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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
More Nixon Support

Inc CaIlIOrnla republican state Gen.
trail Committee has contributed timely
and significant Endorsement to a second
nomination for Vice President Nixon.
Representing the G. o. P. organization
In his own State the California body
recorded unanimous approval of reso-
luton favoring Mr.. Nixon as President
EisenhowerS running mate again this
fall. The action gained force when it
received the warm approval of Senators
KnoWland and Kuchel, also of California.
Governor Knight nominal leader of the
party in the State, withheld his support,
but promised that he would support with
enthusiasm" whatever ticket the Republic
can National Convention finally selects.
BY implication, at least, the State
committee vote is convincing anSwer-a
second one-to charges by Harold E.
Stassen that the Vice President is not
politically strong in his home State. An
earlier answer was given, in effect, by 10
California Republican Representatives in
signing a pro-NiXon petition in the clos
Ing hours of the oath Congress- Only one
member of CALIFORNIA; Republican dele
cation in the House withheld his sigma
ture from this unusual document, as 100
out of 202 G. O. p. Congressman registered
their support for the Vice President. The
fact that the overwhelming majority OF
these members are running for re-elec-
ton, and that the prospects of many GER
tainly will be affected by the strength Of
the national ticket, indicates their dis
agreement with Mr.. Stassen's claim that
Mr.. NixonS denomination would injure
the chances for Republican victory.
California will have 70 votes in the
Republican convention, bloc second in
size only to New York's 96-vote delegation.
And that this is only a segment of the
Nixon strength was made clear by other
expressions during the past few days.
Chairman Morhouse of the New York
delegation has announced that he will
second the Nixon nomination, and added
that his delegation is firmly in favor Of
the Californian. Senator Martin, chair
man of Pennsylvania 70-vote delegation,
announced that a recheck Of sentiment in
that group showed no wavering" in its
preference for another Eisenhower Nixon
ticket. At the same time, Representative
Judd, an influential member OF Mime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
Surrender at Appomottox

Two women teachers, both with eX-
cellent professional records, will be among
the missing when the schools of Apo
mattox County open next month. Their
offense? They refused to sign pro-
segregation petition which they regarded
as infiammatory and harmful.
This is not the official reason for re-
fusing to renew their contracts. For that
matter, no official reason has been given.
There is no doubt, however, that these
teachers are victims of community intol-
erance-intolerance based on the appar-
ent fact that there can be no reasoned
middle ground in the issue of segregation.
Both denied that they favored inte-
grafton. But this was to no avail. They
were fired by the local school board, and
no explanation was forthcoming At
first the teachers planned to fight their
dismissal. And for while they had some
encouragement A statement protesting
their dismissal was signed by 10 of 10
teachers at Appomattox High School, The
teachers who signed that protest have
been severely criticized and even SLAM
dered for doing so. For while the Vir-
ginia Education Association, a teachers
professional organization, interested it
self in the case. The YEA sought an
explanation from the Appomattox School
Board, but failed to get one So at
meeting in Fredericksburg this week, the
YEA board of directors evidently decided
to fight some other day. It merely issued
statement urging school boards to adopt
reasonable and dignifed employment
practices" and to give reasons for failing
to renew teaching contracts.
Perhaps the YEA should not be criti-
cized. 1t may be there was not much
more that it could have done. The two
dismissed teachers, rather than Involve
innocent people" had given up their fight
to prove that their discharge was in vio-
lation of the YEA code of ethics. They
were afraid they could not press their
complaint without repriSal and severe
local upheaval which will further damage
the morale and efficiency of the Apo
mattox school system"
Thus, the books are closed on a Sec
ond surrender at Appomattox. This one
will pass quietly into history. For its
significance is limited 1t proves but one
thing-91 years after the Civil War it
still is hazardous in some areas of the
South for one to express a minority view,
or even to have an open mind, on any
question touching on the racial issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
Let Them Eat Cake

