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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
SmoII-Boot Safety

The House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee has submitted
constructive suggestion in furtherance
of plans for making the rivers and lakes
safer for small-boat owners and opera
tors. The committee, in addition to rec
ommending Federal registration of small
motor craft, has proposed Coast Guard
sponsored National Small Boat Safety
Conference At such conference pro-
ponentS and opponents of an extension
of Coast Guard surveillance to motor
boats under Is feet in length could
thresh out their differences and, per-
haps, arrive at a compromise plan For
some sort of small-boat control is neces-
sary in the interest Of all users OF our
waterways.
Legislation, favored by the COM
mittee, to require numbering by the
Coast Guard of small cupboard and in
board craft and proof OF reasonable
knowledge of water safety rules has en-
countered opposition of some cupboard
owners and manufacturers The Out
board Boating Club Of America wants
some form of State control, rather than
Federal. All watermen seem to agree,
however, that the growing congestion Of
powered boats, especially of the cupboard
variety, has created a safety problem
that needs to be dealt with by govern
mental means
There have been numerous evidences
on the Potomac of the dangers of UNI
restricted outboardiA. Passenger steam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
'Unhoppy' Senator

Most people, we suppose, will readily
agree that it would be very bad thing
for the United States If control of the
Nations transportation system were to
pass to Jimmie Hoffa-with or without
the support of racketeer Johnny Dio. But
there is not likely to be any early agree
ment as to how this can or will be
prevented.
Senator Goldwater, Arizona Repub-
lican, thinks Congress will handle the
problem by bringing unions under the
antitrust laws relatively Soon." He did
not say what he meant by relatively
soon, and we suspect this will prove to
be very elastic phrase.
Senator Ives, New York Republican,
probably reflects the feeling Of most
Senators, or at least of most Of those
who are sensitive to pressure from or
ganized labor. He says he is unhappy"
about the Hoffa plan to take over the
transport unions, but neither does he
like the antitrust law proposals he has
heard. He thinks any law which would
be strong enough to block Mr.. Hoffa'S
proposed combination probably would
he is against that.
This strikes us as being an excess
sively defeatiSt attitude, but 1t serves to
illustrate one point. The point is that
labor legislation probably cannot and
certainly should not be enacted to deal
with any particular individual. No doubt
there are good" labor leaders and bad"
labor leaders. But labor leaders-the in
MISUNDERSTANDING much more rapidly
than the law can be changed to keep up
with them.
If there is to be any new legislation,
and we think new legislation is needed,
it should be designed to deal, not with
individuals, but with practices that are
inimical to the public welfare and to the
welfare of the union rank and file.
Given the will, it is nonsense to say that
this cannot be done-that abuse Of union
power cannot be curbed without also de-
Stroying the ability of unions to dis
charge their legitimate functions. To do
this probably would call for some re-
straint on power held today by the
good" unions 1t is obvious, however,
that all unions have come long, long
way in the past 20 years. Unions no
longer need one-Sided legislation to en-
able them to bargain on even terms with
employers. If anything, the shoe now is
on the other foot, and it is the employer,
or at least the public, that is in need Of
legislative help.
Eventually, in our opinion, some
thing of this sort will be forthcoming.
But we do not share Senator Goldwater'S
belief that 1t will come relatively soon."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
He Pouses for Reply

Is 1t not strange that the
most vociferous proponents of
an airport in the Chantilly
area have recently been
equally vociferous in their
opposition to establishing a
branch Of the University of
Virginia in the same general
area?s
Members of the Fairfax
County Board Of Supervisors,
and representatives Of the
Planning Commission who
have led the opposition to
locating the badly needed
university near Herndon, on
the grounds that it was too
far out. would pose too many
problems in committing and
would be inconsistent with
county planning. now are in
the forefront of those advo-
eating a Chantilly airport.
Certainly, II Herndon was
too far out for the university.
then Chantilly, even farther
out. is much too far out for
Washington's second national
airport.
Advocates Of the Chantilly
airport argue that proposed
highway improvements will
place the Herndon area only
two or three minutes farther
out than any other Fairfax
area. Might not this same
logic apply to the proposed
university. and should not
those who now propose the
Chantilly airport also accept
the location of the Univer-
sity of Virginia's branch at
Herndon?
Robert Ross Smith.
Herndon, Va,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
Trees and GRADING

