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Tabor City tribune., 1963-08-21
Librory Porty
Is Postponed
Until Aug. 80

Mrs. Mitchell Hickman an
nounced today that the party
planned at LoriS Library for
the students who had read the
required number of books had
been postponed until August
80. allowing a weeks grace to
the students who have not yet
finished the required amount
of reading. The party will be
neld at p. m. August 30. in
preference to August 23, as be-
fore planned.
The following is a list of
ooys and girls who entered the
Summer reading Club Under
the Big Top" sponsored by the
Lorts Library; a total of IS
Tabor City tribune., 1963-08-21
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Sp. ) and Mrs. Dale Mo,
announce the birth of a son
Steven Glenn, born August /;
IN the Conway Hospital ans
weighing I pounds and II.
ounces. Mrs. Moe is the form
or Miss Judy Stevens, daught-
cr of MIR. and Mrs. c. a. Stcv-
ems of LOrlS.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Simon l.. Ow-
ems announce the birth of a
son, Simon Gregory, born in
the Community Hospital. Aug
uSt 9. and weighing q pounds
and 10 ounces.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-08-21
CARD OF THANKS

The family of Shelby Cribh
would like Ia express their
sincere appreciation To- THEN
many friends and relatives ful
their kindness and prayers
during their recent bcrCavc-
mcnt.
Tho family of
Shelby Cribb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
Crime Informer Taken
Secretly to D. c. Jail

Joseph Valachi, the member
of the Cosa Nostra crime syndi-
cate who turned informer. was
moved to District Jail over the
week end from Fort Monmouth,
N. j., it was learned today.
The 61-year-old gangster was
transferred from the Army base
TO this city by United States
marshals under great secrecy
and maximum security.
He is reported to be under
heavy guard in District Jail,
which has been escape-proof
since a series Of breakouts in
the late l940s brought about
reorganization and reforms in
the penal system here.
Valachi is expected TO APP
pear before the Senate Investi-
cations subcommittee, headed
by Senator Mcclellan. Demo-
crat OF Arkansas, next week
1t was understood unofficially
that his appearance is SEIZED
uled for September 10.
It is then that Valachi is
expected to tell publicly what
he has been disclosing privately
to the FBI and local police
forces about the Nationwide
crime network whose name is
italian for "Our Thing" Ex-
istence OF the network and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
Nine Avoid
Negro School.
Attendance

Nine white children have
avoided attending Negro schools
in Arlington by moving or en-
rolling In private classes, ac-
cording to school authorities.
Complying with a Supreme
Court decision issued last
spring, Arlington assigned 10
white pupils TO three colored
schools.
None appeared yesterday
when classes began.
School officials today said
that one was permitted TO re-
main with his classmates un-
der a long-standing rule which
allows a student 10 complete
his senior year in the school
he previously attended.
OF the remaining nine, most
moved to districts in Arlington
or Fairfax County which made
them eligible TO attend pre-
dominantly white classes.
Until this year, the Arlington
placement policy stipulated that
no child would be compelled
to attend classes "in which his
race is in the minority"
The 10 students then we're
assigned to the Negro schools
because they were nearest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
D. c. Corporation Act
Signed by President

A bill to modernize the Dis
trict's business corporation law
was signed today by President
Kennedy.
The legislation rewrites the
city business statute. The bill
brings the corporation regula-
tons into line with modern
practices and case law devel-
oped since the superseded
statute went on the books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
Archbishop Says
Teachers Foster
Real Patriotism

The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop Of Wash
ington, told 1900 teachers in
Catholic schools here today
that you are doing more to
teach patriotism and the vir-
tues that really count than
any other group I know Of"
He spoke at the annual
teachers mass at st. Mat
thew's Cathedral.
The mass marked the for
NAL opening of the school year
for 88 elementary and 35 Sec
ondary schools under Catholic
auspices in the archdiocese OF
Washington. The schools,
which open for classes tomor-
row. have a record enrolment
Of $4,000 students in the Dis
trict and five nearby Maryland
counties.
Thanking the teachers for
the great contributions he
said they are making to good
citizenship and morality, Arch
bishop O'Boyle said that this
is because what you teach to-
day will affect the lives Of
your students and even Of flu
ture generations to come, and
help make all Of them God
fearing, responsible citizens Of
our great country"
A teachers function, the
Rev. Richard Hanley Of Catho-
lie University's Oblate College,
said in a sermon at the mass,
is not simply TO inform curl
Gus minds but to form the
whole person. body and soul,
willpower, character"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

