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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-20
FTCAccuses Land Firm
On Sales in Southwest

The ETC complaint was the
latest development in the Gov
eminent breakdown against
widespread promotion Of desert
land.
Although the FTC action is
q civil one, It was learned that
the Postal Inspection Service
has turned over its investiga-
ton Of the Great Southwest
ern Land Co. TO the Justice
Department for possible prose-
cution.
The company's activities in
the Washington area we're de-
scribed by The Star last De-
cember after area residents
were bombarded with letters Of
congratulations from the COM
pany for winning" free lots.
Had Home show Booth
Great Southwestern operated
a booth at a home show here
for four days until 1t was forced
to close at the instance Of the
Washington Real Estate Com
mission. During the four-day
operation, visitors TO the home
show we're offered chances on
the lots"
Subsequently. those who reg
istered for free lots were all
notified that they had won and
could claim their lot by send
ing in 1880 TO cover "engi-
neering and closing costs" for
their quarter-acre lots.
The ETC complaint outlined
a similar pattern by the COM
pany at trade fairs in various
parts Of the country and al
legged that the 1880 was not
for closing costs but was the
price Of the lot.
The complaint did not say
how many lots had been sold,
but Government investigators
estimated that by June, 1862.
sales amounted to more than
81 million.
The ETC complaint comes on
the heels of the first major in
dictment in the Governments
assault on mail order sales Of
Western lands and o warning
from Attorney General Robert
F. Kennedy to all citizens ito
exercise great caution in buy
ing land by mall"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-20
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star STAFF Writer

The Federal Trade Commits
sion today charged the Great
Southwestern Land Co.. Inc,
with using deceptive means"
to sell New Mexico land by Of
fering "free lots"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-27


convicts during World War H. Starring
Peter Falk. Paul Lukas, Robert Strauss,
Susan Strasbere.
q THE DETECTIVES.
Crime "DecOy" Robert Taylor stars.
tRepeatl
q BURKE'S LAW.
Comedy Mystery. l Hour who Killed
Sweet Betsy" Carolyn Jones plays four
dssimilar sisters; a murder victim and
three suspects. Richard Carlson, Michael
Wlldins, Gladys Cooper and John Eric
son are featured.
q ROUTE 66.
Adventure. Hour. "And Make Thunder
His Tribute" When Tod and Line are
hired as farm hands, they become in
volved in a family dispute between a
stubborn farmer and his proud son. ].
Carroll Naish stars Lou Antonio, Alfred
Ryder and Michael Pollard are featured.
900 @ MOVIE GREATS.
Approx Hours. walk In The Sum-"
1916. Dana Andrews, Richard conte.
$50 @ HARRTS GIRLS.
Adventures of an American vaudeville
act travelling in Europe. Larry Byden
stars.
q THE FARMERS DAUGHTER.
Situation comedy. "The Stand-In" Katy
finger SteVens) subs for an expectant
consresswoman In visit to the doctors
office. Beverly Garland and Russell John
son are featured.
q TWILIGHT ZONE.
Drama. "The Living DOLL" Written by
Charles Beaumont. A man Uey Sa-
Valas) iolted by threatening message
from a talking doll believes his wife
MARY LaRochel is playing a joke on
him. then finds the threat Is real. Tracy
Stratford Is featured.
1000 q THE JACK PAAR SHOW.
Variety. Hour. Color. Guests: Kate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-27
FRIDAY NYPv1

Collyer, me-. and Allen ludoen, host.
This pre-empts Alfred Hitchcock hour)
10:45 q MAKE THAT SPARE.
Sports. Top bowlers compete.
HOO q NEWS 4 WASHINGTON.
Color. Hardness. Rash.
@ FACES AND PLACES.
News Report.
On ABc NEWS FINAL. CoMTRY.
Murphy Martin and Joe Mccartney
q IL Pm. REPORT.
News Weather. Sports. Editorial
lilo q H0LLYWooD'S FINEST.
Movie. Iva Hrs. "The Picture Of Dorian
Gray" 1915. Hurd Hatfield
Ills q SITUATION REPORT.
News. Color.
q SPORTS. NEWS. WEATHER.
Gllmartin. Clarke. Allen.
ll:20 q WEATHER AND SPORTS.
Color. Gaines. Simpson.
1l:25 q THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW.
Variety. IVA Hrs. Guests: Theodore elkel
Jack Sheldon and Joan 0'Brien.
11:3O q THE TONIGHT SHOW.
Variety. Iva Hours. Color. Johnny
Carson stars.
On BIG MOVIE OF THE WEEK.
Approx z Hours. blackboard Jungle"
1855. (First-Runl. Glenn Ford. Anne
Francis
12:55 q THE LATE SHOW.
Movie. / Hr. IS Minis. "The Mad Ma
eician." 1854 tFirst-Run). Vincent Price.
loo q MYSTERY THEATER.
Movie. Iva Hrs "Panic in the Streets"
1850. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance
and Paul Douglas.
2:2o q MEDITATION. WEATHER.
2:3o @ INSPIRATION.
Saturday Lisainss on Pose so
49,. n p A.A.L.. II Ioka AT
Evening star., 1963-05-25
Reform Group
Calls Leader

