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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-05
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Time for Decision in America

tended a flag-raising cere-
mony in a small village in
Northern New England where
I am staying with the usual
author of this column. A
summer resident had given
an American flag to the viii
lage in memory of her hus-
band.
1t was sunny and cool as
a small group of villagers
gathered by the little lake.
One was struck, as always,
by the supreme ordinari-
ness of any American crowd
and by the simplicity, even
formleSsnesS, of the cere-
mony. There was none of the
splendor of the trooping of
the colorS here. and I expect
that to a visiting English
man the occasion might seem
laughable, except for one
consideration. Every hing
that went on rested I'M
consciously on a belief in
the dignity and worth of the
ordinary, unadorned individ-
ual person. This belief was
clearly so deep that it was
as unrecognized as it was
unquestioned. The guard was
composed of a dozen or so
Girl and Boy Scouts who
contributed to the ceremony
what little form it possessed.
Then the flag was solemnly
raised to the Salutes of
this little troupe and the
company repeated with sin
cerity and conviction their
pledge Of allegiance to the
flag.
All very ordinary, but de-
ceptively ordinary, for moth
ing quite like this ever
happened in the history of
European civilization. 1t was
a ritual expressing the belief
that human beings have
dignity and that they can
and should live in freedom
and social equality; that this
belief, moreover. is the proper
possession of all mankind.
Surely it was this faith that
Lincoln referred to SIS the
last best hope of man" II we
have not yet justified his
somber optimism. that is no
reason TO give up. We r1ust
simply start again.
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Post Votes Cited to Show KnowIond,
Primary Trailer, May Win in Fall

over Senator Knowland at
latest reports Of this weeks
primary.
1t would appear on the
surface, of course, that Ed
mund Brown would have
enough votes on the basis
of the primary totals to win
the final election. but this
assumes that the Republican
total vote will not be gotten
out that day. Most everyone
who knows California politics
agrees that the labor-union
vote helped elect Gov. Knight,
Republican, four years ago,
whereas this time the labor
union vote is lined up solidly
against Senator Knowland,
the Republican nominee for
Governor.
If the Republicans do not
mobilize the voters who are
outside the orbit of labor
union influences. they will, Of
course. lose the election. This
same situation is indicated in
other States where in the
recent primaries. with the ex-
ception of New Jersey and
Nebraska, the Democrats
were able to get out a COM
bined total for all their rival
candidates greatly in excess
of the Republicans.
There is no doubt about it
the Democrats are getting
out their vote in the primary
elections, and if they con-
tinue their effective tactics
in the fall elections and the
Republicans stay at home,
many a congressional seat
will be lost to the Republic
cans.
There is no political or
ganization today comparable
to that of the labor unions.
Not only do they spend funds
collected directly from the
workers at the factories and
actually pay expenses for
electioneering which was
classified as educational in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-05
DAVID LAWRENCE

