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Evening star., 1962-08-30
Deputy Seen
Due for Post
OfCoroner

The post Of District Coroner
repeatedly will be filled with
the promotion of Deputy Cor
oner Richard l.. Whelton.
DR.. Whelton, who has been
acting coroner since the retire.
ment of DR.. A. Magruder Mac
Donald, is expected to be
named to the top post by the
Commissioners soon.
After serving as assistant
superintendent of District Gen.
Ieral Hospital from 1949 until
1855, DR.. Whelton went into
private practice in nearby
Maryland. He later accepted
the job as one of the Districts
Deputy Coroners.
The expected promotion of
DR.. Whelton may be made at
a special meeting Of the Com
misSioners late today, it was
reported.
The retirement Of DR.. Mac
Donald raised a question OF
whether the District should
shift from the coroner setup to
the medical examiners system
DR.. Whelton is known not tt
oppose establishment of 9
medical examiners office here
Evening star., 1962-08-30

said, the overall loss can be
"reckoned in, the Millions I
Mr.. Guellow's two-day sur
vey of Eastern Shore. counties
will result in taking the corn
crop there off the critical list.
The life or death Of soyabeans,
the other major shore crop,
is still a question mark" he
said and depends on rain. Other
crop harvestS will be pretty
fair" he added. So far, actual
drought damage is "spotty" on
the Eastern Shore.
Dairy Farmers Hurt
Dairy farmers in Prince
Georges, Montgomery. Freder-
ick and Washington Counties
have felt the brunt of the
drought. Montgomery and
Frederick are the largest milk
producers in the State and
production in July was below
last years level.
Many farmers whose paStur-
ers are withered and hay crops
thin are feeding their herds
with hay normally reserved for
winter use. This is forcing
them to purchase hay from
outside sources.
Fairfax County farmers,
hardest hit in Virginia. will
have to spend about 100000
to get their livestock through
the winter, County Agent Joe
Beard said. More than $4,000
acres of pasture in the county
are dehydrated, he said.
The drought in Virginia has
been confined to the northern
part Of the State, according
to Frank Aigner, Of the State
crop reporting service. He said
pastures in Fairfax and some
parts of Loudoun and Fred
erick Counties are almost
.lgone."
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Buddy's Aching Back
Retires 1st Police Doq

A sharp-eyed, hardbitten
member Of the Police Depart
ment is being retired at the
peak Of his health and vigor
tomorrow. all because Of a
buddy's aching back.
Mark I, q 4-year-old German
shepherd in the Canine Corps.
is to be mustered out with his
master. Technician 2 /c William
r. Newman, who has been
given a disability retirement
for an old back injury.
In a variation of the old
dog-new-tricks maxim, Deputy
Chief Albert L. Embrey author
lied giving Mark to Officer
Newman because the dog has
learned to obey commands only
from his master. Living with
the Newman family for nearly
three years, Mark has become
a family pet.
It would be more trouble for
Mark to be retrained to take
orders from another officer
than it would be to start from
scratch with a new dog, Chief
Embrey decided.
Mark, the first of the Canine
Corps As dogs to be retired,
was one Of the first two dogs
enrolled in the outfit when
training started in December,
1859.
Mark and his litter mate.
Fritz I, donated by a couple
in Harrisburg, Pa. were the
first to patrol the streets when
the dog program was put into
effect the following April. Since
that time, according to police.
they have been two of the top
dogs in the corps. Only yes
terday, Fritz captured a SuS-
.pected rapist in Rock Creek
Park.
Officer Newman, SO, is re-
firing after seven years on the
force. He was designated "Po-
liceman of the Month" for
averting a safe burglary in Oc-
! tober, 1853, and was one of
Evening star., 1962-08-30
New Shirley
Lanes Slated
81 Mile Portion
Seen Reody in IS

