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Evening star., 1963-04-29
Mansfield Given
Maryland Award

Inspector Richard Mansfield
school safety program director
for The Star. has received q
silver plate for his contribu-
ton to child safety In the
schools Of Maryland.
The presentation was made
Saturday at Baltimore's Me-
orial Stadium before 10000
school safety patrol youths
honored at the Oriole.Los An.
geles baeball game.
Mr.. Mansfield. Of $500 Chev-
erly avenue, Cheverly, Md, has
received is awards In his 20
years as safety program d.
rector for The Star. He has
been with The Star since 1925
Evening star., 1963-04-29
ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
Inventor Aids Polio Victim

/ age battery with switches that
responded automatically to the
slightest touch.
Center Of Gravity Solved
Throughout his entire two
years work on the wheelchair.
Mr.. Proett received close CO.
operation from his neiehbors,
particularly q mechanic who
supplied many parts according
TO specifications.
After the major work was
completed, both Mr.. and Mrs.
Proett served as demonstrators
for the wheelchair to see II its
gravity problem had been
solved. Assured that it did in
deed provide perfect balance
for. its occupant, Mr.. Proett
finally loaded the l50-pound
vehicle into a truck and trans
ported 1t TO the Burdette farm
owner.
Most Of Damascus by this
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Teachers Have Plan
CrippIe's SIoyine
Suspects Indicted

Two young men we're indicted
today on firSt-degree murder
charges In the Staying OF a
cripple In his own apartment.
The two defendants, Joseph
c. Frady. %. OF the 1000 block
OF First street Sc, and Richard
A. Gordon. 10. OF the 1900 block
Of Congress street Sc, are ac-
cused OF Staying Thomas c
Bennett, 40. by beating him tc
death with their fists and O
wooden beam and then robbine
him OF sS7 on March l3.
Mr.. Bennett. who lived alone
In the 100 block OF Savannah
street Sc. died OF a crushed
skull. police said.
Both men were charged with
firSt-degree murder. first-degree
felony murder and robbery.
They are held without bond.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Nicholson Listed
As Becker Agent

ANNAPOLIS, April 29 CAP)
The Secretary Of States Of
flee said today C. Edward
Nicholson Of Bethesda received
s2.50o for representing Arthur
Becker during the last session
Of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Nicholson was an agent
for Mr.. Becker on successful
legislation to add the poligner
tract of Montgomery County to
the Washington suburban san
itary district. An earlier story
enormously reported that Mr.
Becker was retained by Mr..
Nicholson.
Firms and organizations
which are represented formally
on legislation have until 80
days after the end Of the ses-
sion to report how much they
paid. The session ended April /.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Mrs. Strauss, 65;
Was Assistant
Nurses Director

Mrs. william c. Strauss. e5.
q former assistant director OF
nurses at the Washington Hos
pital Center, died Saturday at
that hospital after q long ill-
ness.
She had retired In January
after serving the hospital since
1874. Previously Mrs. Strauss
had worked at the old Garfield
Hospital.
Always anxious TO keep up
with new developments In her
profession, she took many ex-
tension courses at Catholic
University and the University
OF Maryland.
Mrs. Strauss met weekly with
the hospital nurses. and q CO.
worker described her as al
ways pleasant, soothing and
50 atisfying."
A native OF Frederick, Nd,
she was the former Lucie r.
Remsberg. She was graduated
from the Johns Hopkins School
OF Nursing.
Mrs. Strauss leaves her hus-
band, OF 94l4 Columbia boule-
ward, Silver Spring. the home
address: a son, william C., jr.,
OF 1925 Washington street,
Kensington. and three grand
children.
Services will be at i:30 pm.
tomorrow at the Warner
Pumphrey Funeral Home. 8434
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring.
with burial In Frederick.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Sanford H. Westcott, 1o4,
Had Second Career at 90

