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Evening star., 1963-02-07
Paul Robin, 63, 4
VA Attorney
Central AIumnus

Paul c. Robin, So, attorney
with the Veterans Administra-
ton, died Of cancer Monday.
Mr.. Robin. who lived at $500
Quebec street NV, was born
and raised In the District, and
attended Central High School
and the Washington College Of
Law. --
He was a member Of the
American Legion. Sergt. Jasper
Post. and the Adas Israel Syna-
gogue. He was a Boy Scout
commissioner AZ years ago
when he organized the first
chapter Of the Jewish Boy
Scouts In the District.
Mr.. Robin leaves his wife,
Bertha. Of the home address,
and two sons, Samuel B. Rob-
bin. 56l4 Chillum Heights
Drive. Chillum, and Barney M.
Robin, 56ls Oak place. Be-
thesda.
Evening star., 1963-02-07

the Asheville IN. CO. Citizen.
One Of his biggest stories
with the A. p. was q 24-hour
beat on the German invasion
OF Holland in May, 1910. The
story was based on q tip from
Hendrix Van Loon, the his
torian.
After World War II Mr..
Roberts also covered the start
Of the Marshall Plan program
In Europe.
Mr.. Roberts was born In
Elkton, Ky. His mother. Mar
garet Roberts, was nationally
known in literary circles as the
teacher whom Novelist Thomas
Wolfe described as "the mother
Of my spirit"
Mr.. Roberts attended David
son College and the University
Of North Carolina.
He leaves his wife Verna
and a daughter, Mrs. Raymond
H. Palmer Of Greensboro, N. C.
Evening star., 1963-02-07

District and vicinity-Mostly
cloudy tonight, low about 30.
Clearing and colder tomorrow.
Maryland - Cloudy tonight,
low 26 to 30 in north and 80 to
"a in south. Partial clearing
and colder tomorrow. high in
30s in north and 38 to 40 in
south.
Virginia - Cloudy tonight.
with low % to 80 In west and
north and 80 to 36 in south
east. Tomorrow partial clear
ing and colder. high 35 to AZ.
except low or middle 40s in
southeast.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-North TO north
west winds at 10 TO 20 knots
tonight and tomorrow. Rather
cloudy tonight followed by
clearing tomorrow. Visibility 3
TO 6 miles.
AAA WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS
As OF \ AN. TODAY
west-District Of Columbia 10 Penn
tylvania turnpike, clear. Pennsylvania
turnpike, clear; Ohio turnpike. wet.
u s, 40 west 10 Ohio, clear. U, 8. so
west to Ohio. clear; U. 8. so through
W. Va, clear
south-shirlsy highway and U. 9.
10 Richmond, clear Richmond south,
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Mrs. Hummett,
Long q Resident
Of Alexandria

Mrs. Judith Winter Ham
NETT. 81, of 1922 South Alfred
street. Alexandria, died yester-
day in Alexandria Hospital
after q brief illness.
Born at Chambers Hope near
Port Tobacco, Md, Mrs. Ham
NETT spent most Of her life in
Alexandria. During and imme-
diately after World War /, she
was employed by the State
Department.
Mrs. Hammett leaves a son,
Richard T. Hammett of Balti-
more. and two sisters, Mrs. c.
Aubrey Callahan, is West
Rosemont avenue. and Mrs.
Isobel @. Won Zielinski, 1890
Wellington road, both in Alex
andria.
Funeral services will be at 3
pm. tomorrow at the Cunning
ham Funeral Home, Cameron
and North Alfred streets, Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1963-02-07

