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Evening star., 1958-05-14
Advice to Egypt

In the interview puDllSned
in The Sunday Star Of May
4, DR.. Hussein Kennel Selim.
identified as a professor and
former vice president of
Cairo University and intel
lectual leader in the Pan
Arab movement, and an au-
thoritative interpreter of the
Nasser point of view" has
confused recent history in
his natural desire to con-
vince Americans to his point
of view
AS a veteran of some 20
months World War II mill
tary service in the Middle
East, principally Egypt. I
find somewhat amusing DR..
Selim's contention that "in
World War II the Arabs
helped the West and
kept the area quiet and gave
the help they could during
the advance of Rommel."
This help" was manifested
by the revolt led by Rashid
Ali against the British in
Iraq, the armed revolt of the
Syrians, the tension and sab
otage in Egypt during the
advance of Rommel which
obligated even men on leave
in rear areas to go about
armed. For further elucida-
ton. as a matter of fact. DR..
Selim might refer to the au-
photography of Anwar Sadat,
member of the ruling Egyp-
tian junta. who describes
how present Egyptian lead
ers, including Col. Nasser,
worked actively against the
allied forces in Egypt in 1912.
1t is true that there was
some Arab aid to the Allies
units from Jordan's Arab Le-
gion helped the British in
the Iraqi rebellion. However.
the Egyptians are subverting
Jordan for today siding with
the West.
The heroes of the war in
the desert were British,
Americans, Australians. New
Zealanders. Free Poles and
others-the Egyptians cam
not even boast the face-to-
face war fought by Rommel's
Afrikakorps. Egypt should
best redeem its past by a
constructive present rather
than seeking to alter the
pages of history.
Roy H. MillensOn.
Evening star., 1958-05-14

@. How can one bend
pussy willows for use in
arrangements without having
them break?-E. j.
A. Freshly cut pussy will
lows can usually be bent,
with care. Take the twig
horizontally in both hands,
near the bottom. with thumbs
placed lightly on the top Of
the twig, which rests on
your bent forefingers. Where
your thumbs meet, begin
bending the twig; as it yields
move your hands upward,
bending as you go until you
have the curves you want
You may want to use corsage
wire, at least overnight. to
hold the curves. II the
branches are not absolutely
Evening star., 1958-05-14

BRASS brains" now are
taken for granted.
One Of the latest. however,
seems worth special notice.
Il Is In operation at the
Navy's Bureau Of Ordance.
Some Of the things II does:
Produces a 3l-dieit multi
plication product In 81 mil
lionths Of a second.
II can store three million
numbers. each consisting Of
81 figures and transfer them
10 and from the main COM
putting unit at a rate Of 1000
per second.
II has an internal memory
from which II can recall any
bit Of information In 8 mil
lionths Of a second.
1t doesn't Of course,
originate anything. Some
human brain has TO think II
all up first. But It performs
computations at the rate of
$4,000 per second and checks
them automatically for any
errors.
Used 10 Design Weapons
The machine is used
chiefly by engineers at the
Naval proving grounds for
study and design Of new
weapons. Extensive calcula-
tions. which would require
years Of the time Of expert.
accountants. are carried out
In the course Of development
Of many types Of ballistic
missiles and their control
equipment.
But also. according to a
Navy report. it has proved of
great value to astronomers.
A recently discovered minor
planet has been named for
1t. BY custom. the practice of
naming minor planets. of
which there are thousands
and which sometimes are re-
ferred to as the "lice Of the
solar system" goes to their
discoverers. In this case the
planet was discovered about
a year ago by a Belgian
astronomer but its orbit has
been established entirely by
DR.. Paul Herget of the Uni
versity Of Cincinnati with the
use of the Navy's calculator.
The Belgian astronomer
quickly agreed. when DR..
Herget told him the story.
that his planet should be
named for the United States
Navy's "brass brain"
Under DR.. Herget's direc-
ton and the sponsorship of
the Office Of Naval Research
and the National Science
Foundation, the machine has
Evening star., 1958-05-14
Mallory Confusion

