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Evening star., 1961-01-02
Sonibel Island Attracts ConchoIoqists,
But Progress May Wipe 1t Out

charming Captiva Island,
where legend has it, the
pirate Casper kept his fem
inine captives. It is six miles
long and a half mile wide.
But, it is Sanibel "a cor
ruption Of Santa Isabeila),
which is the pilgrimage goal
Of every true collector of
shells. Nature arranged for
the islands southern ex-'
posure to project into the
main current Of the Gulf of
Mexico. Shells are cast upon
the beaches by the millions.
There literally are shoals
and banks Of them and each
new tide brings more. The
island is regarded by all true
conchologists as the third
best shelling beach in the
world. (Japan and the Phil
ippines each have areas ac-
cepted as somewhat su-
perior.) Shell-nuts around the
earth carry on correspond
ence and exchange rare
items. They constitute an
international fraternity
which speaks a language all
its own and shares an en-
thusiasnn for shells which
often produces deep friend
ships and visiting about be-
tween continents.
A shelling beach can be
somewhat disconcerting to
the uninitiated. There are
persons on it of all ages, and
sizes. All walk with delib-
crate tread and bent head,
eyes darting from side to
side. Some, indeed, move
along at a half bend On my
first morning at Sanibel I
was almost Immediately dis
mayed to see a midd.e-aged
lady coming at a trot down
the beach. Her gray locks
were blowing disorderly in
the breeze. Her face was red
with exertion and excite
ment. She was crying as she
came, "A Junohia. I found
Evening star., 1961-01-02
POTOMAC FEVER
BY FLETCHER KNEBEL

Washington is in furor the winning F. D. r.
memorial desgn-eight huge concrete tablets It's from the
school OF architecture known early American tank
Kennedy appoints another brace Of Harvard men. Re-
publican ode: Don't send boy to Harvard the dying
mother said they'll smother him in red tape-wh
and Bob and Ted"
, eS
Job-seekers rejected by Sargent Shrver, Kennedy's
brotherinaw and patronage chief have term for the
process: "Shriveled by Shriver."
Jobseekers cleared by Shriver also have their for
1t: "Shriver shriven."
Republicans will hold gala farewell ball in Washington
January l6 That's the thing about Republicans They
never start living up unless it's at mortgage foreclosure
recount OF wake.
Massachusetts, Gov Furcoo blasts Kennedy for appoint
ing Harvard DEAN Democrats jumping gun again.
fighting among themselves before they get the license
for it on January 20
Evening star., 1961-01-02
DORIS FLEEsON
Stream of Visitors Continues

net itself. He did not, for
example, even know his new
Secretary Of State, Dean
Rusk, but used everywhere
the "f1t and trim" process.
In all this. he is getting his
first real experience in per-
Sonalizing the Government
to ut his own aims. 1t is not
an Intellectual exercise like
his conception Of the Presi-
dency as the policy-maker Of
the Government. It Is a grimy
business Of politics, geogra-
ply, human frailties and spe-
cial interests.
But it is intensely practi-
cal. Franklin Roosevelt en-
joyed it. So did Harry Tru-
man. although he was not
nearly so careful about its
details and suffered thereby.
President Eisenhower was ig-
norant Of 1t in 1852 and did
not want to learn. It is from
the actions Of men who were
not at all ignorant Of it that
administration prestige has
suffered.
An old mentor of Kennedy,
Harold Laski. wrote in THE
American Presidency" that,
Of the many qualities a Presi-
dent must have, the most i'm
portant is "the power to han
die men, the ability almost
intuitively to recognize the
efficient human instrument
for his purpose" That is the
delicate task to which Ken
nedy Is addressing himself in
these crucible days of the
next administration.
Evening star., 1961-01-02
DAVID LAWRENCE

