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Evening star., 1961-01-26
That Raging Storm

Inc inauguration eve pa
ralysis was 0 national dis
grace.
I fear that the thousands
Of visitors to Washington
caught in the traffic jam
were unimpressed with our
Nations Capital. Worst Of
all. our prestige with the
thousands Of foreign diplo-
mats here no doubt dropped
another notch. We pride
ourselves on our 5-hour jet
plane service between Los
Angeles and Baltimore. yet,
after q little snow, we can't
even reach our airport in
that length Of time.
I agree that we need an
effective system Of rapid
transit in this area. I sug-
gest that Congress and the
new administration put this
matter high on their agenda.
A monorail line connecting
the new Dulles Airport with
Friendship Airport and pro-
viding service to such inter-
mediate points as the Penta-
gon. Washington Airport.
Government office buildings
along the Mall, downtown
Washington and Union Sta
ton would 60 q long way
toward correcting the situa-
ton. Ethel M. Morse.
All radio stations in this
area should broadcast fire.
quently during snowstorms
or heavy rains. "Obey the
traffic laws. Do not block
Intersections. Do not be q
chiseler." Or words to that
effect.
This could not make mat
ters worse. but might make
them better.
Intersection blocking on
the evening Of the 10th was
q major cause Of delays In
the District. And policemen
seemed CONSPICUOUS by their
absence.
From observation for over
Is years. 1t appears police in
the District can or will do
little about the problem of
blocking intersections. I think
enough Of my transportation
to keep my car fit for bad
weather driving. 1t has snow
treads. also chains II desir-
able: its battery Is kept at
good charge. and its gas tank
Is kept above half full for
departure. If all others would
do likewise with their cars,
there would be no tales of
woe on account Of traffic
II intersections were not
blocked!
Why don't the police get
on the job and give a ticket
to everyone who stalls in a
street or blocks an intersec-
tion? Under what charge?
Reckless driving for not hav-
ing the car under complete
control at all times!
Think Of all the revenue
that is going to waste at IS
q ticket! Verne ID. Close.
The recent traffic jams due
to the snow cause me to
wonder If people realize how
utterly stupid and dangerous
Is the advice that is given by
the Office Of Civil Defense
on evacuation. A person is
far safer at home than he
would be on a crowded and
frantic highway, particularly
with small children.
This is designed, no doubt,
to keep taxes up.
Keep your shovel handy.
Ignatius w. Harper.
Evening star., 1961-01-26
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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Evening star., 1961-01-26
Chance in Commend

entire world waited-words
In o gilded cage-came from
the lips Of our new President,
John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
when he made his Inaugural
Address. His brief, magnifi-
cent speech rang with clarity,
prophetic insight and the in
spired hope and faith for
which this Nation has long
waited. Already he has moved
with the eloquence and alac-
rity Of o seasoned statesman.
With God as his leader,
how can he fail?
r. J. Worrall.
- -
The road Is charted to the
New Frontiers Where all
shall be made free who know
the Truth Where. for the
laggard. there will be no
ruth;/ No place for haunting
doubts or nagging fears;/ No
looking backward through
nostalgia tears:/ Where fall
tering Age makes way, as
virile Youth Faces new perils,
vile. obscene. uncouth:/
Where . new. Justly breed Of
pioneers Shall open wide
new vistaS to mankind.
The leader Of this new cru
sading force OF men who
still dare call their souls
their own.i Shall walk. not
aS the blind who lead the
blind But one who guides a
torrent IN It's course. ! Resist
less. And he will not walk
alone! Clark Kineaid.
On Inauguration day. I
looked with great pride.
humility and gratitude aS
President Eisenhower came
out Of the White House to
greet the President-elect and
Mrs. Kennedy. How gracious
10 greatness!
President Eisenhower had
q hard and gruelling eight
years and ! know 1t must be
o disappointment that his
party did not win. However.
he displayed great generosity
and statesmanship in turning
over the office to q new man
Of Q different party. Al
though, many may not agree
with the manner In which
Mr.. Eisenhower handled the
office Of President. I am sure
we are all proud Of the great
ness and generosity in which
he handled this transition. It
might be well for all to
initiate his example and sup
port John F. Kennedy as
President although We don't
always have to agree with
the way he may handle his
office.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Eisenhow-
er. sincerest and best wishes
for . happy and relaxing
future.
To President John r. Ken
nedy and Mrs. Kennedy, Q
wish for fortitude. gracious
ness and foresight in the
great task before them. God
bless them all.
Virginia Moore.
Now boys. enough Is
enough. Radio and news re-
port Monday morning: Mr..
Eisenhower has gone to
Georgia for some quail hunt
ing. Haven't the American
people heard enough about
this mans week ends and ex-
tended vacations over the
past few years7 Restore him
to the rank Of full Gen
eral." thus continuing his
support for life by his Gov
ernment. and forget him.
A. B. McCuIlOurh.
Evening star., 1961-01-26
Preventive Medicine

