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Evening star., 1962-01-04
BY CHARLES d. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

A key advisory committee OF
the Washington Metropolitan
Regional Conference agreed to.
day at it's first meeting to ex-
plore the feasibility of joint
purchasing by area local gov
ernmentS.
This action was taken by
the Conferences Administrative
Officers Advisory Committee
Samuel Humes, conference ex-
ecutive secretary reported. Mr.,
Humes has said that joint con-
tracing might save each local
government items of thousands
of dollars"
The committee, which il
composed of the top admin
Evening star., 1962-01-04

THE INVENTORS Council,
said Mr.. Hardland, was born
at a luncheon in New York at
a table for two. The two were
Lawrence Langner, an inter
national patent agent, and
DR.. Thomas Midgely, the
chemist who developed ethyl
gasoline. Mr.. Langner's name
is familiar to theatergoers..
He and Theresa Helburn
founded the Theater Guild.
The idea was to have an
office in Wa hington to
which inventors could send
their ideas and designs to
help the preparedness effort.
Harry Hopkins, then sec
retary of Commerce, liked
the idea," Mr.. Hardland said.
"He sent a memo to FDR
who placed his OK and in
itials on the letter. That was
the executive order on which
we operated for five years."
Evening star., 1962-01-04
VICTIM LOSES EYE
I Just Lay Real StiII'
By T. w. TIRANA
Star Staff Writer

Lester Wedler, a big, quiet
man of 81 with a trace of an
accent from the West Virginia
hills, has trouble reproaching
anyone for the loss of his right
eye.
Maybe they wanted to be
big shots, or maybe they were
hoped up or money crazy" he
said, sitting on a sofa in his
home at So Elmira street S.W.
Anyway" he added, "the
damage is done"
Mr.. Wedler was attacked by a
group of teen-agers Christmas
night as he waited for a bus at
Eighth and Yuma streets S.W.
He was robbed of $18.
"I heard one of them holler,
Now and I was hit by some
thing hard on the back Of the
head" he said. Then I was
hit across the eye and in the
stomach.
81 went down and I just lay
in the gutter real still, and
they kicked me. I couldn't see
a thing"
The next thing he remem-
bered, he said yesterday in an
interview, were the voices OF
a group of people standing
above him, assuring him that
he was all right.
He was taken to Casualty
Hospital with a ruptured eye
ball and other injuries. Later
the eye was removed.
Mr.. Wedler said he saw only
one of his assailants, "a big,
tall, colored boy, every bit OF
6 feet g."
Eleventh precinct detectives
say they are investigating two
suspects, although no arrests
have been made.
They say a taxi driver with
a passenger watched Mr.. We'd
Ter being jumped, but was
afraid to come to his aid. The
taxi driver returned after he
had dropped off the passenger,
saw Mr.. Wedler still was being
beaten and radioed for help.
Yesterday, Mr.. Wedler, who
had just put a fresh bandage
over his eye with the help of
his son, said he has no idea
what he will do next.
He was furloughed recently
by Southern Wholesalers after
injuring his back. He worked
Evening star., 1962-01-04
MIR. HARDLAND WAS with

MN. AAAnDAhND WAS WIFI
the office from the start.
after Pearl Harbor," he
said, 1--WE began to get as
many as $500 ideas a day.
Staff increased to SIS but we
couldn't cope with it. We
didn't dig out until after the
war.
"One day a young man
came in from Miami. He said
he thought he had a mag
netic submarine detector. It
has been constructed for him
by a radio service man so
that he could hunt for sunk
en- treasure.
"Our engineer told him
that it did not have enough
range for submarine detec-
tion, but that the Army was
looking for a land mine de-
tector.
THE Corps of Engineers
tried it and reported it bet
ter than anything they had.
1t was used in North Africa
and helped defeat Rommel.
THE most valuable inven-
ton to come to us was the
tropical dry cell. The services
reported that dry cells were
only 10 per cent efficient
when they arrived in the
tropics and had a short life
due to the heat.
can inventor was trying to
interest us in an Arctic bat
terry. We told him of the need
of one for the tropics. He
came back with one which is
essentially the mercury bat
terry used in tranSistor radios.
There has been a growing
idea that invention is pass
ing into the great industrial
research laboratories an d
that the lone inventors days
are numbered. 1t just isn't
90"
Evening star., 1962-01-04
Riding School Hit
By $1,000 Fire

Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed the interior and roof
OF the tack building at Patty's
Riding School and Stables near
Burke, Va, early today.
The building, a log cabin said
to be over 200 years old and
once used as a cookhouse for a
nearby Colonial mansion, was
on the property of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard L. Ruffner, jr., at
Burke road and Guinea road.
Fairfax County'S Assistant
Fire Marshal Linwood Reed es-
timaLed the loss at about $1,000
Evening star., 1962-01-04
The
Ra m bier
Learns About
Inventors Council
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

One of the 1852 publica-
tions of the Department of
Commerce just off the GPO
presses is entitled Wanted
A Stair-Clim bing Wheel
Chair National Inventors
Council"
A telephone call to the de-
partment revealed that the
offices of the council are To-
Gated in the old Providence
Hospital building in South
east, only a few blocks from
The Star.
Leonard S. Hardland, chief
engineer of the council, told
the story behind the unusual
publication.
"a true philanthropist," he
said, "who wants to remain
anonymous, made an offer of
$4,000 for a wheel chair that
will climb stairs.
''He had no wheel chair
case in his own family. He
just figured that wheel chair
occupants have a pretty
rough time of it and that a
chair that would take them
up and down stairs would be
a big help.
we made the offer last
year and 500 ideas were sub
mitted.
None of them quite filled
the bill. The specs made it
difficult. 1t would be easy to
design such a chair without
our weight limitation-75
pounds.
"AlSo the chair has to be
collapSible so that it will go
into an automobile.
"The occupant is not to be
called upon to exercise more
than a pull of 10 pounds in
operating the chair.
"The committee, while re-
jecting all designs, recon-
mended that three of the
designers be given 81 900 each
and the competition renewed.
'"The donor agreed, sent
each of the three a check for
$1,000 and the $4,000 offer
continues.
"The booklet includes the
designs that were rewarded
with the $1,000 checks. The
competition closes at the end
of this year."
Evening star., 1962-01-04
Twelfth Night Fire
Of YuIe Trees Slated

Arlington residents can get
rid of their Christmas trees
and wreaths by taking them to
a Twelfth Night bonfire be-
tween 7 and 7::30 pm. Satur-
day at Bancroft Park.
The ceremony, which starts
at 7:30 pm, will be sponsored
by the County Recreation and
Parks Department and tn e
Arlington Girl Scouts.
Evening star., 1962-01-04
District Suit to Seek
Price-Fix DAMAGES
City Heads OK
Action Against
Electrical Firms
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

The District today decided to
seek damages from some of
its electrical equipment sup
pliers convicted of price fixing
and bid rigging.
The Commissioners author
lied court action aimed at re-
covering city money allegedly
lost because of artificial equip
ment prices.
About a year ago, 20 electrical
firms were found guilty of fix
ing prices and rigging bids in
violation of antitrust laws.
Since that time, the Federal
Government has filed suits ask
ing millions of dollars damages
against some of these firms.
Request Changed
The Commissioners gave the
go-ahead for a District suit to- I,
day through approval of re-
quest from the corporation
counsels office to spend $500
for assistance from the National
Institute of Municipal Law of
ficers in the court action.
The Commissioners were told
that the $500 will pay for
such services as expert wit,
nesses' fees and the cost of
preliminary court motions and
actions such as the taking of
dispositions.
The legal organization had
set up a special task force for.
assistance in the bid-rigging
suits.
After today's meeting, Com
missioner Walter N, Tobriner
said: 1--WE would be very dere-
lict if we didn't file a suit >"
1O-Year Period
The city's suit will be limited
to direct purchases of the elec-
trical equipment, and to the
type of equipment covered by
the court convictions of the
firms. Also, officials said, the
recovery action will be limited
to a 10-year period running
from February, 1851, to last
February.
The total in purchases under
those limitations figures out
to about $225,OO0. The Dis
trict could collect triple dam
ages.
Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci James M. eastman noted
that even if the District were
found to. have suffered 10 per
cent damages due to price fix
ing, the city, under triple dam
ages, would recover SGT, 500.
Officials said the suit will be
filed in about a month.
Evening star., 1962-01-04
Metro Unit to Explore
Joint Purchasing Plans

