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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
New Look at the WoH'

testimony az the nearing last
Thursday on the proposed Freedom
Shrine In Arlington has shown clearly
that Congress ought to take long,
careful look at the project before giving
1t go-ahead sign. The Senate hastily
approved the 90-foot "wall" plan last
August without benefit Of public hear
ings and on the basis of a misunder-
standing as to the attitude of the Fine
Arts Commission and the National
Capital Planning Commission. The
House refused to be rushed into approx
ing the legislation In the closing hours
of the session. So House Interior sub
committee has reopened a study Of the
huge undertaking-with enlightening
results.
Chairman Ralph Raul of the Airing
ton County Board appeared at the hear
ing with evidence that the great roofless
structure which the National Monu-
ments Commission wants to build ada
cent to Arlington National Cemetery
closely resembles THE Hall of History"
which some of the same freedom"
sponsors had hoped to erect on the top
of Pine Mountain, Georgia, some years
ago, When that project failed because
OF lack OF funds ISIS million was sought
by public subscription), the site was
changed to Arlington, with another
name for the monument.
While a walled enclosure 80 feet
high, 500 feet long and $50 feet wide,
as described by the wallis sponsors,
might be all right on a mountain in
Georgia. 1t would be out of place as a
backdrop for the Lincoln Memorial, and
would dominate the Marine Two Jima
Memorial. AS the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars has informed the subcommittee,
the land IN question was at one time
reserved for an extension of the ceme-
terry. The Virginia terminus of the Mall
axis, under the basic Mcmillan plan for
Washington. was to have been kept
clear OF structures tending to mar the
landscape on the heights Of Arlington.
At the hearing last week, Harry
Thompson, who seems to wear two hats
Secretary Of the National Freedom
Shrine Foundation and Associate SUPER
intendent Of National Capital Parks
asserted that efforts are under way to
reduce the size of the monument,
especially as to height. Whether this
can be done to the satisfaction of the
Fine Arts Commission and the Planning
Commission Is uncertain. Certainly
Arlington County is justified in pro-
testing the height Of the structure, in
view Of Federal restraints in the past
on the private erection of tall buildings
In that area.
Not only the House but the Senate
should reconsider the Freedom plan.
Any legislative authorization for start
ing the project should specify two
things: ~ That approval Of both the
Fine Arts Commission and the National
Capital Planning Commission must be
obtained on the final design. (2) That
no construction work should be permit
ted until the money to complete the
monument-estimated at S24 million in
contributions from the public-is actu-
ally in hand. We've seen these money
raising efforts flop in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

I now launch a campaign
to nominate Charles Z. Trace
well for President. How re-
freshing to find that such a
truly warm and human in
dividual still exists. I have
too long delayed expressing
my great delight with This
and That" Bravo! Mr..
Tracewell. Bet you would
make a good President, tool
Pearl SixemOre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

We feel chilly. the moment
the thermometer goes down
to 70 degrees. and too hot
when 1t goes past 80.
We recognize our failings.
in this. but to date have not
found that there is much We
can do about it.
In winter. some people
shiver all the time. though
the thermoStat may show
more heat than anything but
a Salamander requires.
Even an honest salamander
would repudiate the tempera-
lures in some of Washing
tons homes. Offices. public
buildings and vehicles.
The nearest most of us can
come to nature in winter is
to keep our homes reasonably
warm but not too much so.
This still leaves out the
vital principle. whatever it
is. found in the outdoors.
So the sensible thing is to
get some Of it in, no matter
what it is technically or
chemically called.
We are too bound up with
names and name calling.
1t makes no difference
what this good principle Of
fresh air is. SO long as We
get some of it.
And one good way TO set
1t is to open all windows and
doors on a floor. for q GER
tain period. TO be found by
tests.
Then all these are closed,
and the second floor is treated
the same way.
The result will be better
air to live and work in. and
surprisingly. warmer, too,
after a few minutes.
Try it. sometime, when you
feel chilly indoors.
Instead Of rushing to put
on a sweater, or stocking the
fireplace. as most automatic
furnace owners do. try OPEN
ing doors and windows as
suggested above.
1t works. because nature
invented air conditioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
THE POLITICAL MILL
President Charts Path for CONGRESS
BY GOULD LINCOLN

