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The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12
Former A.A. Veepee
Becomes COnSultant To
Argentine AirlineS

SEATTLE, Rt-Ralph Starkey,
who resigned last October as vice
president for traffic and sales of
Alaska Airlines, left Monday
night for Buenos Aires to be-
come aviation consultant to the
Argentine government.
Aerolinas Argentinas, the Ar
gentine national airline which
Starkey will advise during the
next five years, has a large net
work of routes in South America,
to European capitals and to New
York City. It has 1000 employees.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12
Phoebe Circle Meets Tonight

The Phoebe Circle of the Cove
nant Church meets tonight at the
Phoebe Hall at 7:30 for their
monthly business and social meet
ing. The game committee is Elsie
Okitkon and Mollie Takak; the
refreshment committee is Rebec-
ca Eben and Hannah Ahwinona,
and devotions will be led by Har-
riett AmundSen.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12
John Short Leaves For Seattle

/! John Short left Friday for
Seattle where he will pick up
new car and drive it back to
Fairbanks. This is his first trip
TO the States since he came to
Alaska p years ago. He has been
here with his family for the US.
Smelling Co. and has done min
era1 surveying.
The Short family plan to leave
Nome in May after school is out
and will spend some time in Fair
banks.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12
Speak TO Dog-Owner Will Hear
Is Advice of This Mailman

IDAHO FALLS, R-Mail car
rier Dale Strahle says dogs are
like people-they don't want to
be ignored. So he says the way
to avoid being nipped by mean
pooches is to speak to them.
In case they don't get your
lingo, he says their owners will.
Carriers are authorized to dis
continue service to any home
with a vicious dog.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12
N 0 T / c E

The tax rate on 1857 Real and
Personal Properly Assessments
of the City of Nome has been
set at lh% lone and one-half
percent) by the Board of Equal
ization. City 1857 Property Taxes
are now collectible.
Robert F. Scott.
81 City Clerk
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12

Ruth Teayoumeak is visiting
with her sister Martha in Cor
dova. Martha is at the Lutheran
Children's Home there.
The Nome nugget., 1958-03-12
NC. Store Manager to Anchorage

Roy Walker, new store man
ager for the NC. Store here, has
been attending a meeting Of store
managers at Anchorage. Meeting
with them were President Volney
Richmond, Secretary treasurer
John Larsen, and merchandise
men Mike Weaver, Chester Smith
and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Common Sense

1t seems to us that Secretary Of
State Dulles has taken sensible view
in declaring that the United States will
negotiate with anybody" to expedite
the release of the nine American Army
men now being held captive in East
Germany after having strayed of course
and been obliged to make forced land
ing there in their helicopter
Anybody" of course, includes the
Soviet-controlled East German Commu-
mist regime. Quite obviously, in insisting
that our Government deal with it in
connection with the detained Americans,
this regime-with the Kremlin's full
supports attempting to assert It's
counterfeit independence" and "sover-
eighty" Actually, since it amounts to
little more than one of MoScow's branch
offices, Mr.. Dulles would be completely
correct If he refused to have any con-
tact with 1t and demanded that talks be
limited to the Russian command on this
particular issue.
The important thing, however, is
that the nine men be freed as quickly
as possible. If that requires talking with
the East German Reds, then we can talk
with them-juSt as we have with the
Chinese CommuniStS-without implying
that we recognize them automatically.
This is a realistic approach, and Mr..
Dulles is to be commended for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
SionoI Confusion

Why not have a sign
mounted on a pole erected
on the corner approaching
an intersection forewarning
the motorist Of varied OF un-
usual signals? Granted 1t
would offend the professional
esthetician's sense Of the
beautiful, but is life so cheap?
I observed a car with a
Midwestern tag make a quick
turn, going west at Thirteenth
and F streets NV, hating a
flock of startled pedestrians
midway. High upon a lamp
post on the far side of the
intersection was a sign read
ing mo Turns" too far away
to be practicable at a corner
heavily trafhcked by pedes-
TRANS.
A cab with Virginia tags,
going north on Thirteenth,
swooped around a parked cab
and made a right turn on a
straight arrow.
What does it profit US If
the courts, on television, the
Police and TRAFFIC Depart
ments and their cohorts,
chant a harangue Of compli-
ance with District regulations
and signals if out-of-town
motorists and pedestrians do
not comprehend the true in
tent? viii the impact OF the
car when it strikes US be
lesSened by the thought we
had the right Of way? Balder-
dashl Irked Wayfarer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Mr.. Chips

