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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1963-04-04

William Bruning leading the
Bible discussion.
Tomorrow, the Board Of Dea-
conesses gets together for its
April meeting at the church at
l p m, with Mrs. George CORY,
chairman.
Sundays II a. m. worship
service will feature the Junior
Choir, under the direction of
Miss Grace L. Barrick, and the
of baptism. Rev.
Fagerburg's sermon topic for
Palm Sunday will be with the
Accent on Youth"
Next Tuesday, Circle 2 holds
its monthly luncheon meeting
at the church at 1890 p. M,
with Mrs. James w. Fitzgerald
as hostess. Circle 5 will also
meet for a dessert luncheon at
l p. m. in Room A with Mrs.
Lloyd A. Wittenmyer as hos
tess and Mrs. Waldo Kliever as
Bible discussion leader. In the
evening, the Board of Christian
Education will meet at the
church at s p. m.
Thursday, April 18th, the
East Cleveland Congregations
Church will honor Maundy
Thursday with a special service
at which time the Last Supper
will be observed and the sacra-
ment of Communion will be
celebrated.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1963-04-04
thoughts 70 &ar.
4 NEW NEIGHBOR

Il new neigbbor has just mooed in
Aeyoss THE street from me
Who sits tn bis back yard and brings
To children countless gee.
He laughs and sings, above all, talks
To youngsters passing BY.
He brings anaazement-be brings joy
To all THE yo~ng ':snsaA t,y"
Even as look out tomgbt
This man is sitting there
AAboagb right no,O its raining, seems
To me be does not caye.
His fsee is lit up and see
Thai be is smiling too.
And if YOU stop a moment
Am SIRE beW talk to you.
The children stop, ask questions, bear
Wbat this man has to say.
Their faces sbow The happiness
That be has brought their way.
Oh! How they do enjoy him, 80
Tbat,s wby tonigbt l can
Say Thanks" for all The children to
The talking Pumpkin Man.
Ross CoNNELL
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1963-04-04
Special Easter Program Planned Tomorrow Night

will be led by Mrs. Robert
Aird.
Tuesday at $50 p. m. the
World Service Guild will meet
at the home of the Misses
Backhaus, 110S Woodview I'd.
Maundy Thursday evening,
April 18th the Apostolic Din
ner, a traditional Passover
Meal, will be served by the
Deaconesses at $50 p. m. Fol-
lowing this Communion will be
observed in the Sanctuary at
7:45, commemorating the last
events of Holy Week in scrip
ture and song.
Present Seven
Last Words
The Seven Last Words Of
Christ is being presented by
the East Cleveland Baptist
Church Choir-Miriam Cham
berlain, soprano; George Vas
SOS, tenor; Juergen Keller,
baritone; Valerie Bass, harp;
Gladys Helmund Wagner, tym-
pany; and Jane Carroll, organ
ist-director on Palm Sunday at
8 p. m. Members and friends
are cordially invited.
Maundy Thursday Service
will be held April 11th at
8 p. m. The choir will sing GO
to Dark Gethsemane" by Noble
-"The Bird of Christ" by
Ross; "Could Ye Not Watch"
by Stainer and a Solo go,
Congregation, Go" by Antes.
There will be a short medi-
tation by the Rev. Blair Ben
ner and Silent Communion.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1963-04-04
About People

Ensign and Mrs. Stuart j.
Fitrell, lynn Funk of Meri-
dian, Miss. announce the birth
of a daughter, Kristen Lee on
March 18th.
Grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Fitrell, 14803 Ar
denall ave. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin Funk, 14108 Potomac
ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1963-04-04
Welsh Club
Smorgosboro

The Women's Welsh Club of
East Cleveland will hold a
Smorgasbord Dinner at the Eu-
clid Park Clubhouse, Lake Shore
blvd. at East 222nd st. Satur-
day. Dinner will be served from
$50 p. m. to 8 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-23

solution during q Remodel
ing School for Home Owners"
which will be held next
month at the National Hous=
ing Center, 1925 L street
NV.
To allow as many interest
ed people as possible to at
tend the schools, the two
hour course will be given in
complete form on each Of
three evenings, March IL, IL
and 10, from 8 to 10 o'clock.
To help the home owner
solve his problem there will
be a panel Of three lecturers
assembled by the Home
Builders Association Of Met
ropolitan Washington and
its affiliate, the Remodeling
Contractors Association, in
cooperation with the Re-
modelling Department Of the
National Association Of Home
Builders.
Admission to the school Is
free, but because of the lin
tied space in the audito-
rum those wishing to attend
must register In person In
advance at the registration
desk of the Housing Center
which is open from 10 am.
to 6 pm. daily and ! to 6 pm.
on Sundays. Admission tick
cts will be given on a first
come first-served basis be-
ginning Monday.
Those enrolling are asked
to submit by March 4 a sketch
and brief statement Of their
remodeling detectives. From
these. the lecturers will select
typical remodeling problems
and solve them in front Of
the audience.
Time has been reserved at
the end Of the program for
a question and answer ses-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-23
RemodeIing School Set

