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Evening star., 1961-04-23

But, Whatever the game,
the caliber of the performer
is indicated not by the ap-
plause registered, nor by the
place he occupies, or the in
Strument he plays, but by
the quality of the work rem
dered in the niche which is
his.
The most significant work
of the world has always been
committed to the hands of
those who, by their contem-
poraries, would be appraised
as second fiddlers."
Life's most vital lesson is
that in all fields it isn't
what you play, but how you
play, that greatly matters.
In his Random Reminis-
cences" the Actor Charles
Brookfield, who always as
signed minor roles on the
stage where he could never
become dependent, as were
some of his acting comrades,
on the drug of applause, tells
of a rather startling and re-
vealing incident in his ca
reer. He was very i'll with an
acute attack of pleuriSy. In
some way the rumor got
started that the disease had
proved fatal. The evening
papers carried the news with
his obituary. There were the
customary gracious things
which are said when death
comes. Propped up in bed,
the alleged dead man read
the eulogieS pronounced on
himself. He found himself
rea ding in one paper:
Though Mr.. Brookfield was
never a great actor, he was
invaluable in small parts"
Think of reading that about
oneself! But to him it was
a great compliment. The ar
ticle was actually saying that
free from being addicted to
the dangerous drug of ap-
plause" he was a splendid
second fiddler" A finer
tribute could not have been
paid him.
In the total sum of things
worth while, the highest re-
wards go to those who are
Invaluable in small parts"
those who are content to
play a humble part in life'S
orchestra, concerned only
that the symphony be played
and the composer fittingly
interpreted.
Under the picture of the
great Galilean one has writ
ten, Infinite power with a
towel on its arm" A humble
follower of that One who
took a basin and a towel
and began to wash His dis
ciples' feet was the famed
preacher, Charles A. Spur
geon. He gratefully traced
the beginning of his own
great pulpit career to a
snowy Sunday mornin g
when. as a boy, with only a
handful at church, he heard
an unknown lay preacher
who gripped and won him.
Long afterward that re-
nowned pulpiteer in two lines
pointed to an Alpine peak
of truth, as he wrote:
1t needs more skill than !
can tell
To play the second fiddle
nell.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
The Gathering Storm

we borrow this phrase from winston
Churchill because it seems to fit the
mood Of a Still-quiet Sunday-but a
Sunday when even the cheerieSt optimiSt
is forced to admit that there may be a
few tiny flaws in this best of all possible
worlds.
Look where one will, there is trouble
on the horizon-in Algeria, the Congo,
Laos, Wet Nam. It is in Cuba, however,
that we in this country are most deeply
and urgently involved. And events there
may move swiftly.
The past few hours and days have
been the time Of the post mortems-
when those who specialize in after-the-
event explanations (some contradictory
took over the center Of the stage to tell
us what went wrong and why. Much of
the critical fire was centered on the
President, and perhaps he deserves it.
If so, however, he has taken it manfully.
We readily confess to strong sympathy
with his observation that victory has
100 fathers and defeat is an orphan"
Still, there is the fact of defeat in
Cuba. 1t seems clear that the landings
were premature, that the force COM
mitted was inadequate, and that the
effectiveness of Fidel CaStro's Com
muniSt-equipped and perhaps Com
muniSt-directed troops was under
estimated. But this is history, and the
essential lessons, we assume, have been
learned. The question now is what of
the future2
A triumphant Castro henceforth
will pose a greater threat to us and,
more Importantly, to his Latin neigh
borS. If it should turn out that Castro
has departed the scene, this threat GER
tainly will not diminish under the Com
muniStS who would inherit his mantle.
Perhaps it is correct that the Cuban
freedom forces are disheartened and
that the Cuban underground, or most of
it, has been rounded up by Castro's
secret police. If these things are true,
however, the meaning is that our
country'S task is more difficult and our
responsibility all the greater.
If we do nothing after this setback
Cuba is gone and other Latin American
states almost certainly will fall to the
Communists. If we do something more,
and If that something turns out to be
ineffective, the end result will be the
same. Consequently, we assume that Mr..
Kennedy is not thinking in terms of an
exercise in futility, and that his con-
ferences with Mr.. Eisenhower, Mr.. Nixon
and other Republican leaders are being
held in the hope of uniting all possible
support behind an effective course Of
action. Even so, in our country, the
privilege Of dissent must be respected.
But dissent, especially with Mr.. Khrush-
chev renewing his hypocritical yet
possibly dangerous threats, should not
descend to the level of mere sniping.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
Mclean PLnnnind

