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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Joseph c. Dewitt.
Retired EmpIoye
OF Naval Plant

Joseph C. Dewitt, IS, a re-
tired employee Of the Naval Pro-
pellant Plant in Indianhead
Md, died Monday in the Wash
ington Hospital Center Of q
heart attack.
He was a native Of Hamlin,
w. Va.
He served in World War ]
with the 5th Field Artillery in
Europe.
Mr.. Dewitt moved to this
area in 1896. where he was en-
ployed with the Naval plant
until his retirement in 1858.
He lived at 10 Jonquil place
Potomac Heights.
He was a member Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars anc
the American Legion.
Besides his wife, Marnet, Of
the home address, he leave;
a son, Elmo j., Of Birm-
ingham, Ala. two daughters
Margie Dewitt and Mrs. Rich
ard Dundas, both Of LaPlata
Nd, and a sister, Anna Brown
Of Hamlin, w. Va.
Funeral services will be al
10 am. tomorrow at the Hunt
and Ryan Funeral Home, Wal.
dorf, Md. Burial will be ir
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Mrs. Anna Furrur,
Ex-D. c. Resident

Mrs. Anna Farrar, 80, a long
time resident Of Washington
and Leesburg, Va, died July 19
at Palm Beach, Fla, where she
had made her winter home in
recent years.
In Washington she was, q
member of the Women's City
Club and the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs.
j. j. higgins, of La Mesa,
Calf; two sons, DR.. Frederic
William Farrar of San Marine
Calf, and j. Edward Fararr
Of Warrenton, Va. and Palm
Beach; IL grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Services and burial were ir
Palm Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Foreign Building Loan
Curb Defeated, Ills

The committee has trimmed
about $3.50 million from the
$4.5 billion foreign aid author
ization requested by the Ken
nedy administration for the
fiscal year that began July 1.
The money itself will be pro-
vided later In an appropriation
bill at a total expected TO be
considerably below the author
ization.
Meanwhile, the Senate For
eign Relations Committee put
back nearly all Of the cut II
made last week In the Social
Progress Fund for Latin Amer
lea.
The administration had asked
for 5000 million. The committee
previously voted for 800 mil
lion. but compromised today on
SITS million.
This reduces TO $305 million
the total Senators have cut
from President Kennedy's re-
quest. The Senate Committee
thopes TO complete It's bill on
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

District and vicinity Fair
tonight. low near 70. Variable
cloudiness and warm tomorrow
with scattered afternoon or
evening thundershowers.
Northumberland, fair, low
IS to 10 except so to 66 in the
northwest part. Variable cloudi-
ness and warm tomorrow with
chance of scattered thunder
showers in afternoon or eve
ming; high in the mid-80s.
Virginia-Partly cloudy and
warm tonight with scattered
evening thundershowers in the
south and central parts; low 66
to 70 in the south section and
"a to 10 in the north. Variable
cloudinesS and warm tomorrow
with scattered afternoon and
evening thundershowers; high
in the Dos.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Northeast to east
winds Of about 10 knots dimin-
lshing tonight, becoming south
east at 10 knots tomorrow.
Partly cloudy tonight with
chance Of scattered showers or
thundershowers in the south
part. Variable cloudiness with
scattered thundershowers to-
morrow. Visibility S to 10 miles
but less during thundershowers
Five-Day Forecast
Temperatures during this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

O'Neil, Nebr., moved to WASH
ington in 1887 with her hus-
band, Thomas j. O'Brien, o
former assistant general counsel
for the Interior Departments
Bureau of Land Reclamation.
He died in 1861.
She had worked in the dis
pensary of the Navy Depart
ment here since 1854, having
been graduated. as a registered
nurse from st. Joseph's Hos
pital at Omaha.
Mrs. O'Brien was a member
Of the Sodality of st. Michael's
Church in Silver Spring and
of the Industrial Nurses Asso-
citation of the District.
She leaves three sons,
Thomas j., of Springfield, Va;
Patrick H., of 3 Greenway
place, Greenbelt, Md, and Paul
j., of 1875 Richmond avenue,
Silver Spring, the home adj
dress; three sisters, Miss Mae
Howard and Miss Julia Howard,
both of New York, and Mrs.
Gerald NAPLES of Oakland,
Calf; a brother, Harry Howard
of Oakland, and eight grand
children. ...
Services will be at 10:30 am.
Friday at st. Michael's Church,
1923 Wayne avenue, Silver
Spring, with burial in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
The family requests that ex-
presSions of sympathy be in
the form of contributions to
Catholic charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Frederick Man
Found Shot Dead
In Trunk of Car

