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Evening star., 1962-04-08

a democracy no one should
have the right to stand in
that temple and read such
sentences.
If there are ninety-nine
who deeply desire their child
rem to be exposed to the
emancipating truths Of re-
ligion to one who raises an
ungrateful protest, then the
custom Of reading the Book
Of the Ages is to be prohib-
tied. If that is democracy, it
is time there was exercised
the autocracy of the majority
to prevent what some people
call democracy from becom-
ing a farce.
No wonder an educational
writer on the staff of one of
the acknowledged great
newspapers of our land de-
clared to the writer. whether
we call it ethics or religion,
something utterly vital, but
now largely lacking, must be
put back into our educational
system or America will go the
way Of civilizations which
have passed into oblivion"
The real malady now blight
ing our social order Is a
spiritual breakdown, a moral
bankruptcy, an ethical soil
erosion. AS an antidote for all
that there are some citizens
who can pass modern news
stands where their children
are exposed to moral leprosy
without comment, and whose
only bright idea Is to get the
Bible out Of the public
schools. .....
Bishop Corson, of Phila-
delphia, recently made this
pertinent comment, "Ameri-
cans do not want to force
their particular conception
of religion on each other,
but hundreds Of thousands
of Americans do not want
the recognition of religion
denied their children in a
system Of education which
shapes their lives and their
concepts so completely. Par
ents, with few exceptions.
do not want their children
educated in schools where
the recognition Of God is
banned" To omit from the
Nations classrooms all ref
erences to religion and the
institutions Of religion, to
deliberately taboo all teach
ing with regard to the ire
futable historic facts of re-
ligion in molding our very
culture is as illogical as it
would be to compel a class
to sit in blazing light, stream
ing from electric bulbs, and
then, for fear of controversy,
forbid any reference to
Thomas A. Edison. Associate
Justice Robert H. Jackson, of
the Supreme Court. though
dead still speaketh, as he
declared, zone can hardly
respect a system Of educa-
ton that would leave the
students ignorant of the
currents of religious thoughts
that move the world society,
for a part in which he is
being prepared" To do that
is to rob the cradle.
Evening star., 1962-04-08
Eternity in Brief

Your feature Famous
Fables" quoting Thomas
Mann as saying he was writ
ing "The Magic Mountain"
for eternity" recalls a lit
tie story. A grandson asked
his grandfather: when is
the end Of eternity?" Grand
father replied: "Well, son.
far up North there's a stone
100 miles long, 100 miles wide
and 100 miles high. Once
every 1000 years a little
bird goes there to sharpen
his bill. When the stone is
worn away, that will be but
a day In eternity" Now it's
possible that the stone is up
there on "The Magic Noun
tain" william H. Staples.
Evening star., 1962-04-08

The Falls Church City
Council says the present real
property tax rate Of $2.92
will have to be raised by
$1.06 for general "city" pur-
poses and then by another
$1.42 for special" school
purposes that people by now
are sick and tired of hear
ing about.
Just what calls for this
fantastic move is very un-
clear to me. One thing,
though, does seem very clear
and that is that the men of
the council adopting these
measures certainly can't be
trying to improve the town.
Such news as this appearing
in all the area newspapers
will hardly inspire any
would-be resident or business
man to come to Falls Church.
Banks and similar institu-
tions. real estate people and
investors also won't be ex-
actly enthusiastic about it
- but that is for others to
consider.
Perhaps the best plan is
to just refrain from paying
any such fantastic taxes for
the time being, and to try
to correct the situation at
our very next opportunity.
There are some special lit
tie points I have discovered
about paying taxes: If you
don't cough up by December
5. nothing happens except
that a SO penalty is added.
Then if you haven't paid up
by June 80, you become an
adult delinquent" and so
per annum gets added to
your unpaid tax bill. Here
again, though, nothing hap
pens unless and until you get
three years behind. However,
you can always stay in a
respectable ''unadvertised"
position by paying the first,
or earliest. years tax -
with the penalty and inter-
est, Of course. Certainly, I'd
rather pay a relatively minor
penalty" than meekly fork
over double the amount of
my present tax without a
Evening star., 1962-04-08