The term planning" is
anathema to broad levels of
the populace because Of the
connotation of governmental
control. We citizens of Nc
Lean, without planning, have
found the heart Of our town
covered with gas stations. 10
within a half mile stretch.
The prevention of such con-
ditions surely calls for plan
ming. Now we have planningI
Our Fairfax County Planning
Board recommends a third
highway to run through Nc
Lean (there already are two
a-building). This proposed
Pimmit Run Freeway will be
constructed in a section now
ear-marked for a park.
Thus the citizens of Nc
Lean have experienced no
planning with the resultant
gas stations and now under
planning are faced with
three super-highways. This
Pimmit Run Freeway will
ruin a stream valley, reduce
the natural water supply and
water drainage, and increase
the problem Of air pollution.
This freeway will not solve
nor help alleviate the trans
portation problem Of the
Greater Washington Area.
AS Lewis Mumford, an expert
on cities has stated, "once
wheeled traffic is treated as
the chief concern of planning
there will never be enough
space to keep it from be-
coming congested." Condi-
tions in Los Angeles prove
this to be true but before
our Fairfax planners find
this out, they will have sac
rificed our stream valley and
parkland. They will have
planned for cars and not for
people. r. Bartman.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
rs Years Ago

The novel spectacle of a
so called immune" Con-
gresham being jailed for a
traffic offenSe was staged
here 25 years ago. The Star
reported on April %, 1885:
Representative Marion A.
Zioncheck, Of Washington,
was fined $25 for speeding 70
miles an hour on Connecti-
cut avenue and sentenced to
pay $40 more for contempt Of
court today by Judge Walter
Casey in Traffic Court. He
was remanded to the cell
block when he told the Judge
he had just spent his last
nickel to phone the House
sergeant-at-arms. :"
Evening star., 1961-04-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Pen names may be used Il

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDrtterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
tion. Those not used iDill be
returned only Uhen accom-
panied BY self = addressed.
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
Feat of Strenqth

According to a recent press
report, Orvie Freeman, our
esteemed Secretary of Agri-
culture, is a physical culture
devotee who does push-ups,
sit-ups and other exercises
every morning.
I look upon Orvie's strenu-
Gus exertions with envy, awe
and admiration. If he will
only continue his efforts long
enough, I am sure he will de-
velop sufficient strength to
wiring some of the water out
of the farm subsidy program.
Angus Sinclair.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
A Dangerous Drug
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS, D. d.
Chaplain of the United States Senate

The first human ever to
navigate space - a Russian
has returned safely to
earth. Under all skies the
world thunders applause.
One man receives universal
acclaim for the most daring
and spectacular feat ever ac-
complished as, high above
this terrestrial ball, he re-
ports, Il am looking down
on the earth" The same wild
reception back to earth
awaits the first American
who will in due time follow
on a trip out of this world.
But for one person in
whom the hopes and tolls of
years are thus centered and
climaxed, there are thou
sands without whom ar
IDENTIFY desired goals would
never be reached. 1t is SOL
diers known only to God"
who really win the battles.
The greatest benefactors Of
the race have been those who
have never sought applause,
and if it is accorded them
treat it as but the chaff
which the wind driveth away.
When one who strives in
any realm so revels in ap-
plause, that stimulating dose
often put up in the form of
ditto marks, that he actually
seeks it rather than the
truth, it becomes a danger
GUS drug, addiction to which
undermines the whole per-
sonality, draining veracity,
bleaching integrity and lull-
ing conscience. Sometimes
the inordinate craving for it
and the inebriation that it
induces is so overpowering
that the victim reaches a
place where he is ready to
say, "My kingdom for ap-
plause.
In the matchleSs Sermon
on the Mount, the Greatest
Teacher warns against plan
ming that ones giving and
praying be done with ears
tuned to applause-staged on
public street corners to be
seen and heard of men.
After making an address
to an applauding crowd, a
certain public speaker, in an
hour of heart-searching as
the drug of desired applause
lessened in its effect, con-
feSsed that he deplored the
fact that he had been but
the sounding board for the
prejudice and passion of that
audience. He had hurled back
upon them to their own de-
light the opinions they al
ready held. He realized that
all he had done with his
fervent oratory was to con-
firm the ideas his auditors
had brought with them. In
retrospect he ardently wished
that he had brought to that
occasion a few Interrogation
marks instead of dealing ex-
cluSively with ditto marks.
The reaction of listeners
to a public speech is never
necessarily the criterion OF
the Importance of the spoken
word.
At Gettysburg, Edward
Everett, polished orator, re-
ceived the applause of the
hour. Abraham Lincoln'l
three-minute speech, on thai
same occasion, has the ap-
plause of the ages.
The youth of this compel.
tive day are often Spurrec
on in their desire for immedi-
ate recognition by what ha.
been called "the drum major
complex" Success too otter
means the head of the pa.
rade where, with whirlint
baton. the exhibition inStinc-
can run, have free course
and be glorified. The objec,
tive and motivation is tx
outstrip all competition and
crowned with laurel anC
amid applause, to be &C,
claimed as victor.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
so Years AGO

