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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
THE POLITICAL MILL
M. Herter Takes the Reins
By GOULD LINCOLN

the British who had been his
seyerest critics In the past.
This attitude of some of
the British toward President
Eisenhower is not new. They
have been ready to join the
Democratic anvil chorus Gin
this country on a number
Of occasions. A chief reason
was the unwillingness of Mr..
Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles
to see some international
problems through British
eyeglasses. And some OF
these British critics were
quite hopeful in 1856 that
Mr.. Eisenhower would be re-
tired and a Democrat would
take over in the White
House. There are Americans,
however, who remember the
part played by the British
and other foreign allies dur
ing the Korean War, at q
time when the United Ma
tons forces-almost entirely
American could have
bombed the Chinese Commu-
nists beyond the Yalu River
disastrously. They were
against such action. The
reason advanced was that
a new world war might be
precipitated. At that time,
the Russian and Chinese
Communists were in no posi-
ton to go into a war. Had
a different course been fol-
lowed, the whole picture to-
day would have been different.
Friends Confident
Mr.. Herter has not yet
been tried in his new Office.
But that he will give a good
account of himself is con-
fldently predicted by his
friends and those who have
watched his career. He comes
to the Secretaryship after IS
months as Undersecretary
and Acting Secretary of
State.
He served for ten years
in the House of Representa-
tives, during which he was
a member of the House For
eign Affairs Committee. He
headed a committee of the
House in l947 that went to
Europe 10 investigate and
report how best this coun-
try could aid in the re-
covery of war-torn countries
there. This was before the
Marshall Plan was adopted,
and the Herter committee
report was helpful in bring
ing about the adoption of
that policy.
Mr.. Herter left the House
to serve two terms as Cover
nor of his home State-Mas-
sachusetts-and there he
gave a good account of him
self, too.
The new Secretary of State
has an advantage which not
all of his predecessors have
had-hiS service in Congress
and his familiarity with the
attitude of Capitol Hill. He
made many friends in both
House and Senate-and some
OF the men with whom he
served in the House are now
Senators, members of the
body which deals more par
ticularly with foreign rela-
lions. Since the turn of the
century and John Hay in
the State Department there
have been Is Secretaries of
State, only a few with con-
gresSlonal experience. Among
them were Cordell Hull and
James F. Byrnes, who served
IN both House and Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Christian A. Herter, a man
Of wide experience in for
eign affairs and domestic
politics, has been appointed
unanimously confirmed by
the Senate-to serve as Sec
rotary Of State. Literally mil
lions of words already have
been written in this country
specializing on what he will
and can do as the new head
of the State Department
the principal adviser and
negotiator for President Eli
senhower in the difficult in
ternational situation of to-
day.
For the most part, COM
ment on the appointment
and on Mr.. Herter, himself,
has been friendly. Sour notes
have crept in here and there.
Attempts have been made to
show that Mr.. Herter was
appointed by a reluctant
President Eisenhower, for ex-
ample. This is untrue. Mr..
Herter had been the choice
for the job almost immedi-
ately after it became evident
that there was grave danger
Secretary of State John Eos
ter Dulles would be unable TO
continue. 1t is true that the
President felt deeply the loss
Of the services of Mr.. Dulles,
and that the President had
hoped against hope that he
would be able to remain in
his cabinet post. All the
President needed to make
the appointment of Mr.. Her.
ter was a satisfactory physi-
cal check-up of Mr.. Herter,
which was quickly forthcom-
ing.
There were those in the
British press who quickly ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr..
Herter would not measure up
to Mr.. Dulles or to the Job. In
a measure, however, these
critics were attempting to use
the retirement of Mr.. Dulles
and the appointment of Mr..
Herter as a springboard to
attack the President. Some
went SO far as to call Mr.. Eli
senhower a weak" President
and to urge that he resign.
This comes with ill grace from
the British, who have reason
to be grateful to President
Eisenhower for what. he did
as commander in chief in
Europe in the Second World
War, and for the firm atti-
tude he has taken, since he
became President. toward the
Russian Communists.
Lack Confidence
Lord Beaverbrook'S Sunday
Times, in which a request for
the Presidents resignation
appeared, referred to 1.-THE
Washington Tragedy" and
commented that President
Eisenhower could not be ex-
pected to hold his own
against Russian Premier
Khrushchev, who is healthy
and exuberant and indefati-
gable. The Sunday Pictorial
took a similar line, suggesting
a resignation by Mr.. Essen
hover.
And the London Observer
spoke of President Eisenhow-
er's apparent incapacity for
work or decisions" There
were expressions also that
Mr.. Herter would not be of
much aid to the President.
And crocodile tears over the
resignation of Mr.. Dulles
were shed, too, by some of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Hungry Children

