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Evening star., 1961-12-22

great population centers be-
comes decidedly relevant. It
is -. precisely here that the
deterrent aspect of civil de-
fenSe comes in. Granting that
millions Of lives would be
snuffed out by blast and fire,
millions of others. would be
spared from fall-out. Massive
evidence, in advance, of our
determination to survive in
sufficient Numbers and grad
ually to reconstruct our ma
tional life in case our ad-
versary makes the fatal mis-
take Of attacking us could
well be a decisive factor in
his ultimate decision not to
attack. Added to the major
deterrent, namely our power
of retaliation, the chances Of
an outbreak of global war
would thus be reduced to a
minimum, while the re-
sources Of diplomacy are
meanwhile employed to the
full in an effort to main
tain peace, under conditions
that will preserve our free
dom and security in q rap
idly changing world. Is this
not what we most desire?
If so. why should anyone
shrink from making what
ever contribution he can,
whether in the realm Of civil
defense or otherwise? Pend
ing effective limitation and
control of ornaments, let
us do meanwhile whatever
needs to be done to preserve
our freedom and our security,
and, If possible, to accomplish
this by peaceful means.
Lynn r. Edminster.
Former Special Assistant to
the Secretary Of State.
Evening star., 1961-12-22
THE PASSING SCENE
A YuIe Salute to the President
By WILLIAM S. VIII

Castroism in Cuba, nor did
he set in motion the long
chain of events which has
at last brought inevitable
tragedy in Africa.
Moreover. his Republican
opposition has been on the
whole an opposition Of re-
sponsibility and decency; po-
litical generosity on his side
has had the predictable re-
suit Of producing counter
generosity on the other side.
And in this holiday from
fault-finding about what has
been Intellectual in our poll
cies abroad, it is only fair
to point out that some high
ly effectual things have been
done.
There has been the honest
show Of United Safes naval
power in the Dominican Re-
public, when the right-wing
Trujillo dictatorship was
threatening a chaos that
would have led to a Com
munist dictatorship in its
place. This intervention has
halted communism's march
in that part of this hemis-
phere. And there Is now a
clear prospect for the estab-
lishment of a decent govern
ment in the Dominican Re-
public. If this ensues it may
be said to have been, in the
best sense of that word, the
creation Of the United States
Government.
Berlin Stand Commended
There has been the Presi-
dents persistently strong and
patient stand over far the
most mortal issue of all, the
Berlin crisis, in the face Of
a thousand obstacles and
troubles - divisions within
the Western alliance, a con-
fusing clamor Of counsel at
home, and all the rest. No
man ever to hold our high
est office has been more
sorely beset by a single prob
lem. And in plain reportorial
fact this President has well
and honorably. and soundly
and Sensibly, handled it.
So, again, it is not really
unconstitutional, no matter
where each individuals views
and prejudiceS may stand, to
wish the President - which
is to say the head of the
Government Of the United
States-a merry Christmas,
indeed.
Evening star., 1961-12-22

1t seems not to be clearly
understood by these individ-
uals, that civil defense is in
itself an additional deterrent
to Soviet attack-additional
that is, to what is unques-
tfonably the main deterrent.
namely, our retaliatory
power. Unfortunately, most
official pronouncements and
articles on this subject per-
sistently fail to emphasize
this point.
Civil defense is an addi-
tional deterrent because the
presence or absence of ef-
fective action in this field
must inevitably enter into
the calculations of a would
be attacker concerning our
capacity to survive his in
itial blow. 1t may be readily
granted that his first con-
Germ would presumably be to
wipe out SO much as possible
of our retaliation power and
to diminish the effectiveness
of whatever remains of it.
But why assume that his
capacity to visit devastation
upon our great metropolitan
centers of industry, COM
merce, and Government will
not also enter the calcula-
ton? Quite obviously, the
best safeguard against attack
is to possess, and to con-
vince him that we possess,
overwhelming reta liza tory
power.
But suppose that, however
mistakenly, he is not con-
vinced? In that case his ca
pacity to deliver q knock
out blow not only to our
military bases but to our
Evening star., 1961-12-22
Winter Driving Tips
WstaHGDW SrAn-

