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Evening star., 1961-11-12
Georgetown's Waterfront

y A great many visitors must wonder,
just as city planners now are wondering,
why one of the major entrances to the
Nations Capital should continue to be
I marred by the ugly and offensive clutter
of industrial development along the
Georgetown waterfront between Key
Bridge and Rock Creek
A dismal picture of this scene is
painted by the National Capital Plan
ming Commission as the result of two
year staff study of the area. While
several of the commercial enterprises
are thriving, the commission found that
many structures stand vacant, part of
panorama" of neglect, obSoleScence
and haphazard mixture of rundown
industrial and commercial buildings,
interSpersed with small groups Of row
houses" Looking ahead, the planners
see dim future for industry as the
= result of spiralling land values and
+ inadequate room for expansion. On the
+, other hand, the staff report sees an
enormous potential for new uses,
: dominantly residential in nature, If the
: entire area can be redeveloped in order
to restore the shoreline, improve public
access and eliminate blighting develop
.ment which otherwise will hang on for
years.
. Certainly numerous questions are
still to be answered about specific
proposals in the report, including the
recommendation that the waterfront
be given an international flavor"
with sites set aside for embassies,
small chanceries and an international
Affairs Center" The matter of whether
adequate relocation sites can be found
elsewhere for those industries which
/ are of value to the city must be explored.
2 And there are those in Georgetown who
argue that the broad approach outlined
by the planners is unneceSSary-that
the waterfront can be reclaimed by
private enterprise.
The report has a particular time
illness, however, in view Of the plans
for construction of a Potomac River
ExpresSway which is to parallel the
Whitehurst Freeway along the water
front. While the detailed plans for the
expressway have not been completed,
1t is known that this construction will
eliminate some of the industrial plants,
and may well hamper the operation of
others. If the waterfront indeed is
susceptible to urban renewal, therefore,
that fact should be determined as soon
as possible, so that the renewal and the
expreSSway plans might be merged, just
as the Southwest Freeway was planned
as an integral part of the renewal of
Southwest Washington.
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FROM THE STAR FILES...

red-carpet treatment. He be-
lieved, as did many South
erners, that Britain would
recognize the Confederacy
and eventually intervene in
its behalf in order to OBJ
tain cotton. He made friends
with leaders in Parliament,
with top merchants and with
journalists. He helped raise
money and sold Confederate
bonds. But Britain never
intervened, perhaps fearing
that by so doing she would
jeopardize her own merchant
fleet. Besides, Britain was
doing we'll financially, selling
munitions and other things
needed in warning America.
Slidell also was received we'll
in Paris. Napoleon III
avowed sympathy for the
Confederacy, but the South
got little in the way of ma
terial aid from France.
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Never Underestimate, etc.

Mrs. James F. Rowe, the new Chair
man Of the National Capital Planning
Commission, had a rather rough
initiation in the first session over which
she presided. She is a charming lady,
deeply in love with her native city Of
Washington, determined to protect its
beauty and wholly lacking in the ex-
perience and training which one would
like to be able to associate with the
Craftsmanship of the planning commits
sion. We wish her we'll She will un-
doubtedly devote more hard work to
her job than many of her numerous
predecessors and we long since have
learned, from grim experience, never to
underestimate the power Of a woman.
Evening star., 1961-11-12
so Years Ago

Progress was the watch
word in Washington so years
ago, and The Star of Noyem-
ber 10, 1911, made these notes
of it: Washington will be
a better lighted city this win
ter than ever before in its
history. With the big task
of installing nearly 800 new
100-candlepower incandescent
lamps on several streets of
the Capital completed, an
nouncement has been made
of additional illumination on
Fourteent t h street. from
Thomas Circle north to Flor
ida avenue. 1t is planned to
double the number Of arc
lights on this section of Four
teenth street and place them
alternately on both sides of
the thoroughfare, rather than
on one side, as is the case at
present. :" THE District
Commissioners are expected
to approve a Chamber of
Commerce recommendation
that street cars be required
to conform to the direction
of policemen at crowded in
tersections. Police Major Syl-
vester said it would be ad-
vantageous if street cars were
made subject to District traf-
fic regulations. For some
time District officials have
been impressed with the fact
that police should be given
more authority on handling
traffic at busy intersec-
tions. :"
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Reading to No One

