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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-11
A WONDERFUL INVESTMENT!
A MARVELLOUS WAY OF LIFE!

Picture you and your family Someday
living on rambling, king-size estate of
your own in this friendly Southwestern
community where you'll be able to fish,
swim, golf to your hearts content -
enjoy lifetime of vacation pleasures
and recreational facilities only minutes
away from your door. A sun-drenched
beauty-Spot where wonders of Nature
surround you in all directionS-where
the sun batheS your body $50 days of
theyear-where winters are so mild they
seem like spring, and summer is SO COM
Portable you never need an air-condi-
toner.
RIO RANCHO ESTATES slopes
along one of the greenest, most fertile
valleys in the world, the Valley of the
Rio Grande. The gently rolling land is
so fertile it awaits only your touch to
produce luscious fruits and vegetables
exotic floral gardens ablaze with beauty.
And all around you, you'll thrill to pic
ture window" views of majestic noun
tainS that soar in the distance - the
silvery Rio Grande that winds by your
door - the cleaning skyline of Albu-
querque that lights up at night like
fairyland of color!
Along with your neighborS in RIO
RANCHO ESTATES you will enjoy
exclusive country club privileges, in
Guiding community club house and
swimming pool facilities, sun decks,
bride paths, park and athletic areas
all available to you and your family
without dues or membership fees re-
quired. Yes, year-'round "fun in the
sun" right on the property!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-11

$40 monthly terms you may see adver-
.tiSed for remote middle of nowhere"
acreage where land values creep instead
of leap, because they may be 80 to 100
miles from a major city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-11
LET ALBUQUERQUE'S LAND BOOM
MAKE MONEY FOR YOU!

If you had invested $1,000 in choice
land at Albuquerque, New Mexico, 20
years ago, before the cityS fantastic
1000 populationin increase, yourlandto-
day would be worth at least $4,000 to
$30,000-with the end nowhere in sight.
With 274,O00 people living here today,
and booming Albuquerque expected to
add more people in the next nine years
than in all its previous history :. land
prices, which have been doubling and
redoubling every few years, are now
starting to skyrocket!
At this very moment you still have
chance to get in on the amazing profit
potential of choice property at this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-11

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Only $2595-Payable SIS Monthly
Please rush me my Property Owners Kit
showing the location of my property and
other details. must be completely satisfied
and approve of this purchase or my dollar
deposit will be promptly refunded.
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Nr1, so Monthly For Investment Retirement

With 274,OOO people now and streak
ing toward million, fast-grOwing AL
buquerque, New Mexico, now offers
you the opportunity of lifetime to own
choice ranchSite land at this sunIand
resort city for pennies on the dollar
far below current market prices.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
Congressional Choices

In their respective primaries, in
cumbent Maryland Representatives
Charles McC. Matthias, jr, Republican
of the Sixth District, and Richard E.
Lankford, Democrat, of the Fifth Dis
trict, should encounter no serious diff
ficulty. We have been especially i'm
pressed by the conduct and the broad
range Of interests displayed by Mr.. Ma
thiaS during his freshman term in the
House. And in representing the Fifth
District, of which Prince Georges Coun-
ty Is the heart, Mr.. Landlord has con-
tinued to do capable job. On the
basis of their performance we believe
that both these incumbents should be
nominated.
Much of the same applies, we think,
to Carlton r. Sickles, whose able service
in the Maryland House of Delegates dur
ing the last eight years speaks well for
his candidacy for Congressman-at-large.
In addition, his outstanding work on be-
half Of the entire Washington area, par
ticularly as vice chairman Of the WASH
ington Metropolitan Regional Confer
ence, holsters our hope that Mr.. Sickles
will receive support from Democratic
voters throughout the State.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
Long-Ronge Atomic Punch

