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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-02-01

Three blind college students with outstanding academic records
residents of Brooklyn NY, receiving scholarship checks from
the Jewish Brae Institute of America Mrs Hyman Rothbar of
Bronx N.Y. President of the Jewish BraIe Review Companions
an auxiliary of the Institute check Sylvia Kashdan
TO- student in the City College of New York Holding their
checks Howard Fink 49, student Brooklyn College, and
Joseph Wanefsky p, of Brooklyn Law School,
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Patronage Curb
In Summer Jobs
Hailed bye. o. P

Representative Miller Of New
York, chairman Of the Repub-
lican National Committee. has
praised the Civil Service Com
mission for clamping down on
moves to use Government sum-
mer jobs for students for
patronage purposes.
The CSC has acted to deny
agencies authority to hire for
these jobs unless they convince
the commission that no politi-
cal considerations will be in
volved.
Mr.. Miller described the
CSC's action as vigorous but
necessary measures in view Of
the threat posed to our civil
service establishment by greedy
patronage kings in the White
House"
The Republican chairman
said any political patronage in
connection with these jobs
can only warp the usefulness
Of these young people as future
leaders by destroying their
faith in public service"
The csc also has announced
that starting next year it will
give nationwide competitive
exams for all Government
summer Jobs.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-North-
west winds 20 to 80 miles per
hour. will diminish this eve-
ming. Fair and cold tonight
low about 35 in city and % in
suburbs. Considerable cloudineSS
and cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and cold to-
night, low 80 to 35 in south and
25 to 80 in north, 20 to Is in
mountains. Tomorrow consider
able cloudiness and cool, high
IS to So in north and in sos in
south.
Virginia-Clear. cold tonight
but cloudiness increasing in
southwest, low ~ TO "a in north
and in the 30s in the south
Considerable cloudiness and
cool with chance OF rain in
southwest tomorrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Small craft warn
ings displayed. Winds becoming
northerly and diminishing To
around is knots tonight. To-
morrow north TO northeast
winds at 10 to is knots. Weather
fair tonight followed by in
creasing cloudiness tomorrow
Visibility 10 miles.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
NAACP Asks Help
For SchooIIess Children

RICHMOND, April 10 (AP).
"A top NAACP official called
on the Federal government to-
day to provide a massive
remedial instruction program"
for Prince Edward County
Negro children who have been
without formal schooling since
1859.
The statement came from
DR.. John A. MorSell of New
York, assistant executive secre-
tary of the National ASsocia-
tion for the Advancement of
Colored People. He said a
direct appeal will be made to
President Kennedy.
DR.. MorSell said the NAACP
is asking for the Federal action
on the assumption that the
4th United States Circuit Court
of Appeals will issue a ruling
soon that will lead to the
reopening Of public schools in
Prince Edward.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Z Awarded
$4,000 in
AirCrush

An Arlington mans widow
and l5-year-old daughter OBJ
tained q $4,000 negligence
award as the result Of q Capt.
tai Airlines airplane accident
in 1859 in which the man died,
Judge David A. Pine Of the
United States District Court
entered q S2l, 500 consent de-
cree judgement in favor of Mrs.
George A. Davis and an equal
amount for Miss Carole Ann
Davis Of the hoo block Of
South Army drive, Arlington.
George Davis was one Of 81
persons killed in the Atlanta to
New York airplane which
crashed near Chevy Chase. Nd.
May IL, 1859.
His survivors charged that
Capital, which subsequently
merged with United AirlineS,
was negligent. Judge Pine also
awarded an additional s22, 900
to the plaintiffs attorneys.
Attorney for the airline said
that the judgment would be
paid out Of insurance In force
at the time Of the crash. The
lawyers said that more than
20 settlements have been made
so far as q result Of the crash.
Evening star., 1963-04-10

