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Evening star., 1961-03-09
Critical Views of Operation Abolition

States? OF course not. They
realize that segregation tar
nisheS the "image" Of this
country throughout. the
world, and want. to keep it
that way. At the same time.
they like to keep the pot
boiling, and are very happy
to see efforts toward inte-
grafton labeled as Commu-
nist-inspired, They are par
ticularly happy about this
because at no time in the
past 40 years have they in
fact had so little to do with
the civil rights. movement.
Practically no one. in the
movement will have any
thing to do with them. What
a boon to communism, then,
when the House Un-Ameri-
can Activities Committee
suggests, that the, Commu-
nists are, the real leaders Of
the student sit-in movement!
This kind of thing partly
explains why it Is to the
committees advantage to
sponsor a film which distorts
and exaggerates the role Of
communism in America. In
addition, the committees life
demands a continued atmos-
phere Of hysteria about the
internal menace Of cotnmu-
nism. Without this atmos-
phere Of hysteria, the public
might soon tire Of the COM
mittee's totalitarian' antics,
and its contempt for normal
standards of proof and JUS
tice. The committee is pre-
pared to manufacture the
evidence that its labors are
, needed 1t needs to be able
to depict the Communists as
presenting q clear and pres
ent danger internally, just as
Stain used to need the imag-
mary network Of imperiahst-
: Trotskyist spiess "
=" warren W. Morse.
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

Q. Please give the fortune
telling rhyme which speaks
Of Saturdays child" having
to work hardy. A.
A. One form Of this old
rhyme goes: Mondays child
is fair Of face, Tuesdays
child is full Of grace. /Wednes-
days child is full Of woe,
Thursdays child has =
journey to go, Fridays
child is loving and giving,
saturdays child must work
for its living, while the
child that's born on the
Sabbath day Us fair and
wise, and good and gay.
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Care for AGED

Free medical care for the
aged is only free because
someone else pays the bill
the doctor who forgoes a
fee, the community that sets
up a clinic, or the taxpayer
who has more money deduct
ed from his paycheck. No
one denies that good medical
care should be available to
the needy-of any age-and
few would resent carrying
this load. But the proposed
plan to levy a tax on wage
earnerS to pay for even par
TALLY free care for every
one over IS is unjust.
The catchy phrase taxing
the worker during his pro-
ductive years" blinds some
people to the fact that these
are also the years Of greatest
expense in most families
homes are bought and fur
nished, children are born,
educations are planned. These
are the years of high clothing
bills and higher food costs.
preventive dentistry and
braces on crooked teeth, cor
rective shoes and corrective
operations, changing eye
glasses and multiple vitamins,
polio shots and booster shots.
If you forget that some
one has to pay the bill, you
could probably make a case
for free medical care for
young parents, some Of
whom 60 without care them
selves to provide for their
offspring. They can't even
deduct their entire medical
bills on their tax returns
as can people over 65. The
point is that most Of these
young people are proud to
pay their own bills and plan
their own future SO they
won't be a charge on the
community either now or af-
ter retirement. And when it
comes to helping others they
will dig deep to support their
church and the various char
ity driveS-especially where
real need is shown. This Is
proven conclusively by the
success of the recent UGF
drive, and the many clothing
appeals conducted by church
eS and civic organizations.
But it is unfair and dis
criminatory to tax these same
wage-earnerS, whose tax bur-
den is already heavy, whose
essential expenses are pro-
portionately higher compared
with income than those Of
any other age group, to pro-
vide free medical care for
everyone over IS. A great
percentage Of our golden
ayers have prepared well for
their retirement and neither
Evening star., 1961-03-09

are the direct financial bene-
ficiaries Of our Federal-aid
highway program is docu-
in a very important
report just issued by the De-
partment Of Commerce,
based on a AZ year study,
and requested by Congress
under Section 210 OF the
Highway Act Of 1856. Here is
unmistakable proof Of the
many direct beneficiaries Of
highways, other than users.
1t is unfortunate that the
Administration has refused
to accept these facts and
conclusions; it Is our hope
that the report will be treat
ed more kindly at the hands
Of Congress.
Highway users are willing
to pay their fair share, but
only their fair share, Of high
way costs as one Of the prin-
cipal beneficiarieS.
Under your policy, you
would require certain Of our
citizens to pay the entire cost
OF a public facility which is
vital to our security, our
safety, our national defense,
our economic growth, and q
stimulus to employment.
Under our policy there
would be a sharing Of these
costs by all beneficiaries-
by users through special
taxes and by the public
through general taxes. This,
we submit, Is sound econom-
les and good public policy.
Highway construction in
this country will never be on
a sound or equitable finan-
cial basis, with assurance of
continuity. until there is q
broader tax base to support
it.
We are confident that
Congress will recognize the
wisdom and fairness Of this
policy and will support it
with the necessary legisla-
ton. >i
Russell =. Singer
- Executive Vice President
American Automobile Assn.
Evening star., 1961-03-09

