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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Rezoninq Windup

It would have been better in the
long run If the Zoning Commission had
given the Commissioners Zoning Ad-
viSory Committee Of citizens one more
chance to examine and criticize the new
coming maps before they are adopted.
These maps and the new regulations
will represent the sweeping rezoning Of
Washington undertaken three and a
half years ago by consultants retained
for the purpose.
Along with the selection Of the
conSultants, the Commissioners very
wisely set up an advisory committee Of
citizens under the craftsmanship Of
Thomas j. Groom. The committee has
been highly critical Of many proposals
by the coming consultants. At extensive
hearings, the committee was given full
opportunity to criticize the new coming
proposals. Some of them were subse-
quently modified. But great uncer-
tainty still exists as to what the final
rezoning will be, and this uncertainty
Is held to have delayed numerous pri-
vate construction plans. The sooner 1t
is cleared up, of course, the better.
The Citizens Advisory Committee
wanted one more chance, however, to
see the maps. now under final study by
the Zoning Commission. The commits
sion's refusal was unwise. While the
citizens group might not have been able
to convince the commission that fur
ther changes should be made, it is also
possible it might have convinced the COM
mission of errors and these could have
been corrected in time. This final ex-
animation by the citizens group, at any
rate, would have enabled it to complete
the role for which 1t was created. AS
It is, the advisory group wants to dis
solve, feeling that after much hard
work 1t has been given the cold shoulder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
OF the Old School

All Of this stewing about
what We are going to do
about teaching science seems
queer TO one who taught
school before the schools
were nationalized with re-
formed curriculums and
methods Of teaching. In
those days. each state con-
trolled its school system and
the schools really got the Job
done. AS a Nation we were
proud Of our schools. We
never thought the day would
come when the world would
point the finger of scorn at
our schools.
Under the reforms we have
quit teaching the funda-
mentals and must return to
teaching them If we are to
educate scientists. AS a re-
suit Of reformed teaching.
present-day pupils cannot
read very well. and II one
cannot read well he is sadly
handicapped in mastering
other subjects.
Arithmetic is the founda-
ton Of all sciences. There is
pitiful inadequacy in our
courses in arithmetic. Put
mittens on the average
eighth grader and he cannot
add or subtract with much
efficiency. Short division Is
no longer taught. Courses in
fractions and percentages are
inadequate. Few. II any.
grade schools teach ratio and
proportion. And. / feel sure
few people under So years OF
age can extract the square
root Of a number. Pupils go
into high school without
knowing enough arithmetic
TO master the other sciences.
In high school. the courses
In algebra. physics. geome-
try and chemistry have re-
ceived the same treatment
as the courses in reading
and arithmetic In the grade
schools. They gloss over the
fundamentals and then try
to teach phases Of the sub
jects that should be left for
the colleges.
ETaes5 q. Arrests,
Gfuskogee. Okla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Wintertime gives everyone
the opportunity of seeing the
bare possibilities of things.
1t is while walking that
the observer sees the most.
Car and bus and even
bicycle will get you there
faster. but there still are no
inventions as good as legs
for seeing things.
Even eyes function better
afootl
So leg it. if you want to
see the baroness Of trees in
the cold. the patterns made
by brick sidewalks. and so on.
These small things escape
observation by q generation
of car users. and their re-
tort would be. Who cares?"
But the pedestrian has a
better time Of 1t In life be-
cause he catches these small
matters as he goes.
To say nothing. really. Of
the doctors injunction. that
one should walk more.
Medical men. who never
walk because they are too
busy. always advise you to
walk.
1t is good constitutional
exercise. they say.
StirS the blood stream
from sluggish ways. by exer-
cising the large muscles Of
the legs.
The arms swing gently. the
breathing is increased. and
all in all walking is about the
best exercise for the seden-
tary. they assert.
Today's seated workers in
all branches are Jumped of
as "sedentary." which means
to sit.
We use chairs so much
that no one stops to think
about them nowadays. any
more than We do Of tele-
phones.
We just use them. and that
is that. but great sections Of
mankind seldom use chairs.
but merely squat on their
launches.
SQuatting so makes for a
certain kind Of exercise.
Even the Yogis squat down
for certain exercises includ-
ing breathing.
But today's people in Amer
lea use chairs all the time,
both at home. in eating
places. and in offices.
And when they go any
place. they still remain seated.
in cars and buses and street
cars.
The bare possibilities Of
trees and shrubs cannot
make much impression on
one while whi2zing by.
In walking by. there is
enough time to see things.
II takes time to see COR
rectly.
Even the proponents Of
modern eye exercises, who
ask one to flash" q letter.
still must admit that seeiRg
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things requires more than q
fash.
Seeing things we'll demands
that the observant one note
all sides and dimensions.
II is contrast which must
be called into play. and this
takes a little time.
Contrast between the tree
in summer. with all its leaves.
and the tree in the cold. with
nothing but bare branches.
boughs and limbs standing
up and out into the stark air.
These things are small, but
they are important. II you
walk. because walking takes
time. and time asks for
something With which to I'LL
it up.
Filling up time with ones
Thoughts
That is a pleasant occupa-
ton. mostly denied the man
at the wheel. who is so busy
doing that indefinite thing.
watching the road. that he
has not time left for any
thing else. 1t all gets back
to time.
Time is the essence. as
they say.
Without time. one is a gall
ley slave. harried to work and
home again. end without end.
With a bit Of time to ham
die neatly, even the poorest
paid person is able to laugh
at the world and all its ways.
and understand in a sense the
swing of the planets In the
sky.
Then. If ever. comes com.
prehension Of winter wonder
lands. which fortunately are
all around us. If we are will
ing to see and have the time
to really look.
II is possible. in winter. TO
sense how a new yard should
be laid out. which bushes to
put in next spring. which
trees TO leave out. and how
about that foundation plant
ing?
So look around you. this
winter. in natures wonder-
land, and see how the neigh
borS have handled such mat
tiers before you. 1t takes a
little walking. but it will be
good for you. and filter and
fibre your blood. as Walt
Whitman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09