Prince Edward shut its public
schools in 1859 rather than
integrate-tne only locality in
the Nation to do so. White
children have attended private
segregated schools. Negro chill
dren, in the main, have been
without formal schooling.
The 4th United States Cir
cult Court has under advise
ment an appeal OF a Federal
district judges ruling that
Prince Edward can't close its
schools so long as others in
the State remain open.
Public tuition grants, avail
able in other sections of the
State, were barred for Prince
Edward so long as the schools
are closed.
Prince Edward is one OF the
original five areas involved in
the Supreme Courts school
desegregation decision in 1854.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
IN CLASSMATES MEMORY
Pupils Aid Cancer Fund

A year ago, Gary John Plank
entered North Bethesda Junior
High School, seven months be-
hind his classmates from Wyn-
gate Elementary School.
The previous fall, when the
others went into the seventh
grade, Gary was in the hos
pital, undergoing surgery. He
studied at home while conva-
lescing, and by spring aopar-
emily was well enough to join
his class.
But Gary's school days were
numbered. He had cancer.
Present from Classmates
On May II, only six weeks
after rejoining his classmates,
Gary had to leave school. too
weak for normal lessons.
School for Gary became the
Plank home at 9625 Singleton
drive, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
WORLDS LONGEST PLACE NAME
STITCHED TOGETHER BY TAILOR

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ILGOGERYCHWYRNDR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wales (AP). The
curator Of the Welsh National Folk Museum has pinned
the phony tag on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
claimed by generations Of
WelShmen as the longest place name in Britain.
Lanfair etc. has lived on its tourist trade Senti-
mental WeShmen suggested that the railroad station.
due to be closed under railroad modernization pan be
rebuilt in the museum grounds
Curator Iorwerth Peate laughed at the idea. The
stations real name, he said is Lanfairpw meaning st.
Mary Pool
In the 18th century, Mr.. Peate explained q local
tailor added 46 letters 10 the to make st. Marys
Church-n- the Hollow of the White to the
Rapid Whirlpool Of the -Llany- -Silio of -RedCave
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Negro Churchmen
Visit White House
By the Associated Press

President Kennedy met with
more than 20 Negro churchmen
and educators yesterday to
celebrate, a bit belatedly. the
centennial of a visit to the
White House by Bishop Daniel
Alexander Payne. who urged
President Abraham Lincoln to
sign the Emancipation Proc
lamation.
Bishop Payne, q leading fig
ure In the African Methodist
Episcopal Church and founder
Of Wilberforce University, called
on Lincoln in 1862.
Those meeting with Mr.. Ken
nedy included about a dozen
bishops and other leading fig
ures Of Bishop Payne's denomi-
nation as well as officials Of
Wilberforce.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Cubbie Gets $l00
For Finding Cash

Washington cab driver
George H. Booker today Is 500
richer because OF his honesty.
Mr.. Booker. SO. Of l447
Swami street NV. q hacker
since 1927, found a woman's
purse In his cab yesterday
afternoon. He went straight
from the entrance at the
Smithsonian Institution. where
he noticed the purse on the cab
floor, 10 the hack inspectors
office.
Hack Inspector Joseph Oster-
man said sl.i68 In cash and q
cashiers check for $736 was
found inside. At about that
time. Capt. Osterman said.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Christian. an
interior decorator from Elm
hurst, H.. reported losing the
purse and the money.
She got her property back
as fast as she was able 10 get
TO the hack office. After re-
warding Mr.. Booker with the
800. Mrs. Christian continued
her sightseeing.
Capt. Osterman also had a
reward for the driver. He In
serted a commendation In Mr.
Bookers record.
Evening star., 1963-04-10

cancer society, as well Is by
the Cured Cancer Club OF
Washington.
Breathing Aided
The result Of Mrs. Plank's S
suggestion - and the school
children's generosity Wa the
arrival this week Of q portable
aspirator at the cancer society.
The machine is l. 1 in several
types Of cancer treatment, to
keep patients breathing pas.
sages clear Of fluid.
The presentation was made
by two Of Gary's classmates,
David Martin and Pat Han
sen. There is an inscription on
the aspirator that reads: "Pre-
sented in memory Of Gary
John Plank by his fellow stu
dents at North Bethesda Jun
ior High School, 1853"
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Civil Defense Test
Of Sirens Slated

