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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02
Rebirth of The Avenue

One of the outstanding and attrac-
tive phases of the far-reaching Federal
building program Endorsed by President
Kennedy is the proposed restoration of
historic Pennsylvania avenue as "the
great thoroughfare of the City of Wash
ington." This would be in accord with
the original concept of those who laid
out The Avenue" as link between the
Capitol and the White HouSe-a concept
which seems to have been Subordinated
in recent years to efforts to make Con-
stitution avenue the main parade ground
for ceremonial professions.
A factor in the trend toward max
ing Constitution avenue the dominant
street in the center of the Capital has
been the unSightly appearance of the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue, in
contrast to the Federal side. Many old
buildings have been allowed to deterio-
rate-presenting depressing example
of urban blight. This aspect of The Ave-
nue. has been given special attention in
the report submitted by cabinet COM
mittee. Under the plan approved by the
President, the blighted sections would
be replaced by Federal and private
buildings of appealing architectural de-
sign.
Said the report: Pennsylvania ave-
nue. should be lively, friendly and invit-
ing, as well as dignified and impressive"
Instead, it was pointed out, large seq
mentS on the north side are decayed be-
yond restoration. 1t is clear that great
many of the buildings are about to be
torn down and replaced by new struc-
lures, which will include both private
and public buildings. This presents a
great opportunity . an opportunity
not to be missed"
Instead of proposing "Solid pha-
lanx" of public buildings on the north
side, the report suggests pleasing mix
ture of Federal offices and attractive
stores and other private structures, the
whole in harmony with the historic
character of the street. To achieve this
will require careful study and whole
hearted coordination of public and pri-
vate construction plans. And subStan-
tial investment Of public and private
funds will be involved The investment
in time, energy and dollars will be well
worth while, however, for Pennsylvania
Z avenue deserves to be, in actuality as
well as by tradition, the great thor
oughfare" OF the Nations Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02
Hospital Indignation

DR.. Roy c. Bell gave a
timely rebuke to members of
the organizations that pro-
NOTED a conference on racial
segregation in District hos
pital facilities. These groups,
Of which the National Medi-
cal Association is, perhaps,
the largest, are not conspicu-
ously known to be either ag-
gresSive or progressive.
Last sum m er the NINA
took no official position in
the matter of Federally sup
ported medical care. Despite
the rather obvious involve
ments, the organization still
vacillates in vacuous voice
leSsness. Such a posture
lends weight to the suspicion
that too many physicians
and dental surgeons are in
terested mainly, if not solely,
in profits and prestige, and
too little in the availability
OF medical care to the whole
society.
1t is past time for the doc
tors to show the social con-
Germs of a mature profess
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02
Calvary History

Surprisingly. accounts of
the Tooth anniversary of CAL
vary Baptist Church do not
mention its most fam GU S
pastor-Dr. Samuel Harry
Greene. DR.. Greene was pas
tor of Calvary for so years,
and the most beloved pastor
of that church. I know; I
was there. He died in service.
He is the one who built the
church up to it's splendid
membership and worldwide
standing. He was the first
president of the Northern
Baptist Association which
was organized in Calvary.
Some of the members of
that day were Chief Justice
Hughes, Dean Wilbur of
George Washington Univer-
sity, Samuel Woodward, Will
Everett, Charles Corby, the
McKnews, Judd (of Judd &
Detweiller), and many many
other fine folk. In those days
we never had any money
troubles. The church mem
bers took care of that.
The very first Sunday
School for Chinese was start
ed in Calvary.
DR.. Greene was often called
to the White House for con-
ferences by Presidents who
wished real information on
the city's needs.
I was there when DR..
Greene uttered those famous
words to the Chinese stand
ing beside Chief Justice
Hughes: "At the foot of the
Cross all men are equal"
Leona C. Whit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02