Washington area home
owners who have a remodel
ing problem may find the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-23
BOTH OPEN SUNDAY, IS

80 Boiling Road
Wellington Estutss, Just off NJ.
Vernon Blvd. 3-bedroom rambler;
living room with fireplace. lorss
dining room with COLONEL hutch.
fomily room, screened porch. Of
toehed sonuse; oil on lorss lot.
Quick possession. Sal 500.
DIRECTIONS, South on NJ. Vernon
Bipd. 10 wellington, Rd., right 10
Boiling Rd., rioht TO sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-23

Warren Adler, Ltd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-23

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light Annondos d continue oddoek 3D.
ls Broddok 3D. blocks Hsmns Ave- Right Hsmns Ave. 10
blocks ovssnsbv Ave. right 10 Wssroy c. ond sos Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08

ture Of more than advisory powers would
likely cause more trouble than 1t would
be worth. In general, we think he has
been proved right.
This is not to say that the Fine Arts
Commission has reached a zenith of
effectiveness, however, for surely it has
not. A number Of suggestions have been
made which deserve more study, includ-
ing the proposal few years ago that It's
advisory Jurisdiction be extended beyond
its present narrow limits within the
District. The commission is Just barely
starting to develop an adequate staff
In the past, Mr.. Finley has appeared
reluctant, possibly out of a sense of
personal modesty, to speak out on these
subjects. If he has such views, however,
he can perform final important service
by expressing them now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
Power of Persuasion

1t is hard to imagine the Fine Arts
Commission without its distinguished
leader, David E. Finley. His resignation,
effective May 81, ends 20 years Of con-
tinuouS service on the commission, an
even dozen as its chairman.
Probably no comparable period in
its history has offered such challenge
to the commission. Certainly none has
been as stormy. Contrary to popular
opinion, the large majority of the COM
missions recommendations have been
followed, and no one knows how many
esthetic monstroSities have been avoided
as result. Those which have come most
prominently to public attention, of
course, have involved controversy. In
some instances, such as the giant stone
slabs proposed to memorabilia Franklin
d. Roosevelt the commissions advice
prevailed. Even when this was not so,
however, as in the case Of the Theodore
Roosevelt Bridge, the fine arts group
usually succeeded In gaining concessions
in the location or design Of major prof.
ectS which have served to minimize the
disruptive impact on historic values Of
the Nations Capital.
Through 1t all, Mr.. Finley has
doggedly resisted suggestions that the
commission be given greater authority
maintaining that its effectiveness must
hang on its powers to persuade rather
than to dictate. In doing so, Mr.. Finley
was following a precept stated by the
late Senator Elihu Root, who sponsored
the legislation creating the commission
in 1910. Senator Root believed that II
the commissions advice was sound, 1t
would be followed, but that an investi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
Southeast Hospital

Most commercially, the Prince
Georges Commissioners already have
expressed firm desire to make avail
able the $650,000 which is necessary
to complete the initial financing of the
new Southeast Community Hospital.
Fortunately, the Maryland Legislature
also has passed the bill which the
county officials said was needed to
authorize the contribution, since the
new hospital will be located Just across
the county line In the District. That
legislation is still to be signed by Gov
ernor Tawes, however, and now there
are some suggestions by Prince Georges
officials that there may be an eleventh.
hour hitch.
It is hard to imagine that hitch
Of any real consequence could develop.
According to sponsors Of the hospital
project, Maryland Attorney General
Finan has said there is no constitu-
tional barrier to the authorizing legis-
lation Certainly the legislation,
purely local matter, was carefully con-
Sidered by the county delegation. Most
important OF all, however, the hospital
would provide tremendous benefit TO
the growing population of southern
Prince Georges County, which now lacks
hospital facilities. The Governor should
sign the simple authorization bill with
out delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08

