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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
BY CHARLES d. PIERCE
Star staff Writer

A District official said yester-
day that he will report to the
Justice Department antitrust
division receipt of two pairs
Of identical bids on rock salt.
Rexford G.. Vessels, District
procurement officer. said he is
considering rejecting the four
bids and readvertising in an
Gttempt to get more competition
In supplying this product used
to help melt winter snow and
Ice on highways.
The offers received for
supplying rock salt in bulk,
according to Mr.. Vessels, were !:
Harvey Salt Co. and Margolis
Salt Co., both of Washington,
identical bids of SLIPS a ton;
Diamond Crystal Salt Co., St.
Clare, Mich, and w. H. Bryan
& Co.. Baltimore, both $3.50 a
ton.
The District had asked for
offers on $4,000 tons Of rock
salt to be delivered in bulk and
1000 tons to be furnished in
'100-pound bags.
All four bidders also offered
the same price of $22.50 a ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Traffic Charges
In Key Bridge
FotoIity Dropped

Traffic charges were dropped
today at Municipal Court
against an Arlington youth
whose car killed a Fairfax
County man in a spectacular
Key Bridge accident last fall.
The youth, Thomas S. Claffy,
10, a paint salesman of the
5000 block of Wilson boulevard,
already has pleaded guilty at
District Court to manslaughter
in the death of Charles B.
Runyon, So, a former member
of the Fairfax County Board
Of Supervisors.
On October 6, according to
testimony at a coroner's in
quest, Claffy's converts b ! e
struck the rear of Mr.. Run
yon's car. sending it through
the bridge railing into the Po-
tomac River. Mr.. Runyon was
drowned.
Today, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Edward M. Statlund
dropped charges of reckless
driving, changing lanes with
out caution and speeding
Claffy Is to be sentenced or
the manslaughter charge after
April Is. according to his at.
torney, Sidney s. Sachs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
DC. ReIoying Identical
Salt Bids to Justice

to supply rock salt in 100
pound bags, Mr.. Vessels said.
The District and many other
large cities had received iden-
tical bids on rock salt for a
number of years. However, the
prices dropped after Federal
grand jury in st. Paul, Mimi,
indicted four Of the country's
leading rock salt producers last
summer on a charge Of con-
spring to fix the price Of rock
salt.
The District is now paying
$I1.09 a ton for bulk rock salt,
a price negotiated by Mr.. Wes-
sells following the Federal in
dictment.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Vessels esti-
mated that the District will
save about $4,000 because OF
the lower price offered to sup
ply milk for Washington'S
schools and institutions.
The low bidder on milk, Mr.
Vessels said, was Sealtest
Sealtest bid .052 per half pint
of milk, compared to the .05e
price now being paid. and 64.5
cents per gallon, compared tc
the TAI cent current price paic
by the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
B&A Bus Runs
Halted by Strike

BALTIMORE, Mar. Is (AP) .
"A strike halted the Baltimore
and Annapolis Railroad Co.'S
bus service between Baltimore,
Annapolis and Washington to-
day.
The dispute involves a new
contract between so members
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and the carrier,
which also operates Railway
Freight Service.
Affected are more than 100
bus trips on So daily runs,
most of which serve commuters
between the Annapolis area and
Baltimore. Stops include points
in Anne Arundel County be-
tween Baltimore and Annapolis
Service in Washington includes
sight = seeing trips, and two
round = trip commuter routes
daily between Glen Burnie and
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
"A TOUGH CONFERENCE
Schoo|EditorsQ uizSo|inger

ger to name the most chal-
longing" or most interesting"
person he had met in his job.
"Khrushchev" was the i'm
mediate answer. Mr.. Salinger
described the Russian leader as
1.-The most fascinating foreign
person I've met so far"
John Spiegel of 10831 Lorain
avenue, Silver Spring, Md. and
representative of Pine Crest
Elementary's paper, wanted to
know: What are your qualifi-
cations for this highly import
ant job which you hold?"
Mr.. Salinger explained that
he started his career with the
San Francisco Chronicle and
later worked for the Senate
Labor Rackets Committee.
He noted that he went to
work for President Kennedy be-
fore the then Senator an
nounced his candidacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
FIREMAN TO BABY-SITTER
Infants Life Saved
Bv Phone Instruction

