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Evening star., 1961-09-24
Let's Not Tie Our Hands

The State Department has more or
less denied news dispatches from Berlin
which quote high American source as
saying that it is time to take a more
realistic view of the German question.
The source presumably was General
Lucius Clay, President Kennedy'S new
envoy to West Berlin.
: A distillation of the dispatches
indicates that the source" said East
West Germans should recognize this,
and that it may be necessary to con-
cede some authority over the Berlin
access routes to the East Germans
The announcement in Washington
said that the State Department has
seen certain highly inaccurate reports
from Germany attributed to American
sources. 1t does not intend to comment
in detail on these reports"
This, of course, does not specifically
deny anything. The danger is, how
ever, that it may be interpreted both
in this country and in West Germany
as denial that any such concessions
are in prospect, and this could result in
needless embarrassment in the future
1t would be absurd to deny" that
East Germany is fact of life, that the
West Germans should recognize this,
and that, If Mr.. KhruShchev signs his
separate peace treaty, it may be nee
eSSary to deal with the East Germans
along the access routes. 1t would be
absurd because these things manifeStly
are true, and there has been no com
nitment" to West Berlin which under
takes to dispute these facts.
If there are going to be negotiations
with the Russians, they will have to be
based on realities-not on wishful as
Sumptions. Consequently, our own Gov
ernment should be wary of "denials"
which may be misinterpreted and
thereby tend to tie it's hands.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
Expresswoys Save Lives

Virginia Highway Commissioner H.
H. Harris has cited some interesting
statistics to show how much safer ex-
presswayS Of the divided-strip type are,
despite their higher speed limits, than
the older one-strip highways, such as
U. S. Route l. In report to Governor
Almond, Mr.. Harris gave a striking
comparison between accident rates on
the parallel sections of u S. and
Shirley Highway between Washington
and Woodbridge, where the two now
merge.
The accident rate on old U. S. l, he
pointed out, is 608 per 100 million
vehicle miles, as compared with divided
strip Shirley's rate of 159 per 100 million
vehicle-miles. The death rate on u S. /
is 10.7 per 100 million vehicle-mileS,
while that on Shirley is only 2.5. Yet
the speed limit on the old route is 55
miles an hour and that on Shirley is go.
The figures undoubtedly have
tended to give urgency to Virginia's
plan for rushing extension of Shirley
Highway from Woodbridge to Richmond
Construction is proceeding under a
stepped-up program on new sections
Of the expressway between Woodbridge
and Fredericksburg and between Rich
mond and Ashland. The State Highway
Department expects to complete the
big job by 1865. Once this limited
access alternate to u S. is ready for
traffic the loss of life and number of
injuries involved in motor travel between
Washington and Richmond should drop
sharply.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

a chilling oscillation between
negotiation and incineration.
-. Where do we stand? What
is our so-called peace? Is it
not a monstrous make-believe
to which men lend credence
so that thereby they may
have the prospect of another
day under the sun?"
This is the time to remove
this commonwealth of fear''
from our Shores-and to null
lily, Immediately, the United
States membership in the
United Nations Organization.
Once this is accomplished,
the sun will once again shine
on our people and on all low
ers of peace and individual
freedom.
Geraldine Berryhill.
H is dedication to the cause
of peace
A fforded a shield against
abuse
M illions have felt the ten
sion cease
M arveled at diplomacy's ef-
fective use
A servant to his fellow man
r egardless Of political be-
lief
S earching for solutions
throughout the land
K eeping a vigil against hu-
man grief
j ourneying to nations far
and near
o ffering a hand to build
good will
L oss of o leader who was
held so dear
D oubtlessly a void difficult
to fill.
Mills n uHy-Ata.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
so Years Ago