In re Mallory case confu-
sion: The length of reason
able time that a suspect
should be held by the police
before arraignment should be
decided by the jury in the
light Of the circumstances of
the particular case. Since
circumstances vary in differ
ent cases. no hard and fast
time rule can be set for all.
The time necessary to be
spent in investigation is much
greater in some cases than in
others. The attitude of the
suspect has a great deal to
do with the time necessary
to be spent on the case. If
the suspect is innocent, he
probably will be co-opera-
tive and the time spent on
the case will not be very long;
if he is guilty. he will try to
delay the investigation as
much as possible. The Carter
fur theft is a case in point,
where the criminal withheld
his confession beyond the
time limit set in the Mallory
case, and was therefore
turned loose.
If the police make a mis-
take and hold a suspect long
er than they should. that is
an administrative mistake for
which the police might prop
erly be disciplined, but not
the unfortunate public to the
extent of having a criminal
turned loose on society. An
administrative error should
not be used to cure the crime.
Howard B. Smith.
Evening star., 1958-05-14
On NucIeor Tests

you stated III n TcCcIlI cu1-
torial that the antitesting
movements undoubtedly have
deliberate propagandists be-
hind them. AS one of the
chief movements in this
country is the Committee for
a Sane Nuclear Policy, l sug-
gest that you look into its
record and origins to see its
constituency. If your impli-
cation is that deliberate
propagandists are Commu-
nists, fellow-travelerS, or
truth-twisters of any kind.
the membership of the Ma
tional Committee and its
founders, Clarence Pickett Of
the American Friends Serv-
ice Committee and Norman
Cousins of the Saturday Re-
view, should convince you
that these men have been
notable for their painstaking
adherence to truth, their in
dependence of thought and
their refusal to be stam-
peded by war propaganda,
both past and present. If
what they are saying. through
the efforts and publications
of the Committee for a Sane
Nuclear Policy, makes them
deliberate propagandists,
then so are all men who
join together to speak what
they believe.
If. on the other hand, your
implication is not that these
groups themselves are Com
munist inspired, but that
they are being used" con-
sciouslv or unconsciously by
willy Communist propagan-
dists. YOU lead your readers
into the most cunning Of all
traps-for if we are to let
our everv policv he dictated
in reverse by the Soviet Un-
ion. then Americans are in
deed letting themselves be
duped Whether or not the
USSR happens to go along
now with the antitesting
ir@-"1ts Of large parts Of
American and world popula-
tion is quite beside the point.
More moral power to them If
they do see the light, for
whatever reasons. on this
particular issue.
WHY doesn't the United
States wisely use this as a
wedge a starting point of
mutual agreements. in the
process Of disarming world
that is physically, psychology
ically. and economically
reaching the point of no re-
turn in its fantastic destruc-
tive devices?
Unfortunately the "delib-
crate propagandists" of Mr..
Strauss and company are by
far the better paid and more
widely heard-and are sue
ceedine in frightening the
rest of the world into un-
precedented anti-American-
ism better than Soviet prop
agandists could hope to do.
Ann MOrrissett.
Editors note: The edi-
torial in question implied
nothing against such groups
as the Committee for a Sane
Nuclear Policy. While sup
porting Mr.. Strauss we'll
founded opinion that there
Evening star., 1958-05-14
'Picosso's Latest

Your editorial comments
of May 7 regarding "Picasso's
Latest" in no way detract
from Picasso or UNESCO.
They simply expose you and
your authority as unenlight-
ened. completely bound to
absolute materialiSm and un-
able to think abstractly.
ALA Cooper.
Evening star., 1958-05-14

@. Is there an interna-
tional code for marking the
civilian airplanes Of all coun-
tries?-M. o.
A. Yes. The aircraft Of all
nations can be identified by
official registration markings.
These usually consist Of one
or two letters to denote the
nationality, followed by other
letters or figures to make a
total Of five. Thus N is used
for the United States, D for
Germany, @ for the United
Kingdom, F for France. PHI
for the Netherlands. etc.
Evening star., 1958-05-14
The Ants and the Bees

