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Evening star., 1961-09-17
FROM THE STAR FILES
100 Years Aoo

That master tactician,
Robert Edward Lee, was re-
leased from the unwilling
role of armchair general and
took to the field a century
ago. He had wanted to be in
on the Battle of Bull Run,
but Confederate President
Jefferson Davis kept him in
Richmond. Now that the
Yankees we're in a threaten
ing position in Western Vir-
ginia, Lee was dispatched to
oust them. Western Virgini-
ans we're traitorous in the
eyes of the Confederacy, hav-
ing refused to secede from
the Union with the rest of
Virginia. Theirs was a noun
famous area, and who better
knew mountain warfare than
Lee, who had proved himself
with Winfield Scott amid the
peaks Of Mexico? The objec-
tive was Cheat Mountain,
poking up $500 feet and COM
manding the best Of the
passes on the turnpike be-
tween Staunton and Parkers-
burg. A Union force of unde-
termined strength occupied
this vantage point. 1t was
commanded by Gen. John j.
Reynolds, who was instructor
in philosophy at West Point
when Lee was superintendent
there. Lee aimed to chase the
bluecoats off, then proceed
to Grafton. where he would
block the Baltimore a. Ohio
Railroad and cut Federal
communications between
East and West. 1t didn't
work. The Star said in a de-
layed story on September IS.
1861: ". Lee resumed the
attack along the whole line
at Cheat Mountain yester-
day (September 13, 1850.
After a long contest, he was
fairly repulsed by Reynolds
with considerable Rebel loss
and little or no loss to (the
Union) side, owing to the
fact that (Union) troops
fought behind entrench-
ments. Lee has manifestly a
large force, but is alarmed
lest Rosecrans should come
upon him in the rear. =. :"
The same day from Elkwater,
Va, came this news: "A de-
tachment of 300 men from
the 14th Indiana and oath
and 25th Ohio regiments dis
persed three Tennessee regi-
Evening star., 1961-09-17
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
To the Top
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain of the United States Senate

Through school doors a
vast juvenile army moves.
September's order of the day
is forward march" 1t is a
fascinating and solemnizing
sight, full of laughter and
tears. as today prepares for
tomorrow. Resting on school,
room floors the ladder of
education leans against the
Judgment to come even as
childish feet climb its lowest
rounds. For not only read
ing, writing and arithmetic,
but life more abundant, or
life warped or stunted. is in
volved in the process begun
anew when for another year
the schoolbell rings.
Where are the multitudes
which yearly throng anew
the schoolrooms of the Ma
ton going? That army of
individuals is going some
where! AS childhood climbs
to maturity and the COM
mencement" Of life ap-
proaches, what will be the
motives and goals which like
a magnet will determine the
direction the individual will
take? What for any climber
is the top to which the path
of desire leads?
One modern boy of whom I
know, being asked the ques-
ton as the end of public
school training neare
What do you really want
out of life?" replied frankly:
II want to get to the top;
make money, and have all the
things money can get" One
could only hope and pray
that somehow such a goal of
personal acquisition might
by some flaming revelation
be changed to the. matchless
glory of service to others.
Two of Christ's disciples,
backed by a mothers ambi-
ton, told the Master in so
many words that in His COM
ing Kingdom they wanted
places at the top. He replied
that such pedestals we're not
His to give but declared that
In that realm the greatest
was the servant of all.
Getting to the top, as
many moderns interpret it,
often proves to be a tobog-
gan to perdition. In a pep
talk to a group of young men
who were impatiently eyeing
the heights, the speaker was
only half wise as he re-
marked: Every man who
gets anywhere does so be-
cause he first firmly re-
solved to progress in the
world and then has enough
stick-to- -it-iveness to trans
form his resolution into real
ity." But another, really wise,
who to his own disillusion-
ment and despair has watched
as men reached what they
had thought Of as the
top but found it anything
but an oasis of bliss, had this
to say: I'm a nation where
more than half of the hos
pital beds are occupied by
persons who have experienced
mental breakdowns, where
psychiatrists seem to be as
essential as obstetricians,
where successful men have
a way of hitting the top of
the obituary column about
the same time they hit the
top in, their profession, II
may not be inappropriate to
inquire whether some of us
may be too eager in this
business of TRANSFORMING
resolutions into reality. ,"
Just how bright are these
men in a hurry who purchase
their pedestals with half
lived, half-enjoyed livesP
DR.. e. Stanley Jones,
speaking to a great company
of American youths, de-
clared: "You have every
thing. You are a much better
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Brinkmunship