The job of removing Sta
Inns name and likeness
wherever either or both ap-
pear in the Soviet Union is
not without intriguing and
significant aspects. Applying
new designations to thorough
fares is. a process we see in
operation elsewhere but the
reported alterations inflicted
upon the large painting
adorning a wall in Moscow's
Metropole Hotel deserves
more than a fleeting mem
ton.
Although formerly depict
ing Lenin seated at a table
and expounding a passage
from his writings to q recep-
tive Stain, the picture re-
portedly has been changed so
that 1t reveals the original
leader Of the Soviet Union
reading to an empty chair.
Moreover, not only is it
unoccupied but it also has
been draped with a white
dust cover.
Considering the current
cleavage in Co m m unist
thought as between Peiping
and Moscow, the revised
painting conceivably can be
regarded as a portent of what
the future holds. Unless the
two factions can come to
terms on which school of
thought represents heresy, the
day may not be far distant
when the theories of Lenin
won't be accorded much more
attention than a vacant. arti-
Gle of furniture is capable Of
contributing.
Thomas O. MorOansan
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100 Years Ago

Already hard-pressed by
the fierce fighting Confed-
eracy. the dismembered
United States seemed on the
brink of war with Britain
a century ago. While Britain
mia didn't exactly rule the
waves then, she guarded
zealously the right of her
ships to sail the seas un-
molested. A Union vessel in
terfered with a British
steamer and it's passengers,
and thus the Trent Affair"
became a historic incident.
First details of this delicate
matter were reported in The
Star on November l6, 1861:
THE United States steamer
San Jacinto, cruising in the
Bahama channel on Novem-
Der s, overhauled the British
mail steamer Trent and
placed her under the Jacin-
to's guns. 1t. Fairfax was
ordered on board the Trent
to ascertain if Messrs.
Slidell, Mason, Mcfarland
and Eustis were on board;
with directions, in case he
found them there. to cause
them to be brought on board
the San Jacinto. They were
found and declined to go on
board the United States
steamer, unless force was
used; whereupon 1t. Fairfax
placed his hand on Mason's
shoulder and with. other as
sistance quietly took him to
the Trent's gangway, and
from thence into the San
Jacinto's boat. The rest Of
party -. were taken on
board the San Jacinto in the
same way. They were all
well treated on Capt. Wilkes
ship, which Immediately
started for the United States.
reaching Hampton Roads
yesterday. :. 1t is presumed
they will be landed at New
York, and from there be
transferred to Fort Warren,
Boston Harbor. :" Brit
ain howled at. this act of
piracy" but the United
States claimed the real viii
lains in the episode were
James Murray Mason. the
Confederacy's special Ambas-
sador to England. and John
Slidell. the South's envoy to
France. They were inter-
cepted because they obviously
were bent on soliciting for
eign aid for Dixie. The Star
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editors Of The Star do also.
Why doesn't the public get q
chance to read them?
Fredric Solomon, NJ. d.
The news item appended
to DR.. Libby's third in the
series on you Can Survive
Atomic Attack" raises a real
question as to the validity of
his thesis on the $50 shelter.
From what we have read, an
atomic bomb dropped on Los
Angeles would surely ignite
the brush Of the L. A. hills.
We would be more con-
vinced of his formula for
survival If DR.. Libby had
seen fit to sit out, in his
backyard shelter, the fire
which destroyed his home.
I suggest that you get DR..
Libby's explanation as to why
he evacuated when he had
this fortuitous, If unfortunate,
opportunity for a test.
Interested Survivor
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said the news Of their cap
ture had caused great ex-
element among the rebels
at Norfolk, with some re-
joicing at the prospect of
retaliation by England. -
In an editorial on Novem-
ber 10, 1861, this paper said:.
Since the capture of Messrs.
Slidell and Mason, persons
have been anxiously inquir-
ing what will England do?
What she ought to do is
very sure. The British gov
ernment should return
the thanks of Her Majesty
to the United States Gov
ernment for its forebearance
in not having seized the
streamer Trent, brought her
into port and confiscated ship
and cargo for an open breach
Of international law in suf-
fering the agents of enemies
at war with the United States
to come on board, and for
carrying official papers and
dispatches of the enemies, of
the United States. BY all
writer's and jurists, the con-
veyance Of hostile dispatches
is regarded as illegal assist
ance afforded to a belliger-
ent of the most injurious.
hostile and noxious char
acter; as an, act that sub
jects to just condemnation
both ship and cargo. :"
Nevertheless, relations with
Britain were. strained almost
to the breaking point. Ma
son and Slidell were held at
Fort Warren until January
l., 1862, when President Lin
coin finally realized the i'm
propriety of the deed and or
dered them released on de-.
mand of the British govern
ment. Mason, a former Vir-
ginia Senator and grandson
of George Mason of Rev.
olutionary fame, and Slidell,
who had represented Louisi-
ana in Congress, were per-
mitted to proceed to Europe.
In London, Mason was given
Evening star., 1961-11-12
MMers' Withdrawal

