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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
For Safer Motoring

With reference to your edi-
torial, For Safer Motoring"
in The Star Of Sunday. Sep
TENDER IA, 1858, I want to
comment on the electroni-
cally tipped rear-view mirrors
and electronically depressed
headlight beams.
The need for a tipped rear
view mirror" is to compen-
safe for drivers, in the rear.
violating one of the basic
highway safety laws. because
of ignorance, an extremely
selfish disregard, or the use
Of automatic headlight beam
depressors. I feel that this
reason alone would justify
outlawing the automatic
beam depresSors.
Since the use of four head
lights, this violation is very
easily detected, but how often
is a driver stopped for this?
/. If you can see the tail
lights of a vehicle in front
of you, the driver of that
vehicle can see your head
lights in his mirror. 1t is
time to lower your lights.
your automatic lowering
device is useless here0
2. II you can see tail lights
in front of you. you have
absolutely no need for high
beam headlights. Again, it is
time to lower your lights.
S/Sgt. d. A. Willoughby,
1254th Air Transport Group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
Confusing Candidate

What team is Brent Bozell.
Republican candidate for the
Maryland House of Delegates,
playing on? We have always
thought of him as in far right
field, but now he has strayed
clear out of the ball park.
In a radio appearance the
other night, Mr.. Bozell fatty
repudiated a vital plank of
the Republican platform for
Montgomery County-saying
that he was opposed to any
additional State aid for the
county's schools.
1t may be that Mr.. Bozell
had got hold of the Republic
can State platform, which
in 100 per cent contradiction
to the county COP. - OPP
poses any further school aid
to the counties.
1t seems to me the parents
of Montgomery County have
the right to know who is the
authentic voice Of the COP.
Mr.. Bozell or Mr.: Scull,
State or local platform.
David C. williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21

An embarrassing river
breakdown occurred 100 years
ago, The Star, on September
81, 1858, said: ION Saturday
afternoon, soon after the
steamer Mount Vernon, of
the river line, passed Alex
andria, and while she was
opposite Slater's nurseries,
the cylinder Of the steam
engine burst and she was
forced to stop and display
on her fore flagstaff a signal
Of distress. The steamer
Thomas Collyer was on her
2 o'clock trip at the time the
accident occurred, and with
the kindly spirit which is his
characteristic, Capt. Baker
Immediately turned his boat
about and going to the relief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21

trailing clouds of glory. Then
on that first day Of sight
she would want actually TO
see the books which have
been read to her and which
have revealed the deepest
channels of human life. And
how human this is as she
says, II should like to look
into the loyal, trusting eyes
of my dog. In the after
noon I should take a long
walk in the woods and in
toxicate my eyes on the
beauties Of the world Of
nature, and as the day ended
pray for the glory of a color
full sunset"
The second day would bring
the thrilling miracle by which
night is transformed into day.
AS she puts it, Il should be-
hold with awe the magnifl-
cent panorama of light"
Then would come hours in
museums packed with the
condensed history of the race.
Then the art galleries with
their deathless canvases and
sculpture. She would want
to see "the gnarled, bearded
features of Homer. They are
dear to me for he, too, knew
blindness" The second eve
ming would be spent in a
theater where the plays the
thing. How l should like 70
see the fascinating figure Of
Hamlet or the gusty Falstaff.
and colorful Elizabethan
trappings." Then she who
cannot enjoy the beauty Of
rhythmic music except with
the touch of her hands would
revel in the grace Of the
ballet. Then, after the glori-
GUS dawn of the third day
would come a plunge into the
busy workaday world, with
its throngs, its buying and
selling, Fifth avenue, the
stores, the styles, the slums,
factories, parks where chill
dren play, quick glimpses at
both happiness and misery.
And then she confesSes that
on the last night with sight
she is afraid she would run
away again to the theater,
and think of it, see, see, see,
a hilariously funny comedy,
At midnight of the third day
midnight really comes to
stay, as truly as it did when
the golden gifts were snatched
from Cinderella. And as the
curtain falls on this fantasy.
Helen Keller calls out to
every one of us who have
eyes to see, Il who am blind
can give one hint to those
who see. Use your eyes as if
tomorrow you would be
stricken blind" But this we
know. Helen Keller, after
three days Of sight, would go
back into the darkness with
a deeper appreciation Of the
great hymn:
For the beauty OF each hour
Of the day and of the night.
Hill and yale and tree and
foWer, sun and moon and
stars OF night,
For the mystic harmony link
ing sense to sound and light.
Lord OF all to Thee ne raise
this our hymn Of grateful
praise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
50 Years Ago

