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Evening star., 1960-05-30
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Temp Jones has a curious
theory that the girls who
live over Wisconsin avenue
way are prettier than the
girls of Connecticut avenue.
Jones happened to be
stranded over there one
morning early, recently. He
took a bus, and, as is his
custom, he sat right behind
the driver.
Here he had an opportu-
nifty to inspect each passen-
ger as she got in.
Probably nine out Of ten
were girls, very well dressed,
possessing q certain flair
and chic, as the French say,
and as Jones now says, too.
He stressed later that he
was amazed at the difference
between these and the danes
he meets over on his own
proper busline.
&* =
This thing of the compara-
tive values of womankind is
a moot one in any company.
Some people are forever
toasting the beauty of the
girls of Baltimore, for in
stance.
At one time, there was a
clique of young bloods here
who always swore that the
girls of our neighboring city
were far prettier than the
young ladies of washington,
D. c.
It wasn't Just a question
of facial beauty, they said,
but everything.
The Baltimore gals had
that Eastern Shore look, you
know; blood shows through
the skin of the cheeks.
1t is something salt air is
supposed to build up.
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Young Temp Jones had an
opinion about this, too.
It was all because of Kathy.
Jones was 16, he says, and
Katharine was about l8.
Now, two years is not just
two years, in such cases.
Those two years really
amounted to 10 years diff
ference, or maybe a life
time.
Who knows?
Certainly the young Tenn
pleton Jones didn't, but it
made no difference.
He thought Kathy was the
prettiest girl at Ocean City
that summer, and so did
most of the boys.
She had red cheeks, not
just pink. Her eyes were
dark and flashing, and her
hair dusky soft black that
even a blond might envy.
= =
And, above all, she was
nice.
Jones always insisted they
be nice, in the best sense, and
Kathy was.
The joke sof the matter
was that she didn't care for
Jones, except as a sort Of
foil for Tommy.
Tom was big, handsome,
Evening star., 1960-05-30
Minimum Woqe AnoIe

current legislative pro-
posals which would raise the
national minimum wage to
SLIPS and extend coverage to
the retail and service trades,
prompt me to point out sew
eral very vital factors which
must have been overlooked
by advocates of these bills.
In a metropolitan commu-
nifty such as ours, no one
would be exempt from this
provision.
Moreover, no businessman
could escape an upward
pressure on his costs.
Restaurants operate on a
very high wage cost-about
80 per cent of gross sales,
compared to a 5 per cent or
10 per cent wage cost in
most other retail, whole
sale and manufacturing busi-
nesses. A wage increase for
one employe would require
proportionate adjustment of
other employe wages.
For the public this means
an increase in menu prices
of at least Is per cent. No
operator could put a Is per
cent menu price increase
into effect and not lose some
OF his customers. And res
taurants must have volume!
Restaurants employ many
unskilled workers and part
time workers who are sup
plementing their own income
or that of the family. They
also employ many older men
and women who can find
employment only in the
retail and service trades.
These people win have to
be replaced with more pro-
ductive ernployes-two pro-
ductive employees could re-
place three semi-productive
ones. Thus, three semi
skilled people would be out
of work and soaring relief
rolls would be added to the
cost of increased menu prices
for Mr.. and Mrs. John @.
Public.
Restaurant salaries are
not as low as many people
seem to think. Thirty-seven
per cent of restaurant en-
ployes receive their income
in the form of tips. Another
z per OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
part of their income from
tip = sharing plans. Other
benefits include free meals,
uniforms and sometimes
board. Allowances for these
factors are always made
quate under minimum wage
laws.
We feel that many busi-
nesses, such as ours, can best
be regulated by the laws of
the community and of the
States and administered by
authorities who are close to
the people affected and know
what is best for the local
employer and employe.
John S. COckrell,
Executive Vice President
Washington Restaurant
Association.
Evening star., 1960-05-30
Our Allies

