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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

Templeton Jones tapped q
pile Of letters on his desk,
and an ant ran out.
In the modern ONCE, ants
are forbidden.
Most workers would have
killed this one without a
thought, but not T. Jones;
he merely prodded at it with
a pencil. to see what it
would do.
The ant responded with
unconscious reaction.
When the pencil point APP
preached it, it ran away as
fast as 1t could.
Good procedure. whether
ant or man, when threatened.
"Of the % ways Of getting
out of trouble" says the old
Chinese proverb, "the best
is to run away"
This still suffices for the
creatures.
The ant on Jones desk ran
beneath a letter, then up to
another. and finally disap-
peared beneath the top one.
Jones thought the pile
must resemble the Washing
ton Monument to an ant.
Ants come a dime a dozen.
in summer. and man still
knows very little about them
and their lives.
- \
Surely ants must strive,
and hope. in some dim sort
Of way, Jones thought.
The ant world is mans
world in little, with q special
communistic tinge Of its
own.
The crowd is everything,
the individual very little.
Sometimes Jones thinks
the human being anywhere is
very little, what with tax
collectors coming at him
from all levels, national,
State and county,
King Lear, in his state Of
madness. lamented that the
baby cries when it sees the
foolish stage Of man into
which it has been born.
y ~
Lamentations have been
proceeding from man ever
since the FIRST, and probably
win 60 right on, despite the
fine and hearty preachments
Of the optimists.
Even popular song writer's
sometimes fall into q pessi-
mistic strain, despite the
beat.
Ants. evidently, have no
worries of this sort.
Jones watched his prize as
1t finally emerged from the
pile of letters and worked
its way down the mountain
side again.
1t ran across his desk. and
our friend got out a special
packet of gum drops which
he keeps for the ants land
other small deer" Of the
insect world.
Every morning when he
opens his desk, q certain
number Of small winged
creatures fly up into the
windowpane.
They seem to have little
brains. Jones thinks.
He opens the window, and
what does he see2
DO the insects take advan-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

In their July rs column.
Law in the News" Phil
Yeager and John Stark write
that it is difficult at this dis
lance to tell why the unsuc-
cessful plaintiff In an English
libel action was tagged with
costs amounting to $4,000.
Perhaps the explanation
for this high figure is that in
England q bill Of costs in
cludes the counsel fees Of the
successful litigant.
Since costs are purely a
matter of statute. whether
in this country the attorneys
fees Of his adversary are Wis
tied upon the loser depends
upon the particular law
under which suit is brought.
Ordinarily these fees are not
included in costs, but q stat
ute may provide otherwise.
MycrOft Holmes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Discrimination?

