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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13

But they've come 70 play, not fight
Uhe Scots drummer on the cover and the
killed ScotSmen on these pages belong to the
famed Black Watch. Royal Highland Regi-
ment SkrIing and whirling in traditional
Highland fashion, these pipers and dancers
are now on an ll-week tour Of 50 cities in the
US and Canada. The rest Of the regiment
remained behind - it's on duty in the British
sector Of Berlin.
If you're sharp-eyed you'll notice that they
aren't all wearing the conventional dark Black
Watch tartan = by tradition the ppers wear
the Royal Stuart fred with light and dark
StripeSD
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Ford Grant to Poland

The Ford Foundation has undertaken
an important experimental project in
establishing fund Of $500,0O0 to pro-
mote cultural, scientific and technical ex-
changes between Communist Poland and
the West. The grant is the FIRST of It's
kind to a country behind the Iron Cur
tain in Europe, and 1t promises-though
a number Of "ifs" are involved-to yield
good dividends in terms Of encouraging
mutually beneficial relations between our
free society and the Polish people, who
now enjoy limited measure Of inde-
pendence from the Kremlin.
AS explained by Dr. Henry T. Heald,
the foundations president, the project
faces some challenging problems, and
"reverSes are possible"-particularly II
Moscow brings pressure to bear against it
by threatfully suggesting to Warsaw that
such an exchange should not be allowed.
But assuming the best, assuming that
even the Soviet leaders are willing to give
the undertaking a fair trial, the Ford
grant can do much to lower barriers be-
tween the Poles and our world. More
than that, In its own way, it can make
a useful contribution to peaceful CO.
existence" between East and West. about
which Nikita Khrushchev and his COL
leagues speak with special fervor.
In any event. as DR.. Heald has said,
the $500,000 grant is meant to enable
Polish scholars and technical experts
philosophers, social scientists, econo-
mists, engineers, architects and the like)
to establish or renew contacts with
Western colleagues to gain knowledge of
Western thought, primarily by study in
the United States and Western Europe"
In addition, II all goes we'll, American and
free European professors will do work in
Poland's educational centers and there
will be two-way exchange OF students,
plus measures to supply the country's
libraries with books and periodicals pub
hshed In recent years in our part Of the
world.
OF course, this undertaking "a sim
liar one is being considered by the Rookie
feller Foundation) can accomplish no
miracles, nor can 1t go forward without
intergovernmental approval Neverthe-
less, in DR.. Heald's words, 1t represents
promising action in line with the fact
that "in the development Of international
understanding there is proper and vital
role for private individuals and institu-
tions, including private philanthropy.
Looked at in that light. the project
amounts to q commendable experiment
Evening star., 1957-04-29
For a Cleaner Potomac

The second round Of the debate be-
tween Stuart Finley and Arlington
County on the question of Potomac poll
luton has ended rather inconclusively.
Mr.. Finley, who conducts the program
Our Beautiful Potomac" over Station
WRC-TV, charges Arlington with failing
to contribute its share toward abating
river pollution. His principal complaint
seems to concern supposed Arlington
target date" Of 1870 for construction of
secondary treatment facilities at its Four
Mile Run plant. In this, he evidently
has the support Of Virginias State Water
Control Board. which intimates that it
will not permit Arlington to walt until
1870 to provide secondary treatment.
Arlington County Manager A. T.
Lundberg says. however, that Mr.. Finley's
statements are ridiculous and incorrect"
Mr.. Lundberg's position, as we understand
1t, Is that there is nothing sacred about
the 1870 date, and that the question of
providing additional facilities will be put
before the Arlington voters whenever the
engineers think the time is appropriate.
Timewise, this, to say the least, is
ambiguous and uncertain. There is Moth
ing uncertain about the need for the
additional facilities, however, and the
sooner they can be provided the better.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
From Crime to Culture