istrative officers in each area
local government, heard a re-
port on the possibility of joint
contracting from Haynes Prid-
gen, Takoma Park clerk-treaS-
urer.
Agents See Value
Mr.. Pridgen told the COM
mittee, which met in closed
session, that area local govern
ment purchasing agents at a
recent meeting agreed that
joint contracting was well
worth exploring.
Under the agreement reached
at the Administrative Officers
Committee meeting, each ad-
ministrative officer will de-
termine under what condition
his own government could
enter into a joint contracting
arrangement.
These conditions will be re-
ported at the next meeting OF
the committee March 9 at
Farragut square.
The conference will move its
office from the District Build
ing to the Farragut square loca-
ton on March l because ii
needs additional space.
Officers Named
Elected chairman of the Ad-
ministrative Officers Committee
was A. T. Lundberg, Arlington
County manager. Named vice
chairman was Walter Scheiber,
city manager of Rockville, Md
Top administrative officers
or their representatives from
seven local governments at
tended the meeting.
The committee deferred ac-
ton on a request by Home Re-
pair Contractors that the con-
ference help persuade area
Jurisdictions to adopt identical
home repair regulations with
provisions for reciprocal licens-
ing and bonding.
Evening star., 1962-01-04

filed for in mid 1858. The
boost is described as chiefly
working capital that can be
recovered.
Also to be asked is an in
crease in the Federal capital
grant from $7,257,009 to a new
total of ,782,501-an increase
of $1,535,4
The increases are made nee
essary, a board spokesman said,
as a result of a proposed revi-
sion of the urban renewal plan
approved by the National Cap
ital Planning Commission last
December 7. RIA approved the
revision yesterday, and the Dis
trict Commissioners are expect
ed to act on it shortly, after
a public hearing.
Adds 13 Properties
Among significant changes
proposed in the revision is the
inclusion of 13 properties with
in the project area for purchase
and resale to their present
owners.
In the original plan, the IL
properties totaling about IL
acreS-and representing about
% per cent of the total area
were exempted from agency
takeover.
The North Capitol East prof.
ect area is bounded by G. n
and North Capitol streets anc
by the Union Station and the
railroad yards. 1t is designed
for redevelopment as a com.
mercial and light industria,
area.
The formerly excluded prop.
critics were brought within the
acquisition program by the
National Capital Planning
Commission, an RIA spokes.
man said, Ito assure that al
private property in the project
area will be subjected to the
urban renewal plan and thu
controls it provides"
"Wash- Sale" Procedure
Newly included properties, a!
well as certain Others, accord.
ing to the plans provisions
are to be offered to theil
present owners for repurchase
Evening star., 1962-01-04
Star Staff Photo

counting money at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, is
supporting the family-David,
13; Linda, IL; Patricia, 10; Mr..
Wedler's mother, Mrs. Atkins,
and the dog, Cappy.
Mr.. Wedler, meanwhile, Is
trying to adjust to his new
condition.
Il still have headaches" he
said, "and I have a hard time
seeing right when I walk. Some
times I step up too soon on
curbS and trip"
Evening star., 1962-01-04
Diphtherio
Takes Life
Of D. c. Boy

Cnlloren'S Hospital today re-
ported the death of a 6-year-
old Northwest Washington boy
of diphtheria, a rare disease
which last took a victim in
Washington in 1858.
DR.. Robert H. Parrott, physi-
clan in chief of Children's,
coupled the announcement with
a reminder that every child's
care should include the So
called baby shots" for diph-
liberia, whooping cough and
tetanus. Unlike smallpox vac
cination, the baby shots are not
required by law before a child
enters school here, but they are
recommended by the District
Health Department.
Disease Still Present
Many young physicians have
never seen case of diphtheria,
a disease causing fever and diff
ficult breathing and character
lied by the formation of a
coating on the interior of the
throat. But DR.. Parrott said
that though the disease is rare,
it is still present.
Children'S Hospital reported
that the boy was brought to
the hospital on New Years Day
after having been for five days
with symptoms like those of a
cold. On admission, breathing
difficulty was noted and there
were other symptoms of pneu-
monia.
Tuesday morning, a dag
noSis of diptheria was made
although laboratory tests were
not then complete.
Medication Fails
The boy died that afternoon
despite anti-toxin, intravenouS
medication and surgery OPEN
ing the neck to ease breathing
Examination of the body con-
firmed the diagnosis.
The child, the hospital
learned, had never been i'm
munized against the disease.
Most children receive the
immunization as part of baby
shots" given them as infants
and bolStered by shots at age
2 and S. The baby shots may
also include polio vaccine. Such
Iimmunizations are available
from private physicians and at
District Health CenterS.
Evening star., 1962-01-04

