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Other Books of the Week in Brief

bart Stelle. Vantage.
$2,95.) A workable philos-
ophy for healthful. sue
cessful living.
OF MARBLE AND MUD. BY
c. Hobard Edgren. Expo
sition, So Studies of
spiritual values in fiction.
ISSUES OF FREEDOM. BY
Herbert j. Muller. (Harper,
$780, Part of the Series
World PerSpectives."
THE PORTABLE RUSSIAN
READER. BY Bernard
Guilbert Guerney. Viking,
$l.45D A collection of Rus
sian literature.
CRYSTALS AND CRYSTAL
GROWING. BY Alan Hold
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Doubleday, $1.45.)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND INTERNATIONAL
TRADE. BY Paul D. Zook.
tJno. E. Owens Memorial
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LIGHT IN THE JUNGLE. BY
Leo B. Halliwell. mckay;
$4.50D Seventh-day Ad-
ventist medical mission
aries adventures with the
natives of Brazil.
THE RAFT LEHl ~. BY
Capt. DeVere Baker.
(Whitehorn; $4.95O In an
10 by 24-foot raft four
bearded men and a dog
drifted for SO days from
Redondo Beach to Hawaii
in 1858. This is the per-
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leader.
INDIA-TOWARD AN I'm
DERS TANDING BY
George K. Chacke. Book
man, $4.50) A factual
Evening star., 1960-01-24
Valuable Record ofU.S
NovyShips Is Begun

ence work. James Fighting
Ships. Now historians gen.
orally and students Of naval
history in particular will have
available a complete. authen-
tic list of the Navy's ships,
from the days of sail power
to this era of nuclear power.
Ten Thousand Craft
The first volume of the
series-which eventually will
cover all Of the 10.000-plus
naval craft from the earliest
times to the present-em-
braces in its main section all
ships whose names or de-
signations begin with A or B.
Besides listing technical data
as to size, armament, compile
ment, place and date of
launching and the like. a
brief history Of each ships
service in war or peace is
given.
Thus. the opening volume,
under Bon Homme Richard,
recounts the battle feats of
two famous ships of that
name - John Paul Jones
valiant frigate which won
lasting glory in its fight with
HMS Scraps of Flambor-
ough Head in 1779, and the
battle-scarred aircraft car
rier which fought with the
Sd Fleet off Okinawa and
Japan in World War II and
with Task Force n during
the Korean War. The car
rier, modernized, is still on
duty in the Pacific.
Detailed Appendices
Each volume will have de-
tailed appendices containing
information on groups and
classes of ships, to facilitate
study and research. No ref
erence library can afford to
be without this naval ency-
clopedia.
Evening star., 1960-01-24

END. BY Tommy Valen-
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fiction.
GENERAL
ADVENTURES ANON
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Bird watchers will love this
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THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE.
BY Bertrand Russell. wis
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STRENGTH THRO GH
BEAUTY. BY Wayne Ho-
Evening star., 1960-01-24

MARK TWAIN AND
SOUTHWESTERN HUMOR,
by Kenneth S. Lynn little
Brown; So is a scholarly
but highly readable study of
the roots of Mark Twain's
humor and an appraisal of
its development and its ef-
feet on American literature.
Mr.. Lynn, who is an asso-
ciate professor of English at
Harvard, realizes that Mark
Twain was much more than
the mere humorist he was
generally regarded at the
. height of his career. His
humor, like all that of the
more profound humorists,
was way of presenting Sc
rious views, a philosophy Of
life.
A Modern Joan of Arc
Twain's preoccupation with
Joan of Arc all his life Mr..
Lynn sees as admiration for
a youthful liberator.
If Twain spent his life
writing about liberators, it
was because he believed that
the writer in America might
himself play a liberating role
that the humorist, more
precisely, might serve as the
modern worlds equivalent OF
Joan of Arc" .
Evening star., 1960-01-24
FICTION
MUSTANG TRAIL. E

MUSTANG TRAIL. BY Oliver
King. Jefferson, S2.75D
A wild western classic.
ANTICS OF ANTIQUERS.
BY Deane F. Swindell.
Vantage, So About that
American phenomenon, the
browSer who frequents an
tique shops.
THE FALLEN STAR. BY
Harry Khosrofian. Comet,
$2.50D Science fiction.
THE BEGINNING OF THE
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Alsop Sees Much
Good in Nixon
By MARY McGRORY
Star Stan Writer

seldom ever that can with clear Conscience
read book with half mind. Yet that is the case with
"NIXON AND ROCKEFELLER" Doubleday: So 95) doubIe
portrait from which panel withdrew with teeth
uddenness the of and perhaps the partic
lar embarrassment Of Author Stewart Alsop. q
Mr. Alsop, who used to be half of the writing team
Evening star., 1960-01-24

elette or novella, is really a
condensed novel and suffers
from contracting it into the
space allotted. OF the longer
stories. Nick, the :" is the
most successful, although it
is difficult to feel any SYM
pathy for a young man who
is such a complete heel.
1t should surprise no one
to learn that Mr.. O'Connor
is a Ph.D. and has taught at
several universities.-C. B. j.
Evening star., 1960-01-24
BY JOSEPH OKEEFE
star stan Writer

