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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Picnic Incident

1t has often been said that
were Jesus or any of the great
prophets to return to our
midst we would not cruelty
them, but ignore them. This
implies that we are civilized
to the point where we no
longer find it necessary to do
bodily violence to those who
mirror our own failure to
live up to our ideals. The
case Of Mrs. Robert Eldridge
proves it. For when she was
denied her constitutional
right to attend a church
picnic, we are told that the
conduct Of the arresting off,
GERS was kind and cour-
teous.."
! mean no insult to the po-
lice, and yet how symbolic is
this incident Of the sad con-
dition of a State government
which, for its lack of faith in
man. must use its police pow
er to prevent a religious fell
lowship from exercising its
rights in a free society. The
people and minister of the
Arlington Unitarian Church
are to be congratulated on
their firm stand. 1t is only
hoped that the court will see
through this obvious false
charge of disorderly conduct
and strike a blow as well at
the segregationist laws which
forbid citizens from living out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Swipe at Brass

Truman was famous for
his flve-percenters. However,
he was a piker, compared to
Ike's 60-percenters. I am
talking about the Pentagon
brass who have successfully
duped the American tax
payer with a $575 million
military pay raise. Not only
will generals get a so per
cent pay increase. They will
get it for the rest of their
lives, with all the many
fringe benefits thrown in.
Instead of deficit financing
being used for schools,
scientists, unemployment, aid
to small business and other
real needs, we are actually
going in the red as a Nation
to keep this new breed (the
milicrats: bureaucrats in
uniform) fat, dumb and
happy.
Helen Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Air Museum Site

AS a frequent visitor to the
attractions on the Mall, and
as a citizen who has spent
most Of his life in scientific
matters related to aviation,
I cannot resist writing to you
about the desirability Of hav-
ing a National Air Museum
on the Mall.
Millions of Americans visit
their Nations Capital each
year to see the great me-
MORALS provided there as
perpetual testimonials to our
country,s progress. Perhaps
half Of these visitors are
school children who derive
inspiration from their pill
grimages to the Capitol, the
Lincoln Memorial, the WASH
ington Monument, and the
great museums of the Smith
sonian Institution.
Congress has wisely To-
Gated these historic shrines
in a central, accessible, and
beautiful area: The Mall.
This is tremendously impor-
tant as a national public
service. Most of the visitors
come by chartered buses, or
drive their own cars. One
parking enables them to visit
conveniently many of the
museums.
One Of the most popular
Of the Smithsonian museums
is the National Air Museum.
In spite Of its inadequate
facilities = a World War I
hangar. and ceiling space in
the Arts and Industries
Building-theSe great collec-
tons attract millions of young
Americans to see the his
toriS airplanes Of the Wright
brothers, Charles Lindbergh,
Wiley Post, Frank Yeager,
and many others.
To locate the desperately
needed new building for the
National Air Museum in any
place other than the Mall
would be a disservice and an
incalculable loss to everyone
who is interested in making
Washington hospitable to the
steadily increasing number of
visitors.
Preston r. Bassett.
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Critic to Critic

Perhaps the music editor
for The Star has been in
spired to provoke a lively
controversy to take up the
slack in what he may regard
as the beginning of the slow
season in music recitals.
I did not attend the organ
recital at Washington Ca
thedral on last Sunday. The
review Of the recital by Day
Thorpe on Monday was, how
ever, no consolation prize.
The music editor refers to
what he acknowledges to be
called the king of instru-
ments" as a music machine"
and a "God-box." His choice
Of words alone indicates to
me that something is lack
ing in Mr.. Thorpe's taste.
Mr.. Thorpe concludes his
cantankerouS soliloquy by
confeSsing that he thinks
that it is odd that probably
there will always be talented
musicians like the recitalist,
David Campbell Johnson,
who want to perform on the
organ. Well, the organ. of
course, needs no defense. Day
Thorpe may be comforted by
the thought that he has
plenty of company who turn
their backs on the first love
Of him who is almost uni
versally regarded today as
the greatest musician Of all
time. j. S. Bach, by the way.
wrote for and appreciated the
organ in its churchly setting.
Indeed, Bach's inspiration
was churchly.
Mr.. Thorpe has demon
strated himself to be unap-
preciative of and avowedly
antagonistic toward a truly
great instrument and its un-
doubtedly most sympathetic
setting.
Dls- ~ I'LL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Puzzled