You printed a letter writ
ten by one Douglas Watson
which criticized our President
for visiting Portugal. 1t is
true that Ike climbed out of
the wreckage of the summit
and visited Portugal, a die
tatorship of some 80 years
standing. This wasn't the
first time a President of the
United States visited a die
tatorship. and I, for one, hope
it isn't the last.
Whether or not an ally is a
dictatorship isn't very impor-
tant as long as it is, in fact,
an ally. I'm sure it's better to
have such countries as Portu-
gal, the Dominican Republic
and Paraguay as allies than
as enemies regardless of their
type of government. Perhaps
there are people in the world
who are not ready for democ-
racy of our type. When they
are they shall have to earn it
as we did and as did practi-
cally every other democratic
country in the world. Consider
the many possible meanings
of the word freedom" as it
is defined around the world.
Who would push our way of
life down the throats of our
allies? Remember that our
way may not be the best for
those countries because it in
cludes such things as racial
discrimination along with de-
mocracy. 1t may include a lot
of things which would not be
appreciated by people of for
Evening star., 1960-05-30
'Dreo6, Ticket

What a big pleasant sur
prise. if the Democrats beat
the Republicans to the punch
and draft Gov. Rockefeller
for President and any one
Of the present Democratic
hopefuls for Vice President!
That, indeed, would be a
dream ticket"
Rocky really isn't a dyed-in-
the-wool Republican. I. con-
slider him an Independent.
He is a great patriot, and
also a humanitarian with it.
He served our country under
both administrations-Dem-
ocratic and Republican alike.
He is now Governor of the
largest State (in population)
in the Union.
L. Fenik.
Evening star., 1960-05-30
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS R. HENRY
Machines May Outthink Humans

One after the other the
weirdest fantasies of the last
century's Science-fiction seem
to be becoming realities as
fact overtakes imagination.
Some of them are rather dis
turbing realities.
Now comes one of this
country's foremost mathema-
ticians with the grim warn
ing Of thinking machines"
that may outthink men and
become their masters. This
now is a real possibility. says
DR.. Norbert Wiener, profess
sor of mathematics at Massa-
chusetts Institute of Tech
nology. In fact, he says, there
are machines already in ex-
istence that may have made
a fair start in this direction.
There are, of course, many
mechanical brains" that can
do a lot of things hundreds
of times faster than the hu-
man brain. that can carry
out mathematical calcula-
tions in minutes that would
require weeks for any man.
There are artillery shells that
guide themselves to their tar
get, and similar apparent
marvels.
Just Slave Robots
But all these are products
Of human minds. They can
do nothing but what some
human mind has worked out
first and built into them.
They can't innovate. espe-
cially initiate, anything. They
are just slave robots - eff
cient and obedient slaves.
This has been the comfort
able rebuttal of any scare
propaganda in this line.
But slaves have revolted
before and taken over. The
argument now appears not
to be strictly true, says DR..
Wiener in a report just pub
lished by the American As
Sociation for the Advance
ment of Science. 1t overlooks,
he points out. at least one
important consideration
that machine and man think
and work in different "times. 1"
1T is my thesis" he says,
that machines can and do
transcend some Of the limi-
tations of their designers,
and that in doing so they
may be both effective and
dangerous. It may well be
that in principle we cannot
make any machine the ele-
ments of whose behavior we
cannot comprehend sooner
or later. But this does not
mean in any way that we
shall be able to comprehend
these elements in substan-
TALLY less time than the
time required for operation
Of the machine, or even
within any given number of
years or generations.
"Over a limited range of
operation machines act far
more rapidly than human
beings and are far more pre-
else in performing the de-
tails Of their operations. This
being the case, even when
they do not in any way
transcend mans intelligence
they often do transcend man.
Evening star., 1960-05-30

in the performance Of tasks.
An intelligent understanding
Of their mode of perform
ance may be delayed until
long after the task to which
they have been set has been
completed.
This means that although
machines are theoretically
subject to human criticism,
such criticism may be in
effective until long after it
is relevant. BY the very SLOW
ness Of our human actions our
effective control of our ma
chimes may be nullif1ed. BY
the time we are able to react
to information conveyed by
our senses and stop the car
we are driving it may al
ready have run head-on into
q wall"
DR.. Wiener cites especially
lately developed chess and
checker playing machines,
compared with the highly
successful tactics of Napoleon
and Lord Nelson in war. The
best a chess machine can do
to date is to play a fair game
against Indifferent players,
but this is an intellectually
highly complicated pastime.
Somebody must have put into
the machine the ability to
assess the past and present
and to make moves in accord
with the total picture rather
than the immediate situa-
ton. Just here, he says, lay
the genius of both Nelson
and Napoleon. A human
player can make the same
assessments, but by the time
his slow brain has made them
the machine may long since
have made them and swept
the board.
The chess machine, he
says, still has some distance
to go but the checker ma
chine, with somewhat SIM
pier problems, already has
attained the capacity of
beating the man who made
it.
"War Machine" Next?
Checker machines which
learn" he says. have de-
veloped to the point where
they can defeat the pro-
grammer."
The superman chess ma
chine, he says, may not lie
too far in the future.
Some of my friends en-
gagged in these problems" he
says, believe this goal will
be achieved in from 10 to
25 years. Not being a chess
expert. I venture no such
predictions on my own ini-
tiative."
He looks forward to pos
sible war machines" which
will determine strategy, built
and set beforehand to take
into electronic consideration
all the factors considered by
the great commanders.
But" he says, "if the rules
for victory do not correspond
to what we actually wish for
our country such a machine
may produce a policy which
would win a nominal victory
at the cost of every inter-
est we have at heart, even
that of national survival"
Evening star., 1960-05-30
Unimpressed

