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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Soon to Set Sail

Washington's quaint visitor from
across the Atlantic Ocean, the Mayfiower
II, is making preparations to depart for
her permanent home port, Plymouth,
Massachusetts,. We viii be sorry to see
her go next week, for she has helped
to divert our thoughts from current
problems and troubles to an age when
life was slower and simpler-although
not without problems and troubles, too.
Those who sailed to the cold New
England shore in 1920 in the first May
flower were not worried by H-bombs or
sputniks or intercontinental missiles or
other threats to life. But they had other
perilS to combat-the sea, weather,
strange land inhabited by native tribes.
That they did manage to survive and
found prosperous colony has been an
inspiration to all the generations that
have succeeded them.
One cannot visit the modern repro
duction of the original Pilgrims ship
without feeling that life and liberty
are no less worth fighting for today
than they we're when the freedom
seeking Pilgrims sailed in their tiny ship
for America In 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Yirainio's Loss

The resignation of Colgate Darden
as president Of the University of Vir-
ginia does not come as b surprise. The
university's Board Of Visitors has
known for months that DR.. Darden in
tended to give up his post, but neither
this knowledge nor the fact that he has
agreed to stay on until a successor can
be chosen alters the fact the resignation
reflects a real loss to the institution
which Thomas Jefferson founded at
Charlottesville.
During his political career, which
ended when he left the Governors man.
sion in 1916, Colgate Darden was identi-
fed with the Byrd organization. But he
has been pretty much his own man.
While not an advocate of indignation as
such, he has opposed Virginia's program
of massive resistance" supporting in
stead local option plan. He has also
been outSpoken in matters relating to
education. For one thing, he has opposed
compulsory school attendance after the
elementary grades for those who cannot
or will not learn. Nor has he had much
patience with the frivolous at the uni
versity. When students complained
about lack of facilities for their auto
mobiles on the campus, DR.. Darden re-
marked that he couldn't satisfy that
element If he were to build ramps in the
buildings so they could drive their cars
right into the claSsrooms. Despite occa-
sional jousts of this sort, however, he
has presided over the university during
a period of notable expansion, and he
will leave its affairs in good shape when
he departs,
At 81, he says he is going back to
Norfolk without any fixed plans for the
future. But it is most unlikely that DR..
Darden has any intention of vegetating
in Norfolk or elsewhere. He has done one
stint for the United Nations, and no one
would be surprised If he returned to
some such activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
The Pdris-Tunis Poct

AS result or quiet negotiations be-
tween Premier de daulle's government
IN Paris and President Bourguiba's IN
Tunis, both sides now have reached an
agreement that promises 10 restore good
relations between them. Only short
time ago those relations had deterio-
rated 10 point verging on open warfare.
but today they seem very definitely on
the upgrade-enough so, 10 lend strong
support to the hope that France and
Tunisia may soon be able to arrive at a
definitive settlement Of all their major
differences.
In substance, the new agreement Is
the same as that advocated some time
ago by the Anglo-American good
offices" mission. When the government
of Premier Felix Gaillard began TO give
II serious consideration. 1t was one Of
the things that led the extreme rightists
and other groups in the National AS
sembly to force Mr.. Gaillard out of ONCE
and thus precipitate the crisis that re-
turned General de Gaulle to power. The
general, however, has almost dictatorial
authority for the next six months, and
the faction-ridden French Parliament Is
on vacation" Accordingly, the under
standing with Tunisia has been worked
out in happily rational atmosphere,
without the paralyzing commotion Of
the Assembly's past emotional and ire
sponsible partisanship.
The chief provision Of the under
standing commits France to withdraw
all its troops (several thousand Of them)
from the interior Of Tunisia and to
maintain forces only at the Bizerte
naval base. The primary effect of the
withdrawal-which is to be completed
within the next few months-will be
to put an end to a situation which
great numbers of Tunisians, rightly or
wrongly, have resented as an affront
to their national sovereignty and po-
tential threat to their independence and
security. Certainly, to cite but one of
the wholesome consequences Of the de-
velopment, President Bourguiba and his
pro- Western government should find it
easier to keep his country aligned with
the free world.
Further than that, to the extent
that 1t helps to re-establiSh close and
friendly ties between Paris and Tunis,
the new agreement can do much to
lessen some of the great difflculties
faced by Premier de Gaulle in trying to
bring about peaceful and Just settle
ment of the grim and wasting strife in
Algeria. So he and Mr.. Bourguiba are
to be congratulated for their statesman
like efforts. They are efforts that prom
Use to yield rich dividends not merely in
terms of French Tunisian relations, but
also in terms Of keeping North Africa
as a whole on the side of freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Vanishing Summit?