vile, pinpointed the location of
her home and called the
Charles County Rescue Squad:
Then, calmly and in matter
of-fact voice, he began telling
the distraught woman how to
to apply mouth to mouth re-
suscitation.
A half-hour later the infant
was taken to Physicians Me-
mortal Hospital La Plata. where
doctors examined her and said
she was in good condition,
probably the victim Of con-
vulsion. She was released and
today is at home.
Mrs. Hintze, who baby sits
regularly for the Emory Kits
next door, said she found
Michel in the bedroom Tues
day afternoon, limp and mot
looking right"
She picked up the child. ran
to the telephone and dialed the
operator, who connected her
with Dispatcher Colgan.
Following his instructions,
Mrs. Hintze breathed into the
child's mouth and revived her,
but Michel slipped back into
Inconsistencies. Disp atcher
Colgan kept talking, however,
and Mrs. Hintze once more re-
vived the child just before the
rescue squad arrived.
Today, Mrs. Hintze. herself a
mother of two and still nerv-
Gus about the baby's brush with
death, expressed her heartfelt
thanks to that man at the
fire board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

THE baby. It's the baby.
Please help me. She's stopped
breathing!"
Mrs. Harold Hintze of Wal
dorf, Md, fighting waves of
panic, was talking to q fire
board dispatcher 80 miles away.
Clasped in her arms was the
unconscious body of 4-month-
old Michel Kits, the daughter
of a neighbor for whom Mrs
Hintze was babysitting.
The dispatcher, Colin c. Col
gan Of the Prince Georges
County Fireboard in Hyatts-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

Presidential Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger told IA pint
sized editors today that the
most fascinating foreigner he
has met in his job is Nikita
Khrushchev.
Mr.. Salinger, who said it
was "a tough press conference" "
appeared on a program on
newspapers for the Greater
Washington Educational Tele-
vision Association.
The press secretary faced
editors of elementary school
papers from Prince Georges,
Montgomery, Arlington and
Fairfax Counties, Falls Church
and the Washington Archdio-
cese.
Cathy Bloun of 600 Whisper
ing lane, Falls Church, repre-
.senting the st. Anthony's
School paper, asked Mr.. Salin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

Mr.. Salinger, handling the
questions with aplomb but
without his usual cigar, also
acknowledged that it was true
he once went to Jail, by ar
rangement with two judges, to
write a series of articles on Jail
conditions.
Della Bristow Of 1419 Fifty
second avenue NE. Beaver
Heights, Md, representing
Beaver Heights Elementary,
was concerned about whether
I'VE should believe everything
we read in the newspapers"
Mr.. Salinger explained care
fully that most newspapers
make a conscientious effort to
tel 1.-The truth. He added that
sometimes mistakes do creep in.
The program, part of the
Language Arts series of Channel
26, will be shown March 20 and
% at 2:05 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Prince Georges Hears
Sunday Liquor Plea

The Prince Georges County
hotel and restaurant associa-
ton today tried to make a quiet
plea for legalized Sunday liquor
sales. but the liquor board de-
cided to hear the proposal in
the open after one member pro-
tested any secrecy.
The three association repre-
sentatives making the request
refused even to identify them
selves to a reporter for The Star
covering the regular meeting Of
the liquor board.
1t was only at the insistence
of Harry Taylor. Republican
minority member, that the
board turned down the request
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Subdivision
Plans Shelter
For 1000

A Montgomery County COM
munity next week will ask the
County Council for assistance
in building a neighborhood fall
out shelter for 1000 persons.
Admiral Robert J. Foley,
educational aide in the county's
civil defense division, told a
teen-age safety council meeting
yesterday that the subdivision
of Wheaton Woods, near Rock
vile, has made extensive
engineering and architectural
studies for a large underground
shelter.
He said, the structure also
would be used as a civic center
for meetings, classes and rec
Ireation.
He added, the community
shelter would be stocked with
water, food, medical supplies
and emergency generators.
Community leaders will ask
the council for support ano
formulation of policy. They
hope their neighborhood will
provide a pattern for such
shelters across the Nation, Ad.
miral Foley said.
The prohibitive cost Of full
blast protection has prompted
engineers to plan the Wheaton
Woods shelter for moderate Of
limited" blast protection, HI
said.
Backers of the project ma!
ask the Federal Government TO,
financial assistance, with tn
thought that it might serv,
as a study for underground
shelters for other large groups
the admiral continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Ammonia Used
In Purse Theft

