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East Side.
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Another good question is this: when will the tragic
dispute desegregaon be viewed realistically by David
Lawrence?"

This paper is printed by The Chronicle Star in PascagoU
a Miss On the Chronicles editorial page each issue there
two columns Ove The Editors Desk written by taston
King and Under The Editors Desk" written by Ira Harkey
Ira for the most part limits his comments to subjects SO To-
cal as not to be of great interest outside the OF course
that's how should be- and it accounts for the success OF the
paper However, Ira reports on Local end OF MS franKY
think the man is of interest TO more persons than Just inc
5000 or so who subscribe TO the Chronicle Ira reports as
follows:
friend of ours chesierfieldan Pasca-
goua told the story of the day in 1885
Sally Rand perform artistic evo
Millions of others Sally the past three
the story hs Our friend
watched of the lenses his popped
sosgle-eYed but we'd heard OF
anybody naturally and no
one this yarn
ccouple weeks however friend was dining al
Biloxi other fell into
deecabe blonde babe AS he chatted with this
behold the lenses of his glasses popped Out
and pinged TO floor at her feet.
Among the friends wife. who also
who perhaps astounded that such
fires still burned in the old boy.
For this friend of Ira Harkeys have admiration, re-
speCt, ;. yes, even envy!
In Washington have friend who is an Assistant Sec
rotary of Defense MAYBE he's Assistant TO the Assistant
. one never knows how they do things in Washngton) In
October of this year had occasion TO spend few hours with
him one afternoon, which was pleasure
The other day had letter from him and, in part, If
read:
Since seeing you have been mission down
the valley of the Rhine river There are still notaions
showing that the modern rulers whom we have twice
upset in your time and mine preceded by other
oppressors acist and otherwise all the way back to he
Roman Iegions. There is significance in this history if
only certain people woul read, if they could and would
read -.
More poinedy it is depressinsy shocking to walk
through the wreckage and ruins of high level deaistic
cultures which have tripped up and fallen over false
deooges centering around the ncidenaIs Of race and
color
have nothing to add; think my friend has point
worth exploration by every American citizen And especial
Id like to see our President read of the history mentioned
in the letter . and understand it,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-12-11

Most people on earth belong to
four major religions: Christians,
Mohammedans, Brahmins and
Buddists. There are also about
IL million Hebrews.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-12-11
Book Review +. .


hundred years from now. But is
| that all that is being done at the
moment? Those points of light
that begin to dot the darkness
is someone lighting candles in
the miasmal mist?
A book crossed this desk just
recently-though it appeared on
book-stalls some four years ago
that sheds light and heat enough
to burn holes in the murk for
miles around. 1t is Lee Nichols
Breakthrough on the Color Front,
a record of the u. S. military
services desegration of troops
during the late 1940's and early
sos. Mr.. Nichols, a United Press
correspondent stationed in
Washington, writes preface to
his study that reveals profound
awareness of how impressive and
important are the facts of the
story he is releasing - for the
first time in any detail - to the
public. Impressive it certainly is;
and important in a way that the
author probably did not antici-
pate: for Breakthrough was re-
leased shortly before the u. 5.
Supreme Court judged segrega-
ton in public schools unconstl-
tutional Today, four years after
the high courts historic decision,
Lee Nichols careful documenta-
ton of military desegregation has
special relevance. Reduced to its
barest terms, Breakthrough de-
livers this simple message: 1t
worked in the armed forces. But
in the context of recent violence,
defiance of law, and the renun-
citation of logic, what weight that
simple message carries! 1t should
be UNDERSIGNED, repeated, trea-
sured in that exclusive section OF
the mind which is restricted"
where only the pure facts - the
most respectable - are admitted.
Indignation of troops was no
simple, quick or easy process.
During World War II, cautious
first steps were taken by the U.
S. Navy to see if Negroes might
not serve in more essential units
than the traditional "messman"
groups. Gradually, colored per-
sonnet began to be absorbed into
white ships companies, and OBJ
servers noted that almost all OBJ
iections-from officers and en-
listed men alike-evaporated as
soon as the experiment was in
actual operation.
At the same time, careful
studies were being undertaken
to survey the history of Negroes
in U. S. military operations in
the past. Here it was discovered,
as expected, that much-maligned
colored regiments that had made
! a poor show Tin World War l, for
example) had actually been lab
oring under sub-standard condi-
tons low morale, poor train
ing, etc, and that these elements
might go a long way to account
for the prevalent view that the
Negro was a poor risk under fire.
In the late ..940's the Air Force
took steps to eliminate segrega-
ton among its troops members.
This program was undertaken
partly in the interests of eff
cheney; but as one high-ranking
officer stated-"it was bold at
tempt to tackle a broad gagged
national problem"-racial segre-
cation itself. In its large, over
all results, there was an almost
total absence of opposition" to
this move from Air Force men
themselves, and by the end of
1852 the USAF could boast that
all Negroes were successfully in
tegrated into white companies.
The Army was the most resis-
tant Of all military branches to
the desegration movement Tend
i i, 1,.,<,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-12-11

