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Evening star., 1962-12-13

est with Boone, trekking the
Great Plains with Lewis and
Clark, carving out a cabin
and a cornpatch or standing
upon a mountaintop or be-
side still waters thinking
great thoughts that other
mortals are not capable Of
thinking because they live in
overpopulated, worn out. up-
washed and somehow inferior
countries.
The odd thing is that when
we think such thoughts we
are really not too far from the
truth. We are strong. We are
self reliant. We still are
proving we can do things. We
do think great thoughts. We
are still bringing forth on
this continent. etc. We are
dynamic, not static.
But what would II be like
II we could no longer find a
place to be alone, a place
wherein to prove that we
could, II necessary. subsist
singly and barehanded, a
place where we could prove
that we can meet nature on
more nearly her own terms2
I submit that 1t would be
pretty awful and that as
Americans we would find
ourselves dangerously weak
ened psychologically; perhaps
too lacking in the fiber we
have acquired in the course
Of conquering the wilderness
TO continue on the course we
have set for ourselves.
! submit that we would
find that In totally overpow-
ering nature without thought
for the ultimate spiritual
consequences we had ire
trievably lost an essential
quality In ourselves.
When President Kennedy
first took office he sent a
natural resources message 10
Congress that called for a
comprehensive Federal recre-
ational lands program and a
survey 10 determine where
additional national parks, for
ests and seashore areas
should be proposed. Secretary
OF the Interior Udall was
named 10 head up the effort.
Evening star., 1962-12-13

generations 1t remains
virtually unknown.
More than 300 times as
many bathythermograph OBJ
servations, for example, have
been taken in the North At
lantic, and there has been no
biological sample of Indian
Ocean waters in more than
half the area.
Yet this ocean, according
to a report by the National
Science Foundation, which
will direct American partici-
patton in the project, has
several unique Characters
tics. There is, for example.
a seasonal reversal in pre-
vailing winds found nowhere
else in the world and as yet
unexplained. This wind sys-
tenn is marked by two an
nual monsoons, one blowing
from the northeast six
months Of each year and the
other from the southwest for
the rest of the year. There
is accommodating evidence
that biological productivity
is high. This would almost
certainly result from the up
yelling Of nutrient laden
waters off each coast at least
once a year, as a consequence
OF the monsoon shift.
Forty Ships Participate
Many OF the nations sur
rounding the ocean are
among the worlds most
densely populated countries,
containing more than a
quarter Of the earth's people.
All suffer from food short
ages.
Forty vessels now are
scheduled 10 carry out the
exploration work. Their
cruises will vary from a few
months TO well over a year.
Throughout the year at least
seven ships will be operating
simultaneously, each with It's
own program coordinated
with the overall program.
Some areas are attracting
appreciably more attention
than others. Eighteen ships,
for instance, will operate In
the Arabian sea. but only
eight viii work In the Bay
OF Bengal. Fifteen will
operate in the southwest por-
tion OF the ocean and I3 in
the southeast portion. There
have been IL reconnaissance
cruises TO date by various ma
tions and these have revealed
many new problems which
demand investipation
This country will have IS
vessels engaged in the work.
1t may also provide two
weather ships which will re-
main In station for two years
or more. making daily OBJ
servations.
Evening star., 1962-12-13
In Land of Plenty

In the American Legion
magazine for December is an
article dealing with a sit
uation which is a national
disgrace: Nearly 100 children
under 5 years of age are
starving to death annually,
and nearly twice that num-
ber of persons Of all ages
are freezing to death, right
here in our own country.
In October, 1861, Capt. At
kinS, commander of a B-52
crew stationed at Glasgow
AFB, Montana, read in a
Great Falls newspaper Of 1876
Indian children being forced
to leave school because they
could not afford to pay for
their lunches. Capt. Atkins
went to Poplar, Mont, seat
of the Fort Peck Indian
agency and council, and
eventually, with the assist
ance of many others, includ-
ing American Legion Post
No. SIS, succeeded in provid-
ing the kids with a real merry
Chistmas.
During his activities Capt.
Atkins was informed, accord
ing to the Legion magazine,
that among the Northern
Plains tribes, living in eight
States, 81 children under five
years Of age had died Of star
vation, and ITS Indians Of all
ages had frozen to death dur
ing the preceding winter" "
and that these figures
change only slightly from
year to year"
We have spent large sums
of money on chiselers who
infest Washington, D. c., and
we have billions to spend for
foreign aid. But even If it
is granted that the tribal
council displays a strange
apathy toward the situation,
and that these Indians seem
incapable of starting a life
entirely different from that
of their ancestors, 1t would
seem that somewhere along
the line we might be able to
see to 1t that enough aid is
retained in this country to
make sure that Indian chill
dren do not starve to death
each year. We are so busy
catering to some Of our mi
norities that we conveniently
overlook our most silent mi
nority, the Indians, who used
to possess all of the land
embraced within the CONT
mental United States.
G. v. Lowering.
Evening star., 1962-12-13
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
Soviets Find Submerged Mountains
By THOMAS r. HENRY

