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Evening star., 1960-08-07
NEWS OF MUSIC
Background Melody
A Minority Report

the only maverick; all 20 Of
the largest utilities have it;
13 Of the II billion-dollar
banks have it.
Hidden Persuader"
We may not realize it, but
music is a hidden per-
suader" of incalculable po-
tency. and the path to the
soul through the ear is now
being pre-empted by busi-
ness interests.
The ends to which aural
mood engineering is put are
by no means reprehensible.
Cutting boredom and fatigue
is good; helping people to
concentrate is good; reliev-
ing worker tension is good;
increasing efficiency is good;
even increased profit is good.
Background music systems do
these things.
Why. then, does the mu-
sic lover who seeks his pleas
ure in concert halls and
opera houses regard this
strange world of sound with
distaSte and a touch Of hor-
ror-when it is called to his
attention that he, like the
rest OF the world, Is wired for
background music?
This is a difficult question,
but perhaps the answer lies
in one tiny statistic. When a
group Of people in one firm
was asked If background
music interfered with their
work, 5 per cent said it did.
I think that maybe the S per
cent were the music lovers.
For me. the tragedy Of
1t all is its omnipresence,
and the fact that 1t trains
people to listen to music
without hearing it, thus de-
stroying its quality as COM
munication and turning 1t
merely into a physical slim
ulus intended to evoke a
Pavlovian reaction.
Background music desen-
sitizes the ear. It makes pas
sivity the norm. 1t is one of
the reasons why the music
teacher must struggle so des-
perately to convince the nov
ice that listening to music is
an active thing, a process. The
human being is not a sponge,
designed to sop up music as
moisture from the air-he
must fight for its essence
and respect its individuality.
Otherwise, music has no es-
sential significance.
With background music, 1t
seems to me. the motivational
research people have uncov-
cred a gold mine, but it is a
peculiarly soulless type Of OPP
Grafton. And what profiteth it
a man if he gain the world
and lose his soul?
-
The cannon will boom out
across the Potomac On
Thursday night when the
United States Armed Serv-
ices Joint Symphony Or
chestra. conducted by 1t.
Col. Hugh Curry and assisted
by the Saluting Battery,
Headquarters and Headquar-
ters Company. 1st Battle
Group. Sd Infantry, will
render the Tchaikovsky 1912
Overture in a manner cal
culated to out-decibel the
passing air traffic.
Also to conduct at the gala
affair. which includes quite
a bit Of excellent music as
well as Tchaikovsky's good
clean fun, are 1t. Col. Albert
Schoepper Of the Marines.
Comdr. Charles Brendler of
the Navy. and Col. George S.
Howard of the Air Force.
Better come early for a
good seat.
= 4
Choirmasters and directors
Of chorus might be interested
in learning about an inven-
ton that intrigued Chopin.
Evening star., 1960-08-07
7URNTABLE TALK
Stereo and Mozart
Make Happy Allies

The familiar A major So
nata with its "alla turca"
rondo) filling out the second
side also underscores the
error Of assuming that stereo
has nothing significant to
add to the sonic merits of
the recorded grand piano.
Nocturnal Echoes
1t is very possible that
Mozart, with his general mu-
sical prescience, may have
foreseen the advent of stereo
when he wrote his Notturno,
K. 286. for this interesting
composition is scored for
four instrumental groups.
The second, third and fourth
act as echoes for the first
an ideal challenge for the
stereo engineer!
London has alertly picked
up the challenge. even equip
ping the disc with a seating
chart for the four little Or
chestraS. The pleasant little
nocturne comes of as Mo-
zart intended, with each Of
the echoes. and it's source,
easily distinguishable. On the
disc also. as played by the
London Symphony under
Peter Mag. are the more
familiar Serenata Notturna
TX. 239), the overture to the
youthful opera Lucio Silla
written at 16) and portions
Of the incidental music Mo-
Zart contributed to a play
called "Thamos, King of
Egypt"
1t is regrettable that the
impressive King Thames ex-
cerpts were not recorded in
full. for they include striking
Magic Flute-like choruses.
(What became Of the Epic
disc of the full score, now
apparently deletedO
Two DivertimentOs
London's current service to
Mozart also embraces a per-
formance Of the E fiat di-
vertimento. K. 1l3, for clari-
nets, horns and strings
coupled with with Bee
thoven's E fiat quintet, per-
formed by Vienna Philhar-
monic members. and the D
major divertimento, K. 25l
(paired with some Schubert
mlnuetS and danceS) played
by the Stuttgart chamber Or
chestra under Karl Muen-
chinger. both attractive a
discs.
Anyone should be prop
erly astonished (as were at
least some in Mozart's day.
by a Westminster disc con-
tanning four symphonies
written by Mozart when he
was II, IL and Is! Melodic
charm, structural ingenuity,
even some dramatic fair
Zone. in D, K. As, supplied
the overture for the opera
La finta semplice)-these
little works are all worth
hearing. How many other
Evening star., 1960-08-07
SATURDAY

