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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
Home Rule Bockers
Map Quick Start in SO

The 20-member congressional
coalition seeking home rule
for the District might file q
new debate-forcing discharge
petition as early as January OF
the next session.
Representative Udall, Demo-
crat Of Arizona, told 300 mem
bers Of the D. C. Young Demo-
Gratis last night this seemed
the most likely maneuver in
view Of the apparent failure Of
the present petition.
The discharge petition, which
requires 2ls signatures to force
debate, was filed in the House
last June. About 100 represent
ativeS have signed.
I'VE may have failed with
the bill by filing late" he said,
but we did not fail in the Sec
ondary purpoSe-keeping the
issue alive"
Mr.. Udall. who flew here last
night from campaigning to ad-
dress the club, said there were
three groups Of representatives
that refused to sign:
/. An anti-diScharge-petition
group, numbering 10 or 80, who
oppose the petition in principle.
Such a petition. when complete,
forces a bill out of committee
to the floor for debate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

2. A Federal city group, who
oppose home rule in principle
3. A civil rights" group, who
deem home rule a Negro-white
problem. They think somehow
they're doing a service to the
folks back home by refusing to
let 100000 Negroes vote" he
said. But they also are deny
ing the same right to 400, 900
whites"
The proposed legislation
would allow for q preSidentially
appointed governor, and an
elected city council.
The Young Democrats also
nominated candidates for pres
ident. Past President Edgar H
Bernstein resigned when he &C.
cepted a presidential appoint
ment as Public Utilities Com
missioner here.
Three candidates were nom
mated: Jack Barry, Dorsey
Evans and Jacquelyn Westcott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
Old roI|ey Becomes Shelter

shelter guard, will be aboard
till the doors are locked at
5 pm.
The trolley still has its deSti-
nation sign in front, folding
doors on the side and the
standard D. C. Transit paint
job all over. The District plans
to install lights, and heat in
the winter.
With a new paint job, windew
screens and possibly new doors
to come, the trolley will forsake
the appearance it has had since
D. c. Transit purchased it II
years ago.
Railroad ties now under the
trolley may be replaced by a
concrete foundation to help Sc
cure it for the next few years
while the Anacostia Freeway is
being built, a District engineer
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

When the freeway is COM
pleted fringe parkerS again will
be moved but to a permanent
lot in the freeway's median, the
engineer said.
Because the trolley was pur-
chased for something less than
$780," District officials felt it
was more economical to use a
retired Streetcar than to move
the old shelter across the street
or build a new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

jail and the mental hospital
after an insanity acQuittal.
But the Mental Health Com
mission, which held a hearing
on Lynch'S civil commitment
August IA, found him a "pSy-
chotic Oppressive" and recon-
mended his commitment.
Lynch. 1t was reported, went
along with the recommendation
that he be committed. How
ever, at today's hearing he
could have changed his mind
and demanded q jury trial on
his sanity.
His apparent suicide can
celled today's court hearing.
The case, as the lawyers say,
has become moot. But the point
involved is sure to arise in sub
sequent proceedings,
For Lynch, the long series Of
court hearings, verdicts, appeals
and mental hospitals ended
yesterday when, at about 1890
IN, he died under the wheels
of the heavy trailer truck.
Detective John w. Cannon
said witnesses reported that
Lynch, who had hospital
ground privileges, ran in a
crouched position from behind
the truck until he was ahead
Of the rear wheels.
He then jumped under them,
the detective said, and died al
most instantly. There was no
note. Lynch's reasons for de-
Gliding to end his life appar-
entity will never be known.
Depressed for Months
Mr.. Cannon said witnesses
stated the truck, which was
delivering structural supplies,
was moving at less than Is
miles per hour. The driver was
not charged, he said.
DR.. Dale c. Cameron, assist
ant hospital superintendent,
said Lynch, whose illness in
cluded high and low moods.
had been somewhat de-
pressed" for several months.
1t was reported that he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
UduII Passes
Stadium Ball
ToFund Unit

