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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
Florida Bunk Robbed

PoMPANo BEACH. Fla,
Feb. l tR.-The Farmers Bank
inaugurated night time bust
ness hours last night and was
promptly robbed at gunpoint.
Bank officials said a bandit got
from $1,000 to $4,000 from a
teller's cage. He fed by auto
mobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02

lDOTUtOIl NIlu uTdtLlhClLltlS Tic
building of the east front Of
the Capitol viii be held in the
Congressional Cemetery.
This reinsurance given the
spirit of DR.. Thornton followed
the society's adoption of res
olution asking President Eisen-
hover to intervene in the
reconstruction plans. The prof.
ect is to move the central por-
ton OF the east front forward
80 feet. The cost is estimated
at $ll0 million.
Anniversary Observed
The resolution was adopted
by the society at its meeting
on Friday. the anniversary of
President WaShington's formal
approval of DR.. Thornton's
Capitol design in 1893. The
society. with more than 200
members present. is meeting at
the Mayflower Hotel.
The resolution asked the
President to preserve for pos
terity "the historic east facade,
which constitutes one of the
few unchanged portions of the
Capitol's original structure"
Addressing the society yester-
day. Julian E. Berla, chairman
Of the Committee to Preserve
the Nations Capitol. called the
projected rebuilding vandali-
Eation.
Tour Conducted
The wreath-laying ceremony
today was to be in the course
of a tour of Seldom Seen AS
poets Of Metropolitan Wash
ington." In the course of the
tour these are some of Che
buildings to be pointed out:
The Tariff Commission Build
ing, F and Seventh streets
NV. formerly the General
Land Office. The building dates
from l830-35. In 1874 the first
telegraph Office in the world
was opened here. In an earlier
building on the site the first
theatrical performance in the
Capital was given.
The Old City Hall, now the
Selective Service System build
ing, 45l Indiana avenue NV.
1t dates from 1920. with the
wings added in 1926 and lS49.
Early houses at First and
Carroll streets Sc. with one
OF which was identified Peggy
O'Neill Eaton. the tavern keep
er's daughter over whom Pres
ident Jackson's cabinet was
broken UP.
COMMANDMENTS House
The COMMANDMENTS House at
the Marine Corps Barracks,
The site was selected by Presi-
dent Jefferson in 1901. The de-
sign has been attributed both
to BENJAMIN Latrone and
Charles Bulfinch.
Christ Church, $40 G street
Sc. designed by Latrobe. Pres
idents jefferson. Madison and
Monroe all attended services
there.
The Seven Buildings" 1901
10 Pennsylvania avenue NV
built about 1894. The corner
building housed the State De-
partment.
THE Six Buildings" 2l07-l7
Pennsylvania avenue NV. also
built about 1874. Madison lived
In one Of the houses while Sec
rotary Of State in Jefferson's
administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
take us i've years to catch I'D
with the Russians in rocketry.

take us i've years to catch I'D
with the Russians in rocketry.
Prediction Stiu Holds
This prediction still holds
good despite the Explorers sue.
cess. he said. explaining:
IF the United States is one
year behind and can gain 20
per cent a year it would still
take us five years to catch
them"
But If there was caution in
what the scientists were saying
about Explorer, there was also
evident a willingness to cap
ture all the propaganda value
possible.
Dr.. James Van Allen, instru-
mentation expert on the Exc
plorer project, observed that
the orbit Of Explorer-between
1S5 miles and 1.700 miles-was
splendid" for scientific pur-
poses. He explained that this
happily elliptical" orbit would
provide q wide saInpling Of
space conditions.
Observers recalled that when
the Russians Sputnik II was
launched, scientists here COM
mented that its highly clip
tical orbit--between 400 and
200 miles-indicated that
Sputnik's guidance system
probably had not been func-
tioning perfectly.
There was at least one big
question unanswered by the
information being sent back to
earth by Explorer. That had
to do with meteors.
The slim satellite had on its
surface IL meteorite gTids. but
signals were being received
from only eight of them. It
was not known whether me-
teoric dust in outer space ale
ready had knocked out three Of
the grids. or whether they were
damaged in some other way.
Further cut-offs Of signals
from the meteorite grids. 1t was
explained, would be a clear
of a meteor hit" on
the surface of the satellite.
In addition to cosmic dust,
space factors being measured
by Explorer are cosmic rays.
temperature. atmospheric dens-
ity. gravitation and atmosphere
distortion of radio signals.
With two satellites-one Rus
sian and one American-in
space at present and more
scheduled to go up soon, the
possibility Of a cosmic collision
was in the minds of many per.
sons. One such was a reporter
who asked DR.. Won Braun
whether such a crash might not
h appen. DR.. Won Braun
shrugged and laughed.
There's an awful lot Of
space up there" he said.
In accordance with Ameri-
cas- ICY commitments, other
nations of the world were noti-
fed of the launching shortly
after the satellite was known
to be. in orbit. DR.. Richard w.
Porter chairman of this coun-
try's ICY technical panel, said
the announcement was made
early yesterday.
The Soviet government gave
similar information to the ICY
cooperating nations shortly
after Sputnik I orbited and ale
most Immediately after the
successful launching Of Sput-
mix II Scientists here complain,
however, that that is about as
far as the Russians have gone
in complying with ICY agree
The data delivered to
Brussels by Moscow have been
it is understood.
Russian reaction to Americas
entrance in the common
wealth of Sputniks" was one of
low-key courtesy. Asked for his
C o m m e Mt. First Secretary
Nikolai Bagrichev of the Soviet
Embassy here said. Just con-
gratulations," u
q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
Continued Prom First Pare

