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COLON, Panama (By MalD.
The 250-year-old dream of
q Scotch tin peddler which
bankrupted a kingdom now
is being realized, in reverse,
in a 100-acre tract incloSed
in high wire fences and
patrolled by armed guards
here.
It is the Colon Free Zone
which, 1t is hoped, eventually
will be the assembly and dis
tribution center of the worlds
trade by ship and air to all
Central and South America.
When William of Orange
assembled the throne Of Eng
land abdicated by his father
in-law, the last Of the Stuart
kings, he found himself in
serious financial trouble. A
way out was suggested by an
obscure Scotch peddler. Will
liam Patterson. The result was
the Bank Of England.
Patterson felt he did not
get the recognition he de-
served. Bitter, but with a high
reputation as a f1nancier, he
returned to Scotland and an
nounced that he had a plan
which would make every Scot
wealthy. He gave no details.
Peasants took the meager
savings Of lifetimes out of their
mattresses and deposited them
with the ex-tin peddler.
Impressed Indians
He did, in fact, have a good
idea-to set up Scotch colonies
on each coast of Panama,
establish an overland caravan
route Of SO miles between the
two, and thus get a monopoly
Of the trade Of the Indies. He
set up one Of his colonies near
the present Colon. It was
Spanish territory and Spain
and England were temporarily
at peace. William of Orange
refused any protection. A
Spanish warship arrived to
drive the settlers out-but just
in time to rescue a few miser-
able survivors. yellow fever
had struck the colony.
In some way, however, Pat
terson had made q great i'm
preston among the Panama
Indians. He was recognized as
a god" and wooden images
Of him were carved and wor-
shipped. They still are. The
wooden figures can still be rec
ognized as crude portraits of
the Scot himself. The cult still
40 6AOWAA16 dA1Q SRI CdQ1Ilk
southwark into the Choco
jungle.
This Colon Free Zone, almost
on the site Of Patterson's ILL
fated colony, seems almost a
realization Of his idea, but in
reverse. It will be a center not
for the distribution Of the gold
and spices Of the Indies to
Europe, but for the distribution
Of the machinery, drugs, tex
tiles Of the United States and
Europe over q vast, wealthy
and largely undeveloped con-
tinent.
The Panamanian govern
ment has set aside this large,
fenced tract on the outskirts
Of Colon, where the manu-
featured goods Of any foreign
country, chiefly the United
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Teen-oger to Parents

~ VI CUIS
I am rebelling against
parents who don't lead their
children the right way. I
mean, parents should give
their children love and under
standing and the feeling that
they can come to them when
they are in trouble. One very
important thing a parent
should have in a child Is faith.
Parents should make the home
pleasant so that the children
will want to come home. If
there is fighting and arguing
among the parents, then most
teen-agers will not want 20
come home. They will think
OF home as unpleasant and
undesirable.
Parents, wake up! Do YOU
realize that the student of to-
day is the citizen of tomorrow?
You have to lead us. If you
act diSorderly and wrong then
most Of us will do likewise.
You must lead and We will
follow.
When the home is unpleas-
ant, then most teen-agers
turn to the streets. With
nothing to do, it is very easy
for them to get into trouble.
Teach the teen-ager of today
to develop better habits, for
someday, in the near future,
we will be parents and business
men and women. Teach us to
be fine young citizens that
America can be proud of and
depend on in the future.
Jean Carter,
Student, Eastern High
School.
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Labor Too Miqhty?

I would like to commend
Franklin Ford for his letter,
Live Like Lords" in which he
discusses the power exercised
by heads Of the big unions.
The letter was written in q
rather amusing style, but the
serious thing about the mat
ter, if Mr.. Ford is correct, is
that something is going on in
our country that is not in
keeping with the American
way Of life.
Within q true democracy
there is no place for dictators
OF any kind, in the official
circle of the government, in
unions or anyw here else.
The unions appear to have
gone far beyond the bounds
and limits Of true democratic
principles, in that they are
virtually debating to large
business concerns what they
must and must not do. 1t is
high time more American citi-
zens were raising their voices
against such dictatorial powers
as are being used by the heads
Of the big unions which are
causing so m u C h trouble
Throughout the United States.
From a historical look at
dictators in any field of en-
deavor, it may be seen that
they all 60 beyond the realms
Of equity and justice. Con-
gress should Immediately go
into all phases of the activities
Of the big union organizations,
and pass laws that will prevent
unions from having such wide
powers.
What we need is more real
Americanism and less union
ism.
All for AnnAriea
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL

The sweetest music in the
world was coming from just a
plain old tree.
It was April 80, at 8 o'clock
in the morning, that warm
morning after two sudden very
warm days.
And there it was, this beau
tiful music.
The wood thrush, lovelieSt
Of birds, had come back.
He had returned with the
full flush Of heat, and had
headed down to earth Just
where we could hear him.
In recent years, the thruShes
have been very scarce in our
neighborhood.
But there he was, as beauti-
full as ever, and his three-part
song, endlessly repeated,
seemed suddenly to never have
been away.
That is the best quality
about the migrating birds.
That old robin, listening for
worms. stands there for all the
world as if he owned your lawn.
1t is his, now.
You may water it, tend it,
cut it. and try to fertilize it,
but Old Man Robin takes it
over.
In a very fine sense, you care
for it, water it and fertilize it
for him, so that he may grow
fat and find good food for his
babies.
Yonder catbird, saucily try
ing to initiate a mockingbird-
some think he does just as
Welcomes straight to your
door from faraway for raisins.
We hope you had them
ready for him.
\ X \
In our neighborhood there
has been much speculation as
to why we do not have as
many wood thrushes as for
merly.
1t is true that perhaps 100
trees have been taken down,
what with new houses and the
like, over the past quarter of a
century.
In the next block, however,
only q dozen trees are missing,
and they have no thrushes,
either.
1t is rather perplexing.
Maybe the pressure of popu-
lation, with the taking down of
thousands Of trees to make
way for homes farther out, has
had something to do with it.
One hesitates to mention the
possibility that modern insec-
ticides may be getting in their
deadly work on our birds,
through eating poisoned worms.
The bad feature is that the
worms and insects do not die
at once. but can move for a
time, and therefore lure birds
that eat only live prey.
Il X \ X
The wood thrush is one OF
the finest Of all.
He is q true prince in feath-
ers.
He has a soft celebration,
with spots that set of his cool
tan-brown.
His song is out of this wNld,
loud but soft, II you know what
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Cycle

Dreams are the seeds from
Which springs hope,
And our hopes are the core
OF life;
Lifting will be in reality
A composite OF ease and
strife;
Struggles appear NTH which
we'll cope
To GchieUe our goal that
seems
OF more tangible North than
its distant birth
In such nebulous things as
dreams.
Jean MsTSrod :
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Advice

I have lived in Washington
for many years and have
watched with doubts the last
five years Of experiments by
the new city managers. Now
comes time to hand out some
advice. They certainly have
not helped the city.
1t seems to me that the
thing to do now is close all
the schools, fire all the teach
ers for one year and hire all
the police they can get to
bring law and order back to
Washington.
It seems that some Of the
older people Of Washington
would try to clean up this
mess brought on by the do
coolers from UP Boston and
New York way. II something
isn't done soon, they might
have to move the Capital to
Asia or Africa.
This advice Is free.
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@. In the Huntington Lii
brary and Art Gallery at San
Marine, Calf, there is a child's
portrait called "Pinkie." What
was the name of the Child?
r.. c. @.
A. The subject of this IA
nous portrait by Sir Thomas
Lawrence was Sarah Goodin
Moulton. a young relative OF
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
@. Are there any dog stories
in the Bible?-E. L.
A. No. George Simpson, in
his Book About the Bible" says
the reason is that in ancient
times Palestine, as in the Orient
generally, the dog was usually
as filthy and was
looked upon with loathing and
aversion. Although the dog is
in the Bible more
than 40 times. 1t is almost always
spoken Of contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-04

security of the United States" Congress
ought to act accordingly. It should
promptly grant what the administration
has requested as key part of the insur-
ance policy our country must continue
to maintain against the continuing threat
Of communism.
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narrow-mindedness when she
criticizes the President for at
tempting to obtain needed re-
Taxation and exercise.
I am pleased that The Star
places David Lawrence at the
top Of its page Of columnists.
Reading this column is q re-
freshing change from the rab-
ble-rousing that goes on be-
low.
John E. Wilson.
Frederick, Md.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mag be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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Questions and Answers
By THE HASkIN SERVICE