The baseball season had
barely started so years ago
when the New York Giants
were suddenly without a ball
park. The Star reported on
April IA, 1911, that the Polo
Grounds had been swept by
flames during the night be-
fore, leaving the grandstand
a mass of twisted girders and
Smoldering emberS. The Polo
Grounds then was the biggest
and best park in the coun-
try. Manager John McGraw,
never a defeatist, announced
that the game that day
could be played if the debris
could be cleared away and
chairs enough found. He esti-
the damage at $780,
900. The game was called off.
At least one American SCI
enlist had not the slightest
doubt so years ago that there
was life in space. The Star of
April 81. 1911. quoted Prof.
T. j. ]. See. Government as
tronomer, as telling the
American Philosophical Soci-
ETY. that 'life was a perfectly
general phenomenon in the
universe, and that living
beings existed wherever a
star twinkles in the depths
of space. :" Prof. See had
been in charge of the large
telescope at the Naval OBJ
SerVatory here,
Evening star., 1961-04-23
Peace Corps PeriIs

COrnelia Hamilton
Evening star., 1961-06-02

WILL FINANCE 10 YOUR BUDGET
STAR PONTIAC
40T Florida Ave; NE: II. 6-7204
25 YEARS SAME LOCATION
open Daily Q Til o; Sun TIL 4
Evening star., 1961-06-02
ALE | AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PLYMOUTH SO Belveders 4-dr. /;
straight transmission. SSQ5
Trades accepted. Cash, trade and
.GLEBE AUTO MARKET
BIO 8: Glebe Rd. Arl., Va.
IA. 4-5440. OPEN Ewes. TIL Q PM.
PONTIAC '55 sedan. Sacrifice 1915.
S25 down. ROPER. LA. 6-2700.
Evening star., 1961-06-02

PONTIAC 1856 2-dr. hardtop; auto.
transm., T. and h. Special price,
Evening star., 1961-06-02

ish: orig owner: S-cyi. Fury eng,
p.b,s s. and winds; 81 1.295. OIL.
Evening star., 1961-06-02

1437 Irving st. NV. AD. 4-s5oo
1880 18th st. NV. RA. 3-967O
BANK ON JACK BLANK
PONTIAC 1853 2-dr. sedan: pvt.
owner: solid red. automatic, power
steer. new tires, excel. eond. ST.
79o. Phone 256-6342
Evening star., 1961-06-02

PONTIAC '55 convertible; low miles;
one owner: Immaculate; $500.
FLOOD PONTIAC, 1921 Conn. ave.
PONTIAC SO Bonneyille hardtoD
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JANN bLANh

PONTIAC SO Star Chief Vista: :
hydramatic,, power steering. power
orakes. radio. heater, Wv. tires:
JACK BLANK
Evening star., 1961-06-02

PONTIAC 81 sedan; driven 80
miles. phone for details; So .465.
AkerS OldS-Cadillac Co.
DARLINGTON SHOPPING CTR"
OV. 3-0350 ALEXANDRIA
Evening star., 1961-06-02
AIS Motors
ROSENTHAL

Chevrolet -Corvair- Corvette
Columbia Pike and S. Glebe Rd.
Arlington. Va. IA. 7-R7R1
Evening star., 1961-06-02
PONTIAC '56

Catalina hardtop Sc
dan; auto, :. and h., Wv. tires
q to choose from).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
PARIS REPORT
BY ANDREA
Contributing Writer

