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Evening star., 1963-03-25
Airmun's Death
Is Ruled Suicide

The body Of an Air Force
sergeant was found Yesterday
in the hallway Of his apartment
at 6ll4 Dallas place in Marlow
Heights, Md, Prince Georges
police said today.
According to police, a 6-year-
old son Of Staff Sergt. Richard
Thomas DuPee, 80, found his
fathers body about AIS pm.
He had been shot in the chest
with a 20 caliber rifle.
Prince Georges police ruled
the death a suicide, Detective
1t. Richard A. Pearson said.
According to 1t. Pearson the
sergeant apparently had shot
himself while lying in bed about
2 pm. and then made his way
to the hall where he collapsed.
Sergt. DuPee was stationed at
Boiling Air Force Base, and
was the father Of two sons
police said. He also leaves his
wife, Suzanne.
Evening star., 1963-03-25

Picnickers with field glasses
and airmen with a helicopter
helped rescue a father and son
yesterday after their canoe
capsized in the wind-whipped
waters Of the Potomac River.
jackson Brodsky, 48, and his
son Steven, II, of 6316 Owens
place, Bethesda. decided to do
some whitewater canoeing yes
terday afternoon.
The Brodskys, veteran ca
noers on the river, put the craft
in the river at the Anglers Inn
and worked their way about a
half mile against the current to
the mouth of Difficult Run.
Mr.. Brodsky said there they
hit a standing wave or "hay-
stack" in the wrong manner
and capsized. at about $3.50 p m.
Swim to Isle
With their lifejackets on,
they swan to a tiny island
about 3 foot by 6 foot" in the
middle Of the river.
AS they were swimming, they
were spotted by two couples
who were picnicking on the
Evening star., 1963-03-25

in a Federal indictment re-
turned last October. The other
two defendants are j. Kenneth
Edlin, a savings and loan as
sociation promoter, and Will
liam L. Robinson, Edlin's at
torney, both of Miami, Fla.
All four have pleaded not
guilty.
They are accused of conspir-
ing to defraud the United
States of its right to have JUS
tice Department affairs con-
Quoted without undue pressure
and influence.
The indictment charged that
Mr.. Edlin was under indictment
for mail fraud In conection
with operation Of savings and
loan firms when Mr.. johnson
and Mr.. Boykin attempted to
have the charges dropped.
The indictment stood and
Edlin later pleaded no contest
and was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment. He was
released from the Federal Cor
rectional Institution in Talla-
hassee, Fla, Last October 10,
after serving his term.
Evening star., 1963-03-25
Jury Selection Begins
In johnson, Boykin Case

BALTIMORE. Mar. rs (AP)
Attorneys began questioning
members Of a panel today tC
select a jury for the trial Of two
former Democratic Congress.
men and two other men or
charges Of conspiring to de-
fraud the Government.
OF eight panel members ques-
toned when United States dis
trict court recessed briefly al
ll:45 am, only one person had
been excused-because he said
he had read about the case and
had formed an opinion.
No Jurors will be seated until
the selection is completed, prob
ably tomorrow. After prepared
questions are asked the prospec-
tive jurors, the Government will
make It's strikes followed by the
defense.
The trial before Chief Dis
trict Judge Roszel C. Thomson
is not scheduled to begin until
next Monday.
Thomas F. johnson. So, Of
Maryland, and Frank w. Boy
kin, n, of Alabama, are the
former Representatives accused
Evening star., 1963-03-25
Virus Blamed
For Illnesses
In Somerset

