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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
Airport and Highways

because OF It's distance from the
center of Washington, the proposed new
airport at Chantilly must be linked to
the city and to the present airport by
modern expressways. General Quesada
stressed the Importance of adequate
highway connections in recommending a
site n miles from the downtown section
Of the city. Federal and State author
tiles are justified. therefore, in revising
their highway plans for the region to
give priority to the problem OF airport
approaches.
Federal Highway Administrator Tai
lamy, recognizing the urgency of the
problem, has instructed his staff to con-
fer with Virginia highway officials on
an accelerated program for building
network Of roads designed to serve the
new air terminal. Under the Federal
Aid-to- Highways Act, the Government
is ready to pay 80 per cent of the cost
Of highways in the network qualify
ing as interstate roads. First attention
presumably will be given to Route so,
known as the Lee-Jackson Highway,
which borders the airport site. This
highway leads to Washington by way Of
Fairfax.
In order to insure prompt Federal
action, Representative Broyhill has in
troduced resolution authorizing a
speedup in construction Of interstate
and defense highways in the Washing
ton area. More than Federal action
alone will be needed, however. Virginia
will have to cooperate Fundamentally
in the road program II 1t is to be COM
pleted in time to handle initial trafic
TO and from the Chantilly airport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
No Problem at All

Arlington Circuit Judge Walter
Mccarthy, in what impressed us as an
eminently sensible decision, has ruled
that Virginias segregated seating law
is unconstitutional. Nevertheless, there
are those who seem to be perplexed.
They are wondering whether the
ruling is binding anywhere else in Vir-
ginia. And since another Judge earlier
had taken different view, they are
wondering whether 1t is controlling even
In Arlington.
Actually, there need be no problem.
There are great many grownup people
In Arlington-people who are not lying
awake worrying about segregated seat
ing at public meetings. And II there
are those who might object to sitting
next to person because OF his race,
creed. color or what have you, they can
always get up and move to another seat.
So, since the people o. Arlington are not
erTaged In the business Of making
mountains out OF molehills, there really
is no problem 10 all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

plaintiff could not have been compiled"
Some three years later. Congress
created q Board for the Correction OF
Naval Records. and Egan. hearing of
this. appealed to the new board. This
agency. with the assistance Of Over
ton Harris. Washington resident, went
thoroughly into the case--the first time
any real study OF 1t had been made. II
found that the whole thing was a fan
tastic and tragic comedy of errors. Egan,
the board said, was not insane and had
never been insane. He was a victim
of lies, carelessness and incompetence.
The board ordered that Egan's record
be corrected. which was done. and Egan
applied for the pay which, under the
law, was due him. But the Navy, despite
all Of the injustice. baked at paying
Egan brought suit. and this Is the case
which the Court Of Claims has Just
decided-in his favor.
That Is about 1t. Egan, now living
in Clinton, Connecticut, with his wife
and son, has had a tough time. He lost
one Job when word got around that he
had been insane. He now suffers with
arthritis and is out Of work. To repeat,
II there is anyone who still doubts that
truth Is stranger than fiction, Mr.. Egan
win be glad TO set them straight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

Thank you for your edi-
toriak. Gross Negligence"
and 'Loopholes for Killers"
! also thank you for your
reference to my citation Of
your editorial Gross Negli-
gence" at the Prince Georges
County Trafiic Safety Con-
ference on January 8.
I appreciate your con-
tinued interest in the pro-
posed amendment Of the
Maryland traffic law relating
to manslaughter. / know
that Paul E. Burke. execu-
tive director. Maryland Safe
ty Trafiic Commission; Hon.
Edgar p. Silver. chairman.
Legislative Council Com
mittee: State Senator H.
winship Wheatley. jr.; State
Police Mai. Randall. and all
others interested in plug
ging this "Loophole for Kill
ers" are deeply grateful for
your powerful and persuasive
voice being raised in their
behalf and on behalf Of the
motorists Of the State Of
Maryland.
Malcolm r. Wright.
Pastor. Epworth Methodist
Church.
Gaithersburg, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

sands Of people can have the
benefit OF driving through the
park every day. then it seems
TO me that the park is per-
forming an additional serv-
ice to the residents OF the
community as well as 70 viSi-
tors. The Park Service seems
10 have some kind Of week
end mentality" for the parks.
! do not see how either the
canal area or Rock Greek
Park would suffer from run
ming Q leg Of 240 through
them. ! am also writing my
Congressman on the matter
because ! do not believe that
those responsible for the at
titude of the Park Service
are serving the best interests
Of the community. Our
largest park has been ruined
In part by pollution in Rock
Creek. not by improved roads.
Kerby Neill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
Roise the Money First

