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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
THE POLITICAL MILL
No Time to Ditch Dulles
By GOULD LINCOLN

British in the decade before
World War II craved peace.
The American people today
crave peace. But in Britain in
those prewar years the voice
Of winston Churchill-con-
stantly raised in support Of
rearmament in the face Of
Hitler's growing military
strength. his imposition Of
CONSUMPTION, his airplane pro-
duction, his entry into the
Rhineland, his increased naval
construction - was drowned
out by the political leaders
who listened rather to the
paci1lsts.
The Path to World War II
In an intensely interesting
book, THE House Is Sitting"
Arthur Baker, chief of the
parliamentary staff of the
London Times from 1884 to
1855, the author. has given
an intimate and personalized
account of what went on in
those fateful years. Three
men, he wrote, held supreme
power in Britain in the
l930s-Ramsay Macdonald,
Stanley Baldwin and Neville
Chamberlain, each in turn
Prime Minister. All, in the
opinion of Mr.. Baker, must
share the responsibility Of
those years.
One of them, Mr.. Baker
wrote, could have insured
the strength Of Britain had
he been willing to be frank
with the country and risk the
political future of himself
and his party-Stanley Bald
win. The British electorate.
in by-electionS to fill vacan-
cies in the House Of Com
mons, had carried strongly
Conservative districts with
pro-Labor candidates, devoted
to pacifism. BY the time Ne
vile Chamberlain came to
Office as Prime Minister it was
too late, and Mr.. Chamber
lain made a last desperate
effort to win peace by the
appeasement route. 1t was
a tragic failure.
Today, the British have
sent their Prime Minister,
Harold Macmillan, to Mos
COW to talk with Khrushchev
not as an appeaser. Today,
the British are standing firm
alongside of the United
States and France on the
Berlin issue and the whole
German question. Today, the
British, the French and the
United States are strongly
armed. Today, NATO has
been formed for collective
security and in opposition to
Communist Russia.
Today, however, is no
time to forget what hap
pened in the 1930s, when
pacifist sentiment allowed
Hitler to build up his forces,
Mussolini to overrun Abys-
sinia, and Japan to move
into Manchuria,
Secretary Dulles is needed,
not only as a symbol but as
an active brain. One thing is
certain: AS long as he can
serve he will do so with the
same devotion he has always
shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
instability that results from
the practice Of spot-zoning.
Marguerite L. Snyder.
Americas Apathy

Constantine Browns ques-
ton, HAS Public Ceased to
Carer" about the fate Of the
American soldiers whose I'M
armed transport plane was
shot down by the Soviets is
well taken.
I believe all Americans
and especially military per-
sonnet and their families
were sickened and angered
at the news and hearing the
tape recording of the attack
between the three Soviet
pilots.
The seeming indifference
of those legislators Mr..
Brown refers to is the reason,
I believe, why the public has
accepted the news of the
attack with oriental fatal
ism" The American public
has had to accept racketeers
and gangsters running loose
with no laws strong enough
to put them in jail.
Retired military personnel
whose date of retirement
came before the new pay
scale went into effect have
had to accept the gross in
justice done them in the
vastly different retirement
pay scale voted into law by
our legislators.
When our leaders and law
makers become so apathetic
to these and so many more
injustices is 1t any wonder
that the general public is
becoming fatalistic about
such things?
A nation cares when It's
leaders care!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24

The Federation of Citizens
Associations on February IL
voted to voice its concern
over the number of appeals
being made to the Zoning
Commission for changes in
our new regulations and maps
which represent attempted
incursions into residential
zones for commercial uses.
Citizens who have been
having coming troubles will
no doubt find interesting and
useful the language Of the
resolution sent to'the Zoning
Commission urging that the
new regulations be given a
chance to function before
any changes are made and
that the commission adopt
a policy Of refusing to amend
either the code or the maps
except:
81. To correct a manifest
error in the ordinance or
map; or
20. To meet changed or
changing conditions in a par
ticular area or in the munich
pality."
If such a policy is followed
we can expect the city to
develop in an orderly way,
consistent with good p l.
ming. Otherwise we shat -
subject to the imbalance AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

