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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
BY BELMONT FAIRIES
Star STAMP Editor

First-day covers totaled a
record 1907 1888 when the
accent and Scent Ernst Reu-
ter Champion Of Liberty"
stamps went on sale here
September 81.
The figure represented an
increase of nearly 100000
over the 910,208 total for the
Jose de San Martin stamps
here last February rs.
Other Champions of Lib
erty" flrst-day cover figures
are: Lajos Kossuth, Septem-
Der 10. 1858, 722,l88 Simon
Bolivar, July "a, 1858, 708,77
and Ramon Magsaysay. Au-
gust 81, 1857, 334.558. The
Magsaysay stamp, first Of the
series, was issued only in the
Scent denomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
D. c. Championships
At Stake Soon

Less than two weeks away is the
WASHINGTON Bridge Leagues biggest
tournament of the year-the Dis
trict of Columbia championships.
The goth annual competition will
be held at the Mayfiower Hotel, No
Opening matches on Friday. No
vember 20, at 2:15 pm, are for
the women's and mems pair titles,
and at SIS pm. for the mixed-pair
title. on Saturday the open-pair
championship is featured, qualifying
round at 2 pm, finals at 8. A
special game for nonqualifled pairs
and others is also slated for Satur-
day at pm. Open team title play
and the Metropolitan pair game for
players with less than so master
points round out the schedule on
Sunday. Both events get under way
at / pm. Ralph s. Turoff is tourna-
ment chairman.
To avoid conflict with the Dis
trict championships. the Agriculture
and Playfair clubs are advancing
the dates for their November master
point matches. Agriculture Club
holds its contest next Saturday,
while the Playfair contest Is slated
for week from today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

of Mr.. Herbert's extensive
collection. will be disposed OF
at a fixed price per cover
under rules designed to give
everyone an equal chance at
the more desirable material.
Many interesting stampless
covers from the local area
are included.
JeIleff Branch Club
Officials of the Jelleff
Branch, Boys Clubs OF
Greater Washington, have
planned an expanded stamp
club program for this year.
Meetings are held frorB Z
to 8 pm. the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each
month at 3265 s street NV.
The next one will be this
Wednesday. It is not neces-
sary to be a member of the
boys club to attend. There
is a charge Of 10 cents q
meeting to be used for phil
atelic equipment.
Summerfield j. McCarte-
ney Of Arlington, club adj
wiser, has arranged an inter-
esting program including
speakers and visits to points
of philatelic interest.
Envelope Catalogue Revision
gu. S. Envelope World" for
November volume 4, Nos. 3
and ~ includes a complete
revision of the standard
Thorp-Bartels Catalogue of
United States Stamped En-
VelopeS, with new llSt1ngS
and price changes. A IS sub
scription to Envelope World
includes six issues beginning
with No. / Of the current
volume. It is available from
the publisher, P. H. Thorp of
Netcong, N. j.
4 =
New Issues
SWITZERLAND - This
years Pro Juventute semi
postals will be released De-
cember /, Woodward & Lo-
throp reports. The four
higher values continue the
flowers series with marigold,
poppy, nasturtium and morn
ing glory designs.
The low value pictures
Karl Hilty (1933-1909), prof
essor of public law and author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
Other Results
Aid Red Cross

The Red Cross Disaster Fund.
current ACBL charity. was the
beneficiary of proceeds from a spe-
cial contest held by the Alexan-
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Smith won the
master points. Mrs. Leo Durkee and
Mrs. Ida Terrant taking runnerup
honors.
Ten weeks of point-award COM
petition at the three weekly dupli-
cate games directed by 1t. Col.
with these results:
Fort Meade: Mrs. Richard
Roberts. 2-Mrs. Ralph Hendrick-
son. Sit. Col. Henry A. Walker.
Walker (morning game): l.
Mrs. Al Houghton. 2-Mrs. james
norkeray. 3-Mrs. Robert Carr.
Walker (aftefnoon camel: l.
Dale Frese 2-Mrs. Henry A.
Walker. 3-George kaufman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
PHILATELlc NEWS
Reuter- Covers Hit
1,2O7,933 Total