A unique Navy operation
now is underway-the scat
tering of between 10000 and
10000 green turtle hatchlings
throughout the Caribbean Sea
area.
The aim is to replenish the
rapidly diminishing popula-
ton of these animals, which
have been one of the major
sources of meat for the ma
tives for generations. At the
same time the Navy is study
ing the homing instincts of
this sea-going reptile, which
is considered to have supe-
rior instructive navigational
abilities.
The freshly Matched turtles
are transported in plastic bags
from a hatchery maintained
by the Caribbean Conserva-
ton Commission in Costa
Rica, one of the few areas
where they still are plentiful.
Theory of Operation
The operation is based on
the theory that green turtles
return to their spawning
ground three years later to
lay their eggs. BY transplant
ing the baby green turtles just
after they are Matched it is
hoped that they will accept
the new location as their
spawning ground instead of
returning to where they were
Matched. If they return to the
various places where they are
deposited the natives in those
areas will be provided eventu-
ally with an abundant supply
of meat for the first time in
many years, thus solving a
critical problem of protein
deficiency in their diet.
The project is in charge Of
DR.. Archie Carr of the Uni
versity of Florida. He and his
fellow biologists seek to find
out if they can identify the
clues the turtles use for pin
point navigation across thou
sands of miles. The Office of
Naval Research has under
consideration a research study
to be conducted by DR.. Carr
to determine how baby green
turtles, which are spawned
we'll inland, unerringly find
their way to the sea which
they never have seen. This
would throw more light on
their navigational mechan-
isms. Plans also are underway
for developing a system of
marking baby turtles, about
the size of a half dollar, so
that as they grow to their
huge adult size they can be
located and identified at in
tervals throughout their mi
grafton period.
4
United States Geological
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02
Talent Unopprecioted

DR.. Howard Mitchell COM
mented before the semi
finals of the Music for Young
Americans Competition to
the effect that we do not give
sufficient credit to our own
talent. How truel Two re-
cent events have confirmed
his analysis.
First the aforementioned
competition which got such
small notice, considering its
Importance. One had to real
ly search through the papers
to find even the final win
ner. 1t is very diScouraging
to see such advanced cul-
tural undertakings" as the
Miss America Contests get
ting extensive news space,
while true ability and hard
work of which we should be
immensely proud gets such
grudging coverage.
The second is equally
shameful. Our own Washing
ton Inter-High School Or
chestra and Chorus got no
coverage at all on its May
"a concert. These two groups
of young people from many
Of our secondary schools, and
their wonderful teachers, met
every week on a voluntary
basis-no credits, and no
salaries = because of their
love for music. Their per-
Torrance was newSworthy
because Of its excellence, and
because any encouragement
Of activities of this sort is
our responsibility. When
young people are involved in
trouble with the authorities
newspapers become very in
terested. Isn't it time this
interest was expanded!
Molly Stern,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Nays Operation Green Turtle
By THOMAS R. HENRY

Survey scientists working in
the Antarctic have just sent
back to Washington approx
imately a ton of rocks from
the little-known Horlick
Mountains ), for laboratory
study.
The shipment includes one
70-pound meteorite, the first
yet found on the polar CONT
nent, which will be subjected
to special studies.
There can be no doubt
about the authenticity of
this find, survey scientists
say. 1t was found about $50
miles from the South Pole by
five men who are making a
geological map of the Hor-
lick Mountains area in a
program sponsored by the
National Science Foundation.
The meteorite is in two
pieces, one weighing so and
the other about 20 pounds.
Obviously" reports DR.. Ar
thur B. Ford, leader of the
group" the pieces had been
a single mass as the me-
teorite entered the earth's
atmosphere. Fracture prob
ably took place upon impact"
Rare Type Meteorite
About 10 inches in diameter
when reassembled, the Ant
arctic meteorite is of special
interest because it is one of
the very rare type known as
siderolits, which are part
iron and part stone and con-
tain considerable amounts of
nickel and silicate.
Meteorites are composed
generally of the same chemi-
cal materials as rocks on
earth but can be distin-
guished from terrestrial ma
terial by their high density
and their unusual textures.
The only other Antarctic
meteorite was reported by
Sir Douglas Mawson, Aus
tralian explorer, in 1911, but
the authenticity of Mawson's
report is in serious doubt.
The object itself has disap-
peared.
This past summer was the
second spent by the Geologi-
cal Survey team in the Ant
arctic. They operated from a
base camp supported by Navy
flyers and collected over an
area with a radius of about
so miles. Most of the travel
was by skis and motor to-
boggans, which have practi-
cally replaced dog teams for
Antarctic travel.
The rocks sent back to
Washington will be analysed
especially for their mineral
content and for the radio
active estimates of age which
can be obtained from them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02

