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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08
cAPQuery

I read in TEEN a few weeks
ago about a teen-ager in the
Civil Air Patrol. / enjoyed
the article very much and
after reading it 1 began won
dering if I could get more
information about the CAP.
I would like>to know if a girl
could become a member,
where it meets and just more
general information. Could
YOU supply this or would you
give me the address where !
could find out more?
SUE ELLEN PORTER
Chesapeake Beach, Md.
Editors Note: Girls can
join the CAP. For further
information, write National
Capital Wing. Civil Air
Patrol, Winder Building,
Seventeenth and F streets
NV, Washington IS. D. CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08

have a natural curiosity about
sex. But something can be
done about the situation by
adults who are intelligent
enough to know the harm
these publications can do.
AS for myself, / am more
than willing to speak out
against anything which is det-
rimental to teen-agers and I
feel certain that most any
newspaper in the country
would gladly report the activi-
ties of legitimate, organized
groups working on such a
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08

This column is conducted
for teen-agers. Letters can
be answered through the coll
umn cnly-as soon as time
and space permit. Write your
problem to Dorothy Kicker in
care Of TEEN, The Washing
ton Star, Washington 4, ID. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
DORIS FLEEsoN
Looking at the Presidency

bad weather. But Charles
Shuman. who is presiding at
the conference, angrily told
reporters here that Sherman
Adams. the assistant 10 the
President, broke the long,
standing date last Thursday
on the ground that the Pres
ident had very urgent mat
tiers to attend to on his re-
turn.
After the President got
back 1t was discovered that
matters were not so urgent
after all. and he went over
at noon to make amends.
That amends took the form
of a "chins up" lecture, with
a call for courage and COM
mon sense.
These homilies have been
falling fiat addressed to gen.
eral audiences. This one was
delivered to an audience of
food producers, professors
and retailers, a group deeply
sensitive to the problems Of
American agriculture. Only
last Tuesday. Midwest farm
ers registered their present
mood by almost electing a
Democrat in a Minnesota
House district which has
been solidly Republican for
SO years.
A comment that President
Eisenhower sounded like
Herbert Hoover was one of
the more strained reactions
from some in the audience.
Incidentally, Mr.. Hoover's
public relations sense seems
a touch awry. too. He boasts
that he delivered at Valley
Forge last week end virtually
the same chins-up speech
he delivered there in 1881
during the depths of the de-
preston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Argentina Elects a President

mostly in gold every year
to prove to our friends that
the political and economic
future belongs to the Com
munist world and Latin
America would do better to
veer in that direction.
We frequently stepped on
the toes Of our supersensitive
Latin American friends dur
ing and Immediately after
the war. The Roosevelt
administration blackjacked
some Of the South American
republics into taking q stand
against the NaSis and Fas.
cists when they wanted to
follow their own independent
policies. This was especially
true in regard to Argentina.
American propaganda, han
died by the owl, is credited
with the chief responsibility
for the election Of Juan
Peron in l945. The experts"
Of that wartime propaganda
organization printed millions
Of pamphlets denouncing
Peron to his fellow citizens
and rushed them to Mgen-
tina. This was like waving q
red flag In front Of a bull.
The Argentina electorate
elected Peron with a thump-
ing majority.
In those days the Commu-
niStS, working underground,
were attempting to build up
Latin American Communist
parties. They took advantage
OF the little interest the Amer
can Government was display
ing toward its neighborS and
intensified the Red propa-
ganda by fighting Yankee
corporations imperialism"
Our foreign policy makers
in the meantime were con-
cerned with providing store
teeth to Britons, jet planes
TO Tito and what do you
want" to the Indians.
No wonder that Mr.. From
dizi was elected with an over
whelming majority as PreSi-
dent Of one Of the greatest
and most influential republics
in South America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Miss SWorthout Heard
In Model Program