Although the most star
ting increase in flrst-day fig-
ures this year has been In the
two-stamp Champions Of
Liberty" series, a new record
for a single stamp was set
May 80 when 1887 Accent
Lincoln sesquicentennial COW
ers we're Cancelled here.
First-day receipts here Sep
TENDER 20 amounted to $l02,-
510.l2, representing ZOOS. 081
Of the Accent Reuter- stamps
(including 105,457 at the
Philatelic Sales Agency and
778,836 Of the Scent includ-
ing 42.731 at the agency.
Mcdowell Date Changed
The Accent DR.. Ephriam
Mcdowell stamp in the Pa
nous Americans" series will
be placed on sale December
8 at Danville, KY. The stamp
had previously announced for
December 80. The change to
the earlier date was made to
coincide with an observance
sponsored by the Kentucky
Medical Association of the
150th anniversary Of an abb
dominal operation by DR.. Nc
Dowell described as the first
Of its kind.
y y =
Cover Night at WPS
Wednesday night will be
cover night" at the WASH
ington Philatelic Society.
The new Herbert Award in
memory Of Joseph A. Herbert,
jr., for many years an officer
Of the club, will be presented
to the winner Of a club cover
competition. Members may
enter one cover in each Of IL
classes.
After the meeting several
thousand covers. the residue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
Employees Bridge
Association Results

The eight member units of the
Government Employees Bridge As
ISOLATION have launched their 1859
1860 interclub team competition.
The biweekly schedule began Oc-
tober 90, and these were the re-
suits: Conversational Secretaries de-
feated State-USIA: Health, Educa-
tiOn and Welfare won over Justice;
Labor toppled General Accounting
once: National Security Agency
beat Internal Revenue Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
Bridge Calendar

TO-DAY; Playfair; I4s1 H2 r,n6d;
circle: pairs, z.
TOMORROW: Goren. 9 Dupont
a SinSie; D AFs ofissrs' club; Mp
pairs, 1: AS. Arl-Fax, 1920 Arling-
ton boulevard; MP pairs. 7:45.
Fort. Meade, Commissioned ON
GERS Mess. pairs, 7:45. Goren
Junior Masters. Dupont circle;
f0e. 244O Sixteenth; pairs. 7:45.
Washington Bridge League execu-
tive committee meeting, Apt. 201,
\ Hotel 2400 Sixteenth, 7:45.
TUESDAY: Arlington, 5000 Lee high
way; MP pairs, 7:45 Federal,
Hotel 1900 Sixteenth: pairs, 7:45.
GAO, oflcial dining room, Gen
eral Accounting once; MP pairs,
$3.50. Goren Beginners, 8 Dupont
circle; pairs, 8. Internal Revenue
pairs, z. Justice, main cafeteria.
7:iS Meptsomers' 400 Nor.
wood drive; open pair CHAMPION
Service Club, 1914 Twenty-frst;
pairs, 3.
WEDNESDAY: Bethesda, woman's
Club Of Bethesda: women's pair
Championship (finals), 1918 am.
Belle Haven ven, Country Cub Cub. A Lex
SO1. Hotel 24O0 Sixteenth; pairs,
7:45. Collegiate, Varsity Grill,
7410 Baltimore boulevard; pairs,
7:30, Congressional Secretaries,
New House once Building; MP
dining room, General Services
Administration; pairs, 1880.
THURSDAY: Falls Church. 500 8.
Cherry. Falls Church: MP pairs,
9:45 am. Goren, g. Dupont
circle; pairs, 1890. Washing
ton Bridge League (ACBL unit,
Sheraton-Park Hotel; MP pairs.
7:45.
highway: womeHs pair champion
ship. lhnalsl, II. am. Walker,
vile: MP pairs. 9:15 am. Chevy
Chase Juniors, 5000 West avenue,
A setnes 1913. G s44S sixteenth: Mp
pairs. 7:45 reservations, DU.
pairs s. Irving street. Ais N.
Irving, Arlington; mixed pair
Civic Center. Rockville; pairs;
7:45. Walker, 6100 Forty-second
place. Hyattsville: pairs, 8.
SATURDAY: Agriculture, Apt. 100.
2440 Sixteenth; MP pairs, /
reservations, DU. 7-7134o. Chess,
q Apt. col. Hotel 240O Sixteenth;
MP pairs. 7:45. Walsh, 1882
Massaehusetts: pairs, 7:45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
CAMERA
CALENDAR