them, when there was not.
In the introduction to the
film, Congressman Walter,
(D-Pa.) chairman Of the
HUAC, dramatically warns
that the audience will see
known Communists at work.
He names them. He implies
that the Communists were
there to inspire and lead the
student demonstration, the
truth is that the Communists
were there because the COM
mittee had subpoenaed them.
This is not in defense Of
the students. Somes'of them
were provoked into doing
things that they, should not
have done. The major concern
voiced here is that an agency
of our Government has, so
grossly distorted the truth
of what happened that the
net effect is a lie. The HJAC
has had a great deal to say
about the dishonesty of Com
munists. Yet in this case, it
seems that the committee
has resorted to the very same
tactics. It has been subversive
Of the American ideals Of
truthfulness, fair play and
justice. Is
Nelson r.. ReppeYt.
&& &*
The film, Operation Abo-
lition" is a vicious piece of
propaganda which helps,
rather than hurts, the cause
of communism. The makers
Of the film represent q mar
row and reactionary segment
of American political and
economic life which finds IT.
self in : alliance with the
Communists in opposition to
American policies both do
mestically and in foreign af-
fairs. 80
The rulers of Russia are
not engaged in an ideologi-
cal crusade. Fpf example,
do they want to see an end
to segregation in the United
Evening star., 1961-03-09

You have stated that there
has been opposition to the
House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee movie-"Op-
Grafton Abolition"-but you
have not mentioned on what
grounds.
It is not an honest movie!
1t is o dangerous piece Of
propaganda. The Rev. Robert
w. Moon, pastor Of the First
Methodist Church, Frenso,
California, wrote an article in
the January is, 1861, issue Of
Concern" an official organ
of the Board Of Social Con-
Germs Of the Methodist
Church telling how the movie,
has distorted the truth. Men
with scissors have cut out all
pictures Of the provocative
acts by police officers, He
reports a reporter from, the
New York Post saying: Never
in 20 years as a reporter
have I seen such brutality"
Police brutality was also re-
ported by the New York
Times, the San Fransisco
Chronicle, and the Oakland
Tribune.
The movie sets out to prove
that the students were in
sSpired and led by Com
munists. It is a very disturb
ing film and often has pro-
voked in the viewers fascistic
tendencies which may be
innate in each Of us.
The film does not show
the care taken by the students
to prevent infiltration, vio-
lence and rioting. The mar
rator talks about student
violence, but there are nc
pictures Of student violence
With a few minor exceptions
there were none. BY scissors
the producers we're able tc
change the chronology Of
events so that acts that die
not happen consecutively are
shown as If there were 9
casual relationship between
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Court at War

Congratulations on your
editorial, "A Court at War"
in which you defend our right
to investigate Communists
over the protest Of a Su-
preme Court minority.
Too often this type of
thinking has been the ma
jority'S, and therefore law.
For example, in 1856 the Su-
preme Court ruled that the
Communist party did not
have to register with the
Subversive Activities Control
Board be cause the party
claimed that some of the evi-
dence against it was "taint-
ed" In effect, this destroyed
the Internal Security Act Of
1850.
H. Paul Murray.
-
That was an excellent edi-
torial GA Court at War~
March 2. 1861. It is GER
tainly a great pleasure to
know there is one newspaper
in the country that stands on
the side Of q republican form
Of government, as opposed to
too many others that are
constantly flannel-mouthing
the facts and double talking
the Interpretation. Keep up
the good work.
John G. Lewis.
Evening star., 1961-03-09

need nor want such charity
at the expense of others.
The Social Security plan for
medical care represents an
other step toward, the COM
plete RECOMMENDATION Of orr
economy. It is completely
unsound and should be con-
signed to the wastebasket..
Elizabeth BlyStOne
Evening star., 1961-03-09

