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Holmes County herald., 1962-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Fultz
and daughter, Leisa of Biz
mingham, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
V. Mcclellan and sons, Ray
and Ricky of Jackson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fultz
and Liz of Jackson spent Sun
day with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. D. Fultz.
Mr.. Lacey Harvey ana Miss
Pat Heffner were in Jackson
Saturday.
Evening star., 1962-07-19
ImprudentIy TrustfuI?

In its treatment of the word "pru-
dent" WebSter'S newest edition of the
International Dictionary cites one
meaning as applicable to business
man who never does anything except
for useful end" At another point, it
mentions frugal" as sometime syno-
nym. The Internal Revenue Service,
and perhaps the tax courts, may find
this guidance useful If an amendment
voted by the Senate Finance Committee
into the pending tax revision bill ends
up as part of tax law.
The amendment, sponsored by DEM
ocratic Senator Long of Louisiana, deals
with allowable expense account deduc-
tionS. The background, in brief, Is that
President Kennedy had asked Congress
to tighten the rules on expense accounts
by making all business entertainment
costs, including social club dues, disal-
lowable as tax deductions. 1t was esti-
mated that the extra tax take would
amount to $3.50 million annually. The
House went along half way, for an eSti-
mated revenue gain of $125 million, by
voting to allow such deductions only
when related directly ito the active
conduct" of the taxpayers business.
Senator Long thinks this formula is too
inflexible and potentially unfair to bus
inesS. He thinks any expenses incurred
by prudent man" should be allowable,
and the Senate committee has so agreed
by an 8-to-6 vote.
The action Is not irrevocable, even
In the committee. Senator Douglas,
Illinois Democrat, sounds distruStful Of
the prudent man, perhaps on the theory
that tax avoidance might be the yard
stick for that useful end" to which the
dictionary refers. Chairman Byrd of
Virginia, another skeptic, wants to know
whether the man is going to be prudent
with his own money or with the Govern
ment'S. Both will have a chance to re-
open the issue when the committee
undertakes final review of the legisla-
tion; probably on July 27. Meanwhile,
Senator Longs office explains that pre-
else wording of the amendment is still
to be worked out and an effort may be
made to include some guidance (other
than Webster's) for defining prudence.
We hope he can do 1t, at least in way
to put such business accessories as hunt
ing lodges and yachts off limits. If not,
the House requirement for proving direct
relationship to active conduct Of busi-
ness would be much sounder formula
for computing tax liability.
Evening star., 1962-07-19
FruitIess Safety Search

In view of the number of near
collisions reported by airliners in the
recent past, the disclosure that little
progress has been made in developing
a device to prevent mid-air plane COL
liSionS is discouraging indeed The
search for such device is being pressed
intensively, however, so that an even
tual "breakthrough" may be forthcom-
ing at any time. 1t would be surprising
If, in this age Of scientific and techno-
logical advances, the perfection of an
anti-collision gadget were to prove in
definitely elusive.
1t had been hoped by delegates to
the safety conference held here by the
Federal Aviation Agency that some
optimistic report would be made on the
mid-air collision problem. The FAA had
heard Of no such report, however The
conference was attended by representa-
tiveS of the aviation and electronics in
dustries, where efforts to produce a
satisfactory, fool-proof device to warn
pilots Of collision hazards and possibly
to avert collisions automatically are
being concentrated. Several types of
radar and other detection and warning
equipment have been tried out from
time to time, but none has proved re-
liable. But the hunt must go on relent-
lesSly, for the rise in airway congestion
is certain to increase the hazards of
flying in the years ahead.
Evening star., 1962-07-19
Some Kind of Joke?

q Although many Of them regard it
asa "big joke" House members continue
to sign a discharge petition that would
force floor fight on the scandalous,
rnulti-b -billion-d dollar World War I pen
sion bill. OF the required PIG signatures,
207 have been obtained, and opponents
fear the petition will carry the day.
~ Chairman league and the House
Veterans Affairs Committee continue
to wage an all-out fight against a bill
that would add 631 ,221 new pensioners
to the rolls. They have attempted to
impress their colleagues with the alb
surdity of a $1-billion cost the first
year alone. They have patiently pointed
out the inequity of having half the
countryS taxpayers supporting pen
sioners already making more money
than the taxpayers. For the new pen
sion, which has nothing to do with serv-
ice-connected disability, would apply
to persons earning from $4,000 to 81, 900
a year, excluding revenues from Social
Security and other pensions. Thus, while
aiding the relatively we'll do, it would
undercut needier veterans from World
War and other wars.
Ironically, many of the petitioners
feel that If the House doesn't stop the
Evening star., 1962-07-19
Art and Thievery

