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have been closed on Sunday,
doubtless as a great profess
sion of faith.
Are the churches willing to
admit that they stand for
the stronger against the
weaker. or to put it another
way, might makes right? Is
it American or Christian to
suggest that one Of the He
brew faith or a Seventh Day
Adventist should not work on
the f1rst.day of the week be-
cause a majority does not APP
prove? (Both could tell you
that Scripture states that the
seventh day Of the week not
the first was the sabbath.
Would we be better Chris
tians in our own right or
worship better because a
store is open or closed? Have
Christians become fearful Of
competing with the Market
place on equal terms? Chris
tianity grows on love and
faith, not on intolerance and
enforced orthodoxy.
william e. Lind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03
Takes Tolerant View of Sunday Shopping

their inconsistency in this
matter. Our land is free, our
land is great because we
permit every peaceable mem
Der Of our society full and
free exercise of his belief Cor
nonbelief) so long as he does
not deny the same right to
his neighbor. Do those who
would impose the blue laws
honestly believe that forcing
their views on others will
promote Christianity, good
feeling and well-being in the
community?
This Nation has always
been a land of opportunity
where the little may become
great and the poor, rich, be-
cause a man of true ability
and worth has been able to
advance himself without
hampering restrictions either
religious. political or legal.
Our neighborhood grocer or
druggist, for example, has
survived because he could re-
main open for business while
the great chains as Q rule
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03

Bumpers and windshields
of automobiles have recently
been ablaze with the phos-
phorescent admonition. stop
Don't shop on Sunday"
This well-meaning but mis-
guided campaign appears to
have the Endorsement Of both
major divisions Of the Chris
tan faith.
It is readily admitted the
blatant commercialism Of
certain bargain marts and
chain drug stores inject an
atmosphere Of depressing
sordidness into a day that
primarily should be devoted
to reverence, relaxation and
family togetherness. However.
the imposition of blue laws
and orthodoxy is inimical
both to the true spirit Of
Christianity and to our Amer
lean tradition of freedom of
belief and free enterprise.
Those who suppoEt this
Crusade" and profess to
be Americans or Christians
should be made aware of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03
NucIeor Race

I wish some of your read
ers would help me to under
stand the mental processes
of the esteemed New York
Governor, Nelson Rockefeller,
who has spoken out for con-
tinuation by the United States
of nuclear tests in order to
preserve peace.
To me it appears fairly
obvious that if we continue
tests to improve our weapons.
the USSR will continue tests
and improve its weapons.
The stalemate existing to-
day will then exist to-
morrow also, but with each
country more dangerously
armed and with international
tensions increased.
OF course this does not
even take into account that
other countries will do like
wise and that new countries
will in time acquire nuclear
weapons that do not have
them today.
Shouldn't the process
rather be for each country
involved to not only stop
tests, but to reach agreement
for simultaneous reductions
of nuclear stockpiles so that
the stalemate may continue
at a less dangerous level?
A. Bloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03
Useless Slaughter

Last Thursday, Washington
and Northern Virginia news
papers published the story
and photos of the Staying Of
a deer by police in the historic
city of Alexandria.
The deer was reported to
have wandered out of a pro-
tected wooded area near the
Potomac and to have become
panic-stricken at the sight
of a group of children. Flee
ing into the city, the deer
was pursued by about so
children. Three policemen
also followed in pursuit Of
this creature and shot it to
death when they decided it
would become dangerous If
permitted to live.
The spectacle Of the
slaughter of a deer does not
become one of Americas most
historic cities or its citizens.
The picture of a crowd of
children watching the slaugh-
ter of an innocent deer is
not something that any nor
NAL, nature loving adult
would advocate for the edu-
cation of a child.
1t is evident from this I'M
fortunate action that the
police lack both the proper
training and equipment for
handling undomesticated an
finals. The only justification
for the killing of this animal
is lack Of understanding and
training by some Of Alex
andria's civil servants.
May we make the SuggeS-
ton that responsible mem
bers of the police department
consult with their local hui
name society and zoo officials.
and perhaps avoid a repeti-
ton of this useless slaughter
in the future.
Edward M. BOstick,
Director and Treasurer, the
Humane Society of the
United States; Director
and Treasurer, the Ma
tional Catholic Society
for Animal Welfare.
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By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

