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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

The first intrusion of in
terest in bird life is always
worth noting.
A resident out Blair road
way is beginning to develop a
new hobby. although he prob
ably doesn't know it.
He thinks he is just being
casual. but the bug" has Bit
ten him and he will find 1t
out some time.
1t is the common experience
of the city man. who, having
known only the robin. common
sparrow and startling, moves
into the suburbs.
Bit by bit. the birds begin to
make an impression on him.
He never thought he would
be interested in such mat
terS--
But a certain bird. he dis
covers. intrigues him.
Do birds have regular sched-
uled rounds to make each
morning? tThey do
He finds himself wondering.
This bird arrives at tbs am.
each day, and perches in a
bush Just outside the window.
He chirps a few chirps and
then flys away.
Sometimes in the afternoon
he comes back and eats a few
berries off the bush.
The man doesn't know what
kind of a bird it is. or what
kind of a bush it is. The
berries are bright orange, he
observes.
The bird, he thinks, is very
fat, light gray under body.
with darker gray wings that
are marked with a black pat
tern.
The bill is long and sharp.
What bird is 1t?
That is what he wonders.
and so his new education be-
gins.
This is an old, old story to
literally hundreds of thou
sands of people, but it is new
to him.
He remembers another bird
that used to come to nest on
the same bush and go through
a whole repertoire of kid talk"
as he thought of it.
Such as purity. purity,
purity" and pretty bird,
pretty bird
In a roundabout way, he
would like to know about
Ihem. just casually, OF
course.
Well. the gray bird proba-
bly, is a mockingbird.
1t chirps because it is hop
ing that some kind human will
put out a few seedless raisins.
All mockingbirds. at least all
those which winter here, know
that red box by sight.
1t speaks volumes to q
rnocker.
This Is the beauty which
makes the noonlit nights OF
summer merry with his cease
Jess singing.
The Southern mockingbird.
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letters carry lDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sotion.
of Irish history is not sup
ported by the facts. He states
that Henry II, in ll72-73, con-
quered and received the sub
mission of a part of the island
and made its church subject
to Rome" What are the real
facts? In 1859, Alexander Ill
was legitimately elected Pope.
In an illegal election. a group
OF dissenting cardinals elected
an anti-pope. Victor ". For
political reasons. the German
Emperor. Frederick l. sided
with Victor. AT the Council
of Toulouse, in ll60. Henry
II. and lateI the Irish, opposed
Frederick and supported Pope
Alexander. However. five years
later. because of political ex-
pediency, Henry. at the Diet
of Wurzburg. joined forces
with Frederick and switched
his allegiance to the anti-pope.
He then attempted to force
the Irish to join him. This
they refused to do, maintain
ing their allegiance to the
true Pope. who was living IN
France. The Irish position
was the correct one. for in
lit Frederick finally acknowl-
edged the validity of Alexan-
der'S election. Since the mill
tary forces of the anti-pope
occupied the city Of Rome, Mr..
Kephart has confused the
terms subject to Rome" with
subject to the papacy" The
Irish Church has additionally
been subject to the papacy."
Thomas f. Haggerty. MD.
Editors note: The Star has
published several letters on
this subject. and must con-
clude the discussion at this
point
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I take exception to the
Herbert Holland and c. I.
Kephart letters concerning
Ireland's troubles. Without en-
tering into the controversy of
partition. / would like to set
straight some historical distor-
tons in both Of these letters.
Mr.. Holland states that the
Elizabethan English attempted
ito take the side of the suffer-
ing masses against the tyran-
nical Irish chieftains. ;"
What are the real facts? The
Irish Parliament. in 1886, at
the insistence of Henry VIII,
had acknowledged his suprem-
acy over the church. Henry
was able to do this by depriv-
ing the clerical representatives
OF the right to vote. This would
be the equivalent of the Presi-
dent depriving all Northern
congressman Of the right to
vote on a civil rights bill. I'm
der Elizabeth. in 1860. the Irish
Parliament. representing only
a quarter Of the nation,
adopted the new form OF wor-
ship. These decisions caused
a strong wave of opposition
from the masses who chose
to remain loyal TO Rome. This
opposition served as the pre-
text for the English to seize
the whole island in 1903. The
Irish resisted this foreign in
vasion OF their territory; so, in
1852. Cromwell conducted one
OF the bloodiest massacres In
history, comparing favorably
with the Nazi purges and the
Russian blood baths. He seized
all the lands and possessions
OF the Irish and pushed the
remaining population into the
deserts OF Connaught Under
Charles ii and William III
only one-eleventh Of all arabic
land remained IN Irish hands.
Under Queen Anne the Irish
lost the right 10 purchase or
inherit their own land. were
deprived Of all civil rights and
discouraged from engaging IN
trade. This is a rather peculiar
method Of helping suffering
masses"
Mr.. Kephart's Interpretation
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l nave taught many, many
children here in the D. C.
public schools and quite sue
cessfully too. because / have
made my courses full. strong
and interesting and I made
the pupils study. But there
is a terrific turbulence in the
pupils which. if it were not
controlled by school discipline.
would burst forth in a mighty
explosion. You can see some
OF them as they sit there in
study. turning and twisting be-
cause of this turbulence rising
UP in them. I feel that this
terrific turbulence can be
utilized for good purposes by
channeling it off in intensi-
fed. wholesome efforts. Let
us make our curriculum strong
like 1t was at the beginning
OF the century. Let us teach
more Latin. physics and solid
mathematics together wit h
other solid subjects and also
restore Greek to the curricu-
lum. In other words. let us
present a solid educational
front" to our pupils and hold
them strictly TO this program.
But there are. perhaps. some
who will say that all pupils
have not the 10 to cope with
such a curriculum. But these
people will be forced to admit
that if we hold the pupils
strictly to such a program that
they will realize success from
it and also that this danger
GUS terrific turbulence which
is one Of the main factors in
juvenile delinquency will be
minimized. In brief, l feel that
a stiffening Of the curriculum.
an increase in the athletic
program and an urge to be-
come more godly will utilize
this terrific turbulence in our
pupils for good purposes.
A. J. Trent,
D. c. Public School Teacher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-02

