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Law on Benefits

In the Sunday Star of July
26 there was a letter about
the retirement test" of the
social security law. The writer
stated that in his application
for benefits he reported earn
ings in excess of $4,000 for
January, February and
March. 1857, that he received
his first check in May, 1857,
and that the Social Security
Administration is now PEN
alizing him $217 for his
earnings during the first
three months in 1857.
If the facts are as stated
in the letter, the beneficiary
was entitled to monthly pay
ments starting with April,
the first month Of his retire
ment. The first check would
be due early in May.
The law provides that no
matter what his total earn
ings in a year. a person will
get a benefit for any month
in which he neither earns
wages of more than 500 nor
renders substantial services
in self-employment. Thus, if
the writer of the letter earned
less than 500 in each Of the
nine months April through
December, 1857, and If he did
not work in self-employment
in those months, he should
have received benefits for
those months.
I suggest that he review
his records; If this does not
clear up the misunderstand-
ing, he should call at his
social security office.
Victor Christgsu,
Director, Bureau of Old
Age and Survivors In
surance, Social Security
Administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
Reluctant CONGRESS

We find ourselves in a
situation where a Jimmy
Hoffa has a stranglehold on
all of our land transportation
and a Harry Bridges has a
stranglehold on our marine
transportation.
This has come about be-
cause the masses Of loyal,
patriotic citizens have ex-
hausted their political ener-
gieS in fighting each other as
Democrats and Republicans.
while racketeering. black
mailing groups have seized
a power out of all proportion
to their numerical strength.
Congressman, afraid of be-
ing defeated, yield to the
demands Of these labor cars
relying upon the fact that
half Of the split vote, rep
resented by their party NOM
nation, plus the support Of
the labor cars to whom they
yield subservience. will still
return them to Washington.
In the meantime the great
body Of honest. decent union
men must bow to policies
under which, If they do not
obey orders. the safety of
their wives and children may
be threatened, they them
selves beaten up. their auto
mobiles wrecked and their
homes bombed.
Any government which
cannot or will not put a stop
to that sort Of thing is hardly
fit to be called a government.
The cry that certain measures
will act to punish decent
labor unions should be
ignored. because it is clear
that the only people who will
be hurt by laws with teeth in
them are those of whom it
was once said:
mo thief e'er felt the halter
draw,
With good opinion Of the
law"
Two things can be done to
rid the Nation of the Jimmy
Hoffas:
/. Let all citizens unite ir-
respective of party to retire
from Congress those who will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

How the visit of cedar wax
wings becomes an annual
event is told in the following
letter from M. K. J. of Kearny
street NE.
Il want to tell you about our
pet pair of mockingbirdS.
They have been with us about
10 years and consider our
holly tree to be their very
own personal and private
property.
When my father brought
this tree from the Severn
woodlands it was barely a foot
high and now it towers over
our house and every winter is
heavy with lush berries.
1.-THE birds just love it and
it attracts all kinds.
Every spring a flock Of ce-
dar waxwings passes through,
and they will stop over a
whole day and refuel on holly
berries before they continue
on their journey.
This has become a great
occasion, sort of an annual
event, to look forward to with
pleasure.
"At this time our old mock
ingbirds just sit on the side
lines and sulk until the visi-
tors have departed.
y Il 4
eve call our mocker
friends Mr.. and Mrs. or the
Old Man and the Old Lady.
They come to the back
porch shelf every morning
for their breakfast of scram-
bled egg, and make a great
fuss if it isn't there.
They also like bits of
American cheese, fat crisped
bacon, Clipped beef, and, of
course, raisins.
They turn their noses up
at ordinary bread but they
will eat small pieces of sweet
bun.
They have just raised a
fine family of three young
sters, and what a commotion
all five of them make out in
the tree squawking to be fed!
1.-THE Old Man seems to be
particularly fond of one little
bird which I imagine is an
other male. He ignores the
rest of his family and the Old
Lady has to look after them.
X X X
This one little fellow is
Just as tame as his father and
will perch on the shelf and
eat while I am standing right
beside him; none of the
others will do this: they
wait until 1 have gone in
side.
ut occurs to me that our
Old Man may have a pre-
monition of approaching
death and may be training
this young one to take over
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

