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Challenge to Schools

Although there is no gen.
eral agreement or proof that
there is a lack of stability in
the Negro family life in the
District of Columbia, there
is a cultural pattern stem
ming from slavery that has
persisted due to ever-present
preSsureS fostered by racial
inequalities in our everyday
life; the family as a whole
has not accepted its respon-
sibilities in providing incen-
tives and sharper motiva-
tions for its youthful men,
berS. A lack of vision and
foresight on the part of too
large number of parents
has helped to stymie the
levels of aspiration of these
children. The improper plac-
ing of values and standards
of social behavior leaves
many of these children void
of established objectives and
standards. To attack this
family problem will require
the cooperation of all seq
mentS of the community; the
home, the school, the church
and the untiring efforts of
the leadership within the
community.
Because of the individual
differences in this commu-
nifty. as in other communities,
there is no single approach
or best method to use as a
guide. 1t will take a COM
bination of all the known
techniques of social engi-
neering and a recognition
that any small amount of
good accomplished is a step
in the right direction.
Due to the geographical
patterns of residence, many
schools in the District exist
as Negro schools. In the case
of these schools a heavy
responsibility is placed upon
the school that cannot
either be overlooked or
ignored if the needs of these
children are to be met. The
rigor of the instructional
program, the discipline with
in the school, the school,
family relationships, the in
spirational teachings of the
teachers, and the relation
ship Of the children to the
teacher are of great impor-
tance to a child in these
schools.
A general perusal of the
social cultural recreational
outlets available within these
schools will show that the
school assumes a place Of
prime Importance in helping
Evening star., 1959-12-21
Nov I've Seen Everything
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Airline Pilot Buzzes FAA's Ivory Tower

ing, permissible by law, have
been denied.
Most medical people will
agree, I am sure, that chro-
biological age and functional
age most often are not iden-
tical. Some individuals at so
are as alert, proficient and
physically able as others 20
years their junior.
ALPA's position is that we
want a man to leave the
cockpit whenever he becomes
unable to meet either physi-
cal or proficiency standards,
regardless of age. But to use
the meat ak" approach as
the FAA administrator does
arbitrarily deprives capable
pilots of basic property rights
without any guarantee of
improved air safety.
Shocking as it may be. the
rule applies only to airline
pilots. The airline pilot upon
being retired could continue
operating the same type of
aircraft with the same num-
Der of people on board in any
operation except that of a
scheduled airline. other
pilots may continue to op-
crate the same type aircraft
in the same airSpace, regard
less Of age, possibly creating
the very hazardous condition
which the administrator feels
is being created by the pres
ence of these older pilots in
the cockpitS. Thus the rule
is discriminatory.
The truth OF the matter
is that there is always a
problem of possible incapaci-
tation in flight regardless of
the age of the pilots on board
and the public is being mis-
led into thinking that this
regulation will prevent in
capacitation and thus pro-
vide for increased safety in
flight.
Only by providing a COM
plete, fully trained fail safe"
crew in which any member
can assume the duties of the
Evening star., 1959-12-21

AS an active airline pilot,
35 years Of age. and an
officer Of the Air Line Pilots
Association. I feel it is my
duty to outline to the public
some basic and often mis-
understood facts surrounding
the Federal Aviation Agency
regulation which will require
airline pilots to retire at so.
Airline pilots today are
subjected to more thorough
physical competency stand
ards than any other group in
our society. For instance, we
must submit to FAA physical
examinations at least once
every six months. In addition,
the pilot must have his fly
ing proficiency checked at
least three times a year. In
the event the pilot fails to
meet any Of the physical or
flight proficiency require
ments, irrespective of age, he
must leave the cockpit.
Over the years our aSSocia-
ton has kept very complete
records of pilot incapacita-
tion in flight and it is
startling to note that, per-
centagewiSe, there are a
greater number of n-fiight
interpretations in the 1880
age bracket than in the age
so and over group. These
interpretations for the most
part are of the unpredictable
type such as gall bladder
attacks, appendicitis, food
poisoning. ETC., which cannot
be detected under the most
rigid testing standards known.
Yet they can be equally in
capacitating.
Heart attacks amount to
only about Is per cent of the
total interpretations and in
most cases would not have
been forecast.
There has been no factual
evidence presented for the
need Of this regulation. In
stead, assumptions have been
made which arbitrarily
ground an airline pilot at so.
Requests for a public hear
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Teacher Competence

