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Evening star., 1961-04-25

them succumb to Communist
brain-washing.
Judith Wiley
-
After thousands of printed
words, the press has not told
the citizens and taxpayers Of
our area just what prompts
the members Of the John
Birch Society. and its found
er. Robert WEIGH, to suffer
the slings and arrows Of out
rageous fortune (and) take
arms against a sea of trou-
bles and so end them"
The press would have us
believe that both the society
and its purpose are semi
secret. What the John Birch
Society stands for could have
been set forth in very brief,
understandable, and familiar
words:
America. My country, It's
Of thee. sweet land Of Iber-
ty. Of thee I sing; land where
my fathers died, land Of the
Pilgrims pride, from every
mountain side let freedom
ring!"
Freedom cannot ring out
except through a just, fair,
and free press!
If Maj. Gen. Edwin A.
Walker has been relieved of
command of the gath In
fantry Division in Germany
for disseminating this kind
Of propaganda" to American
troops, it is high time we
bring our boys home to
strengthen the forces for
freedom within our own
borders.
Helen M. Burton.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Leagues Purpose

After reading some of the
comments about the drive of
the Montgomery County
League Of Women Voters to
obtain a referendum on the
bill setting up the new
Eighth Congressional District
in Maryland. I feel it time
to clear up a few misconcep-
tions that seem to exist
about the leagues purpose.
First. although the Mont
gomery County Leagues re-
quest to the State Board Of
the Maryland League of
Women Voters was the first
formal course of action Sug-
geSted, other leagues in
Maryland were quite as con-
cerned about the inequity of
the bill and had informally
requested the State Board to
study the matter and see
what action could be taken.
At a special meeting last
month, after consulting rep
resentatives of the local
leagues which make up the
Maryland League of Women
Voters, the State Board pro-
posed to the local leagues
an addition to the already
recommended program of
work in the fields of consti-
tutional revision and reap
portionment of the Maryland
General Assembly. This addi-
tional item reads. Support
Of equitable redistricting In
Maryland" AS the first step,
the leagues would campaign
to secure the requisite ten
thousand signatures on a
petition for referendum. The
immediate effect of such a
petition would be to stop the
redistricting bill, which has
been passed by the Maryland
General Assembly and signed
by Governor Tawes, from be-
coming effective June /.
This, however, is only the
beginning. If the proposal is
adopted at the State conven-
ton in May, local leagues
would be committed to work
not only for the success Of
the petition but also for an
equitable redistricting bill.
This means that until such
a bill is passed, the local
leagues would participate in
every step necessary to reach
this goal.
The Montgomery County
League has committed itself
wholeheartedly to this end,
and if the convention adopts
the proposed work program,
will continue to work for q
redistricting bill which fairly
represents the entire State
not just Montgomery County.
Mrs. William A. Schell,
President, Montgomery Coun-
tyLeague Of Women Voters.
Evening star., 1961-04-25

come group. At the present
time it costs a person in the
81 per cent income tax
bracket only So to give 500
to education. 1t costs the
rest of us, on an ascending
scale, up to $50 to give Sl0O
to education.
The Democratic Party. be-
ing the party of those solely
concerned with the masses
as we are constantly reminded
should welcome and whole
heartedly support my plan.
I was highly pleased when
the majority leader, Con-
gresham John w. McCor-
mack, Democrat, Massachu-
sets, recently praised my
bill and pointed out that he
had himself sponsored and
worked for similar legisla-
tion since coming to Con-
greSs.
At his press conference on
March Is, this year, Presi-
dent Kennedy was asked
what his position was re-
garding the proposals for
undermining the tax struc-
ture to- provide increased in
centives for private aid to
education, especially in view
Of the fact that His Emil
nence Francis Cardinal
Spellman had indorsed the
tax approach to aid educa-
tion.
President Kennedy replied
that: Il am hopeful we can
get the program which we
sent to the Hill out of the
way. Then the Congress
will have to consider what
it wants to do in this other
area"
If President Kennedy
would take the lead now in
undermining the tax struc-
ture to aid private and pub
lie education-as he appar-
emily is willing to do to aid
business-then the present
educational misunderstand-
ing would not have a leg
to stand on. I base this view
on a letter I have Just re-
ceived from His Eminence
Francis Cardinal Spellman
stating that: Your bill ap-
pears to be consistent with
my statement of March 49,"
Carroll d. Kearns,
Member of Congress from
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Diplomatic 'BIunder'