had by then stopped putting
raisins out because the star
lingS gobbled them all up.
However, we threw him a
few under the tree, and he
was our guest all summer.
We like to think that it was
our friend of the summer
before, but where had he
been from March till JuneP
1.-THE robins disappeared
in August, but early in Sep
TENDER we saw flocks Of them
feeding in the yards. For
several evenings, until they
left for good, one robin would
detach himself from the flock
when he heard the whistle
and would come over to the
fence and wait for raisins.
1--WE are looking forward
to his return in March, or
June and hope he makes
it safely"
It Is one of those believe
it or not" things, but spring
is on the way.
Pretty soon the father
cardinal will be seen to prof
fer his mate a sunfiower seed.
This is a pretty gesture
that strikes the human OBJ
server as a kiss.
1t is springtime in motion.
Just the other day, not too
long ago, all the birds out
our way were singing their
heads off, as the saying is.
They made the morning
sound springtime, as it were.
This is a happy thing. =. -
itself, and when it was COM
bined with fairly warmish
day, as it was, and with real
sunshine, too, 1t made old and
young blood do a bit of
bounding.
Ones own particular robin,
out of the S million coming to
us from down South. is a
bird worth waiting for. He
may be known. as a rule, by
some action, such as that
given by our correspondent.
Our own Lily Belle came
back every spring for eight
years, and was always recog-
nized by the way she sided
along a branch Of the maple
tree overhanging the drive
way.
No other robin did it.
Lily Belle was trained to do
this as a young thing, begin
ming on the day when she was
first put out in the yard.
after having been brought I'D
by hand.
Her first excursion on her
own was to that branch of
the maple Thereafter, when
ever she came to the yard,
she first lit on the branch,
then moved all the way
across, cheeping quietly.
The ninth spring. she did
not return, and since this is
about the normal lifetime Of
a robin, we thought she had
lived her life, accepting the
inevitable as a good bird
must.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
Sewer Project Buried

Last November, the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary
Commission a announced it
would press the Maryland
General Assembly for legisla-
ton to require builders or
developers to finance sewer
connections into the homes
they build. Builders were ex-
pected to pass these charges
along in the cost of the
house.
The declared purpose of the
proposal was to hold down
overall water and sewer
rates. and to improve the
credit rating of WSSC (since
almost two thirds or 1858
million, of its present annual
bonded debt is incurred by
financing this type of con-
struction). The plan would
have automatically improved
the credit ratings of Prince
Georges and Montgomery
Counties vital factor with
large school construction pro-
grams looming in these areas.
Mr.. Lynch, the commission
treasurer, was quoted in The
Star on December II as stat
ing that the suggested proce-
dure "has been recommended
by all leading bond rating
bureaus. Almost all other
municipalities in the Nation
charge feeder-line costs to
builders or consumers"
But the local builders
objected.
On February IL, the WSSC
"phoned" the lawmakers,
calling it all off-after the
bill already had been intro
duced by the Montgomery
and Prince Georges County
delegations! Public hearings.
which had been scheduled at
Annapolis on February 10,
were cancelled.
How the picture changed in
just a few monthsl A sudden
improvement in credit rating,
due to better management"
caused the WSSC's place in
Standard & Poor's Directory
to zoom from a B-1 plus to
an A rating, for the first time
in the commissions 41-year
history, This is the reason
given for calling off the pro-
posed legislation.
Since legislation, similar
to the WSSCs recent short
lived proposal, was intro
duced in the Maryland As
sembly in 1857 and defeated
because the legislators
lacked time" to become Suf-
flciently familiar with all the
aspects, / suggest that the
citizens themselves take the
responsibility in pressing for
what obviously will benefit
the majority.
Taxpaying Homeowner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
Transit Monopoly

We enjoyed James Deane's
article regarding the machi-
nations of o. Roy Chalk. 1t
seems ironic that Congress
would permit a tax-free sub
sldized corporation to grow
into an octopus and devour
small business. We appreciate
that The Star has taken an
interest in this matter.
Marion L. Shine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
Initiation Peril

A terrible wrong is being
done to this country by in
creased governmental spend
ing and lifting Of the Federal
debt ceiling. The conse-
quences of such a program
can only be disastrous.
Imitation is an insidious
enemy with which no one
can cope once 1t is upon us.
The chief sufferers will be
those on fixed incomes. Their
few dollars will barely buy a
bite of food. No one can es-
cape! During imitation, Gus
toners restrict purchases,
businesses fail, people are
without jobs, and yet prices
skyrocket.
Can we not learn by the
grim experiences of France
and other countries? Must
we wait until it happens to
us?
W.T. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
Cold School Lunches

