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Evening star., 1963-05-09
w. 6. Dutton
Will Head
NCPC Staff

w, c. Dutton. jr.. AZ, of Uni.
versity Park. Md, has been ap.
pointed staff director of the
National Capital Planning Com
mission, the commission an
nounced today.
Mr.. Dutton, who is executive
director of the American Insti-
tute of Planners, will take over
the post formerly held by VII
liam E. Finley, who quit the
sig, ,000-a-year job last october
to join a mortgage-banking
and development firm.
The new NCPC director is a
former planning director for
Charleston County, S. c., and
was director of planning of the
Cook County (Ill0 Housing
Authority from 1851 to 1858.
He has been with the. Alp
the national society of profess
sional planners-since January
1858, during a period when the
Institutes membership grew
from 1900 to $500 members.
Mr.. Dutton, a veteran of Eu-
ropean service in World War
II, is a 1912 graduate Of Dart
mouth College. After the war
he attended the University OF
North Carolina.
NCPC officials said Mr.. Dut-
ton will assume his new duties
as soon as the ALP is able to
free him. He lives with his wife
and children at 6513 Forty first
.avenue, University Park, Md.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
Man Killed
In Struggle
At Home

A 40-year-old man was shot
TO death early today In the
Northwest Washington home
Of another man who told police
the victim had attempted TO
rob him at gunpoint.
The dead man, Elwood RAN
dolph OF 4733 Brooks street
NE, was shot in the chest
shortly after 2 am. In the
front hallway at Alb Eighth
street NV.
Wounded In the hallway
melee was William Miller. so,
who lives at the Eighth street
address. He was treated at
Washington Hospital Center
for minor bullet wounds on
both arms.
Miller. who was charged with
homicide, told police the VIC
tim appeared at his door about
2 am. leveled a .22-caliber
pistol at him and said: This
is a stickup."
Homicide Squad Detective
Patrick Burke said the two
men. both armed. engaged in
a struggle on the hallway floor.
Miller, who told police he
always carried a .38-caliber re-
volyer when he answered the
doorbell late at night, survived.
Police said a coroner's in
quest in the case would prob
ably be held tomorrow or
Monday.
Evening star., 1963-05-09

bedroom and wants no outside
interference from mother.
In the room was hung a thin
nylon string. Some feet away
was a .22-caliber rifle mounted
on a rack, that was going TO
shoot the string TO smithereens.
Mr.. Fenstermaker was saying
that the bullet would shoot
through two screens Of paper
and that would break some
circuit and device would trip
a camera which would photo
graph the effects on the string
at time intervals measured In
ten-millionths OF second.
He is doing this TO obtain
data on the strain distribution
along the yarn and the veloci-
ties at which the strains propa-
gate"
But OF course. This is be-
cause they are testing textile
yarns TO see II they possess the
ability TO absorb high-speed
impact shocks. The textiles
are needed in airplane arrest
ing gear. In the parachutes
used for the retrieval OF satel-
lites and In the body armor
worn by combat soldiers.
We hung around waiting for
the gun TO go off but Mr..
Fentermaker said, There's
something / forgot TO tell you.
This experiment is conducted
In total darkness. The flash
pictures. you know"
A public information officer
led the way out and down the
stairs and said. "All measure
ments have a national stand
Evening star., 1963-05-09

ing to a relocation plan devel-
oped by the Redevelopment
Land Agency.
The relocation plan is to be
sent to civic groups and agen-
cies, the District Office of Ur-
ban Renewal said. The reloca-
ton details have to be avail
able to the public for 30 days
before the public hearing or
the proposed Adams-M Morgan
project, to be held by the Dis
trict Commissioners on June IL
and IA.
Relocation Period
The relocation plan states
that an estimated 604 families
from the Adams-Morgan area
will need public housing during
the five-year relocation period,
There will be an estimated 7.20t
public housing units available
during this period.
The Adams-Morgan Urba +
Renewal Area includes the 24(
acres roughly bounded by Con.
necticut avenue, Belmont road
Calvert street, Lanier Place, Co,
lumbia road, Sixteenth and [
streets, and Florida ave.
nue. NV.
The National Capital Housing
Agency now has a waiting list
of about 5000 families which
need public housing. However
families displaced by public
projects such as urban renewa
and freeway construction have
priorities.
The forecasted lack of public
housing has been a nightmare
for District officials, who pre-.
viously have deferred severa
highway projects because o.
family displacement.
A total of 2,147 public
Evening star., 1963-05-09