Leadership Fight and Need for Unity
BY GOULD LINCOLN

we had been Inundated" by
the Russian Sputniks, and
threatened by the thrusting
power evidenced In their
launching.
The johnson statement,
however. had nothing Of abb
ject surrender to the Soviets
about it-although he esti-
mated highly their offensive
arms. 1t not only credited the
United States with armed
strength, but spoke hope
fully Of our ability to meet
every threat posed by the
Russian Communists. He
gave credit to the President
and the Secretary Of Defense
for steps they have taken
since the launching of the
Russian Sputniks.
Cites Domestic Problems
The Democratic leader Of
the Senate. while he gave
the great bulk Of his state
ment TO defense needs. listed
a whole series of domestic
problems and the need for
building q strong country
not a strong military force
alone. He mentioned par
ticularly the fact that I'M
employment has increased.
that the farmers are un-
happy. that the problems Of
schools and housing must be
dealt with, along with those
which are bringing soft spots
in the country's economy.
While some Of the liberal
Democrats would have well
coined more discussion Of and
more emphasis on such prob
lens. the majority leader
rightly gave the great en-
phasis TO our international
situation and our defense.
Speaker Sam Rayburn,
practical and incisive In a
press conference before Con-
gress opened, predicted a
long. hard session with much
controversy. He was, like
Senator Johnson, disturbed
seriously over our position Of
defense. But he made it quite
clear that he would support
the demands Of President
Eisenhower for adequate
funds for the armed services
and for scientific research
and development Of missiles
and satellites. Praising
American scientists, he
swung at the Eisenhower
administration for not. as he
said. providing an adequate
program for them. On sew
eral controversial subjects.
such as taxes. the national
debt limit. and extension Of
the Reciprocal Trade Act. the
Speaker declared himself in
no equivocal terms. He is
opposed to tax reductions.
He will support a debt ceiling
higher than the SITS billion
Of today. and ne will go all
out for the retention of the
Trade Agreements Act. which
he considers vital to our own
trade and that Of the nations
Of the world.
The stage has been set. 1t
now remains for Congress
and the President to show
they can work together for
the interests Of the country.
Notwithstanding the political
horizons Of 1858 and 1860.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
The Egg and Us

