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Evening star., 1960-10-29

A sharp Nixon break with
an old Eisenhower policy at
a time the Vice President is
demanding more and more
assistance from the President.
is just beginning to be
publicized.
And, in Rural Electriflcation
circles there is quiet celebrat-
ing.
The Vice President, ap-
parently increasingly con-
cerned about his vote total.
has pledged the REA he will
continue to retain the present
2 per cent loan rate which
President Eisenhower for so
long has sought to abolish,
thereby forcing REA to bor-
row at regular rates.
The Vice President has
been very quiet about this,
and other pledges to the
REA, especially in those
States where the power lobby
is most outspoken against
iva and where it has bitterly
asSailed the low REA rates.
The Nixon pledge. contrary
to the Eisenhower position,
includes a promise to help
build more transmission lines
and also additional generat-
ing power. There is a further
assurance that he will, If
elected. defend REA against
its enemies and do all he can
to help these power CO.
operatives become stronger
local operations.
The Nixon break with ad-
miniStration policy, which he
previously had supported, was
made in written form and
consisted Of flve separate
pledges. REA officials were,
Of course, enormously pleas
ed, but refused to comment
on why the Vice President
suddenly reversed himself and
accepted all the original
New Deal" arguments in
behalf Of strong local REA
co-opS.
Called Bid for Votes
But 1t is no secret that
business publications, belat-
edly discovering the pledge,
are beginning to call it a
late, "parochial" bid for votes.
They see it as q move made
out Of fear Of q deteriorating
position and as a desperate
effort to hold on to farm vote
majoritieS.
Whatever the reason, this
is the first complete break
with Eisenhower administra-
ton policy and as such has
significance. It will not please
the power company bloc nor
Evening star., 1960-10-29

use Of chain-link fence"
What do they want to use?
Brick walls? Cinder block
walls2 Wood fence that would
not last? No fence at all?
Let the children be killed in
the streets?
The pictures used by Mr..
Lewis are not true pictures of
the site. He evidently set out
to make them look as bad
as he could. Is this a fair or
a biased opinion to thrust on
your readers?
We are working hard to
bring out new methods and
new materials. I can only
be thankful that Mr.. Lewis
is in the minority. Until these
new types Of fence are avail
able for general use, we must
use long lasting reliable An
chor Fence.
Harry A. Herdrich.
Editors Note: The pur-
pose Of Mr.. Lewis article was
not to disparage chain-link
fences, a useful and even
essential invention. Mr..
Lewis article was directed
to the danger. in Southwest
redevelopment. Of the lack
Of adequate planning against
incongruous location, in re-
lation to each other, Of such
facilities as apartments,
schools, low-hudget and high
budget housing. He used the
erection Of chain-link fences
as q symbol, not o. improper
fencing, but Of the question:
able location Of the facilities
the fences are designed to
protect together with failure
to correlate the type Of fence
with the neighborhood In
which 1t stands.)
hh -
I can't help responding
with q vigorous endorsement
Of the views stated in your
recent article by Robert j.
Lewis. Southwest Symbol:
Chain Link?" In o new area
Evening star., 1960-10-29
BOND ISSUE DEBATED
Pros and Cons of Falls Church Plan

Your generous coverage
October 26 Of the proposed
Falls Church public improve
ment bond issue is greatly ap-
preciated by the Bonds Com
mittee, which was organized
more than q month ago to
promote an overwhelmingly
favorable vote for the issue on
November 8. While our COM
mittee Is not composed Of
official representatives of
other organizations, it is
worth noting that the organ
izing meeting was attended
by members Of II Of the II
civic organizations in Falls
Church.
Any tendency toward COM
placency among the sup
porters Of the bond issue
should be checked by the
opposition statements in your
story, and for that we are
thankful. The opposition is
not very convincing, OF
course, but it is perennial and
it keeps us on our toes.
Those representing the
anti-education line recoil
from opposing the school i'm
provementS directly, but
instead invent an excuse by
arguing for its further delay.
Our discussion boilS down to
simply this:
The Annexation Court Is
not composed Of fools who
would - as the supposition
goes - award the City q
relatively small additional
area, in terms Of school pop
ulation, while at the same
time giving it school build
ings far in excess Of its ex-
panded needs.
Even in the unlikely event
that this should happen,
there Is still an overall short
age Of school rooms in North
ern Virginia, as there has
been for years, and the dis
poSal Of them would not be
the problem that is suggested
by the present argument.
But if even this were not
possible, the City is COM
pletely free to reject any
award Of the Annexation
Court which may not appear
to be feasible within the
terms laid down.
The tax rate is not likely
to increase more than 16
cents as a result Of the bond
issue. This assumes that the
bonds are sold at a 4 per
cent rate and retired over a
25-year period. During the
1950s, $6.9 million in bonds
were undertaken. In this
period, the true" tax rate
(the tax rate adjusted at a
basis of 100 per cent of the
value of real property in
creased only IA cents-from
$1.14 in 1850 to $1.28 in
1860.
I am pleased that the best
arguments in opposition to
the bond issue were so flimsy
as the ones contained in your
story. They point to a clear
majority for the bond issue
on November 8. but that is
not enough. We need an
overwhelming endorsement
by the citizens of Falls
Church that they believe in
the future of the community
and intend to maintain the
quality of its facilities and
services.
Grant G. Hilliker,
Chairman, Bonds Commit
tee.
=
The Star Of October 26
edition carried q front page
Evening star., 1960-10-29

