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Evening star., 1959-11-30

Il don't care if you get my
bicycle fixed or not"
-
Temp Jones, who had been
taking all this in, knew the
driver. and went up to him
as he got of.
Did you hear what the
little boy said about you?"
he grinned.
The driver said no.
He said you were tired"
The driver broke into a
broad grin. 1t was his last
trip, a gruelling one on a
warm day, with many pas
Sengers.
He was right" said the
driver. Il am tired"
Children on buses come.
ten to the trip, and not all OF
them as interesting as Bobby.
Some children make a great
fuss, and others scream and
yell.
OldSters look determinedly
forward, in such cases, try
ing not to let on that they
are worrying.
But that time the fat man
got on. he couldn't get away
with it.
Little Jane had got on
ahead Of him.
1t was q crowded bus, they
are all crowded, and when
the fat man got on, there was
just one seat left, near the
little girl and her mother.
He was a very fine looking
fat man. beautifully dressed,
a man of some Importance,
no doubt, as we'll as weight.
He paid his fare, and stood
trying to look Indifferent.
The little girl looked up,
saw him and called out:
Mister Fat Man, here is
a seat!"
"Shush, darling" said her
mother.
The fat man did not stir
or let on that he heard,
which was where he made his
big mistake.
"Oh, Mister Fat Man"
called jamie. here is a seat
for you"
BY this time the whole bus
was smiling. The fat man
smiled, too. a rather wan
smile.
Then he came back and
sat down by jamie. There was
nothing else to do.
Evening star., 1959-11-30
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
NASA Probes Mystery of Gravity
By THOMAS R. HENRI

A major concern Of sci
entiStS Of the new National
Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration is the still mys-
terious force that holds all
things together-gravity.
The laws of its action
no explanation of the nature
Of the force itself - was
stated more than two cen
turies ago by the great
English mathematician Sir
Isaac Newton: Every par
ticle in the universe attracts
every other particle with a
force varying directly as their
masses and inversely as the
square of their distance apart.
The penny in your pocket
pulls the planet Pluto 600,-
100000 miles away. Pluto
pulls the penny in your
pocket. Needless to say, the
pull of either is far too small
to worry about and couldn't
possibly be measured.
But the whole subject has
become far more complicated
since Newton'S day and the
advent of space satellites
provides the first opportunity
to clear away some of the
greatest difficulties. There
have come into the picture
at least a dozen factors
"harmonics" they are called
by DR.. Homer E. Newell,
NASA science director
other than mass and dis
tance which influence graV-
ity determinations. Such as
the precise shape of an at
tracing object and its speed
of revolution which acts to
Offset the universal force.
One Important Finding
Gravity, when determined
with extreme precision, is of
enormous practical impor-
tance. Distances to the CEN
ter of the globe, considered
the earth's gravity center,
differ with the configuration
of the crust. They are greater
obviously from mountainous
than from sea level. The
gravitational pull of the
earth's center from the top
of Mt. Everest, for instance,
would be somewhat less than
that on an object at the bot
tom of Death Valley. 1t might
be possible to calculate the
altitude of Mt. Everest within
a few feet from this differ
ence.
The work of the Space
Administration, following
that of the International
Geophysical Year, already
has resulted in one impor-
tant flnding-the earth is
shaped like a pear and not
Evening star., 1959-11-30

times in my native Vienna
and never left without being
profoundly stirred, and on
their last appearance here
their Brahms and Beethoven
did not fail to stir me as of
old. CuriouSly enough l
haven't always felt that way
about our National SYM
phony OrcheStra'S perform
ances, which impress Mr..
Thorpe so profoundly. But,
as l said, that's a matter of
opinion.
Mr.. Thorpe disdains even
mentioning such a low brow
affair as a Strauss Waltz. But
it was precisely the "Delirieu-
Wabser" by Strauss, played
as their one encore, that no
other orchestra in the world
can play. Whenever an
American orchestra plays a
Viennese waltz, it is such a
pitiful affair, because in their
earnest endeavor to out
VienneSe the VienneSe, you
can't hear the waltz for those
absurd rubatos, and the basic
rhythm is all wrong.
You see, we VienneSe take
our fun seriously, but per-
haps that can't be explained
to anyone whose cradle did
not stand on the shores of
the Danube. 1t is such a pity
that Mr.. Thorpe, in his
urgent desire to hear some
thing specifically Viennese,
remained outside the COM
munity of those so blessed,
who know it when they hear
it. Can it be that Mr..
Thorpe is more BrahmSian
than Brahms, who when
asked for an autograph by
Mrs. Johann Strauss, drew
the first few measures of the
Blue Danube Waltz" and
wrote beneath them, I'm
fortunately not-by Johannes
Brahms?
LeOpOldine Christensen.
Evening star., 1959-11-30
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