the recital's conclusion / was
firmly convinced that for at
least half the evening the art
list had been struggling with a
piano which had not come
comfortably under her control.
Parts Of the Mozart came OF
with great delicacy, but other
sections had little tonal air or
rhythmic polish. The Schu-
mann was cast in subtly varied
colors. but here and there we're
sounds that we're tonally askew.
With the Faure pieces, Miss
Swarthout became noticeably
more used to the piano. and
the effects were for the most
part lovely. although scrupu-
lousy pedalling left the music
"a little on the sec side for my
taste. With the final work Of
Hindemith. Miss Swarthout ar
rived at her accustomed con.
troll, and her performance was
a striking success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Ike urges people to courage and common sense"
to halt the recession Well that should the folks
whve been asking what they're supposed to for
Vice President Nixon food is important than
satellites. When Republican he's got of
urgency. he means when do eat?'
Wife: Il see Mamie has husband who flies her 1900
niles to beauty resort. but the cheap skate
Won't buy twobit magazine to read under the
Hrier."
New Jerseys Gov Meyner Ike ought to take
Truman to the summit with him You get those two fellows
together on the summit-and somebody's going to get
showed of.
Republicans accuse Harry Truman of dime dance"
oratory That's imitation for In the old days, the
Republicans wouldn't give nickel for anything Harry said
Britain accepts United States missile bases. Theren be
nterservce rivalry either The Army will supply the
rockets the Navy the shps-and the Air Force the public
relations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
On Criticizing the President

which 90 per cent Of the
people vote one way-in APP
prevail. This Is q spectacular
example of Communist meth
DDS when applied to the ma
chinery of so-called free
elections" It's an indication
of what the West viii en-
counter IL 1t agrees to cleo
tions in Indo-Chin or Korea
that are not supervised by
really disinterested watchers.
There is a tendency in the
Western press to regard the
Egypt-Syria merger as a le-
ultimate one, instead Of a
carefully contrived plan by
the Communists to dominate
the Middle East.
The Communists, more
over. are busy in every trou-
BILE area - in Cuba, Argen-
tina. Guatemala. Indonesia
and. of course. in Algeria
and Tunisia. The Western
powers do not seem as yet to
have learned how to come to
grips with the Communist
techniques in the cold war"
The news reports generally
give the impression that the
uprisings and revolts are the
normal reaction of people af-
fected by grievances Of an
internal nature. But actu-
ally, the Communist agents
have managed to infiltrate
everywhere to give added
momentum to every local
disturbance.
Very little is noted in the
Western press, on the other
hand. about helping the peo-
Piles Of Latvia. Lithuania, Es-
tonia. Poland. Czechoslova-
kia. Romania, Bulgaria and
East Germany so that they
may rid themselves of the
tyrannical yoke Of their OPP
preSSors. Some of the So
called liberal" critics here
and abroad keep on saying
liberation" for Eastern Eu-
rope lis too dangerous to
mention and that the status
quo"-things to remain as
they are--should be accepted
by the West. It's strange how
considerate is the comment
when Communist areas and
interests might be impaired.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

The overwhelming election
of Arturo Frondizi. Peronist
left-wing lawyer. as Argen-
tina's new President took
Washington's Latin American
experts by surprise.
1t had been conceded that
the friend of the ousted Peron
might win. But the severe
trouncing of the moderate
right-winger Ricardo Balbin
had not been expected.
Communist and Fascist in
fiuenceS and Vaccinations
were ascribed as the major
reasons for Mr.. Frondizi's
victory. Actually, neither the
Communists nor the remnants
Of the Fascists can muster
enough votes to elect a dep
uty dog-catcher. But there is
no doubt that international
communism is making rapid
gains in all Latin republics.
The Communist inroads are
being made by default. Ever
since the end of World War
II we have neglected the Wes-
tern Hemisphere. We gave
these republics only lip serv-
ice - occasional bombastic
statements about pan-Ameri-
can unity.
Since 1850, we have spent
$50 billion on foreign mill
tary and economic aid. The
bulk Of that money went to
Western Europe. We have
paid far more attention to
the problems of India, Yugo-
slavia and Poland than to
our neighbors to the south
who should be inextricably
tied to us by our community
of interests.
When Britain was threat
ened by a major economic
crisis In 1916 the admins
tration did not hesitate to
rush a loan" of $3.7 billion
to enable the Labor Party
then in Office to provide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
CONSTANTINE BROWN
U. S. Neglect Of Hemisphere Cited
In Big Victory of Left-Winq Frondizi

