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Evening star., 1963-05-08
Election Slated By Auxiliary

Nominating Committee in
clude Mrs. Pauline Taggart,
president; Mrs. Katherine
Power, vice president, and
Mrs. Katherine Moore, treas
urer.
Mrs. Ruth Estep is chair
man of the social hour which
follows.
Evening star., 1963-05-08

New officers for the Mary
knights Auxiliary. Father
Rosensteel Council 2169,
knights of Columbus, in Sill
yer Spring, will be elected
May 13 at $3.50 pm. at the
council hall.
Those presented by the
Evening star., 1963-12-26

Be ody when friends s hoh
good things help you welcome" They
friends variety Of he finest
foods and beverages sofswoy's famous prices.
Evening star., 1963-12-26

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December 2s. 1898. ia woshasson. 0. {. NARY.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-05
Architects sketehbOok
Play Kitchen
By BILL MEYERRIEcKS
Sfnr SnacinI Writer

Little girls are lucky this
week. On the safe premise
that the big, strong ran
around the home IS dedicated
to making his small daugh-
ter's life happier, Sketch
books design idea, the kitchen
play toy project, is a plan to
consider.
Mother viii be delighted,
too. The finished kitchen fur
niShings will fill endless in
door hours with make-believe
enjoyment. The little miss
will have her own sink, her
own range.
If you are the plan-ahead
parent, you may want to
make this a Christmas prof.
ect, working on any of the
pieces on and off in plenty Of
time before the presents 60
under the tree.
The miniature kitchen con-
sists Of four items. All are
made Of a in. wood, approx
mately two-thirds life size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-05

Sink and range have counter
heights Of 2494 inches. Both
are 20 inches wide and u
inches deep. The refrigerator
and cupboard are l2st inches
high, % inches wide and II
inches deep.
One Of the advantages Of
the plan is that the lumber
shopping list, parts list and
detailed instructions for each
unit are given individually.
You don't have to buy all the
wood or build them all at one
time. Start with the one which
appeals most to you, and add
the rest Of the kitchen on
whatever schedule you wish.
The wooden construction in
sures a sturdy toy with a
long, useful life. Because Of
their natural weight, the piec-
es stay in place and won't tip
or slide every time they're
bumped. Accidental spills do
no damage at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Mr.. HoIifieIds Worry

Representative Holifield of Califor-
MIA is one Of the most experienced and
most knowledgeable members of the
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee.
So 1t Is news Of more than passing i'm
portance that he now has joined men
like ConnecticutS Senator Dodd, fell
low-Democrat, in publicly questioning
the wisdom, or lack thereof, of the Ken
nedy administrations drive for a ban
on nuclear testing.
Mr.. Holifield, suggesting that a gen.
timely trustworthy test ban still is will
o'-the-wisp Of the most elusive kind, has
( not minced words. He has warned, very
somberly, that our country had better
not bamboozle itself into pact with the
| SovietS that could be the undoing of
all Of us. Thus, as he has declared in his
impressive address at Stanford Univer-
sity, Great advances can be made in
nuclear ornaments by testing and j.. . =.
II we fail to make these gains, our ad-
versary will. am referring not only to
offensive weapons, but to the equally
dangerous development Of pre-emptive
defense weapons"-such as the anti
missile missile which the Russians are
said to be perfecting at a pace we'll
ahead Of ours.
Here is a matter that deserves the
attention Of every American interested
in the life-and-death implications Of the
nuclear arms race. Mr.. Holifield speaks
with authority. What he says should
, therefore be listened to most attentively
by all Of us-including the President,
who can get nowhere with a test-ban
treaty unless he has the support Of Just
such men as the questioning and wor-
ried Mr.. Holifield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
He Liked to Walk