The body of a Frederick
Md, undertaken, q bullet
through his chest, was found
today lying in an open trunk of
a 1868 Cadillac in a quiet
Northwest Washington resi-
Dental area.
Police identified the man as
Edward Hart Etchison, 33.
The body was discovered at
4:2O am. on West Beach drive,
near Sudbury lane NV, by a
Water Department employe,
Sam Lewis.
From witnesSe police
learned the car had been
headed south on West Beach
drive when it crossed to the
other side of the road and hit
a utility pole.
The car then backed up
about 40 feet and stopped, po-
lice said. A man, apparently
the victim, got out and walked
to the rear Of the car, by the
trunk, police said.
Neighbors did not report
hearing a shot. A .SS7 magnum
revolver, a powerful weapon,
was found on the street. about
four feet from the body.
A shotgun in a case also was
found in the trunk. The key
to the open trunk was in the
trunk lock. police said. In a
pocket, 1928 in cash was found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

The House Foreign Affairs
Committee today defeated a
proposal TO ban foreign con-
struction loans over 500
million unless specifically APP
proved by Congress.
The proposed amendment by
Representative Broomfield, Re-
publican Of Michigan, to q SAL
billion foreign aid authorize
ton bill was designed partic-
ularly to assure congressional
scrutiny Of a proposed loan 10
India for construction Of q
steel mill.
The amendment lost by only
a two-vote margin. II to Is,
1t almost certainly will be
pressed by Mr.. Broomfield and
others when the authorization
bill reaches the House floor
The committees action to-
day applied TO the last major
provision In controversy In the
overall bill. Chairman Morgan,
said the committee expected 10
complete work on the bill to-
morrow and send II TO the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Byrd SaysMen
And Dogs Top
Police Needs

Senator ROBERT Z. byru,
Democrat of West Virginia.
wants more men, dogs and
walkie- talkie radios in the Dis
trict police department.
Those were his chief observa-
tons yesterday in a tour of
police headquarters during
which officials assured him
that preparations are adequate
for the August % civil rights
demonstration here.
Senator Byrd said he hoped
this would prove correct.
The Senator said he would
like to see 25-man dog teams
added to the present Canine
Corps of rs teams, and 100 po-
licemen added to the present
force of 1900.
The authorized 5000 man
strength of the force is lust a
floor" the Senator said. I'VE
can appropriate more"
He said he was pleased to
see" that the force is up to
1900 men. He said one of the
purposes of his visit to head
quarters was to determine
whether or not additional po-
sitions should be requested"
No Men to Spare
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray told Senator Byrd that
while he considers the police
preparations for the coming
demonstration on the basis of
information available, he would
have no men to spare for any
counter demonstrations.
Senator Byrd tried out the
walkie- talkie radios which the
First Precinct uses on down.
town beats.
He took a walkie-talkie out
in front of police headquarters
at 800 Indiana avenue and
made a test call to officers in
side the First Precinct office.
The Senator also dropped in
on the police radio sommunica-
tons center, inspected tn e
Identification bureau and the
lie detector room, and visited
a class of rockies In the police
training division.
Would Test Lie DetectOr
He said as he viewed the de-
partment's lie detector that II
want to come down some day
and see how it works on me-"
Chief Murray told him that
experts failed to get satisfac-
tory results on only about 5
per cent of persons who take a
lie detector test.
Senator Byrd is chairman of
a District Appropriations sub
committee which will hold
hearings on District needs in
coming weeks. The Senator has
been visiting various District
agencies, and recently saw po-
lice dogs in action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Maryland Alters
Septic Tank Code

BALTIMORE, July 81 (AP)
The State Department Of
Health has revised its proposed
controls on the use of wells
and septic tanks in new sub
divisions.
The original proposed regu-
lations were described by build
ers as so strict they would bring
BODYBUILDING TO a virtual
standstill. Under the revised
code, all lots using wells or
septic tanks must measure at
least 100 feet in width and be
at least one-third of an acre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Youth Thrown Off
AS Truck Stops