Sir Bernard and Lady Decker are,
perhaps, more to be envied than pitied.
For while Sir Bernard has just been
kicked out of a S129, 000-a-year job, this
well-publicized English couple still have
much left for which others would be
thankful. They still have, for example,
a gold-plated Daimler car and big white
yacht. Sir Bernard has fortune inher-
tied from his father and Lady Decker has
two fortunes inherited from deceased
husbands And now they have even more
time than ever before in which to enjoy
their own unique pleasures. Lady Decker,
for example, likes to play marbles and
claims to be the champion, female divi-
sion, among marble players of the British
Commonwealth. And Sir Bernard, even
though the stockholders of the Birming-
ham Small Arms Corporation have de-
cided they can do without his, services
as managing director of the company,
still has 100000 shares of the stock to
give him voice in its affairs. Currently
detected, however, by the attitude of the
other stockholders, they are going of on
a long cruise on the big white yacht.
Presumably, there must be some sort
Of moral in all this. Lady Decker is
pretty, at least in her pictures, and she
claims friends among all classes Of the
British people. But the Birmingham
Small Arms orporation-which, inciden-
tally, makes the Daimler cars-reportedly
is disturbed by some Of the Decker ex-
pense accounts and the publicity which
has surrounded the couple. There is a
49, - AIAA
siders ostentation in bad taste and dis
play Of wealth potential seed Of revolu-
ton. But the Birmingham Small Arms
Corporation will seem like pretty dull
thing without Sir Bernard and Lady
Decker contributing their bizarre talents
to It's chronology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Dear Sir:
II read your article on the
white-breasted nuthatch, and
thought you might like to hear
I have one.
MY cat caught it and I Just
happened to be around to
rescue it. He was injured and
could not fly, SO I put him in
my bird cage.
MY neighborsl helped me
out with food he likes.
"One brought wildbird feed,
and another peanut hearts,
and also advised me to hard
cook an egg and mix pablum
with it.
This he loves. And as I
know he loves trees, 1 just
tried him out on ants. Every
day he gets a dozen or more.
y y n
HE was very sick. a week
ago. opening his mouth wide
and closing his eyes.
II used an eye dropper and
gave him several drops of cas-
tor oil, and also dissolved a
quarter of an aspirin tablet
in water and he got a few
drops Of that also.
Now I don't know if it
helped him, or if he just pulled
through anyway, but a while
ago he was pecking and
smoothing his feathers under
his wing where he was injured.
II am not sure now II he
can fly, but my cats may get
him If / turn him loose.
as it best to take him to
the Zoo, or would he be hap
pier in a nearby park?
II do not want to keep him
Gagged If he can fly. / have
had him nearly three weeks
and will miss him when he
leaves. But I wish him to be
happy and free.
Another week has passed,
and I still have the nuthatch.
II let him out of the cage
several times TO see II he
could fly, but it seems he cam
not.
HE hops to the bottom rung
Of a chair.
HE goes back in the cage
by himself. And then he
seems real happy.
Il found two dead squirrels
in my yard. DO you think the
cats caught them2 / am real
sorry II my cats are killing
these wild creatures. I feed
them good and there is no
excuse for 1t. They do catch
mice and young rats, and
sometimes eat them.
Sincerely, E. A. E."
A nuthatch that cannot fly
Is better of In a cage.
Sometimes a bird in nature
manages TO survive without
the power Of fight. but 1t has
learned the wild ways, and is
fortunate.
Most Of them so handicapped
do not make It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
No Place to Go