Soviet Russia and Red
China have just revealed that
during the past year they
have had extensive failures of
their crops, allegedly due to
weather. Our State Depart
ment, however, thinks the re-
ports are a cover-up for mis-
management Of the agri-
cultural problem.
But this is the season when
advice is freely given, and
the new year is a time to
share ones wisdom--if it can
be So described-with both
the Red Chinese and the
Soviets.
For be 1t known that the
prestige" of Red China and
Of the Soviet Union has
reached a, new low in the
rest of the world. Every
where the dispatches and
radio broadcasts tell Of the
crop failures. In democratic
countries Of course, q drop Of
even a few points in prestige"
is highly important and calls
for decisive action-maybe a
change in. administration.
Perhaps the best suggestion
under the. circumstances is
that an election be held at
once in Red China and in the
'Soviet Union, so as to re-
store the lost prestige" In
this country, when the "pres-
tige" barometer goes down
and something bad develops
in the farm problem. it is
considered advisable to get a
new broom to sweep things
clean..-
The mere fact that the
people of Red China and of
the Soviet Union haven't had
any free elections should not
be discouraging. There al
ways has to be a first time.
Besides, even the President
elect Of the United States,
John F. Kennedy, deems a
farm crisis" important
enough for a major con-
ference to be held on the SUBJ
ject In New York this very
week. He hasn't called any
such major conference on the
state Of the world. though
ominous news seems to be
coming in from Laos and
Evening star., 1961-01-02
Reds Farm Problem Suggested
As q First-Closs Election Issue

Southeast Asia as well as
from the Congo and other
trouble centers.
Although Red China claims
that weather was responsible
for the crop failure, oflcial
weather observers in Asia who
are not Communists say it
isn't so. They testify that
rainfall has been normal and
that central China, which the
Reds say didn't have any rain
for nine months, really had
better than normal moisture.
Now, this is a f1rst-class
issue for a political cam
paign. They could even have
a great debate" on whether
rain did or did not fall and
who was responsible for the
alleged shortage Of moisture.
Our State Department says,
for instance, that much OF
the grain actually was har-
vested and is being exported
so that Red China can get
some foreign ycurrencies with
which to buy industrial ma
chinerv. There certainly are
plenty Of issues here for g.
bang-up election compaign.
AS for the Soviet Union, 1t
has had q somewhat dif-
ferent set of excuses, though
one of them resembles what
has happened on the Ameri-
can scene. The Soviet Pre-
mier blames it all on his
"Benson"-the minister Of
agriculture. In fact. the
Soviet people haven't yet
had q chance to hear the
arguments pro and con but
have merely read the news
that the top agricultural man
has been dismissed.
If the Russian people had
an election campaign like
that in Western countries, 1t
might be possible to find out
why Vladimir Matskevich
was made the goat. Maybe
like our own Benson, he had
some sound arguments on
his side. Indeed. leaders in
Poland say the greatest
failure there has been in the
attempt to get the support
Of the peasants, who have
successfully resisted collecti-
vization on the farms.
There are indications that
Evening star., 1961-01-02
Checker Expert
Stumps Machine.
But Only Once

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 2 (AP)
The Dallas fire department S
champion checker player bat
tied an electronic brain to a
draw this week end but he will
never fool the $1.4 million elec-
tronic date processing system
again with the same play.
After losing the first game
Evening star., 1961-01-02

AS Mecca is to the dedi-
Gated Moslem. Sanibel Is
lands beaches are to the
conchologists, or shell-nuts,
Of North America. Your
true 'conchologist will quit
his or her bed in the dead of
night and, with f1ashlight in
hand, walk the edges of the
ebbing tide at Sanibel hop
ing against hope to see the
dotted beauty of. a Junonia,
the delicate colors of a
Scotch Bonnet, or the
knobbed fare, of a Lions
Paw. BY day they are even
more keen. A left-handed
whelk of a Lacy Murex will
cause them to leap and shrill
as if they had come upon
the Holy Grail.
1t had been my pleasure
through the years, to meet
shell-nuts in the calm con-
fines of their homes. There
I have peered politely at COL
lections Of miniatures and
Of cookies, Tulips, Angel
Wings and other items from
the beaches Of the world,
and paid them sincere, If un-
informed respect. After all,
. shelters are no more mad
than are the collectors of old
guns, stamps. or safety
match covers.
Indeed, I think I much
prefer to peer at an array
of Pectins, Turkey Wings,
Sailors Ears, Fly-Specked
Cerithiums and Augers, to
name but a few, than to look
at a display of vanished
big-mouthed bass. hanging
agape on the wall.
Sanibel is an island lying
about three miles from the
mainland across from Punta
Rassa, on the west coast Of
Florida. It is IA miles long
and about two miles wide.
Northwest Of Sanibel. and
connected by bridge, is
Evening star., 1961-01-02

to the IBM 704, Capt. o. G.
Sartain came back with q new
approach that stumped the ma
chine. When the machine had
a king and four players left
while Capt. Sartain had a king
and five players, the printer
announced "704 conceeds de-
feat"
But it will never be beaten
again that way" an IBM expert
said. Nov the series is re-
corded on tape and the machine
will counteract the play if any
one tries that method again. /"
Evening star., 1961-01-02
Oil PoroIyzes 40