Hebrew Congregation, said he
agreed "wholeheartedly" with
what the President said.
Rabbi Gerstenfeld commented
that such a program would be
nothing new for me or my con-
gregation. Visitors of every race
have attended our services here
for the past 26 years." he said
land, I have had colored clergy
men visit my home numerous
times"
About 100 white and Negro
families volunteered to partic-
ipate in Project Friendship
in Knoxville, according to the
Associated Press. 1t began Sum-
day when Negroes visited
whites, and vice versa, with nc
more in mind than a display o1
friendship.
Our visit with a doctor anC
his wife was just delightful
said Mrs. Robert Harvey, 9
Negro whose husband is a COL
Ilege math professor. I'VE talked
about everyday things, nothing
unusual. Just like friends"
The project was planned by
several persons of different
faiths who were interested ir
creating understanding be-
tween the races.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
CREEP STUDIED
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

There is a tree-shaded part
OF Washington which we un-
derachievers would do well TO
avoid.
Graceful old brick buildings
nestle in the fresh-smelling
grass and the birds sing In the
trees, but don't let these pas
toral pleasantries fool you. For
in the National Bureau OF
Standards compound lurk all
sorts OF monstrous, inanimate
objects.
For one whose only remem-
brance Of high school science
experiments are the words bum
sen burner. a visit TO the bu-
reau on Connecticut avenue was
UNDERSTANDABLE viewed with
alarm.
But since the Standards peo-
pie are showing some amount
OF bravery by disclosing their
laboratories 10 the inept out
side world Saturday for what
they term their first open house
In 25 years, a dry run was Or
ganized.
Opening a door in the In
dustrial Building revealed Carl
Fenstermaker, a bearded young
scientist who looked up and
said, "the gun and everything
is In the other room"
A Keep Out" sign was
scrawled on the door. like that
Of a kid who has fixed UP his
Evening star., 1963-05-09

housing units will be needed in
the five-year relocation period
to take care of all urban re-
newal needs. including another
Northwest project and the
hoped-for downtown project.
Another 1853 units will be
needed to house families from
other public projects, including
the controversial freeway pro-
gram.
There now is a backlog
of STA families with priorities
on the waiting list, the reloca-
ton plan shows.
This makes a total of 4,379
priority families who will need
public housing in the next five
years. This is about so per cent
of the 1906 units expected to
be available.
Use Waiting List
The remainder of the public
housing units will be filled with
families from the waiting list
of families now living in pri-
vately-owned dwellings.
On the Adams-Morgan area
the specific relocation plan
calls for displacing, 1885 fam.
lilies. Most of the families
will have enough income for
private housing.
But 755 families will be with
in the income limits for public
housing. However, one out OF
five of these families will find
safe, sanitary and decent pri.
vate housing" in the private
housing market. based on past
experience. the relocation plar
estimates.
This leaves the 604 families
needing public housing.
Evening star., 1963-05-09

THERE WERE other tips:
Something C allie d "chervil"
can rescue a veal outlet; sa-
worry might help brussels
sprouts, even cabbage; mint
goes we'll in pea soup; tara
gon sets off all shell fish.
But beware" the C hart
said, "of overseasoning."
The cottage offers about SO
herbs and seasonings and
also sells a bout is books
written on herbs. One Is
called, Have Fun With
Herbs"
The cottage also has come
I'D with some herb mixtures
for meat, soup, salad, poul-
try and seafood.
Full of herb information,
the Rambler W alike d down
into the Bishops Garden, be-
tween the rows of thick box
woods.
1t is a fine spot for con-
temptation.
But all he could think
about was slicing open big,
Juicy tomato and sprinkling
on some finely chopped basil.
That's the way 1t is when
you get a terrible hankerin'
for basil.
Evening star., 1963-05-09

ard, which is set at the Bu-
ureau. Take weights, for ex-
ample. There is a priceless
platinum kilogram in the vault
here which is the standard
used TO compare all other kilo-
gram measurements"
We weren't so intrigued with
the kilogram part. but that
word platinum held Its share
OF excitement.
Continuing through huge
empty laboratories we COM
mented on the great hustle OF
inactivity. He said, "One prob
lem OF modern science. For
every hour the scientist spends
in the lab, he has to spend six
hours In his office digesting the
data"
We have gone through life
thinking we knew the defini-
tions of words like dead
weight" lightweight" and
creep" AS in: "oh, Harry?
He's a deadweight, a real light
weight creep" But we found
there is such a thing as a
dead-weight machine, used to
"calibrate the devices for meas
uring force but don't ask
how.
Near a dead-weight machine
was another one that didn't
seem TO be doing anything but
taking UP space. Three stories
worth.
That's the worlds most
powerful testing machine said
the guide with obvious rever-
ence. 1T squeezeS with the
force of 10 million pounds
Evening star., 1963-05-09

