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Evening star., 1961-08-12
By WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

The President has given the
Air Force the go-ahead to
place a controversial band OF
copper hairs at 1000 miles
altitude around the globe.
Designed to permit communi-
cations scientists to bounce
radio communications from
continent to continent, the pro-
posed band has drawn excited
protests from astronomers who
fear it might screen out some
radio waves and light from the
stars.
But the President has ap-
proved a United States policy
paper prepared by the National
Aeronautics and Space Council
of which Vice President John
son is chairman. The policy
paper says no harmful effects
can be expected from the test
1t invites the worlds sci
entiStS to evaluate the test band
themselves and promises that
no other bands will be put ul
until this evaluation shows
they won't hurt anything.
Expected by Satellite
The hairs would be elected
forward and backward from
a satellite to be launched this
fall or early winter.
Each hair will be less than
an inch long Q.77 centimeters
to be exact. Therell be $50
million of the little fellows in
orbit. Total weight: rs pounds
The hairs, or dipoles, will
be spread into a band five miles
thick and "a miles wide, circling
the earth in polar orbit at about
1000 miles altitude.
Too small to damage space
craft, each hair will be just
the right length to bounce very
short radio waves at 5000 meg
acycleS.
Slightly longer waves are now
used commercially. Bounced
off the ionosphere, these waves
will carry messages from con-
tinent to continent.
The band of dipoles. if sue
cessful, will prove the feasibility
Evening star., 1961-08-12
FREEDOM RIDERS
INTEGRATE JAIL

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. IL
(AP).-The first Freedom Rid
ers to test desegregation in
Houston failed in the attempt
but succeeded In integrating
the city Jail for a while.
Eleven Freedom Riders from
California seven Of them
white = were joined by seven
Houston Negroes in an effort
to get service in a union train
station coffee shop yesterday.
All 18 were arrested on un-
lawful assembly charges and
placed in the Harris County
Jail when they refused to post
$500 bonds. There was no vio-
lence at the coffee shop, where
Houston Negroes have made inS
tegration attempts in the past.
After the arrests the riders
were put in the same cell for a
time at City Jail. Negro and
white prisoners customarily are
kept separate.
Robert Kaufman, a 23-year-
old white student from Berke-
ley, Calf, said they were
treated kindly by police.
ROundtrip Tickets Used
He said the riders came to
Houston on round-trip train
tickets from Los Angeles to
make a definite attempt to test
integration here.
1--WE are On vacation he
said. I'VE hate for it to be this
kind. but we feel we are doing
our duty"
Elsewhere in the Nation,
more than 180 convicted rid
ers out on bond were preparing
to converge ON Jackson, Miss,
to enter pleas for their second
trials. All served time in Mis-
sissippi jails for convictions of
breach Of the peace and ap-
pealed.
A white youth knocked
down a newspaperman and a
staff member of the Congress
of Racial Equality in New
York just after 81 riders left
by bus for Jackson.
William Doolittle, a reporter
for the New York Post. and
Marvin Rich, community rela-
tions director of CORE, were
taken to a hospital for treat
ment. The assailant and a white
companion escaped.
Julius w. Hobson, presi-
dent of the Washington
CORE unit. said six area
residents joined the bus in
Washington.
(They were Paul Dietrich
of the 1900 block of Porter
street NV; Gwendolyn
Green of the 2100 block of o
street NV; Franklin w.
Hunt of the 300 block of
Crittenden street NV; Will
liam Mahoney of the 1900
block of Third street NV;
Helene Wilson of the 1900
block of Third street NV,
and Gloria Bouknight of the
first block of v street NV.
(Another area resident.
Constance Toombs of the
1900 block of East-West
highway, Silver Spring, had
boarded the bus in New
York;
In Atlanta, the Rev. Wyatt
Tee Walker, executive director
of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, said
buses also will leave for Jack
son from Nashville, New Or
leans and Atlanta. Other indi-
vidual riders will make the trip
by plane or train.
Mr.. Walker said plans called
for the riders to reach Jackson
around noon tomorrow and at
tend a rally tomorrow night.
The riders are due to report in
the Kinds County Recorders
Court in Jackson at 8 am.
Monday.
Evening star., 1961-08-12
To Link Wide Area