Valachi's role as an informer
on the ring was first disclosed
in The Star recently.
1t also was disclosed that
the underworld has put a price
Of 100000 on the head of
Valachi. The gangster was held
in a sand-bagged building,
bathed "a hours in floodlights,
at Fort Monmouth to protect
him from the underworld's
Silent on Transfer
The Associated Press said a
spokesman at Fort Monmouth
refused TO comment on the
transfer but it was confirmed
by a reliable source in Wash
ington.
District penal authorities re-
ferred calls on Valachi to the
Justice Department., where a
department spokesman said:
We've never made any dis
closure where Valachi is and
we're not going to now"
Jerome Alderman, counsel for
the subcommittee which will
hear Valachi's testimony, would
confirm nor deny the
report. He said Senator Nc
Clellan will disclose the date
for the hearing soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

Assistant School Supt. John
D. Koonce said that, when they
reach high school, these chill
dren with sight problems will
be put in regular classrooms to
help them adjust to other chill
dren.
Miss Crooke, who has just
returned from two years with
the Peace Corps in Nigeria, said
everything went smoothly at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
By LEE FLOR
Star Staff Writer

A proposal for a high dam
on the Potomac River at
Seneca, Md, was criticized to-
day by Representative Matthias,
Republican Of Maryland, at a
Corps of Engineers hearing on
the Potomac Basin.
The Seneca dam would form
a lake with water backed UP 35
miles and with a shoreline of
over 200 miles, Mr.. Matthias
said.
But there is no research to
show that the dam will improve
the condition of the estuary at
Washington, even though water
quality improvement is one Of
the overall detectives Of the
basin report" he said.
Part Of Chain
The dam at Seneca would
provide one Of 16 major reser-
voirs which the local district
and division heads Of the Corps
Of Engineers recommended for
the Potomac Basin. The En-
gineers also recommended 418
smaller reservoirs throughout
the basin. Total cost for the
reservoirs would be $498 million.
Today's hearing was held by
the corps Board for Rivers and
Harbors In the Departmental
Auditorium. Later this year,
the board is to make a recon-
mendation on the basin report
TO the Chief Of Engineers, who
then is to prepare a report for
consideration by Congress.
Mr.. Matthias was the first
witness TO testify at today's
hearing. AS a Congressman,
he was given priority over 80
other persons who had formally
requested permission TO testify.
Sees Beauty Ruined
Mr.. Matthias said he APP
proved some of the proposals
for smaller dams upstream
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
D. c. SCHOOLS OPEN
10000 Pupils Swarm Back
By THOMAS DIMOND
Star staff Writer

The end of summer vacation
for $4,000 District pupils was
signaled by $50 ringing school
bells this morning.
Principals reported a mini
mum of confusion as the
youngsters met new teachers
and old friends and went
through the routine of settling
down for another semester.
Students went to classes only
for a halliday; regular 9-to-3
sessions begin tomorrow.
Some pupils found them
selves in crowded classroomS
because of the Districts criti-
cal teacher shortage. English
teachers at AnacoStia said they
had As or At students. Miss
Catherine Crooke. principal Of
Kramer Junior High School,
said some of her classes will
have 40 students or more.
Board of Education stand
ards for secondary schools
call for Is students per teacher.
Prayers Are Out
Students also found a
change in opening exercises.
Rather than read from the
Bible and recite the Lords
Prayer, they read inSpirational
poetry. At Kramer, for exam
pie, Mrs. Crooke distributed to
all teachers a poem by Stephen
Vincent Benet.
The school board, in June,
ended its requirement for de-
votional exercises as a result
of the Supreme Court prayer
decision.
Not all the youngsters were
glum about returning to school.
At Jefferson Junior High
School in Southwest, a group
of students entering the sew
enth grade sat in the audito-
rum looking wide-eyed about
them.
In the hall a bell rang, and
about $40 students filed out
Of classrooms and headed for
another room.
You notice how quiet the
halls are; let's keep them nice
and quiet" one teacher told
her charges as they waited to
enter a room.
Special Class
One room at jefferson was
occupied by half a dozen chill
dren who have sight problems.
Encyclopedias in Braille line
the wall. They spoke hesitantly
to a visitor. explaining that
they were copying their days |
schedule. written in big chalk
strokes on the blackboard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
The
Rambler
Sees Them
Shove OFF
BY JOHN McKELWAY