The incompatible Walter
johnson was pitching for
Washington so years ago, and
in a story from New York on
September 8, 1908, The Star
reported: I'VE are previously
disappointed in that man
johnson of Washington. He
and his team had four games
to play with the champion
Yankees. johnson pitched
the first game and shut them
out. Johnson pitched the
second game and shut them
out. johnson pitched the
third game and shut them
out. Did johnson pitch the
fourth game and shut them
out? He did not. oh, you
gutter! :"
Washington was after de-
linquent taxpayers SO years
ago. On September rs, 1908,
The Star reported: Follow
ing the declaration yesterday
by Charles c. Rogers, col
lector of taxes, that he means
to exert every effort to COL
lect unpaid personal tax bills,
and proposes to employ strin-
gent measures, delinquents
have been hurrying to the
District Building to pay up.
y. Thirty-three persons who
owed the District for per-
Sonal taxes appeared at the
collector Of taxes Offices yes
terday afternoon and squared
their accounts. Today resi-
dents have been visiting the
collector and placing in his
hands real money. :"
A story in The Star on
September %, 1908, brought
brief alarm to the Capital.
The Star reported: I'm a de-
moniacal fury, Andrew Light
foot, a mulatto inmate at the
st. ElizabethS Asylum for the
Insane, killed Patrick Ma
honey, overseer Of the
grounds, and Mile Follin, a
young inmate of the asylum,
and severely injured Miss
Robertson, another inmate,
early today. The murderer
escaped from the grounds
and fed to the swamps near
by :" He was captured a
short time later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
SPIRES or THE SPIRIT
Three Days to See
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

seen or heard. The emanci-
patton OF Helen Keller Is one
of the most amazing biogra-
phies Of all time. With the
avenues Of sight and hearing
permanently blocked, hermet-
ically sealed, her enriched
and enriching life is an
achievement which seems
rightly to belong In the cate
CORY Of human miracles.
Shut out from beauty and
form and color and shape,
the commonplace for untold
millions, nevertheless in
riches Of the mind and heart
this blind women is one OF
the tallest humans now
walking the earth. She brings
wildly to mind the incident
in the life of the famous
violinist, Paganini, who once
electrified an audience by
producing exquisite melody
on one taut string OF ms
speaking instrument when all
other strings had snapped.
The music from the full
orbed life of this handicapped
giant Of the spirit, Helen
Keller, has inspired multi
tudeS.
She has gone on her ra-
diant way from grace 10
grace, from glory to glory
from strength to strength:
With what others would call
Gripping handicaps. she has
climbed the Himalayas OF
knowledge. Out of the dark
cavern which shut her in as
a little child, soundless ana
sightless, she has mounted
into a magniflcently melo-
dious. colorful, fragrant lie:
She has become a citizen OF
boundless realms so splen-
didly expansive that most
more favored mortals amply
endowed would find it dit-
ficult to comprehend a life
of such divine dimensions.
Now this sightless woman
who has. seen so much urges
those who have the boon OF
physical sight never to lose
the rapture Of the wild Joy Of
seeing which each day and
each night brings. She who
has never seen the glory OF
a human countenance, who
has never thrilled at the sight
of a cathedral or an altar N or
a flower or a star or a red
bird or the crimson glories
of the dying day or moon
light shimmering across the
cleaning pavement of still
waters, natures poem lovely
as a tree, a poisoning Dough
in springtime or winter fields
piled with snow, cries out to
those who can revel in all
:. these things and a thousand
more, Cherish your eyes"
without any self-pity she
imagines what she would dc
if she were granted three
DAYS to see. She says visit
fully she loves to imagine
what pageants of sight she
would crowd into those three
days If she were suddenly
told that she could have the
use of her eyes for that
period. What is the list OF
things she gives? First. she
who sees now only through
her fingertips would want to
. see the people whose kind
ness and companionship
have made her life worth
living. She would find a
wild excitement in watch
ing what she calls the
subtleties of expression, the
culver of a muscle, the
flutter of q hand. So, on the
first of her three days o.
seeing she would call to her
self all her dear friends anc
look into their faces. She
would want to see the face
of a baby and catch a vision
of the innocent beauty OF q
little one new to earth and
sky who had so recently come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21

