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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Georgetown Streets

The Georgetown streets, mar
roD and plain,
Wear cobblestones mashed thin
NTH rain.
They Whisper of another age
When POWDERED Utos enjoted
q rage
And wagons rolled a round
refrain.
Old houses dressed to hide the
pain
OF years, ioear brilliant coats
In pain,
Their bright tacades dare not
dSSu10e
The Georgetown streets.
Myrtle and Magnolia strain
AboDe tDdlled-gardens where
they reign
ImperDious to 'history's page.
Small shops Nth carriage
lights engage
In moduldted trade, lest they
protdne
The Georgetown streets.
Kathleen Hurst Seib
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
AGE of Indecision

All this argument, letter
writing, etc.. about q new air.
port makes me sick.
If we do not have officials
with sufiicient know-how or
nerve to make a decision and
stick to 1t, then get rid of
these milquetoasts and put
someone on the job that has.
First it's Andrews. then it's
Friendship. then it's Burke
(where. by the way, several
millions have already been
spent) and still no decision.
The same can be said as to
bridges across the Potomac.
For over two years, various
boards, commissions or what
have you have been wrangling
over q location, and now that
we seem to have q location It
appears that another wrangle
Is on hand as to the type Of
bridge to build.
The same can be said about
the CHA location-how long
has this controversy been GO
ing on and where are they to-
day? Just exactly where they
started, and no amount OF
letter writing will influence
the location. So, it's another
caseSof Mr.. Milquetoast.
For heavens sake. let's have
some actionl
u. i. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Strange Justice
Harold Kronstadt.

The Stars timely editorial.
Strange Justice" points out
another decision by Judge Nita
Hinman Crane which is UNI
doubtedly high-handed. It's
certainly time to review the
disrepute she has brought upon
the honorable Office she oc-
cupies.
Robert Wesley Minor.
4 4 ii
The January 6 and Q is
sues Of The Star reported the
strange dismissal Of q case by
Trial Magistrate Crane In
Prince Georges County. with
out the knowledge Of prose-
cutting ofiicials and witnesses.
and stated that an investisa-
ton from the Governor may
be requested by one Of the
injured motorists.
About q year ago. ! at
tempted to represent clients
In this magistrates court, but
experienced the fate Of seeing
my cases dismissed without
opportunity for q trial.
] have also sat In her court
and seen Justice" in action
by the application Of prin-
ciples Of law that are foreign
to any law book I have studied.
Noah ]. Menard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Primary battle-ground.

Having decided to announce his po-
litical plans In his own way and In his
own time, President Eisenhower has de-
clined to be smoked out now by entry Of
his name In several State Republican
primaries.
In Illinois, Republican Governor
Stratton has announced that he win enter
Mr.. Esenhower's name as presidential
candidate in the party primary to, be
held April 10. State law does not require
q candidates consent, but does permit
his request for withdrawal II he does not
wish to run. White House Press Secretary
Hagerty said there would be no statement
Of assent or dissent" but that this should
not be interpreted to mean the President
has made his ultimate decision The
primary result will not be binding on the
Illinois G. o. p. convention delegation.
In New Hampshire, a slate flavor
able" to Mr.. Eisenhower's candidacy al
ready has been filed for the March Is pri
mary. This, too, does not require candi-
dates express consent and, even If favor
able" delegates are chosen, the results
are not binding In convention. New
Hampshire law does require that the
favored candidate be notified ofacially.
Mr.. Hagerty said he believed the notifica-
ton twill be answered by the President"
It was indicated, however, that his answer
will not be a request for withdrawal, but
perhaps will be only simple acknowl-
edgment Of the notification
In Minnesota, G. o. P. leaders also
have announced plans to file an Eisen-
hover slate for primary on March 20.
One effect Of these moves is to keep
Mr.. Eisenhower in the presidential race.
at least by implication, for the time being.
The Illinois deadline for filing falls on
January %; that Of New Hampshire on
February H. Since Mr.. Eisenhower has
indicated his ultimate decision" will not
be announced until after these dates. the
early entries are designed to assure him OF
support-if he. wishes to run again. II
he does not run, the delegates. If chosen,
will be free to support any other candi-
date.
Another effect, or hoped-for effect,
probably Is to fence In other Republican
hopefuls-notably Senator Knowland OF
California. One independent" already
has jumped into the New Hampshire fray
as o Knowland man. The Senator told
television audience on Sunday. however,
that he has mo present intention" Of
making any move himself before the mid
die Of February. Others can enter his
name, of course. and 1t looks as If Mr.
Knowland win be in the picture for a
while yet. Isl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

