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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

a variation Of which is now known
as boost glide" or "hypersonic
glide" Here's how 1t would work:
The bomber" would be rocketed
up through the atmosphere into
space, burning up its fuel in a
maximum power climb. As 1t COM
pleted its ballistic trajectory. the
device would dive back into the at
mosphere, bounce on the upper
layer Of air and be tossed up into
space again.
This would be repeated. like a
fat stone being ricocheted across
a smooth pond, as long as there
was SUFFICIENT kinetic energy re-
naming. Finally, the bomber"
would settle into an even glide
fight. It's speed slackening enough
to allow II to land.
Used as a military weapon, the
pilot could release the payload-
bomb or missile-on the target and
then skip-glide for thousands OF
additional miles TO an air base or
perhaps a rendezvous with a SUBJ
marine.
AS a commercial passenger
transport, such q device could be
the most effective means Of Civ
ing manned aircraft missile or
rocket speeds.
According 10 a recent issue Of
Missile Engineering magazine,
James H. DoolittIe, chairman Of
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics, believes the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

deposition Of Terukichi Mitsumata,
is a touching. compact anecdote
Of this complexity. Mr.. Mitsuma-
tas story shows the military mind
transformed by the sight Of pain
and abjectness into the citizen
soldier mind, compassionate and
embarrassed.
About 8 am" he testified, ~
went to the firing range. across
the ravine called Ginmeisui. With
about ten other brass pickers I
made my way 10 Hill SIS CMonom-
izuka).
"A soldier suddenly appeared
from the ravine. I don't know his
rank. He was q white man. He
wore, . green cap without q rim.
He looked angrily at me.
Il knew 1t was wrong to enter
the firing range on any day ex-
cept Sunday. I shouted to the
other brass pickers, Hey, dam
gerous today. Let's get OUT
Then / heard q gun report a
little louder than an air gun.
There was q whining sound. /
turned back and saw the soldier
chasing me about 20 meters be-
hind me.
II ran frantically without turn
ing back. climbed q slope, and then
started down the steep ravine. I
tried to catch hold of q tree but
slipped and fell with my head
downhill and was injured. I
scraped my face. cut my left hand
and hurt my hip.
The soldier reached me. I could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
BY FRED THEROUx

Poland's Communist Party
leader. Wladyslaw Gomulka, de-
parted from Belgrade Monday
after what appeared to be q very
cordial visit with Yugoslavia's
President Josip Broz Tito. The
communicate issued on that occa-
sion was as obscure as communi-
ques usually are. But Its general
tone and information available
from other sources justify certain
conclusions:
. Yugoslavia. although obviously
unwilling to offend Moscow UNI
necessarily. will continue TO pur-
sue Marshal Tito's own brand Of
independent communism" do
mestically.
. In foreign affairs, Belgrade
will probably cling 10 its own poll
cies but will vote In the United
Nations with the Soviet bloc
whenever broad questions Affect
ing the socialist camp" are in
volved.
. Poland, although far less Gin
dependent" than Yugoslavia, will
push its national" variety Of
communism. perhaps even adopt
ing parts or all Of some Yugoslav
economic techniQues, such as the
workers council" plans frowned
on by Moscow.
. In foreign affairs, Poland will
be identified closely with Russian
policy. but will probably refrain
from participation In open attacks
on Western policy.
Observers close 10 Developments
In Central and Eastern Europe
see nothing In the Tito oniulka
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
WALKING THE KNIFE EDGE
Titoond GomuIko Stick to Nationalist Path

policies are dominant in the
Kremlin, will cling to its reconcile
iation aims with Yugoslavia, how
ever reluctantly.
What might happen II Mr..
Khrushchev's opponents gained
the upper hand, or even If the
political power Of the Soviet
armed forces continues to increase,
can only be guessed. But the pres
ent position Of the Tito regime
is plainly to support the Khrush-
chev leadership as much as pos
sible. In return, Belgrade can
count on Moscow's tolerance, plus
stable economic assistance.
In future relations with the
West, Belgrade is expected TO seek
continued harmony, economic and
military aid, and greatly increased
trade. In matters affecting the
Balkans and the Mediterranean
region, Yugoslavia will play a
somewhat "neutralist" role, trying
like Nehru's India to exercise a
restraining influence on the effects
Of the worldwide power struggle
between the great opposing blocs.
But in North Africa and in the
Middle East, Belgrade has spoken
plainly: opposition to imperialism
and colonialism." In the Commu-
mist jargon. that means Western
influences. Thus, unless President
Tito varies his policies with spe-
cific issues, Yugoslavia sOn be
counted opposed TO the West in
the stormy Middle Fest and
strongly In favor Of Independence
for Algeria. Yet even here, the
Belgrade position may very well
Be on the side Of moderation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22
Rr Z. EDGAR PRTNA