s% AS Secretary Dulles indicated at his
news conference the other day, 1t looks
as though several months will have to
pass before there can be an East-West
meeting at the summit. In fact, judy
ing from the Kremlin'S latest maneu-
vers, there is some reason to doubt that
the Soviet Union really wants to hold
such meeting in the foreSeeable future.
This doubt is solidly based. First
Of all, by suddenly releasing confidential
documents on the subject, the Kremlin
has suggested that it has no genuine
desire to use quiet diplomatic chan
nels to prepare effectively for heads
of-government conference. Secondly,
coupled with the renewed attacks on
Marshal Tito of YugoSlavia, the Hun
garian executions, as President Eisen-
hover has just intimated, have created
a tense and rather ominous interna-
tional atmosphere that greatly discour-
ages the idea that the West can hope
for reasonable, honest and fruitful sum-
nit negotiations with the Russians at
this time. And finally, in view Of these
considerations and the general charac-
ter of MoScow'S other words and deeds
in recent weeks, all the outward signs
suggest that the Soviet dictatorship
despite its clamorous propaganda to the
contrary-is inwardly extremely reluc-
tant to cooperate in planning for top
level meeting that would require the
USSR to make the concessions that
must be made II there is ever to be
decent and trustworthy peace.
In these circumstances, it is not
surprising that the prospect of near
future summit conference seems to have
dimmed very markedly. This is regret
table. 1t constitutes depressing evidence
that the world is making no real prog
resS toward peace. Nevertheless, given
the bleak and unyielding character of
Soviet policy, it is better to have no
heads-of-government meeting at all
than to have one that would be fraud
and failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
He Needs Him

The Presidents statement on the
Sherman Adams affair does not quite
say that Mr.. Adams Is going to stay in
his White House Job. But the clear
meaning Of the statement, as we read
1t, Is that Mr.. Eisenhower wants to keep
his No. aide, and that he intends to
do so unless the future should bring
more unfavorable disclosures or ire
sistible political pressure for his custer.
This is something Of a gamble for
the President. He said 81 believe" that
the presentation made by Governor
Adams to the congressional committee
truthfully represents the pertinent facts.
This slight reservation was necessary,
for one can never be entirely sure what
congressional investigation may turn
up. The big risk, presumably, is in what
the committee may dig out Of Mr.. Gold
fine and his activities. There is also an
element Of political risk, but that could
not be avoided. The Democrats have
their issue, whether Mr.. Adams stays
or goes. Presumably, the President, on
this score, is hoping for the best and
taking what he thinks is the lesser po-
litical risk.
Finally, there was the Presidents
disarmingly candid observation that II
need him. Undoubtedly this is true.
Mr.. Adams comes close to being an in
! dispensable man in the White House,
and this factor alone may have tipped
the scales in his favor in the Presidents
mind.
IA In any event, for the time being
Mr.. Adams is staying on. He has es-
capped the ak which surely would have
fallen upon the neck Of lesser figure.
For the Presidents sake, we hope that
the whole story has been told, and that
next week, or next month, will not bring
some new development to add to what
must be for him an already great en-
barrasSment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Anomalous Is Riqht

The House Appropriations Commit
tee expressed its concern over "the
anomalous position of the Zoo" Anom-
alous is the right word for the strange
arrangement under which the District
pays the entire cost of maintenance and
operation of the National Geological
Park while its administration rests with
the Smithsonian Institution.
The divided authority was not the
idea of the District Commissioners or
Of the Smithsonian Institution. 1t was
q within Of Congress many years ago
as illogical then as it is now. For the
Zoo is, In fact as well as theory, essen
TALLY national institution. AS such,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19