The Interior Department will
have to confer with Budget
Bureau officials before decid-
ing whether to take over opera
ton Of the deficit-ridden D. c.
Stadium, Secretary Of the In
terror Udall said yesterday.
Congress set up the stadium
the way it did in the anticipa-
ton. which some thought I'M
founded reasoning, that it
would be Self-financing," Mr..
Udall told a press conference.
However, he said, in view of
the Stadium's $630,o00 deficit
this year, someone will have
to put up the money"
We're interested in talking
about it and expressing our
views, but the solution must in
clude others outside our depart
Mr.. Udall added.
Commissioner Walter N. To-
briner asked Mr.. Udall in a
letter earlier this mon t h
whether Interior would be in
tereSted in accepting transfer
of the stadium from the Dis
trict Governments Jurisdiction.
Mr.. Udall also said at his
press conference he will head
a delegation Of United States
power specialists which leaves
Tuesday to look over hydro
electric power facilities in
Russia.
He said that Poet Robert
Frost and a party Of two and
the group Of power specialists
numbering about IL would
travel together to Moscow by
commercial plane. The two
groups will separate in Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

The District is putting a re-
tired trolley car back into OPP
Grafton next week.
1t won't go anywhere. but it
wilI-in a sense - have pas
Sengers.
Beginning Wednesday morn
ing, the wheel-lesS trolley, old
No. 1913. will be used as a shell
ter for fringe car parkers on the
new temporary parking lot Just
off South Capitol street in front
of the old Naval Air Station.
For many Of the estimated
$50 fringe parkers, boarding
the trolley to wait for down.
town buses may be a traumatic
experience. reminiscent Of the
days before trolleys stopped
running last January.
Passengers" or parkers, will
sit in the same old trolley seats,
so Of them, or stand If the car
is crowded. A conductor" or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

stated he was mo good" and {
burden" But hospital off.
cials said that there had beer
no reason to suspect that he
might kill himself.
Lynch. who was at the hos
pital twice before his Munich
pal Court trial. was believed to
have left a brother and sister
Married twice, he repeatedly
had q l7-year-old son.
Once. in 1850, he was given
a conditional release from the
hospital. He Was returned there
six months later after creating
q scene in a Connecticut ave-
nue. restaurant.
Funeral plans yesterday were
incomplete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

today in which the Government
which lost the case before the
Supreme Court, sought q civil
hospital commitment.
The Supreme Court, ir
Lynch'S case, said last May thai
the Districts mandatory COM
mitment law does not apply to
criminal defendants who dis
claim an insanity defense.
In the District, the law re-
Quires m an d atory hospital
commitment for persons found
not guilty because Of insanity
until doctors are able to certify
the defendant has recovered.
Guilty Plea Rejected
Lynch was committed to st
Elizabeths in 1859 after an un-
successful attempt to plead
guilty in Municipal Court tc
bad check charges. He was
found not guilty because OF
insanity.
The United States Court OF
Appeals upheld his commit
ment in 1861. 1t said society
has q stake in seeing to II
that a defendant who needs
hospital care does not go 70
prison"
The catch to this was that
some defendants, in situations
like Lynch's would rather risk
a comparatively short jail term
to indefinite commitment in q
mental hospital.
In upSetting Lynch's confine-
ment under the mandatory
commitment law, the Supreme
Court suggested civil commit
mentS might be sought in the
case Of such defendants.
The Government had its
fingers crossed in the Lynch
case, because for a while it
appeared that he might not be
sick enough to qualify for a
civil commitment.
Double Escape Possible
If he had not-and was re-
leased - 1t could have meant
a loophole for some mentally
i'll defendants to escape both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
Silver Spring YMCA
Receives Two Gifts

Silver Springs YMCA has
received two major contrlbu-
tons from Abraham S. Kay.
community business leader and
philanthropiSt.
One was q $4,000 donation
for establishment of a scholar
ship fund for families requir-
ing YMCA services.
The other was a land deed
for five lots adjacent to the
Silver Spring YMCA's Family
Center near Four Corners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

