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Evening star., 1955-05-26
"15th STREET.
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
do birds have any special
ways of avoiding hitting any
thing?
while waiting for my bus
the other morning, I watched
redbird skim across busy
Connecticut avenue.
1T never rose more than
three feet from the ground,
and never hit anything, but
made it between automobiles
and just grazed a hedge across
the street.
"It had the whole sky to
fly in, but still kept very close
to the earth. and didn't even
try to go over the tops of cars,
as it might easily have done.
Since then I have watched
carefully, and noted that al
the kinds of birds we have do
much the same thing, without
seeming to give any thought
to the matter.
"Why don't they fly higher?
In other words, do they have
any brains?
"Very truly, A. B. L."
-
Birds have plenty of brains,
but it is bird brains.
They cannot read, or dis
cuss politics, and no doubt
they are fortunate in that,
They do not talk about the
weather, they just experience
it.
They have no written his
tory, and no sense of time.
They simply exist.
In their existing, however,
they bring into play all their
race has learned in all the
centuries of their collective
lives.
In other words, as our cor
respondent says, they know
enough for their own uses.
They are-in other words
experts in living.
Sometimes man looks visit
fully upon the lower orders of
creatures, as he playfully calls
them.
Walt Whitman, the poet.
said he longed to turn and
live with the animals, they
were so placid, so self-con-
tanned, SO immune from worry.
1t is a feeling most persons
have experienced, now and
then, as they watched some
peaceful meadow scene. with
cows grazing, a few dogs run
ming here and there. the busy
squirrels on their trees, and
the birds flying overhead.
There is another side to ma
ture, of course, that of red
fang and claw. In this, crea-
ture eats creature, and those
that escape, do 1t by a COM
bination of good fortune and
vile.
X 4 \
The birds seem to lead COM
pletely happy lives. and were
it not for mankind and it's
guns. might be said to do so.
After all, they have few of
their own kind to fear, except
the hawks and the owls, and
now and then a larger bird
of some sort.
Mostly the various species
get along very we'll with each
other. Some observers believe
this is because they live a
natural life. getting up with
the dawn. and going to bed
at dusk.
However that may be land
Evening star., 1955-05-26

port the refugee-swollen pop
ulation, and are yearning for
education and progress. is it
only a matter of mere Ameri-
can opinion that is stopping
them?
At the time of the Declara-
ton of independence, when the
American people decided to
embark on a new course of
life by substituting rule by
mere force, and adoption of a
system of government based on
humanitarian principles, world
opinion was against them. AS
a matter of fact, in 1915, at
Vienna. Austria, the Holy AL
lance was organized mainly di-
rected to check the spread OF
the American system of gov
Evening star., 1955-05-26

ernment. Yet the American
Colonies, by adopting the Con-
stitution in 1889, whereby the
various States gave up some OF
their original rights OF sover-
eighty and united for the pur-
poses of general defense and
welfare into one government,
the United States of America,
they thereby provided the peo-
pie of the world with the great
est example of self govern
ment.
And now the Jews in the
Middle East have every inten-
ton not only Of economic de-
velopment. but also to strength
en- the faith of the Arabs in
humanity. what is so vitality
important and necessary today.
Meyer Taske.
X X X
with regard 10 tIle leICeT py
Rosalind Mcleod On Israel,
one can only be shocked at
such profound misinformation
as she flaunts. 1t is not true
that the Arabs have no organ
izations or propaganda oppor-
tunities in the United States.
They have a very "well-heeled"
propaganda dissemination set,
up on New York's Fifth Ave-
nue., which has more money at
it's disposal than all the COM
bined Zionist organizations OF
the entire Western Hemi-
sphere. Besides, they have the
American Friends of the Mid
die East, which body seems to
exist to discredit Israel first
and consider Middle Eastern
affairs second.
Arthur BOrsky.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
The House Thut
Moved Away

1t had stood for gears on the
edge of toDn,
The friendly old house that
Wds painted broWn,
But it moued today Just as
people do
With the help OF tools and a
moUing creD;
1t is going to settle and make
neW friends
In another toDn Uhere the
county ends.
And, oh, I'm so glad that it's
going to be
A house that is needed again.
you see
Its rooms hare been empty
for eUer so long,
Lonely for children and laugh
ter and song,
And though it's been friendly
and brdUely gay
1t neper looked happy until
tod1yi
Viney Wilder
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Remember the Alamo?

