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of all the jays he could
catch. We hoped he couldn't
catch any. but he probably
did.
Fortunately for the Jays
(and our peace of mind, he
moved away and has never
come back. The jays and I
call that good.
Y X Il
Some peoples gardens
ought to be called worry
gardens.
Instead of finding happi-
ness, all they do in making
a garden is give themselves
increased opportunity for
worrying. Perhaps they don't
need gardens for this: they
are worriers by nature and,
If it wasn't gardens, it would
be lawns or something.
A good lawn is always a
source of everyday worry,
even to owners who sturdily
know the dangers of such
conduct.
A lawn is at the mercy OF
the weather and every pas
serby. 1t can stand a lot.
but then again it is easily
damaged.
From moleS to boys on BIZ
cycles, the lawn must be able
ito take it," as the saying is.
If the owner worries too
much, his precious grass
turns into a monster, not a
pleasure, a demanding thing
almost human in its wants.
We studied a folder put out
by a big grass seed firm.
There were many types Of
seed to be purchased. and a
perplexing array of poisons
for all sorts of lawn mala-
dies. One could spend at
least a hundred dollars with
out half trying-just to
worry both ones self and the
lawn.
So, if an owl pays you a
visit, or even a hawk, do not
grow red in the face and in
stantly worry about what will
happen to the songbirds.
Birds have been confront
ing hawks and owls for CEN
turtles, to say nothing Of man
and his traps and his guns.
They know how to handle
these enemies, at least to a
certain extent. We do not
have to worry about them too
much. Just a little, perhaps,
since what may be called
proper worry is Just fore
thought, after all; just the
proper amount of worry is
good for all of us, but when
we let it run away with US, in
any direction. we are in for
1t. That way the sanitarium
lies.
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from ''the boredom and
Illustration Of an unchalleng-
ing high school environment"
At first. the study showed,
the younger students have
more trouble adjusting to
campus life than do their
more mature fellows. but they
quickly overcome this diff
ficulty and are soon outper-
forming older classmates of
equal intellect. The study
covered more than 1000 stu
dents who started college two
years earlier than usual and
before most of their age group
had completed high school.
@. Is exercising of any
benefit in helping a person
to reduce?-C. P.
A. Exercising may be of
some benefit, but it should
not be counted on to bring
about marked weight reduc-
ton. Experiments with mar
athon runners at the Har-
ward Fatigue Laboratories,
fnr eyarnY1ie have ehouTf1
that 212 hours Of steady
running are required to burn
up two pounds of carbo-
hydrates. In many cases
exercising may have a detri-
mental effect. for 1t whets
the appetite Of the obese
individual and may cause
him to eat more than he
normally would.
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least Of these is the fact that india and
all other so-called "neutralist" coun-
tries In Asia are taking a new, hard and
highly suspicious look at the true nature
Of Red China's policies.
In that respect, taken together with
signs that the Chinese people are grow
Ing increasingly FESTIVE in their "com-
munes," Tibet's continuing resistance
has potentialities of prime historical
Importance. Politically at least, it may
well have the long-run effect of infict-
ing major defeat on the men Of Peiping
and their ambition to dominate the
whole Of Asia.
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Peiping's Headaches