said he supported Supt. c,
Taylor Whittier's proposed
budget as a minimum require
ment and then called 1t "a
moratorium on progress"
DR.. Whittier, who is i'll, was
not present as the board and a
standing-room-only crowd of
900 heard speaker after speaker
describe his budget proposal
as a minimum document to
preserve quality education"
The budget as proposed by
the superintendent was also
supported by the county Coun-
Gil Of PTAs, the American Asso-
citation of University Women,
the League Of Women Voters
and the county's education
association, which is the Or
ganization Of teachers.
Note Election
Some speakers, however, took
note of last falls election which
swept four economy minded
board members into office.
Mitchell Cooper, president of
the Rollingwood PTA said:
This proposal will not call for
a tax increase. Your RESPONSE
bility then is not only clear
but painless. We fail to see
how you can accept less than
this budget without causing de-
terioration Of public education.
A few spokesmen got down to
particular cases in trying to
help the board hold the line on
school costs.
Thomas c. Atchison Of the
county Civic Federation said he
realized what a difficult job the
board had because even a COM
mittee he heads was dead
locked on whether the budget
should be increased, decreased
or left alone. He said. how
ever, that since exploration of
economies was necessary, the
board should consider reduction
Of school bus facilities "as the
county becomes ever more
urban in character" The fed
Grafton also suggested using
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Attorney Denies
Pressure on Cuba
Ransom Firms

E. Barrett Prettyman, jr.,
Washington attorney who
helped negotiate for release of
Cuban invasion prisoners last
December, said yesterday that
reports of Government pres
sure" on drug companies who
donated ransom supplies were
not only unfair to the COM
panies, but untrue.
Their attitude was one of
complete cooperation" Mr..
Prettyman said, land it is
slander to imply that they gave
the supplies because of Govern
ment pressure"
The attorney, who was speak
ing to students at Mount
Vernon High School in Fairfax
County. said the request for
the drugs came from the four
private attorneys Of the Cuban
Families Committee. The at
torneys' only official tie with
the Government was the office
space put at their disposal by
the Justice Department.
The drug firms did express
reluctance to the project. Mr..
Prettyman said, but their OBJ
lection was only to donation of
supplies to a Communist coun-
try. They were convinced,
though, that it was the only
practical way Of freeing the
prisoners, he said.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
HorryS True, 80,
Salesman Here

Harry s. True. 80. who
worked as a salesman for the
American Floor Products Co.
until he became i'll five weeks
ago, died yesterday at his home
of a heart ailment. He lived
at 1922 Dubarry avenue, Lam
ham, Md.
Mr.. True, who was born in
Pittsford. N. Y, came to this
area A years ago. For many
years he was the owner and
manager Of the National Sign
Service at Thirteenth and F
streets NV. He also had been
employed by the Lorraine Rub
Der Co. and Loew's Theaters.
He leaves his wife, Lucy L.,
OF the home address: five sons,
Harry s.. jr.. of Washington;
Louis P. of Glen Burnie, Md;
Charles H. of Miami. Fla;
James w. of Capetown. South
Africa, and William F. Of Ger
mantown, Md; a daughter.
Mrs. Arthur H. Wakefield Of
Tucson, Ariz.; IL grandchildren,
and two great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be at 10
am. Monday in the Chambers
Funeral Home. Riverdale. Bur-
ial will be at 1880 am. in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1963-02-07


General Assembly as an ad-
ministration measure.
Spokesman also disclosed
that q proposal to ban slot
machines over a period Of three
years is being drafted by Attor-
ney General Thomas B. Finan,
Following directions given him
by the Governor last week,
Mr.. Finan repeatedly is draft
ing a bill which does not in
clude a ban on pinball ma
chimes or commercial bingo.
The congressional redistrict-
ing plan would create new dis
trict consisting of Carroll, How
ard, Anne Arundel and Calvert
Counties. The plan would alter
the 5th and I'd districts but
would leave the 9Th district as
Is.
First proposed two weeks ago
by House Speaker A. Gordon
Boone. the plan is almost GER
tain to draw opposition from
Montgomery County residents
who led the fight to upset a
1861 redistricting which did not
change the big 9Th district.
Bill Called "Insult"
Several lawmakers from
Montgom omery and Prince
Georges Immediately attacked
the proposed redistricting. Dele
gate Dennis Marshall, Democrat
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Edward S. Nancy, Retired
Foreign Service Officer

