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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Nature vs.. Technology

Nature has given us a severe re-
minder of how dependent civilized man
has become on scientific gadgets, from
electrically operated furnaces and freez-
ers to telephones and automobiles. The
previous great snowstorm Of the year
had welded its paralytic power chiefly
on transportation. Now has come the
eve-of-spring snowStorm with It's devas-
tating effects on heat, light, power and
communication systems. It has been a
somewhat humbling experience for those
Of US who have become accustomed to
the soft living Of chronological age.
Our hardy ancestors were prepared
for such a meteorological blow as visited
us this week. There was always q re-
serve supply Of cordwood for fireplaces
and cookstoveS, of oil for lamps and
Of cured meats and home-canned food
for meals. The storms could blow long
and hard, but there was no great emer-
gency for those snugly ensconced in
doors. How different the situation in
this era Of electrical and mechanical
wizardry! One minute we are enjoying
all the artificial comforts of modern
civilization, including electric lights and
stoves, television, telephones, refriger-
ators and Enthusiastically controlled
furnaces; the next minute a power line
falls and q chain reaction of failures
hits lighting, heating, cooling and COM
munication circuits. And large sections
of the city and whole suburban COM
smunities suddenly md themselves faced
with crisis Of monumental proportions.
s There Is little that the victims Of
natures violent whins can do but revert
to primitive ways Of life. Candles and
antique lamps are brought into unaccus-
toned service, fireplaces are kindled
where available, ovens are lighted to
warm chilled bodies where gas Is used
for cooking, even dry ice is sought to
keep refrigerated foods from spelling.
Meanwhile hard-working power and
telephone crews are striving valiantly to
repair fallen lines and restore services.
Despite the importation Of hundreds Of
repairmen from out Of the city, the work
proceeds with agonizing slowness in the
view Of those suffering the rude shock
Of the storm. These crews, as matter
Of fact, have made q great deal Of head
way under the most diff1cult conditions.
They deserve the thanks Of all who must
rely on them for an early return to a
normal, comfortable and convenient
way Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

when they will be assembling
$500 workers kits for the
residential drive. AS q group
they contributed as sponsors
of the Ballet Concert. and
many Of their members are
participating in the April
Cancer Crusade.
We are deeply appreciative
Of such efforts. There are 50
many other persons and
groups contributing similarly
to the cancer control program
that eventually a "break-
through will result.
Mrs. Lawrence d. Ball.
President, Arlington County
Unit, American Cancel
Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Hot-Rodders Object

This is with reference to
your recent article, Prince
Georges Bans D. c. Hot Rod
der, 49," The article stated
that this driver endangered
the life Of a police officer by
hot-rodding. We wish to
know If the driver had been
an adult, would the term hot
rodder have been changed to
RECKLESS driver? Hot-rod-
ding is not reckless driving |
BY using the word hot-rod-
der in your article you have
given the wrong impression
to the public of the good in
tentions Of all the organized
hot rod clubs in this area.
Among all organized hot
rod clubs, a hot-rodder is a
safe, considerable driver.
1t would be greatly appre-
ciated II the term hot-rodder
were restricted to members Of
organized hot rod clubs and
not to any young traffic vio-
lator.
Paul J. Dudeck,
President, Hi-Torques Hot
Rod Club Of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Not Here

When and II Russia's leaders agree
to prepare for it in manner that will
give 1t some chance Of being more fruit
full than a mere propaganda spectacle,
there will be heads-of-governmen
summit conference. But 1t will not be
held here in Washington or elsewhere
in the United States. Although Soviet
Ambassador MenShikov has indicated
that Nikita Khrushchev and Premier
Bulganin would be willing, If not eager,
to come to our country for such a meet
ing, our Government has let 1t be known
that 1t does not favor the idea, and
that's that.
There are good reasons for this atti-
tude. In the first place, the Swiss city
of Geneva-the site preferred by our
Governments uniquely well equipped
and well located for a summit confer
ence. Second, If the meeting were held
In Washington, or in some other Amer
lean setting, the chances are that that
fact would be propagandistically more
helpful to the Kremlin than to us. And
third, most important of all, If Russias
leaders were to come to the United
States the problem of safeguarding
them against possible assasSins-super-
emotional or unbalanced individuals
whose actions are npredictable-could
be constant worry for everybody con-
cerned
A case can be made, of course, for
the idea that the New York headquar-
tiers of the United Nations, since it has
a very special extraterritorial status and
is superbly equipped for international
gatherings, would be good place for
a summit conference. However, wholly
apart from the problem of personal
security, the conference, If it is held,
probably will be scheduled for the fall,
at which time the U. N. General Assem-
bly, will be in session. ALI things con-
sidered, therefore, some city like Geneva
would seem to be much better than any
over here as a site for a heads-of- gov
eminent get-together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Marble Honqor'

