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Evening star., 1959-12-28
a Democrats Will Face Constont Risks
As Senate Takes Up Touchy 1860 Issues

gle place. the Senate. 1t is
so easy there to make enc
mics and ALLEVIATE people by
having to vote all the time
on this or that issue.
This must be a short ses-
sion, since the national con-
ventions of both parties are
to be in July. With this in
mind, the Democratic leaders
have already laid on an
urgent program for the
opening Of the session. They
intend to go to bat at once
with bills of fairly liberal
complexion-Federal aid to
school construction, an in
crease in the minimum wage
and so on.
The basic purpose is this:
to make an initial congress
sional record of constructive
action before facing the Bit
terly divisive issue of civil
rights which is to be brought
up in February.
The bulk of congressional
Democrats, Southern and
Northern alike, will support
school aid and minimum
wage rises. So such early
achievements must be relied
upon to give at least a first
impression of a unified and
effective party.
But even granting all goes
according to plan, civil
rights from the first moment
will INCREASINGLY scowl over
the near horizon. And once
that contest is reached moth
ing can save the Democrats
from wounding North-South
fighting.
Every Senator will have to
stand up, over and over, to
be counted. johnson will be
under the heaviest pressure
of all. AS party leader he will
be held ultimately respon-
Evening star., 1959-12-28
With Rockefeller Out, G. O. p. Drive
Is Seen Subject to Khrushchev|s Whim

answer is clear: 1t expects
the peace and prosperity
issue being developed by
President Eisenhower to
carry it to victory next Nov
ember. Everything else will
be swept under the rug.
1t is another classic axiom
Of politics that if you find a
good issue, the thing to do
is ride it. But the danger in
this instance is that the
President is not in control of
peace; he is a most import
ant shareholder-but only
a Shareholder-with Premier
Khrushchev of the Soviet
Union, the stiff-necked Gen.
de Gaulle of France and, in
the Asian wings, of the OPP
posing Chinese, Mao TIE
tung and Chang Kai-shek.
OF all the ironieS in the
new situation, the biggest by
far is that the Republicans
must depend so heavily upon
the Communists to keep their
best issue in focus for them.
They took power with a
storm of complaints that
Democrats were soft on
communism. At any time
now that Khrushchev thinks
their answers are not soft
enough, he has the power
to assume so threatening a
posture that peace will
seem a delusion and budget
balancing a snare.
The dividend for the
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For nearly the whole field
Of Democratic presidential
aspirants 1860 brings, with
the resumed Congress, a year
of peculiar risk and danger.
Never before have so many
Senators been serious posi-
bilities for the nomination.
Four Of the five main con-
tenders sit in the Senate
John F. Kennedy Of Massa-
chusetts, Lyndon B. johnson
of Texas, Hubert H. Hum
phrey Of Minnesota and
Stuart symington Of Mis-
souri,.
Thus to a degree perhaps
not seen in history what
happens in Congress alone
will largely shape the presi-
Dental prospects of a whole
party in a national election
year. OF the Big Five aspir-
ants, only Adlai E. Stevenson
will not be intimately con-
nected with the record Of
this coming session. And
even he will not altogether
be apart from it.
The Republicans will be
far less affected, Their front
runner for the presidency,
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon, cannot expect to stay
wholly out Of the line of fire.
On the whole, however, he
need not go on record except
when and where he chooses.
The poor old Democratic
Senators, however, must run
a curious trial by fire.
Happy New Year, indeed!"
they might well be sourly
muttering.
They face a conspiracy
made not by men, but by cir
MISUNDERSTANDING with
the extraordinary happen
stance that their party's
wealth in presidential avail
ables is so centered in a sim
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tney DO IL IN exact torL Ben"
ming (Ga) style.
Pilots in Korea and Thailand
fly the same planes with the
same flair as the wild blue
yonder boys Of Andrews Field.
And the native sailors on the
coastal ships are salty twins of
the deep-water fighting men
of Norfolk.
1t is pleasant for a visitor
to the local troops in the Pa
cific command to have this
never-left-home feeling. But
more important, it is evidence
that our Pacific allies are
building good, American-style
defense forces. If there is trou-
ble-and American leaders in
the area expect considerable
local subversion and guerrilla
action-the free world will re-
ly on these troops.
No U. S. Troops Involved
If these men are as good as
they look, then American
troops will not be involved in
local actionS-probably, it is
believed, will not be involved
in any kind Of fighting in the
Pacific Command area.
The SIS billion has bought a
great amount Of equipment,
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DORIS FLEEsoN
Nixon and the Peace Issue

