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Matter of Survival

In the present context Of events, 1t
is understandable that President Eisen-
hover has decided to extend for another
two months, until the end of the year,
our country's voluntary suspension Of
military .nuclear tests. However al
though logical in view Of his coming
talks with Premier Khrushchev, the de-
cision does not mean-or at least it
ought not to mean-that there is to be
any basic American retreat in the Ge-
neva negotiations on the subject.
These negotiations, which are now
In recess for six weeks, have been going
on ever since last October 81, the be-
ginning date of the one-year testing ban
that the United States has imposed upon
itself. Although fruitful in some respects,
all this Anglo-American-Soviet palaver-
ing-day in and day out, for weeks and
months - has failed to persuade the
Kremlin that total prohibition, If one
is ever to be worked out, must be based
on a genuinely trustworthy policing sys-
tenn. The Russians up to now have
fought shy Of any such surveillance, and
as long as they hold to that position, a
real agreement, an agreement in which
everybody could have confidence, will
be impossible.
OF course, even under the most ideal
of circumstances, 1t will be difficult to
work out such pact. This is so because
nuclear tests set of under the ground
or at very high attitudes II tests that
cause no appreciate radioactive fallout
are extremely hard to detect, and
years Of earnest international co-opera-
tive effort will be required before the
world can hope to police them effec-
lively. In that sense, they are quite
unlike the familiar atmospheric atomic
hydrogen experiments, all of which
involve serious degree of health
endangering contamination, and all Of
which can be detected with relative ease.
Hence, until ways and means are de-
veloped to guard against every possible
type Of clandestine violation, our coun-
try can i'll afford to commit itself to a
total ban.
In that respect, two prime consider
ations must be kept in mind by all Amer
leans, from the President on down. The
first is that underground tests promise
to lead to revolutionary small, "clean"
and discriminating new nuclear weap-
ons. And the second is that experiment
tai detonations at very high attitudes
are absolutely essential to the produc-
ton Of reasonably effective anti-miSsile
missile. Clearly, these are considerations
Of life-and-death significance, and we
can ignore them only at the risk Of
letting ourselves be overwhelmingly out
powered by the Russians, whose con-
ventional land forces are already dis
concertingly much greater than ours.
True, when Mr.. Eisenhower meets
with Mr.. Khrushchev, he may be able
to promote some satisfactory action in
this field. But the outlook on that score
seems less than bright, and the Presi-
dent should make clear to the Soviet
leader that the United States will re-
sumo testing next year-on basis lin
tied to noncontaminating underground
and space ShotS-unleSs the Kremlin as
sentS to the most thoroughgoing kind Of
policing. Because it has to do with sheer
survival, this is matter on which all
Americans should be unwaveringly firm.
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choice-free will we call 1t.
Alas, too often man has
chosen evil, hatred instead
of love. cutthroat compete
ton instead Of cooperation.
The God who is Love pa
tiently waits for the love
which is the law Of His uni
verse to lift man to the
heights for which He made
him. The question before
mankind is still how may
human beings live together
securely, nobly, and happily
on this whirling ball in the
sky.
We have everything on this
star to make 1t as bright
and fair as it would appear
If we could view it from the
moon, from which 1t would
blaze as q luminous disk
three times brighter than we
now see the queen Of the
night at its fullest. The
most perfect man ever to
tread the surface Of this
earth star called the final
design which He envisaged
1.-THE Kingdom Of God" He
taught us to pray constantly
for its coming. Millions do
every day. A great hymn
has caught a glimpse Of what
this earth will be like when
the kingdom comes:
These things shall bed
loftier race
Than e'er the tDorld has
knoUn shall rise,
The flame of freedom In
their souls
And light of knowledge In
their eyes.
But today, as we look and
see how men have turned this
star which could be 80 fair
into a fighting cockpit. how
far we seem from the King
dom's golden goal. But al.
ready we see that history is
the tale of how the truth Of
cooperation has fought the
falsehood of strife and COM
petition all down the ages,
and how, slowly and pain
fully, corporation has won
its way, dragging civilization
behind it. It has always
won, and must always win,
because human competition
is self-destructive. The King
dom is to come at last, not by
coexistence with evil, but by
cooperation with good. On
Gods calendar it has been
only two days since Jesus
declared, Fear not, little
flock, it is your Fathers good
favor to give you the King
DOM" For to God, we are
told, a thousand years is but
as one day.
This star Of ours is still q
child in its go-cart-give it
time. But living on this star
is a more thrilling thing since
the event which the date Of
this paper commentaries,
and when wise men said, I'VE
have seen His star" When
that star rained its fire it
was a prophecy that our star
would one day be redeemed.
For
A Word came forth in Gal
ilee-G tDord like a star.
A star that Ger the cited
World beckoned.
A S,Oord OF flame;
A star Nth myriGd thun-
derS tongued;
A mighty Dord there came.
Yes, a mighty word indeed,
for the star on which we
live.
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so Years AGO

