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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08
Signs of Hysteri0'

Pravda, communism's eyer faithful
mouthpiece, has told the Russian people
that some United States Senators fare
showing signs Of hysteria" as a result
Of the Soviet Unions successful launch
ing Of the first earth satellite. This
strikes us as typical Pravda exaggera-
ton, but it is nevertheless true that
there have been panicky overtones in
some Of the American comment on this
great Russian achievement.
Most of this comment is to the eff
feet that the Russians have won a great
propaganda victory, which may be true.
and that the launching Of their satellite
suggests that they have gained a sig
nif1cant, but unSpecifled, military adj
vantage, which is doubtful.
We do not mean to minimize or I'M
derestimate the magnitude Of what Rus
sia's men Of science have done. Their
achievement, in q country which was
primitive by our standards only a few
years ago. Is of the highest order.
But science in the United States has
not been standing STILL Within a few
months We viii send up our own first
satellite. Last July, It was announced
that we would fire six Of them during
the International Geophysical Year, and
We probably win do it.. The fact that
the Russians have beaten us by a few
months, standing alone. Is not Of any
overriding significance. This Is subject
to one important qualification. II the
Russian satellite actually weighs 1874
pounds four flrst viii weigh about 81
pcunds), they may have developed a
much more powerful rocket fuel than
any We have. And this could be indica-
tive Of significant breakthrough in
this area. {.
1t is said that the Russian satellite
achievement confirms their claim, made
in August, that they successfully test
fred an intercontinental balIistic mis-
sile. II so, they are ahead Of US In this
field, too. But the important question
is. how far ahead? If it Is matter of
six months to year, the military ball
ance has not materially shifted. It will
be long time-certainly more than a
year-before the ICBM takes over from
the manned bomber. And in that In
terval, assuming that we do not drag
our feet, the United States is not going
to lose the military race to the Russians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08

J. Lindsay Almonds comments in an
interview over WMAL-TV undoubtedly
reflect his real thinking on the ques-
ton Of indignation in Virginia's public
schools.
There is a question as to whether
Mr.. Almond, Democratic candidate for
Governor, said there is mo doubt" that
there viii be some court-enforced inte-
grafton, or whether he said there is a.
possibility" Of this. The difference may
be Of some Importance politically. But
as q practical matter, 1t is not fmpor-
tant at all. For Mr.. Almond knows, and
most other people know. that some in
tegration is inevitable.
This is so because, in Virginia at
least, the alternative is to close the
schools. And In many areas Of the
State, Arlington included, public opin-
ion viii not tolerate abandoning pub
lie education. In some places, Prince
Edward County, for example, the vot-
ers probably would rather close their
schools than integrate them. But there
Is almost no chance that this win prove
to be the case anywhere IN Northern
Virginia.
So the question Is not one Of inte-
grafton or no migration. The real
question is whether, when the time
comes. = community which complies
with court order commanding inte-
grafton Is going to be senseIesSly penal
lied by the State. The laws now on the
books call for cutting on State aid to
any integrated school, and this could
involve substantial sum-of money. II
is interesting to note. however, that Mr..
Almond, in commenting on this pos
sibility, spoke Of present" Virginia law.
We hope this can be taken to mean
that, If elected, he will work for repeal
or modification Of the so-calIed "Stan-
ley package" Of legislation, which pro-
videS for the withholding of funds No
Virginia community is going to inte-
CRATE unless ordered to do so by Fed
raj court. Why should any school system
be deprived Of funds-funds to which
its own taxpayers have contradiction
doing what 1t is required to do by court
order and local public sentiment?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08

Since becoming chairman
Of the District Of Columbia
Chapter several months ago
I have become increasingly
aware Of the great public
service newspapers perform
in informing the public Of the
work done by organizations
such as the Red Gross. The
Red Cross must depend upon
public understanding and
good will for the support
necessary to carry out its
humanitarian task, and we
owe a debt Of gratitude TO
newspapers for interpreting
our needs in a way that has
made our task successful.
During the past year the
Red Cross. locally and ma
tionally. has been faced with
the largest disaster relief job
in the rs years Of its history.
Flood waters devastated parts
Of West Virginia, Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee: I'M
precedented billiards created
a disaster area in Colorado:
Hurricane Audrey wrought
havoc in the coastal regions
Of Louisiana. and the Red
Cross gave Immediately and
generously Of its money and
manpower to help alleviate
the suffering Of the Hun
garian refugees.
{. In these undertakings, In
blood crises, in every phase
of the day-to-day service Of
the Chapter, the newspapers
have responded without
reservation.
/. therefore. take this oc-
casion Of National Newspaper
Week to express, on behalf
Of the District Of Columbia
Chapter Of the American
National Red Cross and the
people It serves. our deep
appreciation and gratitude
for your cooperation.
Charles $. Dewey,
Chairman d. G. Chapter,
American Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08
mo Time to bubble