Food has become a weap-
on of diplomacy" that may
become a decisive element
in the theological struggle"
against communism, says
Orville Freeman, Secretary of
Agriculture.
The appalling foolishness
Of this statement by one of
our highest government Of
ficials is almost beyond be-
lief. What a devastating
weapon Mr.. Freeman has
handed the Communists. The
great American colossus,
drowning in it's own sur
pluses, is now going to tease
and humiliate the starving
masses by doling out food in
exchange for docile submis-
sion to Imperialism.
How can such bumbling be
explained? Is it just inept-
ness or lack of intelligence?
Not likely. Mr.. Freeman is
an experienced and success
full politician. The nature Of
his profession requires that
the practitioner be a percep-
tive and sensitive individual.
If the statement is not
merely a blunder, it follows
that it must have been made
for a purpose. Maybe it was
to impress the Lutheran
Brotherhood, to whom he
spoke, with the humanitari-
an policies of the Kennedy
regime. Graham WeigIa
BurkittSVille, Md,
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Intervention in Cuba

Those who 60 about stating
that IF we intervene in Cuba
we will be doing just what
we condemned the Soviets
for doing in Hungary" are
guilty of muddled thinking,
to say the least. They also
are adopting the propaganda
point Of view of the Com
munistS and. I am sorry to
say. at least one very high
official Of this Government is
guilty Of this, too.
In going into Cuba we
would be going as a liberating
movement to assist the free
dom fighters against not even
thinly-disguised totalitarian
dictatorship which now holds
the people in thrall, just as
the Hungarian people were
held in thrall in 1856. II we
had gone to the assistance of
the Hungarian Freedom
Fighters. Of course. the Com
munist world would have con-
demned us but / wonder who
in the West would have done
so. On the other hand, If we
had assisted the Communists
against the Hungarian free
dom fighters, then in truth
we could be equated with the
Communists in Hungary.
Applying this to Cuba, If we
had thinkably assisted Castro
to put down the anti-Castro
rebellion Of the Cuban people,
we could be equated with the
Communists in Hungary. But
never can we be equated with
them for trying to help
liberate the Cuban people
from q betrayed revolution
which is now frankly ad-
mitted by Castro to be on the
Communist model.
So. we can both condemn
the actions Of the Commun-
lists in Hungary and try to
help the freedom fighters in
Cuba and be entirely con-
sistent. We condemn the sup
preston Of liberty in both
cases, but we are trying to
do something about it in Cuba
where we failed even to make
the effort in the case Of
Hungary.
I urge our citizens, before
they pass on ready-made
opinions which are completely
at variance with truth and
with logic, to give them some
thought. And this goes triple
for our own officials.
Jack Beall.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Paris in the Sprinq


tourists did not arrive in Paris as
scheduled last night. The resplendent
new international air terminal, newer
and bigger Orly Field, was closed to
normal traffic-aS precaution against
enemy traffic" The Eiffel Tower was
blacked out. World War II Sherman
tanks were rumbling along the boule-
wards and a 20-year-old air raid siren
system was alerted For the second
straight night, one of the worlds love-
lieSt capitals was zen garde"-acting out
something almost like a Gilbert and
Sullivan fantasy with Gallo accent.
Approximately 70 hours after a
clique of hard-headed, uncompromising
(but retired) generals had thrown down
in Algeria their challenge Of rebellion
against their government, Paris re-
manned uncertain of what might happen
next. Towering in the background,
however, was the strong man of modern
France, the Soldier-PreSident de Gaulle,
perhaps not at all uncertain as he
measured carefully the strength at his
command. To him, the habit of the
high ranks of the French Army of
meddling in national politics was we'll
known. He had been one of them and
one with them, until his own capacity
for greater craftsmanship had elevated
him above their level of understanding
and ability.
But as the mutiny in Algeria went
into its fourth day, the strength in De
Gaulle's hands was increasing. The
Navy and Air Force had declined to give
the insurgents material help or en-
couragement, either at home or in North
Africa. Ten million workers in Metro
politan France had staged a token one
hour strike in support of the govern
ment Not of small Importance, Frances
allies in the Western community-in-
cluding our own Government-had re-
corded their Endorsement of his au-
thority. And against Algeria itself, he
had invoked measures which seem
likely to force a showdown in his
favor. All movements of goods and
money from France to the North Afri-
can territory were embargoed. Even
with plentiful military supplies available
to them, the insurgent generals have no
money to pay their troops. Algeria,
producing only light crops, is cut off
from its needed imports Of meat,
staples, oil and industrial raw materials
If this contest is to be won by patience,
rather than by bloodShed, patience is on
the side Of De Gaulle and France.
This is not to say that the end of
Frances crisis Is just around a corner.
What has already happened, regardless
of its outcome, has been weakening to
the French prestige that President de
Gaulle has revived so strongly in recent
years. AS to NATO it is threatening, If
not already weakening, the military
alliance of the West, and its full effects
have yet to be measured not only in.
Algeria itself but in the neighboring
former French lands of North Africa.
At this moment of the spring, Paris is
not happy city-and those who count
it high in Importance in the free worlds
greater struggle cannot be happy
about it,
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