very sensible proposition has been
put before the District Board of Educa-
tlon by its president, Walter NJ Tobriner
AS we approach the level of professional
compensation for teachers, he said, I'VE
are entitled to receive in return profess
Slonal services based upon the highest
standards"
NO one, 1t seems to us, could bubble
with such a viewpoint. Yet the dis
quleting fact is that the city'S schools
do not have any satisfactory method for
getting rid of teachers who fail to give
professional services. The proposed paw
raises for school perSonnel-amounting
to $50 million annually with a top
teacher salary of $9,1OO-place still more
emphasis on the one criterion of the
existing salary structure: length of
service.
Board members have expressed con-
Germ at this state of affairs. Some want
to find way to provide extra finan-
cial benefits for outstanding teachers;
others, like Mr.. Tobriner, want to be
sure that the truly unsatisfactory teach
er does not remain here. All want to
get away from pay scale which takes
nothing else into consideration than a
lapse of time between beginning and
maximum salary.
The District is one of the few large
cities in the country which does not
require some regular evaluation of it's
teaching staff. Under current proce-
dure, only an unsatisfactory perform
ance is reported-and the climate of
opinion has been such that this type Of
report rarely is made
In his statement to board men,
berS, Mr.. Tobriner observed that top
school administrators "can tell you,
without digging into their files, pretty
much who are the incompetents in the
schools they administer" Yet no efforts
nave been made to dismiss these people.
During the last five years, In fact, only
one teacher has been dismissed; twenty
nave been asked to resign.
We do not believe-nor do we think
the superintendent and his staff believe
that such statistics necessarily prove
how well-chosen are the eity's teachers.
Rather, they indicate an important need
for some new machinery for the quick
identification, and elimination, of un-
satisfactory performances.
The School Board, in voting ap-
proval of the proposed pay raises, also
rejected at least for the time being
adoption of a So-called merit plan to
award exceptional service Such plan,
as both DR.. Hansen and the teachers
themselves have stated, is fraught with
difficulties. We hope, however, that the
board at its next meeting will give seri-
Gus consideration to Mr.. Tobriner's rec
ommendation to have teachers regularly
evaluated by review committee, with
simplified procedures established for
dismissal. Adoption of such a system
would increase the chances for success
ful action on the pay raises by the Dis
trict Commissioners and Congress. For
1t would serve as convincing proof that
the schools do not just want more money
for their personnel; they also want
quality.
Evening star., 1959-12-21
IS Street

IS Street
Dear sir:
My best friend is away
from the Office, and I am
miserable.
What do I do now?
Il realize that his pres
ence is what makes this place
tolerable, and I think I do
better work, but I miss his
companionship.
Il come to realize, for my
self, that I have not been
doing enough for other peo-
pie. and therefore I am left
to myself.
Please do not lecture me.
1t is your one failing. you
want to lecture people.
Please tell me, how can
be happy while working with
out the pleasant glances and
words from my dear Office
associate.
Sincerely,
MARY JANE H."
Mary Jane, this is too much
for us.
But we are glad to see
that you put part of the
blame on yourself.
This is hopeful.
The older a person grows,
in most cases, the surer he is
to find out, and she does, too,
we suppose, that many of the
ills that come to us in life
are our own fault. (Here
comes the lectureD
The honest person cannot
put all the blame on others.
He must accept his full
share. If this does him any
good" as we say, it is be-
cause he changes later, after
he has looked himself over.
The outward-going person
is now called an extrovert.
Perhaps it is a good word.
1t means, as most take it,
that the person thinks mostly
of others: at least in outward
appearance.
The introvert, on the other
hand, is one who looks in
ward, and therefore is more
inclined to assess his own
joys and wounds as most i'm
portant.
The one is a doer, in pop
ular phraseology, the other a
thinker.
Evening star., 1959-12-21

