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Evening star., 1960-04-03

when I see half-price sales
on music scores" he says. In
this way the family has
amassed an impressive music
library containing "a cham
Der music scores and las or
chestral scores. which Capt.
Harpham has carefully cata-
logued.
There is nothing the fam
lily loves better than a real
musical evening at home. 7
love to play chamber music
with the children" says Vir-
ginia, pointing out that her
husband is their best listener
and critic. Last year as q sur
prise to Mrs. Harpham's par
ents on their 50th wedding
anniversary. the family few
out to Arizona and as part
of the celebration serenaded
Evening star., 1960-04-03

them with q program of elas-
seal trios-
An experienced SymphoniSt
when she was sun In her
teens. Mrs Harpham didn't
90 back 70 symphony Eurk
until four yearS ago because
until then ! thought the chill
dren were too young TO leave
when ! went On tour"
She also feels secure IN
leaving them because Of hG
confidence In their self
reliance and self-discipline
which q lifelong association
with music has given them-
Discipline Is no problem"
says Virginia practically
They've grown up SEEING
how We discipline OurselveS-s
This includes q mutual re-
spect for each others prae-
tice and rest hours.
Evelyn who Is 9 junior at
Evening star., 1960-04-03
The Iorphonns All Make Music

despite three different sets
of schedules. Their secret is
to keep plans flexible. partic-
ularly when Mrs. Hsrpham
is away on tour with the
symphony.
Outside of the l2-week
tour through Central and
South America which the
symphony made last sum-
mer, the longest she has been
gone at one time was three
weeks in the late fall. Most
of the other out-of-town
symphony tours are for one
or two-week periods.
Cooperation
IT couldn't do this If my
husband weren't so Cooper
ative," says pretty, dark
haired Virginia. casting an
affectionate glance in his di-
rection.
Childhood sweethearts back
in Pleasant Lake. Ind, they've
known each other since the
sixth grade. and ever since
they could remember music
has been the center of their
lives. They are happy their
Evening star., 1960-04-03

their musical studies with
members Of the National
symphony Orchestra.
Professional excellence is
just something that is taken
for granted in the Harpham
household.
Perhaps the best example
Of the different perspective
with which the children have
grown up was Illustrated
when Evelyn started to
school.
1t was a great shock 70
me to find that the other
students m others didn't
practice the violin every day."
she said with q grin.
Evening star., 1960-04-03

Wakefield high School, and
George who Is q ninth grader
At Thomas jefferson Junior
High School. both play in
their school orcheStras. In the
Virginia AH-State String Or
ehestra's 17th annual concert
last year. Evelyn drew sec
ond out Of 2I chairs. and
George drew first out of 20.
They both also had their
first taste Of attending the
famous National Summer
Music Camp IN Interlschen.
Mich. last summer.
Both children continue
Evening star., 1960-04-03
Picture, Pose E-lS)

Is Capt. Dale Harpham, as
sistant conductor of the
United States Marine Band.
The mother of this inter-
esting family is Mrs. Virginia
Harpham, assistant principal
of the second violin section of
the National Symphony Or
chestra.
Completing the musical
foursome are a 16-year-old
daughter, Evelyn, who plays
the viola, and 14-year-old
son. George. who applies his
talents to the cello
A day-in, day-out chal-
lenge the family meets effec-
lively is keeping the house.
hold running smoothly
Evening star., 1960-04-03
Doss-Murcus

Mr.. and Mrs. Brim Mar
Gus of Glenn Dale, Md, an
nounce the marriage of
their daughter Sandra Sue
to Mr.. Earl C. Doss, jr., son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Doss of
Greenbelt, Md. The wedding
took place March 10 at Lam
h a m Methodist Church,
Lanham, Md.
Evening star., 1960-04-03
WEDDINGS
ButcheIder-OIds

DR.. and Mrs. Edward Bos-
worth Olds Of Bethesda an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Eleanor to Mr.. VIII
liam Henry Batchelder. son
OF Mrs. Edward Trumbull
Batchelder of North larry
town. N. Y. and of the late
Mr.. Batchelder. The wedding
took place yesterday at the
Unitarian Church of Mont
gomery County in Bethesda.
The couple will live in New
Haven, Conn.
Evening star., 1960-04-03
Shortsis-MiIIer