A Fairfax high school stu
dent was critically injured yes
terday when thrown off a truck
which made a sudden stop,
police reported.
Fairfax City Police Chief
c. F. Young said t h a t
Ashton Karl Birch, Is, of the
500 block Of Raider lane, in
Fairfax City, was thrown off
a flatbed truck of the Yeonas
Equipment Corp. about 4:30
pm. yesterday. The accident
occurred near Fairfax circle.
Chief Young said the truck
was being driven by Lon w.
Staubs, "a, of Harpers Ferry,
w. Va.
The sudden stop threw young
Birch, who was sitting on top
of the cab and facing the rear
of the truck, across the hood
to the road.
Chief Young said Mr.. Staubs
wash charged with reckless
driving.
The injured youth was work.
ing for the Yeona firm dur
ing his summer vacation, ac-
cording to Fairfax County
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Mrs. Robert Piper,
Girl Scout Leader
For Is Years

Mrs. Mabel E. Murdoch Piper,
So, a former member of the
board of directors of the Girl
Scouts Of America, died of cam
Ger yesterday at the Bel-Pre
ConvaleScing Home in Whea-
ton.
She was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio. In 1929 she married Rob-
ert M. Piper, ST., now a sales
manager with the ]. H. Elliott
Co. Of Washington, a machine
tool supply company.
She had moved to Washing
ton with her husband eight
years ago.
For Is years she had been
active in the Girl Scout organi-
cation both here and in Gin
cinnati. She served here on the
National Capital Girl Scout
Council, and she was a mem
Der Of the Heritage Trail Group
and the camp committee.
In 1862 she received the
THANKS Badge, the highest
award to volunteer adults in
the Girl Scouts organization.
Besides her husband of the
home address, 9505 Pin Oak
drive, Silver Spring, Md, she
leaves her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luke S. Murdoch of West
Palm Beach, Fla, a son, Robert
M. Piper jr.. rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church, Ironton,
Ohio, and a daughter, Mrs. Pat
E. Walker of Pennington,
N. Mex, and seven grandchil-
dren.
Friends may call at the
Warner E. Humphrey Funeral
Home, 8434 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md. after II am.
tomorrow. Services will be held
at the Grace Episcopal Church
at 9 am. Friday, 1907 Grace
Church road, Silver Spring,
with burial in Arlington Mt
tional Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Gen. William Ryun
Ends Army Career

ABERDEEN, Md, July 81
(AP).-Brig. Gen. William F.
Ryan, commanding general Of
the Army Test and Evaluation
Command with headquarters
at the Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, retires today after
nearly 40 years in the military
service.
Brig. Gen. James w. Suther-
land, As, succeeds Gen. Ryan In
the post which commands more
than 22,500 personnel at 10
military installations from
Greenland to Alaska and
Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
D. l. McGonegoI.
Area Resident

David L. McGonegal, sr., SO,
died of bronchial pneumonia at
Spring Grove Hospital in Ca
louisville, Md, on Monday.
An area resident all his life,
Mr.. McGonegal until recently
was on the staff Of a postal
union magazine. ...
He is survived by his wife,
Marie, of the home address,
3611 Oak lane, Mount Rainer,
and three sons, David L., jr.,
and Thomas, both of the home
address, and Victor, of 6704
Newport road, Woodlawn, Md.
Funeral services will be in
st. James Church, Mount Rain
Ter. at 9 am. tomorrow with
burial in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

the local segregationists that
we are neither happy nor con-
tent with the lack of schools, :"
he added. I'VE want to prove
that If these outside (SNCC)
agitators would leave us alone
we wouldn't seek trouble"
Mr.. Douglas agreed that he
would like to get rid" of them.
THE SNCC believes in Jail
all the time" he said. ITO me
1t doesn't make sense to put all
your people in jail-you have
none left to work with. There
aren't that many kids in Prince
Edward"
The Negroes resumed sit-in
attempts today at two lunch
counters but left when they
were told they would not be
served.
Picketing continued today in
front Of local businesses, with
81 teen-agers marching in a
drizzling rain.
Two NAACP attorneys from
Richmond were here in the
afternoon to advise local Negro
leaders on the legal limits OF
peaceful demonstrations. At
torney s. w. Tucker said he
and his partner, Henry L
Marsh III, will defend the 80
marchers arrested last Satur-
day and Sunday. when Their
cases come to trial.
More than rs Farmville Ne
gro teen-agers active in the
youth council held their regu-
lar monthly meeting last night
and vowed to continue picket
ing stores in the town indef-
initely.
They met in the AME zior
Church, where during the day
volunteer teachers from New
York had held classes for Ne.
gro children deprived of forma
education since the public
schools were closed to prevent
racial indignation in 1859.
The words of civil rights
songs they were singing driftec
out of the open windows to bt
heard a block away at the seq.
regrated College Shop lunch
room. where they were denied
entrance last Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Mclean Services
Set for Friday