The Rev. Cleveland Weaver, re-
tired Baptist preacher, had one bad
habit. He liked to take short walks
around the neighborhood in the eve
ningS. And this cost him his life last
Saturday.
The 79-year-old man was set upon
and beaten to death by four young
Savages. The beating was vicious, leav-
ing the elderly man with crushed
windpipe and broken jaw. The loot
robbery was the motive) was trifling
-$1.29. The killers told police they
spent the money on cakes and soft
drinks Immediately after they had gone
through the pockets Of their victim
and left him dying on the street.
Although we have spelled this out
In some detail, 1t is not because the
murder Of Mr.. Weaver is notable for
its savagery. Sheer viciouSness is the
hallmark Of most Of the street crimes
which plague this beautiful city. Nor
was this crime unusual in the sense
that any "racial angle" was involved.
Mr.. Weaver was colored and so are
those who killed him. But there is
one rather unusual and, we think, i'm
portant aspect of this case.
There were several witnesses to the
murder, but no one came forward to
assist either Mr.. Weaver or, later, the
police. Doubtless there were several
reasons. One, obviously, was fear of
violence at the hands of the killers.
Another may have been a lingering
hostility bred of the myth" Of police
brutality myth at least as far as
the Washington Of 1868 is concerned.
Still another, we fear, was kind of
Indifference which causes some people
who are witnesses to a crime to shrug
their shoulders and pretend to look
the other way.
In this instance, however, as we
have said, an unusual thing happened.
Deputy Police Chief Layton issued a
public appeal for anyone with knowl-
edge Of the crime to come to the as
siStance Of the police. And someone
did. AS a result of the information
received, the police have arrested and
charged the killers-two of them 16
and two ID.
This, we think, is important be-
cause we believe that in part at least
1t Is result Of a vigorous and con-
certed effort by both white and Negro
community leaders, especially the latter,
to arouse all Of the people of Wash
ington to the fact that they have
personal responsibility to assist both
in preventing and Furnishing crime.
There is no reason why this effort,
If broadly supported and diligently
pursued, cannot produce significant
results In terms of a better and safer
city. Heaven help us If 1t doesn't, but
we think it will. Perhaps the day may
come when some other Rev. Weaver
: will be able to go for stroll in the
evening without taking his life in his
hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Where to Park

Parking Director William D. Heath
attributes the significant increase in the
use Of fringe parking (about 1873 per
cent higher at the three major lots dur
ing the last year alone) to three factors:
Traffic congestion downtown, the high
price Of in-town parking and increasing
shortages Of parking at critical locations.
Patronage Of the fringe lots will con-
tinue to grow, Mr.. Heath predicts, "as
the situation, gets tighter downtown"
Anyone who regularly drives down.
town to park, particularly in the middle
Of the day, knows that the "tightness"
in parking facilities that Mr.. Heath
speaks Of is already severe in certain
areas. And there is little doubt that
there Is worse to come. In his talks
around town on the subject, Mr.. Heath
is currently citing set Of very inter-
eSting figures:
As OF March /, "a new buildings
(nearly all office buildings) were under
construction in the central business dis
trict Before construction began, these
"a building sites provided a total of
2,9ll parking spaces. When the "a build
ings are finished, their facilities will in
clude grand total of 1888 off-street
parking spaces, net gain Of about 900
spaces. But the estimated new employ
ment force in these "a buildings is $4,000
people-a great many Of whom will want
a place to park their cars.
The problem suggested by Mr..
Heath's figures is not new one. Down.
town experts have been warning for a
long time that parking is only an "in-
term" use Of much of the existing
vacant land downtown, and that In
creasingly, as the city becomes rebuilt,
economic pressures will tend TO en-
courage uses other than parking, par
ticularly In areas where parking will
be most urgently needed. These points
suggest two rather obvious conclusions.
First, they strengthen the justification
for a rapid transit system effective
enough to wean more commuters away
from automobiles. And second, they
require firm decisions by both the
Commissioners and the Federal Gov
eminent on policies, now under con-
sideration, to assure that sufficient
parking facilities will be available when
and where needed in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Half q Loaf