When William Congreve wrote more
than 200 years ago that music hath
charms to soothe the savage breast" he
could hardly have been anticipating the
course Of 20th-century events In Trinidad.
His words are appropriate, however, to
describe Trinidad cycle that has run
from crime to culture. The culture is rep
resented today in a relatively new music
making" method by the so-caled steel
bands that originated among Trinidad
hoodlums decade ago. Using garbage
can lids, metal oil drums and similar
scrap, the "robustmen" of those days
were fashioning the new technique in
defiance Of an island ban against over
exuberant musical orgies, and to cope
with wartime shortage of conventional
musical instruments. Only few years
ago the rivalry among the "tinpany"
bands had reached the stage OF gang
warfare, requiring establishment of a
commando police force and the good
Offices OF governors committee to find
a musical way to peace. Fortunately, the
savagery has been soothed and "tinpany"
music is now an exportable cultural
commodity.
The techniques are now described
as polished, the music sweet and haunt
Ing" But the instruments are the same,
beaten into shapes that give a wide
range OF notes when played with rubber
headed drumsticks Still, who knows?
Perhaps "tinpany" may someday replace
the "rock and roll" craze of our own
exuberant youth. And II not this, 1t could
at least provide some use for old garbage
can lids.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Second Round for 85th

The 85th Congress gets back to work
today, but with little prospect that 1t will
set any records for legislative accomplish
ment in this first session. In four months
thus far, f1nal action has been completed
on two major measures-the Mideast
Resolution and extension Of existing ex-
else and corporation income tax rates.
Two deficiency appropriation bills have
been approved but the big and unique
battle Of this session-whether the legis-
lative branch is going to exercise an un-
usual control over Federal budget-making
by slashing executive spending recon-
mendations-is Just shaping up. The
House has made q start In this direction
by trimming 81 billion OF eight Of the II
regular supply measures but the real
hight will come on the defense-foreign
aid appropriations.
If there Is to be a showdown between
President Eisenhower and the Demo-
cratic-controlled Congress it can be ex-
pected to come on the $4.4 billion foreign
aid item. On several occasions he has
defended this figure, or something close
to it, and repeatedly will meet with
leaders of both parties next week for a
further defense of this fund. Strength
ening the hand Of the economy bloc,
however, and particularly in efforts to
cut funds that do not affect domestic
programs, is the tempting suggestion that
substantial budget reductions might make
tax relief possible.
In addition to the budget issue, there
are numerous other major legislative
items on which both parties have made
pledges dating back to the 1856 platforms
the campaign. Aid to education. civil
rights, postal rates increases, Statehood
for Alaska and Hawaii are few of those
backed up behind the budget controversy.
That this 10 not an election year leaves
the lawmakers less vulnerable to prss-
sures from home, and the record Of the
S5th Congress, for campaign purposes.
probably will not be written until next
year. 1t viii be regrettable, however, II
a condition resembling stalemate between
the administration and the congressional
leadership means that major legislative
chores are to be neglected during the next
few months.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Fifth Amendment

Considerable attention has
been focused upon invoking of
the Fifth Amendment, and ac-
companying slander and smear
has resulted in a label of
vicious connotation. applica-
BILE to all citizens who might
resort to the use of these legal
rights. The mere sound of
the McCarthy-coined label,
Fifth Amendment Commu-
MIST has a derogatory effect
on the opinion Of the public.
Perhaps it can be hoped that
the Nunzio Squillant case will
become that spark which will
help ignite the action which
will eventually carry the issue
to the Supreme Court for more
substantive Interpretation
an Interpretation which will
not permit for an "out" for
dishonest individuals, but will
still protect the rights of those
who seek TO perpetuate the sort
OF justice which is inherent in
our democracy.
Jessie B. Solomon.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