With the launching Of the U.S.S.
Lafayette, the Navy has added to its
ballistic-misSile submarine force poten-
TALLY the largest and deadliest under
water craft ever conceived. ChriStened
by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy in honor of
the Frenchman who fought for Amer
lean independence, the Lafayette is yet
to be equipped with the nuclear devices
and missiles which will make her the
leader of formidable new class Of sub
marines. When commissioned, however,
she will be capable of delivering from a
submerged position the longest-ranged
Polaris missile in our atomic arsenal.
From the standpoint Of size and
weight alone, the Lafayette outclasses
any submerSible boat ever launched.
She Is 7,000-ton craft, 425 feet long,
with facilities for 110-man crew and
nesting places for a number Of the new
AS Polaris missiles. These missiles are
designed to deliver an atomic warhead
over a range Of 2,875 miles, or more than
twice the distance of the early Polaris
types. And, with nuclear power plant,
the range Of the boat itself is virtually
without limit.
The Lafayette and her sister craft
to follow will add tremendously to
Americas nuclear might and should
thus give pause to any aggressor who
may ponder an attack on this country.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
u. S. Senator

Blair Lee III has spent most of his
adult life in positions of public respon-
sibility in the Washington area. We
think that his demonstrated qualities of
intellectual capacity and leadership
have earned for him the Democratic
nomination for a Maryland seat in the
United States Senate.
Mr. Lee is a member of the Demo-
cratic ticket on which George P. Ma
honey is running for Governor, a cir
cumstance which it is hard for us to
believe Mr.. Lee ever relished. His posi-
ton in this respect would hardly be i'm
proved, however, If he were aligned with
the slate headed by Governor Millard
TaweS. The fact is that Mr. Lee had very
little to choose between in the matter
Of gubernatorial running mate who
was capable Of conducting an all-out
campaign We trust, therefore, that
Democratic voters will not hesitate to
split the primary ticket in instances
where that will be necessary in order for
them to vote for Mr.. Lee.
His major opponent, Daniel B. Brew
Ster, of Baltimore County, currently is
Representatives. While Mr.. Brewster
appears to be personable and adequate
politician, he has given Maryland voters
Of this region no reason of which we
are aware to rally to his support. In
contrast Mr.. Lee, as chairman and ac-
knowledged leader Of the Montgomery
delegation to the Maryland House Of
Delegates, has compiled a solid record
of accomplishment at the State Capitol,
where, incidentally, he has gained a
strong reputation for political independ-
ence. To his credit also are periods Of
service in past years, both as member
Of the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and as execu-
tive officer Of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission. AS a result there are
few, If any, politicians who are as knowl-
edgeable about the problems of the
Washington area, or who could better
provide the voice for this region which
so long has been absent in the U. S.
Senate.
The leisurely pace of the Republi-
can senatorial campaign in Maryland
unfortunately has generated far less
interest than the Democratic. The 'front.'
runner in this race, due largely to his
support from the Republican organiza-
ton, is 67-year-old Edward T. Miller of
Talbot County, who served for many
years as a Maryland congressman.
Among his opponents, Attorney James
P. Gleason, of Montgomery, former
administrative assistant to both Richard
M. Nixon and william F. Knowland dur
ing their days in the Senate, has
emerged as particularly impressive
campaigner, whose candidacy we think
warrants consideration.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
Local Races

The primary campaigns for local
office in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties have in common the
fact that wide-open infighting among
the Democrats has stolen the show
from the Republicans.
Montgomery Democrats on Tuesday
will have to cope with the most con-
fusing ballot in recent memory. There
are three full states of candidates for
every local office, plus a handful of
unaligned hopefuls with no signifi-
cantly sharp issues to distinguish them.
In several instances the same candidate
appears on more than one ticket. Under
the circumstances, the judicious voter
Is left with no alternative but to assess
the qualifications of the individual can
didateS as best he can.
In contrast, the Prince Georges
battle is in sharp focus There, an ag-
gressive slate of Independent Demo-
Gratis, comprised mostly of amateurs and
political unknowns, is making the first
full-Scale attack in years against the
monopoly control Of the county by the
SasScer organization. We think the in
Evening star., 1962-05-13

surgent movement is a healthy devel-
opment.
And If the history of such move
mentS elsewhere is repeated In Prince
Georges, the time is coming when the
entrenched hold of the SaSScer organ
ization will be shaken loose. This may
or may not happen on Tuesday. But
II the Independent Democrats do not
have enough strength to win this time.
their showing should at least force the
politicians who are elected to leave n,
grounds in the future for complaints OF
shoddy and questionable practices OF
the sort which have been raised against
the current officeholders.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
Leesburq By-Poss