On the subject of Davy
Crockett's death, the Texas
Guide, of the American Guide
series, published in 1910. has
this statement:
Most authorities agree that
Crockett died beside the post
he had been assigned to de-
fend, although there is a story
that he was one of several
prisoners who, after the battle,
were ordered shot by Santa
Anna. Bowie was killed on
his cot-fighting. There were
1877 known victims among the
Texans; no male defender sur
vived. Santa Anna ordered
the bodies burned"
The editor of the Texas
Guide was J. Frank Davies, a
careful workman. The quota
ton comes from the chapter on
the history of Texas, which, &C
cording to the preface, was
checked by DR.. Eugene C.
Barker and DR.. Charles w.
Ramsdell of the University of
Texas, Herbert Davenport OF
Brownsville and Ike Moore.
director of the San Jacinto
Museum of History.
Thus the version Of the
story given in the highly
authoritative Dictionary of
American Biography is sup
ported by the weight Of Texas
scholarship.
X. A. X.
The recent letter of Zelma
D. Barrow on Davy Crockett
and the Alamo interests me. 1t
was my good fortune to spend
10 days last September in
beautiful San Antonio.
Twice I visited the Alamo.
originally a mission and now
a museum. There was so much
to read and see there I did not
make notes, but it is my IN
derstanding that every man
died during the defense of the
fort on March 6. 1886, the only
survivors being a woman and
her infant child who had fled
and were spared to notify the
outside that the fort had been
taken and all were dead.
The Alamo is now the prop
erty, if I remember correctly,
of the Daughters of Texas. A
trailing vine was in full bloom
along the outer wall and>all was
peaceful and quiet. In the late
afternoon, a crowd assembled
in the nearby park and streets.
The notes of the Star Spangled
Banner by a band heralded the
coming of the colors, floating
in the soft breezes as about
5000 United Spanish War Vet
erans arrived from their en-
campment at Fort Sam Hous-
ton to lay a wreath. Women
wept and the crowd cheered
again and again as these aged
veterans remembered the Al
an1o and David Crockett,
James Bowie. Col. Travis and
the other heroes who died
in the Santa Anna massacre.
Bessie S. Ury.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Union Pension Funds

Richard Fryklund, in his re-
cent Sunday article on "Mush-
coming Union Pension
Funds" cited two National
Labor Relations Board cases
which involved unions owning
a competing business or
plant building. Both of the
rulings cited by Mr.. Fryklund
have been overruled by the
board. Whatever the financial
power of unions to influence
management decisions, it is
not enhanced by these cases.
Lloyd Buchanan.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Series on Israel

This is in reply to Mrs. Rosa
lind B. McLeod's unfavorable
comment on Crosby S. Noyes'
initial article in the recent
series on Israel. 1t was an in
teresting series because Amer
leans and supporters of free
dom and democracy every
where ARE interested in Israel.
Isarel's creation, struggle and
7-year history is exciting to
those who understand mans
inherent striving for inde-
pendence.
If Mrs. Mcleod had waited
until the end of the series she
would have seen that it was
devoid of partially; rather.
written as the observations of
a reporter reporting what his
eyes beheld.
Americans of all faiths would
be most interested in a series of
articles on Jordan, with the
theme being the absorption
and rehabilitation of the Arab
refugees within it's borders.
Americans will applaud such
an effort, an honest desire on
the part of the government of
Jordan to finally show an
effort to cooperate with the
Arab Israel Commission on
this issue. and bring to an end
the misery of these people.
Sunnie Pargament.
X Il x
After reading the recent
letter of Mrs. Rosalind B. Nc
leod. entitled Series on Is
rael," the following question
may be asked: If the Arabs
are SO anxious to emerge from
a system of economic feudal-
ism. to improve their land to
a point Of productivity to sup
Evening star., 1955-05-26
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Is it dangerous to stand
near an open window during
a thunderstorm?-W. S.
A. 1t is no more dangerous
to stand near an open or closed
window than to be in any other
part of a room, except the
vicinity of a fireplace. Stay
away from a fireplace, because
lightning is much more likely
to strike the chimney than
any other part of a building
if there is no lightning rod to
lead the current to the earth.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IT
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
THE POLITICAL MILL
Eisenhower Still G. O. P. Leader
By GOULD LINCOLN

