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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
No Loyal Despots

Does the downgrading of
Stain and the recent banish-
ment Of five Of Khrushchev's
former cronies foretell the
eventual dissolution of the
Soviet deSpotiSm? This pos
sibility occurred to me when
I read in the recently pub
lished 'Lucan: Pharsalia," by
Robert Graves:
Never so long as earth
supports sea, or air supports
earth, or the sun makes its
perennial journey through
the signs of the zodiac, or
night follows day-never will
loyalty be found among fell
low-despots! 1t is a law of
nature that every great man
inevitably resents a partner
in greatness"
So. to hasten the happy
day, it might not be such a
bad idea to invite Marshal
Zhukov to visit the United
States, while pointedly omit
ting a similar invitation to
Comrade Khrushchev.
Old ReactiOnary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

baseball has changed considerably in
the last four years, as four teams have
moved on to cities with more active
cash registers. The game has not been
harmed by spreading out over the
country, and one baseball official per-
hapS expressed 1t best when he said it
makes our national game more ma
tional." There is general expectation
that Brooklyn's Dodgers will be the next
to head West-for Los AngeleS-and the
box scores probably will be read with
just as much interest from coast to
coast next season. Some day, maybe,
the San Francisco Giants will come back
to play World Series in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

u. S. Geophysicists Study Antarctic
By THOMAS R. HENRY
The most isolated American

The most isolated American
station in the Antarctic, pos
sibly excepting the South Pole
itself, is at the foot of the
Edsel Ford Mountains, 627
miles east of Little America
across the Ross ice shelf.
It is on the edge of a vast
expanSe Of ice-covered pla-
teau, Marie Byrd Land, the
interior of which is practi-
cally unknown. This area is
particularly associated with
the explorations of Admiral
Richard e. Byrd and bears
the name of Mrs. Byrd. The
late admiral discovered its
two major mountain ranges,
the Fords and the Rookie
fellers.
Here % Americans, led by
DR.. George r. Toney, are in
the depths of the six-month
long Antarctic night, engaged
chiefly in strictly geophysical
Investigations.
Difficult to Establish
This was the most difficult
of all the American stations
to establishment more so
than the one at the South
Pole.
Early last November a re-
connaissance trail party COM
posed of an experienced Army
team equipped with over
snow vehicles departed from
Little America. They were
supported by Navy aircraft.
About 100 miles out on the
trail almost impossible crew
asses were encountered which
for some time threatened to
jeopardize the whole opera
ton. After considerable rec
onnoitering and days Of pa
tiently bridging crevasses the
region was crossed.
After five weeks of inten-
sive and dangerous work
along the 650-mile route the
train arrived at the location
selected for the Byrd station.
Since then two heavy trac-
tor trains, along with delivery
Of 240 tons of fuel and equip
ment by the Air Force, have
made successful operations of
the site a certainty.
Constant wind-blown snow
and low temperatures made
construction a difficult task.
Now. however, the % men
who will occupy the site-12
Of them scientific observers
have completed successfully
erection of buildings and spe-
cial scientific structure. The
meteorological program is al.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Stadium Study Assured

In wisely reSculng the stadium leg
iSlation from a SesSion-end deadlock.
Congress has cleared the way for an ex-
pert study to determine whether a ma
tional stadium project of the sort under
consideration is feasible The legisla-
ton as finally agreed to in conference
contains provisions rejecting confusion
and misunderstanding on the part of
some members of Congress as to the i'm
mediate purpose of the current enact
ment. These misconceptions can be
cleared up later. The important objec-
tive Of sponsors of the legislation has
been accomplished, namely, a statutory
basis for grant of 5000 by the Fed
eral Housing and Home Finance Agency
to finance an inquiry into economic and
engineering aspects of the proposed
stadium.
Until this investigation has been
completed there is no assurance that
there will be stadium-at least one
such as has been proposed by Repre-
sentative Harris of Arkansas. The Har-
riS bill calls for 50,000-seat bowl near
the Armory, financed by revenue bonds.
The study just authorized will deter
mine whether stadium of that size and
in that location can be paid for salts
factorily through the bond plan. If so,
Congress will be called upon to pass an
other bill, or amend the present legis-
lation, to meet the recommendations Of
the Investigators
1t is when this later legislation is
taken up that some of the confusion
manifested in passing the current bill
can be-and should be-dispelled. For
example, the House needs to be straight
ened out on what was described in the
debate as "give-away" of Federal land.
The House insisted on and the conferees
agreed to an amendment requiring "re-
endorsement" of the Government for
the ground on which the stadium would
be built AS matter of fact, the District
long ago reimbursed the Federal Gov
eminent for this parkland, under pro-
visions of the Capper -Cramton Act. 1t
would be unjust to require double pay
ment, as the legislation would do. Other
details written into the measure on the
floor may be in conflict with the rec
concentrations of the study group.
Fortunately, the major objective of the
legislation was achieved, despite the
shortcomings of the compromise bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Scotland Divided

