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Evening star., 1960-03-01
Man vs.. Beast

Judge Hall OF Alexandria,
in flning Mailman, Ashby
500 for shooting a danger
Gus neighborhood dog, COM
mented that firing a weapon
in a populated place is "ex-
tremely dangerous" Uncon-
trolled vicious dogs that maui
and bite people are hardly
less dangerous. In our Mary
land community, our elemen-
tary school children are still
being molested by free-rov-
ing dogs, even on school
grounds, in spite Of a Mont
gomery County dog control
ordinance.
The dog Mr.. Ashby shot
was alleged by several resi-
dents in his neighborhood to
have attacked several people
and apparently was then in
the act Of chasing a little
flve-year-old boy. What is
being done to protect the
public from such beasts2 Mr..
Ashby should have been
complimented for Kidding
his community Of a nuisance.
Are we going to be forced to
go back to pioneer days in
which each citizen will him
self have to assume the de-
fense Of his home and family
from predatory animals? I
am donating to a fund for
the purpose Of reimbursing
Mr.. Ashby for the fine, court
costs and fees which he has
had to pay.
John Dorset.
The Alexandria Judge who
fined a mailman 500 for
shooting q dog said the
weapon was extremely dan
gerous," but did he consider
how extremely dangerous it
is for a public carrier to
cope with a belligerent dog?
Neighbors testified as to the
menace this dog was. If
Judge Neville G. Hall insists
upon exacting this fine, ] will
be glad to pay it for the post
man. The sentence should
have been imposed upon the
owner Of the dog. Our fam
lily loves a dog as a pet, but
we always see to 1t that our
pet does not disturb our
neighbors by barking or
biting.
Louise s. May.
Evening star., 1960-03-01

tar all clergymen. Further, to
the extent that the Air Force
has an obligation to the men
whom 1t has taken from their
homes, should 1t not name
organizations whose members
or leaders should be Stunned
and the individuals them
selves? Certainly there
should be evidence to support
charges; but when it is avail
able, why bury 1t and the
conclusions to be drawn?
Lloyd Buchanan.
Evening star., 1960-03-01

The final report of the
Senate Rackets Committee,
headed by Senator Mcclellan
of Arkansas, Democrat, the
first volume of which has
been fled with the Senate,
contains charges and recon-
mendations of far-reaching
effect. While it seems i'm
probable that any new labor
legislation - any legislation
beyond the misunderstanding,
anti-corruption act of 1859
will be enacted by Congress
in this national election
year, the report of the COM
mittee points the way to i'm
portant future investigations
and legislation. One field in
particular is that of political
campaign contributions by
both organized labor and
management.
Senator Mcclellan, recent
ly cited for his courageous
work as Senator by the Free
dom Foundation, which has
awarded him its highest hon.
or, is up for reelection this
year. According to published
reports in Arkansas, some
labor leaders have sought to
find a candidate to run
against the Senator who did
so much to expose racketeer-
ing and corruption in labor
management relations and
who helped strongly to mold
the act of 1859. No candidate
to challenge Senator McClel-
Ian has so far appeared on
the horizon. 1t seems unlikely
any will. Gov. Orval Faubus
has indicated he will not seek
the Senate seat.
Outside his personal pop
ularity and his many follow
ers in the State, Senator
Mcclellan is also buttressed
by the enemies he has made
particularly Jimmy Hoffa,
head of the TeamsterS Union.
The Senator and his whole
committee have labeled Mr..
Hoffa completely dishonest,
and in this final report said
that instead of seeking to
clean up racketeering in his
union, Mr.. Hoffa had des-
ignated a convicted extortion-
list and professional "f1xer"
to head a Teamsters local in
Miami. and had protected
other crooks in important Of
fees in the union. Any can
didate who seeks to run
against Senator Mcclellan
would have difficulty, under
all the circumstances, avoid
ing a Hoffa label. The Ar
kansas preference" primary
for the nomination of Sena-
tors and Representative
and Governor-takes place
July 81 and the regular pri-
mary August 8. A Demo-
cratic nomination in Arkan-
sas is tantamount to election.
Others Oppose Senator
Outside Mr.. Hoffa, other
labor leaders also would like
to see the Arkansas senior
Senator removed from the
Senate. For it was Senator
McClellan's powerful voice
during the debate on the an
ti-racketeering bill last year
which led the way in the
drive for more teeth" in that
measure. He has been de-
nounced because Of his So
called bill Of rights" for in
dividual members of labor
unions, written into the bill
by the Senate. This was
modified before the bill was
passed by that chamber. In
Evening star., 1960-03-01
Tribute to Educator