A new Washington indus
try was getting official at
tention so years ago. The
Star, on August 80, 1909, re-
ported: Believing that I'M
usual safeguards must be
insured to the patrons of
motion picture houses, which
are comparatively new insti-
tutions in Washington, Com
missioner West today held a
conference with Building In
spector Hacker to discuss the
building regulations insofar
as they apply to buildings
where motion picture shows
are conducted. 1t is agreed
between the two officials
that there is a need for a
strict compliance with the
building regulations on the
part of motion picture the
aters. :"
A luckless highwayman
held up a train so years ago
but fled with the wrong loot.
In a story from Altoona, Pa,
August 81, 1909, The Star
said: "a daring but care
less highwayman successfully
held up train No. 80 rs
miles east of Altoona, at
1880 o'clock this morning.
After shooting the conductor
in the left hand. he got
safely away with about
$4,000 in gold bullion and a
lot of copper pennies, but in
his flight he made a mistake
in his bundles, which were
weighing him down, and
dropped the gold, carrying
the pennies away with
him. :"
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,spIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Living on a Star
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

Across the years, from
primitive man. peering from
cave entrance. to today's
most powerful telescope, man
has wondered about the
stars. There are untold mil
lions Of them. Longfellow
calls them the forget-me-
nots of God in the infinite
meadows Of the heavens. Job
is stargazing in the amazing
drama which bears his name
when he asks. "Canst Thou
bind the sweet influences of
Pleiades or loose the bands
Of Orion?" He bows in rev.
erence as he thinks OF the
God who made Arcturus,
who doeth great things as He
spreaded forth the heavens.
Yea. wonders past finding
out. without number"
Catching upon his lips the
words Of Job after the long,
long centuries had gone,
Carlyle, looking up to those
same serene and silent
spaces, exclaimed, "Arcturus
and Orion, Sirius and
Pleiades. are still shining in
their courses, clear and
young as when the shepherds
first noted them in the plains
Of Shinar.
In this mid-20th century,
so space-minded, there is a
new and fascinating interest
in those other worlds-the
stars. Helen Hunt Jackson,
who died in 1885. wrote
o. tDrite of me, not died In
bitter pain
But emi0rated to another
star.
An emigrant to another
star! That implies that where
we live now is a star. Our
Earth is a star. We look ct
other stars from our star.
When at last some human,
having set foot on another
planet, gazes from that van
tage point in space, he will
behold the Earth he has left
ablaze with light-a twin
king star. What an exciting
thought! That one whose eyes
opened first on Earth, before
they close. may look up into
the bending sky and know
that a star out there is the
Earth from which he has
emigrated.
The famous English phi
loSopher, G. K. Chesterton,
once said. Among all the
strange things men have
forgotten is that they are
living on a star" He goes on
to say. often, we have been
told to reach the stars, to
hitch our wagon to one, and
to think that all our lives
we have been living on a
star. That means that the
material and tools with
which to make life glorious
are at hand"
Certainly one of the chief
elements of curiosity, when
man reaches another star, is
what forms of life will be
found there. The feverish
interest in that question is
indicated by the hair-raising
pictorial portrayals on the
silver screen of invaSions of
Earth by inhabitants of some
other sphere. The intense
interest in flying saucers at
tests to today's assumption
that as we men of Earth are
contemplating visiting other
worlds. that it is plausible
to think that explorers from
distant stars will take a look
at ours.
But with all this new
interest in other stars,
the paramount consideration
grows out of the fact that
our destiny depends on how
we live on this star. In the
last analysis that means how
we live with other people on
this planet.
What is Gods purpose so
far as other orbs are con-
cerned, we can only Surmise
as imagination weaves its
theological assumptions. But
on this star He has created
living beings in His own
image. With the divine en-
dowment He has given man
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Fovors CCC

