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Evening star., 1961-05-17

A fine, new Casavant organ
was dedicated at the First Con-
gregational Church last night.
The instrument is placed where
it belongs. right out in the
open, not half hidden like some
unwelcome guest who must be
tolerated-but just barely.
Normally at a dedicatory re-
cital, the organ somewhat out
weighs its player. Last night it
was different, for Mr.. Craig
head is an artist and technician
of true greatness. Let me be
blunt; I have never heard a
better organ recital.
Mr.. Craighead, chairman Of
the organ department at the
Eastman School, seems to do
no wrong, which is a fine start
in itself. But his positive vir-
tues are so numerous that an
attempt merely to enumerate
any substantial number of them
becomes confusing.
The Bach partita with which
Mr.. Cralghead began is a work of
wildly contrasting moods, from
the bubbling merriment of the
dance influenced variations to
the grand Baroque pathos of
the sections of chromatic har-
mony. I cannot imagine q more
complete realization than we
heard last night.
1t was an inspired idea to
follow the partita with one of
FreXcobaldi's chromatic toe
catas. some of which Bach
copied for himself and which
had such obvious influence on
his harmonic style. The me-
Evening star., 1961-05-17

demonstrated an equally superb
sense Of rocco phrasing in the
Mozart Andante. Here his play
ing was just a bit hammered,
which is perfectly in keeping
with the affected simplicity of
the piece.
The first half Of the recital
ended with a stunning per-
formance Of the early Bach D
major Prelude and Fugue, and
thus with a brilliant display of
virtuoso technique.
The music on the second part
Of the recital was less interest
ing, but everything in every
piece was brought out with
transcendental skill.
A recital like this is a rare
event, but it leaves a glow that
lasts a long time.
Evening star., 1961-05-17
NEWS OF MUSIC
FouItIess Playing
Dedicotes Organ

lodically embroidered sections Of
the piece were played fairly
strictly. yet shaped with the
perfection of genius. The rhyth-
mic organization of the chro-
matte harmony was no less
marvellous. A gain, Mr.. Craig
head was fairly strict, and again
he allowed himself enough free
dom so that the progress Of the
piece was perfectly clear.
And then, Mr.. Craighead
Evening star., 1961-05-17
BY DONALD MINTZ
Contributing Critic

David Craighead, organ. At First
Conversational Church. Program
Partita on O'Gott. du frommer Gott,
Bach; Toccata per rElevaZione from
the Mass Of the Apostles, Fresco-
baldi: -Andante in F. K, 6l6, Mo-
Partita on Psalm VIII. van der
Horst; Noel grand jeu ct duo, Da-
quin: Carlton, Sowerby: Taccata
from Suite, Op 5, Durufle.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

course, 1t has unusual attractions-Such
as a couple of pups named Charlie and
PuShinka, bunch of ducks and
charming family of people.
President Kennedy himself dis
played some of this charm in welcoming
the millionth White House visitor of
1861, who was included in the family
group of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sprayberry
and three children from Rome, Georgia.
1t was Mr. Kennedy at his relaxed best
who received them in his office, pre-
Sented them with an autographed
picture and posed with them for a group
photograph. 1t was timely and appro-
pirate, too, that he reminded them, and
others, that the White House is virtually
the only home of a head of state in
the world where the people of the
country are welcome as visitors We
join with him in hoping that the Spray
berryS had fine time in our town 1--WE
are sure they did) and that many other
Americans will remember they are
welcome in their Capital City.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
The VANISHING Prairie

4Qe american prairie as the hardy
pioneers of the West knew it has been
disappearing under the inexorable
march of civilized progress The pas
Senger pigeon which once darkened the
prairie skies already is extinct. The
bison which long ago roamed the vast
eXpanSeS in uncounted thousands now
exists only in ZOOS and in few carefully
protected herds Other wildlife has
become scarce with the spread of mech
anized farming and the expansion of
cities. 1t is against this depressing
background that the National Park
Service has sponsored move to pre-
serve small section of unSpoiled prairie
land in Kansas as a national park. The
move should have wide popular appeal
To promote interest in the project,
Interior Secretary Udall recently re-
leased an attractively Illustrated pam
phlet outlining plans for such preserve
in Pottawatomie County, in northeast
ern Kansas. The area, of about $1,000
acres, lies in the Flint Hills, rolling
landscape lush with native grasses,
flowers and some varieties of trees. The
bison and elk are gone, but prairie
chickens, coyotes and other small
animals still abound Under the pres
ervation program, bison, elk and ante
lope would be imported and nurtured,
a few park roads would be built and
several campsiteS for visitors would be
laid out.
The idea of a prairie park to pre-
serve for future generations a remnant
of the West as it was when the red men
and the first white settlers enjoyed its
beauty-and endured its rigorS-is a
good one. We think the plan is we'll
worth the relatively small cost which
presumably would be involved.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Ready, Willing, Able