The resignation of Mrs.
Ruth B. Spencer from the
District Board Of Education
is an inarguable loss to the
community. Since her ap-
pointment. the quality Of her
service has been Of the high
est order in both extent and
intent.
Mrs. Spencer deserves our
warmest thanks. 1t is to be
hoped that she will expert
ence successful surgery and
very speedy recovery.
Evening star., 1960-03-01
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tOriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
Evening star., 1960-03-01

J. w. Haywood, Jr
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
IT'S NOT HARD

NEW YORK, (P) - Nervous?
fired? Then go hit your dining
room table with an ice pick for
few hours, says Sylvia Miles, viva
cious actress whose off-stage tai
ents include making her own fur
niture.
There is nothing better than
making furniture to relieve your
pent-up hostilities, and its lot of
fun too" says the current star of
the Circle in the Squares produc-
tion of "The Balcony"
And Sylvia's the gal who should
know. She has made practically all
the furniture in her elegant, three
room apartment.
She developed love for antiques
several years ago, after having liv-
ed in a modernistic apartment.
How, the antiques turned out to
be far more expensive than she i'm
agined.
After sitting through several auc-
tions, she decided to make her own.
at was the only way ! could poss-
IDLY duOIu lDcllit Snc odJ D.
Sylvia started out her antique
it-yourself hobby with an old table
she found in an alley. She aged
it by hitting 1t with an ice pick, a
hammer and other tools, and then
refinished 1t.
"A real scavinger, Sylvia sal
vaged some shutters and panels
from a house which was being torn
downs and made a bar and wall
console from them.
1t took quite a long time to get
the proper antique effect on the
console, Sylvia says. She sanded
the shutters, aged the wood with a
scrub brush and ice pick and then
applied layers of burnt sienna,
which were quickly wiped off, on a
basic white coat.
After the gold leaf was applied,
the console had that dusty-antique
look.
She also made a chess set for
four cents out of linoleum. plywood
and discarded dime store chessmen.
Sylvia recently was offered $3.50
for the set which had been anti
qued with paint and gold leaf.
81 usually find the furniture quite
by accident. Often / will keep a
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09

FOUR CENTS PLAIN /. was
all this antique chess set cost
Sylvia Miles to make. It's now
valued at $780,
piece for months before l decide
what to do with it, says Sylvia.
81 make the furniture on the SER
vice porch after work which is ear
ly morning-about l a. m. l used
to do much more when wasn't
working. Now it seems / don't have
the time to get to my tool chest
very often.
Sylvia's father is in the furniture
manufacturing business in Green
wich Village. However, furniture
making is not a family trait, she
claims.
my father never taught me a
thing; / learned it all on my own.
In fact, recently I've been giving
him a few hints on redoing old
furniture" Sylvia says.
Once her apartment is filled, Syl-
via plans to keep making furniture.
"I'll give it away if l have to, y
she says.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
NOT WORTH 1T

COLUMBIA, S. c. (HD = George
Rideoutte, 60-year-old liquor store
operator, doesn't think the money
in the cash register is worth a
life = even that of holdup man.
Held up by nervous Army pri-
vate, Rideoutte quietly picked up
his own gun. But he let the 18-
year-old private take the money
and get away.
I'm going to get rid of this
gum" said Rideoutte. 81 could
easily have shot him. I'm glad 1
didn't"
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
HAPPY SHOOTING

HOLLYWOOD up Here's
one happy home in the topsy-turvy
entertainment world.
For her second wedding an
niversity. singer Gisele Mac
Kenzie received a 20 caliber re-
volver from her business manager
husband Robert Shuttleworth.
The reason? Shuttleworth re-
Gently became fascinated with
the art of target shooting.
Whatever Bob takes up" said
Gisele, 81 take up also. Other
wise, someone else is liable to take
it up with him."
Evening star., 1960-02-02
For This, Thanks!