the type of laxity" reported by
the investigators.
He said that "the most severe
disciplinary action that can be
supported will be taken against
those District employees who
have neglected their duties"
There will be absolutely no
clemency."
Incidents Listed
The investigation found evi-
dence of neglect of duty such
as the following:
The head of a three-man
crew who is supposed to read
meters in the White House,
Supreme Court, the Capitol
and other Federal buildings
checked in for work at 8:15
am, took a nap starting at
1880 am. and slept until 2
pm. and then spent the rest
of the work day driving a taxi
cab.
One meter unit inspector
Evening star., 1963-05-09

of paper. This is very important
for maps and shipping sacks.
and-as anyone who ever car
ried eggs home from the store
knows-grocers' bags.
So off we went TO the glass
blowing section, where unique,
highly unusual and precise
glass apparatus and instru-
ments are made for the scier-
tific laboratories. There Enrico
de Leonibus was performing
what is magic 10 someone who
has never seen glass being
transformed into various
shapes. He stretched a pinch
cylinder Of glass over a flame
and II sagged and stretched
like gum In is minutes he
came UP with something which
was finally comprehensible-a
fragile rosebud vase.
He will make some for Satur-
days visitors who will look at
more than 100 laboratories
from 10 am. TO 4pm.
With phrases like photo
ionization," "polymer evalua-
tion," "dielectrics." "zener
diodes" and automatic ther-
mocouple comparator" In
everyday usage at the bureau,
II was asked II there was any
worry that the average visitor
might not quite get the mes
sage on Saturday, no matter II
the kind patience the scientific
over-achicvers displayed during
the dry run was repeated.
The guide said, Were going
TO try. We envision II as a sort
Of family outing, really"
Well. happy measuring
Evening star., 1963-05-09

when asked whether he thought
it would be in the public in
terest for him to encourage
Nationwide programs similar
to the one in Knoxville.
President Kennedy saidI 81
think it would be very helpful
and you can start right here
in Washington, d. c., where
this is greatly needed. ="
Look at Own Lives
He said that "all groups, II
seems to me, can afford moi
only to concern themselves, as
they do, with Birmingham, but
also to look into their owr
lives and their own eating hab-
its, and all of the rest. -"
Favorable reaction came from
Walter N. Tobriner, president
of the District Board of Com
missioners.
II think it is a splendid idea
and will serve to further COM
munication where it is needed
I indorse it," Mr.. Tobriner said.
The Rev. E. Franklin Jack
son, president of the Washing
ton branch of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. anc
pastor of the john Wesley
AME Zion Church at 161s
Fourteenth street NV, said:
Viewed as Good
II centainly agree with the
Presidents suggestion such
a program could do a great dea
of good here"
The Rev. Jackson noted
however, that good would come
OF such a program only II II
was done without trying tC
force the issue"
Even though I had 20 whites
in my congregation last Sun
day. I have received only twC
invitations to visit white con-
gregationS, other than Unitar'
ian churches, since 1 have beer
in Washington" the minister
said.
He added: "The whites dom
understand us and we dom
understand them. This unfor'
tunate situation has got to enc
some time and perhaps tht
Presidents suggestion will
speed its ending"
DR.. Norman GerStenfeld
minister of the Washington
Evening star., 1963-05-09
D. c. Clinics
Free Cases
Hit in Audit