The free world community.
jolted by recent Soviet advances
in the long-range missile and jet
aircraft fields. may be in for more
such news from the Kremlin.
Latest indications are that the
Russians are leading In the race
10 build the worlds first Inter-
continental rocket vehicle de-
vice which holds promise Of enor-
NOUS military and commercial
value.
Whoever gets there first viii
have q missile" with the finest
guidance system Of ala human
being-and will have accomplished
the breakthrough necessary TO
bring about passenger travel.
through space. at the fantastic
speeds of rockets.
Two Developments within the
last month or so have UNDERSIGNED
Soviet scientific and engineering
capabilities.
First there was Moscow's an
houncement. accepted as true by
the West, that Russian experts
had successfully test-flred the first
lntercontinental ballistic missile.
Then the Soviet's giant Jet civil
ian transport, the highly regarded
TU.l0l, landed at MCGUIRE Air
Force Base. in New Jersey after
flashing across the ocean at high
subsonic speeds.
A New Note
The attainment Of the long
range missile by the USSR was
fraught with SUFFICIENT significance
for the West. But last week, one
of Hitler's foremost rocket scien-
fists added a new and gloomier
note.
DR.. Eugen Sanger. who now di-
reefs q physical research institute
In Stuttgart, West Germany, told
newsmen that he believed the new
missile tested by the Russians was
based on plans for device he and
his wife. DR.. Irene Sanger-Bredt,
described in detail In an official
paper in 1912. This paper fell into
Red army hands in 1945.
The Sanger device was an
"around- the-world bomber" called
by. some experts an interconti-
mental ballistic vehicle, which
could reach speeds Of up to l3,60O
miles an hour.
Or. Sanger, who maintains con-
facts with many scientists behind
the Iron Curtain, said he be-
lieved the Russians presently
were working on an unnamed
version of his brainchild--a weap-
on with a l0,O00-mile range and
one which could thunder from
Leningrad TO New York (4,50C
miles, in 80 minutes.
Skip GIide' Technique
The German couple we're the de-
velopers Of the skip-glide theory
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Wet position on Hungary, as well
as on German identification and
on disarmament. Not unexpect-
edly. Marshal Tito publicly backed
the Oder-Neisse border between
Poland and East Germany, estab-
lished by the Soviets after World
War II.
But Belgrade's position on Ger
man unity. involving early recog-
milton of the East German COM
munist regime. appears to mean
more a recognition Of the present
impossibility of reunification in
Germany than any simple partisan
siding with the German Peoples
Republic. Here again. the Yugo-
slavs are siding with the Commu-
mist bloc against the West.
Yugoslav relations with West
Germany-which is recognized Of
iicially by Belgrade--have of
course suffered somewhat as a re-
suit Of the Tito stand on the Polish
border and the prospect Of closer
ties with Communist East Ger
many. But trade relations be-
tween Yugoslavia and West Ger
many are friendly and highly de-
veloped and 1t is considered highly
unlikely that either they. or diplo-
matte ties, will be seriously weak
ened by YugoslaviaIs stand.
No Rift Expected
The West would be foolish,
sources close TO the Yugoslav situ-
alton agree. TO expect or even
hope that Belgrade and Moscow
will grow further apart. There is
ample evidence that Moscow, at
least a. long a. the Khrushchev
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

