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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
THOMAS L. STOKES
COP. Confidence of '48 Recalled

It Is, nonetheless, a question
that certainly viii be pondered
carefully because of the i'm
portance of the presidency, not
only to US but to the whole
world.
1t could become a dominant
issue. Other Republican I'M
certainties include the politi-
cal effect Of unrest in the Farm
Belt which, when it existed
there in 1913, was sufficient to
turn the tide to Harry Truman,
though in a close election; the
political effect of the candi-
dacy of Vice President Nixon
if he is renominated: the po-
litical effect of administration
leadership in the cause of anti
segregation, already seized
upon by the Vice President,
upon Southern States where
Republicans polled so large a
vote in 1852.
AS for the Democrats, there
whipped up as. suddenly for
them as did the health issue
for Republicans, blowing in
like a hurricane from the
south. the Alabama segrega-
ton incidents involving buses
in Montgomery and the Uni
versity at Tuscaloosa. This
served to highlight the already
spread ding ''interposition"
movement in Southern States
which thereby declare they
won't accept Indignation. That
splits the Democratic Party
wider open than ever on the
constantly recurring civil
rights issue and invites Re-
publicans to capitalize upon
the schism, as they are begin
ming to do, to win the balance
of-power Negro vote in urban
centers in North and East in
big, key States. That. If sue
cessful, would itself be a catas-
trophic blow to the Demo-
cratic Party.
This "imponderable" already
has Democratic presidential
aspirants shifting about I'M
easily, unable to find sure
footing.
All in all the coming cam
paign could very well be full
of surprises. 1t is potentially as
dramatic as any in a long
time. So could be the election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

Election of a nominating
committee. and presentation
of resolutions will highlight
today's session of the National
Federation of Republican
Women's Board of Directors
in the Sheraton Park Hotel.
A .do-it-yourself" approach
to precinct politics also will
be spotlighted at the ses-
sions, with Mrs. Richard M.
Simpson, head of the fedora
tons m m b ership drive,
scheduled to call on the State
leaders to increase the
strength of Republican wom-
ems clubs in marginal areas.
The federation's tell and
sell" program will be outlined
by Mrs. A. L. Wanner of Glen
Ellyn, H., public relations
chairman, who will call on the
State leaders to use the spoken
and written word as their tools
and hammers in the Nation
wide "do it yourself" program.
A report on the new NFRW
Speakers Bureau will be made
by Mrs. Henry Weeks. Speak
ers Bureau chairman. and Miss
Louise Gore, program chair
man, will outline a new prod
uct kit with 1,001 program
ideas designed to streamline
and improve club meetings.
The kit will be made available
to individual clubs.
Today's speakers will include
Mrs. Hester Beall ProvenSen,
leading public speaking au-
thority, who will discuss
women as Campaign Speak
ers,," and Mr.. Earle D. Ches-
ney, assistant to the deputy
assistant to the President, who
will speak on the topics. 1.-THE
Republican Party Headed in
the Right Direction, the Dem
ocratic Party, as Such, and
Gettysburg's Influence on the
Nation"
Tomorrow, the D. c, League
of Republican Women will hold
a tea in honor of members OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
c.. O. P. Women
etc Veterans

A group of veterans enter
tanned in. the Vice Presidents
dining room at the Capitol
Wednesday agreed it was quite
a day.
The occasion was the month
ly luncheon for patients from
Walter Reed Hospital and the
Naval Medical Center given by
the Public Relations Depart
ment of the District League of
Republican Women.
Senator Barry Goldwater of
Arizona was the luncheon
speaker, while those who
dropped in to chat with the
veterans included Senators
James H. Duff and Edward
Martin of Pennsylvania and
Indiana'S Senator William E.
Jenner. Both Indiana and
Pennsylvania were well repre-
sehted in the list of guests
from the two hospitals. In
addition to the veterans, five
or six servicemen from Boiling
Air Force Base also were on
hand to enjoy the luncheon.
Mrs. j. Hunter Drum and
Mrs. Charles Finucane were
the cochairmen and Mrs. Will
liam F. Burdick, league presi-
dent, also assisted as a hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
TODAY IN THE
WOMEN'S WORLD
c.. O. P. WOMEN MEET
Present Resolutions
AT Today's Sessions