Curious kiddieS and educational in
stitutionS are being credited largely with
stimulating an unusual anti-receSSion
industry-the raising of ants for stock
ing ant farms. Wall Street Journal re-
porters, always busy as youknowwhat
at running down big and little news Of
interest to the business world, have un-
Evening star., 1958-05-14
Cotty Comment

Very interesting indeed:
The remarks of Lillian Bot
kin in your letters column,
that she had been compelled
to pay 43 cents, 49 cents. then
SO cents for frozen halibut to
feed her cat and that she
would live on beans to help
bring prices down!
Tell me: Why in tophet
should any of us be COM
PEELED to compete for our food
with a cat?
Earl tScOop) Shut.
Evening star., 1958-05-14

is a "kernel Of deliberate,
intelligent propaganda" in
volved, it made a point Of
declaring that the anti-test-
ing campaign reflects "the
sincere views of many good
Americans"
Evening star., 1958-05-14
Hope Springs Eternal
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to coHden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1958-05-14

fresh, they should be placed
between layers Of wet news
paper overnight before being
bent.
Evening star., 1958-05-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nv THE HASKIN SERVICE

reader mail fseual question py yrin
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Evening star., 1958-05-14
o5 Per Cent Virtuous

Roy H. MillensOr
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

and physical education Will probably
be dropped, home economies. bust
ness training and extracmricular
activities certainly will be aband-
oned The trouble is that churches
were not built for these. But the
churches have offered themselves to
this foreign service. AS one Of the
chief planners explains Once the
public schools arc closed Wen get
on the phone 10 the teachers. tell
them they're assigned 10. say, the
basement Of the Presbyterian church
and then ask them to get in touch
with their pupils Wen be set to
20 the very next day" Organizers
OF the Virginia plan for the south F"
admit that they cannot see how the
arrangement would be carried after
the first year Stunned American
Christians will wonder how ii ever
could have been carried 10 the
first year. What sickness is IL that
could set our fellows 50 TO nouting
their gospel. reversing their national
history, terribly cheating their chill
drcn in order ID have their own
way
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

lationships The earcessness is apparent in
fast and Slow readers. 1t relates TO state
Of mind rather than TO speed in reading.
There are educators in the United States
today who assert that education is largely
matter Of acquiring the habit of intelligent
reading The columns Of a daily newspaper.
for example. take on new significance if
one understands the background and i'm
plications Of events The same observation
applies to reading, in connection with any
subject
We arc inclined 10 agree with the conclu-
sons OF the college professor. but there is
no occasion for undue excitement. The hu-
man race includes many types Of indivd-
uals, with varying interests and degrees Of
intensity. Consequently. we Will always
have some good readers, some poor readers.
and others unable TO comprehend the i'm
port Of the printed word.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28
Letters 70 Editor
Human Privileges
Demand Self-Mastery
Editor. The Herald