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Miller Of Glenn Dale, Md,
announce the marriage of
their daughter Elsa Margot
TO Mr.. Jack Morris Shart-
sis Of Chicago, son of Mrs.
Leo Shartsis of Bethesda
ana OF the late Mr.. Shart-
sis. The wedding took place
March 10 at the University
OF M aryland Memorial
Chapel. The couple will live
in Chicago.
Evening star., 1960-04-03
Alviso-Gorber

Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Shell
ley CARRIER announce the
marriage Of their daughter
teresa Jane to Mr.. Frank
Ralph Alviso, jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alviso of Turlock,
Calf. The wedding took place
March 81 at the First Con-
gregational Church in Palo
Alto, Calf. The couple will
live in Turlock.
Evening star., 1960-04-03
By RUTH DEAN
Star Stan Writer

The sound of music is al
ways in the air in the Har-
pham household.
Most of the time it sounds
like a carousel around here"
says the father of the house.
hold With a jovial laugh. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Unintegroted Pool

AS a career officer" in the
U. S. Army, I have been sta
toned in several foreign
countries and profited from
the courtesy and generosity
of persons whose religion,
race, and color differed from
my own.
AS a white" American, I
have sometimes had diff
flculty explaining our own
race problems"
1t was necessary, however,
for me to come to my Ma
tons Capital to discover an
example of racism most diff
ficult to understand.
Recently, wishing to go
swimming with a colored
friend, I was advised to call
beforehand to avoid en-
barrassment." I called and
was informed that while the
est a blish ment had in
tegrated" its dormitories,
the pool was still restricted
to whites"
The organization is one
which makes much of its
character building" pro-
grams. Finally, this group
presumes to use the word
Christian" in its title.
I refer to the Young Mems
Christian Association. at
whose central facilities in the
Nations Capital, a Negro
may not - so I was in
formed - swim with eau
casianS. Fred F. Howell,
Captain, Signal CORPS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07

1920 million over a five-year period.
Britain's contribution will be bit more
than $131 million, and West Germany
and France will each put up close to $50
million. The balance of the 81 billion
basic fund will come from the World
Banks other members, including the
underdeveloped countries, whose invest
ment in the enterprise will be made up
largely of their own soft" currencies,
though they will also put in a small
percentage of their gold or convertible
money.
Secretary of the Treasury Anderson
and Democratic Senator Monroney, who
first proposed the idea, have both hailed
this prospective setup as highly PROM
Using venture-and with good reason.
For there can be little doubt that it will
be of real help to the underdeveloped
nations If it is put to work with vigor
and Imagination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Careful Reader

A friend of mine brought
me a copy of The Sunday
Star, December 20. 1859, and l
am reading it with interest.
However. an article signed
B. NJ Douglas caught our at
tention because it seems to
us that there is an error at
the conclusion of it. Mr..
Douglas. writing in "Numis-
matte Notes." said that the
ID" which stands for penny
in the English monetary syS-
tenn recalls the silver denar-
ius of ancient Rome. We were
always under the impression
that the I'd" in the English
penny stands for denier, an
old French penny used at the
time of the Norman con-
querors.
Rene w. Stebler,
Matchmaker.
Peseux. NE, Switzerland
Editors Note: Both Mr..
Douglas and Mr.. Stebler ap-
pear to be correct. The Ok
ford English Dictionary says
under "denarius": In Eng
lish monetary reckoning used
for penny and abbreviated
d." The Old French "dener,'
later "denier" also derived
from the Latin "denarius."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Report Worth Reodino

we commend 10 our readers the re-
port, printed on the opposite page in
support of the constitutional amendment
approved last Wednesday by the Senate
granting residents of the Capital of
the United States representation in the
Government of the United States.
Although the report was neither
considered nor approved by the Senate
Judiciary ommittee-becauSe of cir
cumstances explained on the page OPP
poSite-it is nevertheless an excellent
summation of the argument in favor of
correcting one of the strange omissions
of the Constitution as written.
A reading of the report may be
help in clarifying the difference between
So-called "home rule" and real voting
rights for Washingtonians For nearly
three-quarters of a century Washington
mans had the nominal and ineffective
voting privileges of "home rule" In all
that time they were urging the sort of
voting rights discussed in the report we
print today, for they recognized that
only those rights are worthwhile. Exer-
else of such rights would not conflict
with the concept of Washington as the
Federal City, the Nations Capital, under
the exclusive legislative control of Con-
gresS. That control would not be dis
turbed, but citizens of the District could
elect representatives of their own choos-
ing to participate in that control and in
the choice of a President and Vice Presi-
dent. This, 1t seems to US, is worth
while and attainable objective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
No Pathfinder in 80