As q driver ! would like to
express my opinion regarding
the careless way our laws are
enforced on the highways.
Though I have no statistics
on the subject, from reading
the papers it has been my
own observation that In the
majority of cases accidents
have been the result Of one
or more Of the parties in
volved being drunk. OF course.
accidents are unavoidable
and can happen to anyone,
but it seems so much more
distressing to think that
maybe 1t could have all been
avoided had the people in
volved been sober.
The question / would like
to raise is: Why aren't people
who drive while drinking
punished more severely? It
seems to me that we are far
too lenient and understand
ing" Of such people. But II.
as q result Of an accident.
someone gets killed, does the
person who died get any sec
ond chance or can under
standing" bring him back?
If we would have stricter
rules regarding drunken driv-
ing, I feel there would be a
big cut in our death rate on
the roads.
Why couldn't there be a
strict law which would cost
anyone caught driving while
drunk his drivers license,
even for life if necessarily
True, it would be a stiff pen
atty, but that is what we
need. And there would only
be a handful Of people who
would have to have such a
law inflicted on them before
other drivers would realize
the law was being carried out
and would not risk such q
thing happening to them. 1t
would be hard on those first
few who would get such q
punishment, but wouldn't
that be far better than hav-
ing countless persons killed
uselessly?
It's about time somebody
took some drastic steps and
handled this all too ignored
problem.
SOher Driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Fenwick and Krupsow

a letter June IL from
David L. Krupsaw. in regard
to the proposed referendum
on biennial county board
elections. makes reference to
my plan for biennial elec-
tons. At the outset. let US
get the record straight. Last
December. it was known as
the ''Krupsaw Plan" and he
received much appreciation
and editorial support for the.
proposal. The county board,
at a meeting with the Arling-
ton County delegation prior
to our going to the General
Assembly. urged that we give
consideration TO such a ref
erendum. Mr.. Krupsaw, at
that time, urged that the an
nual elections be changed to
biennial and that such bien-
nal elections be held on the
odd years. There was a divi-
sion on the county board as
to whether such elections
should be on even or odd
years. but no suggestion was
made that a referendum be
held on that point. Mr.. Krup-
saw at that time stated that,
II he could not do better. he
would settle for the even
years rather than continue
the present method Of having
an election every year which
resulted in bitterness and
factional fights.
Mr.. Krupsaw admits that
this is true, but now tries to
explain 1t by saying that,
IF the people so decided. I
should be content but
his CFenwick's) bill does not
give the people the privilege
Of choosing as between even
and odd years."
In the December confer
ence Mr.. Krupsaw made no
such qualification. The sole
question for the referendum
was whether there should be
a change from annual to BIZ
ennial elections. 1t was not
until Mr.. Krupsaw's letter,
received about February ~,
that any mention was made
Of providing for a referen-
dunn with an alternative
choice between the even and
odd years. The bill had al
ready passed the Senate and
was on passage in the House.
1t passed the House on March
S. The Legislative Drafting
Bureau Of the Legislature in
formed me that adding an
alternative question to the
referendum would involve the
addition Of an entirely new
plan. since If the voters Sc
lected the odd years, entirely
different machinery would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Right to-Work Low

The depression Of the early
thirties (the aftermath Of
World War / and the stock
market crash Of 1929 was
opposite to this depression.
In the former depression
the cost Of living was low;
everybody, even those who
didn't have work. and those
who worked for very small
wages. could eat. In this 90
per cent labor union created
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
How to Be Happy

May I have space for a few
words to retired elderly
people? / am 76 years old
and retired on social secu-
rity.
What / want to say is: Stay
where you are If you can.
There is nothing to be gained
by moving from city to sub
urb, or to Florida. California,
Arizona, Arkansas.
Better read a daily news
paper. I read The Star from
cover to cover every day.
Sympathize with people who
have to meet tragedies. Sor-
row for the misguided ones
who break the laws. Read the
Rambler. Admire the pretty
ladies (some of them not so
pretty on the social page.
: In fact, ] am so interested in
people ! have no time to be
lonely, although ! am alone
in the house all day. There
is a cat in the house. but no
matter what / say to her. she
never replies; just looks at
me.
I may never buy a dia-
mond, but look at the good
advice Jerry Klein gave In
the North American Newspa-
per Alliance article in The
Star, June IL. I read every
word Of it. Last but not least
in the paper are the comic
strips-precious Freddy. dear
old Mutt and JEFF. and others.
Every Thursday read Mr..
Collins Golden Years" Dear
Abby was very funny in her
column on June IL.
Wherever you are, don't
expect many young people to
come in to see you. They do
not have time. Let US stand
on our two feet as we did
when out in the business
world or whatever we were
doing.
ANONYMOUS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19