The amendment TO the Freedom
Memorial bill which Representative AS
pinall Of Colorado has agreed to ac-
cept is step in the right direction, but
1t does not 60 far enough. Mr.. Aspin-
all, sponsor Of the controversial bill
In the House and member Of the Ma
tional Monuments Commission, has said
he would be willing to modify the leg
islation so as to give Arlington County
the right to review the plans for the
so-called wall" near Arlington Gene
terry. But more than that Is needed to
make certain that the $24 million prof.
ect will have no adverse effect on that
safeguarded Federal area.
Congress. In reconsidering the Free
dom shrine plan. should see to 1t that
any legislation authorizing construction
Of the 90-foot-high structure includes a
proviSo against starting work on the
wall until the money required to COM
plete 1t actually Is In hand. timers
at the Capitol who recall the Inflated
George Washington Memorial Hall prof.
ect, once proposed for the Mall In the
vicinity OF Sixth street and Constitu-
ton avenue, will understand the de-
STABILITY OF such a proviso Like the
Freedom Memorial. the hall was to be
financed by popular subscription. How
ever. not enough money was raised TO
carry the construction beyond the foun-
dalton stage. For several years the I'M
slightly hole remained untouched, with
only board fence around 1t TO shield
1t from public view. Eventually the site
was taken over for the National CAL
lery Of Art.
While the National Freedom Shrine
Foundation Is confident that 1t can OBJ
tain the required $24 million through
appeals to the public, especially school
children, such an undertaking mani
testify Is difacult one. II would be de-
plorable to have the Arlington hillside,
at the end Of Washington's mall axis,
marred by partly completed structure
OF any kind. A delay in erecting the
shrine, however long 1t may be. would
be preferable to starting something that
might not be finished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
Twits Traffic Chief

1t goes without saying that
Washington traffic depends
heavily on the use Of one-way
streets. particularly during
the rush hour. wnen practi-
cally everyone Is going in the
same direction.
Many Of these streets are
one-way only between 7 and
$50 am. and 4:30 to 6 pm.
Thirteenth street is a good
example). This is fine and
I. for one. am happy with the
system. Ny question is this:
When Traffic Director
George Keneipp gets word
that Government workers are
TO be let out q half day early.
such as they were on Christ
mas and New Years eve. why
in the name Of common sense
doesn't he carry out the one
way plan normally used for
evening traffic? The same
number Of people are leaving
their ofiices: the only differ
ence is the time of day.
On New Years eve at
IL noon. I counted no less
than three policemen trying
to unsnarl a trafiic jam at
one downtown corner. when
these men could have been
employed putting up emer-
gency one-way signs. at the
main roads leading out of the
city. I thought sure Mr.. Ke-
neipp would do something
after the Christmas eve fias-
CO. but New Years was only
a repetition of the same ag-
gravating mess.
Trafic ofiicials sometimes
seem ohlivious to all that is
going on around them.
William j. Wright. Jr-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

Citizens associations have
criticized the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board because
Of recent transfers Of class
A licenses. The Commits
Sioners should do as other
cities do-follow a boundary
law. so that no other store
would be able to transfer a
license within so many feet
or blocks Of a store already
established in a neighbor-
hood. Such a law would save
time and confusion for both
the citizens associations and
the A. B. c. Board.
p. C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