the board in the league club
house.
Yesterday, the women an
nounced formation of a
Kitchen Kabinet" patterned
after the Presidents cabinet,
in which members will share
political recipes on what's
cooking in Washington.
A star-studded cast of cabi-
net members includes Jinx
Falkenberg, Hedda Hopper,
Constance Bennett and others.
all leading the way in selling
the Republican story to the
housewives of American. Miss
Louise Gore, chairman Of the
program planning committee,
presided at the luncheon.
After attending a brief re-
ception in the French Embassy,
where they were greeted by
the French Ambassador and
Nine. Maurice Couve de Muir
vile, the women returned
to their hotel for a lineup Of
speakers, all discussing the
1856 campaign.
They included Mr.. Charles
K. 4 McWhorter, chairman of
the Young Republican Ma
tional Federation: Mr.. Victor
A. Johnston, director of the
National Senatorial Commit
tee; Representative Richard
Simpson of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the National Re-
publican Congressional Com
mittee: G. o. P. national chair
man Leonard Hall and Mr..
Robert Humphreys, campaign
director.
Mr.. Hall predicted the
women of America will do the
biggest job in keeping Dwight
D. Eisenhower" in the White
House, and pointed out the
Democrats who voted for him
in so will rally again to the
support of the President.
He stressed the Importance
Of the campaign and told the
women to go at it as if it is the
greatest and hardest the COP.
ever faced in history. He also
emphasized the need for giving
the President a real majority
in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
MARRIAGE
LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Under D. C. law couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, ioait three full days
and receiUe the license on the
| fifth day. Sundays and holi-
days are counted the same as
other days.
Augustus B. Stewart. "a. 203S Eight,
zenith st NV. and Lucille E. Webb, 81
24S2 Alabama ave. Sc:
and Barbara j. Young. 10, 560S NORTH
Capitol st. NV.
Macon A. Moon, jr.. 81, 1899 s st. NV.
and Deioris Turner, 80, 1901 Thir-
Bernardo Gregory, 10. 1415 congres.
pl. Sc. and Shirley Burke. II. 112i
Potomac ave. sc.
Jesse J. Bushy, "a, Birmingham; Ala.
and Ellen M. Robinson. 49, 6ha Fentor
Alfred AFR; Il r. Richardson. a1. and virgins
Robinson. ~, both Of 113 Eye st. ne
w PasTc 4 GarE ssnp. IT, y e. b5s S. sscSnt
Theodore H. sarchin. A. Arlington. anc
Marie NJ. MCGEE, 20, 35ll Seven
tenth st. ne; .. 80 p.... =
Everett ]. Beavers, jr, 10 Capito
Heights, Md, and Lucy L. Judy, 10
John M. WARRINGTON, -. and Elizabeth
8. WOODBURY.. %. both of 4915 Fourth
st. NV.
Marshall A. Contee. 90, and Gwendolyr
c. Harris, %. both OF Sl5 C. St sw
Robert L. Davis, "a, Lenora County
N. c., and Shirley A. Coates, IS. BIS
G st. ne.
James Parker. 2S. and Minnie NJ. Hayes
3S, both of 1928 Fifteenth st. NV
Jessie W. Sowells, 81. 1914 Massachu-
sets ave. Sc. and Jamie L. Kelley, 3
80 Gsllatin st. ne.
George NJ Washington, 80. 423 Seventh
st. ne, and Kathleen N. Williams, -
1910 Farragut st. NV.
Clarence B Horton, 20, Durham. NC.
Clarence B. Horton, IS, Durham. N. c.,
BERTH q. Bereauist, SO. goo Thirtieth
St Sc. and Ann J. Fennessey, 80
1910 Quesada st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
MentoIsHeoIth Bill