Your September 9 ed
itorial, Mr.. K and Brink
manship," brought to mind
an astute observation made
by Bertrand Russell in his
1859 book-"Common Sense
and Nuclear Warfare" Ad-
mittedly this publication did
not sell as well as Jack Paar's
Il Kid You Not" but there
is always hope that while
world politics prepares civili-
cation for a common grave,
people will grasp exactly
what is confronting them
and somehow learn to en-
force their demands that the
burden of war be lifted from
their backs for all times.
Russell said of brinkman-
ship: This is a policy
adapted from a sport called
o.. Chicken It is played
by choosing a long straight
road with a white line
drawn down the middle and
starting two very fast cars
towards each other from OPP
poSite ends AS played
by irresponsible boys the
game is considered decadent
and immoral, though only
the two lives of the players
are risked. But when the
game is played by eminent
statesmen, who risk not Only
their own lives but those of
many hundreds of millions of
human beings, 1t is thought
on both sides that the states
men on one side are display
ing a high degree of wisdom
and courage, and only the
statesmen on the other side
are irresponsible. The
game may be played without
misfortune a few times, but
sooner or later 1t will come
to be felt that the loss of
face is more dreadful than
nuclear annihilation. The
moment will come when
neither side can face the
derisive cry of Chicken
from the other side. When
that moment is come, the
statesmen of both sides will
plunge the world into de-
struction."
I would change the ending
to read "if" that moment
ever comes. Anyone positive
that it will come will only
accelerate the chances of
racial suicide.
Frank B. Christopher.
\
Your editorial, "Mr. K and
the Brink" concludes with IF
he and his colleagues in the
Kremlin are keeping that
point in mind, then maybe
he will put an end to his
craftsmanship and join the
West, at long last, In eenu-
inely honest negotiations"
How honest can Com
munist negotiations be? Your
columnist Constantine Brown
knows. If an agreement is
reached with them and
later proves unfavorable to
communism of the Red var
iety, 1t goes out the win
dow. For honesty as far as
Red communism is con-
cerned means only one thing
that which advances their
cause.
Evening star., 1961-09-17

generation than mine, more
honest, better trained, two
inches taller - you have
everything except one thing,
a cause" A young man evi-
IDENTIFY resenting the charge
arose at the close of the
address and said: But, DR..
Jones. we have a cause"
The speaker asked, what
is it?" The youth replied,
I'VE want to succeed" A
newspaper editor present ex-
claimed, what a magnif-
icent answer" He evidently
felt that a passion to reach
the top was most laudable.
The editors comment was
but an indication that in our
acquisitive day to deny that
the chief end Of life is to
have power. to pursue tenn
poral prosperity and attain
recognition, is the greatest of
all possible heresies in
America.
Many centuries ago the
Prophet jeremiah, with no
thought of advantage to
himself, was trying to save
his nation from the fate
awaiting all self-indulgence.
He had a relative, a young
man, who acted as his sec
retary. His name was Ba-
ruch. He belonged to a dis
tinguished family. His own
brother had attained politi-
cal prestige. He had a good
chance to serve his personal
ambition which was stirring
in his breast. But jeremiah,
conscious of how desperate
was the national situation,
said to him in words that in
this day of destiny we need to
write on our national door,
posts - "Seekest thou great
things for thyself? Seek them
not" ..
In our day a boy was walk
ing across the campus at
Cornell wondering what he
would do with his life. With
in himself he felt the ability
which would lift him to the
top. There was a religious
meeting being held on the
campus. Just for curiosity's
sake this student stepped
into the hall at the very mo-
ment the preacher was an
nouncing his text. It was
from jeremiah = "Seekest
thou great things for thy
self? Seek them not" That
message proved the turning
point of that boys life. One
day, many, many years: later.
when he had come to world
fame, / saw him standing in
a long queue at a railroad
station in New York waiting
to buy a ticket. / thought of
the so years and more he
had been buying tickets to
all parts of the world-but
never a ticket on a selfish
mission. The name of that
statesman of the Kingdom
was John r. Mott, who
reached life's summit with
out seeking it and who took
as the motto of his life the
text of that campus service
-"Seekest thou. great things
for thyself? Seek them not"
That is the guidepost to the
only top worth seeking and
reaching.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Timely Message

