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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Train Hits
Car, ! Dead,
2 Injured

One man died and two others
we're injured critically when
their car was struck by a
Pennsylvania Railroad passen-
ger train this morning at the
Jericho Park crossing near
Bowie, Md. The train was en-
route to Washington.
The dead man was identified
by the Prince Georges General
Hospital as William Winegart
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who was
employed as an exercise rider
at the Bowie Race Track. He
died of a skull fracture shortly
after arrival at the hospital.
Injured were Richard G.
Whaley of Columbus, Ohio, and
Frank Clendening of Laurel,
Md, the hospital said.
Police did not identify the
driver.
According to a railroad
spokesman, Train No. 1T, a IT.
car passenger train named the
Federal. was not derailed and
suffered little damage. He said
the train normally travels at
80 miles an hour at the cross
ing.
County police said the men
were working at the Bowie
race track which will open
next month for its winter sea-
son.
Pvt. w. L. Smith of the
wie-Belair Substation said
their 1868 car apparently was
headed south on Jericho Park
road toward the race track.
The train struck the car
and drove it 1853 feet down the
tracks, Pvt. Smith said.
The crossing has no gate.
flashing lights or crossing
guard and vision along the
railroad tracks is blocked in
one direction, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Man, "a, Is Held
In FutuI Shooting

A coroner's jury yesterday
held Theodore EppS, "a. Of the
1000 block of Seventh street
NV. in the death Saturday of
a 24-year-old Washington man.
Theodore r. Turner, of 1886
Calvert street NV, was shot to
death in his home Saturday
morning in the presence of sew
eral witnesses, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Rehabilitation Award

The D. C. Department of Vo-
cational Rehabilitation has
been presented a plaque by the
Occupational Training Center
for the most constructive con-
tribution to the cause of reha-
bilitation of the mentally re-
tarded in Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

AN OLD HOUSE is on the
corner that must have been
the farmers when this land
, was pasture and plowed
fields.
. A typical farmhouse with
clapboard sides and green
blinds. In front there is a
, big twin Norway pine with
long needles. 1t was mantled
with snow. And to complete
the Christmas colors the
= house has a front door paint
ed bright red.
It was after Q and more
than 2 inches of snow had
fallen since it started at 7::30
: blanketing our world.
1t was amusing to reflect
that in the Great Lakes city
of my youth the merchants
welcomed the first snow
storm Of the winter. 1t slim
ulated the Christmas spirit
and set the cash registers
ringing.
: The Pentagon lagoon was
frozen, locking the cabin
cruisers and other small
craft In their berths.
So was the Potomac from
shore to shore. The reflect
ing pool where skaters had
been practicing their turns
and spins the day before was
a rectangle Of white.
Inc oO rags at the monu-
,ment, at full staff for the
first time in a month, were
Tapping in the breeze.
; First call of the day was
at the Wildlife Federation at
Sixteenth and o streets. The
taxi went by the Treasury
and the White House.
Alexander Hamilton, In
front Of the Treasury, looked
like Cicero. He was draped
: in a toga Of white.
The White House lawn and
the arc Of pavement to the
pillars of the north portico
were under an unbroken
sheet of white.
The broad leaves Of the big
magnolias were bearing little
heaps Of snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

release over the week end, Mrs.
Bradley urged citizens aSsocia-
tons and individuals who agree
with her to contact their dis
trict supervisors and provide
them with facts and opinions
supporting a review of the re-
zonings.
3 ReZOnings Voted
II am aware that I have pro-
posed an extraordinary rem
edy," the former county plan
ming commission chairman
commented. Its use should be
limited to the extraordinary
circumstances" surrounding
the outgoing boards actions.
In two meetings last week
the board granted three recon-
ings affecting the proposed
Upper Accotink master plan
and other for 239 acres OF
smaller lots in an area encom-
passed by the Western County
Plan.
One Of the Upper Accotink
area rezonings was that OF
Efrain Guerrero who requested
81 acres for apartments, shop
ping center motel. office build
ing and sports convention CEN
ter a mile east of Fairfax circle
on Arlington boulevard.
A two-two tie vote on this
application resulted at the
boards December IL meeting
Six board members were pres
ent last Wednesday and gave
the request a five to one APP
proval. The lone dissenter was
supervisor Anne wilkins, who
not only objected to the recon-
ing but protested that State
law required the presence of al
seven members in order Il
break a tie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
The
Rambler
Sings the
City Beautiful
By GEORGE KENNEDY