Temple Rodef Shalom. the
newest Reform Jewish Con-
gregation in Northern Virginia,
announced this week 1t has
called Laszlow Berkowitz to its
pulpit. Mr., Berkowitz will be
ordained a rabbi next month
at the Hebrew Union College
in Cincinnati.
The congregation also an
nounced reelection of c. Ira
Funston as its president. Other
Officers elected at its first re-
cent annual meeting are DR..
Berton M. Rudin, first vice
president; Jules Cohen, second
vice president; Mrs. Edith ABB
ramson, financial secretary:
Harvey Levin. treasurer; Mrs.
Charlotte Behrend. correspond
ing secretary, and Mrs. Hilda
Brandt, recording secretary.
The new congregation holds
worship services every Friday
at 8:l5 pm. In the Community
Hall OF the Fink Professional
Building, Falls Church.
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U. S., Indian Presidents
ToOpen Food Congress

President Kennedy and Indi-
an President Sarvepalli Rad
hakrishnan will speak at the
June 4 opening OF a two-week
World Food Congress here
Remarks by Mr.. Kennedy are
expected TO be broadcast TO the
world via Telstar II. the COM
munications satellite.
Between 1000 and ZOO dele
gates from 100 countries are
10 attend the conference for
non-governmental leaders IN
terested in food problems.
Historian Arnold Toynbee,
one of the principal speakers.
will discuss the impact Of pop
ulation increases on food prob
lens.
international experts esti-
mate that between 800 million
and 500 million people out OF a
world population OF 3 billion
are starving The United States
food surpluses could make up
for world food shortages for
only three or four weeks.
Global food production is In
creasinR at rate just under
3 per cent per year and the
population is increasing at
about the same rate.
Evening star., 1963-05-25
Churches to Hold
Special Healing,
Revival Services

Special series of talks have
been scheduled for next week
by three Washington areas
churches.
The Rev. John Maillard, an
Anglican priest from Devon.
England. who has been engaged
in a healing ministry since 1912
will conduct a three day heal
ing mission Wednesday through
Friday at the Garden Memorial
Presbyterian Church, 1920 Min
nesota avenue Sc. Father
Maillard will speak each night
at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. James D. Peters,
a Washington native who heads
a church in Bridgeport, Conn.,.
will preach spring revival Serv-
ices tomorrow through Friday
at the Second Baptist Church,
First and NJ streets S.W. Mr..
Peters will speak at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow and at 8 pm. on the
remaining nights.
The Rev. c. Ambrose Turner
of Del Ray Methodist Church
will be speaker for revival serv-
ices Monday through Friday at
7:45 pm. Ill the Cameron
Methodist Church, Franconia
and Telegraph roads. Alexan-
dria.
Evening star., 1963-05-25

AS advances In medicine help
10 extend longevity. more and
more people are living longer
and longer In misery" accord
ing TO one expert here.
The aim Of the conference is
TO generate interest among un-
derdeyeloped areas in dealing
with .he increasingly critical
food problems. A similar world
conference at Hot Springs, Va,
20 years ago resulted In estab-
lishment OF the Food and Agri-
culture Organization, whic h
later became an affiliate OF the
United Nations.
Congress has authorized the
United States government to
cooperate In staging the con-
ference and 10 act as host TO
the Food and Agricultural Or
ganization. which works with
American officials In arranging
the meeting.
Communist Poland and Ro-
as well as YuRoslavia
have indicated they will send
delegations.
The Soviet Union has aslo
been invited but so far has sent
no reply.
Evening star., 1963-05-25

speaks on Ethics for Human
ity."
II am, WFAN-FM - TIL e
Rev. S. Lewis Morgan, jr.,
speaks on Prayer: Pillow or
Pillar" during Petworth- Mont
gomery Hills Baptist Church
service.
4::30 pm. WPIK - THE Fu-
ture Revealed" DR.. Dale Crow
ley, Washington radio minister
will discuss THE Conspiracy to
Destroy the Conscience Against
Sim"
7 pm, WFAX-"The Vesper
Hour" with DR.. Crowley.
9 pm, WEAM THE Hour
of Inspiratio with DR..
Crowley.
GAS pm, WOOK and WAN
FIN THE Faith of Millions, .
Catholic program moderated by
DR.. Paul Cooke of Distric
Teachers College.
II am, WMAL "A Nation
in Prison." discussion of pris-
ons and prisoners by Catholic
chaplainS of the District De-
partment of Corrections.
Evening star., 1963-05-25
Missionaries
Appointed