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CAM
ERA CLUB, Monday, 8 pm, GSA
Auditorium, 10th between E and
NV. Kodak Signature Presentation
Series, Our Colorful Capital" John
Fish FPSA), sound on atpe. USDA
Roundtable presentation. Pictures
on the Potomac" Public invited.
MOTION PICTURE AND TELE-
VISION COUNCIL, Monday, 2 pm,
Cleveland Park Library, Connecticut
at Macomb Film, Africa, Giant
With Future" directed by Rep
resentative Bolton. presented by and
Weinstein, director of Educational
Chase, delegate to National Con-
ference on Citizenship.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC So
Getty, Wednesday, 8 pm, Natural
History Building auditorium, Tenth
and Constitution. Martin Miller on
the faculty Of USDA Graduate School,
will speak on Picking the Winner"
with emphasis on the story appeal in
pictures. He is an experienced Judge
and last year was made an associate
OF the Photographic Society Of
America. This is second in the
series Of talks on THE Judges
Viewpoint"
U. $. CAMERA CONTEST closes
with November 80 entries; Entry
blanks and rules from Contest Edi-
tor. U. s. Camera, Q East Fortieth
street, New York 10, N. Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

more time than you wish to
spend you can still have your
photo greeting cards at small
expense. You need only take
your negative to a photo
finisher and he will make the
cards for one or more of the
special greeting forms that
he will have on hand.
Just make sure the picture
is an appropriate one for the
Christmas season. Any snow
scene or past Yule picture
will do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

taking overall honors among 81
pairs were Mike Michaels-Joh Kun
kel, third: Dick Freeman with Mrs:
Louise Robinson, fourth: Richard
Walsh with Walter OLoughlin Of
nth. and Mrs. Marie Hilliard-Maj.
William Christian. sixth.
Roy Banner paired with Brooks
Bosley of Baltimore for third honors
in the mems pair game. Mrs. Murtel
Fargo. with Mrs. Howard Paul OF
Baltimore. took sixth place in the
Women's pair match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

uerite Atchison tied with Maxine
Gertz-Hazel Priest.
Rose Robins, Mrs. Robert Addie-
MONTGOMERY: Mr.. and Mrs. John
@. Fletcher, Mrs. Robert W. Bates
Mrs. Car! Tessmer.
0iacsFs Service Ci1 Hra.a se MraS
Capt. Viola Lanks.-
Playfair: Mrs. Lessie J. Terry.
Mrs. Alice Wilson.
Walker: Mrs. Al Houghton-MrS.
Peter Wisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
Of historical. philosophical
and legal works.
Ninety per cent Of the sur

tax on this oldest series Of
charity stamps goes to the
youth welfare work Of the
Pro Juventute Foundation.
the remaining 10 per cent
for day nurseries and mother
hood training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

"DOn't call me Nancy. My name is Helen!"
Beltsville, Md. The Star and photo salons
coast-to-coast called her Nancy. With sub
sequent winning poses, error followed error.
Last Sunday everybody did it again after
Helen, 6, posing on roller skates, had won her
father $1,000 in The Star-sponsored national
snapshot contest Helen is fed to the teeth
with this Nancy business, and with this warm
ing editors and reporters aren't likely to gOof
again. Warner got the point, too. After all,
he's her agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

hington. Sirth Floor; Langley Park. LoUer Leuel
Evening star., 1959-05-31

Fine unusuol imported beods and sones rdescents or
opoescents others gemcleor! Choky whites posteIs!
Lacy enomeed metos Even few ropes! Many mony de-
signs -summerdoiny impressNeH regal! Many of
kind! Such fun to choose-so much to choose from
for yourself graduation birthdoy anniversary gifts!
Every JeIeH Store hos q kaleidoscope selection!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
THE FOREIGN SCENE

day that the Nation was ready for
war and should determine ito go
to war If necessary over Berlin"
He called the 1948-49 Berlin air.
lift a mistake. contending that the
West should have challenged the
Russian blockade with ground
forces at that time. If the Soviet
Union knows with certainty that
the West will fight rather than
yield in Berlin now, Gen. Taylor
declared, there will be no war.
President Eisenhower will take
to the airwaves tomorrow night
for an educational" address to
the American people. BY radio
and television. he will report on
the international situation and the
Nations preparedness, The White
House indicated that the 30-min-
ute speech cat $50 PM will be
an effort to put the Berlin crisis
and the threat of war lin per-
spective." The decision to report
to the people was repeatedly
prompted by increasing Congress
sional criticism of the defense
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15