Now that we have had our
first snow traffic emergency,
there is no longer any reason
why we should not be pre-
pared for anything when
driving this winter.
The following six tips for
safe winter driving are based
on years of scientific study
and actual tests on ice and
snow:
/. Have good tires, snow
tires if you prefer. Use re-
inforced tire chains for very
slippery and severe condi-
tions. Worn tires or worn
chains are not as effective.
But with snow tires. or even
with the greater help of REIN
forced tire chains, slower
than normal speeds are a
must" on snow and ice.
2. Keep windshield and
windows clear. Turn on
headlights (dim) during day.
time snow storms to help
others see you. Clear the
snow and ice from all win
doWs of your car. Open some
windows slightly to ventilate
and keep the inside of your
windows from Jogging.
3. Keep a check on the
sickness Of the ice and snow
and adjust your speed to keep
control. Where you won't
surprise the driver behind,
or endanger yourself, feel
the road" with a single short
brake application, or press
the accelerator an instant to
find out how easily wheels
will slide or spin.
4. Keep well back Of the
vehicle ahead so that you
will have plenty Of room to
stop. It takes from three to
twelve times more distance
to stop on snow and ice than
1t takes on good dry pave
ment.
S. Anticipate braking needs
and start slowing down well
before you reach a turn, icy
intersection or slippery crest
of a hill. Slow down to a
safe speed to avoid: a front
end skid at a turn, a rear
end skid on a curve, sliding
into an intersection, or to-
bogganing down a hill out Of
control. Braking before turns
also gives you an opportu-
nifty to get the "feel" Of the
road and to adjust speed ac-
cordingly.
s. Pump your brakes and
maintain best steering con-
troll when braking on ice or
a slippery snow. Pumping is
a fast, locking application
full release Of the brakes one,
two or more times per Sec
ond. This gives short inter-
walls of maximum braking
separated by short intervals
of effective steering while
wheels are rolling.
Anthony L. Ellison,
Chief, Office Of Traffic
Safety Education, District
Government.
Evening star., 1961-12-22

SIR H U B E r T WILKINS,
HIS WORLD OF ADVEN-
TURE. By Lowell Thomas,
with an epilogue by Lady
Suzanne Wilkins. CToron-
to, London, McGraw-Hill
Book Co.; 296 pages, illus
trated; $3.50
Among his other accom-
plishmentS, Lowell Thomas is
the author of a prodigious
number of books. The latest
concerns the life and adven-
lures of Sir Hubert Wilkins,
a celebrated explorer who
died late in 1859.
The biography" complete
with direct quotations of con-
versations held many years
ago, is written in the first
person, for Mr.. Thomas
claims it to be "the story of
(his) life and world of ad-
venture as he told it to me
over the thirty-odd years I
knew him" There is no in
dication that this narration
was delivered with the inten-
ton and knowledge that it
would find its way into a
book.
The bulk of the manuscript
is some 80 years old, though
some new material had been
added, and with the excep-
tion Of the epilogue, it ends
in 1898.
SIR HUBERT began his
adventurous career as a pho
tographer covering the Bal
kan War of 1912. From there
he went on to Arctic and
Antarctic exploration, North
Australian exploration, and
an excursion into air racing.
He was a pioneer in the use
Of aircraft in low-temperature
areas and at the same time a
master of ground travel and
survival techniques in polar
ATTITUDES.
Nor is this all. The atomic
submarine Nautilus had an
older nameSake not only in
the pages of Jules Verne but
also in the life of Sir Herbert.
His Nautilus sailed under the
polar ice cap in August, 1881.
The outlines Of all this are
perfectly clear. First Sir HUI
bert did this, then that, then
the next thing. But there are
other things the reader wants
to know.
What makes an adventurer
Evening star., 1961-12-22

we hung back. In this in
stance, however. we are gull
ty of planned duplicity and
naked aggression.
I fully realize how people
Of good conscience in Italy,
Germany. and Japan felt
when their leaders perpe-
trated such inhuman crimes.
We have joined their COM
pany. AL Henning.
Evening star., 1961-12-22
Yordstick for Judqes

When Columnist Doris Flee
son last June applauded
President Kennedy's appoint
ment of Frank D. Reeves as
District Commissioner, her
greatest concern was that the
appointment accorded sta
tus to Negroes" Now, Miss
Fleeson expresses the feeling
that it would give "encour-
agement" to Federal judges
in the South if the Presi-
dent would reward" them
when they conformed strict
ly to the Supreme Courts
rigid battle line in school in
tegration cases.
Every school child, if prop
erly taught, should know
that in the appointment of
public officials first consid-
Grafton should be given to
their personal character and
fitness for the job to be done.
Every school child should
also know that judges, if
they are to perform their
sworn duty. should be men
Of the highest integrity and
the soundest Of Judgment.
They should be men Of suf-
ficient courage to resist all
outside ,pressures and influ-
ences whether Of threat or
reward. IS.
It seems to. me that the
greatest curse of our system
Of government is the tend
ency to appoint judges and
officials purely because of
political considerations.
Harvey HI. Hewitt.
Evening star., 1961-12-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. AH let
ters are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used sotu be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-12-22
u. N. Needs Prayer