inch, occurring as scattered
showers about Sunday.
Resort Areas Tomorvow
Chesapeake Bay beaches-Fair. High,
So.
Skyline Drive-Partly cloudy. High.
-S Ssss H HisS, t g Cape Hattsras area
Delaware, Maryland ana virEinia
ocean beaches-Fair, Hish. go.
New Jersey ocean beaeheS-Fair
Water Temperatures
Atlantic City. ~; Ocean City, rs.
Annapolis, 20; virginia Beach. rs;
wildwood. ~. Coast and GeodetIc
Survey
count Of 60 srAns per 3.6-centi-
meter-sausre slide. area, for the "a
hours ending 8 am. today. ID. C.
Medical Society,"
River Report
Potom1e River clear ct HarperS
Ferry and clear at GREAT Falls. Shen-
andoah clear at HSrpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
MianisAt - Il Nccn ------ p
) am: - g ss S:m: - 3
necoId IempeFStures for the Year
Highest 80 on August 90.
Lowest 8 on January IL.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Goa st
and deodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
Hlgh ----- 1888 Am. SOC am.
Low -------- 1l:9l am.
Low l1:l5 . m. 1o.0I a m
To ~ ~
ing points subtract times Indicated
from the above: Annapolis, az hours;
Bloody Point Light, AZ hours; Colonial
Beach, 6 hours: Deale, 4h hours;
Solomons Island. ca hours; Point
Lookout. IN hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
All But Nearby Link
Of Route 66 Settled

Chamber Of Commerce and a
petition of about 100 citizens,
the commission was told by
John Harwood. location and de-
sign engineer.
Complete to Strasburg
Yesterdays decision COM
pletes the location Of Interstate
66 from the Capital Beltway to
its planned terminus at the in
tersection of Interstate 81 at
StraSburg. When completed,
the limited-acceSs facility will
give Washington, D. c. mo-
florists a fast connection with
the north-south Interstate 81
from West Virginia to Tennes-
see through the Shenandoah
Valley.
No indication was given
when a solution would be
reached on the thorny Airing
ton-Falls Church connection.
A highway department
spokesman said the commission
now has tied down the routes
of all but about 100 miles of
the 1.053-mile Interstate net
work in Virginia. Still remain
ing to be settled are the Airing
ton-FallS Church. link; a ST.
mile stretch Of Interstate n
crossing southwest Virginia,
and about los miles of Inter-
state "a from near Richmond
to Stanton.
The commission yesterday
agreed to add q second double
weStbound lane to State Route
so from the city limits Of Fair
fax 7 miles toward the ap-
proach to Dulles International
Airport.
This project. tying in with a
short stretch already built near
the airport. will provide q four
lane divided highway from
Fairfax City to the airport. The
SIT million needed for the
work is not yet available, how
ever.
Availability Uncertain
Commission member George
Landrith Of Fairfax asked when
the money would be allocated.
Commissioner H. H. Harris re-
piled. That's a hard question
to answer. 1t depends upon 9TH
er needs Of the Culpeper con-
struction district.
The district includes the
Washington Metropolitan Area
along with many other counties
and cities.
Eventually, State Route so
will be dualized all the way to
an interchange with Interstate
Route Sc.
The widening of u. s. Route
from four to six lanes for
nearly 1 mile south Of Alex
andria also was approved. The
$471 900 needed for this work
already has been allocated. The
project runs from near the
Penn Daw Motel to the Beacon
Mall shopping center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
Lynch's Death Leaves
Commitment Case Moot
BY DANA BULLEN
Star Staff Writer

Frederick C. Lynch. who charged insanity defense
forced upon him in Municipal Court trial yesterday threw
himself under the wheels of Slow-moving truck the
grounds Of st. ElzabethS Hospital police said.
The apparent suicide Of the 45year-od Air
lieutenant colonel the of hearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
Annexation Is Topic

William H. Moss, chairman
Of the Fairfax Board Of County
Supervisors will lead q discus
sion on annexation at q local
government conference Tues
day at Charlottesville, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
; AeetyIene Tanks
Exploded by BIuze

Three acetylene tanks ex-
.ploded in a fire yesterday at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

Metal Services iron works. 1904
Columbia pike, near Eaileys
Crossroads.
Fire Marshal Willis II. Burton
estimated damage at $500. No
one was hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24

The Sun and the Moon
Sun. today - 6:3Oam 7:5l pm.
sun. tomorrow $3.50 am 7:49 3. m
Noon. today Lea am. 400 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
"a hour after sunset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair
tonight. low in the upper SOS.
Fair and slightly warmer to-
morrow.
Maryland-Fair tonight, low
from 56 to So in the north and
so to 66 in the south. Fair,
some high cloudinesS tomor-
row, high in the middle Dos.
Virginia-Fair tonight and
tomorrow, some cloudineSs in
the west tomorrow. High to-
morrow, "a to SO, except 80 to
"a along the coast and in the
mountains.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Southeast winds S
to 10 knots tonight, and south
east to south about 10 knots
tomorrow. Weather fair. Visi-
bility S to 10 miles. Tides about
l foot above normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-24
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
District and Vicinity
August 25-29