A thug damned an ammonia
soaked rag in the face of a
woman shopper in an Arling-
ton parking lot, wrestled her
to the seat Of her car and then
fled with her purse containing
$35 yesterday.
Detective. Capt. Dudley Rec
tor said the ammonia burned
the face and mouth Of Mrs.
Joann Westberg. SO, the wife
Of a Navy commander, who lives
at 1890 North Kensington
street.
He reported that she had just
entered her car, about 1880
pm, when the assailant jerked
open the door, pushed the rag
into her face and threw her
upon the seat, saying: Il want
your money and don't want
to hurt you"
Mrs. Westberg described the
thug as a colored male, 10 to
% years old. and said he was
about 5 feet tall and wore q
pencil-thin mustache.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

for an executive meeting and
held an open discussion after
adjournment Of the regular
meeting.
If this request is so bad that
they want it out of the papers
I don't thing the board should
get involved in it," Mr.. Taylor
said.
I'm not going to be a party
to tit puts the board on the
spot" he said.
Brooke Kerby, liquor board
chairman, said the three mem
Der board had met before in
private with the Hotel and
Restaurant Association and he
saw no harm in it now.
1--WE always tell the people
later what happened" he said
Mr.. Taylor won his point and
there was no objection from
Mrs. Genella McGinniss, the
other member.
The association representa-.
tives said they want to "get
the boards feeling" on a re.
quest to the 1868 Maryland
Assembly to legalize Sunday
liquor sales in establishments
which could meet certain
standards"
There are 104 liquor license
used in Prince Georges restau
rants now. Only beer and win
can be sold on Sunday in res
taurantS, although liquor ma,
be bought with meals in neigh
boring Montgomery and Ann
Arundel Counties.
The Association spokesmel
were identified after they lef
as Gordon Williams, of tn
Brass Lantern, College Park
Claude Overall, of Charles an
Ellen's, Hillside; and Jane
Ragione, of Oakland Inn, Hill
side.
In refusing to identify them
selves, Mr.. Ragione said. wv
don't want anything in tn
papers about this now"
Mr.. Overall said the publ
would be informed later "afte
everything is worked out"
Mr.. Ragione told the boar
his group wanted Sunday liquo
sales granted only those tavern
which could meet high stand
ards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

the former Fairfax delegate to
the General Assembly; Airing
ton County Board Member
Ralph Raul. who tried to I'M
seat Mr.. Broyhill in 1860; Judge
William Finley of Falls Church;
Arlington Delegates Harrison
Mann and Kathryn Stone, and
Arlington Commemorative At
torney William HasSan.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Arlington, chairman of
the States 10th Congressional
District Democratic Committee,
observed today that an early
decision to run "iS unusual for
Mr.. Broyhill. He probably
recognizes, however, an urgency
to explain his record SO con-
sistently in opposition to the
administration.
HE is probably aware, too, of
the large numbers of new voters
who have recently come into
the 10th District, and who
benefit greatly by the forward
looking policies and leadership
Iof President Kennedy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Contractors to Dine

The Alexandria Contractors
Association will hold a dinner
meeting at $50 pm. Tuesday
in the Walnut Room of the
Thompson's Corner Restaurant,
1904 Richmond Highway. Guest
speaker will be Daniel A. Pra-
ger, district manager Of the
National Federation of indie
pendent Business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
New England
Garden Wins
Stars Award