The recent developments
in Berlin, which have given
the military reason to be-
lieve an increase in our
armed forces and reserves is
warranted, makes me Won
der why we have not as yet
taken steps to develop a
reserve of women able to, if
necessary, defend the home
front.
1t would be a sorry state
of affairs should most of our
armed forces suddenly be
needed at other parts of the
globe to defend the cause of
freedom and we were left so
to speak, with our home
front unattended.
Perhaps this idea strikes
some as being somewhat rad
ical, but I do not think it
could hurt in any way if we
began to train our women to
enable them to fend for
themselves if "the time ever
comes that they. must do so.
I, for one, am ready, will
ing and quite able to learn
what I may do in defense
of my country.
Miriam NOOnan.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Getting Warm in Detroit

Walter Reuther and his United
Auto Workers appear to have two
potentially useful levers for prying a
favorable labor contract out of the Big
Three in the automobile industry.
One is the fact that American
Motors, outside the ranks of giants but
In several respects a pioneering outfit
under the energetic direction of George
Romney, has offered the union more
attractive package than have its big
rivals. While it's proposed hourly wage
increases would total about the same
as those offered by the three larger
companies-21 cents in three annual
7-cent inStallmentS American has
sWeetened its bid by including formula
for sharing its profits with its union
employees. A share in company profits
was one of Mr.. Reuther'S contract
demands in 1858, but it was dropped at
inSiStence of the Big Three and was
not renewed by the union this summer.
In effect, Mr.. Romney jumped the gun
on both the UAW and the rest of the
industry this year.
AS practical matter, contract
settlement with American regardless of
the outcome Of other negotiations would
not necessarily be WorriSome to General
Motors, Ford or ChrySler More i'm
portant, however, are the psychological
and propaganda aspects with American
being pictured as a generous and
forward-looking employer. Union Off
cialS already are employing this theme
and Mr.. Reuther himself is sitting in
on the American negotiations while
Sc0rning the "woefully inadequate"
offer of the Big Three.
The second factor which may work
to advantage of the UAW is the cur
rent state Of the automobile market.
1t is estimated that fewer than 100000
cars Of this years line are now in
dealer hands and that this number will
be down to about $4,000 when industry
labor contracts run out next Thursday,
August 81. With business as a whole
turning up, demand for new models
scheduled to start appearing next month
is expected to be good. BY contrast
when the 1858 contracts expired about
100000 cars were still on hand and
buyer demand was Slow-circumStanCeS
which tended to weaken the unions
bargaining position at that time.
1t would be a mistake, nevertheless,
to assume that Mr.. Reuther is assured
Of getting substantially more than the
Big Three have offered, or even that he
is casually inclined to strike one of the
companies as bargaining tactic He
has said himself that the UAW will not
strike if agreement is "cloSe" when the
deadline arrives, and it is not unlikely
the Kennedy administration will pass
the word quietly that it would prefer
not to have the business recovery upset
by major auto strike. It is worthy
of note, perhaps, that the present Big
Three proposal has approximately the
same added value as the one finally
accepted by both sides in 1858. No doubt
there will be some table-pounding
between now and next Thursday mid
night, but there is room for acceptable
give and take on both sides.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Report on Foods Conversion to Fat
By THOMAS r. HENRY