Even in its current agony over af-
fairs political, Paris has time to make
cheering news for the world at large.
It's fashion designers have decided it is
no longer chic for the girls to look ugly.
The new showingS, to use term of the
experts in such matters, feature things
that are lovely to look at-for change.
One of our favorite fashion commenta-
tors, Eugenia Sheppard of the New York
Herald Tribune, sums it up neatly in
the following words: Nothing blouses,
droops, fops or looks arty, brooding,
beatnik or like the 192Os. There are
no more strangled legs or necklines
jammed with jewelry like the sub
way rush. There are no tunics, thank
goodness"
Speaking for males in general, we
join in thanking not only goodness but
also Paris, the House of Dior, Designer
Yves st. Laurent, and even Miss Shep-
pard for letting us know about it all.
Everything looks better when the girls
look like girls.
Evening star., 1960-02-02
No Vituperotion?

The Democrats, on the face of it,
have an advantage in mapping presi-
dental campaign strategy: They know
their target, and the entire battery of
Democratic hopefulS, declared and
otherwise, has its guns fixed firmly on
the smiling countenance of Richard M.
Nixon. One Of the more fascinating
developments Of the early maneuvering,
however, Is the agony which seems to be
mflltrating Democratic councils as to
just what kind of ammunition to use.
A move apparently is seriously afoot,
for example, to Soft-pedal direct attacks
on the character, personality and integ-
rity of the Vice President. The reason
Ing, as we understand it, is that such
aSpersionS would have little impact on
voterS-at least on those who hadn't al
ready made up their minds about Mr..
Nixon-and that, in fact, they might
even develop sympathy for him. The
better course, these arguments 90, is to
concentrate the barrage on issues and
on the record Of the last eight years of
Republican leadership.
Despite the merit of this advice-and
there is much to be said for tive don't
believe for moment it will be followed
to the letter. At the Democrats S10O-
a-plate dinner here few weeks ago, Mr..
Nixon was referred to variously as "a
slicker," political delinquent" and,
most kindly, as "Sir Richard the Nimble."
And this was just the beginning. As
the wars wax hotter, we have no doubt,
the temptation to loosen up will become
irresistible.
The very fact that such an appraisal
Is under way, however, is a tribute of
sorts to Mr.. Nixon. It is a far stretch.
for example, from the happy battle cry
of Harry S. Truman two years ago, when
he said he fervently hoped Mr.. Nixon
would be the 1860 candidate because he
would be the easiest" to beat.
Equally interesting to watch, mean
while, will be the restraint which the
Democrats are able to exercise between
now and June in overcoming their i'm
mediate hurdle-Selection of candidate
from their own ranks. AS. Mr.. Nixon
commented in his Chicago speech last
week: IF you think what they said pub
licly about me was bad, you ought to
hear what they're saying privately about
each other!"
Evening star., 1960-02-02

trip, and she is being properly obedient.
Her mother is ailing in Denver, and that
fact-coupled with the pace of a South
American journey in hot weather-ap-
parently has made it advisable for the
First Lady to stay home while her hus-
band travels. But she intends to be with
him during his tour of Russia and ia
pan In June. This is good news, and Mr..
Hagerty, in revealing it, has given added
force to his assertion that her health
Is basically sound-a fact that will re-
assure all Americans who have a warm
spot in their hearts for her.
Evening star., 1960-02-02
QueHing a Revolt

Blending firmnesS with a deft poll
tical touch, General Charles de Gaulle
has put down the uprising in Algiers
which, for time, threatened all of
France. And this without doubt, is
something for which the West may be
profoundly grateful.
From the beginning, more than a
week ago, General de Gaulle made it
clear that he would not bow to the
demand Of the insurgents that he re-
woke his offer of self-determination for
the AlgerianS. But the French Presi-
dent moved slowly and cautiously. Per-
haps he was unsure Of the extent to
which he could rely on the army If
French troops should be ordered to
hight Frenchmen. He may have simply
wanted to avoid further bloodshed. Or.
French temperament and tempers be-
ing what they are, the astute leader
In Paris may have decided that it was
better to Strangle the revolt than to
smash 1t. In any event, the uprising
Is over, the barricadeS in Algiers have
come down and Of the principal Offend
erS, one is in jail and the other in
hiding. The authority of De Gaulle
has been re-establiShed and, one would
think, his prestige greatly enhanced.
At any rate, it is to be hoped that
this is so. For the quelling of the revolt
IN Algiers does not by any means solve
the Algerian problem. The bitter five
year war with the Algerian nationalists
goes on, and must somehow be brought
to a conclusion. After that comes the
test Of popular Algerian will-whether
the people will elect to remain affiliated
in some way with France or whether
they will choose an independent status.
II the latter choice should emerge it
will be bitter pill to swallow, not
only in Algeria but also in metropolitan
France. In short, General de Gaulle
is safely over the first hump, but he
will need all Of his skill, prestige and
determination If he is to surmount the
obstacles which lie ahead.
Evening star., 1960-02-02
Quiet, PIeose!'

