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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Cheers Outnumber Jeers for Lady With Dog Trap

The story Of the neighbour
hood uproar in the Bethesda
area caused by a citizen, Mrs.
John Dorset, who presumed
to trap dogs as a last resort
in protecting her property
was well placed on your front
page.
Alas, too many people will
read it without grasping its
vital significance.
I applaud the courage OF
the citizen who, recognizing
the need for action in the
state of anarchy by which
she was surrounded, braved
the scorn and derision of the
anarchists in her neighbor-
hood in her attempt to claim
an American birthright. AS is
usual - such cases. the Of
tenders try to stem law
enforcement by their senti-
mental appeal in favor OF
innocent children and cute
dogs. Let officers of the law
not be diverted by this device.
The responsibility for these
innocents rests with those
who are privileged to have
them.
Let the Montgomery Coun-
ty authorities and the Dis
trict Commissioners take note
of this case as they wage
war against blight for it
points up an area of urban
renewal which has received
practically no attention to
date, but which is vital to the
life of the urban commu-
nity-namely. the education
of the American in the daily
practice of responsible citi-
zenship.
The case Of Mrs. Dorsett is
by no means an isolated one.
My experience in civic work
particularly in urban re-
newaD leads me to believe
that neighborhood anarchy
is largely responsible for the
flight Of upper-middle-in-
come families to the suburbs
and beyond.
1t is shocking to see what
these predators are doing to
ruin one pleasant community
after another while we con-
centrate our efforts on ex-
listing slums. Well-kept neigh
borhoods invaded by such
people slump steadily as
standards fall. People try.
like the DorsettS, until it be-
comes obvious that they are
outnumbered by those bent
upon appropriating all prop
erty for their own use. As a
consequence they either stay
and submit to the depreda-
lions, letting their property
fall into a state Of relative
disrepair or they flee from
a condition they cannot
abide.
In either case the loss is
not an individual one, nor Is
it confined to the neighbor-
hood. 1t affects the whole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
PUTTING the Finger on an Elusive Communist Quote

leigh Burke are adequately
satisfied as to its authenticity
as to quote it publicly, one
finds it increasingly difficult
to discard it out of hand.
When it was first widely pub
licized in 1886, the Daily
Worker tried desperately to
deny it and to diScredit its
authenticity.
MeIchiOr F. r. Savarese, MD.
= 4 = =
Sue N. Poston apparently
does not know that there is
a living witness to attest to
that ManuilSky quote. The
reason why this quote is re-
ceiving such wide circulation
is that its corresponds so
accurately to the actual oper-
ational practices of the Com
munistS.
I was present when Man
uilsky made that talk to a
group of graduating Lenin
School students in March,
1880, at the Comintern
Building in Moscow. I know
Manuilsky very well indeed,
for I had a great deal to do
with him for nearly three
years in reference to the
affairs of the American
Communist Party.
I know, of course, that the
Communists deny the quote,
but they even deny the
existence Of the Lenin School,
although many of their lead
ers have been trained there,
as, indeed, I was, before I
saw through their fakery and
quit them forever. I revealed
what was said there and l
sksnd by it.
Joseph z. KOrnfeder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
STAG

ever occurred to the parents
that they should watch their
own children when they are
at an irresponsible age? This
not only for their protection
when they are too young to
recognize potential danger,
but also to train them as to
what they may and may not
do. All Of us read frequently
of unSuperviSed children be-
ing run over by automobiles,
drowning in swimming pools
and even wading pools, being
attacked by vicious dogs, etc.
People who are unwilling to
watch their own children and
dogs should remember that
they were under no obliga-
ton to have them in the
first place; but, having &C
quired them, they should as
sumo responsibility for train
ing them and supervising
them.
Montgomery County is for
ever increasing real estate
taxes. How about a substan-
tial annual tax on dogs? This
would enable the county to
hire dog catchers to drive
through the streets at night
and in the early morning to
pick up dogs that are roam
ing around unattended.
III. ]. L.
s.
More power to this cour-
ageous woman who is willing
to sacrifice her community
standing over this dastardly
dog situation.
The burden for the justifi-
cation of the roaming Of
dogs should be left up to the
owners-they should be made
to show cause why dogs
should roam and mess up
other peoples property and
scare their children. Dogs are
a menace when not properly
cared for by their owners.
In my neighborhood they
still roam at will-the snarl-
ing beasts have so terrified
my children (four) they have
no concept of a gentle pooch.
The remedy-(D. Animal
shelters should patrol all
areas regularly and peremp-
torily remove all non-leashed
dogs off the owners property
to the pound. (2). Inc own
ers should then be notified
of this and then made re-
sponsible to properly care for
the dog or face the alterna-
tive of the loss of the dog.
C. B.
4 4 4 4
Hooray for Mrs. John o. F.
Dorsett. in Bethesda!
The neighbors of Mrs. Dor
sett ought to hang their
heads in shame; likewise they
should either keep still or
keep their dogs and children
at home.
J. ]. BOuShka.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09

