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Evening star., 1957-12-26
Listen to the Mockingbird

Bird Lover Harold Minker is find-
ing out how complicated the simpler
things of life can become, with the help
OF Federal laws and red tape. Mr..
Minker. who runs an elevator in down.
town office building, rescued sick mock
ingbird in local park one fine day
last June. He took the bedraggled bird
home, fed it with an eyedropper, gave
1t pills for presumed indigestion and
began nursing his feathered friend back
to health. The mocker obviously was
grateful for this kindness. He became
a pet and almost constant companion
Of his benefactor.
Then Mr.. Minker remembered that
there was Federal law against harbor-
ing wild birds. Always respecter Of
the law, he wrote to the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service for permis-
sion to continue taking care Of the bird
until 1t was strong enough, In Mr..
Minkers opinion, to be turned loose. In
due course, on July last, he received
Permit No. 2068, granting him the right
TO possess and care for" one mocking-
bird for go days, A few days before the
time limit was up he asked for an ex-
tension for 80 days, which was granted.
Again, feeling that the bird still was
not equal to the task of making It's
own living, Mr.. Minker appealed for
another extension, adding plaintively
that caring for the bird was about all
the pleasure have" The permit was
extended to this coming January /.
But the Government notified Mr..
Minker that no further extensions could
be granted by Wildlife Service head
quarters here. In order to obtain any
further permits he would have to take
matters up with the regional office in
Atlanta, ,fGeorgia. and Atlanta prob
ably would require him to submit the
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Differs With Bishop

In a news item December
2. headed Oman Hits Criti-
ciSm Of Creeping Socialism. !"
Bishop Oman speaks OF
stumbling capitalism" and
in the next breath utters
something about the use Of
collective answer II 1t serves
society better than the in
dividual effort does. And as a
classic example Of stumbling
capitalism" he says. Ride
on the Pennsylvania Railroad
and you viii see what / mean.
You are hauled like 50 much
cattle"
/ have ridden on the Penn
sylvania Railroad and also
railroads IN various other
countries. and believe me I'll
take the PR cattle cars"
every time.
Maybe Bishop oxna m
should 60 TO Russia and ride
a real collective railroad. I"
He might appreciate STUN
bling capitalism" a little more
afterwards.
Xannhn
Evening star., 1957-12-26

With regard to the ap-
proach to givers by the
United Givers Fund. I be-
lieve better results would be
obtained by putting the en-
phasis on the work and needs
OF the individual charities. I
believe people would give
greater total contributions II
they were encouraged to
designate a specific amount
for each agency in which
they we're interested adding
a small amount to the sum
total for the cost Of the cam
paign. As a worker In pre-
vious campaigns. / sent the
above suggestion to the cam
paign authorities. Since each
year the authorities move
further from this approach.
the only inference II seems
to me that can be drawn Is
that they are less and less
content to simply collect for
the various agencies. and are
more and more desirous Of
controlling the ALLEGATION Of
the moneys collected. Thus
the encouragement Of the in
dividual giver from allocating
his own gift. This seems an
incorrect approach. as we like
to give to specific needs-wit-
ness the oversubscription Of
the Red Cross Fund for the
relief OF flood In New Eng
land in the fairly recent past.
Our negihborhood CAM
paign worker was delighted
with what l considered was
our modest contribution to
the Fund. On request we OBJ
tained a designation list. and
apportioned our dollars
among those organizations
we would actually support II
a representative Of each came
to our door. We might have
given to such organizations
as National Recreation As
ISOLATION" National Social
Welfare Assembly" and
Hopkins House Association"
had we known something
about these agencies. Were
the needs Of the agencies
properly presented. I believe
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few people would offer as
little as a dollar.
Let us each start now to
plan our contributions to
charitable purposes in 1853
and may the United Givers
Fund take a fresh look at its
approach TO the givers Of the
Washington area.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
|. THE POLITICAL MILL
Politics or Accomplishment?
BY GOULD LINCOLN