I should like to congratu-
late you on your column
Spires of the Spirit" by DR..
Frederick Brown Harris, par
ticularly the article in "The
Sunday Star" for Sept. 10
entitled THE Shame of a
Neutral. Such statements
are very much needed today.
Isabel H, Kerr.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry wrtters' correct
names and add, eSses. Al let
terS are subject to condensd-
tton. Those not used iDtu be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped enDeLOpes.
Evening star., 1961-09-17

straints that would be favorable to him.
Nothing could be more dangerous than
to encourage such a belief on his part.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Presidents LANGUAGE

Roger w. Montague.
Evening star., 1961-05-10
Swurt Heads New
African Republic

CAPETOWN, South Africa,
May 10 (AP).-CharleS Rob-
berts Swart, the candidate Of
South Africa'S white govern
ment, was elected first preSi-
dent Of the new South African
Republic today.
The Senate and Assembly,
sitting as an electoral college,
gave 139 votes to Mr.. Swart
and II to former Chief Justice
Henry Allan Fagan, the candi-
date of the combined opposition
parties.
Mr.. Swart's election had been
certain because of the ruling
national party's majority in
Parliament. He was nominated
| by Prime Minister Hendrix
Verwoerd.
Mr.. Swart, 66, is a veteran
National Party member and
former Minister of Justice. He
resigned at the beginning Of
this month as Queen Elizabeth's
last governor-general for the
Union of South Africa.
Evening star., 1961-05-10

tend to give it a hand along
the way" he said. If there is
not a nationwide educational
television system in this coun-
try it will not be the fault of
the FEC"
Mr.. Minow warned the broad
casters that he planned to
scrutinize license renewal ap-
plications and to publicize the
renewal hearings as much as
possible.
He sharply criticized most of
the television programming
presently aired.
Evening star., 1961-05-10

the shadows of semiconscious-
ness, her right SIDE paralyzed
and her speech faculty totally
blocked.
How far she now will come
back from the beating is prob
lematical. Her attacker left her
unconscious and bound two
days before she was discovered.
Police since have tried in vain
to communicate with her for a
statement.
Evening star., 1961-05-10
'UNTOUCHABLES'
MinoW Lets
Industry
Shoot Back
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN
Star staff Writer


Eliot Ness and his Feds
couldn't have stirred up more
interest among television ex-
ecutives today than the ap-
pearance of FEC Chairman
Newton N. Minow and his own
brand of Untouchables.
The Federal Communications
Commission boss had slapped
the television industry hard in
a speech yesterday, and this
morning he let the National
Association of Broadcasters take
shots at him and his men.
The scheduled panel discus
sion between the FCC-which
Mr.. Minow called the Seven
Untouchables yesterday-and
the industry was the talk of
the convention last night and
today.
Showdown Awaited
Some executives probably ex-
pected a real showdown be-
tween the forces of television
and that of they regulator
agency. Network executives, ad-
vertising leaders and station
owners were among the 1000
who filled the Sheraton-Park
Hotels Sheraton Hall by 10:30
this morning when the "pro-
gram" opened.
The trade papers gave Mr..
Minow's words banner head
lines today, and the speech in
which he referred to television
as a "wasteland" was in every
body's mind.
Like many TV spectaculars,
this one left the audience cold
after the first half hour.
The trouble was there were
no bad men for the Untouch-
ables to tangle with.
Applause Is Brief
The broadcasters showed
their feelings toward Mr.. Min
ow by keeping their applause
to an absolute minimum when
he was introduced. Even this
prompted the moderator to say
THAT was pretty good after
yesterday"
When he first got a chance
to speak, Mr.. Minow told the
audience that he was surprised
ito see so many of you talking
to me this morning."
The broadcasterS liked that
uip, and applauded more loudly.
The toughest volley thrown
by the audience was a question
asking whether the FEC had
been studying the First Amend
ment lately. This was a veiled
reference to fears that the FEC
might try to censor programs.
Mr.. Minow an dhis men tried
to make it clear that they
weren't out to censor anybody
but like all Feds, they just
wanted to make sure the IL
censees whom they police live
up to the letter of their public
interest" obligations.
This still puzzled some broad
casters, but by the nthe 80.
minute program had to end.
Evening star., 1961-05-10