military forces and the face
to be saved also Chiang's,
would it not be better to for
get both, since neither has
had much Of either for many
years?
If FormoSa is essential to
the security of the United
States, would it not be safer
and certainly more honest
for the President to so state
and then declare that we
have occupied Formosa for
that reason?
Hugh B. Hester,
Brig. Gen, USA, Retired.
= IS r.
Craven appeasers would
give Nationalist China's is
land bastions, Quemoy and
Matsu, to the Red Chinese for
their bloody signature on a
scrap of paper. When the
appeasers run out of other
peoples property will they
donate parts Of America for
"Peace2"
1t is Americas sacred duty
to give every support to the
Nationalist Chinese or pay
the price of appeasement-
war!
Elizabeth Lippitt.
San Francisco,
\ +
Quemoy and Matsu are
important to the United
States because they are
advanced positions held
against Communist pressure.
Like the 38th Parallel In
Korea, for which we paid
nearly 100000 casualties,
like the Berlin airlift with
it's losses. like the 18th Par
allel in Wet Nam, they are
symbols Of Americas support
of the free world.
At Teheran and Yalta and
Potsdam we gave In to Com
munist pressure, but it
brought only more trouble,
not friendship with the
USSR. In 1945. as, al and
'48 we disarmed Chang Kali
shek and gave aid to the
Chinese Communist Agra
rian Reformers. 1t brought us
not their friendship, but
their hatred. They under
stand only flrmnesS.
Quemoy and Matsu are the
eyes and ears of Free China !;
they prevent amphibiouS
build-up of the ports OF
Annoy and Foochow, the nat
ural take-off points for the
invasion of Formosa. While
Quemoy and Matsu hold out
FormoSa is safe. Neither
Quemoy nor Matsu is, like
Hongkong, within the inter-
national three-mile offshore
limit, and neither has ever
belonged to Communist
China. Both are governed by
the National Government OF
the Republic of China which
was elected in free elections
in 1947, something the Com
munist Chinese. like the Rus
slams, have never dared to
risk
AS Gen. Macarthur told the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, II
we abandon Quemoy, Matsu
and Formosa, San Francisco
is the next logical stopping
place.
Alfred KOhlberg,
Chairman. American China
Policy Association, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry Drtters' correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
Boosts and Knocks

Congratulations to our Re-
publican Senators! The So
called liberal" ADA has
announced its "12 men of the
year" list-that is. Senators
whose 1858 voting record
most nearly meets ADA spec
if1cations. And they're DEM
ocrats to a man!
Surely here's one field
where right-thinking voters
Of both parties may find
every boost a knock!
Lila d. Sonnemann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
FROM THE STARS FILES :.

of the disabled steamer, took
on board the Southern pas
sengers, their baggage and
the United States mail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
Is Years AGO

A name familiar to Wash
ington was in the news IS
years ago. On September "a,
1888, The Star reported, in a
story from Detroit: Explain
ing that he felt somebody
else should have a chance to
see what could be done with
the Detroit Tigers, Stanley r.
(Bucky) Harris today sub
mitted his resignation to
Frank j. Navin, the COM
pany's president. Navin re-
luctantly announced his
managers resignation at the
close of today's game with
the st. Louis Browns, adding
that he had been unable to
persuade Harris to change
his mind. >"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21

Dueling was more or less
publicly accepted 100 years
ago, although it was illegal.
On September 81. 1858, The
Star reported: THE Rich
mond Duel-Hon. Sherrard
Clemens is in as comfortable
a condition as is consistent
with the nature of his injury.
He endureS but little pain
and is remarkably exempt
from fever. His physicians
anticipate his perfect re-
covery. Mr.. Charles Irving
and Thomas P. Crisman were
the seconds in the duel, Mr..
Irving for Mr.. Clemens, and
Mr.. Crisman the friend of
Mr.. Wise. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21