picture and news story that
misled your readers about
alleged school overcrowding
in George Mason High
School, Falls Church.
There actually is no over
crowding at George Mason
except in 3 health classes
and the library. Over 100
classes have only from 8 to
19 children in them and the
average class has only %
students.
The school population is
decreasing in Falls Church.
There are 5 rooms in Thomas
Jefferson elementary school
that are not used for regular
classes, and by the time any
new facilities could be built
at George Mason, the small
Ter enrolment in the elemen-
tary schools will have re-
duced the high school en-
rollment materially.
The cost Of the George
Mason project is prohibitive
in view Of the fact that for
an expenditure Of $75O,0O0
only 1S classrooms. a library
extension, and 2 dressing
rooms will be added. For this
amount plus the $125,O00 to
be spent at Madison Elem
entary School, a complete
new A = room school with
library, laboratories, health,
home economies department,
and shops was built in an
adjoining jurisdiction.
It is estimated taxes will
be increased Toe per $l00 of
assessed value to pay for debt
service, maintenance and op-
Grating costs, and additional
staff. Coupled with the pos
sible $1.90 increase caused by
annexation, taxes in Falls
Church may be almost dou-
bled. Until the pending an
nexation suit is settled and
the results known, the bor-
rowing of money for ques-
tionable public improvements
should be deferred.
Finally, bond funds for
school have been Jumped
with funds for streets and
sewers. The voters are en-
titled to vote on funds for
each purpose separately and
not as a package deal"
Insofar as the schools
are concerned, the proposed
bond issue is the result of
taxpayers be damned"
thinking on the part of the
majoritieS on the School
Board and the City Council
which operate under the
illusion that Falls Church is
a wealthy community which
can always stand another
layer of taxes. This is not the
case. The residential COM
munity has many persons of
moderate means, widows, and
many senior citizens on pen
sions. There are numerous
small, struggling businesses,
These good people for the last
dozen years have lived under
a constant threat of in
creased taxation urged by the
ultra liberal, luxury-schools-
above all crowd who now call
themselves BOND. Just add
the letters AGE and we have
a word which tells what they
would lead us into-bondage.
The freeholders of Falls
Church must not be deceived
by misleading publicity and
should vote against the pro-
posed $1.2 million bond issue
at the November 8 special
election.
Francis w. Trapp,
Chairman, Falls Church
Taxpayers League.
Evening star., 1960-01-12

Adenauer's lead in blaming the
incidents on the Communists.
Even though the Commu-
nists are certainly exploiting
the situation and may be in
luencing it, this doesn't mean
that the neo-Nazi groups don't
exist in Germany. Here in
West Berlin we cleaned up the
Communists without the help of
Nazis. And well clean up the
Nazis without any help from
the Communists"
Listening to Berlin's grimly
militant young Mayor, one can
well suppose that the promise
will be carried out. And one
can wonder also if the growing
political stature of Willy Brandt
may not get an additional boost
in the process. In his speech to
the Senate yesterday. Mr.. Ade-
nauer paid special tribute to
the leadership supplied in West
Berlin. And there is some feel
ing that what he said might
apply to the rest of Germany
as well.
Evening star., 1960-01-12

is Berlin's Socialist Mayor,
Willy Brandt.
This is not entirely surpris-
ing. Amid the criticism of
lethargy and inaction in Bonn,
the determined action taken by
authorities here is generally
held up as an example of the
right way to handle the situa-
ton.
There are a number of rea-
sons for the difference. In part,
no doubt, it is due to the fact
that Western allies are still the
highest authority in West Ber-
lin and that the Identification
machinery still operates. Partly
also it is due to West Berlin'S
exposed position and special
senSitivity to anything which
may weaken sympathy and sup
port of the Western world. But
above all, it is the difference
in the character and tempera-
Evening star., 1960-01-12