underwent yesterday at Wash
ington Hospital Center.
The 212-hour craniotomy was
intended to remove a blood clot
which formed after Miss Lock-
wood was beaten on the face
and head the week end Of April
% by an intruder in her apart
ment at I'LL Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Since then she has lain in
Evening star., 1961-05-10
Beaten Woman
Operated On

Miss Frances J. Lockwood's
chances for recovery depend
today on the success Of a brain
operation which the 42-year-old
former Government employe
Evening star., 1961-05-10

state how much money would
be sought.
Addressing a luncheon meet |
ing of the National Association
of Broadcasters in the last day
of it's convention, Mr.. Ribicoff
said the administrations pro-
gram is being developed and
will be presented to the House
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee on May II.
Direct Grants Opposed
The matching funds pro-
vision differs from a bill Spon-
sored by Senator MagnuSon,
Democrat of Washington, which
passed the Senate in March.
This bill provided for direct
grants of 81 million to each
State and the District for ed
ucational television.
At the time of its passage,
Secretary Ribicoff announced
that his department did not
favor the Magnuson bill.
In addition, Mr.. Ribicoff said
the Health, Education and
Welfare Department plans to
intensity its activities in edu-
cational televiSion, including
testing and demonstrations.
The Secretary told the broad
casters, however, that educa-
tional television docs not take
commercial broadcasterS off the
hook"
He emphasized that every
broadcaster has a duty to serve
the public interest. That duty
requires balanced program
ming, including programs which
significantly contribute to edu-
cation" he said.
Help for Needy Areas
The Federal funds would be
used, Mr.. Ribicoff said, to help
bring educational television to
those areas of the country
which lack equipment and
funds to start such systems.
He pointed out that there
are only so educational tele-
vision stations in the country
now.
The subject of educationa,
television also came up at yes
terday's session when Newton
N. Minow, chairman of the
Federal Communications Com
mission, said he would do al
I can to help educational tele-
vision. There are still moi
enough educational stations
and major centerS Of the coun-
try still lack usable educationa,
channels"
Pledges FEC Support
Evening star., 1961-05-10
Ribicoff Tells Industry
OfEducotionoI NPIon

administration plans Congress for matching
funds help localities develop educational tee
vision systems
Welfare Secretary Rbicoff told the Nations broadcasting
today that the funds would be used in educational %
vision planning well buying equipment He did not
Evening star., 1961-05-10
Pledges FEC support

Educational television has
an enormous contribution to
make to the future, and I in
Evening star., 1961-05-10

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The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17

ed any serious damage done to any vehicle.
 Stan's Cab in Kenai sent a Wrecker out after several cars on Kenai and Kenai Spur roads. kenai Service Go. pulled in car that had slid off the highway be- tween Sterling Junction and Moose Pass and said the road was a solid sheet of ice and that sanding crews had just begun work on it when they got there about noon Wednesday.
 Highway workers assisted six stalled motorists between Sol- dotna and Clam Gulch and sever- al in the Moose River vicinity. Soberg also reported two trucks between Moose Pass and Seward and two trucks between Hentons and Moose River in addition to several cars that failed to stay on the icy highway. Drivers were uninjured and vehicles undam- aged.
 All flights were cancelled at Kenai Airport on Tuesday after noon due to poor visibility in the freezing rain and poor field con- ditions. All of Wednesdays flights were cancelled due to icy field conditions and the Constellation on Thursday afternoon did not set down at Kenai.
 All DC3 planes and other air craft landed as scheduled and an extra section was added to one DC3 flight to take care of mail and passengers that customariy would have been on the Constel- ation
 At soldotna airfield there was a change in flight schedules ex- eept for the p. Iii. flight which was cancelled Tuesday due to a wet blanket of snow and freezing rain.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
AREA c
Cooper Landing Hope