AS between lifting the ban on
corporal punishment and granting
school officials the authority to remove
chronic disciplinary offenders from
classrooms, the latter is far the more
important. There is reason for gratifica-
ton, therefore, that the Board of Edu-
cation has overridden its Rules Com
mittee and taken meaningful first step
in this direction.
The compromise" rule change ap-
proved tentatively by the School Board
is not in the precise form sought by
Superintendent Hansen. He had re-
queSted revision to permit principals
to dismiss" uncomfortable pupils from
school. Instead, the board authorized
indefinite suspension" a term that
sounds less drastic and which some
members argue will be less likely to run
afoul of the Districts compulsory school,
attendance law in dealing with recalci-
trants under 10 years Of age. The prac-
tical effect, however, is the same-to
remove from the classroom those few
pupils who not only flaunt authority,
but who have a contemptuousneSs for
the rights Of other students which the
School Board has tolerated, and by its
laSSitude has encouraged, for too long.
AS for its narrow 5-4 vote to retain
the rule against corporal punishment,
the board has gone against community
sentiment and, In our opinion, against
good sense. The basic reason to lift the
ic IN
parents Of the idea that teachers are
powerleSS to act against diSorderly and
diSreSpectful conduct. Those board
members who opposed the change argue
that this goal can be met by q clearer
definition and understanding of the
powers which teachers already possess.
This Is situation, however, which bears
careful watching, and II there Is a con-
tinuation Of the abuses of which teachers
have complained in the past, Congress
should lose no time in affording them
relief through legislative removal of
the ban.
Finally, Superintendent Hansen is
to be congratulated for standing up to
the Incorporate and unwarranted per-
sonal attack made upon him at the
Wednesday board meeting by DR.. Nor
decai w. Johnson. In view of the fact
that DR.. johnson later joined in a vote
Of confidence in DR.. Hansen, one can
only assume that his emotions on
the corporal punishment issue got the
better Of his judgment. Superintendent
Hansen is an extraordinarily able and
imaginative administrator, whose views,
while surely not immune from criticism
by board members, always deserve care
full and diSpaSSionate consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
The Game of Rogue

I propose TO give to the
Smithsonian Institution a
very choice rogue mallet OF
rare tropical woods and ivory
that was given me about
1900 by the late Alexander
Kramer. its maker, who was
the Smithsonian instrument
maker for over so years.
Rogue was eagerly played at
several courts near the
corner Of Ninth street and
Rhode Island avenue NV. for
many years around 1900.
There were at least six ma
tional champion players in
washington. / knew very
well four Of them. Sackett
Duryea, the two williams
brothers and Clifford How
ard. and / was especially fond
OF Charlie Bryant. who would
love TO play with anybody.
night or day.
I intend 10 accompany the
mallet with a short account
OF this skillful game, now ex-
tinct In Washington. Il
would add greatly TO interest
II q relative OF some rogue
player Of so years ago would
loan me q negative or print
showing the game In prog
ress. DIR. Charles q. Abbot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
The Red Phone

What simpleton ever sug-
gested the hot line" be-
tween Washington and Mos
COW? Evidently, someone
who would trust the word Of
'Krush."
With the hot line" In
service, all that old Krush
would have to do, would be
to let loose one preliminary
missile. Then, the trusting
idiots at this end would use
the "hot line" to ask Krush
II he meant It.
OF course, the answer
would be mo. excuse, please"
Then, while our defenses
were thereby lulled into in
action, old Krush could Just
let 60 his whole broadside at
us.
Does not Russia's action in
almost all matters, past and
current, make such q Sc
quence most plausible and
likely? And we. simpletons.
are sitting ducksl
Robert r. Wood.
La Plata. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
He'll Hath No Fury, etc.

The American Airlines Official who
had the bright idea that, after 80,
woman loses her appeal (as an airline
hostess, that is), has aroused our awe
and sympathy. He has more courage
land we dare TO presume), less common
sense than most OF us.
Can anyone in his right mind
seriously believe the stewardesses would
quietly acquiesce to silly rule forcing
them to retire at 322 Economic factors
aside, the frontal assault on woman's
greatest strength land weakness) was
too challenging to ignore. Women fret
enough about the onrushing years with
out the gratuitous finality Of a man.
made contract clause. It's corrupting
influence, that's what 1t is. 1t could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Adoms-Morqon

