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Evening star., 1963-01-16
S78 Million Town Center Planned
On lO5-Acre Prince Georges Site

Shopping Center, traversed by
East-West highway, and has
one small portion of the third
route to Baltimore cutting one
corner.
Precast Concrete
Mr.. Stone said his design for
the eight-story Federal office
building under construction is
in marked contrast to what he
deplored as glass and metal
sheath buildings rising through
out the Nations Capital.
The SIS million office build
ing being erected in the new
Town Center is composed of
pre-cast concrete % by 10 feet
with bay window vision PAN
els every 10 feet on each floor
Mr.. Stone said.
With m o dern mechanical
ventilation and electric light
ing, a windows purpose is mere
ly to afford a view to office
workers to combat Catastrophe
bia Mr.. Stone said. The bay
windows give every worker a
diagonal view that usually is
Evening star., 1963-01-16
D. c. Suspends
Stanley Galleries
AuctioneerP Permit

The auctioneer license of Eric
B. Stanley. operator of the
Stanley Galleries, 3218 M street
NV. should be suspended in
stead of revoked, a District
Committee ruled yesterday.
A Board of Appeals and Re-
view committee decided that
the proposed revocation of Mr..
Stanley's license by the Depart
ment Of Licenses and Inspec-
tions would be too severe under
the particular circumstances of
this case"
The committee decided that
Mr.. Stanley's license should be
suspended for 80 days starting
Monday.
Mr.. Stanley had been charged
by the Department of Licenses
and Inspections with receiving
goods for sale at auction and
then failing to turn over the
money received at the sale to
the owners within five days, as
provided by District regulations.
However, the committee said
that he later made the pay
ments in all the cases cited by
the Department of Licenses and
Inspections.
Mr.. Stanley had also been ac-
cused by the Department Of
Licenses and Inspections with
failure to keep a book to record
information about property he
received for sale. But the COM
mittee found that while Mr..
Stanley did not keep such a
book he did maintain "a loose
leaf record Of such transactions
containing the pertinent in
formation"
Evening star., 1963-01-16

we're two other books by Mr..
Gichner, "Erotic Aspects Of
japanese Culture" and "Erotic
Aspects Of Hindu Sculpture"
The 1858 charge was dropped
when local court officials ap-
pointed two trustees to a Gich-
ner foundation, the Gichner
Foundation for Cultural
Studies. In an affidavit. Mr..
Gichner stated that his collec-
ton Of erotica will not be
made available to members Of
the general public and will be
held under the strictest Sc
curity conditions for the sole
use Of qualified scholars :"
Resigned From Foundation
The court-appointed trustees
were John L. Laskey. a Wash
ington attorney, and Or.
Charles +. Smith. assistant
medical director Of the Bu-
reau OF Prisons Both trustees
resigned from the foundation
about two years ago. Mr.. Laskey
said today.
Postal inspectors said that
last month, Missouri author
tiles informed the postal serv-
ice here that a man In Kansas
City had received a letter in
dicating two OF the Gichner
volumes were for sale.
Subsequently, Inspector Simon
said, a postal agent using an
Indiana address corresponded
with Mr.. Gichner, sent him a
SIS money order and received
through the mails n copy of the
tome on Chinese Culture.
United States Commissioner
Sam Wertleb said Mr. Gichner
was released under $1,000 bond
pending a preliminary hearing
on February 5.
Evening star., 1963-01-16

enjoyed by executives in corner
suites, he said.
The Federal building is 80
per cent leased to the Agricul-
ture Department and will be
completed this summer. 1t ad-
joins a three-acre tract where
Prince Georges County is erect
ing its first regional library.
A similar office building may
be started this summer, accord
ing Herschel Blumberg, an
owner of the Bancroft Con-
struction Co., builder of New
Town Center. He said his firm
already has all the zoning it
needs.
Evening star., 1963-01-16
Arlington Aide Assoi|s
Area Planning Setup
BY JOHN BARRON
Star staff Writer

Arlington spokesmen today charged that the much pbi-
cized regional planning in the Metropolitan Area has accom-
plished virtually nothing
They warned that unless the machinery for guiding growth
Of the promptly overhaued chaos will threaten wash
ington and its suburbs.
In the overhaul control of planning should be shifted from
Evening star., 1963-01-16
PTA Aide Retiring

