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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01

Chicken or EoqIe Our SYMBOL?

The time has come when
we must purge the chicken
from Americas Great Seal
and restore the proud eagle
as our national symbol.
Historically our country's
emblem has always been an
eagle clutching a bundle of
arrows in one talon and an
olive branch in the other.
Symbolically the olive
branch stands for peace and
freedom, while the bundle Of
arrows indicates our deter
mination to protect that free
dom with arms and our lives,
II need be.
When the seal was designed
it was agreed that the eagles
head should face to the left,
towards the arrows-as fair
warning to any would-be ag-
gresSorS.
After World War II, ex-
President Harry 8. Truman
(ostensibly completing one Of
Ed. RS unfinished projects)
by executive order directed
that the Great Seal be re-
designed so that the eagles
head would turn $50 degrees
away from the arrows and
face the olive branch.
The Justification: We must
not give the impression that
the United States has mill
taristic or aggressive inten-
tons.
In Sundays Star (May ~,
1882 front-page position was
given to UnderSecretary Of
State George Balls report to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01

a panorama Of 80 years ago.
Even If he had and kept q
good job or income then, he
too, was one Of the victims.
Granted any decent human
COMPASSIONATE this he US
ually had-he remembers his
sense Of guilt toward the old
er and quite often better men
who would drop by In gallant
hopelessness to look for q job
that was not there.
Or If he, himself, was one
Of the jobless. he remembers
the flat, gray dreariness Of
it all. when every day Of the
year was November and ev-
cry day of the year. however
blazing the sky, was filled
with falling rain.
He Deserves . Salute
Indeed, and come to think
Of it, this fellow, this Middle
aged American Male, deserves
not merely this small under
standing but also some small
salute. If ever there was truly
a "lost generation" it was,
and is, his. A long time ago
he came, thin of belly and
high Of hope, from college
into q world which thereupon
broke around his eager head.
Somehow, by 1941, he had
worked his passage through
the endless years and had
something called success and
a little wife" and perhaps
a child or two. But then
Hitlerism struck, and off he
went to some Camp Corn
pone and then upward from
some foreign foxhole and
forward into the blasts of
many fires-and having to
com m a n d men who were
really boys to 60 with him.
At last, he came home to
a country which was no
longer quite his and to q So
ciety which was rather uglier
than he had remembered
and sometimes, too, to learn
that the "little wife" was his
no longer, either.
So, don't blame him too
much that he is more gun
shy now that he really ought
to be. His generation has had
a good deal, one way or an
other, in its time. And so the
smallest. vaguest thread of a
threat of yet another war, a
war Of privation at home.
puts him into q private panic
which, is not good to know
or show.
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America First.

to its present perfection. Es-
tablishing a fair retail price
is not price fixing-it is pro-
lection. Why is it legal for
car manufacturers to estab-
lish retail prices and not ap-
pliance manufacturers? Why
not have uniform retail
prices instead of the dealer
establishing his own?
We, as dealers. are not
after subsidies but we do
feel that we are entitled to
a fair return for our money
just as well as other types
Of business. The Quality Sta
bilization Bill will do Just
that. A customer would not
think Of asking for a discount
on a dress or suit of clothes
but, brother, when he or she
comes in to buy an appliance
What discount do I get?"
Whats your best price,"
How much for my old one?"
You can do better than
that" II can do much bet
ter next door or at the dis
count house." The public
Just doesn't want you to make
a profit.
Howard Sheppard,
President, Bilstad Com
pany, Inc, Fargo, N. Oak.
This is not my first letter
addressed to your attention
and concerned with the edi-
torials of The Star con-
demning quality stabiliza-
ton and other fair COMPETE
tive practices legislatio on.
which legislation Is Endorsed
by almost every reputable
manufacturer, wholes a Ter,
and retailer in the United
States.
In every survey that has
been made, it has been shown
beyond question that where
the old Fair Trade Laws were
enforced the general price
structure was more stable
than where unfair trade ran
wild.
When I say stable" I mean
that the consumer in his to-
tai purchases bought for less.
What do you think would
happen to Florsheim shoes If
one Of their dealers or a big
discount house would cut the
price Of this fine product?
Where would Hart Schaffner
& Marx or Hickey Freeman,
or Hamilton Watch Com
pany, turn for legitimate
dealerships and progressive
promotion Of their excellent
merchandise If a big discount
house. or one Of the chains,
should start offering these
goods at below-cost prices?
I ask you, Mr.. Editor, II
the sale Of billions Of dollars
worth of reputable merchan-
disc at below-cost prices is a
contribution toward strength
ening the free enterprise sys-
tenn, or a contribution to the
tax needs Of our local, State,
and Federal Governments?
Ed WINNER,
Vice President
National Federation of
Independent Business,
San Mateo, Calf.
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A BOOK FOR TO-DAY
Formative Years of Well Known Men
By DONALD MIMI