1t appears now that the Tibetan up
rising is not going to be stamped out in
a hurry. In fact, according to one of
their own propaganda broadcastS, the
Chinese Communists have come around
to the view that difficult and pro-
tracted military campaign may be neces-
sary to liquidate the rebel. forces still
actively fighting against them.
One reason for this is Tibet's wild,
mountainous terrain-a geography ad-
mirably suited to guerrilla operations, to
hit-and-run attacks, and to the mainte-
nance Of numerous StrongholdS that are
very hard to reach or crack open Ac-
cordingly, given continued determine
nation on the part of the rebellious
tribeSmen, Chinese Communist troops
whose marching and supply problems
must be extremely difficult-may find
themselves playing costly and fruitless
pursuer'S game for many a month to
come.
Further, it seems more than little
significant that the Mao Tze-tung re-
gime has openly linked this situation
with Communist "rebelS in the area
OF the former province of Sikang." ST.
kang, which has a population of 3.3
million, and which borders on Tibet, is
an integral part of mainland China.
Hence Peiping'S admission that there has
been an uprising there too according to
one report, 10000 Red troops have ceased
to be Red and have Joined in the revoIt)
adds up to news of rather sensational
import-eSpecially so when read in re-
lation to persistent rumorS that ever
growing numbers of Chinese are ready to
explode against Macs effort to regiment
and dehumanize them in "communeS,"
which constitute slave system that APP
parently has shocked even the Kremlin.
OF course, since all reports regarding
Tibet, Sikang and China'S general inter-
nal situation are at best Sketchy, pru-
dence suggests that the situation as
whole should be viewed with reserve.
Still, there can be little doubt that Pei
ping is troubled with some painful and
potentially very serious domestic and
international headaches. And not the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-13

The Republican National Committee,
responding to the expressed pleasure"
OF President Eisenhower, apparently has
steered its way around potentially
damaging family fight by selecting Sem
ator Thruston Morton of Kentucky to
succeed Meade Alcorn as chairman. And
even though reservations exist about the
capacity of one man to I'LL two impor-
tim Jobs at one time-as Senator and
patty chairman--the alternatives of
real factional showdown and the desig-
nation of committee chief clearly
identified with single clique within the
party would have prompted even graver
G. o. p. misgivings.
On the matter of political theology,
Mr.. Morton's own appraisal of himself
probably is about as precise as could be
made. He told reporters recently that he
might fairly be described as a fellow
'two degrees to the left of center" His
voting record in the Senate, and going
back to three earlier terms in the
House, pretty much conforms to this Elk"
on the political compass. An insight to
his personal popularity and his ability
to get along well with all groups on
Capitol Hill was provided in his success
as Assistant Secretary of State for Con-
gressional Relations between 1853 and
1856. But Of greatest Importance, per-
hapS, in his new party post is the fact
that both Vice President Nixon and
Governor Rockefeller of New York,
potential G. o. P. presidential nominees,
indicate full satisfaction within the
Morton choice.
Actually, until the nominating con-
ventions choice of ticket is made next
July in Chicago, the party has greater
need of chairman to seek accommoda-
ton among its cliques than for any
other single purpose. The brief but
pointed protest against selection of Sem
ator Morton that was made by Senator
Goldwater and Representative Simp-
son-even though later Withdrawn
indicates that this need is not a part
time one, and that the Kentucky Sena-
tors skills in political diplomacy will be
well tested during the next fifteen
months.
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View of Glover Park

Why all this fuss about
Glover Park? If Congress is
willing to spend $880,000 on
this dump, they ought to
have their heads examined.
Why did not Congress, when
it was a beautiful little glen
and one of the last beauty
spots around Washington,
buy it for a park in memory
OF Foxall fright spelling),
whose estate it was and who
had his factory there during
the War of 1912 and who
made guns and cannon that
were sent as far north as
Canada to help the Ameri-
can Army and who, when the
British entered Washington
and tried to destroy the
White House but overlooked
his factory. gave Foundry
Church to the city as thanks?
Now that the Government
has done all that it could to
destroy its beauty, why spend
more on it? ! am sure there
are many old Georgetown
residents who remember it
when it was a beautiful little
glen; and some, like me. who
were born there in the 1905
and COS who remember it when
it was a charming glen before
they incloSed the branch in
a big pipe and filed it up
with dirt and trash. Let it
be one of the last homes for
wild tfe around Washington.
Alice ID. Gauss.
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Psychiotric Clinic