Countless citizens Of the
Adams-M Morgan area have be-
come thoroughly disillusioned
with the proposed urban re-
newal plan for this area as
developed by the National
Capital Planning Commission
and the Redevelopment Land
Agency.
The original purpose was
to redevelop and upgrade the
area with the full cooperation
Of all parties concerned. In
stead, the proposed plan has
been prepared without proper
consideration for either the
wishes or the general welfare
Of the vast majority Of the
areas 1880 citizens. We be-
lieve the plan to be ineffi-
cient, unrealistic, and unable
to take care Of the people
who might be displaced by 1t.
as has already happened In
the Southwest project and
other urban renewal projects.
We sincerely believe the
Adams-Morgan area can and
will proceed with normal re-
Mobilization and develop
ment under citizens initiative
II the threat Of interference
is removed. We. therefore.
will strongly urge rejection Of
the proposed Adams-Morgan
Urban Renewal Plan when
public hearings on II are
scheduled in the near future.
Thomas +. Smith.
George Frain,
Dutton Ferguson.
Frederick p. Mascioli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Prods Congress

The Constitution provides
specifically that each branch
Of Congress has the duty Of
regulating its own menu
bership. II Is difficult 10 I'M
derstand. therefore. what q
House committee. convened
TO investigate public charges
OF misconduct. hopes 10 ac-
complish by ignoring the
charges and concentrating
instead on finding out who
brought the charges.
The reputation Of the
House-and Of free govern
ment everywhere will suffer
until the House leadership
sees to II that the House in
vestigates the charges and
then takes appropriate ac-
ton.
Walter Golman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Are They Prepared?

Letters have been written
for decades about the shock
ing appearance Of the streets
of the Nations Capital, and
every other great city in our
Nation, because Of the trash
in the streets left by litter
bugs.
All the talk gets little re-
suits. The problem remains
unsolved. Tourists and juve-
niles will not change their
dirty ways. Increased appro-
priations for police and street
cleaners are not forthcoming,
nor the answer. Appeals to
civic pride prove ineffective.
May ! have the temerity to
make one constructive sug-
gestion? The motive Is to In
culcate In our youth q feel
ing Of civic pride that will
help to solve this problem
(litterbugs) now and forever.
insofar as is humanity posi-
BILE. Furthermore, the idea,
If carried out. would cost
little or nothing.
My suggestion Is that our
Boy Scout troops be directed
by their leaders ID to spend
one half day each week coll
lecting trash in their locali-
ties left by ltterbugs, (2) to
award q certificate to the
troop which on that day coll
lectS the most trash, 90 to
see that the prize winning
troop is given recognition in
the local press.
Boy Scouts are expected to
do one good deed o day.
Trash collection by them
would be competitive and
give pride for accomplish
ment. Parents would be graf
flied by the good work Of
their sons. The boys would
grow up with q realization Of
the Importance Of keeping
their neighborhood clean. The
Scouts could teach their nom
Scout schoolmates and
neighbors the importance Of
cleanliness In their local
community.
What better service than
this can our Boy Scouts
render? Robert L. Buell..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
Timber Wolves

With American land dis
appearing beneath concrete
at q million acres O year, and
the American population be-
coming increasingly urban
lied, the last-ditch stand to
save the remnants Of the
American wilderness has at
tracted o great deal Of atten-
ton recently. This fight has
taken place In the form Of
the wilderness bill, passed
by the Senate. This bill,
which would set up q 40
million-acre wilderness pres
ervation system, may face
death or be weakened
through delay or amend
ments designed to protect
money hungry "tim b err
wolves" in Colorado.
wilderness should belong
to the American people in
stead Of Just the timber
wolves" wilderness offers
the quality Of hunting, fish
ing and similar forms Of rec
reation that can't be found
anywhere else. For scientific
study, wilderness offers q
natural environment where
the chain Of natural forces
responsible for the existence
Of soil and living things is
unbroken. Probably the
greatest value Of wilderness
is the spiritual value, as q
place where people can get
away from q man-controlled
environment; for knowing
the land as shaped only by
the hand Of God. Many
forms Of wildlife, such as the
golden eagle, grizzly bear and
mountain sheep, make their
homes in wilderness and loss
Of the wild areas might mean
their extinction.
Is all this worth sacrificing
so that timber wolves" can
have their play2
Richard Tanner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
THE AMERICAN ECONOM