8g O1AN61 A1ANAN6DA
Washington was never
more beautiful than yester-
day.
More so than on those few
perfect spring days when its
greensward is green, its trees
in new leaf.
More so than the recent
remarkable fall when sum-
mer mellowed into Indian
summer without Interrupt
tons and only the changing
color of the leaves served
notice that winter was COM
ing.
Ordinarily Washington is
not prepared for its first big
snowfall. The flakes melt
Immediately on roofs and
pavements and lawns. Those
surfaces are not cold enough.
But they were yesterday
from so many days Of below
freezing temperature.
All the roofs in the valley
below we're white by the
time the bus was due. It
would have been preferable
to stay at home and watch
the changing landscape.
The appointed rounds
might have been put off.
But there still were sew
eral Christmas presents on
the list. Procrastination was
exacting its penalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

through" by the county's out
going board in the past six
weeks a "fiasco."
A number of the rezonings
she continued, are in conflict
with the county's existing
master plan or with plans that
have been adopted "in princi-
pie" though not necessarily in
detail.
Mrs. Bradley, the new
boards lone independent men,
Der, said she would urge that
all rezonings granted in con-
flict with master plans be re-
viewed by the incoming board.
Reports on RezOning
This would involve a CON-
plete report on each rezonine
by the county's professional
planning staff, after which the
board could decide whether OIL
not 1t wanted to rezone the
properties back to their origi-
nal categories on its own mo-
ton, she explained.
Mrs. Bradley noted that re-
coming ION the boards owr
motion" has been used fire.
quently In the past. The most
recent case came last Wednes-
day when the board advertised
for public hearings, and ap-
proval, a rezoning on a 12-acre
tract at Seven Corners for q
Lord and Taylor Department
store.
Two other members of the
new board-Frederick A. Bah.
son, jr., Of Falls Church Dis
trict and John L. Beerman o,
Providence District - are be-
lieved sympathetic to thi'
course of action, Mrs. Bradle!
said last night.
In a statement prepared TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
CITY ENDS MOURNING
YuIe Lights Glow BeIatedIy

mas to bring the most unique
lights of Christmas as they lift.
ed man-made stars into the
sky. One TV station, WTOP
strung lights up and down it.
tower to make it the tales
Christmas tree in town.
And at Twenty-second and 1
streets NV, where the Savoy
Apartments are being built, the
Miller & Long Concrete Con-
struction Co. strung its crane
with small white bulbs. Al
night its L-shaped outline
looms into the sky in such ar
abstract" Christmas design
that people travel for blocks tt
see what it is.
Star in the Sky
There is also a star in the
Northeast which brings the
travellers. On top of a 160-foot
crane at the Crane Rental Co.,
1725 w street NE, sits an
electric star which is 10 feet
across.
I'VE do 1t every year. We
don't want to advertise or men,
ton it even if someone notices
it or likes it, don't you see. -
said a man who answered the
phone at the company yester-
day. He would not give his
name and he was truly con.
cerned that the only thing be
mentioned was the star.
I'VE hoist a star up on a
crane. At night you can't see
the crane or anything. 1t is up
there because it serves a pur-
pose, don't you know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