In line with the rising cost
Of living, two bills were intro
duced in Congress last year
to increase retired Govern
ment employees retirement
pay.
One bill to increase retire.
ment pay for those who re-
tired october /. 1856, and
after, became law. The other
bill to increase retirement
pay for those who retired be-
fore october /, 1866. died in
the Senate.
Consequently, Government
employees who retired for even
one day before that all-im-
portant date receive about
20 per cent less than those
who retired after.
Why this discrimination
against the older retired civil
servants2
\. d. N0ss.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Of the agencies Of Govern
ment and our responsible
leaders in a position to carry
on their duties to the people.
There were many who
thought that Gen. Macarthur
should have remained at Cor
regidor in 1870 die, or to
live out the war as a futile
captive Of the Japanese. In
retrospect, we have reason
to be thankful that he was
ordered to leave and given
the opportunity to guide US
to victory in the Pacific area.
George II. BarrOWS.
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association does not wish to negotiate
salaries, except for a minimum pay
standard, but there are some other is
sues like pay for preseason games and
for injured players. There probably will
have to be '"time out" before the game
goes on.
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own clothes. The coarse cot
ton nightdress affair, worn
by men and women alike for
centuries. is being replaced
by fragments of European
clothes left by psychologists.
Our first sight Of the
Lacandons." reports Mr.. Bell
lew, was a group Of nights
dress clad figures, hair
streaming over their shoul-
ders, carrying in one hand
bow and arrow and In the
other modern cigarette light
ers. They held them out to
show us these lighters
wouldn't work. They were
left by the last archaeological
expedition. There is no gaso-
line available.
THE tribe lives in three
family groups in almost the
same part of the jungle where
their Maya ancestors lived
for centuries. Their homes
are palm leaf roofs on four
poles and their only furniture
consists of woven hammocks.
They told us their names,
given them by former Mexi-
can explorers and archeolo-
gists and most corresponding
to those of former Mexican
presidents or historical fig
ures. But these are only their
public names Their private
Names which they them
selves pick in youth. are not
revealed to anybody, as q
defense against evil being
directed towards them"
During their stay, at Bonn
apak the United Nations mis-
sion took color photographs
of the paintings which cover
all the walls and ceilings Of
the three-roomed stone build
ing. This presented serious
difficulties. For one thing.
all the paintings are covered
with an opaque limestone for-
nation which had to be
treated with kerosene to
render it transparent.
Paintings Doomed >
The effect lasted only fer
about seven hours. While it
did last, however, the vivid
reds, blues and greens were
clearly apparent under the
glare of projectors connected
to the one generator which
had survived the trek
through the jungle. Every 10
minutes the lights were
turned of and the generator
given about a half hour to
cool down. A serious hazard
was the humidity. Fungus
formed on the equipment
with remarkable rapidity. -
The paintings, says the
report, are the most impor-
tant surviving vestige of Maya
art. Although they have sur
vived for centuries they now
are quite obviously doomed,
The only chance of saving
them from the heat and
drenching humidity which
are causing their rapid de-
terioration is to remove them
to a museum and apply mod
ern restoration techniques.,
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so that the others may be
rid Of that element. The solu-
ton is that each member
of the family should so ad-
just himself that each other
member may make his
proper contribution to the
household. Older people have
q lot to contribute, If we
would but let them do it.
They are often living ex-
amples of faith, and are an
inspiration to children. When
able, they will usually con-
tribute more than their
share to the work Of the
house.
Parents through their own
attitudes toward the grand
parents are intoxicating in
the children the attitudes
that one day will be shown
the parents.
Getting Older.
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On the Mccoy Case

The Hildy Mccoy case
continues to be reported in
accurately. The latest in
stance is the column of
Messrs. Yeager and Stark,
published in The Star and
entitled False Notions Gre
ated by "Hildy Mccoy Case"
Yeager's and Stark's own
false notions" about this
case were based, according
to Mr.. Yeager to whom this
writer spoke on the tele--
phone. on press reports date
lined Miami, Fla, whence the
Ellises had spirited away g.
year-old Hildy Mccoy. The
chief false notion repeated
in this column, in paragraphs
2 and 8. is that Hildy's real
mother made no effort
to reclaim her" until five or
six years after Hildy's birth.
The record clearly under
cuts this assertion. Hildy was
born on February 20, 1851,
and 10 days later was given
to the Ellises. From March
to June of the same year
only a month after the child's
birth-Hildy's mother, Mar
jorie Mccoy. who had been
advised, according to a court
record. Of her right to
change her mind" within
q year, ara get her child
back. endeavored unsuccess-
fully. though she had the
help Of the doctor and lawyer
who had originally helped
place the child, to recover
Hildy from the Ellises. The
case then went to the courts.
In September. 1882
years z months after birth
a county probate court judge
ruled that the Ellises could
not adopt Hildy. This deci-
sion was upheld by the Mas
sachuSetts Supreme Court in
May. 1855 years 3 months
after birth. In the following
month the same judge again
ordered the Ellises, under
threat Of arrest. to return
the child. but, instead, the
Ellises and the child disap-
peared. On December IL,
l955-Still less than S years
after birth-a State supreme
>court judge dismissed all OBJ
jections Of the Ellises to the
lower courts arrest order and
seizure writ. Subsequently
the Ellises ned to Florida and
were then indicted by a
grand jury on a charge Of
kidnapping.
The above facts were re-
ported IN an unheadlined
background story in the July
8, 1857, issue Of the New York
Times. page 33--one Of the
few balanced press accounts
Of this case.
These facts provide no
foundation for the popular
impression fostered by the
press Of a somewhat narrow
minded unwed mother rather
belatedly seeking the recov-
cry Of her child from q cou-
pie who in the meantime had
become attached to the child.
What the facts do show, on
the contrary. is the Ellises'
6-year4 denial Of Marjorie
McCoy's moral and legal
rights to the custody Of her
6-year-old child and their
4-5-year flouting Of the I'M
Improbable decisions of the
courts Of Massachusetts,.
Thomas r Trov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
T. E. Mulligan.