"A letter from Sue N. Poston
attempted to brand as spur
ious the following quotation
from a talk given by Dimi-
tri z. Manuilsky at the Lenin
School of Political Warfare
in Moscow in 1880: war to
the hilt between communism
and capitalism is inevitable.
Today, of course, we are not
strong enough to attack. Our
time will come in 20 or 80
years. To win we shall need
the element of surprise. The
bourgeois will have to be put
to sleep. So we shall begin
by launching the most spec
tacular peace movement on
record. There will be cleo
trifying overtures and un-
heard of concessions. The
capitalistic countries, stupid
and decadent, will rejoice to
cooperate in their own de-
struction. They will leap at
another chance to be friends.
AS soon as their guard is
down, we shall smash them
with our clenched fists"
Miss Poston claimed that
on seeing this quote men
toned several times she be-
came doubtful of its anthem
ITCHY and had it researched
at the Library of Congress.
No source could be found,
whereupon she announces
that the quotation is spurious.
However, this is far from the
truth.
The words actually were
uttered by Manuilsky in the
Lenin School of Political
Warfare. Anyone who knows
anything about communism
realizes that this school had
precious little to do with
politics in the sense that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
@. What is a coal ball?

@. What is a coal ball?
S. N.
A. This is a nodule found
in coal, usually composed of
calcite or silica and carbona-
ceous matter, and having
fragmentary and microscopic
plant remains Of Carbonifer-
GUS age. Studies of coal ball
plants were begun in the
1905 in England. but no
American specimens we're
found until the early 1920S.
Some years ago researchers
found a new type of primitive
fern in q local ball in southern
Illinois. and an Indiana coal
ball held q new plant related
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
Tory Sweep

The Shattering defeat Of the Labor
Party in yesterdays British election in
viteS some obvious conclusions.
First, and by far the most impor-
tant, it materially strengthens the hand
OF Conservative Prime Minister Mac
milan at a critical stage in world
affairs. Mr. Macmillan had appealed
Tor Conservative victory which would
DE vote OF confidence in his regime,
and he got it with vengeance. The
indications are that the Conservative
majority in the new Parliament will be
around 100 seats, about twice their
present lead. 1t is true that the Labor
opposition had not openly challenged
the Macmillan foreign policies, but,
even so, a defeat for the Conservatives,
or even Squeak-through victory, would
have been bad news in the Western
camp as negotiations with the Russians
approach the climactic stage.
A second, though relatively unim-
portant, conclusion concerns the down.
fall OF the pollSterS. They had been
forecaSting close election, with the
OF undecided" voters. Either the polls
were very wrong, or virtually all of the
undecided" Britons wound up in the
Conservative community. Apparently
only the professional gamblers, offering
to on the Conservatives, really called
the turn.
A third point has to do with the
oh
Labor's candidates conducted the ia
miliar pie-in-the-sky type of campaign
promising lower taxes, higher pen
sionS and more help for "the widowed
mother with children, the chronic sick,
and 100000 unemployed" They also
stood for naturalization of the steel
Industry, but played down this one be-
cause of its obvious unpopularity with
the voters. 1t was futile appeal,
especially with the younger voters.
Some OF these joined the ranks of the
Liberals, who picked up some strength,
but most of them apparently preferred
Mr.. MacmillanS opportunity state" to
a bigger and better welfare state.
There will be a temptation to say
that the Labor Party is washed up, but
this should be Stoutly resisted. For
the recuperative powers of apparently
doomed political parties is one of the
minor phenomena of our times. From
this distance, however, it is difficult to
know in what direction the LaboriteS
can turn. They can hardly move closer
to the Conservative position and still
hope to become the party of the future.
Yet there were certain small signs in
this election that leftward move also
offers little hope, at least at this time.
For example, Ian Mikardo, vice chair
man of the Labor Party, went down to
early defeat and lost his seat in Com
mons. An ardent left-wing Socialist,
he had sought to step into the shoes
of Aneurin Bevan after the latter, once
the pride and Joy of the Left, moved
over to join Mr.. GaitSkell as a pro-
ponent of relatively moderate socialism.
But Mr. Mikardo'S only reward was
sound humping at the hands of the
voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
Chevy Chase. Md.

