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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-08
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
By WILLIAM MORRIS

Question:: Perhaps up there in
your ivory tower, you haven't
noticed, but there's a new vogue
among teen-aged boys for
heavy, thick-soled high shoes.
They look like the kind of boots
day laborers wear, but they
seem as fashionable for all
occasions this year as the
white bucks" or float boats"
were for ten years or so before.
When our son showed up in a
pair (bright yellow, they wereD
my husband said: Good Lord,
now they're wearing clod-
hoppers to dance in. At last
I've seen everything!"
Later I asked him where
"clodhopper" came from. He
replied: Search me. All 1
know is that that's what we
called those shoes when I was
a kid" Can you tell us the
source?-M. L., Washington,
D. C.
Answer: The "clodS" in clod-
hoppers are. of course, Jumps
of earth. Thus a "clodhopper"
originally (about 1890 was a
name for a farm workman, a
ploughman who naturally wore
heavy boots because his work
required him to walk through
freshly ploughed earth.
One authority says that the
hopper" part comes from
"grasshopper,"' which is pos
sible but not very likely-the
movements of a grasshopper
being most unlike those of a
clodhopper.
More likely the word was
formed by analogy with the
earlier word "bogtrotter," de-
scriptive of those Irishmen who
lived in or wandered through
the peat boys of Ireland.
I we'll remember the first
time I heard the word bog
trotter." A new and very
snooty arrival at a party asked
whether the Morrises we're
"shanty Irish" or "lace-curtain
Irish" Before 1 had a chance
to reply, a friend interjected:
Neither. The Morrises were
bogtrotting Irish"
1t was an amusing and we'll
timed rebuff to my oafish ques-
toner and I was grateful to
my friend for making it. Later,
after looking at the oxford
Dictionary, though, I began to
wonder. There, you see, bog
trotter" is defined as one of
the wild Irish of the 18th
century" OF the three choices,
though, I would still prefer
wild Irish" to either "shanty"
or lace curtain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-08

turn a heart to defeat the
contract.
Now go back to the second
trick and see if you can find
the right line of play.
Take the ace of clubs, ruff
a club and then lead out all
of the trumps.
You save the king of spades
and the ace-queen of hearts
in dummy. If East saves only
one heart, you lead a heart to
dummy's ace. If East saves two
hearts, you throw him in with
the ace of spades, forcing him
to lead a heart up to dummy's
ace-queen.
If you watch the show on TV
some Saturday or day
you'll see us all smoker. But
Landy and I laughed last, for
this hand gave us the winners
share of the prize money.
Daily Question
AS dealer, you hold:
Ak 1868 0AQ32 0K876 IS
What do you say?
Answer: Bid one heart. You
can raise a spade or diamond
response and you are ready to
bid diamonds If partner re-
spends in clubs. You can't al
ways follow bidding rules blind
| ly when you have a borderline
bid with 4-4-4-1 distribution
For SheinDold'S IS page
booklet, "A Pocket Guide to
Bridge" send Soc to Bridge
Book. The Washington Star,
Boz 1918, Grand Central Sta
ton, NeW York II. N. Y.
tcopyriEht. 1862, Gen. Features Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-08

Pogo
DAVID CRANE
BY ALFRED SHERWOOD

Any expert can play a hand
correctly. It's more sporting to
dangle the contract under the
opponents noses and then steal
1t back.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
AK1053
7AQ32
: pK876
as
WEST EAST
Ass7 AAQJ6
0J109 VK874
% %
%KQJ943 %10862
SOUTH
A42
365
y 0 AQJ10954
%A7
South West North East
Q Pass l Y Dble
- 81 40 Pass
So Dble. Redble. Pass
50 All Pass
Opening lead: Nine of spades
When this hand came alons
Alvin Landy was in the lions
den, although this wasn't thu
expression he used. He had mt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-08
Back on the Road Again
BY BOB THOMAS
AP Movie Television Writer