There is something / don't
understand.
Politically ambitious men
in Congress have been seek
ing votes by trying to help
the poor farmers" with legis-
lation demanding more rigid
price supports. They also
have been expressing their
disgust with the administra-
ton for advocating less Gov
eminent interference.
Why do they claim they are
on the farmers side? Why
do they flout the admin
iStration's program, one
which has brought the farm
ers into greater prosperity
than they have ever before
experienced in the history of
our Nation? Bob ClOugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

The grating noises they
set up in the morning is
merely their way of saluting
the dawn.
One must learn to APP
preciate it.
This is not as difficult as
1t sounds. The newcomer to
suburban quiet. such as it
is. will find this q big order,
at first.
He will be very touchy.
for a time. over the bird
chorus.
But one morning. suddenly,
tout a coup, as the French
insist on saying, compre-
hension will come.
After that, the birds will
not annoy. One even Is glad
to be woke UP. honest.
Then, and then only, will
the massed cries of the
starlings assume their right
full place in the symphony
Of the morning.
~ -
Music is music. in its null
titude of forms.
Rock-and-roll, too.
Everything is music TO the
right listener.
Thus. he turns din into
sound. and right after that,
you have music. It's easy.
Once you become really in
terested in starting music, as
our correspondent shows he
has, 1t is easy to go on to the
fine points.
Starlings have sweet whis-
ties, reminding the listener
of his boyhood when he whis-
tied old Rover back from the
river.
Their mating song usually
results from their knowledge
that somebody in the neigh
borhood is feeding them
raisins and bread, both Of
which they like, but the
raisins the most.
The clacks and CRATES and
gutteral sounds gradually die
down, to be replaced by the
soft whistles, once the birds
get their bread-or don't get
it. We said they are smart.
They are. They know when TO
stop singing" and when To
whistle. Their annual take"
Of inimical insects is enor-
nous. They deserve great
credit for helping America
get rid Of the japanese bee
tie. There is no harm they
do that a raisin or two won't
cure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Error of Omission

In reference to your cover
age of the annual competitive
drill awards in The Star of
May 90, it should be pointed
out that reporting of this
ceremony by the metropoli-
tan daily newspapers this
year was short on details
and scope compared to pre-
vious years. This may have
been the result of the justi-
fable interest of the local
press with good coverage of
the pre-Memorial Day events
here.
In previous years your
paper was generous in listing
names of cadet winners in all
drill competitions. Since the
program held in the Eastern
stadium on May 20 was in
tended to honor drill" win
ners as well as awards for
other proficiency, it should
be printed that the First
Battalion of Anacostia High
School under Cadet Major
Richard T. Grant took first
place honors in the most diff
cult of drills with one of the
largest units competing OPT
cadets. This unit won by a
much larger margin I'll per
cent points, than the first
place company winner (Which
won its drill by some 2 per
cent points,.
The public high schools of
Washington have maintained
a long and worthwhile record
Of drill contests since 1898,
and many former cadet off,
GERS and cadets have pursued
useful Ives Of leadership in
this community which had
their start in the Cadet
Corps. AS long as the news
papers headline drill" win
ners as such, then it is hoped
that all the schools which
win this type Of event would
be given adequate headlining
and a listing Of award win
ners' names.
Richard H. Miller,
Military Instructor, Ana
costa High School.
Editors note: The Ana
costa victory was mentioned
in The Stars story, although
the battalion commander was
not named.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
THE POLITICAL MILL
If Love Were All in Politics
BY GOULD LINCOLN