run over some one else's
child.
"And I fear if I don't get
the dishes done and go out
and water the new-poured
cement, my husband will be
wroth.
Sincerely, EMILY JANE"
4 4 y
CHEVY CHASE, Md.
'Dear Sir:
1--WE have a plant in our
yard that is called a spider
plant. I don't know whether
this is the right name or not,
but it is what we call 1t.
There were several plants
two years ago, then they
seemed to die out, and this
spring not a plant showed.
Summer went by, and no
plants, but then one came UP
in September, and it got as
high as 7 feet. We measured
it. that is the main stalk, and
besides this there were seven
shorter stalks with flowers on
them, seven flowers in all,
pale lavender, very pretty.
Where did this plant come
from? 1t is true that it came
up in the old place, but what
had happened to it last year?
yours truly, N. K. D."
We have discussed this
plant before.
The plant was dormant,
for some reason or other.
There might have been the
wrong combination of fer
tilizer and moisture.
Plants of various sorts Of
ten come up in cultivated
gardens, so that the owner
never knows exactly where
they come from, or how they
get there.
Squirrels plant many trees,
and the trees themselves, Of
course, manage to do this
very efficiently.
The locusts, for instance,
are experts at sending up
new locusts.
The determination Of this
one to live is amazing, at
times almost pathetic, so
fierce is its will to survive.
A locust tree can be topped
to an extent that will kill
almost every other species,
and still put out a lush
growth of branches and
leaves looking toward Heav-
en-. 1t is no wonder that hui
man beings conceived Of
Heaven, when even the dumb
plants and trees Of earth look
so happily toward the sun.
shine and the light.
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Van Doren Reconts

There must be many people who will
hope it is true that confession is good
for the soul, and that the case of Charles
Van Doren will be no exception to this
rule. For this young man of 80, after
prolonged attempt to deceive, has made
what appears to be a full and complete
disclosure before a congressional COM
mittee. Furthermore, he has done this
knowing that the personal consequences,
as he put it, "would be severe"
In his statement before the investi-
eating committee, Mr.. Van Doren told in
detail of the stages by which he slid
into the deception which brought him
$4,000 in winnings" and which has
come back now to torment and disgrace
him. He should have known better, of
course. But there will not be too many
among us who will be eager to cast the
first stone.
The motivation behind the confess
sion is in somewhat different category.
1t is something which must be examined
in any objective appraisal of the whole
incident. Mr.. Van Doren lived with his
deception for some three years. He lied
about it before New York grand jury
and to the district attorney. He lied
about it in public statement after the
scandal broke and he was still lying
about it as recently as last month. What
was it, then, which finally brought him
to tell the truth?
His own Statement'SuggeStS two pos
sible answers. One is that, by last month,
he knew he could not possibly lie any
longer without inviting perjury prose-
cution. BY that time he had learned that
Albert Freedman, one of the producers
of Twenty-One, had gone back before
the grand jury, had changed his own
testimony, and had implicated Mr.. Van
Doren. He had also been advised by his
attorney that Mr.. Freedman and Daniel
Enright, another producer, might well
be standing by to testify against me-"
From this, it might be concluded that
Mr.. Van Doren made practical decision
that it was better to tell the truth at
last than to stand trial for the criminal
offenSe of perjury.
The second possible answer should
not be ignored. Early in his statement,
Mr.. Van Doren said that he had deceived
his friends who trusted him and for
whom he has deep affection. Then he
added: II am making this statement
because of them. hope my being here
will serve them well and lastingly." This
suggests motivation which was mat
ter of conscience, and it may well be
that the confession actually was the
product of both things-a stricken con-
science plus a realization that it was
no longer possible to lie and get away
with it.
One other question remains. What
did this young man with the blighted
future mean when he said somewhat
graphically that his confession would
serve his friends "well and lastingly''?
Here, later in the statement, as an adj
visory comment from one who learned
the hard way, may be the answer: II
should have known before that the truth
is always the best way; indeed it is the
only way to promote and protect faith.
And the truth is the only thing with
which a man can live"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
Syminqton Sticks to Civil RIGHTS
By GOULD LINCOLN

