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Evening star., 1957-08-31
More Than Hackers

The new rate increase ana
the new party rate for WASH
ington cab drivers constitute
the first increase we have had
since April. 1851. During
these years expenses in the
cab industry have risen about
IS per cent. Like other citi-
zens. we have been faced with
a steadily increasing cost Of
living.
During the past year. men
in the cab industry Of Wash
ington have gotten together.
without formal organization.
to work out steps necessary
to obtain relief from the
squeeze of increased costs and
static or shrinking income.
First. was a petition to Con-
gress, citing the need for
changes to make 1t possible to
earn a living as q cab driver.
Then we requested the Pub
lie Utilities Commission to
hold q rate hearing at which
we presented information to
explain the need for q mod
crate increase. After q de-
tailed hearing and investiga-
ton, the commission an
nounced the increase and two
minor zone changes. as well
as a party rate.
AS I found that we could
and would work together for
our own good, I tried out an
idea to help us work more
actively for the good Of the
community as q whole. We
organized the Cab Drivers
Blood Bank. which has now
added nearly 200 pints Of
blood to the regional bank
Of the Red Cross. We have
also organized a Welfare
Council, which is now en-
gagged in a drive to raise
money as a gift for two Wash
ington hospitals-we already
have several hundred dollars
collected. In addition. we
have pledges from so drivers
who will use their cabs to
take underprivileged children
to summer camps next year.
The matter Of tipping has
been discussed a good deal
recently. and 1t might be
worthwhile to mention here
that. like several other occu-
pations, ours is one In which
1t is traditional to tip for
good service. It's q way pas
sengers can express their APP
probation for having reached
their destinations quickly and
Safely-and many Of them
say 1t gives them a lift. too.
During the last year I
have worked closely with
many men in the Washington
cab industry-they are pretty
good fellows who want to
do their share toward max
ing our town a better one
and, naturally enough, have
to earn q living.
With the continued co-op-
Grafton Of the public and the
press, the men in the WASH
ington taxicab industry ex-
pect to give even better serv-
ice now.
Danny AngelOttl.
Chairman, Cab Drivers,
Blood Bank and Welfare
Council.
Evening star., 1957-08-31
THE POLITICAL MILE
Rights Already an Election Issue
By GOULD LINCOLN

The civil rights--or right
to vote-law-to-be has al
ready been tossed into the
political arena. The Repub-
lican candidate for Governor
Of New Jersey. State Senator
Malcolm S. Forbes, has
charged that Gov. Meyner.
his Democratic opponent.
failed to 60 to the bat for
a stronger measure. At the
same time, Forbes attacked
CIO leaders backing Meyncr
for reelection. on the ground
they were willing to settle
for half a loaf" in this civil
rights contest, putting "the
preservation Of their Demo-
cratic Party ahead of the
battle for the ballot" for
the Negroes of the South.
Where" Forbes asked, has
the present Governor of New
Jersey been in this battle?
He is the titular head of the
Democratic Party in New
Jersey. Has he been to
Washington, working among
his Democratic friends to line
up votes for a strong civil
rights bill?"
There you have it. And
from now on until the con-
gressional elections next year
and the presidential race in
1860. the scramble for the
big Negro vote in the North
and West will continue, with
the Republicans claiming
credit for seeking a stronger
civil rights law, and the lib
eral Democrats-and some of
the Southerners. like Senators
Lyndon Johnson of Texas and
Estes Kefauver OF Tennessee
asserting that If it had not
been for the leadership of
johnson in the Senate and
the willingness Of the Demo-
Gratis to compromise there
would have been no civil
rights legislation at all.
May Affect Jersey Race
What the Negro voters
themselves think about the
issue will develop later and
may be reflected in the votes
cast in the New Jersey gov
ernorship election in Novem-
ber and in the congressional
elections next year. How
well the new measure works.
under Republican admins
tration, may become really
important politically.
The republicans S must
share Importantly. too. in
the credit for the passage of
the bill in the House and the
Senate. They provided the
big block Of votes necessary
to pass the bill in the House.
And on the final vote in the
Senate. the G. o. p. produced
81 votes for the bill to %
for the Democrats. Fifteen
Democrats voted against
passage in the upper house.
No Republican vote was cast
against the bill. Also. it was
under the leadership Of Sem
ator Knowland Of California.
Republican leader of the
Senate. that a fight was sue
cessfully waged to have the
bill. when it came from the
House. placed upon the Sen
ate calendar instead Of being
referred to the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee. headed
Evening star., 1957-08-31

