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Evening star., 1961-03-18

Washington D. c. is fast
being destroyed by the new
highway construction system.
T he recent announcement
that Sixteenth street is going
to be Widened between K and
M streets NV. is a further
indication that no section Of
the city is safe from the mad
rush to serve the voraciouS
appetite of motor vehicle
traffic.
Apparently little thought
is given to the preservation
of the beauty of the Capital
City. The zoning regulations
might just as we'll be scrapped
insofar as their usefulness
for the preservation of the
health, morals and peace
of-mind of the local residents
may be concerned. Zoning
regulations are designed to
preserve the status quo of the
city while providing for Or
derly development of the
city-presumably along aeS-
thetic, as we'll as functional,
lines.
Sixteenth street is being
Widened now at the expense
Of countless beautiful trees,
sacrifice of substantial land
which had been left to lend
some semblance of symmetry
to the buildings along the
street, and at a cost of tre-
mendouS sums of money.
Presumably, the juStifica-
ton for this project will be
that it will accommodate
more traffic. This juStifica-
ton becomes illogical when
we know that by the time the
project is completed the de-
mands of traffic will be such
as to necessitate further
widening of the street. 1t is
conceivable that. if this
process should be permitted
to continue. in the foresee-
able future we will have a
city with no sidewalks, grass,
or trees, and, yes-we may
have to do without buildings
and people.
1t is inconceivable that
Congress, the District Com
missioners and all the powers
that-be would pursue a
course which would have the
effect of mutilating the city
and expediting the exodus
of the District residents to
the suburbs where they can
Evening star., 1961-03-18
Curious Taxpayer

1 suggest that a worthwhile
public project would be pub
lication Of the names, ad-
dresses, and real estate taxes
paid last year on those ad-
dresses, by members of the
Montgomery County Coun-
Gil, School Board and County
Manager.
l would like to compare
the residences and taxes paid
by our officials who are again
preparing to hike taxes with
my own.
jerome X. EIdridge.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

Q. Does human hair have
different shapeS?-Y. D.
A. IT a human hair is cut
through its layers and the
cut end placed under a mic
roscope, the shape of the
cross section will be round,
oval, triangular, or kidney
shaped.
Evening star., 1961-03-18

of Urban Affairs, a national
intergroup relations service
would be able to cut across
various functional areas all
Of which are manifest in
urban problems. It's research
and study program would be
a guide for action and policy
nationally and locally.
Roy II. MillensOn,
Washington National Rep
resentative, American
Jewish Committee.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
It's General Ike Again

President Kennedy and Congress
have paid their respects to former PreSi-
dent Eisenhower in most appropriate
Way-by restoring the five-star rank
which he relinquished when he entered
Evening star., 1961-03-18
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Pen names mav be used n

Pen names may be used If
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used iDtll be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped enpelopeS.
Evening star., 1961-03-18
THE POLITICAL MILL
observation-disclosures Duel Looms
By GOULD LINCOLN

was illustrated precisely by
the fact that Mr.. Kennedy's
plurality over Mr.. Nixon in
IA of the Nations largest
cities was more than 3 mil
lion votes. Mr.. Kennedy also
carried 26 of the 40 cities
with populations of more
than 100000. The new Presi-
dent carried 26 of New York's
81 cities, including New York,
which is a greater number
than carried by any Demo-
cratic presidential candidate
since the late Franklin D.
Roosevelt carried 33 in 1896.
Warehouses; Views
AS Mr.. MorhouSe pointed
out, Mr.. Nixon carried a ma
jority of all the States and
ran behind Mr.. Kennedy in
the popular vote by little
more than 100000 votes, but
he lost 7 of the 10 major
States, where the outcome
usually is determined by the
city vote, the labor vote and
the vote of the "minoritieS."
Replying directly to the Gold
water statement, Mr.. Nor
house said: The Senator from
Arizona has, l fear, proposed
a Republican requiem in the
cities when the challenge and
the times require a Republi-
can reveille. WeS must be
awakened to the urgent need
to apply both conscientious
concern and aggressive &C
ton to the vexing problems
of the many millions who
live in our great cities" Mr..
Morhouse added that the
Republican Party has been
transformed from a majority
party in this country to a
minority party because it
was slow to acknowledge the
necessity to listen to and to
initiate, or at least support,
affirmative action to relieve
the problems and fears of the
working man and to enhance
his family'S security"
The New York chairman
pointed out that Gov. Rookie
feller has followed a pro-
greSsive and sympathetic
course; that he advocated
such a course in his success
full campaign for election in
1858. He also pointed out
that former Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey-three times elected
has pursued a progressive
and wise course, and the New
York Legislature, under Re-
publican control, had sup
ported his legislative recon-
mendationS. Their victories
had been won in the State
despite the fact that New
York, largest city in the Ma
ton, lay within the States
boundaries. New York State
has a million Negro citizens,
a larger number than any
other State.
1t is no secret that Mr..
MorhouSe and other New
York Republicans feel that
Gov. Rockefeller has recov-
cred much of the strength he
lost when he insisted on in
creaSing taxes to solve the
States financial problems
Immediately after he became
Governor. They firmly believe
he will win reelection next
year, because Of his own per-
sonal strength and his pro-
grams, as well as because the
Democrats are fighting each
other desperately.
Senator GoldWater, mean
while, remains chairman of
the Republican Senatorial
Campaign Committee. De-
spite his tra-conSerVatism,
he is likely to continue as
chairman. He is personally
popular with his colleagues
in the Senate, has helped
them in their campaigns.
Furthermore, the Republi-
cans, who have only 35 Sen
atorS to IS Democratic Sena-
tors, are not anxious to start
an intra-party battle at this
time.
Evening star., 1961-03-18