RICHMOND, Jan. l6 tAP) "a
Mrs. Farquhar w. Smith Of
Richmond, executive secretary
of the Virginia Congress Of
Parents and Teachers, will re-
tire July after 10 years
service in the post.
Evening star., 1963-01-16
MuiIingofO Obscene Book
Is Charged to Gichner

The erotic literature collec-
tion of Washington art con-
sultant Lawrence E. Gichner,
who was cleared Of charges Of
possessing obscene materials
over four years ago. has again
been subjected TO scrutiny by
authorities here.
Postal officials yesterday
charged Mr.. Gichner, 81, OF the
3400 block OF Woodley road
NV, with sending obscene
matter through the mails.
The charge involves a volume
titled. "Erotic Aspects of Chi
nese Culture" which postal
agents said was mailed, in re-
turn for SIS, TO an address In
Indiana The postal service said
1t also seized some 100 volumes
OF erotic literature at the
Gichner home yesterday
The United States Attorneys
office here charged Mr.. Gich-
ner in September, 1858, with
possessing obscene material
with intent TO sell. give away or
exhibit II, Al that time, police
confiscated some 40 cartons Of
erotica from the Gichner home
volumes on the history Of
sexual behavior. erotic carvings
and other related items.
Investigators Named
Postal officials said the cur
rent case was investigated un-
der the direction OF Chief
Postal Inspector Henry b.
Montague and Inspector Harry
j Simon.
The materials seized yester-
day Inspector Simon said, in
cluded 10 volumes Of the book
on Chinese culture. written by
Mr. Gichner himself other
volumes cited by the postal
service as figuring In the case
Evening star., 1963-01-16

semi-autonomous agencies to
the elected representatives of
local governments, they in
sisted.
The assertions were made in
q statement by County Board
Chairman Thomas w. Richards,
who after consulting his COL
leagues, defined Arlington S
position in the current feuding
regarding the future Of re-
gional planning.
Dangers to Region
IF the Jurisdictions of the
Washington area cannot CO.
operatively decide what we
want our future to be and then
put the joint decisions into
effect, the Capital region is in
danger Of being transformed
into an urban jungle charac-
terized by choked reads, spoiled
open spaces, good neighbor-
hoods turning bad and general
ugliness, Mr.. Richards said.
But drafting and ballyhoo-
ing plans which have no
chance Of ever being imple-
mented will not save us from
this fate. This is merely a
sterile exercise which misleads
the public into thinking order
is being prepared when just the
reverse is true"
Mr.. Richards contended that
plans for regional development
cannot be put into effect with
out the consent Of the cities
and counties concerned.
Can't Impose Ideas
ideas, no matter how
sound, cannot be imposed on
the people by bureaucrats and
professionals who are not
answerable TO the voters" he
said.
Therefore. what is needed is
10 place regional planning un-
der the authority OF elected
representatives such as those
who form the Metropolitan
Council Of Governments once
the chosen spokeSmen Of the
various jurisdictions achieve
political agreement about what
should be done, then there will
be a realistic chance Of getting
II done, But without such
agreement planning will con-
tinue 10 be followed by mac
ton. and planning without ac-
ton is futile"
Arlington thus advocates
strengthening the Metropolitan
Council Of Governments from
which Montgomery County now
is considering Withdrawing
Legislation which would
broaden the powers Of the
council over planning report
edly is being prepared for sub
mission 10 Congress and Mr.
Richards said Arlington yigor-
ously will support IT,
Evening star., 1963-01-16
Proposal Blasted

Louis Heller, staff director Of
the National Capital Regional
Planning Council recently pro-
posed a reorganization which
would greatly increase the role
Evening star., 1963-04-28
Photos of Ocean Floor
DoNot otIncIude Thresher

about the Thresher disaster,
held a closed session and then
recessed to Monday at 10 am.
A spokesman said Vice Ad-
miral Hyman G. Rickover, con-
Sidered the father of atomic
submarines" is expected to
testify before the court.
Admiral Rickover'S testimony
initially will be in open session,
the spokesman said, but most
of it is expected to require a
closed hearing because it is
classified matter.
And at Boston, the bathy-
scaphe Trieste was being
readied for sea tests next week
preparatory to joining the
Thresher search party some 900
miles off the Massachusetts,
coast.
The Trieste is scheduled tC
make a test dive Thursday
about so miles east of Boston
Evening star., 1963-04-28
Sears Renamed
Insurance Chief

