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Evening star., 1960-04-19
Different This Year!

What an opener! Ten runs, four
homers, a brilliant new strikeout record
for Camilo the Magnificent and un-
disputed (at game time today possess
sion of first place in the American
League. Who could hope for anything
more?
Clearly the drought is ended, and
things indeed are going to be different
at Griffith Stadium this year.
One game, of course, does not make
a season. The faint-hearted will recall
the infamous experience of 1859, when
the Senators crushed the hated Orioles
on opening day, go, then plunged igno-
miniouSly to the cellar. Admittedly, too,
Senor PaScual can work his magic only
every four days or so. But away with
such thoughts! They are defeatist, and
no true fan will harbor them.
Consider, instead, the omens which
were evident so conspicuouSly yesterday
to true believers: The mornings wintry
rain gave way to Spring. President
Eisenhower arrived on time and made
a perfect peg "a short 9-iron shot) Of
the first ball. 1t was caught by the
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Inspirino Feature

Your article relating the
story of Garfield Kass was
most interesting. There are so
few persons who are so dyna-
mic in their living, making life
better for themselves and for
others that perhaps the story
of Mr.. Kass will inspire others
to give of themselves-not
only for themselves but also
to society. as he has done.
The most significant char
acteriStic I admire about Mr..
Kass is the fact that he does
not contemplate retirement.
His whole personality has been
expressed in his creativeness.
and social consciousness. I be-
lieve when such a person de-
cides to withdraw from parti-
cipation in living, not only he
would lose but so would all of
us.
We are, indeed, fortunate
to have such a person inter-
ested in our community.
Arthur c. KatimS
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Back to Lyndon

1t is not at all surprising to read
that the South is swinging back to Lyn-
don Johnson, last winters chilly es-
arrangement having yielded to Aprils
warming breezes and bright sun.
Judging from some of the things
that were being said on the Senate
floor, not to mention the much harsher
things that were being said through
Southern editorial pages, the Majority
Leader might have risked lynching had
he ventured into DiXieland little while
back. But all of that is over now. The
abuse of February when Senator John
son, In keeping with public statement
he had made the year before, put civil
rights legislation before the Senate, has
subsided. If the South is not exactly ap-
plauding the Texan, at least he is not
now being denounced as MachiavelIi,
traitor and man with two faces.
This comes about because the 1860
civil rights bill, scheduled for final con-
gresSional action this week, is not the
instrument of oppression which some
of the more eXcitable SouthernerS had
profeSsed to fear. 1t is a moderate bill,
aimed primarily at facilitating the right
to vote, and it is as good a measure as
could have been put through at this
session of Congress. Lyndon Johnson
was one of its principal architects, with
the other Democratic presidential hope
fulS supporting more drastic measure.
So why should not the SouthernerS be
trooping back into the Johnson camp?
Where else would they go2
Evening star., 1960-04-19
At the Delhi Summit

The shape of things to come in
Asia may be little clearer after a
mcmentous event in New Delhi this
week. For in that capital city two
prime ministers representing one-third
of the worlds population are meeting "at
the summit" Their first objective is to
resolve "a border dispute" but above and
beyond that problem is the far more
complex and subtle one of seeking ac-
commodationS within one continent be-
tween two neighboring nations of emerg-
ing power and influence. The nations
are India and Communist China: the
prime ministers are Nehru and Chou
En-lai. 1t is unlikely that other capitals,
either in Asia or at the centers of East
west power, are minimizing the poten-
tlal Slgnlficance of the New Delhi talks.
The border dispute itself is a bitter
one, involving some $4,000 square miles
OF 1ndlan-claimed territory in three
ChineSe-held pockets strung along a
2,5OO-mile frontier. Public opinion in
India is deeply aroused by the Chinese
aggression, and has been critical of Mr..
Nehru's agreement to participate in
hold the disputed areas. Even so, it is
notable that the normally mild Indian
statesman had the prevailing voice in
agreeing to the talks. He refused to meet
Chou En-lai in neutral city (Rangoon)
and he informed him that he saw mo
common ground" between their respec-
tive StandpointS. On the basis that it
still might be helpful" to hold such a
meeting, however, he invited Mr.. Chou
to New Delhi. But on the eve of the
Red Premier'S arrival, Mr. Nehru assured
his critics that there would be mo sur
render" of the Indian position
Militarily, India is in a relatively
weak position to talk back to its larger
neighbor Furthermore, Mr. Chou arrives
in New Delhi with token of reasonable
ness after negotiating" a border ad-
juStment with neighboring Burma fol-
lowing an earlier one with NRpal. Per-
hapS significantly, the adjusted Burma
China frontier conforms baSically to the
So-called Mcmahon Line of 1914 which
is also at the heart of the India China
border issue.
Even without matching military
strength, however, Mr.. Nehru has some
forces at work on his side. All of South
Asia was shocked by the Communist
pillage of Tibet, and the agreements
with Nepal and Burma offer only mild
assurance of better behavior. The Red
Chinese probings to the South represent
threat to the smaller and weaker
nations of the SubcOntinent Onlv Pak-
iStan has substantial military muscle.
Firm resistance on the part of India
would shore up the spirit of all it's
neighborS. 1t is essential to Mr.. NehruS
leadership in his own country and to
1ndia'S future position in Asia that there
should be no appeasement of the Pei
ping visitor in New Delhi. The Indian
statesman has great opportunity and
responsibility alike in these days.
Evening star., 1960-04-19