washington BOARD OF trace,
who said:
Despite the short Thanks
giving Christmas shopping
period, retail sales In most
stores will exceed last years.
There has been unusually strong
late-buying activity which has
put many stores over their FORE
casts. Banks and credit agencies
report all indications are run
ming ahead of last year. Gen.
orally speaking, suburban bust
ness gains are running well
ahead Of those of downtown
merchants"
Some at Last Minute
But there were still those few
who had come up at the last
minute without a gift for their
wives, another toy for the chill
dren and nothing for their
wife's sisters aunt In Omaha.
In Garfinckel's at Fourteenth
and F streets NV, most count
ers were deserted except for
employees. There was the usual
scene of harried women at the
mems shirt counter, and men
with wrinkled brows picking
over piles of scarves.
Most small shoe stores and
speciality shops along F street
were deserted. Shoe statesmen
stared blankly out the win
dows at passing shoppers
They looked as though they
might soon begin trying shoes
on each other.
In Farnsworth Reed, Ltd.
in the 1900 block of F street
NV, statesmen said today's
customers had grown "fussy'
in their last minute search
Some, in fact, were already
exchanging gifts they hao
opened before Christmas.
/ Gift Certificate Chosen
In Woodward & Lothrop's
department store all was gem
orally quiet. The busiest count
ers were cosmetics and those
featuring small gifts such as
slippers and gloves.
George Hail of 1l12 Lake.
wood street, Vienna, a park
ranger who came to Washing
ton from Sitka, Alaska. last
May, was solving his last-min-
ute shopping problems with a
gift certificate.
An attractive blond riffled
through a display of mems
black socks searching for the
right size for a fellow employe
at the restaurant where she
works.
Mrs. Johnetta Kelly. of 71s
Nicholson street NV. was
shopping for gifts for her
husband and the godfather of
their children. I'm not usually
caught this late" she said. and
blamed the snow for prevent
ing her from completing her
shopping on time.
MY wife is usually the last
one on the list" said Tom
Smith of 1927 Claude lane,
Silver Spring, at the lingerie
counter in the women's wear
department.
Statesmen Relax
In a furniture store at Ninth
and F streets NV, statesmen
relaxed on touches and chairs.
In the Hecht Co. at Seventh
and F streets NV, store en-
ployes were already removing
Christmas decorations.
] As If Christmas were already
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
2 u. S. Park Grants
May Be Delayed
Christmas Gifts
For Counties
Await Approval
BY ROBERT J.LEWIS
Star staff Writer

A Federal Christmas present
of $l.2 million to counties for
park-land purchases may not
quite make the hoped-for dead
line.
John P. Hewitt. director Of
parks for the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, said today
Montgomery and Prince Geor-
ges counties have qualified for
a Federal grant of that amount
as a result of having spent $4,-
100000 of their own funds on
park lands.
Receipt of the grant he said,
was expected "momentarily."
Based on Budget
Under the Federal OPEN
space program, Federal assis-
lance is on the basis Of 80 per
cent Of total budget Of $7,029,-
900 for the 1923 fiscal year.
year.
This means, Mr.. Hewitt said,
that eventually, the Federal
share will amount to 50, 900,
of which S1.2 million is now
due.
Federal payments are made,
he explained, on a formula tied
to purchases of so per cent OF
the land initially with local
funds. with subsequent draws"
dependent on additional land
buying.
Total buying will amount to
about 1000 acres under the
1923 program, Of which al
most 5000 acres already have
been acquired.
Approval Awaited
For the 1963-64 fiscal year,
Mr.. Hewitt said, his agency is
still awaiting approval by the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency of an M-NCPPC land
acquisition budget of $50 mil
lion.
Action was dependent on leg
islation which was approved
only about two weeks ago.
Envisaged under this budget
is purchase Of an additional 81
1000 acres. OF the total expendi-
ture. SAL million would be in
county funds and SIT million
in Federal grants.
County funds for the pro-
gram are obtained from bond
issues whose amortization and
interest payments are funded
by real estate tax levies.
State Aid Provided
In Montgomery county, the
rate is 1872 cents per 500 of
real estate taxes collected, and
in Prince Georges 10 cents per
500.
State aid for the county's
share is provided on a $3.50
matching basis for certain park
land acquisitions under the Pa
tuxent River Watershed Act.
Earlier this month. Senate
deposition baked an effort
made by the House Appropria-
lions Committee to deny near
by counties continued parti-
cipation in Federal aid under
the open space" land program
for metropolitan areas. A total
of SIS million in additional
funds has been voted for the
program nationally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Reversal of Zonings
By New Board Seen
Mrs. Bradley Says Fuirfox
Votes Violate Master PIun

The possibility that several Fairfax Countys controversial
poeecon rezonngs might be reversed the incoming board
Of supervisors has been raised by member Of that body
Supervisor Harriet Bradley of Dranesvile district
called the recent furry Of rezonin frantcay pushed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Christmas Rush Ebbs
Tickle on Last Day
BY JAMES G. LEE
Star Staff Writer

Downtown Washington today deserted Saturday
morning in the middle of July.
Through long and bitter experience most people apparently
had learned to get their Christmas shopping on time
Merchants reported Unexpectedly good year. according
William Press executive vice president of the Metropolitan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
By MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

