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Evening star., 1961-08-15

1t was very gratifying to
read your fine editorial Au-
gust 8, "How To Beat The
Rap"). For too many years,
irresponsible drivers in the
District have been literally
getting away with murder.
1t is almost unbelievable
that q motorist can recklessly
and wantonly disregard all
District motor vehicle laws
and "get away with it." Ac-
cording to the record, De-
boyce jackson has been
charged with almost every
violation in the book andN he
continues to drive. Who is
responsible for permitting
this man to endanger lives
and property? Certainly not
the Metropolitan Police, for
they have made the arrests
and they can do no more.
Are there loopholes in the
motor vehicle laws which
permit these violations to go
unpunished. What is the atti-
tude OF the courts? Why do
our Judges permit these
persistent violators to pay
small fines and to walk out
free to again play fast and
loose with the law?
For more than IS years
the Commissioners Traffic
Advisory Board (now known
as the Citizens Traffic Board
has recommended a signle
Traffic Court Judge-a judge
who would devote his entire
career on the bench to traf-
fic cases; a man who would
be thoroughly versed in all
phases Of the motor vehicle
laws and q man who would
deal fairly and firmly with
those who come before him.
On December 10, 1946 a
report was made by the Laws
and Regulations and the En-
forcement Committees of the
Commissioners Traffic Ad-
viscry Board. acting upon the
resolutions of the Second An
nual District of Columbia
Traffic Court Conference.
Included in this joint report
was the following statement,
Your joint committee heart
lily agrees with the recon-
mendation that the judges of
the Municipal Court be urged
to meet and consider ways
and means to achieve greater
uniformity in fines and pen
alties in traffic cases, with
penalties sufficiently severe
to create respect for and
compliance with traffic laws.
In the opinion Of your COM
mittee the enforcement Of
traffic laws in the District Of
Columbia is dependent upon
the proper cooperation and
assistance by the judges of
the Municipal Court which
has been the weakest link in
the chain of traffic enforce
ment in the District"
On September 4, 1856 the
Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Board. by unanimous
vote, recommended to the
Board of Commissioners that
a single Traffic Court judge
be appointed. Again on Feb
ruary 10. 1857 the Traffic
Evening star., 1961-08-15

The papers say that 1t is
because Chief Stewart has
failed to suppress "feuding"
in the force. Well, / have
only been a park policeman
for a few years, but we do
not have any "feuding." If
we did have it, the Chief
couldn't do anything about
it. because he has no author
ity-but we just don't have
it. I guess we are all kept
too busy.
What we do have, and as
a body we have petitioned
the Secretary of Interior to
stop it, is a little group Of
disgruntled old-timers who
take advantage of the Chiefs
lack Of authority and mis-
behave in various ways, de-
liberately invented to create
trouble. They have been do
ing this and getting away
with it for years.
It is un-American and un-
fair to blame the Chief for
this. He is the man who built
this force. It is q good police
force, and will be better. if
the Secretary would give the
Chief some authority to
maintain discipline.
I'll say this-no matter how
long he searches, our Sec
retary will never find a finer
man or one better equipped
to manage a police force. We
are all solidly behind this
man. p, 49, -..
In my opinion. Secretary
Udall is a human agitator.
and I am Fastening to the
defense of Park Police Chief
Harold F. Stewart. To my
personal knowledge, Chief
Stewart is a hard-working.
conscientious public servant.
I not only see him 60 to
work seven days a week,
month after month, but I
see him bring his brief case
home to work many even
ings.
The crime record assures
me that he is getting re-
suits crime rate down in
the park area. and on the
rise on the streets of Wash
ington.
G. L. r.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
How to Beat the Rap