Temperatures will average
near normal. Normal high and
low, 81 and 66. Warmer tenn
peratures over the week end
will be followed by cooler ones
the first Of next week. Rain
fall will average less than "a
Evening star., 1962-09-08
In Bancroft Woods. we be-

In Bancroft Woods, we be-
lieve you will enjoy the bal
anced quality Of customized
Kettler- Built homes, devel-
oped by creative minds and
built with pride by our en-
-ployees in a growing tradi-
ton Of craftsmanship. We
believe you will also enjoy
the especial beauty and pri-
vacy Of one-half acre lots in
this historic portion of roll
ing Virginia.
Your investment In a home
in Bancroft Woods will have
the security Of a carefully
planned and award winning
community which upon COM
pletion will include approxi-
mately one hundred homes.
We maintain two tastefully
furnished exhibit homes for
your inspection. These and
the other colonial styled
homes available in Bancroft
Woods, all designed by Pat
terson and Worland, ALA,
permit your individual choice
Of a home best suited to your
family's- needs and prefer
ences. Our prices in this
close-in community cover a
wide range from thirty-nine
thousand six hundred fifty
Evening star., 1962-09-08

dollars up. We try to main
tain a good selection Of
homes for those requiring
early occupancy. For those
desiring to choose their lot
and select from a wide range
Evening star., 1962-09-08

Every member professional
He OXIDES
supporting the public he builds
inspection for design construction location price
pass exens requirements industry integrity
Of the Home Builders country
II your Of value in buying q home
Be your builder is under SEAL
Evening star., 1962-09-08
BUYER. KNOW YOUR BUILDER

YOUR
PROTECTION
IS THE PURPOSE
OF THIS
ORGANIZATION
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Eni uassiseies tIn
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Model 20 \
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Out New Horipshife Ave
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pass ond continue out
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Evening star., 1962-05-06

PERSONAL AFFAIRS MONTH, invented several years
ago by Long Island businessman Horace De Lisser,
is an annual opportunity to do yourself and your
family big favor. It's chance to see to it that
your finances are in as good condition they should
be. This year people in over half the cities and
towns in the country will seize the opportunity.
Last year in THIS WEEK we contributed our bit
to making the month a success by blocking out
stepbystep system to help you see that current
family income got spent wisely.
This year suggest that you observe Personal
Affairs Month by planning your estate. This, too,
can be rewarding.
For one thing, the necessary check-up of your
assets will very likely reveal that you are richer
than you think. can almost guarantee that you
viii grow richer if you think - and keep thinking
= about this important aspect Of family finance.
You may even find that you are heading for that
expanding group of people whose estate totals more
than 10000 = the point where the federal govern
ment starts levying an estate tax ranging from 80
to 77. There are several things you can do to pro-
Evening star., 1962-05-06

carelessly neglects to make will and leaves small
estate In many states the general rule is that the
widow receives one third with the other two thirds
going to the infant child The child obviously has
no capacity to handle its share, so guardian must
be appointed. Even if is the widow, she must post
bond, suffer the strain of making guardians re-
ports to a court for many years and pay fees, which
the small estate can i'll afford. 1t really adds up to
almost dirty trick on your survivors to remain
in that shocking company of some 40 per cent of
all Americans with property who die without max
ing wills. Having one made isn't expensive - the
average cost runs from eoniisUsd % pous "
Evening star., 1962-05-06
By DEXTER M. KEEZER
This Week's Family Finance Expert