the dinner. The segregation
plan was widely advertised.
1t is a safe bet to say that
any other serious contender
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination now In the
talk would have followed the
same course as Senator
Symington. Senator Kennedy
Of Massachusetts,. who has, it
is reported, considerable sup
port in the South, was lucky
he did not have to face such
a decision. This goes for Sen
ator johnson Of Texas, too.
although Speaker Sam Ray
burn of Texas, who is spon-
soring the Senate Majority
Leader for the presidential
nomination, did attend and
make the principal address
at the Little Rock dinner.
Senator Symington, too.
has been fayorably mentioned
in the South for the presi-
Dental nomination. What his
refusal to attend the Little
Rock dinner will cost him
politically remains to be
seen.
Southerners Must Decide
The Southern Democrats,
If they are to stay with the
presidential nominee selected
at the national convention
next July in Los Angeles, will
have to swallow the fact that
the nominee will favor the
extension of civil rights. Also,
their party platform will take
a strong stand for civil rights.
They will have to determine
for themselves, if they are to
remain regular, which one Of
the many candidates who will
be fighting for the nominal
ton is likely to be more un-
derstanding of their prob
lens. Senator Symington,
while a liberal on most Of the
issues, is not a radical. And
that, the Southerners may
take into consideration.
1t is possible that at the
coming session of the pres
emily controlled Democratic
Congress this racial issue
will be eased by the passage
of moderate civil rights leg
islation. On the other hand.
the issue may become more
bitter if a drastic civil rights
measure should be pushed
through, over the protests Of
the Southern Democrats in
Congress. In the struggle
over this legislation, all the
senatorial candidates for a
presidential nomination will
have to take their stand.
The Symington effort to
become better acquainted
with Democrats across the
country has been stepped up
since the adjournment of
Congress. A sample of his
willingness to travel is his
schedule for the next two
weeks. He was in Kansas
City, Mo-, over the week end
He spoke in McKendree Col
lege, Lebanon, ILL.,. Monday.
He will be in Anchorage.
Alaska, November 5, in Fair
banks November 6, in New
York November 8, in Long
Beach, Calf, to address the
National Grange November
IL, and on November IA he
will address the New Jersey
State Jefferson-Jackson Day
dinner in Atlantic City. On
November Is the Senator is
taking a vacation.
He can take satisfaction
from a recent Nationwide
public opinion poll showing
him running more strongly
against a Republican poten-
tial presidential nominee
khon d;d Conok0y XopnadU
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STAFFORD, VA.
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
I love you. And ike
everyone else who wouldn't
miss your daily column,
there comes a time when I
stop just talking to myself
after reading you, and just
have to write you.
1.-THE best time to read The
Star is in the morning after
the school bus is gone; the
concerto hour is on FIN; our
Siamese cat is making an
other futile pass at the shrew
that lives in our house.
Both shrew and I hope
she won't be caught, because
she eats beetles and only
borrows little heaps of sun
flower seeds from our parrot.
But the morning chase is
good fun for all, and the
parrot keeps declaring stri-
IDENTIFY the while, I'm a good
boy
"Fear really is basic.
"And we meet the challenge
every day in>every way.
"Shrew is afraid of cat
parrot and cat afraid of each
other-all three afraid of
nine harmless galluping
hound dogs that visit me be-
cause they know I can't re-
sist them; and they in turn
safraid of our neighbor who
can't stand them and has
used buckshot on them.
my small nieces are hor-
rif1ed of these big creatures
and must be rescued dramat-
ically always because their
fear is just as important and
real as our own nameless
variety which haunts us all.
y 4
1--WE wonder if we are that
one-in-ten and look furtively
about to see If anyone else is
wondering. too.
"And we almost long for
that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fear
which poor bunny feels when
said nine hounds get on his
scent and he must madly
crisscross the garden and
weave through the woods and
they in full plunging pursuit.
"And the proud owner of
hounds lifts his chin. mar
rows his eyes and listens for
Jull's soprano and laughs in
pride at Diamond Jim's ado
lescent whooping.
$50 fear is not just basic,
but relative-when our sons
are small we fear they will
be run over by some careless
motorist; when they are
man-sized we feat they will
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buy at the store to play with
at home.
Well. I'll just laugh it of
because I'm too cowardly to
fight the modern methods.
They would just tell me
you're an old fool. Still, I
hate to think of the kid sign
ing her application for col
lege with a big green crayon.
Lincoln Inch.
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Croyon Education

My little daughter started
school this year. If the papers
she brings home are an
example of what she is learn
ing, then it looks like by the
time she is graduated she will
be a real whiz with a box Of
crayons.
In my day, if you quit at
the fourth grade you could at
least read and write. My little
one doesn't know what a pen
Gil is for. And here's another
big laugh: she thinks a writ
ing tablet is something you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03

Of family life within home that counts.
If parents in any kind of home are UNI
able or unwilling to control their chill
dren, especially In the adolescent stages,
they have only themselves to blame II
their offspring end up in Juvenile
court or in a criminal tribunal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry priters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03