It will Sadden many Americans, not
to mention others around the globe, to
read Of Robert Donats death at So.
Those Of us who are growing older than
we like to think about probably will
remember him best-with nostalgia,
with fond recollection of the dear dead
days of the preatomic age-for his
superb portrayal of the wonderfully
decent English SchoolmaSter in Good
bye, Mr.. Chips" That was one of the
genuinely great movies of the late l93OS,
and he well deserved the honorS be-
slowed upon him for it. ain way, the
part he played in it--unlike such other
distinguished roles of his as the Count
of Monte CriSto," and the adventurer Of
1.-The 80 Steps"-faithfully reflected his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Monkey Business?

Whatever its motivation, the EiSen-.
hover administration has thrown pros
poets for labor reform legislation into
new stage of partisan political contro-
versy. 1t has done this through Secre-
tary of Labor Mitchells harsh and
wholly unexpected attack on the meas
ure reported to the Senate last week.
Mr. Mitchell, urging that something
stronger be adopted, took his action by
transatlantic long distance from &C.
l1eva, where he is attending an Interna-
tional Labor Office conference. He took
1t in face of the fact that the pending
bill was approved by a l2-to-1 biparti-
san vote in the Senate Labor Committee
and that its details were worked out
largely by Democratic Senator Kennedy
of Massachusetts, and Republican Sena-
tor Ives of New York. Both are special
lists in labor legislation; neither has
been charged in the past with favor
ing 'illuSory" reforms, as Mr. Mitchell
claims are contained in the pending bill.
In addition, the committee worked
closely with Chairman Mcclellan, Ar
kansas Democrat, of the special COM
nittee which has uncovered so many of
the labor union abuses at issue Mr..
Mcclellan, recognizing the practical
problems in pushing through controver-
sial legislation in the final weeks of an
election-year Congress, set aside more
stringent recommendations of his own,
and Endorsed the Labor Committee bill
in these words: "ThiS measure will give
important protection to the rights of
=. An effort to enact everything
needed at this session of Congress, in
my judgment, would result in the enact
ment of nothing" There are others in
Congress who hold a similar opinion.
And finally, according to Senators Ken
nedy and Ives, drafting of the bill had
been discussed step by step with the
Labor Department with no previous in
dication "of any objection whatsoever"
There have been suggestions Of
political monkey business" behind the
administrations unexpected stand. If
this is true, it is difficult to see who is
being favored by such sweeping de-
nunciation of a bipartisan legislative
effort-unleSs perhaps those who want
no legislation at all. In that case, it is
equally difficult to see what is to be
gained by Republican administration.
Viewed in any light, the whole maneu-
yer looks like bit of devious and risky
strategy that has all the earmarkS of
monumental mistake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11

own personality. An exceptionally fine
actor on stage and screen, he was in real
life gentle and highly sensitive British
craftsmanship to the point of often
suffering intense emotional distress
when called upon to appear before the
cameras or carry on behind the foot
lights in the presence of a, fiesh-and-
blood audience. The world today is
poorer for his passing, and richer for
having been entertained and instructed
by his splendid talent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Time for q Halt