l don't know whose letter
Mr.. Herman was referring to
when he wrote disparagingly
of anguish because 1000
school children in Washing
ton are hungry" He wanted
to know how the writer knew
they were hungry; whether
they were hungry last year,
and who fed them then.
May I. as one of many who
have been trying for years to
bring the scandalous treat
ment of the Districts poor to
the attention of the public,
answer Mr.. Herman?
The teachers in the ele-
mentary schools were asked
to report the number of
children in their classes who
obviously needed more food.
1t is not difficult for even the
unframed eye to determine
that a school-age child who
weighs only q pounds is
undernourished land I have
weighed such children. The
teachers plus the school nurse
also can spot such signs of
nutritional deficiencies as
watery eyes, sores about the
mouth, general hStlesSness,
etc. The figure 1000 is slightly
less than the total number
they reported. I might add
that many of these teachers
are so convinced of the need
of feeding these children they
are willing to take money
out of their own pockets, and
hours out Of their own free
time to shop for groceries and
prepare food for them before
they can try to educate them.
DR.. Parrott of Children's
Hospital testified they treated
over 5000 patients a year in
their out-patient department
for disorders due to malnutri-
ton resulting largely from
economic causeS-in other
words, plain starvation due to
poverty.
I personally know that
many of these children are
hungry, because I took part
in two programs to feed
them; one at Barney Neigh
borhood House, where we
prepared meals and fed a
small number (from is to
30); and a second program
in which the Barney Neigh
borhood House, the Barney
Volunteers and the Jane-Cs
co-operated in raising money
to feed 200 of the neediest
children in two Southwest
schools in the cafeterias OF
nearby junior high schools.
These children had to be
shepherded by teachers and
volunteers, six blocks over,
and six blocks back. every
day, rain or shine land last
year, all too frequently.
snow. 1t meant a great deal
of extra work for the teach
ers and the principals OF
both the elementary schools
and the junior high schools
involved. Yet their comment
today is one of regret that
their children are not able
to participate in such a pro-
gram again.
Last year, at Christmas
tide, DR.. Hansen issued a
plea for public contributions
to feed 1000 of these hun
cry children. He asked for
$4,000, and approximately
$4,000 has been raised so
far. The rest of the 1000
children are going hungry
now, as they did last year,
and as they will continue to
do so until those who rule the
District wake up to the fact
that it is cheaper to feed
these children than it is to
pay for keeping them in
bigger and better jails. and
bigger and better hospitals,
when their minds have been
blunted and their bodies
stunted by constant hunger.
Francis ID. Lesser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

the following assessments:
School tax, $1S3.S9; State
tax, $13.44; county tax,
$21.69; front-foot benefit
charge, $37, and special area
tax, $40.08. In addition, you
pay $27 annually for collec-
ton of refuse twice weekly,
besides a sewer charge of
$3.50 and, of course, for water
used.
Herbert G. Powell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWEu

cessity by a great many peo-
pie. They sprinkle it on al.
most everything they eat.
In recent years, however.
medical opinion has been
that we all eat too much
salt. 1t is especially frowned
upon in heart maladies. high
blood pressure. so-called, and
in dieting.
Salt tends to hold water
IN suspension in the system.
so that sometimes when one
starts a diet he will lose as
much as 5 pounds in a single
day. most of it water.
Some of the gain, too, is
due to water retention.
Wild animals are said to
appreciate salt, and some of
them have been known To
seek it out, as in the famous
salt ticks.
Nature, however, seems to
know what she is doing. and
manages to give us enough
salt through the foods we eat,
There is scarcely a food
used by humans that does
not contain salt, even milk
AS a matter Of fact. the salt
content OF milk is very high,
SO that the heart and blood
pressure patient must seek
a salt-free manufactures or
proceSsed milk.
4
common pigeons love sailed
peanuts, and seem to suffer
no harm from them, but il is
pretty hard to say about
them, since one never recog-
nizes them again.
All in all, we can see M
real need for feeding birds
with sailed foods.
Plain foods, as nature
prepares them. are best for
them. This will not preclude
the use of bread, of course.
as most of the songbirds ike
It, Bread usually has a great
deal of salt in it, it must be
admitted.
Sometimes Gull sparrows.
fat fellows that usually die
after a time. develop a taste
for bread and will eat Moth
ing else. Even vitamin en-
riched bread does not seem
to help them though they eat
it greedily. We may accept
this as another example Of
the wild creatures really not
knowing what is GOOD for
them, as we are sometimes
told they do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
FRONT ROYAL. Va.