When it was incorporated so years
ago by the New York State Legislature,
the Rockefeller Foundation began its
work with one splendid goal in view;
ITO promote the well-being of man
kind throughout the world" And this
1t has done with unqueStionable COM
potency in areas of activity ranging
all the way from the fight on hook
worm and yellow fever to the support
Of our Arena Stage here in Washington
In its own words, the Foundation
lis one of the oldest and largest of the
great philanthropieS which express the
concern Of private wealth for advancing
human welfare" It's establishment
grew out of the family training, re-
ligious convictions and frugal financial
habits OF the senior John D. Rookie
Teller, who began life in business at a
salary Of Sc week and who delighted
In later yearS-after he had amasSed
his tremendous fortune-in giving away
dimes on his birthday.
This was a deliberate and pleasant
eccentricity, however, that could hardly
downgrade or cover up John DIS i'm
menSe interest in using his breath
taking wealth for the commonweal on
a global scale. A true measure of his
contribution in that respect cannot be
given, Of course, in simple dollars-and-
cents terms. Yet those terms are i'm
portant, and well worth recording with
an accolade. To sum them up, the
Rockefeller Foundation through the
past half century has contributed over
1888 million ($301 million to individual
and institutional recipients in foreign
countries) in such fields as medicine,
public health, agriculture, the humani-
ties and educational scholarships.
The Foundations Golden Anniver-
sary report makes genuinely impressive
reading. What 1t proves, of course, and
what it frankly is meant to prove. is
that enormous private wealth, properly
dedicated and administered, is not an
evil but can and does accomplish a
vast amount Of good in areas where
governmental funds are either non-ex-
iStent, unwelcome, downright improper
or strictly limited for one reason or
another 1t is in situations of this sort
that the Rockefeller Foundation has
accomplished a great deal. In Mexico,
for example, it has pushed a program
that has doubled the country's pro-
duction of wheat and beans, tripled
the output Of broilers, increased egg
output two and half times, and
boosted the corn harvest by so per cent.
The Foundation also is promoting the
same sort of progress in such countries
as Colombia, Chile, India and the
Philippines.
In their report on its 50th year,
the Foundations directors have made
an excellent point in emphasizing the
following: among the great ends and
the great achievements of man are
those that grow from inspirations of
his intellect and his spirit The
Rockefeller Foundation has been a
catalyst" in that respect, which about
sums 1t up. There can be no doubt that
this institution has been, and still is,
one Of finest philanthropieS OF its kind,
and 1t we'll deserves-now that it has
reached its golden age-beSt wishes for
a diamond jubilee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
Complex Tax Law on Expense Accounts Protested

There is little doubt that
the IRIS attempted to strike
a fair balance in drafting
proposed regulations for bus
iness entertaining and travel
expenses. Whether they sue
ceeded is questionable.
The law and especially the
proposed regulations are ex-
tremely complex (88 pages
Of regulations and 81 pages
Of questions and answers
on what is and is not deducti-
Bile. and a like amount Of
reading material on how to
keep records). The National
r Restaurant Associations
complaint has primarily been
that businessmen do not UNI
derstand the law. and we see
little likelihood that they
ever will.
We believe the fault lies
with the law itself. because II
makes no attempt TO separate
reasonable from unreasonable
business entertainment ex-
penses. Rather, the new law
distinguishes between good
will entertainment and enter
tainment involving business
discussion. II then allows the
latter and disallows the former
but with so many exceptions
that the taxpayer is thrown
into a morass Of confusion.
For example. TO get an en-
tertainment deduction, pro-
vided the amount is not Law
ish or extravagant, a tax
payer must discuss business
during the entertainment.
except, In most instances, he
doesn't have TO discuss BUSH
ness II he entertains in a
place conducive TO the dis
cussion OF business land in
this instance, the expense APP
parently may be lavish and
extravaganza provided, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08

what is and what is not de-
ductible. Abuses should be
stopped, but reasonable con-
duct should be permitted to
continue. Whether enter
tainment Is reasonable will
always depend on the facts
and circumstances surround
ing the particular case.
In other instances OF tax
abuse. the law applies q
standard Of reasonableness.
For example: 10 prevent the
avoidance Of corporate in
come taxes, the law limits
salaries TO a reasonable
amount; TO prevent the
avoidance Of personal income
tax on dividends, the law
limits retention Of corporate
earnings TO the amount nee
essary TO meet the reason
able needs OF the business.
Such standards work.
The whole law of Torts is
based on such standards Of
reasonableness. To this sort
Of standard. Mr.. Caplin con-
stantly ailLdes; but unfor-
tunately this new expense
account law does not even
mention the word. Rather,
through It's legislative effort
OF last year. the Treasury
has substituted It's judgment
as to what is reasonable for
that Of the taxpayer. Mr..
caplin would do the taxpay-
err q real service II he would
act like the excellent lawyer
that he Is and reject the
handiwork OF Treasury by
recommending 10 Congress a
new law that not only strikes
a fair balance but also makes
sense.
Thomas w. Power.
Washington Counsel, National
Restaurant Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
Clarifies Position