Fuvors CCC
In your editorial Of Au.
gust 81, mo Need for q New
CCC" you were, I judged.
careful not to argue that
there Is no need for the sort
of conservation work the
enrollees might be expected
to do. I am sure you realize
that even before President
Eisenhower introduced his
policy of inaction or reduced
action, with reference to con-
servation there was already
plenty Of need for that sort
Of work. Evidences Of such
a need exist within less than
a hundred miles of this city.
The same or similar need
exists in most all parts Of our
country.
AS for the cost, about three
dollars for each United States
resident per year, I think we
can manage that as well as
many other. possibly less es-
sential Government services.
It is true that a new plan
will encounter some difficult
ties not encountered by the
old. The fine corps of reserve
officers, many Of them en-
gineers, which was available
in the depression years will
not be available now. Good
leadership is essential to such
a plan. I do have faith that
Senator Humphrey and
others interested in the REIN
stituted CCC will have an
answer to that problem.
There may be no great rush
Of enrollees. Not because Of
the lack of a depression,
some areas are still depressed,
but because many boys may
not welcome the challenge Of
the outdoors life, regular
hours and a certain f1exing
Of muscle which any CCC
program would promise. The
boys might just prove me
wrong there, too. The plan
certainly deserves a thorough
trial. Admittedly, the back
ers of such a plan did not
present it as a reform school
but If boys with criminal rec
ords or with such tendencies
did happen to enroll the very
nature of the life would do
much to "straighten them
out" Petty thievery in a
barracks may not be difficult
but it is often very unhealth-
full.
The life of a CCC boy
would not be a bowl of jelly.
The program would not solve
all Of our problems but it
would do much for a rather
large segment of our popula-
ton which needs a helping
hand. I say give the plan
another try.
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Anti-MissiIe Missile Passes First Test
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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Businessmen of a century
ago had a tough time with
criminals, too. The Star, on
September 6, 1859, reported:
"At an early hour on
Wednesday morning, a high
handed outrage was perpe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
100 Years Ago

School bells were ringing
for Washington pupils 100
years ago, and on September
6, 1859, The Star said: "To-
day the various city schools,
both public and private. COM
mence a new term after a
vacation in which in a large
majority of cases both teach
ers and pupils have been
benefited and strengthened,
mentally and physically, by
the relaxation, and will re-
turn again to school duties
with renewed ability for the
discharge of their respective
duties. Hoping the coming
term will be a pleasant and
profitable one to all con-
cerned, we bid the city
schools God speed
An eagle eye against Cap
itol franking violations was
maintained a century ago.
On September 6, 1859, The
Star reported: ION Friday
last, the Republican AsSoci-
alton of this city sent a
large number of documents
to the post Office, bearing
the frank of Hon. John Co.
vode of Pennsylvania, which
Postmaster Jones would not
allow to be mailed, because
he had reason to believe the
frank was not written by Mr..
Covode, and notified the Sec
rotary of the association Of
the fact, who Immediately
called upon the postmaster
in company with Mr.. Covode,
who acknowledged them to
be his frank, but would not
avow that he wrote them all
with his own hand, whereby
Postmaster Jones informed
him they could not be for
warded. :"
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Washington was having
August weather trouble-cold
weather trouble-25 years
ago. On August 80, 1884,
The Star reported: IAN out
break of chilly air from the
polar regions sent the mer-
curry dipping to one of the
lowest August marks on rec
ord here last night. and more
unseasonably cold weather is
expected tonight. The tenn
perature early today stood
officially at SO, the lowest
August minimum since it got
down to So on August 80,
1908. In Rock Greek Park
the police reported the mer-
curry dropped to 48 during the
night. :"
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be his only once and he must
use it and benefit by 1t.
MIG,
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rs Years AGO

A coast-to-coast speed rec
ord-the fight took twice as
long as today's commercial
jets-was set rs years ago.
The Star, on September 2,
1884, reported: col. Roscoe
Turner, dashing speed demon
of the air, set a new record
by flying from the Pacific to
the Atlantic today in 10
hours and 2 minutes. He
roared into Floyd Bennett
Field in his orange mono
plane like a streak Of fire
from a rifle barrel at 4:05
pm, shattering the record
he made last year Of 10
hours and 4 minutes. :"
A singing star was killed
IS years ago. In a story from
Hollywood September 3, 1884,
The Star reported: 1.-THE
grooming Of Russ Colombo,
familiar to millions Of radio
listeners and motion picture
fans, is stilled. A sudden
shot from an ancient duel
ing pistol, accidentally dis
charged in the hand Of a
friend, Lansing v. Brown,
photographer, sent a bullet
into Colombo's left eye, and
he died within a few hours
last night. Brown was not
held. :"
, 1959-03-10

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SENSELESS ACCIDENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES more &c