Democrats in the withdrawal
of Rockefeller is that they
need not fear any major
detection of independents
next fall and they have
against them the candidate
Democrats most dislike and
distrust.
But they dare not under
estimate Nixon, as for so
long they did, and their own
problems remain grave. Re-
publicans can save their
money for the election cam
paign. Democrats face wear
ing, tearing and expensive
primary fights. The popula-
ton issue has sharpened the
division on the wisdom Of
nominating a Catholic. The
Democratic Congress cannot
be expected to develop q
campaign issue.
No mystery attaches to
the Rockefeller decision. His
arm was twisted in virtually
every State he visited, some
times politely, often in
solently and always obvious
ly. The additionally bred
New York millionaire was by
turns puzzled, reSentful and
finally resigned.
He is a team player and
was clearly uncomfortable
when his potential lieuten-
ants proved so often to be
the outs, the dissenters and
the individualists of his
party. He appeared to feel
that this was a kind of
Coxey's army and that he
would be miscast as its gen.
eral. He could be right, at
least about the latter part.
Evening star., 1959-12-28

sponsibility required Of an air.
line pilot.
FAA said also that it has
fined Trans-World Airlines
$500 for operating a TOT jet
transport in a non-airworthy
condition December Is, 1858.
FAA said the plane had to
make an unscheduled landing
at st. Louis, Mo-, because of
high consumption Of oil in its
No. 3 engine.
The agency said the engine
lost oil as a result of a turbine
failure. because the turbine
was installed without its quill
shaft or coupling.
FAA said instrument read
ings during a turbine change
and test fight December 16
and 18 should have indicated
to maintenance personnel that
the engine was not function
ing properly. Return Of the
plane to scheduled service was
a serious safety hazard that
jeopardized the lives Of all
aboard, the agency said.
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Eastern Pilot Is Fined ,
WA Also PenoIized

had been scheduled as a flight
from Newark, N. ]. to Jackson
vile, Fla. None Of the 63 pas
sengers was injured.
FAA said the main landing
gear struck a navigation aid
called a localizer rejecting
screen 1876 feet from the ap-
proach end of the runway
and then hit an instrument
landing system localizer build
ing before landing 80 feet short
OF the runway. The right land
ing gear tore loose, and the
plane was damaged extensively
The agency said Capt. Smith
failed to exercise the degree of
care, skill, judgment and re-
Evening star., 1959-12-28
BY the Associated Press

The Federal Aviation Agency
said today that it has imposed
a $500 fine on the pilot of an
airliner that struck a small
building on an approach to
Washington National Airport
last May 6.
The agency said it had
planned at first to suspend the
pilots certificate for 80 days
but accepted the fine payment
instead.
The penalty was levied on
Capt. c. j. Smith Of Trenton,
N. j. He was pilot in command
of an Eastern Air Lines four
engine DC7B damaged on what
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DAVID LAWRENCE

Gov. Rockefeller never had
a chance to win the 1860
nomination for the presidency
on the Republican ticket. But
the same circumstances that
put him out of the race this
time could win the nomina-
ton for him in 1864 or 1868.
For the New York Governor
gave the impression in
speeches on his Western tour
recently that he was still dis
sssociating himself from the
Eisenhower administration.
This may have been a tactic
suited to the political condi-
ditions of November, 1858,
when there was a recession
on and the Republican ad-
ministration in Washington
was not popular, but it was
the wrong tactic to pursue in
the recovery year 1859. The
main issue. of course. of the
1860 campaign is sure to be
approval or diSapproval Of
the Eisenhower administra-
tion'S record,
Vice President Nixon, on
the other hand, has managed
to create the image of a man
closely identified in almost
every respect with the in
cumbent administration. Gov.
Rockefeller's advisers, many
of whom are of the so-called
liberal school. apparently
thought the line for him to
take was one that would ap-
peal to so-called independ-
entS, especially Democrats.
But the latter don't consti-
tute the majority of a Re-
publican national convention,
and it's to the delegates at
the convention rather than
the electorate as a whole
that a preconvention candi-
date must direct his appeal
in public speeches.
The coming campaign it
self has to be fought on
whether the record of the
Eisenhower administration is
to be approved or repudiated.
Democrats will not be able
to convince the country that
Mr.. Nixon isn't a symbol Of
the Eisenhower administra-
ton, and indeed there will be
little doubt on that score
when the President himself
gets out on the stump. One
can already hear him telling
the voters that Dick Nixon is
experienced in National gov
ernmental affairs, that he is
familiar with every aspect of
Evening star., 1959-12-28
Governor AppIouded for Bowing Out,
Is Called Logical Nominee in "a or '6S


