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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-25
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-25
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
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some corrections in the formula and
worked backwards trying to predict
81. IS and Sc. Each time they used
the real final STANDINGS Is q corrective
and after q bit Of tinkerine they got
the above formula, which showed
high degree Of accuracy for each Of
the pas. several seasons.
This formula was then fed into the
machine.
Thus with the formula in It's brain
and the data in It's belly, Royal
Precision LGP-30 was ready to 90.
The start button was pushed, colcred
lights flashed. and in exactly 30 sec
onds LGP-3O's brain had completed
all its work and the electric type
writer began tapping out its results.
But as ii completed the National
League, a special light flashed and
the - Continued on page ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

went to work. Here's the basic for
mula Flannel evolved for LGP-3O's
TINS WEEK predictions:
LPyti -zsx I0-s3LBy+i r 1000
II looks complex. but that's only
because its q general formula cover
ing all Is teams. For practical pur-
poses youcan disregard the L Qeague),
the m (team) and the Y year,. What
the formula says IS that a certain
teams final percentage P) equals
its Observation-Disclosures potential OBJ.
Which is about what anyone would
say.
Using a basic radar formula the
Royal McBee mathematicians took
the data for 1854. 1855 and 1856 and
tried to predict" the results Of 1857.
These they compared with the real
1857 final standings. Then they made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Bidding for Big Prize

With the national political cam
paign due to start in earnest soon after
Labor Day, President Eisenhower already
has made it clear that he intends to
take an active part in behalf of the
Republican cause. Significantly, he has
launched this effort in one of the tough
est, but most important, of the contests
scheduled from coast to coaSt-Senator
Knowland's campaign to become Gov
ernor of California.
In an exchange of warmly personal
letters with the Californian as Mr..
KnoWland prepared to open his own de-
layed drive for the State house in Sacra-
mento, Mr.. Eisenhower expressed his
certainty that the voters of that State
are aware of the qualifications and will
want to utilize" the services of the
G. o. P. candidate as their next Gov
ernor He declared himself especially
grateful" for Mr.. Knowland'S political
sacrifice" in remaining in Washington
as Senate minority leader while his
Democratic opponent, Attorney General
Pat Brown, was buSily campaigning.
Actually, Mr.. Knowland's bid has been
an uphill one from the beginning. His
nomination was secured only after
factional split, in which Governor
knight reluctantly shifted to the SEN
ate race. Subsequently, in the June
primaries, Mr.. Brown outpolled Mr..
Knowland by about 100000 votes.
Much more than individual fortunes,
or term as Governor, are involved in
the California situation. Often Repub-
lican in the past, the fast-growing State
has shown distinct trend toward Dem
ocratic preference in recent years. A
California Governor of either party is
almost certain of being a presidential
possibility in the years to come. In any
case, the States big bloc of electoral
votes could be vital in a presidential
year and control of the State govern
ment can be a strong factor for party
victory. With G. o. p State admin
iStration in office, the EiSenhower-Nixon
ticket carried California by more than
100000 votes in 1852 and 1856 Mr.
Nixon, also a Californian, already has
Endorsed Mr. Knowland. Mr. Eisen-
hower's letter of support, with the posi-
bility that he may supplement it by a
personal campaign appearance in the
State this fall, brings the Republican
"big guns" to bear on this contest. The
result in November will have great bear
ing on the political story of 1860 and
perhaps for some years to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27

time a subsequent election test came last
spring, Mr.. Strijdom and his Nationalist
Party had so organized the political
structure of the Union that there was
no possible alternative to their victory.
Apartheid, the policy of Strict separation
of the races with only limited rights
extended to the nonwhite majority, was
firmly established, although to many
outsiders 1t seems likely that the even
tual fruits of this policy will be an ex-
plosion which may tear South Africa
apart. At least for the present, however,
the fact that United Nations commits
sionS twice condemned the policy served
only to strengthen Mr.. Strijdom and his
regime at home.
To his successors, Mr. Strijdom
leaves one further ambition-the estab-
lishment of a republican form Of gov
eminent for the union and perhaps its
complete withdrawal from the British
Commonwealth. While militant nation
aliSm in the union has lost its strongest
voice, Mr.. Strijdom has left to it both
the emotional momentum and the po-
litical mechanism which may carry it to
this next goal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Lion of the TronsvoaI