THE weakness of democ-
racies is that once a general
has been built up in public
opinion it becomes impossible
to remove him" With the
rapidly oncoming election,
Edouard Daladier's above
quotation comes to mind.
This has. indeed, been a
salient fault with American
democracy. Fortunately, it
did not hold true with John
C. Fremont. Fremont's life
can be compared with a
three-stage satellite rocket.
His title. THE Pathfinder"
justifies the smile. The first
stage, Illuminating the sky
and attracting attention, was
his westward explorations.
The second, triggered by his
CLldIlSlPoblOAI " OSLdI1ld llOlI'
The third stage, his nomina-
ton for the presidency in
1864, and one that was to
keep him from orbiting, and
to fall into oblivion, was
caused by the early Septem-
Der 1864 victories of Sherman
and Grant. Ironic it Is to
consider these two, Fremont
and Grant, and refreshing it
is to consider that 1905 list
Of nominations does not in
clude a general.
Daladier might possibly
have made an exception for
De Gaulle, but perhaps he,
too, might receive the same
evaluation shortly after serv-
ing that Coolidge received,
and that Kennedy predicts
for President Eisenhower.
ynhn r EitznafPick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Promising Venture

The World Bank, whose more for
NAL title is the international Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, now
has cleared the way for a new lending
institution well designed to speed up
throughout the globe.
AS explained by the bank, the pro-
jected agency-once it becomes an oper-
ating reality-will make it easier for all
such nations to borrow the money they
must have to undertake a wide variety
of building programs that cannot now
be readily financed. Thus the agency,
which is to be known as the Interna-
tional Development Association, is de-
signed to begin its operations with a
fund of 81 billion lin both hard" and
soft" currencies) that will be made
available for long-term loans on the
most relaxed sort of terms.
Such loans, for example, even when
made in dollars or other hard" curren-
cieS, will not have to be repaid in kind.
Soft" currency will suffice, and the
repayment itself will be poStponable
indefinitely in certain instances. More
over, some of these loans will carry
no interest charges, and they will be
available for projects like housing, Sani-
tation, and water supply development
projects which produce no revenue or
which are not self-liquidating, and
which the World Bank, whose lending
operations are strictly confined to I'M
dertakings that pay for themselves, is
not allowed to finance.
To make this new institution 60
ing concern, the United States, given
congressional approval, will contribute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Sharing the Debt

In a letter by a Mrs. J.
Cummins, the statement is
made that every newborn
baby has thrust into his
hands a bill for S1,6O6.9I-
his share Of the national
debt.
This attitude results from
confusing a private debt with
a public debt. When the
Governme nt borrows, it
takes from the generation
then living a part of it's cur
rent income. This fact makes
it impossible for future gen.
erations to suffer from a
large public debt incurred
now.
1t is true that the Govern
ment must collect taxes to
pay interest and principal
on its obligations. The money
will be paid to the owners of
Government bonds. If Ger
tain individuals who own the
bonds also pay taxes. they
will break even" on the proc
esS. Whether some gain,
lose or break even" the Ma
ton, as a whole, in paying
off its public debt. takes
money from the generation
now living to pay bond hold
ers Of this generation. The
whole process amounts to
transferring money from one
pocket to another so long
as the debt is internally
held. How could this burden
future generations?
F. d. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Comic Opera Defense