The armada was launched
throughout the day from
Gravelly Point, that vast
waSteland just north Of Ma
tional Airport.
1t was Labor Day, a rest
day, but countless captains
had chosen to head out to
sea with the whole family
and with a great amount of
effort.
A few years back, the
Rambler discovered Gravelly
Point to be an excellent place
to go with a car full of chill
dren. There usually is an
endless supply of roaring,
flashing aircraft coming into
National, seemingly just
above the head. On a good
day, you can spot one above
Memorial Bridge and follow
the whole majestic flight in
and hear the squeak at land
ing and see the faint puffS
of smoke from the tires.
Today there is an extra
added attraction at Gravelly
Point-the weekend sailor.
A boat launching area Is
now available and, at least
last Monday, there was more
activity there than across
the little stream at National.
The Rambler decided he
must be the only one in the
Washington area who lacks
a small boat and trailer.
There were at least 100 cars
and trailerS parked near the
landing. And at the landing
there was the constant traf-
fic Of those showing off or
coming ashore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

trictS. The first indignation &C.
CURED four years ago after the
States massive resistance laws
were demolished by State and
Federal courts.
Most of it was accomplished
yesterday and there was no real
trouble anywhere.
However, two Virginia coun-
ties adamantly continue efforts
to prevent any Indignation in
their public schools.
Surry County has closed its
only white school to avoid ad-
mission of seven Negroes.
Court Asked to Act
Attorneys for the seven pu-
pills yesterday asked a Federal
Court in Richmond to force
the county to reopen it.
They also sought an injunc-
ton prohibiting payment OF
State tuition grants to any OF
Surry'S 430 white students who
have chosen to enter a hurried
ly established private school.
In Prince Edward County,
public schools will remain shut
for the fifth consecutive year
However, for the first time
since 1859. schooling will be
provided for the county's 1900
Negro children. 1t will be spon-
sored by a private organization
established through the Coop
Grafton Of the Justice Depart
ment, the administration OF
Gov. Harrison and private
foundations.
Two white children regis
tered to attend the private
classes.
FL Other Districts
Students Of both races went
to school together for the first
time in 81 other Virginia dis
tricts yesterday.
Among the localities ex-
periencing their first desegre.
cation were: Prince George
Henrico, Albemarle, Dinwiddit
and Frederick Counties S
Charles City and MartinSville
In Dinwiddie, a 16-year-old
white student attempted tc
stage an impromptu sit-in in
the principals office when he
was denied transfer to an all
white school.
This was the only incident
reported from anywhere in the
State.
Although racial barriers are
beginning to fall more rapidly
throughout the State, includ-
ing the segregationist Southern
sections, the greatest concen-
tration of deSegregation still
is in Northern Virginia.
Northern Areas Integrated
About 1000 colored children
will be attending previously
all-white schools in Arlington,
Fairfax County, Alexandria and
Falls Church.
Roanoke, Richmond and Nor
folk will account for nearly an
other 1000 Of the 1900 in
integrated classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

Roughly so per cent Of the
1900 have been assigned by the
State Pupil Placement Board
which originally was created as
an instrument to thwart de-
segregation.
However, since its establish
ment. its initial members have
been replaced and 1t has
adopted a policy of approving
transfer requests wi houl
regard to race if the applicant
seeks entry to a school near
his home and it is not over
crowded.
Rapid Progress Expected
Arlington, Fairfax, Falls
Church and Roanoke have
elected to decide for themselves
where the pupils should go,
and desegregation is expected
to proceed even more rapidly
in these areas.
Both Arlington and Fairfax
are considering abolishing their
Negro high schools and distri-
buting both pupils and teachers
from them among white
schools.
Although final figures have
yet to be calculated, it appears
that of the II Confederate
States, only Texas and Tennes-
see are moving more rapidly
than Virginia in migrating
classrooms.
Governor Satisfied
At his press conference to.
day, Gov. Harrison said:
1.-THE manner in which Tho
whole situation has been han.
died in Virginia shows the wis,
tom Of keeping as much con.
troll at the local level a!
possible"
The governor was asked II
in view Of his emphasis upol
local control" there is an,
point in letting the State Pu
pill Placement Board continut
to assign students in most dis.
trictS of Virginia.
well, the General Assembly
thought so. AS long as the
status quo is working, I see nc
reason to disturb it too much
it is working in a reason
ably satisfactory manner" he
replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
Some Return Seen

