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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18

other reasons. At that time
the liquor store was opened
anyway, the explanation given
being that there were a large
number Of people in favor Of
1t. even though they hadn't
attended the meeting to fight
for it.
Why hold meetings at all?
Are the people for this
change so sure Of their legis-
lators beforehand that they
don't even have to appear at
a hearing in order to get 1t
through? A citizens express
sion Of opinion used to carry
some weight in this country.
but this doesn't seem to apply
any more to Montgomery
County.
Kathleen c. English.
Since we have just bought
a home in Montgomery
County. ! am much con-
cerned about opening up
more outlets for serving
drinks. In view of evident
public opinion / would urge
Mr.. Barbee to withdraw his
bill. In fact, If any change
should come. 1t should not
be to relax the liquor laws.
Mrs. Ray E. Baker.
AS a resident of Mont
gomery County. I wish To
express concern over the i'm
plications Of the proposed
liberalizing of the liquor laws
III lIlC COuIlLy.
AS was evident in the
hearings held in Wheaton
High School. there is strong
sentiment against any such
move. The county delegation
holding the hearings heard
many local citizens and COM
munity leaders express them
selves thus.
II. as Delegate Barbee
claims, the proponents Of his
measure now before the as
sembly were "out on the golf
course" at the time OF the
hearing, it shows that the
strongest conviction is on
the conservative side. II the
delegation insists that some
thing must be done. let the
matter be submitted to the
voters. and not be left to
the decision Of asSemblymen
who are not primarily con-
cerned with local Mont
gomery County affairs.
Francis A. SOpeF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Textbook 'Giveowoy'

The giving away of thou
sands Of textbooks by the
MONTGOMERY County School
Board has aroused a high
degree of civic interest, es-
pecially when that board is
currently promoting higher
taxes SO they can have more
money to buy more books to
give away.
According to a sticker past
ed in each Of these thousands
OF public school textbooks,
some Of which have never
been used in any county pub
lie school and are brand new,
these. books are sent LAS a
symbol Of friendship from
the Board OF Education of
Montgomery County. Mary
land. U. S. A. in cooperation
with a member Of the Fra
ternal Organization Commit
tee Of the People to People
Program. One Of these books,
ironically enough. is My
Maryland" which could not
possibly be Of interest to the
people of neighboring States.
much less to Asiatics or AZ
ricans or South Americans.
Also Of significance to
Montgomery County parents
of public school children is
the fact that many Of these
books are those which civic
minded citizens have de-
nounced as subverSive and
un-American, and generally
unwholesome and unfit for
use in any American public
school system.
Franklin T, Miles,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Montoomery. Liquor

The Stars story on the Dill
to relax Montgomery County's
liquor laws is certainly a
revealing one. My hearty
thanks for printing it and
showing the people Of Mont
gomery County where County
Delegation Chairman Blair
Lee III and Mr.. Barbee stand
In this matter.
How Mr.. Barbee can con-
slider enactment Of this bill
politically wise" is beyond
me. in view of the over
wheIming voice Of the people
at the recent public meeting
held on this bill. II it is po-
litically wise to go against
the expressed opinion Of the
people. then we have come to
a startlingly new legislative
day.
Mr.. Lees comment that
those who favor the bill were
ION the golf course or some
where else" certainly i'm
plies unconcern Of these sup
posed proponents. II such
want the bill. why were they
not interested enough to
come out and speak UP when
opportunity was given? I be-
lieve Mr.. Lee speaks from
hope rather than from fact in
this assumption. The most
interesting turn this bill could
be given would be to turn
it over to the voters for their
view at the polls.
Please continue such tell
ing reporting. 1t is certainly
a continuation Of The Stars
good record Of perceptive
journalism.
Herbert Ford.
- ~
On March 7. almost 1000
people attended a hearing in
Montgomery County TO pro-
test the proposed change in
. the county's LIQUOR laws. The
meeting was a huge success.
from the standpoint of the
real protest that was voiced
against any change in the
now satisfactory liquor laws
of our county.
The Star quoted one of our
Legislators" as having stated
that there were many people
desiring the change. but that
they hadn't attended the
meeting because they were
out on golf course, or some
where"
This reasoning is ridiculous.
However, a few years ago
there was a hearing held con-
corning the opening Of a
liquor store in the Four Cor
ners area. A very large group
of people opposed putting the
store at that point because Of
bad traffic conditions and for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18