to more sense than nonsense in this
rapidly changing world of ours, where
counsels Of perfection can be of little use
to us in coping with some of the hard
realities cited by Mr.. Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-02

Q. What is a rowing Fed
eral judge?-L. D.
A. He is a judge who holds
court in more than one dis
trict, and who moves from one
district to another to assist
courts which have unusually
large burdens. Most Federal
judges are appointed to serve
in a specific district. but adj
ditional rowing" judges have
been found necessary in Ar
kansas. Kentucky. Missouri.
Oklahoma. South Carolina and
Washington.
q. What is the ealth's wind
lest spot?-.M. Q.
a. Port-Martin on the Ant
arctic coast Of Adele Land.
may be. This place, about $50
miles north of the south mag
netic pole, has winds which
seldom get below 100 miles al
hour
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Things Seem to Be Coming Our WuyT
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry lDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-02
Sitter Curriculum

Boston. Mass.
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Irish History

D. c. Public School Teacl
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15
Abilene

Miss Barbara Jean Slayton was
entertained at birthday party
Saturday evening at the Grange
Hall
Miss Mabel Davis. Mrs Albert
Davis, and children, recently visited
Mr.. and Mrs Dusty Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Jarrett, Of
Richmond, visited his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Bailey over the
week end
Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas Driskill,
and children. Mr. and Mrs. Alton
Nelson. and children. and Mrs
Helen Driskill were Saturday supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Riddle
Mr. and Mrs. George Blanks. and
daughter, Nancy, visited Mr. and
MIS-. Allen Mcdaniel, and children.
Sunday.
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Dris-
kill Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Driskill. and children. Miss
Edith Daniel and Mrs. Suzie Daniel.
of Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. S a m
Daniel and Mrs. Pearle Daniel, of
Nottoway
Driskills Entertain
Mr. and Mrs william Driskill,
and children, of Richmond. and Mr.
and Mrs Alton Nelson, and Sandra,
Brenda, and Tommy. were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs Helen Driskill
and Mr. and Mrs Thomas Driskill
Mr. and Mrs H H Dickerson
took dinner with her sister and
brother, Mrs. Effie Dickerson and
Lester Greene. Monday
Claude Kennedy is in the hos
pital
Miss Elaine King visited Gray
Chappell Sunday.
M O. Chappell, and children.
visited Mr.. and Mrs. William Bell,
of Farmville, Monday.
Clarks Call
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Clark and,
family, of Richmond, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs Garland Clark.
John Hanover left Monday for
Norfolk, where he will leave with
Merchant Marines.
Norman Gryder spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Gryder. Il
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15