down at desk are not using
much brains, really.
A breakfast ought TO be
a time Of leisure, with q Pc
Rod Of rest before It, and
equally important. q time Of
rest after it.
Leaping from table to car
is not conducive to sound
nerves and lack Of tension.
No wonder there Is so
much said about tensions
these days. when you stop to
think Of all the roaring
around people do to eat.
Crowds Of visiting teen
ayers tanning restaurants,
older people waiting at the
doors Of restaurants to get
1t is enough to give one in.
digestion, Just to watch It,
and heaven knows what It
does to people who eat that
way.
OF course. when you are
young. you can stand almost
anything, for q time.
Older people ought to have
more sense, but do they?
They do not. They satisfy
the craving for food, all right,
and then lean back In their
chairs feeling pretty SNUG
(Americans can feel SNUG
about the whole thing.
about almost anything, even
when 1t Is wrong.)
Actually, the satiation val
ue Of a meal Is only part Of
1t. There must be real nutri-
ton, to boot. This Is all ex.
planned In many books before
the public, but how many
people ever read them, or
even know they exist?
Sometimes we think Temp
Jones is the only sensible
man in existence, because he
is eager TO find out things,
especially those that tend to
make life smoother and bet
ter.
So don't laugh too much,
please. at our earnest old
friend, or his capsules. tablets
and powders. Maybe he
knows something you don't
know. and Is trying to put It
into effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
THIS AND HAT

Temp Jones was preparing
for breakfast.
First. he took his capsule
for mental fatigue and
apathy. Can amino acidO
Next, he poured out his
powder to help digest the
proteins Of cereals. (Another
amino acid.)
Third, he took his regular
vitamin capsule, 10 vitamins,
8 minerals.
Now he was ready for his
prunes, poached egg, and one
slice Of toast, followed by
cereal and milk and a cup Of
instant coffee, followed ex-
actly half an hour later by
another cup.
Oh, yes, we forgot--
When Jones gets up, he
drinks exactly 4 ounces Of
prune Juice in q glass Of wa
ter, followed by another glass
Of water.
You're full Of prunes,
Jones'" we said.
This witticism didn't get so
much as a smile.
Temp Jones takes his
breakfast very seriously, as
every one should.
He has big medical opinion
on his side. too. Modern
medical men agree that q
proper breakfast, eaten in
peace, is one Of the best Of
all tones.
They say that good work
can scarcely be done on an
empty stomach, or one forti-
fed only by q doughnut and
cup Of coffee, the latter often
poured down in q few
seconds.
The breakfast high In pro-
TENS, eaten leisurely and as
an entertainment and happi-
ness, not as q mere duty.
fully meets the needs Of to-
days tensions, which rule US
all. whether we realize IL or
not.
$50
The way for better nutri-
ton is open for all to read.
If they will.
The trouble Is, they won't
read. or reading, won't pay
attention or spend the small
sum OF money necessary to
be up to date in this matter.
Nobody is to blame. per-
haps. Not every person has
the investigative turn Of
mind. We can't all be mental
giants. So we have to learn
the hard way, as the saying
Is.
There was q girl who
gulped down q whole cup Of
boiling hot coffee In IL sec
onds. nat. CThat means
without fractions. and must
come from q fiat race, a
course without hurdlesO
49,
Not everyone win investi-
gate his breakfast az thor
oughly rs T. Jones. but every
body can eat Q good one.
All these people who come
to work with Q small bag Of
doughnuts and get them
selves o paper container Of
coffee and wolf the whole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

unprecedented combination
Of imitation and depression.
union wages and living costs
have gone up and are con-
tinuing to skyrocket TO where
only unionists can eat. and
our vote-conscious Congress
is standing by and doing
nothing when it could per-
manently clean up this chaos
by enacting a national right
to work law.
Nish Showers-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19