The lights of Christmas
hardly had time to brighten
the city this year
Last night the first evening
after the end of official mourn.
ling for President Kennedy,
found simple wreaths on the
White House and Blair House
doorways. Inside the Railways
of some of the Government
buildings, trees glowed but
shed little light on the outside
world
The lights that in past years
had strung their way across
the streets in downtown shop
ping areas were absent, and
the green and red colors down.
town were mostly in the chang
ing stop" and go" street
lights.
ElIipse a Blaze of Color
Even the store decorations
seemed subdued, a healthy res
pite in many ways from the
constant reminders Of past
times that Christmas was in
deed, on hand.
Only in the Pageant of Peace
display at the Ellipse was
there a breathtaking blaze of
Christmas. 1t had been planned
this year, months before the
death of President Kennedy, to
make the Pageant for 1858 a
spectacular thing of color.
More trees than ever before
we're added to form a cross.
The center tree. rs feet tall,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24

was a rich gold and red spar
kle. Leading up to it from
three sides we're other trees, lit
in greens and blues.
Along this pathway of a
thousand lights, a small group
of persons looking like black
stick-figures against the snow,
huddled in the misty rain that
was trying so hard to turn the
deep, white snowfall into SluSh.
They heard a chorus singing,
They were warmed by a deep
| pit filled with yule logs-five or
six cords worth to be used
during the night-that sent
sparks tipping into the air like
fireflies.
The reindeer, imported from
the National Zoo, solefully
played their role as they
slumped in the snow or
scratched and paved to get at
the grass. The kings and visi-
tors who stood in motionless
statute form in front of the
manger wore a mantle of snow.
A lamb on one figures arms
was almost buried in snow.
Lights on Homes
Away from the Ellipse,
Christmas showed its face
mostly in homes and apart
ments. Few of the natural pine
trees that dot so many areas of
the city had been put to use. as
were those in front of the Pan
American Union, covered with
blue and green lights.
In fact, it took the CONNER
lcial world of cranes and anten-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
Statesmen Relax

In a furniture store at Ninth
and F streets NV, statesmen
relaxed on touches and chairs.
In the Hecht Co. at Seventh
and F streets NV, store en-
ployes were already removing
Christmas decorations.
AS If Christmas were already
Jackson advocate., 1963-03-23
The Great Challenge To
Mississippi Negro School Teachers

The thing that is discoverable among
American Negroes under the impact of the drive
for ntegraton without conducting high class pro-
fessona studies is the loss of what often
referred to pride, which during the past
years leading up to this period in American Negro
life was more responsible for the great progress
made by Negroes during the past one hundred years
than any other motivation. The loss of this pride
is evident in the down grading by Negroes, of
everything among themselves, and the now almost
insane desire to invade unlimited and by force the
ranks of other racial groups whose continuing pride
in themselves is made evident at every chance
despite their acceptance in what is called the main
stream of American life.
The truth of the above statement in regard to
other racial groups be verified by simply look
ing at the st. Patricks Day celebration in New York
last Sunday celebration made great because of
the pride of the Irsh bitterly prosecuted both
in England and upon the first arrivals as mmi-
grants to the United States.
There is perhaps every racial element in the
world in the makeup of the population of the Unit
ed States, and among them, those who have made
pride in their racial background the equivalent of
their pride in their American citizenship are the
real leaders of American life
We Negroes ought to be beginning to under
stand by now that among so many racial elements
whose manifestations of pride in themselves is SO
plainly evident entry into the main stream of
American life is likewise dependent upon our first
giving convincing evidence of pride in ourselves
and in our own.
One and perhaps the main reason for Negroes
lack of pride in themselves is their lack to knowl
edge of the history and culture of the black race
and other colored races, and their contribution to
world knowledge and civilization.
The teaching of Negro history, and the point
ing-with-p to outstanding accomplishments of
members of the race, in days past, was the main
extra-cirricuar activity of the early, and appar-
emily more dedicated Negro school teachers; and
activity that should easily find place with todays
dedicated Negro school teachers.
1t is said that the destiny of the nation is in
the hands of the schol teachers if this is true along
with the destiny of the nation in Mississippi the
destiny of the Negro is in the hand of the Negro
school teacher, whose greatest challenge is to in
still in Negroes both pride of race, and pride in
American citizenship.
Jackson advocate., 1963-03-23
Reception To Honor Hugh MuIzac
On The Occasion OF Publication OIL
His Book: A Star To Steer by