A New England garden has
been awarded The Evening
Star Award for the Public's
Favorite Garden at the 18th
annual Flower and Garden
Show at the District Armory.
Alexander I. Heimlich of
Woburn, Mass, the winning
cultivator, was not present at
the show yesterday afternoon
to receive the award. John H.
business manager
Of The Star, presented the
Star Cup to Jean Thibodeau,
representing Mr.. Heimlich.
Mrs. John H. Glenn, jr., wife
Of the astronaut, was among
the Washington area residents
attracted to the show yester-
day.
Mrs. Glenn, accompanied by
friends and neighbors, took
a tour of the show that ranged
from exhibits of flowers to
cheese and sausage.
Winners of the exhibits yes
terday were:
Garden Club Section best in SHOW
Mrs. Ben Grant National Capital
Glass 81, chest or desk-First. Mrs.
nfy CLUB Of Pq R:nsns WSHea s.coSS M1
Club; third, Mrs. Keith Culbertson,
Potowmack; honorary mention, Mrs.
Roesf ss, a aa KAYE fS Ikshans iptsTnation1l
Brault: Pine Ridge Wornan's Club: q sec c:
ond,. Mrs: M. H. Reynolds, River Parma
Garden Club; third. Mrs. James Cal
Class 81, tea OF eofleee i tsSl.-r,r,t
Mrs. T. P. Mitchell, Stony Brook: sec
ono. Mrs. Allen Outright. NeiRhborhood
garden Club; third. Mrs. Cecil. W.
orary mention, Mrs. Philip +. Ayies-
Glass "a: nantei-First, Mrs. James
Griswold, Martha Wsshington Garden
Garden Club; honorary mention. Mr..
Humphrey Daniel, Hoe n Hope Garden
class 80, challenge-First, Mrs. H
A: MeyersourE. Women's CoInmunity
Club Of Kensington: second, Mrs.
Thomas A. Richie, Cheverly Club:
third, Mrs. T. P. Mitchell, Stoney
Brook; honorary mention, Mrs. Louis
Y. ,Mayola, Avondale Club, and Mrs.
Ted Huffman, Cheverly.
Class SO, table-First. Mrs. Ben
Grant. National Capital Garden Club;
second. Friendship Garcan Club; third,
Beverly Hills Garden Club; honorary
mention, River Farm Garden Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Low in
mid-30s tonight, little change
In temperature tomorrow. Con-
siderable cloudiness tonight and
partly cloudy tomorrow.
Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow with low
tonight in 30s and high of 46
to So tomorrow.
Virginia-Low in 30s tonight.
Considerable cloudinesS in
south and partly cloudy in
north. Tomorrow, varia BILE
cloudiness with high of IS to 81
except so to Sc in southeast.
Lower Potomac and CheSa-
peake Bay-Northerly winds 10
to 20 knots tonight and tomor-
row. Considerable cloudiness;
visibility over 6 miles.
ROAD CONDITIONS-AAA
.West-District of Columbia to Penn
pike, Ohio turnpike. o. g. 40 West t
Ohio. U. 8. so West to Ohio ,ant
.. s; 60 thToush West virginia, clear
to Richmond. Richmond South. anC
District of Columbia to Charlottesville
North and East-District OF columbii
to Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg to Buf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

Mr.. Sickles, the best ad-libber
of the Mahoney-Lee-B arrick-
Sickles ticket, was described
by Mr.. Lee a little later as the
Mort Sahl" Of the team.
Mr.. Lee said that after eight
years in Annapolis described
as a little primitive" in COM
parison to Washington, he
and Mr.. Sickles decided to
spread our wings"
On the serious side, the can
didate said Federal aid to ed
ucation is an absolute neces-
sity if we're going to maintain
the standard Of education we
want"
He also said the Federal Gov
eminent should put a firmer
footing under the unemploy-
ment insurance program which
differs in administration and
benefits from State to State.
Favors Tariff Plan
He favored Federal legisla-
ton to preserve open spaces"
And in a position paper"
which he distributed yester-
day. Mr.. Lee reiterated his
stand in favor Of President
Kennedy's trade policies and
the legislation which would al
low the President to adjust
tariffs.
Delegate Edna Cook, running
for reelection on a local ticket,
pledged to support the Ma
honey group, recounted Mr..
Lees work in the Legislature,
particularly q bill to preserve
open spaces.
County Councilman William
Hickey, who is running for
State Senate, said Mr.. Lee
"stormed the (State) baStion
for funds for Seneca Park" and
has been one Of the stars in
our horizon"
The dinner committee
drafted several of Mr.. Lees
eight children to man the doors
at the Indian Spring Country
Club. They distributed cam
paign buttons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

Billed as a "non-polltlcal'
said proceeds from the $25-a-
plate dinner would go to Mr.,
Lees favorite election-year
charity-the Lee for Senate
fund.
1t was such a Lee night that
even the head of the Lee ticket
George P. Mahoney, who is
running for Governor-took :
back seat. He sat with the
Montgomery candidates father,
Col. E. Brooke Lee, at a table
below the head table.
The juxtaposition OF the elder
Lee and Mr.. Mahoney. who
have not always seen eye to eye
on things political, led the
younger Lee to quip that he
never thought he would "see the
day" when Mr.. Mahoney and
Col. Lee would be Laughing
and cackling and cracking
jokes"
This-Is-Your Life
In the this-is-your- life-type
testimonial, Head Speaker John
R. Steelman. a former aide to
President Truman and pub
Usher of the Suburban Record
in Montgomery County, said he
didn't want to get political
but described Candidate Lee
as capable, fearless, interested
and honest"
DR.. Steelman, who was in.
troduced as a "first-rate poker
player" said Delegate Lee hac
much to do with the Demo
Gratis carrying Montgomery
County in the last presidential
election for the first time
since 1910.
Delegate Carlton w. Sickles
a Prince Georgian who is seek
ing the CongreSsman-at-large
nomination on the Mahoney
ticket, got a seat at the heac
table so he could describe Mr.
Lees eight years in the Mary.
land House of Delegates.
Best Ad Libber
He called Mr.. Lee a "natura
leader of men" and one whose
work in the Legislature hal
left an indelible impression or
Maryland"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15