Sanford H. WeStcott cried
when he heard as q child that
Lincoln had been shot. Mr..
Westcott. 104, Of Arlington,
died Saturday at YpsilAnti,
Mich, where he was visiting q
son. DR.. George W. Westcott.
The elderly man made his
home with a daughter, Mrs.
B. E. Mclaughlin Of 2724 Fort
scott drive, Arlington.
Mr.. Westcott was born in
Oswego County. NJ Y, and re-
ceived his education ct Cen
trail Teachers College in New
York State and Valparaiso
University In Indiana.
Had Second Career
AS q young man he moved
to Michigan, where he taught
school and served as superin-
tendent Of schools In 0 South
ern Michigan district.
He retired At the age Of so
and began . second career In
q real estate and building in
dustry which he operated for
Is years until his second re-
tirement.
A Republican. he voted for
every q o. p. candidate since
James A. Garfield, On his
Tooth birthday In 1858. he re-
ceived notes from President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon. 'is.s
Throughout his life he, was
interested In mathematics and
science. He worked problems in
mathematics to keep my mind
alert" up until the last few
months Of his life.
Evening star., 1963-04-29

tons director Of First Virgins
Corp.
He Is survived by his wife
Mrs. Marguerite Maury Mccoy
Of the home address at $685.
Gunston road, Alexandria; BY
D brother, Los Angeles Superior
Court Judge Philbrick Mccoy
by a sister, DR.. Eleanor Viii.
liams OF Jacksonville, N. c.;
by two sons, Richard M. Nc.
Coy. Of the Caldwell, N. ].
address, and Walter I. McCoS
II, Of Upper Montclair, N. j.
and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are sched.
uled for l pm. Wednesday al
the Fort Myer Chapel. Buria,
will be in Arlington Cemetery
The family has asked that
memorial donations be given
to the Cancer Fund.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Dr.. J. W. Sullivan,
Dentist in Area
For IS Years

DR.. Joseph w. Sullivan, So.
an area dentist for IS years.
died of q heart attack yester-
day at Doctors Hospital.
DIR. Sullivan, 4 native Of
Warren, Mass, practiced with
his brother, the late Walter D.
Sullivan, at Sll H street NE.
until the late l960s, when he
moved his office to Riverdale.
Md.
He was graduated In the late
l920s from Georgetown Dental
School.
DR.. Sullivan was a past presi-
dent Of the Hyattsville Lions
Club and a member Of the D. C.
Dental Society and the Uni
versity Club.
He leaves his wife, Susan p,
of 1909 Calverton drive,
Hyattsville, the home address;
a son, Michael j., Of 702 APP
plegrove road. Silver Spring;
three daughters, Miss Helen X.
Sullivan, Of the home address;
Mrs. Margaret L. Hoffman. OF
GOT Bierling drive. Silver
Spring. and Mrs. Mary 10
Haskey, Of Richmond, Va, and
six grandchildren. '
Services will be at 10 am.
Wednesday at st. Jerome's
Catholic Church in HyattSville,
with burial at Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. ''i
The family requests that ex-
presSions Of sympathy be in
the form Of Mass cards.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Merit Pay Plan Adopted
For Arlington Employees

Arlington Is instigating q
merit pay plan to reward
outstanding county govern
ment employees.
Personnel Director Jack H.
Foster said today that the plan
will be unique in the Metro
politan Area.
Beginning in July, personnel
whose work is judged to be
unusually superior will receive
special salary increases rang
ing from $240 to $500.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Keyin Dennison,
In Sled Accident

/ Funeral services for Kevin
Edmund Dennison, 10, who was
fatally injured Saturday when
his four-wheel sled was struck
by q car. will be at $3.50 am.
Wednesday at st. Jude's Church
in Rockville, Md. Burial will be
in Fort. Lincoln Cemetery.
Kelvin was q fourth-grade
honor student at st. Jude's
School, and q member Of Cub
Scout Pack No. 1880. ~
He leaves his parents, Ernest
E. and Shirley F. Dennison, OF
1910 Rocking Horse road,
Rockville, the home address; a
brother. Stephen. IL and three
sisters, Kristie, his twin; Sherry
r., 8, and Cindy M, 2, all OF
the home address. s
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Circulation
Men to Hear
USIA:Aide