Advisory Board recommended
that the District Commits
sioners request the President
to appoint, as a judge of the
Municipal Court for the Dis
trict. a person with a back
ground of traffic law and
traffic safety with the under
standing that such appointee
was to serve his entire 10
year term presiding over
traffic cases. The committee
further recommended that
the role of Traffic Court in
the situation which exists in
the District today is Of such
Importance and has such an
impact on the safety and
welfare Of every person re-
siding in, or coming into,
the District as to justify not
only the designation Of a
permanent Traffic Court
judge to handle traffic cases
but. indeed. to justify a
formally constituted Traffic
Court, established by law,
with exclusive jurisdiction
over all traffic cases, jury
and non-jlry alike. TIE
desirability Of a Traffic Court
as outlined has been recoy-
nized for number of years.
The Citizens Traffic Board.
the K Keystone Automobile
Club, the American Automo-
bile Association, the Metro
politan Area Traffic Council
Courts Committee, the Amer
ican Bar Association, the
National Safety Council, and
the International Association
Of Chiefs of Police are some
of the organizations which
take this view. This matter
was discussed with William
Bethea, executive secretary
OF the Presidents Highway
Safety Conference. and was
referred to Governor Pyle,
deputy assistant to the Pres
ident of the United States.
The recommendations were
made requesting that the
next appointment by the
President to the Municipal
Court bench should be a per-
son with adequate traffic
and safety background who
would be willing to serve full
time on the Traffic Court
bench. It Is interesting to
note that in 1856 a poll OF
the judges was taken by the
then chief judge of the NUM-
cipal Court as to whether any
Of the judges of the Munich
pal Court would accept a per-
manent assignment to the
Traffic Court bench and all
of the judges refused to
accept such an assignment.
There is much more back
ground information available
on this subject but 1 have
given you merely an outline
Of what has been attempted
over the years. 1t would seem
to me that the time has
come for some definite action
to be taken by the courts
to see that the laws are en-
forced and that these per-
sistent violators are removed
from the traffic picture.
Ernest r. Brent, Chairman,
Citizens Traffic Board
Evening star., 1961-08-15

It is indeed q shock to me
to have a daily newspaper in
the Nations Capital reach
such a conclusion and insult
the readers by even suggest
ing such a course.
Granted that you are en-
titled to your opinion. And
you certainly have sufficient
information on which to base
your opinion.
However, it is difficult to
understand how anyone
could reach such a decision
unless he is willing to give
up country by country and
eventually live in slavery
under communism.
I suggest that you use more
space in your newspaper
urging free elections in Rus
sia and all other countries
now under its domination,
so that all people may some
day live in freedom-free-
dom as we know it and not
Khrushchev's type.
Frank r. Korff.
\ II
If the recent comments and
daily amount Of newspaper
space granted Mr.. Khru-
shchev are any indication
of our true inner feelings. we
have finally arrived. The
news clearly manifests our
deep concern over such is
sues as Berlin, Laos. outer
space, etc. and at the same
time informs the sinister Rus
sian Premier that we are
dubious about the sincerity
of his statements and inten-
tions. be they pro or anti
American.
1t seems we have at last
learned that when N. K. drops
his guard to butter lis up
with some sweet talk, he's
preparing to give us q jolt
to another part Of the ana
tony. The Kremlin has never
been known to respect any
thing less than power and
strength. That's something
we should have learned the
day Stain astonished the
world by signing a peace
agreement with his arch
enemy, Adolf Hitler.
The Kennedy administra-
ton has given Mr.. K. every
possible opportunity to ne
gotiate with honor and re-
spect. The next move is up to
the Kremlin.
Herbert Sommers.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Khrushchev and Berlin

Upon calmly and carefully
reviewing the world situation
I wonder whether we are be-
ing led into a spending
spree which is just leading
us into another deficit of
from five to six billion dol
lars. Are we trigger-happy
and bent upon winning over
this world by the force Of
militarism?
1t appears that Premier
Khrushchev has boasted be-
fore about Berlin while at
the same time it appears
that he is opposed to a ma
jor world war. Are we play
ing right into his hands
because he wants us to spend
ourselves poor and devaluate
the dollar throughout the
world? Would we have been
smarter If we had told Mr..
KhruShchev: I'VE have all
the power and might now
needed to protect our legiti-
mate interests withou t
spending another dollar. We
shall look forward to meet
ing with you to talk things
over, but we are now ready
for any eventuality."
Communists are acknowl-
edged to be making rapid
strides throughout the world
and an analysis discloses
that they are winning other
peoples and countries be-
cause they render some serv-
lee and aids which are to be
preferred to militaristic
OullueupS.
DIR. Russell FOrf est Egner
y -
In your editorial, "War
Threat Muted," Aug. 81
after quoting Mr.. Khru-
shchev with reference to his
signing a separate peace
treaty with East Germany
and his assurance that he
does not intend to infringe
upon any lawful interests Of
the Western powers, you
state the following opinion:
"Mr. Khrushchev un-
doubtedly has the means to
give effect to this assurance.
And If he will do so, there is
no reason, as far as we can
see. why the West cannot
live with the situation that
would be created by the
signing of Q separate peace
treaty"
Evening star., 1961-08-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Take Sides in Park Police Controversy

