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

The question of free TV versus fee
TV is one for the televiewing public to
decide. The Federal Communications
Commission, was justified, therefore, in
planning three-year test of television-
for-pay. But a request by the House
Interstate Commerce Committee for
delay until Congress specifically APP
proves such an experiment has resulted
In poStponement Of the test at least
until after Congress adjournS Actually,
the FEC has plenty of authority now
to sponsor the test. The congressional
request for delay, therefore, was out Of
order. The Fees decision to comply
with the request is understandable, how
ever, in the light Of current investiga-
tons Of the agency's operations.
The House group acted after Spokes-
men for the free-Tv industry strongly
opposed the. proposed experiment. In
fact, several Of them asked for an out
right ban on pay TV, largely on the
ground that the fee system would en-
croach on the right of the public to free
televiSion programs. But the FEC has
made it plain that 1t is not weighing one
system against the other with view to
substituting one for the other It's
attitude is the sensible one that If the
public demonstrates in the test that 1t
wants the opportunity to choose, on a
particular day, between competing pro-
grams offered by fee and free TV, 1t
should have that opportunity. And the
fact that there would be competition for
the public's favor in the programming
Of entertainment, public events and
other attractions should tend to assure
the TV fans of higher quality programs
than have been offered at times in the
past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
Division Over Unity

An Arab world more deeply split
than at any time in the past decade
appears to have evolved rather quickly
from the rival mergers Of the past few
weeks.
Abandoning with surprising abrupt
ness an initial attitude Of mild friend
illness toward the Arab Federation of
Iraq and Jordan, President Nasser of
the United Arab Republic, made UP of
Egypt ana Syria, has charged the former
with being an instrument of "imperialiSt
stooges." 1t will, he predicted, be "scat-
tered like dried leaves before the wind"
and there were the further threatening
words that whether they like it or not"
these Arab peoples will be brought into
'our union" Denouncement of "impe-
rialism" is not new tack for Colonel
NaSser and he has been sharply critical
in the past Of both the Iraqi and Jor-
danian governments, particularly over
the issue of the Baghdad Pact in which
the former is Joined. He has main
tanned, however, at least facade Of
friendlineSS for the Hashemite ruling
family in Baghdad and he sent King
Faisal a congratulatory message when
the Arab Federation was formed. The
timing and the threatful vehemence Of
his attack indicate now that the two
unions will be committed to an about
rivalry, involving efforts at political sub
version, If not military action, in es-
tablishing the real leadership Of Arab
nationaliSm.
In this situation, the role Of King
Saud and Of Saudi Arabia takes on in
creaSing Importance. Once closely as
ISOLATED with the Egyptian Syrian COM
bination, the Saudi government turned
from this relationship some time ago
when Cairo and Damascus became Stri-
IDENTIFY anti-WeStern. Since then, King
Saud has patched up an old feud with
the Hashemite families Of Iraq and Jor-
dan. During the past week, the foreign
ministers of these two countries were in
Riyadh discussing possible accession Of
Saudi Arabia to the Arab Federation.
At the same time, Crown Prince al-Badr
Of Yemen was in Cairo completing ar
rangements for his country'S affiliation
with the UAR.
There have been reports, too, that 4
third unity" movement may involve a
limited merger Of Bahrein and Kuwait
with Saudi Arabia. Through its control
Of both pipeline and Suez Canal trans
port of oil, the United Arab Republic has
a powerful point of persuasion in seek
ing King Saud'S support but his current
political inclination appears more clearly
compatible. with the anti-Communist
and pro-Western policies Of the Arab
Federation. His move, when and if he
decides to depart from his current wait
and-See course, will provide significant
clue as to how the intra-Arab strife is
going to work out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
BOYS Club

