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Evening star., 1959-12-13
WHY GROW OLD7
BY JOSEPHINE LOWMAN
R.Eistsr and Tribune Syndicate

= ReEistsr and Tribune Syndicate
You can have the prettiest
hgure in the world, but un-
less you are timber and have
good coordination you will
not appear graceful and your
figure may be out Of line.
Today I would like to give
you a few general exercises
which will develop grace. CO.
ordination and balance. Exer-
else also is absolutely essen
tial if you wish to remain
firm and keep your muscles
elastic.
z. /. Stand erect. Raise your
arms sideward-upward to
overhead position as you lift
your heels from the floor and
rise on your toes. Inhale as
you do this. Return the arms
sideward- downward to sides
as you lower heels to the
floor and exhale. Continue
slowly. reaching high and
breathing deeply.
2. Stand tall. Raise the
arms and swing them in front
of the body, crossing them.
As you do this raise the right
leg sideward as high ds you
can. Lower leg to floor as you
swing arms back to shoulder
height position. Continue.
After a while do the same
thing but raise and lower the
left leg.
3. Stand with the feet
pointing straight ahead.
Bend both knees all the way
down and touch the floor
with the fingertips, between
the knees. Straighten the
legs and raise the arms up
ward over the head, reaching
for the ceiling. Again bend
Evening star., 1959-12-13
WHY GROW oLD7
. Do You Want Grace,
! Coordination, Balance?

the knees and touch the floor
between the knees with the
fingertips. Continue.
These exercises may be a
bit difficult for you at first
since they require coordina-
ton and balance, but they
will develop poise and grace
if you will practice them reg
ularly. Soon you will be sur
prised by how we'll you can
do them.
If you would like to have
my leaflet Grace and
Charm" send a stamped, self
addressed envelope with your
request for leaflet No. 81 to
Josephine Lowman in care
of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Readers Club
GreetS Christmos

Christmas Everywhere"
will be the theme of the
Washington Readers Club
meeting on Tuesday at 8 pm.
at the Pen Women'S Studio,
1851 Columbia road NV.
The guest artists will be Mrs.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, who will
review the play, Sunrise at
Campobello," by Dore Schary,
and Miss Laurea J. Renshaw,
soprano. who will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Amy H. Gay.
Christmas readings will be
given by the following mem
bers-MiSS Mary Ann Bu-
chanan, Mrs. Annabel Safer,
Mrs. Virginia B. Tanner and
Mrs. Gertrude G. Mustain,
president. Miss Leila May
Taylor will preside.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
THE CONSTANT CHARM OF WHITE

Two bIouses full of delicate charm .
and she'll rejoice at their practical
features. The combination of 65oo
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ton is wonderfully wrinkIe-resistont,
washes costly little or no ironing
necessary In white, SO very versatile
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addition of eyeet and lace to enchonce
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Evening star., 1959-11-26
Toft's Political Memorandum

organization men In many
States and that Gen. Eisen-
hover had the support Of the
"progressives." 1t win be
argued for years to come
which Of the two rival busi-
ness groups-those which
supported the General and
those which supported the
Senator-had the more effec-
tive influence inside the Diff
ferent State delegations. But
overall 1t was the belief that
Gen. Eisenhower, with his
international fame due to the
war, would be the better
vote-getter. This corre-
spondent, too, thought at the
time that Senator Taft
couldn't win and that the
general could. After the
votes were in, however, the
writer commented on the
Republican victory as being
so definitely a reputation Of
the Truman regime that any
Republican nominee could
have won,
But why should nomina-
tions be made by conven-
tions? A law requiring presi-
Dental preference primaries
in all States is more logical.
On this point, Woodrow VII
son. as President-elect, wrote
o letter In February, 1918.
to the majority leader Of the
House of Representatives.
A. Mitchell Palmer, Demo-
crat, in which he said:
There ought never to be
another presidential nomi-
mating convention; and there
need never be another. Sew
eral Of the States have sue
ceSsfully solved that dificulty
with regard to the choice Of
their Governors, and Federal
law can solve it in the same
way with regard to the choice
Of Presidents. The nomina-
tons should be made directly
by the people at the polls.
Conventions should deter
mine nothing but party plat
forms and should be made
up Of the men who would be
expected. If elected, to carry
those platforms into effect"
Unfortunately, since those
days the practical politicians
have succeeded in abolishing
presidential preference pri-
maries in many States, the
usual argument being that
they are too costly and take
up too much time. Neither
point is persuasive. and the
American people some day
will adopt the primary sys-
tenn for all States as the only
true way to learn the will
OF the voters in each party.
(copyriEht, 1850
Evening star., 1959-11-26
POTOMAC FEVER
BY FLETCHER KNEBEL