Edward S. Nancy, GA. a re-
tired Foreign Service Officer,
died Of cancer Tuesday at his
home in San Antonio, Tex.
Mr.. Nancy. served at consul
lates and embassies throughout
the Western Hemisphere during
his 36 years with the State
Department. He was the first
director Of the Visa office in
the Department in 1852, and
served in Washington until he
was appointed consul general
at Hamburg, Germany in 1855.
Mr.. Nancy began his ca
reer with the State Department
in 1928 after having served
with the Navy in the first
World War. He first was as
signed to consulates in Mexico
and Japan, and was stationed
in London when World War
II began.
In 1941 he was appointed
secretary to the Intergovern-
mental Committee on Polish
Refugees. Later he returned to
the diplomatic circuit and
served as first secretary and
consul general at the embassy
in Buenos Aires.
Two years before becoming
Evening star., 1963-02-07
in. Roberts, so, Dies;
AP News Analyst

NEW YORK, Feb. Z, (A.P0
John M. u. M Roberts, AS
sociated Press news analyst
and columnist, died last night
at his home in Kew Gardens,
Queens, Of a heart attack. He
was so.
Mr.. Roberts was on the As
sociated Press staff for 80
years.
He was foreign editor In the
early l940s, during the World
War II period. Since l947 he
had written his daily column.
Interpreting the News" His
last column, written yesterday,
dealt with Britain's attempt to
offset the effects Of the exclu-
sion from the European Com
mon Market.
Mr.. Roberts was city editor
Of the Charlotte, IN. c. OBJ
server before joining the AS
sociated Press in 1881. Prior to
that, he had worked on the
Durham IN. c. Herald and
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Mrs. HowdersheII,
Retired Foirfux
School Principal

Mrs. John Nails Howdershell,
SO, a retired Fairfax County
school principal, died yesterday
at the Circle Terrace Hospital
in Alexandria.
The former Josephine Nelson
Wayts. she was o native Of
Lowell, KY. Mrs. Howdershell.
a graduate of Georgetown Col
lege in Kentucky and Farmville
(Va0 State Teachers College.
received her B.A. from Mary
Washington College and her
masters degree from George
Washington University here.
She was a member Of the
Alpha Chapter Of Delta Kappa
Gamma. Active in Virginia civic
affairs, she was a former pres
ident of the Fairfax County
chapter Of the American Can
Ger Society. Fairfax County
B usiness and Professional
Women's Club, Fairfax County
Association Of Elem entary
School Principals, and was q
member Of the Virginia Coun-
Gil Of Administrative Women in
Education.
Mrs. Howdershell was with
the Fairfax school system from
1929 to l949 and served as
principal of the Lincolnia Ele-
mentary, Annandale Elemen-
tary and Fairfax Elementary
Schools.
She leaves her husband Of
the home address. 7107 Glen
view court. Alexandria, and
of 7l01 Glenview court, and
two daughters, Mrs. John
M. Curtin of 7105 Glenview
court, Alexandria, and Mrs.
Jean A. Fones of Miami Springs,
Fla. and six grandchildren.
Services viii be at q pm. to.
morrow at the Everly- Wheatley
Funeral Home. 1900 West
Braddock road, Alexandria,
with burial at the Ivy Hill
Cemetery. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Rites for Dr.. Hugun
To Be Held Tomorrow