The Democratic controlled
85th Congress will meet for
its second and probably final
session January 8, with a
large crop OF legislation and
important decisions to be
considered. Once again it
viii be q case Of a politically
divided Government, with
Republican President Eisen-
hover in the White House
and Speaker Sam Rayburn Of
the House and Majority
Leader Lyndon B. johnson
Of the Senate. both Demo-
Gratis. running things on
Capitol Hill. How much can,
or will, be accomplished un-
der these conditions - par
ticularly with the 1858 con-
gressional and State elections
in the immediate offing? Un-
less a greater measure Of
cooperation is obtained than
in the last session, the coun-
try will suffer from stalemate
and a preponderance of poll
tics. Under present world
conditions. co-operation-at
the expense Of partisan poll
tics-should be the order Of
the day.
The Democrats, II they
choose. can prevent and avoid
action on President Eisen-
hower's programs, both for
eign and domestic. and for
national defense. At present
Democratic leaders are shout
ing for big expenditures, par
ticularly for missile develop
ment and production. They
10 not like to be reminded
that the Democratic-con-
trolled Congress at its last
session chopped about $2.4
billion of Of President Eisen-
hower's defense budget-and
that millions Of dollars of
these cuts applied to missile
and earth satellite projects.
With Russian sputniks in
outer space and Russia n
claims of the perfection Of
intercontinental missiles in
their ears, the Democrats in
Congress are expected to give
the President. at the coming
session, what he asks for
national defense. They may
even give him what he asks
for foreign aid-in support of
our foreign policy.
Tax Cuts Tempting
The Eisenhower admins
tration already has indicated
that the requests to Congress
for appropriations for ma
tional defense and foreign
aid will be large-so large
that 1t will be impossible TO
reduce Federal taxes. Even
so. there is hope that it will
be possible to continue TO
have a balanced budget and
not enter upon a new era Of
deficit spending.
Both Democrats and Re-
publicans have promised the
taxpayers relief from the
existing high income taxes,
and business relief from ex-
cises and corporation taxes.
With the voters looking for
tax relief. the temptation TO
offer bills for reduction of
taxes will be intense.
Already some Of the Demo-
cratic spokesmen are sound
ing of in support Of extend
Evening star., 1957-12-26
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

The vogue today is for
heating with oil or gas. and
the person who still sticks to
coal is regarded as very old
fashioned. indeed.
In addition to the work
and dirt. the movement Of
the coal in. and the move
ment of the ashes out. there
is a surprisingly large cost
to coal heat, in some in
stances more so than other
fuels.
On the credit side, ones
house enjoys more even heat.
provided one is an expert
furnace runner.
Two extra goods:
l. One has the feeling of
doing a necessary job well.
2. One has the good Of
overcoming something that,
at times. does not seem to
want to work properly.
There is something almost
human about a coal furnace.
The slicing bar. the
shaker
These are parts of the
mechanism that are almost
obsolete in modern homes.
Even coal. in most cases. has
gone automatic.
But the operator who still
insists on doing the job by
hand can work UP quite a
case for what he is doing. II
he has a philosophical sort
of mind.
Perhaps one must have
that sort Of mind. to strug-
gle along with ashes.
There isn't much you can
do about ashes.
They will fly.
Wetting them down. the
old subterfuge. does little
good.
1t Just makes more Of a
mess.
Poking and shaking
These are still the main
operations. next TO the nee
essary placing Of the proper
amount Of coal In the fur
mace.
Using the poker. or slicing
bar. means running 1t in over
the crate to break Up the
mass Of ashes.
In some old furnaces. this
mass Is called clinkers. but
in others 1t is Just ashes, as
such.
This spills some ashes out.
inevitably. the subsequent
shaking knocks down still
more.
Then more coal must be
added. and hot ashes re-
moved at once.
These must be transferred
to q large galvanized can,
and that is where the flying
starts.
Some ashes remain on the
floor. Just outside the ash
pit, and these must be re-
moved. too. {
Some operators hate this
part Of the Job more than
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they do all the rest Of 1t.
They try to get around
the difficulty by sweeping
them up in q small pile and
hoping that somebody else
will come along and shovel
them up into the big can.
No one ever does. Of course.
so that is that.
No instrument shows better
the necessity for completing
a job. once begun.
1t is in such lessons that
the old coal furnace shines.
Despite its offenses. notably
in making dust and dirt. It
still has a few good lessons
to teach mankind.
One lesson is that there Is
a certain satisfaction in do
ing for ones self what must
be done.
Today's people, especially
m the United States, too Of
ten want somebody else to do
it for them. some machine TO
take over the tasks Of living.
Some satisfaction still re-
mains to the practical soul
who desires to do for himself
on the old principles. that
made our country what it is.
The person running a coal
furnace will know, without
hesitation. when something
is obstructing his chimney.
He and the draught are one.
Too often the owner of
automatic equipment never
goes into the base EN- E n t
month on end. No doubt
there are some hardy souls
who have not visited their
neither regions for years.
The user Of coal is not that
way. His furnace demands
his daily attention. just as in
the old days. when everybody
who was anybody used coal.
II you don't mind work. 1t
still has something to rec
ommend 1t.
Users Of coal. unitel
You have nothing TO lose
except your ashes.
Evening star., 1957-12-26

