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Evening star., 1963-05-09
Scratch One Candidate

At last report, Pennsylvania Welfare
Commissioner william Tollen was back
in his home State, awaiting word on
his application for the job of District
welfare chief. He repeatedly is doing so
at the beheSt Of District Commissioner
Duncan. And the wonder of it is that
either is bothering any longer to ponder
the question at all.
No doubt his private discussion with
Senator Byrd of West Virginia the other
day was quite sufficient to remove Mr..
Tollen from serious consideration. Mr..
Tollen nailed the lid shut, however, with
his public comments on the meeting.
BY his own account, the Pennsyl-
vanian and the Senator viewed the phi
loSophy of public welfare, and its appli-
cation in certain instances, across an
"unbridgeable chasm." Mr.. Tollen I'M
burdened himself Of the view that mo
constructive improvement is possible"
in the Washington relief program as
long as Senator Byrd maintains both
his current views and an element of
control over the program. And then, Just
for good measure, he observed that the
deep convictions" of the Senator on
policy matters are such that no decent,
humane" administrator would be willing
to operate here.
Mr.. Tollen at least was right on one
point. Senator Byrd does indeed harbor
deep convictions" on the city's relief
programs. Moreover his specific knowl-
edge of District welfare problems, and of
the particular circumstances which exist
here, contains more breadth, we suspect,
than is likely to be found in outsiders.
Mr.. Tollen is entitled, of course, to as
liberal a philosophy of public welfare as
he chooses to take. Any implication that
Senator Byrd lacks feelings of decency
or humaneneSS toward welfare recipi-
entS, however, is out Of tune with the
facts. No one who watched his pains
taking inquiry into virtually every aspect
of the welfare program during the SEEM
ingly endless hearings which he has
chaired during the last couple Of years
could honestly make such charge. The
hearings disclosed picture of incredible
abuse, waste and inefficiency, and this
is the problem to which Senator Byrd
properly turned first, rendering a valu-
able service to this city.
There is still long way to go, both
to strengthen the administrative ma
chinery of the Welfare Department and
to increase the effectiveness of existing,
and perhaps additional, programs which
seek to stimulate greater self-Sufficiency
and economic independence among the
needy. 1t is essential, of course, that the
new welfare director be a man with
whom both the Commissioners and SEN
ator Byrd, as chairman of the Senate
District Appropriations Subcommittee,
can work in close harmony. In his
search for the right man, Commissioner
Duncan has trained his sights largely
on other parts Of the country, without
much success. He may have more luck
closer to home. From all reports, Donald
D. Brewer, the current acting director,
has impressed number of people,
Senator Byrd included, with his han
ding Of the department. He deserves
more consideration for the permanent
post than he apparently has had thus
far
Evening star., 1963-05-09
PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
The Weird World of Gen. Walker
By RALPH McGHL

the U.N. We are obliged to
the general for his occasional
public revelations Of the
world in which he dwellS.
1t also is Of passing in-
terest to note how greatly
the cozy little far-right
groups lean on retired gen.
erals and/or admirals. Some
research is being done in
this field and 1t should be
revealing.
There was an illustration
of this at the April meeting
Of the American Society Of
Newspaper Editors. A side
meeting Of conservative edi-
tors was called. According to
one of the Is or so who at
tended, it was not really a
caucus Of conservatives. The
host described it as a gath
ering of right-thinking edi-
tors. Indeed, some Of the
editors who believe them
selves to be Of conservative
bent made inquiry as to why
they were not on the list and
~sIe informed they were not
truly right thinking. This led
to some recrimination, but it
was not serious.
Table Decorations
What really took under the
cork Of some Of those who
attended, said one who was
present, was the presence OF
four or five retired admirals
at the head table. Two Of
them. said the editor discuss
ing the caucus, looked a bit
sullen as II they still resented
the replacement Of sailing
ships with steam, and the
other two, he said, seemed to
be peering about nervously
as II they feared Admiral Hy-
man Rickover might come in
and question them. The in
terested editor said he never
did know exactly why the
admirals we're there, save
that they seemed TO be on
display in the absence Of
flowers or a Japanese ar
rangement. He did say. how
ever. that none present
doubted for a moment that
the visits we're other than
right-thinking.
Whether right thinking
could be equated with gen.
uine conservatism was left
higher than a kite. Il all de-
pends. ii seems, on a matter
Of semantics. But without
benefit OF semantics Gen.
Walker and at least some OF
the admirals are doing a
great damage TO the good ship
USS Conservatism. However.
this docs not seem TO worry
them, and perhaps shouldn't
really concern all genuine
right-thinking people.
tAil Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1963-05-09
Fairfax Film Critics

