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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Neglected Opportunity

Despite its unrivalIed secretiveness
In virtually all lines Of endeavor, the
Soviet Union publishes a great mass Of
scientific and chronological information
that Is readily available to our country.
Yet. although the information unques-
tionably contains an appreciable amount
Of significant data, and probably even
some brand-new ideas, we have yet to
give 1t the systematic and thorough
study 1t deserves. Instead, we let most
OF 1t gather dust on library shelves.
To men like E. Finley Carter, direct
orsof the celebrated Stanford Research
Institute In California, this sort Of
American indifference constitutes form
Of "complacent conceit" indicating that
I'VE have not accorded enough Signifi-
canoe to what others have been doing"
Further, in his opinion. 1t Is "a sign OF
false pride" In our own achievements
achievements that have made US tend
to feel that unless something is invented
here. 1t isn't any good" Such criticism,
Of course. seems extravagant, and 1t
certainly oversimplifies the nature of
the problem involved, but the fact still
remains that we pay adequate attention
to only a small fraction Of the some
10000 scientific reports and journals
that our Government receives every year
from the USSR.
The Soviets. on the other hand, keep
a very watchful and analytical eye on
all such material from the United States
and dozens Of other lands. Thus, ever
since 1852, the Kremlin's Institute Of
Scientific and Technical Information
has been carrying out what Mr.. Carter
calls "a continuous crash program" to
translate, analyze, abstract, cross-index,
and then distribute to Russia's scientists.
q fabulous amount Of data published
throughout the free world. To do this,
the institute. according to authoritative
reports, employs q permanent stan Of
1900 tranSlators, abstractors and ed
itors. More than that, about 10000
additional individuals are said to work
for 1t on a part-time basis. The project
in that respect Is self-evidently a thor
oughgoing one.
BY way Of contrast, our own country
operates in this field with tiny govern
mental unit made up Of only IS persons.
The unit, which is known as the once
Of Technical Services, is an agency Of
the Commerce Department, and 1t OBJ
viously is much too small to do the kind
Of job that needs to be done. True,
numerous private American organiza-
tons. including scientific organizations,
keep a check on Russian publications
covering certain fields OF science and
technology, but they can do so only on
an extremely limited scale.
In all probability, 1t would be fool
hardy for US to try to solve the problem
simply by initiating the Russians and
establishing big new Federal bureau.
But 1t Is clear that. we can and must
do much better than we have been doing.
Chairman Moss and his House Govern
ment Information Subcommittee are
scheduled to question top experts on the
matter. They will be rendering a real
service to the Nation II they succeed in
devising an effective processing
plan to replace our present wholly
inadequate system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Power of Faith

The writer, not a student
OF religion but a man who
was reared with father,
mother. aunts, uncles. BROTH
ers and sister, all having
different beliefs. wishes to
congratulate your unbiased
paper for the beautiful etch-
ing Of st. Francis Of Assist
under the caption The Power
OF Faith" Your splendid
caption contributes much TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Crying for Reform

The Star editorial, Cry
ing For Reform" is excellent
in that II lays emphasis on
higher quality and a solder
content in our program for
youth education. A phase
OF education which needs
additional attention relates
to the training which will
prepare the people OF the
United States for dealing
successfully with peoples OF
foreign lands with Q view TO
maintaining peace.
Emphasis on training en-
gineers is excellent but par
allel with that there should
be an equally adequate train
ing in the psychology Of hu-
man relations. Training in
economies. ethics. political
science. and the psychology
OF human relations is needed
not only by those in the le-
cations representing US in
foreign lands and by those
In the State Department in
Washington. but also by Con-
gressmen and the people they
represent. The orders that
go forth from the State De-
partment to the men in our
foreign services are much in
fiuenced by the opinions Of
Congressman, and what the
Congressman say, which in
turn is largely determined by
what their constituents ask
for. Hence all the people.
from the precinct voter 10
the ambassador in the for
eign embassy need to under
stand the sciences relating
to human relations includ-
ing the ethics. economics. and
psychology Of human rela-
tons, as a basis Of maintain
ing peaceful cooperation
among the nations Of the
world.
We are spending vast sums
in the armament race and
but little to prepare ourselves
and others for that under
standing among men which
is essential to the mainte-
nance Of peace. II history
teaches us anything. 1t is
that armament races lead to
war. Unless we find the
means Of reaching the minds
and the hearts Of the people
OF the world and promulgate
effectively the means Of at
tanning and maintaining
peace among nations. there
will be a war fatal TO modern
civilization in the not distant
future.
Hence in these days OF
Sputnik excitement let las
not forget that. in replan-
ming our educational system.
II is Of first Importance to
give especial attention to the
training Of human-relation
engineers. and the promo
ton Of research on the wsys
and means Of promoting
peaceful relations. even with
those we now look upon as
enemies OF the good.
Henry &. TAYLOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05