DR.. Paul r. Conway, chic.
OF the professional training
school. United States Informa'
tion Agency, will speak at to.
nights banquet Of the 46tl
spring meeting Of the Inter
State Circulation Managers
Association at the Internationa
Inn.
DR.. Conway has been with the
USIA since Its inception ir
1883 and assumed his present
position in 1854. He is respon.
sible for the agency's training
program for foreign service
officers.
The banquet will be at 7 pm
at the Colonial and Senate
rooms. More than 200 persons
are attending the three-day
convention which concludes to-
morrow. They represent publi-
cations in the District, Mary
land. West Virginia, New Jer.
sey, Pennsylvania and Della
ware.
Jack F. Patterson, circulation
manager Of the Washington
Post, is president Of the aSso-
citation.
Topics being considered In
panel discussions and work.
shops include The Use of
Women Counselors as Carrier
Supervisors" Unusual Promo
tions with Carriers" and use
Of the Outstanding Newspaper
boy Program as Local Level
Promotion"
The circulation men also will
take a look at Effects OF the
New York Newspaper Strike"
in a panel discussion set for
tomorrow morning.
Newspaperboy prom otion
awards will be made by Walter
E. Mccoy, Of the Daily Journal,
Elizabeth, N. j.. at the banquet
tonight.
Evening star., 1963-04-29

grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral arrangements will
be conducted by the oawler es-
tablishment, $3.50 Wisconsin
avenue NV. at 2 pm, Tuesday.
Burial will be at Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1963-04-29

time was vitality interested In
the project, and there was Joy
in the town when the word
went out that Mr.. Burdette
could operate the wheelchair
with complete ease. able to turn
in any direction or go back
ward and forward by means OF
the switch. The chair provided
instantaneous forward speed,
at about the rate Of a brisk
walk.
No Improvements Wanted
Mr.. Proett, after receiving
enthusiastic reports from Mr.
Burdette on the success Of the
wheelchair, busted himself with
ideas and plans for improving
1t with an electromagnetic
transmission to vary It's speed
But its owner protested; the
wheelchair suited him perfectly
Just the way 1t was, and figured
that it didn't need improving
Meanwhile q patent attorney
from Washington heard about
the invention from friends and
went to Damascus to see it and
its inventor. He and Mr..
Proett became good friends and
the attorney finally obtained q
patent, which vas granted re-
Gently.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
e IN sl.
Biggest Asiu Reservoir
Formed by India Dam

NEW DELHI - 1ndia's Ri
hand Dam project, one of the
largest river valley develop
ments in the world, was in
augurated recently by Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
The project will su2py power
to about 900 communities in
Uttar Pradesh State and en-
able the irrigation Of IA mil
lion acres. The lake formed by
the dam spreads over l80
square miles and is ASia's
largest reservoir. .
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Graduation Dute Set

SALEM, Va. April 20 (AP)
Commencement exercises at
Roanoke College will be held
at 2:30 pm. Sunday, June 2.
DR.. Edward D. Myers, cultural
attache for the American en-
basSy in London, will make the
principal address. He is a
member Of the class Of 1927.
Evening star., 1963-04-29