AF Mov1e-Televts1on writer
HOLLYWOOD (AP) George Ma
harris is back on Route 66 after an
eight-week detour due to hepatitis.
This news should cheer his many
teen-age fans who missed him on
four of the CHS series outings this
season. The company had to shoot
around him while he was battling
the bug.
Maharis was again on the road
with buddy Martin Miner, though
they got no further than CalabaSas,
a dusty crossroads in the San Fer
nando Valley. The youngsters were
doing a sequence with trio of ace
scene stealers, Joe E. Brown, Buster
Keaton and Edgar Buchanan.
Maharis managed to find an air.
conditioned real estate office to cool
off after fight sequence in the 90
plus heat.
Just what the doctor ordered"
he said wryly. when asked him
if I could come back to work, he
said okay, if took it eaSy-four or
five hours day.
The first day worked IL hours,
the second is, the third Is. This is
known as a recuperation."
Luckily George is a sturdy Greek
and has bounced back from the
hepatitis attack with no complica-
tons. With his schedule, he's got
to have a sturdy constitution.
wen be hitting the road again."
he said. Its better for US to shoot
in other parts Of the country. The
locations around Los Angeles have
all been used too much. Our shows
are better when we get into another
part of the country and use real
people. Here, the extras look like
extras. They even come to work
with their makeup on"
George has hit it big with the
younger set, as evidenced by the
60 The Sunday Stor TV Moqozine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-08

sale of his record singles and albums.
How long does he expect to keep
travelling the same route?
II think next season (the third
will be crucial We're UP against
Mitch Miller on NBC and a couple
Of comsdy shows on ABC Thursday
night. If Miller continues to hold
en- or If the comedy shows catch
on, we're finished. Otherwise, We
might be able to last another year
or two"
Evening star., 1962-11-15

cially initiate the philatelic market, Mr..
Day declared the Post Office forthwith
would run off 400, 900 more Of the defects,
thereby holding the original issues to
little more than par value.
Mr.. Day undoubtedly means well.
But try to convince the average citizen
of that. To hear some of them-people
who never collected stamp in their
liveS-one would think it was they who
had Just lost fortune. So the Govern
ment goofed? What If 1t had been 81
bills with Mr. G. Washington's head in
verted? Would the Government run off
another batch and turn them loose for
Treasury agents to pick up?
1t is possible that Mr.. Day may be
right. But we doubt 1t. His decision
strikes us as a rather small, picayune,
holier than thou gesture, that takes
some of the fascination, as well as the
chance of hitting the jackpot, out Of
stamp collecting. We hope the new
policy will not stand up under exan1i-
nation.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Charity Honored

There are many rewards, as we'll as
tremendous responsibilities, in the job
of being President of the United States.
1t is public service in the post of highest
possible prestige, and it was with this
attitude that John F. Kennedy took the
oath of office in January, 1861. 1t is a
circumstance Of his personal and family
life that the 0,0OO-yearly compensa-
ton for this Government job" is un-
needed by him, and it is greatly to his
credit that he has chosen to turn it
instead to charitable enterprises. Other
public servants have done this, most
notably Herbert Hoover in his own ten
ure as cabinet officer and President.
Generosity and compassion toward 9TH
ers in need are qualities rewarding in
themselves. They are in particularly
bright perspective when displayed in
the Nations foremost residence.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
This Is Success?

When Robert Welch says the John
Birch Society looks stronger than ever
since. the recent elections he is exer-
cising every mans prerogative in this
country-to sound off at will. But after
taking good look at the record, like
Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess, we'd
like to add: ut Amt Necessarily So."
How Chief Bircher Welch arrives at
his analysis is hard to see. The two
admitted BircherS In Congress, Repub-
lican Representatives RouSselot and
Hiestand, lost out to Democrats in Cal
ifornia. At least two others, Republi-
can in Los Angeles and another in
Amarillo, Texas, were defeated by Dem
ocrat incumbents. That adds up to a
big goose egg for Birch Society candi-
dates.
Still, Organizer Welch processes to
find comfort in the closenesS Of some Of
the races and IAN amazing surge Of
interest" since the elections. Our COM
ment is that Mr.. WEIGH can not be
faulted for lack Of enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
BunqIinq in Paradise