Thomas r. Henry implied
that the Russians discovered
ahead OF us the method Of
increasing egg production by
light-juggling In henhouses.
This Is not true.
American farmers have
been doing this for Ut least
20 years.
Airs .. Esietgea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Our Best Weapon

some commentators say
America has been hindered
In rocket and missile de-
velopment by the Govern
ment's security program. ]
hope the American people
viii not swallow this fallacy.
II a security program hin
ders scientific development.
how then have the Russians
managed to overtake US?
Surely the tightest security
program man can conceive
is that under which the
Communists work.
The real answer. ! believe.
was stated by Whitaker
Chambers in Witness" He
says: Communists are that
part Of mankind which has
recovered the power to live or
die for its faith" He de-
scribes the faith Of the Com
munists as a vision OF man
without God and the faith
of the Western world as a
vision of God and mans re-
lationship TO God.
Our faith has been diluted
by secularism and weakened
by materialism. We have not
denied God completely. how
ever. as have the Commu-
nists. and we are still free TO
worship as We please.
Certainly We should and
will use every means at our
disposal. including money.
muscles and intellect. TO
strengthen our defenses at
this critical time in our
history.
We also have at our dis
posal a weapon the Com
munists will never use:
Prayer. the most powerful
weapon of all. ID. J. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Views of High Bench

A constitutional amend
ment dividing the Nation into
nine geographic regions. each
to be represented by a JUS
tice on the Supreme Court.
would tend to eliminate the
sectionalism apparent in re-
cent opinions. Each State
within each region should be
represented by one member
of a committee representing
the bar associations Of those
States. Each member should
present one recommendation
for Supreme Court appoint
ment made by the bar asSo-
citation which he represents.
These should then be for
warded to the President who
should be compelled to choose
from that list the individual
to succeed the justice then
representing that region or
an initial justice to represent
It.
To be eligible for appoint
ment. the prospective justice
should have served at least
10 years in State courts and
have reached the age of.
perhaps. so.
Federal court appointments
should also be taken from
the realm of politics through
adoption Of similar provi-
sions but. due to the posi-
bility Of indoctrination in the
Federal courts by the advo-
Gates OF big central govern
ment. be made ineligible for
elevation TO the top court.
So far as possible. the high
court should be politically
balanced but this should not
react upon the eligibility OF
an outstanding lower court
judge. More important than
political afhliation would be
the representation OF every
section Of the country on
the Supreme Court.
The present philosophy Of
the Supreme Court is so
alarming as to call for drastic
and immediate action to
protect the American people
from a berserk and ambitious
judicial oligarchy.
Charles w. Carter.
The past rs years Of polit-
ical hypocrisy and Supreme
Court rulings have done
much to turn the Nations
Capital into a ghost city and
an unsafe place in which to
live. The slum- clearing prof.
ect that we hear so much
about is proving to be a
slum-scattering project in
stead. With few exceptions,
the once well-kept homes
and lawns in many sections
OF the city are fast becoming
eyesores. II really hurts down
deep inside when / 60 by
the place where we once
lived and see how that prop
erty has disintegrated since
the Supreme Court outlawed
the city real estate covenant
law.
lSisA ShoweE&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09