In an otherwise excellent
editorial Safe for Booboc-
racy," you identified two
Democratic politicians among
those who assailed the Fair
fax Public Library. but failed
10 mention that our Republi-
can Congressman and Re-
publican member OF the
House OF Delegates had ell
bowed their way into the
front renk OF the boobs.
Barbara Smith.
Republican Candidate Bill
Moss said recently that peo-
pie In Fairfax should vote
Republican because Demo-
Gratis differ, but there is
only one kind Of Republican"
But now Republicans Burk-
lund and Broyhill have pub
licly Joined the book burners.
Margaret Smagorinsky.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
Police Commended

Your readers might be in
terested in a letter we sent
to Police Chief Robert v.
Murray, expressing our ap-
probation for the splendid
police work in rounding up
the criminals who killed our
father.
We would also like to
thank you for the thorough
coverage of the case which
no doubt aided in the cap
ture of these slayers.
Our letter to Chief Murray
said:
THE family OF the late
Rev. Cleveland L. Weaver
wishes to express its sincere
appreciation to the Police
Department, the Tenth Pre-
cinct, and all officers assign
ed to our fathers case, parti-
cularly the Homicide Squad,
for apprehending the crimi-
nails who murdered our IA
ther, on the night of April
l3, 1868. in an alley in the
$500 block of Georgia avenue
NV.
This tragic experience has
made this family aware OF
the extreme handicap the
Police Department is operat-
ing under as a result of the
Mallory Ruling. We hope that
Congress will modify this
ruling to give the Police De-
partment the necessary time
to question suspected crimi-
nails when investigating
criminal cases. We further
hope that the law will be
amended to require that ju-
veniles committing felonies
be tried In adult court.
"As these killers have en-
joyed a pattern of criminal
terrorism extending over
many years, we now hope
that the arm OF justice will
permanently remove them
from our society and pre-.
clude the possibility Of then
engaging In any further act,
OF terror and murder"
Dorothy W. Jones.
Charles L. Weaver.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
BY GOULD LINCOLN
The Conservatives Big Wheel

has a family Of great wealth
backing him. Their first Jolt
came when he and his first
wife-mother Of five Rookie
feller children-were divorced
last year. They had their
hopes revived when the Gov
ernor won reelection last No
vember by more than half a
million votes. His remarriage
plans were closely held until
the new Mrs. Rockefeller was
granted a divorce about a
month ago. Now it has been
definitely established that he
will run, If he does run, as
a divorced man remarked to
a divorced woman.
A divorced man has never
been elected President, al
though James M. Cox, Gov
ernor of Ohio, had been di-
vorced and remarked at the
time he was nominated by the
Democrats for President in
1920. and the Republican
nominee that year, Senator
Warren G. Harding Of Ohio,
had married a divorced wom-
an. Adlai Stevenson, twice
nominated by the Democrats
for President, also had been
divorced but had not remar-
ried. 1t is not on record that
these, divorces played any
real part in the defeats Of
either Mr.. Cox or Mr.. Steven
son.
The GOIdwater Contrast
For years the conservative
wing of the Republican Party
has tried, but without success,
to field successfully q candi-
date for the presidency. They
came closer to success with
the late Senator Bob Taft Of
Ohio in 1852 than at any
time since the retirement of
the late President Calvin
Coolidge. Now the conserva-
tives have a dynamic and
personally attractive leader
in Senator Goldwater, a man
who arouses intense enthu-
siasm when he speaks. If he
should be the nominee of the
G. o. p, he would present
the widest possible contrast
to Democratic President Ken
nedy on all the important is
sues and programs. That Is
what the conservatives have
been shouting for for years.
Former President H erbert
Hoover, who followed Calvin
Coolidge in the White House,
was never the choice Of the
real conservatives, though he
had the support Of some of
them because he appeared
the most likely man to win.
Former Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York was too
independent for them, and
they did their best to nomi-
nate Taft over Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
The pros in the Republican
Party are looking over the
situation carefully today.
They realize well the advan-
tage Of having q candidate
from q major Industrial
State a Governor Of New
York, for example. II they
decide against Gov. Rocke-
feller, they may turn to Gov.
Romney Of Michigan. The
Michigander is a middle OF
the roader.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used iDiH be
returned only Uhen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1963-05-09