Your editorial, "Quiet,
Pleased" regarding noise was
very timely.
Several years ago the police
cracked down on unnecessary
horn-blowing and there was
a noticeable drop in decibels.
However, the salutary effect
of that anti-noise campaign
has about worn of.
1t has been said by some
wise man that the shortest
measurable period of time is
that between the instant a
traffic light turns yellow and
the instant the horn sounds
in the car behind. The truth
Of this saying is daily demon
strated at the lights at the
intersection of Columbia road
and Connecticut avenue.
Most offenders remind one Of
o. o. McIntyre's description
of a headwaiter that appeared
in one of his columns some
thirty years ago: ". he had
a personality like a mole in
a butter pat :" 1t describes
these people hurrying and
scurrying through life, down
the psychic tunnels Of their
contracted consciousness. The
least obstacle to their blind
motion throws them into a At
of Illustration. One could pity
them were it not for the an
noyance and suffering they
selfishly inflict upon so many
Of their fellow men.
Has anyone been able to
diagnose the cause of the per-
verseness in auto manufac-
turers which makes them
strive for the most raucous,
annoying and nerve-wrack-
ing tones in their horns? A
chord from Chopin, if equally
loud, would have as much
warning effect. 1t must be part
of the same phenomena that
permits them to cheerfully
turn over to a moron a mon
ster with 800 horsepower and
9-inch brakes.
William M. Burdette, Jr.
Evening star., 1960-02-02
Denies Mochinists Are Punishino Free Speech

The Evening Stars reputa-
tion for fairness suffered with
the publication of the edito-
rial Furnishing Free Speech.
The editorial took issue with
a California Court decision
upholding the expulsion of
two members of the Interna-
tional Association of Machin-
lists.
Unfortunately, The Star
neglected to publish any news
report of this important deci-
sion. Such a news story would
have shown that your edito-
rial misStated the facts when
1t reported that the expul-
sions were simply the result
of opposition to "the unions
position on a political mat
ter"
For the benefit of readers
who - according to your
slogan-have become accus-
toned to making a point and
proving a point based on what
they have read in The Star, I
hope you will publish these
facts:
The issue in this case is not
simply a political matter but
a so-called "right-to-work"
or compulsory open shop
campaign. This campaign
was in direct opposition to
the union shop.
The union shop is a bread
and-butter union goal, a part
of every union contract nego-
tiation. For many years it has
been a part of the unions
constitution. A union men,
Der, when he joins the lam,
takes an oath to uphold the
unions constitution.
Further, elected delegates
to our 1856 IAN convention
voted the union shop a pri-
mary objective in all negotia-
tions in the aircraft industry
where these expelled mem
bers are employed.
Opposition to California's s
Evening star., 1960-02-02
Amending Amendments

The Senate may approve, as an
amendment to another pending meas
ure, Senator Hollands proposed consti-
tutional amendment outlawing the poll
tax as prerequisite to voting in Federal
elections. There are five States which
still impose this tax.
If the Holland amendment is ap-
proved, we hope that Senator Keating
will try the same tactics in connec-
ton with the constitutional amendment
sponsored by himself, Senators Case of
South Dakota and Beall of Maryland,
giving WaShingtonianS the right to vote
for President, Vice President and Repre-
sentatives in the House.
Like the Holland poll tax amend
ment, the national representation
amendment is still in the Senate Rules
Committee, although favorably reported
by the subcommittee which heard testi-
mony on it last fall.
We attempt no comparisons as be-
tween the evil of poll tax that pre-
vents citizens from voting, if the poll
tax actually does prevent anybody from
voting, and the evil of disfranchiSing
citizens of the Capital of the United
States because they happen to live in
side the boundaries of the District of
Columbia. After all, citizen of Ala
bama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas or
Virginia is entitled to vote by paying a
tax that ranges from 81 to $2-if other
wise qualified. But citizens in the Dis
trict of Columbia have no right to vote,
regardless Of the taxes they pay. It is
the accident of their residence at the
heart of this Republic that disqualifles
them as voters.
When the Holland poll tax amend
ment and the national representation
amendments were being considered by
the Senate Rules Committee, it was
agreed to treat them separately. But If
the Holland proposal is approved by the
Senate as an amendment to a pending
resolution, it is highly appropriate that
the Heating amendment receive the
same treatment.
Evening star., 1960-02-02
Mikoyon to Cuba