Shame on Montgomery
County,
Our county with its fan
tastic growth cannot find
place for the Community
Psychiatric Clinic. Not only
must it seek its own quarters
but its measly budget is all
out Of proportion to the i'm
mense size of its tax income.
I was amazed to read that it
is largely supported by the
United Givers Fund land the
county" Can We taxpayers of
the most progressive and
highest taxed county in the
United States see this in
print without shame? Do we
believe in psychiatry? With
most Of the tax dollars being
raised Tor the purpose OF ed
ucation can we ignore this
vital health problem and still
provide good education for
our children in this county?
While this clinic begs the
Unitarian Church to house its
staff of 10 so that it can help
but SO patients and 80 per-
sons on its waiting list, can
we honestly feel satisfied that
this number represents all
that need psychiatric help in
all Of Montgomery County?
How can our newly elected
Democratic officials that we
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Hunqry Children

I was irritated by a letter
on "giveaways," in which
the writer sneered at Senator
Morse's estimate of 1000
hungry children in Washing
ton, and apparently adj
vocated introduction of the
supposedly Chinese practice
of sleeping on wooden pal
lets in the streets.
I haven't counted hungry
children recently, but I think
there must be quite a few
people who feel that one
hungry child in this city of
bullying waistlines and Fed
eral subsidies to wealthy far
merS is precisely one too
many. I suggest that anyone
who is so upset over "give-
Always" might try fasting on
a wooden bed somewhere on
upper Sixteenth street in the
rush hour. His experiences
should be fascinating.
James w. Cone.
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Elaborate Schools

When reliable authorities
estimate that various and
sundry domestic programs
now being administered by
our Government are absorb
ing at least 30 per cent Of
the national budget; when it
is reported that we have a
deficit Of some $13 billion In
this budget, it is nothing
short of incredible that
United Senators should cry
out, as some Of them did
during a recent hearing at
which HEW Secretary Arthur
Flemming protested deficit
financing of school aid. Edu-
cation was so vital to the
Nation, they cried, they
would prefer an unbalanced
budget. If necessary, to meet
the needs Of the schools.
On the surface, that state
ment may seem attractive,
even noble. particularly to
those who subscribe to the
highly questionable theory
that the end justifies the
means. But in reality, it is
plainly dishonest to increase
our already fantastic obliga-
tions without being able to
give some assurance of their
liquidation within a reason
able period Of time. Neverthe-
less, it will appeal to the left
wing groups engaged in at
lacking The Readers Digest
for publishing such articles
as Must Schools Be Palaces?"
by Dorothy Thompson and
THE Mess in Education" by
another well-known author.
Many fine Americans have
attained maturity and made
worthy contributions in their
chosen fields of endeavor
without the benefit of count
less so-called advantages
that the average boy or girl
takes for granted today. They
walked miles to and from
school in all kinds Of weather;
they had heavy chores to
perform before leaving home
and after returning from
school; often there were per-
sonal sacrifices to be made in
order to attend school at all;
and no one ever heard of a
free, hot lunch. Their pleas
ures were in simple, whole
some things. But I doubt if
you could find one who felt
he or she was underprivileged.
Nor was there the feeling Of
insecurity that is so preva-
lent today when the master
planners are trying desper-
ately to increase every Gov
eminent handout at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers. There
was, however, a quiet, I'M
questionable faith in God
that gave them a compass
bearing and motivated their
efforts, great and small. Thus
were they able to translate
into practical terms the sub
lime precepts that gave this
Nation its tone and color, its
character and confidence.
So why all this feverish
anxiety about education per
Sc? Certain needs arise from
time to time but these needs
can and should be met at the
local or State level; not by
frantically appealing to the
Federal Government.
Frances L. McCracken.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

must lend a helping hand,
and for them it would be well
to revive the spirit of the
post-Civil War slogan, Forty
acres and a mule" Rather
than continuing relief rolls
indefinitely, it would be far
better for the Government to
divert a few billions from for
eign aid and the construc-
ton of unneeded highways
and unneeded public build
ings, and invest in family
size farms to be rented at,
say. 31a per cent Of the cost,
to those who wished to re-
turn to the land.
Howard b. Smith.
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Defends Delegates