to give up special privileges Of any kind
Even so, abuses have their limits, and
the American people have good reason
to demand that an end be put to the
Scandalous junketeering of some of our
Congressman. The House has shown the
way for the Senate.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
The Grand DeIusion'

uO NJ I0bb0 SSbOSbOh
Your editorial, "Disar-
mament-The Grand Delu-
sion," is a classic. 1t penetrates
the fog Of administration de-
ceit and an urgent desire to
risk our national security and
sovereignty on the word Of
the Soviets, who repeatedly
assert that treaties, like pie
crustS, are made to be broken.
This editorial should be made
available as a reprint for
wide distribution. Thanks for
your good work. Ira b. Hill.
Il \
Your editorial, "Disar-
mament-The Grand Delu-
sion," takes the easy way out
by adopting gloomy cyni-
cism. You would be doing your
fellow man, and the world, a
far greater service by point
ing out practical steps we
might take toward control
ling our destiny, and 're-
Straining man from war"
What purpose can possibly
be served by saying: And if
on the other hand man is not
going to be restrained, then
we will, like our cave-man
ancestor, want all the weap-
ons we can lay our hands
on? There is scarcely any
basis for this analogy, in as
much as there is absolutely
no comparison between the
weapons Of our cave-man an
cestors and the weapons Of
complete annihilation, with
which we have been blessed.
OF course, the test ban has
no meaning except as q step
toward nuclear disarmament.
What more could anyone ask
for? The Russians don't real
ly need any more nuclear
bombs, or any more testing.
Neither do we, not until four
or five or six other nations
start exploding them all over
the place. When that hap
pens you just watch how fast
the Russians clamor for a
test ban. Also, watch just
how fast you eat those words.
THE proposal was first put
forward out Of fear that tests
would poison the atmosphere.
That danger has been pretty
well discounted by the ex-
perts. :" Bentley Kinney.
+
On April The Star said:
war in this day and age
assuming that nuclear and
thermonuclear eapons
would be used without quar-
ter or conscience-has be-
come obsolete except as a
desperate last resort" (Edi-
torial: Where the Victor?~
Now you present us with an
editorial: Disarmament =
The Grand Delusion." You
even oppose "a psychological
break in the cold war that
might lead eventually to dis
armament" On April /. you
wrote that "the fact remains
that all Americans would
suffer horribly in the event
of a nuclear and thermonu-
clear exchange with the
USSR." So, why do you say
now that 1T seems to us silly
TO fiddle around with wish
ful steps in that direction"
that is, in the direction Of
disarmament? This despite
the statement of Allen Dulles
In a seminar on strategy at
the National War College in
1859, that "the theory that
either Of the great nuclear
powers could destroy the
other without the attacker
himself being devastated is
not, believe, subscribed TO
on either side Of the Iron
Curtain" Sidney Koretz.
Editors Note: The two
editorials are not inconsist-
ent. We are against war. But
We do not believe 1t is pos
sible to secure peace by
disarminp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11
CLASS FOR INSTRUCTORS
Teacher to Give TVCourse

advisory group designing the
series. has been a mathe-
mates teacher in the secondary
schools and has instructed
teachers in modern mathe-
MATES in New Jersey, Colorado,
Virginia and Maryland.
Funds From Foundation
Funds for participation by
the Districts 235 teachers were
provided by the Meyer Founda-
ton. The staff for the seminars
will attend a special training
session this summer at Tufts
University at the expense Of
the Office Of Education.
The staff includes Mrs. Grace
Blackwell, released from God
ing Schools faculty last year
to work with Mrs. Boisclair in
a special in-service mathemat-
les program for teachers and
principals; Mrs. Wilma Wood.
teacher at Charles Young Ele-
mentary School. and Mrs. De-
loris Fucker, teacher at Keene
Elementary School.
The television course is being
developed and designed by an
advisory group of mathematics
specialists representing the
public schools, teachers colleges
and State education depart
ments throughout the North
east region. and the Office Of
Education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11