The appalling number of
children who are attending
the public schools and who
are in need of nourishment
should open the hearts and
the pocketbooks Of the citi-
zenry until Congress can APP
propriate funds for this nee
essary cause. Absorption Of
knowledge must be seriously
interfered with If absorp-
ton of food in sufficient
quantity is not supplied.
Grandma used to insist
that sulphur and molasses
in the spring was a must"
for the preservation of the
growing child. In the winter
time she was equally insist
ent on a good hot lunch
every day. Both ideas are
obsolete. Non-heated food is
just as nourishing as hot
food. We now know that a
sufficient number of calories,
plus minerals and vitamins,
are all that are required for
proper nourishment, and
that high temperature does
not add one whit to the
value of the meal. Hot meals
require fuel and stoves and
pots and pans and dishes
and tableware and labor,
which are all expensive. A
non-heated lunch consisting
of a sandwich or two and
fruit in season is quite as
satisfactory, and m NC h,
much cheaper.
The kind neighbor of 9TH
err days who selected tender
beef, spent hours while 1t
simmered, seasoned tn e
broth and carried it to the
sick friend wasted a lot of
effort. The result of her Ia
Dor was salt solution favored
with beef, which could not
nourish to any degree. The
custom of taking soup at the
beginning of a meal was to
improve the appetite for
what was to come-period.
So let's supply day-old
bread (Which dealers can't
sell to their customers), a
slice of beef, chicken or
lamb, eggs or tuna fish etc.
And maybe Senator Byrd
will donate some surplus APP
pies. This will accomplish
the same result as will hot
lunches at a fraction OF the
cost.
James A. Cannon, Sr. MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
Censorship Debate
A letter to The Star Febru.

A letter to The Star Febru-
airy Is, entitled Maryland
Censorship" gave the essen
tial arguments of the oppo-
nents Of Censorship Bill No.
20 now before the Legislature
at Annapolis. The letter said
the bill was to prohibit chill
dren under Is years of age
seeing a few Sexy foreign
films" Does the issue involve
only sexy foreign films which
are offensive and decaying
to our youth, or is it all films
whether American or foreign,
the number Of which could
hardly be termed few, which
would corrupt our young
moral fibers?
The letter also stated that
a State censor could ban
whatever movie ''he chooses"
for all citizens of Maryland.
However, would it not be
more correct to say that there
is a board Of several indi-
viduals, representing differ
ent facets of society, which
will pass and has passed
judgment on those films NOR
ally harmful for the children
of Maryland?
Does legislation already
exist "forbidding the display
or sale of obscene material"
and are we being offered
mot just super1uous legisla-
ton, but a thinly disguised
dictatorship? To answer the
first question, all we need do
IS look In any neighborhood
newsstand or drugstore, and
If this won't do. ask the post
Office about their problems
with obscenity. AS far as the
latter question is concerned,
it's hard to believe that die
tatorial power can be defined
as the will of such commu-
nifty representation as the
Parent Teacher Association,
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and
various veterans, youth and
social organizations. Yet all
of these were represented at
Annapolis, and spoke out for
the bill.
Is it not true also that those
lighting censorship are the
persons who just initiated a
proposal including TV, news
papers, art, ETC., as a last
ditch effort to make Bill No.
% unacceptable and there
fore impossible in the Legis-
lature? Wasn't it these same
opponents, and not the sup
porters of the original CEN
sorship bill, who proposed the
resolution which would make
1t necessary for theater own
erS to exclude those under 10
-again to make the law I'M
acceptable?
In conclusion, is it really
a question of occasional ex-
posture to sexy episodes, or
again, is the real problem
one of constant juvenile .ex-
poSure to elements of eff
fectively portrayed, sordid,
lustful, and all manner of
perverted scenes, from the
very subtle to the outright
frankly disgusting?
1t is the lives of your chill
dren and mine which can
hang on the balance Of ar
guments such as these. Do
we buy them, or don't we
really care?
Rnrnnlh q nnmahA.
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Robins will soon be here!
Not an earth-Shakinp fact.