The Virginia Highway De-
partment plans to start con-
struction next summer on a
project to widen Shirley high
way between Woodbridge and
Springfield, officials said today.
Work should be finished in
1865, or within two summer
construction periods, officials
said.
The plan disclosed at a pub
lie hearing at Lee High School
lat Springfield today called fol
adding one lane to each, side
lof the existing four-lane high.
Aways 7 The widening would b
flor q 6.7-mile portion from jus
north Of Woodbridge to jus
south Of Springfield.
The pfoject TO improve ths
lentire 17-mile Shirley highway
Ibetweens Woodbridee and the
Potomac River win cost between
$50 and $50 million, officials
said. This is the first public
estimate for the entire improve
ment.
Starts Next Summer
The 6.7-mile project to be
started next summer will also
include improving two inter-
changes at Route 642 at Lorton
and at Fort Belvoir. w. M.
JeffresS, assistant district en-
gineer for the State Highway
Department. said he expected
another hearing date will be
set within two months for the
next section of the highway to
be improved. 1t will be the
highway through the Spring
field area and including the
Springfield interchange.
We're very anxious to push
the widening as far as tie
Capital Beltway," Mr.. Jeffress
said,
No person opposed the WIDEN
ing at the hearing today. Sew
eral people said they opposed
having their property taken for
interchanges.
- Land Available
The 6.7-mile widening prof.
ect will be finished quickly be-
cause the State already has
most Of the right Of way for the
extra lanes. The only land to
be purchased is that needed for
the two interchanges, officials
said.
Carter Smith, president of the
Springfield Franconia Cham
Der Of Commerce, asked for
speedy completion of work OF
the Springfield interchange
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Frederick County Hit

showers used to be as common
in the summer as bridge traffic
jams in the District?
Mr.. Schmidt said he believes
1t is because dry, cool air from
the Arctic has been flowing
farther south than usual this
summer. This air. he said, has
held off the moisture-bearing
warm air that usually surges
up from the Gulf Of Mexico
during the summer and has
brought a drastic drop in
precipitation.
Showers Veering Away
1T has been unbelievable this
summer to watch the showers
approaching Washington on the
radar and then veer off to the
east and west Of us, said Mr..
Schmidt. Some areas not far
away in Maryland and Virginia
have gotten normal amounts of
rain but Washington itself and
some of the suburbs have be-
come virtually a little desert.
This same phenomena held
true earlier this week when
tropical storm Alma swept ur
the coast bringing 51a inches
of rain to Nags Head, N. c. Mr.
Schmidt said he fully expected
a good, solid rain here but II
stopped 80 miles east of the
District.
If there is a bright side tt
this picture of parched lawn.
and dusty fields, Mr.. Schmidt
said that it is the relatively
comfortable humidity tempera.
ture index Washington has en-.
joyed along with the DRY
weather. IN July, the mercury
averaged 2.9 degrees below
normal and August was com.
Portable although the tempera'
ture has averaged about
degree above normal.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

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necticut avenue Chez Fran
co.'s sidewalk cafe. Admitted
ly hardly a fair exchange, in
lieu of Short-skirted French
girls mincing by, you can
watch the walls come crum-
bling down across the street.
After more than a month
of wrecking, the rooms of the
once-dignified Rochambeau
Apartment House are wide
open for all to see.
Riding high into the sky
was a man on top of a crane
in a bos'n'S chair, a choker
cable in his hands. He got off
the crane and straddled a
beam at the top of the
Rochambeau Building. There
was a lot of sky around that
man.
Hes gonna Scrape any
loose plaster and stuff off
that beam so it will swing
evenly when the crane picks
it up. He'll wrap that steel
choker rope around it," said
Tony, an apprentice crane
operator who painted his
name in black letters on his
steel helmet. "On the last
job. I worked, I painted
eVerybody's name on the
helmets because I didn't
want to go around saying
hey you'."
Evening star., 1962-08-30

Grated rapidly in the past
weeks" he said. The drought
has cut the countyIs hay crop
very materially
Montgomery County Agent
Delbert Foster said. 'I know
a number Of our farmers are
going 10 he out Of business if
this thing continues" !"
Evening star., 1962-08-30

police to question a suspect for
Is hours prior to arraignment.
The Commissioners, not pres
ent at today's hearing. recently
received recommendations from
a special committee Of three
lawyers that inveStigative ar
rests be stopped on grounds
that the practice is unconsti-
tutional.
AS yet, the Commissioners
have taken no action on the
recommendations. The chair
man Of the study committee
Charles A. HorSky, subsequently
was named q special adviser to
President Kennedy on District
affairs.
Today, testifying for the leg
liSlation, Police Chief Robert v
Murray revealed that Commits.
Sioners Walter N. Tobriner anc
John D. Duncan had "tenta-
lively" adopted the position
that the Davis bill was uncon-
stitutional. The question is now
under study by the corporation
counsel's office, which also is
due to report on the recommen-
dationS Of the HorSky committe
Difficulties ForSeen
Chief Murray said it would be
difficult to enforce laws If any
more restrictions are placed or
the police department.
He said, I'VE have to consider
the rights of everyone ant
make sure the rights Of Grim
mails do not outweight the rights
of victims Of heinous crimes.
The chief added that if g
suspect is released after ques-
tioning. no record Of his arrest
is made.
Representative Whitener
Evening star., 1962-08-30