Today, when all of us are
striving to make the United
States a better place for all
citizens. regardless Of race.
creed. color or national orr
gin, it was very dishearten-
ing to read the lead para
graph Of Jay w. Showalter's
letter supporting Police Boys
Club policy.
This gentleman was quite
anxious to point out that his
Benefactor Of Youth Society's
membership is Limited TO
former members Of the
Metropolitan Police Boys
Club. Division l."
l presume Division / is re-
stricted to white youngsters.
II so. 1t is a very poor ex-
ample to be set in the Ma
tons Capital. All youngsters
living in the District area
need guidance, at home and
through youth organizations.
How else can they be pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
Judge kirkland

In the passing of Judge
James r. Kirkland, the
District of Columbia Pub
lie School System has lost a
staunch and able friend. He
not only was graduated from
the public schools Of Wash
ington. but he was very
proud of the record they
have made and are making.
When l, as president of
the Board Of Education.
sought his counsel and ad-
vice, ] was always received
with a geniality and cor
diality that was remarkable.
He was always avid for news
Of the school system. and
while my visits to him I'M
fortunately were infrequent
in view Of his early demise. he
was a constructive citizen
whose thoughts were always
on the brighter side Of things.
l never found him in any
mood except one of glorious
faith in the future.
As to his judicial attain
ments, I will let his judicial
compeers be the judge of
that. One thing I am con-
vinced Of is that the city Of
Washington has lost a very
able advocate Of home rule
and of things that would
make for a better city. and
I trust that he will rest in
peace.
G. Melvin Sharpe.
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Presidential Critic

President Eisenhower said
something recently about our
country always having
weathered its depressions. 1
cannot recall that anyone
has made any statement to
the contrary. We are in a
depression and nothing is
being done about it any more
than what Hoover was able
to do in the early l930s. So
the President has done what
is the practice Of editors and
others at times. namely. set
up a straw man and then
knock it down.
AS for the Presidents COM
ments relative to his reSpon-
sibility concerning Secretary
Benson. apparently he has
no appreciation of his re-
sponsibility for the welfare
of the farm population. 1t
may be that the present sit
uation is what was intended
to result from the dynamic"
farm program mentioned in
all of his 1852 campaign
speeches, but it is not in &C
cordance with what he prom
Used. This. however, is not
an exceptional instance.
My age will not permit
me to live long enough to
witness what history will
have to say about Ike, but /
venture the guess it will re-
cord him as being the weakest
President and biggest lemon
the country ever produced.
w. r. Graham.
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Arlington Schools

Superintendent Rutter Of
the Arlington County Schools,
his staff and our Arlington
school principals and teach
ers are wonderful people. I
say this as an Arlington par
ent. in the firm belief that
an overwhelming majority of
parents and the community
in general join me in this
conviction.
1t is with pride that I tell
my friendssin the Metropoli-
tan Area that / live In Ar
lington. This pride comes
mostly from the knowledge
that my children have been
getting a good education in
our public schools. l like to
brag about that. I know that
our superintendent and his
staff. representing one Of the
finest groups Of school adj
ministrators and educators
in the country, have given us
an educational program that
would be a credit to any COM
munity. I know these things
because of the meritorious
accomplishments of the fine
young people who come out Of
our schools.
I have not said anything
that many other parents in
Arlington would not say. I'm
fortunately, most Of us who
feel this way do not say any
thing about 1t. But a few I'M
informed individuals who say
Arlington schools are rotten
from the ground up" make
headlines across the State.
A spokesman for a minuscule
organization with an impos-
ing name states before a pub
lie meeting Of the school
board that parents" Of
Arlington are fed up" with
the way our schools are run.
A spokesman for a highly re-
spected organization appears
at such q meeting and reports
that q committee Of that or
ganization is opposed to a
particular method of instruc-
ton used in our junior high
schools. Questioning develops
that the committees So
called study" consisted Of
only a quick telephone poll
of the committee members.
A member Of the school board
publicly observes that the
school staff. principals and
teachers are afraid to express
any criticism Of the superin-
tendent's policies and meth
ods-then. after 1t is demon
strated that they are not
afraid to express their opin-
ions to anyone, she abdicates
by walking out Of the meet
ing.
Those are the kind Of
things our school personnel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
Bridge BottIenecks