At the birth Of the United
Nations in San Francisco, is
years ago, a st. Louis news
paperman seemed dismayed
that "in Difference" to the
various nations present,
open" prayer had to be
eliminated. Prayer, preced-
ing such solemn ceremonies
in the United States was so
customary. this article was
impressive. This writer left
me with the impression that
at its conception, the United
Nations lacked something"
or Someone"
Perhaps 1t isn't too late.
We need that prayer "out
loud" Geraldine Ann Street.
Evening star., 1961-12-22
Questions and Answers

BY THE HASK1N SERVICE
reader get by mail By
Please
Evening star., 1961-12-28
Murie| Thompson
HOnored at Dance

Webster Bowman and Mr..
and Mrs. Smith HempStone,
jr.. were joint hosts for their
niece. the last couple lin abb
sentia" since they are pres
emily residing in Nairobi.
Kenya.
The party took place at the
Bethesda residence of Capt.
and Mrs. Smith HempStone,
parents of the hosts, Miss
Thompson received in the
living room with her mother,
Mrs. Sexton and Mrs. Bow
man.
A ballroom of sparkling
silver and pink had been
created out of the large ad-
joining sunroom, which over
looks the swimming pool.
Silver Christmas trees
trimmed entirely in pink
dominated the scene, a small
er tree of pink and white
tulle centered the buffet ia
BILE at one end of the room,
and pink candles glove
everywhere.
The debutante compli-
mented the decor further by
wearing a gown of pale pink
chiffon with a shirred and
draped bodice, tiny shoulder
straps and a full skirt.
She wore a corsage of
white orchids sent to her by
her uncle and godfather, Mr..
HempStone, jr.
The Newports played con-
tinuously for dancing except
for a short break when The
Cousins entertained the
guests with a group of songs.
The latter team are the
debutante's brother, Tony
Thompson, and cousin, Griff
Sexton.
Miss Thompson made her
debut Thanksgiving week end
when her parents presented
her to their friends at a large
reception in their residence.
On December 19 her great
aunt, Mrs. Laurence Green,
gave a luncheon in her honor
at the Sulgrave Club.
Evening star., 1961-12-28
Pamela Forbes
Mdrries
David Dulles

. Mrs. Dantorth Jackson of
Boston, Mass, announces the
marriage of her daughter.
Pamela Borland Forbes, to
Mr.. David Dulles, son of Mrs.
Eleanor Lansing Dulles of
Mclean, Va, and Henderson
Harbor, N. Y.
The wedding took place
yesterday at the Lesley Lind
sey Memorial Chapel of En-
manuel Church in Boston.
The bride was given in
marriage by her great uncle,
Mr.. Francis Lee Higginson.
Miss Lucina Tompkins was
her maid of honor and the
bridesmaids were Miss Ann
w. Dulles, sister Of the BRIDE
groom; Miss Elizabeth D.
Canham, Miss Kathleen En-
met and Miss Marian Hen
riouez.
1t. George M. Dallas, w,
USNR. was the best man and
the ushers were Mr.. Wendell
Davis, jr., Mr.. Wayne Hol-
man, Mr.. Richard K. Thorn
dixie, III, Mr.. James D.
Seymour, jr., a cousin OF the
bridegroom, and Mr.. Christie
pher Soule and Mr.. Alexander
Kerr, both cousins of the
bride.
Mr.. Dulles, who attended
LeRosey School in Switzer-
land and Putney School in
Vermont, was graduated from
Swarthmore College with high
honors in 1856.
He received his LIB. from
Harvard Law School in 1861
and is now associated with
the law firm of Cahill, Cor
don, Reindel and Oil of New
York City.
Mrs. Dulles was graduated
from the Winsor School and
is now attending Radcliffe
College. She made her debut
last winter.
The couple will live in New
York.
Evening star., 1961-12-28

and Mrs. Thomas Walter
McGregor, at their Spring
Valley home.
The $50 to $50 pm. tea
dance-buffet was held at the
Congressional Country Club,
with Devron's orchestra pro-
viding the music.
Linda's sister Gail, a SEN
ior at Holton-Arms who will
make her debut next year,
also was at the party. An
other guest was Miss Patricia
Janis Of Detroit, also a class
mate of the hostess, who is
also a houseguest at the
McGregors.
Evening star., 1961-12-28
Post-Debutdnte Is Hostess