The weakening. weeks-long
illness that has been striking
Somerset County on Maryland's
Eastern Shore was blamed ten
tatively today on a virus.
The county health officer,
DR.. Robert H. johnson, said in
an interview that the cause
Of the illness which has struck
about 1900 people there seems
to be q virus" Like other
virus diseases - which range
from simple colds to flu and
deadly rabies--its course is not
improved by antibiotics.
The local physician in Cape
Charles, Va, also on the PEN
insula, meanwhile today denied
reports that the community has
had q similar illness,
We've had lots of flu and
some mononucleosis," DR.. John
Raymond Freeman said.
Mononucleosis is a disease
which makes its victims weak
and susceptible to other all
ments. It may last for many
weeks but generally affects
only high school. and college
students.
DR.. Everett c. Sutter, who
reported l04 cases in the small
Somerset area Of Danes Quar-
ters last week, said the disease
there Is not mononucleosis.
"I've never seen any illness
like it," he said.
DR.. Johnson, the health Of
ficer, said 1t runs a flu-like
course with .headacres, ia
tigue and fever-in most per-
sons but fingers for weeks in
about a third Of its victims.
"viruses seem to change
around" he said, $50 this may
be a branch off some flu virus"
The Associated Press reported
from Baltimore that State labo-
ratory tests have provided no
definite diagnosis and that
blood samples and cultures are
being sent to the Public Health
Services Communicable Disease
Center in Atlanta, for further
tests.
Evening star., 1963-03-25
TwoG.O.P MEN Enter
Virqinio House Race

Two new contenders, both of
them Republicans, today an
nounced they would see.: the
G. o, P. nomination to seats
in the House of Delegates from
nearby Virginia.
Harvey B. Cohen, a former
assistant United States Attor-
ney for the Eastern District of
Virginia, announced he would
seek the g. o. P. nomination
to one. Of Alexandria's two
House seats in the July pri-
mary.
Theodore Craver announced
he would seek the @. o. P.
nomination to one of the Fair
fax-Falls Church house seats.
The @. o. P. will pick its can
didates by mass meetings from
Fairfax-Falls Church.
Mr.. Cohen, 80, Is the first
declared Republican candidate
In the primary. The deadline
for filing is April 10.
A participant in Republican
affairs for several years, he
served two terms as chairman
Of the Arlington Young Re-
pubhcans before moving to
Alexandria. He now serves as
president Of the Parkfairfax
Republican Club and Is a mem
ber Of the Alexandria Republi-
can City Committee.
In 1860 he was an assistant
Federal attorney in Alexandria
and in 1861 he became chief
counsel to the Select Subcom-
mittee on Labor Of the House
Of Representatives. He resigned
that position in 1862 to join
the Arlington law firm of Toll
bert. Lewis g. FITZGERALD.
Mr.. Craver, a member of the
Washington law firm of Hogan
and Harrison, said he is seeking
the position as an "over-zoned"
and 'under-represented hoYne-
owner"
A native Of Virginia, he at
tended Davidson College, in
North Carolina, and American
University. In 1949 he became
station manager for a Warsaw,
(Va.) radio station.
After receiving his law de-
gree in 1855, Mr.. Craver moved
to Falls Church and joined the
Evening star., 1963-03-25

antitrust division of the JUS
tice Department. leaving for
private practice in 1861.
Mr.. Craver Is a member Of
the Fairfax Republican Com
mittee and chairman OF It's re-
apportionment unit. He lives
at 1913 Olin drive in Lee boule-
ward Heights with his wife and
four children.
Evening star., 1963-03-25
Ward Trial
Opens;Heovy
PenuItyAsked

Malcolm (Skip) Ward, jr., 10
Of Alexandria, went on trial to-
day before a Jury of 10 men
and two women in the Staying
last July Of Donald Cooley. o
Fairfax County school teacher
Selection Of the jury was not
completed until almost noon
because o fthe large number of
prospective jurors who told
Alexandria Corporation Court
Judge Franklin P. Backus they
had formed opinions about the
highly publicized case.
Commonwealth's Attorney
Earl F. Wagner said he will
press TO ra conviction Of first
degree murder charges and call
for either a life sentence or the
death penalty.
Defense Attorney T. Brooke
Howard, who said Ward had
shown stupid" behavior in
getting involved in the episode,
reminded the jury that a first
degree conviction carries a
minimum sentence Of 20 years.
He did not indicate what sent
ence he might request.
Mr.. Cooley, so. was stabbed
and shot at his home at 305
East Taylor Run parkway last
July Q. His wife, Mrs. Cathe-
rine Cooley. 47, also q teacher,
was stabbed with a ice pick
and a butacher knife. She later
recovered.
Mr.. Cooley's stepson, william
B. Billy Bodmer, II, has
pleaded guilty to the murder of
his stepfather and the felonious
assault on his mother. He is
awaiting sentencing.
Ward is accused of shooting
Mr.. Cooley with a rifle but
contends it was accidental. He
did not knowingly help Bod
mer in the scheme to kill the
Cooleys, Mr.. Howard said.
Evening star., 1963-03-25
PummeI Resigns