President Eisenhower-or
Vice President Nixon--and
his Republican aides and
advisers will have TO go it
alone at the coming. Deem
Der is NATO Conference in
Paris. That is the blunt fact.
1t arises from the declination
Of Adlai Stevenson. titular
head Of the Democratic
Party. to accept President Eli
senhower's invitation TO at
tend the conference. Added
TO this is the critical attitude
OF Democratic House and
Senate leaders after they
were briefed on the Eisen-
hover program to be pre-
scented TO our allies at the
NATO Conference and for
national defense. Speaker
Raybufn Of the House and
Senator Lyndon B. johnson,
majority leader Of the Sem
ate. both expressed a feeling
that the program was in
adequate and lacked a sense
OF urgency" President Eli
senhower's bid for bipartisan
ship in the face Of the seri-
Gus world situation and our
own need TO strengthen de-
lenses and relations with our
allies has been rebuffed,
right down the line.
What effect this Demo-
cratic attitude will have
abroad remains 10 be seen. 1t
certainly does not give the
appearance of a united coun-
try, either to our friends in
the free world or to our po-
tential enemies behind the
iron curtain. 1t may discour-
age our friends and please
our opponents in the present
cold war.
Political War Seen
Here in the United States.
the Stevenson declination
and the attitude Of Speaker
Rayburn and Senator john
son point up a pilitical war
on President Eisenhower end
his foreign and defense po-
licies and programs. The
Democrats appear TO be
thinking first Of issues which
they consider to their advan-
tage in the 1858 and 1860
election campaigns. Consider
ing the loud shouts that
have emanated from Demo-
cratic Threats since the
launching Of the Russian
Sputniks-suggesting that. if
not all. pretty nearly all was
lost and that the country is
in dire .danger-this seems q
disappointing position Of the
loyal opposition" II the vel
fare Of the country is at
stake. as the Democrats and
Republicans both have insist
ed, 1t seems that welfare
should 60 ahead Of partisan
politics.
Two reasons have been ad-
vanced in support Of Mr..
Stevenson's declination to
attend the NATO Conference
as part Of the United States
delegation. One is that Sec
rotary of State Dulles and
President Eisenhower had
been maladroit in the man.
ner Of extending the invita-
ton TO go to Paris for the
conference that he had
been left in doubt as to
whether they wanted him on
the job or not. AS compared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05

Usually the only one Of
the three found close to our
Capital City is the 'poSsum.
though a gray fox was seen
not too long. ago Just of
Massachusetts, avenue ex-
tended.
But all three Of these have
from time to time been
shipped here by enthusiasts.
and kept for some time as
pets.
There is such q fund Of
real life in the animals that
they do very well indoors.
at least for one generation.
Each one Of this trio can
not be kept too long, since
the call Of the wild. as Jack
London called it. speaks
volumes to them.
They become agitated and
snappy. and so upset that
even the most obdurate owner
finally finds it best to release
them in the wood somewhere.
\
So this throws one back to
the old standards. the dog
and the cat. after all.
These do so nicely indoors
that the owner has no lin
gering doubt that he is doing
the right thing. The pet
proves 1t. in most cases.
Sure. one can keep croc-
odileS. and turtles. and even
snakes in the bathtub. as one
Government worker did. to
the CONSERVATION Of her
friends.
Small boys are likely to
bring in almost any sort Of
living thing as q pet, much
to mothers dismay.
Usually such creatures have
way Of disappearing. sooner
or later. and who knows Just
the role played by mother
in the disappearance? Not
sonny.
After all. there is a sort Of
limit to how much wildlife
can be accommodated in
modern home or apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05