The additional trafiic con-
gestion at the approaches to
the Virginia bridges, caused
by the recent heavy snowfall,
accentuated the need for
more bridges across the Po-
tomac.
Pending their construction,
considerable relief could be
provided at relatively small
cost by using the reverse
lane" method on Memorial
Bridge during rush hours.
Under this system, four lanes
would be used for inbound.
trafiic in the morning hours
and four lanes for outbound
trafiic in the evening hours.
This could easily be accom-
plished by trafiic lights con-
trolling the two center lanes.
Perhaps this would necessi-
tate widening the approach
to Arlington boulevard. but
1t probably viii have to be
done In any case when the
bridge at or near Constitu-
ton avenue is built. The ere
verse lane" system has been
used successfully for many
years in the New York and
Chicago areas, and is now in
use on Lee highway in Ar
lington.
Also. why can't the old
Fourteenth street bridge,
now used for only three lanes
of southbound traffic, ac-
commodate four lanes, as it
did for the many years it
was used for two-way traffic,
prior to construction of the
new Fourteenth street bridge?
l believe four lanes could
readily be absorbed on the
Virginia side, because of the
rapid dispersal of traffic to
the Mount Vernon highway,
U. S. via Alexandria, Shir-
ley highway and Washington
boulevard.
E. Nj. LOWeree,
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gift Of 70 per cent and q District cohtri-
button Of 80 per cent Of the total grant.
The citizens committee plans to
begin an advance-gifts canvass shortly,
followed by a general solicitation of the
public. Since the new hospital will serve
large area of Prince Georges County
as well as the District, residents of the
nearby Maryland communities should
be given full opportunity to share in the
building Of this important addition to
WaShington's private hospital facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
reader
The Information
D C Please ncose for return

Service advises local inquiry
before travelling the parkway
in winter months.
@. What is the Petipa
type Of ballet d. K.
A. This is classic ballet as
clarified and formulated by
the great choreographer and
dancer Of the Russian I'm
perial Ballet, Marius Petipa
Cl822-1910). Petipa, a ma
tive Of France. served with
the Imperial Ballet from
l847 to 1908, creating more
than sixty full evening bal
let's and innumerable short
numbers. He did exhaustive
research in many phases OF
ballet. and is considered one
Of the greatest choreosra-
pliers of all time.
@. Which days Of the week
are considered the best for
advertising letters to reach
customers?--M. X.
A. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday are considered
the most advantageous days.
Mail advertisers attempt to
avoid Monday, because the
mail is usually heavier on
that day. and they also avoid
the last two days OF the week,
when those receiving the mail
are likely TO be especially
busy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Some of Mother Natures Curios
BY THOMAS R. HENRI

At least in some sspecies.
DR.. Harvey explained, the
light-emitting organs can be
considered as "eyes in re-
verse" and probably have
come about by essentially
similar evolutionary proc
esses to those which led to
animal vision over many
millions Of years. In a resume
recently published by the
Society of Sigma XII, DR..
Harvey said:
During the course Of evolu-
ton a photogen must have
appeared just as in the evo-
luton Of vision q photosensi-
tive pigment was the first
step In development of an
eye with its unbelievable
complexities for forming an
image and for adjustment to
light intensities varying over
a millionfold. Correspond
ing to the eye certain deep
sea animals such as shrimp.
squid and fish produce light
in lantern-light structures,
with lenses and retlectorS to
form a beam Of light"
May Fool Enemies
In the patriotic squid,"
Lycoteuthis, he said, the color
of the light emitted from diff
ferent lanterns may be con-
trolled by color screens under
the nervous control Of the
animal itself. What purpose
the different colored lights
serve in the sea depths is
unknown. Combinations Of
them may be used to deceive
enemies.
The original photogen, or
light-emitting chemical spot,
may have arisen suddenly,
DR.. Harvey believes. This is
indicated by the fact that
one species may be luminous
and a closely related one
mountainous. 1t also APP
peared many different times
in many different groups.
Many totally unrelated ami
mails have groups Of luminous
cells on the surface Of the
body. This chance distribute
ton suggests that originally
some slight change in the
chemical reaction necessary
for the life functions Of cells
in general started the ennis
sion Of light.
When this change occurred
in an animal to whom it was
advantageous. it tended to
persist. Where there was no
advantage, it soon disap.
cared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