that he is a part-time Presi.
dent. And part of the APP
plause, which swelled again
and again through the House
chamber during the joint
session Of Congress. was be-
cause OF recognition of his
courage and stamina TO
carry on.
The President has been
charged with being too COM
placent. with failing to rec
ognize the urgency" neces-
sary to deal with the situa-
ton pointed up by the sue
cesses Of Russian scientists
and their earth satellites and
missiles. There was nothing
complacent in his attitude
or his message to Congress.
Judging from the reception
Of his message by the law
msIers, they are prepared to
give the President all he asks
for national defense-which
includes missile and satellite
programs at huge cost.
NOnmilitary Proposals
But such appropriations
were not the whole Of the
Presidents recommendations.
He placed great emphasis on
the need for continuance and
extension Of our foreign aid,
as an important measure in
both our defense program
and In our drive for peace in
the world. And he was strong
in his demand for extension
OF the Reciprocal Trade
Agreements Act-and not for
just one year. but for a five-
year period. Both of these
recommendations should con-
vince our foreign allies that
the United States does not
intend to let them walk alone
economically, any more than
1t intends to let them walk
alone in military defense.
The hard. demanding work
OF putting through the neces-
sary legislation to implement
the Presidents recommended
tons lies ahead. Time is Of
the essence. With the budget
message and all the details
needed for legislation before
them. the congressional lead
ers and the standing commit
tees Of both House and Sen
ate are expected to press for
action as soon as possible.
Indeed. Senator Lyndon B.
johnson. majority leader Of
the Senate. and Speaker Ray
burn have indicated there is
to be no lettering. even though
some Of the items in the pro-
gram are largely controver-
Sial. Representative John Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts.
majority leader of the House
and a Democrat. praising the
Presidents address. took oc-
casion to issue a word o;
sound advice to some Of his
Republican colleagues. Il
hope" he said. that the Re-
publicsns who so loudly ap-
plauded President Eisenhow-
er'S message will back up his
legislative proposals by their
votes"
1t. is now up to CONGRESS
and also to the President to
use his great influence to
obtain action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

leadership Is the demand
TO meet the problems and
the dangers OF this nuclear-
weaponed woodland Presi-
dent Eisenhower has pro-
vided IL. His state-of- the
Union message TO Congress,
to be followed by his budget
message on Monday, sets
forth a dynamic program for
strengthening the free world.
and from that position to seek
world peace. 1t is now up TO
Congress - both Democrats
and Republicans-to give the
legislation necessary to carry
out this program. II is also
up TO our allies of the free
world to back up the Presi-
dent in this drive for peace.
Too much in Western Eu-
rope there recently has
grown UP an obsession that
all can be settled by merely
talking to Khrushchev and
Bulganin. They talked to
Hitler once, with a similar
idea in mind. The sequel
speaks for itself. The imme-
date reaction in the British
and French press to the
Presidents message to Con-
gress. IL is reported. was that
he had failed TO set a proper
pace - looking toward con-
ferences with the Russian
Communists: that the Presi-
dent missed a great oppor-
tunity. and that Bulganin's
latest invitation TO talk
things over overshadowed in
Importance the Eisenhower
speech and program. Pre-
sumably. the leaders Of gov
eminent in Western Europe
will take a more realistic
look. and will see in the Eli
senhower position a willing
ness to go the whole route for
world peace-but not a peace
that will assure world domi-
nance by the Russian Com
munists. Indeed. the Presi-
dent has vowed to wage total
peace--to go the last extra
mile" with anyone to bring
about such permanent peace.
But he does not propose to
walk that extra mile with his
eyes closed. or blindfolded,
as a British Prime Minister
once did at Munich.
Impressive Speech
The Eisenhower message
to Congress was one of the
most impressive and finest
ever delivered to that body
1t was applauded by Demo-
cratic as well as Republican
leaders. Republicans were
jubilant. AS Representative
Leslie c. Arends. Illinois Re-
publican and party whip
Of the House. put it: The
President said what the
country wanted to hear. He
has demonstrated again he is
a great leader"
Beyond that. the Presi-
dent. by his appearance and
firm delivery Of the 45-min-
ute message to Congress.
showed his physical and
mental powers to fulill the
duties of the high office he
occupies. II should put an
end to the silly demands that
he resign and the criticisms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