administration policy at
home and abroad and that II
the American people want
continuity they can get 1t
only by electing the Repubh-
can nominee.
For the President to say
the same thing of Gov. Rock
efeller, however, would have
been difficult, especially since
the latter had indicated in
some of his recent speeches
that he doesn't go along with
the administration on certain
policies.
Mr.. Eisenhower, Of course,
has a natural pride in his
own eight-year record and
will wish to get a favorable
verdict on that record from
the American people. If times
are good, the voters will not
wish to change administra-
tions. Continuity of foreign
policy will be especially en-
phasized.
1t will be recalled that last
autumn the British people
had almost the same issue
before them - whether to
continue the Macmillan ad-
ministration in power. 1t was
significant that. although the
British Labor Party had had
a margin in numbers in pre-
vious elections, many eligible
voters didn't go to the polls
at all this time.
The same thing is likely to
happen in America. The
voters who call themselves
Democrats outnumber the Re-
publicans by about seven or
eight percentage points in
the North, but while many
Democrats will not wish to
vote the Republican ticket
they will, in effect, be doing
the same thing by staying at
home on election day. It's
the stay-at-home. relatively
contented and in many
instances indifferent Demo-
cratic voters who will help
elect the Republican nominee.
If, however, economic con-
ditions change between now
and next November on the
domestic front and the for
eign situation takes a turn
for the worse due to any
mistakes the administration
might make, the country
would be in a mood to change
administrations. But under
such circumstances it would
not want a man who merely
had expressed polite differ
ences with the Eisenhower
Evening star., 1959-12-28
Rights Body Forms
Mississippi Unit
BY the Associated Press

~ t&+s EhaoVNIdNCU Noo
The Civil Rights Commission
announced today the Formation
Of a State advisory committee
for Mississippi composed of si;.
white and Negro members.
This State group is the 49th
such committee to be formed
The remaining State, South
Carolina will form one soon, the
commission said.
Evening star., 1959-12-28
THE TENSE PACIFIC
U. S. Outlay in Asia
BUYS Defense Chain
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star stan Writer

The dividends from this counrys SIS billion investment
in Asian armies rolling in from Japan to Thaland
All around the Pacific fringe of the Communist world the
first line of freeworld defense chain of brown
skinned soldiers all turned out from the
mold.
Paratroopers in Formosa and Vietnam different
languages they jump, but
Evening star., 1959-12-28

fighting men for Americas two
divisions there.
The Koreans are battle
tested. well trained and COM
petent. Their air force is small
and is equipped with Korean
War jets, though the North
Korean and Chinese enemy
has post-Korea planes. The
navy is old and small.
But this country keeps sub
stantial elements of the 5th
Air Force in Korea and can
bring in more in few hours.
And the 7th Fleet is always
handy to Korean waters.
This country is free to bring
atomic weapons into Korea
in fact American Gen. Carter
B. Magruder is commander Of
both American and Korean
armed forces, an arrangement
unique with our allies.
FORMOSA
The 100000 man Chinese
Nationalist armed forces paid
combat dividends during the
fighting in the Formosa Straits
last year against the Chinese
Communists.
The Nationalist army is big
enough (425, 900 men) and
good enough to resist any for
seeable invasion attempt. The
air force has been clearly
superior to its Red opposition,
although a new training pro-
gram by the Reds warns that
this superiority may not last
forever. Some top American
military men on the scene be-
lieve, in fact, that the Com
munist air force may have
caught up already.
The Nationalist navy is small
but it showed during the crisis
that, it could operate effectively
under fire.
This country would use
Formosan air and sea bases in
case of emergency.
WET NAM
The $50, ,G00-man Vietnamese
army looks efficient and GER
tainly could keep internal
order. This is a vast step for
ward from the chaotic days
that followed the partition of
this country in 1854. The air
force is restricted by the
Geneva truce agreement to
Evening star., 1959-12-28