LITERATURE AND THE
AMERICAN TRADITION.
BY Leon Howard. Double
day g. Co.. Inc: $4.50D
A long column of American
writer's stretching from the
jamestown Settlement and
Plymouth Rock to this weeks
best seller list parades
through the pages of litera-
ture and the American tradi-
ton. A curbstone spectator
can get a detached view Of
this diverse array of i'm
mortals, reformers. academi-
cans and eccentrics as they
pass.
The author. Leon Howard,
a professor at UCLA. has
compiled a history aimed to
convey and explain the ma
tional character Of American
literature, particularly to a
foreign audience. The works
of most major writer's, in
cluding poets and dramatists.
are eyaluated.
Half-F0rgOtten Idols
But less demanding read
ers can become pleasantly
reacquainted with some half
forgotten idol, or fill in the
gaps in their store Of literary
information.
All the perennial favorites
are appraised here in the
light of the strengths and
weaknesses which shaped
their careers. Up for judg-
ment is Herman Melville,
who made Moby Dick an en-
during work; Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow, comfort
ably rewarded for turning
his talents to popular writ
ing; Henry James, who de-
scribed the influence of Euro
pean society on American
visitors; Theodore Dresier's
works that often reflected the
immediacy of this mornings
headlines and Villa Gather,
with her affection for the
people OF the Nebraska
plains.
How They Lived
There are many more, ex-
tending into the Western and
mystery fields.
Some of the environmental
factors that swayed various
writer's are also discussed.
Emily Dickinson lived a sim
pie rural life during the Civil
War era and ignored the
conflict in her poems. Finan-
cial losses kept Mark Twain
working until his latter years
and changed him from the
Western humorist to an
angry critic. Thoreau, the
Yankee odd-job man, took
to his lonely pond to prove
Evening star., 1960-01-24

ADVERTISEMENT A
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Labor Backs
kau|, Jennings

ROANOKE, Aug. 81 (APl.-
Two Democratic congressional
candidates along with Senators
Kennedy and Johnson on the
national ticket, received official
Endorsement of the Virginia
State AFL-CIO in convention
here yesterday.
Representative Pat Jennings,
Democratic incumbent from
the 9th district, and Ralph
Kaul, who is running against
Representative Joel T. Broy-
hill. the Republican incumbent
in the 10th district. both got
the unanimous support of dele
gates to the convention.
So did Senators Kennedy and
Johnson, the national Demo-
cratic candidates for President
and Vice President.
A move to amend the Vir-
ginia AFL-CIO constitution to
earmark more union funds for
the Committee of Political Edu-
cation ran into a snag, and ac-
ton on the proposed amend
ment was deferred until today.
Silas Switzer of Lynchburg.
chairman of the constitution
committee, presented the COM
mittee recommendation:
Local unions in the State
AFL-CIO now contribute eight
cents per year per member to
the State organization. with
one cent earmarked for COPE.
The committee recommended
that the yearly assessment per
member be raised to 10 cents.
with three cents, earmarked for
COPE.
This touched of a lively floor
debate, with an alternate pro-
posal that the yearly assess
ment be raised to nine cents
with two cents earmarked for
COPE.
The original recommenda-
ton was turned back to the
Constitution Committee for fur
ther study, and presentation to
the convention delegates today
Evening star., 1960-08-31
FAIRFAX GAIN
$4,000 CHILDREN
IN FIVE YEARS