Your August 20 editorial,
Scotland Divided" on an
issue involving kits for
troops. will be Of more than
passing interest to those of
Scottish descent in this
country. To many others,
this matter may seem ludi-
crous unless comparison is
made with something nearer
at hand. Suppose the Secre-
tary Of the Navy insisted
that the U. S. Marine Corps
wear the uniform of the
Navy! The comparison is.
OF course. quite inadequate.
Sir Harold Macmillan has
certainly bitten of more than
ne can possibly masticate.
This would appear as a down.
right attempt at subversion
and sabotage on the very
backbone Of the remains Of
the British Empire (the great
Highland regiments) It is
recommended that Sir Harold
recall the words Of Wee
Geordie, mo kilts-no pair
formance."
John F. Gibson, Jr., MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Significant Offer

The general expectation seems to
be that nothing much will come of our
latest disarmament proposal, and this,
If not surprising, is at least disappoint-
ing. For If this new proposition a
conditional two-year suspension of
nuclear tests-leads to nothing but more
futile talk, then we must expect that
the London discussions will wind up
with no agreement, and that the dis
armament debate simply will be trans
ferred to the United Nations General
Assembly.
Our new proposal, described by the
President as embracing significant
change" in our position, calls for two
year suspension of nuclear tests (here-
tofore we have advocated 10-month
SuSpenSion) provided the Russians ~
agree in return to halt in production
of fashionable materials for weapons,
and (2) that an inspection system ade-
quate to police and enforce this ban on
production be set up.
This two-year offer (actually we
reserve the right to withdraw it after
one year If we are not satisfied with
progress made toward Stoppage of pro-
duction and an inspection system) APP
pears to meet one major Russian point
that 10-month ban on testing would
be meaningless. However, the Russian
position has been to demand a discon-
tinuance OF tests, plus only pledge not
to use nuclear weapons If war starts.
We will not accept that, and there has
been nothing in the five months Of ne
gotiationS to indicate that the Russians
will agree to stop production of flSSion-
able material for weapons or that they
will accept satisfactory inspection
system.
So, barring some unexpected shift
In the Soviet position, it looks as though
our latest offer, while it may improve
our position before the bar of world
opinion, is not going to lead to any kind
of disarmament agreement this year.
Evidently, the nuclear powers, our
selves included, are not yet ready to
accept any real sacrifice of national adj
vantage, or supposed advantage, in order
to come to an agreement. Nor has any,
one come forward with a disarmament
formula, which, in its practical applica-
ton, would not appear to work adversely
to the interests of one or more of the
major powers. Hence, the prospect is
that the people of this world will have
to live while longer with the mounting
arms burden and under the appalling
threat of nuclear war Perhaps, in
time, the pressures and the strains will
become so great that someone will have
to give way. But, our new significant"
offer Notwithstanding, it doesn't look as
though it is going to happen in this year
of 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Police Integrotion