In III UNITED STATES more people are killed
by automobiles than by 1.-The wars and diseases put to-
gether. People become excited and appalled, at the loss
of life during a war, and they should be, yet these very
people take for granted the fact that thousands and
thousands will die each year in automobile accidents.
THE SEVERAL SAFETY agencies Of the States
and Federal Government have long decided, on the ba-
sis Of statistics, that over 95 percent Of automobile acct
dents are avoidable. People are either negligent or take
chances deliberately. And that is all there is to il. Once
in a great while something will 60 wrong mechanically
with a car or truck causing a serious accident.
IN ST. CROX, where the two towns are just Is
miles apart, there is nc need whatever for bodily injury
or loss of life due to automobile accidents. The normal
running time between the towns should be half an hour,
taking into consideration the condition of the road, the
sharp, blind corners, and everything else. And why
should anyone want to make it in quicker time when to
do so would be inviting disaster.
ADDING TOLOCAL safety is the light traffic and
excellent weather conditions. Rarely if ever is there
enough fog or heavy enough rain to impair the vision of
the motorist. OF course, there is no winter, with its ice
and sleet, slippery roads, and frozen windshield. Even
in the heaviest rains, the greatest hazard is cut tires
from sharp stones, and this condition would not exist if
all the roads were properly taken care Of.
IT SEEMS SUCH a pity that otherwise intelligent
people would go out Of their way to kill Or main them
selves. This seems all the more true Whenit is remem-
bered that the great bulk Of the automobile accidents
sre avoidahle.
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, 1959-03-10

CHRI5TIANSTED THEATRE
THE HoUSE OF sOOD PICTURES
Tuesday, Mar. 10 Double Feature:
FLOOD TIDE CinemaScope)
George Nader Cornell Borchers ! Michael Ray
CRIME IN THE STREETS
James Whitmore John Casservetes
Wednesday, Mar ii TIE oDIo \ TIE oUIERo lin spanishD
Mary Esquivel Antonio Badu Alicia Rodriguez
Thursday, Mar. u FEAR STRIKES OUT VistavisioD
Anthony Perkins Karl Maiden
Saturday, Mar. "A Double Feature:
THE MoNoLITH MONSTERS
Grant Williams Lola Albright
ERLAN MAIL
Jack Randall
Sunday, Mar. IS
THE RAINMAKER Technicolor & VistaVision)
Burt Lancaster = Katherine Hepburn Wendell Corey
Lloyd Bridges
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MACHINERY and EouIp.
GcoNrlNuEDD

MAcHINERY--Lathe. Lehman, az
sNing; actual swing 81 o, be-.
tween oenters: Norton lO''xies
hydraulic cylindrical nrinder: both
late models and IN excel. cond.
other machines. tools. CAPITOL
MACHINERY a TOOL CO.. 0O00
Halpine I'd. Rockville. Nd. GA
tD0-Drott loader, TDieA angll
1ozer. with DDpCW Ford trencher,
Qnickway Backhoe; Lima haymas.
ter backhoe: shovel and clam,
TANDEM axel trailer; also taG.
along single and tandem: new u
case backhoe, loader and doaer n
stock. RALPH IA. JACQUES CO.
lDO2 W Main st., Fairfax, va
CIR, l-b46l, CIR. 3-l4ii.
1 $3.50 TON LORATN TRUCK
MOUNTED CRANE, Model Mo-
pneumatic tires 4O' boom: excel.
lent condition. Location, Norfolk.
virginln Sp,S5O. Call collect
EvEREApY, BOX 03s, Brideeport.
Conn, phone Edison 4-01SI-2.
government standby Equipment
can oe seen operating.
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ksssiinsrs, NO. ss.tsSif.' '1lnm'n'
FLORIDA
Going 10 Miami Beach. stay Al
Whispering Palms Motel. 1901
Collins ave., rlGht on the ocean
Va MSsS ssssESa'S on s sss5 sis' phone
FURNIsnkD CABIN in ahenan-
doah Valley. modern utilities.
T nss q Ts sssPIS H Ay. sst 81 sum
HOTEL, near Deep creek Lake In
Garrett County, Nd, ideal vacA.
ton, hunting, swimming spots
owner must sacr, due 70 illness
This Is q once In q lifetime opport
10 have your own business with
total price less than $4,000. Ash
for Mr., or Mrs. Murphy. w. j
NICHOLAS, He. $1,000.
MAINE COAsT---2-rm. cabin, equip
shore; u Sess. JU' S.edSs. sA'
OCEAN CITY, MD.--Time IN Tide,
ocean City's newest de luxe apis,
Baltimore ave. and 18th st.. 26u
II. from boardwalk and beach. Ef.
llciency sleeps fourl and two
bedroom sleeps ski. Each apt
has private porch and parking lot
Ocean City. Atlantic $4,000.
OCEAN C0TTAGE--Nags Head
NC; bedrms., 2 baths; maid
rm.; twin garage; excel. location
lv yEsslkSse,c5. month; write y
POND FOR FISHING. for rent
with bass, brim and crappie. EN-
REHOB0TH-Lge, hse, and guest
month. Re, $1,000. FE. 3-57e6.
SHAWNEE STATE PARK, Bedford
Pa.--Loe cottage or trailer: 2
hdrm, on farm, all conv., swim,
f1sh., boating: rent wk. RE. 5-4sl7
SOLID MASONRY COTTAGE, In
Blue Ridge Mts. Luxuriously furn.,
2 baths. Golf. swimming (lake.
river In watkins distance. / hr
from Wash, S10,5O0 cash OF
terms. Offer limited JU. g-9122
SPEND d restful. inexpensive va
cation on farm 3is hrs, drive
from Washineton. Wonderful. ex-
per, for children. Send gelf-ad-
dressed envelope TO MRS. LESLIE
A. KEISTER, Keister Summit, up
per tract. West vlrginia
SUMNER HOME FOR RENT, BY
week or month. mod. cow, mr.
Shenandoah River. KE. S-7O54.
Z BEDROOM CABINs--Co Completely
modern on North Fork Shenan-
doah River. Gorgeous scenery .ex-
cellens tishins, Everything wv.
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cHEyRoLET 1857 Bel Air 4-door;
rsd ana black; ''p DoE sl0n sts .esins.
auto. trans, w.-w. tires, radio.
heater; 5000 miles; ike new:
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FaITIInstcn sheRpins csntsr
ouR ioth sYE ;llRooO

