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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31
SheHeIps
EcuudOr/s
Children
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star staff Writer

Mrs. Maurice Bernbaum
has become a fairy god
mother to hundreds Of chill
dren in Ecuador.
The wife of the United
States Ambassador to Ecua-
dor has started a program
that is reaching out a help
ing hand to many school
children Of that country.
Mrs. Bernbaum, who has
been here in connection
with the visit Of Ecudorian
President and Mrs. Arose
mena, spoke of the "tremen-
dous preSsures" that greeted
her when she and her hus-
band reached their present
post.
In an interview at the
State Department yesterday,
she spoke of all the good
causes that she was asked
to aid and the Illustrations Of
not being able to take them
all on.
Starts School Help Program
However, in January Mrs.
Bernbaum came up with an
idea that has put the en-
baSsy wives to work to the
benefit Of hundreds.
The Ambassadors wife,
who is the former Betty
Hahn Of Washington, person.
ally inspected schools and
other institutions, finding
out their needs. then set
about getting them filled
from the United States.
Embassy wives including
Mrs. Bernbaum started writ
ing letters of appeal to
their friends and groups
back home. The response has
been good, but like every
thing else, more, more and
more is needed.
Funds have been used for
everything from text books
to cans Of paint, and even a
few sewing machines have
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other check came from the
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Albuquerque, N. Mex. and
the fifth graders of Wixon
School in Fall River, Mass.
gave enough pennies for
some much-needed paint.
Everything, be it a CARE
parcel or a new desk, is per-
Sonally delivered by Mrs.
Berubaum or one Of the en-
baSSy wives.
The Ambassadors wife told
of a recent experience she
had delivering some CARE
packages.
After giving out the kits,
she was about to present
them with a large picture Of
President Kennedy.
II asked if anyone of the
students knew who the Presi-
dent of the United States
was" recalled Mrs. Bern
baum, land after a long
pause a little hand went up
and the child asked, 'Fidel
Castro, Senora2'" So Mrs.
Bernbaum pointed out the
program Is also a lesson
about the United States.
Ham Radio Operator
This is far from the
only accomplishment of this
Foreign Service wife.
For several years she has
been a ham radio operator
and in 1949 Betty HC1KX
did yeoman service for the
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''NeW-ConneCts,"
"regrades,"

Newconnect" is telephone talk for the installation of
your service
Regrade means upgrading your telephone service (for
example, when you change from two-party line to in
dividual line, you "regrade" your phone service.
Bill Byrd is & telephone man. And he represents
the very special kind of who takes of newcon-
meets" and rgrades for youand makes sure that your
telephone service is all that you want it to be.
II you've ever watched telephone at work. you
know that he's true craftsman.
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people of Ecuador (this was
when her husband was sta
toned there.) -.
She said that when there
was a terrible earthquake in
Ambato. Ecuador, she was
able to set up the only con-
tact with the city from Qui-
to. She ran an emergency
network for five days aiding
the rescue work and the
needs Of the victims.
For this feat, Mrs. Bern
baum was decorated by the
Ecuadorian Chief Executive
then, President Gallo Plaza.
The ham operation runs in
the family. and now the
Bernbaums' son Eddie, who
is almost IT, has. his license.
In this way. the Ambassador
and his wife have been able
to keep tabs on their two
teenagers, Eddie and Marcia,
IA. during their present trip.
But these are just side
lines, said Betty Bernbaum.
What I really do is paint
landscapes and portraits"
she said. J 80 ,g.,s.sA..s5. .z4i :,
When asked If there we're
any Of her works hanging on
the walls Of the embassy in
Quito, Mrs. B en baum.
laughed and said, Those ere
the only ones that are liang-
ing there-I had the others
stored" g IKEA
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Bill Byrd
and you.