Senator Hubert Humphreys
declaration for immediate re-
duction of Federal corporate
and personal income tax is
the first tangible proposal
since the recent stock-market
slump, emanating from a
source close to the Kennedy
administration. for coming to
grips with a slow-moving-
though sound national
economy. The Senator's
statement was dictated from
New York where he had gone
Thursday to confer with fl
nancial 8 leaders about the
stock markets tremendous
tumble and recovery during
the last few days. The Min
nestota Senator was speaking
for himself and not the ad-
miniStration. 1t can be said,
however, that his statement
was not made without prior
discussion with administra-
ton officials.
The Humphrey proposal,
which calls for a reduction of
2 to 4 per cent in corporate
Federal income taxes and a
reduction Of 2 per cent in
personal income taxes, will
have support of an important
Republican member of the
Senate Finance Committee,
Senator Frank Carlson of
Kansas. Indeed, the Kansas
Senator has believed for some
time that the way to stimu-
late q tagging growth in the
country's economy is to re-
duce taxes. In his opinion.
such a move is a far more
effective and sound way Of
improving the economy than
by big Government spending.
Like Senator H u m p hrey,
Senator Carlson believes &C
ton should be taken now on
taxes. Indeed. he would throw
aside the so-called temper
airy tax bill now before the
Senate committee and get
down to work without delay
on a much-needed revision
of the tax laws.
There has been, it seems,
a difference of opinion in
high administration circles
on the advisability of an i'm
mediate tax reduction. Secre-N
tary Of Commerce Hodges, in
the midst of the big stock
market slump. strongly sug-
gested that a tax reduction
should be made - If there
were no immediate recovery.
Secretary of the Treasury
Dillon, on the other hand, has
not looked with favor on such
a move, which might con-
siderably reduce Government
revenue. Mr.. Dillon has gone
so far as to suggest that
some tax reduction might be
advisable next year.
Up to President
One thing appears GER
tain-the issue will have to
be determined by President
Kennedy. If he should give
the "go" signal, the Hum
phrey tax reduction proposal
would become a must" so
far as the administration is
concerned. While it might
bring a fight in Congress
on the ground that this is
no time to reduce taxes when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02

Humphrey Tox Plan Wins Support
BY GOULD LINCOLN

the Government already faces
a deficit and at the same
time demands further big
spending programs-the pro-
posal would have great ap-
peal. 1t would be something
far more than polite words.
1t would tell business its taxes
will be reduced. It could help
bring confidence in business
circles where confidence has
been shaken by the steel
price affair. There has been
a growing opinion that the
administration is opposed to
profits" If this measure of
tax relief is granted business,
it would tend to assure bust
ness some measure Of profits.
If at the same time or
ganized labor should demand
that wages be increased, the
administration might find it
self in another difficult posi-
ton. It's a possibility that
necessarily must be faced if
a tax reduction goes through.
Members Of the unions, Of
course, would benefit from
the personal income tax re-
duction. Indeed, in the past,
tax reduction has been
strongly urged by some top
labor leaders as a means of
stimulating the economy.
Further Dip Possible
Senator Humphrey in his
statement advocated tax re-
duction ito strengthen the
economy of the stock mar
ket." He obviously recognized
the possibility of further
slumps in the market. And he
certainly recognized that
such drastic changes were
doing no one any good eco
nomically or politically. His
statement went beyond tax
reduction. He urged prompt
enactment of a stepped-up
public works program and
passage without delay of the
administrations foreign trade
expansion bill.
And in addition, he pro-
posed a commitment by Gov
eminent and private indus
try that unemployment will
be reduced to not more than
4 per cent of the work force.
The present rate is 5.4 per
cent. This could merely be a
goal to which Government
and industry would pledge
themselves. And finally, he
urged immediate action on
the investment tax credit de-
signed to help business mod
ernize plants and equipment.
This last is contained in the
tax bill now tied up in the
Senate Finance Committee.
Included, too, in this same
bill is the proposed withhold
ing tax on income from divi-
dends which is bitterly OPP
posed by Senator Byrd Of
Virginia, chairman Of the FL
nance Committee.
Clearly, Senator Humphrey
is against sitting still and
phophesying that prosperity
is just around the corner. But
his tax reduction proposal
will have more solid support
than other parts of his pro-
gram. Further, business has
been kept guessing too long.
1t wants to know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02