Gov Rockefeler's pitch The great Eisenhower team is
unbeaten united and unscored Nixon should
be carried OF the field in triumph
Ohios Gov. Disable booms Connecticuts Gov. Ribicof
for President One thing about the Democrats They may
not have the presidency outwed but they've got it
outnumbered.
More disc jockeys quit 1t some hit tunes were
written for the key Of G-but played for 10 Gs.
This the first Thanksgiving on record when almost
nobody talked tkey-and everybody talked cranberry.
Conservative Republicans excited. They've
covered seven-year-od memorandum which proves that
1t weren't for the newspapers Wall Street and Eisenhower
nobody would have licked them 1852 Democrats
Evening star., 1959-11-26

pay on the sly to propagan-
die liberty. They honestly
believed in it. They staked
their property and their lives
on the outcome. And they
never once thought of play
ing it safe by making sure
they had the answers in ad-
vance.
But the point Is not this
SO much as it is that they
provided leadership and di-
rection. The people under
stood where they wanted
them to go. They could make
up their own minds to follow
or oppose.
These men could speak.
They also could write with
clarity. The pamphlets of
Tom Paine, the Federalist
Papers, the writings and ad-
dresses by Jefferson, Madi-
son and others were heard
by ears free Of the din Of
what has come to be called
commercials" and payola
records. 1t can be said that
in the early years Of the
Republic those who founded
and directed it did not take
polls to determine what
would please and entertain
the lowest set Of values. The
appeal was not to the lowest
common denominator, but to
the highest. If polls had been
taken, there would have
been no revolution.
Today the captains Of en-
tertainment tell us, with q
certain irritability, that the
people won't look at quality
programs. They do not want
to be inspired or stimulated.
They wish to be entertained.
We have arrived at a place
in the development Of our
country where there is gen.
eral agreement that quality or
appeals to the intelligence are
Evening star., 1959-11-26
Revival of Faith and Fortitude
To Face Great Dangers Urqed

say. we must put our trust
in the United Nations, an
organization born without
petition to the Almighty
Being.
For what, then, shall we
give thanks and to whom?
Let us be realistic. We are
afraid that If we should
offend the masters Of the
Kremlin they will attack us
with nuclear bombs which
would kill thousands Of
Americans. And we are too
fat and comfortable to face
the crisis.
We cannot give thanks for
our fear, but perhaps we
could regain our courage if
we began by giving thanks
to God that we have q ma
ton, and to those who
created 1t.
When statesmen, scientists
and many members Of Con-
gress tell us that the odds
against survival in q nuclear
attack are so great that we
must negotiate with the
enemy. let us be realistic and
remind them that the odds
against the survival of our
ancestors were even greater,
yet they did not negotiate
with the tyrants they
scorned. In 1920 the gallant
Mayfower sailed for Amer
lea with some 100 passen-
gers. One year after it had
landed at Plymouth Rock
only half survived. Let us
give thanks to these men
Evening star., 1959-11-26

Poy-OH for Pushing Music Recordings
An Affliction Notions Founders Escaped
RALPH MeGHL