The small boy in the
round hat got on the big bus
with his mother.
He mounted the steps and
walked directly to the driver.
What is your name?" he
asked.
The driver ignored him.
The boy went to his seat,
looked around, turned to his
mother.
The driver" he said, lis
tired"
An "ah-ing" lady across
the aisle said, archly, "Is
your name Johnny?"
The round-faced boy said
nothing, but his mother did.
His name is Bobby" she
smiled.
Bobby" enthusiastically
called the lady, "how old are
you?"
Bob held up the right
hand, fingers and thumb
spread.
Five, eh?" chortled the
lady.
mo, only four" corrected
the mother.
Put the thumb down, So"
said the lady. Have you any
brothers or sisterS?"
4 + =
yes" nodded Bobby.
"He hasn't" smiled mother.
He calls all the children in
our block brother and sister"
At this point Robert de-
cided to climb up in the
seat. as all small children
do.
His mother yanked him
down, and the boy made a
quick remark of protest.
UNLESS you sit right"
mother said, "I will not get
your bicycle repaired. You
know you want it fixed"
This threat worked, at
least for a time.
Finally, the pull of gravity.
or whatever it is that gets
children to their feet in seats,
got in its work, and the
boy bounced up again.
IF you do that" said his
patient mother, Il will not
get your bicycle fixed, and
you know"
Bobby frowned.
1t was the first time, and it
was a very determined little
frown.
Il don't care" said Bobby,
Evening star., 1959-11-30
Humane Act

Through your paper we
would like to thank the
thoughtful who was
driving a IT, IN Blacklick
road. Springfield, Va. on
November 16. at about 4 pm.
He stopped his truck, picked
our dear little "Spunky"
dog up from the street and
laid him on a neighbor's
lawn. The driver of the red
and white car who killed our
pet was not so thoughtful. He
didn't even stop.
Irene ID. HeftOn.
Evening star., 1959-11-30

and 81 days old at the time
Of his inauguration on Jan
uary 20, 1949.
@. Since when has there
been a non-Government COM
mittee advising on new U. S.
postage stampS?-I. A.
A. On March 26, 1857. a
seven member Citizens
Stamp Advisory Committee
comprised Of prominent phi
lateliStS, nationally known
designers and a representa-
tive Of the U. S. S.SInformation
Agency, was established to
advise the Post Office Depart
ment on matters relating to
the subject matter, design,
production and issuance of
postage stamps with the most
appropriate and appealing
themes.
Evening star., 1959-11-30

@. What was the Georgian
Bay Canal project?-F. K.
A. The proposed canal was
to connect Lake Huron with
the Ottawa River via French
River, and thus permit lake
freighters to proceed from
Lake Huron by continuous
voyage to the st. Lawrence
River at Montreal. The canal
project was never undertaken,
although the route was final
ly surveyed in 1904. The
canal was discussed in 1920
as one of the alternatives to
a st. Lawrence deep water
way.
@. Who was the oldest man
ever to be elected Vice Pres
ident of the United States?-
D. Y.
A. Alben w. Barkley, Of
Kentucky, who was II years
Evening star., 1959-11-30
Questions and Answer
By THE HASKIN SERVIC

A reader mai to
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Please tnclose return STAMPED eno
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26