We applaud in the heartiest terms,
as all motorists must, the campaign of
Engineer Commissioner Clarke to
develop unif1ed efforts throughout the
Washington area to prevent repetition
OF the colossal trafic mess that
accompanied last weeks snow storm.
There is obvious merit, furthermore,
In several Of the proposals made at the
initial conference of regional offlcials
called for this purpose. It is only common
sense, as the Commissioner suggested,
that local jurisdictions adopt uniform
snow plans, maintain constant radio
contact during storms to bring about
more efacient trafhc direction and agree
to dispatch sand and salt crews to
trouble spots" as storms approach
rather than after the damage is done
But there are a number of other
things, in our judgment, which also
ought to be considered. General Clarke,
for example, says there are IS trouble
spots" in the District alone where cars
are apt to stall, and back up trafi1c. At
the worst Of such spotS-in the suburbs
as well as the city-why not station
government tow trucks to help stalled
cars over the hump, so that trafic at
least can be kept moving on the main
arteries?
Surprisingly little attention at the
conference was given to the value Of a
vigorous public education program, to
Impress on motorists the need during
winter months of keeping their gas
tanks full, to drill into their skulls the
few simple rules that will keep their
batteries from running down, and to
suggest that II their cars do collapse
they try to have someone push them
on the road. If this kind of advice seems
ridiculously simple, there was evidence
last week Of the need for it. Somebody
also should overhaul the policies
Affecting the early dismissal Of Federal
employees, so that either they are let
on before conditions are bad or are
released on the staggered d-hours basis
that works pretty well in normal
weather. 1t would help, too, II of1cials
would arrange for frequent and authori-
tative radio broadeasts on traf1ic con-
ditionS.
AS q final thought, what about
making snow tires mandatory during
winter months2 If such accessories as
turn signals can be legally required,
1t hardly seems less in the public
interest to insist on tires that will
operate In the snow. Chains also are
adequate for the job, but too often they
are difacult to install or are in the
garage at home when the need arises.
Evening star., 1961-01-26
East Leg Route