Editor. The Herald
There arc two ways Of attain
INC an important end force and
the lot Of the privileged few
but austere and sustained per
severance can be .practised by
the most insignificant Its silent
power grows Irresistible With
time.
Mad SWetchinc.
Tho mastery over self. the mastery
over the love Of ease. ldolencc.
timidty. gives power to weakness.
and opens 10 poverty and worlds
wealth
The little girl vas sleepy and
wanted to stay in bed a little while
longer She found it hard to re
concilc the desire 10 blirrow back
under tho covers with the insistant
pull 81 the breakfast table. the i'm
pending arrival Of tho school bus.
thu promise Of nm afternoon play
with a young friend named 10
She sighed drowsily and pushed her
bangs ont Of her eyes. why : she
asked rs II 50 hard 10 be a per
SOM? The little girl faces at a
tender age mankind's ancient di-
lenma Being person and per-
severing Is the hardest thing III the
world How SIMPLE 1t would be to
be q cat Of dog and be able 10 30
back ~ sleep and avoid the morn
inR cold and crowds Oh the bus
Only a person il subject ID thu
colossal disSatisfactions which kcp
him struggling etcrnally 10 be- bet
trr, DO more and have more A
person, even a young person. ~
faced with so many decisions A
lesser animal could travel on in
stinct alone with never any waver-
ing between paving his hthc 10 the
church and buying a Winter coat.
spending his nickel for a lollipop OF
giving Il ID tho Heart Fund !.
But there Is one advantage 4 per
son has Somewhere deep within
ms confused misguided. aspiring
interior there \ hope hope for a
better world and better individuals
- inhahit Our world This Il III
accordance With the provcrb. The
thing that hath been IS TIC thing
that shall be. and there is nothing
new under the sun"
Cordially yours.
Everett A, Trent
r. Povhatan. Va,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

From Yorktovns ruins
ranked and still.
TWO lines stretch far Ger
vale and hill
Who curbs his stccd al
foot of one?
Ilark. the low mrmur
Washington
Denver f very bod made a
speech about character" last Sat
urday.
Washington. like Lee. is associ-
ated In national love not only with
his cause but with his character
1t is as men 81 character that both
are appreciated most today
In Lexington. Virginia. Al the
University which bars their two
names. President Frank Gaines has
stressed this point so eloquently and
long that when ! spoke there last
q professor iacctiously warned me
All Speakers were searched for
character speeches before being al
lowed on the platform. The subject
was cx h a II stc d and taboo. he
claimed
But hc was only Joking Or.
Gaines continues to talk character
and great American principle. and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

ton, were the raising of interest rates and
tight credit control
However, even after these steps were
taken. prices continued to rise and unem-
ploymcnt continued 10 grow. and they OBJ
viousy did not check initiation The very
economic experts who championed these
steps are now, in many cases, arguing that
they be abandoned and that the government
prime the pump, To prevent recession
Mr.. Truman charges that vigorous and
enlightened leadership. and bold decisions.
can transform the current picture into one
Of growing, expanding, sound economy.
He has made a careful analysis Of the bud
get, according to his latest statement, and
believes that We should not worry too much
about balanced budget but should sec to
it that our nationa economy is expanded.
that we do not let Russia step into vacuum
in various overseas areas, and that we re-
store the confidence Of the people o. this
latter point being the primary need to i'm
prove business.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28
ID whitaker
ACCESSORIES TO CRIME
Editorial from CHRISTIAN CENTURY
Published in Chicago, January g. 1883

There has been talk, ever since
the Supreme Court ordered school
Indignation. about southern states
abollshng the public schools over
which the Judiciary has authority.
and instituting private schools for
white students only But no one
knowing the practical difficulties IN
volvcd In such a course could take
the plan too seriously There was
even talk about southern church
buildings being used as schools in
which 70 maintain the Illegal seq
regated education. Again. no one
taking his Christianity seriously
could imagine CHI rches participat-
ing IN so fragrant an evasion OF
both moral and civil law But now
IN Prince Edward county. Virginia.
the whole fantastic idea threatens
TO move into criminal reality. Ex-
pecting mOmentarily court edict
70 integrate its schools. the county s
Prince Edward Educa tional Cor
poration Is ready ID put into es-
feet its carefully drawn plan 10 sub
Vert the law AS soon AN integra'ion
Is ordered however gradually thr
20 public schools viii be closed
Then tuition-frcc private schools for
the 500 white students VIII be
opened in 10 or II churches Around
the county No provision at all will
be made for the $50 Negro stu
dents thus left schoolless Accord
ing 10 Lester Tan2er. who has re-
ported the whole incredible story
Tor the Wall Street Journal. 500. 900
II private funds Nave been pledged
IA t1Nc 'hn ro HtanhsaGd saiia 4
system through itk fist wear. Urhcr
private funds ard expected 10 fol-
low after that. as county school
tax cuts free them Sixty-fvc Of the
couniy's Sc white teachers have al
ready agreed TO 10 along with the
plan. All four OF the major churches
in countyseat Farmville Virginia
Baptist Methodist, PRESBYTERIAN and
Episcopal have agreed to house
the private" schools Seven or
taght other churches around the
county are also lined Up Church
space VIII be givfn free Of charge
heating and maintenance costs win
bc paid by the educational corpora
ton Science classics III hieh school
VIII make 10 with laboratories I'M
proylSed in church kitchens. Library
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28
Three Local FLA
Chapters Among
Top II In State