ing the so-called welfare
programs now conducted by
the Federal Government and
in support Of new welfare
programs. Democratic Ma
tional Chairman Paul M.
Butler, In a recent speech,
insisted it would be possible
for the American people to
have increased national de-
Tense and at the same time
go forward with further well
fare expenditures and prof.
ects.
Indeed, he predicted the
Republicans would seek to
kill of Government welfare
programs on the ground that
greatly increased expendi-
lures for armaments of all
kinds we're needed for the
protection of the Amsr-ean
people. In his suspicious or
perhaps just political-mind
Mr.. Butler said such a cru
sade against welfare al
ready was under way, and
that the O. o. p. was the
villain Of the piece. 1t is
obvious this is the kind Of
twaddle which will be used
in the campaign to continue
and strengthen Democratic
control Of Congress. They
will promise the voters pie
but it will be pie in the sky.
Second Chance on Pledges
Both the Democrats and
the Republicans have prom
ised improvement in the la
Dor laws: some measures inn
proving health insurance. and
Federal aid for the construc-
ton of public schools. In the
last session Of Congress,
nothing whatever was done
about the first two pledges
contained in the national
platforms adopted by both
major parties in 1856.
Despite the repeated urg-
ing of President Eisenhower
that a plan for aid in the
construction of schools be
adopted, legislation for this
purpose failed. The Demo-
Gratis would not take the
Presidents plan for this aid.
and put up a program Of their
own. In the end, the bill was
recommitted by the House
on motion of a Democrat
and nothing was done in the
Senate.
The President sought. too.
to have the Minimum Wage
Act extended to cover hun
dreds Of thousands of addi-
tional employes-but nothing
was done. This proposal
probably will be resubmitted.
Statehood for Alaska and
Hawaii. again promised by
both parties, was allowed to
go by the board in the last
session. What, If anything.
will be done about It in 1858?
From some quarters will come
demands for further civil
rights legislation.
The leaders Of both the
Democrats and the Repub-
licans in Congress will deter
mine in the end whether the
85th Congress will 60 down
in history as q patriotic
group. willing to forget par
tisanship, or as a do-nothing
Congress. seeking only politi-
cal gains.
Evening star., 1957-12-26


@. AS q serviceman ]
brought back from Japan as
a souvenir q Japanese family
sword which / now want to
return to its rightful owners.
Is there any way TO locate
them?-L. s.
A. A considerable number
Of servicemen wish to return
ancestral swords which were
surrendered to American
forces. and the Embassy Of
Japan is trying to assist them
in locating the original
owners. These swords were
family treasures. handed
down through successive
generations. The Embassy's,
address Is ASIA Massachuettk'
ave NV, Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1957-12-26

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDTiters correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
LETTERS TO THE STAR

eral TO the public school ap-
paratus. ! see no reason to
quarrel with absolute judg-
ments OF this sort.
Leo Schubert, !
American University.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
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Evening star., 1957-12-30
NO NET-MINDER AVAILABLE
Bruin Troiner Replaces
Hurt GouIie, Saves Game

Wilson. who twice before has
been an emergency goalie. once
for the Red Wings and once
against them, made % saves
In a brilliant individual effort.
1t was Boston's second tie
in two nights. The Bruins and
Blackhawks played a ScorelesS
game Saturday.
In Chicago. Ron Murphy
scored a goal in the final period
to give the Blackhawks a 81
triumph over Toronto. It was
the first home victory in 10
games for the Hawks, who had
two ties and seven losses in
nine previous stadium showings.
The league-leading Cana
diens finally ended their sea-
son-long jinx at Madison
Square Garden. defeating the
Rangers. 4-3. New York. which
mad beaten Montreal five times
and tied one in seven previous
meetings. had taken all three
from the champions at home.
Two goals by Defenseman
Doug Harvey. both from 40 feet
out. gave Montreal its victory
and increased its first-place
lead over the Rangers to eight
points.
On Saturday night. Montreal
blanked Detroit. SO. and To-
ronto overpowered the Rang
erS, 5-l.
Evening star., 1957-12-30
By the Associated Press

