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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
Civil Riqhts Split

AS Tar as this session OF Congress
is concerned, the report of the Civil
Rights Commission is, of course, purely
academic. There is no chance that any
Of the recommendations will be adopted
this year, although the prospect is that
legislation will be enacted to extend the
life Of the commission.
Thus, the proposals set forth in the
report are primarily of interest to the
extent that they may lead to congress
Sional action at some future date. This
report has come from sharply divided
commission, however, and it is at least
doubtful that any Of its major recon-
mendations will become law any time
soon.
The closest thing to unanimity in
any major area was reached on pro-
posal for appointment Of Federal regis
trars to enroll voters in Federal cleo
tions in States in which racial discrim-
nation is practiced. The division on
this recommendation was to l.
There were two 3-to-3 splits. The
first was on proposed constitutional
amendment which would empower any
citizen to vote who meets his States
age.and residence requirements and who
is not legally confined at the time Of
registration or election. In other words,
such things as unpardoned felony and
inability to read or write would not be
voting diSqualif1cations. A second even
division came on recommendation to
withhold Federal aid from any inStitu-
ton of higher learning, public or pri-
vate, which diScriminates against stu
dents on racial grounds. One member
wanted to extend this to elementary
and secondary schools.
Something in the nature Of gen.
eral dissent was lodged by Virginia's
former Governor, John S. Battle. After
stating his objections to certain specific
recommendations, he went on to say
that the report "is not an impartial
factual statement, such as believe to
have been the intent of Congress, but
rather, in large part, an argument in
advocacy Of preconceived ideas in the
field of race relations"
Whether this is justified or not, the
controversy within the commission, and
the Juror which its report has already
kicked up, give kind Of preview OF
things to come. Chief among these Is
the prospect of a battle royal in Con-
gress before this report, or any signifi-
cant part of it, finds its way into the
statute books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
Obscene Mail

The war against obscenity-
by-mail, being waged by lead
ers representing churches Of
all faiths and backed by
Postmaster General Summer
field, no doubt carries with 1t
the good and righteous intent
OF all concerned. Within the
structure Of our society. only
an abnormal, perverted mind
would condone the distribu-
ton. through the mails or by
other means, Of communica-
lions that would stimulate
the readers mind to thoughts
which would induce commit
ting Immoral" acts.
1t is my contention that
the content of obscene"
communications will continue
to be passed on, If not
through the mail. then by
word Of mouth, even as the
bawdy ballads of the bards Of
old. 1t is also my contention
that there is considerable
threat to freedom of speech
in banning mail. I would
suggest education. from the
earliest ages. in the home, in
the schools. in the churches.
as q sound approach to solv-
ing the problem. The problem
Is not that this material Ii
carried via United States
mail. but rather that there is
such an avid public DESTROYS
Of receiving such communica-
tons. Education can help
create minds that will recog-
ni7e the undesirability Of
"obscenity" and can develop
in individuals q sense Of
selectivity which would even
tually put out Of business the
purveyors Of ncentious mate
rails. Education may be q
long process. but it is Of
utmost importance in helping
attain our goal.
Jessie B. Solomon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
InfIotion's Causes?

According to our economic
experts, the main reasons for
imitation Of our currency and
for inflationary tendencies
are insufficient annual growth
Of the economy and admin
istered prices. Administered
by industry. that is. These
experts claim that 31a to S
per cent annual growth is an
absolute necessity. Admin
istered price increases are, Of
course, mainly the result Of
the wage-price spiral.
Both Of these reasons are
Of very doubtful value. It is
possible to prove almost any.
thing with statistics.
In 1899 the entire Federal
budget was only $7.9 billion.
Ever since we have increased
our arms budget, so that for
many years 1t has been
about $40 billion, and this
fiscal year the total Federal
budget will be about SIT bill
lion, Of which about 81 bill
lion is for agriculture alone.
In other words, we are spend
ing about as much for agri-
culture as we did for the en-
tire Federal budget in 1899.
Much Of this 81 billion is for
farm price supports, most Of
which goes into the pockets
Of large industrialized farm
operators and constitutes an
inexcusable waste Of the tax
payers money. We have a
huge farm produce surplus
and no further price supports
are needed.
This tremendous waste of
hundreds Of billions for arms
and agriculture. ETC.. over 20
years. therefore, is the real
reason for the ever-increas-
ing imitation. Most Of this
money is wasted, since it pro-
duces nothing useful. Night
marish machines of destruc-
ton which we build soon are
obsolete and millions of men
in the armed forces do moth
ing productive. Even Presi-
dent Eisenhower has stated
very emphatically that we
cannot afford to spend SAL
billion on arms forever.
To continue such waste
means national bankruptcy.
w. o. Schrader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