Senators Allison "a powerful portent
Of good fortune). Newcomer Earl Battey,
whose hitting was suspect, homered,
and his rookie colleague, Don Mincher,
was robbed of another close one only
by desperation catch by Ted Williams
replacement in left field Even the Will
liamS blast over the center field fence
need not have occurred had not the
TV announcer placed hex on Pascual
by referring so inSiStently to the aging
Ted's weak hitting" of late. After that
slip, all went well with our heroes
What beginning! When the fates
smile so brightly, who but the foolhardy
can doubt the. future?
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Case of Librory's Missing $26, 900

Library Board" (The Seat
Pleasant Municipal Center
has never been built.)
A new bookmobile was duly
purchased and went into
operation in February of 1857.
The impression given that
we received a sum of $4,000
which is still lying idle is so
erroneous it would be absurd
were it not that an elected
official. who recently assisted
in cutting the heart out of
the county library budget, al
legedly implied such to be
the case.
Last year the State Legis-
lature authorized a Million
dollar bond issue, at the
request of the county COM
miSSioners, to build a regional
library. Not one penny of this
has been Forthcoming to the
board. although we have
repeatedly asked the COM
misSioners for enough money
to purchase property tour
first choice being three acres
of the Heurich tract for S35,-
000) and to hire an architect
to prepare blueprints for a
regional library.
1t is indeed discouraging
to us and to other county
voters and taxpayers to note
that as of April 1860, more
than one year later. no action
has been taken by the county
commissioners to implement
this bond issue.
This means that the county
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Support the Aqency

Those public officials, especially from
nearby Maryland and Virginia. who are
diSenchanted with features of the Wash
ington areas Federal transportation
agency bill should think twice about the
form of the testimony they now are pre-
pairing for the May House-Senate hear
ings on the legislation.
A very real danger apparently is
developing that in their diSgruntlement
over the shape of the future govern
mental machinery, at least three to five
years from now, officials may toss out
the window any chance for effective
analysis and planning of rapid transit
system here. This would be as senSeleSs
as it is unnecessary. In back of the objec-
tionS is an apprehension that the Fed
sral Government might somehow gain too
much control over the affairs of local
Jurisdictions Since most of these con-
Germs relate to the future, it might be
possible to consider deferring a determi-
nation of the long-range aspects of the
bill until later if they cannot be resolved
now. 1t would be tragic mistake, how
ever, to sabotage its immediate purpose
to create Federal agency whose main
functions would be to plan transit
system and, to the extent that appropri-
ations become available, to begin acquir-
ing, land.
What harm can this possibly do?
Money for these purposes, which GER
tainly is not available from any local
sources, would come from the Federal
government Perhaps the bill can be
modified to provide somewhat greater
participation by local communities in the
initial decisions. But if the administra-
tion'S present willingness to conduct this
essential first step comes to nothing we
might as well all forget about mean
ingtul transit syStem-for who knows
how much longer in the future.
Evening star., 1960-04-19

