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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Virginia

Indignation and Little Rock proved
the undoing of Republican Ted Dalton
In the Old Dominion. The man who
polled As per cent of the vote four years
ago ran far behind Lindsay Almond
yesterday On the basis of incomplete
returns, the Dalton vote was about SO
per cent of the total. We do not think
Mr.. Dalton could have won in any cir
cumstanceS, and with the added burdens
he had to carry he never had chance.
This result could be and may be
interpreted as an Endorsement of mas
sive resistance"-of the concept of no
Indignation anywhere. We hope that
Judge Almond will not SO construe it.
AS a good lawyer who has fought and
lost the segregation battle in the courts
for Virginia, he knows, we believe, that
the alternative to some indignation is
the closing of public schools in some
areas. To close schools, or to cut off
their State funds, will lead to disastrous
consequences in the end. We hope that
Judge Almond will use the prestige
which goes with his impressive victory
to persuade the Legislature to permit the
authorities at the local level to handle
the indignation problem in the manner
best suited to their local requirements.
If this is not done, the Virginia Demo-
cratic Party, we believe, will reap a
bitter harvest one of these days.
Across the river in Arlington, an
other bitter campaign was fought out
this one strictly on local issues. The
ABC candidate, Herbert Brown, has won
by margin of about $500 votes over
his opponent, Maynard Magruder. This
reflects deep and potentially harmful
division within the county We believe
the time has come to bury the all-is-
lost-if-we-loSe attitude which has been
prevalent in both camps. Partisan diff
ferences will continue, of course. But
the losers should accept the outcome in
good grace, and both factions should
lay aside their political excuses and
work for the future of Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Cost of Concerts

The single tickets for the
National Symphony concerts
could be bought at $l.20 up
until two years ago. The new
policy is to charge So for
the cheapest single seat.
This is an increase of so
per cent, which many music
lovers cannot afford. I am a
Government worker whose
salary has not kept up with
the increased cost of living
and therefore have not been
able to afford to buy tickets
for my family since the in
crease went into effect.
This situation must be
duplicated among thousands
of people. We would like our
families to enjoy the cultural
activities of our community
as in the past. but this is
made impossible by ever
increasing costs.
We agree that the increase
in price is probably justified,
but also feel that as God
loves the poor people as he
does the rich. so would the
poor enjoy a concert like the
rich.
1t is a thought that per-
haps someone could in the
future seasons sponsor one
thousand seats to be made
available at the previous
price of $l.20 so that music
lovers and their families who
otherwise cannot afford to
attend may in the future do
so.
Ausic Lover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
No Cheer for G.. O. P.

1t would take very high order of
wishful thinking to detect any comfort
for the Republicans in those 1857 cleo
ton returns which may hold some ma
tional significance President EiSen-
hover Endorsed candidates in Virginia,
New Jersey and New York All three
were showed under, although in two of
these races the outcome was foregone
conclusion. The fairest inference is
that the Eisenhower coattails will have
fewer and fewer eager riders as his
second term draws to an end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Auction Gifts?

1t seems to me the only
reasonable action to take on
the many gifts to our State
Department people is to auc-
ton them off annually to the
highest bidder. Give the pro-
ceeds to the American Red
Cross. The original person
for whom the gift was in
tended has the opportunity
to bid-in the gift at the ap-
proximate value-and gets
the gift to satisfy any senti-
ment involved; at the same
time he also has the salts
faction of knowing he has
thusly contributed to the
American Red Cross land
probably claim a tax deduc-
tion)-thus oriental etiquette
is satisfied and there is no
question of influence through
the gift. / think the Amer
lean public will buy that 100
per cent.
HerfOrd T. COwling,
Colonel, U. S. Air Force, Reid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
THIS AND THAT
Rv CHARLES TRACEWELL