Capable of relaying messages
to and from stations a quarter
of-the-gl away in every
direction, the Syncom may be
expected to link all of the
Americas, western Africa and
perhaps the westernmost parts
of Europe and southernmost
part of Greenland. More ad-
vanced Syncoms could also
carry TV.
NASA's plans were learned
when Hughes Aircraft Corp,
was selected to build at least
three Syncoms under a contract
of about 81 million.
Each would weigh so pounds
and be designed for a 22,30C
mile high orbit.
The first Syncom would be
sent up on a three stage Delta
rocket late next year from
Cape Canaveral. The satellite
would coast and then be in
injected into its equatorial or
bit by a small solid rocket.
Data to be Shared
Army facilities prepared fol
use with the Advent comrnuni-
cation satellite, will be used to
relay messages. Test results
will be available to commercial
and government interests
throughout the world.
Like Project West Ford the
Syncoms will receive messages
at 5000 megacycles. They will
be radioed back to earth at
1000 megacycles.
The Goddard Space Flight
Center at Greenbelt, Md, will
manage the project.
Two other NASA communi-
cations projects are also under
way. They are Project Relay
and TSX, the latter a COM
mercial venture of the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph
Company. Both are satellites
with attitudes up to 5000 miles
= lower than Syncom and thus
limited in range.
Evening star., 1961-08-12

the west exit, the same way
they came in July 81.
Evening star., 1961-08-12
NASA Plans
Test Relay
Satellite

The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration plans
to orbit a test communications
satellite that will relay mes
sages over nearly half the globe
The satellite, called Syncom,
will turn with the earth at
22,300 miles altitude and thus
seem to hover parallel to the
United States East Coast.
1t will shift from north to
south and back in an elongated
figure eight. At times it should
come up to 33 north latitude
the approximate latitude of
Atlanta, 'Ga.-and then swing
to 80 south latitude-roughly
the latitude of Valparaiso,
Chile.
Evening star., 1961-03-16

DEAR ABBY: am a bachelor, age
49. have suddenly taken to the idea
that maybe I'm not too old to marry
What kind of lady would you suggest
for me?
LOOKING.
If you want to be mOthered to death,
marry widow. If you want to be babied
to death, marry divOrcee. If you want
to be loved to death, give an old maid
chance.
DEAR ABBY: Why does a woman
say she's been shopping" when she
hasn't bought anything?
ELMER.
Why does man say he's been fish.
ing" when he hasn't caught anything?
DEAR ABBY: Three weeks ago a
fellow work with asked me if could
lend him five until payday. gave it
to him and nothing has been said about
it since. Do you think he has forgot
ten?
SOFT TOUCH.
Not yet But give him time and he
Evening star., 1961-03-16

DEAR ABBY: That letter in your
column about the man who was two
faced sinner and practically lived in
church reminds me of my brother-in-
law.
He counts the slices of bread in a
loaf and tells his poor, widowed
mother how long the loaf should last
her. And believe it or not, this heel
practically lives in church. too. Do you
thinks a man like that belongs in
church?
PUZZLED.
| can't think Of better place for
him.
DEAR ABBY; After reading the
letter from LIARS WIFE" who for
years was unknowingly "the other
woman" l would like to offer what
| hope will be some consolation Cheer
up, Honey, you can't be married to
the worlds biggest liar because
| am.
DAISY FROM LOUISVILLE"
DEAR ABBY: My problem is my
mother and father. am 17-year-old
boy and my brother is IS. My parents
keep saying they want a little girl so
they are trying again. Abby, when your
mother is "A and your father is As,
~ YOU think they should be salts
hOvSo
Evening star., 1961-03-16