In his recent letter dis
cussing the stripping Of land
of trees prior to building,
Mr.. Josepr L. Geeraert makes
some statements which do
not agree with the facts as
know them.
I will agree with his criti-
cism of the FILA, however;
although there was no OBJ
lection by this agency to my
own grading plans, they al
most turned down my loan
six years ago because 1.-The
lot is in an undeveloped
area with no growth pros
pects.' Since then, property
in this section in which /
live has multiplied in value
fourfold and the population
increased by an even greater
factor.
Mr.. Geeraert says that
purchasers do not like pines
or softwood trees. Among
my acquainances I don't
know anyone who would not
prefer any kind Of tree to a
denuded lot.
He says it is cheaper not
to strip a lot before build
ing. This is not true accord
ing to builders Of my ac-
quaintance, especially in the
case of mass developments.
AS for yelling trees, a tree
properly protected against
filling operations will sur
vive. What must be done is to
fill with gravel out to the
drip line Of the outer
branches up to four inches
of the final grade, then
spread a few inches Of top
soil and lay the sod. It is
necessary that the roots Of
the tree not be deprived Of
air and plentiful water. A
small well around the trunk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
Cob Drivers View

In The Star Of August 2.
there appeared a letter
headed Tip for Hackers"
With your assistance, / would
like to answer this advisor as
follows:
Many local hackers" agree
with you that they should
not take tips; they not only
would like to have rates and
conditions which would enable
them to live on par with
riders such as you. but also
on a par with the common
laborer.
While it may appear to
some that an increase in cab
fares is an automatic increase
in earnings. this is not the
case with the local taxicab
business. The local users of
this service have had for
many years a cab riders
paradise, and the proposed
changes will not in the least
change this. In fact, the
proposed changes will only
add to the bargain prices for
taxicab transportation in
Washington.
For instance, under the
proposed new rates. 1t is pos
sible to go from Georgia and
Eastern avenues to the 2l00
block of Huidekoper place, q
distance of approximately
8 miles, for the fabulous sum
of 80 cents. which is an aver
age of 10 cents per mile.
This is a very Improbable
trip when we consider the
cost of operating a taxicab.
which is estimated to be
IL cents per mile. There are
many similar trips, the loss
of which the operators Of the
taxicabs absorb. The in
equitable division Of the zones
makes this condition exist,
but / do not hear a word of
protest of such evils issuing
from the lips Of the users Of
the cab service in WASH
ington.
We the cab drivers Of
Washington do not care to
be forced into a position
which makes us beggars. We
are Just as proud Of our
American background as the
next person. We heartily
solicit the help of you and
the rest of the citizens of
Washington in aiding US. the
full-time cab drivers. to make
it possible for the users Of
the local taxicab service to
have the highest-type cab
transportation in The world.
1 will personally DO my best
to prohibit the acceptance of
tips if the riding public will
do their best to help the local
full-time cab driver to clean
up the whole of the local
taxicab industry. Is 1t a
deal. Mr.. Cab Rider?
c. V. Barr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14

1t is with a great deal Of
thought and pleasure that 1
read the two recent editorials
in your paper Triumph Of
Principle" and Taking
Things for Granted" I'm so
glad to see this type Of edi-
torlal writing.
There is much to be said
on the subject of Taking
Things for Granted" in this
age Of pressure groups and
their impact on the trans
action of our Nations bust
ness. It's so easy TO wake up
some morning and wonder
how things came about.
Mrs. Emma G. MArk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14