Q. What was the first
international message sent
over an Atlantic cable?
C. J.
A. The first message to
cross the Atlantic by cable,
sent by Queen Victoria of
England to President James
Buchanan on August 16,
1858, began: Europe and
America are united by teleg-
raphy. Glory to God in the
highest; on earth, peace,
good will toward men," The
message took 81 minutes to
send.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Gen. Walkers Recall

i nave read and enjoyed
your fine newspaper for many
years and was shocked and
disturbed to read the attack
made on Gen. Walker by
your usually fine columnist
Doris Fleeson. If she were as
familiar with that scandal
sheet which we (of the Army
stationed in France last year,
called THE Oversexed Week
ly" I don't believe she would
have written that column nor
would The Star have printed
1t. Hungry as we were for
English newspapers in France
after a few weeks over there,
I would not permit my hus-
band to bring that newspaper
into our home for our teen
age boys to read. Also I be-
lieve that there is q time
when all Of us have to stand
up and be counted on Ger
tain issues and II an Army
general thinks there are Com
munist sympathizers about
he should be encouraged to
speak out and say so, not be
relieved Of his command!
We have a son at West
Point and a younger boy in
high school and If my boys
have to go to war I can think
Of no one l would rather
have them serve under than
Gen. Walker. He is a man!
Gale r. Hall.
\ \
In her column of April 10,
Doris Fleeson condemned
General Walker for educat-
ing his troops in American
principles Of freedom an d
equipping them to fight COM
munism. However, she saw
nothing wrong with the
Overseas Weekly's publishing
"pin-up pictures and gener-
ally sensational" news. This
is an admission of the kind
Of perverted freedom of the
press" that Americans have
been subjected to for years.
When a United States gen.
eral isn't permitted to train
his soldiers in anti-commu-
nisn, Americans should no
longer wonder why some of
Evening star., 1961-04-25

a 1eW weeks ago, attacking
Mr.. Mitchell and declaring
his support for Senator Jones.
Mr.. Todd's wife has been
New Jerseys Republican Ma
tional Committeewoman.
Mrs. Todd is resigning from
the national committee and
her place will be filled by
Mrs. Catherine Neuberger of
Monmouth County. Mrs. Mill
cent Fenwick will be State
vice chairman. On Thursday.
a first meeting of the Re-
publican State Convention
will be held to start drafting
the party platform on which
Mr.. Mitchell will run for Gov
ernor.
Good Chance for G. O.P.
Unless they should stub
their toes between now and
November, the Republicans
should have a good chance of
winning this gubernatorial
contest. the only one sched-
uled for this year except that
in Virginia.
What the issues will be in
the New Jersey campaign has
not yet developed. The Mey-
ner administration will be
under attack by the Republi-
cans. What may crop up as
a major issue, if the parties
take opposing sides, is the
question of imposing a broad
base State taX-either a sales
tax or a State income tax.
Mr.. Mitchell. in his primary
campaign has opposed a
change in the tax laws, GER
tainly until programs have
been worked out for State i'm
provement and the costs. The
Democrats have opposed such
a broad-base tax in the past.
State Senator Wayne Du-
mont. the third principal
candidate for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination, ad-
vocated such tax in the pri-
mary campaign. He ran third.
New Jersey has never be-
fore had a Catholic Governor.
Both Mr.. Mitchell and his
Democratic opponent in the
coming election, former Judge
Richard j. Hughes, are mem
bers of that church. This
should remove the religious
issue from the campaign and
election, an issue hich
played part in the Kennedy
Nixon presidential election
last November. Mr.. Mitchell
is likely to have much Of the
support which went to Sen
ator Case and gave him vic
tory. Organized labor does
not hate Mr.. Mitchell, who
had a long career as an ex-
pert in handling labor-man-
agement relations and has
won the respect of both
camps. Mr.. Hughes is a ST.
year-old pleasant figure who
makes friends easily. He was
not the choice Of Gov. Meyner
for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation, who wanted either
Senator Harrison Williams or
Representative Frank Thomp-
son. jr. 1t is expected, how
ever, the Democrats in the
State and nationally will
work hard for Mr.. Hughes in
the campaign.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters ore subject to condenSd-
tion. Those not used t1ill be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied by self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Forgotten Ones