Civil defense sirens will
sound through the District anc
adjacent Maryland and Vir.
ginia counties at about ll:55
am. Saturday.
Civil defense authorities said
the one-minute sounding will
test the operating circuits by
which the sirens are activated
simultaneously throughout the
area.
Special bell and light warn.
ings in most Federal building,
and some large private struc-
lures will be included in Sat-
urday's test.
The sirens tested will be those
owned and operated by the
Federal Government. A civil
defense representative said
that some equipment owned BY
municipal and State govern.
ments might be tested at the
same time. The Federal warn
ing equipment is tested about
every three months.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
German Measles
Vaccine Passes
Preliminary Tests

A new vaccine to prevent
German measles disease
that can cause severe harm
to unborn children If it strikes
the mother during the first
three months of pregnancy
has been found 100 per cent
effective in preliminary tests
at the National Institutes Of
Health here.
However, much more testing
is needed to determine the
vaccine'S ultimate effectiveness,
according to DR.. Richard Mas
land, director of the National
Institute Of Neurological Dis
ease and Blindness at NH.
DR.. Masland confirmed yes
terday the results Of the tests,
which came to public attention
through Mrs. Eunice Shriver.
Mrs. Shriver, sister Of Presi-
dent Kennedy and wife Of
Peace Corps Director Sargent
Shriver, made the vaccine an
nouncement Thursday night in
the course Of q speech in
Seattle on information that
came from DR.. Masland.
DR.. Masland said yesterday
that the vaccine could be avail
able within a year.
Women stricken with Ger
man measles in the first three
months of pregnancy deliver
a high percentage Of defective
babies If the pregnancy goes
full term. Frequently such
.pregnancies terminate prema-
turely or end in still births,
Children that survive are fire.
quently mentally retarded. q
spokesman for DR.. Masland
said.
The German measles vaccine
has no connections with red
measles vaccine recently ap-
proved for commercial manu-
facture.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Mclean Man Is Third
In Foirfox 9. O. P. Roce

william C. Hewlett. 80, OF
Brook road. Mclean, Va. is the
third candidate seeking nomi-
nation to the FairfaN Board OF
County Supervisors at a Repub-
lican District caucus at Mclean
High School on May 7.
A mechanical engineering
graduate OF the Massachusetts,
Institute OF Technology, Mr..
Hewlett is president and chief
executive OF the Union Iron
Works. Arlington.
This is my first venture into
politics" he said.
II elected. he said one OF his
first steps would be TO estab-
lish "A permanent system OF
communication" between him
self and citizen groups.
He is married TO the former
Virginia Ford OF Washington
and Is the father OF five chill
dren.
Mr.. Hewlett was q member
OF q voluntary citizens Study
committee which for almost
two years attended virtually ali
school board meetings 10 obtain
Evening star., 1963-04-10

To help him In his studies,
his classmates collected money
to convert Gary's television set
to bring in WETA. the educa-
tional channel. They had some
money left over, and decided
to save it for a Christmas pres
ent for Gary.
The Christmas present was
never bought: Gary died De-
cember /, a month before his
18th birthday.
Gary's classmates asked his
mother what they should do
with the money they had COL
lected, and her answer was
prompt: Buy something for the
American Cancer Societys gift
for use by other cancer patients.
The Planks knew the value
Of the gift and loan fund:
during Gary's illness they had
used equipment supplied by the
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Mrs. B|oedorn
Leaves Estate
OF S2.4 Million