James PammeI, Falls Church
planning director. has submit
ted his resignation. effective
April S, to take position with
engineering consultants, Mott
& Hayden Associates of WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1963-03-25
4 of 6 Inmates at Lorqe
In Annapolis JoiIbreok

lS-State alarm out today for four prisoners still
missing after jaibreak in Annapolis Saturday night Two
others who escaped are back in custody.
The men fled the Anne Arundel County Jail about 10 m
Saturday by saving their way through cell bars and then
scaling l5-foot wall topped by barbed wire.
One surrendered police voluntarily Yesterday An
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
From This Angle
Hypocrisy And Hypocrisy

In some areas of the South the Negroes
outnumber the whites 2 to /. In many of these
areas the Negro has suffered great injustces
for many years. By Federal intervention the
Negro is about to gain his rights as an Ameri-
can citizen. This will mean increasing politi.
cal power for. the Negro and probably politi.
cal control in a few areas.
If you were white person living in those
areas would you fear for your position, for
your family, and for yourself? submit that
an honest man must answer yes. shall not
try to analyze those fears, but believe such
fears are reasonable in some areas. AS per-
son who has always lived in a predomnately
white community, 1 cannot know or COM
pletely understand those fears
1 cannot know or completely understand
the feelings and fears of the Negro which he
has suffered for many years, because have
never been Negro. Fears Of both races do
exist and have great impact on the actions
and thoughts of individuals. All Americans
must be aware that such fears exist.
Equal rights and equal opportunities for
the Negro are necessary to the survival of
this free nation. The Federal laws apply to
the whole nation and must be enforced if we
are to survive as a free nation. The details of
the daily living together of the races as equals
in the South cannot be prescribed by men
who do not live there. Those details in the
long run, must be worked out by the indi-
viduals, both colored and white, who live in a
particular area.
Two kinds of hypocrisy exist today re-
garding the Indignation problem. Both seem to
assume that problems of indignation are the
al
risy assumes that individuals living in the
North can direct the complete Indignation of
the South. The Southern hypocrisy assumes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
by Les KimbIe

that the problems of the most difficult areas
in the South should be considered as apple
able to the entire South.
Montgomery County is a predOminateIy
white community with high standards in nous.
ing, schools, and other factors of civilized
living. Our population has one of the highest
educational levels in the nation If MontgOm-
cry County cannot integrate privateIyOwned
public accommodations it is difficult to UNI
derstand how II can be ACCOMPLISHED any.
where. Montgomery County has a cIearcut
duty to retain the public accommodation law
and provide leadership for Maryland and the
rest of the nation
IT, as may happen in some instances, a
business suffers because of this law, our citi-
zens have q duty to see that such reverses
do not destroy business. If necessary pat
ronage should be organized by groups in the
county. The businessman is an Individual too,
and should not have to bear the whole burden
OF changes in the community
In a wonderful little book, Segregation"
Robert Penn Warren Ia white Southerner)
asks the Negro to examine his motives do
we really want to try to work out way to
live with the white people or do we just want
to show them, pay off something, show them
up, rub their noses in it,"
And 1 can imagine the grinding anger,
the sense of outrage of a Negro crying out
within himself: After all the patience, after
all the humility, after learning and living
those virtues. do have to learn magnanimity,
tOo?"
YES, I can imagine the outrage, the out
rage as some deem inner Golf taIlS him ,ac
he must"
L am glad that white people have no
problems as hard as that
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09

