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Evening star., 1961-07-11

Relative to DR.. Whittier'S
proposed plan to utilize the
Montgomery County schools
on a 12-month basis, it is
considered that this plan,
while novel in its approach,
creates many more problems
than it purports to solve.
The only positive feature
Of the plan is its supposed
economy. Offered as a sop to
the economy minded tax
payer, the plan seems to say
that more students can use
the same school plant when
it is utilized on a 12-month
basis with 1-month long va
cations every three months
on a staggered, rotating prin-
ciple; hence there is osten-
Sibly a big savings in the de-
letion of the cost Of building
many additional schools and
classrooms.
Examined more closely
however, there are many dis
advantages and undesirable
features to this plan.
a. The proposed plan will
probably be much more
costly to the taxpayer in the
long run. In order to utilize
the school plans efficiently in
midsummer there will be
additional costs for installa-
tion, maintenance and OPP
Grafton Of air-conditioning
systems in every school in
the county. Additional taxes,
too, will be required to pay
school teachers on a 12-
month basis instead Of a 10
m o N tn basis. Additional
schools will still be required
in new areas Of home devel-
opment in the county not
withStanding.
b. The proposed plan will
create more traffic and con-
fusion in the schools with
more students and teachers
using the same facilities on
varying schedules; this is not
conducive to learning.
C. The proposed plan is
disruptive in terms Of month
long vacations" to children
at odd times during the en-
tire year which may be out
of phase with those of their
parents, playmates, brothers
and sisters, and society as a
whole. This will create un-
necessary confusion, disor-
der and annoyance.
d. The proposed plan will
create an economic hardship
to working mothers including
mothers who are school
teachers who will have chill
dren at home a month at a
time at odd times during the
year. These mothers will
either have to hire addi-
Evening star., 1961-07-11
Candid Camera

I take strong exception to
the letter in The Evening
Star from Darnley M. How
ard, vice president of the
Brightwood Community AS
Sociation, alleging an under
handed attempt to diScredit
the Washington public school
system"
There Is nothing under
handed" about sending pho
tographers out on the street
to photograph public schools.
The resultant publicity gives
the lie to his statement. If
it were "underhanded," no
one would ever have known
about it.
AS for discrediting the
Washington public school sys-
TEN, the facts of this matter
may be of interest to Mr..
Howard. Here are some facts
for his edification that were
furnished by the public school
system itself:
There are nine elementary
schools in the District of CO.
lumbia that as Of October
%, 1858, before deSegregation
took place, had a total white
enrolment Of 4,613 students.
Seven years later, after de-
segregation, the facts are that
the white enrolment in these
same schools totaled 448 stu
dents and that the Negro
enrolment totaled 1850. To
bring these figures into terms
simple enough for almost
anyone, this means that these
nine formerly all-white ele-
mentary schools now have a
Negro enrolment in excess
Of 80 per cent in each school.
The photographs which
were taken illustrated the
above facts. Indeed, zone pic
ture is worth a thousand
words"
AS to fraudulent scenes.
there were none. None were
sought and none were deliv-
cred. None were necessary for
the simple reason that the
Evening star., 1961-07-11
Railroad Troubles

The fact that the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad tracks end
about $50 miles north of Washington
does not make that carriers desperate
financial troubles a matter of remote
interest here. For while the New Haven'S
problems are perhaps the most dramatic
and urgent in the industry at the mo-
ment they are being suffered in varying
degrees by many another Glass rail-
road, particularly in the denSely pop
ulated and predominantly short-haul
region of Eastern United States. It is
in this area, where the profit-making
potential of long distance freight haul
age Is minimal and where public need
for -profit-and often profitleSS-
commuter passenger service is greatest,
that railroading currently is having it's
toughest going.
If this were merely depression
cycle in an industry it might warrant
concern only on the part of stockholders
and employees. Unfortunately, this is
not the case. There is real threat that
an absolutely essential segment of the
Nations transport system-eSSential to
security as we'll as to peacetime economic
well-being-could deteriorate to dan
gerous degree. If for no other reason,
this is why the plight of the once gilt
edged New England carrier is matter
for concern outside its own territory.
Many factors have brought the New
Haven'S troubles to the climax of petit
tioning for reorganization under the
Federal Bankruptcy Act. Truck COM
petition is an obvious one In the COM
pact New England industrial community,
the flexibility of truck shipment is of
great advantage. To compete at all, the
New Haven has had to maintain numer-
GUS high-cost switching yards and
terminal facilities where cutting out
each car for local deliveries represents
a relatively expensive operation. For
shipment in or out of New England, the
New Haven picks up the revenues only
for its own short haul-Smaller and less
Evening star., 1961-07-11
EIoborotes on Mood of Prejudice
Sidney K0retz.