UNAWARE OF HIS audi
ence the man on the beam
inched along to one end, and
with a blow torch severed
another beam, flames shoot
ing out like Fourth of July
sparklers and falling to the
ground like golden orange
rain.
Tony said "it's interesting,
but it can become ADORE. It
is something when you're
using the steel ball and it
hits the top floor and it falls
all the way to the ground in
one swing. Now that's excep-
tional."
Sitting near a pile Of
bricks, watching the world
fall down during a rest
period was Porkchop, an
older bricklayer, who wore
something of a Van Dyke
almost met by long, fuzzy
sideburns. He took a bright
red pipe from his mouth and
grinned a toothless smile.
Hes a great guy" said
one of the crew. "They clean
and stack bricks in hacks
500 to a hack and they guard
those piles Of bricks. One
morning Porkchop spent
hours telling US how he was
gonna take care of the guy
who was moving in on his
bricks. But when the guy
showed up, Porkchop just
grinned and said, good
mornin'."
Evening star., 1962-08-30

said parts of his 19O-acre
spread border on Frederick
County, another drought area.
Frederick is the largest milk
producer in Maryland and has
about $50 dairy farms. County
Agent Henry Shoemaker said
pastures are practically gone. I"
Our situation has deteri-
Evening star., 1962-08-30

AND DOWN AT THOMAS
Circle, the oldest hotel in
town, the Portland, built in
1880, was being gouged out
of existence. A clam bucket
was attached to the crane
and under the expert guild
ance of Louis Hanbury, an
ex boxer turned crane
operator, the bucket was
moving slowly toward the
building. 1t looked unbeliev-
ably alive as the Jaws opened
and bit off brick, steel,
plaster, and printed wall
paper, with the force of 800
to 1000 pounds.
Watching with admiration
was apprentice crane opera
tor Bill Hutchinson. Run
ming that is like working a
complicated musical instru-
ment. With the left hand
ever you turn the crane,
with your right hand you
have to manipulate two
levers. With your feet you
work the opening and clos
ing of the bucket and drop
ping it. There's a ruling,
you never stop an operator
in the middle of something.
It's best to leave him alone.
If he does something wrong,
give him heck later"
Their day begins in the
dawning hours of 6 am. This
brought a reminder of a
friend in New York who
worked nights and tried to
sleep during the day while
four buildings were collaps-
ing around him.
A thin, nervous man, he
drank warmed gelatin to
keep his spirits and his
strength up. Sustained by
the fact the noise would
stop when the fourth build
ing collapsed, he eagerly
awaited it's demolition. But
they almost had to carry him
away. For in addition to the
sound of equipment, the
demolition crew received
their instructions through
an abundant megaphone-
public address system.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

Democrat Of North Carolina.
broke in to comment that GER
tain groups seem to be "ob-
seSsed with the idea that effec-
tive police work is so terrible"
Taking the stand in oppo-
Sition to the legislation was
David Carliner. chairman of
the National Capital Area Civil
Liberties Union.
Mr.. Carliner told members Of
the subcommittee that the leg
islation was probably uncon-
stitutional" and needless.
This bill," Mr.. Carliner said,
'is simply an effort to legalize
arrests for investigation made
on less than probable cause
and without any simultaneous
intention to charge the ar
rested person"
He said that what concerns
him is that policemen arrest
people on suspicion instead of
probable cause as permitted in
the Constitution.
HOrsky Report Cited
He said that in the Horsky
report it had been shown that
in one case 18 persons we're
arrested and after questioning
II were released after police
found they had no connection
with the crime. ITO me-" he
said. that's a poor batting
average"
Deputy Chief Edgar E. Scott,
chief of detectives. testified
that the Horsky committee has
not found a single case in
which police arrested an indi-
vidual without probable cause.
I'VE need this bill" Chief
Scott said.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Sociologi-
cal Association meets for
the second day at the
Shoreham.
The American Society Of
Association Executives
closes at the Mayflower.
This information is supplied by
the Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau Of the Metropolitan Wash
ington Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

the first officers to be put in
the Canine Corps later that
year. He and his wife, Mary
Jane. and their three small
children. live at 5610 Helmont
place, Oxon Hill. Md.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
ACRES OF GREEN CWEEDs)
Drought Doesn't Look 1t to Loymon