Your recent editorial, Law
Enforcement Crisis" GER
tainly rings the bell to end a
round Of fear Of losing our
rights battling blindly against
fear Of the fanatic enforce
ment of our self-made laws.
The Attorney Generals
suggestion that a congress
sional committee study the
whole problem, lie. the real
crisis in law enforcement"
makes me thankful that we
have this quality Of leader
ship. A crisis Of whatever
kind demands treatment and
the application Of whatever
may be needed to return the
victim to a state of health.
Do we ask too much in
asking that our interests be
truly served, by being pro-
tected from wrongdoing-
whether 1t be from war, ex-
ploitation, or rape and crime?
Dorothy M. Richardson.
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Slogans, Now and Then
T. Q. B.

At one period in our early
history when France, under
the threat Of war. was de-
handing foreign aid from the
United States by way OF
loans of millions Of dollars,
and was getting it in part
by the ruthless plundering
Of our trading ships on the
high seas. a distinguished
American official was credited
with setting forth the fol-
lowing fighting slogan:
Millions for defense, but
not one cent for tribute"
At the present period OF
our glorious history. when
millions Of American Govern
ment employees are battling
for q fully justiflable in
crease in pay to meet in part
the higher costs Of living in
these United States, another
distinguished American ON
cial has been Stubbornly
clinging to a somewhat diff
ferent slogan:
Billions for foreign aid.
but not one cent for our UNI
derpaid."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

Pen names may be used II
letters carry DrtterS correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to coHden-
sGtton.
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Questions and Answers
BY the HASKINS SERVICE

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About Old Folks

Thomas F. Troy.
, 1957-09-25
Governor Gordon
Departs for Vicorp
Bodrd Meeting

Governor Walter A. Gordon
left this morning for Washing
ton, D. c., where he will at
tend a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Virgin Is
lands Corporation scheduled
for tomorrow, September 18th.
He was accompanied by Mrs.
Gordon.
Governor Gordon will visit
California also where he is
scheduled to deliver a speech
on behalf of t h e United
Nations.
, 1957-09-25
Car Hits Light Pole;
Youth Arrested for
Reckless Driving

Morris Herbert de Grasse
was arrested at 5 am. this
morning after the car he was
driving rammed a light pole at
Western Suburb, The car, a
new Fairlane Ford, belonging
to James Maynard, NJ a ] e
Nurse at the Charles Harwood
Hospital, was removed from
where it was parked by de
Grasse, unknown to Mr.. May
nard.
De Grasse who, according to
Police reports, was under the
influence of liquor, W a S
charged with driving without
a 1857 license, and reckless
driving.
, 1957-09-25

that responsibility | have to-
day issued executive order
directing the use Of troops
under the Federal authority to
aid in the execution Of Federal
law at Little Rock, Arkansas.
T h i S became necessary
when my proclamation of yes
terday was not observed and
the obstruction of justice still
continues. 1t is important that
the reasons for my action be
understood by all our citi-
zens." (The Presidents speech
will be continued in another
issue).
, 1957-09-25
Henley Chiles to
Attend Conference in
Boston Sept. 80

The Virgin Islands Employ
ment Service will be repre-
sented at the annual bi-region-
al Reports a n d Analysis
Conference by Henley Chiles,
Economic Analyst for the
agency. This year the confer
ence will be held in Boston,
Massachusetts,, Sept. 30 Oct.
End.
After the conference, Mr..
Chiles will go to Washington
to receive additional labor
market reporting instructions
in the Bureau of Employment
Security of the y. S. Labor
Department.
, 1957-09-25
FILA. Announces
Types Of Looms
Available to Formers

