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Evening star., 1962-07-08
Proqress in Paris

AS a result of their three days of
talks in Paris, West German Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer and French President
Charles de Gaulle have achieved a fur
ther strengthening of the historic recon-
ciliation that has taken place in recent
years between their countries. Equally
important, they have agreed upon doing
everything possible to speed up progress
toward the political union of free Eu-
rope.
To that end, DR.. Adenauer and Gen.
eral de Gaulle have made clear in a
joint statement that they welcome Brit
aims prospective entry into the European
Common Market. At the same time,
moreover, they have indicated that they
favor the idea of having other free
landS-Such as the Scandinavian coun-
trieS-become members of this potenti-
ally very great, very rich and very pow
erful continental community, which is
made up at present of Belgium, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy,
along with France and West Germany.
Thus the German Chancellor and the
French President-who together have
worked kind Of miracle in leading
their countries into close collaboration
despite ancient and profoundly bitter
enmity-have strongly advocated swift
action to bring about true integration
Of the Atlantic community. In sum, as
they have declared in the communique
describing their talks, they "think it
desirable to have as soon as possible
meeting with their partners in the
Common Markell to conclude discus
sionS on creation Of a political union
that would consolidate achievements in
the economic field"
This is viewpoint that fits in
neatly with the idea expressed by the
President in his July Fourth address
at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
The idea is still bit hazy, but the
essence Of 1t is that the United States
will be ready to tie itself tightly to the
kind Of political union that leaders like
General de Gaulle and DR.. Adenauer
are striving to create in free Europe.
Certainly, If and when such union be-
comes a reality, our country'S associa-
tion with 1t will make it power incom-
parably greater than any ever before
known in history.
Evening star., 1962-07-08
100 Years Ago

The Seven Days Battle
saved Richmond. Although it
cost the Confederacy an
enormous price in flesh and
blood, it had material re-
wards for those who sur
vived. Gen. McClellan's Army
of the Potomac left behind
much usable and needed
equipment, including a
small arsenal of rifles and
ammunition that Gen. Lees
men grabbed up in preference
to their own unreliable mus
kets. Barrels of abandoned
beef and pork were welcomed
by the Confederates' hard
pressed commissary. Butter
and coffee. long strangers to
the diet of Richmond's de-
tenders, made mess call worth
answering. The United States
Army stencil on Yankee
milled, woolen blankets made
them no less desirable to
troops in ragged gray who
had been sleeping wet and
cold. jefferson Davis pro-
claimed a general thankSgiv-
ing for the salvation of the
South's Capital. President
Lincoln, on the other hand,
made a personal visit to Nc
Clellan's headquarters to see
for himself how the Union
Army Jared. The Star of July
II, 1862, said: President Lin
coin returned from a
visit to the Army of the
Potomac last evening. Upon
the Presidents arrival In the
James River, off Harrison's
Landing, he was visited by
Gen. Mcclellan and staff, and
soon after the whole party
disembarked the Presi-
dent rode to the extreme
front dismounted and
assembled the ramparts in
view of rebel pickets. :"
This paper applauded the
President for making the
trip, saying: %. The coun-
try will thank him for the
promptness with which he
repaired to the Peninsula on
this occasion to examine for
himself the condition of the
Army of the Potomac, it's
necessities, prospects, etc. His
presence in its midst has had
the happiest conceivable eff
feet upon it; for men and
officers, high and low, all its
components have implicit
confidence in his patriotism
and sagacity. They know he
looks upon them all as the
special objects of his guar
dianship, and seeks but to
give triumph to their arms
and to ameliorate the hard
ships and dangers Of their
patriotic efforts in their
country's behalf. We trust he
has returned impressed with
Evening star., 1962-07-08