Continued From Page A-25
interpret the meaning attached to
the Macmillan Khrushchev COM
munique issued on March 3 at
the conclusion of the Prime Min
ister'S visit to Moscow. At first
considered a bid for actual re-
duction or withdrawal of armed
forces, the London explanation of
the statement now is that only
a status-quo, or freeze" Of exist
ing forces was contemplated.
Also working against the sue
cess of the Macmillan visit is an
indeflnable but clearly evident re-
sentiment that the British leader
has assumed the task of directing
and co-ordinating Western policy
in the absence of Mr.. Dulles. But
despite this attitude, many diplo-
mats are praising Mr.. Macmillan
initiative and asking who else?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
A Note of Amity

Whatever the basic disagree
ments existing between Mr.. Mac
milan and Mr.. Adenauer, the two
statesmen parted on a note OF
amity. Complete agreement" had
been achieved, the West German
government reported Friday. Lon
don newspapers. particularly those
supporting the Tory government.
hailed Mr.. Macmillan as a great
diplomatist who had won over the
stubborn Mr.. Adenauer to his own
position. But the enthusiastic
Bonn statements of close accord
failed to impress most observers.
The timetable for the interna-
tional conferences held certain TO
take place was being predicted last
week as: /. Meeting of NATO
Foreign Ministers at Washington
in April. 2. Meeting of Soviet bloc
and Western Foreign Ministers at
Geneva in May. 8. A Summit meet
ing, of heads-o state, at Geneva
or Vienna in July.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev sew
eral times reiterated his willing
ness to negotiate a settlement of
the Berlin question last week, both
explicitly and implicitly. He re-
turned to Moscow from Leipzig,
after a round of talks with East
German officials, without taking
any formal steps toward an i'm
mediate conclusion of peace
treaty between the Soviet Union
and East Germany. Western dip
lomats saw in this a hopeful
sign that Moscow would not take
precipitate action but would await
negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
The United Nations Force
hot Guards a Lonely Border

frontier. Patrolling is done by jeep.
with a Ferret scout car "a minia-
ture tank leading the way to ex-
plode any mines In the path. A
scout car can take the blast with
out severe damage.
In Lew Of Roods
There isn't any road in the
desert: each days tracks are COW
ere by wind-blown sand the next
day. South Of an area where the
frontier is marked. they just set
their compasSes and start out, con-
Sulting camel-riding bedouins If
they get lost. The bedouins al
ways seem to know where they
are).
Some Of the sand dunes are as
big as small hills. and much steep
er. The jeepS have to wind back
and forth to climb them safely.
Going down the other side, the
men Just ski" and play. IF we
turn over. there's nothing to hit
but soft sand" says Capt. Donal
Patterson of Hamilton. Ontario,
the second in command.
The Yugoslavs, who begin geo.
graphically where the Canadians
leave off. have it even rougher.
Their terrain is mountainous, and
even more lonely. About their only
contact with the outside world is
the small Canadian plane which
brings Supplies and does aerial re-
connaissance every other day.
Heading the whole operation is
1t. Gen. E. l. M. Burns, q hard
bitten, outspoken. brilliant Can
adam who is credited with keeping
UNEF from falling apart.
It is pioneering that these men
are doing. in every sense OF the
word-exploring new ground for
the UN. which one day may have
a permanent army Of this kind;
and living a rough, pioneer life
in close contact with the earth.
They don't think of themselves
as heroes, but in a very real sense,
they are. They deserve the graft
tude Of the world community. but
unhappily they get very little-as
anyone knows who has watched
the UN General Assembly try to
raise the money for the UNEF
budget. The very efficiency of their
work in dissuading Arab and Jew
from crossing the border adds to
the boredom Of the task.
UNEF is surely the loneliest
army in the world. 1t should not
become the most forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
On Defense:
Adequate?

Congressional voices continued
last week to call for a quick
strengthening of the Nations
military establishment. And out
side of Congress there were other
calls for bigger military spending.
Former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson urged an increase in the
military budget of IS billion a
year, to be financed by increases
in taxes. He called the adminiStra-
tons decision not to attempt to
compete with the Soviet Union in
missile production crazy" and
national suicide"
But the administration was
sticking to its present guns. Re-
publican leaders in Congress were
defending the Eisenhower program
on the grounds that the President.
as a great general and a career
military man. knew best what the
Nations defense needs were. Hes
the greatest expert in the field"
said House Majority Leader Hal
leck, Meanwhile. the Pentagon was
going ahead with the planned re-
duction in the size of the armed
forces.
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, Army
Chief of Staff, told the Senate Pre-
paredness Subcommittee Wednes-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
SENATE

s so. Statehood for Hawaii.
Passed 76-15 ID 46-l4; r. BOIL.
FOR: Beall, Republican OF Maryland.
AGAINST: Robertson. Byrd, Democrats Of
virginia, and Butler, Republican Of
MARYLAND
H r 1850. Extension of the
draft for four years, until July /.
1868. Passed, COL ID $50; r
Bid.
FOR: Robertson and Byrd. Democrats Of
Virginia. and Beall and Butler, Repub-
leans of Maryland,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
Middle East:
Revolt Fails

