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THE RESTLESS CLOCK OF CHANGE

THE RESTLESS CLOCK OF CHANGE
The 15-man commission appointed to
study railroad work rules by President Els
enhoWer has made its report to President
Kennedy, after year Of intensive dellbera-
ton In general, its findings vindicate the
charge that "featherbedding word for
obsolete rules that pad railroad payrolls
with huge numbers of unneeded workers
imposes a crushing financial burden on the
industry and deprives the nation of the rail
road service the times demand.
The commission found that $4,000 fire
men employed on diesel locomotives in
freight and yard service serve no useful
purpose, and should be gradually eliminated.
(ThOSe in passenger train service would be
retained) This does not mean that workers
would be dismissed to join the ranks of the
unemployed. They would be schooled for
other work, and given substantial partial
pay for extended periods of time. Wage
recommendations made by the commission
would result in overall pay increases for the
employees as group.
This commission was made up Of five
representatives of management five from
the unions, and five public members owing
allegiance to neither side. 1t is highly sig
nificant that the industry, speaking through
the Association of American Railroads, at
once accepted Lne recommendations, even
though they fall far short of granting every
thing management had asked, and there was
disappointment over a number of the pro-
posals But the union officials turned them
down in toto. This can only mean that the
unions oppose the vast chronological ad-
vances of our time, and hope to make the
restless clock of change stand still.
The substance Of the recommendations
is that the vital railroad industry will be
permitted to free itself Of 10Th century
methods of operation and an overwhelming
majority of the American people will agree.
AS the President said in releasing the find
ings: "The railroad industry is conspicu
Gus illustration of the problem of changing
technology. While seeking ways to reap the
benefits of advancing technology, it is nee
essary at the same time to preserve basic
human interests" That is precisely what
the commission has done with outstanding
success, and with fairness to all concerned
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Homemakers Learn
About Advertising

Consumers should stop b eing
suspicious of new products! In
stead, they should be eager to try
them; and tell their neighbors
about them-if the products salts
fy.
This was the message of Mrs.
Jean w. Rindlaub, vice president
of Batten, Barton, Durstine an
Osborn, Inc, New York advertising
firm, to 200 persons attending the
second Delaware Consumer Forum
in Georgetown, last Thursday.
In her address, How to Make
Yourself Felt in the Market Place,
Mrs. Rindlaub said consumers have
a responsibility to let the manu-
facturer know that they like a
product, just as they should let him
know if they dislike it.
THE best way to indicate your
satisfaction is to buy the product,
and keep buying it, and tell all
your friends to buy it." she said.
Mrs. Rindlaub, who is an auth
ority on advertising directed to
save uulllUtl VI
of excellent products that failed or
were withdrawn because of too
slow customer response. She urged
positive, inquisitive approach to
shopping, with each successive
purchase representing a vote of
confidence in the product and its
manufacturer.
Snnnn6 cnnalYnr Nnyr,,on
Gottlieb, vice president and coun
sci with the National Better Bust
ness Bureau, Inc, New York, dis
cussed the regulation of advertis-
ing He described the role of gov
ernment and voluntary agencies in
protecting consumers against frau
dulant or misleading advertising.
Addressing the male portion of
the audience, Gottlieb said, ''T h e
consumer is no fool, she is your
wife,"
Urging greater self-regulation of
advertising, Gottlieb declared en-
dustry must close the gates to de-
ceptive advertising before damage
is done"
National advertisers have
moral responsibility to exercise
self-discipline, foregoing perform
ance claims until they can prove
them. Agencies must demand proof
of claims without fear Of offending
clients and media must be willing
to pass up advertising revenue ra-
ther t h an accept unsupported
claims" he said
In a free-wheeling question-an-
swer period following the speakers
presentations, the Forum partici-
pan S asked questions ranging
from a tongue-in-cheek "Who has
fingernails strong enough to open
those push here packages?" to
How can we establish a Better
Business Bureau?"
What to do with unordered mer-
chandise was a question that drew
particular fire. Gottlieb pointed out
this is an unethical practice some
operators use to unload their mer-
chandise You will usually receive
some unordered product in t h e
mail-a necktie, Christmas cards or
similar merchandise, and a bill. If
you fail to pay, you will probably
receive letters threatening legal
action. he said.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
ON EMPTY STOMACH