money has helped buy in our
defensive chain around Asia:
JAPAN
The Japanese are disillusion-
ed by armies and have adopted
a pacif1st constitution. But the
United States has helped the
Japanese government build
"self defense forces" which add
up to a good small army, a bud
ding air force and a small navy.
The United States has with
drawn 80 per cent Of its army
personnel from Japan in the
last two years while the Japan
ese ground self defense force
has grown to a 170,000-man
army. The Japanese air self
defense force is just emerging
from the training stage. Over
the next few years it will take
over from the American Air
Force. The Japanese maritime
self defense force is small and
will remain pretty much a coast
guard.
The United States has its 5th
Air Force headquarters in
Japan, but no atomic weapons.
The Japanese will not permit
them. The 5th is a mobile out
fit, however, that expects to
leave Japan in an emergency,
pick up its atomic weapons out
side the country and be fighting
from other Asian bases in "a
hours.
If Japan itself is threatened,
it is assumed that the atom-ban
will be lifted.
The American navy mean
while, has large and vital bases
in Japan.
KOREA
The Korean army, the rough
equivalent of six American di-
visions. holds most Of the line
at the 38th parallel dividing
South Korea from Communist
North Korea. Korean ldiers
provide most Of the actual
Evening star., 1959-12-13

tor of mine has been almost
blind since 1857.
Last year I noticed that If I
spoke directly to him, we could
carry on a normal conversa-
ton. If we didn't talk directly
to him he would start singing
and sing louder and louder un-
til someone noticed and talked
to him again.
Once I asked how many deer
he had killed. He replied II
know exactly how many-199.
l can take you to the spot
where I killed each one of
them"
At his farm near Franklin
(Tex) about 10 years ago, he
told me what a fine time he
had visiting Houston and all
about the big reception given
him at a hotel.
II had me a real good time
in Houston, got me a haircut
and saw lots of pretty women.
I wouldn't care about living
there. It's too noisy. You can't
sleep"
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Chapman Papers Go
To Trumdn Library

INDEPENDENCE, Mo, Dec.
II (AP).-Oscar Chapman,
Secretary Of the Interior from
l949 to 1853, will present his
personal papers to the Hairy
S. Truman Memorial Library
here Monday. He will be the
first cabinet officer to do so.
DR.. Wayne Grover Of Wash
ington. United States archivist,
will attend the presentation
ceremony.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Hunted Fox at 108

His sons put him on a horse
and off across the country they
rode. Walt had more fun fox
hunting at 108 than at any,
thing I have ever seen him do
in the past is years.
The old veteran wouldn't
vote anything except the DEM
ocratic ticket. Just tell me
the name of the Democrat
that's running" he would say.
He recovered from several
attacks Of pneumonia, a feat
which could not have been
accomplished at his age with
out a superb heart. What has
given him this extra boost over
the years? No one seems really
to know.
All eight of his surviving
children live in Texas.
Blind Since 1857
Mrs w. A. James, 70, an
other daughter in San Antonio,
told him that she would be
back on his next birthday. III
be here" said Walt, but will
you?"
This much publicized ances-
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Greot-Grondson Proud
Of Last Confederate
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. c., December IS, 1859
By MALVIN MAGERS
Written for the Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Tex. Dec. 12-"The South gave up Just
five minutes too early. The Yankees getting ready
stack rifles and beat them to it."
This a statement made to by Walter Williams IT.
year-old Confederate.
He is my great-grandfather
am naturally proud of him. Some the things he said
Evening star., 1959-12-13


is a personal glimpse Of this
last surviving veteran of the
Civil War.
Death Seen Near
Today his physician, DR..
Russell Wolfe, said, II can't
see how he can rally this time.
1t is only a matter of hours,
we believe"
Doctors began feeding him
in the veins last night after he
had taken no nourishment since
the previous Monday.
He was a forage master.
equivalent to the preSent-day
Army quartermaster. His job
was mostly hunting for food.
His concern over food was
long evident, even after 95
years of farming, cattle buying
and oil drilling.
Returning one time to his
farm near Franklin. Tex, from
a visit to populous Houston, he
told me, II declare, I don't
know how they all eat. Why
don't half the town starve to
death? Thick as bees"
Ten years ago was the last
time that he will ever spend
the day at his favorite pastime.
fox hunting,
Evening star., 1959-12-13

The following story Wos written by
Molviq Mosers. q. greet -srondson
Of Wolter WiIIiums, lost surviving
veteron Of the Civil War. He is q
journalism student ot Texos Chris
tion University, Fort Worth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Damascus
viii Get
NeW Park