MRS. ASHTON A. WILkERSON-The marriage of Miss Dane
LaJoyce Horn soemenized Sunday morning June 81
the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Honrn
1911 Rice street. Parents Of the bridegroom
Mr. and Mrs Calvin Wilkerson of Grambng, Louisiana and
Mrs Nulon Williams of Arcadia, Louisiana.
Dr. Fred T. Guy of Mt Zion Baptist church performed the
ceremony before background of white gado and greeney
nerspersed with branched eandeabra Mrs Hazel ynson
sented the nupa and accompanied Miss Yoanda Jack
she sang The Lords Prayer Given in marriage by
her father the bride waltz length dress of silk
taffeta The fitted bodice fashioned with
length sleeves She white Whimsy her headpece
The bouan skirt fell in soft impressed peats and she
red white Bible conferred with orchid and stephonat
Miss Laneha Collins of Memphis Tennessee, honor atten
dan waltz length frock of light blue silk
taffeta with fitted bodice and full skirt Her headpece
matching whrnsy Willie Clark of Arcadia, Louisiana
ed best
At the reception held in the lounge of Mt Zion Baptist
church. the brides table draped in white embroidered
CANDY over light blue percae with the wedding cake and
memory candle serving centerpece The cateresS was
Mrs Lois Jordan. Assisting in serving Mrs. Per
Quincy Miss Patricia Robertson Miss Rosayn Finn Mrs
E. Cook, Miss Carolyn Whitmoe Miss Jackie Taey Miss
Bobby Peters, Floy Fisher Miss Rosemary Jones' Mrs
F. Barnes A. B. Broaddus Miss Lazete Wnstead Miss
Anita Barnes Miss Martha Moore and Miss Nell Cooper Mrs
Bobbie Babbs Mrs Otmu Swedburg and Mrs Irene Smith
charge of the brides book Soft music furnished
by Mrs. Hazel Hynson and Mrs. M. L. Williams
Out-of-town guests Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Babbs, An
nice Babbs Carolyn Babbs of Coffeyve, Kansas Mrs
Bobbie Babb Mrs Gladys Gilmore Of Conway
Mr. and Mrs CALVIN Wilkerson of Gramblng, La. Mr. and
Mrs j. E. Williams Sr and E. Williams, jr of Arcadia La
and Mr.. and Mrs Aonzo Phillips, also of Arcadia.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26
HALF MILLION
ASKED IN NBIS
MARCH FIRE

Attorneys seeking 100000 in
claims against the state for the
death of the 81 Negro boys who
lost their lives in a fire that de-
stroyed the dormitory at the
Wrightsville Negro Boys indus
trial school, opened their case
Monday.
The tEre e-member Arkansas
Claims Commission is hearing the
cases in the supreme court room
in the Justice building. The com
missioners are Chairman Dave l..
Ford Fit, Smith; James Campbell,
Hot Springs, and James A. Ross
Monticello.
Former Gov. Sid McMath, at
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26

BKOOkS-CAHTER VOWS PLEDGEO-E Doraao-lne wedd-
ing of Miss Ruby La Gail Carter daughter Mr. and
Jesse Carter 1906 East Van street. Joel Weddngton
Brooks of Mrs Josie Brooks of Cornith Mississippi
was solemned at the home Of the brides parents
Tuesday, June O.
The R. L. Evans offcated at the single ring
mony setting enhanced by baskets of white carnations
and pink gladioi
Escorted by her brother-n-aW Sherman Jones, the
bride gown of white Aencon lace white satin with
bass style bodice and full skirt and shoulder length veil She
carried bouquet of white gardenas.
Mrs. Ruth L. Benson, twin sister of the bride served
her only attendant She dress of pink Italian
silk taffeta and carried cascade pink carnations.
Johnny Hamilton of Prescott the bridegrooms best
Immediately following the ceremony reception held
Among out of town guests the grooms mother Mrs
Josie Brooks and Mrs O. " Belts of Corinh Johnny
Hamilton mother of the groom's attendant
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks both graduates of AMIN college
Pine Bluff.
The couple left Immediately after the reception short
trip after which Mrs Brooks will be 1906 Van Street
FL Dorado, for the Mr. Brooks will
return to Fort Bennng Ca where he stationed in the US
Army.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26

torney in cases involving six OF
the boys, took the lead Monday in
pressing the case of one of the
youths, William Lloyd Piggee. Will
lie Piggee, administrator, is asking
a claim of $4,000.
This one claim will set the pat
tern for all the other claims.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26
lhree-judge Court Voids Faubus Acts to Keep
Little Rock Four High Schools Segregated