fore. for early morning blues,
is the good breakfast. leisurely
eaten. and with peace Of mind,
too.
The latter part is the most
difficult. perhaps. The other
two parts are easy. IL one is
determined enough.
1t is possible to get UP q bit
earlier. isn't it?
And 1t is mostly possible to
flx a really good breakfast,
with plenty Of protein, which
seems to be the necessary part.
Modern nutrition. like the
growing suburbs, seems very
real, and very splendid, and
it is both. If one will listen to
reason.
Reason tells even the most
stupid that it is bad to go to
work with an empty stomach,
except in a few cases.
There are. of course, certain
persons who just simply do
not want breakfast.
But most people do, and
profit from it. so they might
as well eat a good one, while
they are about it.
y \
Probably lack of haste is the
key idea. because nobody is
going to eat an adequate
breakfast in a hurry: and if
he does. it will probably cause
him indigestion. which is one
Of the worst things that can
happen to you in the morning.
Usually indigestion waits
until you are ready to 60 to
bed. and then you can't sleep,
or are afraid to. lest you wake
up choking. One. poor fellow
didn't wake up. and the ver-
dict was: Drowned in his own
liquids.
A slow breakfast is good for
body. mind and soul. especially
II 1t be combined with some
music of the better sort. As
much as We like popular mu-
sic. it cannot be classed as the
better sort for breakfast.
Really good music, often
called classical music. is the
kind one needs at this hour.
II 1t is matched by a high
protein meal. the kind the SCI
entists say we should eat, and
one gives himself or herself
plenty Of time, then the en-
suing scene on the bus would
run this way:
What is 1t you wish?" asks
the kindly driver. as he takes
the dollar bill.
why. I wish some tokens.
sir" you answer.
1T is a beautiful day." smiles
the driver.
Perfect" you chortle.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Indecent Potients

Curtailment of INDECENT care
in three local hospitals. neces-
STATED by exhaustion Of funds.
creates serious problems.
The INDECENT patient is des-
tined to suffer most by virtue
OF being shunted from one hos
pital to another. or by not
seeking medical care because
OF inconvenience of facilities.
Moreover. the already over
crowded out-patient depart
ment at District General Hos
pital will bear the brunt OF the
added patient load ultimately.
and quality Of care will be i'm
paired.
There is urgent need for CO.
operation and coordination Of
activities concerned with indi-
gent care. The number OF indi-
gents and their geographic dis
tribution must be determined.
A central registry Of indigents
and assignment to clinics In
the various hospitals is needed.
The administration OF the mil
dollar appropriation for
medical charities must insure
efficient use Of this sum. The
Health Department. private
hospitals and the Hospital
Council have a superb oppor-
tunity TO improve the indi-
gent care program by q CO.
operative effort. Larger ap-
preparations can be antici-
pated only II the program
can be shown to be well-or-
sanized and operating EN-
ciently.
Local Physician.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Young Republicans

The members Of the Young
Republican Club Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia were amazed
by the story you ran recently
about Michael Gill, Republican
candidate for national COM
mitteeman from the District.
They were amazed to find out
he was President Eisenhower's
nephew.
am publicity chairman for
the District Young Republic
can Club and Mikes campaign
manager in this years elec-
ton. When your story broke.
] was deluged with telephone
calls from the members of
our club. Every member is well
aware that Mike was asked to
run for national committee
man because Of his hard work
and accomplishments on be-
half Of the District Young Re-
publicans-and certainly not
because Of his relationship to
President Eisenhower.
After reading the story In
your paper, l58 Young Repub-
licans called. All but four
thought Sam Portwine acted
IN bad taste and said that this
story alone would make them
cast their vote for Mike-not
because he was the Presidents
nephew.
The few Of US Mikes per-
sonal friends) that did know
OF this relationship have al
ways acquiesced to Mixes
wishes that we never mention
it-not even in q subtle man.
ner. 1t was never discussed
at any meeting We have held
and there is not even a hint
about it in any Of our cam
paign literature.
In my capacity as publicity
chairman and a spokesman
Tor the District Young Rcpub-
licans. / would like to say that
the only member of the club
who believes that Mike is
hanging on the Presidents
coattails" is his opponent who
doesn't seem to have any issue
to use In his campaign.
Lucille A. Hertz.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Cezunne
American.

His paintings are as measured
bl0iUS
OF hammer striking on a
sphere OF bronze
UntH. like echoes, rhythmic
color grOiUS
In metcred cadence: flute
notes played by Jauns.
The symbols olow in aowino
uerSe that sings
OF tabled gardens whcre
eternal springs
GuSh forth In bold melodic
art.
Reed notes from paintings
highest knoll.
Deep as the thunder OF the
ocean roll
Sound to set apart
Brush strokes from a poet
heart.
W. H. Totum
Evening star., 1957-04-29
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Some Cold Facts About Ice ACES
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