Mr.. Westmore's letter Of
August, II implies that the
suggestions to the Police De-
partment by NAACP's E. B.
Henderson are not valid. He
cites impairment of morale
as a case against an inte-
grated assignment of Cauca-
SLAMS and colored officers IN
patrol cars and on foot pa
trolls.
1t would be superfluous to
suggest a flaw or an element
Of bias in Mr.. Westmore's
reasoning. It would appear
to this reader that if a per-
sons attitude is such that
his morale could be dealt a
severe blow by being assigned
to duty with a Negro, it would
be virtually impossible for
him to serve effectively with
justice toward all in the ca
pacity Of a police officer. To
serve in such a manner is of
course a basic requirement OF
any good police force.
Segregation and discrimi-
nation solely on the basis of
ones race or color has nc
place in a democracy such as
ours. Its right to exist has
been denied by our Constitu-
ton.
When the energies spent by
American citizens in trying to
uphold and abide by the Con-
stitution are equal to those
spent in trying to evade, dis
credit and nullify it, then and
only then will we have a
truly wonderful Nation ca
pable of setting a creditable
example for all Of the world
to follow.
E. E. Fletcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Religion and Census

Is it possible to resolve the
controversy over a religious
question in the 1860 United
States census by a compro-
mise? l don't think so. If. as
some advocate, the religious
question were to be made vol
untary rather than compul-
sorry and so framed as to al
low any person answering to
use his own definition of the
word belong" the effect, l
believe, would be to compro-
mise basic principle and to
fasten set Of unreliable
government religious Stats
tics on the country.
Under the American sys-
tenn Of government. every
citizen is equal before the
law. whether he be an adj
herent Of a faith shared by
millions, one shared by only
a handful, or even one shared
by no one else at all. Thus.
the relative numbers Of the
various sects, or the relative
numbers OF believers and
nonbelievers, can be Of no
concern to the government.
II religious afflliation were
a legitimate object OF govern
mental inquiry. there would
be no necessity for proposing
that the religious question
be made optional, in contrast
to other questions in govern
ment censuses.
Rewording the question
cannot eliminate the basic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Federal Unions

It has been said that "a
little knowledge is a dan
gerous thing" To those of us
who have been active in
postal and Federal employee
organizations and have a
somewhat more complete
knowledge of the law and the
civil service regulations. that
truth became apparent after
reading the letter Postal
Workers" by M. D. Toilet
son.
Mr.. Tol!efson would have
been more nearly correct had
he stated that the act spon-
sored by the late George
Hunt Pendleton neither pro-
vided for nor forbade en-
ployes from becoming affili-
ated with other organized
groups Of workers. Further
more, no actual attempt was
ever made by the executive
branch to forbid employees
from affiliating with such
organized groups. However,
the executive branch, in
executive orders by Presi-
dents Theodore Roosevelt
and William Howard Taft,
did attempt to gag" and
"hamString" such organiza :
tons. and Congress as a
result enacted the Lloyd
LaFollette Act (1912) which
expressly provided that postal
employees could affiliate with
any groups not imposing upon
them a right to strike. That
act. 1t may be noted. resulted
from the activities of the
Am erican Federation of
Labor and the National Fed
Grafton Of Post Office Clerks.
the only employees group then
affiliated with the AL
and the only one to testify
in support Of the legislation
at congressional hearings.
Mr.. Tollefson's view that
cit stands to reason" that
employees drag themselves
back into the old spoils sys-
TEN by affiliating with the
AFL-CIO becomes patiently
absurd when one remembers
that the employees have been
affiliated for more than 50
years and have not been
dragged back into the spoils
system.
The law does not prohibit
postal or Federal employees
from joining unions but. in
fact. the Act of August "a.
1912. specifically gives them
that right. Contrary to Mr..
Tollefson's views, an over
whelming majority Of post
Office clerks are in favor Of
afiiliation with the AFL-CIO
and that is evidenced by the
fact that an overwhelming
majority of them are men,
bers of the National Fedora
ton Of Post Office Clerks. In
addition. virtually all other
employees - letter carriers.
postal transport workers.
special delivery messengers.
mail handlers and others
belong to organizations af-
filiated with the AFL-CIO.
E. c. HaIlbeck,
Legislative Director, Ma
tional Federation Of
Post Office Clerks.
AFL-CIO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