ROBERT SHONE. organ. Assisting att
list: Raymond Montoni. viola. St.
Johns Church, 4 pm. Prelude and
Fugue In G, Bach; Poem, Sowerby:
Three Organ Sonatas, Mozart; Mag
nifcat and Kyrie. scheidt; Prayer,
Jongen.
Evening star., 1960-08-07

ava ~
No concerts scheduled.
TUESDAY
UNITED STATES ARMY BAND. 1t.
Col. Hush Curry. conductor Solo
Gsrvin. trombone. wStersats. $50
pm, March, Heads Up. Hersom;
Phedre Overture, Massenet: The Lost
Chord. Sullivan; Harlem Nocturne.
Hagen; United Services March Med
Chabrier; Selections from The STU
dent Prince, Rombers;. Quando men
vo soletta. from La Boheme, Puccini:
Addition Song. from Die Fledermaus,
Strauss; Getting to Know You; from
The King and /, Rodgers; Chorale
and Fugue in @ minor, Bach-Abert.
WEDNESDAY
DONALD R. BAIER. piano. Calvary
Baptist Church Sanctuary, Sis p m.
Sonata in E, Scarlatti: Sonata in D
minor, Scarlatti; Chromatic Fantasy
ssSSd Fssuei 1tt,ssc Bach; sSnats in p; op,
Rsehmsnin0 ses1nSyen seheFso EoofS'ia1; in shsrp
minor. op. 20. Chopin; conte in B
Stravinsky: Toccata. from Pour lie
SUMMER SYMPHONY.
Michael Serber. violin; Larry Logan,
harmonica; Ann Garry, soprano:
Panorama, South Pacific, Rodgers;
Ballet Suite, Tom Sawyer, Padwa;
Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn; Con-
cert piece for Jazz Band, Stephens;
An American Scene-Big Jazz Band,
Frankhauser-ToperZe Rhapsody in
Blue, Gershwin; Musetta's Waltz,
from La Boheme. Puccini; Czardas,
from Die Fledermaus, Strauss;
Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky.
THURSDAY
UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES
Col. George S. Howard, Capt. Rob-
ert Landers, Comdr. Charles Bren-
dler, 1t. Col. Albert Schoepper, Capt.
Samuel Loboda, 1t. Col. Hugh Curry,
conductors. Soloists: William X. Du-
Pree, tenor Ben Mitchell Morris,
tenor. Assisting The Singing Ser
Eeants; The United States Army
Chorus; SalutinE Battery Headauar-
ters and HEADQUARTERS Company, LIST
Battle Group, Sd Infantry (The Old
Grand. Watergate, $40 pm. Fan
fare. To the Forces OF Our Latin
American Allies, Cowell: Grand Can
yon Suite, Grofe; Rondo ALA Turca,
Mozart: Gallia, Gounod- Miranda: o
paradis sorti de ronde, from L'Afri-
caine. Meyerbeer: Romeo>and Juliet,
Tchaikovsky; March, from SYM
phonic Metamorphoses Weber -Hinde-
mith: Waltz and Finale, from Sere-
made for Strings, Tchaikovsky; Sc
lectionS from The Music Man. Will
Evening star., 1960-08-07

Monica Ortiz, young
Trinidad-bOrn soprano
who now calls Washing
ton her home, will be
heard Tuesday night at
the Watergate as sOlOist
with the United States
Army Band in selections
by Puccini, Johann
Strauss and Richard
Rodgers.
son-Hayman: The Testament o
Freedom, PIT /, Thompson, Battl'
Hymn Of the Republic. arr. viii
housky; 1912 Overture, Tchaikovsky
FRIDAY
HE AIR FORCE SYMPHONY OR
CHESTRA, Capt. Robert L. Landers
conductor. Soloists: Betty Walker
soprano; Marjorie Fuller, contralto
William DuPree, tenor; Roger Ard
rey, baritone; Brown Bradley, tenor
James Garrison, baritone: Donal
Chapman, baritone. Assisting: Tn
pm. A Night of Opera Overture
La GAIA Ladra, Rossini; Dies Bildni
ist bezaubernd schoen, from Tn
Magic Flute, Mozart; Jewel Sons
from Faust, Gounod; Evening Star
from Tannhauser, Wagner; o Do
Faithfui SheDSsrS & Smite HsrdMsl M
Recondit' Ammonia, from Tosca, Puc
cini; Sextet from Lucia, Donizetti
Duet, from Don Giovanni, Mozart
Soldiers Chorus, from Faust, Gou
nod; Duet. from La Boheme, Puccini
Nemica della patria, from Andre
Chenier, Giordano: Che zelda ma
nina, from La Boheme. Puccini; Duet
from The Pearl Fishers, BiZet: Quar-
tet, from Rigoletto, Verdi.
Evening star., 1960-08-07
MUSIC PROGRAMS
TODAY