Free treatment at District
clinics of patients who we're
able to pay is criticized in a
District audit. it was learned
today.
1'ha report also criticized
unexcused absences from their
duties by some part-tirne doc
tors and dentists.
The investigation by the Dis
trict Internal Audit office re-
ported that "our review of the
records of 399 maternity pa
tients receiving treatment at
the Gales Child Health Center,
IS Massachusetts, avenue, dis
closed the following:
"Twenty-six per cent had
been determined ineligible by
the social worker but had
made from / to l3 clinic visits
and were scheduled for fur
ther appointments" the audit
said.
Some Held Ineligible
These patients were held to
be ineligible because it was
found they had sufficient funds
to pay for treatment.
In addition to clinic treat
ment, these ineligible patients
we're also receiving free drugs,
the audit said.
Also, the audit stated, an.
other lib per cent of thest
399 patients had been treateC
at the clinic from / to II time
and we're scheduled for fur
ther appointments, despite thI
fact that their applications fo
free treatments had not beer
completed.
Discussing absence from dut!
by part-time doctors and den
fists, the report said:
Separate test checks by oul
office and the General Ac'
counting office of time anc
attendance of part-time doctor
and dentists disclosed that five
part-time doctors were absent
from duties at various time!
in excess of one hour.
Some Found Absent
Telephone calls and per.
sonal visits to duty station.
disclosed that these employees
we're absent without leave dur.
ing their scheduled tours o.
duty.
Although these test checks
did not indicate any wide
spread abuse by part-time en-
ployes, it is our opinion that
appropriate action should be
taken to strengthen controls
where required in individual
cases."
The question Of whether doc
tors and dentists employed by
the District are doing all the
work they are paid for is
subject that Senator Robert
c. Byrd, chairman of the Sen
ate Appropriations District
Subcommittee, has been inter
ested in.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
tuberculosis Session

The Alexandria Arlington Tu-
berculosis and Health Associa-
ton will meet at 7:30 pm. May
"a at darlington Presbyterian
Church. 3846 King street, Alex
andria. Awards for volunteer
service will be presented.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
League Sets Meeting

Antivivisection legislation will
be discussed at the May IA
meeting of the Animal Welfare
League of Fairfax County, Inc,
scheduled for 8 pm. in the
Fairfax County library in Fair
fax City.
Evening star., 1963-05-09

worked a few hours at his Job
in the morning and then went
to a filling station where he
made change for customers and
did paperwork. At 2 pm. he
quit for the day.
Several other examples of
meter inspectors and readers
putting in only half a days
work were reported by the
investigators.
Reports Being Studied
Mr.. Auld said that no disci-
plinary action has been taken
so far because he is still study
ing the reports of the inveSti-
gators.
THE evidence is substantial
that there has been neglect of
duty" Mr.. Aud said. NO one
has ever embarrassed this de-
partment before and I don't
take it lightly"
Asked if he believed that
some meter readers were just
estimating readings instead of
actually checking them, Mr.
Auld said he has no evidence
of this.
The District official empha-
sized that there will be no net
loss to the city or loss to watel
users because of possible faulty
readings.
Errors Are Corrected
Mr.. Auld explained that me-
ter readings is a continuous
process and that even If some
incorrect readings are reported
these are compensated for
when later readings are made
Mr.. Aud also said that there
are several other ways to
check on the accuracy of meter
readings which are employed
constantly"
He stressed that the meter
inspectors and readers suspect
ed of laxity are those whose
job it is to check the water
meters of Federal agencies.
None of these men are regu-
lar readers of meters for pri-
vate homes and businesses, +"
Mr.. Auld said.
II have no reason to believe
that any homeowners were
over-charged for water because
of the actions of these men. "
Evening star., 1963-05-09
Families Displaced
By Urban Renewal
Assured HOUSING
Forecast Permits Development
Of the Adoms-Morqun Project
BY LEE FLOR
Star Staff Writer

There will be than enough public housing available
for families displaced by controversial urban renewal highway
and other public projects in the next five years. according TO
a forecast made public today ..r
supply of public housing will permit development Of the
Adams Renewal project accord
Evening star., 1963-05-09
BY CLARENCE HUNTER
Star staff Writer

The Black Muslims will spon
sor a series of Negro-onl!
meetings aimed at solving tn
Districts crime problem, Nal.
colin x, new leader of the
Washington movement, an
nounced today.
1--WE will have a series of
meetings beginning Sunday
where we will be getting to-
gether like a family to analyze
the problems in our commun-
ity". the bespectacled Malcolm
x declared at a news con-
ference at National Airport.
All outsiders-whites-will be
excluded from the meetings,
he emphasized.
Preaching Hate
Malcolm x said the Muslims
will offer one solution to crime
as it concerns District Negroes.
That solution. he indicated,
will be adherence to the teach
ings of Elijah Muhammad,
spiritual leader of the Black
Muslin sect.
Malcolm x denied emphati-
cally that the Muslims preach
hate.
I'VE don't teach hate" he
declared. I'VE preach the truth
about what the white man has
done to the black man"
Speaking forcefully before a
bank Of microphones, Malcolm
x enied he is No. 2 man
of the Black Muslin movement.
He also denied he IS heir
Evening star., 1963-05-09
MusIims Plan Meetings
On Crime in District