Inc deteat OF former Vice
President Richard M. Nixon
for President last November
apparently has been seized
upon by ultra conservative,
Old Guard Republicans as a
strong indication that only
a conservative Republican,
preferably of their own type,
will have a chance of winning
the White House in 1864.
Many of them are looking to
Senator Barry Goldwater of
Arizona as the political
Moses to lead them out of the
desert. Indeed, many of them
would like to see the Ari-
zonian nominated for PreSi-
dent. Senator Goldwater, for
his part, has frankly an
nounced he will do his ut
most to make a case for the
conservatives. He is following
up this pledge with almost
daily statements, some of
them proposing legislative
substitutes for Presid e n t
Kennedy's programs.
1t is obvious, indeed, that
Senator Goldwater is receiv-
ing real support from the
conservative wing Of the
party. How far he will get
remains to be seen. He is an
attractive figure, an excellent
speaker and campaigner. But
. in the opinion of those Re-
publicanS who hold more
modern ideas-particularly of
what the Federal Government
should do in social and eco
nOmic fieldS-the Senator if
nominated, would fail, as Mr..
Nixon did in 1860, to make
any headWay in some big,
populouS cities whose votes
usually control the electoral
college vote of their States.
1t is obvious that the Re-
publican leaders from these
States, such as New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Michigan. regard Senator
Goldwater as out of step with
their plans to win coming
national elections by winning
the big city Vote-which is
made up of many groups,
racial, like the Negroes, and
so-called nationality groups
like the Italians, the Poles
the LithuanianS, etc. The
whole thing has cropped out
in meetings this week end of
a committee to lay plans for
winning votes in the big
cities, and adjacent suburbs,
appointed by Republican Ma
tional Chairman Thruston
Morton, Senator from Ken
lucky, and headed by Ray
Bliss, Republican Sta t e
Chairman of Ohio.
Challenge to GOldwater
L. JudSon MorhouSe New
York Republican State Chair
man, a strong supporter of
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller,
regarded as the likely 'front.'
runner for the 1864 preSi-
dental nomination, virtually
threw down a gauntlet to SEN
ator Goldwater, in a memo
randum he (MorhouSe) pre-
Sented to the special commit
tee. For Mr.. Morhouse quoted
the Arizona Senator as say
ing: The Republican Party
has not attracted Negro
voters. 1t is time to admit we
cannot get them and other
minoritieS as a bloc sc
let's quit trying specifically
to get these groups" This is
political insanity to Mr.. Nor
house. The New York chair
man in his prepared memo
randum proceeded to tear
down the Goldwater idea and
to insist that the G. o. P.
must. by choosing progress
sive-minded candidates and
adopting social minded
mot Socialist) and progress
Sive platforms, go after the
Negro and nationalities vote
in a big way. AS he demon
Strated, the last presidential
election was won and lost in
the big cities of the Nation
He wrote that the problem
Evening star., 1961-12-28