! have read, with regret,
an allusion made to the gov
eminent Of Iran as "undemo-
cratic" in a letter to The
Star by r. E. billiard.
The system Of Iranian
government. contrary to Mr..
billiards. notion. is constitu-
tional monarchy. The Legis-
lature consists Of the Majless
equivalent to the House OF
Representatives, and the
Senate.
The passage OF every law is
In full accordance with demo-
cratic procedures. and is sub
Ject TO the detailed scrutiny
Nof both Houses. becoming
effective only after being
signed by II. I. M. the Shah
/ hope this definition may
perhaps clarity the matter
for Mr.. billiard.
AhmaA n1inai.
Press Attache. Iranian En-
bassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Heavy Smokers MoyBe Born That Woy

compared with similar men
who continued 10 smoke. Yet
cigarettes. per Sc. should have
nothing to do with weight"
1t Is far too early, DR.. Little
says, for any but the most
tentative statements. 1t was
fortunate. he points out. that
several population studies al
ready were underway that
had included. almost Incl
dentally. smoking histories Of
the subjects. The tobacco re-
search scientists are Just GO
ing on from there.
Much evidence now Is be-
ing presented that forming
the alcohol habit depends
largely on constitutional type,
but may be profoundly in
fiuenced BY Diet.
Studies alBo are planned
Of the effect Of changing So
cial attitudes on the increase
Of habitual cigarette smokers.
A half century ago the prac-
tice was frowned upon by al
most everybody, The male
cigarette smoker was re-
garded as at least a sissy.
The general reputation Of a
cigarettes m o king woman
hardly could be described in
a family newspaper.
War Relaxed MoraIs
1t was not until the First
World War, with a general
moral relaxation all over the
world, that the practice was
socially approved. The ctgS
arctic was the most con-
venient form for using to-
bacco by soldiers. One could
even sneak a drag on guard
post.
Even so. lots Of people re-
fused TO give money to the
YMCA or Knights Of CO.
lumbus because both organi-
cations. tolerantly but SPAR
ingly. distributed cigarettes.
But when the boys came
back from France their sis
tiers, even their mothers,
quite openly were indulging
in the habit which a few
years before would have
caused their ostracism by all
respectable women.
The cigarette industry grew
by leaps until, hardly more
than a year ago. serious med
ical charges were brought
against it.
II Is to determine the va
lidity Of these charges
not necessarily to refute
them-that DR.. Little,s group
operates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
Gentle Reproof

Being a teacher Of Ger
man. / was delighted that
one Of your contributors
quoted lines from a German
poet. But, w. o. Schrader
credits Goethe as saying:
And may man never tempt
the gods,
And may he never desire 10
see
What they mercifully cover
with night and terror. I"
These lines are not Goe-
the's but are typical OF Schil-
Ter. who uses them In his
poem the "Taucher." Goethe
was too curious. individu-
alistic. and extraordinarily
minded to say something like
that.
1oAm q. Erank.
Professor Of Modern Lam
guages, the American
University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

One Of the toughest Of
ordeals--as thousands. can
testify this soon after New
Year's-is swearing OF Gig
arettes.
This Is especially true, Of
course, for two-pack-a-day
folks. Il requires high moral,
mental and physical stamina.
It requires. especially. infinite
patience and understanding
on the part Of ones associ-
ates, for almost invariably a
fellow becomes grouchy.
mean. short-tempered. Once,
upon urgent medical advice.
! abstained myself for almost
three months.
PLEASE" my wife pleads
a. New Years or Lent draws
near. don't ever do IL again"
She, putting up with me,
came closer to q nervous
breakdown than I.
Born With Habit
Now. 1t seems. heavy Gig
arctic smokers may. be just
born that way,
Projects financed by the
newly organized research
committee Of the tobacco in
dustry strongly indicate this.
according 10 the report Of
DR.. Clarence Cook Little.
head of the committees
scientific advisory board.
The board has sponsored,
says the report. several phys
biological and psychological
studies TO determine whether
the tendency to become a
heavy smoker or remain a
light one or q nonsmoker is
related to the psycho-physio-
logical makeup Of individ-
uals.
Several interesting leads
have been reported by some
OF these investigators. One
believes he has definite psy-
Geological clues that may
permit a sharp difierentia-
ton Of persons into two dis
tinct groups in the early
stages Of their smoking ex-
perience. II further work sus-
tains this observation it may
tend to show that heavy
smokers and light or nom
smokers may be persons of
different constitutional types
with different disease expect
ancies. One report on a group
OF men who had stopped
smoking. compared with con-
tinuing smokers. indicated
that the stop-smokers tended
TO add and retain weight as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Well, not exactly.
One must think, and it's
not a bad idea TO smile, il
YOU can.
There are so many situa-
tons in which it is impossible
to smile. really.
We love to see one Of these
frigidly solemn persons, every
now and then. without a
crack in the facial muscles.
So solemn, only turning on
the smile at huge intervals
as wide as the oasis of Selwa.
Many popular songs have
been written about smiles
and smiling.
There was one about 40
years ago. more or less, prob
ably more. and It became so
popular that by the time the
writer here had the Spanish
flu, as it was called. with
overtones Of pneumonia and
pleurisy all at once, the young
lady next door could think
OF nothing better to do than
play this song about smiling
all day long and almost all
night, too.
In delirium, almost, one
longed for her to stop. to
stop. to stop. to stop. but she
went right ahead smiling"
Really. it is wonderful to
smile, though.
Only a physiologist could
tell Just what connection
there is between the muscles
OF visibility and the human
brain, but there must be some.
Maybe the utter solemnity
Of oficialdom around the
world is due to a lack of use
OF the muscles Of smiling.
The muscles Of smiling can
smooth over MANY a dubious
situation. and make a bad
one bearable.
Even in the most solemn
situations. sometimes there
comes a hidden smile. when
the mouth lifts only to ones
self.
It's called the glance level.
or something.
Pin UP those two good signs.
then. and don't let the envi-
Gus shame you out Of them:
Think" and Keep Smil-
ing"
In days like these. we all
need them more than ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