And when it to choosing modern telephone serv-
ice for your home, your telephone can be real help
Right in his truck your telephone man carries the
Princess phone color phones, the Bell Chime all of the
handsome telephone conveniences you've read about
He'll be happy to bring these instruments into your
home Show you how they work and look And even install
them right on the spot if you wish
Next time your telephone calls, or you see his
truck in neghbohood ask him to show you how modern
telephone conveniences will work and look in your home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31
Responsibility Vital,
NegroL Leader Says

age Of Negro employees Of
any large Federal agency.
Twenty-three per cent or 34,-
600 of its employees are
Negroes, and one-third Of
them have been hired or pro-
NOTED since January 1861"
District Commissioner John
B. Duncan spoke at the eve
ming session. He referred to
the progress in race relations
in the National capital, and
expressed confidence of fur
ther improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31
BY MoHAMMED A. RAUF JR.
Star Staff Writer

Star Staff Writer
Negro women were told
yesterday that "the most eff
fective way to fight for your
rights Is to use the rights you
have with the highest re-
Sponsihility."
The speaker was DR.. Zelma
George, noted Negro sociolo-
giSt and a member Of the
United States delegation to
the United Nations in 1860.
The occasion was the after
noon session of the 33d bien-
NAL session of the National
Associa tion Of Colored
Women's Clubs, at the Sher-
atom Park Hotel.
In the key note address Of
the session. DR.. George re-
GREETED that Negroes do not
fully make use of the rights
already won by them. She
said that Negroes with quail
fications cannot be held back.
There is no Negro prob
lem in the United States, but
there are Negroes with prob
lems," DR.. George said.
= She listed these problems
as lack of affection in the
family and an absence of
deep family ties, absence of
an appropriate number of
persons to act as models for
the community, and intellec-
tual and nutritional depriva-
.tion."
: She said that because Of
these problems the Negro
youth learns early in his life
that he Is a second-class
citizen.
Seven-POint Plan
DR.. George suggested a
seven-point remedy:
First, adults should pre-
sent to the youths "the chal-
lenge of competence in self
fulfilling activities" to act
as a spur for better perform
ance.
Second. youths should be
made to understand "the
Importance to them Of this
current stage Of their life,"
and to combat bigotry they
should be taught why segre-
cation is bad.
Third, the public image Of
the Negro youth should be
bettered. eff a Negro youth
does something bad, it is
played up, and his act is
considered an image Of the
race. But the good things
about him are not publ
cized," DR.. George said.
Fourth, average Negro
families should provide OPP
portunities in their homes
for part-time employment.
Fifth, not only should ath-
letic proves be stressed but
it should be made clear to
the youths that achieve
ments in arts and sciences
are equally important.
Sixth, youths should be
exposed more to culture.
"There are Negroes who have
never ridden a Pullman car,
or flown on an airplane, or
seen a play. There are boys in
Harlem who have never been
to downtown New York" DR.,
George explained.
And seventh, youths should
be taught the belief that a
better future awaits them,
and that there is no reason
for dependency and desper-
alton.
DR.. George said that these
steps would remove the men
tai blocks toward progress of
the Negro race. and remove
its feelings Of inferiority.
VA Hires Many Negroes
Another person addressing
the session was Mr.. Leon M
Wallace, an officer Of the
Veterans Administration. He
drew cheers when he said:
"The Veterans Administra-
ton has the largest percent
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Entertained

Syrian Arab Republic Am
bassador and Mrs. Richie were
honored at dinner Saturday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ameen David. Ambassadors
of the Arab nations were
among the guests.
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Look for these new C & P teIe-
phone trucks which show many
handsome new telephone conven-
fences in a big picture window.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
Two State Officials Disagree On
 Need for $l Million Appropriation

unnecessary requests in the fiscal 1862 highways budget.
 .sIn light of what has been pre- sented to this committee, in your opinion, could MT. Sherard have kept MT. Downing properly in- formed about finances of the Di- vision of Highways?' Smith asked.
 '1No, it would not be possible, 1" was Nichols reply.
 Nichols told Sen Vance Phil lips:
 T can't say who made the mis- take which has resulted in the $4 million supplemental appro- priation request, but the respon- sibility for the highways budget rests with the Division of High ways
 Wilson told Phillips that the trouble spot was not in funding the highway program but in pro- cessing documents which result III the payment or TeQeral alQ funds to the state.
 There are now outstanding somewhere around $6 million in recoverables,' Wilson said. ssThey have let Recommendation lag.'
 sSDo you think MT. Sherard ex- ercised fiscal responsibility" Sen Brad Phillips asked Wilson. Too Much Trust in subordinates don't think he was ire Isponsible in fiscal matters Wilson replied. q think he placed to- much trust in some of his subor dinates. think they let hir I down.
 (Continued from Page Two)
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
OBSERVATORY SATELLITE
 FIRED INTO ORBIT TODAY