The recent decision OF Dis
trict Court Judge Burnita S.
Matthews. in the suit Of
Sergt. John NJ. Gyakum
for promotion to the rank OF
Park Police lieutenant. now
places the burden Of admin
istering justice squarely up
on the shoulders Of the Sec
rotary Of Interior and the
director of the National
Park Service. 1t Is not en-
tirely surprising that Judge
Matthews ruled that such a
promotion falls within the
discretion of the executive
department and is not to be
interfered with by the courts.
But. in stating also that the
controversy over the meaning
OF the promotion regulations
takes them out of the cate
CORY subject to enforcement
by the court. she has clearly
outlined the duty and obliga-
ton OF the Department of
Interior TO revise and clarity
these regulations to prevent
further misunderstood
ings from arising in the
future.
Secretary Seaton. a kind
and able administrator. now
has 1t within his power to
restore the badly shaken con-
fidence and morale of the
United States Park Police
force by the immediate pro-
motion Of Sergt. Gyakum
to lieutenant. He would also
do well to adopt for the
United States Park Police
the promotion system used so
successfully by Chief Robert
V. Murray Of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department. Such
action would end intolerabie
conditions and practices of
favoritiSm which now prevail
within the park force and
which threaten TO result I'LL
timately in the decay Of a
proud and splendid police or
SANITATION.
Friend nj park pnIi..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

The present crisis has been building up
for months. It has been set aside,
temporarily at least. "as long as Britain
keeps faith" But the economic problem
for the Maltese remains. And in some
way. London and valetta must work out
an enduring answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Ventilation Of the home,
even in the coolest weather.
Is one Of the best ways to
escape that stuffy feeling.
This feeling, in the nose
and around the eyes. is a
sort of prelude to the COM
mon cold.
. In fact, some people aver
that they can detect a cold
in the making by recognizing
these symptoms in time.
The feeling around the eyes
is the most curious.
1t is an indefinite sort of
thing. as such things usually
are. concentrating in the
lower part Of the eye.
1t is not a pain. not an
ache, but what the doctors
prefer to call malaise.
&&A
BY opening doors and
windows in a home in winter,
the sufferer from this i'll feel
ing may stand some chance
OF routing 1t before it really
gets in its ticks.
The warmer the house is,
the more this is desirable.
But even the chilly house
will benefit. and actually feel
warmer, 10 or Is minutes
later.
After the openings are
closed, and everything shut
up again. the house warns
up surprisingly fast. and the
air is conditioned in a very
good way.
We are apt to think of
air conditioning" as a man.
made thing. but nature did
1t FIRST, as she did so many
things.
We need some kind Of real
air conditioning. all our lives,
and even more so in winter
than in summer.
In the heat. we like man.
made air conditioning be-
cause 1t makes us more COM
Portable.
In the cold. We need ma
lures real conditioning to
make us more healthy.
Basically animals. we
should live outdoors. but Of
course we don't.
Not enough. anyway.
Seating ones self in a
stadium with 100000 others
Is only q make-believe out
door life.
The wild animals show us
how to do II: They live out
there. and seldom come down
with colds. when they do,
they have a pippinJ
The strict animal life Is
geared to this cold air.
II was some millions of
years in the making. and the
two economies. the animal
and the air. meshed SUI
perbly.
Today most people In civili-
zation. as we laughingly call
IL. have managed to become
half-wild. half-civilized.
In other words, we hs
made q sort Of mess OF o..
thermo-dynamics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