OF all the many forms of thievery,
perhaps one Of the most fascinating,
though often difficult to rationalize, is
that of stealing easily recognizable
pieces of art.
So it is that Imagination is prodded
by the story that the biggest art theft
in British history has just taken place
in London where thirty-five impress
SioniSt and modern French paintings,
valued at nearly 81 million, have disap-
peared from an exhibition gallery in
fashionable Mayfair. The always astute
Scotland Yard authorities have had no
difficulty establishing the robbery rou-
tine-through rear entrance of the
gallery, an adjoining courtyard, over
some neighboring rooftops and pre-
sumably off by what LondonerS call
a van.
But to where, and for what reward?
The collection includes works of Renoir,
ToulouSe-Lautrec, PicaSSo, Monet and
others-all described as recognizable to
lovers of art. Are they to be seques-
tered in an attic for lonely and sur
reptitiouS admiration? Or slipped be-
hind the Iron Curtain for Communist
enjoyment of capitalist artistry? Or
boot-legged to some other relatively
remote part of the world where there
may be sufficient sense of appreciation
to promise compensation in keeping
with the risks? Interpol has been noti-
fled, no doubt, but this is more clearly
case for Sherlock Holmes and his
intuitive understanding of why a band
of thieves selects such hot" prizes.
Evening star., 1962-07-19
'One for the Roodt

You can get used to the
blood and the flesh no mat
ter how badly ripped up they
are. but it's the odor that gets
you," the young trooper was
saying in describing the last
in a series of automobile ac-
cidents which resulted in the
death of 16 people in one
week on a short stretch of
Route 5 in Southern Mary
land.
The climax of perhaps the
bloodiest week in Route SIS
history had come the day
before with the wild, smash
ing crash of a convertible
containing eight people rang
ing in age from Is to %. The
last accident was a high
speed affair, with the esti-
mates of the speed Of the
death car ranging UP to 100
miles per hour. Youngest
among the fatalities was the
infant somehow forced out
of her dying mothers womb
into an unspeakable world Of
shredded flesh and steel by
the side of the road.
From his hospital bed, the
sole survivor of the group
has verified the fact that
these young people had just
left one of the restaurants"
close by the Waldorf Police
Barracks. Because State
troopers cannot go into a To-
cation unless specifically in
vited by local authorities,
any violation Of the liquor
laws lie outside of their juris-
diction. Along with the ac-
tivities of the slot machine
entreprsneurs, this was and
is a local issue"
In the time since the &C
cident there have been no
comments by any public Of
ficials. The fact that a
group Of young people had
been drinking just before the
accident, that someone had
violated the law in serving
them the drinks, that these
violations are not isolated
cases is perhaps not as dis
quieting as the placid ac-
ceptance of the facts them
selves.
Unlike the circumstances
which spawned the last ac-
cident. the deaths them
selves will be recorded in
the statistical tables reserved
for such matters.
A few miles away, in our
Nations Capital, the annual
ritual Of looking into inter-
state crimes is being re-
peated by the Department of
Justice and Congress with the
words of the previous At
torney General being repeated
almost verbatim by the in
Evening star., 1962-07-19
Recalls Era of orse-ond-Buggy Doctors