HERBERT HOOPER. organ. Washing
ton Cathedral. Immediately follow
ing pm. service. Prelude and
Fueue in 6 minor. Bach: Sonatina,
Sowerby; Elegy and Fusue. william:
Hymne, d'Action de Grace "Te
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND. 1t.
Col. Albert Schoepper, conductor.
Soloists: William MONTGOMERY, fute:
William Jones, baritone. Watergate.
$50 pm; MaTSh I;S,a from lst suite s, in
Overture, The Masdueraders. Mas
cagni; Selections from Carousel,
Rodgers; The Four Hornsmen. Ben
nett: Capriccio Espagnol. Rimsky-
Korsakov: March, Robinson's Grand
Entry. King; 1st Movement. Flute
Concerto in G, K. 3I3, Mozart: The
Beautiful Blue Danube, Strauss; o
Vim, Dissipe Ia Tristesse. Thomas
Tabler: Irish Rhapsody, Herbert.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30
NZoN&
BEWARE OF LIGHTNING

bolt of lightning struck tree under
which four golfers had taken refuge dur
ing a thunderstorm recently, and killed two
of them and injured the other two.
This is only the latest in long number
of similar accidents-wherein golfers seek
refuge under tree in a thunderstorm De-
spite warnings of weather experts, editors,
and others, some people refuse to understand
the basic principals involved in lightning.
In brief, lightning is an exchange of cleo
tricity from a positive and negative source,
and when it comes from the sky, in thunder
storm, the exchange usually takes place be-
tween the highest object on the ground-in
limited area-and the clouds.
Therefore, if one is on a golf course, the
last place to seek refuge is under a tall
tree. Likewise, he should not stand under
radio or television transmission tower, or
under any high object which might act as
a receiver for the electricity above.
The best place to seek refuge, in thun-
derstorm, is in an automobile, or in home,
or out in the open, on the fiat surface of the
ground, some distance away from all high
objects.
Contrary to popular belief, aircraft are
not necessarily dangerous places in thunder
storms, although lightning did strike an air.
craft in Florida several months ago, killing
the occupants. Therefore, it is possible for
lightning to strike an aircraft, although this
is rare. Perhaps one of the reasons it is
rare is because the sky is so large and there
are so few airplanes in it. Also, airplanes
have no ground, and they would not neces-
sarily attract electrical discharges of the type
which strike ground objects.
In summary, the places in which you
should not be-during lightning storm
are under tree or other high object, In the
tub, in the kitchen, or around your tele-
vision set. These are the dangerous places,
and should be avoided even at some incon-
venience.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30
5000
THE TAX PICTURE

Much is heard these days on the question
of taxes-and the necessity for high taxes in
maintaining the security of the United
States. Few citizens will argue with the
proposition that they must pay enough taxes
to keep the United States secure and mill
tarily strong.
On the other hand some talk is now being
heard of tax increase, and this is, by almost
every standard we know of, out of order
Even Governor Nelson Rockefeller, of the
liberal element of the Republican Party, says
that business needs tax relief SO that it will
invest more in the industrial plan of the Uni
ted States, which is almost necessary in the
economic competition we face with the Soviet
Union today.
What the majority of taxpayers in the
United States favor is Presidential candi-
date who will see to it that u S. defenses are
maintained at high level of efficiency and
readiness, while eliminating waste and dup
hcation in the armed services.
The new Administration must face the
question of an efficient streamined defense,
which will mean the elimination Of many
jobs, committees, organizations, coordina-
tors, etc. That Administration also faces the
responsibility of effecting savings in finan-
cling the national debt, and in the farm pro-
gram, and in other areas.
If this is done, then there will be money
to spend on other projects, or to make a tok-
en- payment on reducing the national debt
annually. Even if a small payment could be
made annually, it would soon assume an eco
nonlic Importance which would be reflected
in the increased stability of the dollar and
in lower cost for the maintenance of the
national debt, which is now at about $780,
000,000,000.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30
NZ0S~
YOU CAN'T BARGAIN WITH
GOVERNMENT