His 40 acres Of pasture are
burned out"
One Of the larger property
owners and dairy farmers in
Prince Georges. the Shaten-
stein brothers, Jerry and Kopel,
expect to spend about $1,000
for hay to get their 110-head
OF cattle through the winter.
Their first cutting Of hay
yielded so tons compared with
a normal yield of 200 tons. Har-
vested hay win last only a
couple of months" /" they said.
With normal rainfall, 1t usually
lasts the winter.
About a mile from the Shat
enSteins, Daniel Arnold farms
400 acres, 40 Of them pasture.
Although he thinks his cern,
soybeans and tobacco crops are
about average" hts pasture
and hay SIS short" 'TIl probe
ably have to buy hay this win
ter" he said.
On the other hand, he said
its b cen tremendously good
tobacco curing weather"
but don't get me wrong, we
need rain"
Prince Georges County JUS
tice Of the peace, Nelson F. Bill
lingSly, is spending 5000 to
solve the water problem on his
farm. He is digging q two-acre
pond and installing q sprin-
king sySte EN- as Sinsurance"
against another drought.
He started the season with a
$4,000 investment in crop ma
terials with no return in
sight" The quality Of his
parched tobacco is such that
Its hardly a days wages for
the man cutting it" Mr.. Bill
lingsly is selling his small herd
of cattle. lis =.
Frederick County Hit
In Montgomery County,
dairyman Stewart e. Walker
has had no pasture since the.
first Of July, he said. He re-
Gently purchased 20 tons Of hay
from Canada for $40 q ton and
is feeding his 100 head Of cat
tie close to a ton q day.
Born and raised on the
farm he works, Mr.. Walker
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Police BockineLow
Supporting Arrests
For Investigation
Davis Bill Would Okoy Practice,
Allow 6 Hours for Questioning
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star staff Writer

Washington police officials today asked
Subcommittee to back legislation aimed preventing
District Commissioners from ordering end the practice
of making investigative arrests.
The legislation introduced by Representative
ocrat of Georgia. would authorize enable
Evening star., 1962-08-30
BY PETER A. MASLEY
star staff Writer


A dairyman in Prince
Georges is hauling 500 gallons
of water and almost q ton Of
hay daily to a small herd of
beef cattle kicking up dust on
a dry pasture and stream bed.
A mile away a farmer admits
I'VE need rain" but expects an
average harvest Of corn and
tobacco, He isn't expressly wor-
.ried about the drought. It's
good tobacco curing weather, -
he said.
While it Is estimated the
drought will cost Maryland
farmers millions Of dollars, it
is a drought that does not
look" like one to the layman.
In some Of the hardest hit
areas Of Prince Georges, for
example, tourists drive past
miles Of verdant trees and un-
dergrowth. They see farms
with acres Of sreen.
What they do not Know Is
that weeds have replaced fields
Eof crops because of the lack OF
water. Streams and creeks
which haven't been dry since a
drought in the 1930s are turn
ing to dust in Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties.
Firemen Supply Water
Getting water to cattle is
being done in unique ways. The
Brandywine Fire Department
sends 500 gallons a day in q
fire truck to water $50 thirsty
cattle belonging to John S.
Dyson in Piscataway. His cat
tie eat hay which would
normally be stored for winter
use.
One dairyman, Rolin P.
Mead. who has a herd of %
cattle in upper Montgomery
County, intends to sell out. His
reasons are a combination of
health and, particularly. the
drought.
Il don't have any feed now, 4"
he said. "At the price I get
for milk I'll never be able to
buy hay" His herd is grazing
on a field Mr.. Mead usually
cuts and stores for winter hay.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
The
Rambler
Sees Walls
TumbIing Down
By MYRA MACPHERSON

They're knocking the heck
out Of a lot of old buildings
in town and-showing some
Sentimentality and old world
leisurelinesS-passing Wash
ingtonians pause often to pay
last respects.
A convenient wa tching
spot is provided by the Con-
Evening star., 1962-08-30