CHEvR0LET SO 2-dr.; light Sreen
Poss sa' assume anS ii ia aissS; 'r: ssszi s.
$50 per mo. oRRISON MOTORS,
a04 ", Broad St, Falls Church.
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WArIRFRoNr pRoP. SALE
Tidewater, Southern
MARYLAND

~
1. patuxent River area. 1 acre,
modern 5-bedroom home, 2 baths,
2 porches. waterfront privileges,
immediate possession, commutins
distance d. c.: $4,000.
2. 81. Johns Greek. 10 acres, 1000
feet waterfront, harbor, good
anehoTsse. paved road frontsSs.
ideal for marina.
3. Chesapeake Bay. modern 4-bed-
room year-round home. fireplace,
screened porch, insulated, orchard.
possession: S1a,g50.
A. Chesapeake Bay, unusual water
front year-round home IN exclusive
beach colony, many attractive
features, 2 huge fircplaceS, Eunken
bath, screened patio with sun deck,
wide sandy beach, immediate pos
IS. chesapeake Bay. year-round,
beautifully Handicapped lawn slopine
down 70 wide sandy beach. living
room. bis Florida" suDroom, 8
bedrooms. kitchen, bath and utility
a ROOM, panele6 walls; 90 -
river 'u nd creek Esl main ho sSrss !, %
rooms, ) baths IN furnisheS
year-round country home: beach
house and wide sandy beach with
150-ft. dock: 2 fne farmhouses
and complete farm Equipment.
other bulldogs, q good buy, owner
z. Patuxent River area, 3-room
cottage, screened porch, furnished,
gas. stove, refrtgerhtor included,
no bath, . real bargain. $4,000.
we have farms, waterfronts, going
,,.nr,. 70 ~ your require,
AGENCY, Prince Frederick. Mary.
land. Phone los or lI2: Il no
answer can 354.
wNA oT,SamSolI!r HONE o15 =, Lode.
acres. 200 on deep harbor, living
room. fireplace; kitchen, dining
space; 2 bedrooms, bath. oil heat,
screened porch; ! acre in lawn.
beautiful trees, shrubs and fiow-
RICE, Broker Warsaw. va.
WATERFRONT = 3-story summer
house on sandy beach, Herald Har-
Dor. 3 porehes: needs work; in.
come possibil.; asking $4,000,
Owner, p. cOMTOfs, Brownsville.
Nd.
WHITEHALL BAY. l2-acre estate
near Annapolis; water on 3 sides,
with good protected harbor; main
house, guest cottage. garage. with
servants quarters, Beautifully
handicapped ground, SWimminE
pool offered for sale by originai
owner TO approved purchaser al
$l25,000. Call Mrs. Reed, at
LAURA HARLAN g. CO., REAL
TORS exclusive agents), 1907
18th st. NV, MA. S-4031.
TYNANT, re-Revolutionary, Ma
thews County, waterfront home
with about 100 acres, z rooms
several hDeplaces, wide board
floors, H. a. L. hinges; restored
and modernized; $4,000.
jim a. PAT CARTER, Real Estate
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