There We're SO patients in the hos.
pital Thursday morning
Patients Admitted
Miss Deborah Wood. Farrnville:
Miss Barbara Wood Richmond:
Mrs, Nose Steele. Victoria Miss
Frances LaNeave, Crewe; Mrs. A.
A Garner, Skipwith; Mrs. R L.
Daniel. Blackstone; Mrs. j. N.
Adams. Ontario; Mrs. E. c. Bes-
sent, Crewe: James Rorer. Crewe
Mrs. w. H. Mckay, Farmville; Mrs.
F M. Keeling. Farmville: Mrs. E.
NJ Mann, Farmville: Mrs. c. V.
Baldwin. Pamplin; Mrs. R E. Whit
son, Farmville: Mrs. Imogene Sim
mons, Amelia; Larry Newconb. On
tario; Miss Erma Wilson. Cumber-
land. w w. Fahrner. Cumberland
Otto Overton. Farmville, and Mrs.
j. R. Wingo. Dillwyn.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Shearin.
Chase City. girl. March H.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Land, Buck
ingham, bay March 70
Mr.. and Mrs j. D. Quinn. Farm
vile. boy. March II.
Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Bucknam.
Prospect. girl. March r.
COiered Patients
Jennie Chambers. Pamplin; Chan
ME Hawkes.. Mannboro: olive r
Vaughan. Pamplin; Earl Turner,
CreWe
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15
THE FARMV1LLE Cva) HERALD, FRIDAY. MARCH Is. 1857

hfr and Mrs. Ernest Anderson
M. K. Davis, Richard Bryant and
Thomas Bryant were in Richmond
last week.
Several from here attended the
fellowship service at Oak Grove
chapel Sunday A song service and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15

parents. MFR. and Mfrs. Wayne Cry
der.
Mrs. Walter Tuck. and children,
visited Mrs. Albert Davis Friday.
Mrs. Pearl Daniel. Of Crewe. visit.
ed Rev. and Mrs. J. S. King Sunday.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15

home Mrs. Mayfield ovnby. of
CHldsVille is her nurse.
Mrs. Lizzie w. Gilbert was a week
end guest of relatives in Richmond.
Lawrence Jamerson returned
home after spending several months
at Blue Ridge Sanitorium.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15

ing in Florida. She is also visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Hitter.
who is recuperating from a stroke
that she suffered several months
ago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Kale. and
family. of scottsville, were Sunday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15

supper were held
Tarheels Spend Week End
Mrs. Woodrow Harris and chill
dren, Mary Ellen. Bill and Sara. of
Winston-Salem. n. c.. were week
end guests Of the de Bettencourts.
Mrs Malcolm Hitter is vacation
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15

guests Of MIR. and Mfrs Richard shu-
maker.
Mrs. Robert Earl Bryant, of Co.
]u,nbia. S. C.. is spending this month
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A,
B. Jones
Mrs. Lizzie Harvey is still i'll at
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15
Mt. Zion

Mrs. Bessie Anderson, OF r j C h.
rnond. was week end guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Flippen. Of Columbia
MIR. and Mrs. William B. Hall. Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15
Old Abilene

Mrs. Florine Bagby. Mrs. Geneva
McAfee, her daughter, Diane. and
Pete Bagby were recent guests of
Mrs. Albert Davis and Mrs. Eliza
beth Denis
Norman Gryder. of wport
News, was a week end guest of his
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-03-15
Hospital News