No doubt you get q SUI
ficient number Of letters
criticizing your editorials.
therefore. / wanted to write
complimenting you on the
editorial in the October 4
Star entitled. mo Time to
bubble"
In my opinion you have
stated in this editorial
exactly what time will prove
to be a great Eisenhower
blunder. To make an effort
now to whitewash the real
basis for sending troops into
Little Rock is most unbecom-
ing. insincere and unintelli-
gent on the part Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
The indignation problem
has become almost unsur-
mountable. ! am a South
erner. a Texan, but ! am
not a segregationist in the
full sense. l am, however,
violently opposed to the sit
uation as 1t now exists from
the standpoint Of both parties
to this disgraceful ordeal.
Since the famous. or infa-
nous, ruling Of the Supreme
Court in 1854. over TOO
Southern schools out Of q
total Of over 5000 have be-
gun indignation. To me. this
is remarkable progress. In
view Of the fact that Con-
gress and the country in
general didn't make that
much progress In 90 years.
Legislating morals is one
thing and enforcing the leg
islation is another. How
about the prohibition era?
Time changes all things and
certainly anyone impetuously
forcing integration can ex-
pect many future Little Rock
incidents.
Walter y. Grubbs,
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cIorificotion

In q recent issue Of The
Star, your reporter. Charles
q. Brooks, for the most part.
presented an excellent report
Of my presidential address
before the 50th annual meet
ing Of the American Roent-
gen Ray Society. In my adj
dress, I objected in essence
to the superfiuous and care-l
less use Of X-rays by un-
trained physicians. osteo-
paths. chiropractors and
others
In my address ! stated, 1T
is the unnecessary examina-
ton and those poorly per-
formed by physicians and
others who have received no
radiologic training that are
to be condemned"
] strenuously object to the
paragraph by Mr.. Brooks
that my speech was seen as
another move In the fight
between the radiologists. a
speciality group. and general
medicine"
This is absolutely not true.
In the first place, this is
not another move; and in
the second place. we are not
fighting general medicine.
What we are fighting, and
what / thought was made
clear, Is the unnecessary and
poorly performed radiologic
examinations by any physi-
clan. or anyone else. which
results IN unnecessary radia-
ton exposure. Obviously this
occurs most frequently when
performed by physicians and
others who have not received
radioloeic training.
/ would appreciate your
publication Of this letter so
that the impression created
by this paragraph in the re-
port can be partially cor
rected.
Wendell q. Scott, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08
Jester

Scientists tell US that world
population viii triple In the
next 100 years. BY 1850 there
will be 500 million people in
the United States, and there
will not be enough food TO
so around. Clearly this is
something that the Supreme
Court ought to take care Of
before 1t is too late.
To accomplish this a case
could be procured in which a
childless couple would assert
that their right to life, lib
erty and the pursuit Of food
was being placed in jeop-
ardy. and they were being
made to feel inferior, by the
excessive procreativity Of
their neighbors. An ex parte
hearing would be held. in
which all dissenting testi-
mony would be excluded. A
sociologist with q slide rule
would be called IN. and q
determination would be made
Of the age at which reproduce
ton should cease in order
to maintain the population
at q wholesome level. The
court would then decree that
all must submit 70 compul-
sorry Federal sterilization upon
reaching that age. That de-
eisi0n would thereupon be-
come "the law Of the land
and all liberals and right
thinking people would rush
to its support.
No doubt there would be
some resistance by q few
extremists and anti-sociai
hotheads. the lunatic fringe
which is always opposed to
progress. but these could
be quickly suppressed by
Federal troops. BY that time
everyone would understand
that the right Of assembly
and discussion Is restricted
to Communists. meeting To
consider means Of overturn-
ing the Government. or per-
haps to small incidental
gatherings Of labor unionists
meeting at q plant gate to
peaceably overturn q few
automobiles.
Thus the general welfare
would be served. The country
would be rescued from the
threat Of future starvation
Another triumph Of the
judicial mind over nature
Saved by the Supreme Court!
Hallelujahl
G. Glenn WhitlOck.
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Music That Charms