ing the senatorial nomina-
ton is. TO put It mildly. q lot
Of bunk. Before the conven-
ton meets. the Governor and
Mr.. DeSapio will have the
wheels well creased. They will
take into consideration many
things-one Of which Is their
own preference. q man who
will 60 along with them.
They know Mr.. Farley IS
widely popular. but this year
they are confident that q tide
is running for the Demo-
Gratis. and that the tide Is q
liberal tide. They believe,
therefore, that the candidate
they like can win.
Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Dublin
sky have yet to say what the
position Of the Liberal Party
Is toward Mr.. Farley. A guess
is that they win ind him un-
suitable - too conservative.
Probably they are not stick
ing their necks out now
with any public ultimatums
against Mr.. Farley. Such a
move would bring retaliation
from some of the Democrats
who don't like the Liberal
Party. 1t is to their interest,
as 1t is with Gov. Hartman,
to have the two parties work
together. Neither forgets
that in 1856 the Republicans
elected a Republican Senator
over the popular Mayor Of
New York. Bob Wagner, by
a material vote.
Finletter In Picture
Up to date, the Liberal
Party leaders have suggested
several candidates for the
senatorial nomination
among them Thomas K. Fin
letter, former Secretary of
the Air Force. Gov. Har-
riman liked Mr.. Finletter
when he helped run Harri-
mans campaign for Cover
nor in 1854. He didn't like
him so well in 1856, when
Mr.. Finletter headed the
Democrats for Stevenson for
President-against the Gov
ernor's own candidacy for
the presidential nomination.
But he seems to have made
peace and has appointed Mr..
Finletter chairman of the
Civil Defense Commission Of
New York-a job which
keeps him moving about the
State.
There's an old tradition
that one of New York's SEN
atorS would come from up
state and one from the city;
the two incumbent Repub-
lican Senators - Ives and
Javits-are that way. But
this tradition has not always
been adhered to. For years
Senators Wagner and Cope
land, Democrats, served to-
gether and both were from
the city. So the Democrats
will not hold against Mr.. Fin
letter the fact that he is
from New York City. Or that
Bob Wagner is, if he should
be the choice. There are
other Democratic possibilities
for the Senate nomination,
but nothing seems to have
jelled yet.
If by any chance MIR. Far
ley is the Democratic candi-
date, and Len Hall is the Re-
publican, it would be two old
pros making the race, each
OF whom has been his par
tvs national chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
LIVINGSTON STREET"
Dear Sir.

sAA
"AS a constant reader of
your column for Is years, l
have marvelled at your ability
to identify birds from the
scant descriptions offered by
your correspondents.
Recently, / moved into
your neighborhood, and have
been delighted with the bird
life there-the gaudy cardi-
nal, the bold blue jay, the
confident catbird, the min
strel mockingbird. With the
aid of the National Geogra-
phic Society's Book Of Birds"
I can figure these out for my
self.
But I need your help on a
bird unknown to me. re-
fer to the smashed-crockery
bird. I don't know what it
looks like. But it sings to
me every morning at $50 or
So-and loud enough to wake
me up.
1T sounds like IL giants
stirring broken bits Of china
cups in steel barrels.
Il have several questions:
What are these creatures?
Why are there so Internally
many of them? Can I legally
wiring their necks once l get
them identified? In view of
their overpowering numbers
is there some wholesale
slaughter I can visit on them,
after I have relieved my feel
ings on a few individuals?
Hoping for a quick reply
to save sleep.
yours, FRANK s."
4 +
Sounds more like a dog
in a garbage can" says our
friend, Woody.
We suspect that our cor
respondents birds are star
lings.
That answers Question
No. /.
No. 2-There are so in
formally many Of them be-
cause they are hardy, intel
ligent birds, protected by
law.
You may not legally wiring
their necks, or hurt them in
any other manner.
That's number 3.
No. 4-There Is no whole
sale slaughter that can be
visited on them.
1t was one Of the late
Senator Taft's last acts to
put thumbs down on a mo-
ton to permit their destruc-
ton by the District.
Action against the star
lings is now confined locally
to. attempts TO drive them
away from favorite roosting
places, such as Government
departments.
One Of their places. EVIL
IDENTIFY, Is not too far from
Livingston street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07

their ideal of the brother
hood of man.
The Rev. David Hicks
MACPHERSON,
Universalist Church of
Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07