While we appreciate the
interest shown by your news
paper In covering the public
hearing on the proposed
Leesburg bypass, we would
like to point out to those Of
your readers who possibly
might read the headline Of
your May I edition and be
misled by 1t, that there was
no wall Of opposition" to
the Leesburg bypass.
In fact, there was hardly
an audible voice raised in
opposition to the bypass it
self. There were differences
of opinion as to location and
route. and this was as it
should be. We feel it is q
good thing when local citi-
zens are willing to take the
time and make the effort to
speak up in local meetings.
Undoubtedly most Of our
local citizens. and certainly
those at the meeting are
aware Of our position on the
bypass, but we felt q cor
rective statement is neces-
sary for our many friends in
the greater four-State area
who have assisted US with
pushing this needed improve
ment and who might read
your headline and wonder
what had suddenly happened
TO Leesburg.
Frank RafkO,
Mayor Of Leesburg.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
100 Yeurs AGO

LIE OOIi1CucIa aJc ARMY IlAQ
its back to the wall before
Richmond q century ago. So
dark was the outlook that
President Jefferson Davis
proclaimed May 16, 1852. Q
day of fasting, humiliation
and prayer throughout the
Confederacy. On that day
The Star reported the Unions
Army Of the Potomac COM
manded by Gen. George Nc
Clellan was massing along
the Chickahominy. a slug
gish, twisting. swamp>bor-
dered stream that cuts across
the Virginia peninsula at an
angle from northwest to
southeast. A Northern news
paperman on the scene. who
apparently hadn't heard Of
the indian tribe from which
the river takes its name.
wrote that the Chickahom-
my was so called because Of
the chickens and hominy
that abound in the area"
Mcclellan brimmed with con.
fidence, but those Federals
who had read the travels Of
Capt. John Smith must have
known the hazards Mother
Nature had strewn in their
path. These were in addi-
ton to the desperate stand
the Confederates were pre-
pared to make. A defiant
Virginia farm woman, whose
son wore the gray, warned
the bluecoats: ~You-all will
drink hot blood before you
get to Richmondl" A dis
patch from McClellan's adj
vance headquarters at Cum
berland, Va, printed In this
paper on May 10. 1862. said:
"a contraband who arrived
from Richmond yesterday
states that between that city
and the Chickahomirly, q dis
tance Of some II miles, the
enemy are encamped in
large force. where they ex-
pect to await the arrival Of
the Army Of the Potomac. As
the rebels fell back they
drove before them most Of
the cattle, sheep and hogs.
leaving only such things as
they could not remove. -
Also to be reckoned with was
the strategy Of Robert e. Lee
and the long, fast marches Of
Stonewall Jackson's men In
and around the Shenandoah
Valley that posed d serious
counter-threat to Washing
ton, and caused the diversion
Of Union troops that might
Evening star., 1962-05-13