ITHACA, N. Y. Feb. 7 (AP).
Funeral services for DR.. Will
liam A. Hagan. 10. former dean
OF the Veterinary College at
Cornell University. will be held
tomorrow In the Sage Chapel
on the university campus.
Burial will follow In the near
by Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
DR.. Hagan. who was head Of
the United States Agriculture
Departments Animal Disease
Laboratory at Ames, Iowa. died
January 81 en- route 10 Geneva.
Switzerland. 10 attend q COM
ference.
Evening star., 1963-02-07

more library aides to hold
down the number Of teacher
librarians.
Economies Suggested
Ten possible areas Of econ
omies we're outlined by John
L. Palmer Of the Allied Civic
Group. He said the number OF
psychologists could be reduced,
research and testing programs
could be trimmed and that the
office Of information could be
"cut drastically." This pro-
gram" Mr.. Palmer said, ZAP
pears to be growing by leaps
and bounds. We find it hard
to believe this item Of $145,0 900
could not be cut"
E. B. Wilford of Chevy Chase
was even more specific. Ques-
tioning whether the budget is
not supporting an over-staffed
and inefficient administrative
system" Mr.. Wilford suggested
trimming 40 supervisory and
administrative jobs along with
20 clerical positions.
He said that administrative
and supervisory salaries were
IA per cent Of the total budget
requests for salaries, and II
believe most public administra-
tors strive to keep such costs
below a 10 per cent figure"
But most speakers doubted
whether any cut back in DR..
Whittier's budget request could
be made without impairing
quality education" IF you
cut back" warned Mr.. John
Hoover Of the Chevy Chase
PTA, you're saving on the feed
bills until the good old horse
is dead"
Others were not quite sure
that the quality Of Montgomery
County education or its facil-
tiles were ever high enough to
begin with.
I'VE have only four toilets
for 400 students and there are
no separate facilities for
teachers, said Robert c. Sed-
wick. president Of Park Street
Elementary PTA.
A large group Of speakers
suggested additions to the
budget which would reduce
class sizes. especially In some
secondary schools. provide more
facilities and special teachers
for the handicapped and ex-
pand instruction in art, music
and physical education.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Zoning Plan
Criticized in


A proposal to bar future re-
tail shops from much Of Alex
andria's main thoroughfare
was sharply criticized last night
as the Planning Commission
began hearings on the first
general revision of the city's
coming map since 1854.
The proposal, recommended
by the Planning Department,
calls for a series Of walks in
the downtown area Of Wash
ington street to be limited to
office buildings. The exist
ence of businesses would
hamper efforts to develop King
street as a "signifant retail
area" the Planning Depart
ment said.
Attorney J. Thorpe Richards
argued that the plan would be
ineffective. This won't work, F"
he said. THE coming retail
tide is on Washington street. ="
Another attorney, Bernard
M. Fagelson, predicted that
North Washington street could
lead us to a new prosperity. "
He said it is unhealthy to
assume We could have a street
of Just office buildings"
The commission deferred a
decision until it holds a closed
door meeting after completing
a heavy agenda. The final item
to be heard is a proposed ordi-
nance to place a 62-foot height
limit on new buildings in the
historic district. The ordinance
is supported by Old Town resi-
dents who fear an invasion of
high rise buildings in their area.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
School Budget Booked
By SO in Montgomery
BY WILLIAM DUKE
Star Staff Writer

Montgomery Countys school board listened for 5 hours
last night than so speakers support
$555 million operating budget which is IS million higher
than the current years
The view Of the large majority Of speakers seemed be
summed up by Thomas Isrea Federal employe. when he
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Redistricting Bill
Gets Tawes OK,
Goes to Assembly
BY PAUL HOPE
star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS Feb 7-Gov. Tawes today approved redis-
tfictng bill which would create new congressional district
running from the Pennsylvania line to Southern Maryland
After meeting with legislative leaders, spokesman for
the Governor said the bill will be introduced today in the
Evening star., 1963-02-07

