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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
NAVY Develops Power-Pocked PIIs

happen automatically in Sc
quence. including opening
the canopy Of the plane. dis
carding the seat and opening
the parachute. The pilots
job is done as soon as he
pulls the curtain. After that
he is completely at the mercy
Of the election apparatus,
especially the cartridge,
Everything has been figured
to get him clear Of the plane
as quickly as possible with
out injury.
Election from Q safe alti-
tude was q relatively simple
problem, however, compared
with election on on near the
ground where most accidents
take place. The engineers
here believe they now have
solved this problem. As soon
as the pilot realizes he is in
serious landing trouble he
pulls down the face curtain
as before. Immediately he and
his parachute are shot up
ward to an altitude Of 200
feet or more where the par
achute will have time to open
before hitting the ground.
To date there has been one
safe experimental election at
the Naval Air Station at
Patuxent, Md.
Used in RefueIlng Emergency
A significant military use
Of the power capsules re-
Gently developed is that Of
severing instantaneously the
refueling hose between two
planes in the air when an
emergency occurs. The hose
necessarily is tough. Even
If he could get at it, it would
require four or five ak blows
by a strong man to sever.
The cartridge-operated gull
lotine now attached to the
hose, which can be activated
with 3 push button from
either plane. will do the job
in a fraction of a second.
None of these devices, the
engineers believe, will have
any practical application
with civilian planes but they
are expected to become more
and more important with
military planes. now achiev-
ing routine speeds I'M
dreamed of a few years ago.
But eventually. they feel, the
greatest application will be
civilian, with the ability to
carry many horsepower in
the vest pocket anywhere In
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Let's Be Realistic

The sympathetic interest Of Sen
ate District subcommittee in the subject
of higher pay for District teachers is
Commendable The local schools face
serious problem as a result of better
opportunities for teachers elsewhere, in
Guiding some nearby areas. To offset
the lure Of better pay outside the Dis
trict and to keep teachers salaries in
line with the upward trend of govern
mental pay, a reasonable increase is
essential We think the Commissioners
have made a reasonable and realistic
proposal in advocating a 1877 per cent
boost for teachers.
Completely unreasonable and I'M
realistic, however, are proposals that
teachers salary scales in Washington be
raised by 80 per cent and even go per
cent. Commissioner Mclaughlin, while
joining with members of the subcom-
mittee in expressing sympathy over the
plight Of local teachers, explained clearly
why pay increases must be kept within
reason. Tt is simply matter of eco
nomics-the ability of the District to
pay for teachers and other raises.
Local taxes are high enough now
without passing legislation which will
REQUIRE another substantial hike in real
estate or other taxes. And, as COM
ments by members of the House group
indicated, the bulk of the burden of
paying the bill probably will be put on
the local taxpayers, despite authorize
tions for higher Federal payments to
the District. In fact, Commissioner
Mclaughlin warned that any increase
higher than that recommended by the
Commissioners could not be financed
with present revenues. And greater tax
burdens for District citizens would mean
an acceleration of the alarming exodus
of taxpayers to the suburbs This would
compound the city'S financial troubles.
Congress, in its concern for the well
fare of the Nations Capital, should see
that teachers pay legislation is kept
within the bounds of sound fiscal policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Mr.. Adams and Friend

According to Jim Hagerty, the White
House press secretary, Sherman Adams
says he has done nothing improper, and
President Eisenhower agrees ="
This comes down to a matter of
definition. On the basis of the facts
which have been disclosed up to this
point, Mr. Adams, in his relations with
Bernard Goldfine, has done nothing that
is improper in the sense of being dis
honest or illegal. But we think it is an
improperly for an assistant to the
President of the United States to accept
expensive hospitality Costing about
$4,000 from an old friend, and then to
intercede in any way with Federal
regulatory agency which is investigating
the friends business activities
Mr.. Adams says he never asked the
Federal Trade Commission to do any
thing, or to refrain from doing anything,
In connection with the Goldf1ne case.
We do not doubt that this Is true. It
is also true, however, that mere in
quiry from man in Mr.. Adams posi-
ton, or the making of an appointment
for Mr.. Goldffne to see the chairman of
the ETC, is calculated to establish a
climate favorable to Mr.. Goldfne. We
do not wish to make mountains out of
molehills. 1t is common practice in
Washington for officials, both in the
Executive establishment and in Con-
gress, to do this sort of thing. Mr.. Adams
did 1t in the North American Airlines
case, and we thought there was nothing
improper about his activity in that in
stance. 1t is the acceptance Of the hos
pitality-the suggestion, whether justi-
fed or not, of quid pro quo-which
makes the difference in the Goldf1ne
matter.
Mr.. Adams explanatory letter and
the essential part of the Hagerty press
conference are published elsewhere in
today's Star. Our readers can Judge for
themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Luymun to Pulpit