Discovery of a major
mountain range at the bot
tom Of the Indian Ocean has
been announced by Russian
explorers.
This range is located in
the Indo Australian Deep,
south Of Ceylon. 1t is at least
$50 miles long and probably
much longer, according to
DR.. P. L. Bezrokov on the re-
search ship Vityaz operated
by the Soviet Institute of
Oceanography. A translation
of the report has been is
sued by the American Geo.
physical Union.
The range is not recorded
on any existing charts.
There is one peak about S.
900 feet high, named Mt.
Nikitin after the first Rus
sian Indian Ocean explorer.
The average summit of the
range is about ia miles be-
low the sea surface. Several
other submerged peaks more
than a mile high were
located. The range was criss-
crossed several times by the
Russian ship and echo sound
ings taken.
Dimensions Great
But as compared to the
small area covered by the
echo-sounding survey, says
the report. "the dimensions
OF the underwater range are
quite considerable. Two
crossings defined its outline
in a direction from north TO
south. Its length cannot be
less than 800 miles.
"A series Of consecutive
bottom photographs showed a
complex sequence Of sands
and rock outcrops. On the
steep or slopes Of the noun
tains there are apparently ex-
tensive areas where the bot
tom is bare.
I'VE were not able TO de-
termine the composition OF
the bed rock OF the noun
tains. BY analogy with other
mountains In the central
part Of the ocean we may
assume that these rocks are
basaltic."
The mountains OF the
range, according TO the re-
port. probably are extinct
volcanos.
Plans now are essentially
complete for the l3-nation
exploration Of the Indian
ocean. which is probably the
greatest internationally CO.
operative project In history.
The great sea remains geo.
graphically a last frontier. "
It covers more than 28,000.-
900 square miles. more than
Asia and Africa combined.
Although sailed for many
Evening star., 1962-12-13
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used ,DiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-12-13
Wants More Zip

It Is Intriguing to note
that our Postmaster General
has originated something
called the ZIP plan to speed
up the delivery of the huge
volume of mail sent out by
some Of our large business
firms. Now II he will Just
put some zip into his bureau
Gratis and letter carriers, we
little people will have some
thing TO cheer about.
Evening star., 1962-12-13

Pennsylvania governor
elect-William E. Scranton
is doing a real job on hum
drum politics-politics as she
has been played in the Key
stone State. Not since the
days of the late Clifford
Pinchot, a disciple Of Teddy
Roosevelt and the Square
Deal" has there been such a
new breeze. He doubtless will
be considered an iconoclast
by old guard Republicans and
old guard Democrats. For
Mr.. Scranton has declared
war on the good old "spoils
system" The system which
DEGREES that a governor of
Pennsylvania, when he moves
into the State House, shall
oust some 10000 to $4,000
State employees and replace
them with Republicans or
Democrats, depending on
which party is his own. How
Mr.. Scranton plans to bring
about civil service and
whether he will succeed, the
future will tell.
AS things stand today, a
Governor of Pennsylvania
has more jobs to hand out to
the faithful after he comes
into office than the governor
of any state in the Union,
including New York and
California. There is a limited
number under State civil
service regulations and a lin
tied number who have a
quasi-civil service status
perhaps the total will run to
5000 to 10,000-leaving per-
haps $4,000 State jobs at
the Governors disposal.
Mr.. Scranton is under no
illusion it will be easy to
change the system. He ad-
r1itS that 1t may have to he
done by easy stages and
through action OF the State
legislature. But he intends
to make a start early in his
administration. Obviously, a
system which permits such
drastic turnover of State
employees every four years.
especially when a different
political party moves into
control, is inefficient, dis
regards continuous service Of
capable State employees, and
is costly. Democrats have
been in control of the State
government for eight years.
During that period the State
payrolls have been increased
by 10000 additional State
workers. And the jobs have
gone to Democrats.
Frees State Delegation
In addition to his war on
the spoils system, the Gov
ernor-elect believes the del
egates to the next Republican
National Convention should
be free to vote as they please
on presidential and vice-pres-
idential candidates. In other
words. he does not intend to
use his influence to vote
them as a bloc, although the
delegation will number about
70.
He does not intend to be a
"favorite son" candidate for
the presidential nomination
Nor does he intend to be a
candidate at all. He thinks
a draft" Of himself entirely
Evening star., 1962-12-13
Wonted: A Place to Catch a Lizard