Politics Moves Into Adams Case
By GOULD LINCOLN

The committee e engaged
I'm an effort 70 remedy all
thls-as wen Is bring 70
light any wrongdcing IN this
past. This u an entirely
worthy cause. Members Of
these Independent commits
sions complain bitterly Of the
pressures attempted. and
especially do they complain
that members Of Congress
have been active In this re-
gard.
And so far IN this inquiry
members Of Congress have
been exempt from question:
ing by the committee. ale
though the names Of Z NUM-
Der OF Senators have crept
into the proceedings. These
Senators-as Representative
Wolverton, New Jersey Re-
publican, a member Of the
investigating committee, has
charged-failed 10 accept
invitations 70 appear for
questioning. No one seems TO
care very much.
Double Standard
However. In the case Of
Mr.. Adams. who came vol
unfairly before the commit
tee and submitted himself to
questions. there would have
been loud outcries II he had
declined to make himself
available-as he could have
done as q matter Of privilege.
The question arises: Is there
a double standard-one for
members of Congress and the
other for officials Of the ex-
ecutive branch and private
citizens-when It comes to
congressional investigations?
Obviously, Mr.. Adams was
neither prudent nor discreet
in the affaire Goldfne. II
Mr.. Adams had the thing to
do over again, he probably
would decline such lavish
hospitality and gifts as were
pressed upon him by his old
friend Goldflne - after Mr..
Adams entered the White
House as the Presidents as
sistant.
That is all water over the
dam. The matter has moved
into the field Of politics IN q
big way. And largely because
of that. rather than because
Of any belief that Mr.. Adams
lacks integrity, demands are
made by some Republicans
that he resign his White
House position forthwith. The
Democrats have grasped the
issue and are seeking to show
the Eisenhower administra-
ton as corrupt : with the
Adams oldflne case as q
glaring example. Out Of such
molehills are political noun
tains made.
Whether the President and
Mr.. Adams can resist the
pressure now building I'D for
Mr.. Adams ofilcial scalp re-
mains to be seen. The Presi-
dent has declared Mr.. Adams
is IAN invaluable public serv-
ant, doing a difficult Job
efficiently, honestly and tire.
lessly." What higher praise
could he eiveS l9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Mink and Vicuno

Once you could tell q Re-
publican from q Democrat.
Now there isn't much diff
ference. One likes mink, the
other vicuna. One rolls out
the barrel. the other rolls
out the rug. What Sherman
Adams is catching in WASH
ington is nothing compared to
what he will catch at our
cracker-barrel conferences up
here.
The New Hampshire State
tree, the white birch. is really
going to be applied to the
seat Of government.
I nominate Sherman Adams
for membership in that fast
growing social club, I'VE
Amt Done No Wrong, whose
officers already include Nixon,
Beck. Talbot and Hoffa.
This outfit closes its meet
ing by singing when the
Roll Is Called Up Yonder,"
and Frank Costello collects
the Offering.
Bill Garvey.
Brattleboro, VT.
If the high sense Of moral
rectitude which exists in these
parts compels an FEC menu
Der to walk the plank for
permitting a radio outfit to
pick up his hotel tab. what
measure of discipline should
be visited upon q much higher
Federal official with q very
much higher hotel tab, also
on the cuff?
Jay Jerome williams
-
The Republicans had plenty
to say in criticizing the Dem
ocrats for mink coats, deep
freeze gifts, and the 5 per-
centers. It looks like the
score is even now. If Presi-
dent Eisenhower fails to dis
miss Sherman Adams, the
Republicans are sunk politi-
cally, for many years to come.
EstelIe Marie Deres.
Delaware, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-19
Questions and Answers
By THE HAsKN SERVICE

@. Were the measurements
Of Annette Kellerman, the
Diving Venus" Of the early
1900s. ever published?-P.O.
A. They were published re-
peatedly, often with the very
similar measurements Of the
Venus de Medici alongside
for comparison. Miss Keller
mans measurements: height
5 It. 4 In. weight 12s pounds,
chest 1871 in, waist 26.2 In.
hips 37.8 in. thigh 22.2 In.
calf 10 In. ankle II IN. As
a child her legs were so mall
formed that she had 70 wear
steel braces to walk Her
father taught her TO swim;
by the time she was Is Ter
legs were straight, and at IS
she began to win swimming
races.