Anyone who jumps to
conclusions about the vote
in the primaries in Cali
fornia and assumes it is a
sure index of the November
result had better look back
and examine the primary
vote for Governor in that
same State in 1854.
1t is apparent that under
the peculiar system Of cross
flling-whereby a candidate
can run in both the Republi-
can and Democratic pri-
maries at the same time-the
final election doesn't cor
respond at all. either in totals
or in percentages for each
party, with what has hap
pened in the primary.
Thus, Gov. Knight, Re-
publican, won nomination in
both the Republican and
Democratic primaries in 1854
with SO per cent Of the total
vote cast. In the election, his
percentage dropped to $50
per cent. His Democratic
opponent, who accumulated
860,046 in the Democratic
primary and 1929 in the
Republican primary for a
total of only 973,765, came
up in the final election with
a vote Of 1,739,368. This was
a gain of 765,603.
Gov. Knight, on the other
hand, gained in the 1854 final
election only 372,938 or only
half as many votes as did
the Democratic nominee.
The total vote cast in the
1854 primaries also is signifi-
cant as compared with the
final vote. The voters who
cast their ballots in the Dem
ocratic primaries in 1854 to-
tailed 1,700,753. whereas those
who called themselves Repub-
iicans cast l,337,899. This is
a margin of 362.854 votes,
which is about the same mar
gin that the Democratic nom
inee, Edmund Brown, had
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West Germany's President,
Theodor Heuss, and the as
tute Bonn Foreign Minister,
Heinrich Won Brentano, are
in Washington for an off,
cial visit. The state affair
marks the first official visit
OF the German statesmen to
the United States and Can
ada; it also will mark an
immensely important turn
ing point in world affairs
vital to Germany and to the
United States.
The learned DR.. HeuSS and
his companion did not create
the crisis in France that has
brought Gen. Charles de
Gaulle to his long-sought
power. But it is no wild guess
to predict that the events in
Paris are of more concern to
the German Federal Repub-
lie than almost any single
thing that has taken place
since the end of World War
II.
Careful observers of the
diplomatic front over the
last several years have not
failed to note that the United
States. under Secretary of
State Dulles, has moved far
Their and farther toward put
ting reliance and trust in
West Germany, at the ex-
penSe Of both Britain and
France. In the case of
France, of course, there has
been the factor Of political
instability, which the stir
ring events of the last two
weeks may have resolved.
But the resolution of the
French predicament will not
make anything easier for the
United States or for the West.
The policies of Gen. de
Gaulle, if his past is any
guide, will be more like those
of Canal Abdel Nasser than
of his predecessors in the
French office of Premier. The
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(ThiS is a guest column.
contributed By John Conway,
assistant professor OF history
at HARVARD University, and
presently my guest, to help
me during exceptional pri-
rate cares, lGboTS and dnrie-
ties. II arose out OF con-
UerSdtion and discussion and
represents WhGt I might hare
written, though, under all
the circumstances, not so
UeH)
The past months have
brought this country to a new
and urgent need for decision
and action. Russian accom-
plishments in a field we have
always believed peculiarly our
own have shown us that our
scientific supremacy has gone.
The hostility shown toward
the Vice President of the
United States on his recent
visit to South America is
proof enough that even in the
Western Hemisphere our good
faith is not as evident as
We had assumed it to be.
An ancient ally, one who
shared with us the revolu-
tionary experience of the 18th
century and the first asser-
tions of democratic principle,
is now in the center of a crisis
whose outcome few would
forecast with optimism.
To some extent we share
with France those failings
which have brought about
her present danger; but we
also share with her those
liberties and human values
which are now jeopardized.
Her fate in the future is, in
part. our own.
All this is very different
from the high hope of only
10 years ago. Then, with the
initiation of the Marshall
Plan. and its first striking
triumphs, with establishment
of the United Nations and
with craftsmanship demon
strated In the creation Of
NATO. We seemed to be on
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Our Principles Have Not Failed Us,
Writer Says, but We Fail Principles

the way, not to perfect peace
but to a strong and vibrant
equilibrium based largely on
confidence in the strength
and good intentions of this
country,
This happy period is, at
least temporarily, finished
and we find ourselves increas-
ingly involved in a world sit
uation that is turbulent and
highly dangerous.
This is no time to withdraw
from the challenges and re-
sponsibilities which the pres
ent occasion presents to us,
tempting though such a with
drawal might be.
1t may well be, however. a
time to ask, rather in the
manner of a spiritual exer-
else, certain questions about
ourselves.
The ineptitude of our hem
isphere diplomacy, as demon
strsted in the reception given
in Peru and Venezuela to Mr..
Nixon. must anger any Amer
can citiZen-but that recep-
ton is a comment only on
our diplomacy and not upon
our intentions toward Latin
America.
One of our major faults
has been the inability to see
that the trading interests Of
other nations must be prop
erly recognized and that
American prosperity cannot
exist alone.
And if France, with her
complex history and culture,
cannot save the Fourth Re-
public, this does not mean
that democratic principles
have lost their validity. In
short. although our very
existence may depend upon
our relations with other
peoples. it is not in the end
upon those relations that
this country will be judged.
Our failure to give to other
peoples our heritage will be
a disaster. but 1t will be a
criticism Of us and not Of
our heritage.
On Memorial Day. ] at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-05