A reader can get an answer by mail
Evening Star Information bureau,
1000 Eve 81 NV Washington s,
D c Please 'nrioS cents for
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Nc Donald to Coach
.SchooIboY AIESturs

CHARLOTTESVILLE, July 2t
(SpeciaD Med Mcdonald. for
mer head football coach at vir-
ginia and how in business here
will coach the Western ALL
Stars in the first Virginia East
West High School Al-Star game
August IL at Norfolk.
Mcdonald will have as one of
his assistants, Charlie Ellis, for
'mer quarterback at Virginia and
now an assistant football coach
at the University of Cincinnati
Mcdonald also hopes to obtain
the help Of Verne Ullom, his
former assistant at Virginia.
The coach for the East ALL
Stars has not been selected as
vet.
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League Meeting
10 Decide Fate
OF Hockey Here

The fate of hockey in Wash
ington will be settled at a meet
ing of Eastern Hockey League
officials August 8 in Atlantic
City.
With the naming of a coach
by M. j. Uiine, owner of Uline
Arena. and previous reports that
the league wants Washington in,
it appears the sport will remain
here.
How much the new team will
resemble the old is a question.
The team that played here the
last two seasons was owned in
part by Jack Riley, the former
arena general manager, and
Stan Warecki, player-coach.
Uline fired Riley, who since has
taken over in similar capacity
at JohnStown. Some expect
Warecki to follow Riley, who also
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has a following from among
members of the team.
However, some players may
remain here. The new manage
ment is expected to try to land
such established players as Fern
LaPointe. Frank Toyota, Goalie
Jack Spencer and Dave Lucas.
The new coach is William
CRed) Mitchell, chosen from
among 20 applicants. Mitchell,
assistant golf pro at the Long
Meadow (Mass.) Country Club
in the off season, has been coach
of the Springfield Indians OF
the American League for the
last three years. He formerly
played with Chicago BlackhawkS
and the New York Americans of
the National League and Provi-
dence Reds of the American
League. He will be a non-play-
ing coach with Washington.
Teams already in the Eastern
League for next season are
Johnstown. New York, Philadel-
phia, Charlotte, Clinton and New
Haven.
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Past Winners
Play for Title
In Virginia Golf

HOT SPRINGS, Va. July q
Especially Mrs. A. H. MAR
garrett Allen of the Army Navy
Country Club of Arlington and
Sydney Elliott Of Charlottesville
the logical survivors from an
original field of more than lao
contestants, tee of for the Vir-
ginia State women's golf cham
pionship on the Cascades course
here today.
On five previous occasions
either one or the other has
walked of with the prize. Mrs
Allen is going after her third
in a row. Miss Elliott has wor
it on three previous occasions.
Today's match of two 18-holt
rounds, more or less, pits the
32d annual tournaments most
consistent down-the-middle per-
formers. Hartman Perry, club
pro. warned all of the partici-
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High School Coach
Joins Irish Stuff

SOUTH BEND, Ind. July q
up. = Jim Gibbons, basketball
and baseball coach at Chicago's
Mount Carmel High School DUR
ing the past year, has beer
named assistant coach in bas-
ketball and baseball at Notrt
Dame.
Athletic Director Ed (Moose)
Krause said Gibbons, a native OF
Chicago, will take over his new
duties on September /. Gibbons
was graduated from Notre Dame
in 1858. after three years as a
guard on the Irish basketball
team and a pitcher-outfielder on
the baseball squad.
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FIGHTS LAST MIGHT