xkAE huEnACAN EOONOm-
&c REPUBLIC. By Adolf A.
Berle. 247 pp. (Harcourt,
Brace & World: $4.500
Somehow in the course Of
his many distinguished years
as q public servant, Adolf A.
Berle, former Assistant Sec
rotary Of State, has found
time to write a number Of
profound, scholarly books on
the American economy.
THE American Economic
Republic" Is as careful and
well documented as any of
these. But its purpose is diff
ferent. Because Of its sue
cess" writes Mr.. Berle,
Americans repeatedly are
requested by foreign students.
teachers, businessmen. and
others to recommend q book
outlining the theory and
practice Of the American eco
nomic system as 1t actually
functions. They mean, not
the system classic or reform
list scholars plead for. or the
orized about by economists
in terms Of past conditions,
but the system as 1t works.
! have been unable to find
such O volume. Immense
indeed is the gap between
what we say about our po-
litical-economic system and
how we really operate 1t. In
q mood tinged with despera-
ton, I have here attempted
q sketch Of its theory and
practice"
Mr.. Berries desperation must
have been caused by the COM
plexity Of his subject, not by
the results Of his attempt to
deal with It. For here, In one
small volume. is q precise,
accurate discussion OF where
our economy Is and what II
does. O discussion completely
free Of slogans and senti-
mentality. either nostaglic or
futuristic.
THIS Is NOT TO SAY
that Mr.. Berle does not
have some strong views about
what we should and probably
will do In years TO come. But
these are both explicit and
muted. Thus the number Of
unarticulated assumptions Is
smaller than one would be-
lieve possible. and prescrip-
ton and description have
been scrupulously separated.
Because "The American
Economic Republic" is so as
tonishingly clear and unbi-
ased, II ought 10 have an
enormous leadership. II Is
perfectly accessible 10 the
layman. and there is no rea-
son why O reasonably bright
high school Junior or senior
should find II particularly
difficult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-19
A Beacon is Liqhted

The enthusiastic response
to the letter. 1.-THE Negro and
D. c. Crime" prepared by the
undersigned and published in
The Sunday Star on April z,
has been most gratifying. I
wish to express my sincere
appreciation and thanks to
those who offered their con-
gratulations. OF the more
than one hundred telephone
calls, kilograms and letters,
none reflected opposition to
the views expressed in the
letter. Some of the reactions
to the letter were heart
warming, rejecting a keen
sense Of civic duty and re-
sponsibility. Space will not
permit the revelation Of all
Of the noteworthy reactions,
but q few are worthy of
mention. Thanks to the white
business executive who was
moved by the letter to Of
fer employment to two young
Negro high school graduates
in q critical skill; to the
owner Of q local radio sta
ton who plans an educa-
tional series beamed pAma-
rily to Negro youth; to the
two Negro ministers who
plan a good citizenship series
In connection with their SER
mons; to Mr.. Robert E. Nc
Laughlin for his invitation
to the undersigned to men,
bership on the Citizens
Crime Commission; to the
presidents of three civic or
CARNATIONS who plan citizen
ship discussions based on the
contents Of the letter; to
Commissioner Duncan who
said the views of the letter
expressed the thinking Of
an overwhelming majority of
the Negro community; to DR..
James M. Nabrit. jr., Presi-
dent Of Howard University,
for his statement that the
views expressed in the letter
constitute "the m o S t
thoughtful treatment that
this important topic has re-
ceived," to the large number
of teachers In the District OF
Columbia schools who said
the views had to be ex-
pressed" and to those per-
sons who said they would
have said the same. except
for fear Of being maligned by
segments Of the Negro press.
To those who invited me
to join them in a local po-
litical movement, I decline
the invitation. I am not a
politician, have no political
ak to grind, and I am not
remotely interested in elec-
tive office. To the retired
industrialist, may I state
that I am not associated
with any cause to which you
might contribute. and I am
not q leader" In any move
ment for which you may pro-
vide financial support. My
views to The Star were Of
fered as q private citizen
My primary interest Is In the
restoration Of responsible Me-
gro leadership In the Dis
trict Of Columbia. With that
leadership and with the
enormous amount of good
will in both racial groups
here. Washington can and
will be a city to which We
can point with pride.
Bert Cumby
1t. Col. AUS Retired.