ANNAPOLIS, April 81 (AP)
Gov. Tawes reappointed F
Douglass Sears of Silver Spring
today to another four-yeal
term as State Insurance Com
missioner.
Mr.. Sears has been commits
sioner since May 1859.
Gov. Tawes also announced
the reappointment, for four.
year terms, of Leo j. Parr o.
Baltimore as State Auditor anc
Carl F.. Vohden of Pikesville a.
Administrator of Loan Laws.
Evening star., 1963-04-28

Skate came from the Atlantic,
the Seadragon from the Pa
cific.
There was no indication In
the announcement that there
had been a close call.
Signals Disclose Plight
Information which became
available yesterday said the
Seadragon reached the rendez-
vous position on July 81 a little
ahead of the Skate.
The two submarines then
travelled side by side under wa
ter until they reached the
North Pole. At that point, the
Skate surfaced.
Comdr. Joseph L. Skoog, jr.,
of Seattle, skipper of the Skate,
then stood on his bridge watch
ing for smoke floats released
by Seadragon from its bow and
stern as a signal that it was
preparing to surface.
Suddenly a Skate lookout re-
ported a smoke float on the
starboard beam of his sub. AL
most Immediately anoth Ell
Skate lookout sighted a second
smoke marker off the Skates
port beam.
Earlier Mishap Cited
This meant the Seadragor
was coming up underneath ano
at a 90-degree angle to the
Skate. The two subs formed
the pattern of a cross.
Comdr. Skoog leaped to ar
underwater phone and shouted
a warning to Comdr. Charlie.
D. Summit of Nashville, Tenn.
captain of the Seadragon.
The Seadragon swung abou
and surfaced close to her sistel
sub.
The Seadragon had one mis-
hap on its way north from
Evening star., 1963-04-28

WOODS HOLE, Mass, April
81 CAP) Pictures of the ocean
bottom-but none of the lost
submarine ThreSher - were
brought back to Woods Hole to-
day by the oceanographic re-
search vessel Atlantis II.
DR.. Paul M. Eye, director OF
the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, said photographs
were made of "a few suspect
areas" of the Atlantic floor
near where the Thresher was
last reported before she van
ished April 10 with 129 men
aboard.
He said no photographs of
the Thresher were obtained.
The pictures we're made with
deep sea cameras, DR.. Eye said
and showed only the natura,
ocean bottom.
With DR.. Eye when he talked
to newsmen were Capt. Charlie.
Bishop. staff member of tht
chief of naval operations office
and DR.. Arthur Maxwell from
the office of naval research.
The officials conferred TO
several hours after the Atlanti
II arrived at her home port
They said discussions were hell
to evaluate data so that ship
continuing the search will har,
the benefit of work done by tn,
scientific party aboard the re
search ship.
In Boston, the Navy an
nounced that weather condi
tions improved at the scene o
the sinking today and botl
surface and sub-Surface search
ing was resumed.
At Portsmouth, N. H., a Nav,
court of inquiry, seeking fact
Evening star., 1963-04-28
POLAR INCIDENT DISCLOSED
Sub Captain Had Earlier Near-Miss

Pearl Harbor. A water leak de-
veloped in a drain valve and
one of her propellers was
stopped while the leak was be-
ing repaired.
Thus. Seadragon passe d
through the Adak Strait into
the Bering Sea on one pro-
peller.
Evening star., 1963-04-28

when the submarine vanished
off Cape Cod.
The rendezvous Of the 268-
foot Skate with her sister sub,
the Seadragon, under the Polar
ice pack was announced by
President Kennedy last August
%.
The Skate surfaced first, and
only a last-minute warning
over an underwater phone pre-
vented the Seadragon from
coming up right under the
Skate.
The Navy said at the time
that the Skate and Seadragon
had surfaced together at the
North Pole" on August 2. The
Evening star., 1963-04-28

into the Thames River in this
old seaport city,
Jemes H. Wakelin, jr., assist
ant Secretary of the Navy, was
principal speaker.
Mrs. Goodrich, of Farming
ton, Conn, said, Grandfather
would have been tremendously
satisfied" to know that this nu-
clear submarine is carrying on
his defense of freedom"
Matron Of honor was another
great-great granddaughter oi
Webster, Mrs. J. A. Mitchell oi
Warrenton, Va, a sister Of Mrs
Goodrich.
On the bridge of the SUBJ
marine, riding with her into
the water for the first time
were her two alternate skipper'
-Comdrs. Marvin S. Blair Of
Evening star., 1963-04-28