of Prince Georges. called 1t ian
insult to the intelligence of
people ofMaryland."
1t was reported the slot ma
chine bill would declare the
machines illegal in the State,
but give the four counties
where they are now legal three
years to get rid of them.
Beginning July /, no estab-
lishment could have more than
80 machines and no new slot
machine licenses could be is
sued. The following year the
maximum would be 20 ma
chimes, the next year 10, and
after July /, 1865. they would
be outlawed entirely.
Hardest hit would be the
beach resorts in Calvert and
Anne Arundel Counties where
several places have scores Of
machines. Charles County al
ready has a limit Of IS in any
single establishment. Anne
Arundel, Calvert and st. Marys
Counties have no limit.
Impact to Be Eased
The three-year, phaseout is
designed to give the four
Southern Maryland counties a
chance to find new sources Of
to replace the tax loss
from slot licenses and to ease
the economic impact on slot
operators.
A commission appointed by
Gov. Tawes last fall recon-
that pinball machines
and commercial bingo also be
abolished. But the Governor
and his legislative leaders think
It will be hard enough to get
the slot machine ban through
the Assembly. While slot ma
chimes are legal in only four
counties, pinball is in wide
spread use.
Delegate Henry J. Fowler,
Democrat Of st. Marys, said he {
will provide q test Of the As
rom the slot machine bill. This
will provide a etst Of the As
embly's tradition which allows
counties to exempt themselves
rom legislation they don't like.
Obviously, exemptions for the
lot counties could not be al
owed or the bill would be null.
Runs DOwnstate
The congressional redistrict-
Ing bill has been drafted by a
committee headed by State
Senator H. Winship Wheatley,
Democrat of Prince Georges.
The new eighth district would
tart at Carroll County on the
pennsylvania line and run
through ward,
Anne Arundel and Calvert to
he Chesapeake Bay. Carroll
would come out Of the second
district and the other three
counties out Of the fifth dis
,rict.
This would leave the sixth
district of Western Maryland as
t Is. consisting of Montgomery,
Frederick, Washington. Ale
yhany and Garrett Counties.
The fifth district would be
Prince Georges, Charles and st. I
Marys Counties. The second
district would be Hartford and
Baltimore Counties. Baltimore
city would keep its three Con-
yressmen and the first district
IN the eastern shore would re-
main unchanged.
Evening star., 1963-02-07

director of the Visa Office he
Joined the Foreign Service In
spection Corps. He retired from
the department in 1859 while
serving in Hamburg.
He leaves his wife, Helen, Of
San Antonio. and two sons,
Michael and Theodore.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
River Sports
Area Sought

Maryland planners yesterday
came forward with a long,
range plan to develop the Pa
tuxent River and its shores as
a recreation paradise.
A 55-mile stretch of the Pa
tuxent River and its tributaries,
from a point near Ashton in
Montgomery County to Chalk
Point on the Potomac River,
eventually would offer all types
Of sports, under terms of the
development program.
n The Maryland-National Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission approved $550,000 for
the initial phases of the
Patuxent River watershed plan.
The sum is expected to be
matched by an appropriation
from the State Of Maryland.
Within 20 or so miles OF
Washington will be such rec
reational facilities as winter
sports centers, picnic grounds,
beaches, marinas, ball fields,
riding stables, golf courses and
areas for bird watching.
watching.
Rural Course
The Patuxent's winds through
the rural section of Prince
Georges County, including such
settlements as jug Ba0, Not
tingham. Mount Nebo and
Milltown Landing.
The latter some day will be
a sports center about one and
one half miles north Of Chalk
Point. offering q lodge with
skiing and ice skating.
The entire Patuxent shore
line, which today has many
areas that are too wild and re-
mote to be reached by auto
mobile, win offer something
for everybody by the time its
full potential is reached, plan
ners said. The swampy area
will be used for bird and game
reservations.
Commenting on the Year
1000 plan, members of the Plan
ming Commission said they seri-
ously doubted that the public
knew or cared much about the
impact Of its proposals.
Hearing Set
The subject came up when
another public hearing-one of
a series being held m the area
was set for 500 pm. Feb
ruary % at Montgomery Blair
High School in Silver Spring.
Il have found that there is
no support or understanding
Of the Year-2000 Plan in Prince
Georges County" said Donald
E. Gingery. a commission
member.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Judges Opinion

District Commissioners have
their own version. substituting
the opinion Of a Judge for that
OF a policeman on whether
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Hands Off