Funeral services for Mrs.
Ruby West Mclean, 10, a for
mer employe Of The Evening
Star who died yesterday after
a long illness, will be held at
8 am. Friday at st. Stephens
Catholic Church, Twenty-fifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. with burial In Richmond.
Mrs. Mclean worked % years
in The Stars national display
advertising department, retir-
ing in 1858. Her late husband,
William H.. was the third gen.
Grafton of his family to be
composing room foreman Of
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
John W. Mayhem,
HHFA Attorney
And Investigator

John Wesley Mayhem, SO, an
attorney and investigator for
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency, died yesterday while
on agency business in New
York.
A native of Kittery, Me-, he
came to the Washington area
with his family IN 1912, at
tended grammar school in Hy-
attsville. and was graduated
from Central High School in
the District. He attended the
University of Maryland, ind
then went to work for the Fed
eral Housing Administration IN
1895. ..
Attending night classes at
the Southeastern Law School,
he won a bachelor of law degree
in 1910, and became an attorney
investigator before enlisting in
the Army in l941. Commits
stoned a lieutenant in 1912. he
won the Silver Star, Bronze
Star and Purple Heart Medals
in Europe with the 10th Ar
mored Division.
After leaving the Army in
1916, he returned to the Federal
Housing Administration. In
1853 he was transferred to the
HHFA, the FHA's parent
agency. .
He leaves his wife, Katherine,
Of the home address, 6206 Mas
sachusetts avenue, Mohican
Hills, Md, and two sisters, Mrs.
Lewis M. Cecil Of 3408 Rutgers
street, West Hyattsville, and
Mrs. Theodore Meinelt. Of
Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
A funeral and wake will be
held at Humphreys Funeral
Home, 1857 Wisconsin avenue.
Bethesda, with burial in Glen
dale Cemetery, but no date has
been set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

Mrs. Norman A. Grant, wife
of a Washington contractor,
died Monday at Sibley Memo
rial Hospital after a long illness
She was 81.
Mrs. Grant, the former
Genevieve Osterman, was q
native of Bigelow, Miss. She
moved with her family as a
child to Laurel, Miss, where
she attended school. She was
graduated from the University
of Mississippi in 1884 and re-
ceived her masters degree at
Columbia in 1888 while teach
ing chemistry there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

in involving the Farmville
marcherS in mass arrests.
Local Negroes imported the
two from SNCC early in June to
leaG~a series Of Workshops on
non violent demonstrations.
Now that the marches are I'M
derway I'VE don't really need
the SNCC any more" the Rev.
Goodwin Douglas. a Farmville
leader, said yesterday.
The local kids want to do
this alone. It's their project. !"
com m ented the county's
NAACP leader, the Rev, L. F.,
Griffin, who also is head of
the State NAACP.
He blamed the SNCC organ
Tiers for causing the arrest
of % marchers on Sunday. The
two Negro youths broke in
structions and led the marchers
in songs after they were halted
on the steps of a white church
where they tried to attend wor-
ship services, Mr.. Griffin said.
One of the SNCC organizers
was arrested, and was one of
six who remained Jailed last
night.
We've wasted two days get
ting these kids out of jail"
said Mr.. Griffin.
He said that he expects the
county NAACP Youth Council
which is conducting the
marches, to ask the SNCC or
ganizers to leave town. Mr.
Griffin was seeking the jailed
SNCC organizers release today
Meanwhile, Mr.. Griffin added
members of the local Negro
community who were support.
ing the marches to seek re-
opening of the Prince Edward
County public schools have
made it clear that they are un-
happy over the jailings.
we've got a lot of explain
ing to do to some of our best
supporters" commented Mr.
Griffin.
I'VE want to demonstrate to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
DeodIine Aug. Il
For Registration

Alexandria residents who in
tend to vote in the special
city council election next month
must register by August 81 If
they are not already registered.
Five persons are competing
in the August 81 election to
succeed the late John ]. Ewald.
Under Virginia'S permanent
registration law, residents who
were eligible to vote in the last
general election are not re-
quired to register again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Mrs. Ruth H. O'Brien, So,
Department of Navy Nurse