his territory when he passes
into bird heaven.
Il don't know if this is
customary with mockingbirds
but he has never behaved in
this manner with any Of his
previous offspring. He used
to be the first bird on the
shelf in the morning, but now
it is Juniors cheerful and
demanding little chirp that
awakenS us.
There is a particularly
ugly dog in the neighborhood
to which our Old Man has
taken a great dislike and he
will chase the poor brute all
the way down the block.
dive bombing him every
now and then and making
a frightful racket.
Recently he has been kept
busy chasing a NANCY old
black killer cat that stalks
around the gardens looking
for easy prey.
Last summer, while I was
home a few days, nursing a
sprained ankle, I befriended
a blue jay that was likewise
suffering from a lame foot.
He became a regular GUS
toner at the shelf. He be-
came quite tame and even
posed on the shelf while I
took a color snapshot. He
looked quite coy. Unfortu-
nately, the pictures did not
turn out well-the blue Of
the bird did not show against
the dark green of the holly
leaves.
He, too, is busy raising a
family. and left one of his
babies in the holly all alone
the other night. The little
one is perfectly adorable but
he has a hard time getting
around as his tail feathers
have not grown out yet and
he keeps falling on his little
face.
He is Just what the killer
is waiting for. and it will be
a relief all around when he
finally acquires his rudder
and can balance and steer
himself properly"
i 4
So, friends. you see the uses
of a holly tree!
Instead of that, people
plant locusts, which blow
down in storms, and NAPLES,
which kill out the grass, and
apple trees, which live only
a few years.
A good holly tree is a
treasure, gets in nobody's
way, and delights the birds.
1t will grow into a real
tree. but never threaten
property.
And the birds love II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
No 'Fovorite Sons Trouble for COP.

elected Governor Of Hawaii.
Fourteen were in Puerto
Rico. This leaves a lot Of
territory for Gov. Rockefeller
to cover.
How long can Gov. Rookie
Teller wait TO start selling
himself personally to Repub-
licans all over the country
Perhaps until the end OF the
year. Many Of his advisers
want him to start sooner.
However, he has a way Of
making up his own mind.
And admittedly he has a lot
to sell, including a winning
personality, a pulling power
with ordinary people, plus
the fact he is making good
as chief executive Of the
country's most populous
State. He waited in New
York. before declaring him.
self a candidate for Gov
ernor, almost until the last
moment. But New York is
not the United States. The
people Of the West and the
Middle West, and even the
people of the East, do not
know Nelson A. Rockefeller
as a person, except what
some of them have read,
seen on screen and heard on
radio-comments by writer's
and commentators.
A Strong Opponent
One thing the Rockefeller
people already know. In Vice
President Nixon they have a
strong, resourceful opponent
"a man who has shown his
courage and his skill and real
ability again and again,
under most trying circum-
stances. since he first en-
tered Congress in 1947. He
will be a difficult man to
push aside. Further, he has
won the respect of many of
the people who at one time
were inclined to say, Il
don't like Nixon" even
though unable to say why.
Another problem for both
Mr.. Nixon and Gov. Rookie
feller-outside the polls-is
whether they enter presiden-
tial preference primaries next
year-the first in New Hamp-
shire in early March. Will
they challenge each other in
such States as California,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wis
consin, Oregon, Illinois, Ne
braska, and even New York?
These primaries present tests
of a different sort from pub
lie opinion polls.
There has been little talk
on the Republican side Of
"favorite son" candidates. So
the field seems wide open for
these two outstanding candi-
dates for the presidential
nomination of their party.
An effort is being made in
some quarters to pin an Old
Guard label on Mr.. Nixon
and a liberal label on Gov.
Rockefeller. Yet President
Eisenhower, head and FORE
front of an attempt to liber-
alize the Republican Party,
while holding himself aloof
from the Nixon-Rockefeller
race, makes no bones about
commenting that both men
come within his view of &C
ceptable candidates. AS for
Mr.. Nixon, during seven years
he has given unfailing sup
port to the Presidents pro-
grams and policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