will not be made final until
after public hearings the last of
May in Roanoke and Rich
mond.
The Suffolk District received
the largest total of the eight
districts-$23,816,256. BY dis
tricts. the total tentative allo-
cations for the other seven
we're:
Culpeper, $22,968,507; Rich
mond, $780, 1893; Staunton,
$19,343,687; Bristol $l3,940,9 1928;
Salem, $13,269962; Lynchburg,
$5,79O,9O7, and Fredericksburg,
$5,711,464.
Included in the appropria-
ton is money for Route Sc, the
widening of Shirley highway,
construction on Route 95 (an
extension of Shirley highway
southwark and completion of
the Virginia portion Of the
Capitol Beltway.
The distribution schedule
also provides for expansion OF
major thoroughfares in Arling-
ton.
The proposed ALLEGATIONS for
the Culpeper and Fredericks-
burg districts include the fol-
lowing:
Route Sc, Prince William,
Fairfax and Arlington. between
Gainesville and Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial Bridge,
SIS million; Route IS. Fairfax
and. Prince William, Wood
bridge, north and south,
$5,557, 900; Route 495 Gold 413).
City of Alexandria and Fairfax
County. Capitol Beltway, So
million.
Also, Route /, Fairfax. be-
tween Penn-Daw and Snake
Hill, $150,0O0; Route l, Prince
William, improvement of in
tersection of Routes / and 1913
at Woodbridge, $4,000; Routes
8 and 20, Orange, relocation of
intersection at Wilderness Run,
$4,000; Route 6, Fluvanna,
West Fork Union-west, $780,
900; Route 8, Loudoun, Route
7-Route 287, $4,000; Route Is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
X-Ruys at the PIuzu

District Heights Md citi-
zens will have the opportunity
og getting free chest X-rays to-
morrow and Saturday Il to 8
pm. tomorrow and 10 am. to
5 pm. Saturday, when the
mobile X-ray team will be at
the Great Eastern Plaza Shop
ping Center, the Prince
Georges County tuberculosis
Association has announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Service Station
Damaged by Fire

Fire broke out early today
in the basement of an old
house that had been converted
into a gasoline station at
Vienna, Va. causing an eSti-
mated $500 damage, fire Of
ficials reported.
The blaze, still under in
vestigation, occurred about
am. at the Scots Service Sta
ton in the 800 block of Maple
street, which is State Route
1913 in Vienna. The station
was closed at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-15
Rights Group
May Conduct
Hearings Here

The Civil Rights Commission
is expected to announce next
week that it will conduct hear
ings on housing discrimination
in the District and possibly on
the appointment Of a District
advisory committee.
Commission Staff Director
Berl I. Bernhard said some de-
cisions have been made about
the hearings. but there are
still some matters TO be clari-
fled"
Whatever decision is made
will be made early next week."
he said.
The hearings, If they are
held, probably will include
testimony on the housing situa-
ton in the suburbs Of Wash
ington as we'll as in the Dis
trict, Mr.. Bernhard said.
Information Here
The Commission staff has
been gathering information on
the problem Of discriminatory
practices in housing here, he
said. as it has in several other
cities.
Last September the Commits.
sion's 80 States Report" on
discrimination in various fields
did not make any mention of
the District. When asked about
the omission then, the staff d.
rector said that there had been
no advisory committee for the
District. The report contained
information supplied to the
commission by advisory COM
mitteeS in each State.
Mr.. Bernhard said today that
the Commission is considering
what to do about the formation
OF an advisory committee here.
The commission staff has
contacted financial and real
estate interests in the city, Mr..
Bernhard said, in connection
with its study Of discrimination
here.
Local Complaints
Minority groups in Washing
ton have complained of neigh
borhoods, particularly in upper
income areas, where home own
ers refuse to sell to Negroes or
Jews in conformance with re-
strictive covenants. Discrimi-
nation against Negroes in lend
ing policies by financial insti-
ltutions also has been the sub
ject Of complaints.
Such evidence of diScrimina-
ton has been found in other
States by advisory committees
reporting to the commission.
Last summer, the State De-
partment, concerned about
complaints from African diplo-
matte personnel concerning diff
ficulties in obtaining housing in
most of the modern Northwest
apartments, called a conference
Of real estate dealers. Three of
the larger ones pledged to help
find suitable housing for the
diplomats.