The Senate Public Works
Com mittee is to be COM
Elended for holding up the
bill which would allocate one
Of the last choice sites on the
Mall to the huge Smithsonian
Air Museum.
To vote q bill of this i'm
portance out of subcommit-
tee. without hearings of any
sort. demonstrates again the
complete lack of interest on
the part of many Congress-
men in the problems of the
Federal City as a whole, and
a complete failure to under
stand the vital importance Of
good planning If this city is
to preserve, usually and
symbolically, its position
among the worlds capitals.
Hearings on this bill will
reveal. I believe, that the
proposed air museum is a
colossal m marble hangar,
larger than the Capitol itself,
which would c implicitly
dominate the setting of the
Capitol when viewed from
the Mall. AS in the case Of
extending the east front of
the Capitol. we have made
no little plans" This new
dissertation will cost many
millions of dollars of the tax
payers money and is in addi-
ton to the cost of two other
Federal air museums, one at
Wright Patterson Field,
Dayton, Ohio, and one
planned at the Air Force
Academy in Colorado.
At the same time, the
scarce land beneath this
monster is denied to better
use such as that proposed by
the Fulbright- Thompson Gull
tural Center bill recently in
troduced into the Senate
Public Buildings subcom-
mittee. The expense of the
center, unlike the air mu-
scum, would be borne by pri-
vate funds.
Nor would the Smithso-
MAN thereby be deprived of
an adequate and appropriate
location for historic Ameri-
can aircraft. Boiling Field
is going to be abandoned by
the Navy because of conflict
ing flight patterns with Ma
tional Airport. At very little
cost to the taxpayer, aircraft
from the Jenny to the B-52
could be preserved and even
demonstrated in their natural
habitat.
Moreover, we are Just en-
tering the age of flight and
there must be plenty Of room
for expanding the air mu-
scum in the relatively near
future.
Arthur HI. Keyes, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Broadly Backed Tax Plan

& Pending before the Senate Finance
Committee is tax relief proposal hav-
ing unusually wide bipartisan support
rs step to stimulate the economy IN
general and the hard-pressed transpor-
tation industry in particular. 1t would,
in brief, repeal two excise taxes imposed
in the World War II period-one, the
per cent levy added to public carrier
charges for transporting freight and,
two, the 10 per cent charge added to
the price of passenger travel tickets. 1t
has been submitted as an amendment
TO legislation making so-called technical
changes in the Federal excise tax laws,
approved by the House in the first seS-
sion and now awaiting Senate Finance
Committee action.
Persuasive arguments have been
made for this relief, particularly at this
time. Senator SmatherS, Florida Demo-
crat and chairman of the Senate Sub
committee on Surface Transportation,
which is now engaged in broad study
Of transport problems, has been Joined
by Democratic Republican majority Of
his committee in sponsoring the amend
ment and urging that action on it should
not await completion of his groups in
quiry. without exception, the railroad,
trucking and airline industries are in
agreement on the need and the bene-
fcial effects which would result from
this particular tax relief. Mr.. Smathers
has told the Senate that mo other tax
(relief) could give more Of a stimulant
and restorative treatment to our econ
omy at this particular time. :. No less
important, repeal Of these taxes would
help to arrest further deterioration of
our essential transportation industries"
There is, Of course, the question Of
potential loss of revenue. The 3 per
cent freight tax yielded $46S million in
1857. AS q deductible business expense
in computing other taxes, however, its
removal would involve an estimated net
loss of about $225 million. The passen-
ger tax yielded 5000 million, but net
loss is estimated at about 500 million.
While something over $500 million still
is substantial amount Of revenue, ad-
vocateS Of this tax change express con-
fidence that the resulting uplift to our
economy" might well bring in more
revenues than would be lost initially
In the consideration of recession
rem. dies, and in relation particularly to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TRACEWELL