there as an assistant warehouse
superintendent, moving ship
ping crates of televisiou, radio
and phonograph sets.
Mr.. Wedler, who came here
from Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
when he was 20, said he has
applied at the unemployment
compensation office for work as
a watchman or shipping clerk.
He doubts, however, that many
employers would take a man
with one eye.
His wife, Mabel, who works
Evening star., 1962-01-04
New Curb Set
0n|ndigents'
Cash Holdings
Action Viewed
As Another Step
In Economy Move

The limitations on the amount
of savings permitted a District
welfare recipient were tight
ened today.
The move was made by the
Commissioners at the request
of welfare officials.
Today's action was seen as
another in a series of moves by
welfare officials resulting from
the economy approach in this
field by Senator Robert Byrd,
Democrat of West Virginia.
The city's welfare programs
came under close scrutiny at
the last session of Congress by
Senator Byrd, who heads the
Districts Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee.
New Formula Set
Today's action changed the
formula that limites a well
fare recipients cash reserve"
The old regulation set the
maximum at four times the
monthly welfare payment. The
new formula sets a monthly
ceiling at twice the amount
of the welfare need
The need is the amount of
money which the recipient re-
ceives if he has no other in
come. The grant is the diff
ference between this and any
such supplementary income.
The net effect of today's
revision is to lower the cash
reserve ceiling for many fam
lilies on the welfare rolls, Of
ficials said.
Hard to Pin Down
From a practical standpoint,
officials conceded, it is difficult
to pin down the amount of
savings which a recipient might
have, either in the bank or
tucked away in a hiding place.
A recent move under the
Welfare Departments tougher
policy was to reduce the grace
period from three months to
one month for persons who are
found ineligible for further well
fare help. This period is the
time allowed for the family
head to get a job.
Evening star., 1962-01-04
on a first-refusal basis at the

on a firSt-refusal basis at the
agency's cost of acquisition.
They are included in a cate
CORY of properties, set up by the
urban renewal plan, whose
existing structures will be al
lowed to remain rather than
be demolished.
The revised plan sets up the
so-called "wash-Sale" proceed
ure, in which a brief temporary
change of ownership allows the
property to be brought under
longtime control of the re-
development agency.
In another act involving RIA
a Washington dentist has asked
District Court to enjoin the
agency from condemning prop
erty slated to be used by a
Washington syndicate for the
planned Columbia Plaza pro-
ject in Foggy Bottom.
HHFA Also Named in Suit
In a suit filed in District
Court for DR.. Meyer Silverman
of 1915 Wisconsin aveue by
attorney Josiah Lyman, the
court also was asked to block
the Housing and Home FL
nance Agency from giving the
RIA funds for redevelopment
of the Foggy Bottom land in
question.
The compaint said that DR..
Silverman owns a building at
2400 Virginia avenue NV,
which includes a beauty shop.
DR.. Silverman charged that
in order to condemn the prop
erty for redevelopment the law
requires a determination by the
RIA that 20 per cent of the
buildings in the area are
substandard property.
The complaint also sought to
enjoin sale of the property to
the syndicate, Columbia Plaza,
Inc, headed by Frank Luchs,
which plans to erect a luxury
apartment and shopping pro-
ject.
Meanwhile, RIA officials
today conferred with staff
members of the Hounse District
Committee on a controversial
bill reorganizing the agency.
The bill, introduced last year,
would merge RIA with the
National Capital Housing Au-
thority and place both under
direct control of the District
Commissioners.
Both are currently independ-
ent Federal agencies. RIA
administers the city'S urban
renewal program. The NCHA
SuperviseS public housing.
Evening star., 1962-01-04
Course for Doctors