COutAnueu from tlr8t rage
expected to Idle" in the near
future.
Information from the Van
guard computing center here
and other tracking stations
gave stargazers in the Wash
ington area scant hope they
would ever see the satellite
Though its brightness is calcu-
lated as about equal to that Of
q fifth or sixth magnitude stal
--borderline small telescope
visibility-the satellite will moi
be readily visible north Of the
35th parallel. Washington is or
the seth parallel of north lati-
tude.
Tracking Stations Alert
The reason for this, scientist:
explained, was the angle ai
which the satellites rocket was
launched. Care had to be taken
at Cape Canaveral. Fla, to
avoid sending the missile Out
over inhabited sections Of South
America. Such considerations
did not prevail when the Rus
slams launched their Sputniks
which consequently could be
seen at greater ATTITUDES north
and south.
The nearest approach Of Ex-
plorer to the Nations Capital
last night was shortly before
$3.50. pm. when it passed over
western North Carolina.
Tracking stations all across
the world were watching-and
listening-for Explorer. Its two
radio transmitters, one on 108
megacycles and one on l08.03
magacycles, we're pouring out a
constant stream Of information
about conditions aloft. These
facts, by agreement with other
nations. will be gathered into
the hopper Of the international
Geophysical Year headquarters
at Brussels. Along with other
ICY data to be collected this
year, the information will help
man learn more about the world
in which he lives, and the space
around it.
Unlike the famed "beep-beep"
of the Russian Sputniks. Ex-
plorer's signal is a more or less
m usicaE but unmelodic-
combination of tones. Those
who have heard the sound
describe it as a high-pitched
l"E-e-e-e-e."
Enthusiasm Mounts Again
AS enthusiasm over space
satellites-which had tagged
temporarily here last year
mounted again, there were pre-
dictions that between 10 and
is more objects would reach
space in 1858. About half Of
them, it was understood, prob
ably would be American.
Ironically, Americas first
satellite was launched not by a
specially designed space-rocket.
but by a military weapon
adapted for the purpose. Van
guard was specially made to
put a 21-pound sphere into
space, while the Jupiter-C was
lbasically an Army Redstone, a
Isuper-artillery weapon designed
Ito blast ground targets up to
200 miles away.
At Cape Canaveral, mean
while, details of the high-speed
upper stages of the Jupiter-C
satellite launcher. heretofore a
closely guarded secret, were
"leaked" to reporters. the Assoc
ciated Press reported.
Informed sources said there
were three upper stages, boosted
200 miles high by the Redstone-
! In the upper stages were is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
|JubiIont Leaders Hail
Satellite CircIing Earth