If all of the 100000 pounds
of weld metal used on the Nays
newest aircraft carrier USS In
dependence, was "a inch size, 1t
would extend from New York to
San Francisco.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-12-11

Fish story: A blue whale can
weigh as much as Is elephants
or $50 oxen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-05
best friend?

Ruling the Commissioners the District Columbia prevents Police fir
soliciting funds this campaign for the Metropolitan Police Boys Gu
Will Nyearod community program die because of this?
Will Washington let needy down. The up you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
THURSDAY
NUMISMATIC NOTES

and Immediately bought out
the Charleston Arm of Evans
a. Cogswell. In an effort to
increase production still fur
ther. Secretary Memminger
persuaded Evans a. Cogswell
to set UP another plant in
Columbia.
The photographic firms Of
Archer 81 DAILY tlater Archer
81 Halpin). Dunn & Co., and
Hoyer 81 Ludwig remained In
Richmond where they pro-
duced stocks, bonds and post
age stamps.
With the concentration Of
currency producing firms in
Columbia, 1t was hoped that
the problem Of volume pro-
duction was solved. Such was
not the case. however. Eric
ton soon developed among
the companies, each Of which
was seeking an exclusive con-
tract.
Some plants were accused
Of monopolistic practices. and
the Treasury Department was
charged with favoritism in
some transactions. Short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
Seventh Of a Series

The year 1862 saw a deter
mined effort by Confederate
Treasury officials to CONSOLE
date In the city Of Columbia,
S. c., all Of the private print
ing firms engaged in pro-
ducing currency.
This movement Of person.
mel and equipment naturally
brought about many changes
in the companies involved.
Mr.. Leggett Of the Arm Of
Leggett, Keatinge e. Ball
was forced by the Confed-
eracy to withdraw from his
company because Of his as
ISOLATION with Capt. Leon
ard. believed TO be a Yankee
spy. The company thereafter
became known as Keatinge
e. Ball and moved to Column
bia.
DR.. ]. T. Paterson moved
his part Of the firm Of Hoyer
g. Ludwig TO the new location.
Blanton Duncan arrived in
Columbia with his company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
BY A. J. WEDDERBURN
Curator Of Photography
fTha GnaifAennian inst itnfiam


Been wondering II color
negatives can be satisfac-
torily retouched? You will
find that the answer is yes
In a pamphlet Just issued by
Kodak mo. E-7D free for
the asking.
The technique can be used
for removing blemishes, lines
and wrinkles from flesh areas
in portrait negatives where
a change in density rather
than color, is desired. The
retouching may be done by
using only a black III or 2H)
pencil.
Also discussed in the PAM
phlet are other color mega
tive retouching procedures
which can be used as a start
ing point by any retoucher
wishing to develop his own
technique. A copy of Re
touching Color Negatives"
can be obtained without cost
from Eastman Kodak Co..
Sales Service Division. Ro-
chester, N. Y.
A NEW ZOOM LENS for
16-mm. movie cameras has
Just been introduced by Bell
81 Howell. Measuring only
az inches in legnth, the new
lens enables the amateur
cameraman to "zoom in" on
his subject from long shot to
medium shot to closeup
without shifting camera posi-
ton or changing lenses.
With a maximum aperture
of f/2.2 it has a 4-to-1 range
of focal length variation. BY
turning the zoom handle the
focal length of the lens is
changed from wide-angle to
normal to telephoto. 1t per-
mits the movie maker to keep
right on shooting while
switching from close-ups to
long shots.
The focal length Of the new
zoom lens is continuously
adjustable from II nm. or
about "a inch wide angle)
all the way to So nm. or
about 225 inchest (tele-
photo. The 4-to-1 ratio in
focal length represents a To-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