ing orders when he shot Mrs.
Sakai? While the afiidavit Of
Specialist SIC Nickel before the
Supreme Court and the Mohon
testimony introduced by the prose-
cution at the Japanese trial seem
to dispose Of this question, De-
tense Counsel Hayashi intends to
pursue It, making much Of VII
liam Girard's having shouted.
Get out Of here" just before
firing the fatal shot.
2. Did Specialist Girard know
how grenade launcher would
behave when loaded with a spent
cartridge? In two separate rifiery
exercises he had qualified as
marksman and sharpshoOter.
meaning that he could take fair
to good aim. He had seen q gre
made launcher fired at least 20
times. and the prosecution has
witnesses who claim that he had
shot in the general direction of
four Japanese besides Mrs. Sakai
earlier on the day Of the killing.
He was very close to Mrs. Sakai
at the time Of the fatal shot--25
to so feet away. His crucial claim
is that he did not know the pene-
trating power of his missile.
3. Did Specialist Girard intend
to hit Mrs. Sakai? He has main
tanned since the beginning that
the killing was an accident. There
have been conflicting accounts as
to whether he fired from the hip.
from under-arm, or from the
shoulder. 1t is clear that in the
game Of lure and chase the inten-
ton was to miss the target. The
possibility that he was criminally
careless rather than deliberately
murderous does not restore Mrs.
Sakai's life but may temper the
severity Of the court.
Bearing Is important
Another element that may az
feet the judges, little understood
by Americans, is the accused's
bearing. In japanese justice, as in
Japanese personal relationships,
the notions Of repentance and
apology have great Importance.
Where the accused is guilty. a
Japanese trial is a kind Of public
penance.
Absolution Is as important as
retribution, as the goal Of a jap
anese trial. and absolution comes
through q realization Of guilt and
apology for it. but to effect abso-
luton there must be present that
most elusive and immeasurable OF
all enthusiastically.
The japanese have been puzzled
and angered by Specialist Cir
ards seeming to act like a hero.
and at the FIRST trial his bearing
was said to be arrogant.
Addressing an interpreter rath.
or than the judge, he failed u
say Sir" and he sprawled
squirmed. and crossed his legs or
the uncomfortable bench he wa
given. From the American point
Of view, he was simply sloppy
oafish. and rather hangdog.
Specialist Girard told the court,
1T was an accident as far as
am concerned. I am sorry it hap
pened." But the Japanese were
not impressed by his sincerity.
At the second trial, on a straight
chair, he was more dignified. In
the dock he said 'sir" to the
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not move. The soldier kicked the
ground near my head. took on
my hat and bowed lying on the
ground, saying, Pardon me-
THE soldier shouted in Jap
anese. 'Oi kora okiro'-'Get the
hell up
But the soldier looked upset
when he saw my face. He helped
me stand up and said, 'Jimusho
iko'-Let's 60 to the ONCE
II didn't understand what he
meant Then the soldier said.
'Hata. hata'-'Flag. flag under
stood he meant the Office where
the firing nag was hoisted.
The soldier bandaged my hand
with his Handkerchief. He took me
along some distance. He carried
my rucksack. -"
The Appearances Of One -
Before the entrance to william
Girard's barracks at Camp Drew
there Is q three-paneled full
length mirror, above which Is
painted this inscription: THE
appearance Of one affects the rep
utation Of all"
Specialist Girard, 20. son Of
truck driver and himself Q truck
driver in the Army, Is q short,
slight. sandy haired man with q
faded scar on his forehead. .
prominent nose and wide-fiying
ears. a thin-lipped mouth and q
weak chin. He leaves his mouth
open much Of the time In court.
Estimates Of his 70 by Americans
who have seen q lot Of him range
from 80 to 90.
Before the killing he was q
kind Of pumpkin clown. He drank
quite q bit and ran up petty debts
In the Japanese shops near his
camp. He is taciturn to the point
Of woodenness: he failed for three
days after the shooting to tell his
japanese sweetheart that he had
killed q woman, and she learned
Of the incident over the radio.
This girl, Haru Sueyama, now
his wife, was born in Formosa and
did not enter Japan until she was
is. She Is six years older than
Specialist Girard. She worked In
textile mills. then as q theater
usher and waitress.
Thrown on her own in the eco
nomic swamp Of postwar Japan,
she took up the ancient but UNI
honored calling of camp fol-
lower. and when Specialist Girard
met her she was Q hostess IN q
bar near his post. Her kind Is
deeply scorned by the Japanese.
She is small. freckled. and brighter
than her husband, who calls her
Candy" because she likes sweets.
Since the marriage Mrs. Girard
has behaved with dignity and
loyalty. She paid q traditional
visit Of coincidence and apology on
her husbands behalf to Mrs.
Sakai's family. At one time she
sold her own belongings TO pay on
her husbands debts. and she had
curbed his drinking.
Brother a Foctor
Some Of the turbulent feelings
connected with the trial have been
stirred up by william Girard's
older brother Louis, %, a mechanic
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~ John HERsEx