LA JOLLA, Calf. (AP) = Mrs.
Walter Trevor didn't intend to go
without lunch the day her furni-
ture was being moved to a new
home
She made sandwiches and put
them in the refrigerator. When
lunch time came, she discovered
the refrigerator had b II packed
into the moving van. Three rooms
of furniture were between her and
the sandwiches. She went lunch
less.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13

BABSON PARK, Mass, April 13
When a young person has a
really useful idea and takes it to
a large concern to make and pro-
mote, he is often discouraged when
it is turned down This is because
the head of the company asks only
two questions: ID Is it new
idea? (2) Will it sell? Unless it
passes both tests, the big company
will not bother with it. However,
there is always an opportunity for
a young person with selling abil-
ity and persistence to start his
own business.
THE GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY
When | was young man, my
wife cooked certain foods which
she gave to our baby daughter
during the weaving period. Only
within the last forty years has
anyone manufactured baby foods"
to save the housewife work. A
young man named Gerber, when
graduating from Boston Institute,
told me that his family was in
terested in this idea. Soon he went
to Fremont, Michigan, and devel-
oped the sales of the business.
The big food companies began
to compete with him. He. however,
with persistence and enthusiasm.
kept ahead of them. Today Ger
Der Baby Foods are known all
over the q. S. and in many Euro
pean countries. The big food con-
Germs had had generations to man
ufacture baby food, but it took
Daniel F. Gerber to make a mil
lion from this idea.
AFIsH cHoWDER IDEA
Being a Gloucester boy, l always
like a chower every Friday made
from haddock. Today, this had
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
1924 Bound Brook
Alexandria, Va.
April Z. 1862


Dear Friends:
| took my indignation out on the
television. got up from the sofa,
took my fist and banged off the
TV Of all the unorganized, bungled
messes I've ever seen, the election
Of the Cherry Blossom Queen here
in d. C. tops them all.
All this week the fifty four prin-
cesses from their native sections
have been in a whirl of social ac
tivities. Last night was the "big"
moment when one fair lady would
be touched by the magic wand Of
dame fortune by the spinning of
a wheel and would be Queen Of
the festival and would receive the
gift of an all expense paid trip to
Japan Naturally the Sheraton
Park Hotels ballroom was full of
excitement as the master of cere-
mOny warned those in atten-
dance that the wheel could not be
weighted and sometimes it reacted
peculiarly He hoped it would turn
out all right. Surely they must
have tested the wheel prior and
knew full well it wasn't fool proof.
With this in the back of their
minds / would have thought they
would have been foresighted
enought to rig up another con-
traction.
Well, you've read what happen
ed Our family sat in the living
room in shock and we were not
even remotely involved with any
one in the pageanty this year. The
large wheel stopped at Colorado
and a delighted Kathleen K S
stepped to the center of the stage.
The gorgeous pink pearl enbroider-
ed robe was placed on her should
ers with the ribbon sash stating
she was this years queen. 1t SEEM
ed unbelievable, but these were no
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
SCHOOL NEEDS A COWBOY

TOLEDO, Ore. (AP)-The school
board of the coastal town of Toledo
is looking for a cowboy.
School Supt. Marion Huff told
the board that rowing white-faced
COW had made nightly visits to the
school grounds for the past three
years and has done more than $500
damage to the athletic field and to
shrubs and lawns.
Huff said he had chased the COW
away number of times. But it
always comes back.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Post Office Will Be
Dedicated June 2
continued from page one)

questions of all visitors.
Through the courtesy and CO.
operation of local organizations,
refreshments will be served to
everyone attending the combined
dedication and open house. The
Milford Chamber of Commerce,
with other civic organizations, has
assisted the Post Office in plan
ming. the arrangements for this
important Milford community e.
vent
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13

Farmers in Kashmir tent float
ing gardens anchored on lakes.
Kashmiris harvest from boa S,
picking tomatoes n d pumpkins
that grow on a solid but buoyant
mass of tOpsOil, grass and weeds.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
LITTLE ONE NEEDS A HOME