l bHoulQ ike 10 c0ngratu-
late The Star for its excellent
series Of articles on Metro
City Of Tomorrow"
The most important de.
velopment in American living
today is the phenomenal
growth Of a new form Of city
Which you have described as
metro" The American
dream Of a free standing
home OF ones own within
range Of an indoor job has
become, a reality. But this
dream is in danger OF be-
coming a nightmare. Subur-
ban growth hes outstripped
local government. It's run
ming wild.
Not so long ago coming
and other city planning con-
trolls were developed TO keep
cities from growing like
Topsy." These controls stop
at municipal boundaries,
however. Metropolitan
growth is no respecter OF
such boundaries. Fed by new
highways and new techniques
OF building homes. shopping
centers. factories and all the
rest. suburban development
rolls along like prairie FIRE.
II We do not invent new
forms Of government to keep
pace with m etropolitan
growth. We shall wake up to
ind that we have virtually
abandoned large areas Of the
District of Columbia and
spoiled its environS.
The Washington metro"
Is no exception to the ma
tionwide trend. without met
ropolitan planning and met.
ropolitan development con-
trolls we are in grave danger
OF despoiling the Potomac
Valley with overintensiye
development. Of shooting ex-
preSsways through the body
Of the District OF Columbia
like arrows in the body of
st. Sebastian. and in general
turning Washington topsy-
turvy-topsy slums on the
inside. turvy suburbia out
side.
The heart Of the problem
is lack Of sufficient frame
work of government which
embraces the entire urban
Washington. Without a met
ropolitan government to exer-
else them. there can be no
effective metropolitan plan
ming controls. Somehow the
communities in Virginia,
Maryland and the District
Of Columbia which comprise
the Washington metro"
must be brought under COM
mon management. common
development policies, and
common land use control es
regards those elements which
are regional (as DISTINGUISHED
from purely locaD in nature.
To do this properly will re-
uuire more than voluntary
"co-ordinating committees"
and other machinery Of sweet
reasonableness. In my view
there eventually must be gen.
uine metropolitan govern
ment representing a voting
citizenry with limited but
specific regional powers.
c. McKim Norton.
Member National Capital
Planning Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

This column recently said
that flying squirrels did bet
ter outdoors than in.
A reader takes issue with
this.
She says that they make
admirable pets. that she has
had "a pair for two years.
She lets them sleep in a cage
in the day. since they are
nocturnal. and lets them
have a bathroom at night.
They drink a great deal Of
water. and seldom battle;
they have no fleas. and so
far have not been i'll.
Feeding is easy.
Tue little fellows like
acorns and other nuts. with
bits of avocado. some yellow
of hard boiled egg. melon
and other seeds.
Sunflower seed. only occa-
Sionally.
So. II you want TO raise
flying squirrels. folks. there
you are!
As for us. We still insist
they do better outside.
Nothing gives an average
householder the creeps more
than a flying squirrel inside.
This is. Of course. due to
their method of locomotion,
which is strictly their own. a
cross between jumping and
gliding.
The wing m e m branes,
which are not strictly wings.
make this sailing sort Of mo-
ton possible.
Suddenly looking up in the
dark. their frisky time, the
startled householder will be
a trifie upset the FIRST time.
To avoid this. Of course.
one can keep them. as pets
in cage or bathroom, a good
idea.
Not every one. however.
has a spare bathroom for
this purpose. Any small room
would do.
The ordinary gray squirrel
Of park and suburbs makes
q good pet too-if you like
them that much.
To those who do not, they
are best left outdoors.
The squirrel is a jittery
sort Of creature at best. 1t
has a highly nervous temper
ament and is geared to sud-
den motions.
Those bright little eyes are
a part of the same nervous
organization. and speak vol
umes for the jittery char
acter Of an animal which is
best outdoors.
Yet II one has patience.
and a keen understanding Of
animal life. he may take a
gray squirrel indoors with
profit to himself. II not to
the animal,
Indoors life, to q creature
Graded for centuries in the
open air, Is not likely TO aid
1t any In It's life search.
Other unusual pets are
foxes. oposNinA and raccoonA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
THE POLITICAL Mill
Eisenhower on Own in NATO PorIey
BY GOULD LINCOLN