There is surprising frankness in
Moscow reports of bungling and incom-
petence in economic planning and in
duStrial development in the Soviet
Union. For these are responsibilities of
the state, not of ungovernable private
enterpriSers, in a system whose leaders
boast confidently of It's ability to bury
capitalism. And to admit that more than
$1,000 workers have had the daring to
walk off their jobs in opposition to gov
ernment management control is start
ling confession Of individual freedom.
As revealed by one Soviet newSpa-
per, the incidents are classics in BUREAU
cratic stupidity. One involved the partial
construction of a fruit-canning plant in
a cold and mountainous region where
no fruit Is grown. Another involved the
building of ceramics factory In COM
munity described as Thousands Of Kill
ometers" away from any source OF ce-
ramic materials. In these and other
cases parts of the uncompleted plants
were broken down and sent off to other
parts of the country. But the newspaper
went on to say that materials and ma
chinery valued at more than 600 million
rubles-a lot Of investment capital by
any exchange rate-had been wasted.
One casualty, apparently, has been the
governments chief long range economic
planner, who has resigned because of
bad health"
1t has been acknowledged before, of
course, that agricultural production in
the Soviet Union has been gravely dis
appointing for number of years. Heads
have fallen in this sector, too.
Later this month, the Communist
Party's Central Committee plans to
tackle the problem of industrial man
agement in particular. One alternative
reported under consideration is to in
crease, not lessen, party control, but
there have been uggestions-again sur
priSing in their frankness-that expe-
rienced induStrialists might be given
greater flexibility In planning and oper-
action. If so, this would be evolution If
not revolution.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Republicans Quarrel

The Sunday Star reported
that Carl L. Shipley, Repub-
lican State Chairman for the
District of Columbia, says
D. C. Republicans are "con-
cerned not so much with how
funds should be allocated as
whether the budget was in
balance"
Well, this Republican repu-
dates Mr.. Shipley: the pre-
else ALLEGATION of tax funds
in the District of Columbia
is of overwhelming impor-
tance. The entire budget is
constructed around the pro-
posed ALLEGATION of funds.
Balancing the budget is a
secondary function following
the preliminary decisions on
ALLEGATION of the money to
fill the requirements for the
well-being of the city.
A balanced budget" per Sc
is a stupid fetish obscuring
the fact that foolish extrava-
gance is just as compatible
with a balanced budget" as
is a just expenditure of funds.
If Mr.. Shipley feels the
Republican Party in the Dis
trict of Columbia should keep
hands off decisions on allo-
eating our tax money, then
the time has come for Re-
publicans to wash their hands
of Mr.. Shipley. A vital, i'm
portant Republican Party
cannot turn its back on the
decisions as to ALLEGATION of
tax funds.
Grlo CIaUU
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Upside-Down Stamp

Stamps have caused us lot of
trouble-the Stamp Act Of 1765, the
upside-down plane stamp Of 1918 and
the imperforate stamps of the New Deal
periodic name a few. But none has
stirred the public Imagination more than
the Dag Hammarskjold commemorative
issue miscue, In which few four-cent-
ers, because of a printing error, created
q brief and unrealized collectors bull
market.
For couple Of people, particularly
a stamp-wise New Jersey jewelry sales
man, it looked like an early Christmas.
He had a panel of so of the stamps,
whose upSide-down yellow background
spelled riches. He was all set to cap
italize, as had other collectors In years
before him, on the bungling of Gov
ernment bureau that boasts of near
infallibility.
At least $50 other of the topSy -turvy
stickers eluded the inspectors eagle eye
and had been dispatched to postal win
dowS before the boo-boo became known.
Mortified postal officials pushed the
panic button marked Postmaster Gen
eral," and then came the big decision.
Falling back on his policy against issu-
ance of any stamps that might artifi-
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Desi and Lu

1t seems only yesterday that IT Love
Lucy" was the greatest thing on TV.
This was the opinion of so many millions
Of Americans that dissenters were moth
ing but voices crying in the wilderness
lonely eccentrics, mere Sour-grapes
people.
Well, the show was certainly sue
cess. Week after week, Desi Arnaz and
Lucille Ball-then man and wife in real
life-clowned most effectively, with Fred
and Ethel, in frantic little episodes
whose main message seemed to be that
matrimony and domesticity should be
an unending lark full of gags and side
splitting comic situations. Maybe that's
why countless of our over-worked better
halves, in those days when II Love Lucy
was first in nearly all the ratings, would
rather let the roast burn to a crisp than
miss even second Of the TV antics of
Desi and Lu.
How times have changed! Although
II Love Lucy" is still being watched in
re-runs by many an avid TV locker at
home and abroad, the two principals,
after 20 years Of marriage, have long
since been divorced. Further than that,
they have just parted ways buSinesSwise.
Both have made huge fortunes on Desilu
Productions, Inc, and now she has
bought up his stock for about $2.5 mil
lion. Henceforth, she will control the
enterprise, which turns out lot of stuff
for television, including "The Untouch-
ables." To put it mildly, even though
they travel separate roads these days,
he and she have really struck 1t rich
over the years.
If there is moral here, 1t is simply
this: That TV has been spectacular
gold mine for some people. AS for Fred
and Ethel, wholly apart from their re-
run income, they too are still doing quite
all right. One has only to read The Stars
televiSion program hstings to be reas-
sured as to that.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Lawrence on Election