=
Dear Sir:
Recently four male eve
ming groSbeakS came to our
bird-feeding station and they
are still there.
After a search we found
them on Page Q of Part III
OF Birds of America with
a beautiful color plate on
Page 26.
They are utter strangers
to these parts. They belong
in the North Central States
and nest in Canada.
1.-THE article about them
says a few we're seen for the
first time in New England
and New York City in 1911
and again in 1916.
mo mention of them this
far south and east. Lack of
food and the atrocious
weather this year in their
winter habitat probably &C
counts for their presence
here.
Yours sincerely, P. H."
&-*
The National Capital has
the jump on Front Royal by
five years.
The evening grosbeaks ap-
peared here five years ago,
and a few have come back
every year since.
Their appearance has been
Spotty, of course; sometimes
they show up at one end of
a block, but never appear at
the other end.
Often as many as two
dozen at a time are seen.
They are beautiful birds.
and usually cause a sensa-
ton among bird conscious
people.
+ \
There are a few things that
can be put out for them; they
will eat seedless raisinS, If
the starlings do not get there
first. and they love sunflower
seed.
Above all, they love salt.
They will eat it plain, or as
sailed peanuts.
If you have a flock Of vel
low and black birds, with
rather thick beaks. and they
will eat salt greedily, you can
be pretty sure they are eve
ming grosbeaks.
Failures of normal foods
in nature during the past
five years have thrown them
out of their usual range,
much to the satisfaction of
thousands of bird lovers.
X
We do not believe in the
feeding of salt to most spe-
cies, although it must be ad-
mitted that a few peanuts.
now and then. do not harm
them.
G-Ik a.. -1zz1I -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriter's correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. When did pari-mutuel
betting start at New York race
tracks?-H. B..
A. "Totalizators" DIETING
machines) we're introduced at
race tracks in New York in
1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

We do not believe in the
feeding Of salt to most spe-
cies, although it must be ad-
mitted that a few peanuts.
now and then. do not harm
them.
Salt Is regarded as q ne
, 1959-02-19
GROCERIES AND OTHER
COMMODITIES

The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids, to waive any informality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder to accept any
item in the bid.
Copies Of Invitation to bid
will be supplied by the Divi-
sion of Procurement, Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Daniel w. Ambrose
Commissioner Of Property
and Procurement
By:
Alphonso RomnsY
Administrative Assistant II
Div. of Procurement
St. Croix, v. /.
1883
, 1959-02-19
THURSDAY FEBRUARY Is. 1859
Editorial
LII WITH ONE ACCORD

LINES and virtual retirement of John Eos
ter Dulles points UP the great Importance Of the position
OF Secretary of State. After all, the United States is the
leader OF the free world, and it is directly in Mr.. Dulles
department to lead in this connection. And the situation
is made even more acute by the up-coming ministers
conference on Berlin, and the fact that there is really
no one to step in his shoes.
LIKE ALL Secretaries Of State Mr.. Dulles a in
1or.his share of attack, abuse and villifcation. He was
caught between Congress or. the one hand, and our al
lies on the other hand. He received little credit when
things went well, and sharp attack when they did not 90
SO well. But John Foster Dulles, for all his "a years, took
it on the chin and kept coming back for more.
THERE IS A standard joke among comedians that
Mr.. Dulles comes to Washington more often than any
foreign minister. Reason for this type of thing is his
constant travel to all parts Of the world. He has travel
ed, for example, to Paris 10 times, and the air miles he
has travelled is just under GOO, 900, and that is a lot of
flying. In fact, he had just returned from Europe when
he entered Walter Reed Hospital for his operation.
WHETHER MR.. DULLES will return to his desk
in the State Department is a matter Of conjecture. His
physicians say that he can, but there is speculation that
with cancer in the diagnosis the chances Of his ever ac-
curing the yigor and strength to continue the ~gruelling
task are indeed slim.
THE SENATE PASSED a resolution asking pray
ers for his recovery, and expressing the best for him.
That is indeed compliment, and the resolution was
offered by a Democrat, all of which goes to show that
the basic foreign policy is meeting with approval on
both sides Of the aisle in the Senate and the House.
ALL NEWSPAPERS have raised their voice in one
accord-wishing Mr.. Dulles a quick and full recovery
and that is the way it should be.
, 1959-02-19
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, 1959-02-19
PUBLIC NOTICE