Just as the Union of South Africa
has, in effect, two capitals, Pretoria and
Cape Town, so does it have two classes
of citizenship, white and nonwhite. Only
in the first group are vested the full
rights of political suffrage, of social
freedom and of economic opportunity
The great apostle of this qualification
within the national community has been
Johannes Striidom, fifth Prime Minister
of the Union, who died during the past
week end at the age of 65
Mr.. Strijdom was a farmer-lawyer
of only moderate success when he turned
to politics as an aggressive spokesman
for the Dutch-oriented Afrikaner seq
ment of the South African population.
In that role, his inflexible dedication to
the doctrine of white supremacy carried
him steadily onward to election as Prime
Minister in November, 1854. BY the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Juvenile Court Crisis

Failure or Congress TO provide a
second Judge for the hard-preSSed Juve-
nile Court leaves that important tribunal
saddled with caSeload of formidable
proportions. Judge Ketcham, on whom
the burden rests, is justified, therefore,
in exploring every avenue of possible
relief-including the shifting of more
cases to the District Court under his
waiver authority.
Jolted by the eleventh-hour death
of the bill to create an additional judge
for the court, Judge Ketcham plans to
hold a series of conferences with his
staff and with other officials in an effort
to find some means of relief. Among
the proposals to be considered is a
drastic expansion of the courts waiver
policy, under which more of the serious
criminal cases involving juveniles would
be transferred to the higher court.
Judge Ketcham'S predecessors, by
contrast, were criticized at times for re-
fusing to waive more felony cases to the
District Court. The court traditionally
has been reluctant to release juveniles
for trial in adult tribunals except in
extremely serious crimes, such as muir
der, rape and armed robbery. But
Judge Ketcham, under the Juvenile
Court Act, has wide discretion in waiv-
ing Jurisdiction. Presumably he could
send all juvenile felony cases to the
District Court. If this were done, some
500 cases year might be shifted to the
tribunal for adult criminals.
OF course, trainers of the law did
not contemplate such wholesale trans
fer of felony cases. The idea was to
have the waiver authority used only as
circumstances of particular case war
ranted. However, they did not contem-
plate, either, situation in which JUS
tice would have to be administered on
rush schedule that permits of meager
elaboration by the lone judge on the
Juvenile Court bench. Perhaps an &C
ceptable Stepped-up waiver program can
be worked out in conference between
Judge Ketcham and the District Court
judges. The latter, fortunately, are cur
rently abreast of the tide of criminal
cases. A moderate increase in waived
juvenile cases should not seriously affect
the efforts of the District Court judges
to keep up with the criminal cases. The
situation at the Juvenile Court is SO
urgent that no reasonable plan for
relief should be overlooked, pending
the earliest possible passage of legisla-
ton for second judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Dreams and Realities

o. Roy Chalk's dream of a
dream city in Southwest
Washington reminds me very
much of a story of those two
Irish characters. Pat and
Mike. It seems that Pat was
in a most expansive mood and
was telling his friend Mike
how If he, Pat, had two
homes he would give one to
Mike; if he had two car
riages, Mike would be allowed
to have one for his own use,
and if he had $4,000 he
would give Mike half of it.
What if you had two pigs?
Would you give me one?"
Mike wanted to know.
"Of course not; you know
I have two pigs!"
I wish Mr.. Chalk's dream Of
benef1ting the people of
Washington would extend to
giving the people of Wash
ington better and cheaper
transportation. The transport
tation may be better but if
Mr.. Chalk keeps raising the
rates, there won't be too
many people able to afford it.
Edward s. Wranek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
On Keeping Mum

President Eisenhower has refused to
express his personal views on the merits
of school indignation, and this has
aroused some murmurS of complaint
from those who think he ought to speak
his mind on the Supreme Courts school
decision. It seems to us, however, that
the President is both wise and entirely
right in saying nothing on this point.
All that he has said publicly is that
he considers it his duty to defend the
Constitution of the United States and
to execute its laws. He has made it
clear that he intends to discharge this
duty to the best of his ability, regardless
of hostile public reaction. Would he be
helped in the discharge of this duty by
a public statement that he is in SYM
pathy with the courts ruling, assuming
this to be the case? We doubt it very
much. More probably, it would merely
harden resistance to his enforcement
efforts.
The other side of the proposition
seems even more clear. Let's assume
that Mr.. Eisenhower, personally, is not
in sympathy with the decision. Should
he say so publicly, and then still try to
enforce it? 1t would be difficult to think
of anything he might do which would
be more fooliSh-and more destructive
of any chance of obtaining public COM
pliance with the deSegregation ruling.
There have been times when Mr.
Eisenhower in our judgment, has been
too willing to try to answer press con-
ference questions which might better
have been left unanswered. He is to be
congratulated for keeping mum on this
one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27