President Eisenhower has
emphatically dispelled any
idea that he disassociates him.
self from the leadership Of the
Republican Party. This may
have a considerable bearing
ultimately on his decision to
run or not to run for a second
term. He has been pictured in
some circles as equally as much
a Democrat as a Republican.
The argument has been made
that he owes the Republican
Party nothing and therefore
may let the pleas of the Re-
publicans that he be their 1856
candidate fall on deaf ears.
Last Monday night the Presi-
dent minced no words in lay
ing this ghost to rest. Address
ing the 1856 Kickoff Dinner,
staged by the District of Co
lumbia's Republican Women's
Finance Committee, Mr.. Ell
senhower said:
Nov permit me to talk for
a moment about the Republic
can Party and why I am so
proud of being a member of
the Republican Party. I be-
lieve that the greatest honor,
the greatest distinction, that
can come to any American is
to feel that in his own niche
he has been of service to the
United States of America. I
firmly believe that the Re-
publican Party is today the
finest political organism we
have, through which the elec-
torate can do its part in pre-
serving for the future the kind
of America we have inherited,
and, at the same time, make
of the American Government
a dynamic sort of organism,
to make certain that every
man, woman and child can re-
main proud, always, that he is
an American"
No Minority Thinking
Nor does the President look,
in final analysis, on the Re-
publican Party as minority
party. though he admits Dem
ocratic registration in this
country may exceed Republic
can registration. He contends
that Republican thinking-the
thinking of his own admins
tration and himself and of the
Republican Party-is not mi
nority thinking in this coun-
try-not by any means. That
is majority thinking"
In expressing his thanks to
the Republican women, the
President predicted that they,
all over The Nation, will in
spire thousands and millions
of others, who think as we do,
to join us, and finally to adopt
our label--Republicans."
The gathering the President
addressed was Republican TO
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Questions and Answers

A reader can get an answer py man
70 any factual question oy writing
The Evening Star Information Bu.
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-01
u did The some work
In orae-fhird less time! !"

sc I'm from Missouri you gotta Show Me!'
That's what told Standard Oil Agent Louis
Sieg when ne called on me to solicit my
gasoline business" says FL. G. Bocklage, Jr.
OF Warren County, Missouri. ssI was disking
at the time and with the gas had been using
had TO run the tractor In 18th gear. When the
tank was empty we filed it with STANDARD
RED Crown. Disking the same ground with
the same disk and without making any
meant I could do the same amount of work
In one-third less time!';
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-01

Mrs Boclage also likes Standard Oil products She says
STANDARD Liquid Wax is to floors Il
bright and lasts The Bock1ages 100
They both agree that the fine quality of Standard
the excellent of Agent eg make
for easier and more profitable farming
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-01

Mr. BockIage and Agent Sieg show how that first fn
of STANDARD RED CROWN put into Mr.. Bock1ages
tractor sI didn't think there much difference
gasolnes," says Mr. BockIage, shut RED CROWN proved
different, right away. like PERNdALUBE Motor Oil
Now I'm 100 per cent Standard Oil customer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
BY JOSEPHINE BOWMAN

A letter from q reader says,
Il have a friend who is a new
mother, but she doesn't seem
to be enjoying it., She is so
meticulous, and such a per-
fectionist, that she doesn't
want the baby's things to be
seen at any time.
"She takes the baby upstairs
every time she diapers it and
keeps everything belonging to
1t out Of sight since she cam
not stand seeing the house
the least bit upset.
This is very exhausting
and firing for her, but she
doesn't seem to realize it. and
thinks 1t is the care of the
new baby which Is firing her.
II she learned to save herself
steps and would keep some Of
the baby's things downstairs
during the day. she would not
be so tired. How can a person
get over being a perfectionist
and a slave to her home? ]
wish you would write q COL
uEnn about this"
Motherhood should be fun!
This Is certainly an extreme
attitude. and one which is tir-
ing for the mother and un-
comfortable for the rest Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
WHY GROW OLD?
Perfect Housekeeper?
Not if Baby Is in House

