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Votinq Procedure

Voters OF Virginia have the
opportunity, November 6, to
improve the procedure for
registering new voters in the
Commonwealth. The first of
three proposed amendments
to the State Constitution
would permit a standard form
for registration; new voters
would register by filling out
the form in their own hand
writing, unless physically dis
abled. This form, which the
registrar may provide, would
ask for information on age,
citizenship, and residence,
necessary to qualify as a
voter in Virginia.
Since 1856, applicants (new
residents and those who have
never voted before) have been
required to list in exact order
on a blank sheet of paper,
without any help, the IL spe-
cific items of personal infor-
nation required by Section
20 of the Constitution. Reg
istration has been a time
consuming process, suscepti-
BILE to technical error and
mequi t a BILE administration
Qualified citizens have some
times failed to register be-
cause the process had a
reputation for difficulty.
The General Assembly of
Virginia has voted in two
successive sessions to amend
Section 20 so that forms may
be provided. This amendment
must now be approved by
the people to become effec-
tive. The question appearing
on the ballot reads: Shall
Section 20 of the Constitu-
ton of Virginia be amended
SO as to provide that an ap-
plicant for registration in
order to vote shall make ap-
plication to register on a
form which may be provided
by the registration officer?"
A vote for this amendment
is a vote for use of a registra-
ton form and for eliminate
ing the bottleneck of "blank
sheet" registration. We urge
the voters of Virginia to give
their approval to this amend
ment.
Mrs. Edward P. Snyder,
President, Fairfax County
League of Women Voters;
Mrs. Charles Gendreau,
President, Falls Church.
League;
Mrs. Robert S. Roe,
President, Alexandria League;
Mrs. Charles P. Naumann,
President, Arlington League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
Vote mo- on Question 6

Unfortunately, the voters of Mary
land will not be able on Tuesday to die
tate the terms of an equitable revision
Of their congressional districts. They
will, however, have the opportunity to
repudiate the undemocratic redistrict-
ing scheme adopted by the State Legis-
lature. And they should do so.
Maryland has picked UP an addi-
tional Congressman as a result of it's
population gains in the 1860 census.
Since there now are only seven congress
Sional districts this eighth Maryland
Representative will be chosen next week
by all the voters of the State. In its
initial effort to redivide the State into
eight districts for purposes of future
elections, however, the Legislature has
merely split up the present Fifth Dis
trict, designating Prince Georges and
Howard Counties as the new Eighth.
The result is to preserve most of the
gross diSparities in population which
long have existed among the various
districts. The sprawling Sixth District
(including Montgomery County,, for
example, still would contain 100000
people, while the Eastern Shores First
District, as we'll as three districts in
Baltimore City, each with its own Con-
gresham, would have populations only
about 40 per cent as large. Thus a vote
in these favored areas would be worth
two and half times as much as the
vote of Montgomery resident.
The contention that it would be diff
ficult to get an entirely equitable plan
through the rural dominated LegiSla-
ture, while true, is a flimsy argument
against making the effort Certainly this
first weak product can and must be
improved. Furthermore, the prospects
Of a much fairer revision in 1868 will be
greatly enhanced by the reapportion-
n1ent Of the Legislature itself, which will
give urban areas additional representa-
ton in the House of Delegates. There
fore, on Question Number 6, the vote
should be "No."
Two other referendum issues on the
Maryland ballot, in our opinion, also
deserve special attention. A vote Of Eyes"
on Question Number is needed to ratify
as permanent legislation the emergency
measure adopted in 1861 to regulate
savings and loan associations. The sec
ond item proposes slight but desirable
increase in the number of signatures
needed to require a referendum on an
act of the Legislature. Certainly the
right of petition must be guarded. The
tremendous increase in Maryland's vot-
ing incubation in recent wears however
has made the present 0000-signature
requirement ridiculously low. A vote of
Eyes" on Question Number 2 would
require number of signatures equal to
3 per cent of the voters in the previous
gubernatorial election-a total still rel
atively low, but one which would help
curtail abuse of the petition privilege.
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Final Link