The two greatest vote-get-
ters in our history have been
Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Each
was the Champ" in his own
time and yet, if they had run
against one another, one of
them would have had to lose.
No one can honestly believe
that the loser of a Roosevelt
Eisenhower election fight
could not have been elected,
if running against a less
formidable vote-getter. Why
then should we place any
credence on the fallacious
"two-time loser" argument
against the third greatest
vote-getter in our history,
Adlai E. Stevenson.
Stevenson was the strongest
possible Democratic candidate
in 1852 and 1856, and he is
the strongest possible candi-
date of 1860. But that is not
the reason for nominating
and electing Stevenson. He
should be nominated and
elected because he is the man
who can do the best job and
render the greatest service to
our country. Russian progress
in space and diplomacy has
proved that we can't afford
the luxury of nominating and
electing even the second or
third best man.
1t is imperative for our
selves and all free people that
the finest country in the
world have the finest leader,
Adlai E. Stevenson.
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Feels Pressure

Your editorial of April 9
concerning the future de-
velopment of Arlington
County was well done and
appreciated by those OF US
who feel, sometimes. we are
fighting a losing battle.
One of the pressure groups
you referred to is the Asso-
citation of Apartment Owners
The president of the aSsocia-
ton is Walter Won HerbuliS.
Mr.. Won Herbulis has been
quoted in our local papers as
advocating or insisting that
Arlington County be turned
into a haven for more cliff
dwellerS. Mr.. Won Herbulis
has also stated in print that
he objects to Arlington's new
ly established kindergarten
program. He says it will in
crease the property tax bur-
den. Mr.. Won Herbulis has
Evening star., 1960-04-19

is not going to have a new
regional library in 1860 as
we had hoped (although we
still hope it will be begun in
1860 nor will it have new
branches in Bladensburg and
Upper Marlboro, as the budg-
ct request had anticipated,
unless the commissioners
restore some of the slashed
items.
The taxpayers and voters
in the county now are con-
fronted with skyrocketing
circulation rates in the coun-
ty library's 10 branches and
three bookmobiles where de-
mands for service are heavier
than ever in our history. while
simultaneously the budget
request (predicated squarely
on meeting those demands for
increased service of S698 .445)
was cut by S227,062.
The board and staff Of
Prince Georges County Me-
mortal Library are acutely
aware of the results the
slashed budget will produce
in terms of not meeting de-
mand, of not expanding serv-
ice to county residents. We
are also deeply aware Of our
responsibility and obligation
to inform the people of the
county of exactly where the
library stands at present.
George r. Hammond.
President. Board of Library
Trustees, Prince Georges
County Memorial Library.
Evening star., 1960-04-19

On April 9, The Star re-
ported a discussion between
Prince Georges County Me-
mortal Library officials and
the county commissioners.
The story was not Inaccurate:
it simply did not include all
the facts.
These two paragraphs need
clarification;
"Mr. Baggett tcounty COM
missioner from Hyattsville)
advised the library board to
use $4,000 authorized several
years ago for a branch in a
Seat Pleasant municipal CEN
ter which still has not been
built. Library officials could
not recall ever receiving the
money.
Go back and check your
bookS-it's there somewhere" I"
Mr.. Baggett said.
The facts are these: On
September 25, 1856, I received
a memorandum from the
county commissioners, from
r. Lee Van Horn, clerk, til
tied: Order of Board of
County Commissioners, Sep
tember 81, 1856" which read:
1T was ordered. that the
library board be permitted
to use $26,3O0 of the $780,
900 allocated for the Seat
Pleasant library, which can
not be completed this year,
and that the money be used
for the establishment of a
new bookmobile to serve the
four areas outlined by the
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Financial Report