A colorful flier set a Con-
tinental record Is years ago.
The Star, on September IS,
1888, reported, in a story from
Brooklyn. N. Y; Col. Roscoe
Turner. speed flyer, hung up
a new West-East transcon-
tinental record today, racing
his plane at times to 315
miles an hour to cross the
country in 10 hours and 5
and one-half minutes. The
previous record of 10 hours
and 10 minutes was held by
James Haizlip. A severe
headache, coupled with rough
and windy weather and fog,
caused Turner to abandon
his previously announced
plan to attempt a return
flight to the coast today. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21
100 Years Ago
ArmamentS races are moth

ArmamentS races are moth
ing new to Russia. The Star,
on September %, 1858, re-
ported: 1.-THE efforts which
Russia has lately made to in
crease her navy are attracting
attention in Europe. These
efforts are so considerable
that her own building yards
are not sufficient for the pur-
pose, and she has been having
vessels built in England,
France and America, under
the superintendent of her
own naval officers. The
Baltic fleet numbers 81 ships
of the line, and several
smaller vessels, without
counting gun boats. Her
fiotilla in the Caspian Sea
has been increased, and she is
creating a respectable naval
force in Eastern Siberia. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-21

Washington was looking
toward identifying its alleys
Is years ago. On September
10, 1888, The Star reported:
THE squalid alleys of Wash
ington will be used by the
Public Works Administration
to show the Nation what can
be done in the way of Stun
clearance, if plans now under
way meet with necessary ap-
proval. And that they will
meet that approval is prac-
tically assured, because they
are being worked out with the
advice and counsel of Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
has thoroughly inspected the
alleyways Of the District Of
Columbia and heartily disap-
proves Of them. :. :"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-11-21
Ghe++os On Campus
November 81, 1858

There ghasAbeen some concern by Jewish leaders of
the college fraternity movement the fact that
some Jewish students have chosen to join nonJewlsh
fraternities
In theory of course, there no Jewish or non
Jewish" fraternities most campuSeS because the
college university will not sanction such resrc-
in fraternity charter However, in practice there
is little mixing of the two groups, particularly on the
long-estabished Eastern campuses.
In the West, especially in Arizona there exists
freer atmosphere and many fraternlteS Will accept
into membership person of any faith
Directors to this practice claim that generally the
exception is made in only one case-Just enough to
present facade of liberal thinking.
They also claim that, in the of Jews the frater
nity-as home-away-fr home-should provide
form of Jewish living. They believe that Jewish boys
who enter non-Jewish fraterntes have little Jewish
consciousness and in danger of being weaned from
the faith
The fact of the matter is that if Jewish youth does
not know where he is going in the matter OF religion
by the time he has reached college age-if his own
family has allowed him to exist in religious vacuum
there is driving force in the fraternity equal to
the task of educating him to his heritage.
An even more important fact in this matter is that
Jews strongly resent "ghettoization" - restrictions
from membership in any organization be it fraternity
or country club, the basis of religion alone. This
same feeling especially keen with regard to restrc
tion from public housing accommodations.
If Jews do not welcome and even promote their ac-
ceptance by non-Jews in such matters where in the
world will they make their beginnings to find solu-
tion to the problem?
It is that the first Jew to break the bigotry
barrier in any particular situation may find himself
alone, lonely and less happy than his neighbors But
when the last barrier finally falls he will merit spec
al niche of honor, for path be paved until it
has been pioneered.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-11-21
Arabs Proposals Funutic
In U.N. On Refugee Problem
By SAUL CARSON

UNITED NATIONS Y. years
delegates convinced that
the Arabs people beyond all and logic
say the future it will mpossi
But and if talks start the
will individuals of
balance these certainly there could be
cluded like Ahmad Shukalry.
He minister of for United Nations affairs of the Saudi
ban He is diplomat change
frequently. representative
Jordanan representative.
the first Arab spokesman Asemblys special
political committee the question of
Readers might
approach.
refrigerated
rehabitated
continue relief?
refugees solution to the problem"
solution, solution
solution"
Then what he
repatriation"
the
OF these not really refugees about half of these
alb.
And Israel refuses let
its land? calls
Outlaw Nonism all Jewish immigration into Israeli
economic o technical aid
Delegates Shuary fanatic
man type OF Arabm They know that he knows that there not
would
demands The question then arises: Why does he make such de-
There
broadcast over the radios and for distribution leaflets
refugees in the keep them stirred
make impossible to do anything constructive
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-11-21

