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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
Is the Garage
Becoming Obsolete?

By PHILIP III. LOVE
Star Staff Writer
TTsED TO BE garage precisely dictionary
~ "A building for housing automotive vehicles Today
it is likely to be anything else but
Throughout suburban residential from Washington,
De- State of Washington the the two
and the threecar rapidly
This is not because there fewer automo
biles there clogeed street and highway
teses before It's because for or
another and home putting garages
to uses other than housing automoive vehicles"
There time when twocar garage housing the ap
proprate number of widely regarded important
symbol Now however many families have two
that the number has lost its magic.
does the size of ones longer carry
prestige per Of considerably importance is what's
in the garage with goodsized boat in it.
for example, may impress some people more than twocar
containing two ordinary Could this be why many
boat leave their doors during the day.
The trend toward the began when the auto
manufacturers making their products longer and
wider Many home smayed to find that his shiny
overbown fit into his old Still others
managed the behemohs in without scrapng the fen
ders only discover that getting out of them required the
talents Of Houn Soon all these people were using their
other and eventually they
ed leaving outdoors BY the time the eompacs
along countless revOcaby committed
to other uses.
My nearest neighbors instance three and
garage which has long since become garage
When they moved n they tried garagng the best but
proved such tedious operation that they Now
the stand the driveway and the to
myriad appurtenances suburban tractor
fertilizer spreader ladders snow shovels
patio furniture lookout equipment and supplies and wide
variety of tools.
The popularity of rambler style houses perhaps
which acs and Easements has caused the
age to take some of the functions of both.
survey of your neghborhood probably would reveal
almost different for garages there families
garage makes ideal workshop dotyourse addict
good place hang the wash days. it's convenient
for there's handler place to battle and deea
the family dog
Many growing families have found that it is simpler and
less costly convert attached builn garage into
needed extra than to build addition to the
house Such make comfortable play
teevson and home movie libraries and dens They
relatively inulae heat and wire for electricity
and installing floors wall boards and acoustic tile
ceilings is within the capabilities of doyoursefers
More dependable an-freeze, more powerful batteries,
quckstarng gasolines and aweather motor oils have
couraged the trend by greatly reducing the
hazards of outdoor parking cold nights And durable
finishes better cleaning agents, and protective and
longer lasting poshe and have made far less
cepbe damage by and rain Even in extreme weather
easier to start than they used to and improved
heaters make them comfortable in matter of minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18

This pleasant family room once wos a
garage big enough thot the converted
space includes q dinetfe at left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
MATES SIZED UP
BY the Associated Press

The Navy is going to appraise
the wives of its officers for
social graces and diplomacy in
a new fitness report" form.
So far as is known, this is
the first time any of the mill
tary services has put down in
printed form the question of
how a wife-as well as her hus-
d-officer-measures up.
In an announcement on the
issuance of the new form to
replace the present one used by
senior officers in judging the
qualifications of their juniors,
the Navy says an officer may
comment on the officer-wife
team as to their suitability and
desirability as representatives
of their country and their
Navy"
The fitness report presents
the question this way:
Considering the require
ments for social and diplomatic
contact with the officials and
people of our own and foreign
countries, indicate your opinion
Of this officer-wife team as
representatives of their service
and country. Do you consider
them to be: Particularly suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
MATES SIZED UP
Officers Told to Run
Tout Ship at Home

able? Suitable? Not observed
or not applicable?"
Check-off boxes are provided
for each, with a small space for
comment. If appropriate
The poise and character Of
an officers wife in any Of the
military services always has
been important in Washington
and military post social life.
But it has become particularly
important in the postwar years
as military missions and units
have been deployed throughout
the world.
How the officers and their
wives get along at formal par
ties, their appearance and social
acumen are watched closely by
foreign hosts.
In addition, both the Penta-
gon and the State Department
have encouraged American
families to mingle more in the
everyday life of the countries in
which they are stationed. The
purpose is two-fold: Friendli-
ness beyond the mere cold, for
eign aid programs; to present
the image of the American
which the foreigner often does
not see in the fictional film and
TV versions of Americans at
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08

will remain at As million in The rate would
March and go down to million unemployed total of about 3
in April and 38 million in May million in October
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
Sharp Job|ess
Drop Seen by
Election Time
BY the Associated Press