How food becomes fat is
being investigated by Ma
tional Heart Institute bio
chemists.
Their studies, which have
revealed several ways in
which body hormones in
fluence the balance of fat
deposition and fat mobiliza-
ton, have Just been reported
to the World Biochemical
Congress at Moscow.
Only part of the food eaten
at any meal is burned i'm
mediately to supply energy,
they point out. Much of it
is converted in a form of
fat known as "triglycerideS"
Storehouse of energy avail
able to the body. Fats are re-
leased from this tissue either
slowly, to supply energy
needs between meal or
during sleep, or quickly to
supply the large amounts of
energy required in emergen-
cies or during vigorous ex-
erciSe.
The chemical processes in
volved in the conversion of
food to stored fat are being
investigated by DrS. Daniel
Steinberg, Martha Vaughan
and Simeon Margolis of the
NH staff. Their work, they
reported, has revealed one
major difference between the
conversion of food stuffs to
fat by the body's fatty It's
sues and that demonstrated
in other body tissues. This
difference is the role of the
sugar, glucose.
Break down Analysed
When fats are broken down
in the usual way, the pro-
ducts evolved are glycerol
and various fatty acids.
Stored triglycerides are COM
posed of three fatty acid
molecules linked chemically
to one glycerol molecule.
However, before glycerol can
be linked to the fatty acid
molecules it must be coupled
with a phosphate. This
coupling is done by an
engine present in most It's
sues, but not in fatty It's
sues, In these tissues ap-
parently the complex is
brought about by glucose
brought by the blood stream.
A constant supply Of glucose
in necessary for fatty tissue
to maintain it's stored fat.
Work by DR.. Robert E.
Gordon, another NH inves-
tigator, has established that
when a person is fasting and
has a very limited supply of
glucose available the fatty
acids are not brought to-
gether. Instead those already
in the fatty tissue are drawn
out and used as sources of
energy. The work shows that
the rate at which trigly-
Evening star., 1961-08-24
StronqIed Traffic

close IN Montgomery
County is choking to death
from noXiouS, n-galloping
traffic restriction, a partially
durable disease with small
doses Of inexpensive medi-
cine. Traffic is strangled be-
cause of the seemingly dia-
bolical means designed to
prevent traffic from moving.
Traffic stops at far too many
lights and is blocked waiting
for far too many left turns.
There are no left-turn lights
on the entire length of Wis
conSin avenue in Bethesda
Except at East West high
Way) and left turns can be
made at almost all inter-
sections during rush hours,
thereby frequently bringing
all traffic to a complete stop.
Far too few lights are syn
chronized to permit volume
Of traffic movement. Travel
ling west on Wisconsin ave-
nue.. after waiting for the
light at Naval Medical, traf-
fic stops again at the next
light and the next.
This condition, which ex-
lists on many Montgomery
County roads, is like unto
that of the unfortunate
Greek condemned to elevate
a boulder to the top of a
mountain only to have it
eternally descend to the
ground again. Contrast our
clogged arteries to New
York's n/downtown
traffic which moves a con-
siderable distance before
Stopping) 1t is virtually i'm
possible to drive on Fenton
street (not to mention a
great many others like it, in
Silver Spring without wait
ing for a light at every block.
Viers Mill road and Georgia
avenue are pure agony be-
tween the always-red lights
and eternal left-turn block
ups. The light at East-We
highway where it crosses an
entrance to Rock Greek Park
has no provision for the
many left turns made there.
The light at East West high
way at Georgia avenue is
totally inadequate and un-
fair to those patient souls
who wait six lights to get to
the intersection only to find
it sometimes blocked by
traffic bottlenecks in the
middle of the intersection.
No provision for making right
turns after stopping on red,
as in California, has been
made in the county.
1t appears that the citizens
of Montgomery County would
do we'll to demand a scien-
tific and thorough review of
the timing, Synchronization
and adequacy of our lights,
including provisions for left
turns. This would get our
traffic moving; such a study
is urgently needed.
P. L. Smith, jr.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
THE POLITICAL MILL
Another Castro Over the Horizon?
By GOULD LINCOLN

