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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Fair Representation

The support given the pending
Maryland reapportionment plan by sew
eral fair-minded legislators from coun-
ties that would not benefit from it
is highly encouraging to the adjacent
counties. AS one delegate, Charles McC.
Matthias Of Frederick, put it, II feel I
can go back home and look my constit-
uents in the eye and they will under
stand the equity of this" Frederick
County would not gain any additional
representation at Annapolis through the
proposed reapportionment; but Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties
would receive the equity" to which
their growing populations entitle them.
Each would get two more seats in the
House of Delegates, whereas each now
has only six delegates.
Less fair-minded are some of the
delegates from the Eastern Shores eight
counties. Although the combined popu-
lation of these counties is less than half
that Of either Montgomery or Prince
Georges, they send total of IS dele
gates to the General Assembly. Yet
most of the opposition to a more eoui-
table representation for the heavier
populated counties has come from across
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Boos Back

Vice President Nixon and
Lyndon johnson were booed
at a Caucus of Democracy in
California. Being booed is
about par for the course when
the vocal yokels" are having
a ball.
Mr.. Nixon and Mr.. john
son both received an apology
from Gov. Brown of Cali
fornia. 1t seems that a Hate
Nixon Stop-Johnson" cam
paign is being Matched early
by some members of the Cali
fornia Democratic delegation
led by those sterling expo
nents of tolerance and to-
getherneSs.
Alas for the new Know
Nothing Party.
S. d. Gonzales.
Fort Bliss, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
UphoIds Judqe

A news item states that a
committee of the local Bar
Association plans to investi-
gate two recent decisions of
Judge Joseph Jackson.
AS a layman, I have been
concerned with what appears
to be an unrealistic, Alice in
Wonderland approach to
crime and criminals taken by
some members of the bar and
even by some members of
the Court of Appeals.
One does not have to be a
member of the legal profess
sion to know that our con-
stitutional provisions in such
matters were set up to protect
the innocent - not to free
those obviously and clearly
guilty.
In the cases IN which the
Bar Association is concerning
itself, the guilt was clear,
although as Judge Jackson
pointed out, one jury lacked
the mental capacity to see
this fact.
1t seems to me the public
in Washington owes a real
debt to Judge Jackson in his
effort to reduce the appalling
crime rate that prevails.
Malcolm A. George.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Now There Are Three

Senator Morse is not only a Pooles-
vile, Maryland, farmer; he is also an
accommodating man. And his decision
to enter the Maryland Democratic pri-
mary gives the voters there a somewhat
greater freedom of choice than they
had before.
The Oregonian's decision means
that there will be three names on the
primary ballot-Senator Kennedy, Sen
ator Morse and man named Easter,
who regularly campaigns in an Uncle
Sam suit and who just as regularly
loses.
Senator Morse surely is not a Sc
rious presidential candidate, and we
do not suppose he thinks he can beat
Senator Kennedy in Maryland. But he
can cause the front-runner a certain
amount of trouble, which is something;
and he probably can beat Mr.. Easter,
which, we assume, is also something.
If Senator Morse really sets out to
beat the Maryland bushes, however, he
may inject certain amount of zip into
what had otherwise promised to be a
dull campaign. This may keep some
of the voters from becoming thoroughly
bored with the whole thing. And those
who will continue to be bored can al
ways mark their ballots in the space
reserved for an "uninstructed delega-
tion"-Which means no Morse, no Ken
nedy and no Easter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Deadlock on Great ISSUE

Secretary of Treasury Anderson told
an audience of economists recently that
1.-The question of fiscal and monetary
discipline may well become a great issue
in the l960S . an issue that should
be above partisan considerations (be-
cause) the stakes are much too high
for anything other than a nonpartisan
approach"
Mr.. Anderson knew what he was
talking about, and In these earliest
weeks OF the 1905 the issue already is
Joined. 1t is Joined, specifically, over an
urgent administration recommendation
that Congress should remove the AZ
year-old 425 per cent interest rate CELL
ing on Government bondS-in order to
permit the Treasury Department access
to long-term financing in its manage
ment of the massive public debt. Fur
thermore, opposition to the recommen-
dation Is almost entirely partiSan-even
though supported by economic argu-
ment and difference of views which may
be sincerely held. In the Senate, par
t1cularly, determined band of Demo-
Gratis has indicated an unyielding fight
unless allowed to dictate changes in
fiscal and monetary policies of the
Treasury Department and Federal Re-
serve Board that is currently independ-
ent Of political influence.
Basically, this is fight to continue
the discipline" practiced by these agen-
cieS or to breach it in ways favored by
the easy money" advocates. Mantle
nance Of the outdated statutory ceiling
on bond rates has precluded the Treas
ury for months past from marketing
any substantial amount of securities of
more than five years maturity. Issues Of
short-term obligations, where there is no
ceiling, have commanded higher rates.
Reliance on this type of financing pre-
vents any meaningful debt frightening,
has had the effect of pushing up the
costs of private borrowing and has at
tracted capital that might otherwise be
available for nOngovernmental borrow
Ing. In Mr.. AnderSon'S opinion, the i'm
pact if long continued is bound to be
inf1ationary.
Before the House Senate Economic
Committee, the Secretary indicated a
willingness to consider some of the
reforms" demanded by the opposition
Democrats. He declined, however, to
pledge himself to their acceptance
through letter of intent" as condi-
ton of obtaining the committees CON
sideration" Of his interest rate proposal.
We believe he is right in refusing to
compromise his own judgment in
proposed bargain that certainly has
dubious political implications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Traffic Dilemma