for accurate speedfiash call
culations. Recycling time is
eight seconds on battery,
three seconds on A. C. built
in shoe contact, which fits
directly on the accessory clip
Of Ricoh cameras, eliminate
ing the need for a oonnector
cord.
1t has a 1/500th second
flash duration, and a ready
light neon indicator. 1t oper-
ates on either A. c. or 3
ID" cell batteries and &C
cepts standard cord for use
with any synchronized cam
era.
ANOTHER NEW GADGET
that appeared recently at the
New York National Photo
graphic Show is called the
Camera Belt-Pod. disable
with either a still or movie
camera it features an adjust
able unipod which clips to
the photographers belt. It
also has an attached neck
strap which holds the cam
era close to the body to free
the hands for operating the
camera.
This departure from the
accustomed tripod is helpful
in tight situations where q
tripod would be bulky and
inconvenient. When taking
pictures in q crowd the Belt
Pod allows the camera fan
steadiness without being in
the way Of passersby.
SUPER HYPAN, q product
Of Ansco, is now on the photo
market. A new fine grain.
super speed monochrome
film is being sold in 100. $40
and 20 exposure 35-mm. sizes.
The new fllm has an official
exposure index of Daylight
500 and Tungsten 400 but
may be exposed at indexes up
to 1000 Daylight and 800
Tungsten or higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

ages Of paper, equipment and
skilled manpower still existed.
and some. companies had the
extra burden Of strikes,
thievery, arson, and poor
shipping facilities.
The most serious trouble,
however. was the increasing
amount Of counterfeiting, an
evil which was to plague the
Confederacy throughout its
existence. - BRENT H.
HUGHES.
The Washington Numis-
matte Society. whose mem
berS haze prepared this series
OF articles, iDill dnswer QueS-
tons on coins addressed to
NumiSmatic Notes, The Sun
day Star. Washington {. D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

Both sets were printed in
multicolor photogravure by
the Japanese government
printing agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
CAMERA ANGLES
Yes, Color Negatives
Can Be Retouched

time change in the area
viewed by the lens. At the
maximum telephoto setting
the subject image is 81 times
larger than the image OBJ
tanned with a normal lens.
This lens is equipped with
its own reflex viewfinder,
which shows exactly what
the lens sees at all times.
This eliminates problems of
parallax (such as cutting of
part Of the subject at close
range). The viewf1nder sys-
tenn provides direct through
the-lenS focusing. The cam
era operator can see the
total region of sharpness
covered by the lens at a
given focusing setting as he
looks through the viewflnder.
No exposure increase is re-
quired when the focal length
is increased. a forward move
in optical design.
A ring at the rear Of the
viefflnder opens and closes
the eyepiece Of the shutter.
preventing stray light from
entering the optical system
when the finder is not being
used for viewing. An eye-cup.
removable for the conven-
fence of those wearing
glasses. shuts out distracting
light from the users vision.
RICOH has just come up
with a new electronic flash
unit, claimed to be the small
est and brightest until of its
kind, with a flash head no
larger than a pack of king
size cigarettes. This unit fea-
lures a built-in exposure dial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
So Million Ride Dolly
On German RuiIroud

BERLIN - The State-owned
German Federal Railroad car
ries 100000 passengers daily
over its 42,000-mile system.
Its service is augmented by
270 privately owned feeder rail-
roads operating over 1000 miles
Of track and accounting for 20
per cent Of the total German
railroad business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
WhiteseII, Noted
Photographer Dies

The Smithsonian Institu-
tion'S Photography Section,
which possesses many prints
of his, notes officially the
death in New Orleans last
month of Joseph WoodSon
woods and Pops) WhiteSell,
81. kindly and great photog-
rapher and exhibitor. His
last one-man show here was
in 1916. He won many ma
tional awards. Among his
great photos are 1.-The White
Mule, Evening in New Or
= leans" and Pep and Pep
pers."
Pops" was featured in two
mysteries by Earle Stanley
Gardner in the character
Gramp Virgins.
The most famous Of his
pictures was Margaret Has
the Floor" which Mr.. White
sell made at the age of u
and which has been exhibited
$50 times. Mr.. Whitesell had
a mop of white, unruly hair,
and he liked to wear several
sweaters at a time, almost
totally unaware Of appear
ances and Indifferent to
them.
He was born at Liberty
vile. Ind. and became a
professional at New Orleans
shortly after World War I.
In his last years, living in
retirement, he was put on a
lecture circuit by PISA be-
cause Of his ability to explain
and to inspire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23