 A solar observatory satellite was fired into orbit toaay to learn how solar radiation influences the weather and other conditions on earth and how great a threat it is to manned space flight.
 The satellite, nicknamed OSO for Orbiting Solar Observatory, was packed with instruments to give scientists their first clear look at basic mysteries of the sun.
 The 485-pound OSO payload roared away from this spaceport aboard a Thor-Delta rocket. All three space stages ignited as planned and propelled the craft into orbit about $50 miles above the earth at 17,OOO miles an hour One of the most complex sci entific payloads ever sent aloft .OSO was designed to make thu first comprehensive study of ths sun from a vantage point abov, the distorting influence of tn, earth's atmosphere.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
THIRD CASE OF DIPTHERIA
 TURNS UP IN KETCHIKA AN

KETCHIKAN R Another case of diptheria, the third since Jan. 19, has turned up in Ketchi- kan, it was announced today by Dr. Arthur Wilson, city health officer.
 Dr. Wilson said the patient, like the other two, was woman, and had frequenteG the same estab- lishments as the others.
 The health official said he would not call for any more mass immunization clinics as result of the discovery of the latest case. Instead, he appealed to all per- sons who have not been immun- ized to immediately have it done.
 Dr. Wilson also said that of the 145 nasal cultures examined by the US. Public Health Service, only one was found to be positive. ] That was the second case here.
 The latest case turned up in a 1 routine examination of nasal | culture taken when the woman complained to he physician of a sore throat.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
British Peer Urges Raising
 The Price of Gold

LONDON tR = Lord Chandos, British industrialist and former cabinet member, declared today the present world shortage of credit should be eased by raising the price of gold.
 There is not enough money in the world. We ought to create some more and increasing the price of gold is a good way to do it." Chandos told luncheon of the American Chamber of Com merce.
 Gold is now begged at s35 an ounce.
 Cold" said Chandos, 4sis the only commodity which you can buy at the same price as you could 28 years ago. I do not pro- pose that any single country should raise the price, but that it should be done as a concerted common sense measure. That way, international currencies would re- main at their present ratios.'
 The 68-year-old peer said he did not believe an increase in the gold price would prove to be inflationary.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
EGAN WILL PRESENT CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TOMORROW

JUNEAU tA Speaker Warren Taylor of the House of Repre- sentatives said today Gov. Egan will present his capital construc- tion program to the legislature tomorrow.
 Taylor said the governor would present the six-year program a, a joint session of the House and Senate It 10 am.
 Egan advised the legislature ir his budget message that the capi- tai construction program would be financed through the issuance of general obligation bonds.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
LIONS CLUB BENEFIT NETS $2o4 FOR LOCAL
 GLASSES FOR KIDS FUND

It was reported at the Lions Club meeting last night that their anniversary party had netted $204.58 which will be turned over to the Public Health Nurse to be used for glasses for the deserving needy. This local program is part of International Lions world wide program of sight conserva- ton.
 s The club expressed it's appreci- ation to Lions Jim West and Ros- .coe Wilke for their good work on the refreshment and dance com mittees.
 It was also reported that Lions District Governor, North, MT. MurIin Day is expected to arrive on Saturday with charter flight from Bethel.
 The Lions have scheduled a dinner meeting at the Seaview Room with Governor Day start ing at 8 pm. Saturday, with their wives as guests.
 The Lions last year contributed about $50 to the glasses for kids" fund and Public Health Nurse Margaret Swanberg re- ports that she has used the money for repairs and purchase of about 50 pairs of glasses.
 In addition to the glasses fund the Bering Sea Lions Club of Nome also support the School Milk Fund with a monthly con- tribution. Another project of this active service club this winter was to provide the school skating rink with warm-up shack.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
NOME UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SET AT 24.o PCT.