A l7-year-old Washington
school girl and her 20-year-cld
brother will get the bulk of the
$24 million estate left by their
grandmother, Mrs. Walter A.
Bloedorn.
Mrs. Bloedorn was the wife
Of DR.. Walter A. Bloedorn. re-
tired dean of the George
Washington University Medical
School, and was the daughter
Of the late George Sutherland,
former Senator from Utah and
Supreme Court justice.
She left most Of her estate
to her two grandchildren,
George Sutherland Elmore, q
student ct the st. Petersburg
Junior College. st. Petersburg,
Fla, and Miss Edith Lee El-
more, a student at the Holton
Arms School in Washington.
Mr.. Elmore and Miss Elmore
are the children of Mrs. George
S. Elmore. Her late husband
was Mrs. Bloedorn'S son.
Memorial Left
In addition, in a will filed for
probate in the United States
District Court, Mrs. Bloedorn
left $50,0 to the University Of
Utah Law School as a memorial
to her father. The will states
that the details Of the memorial
are to be worked out by the
president Of the university and
the dean of the law school.
The will leaves $150,000 to DR..
Bloedorn and the right to live
in the couples home at 4617
Hawthorne lane NV. for his
lifetime.
Mrs. Bloedorn noted in the
will that the couple had married
late in life and had no children.
The will said that DR.. Bloedorn
has sufficient property.
In addition, Mrs. Bloedorn
left $4,000 to her second hus-
bands daughter. Helen Bloc
dorm.
Assets Listed
William Thomson, an at
torney and one Of the cxecu-
tors Of the estate, filed the
probate papers listing the es-
tate's assets as $2,0S9, 900 in
securities; $172,000 in cash and
the Hawthorne lane home
valued at $l25,000.
The will provides that after
specific bequests the entire
estate is to be held In trust
with the income payable to
Mrs. Elmore for the use Of her
two children until they reach
81. Then they are to receive
the income directly. At 80 the
two children are to receive the
entire estate divided equally.
The executors Of the estate,
in addition to Mr.. Thomson,
are DR.. Bloedorn and the
American Security Trust 90.
The trustees for the children
are Mr.. Thomson, Mrs. Elmore
and the bank.
An additional provision leaves
the entire estate to the
University Of Utah Law School
should both Of Mrs. Bloedorn's
grandchildren die before they
are 30.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Virginia U. Honors
Chemistry Professor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
April 10 (AP).-Dr. Allan Tai
bott Gwathrney, o chemistry
professor, was presented yes
terday with the Thomas JET
ferson award given annually
to q leading member OF the
University Of Virginia Com
munity.
DR.. Gwathmey, a specialist
In solid state chemistry and
physics has been president Of
the board Of trustees OF the
Virginia Institute for Scientific
Research in Richmond since
Io4B.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Albert Won Steinner-Go
Appraised Fabulous Gems

Albert Won Steinner- Goeltl
came to America in 1911, he
said, because he wanted to make
Q million dollars.
Although he might not have
reached that goal, 1t is prob
able that more millions Of dol
lars worth Of jewels passed
through his hands than those
Of any other goth century man.
The S2-year-old Washington
jeweler had appraised the ex-
traordinary Evalyn walsh Me-
Lean gem collection and the
fabulous World War II loot
from the Kronberg Castle dur
ing q career that lasted until
q year ago. when cancer forced
him to retire. He died at his
home yesterday.
A baron by birth, he was
reared in the royal court Of
AuStria-Hungary and joined the
army when he was 10. After
IL years of service. he became
interested in the future Of aero
nautics in the United States.
Bleriot had made the first
flight from Paris to London
in 1909" Mr.. Won Steinner-
Goeltl said, and I wanted to
make as much money as he
did. I came TO the United
States to make q million dol
lars"
S25-a-Week Job
Two months in New York
proved to him that his enthusi-
asm would not pay off, so he
answered an ad in the old New
York World offering a course
in diamond setting.
After the course, he answered
more ads and wound up In
Washington with a $25-a-week
job.
In four weeks on the job, he
Evening star., 1963-04-10
To Seek Reelection