The Iraqi government Of Pre-
mier Abdul Karin Kassem crushed
the first serious challenge to its
authority last week. The Kassem
regime, which took over the Bagh-
dad government last July after
the overthrow of King Faisal and
Premier Nuri es-Said, has been
increasingly shaky. Last Sunday,
army units in MoSul, in northern
Iraq's rich oil fields, revolted and
claimed quick victory over their
powerful radio tranSmitter. But
the claims were premature. BY
Wednesday the revolt had been
suppressed by army units loyal to
KaSSem.
Since the overthrow of the
monarchy, Premier Kassem has
attempted to keep Iraq independ-
ent of association with either
East or West, and has Stunned
utilization with President Gamal
Abdel NaSSer's United Arab
Republic. Pro-NaSser officials and
army officers who took part in the
July revolt have been dropped and
some arrested. Relations with the
VAR have grown steadily worse,
amid charges from pan-Arab
circles that the Kassem govern
ment was being dominated by
Communists.
Baghdad lost no time in blam-
ing Cairo and NasSer personally
for the Mosul uprising. There was
a sweeping roundup of known
pro-Nasser Iraqis. In neighbour
ing Syria. now Joined with Egypt
in the VAR. there were demon
stration against KaSSem and vio-
lent speeches charging him with
treason to the Arabs" and being
"a paid agent of imperialism and
Zionism
President NaSser led the chorus
of condemnation in person. He
accused the Kassem regime of
adopting a hostile policy toward
the JAR and of allowing COM
muniSm to direct its policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15

program of assistance under the
Mutual Security Act.
THE reSoluteness with which
we and our allies will meet this
issue (Berlin) has come about in
large measure because our past
programs Of economic and mill
tary assistance to our NATO allies
have aided them in strengthening
the economic and the military
power needed to stand firm in the
face of threats" the President de-
clared.
But the earnestness of the
eisenhower request appeared
largely lost on the lawmakers in
both House and Senate. Sena-
tor Fulbright. chairman Of the
Foreign Relations Committee,
predicted the administration bill
would undergo considerable sur
gerry: Senator Mansfield called
for a drastic revision downward"
In the Presidents own party there
was a notable lack of enthusiasm
for the proposals. Many Of the
critical lawmakers suggested that
the amounts sought for foreign aid
could well be applied to arma-
ments, particularly to American
missile development.
The military assistance parts of
the aid proposals seemed the most
Objectionable to Democratic crit
les in Congress. Fantastic. dis
graceful waste and profiteering"
was charged to the current pro-
gram. In the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee there was CON-
plant that the administration was
disregarding earlier complaints
that military aid had been given
a distorted Importance. APP
proximately 81 per cent of the re-
quested amount would be devoted
to military assistance and de
Tense support" items in the ad-
miniStration proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
Spending Support

fitting at the politically popu-
lar concept of the balanced budget
is at best precarious venture
and, even with the issue of ma
tional security. Democrats were
hard put to win public support
for the cause of higher spending.
In unemployment. Democratic
leaders now feel, they have an
issue that the American people
understand, even If they are lost
by the pros and cons of the deeper
economic arguments involved.
Barring a sudden upturn in the
employment picture, the contro-
versy over unemployment and
what to do about it now looms
as one of the major issues Of the
1860 election campaign.
With emergency Federal unem-
ployment benefits scheduled to
expire at the end of this month.
Democratic House leaders had
called for a one-year extension of
the program passed during last
years recession.
The cost would have been some
thing like $500 million, alone
enough to upset Mr.. Eisenhower's
delicately balanced budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15

time of it. Relations with Hunga-
rianS are distant. The Hungarians
are not eager to make them much
closer.
Westerners have concluded that.
as far as Budapest is concerned,
Ivan is virtually confined to bar
racks.
Sometimes small uniformed
groups are allowed to go sight
seeing. Occasionally some soldiers
are seen hurrying about on official
errands. Officers and their wives
are faithful customers at the big
Corvin Department Store.
Russions Outside CopitoI
But last summer, when a power
full Soviet swimming team showed
up to compete in the European
championships in Budapest. Rus