Angus Sinclair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Auto Output
Gains 47%
In February

DETROIT, Mar. 2 (AP).-
The auto industry built a total
Of 535,797 cars in February-a
AZ per cent increase from the
same month of 1861, company
production figures show.
The industry reported yes
terday that all five manufac-
turers surpassed year-ago fig
ures and all but Chrysler Corp.
registered Sizable increases
The industry produced 1854, 1886
vehicles in February of 1861.
The total included 1888
compact cars against 1850
a year ago.
Production for the year
stands at 1,164,02 cars against
780,242 after two months of
1861.
Chevrolet, with 120,764 units,
built more than twice as many
standard size cars in February
as the second leading make
Ford Galaxie. Among compacts
Rambler posted a 1000 unit
lead over second place Falcon
for the month and a 1000 unit
lead for the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Ho|dersofO Old
Bonds Swap
ST. Billion
BY the Associated Press

The Treasury said today
holders of Ssh billion of old
bonds-many of them dating
from World War II - have
agreed to exchange them for
new issues offering higher in
terest" rates.
The department termed the
refunding a success although
less than one-third of the $18.7
billion of old bonds eligible for
the exchange were rendered.
The securities involved are
marketable bonds, not to be
confused with savings bonds.
Public investors. owning $3.50
billion Of old bonds which ma
ture between 1864 and 1912,
agreed to accept SAL billion of
the new issues. Government in
vestment accounts with a $l.8
billion stake in the old issues,
will exchange 81 billion of
them for the new bonds.
The departments aim in
making the offer was to in
duce leaders to extend their
investments in Treasury secu-
rites. The old bond issues were
exchangable for four new ones.
Here is how the exchange &C
tually broke down:
-$2.8 billion will go into new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
US. Bery||iur1l
Names Peaker
Chairman

PUEBLO, Colo, Mar. 2 (Spe-
ciaD Don K. Peaker, former
president of United States
Beryllium Corp, has been
named chairman of the board,
filling the vacancy created by
the death of Chairman Charles
S. Atwell, it was announced
today.
Succeeding Mr.. Peaker as
president is former Vice Presi-
dent Willard D. Egolf. of
Washington, D. c., who will
also continue in his posts as
general counsel and secretary
of the mining company.
Selected to the board of d.
rectors is George A. Blowers,
also of Washington, who is vice
president in charge of finance.
MIR. Blowers served as a direc-
tor of the United States Ex-
port I'm port Bank during
President Eisenhower's admin
istration and is a former ad-
visor to the International Mon
etary Fund.
Mr.. Peaker, who has served
as president of the corporation
since 1858, is also an independ-
ent geologist and oil operator.
His efforts led to the discovery
OF Wyoming's Bonanza Oil
Pool, of which he is part owner
and which has produced more
than 500 million in oil since
1851. He previously served as a
geologist and seismologist with
the Humble Oil and Refining
Co. and with Carter Oil Co.
Mr.. Egolf has been associ-
ated with the corporation since
1856. He is a graduate of the
University of Oklahoma Law
School and is a member of the
Oklahoma and District of Co.
lumbia Bar Associations. He
has practiced law in Washing
ton since 1916 and in recent
years has been associated with
Mr.. Peaker in private oil pro-
duction and in the development
of gold and silver mine near
Mancos, Colo. He has served
as vice president of the Ad-
vertising Federation of America
and as special counsel and as
sistant to the president of the
National Association of Broad
casters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
New Quotron System,
To Be Installed