to the need Of showing a
united front in the United
States at this juncture, this
argument is ridiculous. Fur
thermore. the invitation was
extended by President Eisen-
hover when he first saw Mr..
Stevenson. Had the President
not suffered a slight stroke.
he would have seen Mr..
Stevenson earlier and the
invitation would have been
forthcoming.
Partisanship Issue
The second reason is that
Mr.. Stevenson does not feel
he should be in a position
where he might have to 60
along with the United States
delegation on all matters at
the Paris Conference. This
seems an unfortunate atti-
tude on his part. He may
have felt that he was being
made an unwilling captive,
who could not in the future
criticize the Eisenhower poll
cies and program at the
NATO Conference. And there
have been a number OF indi-
cations that some Of the
Democratic leaders were anx-
Ious for the titular leader Of
their party TO have nothing
10 do with these Eisenhower
foreign policies and the
NATO program. From a
partisan political standpoint,
this is quite understandable.
Bat it is not helpful when the
country needs to stand to-
gether. Mr.. Stevenson would
have been in a position to
convince the American dele
cation to accept some Of his
own views. After all. bipar-
tisanship is not entirely a
one way street. President
isenhower would be ullick To
agree 10 that.
When the late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt invited
two outstanding Republicans
the late Co. Frank Knox
and the late Henry L. Slim
son-to become Secretary Of
the Navy and Secretary Of
War in his cabinet long be-
fore this courtrv vas en-
quilted in the Second World
War. they both accepted.
Their acceptance drew angry
blasts from par1isar-'rirded
Republicans. some of them
going so far as to say that
Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Stimson
by their willingness to serve
in a Democratic Presidents
cabinet. had virtually assured
President Roosevelt's re-elec-
ton. which was soon to be
determined. But Mr.. Knox
and Mr.. Siimson did no. look
at it that way. Nor did John
Foster Dulles. the present
Secretary Of State. hesitate
to accept commissions for
important duty from Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Truman,
when he was called upon.
Mr.. Stevenson has left
himself a loophole. He has
intimated he might change
his mind and go to Paris and
the NATO Conference if
there are compelling devel-
opmentS." II he cannot find
them. it looks as though the
Republican President will be
better of without him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Looking Upward

Perhaps there's hope for
Russia yet.
Sputnik has Russia looking
500 miles UP. With further
looking. could 1t be that
Russia is coming our way?
We've been in touch with
Eternity for 1000 years.
A. ID, Sieminski, M. C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05

board were central issues In the Novem-
Der election. however, and the voters
expressed clear-cut preference for q
continuance of liberal" school policy.
We think the outgoing conservative
county board should heed this popular
expression In making the two appoint
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05

lessen the burdens Of the
day and retards that self
pity so many OF US have for
ourselves. Congratulations
again for such q fine article.
Val HallOran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What effect did the
Davy Crockett craze Of a few
years ago have on the price
OF coonskinS?-W. o.
A. During the height Of the
Crockett craze in 1855. the
price Of an average pelt rose
about $50 from its 1854
price Of So. However. even
when practically every Amer
lean youngSter sported a
coonskin cap, trappers were
not as well of as during the
collegiate coonskin coat era
Of the l920's-when an aver
age pelt brought So.
@. How much milk is re-
quired to make q pound OF
butter?-C. N.
A. On the average. to
make q pound Of butter re-
quires OFT quarts Of milk. "
takes 4.e5 quarts for q pound
Of cheese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Gospinu Toxpoyer