trophes-the depression and
World War II. Between 1892,
when I was born, and 1945,
when we moved away, the
town Of Shillington changed,
as far as I could see, very
little. The vacant lot beside
our home on Philadelphia
avenue remained vacant. The
houses along the street were
neither altered nor replaced"
EVEN THEN, he was fas-
cinated by the poorhouse. "At
the end of our street there
was the County Home-an
immense yellow poorhouse.
set among wide orchards and
lawns, surrounded by a
sandstone wall that was low
enough on one side for a
child to climb easily, but that
on the other side offered a
drop Of 20 or 80 feet, enough
to kill you if you fell. =. At
the time it seemed perfectly
natural, a dreadful pit Of
space congruent with the pit
Of time into which the old
people (who could be seen
circling silently in the shade
of the trees whose very tops
were below my feet) had
been plunged by some mys-
terry that would never touch
me-"
The individual nature Of
Mr.. Updike's imagination is
as clear in this memoir as it
is in his fiction. And 1t goes
without saying that the little
essay is literature, not mere
narration.
In his introduction, Mr..
Levin remarks that each of
the contributors has taken a
direction not easily suggested
by his boyhood. Indeed. he re-
fers to "the reverse thrust Of
circumstance" which is per-
haps a little strong.
Yet these essays do suggest
that, as Mr.. Levin puts it,
Perhaps the keynote of the
formative years, after all, is
a resistance to being formed"
Many will agree with his con-
cluSion: 1T is a hopeful
thought"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01
On Federal 'Price-Fixinq'"

Editors Note: The Star has
received a number Of letters
from various parts of the
country on its editorial deal
ing with the so-called "qual-
ity sterilization" bill, under
which, among other things,
manufacturers could fix re-
tail prices Of brand-name
products. Following is O rep
resentative sampling Of the
letters.)
I have read your editorial
entitled Federal 'Price-Fix-
ing" Of May IL. On the sur
face it would seem as though
you had q sound argument.
On the other hand, when you
start to examine the actual
facts, the editorial is very Ill
advised, in our humb lie
opinion. .
My group of wallcovering
wholesalers Is a trade aSso-
citation Of small businessmen.
There is no industry in which
the problem of price-cutting
is more fragrant than in the
wallpaper distribution field.
We would welcome the pas
sage of the Quality Stabilize
ton Bill. II a manufacturer
has regard for his product,
puts his best efforts into pro-
ducing, promoting and adver-
Using for the benefit Of the
public and his retail dealers,
it would seem obvious that
the retail dealers should be
helped by means of a fair
price, and certainly the con-
sumner is helped by a fair
price. Too often prices are
marked up to be marked
down for indicating discounts
which are. in fact, fallacious.
We are Of the opinion, in
our organization, that a very
significant benefit would
come to small business as a
result of the enactment Of
the Quality Sterilization Bill.
We cannot agree with Mr..
Loevinger's statement Oee
Loevinger, Assistant Attor-
ney General in charge of the
Antitrust Division) to the
contrary.
Henry H. Altman,
Executive Director, Wall
covering Wholesalers As
ISOLATION, Re h ID o t h
beacn, Del.
y 4 4 =
We wish to voice our dis
appointment at the editorial,
Federal Price Fixing SEN
ator Humphrey is well aware
of the position of the indie
pendent retailer because Of
his experience in his fathers
drug store. The small manu-
facturers, like the independ-
ent retailers, are in a position
to evaluate what is good for
them" contrary to Assistant
Attorney General Loevinger's
statement. 90. It is fire.
quently the case that people
may want things that, in the
long-run, are not good for
them"
Hardship experiences of
the small manufacturer, such
as our firm, dictates support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01