PARIS. The French wom-
an divides her life into seven
stages: "bebe, fillette, jeune
file, jeune femme, jeune
femme, jeune femme, dame
patronesse."
After being a baby, and a
child, she becomes a young
lady. And after her wedding,
she stays a young woman up
to the respectable age OF
about rs, when she may be-
come the elderly lady patron
izing charities.
There is no place for the
teen-ager. The little girl is a
child until IS. With her first
stockings she tries to be a
"jeune file" and to keep this
label as long as no husband
or independent job shows up.
The 14-year-old Parisienne
ignores the existence of the
teen-ager, her privileges and
her characteristics, and she
aspires to one thing only: to
be a "jeune file" as soon as
possible. Thus she quickly i'm
itates her older sister and
would not dream of wearing
white socks and tennis shoes
once her parents permit the
use of nylon hose.
She seriously studies the
fashion magazines - she has
none of her own and soon
acquires a certain chic in a
simple flannel skirt and a
pullover or cardigan over o
shirt blouse. Stacks are al
lowed at home or in the
country but certainly not on
the street.
She wears her hair short,
uses no lipstick IA little bit
for great occasions. no nail
polish or other makeup. She
has very little pocket money,
maybe so cents a week and
few possibilities to earn a lit
tie more for unusual chores.
But she might cheat a little
with the money she gets for
school books and pencils and
carfare.
No Mixed Glasses
Her social life is an excit-
ing business. because that's
when she sees the boys. Mixed
classes are very rare In
France so she is best off If
she has an older brother who
brings his friends home
(which he often hates 10 doD'
In want of a brother, a cousin
will do. Her time for en-
tertainment is limited to
Thursdays - the day off in
every French school mot Sat-
urday) and Sundays. If she
has no homework or piano
lessons. She takes all her
meals with her family but
may get permission for q
movie with a girl friend.
The great event in her life
Is the surprise party" a sort
of Dutch treat party to which
every girl brings her share Of
the food and drinks. In later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

a party during the season.
The other parents participate
equally in the cost. This way
the girls always have their
parties in the same group,
and the parents share the
same expense, avoiding snob-
Dish showing off.
The drawback of the Sys-
tenn lies in the fact that the
boys - selected by the girls
are often bored by the same
set and are hard to get.
Paris is full of other at
fractions. And for a lonely
girl who has missed the start
it is very difficult to get into
a rallye after the first weeks
of october. And these rallies
can become a very snobbiSh
institution with the boys fear
ing they will be caught in
the wheels of the wedding
machine! So the nonexistent
French teen-ager, the girl be-
tween IA and II (for up to
Is she is considered a child
is eager to get out of this
ungrateful age to become a
real "jeune file"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

years this party becomes the
"surboum" the super-party,
but the 15-year-old organizes
her party with the agreement
of her parents and without
their presence. The boys
bring the cigarettes, allowed
only on this occasion, and
the matchboxes. The great
chic is the Swedish foot-long
match.
These parties are scheduled
between 4 and 8 pm. and
generally end at 10. Bever-
ages are beer, soda, cokes,
tea and perhaps one bottle
of whiskey for 20. And the
girls are the ones who pre-
fer the whisky. She prefers
the Charleston and the boo
gle. Cha cha cha, twist and
other novelties are reserved
for older generations. She
has hundreds of records and
often registers her music for
a party on a tape recorder
Conversation
She has no steady boy
friend; that would be no fun
since she sees so little of the
boys. And then conversation
always turns around the OPP
posite sex and the more often
she changes beaux the more
she has to talk about. Be-
cause books, arts and poll
tics are considered blue
stocking talk at this age, it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Benefit
Scheduled

A floor show and cocktail
buffet dance will highlight
"An Evening in Paris" spon-
sored by the Northern vir-
ginia section of the National
Council of Jewish Women at
9 pm. Saturday at Temple
Beth Ell in Alexandria.
The fund raising event will
aid council-sponsored prof.
ects. such as the homebound
children project of Northern
Virginia.
The homebound children
project, already used by the
Arlington County bile
schools, will be initiated in
Fairfax County this year. It
brings art, music and other
special instruction to physi-
cally disabled youngsters as
a supplement to the State
program of education for
'homebound children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
j. There's the Nonexistent
Teen-oger in France

does not mean she is not in
terested in those things. Ad-
mitted are discussions about
movies, especially the ones
not recommended by the par
ents.
When she gets older and
reaches the respectable age
of 16, then she may really
go out, not meaning her de-
but at Versailles or a ball
given for her. But this first
stage means that she can be
part Of a "rallye." The rallye
consists of a group of par
ents of girls between Is and
II, somtimes even older, who
agree to give each of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Almost
] out Of every2 women
suffer pre-period
tension 10, ...., .,.,. ,...,,, ,,.,.