Well, here we are. with
nothing to do but think about
what to write about.
Other columnists, faced by
such a situation. often run
of to Mexico.
We prefer to look at a GER
tain famous sign:
THINK"
Think. II you can.
Think. il you must land
you must.
Think, If you value your
life.
Don't go rolling down the
highway like q puppy on a
string.
Think. and the world ig-
nores you:
Think. and you think alone:
For the hurrying years are
full of tears.
And the heart Of man is
stone.
Think. for the time Is COM
ing
When you shall think no
more.
Don't make a move until
you call Thought.
Think. while the sun still
shines.
Think. when the wind
blows.
Think. you little rascal,
and God be with you.
Chats what the Think"
sign means.)
KEEP SMILING"
That's another famous
sign, or motto. so let's smile:
Keep smiling. darling,
And let me know
How much and why
You love me so.
Keep smiling. dearie,
And tell me. kid,
How much you loved me
And why you did.
Keep smiling when the wind
is keen,
Keep smiling. when the
sunny sheen
or ultraviolet burns my nose
And suntan spills upon my
toes.
Keep smiling. honeyl
Let me know
How much and why
You love me so.
That's what the Keep
Smiling" sign means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

great drop in death rates?
-R, H.
A. A spectacular drop in
world death rates is the major
cause Of the great increase in
rate Of growth Of world popu-
lation, according to the Popu-
lation Reference Bureau. In
the past ten years. mortality
has declined somewhat in
nearly all countries and dras-
tically in many parts Of Africa.
Asia and Latin America. Birth
rates, too. have shown dra-
matte declines in some Of the
worlds most crowded coun-
tries, including Japan.
Q. What are the ingredi-
ents Of chewing gumP-D. d.
A. The usual formula Is
So per cent sugar, l6 per cent
corn syrup. | per cent flavor.
20 per cent gum bases.
Since World War II. substi-
tutes in the form of synthetic
resins have been used more
and more in place 81 the nat
ural chicle gum base. Close
to 30 per cent Of the United
States supply Of chewing gum.
and a good portion Of the
worlds share, Is made By
three American Arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
For the Record