Common sense is the
thing" writes c. NJ, "but
here's the rub: How are peo-
pie going to use common
sense when they don't pos
sess it?
Common sense is like a
jewel; more precious than
gold and silver; can't be
bought-can't be sold-can't
be acquired.
"One has 1t or one hasn't.
And it Is just that simple.
1T was that quality that
first attracted my attention
to Templeton Jones many
years ago-it Is the same
that still holds me today"
Common sense, according
to the dictionary, can be q
very complicated thing, q
sort Of philosophy.
Also it can be simply good
Judgment and prudence in
managing affairs.
We believe this is the def
milton accepted by most peo-
Pile, when they say horse
sense.
1t is, above all, the ability
to learn from experience.
This is what our corre-
spondent means when he says
you either have it or don't
have it.
Many never learn from
experience.
But our old friend Jones,
now
He loves to learn from ex-
perience, having by nature
an inveStigative turn Of mind.
He likes to try various rem
edies for various common
ills of mankind, and to de-
eide for himself which one
gives the best results.
It is In learning from ex-
perience, however, that he
shines, he thinks.
Suppose you see him with
a milk chocolate bar, one Of
his favorite delicacies.
Watch him as he takes
the candy out of the wrap
per.
II you watch closely, you
will see him turn the bar over
and inspect it closely.
What is he doing that for?
The action takes him back
many years to his college
days, when he lived for four
years in a small town in the
Midwest.
Small-town life was an ex-
perience for Temp Jones,
who had originally come
from one, but had been liv-
ing in the city during what
was vaguely called the form
alive years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

Air Force doctors are look
ing ahead to the strange
state where a man will weigh
nothing.
This condition already has
been achieved for as much
as 80 seconds in jet planes
flying in parabolic arcs and
pilots report fantastic symp-
toms. according to a report
Of Mai. Gen. Dan C. Ogle,
surgeon general Of the Air
Force.
Eventually weightlessneSs
may become a relatively COM
mon condition, Gen. Ogle
says. and the phenomenon
now is being investigated seri-
ously at the Air Force School
of Aviation Medicine.
Various subjective symp-
toms have been reported
during the weightless state, Z"
says Gen. Ogle in the Armed
Forces Medical Journal.
Some have felt exhilarated.
Others have become violently
uncomfortable. Some have
become badly nauseated.
Roller Coaster Sensation
THE subjective sensation
Of falling is produced, like
going over the top of a roller
coaster. This is due to the
disturbances of ordinary i'm
pulses which depend on the
pull Of gravity. 1t is quite
likely that man will be able
to adjust to a prolonged
state of weightlessness, both
psychologically and physio-
logically, regarding muscle
end position control. 1t is
too early to say whether seri-
GUS medical problems may
not result. Space vehicle de-
signers say they can create
required gravity by spinning
the ship"
In horizontal fight under
the pull Of the earth's grav-
ity, Gen. Ogle explains, the
airplane follows a curved line
parallel to the curvature OF
the earth. But in supersoniC
speeds centrifugal forces be-
gin to counteract the earth's
gravitational forces, bringing
on the phenomenon of Sub
gravity"
At $4,000 miles per hour, OF
five miles a second, a state OF
zero gravity is reached. The
pull away from the earth ex-
actly equals the pull of grav-
ity toward the earth. Al
seven miles a second an OBJ
ject will break away from al,
gravitational control and II
will be possible to escape intC
outer space.
This problem Of weightless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
National Lottery

Our Nation has its great
est deficit and millions of I'M
employed seek jobless COM
penSation. Our legislators
are hard put to find ways Of
protecting the income of the
working man, also that Of
retired persons on fixed in
comes.
Some years ago Represent
alive SABBATH introduced a
bill to relieve the economic
pains Of the country during
depressions. Representative
Fine Of New York has intro
duced a similar bill to legal
lie a national lottery.
What better way to bring
relief to hard-pressed taxpay-
ers and help fill the Nations
dwindling Golfers?
May E. LampOrt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Recession Remedy