Ice ages come in families
Of four or five a few thousand
years apart-with intervals Of
about $50 million years be-
tween families.
The earth now may be in
q break of unknown dura-
tion between the fourth and
a possible fifth of the present
"eocene family" The last
great glaciation which COW
cred parts Of North America
was about 10000 years ago.
We are still. however, in the
ice age with the great caps
of Greenland and Antarctica.
The former alone contains
about 100000 cubic miles of ice
and the amount in the latter
hardly can be estimated from
present knowledge.
During the long intervals
between ice-age families ice
completely disappears from
this planet and the average
temperature reaches extremes
quite uncomfortable for life.
This thesis was presented
before the Philosophical So
ciety of Washington by DR..
E. J. Opik of the Armagh OBJ
servatory, Northern Ireland.
now a visiting member of the
faculty Of the University of
Maryland.
Bleak Thought
Any one Of an ice age fam
lily might well be catastrophe
with the entire earth covered
with q continental ice sheet,
he pointed out. II the descent
Of the glaciers happened to
coincide with q period of ex-
treme moisture which would
permit the ice accumulation to
build UP over q long period.
This would mean the end Of
all life on land. The COM
bination Of circumstances has
not occurred yet in the earth's
history.
DR.. Opik, one Of Europe's
foremost astronomers, said 1t
now can be demonstrated that
ice age families come with de-
creases in the earth's tempera-
ture. This apparently COM
nonsense conclusion has been
widely disputed since 1t is
possible to make a case that
exactly the opposite is true
that is. that glaciation occurs
with an increase in tempera-
ture and precipitation. This
would lead to buildup Of
the polar ice caps which. due
to their own increasing weight,
would tend to move outward
in the form Of glaciers.
Actually. DR.. Opik said, meas
urements show that the tens
perature in the middle Of the
ice is always so low that it
will not melt from pressure.
Evening star., 1957-04-29
Pork BorreF
wAsaANToA STAR

The Star editorial, what
Comes Naturally" saying Con-
gress "scorned economy In
passing a SIS billion rivers
and harbors BILL" has Just
come to our attention. We be-
lieve the following facts will
be Of interest.
There is probably no legisla-
ton enacted in Warrington
that Is less understood by the
public than that for waterway
Improvements. 1t Is astound-
ing that SO many people, many
OF them well informed. still
believe that old cliche pork
barrel" with respect to water
way legislation. Such legisla-
ton is entirely free from So
called pork" by reason Of
the method Of its adoption and
enactment and has been for a
generation. Moreover. almost
all projects are initiated by
local interests. not by politi-
clans or Army Engineers.
Approved projects are those
that have been certified eco
nomically sound after public
hearings and long study by the
Corps Of Engineers. u. S. Army,
made first by the district off,
Ger. reviewed by his superior
the division engineer. then by
the Board Of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors, and A.
nally by the Chief Of Engi-
neers. No part Of the study is
perfunctory. Having passed
that test. they go to the House
Public Works Committee. II
approved there, and later by
the Senate Public Works Com
mittee. they are Incorporated
in a river and harbor authori-
zation bill which carries no
money. After the bill becomes
law. funds for those selected
for prosecution are made avail
able by Congress.
With over one-half Of the
projects investigated down
through the years, the de-
cisions by Army Engineers
have been "the principal
grounds upon which the ad-
verse conclusions are based
are that the benefits to be
anticipated are inSuffi-
cient to warrant the expendi-
ture Of Federal funds for the
purpose.
There is no other Federal
expenditure subjected to closer
scrutiny as to its worth. La
beling such legislation pork
barrel" impugns the integrity
Of the Corps of Engineers and
its chief. committee members.
and all others Of the House and
Senate.
II is rarely mentioned that
piers. wharves. elevators, ware
houses, trackage and other
necessary facilities are wholly
the work Of local authorities
or private interests; the Fed
eral Government improves only
the waterways. The two, OF
course. are inseparable. one is
utterly useless without the
other. The waterway might
have been derided as a pork
barrel project; the land struc-
lures serving 1t commended as
civic advances. Civic interests
also often contribute to the
cost Of many harbor and cham
mel improvements with cash,
rights-of-way and spoil areas
for dredged material. The de-
risive term pork barrel" is
absurd. While not always de-
liberate. it is a disservice to
the people.
The great strength Of the
Nation today owes largely to
harbor and channel Develop
ment done in the past. The
greater strength Of the future
will come largely from con-
tinuing development. Money
spent for this purpose is an
investment in the building OF
q Nation.
George II. Palmer,
Evening star., 1957-04-29