If unemployment continues
its indicated decline it will be
down to a three-year low of
around 8 million by the time of
the November elections, Off
Gals said today.
The Labor Department re-
ported yesterday that the idle
rate fell from So per cent of
the work force in January to
Sc per cent in February, a
19-month low.
Other good tidings from the
job front showed that en-
ployment rose by $4,000 to a
record February total of 65,-
10000 and unemployment
dropped by 10000 to 4,543,OOO.
Both changes were considerably
better than expected at this
time of the year.
President Kennedy took oc-
caSion yesterday at his news
conference to applaud the en-
couraging February showing in
the employment picture. He
disagreed with a suggestion that
economic recovery has stalled,
noting there had been a pause
in August-September last year,
followed by new gains.
Reporting that profits have
been running at their highest
level in history while prices
have remained steady, Mr.. Ken
nedy said he thought the econ
omy "has more vitality
than some of it's premature
mourners."
The February employment
rise was more than five times
the 10000 increase normally
expected. A rise in unemploy-
ment had also been forecast,
rather than the decline.
The Sc per cent idle rate
is the lowest since July, 1860.
It was 6 per cent in December
and SO per cent a year ago
at the low mark of the recess
sion.
Seymour Wolfbein, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Labor,
said that if the Sc per cent idle
rate continues, unemployment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
President Blocks
R. |. White House

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Mar. 8
(AP).-President Kennedy has
turned down the proposal of
an official summer White
House in Newport, it was an.
nounced today by the office of
Senator Pell, Democrat of
Rhode Island.
In announcing the Presi-
dents decision. Senator Pell
said, "as a Rhode Islander and
as a Newporter, I'm diSap-
pointed in this decision, but
fully understand and SYM
pathize with the Presidents
views"
1t had been proposed to the
President that Annandale
Farm, a 16-acre Newport estate,
be purchased through private
subscription from its owner,
Barclay Douglas, for $3.50, 600,
and donated to the United
States Government as a sum-
mer White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Bill Permits Certain Credit Swaps
Of Social Security, Civil Service

Commenting on this provi-
sion. Senator Clark said:
"At present, an employee may
have worked both in the civil
service and in private employ
ment covered by social security,
but not long enough to be eligi-
BILE for retirement under either
act. In those cases, he simply
loses what he has paid in social
security taxes and gets no ben
eft from the employers con-
tribution under either program,
This provision would enable
the employe to combine his
credits so as to become eligible
for social security benefits. It
would also enable him to in
crease his benefits in instances
where his civil service employ
ment would have the effect of
raising his average wage base"
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PROMOTIONS EXPLAINED
In testimony before the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee,
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Mortimer Caplin declared that
the number of IRIS promotions
during recent years have been
justified. The House Appro-
priationS Committee has criti-
cized IRIS for having made ga
900 promotions during the last
five years and planning 10000
more during the coming year.
In seeking restoration of
House cuts in IRIS fund re-
quests, Mr.. Caplin explained
that the many thousands of IRIS
agents and other professional
employees are hired as trainees
at grades 5 or 7 with the spe-
cific understanding that if they
perform satisfactorily they
eventually will be promoted
gradually to the regular higher
grades for these jobs. The
average IRIS agents grade is
GS-11.
With thousands of trainees
hired each year, the number of
promotions therefore runs high,
it was pointed out.
However, Mr.. Caplin pre-
sented figures to the Senate
group showing that IRIS Turing
the last six years actually has
had less of an increase in up
grading than the Government
service as a whole. The in
crease in the average IRIS grade
in 1861 as compared to 1855
was nine~tentns Of 8 grade.
compared to a IL grade in
crease for the entire Federal
service, the Senate group was
told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