Douglas s. Brinkley Of the
District Highway Depart
ment, Lloyd A. Rivard Of that
department appeared recent
ly before the executive board
Of the Capitol Hill Communi-
ty Council to explain current
Highway Department think
ing on the route Of the east
leg Of the Inner Loop.
Mr.. Rivard discussed in de-
tail the pros and cons Of the
five routes now under con-
sidefation by the department.
-Four routes. we are encour-
aged to learn. have been
added as possibilities follow
ing the strong protests made
by many interested witnesses
at the recent District Com
missioners' hearing on the
Eleventh Street Sc. Route.
Although We appreciate the
force Of facts and figures
which Mr.. Rivard presented
which lead US to conclude
that q combination Of Tenth
and Eleventh Streets Sc.
and NE. is still the route
most favored by the Highway
Department, we believe that
the department has not yet
given enough weight in its
thinking to the psychological
aspects OF that route on the
people Of the Capitol Hill
community.
We continue to believe that
the natural result Of building
a sunken eight-lane highway
through the heart Of the
Capitol Hill community will
be to erect q mental and
physical barrier between the
two parts of the Hill served
thereby - and that this will
be true no matter how many
bridges are erected across the
sunken road. The effect of
this may be to stop the re-
habilitation Of Capitol Hill
as o desirable residential
area at this barrier. instead
Of letting this rebuilding fol-
low its natural course from
the Capitol to the river. In
addition, the Tenth and
Eleventh street route will
limit the residential area
surrounding the Capitol to q
width Of eight or ten blocks,
from First street Sc. to
Tenth street Sc. (minus
land already taken by Con-
gress In the area Of First
street to Third street for the
new park. the Library Of
Congress, and the Supreme
Court.
SO we continue to propose
that the east leg be routed
along the Anacostia River,
past the stadium and thence
north. in order to permit the
total area Of Capitol Hill to
be developed into attractive
residences, q movement now
well under way. and calcu-
lated to stop the flight from
the city to the suburb"
which will cost the city dear
ly. both in taxes and in resi-
dents.
Though we may differ with
the decision which the High
way Department may make,
we wish to take this oppor-
tunity publicly to thank Mr..
Brinkley for the constructive
attitude he showed in ar
ranging for Mr.. Rivard to
attend our meeting; and to
thank Mr.. Rivard both for
the time and effort he ex-
pended in preparing an ex-
cellent presentation Of the
problem. and for listening
patiently and thoughtfully
to our views.
Maurice Contor, President.
Capitol Hill Community
Council.
Evening star., 1961-01-26
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
A-Bonb Blast Simulated by Nov
BY THOMAS r. HENR

High explosive blasts such
as those generated by an
atomic bomb can be simulated
with relatively small explosive
charges. following q series
Of tests with conical shock
tubes developed by the Naval
Ordnance Laboratory.
When q small charge Is
fired in the apex Of q cone,
according to an Ordnance
Laboratory report. its blast
wave represents a sector Of
q spherical shock wave gen.
Grated by o much larger
charge fired in the open.
I'm effect" says the re-
port. "the small charge shock
wave expands within the con-
fines Of the cone in the same
manner a. 1t would If it
were part Of the whole sphere.
Based on the experimental
results generating blast waves
equivalent in magnitude to
those from atomic weapons
Is considered possible. Spe-
officially, 1t Is feasible to con-
struct . cone that will simu-
late q 20 kiloton TINT blast
similar to the one generated
by the atomic bomb dropped
on Hiroshima. Such q cone
would be 1000 feet long. A
1,000-pound charge Of TINT
would be required to gener-
ate the blast.
Many Advantages
THE new cone method Of
studying high explosive shock
waves offers numerous ad-
vantages. For one, the noise
factor is reduced considerably
because Of the reduced size
Of the charge used. Another
advantage is that the cone
explosive blasts can be stud
led under laboratory con-
ditions much easier than in
the field. Probably the most
important advantage in using
the blast cones Is the fact
that experimental problems
Of studying explosive blasts
in a variety of fluid media
is expected to be drastically
simplified in future studies
by use Of the cones"
Essentially the accomplish
ment seems to be bringing
atomic blasts into the labor
atory where their effects can
be studied in detail and
under strictly controlled con-
ditions.
d 4 q
The rare element selenium,
hitherto considered q potent
poison, In minute amounts Ia
an essential element Of diet.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Mcdonnell Honored

Years of initiative, imagina-
ton and friendliness by Law
renee j. Mcdonnell were hon.
ored this month when the gen.
! member of st. Francis Xavier
Parish was chosen as the Holy
Name Man Of the Month" An
nouncement Of his selection
appeared in the December is
sue of the Holy Name Journal,
official national publication OF
the Holy Name Society.
Mr.. McDonnel's activities in
Catholic work are too extensive
to list. Since 1946 he has held
top offices in archdiocesan
Holy Name societies. Among
them was his election as first
president of the then new
Archdiocese Of Washington
Holy Name Society in 1913. In
addition. he has served as presi-
dent Of the Laymen's First
Friday Club in Washington.
The Washington Arch
diocesan Union. in submitting
Mr.. McDonners name for the
award. noted he was honored
by Pope John XXI1I in 1859
with the PRO Ecclesia Et Pom
tifice" medal. given to laymen
by the Pope "in recognition OF
service to the church and pa
pacy."
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Harris Book Issued