This is report to the citi-
zenS of the District of Colum-
bia who have so generously
supported our drive for funds
to send four of the members
of our police force to Eng
land to take advantage of
that country's generous
offer to Commissioner Nc
Laughlin to train them free
of charge in the handling of
police dogs. Our goal was
$500, or $1,400 for each
man. However, by the time
the class to which they had
been assigned opened March
23), we had only received
$1,000.
On the strength of our
promise to continue the drive
for additional funds to cover
the remainder of the ex-
pense, Commissioner Nc
Laughlin approved sending
Pvt. William B. Corcoran to
England, and he left here on
March "a. We have had a
letter from him telling Of
his arrival, the wonderful
treatment he is being ac-
corded by the English, the
dog given him, his work, and
accommodations. We wish
that every donor to the fund
could have met Pvt. Corcoran
before he left, as his per-
Sonality is such that we are
certain you would be proud
to have him represent our
city to our allies. We who
did meet him feel certain
that, not only will he be able
to contribute a great deal
to the building up of our
K-9 Corps on his return. but.
also, he will add much to
the mutual good feeling be-
tween our two countries,
which is so important these
days.
Although we we're disap-
pointed that sufficient funds
didn't come in to send four
officers, We are hoping that
this report will interest
others in sending in dona-
tions so that we will not
only have the additional
S400 needed for Pvt. Cor
coran but that sufficient
funds will accrue so that
Sgt. William C. Wright, who
is in charge of the corps. can
take advantage of the two
weeks special training in
handling a corps of the size
we hope to have here in the
Capital City in the next
few years.
Donations may be made
in the form of cash or checks
payable to the order of the
D. C.. Canine Corps and ad-
dressed to Mrs. Lenore G.
Ehrig, 1926 Pennsylvania
Building, Washington 4, D. C.
LenOre c. Ehrig,
President,
Women'S Bar Association.
Edwina Austin Avery,
Chairman,
Special Safety Committe.
Evening star., 1960-04-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

when burglars come around.
There is one home in
Washington where a big po-
lice dog was on guard. as
the owners supposed, day
and night.
One night, however, bur-
glars broke in and walked
off with the new radio. and
the big dog didn't even bark.
This particular dog was a
nuisance to all the honest
neighbors.
1t barked at every one.
and sometimes even nipped
at their heels.
This heel nipping is what
annoys postmen and others.
The victim can never feel
quite sure what is going to
happen. The dog may know,
but he is not letting on.
The dog on the loose should
be on the leash, according to
the modern city and sub
urban formula, but here
again it is true that you
cannot legislate morals, and
keeping a dog is a sort Of
moral problem, after all.
Much has been written
about cats in flower beds. but
very little about dogs on
lawns.
The average householder
who values his green grass
will have to be more vigilant
in making a DOG aware Of the
plain fact that his activities
are not welcome.
Since most dogs are on the
stubborn side, the harassed
lawn maker will have to be
even more persistent.
He need not be cruel.
There is too much cruelty
in the modern world, as it is.
Curiously enough, even an
cient Roman days had no
more cruelty rampant than
there is in civilized countries
today. 1t was Just different.
This is an odd fact, one to
give us pause.
So we must not add to the
sum total Of human mean
ness by inflicting pain or dis
comfort on our dogs.
A little persuasion and the
voice Of command.
There you have a winning
formula. James D. With its
persisted application. your
target area" will go through
the summer nicely.
Evening star., 1960-04-19
1ster, 1860

Let me thank and COM
mend The Star for the fine
editorial last Sunday bearing
the title, Easter, 1860"
One must wonder what
the thinking of those per-
sons is who are not stirred
inwardly by an Easter such
as that we have just kept
and who try to detach them
selves from the Easter story
and think of it simply as
IAN idle tale" Is not Easter
the very thing that should
have happened and in which
we should believe, granted
that this is in any sense a
moral world ruled by a right
eous God? Does not this old
Easter story. with all its
difficulties, still manage to
meet our human needs and
longlngs where they are the
deepest and the greatest
To turn aside from the moral
and spiritual truths which
Easter affirms - is not this,
as you so we'll suggest, just
another way to make ancient
cruelty, hatred and disbelief
contemporary?
1t was my privilege to intro
duce the Easter lesson of our
Adult Bible Class in Grace
Lutheran Church with a read
ing and discussion of your
editorial and to note the
appreciative interest of the
class in your statement of the
case.
Gerhard E. Lenski,
Pastor,
Grace Lutheran Church.
Evening star., 1960-04-19
BETHESDA, Md.