golden opportunity to say
thank you for the most en-
joyable part Of our favorite
paper.
MY mother had q big, red
old cat. He was never an af-
fectionate cat but would per-
nit a few select individuals
to scratch his back but he
never wanted to be held and
cuddled.
HE was never mean or
sneaky but just independent.
On two occasions he must
have behaved in the manner
you described but I did not
see these. One summer, how
ever. the folks were away, and
I went over to see how things
were and a neighbor told me
that Reds was not about.
II found him hiding away
back under q large, thorny
rambler.
HE was stretched out and
looked like he was stone cold
dead and did not even NEW
when I called him.
THE vet said he had in
fected teeth and these were
withdrawn, and in a few
weeks he was his old SELF"
+ \ \ 4
S. B. of Bethesda, Md,
writes:
II have just read your arti-
Gle about Stubby's fainting
spell. I have never seen q cat
faint, but exactly the same
thing happened to our be-
loved wire-haired terrier,
Sammy.
1T was a hot day. and all
Of a sudden there he stood
with spraddled legs and wild
eyes as though he had never
seen us before
Then he began to keel
over, very slowly and gently,
with a funny little apologize
smile. as much as to say re-
asSuringly, Don't be fright
ened. This is nothing at all.
Just another game. And I'll
be all right in a moment
THE doctor said Sam had
a typical heart attack and
that he would not live more
than a year or two. The
fainting spells came back,
and Sam died just two years
after the first one.
"A cat is so much calmer
than a dog, l am sure Stubby
will live longer than Sammy.
A Whit of ammonia always
helped him."
These are excerpts from a
few Of Stubs letters.
At this writing. he is again
on the dining room table, his
old post. and never looked
better in his life.
He eats we'll, and is not
above chasing the other cats
at times. He runs up and
down the staircase, some
thing he has found difficult
since having been struck by
q car two years ago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

difficulty. No matter how it
is worded. no matter whether
the answers be required or
only invited. government in
vasion Of the private domain
of conscientious belief is
wrong. Thought-tabulation
and thought-control might
be only a step apart. The
government should never do
anything to encourage the
un-American psychology -
unfortunately all too preva-
lent already-that this is a
Protestant" country or a
Catholic" country. or. for
that matter, a ''humanist"
country or an atheist"
country. A person may be-
long to one religion today
and another tomorrow. Each
citizens ultimate creed is his
own business, and that is
the way it should remain.
Stanley Lichtenstein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
Four-Doy Week

Should a predicted fast
approaching four-day work.
ing week materialize, 1t will
be interesting to note who
will get the credit for it, Mr..
Reuther or the Vice Presi-
dent. Mr.. Nixon would doubt
less have an edge. as he
boosted in addition, two cars
in every garage and three
televisions in every home. In
any event. countless liberals
will eagerly await the out
come Of this two-man race
for recognition as having
originated this utopian idea.
Elizabeth Hamm,
"a Taft Conservative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

@. Where was Ted Shawn
born?-J. o.
A. Edwin (Ted) Shawn,
noted dancer. was born in
Kansas City, Mo, in 1891.
@. Please give the char
acteristics. according to as
trology, of people born with
the sun in LEON. T.
A. Persons born from about
July 81 to August 20 are
usually kind, generous, i'm
pulsive, loyal. vigorous and
proud, but some of them may
become overbearing, selfish
and egotistic. The Leo-born
must lead, or be noticed. in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

After reading the letter
"GPO and Bargaining" my
temperature rose several de-
grees. I am a retired GPO
printer and know the condi-
tons there very well. / have
a 40-year emblem represent
ing membership in the finest
organization of its kind in
the world. the International
Typographical Union. l am
one of those who paid strike
assessments in 1922 to help
obtain the 44-hour week. but
which we in the GPO did not
get until S years after those
working in outside shops. We
also had Is days leave taken
from us by the Economy Act
of 1885, which leave we had
earned the year before. and
for which the Government is
still indebted to us. But the
fact remains that all Govern
ment agencies are, as they
should be. representative of
all taxpayers. both union and
nonunion, thus making 1t a
great democracy.
The scale committee of the
GPO is comprised Of repre-
sentatives Of all crafts en-
ployed therein. but the men,
bers Of the ITU have set the
standard Of wages to be asked
for. based on the average
wage paid in a group Of cities
as large as or larger than
Washington. This is a very
fair computation, but I can
see no reason why every
union. regardless of craft, IN
the United States, at the ter
mination of their contract,
should demand an increase
in wages. This increase. If
granted, is always passed on
to the consumer by the
manufacturers. Let us re-
member that there are mil
lions OF people who are not
in a position to absorb these
increases without making a
sacrifice of some kind to meet
them. Yes, there is a bottom
to every barrel.
This is a great country,
and we have a great union;
let's keep it that way, re-
Numbering that most wars
have been caused by someone
wanting what the other fell
low has.
Veteran Printer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