A. ID. Sieminski,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08

Low scores abounded in the
District Major League last night
but the excitement mounted as
Falls Church Furniture, runner
up. narrowed the margin OF
Chevy Chase Chevrolet, paceset-
ter. to two games with six to 20
Falls Church scored a sweep
over Wheeler Restaurant while
the Chevvies were winning only
two from Miller High Life.
Third-place Pepsi Cola re-
ceived an unexplained forfeit
from Hicks Chevrolet, Arcade
Pontiac blanked Bethesda Forty
Alleys and Silent Sales shut out
National Bohemian.
Total pinfall probably was the
leagues lowest Of the season.
with Johnny Mandes of Arcade
best at 1882.
Woody Winslow of Chevy
Chase. the leader in average. was
high for his team with $50
which whitfield his average to
1924. Runnerup Bobby Lock-
hart OF the same team shot only
339 for l24-99. and Pat Ores.
cenzi Of Falls Church, third.
rolled $40 for 1896.
Frank Krenlich of Silent Sales
Coin Machines. who meets Cletus
Pannell Of Chevy Chase Friday
night on Duckpin Derby at
WMAL-TV. struggled to a 366.
Pannell had 336.
The standings: Chevy Chase.
$3.50: Falls Church, 64-3S: Pep.
si-Cola, 1914: Silent Sales, 55-
~; Arcade Pontiac, $3.50: Be-
thesda, $3.50; Miller High Life.
1884; Wheeler Restaurant. 49,
S.; National Bohemian, 1857,
and Hicks. 1868.
- -
The stage was set for a dilly
Of windup in the District Wom-
ems Minor League when the
leader. Miller High Life, and
Mann's Potato Chips,
q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
Ted Won't ak of Title
Despite Blazing Getaway

CHICAGO. May 8 (R.-Tet
Williams. Boston's tempermentaI
thumper. is happy to get of tc
such q good start" but warns it Is
too early to make batting title
predictions.
Reluctant to talk at first after
knocking in three runs with q
single and q homer last night ia
lead Boston to a 4-3 victory over
the White Sox, Williams sud-
denly changed his mood and
said:
"Sure. I'm happy to get of to
such a good start. but its early
I've only played Is games and il
] go 0-for-6 tomorrow my aver
age will drop $50 points"
Williams, who is clipping along
with q .453 average. was wrong.
Should he get collared in six
tries. which is unlikely, he'll
drop to .406.
Williams hitting and Tom
Brewers three-hit pitching kept
the Red Sox in the thick of the
pennant race. in third place lh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-08
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

game. They clash in the finale
next Tuesday at the Greenway
Bowl, with action starting at &
O'Clock.
Miller shaded Beall's ESQ and
Mann's, starring Hildur Lagos al
l47-380. edged Parke Sonoco.
Kotzin'S Dress Shop got the
lone sweep. over Bandbox Music,
Other winners were Ceramic
Tile, which has a mathematical
chance to tie for the title;
Thompson's Transfer, MPM Mar
ket. Bladensburg Bowling Gen.
ter. Fleisher jewelers. and Lus-
tine-Nicholson.
GIMME Siegel Of Thompson's,
the leader in average, rolled 323
for ll4-86. A companion in
misery was the runnerup, Dotty
Clark Of George Deoudes, who
shot only 274 for 1898.
Phyllis Jones Of Ceramic Tile
frightened her hold on third
place BY registering 3e5. high for
the evening. for 11l-96. Louise
Vance Of Thompson's, fourth,
rolled 34S for 1ll-S6.
Other stars were Frieda
Simms, Guido's Auto Upholstery,
l35-364: Joyce Kaiser, Central
Valet. lSl-361; Julie Rapczinski !,
Lustine-N Nicholson. 35s; Nancy
Bladensburg, 1885,
355. and Julie Young. Fieisher
jewelers.. 124-354.
The standings: Miller, 64-35;
Mann's. 63-36; Ceramic. 6l-3S:
George Deoudes. 1910; Thomp-
sons. 5S-41: MPM Market. So
43; Beall's ESQ. 5S-44: Bladens-
burg. 54-45: Guido's, 47-52;
Kotzin's. 47-52: Martin & Boyd,
1882; Central Valet, 1856:
Leon Fleisher jewelers.. 1856:
Justine Nicholson, 1856: Hen
dirk Steak House. 4l-58: Parke
Sunoco. 1851: Prince Georges
Properties. 1852. and Bandbox
Music. 1854.