The forced resignation Of Mr.. Arthur Stelhorn as
planning director for Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties that disclosed this week may not be ir
reparabe blow to the two counties but could add up
a net loss in the long for the taxpaying public of
nearby Maryland.
Mr. Stelhorn at all times highly ethical public
official deserving Of public trust which unfortunately is not
always the case particularly where land deals in fasgrow
ing subrba involving huge profits are involved
If he had deficiencies as skilled land planner which
the commission apparently contends do not believe
they were major But concedng he may have had some
it seems to us that the unquesoned integrity he posses
sed and consistently applied in his job, than offset
any such deficiencies if, indeed they existed at ALL
Fortunes as the public well knows can be made in
land deals and political other favorsm must be
shown to few. The administration of land than
almost any other of government must at all times be
rigdy impartial with the public not private - interest
being the sole determining factor when decisions made
by public office holders
With Mr. Sellhorn the job the public could at least
be assured that insofar the operation of his department
was concerned the planning recommendations would be
honest straightforward and moivated solely by
for the general public welfare as he it.
If there any thought on the part of any commits
sion member that it would be desirable to obtain the
ices of planning director who would be somewhat
submissive to planning functions being carried out for
private rather than public interest the general public will
indeed have suffered grievous blow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
Welsh Rare Bit
Merry Movie Makers

Rockville is screen struck. This quiet and
leafy town has been infiltrated, SO my agents
tell me, with a group from Hollywood, who
are using Rockville as place in which to
make an honest to goodness moving picture.
Why my friends are telling me that these
gods who have come East are actually willing
to pay some of our local characters about ten
dollars for the privilege of using their home,
or their dog-wood tree, or box bush, or old
garage to furnish local color for a screen
gem called "Lilith" or something like that.
AS 1 get the story fifth hand, which is
get it, except when it comes from tough
Judge, there was some girl in one of our local
institutions who fell in love with some boy
who wasn't in local institution. just what
being i'm an institution has to do with being
in love and getting married is not exactly
clear to me; except if person must be in
love he might as well be in an institution for
he would be whole lot safer.
SO somebody up in Washington Grove
wrote book about this unusual state of af-
fairs; and suppose that person from Wash
ington Grove would have plenty of time to
write book If ever get around to writing
one, 1 will move to Washington Grove, if
they will let me, my dogs, my family, my cars,
my cats and my hats into the place; otherwise
l may have to move to the third island above
Seneca for literary inspiration
Well, the setting for this book was Rock
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09

worked on Saturdays and
used my own money for this
extra education; (5) Radio
plan, and all the others men,
toned in your column are
indeed nonessentials.
Just remember that high
quality education will not be
eliminated from Montgomery
County schools, but a lot Of
nonsense and unnecessaries
will be eliminated.
We appreciate the fine work
Kathryn Diggs, Mr.. Bell, Mr..
Briggs and others in the Coun-
Gil are doing, and we hope they
will keep it up-and next cleo
ton time comes-they will get
the full support of many tax
payers.
Please remember, 1t is NOT
the responsibility of Montgom-
cry County to bring children
up on a "silver platter" but 1t
is the individual parents. re-
sponsibility to furnish all the
extras" in life for their chill
dren.
COntented Republican
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
Good News On Butcher

. Tuesdays unanimous vote of confidence in County
Manager Mason A. Butcher by the County Council is
welcome development and will undoubtedly be greeted
such by the people Of the county,
sss Not only will it richly observed, much
needed for the manager himself but de-
veopment that should go long way toward restoring
confidence in county government ranks generally
political upheaval such the the county expert
enced last November bound to produce changes in
top personnel but it should extend to highly competent
employees such the manager whose job s-and
should be- entirely political
Mr. Butcher has performed his duties skllfuly and
well without special regard for Democrats
Republicans but only for all of the citizens of the county
and political change need have no bearing his status
The County Council is to be congratulated for its wise
move which, confident will be greeted enthusiastic
cally by and ALL Mr.. Butcher relax and get
on with the job.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
by Barney Welsh

vile, and, oddly as it is, there was no mention
ing, or who put out the frey crosses and ran
the Ku Klux Klan back to Mississippi All this
book talked about was mental illness in Rock
vile and how lots of people come here who
are sick We always knew that, but we
thought it was only after each election and
that the best cure for dementia politicus was
another election.
The word has gotten around that all Of
Rockville is but stage or "set' for this
picture and the new town heroine is cute
little blonde girl with soft complexion who
wears a wig and she is seen i'm the company
of a lot of men who look like they are about
to jump on their motorcycles like Brando
used to do. And the result of all of this CLAM
or In the town is that we are on guard to try
to get into the act and just hope that the di-
rector will choose us to become an extra or
some little bit Of local color in the play.
1 confess that 1 saw this crew of merry
movie makers from an adjoining table at one
of the better known eating places. They re-
minded me of a group of tennis players who
had just gotten beaten in the first round of
tough tournament and were trying to figure
what to do with the time on their hands until
the next tournament. Some of them had more
hair in their boards than I do on my head
and they had fancy hair-cuts. Whether these
were for real, do not know; but the movie
is and l suppose that I will go to see it at
the Drive In.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
County Affairs
Time For A Second Look