The laSt-place Chicago
Blackhawks had their first VIC
tory Of the season on home ice
today and the first-place Mon
treal Canadiens had their first
victory in four games at New
York's Madison Square Garden
The big news Of the National
Hockey League. however, was
made IN Detroit where a Red
Wing assistant trainer saved
the day for the Boston Bruins
Sounds confusing? Well,
here's what happened.
With the score III in Detroit
in the ninth minute Of the first
period. Boston's goalie. Don
Simmons. sustained q dis
located shoulder in a pileup al
the goal mouth. Since the
Bruins had no available SUBJ
stitute. Ross lefty Wilson
36-year-old assistant trainer OF
the Red Wings. was pressed in
TO service in the Boston nets.
Wilson. playing exactly 81
minutes and 3S seconds. yielded
only one goal to the Red Wings
That came late in the first
period. scored by Jack McIn-
tyre. putting Detroit ahead
2-l. The Bruins got it back in
the second period. however, or
q goal by Bronco Horvath and
the game ended in a % tie.
Evening star., 1957-12-30
All-Heuvyweight Program
Booked Wednesday Niohe

Jimmy Lake Nigh e.
Wednesday at Capitol Arena
not only will feature a heavy
weight fight. 1t will present
nothing except heavyweights
on a five-bout card.
A ton OF talent will make up
the show, beginning at 8:45
pm. and honoring Washing
toms 78-year-old fight and
wrestling announcer.
Promoter Goldie Ahearn an
nounced today the pairings for
the preliminary bouts as Zors
Foley and Garvin Sawyer. the
principals, wound UP public
workouts at Billy Edwards
gym.
Rudy Watkins. a knockout
artist from Baltimore, has been
matched with frankie Will
liams, a Sawyer stablematt
from Cincinnati, in a six-rounc
preliminary.
Eldridge Thorn pson. the
former Marine statione9 al
Evening star., 1957-12-30
Race Spill FotoI
To RuuI Conreros
Mexican jockey

Aqua CALIENTE. Mexico
Dec. 80 tR.-Jockey Raul Con-
treras. %, who started his
riding career here in 1854, was
fatally injured yesterday in a
race spill.
The accident occurred in the
third race. Contreras' horse,
Joe Fox, stumbled and fell. He
rolled over the jockey three
times.
Contreras died OF a ruptured
bladder a short time later in a
San Diego. Calf. hospital. He
was a native of San Cristobal
Jalisco. Mexico. where his
mother. Mrs. celerino Lopez
survives. He also leaves his
widow and two children In
Tijuana, Mexico.
The fatality was the first al
Caliente since Jockey Leroy
Nelson was thrown TO his death
from head injuries two days
later--at almost the same spot
on 1he track In Januaryst956
Evening star., 1957-12-30
Ben Jones Is Feted
On 18th Birthday

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. 80 (Rl.-
Horsemen today feted Ben
Jones. veteran trainer and now
general manager OF the Calu-
met Farm. on his 18th BIRTH
day.
Trainers and friends gath
cred at Barn AA at Hlaleah
Park. where the Calumet horses
are stabbed. for a breakfast.
complete with champagne and
cake.
Am ong horsemen invited
were Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.
Bert Mulholland. Preston
Burch. George Odom, Cary
Winfrey. Rillie Shepp, Sarge
Swenke. Moody Jolley, Dick
Handlen, Jack Hodgins. John
Partridge. Ed Carpenter and
Jones son. H. A. tJimmy)
Jones. who succeeded his father
as Calumet trainer.
During his career, the elder
Jones trained such horses as
Citation. Whirlaway. Armed
and Coaltown, among others.
he saddled six Kentucky Derby
winners.
Evening star., 1957-12-30
Three CeItics Are Named
For MAS AII-Stur Come

NEW YORK. Dec. 80 R.-
Bill Russell Of the Boston Celtics
was the only unanimous choice
among the 10 starting players
who were selected today to play
in the eighth All-Star game of
the National Basketball As
sociation January 81 at st.
Louis.
Maurice Podoloff. NBA pres
ident. announced the names Of
the men who were chosen by
the votes of the sportcasterS
and sports writers through the
league. The eight coaches will
name the other 10 men who will
complete the squads next week.
Bob CouSy and Bill Sharman
Of the Celtics will team with
Russell on the Eastern team
and Adolph Schayes Of the
Syracuse Nationals.
Evening star., 1957-12-30
Sonto Anito Lists Four
Features on Week s Card