Adlai Stevenson stirred up minor
sensation among the Democrats in Chi
cago when he expressed his Every strong
feeling that the platform should express
unqualified approval of the Supreme
Courts (school decision" But the ex-
element is subsiding and the rumblings
of Southern revolt are dying away.
There is one very good reason for this
namely that the Southerners have no
place else to go and most of them realize
it. They certainly are not going to desert
Mr.. Stevenson for Averell Hartman, and
at this late political hour there is almost
no chance that anyone else can win the
nomination.
Furthermore, there seems to be a
rather confident expectation among the
representatives from the South that the
platform is not going to contain anything
that will be too strong for them to
swallow. There is always chance that
someone will move in and grab the ball,
as happened in 1913. But political plat
form makers, by and large, are skilled
workmen with deeply ingrained sense
of caution. With Democratic hopes de-
pending on united front in November,
they are most unlikely to come up with
language that would encourage South
ern bolt, or, even worse from their point
Of view, stimulate another swing to Mr..
Eisenhower.
1t is in this latter respect. that the
Democrats are facing their real problem.
Political leaders in the South are almost
unanimously opposed to a party bolt.
Such thing runs counter to all of their
political instincts and it could jeopardize
their strong position in Congress. But
the same thing is not necessarily true of
the general run of Southern voters. They
have no personal political fortunes at
stake and, as the 1852 election showed,
great many of them are not welded to
the Democratic label
So both candidates, when the con-
ventions are over, will be walking with
extreme care on the politically dangerous
ground of desegregation. At his press
conference this week, President EiSen-
hover was notably restrained. He gave
no encouragement to suggestion that
the Republican platform should specif1-
cally indorSe the Supreme Courts de-
cision. And, while mentioning his sworn
obligation to uphold the Constitution, he
made it plain that he thinks this is a
matter for the Federal district courts
that they will have to take "some cogni-
zance" if there is mo action taken at all
in their areas"
We do not know, of course, what line
Mr.. Stevenson will take if he energies
with the Democratic nomination. But
we venture the guess that the party plat
form will be satisfactory to him, even if
it should not contain an expression of
unqualified approval of the courts
ruling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Two 'Everythings' Equal 'Nothing'
By THOMAS r. HENRY

lists. The central sun IS COM
posed of protons, each Of
which carries a positive charge
of electricity, and neutrons
which have no charge. The
planets are electrons. each of
which carries a negative cleo
trical charge.
This, it has been pretty well
established, is the pattern Of
all the elements which make
up all of everything" The
same elements, made up in the
same ways. and nothing else
constitute all matter-at least
as far as man can reach with
his spectroscopeS. -
Now about the time Father
LeMaitre evolved the idea OF
the exploding cosmic atom an
English physicist, DR.. P. A. M.
Dirac, published an, at that
time, completely theoretical
disquisition to the effect that
there might be another kind of
matter made up of particles of
the same masses as protor1
and electron but oppositely
charged - that is. negative
protons and positive electrons.
Theory on Anti-PrOton
The positive electron soon
was isolated. 1t now is univer-
sally accepted. When a So
called positron and an electron
come in very close contact
with each other they ami
hilate each other-that is, they
change from matter into
energy. The transformation is
total, in accordance with the
mass-energy law of the theory
of relatively.
But the masses of electrons
and POSITIONS are very small,
so that the energy released
doesn't amount to much. But
proton has about 1000 times
the mass of an electron. If q
positive proton and a negative
proton came in close contact
they also would annihilate
each other. with correspond
ingly greater energy produc-
ton.
Prof. Dirac's argument for
the existence of the anti
proton was highly theoretical.
Boiled down it was that about
everything in nature occurs in
pairs. There was no expert
mental evidence for this what
Soever.
Shortly after the war, how
ever, various Russian physi-
cists began making claims that
they had detected the presence
of antiprotons, or negatrons,
in cosmic rays.
Various other Russians, nom
physicists, speculated on how
terrible an explosive could be
made by bringing enough mega
irons and protons within an
Inhalation distance of each
other. Theoretically, of course,
they were entirely right. The
most devastating fusion bomb
ever dreamed about would
compare with such pegatron
bomb like a penny firecracker
with a block-buster.
Happily. despite the latest
developments, this is in all
probability complete bunk,
every competent physicist says.
They even question the Rus
sian claim to having detected
the antiprotons in cesmic
i, rays.
Priority doesn't amount to
much, except to the individuals
concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
Night-BIooming Cereus

We matched your blossom open
TO the dark,
Stretching tOide each point
fdminoo-red.
Around the petals Jedther-like
and Unite,
One night OF life, and then
a dropping head.
Within your spreading chdlice
lies a star,
Like Bethlehem's that shone
Nth purest ray.
Behind the star a cradles
perfect form
Like that lUheretn the little
Christ Child lay.
oh. Cereus. your beauty fees
so soon,
And Udnishes iCithir the
suns strong light,
Hold up your fragrance to the
August moon,
Queen OF the garden. loue
OF our hearts tonight.
Bernies R. Angelica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10