Speaker of the House
Champ Clark made q plea
for more politicians so years
ago, The Star of September
IL, 1911, quoting him thus
ly: 1T is constantly asserted
by the unthinking that we
have too much politics and
too many politicians. When
we reflect that the word pol
itics' in its higher and nobler
sense means the science OF
government, we must con-
cede that the more politics
we have the better, for gov
ernment affects the happi-
ness and prosperity Of every
resident between two oceans.
. In a country where
institutions are based on
popular suffrage, every man
should be a politician, and
every man owes a portion Of
his time, energy and talents
to the service Of the state.
I do not mean by that that
every man should run for
office. That is poor business
at best - poor when you
succeed; inexpressibly poor
when you fail. :"
Evening star., 1961-09-24

of Southern nobility. Several
are owners Of immense for
tunes. Disinterested in this
civil war-a stranger to the
hates. the passions, the in
terests that have kindled it
Il could not but be touched
at the sight of some Of these
men with white mustaches,
aristocratic and military
bearing, and distinguished
manners, who had quilted
their families, their firesides,
their Importance. to serve as
aides-de- e-camp under young
generals, lately unknown, and
in the rudest of wars. 1t is
incontestible that there is
much more passion and ardor
among the officers of the
Southern army than in those
of the North. They assert
in the seceSsionist camp that
this ardor, this devotion
for the common cause is
shared by the common SOL
dier; that in the South they
serve for honor and con-
viction's sake: that among
the Federalists the soldier
has no other motive than
pay-no other impulse than
poverty =. Undoubtedly
this is generalizing too widely
in a fact which may be true
within certain limits. Indivi-
dual valor is undoubtedly su-
perior in the Confederate
camp, but the Union camp
neutralizes this advantage by
more advanced state of mill
tary knowledge and organ
ization. at least among the
privates, so that these ele-
ments balancing almost
equally, it is difficult to fore
see towards which side the
scales of war will turn. ="
The same reporter made this
appraisal of Gen. George Nc
Clellan and Gen. Irwin Nc
Dowell: Gen. Mcclellan is
-. very small in stature, with
an intelligent, frank and
agreeable countenance, and of
simple. modest behavior. See
ing him pass in the streets,
you would certainly take him
for a French officer of en-
gineers or artillery Gen.
Mcdowell is large and
strongly built, his face not
particularly delicate, but re-
markably open and from its
Evening star., 1961-09-24
100 Years Ago

The foot-slogging infantry
and the hard-bitten artillery
bore the brunt of the Civil
War, but the dashing cavalry
- so-called "eyes" Of the
armies-caught the fancy of
those on the sidelines. The
man on horseback, with ra-
zor-edged saber, foot-long
pistol and perhaps a plume
in his rakish campaign hat,
presented a romantic figure.
Nobody appreciated the cav
airy more than a Frenchman,
for Bonaparte's own gariShly
garbed se-soldiers carved
q gaping niche in Europe's
history. AS seen through
the eyes Of a Frenc h
journalist, whose account
was printed in The Star
of September Is, 1861, here
is how the Confederate army,
and its cavalry, in partic-
ular, appeared: "At the first
meeting, one can form an
idea of the exterior Of the
secessionist soldier. The ques-
ton of uniform, but little
considered by the North, is
not considered at all by the
South. 1t seems that the ef-
forts to uniform the troops
have not reached beyond the
distribution to a few corps
Of a sort Of coarse grey cloth
garment made in Virginia.
The soldier, however,
preserves under his rags a
tolerably martial air. and per-
feet order reigns in the camps
and the outposts. What i'm
presses one most is the caval-
ry, which is very numerous.
admirably mounted, and COM
posed of picked men. 1t is
conspicuous at a glance that
these men are the sons of
farmers, of landed proprietors.
that they are accustomed, if
not to arms, at least to a
rude and rural life. Nothing
can be more picturesque than
these Southern cavaliers.
They wear their impossible
costumes dilapidated by
dong bivouac, hats without
tops, boots without soles, with
a grace and an heroic air that
Don Caesar de Bazan might
envy. And as these knights
in rags have fine Virginia
faces, as their horses are
magnificent. and they ride
with the greatest daring
one gets to admire them just
as he admires the fantastic
warriors created by Salvador
Rosa. The staffs of Generals
Beauregard and Johnston are
remarkable. If the United
States were not a republic,
I should say that these staffs
were composed Of the flower
Evening star., 1961-09-24