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 2
(AP).-Motor oil mixed in
cooking oil paralyzed 40 per-
sons in Karachi last month,
government officials reported
in arresting four dealers. They
charged the dealers adulterated
their cooking oil.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Merger Hinted-;
For American, =
Eastern AirIines

NEW YORK, Dec. % (AP'}.-
Top executives of Eastern Air
lines and American Airlines
indicated yesterday that a
merger of the two systems was
under study, but that no defin-
ite proposals had been made.
No executive of either system
would confirm the discussions.
However, financial circles
have been expecting some
counter-move by American Air
lines as a result Of further COM
petition from the proposed
Continental National Airlines
merger.
In any event, there must be
approval from stockholders and
Federal agencies.
Eastern operated at a net
loss of $3.6 million in 1860 and
had a deficit of $5 million after
special credits of $5,366,000 in
the first nine months of this
year. American reported earn
ings of $11, ,783,00 for 1860 and
in the first nine months Of this
year cleared $4,228,000, includ-
ing a special credit Of 81 800, 600.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
BY LUCRECE BEALE

Again and again they hoped
until they came to Polydora.
The people shook with terror
to see the shoe settle down in
the Public Square. The Minister
of Science, wearing Ferdinand's
crown, strode furiously from
the palace.
He shook his fist at tn e
shoe and cried, BE off! I don't
want you anymore" But the
shoe just sat there. The Min
lister got madder and madder
He was about to set fire to
the shoe when Santa and the
King, still dressed as shoeshine
boys, popped out and climbed
to the ground.
The astonished minister drew
his sword and threw himself
at the King but Ferdinand
snatched the sword away anc
turned it on the Minister. Ther
Scaraboos, working faster thar
the eye could see, pinned the
Minister'S arms to his sides
and moved the crown from
the Minister'S head to that Of
the King.
What is this?" cried the peo'
pie.
Ferdinand stripped off hi!
disguise and stood forth il
his rightful royal dress. "Al
your troubles are at an end,
he declared. II am your KIM
Evening star., 1961-12-23
FAMOUS FABLES
BY Dick Brooks
BY Walt Kelly
Creia FIesseI
BY E. E. EDGAR

FASHION: The elder John
D. Rockefeller considered it
an extravaganza to spend
money on clothes. He made
a suit do as long as it was
serviceable, regardless Of
style.
Once, when John D. was
a young man we'll on the road
to success, a friend urged him
to buy a new suit.
If your father could see
you, he would be ashamed OF
you," insisted the friend.
You know how smartly he
used to dress"
"I'm just as smart a dresser
as my father was," retorted
Rockefeller. LAS a matter OF
fact, this is one of his suits
I'm wearing"
Evening star., 1961-12-23

funds were also used, among
other things, for:
Helicopters, supposedly for
civil defense purposes. but used
by a State forest service for
profit-making spraying opera
tionS.
Paid for Twice
Communications equipment
for police, fire and other local
services, supposedly to meet
abnormal emergency require
ments, but actually planned for
before application was made
for Federal funds.
Emergency electric power
generators for hospitals that
we're used to meet normal day
to-day needs. In one case, the
GAO found the Government
paid twice for its share Of a
generator through two agen-
cies. In some cases State laws
required hospitals to have these
emergency generators anyway.
A duplicating machine ac-
quired by a county solely for
civil defense operations but
used in the normal operations
of the county library.
The GAO survey covered the
Federal contributions program
of the Office of Civil and De-
fense Mobilization from 1851
to 1860, Congress appropriated
$116.2 million for the program
1t provides for Federal funds
to be matched by States and
local governments-for up to
so per cent of the cost of GER
tain equipment.
The GAO noted the program
was taken from the OCDM last
year and put under the Defense
Department.
Suspension Urged
: II recommended that the
Secretary Of Defense suspend
most Of the Federal contribu'
tions for civil defense project!
: until adequate safeguards car
be established.
The GAO survey touched on
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Gov. Almond Grants
7 December Pordons