That something different
feeling" in the air
It's spring!
Even though the day was
not warm. that feeling was
there.
The cardinals knew it.
The lone robin, lettering on
the maple branch, knew it.
All Gods chillen. as ex-
emplified in birds, beasts and
people, knew it.
And today, no matter what
the weather is. we know it
perfectly. because this feeling
comes from way back.
Millions Of years are be-
hind it.
No doubt it arose after the
last great Ice Age, of which
We recently had a slight
taste.
There is a smoothness to
the air. a mitigated some
thing in temperature, and
sounds of rejoicing every
where.
1t is this mixture of sounds,
more than anything else, that
speaks of spring being just
around the corner.
The corner" may be far
Their away than we think, but
it is there visibly in the land
scape, If we look for it.
4 \ \
The birds have no doubt
of it.
Without alphabet, or die
tionaries, and thus not being
able to think. in our sense,
nevertheless they know as
we'll as we do that something
vital and amazingly interest
ing has happened.
This sweetness of the at
nosphere-
What silly creatures we
humans are. if we vitiate this
sweetness with the acrid
smell of burning and explod-
ing things.
Man may well ask himself,
before it is too late:
WAS chemistry created for
this-and this?"
y 4 4
Happily, the birds and ami
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mails know nothing Of our
impending doom, o. theirs.
They know one thing, now,
that this is spring, or at least
that this something different
feeling" is very much with
us.
They tell it by their
changed ways Of greeting the
day.
The spring song of the
redbird is the most dramatic
song. but there are others,
from a thousand Threats, and
all telling the same thing.
Is it a matter of tempera-
ture?
Perhaps.
We are all so susceptible
to temperature changes.
In a city world Of heated
and super-heateG otices,
homes and buses, we some
times forget this.
Smugly we refuse to wear
"longies." We think we have
the temperaturo problem
licked.
Then. suddenly, King VIM
ter deScends upon us, and we
know once more that real
cold can be a real attack
upon our precious selves, no
matter how much money we
have. nor how modern we
think we are.
There is nothing modern,
really, about real cold.
1t comes down to US. too.
from the Ice Age.
Listen any morning to the
voice Of spring.
1t thrusts at you from
yonder hedge. clamors at you
from the block beyond, trills
at you from the very sky.
Light and life and love mix
together in the precious
chemistry which makes us
forget, if only for a moment.
the sultry. acrid, evil forces
Of explosive chemistry.
We are all children again
in a new world Of bright
ness and happiness. in which
no one can hurt US except
ourselves.
Maybe that's true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03

In dark sea depths there is
a highly patriotic squid-like
an octopus but with ten in
stead of eight arms-which
carries around with it red,
white and blue lanterns. 1t
flashes them intermittently
as the fancy, or something
else, strikes it.
In Brazil there is a worm.
actually the two-inch-long
larva Of a beetle. which
carries a row Of green lights
along its sides and a red light
on its head. 1t is called the
railroad worm" and when
crawling along the ground it
really resembles a train in
slow motion.
These two curios Of nature
we're among those cited by
DR.. E. Newton Harvey of
Princeton before the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences
here in explaining the present
status of knowledge of the
cold light" Of nature-light
produced by various chemical
combinations which at the
same time produce no heat.
Many Luminous Organisms
In both plant and animal
kingdoms, about 40 different
luminous organisms have
been identified. ranging from
the invisibly minute bacteria
responsible for the ghostlike
luminence sometimes seen on
rotting wood to animals as
high in the scale as bony
fishes. Some Of the latter
carry lanterns attached to
strings" around with them.
They are mostly creatures of
great depths where, except
for their own light, there is
perpetual darkness.
It is the creatures with
multicolored lights which
now present the greatest
problem to biologists in this
field, DR.. Harvey pointed out.
Chemists, however, have
made several organic mix
lures which correspond quite
closely with some of the ami
NAL lights. Oxidation of a
chemical known as dimethyl-
diacridinium nitrate. for ex-
ample, produces a greenish-
yellow light almost identical
with that carried : on the
sides. the train windows" of
the railroad worm. With an
other mixture, a red light,
which matches the worms
headlight. has been prepared.
The creature itself is so rare
that nobody has been able to
probe its own lantern chem
istry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-03
Route 240