Tense Of human, rights-the
very same rights which our
Supreme Court bears in mind
when it renders these SEEM
tngly unfair decisions. Con-
greSs might attempt TO di-
vert a few of these dollars
to the Metropolitan Police so
that they may send their
prosecutors into court with
loophole-proof evidence in
stead Of questionable con-
LESSONS.
The real point is this: A
belated judicial panacea is
now here-let's learn to live
with IL.
n.s. n S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is Faience pot
tery?--O. r.
A. Originally the term
Faience was the French word
for porzellana di Faenza, q
type Of majolica made in
FaenSa. Italy. The name has
come to be used for any
earthenware Of coarse tex
ture. covered with an opaque
enamel upon which decora-
ton may be painted. and
fred. The term Is perhaps
most commonly applied to
French pottery Of the 18th.
nth and 18th centuries.
Q. When did Hawaii FIRST
apply for statehood3--T. II.
A. Hawaii first asked for
statehood In 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry wrtters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

Today most people In civili-
zation. as we laughingly call
IL. have managed to become
half-wild. half-civilized.
In other words, we hs
made q sort OF mess OF o..
thermo-dynamics,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
Court Clerks Role

Friend Of Park Police.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-18
John Temple Groves
Youth Rides Again In The South

What Carleton Putnam has writ
ten the President is something
newer than the New Deal ii d
falrer than the Fair but Ola "
the Constitution is old
Let Southern young people be
told
Let our Southern religious lead
ers be told, too
1t is apparently impossible to
yet letter 10 the President about
our situation any further than a
gentlemen named r Frederic
Morrow h o E standardized ans
Wer on White House stationary
beRs the question BY quoting At
torney General Rogers as if he
were the Constitution | suggest to
respected Ex-Governor Gordon Per
sons. Of Alabama. the he bootleg
the Putnam letter somehow 10 his
brother. General Wilton Persons.
new Assistant President, and ask
him please To let the President
really read it, With Sherman Ad-
ans gone they say such things are
possible They say. too. that the
President is going through a pro
cess" on several subjects towards
what some Of us believe to be his
true nature and philosophy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-18
n q dpaa aS5 ST.
GN

servative wa one 1f the principal
factors In his large 1852 vote. and
for his reelection in 1856 For the
flrSt two or three years u his ad
mlnlstrati0n he even tried to act
like conservative, within limits
Recently, however, such con
servatism has been lacking in his
decisions. The situation IL even
worse among Senators and Repre-
| sentatlves.
The second lesion from the cleo
| ton outcome * that Republicans
must put up better candidates In
too many places this time t h e
Republican candidate was moment
/ ity, and In too many other places
they were not willing to talk solid
! principles That IS not the way to
win public support If such persons
| happen to be elected. they add
little to the possibilities for en-
actment Of desirable legislation.
This time the Republican party
found itself extremely hard pressed
| financially This was partly the
result OF lack of clarity as to what
1t stood for. partly due To growing
dissatisfaction with the manner in
/ which 1t was making decisions and
running the Government. and part
~ because it presented SO many
weak candidates
The third lesson Is that labor has
become unbelievably strong in the
political field II did not win every
thing it attempted this time but
its percentage Of victories was I'M
usually high II vas 50 high, in
fact, that labor's top command is
already planning the legislative
program for the new Congress The
bill weaker than the Kennedy Ives
bill Of 1853 and major amendments
to weaken the Hartley Act
The final but equally important
lesson is that polilicking is con
tlnunR. year-around affair. If there
IL to be victory IN 1860 II Is ncces-
sary TO start work Immediately and
W keep working at II until that
election This is not matter Of
only the professionals working
Perhaps even more important Is
Tor business management to recog
nizc that it cannot continue 10 IL
more the political field Bushes,
took a more active part III the past
campaign than II has for II 4 bill
years. but it started too late II
only started to do what must be
done If II is to have any protec-
ton in the legislative halls T h 5
is not question Of electing Re.
pnbllcanS. it Is the urgent need
70 elect good mon regardless Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-18
Small Cars An Economy Must