The pace in the Nixon
Rockefeller race for the 1860
Republican presidential nom
ination will increase from
now on. The talk Of Gov.
Rockefeller sitting back and
waiting for the results OF
public polls TO decide-as
early as Observation-Disclosures
or not he is to run is, TO say
the least, misleading. In the
first place, the New York
Governor will place reliance
only on polls made by his
own people-just as he did in
reaching a decision in 1858
to run for Governor. Natu-
rally, he will read the profess
sional public opinion polls.
But these are the polls which
in 1858 showed he did not
have a chance, either for the
gubernatorial nomination or
the election against Demo-
cratic Gov. Averell Harri-
man. In the second place. the
Rockefeller forces are today
hard at work all over the
country, trying to convince
party leaders and the rank
and file that in Gov. Rookie
Teller they can have a win
ner for the presidency. And
they are not overlooking the
arguments that Democrats
and independents, who could
be expected to support him,
will not support Vice Presi-
dent Nixon. And the further
argument that the Republic
can Party is a minority party,
and that, to win, their candi-
date must draw many Demo-
cratic and independent votes
as did President Eisen-
hover in 1852 and 1856.
Few Republican Party lead
ers believe Gov. Rockefeller
has any real doubt about
running. Certainly Mr.. Nixon
has no such doubt. The only
question in their minds is
when the New Yorker will
admit publicly he is a candi-
date. Or the Governors can
didacy could become more APP
parent merely by his ex-
cursionS into other States.
Nixon Well Entrenched
In one respect, Vice Pres
ident Nixon has an advan-
tage over Gov. Rockefeller.
He has had the public eye
focused on him for seven
years-and he has it today
particularly by reason of his
trip to Russia and Poland.
Further, in large measure the
Vice President may be said
to be on exhibit nationally
every day because of the po-
sition he occupies in the Ma
tional Government. For sew
en- years, he has travelled all
over the United States, as
we'll as in most parts of the
world. Gov. Rockefeller, not
withstanding his family name
is widely known, in COMPARE
son is still a provincial. He is
not known widely to the peo-
pie Of the United States.
Since becoming Governor this
year, he has stuck close to
his knitting in New York. His
only visit of note outside
the State was his recent at
tendance on the Governors
conference in Puerto Rico.
And there, according to re-
ports, he made political hay.
particularly with Republican
Governors. Out of so State
chief executives, however,
there are only IS Republic
cans, including the newly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

A lot has been written
recently about the "adven-
lures" of the Washington
National Symphony on its
tour through Latin America.
Finally, in the article in The
Sunday Star, August 9. the
conductor of the Symphony.
Mr.. Howard Mitchell. tells
of those incidents of the trip
which he considers out
standing" 1t is most inter-
esting to see that in all the
articles that so far have APP
peared, great emphasis has
been placed on "the heat Of
the tropics" that caused the
bending of the cello of one
of the orchestra members, or
ION a strike that held the
musicians in their hotel" or
"the f1eas that assaulted a
trumpet player" and more
so on "the poor children of
a nuns orphanage."
To the reader who is COM
pletely unaware of the mu-
steal activity in Latin Amer
lea, these comments are in
credible and speak for
themselves about the "tre-
mendous job" carried out by
the Symphony, with great
sacrifice, and portraying the
members of the orchestra as
real heroes who have ex-
posed their lives to bring real
and true culture to unknown
and wild places. 1t is known
that-because of those COM
ments-some Of the wives of
the musicians called the en-
bassies here in town to find
out whether their husbands
were in any danger!
For those people, or I
should say, for the many
people who are we'll aware
of the musical movement in
the countries south of the
Rio Grande; for those who
know that in some Of those
countries the musical &C
tivity is by far superior to
that of Washington (as we
all know, Washington has a
lot to be desired as far as
being a cultural center"D
and in many instances to
that of New York, the mat
ter is entirely different.
These people would be much
more interested in learning
what was said about Mr..
Mitchell's Interpretation by
famous critics such as Fed
erico Heinlein Of Ell .Mer-
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Did Symphony Miss Its Cue South of the Border?