American military weak
ness is apparent to all who
do. not blind themselves to
it, despite vast and energetic
effort at all Government lev
els to conceal it. Obviously
we are being subtly condi-
toned to accept second place
militarily If not outright sur
render.
In the past decade, defense
and global squandering ap-
proximated four hundred bill
lion-nearly $1,000 for each
gainfully employed person. In
addition, many sincere and
honest persons in Govern
ment and industry have given
their time, energy and, in
many cases, their lives to-
ward keeping our country
strong. Surely, spending and
effort of this magnitude do
not warrant such deplora-
BILE results.
The persons responsible for
this debacle, are for the most
part still setting our policy
and directing our efforts. The
time for an accounting and
the elimination of the FUN
blers and possibly even trail
tors is long overdue.
Our period of downfall COW
ers four distinct stages of
public build-up and subse-
quent let-down. During the
early SOS those at the helm
were labelling as ridiculous
any thought that the back
ward Russians could ever be
a great military or scientific
threat. AS the mid-50s APP
preached, Russian gains were
acknowledged, and the slo-
gan then was that they could
never possibly catch up. Out
strip American ingenuity and
production capacity? Never!
The advent of Sputnik
brought forth the line that
though this marked a distinct
scientific advance, we need
only to spend more money.
put more emphasis on educa-
ton. and everything would
be hunky-dory. After all.
We were still considerably
ahead in striking power. As
we enter the Cos there is EVIL
dence we are being groomed
for the big, big let-down.
II we could visualize these
stages set to popular music,
we might have: You Can't
Get Started With Me-" ANY
thing You Can Do, I Can Do
Better" 1--WE Don't Care, We
Don't Care" and-can it pos
sibly be?-"We Don't Stand
a Ghost Of a Chance With
You"
Many thoughtful people
now ponder the possibility of
I'VE Surrender Dear" becom-
ing the fifth theme song of
a devil-may-care American
people dancing merrily toward
second-rate nationhood dur
ing the forthcoming summit
conferences.
How long must we continue
to pay so heavy a cost for
comic opera defense?
j. H. Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Shortchonqed Again

In proposing a no-increaSe $25 mil
lion Federal payment to the District next
year, the House Appropriations Com
mittee once more has shifted Joint
congressional-local fiscal responsibility
almost wholly to the shoulders of Dis
trict of Columbia taxpayers. Rather
than to accept this latest inequity, the
Commissioners should seriously consider
holding up their proposal for an $8,3
million local tax increase until Strenu-
Gus effort is made for fairer division
of the costs of running the Capital City.
The new tax proposal would be the
fourth round of major tax raises i'm
posed on residents of this city since the
public works improvement program got
under way several years ago. Since fiscal
1855, the Federal payment has increased
SIS million-from $40 million to SIS mil
lion. Increased local taxes, however, al
ready have amounted to over $40 million.
This division is wrong because the
long-range public works financing pat
tern adopted by Congress envisioned
partnership, in which the Federal pay
ment, long-term loans and local taxes
would be so balanced over the years that
District residents would not be subjected
to intolerable taxes. Congress, however,
has not kept faith The customary first
step has been to raise taxes. And the
next step is to trim the city budget to
the point that the Federal payment
need not be raised
The situation this year is even more
clear-cut than usual. Due to the cir
cumStance that existing tax revenues
will exceed previous expectations by
about Ssh million-and by $45 mil
lion cut in general fund spending-the
budget as it now rests on Capitol Hill
can be balanced by Federal payment
of $25 million. The sleeper, however, is
that the District has not yet submitted
requests for additional public works eX-
penditureS, and the proposal is that
these be borne solely by local tax in
creaSeS that will total $83 million next
year, and over S12 million in fiscal 1862.
Prospects of more realistic Federal
payment appeared to brighten last year,
when Congress indicated some willing
ness to abide by a formula" based
on potential revenue losses suffered by
the District on tax-exempt real estate.
Faced with showing this year that
these losses approximate S33 million,
however, the formula" was repudiated
swiftly. Performances such as this are
tragic, not amusing. This latest expert
ence serves to prove that the only real
istic formula" for setting the Federal
payment is one based on fixed division
of responsibility between the Federal
and local governments.
A fair Federal share of the city's
additional public works costs easily could
be met by appropriation this year of
the full $32 million payment which
Congress authorized two years ago-and
that is the goal toward which the Dis
trict should bend its efforts in the weeks
ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
Trup for Sodists