coward Christian SOL
diers" cries Bishop Oman
as he leads the Methodist
Church into politics, with
the acknowledgements ban
ner going on before. / doubt
IL Thomas Jefferson or any
of his compatriots would APP
prove Of the church in poll
tics, even in this late day OF
upside-down times. 1t should
be a constitutional right Of
every citizen to join or not
to join a labor union or any
other organization. Compul-
sion is not the way Of a free
people.
Never having had to deal
with union bosses for a job
the Bishop can hardly be ex-
pected to realize what the
despotism of union bosses
means-plus union racketeers
and gangsters. These fellows
toll not, neither do they spin,
but Solomon in all his glory
was a petty piker compared
to them. In the big unions
the dues are $50 per annum
Figure 1t out with the num-
Der Of members in those
unions and you will get q
fair idea of the many mil
lions that they have to spend
per annum. The Mcclellan
committee has shown then
up pretty well.
The lofty language that TIL
Bishop used in his TRADE i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Kidnoped Flyers

We read ~. S. May Deal
With German Kidnapers, /"
and Dulles Says Wen Act
to Free Nine Facing Spy
Trials"
It is high time that we
assert a little backbone, and
stop letting the Communists
push us around at will. l
am old enough to remember
how another Republican
President. Teddy Roosevelt,
handled a similar situation.
Oh for a leader like that in
these trying times!
This seems to call for
stern, demanding words that
will be backed by sterner
deeds If our demands for
their instant release are not
met.
Walter b. HaisIip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13

support of his desire that
the right to work be re-
stricted to a small oligarchy
is remarkably similar to the
language that the oligarchs
themselves use. Just another
interesting coincidence.
The conclusion shared by
the Bishop and his pals that
the workers should be regu-
lated and regimented and
kept under control, is re-
mindful Of words of Abraham
Lincoln:
'TyrantS in the past, when
they have undertaken to set
foot on the necks Of the peo-
pie, have always done so with
the excuse that 1t was good
for the people"
Howard B. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Menshikoy's Skill

David Lawrence. whose
usual perspicuity I admire.
suggests sending Ambassador
Menshikov back to Soviet
Russia as persona non
grata."
Although I share fully Mr..
Lawrence's indignation about
the insulting attitude of Men
shikov toward our Govern
ment, still / feel that such
a measure would serve no
practical purpose. The Soviet
foreign service is, as indeed
all Soviet governmental or
gans are, an extended arm of
the Communist Party. and
Soviet ambassadors conse-
quently are simply party
functionaries. Therefore,
should we return Menshikov
to the Soviet Union while
continuing diplomatic rela-
tons with the USSR, the
net result would be merely a
change Of personalities. The
party line would continue
and the new ambassador
would be another party func-
tionary, another "Menshi-
kov," similarly trained, smil-
ing or frowning. as required.
The mission Of the new am
bassador would remain that
of carrying out the party's
prescribed line of accelerating
the transition of the free
world from capitalism to
communism.
Let us remember that by
giving Menshikov the unwar-
ranted and unlimited pub
licity he SO skillfully exploits
for propaganda purposes, we
ourselves become involved in
supporting the Communist
cause. Self-restraint is the
most effective reply to Men
shikovism. Let us bar Men,
shikov from access to our TV
and radio facilities: let us
cut down the voluminous
publicity on him and his pro-
s Soviet anti-American pro-
nouncements in our press; let
us stop inviting him to lee
lures in our national and
local organizations. Let us
ignore him and show by our
self-restraint that he is no
longer persona grata" in our
society.
The success Of Menshikov's
mission depends upon Amer
ica's vast radio and television
networks and her free press.
Why not at least make him
pay the going commercial
rates?
Karlis KaInins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Underpoid Teachers