WEIGHT GAIN In the week before Pc
Blue MOODS RODS. the body acct
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OFTEN SYMPTOMS on nerves and organs
result, causing tension
and rs miserieS. Now, in Pamprin Tablets.
medical science offers an effective, yet
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OF excess water and thus eases tension. IT.
ritability, nerves." emotional upsets are
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Evening star., 1961-10-22
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squarely on his nose. Marvin needed
27 stitches as a result of that one"
In the year that Route sc" has
been airborne, the regular stars, Mil
ner and George Maharis and COM
pany have visited IS different commu-
mites to shoot on location 1t is unique
in this achievement for a dramatic
opus.
Travel is much costlier and more
aggravating, but you get an authen-
ITCHY this way that you can't get from
a stage" Manners said. 1T pays
dividends when you see it on the
screen. When you talk about Cleve-
land you are really in Cleveland. "
This month the 66'ers have been
shooting in Baltimore, York, Pa, Boil
ing Springs, Pa, Philadelphia. Next
Evening star., 1961-10-22

month they go to Washington, Los
Angeles (home base), Nashville and
Memphis Future stops include St.
Louis, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston
and Tucson.
Except for Los Angeles, none of
these places is on Route 66.
Even when we're in Los Angeles
we don't use any footage on Route sc"
Manners laughed. But we use the
title because it denotes travel and eX-
citement. Also, it's a good conversa-
ton piece for newspaper interviews"
One important stop not on the 66
route: Detroit They've asked us,
but we haven't found ideas for
Detroit" Manners said.
No ideas? And with an automobile
manufacturer as a sponsor?
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
FOR SALE


AUTO TOOLS: one set. Jasper
Walter, phone Elk 2-5077. 7-28-2t
ALLIS C H AIM E. r S tractor,
model B, hydrolic, mower, disc
and pillow; all in good shape. New,
paint $685.. Blanton and Peasants,
Gainesville. Telephone Drake
5-5l11. 7-28-4t
FARM MACHINERY = 1855 Fer
guson 80 tractor complete motor
job, lift type Ferguson disc; IA
inch 2 bottom pillow; 6 foot rear
mounted mower: rear mounted
terracing blade; 2 row cult
vator; wood saw with pulley;
Mccormick corn planter; John
Deere 80 bu. spreader. Price
Sl,50O. Terms. r. I. Kendall.
New Canton, Va. 7-2l-2t(FD
7-ROOM, frame house with full
basement and bath. 2 acre lot,
y acre fish pond. Shaded lawn.
Fronts on blacktop five miles
from town. 81 800. T. P. Scott,
Strout Realty, Farmville, Elk
PATH. 7-7-4p OF
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
FOR RENT

BEDROOM - Large, suitable for
one or two persons. Phone Elk
2-3493. 7-28-2p (Fp
APARTMENT -- furnished, mod
ern equipment, immediate pos
session. l06 High Street, phone
Eek 2-473l. 7-28-tf
Observation-Disclosures apart
ment, 3 rooms, bath. Mrs. Ruby
WOODBURY.. sol Second St., Phone
Elk 2-5439, Farmville. 7-28-tf
APARTMENT - First floor. $40
Bridge Street. Phone Elk 2-4369.
712S1lOtp
APARTMENT UNFINISHED.
4O8 Third Avenue, phone Elk
2-4491. 7-21-tf
APARTMENT: three bedrooms,
large kitchen and living room.
$45 per month. j. A. Ransone,
Jr., Gainesville, Va, Phone DIR
5-456l. 6-18-tf
APARTMENT UNFINISHED,
Mrs. w. C. Fallwell, 100 So.
Virginia ST.. FarmVille Va
7-4-9p
APARTMENT -- Newly decorat-
ed. Apply Marshall Burger
Burger Market. 6-f-l6p
APARTMENT Three bed
rooms, heat. cold and hot water
furnished, immediate possession.
S. w. Putney, Jr., E 2-4l83 or
EX2-393O. Farmville. 3-28-tf
2 APARTMENTS: 8 rooms, just
refinished, located on Virginia
Street. hot water furnished,
$3.50, Southsida Sundry CO,
Phone Eek 2-3154, Farmville, Va.
7-25-2t
UPSTAIRS = four room apart
ment. Phone Elk 2-3243. 7-25-4p
'~~~~~
HOUSES five rooms and
bath and one four rooms and
bath. Nice location. Shirley
DoWdy, Elk 2-4339. 7-21-2p(FD
RESIDENCE: 3 Bedrooms, IL
baths, on edge of Farmville. 3
room apartment. near Long
wood College. Landon G.. Atkins.
Realtor, phone Elk 2-4695. Farm
vllle' Va. ct e.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-28
IN MEMORIAM

GOODMAN - In loving memory
of my mother, Mrs. j. B. Good
man, who passed away fourteen
years ago, July %, l947.
Softly the stars are cleaning
Upon a precious grave
Where sleepeth without dreaming
One we loved, but could not save.
She bid no one a last farewell
She said goodbye to none;
Her loving heart had ceased to
beat
Before we knew she had gone
She did not fail to do her best,
Her heart was true and tender.
She worked hard for those she
left
And they ever will remember.
Daughter. Mrs. E. c. Westmore-
land
7-23-lt