The nuclear submarines
Skate and Seadragon h Ia d
a brush with disaster inf their
historic rendezvous at the
North Pole last summer 1t was
disclosed yesterday,
The executive officer Of the
Seadragon at that time was 1t.
Comdr. John w. Harvey of
Philadelphia, later commander
of the Thresher.
Luck was with the Thresher
captain then. but deserted him
a little more than eight months
later when. as the skipper OF
the atomic submarine Thresh-
er. he and 1913 other mer
aboard perished on April II
Evening star., 1963-04-28
3 Area Pupils Win
In Traffic Contest

The Washington area stu
dents have been named win
ners in the American Auto
mobile Associations National
school traffic safety poster
contest.
They are: Peter Gallerizzio,
7, of 3539 Madison street in
Hyattsville, a second grader at
Evening star., 1963-04-28

Killeen, Tex, of the blue crew
and Lloyd S. Smith of Arling-
ton, Va, of the gold crew. Each
crew is made up Of Is officers
and 110 men.
Evening star., 1963-04-28
44th U. S. NucIeor Sub
Is Launched at Groton

GROTON, Conn.,, April 27 (AP)-In tribute to the 10th
Century the Navy launched today its 44th
nuclear submarine the Daniel Webster
With two-handed smash of champagne bottle by Mrs
W. Osborn Goodrich ira great-great granddaughter OF
Webser-he $1O million Poaris missile submarine spashed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
G|adioIusShoW
Entries Invited

The National Gladiolus So
ciety will hold the 14th an
nual show next Saturday and
Sunday at the United States
Botanic Garden, Maryland ave-
nue. and First street S.W.
Exhibitors are invited to
make an unlimited number of
entries in each class: however,
all entries must have been
grown by the exhibitor except
in the artistic design and
florists section. Modest use Of
greens with specimen entries
will be permitted.
All exhibits must be In place
by 1880 pm. EDIT Saturday,
except in the basket and vase
sections, which must be In place
by 1880 pm.
Public viewing hours will be:
Saturday, $3.50 pm. to 8
pm.
Sunday. 10 am. to 7 pm.
Copies of the schedule may
be secured from any Of the
following: John Pickett, show
chairman, JE. 4-1066; Mrs. Z.
L. Gates, artistic designs chair
man, FL. 4-6166; Miss Alene
Outright, co-chairman, FE. z
1882; K. w. Schaible, president,
FE. 7-4828.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
BEAUTY IN FLOWERS
CuIudium Leaves
Used With Sumuc
BY MRS. HERBERT n. GREeER

something happened. In the
shade of my terrace, in front
of large shrubs, I successfully
grow several plants which I
was unable to resist buying. All
10-cent stores carried caladium
to tempt me persistently. there
fore I have richly colored,
heart-shaped leaves with white
or green veining, some with
interesting spottings Of red or
white, delightful, handsome.
most ornamental.
Near the slate table where I
had put down the cut sumac,
a group of most beautiful rasp-
berry-pink leaves with moss
green margins leaped into focus
and I simply accepted the I'M
expected match which makes
this basket Of flowers an I'M
usual one.
Only six flower heads Of
sumac and four caladium
leaves are needed for this
grouping. The larger staghorns
are arranged high on the left
side and the three smaller ones
are placed low and toward the
front. There the color Is picked
UP and continued with Gala
dunn leaves.
It was the element Of color
and color alone which gave the
impetus. 1t is the dominant
element. Yet, color alone would
not give this much Of q dis
tinctive appearance. The form
Of the plants and their rhyth-
mic pattern, their contrast In
shape and texture and the
linear distribution within the
container and its order within
the given space are what wrap
them together into q package
Of delight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
Luxury Lace Best
DuyIiIy in Show
At Arboretum