The recent plane crashes in
which deliberate bombing is
suspected, but is difficult to
prove, present a serious chal-
lenge to the airlines and their
responsibility for the safety
Of the public. Thousands and
perhaps millions are spent in
painsta king investigations
after-the-fac including re-
construction of the diSin-
tegrated aircraft, in an at
tempt to establish the proxi-
mate cause Of the crash. The
basic difficulty, Of course, is
that dead men cannot talk;
nor can all the debris usually
be recovered from the bottom
of the sea or the destructive
fires which often result.
A reasonable solution
would appear to be to require
all commercial aircraft to
carry an emergency dead
man" recorder, possibly in
the tail of the ship. This
recorder could be of mini
mum weight and size and
designed to withstand high
G's and extreme environ
ments. 1t could also be con-
structed so as to fly free Of
the crashing aircraft in much
the same way as an emer-
gency radio beacon now being
designed by the National Re-
search Council of Canada.
In operation this recorder
would be switched on by the
pilot or crew only in dire
emergency. The recorder
could then monitor every
thing happening on the plane
Cusing redundant circuits and
multiple pickupS in case of
partial damage as the pilot
tried to save the ship. The
exact trouble being expert
enced could be reported from
alternate stations as the craft
plunged to earth. A somewhat
analogous system was used
by bomb deactivator squads
during the war. The deacti-
vator reported by telephone
line every step taken to rem
der the bomb harmless. In
case the bomb exploded the
benefit of the experience was
not lost.
Wide publicity that each
plane was equipped with a
dead man" recorder de-
designed to survive the plane
would discourage depraved
individuals who seek to COL
lect insurance or eliminate
their enemies by destroying
the evidence of their crime
along with many innocent
victims. r. L. Stilmar.
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so Years Ago

Explorers were ready to
tackle Antarctica so years
ago after success with the
North Pole. On February .,
1910, The Star reported: An
American expedition will soon
be on its way in quest of the
South Pole, if the proposal
by Comdr. Robert E. Peary,
made to the National Geo.
graphic Society at a dinner
given by Dr.. Alexander Ora
ham Bell last evening. is &C
cepted by the members of
that society, and Comdr. Peary
was a guest at the dinner. :"
Congress was reluctant. so
years ago, to bestow full hon.
ors on Commander Robert E.
Peary. The Star, on February
II, 1910, reported: "A Medal
Of Honor instead of promo
ton to rear admiral for Com
mander Robert E. Peary, dis
coverer of the North Pole. is
proposed by a subcommittee
Of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. If the action
of the subcommittee is sus-
tanned, Commander Peary
will not be given the rank of
rear admiral in the Navy. as
is proposed by the Hale bill.
which passed the Senate the
other day, and by the dill
introduced by Representative
Allen of Maine in the House.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative ROBBERS of
Massachusetts. unanimously
decided today to report both
these measures adversely.
1t is freely predicted, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
rs Years AGO

A Government figure re-
ported on the way out %
years ago is still around. The
Star, on February 7, 1885,
said: Persistent rumors that
J. Edgar Hoover will resign
or is to be ousted as director
of the Justice Departments
Division of Investigation were
squelched today by Attorney
General Cummings, who said,
He is one Of the most eff
Gent public servants in Office
Cummings was prompted to
deny the rumors after they
had broken into print today.
He said they are without any
foundation whatsoever. I am
proud Of Mr.. Hoover's work.
the Attorney General an
nounced at a press confer
ence. He has my complete
confidence ="
A work Of art came down
in value drastically during an
auction 25 years ago. The
Star, on February II, 1885.
reported: AN oil painting
of a Brussels street scene by
Edmund De Praetere, which
cost Mrs. Mary F. Henderson
$4,000, was bought at auc-
ton today for S310 by George
GoodaCre, restaurant owner,
and shortly will leave the
walls Of the famous old house
on Sixteenth street for the
White Coffee Pot luncn room
at 1915 Fourteenth street.
The painting, IA by los
inches, and in a frame said
to have cost $500, depicts a
team Of four big brewery
horses drawing a truckload Of
beer to the door Of o
tavern. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07
FROM THE STAR FILES. :.

side the Speakers chair.
They are to be marshaled
in this position in future, we
believe, that their services
may more conveniently be
brought into requisition than
happens when they are scat
tered throughout the Hall"