Scantlin Electronics, Inc.
announced plans to install
Quotron II, its new electronic
stock quotation system in va.
rious brokerage offices here ir
August.
The computer furnishes over.
all market analysis and data or
individual securities. It list.
most active stocks, stocks with
largest percentage price changes
and other information.
The first Quotron system wa.
introduced in July, 1860, anc
now is used in $50 brokerag,
offices Of the country, includin,
II in this area.
The area firms includ,
Bache & Co.. Blair & Co.
Francis I, du Point & Co.
Hemphill Moves & Co., Hodg.
don & Co., Mackall & Coe
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith, Orvis Brothers g. Co.
Rouse, Brewer, Becker & Bry.
ant, Sutro Bros. & Co. anc
r. Baruch & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
81 Area Auto Sales
Rise to 7O2,3o8

Final area figures on 1861
automobile sales show that re-
covery in the last half of the
year more than offset declines
Of the first half and estab-
lished a moderate overall gain
for the year.
Maurice j. Murphy, execu-
tive vice president of the Auto
motive Trade Association Ma
tional Capital Area, today re-
ported 95,216 passenger cars
and 1882 trucks were sold in
the area during 1861, a COM
bined total of 102, 1893 units.
The 1861 results compared
with 1882 passenger cars,
6,588 trucks and a total of
100,l40 for the previous year.
Area passenger car sales in
December totaled 1910 units
while truck sales totaled 608,
9 combined total of 8,148. In
December, 1860. passenger cars
numbered 7.l93 and trucks 425
for a total of 1913 units.
For the District of Columbia
alone, January sales rose to
2,l90 units, compared with g.
13s in December and were far
above 1,744 in January last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Near Record
AutoSuIes
Predicted

b ATLANTA, Mar. 2 (AP).-
Automobile sales in 1862 are
expected to hit the highest peak
since the record year of 1855
in the opinion of the Ford
Motor Co. executive.
1.-THE total market is show.
ing real strength as compared
to. last year." said Vice Presi-
dent Ben D. Mills, who is in
charge of the Lincoln Mercury
Division.
1.-THE prospect is that 1876;
will be the second biggest veal
in history in total sales" hi
said in an interview.
During the SOS the trend will
continue upward, Mr.. Mills pre-.
dicted, because of several fac
tors including a birth rate bulge
and increase in driver-age pop
ulation. @
THE biggest problem of this
industry is determining, as far
ahead as such determination
must be made, what the pub
lie is going to want two OF
three years from now" he said
Probably the one thing
above all else that they are
going to like is good styling
within a sensible Interpretation
which means there must be
basic performance and econ
omy."
In Detroit, Automotive News
said the Nations domestic pas
senger car production is ex-
pected to total 1852 units
this week an increase of 90
per cent over last weeks pro-
duction of 134,750 units.
This weeks estimated pro-
duction represents a 40 per
cent increase over the 92,360
passenger cars produced in the
like week of 1861.
The higher production esti-
mate for the week follows the
return to full production of all
six Chrysler Corp. assembly
plants for the first time since
January 6.
Automotive News estimated
United States passenger car
production for the first two
months of this year at 1,220,-
215 units.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
CAB Unites Actions
In Hughes Tool Cases
BY the Associated Press

The Civil Aeronautics Board
has consolidated two proceed
ingS involving Northeast Air
lines and Hughes Tool Co.
The board said similar issues
had been raised, and separate
hearings would involve sub
stantial and unnecessary du-
plication.
Last January 8 Hughes,
Northeast and Atlas Corp. filed
joint applications asking that
the CAB approve the acquisi-
ton of Northeast by Hughes
from Atlas.
The applications, under yes
terday's ruling, are being in
corporated into a proceeding
started July IL, 1860, to deter
mine whether Hughes Tool Co.,
InduStrialist Howard Hughes
or Trans World Airlines had
acquired control of Northeast.
Last December 8 the CAB or
dered this proceeding set
down for hearing on an ex-
pedited basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Reserve BUILDING
Site Dedicated

The Reserve Officers Asso-
citation of the United States
dedicated a 46,000-square- foot
triangular lot at Third and C
streets S.W. yesterday for the
site of the National Reserve
Officers Memorial Building.
Representative berts,
Democrat of Texas, dedicated
the site for the SIS million
building. The property was pur-
chased, from the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency for 1891 ,534,
No date has been set for con-
Struction of the four-story
building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Federal Reserve BUYS
$50 Million Francs
BY the Associated Press