DEAR ABBY: What do you do with
a man who refuses to let his wife get
sick? Whenever get sick he gets twice
as sick and have to get up and take
care of him.
| took to my bed Easter Sunday
with fever of 102. An hour later he
had one of 102 He wasn't putting on
an act either because | saw the ther-
mometer. The only time he has ever
been sick is when have given him the
idea. Does any other wife have this
trouble? What can do about it?
DOROTHY ELAINE.
Stay we'll and you'll probably both
live to be hundred.
DEAR ABBY: have been married
for Is years and would like to make
great sacrifice for my country. If they
need woman to 60 to the moon,
would be glad to send my wife She is
very tiny and would fit nicely in the
cone of the rocket. Please tell me if
you have any influence with the people
who are in charge Of this and how are
by chances?
PATRIOT.
Your generosity has me all chOked
up. I'll try to arrange tiff you 60, too.
.
DEAR ABBY: How do you get rid
of boyfriend you don't care for?
HELEN.
Introduce him to a girl you don't
care for.
DEAR ABBY: How much does it
cost to rent movie camera for one
night? Maybe if took pictures of my
husband eating his supper he would
realize that something has to be done
about the way he eats
know it isn't right to correct hin
in front of the children, but he eat
like pig and | can't stand it muC
longer. maybe just tape record
would help; he makes noise, too.)
END OF ROPF
Save this discussion for time WI
your husband is well-fed and in
most receptive mood. Use your gen
tone and most persuasive powers
be sure the children aren't listeni'
but give it to him with both ba
Love can work wonders with P
lion.
DEAR ABBY: Have you any
for man who is married to a
who spends every afternoon "a
her evenings playing poker?
been married for two years q
getting tired of it.
POKER WID
Deal her full house!
DEAR ABBY: What &
of love at first sight?
think it's a wOnde'
DEAR ABBY:
women so nervous!
DEAR A
little wart G
Evening star., 1961-03-16

Once again, aUe look back Over
year of ''Dear Abby"-The Stars daily
GdUice column 1Uith the light touch.
Warning: read no more of Abby's ,Oitty,
compassionate, earthly and neUer-borng
adUice -unIess you're uUiIling to become
a regular fan. Here, then, is
Evening star., 1961-03-16

WOTlQ ) IuSSlSSI edtST. ne won eat
anything fried and he can't stand meat
of any kind unless every bit of fat has
been trimmed off. He hates anything
green on the table and refuses all fowl
no matter how you fix~it He is one
of those mama's boys who didn't marry
until he was 20 and he is still talking
about his mothers cooking What shall
feed him?
OUT OF IDEAS.
Pablum.
DEAR ABBY: What do you give a
man who has everything?
Encouragement!
DEAR ABBY: My problem is hus.
band who is going back to his second
childhood am 81 and he is SO and we
live in rural community. My hus-
band walks half mile down the road
every morning to catch a ride with
fellow worker who drives right past our
door.
The reason my husband goes to this
mans house to wait is because he
hopes to catch the mans wife in her
baby doll pajamaS. What action should
| follow?
JEALOUS.
Get yourself pair of baby doll pa
jamaS.
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is 60
ing to have her 18th birthday party and
she has invited six girls. Do you know
of any entertainment | could provide?
MRS. D. D. S.
Invite six boys.
DEAR ABBY: am not stacked and
everyone teaSeS me about it. Nom says,
mo substitutes" It's very embar-
RAISING situation. | am Is. Have you
any suggestions?
FROM FLATSVILLE.
If you don't "fill out" in year or
two, write again and I'll "fill you in"
DEAR ABBY: My problem is a vul-
gar husband. All summer he moved
the lawn in his swimming trunks.
asked, What would the neighbors
think if went out in the front yard
attired like that"
He replied, They'd probably think
| married you for your money" How
do you top comedian like that?
GRACE.
Why try?
DEAR ABBY: What kind of hus.
band tells his wife that she should
line herself up dates with other men
when he is out of town?
CURIOUS.
One with guilty conscience.
DEAR ABBY: A man who does a
lot of business with my husband comes
to our home when he is in town. He
always has cigar stuck in his face
and the cigar smoke clingS to my dra-
perieS for days. Don't you think my
husband ought to tell him how much it
bothers me?
ANNOYED.
lis the man buying or selling?
Evening star., 1961-03-16
The Best of Abby