I don't think Mary Nc
Grory's piece from the U. NJ,
BE Kind to America Day."
was very funny. She should
conf1ne her "humor" to the
trivial things, where it may
apply; it hardly fits the sub
ject she was covering.
Rose r. Goldberg.
Evening star., 1960-05-30
1t Gould Be q Mighty Popular Brond
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSution.
Evening star., 1960-05-30
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

A reader can get an answer hv
mail, to any question Of fact ~
writing The Star Information Bu.
reau 635 ? street NV Washinaton
Z. D e Please inelose return postage
or self-addressed stamped enveIone
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16
Premier Tells knesset
Of Obfuining Armdmenfs

and said it was his moral duty TO
reveal that vital security needs
were at stake when he demanded
funds beyond the original budget
estimates.
He told the Knesset that Israel
then urgently needed to strengthen
the equipment of two branches or
IsraePs defenses. He said he then
summoned special Cabinet meet
ing and, after asking the entire
Government to assume reSponSl-
bility for the situation, he received
unanimous Cabinet support for
his decision to seek supplementary
| funds.
The special Knesset session had
been convened at the request OF
opposition parties to seek repeal OF
the new Levies which were I'M
posed by the Treasury one day
| after the KnesSet was recessed
The Knesset voted to send the mat
| ter to committee.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16
Brondeis Gels
,Judoic Center

WALTFIAM, Mass, (JIAl "A
new Judaic Center, the git 10
Rrandeis University of the 1aml-
Iv of Joseph Golding, prominent III
New York City's textile industry
will be opened to students at tne
start Of the 1860 academic year.
il was announced by DR.. Abram
L. Sachar, president of Brandels.
The modern red brick and con-
crete building houses the unlver-
sitv's graduate and undergraduate
programs in Near Eastern ana
.Iudaic Studies, Mediterranean
Studies. and the newly established
philip w. Lown Institute for Ao-
vanced Judaic Studies.
The university's Near Eastern
and Judaic Department trains SUI
dents and teachers in the various
cultures of the Near East ana IN
classical and modern Judalc clvili-
zation. The Philip w. Lown lnsti-
tute will provide centers for mae
nendent research-at the graduate
ievel-of all phases OF Judalc
studies.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16

JERUSALEM (JTA) - Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion reveal
ed last month at a special session
of the Knesset, Israeps Parlia-
ment. that Israel had recently ac-
ouired. after great efforts" GER
tain types of military equipment,
obtainable from only one country
in the world, which was needed 70
counteract enemy preparations
against Israel. He did not disclose
the nature of the equipment or
the country.
The Prime Minister made the
disclosure when he announced ne
was assuming responsibility for
the Governments presentation OF
a supplementary budget last win
ter while the Knesset was still de-
hating the regular ALLEGATIONS tor
the current year. Finance Minister
Levi Eshkol has been under snarp
criticism for the request Tor tne
new levieS.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion took the floor u
his capacity as Defense Minister
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16
Two Subjects
viii Be Topics

JERUSALEM, (JTA) - jewish
education in communities outside
Of Israel and the promotion OF I'M
migration to Israel particularly
from Western countries are the two
items which members of the Jew
ish Agency executive consider OF
primary importance for consloera-
ton at the next World Zionist Con-
gress.
The executive ended a series OF
meetings at which the agenda lor
the Zionist Congress was discuss
cd. The summary speeches py
members of the executive mace II
clear that the two topics were re-
garded as of most significance.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16