A Montgomery County high
school teacher has received a
patent for an electric wheel
chair he invented for q young
polio victim in his home town
Of Damascus, Md.
The inventor is Milton Pro-
EFT, a mathematics teacher at
Robert Peary High School
Rockville. He was called on by
friends in his community to
work out some way for Larry
Burdette. who had been almost
completely paralyzed by bulbar
polio, to move about the family
farm.
Local folk knew all about Mr..
Proett's mechanical abilities,
for they had seen a sidewalk
sized model of a jeep which he
had made for his own children.
The request was made two
years ago, after Mr.. Burdette
had been immobilized about
eight years.
Mr.. Proett never had met the
young man. but he knew his
parents and became interested
in the idea OF a wheelchair
suitable for someone barely
able to move the fingers.
Space Contributed
At that time, the Proett
home was short on work space
so a neighbor contributed the
use of a garage with a wood
stove. and Mr.. Proett moved in
his equipment.
1t wasn't long before the
project was far more than a
hobby for the budding inven-
tor. He became so engrossed in
the idea Of a Self-propelled
chair that he worked frequent
ly until 2 a. m. on ideas and
parts.
Two models were begun. but
for various reasons. Mr.. Pro-
EFT had to discard them; one
was far too heavy to be prae-
teal. and the other presented
a center-of-gravity problem for
its occupant.
Finally he worked out q plan
for a completely electronic
chair to be operated on q stor-
Evening star., 1963-04-29

IneSe merit raises will be
In addition to those obtained
because of longevity.
The County Board ha.
allocated $50,000 to inaugural.
the salary program in the
forthcoming fiscal year and
the number Of employees who
benefit will be limited by this
sum.
Refines EvaluatiOns
However, County Manager
Bert w. johnson predicted thai
II the plan Is administered
without personal favoritisn
and succeeds in encouraging
professional excellence, 1t will
be expanded in succeeding
years.
Although precise procedure,
by which deserving personne
will be identified have not beer
determined. department direc.
tors henceforth will be forcet
to make finer evaluations O
those they supervise.
AT present, an employe Al.
most automatically gets a rails,
at the end Of each OF his first
five years with the county gov.
eminent. Three more Longevity
raises then are granted at four.
year intervals.
Mr.. johnson said that tn,
"rigidity" Of the existing sys.
tenn can tend to stiffle anc
discourage people who, M
matter how superior their con
tributions. receive no specia
recognition. He said that DO,
licemen and firemen in par.
ticular are In this category.
Teachers Have Plan
For some time, the Count,
Board has been demanding thaI
school teachers be compen,
sated more on the basis O,
their qualifications and per
formance In the classroom thar
upon their tenure.
Its demands eliminated thi
year in adoption by the Schoo
Board OF a radical new salar
plan which offers distinguished
instructors opportunity TO ad
vance rapidly up the pay scale
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Woman Is CHARGED

william d. Dosgett. 81, was
stabbed 10 death shortly after
noon yesterday at 1882 Eighth
street NV. where he lived
with Margaret Clark. 43. his
common-law wife, police said.
She was charged with homt-
.ide.
Evening star., 1963-04-29
Col. P. B. Mccoy Dies;
Son of D. c. Judge ~.

Retired Army Col. Percy B
Mccoy, 73. died of cancer last
night at his sons home In
Caldwell, N. j.
He was the son Of the late
Walter I. Mccoy. former chief
justice Of the old District
Supreme Court (now the
United States District Court
who was appointed to the court
by President Wilson in 1914.
Born In Brooklyn. N. Y. Col
Mccoy was graduated from
Morristown Preparatory School
in 1910. His father was elected
to Congress as q Representative
OF New Jersey that year. and
the family came TO Washing
ton. .,i
In World War /
Col. Mccoy joined the Army
during World War I, serving
with the 129th Field Artillery
Of the 35th division in France
for q year. He returned to the
United States and resigned his
post for the 3l3th Field Artil-
lery Of the Organized Reserve.
After Pearl Harbor, he was
recalled to active duty as a
lieutenant colonel assigned to
the Department Of the In
spector General. In August.
1914, he was made a full colo
mel.
Col. Mccoy retired from the
Army In l948 on a physical
disability from cancer.
A member Of the Army Navy
Country Club, he was q former
commander Of the George
Washington Post Of the
American Legion.
Public Relations Work
He was q former president
Of the Financial Public Rela-
tions Council of Greater WASH
ington and former public rela-
Evening star., 1963-04-29