ticipation in school lunch pro-
grams, now 1873 per cent. would
be increased impressively by
elementary and secondary
school plans. p
Suspects "Extravagance"
Chairman hatcher agreed
with Representative Auchin-
Gloss, Republican of New Jersey,
that money could not solve all
of the problems now confront
ing the District. Mr.. Auchin-
Gloss, for years ranking Repub-
lican on the House District
Committee, said he suspected
extravaganza. Mr.. hatcher,
without confirming this suspic-
ion, noted that the city budget
had increase 1912 million, or
rs per cent, from 1855 to 1860
although District population
had decreased.
The Kentucky Democrat
pledged every consideration"
would be given to increased
Federal payment and loans to
the District as soon as Congress
fixes the limits in law. The
budget recommended by the
hatcher subcommittee would
clear 1884 million in spending.
Revenue, mostly from local
taxes, would be supplemented
by a $50 million Federal pay
ment for general spending, SIS
million and $944,000 in Federal
aid for water and sewerage
projects, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11

Of mathematics and its rapid
new developments.
For the District, it will be
the first time the schools have
ever tried instructing teachers
by television. There will be
235 taking the instruction here
and attending special follow-up
seminars. The District also
will be serving as a pilot center
through which teachers will
evaluate the series.
Besides the 235 teachers Of
ficially in the project, 1t is
expected many others in the
area will tune in the instruc-
ton, TO be shown here on edu-
cational Channel 26.
Trial Tapes Studied
Mrs. Boisclair was selected
as the television teacher after
the committee planning the
programs studied trial tapes
by various educators suggested
from the Northeastern region.
She has for years been an ele-
mentary teacher with a special
interest In mathematics.
During the last two years,
she has been responsible for
planning and directing in
service training in math for
teachers and principals She
also has directed workshops on
math for elementary teachers
in the Maryland State Depart
ment Of Education.
Ms member OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Joe, 8, May Enjoy
Luxury of Own Bed

Going barefoot when you
want to is one thing. When
you have to, it's another.
Especially in the winter, and
you can't go to school II you
don't have shoes.
Eight-year-old Joe stayed
home from school often last
year for that reason. Or when
he had any, they were too big
and gave him blisters, or too
small and pinched.
Joe is one Of eight children
in a family that grew fast. All
the others, including two sets
Of twins, are younger.
A new baby is coming this
summer.
Joe's father works hard, but
can do only unskilled jobs. His
income has stayed about the
same through all the years,
although his family grew.
Camp would give Joe regular.
wholesome meals and construc-
tive recreation and the luxury
Of a bed to himself for a while.
It would free his mother a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11
Bios in Hospitals Laid
To Contract LoophoIe

physicians on private hospital
attending staffs are Negroes
and only &c per cent Of the
courtesy stats are Negroes.
The eight contract hospitals
are Georgetown. George WASH
ington, Columbia, Casualty,
Washington Hospital Center,
Providence, Hadley and Chill
drenS.
DR.. Spellman said that his
committee told the Commits
sioners that the present dis
criminatory hospital policies
are also unfair to Negro pa
tients because these patients
often have to switch to white
doctors simply to be admitted
to a private hospital.
He said that at Freedmen's
Hospital, which is primarily
stated by Negro doctors, there
is a waiting list for admission
of Negro, patients.
District Commissioners John
B. Duncan and Charles M.
Duke, who met with the
doctors, asked the District
Council on Human Relations
to confer with officials of
private hospitals about the
possibility of admitting more
Negro doctors to their Staffs,
DR.. Spellman said. He added
that the Commissioners prom
ised to review the situation in
September and decide then
whether further action is
needed.
The group of doctors DR..
Spellman headed was a COM
mittee from the Board Of Gov
errors of the Medico-C hirur-
gical Society of the District of
Columbia. The other doctors on
the committee were DR.. Erman
w. Edgecombe, DR.. Joseph L.
johnson, DR.. r. Frank Jones
and DR.. John A. Kenney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11
BY CHARLES PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