seen on the streets in the old
days.
Homes of yesteryear may
have had their share of
frowzy madonnas, but now
they are all on the 60, pass
ing in review in various states
Of dress and undresS, mostly
the latter.
1t is the teen-age girls who
are the worst, or are they?
They have not learned yet
to make the most Of their
charm, IL any.
They come and 60 with
out thought, apparently, of
themselves or OF hers, and
maybe this is q good thing,
because If they gave them
selves a thought. they might
die laughing. or something.
But the old men!
Inspector Jones almost
chokes at the sight Of them.
The old men on parade are
the worst, with their knobby
knees in their baggy shorts.
their stopped posture, and
irascible manners.
Save him from the old
sters, says Templeton Jones.
Youth hath its faults, but
their elders have almost no
virtues, as far as he can see.
They ought not to be per-
mitted to run around the
streets in undress the way
they do.
They prod cir way
through the crowds and
snarl If others trod on their
ugly toes.
Old men ought to wear
trousers, shirts and collars,
even on the hottest days. And
coats, too.
Maybe they ought to have
their fortunes told. Blondes
think too fast for your type,
buddy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
VISTAS IN SCIENCE

BY THOMAS R. HENRY

NEW YORK - Three
fourths OF the world ocean is
more than q mile deep and
half of It more than two
miles. The greatest depths
exceed seven miles.
Down to the deepest sea
floors yet probed there are
plants and animals. Until the
start of the International
Geophysical Year, essentially
nothing at all was known Of
abysmal life and very little Of
organisms at intermediate
depths.
In the course Of the inter-
national ocean exploration
program, biologists have
learned a little. Now" In the
words Of one distinguished
European oceanographer.
I'VE know about as much
about life on the sea floor as
we might know about the life
Of North America from an
airplane flying over the con-
tinent at an altitude Of six
miles with some sort Of drag
touching the earth's surface
suspended from its cockpit.
It has been like fishing with
fish lines seven miles long"
This. his colleagues agree,
hardly is an exaggeration.
Garry Ocean on Backs
Certainly deep-sea life must
be fantastic to an extreme
degree. Organisms Of the
great abysses literally must
carry the ocean on their
backs. In other words, they
are subjected to a pressure
of about $4,000 pounds per
square inch. This would
crush instantly to a fiat sheet
Of pulp any animal or plant
Of land or sea surface. They
live constantly in o tempera-
ture very close to zero. Those
brought to the surface have
died almost instantly - pri-
marily from heat stroke
rather than change in pres
sure.
There is a tendency to-
wards giganticism-that is,
the organisms at great depths
tend to be larger than those
Of roughly similar groups in
shallower waters. This does
not mean that they are
giants" Few would be more
than two or three inches in
diameter. There is not enough
to eat in the abysses to sup
port big bodies. The animals
live in starvation country,
feeding only on each other
and on invisibly minute bac-
terra. No ten-ton plesiosaur
can be expected to emerge
from the depths.
How organisms can exist
under such conditions, and
how they got there in the
first place, are as yet I'M
answerable questions. Several
theories have been advanced.
One, maintained chiefly by
Russian biologists who have
been among the most active
in deep-sea exploration, is
that they are survivals of
some Of the most ancient
forms of life on earth which
have been forced into the
depths for survival as higher
and more efficient forms
arose in the course Of evolu-
ton. The process has been
gradual with stages Of mil
leniums to make adjustments.
Another theory is they are
variations Of relatively mod
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
Crime Control

