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Evening star., 1960-06-12
HILLMAN HUSKY 81
MUST SACRIFICE, $3.50
FE 3-47A5

EE. O-fitO
HUDSON WASP 1858 4-dr.; owner
going overseas, must sell; $780,
call TUI 2-2469. !
HUDSON so 4-dr.: 4 good tires. 2
snow tires; good motor; r. and h.;
S275. firm. CO. 5-2177.
HUDSON HORNET '55 4-dr sedan;
r. and h., auto. trans, 10000
actual mi. excel. cond.. a mortal
creampuff. Original owner asking
$3.50, La. 9-3932.
IMPERIAL '55 2-dr. hardtop: full
power, elec. windows, elec. seats;
green and white finish: Wv.
tires. Many other fine extras. A
car you will be proud to own.
Special sale price S1,195.
ANACOSTIA
CHRYSLER-PLYMOUT
1908 Good Hope Rd. Sc.
LU. 4-2333
JAGUAR SO Mark VII; only 49,
600 mi, sliding room, extras, incl.
new tires: S1,700. OF. 4-5094
JAGUAR 1859 "a sedan; wire
wheeis; cd; never raced; S2,950.
OWNER. ia. S-49S2
JAGUAR 1858 Mark Z black sedan;
sliding roof; sacrifice, S575. JU.
b-1S21.
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HILLMAN HUSKY 81 like new in
SIDE and out; 10000 miles; S745.
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FORD "a VS. Customline Fordor;
std. trans. r. and h.. good run.
cond.; S375. HE. 9-34f2
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HENRY J 1851 8 cyl: mechanically
battery. For first SS5. NE. S-14O6.
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FORD 1850 Tudor; r. and h., Wv.
5000 or best offer OIL o-o2nQ
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ARLINGTON

MOTOR CO. FORD"
1917 N. Moore st.
Arlington. Va. IA. 7-s7sS
oLDsMoBILE 1856 Super "ss" A.
doori hydra, p.s.; immaculate;
SS95, S125 down.
BELL MOTORS
5111 wis. Ave. NV. WO. $4,000
OLDsMoBILE 1857 super "Ss'' A..
door; radio, heater, hydramatic
drive; clean, one owner; 81 ,0S9
WHEELER, INC, WHEELMOBILE
USEFUL" ONE-OWNER CARS
Chrysler-Plymouth- -Imperial-Valiant
$500 WISCONSIN, NV. EN-. 2-l020
0LDS 81 4-dr. hit: white; fun
equip, only $4,000 act. mis-: car
like new. Weekend special, only
Sl,595. L. P. sTEUART SILVER
SPRING; INC, 1141 East-West
OLDS. SO "sS" hardtop: SI,099.
STANLEY H, HORNER
FLA. AVE. NE. AT s6th. Ii. 6-6464
OLDS 80 Super "ss" convertible;
also Super "SS" Holiday coupe;
5000 miles, power steering, power
brakes, power windows, power
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FORD SO VS. Fordor station
wagon; r. and h, auto trans;
clean, finest condition. SPECIAL,
$685.. Low as Sl00 dn.
WnI EE MnTnDC
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MERCEDES-BENZ = 1853 l9O-sL
coupe roadster. Immaculate black
soft top, dark gray hardtop; CHS
tening blue-gray finish, red leather
interior, AM-FM radio. Wv. This
car is in showroom condition.
Guaranthp
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

JAGS.-'59 convert. black, red
leather. S2,S75: '5s 81 sedan
black, red leather, like new, So
595. JACK PRY, 18th and Pa.
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TRIANGLE FORD
STEUART
Observation-Disclosures
DEALER
9Th and N. Y. Ave. NV.
MA, $4,000

FORD '55 Fairlane 2-dr., radio
and heater, good cond., 2-tone
green. good tires. WE. 5-5662.
FORD 81 convt., blue and white,
excel cond., go hip, low mil
See and drive to appreciate. HE.
9zl331, all day Sun, weekdays
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JAGs, SO convert; black, red
leather; S2,975: '5S "a sedan,
black, red leather; like new; S2,-
595. JACK PRY, 18th and Pa. Sc
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JEEP go station wagon ''Maverick"::
overdr I; low mileage, 9 mos old.
immac.: S1,995. JU. 5-3636 after
q = =. - Cot apJ Cun
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WILL FINANCE TO YOUR BUDGET

oLDS '53 4-dr.; r. and b., good
cond. Gall RA. 3-4769.
oLDS AS ''9S" convertible; r. and
n; $4,000 miles; S125. KE. T.
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WOIFE MUIURS
] 133 N. Moore. Arl., Va ia. 4-3252
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
OLDSMOBILE 1856