with Shakespeare is not to
analyze or dissect him but to
say, "Oh, oh, oh, like a child
looking at fireworks"
There is a phrase often
heard when some ephemeral
fad or vogue is on display,
such as the whirling hoop of
recent vintage-''it's q 9-day
wonder" That means when
the 10th day comes this
thing so glittering now as it
basks in public favor, will
have lost its luster as it finds
a place on the high shelves
of oblivion.
That is the dire danger in
life'S most sacred relation
ships. Recently l came across
this sentence-"Marriage can
be only a 9-day wonder
dwindling down into merely
a tired friendship and often
the tiredneSs is more evident
than the friendship" How
much of the domestic tragedy
of today's divorce courts
roots in what is glimpsed In
that handful of words. In
marriage, and in every other
human relationship, when
reverence for each other
vanishes naught is left but
vanity and the ashes of dis
illusionment and regret.
How true it is that reverence
for the sanctities Of men and
women and little children
has sparked every social re-
form. The crusades against
child labor, prison cruelties,
the degradation Of human
life in slums, against the ex-
ploitation of human values
by greedy industry and
against the blasphemy of
war itself-on every banner
of more abundant life for
Gods children is inscribed,
reverence. @
1t is half a century ago
now since the Titanic on her
maiden voyage struck an ice
berg and plunged beneath
the sea. One of our news
papers carried two cartoons
Of that tragedy-one was the
mighty ship sinking like an
eggshell and underneath was
this caption. THE weakness
Of man, the supremacy Of
nature" The other picture
portrayed one of the passen-
gers, Mr.. w. T. Sted, step
ping back to give his place
in the last lifeboat to a
woman with a child. Under
meath that picture was writ
ten, The weakness of ma
ture, the supremacy Of man."
Reverence for the high and
holy in mankind will yet save
the world in that kingdom
which Jesus foresaw and for
whose coming millions daily
pray.
Reverence is the Spire
which leaps to the sky on
the Temple of Human Good!
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Misdirected force is always
fraught with dangerous con-
sequences. When a world
body such as the United Ma
tions exercises force to re-
solve an internal situation, a
serious question arises as to
whether this is outside inter-
Evening star., 1961-09-24
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Reverence
BY DR.. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

The objectionable sin of
this generation is its lack Of
reverence. 1t is objectionable
because it pulls down life's
spiritual spires. Its charac-
teriStic attitude is to rush
into holy shrines with Curl
oSity devoid of awe. Ours is
a world surfeited with facts,
information, and entertain
ment but deficient in won-
der. Sad to say, in a time so
full of wonders, multitudes
have lost the sense of Won
der. In a world with so much
to revere there has been so
largely lost the art of rever-
ence.
When curious groups stand
on holy ground there is felt
no impulse to remove the
dusty sandals from hurrying
feet. Holidays are understood
more than holy days. This
may be partly accounted for
in a remark by G. K. Ches-
terton. In an analysis of his
day, which was not long ago,
he declared that there are
too many people who know
the last word about every
thing and the first word
about nothing.
The first and last word of
any life which has kept it's
true values is wonder which
is the path to reverence.
Goethe, who coined the
phrase "flippant irreverence"
has left us this deep insight
There is one thing on
which everything else de-
pends. That thing by means
Of which every man that is
born into the world becomes
truly manly is reverence"
The dictionary tells us that
reverence is profound respect
mingled with awe. A modern
thinker has defined rever-
ence as that hushed awe
that one has in the presence
Of what he feels to be
sacred"
The reason that so many
a life becomes flat, stale, and
wearisome, is that even be-
fore noon is reached sheer
wonder at anything has
evaporated. At the holy
ground of the burning bush
Moses removed his shoes. In
a like hour many a sophisti-
Gated modern would not even
take off his hat. A demand
for explanation takes the
place of awed exclamation.
That was not true Of Elm
stein who looked into eter-
nifty with the soul of a mys-
tic. 1t was said of him by
one close to him, "he spoke
softly as if in awe of the
wonder that had been re-
vealed to him."
Any life has lost one of
the most essential pieces of
luggage needed ION the voy-
age" if the supply of ample
exclamation points is miss
ing. That punctuation mark
and reverence belong to-
gether. Frequent use of the
exclamation point is a sure
sign that wonder is still alive.
True wonder is never expelled
by what we learn. The fact
is that the more we truly
know the more wonderful
does everything appear. De-
clared Ruskin, with all his
increasing knowledge, Il
would rather live in a cottage
and wonder at everything
than live in Warwick Castle
and wonder at nothing!"
John j. Chapman says
that the first thing to do
Evening star., 1961-09-24
FROM THE STAR FILES.