A story in The Star Febru-
airy q on the proposed Alaska
mental health bill, H.R. 6376,
fails to point out any Of the
dangers of this bill, but instead
apparently seeks to belittle the
directors. The American Coali-
ton, in the annual meeting
February 16 with the delegates
Of 103 patriotic. civic and fra
ternal organizations, termed
this a highly dangerous piece
of legislation"
In a resolution, the Ameri-
can Coalition of Patriotic So
cieties urged State and local
authorities, patriotic leaders
and organizations to study the
implications contained in pro-
posed so-called mental health
bills" pending in State legis-
latures and in Congress.
Attention was called to Sec
ton 103 (b) for admitting pa
tients on written application
of an interested party or
health officer, without prior
hearing, notice to patient or
judicial determination. Elimi-
mated from the original bill
is section 1913, prescribing pun
iShment for persons causing
or conspiring with others to
cause unwarranted hospitali-
cation under the act.
Section 10000 dispenses
with notice to the patient on
a judicial proceeding for COM
mitment, on the alleged ground
that this would be injurious"
to the patients health.
Section 108 % unreasonably
provides that demand for
a jury trial be given five
days in advance of hearing,
and that the jury consist
of a panel of six in
stead of a constitutional jury
of IL. Another unreasonable
requirement is that an appeal
to the district court of the
territory from a commitment
order must be filed within 10
days.
We are concerned over the
fact that a tract of one mil
lion acres, an area larger than
the State of Rhode Island, is
to be set aside for this Alaska
mental health project-a land
grant sufficient in size to set
up a Siberia" for political
prisoners who may be incar-
cerated under abuses possible
in case of enactment of this
highly dangerous piece of leg
islation. M. ID. Leetch.
Secretary, American Coalition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
County Budget

Are the taxpayers of Prince
Georges County in favor of
reduced taxes and better un-
Outstanding Of our county's
government?
Our county's budget is
scheduled for public hearing
on March IS. Under the pres
ent system, many of us are
unable to attend such a hear
ing, due to reasons beyond our
control. But I feel that we all
have an interest in the out
come, and thus this hearing
and all future budget hearings
should be recorded and pub
lished for public perusal.
Our county is worth more
than 81 billion, according to
Dunn and Bradstreet. AS a
matter of fact. our county
heads recently learned to their
sorrow that an extra $14
million on the tax rolls they
didn't know about,may cost as
much as $ll6 million in State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
lKefuuver Buckers
Will Open Office

The Kefauver for President
Club of the District will open it!
first local headquarters at 1924
and 1915 U street NV. tomor-
row, William F. Fadler, jr., pres
Iident. announced.
Julius w. Robertson, Wash
lington attorney and treasurer Of
the club will be in charge of the
offices.
The club also announced plans
to open several other Offices here
this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Truman Quoted
On Saudi Pact

NEW YORK, Mar. 3 (P.-The
New York Post quoted former
President Truman today as say
ing "there never was any inten-
ton" of barring American Jews
from an American Air Force base
in Saudi Arabia when the United
States signed a mutual defense
assistance pact with that country
in 1851.
The Post said it reached Mr.
Truman at his Kansas City office
and pointed out to him that the
pact contained a clause that the
United States would not include
among members of its military
mission or civil employees "any
individual who is Objectionable
to the Saudi Arabian govern
ment."
Mr.. Truman told the Post he
was familiar with the provision,
but asserted there never was an
intention of barring news, I'm
sure of that"
On February "a the Defense
Department said no Jews are as
signed to the Dhahran Airfield
although no groups are named in
the pact as Objectionable to
Saudi Arabia.
At a recent news conference
Secretary of State Dulles said
the agreement was an 'inher-
itance" from previous Demo-
cratic administrations.
The Post quoted Mr.. Truman
as saying the whole pact was
IAN inheritance from the agree
ment in the Red Sea between
President Roosevelt and the old
King"
He referred to a meeting be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and King
Ibn Saud aboard an American
destroyer shortly after the Yalta
conference.
On Thursday Senator Lehman,
Democrat of New York. called
on the State Department to re-
negotiate the agreement land
secure the elimination Of any
undertaking that we discriminate
against Americans of any par
ticular faith or creed. insofar as
assignments to duty are con-
cerned or in any other way"
The five-year agreement ex-
pires this year, but is subject to
renewal by mutual consent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
IIburbordes
Say Farewell
TO Capital

Argentine Naval Attache, Vice
and Sonora de Ibarborde re-
Gently gave several cocktail
parties at their Sixteenth street
home to say farewell to their
many Washington friends, Off
cial and unofficial.
Admiral Ibarborde, who has
had 81 years service in the.
Argentine Navy, says he is
going back to Buenos Aires to
what he hopes will be retire.
ment. But he looks forward to
returning here again sometime,
as a private citizen. He and
Sonora de Ibarborde sail for
home the end of this month.
Admiral Ibarborde's success
sor will be Rear Admiral Pho
Baroja, expected here about
the middle of March. Admiral
Ibarborde will also be relin-
gushing the title he has held
here as dean of naval attaches.
The new dean will be the Dam
iSh Naval Attache, Rear ADJ
miral S. Ramlau-Hansen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Middle East Strife