Fairfax County has
gained more than $4,000
children in the last five
years. official school CEN
Sus figures showed yester-
day.
The information. COL
lected by the County
Schools Department, listed
l07.502 youngsters from
to 19 years old now living
in the county.
The increase was greatest
for those from 7 to 10.
This was more than 30
900 above the number re-
corded in 1855. The in
crease for those from l to 6
was 12,357.
The census showed fur
ther that close to IA per
cent of the county's school
age children attend private
schools. The census is made
every five years under
Virginia law.
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John c. Gayle of the broker
age firm of Abbott, Proctor &
Payne, and Alfred Thompson,
vice president Of Miller &
Rhodes department store and
president of the National Re-
tail Merchants Association.
Throughout the day, Senator
Goldwater stressed his belief
that Senator Byrd's failure to
indorse the Democratic ticket
plus the Virginian's criticism of
the Democratic platform is
eloquent testimony" for the
Republican drive in Virginia.
Battle Responds
William C. Battle, the Ken
nedy-Johnson campaign man
ager in Virginia, commented
today, Senator Goldwater is
not authorized to speak for
Senator Byrd. In fact, after
Senator, Goldwater's repudia-
ton by the Republican conven-
tion, I would question whether
he is an effective spokesman
for his party"
Mr.. Battle added:
Il have not seen in any of
the Goldwater statements an
affirmative fact that would
justify Virginia'S voting for the
Nixon-Lodge ticket on its
merits. 1t is significant that he
has to find his strength in what
someone does not say rather
than what someone does say in
behalf of his ticket. 1t is the
same old negative approach"
Robert Kennedy, the Demo-
cratic nominees brother and
campaign aide. was reached in
Washington for comment on
Senator Goldwater's state
mentS.
Mr.. Kennedy said he did not
agree with Senator Goldwater
that Senator Byrd's golden
silence" amounts to tacit sup
port of the Nixon-Lodge ticket.
II think, OF course, it would
be helpful to Senator Kennedy
and Senator johnson in their
drive for the support of the
voters Of Virginia if they had
the help and assistance of Sem
ator Byrd" Mr.. Kennedy said,
"but as I understand it, Sena-
tor Byrd has not yet made up
his mind exactly what he is
going to do"
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Seven Richmond Stores
Integrote Cafe Counters
RICHMOND, Aug. 81 (APl

RICHMOND, Aug. 81 CAPD
capital city has
Joined the lunch-counter move
ment with ground-floor inte-
grafton of eating facilities at
seven downtown Richmond
stores.
Yesterday seven stores de-
segregated lunch counters on
the main floor and in their
Easements.
Apparently not affected were
four upper floor facilities--the
tea room at Miller g. Rhoads
Department Store, the Rich
mond room and the soup bar
at Thalhimers Department
Store and the mezzsnine at
the Broad street establishment
of Peoples Service Drug Stores.
Evening star., 1960-08-31

Stores deSegregating their
lunch counters besides Miller
d RhoadS, Thalhimers and
Peoples we're w. T. Grant Co.,
G. C. Murphy & Co., F. w.
Woolworth & Co. and Sears,
Roebuck & Co.
The action came only a day
after Mayor Claude Wood
wards bi-racial committee had
reported the stores offered 10
integrate eating facilities on
their street floors and lower
levels in return for an end to
picketing, boycotts and sit-in
demonstrations.
A Negro group, the Richmond
Citizens Advisory Council, re-
fused the offer.
Evening star., 1960-08-31

been embraced by Republicans
as an ally.
Mention of Senator Byrd's
name evoked wild enthusiasm
at a Republican rally here
which wound up a three-Stop
tour of Virginia by Senator
Golowater of Arizona.
Senator Goldwater spoke at
rallies in Norfolk and Char
lottesville before coming to
Richmond. He drew audiences
of about TOO in Norfolk. about
500 at Charlottesville and about
$500 at the Richmond Arena.
The Senator was the featured
guest at the opening of Re-
publican State Headquarters
here late in the afternoon.
Third Party Move
Senator Byrd's name figured
in last nights rally when Sena-
tor Goldwater said he was
happy that his own name and
Senator Byrd's had been with
drawn as the nominees of q
third party movement in Vir-
ginia.
The Conservative Party of
Virginia announced Monday
that it would no longer offer
the names of Senator Byrd for
President and Senator Gold
water for Vice President in its
third-party movement.
The remark that provoked
the loudest and longest ap-
plause of the day was when
Senator Goldwater told the
Richmond rally:
Il was never so honored in
my life as when I was placed
on the same possible ticket with
Harry Byrd"
The applause, considering the
size of the crowd, was tre-
mendous.
Senator Goldwater took note
of the knee injury of Vice Pres
ident Nixon who may be hos
pitaliZed for up to two weeks.
Dick Nixon, fiat on his back
in bed, can make a better cam
paign than Kennedy walking
all around the United States"
is the way Senator Goldwater
expressed it.
Senator Goldwater was in
troduced last night by Eugene
B, Sydnor, jr., a former State
Senator who was an "Eisen-
hover Democrat" in the cam
paign of 1856 and who is a
leading dry goods merchant.
On the platform also were
such figures as Robert V
Hatcher, president of the At.
lantic Life Insurance Co. anc
an Eisenhower Democrat" ir
the 1852 and 1856 campaigns;
Walter S. Robertson, former
Assistant Secretary of State fol
Far Eastern Affairs, a member
of the National Advisory Com.
mittee for Nixon Volunteers,
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Church group and three Mont
gomery County parents.
The activities objected to are
common occurrences in Wash
ington area schools.
At present the board of ed
ucation has no policy dealing
with Bible reading. hymn sing
ing, morning prayers and SINH
lar religious activities. which
are reported widespread in
county schools.
Seventeen of the % persons
who have written school. Of
f1cials following reports that
religious practices were under
investigation said they think
these things are desirable.
FavOrs More Teaching
"Our need is clearly for more
teaching of religion rather
than to move backward toward
a vacuum and a 'known-noth-
ing policy" said Neal Potter,
6801 Brookeville road, Chevy
Chase.
Any parent who deprives his
child of the greatest r. is
guilty of mental cruelty" said
Henry K. Sweeney, 727 Rich
mond avenue, Silver Spring.
Certainly. in these trying
days our children need some
thing of this spiritual atmos-
phere in the school as we'll as
in the home and in the
church," said the Rev. Clifford
Homer Richmond, minister OF
Chevy Chase Methodist Church
A number of letter writers
said they thought objectors tc
classroom religious activitie.
represented only a small but
vocal minority"
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit v
Gimmel, 88l1 Walnut Hill road
Chevy Chase. said: THE mora
fibre of our Nation has beer
Evening star., 1960-08-31