Mrs. Myra w. C. of Forty
fourth street wants to know
why robins gathered on her
lawn in August, Al Of them,
to be exact.
It was the dry season that
did it, along with the fact
that Mrs. c. was watering
her lawn.
Usually our robins fly here
in bands, and often drop
down by the hundreds on
lawns in very early spring,
and then gather into smaller
bands in late autumn for the
return trip to the dear old
South.
Birds found the last sum-
mer a pretty bad season for
them, and many of them flew
away much earlier than usual.
Some went to the cooler
depths Of forests away ahead
of times, and no one could
blame them.
So
II always enjoy your column
and have often wanted to
write you, but somehow never
have taken the time to do it.
Here I am at long last, as
they say.
MY question is, do birds
ever mismate?
This summer we have had
a bird come to our fence rail,
where we always put out our
tantaloupe seeds, and we have
been suspecting that he is a
mongrel.
HE is red like a male
cardinal, has no topknot,
and the top of his head is
brown but an irregular cap.
He has a splotched ap-
pearance like a mongrel
might, and he eats seeds like
a cardinal, but makes no
chirping noise while doing
so.
I'VE call him our robinal.
please let me know about
this, as I have an argument
running with a neighbor,
who says such things never
happen in nature"
n
He eats seeds like a car
dinal because he is one.
He is a young male, and
this is the way the babies
often look after they have
got their autumn wings. He
will go through the winter
much this way. but with
next spring he will take on
the full coloration Of the
male redbird.
These young males in their
first fall more nearly resem-
BILE their mothers than their
fathers.
Since the female is a
beauty. this should be moth
ing against them.
The flash and fire Of the
male redbird is known and
admired the world around.
The first colonists spotted
this one on landing. It's
bright body attracted univer-
sal attention, so much so
that it was, unfortunately
sometimes used as a target
by marksmen.
In those early rough days.
men were men. and they
liked to show of.
One Of their tricks was to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Belvoir: Where Imagination Is Kinq
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

much as any institution In
the country, 1t is contribut-
ing to better living for all
men. But the main business
Of the scientists, Of course, Is
the war Of tomorrow.
The program. largely in the
physical and chemical SCI
ences, is devoted mostly to
new ideas" It follows them
up at least through the pre-
liminary stages, when they
may be assigned to other lab
oratories. The engineers and
scientists are relieved Of the
multitudinous administrative
and technical details that
might impede creative think.
ing. The mission of the lab
oratory now covers II fields,
ranging from infrared light
devices to bridges and mine
warfare.
1t not only is creating
but simplifying. In the last
war, for example, military
forces used in one way or an
other $40 types of low horse
power engines with $4,000
spare parts. Nobody really
could keep all this straight
and the well-known "snafus"
were of daily occurrence. Now
not only has the number Of
types been greatly reduced
but the number of spare parts
has been cut below 800
through the efforts Of the
engineer-scientists, it was ex-
planned by Col. A. H. David
son, jr., commander of the
center. Approximately 49,
900 engines Incorporating
these standardized spare
parts now are in the supply
system.
Role In Missiles
Without the work of the
laboratory, 1t is pointed out.
a guided missile could not
leave the ground. In their
work on target location
probably the most vital phase
of missile support-the lab
soratories are working on an
entirely new concept of sur
veying, with emphasis on
speed, range and mobility
under all climatic and en-
vironmental conditions. Elec-
tronic distance and angle
measuring equipment is being
employed and rapid means Of
locating targets without maps
through air reconnaissance
and subsequent reduction Of
data are being investigated.
The Fort Belvoir labora-
tories have made a major
contribution to the satellite
program of the International
Geophysical Year-an alu-
minum and silicon monoxide
coating which will reflect
light and minimize heating
by absorption OF sunlight. 1t
also will make the satellite
visible for tracking.
Here also is the Army's first
nuclear power plant, now
producing 1000 kilowatts Of
electricity and designed to
furnish power to remote mill
tary installations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

OF course, I realize one could
carry on no conversation at
all, If and when his house is
hit by a plane, for the simple
reason he would be dead.
1t seems foolish to me that
a section, and possibly a
whole city, should be tor
mented all the time, so that
the airlines can do what they
please. No other business that
I know of has such COM
pletely unsupervised and I'M
regulated liberty.
GeOrgetowner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