For the information of
John P. Braddock, who is
displeased with the behavior
of Prince Georges delegates
on the underground gas
storage project, we, the people
of Prince Georges County,
elect our delegates to repre-
sent us in Annapolis. We
feel they have given a good
account of their stewardship
and have the interest, secu-
rity and trust Of people Of
this county.
Our delegates are not APP
pointed by any one citizen.
The voters will remember
these qualified, sincere and
competent representatives Of
this fast-growing county.
Ann L. McKimmie.
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Plight of Aged

Such things as the April 6
column in The Star, titled.
start Preparing Early for
Your Older Years." should
be illegal.
This writer started prepar-
ing early, by being complete
ly barred from employment
in private enterprise, solely
because of age, at age IS,
and during the ensuing years
he has not been able to earn
a respectable living. He has,
in fact, just barely been able
to remain honest and out of
jail. At age 81 he has a very
small civil service annuity,
plus a smaller old-age an
nuity. Both are just sufficient
for crackers and ice water.
The trades I learned in my
youth were obsolete more
than 80 years ago, and there
were no CT bills for the vet
Grams of 1918.
/ can get jobs where I may
earn perhaps $3.50 per month,
but under old age and sur
vivors insurance this would
cause me to lose $120 per
month, which would not be
intelligent on my part.
To migrate to a less expen-
sive place to live would re-
quire an estimated $1,000, to
look around and select a
suitable place, make a down
payment and move; natu-
rally, I do not have any such
sum.
w. F. Smith.
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Farms for JobIess

The march of the unem-
ployed on Washington was
repetitively reminiscent. In
the Hoover administration
it was the bonus march of
World War I. In Grover
Cleveland's administration it
was the march of Coxey's
army of unemployed. When
Congress was meeting in
Philadelphia shortly after the
Revolutionary War the dis
charged soldiers of that war
marched on Congress, invaded
the floors of Congress with
muskets in hand and de-
manded pay for services rem
dered. Congress then left
the City of Brotherly Love
and met in New Jersey. The
hostile attitude of local areas
was the principal reason for
the establishment Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, not in any
State, entirely under the con-
troll of Congress. That did
not stop the March on
Washington" crusades but it
did stop the invasion of the
chambers of Congress by dis
gruntled citizens.
Aside from the demand
that the President stop play
ing golf and do something"
to relieve unemployment, the
only definite demand of the
crusaders was that the Gov
eminent build more guns and
planes and ships of war to
keep prosperity to the fore,
and defend America. But
the Secretary of Defense says
that the program as now
planned is ample for defense.
Senator Lyndon Johnson
made a very sensible, logical
proposal that a commission
be established to study the
sad situation and recommend
a remedy. Here are three
fundamentals that the COM
mission might well adopt:
/. The principal object of
civilization is to provide more
things to satisfy more wants
of more people.
2. The manufacturing and
processing plants of the
United States have capacity
to produce in three months
all that the Nation can con-
sumo or sell abroad in IL
months.
3. As civilization advances
and population increases. the
duty of the Government to
provide for the welfare Of the
citizen increases.
The great majority of the
unemployed are unskilled la
borers. not qualified as en-
gineers, craftsmen, toolmak-
ers. or any skilled craft or
profession. They are the ones
to whom the Government
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VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Forth Meosurer Aids Mop-Mokers
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