in his own police force, surely
that officer is deserving Of
much, much less Cor more,
depending on ones inter-
pretation and viewpoint) than
a citation for d distinguished
service award as suggested
by Mr.. Beye. In fact, such a
shirker Of duty and respon-
sibility, it seems, would be a
proper and deserving recipient
Of the charges that Mr.. Beye
directed at the so-called
"Bolshevik faction"
In reading, and discussing
the pros and cons of the Park
Police friction. low morale,
factionalism. ETC., my friends
and I have concluded that
surely there is something
rotten in Denmark" The
violent controversy alone in
dicates that so much is wrong
that a reorganization from
top to bottom Is badly
needed. We believe Secre-
tary Udall is on the right
track. and give him our full
support.
Dayton L. Drachenberg,
Capt, USAF, Ret'd.
Editors note: Chief Ste
wart has no legal authority to
prefer charges against any
member of his force or to
bring them to justice. He has
asked for. but failed to get,
q disciplinary system SINH
lar to that of the Metropoli-
tan Police. His only recourse
now is to write letters to
higher-ups In the Interior
Department. recommending
disciplinary action. He says
1t sometimes takes several
months to get action--if any
action is approvedD
-
I am a park policeman.
I am proud of my job. proud
Of my uniform, and proud Of
the fine organization to which
I have the honor of belonging.
Quite naturally, I am very
much distressed to learn Of
the firm intention of the
Secretary of Interior to re-
move the Chief of the United
States Park Police. None of
us in the force can under
stand why the Secretary made
up his mind to do this thing.
Evening star., 1961-08-15

extremely active. getting
about the State for weeks,
speaking at gatherings being
entertained at coffee parties,
and making as many friends
as he can. This is the kind
of campaigning which paid
off well for the Kennedys in
Massachusetts, and for Gov.
Robert Meyner in New Jersey.
Admittedly, however, Mr..
Hughes was little known
about the State as compared
to his Republican opponent,
who served in Mr.. Eisen-
hower's Cabinet for several
years. Gov. Meyner said to
this correspondent that he
believed Mr.. Hughes, who is
a likable and genial man,
had helped himself greatly
and that he had a good
chance of defeating Mr..
Mitchell. The Governor Of
fered to speak for Mr.. Hughes
during the campaign wher-
ever and whenever Mr..
Hughes asked him to. How
much aid the Governor would
be is in doubt. despite his
two elections.
In the first place, the Gov
ernor during the last year
has lost political ground and
influence. He Is on his way
out, since he cannot run for
a third consecutive term. His
first choice for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Gov
ernor was Senator Harrison
Williams - who said: mo,
thanks It was believed at
the time, Gov. Meyner wanted
to elect the Senator Cover
nor, and then take his seat
in the Senate through ap-
pointment. He denied this.
And his handling of the New
Jersey delegation. pledged to
him, in the race for the Dem
ocratic National Convention
in Los Angeles angered some
Democrats. He declined to re-
lease the delegates who
wanted to vote for Mr.. Ken
nedy until after the nomi-
nation had been won for the
President.
A Swing State
New Jersey is a swing State
when it comes to elections,
national and State. In 1856,
Gen. Eisenhower carried it by
a 750,000-vote margin over
Adlai Stevenson. In 1860 Mr..
Kennedy carried the State
over Mr.. Nixon by 10000
but Republican Senator Case
defeated his Democratic op-
ponent by 100000 votes. The
Republicans believe they are
going to win the governor
ship in November. There is no
religious issue in the coming
election as there was when
Mr.. Kennedy won last
November. Both Mr.. Mitchell
and Mr.. Hughes are Cath
olicS. Whoever wins. the State
will have its first Catholic
Governor. Furthermore, the
Republican factions which
were at odds during the pri-
mary have rallied to support
Mr.. Mitchell.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21
It's Sea Legs
Continued from Page 8)