A three-judge federal court
Thursday declared Governor Fau-
bus's school-closing law and the
companion funds-Withholding law
unconstitutional and told the
little Rcek school board to carry
out its plan to indignation.
In a unanimous decision the
judges said that the governors
proclamation closing the four Lit
tie Rock nigh schools to avoid in
tegration last September was void.
The ruling was on two acts
passed in 1858, and s.. Act is
the school-closing law and Act
is the statute permitting the
withholding of state funds from
schools closed to avoid integration
to pay for the education of the
students of those schools else
where in the state.
The court disagreed with the
state supreme court that the clos
ing law amounted to a valid ex-
ercise of the states police powers
in a temporary emergency and are
valid.
The ruling by the judge
court enjoined permanently the
diversion of funds under Acts
and 5. The Judges told the
school board that it was under the
continuing mandate of the fed
eral District Court ito effectuate
the plan of indignation for the
public schools of Little Rock
which has been approved by the
federal courts.
The judges said that the super
intendent of schools and the
school board were required to
take such alternatives steps as
may hereafter be directed by
this court" to accomplish inte-
grafton in accordance with previ-
Gus federal court orders.
1T is further adjudged that the
defendants and their successors in
office be and are permanently
enjoined from engaging in any
acts which will, directly or indi-
rectly impede ,thwart delay or
Illustrate the execution of the APP
proved plan for the gradual inte-
grafton - the three-iudge
courts decision said. Similar Ian
guage had been used by the Unit
ed States Supreme Court IN the
Little Rock indignation case.
The three federal judges who
ruled in the case were john b..
Sanborn of ST. Paul, Mimi, John
E. Miller of Fort Smith and Axel
]. Beck of Elk Point s.. D.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26
ACHING MUSCLES

Relieve pains Of tired, sore, achlnu mus.
eies with STAN5Ack, tablets or powders
sTAN5Ack acts fast 20 bring comforting
relief. because the STAN5Ack formula
combines several prescription type IN.
gradients for fast relief Of pain.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
Tight Government Spending, Speedy Organization, Recommended By Wade

Juneau R. Acting Governor Hugh Wade Friday called for the speedy organization of State government of IS departments and tight government spending, in a message to the legislature.
 He steered away from a discus sion of budget. That should wait until the State government is set up, he said.
 Wade suggested two steps in creating the States executive agencies. First, he said, he would submit bill with IS departments outlined. Then, upon passage of the bill creating a framework" with which to assign duties, he @c,tld issue an executive order for assignment of functions within the statuatory framework.
 Under the constitution, Wade said, the legislature has so days within which to approve or disap- prove the executive order.
 Departments Wade suggested were administration, law, revenue, education, health and welfare, labor, commerce, employment sec urity, military affairs, public works, public safety, local govern ment, fish and game, licenses and natural resources.
 Wade urged the legislature to withhold judicial function from the first Supreme Court and let it concentrate on setting up a judicial code. The Federal Courts would be called upon to continue to furnish court services until a code could be established.
 Although Wade declined to favor either long session of the legislature or a split session, he said the split session would have the advantage of permitting Gov.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
Suit Started By City Of Kodiak
 Against Kodiak Cold Storage Co.

The City of Kodiak has filed suit against the Kodiak Ice & Cold Storage Company to recover title to the plant which was par tially erected on the city dock.
 The City had signed a lease option agreement with Wallis George, October 8, 1947. George, representing the defending com pany at that time, entered into an agreement whereby he was to build a cold storage plant Con- siderable work had been done but the plant was never completed.
 The lease provided for q $500 monthly rental to begin in 90 days. lt also stipulated that substantial stock be sold within that period. Stock was purchased by many in Kodiak. One clause provided an option to purchase the property, but the option could not be exer- eised unless the plant was in operation. It never was.
 Original plans for the cold storage plant called for five mil hon pound capacity, with facilities for adding a second unit at later date.
 Over a period of years. follow ing the initial construction, which teek place n 194o, but was never completed, Wallis George has
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
Egan Improves

Seattle lR. Alaska Governor William A. Egan, reported virtual ly out of danger Thursday, has made further gains in recovery from his emergency abdominal operation nine days ago.
 Tn Thursday mornings medical bulletin, Egan's condition is listed "as best yet" The 44-year-old Democratic governor is able to in crease the frequency of his walks around the hospital room. His temperature remained normal for the second day and his pulse rate dropped.
 Egan suffered complete abdomi- nal paralysis from bowel obstruc ton before the operation, from which his chances for recovery were then considered less than 50 per cent.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
Armory Accepted After Inspection

Inspection of the new armory prior to it being turned over to the National Guard was made Wednesday and Thursday of this week, by officials of the National Guard and the Building Construc- tion Engineers of Alaska. Accept ance followed.
 McGillivry Bros, the contract ing firm, will continue to work on the building, mainly on the con- struction of steps and sidewalk leading to the road.
 Built at a cost of approximately $215,OOO, the armory has been under construction since July of last year. Resident superintendent for McGillivry Bros, contracting firm, is Homer Shoesmith. He and the firm built the armory as a joint venture.
 Inspection party included Leon ard Lowell, representing the En- gineers; Col Burke of the National Guard; MT. James Barrie of McGillivry Bros: Bud Forrest, architect; Cliff Holm, of Holm Plumbing and Heating; and MT Anderson of the City Electric.
 The latter two firms were sub contractors.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
kodiak's Legislative Delegation Seeks More Roads For Kodiak Area