Proposals to build the high-speed
Capital Beltway through Rock Creek
Park have been imbedded in controversy
for at least a decade. 1t is hard to
believe, therefore, that, quietly and with
out public fanfare, an amicable and
wholly satisfactory agreement has been
reached to close the final gap in the
beltway by construction through sec
ton of the park between Connecticut
and Georgia avenues in nearby Mont
gomery County.
Under terms Of the agreement, the
Maryland Roads Commission will buy IS
acres Of nearby land and transfer its
title to the. Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission for park
purposes. An additional IS acres of land
already owned by the State will be SIM
ilarly transferred. Thus, in return for
the right to utilize only portion of the
present park for automobile and truck
traffic Ia move which will by no means
render the present park worthleSS), the
public will gain an increment of 100
acres of brand new park land.
In compliance with further condi-
tionS which the National Capital Plan
ming Commission has attached to it's
approval of the park route, the Roads
Commission will () limit the size of the
park section of the divided highway to
six lanes, (2) make no connection to the
East-West highway at Jones Mill road
(thereby reducing the future chance of
a radial freeway connection through the
major portion of Rock Greek Park within
the District of Columbia), (3) design the
road in such a manner as to minimize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
The Panic Button

am INFORMED CIldC a IL
year-old child attempted sui
eide because the child had
been told at school that if it's
parents did not have an air
raid shelter it would be an
initiated by an atomic bomb
attack. I saw two children
who were in a frenzy because
they had been told about
nuclear war.
This is not to criticize Civil
Defense or other organiza-
lions, but this country does
not have sufficient air raid
shelters to accommodate all
persons in the event of an
atomic attack. An atomic
attack is strategically I'M
likely. To frighten immature
minds to seek that which is
unattainable will only lead
to panic and mental disease.
We can understand why
teachers and school admin
istrators follow verbatim Of
fetal public a tions. Our
country is now in a crisis
which demands individual
responsibility. Should our
Nation be struck by hostile
action--and I pray that
heaven would forbid-survival
will depend upon individual
responsibility and initiative.
History shows that in a crisis
the sweet words of bureauc-
racy and so : called experts
are useless. This country has
continued to exist despite
numerous crises. Any coun-
try can fall if it becomes the
victim Of panic and belief in
the inevitability of doom.
Recently a Federal au-
thority on communistic tech
niques assured me that the
encouragement of concentra-
ton on the horrors of nu-
clear warfare could well be
the chief weapon of our
enemies.
1t is we'll for all of us to
rally b ehind our Com
mander-in- Chief and have a
goal of victory, not annihila-
ton. In place of spreading
the philosophy of doom, let
us rather indoctrinate our
children with the solid con-
ceptS Of survival which are
very simple: A reasonable
ration Of water and provis-
ions, and an ellen entary
knowledge of first aid. Let
us not Illustrate them into
hysteria by predictions which
even the best authorities can
not support. If we must
prepare our children for the
future let us do so by indoc-
trinating them with conf
dence in our heritage and in
our future. I do not presume
to underestimate the danger
OF our present position, but 1
do feel that panic and hys-
terra can only aggravate the
situation.
DIR. Vincent ]. DAILY.
President, American
Association for Social
Psychiatry.
President, American Society
of Psychoanalysts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
WATCHING THE WORLD
Consultation and Crisis Action
BY CROSBY S. NOYE
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor

realize that the real decisions
would be made in Washing
ton and "allied consultation,
if any, would be merely a
process of ratifying these de-
ciSionS.
The issue came up some
time ago in connection with
the announcement that the
United States was prepared
if necessary to go it alone
in Berlin.
TITS not at all a nice thing
to say to your allies in
public" complained one lead
ing NATO diplomat. "And
since we have always known
this perfectly well, there was
really no need to say it."
Disregard for Appearances
In the case of Cuba, too,
the main objection has been
over the almost complete dis
regard for appearances. Our
Allies in the event warmly
supported our action in Cuba.
One wonders what would
have been lost if they had
been informed of the situa-
ton two days before Presi-
dent Kennedy's speech-in-
stead of II hours-in order
to preserve at least the ap-
pearance of consultation. Ad-
hitting the need for secrecy,
it is hard to believe that
President de Gaulle, Prime
Minister M acmillan and
Chancellor Adenauer could
not be trusted not to spill
the beans.
One may wonder whose
long-range interests are most
likely to suffer if the con-
genial fiction of inter-Allied
consultation is to be strapped
permanently. A major trend
in Europe today is toward
increasing independence from
the United States in every
sphere including that Of re-
gional security.
In France this trend has
led toward creation of a ma
tional nuclear d terrent
which has been branded as
a menace by leading admin
iStration spokesman. And it
has led to the movement to-
ward closer European union
which sometimes takes the
form of rebellion against
American leadership within
the Atlantic community.
American assertion of in
dependence from Europe in
the Cuban crisis may have
been realistic under the cir
cumStances. But it will also
confirm European leaders in
their belief that decisions af-
fecting the Alliance are, in
fact, based strictly on Amer
lean security interests.
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Shelter Sites

I called Civil Defense to
ascertain the nearest shelter.
1 received information that
I could look it up" in The
Star.
I found that the nearest"
shelter was at Garfinckels,
1900 Massachusetts, avenue.
I telephoned that store to in
quire just where the shelter
was located should it become
necessary to make use of it.
The gentleman to whom I
talked was nice but COM
pletely mystified as to the
shelter" of which he was
thoroughly unaware. I asked
what we should do if an at
tack were to come over a
week end or after store hours.
He said he didn't know any
thing about it but that the
doors were locked upon the
closing of the store each
night and over the week end.
In an emergency someone
could break in, of course, but
what to do about water and
food ration for say two
weeks?
What is our answer to this
obvious bit of confusion? Had
we best distribute informa-
ton to any possible enemy
that they cannot or must not
make any bombing attack af-
ter $50 or 6 o'clock during
the week and never on Sun
day?
Let's get this Strengthened
out.
T. A. GOwling.
Editors Note: In running
a list of 1888 shelter sites fur
niShed by the District Gov
eminent, The Star of October
26 explained that only 100 of
these have so far been Ill
censed" as shelters and may
be Immediately stocked with
Federal emergency provisions.
Five of the 100 at that time
had actually been stocked.
Licensing a building for use
as an official shelter entails
a signed formal agreement
between the Government and
the owner, after which ar
rangements are worked out
to stock the shelter and make
it accessible to the public.
The store referred to in the
letter was listed among the
potential shelters not yet Ii
cenSed).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
THE POOR ROCKEFEL.

THE POOR ROCKEFEL-
LERS. BY John w. Rookie
Teller, jr. 316 PIP. (Van
guard Press; $4.500
John D. Rockefeller had a
cousin whose name was John
D. Rockefeller. The formers
middle initial stood for Da-
vison, the latter's for Daniel.
John Daniel was the other
Rockefeller, the poor Rookie
Teller, and John w. Rookie
Teller, Jr. is his grandson.
Like his father, John W.,
Jr. is forever being mistaken
for a rich Rockefeller. The
events resulting from the
error seem to have kept him
merry for most of his life,
Now they are asked to keep
"The Poor Rockefellers" mer-
~ for all of its 316 pages.
1t must have occurred to
Mr.. Rockefeller that family
jokes are funnier inside the
family than out. 1t has net
occurred to him that arch
ness is rarely funny any
where.
And so, he claims that
though he is heartily in favor
of moderate poverty, "No one
can make a good case for
extreme poverty, which even
the most altruistic will con-
cede can be more inconven-
lent than extreme wealth. If
penury is advocated in any
case, it must be understood
that we are speaking of a
reasonable degree only. A
brief excursion through New
York's Bowery or Chicago's
Madison Street will soon
make clear that indulgence,
like other virtues, can be
carried to a point where it
transgresses the bounds of
good taste"
BUT THERE is NO NEED
to dwell on extreme power
ty," for we have Mr.. Rock
efeller, jr.'s word for it that
acquiring poverty is) no
mean accomplishment in a
day when men supported by
welfare funds are accumu-
lating fortunes in the stock
market" There are good
grounds to suppose that the
day referred to is today.
Now that we have dis
posed of those who trans
gress the bounds of good
taste. (if by any chance there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
WhunqdoodIe' Lore