The Rev. william w. STEM
nett, pastor of First Baptist
Church, Suitland, since 1859,
and his wife this week were
appointed missionaries to Qua
temala by the Southern Baptist
Foreign Mission Board during
its regular monthly meeting in
Richmond, Va.
Mr.. Stennett, a native of
Richmond, is the son and
brother of Baptist ministers.
He graduated from the Univer-
Sity of Richmond and received
his bachelor of divinity degree
in 1854 from the Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, N. c.
Before going to the Suitland
church he was pastor of a
four church field in Southamp-
ton County, Va, for five and
a half years.
Mrs. Stennett is the former
Elizabeth Graeff, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Earl w. Graeff,
900 Sherbrook drive, Silver
Spring. She is a graduate Of
Wake Forest College, taught
school in Emporia, Va, did
social work in Southampton
County and is quite active in
the work of the Suitland
church.
The couple have three sons,
David William, 6. Paul Dabney,
5, and Stephen Earl, 2.
Evening star., 1963-05-25
CHURCHES ON THE AIR

The following television and
radio programs will originate
from Washington area stations
tomorrow:
TelevisiOn
$3.50 am, WTOP-9 - Mai.
Hans E. Sandrock, chaplain as
signed to the program, will
discuss "The Sermon on the
Mount" on the Air Forces
Chapel of the Air"
$3.50 am, WTOP-9 - "The
Mass for Shut ms" celebrated
by the Rev. John Dimond, o. p,
of Catholic University,
Radio
7 am, WMAL THE Hour
of Power" from the C Centra
Union Mission.
1880 am, WWDC - "T h e
Mass for Shut ms"
7:45 am, WRC - Health
and Gods Law" on the series
"The Bible Speaks to You"
9:35 am, VOL, AM and FIN
Edward L. Ericsson, leader of
the Washington Ethical Society
Evening star., 1963-05-25

Women's Bible Glass of Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church at
$3.50 am. tomorrow.
The Harrison Bible Glass for
Men of st. Luke's Methodist
Church will have the lesson
presented at 9:45 am. tomor-
row by Associate Teacher Willis
Bishop.
Nathan w. Morgan will speak
to the Pinkham Bible Glass for
Men of National Baptist Mem
mortal Church at $3.50 am. to-
morrow.
The Jaynes Bible Glass of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church has elected the follow
ing officers for 1884: Miss
Lois Moss, president; Mrs. En-
lily Meeks, vice president; Mrs.
Fannie Carson, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Vinda Justus, desk
secretary; Miss Eliza Merrill,
treasurer, and Miss Mildred
Black, assistant treasurer. Mrs.
Mary Love will present the les
son at 10 am. tomorrow and
install the officers.
Mrs. John B. Werner will
speak to the Rustin Couples
Glass on "The Plan of God
from the Standpoint of a Citi-
zen of the United States of
America" A film, (which Way
the Wind" will be shown before
the Forum group. DR.. Albert
P. Shirley, minister, will install
the newly elected officers of the
All States Bible and Fellowship
Glass. All adult classes at
Mount Vernon meet at 10 am.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1963-05-25

Woodside Methodist Church
has elected the following Off
GERS for 1963-64: Mrs. la Nc
Candlish, president; Mrs. Henry
Tunis, vice president; Mrs,
Jesse Burch, secretary, and
Mrs. Arthur Pierce, treasurer
These officers will be installed
Evening star., 1963-05-25