@. Are there any known
solar systems in the universe
besides our own?-H. w.
A. Our solar system has no
known counterpartS in the
universe Astronomers point
out, however, that even a
planet as large as Jupiter
(more than 10 times the size
of the earth) probably would
not be detachable by existing
methods, even if it revolved
around one Of the nearest
stars.
@. What book has been
called the Twentieth Gen.
tury Uncle Toms Cabin?"-
D. OF.
A. This title has been
given to John Steinbeck' S
THE Grapes of Wrath" be-
cause of its crusading pur-
pose to awaken the Nation
to the plight of the migrant
laborer. The book, a saga of
Oklahoma farm families
driven from their land in the
l930s by drought and de-
preston, won Mr.. Steinbeck
Evening star., 1959-12-21

the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
in 1910.
@. Which country uses the
telephone the most?-S. A.
A. The United States has
more telephones than any
other country (63,621,OOO in
the year 1850, therefore
makes greater use of the
telephone than any other
nation. In per capita use,
however, Canada leads the
world with 497 calls per per-
son in 1857. Sweden is next,
with 491, and the United
States third. with 460 con-
versations per person.
Q. What trotting norrg
was nicknamed "Steamin'
eemon?"-K. N.
A. This was the nickname
of the famed Demon Han
over-a son of Dean Han
over out of Sorceress. De-
mon Hanover, driven by his
owner, Harrison Hoyt, won
the l948 Hambletonian in
straight heats.
Evening star., 1959-12-21
Questions and Answers
the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

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Please neo POSTAGE selfaddresed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13

Jumbo How fast can a circus
elephant run9
"a miles an hour! - s.A., DALLAS
Big bowl :. 4 neW football trophy
uiH be dudrded annually to the ma
tiOn's top college team. What is it9
It's the Macarthur Bowl"
donated by General Douglas Mac
Arthur. The trophy suggests a huge
stadium, contains about 400 ounces
of silver and is almost foot high.
o.C.c., NEW YORK
Snoopy Job :. What neU equip
melt is being used BY dog-oatcIers in
Stockton, Cdlif9
Cameras. They photograph stray
dogs. Owners are then issued a
summons. FIJI, HAYWARD, CALF.
First coll HoW are four million
tickets being distributed for the Oym-
pic Games in Rome nett summer
They're being sold only to &C
commodation-reserving foreigners
until January l, then to Italians
outside of Rome. Romans cannot
purchase any until July.
Rs, SALT LAKE CITY
Hot house 4 neto and radical
idea for heating has been developed
BY Soviet scientists. What is it?
Wall paper that can heat house.
1t is composed Of three layers of
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Questions and answers from the news
ey TOM HENRY

rubber-like synthetic material. The
middle layer is a conductor and
can heat the fabric to l04 degrees.
EN-, WICHITA
Coined Recently the Foreign
Minister Of Venezuela introduced
neW pOrd in diplomacy. What mdsit?
Macrocephalous = it means big.
headed. He complained that a
"macrocephalous policy" brought
about the choice of Washington as
the site Of the new Inter-American
Bank. -M.K.S., MT. VERNON, N. Y.
Dear . Peter Paul RubenS' master.
piece, "AdOrution of the Mdgi," 'cGs
recently sold to London art dealer
for reoOrd-breGking price. HOU
much pds pdid9
$4,000. FTP, SAN ANTONIO
Who spends whoi According
to a recent survey, hotO much does the
average man shopping alone in a
upenmdrket, the average WomdH
and the average cOuDLe SDend2
The average lone male shopper
spends $4.9l; the average lone
woman shopper spends 500, and
the average couple spends $ll.36.
MRS. A, MILTON, MASS.
MOTE. We will poY IS Tor question ond ons~er used 10
this column. Questions bosed on current oe~s. ond
clipping OF news accompany answer Addrets
Ton Henry. TINS WEEK. ass lexington Avenue. New
Ioh ". N. Y. unoccepied contributions cannot DO
acknowledged or returned.
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THIS WEEK Moso,in. / September 10. 1857
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Farrell Croafian Athletic Club Has
One Of Top SoftbaN Squads In Area
Locals Bumped Out of Meadville Meet
After Rugged Struggle With Erie Team