deteriorating at an alarming
rate during the past several
years.
I'VE should, therefore, be
constantly striving to strength
en- our basic beliefs in God
rather than further weakening
them"
Cites Nations Greed
Mrs. G. B. Sanberg, 48l4
Grantham venue. Chevy
Chase, said: "Our country is
founded on a faith in God and
we must never be allowed to
forget it."
In at least two letters. school
officials were reminded that
Congress starts each day with
"a prayer.
Four letter writer's want to
stop the practices objected to
by the Unitarian Church
group and the three parents.
Those Of us who are Jews
are constantly faced with the
problem of (our) children be-
ing bombarded with symbols
OF Christianity :" said Mrs
Samuel B. Groner, Alb Mans
field road, Silver Spring.
When one of my children
not wholly conversant with
Christmas hymns, did not sing
them one year, he was told
by his teacher that he was
being diSrespectful to her re-
ligion." Mrs. Groner said.
Sees Violation of Tradition
The traditions of our coun-
try for separation of church
and State appear to be violated
by religious instruction, nc
matter how seemingly non
sectarian,' in the schools, >
said Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon
Dray, 6207 Landon lane, Be-
theSda.
In one Of the original foul
letters to the board, Robert
L. Blake. 1906 Grenoble drive
Rockville. said: MY child /.
not required to engage in re.
ligious rituals in her home
and I do not expect her tt
participate in her school,"
Mrs. Helen McNesby, 81:
Hillsboro drive, Silver Spring
proposed a compromise system
she hoped would avoid Ill
feelings"
She suggested a minute oi
silence during the school day
in which a student could say
a prayer or not as he chose.
School officials said they ex-
pect the investigation into ex-
listing classroom religious &C.
tivities will be completed in
several months.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Gets Fuirfux Post

George F. ShiverS has been
appointed executive secretary
of the Town of Fairfax Trade
Association. Mr.. Shivers, who is
currently news director of a
Fairfax radio station, assumes
his new duties today. He lives
at 4910 Twenty-ninth road,
South Arlington.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Virginia 6. 0. P. Rally
Warns to Byrd Name
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Stan Writer

RICHMOND, Aug. 31.-The name of Democrat Harry
Byrd oudest prolonged applause
night when Republicans formally launched their campaign
in Virginia for the Nixon-Lodge ticket
senior Senator from Virginia, who has declined to
express preference this presidential campaign has
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Many Favor Classroom
Religious Activities
BY DANA BULLEN
Star Stan Writer

majority of the persons who have written the Mongom-
County Board of Education in the last month about e
gious activities in the schools favor continuing them.
Classroom religious practices currently under nvestiga
ton in the wake of protests officials
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Initiated in 1912

Gov. Tawes said he has long
urged uniformity in presidential
primaries If they are to be
continued.
Maryland has had a presi-
Dental primary since 1912. 1t
was created by an emergency
act Of the legislature that year.
The provision was not made a
part of the constitution, how
ever, and presumably any re-
peal legislation will not have
to be submitted to the elec-
torate.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Move 10 End
PrimarytoGet
Tawes Support