1t is, both strange and alarming that
numbers of labor leaders, on occasion after
occasion, have supported legislation which
would advance specialization of enterprise in
this country, or result in ever-greater gov
ernment domination of private business.
If history tells us anything, it. tells us
that free labor and free enterprise are peas
from the same pod. Neither can exist with
out the other. If government is to run the
machines which supply our goods and SER
vices, then government must have dictatorial
authority over the men and women who op-
crate those machines.
Communism provides perfect example
When the Soviet took oyer the factories, they
took over the labor force too. All freedom
of choice on the part of workers was out
lawed, and all opposition was crushed. The
labor unions became agencies of the state.
1t is true that some American labor lead
ers realize the danger that socialism pre-
sents. Officers of the major electrical work
ers' union, for instance, have protested in
unequivocal language against socialization
of the electric industry and the public pow
er movement in general. They have learned,
from long and hard experience, that you
can bargain with private business-but you
can't bargain on anything resembling equal
terms with government. And strike
against government amounts to anarchy.
We need more labor spokesmen who real
ize that we must have both free enterprise
and free labor if we are to have free So
ciety.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30
2S06 Nc Alister
Topeka, Kansas
September 25, 1860

September 25, 1860
Dear Friends:
Marconi was no phony in my
books. Hayes sits overseas every
night and plugs in bunch OF tubes
to some electricity and his voice
comes across the atmospsphere to
me. 1t never ceases to amaze me.
Before he left he brought in a
small receiver for me to listen to
here at home. After we are through
talking and the amateur operator
here in town continues talking
with Hayes and running phone
patches to other wives / can keep
on listening to their entire con-
versations. l have always been a
sucker" for party lines and to
hear the family conversations
each evening is fun. You don't
feel guilty about this caves drop
ping because thousands of other
ham" operators are doing the
very same thing.
Last week / received phone
call from a Virginia Davis here in
town. The young voice on the other
end of the line told me her hus-
band was stationed at Forbes, a
navigator, but more important
than anything she was Milford,
Delaware girl. When Virginia told
me her maiden name was Currie
it still meant nothing to me and
no wonder since / was out of
school before she even entered!
She is thirteen years my junior.
Before Virginia left Milford re-
Gently her uncle handed her my
address from the Chronicle and
this uncle, Emerson Meredith, was
class mate of my brothers in
school.
In two more months Bob and
Virginia Davis are expecting their
second child and naturally as
soon as they arrived in Topeka
they sought an obstetrician Some
one suggested DR.. William Roy.
In idle conversation Bill asked
his new patient where her home
town was and when Virginia said
Milford, Delaware / guess the
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30

ested in space travel and going to
the moon?" Answer: mot so much
as you are in America. We have
trouble enough on this earth with
out seeking more.
what about Africa and unde-
veloped nations in other areas?'
European nations are interested
in every part of the world where
there are natural resources of min
erals, oil, gas, water, and sun
shine"
How do Europeans feel about
infiation?" ?" Everyone looks upon
imitation as dangerous. 1t is very
harmful for all who have savings
in banks, insurance policies, or
annuities."
"Have any Europeans benefited
from imitation "Yes, those few
who held mortgage real estate and
the gold to repay those mortgages.
Those who held unmortgaged real
estate profited provided they had
the gold or it's equivalent to pay
the taxes"
''In what are careful Europeans
now investing?" "In rented or pro-
ducing property away from poss-
ible Communist seizures" Such
real estate is constantly increasing
in value.
"What about utilities as invest
ments in Europe?" Answer: "Since
most of the utilities are owned by
municipalities or the state, they
offer practically no investment pos
sibilities"
How are personal taxes in Eu-
roper" The European people
think they are high due to state
welfare projects. But | am inclined
to believe the u. S. has the high
est taxes in the world.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30

at leading florists, nurseries
and garden centers.
Years of effort have finally
produced a garden variety with
the magnificent size once only
possible under greenhouse con-
ditions. These mammoth NUNS
passed all tests in outdoor gar
den performance.
Harvest Giants attain a
flower diameter varying from
four to six inches or better.
And at least half of the ten
varieties are in full bloom as
early as id-September, four
others by late September and
Touchdown, the largest in the
group, by early October.
Height will vary from IS
inches to 80 inches, depending
on variety and culture. Once
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY eloine townsend Dickerson