An important member Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
has sponsored a bill to transfer
Federal employees otherwise
non-qualifying social security
credits in order to give them
higher civil service retirement
benefits when they retire.
The bill sponsored by Sena-
tor Clark, Democrat of Penn
sylvania, also would allow
transfer of short-term Govern
ment employees civil service
retirement credit of less than
five years to the social security
system in order to help qualify
the employe for social security
benefits.
Also, the bill would abolish
the requirement that employees
who retire have to take a cut
in annuity in order that their
widow or dependent widower
can get a survivorship annuity
when the annuitant dies.
In addition, it provides for
an increase for retired Federal
employees equal to whatever
average percentage pay raise is
received by Government CLASH
fled employees this year. Also,
there would be automatic in
creases in retiree annuities
every time the cost of living
rises by l per cent or more.
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HIGHLIGHTS - AS far as
present Federal employees are
concerned, the most important
feature of the Clark bill is the
one that under certain circum-
stances would transfer their
social security credits to bolster
their civil service benefits when
they retire.
This permits a Government
employe who has some coverage
under social security but not
enough to qualify for social
security benefits (the require
ment is now II quarters, rising
to 40 quarters by 1991) to
transfer his credits to the civil
service retirement system and
increase his civil service an
nuity accordingly.
He would be obliged to pay
the civil service retirement
fund an amount equal to the
difference between what he
paid in social security payroll
taxes and what he would have
paid into the retirement fund
if he had been employed by
the Government. For this pur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08

cupied several weeks of hear
ings.
Mr.. Runge, a Wisconsin
lawyer before taking over his
present position, said the long
range program in the area OF
democracy versus communism
was the most concentrated ever
undertaken by the Defense De-
partment in this field. He en-
phasized that it will stress
affirmatively the values of
democracy as against the
threats of communism.
Support Assured
Mr.. Runge said the film,
which is being produced on con-
tract by CBS-TV, will be sup
ported by the entire resources
of his Armed Forces and Edu-
cation Office. Programs are
being prepared for the 2O5 radio
stations and "a television sta
tons that comprise the Armed
Forces Radio and TV Network
around the world, Mr.. Runge
said.
In addition, he testified, ma
terial for use in local news
papers, troop information lee
lures and other material will
be used in this particular pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
Steel Talks to Resume
AfterKennedy Request

holding out for a 12-cent pack
age.
The 100000 basic steel
workers now average 1928 an
hour earnings, but other bene-
fits boost employment costs
beyond 81 an hour.
The union repeatedly has not
insisted on a wage increase
but asked various costly job
security Improvements, includ-
ing a 13-week paid leave for
workers with 20 years service
and guarantees like those re-
Gently negotiated in the auto
industry for assured weekly pay
rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08

| pose IL WOulQ DC aSSIlIIleu Tile
employees earnings during the
period he was covered by social
security would be equal to the
average of his thigh five years"
used as the base for computing
his civil service retirement.
Payroll taxes paid into the
social security fund would be
transferred to the civil service
retirement fund.
Commenting on this provis-
ion of his bill, Senator Clark
said:
This provision will remove
the inequity whereby a person,
for example, who is employed
80 years by the Government
receives 80 years of retirement
credit, while a person working
81 years for the Government
and three years in private en-
ployment receives only 81 years
of retirement credit and gets
no benefit at all from the three
years of social security taxes
which he and his employer
paid in. This inequity will grow
increasingly severe, as the COW
erage required for social Sc
curity benefits rises to 10 years.
This section will help the
Government to retain the serv-
ices of senior employees who
have had some employment
covered by social security but
not enough to be insured, and
now feel impelled to re-enter
private employment in order
to complete their social security
coverage and thus not lose that
which they have already
earned"
Another section of the bill
authorizes a corresponding
transfer Of credits from civil
service retirement to social Sc
curity. in those instances where
the employee has worked for the
Government less than the five
years required for civil service
retirement and where such
transfer would affect the en-
Iploye's entitlement to social
security benefits or the amount
of his benefits. The employe
would be required to pay into
the social security fund the
amount he would have paid in
payroll taxes if he had been In
covered private employment,
and the employers share of
payroll taxes would be trans
ferred from the civil service
retirement fund to the social
security trust fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
BY the Associated Press