Chairman Howard W. Smith of the
House District Fiscal Subcommittee is
right 1t is time to call a halt to the
congressional practice of granting Spe-
cial tax exemption to organizations not
qualifying for such privileges under the
Districts basic tax laws. Furthermore,
there should be a comprehensive re-
examination of the exemptions already
granted by special legislation. The Dis
trict is losing more than three-quarters
of a million dollars in revenue every
year through ill-advised favors to some
property owners
The exemptions referred to are en-
tirely apart from those granted to such
landowners as the Federal Government,
foreign governments, churches, schools,
libraries, art galleries and certain char
liable organizations All of these are
excluded from real estate levieS by a
general act passed in 1912. Approx
mately 40 organizations not specifically
covered by that act have been given
freedom from real estate taxes by Spe-
cial acts approved by Congress over the
protests of the Commissioners. If these
acts we're repealed the District would
gain more than $750,000 in tax revenues
at time of real need.
Representative Smith, long familiar
with the tax-exemption problem here,
has announced that he will oppose any
more legislation to lift realty taxes from
property holders not included in the
general exemption law. And he suggested
the ACCESSIBILITY of congressional re-
view of all special exemptions now ex-
iStingJ Such a review undoubtedly would
reveal a number of unwiSe and diScrimi-
natory tax exclusions that have been
pushed through Congress in years past
against the advice of the Commission
erS. Here is promising field of poten-
tial income that ought to be thoroughly
explored in connection with the cur
rent efforts to find ways of balancing
the Districts urgent needs against
available revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11

I respectfully submit to
the public the name of John
H. Milton, the present as
slant director and traffic en-
gineer, as an appropriate
candidate for the position of
Director of Vehicles and
Traffic.
First, and of utmost appeal
to the people of Washington,
Mr.. Milton is a long-term
resident of the District and
is educating his five children
in local schools and univer-
sites; thereby gaining an
understanding of our prob
lens not to be attained in a
suburban satellite Of our city.
As q matter Of record, Mr..
Milton is our neighbor in
the presently unimproved
and underdeveloped North
east section of the city and
his concern, like ours, is not
how many bridges can be
built to facilitate the retreat
to suburbia, but how traftic
movement within the city it
self can be improved.
Second, Mr.. Milton holds
professional degrees in en-
gineering and law, both fields
of equal importance in the
administration of the De-
partment of Vehicles and
Traffic; and he is frequently
consulted as an authority in
his field by the many pro-
fessional societies of which
he is a member such as the
Institute of Traffic Engi-
neerS.
Third, it is not widely
known, but Mr.. Milton was
acting director for many
months when the late Mr..
Keneipp and his immediate
assistant were concurrently
incapacitated. In addition to
this service, his years OF close
association with Mr., Keneipp
and his able administrative
policies should qualify Mr..
Milton for the position.
Fourth, there can be no
question of Mr.. Mitton's
ability to handle the public
relations aspect of the Direc-
torship. His excellent and
well-presented speech on
Traffic Bottlenecks" at the
Commissioners and Gov
errors Conference last fall
is but one example of his
facility in this area.
Since Mr.. Milton has not
been publicly nominated as
the next director, I urge that
his fine record of public serv-
ice be at least considered in
filling this position. I person.
ally feel that we need look
no further.
May w. Turner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11