bark" a squirrel, as they
called 1t.
They put a bullet just a few
inches above its head. and the
shock of this blow not only
stunned but killed the. animal,
though there was no mark on
him.
\ 4 \
Fortunately for all of us,
the use of the redbird as a
target fell into disuse.
Those old boys had bigger
and better targets, such as
bear. Davy Crockett wrote in
his book about one bear he
saw: He was big and fat and
just right for killing"
In those, primitive days,
killing became a fine art, in
survival. but often they went
too far.
One today cannot help but
wonder about the indiscrimi-
nate slaughter that deprived
us. for one thing, of the beau
tiful passenger pigeon, whose
uncounted millions once
darkened the sun in migra-
ton.
Well, we don't want to
criticize the pioneers too
much.
We have enough problems
Of our own. heaven knows.
and are our solutions any
better?
Our correspondent men,
tons fence rails.
We were walking along by
some out our way the other
morning. and noticed that
some of them were falling
down.
These were the post and
rail sort, in which long
lengths Of hestnut are
showed into a slot in the post.
1t isn't the rails which are
giving way. but the posts,
as so often happens.
These are sliding to one
side, permitting the whole
section to sag, always out
ward.
People who have fences
ought to take care of them,
and probably will, in time, but
as the Talmud says, who
knows Of the morrow?
A fence, to be good. must
be neat, and no fence is neat
If it is falling down, or
sagging.
1t makes no difference to
the birds. Of course. whether
a fence is nicely upright, or
leaning heavily to one side.
That is one Of the nice
things about being a bird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

The disturbance and noise
caused by low-flying CONNER
cial airplanes get louder
every day in the area in
which we live-Georgetown.
Unless this noise and poten-
tial danger Of falling planes
are stopped now, it is going to
become even worse.
One cannot look at tele-
vision, nor can he carry on a
normal conversation. while a
continuous stream Of low
flying planes saturates the
air with deafening thunder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

A brick . walked, tree =
shaded campus, academic APP
pearing brick buildings, be-
specialized professors" stroll
ing about in deep thought
Where Imagination Is
King" reads the slogan Of
the place "a most worthy
slogan for any ivy-walled
university.
Such is the environment in
which are being forged in
tellectually many of wars
most revolutionary develop
ments. They are develop
ments which will make an
other war, if it ever comes.
as different from the last as
that one was from the al
most incidentally Anticipated
combat of 1918. Old soldiers
on the new wars battlefields
will feel strangely out of
place. This applies to the
more or less conventional
kind of war, not atomic war.
The place is the research
and development laboratories
of the Army Corps of Engi-
neers at Fort Belvoir. Va.
Except for being stopped at
the gate by civilian police
men, not sentries or military
police, one hardly could pic
ture an environment more
devoid of military atmos-
phere. Bugles sound taps and
reveille in the great Engineer
Corps camp outside. The
sound hardly crosses the
academic walls, to disturb
the thought-engrossed pro
fessors."
1t often was said OF the
last world war that it was a
war of engineers" Certainly
engineers and other scientists
played a greater part in it
than in any conflict of the
past, but apparently it was
a small part compared to that
which they will have if war
comes again.
Some Developments
Doughboys will not dig
their own foxholes. Engineers
will not laboriously plant and
clear mine fields. Every
doughboy will be able to see
clearly in the dark. Tanks
will be rubber-tired. Streams
and chasms will not be OBJ
stacles.
Such are just a few of the
developments of the Engineer
Corps scientists who have
worked largely outside Of
public notice.
Information on many Of
the developments naturally j;
restricted. other than to say
that notable progress is being
made towards certain goals
But on a surprising amount
of the work there are no re-
strictions, partly because II
has as great civilian as mill
tary application.
The campus" is a 240-acre
wooded peninsula overlooking
the Potomac River. 1t now is
stated by more than 1900
civilian scientists. officers and
enlisted men. Its activities
extend from pole to pole. AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Anniversary Note

No incident, no trouble, no public
demonstration of any kind has taken
place among the Hungarian people to
mark the first anniversary of the Krem-
Inns brutal use of armed force to crush
their revolt for freedom. But still,
speaking through a Communist COM
mentator on the Budapest radio, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. When was the United
States divided into time
zones?-G. A.
A. In 1879. Sir Sanford
Fleming 1827-l9l5, Scot
tish-born Canadian engineer,
proposed that the world be
divided into time zones. The
idea, first accepted by rail-
way men in Canada and the
United States. resulted in
designating American time
zones as Eastern. Central.
Mountain and Pacific. the
time in each being one hour
slower than its predecessor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
NAACP VS.. Police