In your editorial Music
That Charms" you observe
that there is q sort Of omin-
Gus note about the sugges-
ton that The Star Spangled
Banner and God Save the
Queen had better be played
perfectly or not ct ALL"
In case your readers are
really concerned about this
matter. they needn't be. Even
though part Of the Marine
Band viii be on tour while
Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Philip are in town, the re-
mainder Of this famous mu-
steal aggregation viii be pro-
viding music while the royal
visitors are here.
On June 8. 1899, the Ma
rine Band proved it could
render the British anthem in
a manner that would warm
any heart. That day the band
played when President Roose-
welt. King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth appeared in
the arched entrance Of the
huge plaza of Washington's
Union Station. At the mo-
ment these dignitaries ap-
peared. the band leaders
baton came down sharply
and the full ensemble Of the
United States Marine Band
broke into the majestic
strains Of the British and
then the American national
anthems. For a full minute
after the music had died
away not q sound was heard
from the spellbound thou
sands gathered in the plaza.
Three thousand miles away,
the usually staid and re-
served officials of the British
BroadcaSting Company were
also impressed. That night,
in a shortwave broadcast a
leading British commentator
remarked feelingly:
g. We don't know by
what magic Major Santel-
mann (the LEADER obtained
the results he did. but never
was the British anthem
played in so stirring and in
spring a manner as it was
today by the United States
Marine Band upon the ar
rival Of their Majesties in the
Capital Of the United States
Of America"
Dennis d. Nicholson. Jr..
1t. Col, USMC.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
so May Be G. o. P. Rockies Year

also may be the choice Of
President Eisenhower when
the time comes 70 pick his
successor. Both Knowland
and Knight have been in the
1imelight. too. But none Of
the others mentioned have
been strongly to the fore or
are widely known, even by
name. This does not mean.
however. that some event in
the next few years may not
catapult one Of them, or some
today unknown" into prom
inence. Not until the Boston
police strike nearly three
decades ago had Calvin Cool
idge been heard Of outside his
own State. Massachusetts,.
When as Governor, Coolidge
took q strong stand in that
strike situation, he became
famous throughout the coun-
try. His friends soon after
ward began running him for
the presidential nomination
in 1920. Their slogan was
Have Faith in Massachus-
etts.y Harding. not Coolidge,
was nominated for President,
by the @. o. p. leaders in q
moke-filled room. The ma
tional convention, however,
took over and nominated
Coolidge for Vice President,
and he succeeded to the
White House when President
Harding died. This kind Of
thing could happen again.
Veterans List Depleted
Since 1913 when Mr.. Dewey
won his last nomination for
President, and since 1852
when President Eisenhower
not only won the nomination
but also was elected, the
ranks Of the old and promi-
nent potentials for the Re-
publican presidential nomi-
nation have been depleted in
no uncertain manner. For
mer Governor Dewey took
himself out Of the picture,
declining to run again for
Governor and supporting Ell
senhower for the presidential
nomination. Senator Robert
A. Taft Of Ohio, who tried
several times for the nomi-
nation but never made 1t. has
died. and so has Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg Of
Michigan. Earl Warren, now
Chief Justice. who as Gov
ernor of California became
a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination, has made it
clear he would never leave
the Supreme Court to en-
ter politics again. Senator
Bricker Of Ohio, who chal-
lenged Dewey for the noni-
nation in 1914, has shown no
inclination again to become
a candidate. Harold Z. Stas-
sen. former Governor Of Min
neSota. q candidate for the
presidential nomination in
1913 and again in 1852. is
given no chance for Q polit-
ical comeback by many Of
his Republican colleagues.
although he has said he ex-
poets to become a candidate
for Governor of Pennsyl-
vania next year.
Clearly the field is left
open to the newcomers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08

which cannot be solved by
conformists and q few rulers.
The way to operate the
schools in the South Is to
have Congress settle it. They
have the power to amend the
Constitution, which appar-
emily has been misunderstood
at least one time. According
to the evidence in the case.
that was the wrong time. We
did not have any trouble in
the schools until that deci-
sion was handed down. It
conflicts with the law Of hui
man nature. Yes. 1t Is work.
able. by force only.
Daniel b. FeIker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08
Diplomas?