first days fighting: I'VE
have fought and won the
hardest battle ever fought on
this continent" In a later
press run that day, The Star
quoted a special telegram"
from a New York Herald
correspondent with the
Union Army: zone Of the
bloodiest battles Of modern
time has Just closed. result
ing in the complete rout of
the enemy. The battle lasted
until Monday at 4::35 pm,
when the enemy commenced
their retreat, and are still
flying toward Corinth. The
Union loss in killed, wounded
and missing is from $4,000
to 10000. That Of the enemy
is estimated at from $4,000
to 10000. (These estimates of
course, were too high.J The
fight was brought on by a
body Of the 25th Missouri,
under Gen. (Benjamin)
PrentiSs, attacking the adj
vance guard Of the rebels.
(Had 1t not been for the
alertness of one Of Prentiss'
brigade commanders, Col.
Everett Peabody. whose men
first detected the Confeder-
ates, the surprise attack
might have been complete
and even more disastrous to
the Federals.) At 5 pm.
(Sunday) rebels forced our
left wing back so as to occupy
fully two-thirds of our camp
and were fighting their way
forward with desperate cour-
age in their efforts to drive
us into the river Gen.
Grant and staff, who had
been recklessly riding along
our lines amid a storm Of
bullets, (incited) our men to
stand firm until reinforce
ments could cross the river.
:. The battle of the second
day ragged with various sue
cesses and repulses until
nearly 5 pm, when the whole
rebel army was in full retreat
to Corinth, with our cavalry
in hot pursuit. Gen. Buell.
Evening star., 1962-04-08
'Non!'
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used iDilI be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-04-08

Referring to The Star art
icle Of April 2, about Glover
Archbold Park, I doubt the
altruistic motive of persons
arguing against a roadway
along this strip Of land. We
should try to preserve park
lands wherever we can, but we
must also develop and enhance
their usefulness. A good ex-
ample is George Washington
Memorial Parkway. I have
driven along this beautiful
road many times and I always
get refreshed by its scenic
beauty. Glover Archbold
Parkway can be developed as
beautifully. if not better.
Most people against con-
struction Of a parkway are
either unaware of it's ulti-
mate benefit or are mott
waited by self-interest.
What would Rock Creek
Park be like If there were no
access roads through It? It
would be just like Glover
Park Wilderness" This may
be good for the few wilderness
lovers who seldom or may
never have gone through the
thickest Of Glover Archbold
Park, but it certainly Is serv-
ing no good use to the major
ity of taxpayers.
Anita Lao.
y =
The so-called Glover-Arch-
bold Park has long been an
inaccessible jungle and will
undoubtedly remain that way.
1t doesn't make sense to plead
that this land must be left
as it is for animals and birds,
and nature lovers when there
are thousands of acres Of vir-
gin woodland a short dis
tance away, along the Poto-
mac River.
Streets in this area are ac-
tually major interstate, heavy
traffic highways, with none
OF the safeguards. People who
are protesting a road through
Glover-Archbold Park are not
showing consideration for the
safety Of the lives of thou
sands Of people, which should
take precedence over all other
consideration. It is very likely
such a road will have to be
built sometime. so it should
be done now, instead Of later
when costly adjustments will
have to be made. And it
should be an all-purpose
road.
TGohnI ~ MKnn-~
Evening star., 1962-04-08
Urban TRANSFORMATION


