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The chronicle., 1963-12-30
Effects OF Aufomdtion
Work Week Will Drop
To 7 Hours By 1000

So weeks a year. You also have
an available pool of manpower
from which juvenile delinquent
gangs can recruit members. In
fact, many government econo-
mistS view this as the most Sc
rious aspect of automation-the
boys who drop out Of school.
They are unemployable because
they lack educational skills,
they have nothing to do but
roam the streets and too many
of them become adept in the
manipulation of switch-blade
knives.
Many Are Contented
Before leaving the impress
sion that mental hospitals are
crammed with persons who can
not endure leisure, let us hurry
to say that millions Of Ameri-
cans are idle and contented.
Travel inside the United States
has doomed in recent years
and here the defenders Of au-
donation are able to score a
telling point: Sure, there are
more retired workers riding the
highways and the result has
been a mushroom growth of
motels. In other words, when
more people are not working,
the economy automatically adj
justS itself by creating new
a businesses and industries.
How do Americans kill time
when not working? In the mac
tive field (reading, listening or
watching somebody else do
something) the rating is in this
order: watching television, lis
tening to radio, reading news
papers, reading magazines,
watching motion pictures.
In the field Of hobbies: Col
lecting things Stamps, coins,
books, etc.,, travelling, card
'lplaying, gardening, fishing,
bowling, sewing, hunting, swim
ming. Photography, boating,
! handicraftS, outdoor cooking,
Igolf, tennis and painting. Spec
tator sports doubtless would be
! listed except for the fact that
much of it is classified I'M
der television watching and ra-
dio listening. Such things as do
it-yourself carpentry are listed
under handicratS.
Most psychiatrists put much
hope for the future in self edu-
cation. They want people to buy
: photograph records and acquire
a taste for good music. They
want them to read history and
biography or even study for
The chronicle., 1963-12-30
BY HARRY
United Press International

WASHINGTON The aver
age working man today en-
joys q years more leisure than
his grandfather did. He has a
longer life span, a shorter work
week and more vacation time.
Attenuation offers him even
more leisure because the short
ening of the work week has
been relentless and inevitable
In 1900 the work week was "a
hours, in 1909 it was So hours
and today it is slightly under
40 hours. Labor unions are
pressing now for a 35-hour
week. Joseph Prendergast of
the National Recreation Asso-
citation has predicted that with
in a century the work week will
consist Of seven hours.
On the surface it would ap-
pear we are on the march to-
ward an industrial utopia. But
many psychiatrists are coming
around to the opinion we are
headed for disaster unless
Americans can be shaken out
of their mental and emotional
patterns.
"ThiS civilization is not going
to depend on what we do while
we work but on what we do in
our time off," Herbert Hoover
said many years ago. Sub
Sequent events give him top
grade for prophecy.
Bored With Leisure
The fact seems to be that
millions of Americans do moi
want more leisure time and are
bored when it is forced upon
them. The files of psychiatrists
are crammed with thousands
Of cases Of executives com.
PEELED to retire at IS. In about
six months it dawnS on thes5
men that fishing and golf are
not so attractive as they looked
from the office window. The re
suits are mental disturbances
and deterioration in health
sometimes to the point Of death
A more dramatic example i:
available on the streets of al
large cities. In the age group
between IA and "a there is {
hard core of youths who are
unemployed with no hope o.
finding a job.
The National Urban League
says 10 per cent of the white
boys and 17h per cent of Ne
gro boys seeking work are il
that category. Here you have
enforced leisure "a hours a day
The chronicle., 1963-12-30
I. s. WELL SHOD

RACINE, Wis. (UPD-Ameri-
cans bought about 900 million
pairs Of shoes during 1868 at a
cost Of about half a billion dol
lars. They also spent another
$73 million on shoe polish, ac-
cording to S. c. Johnson & Son
Inc.
The chronicle., 1963-12-30
eign languages at home.