station at the South Pole be-
gan last October when Navy
and Air Force aircraft
landed on the bay Of Nc
Murdo Sound, part of the
Ross Sea, after a 2,200-mile
flight from New Zealand.
There are three great ice
highways-now airways-ex-
tending from the Ross shelf
ice into the interior Of
the continent - the Beard
more. Scott and Liv glaciers.
Pr e liminary reconnaissance
flights over all three resulted
in establishment Of an aux
iliary air facility at the foot
of the Liv glacier.
A few days later, tempera-
ture So degrees below, a ski
equipped Navy plane carry
ing Rear Admiral George
Dufek, commander of the
Antarctic task force, landed
at the South Pole. Thus Adj
miral Dufek became. with a
single exception. the only
man living to have stood at
the bottom of the world.
Weather conditions pre-
vented further operations
until late in November when
the first airlift Of construc-
ton workers and equipment
was made. BY the end of
February, a total of 760 tons
had been dropped by IS mis-
sions.
Great Ice Plateau
Surveys for establishment
of the Pole station have es-
tablished that beyond the
high mountain fringe of Vic
toria Land. on the east side
Of the Ross Sea, where
mountains rise two or three
miles high, the great plateau
OF snow and ice rises toward
the interior.
ITO those who have flown
over the interior Of Antarc-
tica," says DR.. Siple, "the sur
face seems featureless to an
absolute extreme. However,
to the discerning eye the
surface with its drift patterns
tells a constant story of the
dynamic actions Of the winds
Of the interior.
THE dominating wind
lines can be seen and inter-
preted as one would read a
book. Where they are deeply
etched and strongly in one
direction one can assert
safely that there have been
heavy winds predominantly
in one direction. But where
the patterns overlie one an
other variability or lightnesS
are practicable.
THE region close to the
South Pole has some of the
most interesting patterns
that have been seen. Several
suggest light winds. But in
addition there is a peculiar
pattern suggesting the form
of a fan-tail fish swimming
along. There is a specific
head from which three or
four wavy tails extend out
in a delta form. All these
snow features are lined up
in one direction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
Spy and Counterspy

Further evidence that Communist
espionage and SubverSion are a con-
tinuing threat that can be taken
lightly only at grave risk to national
security is provided in the case of
CounterSpy Boris MorroS. Mr.. Nor
roS, well-known Hollywood movie pro-
Queer and composer, has revealed
cloak-and-dagger story of undercover
work for the FBI, while posing as a
Soviet agent, that rivals the more lurid
spy plots Of the movies or novels.
Following so closely on the arrest of
Rudolf Ivanovich Abel on charges of
Soviet spying, the MorroS disclosures
show that Russia still seeks to maintain
an expert espionage apparatus" in this
country, despite severe SetbackS from the
FB1 and other Federal intelligence agen-
cieS. AS far back as the Kremlin knew,
Abel and MorroS were trusted members
OF the apparatus. But there was diff
ference known only to the FBI. Mr..
MorroS was reporting secretly to the
FBI everything of importance he learned
about Russian espionage. For, at great
peril to himself, the RuSSian-bo born Amer
lean citizen had accepted an invitation
to become a Soviet agent only after
consulting the FBI about the offer. Dur
ing his years of hazardous duty as a
double agent Mr.. MorroS collected and
gave to the Federal authorities valuable
data about the Communist conspiracy
to undermine our Government His tes-
timony played an important part in the
recent indictment as spies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Soble, Jack Albam and Mr..
and Mrs. George Zlatovski.
Mr.. MorroS, his usefulness as an
American counterSpy at an end as re-
suit of these indictments, told a press
conference that it was a mistake to
brush aside the Communist threat as
fanciful Il want to emphasize" he said,
that the Russian plot is far more
strongly organized in this country and
throughout the world than is generally
understood by our people" He may have
had in mind some of the recent court
decisions which have made it easier for
the Reds to operate in this country.
There has been too much of tendency
in some high quarters to treat the
Communists as harmless political agita-
tors instead of conSpiratorS in the sub
verSive sense.
Congress right now is considering
legislation to undo the harmful effects
of the Supreme Court decision in the
JenckS case-an ambiguous decision
which, If interpreted broadly, could Sc
riously hamper the FBI in its counter
espionage work. The Jencks decision re-
quires production in court of certain
reports by FBI agents who appear as
witnesses. Since such reports may con-
tain confidential matter, including the
identity of undercover agents, the Gov
eminent faces the prospect in some cases
of dropping prosecution of known spies.
Certainly it could not betray the conf
dences of such daring operatives as
Mr.. Morros and others who may be Serv-
ing the Government as counterSpieS.
Pending legislation would provide safe
guards against such betrayal. Congress
before it adjournS should see to 1t that
these safeguards are written into the
law,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14