"SS" 4-door sedan. T. and h., Wv.
tires, 2-tone green, mechanically
perfect and ready to roll, come
in and test drive this one.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Among Those Present

In chicago, as In Los Angeles two
weeks earlier, political personalities not
previously well known on the national
stage earned favorable recognition un-
der the test of news coverage in depth
by press, television and radio.
Not only the Republicans, but many
Of no party aff1liation, noted the elo-
quence Of keynote Representative Judd
Of Minnesota, the earnest sincerity of
youthful Platform Committee Chairman
Charles Percy and the no-nonsense
brevity of Oregon's young Governor
Mark Hatfield as he nominated Mr..
Nixon.
But perhaps no one in the 0.O.P.
spotlight during the past week earned
greater impartial respect than that
spokesman of conservatism, Arizona's
Senator Barry Goldwater. Mr.. Gold
water did not go to Chicago as candi-
date for President or Vice President,
although it developed that there were
many there who would have been
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Don't Let 1t Die

Several weeks ago, the General Serv-
ices Administration upheld a decision
that five Negro electricians referred by
the Urban League were unqualified for
jobs on Federal building projects here.
GSA said, however, that some of the
applicants possessed experience which
might qualify them for electrical work
on these sites as construction pro-
greSSeS."
Now that at'least one of the Federal
buildings is substantially further along,
the Urban League says it intends to
make a new effort to get the Negroes
hired for the less-Specialized work they
assume is being done, and on the face
OF 1t this is reasonable action. If such
work does exist, and if the Negroes in
volved now are qualified, they should be
hired.
But whatever the outcome, this mat
ter should not be dropped. The Presi-
dents Committee on Government Con-
tracts has gone out of its way to attack
private contractors for their failure to
hire Negroes, and it has, an obligation
to find men who can do the job. The
question that continues to puzzle us is
why the committee doesn't take up AFI-
C1O President George Meany on his
widely-publicized promise to find quail
fled Negroes elsewhere If none are avail
able here.-a promise which should not
be forgotten.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
.Wooinq. the lJrbanites

- AS far as their platforms are con-
cerned, the major differences between
the Republicans and the Democrats are
by no means limited to head-on dis
agreements. Equally Illuminating are
the more subtle differences in approach,
and case in point is the question of
Federal Government support to urban
areas.
In their planks, both parties recog-
nize all the urban problems-and the
similarity ends precisely there. The
approach Of the Democrats is all en-
thusiasm, leading of with VOW to give
metro areas "voice at the cabinet
table" by creating new department
OF urban problems, financed by what
ever Federal aid is needed. The Repub-
ncanS, in contrast, almost sorrowfully
concede the necessity Of Federal assist
ance to local areas, and say so In many
fewer words. On urban renewal, for
example, the G. o. P. plank pledges "con-
tinued effort" to clear slums. The Demo-
Gratis offer expanded aid, enough to
wipe out all sluns in 10 years. On the
growing problem of regional transpor-
tation, the Republicans promise a
"stepped-up" program of aid to urban
planning" part Of which they say
will coordinate" mass transportation.
The Democrats promise direct financial
help to area transportation programs,
including "bus and rail mass transit" ,
The root of these differences, of
course, is basic conflict over the phil
osophy of Federal aid, and nowhere else
is there sharper split between the
parties. To the Republicans, the func-
ton Of Federal aid is to "help provide
the environment" in which local areas
can help themselves. To the Democrats,
local governments "are strengthened,
not weakened, by financial assistance
from the Federal Government" and
they pledge its extension to every ele-
ment of the urban picture.
AS between these approaches, there
Is little doubt in our mind that in
creased aid to urban areas will be re-
quired beyond the expectation of the
Republican platform in the years ahead.
This is so, as we already have seen in
half dozen regional crises in the Wash
ington area, because local governments
simply do not have either the financial
resources or the regional machinery to
do the job alone. But the Democratic
plank is singularly short on specifics,
and the reason for this is that no one
yet has found formula for footing the
bill. This is the real urban challenge
that will have to be met in the next
four years, and we suspect that when
1t is faced-no matter which party is in
power-the actual amounts of Federal
aid will be about midway between the
somewhat gloomy predictions of the Re
publicans and the all-enveloping SUM-
shine Of the Democrats.
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Mild Easing. OF Credit