tary OF the Treasury Dillon.
who represented the United
States there. had not an
nounced after the conference
that none of the $40 billion
fund would go to Castro and
his Cuban government, lead
ing members of Congress say
today that body would never
appropriate a dollar for the
fund.
May Play Waiting Game
The problem of the spread
Of communism and SYM
pathy for the Communist
cause in Latin America is in
creasingly forcing itself upon
the American government and
the American people. This
election in British Guiana
has Sharpened the concern
felt here. Mr.. Jagan may
still continue to put forth
reports that his government
will play along with such
neutraliSt countries as India
and some of the newly inde-
pendent African countries,
in an effort to allay Suspic-
ion, believing that a waiting
game until British Guiana
has obtained its full indie
pendence from Britain is the
best policy. However, his
Chicago-born wife, whom he
met and married while he
was studying dentistry at
Northwestern University and
who allegedly had Commu-
mist associations, has an
nounced that he and his
government will demand i'm
mediate and complete indie
pendence for their country.
British Guiana borders on
Venezuela and Brazil. 1t is
almost on the same parallel
with the Panama Canal, al
though some 1900 miles dis
tant. A Communist beach
head there, despite the small
population (some 100000 to
100000 could eventually
become a threat-just as the
Communist beachhead in
Cuba, 80 miles from Florida,
may constitute a serious
threat. Castro receives arms
and economic aid from So
Wet Russia. There is nothing
to prevent the same kind of
aid from going to British
Guiana in the future. There
was a period after Castro
took over Cuba from Dicta-
tor Batista during which
many people in this coun-
try regarded him as a good
revolutionary. This feeling
for Fidel Castro has van
iShed into thin air.
Some day the Latin-Ameri-
can policy of the Kennedy
administration must be clari
fled. Except for the Kennedy
proposed 500 billion Alliance
for Progress. nothing has
really evolved since the
fiasco of the United States
aided Cuban invasion. There
had been talk Of rally
ing the GAS Organization
of American StateS) to take
action or adopt economic
sanctions against Castro's
Cuba. But too many leaders
of Latin-American govern
ments showed a disinclina-
tion for any such moves at
this time.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Motion of Lemminos'

I have. in the past, con-
Sidered David Lawrence an
inconsistent nincompoop and,
for the most part, still do.
But a criticism printed in
your letters" column of his
recently expressed views con-
corning Maj. Titov'S epoch
flight now summons me to
his defense.
The point which Lawrence
sought to make, as see it,
was simply this: Credit for
scientific (or more appro-
propriately, in this case,
technologicaD achievement
is due and juStifiable only
when the party or parties
involved have demonstrated
and documented the truth
of the claim. Loud procla-
nation of accomplishment,
without any substantiation
thereof, is worthy of no ac-
colade and is, in fact, COM
pletely meaningless.
True: The Russians did
launch a large terrestrial sat-
elite which was in orbit some
Is hours. True: The Russian
satellite did repeatedly
broadcast a human voice
back to earth (albeit it was
primarily trite propaganda
and kisses to Chairman
Khrushchev). True: The
Russians have a capability
for orbiting a manor men.
OF these claims the Scien-
tific community - largely
through military intelligence
and through radar and radio
obServation-has ample and
concrete evidence. But these
singular facts by no means
add up to a manned satel-
lite. The voice we heard from
VoStok II could have come
to us by several means, not
necessarily from a mo
Sapiens inside. Mr.. Eisen-
however spoke to the world
from a satellite also Cbut
then we know better than
that, don't we? Lawrence
does not contend that Vos-
tok II was a farce. He is
simply inviting us to think,
ponder, and then weigh the
evidence and make up our
own minds instead of let
ting Russian propaganda
make it up for us. C"ok?"--
"OK!O
1t was recently observed
by a former Polish intelli-
gence officer, now detected"
to the West, that Americans
talk too much. I suggest that
perhaps we listen too much
also without thoughtful
consideration and analysis of
what we hear. What is truly
frightening in this whole
question is not whether the
Russians are ahead" but
rather that the American
populace is willing to &C
cept such a proposition at
face value, virtually without
challenge! 1t leads one to
the appalling conclusion that
we are becoming a Nation of
jennings which will one day
find itself in an irresistible
mass migration toward the
sea of mental inadequacy,
there to drown in its own
indecision and lack of in
and national con-
viction-the lack of convic-
ton evidenced by the frivo-
louS and inept pseudonym of
your earlier correspondent,
Space Addict.
S, Field.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Racial Differences