sum UP to an error Of sew
eral miles, and the mechanic
cal Sharpshooter must take
several hundred such varia-
tons into consideration in
its calculations. Here, beyond
a certain point. even this
brass intellect is helpless.
Nobody knows infinitely the
true shape of the earth. Up
to now points of gravity va
ration have been determined
laboriously by explorer-engi-
neers, often in remote re-
gions. The total gravity va
ration unknown. DR.. Lyd-
dane says, probably is re-
sponsible at present for an
unavoidable error of as much
as a mile in hitting a target
5000 miles away.
Here, he points out. comes
one Of the immediate prac-
teal values of earth satel-
lites. Slight variations in
their orbits will show the To-
cation and extent Of these
gravity variations all over
the planet. They have a
tendency to occur in regions
hardest to penetrate by land.
The amazing mechanical
brain, however. has q lot Of
other brain aches, mostly
due to other still unknown
factors the sum of which
may add up TO another mile
or so of unavoidable error.
One Of these is varying dem
sity Of the atmosphere at
different attitudes. This also
is not known with great pre-
cision. Considerable light is
being thrown on it by rocket
flights to extreme attitudes.
Its effect on a missile would
be notable only during ascent
and descent. 1t would be
slight, but still sufficient to
throw the projectile consid-
erably of course over a dis
lance of 5000 miles.
Perhaps the most compli-
Gated of all the factors the
m e C h.anical sharpshooter
must take into consideration
is the almost unknown corr
oils force, the effect of the
earth's 5.000-mile-an-hour
rotation. The intercontinen-
tai missile remains, unlike a
satellite, a constituent part
of this planet. 1t is affected
by everything that affects
the earth.
Some Accomplishments
While the installation at
Dahlgren is primarily naval,
the brain" works for the
other services and other Gov
eminent departments. For
several years 1t has been
unique. Now, DR.. Lyddane
says. two even faster and
more complex ones are I'M
der construction - one for
the Air Force and one for
the Atomic Energy Commits
sion. 1t will be some time.
however. before they are
ready to function.
Meanwhile the supremacy
of the Dahlgren apparatus is
undiSputed. Among its rou-
tine accomplishments
Multiplying two 12-digit
figures in 81 millionths of a
second, producing a product
of 26 digitS. .l
Completing arithme teal
operations in sequence at a
rate of $4,000 a second, or a
billion in less than "a hours,
which is equivalent to the
capacity of a thousand
skilled accountants in a life
time.
Recording 10000 charac-
tiers a second on a magnetic
tape, a job for $4,000 typists.
Reaching full speed in
zs-l,N - 4, nAaAwa1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TRACEWELL

a plain failure among the
birds.
Father blue jays take the
best care, perhaps. of fallen
babies. They follow them
here and there. guarding
them, seeing to 1t that they
have food.
If a young jay falls down
into a window well, the
father is right there beside
it in no time. and does not
forget overnight where 1t is.
He will be right back at
dawn, bringing supplies Of
worms and insects.
49,
The father robin, despite
the best intentions, does not
do as well by his fallen
children.
These are often seen in
the broiling sun of summer,
trying to hop along hot as
phalt streets or concrete
sidewalks.
They are fortunate If some
human being has pity on
them and takes them in for
raising by hand"
This is an interesting
procedure. 1t takes plenty Of
time, not much money, and
a large heart, and patience.
The rewards are worth it.
The adopted bird baby is
given a dropperful Of water
before each feeding. then is
fed all the ground meat it
will hold. This will not be
very much at a time.
When 1t has had enough.
the bill will close and you
cannot open 1t.
The adopted robin should
be fed every half hour, dur
ing daylight hours. Even the
parents do not feed them in
the dark.
Care must be taken so that
the bird cannot go behind
furniture and remain hidden
in the dark there.
Therefore, 1t must be kept
in a large cage or cardboard
box with screen over it.
The pen must be shaded
from direct sunlight.
Children should not be per-
mitted to play with the baby
bird. They mean well, but
will worry It to death.
In about three weeks, If all
goes well. the baby must be
taken outdoors for wing IN
struction, and to learn TO
pick up food from the ground
by itself. Once it has learned
these basic facts of bird life,
1t may be released TO nature
where 1t belongs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11

The recent letter which
appeared in your columns
from Senator Fenwick at
lacking me for the position
I have taken in opposition
to his plan for biennial
elections in Arlington con-
tains several inaccuracies
and misleading statements.
The Senator says that at
a conference last December l
acuuiesced in a proposal for
even year, instead of odd
year, elections if Il could
not do better" This is true.
If the people so decided, l
should be content, but the
Senator fails to note that
his bill does not give the
people the privilege Of choos-
ing as between even and odd
years. The Senator imposes
his choice of even years on
the people. They can have
that--or nothing.
The Senator claims his bill
was introduced in Richmond
on February II, that it re-
celved wide publicity in the
press" and that it was not
until March 4 that he was
informed of the action OF
the Arlington County Board
requesting a referendum at
which the people would de-
eide as between even and odd
years. There may have been
wide publicity" in Rich
mond but not so in Arling-
ton. However, my letters to
members Of the Arlington
delegation was sent on Feb
ruary Is, and the official &C
ton Of the County Board was
taken on March 1.-The
earliest possible date. 1t
seems quite clear that the
Senator would have abandon
ed biennial elections unless
he could dictate the even
year arrangement.
The Senator says that
many City Councils in Vir-
GINA are elected in even
years. this being true in both
Alexandria and Richmond"
But the Senator carefully re-
Trained from pointing out
that these even year elections
are held in June-not in No
vember 50 that local issues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Dear ABBY