John Nurse, Of 1912 Tyler
avenue. Falls Church. has an
nounced he will seek re-eiec-
tion as justice of the peace
from Fairfax County's Falls
Church District, subject to the
July Democratic primary.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Mary Surrott Drumu

The Story Of Mary surratt"
will be presented by the Sur
rats Stage Door Co. al $3.50
pm. April 10 through 20 ane
April 2b through ~ In Sur
rattsville Junior High School
Clinton. Md. Proceeds will
benefit the groups scholarship
fund.
Evening star., 1963-04-10

had advanced from setting
jewels to designing them. BY
the beginning Of the First
World War, he had established
his own firm, Won 6teinner q
Baumgartner, from which he
retired in 1894 to open offices
in the Washington Gas Light
Building.
He said one Of his most un-
usual appraising jobs was with
the Mclean collection In 1882.
Il was called to her home one
day to appraise part Of her
collection" he related. After
l had done that the maid said
Mrs. Mclean would like TO see
me.
Il went into her bedroom
and was served champagne
from bottles in Ice buckets that
lined her shelves, and she
rolled back the mattress on her
bed.
So Million, Uninsured
There were hundreds and
hundreds of gems that must
have been worth So million.
My God, woman I said, I
hope these are insured!'
"'Oh, no. she said, I don't
believe in insurance.
Another unusual trip was to
the Pentagon to examine the
Kronberg Castle jewels. He
asked for two weeks to do the
job, and was given 2 hours.
Il made no estimate of
value" he said. II then merely
classified them"
That collection included more
than a thousand unset dia-
monds, weighing SIS carats, So
loose emeralds, many pearl
necklaces, q few loose rubies
and a great quantity Of loose
amethysts. But he was diSap-
pointed.
Not many we're Of gem quail
ity," he said. II don't know
why they even had so many
loose jewels"
Don't Use Jewelry
Mr.. Won Steinner-Goeltl con-
fined his contact with jewels
to his profession. wearing only
q single ring with the family
crest. His wife, Bonnie, claims
only one major piece. an emer-
aid once owned by q descendant
Of Baron Casanova. As.
"She doesn't like jewelry," !" he
said.
He made up for that simplic-
ity with other Accoutrements Of
the aristocratic. His car was
always large, and in days Of
running boards q dog decorated
his.
Mr.. Won STEINER Goe1tl
played q good game Of golf
quite often until his illness. He
was tall and inpeccably dressed.
He leaves his wife, Of s40l
Farrell drive, Chevy Chase, Nd,
the home address; a son, Al
bert. jr., Of 1908 Neal drive,
Alexandria. and four grand
children.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Police Probe Deoth
Of Mrs. Igor Cossini

Dantine. and a son, Alexander
8. by Mr.. Cassini.
The 47-year-old Russian -borr
Cassini said his wife fractured
a leg about q year ago and that
because Of the injury she re-
quired tranquilizers. He said
she may have taken an over
dose Of the barbiturates acci-
dentally.
Substitute Writes Column
Mr.. Cassini, who operates @
Park avenue public relations
firm, has taken a leave Of alb
sence from the New York
Journal-American pending the
outcome Of his Federal case
His column Is being written by
Charles Van Rensselaer,.
Mr.. Cassini's indictment by q
Federal grand jury In Washing
ton charges that he failed to
register as o publicity agent
from 1859 to 1881 for the late
Dominican Dictator Rafael
Trujillo.
He pleaded not guilty and is
free in $1,000 bail while the
case is pending.
Mrs. Cassini was the daugh.
ter Of Charles B. Wrightsman,
GILMAN and Palm Beach (Fla.)
neighbor Of Joseph P. Kennedy,
father OF the President.
Mr.. Cassini is o descendant
Of European aristocracy. His
brother. Oleg, is regarded as a
favorite dress designer Of,
among others, Mrs. John F.
Kennedy.
The CAssini's prominence in
social circles dates back to their
mother, the late Countess
Marguerite Cassini, daughter
Of q one-time Russian Ambas-
sador to the United States.
Evening star., 1963-04-10