and rivalry are usually associ-
ated in Washington with the
armed services; but they, in
fact, affect the outlook of
nearly every agency. They can
be observed, to cite only a few
examples, in the jurisdictional
maneuvering between the Park
Service and the Forest Service,
between the Bureau of Reclaim
alton and the Army Engineers,
between State and Treasury on
world finance, or State and
Commerce on world trade, or
State and Defense on world
disarmament.
They can also be observed
in Cabinet autobiographies
complaining that the President
any President-rarely saw
things their way. And they can
be observed, finally, in case
studies of an agency head pay
ing more heed to the Congress
than to the President who
named him.
But it is the Congress, after
all, that must pass on his re-
quests for money. men an d
authority. 1t is the Congress
with which much of his time
will be spent, which has the
power to investigate his acts
or alter his duties. And 1t is
the Congress which veSte d
many of his responsibilities di-
rectly in him, not in the Pres
ident or the Executive Branch
Presidents Staff Advisers
The parochialism of experts
and Department heads is off
set in part by a Presidents
White House and Executive
staff. These few assistants are
the only other men in Wash
ington whose responsibilities
both enable and require them
to look, as he does. at the
Government as a whole.
Even the White House spec
ialists - the Presidents Eco
nomic Advisers or Science e
Advisers, for example are
likely to see problems in a
broader perspective, within the
framework of the Presidents
objectives and without the
constraints of bureaucratic
tradition.
White House staff members
are chosen, not according to
any geographical, political or
other pattern, but for tn cir
ability to serve the Presidents
needs and to talk the Presi-
dents language. They must not
and do not, in this admins
tration - replace the role of a
Cabinet official or block his ac-
cess to the President.
Instead, by working closely
with departmental personnel,
by spotting, refining and de-
filming issues for the President,
the can increase government
tai unity rather than splinter
responsibility.
A good White House staff
can give a President that cru
cial margin Of time, analysis
and judgment that makes an
unmanageable problem more
manageable.
But there are limiting fac
Evening star., 1963-05-25

This is the seventh Of eight ortieIes
by Mr.. Sorensen, President Kennedy's
top White House ossistont. The
articles ore bosed on his Speronzo
Lectures ot Columbia University,
which ore being published os q book
by the Columbia University Press.
Evening star., 1963-05-25
By HOWARD STACKHoUsE

Star Special Writer
International Sunday School
lesson for tomorrow: worship
in the House of God," Psalms
"a
The Unity Bible Glass of
Evening star., 1963-05-25

tors as well. A White House
adviser may see a department
tai problem in a wider context
than the Secretary - but he
also has less contact with ac-
tual operations and pressures,
with the Congress and inter-
ested groups.
If his own staff, grows too
large, his office may become
only another department, an
other level of clearances and
concurrences instead of a per-
sonal instrument of the Presi-
dent. If his confidential rela-
tionship with the President
causes either one to be too un-
critical of the others judg-
ment, errors may go uncor-
rected. If he develops Gas Mr.
Acheson has suggested sc
many do a confidence in his
own competence which outruns
the fact, his contribution may
be more mischievous than USE
full. If, on the other hand, he
defers too readily to the au-
thority of renowned experts
and Cabinet powers, then the
President is denied the skep-
tical, critical service his staff
should be providing.
Outsiders Helpful
Finally, a President may
seek or receive advice from
outside the Executive Branch
from members of the Con-
gress-from independent wise
men, elder statesmen, academ-
ic lights-from Presidentially-
named high-level commissions
or special agents-or merely
from conversations with
friends, visitors, private inter-
est leaders and others. Inevit-
ably, unsolicited advice will
pour in from the mass media
This is good. Every President
needs independent, unofficial
sources of advice for the same
reasons he needs independent
unofficial source of informa-
ton. Outside advisers may be
more objective. Their contact
with affected groups may be
closer. They may be men whose
counsel the President trusts
but who are unable to accept
Government service for finan-
cial or personal reasons.
Whatever the justification
outside advice has its own lin
itations. AS national problems
become more complex and in
terrelated - requiring contin-
uous, firsthand knowledge OF
confidential data and expert
analysis - very few outsiders
are sufficiently we'll informed
Moreover, once the advice OF
a distinguished private citizen
or committee is sought and
made public, rejection Of that
advice may add to the Presi-
dents difficulties. The APP
pointment by the last thre G
Presidents of special advisory
committees on civil rights,
world trade, and foreign aid
was, in that sense, a gamble
a gamble that the final views
of these committees would
strengthen, not weaken. the
Presidents purpose.
Personalities Play a Role
Should the outside report not
be made public - the Gather
report being a well-known ex-
ample - a President who re-
iects its advice NAV still have
Evening star., 1963-05-25