The 1860 man on Main Street is not
likely to rush into Wall Street lust be-
cause the Federal Reserve Board has
reduced margin requirements on stock
purchases from 90 to 10 per cent. BY
and large, in fact, the Main Streeter of
the entire post-World War II period has
been much more cautious, even though
cumulatively much bigger, investor in
corporation stocks than his predecessor
in the boom-and-buSt years Of the
1920S. He has bought good and bad
stocks, Of course, and has made use of
credit within the limited range per-
mitted by the Federal Reserve, but the
generation-ago tendency to strain this
credit to the last possible, and poten-
TALLY dangerous, dollar of buying power
has been absent. --
For this reason, among others, last
weeks relaxation of credit is neither
expected nor designed to trigger an out
break of speculative fever in the stock
market. Indeed, one study of previous
margin cuts during the 11-year period
from early 1947 to early 1858 shows only
brief and mild rallies-averaging per
cent-immediately following Reserve
Board action.
There are, however, justifications
and potential benefits in relaxing mar
gin requirements at this time. It has
been argued perSuaSively, for example,
that permitting only 10 per cent credit
on securities in "these modern days of
OfnHif al ~ -
amounted to restrictive discrimination
against, the purchase Of securities. AS a
corollary, 1t is believed that the modest
increase Of credit now authorized will
result "in greater participation by the
public in supplying capital funds for the
American economy"-a worthwhile re-
suit in itself.
The Reserve Boards action also has
encouraging implications with reference
to the current strength of infiationary
pressures. The Board feels, in other
words, that these pressureS have eased
to point where increased latitude In
the use Of credit in the stock markets
will not spark another inflationary
push. The Boards decision in June to
reduce the interest rate charged by the
Federal Reserve System on loans to
member banks reflected a similar view
that inf1ationary presSures had abated.
At this mid-point in 1860, the over
all economy is almost marking time
showing no sure sign whether its next
movement will be up or down. The
course Of international affairs and of
domestic politics may yet be the deter
mining factors. Meanwhile, the stock
market is much more apt to respond to
these same factors than to the mild
easing. of credit in its particular field.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Farm Fantasies

Vice President Nixon Is trying to
d1sengage himself from the Benson
farm policies and, before passing judg-
ment, it would be better to await the
detailed presentation, probably next
month, of the Nixon program.
Meanwhile, there is ground for dis
appointment, we think, in a comment
made by, Mr.. Nixon after his Chicago
meeting with agricultural advisers. The
farm problem, he said, is not due to
farmers, but to Government policies de-
signed to increase farm production In
war years. This is at least partly true.
But Mr.. Nixon went on to say that the
Government therefore has an obligation
to indemnify farmers just as the Gov
ernment indemnified manufacturers in
settling war contracts.
This makes no sense to us. A farmer,
no less than manufacturer, ought to
be protected against loss resulting from
special and unusual production efforts
to serve national needs in time of war.
But what in the world does this have to
do with the farm problem in 1860? The
AA6AAOAA6 CA4OC0 CASI4G years dSO. I16 NIOV.
ernment is not going to indemnify man.
ufacturers who overproduce in 1860, and
we do not think it has any obligation
to indemnify farmers who overproduce
when there is no war-induced emer-
gency. 1t ought to be remembered that
"the Government" means the people
all Of the taxpayers. And taxpayers gen.
orally should not have to foot the bill
for the benefit of special group-the
unecononic farmers. .
This problem is one of bring Ing
farm production into balance with de-
mand. The remedy will not be found
IN gimmickS or fantasies. Judging
from their respective platforms, the
Democrats have even less to offer in
the nature of sound solution than the
Republicans, but perhaps the candi-
dates will come up with something
better than the platform proposals. In
this spirit we await the future, hopefully
but not confidently.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
M. D. as City,Heod

During recent years the
Commissioners of the Dis
trict have been serious, hard
working and efficient public
servants who have used their
limited authority to the ad-
vantage Of the city. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin has been active,
devoted and vocal. Mr.. Kar-
rick. judicial, worried and
assiduous; and Gen. yelling
has made himself almost in
dispensable. Mr.. Sullivan,
who has yet to be confirmed;
will undoubtedly be a worthy
successor to Mr.. Karrick.
It is possible that the two
civilian Commissioners will
not be with us, come jan
uary. because Of protocol
which demands the resigna-
tion Of appointees of q Diff
ferent political faith than
that Of q new administration.
In the hubbub Of the inau-
guration Of a new admins
tration. the powers that be
should be cautioned to ap-
point Commissioners who will
compare favorably with the
outgoing stan, so. that the
continuity Of projects now
under. way will not be dis
turbed.
The most important fact
ors in the proper conduct Of
any city are health and eco
nomicS, and Of these two,
health is paramount. The
Commissioner whose duties
provide supervision, of the
Health Department. the city
hospitals. public welfare and
penal institutions should be
selected with great care. He
should possess education, ex-
perience, proper tempera-
ment. interest and perse-
verance in order to properly
conduct these agencies. The
logical person to select would
be a doctor Of medicine who
has evinced interest in
civic affairs. He would have
understanding Of health
problems and sociological
affairs. He would understand
criminal psychology, and be
able to help select candidates
for rehabilitation. He would
have had long experience in
the practice Of medicine, and
learned much about human
reaction. Technical reports
from the Health Department
and the hospitals could be
understood by him. without
an interpreter.
Financial matters, the po-
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Civil Rights