Allison N. Miller, jr.'s letter
in The Evening Star Of Nov
ember 4 defending the prae-
tices Of the w. C. a. A. N.
Miller Development Co.,
which withdrew from the
Southwest Redevelopment
Project after widespread
community objections, per-
sists in misunderstanding the
reason for that protest. There
Is no elation among the pro-
testing groups because the,
Millers withdrew from the
contract. 1t was nobody's de-
sire to penalize or to be vim
dictive. The sole and positive
purpose Of the opposition was
to insure that the principles
Of civic propriety and decency
would apply in a publicly
supported housing project.
We would have been much
happier-and the community
would have benefited far
more-if the Miller Co. had
qualified itself and remained
In the project. Everybody in
the District would have
gained If the Miller Co. had
repudiated those Of its prac-
ticeS and policies which con-
tribute to the creation of
ghettoes and slums in other
parts Of the city.
1t comes with poor grace
from Mr.. Miller to claim
now that the charges were
baseless. He had a full and
open opportunity to refute
them at the public hearing.
His counsel was present and
remained silent throughout.
Is not the public entitled to
know what specific charges
Mr.. Miller claims to be un-
true?
If we correctly read Mr..
Miller's letter, he states that
his firm will continue to
practice racial and religious
discrimination in his other
housing projects. Thus the
community has won only a
partial victory. It has in
sured that the principle of
open occupancy will apply in
the Southwest area-it has
failed to extend that principle
to important areas of the
Northwest and elsewhere.
We have not duarreled with
the integrity with which the
Millers lay brick upon brick
or their honesty in business
dealings. We are convinced,
however. that worthwhile
developments, which the Mil
lers profess to build, are not
those which gratuitously i'm
pose a stigma on many good
Americans by proclaiming
that they are not qualified to
live there.
Fortunately, the Congress
and the agencies which con-
duct the urban renewal pro-
gram were as concerned with
civic and spiritual values as
they were with the esthetics
of the arrangement of bricks,
glass and garden areas. We
would be happy to welcome
the Millers into the large
company Of Washingtonians
who know they can serve
both beauty and our dem
ocratic way Of life. We hope
1t will not be long.
Harry s. Wender.
Evening star., 1961-11-12

chapel, for every man has a
hidden chapel where his altar
Of inner devotion stands. On
the walls of this hidden
chapel are the symbols Of the
affinities which draw his
heart. Forever every man is
frescoing the walls of that
hidden chamber with the
representations of the things
he really loves and admires.
In his goldfish-bowl perform
ance one may go through
pious forms ''to be seen of
men," but the acid test is
always to what does he bow
down in his own private
chapel where are enshrined
the symbols Of the god he
really worships.
The solemn thing is that
this chapel may be Gods or
the devils; it may be a shrine
Of purity or a shrine of de-
basement. However it be,
from the cradle to the grave
we each live in the presence
of the things we etch day by
day upon the cloistered walls
Of the soul. Those inner COM
Partnerships inevitably mold
our lives into their likeness,
even as in Hawthorne's story,
Ernest. who gazed constantly
at the noble features of "The
Great Stone. Face" was
changed into the same image.
OF course it must never be
forgotten that that chapel is
not, We are thankful, neces-
sarily pagan as was the one
the prophet saw. The decora-
tions there may not be
dissertations; they may be
coronations of the highest
and the best. The pure in
heart out of thoughts and
fancies that uplift and enrich
will paint upon those walls
the things that are excellent
and Of good report. And, on
the other hand. the libertine
paints the obscenities which
corrupt his thought and the
debaucheries which degrade.
Always a mans spiritual and
moral deterioration begins
with the debauchment Of his
imagination. The acid test is
ARE the walls of that mystic
shrine within you covered
with such figures as were laid
bare in some chambers Of
Pompeii where the excavatorS
were led to cover up the de-
pictions because they were so
foul? Or, is your private
chapel like the cells in the
convent of st. Marco in
Florence where Fra Angelico's
holy sweet genius has left on
the walls to be looked at as
he fancied only by one devout
brother in each cell, angel
images and noble, pure celes-
tial faces that calm and
hallow those that gaze upon
them? .
Thinking of the Beatitudes,
or the blasphemies, suggested
by these searching questions,
let us fall on our knees with
this prayer upon penitent
lips, Almighty God, who only
the pure in heart can see,
cleanse the thoughts Of our
hearts by the inspiration Of
Thy Holy Spirit"
Thus will our hearts be
affairs and His love the flame!
Evening star., 1961-11-12
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensa-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-11-12