cannot say that the selection
was a good one if we had as
contemporary music from the
United States such works as
BARRIERS Overture, nor that
picturesque one, Salon Mexi-
CO" of Copeland. Why not
instead one of the latter's
great works, or one by Ives,
or Harris or Riegger?"
Mr.. Mitchell's article in
The Sunday Star plays the
children's concerts up and
lays it on rather thick in such
manner that the reader I'M
aware of the true facts of
Latin America might inter-
pref this article as a dis
covery of those countries
by the distinguished con-
ductor. Fortunately, those
who know better could prop
erly inform Mr.. Mitchell that
children's concerts are an old
story in Latin America,
especially so in Bogota, where
their fame goes years back:
so much so that there is a
booklet published in 1888 by
a well-known Uruguayan
musicologist, Francisco Curt
Lange Library of Congress
Catalogue 53-53959), where
great praise is given to this
Colombian activity. Even be-
fore 1888, the "Teatro Colon"
the same theater that wit
messed the recent triumph of
Mr.. Mitchell, held children's
programs. 1t was packed with
children who came to hear
Mozart, and Haydn, and
Beethoven, etc.
We cannot help seeing the
smiling face of a reader on
going through Mr.. Mitchell's
lines when he says that those
children who attended his
concert in Bogota knew the
Lone Ranger" very well,
because they applauded Wild
ly when he played Rossini's
William Tell Overture.
This letter is not for the
purpose of detracting from
Mr.. Mitchell's success in
Latin America, nor to di-
minish the Importance of a
cultural mission of this sort,
but to acquaint those who
seem to know very little about
Latin America and tend to
generalize whenever they deal
with matters pertaining to
that area, with the cultural
realities of the peoples South
of the Border.
Miguel Aranguren.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR
not act to give us two-fisted

not act to give us two-flsted
relief.
2. Throw all possible pa
tronage to a struck" business
where the whim of some sub
ordinate labor boss has tied
up a store or plant against
the will Of the employees
therein.
F. G. Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
Criticizes Kennedy

II it were not so serious,
1t would be funny that John
Kennedy is being promi-
nently mentioned as a can
didate for the presidency.
His record in the Senate
insofar as any constructive
legislation is concerned APP
pears to be nil. At the mo-
ment, he is running around
carrying a torch for a panty
waist labor bill which would
be about as effective as he
has been as a Senator.
One of his more recent
activities concerns speech
making in Hawaii, advocat-
ing the election of Jack
Burns, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Hawaii, and
one of Harry Bridges favor
tie playmates. Burns himself
is no advocate of a return to
Mckinley days. On June IS.
1859, in Hawaii, in a radio
broadcast, Burns is quoted
as follows: The private en-
terprise system is not meet
ing the needs of Hawaii to-
day. I do not believe, how
ever, that private enterprise
should be forced out Of the
picture with no compensa-
ton for the losses 1t may
encounter"
1t would be interesting to
know if Kennedy subscribes
to the above statement. If he
does not, then his efforts on
behalf of Burns we're purely
and simply political hypoc-
risy. If he does, then the
reader can draw his own
conclusions.
EII NJ n-.A:-R
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

The st. Catherine La
boure annual carnival COM
pleted a successful ten day
run on July 10 in spite Of
adverse weather conditions.
Our success was partially
due to the fine publicity &C
corded us by the newspapers.
The Carnival Committee
takes this opportunity to ex-
press its appreciation to your
paper for printing so much
of the copy sent to you.
Alice NJ. Hayes,
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Successful Fete

Edward NJ. BOstick.
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3. sHERMAN cIRcLE

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HOUSES FOR sALE-MD.
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