Mrs. Ruth H, O'Brien, SO. a
nurse for the Department of
the Navy, died of a heart at
tack yesterday at Georgetown
University Hospital while un-
dergoing an operation for
cancer.
Mrs. O'Brien, a native Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

period are expected to average
near the normal high and low
here of IS and So with little
day-to-day changes. Scattered
showers and thunderShowers
predicted on most of the days
may average half inch or an
inch.
Resort Area Forecasts
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
ocean beaehes-Fair tomorrow, high SO.
Tomorrow fair, high "a.
Mays Head and Cape Hatteras area
showers tomorrow. high So.
Chesapeake Bay area-Fair tomor-
row. high SO.
Skyline drive-scattered thunder
showers but visibility mostly good;
high So.
Water Temperatures.
Annapolis. IS: Atlantic City, 20;
ocean City. Nd, al; Virginia Beach,
II. Coast and Geodetic Survey
River Report
NNgAAaN ANANNA NANAA az klhIpNIo
and clear at Great Falls. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight 20 Noon --.-- 81
sam am 49, 49, Il s I'm, g
Record TEMPERATURE for the Year
Highest. 90. on May q and June 10.
Lowest 3. on January "a.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetie Survey
Today Tomorrow
High --..-. 4.42Am. 5:b4 a m
Low ------.a 1857 am. l253 D m
hlgh ---., --- b.O7 pm, 8.O4 4. m
Low 1909 am l2.4S pm
For high and low tides at the follow
ms points subtract times indicated
from the above: Annapolis. 3h hours;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Additional Funds
Received for
Summer Camp

The Star acknowledges the
following gifts to the Summer
Camp Fund. Contributions re-
ceived above the $4,000 goal
will be distributed to other area
camps, or put aside for next
years campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
FormviIIe Rights Chiefs
HitNew Yorker 7 octics
BY WALTER WURFEL
Star staff Writer

FARMERVnLE, Va, July 3l-Local Negro leaders here
charged yesterday that two civil rights organizers they brought
help plan racial demonstrations trying to take
the movement
They say two youths from the acvst Student NonVo-
Coordnatng Committee York interested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT


Bloody Point Light. 4h hours; Colonial
Beach. d hours: Deale, 4la hours;
Solomons Island, ga hours; Point
Lookout, ia hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

Today 3 4Ol.32
To date S23,771. SO
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
Student At Longwood
Student At Longwood
Miss Betty Holpard Wins Tri-State
Guild OF Organists' Competition

Miss Betty Howard. organist
at the Farmyile NJ & t h Q d
Church. was declared the winner
Of the American Guild of Organ
lists competition in Richmond on
Saturday, April 27 The compc-
iltion was orcn to all organiSts,
between tho ages Of Is and 30.
who reside m The District Of Co
lumbia, Virginia, and Mort h
Carolina
On Saturday. The four 1inahSts
played for a committee of three
Richmond guild members. The
performances were of exception
ally high quality. and this was
particularly attributed to the
excellent three manual Skinner
organs in st. Stephens Episcopal
Church, Dr.. jeanne Culnutt, as
SiStant professor of music at
LongWood College commented.
Each contestant played one Of
the large Bach works and a con-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03
BY BETTY II. Upton

An estimated 300 club Wom-
en- from throughout VIRGINIA at
tended The thrce-day annual con-
.e.4tion Of the Virginia Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs held last
week .A,-.1 - y :. u a..a,
Triangle Motel Norfolk.
The 56th convention was pre-
sided over by the state presi-
dent, Mrs, Giles c. Engledove.
of Richmond Il was reported
that the federation now includes
423 clubs With 23,7O0 members.
The goal is $4,000 members by
next April.
In the morning junior session
on Tuesday. delegates represent
ing 1000 club women discussed
the issue Of whether to raise the
age limit for Junior club women
from IS to 40, Some women felt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-05-03

Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Mays,
of Norfolk, were week end guests
of her sister, Mrs. j. W. Shep-
erd. Mrs. Sheperd and the Mays,
accompanied by Mrs. R. H. Dug
ger. took the GlendoWer tour of
homes and gardens in Albemarle
open for Garden Week.
In Kenblidge for the week end
with his mother, Mrs. j. S. Car
ter. and his sister, Mrs. J. A.
Bell. was James Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wells
and E. A. Dunkley visited rela-
tlves in Lynchburg on Sunday.
M. and Mrs. j. B. Staley, of
Colonial Heights, We're dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Vaughan and Carolyn.
Miss Mary S. Carwlle, Of
Lynchburg. is visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs. Elto Schroeder.