Small Cars An Economy Must
Sure. U. S. car sales scared I'M
I'll most recent years. and for two
very good reasons: % In post
World-War-H American the aut o
became necessary means OF
transportation to suburbia rather
than Sunday afternoon plaything
@ The only cars available in
numbers until recently were
American makes. Therefore. as the
population increased and suburbia
developed. more and more Ameri-
can cars were sold
Gradually, however, millions Of
new home owners have found that
home ownership. while very much
worth while. costs money. The y
have found, too. that their large
families con $ Y m G ever larger
quantities Of food, and that the
older children get the more ex-
penslve they become to clothe and
educate. And father and mother.
looking for ways to balance the
budget, have begun to realize that
1t does not make economic sense
for each of them to push a hungry
gas buggy across the landscape.
European manufacturers. with an
insight into this problem which
Detroit seems to lack with the ex-
ception of one manufacturer
have come to the family's rescue
with reliable. economical, we'll
made, although not always COM
Portable. transportation. predict
rash of small cars from Ameri-
can manufacturers in the early
sixties. To hasten that day. write
the president. sales manager, or
marketing manager Of the com
pany that makes your car. Tell
him what you like and don't like
about your car.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-18
NO COMMENT
BY JAMES w. DOuTHAT

Washington Nov. II Cunselva
he increased number VI Nt.A Fan
Draleia elected ~ the nrNt t5n
press emphasizes lhe ufEefit nrces
sity Of lntensdying the nation WIDE
effort u stimulate greater actlgItS
III public affair by I'LL opponents
Of New falr DeaAaln
The Conservatives CUucf "
frankly that Industry face gIeafct
difficulties IA the HeXt tMO veafa
IN trying ID sell ILL legislative an,t
governmental program IN Sem
greSS
They also agree that industry N
going TO have tougher lob IA
b pposing legislative propo al-
which it considers to be contrary
to the national interest
But these difficulties the Con
servatives argue, provide an op-
portunity for conducting an intan-
sive educational program to 9c-
\ quaint the American public Wtl
the economic mad governmental
/ facts Of life.
4 If this ~ done vigorously and m
telllgently. they are convinced that
public sentiment viii shift away
from radicallsm and Santa Claus
I Government and back toward tht
b sic economic principles tha
placed the United States IN thf
forefront Of the worlds create
4 nations
The outcome of such d campaign
4 depends in large measure upon the
handling Of specific problems fax
ing industry Yin the months ahead
Here are some aspects " thC
situation growing Out Of the NoNem
Der A elections
j As result u the November
4 elections and Of voluntary e
nfemcnts, the power 0f the NeN
FAR Dealers III Conaress y
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-11-18

models are not selling. believe
the answer to its poor sales rec
ord is as glaringly obvious as the
chrome on its current models: %
Detroit designers must be living in
tall ivory towers. way up in the
clouds What they are producing is
what they think people ought to
want. not what they actually want
~ The consumer is fed up with
shoddy materials they just don't
hold up under normal driving con-
djtions 49, Detroit workmanship
compared with what comes out OF
Europe. is generally slipshod and
slapdash. (4) the high cost of iv-
ign demands a less expensive car
to purchase. a more economical
car to drive, and a car fashioned
to house comfortably the taller
bodies our Well-fed civilization pro-
duces.
A check Of dealers in the New
England area uncOvers the fact
that one popular make Of car has
lost sale after sale to its tall Gus
toners becasue those customers
feel so uncomfortable behind the
wheel and in certain models be-
cause they dislike riding with their
knees under their chins in the back
seat. This matter of falling to
build cars to fit people is m e
serious than you may think. l am
sure that any reliable doctor of
physiology worthy of his reputation
will tell you that riding with your
knees under your chin is cause
Of fatigue. that this kind Of posi-
tioning restricts blood circulation,
causes numbness and makes ones
responses slower l am wondering
if lot of riding in such a cramped
fashion could ultimately cause
circulatory problems.