experiences were often rich and
rewarding, spiced with the ro-
nance associated with the sea.
Born on tiny Union Island of
the West Indian Archipelago
where all 5000 inhabitants, save
one, were of African descent,
Hugh Mulzac nurtured a boy
hood dream to someday become
a captain of his own ship.
For Sc years it remained but a
dream and A STAR TO STEER
BY relates the bitter battle.
But rays of hope were always
present and when Marcus Gar
vey announced formation of the
Black Star Line and interview
ed Mulzac, it appeared that sue
cess was in sight.
l1OWcNcT IL was iiOt uiiIiA SIiOSC
dire early days Of 1912, when
the United States was cata-
paulting into World War II, that
Captain Mulzac received a post
commensurate with his rating.
A Los Angeles shipyard
worker, Peter R. Ross, conceived
the idea of naming several Lib
erty ships after outstanding Ne
groes and organized a gang Of
welders to join him in writing
q letter to President Roosevelt.
Several days later they received
a reply: the President thought
it would be a good idea-and
thus was the Booker T. born.
Originally Washington offic-
ialdom saw the Booker T. Wash
ington as manned by an all-Nc-
Jackson advocate., 1963-03-23
Rev. cIennon King Arrested For
on-Support OF His Children

Miami - The Pew. Clennon
King, who has had string of
difficulties dating back to an
abortive attempt in 1865 to enter
the University of Mississippi.
has been arrested here on q
fugitive warrant for non-sup.
port of his children.
King also announced in 1860
his candidacy for President of
the United States on an inde-
pendent Afro American U n t Y
Liberation Party ticket, and
suggested that former Vice
President Richard M. Nixon
would he his running mate. Nix
on, however, was unaware of
Kings plans. The campaign new
er got off the ground, as King
could raise only $217 of $500
campaign fund.
Following his arrest here on
the fugitive warrant from San
Diego County, California, King
Jackson advocate., 1963-03-23
WirtZ Moves
To Strengthen
Skill Training

Two moves designed to strength
en- and broaden apprentice training
propams.in the United States have
been announced by the Dept. OF
Labor.
Labor Sec. w. Willard Wirtz said
Under Sec. John F. Henning will
head newly created Advisory
Committee for Equal Opportunity
in Apprenticeship & Training. He
announced also that supervision of
the District of Columbia appren-
ticeship staff has been transferred
from regional supervision to that of
the Bureau of Apprenticeship &
Training to provide a more effec-
tive federal role" in developing
equal employment opportunity prac-
tices in the us. capital.
Henning's new committee, to
include representative of labor,
management, education, minority
groups and the public, will re-
/ view, develop and promote "more
effective programs and policies"
for equal opportunity in occupa-
tons requiring high levels of
kills.
Jackson advocate., 1963-03-23

was released under $500 bond
awaiting California authorities
to return him to that state. He
is accused Of failing to provide
for minor children.
King, AZ was recently expell-
ed from the newly independent
nation of Jamaica, where he
had sought political asylum.
One Of the first Negroes to
seek admittance to the Univer-
sity of Mississippi, King was
seized by authorities and held
in a mental institution for some
time until the NAACP spear
headed campaign for his re-
lease.
Prior to the Mississippi Incl
dent King had been ousted from
Alcorn after students there
demonstrated against his pro-
segregation announcements.
King had been history profes-
sor at Alcorn.
Jackson advocate., 1963-03-23

gro crew. Such did not become
the case and the exploits of both
Captain and his completely inte-
grated crew made of this ship
a seafaring ambassador of good
will wherever she docked.
While Captain Mulzac relives
adventures aboard that almost
legendary Liberty ship, he does
not gloss over his years Of
struggle and abuse until ach-
ievement was won. He describes
the seamen's fight for decent
berths and decent wages; and
portrays the Negro seamen's
concerted effort to win social
and economic equality; and the
redress of sore grievances.
The Mulzac story is exciting
reading but even more it is the
story of a life which found it
could not be fulfilled until the
dreams of others came to fruit
ion.