Press Club the 2.0OO-mile-an-
hour BIO was needed to sup
plement missiles and rockets
during the next decade. The
plane is designed to do every
thing but stand still. It would
carry a load of bombs any
where in the world in five
hours. 1t could carry troops OF
a load of three Army Honest
John rockets or act as a mis-
sile launching platform or q
long-range interceptor plane.
1t could even be used as q
launching platform for space
rocket flights, Gen. White said
Unnamed missiles cannot
do the whole Air Force job in
the forseeable future, he said
because they lack the human
brain which is necessary to
Evening star., 1960-01-12

which was denied the Air Force
recently during budget deci-
sions, Gen. White said that
obviously I lost a good part OF
the decision, but obviously
wouldn't be here If I weren't
able to accept it,"
But, he added. II will be glad,
under questioning from Con-
gresS, to state my opinion
honestly on the need for the
BIO"
The Senate Preparedness SUBJ
committee is planning to start
a new series of hearings on the
defense program at the end
of January. It was said author
itatively today that Gen. White
will be called by the group to
answer questions about the
BIO 'reorientation" order -
which the Air Force says means
cancellation.
Gen. White told the National
Evening star., 1960-01-12

Iof them. has invoked the
strongest public reaction
against "the DEVILS brigade
given holiday from hell to
plague u.s." Last Friday some
10000 young Berliners repre-
senting everything from So
cialist democracy to progressive
Jazz clubs tramped the city's
streets in a mass protest dem
onstration. Another rally is
scheduled for next week.
In fact, some Thoughtful peo-
pie are wondering where it will
stop. Some think there is such
a thing as giving too much pub
licity to incidents which are af-
ter all are the work of a small
minority. The fact that the
mother of one of the arrested
hooligans was recently beaten
up by her neighbors here is a
signal that emotions can be
overstimulated even in a good
cause.
Comedies Danger
Privately Mayor Brandt ad-
mits this danger. The last thing
he is anxious to do is to put
the DEVILS brigade in the role
of martyrs in Berlin.
On the other hand. unlike
some of his more optimistic COL
leagues he expects the incidents
may continue for some time and
that strong action is necessary
In the absence of definite
proof Mayor Brandt is not in
clined to follow Chancellor
Evening star., 1960-01-12

ment of the people themselves
personified by their tough
minded and energetic burgo-
meiSter.
The results, at any rate, have
been impressive. Acting swiftly
the Berlin Senate has the re-
vived control council law per-
mitting unlimited sentences for
anyone preaching national So
cialism or displaying its trap
pings. Under it, one very sur
prised wallpainter has been
sentenced to 10 months in
prison and another who was
rash enough to He'll Hitler in a
restaurant got II months. A
group of Is young students
found parading under a Naz-
flag are waiting trial on charge:
of high treason.
Mayor Brandt, who can turn
a striking phrase with the best
Evening star., 1960-01-12

make many military missions
a success.
Asked who ordered the pro-
gram cut-the President or the
Bureau of the Budget-Gen.
White only smiled and said his
orders come from the Secretary
Of Defense. He had a chance to
appeal personally to the Presi-
dent on the BIO, however, dur
ing a Joint Chiefs of Staff
gathering with Mr.. Eisenhower
at Augusta. Ga, in November
The general disclosed that a
new air-launched ballistic mis-
sile. which he nicknamed the
Sky Bolt, had been successfully
tested. He said the missile is
capable Of going 1000 miles at
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Press Club Meetino

The annual meeting of the
active members of the Ma
tional Press Club will be held
at l pm. Friday in the clubs
ballroom. Agenda will include
reports of the outgoing officers
and installation of new officers
and board members.
Evening star., 1960-01-12

several times the speed Of
sound.
Eventually, Gen. White said,
the missile will provide the
most mobile striking power ever
achieved"
Evening star., 1960-01-12
White to BeQueried
On B-7OCut-oH Views
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star stan Writer

