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ONLY S25 DOWN
Buys g. fine building site in nearby
Maryland beach area. one hour
from D. c.. Full beach and club
KAY REALTY CO., RA. $1,000
PLEASANT SPRINGS. OF Route 5,
Prince GEORGES Co, Md:-Five
acres. wooded. rolling, residential.
hard surfaced road; terms.
GEORGE s. KING CO., LU. A
2501; ewes. KE. 7-l19S.
Is5 ACRES. Prince Georges County
Long frontage on Central ave.
and Patuxent River: 1874 miles
from District; $3.50 per acre: ex-
cellent financing.
Mr.. Tager. RALPH D. COIN. INC,
TU. $4,000 EYES. LO. 5-4S26
500 DN., $50 MO. buys for $50
acre 95la acres. near Potomac
River, where deer abound: 500
so. Of D. C. XII. s-s69a, OWNER.
q -ACRE LOT, North Glen Hills,
Rockville; S6.500. Call JU. g.
653q after 8.
SEQ DN.. see MO. buys for 81. 200
acre lots in nice subdivision, for
colored. other sizes from "A acre
TO 3 acres. A miles so. q D. @.
XII. S-S699. OWNER. Z
$3.50 DN., S125 MO, buys for S12,-
400, 124 acres, rs cleared, level
and rich; sorry old dwelling, fair
ly good outbuildings. fronts on Q
hard roads l mile; "a miles south
Of D. C. near the Potomac where
deer are plentiful. XII. $500.
OWNER.
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TRUST NOTES FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE WANTED
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

A CASH BUYER OR WILL SELL
ON TERMS-LI, $4,000
SOUTHEAST REALTY CO.
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DE SOTO '53 Firedome VS.; pow
er steering. Looks and runs like
new. Garage-kept. Guarantee any
inspection. S395. S25 down. RO-
PER, LA, 6-27OO
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AIS MOTORS
1910 Wilson Blydis * Arl.. Va.
: -''' - SEITERSS Sell i SSsS'

TCHRYsLER 1850 brand-new New
steering po%sr Drsess.' nessS'qS Bower pSTsr %f
dowS, radio, heater, Wv. tires;
beautiful sunburst finish,
CTJT T T5n6
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AIS MOTORS
1910 Wilson Blvd. Arl., Va

ia. 2-4102
BUICK "a hardtop coupe; sacri-
flee: S245 Terms. S25 down, $21
month. ROPER, LA. $500.
BUICK SO LIE Sabre 4-door; power
steering, power brakes. dynafiow
drive, radio, heater, all white
WHEELER, INC. WHEELMOBILE
USEFUL" ONE-OWNER CARS
Plymouth -Imperial-Valiant
$500 WISCONSIN NV. EN-. 2-lO2O
BUICK '56 Century 2-door hard
brakes. Today's special. S495.
THACKER MOTORS
18th and R. l. Ave. NE. LA. 9-1l0O
BUICK 80 Super 4-dr. sedan; +.
and h.. auto. trans. Excel. transp.
PAUL BROS. (OLDS)
Wis, and Ellicott. NV. KE. 7-l3Os
BUICK "a Super 2-dr.; mechanic
ally very nice, dependable car; new
battery, tires, r. and h.. pvt.
owner, S2S5, 2514 wilson blvd,
Arl., Va.
CADILLAC 80 Coupe de VILE; full
power; 10000 miles; like new:
will take trade. SO, s-4424.
CADILLAC "a Ell Dorado sport
conv.; immaculate cond.: orig,
yellow paint: S1,500. JU. 9-S57s.
CADILLAC 1858 convertible coupe;
blue with white top: power steer
ing, power brakes; all-leather in
terror; very clean: $2,795: CCC
guarantee.
Capitol Cadillac-Ol Co.
1920 92nd st. NV. FE. $4,000
CADILLAC 1856 Series "62" g.
passenger sports coupe: hydra
matte, radio, heater: also power
brakes and steering: here Is that
extra mice one: S1,575.
AkerS OldS-Cadillac Co.
DARLINGTON SHOPPING CTR !"
ov. 3-0350 ALEXANDRIA
CADILLAC 80 sedan; fully equip. ;,
factory air cond. LO. 7-4s41
CADILLAC '53: fully equip; dark
green finish: S45 down. S2s.l6
FE. 7-39Qq
TAYLOR MoT&s
0A01 pennn Ava M 10
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CHRYsLER 1853 saTatosa 2-door
haFdtop; finished In shefiield sil-
swivel seats. power steering. s poTer
brakes, r. and h., Wv. tires; low
mileage. one owner; only S2.395.
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DATSUN 1883 4-dr. sedan: r. and
h. low mileage: l owner; S595.
NORMAN MOTOR CO., UN. 4
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CORVETTE 80: r, h.; 4-speed: un-
der 1000 mi; red, whit; immac.
cond Call daytime RE 7-7S1R
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