I have just read with a
sinking feeling the District
of Columbia Commissioners
intention to shrink the pro-
posed teachers pay increase
to a pittance, because police,
flremen, blue collar and
classified workers have made
prior demands on the city
treasury. Placing teachers at
the bottom Of the list is fairly
standard treatment for our
profession. BY comparison.
the Russian teachers finan-
cial rewards and social pres
tige top the list. Is it any
wonder that American educa-
ton continues to declin e,
while Russian education adj
vances in strength? How long
must this sour comedy OF
errors continue? If, as Ber-
trand Russell points out,
values in a capitalist society
are measured by the price
tags we attach to them, edu-
cation in America is a matter
of SIN all price and small
significance.
After Is years Of teaching
in the District of Columbia
high schools, ! am leaving
education to begin a career
in a more respected and bet
ter paid job. / regret leaving
the youth with whom / have
shared the teaching. It is .
luxury for which the commu-
nifty will not pay and an act
of dedication ! cannot con-
tinue to make. My experience
is repeated over and over by
my colleagues. I refer espe-
cially to men teachers. At the
maximum pay, $1,000 a year,
we cannot m a in tain our
families and pursue our pro-
fessional interests. We can
not live in the better neigh
borhoods, send our children
to college, pay our medical
expenses. Plumbers and truck
drivers have equivalent If not
higher financial status. We
have a poor mans pride in
being school teachers. Robert
Frost, the poet, aptly men
toned that he never met any
high school teachers at his
social gatherings. Our better
high school graduates disdain
teaching as a profession. AS
one boy put it: II would like
to go into education. but I
also want to enjoy the good
things of life without finan-
cial worrie s." Meanwhile
District of Columbia scrapes
the bottom of the brain bar
rel for new teachers and has
to wink at standards in filling
vacancies. The children are
the losers now, but America
will be the loser later. This
is a great pity. AS any shopper
and any Commissioner should
know, we get just about what
we pay for.
/ earnestly hope that the
District of Columbia Com
missioners consider the dam
aging effects of their penny
pinching proposals and that
they realize that education is
in a state Of emergency" at
present.
Resigning Teacher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13

@. What is the legend con-
nected with Haydn's Fare
well Symphony?-G.U.
A. The story is related that
Prince Esterhazy, in whose
service Haydn was. once
thought of disbanding his
orchestra. Haydn wrote and
conducted a symphony CAB
schiedSsymphonie'D in which
the players were allowed TO
cease playing. one by one.
putting out their lights and
departing from the room
until only the first violinist
was left. When the prince
inquired the meaning Of this
procedure. Haydn replied:
This is our sorrowful fare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13

mainder. Are the citizens Of Washing
ton going to let these 24-year-old clubs
die for lack OF financial support? We
hope not. They will die, however. unless
the community responds quickly and
generously to their urgent appeal for aid.
The chief sufferers will be the thousands
Of boys, colored and white, who are
learning good sportmanship and good
citizenship at the cIubhouses and camps
Of the Police Boys Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