TOKYO. - Steam capable Of
bursting . boiler Is scalding hot
when Il arst escapes throIlgh q
safety valve. but it soon cools
and condenses In the open air.
The Japanese trial Of Specialist
&c william 8. Girard Is q safety
valve. II has released q set Of
feelings which have long been
held under high pressure BY many
Japanese and Americans. and
which are complex. painful and
dangerous. This article win be an
attempt TO examine these feelings
very frankly. il the belief that
the process Of cooling and con-
denslng Is now due TO begin.
The hottest emotions aroused
By the trial have TODD with the
idea that an American soldier
might consider the life Of pow
erty stricken Japanese woman no
more valuable than that Of q rab-
bit or q mole or mouse.
Evidence introduced ct the
trial has quoted several Of the
brass pickers who scavenged for
shell castings and fragments at
the Somagshara firing range
''risking our lives, picking UP the
shells while they were still hot"
as one said--to the effect that
American soldiers made q game Of
enticing the brass pickers with
spent cartridgng and then shoot
ing over them to brighten them
away.
A brass picker named Noboru
Matsuzawa said: bad soldiers
sometimes do fire shells. They
laugh. clapping their hands at the
sight Of US fleeing"
Monya Hoshino said: II saw
one Negro last year IRE 20 rounds
directed at me ] think they
did 1t for fun"
Mrs. Kimie Sato said: Some Of
them threw shells into the bushes.
making US search for them, as II
feeding chickens"
II is apparent that Specialist
Glrard was playing this game
when he killed Mrs. Naka Sakai
last January 80 by firing an empty
casing from q grenade launcher
mounted on q borrowed MI rife.
Companions Story
In the affidavit presented by the
Department Of Defense before the
United States Supreme Court. his
companion at the scene Of the
shooting, Specialist SIC Victor N.
Nickel, was quoted as having said
to American Army investigators:
:. I don't know If Girard told
you this or not, but Girard told
me to throw those cartridges. The
purpose was to scare the japanese
on by firing over their heads when
they came to pick UP the cart
ridges"
The possibility that specialist
Girard deliberately killed Mrs. Sa-
kai in the line Of his duty. which
A that moment was to guard q
machine gun and some field jack
Its on the hilly range. seems TO
have been ruled out by evidence
introduced at the trial. His pla-
toon leader. End 1t. Billy M. Mo-
bon. was questioned as follows by
B Japanese procurator:
Q. You never gave an instruc-
ton to drive japanese away BY
firing weapon or q blank cart
ridge?
A. Definitely not
Q. What kind Of precautions do
gou usually give your men?
A. / tell them never to fire at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

Eleven yson ego. John Hsney wrote
"Hiroshimo." his moving story Of the
japanese city where 10000 died under
the first A-bomb. Nov Ne has returned
10 Japan to view Jeponsss- American
'slstions in another light. o. the 6irurd
trial Here ore the impressions this
Pulitzer prizewinnins novelist brought
swoy from the first Two sessions Of the
trial. written exclusively for the Asso-
eieted Press. The trial resumes to-
morrow.
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Brother . Foctor

Brother q Foctor
Some Of the turbulent feelings
connected with the trial have beeh
stirred up by william Girard's
older brother Louis, 20. a mechanic
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-04-26
Paintings

Ce.sannea iron page ene
has belonged TO ZONE group
which attempted varied forms Of
expressions in the art world
They represent strong. diverse
and more turbulent current than
that Of any other century. Every
form of expression has been at
tempted, from the direct imits-
ton Of the object to the inter
probation Of the unconscious and
the instructive. and all sorts of
techniques and every type Of ma
terial have been employed
The catalogue Of subjects include
-Solubrity- and ~Homewsrd
Bound by Peggy Beacon A
walk In the Paradise Gardens
by Romare Bearden: Golden
Chair BY Ruth Galoon; place
By Joe Lasker; Tuna by John
Laurent; Staircase and Fire
Sale by Sidney Rayner; -ssvsn-
nah and MASKED Figure By
Andree RueIlan; Sea Fantasy By
Merton Simpson: Washington
Square and Handel Concerto
By Ester wflliams and odd Mrs.
Smith and Cows and Cobvehs-
By Marguerite corach-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-04-26