SAN DIEGO (P) = A sign on the
windshield of a small foreign-made
automobile read: For sale or
adoption"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Miss Godfrey Named
Apple Blossom Queen

Miss Patricia Anne Godfrey,
daughter of radio and television
star Arthur Godfrey, and a
Washington resident for the
past six months, will be queen
of the Shenandoah Apple Bios
som Festival in Winchester, Va,
May 3-5.
Miss Godfrey, since Septem-
Der, has been in nurses training
here at the new Sibley Hospital.
She has studiously tried to
avoid any linkage with her IA
nous father, but through hos
pital scuttlebutt, most of the
patients know that Arthur
Godfrey's daughter is a nurse
here"
And many of them easily rec
ognize 19-year-old freckled, ha-
zel-eyed and brown haired Miss
Godfrey, for she strongly re-
sembles her father.
The new Apple Blossom Fes-
ii, j queen was graduated from
the Loudoun County High
School in Leesburg and last
year attended Finch College in
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

A man who just last week
was floating around on a chunk
of ice that drifted into Soviet
claimed. Arctic waters is TAX
ing his ice in small doses.
August Battisfore gazed at
the ice cubes in his water glass
yesterday and talked about life
on part Of a glacier, now occu-
pied by II scientists, Lowell
Thomas, jr., and six polar
bears.
Its roughly where I left it,"
said Mr.. Battisfore, a civilian
photogrammetriSt with the
United States Navy HYDE
graphic office.
He was unconcerned about
the latest radio report from the
ice island that it is now NOV
ing deeper into the Soviet
claimed area. The United States
does not recognize Soviet claims
to the Arctic waters and Mr..
Battisfore says with a shrug,
Il see nothing that the Rus
slams can do. Nobody owns the
ocean.
The floating ice Is 21a miles
square and so feet thick. 1t Is
also old.
The ice is a permanent home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14

explanation for the second
degree burn on his chest or the
swollen wrists.
Welfare officials took charge
Of a third child, 14-month-old
Robin, daughter Of the Pra-
theirs. and placed her in a foster
home.
The father, a cleaning and
maintenance man who brought
his family to Fairfax from West
Virginia last year. told police
he had not known Of the beat
ingS until Monday.
Police charged Mrs. Prather
with criminal neglect of both
children and felonious assault
on Deborah, then jailed her
under $4,000 bond. Prather was
charged with criminal neglect
and Jailed under $1,000 bond.
Both are to appear for a pre-
liminary hearing in juvenile
court March 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
First Colony
Called Solvent
ByAttorney

The First Colony Savings and
Loan Association of Elkton,
Md, is solvent according to its
attorney, M. William Addison of
Baltimore.
The association consented to
being placed in conservatorship
Monday, Mr.. Addison said, be-
cause normal operation is
impossible" in view of what he
called "hysteria" resulting from
publicity about the savings and
loan situation.
First Colony is solvent" said
Mr.. Addison, land the States
audit of its books confirmed
this fact. Nevertheless because
of the continuing withdrawal
pressureS, it has been deemed
desirable temporarily to freeze
Withdrawals and deposits, while
conserving the assets until the
depositorS can determine upon
a future course OF action &C
ceptable to them and the
State"
Mr.. Addison added that The
First Colony Savings and Loan
Association acceded to the
States demand for a conserva-
tor rather than enter costly
litigation as to a receiver"
In some editions of The Star
yesterday Mr.. Addison was in
correctly quoted by the ASso-
ciated Press as saying a State
audit showed the association
inSolvent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
FLOATS TOWARD RUSSIANS
Report rom Ice Island