Funds are available to local
farmers in the Virgin Islands
through the Farmers Home
Administration, for the fol-
lowing types Of loans:
Operating loans to meet an
.nual operating costs for ferti-
.lizer, seed, feed, f u e !,
insurance, machinery repair;
TO purchase machinery and
quality livestock; and for
other farm and home operat-
ing needs. Loans are also avail
able t o purchase fencing
materials so that livestock and
poultry could be raised on
clean ground. Real estate
loans fall into three categories:
farm housing, soil and water
conservation, and farm owner
ship. Farm housing loans are
available to farm owners for
the construction and repair of
farm houses and other essen
tial farm buildings. Soil and
water conservation loans are
made to carry out measures
for soil conservation and to
systems for farmstead
use. Farm ownership loans are
made t 0 buy family-type
f a r m S, enlarge understood
develop farms and re-
tConIinued on page a
, 1957-09-25
Associate Editor Of
Newsweek Mdguzine
Visits ST. Croix

Miss Virginia Kelley, Asso-
ciate Editor of NewsWeek
magazine, spent a few days in
st. Croix. She arrived here on
Friday last and left yesterday.
Miss Kelley is doing a spo-
cial story for the famous mag
azine on Islands Of the Carib-
bean that are not so we'll
known or talked about. She
started in Barbados and visit
ed the English, French and,
United States Islands, includ-
ing Tobago, off Trinidad.
She said that they wanted to
get a cross section Of the
places to present to NeWsWeek
readers, not SO well known but
still equipped with comfort
able accommodations, since
most readers like to have
beachcombing done for them.
Miss Kelley W a S taken
around by John Colby of the
st. Croix Chamber of Com
merce on Monday; that night
she was dinner guest of Sam
at the Buccaneer. Both
Mrs. Flavilla Losch of the
Tourist Board here and Mr..
Colby were also guests of Mr..
Pivar.
Just before her departure
Miss Kelley expressed the
hope to visit St. Croix again,
very soon.
, 1957-09-25

southern Governors including
influencing Governor Faubus,
bitterly criticized the Presi-
dent. However, the Governor
Of Massachusetts, praised the
Presidents action stating that
he could have done nothing
less.
Speaking over the radio last
night the President said that
he made the trip to the White
House instead of from Rhode
Island where he was staying,
because he efelt that in speak
ing from the house of Lincoln,
Jackson and Wilson, my words
would better convey both the
sadness I feel and the action
was compelled today to make
and the frmness with which
| intend to pursue this course,
until the orders Of the Federal
Court at Little Rock can be
executed without any unlaW-
full interference.
in that city, under the
leadership of demagogic extre-
mists, disorderly mobs have
deliberately prevented t h e
carrying out Of proper orders
from the Federal Court. Lo-
cal authorities have not elimi-
mated that violent opposition
and, under the law, | have yes
terday issued a proclamation
calling upon the mob to dis
perse. This morning, the mob
again gathered in front of the
high school at Little Rock.
Obviously, for the purpose of
again preventing the carrying
out of the court orders relat-
ing to the admission of Negro
children to that school.
Whenever normal agencies
prove inadequate to the task
and it becomes necessary for
the executive branch of the
Federal government to use its
powers and authority to up
hold Federal Course, the Pre-
sident's responsibility is in
escapable. In accordance with
, 1957-09-25
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER ORDERS
FEDERAL TROOPS INTO LITTLE ROCK

President Eisenhower after mobs failed to heed his pro-
clamation to cease and desista" ordered troops Of the l0lst
Airborne Division into Little Rock, Arkansas, and has also
federated National Guard troops in that State. While some
southern Governors including Georgias, who is credited with
, 1957-09-25
Members Of Xmus
Festival Comm. to
Meet on FridoY Night

A meeting of the Christmas
Festival Committee has been
called for Friday night, Sep
TENDER 27, at $3.50 at the home
0 + Mrs. Anna Brodhurst,
chairman.
All members of the commit
tee are asked to attend.
, 1957-08-03
FOR RENT

~
Luxurious hilltop house.
Magnificent Sway view
across lush valley to sea.
Large living room, double
bedroom, kitchen, bar, ter
races fully equipped. Avail
able August /, by the
month Inexpensive
Phone C'sted SAW
) $50 A. M. 1890 P. M.
, 1957-08-03