the Importance of at once pro-
curing the men necessary to
fill UP the decimated veteran
regiments. Richmond must
be promptly taken, or our ex-
penditure of life and treasure
in the prosecution of the war
up to this time are likely to
prove to have been for
naught. The question
whether the war is practically
ended by the 1st of October
next, or will last until we have
to fight Europe in arms at
the back Of the oligarchy,
simply depends upon the
promptness with which the
Army of the Potomac shall
be reinforced. :" Mcclellan
himself was then pounding
at Washington to give him
all the troops available in
the East so that he could
renew pressure on Richmond.
And Lincoln was being urged
by politicians and other pub
lie figures to sack Mcclellan
and get another general. The
Star of July 16, 1852, made
it plain that the Union Army
in Virginia was still a
formidable one: ". The
Federal fleet in the James
River comprises an immense
number of vessels. There are
nearly 600 transports and war
steamers between Newport
News and Harrison's Bar, be-
sides almost innumerable
small craft among which
are 100 to 200 canal boats.
The Federal Army oc-
cupies the bank of the river
for several miles, extending
above as well as below Har-
rison's Bar, and the regular
encampments reach one or
two miles away. The amount
of land nearly covered with
tents is estimated at Is to
20 square miles. :" Nc
Clellan was in an area oc-
cupied by many gracious old
Colonial homes, including
Beverly" birthplace of Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison.
OF this, The Star said: "The
old Harrison residence has
been surmounted with two
cupolas and it now is being
used both as a hospital and
as the headquarters of Nc
Clellan's signal corps. It is
well situated for the latter
Evening star., 1962-07-08
Fiscal Policies

Policies being followed in
both our Departments Of We'll
fare and Of Education re-
sulting In a leveling-down
process are aptly illustrated
by the story my mother used
to tell about the old lady on
the farm who used sour
cream on her cereal. When
asked why she used sour
cream while crooks of sweet
cream accumulated from the
daily milking, she replied
that she had to use the sour
cream before 1t spoiled.
The Welfare Department Is
going to be forced into a
change Of policies due to re-
cent investigations, and the
more recent recommendation
and action Of the House Ap-
preparations Committee.
Our Education Department
should likewise be forced to
change its policies. It is
shocking to realize that no
summer courses are provided
for superior and good stu
dents. Our summer classes
are exclusive operations for
those who have failed to
meet the standards Of the
regular school term.
Let us taxpayers insist that
our dollars be allocated for
an across-the-board upgrad-
ing instead of concentrated
upon those of lesser aptitude
or industry. Otherwise we
shall find ourselves in the
plight Of the short-sighted
old lady.
Mrs. John f. Snyder.
Evening star., 1962-07-08
Echoes of fourth

1t was a most deafening
and manning Fourth of July
here. I found myself wanting
to rest, but had to guard our
home from misguided mis-
siles. Not wishing to partici-
pate, I was unable to re-
taliate against my neigh
bors' superior munitions and
numbers. I'm Just tired, not
unpatriotic. I favor "the
rockets red glare, bombs
bursting in air." but not over
my house. After due con-
sideration, I offer this pro-
posal in hope that 1t will
gain favor with the besiegers
and the besieged. Could not
several open areas be set
aside for fireworks as roads
are closed in winter for sled
ding? Among the advantages
are that the police will easily
discover who has illegal fire.
works, q field hospital could
be set up, and some Of us
could get some sleep.
Lee A. Gladwin.
Though the District Gov
ernm ent celebrated the
Fourth Of July quite mag
unanimously by lining Penn
Sylvania Avenue with flags
and exhibiting fireworks, the
residents Of Washington
showed less enthusiasm. I am
a new resident Of George
town and in q morning walk
which covered Is blocks, I
found only five flags; some
blocks had no flags at all.
I should think that a COM
munity which is trying to
create an image of I'VE olde
America" would avail itself
Of the old custom Of flying
flags on July 4. Could it be
that since the government
flew flags for the city. that
the citizens have lost the
initiative to fly flags them
selves? Elizabeth Reed.
In 26 years in the District
I have never heard as many
nor as loud explosions before
and on July 4 as in the
Glover Park area this year.
Illegal fireworks seemingly
were ignored by the police
this year.
The prohibition was estab-
lished to prevent loss Of eye
sight and fingers and even
lives, but when enforced it
also relieves the nervous
strain which the noise in
flicts on those who must
sleep in the daytime and
those who are Ill and/or
elderly.
My mother. 86, bruised her
shoulder on the chair in
which she was sitting when
she jumped at one particu-
larly loud detonation, and she
is just one Of three octo-
genarians in adjacent homes.
We were awakened at 1870
am. by these bomb-like ex-
ploSionS.
Who can say that those
who bootleg fireworks to boys
today will not bootleg mar
cotics to them tomorrow or
lead them into other lawless-
ness? Law Abider.
Evening star., 1962-07-08
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Let Us Pray
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain United States Senate