Regarding the "whang-
doodle" and where the
beastie whangeth," this is
the way I heard it so years
ago: -
A preacher took for his
text: And they shall gnaw a
file; and they shall flee to
the mountains of Hepsidam,
where the woodchuck chuck
leth, and the woodpecker
pecketh and the wha-a-anga-
doodle mourneth for her first
born" After a long discourse,
he exhorted his listeners to
follow the straight and mar
row path, lest, after they had
"gnawn" their file, they suf-
fer this same dire fate.
Mrs. william r. Manning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02

A look at history reminds
us that problems of poor re-
lief are not only persistent
but noticeably similar in
character whether in the
10Th century or the mid-20th.
The following excerpt is from
Zwingli's Ordinance and
Article Touching Aims
giving" January, 1925:
1.-THE following types Of
poor citizens and country
folk are not to be given
aims: Any persons, whether
men or women, of whom it
is known that they have
spent and wasted all their
days in luxury and idleness,
and will not work, but fire.
quent public houses, drinking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
PARIS.

PARlS.
So far as Europe is con-
cerned, one of the chief
casualties of the Cuban blow
up has been the myth of
Allied consultation within the
NATO framework.
This principle Of consulta-
ton, of course, has not been
entirely mythical. Consider
able, although rather ponder
Gus machinery, exists within
the alliance for continuing
consultation and the "co-
ordination Of national poll
cies.' All national leaders
from former President Tru-
mans day have paid warm
lip service to the idea that
the alliance functions as a
unified and informed whole.
What has been proved quite
simply is that when the chips
are down, the principle of
consultation goes out the win
dow.
Decisions over what to do
in Cuba were made exclusive
ly in Washington. There was
no pretense of doing anything
more than informing the
Allies at the last minute of
the decisions already taken.
Though European security
was obviously directly in
volved, there was nothing
apologize about this failure
to consult, but rather a blunt
assertion of primary Amer
lean responsibility in any
conflict with Russia.
All this, it may be said, has
caused surprisingly little out
cry in Europe. The serious
ness of the Russian threat
in Cuba, the obvious need
for speed in reacting and
above all the apparent success
of the American action, have
silenced critics-at least for
the time being.
Mild Reaction in Britain
Even in Britain, where the
protests were loud in the first
few days, reaction on the
question of consultation has
been mild.
"NATO," comments the
liberal Manchester Guardian,
"has never adequately solved
the problem of providing
political control over military
action. In an emergency, the
most effective course may be
to let the man in the White
House decide everything. But,
at least, we ought to know
that this is to be the way"
To a large extent, this
attitude merely reflects what
many European leaders have
long been saying in private:
That in any showdown in
Cuba or elsewhere they fully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02

@. What colleges comprise
the Quaker Trinity?-M. c.
A. Undergraduates at Bryn
Mawr, Haverford, and Swath-
more Colleges, located in the
suburbs of Philadelphia, af-
fectionately refer to thethree
colleges as comprising the
Quaker Trinity. Bryn Mawr,
a women's college founded in
1885, was originally related
to the Society of Friends;
Haverford, a mems college,
and Swarthmore, which is CO.
ed. were founded by the
Quakers in 1888 and 1864
respectively. Students at each
college may take courses at
the other two, and the three
colleges have an annual tri-
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places and haunts of ILL
repute. Such folk shall be
given nothing in the way of
Poor Relief until they arrive
at the last stage of destitu-
ton. 4. In like manner re-
lief shall rot be given to those
who wear gold, silver, silk
and Such-like ornaments and
jewels, those who without
good reason do not attend
sermons, or are blasphemers,
cursers, brawlers, liars, max
ers of diSSension and enmi-
ties, those who frequent
drinking resorts, who play
cards, gamble and indulge in
any other kind of wantoness
and frivolity. But to the fol-
lowing folk Poor Relief shall
be distributed: The pious, re-
spectacle poor citizens q.
who have worked all their
days and taken trouble to
maintain themselves honour
ably, who have not consumed
their substance with riotous
living but happen to be,
through Gods providence, I'M
able to work any more to
maintain themselves by rea-
son of war, fire, famine, ac-
cident, excess of children, old
age or other infirmity. In
order that the poor who are
in receipt of relief may be
known, they must have a
stamped or engraved badge,
and wear it openly"
In this day the poor are no
longer badged but they are
still expected to be somewhat
more virtuous than other cit
liens and certainly they are
not to Squander their means
on any of the Injuries of life.
A wise solution for the
problem of poverty and the
accompanying need for relief
still challenges the best in
understanding and skill that
we can bring to the task.
Dorothy A. MOhIer,
Associate Professor, National
Catholic School of Social
Service, Catholic University
of America.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used if
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used tUiH be
returned only lDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02