In brieftng my testimony
on behalf Of the National
Capital Garden Club League
at the Route 240 hearing, The
Star said MRS. Powell) sop
poses any invasion Of our
parks by a highway" What
I said, and the record will
bear me out. is that our or
SANITATION is opposed to any
invasion Of our parks by So
called superhighways or 6 or
8 lane expressways."
The garden clubs are tire
less advocates OF more and
better recreational facilities
In our urban and suburban
parks. Such facilities may
include a baseball diamond. a
swimming pool. a bride path,
nature trails. picnic areas. or
parkway-type roads that
make our parks available to
the motoring public.
Mrs. BENJAMIN A. Powell.
In your report OF my testi-
mony on Route $40. 1 was
quoted as advocating tunnels
beneath the Naval Observa-
tory and Meridian Hill Park"
Nowhere in my statement
was there any reference to
the Naval Observatory nor to
swinging the location far
ther east" The plan is to
move the whole structure of
Route X" farther north"
Route X is a proposal OF the
National Capital Planning
Commission that Route 240
be tunneled under Massachu-
sets avenue.l The effect
would be to remove the much
longer routes from further
consideration. This extension
Of River Road would invade
no parkland to speak Of. re
quire almost no condemnation
Of private homes. involve very
easy grades and no sharp
turns. and avoid disturbance
Of any surface structures for
most OF the course. No such
interruption Of traffic by de-
tours. such as would be re-
quired for the Inner Loop. is
involved. II is q straight
line highway from the inter-
change Of River Road with
the Circumferential Highway
t240) all the way to Fifteenth
and Florida avenue.
Alden A. Potter.
Editors note: The Star re-
grets that the expressions Of
fhaea x.,{t naeene mana ...i.....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

@. Does the cheetah belong
to the cat or dog family?
p. v.
A. The cheetah or hunt
ing-leopard belongs to the
cat family. The animal has
q cat-like head and muzzle
but its paws are like those
OF q dog. When running 1t
has a characteristic grey
hound gait and is the only
member Of the cat family
equipped to run in this loose
limbed manner.
Q. What happened to tn,
u. S. Signal Corps homin,
pigeons that were used II
World War II?-T. T.
A. Most Of the Signal Corp
homing pigeons were sold a
Fort Monmouth. N. j.. OF
March %. 1857. Some Is bird,
with heroic records were re-
tired TO geological parks IL
Cleveland and Dayton. Ohio
Baltimore, Md; Detroit. Mich.
Seattle. Wash; Montgomery
Ala; Scottsbluff. Nebr.: anC
Washington. d. c.
Q. Is world population grow
ing 20 fast because OF risinI
birth rates. or because Of tn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17
Alden A. Potter.

Editors note: The Star re-
grets that the expressions Of
these witnesses we're miscon-
strued in brieflng such volu-
minous testimony
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
reader facual
Please tneose w"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-17

Q. Is world population grow
ing 20 fast because OF rising
birth rates. or because Of the
Arkansas State press., 1958-04-18

way Africa is set to go, and the
things to which she has set
herself Her leaders are not kidd
ing themselves They know that
the pull will be hard and must be
tested in the acid of Twentieth
Century Standards. Out Of this
world fermentation will emerge
at least twenty independent ma
tons in Africa. They will range
from the West to the far away
southeast Africa There nations
will control and own the balance
in the worlds resources includ-
ing oil, gold copper, zinc, iron,
coal and many other minerals not
to mention the cotton, grain, fruit
and live stock such as goats,
sheep, hogs and cattle. The fact
IS, Africa has too many resour-
ceS which demanded the worlds
economy to attempt to catalog
them. But is it general knowledge
that the nations in possession of
this strategic territory under sub
ject will hold the key to econom-
ic freedom, and, finally, the bal
ance wheel of the worlds wealth
and economy. Africans know this.
they have a determined spirit to
hold, develop, use and control
this as member of the worlds
family of free nations.
The western nations Of Europe
Arkansas State press., 1958-04-18

problem, being asked sacrifice but
the Negro No has mentioned limited the
of the problem The Negro did the problem, but
he has had carry all the blame. And asked give
up his rights a solution.
This doesn't take well with the Negro and neither
does the that Courts binding
Nsnt been ratified by congress- The separate but equal
decision of the Court wasn't ratified by congress- Therefore,
if it accepted the of the reason
which far beyond the comprehension of the segregaions
that the latest decision of the land
In that the Negro would be violation
States Supreme Court interfere with
We do not assume the responsibility of speaking
Negro but it is opinion that speak the sentiments
the Negro. And it is the Negro with whom the
south deal.
AS we have mentioned before the new> Negro only
what rghtfuy his He is fighting and conendng only
for his constitutional rights more and not
ing to be conented with any less.