of the proposed Potomac River
receipts from the sale
OF electricity will pay off as
much as 80 per cent of the
projects cost, Mr.. Robinson
said.
Julius U. Hoke. representing
about 300 civic associations in
the Inter-federation Council of
the Washington area read a
resolution from the Interfed-
Grafton Council supporting the
major tributary PLAN" which
does not include the high dam
at Seneca. The tributary plan
would have more emphasis on
dams in the upper branches of
the basin, and the council put
itself on record as opposing
any dams or reservoirs which
would destroy park land or
canal areas near Washington.
The Engineers report for the
Potomac basin said that, by
the year 20l0, industries and
communities in upstream areas
will need about | billion gal
Ions Of water a day more than
can be obtained from depend-
able flows in unregulate d
streams in the basin.
Additional water needs for
the Washington Metropolitan
Area will be 2.9 billion gallons
a day, the report said. Other
benefits cited for the $498 mil
lion proposal are flood control
and the development OF recre-
ational activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
SW Tract
Is Offered to
UGF Group

An inexpensive tract in the
Southwest Washington rede-
velopment area will be offered
to the United Givers Fund and
the Health and Welfare Coun-
Gil as the site of a private head
quarters building.
Agreeing today to lease the
site, the redevelopment Land
Agency set a value Of $1.60 a
square foot on the 50,257-
square foot parcel.
The tract has lao feet 'front.'
age on M street S.W., between
the Bowen School and the
District Fire Department re-.
pair station, just west of Half
street.
$5,000-A-Year Rent
Phil A. Doyle, RIA executive
director, said the two welfare
groups want to build up to a
four story building for Joint
occupancy.
The annual lease cost, at 6
per cent of the $80,411 value
of the land, would amount to
about $4,000 a year.
The RIA official said repre-
SentativeS of the two groups
had sought a Southwest loca-
ton. The redevelopment plan
will permit go per cent cover
age of the site and a building
up to 40 feet high.
The council is the central
body for area private welfare
groups, and the United Givers
Fund is its Embarrassing organ
ization.
In another action, the Re-
development Land Agency au-
thorized a new appraisal of
the largest uncommitted tract
of Southwest office building
land before offering it for sale
or lease.
The tract consists Of 1852
square feet, approximating 31a
acres, bounded on the west by
the Center Leg of the South
west freeway, on the north by
D street, on the east by Canal
street and on the south by a
railroad right-of-way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
Lot Zoning Change
Proposed for D. c.
Drastic Shift
Would Remove
Building Limit
BY CHARLES d. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer


Proposed lot control regula-
lions. described by a commit
tee of experts as the most
drastic" proposal recommended
in the history of Washington
coming, were Endorsed today by
representatives of the Wash.
lngton Building Congress and
the National Capital Housing
Authority.
These amendments are de-
signed to plug a major loop
hole in the present coming reg
ulations and to speed develop
ment of shopping centers,
apartment projects and public
housing.
Edwin Weihe, chairman of
the coming committee of the
Washington Building Congress,
said the proposed changes,
which would eliminate the pres
ent ban against building more
than one structure on a lot,
would substantially reduce
planning and construction costs
in large developments.
Mr.. Weihe told the coming
commission at a public hearing
that there is no logical reason
for prohibiting the construc-
ton of more than one building
on one lot of record, II the lot
is large enough to meet the
intention of coming regula-
tons"
"DOdges" Used
He said that because of the
present one-building-to-a-lot
restriction, projects were being
built in the District using vari-
GUS lodges so that a group of
buildings could be legally in
terpreted as a single building"
II the changes are approved.
developers will be permitted to
concentrate their buildings on
the best area Of a large site
instead Of having to string
them out to comply with the
present lot requirements.
! Developers would also be re-
lieved Of the present expensive
requirement that they must
provide separate utility con-
nections for each building he
cause these connections are
not allowed now to cross lot
lines. 'O'
Henry F. Davenport. d.
rector OF project development
OF the NCHA, said that "per-
haps the one requirement that
complexities development of a
project more than any other
is that each of the separate
buildings on the project be on
its own lot"
He said the proposed amend
mentS would greatly facilitate
the development of low-rent
public housing in the District
OF Columbia and we yery
strongly recommend that they
be adopted"
Plat Requirement Backed
Mrs. Harold Hinton. chair
man OF the coming Committee
OF the Progressive Citizens AS
ISOLATION of Georgetown, said
her association strongly sup
ports one aspect of the pro-
posed changes which would
prohibit the issuance of any
District permit for construction
or alteration Of an existing
building unless the owner has
obtained a recorded plat of his
property from the city sur
veyor's office.
Purpose Of this change is to
stop the evasion of coming reg
ulationS that is possible II a
piece of property is not fitted
into a subdivision in the sur
veyor's records.
This is something our asso-
citation has long asked for"
Mrs. Hinton said. I'VE know
that all kinds Of tricks have
been used to get around coming
Mrs. Hinton also expressed
concern that some of the
changes might permit more al
ley dwellings, which she said
she opposes.
The coming commission took
the proposed changes under
advisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

Kramer this morning, although
there was the normal amount
of noise.
Il thought Africa was noisy"
she said. Il had forgotten"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04
Virginia Moving Ahead
In School Indignation
1900 Negroes in White Glasses;
Two Counties Still Holding Out
BY JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Virginia, which only five led Southern opposi-
ton Of racial desegregaon this is becoming South
ern leader in school indignation.
With the admission of some 1900 Negroes to classrooms
formerly reserved exclusively for white pupils desegregaton
will have occurred in about SO the States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

from Harper's Ferry, but for
any dams below Harper's Ferry,
the disadvantages outweigh
the advantages"
The Seneca dam would de
stroy forever 30 miles of the
historic old Gao Canal and
cause a serious breach in its
continuity" and beautiful
countryside bordering both
sides of the Potomac would be
damaged, Mr.. Matthias said.
About $50 people were in the
crowd for today's hearing.
When opponents of the Engi-
neer's recommendations asked
for fellow opponents in the
crowd to stand up, about three
fourths of the audience stood
in opposition to the river plans.
The only other Congress-
man to testify was Representa-
tive Marsh, Democrat of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Marsh said he did
not intend to offer arguments
for or against the basin report,
but he urged more careful con-
sideration of smaller dams on
the Potomac. Mr.. Marsh said
two conflicting Federal poll
cies are involved in the Poto-
mac recommendations-a Fed
eral policy for cleaner water
versus a policy Of trying to
preserve recreational and park
areas.
Riverbend Site Urged
Another witness today brought
back echoes Of earlier fights
over controversial proposals for
dams for the Potomac River
when he urged construction Of
a dam at Riverbend, Just above
Great Falls.
In the late l940s a proposal
for this dam was defeated after
generating intense opposition,
including forces which opposed
a dam which would generate
electrical power for sale through
cooperative associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

1T TURNED OUT the
Rambler was not alone OBJ
serving the fleet. Shortly, a
Coast Guard in-board came
up and two sailors began
asking questions of the part
time captains as they headed
out in the river.
Curious about the opera
ton, the Rambler later
dropped by the Coast
Guards spotlesS tug, tied up
along the waterfront, and
talked to Chief Bosun's Mate
Everett Burke.
The Chief is in charge Of
Coast Guard operations from
Washington down the river
to Quantico.
what you saw" he said,
twas what we call boarding
duties We were checking
safety regulations and regis
tration."
The chief said most Of the
people who get out on the
river are decent, friendly
people"
Sometimes" he said,
"we'll have to move in on a
drunk in a speedboat. And
I have seen some sailors who
pull their right-of-way on
the George Washington (the
big excursion boat. But we
don't have too much trouble,
although there must be
something like 5000 boats
around here now"
The chief also gets irritateC
with some big power boat
captains who continually run
aground because they can't
stay on the right side Of
buoys and read charts prop
erly.
"And some speedboat own
ers don't know they are
responsible for the damage
done by their wake" he
added.
"They LACK" he said, ire
Spect for the water"