There were So patients in the hos.
pital Thursday morning.
, 1957-01-19

tlemen,9 hinges upon t W 0
things; namely, the training
you receive and carrying out
that which you have learned.
The science of criminal de-
lection is not mastered over
night. 1t is not something that
may be taken out of thin air.
1T is acquired through the pro-
|cess of years of training and
research, bolstered by the ex-
Iperience gained by our instruc
tors who make easy for you
the complicated and involved
problems which would nor
mally confuse and BATTLE the
beginner.
Since good public relations
lis one of the most important
factors in maintaining law
and order, it is mandatory
that you apply yourselves
with sincerity and determine
Ition to the courses Of study
which are offered from time
Ito time. You should take adj
vantage of every opportunity
Ito expand your knowledge
land educate yourselves to the
limit of your ability, SO that
Iyou may qualify for advance
ment in your profession. To
this end / shall do all in my
power to assist you and ! wish
lyou success in this under
taking.
, 1957-01-19

which should come from our
Legislature, our hands are
practically tied. But we are
not an ungrateful people. We
shall not stand still and take
time out to complain and
grumble because we do not
have the necessary equipmtnt
and the facilities that are
made available to modern and
up-to-date police departments.
1t is instructive with us to use
that which we have and go
forward with the work at
hand. To that pledge we have
dedicated ourselves.
I could recount for you a
hundred and one deficiencies,
shortcomings, problems, or
what have you in our Depart
ment, but this would be an
awful squander of our time,
as it would not in any way al
ter or change the responsible
lily that is ours. To criticize
or to find fault is a simple and
Ineffective way of handling
situations. 1t is far better to be
made aware of a difficult 81
tuation and proceed to sim
plify it without crying on the
shoulders Of our neighbor.
It is common knowledge,
however, that our Division of
Police is understaffed. We do
not have the men nor the
equipment to cope with the
every day problems as they
arise, such as, patrolling the
highways and the city streets,
answering calls and, particu-
larly, keeping abreast 0 f
providers during the night,
which has been of serious
concern to us during the past
months.
AS I said a moment ago,
, 1957-01-19
ADDRESS
delivered by Commissioner
of Public Safety Leon Nav
son at the opening of the
Police School
(Concluded)
Concluded

Your presence here today IS
significant of your determine
ton to better qualify your
selves f o the respective
positions which you fill. How
ever, it is both our purpose
and desire to make our organl
cation a striking and telling
force in this community, and
we too would like to proudly
identify ourselves with the
Department of Public Safety
of which we are such an in
tegral part.
1 think I express the senti-
ments of each and every mem
Der of this Force that we are
willing to forego any personal
sacrifice in our attempt to
build the reputationaof our
organization, and command
the respect and admiration OF
the citizenry throughout the
length and breadth of our
beautiful islands. These are
but a few of the thoughts and
ideals which we carry in our
hearts and minds and, I am
convinced, if given the leader
ship and assistance which you
deserve, I have no doubt in
my mind that you too will
make history in the Virgin Is
lands which should attract
and win acclaim and COM
mendation of our neighbors.
1t is true that our problems
are many. and varied. 1t is
equally true that without the
financial backing and support
, 1957-01-19

many of our problems could
be solved if we had the funds
with which to provide the
means to handle a given situa-
ton, but because this is a
matter which requires both
executive and legislative &C
ton, we are constrained to
mark time until next fiscal
year when, it is believed, most
of our wants shall be satisfied.
Aside from fiscal problems,
/ would like to call your atten
ton to one outstanding ele-
ment which would be Of
tremendous help to us in our
work, and that is, the value
and Importance Of establish
ing good public relations in
the community in which we
operate. All of us realize and
appreciate the. fact that, at
best, the position you hold is
a thankless one. 1t is true that
you are compensated for your
services, whether adequately
or inadequately is not relev-
ant at the moment, yet we are
called upon and are expected
at times to do the impossible.
Human beings as you are,
however, your chests swell
with pride when you perform
feats in criminal detection be-
yond the conception and un-
derstanding of your lay
brothers. But all of this, gen.
, 1957-01-19
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VOL. 113 SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1857 NO. Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Burked!