Stubby, the short-tailed til
gercat, gained fame by
fainting, a rare thing for a
cat.
His fan mail began to pour
in, with a diagnosis by each
writer, so that it seemed he
had suffered from leukemia.
heart attack. paralysis Of the
balance nerve" high tenn
perature, infected teeth, and
many other maladies.
Stubby thanks his friends,
while he reposes on the din
ing room table stretched out
on his letters.
This is as close as a cat
can come to reading.
Mrs. r. S. P. Of Burtons-
vile, Md. writes:
Il have just read your ar
ticle about a cat having q
fainting spell and wonder
ing if such a thing was ever
heard of by anyone else.
I'VE spent a recent Sum-
day, a very hot day with
high humidity. at the beach.
leaving most of our windows
closed in our house.
when we returned in the
evening, our 9-month-old
cat came into the house at
which time we fed him his
regular food and a dish Of
cold milk.
within a very short time
after. the house being so close
and hot, the cat was acting
very strange and very similar
to actions described in your
article.
II know it wasn't a fit.
I'VE put him outside. pet
ting him, for a while, and
after leaving him alone for
half an hour, he was himself
again.
Il felt it was all due to the
lack of fresh air circulating
in the house, the high tenn
perature and possibly the
drinking of cold milk too
fast"
"Stubby's fainting SPELL"
writes j. ON. of Thirteenth
street, might be a symptom
of a possible approaching
paralysis Of the b balance
nerve.
Something similar hap
pened TO my Suzle at age IL.
However, the good news for
you is that the vet fixed her
up with shots and pills.
Watch Stubby, and if he
gently rolls over on his back
too often, especially when
walking straight, check into
It,"
From L. L. S. of Temple
Hills, Md, the following:
your interesting descrip-
ton of your unconscious fe-
line friend, Stubs. and your
request for any one knowing
of a similar condition is a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

ready under way and aurora,
ionospheric, geomagnetic and
seismic instruments have been
installed and are operating
on a test basis.
Already there has been one
curious finding for which
there is no easily acceptable
explanation. A seismic pro-
file, started about 200 miles
out from Little America, has
shown that ice depths in
crease from 1000 to 1000
feet approaching the station.
But a profile in the imme-
date vicinity has determined
that under the station itself
the ice is 10000 feet thick.
Yet the station itself is only
5000 feet above sea level.
Admittedly there may have
been some error in the meas
urements. Otherwise this
must be the lowest point on
the land surface of the globe.
Night came to this isolated
base Easter Sunday morning.
Special messages were sent
and received through the
courtesy of ham" radio
operators. At sunset Easter
day a tape recording sounded
taps and the Stars and
Stripes hauled down for the
long night.
Two Meals a Day
Under the routine estab-
lished for the winter only
two meals are serviced daily
brunch from $50 to 1915
and dinner at 5 pm. The
reduction in meals, however,
means no Skimping of nutri-
ton, according to the station
doctor. He points out that
the sedentary indoor exist
ence of a polar winter camp
requires fewer calories for
warmth and energy. Individ-
ual weight increases of is to
20 pounds are reported, de-
spite the rations reduction.
All the stations will be re-
lieved with the start Of the
Antarctic spring later this
year. They will be resupplied
with 10 ships and about 40
Navy and Air Force aircraft.
Some Of the personnel will be
changed, WORKOUT equipment
replaced and additional
buildings constructed.
The operation should be
completed late in February,
according to present plans for
Operation Deep Freeze Three,
under the direction Of Rear
Admiral George Dufek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23

order to be happy. Character
istic occupations are stage,
public speaking, banking, po-
sitions Of leadership. Leo
children are self-willed. af-
fectionate, vital and often
talented. Leo people. young
and old, resent dictation or
interference, but respond
quickly to kindness and
sympathy.
@. When was Andrew w.
Mellon Ambassador to Eng
land?-T. c.
A. Andrew Mellon was AM
bassador to England from the
United States from February
5, 1882. to March II, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Drtteys' corTec:
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sGtton.