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 81 JAP J..
Legislation to abolish Mary
lands presidential primary will
be offered at the next session
of the General Assembly and
Gov. Tawes expects to give it
his support.
only l6 other States have
a presidential primary, and in
most Of these it Is a formality
not binding on the delegates
at all, the Governor said, yes
terday as he made his position
known.
"Since Maryland is one of
the few States where the nomi-
nation is binding, and not all
the candidates enter it, I earn
estly believe I could give my
support to such a trepeal) bill"
The Governor said he had
been advised that the repeater
will be introduced in the Senate
in the 90-day session which
begins In January. He said
while he would have to examine
the bill to see just what it would
do, he supports wholeheartedly
the principle Of such legisla-
ton.
Evening star., 1960-08-31
Swept by Kennedy

Gov. Tawes said there was a
move at the Legislature last
February to abolish the pri-
mary in this State but that he
discouraged it because this is
a presidential election year.
Senator John F. Kennedy en-
tered the Maryland primary,
originally against the wishes
of Gov. Tawes and some other
party leaders, who wanted the
States delegation to go to the
Democratic National Conven-
ton uncommitted. and waltzed
of with Maryland's "a votes.
Senator Wayne Morse and
two leSser-known candidates
ran against him, but other
major challengers in the Dem
ocratic Party did not. Gov.
Tawes indorsed Senator Ken
nedy during the primary cam
paign.
Evening star., 1960-11-10

includes stond! So
branches Of lifetime
olvminUra. shock-proof
sofeN when grounded.
Have a sparkling
Christmos every year
with this 6-foot tree.
Evening star., 1960-11-10

la Authentic prints Of originol
Currier und Ives fomo0s Iitho-
srophs. A beoutifjl greeting
cord. ....-
Evening star., 1960-11-10

Pine wood top with
hardwood LEGS.
smoothly finished and
ready for pointing.
Double rvngs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29

County program as zone of the
better library programs in the
State" She said the county is
one of only three Maryland
Jurisdictions that have "any ele-
mentary school Libraries to
speak Of"
Murray L. Andrews, super
visor of library services for the
county, in asking for additional
elementary school facilities,
noted that all secondary schools
in the system have libraries and
librarians. Such facilities are
available in only 16 of the IS
elementary schools.
A lengthy written report on
the library program, handed to
board members at the start of
the discussion, showed the num-
Der of books available in school
Libraries ranged from one per
student in some elementary
schools to 16 in others, while in
secondary schools the range
was from one book per pupil
to 10.
Andrews said the desirable
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29
Embreys Observe
5Oth Anniversary
ut Family Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Halto Embrey,
of Potomac, observed their 50th
wedding anniversary Sunday
with a family dinner at their
home in Potomac.
About 135 persons, a majority
of them relatives, were on hand
to congratulate the Embreys,
who were married in Leesburg,
Va, in 1910. They have made
their home in Montgomery
County for more than 40 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Embrey raised
10 children, IL of whom are now
living. They have 50 grandchil-
dren and Is great grand.
children.
Embrey is the third member
of his immediate family to have
observed a golden wedding an
niversary in the last three
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29

for libraries came during a
lengthy presentation on the
school library program, during
which State and county Off
Gals called for an extension of
the facilities in elementary
schools.
Miss Mae Graham, library
supervisor for the State Board
of Education, joined county
officials in the plea. Not only
more libraries, but librarians
are needed in the elementary
schools, she said, adding that
librarians should be given
clerical assistance and alloca.
tons for books should be in
creased.
At the same time, Miss Ora
ham lauded the Montgomery
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29

minimum" was five books per
pupil, and noted that 46 elemen-
tray had less than the recon-
mended number.
appointment of James c. Fal'
con, an examiner with the Blu
reau of the Budget, as budget
supervisor for the county
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29
First Annual Reunion

The first in a proposed Sc.
ries of annual reunions Of the
Hines family, among the early
settlers of Montgomery Coun-
ty, was held Sunday at st.
Luke's Hall in Brighton.
Eighty-one members of the
family, most of them from
Montgomery County, reminisced
over old times and enjoyed a
barbecued chicken dinner pre-
pared by Charles Hines, OF
Brighton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29

school system, was approved on
recommendation of DR.. c. Tay.
lor Whittier, superintendent.
Falcon. whose appointment be.
comes effective November /,
will be employed at a starting
salary of $11,600 a year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-29

years. Two of his brothers pre-
viously marked so years Of
marriage and another brother
is looking forward to a similar
celebration within two years.
Hale and hearty at 6S, Emb-
rey remains active as a fore
man on the estate of Arthur
Desser at Potomac.