The Sun and the Neon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
Streetcor Converted
To SeIf-Service Diner

out their idea at Washington
area ESQ stations, and the
first one has just opened on
Route so in Ramp Washing
ton, Fairfax County.
1t has $1,000 worth of vend-
ing machines. with stools and
booths at one end where GUS
toners can enjoy what they
have just got out of the
machines. The m e C hanica
vendors Spew out hot soup
sandwiches. ice cream, a variety
of beverages, electronically
toasted hamburgers and hot
dogs, pastries and candy bars
There is even a machine that
will change a dollar bill.
AS luck would have it, D. C.
Transit still has quite a bunch
of Streamlined streetcars stand
ing around unused.
TrOlleys Being Converted
The partners bought some,
and are busily converting them
into aforementioned RESTO-
rants (their trade name).
There will soon be is of the
new diners at Washington area
gas stations, and eventually,
Mr.. Ford said. the resurrected
D. c. Transit trolleys will be
in service all UP and down the
East Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09

With a Merry Christmas"
two armed men babe farewell
to two Holiday Inn motel
clerks they had robbed Of ST.
$50 yesterday in College Park.
The holdup men approached
night clerk Phillip Aronson, so,
in the motel asking for &C
cancellations. according to
State Trooper r. c. Schinkle,
When Mr.. AronSon was check
ing for an empty room, the
men drew their weapons and
announced a holdup.
Covering Mr.. Aronson and
another night clerk. Louis w.
Lynch, 80, they rifled the desk
and broke into O combination
safe and file cabinet using a
screw driver. Trooper Schinkle
said.
"One of them stated that
his kids deserved a nice
Christmas just as the other
kids get" Trooper Schinkle
said. After the robbers collected
the money Mr.. Aronson and
Mr.. Lynch were forced into Mr..
Aronson's car and driven to a
field near Metzerott road and
U. S. Route /. One Of the holdup
men followed them in another
car, Trooper Schinkle said.
Police broadcast a lookout for
two white men; one five foot
There, Mr.. Aronson's car
keys were thrown on the high
way and the two robbers drove
away in the other car. Before
they left, Trooper Schinkle
said. they wished their victims
"a Merry Christmas"
nine, 1876 pounds in his 30s,
wearing bluejeans and a black
leather jacket and carrying a
AS caliber automatic; the
other, five foot nine, 1875
pounds, about 80, with reddish
hair, wearing a brown suede
coat and carrying a small
nickel-plated revolver.
The robbery was the fourth
at the College Park motel in
II months. Last July 90. three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
FurmviIIe Fund
Hits $1,000

FARMvILLE, Va, Dec. 9
(AP).-The Prince Edward
School Foundation has collect
ed $76,784 toward a scholarship
fund goal of $4,000, the fund
drive chairman said yesterday.
Mayor Herbert R. Stokes
said the drive would continue
until the private school founda-
ton meets the goal"
The fund will be used to pro-
vide scholarship aid for white
parents needing help in paying
tuition Of children attending
the private segregated school
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
Crash at EIkton
First Since 1857
For Pom American

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 CAP).-
The jet airliner crash near
Elkton, Md, is the first fatal
accident involving a Pan Amer
lean World Always plane since
1857, the airline said today.
A Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
propeller plane with A persons
aboard went down in the
Pacific on November 8, 1857,
on a flight between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu. There were
no survivors.
Pan American said it was the
first airline to fly American
made jets-on October 26, 1858
and that since then it has
flown 800 million revenue miles
and carried II million paSSen-
gers without a fatality. Out of
its fleet Of 1T planes, So now
are Jets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
WsTAs IN SCIENCE
Doto Center Set Up
On Worlds Oceans