Two pleasant reminders that
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris Is
serving as Senate Chaplain
came this month.
One was q Christmas card
photograph of the Senate
rostrum. Each day the Vice
President ascends the rostrum
and announces, "The Senate
will be in order, and the chap
lain will offer prayer"
The prayers offered by DR..
Harris have long been noted
for their inspirational quail
ties. Recently those delivered
from 1857 to 1860 were pub
lished by the Government
Printing Office in an attractive
228-page book. bound in blue
with gold lettering on the
cover. The demand for this
volume has been large and
from many places, including
oversee areas.
DR.. Harris long has been
known to Star readers as the
author of the Spires Of the
Spirit" column. which appears
Sundays on the editorial page.
He was pastor Of Foundry
Methodist Church before he
retired to devote full time to
being Senate chaplin.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
THE HUMAN SIDE OF RELIGION
LadyWith Love Heart
Inspired Offerinq
BY CASPAR NAMES
Religious News Editor OF The Star

Christmas eve 1912. ship rides gently the
harbor Of Kobe, Japan.
Within its confines lies emacated lady missionary She
Is home after serving people nearly
20 years
To friends in her native Virginia was first known as
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Methodists SET
't.t
PeaceMeetinqs

The Baltimore Conference
Board of Social Concerns of
the Methodist Church will
sponsor a "Convocation for
Peace" next Friday at the
Metropolitan Methodist
Church. Nebraska and New
Mexico avenues NV.
Pastors and leading laymen
and women from the Balti-
more, Washington and Virginia
conferences of the church have
been invited to attend the con-
vocation which will run from
10 am. to 4 pm. ~ = F.
Bishop John Wesley Lord, Of
the Washington area of the
church. will speak on Our
Race for Peace" at a worship
service which opens the days
activities.
At general session follow
ing the service, Profe eSsor
Charles o. Lerche. of the School
of International Service at
American University, will give
an address on Peace: Its prob
lens and Priorities."
The closing address Of the
convocation. following q num-
ber of workshops and panel dis
cussions will be given by Sen
ator Humphrey, Democrat Of
Minnesota. r
The Rev. Andrew Leig h
Gum, pastor Of Grace Meth
odist Church, Gaithersburg, is
serving as chairman Of the
convocation.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Guests Due
In PuIpits
In Area

Guest speakers will occupy
the pulpits Of a number OF
Washington area churches for
services tomorrow.
DR.. Philip Austin Of Grove
ton. a former medical mission
ary to the Congo. will speak at
the IL am. services of the
Grovetpn Baptist Church, 1915
Richmond highway. Alexan-
dria.
The Rev. Moses Oyinladev q
native Nigerian Episcopal
priest now studying at Kenyon
College, Gambler. Ohio, will
celebrate the $50 am. eucha-
rist in st. Stephen and the In.
carnation Episcopal Church
Sixteenth and Newton streets
NV. He will speak In his ma.
tive tongue. Yoryuba.
DR.. Carl Rasmussen, profes-
sor Of theology at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary. Gettys.
burg. Pa. will speak at IL am
and 10:45 pm. services in the
Lutheran Church Of the Ref.
ormatiOn, 2l2 East Capitol
street.
DR.. Paul M. Orso. executive
director Of the Lutheran Inner
Mission Society, will speak al
the II am. service Of St
Peters Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 1725 Michigan avenue
NE.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