that and blessed are the pub
lie servants who find the
needles and the thread to
patch these rents before the
pockets Of the United States
turn into disastrous sleeves.
And what q parable this
figure Of speech-a pocket
with holes-suggests with re-
gard to spiritual lossesl For
instance, there Is the golden
thing called time" the most
priceless commodity Of earth
which so often is wasted
on trivialities. II redeemed
that, very time could be
transmitted into new knowl-
edge, new insights, new skills,
new appreciationsl But the
precious hours which could
have made US taller have
been prostituted to ignoble
uses. A fitting epitaph on
the grave Of dead hopes, dead
resolves. dead ambitions,
dead chances, would be-"He
had holes in his pockets!"
On q Sunday morning two
riewlyweds decided to 60 to
hear Q good man preach. The
messenger was venerable, his
benign face was an illumined
parchment upon which self
denial and devotion had
written the radiant story Of
ripening experiences and rev.
elations. People not only
wrote reverend" before his
name they wrote "revered"
after it. Stern discipline
across the years had kept
him from trading the titanic
for the tiny. The bride and
groom in his audience were
facing certain decisions with
regard to the better and worst
of life's path which they
solemnly had promised to
travel together. With them
there was really 9 dire danger
uf forgetting the peril Of not
watching carefully for holes
in life's pocketsl
As that minister leaned
over the pulpit the young
couple felt that he was talk
ing just to them. His mes
sage might well have been
called Holes in pockets" He
spoke about sowing and reap
ing, There were two telling
sentences that neither Of
them ever forgot. He said,
Youth should saddle itself
with the burden Of restraint
so that age may never feel
the misery Of remorse. Youth
should take Up the burden
Of achieving that age may;
never be crushed beneath q
load Of shame" He was
really pleading that youth
should be careful that there
are no holes in life's pockets
through which essential things
may be lost. -.r
And as we face the impli-
cations OF that piercing truth,
1t is time for US as Americans
to rivet prayerful attention
on national. fiscal common
sense, and, guarding against
holes In individual pockets
which in the end may make.
US paupers-to search not
only our pockets but our
hearts!
Evening star., 1962-05-13

I enjoy and appreciate the
articles in The Sunday Star
by William r. Frye. He
seems so well informed on
international affairs q and
writes In . clear and read
able way which helps in try
ing to comprehend the world
situation.
Belle II. Wilhelm.
Evening star., 1962-05-13

otherwise have joined Me-
Clellan In an all-out assault
on Richmond. It was ur1-
belieyabls that the Confed-
crates would split their army.
This paper on May 13, 1852,
discounted such rumors, say
ing: !" :. The policy Of the
Confederate government ap-
pears to be to concentrate
their troops ct Richmond.
and some say the Gulf
States win be given up before
Virginia; that Richmond will
be held to the very last. !"
Union gunboats had moved
up the James River to less
than 10 miles from Rich
mond. but on May is, 1852.
o naval attack at Drewry's
Bluff, led by Commodore
John Rogers. was repulsed by
Confederate batteries. To IL
lustrate how hectic life was
in the Confederate Capital,
The Star Of May is. 1852,
quoted from Richmond pa
pers: !" Business houses
were closing up throughout
the city, and all sorts Of
property was being sold off
at auction. Eggs were selling
at rs cents q dozen.and butt
ter for $3.50 a pound. Butch
er's meat (beefl was held.
according to quality. at be-
tween 35 and so cents per
pound: bacon (hog round) IS
cents: common brown sugar
40 cents. and firewood, from
country carts. Is sold at $12
q cord. Unbleached cotton is
sold at from 81 to 10 cents q
yard. according to the con-
science Of the dry goods man.
The high price Of beef was
represented as In part due to
the fact that most beef cat@
tie near the city has been
requisitioned by the army.
. President Lincoln mean
time was having trouble with
another Of his generals. Gen.
David Hunter, In charge Of
the Federal Department Of the
South, had arbitrarily or
dered liberation Of all slaves
that fell into Upion hands
Evening star., 1962-05-13
MARYLAND Governor