Miss Linda Louise Nc
Gregor, who made her debut
during the 1959-60 season,
was hostess at a tea dance
yesterday afternoon in honor
Of her college roommate
from the University of Michi-
gan, Miss Mary 10 Pavlik.
Miss McGregor, a graduate
of Holton-Arms and Briar-
cliff Junior College, is now
in her junior ) ,ar at the
university.
During the holidays Miss
Pavlik is a houseguest of
Miss McGregor's parents, Mr..
Evening star., 1961-12-28
Dance Tonight

The Association Of Ameri-
can Foreign Service Women
will hold its annual Christmas
dance for teen-agers at $50
pm. tonight at the Chevy
Chase Women's Club.
Chairman of the dance Is
Mrs. Ernest Stanger. Area
chairmen in charge of pre-
dance Suppers are: Mrs.
Charles T. Cross, Mrs. Robert
Cleveland and Mrs. Peter
Rutter.
Evening star., 1961-12-28
Ambassador Entertuins

Room of the Mayflower
Hotel, before the premiere
showing of a documentary
film, Waters of Bangkok, I"
and the premiere of Sum-
Evening star., 1961-12-28

mer and Smoke" at the On
tario Theater.
Among those accepting in
vitations were diplomats and
representatives from the ex-
ecutive, congressional and
judicial branches Of the
United States Government.
Evening star., 1961-12-28

Miss Muriel Elizabet h
Thompson, debutante daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Thompson, jr. was hon.
ored at a tea dance yester-
day attended by about a
hundred young people of the
debut and college set.
Mrs. o. Griffith Sexton
III, 1t. Col. and Mrs. John
Evening star., 1961-12-28

The Ambassador of Thai
land and Mrs. Visutr Artha-
yukti entertained at a recep-
tion last evening in the East
Evening star., 1961-12-28

SERVICES COIHLION DArNCES BOOKED
Miss Hope HeIfch Oe daughter Of Navy Capt. and Mrs. Harry D.
Hefrh Robert Coeh Rear Admiral and Mrs. Robert Craig
hill (etd Michael Toteh Of COL and Mrs David Toh Miss
Teddy Peters fill out their dance cards during last
the Army NoyAr Force Colon Myer-Stor sto
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

COMMUNISTS use every weapon in
their cold war Of nerves. Propaganda
is an effective means to break the will
OF people to compete, and the Commu-
nists lose no propaganda advantage pos
sible. An article in the daily press was
of interest detailing a retraction by
Soviet magazine in which they admitted
they used "the wrong facts" Of course
the use of wrong facts" was blamed
on some other source The intriguing
part is wrong facts" Facts are facts.
There can be no wrong facts. Facts can
be overplayed to carry point, or half
facts can be used to ones advantage,
and facts can be omitted but facts can
not be wrong.
Today's issue of the u. S. News and
World Report has a short article giving
a warning against national cringing,"
which we believe to be of interest in this
connection
We quote:
professional pessimists' are spreading the
idea that the q. S. is second best says Gen.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
Double Check

On this the first January in
1861 everything is a first why
is not disclosed So | don't know
every way YOU turn or listen it's
the first Even the comedians
spring up with it, and politicians
make headlines with the new
idea.
Santa Maria, a first in ship
stealing - they are getting bigger
all the time.
Astronant training takes in
Women.
There has always been a man
in the moon but this is a first
for women. You just watch this
first stuff its going TO upset his
tory and put the present on the
blink.
Senator Willis A. Robertson
has a first in warning. Very time
ly Senator, YOU tell EN-, = al
most thought we'd lost him.
So we haVn't lost anything but
MADE we forgot something it's
not what they can do for us but
what we can do for them.
Thanks for reading.
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
n e 5B&&j1noon
r&