If your 3-year-old goes to
sleep hugging a triceratops
to his breast, don't think he
is a candidate for st. Eliza
beths.
He has Just succumbed to
the latest craze among the
small fry.
It's the prehistoric ami
mails fever!
Boys from 3 to 6 have gone
quietly ga-ga over models
of the ancient beasts which
strode the earth 500 mil
lion years ago.
They get them at five and
dime stores. at novelty stores
and other places.
1t is amazing to listen to
the little ones, as they reel
on such names as dimetro-
don, or fin-back. and tracho-
don. or uck-billed dinosaur.
Tyrannosaurus is q dinner
companion.
The reptilian tank, the
palaeoscincus. goes to bed
with baby.
Avid competition exists as
to the boy who can come
UP with the biggest collection
Of these nicely made images,
some sort Of cuddly plastic
material, hard yet soft, firm
to the touch yet with a bit
of yielding, as II the things
really were alive.
1t is amazing to hear a
tiny little fellow talk to an
other, maybe a few years
younger.
I'm trade you my stego-
saurus (armored dinoSaur)
for your smilodon (sabre-
toothed cat)." says Tommy. 6.
mo. I want your brontops
thrown in" replies Alan. 3.
\ y
They have the pteranodon,
a flying reptile, which in an
cient nature often reached a
wing span Of Is feet.
The diplodocus is a favor
lte, both with small boys and
their mothers.
Yes, mama is collecting
them. tool
II have 80 Of them" said
one mother. proudly. "if /
can keep Johnny of them"
The kids naturally take to
these creations, and read
all about them" in small
books which have been put
out by enterprising publish
ers.
The diplodocus. as any
youngster can tell you, al
though maybe daddy can't,
was about 81 feet long, and
must have weighed IS tons.
This is the one with a long
flexible neck and tail.
The reproductions show
the great animals as dark
green and black. with red
eyes and giant white teeth.
Balance is secured by the
tails. which make a flve-point
landing with the feet.
You can even get a very
small creature. wearing a
breech elout and holding a
big club In the right handN
Evening star., 1957-08-31

by Senator Eastland Of Mis-
sissippi. where it might have
been tied up for a long time.
Indeed, q civil rights bill had
been successfully delayed in
that committee for nearly
seven months. or since early
in the session.
Senator johnson, by his
adroit leadership, was able
to get the bill to a vote in
the Senate without q deter
mined filibuster by the or
ganized Southern Democrats.
He succeeded in getting the
bill modified to a de-
gree that this last-ditch bat
tie was avoided. In the end,
johnson and two Southern
Democrats in addition to
himself voted for the final
passage-the adoption Of the
conference report - and a
fourth Southerner was
paired" for the measure.
Averted Suicidal Battle
1t was Johnson's leader
ship that kept the Democrats
from engaging in a suicidal
battle over this civil rights
measure, a battle which
would have showed the DEM
ocratic Party bitterly divided,
and which the Southern
Democrats might have won
via the fllibuSter route. And
such a battle would surely
have developed If the House
bill-the Eisenhower admin
istration bill-had not been
amended.
When it became apparent
that a compromise civil
rights bill could pass and
become law, President Eisen-
hover and the Republicans
in Congress decided to 60
along. After all, this is the
first civil rights bill for the
benefit of the Negroes in the
South to pass Congress in
more than 80 years. Further,
it will bear the signature Of
Eisenhower, a Republican
President.
One thing seems certain.
The administration will move
as quickly as possible to see
that the Negroes have their
voting rights. Attorney Gen.
eral Brownell has said he be-
lieves the new law will be
Of real aid. If for any reason
it becomes apparent that the
new law is not effective and
the Southern Democrats are
able to stall of Negro regis
tration and voting as they
have in the past, the civil
rights issue may in reality
become a burning issue in
elections in Northern and
Western States. where q big
Negro vote may hold the ball
ance Of power. 1t seems the
G. o. p. stands to gain.
therefore. whether the law
works well or not.
1t is of interest to note
that all of the potential can
didates in the Senate for the
Democratic presidential NOM
nation in 1860 voted for the
civil rights bill, including
Senators johnson Of Texas,
Kefauver Of Tennessee, Ken
nedy of Massachusetts, Gore
Of Tennessee, Humphrey of
Minnesota, Lausche Of Ohio
and Symington Of Missouri.
Evening star., 1957-08-31

months. Eventually all will have been
broken up-after salvageable equipment
has been removed. The B-36 thus is being
written on as billion-dollar investment
in security-one that paid on as deter
rent to potential aggressors. Who can
say that the investment was not well
worth the money in terms of continued
peace and prosperity of the Western
World?
Evening star., 1957-08-31
CONGRESS Goes Home