Of the Quality Sterilization
Bill" for the good of our
economy and the encourage
ment of establishing small
business enterprises.
E. L. Emme,
General Manager, Godefroy
Manufacturing Co., st.
Louis, Mo.
I wonder If your editorial
writer has contacted small
independent businessmen to
get their views on the Quality
Sterilization Bill. I also won
der whether you are cognizant
Of the fact that Mr.. Loevfn-
ger admitted In his testimony
to Senator Monroney that he
did not pretend to be a
spokesman for small business.
Your editorial does not
bring out the fact that a
manufacturer does not have
to use the provisions Of the
Quality Sterilization Bill-he
may If he chooses to do so
and thinks it is good for his
company, individually. The
consumer can choose products
Of other manufacturers and
he may also buy private
brand merchandise as he sees
fit.
Your editorial does not rec
ognize the predatory price
cutting where the outlets who
practice it are merely riding
on the coat tails Of we'll
known brands because they,
themselves, do not have pub
lie acceptance. I do think
that q little investigating
would be quite fruitful.
Thomas A. Fernley, Jr.,
National Wholesale
Hardware Association,
Philadelphia, Pa.
= a
We cannot understand how
a man Of the caliber and DO
sition Of Lee Loevinger can
take such an attitude regard
ing the Quality Sterilization
Bill.
What happened to the
small appliance dealer when
fair trade was outlawed-
who is selling the lions share
of small appliances now?
None other than drug stores,
chain stores. jewelry stores
and discount houses. The ap-
pliance dealer can't afford to
handle them because the
corner drug store is selling
them below the dealers cost,
What happens when the
farm product prices go down?
The Government establishes
price supports and subsidies
the farmer so that he gets
a fair return. Now that ap-
pliance prices, and we mean
both small and large appli-
ances. are com .oletely demor-
allied, the appliance dealer
gets no subsidies and is made
to shift for himself. Many
are forced to go under be-
cause they can't get a decent
profit on their merchandise.
Both the manufacturer and
dealer should have some pro-
lection on the merchandise
he has spent years to develop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01
FIVE ROW.

Lindsay, Harry Golden
Walt Kelly, William X
Zinsser and John Updike
Edited by Martin Levin
1913 pp., Illus. doubleday &
Co.; $3.50
What q strange and at.
tractive idea 1t Is to tell 9
part Of the history Of the first
so years of this century BY
assembling memoirs Of the
boyhood of five distinguished
men. each born about a dec.
ade after his predecessor.
The realization as we have
1t in Five Boyhoods" Is
nearly as attractive as the
idea itself.
First there is Howard Lind
say looking back on the 1900s
in Atlantic City in the witty
and elegant prose that has
made him famous. Social
standing was something that
my family could well use," he
writes. I'VE weren't born or
the wrong side Of the tracks
nor were we born on the right
side Of the tracks; we were
born right In the middle Of
the tracks. This Is q very
dangerous position"
And then q great jump
from the thoroughly Ameri-
can background of this actor
playwright to the ghetto OF
New York'S lower East Side
in the 1905. Harry Golden
probably sentimentalizes the
world Of his youth, but he
does 1t gently and without
distorting its essence.
TODAY when there is so
much discussion Of the vari-
GUS motives that draw people
to church, 1t Is interesting to
listen to Mr.. Golden,s father
a nationalist who nonetheless
was a strict observer Of the
Sabbath and all the Jewish
holidays.
Once when I chided him
(about this)," writes Mr..
Golden. "he gave me this
answer; The Jew is a Jew
like the Frenchman is a
Frenchman, but observance
in the synagogue is at the
core Of it. A people cannot
exist without form or with
out ritual or without memory.
These men are my brethren
and the synagogue gives us
fellowship and strength. My
good brother Dudjah Silver
berg. a very pious man, goes
to the shule to see God. I go
to the Shule to see Dudjah. "
Walt Kelly grew up in the
1920s. What he has to say
about his boyhood is often
obscure and sometimes SEEM
ingly deliberately so. One
wonders why if he is so little
inclined to reveal himself
he should have undertaken
to write the essay. But he
does tell us something about
the origin of his gift for
hilariously twisted language
and the importance pictures
have always had for him.
Then we are on Long
Islands North Shore in an
atmosphere of comfort in the
Self-contained world of the
Social Register. One summer
he had a so-called tutor to
keep him company. The
young man was a Harvard
Junior. which is only natural,
and his name was-and is
Cleveland Amory.
John Updike grew up in
Shillington. Pa, a suburb of
Reading. The atmosphere was
quiet for my boyhood was
spent in a world made tran
quill by two invisible catas-
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Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

A reader can get an answer, BY
mail. to any question Of fact 81
writing The Star Information Bu-
reau, 636 = street NV, Washington
4, D. c. Please tnclose return post
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-01