CROP YIELDS

The lack of or deficiency in nj
trogen is universal throughout
the soils of the Virgin Islands. In
fact this is practically universal
throughout the tropics. This is
common knowledge, to be sure,
and is reflected in the almost uni
versal use by you farmers OF fer
tilizers in sugarcane production.
In addition, the results OF all OF
our fertilizer trials so far also
show increased yields following
the application of nitrogen.
Nitrogen is that essential plant
food which is necessary for plants
in their vegetative development.
1t is also essential in the produc-
ton of protein by plants which
are in turn used either directly
or indirectly by man and animals.
Many factors influence the use of
nitrogen by plants. Some of the
more important of these are the
crop used, soil type on which the
crop is grown, and rainfall distri-
button. On different soil types
some crops respond better than
others to nitrogen applications by
producing higher yields of plants
usually higher in protein content.
The comparative increased
yields of grass crops obtained fol-
lowing the application Of fertil-
zers during the wet and dry
seasons show very clearly the
need of rainfall for the use of nj
trogen by plants. There is even
danger from too high nitrogen
applications to crops during the
dry season. Heavy applications of
nitrogen made when there is in
sufficient moisture may cause
burning" and in some cases
death of the plants. The results
Of grass fertilizer trials show that
split applications, that is of small
amounts Of nitrogen in each of
several applications, give better
returns than one large applica-
tion. Nitrogen has to be in a form
| called nitrates before it becomes
, 1957-08-03
ESTE PERPETUA

If you have property for sale,
you need pay no agent more
than these standard rates of
commission:
Improved properly = so COM
mission on any part of the
selling price up to 100000.
Vacant land : : 1879 commits
sion on any part of the sell
ing price up to $4,000. If the.
selling price is more than $780,
600, then the rate is so on the
excess up to $5O,OOO; and then
$50 on the excess 0 v e r
$4,000.
We might save you expense
and headaches!
U MILLAR
No. 1 Church ST., cited,
Phone "a
2-s-5
, 1957-08-03

E
available to the roots Of most
plants. In this form nitrogen is
readily removed from the soil by
soil erosion and teaching and con-
sequently lost to the plants.
Some of our soils also need
phosphate or potash, but under
our conditions nitrogen alone in
creases crop yield far more than
any of the other plant food ele-
ments. Its use should become a
universal practice in the produc-
ton of all crops throughout the
Virgin Islands.
, 1957-08-03
CARLOS JARDINE
APPETIzERs:

Specialist for repairing and
cleaning all kinds Of Type
writer's, Adding and Calculat-
ing Machines. Secondhand
typewriters and adding ma
chimes for sale.
Phone e2oW or Write Box sss
, 1957-08-03
A LA CARTE:

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail rs
Native Lobster Cocktail .65
Hors d'oeuvre Varies LOO
Smoked Oysters on Toast so
Sardines on Toast so
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ever, is not expected to be felt
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Under God Stays
In Pledge to Flag
On Judges Order

ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. IS R.-
A State Supreme Court Judge
has refused to order the words
under God" stricken from the
pledge of allegiance made by
New York public school children,
Justice Isadore Bookstein said
IN a decision announced Sunday
that use Of the phrase in the flag
pledge was not In violation OF
constitutional guarantees of re-
lligious freedom.
THE child Of a nonbeliever
may simply omit the words" he
said.
Joseph Lewis of Croton Falls,
president Of the Freethinkers of
America, and Alfred L. Klein of
Staten Island. had held, in the
case that the phrase was uncon-
lstltutional and "a fragrant disre-
gard of the rights of conscience
of every individual. -
Mr.. Lewis said he had in
structed his attorney. Martin j.
IScheiman Of New York. to file an
immediate appeal of the ruling.
Mr.. Lewis brought the action
last September. He said at that
time he would carry the case TO
the United States Supreme Court,
II necessary.
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grafton activities at Clinton,
Tenn. where race unrest has
produced two charges of con-
tempt of Federal Court against
Kasper.
Hockett was given a defense
fund of $3.50 last night at a
meeting of about so white resi-
dents of a neighborhood into
which Frank Legree, a Negro
has moved his family. Police
said they arrested Hockett anc
three companions in the act Of
raising a cross on the Legree
lawn Saturday.
The Miami Herald said in q
copyrighted story that it has
learned 100 boxes of dynamite
were cached outside Miami to bt
exploded at an appropriate time
as a token that anti integration
lists means business in this area
The Herald said an individual,
who attended a meeting of the
new Miami White Citizens Coun.
ell chapter Friday linked the