DEAR ABBY: l heard that you
wrote book called Dear Teen-Ager"
Please send me the book and fit is any
good will send you check
Please send me the check and if it
is any good will send you the book.
DEAR ABBY: What do you think
of the custom of husband having a
might out" with the boys? Should
agree to it? Or do you think it is dan
gerouS?
MRS. NEWLYWED.
There's nothing dangerous about
II as long as the boys are boys.
DEAR ABBY: know lady motor
man who has so much electricity in her
that when she takes her clothes off the
sparks start to fly all over l would
like to know if there is any danger of
her catching fire.
CLOSE FRIEND.
No danger unless she has a con-
ductOr.
DEAR ABBY: | am years old and
am going to be on September 10 and
have question for you, Abby. Is
there any such bird as the STORK or
did they make that up, too?
CHARLES.
Yes, there is bird known as the
StOrk :. but don't believe everything
you hear about it,
DEAR ABBY: My secret ambition
has always been to earn college dip
Iona. started college once, but stayed
only four months because my father
took sick and had to return home to
get job and take care of the family
| am 38, Abby. If take courses three
evenings week, figure it will take me
eight years to earn the credits. In eight
years will be 46.
WANTS A COLLEGE DIPLOMA.
And how old will you be in eight
years if you DON'T go?
DEAR ABBY: Our daughter is 10
and away at school, She writes that she
is going with man who teaches judo.
We are good Christians. Are we wrong
for wanting her to 60 with people of
her own faith?
X H v.
Judo is the art of Self.defense with.
out weapons. Better check the mans
spiritual weapons.
DEAR ABBY: Why is it that fat
people are always SO good-natured?
ARTHUR.
Probably because they can't run.
DEAR ABBY: When 17year-old
girl goes riding with an 18-year-old boy
and he is driving the car, how close
should she sit to him?
WANTING TO KNOW
Close enough to talk-but not close
enough to be talked about.
Evening star., 1961-03-16

DEAR ABBY: l heard that you
wrote book called Dear Teen-Ager"
Please send me the book and if it is any
good will send you a check
BS.S.
Please send me the check and if it
is any good will send you the book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-27
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BUZ SAWYER
pogo
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Not long ago this column
commented on the common use
by people who should know
better-of the nonword IRE
CARELESS. The word regard
less" conveys the thought in
tended; "irregardless" merely
adds a second and unnecessary
negative element to the phrase,
My comments spurred Benja-
min c. CruikshankS Of Wash
ington, D. c., to some obser-
vations on this and other COM
mon failings of otherwise edu-
Gated speakers.
I'm your comments" he
writes, nothing is said about
the origin of this word. II
always seemed to me to be a
slip of the tongue. A person is
speaking and thinking of the
word irrespective but before
it gets out the word regardless
comes to mind and the result
is 'irregardleSS'."
Well, perhaps that explana.
ton will cover a few cases
Mr.. Cruikshanks, but surely
not all the times we hear il
and see it in print.
THE, wordiness Of faculty
speeches and reports has al.
ways amused and irritated me,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-27

he continues. Il recall a re-
port being drafted that con-
tanned the expression actual,
factual data I pointed out
that data was defined as
known or accepted facts Data
meant facts; factual meant
facts; and actual meant facts.
Therefore they were saying
facts, facts. facts But the
chairman said he wanted en-
phasis-and so 1t was left that
way"
Well. speaking as one who
has spent far too many boring
hours at educational conclaves,
I can only applaud Mr.. Cruik-
shanks' efforts and sympathize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-27

with him on his failure to con-
vince the chairman. Actually,
though, the cards we're stacked
against him. No people are
more needlesSly windy and ver-
bose than educational admins
traitors.
One of the surprising mira
Giles of our time is that a fair
number of rather good writer's
survive each year an educa-
tional process stated in great
part by people so woefully
wordy and stylistically inept.
II this statement sounds ex-
IRENE, I suggest you stop in at
your local board Of education
and ask for copies Of some re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-27
Dick Brooks

cent official paled the prevalence Of thu
of school officials My actual factua data" kind
guess is that you will be ap- writing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
Wesleyan Methodist
Christmas Program
Set For Sunday