Of cur state workers and compe-
tenet people N the neia OF va
cst.on b.ole School, wall be on
hand TO give the latest tschni-
ques on conducting q school A
representative from the Baptist
Book Store viii be present with
Samples Of materially /. The PTA
Of the Dallas County Training
school met on Tuesday mite of
Last week for the election Of Of
ficers for the next school year.
Most Of the officers were re-elec-
ted. and they are: Mrs. Clytie NJ.
Jacobs. president; Ed wilhorn.
vice-president Mrs Mildred
Hayes. secretary: Mrs. Helen Mil
Ter. assistant secretary; Mrs
Peariine York. treasurer; and MIRA
Willie B. Harrison. reporter
Other business Of the evening in
Guided the perfecting Of plans
for a Spring Feafival and carni-
val to be given May 81. Each PIT
A member Is asked 10 send .
letter 10 q friend. requesting q
souvenir package 10 sell for IS
cents. These packages viii not
be opened until The mite Of the
Festival and should produce
much surprise and enjoyment
The PTA viii meet again Tues
day mite Of this week We wish
to correct an error IN the print
ing Of lsst weeks news. In the
Dramatic Tournament given at
Dots. the Lafayette hi school
Of Camden won first place with
the presentation Of Special
Guest directed BY Mrs. l. ".
Lowsry. Dots won second place
with the presentation Of Echo.
directed by Miss d. J. Porchis.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-04-26
BETHEL's BLESSINGS

bEl8kLS hkkSokNGS
We. the members Of Bethel AN
Z chudch, do look back, and are
thankful for the many blessings
that are now ours 10 enjoy. These
blessings could not have been 20
easily accomplished without the
intelligent Leadership of our pas
tor and his beloved swife, Rev.
and Mrs J. 7. Crisswell. whom
God has given noble qualities Of
true leaders. Their conduct and
service a. Christians have been
a credit and asset 70 Bethel and
the entire community. They are
living examples Of all the things
they teach. A church without
a leader with vision and ability
TO inspire the membership through
friendlinese. faith. and integrity,
perishes. Bethel Is thankful that
she has been blessed with leaders
with vision and all the accom-
panying qualitiea
Spiritually. our hearts have
been uplifted and encouraged, and
financially our church has been
wonderfully blessed. These mess
ages have gladdened the hearts
Of the membership and reached
out and inspired others 10 unite
and cast their lots with US d.
Jesus said. Suffer the little
children TO come unto Me-. Many
infants have been brought to the
altar to be dedicated To His ser
vice through baptism We are
proud Of our youth They are
rendering wholesome service un-
der the leadership Of Mrs. Criss-
well who Is capable Of bringing
things to pass. II there has been
q doubt In your minds IS TO the
future outcome Of youth. let their
present work be an inspiring
example. Youth. when given the
opportunity. under the proper
guidance and leadership. can sur.
vive these critical times. Yea we.
the members Of Bethel are hum
bly, and gratefully proud Of our
pastor and his untiring help mate.
May the Almighty God ever bless
and keep them under the shadow
Of His love. We are determined
through the help Of God. We
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-04-26
Notice

In The Probate Court OF Pfissh
County. Arkansas
In The Matter OF The Estate OF
tMrp Emma Keith ingram. de-
Las, known address. of decedent
1912 West sth Street. Little Rock.
Arkansas -
Date Of death: April 4. 1857
An instrument dated April ~
1857. was on the 18th day sof A.
pril. 1887. admitted to probate
as the last viii of the shove
named decedent. and the under
signed has been appointed execu-
tor hereunder. A contest OF the
probate Of the will can be effect
ed only BY filing q petition with
in the time provided BY law.
All persons having claims a
gaingt the estate must exhibit
them. duly verified. to the under
signed within six months from
the date Of the first publication
Of this notice. or they shall bs
forever barred and precludeo
from any benefit IN the estate.
This notice first published 24th
day Of April. 1857.
J. II. McConico
CExecutorl
Little Rock. Arkansas
400 Park Street
CMail Address,
J. r. Booker
Attorney for Estate