If love were all in politics.
James A. Farley, former
Democratic, National Chair
man. State Chairman and
Postmaster General. would be
nominated and elected Sem
ator from New York. A lot Of
people inside and outside the
State would be delighted.
There are, however, certain
probabilities involved which
seem to make Jim Farley's
nomination by the Demo-
cratic State Convention in
August improbable. as Of to-
day. II he could win the
Democratic nomination, he
would stand q good chance Of
election--and therein lies his
best hope Of success In this
new venture at 70 years Of
age. He has never before run
for high public ofiice-except
in 1910. when his name was
presented to the Democratic
National Convention after he
had been outraged by Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt's
disregard Of the tradition
that limited Presidents Of the
United States to two terms.
His Biggest Hurdle
But Mr.. Farley's biggest
hurdle is obtaining the sem
atorial nomination. He has
to convince Gov. Averell
Hartman and Carmine De-
Sapio, head Of Tammany Hall
and recognized as the Demo-
cratic boss, that he is the
candidate they want. And of
even greater Importance, he
has to get a "go" sign from
Alec Rose and David Dublin
sky. leaders Of New York's
Liberal Party. Should the
Liberal Party turn thumbs
down on Mr.. Farley and In
Sist on putting q senatorial
candidate Of its own in the
field in the event Mr.. Farley
has the Democratic nomina-
tion-cold shivers would run
down Democratic backs,
particularly Gov. Harri-
mans. New York is q close
State, as Democrats have
found in recent years. They
also have found that if their
candidates do not also have
the Endorsement Of the Lib
eral Party-whose potential
is some 100000 to 100000
votes-they don't win. This
gals many Of the Democrats
but it is a fact, if UNI
pleasant. Gov. Hartman
is running for reelection
himself this year. and he
doesn't want trouble with the
Liberal Party. In addition
there are a number of old
Roosevelt and Truman New
Deal and Fair Deal Democrats
who say they don't believe
Mr.. Farley's political philos-
ophy is on all tours with
theirs. And the fact that he
broke seriously with F. D. R.
in 1910 and thereafter still
rankles with them.
AS of today, Gov. Harri-
man has said neither yes nor
no. to Mr.. Farley. The Gov
ernor's only comment has
been that Jim Farley is an
old friend and that SO far as
he, the Governor, is con-
cerned, the choice of a SEN
atorial candidate is wide
open and will be made by the
delegates in the State con-
vention. This talk about a
wide-open convention max
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry DrtterS correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Questions and Answers
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. What is the total egg
production in the United
States?-A. K.
A. The National Egg Foun-
dalton estimates that United
States chickens viii lay
about so billion eggs In 1855,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07

In view of Frances crazy
quilt regime. wouldn't the
Big Three" be more appro-
priately termed the Big Two
and-a-Half"?
Ellis o. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07

candidates and principles to their liking.
That is the way 1t was before the AIM
and the ABC came into existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07

Robert M. Harmon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07
Dim View of France

Edwin d. johnson.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-11
Honor Club Taps
9 Amelia l-lI'crs

Nine outstanding All club mem
bers were tapped Friday night for
the Amelia All honor ch'b
Those tapped Mary Elizabeth
Anderson Gan l4ish Dewitt Whit
tingtan Mary Ice Warmer Betty
Lou Morris Richard Coleman. Rus
sell hanlctf Gilner Whltangton
and Franklin Anderson
4 group Of Amelia county II
all-stafs organized The honor club
ana tapped the hew members fal
lowing thc share tAeluu program
FRIDAY Peggy ChIldfe janice
Woods johnny Morris and jimmy
Pauiette are members " the q
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-11
Pouhaidn All Club Members Receire
Cheeks, AUdrds, Medals For Work