apparent to the leadership post
occupied by Mr.. Muhammad
He said he is merely "a repre-
sentative" of Mr.. Muhammad
Replaces Minister
He continued that Mr.. Mu-
hammad assigned him to
Washington to replace Lucius
Brown, former minister of the
Sect's mosque on Fourth street
NV.
"Lucius Brown is no longer
the representative for Mr.. Mu-
hammad." Malcolm x ex-
planned. He was not getting
enough action. The time is
too short and we must make
faster progress. If I don't make
faster progress I will be re-
moved myself"
The Districts new Muslin
leader carefully avoided pre-
dieting racial violence for
Washington. There will be
racial explosions, he said, be-
cause black people everywhere
today are fed up with the
hypocrisy practiced by the
whites"
Race Trouble Not Limited
Possible racial explosions. he
said, are not limited to any
geographical area.
Turning his attention TO the
Birmingham disorders, Nal.
colin x, said that they would
not have occurred II the Mus
lin leadership was involved in
that city's life.
The Muslims, Malcolm x
emphasized, do not advocate
forcing ourselves on the white
man." The white man, he con.
tinued. won't open the doors
unless there is bloodshed."
Evening star., 1963-05-09
Inter-roce Visits Here
Suggested by Kennedy

President Kennedy suggested yesterday that attempts to
improve relations could start at home Washington with
visits by white and Negro families to each others homes
The proposal similar to in Knoxville, Tennr
met with approval Of community leaders.
The President made the suggestion at his conference
Evening star., 1963-05-09


tage Herb Garden-a little
building with a pointed roof
which sits up above the
Bishops G arde n and that
astonishing, golden eques-
trian statue of George Wash
ington.
Until several years ago, the
cottage was muSty and down.
right medieval. Today, while
patches of herbs still hang
from the ceiling, it has been
turned into a gift Shop-and
is more popular than ever.
So are herbs. Americans
are demanding a bit more
taste in their foods-particu-
larly those who have sampled
European cooking.
Mrs. William Cole, a pleas
ant, blue-eyed lady, runs the
shop.
While the cottages great
variety of herbs are obtained
through regular commercial
channels, they seem to taste
better, as fish does near the
water.
Herbs are still grown in the
garden, but not sold as they
once were.
Evening star., 1963-05-09
Cases Of Sinking Cited
Among D. c. Employees
tstory on Page A-1J-star staff Photo.

Substantial evidence of axy by city meter
readers and inspectors has been found investigators
Districts internal audit office, it learned today
David w. Aud. director of the Department of Sanitary
Engineering said that he considerably discover
Evening star., 1963-05-09
The
Rambler
Just Had to
Have Some BosiI
BY JOHN McKELWAY

Had a terrible hankerin'
for basil, the herb.
If you are a nut about to-
m a toes, you should h ave
basil. Basil does great things
for a tomato. Basil knights
even the mealy, dried out to-
mato shipped in, apparently,
from the Sahara.
The desire for basil comes
over the Rambler every time
he passes the Washington
Cathedral.
The Cathedral runs, and
has, for many years, the Cot
Evening star., 1963-05-09

THE CATHEDRAL got into
the herb business years ago
when it obtained an ancient
stone baptiSmal font which
experts decided was carved in
northern France in the 9th
Century.
The relic was given an ap-
propriate setting by placing
it in an herb ga d e n, pat
termed after monastery gar
dens of the Middle Ages
when monks cultivated the
pungent little plants.
Mrs. Cole sold the Rambler
a small jar of basil for 25
cents and then gave him an
other popular item at the
shop, the Herb Chart.
Basil, the ch art S aid, is
good sprinkled over mack
erel, creamed eggs and ONE
lettes.
And it "enlivens," accord
ing to the chart, "the most
insipid vegetables"
1t also contained what the
Rambler took to be a number
of sensible directions in the
use of herbs and explained a
mysterious phrase that keeps
turning up in cook books,
bouquet garni."
Bouquet garni, it was
Learned d, turns out to be a
bunch of assorte d herbs
parsley, marjoram, thyme
and bay leaf-tied together
and cooked in poultry or
soup.
The chart also defined an
other cook book phrase, the
pinch" A pinch of, say, sage
should be enough to hold
four persons tackling a stew,
Evening star., 1963-05-09

George Kennedy, who nOrmOIly
writes this column on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, is on vacation.
Evening star., 1963-09-29
CLEVELAND PARK.Mm

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Evening star., 1963-09-29
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