Mr.. Button said the Federal
court should have declined TO
entertain jurisdiction In this
case in the exercise OF It's dis
cretion conformably with the
doctrine OF abstention."
He said Federal courts should
avoid needless friction" be-
tween State and Federal gov
ernments and should avoid
constitutional questions that
State court action could side
step.
The Federal court Held in the
Virginia case that population.
while not the sole criterion for
assigning legislative represen-
tation. should be the overriding
one.
The three Judge court struck
down the States 1862 reap
portlonment. II said that the
apportionment plans was un-
constitutional because OF "in-
vidious discrimination" against
residents OF Arlington, Fairfax
and Norfolk.
The State, In the appeal filed
Evening star., 1963-02-07
House, Senate Groups
Differ on D. c. Crime

The two District Committees
in Congress today seemed di-
vided on means to launch a
legislative attack on crime.
In the House. committeeman
were determined to press for
some kind Of legislation to let
police question suspects. with
out arresting them. Law Off
GERS must be given tools to
protect the public. Committee
Chairman Mcmillan, Democrat
OF South Carolina, said.
Senators appeared more in
terested in long-range attacks
on the social root Of crime
Chairman Bible. Democrat OF
Nevada was wary Of legislation
that could give police power
without protecting civil liber-
ties.
The Senate emphasis would
mean, more spending for re-
habilitation. mostly OF the
young.
Discuss Methods
The two committees yester-
day heard civic leaders pro-
pose both short and long range
methods of reducing the city's
crime rate.
Another work session is
planned 10 try 10 settle on
proposals acceptable 10 both
committees.
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray and District Court Judge
Alexander Holtzoff told COM
mitteemen yesterday that q
get-tough attitude was justi-
fled.
The chief recommended legis-
lation already introduced by
Mr.. Mcmillan. II would vest
police with power to detain
suspects UP TO six hours II
police think they have COM
mitted, are committing or may
commit a crime. Police also
could decide whether TO de-
tain witnesses during the
course Of a police investigation
or Of a court case.
Evening star., 1963-02-07

suspects or witnesses may be
detained.
Commissioners asked for i'm
mediate action on four other
proposals:
A restriction against impor-
tation Of firearms and licensing
Of guns in the home.
A tightening of anti-loiter-
ing laws. Parents OF teen-agers
may be called to court after
nae third offense Of their
youngsters now. Commissioners
would like TO have parents
brought in after the second
offense.
Activation Of the police re-
serve. putting about 1000 on
call In emergencies.
Recruitment to bring the
2.836-man police force 10 full
strength Of 5000 and the police
dog contingent TO 100. This de-
mands a $50. 900 appropriation
from Congress.
Other Programs
Long range programs sug-
gested by Walter N. Tobriner
president OF the Board OF Com
missioners. included:
Training Of school dropouts
for semi-skilled Jobs.
Elimination OF on-the- Job
promotion discrimination.
Organization OF city youth TO
work both In the country and
In the city. perhaps on munici-
pal projects for token pay.
Creation Of an "urbanization
school" 10 teach the influx Of
unskilled. semi-literate persons
how 10 live in the city. For
example. doctors could teach
the facts OF venereal disease.
Merchants would warn against
enticements OF installment buy
ing. Police could brief the un-
informed on District laws.
other long-term "musts" in
an effective. anti-crime cru
sade, are housing improve
ments. a higher minimum wage.
more adequate street lighting,
better school discipline and a
freer flow OF birth control in
formation. the Commissioners
reported.
Evening star., 1963-02-07
Temperature, fer Yesterday
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest, SO on January 20.
Lowest. on January "a.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED hy the United states Coast
and deodetie Survey

For hlgh and low toes at the follow
Ing points subtract times Indicated
booy ns Font sSoTs EIh han9spp sOars s c0os aSSs
Beach, hours: peale. AZ hours;
Solomons Island, Ga hours. Point
Lookout. IN hours.