Cruitt, Jerry T., spenard; Sehilling, Leland s., Anchorage; Stall, Vern D., Moose Pass; Dun- can, Bruce B., Anchorage; Hart, Keith, Girdwood; Brewer, Leland P, Seward; Wolfe, Robert L., Moose Pass; Weller, N., Cooper Landing; Rothermel. Jack D., Ft. Richardson; Haradon, Clayton W. Anchorage; Mitchell, Billy B., Anchorage; Rasmussen, J. Spen- ard; Burns, Frank, Seward; Ak tell. A.. Seward; Grisco, Roscoe. Anchorage; Thorne, Robert L. Seward; steinhauser, F. L., An ehorage; English, Jimmie E., An- ehorage; Merle, Elden l., Seward;
 David, Stanley V, Seward; Hosler, Jim, Anchorage; Gotke, Evelyn, Seward; Smith. Dorothy F., Seward; zaehry, Robert E., Anchorage; Collier, Willie V, Anchorage; Curtis. Richard L.,
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Q HERE'S MORE ABOUT Ice Skaters
Continued from page D

Peninsula said Thursday that all roads in the Peninsula are now ill fair to good winter driving condition and are being well maintained.
 Bureau of Public Roads en- p1oyees were out all night Tues day sanding the roads. the worst of which by far were from Sol- dotna to Seward. soberg said. Considerable difficulty also was encountered in travelling the hill between silvertip and Portage.
 Soberg said motorists in gen. eral have been cautious and are driving carefully. Kenai Lake Lodge was filled Tuesday night, he said. with motorists who park ed their cars there and refused to move until driving conditions were safer.
 A check with Wrecking service operators reveals that they were busy pulling cars out of snow drifts but none of them report
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17

spenard; Walsh, Steve, Anchor age; Pilot, Allen D., Anchorage; Gritzner, Msgt. D. w.. Anchor age; Pereira, Jane, Anchorage; Moe. Ken, Seward; McComb, Jane Seward; Hubert, Edwin E., An ehorage; Shea, Patrick. Seward; McCafferty, Donald N., Anchor age; Chambers. William, Anchor age; Blair, Mike, Seward; Cof- fin, Ray, Anchorage; Kunisky. Thomas A., Anchorage; Winters, Robert L., Seward; Leister, Mill dred I., Mt. View; Andrews, Ste vens D.. spenard; Ingram, John C., Cooper Landing; Roselius. Gene, Anchorage; Moore, James D. Jr., Anchorage; Willburn, Bes- sic J., Portage; Stephens, Louis. Anchorage; Thompson, 5. E., An- ehorage; Rogers. Leonard B., Spenard; Lehman. Russell J.. Seward.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
PAGE FIVE

Monday night in meeting held at the Soldatna community hall.
 Harold Jackson was elected as fire chief, Walt McKern as as- sistant chief and Al Morasse as secretary.
 Another meeting is to be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday. November 2 0. at the Fire Hall, next to the Sky Bowl. All interested persons are urged to attend.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Q HERE'S MORE ABOUT Moose Permits
Continued from Page A

K 02ITtI1F0e HUH T a
 ehorage; Flickinger, Bonnie, Se- ward; Kupka, MT. Wm., Sterling; Martin, James, Anchorage; Hoo- ser, James G., Anchorage; Me- Graeken, Max, Seward; Stewart, Dorothy G., Kenai; Spruce, Ed gar A. Jr., Soldotna; Tongues, Joseph, Anchorage; Little Robert
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17

Roland, Soldotna; Hales, Edgar M., Anchorage; Lantz, Harlan G., Soldotna; Lawrence, Jack A., Spenard; Black, David Kidd, An chorage; Mills, Ruben G., Anch- orage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15

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Evening star., 1961-09-27
Ben-Gurion Fete
Scheduled Here

A party honoring the 18th
birthday of Israels Prime Min
lister David Ben-Gurion will be
held at 8 pm. Sunday, october
8, in the Cotillion Room of the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
The plans were announced by
Meyer Major, chairman of the
Washington Committee for
Israel Bonds, and Louis C.
Grossberg. chairman of the
1861 city-Wide Israel bond high
holy day program.
Awards will be presented to
synaeogues for their participa-
ton during the bond program
and for outstanding congrega-
tional activities on behalf of
the economy of Israel.