There has been debate as
to the value. from a tax
standpoint. of bringing in
dustry into M merry
County. Recently action was
taken by the parent-teacher
associations questioning the
value of industry in this re-
Spect.
I believe the present county
budget recommended by
County Manager Reese re-
solves these doubts effec-
lively. by showing conclu-
sively the value of commercial
and industrial property from
a tax standpoint.
In the County Managers
budget message several tables
show taxes paid as compared
to school and other costs, and
resulting SURPRISES or deficits.
These tables are broken down
under rural, residential.
apartments, commercial and
industrial. In no instance is
a surplus shown on the tax
collected from residential,
rural or apartments. although
apartments come the closest
to actually paying their way.
The only conclusion to be
drawn from this is that we
need more Of this type of
operation which pays it's way
and then permits a surplus
which can be used for the
other areas which, unfortu-
nately. do not come even
close to paying the costs of
their maintenance.
Stanley r. Green,
President, Bethesda Chevy
Chase Chamber of Com
MERGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Approves Editorial

! was very pleased to read
your editorial of March 9,
entitled "Everybody's Bust
ness"
The coming wage negotia-
tons in the steel industry are
OF such great Importance
in the current inflationary
period that it is highly en-
couraging to see voices such
as yours raised in a serious
discussion Of the problems
involved.
May I congratulate you on
this editorial and for the
views presented in it.
Estes Kefauver,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Anti
trust and Monopoly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Nd. Milk Control

I wonder If the good citi-
Zens of Maryland are aware
as to what is about to over
take them If they do not rise
up in protest now! ! refer
to the proposed creation of a
Milk Commission in Mary
land. The bill is now before
the Maryland General AS
sembly. Just look at the fight
being put up by the Virginia,
Maryland and D. c. Milk
Association because someone
is threatening to lower prices.
Artificial rigging of prices
benefits only those selfish
interests and not the milk
buying public. Act today to
save what is left of your
budget and country.
Robert II. Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Where Monkeys Live Life of Riley
BY THOMAS r. HENRI

although they are believed
normally to be ground dwell
ers. Occasionally one, most
often an adult female, is
mysteriously kidnapped. Now
and then another, bigger ami
NAL, somewhat similar to the
monkeys but bigger and per-
haps less rational, puts in a
brief appearance. He is a
mean fellow who now and
then seizes q monkey and
tatoos numbers on its chest
or paints funny designs on
its fur. He also leaves stores
OF food as a representative
OF the mysterious. benevolent
super-government.
DR.. Carl Koford. Public
Health Service biologist in
charge Of Cay Santiago, has
just started his observations
Of the 300-odd inhabitants
about 30 in the smaller state
which has appropriated a
rather small peninsula and
the rest with the main island
to themselves.
Boundary Maintained
The curious division OF
kingdoms was entirely a de-
velopment of the monkeys
themselves which took place
before DR.. Koford's arrival.
He is by the way, quite averse
to interpreting monkey be-
havior in human terms. The
fact remains that each group
remains in exclusive possess
sion Of its own territory and
that when a rather elastic
boundary line is crossed
there is "war"-a war of
growing, display of teeth,
sneering and exchange of in
suits. Seldom, however, are
any actual blows struck or
ears bitten off. IA favorite
form Of monkeys fighting)
for the smaller group APP
parently recognizes it's in
adequacy in combat.
DR.. Koford has been I'M
able to distinguish any basic
difference between the two
commonwealths-such as in
blood or language" which
might lead to consciousness
Of nationality" To the hu-
man observer a monkey is
a monkey. although a few
outstanding personalities have
become recognizable. 1t is
safe to assume that blood
relationship is a little closer
with groups and there prob
ably is little crossing over.
More can be observed about
lnterpersonal relations with
in each group. They are
about the farthest thing pos
sible from democracies. Each
has its highest ranking "old
man" who has primacy in
everything, especially in feed
ing He owes his position.
which appears to be generally
recognized, 10 his own PROV
esS and pretense, at least, of
ferocity. He is a gruesome
figure when he bares his big,
sharp canine teeth and ut
tiers blood-curdling growls.
But DR. Koford never has
seen one engage in combat.
He thinks the "old man" is
almost always a supreme
buffer and Show-off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
BOYS Clubs