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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17
a0TH


In Marcn, on the OCCASION
of his 80th birthday the Holy
Father was showered with
tributes from all over the
world. The observance, March
2-l1, also marked the 18th
anniversary of his election
and coronation as Pope.
In his Easter message, the
Holy Father pleaded with
rulers of the world to stop
travelling "the tragic road"
toward the abyss of atomic
catastrophe.
In May, he received former
President of the United States
Harry s. Truman and Mrs.
Truman in private audience.
On October 7, he presided
at the beatification Of his pre-
decessor, Pope Innocent XI,
Q676-l689). \
In October-N November, Plus
XII In encyclicals made three
appeals within nine days for
prayers for peace with justice
in Hungary at the time of the
uprising against communism
there. His Chistmas Message
accented the compelling ne
cessity for disarmament plus
the clear responsibility for q
just defensive war.
In . massage 10 The Con-
sress Of World News Agencies,
which INST in Rome In Novsrn-
Der, 1885. Pope Plus reminded
The delegates OF the power Of
The press In forming world
opinion and urged The news
men TO b guided by . respect
for truth and moral deeeney.
In March, 1857, at the in
sistent request of bishops, His
Holiness approved a Motu
Proprio further simplifying
and extending the relaxed
rules concerning the Eucha-
ristic fast and the regulations
governing evening Mass which
he had issued in 1858.
On May 15, in appropriate
ceremonies Pope Plus present
ed the Red Hat, insignia of Of
flee, to Stefan Cardinal Wys-
zynski, Primate Of Poland,
who had been prevented from
coming to Rome since his ele-
walton to the Cardinalate in
1858.
On May 26, Plus again Of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17
BATTLE AGAINST


While the battle fought
against nazism and fascism by
Plus XII came to an end with
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17
1916 coNsISToRY

On account OF the difficulty
Of gathering consistories dur
ing the war, the College Of
Cardinals had fallen to only
80 members by 1945. In Feb
ruary, 1916, Plus XII created
80 new Cardinals II was the
largest single elevation In his
tory.
Seeing . chance to erssts
"a Catholic map Of ths world"
the Pops raised 10 The rank
Of Cardinal . large number OF
non.Isslisns, reducing italians
In The College to . minority
for The first time In 800 years.
OF The new Princes OF The
Church, only four were from,
Italy. The remaining 20 came
from 10 different countries,
including China and Portv.
svsss Africa. Thus for The
first time eli continents had Q
Cardinal. With the naming Of
four American Cardinals The
United States had five msnn-
bsrs Of The College for The
first time.
In 1947 in the Apostolic
Constitution "Provida Mater
Ecclesia," His Holiness gave
canonical recognition to secu-
lar institutes. These institutes,
which originated in the 10th
century, are associations of
men and women who continue
their normal lives in the
world without living the COM
munity life Of religious but
who consecrate their lives
to God.
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by his physicians TO take a
eompIefs rest. Once again no
rallied and, although obliged
to fcreso most of his usual
Christmas activities, he was
strong enough TO broadcast a
brief Christmas message and
also 70 bless from his window
the crowd that had gathered
In ST. Peters Square. II was
later revealed that during
his illness In December 1854,
he experienced . vision of
Christ.
In January, 1855. In his reg
ular Christmas message-de-
layed because of his illness
His Holiness wrote on his
own pontificate and said that
he saw work for peace as his
special mission from God.
In . May Day address 10
italian workers he Instituted
the new feast Of ST. Joseph
The Worker. In June, speak
ing before representatives OF
the italian film industry, he
again warned that the movies
were subject to censorship
by the Church and public
authorities. In December he
broadcast . special message
to The United States on the
occasion Of the silver jubilee
Of the Catholic Hour radio
program Of the National
Council Of Catholic Men. In
the same month he issued the
Restored LiturgicaI Order for
Holy Week and an eneyelieaI
on Sacred Music.
His 6,0O0-Word 1855 Christ
mas Message on Peace ex-
horted Christians to build up
a human society "in which
mems security rests upon
the moral order"
In January, 1855, before
an audience of several hun
dred doctors, Pope Plus XII
delivered a 5,000word adj
dress in which he gave moral
approval to a new psychology
cal method of natural, painless
childbirth.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17
ILLNESS AND
RECOVERY