David Lawrence says: THE
United States and her allies
are determined to preserve the
territorial integrity of Israel
and use physical force if neces-
Sary to do it."
Why? What do We owe
Israel? What could and would
Israel do for us? What have
they done? Nothing.
George Morgan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
For the Record

We would like to set the
record straight on a news
item in The Star indicating
that the Young Democratic
Club of Montgomery County
has asked party action against
local Democrats for name
calling. delivering Threatening
statements, and other
generally Instantaneous and
unproductive critic ism" of
Montgomery County Demo-
cratic officials.
The request for censorship
was evidently touched off by
statements we made at the
recent County Council hearing
on upper-county coming. We
presented resolutions in favor
of sound rezoning from the
Kensington Wheaton Demo-
cratic Club and the Western
Suburban Democratic Club
and reported that 80 out of
IS Democratic precinct chair
men from our area supported
them.
We are happy to assure the
Young Democrats that we did
not call anybody names or
make threats. But if the
Young Democrats want us to
keep our mouths shut because
certain Democratic officials
favor what we think is a bad
coming ordinance, then we
cannot agree. Totalitarian
parties enforce that kind of
discipline. But we are Demo-
Gratis. We intend to call the
shots as we see them, and our
party and our county will be
the better for it.
Wolf Won Eckardt,
Phillip ThorSon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Rev. jones A. Pike
Luncheon Speaker

The Planned Parenthood AS
ISOLATION of the District of CO.
lumbia gave their - annual
luncheon meeting yesterday in
Barker Hall of the YWCA.
The speaker at the event
was Dean of the Cathedral
Church of st. John the Divine
in New York, the Rev. James
A. Pike. His subject was THE
Ethics of Planned PARENT
hood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Congressional Club
IHedrs Weduwood Story

Members of the Congress
sional Club gathered yesterday
afternoon to hear a talk on
1.-THE Story of Wedgwood"
given by Mrs. Hensleigh Wedg-
wood. Mrs. Albert Gore, wife
of the Senator from Tennes-
see, was in charge of the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
High Support Bloc Plays
On Quick Form Effect

support level now is rs per cent
and milk producers are unhappy
The soil-bank program in the
new bill, which calls for a crop
Icutback and broadened conserva-
Ition measures. is figured to pay
the farmers about Sill billion
for the first year, but those advo-
eating change in the price sup
port level insist that it will not
provide the income boost needed
to ease the present situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03

1t is not without Slgnlncance
that two Republican Party
chieftains, both experienced in
practical politics and in CAM
paigns. should warn the party
at the outset of the 1856 cleo
ton campaign against over
confidence and to take nothing
for granted.
Diagnosis of a hard fight"
came separately from National
Chairman Leonard w. Hall
and Senate Leader William F.
Knowland of California. This
was to temper and keep within
bounds the supreme confidence
of victory which Surged
through Republican leaders,
party workers and rank-and-
file supporters after President
EiSenhower's announcement
that he would accept renomi-
nation.
Both these men feel fairly
certain of victory, too. as OF
today. They recognize it will
not. however, come by default.
Still in their minds. as in the
minds of most party leaders,
is the blithe confidence of 1913
that turned suddenly into de-
spair when Harry Truman, re-
garded as doomed to defeat
with the dawn of election day,
edged out Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York.
The truth is that. in the last
few days, leaders in both par
ties have become aware OF
what Herbert Hoover once
spoke of as "the imponder-
ables" in the election year
situation for both Republicans
and Democrats. 1t is a situa-
ton also that could change
quickly between now and the
conventions in August or in
the course of the subsequent
campaign:
In a casual look, the snap
Judgment is that President
Eisenhower's popularity is so
high that he would be unbeat-
able-and this, of course, may
we'll turn out to be the case.
He still seems to sit above the
battle, the smiling and benef-
icent dispenser of peace and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
No Place to Roam