James A. Zollo, sentenced
from Henrico in 1949 to Is
years for highway robbery. He
currently is imprisoned in Cali
fornia after an escape. Cor
respondence indicates his pres
ent mental condition may be
questionable and the pardon
frees Virginia from any claims
on him.
Carl w. Wilhelm, sentenced
to 80 years for robbery from
Rockbridge County in 1854.
Leonardo Delgado. 48, an i'm
migrant farm worker sentenced
to life Imprisonment for murder
from Accomack County in 1858.
R. G.. Worley, %, given 20
years from Norfolk on four
counts of robbery in 1859. He
is serving a concurrent 10-year
term for a Suffolk robbery.
Arthur r. Manning, Al, SEN
fenced to 99 years for the llur-
der OF his wife N Patrick Coun-
ty. He has been serving time
since 1855.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

small percentage of contribu-
tions under the program. The
Government share for these
was $8.4 million. The GAO
found that about $50 million
was used primarily for items
not over and above normal re-
quirements Of State or local
governments.
The report criticized OCDM
for relying on applications from
the local and State govern
ments without checking their
validity or establishing above
normal-need standards.
Communications equipment,
mostly mobile radio systems,
accounted for 43 per cent of the
Federal funds spent so far in
the program.
The GAO said it checked into
1913 Of these applications and
found that in almost half Of
them-with a Federal share of
$3.6 million-the items were
needed mainly to carry out
routine jobs, such as police
traffic control.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

and the Ipswich is no more"
Then he told the people" all
that had happened. The people
were furious and demanded
that the Minister be put to
death. But the King said, Il
have a better idea. I shall
exile him to the Island of the
Scaraboos where he will be all
alone and sleep in a cave and
eat food pills and even turn
into a machine if he so desires"
And the ScarabooS?" asked
the people.
They will live in our land
forevermore," said the King.
A mighty cheer went up from
the people and a teeny, tiny
cheer from the teeny, tiny
Scaraboos. Then the people
said, your Majesty. it is
Christmas eve. Will we have
Christmas this year?" .
Santa Claus threw up his
hands. Christmas eve! Good
ness gracious" He stripped off
his disguise. "Yes, indeed. You
will have Christmas this year
but 1 must hurry, hurry!"
! And with a wave of his hand
to the happy king he rushed
away. When he reached the
bend in the road he turned
and shouted, "a Merry Christ
mas to ALL"
AP Newsfeatures
Evening star., 1961-12-23
BY Peter Loina

tered words. Try to find among
the lettered words a word op-
posite in meaning to each of
the numbered words. If l
means almost the opposite as
], the answer is III. After you
have finished look below for
the answers. Score 10 for each
correct pairing; 100 is excel
lent; 80 is good.
1. Lethargic A. Vitalize
.. Terminate B. Respect
3. Demoniacal c. Contemplate
4. DiSdain D. Energetic
5. Enervate E. Vociferous
9. Sobriety r. Incompetent
Z. Gs'aTTf,sd Gstimsble 6. GensuF,s GsrSuI,n.rc.
1o Taciturn j. Begin
Answers: I'D; 2-J; 81; Alb;
5-A; 6-H; &c; 8-F; &C; 10-E
y 4 %
Interested in improving your
command of English? Simply
send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope plus ten cents to Will
liam Morris, GOOD GRAM
MAR, in care of this paper for
his helpful booklet pointing out
ten of the most common errors
in spoken and written English
- and tested ways to avoid
them.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

RICHMOND, Dec. % (AP).-
Gov. Almond has granted seven
December pardons from State
penitentiary sentences.
Miss Martha Bell Conway.
secretary of the Common
wealth, said the pardonS had
piled up toward the end of
Gov. Almonds term and that
more are in the works.
The pardons don't necessar-
lily mean the prisoners will be
home for Christmas because in
some cases there still is red
tape involved.
The pardons included:
Richard Pope, so, sentenced
to death from Portsmouth in
1886 for murder robbery. In
1887 his sentence was commuted
to life imprisonment.
Massey G. Jordan, Al, SEN
fenced in 1949 from Spotsyl-
vania County to life imprison-
nent for the rape of a 10-year-
Did girl.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Crosby Is Better
After Stomach Pains

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Dec. %
(AP).-Bing Crosby, hospital
lied briefly in San Francisco
with stomach pains. arrived by
private plane in good spirits
yesterday.
"He had a good night and he
looks just wonderful" said
Kathy, his wife.
The CroSbys were dining in
San Francisco Thursday when
Bing suffered the pains.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Santa ond the Flying Shoe
CHAPTER XVII
A Merry Christmas
To All