The Federal Reserve System
announced yesterday it has pur-
chased $50 million of French
francs for possible future use
in defending the dollar.
The transaction, arranged
between the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and the
Bank of France, was the first
of it's kind since World War II
The reserve system will use
the francs to buy dollars in
foreign exchange markets if
the dollar weakens in relation
to the franc. The effect would
be to strengthen demand for
the dollar and bolster its posi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
C&P Telephone Co.
Honors Veterans

Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. presented jeweled
emblems in February to 48
Washington area men and
women with service records
ranging from Is to 40 years.
Double-diamond emblems for
40 years Of service were given
to Mrs. Cecile A. Akey, Mrs.
Pauline L. Crane, George C.
Graft, Graham L. Hill, Thomas
C. Lewis and Mrs. Edna M.
Scott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
metropolitan Makes
$780, 900 Loan

Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. has committed itself to
lend $830.000 for permanent
financing of five garden-type
apartment buildings in FAIR
fax. Va, to be known as Layton
Hall.
Four of the buildings on Lay
ton Hall Drive have been fin
ished and a fifth is to be
ready for occupancy in July.
Builder is Aetna Construction
Co. and the borrower is Lay
ton Hall Limited Partnership
with George W.Klein and Paula
G. Wilkoff as general partners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Courtney Is Elected
Motrix Director

Matrix Corp. of Arlington,
Va, has elected Douglas Court
ney to the board of directors.
The new director is senior
vice president of the company
and formerly was president of
Courtney & Co., a recently &C
CURED company division in
Philadelphia.
Harry Older is president and
board chairman of Matrix Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02

dgONC O year dSO uuC W UIlC
Thursday, but Jagged 5 pei
cent behind the like week last
year.
!, Washington's birthday sales
In most stores were comfortably
ahead of last year, but store
executives recalled unusually
low area volume on Tuesday
resulted from the parade for
Astronaut Glenn. People either
crowded along the parade
route or stuck to their tele-
visions and had no thoughts
Tor shopping apparently. It
was one Of the poorest sales
days in some time, the head
OF one large store said.
The weeks sales also were
not helped by rain on Monday
and a light snow on Wednes-
day. but weather in the like
week last year also was I'M
comfortably rainy.
Area department store sales
IN four weeks ended February
"a remained 2 per cent ahead
OF a year ago and those for
the year to date were S per
cent higher.
The downtown portion of the
area sales total was up IS per
cent from the previous week in
the week ended February "a,
but also Jagged 5 per cent be-
hind the like 1851 period. Four
weeks downtown saAes were
just even with a year earlier,
but for the year to date showed
q gain of 2 per cent. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Mar. 2 (AP) USDA)
-Hogs $500; active, butchers steady
to 25 higher, weights $40 lbs and uI
Instances Is higher; mostly i-2 100.
225 Id butchers 17.OO-17.25; around
80 head at 17.15-17.25; mixed Ia
190-240 lbs 16.50-17. 90; numerous
sales 16.75-17 90; mixed l-3 23O-26O
lbs 16;25oo16.50; 20 230-2So ID;
mixed 1-3 300-50O Id sows 14.00-i
1925; 100000 lbs 13.25-14.0O.
Cattle 300; calves none; fresh
receipts mostly cows; one load slaugh.
ter steers on offer; cows modera tely
steady; load prime ,242 ID sIauehteI
steers 5000; utility and commercial
cows 145O-17.00: utility up to II 90
Gamers and cutters 13.5O-16.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02

partners of the firm, it was
announced today.
The transfer in ownership
became effective February /
All assets and liabilities of the
company were assumed by the
new partnership composed of
the Privot and Wolf families,
which was formed February
to succeed the previous part
nership.
The families now interested
in the firm are represented in
management on a full-time
basis. All employees remain in
the same capacities, said S. D
Wolf, managing partner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Tribute to Jones

NEW YORK, Mar. 2 (AP).-
Cities Service Co. offices
throughout the world were
closed today out of respect to
w. Alton Jones, former presi-
dent and board chairman and
chairman of the firms execu-
tive committee, who was killed
in yesterdays American Air
lines plane disaster.