Bible say there are three per-
sons in the Godhead? Does st.
Matthew xviii mean that there
are three separate persons or
offices in the Godhead?"
Answer: The word Trinity
does not appear anywhere in
the Bible. But the idea Of the
Trinity Is definitely in the New
Testament. The word seems to
have occurred first in Chris
tian literature In the writings
Of Theophilus of Antioch about
100 AID.
The Christian Doctrine OF
the Trinity does not suggest
at all that there are three per-
sons in the Godhead. The
word translated In English as
persons might possibly better
be expressed as aspects" OF
personalities" or manifesto
tions." Christianity, like Juda-
ism. teaches the unity Of God.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

dren after Jesus Christ was
born? In st. Matthews xiii
$3.50 there are listed names Of
brothers Of Jesus"
Answer: The Roman Catholic
Church teaches, and many
other Christians believe. that
Jesus was the only child of
the Virgin Mary. Those who
hold to this doctrine explain
it on the grounds that the
words brother" and sister
had a very broad meaning
among the people Of Judea. In
the Old Testament the words
seem to be used for relatives
in general.
There are others who be-
lieve that the passage In st,
Matthew and the similar one
in St. Mark refer to actual
brothers and sisters and, con-
sequently, other children of
Mary. Still others believe that
they were cousins Of Jesus and
there is a further theory that
they may have been children
of Joseph by a previous mar
riage. We will never know
exactly what this relationship
was.
. Question: lis the word
Trinity in the Bible? Does the
Evening star., 1961-12-23
LUTHERAN SERVICES
(MissOuri SynOd)
CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES

BETHLEHEM ID. c.
18th and T Sts. Sc. Rev. Herbert
Bernthai. Christmas Eve, $40
and II am, 7:3O pm; Christ
CHRIST ID. c.
18th and Gallatin SITS. NV. Rev.
VIM. F. Bruening. Christmas Eve.
$50 and 11:00 am; Christmas
Eve. .Children's Service. pm;
IL p.m.; Christmas Day. 10 am.
FIRST TRINITY ID. c.
4th and E SITS. NV. Rev. H. B.
Roepe. Christmas Eve, II am;
Christmas Eve Children's Service.
pm. Christmas Day. 10 am.
MOUNT OLIVET I'd. c.
1906 Vermont Ave; NV; Rev.
am Q p.m.: Christmas Day.
1000 am.
PEACE ID. c.
Senator Theater. 1850 MINI. Ave.
NE. Rev Herbert A. Schwsndt.
/ Christmas Eve. 1890 am. (Chil-
dren's Program: Christmas Day.
PILGRIM
5000 Mass. Ave. NV. Extended.
DR.. Martin C. Pooh. Christmas
Eve. $50 and IL am: Christmas
Eve Family Service, 7:30 pm;
Candlelight Service, HOO pm.
Christmas Day German Service.
9;45 am. Christmas Day Service,
HOO am.
Ascension UandOver HillS)
1920 Ardmore. Rd. Rev. Henry
Schroeder. Christmas Eve. s and
II am: 7:30 pm. Christmas
Day. HOO am.
CALVARY (Silver Spring.
e545 Georgia Ave. Rev. Frederick
W. Kemper. Christmas Eve, $50
and 11:00 a.m.; Christmas Eve
Family Service, z pm: Candle
light Service: II pm. Christmas
CHURCH OF THE CROSS
1 624 Great Falls Rd.. Rockville.
l Rev. Ralph Kruger. Christmas
| Eve. II am. 2 pm. Christmas
IIHOLY CROSS (GreenbelD
% Ridge Rd. Rev. Edward H.
H. Birner. Christmas Eve. $50 and
HOO am: Candlelight Service,
L. 1000 pm. Christmas Day, HOO
IjOXGOiN HILL
/, 5735 Oxon Hill Rd. Sc. Rev
II Robert Schoenheider. Christmas
II Eve. $50 and II 200 am. HOO
l. pm. Christmas Day. 1000 am
I,REDEEMER tHyattSville)
II 3799 East-West Highway. Rev
III WIN. H. Kohn. Christmas Eve
IL $50 and 11:00 am. 500 p.m
II Christmas Day. 1000 am.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