SYNOPSIS: Santa and King Ferdi-
nAnd have solved the mystery Of the
Ipswitch; II is giant shoe In
ha6itsd 6y tiny men whS hsys E,eaSnna been
Of Polydora BY the Kings traitorous
Minister OF Science.
What" cried the King. my
own Minister Of Science caused
my downfall?"
1T is true" said tn e
Scaraboo. "The Minister
wanted to be King. He plans
to replace all the other
with machines and
to do away with farms and
houses and such. He says this
is the Age Of Science and the
Kingdom of Polydora is a
thousand years behind the
times. Instead of raising food
the people will now make food
pills in factories. And instead
Of houses they will live in
underground caves. And"
"Oh. this is dreadful"
moaned the King. My poor
people!"
The Scaraboos were overcome
with remorse. "He promised us
half the Kingdom" said the
leader. "And we did so want
to get away from this island!
But what fun would it be to
haunt a kingdom of machines?"
Santa said, And Christmas? ?
Will they have Christmas in
the new Polydora?"
The Scaraboos looked at him
in dismay. 1--WE never thought
of that! But it's true-t h e
Minister doesn't believe in
Santa Claus"
"Ah." said Santa sadly
Then I too shall vanish fol
to exist at all I must be be-
lieved in. And sooner or later
he will get rid of you too. fol
haunts have no place in g
Scientific Age"
The Scaraboos felt worse anC
worse. They clustered arounc
Santa sobbing, What shall VIZ
do?"
Suddenly the King took
deep breath and threw bacl
his shoulders. II am still tht
rightful King of Polydora.
shall return and save my king
DOM"
Then all the Scaraboos anc
Santa and the King climbed
into the big shoe and SaileC
away from the lonely island
When they came to shore al
the Scaraboos took a big hop
The shoe leaped forward ant
landed with a thud miles away
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Autry Faces Trial
On Drunk DRIVING

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % Cap .
Gene Autry will stand trial
February 20 on a charge OF
drunken driving.
The ex-cowboy actor-Singer
pleaded not guilty yesterday.
Mr.. Autry, SO, part owner Of the
Los Angeles Angles baseball
team, was arrested December g.
He is free on $276 bail.
The actor was fined $500 last
November "a, given a 30-day
suspended Jail entence and
placed on probation for three
years after pleading guilty to
another arge Of drunken
driving.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Widespread Abuse Seen
In Civil Defense Funds
BY the Associated Press

Widespread by State and local governments IN the
of defense funds has been reported by the
General Accounting Office.
In one case the GAO found spent nearly
$40 900 toward civil defense training center that actually
was used for dances dinners and entertainments.
The confessional watchdog said Federal matching
Evening star., 1961-12-23
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
By WILLIAM MORRIS

Ready for another 'pair-'em"
quiz? On the left you'll find q
list of numbered words-most
of them fairly familiar. On the
right is a similar list of let
Evening star., 1961-12-23

SYNOPSIS: Santa and King Ferdi-
nAnd have solved the mystery Of the
Ipswitch; II is giant shoe In
habited by tiny men who have been
summoned to terrorize the Kingdom
Of Polydora BY the Kings traitorous
Minister OF Science.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-11-11

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NATIONAL ILLUSIONS THAT SHOULD GO"

by Eric SessreId Free Press 10T
NEW YCRk-We seeing the end Of Adde'S
IN IFS renesrns.on guardian. advisor and donor
hsif fte world she United Ststes emerging from
teens.
certain glow begins 70 fade The hard grey thoughts
Of maturity take possession and there danger Of
fhe eynicism that is itself immature.
We WILL PERsEvERE NO DOUBT LEARNING WE
CAN RE-MAkE VERY LITTLE or THE WORLD M OUR
IMAGE. LOSING MANY ILLUSIONS ABOUT OTHERS AND
OURSELVES. BUT ONE THING WE DARE NOT LOSE
OUR ESSENTIAL sELF-coNFiDENcE NOW SHAKEN UN-
DER STRONG ASSAULT FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
America IS eonformist society" The reason for
fantastic profvson Of laws and regulations fantastic
vsref Of ambitions and desires The true
eonformisf societies. Of the primitive societies
We have neglected Latin America" The nssIeeters
OF Latin America Latin Americans. SOMEWHERE Be.
TWEEN AND 10 BILLION DOLLARS OWNED az LAT
IN BUSINESSMEN IS Sailed AWAY IN NEW YORK
LONDON AND SWISS BANKS. WHILE THEIR GOVERN
MENTs DEMAND GRANTS AND SOFT CURRENCY
LOANS FROM US AS A MATTER or ECCLESIASTICAL
RIGHT
GOODNESS WITHOUT POWER IS MPOTeNT ~ THIS
WORLD. POWER ITSELF IS iMPorEMT WHEN THERE
IS NO BELIEF NJ The WILL TO USE IT. " NEED Be-