I attended q PTA meeting
at the junior high school
where my daughter is q 7th-
grader. In explaining how
pupils are placed, the princi-
pal stated that last spring
the 6th-graders had been
given a series Of tests. Dur
ing the summer the junior
high school staff were given
the results Of these tests to
help guide them in planning
placement for this session.
The principal said the results
OF the tests showed some
Of the 6th-graders to be as
low as End grade level, some
as high as 10th grade level,
most at the 9Th grade level.
I asked II all Of these pupils
were promoted to the It'll
grade. The answer was "yes."
I then asked If this practice
Of promoting sub-standard
pupils continued through the
9th and 9th grades. The an
Swer was yes" MY next
query was, rs it possible for
a pupil to graduate from the
9th grade Of this junior high
school and still be at. say,
9Th grade level?" Again. the
answer was yves" A further
question-"Is the diploma
that YOUR graduates receive
qualified in any way to show
that the holder is below aver
age, average. or above aver
age?" The answer-"no."
The diploma reads: John
Due has honorably completed
the course Of study prescribed
for the Washington Junior
High SCHOOLS.
Now. / have a final ques-
ton. It is addressed, not to
the principal Of the junior
high school. but 10 the Con-
gress Of PARENT Teacher AS
sociations, employers in the
District Of Columbia, civic
groups, and parents Of all
pupils; do you approve this
system Of awarding diplomas,
which completely disregards
standards Of educational
achievement and misrepre-
sents the accomplishments
and abilities Of sub-standard
'graduates'P"
/ do not address this ques-
ton to the Board Of Educa-
ton and the Superintendent
of Schools, for they have al
ready indicated their APP
proval. Third Generation
WashlngtOnlan.A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

ture knows nothing Of all
this.
Nature, as we call every
thing. had q plan in the be-
ginning, and has adhered to
it with singular persistence all
these countless millions Of
years.
Little man. the fellow with
the club, did not think the
giant prehistoric animals
were worth a whoop, as far
as he could see. and the CEN
turtles finally proved him
right.
Those great creatures were
taken from his orbit by the
ice age, which overwhelmed
their great bulk and its need
for food.
What use is q dinosaur?"
we can hear some cave man
ask his wife. as they huddled
inside the little door. wait
ing until it went away.
The big club. often . bone
Of one Of the monsters, was
not carried for its striking
ability.
1t was rather q diversion.
The aim was not to hit with
it. but to attract with it.
The giants which roamed
the earth had great bodies
but little brains.
A thrown club would at
tract their attention instantly.
and give little man a chance
to escape.
Nature did not ask man
his opinions as to her crea-
tions. and welded them all
into q fantastic fabric. The
study Of this is called geology.
or the relation Of living crea-
lures to their environment.
We must be very careful.
therefore. before we ask that
old question. What good is
this creature?"
1t may be good" for it
self. and that. in natures
scheme. is quite enough.
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Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q.-How can I change Gen.
tigrade temperature readings
to Fahrenheit flgures?-AL.
A. Multiply the Centigrade
reading by nine. divide the
answer by five. then add 80.
This will give you the Fab
renheit reading.
Q. Who was Paul du Chail-
lu?-A. Y.
A. Paul du Chaillu 1885,
1909 was q French-bor
naturalized American. IA
nous as q traveller. At 20
years of age. he began a
four year Journey alone
through Western Africa. He
travelled 5000 miles on foot,
learning facts about the ma
tives. plants. and animals for
the remarkable books he
later wrote. He found so new
species Of birds. and brought
the FIRST gorilla to America.
Born in Paris. du Chaillu
died in ST. Petersburg. Rus
STA (now Leningrad).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08