william Massey in a let
ter discusses the question of
racial differences in mental
ability. He indicates that as
stated by Prof. Henry E. Gar
ret of the University of Vir-
ginia, it is scientifically in
evidence that racial differ
enceS in mental ability are
innate and genetic. Further
more, he bemoanS the plight
OF sociology, saying that it's
theories of racial equality are
grounded more on emotion
rather than actual fact. He
maintains that sociologists
no longer concern them
selves with the study of ex-
lStlng society but try to
mould it into a perfect form.
Personally, the possibility
that there may be differences
does not seem entirely re-
mote to me. Just as there
are the obvious physical diff
ferences, there may also be
mental differences as well.
the one race eXcelling in one
particular respect, the other
eXcelling in another, as there
are different types of men
tai ability: scientific, intu-
tive, intellectual, common
sense or practical know-how,
verbal and literary, musical,
etc. The trouble is, however.
most often the question of
racial differences and equal
lty comes up in a nonobjec-
tive and unScientific frame
of references.
Assuming for the sake of
argument (since I don't have
the evidence pro or con at
my diSposaD that there are
innate and genetic racial diff
ferences in mental ability,
the next logical question to
arise is: ITO what end must
this knowledge be applied?"
Mr.. Massey must remember
that quite often those pro-
tagoniSts of the theory of
racial inequalities seek to use
the differences as a means
of establishing criteria for
their treatment of them. The
danger in indulging in the
assumption, even if it is in
evidence that mental differ
enceS exist, lies in the plac-
ing of restrictions and cate
gorizing a whole group of
people and thus hampering
individuals within that group
from attaining their full po-
tential. All too often many
of those people who talk of
racial differences, may use
this as a reason to form
their prejudgment of them
in other respects as well,
and to deny them the equal
ity of opportunity which
even further widens the Gull
ture gap.
Frankly, I don't under
stand why the question of
racial equality or inequality
should come up. If the diff
ferences exist, presumably
automatically the presence
or absence or degree of abil-
ity would determine the
course or status of a given
individual in society regard
less of race, assuming, of
course, he has equal oppor-
tunity. Mrs. Neera Barve.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry WrtterS' correct
names and addresses. Al let
terS ore Sub1ect to cOndersa-
ttOn. Those not used Utu be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied by self = addressed,
stamped enUeLOpeS.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

A would-be Castro is about
to take over in British Guiana
"a Communist at heart, al
though for the present at
least as a neutraliSt. The
question in many minds is:
Where in Latin America will
a third CaStro-minded leader
grasp power? The spread of
Communist support in coun-
tries to the South of the
United States is becoming
more and more a vital issue.
The turn toward communism
in British Guiana, where
Cheddi Jagan and his leftist
political party has just won
an election, putting them in
power, was accomplished
without bloody revolution.
But the change has been
none the less effective. Mr..
Jagan has freely admitted
in the past that he is a
Marxist; he has been a great
admirer of Castro and Cas-
tro'S government in Cuba.
The situation for Mr..
Jagan, despite his victory at
the polls, is still cramping.
The British still have not
given the country full indie
pendence. The British still
are in position to control
foreign affairs. Mr.. Jagan is
expected to become premier
and he will have a majority
in the country's legislative
body. Should he seek to
adopt the RuSsian-Sino
Communist line-with ma
tionalization of industry and
political bonds with the
Kremlin, a la Castro-he may
find that Britain will shut
down on the complete in
dependence. which has been
promised within a year or
two.
Nevertheless, Jagan's vic
tory in British Guiana is the
first time an out-and-out
Communist sympathizer has
gained control in a century
on the South American con-
tinent. Obviously, it is giving
the Kennedy administration
concern. Secretary of State
Dean Rusk has sait. this
government has been con-
Sulting with the British re-
garding the situation. Also,
British Guiana has been
getting $750,O0O from the
United States in technical
aid-under the foreign aid
program-and recently OBJ
tained a SIPS million loan
from the World Bank. Mr..
Jagan also has said he wants
to participate in the $40 bill
lion Alliance for Progress
program which has been
sponsored by President Ken
nedy.
No U. S. Funds for Reds
If Mr.. Jagan puts the
Communist line into prac-
tice there, Congress will never
permit the appropriation Of
any money that would go, or
conceivably go-to his gov
ernment. This includes ap-
preparations for foreign aid
and also money for the
Alliance for Progress program
under the plan recently
signed up at the Uruguay
conference. Indeed, if Secre-