President Eisenhower final
Economic Report is, as would
be expected, in harmony with his
earlier State Of the Union and
Budget messages. The Econom-
ic Rerort is prepared with the
aid of the Council of Economic
Advisers and with the assistance
of the heads of the various exec
utive departments and independ-
ent agencies whose fields are
covered.
Most of the work, however.
falls to the Council and it pri-
marily deserves whatever credit
or criticism arises from the Re-
port. This year it is credit. al
though there doubtless will be
plenty of criticism because the
Report takes a fundamentally OPP
timistic point of view.
The first chapter discusso.
economic developments and pol
icies Of 1860. Chapter two is
resume of experience under he
Employment Act Of 1916, which
created the Council of Eco
nomic Advisers. The third chap
ter is devoted to Policies for
the Future" which contains
the legislative recommends
tons. Then comes the custom
airy report on the activities of
the Council of Economic Advis-
ers during 1860 Next is an anal
ysis of three outstanding prob
lens employment and earn
ings, agriculture, and United
States foreign trade and pay
ments. Finally there is the usual
series of statistical tables.
The statistical tables are a
most valuable source of factual
data. The discussion of the three
prob e m S is excellent. The
recommendations for legislative
action are repetition and will
carry no particular weight in
the present Congress. The his
tory of experience under the
Employment Act is interesting
and gives a good perspective on
this period, but the chapter on
what happened in 1860 and the
business outlook is by far the
most important and significant.
In this analysis by the Presi-
dent there is a clear recognition
that, while 1860 was the best
year in the nations history,
mild downturn started in the
$ econd half and gradually
spread over a wider and wider
proportion of the economic sys-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
The CleUeland Plain Dealer


I'll is almost universally understood
- that a responsible newspaper is
something more than shopping news,
operated only for profit. A responsible
newspaper has a heart and a soul; it.
is interested in the public welfare for
more than selfish reasons; it is distress
ed by crime in it's midst; it is proud of
civic and personal successes; it serves
as mouthpiece for its readers through
its letters-to-the-ed editor columns, and
anyone who wishes to disagree with it's
editorial stand may do so - and see it
in print.
1t prints crime stories on Page One,
not to titillate morbid readers, but sim
ply because news is news. 1t knows such
prominent display to discourage
crime, rather than to encourage it. 1t
makes the people aware that danger
exists, and teaches them not to be too
trusting souls, ready to admit stranger
into the house just because he says he
is Bible salesman.
Why do newspapers support drives to
clean up crime if Gas is sometimes
chargedD they grow fat on the reports
of it? Why do they support decent can
didates for public office if they go along
with shady dealings? Why are they
against racketeers and hoodlums, who
would certainly make Page One lot
oftener if they were permitted to oper-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31
John Temple Graves
Kennedy May Reverse "Himself'

gave evidence of man whose
physical strength. endurance and
enormous vig0r were very much
a conquest of mind over matter.
I HEARD THAT HIGH voice
Oil two very different occasions.
One was in 1912 when TR arrived
in Princeton late for campaign
speech after speaking all day
The voice, was high almost to
nonexistence. but the nervous
force was there in even more
abundance.
y The other time was during
IRIS presidency when l played
tennis occasionally on the White
House court with Teddy, Jr., and
sportswriter Bryan Morse. One
day while taking a shower after
a game there came'a quick. posi-
tive knock on the door and it was
the President. Father. this is
Bryan Morse" said Teddy. Jr.
Bryan always believed he was
the only man ever to be so
dressed or without dress while
being formally introduced to the
President OF the United States.
People think of Theodore
Roosevelt as a trough rider"
and he was, but no man ever
had more respect for the presi-
dency. My father. then a New
York editor. Travelled with Taft
and Roosevelt alternately during
the 1912 campaign. He said Presi-
dent Taft enjoyed broad jokes
and would join with ones of his
own. But not TR. He told none
and he permitted none to be told
in his presence He explained
that he had no personal objection
but considered them dlsrespect-
full of the office he held.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-31

j. GraSSr roots sentiment. II a
majority vi the people back home
!aNur u oppose certain legislation
ard inakt their views known on
Capitol Hill their attitude is
certain to be- reflected to 4 con
siderable extent in congressional
action
But, before The people back
home can make up THEN minds
on legislation, they must first be
given the facts upon which Il
Judgment can be based.
a pretty good insight into the
depressed areas problem is pro-
l.ded by a quip that has become
popular IL some circles in Wash
ln9ton 1t goes like this
Harvard University is going to
be declared depressed area tbe-
cause President Kennedy has
depOpulated it by bringing SO
many professors to Washington
and the federal government is
going to tax Yale and Princeton
TO subsidlze Harvard.
This Quip is being used by con-
SerVatlves to point out that it is
Illogical and economically I'M
feasible to penalize taxpayers
from other sections to provide
federal subsidies for depressed
areas when local responsibility
is the key to any enduring Sue
cess.
The major bill under consider
alton in the Senate is by Senator
Douglas, to authorize 1890 million
in federal grants and loans TO aid
in establishing factories and pub
lie facilities in areas of high I'M
employment.
Senator Kennedy was a strong
supporter of this measure last
year when. in modified form, it
was vetoed by President Eisen-
hover. The Senate approved $500
million, but the amount was re-
! duced by the House to S25l mil
Ion before the measure went to
the White House. The Senate
failed to override the veto.