couraged the hasty enactment of a
broad Federal program of urban transit
aid until series Of inter-agency studies
was completed. And the delay has
proved useful. For while his message to
Congress accentuateS massive new
program Of Federal grants for rapid
transit, it deals with all the elements
OF urban transportation, and proposes
changes in each which deserve Sympa-
thettc consideration from Congress.
His basic conclusion-and the situa-
tion in the Washington area is proof of
its TRUTHS that only balanced pro-
gram OF rapid transit and Superhigh-
ways can solve traffic problems in most
urban areas. Nearly everywhere, how
ever, transit is on the decline. And there
is little doubt that the President is right
when he says that the vast expenditures
necessary to develop effective rapid
transit systems are not likely to be pos
Sible without substantial and continuing
Federal assistance.
The administration proposal for an
initial capital grant authorization of
$500 million for rapid transit over the
next three years is somewhat less than
other advocates Of the program have
suggested. In our opinion, however, it
is entirely ample. Programs of this
magnitude cannot be launched over
night. The administration bill, more
over, requires that the Federal grants
cover no more than two-thirdS of the
costs OF building and equipping the new
systems or improving old ones. Most
localities already have allocated their
available capital funds for other pur-
poses during the next few years, and
many Of them, we imagine, would be
hard-preSsed to find substantial addi-
tional sums on short notice to provide
matching shares for rapid transit.
Metropolitan Washington presum-
ably would not benefit directly from the
new tranSit-grant program, since the
Federal Government already is partic-
ipating in the development Of an ex-
tensive regional transit system for this
area through the National Capital
Transportation Agency. Indirectly, how
ever, the program could be of SubStan-
tial value here. For if the Government
assumes a responsibility for two-thirdS
OF the capital costs Of such systems else
where, it could hardly fail to continue
to grant liberal financial support to
rapid transit in the Nations Capital,
where the Federal interest and respon-
sibility are greater than in other COM
munities.
Apart from transit, Mr.. Kennedy
argues with logic that the Federal high
way law should be amended to provide
assistance for families displaced by free
ways (and by rapid transit construc-
ton, too, for that matter), just as such
assistance now is given in urban re-
newal projects. While he was not too
explicit, the President also promised
to encourage further provisions for
transit and highway facilities within the
same right-of-way-an essential ele-
ment of Washington's Transportation
plans. Finally, he recommended that
urban highway aid funds be granted
only to projects consistent with com
prehensive development plans" for the
entire metropolitan area. This idea, pro-
posed for the last several years by
planners as a means of assuring
orderly urban growth, has undeniable
merit,
Evening star., 1962-04-08
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Robbing the Cradle
.Rx nm rpFnrprcu upoxr,y u.n1,s
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

A part Of each child's
birthright Is to be rocked in
the cradle Of religion. We
are thinking, of course, not
just Of the cradle Of helpless
infancy. Now there is not
only the cradle of the home,
but also Of the church and
Of the school where that
growing bundle of potential
tiles called a child Is being
nodded and fashioned for the
years to be.
There is no sin more to be
pilloried than that Of robbing
the cradle Of the factors
which are vital for the de-
velopment of the fullest
personality. The greatest
Teacher Of all the centuries
declared that rather than for
an adult to stand in the way
of a little one obtaining his
highest and best, it were
better that q milestone be
bound about the neck of any
such robber Of childhood and
that he be drowned in the
midst Of the sea.
Children are, Of course,
being rocked even as Of yore
in the cradle Of "readin',
ritin' and 'rithmetic" in that
pillar Of true democracy, the
public schools. In those loved
old red schoolhouses which
dotted the land as westward
the course Of empire took its
way, where the foundations
OF future greatness were be-
ing laid, q fourth r was
added. It was taught, not to
the tune Of a hickory stick,
but largely caught from the
radiant faith Of the teacher
who was backed by the home
and the church. a faith that
was accepted and expected.
That fourth r was righteous
ness. Nobody was afraid that
the chief ingredient of the
good life might be injected
into the curriculum Of the
school. To take that enrich
ment from the total impact
Of teaching would be to rob
the cradle. Washington real
lied that when he warned
that you can't have morality
without religion.
But a strange doctrine has
been gaining adherents lately
that In the name Of democ-
racy all signs Of religion must
be eliminated from the ;~i1blic
school. OF course, it would
be agreed that the tweedle-
dee and tweedle- dunn Of mar
row denominationalism must
be parked outside the school,
room doors. For instance,
how much water is to be used
in the rite of baptism and
how applied, has no place
there, no matter what the
teachers belief may be. But
how much ethical stamina is
to be put in the lives Of the
questing pupils in the most
absorbing, plastic period is a
matter Of the highest i'm
portance. To say that all
that must be left to the home
and the church but begs the
question. When 1t comes to
the preservation Of freedom,
religion is not an elective but
a requirement.
Now the one book to which
the ethical training of multi
tudes Of various faiths" can
be ascribed more than to all
other books combined is the
Holy Bible. The spiritual
truths Of that inspired record
are the warp and woof of our
literary and religious fabric.
To rob the school cradle of
that reservoir of life and
light is as culpable as would
be the deed of some vandal
who chiseled away all the
Bible quotations in the Lin
coin Memorial because he
did not want his children
exposed to them, and that in
Evening star., 1962-04-08

struggle or even q good ex-
planation.
Such a withholding tax"
operation with reverse Eng
lish ought to be felt right
away at City Hall - even
they have to have money -
and it Just might have q
tendency to slow down the
council in adopting such
weird and destructive meas
ureS.
Ay.II g.
Evening star., 1962-04-08
FROM THE STAR FILES.