good doctor almost fell off his
chair. The Roys used to be our
neighbors and we have. known
them for the past 71s years and
they have heard that town and
state so frequently it is rather q
joke in our group of friends.
Lieutenant Davis is in "our"
wing and this gave me my first
opportunity to meet Virginia. She
felt at first she was too disrupted
from their recent move to run
over for coffee so we met for the
first time last week at wing cof-
fee when my neighbor and / went
by to pick her up. / enjoyed my
morning with her SO much and
hope to meet her husband soon
too. Their only child now is two,
lovely little blonde, named
Cheryl.
Yesterday 4 wrote an article for
our base newspaper about the
wing coffee, today I'm writing to
you and tomorrow | must work on
my fifteen minute address for the
OIDtS It ClIllbiIlc Il Ol uAA 4l0 pup
posed to be topic discussion
speech and l am not too fond of
striving to make group of women
argue on any controversial issues.
Wish you were here to give me
some help. Hayes usually is my
critic on such things. Oh! my! how
his harem misses him.
Lynne was on television yester-
day and she hated not having Hayes
home to see her. A local bowling
alley invited some of their junior
bowlers to be on camera for an
hour Saturday afternoon and
Lynne was included in the invitat-
ion. Not all of those present were
interviewed but fortunately Lynne
was and she seemed poised and
able to answer questions without
faltering. We watched her from
our TV here at home, and Leslie
almost had fit when she saw
Lynne and was really enraged
when they took her off camera.
That's rather difficult to explain
to a two year old.
Well, until next week
Always,
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30
PIT. AS Seek New Members
In The U.S.. And Overseas

When in Rome-or Oslo or
Athens, Fontaineb1eau or
Karlsruhe, Adds Ababa or
Reykjavik = American par
ents and teachers do just
about as they do at home.
they form a P.T.A.
More than $4,000 P.T.A. men,
bers IN the European Congress
of American Parents and Teach
ers this fall will join in the an
nual October Membership Month
of the National Congress Of Par
ents and Teachers.
Like their nearly Il million
counterparts on us. soil, these
P.T.A. members who live over
seas-from Iceland to the Mid
die East, most Of them on Amer
lean military bases-wiu encour-
age others to ''serve where you
are: join the P.T.A."
Serving the welfare Of Amer
ican children, wherever they are
growing up, is the primary OBJ
ject Of the National Congress.
It has. brought the P.T.A. into
many areas of activity during
its 63-year history. Since forrna-
ton Of the European branch in
1858, these activities have taken
on new flavor:
"A European program of
scholarships, similar TO those
provided by many state con-
crosses in the United States,
this year awarded $500 against
tuition 30 American colleges for
seven students; they were grad
uates OF American overseas
schools in Nouasseur, Morocco;
Stuttgart, Berlin, Bitburg, and
Heidelberg, Germany; and VII
cenza. Haly.
Concerned, like other
P.T.A.'s, with the interests OF
mentally and physically handi-
capped children, the European
Congress has initiated a pro-
gram Of special class J instruc-
ton for these youngsters, pro-
viding the funds for additional
teacher assistants. helpers, and
materials 10 be used in some &c
schools.
Foreign language educa.
ton, a natural interest for chill.
dren whose parents are assigned
overseas, has been a major in.
terest Of P.T.A.'s in the Euro
pean Congress. In Air Force
schools, extending from Oslo tc
Libya and from the British Isles
10 Saudi Arabia, children II
/ grades 8 through 8 are taking
classes in foreign language this
year.
Adult education programs o.
the P.T.A. which IN the US
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30

they begin Towering, continue
Gus bloom can be expected until
the time of hard-killing frost.
A full range of Autumn coll
ors-yellow, gold, bronze, pink,
red and pure white - suggest
many striking garden arrange
ments. Harvest Giants are
magnificent when massed in
borders, planted in beds along
walks, or set in redwood tubs
as a decorative touch for patio
or porch.
All football style NUNS -
from fresh White Frost to sub
dued Pumpkin - are easy to
grow and as hardy as the aver
age garden mum. Plant them in
a sunny spot and treat your
family and neighbors to weeks
of brilliant color this fall.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-30

NEW MAILING CONFERENCE.-The Post Office Departments
Research and Development Laboratory in Washington, De-
experimenting with zone hand mail box. Mrs Norman Jean
Bign Washington Postal employee shown demonstrating the
The box not only has three slots for mailing letters instead
permitting several to mail their letters Simultaneously but
letters be deposited when only hand free One OF the
Slots incidentally is for mailing letters from autos The
permits eanded operation because has hinged flaps much
like those mail the home front and it only
push the letter With other mail boxes is
with pul down. with hand and insert the
letter with the other The experimental box will be placed IN
operation the future number of cities the Nation
(as yet undeeined) 1t of the many developments of the
of research and postal ordered BY
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerield.