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Evening star., 1961-04-08
81 Priincesses
In Big Parade
= Record Crowd Sees
Festival Event

Washington's blossom queen
a red-haired Kentucky belle
and her retinue of 81 princesses
today led a host of 5000 march
ers in the traditional Parade OF
Princesses. climax of the 1861
National Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival.
Crowds lining the Constitu-
ton avenue parade route were
called the largest ever to view
the event, held during daylight
hours for the first time this
year.
A crowd estimated at a
quarter-million persons watched
the parade's SO bands and so
drill teams march under cloud
dotted skies. The parade route
extended along the avenue from
Seventh to Seventeenth streets.
Leading the princesses in
the parade was the festivals
newly chosen queen, 19-year-
old Elizabeth Betsy Howard,
Kentucky's representative in
the cherry blossom court. She
was named queen last night at
the festival ball in the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel. Ahead of her
was Miss America, Nancy
Fleming.
Coronation Ceremony
Today's second festival event,
the coronation ceremony, was
to begin at 2::30 pm. in the
Sylvan Outdoor Theater on the
south slope of the Washington
Monument grounds.
Today'S weather was virtually
a repeat of yesterday-mostly
sunny but cool, with gusty,
northerly winds.
At dawn today the air was
crisp-37 degrees-and the sky
clear over the Tidal Basin, still
wreathed with clusters o1
blossoms. Beneath the cherry
trees a light mantle of fallen
petals foreshadowed the festi.
valS end.
First Daytime Event
Tomorrow at 2:30 pm. the
final event of the celebration
will be a repeat of today's cor
onation ceremony.
Tonight the festivals fifth
day will whirl to a close with
a symphony orchestra concert
and another ball.
The concert will be another
Music for Young America
presentation by the National
Symphony Orchestra at 8 pm
in the new State Department
auditorium. The annual youth
concert series opened last night
The dance, the Cherry Bios
som Festival coronation dance
will begin at $3.50 pm. in the
Hotel Washington ballroom.
Evening star., 1961-04-08

two leaders pledged themselves
ito do their utmost" to reach
agreement with the Soviet I'm
ion for a Safeguarded ban on
nuclear weapons tests.
They asserted their supper
for the United Nations ant
their determination" to op
pose Soviet attempts ito under.
mine its authority"
To meet the problems of tn,
world today will require from
us many sacrifices" Mr.. Ken.
nedy and Mr.. Macmillan de
clared.
In Complete Agreement
I'VE are in complete agree
ment," they said, "as to gravity
and depth of the dangers in the
present world situation for
those nations who wish to re-
tain their independence and
the priceless right of choice.
while we recognize that the
core of Western security
against armed aggression con-
tinues to be the North Atlantic
Alliance, we also discussed how
our countries can help to
strengthen the free world as
a whole.
I'VE have considered what
measures it might be advisable
to take, together with our al
lies, to insure the cohesion, ef-
tectiveneses and adaptability Of
the Atlantic community in a
changing world"
The statement described as
urgent the need for further
steps toward "the economic arc
political unity of Europe"
But on this as on other point;
it dealt only in generalities and
offered no indication of specific
measures. of actions agreed on
or OF proposals which may be.
made to the allies or the Com
munist powers as a result of
the meetings here.
Asian Problems Studied
OF the critical problems of
Southeast Asia, where Soviet
backed and American-backed
forces have been fighting in
Laos and to some degree in
Wet Nam, Mr.. Kennedy and
Mr. Macmillan said only that
they had given CLOSE atten-
tion" to the problems of the
area.
OF the broad range of prob
lens involved in relations with
the Soviet Union they simply
said they had agreed on "the
Importance and the difficulty
OF developing satisfactory re-
lationS with Russia.
The statement was read by
Mr.. Kennedy into microphones
before a battery of cameras
The President and Mr.. Mac
milan for this purpose stood
on the steps of the executive
wing OF the White House which
lead from the Presidents office
down to a rose garden.
1t was sunny, brisk day and
reporters from all over the
world listened as the United
States Chief Executive read the
statement.
MIR. Macmillan stood at Mr..
See KENNEDY, Page AZ
Evening star., 1961-04-08
INTERPRETIVE REPORT

difficult to maintain, he told
the Ghanaian Parliament, be-
cause some colonial powers
Withdraw at the time of their
departure not only their cadres,
but they also withdraw and
destroy everything which could
be Of use to the formerly
dependent country"
Yugoslavia could help with
advice and material aid so that
these new nations can main
tain economic independence, he
indicated. But one important
domestic" cadres, he said,
ingredient Of independence is
presumably drawing a diStinc-
ton from foreign. cadres
supplied either by the Soviet
bloc or the West.
Key to independence
Genuine and full independ-
ence can be achieved and
maintained only through the
strengthening of the economy,
training of domestic cadres and
a persistent struggle for equal
ity in international relations, "
Tito said. ". We knew that
the political independence we
had won would become empty
and insecure if it was not
based on the economic inde-
pendence of the country. May
I express the opinion that in
this essential question also I
find a real similarity between
Yugoslavia and the newly lib
Grated countries of Africa.
Ghana has sent students to
Yugoslavia to study and a
parliamentary delegation has
visited Belgrade. An agreement
on trade. navigation, economic
See YUGOSLAVIA, Page ALL
Evening star., 1961-04-08
Queen Shifts Model

LONDON, April 8 (AP).-
Buckingham Palace, mindful of
the indignation that erupted
when Queen Elizabeth II re-
Gently used an American car in
Pakistan and a German one in
India, is providing a Rolls Royce
for her visit to Italy next
Evening star., 1961-04-08

Mali ana is now calling on Mo-
rocco, Tunisia and the United
Arab Republic.
His approach is to stress the
kinship between Yugoslavia
and new African nations in
withstanding big power pres
Sures and in maintaining their
independence. In some cases he
has opened what amounts to
little foreign aid programs of
his own to African states.
President Tito has had long
experience at maintaining his
country'S independence as a
Communist dictatorship rather
than accept Moscow domina-
ton.
The Tito Message
To the extent that Marshal
Tito advises caution for new
African n nations developing
close ties with the Soviet bloc,
his tour is approved in Wash
ington. OF course. he is at the
same time pressing "anti-im-
perialiSt" policies of which
neither the United States nor
its NATO allies approve.
The Yugoslav president has
told Guinea. a close friend of
the Soviet bloc. Of his pro
found faith that the Guinean
people will mount guard
boldly over their independence
and how to consolidate it."
That statement cuts both
ways-against the Communist
bloc as wel as against the
"colonialistS" and Imperial
lists" of the West, officials here
acknowledge.
In Ghana, another new At
rican nation where willingness
to accept Soviet-bloc blandish-
ments has caused some con-
Germ in Washington, Marshal
Tito has provided the same
type of advice.
Economic independence is
Evening star., 1961-04-08
ShootingDown
Of Bomberby
MissiIeProbed
3 Of 8 Crewmen
Chute to Safety
In New Mexico

GRANTS, N. Mex, April 8
(AP).-An Air Force board of
inquiry today sought reasons
why a Sidewinder air-to-air
missile fired accidentally yes
terday,' shooting down an
eight-engine B-52 bomber.
The bomber. based at El
Paso, Tex, carried eight men
when it was sought out by the
missile. Three were able to
parachute.
The missile was fired by an
Albuquerque-based, New Mex
leo Air National Guard F-l00.
jet fighter piloted by 1st 1t.
James w. Van Scyoc of Albu-
querque.
Fired on Sixth Pass
1t. Van Scyoc had been
making practice attack passes
on the heavy bomber at about
$4,000 feet when. on the sixth
pass, a Sidewinder missile was
actually fired. The deadly
missile was drawn by the heat
of the bomber's engines and
scored a direct hit.
Three Of the eight aboard
were able to parachute but
were injured. The search crew,
which reached the crash scene
Is miles east of Mount Taylor
after 9 pm, said they found
bodies but no signs of life.
The three survivors, Capt.
Donald D. Blodgett, 80, of Kal-
amazoo, Mich, the aircraft
commander; Capt. George D. !
Jackson, 81, of Redwood, w. |
Va; and Staff Sergt. Raymond
H. Singleton, 81, of Havre de
Grace, Md, all were flown to
Sandia Base Hospital in Albu-
querque for treatment of vari- |
Gus injuries.
Men in Good Condition
The Sandia Base Hospital
said Capt. Blodgett suffered a
fractured pelvis and severe cuts
on the left arm. Capt. jackson
had a fractured vertebra, null
tiple face and scalp cuts and
possibly internal injuries.
Sergt. Singleton was burned on
the face and hands. All were
in good condition.
Capt. Jackson's family hadn't
heard of the crash or that
he was safe until informed by a
newsman. I'm glad to hear
that much" said Charles Jack
son, Capt. Jackson's brother,
in Redwood.
The family of Sergt. Single
ton was overjoyed when in
formed he had survived.
"Oh, thank God" said Mrs.
Harvey Baker, Sergt' Single
tons sister. The Singleton fam
lily heard that Sergt. Singleton
was among the three known
survivors from his wife, Gloria, |
%. of Ell Paso, Tex, who tele-
phoned to Havre de Grace.
"She called and said she
didn't know the extent of his
injuries. All she knew was that
he was in the hospital" Mrs.
Baker said.
Others Among Crew
The five remaining crewmen
were Capt. Ray c. Obel, %, !
Logan, Ohio, co-pilot; I'd 1t. |
Glenn v. Bair, "a, Kemmerer,
Wyo., electronics warfare Off
Ger; Capt. Stephen Carter, 20, |
East Hartford, Conn, navi-
gator-bombardier; Staff Sergt. |
Manuel L. Mieras, %, Flagstaff, |
Ariz., crew chief, and Capt.
Peter j. Gineris, 80, Albu-
querque, navigator.
Ironically. 1t. Van Scyoc, a |
veteran Air Force pilot who
had logged 1000 hours in jets,
was safety officer for the State
Air Guard. He had prepared
several manuals on the safe
handling Of weapons, including
the Sidewinder, Kirkland Air
Force Base officials said.
Maj. F. A. Williams, COM
mander of the 15Oth Group of
the 188th Fighter Squadron of
See BOMBER, Page ALL
Evening star., 1961-04-08
Wary Congo Leaders
Postpone Peace Talks
Rival Factions Are UnobIe to Agree
On Safe Place for PurIey Tomorrow

LEOPoLDVILLE, the Congo April (AP).-Proposed
peace talks by Leopoldve officials with proLumumba
Antoine Gzenga postponed today because of inability
to safe place to meet The had been sched
ued to start tomorrow.
This laSt-minute snag appeared-as many feared It
Evening star., 1961-04-08
RUSSIAN EASTER
ARRIVES TONIGHT

PASKHA and "kuIich" will be
words to knoW at midnight tonight
as Russion Orthodox faithful eeIe-
brote Foster in their dorkened, hoIf-
built ST. Nicholas Church on Mussu-
ehusetts oVenue. Poee AS.
Evening star., 1961-04-08
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

-, NEW YORK (APl.-Followins are
the sales (add 00), high, low, closing
price and pet change OF the 20 most
active stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1961-04-08
Tito Quietly Builds Ties
With African Nations
While Big Powers Focus on Congo
YugosIov Chief Is Busy Elsewhere
By EARL H. VOSS
By EARL H. VOSS
Star Staff Writer

While the big have been focusing attention the
Congo Yugoslava President Tito has been touring other
of Southern Africa building friendships and
nomic bridges to the new nations there
This spring he has visited Guinea Ghana, Liberia
Evening star., 1961-04-08

MoemilIon Worms West to Strengthen
Its Ties. Poge Az
Text Of Kennedy Macmillan Stote-
ment on Tolks. Poee Al
Evening star., 1961-04-08
TILE WEATuED. Full Report
IiL VLAtIILN' on Poee AZ

District and vicinity-IncreaSing cloudiness
tonight with the low near 35. Considerable
cloudiness and warmer tomorrow.
Evening star., 1961-04-08
Allied Chiefs End
Conference Here
In Full Accord
Unity Stressed
By Kennedy,
Macmillan
By the Associated Press

President Kennedy and Prime
Minister Macmillan announced
today they have reached "a
very high level of agreement"
on their appraisal of the prob
lens faced by the two great
English-speaking powers.
In joint statement covering
their three days of talks, the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12

have lived side by side, shared in good
times and bad, progressed together in
an atmosphere Of tolerance and under
standing.
1t is also significant that any posi-
bility of an influx of Negroes to the
North should throw officials in such a
other. These same officials should know
that there are welfare departments in
the South which take care of the I'M
sortunates of all races. These people
have been taken care Of by welfare since
the New Deal and prior to that through
local private, civic, church and public
organizations.
Perhaps, the Boone County supervisor
may believe it "tat" for the northern
whites and Negroes to invade the South
with freedom riders" dogooders, agi-
tators, ETC. deliberately stirring strife,
but if Negroes begin to leave the South
for the north, that is different and they
would be ''sent back if any investigation
showed they had come to New York
merely to obtain relief payments I'm
der what law would the commissioner
Of New York welfare accomplish this
purpose? People in the United States
can still travel where they wish, and
establish residence subject to state laws
Possibly someone in Savannah
thought it would be "tit for tat
IF Bigness
ed JOY, the clean fresh air invigorates,
and a mans a man for as that
Let Jackson Heights have its I'M
official major, and the Green's live
in peace - we in Farmville will make
out somehow.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12

even Wore important than the
above factors. There are two
kinds of competition. First that
which comes from some new in
dustry taking the place of the
industry in which your company
is engaged. Second that which
comes from other corporatio
which can make the same arti-
Gle that your company makes.
Regarding the first l have re-
lated in previous release about
my young days in Gloucester
when the primary industry was
granite and everyone then in
granite was making money. Sud
denly the use of cement was dis
covered for building purposes:
and the rapid rise in popularity
OF the automobile resulted in
public insjstence that the granite
paving stones be covered with
asphalt. AS a result nearly
everyone in the granite business
Of my home town went broke,
and there are now a dozen emp
ty quarrles. The competition Of
alrlines with railroads, Of oil and
gas with coal. and various other
illustrations will come to your
mind. To keep alerted to this
competition, you should carefully
read the newspapers and use
your own knowledge Of what is
going on.
Regarding the second form of
competition, to keep in touch you
must study the relative earnings
OF your company and of Compel
ing companies. This is a diff
cult task for individual investors
to do without employing an eS-
tabished investment service.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12
w. D. Workman
Words Have Difference In Meaning

of the Communist world, but it
serves a purpose. AS R. N.
Carew Hunt points out in "A
Guide to Communist Jargon, !"
the Soviets have found it neces-
sary to declare that in a num-
Der of countries Of Europe and
Asia, a dictatorship of the pro-
letariat has been established in
the form Of popular democracy"
Despite the spurious nature of
the term, it has some appeal to
the so-called emerging nations
who confuse that sort of demo-
cracy with the real thing.
The term imperialism" af-
fords another example Of twisted
meaning. To Westerners, the
word connotes that stage of civil
lization when nations have ex-
tended themselves into empires
by acquiring-throug various
means-political and economic
sway over lesser-developed coun-
tries.
| To all intents and purposes,
that world, and that word are
dead in the old sense. But the
Communists now use it as a
label for any capitalist nation
which carries on economic deal
ings with an underdeveloped
nation. In Soviet eyes tand
words, the United States has
victimized Cuba through 'imper.
ialism." although the record
shows that the U. S. deliberately
rejected its opportunity to be i'm.
perialist toward Cuba after the
Spanish yoke had been lifted (by
the U. 81.
The simple words war anC
peace" mean one thing to us
but something quite different tc
the Communists.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12
Double Check

just after the celebration of
Pearl Harbor Destruction Day
+. and we remember so well
that's the last fool what
struck at America. May it be a
lesson to the rest of the World
We left it all there, destroyed
but none did we bring home.
America is like that. We want
freedom for the World but we do
not want the World.
Just saw where the House of
Lords, in dear old England, was
going to fire its first satellite
next spring. America is in on
that one fact is we believe in
togetherness. We may send up
the Pentagon its our domici-
larry for crooked politicians who
made a diploma in science. They
about flunked every thing else
now they are flunking us.
President Kennedy is getting a
lot of laughs at his speakings
Bob Hope don't feel so good
about it lot of others sorter
got an itchy feeling.
Things are never certain here
Governor Almond, now on the
way out, commutes one term,
pardOnS two at least that's
two for the road.
This Administration is working
for low tariff to pep up foreign
trade. It's like a shot in the arm
for industry. Republicans ran
tariff in the ground and won
elections on it as a protective tool
protecting infant industries
was their claim.
Thanks to Mr.. Catlett and Mr..
Oliver for their visits and
Thanks for reading
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12
NO COMMENT
BY JAMES W. DoU1HAT