lations considered good
when there is not room to
inquire or complain of the
practices so prevalent in this
area, of bypassing qualified
employees because Of race;
when every inquiry or COM
plant of injustice is labeled
characterization" whether it
occurs at the Grade 3 to 8
level or in the few and far
between instances Of en-
ployment or appointment
above that level?
Is it considered good rela-
tions when such sound in
stitutions as our banks and
savings and loan associations
refuse to employ Negroes
above the menial and service
level however well qualified?
To say nothing of refusal to
employ for in-service train
ing. How good are the re-
lations when the daily press
boasting of its circulation
rarely ever hires a Negro for
more than nonprofessional
jobs? Is one reporter of COL
or enough for the whole city.
or should my son be able
to get employment as copy
boy or cub reporter with pro-
motional opportunities?
Yes, Mr.. Editor, I say and
will continue to say to my
people and the world had
Mr.. Reeves been anything
other than a Negro he would
now be Commissioner. Had
the daily press not put him
through the wringer, in a spe-
cial fashion Preserved SEEM
ingly for Negro aspirants)
but had treated him as they
did other nominees he would
have been serving this COM
munity in a very admirable
way"
The report on my Sunday
sermon did not carry the full
text. It did not tell of my
urge to the Negro commu-
nifty to resist "brain-washing"
and unite behind our leaders
giving them every help to
qualify since perfection is the
standard set for any one of
us. If this be "irresponsi-
BILE or unfounded" then I
shall forever so remain.
I and my people shall never
condone wrong, nor do we
ask for preferential treat
ment, but If perfection is
a necessary requirement for
public office then let's see
to it that all are measured
by the same yardstick with
out regard to race.
DR.. E. Franklin Jackson,
President, D. C. Branch Of
NAACP.
Evening star., 1961-07-11

Much to-do has been made
over my sermon on Sunday
July 2, reports Of which were
carried in the Washington
Post, The Evening Star and
the Daily News. This sermon
entitled Liberty or Death"
touched upon things from
which we needed to extri-
cate ourselves even though
it should result in personal
danger, even death.
In illustrating one point
Of the sermon, I commented
on the nomination Of and
subsequent withdrawal Of
the name Of Frank D. Reeves
as Commissioner Of D. c.,
and the special inveStiga-
tions, examinations and dis
closures of personal finances
and taxes, incidental to the
action of withdrawal of his
name at ''his request" To
some newspaper people "a
reporter was present) the re-
marks in the sermon we're
of such penetrating nature
as to elicit from them edi-
torial comment on radio and
televiSion. To them my
sermon at that point was
irresponsible and unfounded
not in the interest OF better
race relations"
I wish to state that I am
flattered that the daily press
would give so much space
to my remarks since the mes
sage of the Negro church is
almost entirely overlooked
except on occasions when the
voice of that church disagreeS
with the status quo and
seeks remedial action. There
is an awareness and real con-
Germ in the Negro community
for the extent to which some
people and institutions will
go to prevent any Negro from
becoming a leading citizen
occupying the top level posi-
tions in the District govern
ment, especially If that
person has been vocal and
effective in securing rights
previously denied because of
color.
AS for the case in point
I did state and do believe
as do thousands of others
in this community that the
daily press created a mood
of prejudice" and that the
public would not have looked
derogatorily on Mr.. Reeves
tax record had it not been
for the treatment given to
it by the daily press, and
the fact that Mr.. Reeves is
a Negro. Be assured we have
no brief for tardiness or fail
ure to pay taxes as long as
the same rule applies regard
Evening star., 1961-07-11
Bombers and Missiles