NEW YORK. April 10 (AP)
Police sought today to de-
termine whether the death OF
Mrs. Igor Cassini--apparently
from barbiturate was acci-
dental or suicide.
They said the 38-year-old
wife Of the society columnist
had been under pSychiatric
care for about six months.
Mr.. cassini. whose syndicated
column under the byline
l"Cholly Knickerbocker" ap-
peared In more than so papers,
was indicted by a Federal grand
jury two months ago on
charges Of serving as an un-
registered foreign agent.
Yesterday he returned home
as this third wife, Charlene.
was being carried unconscious
into an ambulance that took
her TO q hospital. She died
there about nine hours later,
after her stomach had been
pumped In q vain attempt to
save her life.
Pill Bottle Empty
Police said an empty sleeping
pill bottle was found on the
bathroom floor Of the Cassinis'
Fifth Avenue apartment. They
said Mrs. Cassini had q pre-
scription for the pills and had
sent her stepdaughter, Marina,
IA, to a drug store Monday
night for a bottle Of 80.
Marina told officers her
Stepmother went to the bath
room about 10:30 pm, came
out looking pale and subse-
collapsed.
No note was found In the
apartment, police said.
Mrs. Cassini also had q IA
year-old son. Dana. by her first
marriage to Actor Helmut
Evening star., 1963-04-10

"a better knowledge OF school
problems.
He has served as a Republi.
can precinct worker and Judge
OF elections.
Evening star., 1963-04-10
Rehabilitation
Seen for 75%
BY ROBERTA HORNIG
star Staff Writer

Mrs. Eunice Kennedy shriver
said yesterday that never before
have so many forces combined
to aid the mentally retarded.
Mrs. Shriver, sister Of Presi-
dent Kennedy, said that three
fourths Of the Nations men,
tally retarded can be rehabili-
tated. but that this is "one OF
the best-kept secrets"
Speaking at a meeting called
by the Citizens Committee for
the Department Of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare Children's
Bureau, Mrs. Shriver listr as
"breakthroughs" the Presidents
message on retardation last
February. new programs initi-
ated by the Presidents Mental
Retardation Panel and the in
terest on Capitol Hill Of Sem
ator Hill, Democrat Of 4lla-
bama, and Representative Fo-
garty. Democrat CT Ehode c
Island.
Cites Own Family
Mrs. Shriver struck q per-
sonal note when she vold Of fer
family's struggle 20 years ago
to place her sister Rosemary in
an institution. Then, she said,
research. education and rehaN-
ilitation programs for the men,
tally retarded did not exist.
HEW Secretary Celebrezze,
who shared the speakers plat
form with Mrs. Shriver, said
the Presidents legislative pro-
gram to combat mental retar-
dation involves an investment
of approximately $275 million
over the next five years.
Mr.. Celebrezze also joined
other speakers ct the confer.
ence in urging that efforts be
geared to "culturally deprived
children" children in urban
and rural slums.
Earlier at the conference, DR..
Donald Stedman, associate di-
rector Of research at the Jo-
Seph p. Kennedy Foundation,
urged that mass efforts should
be gear.d to the mildly
retarded.
This mildly retarded group
numbers about 4 million and
probably represents q fair pro-
portion Of the Nations Al mil
lion unemployed he told the
conference.
Higher In Slums
I'VE need to know more about
this group" DR.. Stedman said.
I'VE surmis, that the condi-
tions Of deprivation and despair
have a casual relationship to
their mental condition.
He said that research clearly
indicates that the incidence Of
mild retardatio-. Is higher in
slum areas. chronically de-
pressed areas and in low
income bracAets. He concluded
by urging the use Of a domestic
peace corps to reach out to
these eulturally deprived.