Chevy Chase, Md.
Dear Sir:
MY geraniums had seven
and eight blooms all summer
and were still going strong
at this writing.
How can I have plants
for later growing?
What of next year?
Sincerely, G. H. F."
1t is not often that one
letter neatly answers an
other, but Mrs. P. G. of
Reisterstown, Md, writes:
In reply to your request
about hanging geraniums up
all winter and planting them
in the spring, would like to
say that it is not a fairy tale
but a fact.
II have been doing just
that for years, only I hang
them in the cellar in a dark,
cool place.
They should be taken up
before they freeze and hang
them upside down.
Towards spring little live
shoots will come out on them
and in early April they can
be cut back and planted out
side. Mine grow tall and
they b ] o o m until cold
weather.
"They can also be put in
the cellar with dirt on the
roots. Water them once in
a while in case the cellar is
too warm and dry"
+ \ 4
The geranium is, then, a
plant that bridges the out
doors and indoors.
AS to which method is
best, hung up to dry, as it
were, or kept in a pot and
watered occasionally we do
not know.
Perhaps one should expert
ment a bit, trying one plant
in one way, and another in
the other way.
The question Of water is
always a moot one in house
plants.
1t is said that most people
'over-water their priced AZ
rican violets. These ubiqui-
tous flowers, now to be had
in scores Of varieties, and
many colors, seem fool-proof
at first. but growing them is
another matter.
Even the experts fail with
them, at times, and it is
often simply a matter of
enough water but not too
much.
This is the stumbling
block of all house plants.
The point seems to be that
in modern homes, often over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-09
THE PASSING SCENE
Herter Shows His Steiner Stuff
BY WILLIAM S. WHIT

The proper Bostonian who
is our Secretary OF State is
now showing to the Red Chi
nese quite as much steel be-
meath his knitted New Eng
land Yankee glove as ever
did his supposedly tougher
predecessor, John Foster
Dulles,
Indeed. Secretary Christian
Archibald Herter has devel-
oped a "Herter policy" to-
ward the China Communists
that goes beyond anything
attempted in the old rigid"
days Of the late Mr.. Dulles.
And in the process he has
well and truly turned the
tables on Nikita Khrushchev,
the top boss Of Communists
everywhere.
The greatest difficulty ever
faced by the United States in
the cold war has lain in a
single fact. We are the un-
doubted leaders of the West
ern alliance, in power and
prestige. But we are a free
people dealing with other
free peoples. We have never
been able to force them to
dance to our tune, even had
we wanted to do so.
Mr.. Khrushchev has ex-
plotted this relative weakness
times without number. Here
tofore, he has been able to
pipe the tune for the count
less, faceless millions of Com
munists everywhere, includ-
ing those in China. Or at any
rate he has claimed such a
power and has made much
use Of this claim to suggest
that the West in a pinch has
no real leadership able to
say yea or nay and make it
stick.
Challenges KhruShchev
Now. however, it is Chris
tan Herter who is making
Nikita Khrushchev sweat,
rather than the other way
round, as so long it had been.
Mr.. Herter has proclaimed
the doctrine that since Mr..
Khrushchev has always said
the Soviet Union is the in
fallible head of the world
wide Communist show, Mr..
Khrushchev must now accept
the responsibility for curbing
his aggressive junior part
ners in Communist China.
There is, of course, always
a temptation to grasp in the
West at thin straws. But that
time 1t really does look that
we have got hold of a first
rate stick. For Mr.. Khru-
shchev either must restrain
the Chinese Communists or
publicly advertise an i'm
mense crack in the theore-
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on CENTO's current deliberations in our
city. This may or may not impress the
Communists, but 1t ought to.
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Questions and Answers