In all this furor over the
Negro's civil rights and pre-
occupation with sit-in dem
onstrationS and picketing, the
American people are over
looking one important fac
tor. the white mans civil
rights. The United States Is
a democracy. a land where
men have freedom Of speech,
worship, etc. so why is it that
so many independent busi-
nessmen are being coerced
into accepting demands which
are completely against their
principles? America is no
longer a free country when
a man who has devoted 30
odd years Of his life to es-
tablishing q much-loved bus
iness is being told how to
run it and with whom he
should deal. ! thought that
Strong-arm tactics were en-
ployed only by the Commu-
nists, but I guess I was
wrong. The old squeeze play
to make q man accept inte-
grafton seems to be very
much in evidence in the
Washington area.
This is one American who
Is not afraid to say that she
believes every amusement
park owner and theater
operator not only should
have the right. but does have
the right to operate his
establishment on O segre-
gated basis if he so desires.
Charlotte A. Mas.
WOODBRIDGE, Va,
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the robins and the cardinals
and the thrushes and the
bluejays, still they have a
charm Of their own.
In the first place they are
small and have all, the inter-
est Of their size:
They are forever singing.
in the second, so add to ma
lures music.
In the third place, they
form a perfect background
for the larger and Shower
birds.
They include the various
song ,Sparrows. the wrens,
later the juncos and the
goldfinches and many an
other creature to be un-
known to most of us forever.
Despite our forays into
bird books, we know positive
ly that never shall we have
the patience or skill as an
observer to find them out, to
match them against their
portraits, to place a finger
positively on their name and
family.
No doubt it is just as we'll.
These are the background
birds, the vast concourse of
life behind and bolstering up
the large ones.
The big birds, including
those mentioned. also the
fiickers, blackbirds, starlings.
crows, mockingbirds, must
remain the chief interest of
the amateur.
This is Understandable.
These are the easily rec
ognized ones. Their bodily
forms are such and espe-
cially their colorations so
vivid. in most instances, that
the veriest amateur can pick
them out.
Many Of them are known
to all from childhood.
Farther than this some go,
but still there must remain
q large number Of persons
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OF This and Thot'

l am sorry that Charles E.
Tracewell. author of the COL
umn This and That" is i'll;
however, his illness has
brought about something
which might otherwise not
have happened-I mean the
reprinting Of some Of his COL
umns Of other years.
My wife and I have read
his little pieces pretty regu-
larly for almost IS years. A
long time ago we decided
that Mr.. Tracewell was some
one unique. His versatility Is
is remarkable.
The reprint in your issue Of
July 81, 1860 Of his article
which appeared In The Star
on July "a. 1864 quarter
Of a century ago-touched
me very much. as it did my
wife. 1t is a wonderful little
essay on life: the life Of hu-
man beings, Of insects. cats
and dogs, birds and squirrels,
and tiny kittens.
God grant this kindly man
will again land Soon) be
writing his inimitable COL
umn.
Emil X. Melin.
I wish to be among the
many friends OF Charles E.
Tracewell to take this oppor-
tunity to express my SYM
pathy at this time when he
is Ill.
I also compliment The Star
for reprinting previous COL
umns printed, over the years,
in your paper. Anything ever
written by Mr.. Tracewell Is
always we'll worth reading.
1t will also enable his read
ers to enjoy his daily column
and at the same time give
our friend a much needed
rest, which I hope he takes
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Controversial Adoms-Morqon Project