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Evening star., 1961-02-05

TVHE WILL of the wealthy man was being
read, and the relatives were all listening
for their names Finally, the lawyer said: And
to my nephew. Charlie Smith, whom promised
to remember-H Hi there, Charlie!"
66W7 ELL, my dear" said the businessman
w who had just married his secretary,
~ must get someone to replace you at the Of
fice."
I've been thinking Of that" replied the
bride MY cousin is just leaving school"
whats her name?"
John Henry Briggs"
0NE teenaeer to another on the telephone:
" Hello, is this 1111?"
Second teenager: mo, this is eleven
eleven"
First: "Oh, I'm sorry, have the wrong
number"
Second: That's all right. l had to get up
to answer the phone anyway"
Evening star., 1961-02-05

TACK: You're wearing your wedding ring
!. on the wrong finger"
Jill: "Yes, know. I married the wrong
man"
A FARMERS barn had burned down, and
"A the agent from the insurance company
arrived to discuss the claim Explaining the
policy that covered the structure, he told the
farmer that his firm would build another barn
of similar size instead Of paying the claim in
cash.
The farmer was furious.
IF that's the way your company does busi-
ness" he exploded you can just cancel the
insurance policy on my wife"
0N A COLLEGE birdwalk. the instructor
" identified the first bird-call. When the
next call was heard he asked, what was that?"
"A chipmunk," one ofthe girls volunteered
NO" the instructor said patiently. That's
q tufted titmouse."
WELL" said the girl proudly, "at least
knew it wasn't bird!' -FREDS MEILAAM
Thot'll Be the Ooy
By FRITZ WILKINSON
Evening star., 1961-02-05
All in Fun
Laughing It OFF
SoVto voe0

ALTHOUGH do not Q,Gite rejoice
I'll In sOhdt hssnsblv cau ''nsy UOice."
Somehow my e00's not immune
when at Nsy chores hNH tsssse)
To hGUin0 someone look my sOGy.
And calmly ask me. 'Wh0td you s0y?"
EVELYN WADE
TVHE worlds first all-automatic jet passen-
l. ger plane was ready for service. Its first
customers went aboard by themselves
attendants, no stewardesses, no other help.
The doors changed shut and the engines started
electronically Then q recorded voice on the
planes intercom announced to the passengers:
This is the most modern plane in history.
The newest Of magic brain installations makes
it possible to eliminate human hands on the
ground and in the air. We have no pilot, no
crew; everything is controlled electrOnically.
So sit back, relax and enjoy your flight Moth
ing can possibly 60 wrong. 60 wrong. 60
wrong"
Evening star., 1961-02-05
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FWn." clio SWNdoy. The Stor M0OGRino. 22S VirSimio
ovoWve Sc. for possible pvblie0tio0 On ths PO0S.
Evening star., 1961-02-05

PSYCHOLOGY lecturer: ANY man who is
= a good poker player would make good
business executive"
Student: why would good poker player
want to become a business executive?"
IN 1914, this sign hung over the bar of the
l. Officers Club at a South Pacific post: Air
Corps colonels under 2l will not be served
unless accompanied by their parents"
oAzINE. WASHINGTON. D. c.. FEBRUARY 8. 1851
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-14
Alaskan i'm

A documentary motion pie ture produced largely in Alas ka has been chosen for an award as a result of it's having been shown at the Edinburgh, Scotland, International Film Festival.
 The picture, called Salmon Catch to Can," was produced by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries of the Fish and Wid- life Service at the expense of the salmon industry It DOT trays the biology of the Pacific salmon. methods of catching it and glimpse of it's utilization.
 Presentation of the award will be made in Washington. DC, by Sir Harold Caccia, the British ambassador.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-14
News Drop Service Offered By Kenai Pen. Cheechako News
Our arms don't reach!


 We attempt to cover all news on the Kenai Peninsula, but despite W h t metropolitan neighbors to the north may think, the area is too active for complete personal coverage.
 Just as one community is thoroughly covered for news, another tears loose with an overabundance of activity Try as we may, our arms, ears or copy pencils cannot take all this in.
 As new service from and to the Cheechako News, we are initiating News Drop" sta tions throughout the peninsula. It is hoped to locate box where it will be most conven- tent for everyone in particu- lar community.
 The first News Drop" so as signed is in our own back yard -Seaman's Furniture in Ke- nai. Others will be established
 The news from each individ- ual is valuable to weekly newspaper and the Cheechako News desires to print all pen insula news, but it's necessary first for the editors of the pap CT to know the news event is occurring.
 Clubs, organizations or in- dividuals with a bit of interest ing news are urged to visit the News Drop or, of course. as always, drop in or call the new Cheechako building on the Kenai Spur.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-14
Maureen Jones Gets Trophy

Dorothy Johnson explained what would be expected of the delegates they send University short course. Daphne McLane and Dee Stock retold some of their experiences at last years session.
 The next meeting will be on April 17th at the home Of Mrs. Pauline Back. At this meeting final plans will be made for the coming spring bazaar and wood fiber flowers will be the evening project.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-14

The Soldotna Homemakers met at the home of Beula Grange last Monday evening. Daphne MeLane presided over the meeting.
 The ladies voted to send a special note of thanks to Rusty Lancashire for her work in CO., ordinating the Spring Fashion Show. 1t was also moved the homemakers give Mrs. Maur- cen Jones a trophy for her gracious modelling.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-14

project.
Evening star., 1961-02-19

when people were getting let out right
and left" he says. But l figured it
wasn't the life for me. Here was the
farm and store, and it seemed the right
place for me-"
Mr.. Janney has been an advanced
merchant, with novel ideas about ad-
vertising.
A few years ago. his ad in a local
hOrse-show program simply said,
Onion sets in season"
The next year. Mr.. Janney became
more daring. His program ad read.
Shirts are of, and pants are down at
Janney's."
He liked that ad so well that he ran
it two years without change, and
figured it got him a lot Of business.
More recently, in an ad in the
LOudOun County newspaper, he prom
ised written permission to hunt on his
farm with every hunting coat bought
at his store.
In selling pair of insulated socks
to a customer recently, he promised,
Evening star., 1961-02-19

IF you don't find that they are the best
socks you ever had, just send me a
post card-yOu don't even have to come
inland I'll send you back your IS
cents"
Mr.. Janney, a member Of the Goose
Greek Friends Meeting at Lincoln,
has roots deep in LOudOun County. A
Janney helped survey Northern Vir-
ginia lands for Lord Fairfax, and there
were Janneys among the first settlers
in LoudOun County. Hannah Janney
was famous early Quaker minister in
the county.
A note on the present Janney
character is in a story he tells about
visiting q Civil War battlefield, where
he and some friends used a mine de-
tector to search for relics.
I'VE found lot of old hOrseshOes
and a couple Of bayOnets." he says.
Il thought we shouldn't search too
hard. We could have fun, and still
leave something for the next group to
come along"
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Rural Man of Parts
By JIM BIRCHFIELD
Star Staff Writer

ASA MOORE JANNEY, merchant,
"A farmer, postmaster and philOsO-
pher, usually can be found at his store
in Lincoln, Va, which also serves as
the village post office.
On winter days, when business is
slack and the wind Is whistling outside,
you'll find a group huddled about the
floor grating which lets warm air in
from the furnace. for the store has been
mOderniEed to the extent that the pot
bellied stove has been replaced by an
almost modern heating system.
The Janney store is something Of
q relic of days gone by. You'll find
almost anything you might want to buy
from groceries to OvercOats to boots
and shoes. And there still is a selection
Of penny candy for the kids.
Chairs form q circle around the
heating duct, and conversation may
take many turns. You can. If you listen.
learn many things from the best farm
ing methods to the history of the Civil
War, for Mr.. Janney is q student of
Americas bloody rebellion. He can
also give you worthwhile tips on build
ing q house. plastering wall. or even
tailoring a sports jacket He has done
all these things.
But you must be listener to take
advantage Of the Janney wisdom. Once
a stranger, looking for q neighbOring
farm, stopped in the store to ask direc.
tions.
Can you tell me-" he asked Mr..
Janney, where can find the farm Of
John Ward2"
Yes" Mr.. Janney replied. II can
tell you-ifyou can listen"
The stranger listened, and got the
best set Of directions he has ever
received. Mr.. Janney knew what he was
talking about, and was being sure that
he wasn't talking for nothing.
During the years that Mr.. Janney
Evening star., 1961-02-19