The deserted condition Of
the Gao Canal. depicted IN
The Rambler" column Of De-
cember 8, indicates that the
author did not visit the canal
on q week end. Even during
the winter months. every week.
end day. when the weather is
not altogether impossible, finds
q large number OF persons US
ing the canal property for hik-
ing and other recreation. With
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
YISTAS IN SCIENCE
Rocket Photo Of Hurricane Awesome
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

An octopus-like, tentacled
monster Q thousand miles In
diameter
A monster with the strength
Of hundreds Of atomic bombs
which can sweep away, cities
with q thrust Of its gigantic
claws
This Is what . hurricane
looks like photographed from
an altitude Of 100 miles.
The Navy has Just gotten
such o picture. by q fortunate
accident. It was taken by an
automatically operated CAM
era carried on o two-stage
Navy Aerobee rocket over the
southwestern desert. This is
the first time Q whole hurri-
cane ever has been photo
graphed.
The rocket flight. It IL re.
ported by Or. Otto Z. Berg
Of the atmosphere and astro-
physics division Of the Naval
Research Laboratory. was one
Of Q series In which the sur
face Of the earth Is being
photographed. At the ulti-
mate elevation the automatic
ally operated cameras come to
earth by parachute and often
can be recovered without
damage.
For such Q project, naturally,
days as nearly cloudless as
possible are selected. It Is de-
sired that the camera have an
uninterrupted view Of the earth
below. At the time Of this par
ticular rocket flight. however.
thereiwas q scattering Of clouds
over the area. AL preparations.
however, had been made. There
was Q large opening in the
cloud directly over the launch
ing site. It was decided to fire
the rocket anyway and take
q chance on the results.
Hurricane Unexpected
Perfect weather had been
forecast over Texas and east
ern New Mexico. There was
no hint Of q hurricane, even
such q relatively small dis
turbance as occurred. Just at
the right time, the atmospheric
monster with its writhing ten
tacles came into the area and
the camera recorded 1t.
There had been previous at
tempts to photograph hurri-
canes, with the use Of air.
planes. This never has been
completely effective because q
plane cannot get much above
the altitude Of the storm it.
self. A great many pictures Of
limited areas must be taken
and pieced together. The job
is difiicult and Interpretation
difficult. From an altitude Of
100 miles. however. the photo
graphs are Of very large areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

@. Is 1t true that Calvin
Coolidge took the oath Of ONCE
twice when he first assumed the
Presidency? M. Z. M.
A. Yes. When the news Of
President Harding's death
reached Mr.. Coolidge in YER
mont, the oath was immedi-
ately administered by his
father. Col. John Coolidge. a
Vermont notary public, The
validity Of this oath was sub
sequently questioned by United
States Attorney General
Daugherty. on the ground that
Col. Coolidge lacked authority
outside Vermont, so upon
reaching Washington Calvin
Coolidge had Justice A. A.
Hoehling. Of the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

the arrival Of really cold
weather. the suitable stretches
Of the canal become q magnet
for skaters enjoying q sport for
which, in general. Washington
has poor natural facilities.
ALI IN all, the unique nature
Of the canal area as a place for
outdoor recreation near the
heart of the city Is recognized
in winter. as well as summer.
by increasing numbers Of
people. For such reasons con-
servation minded individuals
and organizations in the
Washington area are striving
to preserve the canal property
from unwise plans for building
highways.
Eiting Arnold.
Editors note: It Is true
"The Rambler" visited the
canal on q weekday. He roaims
only on office time and re-
fuses to leave his fireside on
cold week ends.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