There may be another "ev-
erything."
If this other everything"
were in contact with the "ev-
erything" man knows the sum
of two would be nothing"
This is not written from a
padded cell at st. Elizabeths
nor is it altogether an adven-
ture in esoteric philosophy.
The sources. in fact, are the
quite nonesoteric semiannual
report of the Atomic Energy
Commission and the weekly
journal of the American As
ISOLATION for the Advance
ment of Science.
Everything" the cosmos
known to man by observation
and deduction, consists of a
few hundred million aggrega-
tons of a few hundred billion
stars each. The sun is a
fairly typical star. The stars
themselves in each aggrega-
ton. or galaxy, are so far
apart that light with a speed
of about 10000 miles a Sec
ond requires several years to
travel between any two of
them. The galaxies them
selves are so distant from one
another that light requires at
least a million years to cross
the CULTS of almost empty
space between them.
This everything" is flying
apart. The galaxies appear to
be moving away from each
other, at a speed which in
creases with distance at
rate Of approximately 10 miles
per second per million light
years.
The recession of the galaxieS
now is generally accepted as a
fact, established by observa-
ton. by most present-day
astronomers.
LeMaitre Explained II
About rs years ago a Bel
gian priest mathematician,
Rev. Georges LeMaitre of the
University of Louvain, offered
an explanation of this phe-
nomenon which seemed to fit
the facts and, however fan
tastic, also has become gen.
orally accepted. 1t was that
at some time all the. matter in
everything" was contained in
one gigantic particle-the cos
mic atom. Five or six billion
years ago this exploded.
The galaxieS. each with its
hundreds of billions of stars,
are flying fragments of this
explosion. This explosion was
the beginning of time - an
idea so philosophically para
doxical that it just confuses
the picture.
Thus far so good. The idea,
Of course, transcends common
sense. but if anything has been
firmly established it is the
axiom that common sense al
ways is wrong and always must
be wrong.
Now, this material "every-
thing" is composed of an as
sortment of infinitesimally
minute particles assembled in
about 80 patterns, the atoms
of the elements. The popular
picture of an atom is that of a
miniature solar system with a
central sun and planets re-
volving around it.. The con-
cept is somewhat naive, but
serves its purpose well enough
for everybody except special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10

sofas 28-vote delegation, denounced the
Stassen movement and declared 1--WE
ought to keep the Eisenhower Nixon
ticket" The New Hampshire delegation,
having IA convention votes, likewise has
reafflrmed its support for Mr.. Nixon.
The fight against Mr. Nixon by Mr..
StaSsen goes on. But there is mounting
evidence of the Vice Presidents own
strength and popularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10

It is problematical whether
our correspondents castor oil
and aspirin helped the crea-
ture.
Maybe it is just fought
There can be no doubt about
the loving care.
In children's hospitals, some
times the doctor will inscribe
tile" on the work sheet of
some poor undernourished
baby.
This means tender. loving
care"
1t was discovered many
years ago that sometimes babies
who did not thrive, despite all
the medicines and foods. inn
mediately picked up when
pampered, babied and loved.
4 4
Certainly this applies to birds
fallen out of the nest and
brought up by human hands.
These little things quickly
know they are being helped.
and show it by many pretty
little ways.
HE goes back into the cage
by himself" says our corres-
pendent. land then he seems
real happy"
There can be no doubt Of 1t. +,
Cats will kill squirrels, II
they can catch them, which is
not too often.
The fact that one feeds them
makes no difference. The law
Of nature is to kill anything
that moves and is smaller than
you.
If human beings have over
come this lure, at least to some
extent, it does not mean that
the law does not still operate.
We cannot blame any wild
thing for following the law.
On its operation depends his
life, in extreme cases. Human
beings. with their money sys-
TEN and chain food stores.
have forgotten this dire law Of
necessity.
If the pet nuthatch is finally
able to fly, it would do very
well let loose in the Zoo
grounds. There is less chance
OF 1t being caught there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
Side With Stossen