CADILLAC '55 conv.: new tor,
5-9l39 or IA. 4-1676 after 9.
CAD. '55 cony;; red, all power. ex-
$4,000; ewes, WA. 3.i439.
CADILLAC 1919 4-dr. sedan: mo-
tST aS da6 serial ts NJ no so,d are at 1u5Ic sss
1890, ct MANN MOTORS, INC ],
925 Jessup Blair drive, Silver
Spring, Md.
CADILLAC 1858 air conditioned
Coupe de vile; Cadillac's hardtpp;
has all power accessories; S2,975.
AkerS OldS-Cadillac Co.
HARRINGTON SHOPPING CTR -
CADILLAC 1858 Coupe de Vile:
turquoise with white top; power
steering, power brakes: very sharp;
S2.995; cCC guarantee.
Capitol Cadillac-OldS Co.
1922 22nd st. NV. FE. 7-260C
CADILLAC 80 Sedan de Vile: FAC.
TORY AIR CONDITIONING: Resal
blue, white top, harmonizing luxu-
riou- .,ue appointed INTERIOR. all
the Cadillac fine features includ-
ing power steering, brakes. win
dows, power 6-way seat, electric
door locks, vent windows, and
truck, plus auto. pilot cruise con-
troll: sure to please the most dis
eliminating buyer. Orig. cost over
$1,000, an outstanding value al
$500.
n1xooo4ooI /O1JoA
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INDUSTRIAL PROP. for SALE
INDUSTRIAL PROP. for RENT

MOTELS for sale, Washington area.
Income $4,000: cash, $5O,00O.
JOE H. THOMPSON, jackson s.
SILVER SPRING, 241O Linden lane
Approx 200 So. IT.; office
1Oxl4: truck door entr.: rents for
S225 per mo. CLAUDE SHIFLET,
RA. 3-1S00, JU. 9-S33O.
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SALES g. SERVICE

WA. 5000 Open Ewes.
COMET 80; beautiful cloud white
nntsh, red interior, radio, heater,
de luxe trim, standard transmits
sion, economy car has less than
200 original miles; Sl95 down,
Sl5 week.
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AIS MOTORS
1910 Wilson Blvd. Arl.. Va.

AL . MO1OnO
1910 Wilson 5iyd;. Arl.. Vn.
ia. 2-4l02
DKW '5S Auto Union from Ger
many's finest economy car; up to
80 mi. per gallon: sold new and
serviced by US; an OUTSTANDING
value and only $695.
Olmstead (Olds)
EST. oLDS DEALER SINCE 1898
1000 Wilson Blvd. Arl. ia. 7-s400
DODGE TAXICAB-Nice condition.
Ready for work. S195. SIS down,
SI9 month. ROPER, La. 6-2700,
DODGE DART go Phoenix 2-door
hardtop; r. and h., auto. trans. :,
pow. steering; 1000 mi; perfect
cond,; $2.400 or best offer. KE.
I-OO33.
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CORVETTE 80: SILVER blue. DE-,
seat belts. D. top. new Wv. tires;
top shape: 2,695. Day, FE. Z
7l42: night. HIS. 3-T3H0
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61O H ST. NE.
coac TT S1A1C

CBEyROLETS SO 1906. Last
chance at dealers cost. Truck,
from Sl.S95; Biscayne, S1,595;
Corvair. Sl,6a5: Bel Air, 81 500:
hardtop, Sl,995: wagon. .S2,2a5:
9-pass.. S2.394: convertible. So
$685. Corvette, S3,195. AL lob.
See how you can own one for $40
mo. Fully equipped with radio,
heater. powerglide. etc. Low as
S145 down, appr. credit. Also 40
demonstrators. $500 to 81 900 OF;
University blvd, wheaton. Md,
Tnckuond E-o-o0
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BRADLEY SHOPPING CENTER
BETHESDA. MD. OIL. 6-110O
CADILLAC 1858 Sedan de VILE:
beige: power steer power
brakes, factory air conditioning:
special, $685.: CCC guarantee.
Capitol Cadillac-OldS Co.
1905 oond st. NV. FE, 7-2600
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BETHESDA

ATTORNEYS attentionl 1890 JEFF
ferson pl. NV; ofices In suite.
Telephone answerinR and small
car-parkinR avail. FE. S-3464
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Capitol Cadillac-Olds Co.