/ have been following the
generous publicity which The
Star has given the Metro
politan Police Boys Club,
founded by Mai. Ernest w.
Brown rs years ago. The
Star has been most faithful
in keeping the need for this
splendid organization before
the public. ! believe If you
will continue to publicize the
difficulties of the Metropolis
tan Police Boys Club and
their need for funds, resi-
dents Of the District and
environs will. as always. come
to the aid OF this splendid
organization.
It would be impossible to
estimate the value Of the good
work which has been accom-
plished through the Main
Branch of the Bows Club.
which I understar is now
temporarily closed. Branches
OF the club in the outlying
sections are also OF great
value to younger boys who
seldom get far from home
and who have little or no
spending money for any type
Of recreation.
II unoccupied buildings or
stores could be made avail
able for branches Of the Boys
Club. great benefit would be
derived. Locations could be
tested out and undoubtedly
public spirited benefactors
could be found who would
guarantee the rent for such
Quarters. I sincerely trust
The Star will continue to
give publicity to the imme-
diate need of funds for the
space necessary to establish
new branches Of the Metro
politan Police Boys Club.
There would soon be no need
whatever for the curfew and
lettering laws. and unlimited
benefit to the boys would be
the result.
Marguerite L. Sullivan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

He soon found out that to
cover every square inch Of
even the most modest lawn.
as his was, was to find out
the true meaning of land
Land is something people
talk about, but it is only
when you decide to step on
every square inch of it you
realize how big land" can be!
Around and around Jones
went. a sort of human Substi-
tute roller on legs.
At long last. as the man
said. he felt he was done.
Every bit of his land was
trodden under foot.
1t did look better.
He took several good looks
at it, and assured himself.
1T does look better"
The next day. he took a
second look.
A frosty night had heaved
most of it up again, and what
was that digging going on
over there?
Temp Jones rushed into the
yard.
A fat old squirrel with the
buShieSt tail he ever saw was
digging up crocus bulbs.
Hey, get out Of there!"
shouted Jones.
The squirrel eyed him COM
placently. Mr.. Jones was
his friend. he knew from past
experience.
Mr.. Jones gave him SUM-
flower seed and peanuts,
didn't he?
Sure. he debut not this
time.
Get out of tn ere"
screamed Templeton Jones,
as he fell to walking down
his heaving lawn again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18

nOMASAO, FucTJO ftlCO.-
Here is a monkey Utopia-a
place where nobody goes
hungry and nobody grows old.
II is Caya Santiago, the
monkeyed island Of the
United States Public Health
Service. Here approximate
ly 800 simians are main
tanned, primarily as a source
Of supply for a group Of ex-
periments which, 1t is hoped,
will throw new light on some
battling human diseases.
Little experimentation,
however, goes on here. The
subjects are taken to labora-
tories in San Juan. They have
the little island entirely to
themselves, without any sort
Of human interference or
competition from other ami
mails. Only within the past
few months has there been
animal behavior in a natural
habitat.
But the illogical political
divisions. which distinguish
all human societies automa-
tically have developed. The
colony has split entirely on
its own initiative into two
monkey commonwealths-a
a big state and a little state.
Constant Gold War"
Between them is a constant
"cold war;" broken only by
occasional hostile raids into
each others territory. Both
states are matriarchies-that
is, the leadership appears to
be vested in old females, prob
ably with numerous personal
progeny and close kin among
the followers. Both have their
knights and warriors, males
quite rigidly graded in rank
pretending to be fighters but
apparently chiefly distin-
guished by pure bluff and
arrogance.
The little island, Cay San
tiago. is partly an abandoned
cocoanut plantation. The two
monkey states are far from
self-supporting, although they
get about so per cent of their
livelihood out Of their own
rather elastically defined do
minions. The other 20 per
cent is supplied by a benevo-
lent unseen and unknown SUI
pergovernment and is a SCI
entifically devised ration Of
what experts have deter
mined monkeys should eat.
Nobody ever goes hungry in
these commonwealth. Nor
does anybody ever suffer from
thirst, although the island is
waterless except for water
collected from rains.
There are no natural
enemies. Other mammals
which presumably attack the
Rhesus monkey species in its
native habitat Of Northern
India have been eliminated.
There are only a few HARM
less rats. long-legged sea
spiders, and deep-delving
land crabs foot long. But
these don't bother the citi-
zenry, expert palm climbers
who pass most of their day
light hours in the tree tops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Praises CoIumnists