H#1
$50 Of the VIRGIN ISLANDS
CODE states:
Projecting signs
No sign shall extend 4 dis
lance Of more than is inches
beyond the street line. Any
such sign shall be at least
8 feet in the clear above the
level Of the sidewalks. If, in
the opinion of the Commits
sioner, any sign or sign
structure becomes insecure,
or in danger Of falling, or
otherwise unsafe, the own
er thereof or the person
maintaining such structure
shall secure it under the
provisions of the rules and
regulations referred to in
section 1913 Of this title"
The penalty for violation Of
he above is set forth in the
"Title 20, Chapter 5, Sec
ton 414
Violations Or non-eompli,
ance generally
WhOeVers violates OF TS-
fuses to comply with any
provision Of this chapter or
Of any rule or regulation
referred to in section 293 Of
this title shall, unless some
other penalty is provided in
this chapter, be fined not
more than $50 for each and
every such violation or act
of noncompliance"
4. pARAL1TIcc1
Deputy Commissioner Of
Public Works
, 1959-02-19

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, 1959-02-19
CALL o BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department Of Property and
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curement, Division of Pro-
curement, Christiansted, ST.
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and then publicly opened for
the following:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
ASKS REPRIEVE FOR STARKWEATHER

Carl Fugate, Is, serving life term for her role
in the Charles Starkweather Staying of II persons
has wired President Eisenhower for reprieve for
her ex-sweetheart She said that only Starkweather
whose execution has been stayed until June for an
appeal can prove her innocence Carl was photo
graphed earlier at court in Lincoln Nebr-AP Wire
photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Hawaii Governor
To Retuin Office

| HONOLULU, May % tAP).
Republican Gov. William f.
Quinn announced today he
would not resign while running
for Hawaii's first elected COVER.
nor in the State election
July %.
Gov. Quinn, 80, took office
in September. 1857. after his
appoin TIM emit by President
Eisenhower.
Some Democrats contended
there was a legal question
whether he could campaign
without violating the Hatch
Act. which forbids political ac-
tivities by Federal employees Ia
certain cases.
Gov. Quinn viii be opposed
in the governorship race by
John A. Burns, Hawaii's two
term Democratic delegate to
Congress.
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TODAY.S= WEATHER REPORT.

District and vicinity-Fair
today. high rs. Fair tonight,
low SIS. Mostly sunny and pleas
snt tomorrow.
grMaryland-Partly cloudy to-
day, high from in the COS in
ths mountains to the mid-7Os
iagthe east. Fair tonight, low
4ss55. Mostly sunny and pleas
ant tomorrow.
l.Virginia--Partly cloudy. high
from 10 in the mountains to
g0iln the southeast today. FAN
tonight, low 45-55 In the vest
and north and $3.50 in the
southeast. Mostly sunny and
pleasant tomorrow,
lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds north or
nnrthwest. 1920 miles per hour
today. Clearing with visibility
of,a0 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