By THE HASKIN SERVICE
reader get mail question Of fact
addressed
Evening star., 1959-12-13

If for some very important
reason you have to lose a lot
of weight quickly. you can.
Here it is" she said.
Three times a day I have
a scoop of ice cream and a
cup of black coffee. That is
all. It won't work il you
break the diet with any sub
stitution or nibbling. This
I learned from experience.
When I follow the rules it
always works. but" Debbie
cautioned. II call this my
emergency diet because I only
go on it in extreme cases.
Just within the last year
I have been able to stick to
three balanced meals a day
Evening star., 1959-12-13
GLAMOUR is THEIR BUSINESS
Deb1d Pdget Tdlks
OF Weight Problem

keep around 102, and when
I'm dancing or doing a show
I have no trouble at all. But
as soon as I'm not working,
when I have time around the
house, I gain.
MY heart goes out to all
the women with a refrigera-
tor within a few easy steps.
When I have time on my
hands, that is where I head
and eat anything in sight.
It's nervousness. because I
often eat things I don't even
like.
Il know that I'm not eat
ing from hunger or even for
taste but that doesn't stop
me I have a tendency to re-
tain water in my tissues and
this always makes a weight
problem but I find it helps
me to go to a gym and have
a steam bath for about 10 or
IS minutes every day.
II used to get so nervous
when I looked fat in a dress
I knew I was going to have
to wear. But now go on an
emergency diet and lose five
Evening star., 1959-12-13
BY LYDIA LANE
Times-Mirror Syndicate

HOLLYWOOD.-Wh hen I
went on the "Riverboat" set
at NBC-TV I wasn't pre-
pared to see Debra Paget, a
brunei. because only a few
nights before at a party she
had been a blond.
This is wig" Debra ex-
planned. but it's the natural
color of my hair"
Il think blue eyes and black
hair a charming combina-
ton" I told her.
ITS certainly a lot easier
to keep my hair natural but
I'm a moody person and I'm
always changing the color of
nv hair. But to keep it in good
condition, every four days I
give myself a hot oil treat
ment. There is no question
about it," she continued, "the
color of your hair affects
your personality. I can go
along with any shade but
platinum and that is too
f1ashy for me-"
AS we sat on the side Of
the set. the snack cart passed
by displaying candy bars. ice
cream and chocolate COW
cred do-nuts.
What's happened to your
sweet tooth?" I asked Debbie
who did not seem to be aware
of all these goodies paradinQ
in front of us. You were a
teen-ager with a weight
problem the first time we
met" I reminded her.
Until a very short time
ago." Debbie declared, Il was
an adult with a weight prob
lem. I have gone through
some terrible years. struggling
to keep my weight down. It
is no fun for anybody but
when your career depends on
dieting this can really become
a problem"
Il am 5 feet 3 and l like to
Evening star., 1959-12-13

pounds in one day. It is quite
severe but was worked out to
have an effect on my body
chemistry. The doctor
warned me against going on
it for more than one day.
But" Debra smiled, you
know me. I always go to ex-
tremeS. so I'decided I would
lose 10 pounds in two days
but nothing happened. The
second day I didn't lose any
thing at all. It's only effec-
tive after normal eating"
What is this diet?" I
asked.
You can't work when you
are on it," Debbie warned,
because you feel weak. But
Evening star., 1959-12-13

without going on those ter
rible sweet binges. i found
that once I started eating
healthful foods such as meats,
vegetables and salads, and
stayed away from the un-
Evening star., 1959-12-13

healthful ones I began liking
what I was eating. But this
takes discipline"
THE best advice that was
ever given me was. keep
busy
Evening star., 1959-12-13
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-31

requires all new enliStees who
have had no prior service to take
six-months training with the
regular army. 1t has raised the
mental qualifications for en-
listees higher than they ever
have been before. And the Guard
is making it tougher for its mem
bers to earn commissions.
AS a nation we are getting
first rate protection from the
Guard at a fraction of what it
would cost us to maintain a large
standing Army.
But there is still more to the
National Guard story. There is
the role the Guard plays in our
State, IN our own communities,
when disaster strikes or when
riots break out. The National
Guard is the only armed service
in the United States which serves
in both a Federal and State
status. Guardsmen are ready to
move out on a moments notice.
day or night-to meet an emer-
gency, to make our communities
safe places in which to live.
The National Guard has been
performing this dual function
since before the Revolutionary
War. It is older than our nation
itself.
We congratulate Battery c on
its fourth birthday, and for its
part in making the Army Ma
tional Guard the strong, modern
fighting force it is today.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-31