Britons with free medicine.
false teeth. toupees and am
pie means to nationalize in
duStry.
All Western Europe's prob
lens became our own be-
cause we allegedly wanted TO
stop the increasing neutral
ism on that continent. The
concept Of the Democratic
and Republican administra-
tons was that this could be
done only by pouring more
billions into Europe's re-
quirements and extrava-
gances.
We gave Marshal Tito
more money in the form Of
economic and military aid in
one year than we provided
for Latin Americas needs in
five years.
In the meantime. the Rus
slams and their satellites
have been working hard from
Mexico to Brazil. We took
for granted that democracy
and free enterprise need not
be sold" to countries such
as our sister republics in the
Western Hemisphere. At the
same time the Kremlin sue
ceeded in infiltrating Latin
American labor ranks to such
an extent that some observ-
ers regard that area as a po-
tential American North Al
rica." This does not mean
that our position with regard
to our sister republics is the
same as that of France to-
ward Algeria, Morocco or
Tunisia. 1t means that while
we are f1ddling and worrying
about not offending our
NATO allies, the Communists
may sell" themselves to the
Latin Americans as defend
ers of the underprivileged in
the same manner as they
sold" themselves to the
Arabs.
The Communists are spend
ing hundreds of millions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

American Union last night.
The Caracas-born soprano
impaired q great deal of charm
to the many frothy miniatures
on her program and displayed
a fair amount of coloratura
dexterity in such pieces as
Joaquin Rodrigo's Three Love
Madrigals." Selections by the
two Venezuelan composers.
Blanca Estrella and Rhases
Hernandez Lopez, were dedi-
Gated to Miss Aleman and
served her facile singing and
lovely high pianissimo quite
well.
The programs abundance of
encore-type bagatelles and its
dearth Of more solid musical
substance revealed, however.
that Miss Aleman's vocal and
musical capacities are pretty
strictly limited. With the DOS
sible exception Of an impressive
aria from Poulenc's Les Ma
melles des Tiresias." the pro-
gram offered nothing in the
way OF a big, sustained musical
expression.
Inadequate breath support
and a colorless tone made the
marvellous songs Of Schubert
and Wolf among the evenings
dullest offerings. Poor intona-
ton and sliding we're OCCASION
al, disappointing occurrences.
Breath control was again a
problem in Villa-Lobos' superb
Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5.
although Miss Aleman's lovely
pianissimo in the last section
was a thing Of great beauty.
Incidentally. this was the first
time / have heard this works
eight cello Accomplishments in
a piano reduction. and / hope
1t was the last. ! cannot recall
another transcription In which
all musical essence and momen-
tum are so completely lost.
Argentinians Ginastera and
Guastavino, Brazilian Villa
Lobos and Venezuelan Antonio
Estevez saved the reputation OF
the Latin American composer
in the second half Of the pro-
gram, which was largely de-
voted to trivia.
Harry McClure's impeccable
piano playing was a high point
in an otherwise Disappointing
concert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

Whether good program
making is a product of a care
full thought or Of pure musical
instinct has always been q
mystery for me. Lofty prin-
ciples can be pronounced on
the subject. But, as often as
not, they misfire in the hear
ing, even though they look
promising on paper.
In her Washington recitals,
Evelyn Swarthout almost in
variably puts together pro-
grams of substance. style and
finesse, which she plays with
force and musical capability.
Miss Swarthout's recital In the
Phillips Gallery last night was
typical Of her thought or her
instinct-choose whichever you
will-for 1t was a model Of its
kind.
Along with the well-made
program last night, Miss
Swarthout's musical intentions
throughout the evening were
admirable. The Mozart was
conceived reticently, with the
piano treated lightly, reviving
the sound Of an l8th-century
instrument. The Schumann was
TO be fieeting and elusive as
quicksilver, the Faure pieces
we're to luxuriate in the sounds
of French romanticism. AS a
finale, the Hindemith was to
clear the air with a brittle. ex-
citing work Of a master Of the
goth century.
These effects we're carefully
planned and clearly motivated
Miss Swarthout's playing, but
they were only partially real
lied in actual performance. At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
White House Wires Seen Crossed
During Eisenhower's Georgia Visit