FARRELL, Pa. - Th e
Farrell Croatian Athletic
Club which is an off shoot
of Lodge 126 has booked
Clarion Lodge 248 for a soft
ball game to be played at Far
rell, Sunday, August 9th.
Following the game a picnic
will be held at Strossmayer
Park.
On July 4th and 5th, the
Farrellites participated in the
Meadville Invitational Soft
ball Tournament. In our first
game we went down to defeat
to the Sons of Italy entry
from Erie, Pa, by a score of
10. Atterholt was the losing
pitcher as he gave up three
hits.
In the other tournament
game, the Gao. played n
gainst another Erie team,
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the Erie Sementillis, who
knocked us out of further
tourney competition, 20.
Juranovich yielded only one
hit but a costly error made
the difference.
On July 9Th at Farrell City
park, we defeated the Knights
of Columbus, 10. Carl Jura-
novich gave up three hits and
was backed up by Tom Zajac
with three hits.
Anthony Lopuh paced the
Croatians to a lopsided 1871
victory over the Village Ia
vern squad. Lopuh had a
home run and three singles.
The Farrell Croatians are
open for games on a home
and home basis which can be
arranged by writing to Wal
ter Bedich, 6O8 Fruit Avenue,
Farrell, Pa. Walter Bedich
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Versailles Manager 4
Cooperative Parsonage

VERSAILLES, Pa. = The
Manager of Nest II will be
at the Croatian Hall the Sec
ond Friday of every month,
to collect dues, from 500 un-
til 9:30 pm.
If you cannot come to the
hall, you may mail your dues
payments to me, making the
money order or check pay
able to CFU Nest ~.
You may also pay dues at
my home if it is more conve-
nient for you.
Mary Skuthn
4718 Third st.
Versailles Pa.
Phone OR. $3.50
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Akron kegIers Slated
To Meet August | For
Revampinq Of Circuit

AKRON, O. - The CFU
Lodge 472 Mixed Bowling
League will hold a Meeting at
the Croatian American Home,
1913 Grant St., on Saturday
evening, August 1, at 8:45
pm.
We urge all CFU men,
bers who did not bowl the
1958-59 season and desire
to bowl during the 1959-6O
season to attend this ses-
sion or call the undersigned
at ST. 4-3360.
Purpose Of this meeting
will be the composing Of
teams, starting date, appoint
ing Of committees by our
newly elected President, Jova
Lolich, and many other i'm
portant issues.
All previous team captains
are urged to contact their
teams, for this will be a mem
bership meeting for all bowl
ers, old and new.
Tony Donofrio, Secy
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FARRELL, Pa. - T h e
4th C.F.U. Softball Tourna-
ment will be staged at Far
rell, Pa, Sunday, August 80,
1859.
The games according to
chairman Walter Bedich will
be played at the Farrell City
Park and If necessary the ad-
iacent st. AIMS field located
Just across the road.
All players to participate
in this softball tournament of
the fast ball pitch type must
be members Of the Croatian
Fraternal Union at least three
months and Of the lodge
which their team represents.
Junior members are eli
gible to play with the
lodge which administrates
their nest. The team can
have the privilege Of re-
cruiting the limit of two
members for their team
from another lodge.
A registry Of twelve (12)
to fifteen (15) players must
be submitted, upon being at
tested by the designated
lodge officers, to the C.F.U.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-29
Qmp Junior Tammies Announce Fall Concert

AL1QUIPPA, Pa. A
child dressed In the colorful
costume of Croatia makes a
particularly pleasing picture
to the adult eye. When you
multiply this picture by a to-
tai Of twenty-four youthful
tammies the overall effect is
4 Cinerama of color and
young exuberance.
The above scene will be re-
peated in many different pat.
terms at the Fall Concert OF
the Jadran Junior Tamburit.
zans at Aliquippa H 6 l.
School on Sunday, October
Is, 1859, at 800 pm.
This offspring of the
Duquesne University Tam
buritzans School of Music
is made up of Slavs and
Americans who need our
support and encouragement
so that they may eventual
ly carry on the Croatian
American Culture that is
our heritage.
The children are spending
many hours on the prepare.
ton Of their program which
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Cleveland zumberaks
Prep For Aug. 9Th Fete