For myself and as a trustee
of the National Symphony
Orchestra, the Opera Society
of Washington, and the
Washington Ballet Guild, I
should like to commend and
thank you most sincerely for
the excellent editorial support
and prominent news coverage
The Star gave to the cultural
center bill. There is no doubt
in my mind that your unqual-
flied backing was in a large
measure responsible for the
ultimate passage of the legis-
lation.
We Washingtonians are
fortunate in having such a
strong and eloquent voice as
The Stars to plead the case
for the finer values which are
so necessary to our commu-
nifty life.
GersOn NOrdlinger, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27

has to be very careful about
close contact with infected
individuals. 1t is no respec-
ter of persons. No race nor
class is immune. No pre-
scription ever concocted by
man can remedy it.
1t is more dangerous than
any other spiritual disease
because it is deceptive in its
appearance and action. 1t
often DISCUSSES itself in SUI
periority, race pride, self-de-
tense and similar Tin them
selves worthy characteristics.
1t is seen in action in political
activities, mass meetings. in
dignation meetings, and in
any organization in which it
has an opportunity to prop
agate. Like cancer. it eats
slowly, and very little or no
pain is felt until it strikes
a vital part in the heart of
its victim, thereby Destroy
ing such precious and neces-
sary virtues as self-control,
reliability, compassion, graft
tude, and sometimes dethron-
ing reason.
Human love is inadequate to
cope with this destroyer, but
there is q remedy prescribed
and freely given by mans
Creator-it is divine love. 1t
is found in full description
in the 18th chapter of First
Corinthians.
Elizabeth Kicks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Moon Gazing

I have read in your paper
that applications are being
received by the United States
Land Office for homesteads
on the moon. Will you please
tell me how to make appli-
cation and give me some sug-
gestions on good locations?
/ would like a good-size lot
in a suburban community,
near the ocean and where
the air is good and the water
supply abundant. 1 would
need to be near a flying
saucer landing. as I will have
to commute to Earth for a
time. until I have my bust
ness established.
Will you please tell me
also, will my children attend
the same schools with the
Moonian children? This is
especially important, because
I am of a good, white family.
and if the Moonians are Of
a lighter complexion than
we of Earth, I would not
wish my children to be segre-
gated into schools for the
dark-colored races.
HarOld S. DeMeritt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Griffith and Our Stadium

In voting to approve a SO million
bond issue to improve and enlarge its
municipal stadium, the Minneapolis City
Council has attached one condition A
major league baseball franchise. There
is recurrent speculation that Mr..
Grifhth'S organization will furnish the
franchise and the ball club.
We hope that he will not do so, and
that he can somehow be persuaded of
the unwiSdom, from his own and organ
ICED baSeball's point of view, of such a
step. Our purpose here, however, is not
to argue that point but to commend the
Armory Board, now looking into sources
of revenue for the stadium authorized
by Congress, for not attaching the same
condition to going ahead with our own
armory that the city authorities in Min
neapoliS have coupled with their stadium
plans.
We should build stadium in WASH
ington whether or not Calvin Griffith
and his ball team go to Minneapolis. We
should not make the realization of this
important project for this city in any
manner dependent upon the unfathom-
able whims of the baseball clubs con-
trolling ownership. We need stadium
here, we have the opportunity to build
one and it will be greater loss to the
city than the ball team if we do not go
ahead and do it.
There is no point in minimizing the
serious effect-from revenue stand
point in connection with stadium con-
Struction and maintenance-if the base
ball club is not to be one of the leSseeS
Still, whether or not other sources of
revenue could be found Immediately to
Offset such losses, the stadium should be
built as an important part of the city'S
recreational facilities. We have enough
confidence in the Armory Board to be-
lieve that it will make Mr.. Griffith a
fair offer, with any reasonable induce
mentS thrown in. But it will keep in
mind the fact that we are planning a
stadium to last long time, and to serve
a useful purpose long after Mr.. Grif1thS
adventures as baseball entrepreneur
have been happily forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
President Pensions

Congress can be mighty
slow on some legislation. but
give them a subject like pen
sions for ex-PreSidents and
their wives, and, boy, what
speed! They sure like to in
crease taxes for non-essential
items. You couldn't convince
me I'm the only one who feels
Presidents get enough while
in Office. And when did we
start electing their wives?
Margaret Tucker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Private Schooling