has been q leading farmer, merchant
and the postmaster in the Lincoln COM
munity, he has also become something
Of character. But character looked
up to and respected. For you'll find
he has the gift of friendship.
Who but Asa Moore Janney would
sit down and tailor himself q sports
jacket and fancy vest to 60 with it,
just so he could have distinctive gar
ments? And who. in this day of ready
made wonders, would design and build
q complicated machine to mix mOlasses
with the feed for his dairy cows?
And who but Asa Moore Janney
would make his own movie. complete
with heroine tied to saw-mill carriage,
just for the fun Of doing it? That old
film is still in existence, and those
who have seen it declare it is better
than some Of the stuff on television
these days.
Like his father before him, Asa
Moore Janney once went out to seek
his fortune. but found the world of
industry not to his liking. So he re-
turned to his farm and store at Lincoln.
His father, the first Asa Moore
Janney. took fling out West, and later
related that he had slept many night
with nothing but his saddle for a pill
low. The story is told that once, after
weeks on the range, the elder Janney
stopped in a barber shop for shave.
He went to sleep. and when he awOke
found the barber had neatly trimmed
his beard into a Van Dyke. 1t suited
him so well that he never shaved it off.
The present Asa Moore Janney,
after graduating from Washington &
Lee University in 1929 and taking a
years postgraduate work at the Uni
versity of Iowa, went to work as
chemist with dupont.
Il got along all right-at least,
didn't get fired during the depression
Evening star., 1961-09-24

o JOB FINISHED IN ONE DAY
Q CHOICE OF REDWOOD OR ASBESTOS SHINGLES
0 ALUMINIUM cUTTERINc AND DoWNSP0UT
. oVERHANc ON EVERY JOB
o SELEcUoN OF WINDOWS FROM SIX STYLES
o BIRD ROOFING Q ALL FIR FRAMING
Q BUILDINc DEPT. APPROVAL GUARANTEED
Q NO CHARGE FOR PLANS AND PERMITS
Evening star., 1961-09-24
DORMERS

The greotest value
on O dollor-per-
souore-foot bosis
on the morket.
IdeoI for thot
much needed eS-
tro bedroom.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
ADD-A-LENEL

A whole second
floor TO double the
size Of your house.
At our prices there
is no need TO move
for thot extro
space.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
UP-AND-ovER

Where your
uttic doesn't
have sUffi-
cient ceiling
height. Don't
give up till
you tolk TO US.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

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Evening star., 1961-12-08
Space Troppings
Save q Life

DR.. Robert C. SeamanS, jr.,
associate administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space
Agency, yesterday told how
small electronic devices like
those attached to astronauts to
measure body and brain reac-
tionS in space have saved at
least one life.
Doctors at Roosevelt HoSpi-
tai, in New York, have been
using the electrode devices, de-
veloped by NASA, to keep watch
on critically i'll or injured pa
tientS by remote control.
Recently a man hurt in an
auto accident was brought to
the hospital and the electronic
devices were used.
When the man suddenly COL
lapsed in a state of shock in
his hospital room, a nurse
spotted the danger on a moni-
toring board and a doctor was
quickly rushed to the stricken
man. The quick discovery of
his peril and fast aid saved his
life.
Evening star., 1961-12-08
Connecticut Ave. Unit
Sets Non-Rocioi Vote

The Connecticut Avenue Cit
liens Association will vote at
its next meeting on a proposed
amendment to strike the word
white" from the membership
clause of its constitution. The
meeting will take place on jan
uary 4.
Action on the proposal was
prompted by recent protests
over use of public buildings by
segregated groups. The District
Commissioners have been asked
to make a policy decision on
the question by District Lii
brarian Harry N. Peterson.
The citizens association, in
which membership currently is
restricted to white adult citi-
zens" residing or doing buSi-
ness in the association area,
meets at the Cleveland Park
Library, Connecticut avenue
and Macomb street NV.
Libraries and other public
buildings are used for meetings
by citizen groups throughout
the city.
The association also heard
Pedro Sanjuan. director of the
special protocol service section
Evening star., 1961-12-08

of the State Department, ex-
plain that the State Depart
ment plays no significant role
in deciding where chanceries
will be located in the District.
I'VE are not a real estate
agency" said Mr.. Sanjuan. He
urged that citizens who desire
to express their views on the
presence of chanceries in their
neighborhoods address their
opinions to the District Zon-
ing Commission.
Mr.. Sanjuan referred to the
current zoning restrictions as
"wishy waShy" and asked that
citizens urge the commission to
establish a definite zoning pol
icy with respect to chanceries.