CLEVELAND, Ohio - On
August 9, "Zumberak" C.F.U.
Lodge 859 will take a day for
relaxation at Janezic's Farm,
located in West Richfield, off
Southern Road.
This being a family affair
we invite you to bring all the
children. There should be
enough refreshments to
please the hardest appetite
The date is Sunday, August
9, rain or shine at 10 am.
George Relich
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Farrell Members Launch Preparations
For Staging Of Annual Softba|| Wars
Fourth Annual Diamond Championships
To Be Run Off Aug. 80 On Two Fields

s-Educational D epa rt-
ment no later than the dead
line, August 13, 1859.
Besides Farrell, we already
have the assurance of John
Bolcic that Clarion, Pa,
Lodge 248 will be entered. Do
let us hear from you and
especially from c. F. U. CEN
ters in Ohio, West Virginia
and western New York, all of
which fall within $50 miles
of the tournament city.
Entry blanks will be
mailed to the perennial par
Elephants while others can
have theirs for the asking
from the C.F.U. Sports
Educational Department.
As with all other C.F.U.
undertakings, this years soft
ball tournament will not be
remiss for a social side. This
will be contained in a picnic
later that day, Sunday, Aug
ust 30th, at the Shady Grove
picnic grounds; Shady Grove
being located on Route 1S
(Sharon-Greenville Road.
,@ Frank Braidic
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will consist of chorus selec-
tions, nationality dances, and
solos.
Guest performers will be
the Monaco Junior Tamburit-
zans, in their first appear
ance in Aliquippa, and anoth-
er group from out Of State.
After the concert there
will be dancing to the music
of the Dunav Orchestra at
the Croatian American Glee
Club Jadran on Franklin Ave.
Peter F. Turkovich, Mgr.
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weIIandport To Host
Annual YuqosIav Fete

WELLANDPORT, Ont. -
The Annual Yugoslav Picnic
at Belgrade Farms in Wei
landport will be held this
year from Friday, July 81,
until Monday, August 3rd.
There will be full picnic and
camping facilities, complete
with tamburitza orchestra,
dancing, barbecue lamb, re-
freshments, etc.
w. NJ. Jones
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East Chi GIee Club
In Regular 1meups

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. -
The mems division Of the Gro
atian Singing Society "Sloga"
is now holding regular re-
hearsals on Monday evenings
at 500 pm, in the Croatian
Home, 4O33 Main Street, In
diana Harbor.
Any man interested In
singing with the group, please
contact Matt Rivch, Presi-
dent, and any woman inter-
ested, contact Mrs. Nicholas
Zafran, Secy.
- Committee
| 4 -!
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The Croatian Fraternal
Union, organized in 1894,
is carried on solely for the
benefit of it's members and
their beneficiaries, and not
for profit.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-29

ALOHA DUMIC, McKees-
port, Pa, Lodge A, who CO.
shared with Josephine Hla-
vac, Lodge 81, Rankin, Pa,
the One Game High Of 1872
during the CF'U's Annual
Natl Duckpin Tournament Of
recent vintage.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-07-29
Society's 1859 Dux Tourney Champs :
G. F. U. 23rd Duckpin Tournament
April "a, rs and 26, 1859
Penn Lanes - 942 Penn Avenue - Pittsburgh, Pa.
1 WOMENS DIVISION

4 WOMEN'S DIVISION
FiveMan Team Event
Lodge s, JohnstoWn, Pa 1888
All-Events
Mary Mateljan Lodge s. Johnstown, Pa. ......."1294
Doubles
Anna Marie Cvtkovich Carol Vulakovich L. Etna 843
Singles
Mary Maeljan Lodge s. Johnstown, Pa. 453
Individual High Game
Aona Dumlc, Lodge A. McKeespor Pa. 172
Josephine Hlavac Lodge 37 Rankin, Pa. 172
Individual High Series
Mary Mateljan, Lodge 5, Johnstown Pa 453
MEMS DIVISION 4
Five-Man Team Event
Lodge 5, Johnstown, Pa.
An-Evepts .4,i-t
Joe Sees Lodge Etna Pa.
Doubles
Nick Cullen Steve Szabo, L. 1884, Monessen, Pa "".1093
Singles
Nick Cullen, Lodge 1884, Monessen Pa ."..."...... 500
Individual High Game
John Kuchan, Lodge 540 Conway Pa 279
Individual High Series
Edward Draganza, Lodge 85 Rochester, Pa. 595
Frank Braidic, Director Sports Educational Dept.
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Sinking of Point Conception
Call the Coast Guard"
Mr.. Milnikel said the sender
of the distress call identified
his vessel as the Unicorn, q
private yacht on a pleasure
cruise out Of San Diego.
Aboard were IL persons, the
distress call said. Mr.. Milnikel
reported. He added that the
sender said:
There are not enough life
preservers to go around. Two
men and a woman have already
gone over the side. :"
Then, Mr.. Milnikel said, there
was silence.