First Deputy Premier Anastas I.
Mikoyan, one Of the Kremlin'S most ef-
fective travelling statesmen, will be in
Havana this week to open the Soviet
exhibition on science, technology and
culture. In effect, he will be repeating
the role he played last November when
he presided over similar ceremonies in
Mexico City. It is role with an al
together obvious objective-namely, to
promote the USSR's efforts to win
friends and influence people in Latin
America.
These efforts have been going on at
an intensive pace, with varying degrees
of success and failure, for some years
past. The Kremlin, of course, never
misses an opportunity to cast its net
in turbulent waters, and the fishing has
been good in more than few lands to
the south of us. Cuba is the outstanding
case in point at the moment. Under
Prime Minister Fidel Castro's "revolu-
tionary" regime-a regime whose ad-
visers include a number of rather sinis-
ter, -tinged personalities-it
is country whose leaders, wholly apart
from their disturbingly leftward political
and economic drift, have been giving
voice to lot of Washington propa-
ganda, lot of outrageous libels, that
would seem to be deliberately designed
to poison and destroy the traditionally
deep and friendly relations that have
long existed between the Cuban people
and ourselves. Certainly, in the circum-
stances, it is of more than passing inter-
est that the Soviet government-whose
propagandistS have been enthusiastic
cally supporting this virulent campaign
is sending Mr.. Mikoyan to Havana,
which at present has no formal diplo-
matte ties with Moscow.
Presumably Mr.. Mikoyan will seek
to persuade the Castro regime probably
with no difficulty whatever-to restore
those ties. Presumably, too, he will do
his best to work against our countrys
patient attempts to prevent it's relations
with Cuba from deteriorating any fur
ther Unfortunately, there is little we
can do except to let him try.
Evening star., 1960-02-02

constitution, they turned to
the California Superior Court
asking the court to order
their reinstatement in the
union and to award them
damages. They claim that
their expulsion from the un-
ion has robbed them of any
voice or vote in determining
their own wages and working
conditions. After hearing the
evidence, the court has ruled
that the union had a right to
expel these men for disloy-
atty, that those who cam
paign to weaken or destroy
an organization cannot ex-
pect to remain members Of
that organization.
Every organization, includ-
ing The Star, requires an
elementary loyalty. I doubt
that any Star employe would
be secure in his job if -
identifying himself as a Star
employe-he began publicly
campaigning for a tax on
newspaper advertising which
The Star believed would
seriously weaken the freedom
of the press.
1t may be of interest to
your readers to know that
contrary to the implication
of your editorial-neither of
the two aircraft workers has
lost his job despite his expul-
sion from the union.
Gordon H. Cole,
Editor, The Machinist.
Editors Note: 1t seems to
Us that Mr.. Coles letter fully
confirms the point of the
editorial-that the Machin-
lists are Furnishing free speech.
In any event, the editorial
did not "misstate the facts"
1t made it perfectly clear that
the political matter" was the
right-to-work issue, and it
neither stated nor intens
tionally implied that the two
men had lost their jobs0
Evening star., 1960-02-02
Paint

1t is my belief, as an art
ist who has exhibited at Cor
coran and in other galleries
from Massachusetts to Cali
fornia. that the shoe is on
the other foot when Francis
Peters, president of the Amer
ican Art League, accuses Cor
coran of promoting "snob-
berry" in art. The quotes Sc
lected by Mr.. Peters from
visiting Corcoran jurors are
irrelevent to the issue. The
Jurors were commenting upon
a lack Of quality art reflect
ing their own particular
tastes and prejudices. No
artist Of ability has been
excluded from exhibiting at
Corcoran. Artists of proved
ability have been rejected
from certain shows because
Of the individual preferences
OF a Juror. Artists of the
so-called Metropolitan"
group have been rejected
many times from Corcoran
shows because their work was
OF an amateur quality.
The Stars esteemed critic,
Florence S. Bergman, has
often pointed out that the
metropolitan" exhibits were
marred by the inclusion of
too much amateur art. Mr..
Peters does the community
and the local artists no serv-
ice when he attempts to
force Corcoran to lower its
standard and admit all art
for exhibition, regardless of
quality.
Mr.. Peters is a small frog
in a big puddle Cor palette)
and I sincerely hope that
Corcoran will not lower its
standards because of the noise
made by an amateur band.
Local Artist.