NOL an edTIN-SIldklIlB ldCJ,
perhaps, but an important
one.
Mrs. M. L. 2. of Hyatts-
vile, Nd, is expecting one
particular bird, as she
writes:
"You might be interested
in our experiences since we
started feeding the birds a
few years ago.
1--WE have the usual collec-
ton, cardinals, chiekadees,
a few doves, a red-headed
woodpecker, hooking
birds, and, of course, star
lings.
IAN old table under a
weeping willow tree was a
perfect spot for the feed until
a mockingbird took it over as
his exclusive domain.
4 4 4 X
1--WE have several places
fixed nearer the house where,
we can watch the antics OF
the cardinals, which I find
particularly amusing, for
they are so busy chasing
each other that they don't
seem to eat at all.
"AS soon as one settles
down for a feast Of luscious
sunfower seeds, another ap-
pears from nowhere, and then
begins a merry free-for-all,
with no holds barred. and
nobody eating, unless a fe-
male sneaks in and grabs a
seed while the males are
chasing each other.
wv put five or six raisins
and a piece of bread on the
table for the mockingbird.
He takes no more than two or
three raisins at a time, and
then flys off to a nearby
elm and waits.
Pretty soon the starlings
come, and naturally they
make for the raisins. Down
the mocker sweeps like a jet
and chases them right out
of the yard. This has hap
pened so frequently that now
the starlings, being intelli-
gent birds, leave the raisins
strictly alone and stick to
the bread that is thrown for
them in another area Of the
yard.
\
in the summer Of 1857 we
had a robin that waited on
the fence every evening for
his raisin handout.
MY husband would whistle
at him as he threw the raj
sins under a cherry tree, and
he would eat a few and take
off with the rest.
Last March we put raisins
in the same place, hoping
the robin would como back
But for nearly three months
the yard would be full OF
robins but all of them ignored
our raisins and my husbands
whistling.
Then one evening ir
June there was a robir
perching on the fence. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24

For six years Secretary Of
State John Foster Dulles,
with the backing Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower. has been
the formulator of a strong
United States foreign policy,
based primarily on two i'm
portant positions-irst, no
further extension Of Commu-
mist Russia's domination over
nations Of the free world. and
second, no appeasement Of
the Communist bloc.
Mr.. Dulles has, indeed, be-
come a symbol of tlrmness in
dealing with the Communists.
In some quarters, even in this
country, he has been charged
with too great infiexibility.
1t has been said that his
approach, so far. as the Rus
slams are concerned, has been
negative. Nothing could be
further from the fact. Mr..
Dulles-along with President
Eisenhower-has constantly
professed q willingness to
talk and deal with the Com
munists, provided the Com
munists show one real sign
they are ready and willing to
have that peace" which they
and their propagandists pro-
feSs. No single peaceful step
has yet been taken by the
Communists. Always they
have pressed forward to gain
more territory, more control
over peoples.
They were checkmated dur
ing the Truman administra-
ton in Turkey and Greece, in
Iran and finally in Korea.
Since the Eisenhower admin
istration, with Secretary
Dulles in the State Depart
ment, the line has been held
Solidly.
The Secretary of State has
gone unwaveringly forward.
And today when Soviet Rus
STA, while talking peace. is
threatening war over Berlin
for that is what their atti-
tude means-to remove Mr..
Dulles from his great Office
would appear the height of
folly. In fact, it would be
interpreted abroad as a
measure of weakening, a
measure of retreat from our
present stand.
Keeps in Touch
Mr.. Dulles has, it is true,
suffered serious illness. He Is
on leave Of absence. But he is
constantly in touch with the
affairs of state. He is con-
stantly called upon for advice,
both by President Eisenhower
and by officials of the State
Department, including the
Acting Secretary of State,
Christian A. Herter. Further,
Mr.. Dulles has so far reacted
extremely well to the treat
ment which has been given
him by his physicians.
Like Sir Winston Churchill
in England, in the days when
Hitler and NaziSm were the
threat to all free nations, Mr..
Dulles in these latter days in
America has not deviated.
There is no easy way, no COM
Portable way, to peace in the
face of a ruthless dictator like
Hitler or Khrushchev. The
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heavy expenses of maintaining such a
fine group of musicians. We are conf
dent the orchestra's admirers will re-
spond generously to its 1859 appeal for
funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-24
Spot Zoning

Ronald G. Boucher
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w. F. X.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-07-04
Mrs. Jeon