Senator Monroney's impotence over
the dillydallying with respect to second
national airport for Washington is shared
by the airlines, their customers and the
general public. He is particularly con-
cerned over the latest hitch in the Gov
ernment's plans for proceeding with the
stalled Burke project, delay occasioned
by the necessity for CAA study of Rep
resentative Broyhills revival of the Bel
mont Bay site proposal. The Oklahoman's
urgent request that the CAA expedite it's
study is justified, for every new delay,
every new stalling tactic on the airport
problem raises the hopes of supporters
Of Friendship as supplemental Wash
ington airport"
The ultimate objective Of the delay
strategy of course, is to burke Burke.
Websters International Dictionary de-
fines the verb burke" thus: ITO dispose
Of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to
smother; to shelve; as to burke parlia-
mentary question" The word is of old
English coinage-but it fits admirably the
present parliamentary situation as to the
much-kicked-a around Burke airport issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Water Safeguard

The House evidenced second thought
wisdom in restoring to the Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare appropriation bill
$50 million fund to help the States and
local authorities clean up the Nations
rivers-including the Potomac This mod
crate second instalment on 10-year, $500
million antipollution program had been
sliced from the bill in misguided econ
omy move on the floor. But, when rec
ord vote was called for, the House lined
up overwhelmingly for the grant. How
ever, this could not be called pork
barrel measure, by any stretch OF the
imagination. On the contrary, 1t is an
essential step toward Federal-State-
teamwork to protect the country's price
less water supply-and hence to protect
the health and welfare of all the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Fairfax Auto Taos

AS one Fairfax County tax
payer. ! am in favor of having
the auto tag tax increased
from SIS to $40 as an addi-
tional source OF revenue which
was not approved this year
due to the powerful lobbying
OF the AAA and the Keystone
Automobile Club.
Who, may I ask. Hobbies for
the farmers and the property
owners who bear a dispropor-
tomato share of the tax load,
approximately 80 per cent?
No one. The Fairfax County
property owner pays the most
taxes and gets the least in re-
turn for his tax dollar.
At the public hearing Super
visor Wilkins stated that II the
$40 auto tag tax was not APP
proved, then an additional Is
cents would have to be added
to the already proposed tax
Understanding the tax rate
around $3.50 per 500 assessed
valuation.
! feel that the auto tag tax
is fair because 1t means that
almost everyone will have to
pay a fiat rate OF $40 each
theNby spreading the tax load
evenly. What is unfair about
this? Adding an additional IL
cents to the tax rate instead OF
$40 tag tax will mean placing
the tax load right again on the
property owner and or farmer.
What is fair about this2
NJ. Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Framework for Unity

Six free nations of Western Europe
created the framework for political fed
Grafton in treaty-signing ceremony in
Rome last week. Climaxing nearly two
years of patient negotiation, with only
parliamentary ratifications still needed,
the signing commits France, West Ger
many, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium
and Luxembourg to two joint ventures
-baSically economic in character. One
is the creation of a common market
community of 100 million population,
within which goods, capital and per-
sons ultimately will move unrestricted
by tariffs or other barriers Evolution of
this economic structure is planned over
period of IL to II years The second is
the creation Of an atomic pool for devel-
opment and utilization of nuclear energy,
intended eventually to increase the in
dustrial power of the community and
to make it less dependent upon short
supplies of conventional fuels.
Through these two projects, both of
them open to additional members, the
European bloc has these initial objec-
tives; ~ Leveling out the national diff
ferences that SO often have led to wars
among them and (2) increasing their
own economic strength to point where
they will not indefinitely remain minor
force between the great powers of the
United States and the Soviet Union.
Even SO, the determination of those
who have planned this step is reflected
in the political structure which accom-
panies it. For provision is included in the
treaties for creation of European Par
lament, Council of Ministers, Court
of Justice and various supernatural
executive agencies 1t is through the
working of these that the hope for a
United States of Europe may become
reality. When and II 1t does, it should
be a great new force for peace in the
world.