JAPAN Four commence
ratives are planned for the
Third Asian Olympic Games
opening in Tokyo May "a.
Values and designs are: s.
yen, national stadium; 10
yen, torch and emblem of
games; 14-yen, runner and
24ryen, woman diver.
REPUBLIC OF CHINA -
Ten colorful stamps in two
topical sets were issu: d
Thursday in Taipei. Six Of
them picture butterflies,
moths and beetles of Taiwan
and the other four native
orchids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23


GOLD RUSH IA miner
panning gold provides the
design for the scent
green British Columbia
centennial stamp to be
issued by Canada on
May 8.
statue. The stamp also was
overprinted PALESTINE in
English and Arabic for use in
the GAIA Strip.
SAARLAND-Two special
youth semipostals will be
released April / with a surtax
for student trips to Berlin.
Values are 12-plus-6-francs
with a design based on a
children'S song about q fox
who stole a goose. and IS
plus-7-francs, from a folk
song about a hunter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
New Issues

WEST GERMANY-Rudolf
Diesel. inventor of the diesel
engine, was honored by a 10
pfennig stamp issued on the
centennial of his birth on
March 10, 1858. The hori-
zontal formal stamp, printed
in green, pictures Diesel and
an early version of his en-
CINE. A l2-franc value in
similar design was issued for
the Saarland.
EGYPT - A new 3-mills
regular stamp was issued
March is for the Egyptian
section Of the new United
Arab Republic. Printed in
maroon, 1t pictures the head
Of Princess Nofret OF the
Fourth Kingdom from a
4,000-year old limestone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
IcAMERA CLUBS
Spies to Talk
Tuesday on
Cat Photos

DR.. j. r. Spies. member Of
the Photographic Round
table and author of the book
"Cats-And How I Photo
graph Them" scheduled for
April publication. will be the
guest critic at the black
white print meeting Of the
Old Dominion Camera Club
at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
Buckingham c m m unity
Game Room. 313 North
Glebe road, Arlington, Va.
Since 1851 DR.. Spies has
had 10 winners in The Star
Snapshot Contests. one q
special merit national award.
His color photo. THE Big
Yawn." was the front cover Of
Sunday. The Star Magazine,
on January 26; and he has
scored in Cats Magazine,
the Capital Chemist, Popu-
lar Photography Interna-
tional Contest, and other
publications. THE Big Yawn"
won a gold medal in the 1857
Regional Photographic Exhi-
bition here and he once had
q one-man show Of cat
photos at the Smithsonian
Institution. According to his
recollections, his photo THE
Eyes Have 1t" won his first
award-a weekly Star Snap
shot Contest award on Au-
gust IL. Iceland "all my
cat photography activities
were stimulated" by this
event.
The talk Tuesday will be
accompanied by lantern
slides and will include a dis
cussion of his famous "Cat
Doodles."
The second Washington
Regional Photographic Exhi-
bition 1858. sponsored by The
Greater Washington Council
Of Camera Clubs and Wood
ward 81 Lothrop. closes April
10 for entries. All residents
Of the District. Maryland,
Virginia. and Delaware are
eligible to enter color slides
and/or black and white
prints. Ten gold medals plus
honorable mention ribbons
will be awarded in each cate
CORY.
The jury Of selection will
be: Mrs. Jean Elwell, FPSA,
Detroit: DR.. E. Throop Geer,
jr.. APSA. ARPS, Of Green
wich, Conn. and Joseph j.
Marlino, APSA. of Yonkers,
N. Y. Each has judged on
panels for PCA-recognized
international exhibitions.
The exhibition will be held
May 5 through May 10 in the
auditorium of the Woodward
& Lothrop Chevy Chase store.
For entry blanks and in
formation, write: A. Blair
Thaw, Exhibition Chairman,
5037 Wildwood lane NV,
Washington Is, D. C.
The photographs Of Al
fred Stieglitz, d864-l946),
famous pioneer art form
photographer, are ON exhibi-
ton at the National Gallery
Of Art, and will continue
through April 81. Among the
118 prints are The Termi-
nal" 1892, THE Storage"
Q90D and the Lake George
series. An illustrated cata-
logue in collotype accom-
panies the show. In the in
PRODUCTION Miss Doris Bry
presents an account of the
career of Stieglitz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
NEWS
Monroe Stamp Based
On Stuart Portrait
BY BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor


provides the design for the s.
cent James Monroe bicenten-
NAL commemorative to be is
sued April % at Montross, Va.
Monroe, fifth President of
the United States, was born
April %, 1853 at what is now
Monroe's Creek, a tributary
OF the Potomac in Westmore-
land County.
He fought as a young Of
flcer in the Revolution, was
twice Governor of Virginia,
and served in both Houses of
Congress, as Minister to
France and as Secretary of
State. He is best known for
the Louisiana Purchase,
which he and Robert Living
stone negotiated in 1903, and
for the Monroe Doctrine bar
ring interference by foreign
nations in the affairs of the
Western Hemisphere, which
he enunciated in a message
to Congress in 1923.
After defeating the Fed
eralist Rufus King for the
presidency in 1916, he missed
unanimous reelection in
1920 by a single electoral
vote. He died July 4, 1881.
Although Monroe has APP
peared on five previous
stamps, this is the first use of
a Stuart likeness. The s.
cent value of the Louisiana
purchase set of 1904 and the
l0-cent denomination of the
regular issue of 1922 repro
duced a painting by John
Vanderlyn.sThe scent of the
Presidential series of 1888
was from a medal, the Scent
Louisiana Purchase comment
orative of 1853 from a sculp-
tured plaque by Karl Bitter
and the scent of the current
regular issue from a Rem
brandt Peale painting.
Stuart apparently did three
portraits of Monroe. The one
used is a panel now in the
Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
The new stamp. to be
printed in purple in sheets
Of 70, is in the Famous
Americans" size (0.S5x0.98
inches but arranged horizon
tally. An initial printing of
100 million has been author
ICED.
The design is the work Of
Frank P. Conley of New
York. who was commissioned
through artist members of the
Stamp Advisory Committee.
Born in New York City in
1912, he has a studio there
but lived in Westport, Conn,
with his wife and three chill
dren. For the last 20 years
he has specialized in design
and lettering, including pack
ages, letterheads. trade
names, book jackets and
mastheads.
Covers for flrst-day can
collation. may be sent to the
Postmaster. Montross, Va.
x 4
on Sale at Agency
The Scent Benjamin
Franklin and Pronghorn
Antelope stamps of 1856 were
removed from sale at the
Philatelic Agency at the close
Of business March IA.
-
Okinawa Air Mail Cachet
Northwest Orient Airlines
provided q special cachet last
Monday for the tenth ami
versary Of the first CONNER
cial air mail flight out Of
Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.
on March II, l948. Servicing
Of the covers was handled by
the International Ryukyu
Stamp and Coin Society.
New Issues
WEST GERMANY-Rudolf
Diesel, inventor of the diesel
engine, was honored by a 10
pfennig stamp issued on the
centennial of his birth on
March Is, 1858. The hori-
zontal formal stamp, printed
in green, pictures Diesel and
an early version of his en-
-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-23
STAMP CLUB
MEETINGS
MONDAY


Alexandria Mount Vernon
Stamp Club, 8 pm, Belle
View School. 400 Fort Hunt
road, New Alexandria, Va.
Swap session.
HyattsvilIe Stamp Club, 8
PM, County Service Build
ing, Hyattsville, Md. Joint
meeting, seniors and juniors.
Movie: THE Hills of Rome"
WEDNESDAY
Washington Philatelic So
ciety, 8 PM, 2017 1 street
NV. Members Exhibit Night.
Woodbridge Stamp Club,
1880 pm, Woodbridge Public
Library. Eighteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue
NE. odd Facts About
Stamps" a quiz conducted by
BENJAMIN Kalman Of the
Silver Spring Philatelic Soci-
ETY..
THURSDAY
Silver Spring Philatelic So
ciety, 8 pm, County Build
ing. Georgia avenue and
Colesville road, Silver Spring,
Md. Talk by Albert F. Kunze
on Recent Latin American
Issues"
Notes on club programs
should reach The Star By
Wednesday for publication
the Sunday before the meet
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-20

Handsome Pitcher-carafe IS
ideal for home, office, outdoor
eating or sickrooms keeps
beverages ice cold or serving
hot for hours. Can't overpour
even flow is assured no mat
ter how far it's tipped. No
drip spout. Guaranteed by
Good Housekeeping and Com
mended by Parents magazines.
Evening star., 1958-07-04
WHY CHOW oLD7
Exercise Is Vital
But Begin Slowly

After 4 few rounds Of this
stand still with your feet to-
gether. toes pointing straight
ahead. Raise the arms side
ward-upward as you rise high
on your toes. Reach for the
ceiling. Lower heels and arms
10 the floor simultaneously.
Continue. feeling the stretch.
Now walk about the floor
again. this time raising each
leg up in front Of you with
stiff knees before placing
your foot on the floor. This