To make haste slowly is the mark of
mature person. Thoughtful citizens and
Council members might take second look
at the cut in teachers and the cut in tax
rate double play.
The two actions came in such swift sue.
cession that there was an impression that
they were related in cause and effect AS so
often happens when there is no time for
public study and comment, the impression
was wrong. There is enough money in the
County's treasury to have both the teachers
and the tax cut.
While there is still time to recruit COM
petent people, the Council ought to publicly
consider authorizing a restoration of the
teachers requested by the Board of Education.
This could lift the discussion to a more SEN
sible basis than the current charge and coun.
tercharge.
The basic reason for the availability Of
money for these teachers is the underesti-
nation of last years tax base. In other words,
it is money obtained from the taxpayers In
the current year. 1t is not something that was
achieved as a result of reduced expenditures.
1t would seem only fair to put the issue
squarely before the community and permit
fair exchange of views about the alternatives.
This issue can be simply stated-Shall we in
crease the number of pupils our teachers are
to teach in order that we may apply these
monies to future needs?
With the matter thus in focus the Coun.
Gil can examine the intrinsic merits of its &C.
ton. 1t, will no longer have to take defen-
sive position.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
The Public Forum

popular vote, the members
should resign or ask for a
change in our form of govern
ment.
In the second place, this is
an arrant issue of the prin-
ciples of a referendum. The
provisions for referendum are
found in Section 6 of Article
6 of Article 2 of the County's
Charter. 1t is perfectly clear
that a referendum was to be
initiated by the people who
were dissatisfied by a law en-
acted by the Council to the
extent of getting a petition
with the requisite SO of the
voters. Although the public &C.
commodations law has been on
the books more than a year,
no referendum has been called
for or attempted.
For the Council to promote
a referendum for the purpose
of undoing a law which they
have enacted is perversion Of
their function as legislators
and a perversion of the use
and function of a referendum.
Nightmares are usually
shortlived, but this one prom
Uses to be prolonged. Such pro-
posed law will require a hear
ing, which will be the third
on this one subject. If a ref
erendum is sought, we may
expect passion to replace good
will for many months. And
this supposedly economy.mind-
ed Council will have succeeded
in saddling us with the cost Of
a referendum vote.
One would hope that this
Council would drop this mis-
begotten move as the prior
Council dropped its proposed
monopoly milk ordinance. If
the morality of this question
does not persuade the men,
bers of this Council, its politi-
cal significance should. For, if
the former Council could be
turned out because it was
thought went too fast ahead
(or allowed the School Board
to do sol, a Council Which
goes even faster backwards
should be no less vulnerable.
Philip Marcus,
Wheaton
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
by David Cahoon

AS it now stands, on the presumption
that they did it to carry out campaign
pledge to reduce taxes the Council strains
itself to assert that the reduction in teachers
will produce no adverse effect on the quality
of education. This is patiently false.
Both in terms of the individual student
and the total system the number of teachers
is direct measure of the kind and amount
of teaching DONE The number of times a
teacher can speak to child is an obvious
measure of the opportunity to teach the child
So too, the number of teachers is also a
measure of the range and level of subjects
which can be taught to the children.
How well they teach, how competent they
are, and what methods they use to teach are
all problems of school administration and not
or fiscal control The answer is to be sought
In terms OF this. and not how many children
can be herded or handled like cattle
That there is a direct relationship be-
tween the quality of education and a lower
per pupil ratio is a fact we'll recognized by
hard disciplined advocates such as Admiral
Rickover. We are not discussing a fetish of
the so-called life adjustment educatonist In
deed, reduction of pupil-teacher ratio is an
essential element in effort such as the Ami
don School which seems to have endeared it.
self to the new majority on the Board Of
Education.
In the final analysis, it is a question Of
whether or not we will reduce our effort to
educate our children who are here now in
order to provide for some future undeter-
mined needs.