@. What varieties are the
evergreen trees so often
planted in cemeteries?-Y. T.
A. Because two evergreen
trees, the cypress and yew,
have long been symbols of
death, they are often found
in cemeteries. The cypress
was sacred to Pluto, the
Greek and Roman god Of the
underworld. The yew has
traditionally been planted in
English churchyards. Since
the weeping willow is also an
emblem Of mourning, it, too,
is frequently found in grave
yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-02
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVIl

by to question
NV,
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college dance and glee club
concert.
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On AImsqivinq

Mrs. William r. Manning
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GLOVER

Continued From Page FL
out will be "As You Like It."
THE Tempest" and "The
Tanning of the Shrew."
First to get under way is
the National Festival, launch
ing its 18th season at San
Diego, Calf, on June II.
Then in rapid succession
come the American Shake
speare Festival at Stratford,
Conn, June 16: Canada's
Stratford (Ontario) 10th an
nual exhibit June 18, and on
the next night the only free
festival on the list starts in
New York City's Central Park.
The second year pair come
next. The Festival Players
open at Los Angeles June 29,
and on July 10 the University
of Miami'S ShakeSpeare-m-
the Tropics gets under way
at Coral Gables. Fla. At the
same time the Washington
ID. c. summer salute to the
Bard begins.
The new Great Lakes
Shakespeare Festival bows
on July II at Lakewood. Ohio,
Just outside of Cleveland.
The Ravinia Music FeSti-
val at Chicago introduces its
new programing formal July
l3 with the first Of three
Shakespearean productions.
The continents senior cell
Evening star., 1962-05-27

ebration at Ashland, Greg,
starts its 22d season on July
81. Completing the array,
Boulder, Colo, SaluteS Shake
speare beginning August 4.
Collegiate groups include
the Harvard Summer School
Players in Cambridge, Mass,
Evening star., 1962-05-27
Million Awaits
Mr.. President

NEW YORK (AP). - Al
though casting has not yet
been completed, more than a
million dollars worth of tick
cts have already been sold
for the Irving Berlin musi-
cal scheduled for Broadway
opening next season.
The show, Mr.. President, 7"
will have a book by Howard
Lindsay and Russell Grouse,
and be staged by Joshua
Logan.
Evening star., 1962-05-27

during July and August. and
the Webster College Company
at Webster Grove, Mo-. for a
five-week stand starting in
late June.
Evening star., 1962-11-08

victims Of the progressive"
tcchniques Of the 1930s and
1940s, of which sight reading
was only one manifestation.
Any literate adult who attends
PTA parents night at his
child's school cannot fail to be
shocked at the near-illiteracy
Of some Of today's teachers.
We do not, Of course, expect
pearls Of polished prose from
an instructor in shop or driver
education. any more than we
would expect q football coach
to exhort his players with the
melliflous oratory Of q Senator
Dirksen. But it does not seem
unreasonable to expect teach
ers Of English at least to rec
ognize good grammar when
they see it-even If they don't
always use 1t themselves.
But here are two examples
both, from ninth-grade class
rooms and both, as it happens
from teachers in the highly
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pupil, thinking she had heard
wrong, used the correct from
accustomed" she was marked
wrong.
In another instance, after a
discussion Of good VS.. WE'LL" a
class was told to submit SEN
tences showing the use .oi