1t is time for Marylanders
and Virginians to face up to
the traffic problems that are
ever growing more serious.
'Fringe-parking" at the Dis
trict line would be of utmost
convenience to them. These
parking areas would be To-
Gated along arterial high
ways in their own States.
Many suburban drivers
like to catch a bus where it
costs only one fare and where
they would be assured of a
seat and save high parking
costs. Furthermore, since
shopping centers have
sprouted up in many of these
areas the businessmen them
selves might find it to their
benefit also to help in such
projects.
1t would be advantageous
If our neighboring States
would begin buying up land
for this fringe parking while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19

it is still available and unde-
veloped.
Due to the lack Of such
parking areas in Maryland
and Virginia our country
cousins" frequently park in
front Of the homes Of Dis
trict residents, thus prevent
ing the taX-paying property
owner from having his own
parking convenience.
The founders of our Capt.
tai intended that our streets
be tree-lined for beauty and
health, but the heavy traffic
pattern brings cries that the
streets be widened and the
trees be destroyed. We there
fore urge that fringe park
ing at the District line be
considered.
Joseph Lapiana, Jr.
President, North Washington
Council of Citizens Assns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
'Counter-Attock'

Your February IL editorial,
Counter Attack" rendered
about support to President
Elsenhower's budgetary poll
cles on defense needs. 1t as
serted, in substance, that since
the President wants what is
best for America he is above
criticism, and that his
critics, wanting only to ex-
plot the issue for its politi-
cal value, have no real in
tereSt in the defense needs
OF the country.
While asking opponents
OF 1ke's defense plans to
prove present expenditures
to be inadequate. you excuse
the President from proving
that they aren't. Obviously
neither side wishes to prove
ltS argument with a nuclear
Wharf.-The only way possible.
1t is impossible for those
without access to classified
military information to in
diligently estimate our de-
tense requirements. How
ever, many of our top mill
tary leaders repeatedly have
testified that their expenses
have been regulated less by
their own estimated needs
than by the Bureau of the
Budget. Certain officers who
dared to speak out against
defense plans they consid-
cred inadequate and danger
Gus to the Nations security,
after being sternly admon-
ished by Ike. have retired in
disgust. Why should this
group be considered mott
waited by concerns other than
what is best for America?
Undoubtedly, President Eli
senhower is doing what he
thinks best for the country.
TIL ere are, nevertheless,
equally informed people who
think it's not enough. Ger
tainly, to base our military
strategy on the enemy's in
tentionS rather than its
capabilities was proved a
fallacy by Pearl Harbor. Is
it necessarily self-seeking or
political to believe we had
better be safe than sorry?
We should welcome rather
than discourage a full ex-
animation of all aspects Of
the defense program.
Calvin G.. ZOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19

children would turn out to be
delinquents.
Certainly this sort Of sit
ting in judgment on the I'M
Suspecting victim. especially
the young and helpless, can
show little, because it leaves
out the very factor that
makes life interesting-the
human soul.
1t is all very we'll for a per-
son to make a judgment in
his own mind-certainly most
people do it. every day, in
the very process of living.
1t is another matter to add
all the patter of modern psy-
chology and pSychiatry to the
personal judgment and then
make it public!
One of the joys Of life is
personal assessment of char
acter.
Only a newcomer to the
scene, however, would be-
lieve that his judgment is
always and invariably right.
That is where the human
soul comes in, and where it
has been left out in the false
judgments of the modern
smart alecS.
Circumstances alter cases,
as has been said.
One makes a judgment,
based on time and obserVa-
ton. and then the subject
suddenly confoundS every
one, including the Judge, a
revelation of something or
other no one ever knew he
possessed.
This is character, outside
and above the laws" of the
psychologists. the creeds Of
the psychoanalystS. because
there are various sects, or
creeds. in this science" as
it is called
The human soul always
has had a way of confound-
ing the critics.
Pin it down one place, it
pops up another.
1t is the sole hope, and no
pun intended. of the human
race.
1t laughs at the man with
his little plastic figures to be
arranged so he can make a
fragile judgment, most Of it
wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
ADA on D. C. Votino