When in California last
summer I read Dear Abby"
with much enjoyment Her
answers are both sensible and
humorous. 1t was with pleas
ure 1 found her column in
The Star, and I hope you keep
her with you.
Satisfied Reader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
"TAKOMA PARK.

'Dear Sir:
"We have a nesting robin
pair, and it is interesting to
watch them.
1.-THE nest seems so clean,
I wonder how they manage
this.
1.-The male resents the
presence Of people too close,
but he never bomb-dives me,
as the jay father does some
times.
When anyone comes close
to this nest, the one on the
eggs is as quiet as a mouse.
This nest is in a big rose
vine over the front door. I
tried to dissuade them from
this site, but they seem to
prefer it.
VERY truly, j. X. s."
Housekeeping of the robin
family is the best.
The ejecta Of the young
birds is in white capsules.
Occasionally the watcher may
see q parent bird throw these
out Of the nest.
Sometimes she even swal-
lows them, nature. knowing
nothing Of human finicki-
ness.
The robin nest is made with
a clay floor, and this helps
keep baby dry and warm.
The robin nest site is often
in such a place as described.
About 10 to is feet aloft is
the favorite selection. Often
a crotch of a tree is chosen.
The robin house" put out
by home owners usually con-
sists of a small shelf, with a
slightly raised edge, and a
roof supported at the front
corners and the back.
The back may be solid, but
the sides are open.
These canny birds want to
be able to make a quick get
away. If necessary. Also, it
may be believed that this al
lows plenty Of fresh air in
the nest. another indication
Of cleanliness on the part Of
the robin family.
\
Young robins seem acct
dent-prone. as modern psy-
Geological jargon has it.
Thismeans simply that one
is clumsy. in ordinary Ian
guage.
The baby robin cannot fly
well at first. but succeeds
very well in tumbling out Of
the nest.
Once out, he cannot get
back. nor can his parents
put him back. This seems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry ,Driters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-11
Island Fireworks

The announced decision to
have the Fourth of July fire.
works display on Roosevelt
Island is probably the most
stupid one made by any
member of any committee
that exists in Washington
and we have more than our
share of committees.
Notwithstanding the fact
that the traditional display
is on the grounds surround
ing the Washington Monu-
ment, the mere impractical
bility of having the display
on the island is overwhelm-
ing. As stated in the paper,
approximately two hundred
people will be allowed on the
island. But what of the thou
sands of residents and visi-
tors? Are they to stand on
Whitehurst Freeway and Key
Bridge? Where do they park?
What is the traffic flow? And
what about others who have
for years watched the display
from vantage points around
the city?
For these and many other
reasons it is requested that
whoever made this basically
wrong decision, change the
location for this display back
to the Washington Monu-
ment, where it belongs.
H.C.H.
~
I read with diSmay and
Indignation that to celebrate
the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Theodore Roosevelt,
the July 4 fireworks display
would take place on the
island named in his honor
instead of the usual place on
the Monument Grounds. He,
who loved nature, I am sure
would deplore the use OF the
island for such a disturbing
occurrence to the wildlife
there. The noise and confu-
sion attendant on a fire.
works display would have
effects on the natural in
habitants that go far beyond
the few hours of the cele-
bration itself.
The Monument Grounds
is an ideal and fitting To-
cation for a display of this
kind to observe our cherished
independence.
Mary Ellen Dashiell.