President Eisenhower is In
one Of those losing streaks
we'll known to horse players
where the gee-gees just won't
run for you.
Nobody expects that events
outside his control-a change
of heart in the Kremlin or a
spontaneous outbreak Of full
employment-will cure it for
him. Therefore. the manner
of his meeting it is the major
topic of Washington.
The events of the last few
days show the pattern that is
emerging.
In the presence of unprec-
edented private and public
criticism. the Eisenhowers are
carrying on as usual with
ample and frequent vacations
interpreted with sporadic
bursts of leadership and
White House ceremonial.
White House public rela-
tions have CORRESPONDENCE
deteriorated.
The White House staff is
getting its wires crossed in a
manner strongly suggesting
that Mr.. Hagerty is not the
only one losing his head I'M
der pressure.
Once it seemed to politi-
clans that the President had
a built-in antenna to the
mood Of the American people.
They do not know why he is
not more responsive to the
unemployment figures and
the Soviet successes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

Some think he knows the
facts but is stubborn at the
wrong time. Others suggest
that his staff sheltered him
so long from the political and
economic realities that they
have difficulty now with their
hints that a change is in
order.
For example. reporters at
the scene believe, though
they cannot prove it. that Mr..
Hagerty blew his top on the
Arizona trip because he had
tried and failed to disSuade
the Eisenhowers from max
ing it. He had already had a
bad week. There was so little
work and activity in Georgia.
it proved impossible to main
tain the impression that a
Georgia White House" ex-
listed, with the President in
touch with the day-to-day
pace of events.
Mr.. Hagerty has been sim
gularly successful in creating
that impression in the past.
sometimes when the grounds
for it were extremely tenu-
Gus. The press, of course, has
turned with the country to a
more questioning temper.
TIL e White House staff
work was embarrasSingly ex-
posed by the National Food
Conference developments
here.
Mr.. Hagerty told reporters
in Georgia Saturday that the
President was breaking his
date to speak at the confer
ence breakfast because his
plane might be delayed by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

What q strange attitude Of
captious criticism and COM
tradiction seems to be pub
licized these days toward the
top personalities in the West
ern world. In Britain, they
pick on the Queen or the
Prime Minister. In America,
they pick on the President.
He is not supposed to live
a normal life-to take rest
and recreation for health
reasons or even to go on
trips over the week end to
please his wife. II he holds
up an unloaded shotgun so
as to give the press photog-
raphers the pose they re-
quest, he is lambasted as in
expert in the art Of handling
q gun. If he stays at home
and doesn't make public APP
pearances. he is suspected of
being i'll or incapable Of dis
charging his office.
Nobody used to criticize
President Wilson for playing
golf twice a week or Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt
for his frequent trips to Hyde
Park. many of which were
not even mentioned in the
press for security" reasons
during the war. Newsmen
did not ask President Tru-
man why he flew to Key
West, Fla. with guests
aboard a Government plane
for a vacation in the sun
shine of the Southland.
The simple rules of cour-
teSy which have been OBJ
served with other Presidents
do not seem to be respected
these days.
AS for Britain. the press
is under fire there by lead
ing clergymen because of the
emphasis on the trivial and
the irrelevant. Prime Min
lister Macmillan, moreover. is
urged to drop his Foreign
Secretary, Selwyn Lloyd, be-
cause the latter displeases a
few members of the Con-
sentative political party. Mr..
Eisenhower is urged to drop
his Secretary Of Agriculture
because Of an analogous dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Corping at Eisenhower Stirs Reminder
OF Roosevelt and Truman Trips

content inside the Republic
can Party here.
Curiously enough. there is
an absence of criticism of
the Soviet Union for doing
certain things that are de-
nounced when the United
States does them. Thus. in
the last few days announce
ment was made that the
SovietS had made another
big test with one of their
H-bombS. None Of the SCI
entiStS. either in Britain or
this country. with their Gus
tomary Solicitude about fall
out" expressed their horror
and indignation. None urged
that Moscow of its own ac-
cord stop these tests. DR..
Linus Pauling of the Cali
fornia Institute OF Tech
nology and the other Ameri-
cans who got up a long petit
ton after the United States
made nuclear tests have not
come forth with a similar
petition directed to the
Communist, to stop testing.
Every nov and then some
members of Congress take
America to task for continu-
ing nuclear tests, but they
don't seem to be vocal when
the Soviet Union makes its
big tests.
The critics in America. to
be sure, are not in any way
interested in forwarding the
Communist cause. Primarily,
they want to embarrass the
administration here for par
tisan political reasons. In
Britain. the Socialist Labor
ties are carrying on a ve-'
hement campaign to per-
suade public opinion that it
must disapprove of the newly
signed agreement which pro-
vides missile bases to be used
in cooperation with the
United States armed forces.
Throughout the world, the
cold war" presents a similar
set of paradoxes. Thus. the
Egypt-Syria merger has been
promptly approved by Mos
COW after a typical election"
of the Communist variety in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