More than 1000 years ago,
on seeing a dart fired by a
machine brought from Sicily,
the Spartan King Archida-
mus exclaimed: "Oh, Hercu-
les, the valor of man is at
an end" He was way ahead
Of the story. 1t is only now
that we are faced with the
possible obsolescence Of hu-
man qualities in warfare.
Barbarism, with the superior
apon, can win over
civilization.
Is it time to discard the
old rule: Don't fire until
you see the whites Of their
eyes,? Not yet, according to
retiring Air Force Chief Of
Staff, Gen. Thomas D. White.
Men are still important, he
says, and the manned COM
bat airplane is nowhere near
its end.
A manned bomber can do
things that a mere missile
can't. The former has flexi-
bility Of performance, can
carry a greater load than
any rocket, and can have its
mission altered.
Maybe this is just a tenn
porary respite for the "valor
of man." Last year, DR.. Nor
bert Wiener, noted mathe-
matician. spoke of a new
kind Of machine. Machines
can be developed that possess
sufficient originality to con-
slider, test, and then accept
or reject suggestions that
have been fed into them,
arriving at an answer long
before its operator can COM
prehend the nature or long
range wisdom of its decision.
These would put us in the
position Of the sorcerer's ap-
prentice who did not have
the stop formula.
Sidney KOretZ.
Evening star., 1961-07-11

less of race or political posi-
ton.
To those who. charge ir-
responsibility, lack Of foun-
dation and not in the in
terest of better race rela-
tionS, I reply:
/. Look at the record. Lit
orally before the ink was dry
on the nomination of Mr..
Reeves one of the daily news
papers carried a left handed
editorial compliment with
the undertone too clearly
defined, that this appoint
ment was not one Of merit
but "a political gesture on
the part Of the Democrat
Party to Negro voters" The
editorial further said I'VE
are still naive enough to think
that a man should be picked
for a particular job on the
basis of those skills and tai
ents which he will bring to it,
and that just as we would
not discriminate against a
man because of his color,
neither would we single him
out for special recognition
because of It,"
We have noticed for a
long time the ability of the
press to destroy ones char
acter and career with in
nuendo and seeds Of suspi-
cion.
2. The very same news
paper on the following day
carried the story that Mr..
Reeves had been tardy (not
fraudulent) in paying taxes.
Now the Senate District
Committee had not met; it
had scheduled its hearing
for Tuesday three days hence.
Whose responsibility was it
then, if not the daily press,
for investigating in what all
three papers described in not
the usual way Mr.. Reeves
personal finances? The daily
press (all three papers) ad-
mitted that this was special
treatment for Mr.. Reeves
since the Commissioner whose
place Mr.. Reeves was to as
sumo also had both Federal
and District tax liens. In
the face Of these facts did
any newspaper or editor rise
to decry this special treat
ment for "Our first Negro
Commissioner"
3. What are good rela-
tions? OF what is such con-
stituted? Who is responsible
for maintaining same2 Is
it good relations only when
all is quiet although employ
ment, educational and polit-
ical opportunities are denied
on q basis Of race? Are re-
Evening star., 1961-07-11
THE POLITICAL MILL
The Cry of the ReoIists
By GOULD LINCOLN