The opening guns In the
combat for Government
leadership have been fired
at a time when the country
needs unity of its brains and
resources to meet the Com
munist challenge. The lead
ers Of Congress, Senator
Lyndon B. johnson and
Speaker Sam Rayburn. both
Of Texas, have made 1t clear
they believe that what this
country needs is Democratic
leadership, and that since
the White House is con-
trolled by the Republicans.
this leadership must come
from Capitol Hill. President
Eisenhower. far from agree
ing. today is launching his
own program for meeting
the Communist missile and
earth satellite threat. in his
state-of the Union message
TO Congress. which YVES pre-
coded by his request at the
opening session of Congress
for Sl.26 billion for defense
"a supplemental appropria-
ton.
The struggle for leader
ship was implicit in the con-
troll of the legislative branch
by the Democrats while the
Republicans hold control Of
the executive branch. 1t
will be unfortunate il in
their scramble for supremacy
the Democrats cross up the
Eisenhower program. and
the result should be in large
part a stalemate. Little
enough was accomplished
during the last session Of
Congress when the Demo-
Gratis concentrated on budg-
ct cutting. aided by some
Republicans - an economy
campaign directed at ma
tional defense and foreign
aid which the Democrats are
now seeking to ignore. When
they do refer to this pruning
operation, they claim they
were not fully informed and
also that the administration
failed to make proper use Of
the funds actually provided.
johnson on Defenses
Senator Johnson's state
ment to the Democratic SEN
atorial conference. delivered
not only as party leader but
as chairman Of the Senate
subcommittee which for
weeks has been investigating
our national defense, dealt
with our present position Of
strength as compared to that
Of Soviet Russia. and also the
vital need for control Of outer
space-which means control
Of the worldly the free
world. 1t was a masterful
and imaginative summing up.
He called for united and
speedy action on the prob
lens involved. He also was
critical of the Eisenhower
adminiStration-for what he
contended had been left I'M
done. He was encouraging in
his assertions that American
scientists are as good as or
better than the Russian. but
he blamed the administration
for not having put emphasis
on the missile and outer
space programs. He declared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Does India have many
producing oil fields?-P. L.
A. No. The only impor-
tant fields have been those
in the northeastern province
OF Assam. which have pro-
duced only a fraction Of the
country's needs. Intensive
prospecting has been and Is
under way. In 1851 India
prodgced $4,000 barrels Of
crude petroleum. in 1855 the
total was 2,526. 900 barrels. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry ioriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdti0n.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
A scrap can help your marriage
IL you know the rules. Husbands and wives
try this quizl
by ROBERT WAckER. Jr.

afford can of cr0bme0f. They give yOH fancy dhe
and office boys pay. Well You can just eat like an
office boy till you get up The somehow 10 tell thar
slave driver you money" Fair ] FosI u
,. "Yes, dear you're right, as usual"
Fsk FssI O
T. "For heavens sake CART you finish Newspaper
wiIhOm throwing Lhe floor? Where were yOH brOEghf
p, in kemeI7" FsR ] FesI q
S. "Oh all you do is nag-nasnag. I'm going to bed
Fair FssI O
6. "YOEre going 10 stay Tighr here m SETTLE this"
Fsk FssI @
T. There's for you 10 stamp around and ShOu
like spoiled child DyOEH just sf down, We can discuss
this like civilized people, FsIr 9 Fo., @
O. "You can cry till your eyes look like cherries in
bowl of mush but we're going to settle this Ill wait I'LL
you're through howiing" FsR 9 FesI Q
8. "The trouble with you is, you've got deep-seGIed
inferiOrify complex. You're hOpeLessly newOfc."
Fair FssI .
10. 81 don't care if the children do hear usr'
Fsk 9 FsuI O
Evening star., 1958-05-11

According to the Family Service Association OF
America which standards for 274 maritaguidance
agencies the country, you fight either consruc-
lively destructively. You tell each other honestly
just what is wrong and how to correct it or you
slash out to inflct pain and win the argument.
Listed below is the play-by-pay of mythical family
fight. Be the referee take pencil and check the
punches fair and foul Then to page l6 to see how
your idea of fair fighting compares with famy-life
experts.
Don't look for courteous language in these remarks
Most people aren't very polite when they're really
angry But how you say something matters less than
what you say. Here go: (he wife is the one who
talks in italcs).
I. Well isn't this nice! hearty crabmeat salad was
just what l dreaming of as trudged home through
the snow. What's the matter, has meat gone out OF
stye?' Fair ] Fo~' i
z. "On the salary you make. we're hcky 10 be able TO
Evening star., 1958-05-11

IL In fact Iets ask them what they think; they're
involved in this -let's which way they'd rather
have il done. Kids, come down here a minuter
Fs%O Q FsssO
-. I'm sick and tired Of your sarcasfc remarks about
my mother. you're abOH as kind and hbOHghDd as q
barracuda You Heper think Of feiephOHiag when yOEre
going 10 be Iafe for dinner. And for helping O1 around
me house. can work day and Hghf bur yOH eO1piais
yOE have 10 if yOW legs 20 can s~eep EndeT yO1"
Fair u Fs~i u
-. Listen If you did work IN the daytime, in
stead Of spending all your time chewing the fat with
that dm-witted shrew ne,t door, the house wouldn't
look so much like a rummase sale when SCI bome."
Fsk Fosi .
-. "Dinp-wiffed aveR! don't see yOW friends win
ming any prizes Your brother belongs in a free."
Fair @ Zeal .
Is. "Never mind about George. Al least he's smart
enough to stay single and think you helped him reach
that decision. Do you know what he said to me the
night brought you home TO meet the famiy7 He took
one look at you pulled aside and said. Well guess
bachelors life ISN'T bad after all That's exactly
what he said you don't believe me? Ask him. he'll
tell you" Fs< FssI ]
-Turn page for answers
Evening star., 1958-05-11