Continued from Page 8) and held. With the Wachusett and two tugs that came to help we dragged it into the Straits of Juan de Fuca."
 Probably the most novel rescue Chief Ray ever tried was on young whale, about thirty feet long, that swan up river in the Columbia to Astoria. He trapped himself in a little pool behind dock at low tide. The Chief attached line to his tail and with high tide, lowed it part way down river, where a motor lifeboat took over and lowed it out to sea. Though the whale had never been completely out of water it died.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21

Do your youngsters often ask "Mommy, can Susan :. or John nie :. come for lunch?" Why not surprise them? Let them invite their playmates in for lunch on Saturday.
 Make the menu simple. but be sure to serve foods that children like. High on their list of favorites are beans and frankfurters. And now you can get this popular con- bination beans & franks in to- mato sauce :. in cans. This new product boasts nine little all meat hot dogs blended with delicious beans in a f1avorful tomato sauce. It's so nutritious, too; packed full of body building protein so neces- sary for growing children. The youngsters. and oldsters, love it!
 To go along nodded carrot and cabbage salad. With cookies and mugs of milk the affair will be huge success.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21

It has been said that if there is lonely spot, a desolate and ut terly forsaken spot that nobody in the world wants, the Coast Guard will find it and put man on it. There is truth in this, as many a Coast Guard loransman and light house man knows. One of these un- attractive sites is St. George Reef off Crescent City, California, chosen for location of lighthouse. Chief Ray claims it is the worst station in the Coast Guard to sup ply. He made some trips there in a tender that replaced a smaller supply boat from which several men were lost "It's nothing but a lighthouse on rock about the size of small house." he said. Tt was
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21

here Civilian Hill we've planted lawn and four trees. We were commended on our yard last sum- mer. Ceramics and beachcombing are about the only other things do regularly; I'm working in the supply office now and haven't much time"
 Twenty-four hours after we visited the Rays, the Storis went out to search for three fishermen and 15-year-old boy who disap- peared in a small skiff near Afog- nak. The search was in line with the mission of the Storis, as of all Coast Guard ships and planes, to render assistance W h ever, wherever the call.
 Mrs. Rays Date Nut Bread Put in large bowl:
 1 cup chopped dates
 2 cups boiling water
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21

Zippy Beons & fronks can q pound) beans & franks in
 tomato sauce
 tablespoon chow chow
 Combine beans 6 franks with chow chow in saucepan. Heat, stir ring now and then. Makes 2 to 3 servings.
 When you serve the oldsters, try this:
 Beons & fronks With Mushrooms can e ounces) mushroom stems
 and p.eces, drained
 Dash whole marjoram tablespoon butter or margarine l can q pound) beans & franks in
 tomato sauce
 Simmer mushroom pieces and marjoram in butter for a few min. utes. Add beans 6 franks. Heat, stirring now and then. Makes 2 ( .
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21

the most expensive lighthouse ever built and took three years to con struct. They put granite block on top of the reef; the blocks were scored so that as the sea pounded them they would lock tighter to- gether. When we serviced the sta ton we were always in breaking water, pitching up and down 30 or 40 feet and only about five feet from the rock. We had to hook on to boom that lifted the whole boat about 30. feet up in the air to the lighthouse"
 ID e spite such experiences, shared by many in the service, Chief Ray had never lost a ship mate until few days ago when the motor lifeboat, Triumph, went down in the Columbia River.
 Chief Ray arrived in Kodiak in June 1859 in time to make the Dewline trip to Cambridge Bay. q liked it," he said, although some of the trip was monotonous. We escorted supply ships, found chan nelsan d laid bouys to mark them. We used the sea scanner and some times sent the LCVR out ahead with fathometer, and of course we had charts from the trip Storis made, and from other ships. Those charts show where every ship has been in those waters; it's fantastic to think there is place left in the world where so few ships have been.
 "Storis made one rescue; two Fish and Wildlife men crashed in the Brooks Range and our heli- copter flew inland to plck them up. They were injured jus t slightly. We saw polar bear and thousands of walrus, and a lot of ice. We got stranded in the ice few times, once fairly seriously. There was even some talk of win tering in and the way duties are set up I would have been on the skeleton crew to stay aboard. No, I wouldn't say the idea appealed to me"
 We tried repeatedly to persuade Mrs. Ray to talk about herself but she gave use brief summary, say ing there was not really much to tell. She too came originally from Oregon, moved with her family to Portland from Birkenfeld about the time she started high-school, and was married in Portland in 1949. She and her three children came to Kodiak in October '59; the Rays like Kodiak and have asked for an month extension. We have fished a lot here and last summer we went to Afognak for week at the end of July. It's beautiful there and we can't un- derstand why more people don't take advantage of it. Her husband added that they smoked much of the fish they caught and took pic lures of bear on a lake shore, from a safe distance.
 Mrs. Ray continued, "We like to garden and since we have been
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21
TONKAWA, Okla. (AP)