Mr.. Battisfore who arrived on
the ice in December, was CON
cerned with determining the
feasibility of photogrammetry
techniques in collecting ice de-
formation data. What happens
as it breaks up, comes together,
how it forms ridges, etc."
Photogrammetry is a difficult
way of saying you take pictures,
then use the findings to chart
and plot the photographed
areas.
TITS important to show where
the ice is and its formation for
navigation purposes, but be-
cause of its change over vast
areas, the ordinary mapping
system is too slow"
When it was constantly dark.
Mr.. BattiSfore said st forced
myself to get up for breakfast
so 1 would know another day
went by" Thrust back into
the world of people-he was
with some 1000 other pho
togrammetists at the 18th an
nual meeting of the American
Society Of Photogrammetry at
the Shoreham Hotel-Mr. Bat
tiSfore said wiStfully, of his ice
island, "a person very easily
could become a Buddhist I'D
there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Inquest Holds 3 Youths
In Killing Of Musician

A District coroner's jury held
three suspects today in the
bludgeon Staying of Miksa Mer-
son, 65-year-old pianist, on
March 3.
A 20-year-old suspect was
held for grand jury action and
two juveniles-one II and the
other 14-were held for Juve-
nile Court.
The jury heard Miss Joann
Elizabeth Sparkman, a Gov
eminent secretary, of 1927
Twentieth street NV, testify
she heard Mr.. Merson'S groan
as he lay near the curb in the
1900 block of Ashmead place
NV. She said she was on her
way to a bridge game shortly
before 8 pm.
II looked back and I saw a
man lying in the shadow of a
car" she testified. She said
she ran to her friends house
across the street and tele-
phoned police.
Mr.. Merson, of 2314 Ashmead
place NV, was taken to
Georgetown University Hos
pital, where he was pronounced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Recreation Board Backs
C.'Open Door Policy

The Commissioners new
open-door policy on meetings
Of racially segregated groups
in the Districts public build
ingS was Endorsed today by
the chairman of the city's
Recreation Board.
Under this policy, no organ
ization would be barred, be-
cause of its membership re-
strictionS or its goals, from
meeting in a municipal build
ing. But these meetings should
be open to the general public,
the Commissioners said.
The Commissioners action
was limited to the city property
under their direct administra-
tive control, such as the Dis
trict Building and the Munic-
ipal Center.
In the policy statement,
adopted yesterday, the Com
miSsioners said, however, that
a uniform policy on the matter
lis highly desirable. :"
They suggested that the Rec
reation Board, the Board of
Library Trustees, the Board of
Education and other agencies
adopt a similar policy.
Meeting permits for after
school, UNCONVENTIONAL sessions
in school buildings, and for
some other public buildings,
are issued by recreation Off
Gals.
The Commissioners were told
earlier by Milo F. Christensen,
recreation director. that the
Recreation Boards policy has
been against issuing meeting
permits to racially segregated
organizations.
But. w. H. Waters, jr., Re-
creation Board chairman, said
he thought all city agencies
involved should adopt a policy
similar to the one announced
by the Commissioners.
Emphasizing that he could
not speak for the full Recrea-
ton Board, but only for him
self, Mr.. Waters said he be-
lieved ''it would be chaotic to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14

GREAT NAMES can go in
oysterdom. Older readers
will remember the Lynn
haven. 1t was a large oyster,
a rival of the Chincoteague
and the Toms Cove.
Lynnhaven inlet is just
around the corner of Cape
Henry from Virginia Beach
at the mouth of the James.
Early in the last war the mil
itary made some use of it
that ended oystering in the
inlet. LynnhavenS are no
more.
My first acquaintance with
the Chincoteague was on a
4ucking expedition to the
ocean side of the Eastern
Shore. 1t was blue bird
weather. We could see great
RATS of ducks, thousands,
perhaps millions, floating
peacefully in the middle of
Chincoteague inlet, a large
body of water. They were
sleeping peacefully - too
peacefully to come around
and find out what our de-
coyS were eating.
Our host was a little en-
barraSSed about this. So
were the guides. They tried
to make up for it by scoop
ing up large Chincoteague
oysters with their bare hands
and opening them with a def
twist of the oyster knife.
My friends, a great oyster
Just out of his habitat, needs
no hot sauce nor lemon juice,
nor salt nor pepper nor
horseradish. And none are
too large to go down in one
enjoyable swallow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14