When the first session of the 05th
Congress adjourned "sine die" there
were three rather obvious ways to eval-
uate its record. For the controlling
Democratic leadership, perhaps the best
and briefest summation was given by
House Majority Leader Mccormack Of
Massachusetts,, who described the record
as good mot only for the things We did
but for the things we stopped" For the
Republican administration, the oficial
verdict is that Of President Eisenhower,
who declared himself few days before
adjournment as tremendously disap-
pointed at the legislative production
on Capitol Hill. To strictly nonparti-
san observer, however, the record might
fairly be considered somewhere between
these two ppraiSals-neither as good
nor as bad, but reasonably constructive
on the whole.
In fact, under the circumstances of
two-party control of Government-Re-
publican in the executive branch and
Democratic in the legislative-it would
seem unrealistic to expect more. The
President, often criticized for lack Of
Leadership" has depended instead on
cooperation with congressional leaders
Of each party. To an important degree
it has been an effective formula. In the
foreign policy field, the most striking
enactments were those of the Middle
East doctrine, approval of a treaty and
implementing legislation for full United
States participation in the International
Atomic Energy Agency, and the foreign
aid program. Although there were mod
ifications and compromises along the
legislative way, the end results have
been satisfactory enough. In the do
meStic field, the most spectacular enact
ment was that Of the civil rights bill
again with modifcation-but there has
been new legislation to stimulate home
building, to assist agriculture through
broadening Of the surplus disposal pro-
gram, to authorize the controversial
Niagara River power project, to aid the
airline industry and to extend the life
of the Small Business Administration.
Legislation was enacted to protect FBI
files and to relax immigration restric-
tions. Federal aid for school construc-
ton was voted down in the House.
There are, of course, many legisIa-
tive proposals still "in the pipeline" for
possible action at the next session Of the
85th Congress. Tax reduction, always
a popular cause in an election year,
remains live ISSUE Among others are
statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, ex-
tension of the minimum wage law and
controversial proposals for relaxing Fed
eral control over the natural gas in
dustry The partisan "in-fighting" over
some Of these may be more bitter in
1858. but it is hardly surprising that
these issues were not resolved In 1857.
The budget, and the cause of "econ-
omy." likewise are sure to be on hand.
The final verdict on the 85th will
not be passed until that round is over.
Evening star., 1957-08-31
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. Which is correct, daf-
fodil or narcissusp--L. /.
A. Narcissus Is the group
name of the familiar chiefly
spring Towering bulbous
plants. This group is divided
into different varieties, and
"daffodil" correctly refers to
several Of the hardy varieties.
especially the large, SINGLE
fiowered trumpet sorts. How
ever, the word dahodil is
often commonly, though in
correctly, used to refer indis-
criminately to any variety OF
narcissus. The jonuuil Is a
separate variety Of narcissus
also,
Evening star., 1957-08-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

He stands fiat-footed, and
guess his name
Man!
He is an insignificant
shrimp compared with the
giant animals.
4
Children dig caves, and
make dens for their creatures,
and 60 through the century,
old imaginative play of small
children. just as they used to
do in the cave-man days, no
doubt.
To hear the small fry roll
of these long names. clearly
and without confusion, is
rather startling. at first.
A little consideration shows
how much earlier children
today learn than in the old
days.
Now there is a plethora Of
imaginative m a terial for
them. on birds, animals. ma
chimes. boats. cats. Indians.
coins. minerals. sea shells and
a hundred different things.
all before they know their
alphabets.
1t is no longer necessary.
you see. TO go to college to
know about the dinosaurs
The adult will be amazed
at the good job the great
animal makers have done, in
creating the toys. If they may
be called that.
The ancient creatures
stand ready, eye to eye. with
just the belligerent look they
must have had so long ago.
A fighting table top of these
things is a conversation piece
in any family-if you can
keep the children from run
ming away with them.
The littlest figure, man. al
ways makes an onlooker sad.
He had a big club in his
hand. then. so long ago.
He still has q club in his
hand. when he actually no
longer needs it. but 1t is
called revolver, rife, and
bomb, now.
He is more dangerous. now,
than all the great beasts
used to be: and his greatest
target. today. is himself.
Will he never grow up. be-
fore he goes the way Of the
prehistoric animals?
Evening star., 1957-08-31
Sex Racket