JUNEAU tR -- The states in- sured unemployment rate for the week ending Feb. 24 was 17.3 per cent, down from the 18.5 rate of the previous week, Labor Com missioner Gil Johnson said today.
 The rate for the same week last year was 19.3 per cent.
 New unemployment totaled 497 and continuing unemployment in- sured by state law was 5,817
 The insured unemployment rate by area included Anchorage, 17.3 per cent; Fairbanks, 1894, Ket- chikan, l6.2; Nome, 24.9; Peters burg, 31.3; and Sitka, 12.1.
 Ed Note: Last week Nome's un- employment rate was quoted as 54.6-which is considerably above this weeks rate. Since there has been no noticeable increase in employment here, the Nugget in- qIired of the local employment office the reason for the smaller rate, and were told: Its because of the weather"
 What happened was that the mail from native villages in this district, was prevented from de- livery by the past weeks storms and as a result the unemployed in the villages were not included in Nome's report to the Juneau office of ESC. The local employ ment office serves about 40 vil- lages in the surrounding area.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
ANCHORAGE CARPENTERS REJECT WORK CONTRACT

ANCHORAGE R Anchorag l carpenters rejected new three l year contract proposal this wee because 1t contained restriction
 against contractors calling ou specific individuals unless tht man has worked for the con. tractor within the past three years, the Anchorage Times learned to- day.
 This provision would have less effect on the small union locals which have thus far approved the agreement.
 The Times also said the terms of the contract proposal include a 22-cent an hour raise beginning March IS, free board and room
 valued at more than $5 day
 beginning March Is, 1863, and another 20 cents an hour raise in 1864.
 The proposed increase this year would bring the hourly rate to $5.20 for journeynan.
 Additional fringe benefits would include IS cents an hour to be paid into the Health and Welfare Fund by the contractor, beginning July 1, 1862, the Times reported.
 Ratification of the contract will be dependent on the total vote by all locals in Southcentral and Southeastern Alaska. A decision is expected late this week when all votes have been tailed.
 Fairbanks is conducting sepa- rate negotiations for that part of the state and, at last report, no agreement had been reached.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
WEATHER OUTLOOK

Mostly cloudy with occasional light snow. Fair tonight and to- morrow Low tonight 10, high to- morrow 20. Tn the last "A hours: High of 30, low of 20. Max. wind IS mph from SW. Sunrise at 6:49 ann, sunset at 5:38 pm. Temps. 8 year ago today: High of {, low of -16. Extremes on on this date since l907: Izigl1 of IT in 1849, low Of -32 in l856.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
Report Suicide Case

State Police officer Joe Rychet- nix and Deputy Magistrate Arlene Muller have returned from Teller after Investigating the death of Horatio Esenituk.
 A coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide. The 44 year old man was a bachelor.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07

JUNEAU tR -- George Nichols, State Planning Director, told the Senate Highways Committee last night every cent of d S4 million supplemental appro priation is needed to fully fund the 1862 road program.
 Your choice is simple" Nichols said as the committee wound up month of hearings. If you want to fully fund the federal aid high way program, appropriate the $4 million.
 If you don't, appropriate less and be satisfied with a smaller highway program
 Deputy Public Works Con- missioner l.. D. Wilson, who ap- peared on the stand with Nichols, was just as adamant that only $2,246,893 was needed to fully fund the federal aid highway pro- gram through the balance of fis- cal 1862.
 Wilson also repeated state ment made in a letter to Public Works Commissioner Richard A. Downing last week that if the state funds only that amount of work it can actually engineer and contract during the balance of fiscal 1862, the supplemental ap- propriation need be only $603 ,767.
 Before the start of the testi- Tnony ky Nichols and Wilson, committee chairman R. J. Me- NeaIy read a long letter from Downing into the record
 Downing noted that former Highways Director Thurman D Sherard had testified he had been sick and away from his office dur ing the time the fiscal 1 g63 budget was being prepared and did not see the document.
 Downing Scores Sherard
 Downing said records show Sherard was on sick leave or away from the office for 23 days from Oct. through Jan. 31 and "this record of travel and leave makes 1t fully clear that MT. Sherard had ample time to give some thought to as important a document as the overall budget for his division for a full year.
 Without this information one wonders how he could have knowledgeably talk of the finan- cial status of his division. His actions regarding this budget cer- tainly border on fiscal irrespon- sibility."
 The Public Works Commissioner also said Sherard nisrepresented the facts in some portions of his testimony and distorted the facts in other areas of his testimony.
 Under questioning by McNealy, Wilson said the abrupt dismissal of Sherard, prior to the opening of the Senate Investigation and the probe itself has had a great effect on the morale of Highways Division personnel.
 ssI do know that many of the top people in the Division of High ways are now looking for other jobs," Wilson said.
 Nichols told Sen. w. O. Smith that there were no cuts in the fiscal 1861 budget as submitted by the Highways Division, al- though there were some cuts in
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
Powers Story Capped with Praise By US. Senators