Washington, Dec. GA tight
legislative jam in the House
Ways and Means Committee
holds the key to the fate OF much
of the Administrations program
in the 1862 session of Congress.
So many highly controversial
legislative proposals - plus a
number of less controversial
ones ~ are awaiting committee
action that it seems certain that
some will have to await future
consideration, and that the Ad-
ministration and the Congress
sional leadership will have to
give some careful thought to leg
islative prioritieS.
The far-reaching significance
of this situation is shown by the
fact that it involves Admininis-
tration programs:
l. To grant a tax credit for
business investment in return for
business acceptance of a num-
Der of so-called "loop-hole"- clos
ing proposals such as taxing in
come earned abroad even though
it is not returned to the United
States, drastic limitations on
entertainment ard business ex-
penses, and repeal of the 4 per
cent dividend credit and the $50
exclusion.
2. To provide COMPULSORY me
dical aid to the elderly, financed
by an additional increase in the
Social Security tax.
3. To liberalize and extend the
Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Act so as to lower protective
! tariff rates.
q. To federalize the present
state unemployment compensa
ton system.
| Other proposals also are ex
pected to be before the commit
tee for consideration, including
requests for:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12

Wars which advance or pro-
tect the cause of capitalism are
universally bad in Communist
eyes, whereas those which sus-
tain class warfare are univer-
sally good, and are to be praisd
and promoted as wars of libe-
ration.
Peace, in the final analysis,
means to the Communists that
state of complete control which
they hope to exert over the en-
tire world. Short of that, in the
words Of DR.. Stefan T. Possony:
"Pease as a tactical term
means, from their point of view,
the temporarily exclusive utili-
cation of nonviolent means of
conflict; that is, propaganda, in
filtration, political warfare. eco
nomic warfare, and revolution
from within, methods suitable
for conquest without risk"
These are but a handful of the
terms which mean one thing to
the Communist world, and some
thing quite different to us. Other
such terms include peaceful CO.
existence" "self-determination,
"neutralism," and "nationa-
ism" The deliberate mishandl-
ing of such terms constitutes
what DR.. Possony describes as
the manipulation Of language
one of the Communists most
potent weapons in their drive
for world domination.
And while we cannot always
combat this tactic effectively,
the least we can do is to under
stand it.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12
BabsOn Discusses Common Stocks

Babson Park Mass. Deem
Der z. Almost every one of my
readers has at least one share
of common stock. and most of
you are interested in many
more shares. Unfortunately, few
people realize that there are
three very important factors in
volved in the purchase or hold
ing of common stocks.
ASSET VALUE
The first factor (but not the
most important is asset value.
To ascertain this. you take the
value of the assets from the
statement which is sent to stock
holders and deduct the total of
liabilities Except for the COM
mon stock. The difference is the
net asset value of the company.
Next. divide this figure by the
number of common shares out
standing. This will give you the
net asset value per share.
When you compare this asset
value figure Just obtained with
the price your stock is selling
for now, and with the price you
paid for it. you will probably be
surprised. Over period of
years. the ratio of net asset
value to the selling price may
average out fairly well, depend
ing upon the industry. The more
popular the industry or the com
pany. the higher the price will
average in relation to net asset
value per share. Today, how
ever, most stocks are selling
considerably above their asset
value. Readers who. have GOOD.
ly number OF shares Of the COM
mon stock of any company
should make the above con,ruta-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-12-12
W. b. Workmon

Words are weapors in the Com
munist battle for the minds of
menu and the weapons are care
fully chosen as double-edged in
struments of warfare.
The cutting edge is that which
faces outward from the Iron Cur
tain, hored to semantic sharp
ness so as to carve favorable
picture of Communism and an
unfavorable image of the West.
The duller edge faces inward
toward the Communists them
selves. 1t is blunted so that
words are reflected back for
home consumption in an entirely
different sense from that used
elsewhere in the world.
Take as a starter, the word
democracy, which to the Yves
tern world denotes participation
of the citizens in the formation
Of government and Of govern
mental policy. Since it is OBJ
vious that citizens do not deter
mine policy in the Communist
word, the term necessarily
means something quite different
IN tho Covietc
To these Reds. the term ode
mocracy"-or. as it is most fire.
quently employed. a peoples
democracy denotes a political
stage along the road to true Com
munism. Since many of the sa-
tellite nations retain some of the
trappings Of capitalism, and have
not yet reached the dictatorship
Of the proletariat" which is sup.
posed to supplant capitalism, the
Soviets have to have some term
to describe these transitional
stages.
Thus, the designation people s
democracy 1t is a weasel wore