Luxury Lace. an entry of
Carey E. Quinn. won best flower
in show award at the recent
National Arboretum display of
the National Capital Daylily
Club. Luxury Lace was also adj
judged best pink. Other best in
section awards went to: North
Star yellow by Charles Oil
vet; War Eagle (red) by Mrs.
Horace Butterworth; Frances
Fay (pasteD by Carey e. Quinn.
Best NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., by Mrs.
Emil Bachschmid, jr.; best collection
IL varieties exhibited by Phil DuNfont;
best seedling-red Seeding by Willard
Other blue ribbon winners included
Mrs. George A. Morrow and Mrs. Will
liam H. Cullen, Fairfax,
Best arrangement in the show was
entered BY Mrs. Joe G. Robinson, Oxon
Hill, Md. Blue Ribbon winners in ar
rangements included Mrs. George A.
Morrow. Alexandria,; Mrs. ]. w, Gris-
void, Alexandria; Mrs. George Lair,
Chevy Chase, Nd: DR.. Dorothy
Winning varieties m their different
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
TODAY'S GOOD
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21

color categories were: Star Dream
Chetco, Aten, Occur de Lion, salmon
Sheen n Pins orc9,G ,nS Ssnt VA v;i Ss
Beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
TODAYS RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21

Flowers are arranged with
the intention to please the eye
and to enrich our homes with
their beauty. From a wide
range of possibilities, with a
choice of plant material. we
select, we improvise or invent
a design which we feel will be
most rewarding, most suitable
and above al most harmonious
within a precise area Of our
home.
We accept as the basis of
good design the basic elements
Of color and line, Of form, of
texture and pattern. Since we
work with these within a GER
tain volume of space, a close
tie-in of any one Of these ele-
ments to the surrounding area
can at once start q dominant
accent.
The most obvious element in
this arrangement in a bamboo
basket is color. The plant ma
terial was chosen for no other
reason than the fact that two
plants had achieved q remarka-
BILE match in color although
their habitat as well as their
growth patterns were widely
separated.
At this time. soft, velvety
textured flowers Of the stag
horn sumac display their
erect, elongated, raspberry pink
flower heads along the fence
rows and by the roadsides. This
color is very different from
the snowy, bright-red staghorr
OF autumn, when its dense seed
heads attract everyones atten-
ton.
1t was far from my MIND
TO combine the sumac with
tropical caladium leaves, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

FIVE HILLS GARDEN CLUE, Vienna,
Va, will meet Tuesday at the fire.
d de@ss e. e choO sS sU eac
mems for Flower Shows" by Mrs. B.
c. Bohannon and Mrs. W. h. Cullen.
Refreshments later at the firehouse.
EDSALL PARK GARDEN CLUB viii
meet Tuesday, 8 pm. at the home Of
V wilson aIF skin S CUT tt,n Sy M aS P tbs
Propagation Of Shrubs" Members will
bring q flat and cuttings. Co-hostesses:
Mrs. Floyd Bethel and Mrs. Joseph
Stasiak.
LEWIsDALE GARDEN CLUB WIN
meet Wednesday ct Parklawn shelter,
East-West highway, at 8 pm. Talk,
MEMS" BY Mrs. Grace Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
By WILBUR H. YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

Star Garden Editor
The propagation and grow
ing of plants Of any kind has
long been a fascinating hobby.
Very few have the opportunity
to learn as youngsters, hence
it is somewhat Of a mystery
to the average adult. Never
theless, there is a fascination
that is stimulating when one
sows the seed and produces a
harvest of flowers or vegetables.
The United States Soldiers
Home, Rock Greek Church road
and UpShur street NV, has
for many years maintained q
gardening section within the
Recreation Department for
members Of the home, and, If
space permits, for some Of the
staff. Plots of ground are pre-
pared for the gardeners. Usually
the ground is plowed in the
fall. Tomato plants are fur
nished but all other supplies
are furnished by the gardeners.
Today there are approx
mately 125 plots in use. They
are assigned on the basis of
voluntary requests. Each plot
is approximately 30 by 100 feet
in size and the gardener can
grow any kind Of flowers or
vegetables he chooses.
Most Grow Vegetables
Most Of the plots are In
vegetables and it is surprising
to see the variety each gardener
tries to grow. Only q few have
flowers, and the number grow
ing herbs Is even fewer. Many
contain rows Of sweet corn, and
there is usually one to several
kinds Of beans. as well as plenty
of tomatoes. Okra Is a regular
crop for those members who
are from the South, and a few
have sweet potatoes.
All of the work is by hand