David Lawrence, the ON
niscient manipulation Of pub
lie opinion, lost at the polls
again. His column of Nov. 7
was an insult to the Ameri-
can voter and the American
form of government.
Now he would like a Con-
stitutional amendment pro-
hibiting a candidate for Of
flee from telling his constitu-
ents at political rallies, by
means of radio or television,
or even by newspaper adver-
tising, what he will do for
them if elected.
Only David Lawrence, in
his infinite wisdom, can ere
ate the image of the candi-
date worthy of election. Only
by reading his unbiased UNI
bragg can the voter learn Of
the merits of a candidate!
T. ]. Clark.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Top Priority Job

Remarkably widespread agreement
Is developing that a major reduction in
Federal taxes, both corporate and indi-
vidual, should be approved by Congress
as early as possible next year.
It is a view held by the Kennedy
administration, by most of the business
and banking community, by organized
labor and by majority OF professional
economists. And while there are diff
ferences of opinion as to precisely where
and how relief should be sought, there
is increasingly broader recognition that
the present revenue structure-much Of
1t dating back to depression and war
time conditions-haS become obSoleS-
cent, that it Is more punitive than re-
warding in the higher individual income
tax brackets, that 1t unnecessarily cur
tails disposable income for consumer
buying in lower income levels, and that
1t is stifling to business incentive and
capital investment.
These complaints are valid and the
need for correction is obvious. In brief,
those who are supporting the principle
OF T6lI6I, even ILOuSu IlOI III AuA dSASC-
ment on details, make convincing case
that reducing the most burdenSome
rates will stimulate the economy in sew
eral ways-by increasing the diSposable
income of consumers, leaving greater
after-tax profits to business, creating
more jobs and eventually generating
additional tax revenue.
President Kennedy promised some
months ago that he would ask the new
Congress to tackle a top -to-bottom"
overhauling of the tax system next
winter Despite the Budget Bureaus
latest estimate Of fiscal 1868 deficit
Of $7.8 billion-ariSing partly out Of
greater spending than was forecast, but
even more out Of lower predicted
revenues-he intends to submit such
request. The initial budgetary impact
of revenue reductions should, of course,
be lessened by trimming the spending
side, and there is "fat" enough in the
non defense category to permit this Tax
relief and reform would then be most
rneaningful and effective in the national
interest.
Evening star., 1962-11-15

his apprehension and incar-
ceration?
Charles w. Bailey.
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The Star of November II
proclaimed Hiss Interview
To Highlight Nixon Show"
The title of this ABC net
work television show was
political Obituary of Richard
Nixon"
The title was both out-of-
date and facetious. Mr.. Nixon
knowingly and with dis
arming finality wrote his own
obituary at his last press
conference. America knows it.
Richard Nixon knows it and
the ABC promoters know it.
The views of this convicted
perjTer we're something this
country could well live with
out.
And America can also live
without its unbecoming past
time of kicking a man when
he is down and beaten. Those
who for over a quarter of
a century kept heaping blame
on Herbert Hoover may find
their record in jeopardy un-
less America and its media
resist the present tendency to
exploit and perpetuate tn e
violent passions and hatreds
of the Nixon political era.
william S. Fulton.
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Now that Alger Hiss has
found a sponsor, may I sug-
gest a series of TV shows
for consideration: THE Real
Story Behind Nathan Hale"
Paul Revere-How he Rode
Away From the British"
WAS There Really a John
Paul Jones?" and, finally. a
Commute spectacular, "Bene-
dict Arnold Americas Most
Misunderstood Man"
Roger b. DOulens.
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For as long as I can re-
member The Star has exem-
plified the finest things in
journalism and the RESPONSE
bility of good citizenship.
However, the program on
WMAL, called sadistically,
"The Political Obituary Of
Richard Nixon" betrayed
these virtues.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Men of Good Will