Continued from Page y
themselves to see how they
were measuring up. Other
platform guests sharing in this
occasion were; William Jones,
who offered prayer; Amos
Brown, who responded to the
address; and featured soloists
were Misses Celestine Jones.
Mae Robert Davenport, Fa-
via Jackson and Symaria Pc
tiers. Guest accompanies, Mr..
Jonas Waites, Jr., church ac-
companist Joseph Agee, Henry
Nelson. Mrs. Lillian Randall
and Mrs. Fannie Harrison are
Co-Counselors of the group.
The officers are: Miriam Allen,
pres, Edna E. Tillis, vice pres,
Freddie Lee Tillis, sect, MOI
ellie Baggett, asst. sect, Ber-
nice Weathersby, chaplain, Ar
chic McKinnis, bus. mgr, and
Mary Ellen Allen, instructor.
Rev. B. d. Rushing, pastor.
Special guest: Mrs. Mamie Jor-
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THE ENTERPRrs

Mr.. and Mrs. Hawthorne left
for a wedding trip to New Or
leans, La.
Mrs. Hawthorne was attir-
ed in beige Carlye creation
with beige accessories. She
wore the orchid from her bri-
dial bouquet.
Rehearsal Supper
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Griggs
entertained the bridal party
with a rehearsal supper on the
eve of the wedding at their
residence on Custer Street.
For this occasion the future
bride wore a printed wolfe with
pink background with patent
accessories. A delightful menu
was served buffet.
Prior to this occasion on the
proceeding evening Stag
Party in honor of the groom
was had in the Griggs home.
Wedding Breakfast
The day of the wedding Miss
Miller and her attendants were
honored with a seated wedding
breakfast by Miss Bertha
Younger, Mrs. Bettye Jean
Myles and Mrs. Dan w. Lind
sey, at the Lindsey residence
on Calhoun Avenue.
Tables were covered with
white linen cloths and white
carnation centerprieces. Ar
elaborate 3 : course wedding
breakfast including cham
payne and wedding cake was
served the sixteen members OF
the party and guests which in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Pal
mer, Mrs. c. M. Harrison, Mrs
Sarah f. King, Mrs. S. F
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Johnston, aunt of Mrs. Miller.
of Natchez, Miss, Mrs. Mamie
Cade, aunt of the groom. of
Gulfport, and Mrs. E. B. Mil
Ter.
For the occasion, the bride
elect wore a trousseau frock
of white eyelet with harmon
izing accessories. Mrs. Miller
wore yellow print with green
accessories. Mrs. Hawthorne
was in blue with white ac-
cessories. The hostesses wore
models of sunny yellow.
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Clarksdale, Miss; Mrs. E. f.
Johnston, aunt of Mrs. Miller,
Natchez, Miss; Miss Mamie
Cade, aunt of the groom, and
Mr.. & Mrs. j. S. Price OF Gulf
port and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bradfield, relatives of Mr.. Mil
Ter, of Vaughan, Miss.
Following the ceremony, the
brides parents entertained
with a reception in their home.
White gladioli and white we'd
ding bells at central points in
the rooms made a beautiful
setting for the occasion.
The brides table covered
with an imported hand-drawn
and embroidered linen cloth,
white tapers combined with
ivy, completed the decor. Pink
punch was served by Mrs.
Sarah F. King and cake by
Mrs. Charlotte Harrison. Mrs.
Dan w. Lindsey greeted the
guests. Mrs. Marjorie T.
Brown presided at the guest
book and Mrs. j. S. Price in
the gift room. Tea girls were
Miss Bertha Younger and Mrs.
Lola Griggs. Souvenir cake in
miniature white boxes engrav-
ed in gold carrying the names
of the bride and groom were
available for the guests on de-
parture.
Mrs. Lois M. Hawthorne re-
ceived her degree from Ten
nessee A & | University, Nash
vile, Tenn, where she was a
member of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority and Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Society. She is now en-
ployed as Homemaking teach
er at Valena c. Jones High
School of Bay st. Louis, Miss.
She holds membership in the
! American Home Economics AS
ISOLATION and the Miss. Teach
ers Association.
Mr.. Don Hawthorne attend
ed Rust College and received
his degree from the University
of North Dakota. He is pres
emily employed as music super
visor in the Gulfport City
School System. He, also is a
member of the Miss. Teachers
Association.