George Kennedy is III. He will
resume his column on his return.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1962-03-17
EDFTORI
The Governments Role
In School Bios

While the Citizens Committee on Equal Educauonal
Opporunites was releasing long awaited report here
last week Clarence Mitchell director OF the NAACPs
Washington Bureau appearing before the House suocom
cttee in the nation capitol said the Federal government
has and apparently intends to continue to be partner
IN program deyng Supreme Court Indignation rul
ing
Mr. Mitchell SAID the government has consistently
prevented an effective attack school desegregalon
through the executive branch
he charged that the Eisenhower administration as
vel as the present Kennedy Administration was guilty
on this count
congress played part by refusing to put safe
guards IN the education programs particularly that
which nov provides millions OF dollars for the conStruc
ton ana operation Of segregated schools IN socaled de-
tense mpacted areas
y. Mitchell testified that proponents OF segregation
in the Departments Health Education and Welfare and
Defense got around President Eiscnhowers request that
military post schools be desegregated.
one the most Aagrant desegregaton lodges in ef
ie TO-DAY Is in Alabama where land has been granted for
building jim Tor military personnel he said
Mr Mitchell asked Congress to END the use of fed
era funds the promotion and extension of racial seq
regaton By amending existing laws and new legislation
III Congress does not act Mr. Mitchell concluded
the executive the government has the power TO
deny funds tor segregated schools
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1962-03-17
Woodward Station
Cited For Safety

The vast majority of Detroit
er's are deeply concerned over
our traffic hazards and endorse
the constructive work you are do
ing Mayor Jerome p. Cavanagh
told the police officers of the
Woodward Station Thirteenth
Precinct in presenting them with
the Traffic Safety Associations
plaque as winners for the second
half Of 1861 in the Detroit Police
Department Inter-Precinct Traff.
ic Safety Contest.
This work you are doing is
clearly one of the most effective
ways in which you can discharge
your responsibilities for the pro.
lection of life and property
Mayor Cavanagh said at the pre-.
sentation ceremony. And its re,
suits are an important factor in
building the public esteem for
the police service that is vital
to healthy community - and
vital to you. both as individuals
and as an organization"
Mayor Cavsnash said he wa.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1962-03-17
VIC VET
SAYS

Q-How can the orphan OF
dead peacetime veteran qualify
for educational benefits under
the War Orphans Educational AS
sistance program ?
A-If a Sc vicemsn dies as the
result OF illness or injuries in
Cured in exfra-hszsrdovs duty
during his peseetime service. his
children be~ome eligible for all
the o. DIVISIONS Of the War Or
phans Education Assistance Act.
Q-Will Social Security Off
Gals credit me with my time in
military service when | am about
20 retire ?
Ayes. Veterans with 90 days
active servire between September
Is, 1910. and Dec. 81, 1855. whose
discharge was other than dishon-
orable, may receive grsivifovs
Social Security wage credits Of
$3.50 for each sveh month Of &C.
tive duty. These credits are not
actually listed on your Social
Security earnings record until you
apply for benefits. A. that time
proof Of your military service will
be required.
Q-To receive either electronic
or mechanical aid as blind vet
eran. is it necessary that my
blindness be service-connected =?
A-No. But you must be blind
in both eyes and be entitled 10
conversation for some other
seviee-eonnected disability.
-
O-Will the Veterans Admins
tration naturalize an alien who
served in the Armed Forces
Naturalization Of aliens is
in the province Of the lmmigr-
alton and Naturalization Service
OF the Department Of Justice.
However, the Veterans Admins
frstion may help the applicant
by certifying his service during
World War ! or World War u
and eliminating the waiting per-
iods, etc. Since there are certain
conditions which must be mot,
with the nearest VA office.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1962-03-17

convinced that The people
throughout the city and the met
roPolifan area were grateful for
the traffic safety efforts OF the
Woodward Station.
You probably doubt this some
times when handing out traffic
tickets he said. because it's
understandable that nobody. in
Guiding you officers, enjoys that
experience.
The Woodward Station won the
contest by having the most out
standing ccident prevention
program among the city's 13 po-
lice precincts. The station showed
an eight per cent reduction in
traffic accidents. an increase in
both moving and pedestrian VIC
lation tickets and top scores in
both engineering recommends
tions and education.
Inspector Glenn Chittick is the
commanding officer of the sta.
ton Patrolman Harold Wolber
is the safety officer.