Payola, which sounds like a
skin-eruption remedy. but is
instead itself a disease, is the
newest word in our increas-
ing vocabulary.
Discussion Of 1t informs US
that producers Of grsmo-
phone records are willing to
pay disc jockeys around the
country substantial retainers,
as much as $1,000 a month
and as little as 500. Just to
play the records and talk
about them in glib tones
calculated to make them
popular.
Seemingly a great many Of
these unseen persons who
spin the platters were very
businesslike. II the manufac-
lures didn't pay OF, the
records weren't spun. And,
presumably, If not spun and
mooned over, they didn't sell.
So, once again, we have an
other dainty little dish to set
before the king. And when
the pie is opened by Federal
investigation, then the birds
begin to sing. And the rec
ord of their singing is about
as shabby and sordid as was
that Of the quiz show scan
dals.
Payola also lets us know at
least something of what is
wrong with the country.
When the country was
founded, there were intelli-
gent, articulate men who had
the creation of revolution in
hand. They had something
to sell. They did not have
the facilities of radio or tele-
vision. But when they spoke
they were heard and under
stood. They had something
to say. They were not taking
Evening star., 1959-11-26
Senator's Review Of 81 Situotion Called
Indictment of Convention System

Democrat being mentioned
for the presidential nomina-
ton.
Senator Taft lost because
many Of his opponents used
the slogan: Taft can't win"
They knew no more about it
than the folks who q year or
so ago were saying Nixon
can't win," but it Is never
theless q factor In swinging
votes.
Whether it's so or not, the
argument, for instance, that
Kennedy can't win" because
he is q Catholic is producing
some hesitation by some as
well as resentment by others
in the ranks Of the Demo-
Gratis. Senator Kennedy,
therefore, is going into as
many primaries as possible to
disprove the cant win"
thesis.
But who is TO tell ahead
Of time whether q proposed
candidate can win the final
election? Why should 1t be
left to the delegates, who
are usually hand-picked by
political organizations?
Surely the presidency Of the
United States Is too i'm
portant to the American
people to see the choice
narrowed to two rival can
didates-both chosen by the
convention system. This is
but another way Of saying
that the selection is made by
the practical politicians Of
both sides who guess at what
the popular reaction will be.
The memorandum written
by Senator Taft, Just dis
closed, might, with Just q
few changes in names, have
been written after>the Demo-
cratic National Convention
held at Baltimore in 1912.
Mr.. Wilson, who was Gov
ernor Of New Jersey, was
nominated over Champ Clark,
then Speaker Of the House of
Representatives. Mr.. Clark
had the votes Of many OF
the delegations representing
the principal political organ
1zations Of the country and,
indeed, had q majority on
several ballots, but in those
days 1t took q two-thirds vote
for nomination. This made it
easier for the opposition to
concentrate their fight on
political organizations as
such and claim the aura Of
q progressive" movement.
The impression in 1852 was
that Senator Taft had the
Evening star., 1959-11-26
RALPH MeGILL
P0yoIo, Latest Airwove Disease

exhibited at q financial loss.
Jefferson couldn't find Q
sponsor today to discuss bill
of rights. Paul Revere would
go unheard. The din Of cow
boy pistol shots. the believing
Of stampeded cattle. or payola
records, would drown him out.
1t would be necessary TO
have a near-nude lady on Q
coyer-jacket on the Federalist
Papers, or Tom Paine's, to
inspire readers to take the
book on the racks. ..-
Not a voice in either Of the
two major parties is striking q
good clear note.
Our public entertainment
managers say frankly that the
American people will not
respond to programs directed
to the mind and the compell-
ing issues of our time. Those
are for eggheads only.
If this were not true, we
could not possibly have had
the quiz frauds and the
payola pay-offs.
The sickness affects even
the church. There are min
listers who actually argue that
the church should not con=
Germ itself with the great,
disturbing problems Of our
society. The ministers must.
they say, simply preach the
word" The word" must not
soil itself with reality.
This, too, is a form Of
payola. Come hear us preach.
We will soothe you. We guar
antee not to disturb your
cowlike placidity Of mind. We
are a favored people and
everything will be all right II
we just keep quiet and let
things be-"
But there are millions who
are willing to hear-and act.
There is another America.
But where is the Clear note
the challenge to the mind
and hearth And how may it
be heard?
Evening star., 1959-11-26
DAVID LAWRENCE