Forelgn Affairs Committee
which, too, has been working
on the mutual aid bill.
There the resolution
stands. That it would be
overwhelmingly adopted in
both houses Of Congress is
the prediction of many OBJ
servers. Meanwhile, it is re-
ported that the White House
meaning the Presidents
getting opinions from the
State Department and other
sources regarding what
should be the United States
attitude when this question
of taking up the admission
of Red China to the U. N. is
brought up in September in
the General Assembly Of that
organization, as it seems GER
tain it will be. The morato-
rum on discussion Of the
Chinese question, which this
country and its supporters
have been able to maintain
for so long-despite the de-
mandS of Russia and its
Satellites-is threatened by
some of the newly admitted
African nations. The last
vote in the Assembly was
carried by the United States
by a narrow margin, and
statements by the "realists"
in this country have not
helped.
Fight the Issue Out
The Kennedy adminiStra-
ton does not want the recog-
milton and admission of Red
China to the U. N, although
there are 'realists" in its
midst. A strong vote in the
Congress on the subject may
be Of assistance at this time
and a notice to our friends
in the U. N. that we intend
to fight with vigor any move
to bring Red China into the
organization. In the mean
time, however, there have
been reports that this coun-
try might offer some plan
to give Red China member
ship, but keep the National
ist Chinese government on
Formosa still a member with
membership on the Security
Council. This has been de-
MED, but apparently the ad-
miniStration is casting about
for some plan to prevent a
vote in the General Assembly
to take up the Chinese issue.
The better course would be
to fight this issue out, and
to attempt to rally all our
friends. Britain has its own
realists on the Chinese ques-
tion, but she has stuck with
us in the past loyalty.
Being realistic" too often
in the past has proved no
less than appeasement in the
end. In the opinion of some,
Woodrow Wilson was not
realistic" when he took us
into war against the German
military machine in 1917
unprepared as we were. Harry
S. Truman was not being real
iStic when he told the Rus
sian Communists to keep
hands off Greece and Tur-
key, nor was Dwight D. Eli
Senhower being realistic
when he told the Red Chi
nese we would defend For
mosa and the Chinese Ma
tionalists there from attack.
The difficulty today lies in
the fact that our friends in
Europe, in the Middle East
and the Far East are not
sure how far we will go to
back up our words and COM
mitmentS. This is no time
for the United States to be
a Nation of rabbits,
Evening star., 1961-07-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSd.
tion. Those not used tDill be
returned only t0hen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped enUelopes.
Evening star., 1961-07-11
Be q rabbit,
Get the habit,
"Redlize!"

The clamor of the real
lists" in this country, if it
continues, is likely to real
ize" us into a Communist
dominated world. How many
times have they said in re-
cent years: I'VE have to be
realistic. Eventually, Red
China will become a member
of the United Nations, and
eventually Red China will be
recognized by the United
States"
This is the kind of realism
which brought the United
States to recognize and to
establish diplomatic relations
with Red Russia, which we
then proceeded to build up
industrially and otherwise.
The present day realists,
while saying that Red China
must finally become q mem
ber of the U. N, insist that
of course they are opposed
to the admission Of this
bloody = handed government
into this union of nations
for peace. BY their constant
demand that we be real
istic," however, they have
virtually told the Red Chi
nese that if they hold out
long enough, they can expect
recognition and admission to
the U. N. on their own terms.
For years this country has
been able to block discussion
of the admission Of Red
China to the U. N. The
grounds for rejecting Red
China are clear enough. The
Communist government of
China sent thousands and
thousands Of men to bolster
the North Korean Commu-
nists in their war with the
forces Of the United Nations
itself, which had moved
quickly, under the leadership
of the United States, to pre-
vent the take-over of the
Republic of Korea. Thou
sands of American fighting
men were killed or manned
in the Korean struggle.
Resolution Awaits Action
The Congress of the United
States has gone on record
in the past as being opposed
to the recognition of Red
China and against that gov
ernment's admission to the
United Nations. 1t is about
to do so again. A resolution
to this effect has been in
troduced in the Senate by
Senator Dirksen Of Illinois,
minority leader of the Sen
ate. He has been Joined in
the sponsorship of this reso-
luton by Senator Mansfield
of Montana, the majority
leader, and by several other
Senators. The Foreign Rela-
tionS Committee of the Sen
ate has as yet taken nc
action on the resolution, and
Senator DirkSen has threat
ened to offer it as an amend
ment to the mutual security
bill-the foreign aid bill
unless the resolution is re-
ported out and the Senate
given a chance to act upon
it. The same committee is
handling the foreign aid bill,
and is expected to have that
measure ready to send to the
floor of the Senate by the
end of this week or the first
of next. In the House OF
Representatives, Republican
Judd of Minnesota has in
troduced a similar resolution
and it is before the House
Evening star., 1961-07-11

pictures Of actual conditions
were far too eloquent in
themselves.
F. Edw. Hebert,
Representative From
Louisiana.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09