But the prospects for self ed
ucation are dim in this country.
A recent poll showed that only
II per cent of Americans were
currently reading a book. Fol
Great Britain the figure was IS
per cent.
The bald eagle does not get
white plumage on his head until
he is nearly three years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Girl, IS, Is Sentenced
To 5 Minutes in Jail

In a quandary about what To
do with her. Because of family
hardships and school he did
not want to lock her up and he
did not want to give her a
record.
Did you hear me Just SEN
tence that man a moment
ago?" he asked her. He was re-
ferring to a defendant whom
ne had sent to jail for go day,
on a similar charge.
YES" she said. The Judge
asked her If she had ever beer
in jail. NO" she replied.
He asked her If she knew
what the inside Of a Jail looked
Ike. Again she said no.
Mr.. Bailiff." Judge Nc.
Grath, said, show this youns
lady our jail" He took her intc
an empty cell next to the
courtroom.
Minutes later she came out
and faced the Judge, who
asked, We'll, how did you like
it?"
1T was terrible" she said
Then Judge McGrath sentenced
her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Youths CHARGED
In SnowbuIIinq
Assault Case

Two Prince Georges County
youths have been charged with
assault and battery after a
College Park man said he was
attacked with Snowballs and
fists in Hillcrest Heights, police
said.
John J. Lacey, Al, of 5000
Limestone place, College Park.
told police he was driving on
Colebrook drive, Hillcrest
Heights, when he was pelted by
snowballs. According to Detec-
tive Lieutenant Richard A
Pearson, Mr.. Lacey stopped
and reprimanded the youths.
Mr.. Lacey then was cursed
and attacked after he told the
youths they should not use
profane language.
Detective Sergt. Everett G.
Husk arrested and charged
Jackson Ambrose Galloway, Is,
of the $500 block Iverson
street, Hillcrest Heights, and
Allen Thomas Nader, 10, of the
5000 block Alton street. Brad
bury Heights, with assault and
battery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Two Substitute Judges
Added in Arlington

Two more substitute judges
Of the Arlington County Court
begin work New Years Day to
ease an increased case load in
the county court.
E. Eugene Luther, 80, and
Linus A. Verzi, IS, we're sworn
into office yesterday. Reap
pointed were Chief County
Court Judge Paul D. Brown,
Associate Judge Berton v.
Kramer and Substitute Judges
Wesley w. Cooper and Ken Nc
Farlane Smith.
The appointments to the
four-year terms were made
unanimously by the Arlington
Circuit Court Judges Walter T
Mccarthy, William D. Medley
and Emory N. Hosmer.
Judge Brown said he request
ed the two additional judges to
lessen the case loads among
the juristS. He said that the
courts work has been going up
an average Of 10 per cent q
year since he came to the court
as a substitute judge in 1949.
Mr.. Luther, a lawyer, who
served from 1855 through 1861
as an assistant Common.
wealth's attorney in Arlington
was born in Holt County, Mo
A lieutenant colonel in thu
Marine Reserves, he wa
awarded a Distinguished Flyinl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
HoIdup Suspects
Waive HEARINGS

Two men charged with the
shotgun holdup of the Subur-
ban Savings & Loan Associa-
ton at TysonS Corner on De-
cember IL waived preliminary
hearings yesterday in Fairfax
County Court.
Accused of the $1,000 armed
robbery are Robert j. Wilson,
20, and Bobby A. Trivett, Is,
both of the Ancient Oaks
Trailer Court near Falls
Church. Their cases will 60 to
the Fairfax grand jury Janu-
airy 10. County Judge j. Mason
Grove reduced their bond from
$4,000 to $4,000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

Cross for his service in the
Pacific during World War II.
Mr.. Luther also served in the
Korean conflict. He lives with
his wife and two young
daughters at 4753 South Sixth
street, Arlington.
Mr.. Verzi has specialized ir
title research and civil liability
cases in his 80 years of genera,
law practice in Arlington. Borr
In Davis, w. Va, he served ir
the Air Corps and later the
Army Medical Service durine
World War II. He Is q major ir
the Army Reserve Medical
Service Corps.
The judges salaries, set BY
the Arlington County Board
are $l4,500 for the chief Judge
$4,000 for the associate judge
and $48.33 for each day served
by substitute judge.
The substitute judges viii
split between them about zoe
court days Of the approximate.
ly $50 court days a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