Senator Taft's legacy to the
politicians, just made public,
Is an inviting Indictment Of
the convention system Of
choosing presidential candi-
dates.
The late Senator from Ohio
really intended his lengthy
memorandum as an explana-
tion Of why he lost the nomi-
nation in 1852. He absolved
his neutenants and placed
the blame on the tactics Of
the opposition - an align
ment, as he saw it, of certain
financial interests in the East
and q large section of the
press throughout the coun-
try.
But 1852 is too recent to
be forgotten. When Bob Taft
attributed his defeat to the
''pressures" on various dele
cations, he put his finger on
a vital point-namely, that a
majority of the then-serving
Republican Governors, with
their political influence on
delegates, favored the nomi-
nation Of Gen. Eisenhower.
Why did these Republicans
who were influential In so
many States fail to rally to
the Taft standard? Also, why
did so many delegates who
were at first supposed to be
favorable to the Taft nomi-
nation waver and finally drop
away? The answer is that
these politicians actually felt
that Gen. Eisenhower would
be Q more effective vote
getter in November 1852.
This, to be sure, has q
meaning for the 1860 presi-
dental contest. In fact, some
OF the reasons why the Taft
memorandum is getting pub
lie attention now are related
to the possibility of a similar
situation arising in the race
between Vice President Nixon
and Gov. Rockefeller. While
the circumstances today are
altogether different in the
main, there can be no deny
ing the existence of an analo-
gous belief among the sup
porters Of Gov. Rockefeller Of
New York that maybe he
would be the better vote
getter.
This theory, however, has
lately been given q solar
plexuS blow in the form Of
Gallup poll results. The latest
poll shows Mr.. Nixon not only
way ahead Of the Governor
but also way ahead Of Adlai
Stevenson and any other
Evening star., 1959-11-26
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Thanksgiving and Spirit of 7776

and women who gave us
Thanksgiving. II our chance
for survival today were only
$3.50, would 1t be more re-
alistic to negotiate with our
enemy?
What were the chances of
survival for the pioneers who
walked into the wilderness.
fought the elements, sickness
and savages; built their
homes, cleared forests for
their fields and produced
great men to lead them? Not
much. For there were none to
help this virgin country. So
let US give thanks to the
pioneers Of America who did
not cringe.
II there we're none to help
these men with giant hearts,
there were those who came to
rule and gain from their
valiant efforts. And when the
colonists awoke to the yoke
Of the tyrannical taxation
which had encircled them,
they arose in defiance of far
superior forces. What were
the chances Of survival for
the ragged soldiers Of the
American Revolution? For
some there was none. For
those who lived, the reward
was freedom to keep the
gains Of their labors, and our
freedom to govern ourselves.
In this year of 1859 when
we are imbued with the So
called Spirit of Geneva and
the Spirit of Camp David,
let US be realistic and give
thanks for the Spirit of 1776
the faith that freedom is
worth dying for.
Evening star., 1959-11-26