We now have two notable
men presiding over the pro-
ceedings of the United Ma
tions Security Council, Mr.. U
Thant, Of Burma, and Mr..
U Sha'nt, of Russia.
Harold DeMeritt.
Evening star., 1961-11-12
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
What Do You Think?
By DIR: FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS

What do you think?" is a
picture of you. That pro-
found fact has never been
put better than in the decla-
ration Of Holy Scripture "As
a man thinketh in his heart,
so is he" 1t is literally true
your thought is you!
The outside masks worn on
various occasions may be
many and perhaps pleasing
but. as Jesus put 1t. a person
may be like a whitened sepul-
cher on the outside, but in
side there may be naught but
corruption.
The whitewash on the out
side may be explained by law
or social pressure. Self
interest often cultivates an
appearance which conforms
to what is expected of de-
cency but no law or custom
can coerce unclean imagina-
ton. All the prudential safe
guards set on speech. and
all the deterrent motives
which keep observed deeds
and actions on the straight
and narrow way, are not
operating when we enter the
silent halls of thought. OF
course what goes on there
does somehow scrawl its au-
tograph across the person.
ality, ofttimes on the very
countenance. Maeterlinck
senSed that when he re-
marked Though you as:
sumo the face Of a saint. a
hero, or a martyr. the eye of
a passing child will not greet
you with the same unap-
proachable smile If there
turks within an evil thought. +"
Certain it Is by the thoughts
we harbor and allow ourselves
to dwell upon and cherish, in
the locked and windowless
chamber Of thought, We are
coloring our outer world
when we never dream that
we are doing it. What a
depth Of meaning there is in
that word of the Master
Teacher Of Nazareth, There
is nothing hidden that shall
not be revealed" The un-
clean imagination puts some
thing in the air that not only
contaminates the thinker but
makes it harder for others to
be good.
In that immortal volume,
old as the hills and fresh as
today. Thomas Attempts in
his Imitation of Christ"
"a book to keep near when
the day is done and before
sleep comes-has a chapter
on resisting temptation. His
question is, How does sin
reach us?" This Is his never
to-be-forgotten answer-"For
first there cometh to the
mind q bare thought of evil,
then a strong imagination
thereof. afterwards delight
and evil motion, then con-
sent" Here are etched by a
medieval monk the toboggan
steps to perdition. Sow a
thought and cultivate it, and
the rest-the reaping-fol-
lowing as the night the day.
The prophet, Ezekiel, in a
vision was shown a secret
door in the court of the tenn
pie. Entering he was amazed
to find there, bowling down
to representatives of vile and
repulsive things. the very
same leaders of Israel whom
he had seen worshiping in
the temple itself. AS he
looked in incredible and
shocked surprise his mysteri-
GUS conductor whispered, do
you see what the national
and religious leaders do in
the dark. every man in the
private chapel of his own
imagination?"
The inference to that is
that the same man may be a
pillar in the public temple
and a pagan in his private
Evening star., 1961-11-12
Seeing Double?

Thomas G. MOrgansen,
Evening star., 1961-02-18

SILVER SPRING-2 bedrms., gar,
gas heat; S115 mo. Out Colesville
pike. left ct Sligo Greek pkwy. for
n mi. 9706 Bristol ave.. 19s
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tcOnsnued On Next PagS)
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ONE.BEDRM., property rurally 10:
Gated with lots Of privacy. AL
rooms are large, living room,
kitchen. bath. bedroom. garage
and workshop. Fenced yard
Available March 18th: SS6. 80
other rentals. To see call JE. g
2620. JOSEPH w. SEAY COM
pANY, Realtors. 113 West Broad
afpaat Ralls rhurch Va
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HOUSES FURN. 70 RENT
ARITNGTnN. NORTH