Body Found
In Arlington

A search party found the
snow-covered body o. a retired
State Department officials wife
in an Arlington playground
yesterday afternoon. She had
been missing since December 20.
Arlington authorities said
Mrs. Elizabeth Coulter. 81, of
240l South Fort Scott drive,
apparently died from exposure.
Further medical tests are
planned. -
Her husband, Eliot B. Coulter,
reported his wife apparently
left their home the evening Of
December 20, leaving a note
saying she was going for a
walk and would be back soon.
When she did not reappear, it
was thought she had gone to
visit friends.
According to Mai. william
@. Fawver, Arlington police
chief, her body was found in
the snow at the Fort Scott
playground at South Twenty
eighth street and Fort Scott
drive, four blocks from her
home. He said no foul play is
suspected.
Mr.. Coulter formerly was as
ststant director of the visa
office in the State Department.
He had spent many years
abroad as a Foreign Service
officer.
Mrs. Coulter, a native Of
Chicago. was q graduate Of
Stanford University and at one
time was the assistant to the
dean Of women there.
Besides her husband she
leaves two sons, Douglas and
Malcolm. and two daughters,
Holley and Jean, all of the
Arlington address.
A memorial service will be
held at 3 pm. Tuesday in the
Beverley Hills Church in Alex
andria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP
Area Sea Scout Unit
Largest in Country

Three years ago, the men,
bership Of the Sea Scouts in
Alexandria was down to a
discouraging three boys and
the sponsoring Alexandra
Kiwanis Club was ready to
throw in the towel.
But the Kiwanians decided
to give the club one more
chance. Frank M. Becker, jr., a
Kiwanian and an electrical
contractor. was named skipper
He revamped the program
Word soon spread among high
school boys in Northern Vir-
ginia and the results were
startling.
Sea Scout Ship las, based al
the Jones Point Naval Reserve
Center. today has 104 members
making it the largest such
group in the Nation, Mr.
Becker said. 1t also is an en-
thusiastic group, he added.
What Was Done
Last August, Rear Admiral
(Roy s. Benson came to one
of our classes to talk anout
submarine duty. He was really
amazed at some of the ques-
tions these boys asked. He
stayed two hours longer than
he was supposed to until final
ly his secretary called to find
out where he was"
The groups spectacular
growth can be traced to the
steps taken by Mr.. Becker
when he assumed command
He had the clubs drydockeo
36-foot power boat overhaulet
so it could be used for the frs
time in years. He acquired 9
second power boat from Alex.
andria Municipal Court Judge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

A 15-year-old high school
girl learned q first-hand lesson
about jail yesterday when a
Prince Georges County Judge
put her in a cell for five
minutes.
When she came out, Judge
William H. McGrath told her
to write q three-page essay on
What I Learned In Court To-
day"
He also placed her on proba-
ton for q year and cancelled
her guilty plea to q charge Of
driving without q drivers L.
cenSe.
The girl. who lives In Oxon
Hill was charged after she Dor
rowed q neighbours car and
within blocks distance collid-
ed with q tree, causing minor
damage.
Judge McGrath said he was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
VOTER REGISTRY
DATES SET IN
PRINCE GEORGES
Largest Center Planned

Prince Georges County
residents who are eligible
to vote will be able to reg
lister with the Board OF
Elections Supervisors dur
ing evening registration
from January 7 to April
II, in time for the Mary
land presidential primary.
Registration will be held
from 6 to 9 pm. Tuesdays
and Fridays in the County
Service Building in Hy-
attsville.
Voters who list their
party affiliations may vote
in the primary May 10 but
those who do not declare
can vote only in the No
vember presidential cleo
ton.
The last day on which
prospective voters can reg
lister before the primary is
April 10.
A countrywide registra-
ton will be held April IA
in each of the rs precincts
from 9 am. to 8 pm. The
Board Of Elections Super
visors also takes registra-
tons weekdays from $3.50
am. to 4 pm. in the
County Courthouse in
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Airborne TV
ForSchooIs
Is Cheupest