William Whites column
March Is on the Middle East
makes sense. Perhaps there
is some hope for us after all
We now have two columnists
making sense-the other be-
ing Constantine Brown. Does
one have to have a colorful
name to acquire WISDOM
Just when one gives up
newspapers in despair The
Evening Star comes along
and you realize that some
people are, after all. thinking.
]. j. Hanlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18

For the flrSt spring IN years,
Templeton Jones felt the ne
cessity Of trampling down the
lawn.
Running a roller over it
would have been better, but
Jones owned no roller. and
didn't want to borrow one.
Jones, for one. does not
like to borrow.
Many people do. And they
always manage to borrow at
exactly the wrong time. then
they never return the thing.
One man in Jones' neigh
borhood loaned a big. long
ladder to a friend up the
block.
The friend did not return
it, of course. He leaned it
up against the back of his
garage, and there it remained
when he went abroad.
Then he rented his house.
The owner of the ladder
was sent abroad. too.
Meanwhile. the a d d e r
leaned against the wrong ga
rage.
Then the owner was re-
turned to America. and one
day he thought of his LADDER.
He went up to his friends
house, and asked the tenant
for his ladder.
mo, SIR" she said. He
couldn't have his own ladder!
1t seemed rather absurd.
He argued and argued, but
the lady was adamant. She
didn't dispute his word. that
it really was his own ladder,
but until she had contacted
the owner of the rented
house, she could not let him
have it.
But l want to put up my
storm windows. now" he said.
with my own ladder"
The lady insisted she
would write, and if the owner
of the house said so. she
would let him have the lad
der.
The ladder owner retired in
a righteous mixture of in
dignation and regret.
If he had been Temp Jones
he would have slung the lad
der over his shoulder and
walked off with it, but the
real owner, being a timid per-
son. didn't. Which. Jones
still thinks, was rather silly
of him. After all. what be-
longs to one. belongs to one,
or doesn't it?
X y 4
The Soggy, spongy grass
beneath the Jonesian feet
was supposed to belong to
him, and would, provided he
paid his taxes.
There it was. spring almost
here. and when he walked
over the grass. he could see
that it was bumped up. and
soft. and felt as il it had one
of those fancy new sponge
rubber mats beneath it.
Since he had no roller, he
decided he would just walk IL
down.
He didn't know what a job
he had undertaken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Free Food VS.. Teachers

Il free lunches are to be provided
for needy children in the elementary
schools, the undertaking should not be
allowed to impair in any way the educa-
tional program of the. public schools.
But the educational program definitely
would be adversely affected under the
lunch-f1nancing plan suggested by the
House Appropriations Committee.
The committee has proposed that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may De used ~
letters carry prtterS' correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

A reader can get an answer. by
mail II any question OF fact by
writing The Star Information Bu-
reau 635 F street Nv WASHINGTON
D c Please incloSe return post
age or Self-addreSsed. STAMPED
envelope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-18
Value of Industry

Robert II. Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

Church Of Christ, Scientist,
Boston.
DR.. Stokes succeeds Inman
H. Douglass, who was elected
to the Christian Science Board
of Lectureship at the annual
meeting Of the Mother Church
on June 8.
DR.. Stokes comes here from
the Christian Science Commit
tee on Publication for Pennsyl-
vania.
In his new position he will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01

represent the Mother Church
in legislative and other fields
and will also serve on the Com
mittee on Publication for the
District Of Columbia.
A native of Philadelphia. DR..
Stokes is a graduate Of Temple
University. He holds master
of Education and doctor OF
education degrees from Harvard
University. During World War
II he served as a commander
in the Naval Reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
Party Honors Fiuncee
OF Prince Albert