All Of them show the curvature
Of the earth.
THE flight pattern Of the
rocket near its summit alti-
tude." reports DIR. Berg In an
Once Of Naval Research publ
cation, made 1t possible to
assemble q mosaic from the
individual frames Of the movie
film. This pattern was such
that as the rocket was APP
preaching its summit 1t was
rolling slowly on its axis and
gradually tipping over toward
the southeast. As o result on
each roll the camera was
swathing through successive
strips Of the earth, each
swath overlapping and APP
pearing northwest Of the pre-
vious one.
THE resulting mosaic was
composed Of about 80 enlarge
ments from the film. The
storm seen In the picture in
vaded the Southern United
States from the Gulf Of Mex
leo and assaulted parts Of
Texas and New Mexico with
no warning from the weather
stations"
A Vast Picture
The composite picture. DR..
Berg says, shows an area Of
approximately ! ESQ, 900 square
miles and o horizon length Of
$500 miles. It Is the largest
area Of the earth ever con-
tanned In q single picture from
essentially q single point. It
also is the first time the earth
has been photographed sue
cessfully in natural colors
from rocket attitudes.
It Is possible, he points out,
that the type Of data repre-.
sented In this photograph win
eventually become routine. The
Weather Bureau has made q
formal proposal for rocket re-
connaissance Of the occurrence
Of high altitude atmospheric
disturbances during hurricane
seasons. The information OBJ
tanned would be correlated with
ground observations from regu-
lar weather stations.
Rocket photographs, Wea-
Their Bureau meteorologists
point out, would give them in
formation quite far In advance
Of that from regular stations.
In this particular case, for ex-
ample, the initial stage Of the
storm was almost entirely a
high altitude disturbance with
little or no related surface
wind. Actually. the surface
winds were Of normal velocity
during the time the storm was
developing to major proper
tions overhead. It also is
likely, DR.. Berg says. that even
tually rocket reconnaissance
will be a part Of investigations
OF other weather phenomena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Clerical Work

It was pointed out In this newspaper
recently that every home needs center
for doing clerical work-handling the
monthly bills, writing letters, figuring the
budget. Such center was established
once. one recalls. There was desk, over
there In the corner, with neat compart-
ments for bills due, bills paid, envelopes
and paper. It was good desk for the
Job, too. One pointed proudly to the
compartments, and was agreed with
that here at last was a sanctuary for
getting done the necessary paper work
around the house.
The desk is still there, over in the
corner. One can see 1t from the card
table In front Of which one is seated,
writing out the monthly checks. The
bills-paid compartment has somehow
become filled with recipes torn from
newspapers and magazines, to be put
down on cards later for the recipe flle.
The bills due have long since been
crowded out Of the bills-due compartment
by clippings on home decoration, taken
from those same magazines and news
papers. The envelopes and paper have
dwindled to dangerous low, for 1t seems
that envelopes and paper have many
uses other than for clerical duties.
The top Of the desk would be fine
place for writing out the monthly checks,
but at present the top is in use as a
workbench for completing the assembly
Of . model airplane. This, obviously,
cannot be disturbed, although the model
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Outmoded Road Formula