At the turn Of the century
a popular wall decoration
for doctors offices was a
framed picture of a doctor
with a serious expression sit
ting at the bedside of a child
who was evidently dying.
The room was poorly fur
nished and an old kerosene
lamp with a crooked shade
cast eerie shadows which en-
phasized the sadness of the
scene. In the background
were the parents clinging to
each other. their faces turned
toward the doctor searching
for some sign of hope, al
though realizing that there
could be none. The time had
come when the doctor must
surrender to his archenemy-
death.
The edoctor had fought a
good fight with the feeble
weapons which were at hand
at that time. and like a
worthy sea captain he was on
the bridge as the ship was
sinking.
During these last hours
he had furnished sympathy
and consolation to his patient
and to the parents who would
always remember his perse-
verance, his gentle kindness
and his interest. The poverty
depicted by the artist in the
picture is proof that there
was little prospect for finan,
cial remuneration for the
doctor and that he remem-
bered Hippocrates' admoni-
tion that he attempt to save
human life at all costs. No
wonder that this typical doc
tor of so years ago was the
medical guide, philosopher
and friend to his patients and
that he occupied the highest
place in their esteem and in
their prayers.
Nature cured most Of his
patients and the potent drugs
at his command could be
Evening star., 1962-07-19

ing a considerable number
of unpaid bills.
The story Of a doctors
death published in a news
paper Is years ago always
appealed to me. It seems
that a doctor who practiced
in a small town conducted his
office over a feed store. Out
side the building were stairs
leading to his office and on
the panel of the sixth step
was painted Doctor Sterling
Upstairs" His practice was
large and mostly poor. He
died during a flu epidemic
and after his we'll attended
but modest funeral was
buried in the country church.
yard. There was no money
left to supply a marker for
the grave. On the night fol-
lowing the funeral, a group
Of his patients found their
way to the steps leading to
his former office. On the
following day those who
visited the grave to leave a
flower or to say a prayer
noticed that the grave now
had a marker. 1t was wooden
and nailed to the top Of a
board and it read: Doctor
Sterling Upstairs"
This story illustrates the
affection and respect which
most of the horse and buggy
doctors enjoyed. Such doc
tors exist today but there is
little time in this hurly-burl
world of today for the human
touch which made it so
sweet and peaceful and senti-
mental in years gone by.
There is no doubt that there
is less disease, less suffering
and less early deaths but
somehow many of us think,
as Mr.. Dooley did (when dis
cussing Christian Science) +,
that we could do with more
Christianity and less science.
James A. Cannon, Sr., M. d.
Evening star., 1962-07-19

counted on the fingers of one
hand. For the most part, he
could relieve pain and bring
hope and confidence and
consolation to the sickbed.
He observed symptoms and
collected notes concerning
his patients and as his exper-
fence accumulated he shared
the knowledge he had gained.
One by one the secrets of
nature were slowly barred. AS
the years went on. this knowl-
edge was used by his medi-
cal descendants to build a
series of tests, a better under
standing of disease and
remedies for its cure.
Since so years ago more
knowledge of the recognition
and treatment of human all
ments has been accumulated
than ever before in the his
tory Of the world-all of 1t
based on the faithful day by
day labors of the horse and
buggy doctor. Average human
life has been extended 80
years since 1890 and those
who view with contempt the
efforts of the doctor Of
earlier days should revise
their thinking and give credit
where credit is due. Most
modern instruments of pre-
ciSion did not exist at the
turn of the century and the
doctor put to full use his
eyes, his ears, his hands and,
yes, even his taste buds in
order to solve diagnostic
problems. His knowledge Of
anatomy was more necessary
than it is today and more
time and thought and study
and effort were expended
than is used by most modern
doctors.
Contrary to the habits of
some modern doctors, none
tary consideration was the
last thing in the minds of
these early heroes, and many
died in refined poverty, leav-
Evening star., 1962-07-19
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Special typewriter for Chemistry
By THOMAS r. HENRY