Juneau R. Kodiak'S three-man legislative delegation. headed by Sen. Al Owen, has set out to get more highways for the island.
 With the first legislature less than one week old, the three Democrats from the Kodiak area already have initiated efforts on highway projects.
 Owen, who has been in Juneau since January 6 for pre-legislative conferences with the State high way department, says the outlook is hopeful for funds next year for the Ouzinkie route and improve ments on the Afognakeroad..
 However, the highway depart ment has not yet given firm answer on either projects.
 At the same time, Owen has be- gun efforts to have the State claim title to large section of land in the Monashka Bay-Ouzinkie road vicinity. Land now is held by the Bureau of Land Management, but may be open for claiming by State Ya~A noardr -s--
 Owen will be in powerful position to spark the needs of the Kodiak area, which in the past has been without full representation in, the territorial legislatures Owen, in first State Legislature heads the powerful Senate Finan. ces committee.
 Rep. Henry Haag, who has been working with. Owen .on the road projects, said Kodiak has been without any major road improve ments since 194f. when he first moved to the island city. Haag will be working on local govern ment and State affairs committees
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31

people of other nations, America seems incapable of doing the desirable thing. The Cubans, for example, who protest today the anguished interest of the American people in the summary execution of Cuban nationals and who tell us that we are tinterventionistS, 1" were, not long ago, attacking us for our support by non-interven- tion of the regime of General Batista. A month ago the rebels in Cuba urged America to take a stand against the policies of the Cuban regime; today these same rebelS-now in power-tell us to mind our own business"
 The spirit of idealism and faith, as exemplified by Abrah a III Lincoln, he said, is needed today. Our Communist foes have put on the mantle of the crusade al through, ironically, no world force is more cynical and expedient than international Communism" He said the only road for America to follow is to stop trying to please everybody all the time. This can't be done" he said. We must not forfeit our place in the hearts of man by letting the Communist imposter impersonate the cham pion of humanity and characterize
 Continued to page 4
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31

in the legislature.
 Rep. Peter 'Deveau. who plans to concentrate or hopes for a ferry system serving the Kodiak area, says the City has the third largest number of automobiles license registration in Alaska-bGt gets less than one per cent of the re turns.
 Deveau said he would introduce a bill for a ferry system to serye Kodiak, Bruin Bay on the penin sula, and Eastward to Valdez and Cordova. Such a water route, hs1 predicted, would lower freighe costs to Kodiak from $48 ton tq. about $15 ton.
 He proposes he contraction of aa ferry costing about $750. .O0O ang able to serve major communities on the suggested system, without major dock rebuilding. VA. .....
 He said he hoped to coordinate the proposed Kodiak ferry with. 2 similar system under considerations for Southeastern Alaska. V.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
Bartlett Scores Do Nothing" Policy In Dealing With Foreign Nations

This nation cannot afford a government whose international policy is to see nothing, hear noth- ing, and do nothing. Every Ameri- can military leader, every Ameri- can statesman of our generation, acknowledges that-like it or not America is locked in a struggle all over the globe with an enemy that cannot be ignored"
 Tn speech on What Is Security, that Sen. ELI. (Bob) Bartlett will deliver before the Women's Forum on National Security at Washington, D.C., to- day, he will analyse Americas role in world policy. Bartlett stressed the need for an informed people on foreign policy. "The people must think and talk foreign policy" he said. Even though the president of the United States is responsible for the conduct of foreign affairs, and may not and should not delegate his authority, 2 the Senator said: Out of the people must come the guidelines of policy; out of the people must come the heart and the character of our policy"
 Stating. that we must face the harsh realities of the world in which we live, the Senator said that in the eyes of some of the
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-31
Youth Leadership Judges Selected

Judges for the Youth Leader ship Contest" sponsored by the B.P.O.E. No. 1772 of Kodiak were announced this week by committee chairman. Norman Dinwiddie.
 The three who..s will serve as judges are Dr., Robert Johnson. Rev. John Molletti, and Cmdr. H.C. Sterling
 About twenty entries are ex- ,pected from local students, accord ing to Dinwiddie. Deadiine for filing of applications is February l. The contest will be judged February II.
 Winners of the local contest will automatically become entries in the State contest. Deadline for State entries is February l5.. A list of the eutries~and winners will be announced following the judg- ing, Dinwiddie said.