family.
OF course, there Is the other
extreme which is about as bad:
the home which is completely
changed with the arrival Of
the offspring. There is no or
little companionship between
the husband and wife. and
the entire house takes on the
atmosphere Of a nursery.
There are safety pins. and
diapers and pads. and general
clutter everywhere from then
on. The whole house seems to
stand on tiptoe, to warn the
trespasser that this is the
baby's house! OF course, a
middle of-the-road policy is
desirable in this instance as
it is in so many others.
/ believe 1t to be very un-
profitable in emotional values
to try to be~a perfect house
keeper. and sheer madness to
try to be one when you have
children. or even one child.
OF course. a pleasant home
atmosphere has great emo
tional values, but when pur.
sued to the point Of perfec-
ton 1t can be most uucomfort.
able for the husband, chill
dren and friends. and is Q
loss to the woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
BY DR.. PAUL POPENOE

Many mothers and fathers
consider it a fundamental fact
OF life that their children
ought to love each other.
These parents think there is
something unnatural. some
thing seriously wrong. when
brothers and sisters squabble.
> Mrs. G. is facing such a
problem. She is a step
mother, but that does not have
much bearing on the belliger-
ent behavior of three small
children.
1.-TWO years ago married
q widower with three chill
dren ranging in age from 4
to 8. ! love them as dearly
as if they were born to me.
and / think they have a real
affection and respect for me
as they do for their father.
But, DR.. Popenoe, they drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
MODERN MARRIAGE
Children's Squabbles
Are Most Natural

me frantic quarreling with
each other, especially on some
Of these cold. wet days when
hey can't get out and play.
Where have ] failed. and what
must do to make them be-
have like civilized creatures?"
I'm afraid they're behaving
too much like civilized" crea-
lures right now. Mrs. g.. If the
great nations of the world
have any claim to be civil
lied rs they believe they have.
As to what you must do. !
suggest that you get a copy
of a little bulletin. Keeping
Peace in the Family" by Mrs.
Alma H. Jones, one Of the
child guidance experts OF the
American Institute Of Family
Relations. I'll be glad to send
Q copy with the compliments
Of this newspaper to any reader
who incloses a stamped. self
addressed envelope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

you'd be exhausted before the
race even began. The day of
the race. Russ explained, calls
for a special diet: I'VE
can't eat greasy foods; nor
milk, since it curdles in the
stomach; no butter. no ice
cold water-just orange juice.
I couldn't live on that
diet. but on the day of the
race it isn't bad!"
The captain of this top
crew team in the country is
appointed for each race by the
coach; they have eight sched-
uled races. Just SO you'll be
up on the crew terms Of this
sport, where you strengthen
Your legs instead of your arms.
here are four terms in the &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
TEEN SCENE
BY SHARON DoRAN
The Years Best Crew Team
Is George WASHINGTON High

Do you know the very best
high school crew team in the
WHOLE United States? It's
the crew team of George WASH
ington High. This classy
group of oarsmen captured
the National Junior 4-Oared
Championship and the Ma
tional Senior SCARED Cham
pionship last year for the first
time!
This week, it's crew-cover-
age time, since the season
starts officially tomorrow.
Crew. by the way, is the only
true amateur sport in the Ma
ton. That is. it has never
been done professionally. ex-
cept in Australia. =,
Seventeen year old Russ
Dunn, a senior at George
Washington High, is a varsity
oarsman, and has been rowing
on the national winning team
for three years. "A crew
team" Russ explained. CON
sists of eight men, plus the
coxswaln. who yells to you
what to do; all nine men are
in a boat called a shell. and
you just row!
Grew builds you up" he
laughed, sit helps in Develop
ing coordination. and it's lots
of fun. You can't be too
overweight to be able to be an
oarsman; but you need good
build. Practice is very firing.
We practice each night for
about an hour and a half and
row in that time 8 or 8 miles!"
Yikes! Completely tagged!
You all can probably see them
in action during their practices
each day, as the shells are
tipping up and down the Po-
tomac in the late afternoon.
A high school crew race is
one mile in length. and has
no warmup period since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
Blddensburg's
Outstanding Pupil

Talk about being outstand.
ing-this teen-ager is 1T! He
is l6-year-old Larry Monaco.
a junior at Rladensburg High,
where he is vice president Of
the Student Council. Larry is
also a member Of the Future
Teachers of America. Of which
he was the State representa-
tive, a member Of the Junior
Classical League, director of
the Student Teachers Day,
publicity director of the 1876
basketball team and Larry is
the first student director of
the County prince Georges)
Science Fair.
This brown-haired, hazel
eyed teen was in charge Of the
800 entries from Is schools to
this County Science Fair. For
the past 8 years. teachers have
been in charge of this event.
but since Bladensburg was
host at the fair, this success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
AUTHOR TO LECTURE
AT FOLCER LIBRARY

A birthday celebrations the
thing to mark on April 23's
calendar.
The honoree? None other
than Stratford Bard William
Shakespeare.
In honor OF the 39lst an
niversary Of the poets birth.
the Folger Shakespeare Lii
brary has issued invitations to
a lecture by authoress Miss
Marchette Chute.
It's entitled 1.-THE Good Luck
Of William Shakespeare" and
is set for $3.50 pm. In the Fol-
ger Library theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

full student was appointed to
this high Job.
Larry, who will be the Stu
dent Council president next
year. collects records, has
made STRAIGHT AS since he
was in the eighth grade teekD
and took first place In track
last year In the half.mile at
the county meet, has only
one main thing he wants to
do for his school. I'VE dropped
track this year since We didn't
have a track. Just sort Of q
mud fiat: SO ] want, more than
anything to plug for a track
for next year," Imagine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

straight AS for three years!
Do you have a successful stu
dent. ACCIDENTALLY. and social
ly, like Larry? II so, let US
know!
Top pop tunes of week are
/. Davy Crockett tthe real
young generation has much to
do with its successD 2. Cherry
Pink and Apple Blossom
White. 3. How Important Can
It Be?
See you next Friday! HAPPY
EASTER!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
OAR Anniversaries

The Col. John Donelson
Chapter Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution will
hold its 45th anniversary re-
ception from 4 to 6 o'clock to-
morrow at the Chapter House.
Among those who win be there
are Miss Gertrude S. Cara
way. president general.
The Thirteen Colonies Chap
ter, OAR. will observe its SD
birthday the same day with
a luncheon at the Kennedy
Warren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
Box Suit 1T
For Teen Girls


From three large depart
ment stores comes the word
on what the teen trends are
toward Easter clothes. For
the girls, the box suit will
be IT! In nothing but pastels
this year; navy blue has gone
with the wind. Another ire
mendous trend for the buying
teen-ager is the topper coat
made of washable nylon.
These. too, are strictly pastels.
It also might be noted that
the l3-year-old is buying her
first pair Of heels (modifiedl {.
For the Easter eggs. alias
the mighty males. their tastes
range in the charcoal area.
That is. charcoal gray. blue
and brown. The most popular
holiday attire, however. will
be the powder blue or light.
light gray sports suit with
shirts Of the rising color. mint
green, which, unlike its name,
is very light shade.
Have a fabulous Easter and
holiday all decked out in the
new clothes!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

tual process of rowing the
shell: Catch. the blade Of
the oar is in the water;
"Crab" when the oar is stuck
in the water; "Pull through"
Pulling the oar through
the water; and Run Of the
boat. what distance the
boat went after the stroke is
made. And here we are! No
stuff, next Saturday afternoon
this fine crew team meets its
arch rival at the Potomac
Boat Club-Washington-Lee>
which was the previous ma
tional winner. This will be a
great race, and a good way for
YOU to become acquainted with
this sport. Hey you, watch the
crew! Ooh!
Evening star., 1955-07-19
PotroIIing the Parkway

MaryIand'S proposal for resolving
interjurisdictional police disputes on the
Washington Baltimore Parkway needs to
be examined with caution. State legal
authorities have suggested that the Fed
eral Government yield to State police its
exclusive jurisdiction" over parts of the
parkway. This would permit State
officers to patrol the whole length of the
highway, the counselors say, instead of
being restricted to the stretch built by
Maryland, between Baltimore and the
Jessup road.
The plan on Its face seems sensible