TONKAWA, Okla. (AP) = Thieves footed a restaurant yes terday of 57 steaks, several cases of beer and a 10-pound bag of lamb chops, said sheriff Forrest Walker.
 On their way out, said the sheriff, they also picked up bottle of seltzer tablets which re- lieve indigestion.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-01-21
2 tsp. soda

Let cool Add: 2 eggs, Tbs. butter l cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar cups flour 1 tsp. salt 1 cup chopped walnuts Mix we'll and bake in 300 degree oven about one hour.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27

Tuesday evening, and helped Mrs.
Hamburg celebrate her birthday.
Mr.. Arne HaStad was called to
Fargo, N. D., Saturday evening.
by the death of his father, who
had been in failing health for
some time.
The members of the Savage
Homemaker's Club honored Miss
JoAnne Maschera with a pound
shower at their regular meeting
Saturday afternoon. She was also
honored with a kitchen shower at
the Al Christensen home Sunday
afternoon. Delicious lunches were
enjoyed at both occasions, and
JoAnne received many lovely gifts
for her new home.
Mrs. Lillian Larson and two
sons, Charles and Richard were
dinner guests at the Paul Ulshaf
home IN Sidney saturday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. c.. E. Hicks, and
Mr.. and Mrs. LaFreniere visited
at the Fred Gear home Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. ElGena Wilson of Sidney
was a Sunday dinner guest at the
Godtfred Miller home.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27
Hay Creek

Linda Danielsou was an over
night guest of Rita Hillman on
Monday.
Denny Berndt was among the
group of boys going to Circle Fri
day night to watch the Wolf
Point Circle football game.
Mrs. Jack Berry was hostess
and Mrs. Kenneth Dore co-hostess
for the Country Woman's Club
September meeting Wednesday
afternoon. A general discussion on
consumer problems was held in
stead Of a regular lesson.
Dana and Dick Dore were week
end guests at the Walter Houch-
en- home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherill Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Linde and
Walter Houchen attended the an
nual Farm Bureau meeting in
Sidney Thursday. Stan Berger
State Farm Bureau executive sec
retary of Bozeman, was in attend
ance.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27

shown greater progress and ad-
vancement in agriculture in pro-
duction of food and fibre and
ability TO care for the physical
needs of man than i'm the pre-
vlous hundreds of years, accord
ing to DR.. Fisher. In spite of the
fact that ten and one-half million
people have left the farms in the
last twenty years farm production
is up 500.
He said something like this,
that successful business and sue
cessful farming depend upon
striking a balance between the
ability to produce and the ability
to consume. His graphs showed
that If the trend towards increas-
ed yields continued up to 1875,
with the same trend in population
increase, many more acres will
need to be taken out of ,produc-
ton, and farmers have a choice to
make in meeting the So-called in
tegration problem, to do it CO.
operatively or let it be done by
Industry and commercial interests.
DR.. Fisher said that population
IN the U. S. may ant probably
will double by the year 1000, but
science can provide all we will
need and still raise the standard
living. Our problems will be
basically, balancing of material
things with the needs of people
and problems of overproduction
could still be with us.
Resolutions were presented by
the committee headed by R. p.
Blair and were adopted after con-
siderable discussion. One was for
placing the crop insurance pro-
gram back in the ASC office. And
one would change to bushelage
control instead of the present
acreage control in the farm pro-
gram
Election of officers resulted in
returning to office, D. w. johnson
as president, Mrs. Norgaard as
secretary, Bob Fink and Bill
Hackley as door-keeper and con-
ductor and electing Richard Dam
ielson as vice president. The local
presidents or other delegate will
make up the board Of directors.
Many prizes from several Flu
businesses were distributed by
drawings during the meeting and
the adjournment came about
11:45. Refreshments were served
by the Fairview Local during a
short intermission.