MILWAUKEE,. Giardello. 100
PhLaoelphia outpointed Franz Szuzina,
1919, Germany (1Ol.
Los Angeles, outpointes Jimmy Moser
SAN FRANCISCO. Joe Boy Charles
1875. Richmond, Calf, stopped Chico
Arroyol. 1873 Oakland, Calf 90.
DALLAS. - Dennie Fleeman. f73
Midlothian. Tex, knocked out Ted Poole
IA, Wichita, Kans (S)
Phila6elphia, outpointed Bobhie Rosado,
$50. New York (S).
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pants before the tournament
started Monday that to make
headway they must steer shy OF
the roughs and gullies. Only
Mrs. Allen and Miss Elliott fol-
lowed that advice.
Mrs. Allen experienced no
trouble in breezing her way into
the final round. Only once since
match play opened Tuesday has
she been down as much as one
hole and she corrected that de-
flciency in a hurry. The wife of
a Marine lieutenant colonel,
Mrs. Allen beat Mrs. w. B.
Richardson of Roanoke, 4 and 2,
Tuesday: Mrs. Donald O'Brien of
Richmond. 6 and S. Wednesday
and Mrs. Frances King of Fort
Monroe, 6 and 4, yesterday. Mrs,
OBrien and Mrs. King won ex-
actly three holes between them
Miss Elliott trounced Mrs
Herbert L. Smith of Virginia
Beach, 6 and S, in the opener
had to come from behind to nip
Mrs. Evelyn Dorm, l up in 19
holes Wednesday, and brushed
aside Mrs. John T. Kaigler of
Arlington yesterday.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Consolation
Mrs. James A. Swink. Alexandria, de-
featsd Mrs. Edward B. Young, Waynes-
boro, and 3. Miss Donna Doyle, Vir-
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Smith III. Virginia Beach, 8 and 2
First Flight
Mrs. Frank Browning, Arlington, de.
feated Mrs. Horace Knox, Richmond, {
and 4. Mrs. r. E. Davis, Virginia Beach
defeated Mrs James Pittman, Arlington
4 and , Consolation: Mrs. H. N. Allen
Newport News. defeated Mrs. j. Levi.
Rawis, IT., Suffolk, l UP. Miss Maxine
* Charlottesville, won by default from
Mrs. M. s. White. Langley Air Force
Base.
Second Flight
Mrs. Philip c. Trout. Roanoke, de.
l2 up. Mrs. Wilson Crop, Keswick, de.
feated Mrs. Edwin v. Smith Char.
lottesville, 2 up. Consolation: Mrs. w o
Hamlin. Blacksburg. defeated Mrs. Johr
s. Connolly. Arlington, l up DR.. Caro-
Rice Lynchburg, defeated Mrs. r. W
Clark, Fairfax. 4 and B
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HANOVER, N. H. (P.-Alvin
(Doggie) Julian, Dartmouth
basketball coach, also coaches
the Dartmouth junior varsity
football team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

On upgrddes :. you can sit
back and reldxI Powermotic
eliminates the hard work
Of continuous gear shiftingl
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Mrs. James A. Swink Alexandria, de-
featsd Mrs. Edward B. Young. Waynes-
boro. 6 and s. Miss Donna Doyle. Vir-
ginis Beach. defeated Mrs. Herbert L.
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heavyduty 4-Speed transmission as standard equip
ment. Other medium and heavy-duty models give
you rugged brand-new New ProceSsf S-speed
transmissionS.
*Opnoa0I extra cost in Series 5000 through 10000 truck
models
fOphOra al COST in Series 5000 through 5000 models.
standard in Series oOO0-IOOOO models
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Arlington Welfare Head
Cites Peril in Budget Cuts

mum food allowance for a child
up to four years is "a cents a
day,
In other action, the members
yesterday voted down a use per-
NIT request for a service station
at 1888 North Sycamore street
the last piece of undeveloped
commercial land in the Williams
burg shopping center.
The Zoning and Land Use
Committee had recommended
denial of the application, while
the Office of Planning had taken
the opposite stand.
Board members also voted to
buy a 1.6-acre tract for an addi-
ton to the Dawson Terrace
Playground at North Taft and
Twenty-first streets. The price
was $1,000.
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8 Taken at Still
Held for Court