CADIELAC 1855 Coupe de vile;
turquoise with white top; power
steering, power brakes. very sharp;
| 80 QQ6. CCC guarantee
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CHEVROLET SO Bel Air 4-door:
vas, +. and h., low mi; Just like
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CADILLAC SO
2-door hardtop; radio. heater. auto
matte, power steering power
brakes, ETC.; q real buy; $l,395.
GRADY
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CONTINENTAL 1853 Marx "
hardtop sedan: white, power steer
ing, power brakes, factory air con-
dttioning, very clean: special,
$3.50. CCC guarantee.
H@sL1 ~ Is1I Az
Evening star., 1960-06-27
Uncertain World

UNDERSTANDABLE enough, members of
the international Flat Earth Society
take dim view of people who poke fun
at them. They seriously believe that
our world, far from being a globe, has
the shape of a dinner plate and that
if you keep on walking in a straight line
across it you will eventually reach its
edge and fall off into a yawning abyss.
You will fall off, that is, unless you
pull yourself back in the nick of time.
Hence, since this is an article of faith
with them, the men and women who
belong to the IFES-which apparently
has its headquarters in London-cer-
tainly cannot be blamed if they resent
being ridiculed by outsiders.
Actually, according to the IFES, a
clear indication of the f1atness of the
earth can be observed in the fact that
thousands of persons suddenly disap-
pear every year and are never seen
again. What happens to these missing
ones? Where do they go? How are
they lost to us? And why can none of
them be found and brought back home?
Well, again according to the IFES, it
seems quite possible, if not probable,
that they wander too far and wind up
in the abyss beyond the earth's edge,
tumbling in there, with an enormous
sense Of surprise and shock, while day
dreaming on long hike-a hike based
on the reckless assumption that the
world is safely round, safely globular,
when it isn't.
All this may seem to be perfectly
absurd to those of us who think we
are sensible and have our feet firmly
planted on the ground. Let's not for
get, however, that psychologists
losophers striving for true and Ger
tain knowledge-have argued with un-
impeachable logic that we must reckon
with a virtually infinite number of
metaphysical possibilities, including the
possibility that what we presume to be
ourselves and our world do not really
exist. In the circumstances, just to be
on the safe side, maybe we ought to be
wary of walking too long on a straight
line lest we be lost in the manner Sug-
gested by the International Flat Earth
Society.
Evening star., 1960-06-27
SAVING the Old Canal

The bill passed by the Senate to
create the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
National Historical Park is a reasonable
compromise of broader proposals that
had aroused strong opposition from
Army and State sources. BY amending
the legislation to eliminate the more
controversial provisions, the Senate has
greatly improved it's chances of approval
by the House.
AS originally drafted, the measure
was interpreted by some Federal and
District officials as precluding the con-
struction of vital dams and reservoirs
for water supply and flood control in
the Washington area. Such facilities
would encroach on some of the land
embraced in the proposed canal park.
To meet this serious objection, the
Senate bill states that any part of the
land shall be made available upon Fed
eral statutory authorization for public
nonpark uses when such uses shall have
been found, in consideration of the pub
lie interest, to have greater public nee
eSSity than the uses authorized by this
act"
The legislation is now before the
House Interior Committee, which ap-
proved a somewhat similar bill last year.
We hope the House will find time to pass
the bill at this session.
Evening star., 1960-06-27
D. C.'s Fuce-Liftinq

I read in The Star that
the planners" are preparing
to tear down the block in
Southea ast Washington,
bounded by Constitution
avenue, C street, First and
Second streets.
The reason, we read, is be-
cause there are stores, res
taurants. etc., in this block
across the street from the
Library of Congress which
do not look good.
Even if they do not build a
new addition to this library,
they think that a park would
be better in this location.
Don't you think that this
tearing down" business is
getting a little out of hand?
Lafayette Square is also on
the agenda. Next may be
Georgetown-who knows? 1t
would appear that any sec
ton of Washington that has
atmosphere, charm, histori-
cal value, or beauty, in itself,
must be turned over to the
wrecking crews.
First, it was the slumS that
must go. Now the field is
getting broader - lovely
homes, property, etc., must
go. No wonder people with
money to buy or build, or re-
store, in the District, are
fleeing to the suburbs. Along
with other reasons.
ID, s, DemnSey.
Evening star., 1960-06-27
By Way of Contrast