terest, the beauty Of q bird,
and let 1t go at that.
The jay is one of our real
American birds. a pictur-
esque. interesting fellow.
Sometimes he is slandered a
bit, when someone says he
kills other birds. Well, they
all do that. at times; and 1t
is not unknown among hui
man beings.
Wrens occasionally tumble
the eggs of other species out
of the nest.
The yellow-eyed grackle
will tear off the heads and
legs of cardinal babies.
Life is not always pleasant,
as the birds sometimes show
US.
It is better to take some
other tack, when asking
about a bird. Do not ask,
What is 1t good for?" But
say, How pretty it Isl"
Il 4
The best way to attract
birds is not by calling them"
but by feeding them.
Millions of Americans have
found this out since the move
to the suburbs began in ear
nest in 1880. Before that,
thousands had found 1t out;
afterwards, millions,
Putting out food for them,
winter or summer, means life
to them; even when the
lawns are filled with worms,
and the trees and shrubs
with berries, a nice tray filled
with Sunflower and other
seeds, grains and suet means
more and better life for the
birds.
Some people have a feeling
that it is wrong to feed the
birds in hot weather.
Nothing could be further
from the truth. Human be-
ings, fed by others, might
become lazy, and thereafter
not be able to find food for
themselves, but this is not
true of birds: the feathered
folk know a good thing when
they find 1T, but 1t does not
throw them of balance. be-
cause they do not suffer from
mans psychology.
So putting out food in
spring and summer is strictly
up to the individual house.
holder. II he wants to help
the nesting birds in this way,
he may feel sure that the
songsters will appreciate
what he puts out for them.
There is always some car
per about everything. Don't
let one Of these mistaken
persons scare you OF from a
good deed in a wicked world.
The birds have millions of
years Of tradition behind
them. The fact that you help
them for a few weeks, or
months or years will not
change their nature in the
least.
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we'll" The orchestra was not
disbanded.
@. Why Is 1t said to be
less dangerous to use a
Clipped or cracked china cup
than a Clipped cup of pot
terry or earthenware?--E. L.
A. 1t Is probably not advis-
able to use Clipped dishes
of any material, but fine
china or porcelain. being nom
porous, can be sanitary even
when Clipped. Pottery and
semivitreous earthenware
cannot be thoroughly cleaned
when Clipped. as the area
where the glaze is removed Ii
absorbent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
Michael L. HOnnl


In I94S the CAA made a
statistical study Of existing
aircraft in the United States,
and by rather dubious rea-
soning came to the conclusion
that by 1855 the sky would
be full of privately owned
aircraft. I protested vigor-
ously at this conclusion on
the basis of simple economics,
and time has proved my point.
Since 1948 there has been
an increase in aircraft, both
civil and military, and the
sky is not crowded, except in
certain sections of the Federal
airways. l may be only a
minority Of one, but I main
tain that additional aircraft
can be put in the sky with
out increasing the accident
rate. Also, assuming that the
original premise by the CAA
is correct, that there would
be an increase in the number
of aircraft, whether civil or
military, the blame for mid
air collisions should be placed
on the CAA because they
made no provisions for such
increase.
However, no CRITICS m
should be made without offer
ing a solution. In order to
provide the solution we viii
have to go back a few years
into the history of mass
transportation,
When railroads were being
built across the United States,
each road was laid along its
own right-of-way. but at
times it became necessary to
cross over another road. With
no central organization
crashes occurred. A train OF
one railroad company would
be at a standstill in q rail-
road station siding and would
be plowed into by a train Of
another company. Put air
craft in the place. of rail-
roads and the comparison
becomes obvious. Not unit,
a unified effort was made BY
the railroads was this problem
overcome.
Today each airline pub
fishes its own time schedule
Today aircraft leave abou
the same time from point,
equidistant from an airpor
to which they are boil
headed, but no time schedul
with which / am acquaintet
has made allowances for tn
aircraft which may have +
occupy the same space at tn
same time.
I have also noted that som
blame is being put on the air
craft controller. Has any
body ever seen this jig-saN
puzzle operator work?
Laissez-faire is a dea
theory today in every flelc
It's Just a dirty shame tina
it is still the policy in avia
ton. From where / sit
have observed that the CA
handles problems without tn
least consideration to tn
original cause. I believe tbs
technical problems should b
handled by trained technl
clans. Doesn't the CA
. have any2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13
ARLINGTON, Va