Dear Sir:
you sometimes give sooth-
ing answers, not smart-alec
answers, to people in small
troubles, especially of the
mental kind.
Here is my problem:
1--WE have a new dog in the
neighborhood. Now, he is a
nice dog, rather pretty. I
have no objection to him as
a dog, but he is a great nui-
sance, running all over my
lawn and roSebushes, and
using the grass for unusual
purposes.
rs there anything I can
do, legitimately?
I'VE are supposed to have
dog laws, whatever those are.
but whatever they are they
do not work and we are left
at the canine mercy.
+
Nov, the dog mercy, as I
have discovered, is very odd,
indeed.
IF you try to show him
off, he barks at you, in a
very harsh manner.
If you let him alone, he
abuses the privilege.
The patient householder
is caught between the two
horns of this modern di-
lemma, or did they have dogs
in ancient Rome?
IF they did, they didn't
have lawns. and that is
where the trouble comes in.
Our lawn is the target
area, a nice place, really, but
now rapidly going to the
dogs.
Help us before it is too
late.
Yours truly. j. D."
The dog is a perpetual and
universal problem to lawn
keepers.
Mans best friend rather
falls down here.
Even its best friends.
those who own them. will
readily admit that a dog
somebody else's dog-can be
a blamed nuisance.
1t all depends upon whose
OK is gored, as the old say
ing put 1t.
A dog is wonderful. a dog
may be kind. and a dog often
is a brave protector, though
sometimes it fails to stir
Evening star., 1960-04-19
Wronq Perch

Our Department of State
is notorious for jumping from
crisis to crisis and getting
involved in delicate situa-
tionS. However. I do not be-
lieve that is sufficient just
ification for mounting a
massive pregnant eagle over
the departmental doorway.
If we are going in for SYM
bolic decoration, State should
surrender its robust bird to
the Department of Labor.
Angus Sinclair.
Evening star., 1960-04-19

never lived in Arlington
County. Mr.. Won HerbuliS
lives on a six-acre spread"
in Mclean. Apparently, this
is a case of, Don't live as I
do-live as I say!"
A 5Oxl25 Suuatter
Evening star., 1960-04-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names MAY be used II
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names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
Evening star., 1960-04-19


Box" has finally been flung
wide open. All the potential
ills Of the party have been
well exposed. But hope, as in
the Pandora'S Box of old,
still remains. While presiden-
tial aspirants and their back
erS fit hither and yon, with
barbed and even bitter state
ments shouted or passed Sc
cretly, it is still early to point
the finger at the man who
ultimately will carry all the
party's hope into the coming
campaign. The choice must
be made. however, in three
short months or less.
Meanwhile, Senators John
F. Kennedy of Massachusetts,
and Hubert Humphrey Of
Minnesota continue to strug-
gle manfully in the presi-
Dental primaries. with their
main remaining contest CEN
tered in West Virginia. Other
hopefuls-among them Adlai
Stevenson of Illinois, and
Senators Lyndon B. john
son Of Texas and Symington
Of Missouri - are singularly
complacent as Senator Ken
nedy sends a jolt to Senator
Humphreys jaw and Senator
Humphrey uppercuts Senator
Kennedy with cracks about
Jacks jack" And all the
time the old pros of the party,
who discount greatly the in
f1uence which presidential
preference primaries in a
handful of States may have
on eventual nominations,
take care Of the infighting.
Leaders at Odds
Take a look at some of the
party leaders and what they
are doing about possible and
announced candidates. There
is Democratic National Chair
man Paul M. Butler, who con-
tinues to turn thumbs down
on Senator johnson, Ma
jority Leader of the Senate,
in no uncertain fashion And
former President Harry S.
Truman, who in somewhat
blunt manner has indicated
the party had better stay
away from Senator Kennedy
and Adlai Stevenson for top
place on the national ticket.
Gov. David Lawrence of
Pennsylvania apparently does
not go the whole way with
Mr.. Truman. He does not
want Senator Kennedy for a
presidential candidate, but
seemingly would go along
with Mr.. Stevenson. New
York'S Democratic leaders
seem well split. Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, former Senator
Herbert Lehman and others
of the party's so-called re-
form group are inclined to
support Mr.. Stevenson, or
perhaps lend help to Senator
Humphrey if he can develop
any speed in the primaries.
Out in the Middlewest,
Chicago's Mayor Daley. recog-
nized as the States present
Democratic boss, is reported
favoring Senator Kennedy
over Mr.. Stevenson, his home
State product. Going all the
way to the Pacific Coast, Gov.
Brown, an old pro notwith-
standing the fact he has been
in the national limelight only
since he won his present
office in 1858, is playing along
with Paul Butler in opposi-
ton to Senator johnson,
and may prefer Mr.. Steven
son to Senator Kennedy.
Farther South there is Sam
Rayburn of Texas, Speaker
OF the House, working hard
for Lyndon Johnson.
Mr.. Truman, who has been
considered the very acme of
politics, was able to pick
Adlai Stevenson for the pres
idential nomination in 1852