Ten years ago on April
l8 l was one of a multitude
OF people who gathered on
the grounds of the Wash
ington Monument and waited
patiently for the arrival of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. We
wanted to pay homage to
this great man. We listened
intently at the public address
system as he addressed Con-
gress. ending with the now
famous words: "Old soldiers
never die, they just fade
away"
World War II had then
been over for only six years:
the Korean War had two
years to go before it would
run full course. I don't
think I received the full i'm
pact Of the generals last
words then. 1t seemed that
they were just some final
dramatic words with which
to end very inspiring ad-
dress.
Today, however, I think I
know more clearly just what
the general meant. Today,
I walk daily among those old
soldiers who are gradually
fading away. Many of these
men and women have lived
here at the United States
Veterans Hospital at Perry
Point, Md, since the end of
the war. There are also a
number of veterans from
World War I who are spend
ing the twilight of their
years here on this 500-acre
peninsula that juts out into
the Chesapeake Bay. Many
of them know no other home
or family. Many have no in
come from any source, for a
disability that is not serv-
ice-connected does not en-
title them to a pension. They
receive the very best of med
ical attention, and. most of
their material needs are
cared for. For many. how
ever, their only connection
with the outside world comes
from volunteer organizations.
These organizations give of
their time and expenses to
visit these patients and pro-
vide them with social and
recreational activities. The
patients are always genuinely
grateful for these acts of
kindness.
There are many of these
mental hospitals scattered
throughout the Nation.
Sometimes it takes no more
than a friendly letter, even
from a stranger, to encour-
age them and restore their
hopes. Won't you. the peo-
pie of my home town, show
these veterans that they have
not been forgotten?
John E. BaucOm
PERRY pnint Md
Evening star., 1961-04-25

In connection with the
wonderful articles on How
to Study" I and others of
Calvin Coolidge High School
thank you. Your article on
Math is especially helpful.
Because of it, I have brought
my m a t h average up to
&C + from D."
Marilyn Beverly.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
THE POLITICAL MILL
Jersey G. O.P. BACKING Mitchell
By GOULD LINCOLN

New Jersey Republicans,
notwithstanding a bitter pri-
mary fight for the guberna-
torial nomination, show signs
of lining up solidly for the
winner of the primary, for
mer Secretary Of Labor
James P. Mitchell. Indeed,
his strongest opponent in the
race for the nomination,
State Senator Walter Jones,
has now come out strongly
in his support. And with
Jones support and the sup
port of the county organi-
zation, it is predicted that
Bergen County next Novem-
Der will give Mr.. Mitchell a
plurality over his Democratic
opponent ranging up to Co.
900 votes. Mr.. Jones is State
Senator from that county
and as such its Republican
leader. Such a lead in Ber-
gen, political observers say,
would assure a Republican
victory in New Jersey: wrest
the State government from
the Democrats who have been
in control for the last eight
years, and give the COP. a
psychological boost for the
1862 congressional and gu
bernatorial elections.
1t is noticeable that in New
Jersey the only bright spots
for the COP. since the fiasco
in the 1853 gubernatorial
election have been the two
victories for the Senate won
by a liberal, Eisenhower Re-
publican, Clifford P. Case.
This refers only to State
wide elections in the State
and not to the huge major
ity given former President
Eisenhower in 1856. Sena-
tor Case backed Mr.. Mitchell
sponsored him, in fact-in
the recent primary contest,
arguing that Mr.. Mitchell
would be the strongest candi-
date the Republicans could
put forward. Mr.. Mitchell
made himself a national rep
utation as Secretary of Labor
and was an important figure
in the Eisenhower admins
tration for almost eight
years.
Case a Top Leader
The Mitchell victory has
continued Senator Case as a
dominant political leader in
New Jersey, a position at
tained by his victory for the
Senate in 1854, a year after
Gov. Robert Meyner, Dem
ocrat, had defeated Paul
Troast, his Republican op-
ponent, thereby becoming the
first Democratic Governor of
the State for years. Last No
vember Senator Case swept
the State by a huge plurality
despite the fact President
Kennedy was winning over
Mr.. Nixon there by a small
margin.
The Republicans have
made a good start at binding
up party wounds growing out
Of last Tuesdays primary
race. Today they are meeting
in State committee-where
it is expected they will name
Webster Todd as State chair
man to succeed Charles
(Carl) Erdman, who resigned
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Progress Note