In view OF recent action on
the proposed constitutional
amendment granting certain
national voting rights to the
people of Washington, the
Washington Chapter of
Americans for Democratic
Action would like to restate
its position on District suf-
frage.
We believe the people of
Washington deserve the same
voting rights as all other
Americans. This includes
both the right to select
their own local government
c'home rule") and the right
to participate in national af-
fairs. We objected, in the
Senate hearings on the con-
stitutional amendment, to
the limitations of that meas
ure. However. we supported
it as the only measure on
national voting that was
politically practical at this
time. We shall cooperate
intellectually with other
District organizations in an
effort to secure a favorable
vote in the House of Rep
resentatives. We are asking
our national organization
and the ADA chapters across
the country to bring their
influence to bear also.
This constitutional amend
ment is. of course. not a SUBJ
stitute for home rule nor in
conflict with it; we deplore
any effort to use the one to
delay action on the other.
We still believe the home rule
measure has the greatest
possibility Of success in this
session of Congress and we
shall continue to place our
main emphasis on gaining
passage of that measure. We
believe home rule for WASH
ington can be achieved this
year and we are again ask
ing our fellow chapters and
our friends around the coun-
try to urge their Congress-
men to sign the discharge
petition. Matthew MarmOr,
President, Washington Chap
ter. Americans for Demo-
cratic Action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19

Chesapeake Bay. The rural areas are
reluctant to give the urban or suburban
areas of the State more legislative power
than they already have.
But it is patiently unjust and I'M
democratic to deprive a growing county
of its rightful representation in the
Legislature, however diStaSteful it may
be to those who cannot see beyond their
own countys boundaries We hope many
more of the legislators from rural dis
tricts will follow the good example set
by Delegate Matthias in supporting the
administration reapportionment bill Just
passed by the House and now before the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
VHqinio at X-roods'

The discourse in your Feb
ruary II editorial, Virginia
at Crossroads" is typical of
the sort Of argument which
has provoked the Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
into rejecting the sales tax
recommendation.
You imply that only a
thrifty minority" pay in
come taxes. I do not disagree
that a minority of Virginians
pay income taxes. I have
filed income tax reports in
Virginia for many years,
however. and fail to see how
thrift or lack of it has any
direct influence on whether
one pays or how much.
The only specific reasons
given in your editorial for the
urgency of more funds are
for education "at all levels"
and for minimum require
ments for humane care of the
mentally i'll. Then the edi-
torial goes on to say many
of the people who pay no
taxes are those who demand
ever-increasing services. The
implication is that the men
tally Ill and people who are
being educated should be
forced to pay either some or
more taxes through a sales
tax.
If there are many thous-
ands who make no direct
contribution to the burdens
of government. and the time
has come for them to do so.
they can easily be tapped by
changing the income tax laws
to effectively reach them.
The income tax system
taxes an individual in proper
ton to the amount of money
he takes in through his &C
tivities in a community. This
system is equitable to some
extent. 1t can be adjusted to
be more equitable. The sales
tax system extracts more
proportionately from the in
dividual who takes in a
smaller amount of money
than from the one who has
a larger income. Until I am
shown a fallacy in this rea-
soning, I'll object to a sales
tax and be in favor of ex-
tending or increasing income
taxes to meet the growing
needs of government. 1t looks
to me like the Virginia SEN
ate Finance Committee felt
the same way.
Samuel Shapiro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Mikoyon's Mission

The Sunday Star article,
"Mikoyan's Visit Too Sue
ceSsful," by John v. Horner,
apparently misinterprets the
facts when Mr.. Horner states:
For the first time, it appears
our neighbors to the south
realize the United States was
not crying wolf in warning
over the Red menace"
Actually the Latin Ameri-
can countries were those who
gave more warnings to the
United States of the threat
of the Communist menace
without the United States
paying too much attention to
them. In the Latin American
countries, with the exception
of the Communists and fell
low travellers, there is not a
single person or newspaper
who dares to deny that Fidel
Castro has established in
Cuba a Communist regime at
the unconditional service Of
Moscow and Peiping. Many
American newspapers and
journalists confuse the public
by denying the Communist
militancy of Castro.
To believe that Mikoyan's
visit to Cuba, a Soviet loan
OF 500 million. and the pur-
chase of 5 million tons of
sugar is going to create an
unfavorable effect in Latin
America is not to know the
psychology of Latin Ameri-
cans. Latin Americans think
that if it has been possible to
communize Cuba, only 80
miles off the United States
shores, without having the
United States come to the
assistance of Cuba, whose
people largely detest commu-
nism. then other countries
can also become victims Of
the same maneuver without
receiving the assistance Of
the country that, due to It's
military power. is obliged to
give it.
DIR. Emilio Nunez POrtuondo,
Editor, Latin erican
Events; Former President,
Security Council. United
Nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Grateful to Grocers