house and have been seen at
the feeding stations in the
spring.
What a delight it is to see
a quail family-a string Of
little ones and mama and
papa stalking right across
the driveway.
II can be thankful for one
thing-I will have lived out
my life and be gone of this
earth before the bulldozers
completely denude the land.
with the trees gone, the
birds will be gone. With their
natural enemies. the birds.
gone, the insects will take
over. Awful to contemplate,
isn't it?"
This dismal picture of
what will happen to us when
the birds are gone has been
drawn by some great SCI
entists.
A mitigating influence is
the kind-hearted person who
loves the children of nature,
and does his or her best to
remedy the situation.
Much can be done, even on
the smallest place, to make a
refuge for the wildings which
give so much delight.
Planting of small trees and
berry bushes liked by most
birds is one way.
The dogwood tree is a
universal favorite among the
tribes of the air, and also
among human beings.
There is always some cor
ner of a home place where a
few bushes can be placed.
Leaving such a corner on the
wild side always pleases Che
birds, and if a shallow water
place can be Incorporated, so
much the better.
Even dusty places can be
left for the sparrows and
others to take their dust
baths. their equivalent for
talcum powder.
Feeding of seedless raisins
in the grass every day helps
make up for the deficiency
Of worms in dry weather.
They contain some protein
and iron. and are good food
for baby birds Of many spe-
cies.
Such an oasis as our cor
respondent pictures is dupli-
Gated many times all around
our great cities. and together
these natural spots make up
a good-sized tract of kindness
and good in a human world
which seems to be getting
more cruel and evil every day.
Let us be glad the birds
consciously know nothing Of
humanity's bad points. It is
Gods special gift TO them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL
Bulldozers and birds don't

Bulldozers and birds don't
mix
At least that is what a
reader, M. w. A., says. and
maybe there is something
to it.
We must be careful, how
ever, in trying to assess dam
age to bird life. because the
feathered folk have their cwn
way of looking at life. and it
is not ours.
Consider the fact" writes
M. w. A.. that there is
hardly a spot in the Wash
ington area where the bull
dozer does not continue its
hideous noise and destruc-
ton from earliest spring until
winter.
I'm the spring and sum-
mer, as the trees fall, the
birds nests and eggs fall with
them. Thousands Of baby
birds along with eggs yet
unmatched must be DESTROYED
in this manner"
y \
Our correspondent con-
tinues with a pretty picture
Of life on untouched acres:
ION our acreage we have
one of the few remaining
large natural woods in this
area.
I'VE notice that we seem
to have more birds than ever.
las the land is scalped out
our way, the birds must take
refuge in our woods-and
aren't we luckyl
II am pleased to report
that we had a beautiful oriole
visit our feeding stations this
spring. What a beauty he
wasl
1--WE have loads of the reg
ularly seen birds, and more
unusual visitors include wax
wings, tanagers, goldflnches,
and lately a pair Of gray
doves.
Every night we hear whip
poorwills. but we have not
seen them.
I'VE have had occasional
visits to our stream by some
large, white, long-legged wa
terfowl. There are owls Of
various sorts, and we hear
different voices in the woods.
For years we have had a
beautiful hawk. / suppose l
shouldn't take up for him, but
he is beautiful to watch in
fight. At least we assume
it's the same hawk; he has
lived in the same tree year
after year.
I'VE have witnessed numer-
GUS thrilling battles when a
group of mockingbirds and
others attack the hawk. He
always seems glad to get back
to the safety Of his tree.
-
you'll be pleased to know
there really are still some
wood thrushes-we have them
and more every year 1t seems.
I agree, these are a delight.
I'VE have quail in the
brush. We permit no hunt
ing on our land, so in addi-
ton to the quail we have
many rabbits and squirrels.
1.-THE quail are very tame.
They come quite close to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
Unfortunate Man