BALTIMORE, Jan. 4 (AP)
"A postgraduate course, "Ad-
vances in Medical Science" will
be offered to Maryland doc
tors by the University of Mary
land School of Medicine jan
uary 10 through May 16.
Evening star., 1962-01-04
To Seek Reelection

SALISBURY, Jan. 4 (AP).-
Mrs. Mary L. Mock announced
yesterday she will seek election
to a third term as Democratic
State Senator from Wicomico
County.
Evening star., 1962-01-04
RLA's Loan Request
Raised to $31 Million
Revised North CopitoI-Eust Project
Calls for Increase of $l7 Million
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS
Star Staff Writer

The Redevopment Land Agency has decided to apply for
increase of $17261 867 loan be sought from the
Federal Government to help out the North Capitol
urban renewal project
The loan to be requested under action taken
day, will be $31 867-up from the $41OO00O originally
Evening star., 1962-01-04
"Wash- Sale" Procedure

Newly included properties, as
well as certain others, accord
ing to the plans provisions,
are to be offered to their
present owners for repurchase,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-03-21

house. You talked to your
friends and made your plans
and probably figured al the
cost and finally the work be-
gan, and now here stands the
finished building. which we
have gathered today to dedicate
unto God.
"All the men of Israel as
sembled themselves unto KIM
Solomon at the feast. Kings.
G:2. And they brought up the
ark of The Lord and the tabor
i.acle of the congregation and
all the holy vessels that were
in the tabernacle. | Kings 8: 4.
King Solomon and ell the con-
greeation of Israel that were
assembled unto him were be-
fore the ark sacrificing sheep
and oxen. Sacrifi e alwarS
goes with the building of
churches. Some sacrifice more
than others. Some bear the re-
SpOnSibility and the load, while
others take il easy, but the
purpose you had in building
this house. the sacrifice you
made and your sincerity 10
wo ship. and the dedication of
yourselves determines to VIVA,
CAtent this house will be dcdi-
Gated TO God.
The priest brought in the
ark of the covenant of the Lord
unto his place. The ark of the
covenant was put into the most
Holy place. The outstretched
wings of Cherubim overshad-
owed the ark. The ark contain
ed two tables of stone which
Moses put there al Horcb when
the Lord made a covenant with
the children of Israel when
they came out of Egypt. And
II came to pass when the priest
came out of the Holy Place
the cloud filled the house of
the Lord with glory and power.
Solomon said il was in the
heart of his Father to builu
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-03-21

the dcdicatory sermon.
Taking as his text. Behold.
build an house to the name
OF the Lord my God to dedicate
il to Him." he said. in part.
King David. the Father of
Solomon had it in his heart.
To build house for God. but
because of war and bloodshed
lie was not allowed to do. God
gave Solomon 4 peaceful reign
and granted him :he right 10
build the much needed house
The text is Soiomon's words
20 til" King of Tyre when he
ought his help in building this
great house. IL took great
deal of planning before the
Temple was ever started.
There was a time when you
people of Cane Branch only
talked about building this
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-03-21
Cane Branch Missionary Baptist
Church Dedication Held SUNDAY

II was an all-day-preaching-
and dinner On-the-grounds
Sunday as the congregation of
the Cane Branch Missionary
Baptist thu Oh braved bone
chilling wind and rain to at
tend church for the dedication.
e their place of worship.
The ceremonies were climax
I'd with tn laying of the cor
ner stone Sunday afternoon.
Members. former members.
former pastors and neighbour,
gathe ed at til, handsome cdi-
flee for The occasion.
Services beg n shortly aft,
10 am. with the Rev. Donnl,
Stevens, former pastor. Civ
ing the devotional. After recog-
milton Of former members anG
special music by The Cane
Branch Quartet. the Rev. G.
Clyde Prime, pastor. preached
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-03-21

an house IL 'tc zane o. tn.
Lord. II w., - Tn" hart =.
the people OF Can" Rranch to
build an house il the nam,
If the Lord Jesus Christ and
God our Father. and b. Na.u
hard work and sacrifice you
have succeeded: this bui,din-
stands here today as mcmuY-
ial unto God. TaiS bu.'diug
stands as Il testimony of you"
.aith. stronghold against
Satin. Il refuge t. Gods people
II stands - lighthouse 10
Il lost. drifting world. It's alta