Mr.. Bartholomew Of the
National Capital Planning
Commission complains of the
Districts failure to make use
Of its own local planning
body. Representative Hyde
proposes delaying irrevocable
decisions on local highway
construction until the results
and recommendations Of the
$500, 1000 mass transit study.
now in progress. become
available. There is no ex-
cuse for ill-considered and
piecemeal decisions such as
that of the District on Route
24O.
The District Highway De-
partment admitted recently
that the inner loop will be
swamped by traf1ic before
1880 and that a second inner
loop is under consideration.
Yet we have no information
on how the District plans to
handle traffic inside the inner
loop-traffic whose volume in
1880 is expected to be nearly
twice its present volume.
How does the District pro-
pose to provide nearly twice
the parking space currently
available and much greater
downtown street space and
traffic capacity? How are
these claims for more parking
space and street space to be
reconciled with the greatly
enlarged floor space for bust
inesses and offices which the
nearly doubled daily traffic
implies? 1t may be sound
politics to build extravagant
access highways. tanning the
downtown area. then to cry
to Congress for obviously
needed funds. But it's poor
planning.
Charles T. Stewart. Jr.
x 4 X
Ellis Price told the Districts
Recreation Board of the loss
of acreage to the Palisades
Recreation Center and to the
Fort Reno Recreation Center,
but he did not say anything
about the Glover-Archbold
Park if the Wisconsin avenue
corridor should be used for
Route 240. In the first place
the Glover-Archbold Park
was given by patriotic resi-
dents Of the District as a
park and so accepted by the
Congress and not as a six or
eight lane truck route. The
Glover-Archbold Park is a
narrow strip, and if a six or
eight lane truck route is put
through the park, the entire
park would be destroyed
The loss of Glover rchbold
Park would be much greater
than the combined acreage
loss Of the Palisades and the
Fort Reno recreation centers.
Also, there is no comparison
to the value of property abut-
ting Glover-Archbold Park
and the value of property
along either Of the two pro-
posed paths along the Po-
tomac. Further. the Glover
Archbold Park serves a
greater territory than that of
the Palisades. This appears
to be a case of very short
sightedness. w. A. S.
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hear. We who know or feel
that q good job is being done
usually do not vocalize or
publicize our feeling. It is
high time that we parents, by
individual action. let these
folks know of our apprecia-
ton and support.
william Nj. Lightsey,
President. Arlington County
Council of PTAs.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tUriterS' correct
. names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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@. What is taconite?-M. M.
A. A very hard rock, whose
20 to 30 per cent content Of
iron ore is now being ex-
tracted with recently de-
veloped processes. 1t is found
in abundance in northern
Minnesota, where huge proc
essing plants have been
erected to crush and mill the
raw rock, after which mag
netic force is used to draw
out the iron ore. which is
formed into "taconite pei
lets" for use in blast furnaces.
Taconite's iron ore content
has long been known, but
until recently It was thought
to be uneconomical to mine
it.
@. Is the Blue Ridge park
way ever closed because OF
snow.--E. r.
A. Yes. Portions Of the
scenic roadway running from
Shenandoah National Park
IN Virginia to Great Smoky
Mountains National Park
near Asheville, N. c., are
sometimes closed to- travel
during the winter months.
The parkway has some ele-
vations Of a mile or more,
and winter storms can create
treacherous driving condi-
tons. The National Park
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pared to take over the duties
and responsibilities Of adults
in the next five or ten years?
John Martin.