"Inexcusable Irresponsible
ity." concerning the NAACP
and the Washington Police
Department, if I didn't know
your paper to be one of the
most reliable sources of in
formation available land I
do believe you present facts
as they are) I would say the
story is incredible.
AS a Southern Negro, and
having had my share of set
backs because of my race, I
deeply appreciate all good
the NAACP has done for my
race.
But I do think the time has
come for all intelligent Ne
groes to insist that this or
ganization must first of all
be based (if it hopes to con-
tinue) on honesty and fair
ness to all. Either we advance
together - all races - or we
advance not at all. And when
this honesty and fairness is
done away with, then an or
ganization no longer deserves
the support of honest citi-
zens. regardless of race.
What the Negro, and all
minorities for that matter,
wants will not be gained fully
by constant pressure, but
rather by patient under
standing and the greatest
force in the world-love.
And we certainly don't love
by going around harboring
hatred and bitterness in our
hearts one toward the other.
To the world I would like
to say don't judge every Ne
gro by a handful of impa-
tent ones with more axes to
grind than they have wood
to cut.
The majority of us are,
I believe, very willing to
live and let live. This is
all we ask of our fair
skinned brethren. We want
no more-we need no more!
But to some. even that's a
fantastic order.
P. NJ. B.
Thank you for your fine
editorial. "Inexcusable IRE
Sponsibility." Chief Murray
deserves all our support. It
was preposterous that the
NAACP was allowed to con-
tinue such a thing after our
reliable FBI had investigated.
We respect our Police De-
partment.
Mrs. r.. L. S.
4 X X
Congratulations on your
editorial. "Inexcusable IRE
sponsibility." Until recently,
I had been under the i'm
preston the NAACP was a
highly motivated organiza-
ton devoted to a sincere
effort to better the lot of
the colored people. Now I
realize it contains some of
the type of irresponsible
leaders you have pointed out.
Subscriber.
4 4
Speaking of the District
police hearings, there seems
to be no question that the
controversial" NAACP wit
ness, Hattie Price, was a
screaming. name-calling ar
restee. Or that she threat
ened to get the arresting Of
ficer fired; tried to wrestle
his night stick away from
him; hit him with her shoe,
etc.
My mama always told me
that when a lady spits in
your eye, she is no longer a
lady. From then on, you may
proceed according to the stu
alton. And surely, many re-
sponsible members of Hattie's
race must feel that a conk
on the noodle was just what
Hattie deserved, whether she
got it or not.
No matter what color the
good Lord happened to make
us. we doubt that either He
or the Supreme Court meant
it to be used as license for
public misconduct.
Lila d. SOnnemann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Mon-Mode Thunder

Lila ID. Sonnemann
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-24

Tonighfs top sholDs as preUie,Ded By TV Keys sta6
ho attend reheorsas match screenings and anolvze
scripts in NeU York and Hollywood Their opinions are
offered as a guide to area ptet0ers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-24
TV KEY PREVIEWS

Tonights top shoDs preUieDed By TV KEYS sta6
Oho attend reheorsGls match screenings onalyze
scripts in New York and Hollywood Their opinions are
offered as guide to area DieWers.
Park-Bear Country" Ga repeat
Much of tonights show devoted to Dsneys bet
ter nature shorts Bear Country Contains both humor
and excitement the bear cubs get into mischeand
plotting the mating season. Amusing background music
and tonguencheek narration by winston Hbbler help
too. 7:30 pm. WMAL-7.
Masquerade Pary-The emphasis is on puchritude tonight
You'll meet Godlocks who won't be everything she seems
harem beauty who will be, and elf who's Just crash
ing the party to get look at the first Maybe the
panel will guess their identities but do you think you
will? COLOR 500 pm, WRC-.
Father Knows Best-"Brief Holiday" "a repea Margaret
gets fed up with her memakng chores and cheats
few hours off, The family makes federal it,
and Jim almost has ht trying to get her to explain
cute show with Jane Wyatt capaby carrying acting
load. $3.50 pmr WRC-z.
Kraft Theater-"Welcome to Stranger valuable con-
tribution to the meagre summertime TV schedule
ing of the narrowing experiences of Puerto Rcan teen
ager in New York. the play demonstrates the injustice of
condemning any group for the incorporate acts of few
humans Sincerity makes for what the play lacks in
inspiration, and there good performances by Jose
Perez as "The Stranger" and James Gavin as a gang
leader. Color 900 pm. WRCA.
Ozzie and Repeat) busy show but that won't
bother Nelson fans Tonight everybodyS looking for
thingsecret panels treasure birthday presents business
presents There's cute closing gag too likeable half
hour 900 pm, WMAL-7.
Twentieth Century Fox-"False Witness" Ca repeat This is
Nv version OF the movie Call Northside TIT"
paper seuh tries to spring innocent from prison.
convinced that key witness lied The story drags in
spots, but Fred MacMurray and solid supporting cast
Try nard TO keep your interest. 1000 pm, WTOP-9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-24