To most of us, Battery c means
Wednesday night drills at the
Guard Armory down on State
Route 205 and long motor con-
voy once a year to summer field
training. Generally, we tend to
think of the unit as an old Cald-
well institution and a little more.
A few of us, however, remem-
Der the bleak months during
World War l. One day the old
i unit marched off to fight a war
and some of its members never
returned.
A great many more of us re-
member when the members of
old unit boarded a troop train
in 1941 to fight another war.
| Again, personal sacrifice, ct
| cetera.
1t is interesting to look back
at the events that unfolded dur
ing the early days of World War
II. Suddenly a war had been
thrust upon us and we deSper-
ately needed men. The National
Guard supplied that need with
100000 men organized in l8 COM
bat divisions. When the Guard
was called into Federal service,
the size of the Army was i'm
mediately doubled. A great many
of those 100000 Guardsmen
already had been trained in the
basic elements of warfare.
When the Korean conflict
broke out nearly ten years later,
the Army National Guard sup
piled approximately $4,000 we'll
trained. soldiers and $375-million
worth of much-needed war ma
| terial.
When we think of it that way,
we realize that our local National
| Guard unit is a great deal more
than just an old Caldwell institu-
ton. It's an important part of
a much larger institution-the
Army National Guard of the
United States, now approXima-
tely 100000 men strong.
There are about $500 differ
ent units in the Army National
Guard from all of the 49 States,
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and
the District of Columbia. Most of
the units belong to the Il infan-
try divisions and six armored
divisions which make up large
| part of the Guard. Each of these
27 divisions is a team. In the
event of an enemy attack, each
will be called to active-duty as a
team, trained as team and de-
| ployed into combat as a team.
Battery c of Noble county is an
indispensable part of one of
| these teams.
The National Guard is the
largest, strongest and readiest
Reserve Component of the United
States Army. 1t has reached the
highest level of mobilization
readiness of its entire peacetime
history. The National Guard now
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-31
! AM THE GUARD.

Civilian in Peace, Soldier in
War of security and honor,
for three centuries l have been
the custodian, l am the Guard.
l was with Washington in the
dim forests, fought the willy
warrior, and watched the dark
night bow to the morning .
At Concord's bridge, l fired the
fateful shot heard round the
world / bled on Bunker
Hill My footprints marked
the SHOWS at Valley Forge y,
l pulled a muffled oar on the
barge that bridged the icy
Delaware l stood with
Washington on the sun-drench-
ed heights of Yorktown :.
l saw the sword surrendered
-. l am the Guard :. . l pulled
the trigger that loosed the long
rifles havoc at New Orleans
These things I knew-I
was there! :. . l saw both sides
of the War between the States
i was there! The Hill at
San Juan felt the fury of my
charge The far plains and
mountains of the Philippines
echosed to my shout On
the Mexican border l stood :.
l am the Guard The dark
forest. of the Argonne blazed
with my barrage ;. Chateau
Thierry crumbled to my cam
nonade Under the arches
of victory l marched in legion
i was there! l am the
Guard / bowed briefly on
the grim Corregidor, then saw
the light of liberation shine on
the faces of my comrades {.
Through the jungle and on the
beaches, I fought the enemy,
! beat, battered and broke him
-. I raised our banner to the
serene air on Okinawa - I
scrambled over Normandy's
beaches-I was there! l am
the Guard Across the 38th
Parellel l made my stand :.
! flew MIG Alley-I was there!
=. / am the Guard.
Soldier in war, civilian in
peace . am the Guard.
I was at JohnstoWn, where
the raging waters doomed
down the valley 1 Graded
the crying child in my arms
and saw the terror leave her
eyes l moved through
smoke and flame at Texas City
>. The stricken knew the COM
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-12-31

fort of my skill I dropped
the food that fed the starving
beast on the frozen fields of
the west and through the
towering drifts l ploughed to
rescue the marooned l
have faced forward to the tor
nado, the typhoon, and the hor-
ror of the hurricane and flood
these things / know was
there! l am the Guard >.
l have brought a more abund-