on the power Of public opin-
ion.
President Kennedy has
promised that his admins
tration win move strongly to
do away with this job dis
elimination. In picking Vice
President Johnson for chair
man Of the committee, he
has turned to the man who,
as majority leader Of the
Senate, was able to put
through that body two civil
rights laws - the first en-
acted by Congress In more
than 80 years. Despite the
fact that Mr.. johnson is q
native Of one Of the II States
which made up the Confed-
eracy a hundred years ago
a Southerner - the Vice
President has won the con-
fidence Of many Negroes.
Further, he is in far better
position, because Of his rec
ord and his birth, to exer-'
else the needed Judgment
and persuasion to eliminate
discrimination than would
have been q radical Derllo-
crat from the North. A rad
ical might split the country
wide open on this matter Of
job opportunity, arousing
great hatredS.
Union Offenders
From the days Of the late
President Franklin D. Roose-
velt. there have been PreSi-
dents Committees on Job
Discrimination. Most Of their
efforts have been to whip the
contractors into line - and
with some success. The labor
unions have been, 1t Is re-
ported, even greater often
ders in the matter Of dis
elimination than the con-
tractors. Now the drive will
be to get the Unions into
line, too. AL Of which brings
another political angle. La
Dor unions do not like to be
interfered with. So the Vice
President, in q measure, is
taking on his shoulders
whatever political disability
may accrue because Of the
race issue in the Southland
in some parts Of the North
and also whatever wrath may
arise in Union circles. But by
the use Of good Judgment
and fairness, Mr.. johnson
stands to gain rather than
lose in the end.
Serving with him as mem
berS Of the new committee,
he will have some Of the
highest officials Of the Gov
ernment, including the Sec
retary Of Defense, the Sec
retary of Commerce, the Sec
retary of Labor, the Attor-
ney General, the chairman
Of the Civil Service Commits
sion, the General Services
Administrator, and the chair
man Of the Atomic Energy
Commission. Secretary Of
Labor Arthur Goldberg is
vice chairman of the COM
mittee. The Vice President
already has named Hobart
Taylor, jr., q Detroit attor-
ney, as 81 special counsel for
the committee, and Abe For
taS Of Washington, D. c., as
another special counsel. The
Executive Vice Chairman is
still to be appointed. George
E. Reedy, for years o right
= hand man Of Mr. JohnSon as
Senator and now Vice Presi-
dent, will be a special assist
ant to the chairman:
Evening star., 1961-03-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tDriteFs' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used tDtll be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Cheerful Lady =.

In this weary world OF
gripes and growls, particu-
larly at nine in the morning
it is q pleasure to write Of
one who has shown unfail7
ing courtesy and cheerful
ness all Of. this. miserable
winter. I write Of the lady
who directs the morning traf-
fic at 18th and Columbia
Road with q dexterity, equal
to the officer who used to be
at 14th and F streets many
years ago.
DiOgeneS
Evening star., 1961-03-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
Johnson Gets q New Riqhts Job
BY GOULD LINCOLN


President Kennedy has just
handed Vice President Lyn-
don johnson a tough, and
perhaps unwelcome job-the
Craftsmanship Of q new and
strengthened Committee on
Job Opportunity. To put it
in plain language, this is a
committee to see that there
is no discrimination when 1t
comes to hiring and promot-
ing Federal employees and the
employees of contractors and
concerns having business with
the Federal Government, be-
cause Of color, race or reh-
gion. The Vice President is
used to handling tough jobs.
In his present office, his own
job is to preside over the
Senate and to give every aid
he can to the administration
Of which he Is part. President
Kennedy has announced he
intends to make as full use
as possible Of Mr.. Johnson's
abilities, 50 thoroughly dem
onstrated when he was Dem
ocratic leader Of the Senate.
In his selection Of Mr..
johnson to head the anti
discrimination committee, the
President has been wise. First,
the Vice President is CONVEX
SAINT with the problem. Sec
ond,, he gets things done. To
date the eradication Of dis
elimination in job opportu-
nifty has made comparatively
little progress. This has been
due to prejudices on the part
Of contractors (employers)
and on the part Of labor
unions. Just how much dis
elimination exists it is i'm
possible to determine. After
all, jobs should 60 to persons
who are qualified. But there is
no slightest doubt that dis
elimination because Of color
has existed and continues to
exist in considerable measure.
One test Of discrimination in
the Federal. Government it
self is found in the fact that
Negroes hold a few high anc
well-paid offices and a large
number occupy the Lowest
and less paid jobs-janitors
messengers, the legmen in thu
postal service. Where they arr
not found is in the great mas
Of jobs in between these two
levels. One Of the things thu
new committee will seek tt
learn is why this is so, anc
how it can be remedied.
Gets Additional Power
The executive order settini
up the new committee -
which takes over from tw,
job discrimination commit
tees appointed by forme
President Eisenhower, give
the committee additions
powers - one of which is t.
cancel contracts where dis
elimination against certat
employees is found. Also,
empowers the committee t
go thoroughly into the mat
ter Of discrimination agains
Negroes in labor union!
While the committee has n
power to force a labor unior
or q local, to take Negroe
in as members, it will exer
the power Of publicity, it wi
grant Certificates of merit
to those unions which CO
operate in the anti-discrim
nation, program and with
hold such certificates fror
others, The committee her
will rely on persuasion an
Evening star., 1961-02-13
Special T reots to Serve
On St. Valentines Day
BY VIOLET FAULKNER
Food Editor Of the Star