when There Is No Peace"
according to an editorial in
The Star, there can be no one
worthy to be honored as con-
tributing to the tranquility
and happiness of mankind"
And so the editorial juStifies
the failure Of the Norwegian
parliamentary committee to
award the Nobel Peace Prize
for 1862.
Perhaps no one this year
has significantly contributed
to world peace. Such may be
so and on that ] would take
no issue with the awarding
committee. But ] do take is
sue with the position of the
editorial in equating a turbu-
lent world with men who
strive to bring peace to all
men. One can only arrive at
the conclusion from reading
the editorial that when there
is no peace there are no men
of good will.
War and peace are not op-
posite phenomena. It takes
only one factor or man to
start a war. 1t takes all fac
tors or men to maintain a
peaceful condition. But a
peaceful condition is not nee
essarily peace. Living in an
armed camp is as living under
a state of siege. It may not
be war; but could one say we
live at peace?
There are dramatics in
having a man arise with a
flair and say I'VE must have
peace" He may go before
world bodies and parliaments
espousing peace. He may con-
tinuously approach the world
press with peace messages.
He may make overwhelming
appeals against nuclear arms.
Is that the type of individ-
ual The Star editorial has in
view for a Nobel Peace Prize?
That individual may succeed
in maintaining non-war con-
ditions-but would he bring
peace among men,?
To walk in a peaceful world
is to plant seeds Of peace in
the hearts Of men and elm
mate the causes Of strife
among men. Seeds planted
even in fertile soil take time
to root, grow and blossom.
The causes Of strife among
men are deep and ageless
with time, understanding and
a helping hand to provide an
answer.
Somewhere, perhaps in OBJ
scurity, q man in his own
Evening star., 1962-11-15

The Air Force has Just
completed a large scale,
scientifically rigorous inves-
tigation of extraSenSory per-
ception-precognition, clair
voyance, telepathy and like
reported phenomena. The re-
search was carried out by the
Air Force Cambridge Re-
search Laboratory, covered a
period of about a year, and
was conducted with As vol
unteer subjects.
Extra sensory perception
has long been q matter OF
controversy among scientists
since the first announce
ments at Duke University
about 20 years ago. To give
credence to apparent mani
festations of the phenomena
in it's many forms requires
acceptance Of some unknown
force. This most scientists
are unwilling to do.
Primary Good
The primary goal of the
Air Force experimenterS was
to develop an objective test
of the phenomena rather
than to evaluate the validity
of the concept. This arose
out of a desire to establish
within the Air Force, and
therefore within the whole
Defense Department. a base
of authoritative knowledge.
There has never been any in
tent to make use of it in any
military operations.
At present similar investi-
cations are being carried out
in several American and Eu-
ropean universities. In Rus
sia there are several large
scale projects actively sup
ported by the government,
The Air Force experiment
was designed and conducted
by ElectronicS Engineer
Everett F. Dagle, Physicist
John Mott-Smith, Mathe-
matician Margaret D. Hill
and Psychologist William r,
Smith. All were associated
with the Cambridge Labora-
tories. The physical facilities
and test subjects were sup
piled by Endicott Junior Col
lege at Beverly, Mass, at nc
cost to the Defense Depart
ment. Out Of a group of sc
volunteers, IS actively par
ticipated in the experiment
and 81 completed the entire
series of tests. To determine
whether extrasensory ca
pabiity might be related to
unique personality traits, al
subjects were given a we'll
validated personality test
All turned out to be entirely
normal.
The key element Of the
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Answers to Questions
By The HASKIN SERVICE

@. Which member of the
Lee family built the Lee
Mansion which overlooks
Arlington National Cemetery
in Virginia?-V. II.
A. The mansion was built
by Mrs. Lees father, a mem
ber of the Gusts family. The
land was originally acquired
by John Parke Custis, a son
of Martha Washington by
her first marriage, and was
inherited by his son, George
Washington Parke Gusts,
who built the house and
whose daughter became the
wife of General Lee.
Evening star., 1962-11-15
Now There Are Three

The electorate of the great
Bay State, sometimes known
as the Land of the Bean
and the Cod, has spoken. In
it's infinite wisdom, it has
decided there are not too
many Kennedys in Washing
ton. Even though we may be
appalled, at the thought of
triple K exuberance from one
end of The Avenue to the
other, we have to admire the
sagacity of Cape Colony poll
ticians. They have succeeded
in unloading another of their
chickadees, and now are sit
ting back happily awaiting
the expected rain of pennies
from heaven. Angus Sinclair.
Evening star., 1962-11-15

way is adding himself to those
who came before him in
planting more seeds of good
will and understanding so
that men will eventually live
together in peace. His work
may bear fruit long after he
has passed on. And the Nobel
Peace Prize for 1862 may be
placed over a forgotten grave.
A. E. TOmkin.