Three men arrested in a raid
on an illegal still in Prince
Georges County last Thursday
were held for Federal court ac-
ton yesterday.
United States Commissioner
Samuel w. H. Meloy held the
men under $500 bonds each.
after Treasury agents testified,
at a preliminary hearing in Up
per Marlboro, that the defend
ants were operating a still near
st. Barnabas Church on Leland
road.
The men, charged with MAX
ing and possessing illegal whis-
key, were identified as Jesse Lee
Hall, 81, Lanham; George Hemp
hill, %. of the 500 block of
Sixty second avenue NE, and
Alfred Arnett, 90, of the $500
block of H street NE. All are
colored.
Agents said a small amount
of moonshine and 295 gallons
of fermented mash were confis-
Gated in the raid.
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Old-fashioned political name
calling has ruffled the once
polite atmosphere of the Demo
cratic congressional contest in
Northern Virginia's 10th district
as Tuesdays primary draws
near.
The last-minute exchange was
between Warren D. Quenstedt
Morten S. Boyer and Julius
Bremen.
The 10th district primary will
be the only one in Virginia or
Tuesday. The winner will oppose
the Republican incumbent. joe
Broyhill. in the November gen.
eral election.
Until two days ago. the 10th
district contest had all the
friendliness of a high school de-
batting meet.
Then the polished politeness
between Mr.. Quenstedt and Mr.
Boyer began to dimish.
Refers TO Wife
Mr.. Quenstedt was quoted as
saying MI. Beyer'S wife did all
the work on their 50-acre farm
near Herndon.
Mr.. Boyer didn't like this very
much, but seemed temporarily
ipacif1ed when Mr.. Quenstedt ex-
Iplained the wrong interpreted
ton had been put on the remark
Mr.. Quenstedt said he merely
was repeating what Mr.. Boyer
had said, and thought it com
mendable that Mrs. Boyer was
capable of helping her husband
while he campaigned.
That little set-to simmered
down for exactly 8 hours. Then
Mr. Boyer uncorked a singing
statement against Mr.. Quen-
Stedt. He accused him of being
a hand-picked mouthpiece for
Mrs. Anne wilkins and her huS-
band. Donald. Mrs. wilkins is
Ia member of the Fairfax Board
of County Supervisors.
Mr.. Boyer said the wilkins
Organization" was so unpop-
ular with some Democrats that
Mr.. Quenstedt couldn't hold the
party together in the November
general election to defeat Mr.
Broyhill.
Last night Mr.. Boyer issued
a statement apologizing for his
earlier attack on Mr.. Quenstedt
Yesterday ! issued a state
ment which has served to widen
the rift in the Democratic Party
i'm our district" Mr.. Boyer said.
Since I have worked for party
unity during the entire cam
Ipaign, l regret that this state
ment was made"
Mr.. QuenStedt. throughout the
exchange, managed to main
tain his decorum, and said
he would not be drawn into a
name-calling contest. But his
reply made it clear he doesn't
have very warm feeling for
Mr.. Boyer anymore.
Said Mr.. QuenStedt: "A gutter
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.AIumnus Sets Up
Scholarship

LEXINGTON, Va. July 7
(SpeciaD A Washington and
Lee alumnus. whose college ca
reer was aided by a then UNI
known benefactor. has estab-
lished scholarship in the name
of Mrs. Lena T. Stevens Of
Washington, D. c.. in gratitude
for the financial help she gave
him nearly 20 years ago.
John Ray Afford, a senior
from Glasgow, Va, will be the
first recipient of the Lena T.
Stevens scholarship in geology.
The award will contribute 5000
annually toward the tuition and
fees of a junior or senior geology
major who will be selected by
the head of the department.
DR.. Marcellus Stow, professor
of geology and department head.
says the alumnuS who-attended
Washington and Lee during the
late 1905 and later received his
Pho. degree in geology and
earned distinction in his field,
wishes to remain anonymous.
When Mrs. Stevens became in
terested in the academic career
of the student, she assisted him
through difficult financial straits.
but insisted he must not know
of the source of the help, DR..
Stow relates. After the student
had achieved success, DR.. Stow
told him of his benefactor.
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Fort McHenry Plans
100000 Project

BALTIMORE, July Z R.-
Fort McHenry, the birthplace of
the National Anthem, is to get
500, 900 in improvements as part
of the National Park Services
1O-year park development pro-
gram.
The park service advised Rep
resentative Fallon, Democrat of
Maryland, work would begin soon
and include a parking area,
checking station, orientation sta
ton, a new administration center
and 1andscaping.
Francis Scott Key wrote the
Star Spangled Banner" in 1914
during the British siege Of the
fort.
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"Staryation" Allowances

After his appearance before
the board. Mr.. Howell told re-
porters that the budget is based
on starvation" allowances. As
an example. he said, the maxi
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New Swiss Bunknote
Honors Topoqrupher

BERN. = The Swiss National
Bank has issued a new 20-franc
banknote that carries the picture
of General Guillaume Henri
Dufour, who accomplished the
considerable feat of drawing the
first modern topographic map
of Switzerland.
In 1864 he presided over the
Geneva convention that led to
the establishment of the Red
Cross.