0
rockets. built by Jet Propulsion
Laboratory to accelerate the
satellite to orbital speed once it
was on a horizontal plane. The
JPL rockets had q burning time
of six seconds.
The first Of the three upper
stages consisted Of IL rockets,
arranged in a. circle. Inside
this circle was the second upper
stage of three rockets. The
flnal-stage rocket, topped by q
nose section containing the
scientific instruments, was on
top Of the three-rocket stage,
The announcement of the
successful launching Of Ex-
plorer came initially from Pres
ident Eisenhower's vacation
headquarters at Augusta, Ga
Although it was greeted with
jubilation throughout the free
world. the announcement was
less of q surprise than were
some details which came out
later. Is
Exotic Fuel' Used
One Of the surprising bits OF
news was that the first stage OF
the Jupiter-C was fueled with
liquid oxygen and an. "exotic
fuel" instead of the normal OK
ygen and alcohol. Exotic fuels
are pfopellants with extra high
Zip" that can do more work
per pound than normal fuels.
An example Of an exotic fuel is
boron, a metallic element de-
rived from common household
boraX.
Explorers exotic" propellant
was revealed yesterday to be a
secret blend Of two CONNER
cially available chemicals that
never before had been used at
the high-thruSt levels of rocket
engines"
The preparation. called "hy-
dyne," apparently is a step for
ward from hydrazine, which
was an early entry in the mis-
sile-fuel sweepstakes. Hydra
zine. in turn. is a corrosive liq-
uid derived from nitrous acid.
Hydyne is considered to be a
major breakthrough in the
search for higher-power fuel
for rockets. It was developed
by Rocketdyne, the California
firm that built the Jupiter's
rocket motors. A crash pro-
gram of only six months dura-
ton brought "hydyne" into
being.
The nature of the mixture
has not been made public. but
Rocketdyne officials said speci-
fications have been turned over
to commercial chemical firms
for quantity production.
According to Dr.. Wernher
Won Braun, scientific sparkplug
of the Army's missile activities,
the big first stage burned for
nearly two and a half minutes.
At the end of that time, the
bulk o fthe work necessary to
get Explorer into orbit had
been done.
Though there was satisfac-
ton OH the part Of Army off,
Gals who, in effect, stole a
march on the Navy, there was
no complacency.
Commenting on the, fact that
Explorer weighs only about
one-sixth as much as Sputnik I
and was hardly one-fortieth
Sputnik IFS bulk. DR.. Won
Braun told newsmen:
I'VE are competing only in
spirit with Sputnik II so far
not in hardware yet"
The German-born scientist
refused to temper the cautious
pessimism which impelled HIM
to tell the Senate Preparedness
Subcommittee that it would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
Legislators Mix Caution
With Cheers on Satellite
BY J. A. O'LEARY
star stan Writer

Democrats and Republicans in Congress Joined yesterday
in giving three cheers to the Army for getting American
satellite into orbit.
of the leaders cautioned against allowing this
first to relax American efforts to keep pace with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
Architecture Historians
To Lay Wreath Today

Society of Architectural Historians will lay wreath
today the OF the first architect of the Capitol whose
work they want to protect from reconstruction.
The ceremony honoring the memory of DR.. William
Thornton dramatzng the societys opposition the
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
City Housing Project
To Be One Month Late

Bad weather last winter and
unforeseen engineering changes
have caused completion of the
Rockville Lincoln Terrace public
housing project to be a month
overdue.
Sydney Fishman. of the Fish.
man Construction Co., Rockville,
has estimated that the project
will be 100 percent complete De-
cember Is, one month later than
the contracted completion date.
"That is, complete from my
standpoint, and not including
any changes that may be or
on laws affecting the county
board of education and all other
miscellaneous subjects.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
Weekend Sports Program
Scheduled for Boys Here

An indoor sports program
for Montgomery County boys
will be conducted in nine
schools starting this Saturday
and ending February 2S, For
est V. Gustafson, director of
the Montgomery County De-
partment of Recreation an
nounced Tuesday.
Gustafson said the program was
instituted in keeping with the
need for youth fitness expressed
last week at the Youth Fitness
Conference. attended by Mont
gomery and Prince Georges coun-
ty recreation officials at the Lau-
rel Children's Center.
Sports programs, Gustaf-
son said, contribute to this
goal through their stress on
spOrtSmanship, responsibility
and fair play.
Montgomery county programs
will be held on Saturdays and
Sundays under the supervision of
trained personnel. Activities will
include basketball, volley ball,
badminton and other sports.
Teams as well as individuals may
take part. Teams must be regis.
tered with leaders at various cen
ters by December Z.
Girls interested in taking part
in a similar program are advised
to call Louis G.. Mitchell, chief,
activities division, at Poplar 2
2121, ext. 237.
A list of the centers to be
used, and directors in attendance,
follows:
Eastern Junior High School,
Franklin ave-, Silver Spring. $50
pm. to 10:30 Saturdays.
Leader: Harold r. Veit.
Northwood High School, Uni
versity blvd. W., Silver Spring.
100 pm. to 500 PM Satur-
days Leader: Jerry Sisson.
North Bethesda Junior High
School, Johnson ave. and Ewing
ST., Bethesda. 900 am. to 100
pm. - Saturdays. Leader: Thorn
as Day.
Kensington Junior High School,
East Saul rd., Kensington. 100
pm. to 400 pm. II Saturdays.
Leader: Robert Young.
Silver Spring Intermediate
School, Philadelphia and Chicago
aves., Silver Spring. 100 pm. to
400 pm. - Saturdays. Leader:
Jack Matheny.
Montgomery Blair High School,
Dale DIR. and Wayne ave-, Silver
Spring. 100 pm. to 500 pm
Sundays. Leader: Olaf Brock
dorff and Joseph Good.
Wheaton High School, Dale
wood DIR. and Randolph rd., Whea-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
P-TA Plea On
Landscaping
Gets the Ak