@. What kind of gem stone
is kunzite? Where is it found?
%. S.
A. Kunzite is a rare, trans
parent variety of spodumene
"a lithia mineraD ranging
in color from blush pink to
lilac pink. The color fades
upon exposure to light. The
most notable locality for it
is the Pala district Of San
Diego County. Calf, where
it was discovered in 1902. It
was identified by, and named
for. DR.. George F. Kunz of
New York, gem expert and
special agent of the q. S.
Geological Survey 1888
1900. 1t has also been found
in Riverside County, Calf,
Spruce Pine, N. c., Branch
vile, Conn. Andover, Maine,
and in Madagascar.
@, What is the difference
between condensed milk and
evaporated milk?-L. D.
A. Condensed milk is not
only reduced in water con-
tent. but also has sugar
added. Evaporated milk is
milk reduced in water con-
tent and canned without
added sugar.
, 1962-11-08
Hotel Training
Serninol Opens In
Puerto Rice

A 4-day hotel training seminar
with an international flavor styled
bean Hotel Training Needs opened
Workshop and Seminar on Carib-
at 1000 am. yesterday, Novem-
Der Z at Ell Barranquitas Hotel by
the Secretary of Education of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Honorable Candida Oliveras.
This WorkshopISeminar is being
sponsored by the Hotel School of
Puerto Rico and the Department
of Tourism with the cooperation of
the Caribbean Organization, and
invitations to send delegates to
the Seminar were despatched to
the governments of the countries
served by the Caribbean Organ
ization by the Secretary General.
More than a dozen delegates
from Martinique, Guadeloupe,
Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands and probably Bar
bados are taking part in the Semi
mar. Addresses Of welcome were
given by c. F. B~eauregard, Secre-
tary-General of the Caribbean
Organization, Roberto Bouret, of
the Department of Tourism and
Fred Gee, President of the Puerto
Rican Hotel Association. The dele
gates settled down to discussion
of the following agenda items:--
Continued on Page A.
, 1962-11-08
Elednor Roosevelt.
Widow Of FDR. Dies

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
widow of the late Franklin D.
Roosevelt, 32nd President of the
United States, passed away at her
home last night. She was 70.
One of the most distinguished
women in the world, she was a
close friend of the late Mary Beth
une. Mrs. Roosevelt inspired deep
love, respect and affection among
people Of all races. She was a
champion of civil rights.
, 1962-11-08
Radio Stotion WIN
Announces New
Program Schedule

Two notable changes in the WI
VI Program Schedule have been
announced by the Lighthouse Of
the West Indies" For a complete
news concept, WIN has added IN
extra fifteen minute newscast
from the Voice of America every
afternoon, Monday through Satur-
day, at 100. In addition to WINS
own ten minute summary at 1890,
this will enable every Island resi-
dent to get a full picture of the
up-to-the-minute news before re-
turning to work for the afternoon.
With the addition of this news
cast, it brings to eighteen the over
all number Of news summaries
broadcast by WIN daily. in its
policy of total news for the public.
The second change is an earlier
sign on the air, at 500 every morn
ing Monday through Friday. The
schedule for those early morning
hours is now Morning Singspira-
tion," the popular religious request
program at 500, and Back to the
Bible" a noted religious program
at 600.
, 1962-11-08
Cone Growers Deny
Inviting SidnY Lee
For Address

Mr.. Gordon Skeoch, Chairman
of the Sugar Cane Growers Execu-
tive Committee, said today that a
news item appearing in the st.
Croix Avis on Monday, November
5th, 1862 under the caption
SIDNEY LEE INVITED TO AID
DRESS SUGAR GROWERS OF
ST. CROIX" was not true.
1t was Mr.. Lee who requested
to meet with the Sugar Cane
Growers Executive Committee and
which meeting took place or Mon
day afternoon, November 5th. Mr..
Lee outlined in a general way that
he and his associates would be
willing to take over and operate
the VICORP sugar mill, if favor
able terms could be arranged,
rather than see the Island 60 out
of the sugar business.
The Committee told Mr.. Lee
that they had petitioned VI
CORPS Board of Directors to con-
tinue the growing and processing
of sugar cane until at least the
expiration of VICORP's present
charter in 1869, and that they
could not and would not take any
position on MI. Lees proposal un-
til all possibilities of VICORP's
continuance had been fully ex-
plored and exhausted.
Copies of the Growers petition
have also been sent to members of
the Senate and House Committee
on Appropriations, the Senate and
House Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs, the Legislature Of
the Virgin Islands, all newspapers
in the Virgin Islands and the
Chambers of Commerce of st.
Croix and st. Thomas.
, 1962-11-08
Correction

In the 9th paragraph of the arti-
Gle reporting the election returns
FOL the at-large candidates Mrs.
.>ora Amritt received los votes
from st. Croix, 68 from ST. Thomas
nd 8 from st. John, making a
total of 176 votes.
, 1962-11-08
Governor P~uieWonskY
Will Crown Miss
Trdvel Agent 1863