(whose reinforcements saved
the day for the Union Army
followed the retreating
rebels, driving them in splen-
did style. !"
Evening star., 1962-04-08
so Years Ago

AAAoAANACA ~ ! AC4 kO14O N1OI .
gan needed police protection
in Rome so years ago to pre-
vent an angry crowd from
doing him violence because
they believed he was attempt
ing to "smuggle" a treasured
painting out of Italy. The
Star Of April IA. 1912, said
"the action Of the crowd is
believed to have been
prompted by the fact that
Mr.. Morgan personally
superintended the packing of
a large picture which was
delivered at his hotel It
was reported that the pic
ture was an old master. Mr..
Morgan himself announced
yesterday he had purchased
a picture by Filippo Lippi for
$4,000. He bought many
rare art objects, including a
necklace Of the Lombard
epoch, recently exhumed. It
is composed Of eight golden
swans linked together by
miniature Greek masks. The
financier was greatly agi-
tated by the crowd. As soon
as his carriage stopped he
dashed quickly to the saloon
car he had engaged to take
him to Paris. Police had
cleared a lane with difficulty
The District started its
annual job Of putting its
roads in good repair so years
ago. with the promise that
within a month 60 miles of
macademized surface within
the Federal City would be
in Al condition. The Star
Of April IA. 1912, explained
to the city's growing corps
Of motorists how the Job
was done: First, sweepers
are putt to work removing
every stone and pebble and
particle Of dust from the
road. An air-pressure oiling
machine then sprays the sur
face lightly. A sand spreader
which follows after the oil
ing machine Is q new and
interesting device About
$4,000 will be expended on
oiling the roads this season.
When the work is completed,
the roads in this section will
compare favorably with those
of any State in the Union
. ..!s
Evening star., 1962-04-08
Tame Chino,s Drooon?

John E. Merkel, Jr.
Evening star., 1962-04-08
BoIks at Tax Hike

Isabel C. Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-21

Born In San Quentin, tCtere
his father IUas a guard, Gin
ton 7. DufyjOined hePrison
staff in 1929, became tUdrden
in 1910 and served till 1851.
He is nOIC executive director
Of the Sa'. Francisco Council
on Alcoholism. With Al
Hirshberg, he recently urOte
'88 Men and 2 Women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-21
Riots have o. reason

so improve rehabilitation chances for men leaving prison.
This is not new idea but it has been encouraged
because oend the morals of of the very people who
worry most about prison conditions Refomers go all
around Robin Hoods barn in discussing morale and methods
of improving it. but they duck the fundamental issue.
They always have. As far back 1882, in his book
10000 Years in Sing Sing Warden Lewis E. Lawes wrote
elm public discussions of prison problems the matter of
emotonalism is politely ignored"
Let's take off the wraps and face facts
Fights Killings stabbings, riots, revos, bitter hatred
attacks on guards and fellow prisoners and attempts
have sexual connection for they the fruits of fustra
ton Convcs have told time and again during almost IS
years of working closely with them that the hardest part of
doing time is the absence of normal They become
worked up without that they eventually spill over and like
hot lava in boiling volcano literally blow their tops.
Another unlicensed danger
There's plenty Of sexual activity in prisons, but it's
the wrong kind No inmate matter how good his nten
tions entirely spared homosexual advances and many
succumb Some resume normal relationship.
What they believe be temporary expedient in prison
becomes permanent problem after they get out
In countries where sex is neither naughty word
hushhush subject these conditions openly admitted
and steps are taken offset them Almost all South Amer
can nations, fOr example, permit conuS visits IN prison.
In Mexico City two hours allowed every week to
inmates who the privilege. In South American
countries, wives are allowed to for the night.
Conuga visits also accepted practice in number of
European prisons. In Sweden selected inmates have
where they may entertain their wives during daylight hours
without supervision In Russia special cottages set aside
for the purpose Elsewhere in Europe similar arrangements
are made
Because single have the drives that married
d. they also given the opportunity for sexual salts
faction. In prisons, weekend passes given
rewards for good behavior Several countries permit bach
eors receive female visitors While this sort Of
thing might be hard, if not impossible for Americans to
accept in view of strict moral CODE it makes
Bachelors get violent benedcts behind prison walls
Mississippi the only state in the United States where
cOnjugal visits to prisons are permitted.
The Mississippi State Penentary eoaiiavsd puUs
Evening star., 1962-05-18