Maryland Democrats must nominate
a candidate for Governor on Tuesday,
but their choice will not be an easy one
Until few days ago we would have
said without hesitation that Millard
TaweS, on his record, was entitled to a
nomination for another term. The prin-
cipal issue" raised against him until
quite recently had been his record on
savings and loan legislation. Despite
loose charges, we think the Governors
handling Of this matter, when all things
are considered, was at least creditable.
He has also performed we'll in other
areas, and we would not have thought
that an agreement on patronage with a
political boss should serve to disqualify
the Governor. These deals" are dis
tasteful, but it is rare political race in
which they are not made.
The now-celebrated tape recording,
taken clandeStinely by Boss Jack Pol
lack, is different matter. In our opin-
ion, there can be no doubt that the
conversation, as recorded, actually was
held. And the Governor, we think, has
been considerably less than candid in
his comments on the authenticity of the
tape. There also remains a substantial
uncertainty as to what finally became
Of the $4,000 mentioned in the CONVEX
Sation.
George P. Mahoney has been
thought of as the Governors major
rival for the nomination His campaign,
however, has consisted largely of prom
iSing all things to all men, plus extrava-
CANT and often unwarranted attacks on
the record of Governor TaweS, especially
In the savings and loan matter. More
to the point, Mr.. Mahoney now finds
himself in the same political bed with
Jack Pollack. He says he has made no
commitments to the Baltimore City boss.
But it seems obvious that Mr.. Pollack
finally turned against Governor Tawes
when the latter braced himself and said
mol" to the Pollack demands. We Won
der what Mr.. Pollack expects to get from
Mr.. Mahoney.
This leaves David Hume, who
started out, apparently, as sure thing
for the also-ran spot. At one time he
was Treasurer of the Maryland Demo-
cratic Party In 1859, hearing about the
Polack tape recording, he says he went
to Governor TaweS and urged him to
confess his mistake, ask the people to
forgive him, and then proceed to drive
Jack Pollack out Of the party. He says
the Governor just looked at him and
said nothing. Some three years later,
after he had become a candidate, Mr..
Hume called a press conference and
became the first person to publicly dis
close the substance of the taped CONVEX
Sation. He says he. waited so long be-
cause 1t was not until last month that
he was able to secure a witness who
would testify to the authenticity of the
tape recording in event that he, Mr..
Hume, should be sued for slander.
This, in summary form, is the back
ground against which the Maryland
Democrats must make their choice. For
the results Of the grand jury investiga-
tion, now under way, can hardly become
known until after the primary. The
voters will have to make their decision
on the basis of the record, the promises
made, and the extent to which thev
believe or disbelieve the assorted charges
and denials.
Evening star., 1962-05-13
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to co1denSG-
tton. Those not used t0ill be
returned only Dhen accom-
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Evening star., 1962-05-13
so Yeurs AGO

One Of the greatest crowds
that ever assembled on the
Washington Monument
grounds was attracted there
on May I, 1912, by o report:
"A man is climbing the
Washington Mounment!"
The Star Of that day said
business was practically sus-
pended downtown as the
word got around. and those
who couldn't make It TO the
scene found q rooftop from
which the Monument could
be seen. From O distance o
dark spot, some 400 feet up.
was visible on the side Of
the shaft. It appeared to be
moving. There was excited
speculation that 1t was the
same human fly" who the.
week before had scaled ths
Raleigh Hotel as far as the
9th floor. Even Congress
came to q standstill, and
members made their way to
the Capitols dome to get
an unobstructed view Of the
Monument. It took 9 long time
for the crowd to thin out.
Many hung around even after
it was certain that the
man" was nothing more
than a damp spot that freak
ishly remained on the wall
after a heavy rain the night
before.
Mothers Day" was Just
getting well established SO
years ago. The Star of May
IL, 1912 reported that nearly
every State governor had re-
QueSted or declared that the
second Sunday In May be set
apart and celebrated In trib-
ute to the Mothers Of the Ma
ton. Originating in Amer
lea, the idea has travelled
and taken root In parts Of
Alaska, Korea, China, Japan.
the Fiji Islands. Barbados.
Australia, Africa, Madagascar
and Palestine But in
England this respect for
Mother has been shown for
over two centuries on Moth
ering Sunday, when family
reunions were encouraged. It
was made q fixture on the
calendar, coinciding with the
fourth Sunday in Lent. A
favorite gift for Mother was
q 'simmel' cake, q rich plum
concoction containing cam
died lemon peel and other
goodies. :.