WloSt marital experts now agree
it's sign your marriage is healthy if
you occasionally settle differences
with a rousing breach Of the peace.
But do your bouts really clear the
air? Do they stick to the point, steer
clear Of silly side issues, and avoid
useless insults? Or do they just
leave wounds aching 10 get even?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-08-15
A Diocese Includes Missions

A mission is that area in which
the Faith is not yet established.
Normal parish life is not possible
or not self-supporting in such a mission
as yet. Strictly speaking missions are
souls, not territorities.
Thus we describe missions in tha
Columbus diocese in terms Of the
proportion Of those few who hsvs
the true Faith: in Morrow County.
about one percent. in Pike, vinton
and Union counties, about two per-
cent; Fayetfe, Holmes and jackson
counties, perhaps three per hundred.
Further, there n some groups
which seem to have notably little con-
tact with the Church-the Amish, the
Negro and the rural population in gen.
eral.
We count no less than twenty
mission establishments founded to
bring the Faith to souls in their
vicinity. The investment Of our 70.
sources, our clergy and. religious in
this work is absolutely necessary
it is . Divine command and it is the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-08-15
In the Year of the Lord

Most of us are familiar with the alb.
breviation AID. We learned very early
in history class that time is measured as
occurring before the birth of Christ or
afterwards. We could easily understand
that BIC. meant before Christ; but it was
usually a matter of trusting the teacher
that AID. meant after Christ. Eventually
it dawned upon us that this AID. was a
Latin ~abbreviation and actually meant in
the year of the Lord.
Strictly speaking there never will be
a time after Christ. He did ascend i'm
TO Heaven, but he continues to work
on earth. His "Other-self", his Mystical
Body, his CHURCH. still worships, teach
es and saves. We might then under
stand 1853 AID. as meaning Christ is
nineteen hundred ana fifty eight years
old. -
1t is difficult for us toHrealize that the
events of Christ's life here on earth
events that brought about our salvation
continue to exist. We know that the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-08-15

Mass is not an historical pageant but is
the continuation in time of the Last Sup
per and Christ's death upon the cross.
We know too that our baptism and con
firmation makes us more than mere
spectators here. Because we are grated
into Christ, what he does, we do. The
Christian life afterall means to become
one with him.
Actually in the full scope Of the
Liturgy the Church does more than
continue one or the other event in the
life Of our Lord. In what is known as
the LitvrgieaI Year the whole Of
Christ's life is renewed, or better, re-
lived. Thus we are given an opportv.
nifty TO literally live with him.
To enable us to better understand and
appreciate what it means to live in the
year of the Lord a national convention,
The National Liturgical Week, is being
held in Cincinnati. They will meet next
week. All of us are invited. Let's plan
to go.-BJM.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-08-15
key TO many blessings for ourselves
as we'll as others.

key TO many blessings for ourselves
as we'll as others.
Our prayers for vocations and con-
versions in the Diocese and our gen.
erous aid in special collection is not
the extent of our individual mission
effort, however. Our personal dealings
with the aforementioned groups es-
pecially should be calculated to show
them the effect of the Faith.
We might 60 out of our way also
to make a pilgrimage to a Mission,
simply because so few worship Him
there and because it gives the faithful
there the encouragement of seeing
they are one with the VIGOROUS true
church.
Whether for Mass or B%enediction
you would be welcome at Mt. Gilead.
st. Matthew, C%ardington, st. Joseph,
Milford Center Sacred Heart, Buena
Vista, st. Ann or Pond Creek Holy
Trinity, Zalesk st. Sylvester, Moxhala
st. Plus as well as the many other
Missions in the Diocese.-J.W.K.