tired Federal workers who have
previously been convicted ora
felony against the Government.
except IN cases involving ma
|tional security
CAPITAL ROUNDUP = The
Naval Research Laboratory has
presented a 30-year service
award TO Israel Guerrero and
2O-year service awards to
Alfred Yingling, Harry schorr.
Charles Wagner. Claude OIL
plant. Edward Stebbins. Harold
Ravner and Thomas Briscoe.
!. :. The Defense Atomic sup
port Agency has presented OUT
standing performances awards
to Nathan Martin, M. Zelda
Kinney and Mrs. Susan Bacon.
-. Walter Reed Army Medical
Center has presented the fol-
lowing awards: outstanding
performance ratings, Mrs. Mary
Frances Loskill. Victor Riblett;
sustained superior work per-
Torrance. Mrs. lola Braxton,
Mrs. Nannette Carson. Mrs.
Elizabeth Degen, Mrs. Rosetta
Foster. Mrs. Winifred Nc
Laughlin. Mrs. Minnie Nickens,
Elmo Chevalier, Fred Grade,
Leonard Hazelock and Chester
Kieffer. =. The Civil Service
Commission has made the fol-
lowing awards to its employees:
superior performance. Gertrude
McQuade, Mrs, Elaine Wood
ruff. Mrs. Audrey Ford. Mrs.
Amelia Dunton, Anthony Ed
monds. Gertrude Enders, Mrs.
Arab Fritz. Mrs. Rose Garrett,
Katherine NewhaIl. Alfred Ty-
Ter. James Browne. jr., Joseph
Bachmurski. Vivian Scott:
beneficial suggestions, Leroy
Jefferson. Paul Lorentzen,
Vernon Miller and Mrs. Alice
Kane (also q special act of
service award. Earl Armstead.
q csc secretary. has won third
prize in the 1859 OGA Order
Of Gregg Artists contest. Over
10000 shorthand writer's COM
peted in the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

The Air Force yesterday post
poned for unspecified "techni-
cal reasons" a second attempt
to place in orbit o Discoverer
satellite containing four black
mice.
Announcement Of the post
ponement at Vandenberg Air
Force Base, Calf. was made
by Pentagon news officials at
AIS pm. They had no imme-
date word on when another
attempt would be made.
The first effort to place Dis
.coyerer III in orbit ended with
out a launching Thursday aft
erIpon when weather closed In.
"a Ae-hour delay ensued, during
which time one Grew" of four
mice was removed from the 7S-
foot rocket and another group
was installed.
4S-hOur Delay Seen
1t was assumed that another
48-hour delay would result from
yesterdays postponement. This
would mean mid afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Temperatures for Yesterday

Temperatures for Yesterday
Midni1ht - Nocr
am an 1880 79 4 pm. ----.si
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, 81. on May 9.
Lowest. II, on January 8 and II.
High and Low Oh Last "a Hours
HtGh, IS. at 4 pm.
Low. 6s. ct $3.50 am.
Tide Tables
Furnished BY the United States Coast
/. and deodetic Survey
.sv a Today Tomorrow
HiEh ------- 9:23 am. 1914 am
bow ---- 3.3a a IN. 4:31 m
High ------- 1855 pm. 10:4S .. m
Low -- All pm. STA pm
River Report
Potomac. River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls
shenandoah cloudy at Hsrpers Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24
Flights Delayed Again
For Satellite With Mice

Monday as the earliest probable
launching time.
Because the Discoyerer shot
procedure calls for 4 re-entryI
and recovery attempt about Is
hours after launching, shots
have to be made during certain
hours of the day. A major con-
'ideration IN selecting launching
time Is to allow plenty of day.
light the following day for
search teams to operate.
Ideally, the re-entry capsule
weighing 160 pounds and in
GLIDING the MICE would be
snatched from midair by a spe-
cially rugged GLIB cargo plane
as the capsule parachuted
toward the ocean Northeast Of
Hawaii.
Recovery Plan Fails
Such a rescue attempt was
planned for Discoverer II,
launched April 13 from Vanden-
berg. The capsule from this
rocket. which did not contain
any living things. apparently re-
entered the earth's atmosphere
several hundred miles too soon
and landed in the SpitzbergenI
area of the Arctic. 1t was not
recovered M
Discovered r.. for which no
recovery attempt was planned,
was launched February %.
After considerable confusion
about its fate. the Air Force
said the satellite went into orbit
and remained aloft about 10
days.
The Discoverer program of
Mort h-South orbiting earth
satellites was announced last
December by Roy w. johnson,
director Of the Pentagon's Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agen-
cy. About IL of the vehicles.
weighing from about 1.400
pounds on up, were planned
for 1859. according to Mr..
Johnson's original announce
ment. ~s