County school administra-
tors have in effect rejected a
P-TA plea that landscaping
be included in school con-
struction ALLEGATIONS.
New school projects contem-
plated in the 1959-6O proposed
capital budget do not include
funds for the landscaping. accord
ing to DR.. c. Taylor Whittier,
superintendent of schools.
The P-TAs, through their coun-
ty council, have asked that they
be relieved of the responsibility
of paying for landscaping. as
we'll as portion of the cost of
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
Trip Suggestion

THAT the future may learn
from the past is the theme of
Colonial Williamsburg. a restora-
ton without equal in the United
States. If you take a trip to Viii
liamsburg, Va, you'll be living
chapter out of our country's
past history. You will ride down
the old streets in Colonial carri-
ages, dine by candlelight in the
old taverns and best of all tour
the historic buildings.
Virtually, the entire colonial
area of the city has been re-
stored as nearly as possible to
its appearance during the 18th
century. More than 400 buildings
stand in their colonial form and
over half of the exhibition places
are original structures. Others
have been faithfully rebuilt on
their original foundations, a prof.
ect made possible by John d.
Rockefeller, jr.
Busy shops line one end of his
toric Duke of Gloucester ST., the
main thoroughfare of the city.
Stately colonial homes and pub
lie buildings surrounded by beau
tiful gardens are on or just off
this street. AT one end is the col
lege of William and Mary and
at the other the reconstructed
capitol building.
Just a few points of interest
you won't want to miss are the
Capitol, one of the principal
buildings of Colonial America,
the public gaol where the debtors
and criminals were placed in the
early zoos; Raleigh Tavern, the
center of social and political life
before the revolution and the Gov
ernor's Palace used by the royal
governors from 1920 to 1880. Ex-
hibition buildings are open daily
from 10 am. to 5 pm. An in
elusive combination ticket for adj
mission to many of the restored
structures can be purchased at
the information center or at any
of the exhibition buildings.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
dered by the Housing author
ity," Fishman explained.

dered by the Housing author
ity," Fishman explained.
Fishman said five of the prof.
iect to a final inspection by the
Housing Authority.
Charles G. Douglass. executive
director of the Authority, said he
was disappointed" in the prof.
ect's progress.
At the same time, Douglass
said, "Fishman is doing his best"
A clause in the contract pro-
vides that Fishman Construction
could be penalized $65 a day for
every day the project remains
incomplete since last November
Is.
Biggest drawback was last
years cold, wet winter which so
soaked available lumber supplies.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

Ready for


There are only two more
chances for civic.minded county
residents to meet with their legis-
lative delegation to the General
Assembly and tell them what
laws to enact.
The delegates will hold public
hearings December 3 and Decem-
ber 10 at $50 pm. in the County
Office Building auditorium in
Rockville.
The first meeting will be limit
ed to discussion related to county
government agencies. The sec
ond will be held to hear views
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

ton. 100 pm. to 500 pm. =
Saturdays. Leader: Fred Pro-
copio.
Western Junior High School,
Massachusetts ave. ext, Wash.
ington 16, D. C. 100 pm. to 400
pm. II Saturdays. Leader: Viii
liam Hauptman.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School. EastWest hgwy.. Bethes.
da. loo pm. to 600 p.m.-Sun.
days. Leader: Thomas Day.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

playground equipment.
The issue was raised at Mon
days school board session by
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

S ENTINEL- DoETq0NFR9 GoSTTQl MD'
thursday, November ~, I9ss-C3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
"a" Grill
reg. 1898
I598

u-2l-3l With cronk adjustment for
hi-Io cooking. Adjustable. controlled
bottom droft. copper-toned front
hondIe utensil holder and bottom troy.
On Ioroe rubber tired wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
"A" grill
reg. 1898
9S8

u-2l-4l Block metol ~" steel bowl,
hi-lo grid adjustment. with droft con-
troll feoture. On rubber tired wheels.
inexpensive yet sturdy oddition to
patio or yord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

electric rOtiSSerie
reg. 1898
1895
u-2I-2l Adjustable grid ond bot
tom droft control for perfect outdoor
cooking. Copper toned finish with
motorized spit. ~" steel bowl. On
rubber tired wheels.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-06-06
Men Books
For Catholics