I commend j. Edgar
Hoover's fine article. Lets
Wipe out the School Yard
Sex Racket" in This Week
magazine and indorse mis-
statements about disreputable
scandal sheets and peep
show publications.
Let responsible, concerned
Americans accept Mr.. Hoo
ver's challenge to 60 into
action to help rid our Nation
Of this growing threat to our
children's minds.
Interested parents should
form community groups and
obtain from principals Of
local high schools (it is at
this age level that the litera-
ture seems to do the greatest
harm) names Of parents Of
all students. Contact these
parents and try to arouse
their interest and get them
to actively cooperate To help
stamp out this evil enAce,
Evening star., 1957-08-31

These parents should boycott
all drugstores and newsstands
which sell obscene publica-
tions. They should write to
and petition Congressmen
demanding legislation for
control and an actively en-
forced censorship ban.
Concerned.
Evening star., 1957-08-31
Falls Church Schools

For three years Falls
Church citizens have been led
down the garden path by
their Mayor and a City Coun-
Gil which have stubbornly
battled every effort to pro-
vide adequate school facili-
ties.
In order to obtain the sup
port Of the so-called school
crowd" those who are inter-
ested in maintaining an ade-
quate. up-to-date school sys-
tenn, the city fathers promised
last october that. II the then
pending bond issues for q new
modern city hall, q new Ii
brary and streets and sewers
would be passed. there would
be ample funds remaining. as
well as a disposition among
the city fathers to accede 10
the voters demands for a
school bond issue.
The school crowd" agreed
and supported the three bond
issues. The School Board
also agreed and postponed
the submission Of its $750, 900
bond issue in order to ac-
commodate the councils re-
quests. As q result the bond
issues were passed. Recently
ground was broken for the
new city hall and the new
library. Some streets and
sewers have been repaired.
Now that the School Board
has requested the City Coun-
Gil to permit the voters to
pass judgment on the once
postponed and vitality needed
$750.000 bond issue for
schools. the council has
threatened that it will not
permit 1t. In addition, it
passed the buck for making
the final determination to
the incoming City Council
which. 1t is well known. is
notoriously opposed to school
improvement. Thus the
breach of faith with the
citizen is complete. Public
promises have been violated
on the grounds that the city
is incapable fiscally to with
stand another bond issue at
this time. Yet one Of the
first acts Of the new city
manager, authorized by the
City Council. was to secure
an option to purchase the
Annandale Water Works. We
have money to expand our
water system and at the same
time irritate. provoke and
cause to become hostile a
neig h b o ring Jurisdiction,
Fairfax County; yet we cry
we cannot meet the needs OF
our schools.
Falls Church. a city of TO-
600. is becoming increasingly
controlled by a small group
whose motto is public penny
pinching when 1t comes to
the public good. but a red
carpet for any type of COM
mercial enterprise which can
be persuaded to locate in the
area. Much Of the quaint
beauty Of the city has been
destroyed by reckless and
irresponsible tree-cutting to
make way for new public
works and commercial un-
dertakings. This is the new
garden path for Falls Church.
A community with all the
potential for fine residences
and commercial establish :
ments which are not hap
hazardly established is being
ruthlessly ruined. The jeop-
ardy Of the present school
bond issue. which citizens
may not even be permitted to
vote on. is part Of this pat
tern.
Evening star., 1957-08-31
Query

I know only what ! read In
The Star. so perhaps some-
body would tell me how Con-
gress can always Justify a
larger pay raise for postal
employe than for classified
personnel.
Also, why do they invari-
ably wait until near the end
Of the session before acting?
Federal employees should
develop long memories and
when they vote remember
who their friends really are.
DiagustsS.
Evening star., 1957-08-31
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriteTS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-16
ST. JOHNS
Mrs. Laurence Kitchens
Phone: Georgetown 2496


Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Wilson
and family spent their vacation at
Riverdale last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bryan of
Philadelphia are spending a few
days with Mrs. Sallie Truitt
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Britting-
ham and family and Miss Shirley
Littleton motored to Washington.
D. c., on Sunday and spent the day
sightseeing. They also visited the
zoo while there.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Wilson
spent the weekend with Mrs. Will
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mills, near Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Steele and
family spent the weekend with
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph V. Holiday
at Queenstown, Md.
The ladies Of St. Johns Metho-
dist Church wish to thank all who
helped in any way to make their
festival success.
Several from this place attended
Carey's Camp on Sunday evening
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-16
BRIDGEVILLE
Mrs. David c. Speicher
Phone: BridgeViIIe 1874
Union Methodist Church
Rev. A. Jason BlundOn. Minister