BALBOA. Canal zone.-An
instrument which measures
distance in "billionths Of sec
onds" has made feasible for
the first time surveying and
accurate mapping of thou
sands Of square miles Of es-
sentially impenetrable noun
tains. jungle and desert.
1t measures with the speed
Of radar waves. roughly 1885,
600 miles a second, with an
accuracy Of about a milli-
microsecond (billionth of a
second). It promises to revo-
lutionize the science of map
making. say engineers Of the
Inter-American Geodetic Sur
vey here. This is a co-opera-
tive enterprise Of the Ameri-
can nations to produce a COM
plete co-ordinated map Of
the New World where there
are still vast, essentially I'M
charted regions.
Based on Radar Wages
The device is the tellu-
rometer (earth measurer), a
South African invention,
which virtually eliminates
need for long and perilous
tricks by foot or muleback
required by old methods of
triangulation and steel-tape
surveying. Its efficacy is made
possible by the advances in
aerial photography by which
prominent features of q land
scape which can be used as
base stations are spotted.
Precise location Of these can
be determined by star obser-
vations.
The map Of the New World
is being produced with tech
nical assistance and equip
ment provided by United
States Army Engineers from
headquarters here. Time of
transit of radar waves be-
tween two points, they ex-
plain. always can be converted
into distance. and half the
distance shown by an i'm
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pulse echoed back 10 the
sending station Is an accurate
measure Of the distance be.
tween two points.
A tellurometer system, the
Army engineers explain, con-
sists Of two instruments. The
one on which the readings
are made is called the mas
ter" and the other, quite
similar in appearance and
function, is the slave" Each
unit requires an operator.
Each requires a storage bat
terry. which is identical for
both. Each can be mounted
on a tripod which is inter-
changeable with the theodo-
lite tripods used by survey
ors everywhere.
Used as Phone, Too
The earth measurer also
can be used as a telephone
so that the two operators talk
freely to each other. 1t adj
mittedly doesn't do the whole
job. 1t only measures the
distance between two points
identifiable on air photos
and this must be reduced to
horizontal for control sur
veys and determination Of
attitudes above sea level.
Everything is checked by
theodolite measurements but
these become relatively easy
after the very difficult base
lines have ben established.
The system also involves use
of signal lights for liaison
between the two stations.
Due to the extreme deli
cacy of the system, weather
observations must be taken
at each station, for the speed
OF radar waves varies slightly
with atmospheric conditions,
sufficiently to throw off q
measurement over a consid-
cradle distance by an inch
or so.
The total equipment
weighs approximately $50
pounds.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

A barn owl taking a bath
furnished an interesting spec
tacle recently to residents of
Woodside, Md.
This nocturnal bird usually
remains silent during the
day, but this particular speci-
men had other ideas.
He flew into a bird bath
and started to flop around.
Since his wing spread is
enormous, considering his
size, he soon Topped all the
water out of the bowl.
Then he stood on the rim,
and shook the water from
his feathers.
Then, as any lesser bird
might, he started to preen
himself.
Owls do not often indulge
in such sports.
With them, life is real and
life is earnest.
The earnestness confines
itself to the discovery of food.
Owls of all sorts prefer
mice. but If they cannot find
them, a bird will do.
Yet owls are overly criti-
cized for taking songbirds.
Many barn owls lived around
the old Smithsonian towers.
and scientists there exam
ined the stomach contents.
This is easily done with
owls.
Their food, after con-
sumption, is rolled into balls
and elected. Examining
these, it was discovered that
most Of the contents con-
sisted of mice; only one bird
remains was found in one ex-
tensive count.
4 ~
So we need not worry about
owls preying on other birds,
1t seems. There are enough
matters to worry about in
our modern world without
building them up for our own
private consumption.
We have often thought
how needlessly people do
build up their worries. Take
bird watching and feeding.
This can be one of the most
relaxing and enjoyable of
pastimes, but many persons
manage to make it just a trial
and tribulation.
They put out food, and
then resent the squirrels and
lesser BIRDS" as they call
the starlings. sparrows, and
pigeons, particularly, but
some even resent blue jays.
There was a man out our
way who wrung the necks
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Pen names may be used II
letters carry wrtter's correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
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@. BY what authority does
the United States require all
incoming foreign planes to
identify themselves while
still over the high seas?-
o. w.
A. In 1850 the United
States and Canada estab-
lished air defense identifi-
cation zones around part of
their shores. The United
States requires foreign air.
craft to report their presence
and to identify themselves
when not less than one hour
nor more than two hours
average cruising distance via
the most direct route to the
shore. This regulation is
based on the principle that
a nation has the right to act
outside its national territory
and within international
flight space when such action
is necessary for self-defense.
This principle has not yet
been finally determined in
international law.
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@. Is it wise to send ex-
ceptionally bright children to
college while they are still
Of high school age?-N. A.
A. A six-year study Of this
by the Fund for the Advance
ment of Education concluded
that sending bright students
to college early frees them
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