MONTEVIDEO Uruguay, (JTA)--|
A two-day South American Zionist
convention ended last month with
the adoption of resolutions promls-
ing an intense effort by all partlcl-
pants to assure the maximum
success of the forthcoming 2otn
World Zionist Congress in Jeru-
salem. The 80 delegates, represent
ing Zionist organizations in Argen-
tina, Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile,
urged in one of the resolutions tnat
the Zionist Congress find means
of unifying the Jewish people
around Israel.
The conference also asked Tor
better coordination between the
central Zionist bodies and the ter
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-09-16
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World Zionist Congress Success
Is Urqed By Latin Americans

ritorial organizations, particularly
that the territorial organizations
should be consulted in advance In
the implementation of Zio is
tasks. Such tasks, the delegates
proposed. should be assigned ex-
clusively through the representa-
tives of Zionist organizations.
Greater efforts were urged IN
another resolution for Jewish edu.
cation. for wider knowledge Oh
Hebrew and for Jewish youth.
It was disclosed during the de-
hate that the Chilean jewish
Representative Committee had as
sociated itself with the World
Zionist Organization.
Evening star., 1960-04-24
April Is
100

9:UU
4-Youns Dr. MoIons. Drama.
5-Mr. District Attorney.
7-Beat the Clock. Game.
o-The Millionaire. Drama.
$3.50
4-From These Roots. Drama.
5-DoteIine Europe. Drama.
Jerome Thor stors.
7-Who Do You Trustf Quiz.
9-The Verdict Is Yours. Trioi.
400
4-comedy Playhouse.
Repeats Of popuIor series.
S-Piek Temple. Kids.
I Hour. Comes ond eortoons.
7-Amerieon Bondstond.
IA Hours. Dick Clork. m. C..
s-The Brighter Day. Seriol.
AIS
s-The Secret Storm. SerioI.
4:30
4-Adventure Time.
9-Edse Of Night. Seriol.
500
4-Boxo the Clown. Color.
5-MiIt Gront Show. Variety.
! Hour. Teen-ooers' donce party.
9-The EorIy Show. Movie.
Ia Hours. 1.-THE Steel Cooe."
1854. John ireland.
$500
4-Susie. Comedy.
7-Rin Tin Tin. Adventure.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-12
Ellyson And
Barksdale Families
Have Reunion

The annual reunion of the
Ellyson and Barksdale families
was held Sunday, August Z. at
the home of Mrs Frank Glow
dis at Red House, Charlotte
county.
Those present were Mrs. Will
liam Scott Barksdale and Miss
Annie Lee Barksdale, of Char
lottesville. Stuart M. Barksdale
of Takoma Park, Md. Mrs
Clara E. MasOncup and Mrs
Joyce Rose and family, of Har-
riston, Mr.. and Mrs. Maitland
Ellyson and family, of Ports
mouth, MIR. and Mrs. A. T
Smith, of Richmond, Mrs. Car
RE Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H
Wilkerson, James Holmes Will
kerSon, William M. Smith, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hartley. and
Mrs. w. M. Smith, of Dillwyn
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wright and family, of Fairfax,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Stroud, III,
and family, of Davidson, N. c..
Mrs. Lewis o. Lilly, Miss Lucy
Barksdale, and Miss Mary
Blanchard, of Norfolk. Miss
Peggy Callahan, of Pascagoula
Miss, Mrs. J. B. Weymouth, OF
Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S
Weymouth and family, Of Bra
denton, Fla, Taylor Ellyson, OF
Martinsville, Mrs. Clara B. FL
Tyson and Henry Ellyson, OF
Charlotte Court House.
Others in attendance wer,
Mrs. George Fitzgerald, Mrs
Lula Thompson, Mrs. Marvin
Wash, and Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil
Whit, Of Farmville, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Louis Cunningham, Mr.
and Mrs. William Clowdis, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. johnson, O
Lynchburg, Miss Rose AM
Dawson and Mrs. Ann Gillespie
Of Big Island, James Crawley
Of Jacksonville, Fla, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Clowdis, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Robert G. Clowdis, ant
Ned Clowdis. of Red House
Mrs. r. M. Harper and family
of Brookneal, and Mr.. and Mrs
G. E. Mitchell and family, O
Rustburg.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-12