I wish to express my graft
tude to all my neighborhood
food stores for their splendid
cooperation. They stood by
during the supermarket strike
and uncomplainingly served
the public-sometimes very
late at night I hope it will
be a long time before we for
get them, and all they ask is
a smile and perhaps a CHEEKY
hello.
Mrs. NJ. D. Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

A psychologist in a hurry
has crea ted a "quickie"
method of evaluating people.
He has them select and ar
range various small plastic
objects representing stars,
anchors, etc.
BY the way they arrange
them, he says he can tell
what they are, and why.
Well, maybe!
These shortcut clues to
human character may be way
off the mark, with no pos
sibllity of judging whether
the evaluation is right or
not.
Some time ago it was
fashionable in certain cir
Giles to present the company
with a series of symbols, in
Guiding a serpentine mark
for sex" and a square for
love"
One person asked to make
a drawing using these SYM
bolS thought of cat Che
would and went on from
there.
Once the cat image had
come into his mind, he
started off with the ears,
and feeling that the squares
were too large, he chose the
S marks for ears.
He not only chose one sex
mark, then, but two, so that
when his character was
"evaluated" to the uproar-
ious delight of the assembled
company, he was adjudged as
very SeXy, indeed.
x x
This sort of fraudulent psy-
chology or amateur psyche
analysis has done great deal
of harm, even as a joke, and
especially as that.
1t is something on the or
der of the everyday misrep-
resentation achieved by aver
ages in everyday life.
An average, in figures, may
or may not be correct.
1t may be very misleading,
and even utterly false.
Temp Jones had an inter-
eSting example of this when
four of his pet cats died in
quick succession.
Their average age came out
W o years.
Actually, one was Is years
old, two were 4 years old, and
one 8 years old.
So the Statistics of aver
ages" proved nothing at all.
The average age, as mathe-
mates gave it, was COM
pletely wrong in three out of
four cases.
In other words, the "aver-
age was IS per cent wrong.
=
A Juror was created in
New York recently by the
suggestion of certain psy-
Geological tests designed to
show whether very young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Navy Invention Aids Heart Surqery
BY THOMAS R. HENRI

ed to automatically in the
new apparatus.
Altogether, the Naval
electronics scientists believe,
they have provided the
medical profession with a
new tool which, when used
in conjunction with the ar
tificial heart-lung, makes it
safer than ever before to OPP
crate under direct vision
within the open chambers Of
the heart"
A "hellfire" metal has
been developed by Navy
scientists. 1t can be kept
solid and with strength I'M
affected at a temperature of
1900 F. where, in general,
any metal either would be-
come liquid or completely
break down.
The metal is the rare
element columbian, one Of
the most heat resistant of all
the elements, covered by a
protective coating developed
by metallurgists of the Naval
Research Laboratory.
1t promises to be invalu-
able for use in such things as
jet engine parts necessarily
subjected to enormous heat.
The new coating, capable
Of automatically healing"
itself when flaws or defects
occur, utilities ordinary grades
of zinc as a starting material.
1t prevents oxidation of alloys
of columbian, one of the
high-Strength refractory met
ais which include tantalum,
tungsten and molybdenum.
Alloys of these metals can
stand up to temperatures
which turn iron, nickel and
cobalt into liquid or soft
putty. But when exposed to
air at high temperatures they
disinte9rate into powder.
Columbian will begin to turn
to powder at a temperature
Of 1900 F.
How Zinc Reacts
Although zinc ordinarily
boils at a temperature Of
1880 F., it can be used in
this application because it is
retained on the surface as a
zinc-rich alloy of columbian.
The metallurgists explain
that when exposed to air at
high temperature the zinc is
released gradually from the
alloy to form a protecting
layer of chemically complex
zinc-columbium oxide which
serves as an envelope to shield
the metal from attacks by
oxygen.
The envelope" is repaired
automatically when any flaws
appear. The coating dra-
matically re-establishes a pro-
tective surface over any bare
region on the metal surface.
This coating itself is plastic
and ductile at high tempera-
lures.
Both industrial and Gov
eminent laboratories are con-
Quoting a series of tests to
determine the practical adj
vantages for aircraft. The
new coating also is expected
to be valuable for high-tem-
perature nuclear power
plants. In the coming era
of manned space vehicles 1t
will be essential for getting
back to earth through the
intense heat which will be
encountered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-19
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. Who said, The choice
will be yours. The profit will
be the Nation's"?-E. B.
A. Adlai Stevenson is re-
ported to have said this to
the delegates at the 1856
Democratic Convention, in
declining to name a running
mate when he was nominal
ed for the presidency.