The alacrity with which Congress
has passed legislation to equalize retire
ment pay of its own members is in sharp
contrast with the foot-dragging which
has marked its consideration of bill
similarly to equalize the pay of re-
tired military personnel. The Associated
Press reports that the congressional
pension measure "swiShed through the
House under circumstances indicating
that members didn't desire a detailed
explanation" The bill previously had
been approved by the Senate in slightly
different form. 1t now awaits the PreSi-
dents signature.
The legislation, in addition to
"Sweetening" certain pension benefits,
would eliminate an inequity which has
prevented members who left Congress
before October, 1856, from taking "de-
ferred annuity" at age of so instead of
the present 81 after 10 years of con-
greSSional service. The deferred annuity
plan heretofore has been available only
to members who retired from the legiS-
lative body after the 1856 date
We are all for such equalization as
we'll as for adequate retirement benefits
in general for Senators and Representa-
tiveS-aS we have stated on many occa-
SionS in the past We are also strongly
in favor of equal treatment for retired
officers and enlisted men of the armed
services. Under an ill-adviSed "econ-
omy' provision of the 1858 Military Pay
Act, however, all Servicemen-moSt of
them combat veteranS-who retired be-
fore the act became effective are re-
ceiving substantially less retirement pay
than those who have retired since that
date. The discrimination here is Just as
unfair as the discrimination which has
existed with respect to congressional
veterans who left before October /, 1856.
Yet, although the House, to its
credit, has approved the equalization of
military retirement pay, the Senate so
far has failed to act. In fact, the bill
still is stalled before a Senate Armed
Services subcommittee Is equity for
retired public servants to be limited to
those have served in the Congress?
Evening star., 1960-06-27
Tourist Report

1t is good to have the President
back among us safe and sound. He
has returned from his 23,000-mile tour
in apparently fine fettle, and his jour
naliStic travellers predict that his
report to the Nation tonight will strike
strong note of confidence, and even
optimism. Indeed, despite those who
fear that the mob-forced cancellation
of his planned visit to Japan has been
seriously damaging to his own and
Americas prestige, he is expected to
describe the trip as a whole as an i'm
portant success helpful to the cause
of peace and freedom in Asia.
This rather reasSuring line has al
ready been taken by Secretary of State
Herter. Thus, although admitting that
some bad information and poor judg-
ment affected our official policy in re-
lation to the cancelled visit, he has
voiced the belief that Mr.. Eisenhowers
controversial journey has been "em-
inently useful" and that efforts to be-
little the value of the Presidents good
will missions are completely unjuStified."
And he has made point of declaring
that such missions, since they do not
involve negotiations, are not really ven-
lures in personal" or "personalized"
diplomacy, but simply undertakings de-
signed to- promote the. best possible
international climate for our country.
AS for high-level travel in general, he
has indicated his own conviction that
1t has become permanent practice,
made more or less unavoidable by our
far-ranging system of alliances, the
small-world implications Of jet-propelled
transportation, and the need to counter
the indefatigable peregrinations of peo-
pie like Nikita Khrushchev who have
made global locomotion a kind of wea-
pom in the cold war In any case, Mr..
Herter believes that such travel can
be decidedly fruitful even if it involves
occasional shocks like that provided by
Tokyo's Communicated mobs.
AS far as the coming campaign is
concerned, this is point of view that
can be effectively defended against or
binary partisan attack. Still, politicking
to one side, the fact remains that many
Americans of both parties have a feel
ing, and have expressed it, that the
person and Office of the President
should lend themselves to spectacular
intercontinental tourism only when,
as and if it is clearly necessary and
entails no risks of the sort recently
encountered in Japan.
Evening star., 1960-06-27
To Parents

Parents, civic leaders. edu-
Gators and ministers have all
become profoundly concerned
about the widespread disre-
gard for basic, traditional
standards of good conduct
and a lack of a sense of per-
sonal and social responsible
ity on the part of many of
our youth.
1t is not enough to be con-
cerned but it is time to take
action to meet these new
challenges.
At one time, a senior high
school student body was a
selective group from which
the uneducable and the un-
trained had been practically
entirely eliminated. There
were bright and dull students
even in those selected high
schools, but all of these stu
dents who got into these
schools could read, write and
spell. Today, many of our
children have been merely
attending school but have
not been taught. This means
that techniques must be de-
veloped both in and out of
the area of formal education
to equip each child to meet
all of his responsibilities in a
free society.
The following are sugges-
tions that parents might
contemplate as aids in devel-
oping responsibility in their
children:
Parents must give their
children love, affection and
respect. Parents must talk
things over with their chill
dren and share in family
project planning. Parents
must be understanding of the
problems of youth no matter
how insignificant these prob
lens seem to be on the sur
face. Parents must spend
considerable time with their
children. Parents must pro-
vide home recreation when
the need arises. Parents must
trust their children. Parents
must encourage their chill
dren to think for themselves.
Parents must give their chill
dren as much responsibility
as they can handle. Parents
must set a good example for
youth to follow by being
honest and straightforward
themselves. Parents must
give their children spending
money so as to develop a
feeling of responsibility and
a respect for the things
money can buy. Parents must
see to it that their children
are well-dressed, clean, we'll
Evening star., 1960-06-27
Tugs at Purse Strings for Retired Civil Servants