Northern Virginia will welcome the
study Of road-fund ALLEGATIONS proposed
by Governor Stanley In his message to the
General Assembly The Governor said
he wants to make sure that yirginias
road money is applied In SO far as pos
sible to the highways most in need"
There is plenty of evidence in nearby
counties that State highways are getting
far less money than their traff1c loads
require.
Under q formula adopted in 1881.
highway funds are distributed among the
counties largely on the basis of State
wide average usage" figures. The plan
was regarded as fair at that time, because
same level as regards traffic volume.
With the growth Of Arlington, Fairfax
and some other areas, however, the need
for highway improvements soon exceeded
the average requirements Of the State as
q whole. But the nearby communities
received no increased allotment of funds.
AS result, State highway improvements
there have Jagged behind growing trafic
requirements
Governor Stanley recommended that
the Legislature authorize special study
Of present fund-allocation methods
throughout the State, with . view to
devising formula that will enable the
State to get "full value for highway
funds expended" He mentioned eSpe-
cially the need for more divided-la lane
highways to speed trafiic and reduce acci-
dents. Rural areas Of Virginia already
have an excellent network Of paved
"farm-t market" secondary roads. The
time has come to see that the States
primary highways get proper share Of
road money-particularly in areas where
trafhc congestion has become Of critical
proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

maker d out somewhere doing something
else right now.
It Is agreed that every home needs
q center for clerical work, and one
accepts philosophically the fact that the
card table, set up in the middle Of the
living room floor, Is about as handy q
place as one Is going to ind. The card
table can be taken down when the work
Is finished, and viii be there, uncluttered.
the next time 1t Is needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Elementary psychology says
that the way to make some one
like you Ii to make . positive
step In their direction.
That is, do something kind.
or generous.
Conversely. II you want some
one to like you. in some FASH
ion induce the other to take
o step In your direction.
Drop Q handkerchief, II
nothing more. and let him pick
1t UP.
In 20 doing, he takes the
famous step.
Those who dislike the star
ling may take q step in his
direction this winter by putting
out water for him.
In this way, the home bird
watcher does q double good
deed. He helps q living thing,
and also helps himself to hon.
est admiration.
He will discover that he can
not dislike this big meaty fell
low who 80 enjoys his bath.
The starting Is the bathing
sst bird in this cold world.
No matter what the temper
allure, In the sos or 20s. the big
black fellow takes his bath
with the greatest aplomb.
Now, 1t is one thing TO battle
with aplomb on . warm day.
and quite another on an ex-
tremely cold one. when bird
baths are frozen and there is
little water to be had any
where. especially in q dry sea-
son.
=
This means. Of course. that
some one must see to 1t that
the bath Is filled.
The best time Is In mid
morning or mid-afternoon.
Then . pail Of slightly warm
water can be taken out and
poured In.
Maybe o cake Of ice must
be removed first.
II 1t cannot be pried loose.
pour the new water on top.
Set UP a shallow pan In the
middle of the yard to take care
Of the overflow Of starlings that
soon will appear.
Fill this. too. with water. and
wait for the fun.
Though there may seem to
be no starting within q mile,
there is o scout somewhere in
the trees.
He is watching you.
Yes, one lone soul in all
nature is waiting for you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

It is o fine thought. II you
are 50 minded.
No sooner have you entered
the house again than the sig
nal Is given.
Just how it Is given. nobody
seems to know. These big
birds have their own ways OF
doing things in this cold world.
They undoubtedly set up q
watch on any place where food
has ever appeared.
Lonely sentinel. he waits the
good wait for something to eat.
Every human being has so
waited. maybe as q child. In
some hotel. where the waiter
seemed years in coming.
In the waiting period. one
ate so much hard roll and
butter, washed down with wa
ter, that by the time real din
ner came, one was not at all
hungry.
Not so the big starlings.
Their body temperature is
1903 degrees. normal. and that
takes 0 lot Of food to maintain.
So they ransack the terrain
for berries. particularly those
of the poke: famous country
wayside weed. some call 1t, but
not the starlings. Pokeberries
are chicken and wafies. to
them.
Water Is their Joy.
They bathe on the coolest
days, and send up showers Of
mist as they flap their wings.
You can see the spray rising
from the window.
Dozens crowd the rim Of the
bath, and the rest stream
across the lawn az they head
for the pan.
Surely q humble kitchen pan
never saw 50 much outright
fun in all It's hard metallic
life. It holds one bird after
another, shedding water all
around 1t.
The pan and bath may have
to be filled several times, with
intervals Of waiting. as the
birds seek refuge in the trees.
Mockingbirds also love win
ter baths. but the starlings
enjoy them the most. II clean
illness is next to goodness. as
Martin Luther said, then these
starlings must be special ia
vorites OF the Almighty.
Best of all. however. the
treat given them tends to miti-
gate hardness Of heart in the
human watcher, and this is a
more difficult thing to wash
away than dirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Challenges Dulles