O'BRIEN, r. WILLIAM. JUS
tice Reed And The First Amend
ment Georgetown University
Press Distributed by New York
University Press, 80 Washing
ton Place, New York City 81 $5).
Emphasizes an analysis of deci-
sions dealing with the religion
clauses of the Constitution.
P~ALLASCIO-M OR IN, ERN-
EST. The Immortal Profile.
franciscan Herald Press. $3.50,
cloth; Csc, paper. Meditations
on the life of Christ by a Fran
ciscan tertiary.
POWERS. JAMES +. Prince of
Darkness and Other Stories.
Image Books. 85c. Paper. A re-
print.
RENGERS, CHRISTOPHER.
Words From the Cross. Bruce.
ST Paper. Meditative sermons.
REYNOLDS, ERNEST E. Saint
Thomas More. Image Books.
Csc. Paper). A reprint of the edi-
ton originally published by P.
J. Kennedy.
SORG, REHBERT. O.S.B. The
Mass For Labor Day. est. Louis,
Pho Decimo Press. 81. Paper.
A study of the new Mass of ST.
Joseph the Workman against the
background of American labor.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-06-06

Of their kind | have ever az
tended. To be sure, they did
not solve many problems. As
q matter Of fact. they really
didn't solve any problems at
all. nor were they intended TO.
These seminars did provide
an excellent forum, however,
for the serious and dispassion-
ate discussion of important
problems in an atmosphere of
complete intellectual freedom.
Critics of the Fund to the
contrary notwithstanding, they
were not propaganda sessions.
On the contrary, they were
highly educational in the best
sense of the word. | congratu-
late the Fund on its initiative
in sponsoring these meetings,
and | look forward with pleas
ure to attending similar SEM
mars under the same auspices
if | am lucky enough to be in
vited.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-06-06

q. What is the meaning OF
the blessing Of . car or hav-
ing . ST. Christopher medal IN
q car? Does in protect "
from accidents?
A. A sacramento, such as
the blessing of a car or the st.
Christopher medal, has the
power of the Mystical Body of
the Church with it. It brings
spirituA blessings and some
times other visible effects.
The use of these sacramentals
should make us aware of our
responsibility as Christians to
use everything as Christ would
have us use them. They should
tell us that a Christ-bearer
(Christopher) should drive
with courtesy for others and
with care for the safety of 9TH
ers on the road. If, through no
fault Of ours, an accident
threatens it could hap
pen that God would be pleas
ed to protect US because Of
our prayerful use of the sac
ramentals. There is no magic
in s~acramentals. It would be
superstitious to expect them
to prevent all accidents, in
Guiding those that happen
through our carelessness Or
excessive speed.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-06-06
The Washington Letter
Soviet Propaganda
Is Always Active

strong belief that at least
some of the Latin American
demonstrations were commun-
list inspired and led.
This Government does
know that Soviet Russian anti
American propaganda directed
at Lebanon, Algeria and Latin
America has been at a high
pitch for some time.
n has not yet found, appar-
emily, that this propaganda
was stepped up Just before
any Of the recent anti-Amer-
lean demonstrations.
However, this country has
been made aware, that despite
talk about tensions among the
Kremlin leaders, of unrest
among the Russian people, of
differences among the satellite
countries. of Russia's fear of
Red China's growing import
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-06-06
] Fr. HenJey's Inquiry Corner
What Is Significance
of St. Christopher Medal?

q. What is the point Of fhe
so-eailsd particular Judgment
IF We are 10 b. judged at The
end OF the world why should
we be Judged twice7
A. It would scarcely be
right or reasonable for a per-
son to be in a state of sus-
pense from the time of his
death until the Last Judg.
ment!. We know from the ref
erences to it in the New Test
ament c.and after death the
iudgment,p') This day thou
shalt be with me in Para
disc" etc.) and from the doc
trine Of purgatory and Of the
canonization of saints that ev.
eryone knows his fate imme.
diately after death. The gen.
eral judgment on the last day
is a public" vindication Of
the power and goodness of
God as everyone is made
aware of the pattern of Gre
alton. Good and evil will be
seen in its true Light then: the
wicked will be faced with
their malice and stupidity and
the good will be properly hon
ored.
Send questions 70 Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box go, Columbus (16) Ohio.