In 1868, Abraham Lincoln
sent the following Thanks
giving message to the Senate:
whereas the Senate Of the
United States, devoutly rec
ognizing the supreme author
ity and Just government Of
Almighty God in all the
affairs Of men and nations,
has. by q resolution, requested
the President to designate
and set apart a day for ma
tional prayer and humilia-
ton; and,
Whereas 1t is the duty Of
nations as well as of men to
own their dependence upon
the overruling power Of God,
to confess their sins and
transgressions in humble sor-
row, yet with assured hope
that genuine repentance will
lead to mercy and pardon,
and to recognize the sublime
truth, announced in the Holy
Scriptures, and proven by all
history, that those nations
only are blessed whose God is
the Lord. -.
"And in a m uc h as we
know that by divine law, ma
tions. like individuals, are
subjected to punishments
and chastisements in this
world, may we not justly fear
that awful calamity of civil
war which now desolates the
land may be but a punish
inent inflicted upon us for our
presumptuous sins, to the
needful end of our national
reformation as a whole peo-
pie? We have been the re-
cipients OF the choicest boun-
ties Of Heaven; we have been
preserved these many years
In peace and prosperity; we
have grown in numbers.
wealth and power as no other
nation has ever grown. But
we have forgotten God. We
have forgotten the gracious
hand which preserved US in
peace and multiplied and en-.
fiched and strengthened US.
and we have vainly imaR-
1ned, in the deceitfulness of
our hearts, that all these
blessings were produced. by
some superior wisdom and
virtue Of our own. Intoxicat-
ed with unbroken success, we
have become too self-sufii-
cient to feel the necessity Of
redeeming and preserving
grace, too proud to- pray to
the God who made us.
1T behooves us, then, to
humble ourselves before the
offended Power, to confess
our national sins and to pray
Tor clemency and forgive
ness"
Today, as our Nation is
raced by an even greater
crisis than the War Be-
tween the States, modern-
DAY planners counsel us that
II we are to survive This
nuclear age, we must real
ize that the faith, courage
and wise words Of our fore
fathers are not applicable
to the present situation.
Therefore, we must believe
the above words of Presi-
dent Lincoln are completely
outmoded.
Modern-day planners tell
us that because a frightful
threat of war looms over the
world we must be realistic
and that sit is possible to
pay too much for victory"
II there is to be peace, they
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Evening star., 1959-09-27
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Evening star., 1959-09-27

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Kodiak mirror., 1959-10-03

boyant pesonality has been drama tized on the screen and on the stage. But not since 1841, when Lieutenant Alexander Slidell Mac Kenzie, USN, published a bio- graphy of Jones, has professional naval historian attempted to write a factual interpretation of his life and career.
 Now Samuel Eliot Morrison of- fers an authoritative, scholarly, but immensely readable account of Jones, the man and the hero.
 Born in Scotland in 1747 and christened John Paul, Jones went to sea at 13. He changed his name to John Jones after killing a sailor in self-defense. By the time he received commission in the Conti-
Kodiak mirror., 1959-10-03

or aboard. Yet after American independence had been achieved and he was serving as a command CT in the Russian fleet of Catherine the Great, he was accused of the rape of 10-year-old St. Petersburg girl. Though it is very likely that Jones was framed, as Morrison ob- serves, it is also probable that he was not completely innocent.
 Undoubtedly great patriot, Jones was man of colossal ego tism. He had innumerable friends but few intimateS, and he died a lonely and bitter man at 45. But as naval strategist, and as an example of how sheer courage, re- fuSing to admit the possibility of defeat, can emerge victorious from
Kodiak mirror., 1959-10-03

mental Navy in 1775, he had as- sumed the name by which history knows him-John Paul Jones.
 From the date of his commis- sion until the end of the War for Independence, Jones prowled the seas, putting to rout the proud navy of George III, seizing his merchant ships, invading the very isles of Britain, and achieving i'm mortality with his great victory in the battle between the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard, "a naval combat the like of which has never been fought before or since .. The better man, in command of the worse ship, won"
 Ashore he was as triumphant with the ladies, whether at home
Kodiak mirror., 1959-10-03

the most desperate circumstances he is today an inspiration to every sailor, even to those of the rdCn- try which during his lifetime sesr- ed him most.
 Jones once wrote, ''TAe Eaxlissa Nation may hate me, bu. I wlan force them to esteem me too.T A century and a half later, the FirSE Lord of the Admiralty fulfilled this prophecy. He said that FaBl Jones defiant answer from the Bonhomme. Richard to the coma manding officer of the SerApAs, when the British officer inGuireM if he asked for quarter-'T haSe not yet begun to fight expressed exactly what England felt in ehe dark days of the Battle of Britain.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-10-03
ook Review
John Paul Jones
By SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON

By SAMUEL ELIOT MORRISON Puhlished by Little, Brown and
 Company
 No character in naval history, wsth the possible exception of ksFd Nelson, has inspired as much aauLation and controversy as John Faul Jones. Eminent writers - among them Herman Melville and Rudyard Kipling - have based naEels and poems upon the back ground of his life. He has been szeEaSagantly praised by his ad- HR1Rers and whole-heartedly con- dsmned by his critics; his fam