illero, Marty Neff and Gerry
Parker were chulos, Larry
Morgan was the announcer,
Ronnie Schwartz was the cor
rida, and Kenneth ( Mano-
lete } Stanley was resplend-
ent in his matador's costume.
Den 3 (Alice Neff Den
mother } presented a skit in
which Jackie Gragan was a
gaucho and Virgil Miller was
a ranchero. They converSed
in Spanish.
The items on display inclu-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09

were Rod Ball and n l $
mother; Joe Uden ana ms
mother; Virgil Miller ana his
sister Caroline; Jackie Gra-
gan and his mother; Marty
Neff with his father, mother
and sister Kathy; Gerry Par
ker and his mother, father
and sister Terry; Tom StapeI
and his father; Gary Rogers
and his mother and 1ather'
Larry Morgan and his mot
her. father and brother keV-
in; Ronnie Schwartz ana MS
mother and father, ana oroG-
ther Robert; and kenneV1
Stanley and his father ana
his grand m 0 t h e +, MIS-
Beardsley.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09
NEWS from CLARIDON

Mrs. Margaret Wilmot and son,
Ronnie, entertained Mr.. James
EdmondS of Ann Arbor, Mich
Rev. and Mrs. Christensen, and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilmot
and daughter for Sunday dinner.
Mr.. EdmondS is a friend of Mr..
Christensen and was guest organ
ist in the church service Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Rudolph Tretara has re-
turned to her home after an i'll
ness at Geauga Community hos
pital.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09

ded an "adobe hacienda,
typographical maps and scr
apbooks containing samples
of South American products.
To Attend Church
During the business meet
ing CubmaSter Austin Neff
announced Scout week is
Feb. 7 13. The boys will
attend church together Feb.
5. The Blue and Gold Banquet
will be Feb. IL at the Com
m u n i y church basement.
Henry Parker and Albert
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09
Montville Cubs Present Trip to South America

MONTVILLE When Pack
80 Of the Cub Scouts held
their monthly meeting TurS-
day evening, the theme was
South America.
Den one (Wayne Morgan =
Den leader enacted a bull
fight. Ell toro', raised on the
M. @. Rogers ranch, was
fierce looking animal, from
the tips of his horns to the
tip of his tail, (Which was am
putated during the fracas)
Tom Stapel was a bander-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09
BY MRS. HOWARD ENSIGN

About so men and women at
tended the Woman's Fellowship
Wednesday night in the Church
Social Hall. Rev. Christensen told
about Congregationalism an d
Mrs. Carrie Ladd had pro-
gram about our own church, with
pictures and church records dis
played.
Golden Rule Fellowship has
invited the Young Couples Club
to meet with them at church Sat
urday night at 8 o'clock.
The Junior Pilgrim Fellowship
held an ice skating party at Tay-
lor's Pond Sunday evening.
Your correspondent received an
invitation for the wedding of Mar
garet Ferro and Ronald Wales in
Seattle, Washington on Saturday,
Jan. %, at the Pilgrim Congre-
gational Church.
Word has been received of the
marriage of Jack Young in Cali
fornia about Christmas time.
A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. WILDER Brininger on De-
cember "a. Mrs. Brininger was
formerly Jill Young The baby
was named Brett Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Young
entertained their family Sunday,
Jan. 30 for a dinner party in
honor of Mrs. WILDER Brininger S
birthday.
Claridon school boys basketball
team played MOntville Thursday
night and won the game. The
girls basketball team play e d
Chardon Wednesday night and al
SO WUu.
Mrs. Fred Ianiro, accompanied
by Mrs. Nelson Enochian, was in
Columbus, O., last week to take
the state examination for COSme-
toiogy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rich
mond's daughters are staying at
home of their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert FenWick for sew
eral days while their parents at
tend a veterinarians convention
in Toledo, and visit friends.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09

Stanley are selling tickets for
the Cubs. M. j. Schwartz
will sell tickets to the Boy
Scouts. Mr.. Neff introduced
Joe Yambor who is Scout
master of Troop 90.
Treasurer RetireS
The boys of Den 2 (Greta
Ball-Den mother) joined the
others and Kathy Neff led
them all in some tumbling,
which they all enjoyed a
great deal. $50 did the "back-
seat coaches. " Attending
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-02-09
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