Capitol Hill say Air Force Chief of staff Thomas
D. White will get opportunity give his ad
mnistraon decision virtually canceng the BIO "apurpose
bomber" program.
Asked during National Press Club speech yesterday
would ask Congress for the money for development
Evening star., 1960-01-12
Brondt's S Frontal Attack
OnNeo-Nozis Effective
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent Of The Star

BERLIN Jan. 12-In the course of his visit here West
Chancellor Adenauer has pointedy avoided men
tioning the outbreak of naziSm and antiSemitsm in
Germany the last few weeks who has mentioned
by suggesting just pontedy that the Chancellor might
well follow BerinS example in dealing with the problem
Evening star., 1960-09-18
Questions
Contributing Writer

l. This town frequently happens in the home.
There song about this place, asking to come back
g. This day will keep the doctor away,
A. There lot of trouble in this place.
This popular place in the latter part of Decem
ber every year.
g. This makes popular cocktail
you have make this town, it might that
you are in trouble.
g. Artists and show card writers a lot of this town.
g. There is a famous bridge in this town.
10 Not many people use this town these days.
H. Some people clean their teeth with this town
L. This town is delicious when squeezed
13 This place has knocked a number of men,
a. The English remember this town.
Is Man made his first mistake in this place
16 Every Irshman loves this town.
IT, Here's a town you really eat with.
This they sometimes ask you wipe off
face in the Army.
49, Lots of young 60 to this town to get polish
90 This place is a believe it or not town.
2l There is too much of this town in this country
o. might be charged with witchcraft in this town.
% 1t businessmen let this
in their laps
"a If you know your trigOnOmetry you'll know this town.
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Next Sunday: Do you know your Virginia?
Evening star., 1960-09-18

Transform everyday objects into dazzling conversation pieces ~
with waterproof washable CONTACT seadhesNe Vny So nc
easytoappy just smooth layer of CONTACT prac AySRn
uay any surface Do1en ana oolens OF coou NoM
Evening star., 1960-09-18
How Well Do You
Know Maryland?
By Russell RAYMOND VOORHEES,, Lit. D.

By Russell RAYMOND VOORHEES,, Lu d.
Contributing Writer
no YOU your Maryland? To be sure, you know Ba
- more Hagerstown and places like that but how about
think that is what keeps the
quite true but there is also Furnace Md
Below questions The each question
give you place in Maryland Some of the
places may just map while others be
maps But be that may, all places in
State See how many you guess.
Evening star., 1960-09-18

Give kitchen counter tops and splash areas rugged STAIN
proof wipecIean" surface with this headuty Vny You'll
need about 3k yards $780, SANITZED@ treated to resist
germs, bacteria mold miIdeW Pattern shown: 0RENTlND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28
Rio Viewed From the Air
By Cable Car and Plane
By JAMES MONTAGNES
Contributing Writer

RIO DE JANEIRO.-Rio has
much of interest for the tour
list.
1t starts as you come in sight
of the sprawling city after an
all-night flight from Caracas.
The many bays with white sand
beaches, the sharp peaks in the
foreground, the shipping far be-
low present a vivid first i'm
preston.
The pilot announces each
point of interest over the loud
speaker - Copacabana Beach
far below, the statue of Christ
on Corcovado Mountain almost
within touching distance, and
Sugar Loaf Peak in the dis
lance.
We drove along Rios many
beaches and strolled along the
mosaic sidewalks Of Copaca-
bana Beach and Rios main
street, Avenida Rio Branco. The
beaches were crowded from
morning to night as people sat
under colorful umbrellas, played
ball or tried to swim against
the heavy breakers of the At
lantic Ocean.
Most thrilling experience was
the ride in the cable car up
Sugar Loaf Peak. a jagged rock
sticking high above almost
every other hill on the horizon.
Only Corcovado Is higher, and
it is approached either by taxi
on steep cobblestoned highway
or by funicular railway.
Two Sections
The trip to Sugar Loaf is in
two sections, the first part
from street level to a hill half
way up. There we transferred
to second cable car. A thou
sand feet below was tropical
jungle. Overhead were a couple
Of heavy cables. Ahead was the
sand-colored peak.
All around we could see Rio
de Janeiro spread out in every
direction. Slowly we climbed
until we reached the hole cut
into the rock to receive the
cable car. We stepped out to
a magnificent view Of Rio and
its many harbors and sat on
the plaza to absorb the activity
in the water far below.
There is much to see and do
in Rio. We attended a ballet |
performance at the Municipal
Theater and visited the Ma
tional Museum Of Fine Arts
across the street. We strolled .
through the Botanical Gardens
with its magnificent avenues
of stately royal palms and its
vast acreage Of tropical trees
and flowers.
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FLORIDA RESORT
GOES EASTERN
IN A BIG WAY