Unless former Gov. Thomas
e. Dewey Of New York does
the unexpected and again
gets into q race for . presI,
Dental nomination, 1860 will
be the year Of the rockies
so far as the choice Of o Re-
publican Party standard
bearer is concerned. No Re-
publican now in sight as q
potential contender for the
nomination, other than Mr..
Dewey, has ever before been
q serious aspirant for that
honor. Vice President Nixon
and Senator William F..
Knowland. minority leader
Of the Senate. not to men,
ton Gov. Goodwin j. Knight,
all Californians, have none
OF them ever gone into a
Republican National Con-
vention seeking q presiden-
tial nomination. Senator
Knowland did make q start
at campaigning for the NOM
ination in 1856. but he retired
from the field as soon as
President Eisenhower an
nounced he would run for a
second term. The Californi-
ans-particularly Nixon and
Knowland--have been UP to
now the only q. o. p. lead
ers seriously discussed for
the 1860 nomination.
A crop Of newcomer candi-
dates. however, viii develop
in the next two or three
years. unless Mr.. Nixon, for
one reason or another, should
get so far out in front in the
race for the Republican
nomination he could not be
stopped, and it was so recog-
nized. Several Republican
Governors may be in the pic
ture. in addition to knight
Of California. Among them,
Governors Thomson Of Wis
consin. Stratton Of Illinois,
ONeill Of Ohio, and Nc
Keldin Of Maryland. 1t is
possible that q Republican
Governor elected next year
for example, In New York or
Pennsylvania - may jump
into the limelight. Two SEN
ators-DirkSen Of Illinois and
Case Of New Jersey-might
be in the race. Senator Dirk
sen is expected to be Repub-
lican Leader Of the Senate
when Senator Knowland
steps out Of that ONCE next
year. Senator Case is serving
his FIRST term and is a strong
Eisenhower supporter.
New York Stepping Stone
A Governor Of New York,
Republican or Democrat, al
most invariably Is talked OF
as q potential nominee for
President. II a Republican
defeats Gov. Hartman. Dem
ocrat. next year, and takes
over in Albany. he might be-
come the. man Of the hour
OF the probable candidates
mentioned for the New York
Republican gubernatorial
nomination. former Repub-
lican Nationa al Chairman
Leonard w. Hall alone is
known nationally. however.
In all the list Of presi-
dental possibilities men,
toned. Vice President Nixon
Is most widely known. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08

] commend David Lawrence
for most Of the articles he
has written on school inte-
grafton and the Suprem e
Court decision. We need more
men like him; also more
women like Dorothy Thomp-
son. This Nation IL faced
with . very serious problem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08

Someone wants to know
what good are sea nettles.
These interesting creatures
are not usually regarded as
good" In any human sense.
Their plain interference
with bathing in Chesapeake
Bay and other bodies Of water
puts them in humanity's bad
book.
Actually, they are a part Of
the great chain Of nature.
interference with which
brings certain disaster,
sooner or later.
This is q difficult subject.
and perhaps only one who
has made it a life study can
comprehend it fully.
Any one, however. can
come to the point where he
sees that all that lives
achieves its best life because
Of the interaction of all.
This is not hard to believe.
because we see it every day in
our own lives.
Interference with nature.
while sometimes seemingly in
mans interest, may result in
inimical influences later.
This. too, is hard to believe,
since most of us can look no
farther than our own noses.
as the old saying put it.
We may be such things as
dreams are made of. as the
poet said. but also we are
very hardheaded and opin-
donated. and ordinarily do
not much concern ourselves
with what is to come.
Ofhcials and others, who
spend part of their time land
all of our taxes in warn
ing" us. now and then. Of the
dire results of contaminated
water and the like. ordinarily
fail in their good intentions
because we cannot really look
forward.
Futurity is something, let
us say. from which We are
saved.
Mosquitoes are other living
creatures most of us find diff
ficult to understand as to
their basic reason for exist
ence.
The fault lies. not in our
stars. as Shakespeare had
one OF his characters say,
but in our taking a too per-
sonal view Of creation. OF
course. we have been bred
and educated and trained in
this since infancy.
Mother and father made us
the center Of the world and
1t had its good points, but II
does tend to make a person
ego-centered. that is. tending
TO look upon all other forms
Of life from the simple stand
point:
what can ! get out Of it?'
II 1t does not help the
me" or contribute to his
life. as he. the Judge and
jury. sees II, then it must be
dismissed from his scheme OF
things.
49,
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