I was sorry to see in the
paper that Nathan Leopold
has yet again been denied his
freedom. Surely after 33 years
the unfortunate man should
be freed and allowed to re-
turn to his family.
Kathleen FunkhOuSer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
,WSTAS IN SCIENCE
- By THOMAS R. HENRY
Comped at Bottom of the World

Eighteen Americans now
are camped at the mathe-
nautical bottom Of the
world"
The white siren Of the
Antarctic calls all men back.
Those who once have known
the lifeless, frozen wastes, the
singing southern lights, the
gardens Of ice flowers, the
grass-green skies, the cobalt
walled caves in careening
icebergs and the white dark
ness always have wanted to
return.
Most expeditions have been
made up largely Of veterans.
They come back over and
over again until they are too
old to hobble over the ice.
Thus it has been with DR..
Paul Siple, leader of the In
ternational Geophysical Year
party of scientists and sail
ors at the South Pole.
Back in my own country
at last" the eminent ex-
plorer and geographer said
as Admiral Richard z. Byrd's
command ship sailed into the
iceberg -colonnaded Ross Sea
on New Years eve 10 years
ago.
1907 Below
The men at the bottom of
the world are living in the
greatest cold ever experienced
by humans. Early in May a
new world record was estab-
lished, minus 100 Fahrenheit,
This followed several days OF
steadily declining tempera-
ture as the six-month night
closed in.
The previous record was in
the Siberian village of Ver-
hoyansk where 10 below was
recorded in the winter OF
1892. Admiral Byrd once
specialized that a tempera-
ture of $50 below would be
quite possible at the Pole.
The intense cold has con-
tinued for weeks. Naturally
men go outside the buildings
only for minutes at a time
These buildings are con-
nected by tunnels under the
ice where the record low ha:
been To- below.
Moisture from the buildings
causes dense fog in these
tunnels, reducing visibility u
a matter of yards. Outside
the air is perfectly clear, DR.
Siple reports, and the land
scape under the full moor
an dthe southern lights move
the men to poetic raptures.
Mine for Water
Because of the cold a "watel
mine" has been established
Earlier in the year sled load'
of snow were hauled from ar
undisturbed area behind thu
camp and melted. This Ions
since has been impractical
A tunnel has been excavateC
20 feet deep in the ice Il
obtain blocks which will sup
ply the 200 gallons Of water
needed daily.
Operations for establish
ment of the AmundSen-Scot'
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Where did Wheeler Dam
in Alabama get its name?-
e. S.
A. Wheeler Dam. on the
Tennessee River in northern
Alabama. was named for
General Joseph Wheeler
(1836-1906), a Confederate
general and a United States
commander in the Spanish
American War. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDrtterS correcs
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
SGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
Triumph of Principle

Kathleen FunkhOuSer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-14
Too Little Time

Mrs. Lena Bingham.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1957-12-18

recognition of her work with the
Manila Arena Theatre which she
organized in 1858.
Holder of a B.S.E. degree from
the University of the Philippines,
she entered the University of North
Carolina in the fall of 1856 to
specialize in Community Rural
Drama. She received her Masters
degree Drama MAJOR at the end
of the summer quarter this year,
Besides her academic work in
the university, Mrs. Soller had also
observed seven outdoor theatres
in North Carolina, Virginia. Ken
lucky, and Tennessee. She had also
visited the universities of Harvard
and Yale, the Broadway Show
(Circle in the Square) and the
Arena Theatre in Washington, DC.
After her graduation, Rockefel-
Ter Foundation granted her another
month to visit universities and
community theatres, like those in
South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana
Texas. California and Washington
At the University of Washing
ton, Mrs. Soller was well received
by Prof. Glenn Hughes, Director
of the Drama Department who
asked her to be his guest at the
Penthouse Theatre during an even
ing performance.
Before coming to the States
Mrs. Soller was Director OF the
Dagupan Arena Theatre, whose
troupe toured the whole province
of Pangasinan, and she organize
theatres of this type in San Fer
nando, La Union and Vigan, Ilocos
Sur.
While in the City, Mrs .Soner
stayed with Mr.. and Mrs. Mariana
B. Della as their guest. She lel'
on a Pan American plane Dec 10
for Honolulu, japan and Mania
People who fly into a rage az
WAYS make a bad landing.