Beauty as well as efficiency be-
hind the travel ticket counter will
be rewarded Saturday night at the
terrace of the Estate Contant Ho-
tel here with the selection of Miss
Travel Agent 1863" from a field
of six finalistS.
Virgin Islands Governor Ralph
M. Paiewonsky will place the
crown on the pretty miss selected
as winner of a contest conducted
through American International
Hotel Representatives in New
York City.
The six contest finalists will be
among a group of about 40 leading
travel agents visiting the Virgin
Islands for a one-week familiarri-
zation tour of the resort and re-
irrational facilities which make
an island holiday SO appealing.
The coronation caravan and tour
is a joint promotion among Ameri-
can-International Hotel Represen-
tatives, Trans Caribbean Airlines
and the Department Of Commerce
of the Virgin Islands Government.
The beauty queen of the travel
industry will be selected from this
group: Miss Donna Smith, Meta
Sherman Travel, Woodland Hills,
.Calif.j Miss Deanne Charles, Wort
Travel Center, Cleveland; Miss
Joy E. Hurley, A & B Travel Agen
cy, Inc, New Heaven, Conn; Miss
Susan Ekamp, Travel Consultants,
Niles, Ill; Miss Victoria Colonnese
Morrison and Elvidge Ltd, Otta-
wa, Canada; and Miss Patritia
Browning, Travel House of Great
Neck, Great Neck. N. Y.
The queens reward will be a II
day, all-expense-paid tour of Eu-
rope at A. /. H. r. represented
hotels in various European cities
and resorts.
Accompanying the group will be
AIHR general manager H. M En-
gel. They will depart New York
City on Trans Caribbean Airlines
Thursday morning and arrive in
st. Thomas that afternoon. They
will stay at Amir represented
hotels both here and in st. Croix.
They will be welcomed at S p
m. Thursday at a cocktail party at
the Left Bank restaurant sponsor
ed by the Visitors Bureau of the
Department of Commerce. Dinner
will follow for the group at the
Royal Mail Inn on Hassel Island
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Yerger
as hosts.
Fridays schedule calls for break
fast at Morning Star Beach a visit
to the Midtown Guest House, and
luncheon at Mountain Top Hotel
with manager A. M. Edwards as
, 1962-11-08
All America Stuff
Hold Open House;
Demonstrate Telex

All America Gables and Radio
staff held open house on WedneS-
day, November 7th in the after
noon for friends and customers at
their newly renovated and modern
lied offices on the corner of
Church and Company Streets in
Christiansted, of which Mr.. M.
Rogers is sub-manager.
James Nc Conney, area manager
from San Juan, Puerto Rico, came
up especially for the occasion, He
demonstrated how the TELEX
may be used, by tipping messages
to New York, San Francisco, Homo
lulu, Hawaii, and Waikiki Beach,
and received replies from those
places simultaneously. The long
est lasps between placing the call
and acknowledgement was two
minutes--that to Waikiki Beach.
TELEx is a fascinating way of
communication in that you type
your message and your correspon-
dent on the other end receives it
Immediately. Both have written
record of questions and answers.
This system goes all over the
world from st. Croix to Europe,
Asia, Africa, the Far East, as well
as st. Thomas, Puerto Rico and the
United States, South and Central
America.
Among the guests also was E. H.
Rodgers, Manager of All America
Cables and Radio Incorporated for
st. Thomas and st. Croix.
Several congratulatory cables
were received by Mrs. Rogers for
the office and a bautiful floral
arrangement from DR.. Elena Ste
venson in Frederiksted.
, 1962-11-08

host. John P. Scott of SCOTS Ho-
tel will provide a rum swizzle cock
tail break at $50. Dinner will be
at 7:30 at the Gramboko Inn.
Eleanor Clinton is also offeriny
cocktails and the excitiny rhythms
of a steel band.
Coronation Day on Saturday
will begin with a drive to famed
Magen's Bay for a rum punch par
ty and beach picnic. Managers
Harry Bonar and Vernon Bick of
Estate Contant have scheduled
dinner and steel band entertain
ment for Z pm, followed by the
browning of the queen by Govern
or Paiewonsky on the poolside
terrace at 9 pm. Bonar said a limi
ted number of additional reserva-
tons for the coronation dinner
can be obtained by telephoning
Estate Contant.
Sunday morning will be devoted
CONTINUED on Page A
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Sears does not establish artificial
"ist" prices to GlIOw for SO-cdlled
Discount" or "trdde-in" pricing.
Sears original prices are loo prices.
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Notions Dept, Sears Alabama, BlGdsnsbur0,
Wisconsin aud Arlington