President Kennedy chalked
up a victory today in getting
suspended steel labor talks
scheduled again-with a fresh
reminder the public interest
requires an early settlement
consistent with price stability.
The major steel companies
quickly agreed with Mr.. Ken
nedy's call at his news confer
ence yesterday for the dead
locked bargaining to resume by
next Wednesday. The Steel
workers Union said it Twill GER
tainly comply"
Industry sources said that a
Wednesday resumption at Pitts
burgh had definitely been ar
ranged by both sides.
The steel negotiations COL
lapsed last Friday night with
both the industry and union
saying they were still far apart
on an agreement for terms to
succeed the labor contracts due
to expire June 80.
Mr.. Kennedy made public
kilograms he sent to both sides
saying he appreciated their
early start on negotiations this
year but regretted that the 21a
weeks of talks already con-
Quoted had failed to produce
an agreement despite mutual
"earnestness and good will"
The President in his messages
to the industry and union re-
iterated that the national in
terest requires a prompt and
non inflationary settlement.
He said he was sure the entire
country shares the conviction
such an agreement would ma
terially aid the entire economy.
1t is reported that when the
negotiations broke off last
week the industry had offered
benefits valued at 6 to 8 cents
an hour while the union was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08

uniform, will begin next
month.
It will include a 50-minute
film, 1.-THE Road to the WALL
highlighting what Mr.. Runge
called "the true story of the
diabolical rise of Communist
totalitarianism from Marx to
the wall that encircleS COM
munism wherever it may exist. +"
Mr.. Runge and his deputy,
DR.. Edward L. Katzenbach,
jr., who has charge of the De-
tense Departments education
programs, were witnesses as
the Senate Armed Services
Prepar e dness Subcommittee
opened its inquiry into troop
indoctrination.
Importance Attacked
Chairman Stennis, Democrat
of Mississippi, said he con-
sidered the troop information
program as one Of the most
important parts Of the sub
committees inquiry. 1t also
includes investigation OF
charges that military leaders
have been muzzled in talking
about communism and partici-
patton by the military in
seminars to acquaint the public
with the menace of commu-
niSm.
Senator StennIs said the SUBJ
committee will return later to
complete the censorship phase
of the inquiry which has oc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
Appeals Court
Backs FEC on
Pay Te!eyiision
By the Associated Press

The United States Court of
Appeals in a landmark decision
today upheld authority of the
Federal Communications Com
mission to permit trial opera
ton of pay television systems.
ut seems to U.S." the court
said, that unless the future of
television is to be confined to
its present state, the commits
sion must be reasonably al
lowed opportunity to expert
ment" by permitting trial of
subscription TV plans.
An opinion by Judge Henry
w. Edgerton stated:
"The commission has de-
clared its determination to
oversee carefully the form
which programming takes I'M
der the subscription system.
Surely its power to see that this
area Of the public domain is
used in the public interest is
not less for paid television than
for the existing system of So
called free television."
Judges Walter M. Bastian
and Warren E. Burger joined
in the Edgerton opinion.
Protests Rejected
The court rejected protests
by the Connecticut Committee
Against Pay TV, Stanley War;
ner Management Co., Loew's,
Inc; Connecticut Theaters,
Manchester Drive-In Corp,
and Outdoor Theaters Corp.
They had protested FEC au-
thorization for RKO Phonevi-
sion Co. to conduct a three
year trial operation of pay TV
in Hartford, Conn.
The system would be con-
Quoted by Zenith Radio Corp.
Phonevision.
Judge Edgerton said that the
Connecticut Committee Against
Pay TV was an organization
representing Hartford Theater
owners.
The committee had argued
that FEC lacked statutory pow
ers to authorize a TV broad
cast system which requires the
payment of fees from the pub
lie; the commission erred in
granting a temporary license
to RKO without knowing what
programs would in fact be tele-
cast; the commission also erred
in concluding that RKO'S pro-
posed programming plans would
serve the public interest.
Powers Upheld
1.-THE plain language Of the
statute (the Federal Communi-
cations Act) makes clear that
Congress placed an affirma-
tive duty on the commission to
experiment with and develop
the most desirable deployment
and utilization of the Nations
communications facilities" he
said.
If problems and difficulties
exposed by the Hartford ex-
pertinent prove harmful to the
public interest as predicted by
the Connecticut Committee
Against Pay TV and others,
Judge Edgerton said, the FEC
has retained power to termi-
nate the experiment before the
expiration of the three-year
license period.
May Ban New License
Then, the judge said, the
FEC may decline to renew the
license once three years has
expired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
Pentogon Tells Senate
Of Indoctrinotion Plans
By CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Writer