Sometimes even the happiest
person wonders why there is
SO much irritability among ma
tions.
May 1t not 60 back to the
individual human being?
Despite all the sweetness
and light which have been
strewed around by countless
kind people, there seems to
be a great deal Of perfectly
needless choler. ire, anger,
peevishness, especially in pla-
ces where there would seem to
be no need for it.
If someone goes out of his
way to hurt you, or make you
angry. there is some reason
for swapping back. but what
about the following:
The woman got onto the bus
going downtown and poked a
dollar bill at the driver.
Evidently the lady thought
he was able to read her mind.
had X-ray eyes.
"Yes. Mam?" he inquired.
what do you want?"
Tokens. Of course" she
snapped. What else is there?"
Well" he said, there is
change. and there is pass"
The lady let this pass.
She went to get her seat.
irked no end.
She had no sooner sat down,
than another got on.
She. too. showed a dollar bill
at the driver without saying
a word.
BY this time, he was at the
end Of his patience.
What do you want?" he
snapped. and no one could
blame him. we thought.
Change" she grated.
4
Morning. Of course. has al
ways been a great time for
personal irritability.
He hasn't had his coffee,
yet" is the standard explana-
ton.
The male Of the species has
been the goat. here: somehow.
he is supposed to warm up, as
the morning goes on.
Probably some Of this is due
to the eating habits. or more
properly lack Of eating habits,
Of many men. who are forced
to work because no breakfast
is forthcoming at home.
There seem to be a hundred
different reasons for this, but
the result Is always the same:
The poor guy faces the rush
Of the morning with a hollow
where his stomach should be.
One good prescription, there
Evening star., 1957-04-29
'compoiqn of Fear

-
In its weekend note to Bonn, the
Kremlin has given voice to essentially the
same warning as the one 1t has addressed
in recent days to numerous other men,
bers Of the North Atlantic Treaty Organ
ization. The only difference this time Is
that the language is sharper and more
threatful. And plainly enough, despite
Soviet disclaimers to the contrary, it
seems designed primarily to vintimidate
and further divide West German public
opinion as regards Bonns role in NATO.
Thus, in the words of the note, 'it is
quite obvious that the conversion of the
territory Of the Federal Republic of
Germany into, a NATO atomic base Is
bound to make Western Germany in case
OF war the immediate object of retaliation
with the use of all types of modern
weapons, including rocket weapons. i. :.
One can easily see that Western Germany
would become one big cemetery"
Further, "the conversion of Western Ger
many into hotbed of atomic war In
Europe would strike an irreparable blow
at the national reunification OF the Ger
man people"
In its initial reaction to this blunt
message, the Adenauer government has
expressed understandable indignation.
After all, Western Germany has only
recently assured the Soviet Union that it
possesses no nuclear weapons, does not
plan to make them, and has not requested
that any be allocated to its army, which
Is still largely a thing Of paper. Why,
then, should Bonn be addressed threat
fully by the men of the Kremlin? Are
they attempting to deny to the Federal
Republic, which is sovereign nation, the
sovereign right to safeguard its security
within the framework Of the purely de-
fensive NATO alliance? Do they continue
to demand that the free Germans pull
out OF that alliance and remain relatively
unarmed at time when the Communist
menace continues unabated and Russia's
leaders persist in blocking both Ger
many's reunification and decent Euro
pean peace?
These are questions that contain their
own Self-evident answers. Secretary
Dulles and other members Of NATO's
ministerial council will meet later this
week in Bonn, and presumably they will
reply f1ttingly to the Kremlin'S warnings.
Meanwhile, In his latest article on foreign
affairs, former President Harry S. Tru-
man has offered sound and pertinent
commentary on the situation in declaring
that the Soviet Union is carrying on a
campaign Of fear" in an apparent at
tempt to frtghten the free world, break
up NATO and achieve supremacy and
domination in the nuclear field"
1t Is for this reason that Mr.. Truman
has warned that the free worlds response
must be resolute effort-including con-
tinuation OF Aperican and British nuclear
tests-to maintain Western strength at
the level demanded by these still danger
Gus times. His Is good counsel on that
score, and Russias leaders can be reason
ably certain that the Atlantic community
will heed It.