oOAIl odl IOkl ICCSIlJ 6COIy
about the current controversy
among Republicans in Vir-
ginia's nearby 10th district
prompts me to offer the fol-
lowing comments, which /
hope will clarity some of the
confusion over what the
shouting is all about.
Once upon a time, not too
many months ago, Northern
Virginia Republicans who be-
lieve a contest for a party
office can be a very healthy
thing viewed with delight the
prospect of a 10th district
Republican Craftsmanship
contest between Glenn Burk-
lund, a member of the House
Of Delegates, and Jack Cor
Der, former Arlington County
chairman. This was prima-
rily because both of the can
didates are able, articulate,
and dedicated Republicans.
But for reasons best known
to those who support Mr.. Cor
ber'S candidacy, the contest
quickly deteriorated into a
vendetta aimed at Ray Crom-
ley, retiring 10th district
chairman and the man who,
in the words of a resolution
unanimously approved at the
May 4 Arlington mass meet
ing, has done more than any
other person to build up the
strength and prestige of the
Republican Party in North
ern Virginia"
The newest and latest des-
peration pitch by the panicky
Corberites, after losing
Alexandria's critical 20 votes
on May Is, is the insulting,
unfair. and inaccurate insin-
uation that anyone who is
for Glenn Burklund is "anti-
Broyhill." Stated another way,
they are now saying: Forget
about the relative qualifica-
lions of the two candidates;
don't worry about turning
your back on the man you
just elected to the House of
Delegates; just do as Joel
says or he might lose in No
vember.
I have known Glenn Burk-
lund for more than two years,
and am proud of the very
small role I played in per-
suading him to run for and
helping him to wilma House
of Delegates seat in 1861.
1t also was my privilege,
during the 1860 and 1861
campaigns, to serve, under
Jack Corber's leadership, as
Arlington County's precinct
organization chairman.
So I know both of these
men. Either would make a
good 10th district chairman.
I am vigorously supporting
Glenn Burklund's candidacy
because I am convinced he
would make the best 10th
district chairman.
And no one knows any bet
ter than our distinguished
Congressman that my support
for Glenn Burklund in no
way diminishes my hopes for,
or my intention to work for,
his reelection this year and
as many more years as he
decides to run.
In fact, the major reason
I prefer Glenn Burklund as
10th district chairman is be-
cause Glenn is dedicated
to-and I am confident would
work hard at the job of
building the kind of Republic
can organization. at all lev
els, that not only would in
sure the Congressman'S re-
election but would also pave
the way for the election of
local, county, and State Re-
publican officials.
To,,-,, Dfon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02

After some II months of
the present administration
some of us would appreciate
a morale boost, Perhaps you
could oblige by reprinting
some of Mr.. Kennedy's stir
ring speeches about the in
tentions of restoring" our
sunken prestige abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02

which he delivered so regu-
larry during the 1860 cam
paign. We recall that he be-
moaned so pitifully the
downtrend which we sus-
tanned during the Eisenhower
tenure. Maybe it would be
well to send copies of same
to our allies and friends in
France, Belgium, Germany,
Portugal. Holland, Ceylon,
India, Canada, Philippines,
South Wet Nam and Wall
Street.
William r. Moses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-02
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William r. Moses,
Jackson advocate., 1962-02-24
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of Columbia.
Discovering ones own path
in ones own manner is part of
the soil in which our rootholds
have grown. AS we would not
deny it to ourselves, so should
we not deny it to others"
Recalling that this year is
the Tooth anniversary of the
Emancipation Proclamation,
Mr.. Murrow said that now "the
issue to which that proclama-
ton was directed is still not
at rest"
"The Negro has gained his
freedom" Mr.. Murrow said.
"He is still en- route to gaining
his equality"
On a recent trip to Africa,
Mr.. Murrow said, he was
greatly impressed with the ex-
tent to which the new nations
are ldIillIldI WIFI tklC [AAiACAASoAA
revolution and its documents.
A small USIAS library in
Africa, he recalled, had more
requests for the Federalist
Papers (written by Hamilton,
Madison, and Monroe) in four
weeks than the New York Pub
lie Library had in a full year.
The emerging nations of
Africa, he said, see the objec-
tives of the United States Civil
War as living reality, and not
just as history.
ITO some it may seem they
(the African nations) are
caught in the pathological fer
vor of their nationalism," he
said. "But l suggest that what
we witness is but the fervent
profile of what-but for the
grace of the past two centuries
could be the early spawning
of our own land Of America"
Jackson advocate., 1962-02-24