A committee of Negro doctors
told the District Commissioner
at a closed meeting yesterday
that there is a loophole in the
city's contracts with eight pri-
vate hospitals which permits
discrimination against nom
white physicians.
DR.. Mitchell Spellman, COM
mittee chairman, said the Dis
trict contracts with these hos
pitfalls for care of the medically
INDECENT ban discrimination for
racial or religious reasons in
appointment to hospital staffs,
But, he said, this contract
amendment adopted last year
has had ''little measurable eff
feet so far"
DR.. Spellman said that there
are two major barriers to ap-
pointment of more Negro doc
tors to the hospital staffs:
/. The hospitals have added
few physicians to their staffS
since the amendment was in
corporated in the contracts.
2. Most of the hospitals re-
quire an applicant for admis-
sion to the staff to have the
personal Endorsement of two
members of the existing staff
There's not much opportu-
nifty for Negro and white doc
tors to get to know each other
socially" DR.. Spellman COM
mented.
He said that a recent Urban
League survey showed that
40 per cent of the patients
treated at private hospitals
here are Negroes.
Yet, he said, the survey re-
ported that while Negroes COM
prise 10 per cent of the doctors
here. only 4 per cent of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11
Hospital Adds Cribs

Three new cribs have been
added to the Fairfax Hospital
pediatrics unit as a result Of a
$500 contribution to the insti-
tuition from Washington Gas
Light Co. Post A Of the Amer
lean Legion. Company employees
who contributed to the post
last Christmas made the gift
possible. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-11
D. Cab Concerns
Ask Fare Increases
Changes Sought
In Zone l and
Party Rides

An attorney representing
Yellow, Diamond, Capitol and
five other cab companies, said
today that cab fares and zones
were grossly unfair to the in
dividual cab drivers. I.
Appearing at a Public IT'LL
tiles Commission hearing at
the District Building, the at
torney, Charles ]. Pilzer, GEN.
tered his attack on Zone and
the group rates.
He charged that ATS per
cent of the average drivers
trips are in Zone l exclusively,
but provide only 27.2 per cent
of his income.
He compared this to out-of-
town trips that, he said, were
only 81 per cent of the trips
but were 11.2 per cent of the
hackers income.
Opposes Party Rate
1.-THE party rate must be
abolished" he said. There were
situations, he charged, where
two people could travel the
same route for less money than
one person.
Besides changes In the zones
and in the party fares, Mr..
Pilzer said he would ask for
increases in charges for wait
ing time and hourly rates and
new charges for stops during
q trip.
The attorney introduced a
chart which listed the aver
age gross income of q driver
as $3.50 per hour with total
costs per hour of $3.50.
He said the information was
gained from a study of 1000
drivers. The chart indicated
that the average miles per day
driven were 1913, average hours,
T98, trips, 200 and tips, $1.9l.
The first witness introduced
by Mr.. Pilzer was Lauritz C.
Nelson, who said he was a
postal clerk, part time cab
driver and had been appointed
to speak for the drivers.
He testified to the method
Of soliciting information from
the cab drivers. The statements
by Mr.. Pilzer and Mr.. Nelson
were. objected to by Henry G.
Bartseh, who said he repre-
sented himself and the Air
port Dispatch Service. He chal-
lenged whether the opinions
represented those of the driv-
ers, said the evidence was hear.
say and charged that the cab
companies were not interested
in rates.
4 Says Meters Are Sought
1 Later Mr.. Bartsch told re-
porters the cab companies
were trying to get a zone sys-
tenn that would force Con-
gressmen to demand meters in
/ the cabs.
Once the meters were in, he
said, the companies would
control the taxi dollar by CIV
ing the driver a percentage Of
the meter readings. He added
that some drivers would not
be able to afford the $400 for
a meter nor the reduced in
come because of higher rates
causing fewer passengers.
Another cab driver, E. Erwin
Dollar, an independent owner
and operator, charged that the
P. U. c. had assessed the Dis
trict cab drivers Is cents each
for the cost of the hearing de-
spite the fact that the drivers
had not requested 1t.
In his statement, he said
there was the possibility that
it could be illegal and con-
tested" .E