FLA chapters in Charlotte, Apo
mattox and Buckingham counties
arc among the top Il in the state
arcasAlNw ia i5af N#saat ,,fJ.
Charlotte Randolph Hig h
School ranks sixth with 104 mem
bers, while Buckingham Is eleventh
With ,85 members. Appomattox is
tied at ninth place with % mem
bcrs.
There are l87 chapters in the
state. In the Herald area are
the following membership figures:
Amelia "a Appomattox. %. Buck
ingham. g. Charlotte. lo4; Cum
berland. 81. Nottoway. 6a Powha-
tan, u. and Prince Edward. a.
For the fifth consecutive year
Halifax county FLA chapter led
the other chapters with l6l mem
bcrs. Only seven chapters had III
excess Of 100 members
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28

Gods House Church schools Of Sunday
schools have their own facilities for com
munity uses.
The same people Who love their churches
also love their children and their schools
These people who have built their church
school facilities propose TO use them for the
education Of their children
If this be criminal. ifsthis be an evasion
Of moral and civil law. if this BE- flouting
their gospel. if this be reversing their ma
tonal history, If this be cheating their chill
dren. then the concepts Of Christianity in
Prince Edward differs from that cspouscd
by the Christian ientury, and we would say
the people of Prince Edward believe cxplc-
lilly in their concept,
We do not know who the stunned Amcri-
can Christians, referred to may be. but we
Do know that some Of the finest Christians
we know within and outside Of this county
have actually made contributions or pledges
to the end that the education Of Prince Ed
ward white children may be uninterrupted
by those who would force racial intcgra-
ton with all OF It's attendant heartachcs and
dangers.
Prince Edward churches and Prince Ed
ward schools will be maintained. loved and
remain undeiiled. regardless Of such un-
warranted attacks from the national level
as the Christian Century sees fit to make.
The Century has stopped preaching and be-
gun meddlng.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-28
Double Check
Mad Swctchinc F..

VIZ really messed up these birth
days this time Tho Democrats got
two on theirs Jcffcrson-Ja Jackson
SIS coup plates and them Rcpubli-
cans took sling at Abe, with a
million the limit Course they got
the most and thc merchants We're
tagging along with "Old George
from 70 cents up and trying to sell
America short on all We had ri
didn't do 50 bad. bit them what
got caught.
Them Republicans rot - much
thcv say i got tainted and they
were afraid 10 touch tho filthy
stuff. Course after the present
election coming up gets over with
they will accidentally use it.
Now they arc hauling Ike and
Mamie over the &cst to help boost
the ever rccedlng popularity con-
test. MI. Truman Just creased the
downward trail so the big WickS had
toFsand tho Slide J.. They even got
Cocola mixed up IN il somehow.
Funny thing the Republicans all
ways catch the big ones; Demo-
Gratis are afraid to mess With the
so-biss They Just got 70 want
something real bad to-wadc in.
! got invited to attend the dinner
at Hotel Richmond. a ball to follow
] can't see to eat and have no feet
for dancing. so that leaves me out
!. So I'm staying homo and wishing
King Garnctt Happy Birthday. We
were born the same year
Winston Churchill is much better.
He 1t another cigar and reached
for his brush to paint a<t,etter pic
hre. Their juvenile delinquentS arc
worse than ours
Yours and thanks for
reading
j. Marvin Brown