A chemical typewriter" in
vented by a team of Army
researchers is being acclaimed
as "a revolutionary break
through in the problem Of
handling chemical informa-
ton"
1t was developed in about
two years. according to an
Army announcement, by DR..
Davis Feldman and a scien-
tific team from the Walter
Reed Institute of Research
in Washington.
The new machine automat-
ically records complex chem
ical formulae and even solves
chemical problems while they
are being written.
The idea back of the de-
velopment, according to an
Army description, was a
statement made more than
10 years ago that a chem
ical structure could be COM
pletely encoded if each atom
and bond in the structure
were assigned a unique num-
ber and the interconnection
between atoms an dbonds in
dicated.
Principle Explained
"The principle Of the new
typewriter" says the an
nouncement, "is that it au-
tomatically assigns these
unique numbers when the
chemical structure is typed by
automatically recording the
position on the paper at the
time when a key is depressed.
AS a result the typed output
contains a key symbol indi-
eating the atom or bond in
volved."
Consequently the typist
may roll the platten back
ward as necessary in the typ
ing of chemical structures.
Because all the encoding is
automatic, verification of the
tape output is accomplished
merely by inspecting the dia-
gram. One of the advantages
is that the typist does not
need to type the complete
structure. Portions that recur
frequently can be encoded by
means of the tape recorder.
The code punched in this
fashion is the same as that
obtained by hitting the keys,
When the recurring portion
has typed itself the typist's
WOTk Is competed.
In coded form the chemical
structure is fed into a COM
puter where it is recorded in
its most fundamental form,
atom by atom. AS long as
chemical structures are used
the compounds so represent
ed will not have to be re-
encoded.
Specifications now are be-
ing prepared for the ma
chimes to be manufactured
for the Army Technical In
formation Agency and the
Evening star., 1962-07-19
Architectural Trend

Congratulations to Frank
Getlein for his fine article
discussing the merits Of the
design for the FDR Memo
rial. 1t was encouraging to
see a critic go against the
editorial policy Of his paper
and compose an equitable
analysis Of this controversial
design.
If the architectural future
of Washington Is to be en-
couraging we will need to see
a new trend. More buildings
must be erected that fall into
the class Of architecture and
do justice to the art. Fewer
buildings must be erected,
both in government and in
private ownership, that de-
tract from our surroundings.
The proposed design for
the FDR Memorial can be a
powerful start towards this
trend. 1t has received both
praise and criticism from the
profession, yet it could be-
come Washington's most
valuable contribution to arch
itecture. 1t was chosen by
men from such notable
schools as Harvard, Yale and
NIT. AS a matter Of fact,
jury chairman Pietro Bellu-
schi, a former member of
the Fine Arts Commission,
has served as chairman and
member of some Of the most
important design competition
jurieS in the country.
The winning design sur
vived probably the most rigid
competition this city has
seen in some time. Like many
potential great works it is
doomed to meet opposition.
However, If the citizens and
the various organizations of
the Nations Capital allow
this design to be vetoed it
would prevent any architec-
tural progress and cause a
most uninspiring city to re-
suit.
Stuart M. SiIverstOne
Evening star., 1962-07-19
Political Medicine

The political war touched off by the
Presidents ill-adviSed statement after
the defeat of the medical care bill is
now in full swing. Perhaps this would
have been inevitable without the Ken
nedy statement. But it is a spectacle
which makes one wonder what the
Democrats really wanted-medical care
or political issue.
In saying this, we attribute no lofty
motives to the Republicans. Some of
their comments are Just as demagogic
as those coming from the Democratic
camp. But it was the President who
fired the first shot.
The fact is that 81 Democratic SEN
ators combined with 81 Republicans to
kill the bill. The President said it was
killed by the Republicans and hand
full" of Democrats-manifeStly a dis
tortion of fact OF the 81 Democrats
a third of the party membership in the
Senate-10 are chairmen of major
committees.
Still, in the face of this, Democratic
National Chairman Bailey has said:
Tuesdays defeat for the elderly citi-
zenS of America and their children
and grandchildren will be hailed by
some as victory for the Republicans
predict that it will be a costly victory
when the voters go to the polls next
November and turn thumbs down on the
reckless Republican program of par
tiSan obstruction"
s1 But what about the 81 Democrats?
Is Mr.. Bailey saying that they, too,
have struck cruel blow at the elderly
citizens of America and their children
and grandchildren? Are they also
guilty of reckless obstruction? Is Mr.
Bailey calling for their. defeat at the
polls in November, and II so by Repub-
licans?
Let's not be silly. OF course he isn't.
Mr.. Bailey is simply trying to play par
tisan politics with an issue which should
not be political in nature and which will
never be satisfactorily settled on par
tisan basis.
The responsibility in this business
rests with the Democrats, for they con-
troll the White House and have large
majoritieS in both houses of Congress.
They cannot pass the buck to the Re-
publicanS, for the obvious fact is that
this bill failed because too many Demo-
Gratis were opposed to it.
Their reasons varied, of course.
But some of them, at least, voted as
they did because they thought the
Presidents measure was not a good BILL
and because they resented the attempt
to jam it through the Senate without
even holding hearings on it.
Our crystal ball does not tell us
how the voters will react to all of this
in November. But we suspect that Mr..
Kennedy and Mr.. Bailey are going to be
disappointed. For it will be very diff
cult to convince the voters that the
minority Republicans, holding only one
third of the seats in the Senate, are the
real villains of this piece. If this turns
out to be correct, if the Medicare tissue"
turns out to be a flop, or worse, we
suggest that the President and his ad-
visers be ready with a better bill for
submission to Congress when it reas-
sembles in January.
Evening star., 1962-07-19
RebuttuI