It seems as though panic
has seized our legislators in
this period of recession rather
than reason and wise states
manship. They advocate high
spending by the Government
and tax cuts at the same
time. This can mean only
one thing-further imitation.
Imitation cuts the buying,
power Of every wage Garner,
whether cash in the pocket
or in the bank or in the form
of bonds. The primary cause
Of the present unemployment
situation is the loss of buy
ing power by q considerable
part Of our population
through imitation.
OF what use would tax cuts
be IL at the same time the
Government goes deeper in
debt to make UP the differ
ence in revenue? The greater
the debt, the greater the in
flation. It works automati-
cally. And to advocate addi-
tional spending and debt is
like throwing gasoline on q
fire.
The FIRST thing our panicky
legislators must do is to stop
and look for the real cause
Of the Ere. They will find it
In two principal root causes.
Firstly, the Federal debt. Sec
ondly. the wage-price spiral.
These did not come over
night. and will not be reme-
died overnight. Eliminate
these two causes and we can
count on returning prosper
ity. To tackle cause number
one, Congress must cut Fed
eral spending drastically and
accumulate sufficient surplus
to make Q substantial reduce
ton Of the Federal debt
annually. Secondly. we must
eliminate the wage price
spiral, and to do that we
must eliminate all forms of
monopoly and favoritism to
labor unions. The remedy is
drastic. but the cure is GER
tain If applied. Anything
else is merely a palliative and
would aggravate the situa-
ton.
Samuel r. Bauer.
st. Marys City, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

Contributions to the work of
the American Cancer Society
assume many roles. On be-
half of the Arlington County
Unit, American Cancer Soci-
ETY., I wish to thank publicly
two groups who demonstrate
the diversity Of methods for
helping our work.
First, an appreciation to
Mrs. Susan Hall Scott and
the ballet pupils of her
School Of Dance. On March
IA, more than 100 ballet
pupils under Mrs. SCOTS di-
rection presented a ballet
concert, "The Sleeping Prin-
cess" at the Stratford Junior
High School in Arlington.
The entire proceeds went to
the Cancer Society. An over
fiow crowd attended the ex-
cellent performance. In ad-
dition to the audience, we
wish to thank the patrons
and patronesses of the con-
cert, Universal Printers for
providing the tickets and
programs, and all the numer-
Gus persons who gave of their
time to make the event pos
sible.
Second, an appreciation to
the B'nai Birth Women of
Arlington. They have elected
March as Cancer Crusade
Month. On March S, 1858,
they initiated the crusade by
devoting their meeting pro-
gram to seeing the Cancer.
Society's film, Time and
Two Women" and asking DR..
Meyer Rosenbaum questions
concerning cancer. They will
have an all-day session.
March 20. at the Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

Small-town life delighted
him.
He loved the free and easy
friendships. the Hi, there"
greetings. the common sense
ways. shall we say.
None OF that stuffy city
stuff for Jones boy.
\ x
In those days he suffered
from what might be called
today a nervous stomach.
If he didn't get food at the
appointed hour, he became
nauseated.
Not too much so. Just a
little.
So usually he carried a
chocolate bar with him for
such emergencies. This
might. In itself, be called an
example Of common sense.
but it is not the one we are
leading up to.
The question is: What was
Jones doing, years later.
when he turned over every
chocolate bar he purchased?
1t goes back to his college
days.
One night he bought a big
bar and took it to his room.
The landlady was a crank
about wasting electricity.
She had warned young
Jones about going to sleep,
for instance, with all the
lights on. At home, he had
done this as a matter of
course, but here 1t was Diff
ferent.
He came into the room.
removed his coat, and started
to turn on the light.
Then he remembered his
landlady's injunction.
So he opened his chocolate
bar, a big one, and un-
wrapped IL.
Heaven was on his side.
because just as he started to
take a bite, he thought.
Maybe I had better turn on
the light for just a moment"
He snapped the switch, and
looked at his chocolate bar.
1t was crawling, literally.
with nice white worms.
They wriggled and writhed.
at being so rudely disturbed.
One look was enough for
Temp Jones.
With an outward motion of
both arms. he threw the
chocolate into the waste
paper basket and went to bed
lin the dark.
Ever since, so powerful is
early habit, he carefully in
spects every bar of milk
chocolate before eating.
? That's common sense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
How Man Feels in Space TroveI
By THOMAS R. HENRI