The editorial pages and
letters columns of all three
Washington newspapers have
supported the request for
increased retirement pay
for the military retirees who
retired before June l, 1858
and whose retirement pay
was based on the older, lower
pay rates, whereas the retire.
ment pay of the military who
have retired since June /,
1858 has been based on the
higher pay rates which be-
came effective that date. In
his budget message this year
the President recommended
that all military retirement
pay be based on the June /,
1858 pay rates, to eliminate
the obvious inequity, and the
recommended change is now
halfway through the Con-
gress.
The increase in military
retirement pay of the earlier
retirees on the inferior re-
tirement roll" is, of course,
merited on the grounds of
equity and tradition, but I
am frankly puzzled as to the
inaction Of the Administra-
tion and the Congress, and
the lack of comment on edi-
torial pages and in the letters
columns, concerning a COM
parable inequity of longer
duration and which affects a
much larger group of retired
Federal servants, (and of
your readers the retired civil
servants. The retired civil
servant who retired before
October /, 1856, when a more
liberal retirement formula
became effective, is in a posi-
tion very comparable to that
of the military man who re-
tired before June l, 1858.
The military and civil serv-
ice retirement systems are, of
course, separate and different,
but both systems determine
retirement pay by the same
Evening star., 1960-06-27

balance of over $9.5 billion;
the fund is maintained by a
6l2 per cent deduction from
the salaries of working civil
servants, and by on-again,
off-again appropriations of
like amounts by Congress.
The active military make no
contribution toward their re-
tirement pay. and their re-
tirement costs are paid as a
matter of course from De-
fense appropriations. From
time to time some of the
Government actuaries wall
that the Retirement Fund
might some day be ex-
hausted, and extreme con-
servatiSm and caution is
urged: to a layman it would
appear the Fund would not
be in danger unless there
should be a so per cent cut
in Government employment
and simultaneous retire.
ment of a half-m en-
ployes: both possibilities are
so unlikely as to be absurd.
In any event, the military
have no fund and they have
made some progress; the civil
servant has $9.5 billion and
he gets nowhere. Surely this
is a rare instance when the
possession of several billion
dollars is an embarrassment
and a handicap.
The writer is open to Sug-
geStion from any of the re-
tired colonies and sergeants
who may be in a helpful
mood, and who may have
suggestions as to how the
retired civil servant might
better press his case to
achieve some parity of con-
sideration with the retired
military Cor with retired
Congressional mployes).
Does he need better organ
ization? Better leadership?
Better lobbyists? Or a re-
tired civil servant in the
White House?
J. Sam Mewhinney, jr.
Evening star., 1960-06-27

three factors OF length OF
service, salaries earned, and
the formula or percentage
used in computing retirement
pay. Under both systems
the length of service factor
has remained constant. The
salary factor remained con-
slant for the military until
the June l, 1858, date, and,
as noted above, steps are
being taken to eliminate that
inequity; the salary factor
for the civil service retiree
has been more or less con-
Stant, in that Congress has
usually voted percentage in
creases in retirement annui-
ties following similar general
percentage increases voted
for salaries of active civil
servants. The formula or
percentage factor used in
computing retirement pay
has remained constant for
the military, but for the civil
servant a more liberal for
mula became effective Octo-
Der /, 1856. but only for those
who retired on or after that
date. This inequity in the
use of the formula factor
has the same effect on the
civilian retiree as the ineu-
uity in the use of the salary
factor has on the military
retiree; the earlier military
and civilian retirees receive
substantially less retirement
pay than the later military
and civilian retirees. In
dividual cases vary, but an
average civil servant who
retired four or five years ago,
or before, with thirty years
service, receives $50 less
retirement pay than he would
receive if he retired today
from the same job, same
length of service.
The payment of civil SER
wants annuities is made from
the Civil Service Retirement
Fund, which currently has a