ARLINGTON, NORIM
0iebeWood Village-Very attraetivI
2-bedrm. town house. With scrnd
rear porch and rec. fn.; $3.50 mo
WO. 6-6633 or "a. 2-0774.
CAPFTOL HILL blocks to Cap.
ttol: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths; largl
front and back yards, double ga
rase. avail. S176 mo. u. 7-3020
CHEVY CHASE, ID. C.-Lovely 8
bedfm., 2-bath brick: Ice. liv. rm
with firepl., yjr. din. Fm., elee. kit.
garage, full bsInt,, lovely lot: $3.50
Art, WO. 6-016O.
CHEvY CHASE, D. C=3 bedrooml
with cir eond., Q baths, hy. rm
With firepi.. din. Rr1.s sep. break
fast room. kit; ser. porch; rec
rm.: lovely yard; nF. Latayetts
School. To inspect, eall Oh
BE sI: ~, See1;;S.mali ;;... hcus!
pHTn fpaHTlnH''ii iiAENSE.; AESaNsssEf; iSiS SifSO l7sS RSSi 4
NV, AD. 2-AlOO.
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SLEEPY HOLLOW-Newly deco
rated 4 level split, center hall
lge.. liv. rm,, sep, din. rm., al
equip. kit, lovely bdrms. or !
bdrms and den, 3 baths, finished
rec. rm., carport, huge trees, $3.50
per mo. on lease: Call MRS
SMITH. IA. b-1650; ewes, JE
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MT PLEASANT

MT. PLEASANT
BY APPT.
1910 LAMONT ST. NV.
Overlooking Rock Greek Valley and
zoo. rental units. Good financing
E. A: AUDETTE
Realtor FE. s-1100
GEORGETOWN, 1921 Potomac st.
Most attr. flat front, remodeled
2-bedrm. brk., pleasant outlook
from liv. .rm. and din. rm. to
fence. fenced. patio; Value s,n Of prop; Pen. en-.
commercial use, and 1t could pro-
vide charming hv. quarters in
comb. with q very special kind OF
shop. Priced to sell at S3l,5 800.
FE 3:ll61 or DU. 7-1234. SAN.
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ALEX.-BricF rambler: full base,
ment, 8 bedrms., IN baths. dish
washer, disposal, eye-level oven
outstanding schools and neighbor.
hood; available now. S155 mo
TATUM PROP, HU. 1-9G22.
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NEWLY DECORATED MOME
siSS ies.. = sT. sE14y. SedIms. Ta and di1j iIlj
basernent: SS9. so month.
- HARRISON d ADAMS -.
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ARLINGTON, NJ Three-bedroon
Colonial. Screened porch. fenced
ward. din. rm., finished rec. rm.;
$40; avail. March 1. JE. 4-1bSS
ARE, cloSe-in-3 bedrms,, full
bsmt. disposal, auto. washer; l
blk. to elem. and high schools.
Sl30 mo JA. S-63S4,
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North Portal
Estates
BRIARCLIFF
BRIGHTWOOD
1922 1921 5th ST NV;

. choice homes, eompl. .redec.: tap.
estry brick: den, 4 bedrms., storm
doors and Windows 2 encl. heated
MUERA7 MRUSEfiRsASs7i LEVINE IESvrf1NsEs' ia. s-s14A
CHEVY CHASE, d. C.-NeW brick
2-story town house; 3 bedrmS., 4 "
baths, elec. kit. in color, patios
conV, to transp. and shoppingi
$27,600. OIL. 2-2071.
CHEVY CHABE-New looking and
~ baths DIST Moor powder rm.j:
rec. rm- with powder room. Low
but firm price Of $29,60O wiz sell
Il quickly. Ewes, Mr. Schultz, RE.
7-0776. I. T.. QRAVkTTB, Reals
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HUGHES MOVING co
4o1 MISSOURI AVE. NV.
HOUSES WANTED 10 RENT
HOUSES TO SHARE

lBURLKTTH-WilI share o-Ym. house
with another eongenial. and Il.
nanctslly responsible man. good
transp. facilities. FB. 3-I1SO,
LADY, would IKE 70 share HOUSE
with another lady: guitland area.
SHARE HOUSE with Q bacheloFs.
Air eond., pool, bar, many bed
rms: KE 0.97z4. ewes. Wknds.
lAI6 MONTAGUE 81. N,W.-Youns
tFsnsp.; maid service: washer and
dTier; rec. rm. being conStructed
in bsmt.:. 8 bedrms., full baths;
plenty Of parking area: lge. Mv.
rm.. din. rm., kit. and den; lge.
foyer; lge. back yard: good refs:
air eond.: meals. Ia. o-o5S6.
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TaahA!S Ssths! Sssrass! vacant essiRS' sfEc mo.
YoUNKIN D CO.. 10. k-S022.
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RossLYN, va. N. 17th st., neal
Wilson blvd.-Close-in; gracious
stone house. Lovely grounds and
shrubs. 10 rms, 2 baths, newly
dec. Suitable for large family OF
group. $225 month. CULMORE
REALTY. JE. 4-6650, EN-. 2-4626