Perry Point, Md.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14
CLARIDON NE WS

Woman'S Fellowship will be
a noon luncheon. The devot-
ionals and program will start
at 10 am. September 20. We
hope mothers with small
children will be able to attend
at this time of day.
The Golden Rule Fellow
ship served the annual chick
en- dinner Saturday night for
a group of Methodist ladies
from Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mey-
ers and four grandchildren
spent a vacation fishing in
Canada recently.
Mary Wilmot graduated fr-
ON st. Lukes Nursing school
in Cleveland Friday night,
Sept. 8. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hoyt of Holt, Mich, came for
MaryS graduation and stayed
a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Wilmot.
Ronnie Wilmot is attending
Rocky Mountain College, Bill
lingS, Montana.
Miss Nancy FenWick has
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ton school house. Some of the
children who rode on Mr..
MargretS bus in first years
are parents of children who
rode the bus in recent years.
Mr.. and Mrs. MargretS old
est son Raymond is now
married and has two children
They have a daughter, Susan
who is married and now Mrs.
James Molzon and has one
child. James is attending
college in Ind. Mr.. Margret
will continue in the chicken
business. Mrs. Ruth Kronk
has her two buSseS this year.
Ernie Johnson has the third
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hess en-
tertained Harold Hope and
family, of Ravenna, O., Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Dietz and
family, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Epstein of Burton with
a fish fry Saturday night. Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Hope and
family remained until Sunday
night.
Mrs. Enochian and Fred
Ianiro took their S. S. classes
to Lake Erie Sunday for a
Weiner and corn roast and
swimming.
Some Of coming events for
people in the Congregational
church.
September II - Young mar
ried couple group WE'LL attend
South Pacific" at Musicar-
navel.
September % - Laymens
retreat at Pilgrim Hills. Call
Rev. Christensen for inform
alton.
September "a - Rally Day.
September 27 - Congrega-
tional meeting. Supper at 6:
80 pm.
Rev. and Mrs. Christensen
entertained Sr. Pilgrim Eel
lowship executive commit
tee for program and planning
with supper Sunday night.
Mrs. Della Kellogg and Mrs.
Charles Kellogg called on
Mrs. Bertha Tinker in Hud-
son, O., last week.
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returned home from India
where she spent two years.
Her mother, Mrs. James Fen
wick, of Cleveland Hts, had
a luncheon Saturday for Ma
ncy'S auntS and cousins. Ma
ncy expects to go to Lydia
soon. She has now been a.
round the world and has nice
SouveniorS of many places.
Janet Fenwick and Mrs.
Esther Kitzerow spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert FenWick.
School started last week
with 275 students. There are
81 in the kindergarten with
Jean Malone as teacher.
Lectrus Margaret who dr.
owe one Of the school buSSeS
for 20 years is not driving
this year. He started driving
a bus in 1941 when his oldest
son, Raymond started school.
Last year his youngest son
James graduated from Burt
on High school, where Clari-
don High school scholars at
tend. Mr.. Margret averaged
about so children a trip. Some
of these years he also took
high school children FROM
East Claridon school to Bur-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-09-14
BY Mrs. Howard Ensign

Congratulations to the new
ly WedS, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Naramore who were mar
ried in the congregational
church Sund ay afternoon
with two-hundred and twenty
five guests at the reception
which followed in the recrea-
ton rooms. Richard plans to
continue his education at Oh
10 University.
GraveSide services w r e
held at Claridon cemetery,
Saturday for the small daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Haueter.
The Women'S Fellowship
met Wednesday evening, Sept
6. Karen Grafton told of her
experiences h S summer
with emigrantS at Mandate,
Calf. She will return to col
lege at Wilmington, Ohio this
week. Karen visited Rev. and
Mrs. Hostetler and Marilyn
at Fresno, Calf. The next