Ralph Segal, Jean Kadish, Shelia
Getz, and Rita Plotlzin were among
the SO Arizona State University
students selected for listing in
''Who's Who in American Colleges
and Universities. l."
Segal is Associated Students
first vice president, president of
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, receiv-
ed the nter-Fraternity Council
service award, was Greek Week CO.
chairman, and is a member of Hill
lei, Accounting Club, and Social
Board.
The girls are all charter MEM
bers of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorori-
tvs new chapter on campus. Miss
Plot<in is chapter president, AS
sociated students senator, served
as Greek Week co-chairman and is
member of Panhellenic Council
and Big Sister.
Miss GetZ served as AEPhi and
Hillel president, Associated Stu
dents senator, and on the Avs and
Panhellenic councils.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-11-21
Entertainment Set
For Member Purty

City of Hope PhoenicIans will
hold a membership party at $3.50
pm. Dec. z at Temple Beth Israel,
featuring a Detroit Symphony vio-
linist accompanied by concert
pianist, a singing Western movie
and television actor, and a come
dienne.
Chapter President Jack Kriegel
will be master of ceremonies. Mrs.
Harry Austin is general chairman
and Mrs. joseph Hacker vice chair
man. Jeanette Greengard is pro-
gram chairman.
Committee members are Mines.
Irving Freeman, Ben Bloom, David
Ginsberg, Meyer Goldman, Ray
Mitchell, Charles Softer, Jack Krie-
gal, and Isadore Schwartz, Meyer
Goldman is publicity chairman.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-11-21

In the South, there are many who
fear federal action, claiming it an
infringement of states rights. But
law enforcement agencies in the
South alone have not been able to
control these manifestations of big
otry.
SOUTHERNER Ralph McGill,
editor of the Atlanta Constitution,
says, "In major cities of the South,
every police force is infected with
possibly to 10 percent of persons
of Klan-like mentality" And in
many of the smaller towns and
cities. the Klan mentality is in
control"
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
points out that many Southern
Jewish and Negro institutions have
been bombed, yet local police have
so far failed to obtain single con-
viction. Such cases remain "un-
solved"
The convictions in the Atlanta
case, as of course we know, were
the result of an FBI investigation.
It is clear that nothing short of
federal Intervention will prevent
these outbursts of violence, and if
the President does not take the
necessary action, it is certain that
Congress will endeavor to do so.
LEGISLATION is already being
framed which will give the FBI
jurisdiction in cases of bombing of
places of worship. We can do our
part to bring about its passage by
urging our congressional represen-
tatives to give it support.
Such legislation will serve notice
on terrorists and fanatics that their
illegal activities will no longer go
unpunished.
And it will give renewed validity
to our claim for moral leadership
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1958-11-21
The World Over

This news comes to us from the
World Union for Progressive Juda-
ism, which notes that Liberal and
Reform Jewish prayerbooks long
ago blended our historic iturgical
language Hebrew) with our every
day vernacular (English).
''It is to the credit of our Pro-
gressive congregations" says the
organizations London-published In
formation bulletin, "that they in
sist upon understanding themselves
when they ask of the Lord"
WE'LL, WE AGREE, it is a fine
thing to comprehend what we ask
of the Lord, but if possible we
should like to understand it in He
brew.
This is not the far-fetched notion
it might have once been. Today
Hebrew is being studied far more
intensively that it was generation
ago-in Hebrew schools, in col
leges, and in adult study groups.
We do look forward to the time
when we can all understand our
prayers as we recite them in the
original, in the language in which
our history was written and in
which our forefathers spoke the
ideals of Judaism.
ARABS OF ISRAEL will benefit
from a new program recently un-
dertaken by the America-Israel
Cultural Foundation.
A three-year building program,
projected by the foundation, will in
clude the establishment of cultural
centerS in so Arab villages of the
Jewish state.
1t is planned that a team of So
biologists will study the cultural
needs of these settlements and ar
range for the training of an Arab
cultural leader in each village.
Thus will the Arabs of Israel be
able to participate in the cultural
growth, as they do in the political
and economic development, of Is
rael. Though they constitute a mi
nority. they will, as in any democ-
racy, be citizens of first standing,
able to make their contribution to
a dynamic free society.
The foundation rightfully calls
its expanded program "a cultural
offensive for peace"