at the annual banquet at $50
pm. Monday.
The 1868 Membership CRU
sade of the Organized Bible
Glass has been concluded with
SO member classes participat-
ing. Everett Lomax, chairman,
requests that reports be for
warded to the office, so that
individual class awards may be
determined.
The Faith Bible class of CAL
vary Baptist Church will be in
cherge of the OBCA Sunday
School Hour in Central Union
Mission tomorrow at 8:15 am.
Donald Heath will preside and
William E. Harvard, jr., will
be the trumpet soloist. Alfred
Marugg will read the scripture
and Mrs. Cleta Heath will offer
the prayer. Mrs. Erma L. Pat
terson, class teacher, will pre-
sent the lession.
The Wesley Fellowship Bible
Glass of McKendree Methodist
Church will hold its May meet
ing in the church parlor at 8
pm. Tuesday.
Brooks Hays, special assist
ant to President Kennedy and
associate teacher of the
Vaughn Bible Glass for Men
of Calvary Baptist Church, will
present the lesson at 10 am.
tomorrow.
"The Church's Identification
with the World" will be the
subject of Mrs. Roy K. Casters
discussion before the Trinity
Evening star., 1963-05-25

"The Church's Identification
with the World" will be the
subject of Mrs. Roy K. Casters
discussion before the Trinity
Evening star., 1963-05-25
ct pAulsS

ROCK CREEK CHURCH ROAD
The Rev. y. Pinknes Wroth, Jr.
Services. s 0.30 (ch' Heh1 M am,
WAsHINGTON's OLDEST CHURCH
Evening star., 1963-05-25
sT. THOMAS cHuRcH

18th 81. Iietween r aud q NV.
The Rev. John n. GOldinE
) am HiCa Al am, Ch Sch Nur'y
Service and Sermon
$50 pm. Evening Prayer
Free Parking 18th a Mass " p 80
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ST GEORGES
ST. LuKE's
ST. PAULs

$3.50 X Street NV.
SUNDAYS Mass, s, D, li:i5j N, p.
Daily M p, '6;45. Mass. M II e p,
q Also Mass Tues a sat. O30,
Thurs, i2 II D. q and IL. Comics.
sions Saturday 4-7
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Personalities Play a Role

Should the outside report not
be made public - the Gather
report being a well-known ex-
ample - a President who re-
jects its advice may still have
Evening star., 1963-05-25

at the annual banquet at $3.50
pm. Monday.
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ORGANIZED BIBLE CLASSES
BARBER c. President

BARBER C. PALMER, President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

borough over Gov. Connally In
next springs gubernatorial pri-
mary could give his enemies
control Of the Democratic Par
ty.
Even a win for Mr.. Dobbs
over Mr.. Pickle next month in
the congressional district Mr..
Johnson once representa- d
would be a black eye for him.
I'm not running a gainst
Lyndon" Mr.. Dobbs says, but
he's the one who stands to lose
down here If I win"
Only be delivering the State
to the Overwhelming Mr.. Ken
needy in 1864 while keeping
Connally-Pickle conservatives
in control at home can the vice
President secure his politiacl
base for a 1868 presidential bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

somewhat comparable circum-
stances.
The 10th districts long his
tory of electing mocra is
makes an upset here next De-
cember II appear unlikely. but
ther is no doubt the GOODNESS
of the liberals and labor to Mr..
Pickle is a boon to Mr.. Dobbs.
Defeated Candidate Ritter
guesSes as many as one third Of
his supporter RS will actually
cross over in the runoff and
vote for Mr.. Dobbs.
Mr.. Ritter is going on televi-
sion tonight to explain his pre-
viously stated refusal to back
Mr.. Pickle. He is expected to
say he cannot personally sup
port Mr.. Dobbs either. But he
repeatedly will hint he will run
again in 1864 If the Republican
should win next month.
Thus, in not very subtle
ways, the liberal Democrats
and the Republicans conspire
to eliminate their common enc
my-the conservative Demo-
Gratis.
Says one leading labor STRAIT
egist: I'VE want a two-par-
ty State. So do the Republic
cans. The only people who
don't are the Connallys, john
sons and Pickles who have kept
control by maneuvering people
all these years"
PrecariOus Balance
Echoes a top Republican:
Liberal Democrats and Re-
publicans in this State share
a lot of the same goals. We're
both oppressed minorities."
Thus far, Senator Towers is
the only major office the con-
sentative Democrats have lost
to hteir antagonists on the
right or left. But the balancing
act that has kept them in pow.
er this long is getting precar'
ious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
Earliest Mars Londinq
Seen in About 20Yeors

Mr.. Koelle. a close associate
Of Wernher Won Braun at the
Space Agency's Huntsville
CAla) laboratory. said relative
ly m o. lest scouting" fly-bys
might be possible in the
l970-80 period. But n eithe T
presently available funds nor
workable propulsion system S
will permit a ctual m ann e d
touchdown on Mars until the
following decade, he said.
The big stumbling block at
present is money, according to