Like any writer, I prefer to
be attacked rather than
ignored; yet, as a native son
of Washington, I can't accept
Robert j. Lewis comments on
my Harper's article Gar
Snobs, Com m u ters and
Chaos" without rebuttal.
My dySphemistic comments
on committing motorists were
not intended as an attack on
suburbia; I myself reside in
that hallowed place. Their
purpose was to show how
snobbery, inertia persistence
in habit. and physical flab-
biness explain our addiction
to automobile committing. In
some densely built areas,
good rapid transit could make
a pleasant 15-minute trip out
of an anguished hour crawl
ing home in bumper = to =
bumper traffic. Many COM
mon sense changes (e.g.,
park ride bus service from
outlying areas) could ale
viate, or eliminate, downtown
traffic congestion.
In a Nation that normally
demands speed and effici-
ency, how would Mr.. Lewis
explain our tolerance of such
a costly, inefficient institu-
ton as automobile commut-
ing?
c. w. Griffin, jr.
Denville, N. j.
Editors Note: Mr.. Lewis
was defending, not attacking,
Mr.. Griffin's article.)
Evening star., 1962-07-19
THE POLITICAL MILL
The Kennedy Congress War
By GOULD LINCOLN

charge stick that in an over
whelmingly Democratic Sem
ate, the G. o. P. was RESPONSE
BILE for the bills defeat. They
point out that the motion to
table (Which is to kilD the
medicare bill was made by
Senator Kerr of Oklahoma,
an influential Democrat. Also,
among the 81 Democrats who
voted against the bill were
Senator Smathers of Florida.
secretary of the Democratic
Conference of the Senate, and
Senator Hayden Of Arizona,
the D e ocratic president
protempore of the Senate.
Another opponent Of the bill
was Democratic Senator Full
bright of Arkansas, chairman
of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. Senator
Smathers already has been
renominated but 81 nators
Hayden and Fulbright have
still to be finally nominated.
1t would be strange, indeed,
should Mr.. Kennedy and Mr..
Bailey oppose these gentle
men.
Aid to Republicans Unlikely
And it would be equally
strange to find the President
and Chairman Bailey giving
aid and support to the Re-
publican Senators who voted
for the medicare bill. Senator
Javits of New York and Sem
ator Kuchel of California, of
the five Republicans who
voted for the bill, are up for
reelection.
Not all the Senators-Re-
publican , and Democratic
who voted against the Ken
nedy-supported medicare bill
are opposed to medical aid
for the aged. In fsct, many
of them already are on rec
ord as favoring such aid. But
they differ and oppose the So
called heart Of the Kennedy
bill which would place medi-
cal care under the Social Sc
curity System and increase
Social Security taxes to pro-
vide for its cost. Furthermore,
many Senators, among them
Senator Kerr, believe that the
Kerr-Mills Act for medical
care for the aged-managed
by the States and aided by
Federal fundS-will prove Of
great benefit if given an op-
portunity. 1t has been in effect
only a year and a half. The
Kennedy administration,
seeking the enactment Of the
administration bill, has not
given hearty support to the
Kerr-Mills Act.
The rebuff which President
Kennedy received at the
hands of Congress on medi-
care, coupled with the defeat
of his farm bill and his bill
to create a new Department
Of Urban Affairs and the fail
ure Of the Federal aid to edu-
cation bill to get anywhere in
this Congress, gives little en-
couragement to the New
Frontiersmen. His only real
success is the passage by the
House Of his trade bin, and
that has still to pass the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Kennedy found 1t cas-
Ter to force the steel COM
panieS than to dominate Con-
gress. Neither operation is
paying off.