with John Derek. A leader
of a notorious gang has
sworn vengeance on Sam
Houston as the result OF
his fathers execution.
1000, WMAL Boxing
Eddie Machen VS.. Bob Baker
in a 10-round heavyweight
bout.
Ills, WTTG (5)-Washing-
ton Movietime: "China Pas
sage" with Anita Colby and
Vinton Haworth. An Amer
lean girl in China aids two
men in recovering a dia-
mond. 1897.
11:15, WTOP (s)-The Late
Show: alias Mr.. Twilight"
stars Gigi Perreau and Lloyd
Corrigan. An old man is
suspected of being a conf
dence man and is accused
of being an unfit guardian
for an orphaned grand
daughter. 1947.
1l:20, WMAL (D-The Night
Show: Robert Lowery and
Barbara Britton in They
Made Me a Killer" A bank
robbery suspect and his girl
set out to track down the
real criminals. 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-24
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

$500. WTTG ~ Baseball
Washington VS.. Cleveland
$500. WTOP (9)-Spike Jones
Show: Lauritz Melchior, op-
cratic star, sings Spikes
version of Cocktails for
Two"
$3.50. WMAL (D-Navy Log
Ito of Attu." Navy doctor
treats a wounded Japanese
prisoner on Attu. Harold
Fong and James Bryant star.
$3.50. WTOP Civic Damone
Show: Scheduled guests are
Betty Madigan, Rod Alex
ander and Bambi Linn, John
Sebastian, Tommy Hanlon
and Enroll Garner.
$3.50. WMAL (D-Moment OF
Decision: BLACK Jim Hawk"
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Emory Frazer. reading clerk
for the Senate. will be in
terviewed on his research
on the Senate desk.
500, WTOP-Baseball: Balti-
more VS.. Detroit.
$500, WDC-Base b a IL
Washington VS.. Cleveland.
$500, WGMS - Concert Mas
terpieces: Franck, Prelude
to THE Redemption:
Chausson, Poeme, Opus IS;
Roussel, Bacchus and Ari-
ane. Suite No. 2.
$500, WO-Good Music
Time: Adagio and Fugue by
Mozart, Cantata by Bach,
Piano Sonata No. rs by
Beethoven and Violin Con-
certo by Elgar.
1890, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
phony No. 4 in A cItal-
ian") CMendelssohn): Tos-
canini and the NBC Sym
phony Orchestra.
Baseball Tomorrow
ISIS, WWDC-Baseball: Cleve-
land VS.. Washington.
1880, WINX-Baseball: Brook
Ign VS.. st. Louis.
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TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

600, WASH-FM-In the Con-
cert Hall: Symphony No. / by
Brahms, Symphonic Sketches
by Chadwick, Petite Suite by
DeBussy, 1912 Overture by
Tchaikovsky and the Spiders
Banquet by Roussel.
700, WWDC Iris Comm:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-19
WOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM
Anito, Tony Like 1t Here

HOLLYWOOD (NANA) -
That smile on Anita Ekberg's
face is because husband Anthony
Steel has been released from his
London contract by J. Arthur
Rank. I'VE want to make Holly
wood our permanent home" the
beautiful, Dusty Swedish actress
and her British actor mate told
me recently. Also. they plan to
take out American citizenship
papers. Tony's first film as a
free man will be in France-"tC
be with Anita when she makes
''her picture with Bob Hope
Trouble in Paris"
Rock Hudson's stock reply to
interviewers who ask him How
did you become a starr" is u
guess I was lucky" ! guess he