least five out of the ten years
prior to the beginning Of his disa-
bility. This must be work COW
cred by the social security law.
either as wage Garner, or in
self-employed occupation that
requires social security tax to be
paid.
II you feel you might meet the
Social Security Administration S
definition Of disability, you should
contact your social security dis
trict office. The office that
serves your area is located at
liz Langhorne Road. Lynchburg,
Virginia. Or. you may contact
our representative who is at
the courthouse in Farlnville on
Wednesday Of each week at 10
am. and at the courthouse in
Buckingham on the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month at
10 am.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-12
Mrs. T. 3. Harris
Buried Wednesday
At Pamplin, 70

PAMPLIN, Aug. II - Funeral
services for Mrs. Loula Moore
Harris, 70, were held at II am.
Wednesday at Robinson Funeral
Home. Appomattox, with burial
in Pamplin Community Gene
terry. Mrs. Harris, wife of Thomas
E. Harris, died Monday at her
home at Pamplin.
Surviving are seven daughters,
Mrs. Lottie Hamilton, Of Madi-
sonville, Mrs. Reba Martin. OF
Spout Spring, Miss Eunice Harris
and Mrs. Arlene Clodfelter. both
of Richmond, Mrs. Katherine
Cash. of Farmville, Mrs. Chris
tine Ransom and Mrs. Louise Dill
lon. both Of Pamplin; son, j
Carlton Harris, Of Pamplin: two
sisters. Mrs. Donald Hamilton, Of
Richmond, and Mrs. Florine
Phelps, Of Ly nchburg; two broth.
ers, c. F. and w. F. Moore, Of
Appomattox; IL grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-12
Funeral Rites For
Ernest w. Seay, 80
Held In Norfolk

NORFOLK, Aug. II Funeral
services for Ernest w. Seay, 80
were held Wednesday at IL am
at Burrows Memorial Baptist
Church in Norfolk, with inter
ment in Forest Lawn Cemetery
Mr.. Seay, a native of Bucking-
ham County, died Monday at his
home in Norfolk.
He was a son of the late James
Abner Seay and Mrs. Mary Anna
Seay. He wa a deacon of Bur
rows Memorial Baptist Church
of Norfolk. His wife was the late
Mabel Smith Seay.
He is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Dorothy S. Owens,
and Mrs. Marie S. Harry, both
of Norfolk. and Mrs. Ruth S.
Schneider, of Kingsport, Tenn. !;
three sons, Ernest W. Seay, Jr.,
of Norfolk. Kenneth L. Seay and
Carlton E. Seay, both of London
Bridge; three sisters, Mrs. H. E.
Old, Miss Annie v. Seay and Mrs.
B. N. Holman, all Of Norfolk;
three brothers. Everett P. Seay
of Norfolk, Branch A. Seay, OF
Dillwyn, and Rice L. Seay, of
Andersonville, and Is grandchil-
dren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-12

A delicious supper was served
patrons and guests by the .Vir-
ginia Food Service of Richmond
on the high school grounds after
which a short business meeting
was held in the school.
Plans are underway for our
annual Labor Day picnic. 1t is
hoped that everyone will help as
much as possible to make the
day a success. Workers ar e
needed and contributions to the
food sale will be much appreci-
ated Last year there was a
shortage of foods for sale. The
Brunswick stew committee has
promised that there will be a
bountiful supply of stew on hand
and of course there will be other
foods such as hot dogs, ham
burgers, french fries, etc.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-08-12
Temporary Disabilities Are Not
Covered By Social Security Act

II just had my appendix re-
moved. can | get disability pay
ments from social security?"
This question and many Of a
similar nature are often asked Of
the Lynchburg Social Security
Office.
The answer is generally no. In
order to receive benefits from
social security under the disa-
bility provisions of the law, a
person must have a serious
physical or mental impairment
that is expected to continue in
definitely.
Temporary disabilities are not
covered in the social security
disability program. The ailment
must be one of a long duration
and it must be Of such severity
that no substantial gainful work
can be done.
Disability payments are made
to persons over so years of age
who have beer disabled for at
least six months and whose
physical or mental impairment is
expected to continue indefinitely.
This provides partial replace
ment of the income the person
has lost due to his or her diSa-
bility.
In addition to meeting the disa-
bility standards, a disabled per-
son must have worked for at