Senator Stuart Syming-
ton Of Missouri, q slow start
er in the race for the DEM
ocratic presidential nominal
ton Of 1860, is picking up
speed. Not only is he in
creasing the tempo Of his
travels about the country
but his record on two issues
which could make or break
a candidate for the nominal
tion-shown In his votes
cast in the Senate over the
years lis becoming more
widely known. Those issues
are labor and civil rights.
On both these issues, his
record shows the Missouri
Senator on the liberal side.
Indeed, there is nothing that
the liberal Democrats Of the
North-nor their allies. the
labor leaders-could COM
plain about. It compares ia
vorably with the records of
his three senatorial rivals
for the presidential nomina-
tion-Senators Kennedy Of
Massachusetts,, Humphrey Of
Minnesota and johnson OF
Texas. He has supported So
cial welfare legislation advo-
Gated by the Democrats, too.
Senator Symington is.
however, concerned with the
solvency of the Nation, and
where he would make bigger
OUTLAWS for such programs,
he also would make savings
in other directions to offset
them. He is an advocate Of
strong national defense, but
he is confident, as he has
said many times, that great
savings could be made, run
ming into the billions, by
more efficient coordination
and consolidation of the ma
tional defense effort.
No Democrat is likely to be
nominated for President next
year, or elected thereafter, If
he does not have the support
of organized labor. Equally
important, If he is to receive
the presidential nomination,
a Democrat must support
civil rights. All the candidates
will, it is expected, seek labor
support and all, in one de-
gree or another, will support
civil rights and stronger leg
islation to enforce them. This
is true, whether the Demo-
Gratis of the South like it or
not. Such support has been
given in the past quarter
century by three Democratic
candidates for President -
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry
S. Truman and Adlai Steven
son. Mr.. Roosevelt never lost
the electoral votes Of a single
Southern State. Mr.. Truman
lost four of them, and Mr..
Stevenson lost four in 1852
and five in 1856. Mr.. Truman
won the presidential election
in 1913 despite the Southern
detection. It is argued that
another Democrat next year
could do the same, though
the hope of the party is it
will be able to stick together
on election day.
SymingtOn Balks
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Symingt0n Balks

Senator Symington, some
thing over a week ago. had
to make a quick decision in
volving civil rights. He had
accepted an invitation to
speak in Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, at a Embarrassing Demo-
cratic dinner. When he
learned that the dinner was
to be segregated-with Negro
Democrats seated at tables
separate from the whites
the Senator cancelled his &C
ceptance to speak or attend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03
May a.

9-The Danny Thomas Show.
Danny thinks his birthday hos
been forgotten.
$50
4-TV Theoter. Drama.
Slightly Follen Angel" Afhubby
angel gets into heaven ono cler-
icol error and is given u ptobo-
tion period in which to moke
good. Walter Slezok, Dovid
White, Lee Bcroere. Jeffrey
Rowland.
5-Medie. Drono.
7-Glencannon. Comedy.
"PeorI of Ponoro." 0lenconuon
conspires to get the lob of "Su-
perintendent of Engineering" and
finds he must break up q TO-
nance. Thomas Mitchell stors.
9-Ann Sothern Show. Comedy.
The weil-meont gift of hot
from koty's boss causes q mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03

GIRLS
BE SURE with
the POWERS LOOK!

Go up the Stairway TO SEeceS, with
self-eonhdence, poise, elegance and
dignity.
At POWERS you learn the importance
of walking, standing and sitting grace
fully +. the value of a sweet voice
-. the right amount of makeup for
daytime glamour how NOT to
over dress, plus secrets of the famous
POWERS models that will. make you
a standout when promotions come
along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON o. c.
May ., 1859
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03

from Washington Stote TO Lower
California. JOCK Douglas, host.
9-Fother Knows Best. C'm'd'y.
Morooret's family hos q reunion.
Robert Young, Jane Wyott.
900
4-Peter Gum. Adventure.
THE FomiIy Attain" A lonely
industriolist appeals TO Gum for
help when he receives letter
threatening his life Croio Sc
vens, Lolo Albright. John Hoyt.
7-Voice of Firestone.
Evening With Richord Rodgers.
Featuring Florence Henderson,
Liso Kirk, Bill Tobbert, Hcres
Hirst. John Dolly. narrator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-10
Problem for Heart Seen
In Return From Space

This disturbing possibility
was raised yesterday In o panel
discussion at the American
Medical Associations l08th
meeting by Capt. Julian Ward
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sya star star Writer

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., june
i0.-Space travellers may find
their hearts behaving strangely
on their return to earth.
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lof the Air Force Ballistic Mis-.
sile Division.
Capt. Ward. o doctor Of medi-
cine specializing In space ap.
plications. said there Is "basis
for predicting cardiovasculai
symptomology In subjects
thoroughly 'acclimatlzed' Il
zero-g when they return to q
normal accelerative environ
ment on earth"
"zero-g" is the condition oil
so-called weightlessness that
prevails when q space vehicle
Is In orbit around the earth OF
coasting freely through space
without power. Normal earth
gravity Is equal to one g.
Dogs Pulse Recovery Jagged
Capt. Ward cited published
data on the Russian dog
carrying satellite. Sputnik II
He characterized as interest
ing" the unusual lag in re-