Florida's Treasure Island
in the Gulf Of Mexico Is
putting the Far East
touch to its entertainment.
One new dining spot is
entered through a Poly
nesian long house" topped
with a three-Story peaked
roof. Another has soft
lighted coves where pa
irons sup from short
legged tables while seated
on the floor.
AS an added flip, the
tourist may go sightseeing
in a rickshaw-a mode Of
transportation fast vanish
ing in the Far East.
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clubs, and a variety Of museums
and libraries.
Hotel service is good. but no.
tells on Copacabana Beach are
old fashioned by our North
American standards. Exterior
and interior remind you of
European hotels built so years
ago, though some are Of post
war construction.
A front room with balcony on
the ocean front costs So per
night for two, with service
charge included at the Hotel
California. Dinners averaged
about SO for two. Brazils in
fiation makes it cheapest Of
South American countries for
North American tourists.
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Boat Trips
Plan New Seaside Hotel
Between Bermuda Buys

front, three in the rear. 1t is
designed so that each Of its
200 rooms will open onto a pri-
vate balcony overlooking either
the sea or one Of the two bays.
Construction is scheduled to
begin this month, with the
opening planned for spring Of
1861.
The 400-bed hosiery will be
operated by the Hotel Corpora
ton Of America and financed
jointly by a private American
investor and the State Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Of Worces-
ter, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28
II am OF Ireland...
Come dance with me"

Yeats was writing not only Of woman Of Ireland,
but Of Ireland, herself. For Ireland is her people
even more than her places and events Her people
are rich in things that are rare beautiful ideasm,
warm welcome for the visitor. On your way to
Europe, or coming back stop and visit US few
days. 1t will be an experience that you will find
nowhere else
The moment you walk into Ireland's fine hotels,
or corner pubs, or wayside cottages, you are one
ofus You will be asked to join in glass of good
cheer, in discussion Of world events, in chorus
Of Irish songs, even in an Irish reel
or further information, see your trareL agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28

A new 81 million hotel will
be built in Bermuda on a sea-
side promontory flanked by
twin bays.
Tentatively named tn e
Southampton Hotel after its
home parish in the southwest
ern end Of Bermuda, the hotel
and grounds will occupy %
acres. It will be between Boat
Bay and Sinky Bay, just south
Of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. adj
joining property Of the Reefs
Beach Club.
1t is to be built in the shape
Of an arc-two stories high in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28

What is there to see in lreland7 There are price,
less treasures to marvel alike the Book of Kels
and the Cross Of Cong. There are ancient ruins to
visit-Gke the Hill Of Tara and Cashel Of Kings.
What is there to do in Ireland? There is the
Abbey Theatre to applaud, and the Dublin Horse
Show to cheer at. There are old castles to admire,
and laces and linens to buy. There are trout and
salmon to catch and wicked golf courses to con-
quer. But mostly there is good eating, good drink.
ing and good talk.
So when you plan your Grand Tour Of Europe
this year, make definite plans to spend several days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28
Tourist Packet
For New ZeoIond

Each tourist arriving at
Auckland. New Zealand, by sea
or air is given a folder con-
tanning a brochure. a plastic
tiki charm. special car sticker,
and q license" to shoot as
many deer. wapiti. chamois
and similar unlicensed game as
he wants.
The deer-shooter's license"
has no official standing, since
no license is needed for the
type Of game it covers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

in Ireland. Ask your travel agent to make your
reservations on an airplane that stops at Shannon,
or ship that calls at Cobb and to inform you
about Ireland's excellent hotels, exciting places to
see and wonderful things to do, all at surprisingly
low cost. You'll be glad you stopped with us few
days. catch deep breath of Irish air, to talk
with the people of Ireland to dance" with US.