An increase in the police
force will not reduce crime.
According to former Presi-
dent Hoover. writing in Sep
TENDERS Readers Digest.
there were 100000 major
crimes committed in our
country in 1857. But only 20
per cent Of the criminals were
found guilty. That means
only one criminal out Of five
was punished, the other four
went free. This was not the
fault Of the police.
The defense Of criminals
is far more profitable than is
their prosecution. Hence the
best legal brains in our coun-
try are attracted to the de-
tense of criminals. These
criminal lawyers become pre-
ferred partners in crime,
sharing in its profits but not
in its risks. These lawyers are
aided by the courts who in
terpret the laws solely for
the benefit Of the criminals,
with no regard for the public
or for the criminals victims.
This combination Of clever
criminal lawyer and sympa-
thetic judge spend all their
time not in determining who
committed the crime, but In
determining whether the
police and prosecution have
scrupulously observed the
1901 legal technicalities in
bringing the case to court. II
there has been the slightest
failure. the criminal goes
free. no matter how heinous
the crime.
What is needed Is q change
in attitude by our courts.
and. above all. some moral
restraint on the criminal
lawyers. And some reduction
in the legal technicalities
would also help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09

@. Where did soybeans
originate?-Y. o.
A. The soybean was ex-
tensively cultivated and rated
highly as a food in China
long before written records
were kept. The first written
record is in a list Of China's
plants, written in 1888 B. C.
The soybean was considered
the most important legume
in cultivation, and one of the
five sacred grains essential to
the existence of Chinese civ
ilization. First American to
record the soybean was one
James Mease, who wrote in
1904. 1.-THE soybean is adapted
to Pennsylvania and should
be. cultivated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09

Temp Jones stood on one
Of those weighing machines
that tells your fortune, too.
He put his penny in, and
up popped his weight, 1877
pounds on the hoof. shoes
and all.
Then his fortune" APP
peared in q little window:
Blondes think too fast
for your type"
Jones dropped in another
cent, got his weight this time
as 1877 pounds and the fol-
lowing comment:
"Brunettes think too fast
for your type"
He thought he might as
well try 1t again.
The weight came UP this
time at ITO, which wasn't so
good. and the fortune:
"Redheads think too fast
for your type"
What the rest Of the ladies
were thinking he never knew,
because his pennies had run
out.
His ego slightly damaged
for the time being, Jones
sauntered out to the side
walk to look over some of
these females whose minds
were too fast for him.
It is fortunate for Amer
lea, he thought, that we
have so many pretty girls.
Not all of them enter
beauty contests.
They stay home and mind
their own business, and when
they 60 to the grocery store,
they wear dresses, not short
shorts.
Not all people can be
raging beauties. in a class
with Henry James Julia
Mcbride, "the most beauti-
full girl in the world"
Big girls. little girls, thin
girls and fat girls
Templeton Jones likes 'em
all. as who doesn't?
We are a girl-oriented
nation.
Sometimes our faith is
shaken, however.
With Jones, it is when he
stands on q certain corner
out his way. waiting for his
crosstown bus.
There he sees. passing and
repassing, the queerest col
lection of female shapes and
clothing in the world.
He wonders. at these times,
If the ladies of all ages and
sizes, have any idea at all
of the pictures they make.
They don't seem to.
Messy hair, loaded down
with greasy sprays; dirty
clothes and not very much Of
them; and q distinct untidy
and who cares" air seldom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09

ern forms forced into the
abysses by competition. Or
1t may have been just "curis
osity" seeking Of greene1
pastures which did not exist.
It seems to be q law Of nature
that life will invade every
niche Of nature where II can
survive. Once the creatures
had undergone the necessary
physiological changes for life
in the extreme environment
they were prisoners there.
They could not reverse he
process.
1t Is agreed that animals
Of the depths must have q
quite different body chemistry
than those Of the sea surface
or intermediate depths. The
chemical processes Of life
certainly must follow differ
ent laws.
All the deep-sea creatures
are eyless. Eyes would be
useless in a habitat Of total
darkness. Only at interme-
diate depths are found the
fantastic luminous organisms
which make their own light.
Beyond doubt the deep-sea
floor is quite thinly populated
due to the starvation diet
available.
The few specimens recov-
cred from the greatest depths
probed to date have belonged
to known phylla such as
the sediment-dwell brittle
worms" and various forms Of
shelled mollusks. The most
fantastic creatures have come
from the intermediate depths
Of q mile or so, where they
may be at some stage Of the
transition process. Some Of
these. as described by the
eminent sea biologist DIR.
Anton Brun Of the University
Of Copenhagen. are queer"
indeed. Such creatures, for
example. are the angler
fishes" light carriers as much
as four feet long with sharp
toothed mouths about as wide
as the entire body.
Females FearsOme
They are fearsome crea-
lures and all females-per-
haps natures ultimate in
malevolent femininity. The
male angler fish. necessary
for the perpetuation Of the
race, probably has reached
the lowest depths of mascu-
Unity. He is a dwarf, about
an inch long, which at an
early age becomes a parasite
on a female in such a way
that their bodies fuse and
they have the same blood
stream. They become essen
TALLY one bisexual animal.
An independent male angler
fish, other than in the ear.
hest stages of life, is I'M
known. With no means Of
feeding itself it would have
no chance Of survival. Some
times two males attach them.
selves to one female through
out her life. They, of course,
must perish with her.
1t is all. DR.. Brun explains,
a clever trick Of nature to
assure survival of a race.
In their normal habitat the
angler fish are widely dis
perSed. The chances Of an
adult male and female COM
ing together would be quite
remote. So it is provided that
they will always be together
and inseparable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09