dead of a depressed fractured
skull at II pm. His wallet
and his wrist watch were miss
ing.
Detective Chrispin F. Preston
of the homicide squad testified
about events leading up to the
arrest Of Wilson M. Smith, 20,
Of the 400 block Neal place
NV; Raymond Bowden, II, of
the 400 block of N street NV,
and the 14-year-old boy.
He said Smith and Bowden
were arrested last Friday night
in the Ashmead place vicinity
for questioning about a pocket
book snatching near there
earlier that night.
In a surprise move at today's
hearing, the 14-year-old boy,
represented by Raymond A.
Brown-Low, attorney, took the
stand in his own behalf.
The boy, in a clear and
voice, said he had gone
to Bowden's house earlier on
the night Of the crime. Then
Smith came to the house, he
said. and the three went out.
After several bus rides, he
said, he was separated from the
older pair. He said he was
standing on the corner when
the other two ran past him. He
caught up with them after a
chase and Smith pulled out a
wallet and began dividing the
He said Smith gave him $40
and said: you see how much
you coulda' had if you
had helped us search that mans
pockets"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Parents jailed After Police Find Girl
Cut and Unconscious, Brother Burned
BY JOHN LAWSON
Star Staff Writer

A blond, blue-eyed Agar
old girl named Deborah was ad-
mitted to Fairfax Hospital yes
terday with bruises and cuts
over most of her body. She
was unconscious.
"Momma hit me with a black
stick" she told police when
she regained consciousness.
A few hours later her 6-year-
old brother, James, was also adj
mitted. Police said he was ex-
tremely emaciated, had a Sec
ond degree burn on his chest,
and his wrists were swollen as
II they had been tied.
The child did not describe
what happened. He is mute.
Police immediately arrested
the children's father, James w.
Prathers 81, and their STEP
mother. Shirley, 10, and jailed
both on charges Of criminal
neglect.
The events leading to the
disqualification of the two chill
dren yesterday afternoon were
described by Fairfax Detective
Lieutenant David Eike:
Deborah had never been
toilet-trained, and her mother
punished her accidents by beat
ing her, either with an oaken
stick is inches long or with a
5-foot length of television aerial
wire.
NeighbOr Called
Yesterday Mrs. Prather
knocked Deborah down and put
her in her room at the Prathers'
home at 1913 Hileman road,
Pimmet Hills.
When she heard a commo-
ton in the room, she entered
and threw the child onto the
floor, knocking her unconscious.
Then, seeing that Deborah
didn't move, she took the child
into the living room, put her
on the floor and called a neigh
Dor. The neighbor, whom police
did not identify, suggested that
the mother call an ambulance.
When Mrs. Prather would
not, the neighbor called, then
contacted police.
Third Child Taken
The Mclean rescue squad
took Deborah to Fairfax Hos
pital where she was admitted
in undetermined condition.
She regained consciousness
in the emergency room. Asked
if she would like to watch tele-
vision, she replied brightly that
she would.
When her brother was ad-
mitted, a doctor told police he
was suffering from malnutri-
ton, but police could give no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14

Philadelphia street has pro-
crossed to Thirty-firSt street.
Those who have found their
homes repairable have begun
patching up.
In New Jersey, Gov. Richard
j. Hughes has asked the Federal
Government for at least $30.5
million to help pay the overall
damage cost, estimated at $685.
million.
ChincOteague Go-Ahead
Getting the go-ahead from
health officials, residents of
Chincoteague Island, Va, be-
gan filing back to their bat
tered island today. About
three-fourths of the population
of nearly 1000 has been shell
tered elsewhere.
Those returning will be given
written instructions about sew
age disposal, water supply and
disposal of contaminated food.
Health authorities were hoping
to avert an outbreak of typhoid,
urging inoculations for all.
Deep-Sea fishermen, at least.
were given good news by DR..
Lionel Walford, director of the
Atlantic Marine Game Fish Re
search Center. He said game
fish probably survived the
storm with little loss. Sea bass
and the like sank into calmer,
40-foot waters during the
storm, he said.
The Small Business Admin
istration has opened eight
emergency loan offices and
three part-time offices along
the seaboard. The full-time
offices are at Rehoboth Beach,
Del, and Middletown, Ship
Bottom, Atlantic City, Wild
wood and Sea Isle City, all In
New Jersey.