ARCADIA, Calf. Dec. 80 up,
Santa Anita heads into its
first fun week Of racing for the
new season tomorrow with four
features on tap and two Of the
name horses in the park. Round
Table and Old Pueblo. alreaoy
having scored victories.
Round Table wound up his
career as a 3-year-old in win
ming the S25. .000-added Malibu
Sequel Stakes Saturday. The
same afternoon Old Pueblo cap
tured the SIS, 5,000-added Cali
fornia Breeders Trial Stakes
over rival 2-year-olds to remain
unbeaten in six starts.
Coming up are the $4,000
added Los Feliz Stakes fol
2-year-old colts and geldings;
the S25.000-added San Gabriel
Handicap New Years Day fol
older horses. coupled with the
100000 Las Flores for mares
and fillies. and the s50.000-
added San Carlos Handicap
Saturday.
Round Table won by only a
neck over Seaneen. an Irish
colt. in the Malibu Sequet
Round Tables rider. Willie
Shoemaker. noted that the coli
was sluggish to start of. but
Il knew we had it even If Il
was close"
Round Table picked up $l6..
$50 for his owner, Travis M
Kerr. II boosted his 1857 earn.
ings to s600,258. Only Citation
Evening star., 1957-12-30
Syracuse Hot
On Own Court
BY the Associated Press

There isn't much talk Of q
franchise shift among fans Of
the Syracuse Nationals in the
National Basketball Association,
in an age when such talk is be-
coming commonplace in many
sports.
The reason: The Mats are
deadly on their home floor. as
they proved last night in win
ming their seventh in a row at
home. this time over the Phila-
delphia Warriors. l05-97.
The Minneapolis Lakers de-
feated the Cincinnati Royals,
lll-l03 in the only other
scheduled game.
The Mats began their streak
November 81 with a victory over
Philadelphia. and since have
knocked of Detroit twice and
Boston. New York and Gin
cinnati before the homefolks.
Last night they hit on l3 OF
81 field goal attempts in the
fourth quarter to overcome an
3l-point effort by the Warriors
Paul Arizin. Dolph Schayes led
the Mats with % points. hitting
l3-for-l3 from the foul line
Neil Johnston also had % for
the Warriors.
The Takers also used a fourth
quarter splurge to beat the
Royals. Art Spoelstra scored
eight consecutive points as the
period began to nail 1t down.
Vern Mikkelsen and DicE
Garmaker each scored 81 Il
lead Minneapolis. while JacI
Twyman. with 80 and Clyde
Lovellette. ex-Laker. with 80
led Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1957-12-30

Bob Petit Of the st. Louis
Hawks. who Just missed being
a unanimous choise. and his
teammate. Slater Martin, are
on the Western team. George
Yardley of the Detroit Pistons,
Maurice Strokes of the Gin
cinnati Royals and Dick Gar
maker of the Minneapolis
Lakers round out the squad.
All except Russell and Naulls
have seen action in previous
All-Star games. The East, a
l09-97 winner last year at Bos-
ton. holds a So margin in the
series.
Red Auerbach of the Celtics
will coach the East and Alex
Hannum OF the Hawks. the
West.
Evening star., 1957-12-30

1915, in an overtime thriller
to take third place honors
Bobby Vernon. 6-foot senior OF
Riverside. N. j.. scored all II
OF Dukes points In the over
time.
Northwestern broke loose
with a second half spurt to de-
feat st. Louis, 66-53, to win the
consolation crown. and Du-
quesne turned back Seton Hall,
6S-65. for seventh place.
In non-tournament play,
eighth-ranked Michigan State,
unbeaten C7-o) and favored in
the Big Ten conference race,
dazzled Southern Cal. 77-67. in
a Los Angeles double-header
after UCLA had whipped win
less Ohio State. 98-7S.
Unbeaten Cincinnati t7-0l,
ranked NTH. squeezed past
Drake. 74-72. in a Missouri VAL
ley conference game. Ace Os-
car Robertson was held to l6
points for the Bearcats, who
lost their No. 2 scorer. Ronnie
Dierking, when he suffered a
broken bone in his foot in prac-
tice Friday.
Tom Hawkins scored %
points. including seven consec-
utive shots from the field that
broke up a close game, as Notre
Dame defeated Indiana. 1914,
despite 80 points by HooSier
Archie Dees. Purdue beat But
Ter. 1878. on four foul shots
by Charlie Kehrt in the last 40
seconds. Buffers Bobby Plump
scored 80.
Michigan defeated New Mex
leo. 1866. and Wyoming rolled
past Wisconsin, 1886. Tennes-
see whipped Brigham Young,
83-68. Illinois smacked Miami
Of Ohio. 93-75.
Evening star., 1957-12-30

Quantico, tries a comeback
against Billy Lyons Of Whining
ton. Del; Nick Shanks OF
Philadelphia meets george e
Brooks Of Washington and
Ernie Knox Of Baltimore takes
on Randy Brevard Of Washing
ton in supporting four-round-
ers.
Foley is the No. 2 contender
for Floyd Patterson's heavy
weight title. Sawyer was 1854
National AAU and National
Golden Gloves heavyweight
champion.