AS a Republican fanatically
devoted to democratic process
ses, I felt that your editorial
irresponsible Actions" was
something Of an echo of its
title.
Mr.. StaSsen. successful or
not. has made a tremendous
contribution to the principles
on which our country is built,
and is doing his party a great
and necessary service. AS far
as lcan see, Mr.. Nixon has
all the qualifications for Presi-
dent except character. And
that is main qualification.
If Gov. Herter can't appre-
ciate Mr.. Stassen's moral
courage. let them nominate
Mr.. Stassen himself. He GER
tainly has both character and
CUTS. In addition, he looks
ike Ike.
Lincoln Republican.
\ y 4 n
Since Harold E. Stassen
pried the lid off the coming
Republican convention The
Evening Star has ridiculed
Mr.. Stassen's activities. AS
an independent voter and a
mere housewife, am CRATE
full to Mr.. Stassen for giving
us hope that more considera-
ton will be given to Mr.. Eisen-
hower's running mate, other
than the controversial figure
of Mr.. Nixon. When an indie
pendent voter does not have
confidence in the candidates,
he does not go to the polls.
RhOda E. Bowman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10

communities to plan for in
tegration to amend statutes
tailored for segregated
schools" Only the District of
Columbia was denied this OPP
portunity although the or
ganized citizenry, refused the
privilege to participate in
planning for indignation, ex-
hausted every legal means to
obtain a period for adjust
ment. This right to plan had
been usurped by incompetent
extremist groups, some from
out of town.
I was at the Board of Edu-
cation meeting in September,
1854, when the president of
the Federation of Citizens
Associations appealed to the
board for enough flexibility of
boundaries to permit homo
geneouS groupings of students
in order to provide classroom
situation with the common de-
nominator necessary to pro-
coed with orderly learning
processes. The extremist
groups were tipped off that
this appeal was scheduled to
be made, and Mr., Van Arkel
was present. to speak against
this flexibility.
Mr.. Van Arkel claims glow
ing success for indignation in
the D. c. schools, although
we are confronted with lower
ing standards, increased costs
and mass exodus of white
families from the District. The
ironical and tragic fact is that
the impatient zealots who
wrought this havoc destroyed
years of dedicated effort of
leaders of both races in the
District of Columbia to i'm
prove race relationships. The
problems created here by de-
segregation have only intense
fled the resistance to integra-
ton in many other commune
ties. c,.s A..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10

@. How long has Khru-
shchev been in power in
Russia?-S.M.F.
A. United States newspapers
Of February 8. 1855, printed a
London dispatch on Malenkov's
resignation as premier which
began with the words: Soviet
Russia fell under the hard fist
Of a dictator again today--in
the view Of Western diplomats
with bull-necked Nikita
Khrushchev approaching the
role Of the new Stain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-02-10

avoid discussion of the Arabsrae issue during the Pre
dental election campaign anticipated in Washington It
indicated that the Arabs would like to the prosrae
sentiment in the United States huhed up during the election
campaign Thus they may make some kind of move to
create the impression in this country that they willing
talk Cancellation, not with Israel directly but with
mediator Rumors to this effect will be spread connu-
ousy during the election campaign merely help those in
the United States who claim that the Arabs must not be
antagonized" by any pro-Israel action With such
strategy the Arabs hope to prevent increased
the State Department to permit Israel acquire in this
country Once the elections over the "sof" Arab
propaganda line indicating the possibility of understanding
with Israel will also be brought to end The interval
will be used by Egypt to good advantage-by training mill
tary personnel with the weapons acquired from Czecho
slovakia :.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-02-10
Explaining Dorothy Thompson

With Dorothy Thompson's appear
ance in Jacksonville this past week
we think it is wise to remind our
readers to read the book. "Cross-Cur-
rents" which explains how the Arabs
use American hatemongers and the
lunatic fringe who make profession
of ant-Semitisln in their propaganda
campaign against the Jews and Israel.
It's no secret these days that Arab
sources are financing an anti-Semitic
campaign in the United States to