Airborne broadcasts Of edu-
cational television programs
will cost one-third less than
either of two conventional TV
systems, according to a report
filed today with the Federal
Communications Commission.
Tests Of the airborne TV
began May is, 1861. Programs
have since been beamed from
two high-flying DC-6s to Sc
lected schools in a six-State
MidweStern area.
The report filed today said
the airborne TV can be sup
piled at a cost Of IS cents per
student per channel, compared
to $l.53 per student with con-
ventional methods using ground
stations.
The report was filed by the
Midwest Program on Airborne
Television Instruction. an or
ganization of educators spon-
sored by the Ford Foundation
TAPPED classroom sessions have
been broadcast into 1900
schools in Indiana, Illinois
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and
Kentucky.
The organization has ap-
piled for a permanent six
channel system.
The report said even greater
savings could be realized If the
system were compared with
closed-circuit television costs
Although costs for Nationwide
closed circuit service have moi
been computed, a proposal to
serve 500 high schools in Vir-
ginia would cost $4.61 per pupil
per channel.
Airborne costs for the same
schools would be n cents pei
pupil per channel, the report
said.
The two airplanes were out
fitted as flying studios by the
Westinghouse Defense anC
Space Center. One plane cir.
cled $4,000 feet above Mont.
pelier, Ind, while the SECOND
plane was on standby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Fuirfux Attorneys
Assistant RESIGNS

Quin s. Elson. assistant Fair
fax Commemorative Attorney
for three years, has resigned
effective Tuesday, to enter pri-
vate law practice in Fairfax
City.
Commemorative Attorney
Ralph g. Louk announced the
promotion Of Donald Crounse
to the first deputy position,
succeeding Mr.. Elson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Residential Zoning Is Asked
At AnnandaIe Business Site

juncture Of Little River turn
pike and Annandale-Falls
Church road, a mile east Of the
Capital beltway.
A bowling plaza, a bank and
a two-lane road have been
built on about 10 Of the origi-
nal Sc acres since the rezoning
Planned for Community
At the time Of the rezoning
development Of the proposed
shopping center with two
department stores was planned
in conjunction with the devel-
opment of Americana Fairfax
and apartment community OF
more than 240 acres stretching
from the Route 236-beltway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

James N. ColaSanto and a 19-
foot sailboat from Washington
Attorney Harold G. Hernly.
A class in scuba diving was
started and a drill team and a
rifle club were formed. The
instructors include Mr.. Becker,
a Navy electricians mate in
World War II; Executive
Officer Henry With, a Federal
employe with 40 years Of scout
ing experience, and Assistant
Executive Officer Charles
Schneider. a lieutenant colonel
in the Air Force Reserve.
The ships have been wealth
erized for the winter, but
Saturday morning classes and
other activities continue
through the year. Mr.. Becker
said.
when the boys come here
every week. they dnow they're
either going to learn something
or do something they like to
to-" he added.
Melting Pot"
Since the members represent
almost every high school and
church in Northern Virginia
unlike most Boy Scout units
which are affiliated with either
a particular school or church
the Jones Point group resem-
bles a melting pot" Of perso-
nalities.
when the boys play football
or other sports on school
teams. the members of the
opposing teams usually are
nothing but competitors. They
don't get to meet them. But a.
Sea Scouts, they're buddies anc
they learn about each other"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

A 46-acre tract in the heart
Of Annandale, Va, zoned now
for development Of a regional
shopping center, may become
the site Of a major apartment
and town house complex.
John c. Webb. retiring House
of Delegates member from
Fairfax-Falls Church and title
owner of the land, said he has
filed an application with Fair
fax County to have the acreage
rezoned from commercial
design to high density residen-
tial.
The land, rezoned from
single-family residential to its
present classification almost
four years ago, lies near the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
IukoVos to Officiute

Archbishop Iakovos, primate
of the Greek Orthodox Church
in the Western Hemisphere,
will officiate at great vespers
at 7 pm. tomorrow at SITS. Con-
stantine and Helen Greek Or
thodox Church, Ais Sixteenth
street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Has Eeyptiun Name

MEMPHIS, TENN. - Mem
phiS was named after the
Egyptian city on the Nile be-
cause Of the Tennessee city's
similar location on a great riv-
er-the Mississippi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