AS a college teacher Of
economics, I am at a loss to
understand published reports
that the people fear a change
in our system of publicly
owned schools brought about
by forced indignation. 1t is
just this change that I have
been hoping form order to
improve the chances of stu
dents for a complete educa-
ton.
I have been teaching at
the University of North Caro-
lima, and have taught in
State-owned colleges in two
other States below the Mason
Dixon line and have had am
pie opportunity to observe
the advantage graduates of
private schools (not neces-
sarily church owned have
over those from public high
schools.
The public school students
education seems to have been
so general as to have failed
to prepare him for college in
the manner Of his COMPETE
tor from private schools,
where education is student
centered.
Should there be a switch
to State scholarships to stu
dents, rather than public
operation of schools, there
should be a Statewide testing
system accompanying it, CIV
ing a chance to check on the
effectiveness of teaching in
all schools, and a chance to
direct the student into types
of training best suited to
him.
In the past, public schools
have been chiefly advocated
by Professionals, especially the
evangelical groups. These
might now ask themselves
what is happening to their
educational viewpoints in
areas which are no longer
Protestant in voting power,
and in view of the superior
organization of non-Prot-
estant elements.
John L. Bass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
Advice to NAACP

There is no doubt that the
NAACP has made tremen-
dous achievements to the adj
vantage of the Negro race. I
can't help but feel. however.
that this great organization
has blundered by failing to
recognize that the Negroes
problem stems primarily
from their poor economic
standing as a whole.
The NAACP has found
that its future operations will
be greatly hampered by the
increasing drop in member
ships and by the exhaustive
effect recent legal battles has
had on its funds. The NAACP
should have known that this
situation would arise sooner
or later and should have pre-
pared for it. To put it simply,
the Negro race needs more
of its people in business
big business. Had the NAACP
spent some of its time and
money trying to develop
and support Negro business
schools and providing schol-
arships for promising Negro
students to attend the
Nations powerful business
schools, it's problem would
not be so severe today and
it would have a very rich
source from which to seek
financial aid.
In many areas Of the
country the Negro is enter
ing big business, but the pace
is far too slow. 1t must be
stepped up, and, if the
NAACP is on the ball. it will
be. Negroes have shown that
they can be successful doc
tors, lawyers, athletes and
entertainers, but in the field
where they really need help
big businesS-they haven't
even put a foot in the door.
What are they waiting for?
N. K. P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
The Fans Speak Up

AS a native WaShingto-
Man I have been a Senators
baseball fan for as far back
as I can remember, but now
1 don't know!
Cal Griffith seems to blame
everything for the games
waning attendance here ex-
cept the arrangements own
ineptness-and I don't mean
Cookie Lavagetto. They are
still ahead financially.
1t seems significant that
the attendance record was
way out in front until the
transfer shenanigans began
in July. The wane began then.
What could he expect?
It would be wonderful if
the ownership could be sent
permanently to Minneapolis
or points West and the team
and Cookie could stay here.
WOuld-Be Fan.
~
Westward the course of
baseball takes its way. Four
major tricks toward the set
ting sun in the near past
Boston Braves to Milwaukee,
Dodgers to Los Angeles.
Giants to San Francisco and
Athletics to Kansas City
may now increase to five if,
as seems imminent, the Sem
ators move to Minneapolis,
as against only one in the
opposite direction (St. Louis
to Baltimore).
Add to this the fact that
the Braves beat the Yankees
in the World Series last year
and we may have something
worth the attention of our
best political and sociological
photographers.
Ellis o. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-27
No Surrender

1t infuriates me to see
some lonely letter from some
reader talking about the pos
Sibility of surrender" to
atheistic, Communist Russia.
I never recall hearing these
same spineless individuals
talking about surrender to
Hitler. Why? 1t is obvious of
course to anyone with a
third-grade education that
the liberals, the one-worlders,
the internationalists, the "be
kind to Communists" cult,
have been endeavoring for
some time to soften up Amer
lea for this insidious inf1ltra-
ton. And in this they have
been aided and abetted by
the Supreme Court decisions.
by a liberal" press, and by
the misguided intellectuals
who prosecuted the late Joe
Mccarthy and those of like
mind.
AS Lincoln once said,
America has nothing TO fear
from abroad - only from
within. I frankly anticipate
that when this same mis-
guided cult succeeds in get
ting us into a war with Rus
STA, there will be many a
Quisling, many a Benedict
Arnold and many a traitor in
this land. They are too much
welded to false gods-those
of money. easy living-and
lack of all Christian virtues.
These people would try to
coexist with the atheistic
butchers.
World War II Vet.