before his subcommittee. Now
that the ball is rolling. let's
hope nothing will stop it until
District residents have a vote!
Dorothy Curran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry priters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conder-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-09
Answers to Questions
THE HASKINS SERVICE

by The HASkINS SEkVICE
A reader can get an answer. BY
mail, to any question Of fact BY
reau. 635 F street N W. Washington
4. D C Please enclose return postage
or self-addressed stamped envelope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
TV KEY PREVIEWS

Tonights top shotDs as preuieDed BY TV Keys stat,
who attend reedrsals match screenings and andlyze
scripts in New York, Hollywood and elsewhere Their
opinions are offered as q guide to area Uiewers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15


DisneylandA big plug for the additions Dsneyland
park, but Walt knows how to make 1t coorful Disney
and Art Lkeer head the tour Of the submarine voyage
the monora and the model of Matterhorn peak There
are mountain climbers hanging ropes hopping about,
and big parade with bands and rs trombones floats,
drum majorettes and Scottish bagppers Entertaining
7:30 pm, WMAL-7
Wells Fargo-"Clay Allison" Juvenile Western ably per-
formed. couple Of crooks have taken town and
in the process they steal Wells Fargo shipment Of equip
ment destined for potential saloon and gambling hall
rival The rivals hothsad and crack shot. Harde
has double obbrngng the crooks to justice and keep
ing their victim from discriminating them. $3.50 pm,
WRCA.
Danny Repeat) Hans Conried Uncle Tonoose
adds bit Of flavor to his scenes He's on in this one
along with singer Tony Bennett who plays meek relative
OF Danny williams It Tony wants to into show
business and Danny gives him tryout. Bennett sings
two numbers Danny tells him how tough show business Is
and Conred gets the laughs 900 pm, WTOP-9
Peter Gunn-The Portrait" An artist Is murdered, and
painting which seems to be the key to backma scheme
stolen With the help of Of his oddbal friends
finds out who has the painting and sets out to re-
claim it. Best part of the show the end when the
painting offered underworld auction and the sale
turns into bloody mayhem. 900 pm, WRC4
Jack Paar ShOw-Jack has been inviting Philippine singer
Luz Morales to visit show for ages but tonights the
night she'll actually turn up Ad-libbers Geneveve
and Hermione Gngold with Geneveve taking turn with
song doing "Dragnet" skit with Jack and joining
the Berz people for choice TRANSACTIONS 1880 pm,
WRC-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
Legion Attacks
OIympics Chief

The American Legion said to-
day that Nationalist China
must be readmitted" to the
international Olympic Com
mittee.
National Commander Preston
J. Moore issued a statement at
lacking the second rejection Of
Nationalist Chimes. member
ship as another clear victory
Of the Communists of Russia
and China"
He Said II Nationalist China
is not readmitted. Committee
Chairman Avery Brun d a g e
should "be expelled from the
United States Olympic Associ-
alton and a United States dele
gate appointed who can recog-
nize the deadly tactics Of the
Reds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
Planners PurIey
Set in Memphis

Housing, highway and PLAN
ming leaders viii speak at a
three-day National Citizens
Planning Conference to be held
in Memphis. Tenn. under aus
pieces Of the American Planning
and Civic Association starting
Wednesday.
Washington citizen and on
cial leaders among the speakers
will include Federal Urban Re-
newal Administrator Richard
L. Steiner; Conrad L. Wirth.
National Park Service director;
Robert A. Keith, director of the
Washington areas Mass Trans
portation Survey; E. H. Holmes.
Federal Bureau Of Public Roads
assistant commissioner: Jerome
M. Alper. attorney and expert
on transit regulatory matters.
and Mai. Gen. U. S. Grant.
III. APCA president and former
Washington planning leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15