Interchange south to Braddock
road.
Mr.. Webb also Is q partner in
Americana Fairfax which has
developed to half its 5000
person capacity and Is continu-
ing to grow rapidly.
Since the shopping center
rezoning was granted, however,
it was announced last fall that
a regional center with three
department stores on more
than so acres would be built at
the Route 236-Shirley highway
interchange-about four miles
east of Annandale in Alexan-
dria.
Largest Center Planned
Also, the county recently
rezoned land at Tyson's Corner
for Northern Virginia's largest
shopping center, which will be
five minutes from Annandale
via the beltway.
There was no citizen oppoSi-
ton to the original shopping
center on Little River turnpike
Americana Fairfax rezonings.
Since then, however, the
citizens have fought, often
successfully, to keep more
apartments from being devel-
oped in the community. parti-
cularly on the eastern side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-01

tom Gunsmithing. 323 Cameron
street. was broken BY q thief
who cut himself in the process.
The guns were q t325 MI
carbine which had q custom
line stock inlaid with silver and
luxury wood; q $3.50 Springfield
30.0s. customized with q similar
inlaid treatment and O $50
Enfield 30.0e. q British military
issue reworked for hunting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-01
CHANGED BY AGE
Old 'Roce Horse Held
On Larceny Charge

Paul Race Horse Mitchell,
who once Dragged he could out
run any policeman in WASH
ington, is getting old.
That's what he told Judge
Edward A. Beard yesterday in
the Court Of General Sessions
where he appeared on a grand
larceny charge.
In this case, Race Horse"
was arrested after he aIlegedly
took $3.50 from 9 man while
in the mans apartment.
Judge Beard noted that Race
Horse" usually earned his liv-
ing on the street by running
after cars and shouting offers
of liquor and women to the
drivers for a price.
The Judge asked how come
this time he was inside a
building and not on the run. He
received this reply: Judge, I
guess I'm Just getting too old
for all that running"
Mitchell, Of the 900 block Of
French street NV, is So. but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-01
Mrs. Robert Kennedy
Is at Crime Hearing

Mrs. Robert Kennedy. wife of
the Attorney General. showed
up today among the spectators
at the Senate Investigations
Subcommittee's new probe of
organized crime.
She had q front row seat In
the spectator section Of the
hearing room as Joseph Vala-
chi testified against fromer as
Sociates in o crime syndicate.
She held q copy Of q chart
which purports to show the
evolution Of gang control" in
New York since 1880.
Most spectators didn't have
copies of the chart Her hus-
band is q former counsel to
the subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-01
How
to tena broker
from a tipSter

Here are five things that give the ipSter way)
When you invest it's hard to think anything more important
than good broker Or of anything dangerous than
mere tpse whether welmeaning friend or stranger on
the telephone, urging you to buy.
After ALL it's your hardwon money You would like to have
bring you income from dividends on stock Or interest on
bonds Or to have good prospect of increasing in value over
the years.
So remember these five tetale signs of the tipster:
Tpster: boy, have got a hot one!'
Broker: broker Member Firm of the New York Stock
Exchange for example, tell you how badly people can get
burned by tip And how important facts On earn
ngs On dividends On the companys financial position Armed
with knowledge you're better able to exercise careful Judgment
Tpster Hurry. There's only limited amount of that stock
around
Brokers' He knows that people who rush you often have
thing else mind than your welfare It's wise to take the time to
be careful.
TipSter: ITS chance in million to make killing"
Broker He meets people who have shot for the moon and
missed And people who have instead set goals to fit
their circumstances and gone long way toward achieving them
Tipster: you can't lose with this"
Broker He's aware that prices 90 down we'll as up That
company may not continue to pay dividends or interest
Iipster You'll be wise put much as you can into this
Broker: He believes your living expenses come first Then
provision for emergencies After that you may to invest
forncome or growth your capital Ask him about the Month
y Investment Plan through which you can invest in stock with
as little as $40 every three months
Member Firms of the New York Stock Exchange have no
magic key to the future No has And each Member Firm
has its distinctive characteristics But all subject to the regu
aonS OF the Exchange And their Registered Representatives
had to meet Exchange qualifications when they became Member
Firm brokers' Why not nearby Member Firm for more
information about investing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-01

looks like q '35-year-old ath-
lete.
Judge Beard set bond at
$1,000 and ordered the defend
ant held for action Of the
grand Jury.
Race Horse" was already
out on $500 bond for q hearing
October 10 on q charge Of car
rying q deadly weapon.
Police said he has Q record
Of arrests that is two inches
thick"