Late N 1854 The Holy
Father suffered . recurrence
Of his illness and was ordered
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17
POSTWAR RELIEF

During the ArabIsraeli war
hundreds of thousands Of
Arabs fled their homes in
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17

On Christmas Eve, 1899, he
presented the warning nations
with a set of conditions on
which they might have ended
their conflict and established
a just peace. His conditions
were independence for all ma
tons, liberation of all nations
from the slavery of arma-
ments, reconstruction of In
ternal institutions to remove
past deficiencies. examina-
ton of the real needs and
just demands of peoples and
nations, including ethnic mi
norities, and a sincere return
to the immutable principles
of divine law. In succeeding
Christmas messages during
and after the war these points
were clarified and expanded.
WAR T
To alleviate some Of the sur.
rounding caused by war the
Holy Father established the
Vatican Information Service.
It's branch offices in nations
throughout the world gave to
countless persons their first
and frequently their only
news of relatives taken pri-
soner of war. The Service was
free and used by people Of
all nationalities and religions.
Several million messages were
channelled through the Serv-
ice during the war, including
more than half a million to
the United States.
Besides setting up the Infor.
nation Service, The Pope gave
large sums Of money TO re-
lievs war-esvssd distress. He
gave nearly 100000 for Pol.
ish relief. English Bishops got
more than $4,000 TO restore
bombed churches. He sent
more than $4,000 to heavily
damaged Malta. These, how
ever, are but . few OF his
gifts. Even larger amounts
were sent 70 France, Belgium
and the Netherlands.
Another Papal war charity
was the feeding of the desti.
tute in and around Rome. AL.
lied authorities reported that
the Holy See had provided q
meal a day for 10000 people,
thus preventing thousands OF
deaths from starvation.
While the Allied armies
were in Rome His Holiness
showed himself willing to re-
ceive all who wished to call
on him. One day alone he saw
5000 soldiers. BY the end OF
the war Is was estimated that
he had been seen by some
100000 Allied troops, most
Of them Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
Rebuilt Staircase

The basement staircase we
rebuilt, saving only the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
Plostie Film

Polyethylene plastic film-
the material that many fresh
vegetables are wrapped in
is claimed to be the least ex-
pensive. efiicient moisture
barrier on the market today.
Enough polyethylene TO seal
the ground area in a crawl
space under a house Of l.l00
square feet would cost a little
more than SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
Anti-Freeze Item

from 80 to "A degrees. Three
pounds brings 1t down to 2
below zero. Five pounds per
gallon defies freezing at So
below zero. Always add the
flakes to the water-never
pour the water on the flakes.
Mixing causes heat. so pre-
pare solutions in separate
tanks to cool before filling
buckets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

The addition Of calcium
chloride to water in fire buck
cts can prevent freezing at
$50 degrees below zero. Such
a solution resists evaporation
and prevents stagnation with
Its attendant breeding Of
mosquitoes.
One pound Of calcium chlo-
ride to one gallon Of water
lowers the freezing point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
Dust-CIogsed
Air Filter