Arb11A1NNI AON, va.
Dear Sir:
May I ask that you give
us a rundown on the use and
effectiveness of the bird call
sold in some Of the stores.
while / have often had
the urge to talk back to the
birds, I am a bit uncertain as
to whether or not they can
and will understand me.
Yours truly, J.W.F."
The birds out our way make
such a clatter that the
sounds from the call" are
entirely lost.
So we content ourself not
with calling" them but with
feeding them. and entertain
ing them with violin music
from the photograph.
There are, Of course, bird
song records, and these,
played not too loud, are en-
PERTAINING to feathered lis
teners.
What attracts them most,
however, may seem strange
to some who have not tried
the method
Latin American music!
The rhythmic undertones
of rhumba and tango and
other dance forms seem to
permeate their little souls.
The song sparrow, in par
ticular, is a fan of these
uninhibited rhythmS.
The beat of the drums,
the rustic of gourds-
These and other devices,
along with the high sopranos,
enter the feathered heart
and make for immediate and
enthusiastic singing.
The violin records, how
ever, especially on old-type
78-r.p.m. records, on which
the best recordings were
made of the violin, and OF
the soprano voice
These records, one and all,
entrance the brides. They
fly into the shrubs close to
the house, and listen care
fully, for a few seconds.
then they join in the music,
making their small Threats
throb with melody.
A4%
The samba, in particular
with the cat-like soprano
voices, pleases the hooking
bird.
If their response to thu
Brazilian sambas were tbs
only thing the Knockers did
it would be worthwhile hav.
ing them around. bu
when we take into consid'
Grafton what a pleasing fel'
low this one is. we see he Il
a wonder all by himself.
what Is q jay good for2'
someone asked the other day
The question should not b.
put that way. What is an,
bird good for? What is a hu
man being good for? A bette
way is to think Of the in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-13

DAHLGREN, Va. - They
are packing power in pills at
the Nays Ordnance Prov
ing Grounds here.
A cartridge" loaded with
an explosive, q little more
than an inch long and seven
eighths Of an inch i'm diam
eter, will push q ton weight
a foot at q speed Of "A feet
q second.
One weighing less than an
ounce win push q 2S0-lb. load
three inches In 5.000ths Of q
second.
Another will accelerate q
dummy automobile from zero
to 40 miles an hour In q
single turn Of the wheels.
Originally designed for au-
tomato election of pilot, pi-
lots seat and parachute from
a speeding airplane--a de-
velopment made essential by
new designs and greater
speeds of military PLANES
these power pills" are find-
ing an increasingly larger
place In all sorts of industrial
operations. say the Dahlgren
physicists. These include
well drilling. explosive for
nation and fusion of metals,
instantaneously operating
brakes for trucks. Altogether
"a test programs with the
power cartridges now are in
progress at Dahlgren.
Military Necessity
Developme emit of these
pills" started as a military
necessity. Any spring-oper-
ated catapult depending on
the fast reactions of a pilot.
it became apparent, was usu-
ally insufficient to throw man
and parachute clear of the
tail Of the plane at the very
high speeds now achieved by
Navy craft. A further re-
quirement was in case of q
landing accident at or near
the ground when ordinarily
q pilot would be trapped in a
burning craft.
With the present election
cartridge, a pilot at a safe
altitude for a parachute jump
simply pulls down a curtain
in front of his face, partly
a psychological procedure
This explodes the cartridge
Instantly seat and pilot are
thrown clear of the plane al
a speed of about so feet a
second which is necessary tC
assure getting over the tai
safely. Six operations Their
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Commentator

AS an old newspaperman.
permit me to suggest that
John Steps piece In Mon
days Star on the life and
times of Tiber Greek is first
class. I commend him and
ask for more such pieces on
the town.
Michael L. Hoffman.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry ,prtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to coHden-
sGtion.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKN |

By THE HASKN SERVICE
reader vrins
NV WashinRop
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22

A surprising number get chewed up
by puppies and children, fall into
bathtubs, fountains, swimming pools
and washing machines. The queerest
casualty on the Offices records is the
passport that somehow got fed to an
elephant at the ZOO.
One dear lady know succeeded
in losing her passport twice in a
single day. She left it behind in
Rome hotel room in the morning.
A iuStifiably enraged husband drove
back 80 miles to retrieve Il, and then
she Inadvertently flushed Il down Q
drain in Naples that evening!
YOUNGEST APPLICANT for a
passport in the past year was one
week old Che didn't apply personality;
the Oldest a man Of 81, making his
first trip out of the US. A third
wrote on the line marked purpose
Of trip" ''I've got to get away from
II all, especially interference.
He turned out to be m angry,
unSilent young gentleman Of II, tired
Of parental advice.
TINE LAST STRAW. Frances
Knights favorite story concerns the
young miss who submitted with her
passport a photograph Of herself in
WAC uniform. Since she no longer
was in the service she was requested
to submit a photograph out Of uni
form.
This, obviously, was a girl who
believed in obeying orders. Her next
picture revealed her definitely out
of Uniform in fact, naked rs q
jay bird! BENNETT CERT