WASHINGTON R Praise
 from several senators has capped
 Francis Gary Powers story of his
 U-2 flight over the Soviet Union,
 his capture and Imprisonment in
 one of the cold wars hottest epi- sodes.
 It was an exciting story the soft-spoken pilot told yesterday in a 90-minute appearance before the Senate Armed Services Com
 nittee = of mystery explosion 12 miles up, a spinning plane and long hours of questioning. Then as secretly as he came, the high-altitude flier slipped away for vacation.
 CHA Director John Mccone told reporters Powers will con tinue to be employed by the CHA. We have additional work for him to do," McCone said q hope today's hearing has cleared up
 any cloud that may have been
 hanging over him.
 After the hearing Powers linked arms with two sisters and went off for what he said will be a vacation at an linannounced place.
 He indicated he plans no news
 conference such as President Ken l nedy said the pilot would be free to hold.
 Tn the faint country twang of
 southwest Virginia Powers told
 the committee in a packed hear ]. ing room, where spectators oftel
 broke into applause, that h E doesn't really know what cause . the explosion that downed hi ; plane.
 He said the blast, which firet
 the sky with orange, "soundec
 like sshuinp'." He conceded fl might have come from a near
 miss by Soviet rocket.
 Powers recital of his efforts
 to destroy the secret equipment
 in his stricken craft, his agonizing fight to get out of the U-2 and his disposal of map while riding his parachute down obviously inn pressed senators and spectators. Senators nodded approval as he testified that when his efforts to invent cover story failed he de- cided to tell the Russians he was linked with the CHA as he said he had been instructed to do if he was captured but withheld some vital information. The biggest olltburst of applause came when Powers raised his voice to say that during his ordeal l of capture, Imprisonment, end- less hours of questioning, trial and sentence he always remembered that sI am an American" At another point he cried loud fly, .Oh, mo-" when he was asked | if he were under obligation to kill himself if captured. | Even before Powers testified the CHA said in a report the 32-
 year-old pilot had lived up to his
 instructions and "his obligations
 as an American" :" The report said
 he would get his back pay,
 amounting to about $50 1000. l Not all the senators commented | during the session, but Sen
 Leverett Saltonstall, R-Mass.) led off the praise when he tolG I the flier he wanted to commend him as courageous, fine yoanl
 American citizen who lived up t, > his instructions and did the bes Iyou could under very difficul ! circumstances"
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
state People Must Travel : Tourisr

JUNEAU M The Senate gave its approval IS to 2, today to a bill which would require state officials or employees to travel tourist class while on state busi- ness.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-07
Provide Refinement for Judges

JUNEAU M The Senate Ju- dietary Committee today intro duced a bill providing for retire ment and other benefits for jus tices and judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Alaska
Kodiak mirror., 1962-06-22
Grandnnothers To Picnic Sunday

Kodiak Grandmother's Club No. 39 will hold picnic at Island Lake this Sunday, June 24, beginning at loo o'clock in the afternoon.
 Hostess for the event is Dera Brunstad and the picnic will be held at the Brunstad summer resi- dence at Island Lake.
 Members planning to attend are asked to make reservations in ad- vance with either Mrs. Brunstad at 486-5133, or club president, Mrs. Pearl Chisholm at 486-2863.
 Come and bring a salad or hot dish" the club announcement read.