SAPA SooAOAA Va ~ oALhIlCoo anu
amiability, engaging. (He) is
like a French infantry officer.
He is a man as just, as true,
as simple as one can meet.
He received a terrible check
at Bull Run, and speaks of
it without bitterness, without
recrimination, with an accent
of sincerity and an elevation
of sentiment that do him the
greatest honor. Deprived of
the supreme command in
consequence of this reverse,
he saw Mcclellan, his COM
rade at West Point, and his
junior by several years, in
herit his powers, his positions
and his growing popularity.
He accepted, without COM
plant or murmur, an inferior
position under him whose
mission was to repair the
misfortune with which his
own name was associated. Yet
no one doubts that Mcdowell
will prove the most submis-
sive and the most devoted Of
the lieutenants of Mcclellan.
Mcdowell has. besides, the
reputation in the army Of
being a sort of philosophical
stole, a reputation Of which
some of the West Point grad
yates are ambitious, and Of
which they are in some degree
worthy. He drinks neither
wine. tea, nor coffee; he does
not smoke, and his sobriety
and endurance are quite
analogous with his Puritan
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21

EGELHoFF FASHlo N D
his no-hitter against peren-
NAL b 5 e ball power st.
Charles in the opening game
of the Central Catholic
League season. Watterson,
which got only two hits off
loser Don Henne, won the
game, 20, when Nike O'Neil
came through with a two-run
single in the fourth inning.
In mastering st. Charles,
Egelhoff struck out 10 and
walked five.
The victory was a memora-
BILE one for Father Ken
Grimes, Watterson's coach,
for he once played for veter-
an st. Charles Coach Jack Ry-
an.
DURANT RECORDED his
no-hitter against Dublin in a
Franklin County League
game, which his Rosary team
won, 40.
Not only did Durant strike
out IS and allow only one
ball hit to the outfield, but
he came within an eyelash of
a perfect game. One batter
reached first base after a
third strike got past the Ro-
sary catcher. The runner was
erased later in an attempted
steal.
IN THE THINNING battle,
st. Charles emerged the los
or. 81. The Cardinals out
hit Lancaster, SO, but COM
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Cincinnati Toughest

D~AYToN-For the fourth
consecutive year, Dayton Uni
yersity's basketball team
named the Cincinnati Bear
cats the finest team it faced
during the past season.
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mitted two errors while the
Golden Gales played errorless
ball.
The Cardinals came back
in the second half of the twin
bill, however, and won, also
by a 81 score. St. Charles
collected four hits in that
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21

Two ~no-hitters and a Thinning marathon featured
last weeks Diocesan baseball action.
Firing the no-hit masterpieces we're John Durant-
of Rosary and Chuck Egehoff of Watterson while
st. Charles hooked up in the Thinning struggle with
7 ancaster Hioh
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21

WLW-C, Channel 4. Game
time is 8 pm. Single games
with the Leafs also are SEIZED
uled for Wednesday and
Thursday nights.
BUFFALO WILL cruise into
town next Friday for a four
game series which includes a
Sunday double header. The
Buffalo game on May l will
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21
SPORTS
Ia Track
In Track -.
Rosary, Marion Irish
Still Undefeated

Marion Catholic and Rosary remained unbeaten
on the cinders but previously undefeated New Lex
ington st. Aloysius was tripped up twice in last
weeks track action.
The powerful Marion Irish 800 won eight events
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21
WattersOn Leads CCL...
NO-Hitters, thinning Bout
Top High Diamond Action

game while Lancaster manag-
ed only one.
Watterson won a double
header against Newark Cath
Ollie to push its Gel record
to 80. Springfield Central
Continued on page p
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close the Jets second home
stand OF the season.
Meanwhile Catholic Youth
Council members are contin-
uing to sell Junior Jet Badges
at so cents each. Youths can
see as many as SO games free
when wearing a badge and ac.
companied by an adult.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21
lets Return Tuesday

The Columbus Jets, currently making a short
visit with the Toronto Maple Leafs, return home this
Tuesday to open a seven-game series.
Toronto will open a three-game set in the Tues
day game which is scheduled to be televised over
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-04-21
No Serenade
No Serenade =.
Donkeys Show Stuff
In Nouel Cage Game