Food Editor Of the Star
Can you think Of a nicer
way to show your family
they're your special Valen-
tine than to surprise them
with an extra luscious dessert
on February IA?
This year, by the way,
there's a double reason for
going overheard on q fancy
dessert. The lenten fast sea-
son begins the next day.
1t has been five years since
Valentine Day and Shrove
Tuesday have fallen on the
same day. It's also the day
when the housewives Of Lib
eral, Kans. will stage their
annual competition with
their counterparts in Olney,
England the Interna-
tional Pancake Race. For the
women Of Liberal, this years
race will have a special sig
nificance, they'll be celebrat-
ing the States Tooth ami
verSary.
In addition, it's also the
day when the famed New
orleans Mardi GraS reaches
its climax. All-in-all, there
are a number Of reasons to
make this a festive occasion.
The cream heart pictured
here is q refreshing dessert,
combining chunks Of orange
with red cherries. tender
flaked coconut and fluffy
whipped cream.
Treat the children to an
after school party with
shadow box" heart sand
wiches, milk or fruit punch
for refreshments. Leave the
sandwiches open to allow
the filling Of deviled ham,
chopped celery, pecans and
raisins to show through.
Serve the tasty tidbits with
glasses of milk or the Valen-
tine fruit punch.
II you're having a few Of
your own friends in for the
evening. the rosy brandy
will get the party off to a.
good start.
Cream Heart
2 envelopes unflavored
gelatin
l cup sugar
teaspoon salt
2 egg yolks, beaten
/ cup milk
u cup fresh lemon juice
2 egg whites
/ cup heavy cream
/ cup sliced maraschino
cherries
2 California oranges, peeled,
cut into chunks
"a cup flaked coconut
Orange segments, stemmed
cherries and toasted COCO
nut for garnish
Mix gelatin, sugar and salt
in saucepan. Stir in beaten
egg yolks and milk. Simmer
on low heat, stirring con-
stantly until mixture begins
to thicken. Remove from
heat; stir in lemon juice.
Chill to consistency of un-
beaten egg whites. Beat egg
whites until stiff but not dry;
beat cream until stiff. Fold
both into chilled gelatin along
with sliced cherries, orange
chunks and coconut. Spoon
into a 2-quart. heart-shaped
mold and chill until firm.
Unmold onto serving platter,
surrounding mold with orange
segments and stemmed cher
ries. Garnish top of mold
with toasted coconut. Makes
eight servings.
Heart Sandwiches
/ az ounces can deviled
u cup chopped celery
"a cup chopped pecans
"a cup chopped raisins
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
16 slices white bread
16 slices dark bread
Mix deviled ham, celery,
pecans, raisins and mayon-
naise. Cut 80 bread slices
with a large heart = shaped
cutter. Cut centers from 8
white bread hearts and 8
dark bread hearts with a
small heart = shaped cutter.
Spread uncut hearts with
deviled ham mixture. Top
with cut-out heart. Makes 80
small sandwiches.
Valentine Punch
4 cups bottled cranberry
juice
6 cups pineapple juice
4 cups grapefruit Juice
l quart ginger ale
Sugar, If needed
Ice cubes
! Chill all the juices thor
! ougtSy. Blend together in a
Evening star., 1961-02-13
Parties
Held

Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Luther Hodges were
honored at a 6-to-8 recep-
tion Saturday given by the
Commercial Counselor Of the
United Arab Republic and
Mrs. El-Abd.
Several hundred were in
vited to the party which was
held at the UAR Embassy.
Guests included members
Of Congress and a number
from business and industrial
circles.
So
"a Carnaval in Mexico"
was the theme Of the mas
querade dance given Satur-
day evening at the Mexican
Embassy by the 100-member
BLACK lie group.
The gay evening was
planned to emulate the type
of fiesta held in the Latin
countries during the season
preceding Ash Wednesday.
Aim of the group, headed
by President Allen Bost. is to
further international friend
ship on a people -to-people
basis, with the emphasis on
fun-type. non-protocol enter
tanning.
Bolivian Ambassador An
drade, Costa Rican Ambassa-
dor Escalante, and DR.. Luis
Machado, former Ambassador
of Cuba, were among those
asked to judge the costumes.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
J.F.K. Boosts
Women Doctors

Association.
She says factual data has
disproved the old argument
that a woman frequently
drops her career for marriage
and family, thereby wasting
her training and depriving a
potential man practitioner
of it.
Nine out of 10 women re-
main in the profession, she
says, the same ratio as with
men medical school gradu-
ateS.
AS for how well they do in
their studies, last year IL
women led their graduating
classes and a larger propor-
ton of women than men
medical students were in the
upper 10 per cent, says DR..
Ryder.
THE cost of training
women in medicine has been
justified by their record Of
service" She adds:
"The choice Of DR.. Travel
as White House physician is
another proof Of the growing
appreciation in this country
of the role of women in
medicine. This should give to
young women who are con-
Sidering a medical career
added strength in their re-
solve to enter this profess
sion."
Male View
What Is q male medical
viewpoint? Here's what DR..
E. Vincent Askey, Los Ange-
les, president of the American
Medical Association, says:
1T was very reaSsuring to
the leaders of American
medicine that President Ken
nedy chose to appoint as his
official physician a woman,
DR.. Travell, in whom he has
the greatest confidence.
"Dr. Travell is well known
to her colleagues in the
American Medical Associa-
tion as a fine practitioner Of
medicine.
THE fact that the Presi-
dents physician is a woman
is unimportant; more impor-
tant is the fact that she is
capable and we'll trained.
The Presidents action in
selecting her examplifies the
belief we all hold that every
one should be treated by the
physician Of his own choice"
Evening star., 1961-02-13

punch bowl. Add ice cubes
and, Just before serving, pour
in the ginger ale. Makes 35
to 40 servings.
Rosy Brandy Punch
Ia pints apple jack brandy
u cup cherry sirup
y cup sugar
q cup boiling water
3 cups Orange Pekoe Tea
/ cup fresh lemon juice
/ to 2 quarts cherry soda
Cherries for garnish
Dissolve sugar in boiling
water. Mix sugar sirup and
tea together. Let cool. Add
lemon juice and cherry sirup,
stir well, and add apple jack
brandy. Pour over block of
ice in punch bowl or over
cubes of ice in big pitcher
or brandy snifter. Add cherry
soda to taste. Garnish with
cherries. Makes two to three
quarts.
Evening star., 1961-02-13

Mrs. Jonn Martin Quinn
OF Alexandria announces the
engagement Of her daughter
Paula Evans to Mr.. Timothy
G. Fink, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence J. Fink of
Mobile, Ala, and Topeka,
Kans. Miss Quinn is also
the daughter Of the late Mr..
Quinn. A June wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
Tunisions Feted
BY libyons

Tunisian Ambassador Mongi
Slim. who will leave for home
tomorrow, was honored at
still another farewell party
over the week end.
Hosts at the Friday eve
ming event, a black tie din
ner were the Libyan Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Fekini. The
guest list, headed by Dean Of
the Diplomatic Corps Sevila-
Sacasa. included many of the
representatives from tn e
Arab and African nations.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
Ahern-Lennp

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis B.
Ahern Of Providence and
Watch Hill. r. l., announce
the engagement Of their
daughter Joan Bernadette to
Mr.. Michael A. Lemp, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w.
Lemp. A May 6 wedding Is
planned.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
ToyIor-D

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. B. F.
Taylor Of Arlingto an.
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Linda Steven
son to Midshipman John
Michael Drustrup, USNA, son
Of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Norman j. Drustrup, also of
Arlington. A June wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
ENGAGEMENTS
Foux-MuIIen

Mrs. George H. Faux Of
East Orange. N. j., announces
the engagement OF her
daughter Elizabeth Jane to
Mr.. William L. Mullen. jr..
son Of Mrs. Mullen OF Avon
dale. Md. and the late Mr..
Mullen. The-bride-to-be is
also the daughter Of the late
Mr.. Faux. A May wedding
Is planned.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
EIIsworth-Lumkin

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kail
Ellsworth announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter
Caroline Frances 20 Mr..
Robert Thorn Lamkln. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Long
Lamkin Of Arlington. A May
l3 wedding Is planned.
Evening star., 1961-02-13
Coffin-Bryqn

Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Coffin Of Kensington an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Judith Anne
to Mr.. John Kimmie Bryan,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil D.
Bryan, also Of Kensington.