I would like to express my
personal appreciation for the
editorial ".All Alone. and for
the excellent reporting of the
public hearing of July % on
the Adams-Morgan Project
by George Wilson. I have
talked to many other resi-
dents Of Lanier place NV.
and have heard only words
OF the highest praise for the
editorial and Mr.. Wilson'S
cogent repertage.
During the public hearing
on Adams-Morgan it became
clear that the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission was
all-out for this project as was
the Redevelopment Land
Agency. These agencies think
the high class residential
neighborhood west of Col
umbia Road to Connecticut
Avenue and Rock Creek Park
badly in need of urban re-
newal. However, the major
citizen groups of this area
heartily disagree, i.e., Kalo-
rama Citizens Association,
Kalorama' Triangle Restora-
ton Society, Ashmead Place
Association, and the Mint
wood Place Improvement
League. Speaking for these
powerful and representative
groups were such able and
distinguished civic leaders as
Dallas Irvine, John L. Barr.
jr., and julius Alsberg.
The Adams-Morgan Prof.
ect would destroy homes in
the $4,000 to $4,000 class
on the south side of Lanier
place NV. and place a park
ing lot on the site. This
would cost the taxpayers
$750,000 at the minimum.
There is a second and larger
parking lot proposed for the
site bounded by Columbia
Road, 18th street, Champlain
street and Kalorarna road.
The area doesn't need two
parking lots, so why should
the taxpayers money be
wasted in this manner?
I have talked to a number
Of businessmen on Columbia
road south of 18th street and
found a singular lack OF en-
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pleased at his selection for either place.
He went there to express views which
he holds sincerely, to explain his philos-
ophy Of government and freedom. He
did this with candor and with dignity
in numerous appearances on and Of
stage, many not Of his own seeking.
Senator Goldwater's cause did not pre-
vail, but his presentation Of it stands
out as one of the better demonstrations
of American politics. -.
Evening star., 1960-08-01

thusiasm for the parking lot
proposed for the Lanier place
site. They are. in fact, gen.
orally unhappy because the
Lanier place parking lot
would tend to favor the few
businessmen fortunate enough
to be located north Of 18th
street.
When it included only the
south side of Lanier place
within the boundary of the
Adams = Morgan Project on
June Is. 1860. for the first
time the National Capital
Planning Commission adopted
a resolution which declared
that conditions of "slum,
blight, and deterioration" ex-
listed which were detrimental
to health. safety, and welfare
OF the inhabitants and occu-
pants of the area and of the
District Of Columbia" 1t
seems strange that the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission would come to this
conclusion when the facts &C
tually warrant a totally diff
ferent conclusion.
Not a single item to sub
stantiate these baseless
charges regarding Lanier
place was presented by the
National Capital Planning
Commission at the public
hearings on July %. In fact,
the chart showing the con-
dition Of buildings in the
Adams = Morgan Project was
totally blank as to Lanier
place!
This is good planning?
While no longer new, Lanier
place still retains its built-in
qualities of gracious and COM
Portable living. Lanier place
has little or nothing in COM
mon with those present-day
speculative housing develop
ments which will be we'll on
the way to becoming slums
even before they are paid for.
Lanier place is an area of
strength : to the D. C. Gov
ernment inasmuch as it poses
no major crime and health
problems.
The proposed parking lot
on Lanier place called for
Evening star., 1960-08-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

interested in the song birds
who do not have the patti
ence to go deeper.
Why should they?
A healthy interest is
enough for thousands who
have neither the time nor
inclination to pursue studies
along that line.
Ornithology is a science as
we'll as a life work.
Not to all persons, even
those interested in birds,
comes the ability to differ
entiate.
The smaller birds, there
fore, will remain a back
ground population, forever
fitting in and out, a sort of
foil to the larger actors on
the aviational stage.
If we use the word "avia-
tion," We think of humans
emulating birds, when per-
haps our first thought, in all
fairness. should be of the
birds.
They were our first flyers
and probably will be the last
if man insists on killing him
self off with the aid of
planes and gas.
When man flies no more
the birds will still be at it,
we hope.
It is their element by
eternal decree. What busi-
ness has man among them,
after all?
Tiny birds can fly as we'll
as large ones. They initiate
and carry through stupen-
dous journeys.
A little fellow no larger
than a handful flies 1000
miles!
Recently we saw a photo
graph of a flock of little ones,
resting on a wire, while en-
route to the tropics. 1t was a
picture to think about.
4
Birds in the everyday need
not be taken too seriously,
however.
One Of their finest points
is that one does not have to
think about them much.
One merely accepts them,
finds their presence enter
tanning and helpful.
They keep down insects Of
all kinds while taking care
of themselves.
They are a relief to the
brain worker, in that he may
get quiet amusement out OF
watching them.
Close study" of them, in
the usual sense, would be to
spoil their best efforts for
him.
Hence the amateur bird
lover will be content, he may
think, to be exceedingly igno-
rant Of their names, Just as
long as he can be sure to
realize their virtues.