Fedora Aleman, soprano; Harry
Union Program: Three Love Ma
drtgals, Rodrigo; La Pastorelia,
schubert; Klarchens Lied, Schubert;
verborgenheit Wolf; Mausfailen.
Spruchlein, Wolf; Au bord de Peau
Faure; Nicolette Rayel: Non Mon
Vila-Lobos; Carnavalito del Aman-
cayar, Isabel Aretz; Caneion al Arbol
del Olvido, Ginastera; La RoSa I'll
Sauce, Carlos Guastavino; Bambale,
Luciano Oallet Benedito Pretinho,
hekel Tavares Cancao do Carreiro,
ca, Blanca Estrella III Ordenador.
Antonio Estevez: Corrlo llanerO,
Pedro z, Gutierrez; La nina Prisa,
RhaseG Hernandez Lopez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

Miss Fedora Aleman. whose
past accomplishments include
the first performances in Vene-
zuela of THE Messiah" and
THE Marriage of Figaro" sang
music by a stable array OF
Latin American composers and
several Europeans at the Pan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
NEWS OF MUSIC
BY FRANK C. CAMPBELL
Contributing Critic

Evelyn svarthout. piano. At Phil
lips Gallery. Program: Ten Varia-
tions on an Air BY Oluck, X. 456:
Mozart; Kreisleriana, OBJ. 10. Schu-
P Ranp N% octSrne. op 3D. 81, Raurs re-
Third Sonata. Hindemith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Miniatures Sung
By Miss AIemun
BY DONALD l. L.EAVIT7

Contributing Critic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
The
Moon
BeckOnS!
Mans first stop in space will be the
moon. Here's closeup of it
See page 10

Few things are more beautiful than full moon
rising the east majestic and romantic. To rocketeers
more than lovely it seems to say, Come upr For
aside from the possibility of men obtng the earth in ar
fetal satellites hop the will be first real step
into outer space
The moon near-neghbor in space, astronomical
distances go only some 1000 miles away II is about
third the size of the earth 100 miles in diameter.
Close up the moon is less handsome but more interest,"
ing Telescopes reveal surface with scars and pit
marks. You can see these the picture above or,
better in the larger view front Note the many
circular "cTaterS."
In such crater stands Spaceshp from earth in Helmut
Winners imaginative drawing below, from the THIS WEEK
Guidebook. While its passengers explore the moon,
waiting take off for home the earth shown in the lunar
sky But the takeo will be relatively Because of lower
gravity, the spaceship will need only sixth of the power
used its journey from the earth! How gets to the
and back Of the many fascinating topics dis
cussed in the Space Map and Guide described on
RACES ID and H. -R.S.D., D..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-26

Malkus, ito consider the bud
get when we spend two days on
COMPOUNDED gambling bills.
We're sacrificing the thing for
which we came here"
Even-year sessions originally
we're intended to deal only with
budget and emergency" mat
tiers. but increasingly bills of q
local nature have been drafted
in such q way as to qualify for
action
Senator H. Winship Wheat
ley, jr., Democrat of Prince
Georges. summed up the atti-
tude Of many legislators when
he said, MY people could wait
until next year (for local leg
islation). but they won't sit
back and wait If others sit back
and present their legislation at
this session"
Senator Philip H. Goodman,
Democrat Of Baltimore, con-
coded Were all abusing the
law" And Senator Charles L.
Downey, Republican Of WASH
ington County. challenged the
committee to name one bill
other than budget bills that
was an emergency in the pub
lie welfare"