A new family picnic park, fea-
turing pony an dboat rides and
free fishing, will open Sunday,
May 30, at Damascus.
Known as Golden Lake Park,
and operated by a corporation
headed by Elton Britt, it will be
open each Sunday and holuiday
during the summer months.
Facilities include a 31z-acre
lake, stocked with bass, catfish
and crappie; picnic grounds;
various concessions; 20000-car
parking lot, and an attended
nursery.
TV and movie recording stars
will be featured in free shows
each week. George Hamilton "
and the entire cast of his Abe.
TV show will be on hand open.
ing day, Britt said.
A special opening-day event
will be a 500 cash award to the
fisherman who catches a par
ticular bass tagged for the pur-
pose.
Gate admission will be IS cents
Tor adults, free for children. The
park Is located on Brown Church
I'd, just off Route u.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
WSSC Lets
For Jobs

Contracts totaling $100,058 for
water mains, sewers and house
connections in the Maryland
area have been awarded by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. They include:
For water mains, sewers and
relocated house connections on
Burnt Mills ave. and Columbia
pike, Burnt Mills Village, Mont
gomery County, to Mario Co.,
Inc, Adelphi, on a bid of $8,279.
This relocation job is for the
State Roads Commission.
For water mains and house
connections to serve % proper
ties on Harding Ia, ColesviIle
Heights; and Avenel rd., Holly
Hill, Montgomery County, to R..
L. McKeever, jr., Rockville, on a
bid of $3165.
For relocated water mains and
house connections for the State
Roads Commission, on Connec-
ticut ave. at Rock Creek, Mont
gomery County, to Canova Bros,
Inc, College Park, on a bid of
SPAS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Pipe Leaks
To Be Seen
By TV Rig

Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission sewers are
going on TV.
The WSSC Tuesday approved
the leasing for a three.month
period of a new TV monitoring
system, designed to detect leaks
and cracks in six to 30-inch
sewer lines.
Developed by the Industrial
Pipe Repair Corp. of Florida,
the rig is equipped to take TV
pictuers in sewer lines and
transmit the images of pipe in
teriors to truck.
The equipment is reported to
be especially useful in spotting
leaks that can't be seen along
stretches of pipe between man.
holes.
The apparatus will be leased
for three months at $500 a
month. The commission then
will have the option of leasing
the equipment for a year at
$13,500. The lease for the Sec
ord year would cost only
$4,000.
The TV method is widely used
in Florida. John M. Jester,
WSSC maintenance and opera
tons engineer, observed the
monitor system in operation in
Florida and recommended the
trial.
The new rig will be equipped
with 500 feet of cable and is ex-
pected to arrive in three or four
weeks.
Main need is to spot leaks
caused by roots in old lines,
those that are caused by traffic
d mage, and construction
cracks in new sewers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Realtors Board
Accepts Three

President James c. Conley OF
the Montgomery County Board
Of Realtors announced this week
that three new applicants had
been elected to active member
ship in the Board.
They are: Mrs. Merriam H.
Rutherford of Rutherford and
Shulley, Inc, Of Silver Spring
Frank M. Alligood, who heads
his own agency in Silver Spring;
and John E. Oxley, jr., of Oxley
Realty Co., Inc, Rockville.
All three are also subscribing
to the Boards Multiple Listing
System.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Lee Wins
A5nLea
HOnOrs

Bethesda Attorney Frederic
P. Lee, a recognized authority
in such disparate fields as con-
stitutional law and horticulture,
has won a national award for his
1858 publication, 1.-THE Azalea
Book"
Lee was honored by the Ma
tional Council of State Garden
Clubs "for a literary production
of horticultural interest in
America, of exceptional merit,
written the past three years."
A leader of the Montgomery
County charter movement, and
subsequently PRESIDENT of the
first County Council under the
charter, Lee also is a leading
azalea authority and one of the
outstanding amateur horticul-
turists in the country.
He is a member of the Mems
Garden Club of Montgomery
County.
Another national award went
to the Great Falls Garden Club
for its conservation project in
building, planting and maintain
ing the nature trail at Great
Falls Park, Va.
The two awards were the first
national prizes ever won by a
member of member club of the
National Capital Garden Club
League.
Lee, who lives at 7401 Glen
brook I'd, Bethesda, is a former
director and first vice-president
of the American Horticultural
Society. He also is chairman of
the Advisory Council of the U.
S. National Arboretum.