ness is not concerned with
some future space travel,
Gen. Ogle points out.
Planetary space travel
may not be a reality until
some time In the distant fu-
ture," he says. However,
rocket fight involving space
travel from one part Of the
earth to another is just
around the corner. The Sec
rotary of the Army recently
predicted use Of rockets as
troop transports whereby SOL
diers could be quickly and ST.
lently dropped in enemy ter
ritory. Many of the prob
lens incident to interplane-
tary fight will be involved.
The rocket will be shot from
the earth by a short burst Of
propulsion with high accel-
Grafton and will coast on an
elliptical course after power
has been cut of. It then will
glide to a point Of destina-
ton. Such flights at attitudes
of 100 miles or more and at
speeds up to is times the
speed Of sound are envi-
stoned"
Gravity federation Problem
Thus, 1t is pointed out,
hundreds Of soldiers may ex-
perience near weightlessness
in the not too distant future
and it is essential to know
as much as possible about 1t.
liberation of the force Of
gravity itself is quite another
problem concerning which
considerable advance has
been made since it arose
early in the last war. Ac-
celeration of gravity forces
occurs in all flights in pull
outs from dives or in turns.
When a person is accelerat-
ing in the direction from his
feet to his head the forces
act in the opposite direction.
This is the so-called posi-
tive G." When a person is
accelerating footward and
the forces are headward 1t is
negative G." Positive @
causes black-out, negative G
red-out.
Thus far. Gen. Ogle says.
by use Of G suits and various
restraining devices man has
been able to Withstand forces
within the structural limits
Of his aircraft. Still the prob
lem is not solved. However,
he says. 1t has been calcu-
lated that a human could
tolerate the G forces attend
ing a speed of $4,000 miles an
hour for eight minutes-the
speed necessary to break
away from the earth's gravity
into true space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
His Chin's Down

Poised between ex-Presi-
dents Hoover and Truman.
President Eisenhower might
as well now, as later, take to
television and tell us frankly
that We American people
must become austere. get ac-
customed to the sacrificial,
as such are the only ways
out Of our accelerating eco
nomic, sociological frustra-
tons. In Winston Churchill's
diction, We are about at the
stage where soon there will
be nothing to offer but toll
and neutrality-suspicious.
and tears" Heaven help us!
Rienzi b. Lemus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Ezra Pounds Case

Wr1Clng, not as q poet or
one Of the literary elite. but
as q practical man who has
survived 40 years In the busi-
ness arena. I urge that Ezra
Pound be released and that
he be permitted to return to
Rapello to die in freedom.
Ezra Pound would probably
be the first to agree that he
is not normal. He Is q genius.
Albert Einstein, Bertrand
Russell and others of the
select few have acted like
children in fields other than
their own. but this has not
diminished their usefulness
or dirnmed their contribu-
tions. When great men are
wrong. they are greatly
wrong.
Ezra Pound is q noble, un-
selfish gentleman. Even the
slightest knowledge of his
background calls to mind his
untiring-and = finally sue
cessful-efforts to get James
Joyce published. 1t was the
same with T. S. Eliot. When
Robert Frost was in England
early in this century, Mr..
Pound discovered his first
book and had his poetry pub
lished in America. And this
goes on. While he is still en-
gagged in creative writing at
st. Elizabeths. rarely a visit
ing day passes that some
literary figure from America.
Canada or Europe doesn't
visit him for criticism and
advice.
/ have known Mr.. and Mrs.
Pound for several years. !
wish they lived next door to
me, for we would tire the
sun with talking and send
him down the sky" I can
truthfully say he is the most
brilliant conversationalist and
the most learned scholar !
have ever known. Whether
you like him or understand
his work is beside the point.
Il like him and don't UNDER
stand his poetry) The facts
are that he is a great poet
and the outstanding literary
catalyst Of the century. In
Heavens name. let's get this
great genius of the public
conscience. Set Pound free.
Harry M. Meacham.
Richmond, Va.
4 \
Ezra Pound and his pre-
dicament seem to emphasize
a trend evident in present.
day law enforcement. It GER
tainly could not be proven
he is now. or was at the time
Of his detection, sane. How.
then, can people reconcile
their conscience in condemn.
ing him to a lifetime Of con-
finement. other than by re-
elimination? It seems as
treacherous to have q court
decide an individual is mem
tally unbalanced, subscribed
to by competent medical tes-
timony furnished by physi-
clans employed by the State,
then refuse to admit he was
incapable of knowing his act
was subversive or unpatriotic,
as the act itself. What price
liberty?
IT. G