Mission Sc, the National
Park Services 10-year program
to raise the standards of this
country's recreation areas,
might we'll undertake in the
Washington area the develop
ment of the recreation po-
tential of Bear and Sherwin
Islands below Great Falls. Two
important facts recommend
these islands for development:
Their natural beauty tfew
stretches of river near large
cities in the United States
offer the scenic attractions the
Potomac River does in this
area); and the islands already
are under Park Service juris-
diction.
Bear Island extends from
Great Falls about 112 miles
down-river. The Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal separates the
island from the mainland OF
Maryland and the Potomac
River separates it from Vir-
ginia. At the lower end OF
Bear Island the Potomac River
divides into two channels.
which encircle Sherwin Island.
The outstanding features of
these islands are their giant
rocks, their forests, their Wild
life and the spectacular gorge
that confines the river.
No real roads or trails have
been built on the islands, and
the area is uninhabited. Few
people are aware that the
islands exist. The only trail"
leading to the islands consists
of a few blazes on trees and
rocks. This trail" is not
identified by signs and is 50
poorly marked few people are
able to find or follow it.
The Park Service might con-
slider establishing conspicuous
entrance to this area (perhaps
opposite the old Anglers Inn
off Macarthur boulevard). in
GLIDING a large parking lot and
extensive picnic facilities; con-
structing trail from this
entrance to the lower end OF
Bear Island and from that
point to the upper end OF the
island; building a footbridge
from Bear Island to Sherwin
Island and a trail around that
island; constructing picnic
tables and fireplaces at in
tervals along the trails; and
providing for adequate patrol
of the area by Park Police and
for closing the area during
periods of flood.
AS The Star pointed out in
It's editorial, Mission g."
people living in congested
areas need recreational release.
Although Washington may be
ahead of many other cities in
meeting this need. its parks are
nevertheless inadequate. The
thousands of us who have
hunted in vain for a picnic
table in Rock Creek Park or
have struggled with pedestrian
traffic on the trail to Great
Falls know from experience
how inadequate these parks
are.
Richard Olson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Campaign Could Be Full Of Surprises
And Leaders in Both Parties Know 1t

prosperity. and anything a bit
awry here in his administra-
ton is always blamed on lesser
figures in the Republican gall
axy or team" as we are told
to call it.
Republicans suffuse them
selves happily in this image Of
the best of worlds, and Demo-
Gratis concede peSsimistically
that it may be the reality and
not Just a mirage.
In their detection over the
Presidents decision to run
again Democrats can find one
window facing the rosy east to
which they can repair hope
fully. There they see reflected
the long succession OF bye cleo
ton and special election VIC
tories they have won since
early 1858. just after the Eli
senhower administration took
over, including the 1854 con-
gressional elections that gave
them control of Congress which
they now exercise so blunder-
ingly.
These victories give evidence
of faith in the party as a party,
as well as strengthening their
hold on the machinery with
which national elections are
won-control of Offices from
the precinct, up through the
ward, the city government,
State government to Congress.
To this hope the Democrats
cling.
OF the imponderables in
the Republican situation, one
doomed up suddenly along with
the Presidents announcement.
This is his health. He discussed
his condition so frankly and in
such detail that the admira-
ton he aroused for his honesty
may nevertheless be offset by
doubts and uncertainties he
raised by the limitations he
specified that he must impose
on himself in a second term as
President. Democrats bounced
with almost brutal frankness
upon the health issue that he
had posed to suggest the scar
city of issues which they find
effective for them as of now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Read and Heed, UN!

1t would be preSumptuous
for humble citizen to address
an open letter to the U.N., but
with your kind permission I
would like to quote a few lines
from Wilbur D. Nesbit which,
I think, are appropriate in
these agonizing times:
What this troubled old
world needs is less of quibbling
over creeds. fewer words and
better deeds less of shout
ing I alone have the right to
hurl this stone less of
dogmas. less pretense, more
relief that Providence will
sanity our common sense"
Why don't the nations of the
world. instead of spending bill
lions in ornaments for the
eventual destruction, or,
should I say, the TRANSITIONAL
ton of this earthly planet
into a flaming little sun, try,
through the medium of the
United Nations, to outlaw wars
by a program of progressive
disarmament and work out a
system of equality, fraternity
and liberty with the ultimate
goal of one for all and all for
one, instead of the United
States for all?
If such ideals could be
worked out and proclaimed in
all sincerity by the govern
ments of the people, by the
people and for the people, with
some sacrifices by the great
powers, and without repeating
the false promise and hypoc-
risy of the defunct Atlantic
Charter, I believe that by cor
recting all of the injustice in
the world a new era for the
welfare OF every country could
gradually be attained in the
resolve of the historical prin-
ciple that all men are created
equal.