ST. ANDREWS WheatOn)
12247 Georgia Ave; Rev; Charles
11:O0 am. 7:30 and 11:00 pm.
Christmas Day, 1000 am.
TRINITY mt. Rainier)
Both and Bunker Hill Rd. Rev;
Service, 100 pm. Christmas
Day. 1000 am.
ST. PAUL'S(CharlOtte HalD
Rev. Herbert Plehn. Christmas
Eve. z pm. Christmas Day, $3.50
am. Grace. La Plata. Christmas
Eve lIncluding Children. 11:0O
am. 100 pm.
TRINITY (BOwie)
Bowie. Md. Rev. John F. Nier-
chiIdren's Service. eve $50 pm. p.m.
Christmas Eve. 500 pm. Christ
mas Day. $50 am.
TRINITYUexingtOn Park)
8; shangri-La Drive. Rev. Larry
am. Candlelight Service. 500
D.m. Christmas Day. 900 am.
BETHANY (Alexandria)
Rev. John orsudin, Christmas
Eve $40 and II am. Candle
light Service, 8 pm. Christmas
Day. HOO am.
COncOrdia (Triangle, Va.)
Fuller Heights Rd. Rev; Fred
Service. -7:30 PM. Christmas
Eve. 11:00 am. Christmas Day.
1000 am. Woodbridge at
Marumsco Elementary School.
Christmas Eve. 900 am. Chill
dren's Service. 7:30 pm. Christ
mas Day. 1000 am.
EMMANUEL (Alexandria)
1901 Russell Rd, Rev. wilmer D.
Mensing. Christmas Eve. $40
Christmas Day. ii:O6 am.
OUR SAVIOUR (ArlingtOn)
Wehmeyer. Christmas Eve, $40
and 1l:OO am. 700 and IL 100
pm. Christmas Day. 1000 am.
ST. JOHN (FrancOnia, Va.)
Franconia Rd. and st.. Johns DR..
Rev. Paul Meyer. Christmas Eve.
$40 and 1900 am, 500 pm.
Christmas Day. 1890 am.
ST. PAUL (FallS Church)
Leesburg Pike and Idylwood Rd
Rev. Gerald Kuhn. Christmas
Eve. $50 and 100 am. 7:3O
and | 100 pm. Christmas Day.
Chapel of the Deaf I'd. c.
Rev. II. W. Hoemann. Christmas
Eve. 11:O0 am. Christmas Day.
100 n m
Evening star., 1961-12-23
LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN-MlssouRI SYNOD
Evening star., 1961-12-23

Sea scrolls IN 1913 mas opened
up a whoe new library on the
Essences. Their existence was
known before the discovery of
the Scrolls, but the documents
of the Scrolls deal with un-
known facts about this very
spiritual order Of Jews which
existed in the community of
Qumran from the I'd century
B. C. until the I'd century A. D.
From the early writings Of
such scholars as Philo and
Josephus 1t has been inferred
that Jesus and John the Bap-
tist may have been members
of the Essences. However, since
discovery of the Dead Sea
Scrolls, these theories have had
tendency to recede. There
are splendid biographies Of
Jesus. The best one by a Jewish
writer is Joseph Klausner's
Jesus Of Nazareth" published
in 1925. Another standard work
is THE Life Of Jesus" by Maui
rice Goguel. translated by Olive
Wyon, published in 1888. The
Dead Sea Scrolls" by Miller
Burroughs is a standard work
on this subject. Another which
would be helpful is Duncan
Howlett's "The Essences and
Christianity"
Question: did Mary and
Joseph give birth to any chill
Evening star., 1961-12-23

the first women In the South
to receive an AM. degree. She
was teaching in 1873 at a girls
school in Cartersville, Ga.
when a sermon that February
by the pastor Of First Baptist
Church there inspired her to
become a missionary to China.
Several months later she left
for what was to be a lifelong
missionary career in China.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

. Question: lis the word
Trinity in the Bible? Does the