Defense officials today outlined to Senate investigators
longrange designed to help American fighting men
understand mot only what fighting, more
portant what fighting for"
Carlisle Runge Assistant Secretary of Defense for Man
power said the program, aimed nearly million men in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-08
ENCHANTING PHONE CALL

Mrs. Harold L. Kerns picked up the phone at
Kanawha Valley Hospital in Charleston,
w. Va, Tuesday, went into hypnotic trance
induced by the versation-planned that
way, of course. The result? plump David
Kern shown above at "a hours old. Nurse Pa
tricia Frazier holds the famous phone.-AP
Wirephoto.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-03

the night and carried Mr..
Willie Spencer to the hospital
at Keesler Field Thursday.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kuhn
and Walterine spent Saturday
in Jackson with Mrs. Grace
Ray.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-03

PATIENTS

Mrs. w. j.. Paul, Tchula
Mr.. G.. D. Thornton, West
Mrs. H. w. Earle, Clarks-
dale
Mrs. A. E. Ellington,L L. king
Mrs. Olivia Wilkerson, Lex
ington
Miss Elizabeth Heinrich, Lex
ington
Mrs. Annie P. Stewart, Lex
ington
Mr.. Earnest Paul, Tchula
Mr.. Nick Shelton, Tchula
Miss Charlie Harrison, Lex.
ington
Mrs. Biddie Hocutt, Licking.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-03
PORTER
RECITAL

Mrs. Jean Porter will pre-
sent her Elementary students
in a piano recital Tuesday,
May 1 at 7:30 p. m. at the
w. B. Kenna Auditorium
The theme will be a Costume
Musical with the costume re-
presenting the title of each
selection whenever possible.
Awards and diplomas will be
given to those who earned
them.
Those participating are:
Pat Pierce, Susan Stewart,
Pam Aldridge, Sloane Nit
chell, Karen Lannon's, Linda
Hammett, Debie Brown, La
nellie Mcclellan, Dianne White,
Gail Edwards, Marcella Dunn,
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Ables
of YaZoo City and MI. and
Mrs. Louie Edwards spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Gilmore.
Holmes County herald., 1962-05-03

Mrs. Joel GulIedge Is
Hostess To Gamma Literary
Club
Mrs. Joel Gulledge was
hostess to the Gamma Litera-
ry Club in the dining room
at Tommie's Cafe Thursday,
April 9th. Attractive flower
arrangements were used for
decorations.
Mrs. c.. H. Blanton, Jr. pre-
sided during the business ses-
sion. Mrs. Joel Gulledge was
elected delegate to attend the
State Convention at Biloxi
May End, 3rd, and 4th.
Mr. Joe A. Johnson, leader
LOT the program On eGeren-
tology" introduced Mr.. Brian
Van der Spuy, who gave an
inspiring devotional.
Mr.. H. J.. Massie of Jack
son, with the Division of Vo-
casonal Rehabilitation, was
introduced by Mrs. Johnson
and gave an Informative talk
on Aging in Mississippi"
Members and their guests
were served heavenly hash,
danish cookies and tea.