dence that white people do not
care what companies do to cul-
tivate Negro business as long
as it doesn't interfere with their
way of life. Marketing a tooth
paste is not the same as en-
couraging a Negro to come to a
fashionable hotel"
The sophistication of appeals
to the Negro market is increas-
ing, but still leaves much to be
desired. Says Frank Seymour,
general manager of Detroit's
Negro radio station WCHB:
"Too many advertisers have
failed to grasp a simple point:
Ask the Negro for his business
with courtesy and respect. Don't
talk down to him and cut out the
Amos m Andy bit" Like many
marketing experts, however,
Seymour believes that the pro-
gress the U. S. Negroes are
making toward economic and
social equality will eventually
make special appeals unneces-
sary. He predicts that within
Is years Negro radio stations
will die out. 81 guess" says he
wryly, "we're going to fall vic
TINS to progress"
Jackson advocate., 1962-02-24
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his favorite schooltearcher Of
those nostalgia days.
Apparently Miss E m m
Belle Sweet, the teacher, has
been pleasantly looking the
other way ever since the above
unscheduled gymnastics OF
1915. AS a reward for being
the one "who Influenced him
decisively at a formative stage
of his life" Miss Sweet re-
ceived from DR.. Bunche the
Golden Key award given for
outstanding teaching ability, at
ceremonies held Thursday in
the delegates dining room of
the United Nations Building.
Trim and attractive at 81, in
her smart navy suit with
matching pill-box hat, she
smilingly handled a "class-
ROOM of about 80 reporters
and photographers as though
she enjoyed it.
She just didn't remember any
of those capers DR.. Bunche and
the others were talking about.
The release said the undersec-
retary of the UN had excelied
in everything except "comport-
ment," as it was then called.
81 think ! must have been
absorbed in something else at
those times" she commented
cheerfully. "If l had known
about it / would have given
Ralph a little longer assign
ment!"
"But if l had given him an
extra assignment" she added,
"it certainly would not have
been one in geography" tHe
didn't need that
In announcing the award
which includes a Golden Key
and $1,000-to be presented
Feb. II at the Atlantic City
convention of the American
Association of School Admins
trators-Dr. Bunche said it had
not been difficult for him to
make a choice.
Belle Sweet came quickly
and readily to mind as l
thought of teachers who had
influTced me most" he said.
"Tr ugr. her personality and
demeanor in the classroom, she
showed an unmistakable inter
est in the individual. Here was
a teacher who conveyed a
human interest. This, in public
schools concerned with mass
production, is unique.
To-day she retains that same
vibrant interest in her sur
roundings and in people"
Jackson advocate., 1962-02-24
ing l could do individually to
prevent the awful fate which /

ing I could do individually to
prevent the awful fate which /
am sure awaits South Africa.
Any hopes / had ever enter
tained about using my pen to
influence opinion in the slight
est were long since discard
ed"
At first, Mr.. Craig believed
that he might alleviate the suf-
fering he saw in the country.
Later he came to see that "the
vast majority of people rarely
if ever personally witness or
experience racial brutality and
are sheltered from the realities
of life by the cocoons they have
built around themselves, a men
tai protection which allows them
to shake their heads over the
abominable doings of their fell
lows, perhaps feel vaugely
nauseated for a few minutes,
and then push the thought COM
fortably to the back of their
minds"
Mr.. Craig is today a free
lance writer in London.