Washington Redskins--and has
already made several sales. /.
Sammy Davis, Jr.. who re-opens
the new Lotus tonight, is one Of
those talents whose "live" per-
formances make his TV turns,
good as they are. seem indiffer-
ent. :. I clicked him one after
noon at the Apollo In Harlem
over an hour Of song. dance.
mimicry and musicianship. /.
He could have played all night.
NBC. which will televise the
United States Russia track
meet firm Philadelphia on July
10. has sold half Of the show to
General Mills. And NBC re-
ports 1t will cover Queen Eliza
beth's forthcoming visit to Chi
cago on July 6 with a special
program q to 1880 PM.
4 4
The weeks one best night TO
stay up late: Wednesday /.
Maurice Evans. live" on u. s.
Steel Hour 90 to IL pm.
WTOP-9). and Jack Paar's
show at 1880. WRC-4. with
Marc Connolly and Dorothy
Parker among the guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
OTHER TV
HlGHLIGHTS

500, WTTG t5)-Five Star
Feature: Blond for q Day."
Hugh Beaumont and Kathy
Adams. A newspaper re-
porter captures a black
mailer d946).
$3.50. WRC (D-TV Theater:
The Best Way to Go"
Gary Merrill. A newspaper
man with a fatal disease
quits his job and takes his
son on a prolonged boat
trip.
$3.50, WMAL t7-Top Pro
Golf: Sam Snead VS.. Lionel
'Hebert. From Boca Ration.
Fla.
1900, WTOP (9) - Desilu
Playhouse: Ballad for a
Badman." Jane Russell. A
bounty hunters search for
a suspected bank robber
and killer leads him to q
travelling show troupe.
Il:0O. WTTG 81 - Starlight
Theater: They Knew What
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

500, wASH-FM (sI.1 Mel
In the Concert Hall: The
Hebrides Overture by Mem
delssohn and Cinderella Bal
let Music by Prokofiev.
7:O5, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1855 MC.l-Symphony
Hall: Symphony No. 2 in c,
Opus los by Sibelius and
Violin Concerto No. 2 in @
Minor by Prokofiev.
$500, WAIAL.FM (lO7.3 Nc. -
Concert Stage: Merry Wives
Of Windsor. Overture by
Nicolai and Piano Concerto
in c Minor. Opus 81 by Bee
thoven.
$500, VOL AMIN (1450 Kc.
and $751; Me.l-Good Music
Time: Symphony No. IS by
Haydn, Violin In @. Haydn
Variations by Brahms and
Divertimento by Haydn.
1890, WMAL-FM t107.3 Mel
Nocturne: Piano Concerto in
A Minor, Opus 81 by Schu-
mann and Cello Concerto In
B Minor. Opus l04 by Dor
wax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
HimmeIforb Group
To Visit Israel

Washington builder Paul
Himmelfarb will leave tomor-
row with other leaders Of the
Israel Bond campaign for q
three-week tour Of Israel.
Mr.. Himmelfarb, chairman Of
the Advisory Council Of the
Greater Washington Commit
tee for Israel Bonds. will visit
Tel-Aviv. Jerusalem, Haifa and
Elath, and talk to Premier Da-
vid Ben-Gurion, Foreign Min
lister Coda Moier and Finance
Minister Levi Eshkol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15

They Wanted" Charles
Laughton and Carole Lon-
bard. Rich middle-aged
farmer weds a mail-order
bride. but a hired hand sup
plies the romance in her
life Cl940).
HIS, WTOP Csl-Late Show:
Angel on the Amazon.
George Brent and Vera
Ralston. Pilot falls for girl
with a mysterious past
Q948).
1850. WMAL ca - Ellery
queen: ''Ellery Queen in the
Penthouse Murder" Ralph
Bellamy. Queen hunts for q
treasure Of Chinese gems
and a murderer. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
Arlington to Open
Summer Day Comps

The Arlington County Recre-
alton Department will open its
summer day camp for children
between the ages Of Z and 13
next Monday.
The camp sites are at Lubber
Run Park and Bancroft Park.
from $3.50 am. to 4:30 pm.