entirely Navy enterprise with a
staff Of about 100 engineers
Its function is the develop
ment, evaluation and mainte-
nance Of various new instru-
mentS for ocean measurements
Its findings will be reported to
the other agencies.
Being developed are new in
strumentations such as test
ships, pressure and temperature
tanks. thermometer celebration,
shipboard wave recorders and
velocimeters. The instrumental
ton Center will serve as clear
ing house for information on
all new instrument develop
ment all over the world.
In association with these two
new agencies the Navy Is set
ting up an anti-submarine
warfare environmental predic-
particular significance to sub
marine operation. The projects
worldwide ASWEPS to cost
particular Significance to sub
marine operation. The project
completion is expected in the
next two years.
Following this, plans are I'M
der way for development of a
worldwide ASWEPS to coast
about $50 million and close to
So million q year to operate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
ADDICTED TO ART
Actor Robinson Cited
By Israel Bond Group

ignited q flame that will keep
burning in the hearts of man.
kind around the globe"
Mr.. Robinson said science has
built the means for world de-
struction and that now 1t Is
up to everyone to build the
moral and spiritual strength to
avoid total disaster. What
price are we prepared to pay?"
he asked.
In recent days we suffered
the grievous loss Of q young
and brilliant President who
made the supreme sacrifice for
freedom and for peace. Yet this
is not time for despair"
Earlier, Mr.. Robinson dis
cussed his lifelong passion
art. His collection Of impress
sionist and post-impressionist
paintings was considered one
of the finest in the world. He
sold one group few years ago,
but now he is gathering anoth-
er. Its an incurable malady,"
he explained.
AS for his plans, he said he
will make Judgment in the
Sun" next. The movie will be
based on the Japanese classic,
"Roshomon," but with an
American post-Civil War set
ting.
He would like to stay with
movies, now, rather than plays,
so he can be at his California
home where his paintings are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
By THOMAS r. HENRY
Star Special Writer

A national oceanographic
data center has been set up in
Washington with q staff Of 80,
mostly scientists. It is q joint
enterprise Of the Navy, Coast
and Geodetic Survey. Bureau Of
Commercial Fisheries, Atomic
Energy Commission, National
Science Foundation and Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences
The project is under the
administrative control Of the
Navy photographic Office.
1t will serve as a storehouSe
for all data accumulated about
the worlds oceans. Much infor-
nation collected in the past
was wasted because it was not
made available to other agen-
cies interested in similar re-
search.
The data center budget dur
ing the next decade is expected
to be about SIS million. Halt
the expense now is carried by
the Navy but it soon will be
distributed equitably.
Closely associated with the
center Is the new Oceanogra-
phic Instrumentation Center,
which, for the present. is an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-09
Visiting Nurse
Group to Install
In Arlington

Robert M. johnson of Airing
ton. the newly elected presi-
dent Of the Visiting Nurse
Association of Arlington, will
be installed at the associations
January meeting.
Mr.. johnson, a graduate OF
George Washington University
Law School and assistant to Q
member Of the Civil Aeronaut-
les Board, has served on the
board of directors of the Visit
ing Nurse Association for two
years.
Other officers to be
installed:
Mrs Maynard Waterfield,
first vice president; Felix B.
Gorrell. second vice president;
Walter Cosby, treasurer; Mar
gerry Drake, recording secre-
tary. and Lola Jaques, CORES
ponding secretary.
Newly elected to the board of
directors for three-year terms
are: Mrs. Charles Bronson.
Mrs. w. Sterling Cole, Lance
G. Hooks, Mrs. Harry w. Kist-
ner. Mrs. A. Whitney Murphy
Mrs. Michael A. Puzak, Mrs.
Leone Buchholz, Walter Cosby,
Margery Drake, the Rev
George E. Schnabel and Mrs
Rachel White.
! E. Eugene Luther will contin.
ue as the groups general
counsel.