Your March 80 story, head
lined Three Sisters Bridge
Meets New Attack" in report
ing a meeting of the Commit
tee Of 100 on the Federal City,
contains a statement attrib-
uted to Admiral Neill Phillips
indicating that I have taken
a stand against the Meta
rapid transit proposals. This
is not true. Both the D. c.
Division of the AAA and the
District Of Columbia Metro
politan Area Highway Users
Conference, of which I am
secretary, are working to re-
tain the Washington areas
traditional highway program.
Our policy statements say
nothing against the rail rapid
transit proposals.
The public Is being confused
by the fact that the subway
promoters and Meta in par
ticular are strongly recon-
mending curtailment of the
freeway and bridge program
along with their plans for
building a rail transit system.
Apparently Admiral Phillips
has assumed that if you are
supporting the highways, you
are also fighting transit. That
is not true. The need for
freeways and bridges has been
known and proven for a long
time, and the roads proposed
in the 1859 Mass Transporter
ton Survey will be needed
when and If a subway is built.
The subway and the freeways
serve different needs. All
cities with subways and cleo
trio rail transit systems have
already completed extensive
mileages Of freeways. Wash
ington is far behind the other
great metropolitan areas in
freeway building. We submit
that the subway should stand
or fall on its own merits, and
it is not necessary for its pro-
motors to attempt to cut back
the Unexplained freeways
which are vital links Of the
National System of Interstate
and Defense Highways now
being built all over the coun-
try. Washington needs these
freeways for the benefit Of
the tourist business, its COM
muters and the general econ
omy.
Washington I. Cleveland,
Secretary, D. c. Division,
American Automobile Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
THE DAY THEY SHOOK
THE PLUM TREE. BY Ar

THE DAY THEY SHOOK
THE PLUM TREE. BY Ar
thur H. Lewis. Facsimiles,
314 PIP. (Harcourt, Brace &
World; $3.50
Hetty Green (1835-l915)
was the richest woman in
America. By all accounts, she
was also one of the most I'M
pleasant. The two children
who shared her vast fortune
were no more normal than
their mother, but at least
their peculiarities were less
antiSocial.
The Green money had its
basis In the whaling indus
try. But 1t was Hetty's deal
ings in stocks, bonds and real
estate that built it to an al
most unbelievable high.
How high was high? NO
body ever knew the exact
amount Of Hetty's estate"
writes Arthur H. Lewis, "be-
cause neither her son nor her
daughter, as joint trustees,
was required to file an In
ventory or post bonds. But
Wall Street appraised the
fortune from q low of 500
million to q high Of 5000
Million" The income was at
least So million a year. Yet
Hetty Green lived in cold wa
ter flats, denied herself and
her children even the most
limited medical care. Her per-
sonal expenditures amount
ed to a few hundred dollars
a year.
THE FAMOUS Cor infa-
mous) Hetty, her two I'M
happy children. and the
money are the subjects of
THE Day They Shook the
Plum Tree" Mr.. Lewis has
interviewed many who knew
these three people and he has
looked through the court rec
ords Of the assorted suits and
actions that accompanied
and followed their lives.
Mr.. Lewis frankly states
that he has no intention Of
conducting posthumous psy-
choanalysis or producing an
elaborate historical treatise:
"A historian. q socioloeist
and q psychiatrist would
each likely enough pry into
this area (of morality with
q different verbal lever to
press for particular points Of
view or. as the case may be,
to shun them. This writer,
without academic standing In
any Of those disciplines, pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
Lie Detectors

In an editorial last week, The Star
commented adversely on the use, or
threatened use, of lie detectors to find
out who leaked Pentagon memoran-
dunn bearing on the Tx investiga-
ton by Senator McClellan's subcom-
mittee.
This technique was invoked in the
Defense Department and was squelched
there. 1t was not our intention to sug-
gest that Senator McClellan's group
had anything to do with the lie-de-
tector business, and we hope no one
drew contrary conclusion from our
editorial comment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-08
County Hearings

J Last year, with overwhelm-
ing support, the Montgomery
County Council passed q
Public Accommodations Law.
This year, the new council
wants to rescind It.
The council has scheduled
public hearings and has
stated the ground rules.
These are ID to limit each
individual statement to 10
minutes. and (2) to allow
only 80 minutes total for
each side to present its views.
The individual 10-minute
limitation Is not new. What
is unique and without prece-
dent is the overall limitation
Of 80 minutes for each side.
In a matter of such great
concern to the county, this
total time limit is completely
inadequate.
Our whole structure Of To-
cal government and the
whole idea Of public hear
ings Is to allow all interested
citizens to be heard. This
limitation, arbitrarily i'm
posed by the Council, is tan
tamount to gagging the citi-
zens Of the County. This Is
a dangerous and fragrant
abuse Of power and should be
opposed by anyone interested
in good county government.
Last year, at the hearings,
900 of the people speaking
were in favor Of the law. 1t
is apparent that the council
is attempting to conceal, by
this limitation, the over
whelming weight of public
opinion. and present the false
impression that the two sides
OF the issue are approx
mately balanced.
1t is particularly interest
ing that a limitation of 80
minutes total at 10 minutes
each was selected, since last
year, OF a total Of "a per-
sons speaking. exactly 8 were
opposed to the bill.
Donald L. Watson.