We've been listening all
week to q radio commercial
advertising an article In Life
magazine in which Mr.. Dulles
tells how he and MIR. Eisen-
hover took action that averted
war three times In three years.
This claim is open to chal-
lenge. Could not an article
telling how Mr.. Dulles almost
got us into o war on three or
more occasions be Just as
accurate?
Our current policy under
the Republicans has been one
Of bluff, buster and back
paddle" In our relations with
China and Russia, and one
OF rewarding hostile nations
and ignoring friendly ones.
as In our policy with the Arab
nations and Israel.
Harold Kronstadt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16
Needed Urban Renewal

The Commissioners may be expected
to act within the near future on recon-
mendation by the National Capital
Planning Commission for designation OF
another urban renewal area. The area
In question is peculiarly adapted to the
philosophy of urban renewal, and the
Commissioners approval, in our opinion,
would represent highly desirable step
in intelligent planning for the future de-
velopment Of an important part OF
Washington.
The area Is question Is bounded by
Pennsylvania avenue on the north: Nine
teenth street on the east; New York and
Virginia avenues and E street on the
south, and Twenty third street on the
west, all in Northwest Washington. Much
Of the property occupied, or held for
future expansion, by George Washington
University is located In this area.
Twenty-fourth street is the eastern
boundary Of the recently designated
Foggy Bottom Urban Renewal Area. In
the area between Twenty-third street and
Twenty-fourth street, the university owns
extensive property designed for later uni
versity use. A leg Of the proposed inner
loop freeway, leading from approaches to
the Constitution Avenue Bridge to an
underpaSs at Washington Circle, will oc-
cupy the land lying between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets, which
would mean the loss Of that land to the
university. But under the principle Of
urban renewal, land that Is taken for
streets or other public purpose from
private owner, can be replaced by other
land lying within an area designated for
urban renewal.
Since 1881 George Washington Univer-
sity has followed, in It's acquisitions OF
land for expansion, plan prepared by
Frederick Law Olmstead and approved by
the National Capital Planning Commits
sion II the area described above is now
designated for urban renewal, what re-
mains Of the Olmstead plan can be
revised, and the university's future ex-
pansion carried out in an orderly fashion.
This area includes other miscellaneous
land uses, varying from decadent housing
to various types of business. Some Of
1t is already undergoing blight, which
would be arrested under an offlcial plan
for urban renewal
The Commissioners approval Of the
recommendation that the area be desig-
mated for urban renewal would merely
be one step. Following that designation.
a plan would be prepared for the whole
area, and this plan would undergo careful
study and require approval as serving
legitimate public interest, before the plan
can be officially adopted. We have no
doubts as to the public interest that
would be served, but the test will lie in
the plan itself. We hope the Commits
sioners will approve the designation Of
the area for renewal, thus making pos
sible the preparation and full examina-
ton Of q plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-16

bia, administer to him q Sec
ond oath Of ONCE.
@. How long have We had
Winter olympic Games?--
X. e. r.
A. Since 1924. when the
first Winter Olympics were
held in Chamonix, France.
Until World War II they took
place every four years-in st.
Moritz, Switzerland; Lake
Placid, N. Y. and Garmisch-
Partenkirchen, Germany. In
1948, the Winter Olympics
were again held in st. NORTH,
and in 1852 in Oslo. Norway.
The 1856 Games are the sew.
enth in the series Of the ON
cial Olympic Winter Games.