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July l
(AP).-King Baudouin held a
garden party yesterday, build
ing it around one of Europe's
prettiest princesses, Dona Paola
Ruffo di Calabria.
She is the tall, shapely 81
year-old Italian blond who will
wed King Baudouin's younger
brother, Prince Albert of Liege,
on Thursday.
More than 5000 guests milled
about the royal gardens of
Laeken Palace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
Cleared Risk
May Seek Pay
BY the Associated Press

William L. Greene, whose
case led the Supreme Court
TO void the Governments in
dustrial security program, may
try to recoup the salary he
lost after he was denied access
to secret information.
"I'll leave it up to my at
torney," Mr.. Greene said in a
telephone interview from his
home at Annapolis.
Mr.. Greene, 42-year-old aero
nautical engineer, was draw
ing $4,000 a year as vice pres
ident of Engineering and Re-
search Corp. in nearby River
dale, Md, when the security
program forced him out in 1865
Found New Jobs
Since tiIen he has worked
as a craftsman at $4,700 a year
and more recently as produc-
ton manager at a plant estab-
lished by his former ERGO
employer.
The Supreme Court Monday
knocked down the program
through which the Government
has been able to bar defense
plant personnel from access to
classified information.
The Navy denied Mr.. Greene
clearance after he was accused
of associating with Communists
in the 1940s.
Mr.. Greene, referring to his
drop in earnings, said "the
money should be attractive, u
but added.
MY only thought was to
get some vindication. l had
enough good friends to make
lie llVable but ! didn't really
live for six years"
Attorneys View
Carl w. Berueffy, Mr..
Greene's Washington lawyer
said he has assumed his client
would be entitled to back pay.
Any necessary legal action
probably would be against the
Government. Mr.. Berueffy
said ERGO took Mr.. Greene's
part when the Navy moved to
revoke his clearance.
Mr.. Greene said he met in
dividuals cited by the Navy
through his ex-wife.
THE associations stopped
when we, were divorced" he
said. Il didn't like them.
initiated none of them"
Mr.. Greene is now remar-
ried and has three children.
He said he's happy in his
present job. 1t was opened for
him by Henry Berliner, his
employer at ERGO before the
Electronics and Research Co.
changed owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01
DR.. Stokes to Fill
Christian Science
Post in D. c.

DR.. j, Burroughs Stokes OF
Philadelphia today was named
manager of the Washington
Office Of the Christian Science
Committee on Publication for
the Mother Church, the First
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-01


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Evening star., 1959-02-15
Myles-McC C0thron

Mrs. Margaret Craver Of
this city and Mr., Edward N.
Myles of Miami Beach, Fla,
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Edwina Lee
to Mr.. Francis Fonatine Nc
Cathran, jr., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. McCathran.
Evening star., 1959-02-15
Murden-Michelson

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Da-
vid Murden of London Bridge.
Va, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Betty
Louise to Mr.. Ronald Keith
Nicholson, son of Mrs. Ed
ward Walter Jafeman of San
Mateo, Calf. and Mr.. Charles
Deane Nicholson of San
. Francisco, Calf. A spring
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1959-02-15
CompbeH-Millord

Rear Adm. Robert L. Camp
bell, Commander, Serv-
ice Force. United States Pa
ciflc Fleet. and Mrs. Camp
bell of Honolulu, Hawaii an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Pamela
Rounds to 1t. Gg.) Peter
Millard, USN, son of Mrs.
Henry Van Cleef Of Branford,
Conn, and Watch Hill, r. l.,
and the late Mr.. Charles Mil
lard. A summer wedding in
Honolulu is planned.
Evening star., 1959-02-15
Cun1pbeH-Close

Comdr, Joseph S. Camp
bell, USN (retired). and Mrs.
Campbell Of Arlington an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Joanne Fern
to Ii. Ralph Lee Close, USMC,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
C. Close of Elmhurst, III. A
late summer wedding is
planned.