Dust cloeged air filters tend
70 impede the now Of air
through heating or Air con-
ditioning units. This makes
such units operate At higher
temperatures than thermo-
stat settings. This In turn
boosts operating costs and
cuts comfort performance.
These are two general types
OF filter units. One made OF
oiled glass ibers compares In
cost with q carton Of ciga-
rettes and Is thrown away
and replated. Another. made
OF oiled metal filings, can be
cleaned. re-oiled and used
indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

strinsers. New pine stepping
was installed and pine hand
rail and Ar newell post turned
out on a bench saw equipped
with molding cutters.
With these same cutters
we made all the holdings
used in the room, mostly
from scrap lumber. 1t resulted
in q substantial saving.
In finishing, we sanded
carefully, then finished the
paneling with a gray wood
stain. This gave a driftwood
effect. Over this we brushed
two coats Of satin. or semi
gloss, varnish.
Plasterboard and mantel
were painted q Wedgwood
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Continued From Page Bill
more cement. With q light
sanding you should have a
smooth wall. Don't make the
mistake Of applying too much
cement. 1t only makes an
unsightly ridge.
To conceal water inlet
pipes and electric switch
boxes. We built a corner cup
board, ideal for extra stor-
age. Beneath the staircase
we put in a bar. also of pine.
and completed the effect with
swinging doors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

blue. Now we could turn 10
the final task. the floor.
The tile comes in 9x9-
inch squares. You start in
the center of the floor and
work to the edges, just as
with ceiling tile.
The floor is buttered with
q black mastic spread with
a notched trowel
Here's one last tip. Don't
be afraid to let the cement
stand for some hours. over
night even, before laying the
tile. 1t adheres Just as well
and makes the job much less
messy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
Note on Wood coIors

birch. black gum. blackberry.
hickory. pecan. magnolia.
soft maple. hard maple. red
oak. white oak and yellow
poplar.
For woods running medium
10 dark In color. use red
cedar. southern cypress. Cali
fornia redwood. larch, brown
ash. butternut. cherry. chest
nut. red gum. American wal
nut and mahogany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

II you want 10 know what
kind Of wood TO use for
certain interior decorating
effects, here's how the Ma
tional Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association CLASHES
natural color tones.
Light 10 medium colors in
clude ponderosa pine. south
ern pine. Douglas fir, Idaho
pine. sugar pine. Englemann
spruce. West Coast hemlock,
sitka spruce. white ash,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-30
Myrnu Fox Knew
And Got What
She Wanted

LLYW GOD R.-
Myrna Fox is a red-haired
singer with a new sound who
knows what she waptS-and
paid $4,000 to get it.
II wanted to make an al
bum the way I wanted to
make it-not the way some
recording company wanted"
she says. 1T was my first
album and I wanted it to be
good. So I made it myself"
T h e a b u m, C alle d
Minimum Myrna." was a
$4,000 production - higher
than most.
Il looked upon it as an
investment in myself" she
argues. so why not spend
my money on an album in
stead of real estate or stocks
and bonds-it's all a gamble
anyhow"
The gamble is paying of.
Liberty Records bought the
album and is distributing it.
1t showed a profit for Myrna
in a few weeks.
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SCREEN

SCREEN
AMBASSADOR Jumping Jacks: l. 425 and 7:50 pm.
CAPITOL-'Merry Andrew; 1885, 1885, $40. TAO and
GAS pm.
COLUMBIA-"Rantree County; 1880, 1928. Sis and
9:10 pm.
DUPoNT-"Ciates of Paris; l. $780, $40 and $3.50 pm.
KEITHS-"Day Of the Badman"; lis, AIS. 720 and
1920 PM
observation-disclosures; 2, 4:30 7O5 and GAS pm.
METROPOLITAN - Jumping Jacks" 2:45, Sis and
GAS pm.
ONTARIO-"Witness for the Prosecution: l. 3:1o $40.
1880 and GAS pm.
PALACE-"The Brothers Karamazov'; lis. $685. $40
and $3.50 pm.
and $50 pm
PLAZA-"And God Created Woman" l:lO 3:15. $685. 7S5.
and GAS pm.
TRANs-LUX-"The Bridge the River Kwai'; /, 4,
and 10 pm.
UPTOWN-"Around the World in 80 Days" and $3.50 pm.
WARNER-"Search for Paradise; and $3.50 pm.