awe Norton. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Garrison Norton:
Miss Jane Casey. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Ca
sey: Miss Alexandra Dana
Stone, daughter Of Col. and
Mrs. Alexander Graham
Stone and Lupita Carrillo.
daughter of the Mexican Am
baSsador and Mrs. Carrillo
Flores.
Two thousand dewey fresh
roses will perfume the air at
the dinner dance event.
The roses which will be
shipped from Southampton,
Pa. courtesy of Roses. Inc.
trade association of rose
growers. will be presented to
each guest, and will decorate
every table.
To mock their beauty. if
not their fragrance, IS enor-
nous artificial roses, five feet
high. and 18 inches across.
will decorate the trelliseS and
railings.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
BY JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

REGISTER and Tribune Syndicate
Everyone needs some kind
OF exercise in addition to that
which most of us get in our
usual daily activities.
Some women are bored
even with the thought of
special, figure-molding exer-
cises. However. once they try
them and see the improve
ment in their figures and ex-
perience that wonderful feel
ing Of limberness and alive
ness, they often change their
minds.
Nevertheless there are some
die-hards who will not take
these exercises. If you are
one of these, you should
know that gardening is a
wonderful activity if you keep
your figure in mind.
Deep Knee Bend
For instance. when you
bend over your flower beds
do not collapse through the
shoulders. Instead, go into a
deep knee bend, keeping your
back straight and leaning
forward from the waist. This
firms the thighs.
Even when you are not in
a deep knee bend, and per-
haps have one knee on the
ground, be sure to keep your
back flat and your abdomen
pulled in and reach from the
waist. outdoor exercise is
especially beneficial, and
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Debs to Be Hostesses
At Benefit Rose Ball

Six young hoStesses. Wash
ington debutantes. viii guide
guests to their seats and pre-
sent each lady with a rose,
at the Rose Ball. which opens
the Shoreham Terrace May
%.
Jane Morgan will entertain
at the Champagne Dinner
Dance which is a benefit for
the American Cancer Society.
The hoSteSses are: Miss
Jennifer Fitch, daughter of
Mrs. E. Fontaine Brown; Miss
Catherine WimSatt, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Sherry WimSatt: Miss Glen
Evening star., 1962-05-18
WHY GROW OLD?
Bored by Exercises?
Try Some GARDENING

even more so If you enjoy
what you are doing.
When gardening, women
wear unrestraining, comfort
able clothes and have a ten
dency to slump.
If, fairly regularly, you
garden in the spring, swim
in the summer, rake leaves
Evening star., 1962-05-18

In the fall and ski or skate in
the winter, you have an all
round, good exercise pro-
gram. Then there is always
the brisk, daily walk when
ever you can work it in.
Exercise to Music
If you take figure-molding
exercises at home, you will
find them much more pleas
ant If you do them to music.
This takes the drudgery out
of them.
= -
" you would like to hove nv
leotlet. "EssentioI Dolly Routine
tor Beouty and HeoIth," which is
Evening star., 1962-05-18

especially planned to correct the
most usuoI defects in the feminine
figure. send q stomped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest for IeofIet No. le 70 Josephine
Lowmon in core Of The Stor.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Officers
Installed

The installation of new
officers was the main fea-
ture of the recent luncheon Of
the Woman's Club Of Chevy
Chase. Mrs. Trace B. Augur,
who will serve as president a
second year. officiated. Mrs.
O'Neal Hohnson, president of
the Montgomery County Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs,
installed the officers.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Annual Breakfast

The Washington areas
Alpha Chi Omega alumnae
will hold their annual May
breakfast at 1890 am. Sun
day at Walnut Hill Lodge on
Annandale road in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02

mond Head: after six months
in armor, I finally got a ward
robe that bends"