Union Methodist Church
Rev. A. Jason BlundOn, Minister
$3.50 a. m. The Church at Study
and Worship. The worship service
will be conducted by the pastor
who will preach on the theme "Un-
answered Questions"
Mrs Thomas P. Hansen and Miss
Ann Hansen were luncheon guests
of Mrs. E. 3. Suplee in Wilmington
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben K. Hansen and
Charles Goetz Of Philadelphia were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas p Hansen and Miss Ann
Hansen at their home on the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Truitt left
Buffalo, n. Y, on August / for
Great Lake cruise.
Mrs. Virginia Brock of Alexan-
dria, Va, spent the weekend with
her mother. Mrs. Nellie Bennett.
On Sunday they were dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ellis Myer.
Mrs. John Massey, Sr., Miss Eu-.
gle Massey and Miss Anne Roth of
Newport News, Va, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ellis
Myer. Dr. John Massey, Jr., who
is at Fort General Meade for two
weeks, joined his family at the
Myers home for the weekend.
Mrs. Earlis Orendorf and son
Ronny, spent last week at Cumber-
land, Md, with Mr. Orendorf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wheatley
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Smith, Jr., and son Bobby spent
several days last week at Luray
Caverns, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mcpherson
and son, Harry, Jr., spent several
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Dawson.
Mr. and Mrs. John DickersOn of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Miss Neya and Grover Dick
ersOn.
The visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Donovan last
week were Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph j.
Thompson, Jr., and daughter Di-
ane of Georgetown, Mrs. Cora Rog-
ers of Georgetown, the Rev. Reed
and Ruth Morris of Bishops Head,
Md, Mrs. Frances Johnson, Mrs.
Thelma O'Day and children, Mrs.
Addison E. Wiley of Milford, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Austin of Dover,
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Richards
and Mr. and Mrs. David c. Speich-
er and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Leon Cannon
spent the day in Philadelphia on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Richards
have moved into their home on
Main street.
Mrs. Marjorie HOpperstead left
on Tuesday to fly to Byran Air
Force Base, Texas, to join her son,
STANLEY, at his air cadet gradua-
ton, where he will be commission
ed as a second lieutenant.
On Wednesday evening, John H.
Donovan, James E. Richards, VIII
liam J. Swain, Norman H. Scott
and William Ray attended the
races at Brandywine Raceway.
The visitors at Hitch's Conval-
escent Home last week were Her
man Hackett of Secretary, Md,
Mrs. Gladys Draper, Miss Maude
LoOckerman, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Johnson of fredericksburg, Mrs. Sal
ly Brown, Mrs. Howard Smith of
Greenwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Jes-
ter of fredericksburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Williamson of fredericksburg.
Mrs. Minnie Figgs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood George
and family spent last week in
Washington. d. c., and at the beach.
On Wednesday evening, the
Young Adult Sunday School Glass
of Bethany Church held a chicken
barbecue on the Greenwood High
School playground The BYF was
invited as guest and the two classes
had softball game Everyone had
a grand time.
Mrs. T. S. Smith is home from
her vacation at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. David G. Speicher
and sons Daryl and David, Jr., at
tended the Young Adult weekend
camp at Camp Mardela on Satur-
day and Sunday. Around rs were
registered and everyone enjoyed
himself a great deal.
Air Cadet Wins NptiOnaI Honor
Stanley L. Hopperstead of this
town, has been cited by the U. S.
Air Force as a nationwide ex-
ample of an outstanding aviation
cadet. He is a member of the Del
aware Air National Guard
A 1854 graduate of Bridgeville
High School with long-standing
yen to fly, Hopperstead recently
completed pilot training at Bryan
Air Force Base, Texas, under the
Air National Guard quota plan.
While in training he complied
such an outstanding record, that
the Air Force has offered him a
regular Air Force commission,
which he accepted.
Wednesday Hopperstead was
commissioned a second lieutenant
and will start four-year tour of
duty as fighter pilot.
After he serves his tour of ac-
tive duty Hopperstead hopes to
study mechanical engineering at
the University of Delaware.
Separation of church and state
is still the keystone of religious
and political freedom.