So you thought the old basketball season was
over-eh? Well, it isn't-not quite.
And if you're inclined to see another cage game
before p~lunging into summer sports, you might
Saddle up and trot down to the State Fairgrounds
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former record by two inches.
ROSARY PUSHED its sea-
son record to 80 with two
track wins. The Crusaders
made a clean sweep of the
final event-the high jump
to shade Bexley, 60-58, and
then came out on top in a
quadrangular meet with a ga
point total.
In the BexIey meet, Kirk
Shamrock won the final event
Continued on page y
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Coliseum at 8 pm. Saturday.
That's the time and place
for a donkey basketball
game" yes, you read right
donkey basketball game"
THE GAME" will be play
ed by Watterson and Hartley
students riding trained don
keys. With the use of donkeys
and modified basketball rules,
the contest is esigned to pro-
vide plenty Of laughs for the
spectators.
In addition TO the game it,
self, other entertainment is
scheduled. Admission is 81
for adults and so cents for
children.
The nights two-hour activi-
ties are sponsored by st. Au-
gustine Parish Chairmen are
Mrs, Mary Mann and Ralph
Rea.
WATTERSoN PLA YERs
who will take part in the bas-
ketball game include: Victor
Casanta, Joe DeBellis, Dick
Thoma, Mike Doone, Jerry
Shower, Mike Rea, Bob Stocco
and Mike Kecfer.
HARTLEY PLAY S are
Fred Kibbey, Jack Spires.
Ronnie Emrick, Joe Gantner,
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TO roll to a 71-47 triumph over
Delaware Willis. High point
man for Marion Catholic was
Bob Slauson who scored 1012
points.
DEFENDING A Glass
"A" mile champion Dick Ell
sasser tailed 10 while Steve
CLANCY scored nine and Mike
Schlairet added 7R.
Highlight was a new school
record set by Jeff Shockey
who scared 10-5, breaking his
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Don Matlock, Adrian Redd,
Lloyd Douglas and Buddy
Thomas.
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LeReE Gets Cell Post

Chuck LeBeI, former athlete
al st. Charles, has been named
assistant golf pro al Winding
Hollow. LeBel played basket
ball and golf at ST. Charles
where he was graduated six
years ago. He also played golf
for Ohio State.
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Gel Standings

Gel SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
Springfield &C at Newark Catho-
lie ~
TUESDAY
Watterson at Hartley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-15
z Scottish Towns
Adopt A-Subs

GREENOCK, Scotland, Nov.
IS (AP).-Two shipbuilding
towns along the River Clyde
have agreed to adopt two of
four American nuclear subma-
rines now based on the United
States Polaris installation at
Holy Loeb.
Greenock Town Council last
night approved the adoption
of the USS Patrick Henry and
the town council of Largs voted
down the line for the USS
George Washington.
The Royal Navy has re-
quested the towns Of Gourock
and Port Glasgow to take care
Of the remaining submarines
1.-The USS Robert E. Lee and
USS Theodore Roosevelt. They
are expected to comply.
The main object of the adop-
lions is to insure that Ameri-
can submariners receive hos
pitality in Scottish homes
while on shore leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-15
Ambassador Cites
Red Aim in Iran

Iranian Ambassador Arde-
Shir Zahedi said today that If
there is any doubt about the
Soviet Unions ultimate inten-
ton in Iran, that doubt has
been resolved by Moscow Ra-
dos broadcast yesterday urg-
ing the people of Iran to re-
volt against the Shah.
MIR. zahedi pointed out that
this is Radio Moscow's first
open proposal that the Iranian
people revolt against the Shah,
that heretofore such propa-
ganda has been of clandestine
origin attributed, for example.
to East German radio broad
casts.
Soviet-controlled radio sta
lions in East Berlin and the
Russian Caucasus have been
pouring around-the-clock ra-
olo propaganda daily into Iran.
The broadcasts are in Persian
and regularly warn Iran that
1t faces nuclear destruction "in
the not too distant future"
unless it pulls out of the
United States-backed Central
Treaty Organization, the envoy
said.
Ambassador Zahedi added
that Trans more than 1900
mile northern frontier is the
longest of the free worlds con-
tinuous borders with the Soviet
Union and stated: 1T is time
for our friends to realize and
appreciate Trans vulnerable
position"