Checks were presented 10 the
three top PoWhatan 4 Il club WIN
nrrs n lest fall N county fan at
lhr county awards ana share tnc
fun program held II February
PoWhatan Ruritan club presented
the FIRST check to Buck Frame, the
second 70 10 tlam and the third
~ Karen Nelson The winners were
chcses according 10 thc amount W
fair premiums they received
Awards and medals were pre-.
sented TO Bunny Hart. clothing 10
Elan dress revue Margarct
Hatcher ana Lilly Mae Bell food
preparation, Carol Nichols. Laura
Wood Betty Lee Nichols and Ruby
Brown. home Improvement, Miss
3 + 0 v n bubhc speaking MARY
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-11

a Powhaian High School senior
son a superior rating IN festival
sponSored by the Virginia Music
Il ucat tors association AL Man
chester High School Saturday
She IS 10 Elan ore Of five
solois's who earned the superior
raline
me Powhatan High School mixed
chorus was one Of 70 awarded cx
cellcnt rating John Perkins is tho
PoWhatan music director
TWcnty-four choral groups from -
high schools In thu association X
Districts and III the areas north,
sosth and east Of Richmond. took
part More than 900 students par
tlcipated
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-11

from thr sale OF swimming mem
bcrshlps
Depth Of the pool WIN range from
3 TO 9 feet and a separate Wadine
p 81 for children is planned The
chcrnatcd water will be changed
every 3 hours. and vacuum
cleaner N the bottom Of the pool
VIII take out any trash The pool
is to b enclosed by cham wire
fence
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-11

soetal security representatives
tlom Petersburg Will bc in the court
room II tho Amelia county court
house Monday March N Al 10
am
Representative of the Richmond
offices Wlll be III rowhatan 1T 2
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-11

JUNIOR DIVISION WINNERS in the Amelia al arc-the
tcne hrir steps before the Gail Lush the al
the Rhythm
of Iaton Helm
nd a . Juan
Wilmington,
Saunders The this
sum amer an ] roursc
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
Thirty Caldwell Students
In Last Year S Ag Class

growing vocational agriculture shown the
nual of j. Parrish of
Caldwell The report submitted the State Department Educa
ton a of the last years report.
Thirty high school boys enrolled last
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

must, however, apply to their
social security offices before pay
ments can start. Among the
groups now eligible because of
the amendments are:
. Dependents of people who
are so or over who are now get
ting disability insurance benefits
(children under 18 or disabled; a
wife of any age who has child
in her care who is entitled to
benefits; a wife 62 or over; or a
dependent husband IS or over) /.
. Disabled people so or over
who could not qualify for bene-
fits under the old law because
they did not have as much as y
years of work in the 3 years be-
fore they were disabled. CA total
of at least years of work under
the law is still required).
. Dependent parents whose
son or daughter died after 1889
and who could not qualify for
benefits under the old law be-
cause the son or daughter left a
widow, widowsr, or child.
. Adopted children whose
adopting parent began receiving
retirement benefits less than 3
years after the adoption. CIn
many cases this provision will
also make possible payments to
the mother of the adopted child)
. A person receiving bene-
fits who marries another person
also receiving benefits can con-
tinue to receive monthly checks,
or can become eligible as a de-
pendent of the new husband or
wife without waiting years.
Beginning January l, 1859, the
social security tax rate for en-
ployees and employers will be
12 percent each. The rate for
self-employed people will be
3A percent, These rates are
scheduled to increase every 3
years until they reach Az per-
cent for employees and employ
ers and ga percent for self en-
ployed people in 1869.
Starting with 1859 the first
$4,000 of earnings in a year will
be taxed for social security and
will count toward social security
benefits.
Mr.. Youmans emphasized
| that it is not necessary for people
| already receiving monthly pay
ments to apply for the automatic
increase. 1t will be added to the
January checks, which will be
delivered early in February.
inquiries about the automatic
increase will slow down our
effort to start payments prom
pity to the people who can now
get payments for the first time, y
The said.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
Wool Incentive Program
Extended For Three Years

The national wool incentive
program has been extended for
another three years, according
to Noble Agricultural Stabiliza-
ton and Conservation Committee
chairman. The program was
scheduled to expire March 81,
1859, but was extended to March
81, 1862 in the new farm law
enacted in August.
The purpose of the wool pro-
gram is to increase the national
production of wool. Payments
are made to wool growers to
supplement their income from
marketings. For the present mar
keting year, the incentive pay
ment rate is 62 cents a pound,
and payments will be made on a
percentage basis to encourage
producers to do the best pos
sible job of marketing their
wool.