tect your bene6cares and keep that tax to honest
minimum.
But at the same time, the things you do to
increase and protect your estate also benefit you in
terms Of your own retirement. They encourage you
to work and plan now to build savings, insurance
and other assets into an estate which will enable you
to retire with comfort and dignity.
One caution: don't think that estate planning
isn't for you because you have too few assets That's
all the more reason for seeing that the help your
estate can give isn't lost by lack of sensible planning
There's very good chance that your estate is grow.
ing at cheering rate.
Step one: Take stock
The first step in planning the future is to find
out where you are today What your total assets:
savings, Insurance. securities, real estate, etc.?
On the other side Of the ledger, what are your
liabilities: the mortgage on your home, unpaid
installments on your car, income and property
taxes coming due, other debts?
suggest you work out these totals, and fill in
the appropriate blanks in the chart ON Page l9,
"HOW to Determine the Value Of Your Estate"
You win note that under liabilities there are
spaces for administrative expenses and estate taxes
Of course, there is wide variation in both of those
figures, depending ON the size of your estate and
other factors, but recent compilation of 10000
actual estates by the authors of 'Your Estate" :"
published by Estate Recording Co., San Diego, Calif
showed these average settlement costs:
A$l0,OO0 estate paid state inheritance tax of
go and an administrative expense of 128%. A
$4,000 estate paid state inheritance tax of 2.2%
and an administrative expense of $50.
A $4,000 estate paid state inheritance tax
of2.4% and an administrative expense of 500.
Evening star., 1962-05-06

These percentages, applied against your estimated
net assets, will enable you to complete the chart.
Step two: Make will
Making will is essential to the provident ham
ding Of your estate. This goes both for husbands
and wives, particularly for our l3 million working
wives.
If you don't make will and die ''intestate,' as
they call it, the state dispOses of your property
according to its general rules. These rules work
real hardship on your family. For example, take the
case of man with wife and infant child who
Evening star., 1962-05-06

THls WEEK &ass.'.. ! Me-, .. 1852
Evening star., 1962-06-04
Lightning Fires Barn,
Forty Ponies Survive

Mr.. Brogan, night dispatcher
at the State police substation
on the University Of Maryland
campus, said the four dead
animals had been kept in box
stalls.
He said the race horse was
a 7-year-old mare, Winston,
which had three wins to It's
credit last year at Charles Town
and finished In the money
eight out Of 10 times it raced
there.
Mr.. Brogan said he breeds
and sells ponies. He said the
ponies that we're saved we're
used for children's pony rides.
Fire Marshal Woltz said res
idents Of the nearby Templeton
Manor apartments reported
seeing a flash Of lightning hit
the barn before 1t broke into
flames and burned in a torren-
tial downpour.
In the other fire. a vacant
one-story house in the $500
block Of Riverdale road, VIII
dercroft, was hit by lightning.
causing extensive fire damage
to its attic. the fire marshal
said.
Evening star., 1962-06-04

A racing thoroughbred. two
ponies and a show horse died in
a Riverdale. Nd, barn set ablaze
late Saturday night by light
ming.
The barn was on the Perry
Browning farm in the 5000
block Of Nicholson street.
1t was fully abIaze when
spotted by a Bladensburg Res
cue Squad, on It's way to a
house fire also attributed to
lightning.
Firemen from Bladensburg,
Riverdale and Hyattsville re-
sponded. but were unable to
reach the four animals or pre-
vent the barn from burning to
the ground. Prince Georges
County Fire Marshal Lawrence
r. Woltz reported.
The barn also had been used
to house 40 Shetland ponies,
that were allowed to roam in
and out through an open door
way. They all got out safely,
according to their owner, Lewis
E. Brogan OF 1910 Edmonston
road.
Evening star., 1962-06-04

to 4 degrees above normal.
Gradually warming from cool
at beginning Of week to warmer
at end Of week. Afternoon and
evening showers and scattered
thundershowers may total "a
inch. n
River Report
Potomac River clear at HarperS
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls. Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight - II Noon -- 81
4 AIM 81 4 PIN 20
8 AIN "a s pm. ---- 60
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest. 95 on May 10.
Lowest, 8 on January IL.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High - lO:l1 am. 1888 am
Low -------- 1:3I am. 5:I9 am.
Low -------- 5:12 Pm. 5:57 pm.
Evening star., 1962-06-04
Justice Douglas
Speaks at Hood

FREDERICK. Md, June 4
(AP.-Supreme Court Justice
Douglas urged a Hood College
graduating class yesterday to
show the path Of freedom
a.. to the dozens Of new nations
emerging into the world today"
ideas, not money, bombs
and guns. are the greatest need
in our struggle to win over
these people to the cause Of
freedom" Justice Douglas told
the 134 graduates.
Mrs. Edgar H. Mcbride Of
Frederick and Mrs. Zelda D.
Fichandler Of Washington, pro-
ducing director Of the Arena
Stage Theater. were awarded
the honorary degree Of doctor
of humane letters by the
women's college.