The sleyan Metho.
dist Church will present a
Christmas program, Sunday
night. December 18th. at 7::30
pm.
There will be songs and re.
citations by the children. ard
the story. "Why the Chimes
Rang" will be presented. by the
Woman's Missionary Society.
At the end Of the story. there
will be a special White Christ.
mas Offering for needy families
A white box will be placed in the
front Of the church. and gifts Of
food wrapped in white. win be
placed In the box.
This box of food will be given
to family, who needs help
to make Christmas a little bright
er.
AT the close of the service
there viii be the annual exchange
Of gifts. and the giving Of the
Christmas treat to the children
The public is cordially invited to
this program.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

mas Beasleys.
Mesdames Mhlncie Dodson
Aubrey DOdson and baby visited
Mrs. James Russell in Richmond
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beasley
and children. of Richmond.
spent Sunday with her parents.
the Bruce Brandons. at Mans
boro.
Mrs. T. E. Winfree and son,
John. visited Mrs. B. M. Hudgins
last Friday.
MFR. and Mrs. Ror aid Clopton,
Of Richmond, drove up to her
Parents home Sunday afternoon.
clio pton was installed as
deacon Of the Drewy's Bluff
Presbyterian Church. Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beasley
and Mrs. Muncie Dodson drove
to Midlothian one day last week
to visit Mr.. Beasley's sister
Mrs. Joe Stigall and Mr.. Stigall
Although the grand old age Of
80, Mrs. Stigall still does hel
household chores. takes care oil
her sick husband and then makes
rugs, quilts and all kinds Of
crochet work and drives her cal
wherever necessary.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15

and II. All displays Must ba
lighted. This is a local contest
sponsored by the Garden and
Conservation Department.
twenty-five entries must be
filed with Mrs. George Newton.
chairman of the Club Depart
ment. by the deadline, Monday.
December Ia. for the contest to
be held. Entry blanks can be
picked up at Baldwin's Market.
King Street. Keysville. or the
entry blank below can be
clipped out.
Fill out your entry blank to-
day. and Join In the fun OF
identifying your home and COM
munity this season. Complete
rules Of the contest appeared
in last weeks paper.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
Entries Sought
For Keysville
Decoration Contest

KEYSVILLE, Dec. IA - With
only II days until Christmas,
there are only four days left to
enter Keysville homes In the
Garden and Conservation De
partment of the Keysville Wom-
ans Clubs 1851 Christ a 5
Lighting Contest.
The club is awarding valuable
prizes. but money spent on
decorations will not be the main
point considered by the judges.
They will cruise around town
Thursday evening. December
FL. between the hours of $50
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
Hunters Lucky In Mt. Zion Area

MT ZION. Dec. IA num-
Der of hunters in this area have
been lucky in killing game
Among the most recent were
Waverly G. Yancey who killed a
nine point buck and Kramer
Anderson who bagged a ten
pound turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cave and
family. Of FaImville. spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. W. Cave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ander-
son and M. K. Davis were re-
cent visitors to Farmville. The
men visited A. w. Davis who
is a patient in Southside Com
munity Hospital while Mrs. And
erson did some Christmas shop
ping.
Mrs. John Moss returned
home to Gladstone last Friday
after a weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Anderson.
Jimmy Davidson. small son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene David
son. Of Richmond. and grand.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Davidson, Of Mt. Zion. fell from
a moving car driven by his
mother. last week. His injuries
necessitated several stitches In
his head. He is doing nicely at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville And
erson were supper guests OF
Harry Mann last Friday eve.
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ander.
son and Ashley visited Mrs
Anderson's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Moss. They reported
Mrs. Blanche McCraw. Of Nor
wood. Mrs. Moss mother. who
suffered a heart attack recently
was much improved. She il
spending the month Of Deem
be in the Moss home.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Apperson
Jr.. and their children spent
last Thursday in Richmond. The
children enjoyed visiting with
Santa Claus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Piercy
Of Portsmouth. spent the weel
end with her father. A. H. Mar
tin.
Mrs. Garnette B. Rea, o.
Richmond. was a week enc
guest Of her aunts. the Mise.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-15
I Believe 1t Is About That Time

CHULA. Dec. l4-From all the
excitment and practicing OF pro-
grams going on, believe it's
about that time.
Miss Sandra Wilburn. of
Amelia, was guest of Miss
Patsy Bollinger over the week
end.
T. NJ. Goodwin left Thursday
for Norfolk where he is visiting
his daughter. Mrs. McComb.
Mrs. Wilson Wiley. Mary Jane
Mrs. Clarence Wiley and daugh.
ter. Of Richmond. were Sunday
guests Of her parents, the Tho.