Let us pray. These three
mighty monoSyllables sound
forth constantly in temples oi
divine worship the faith
which makes America great
These words, Let us pray
sang in the hearts of those
who knelt about the cradle
of our state which had been
conceived and born in the
consciousness of eternal spir-
itual verities. The founding
fathers were men of religious
faith who called on God to
save. The Declaration of In
dependence and the ConSti-
tuition were written with pens
dipped in prayerI The parch-
ments which are the crown
jewels of the Republic are
stepped in petitions to the
God who hath made and
preserved us a nation.
In immortal words at Get
tysburg the great Lincoln,
speaking for the disrupted
Nation. disregarded any who
in their blindness denied the
light Of liberty as he pied
for a new birth of freedom
under God" The credo
which these two words pro-
claim ran like a golden cord
through all his conceptions of
duty and destiny. Lincoln
knew what his predecessors
and successors in the White
House have known: that there
is nothing but chaos and ca
tastrophe in any social sys-
tenn whose flag represents
the supreme loyalty.
1t is that faith that from
the Continental Congress
until now has made the first
words in every session of our
national legislature, LET us
pray" 1t is that faith that
has framed the prayer at the
inauguration of every Presi-
dent. 1t is that faith which
sounds like a trumpet at the
opening Of the Supreme Court.
Always in America the Grip
pling doubts of those who in
darkness deal in denials have
been seen for what they are
"a deadly heresy so far as
the deep meaning Of America
is concerned. The God-fear-
ing men who launched Amer
lea realized that in a democ-
racy no church could be given
preference or dominance but
to them the separation of
church and state did not
mean the separation of state
and religion. They were too
wise not to know that such
a divorce would sentence to
death the experiment they
were undertaking so differ
ent to anything the ages be-
fore had known. To stifle the
voice of prayer anywhere is a
step toward surrendering the
glory which is America to the
goddess system we face and
fight which derides the pre-
cious things we hold nearest
our hearts.
Any movement to close any
doors to prayer but plays
into the hands Of the Kremlin
chief who has recently boast
ed that the children now in
our public schools will raise
the red flag of atheism over
America.
On a June day eight years
ago within a few minutes
after the signature of the
President had written under
God" into the Pledge of Al
legiance, the bill that legal
lied it leaped to life in a
scene silhouetted against the
Evening star., 1962-07-08
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-07-08

lem? England recognizes Red
China-the United State s
does not. England has vast
undeveloped areas in its do
minions and possessions the
United States has none. Alas
ka excepted. If a token 50,-
900 are to be moved from
Hong Kong, the British En-
pire should absorb them-not
the United States.
&c. Russell,
Evening star., 1962-07-08
Deficit Finoncino

Billie Sol Estes applied the
New Frontier policy of per-
manent deficit financing to
his personal business affairs.
President Kennedy says
this is the best way to "get
the country moving" But it
didn't work for Billie.
Frank C. WORDS,
VannOrt. Pa.
Evening star., 1962-07-08
Now We Feel Awful

1t seems quite dismal that
in time when the Associated
Press and the headline writ
ers Of The Star have adopted
various idiocies and illitera-
cies as proper forms, that
your syndicated authority on
proper language, in his col
umn Words, Wit and Wis
DOM" should have given
quite incorrect information
to an inquirer a few days
ago. Doubly dismal in that
he contradicts a textbook ci-
tation which was correct.
He had received inquiry
from a reader wanting to
know: Should you say I feel
well,' or I feel good? A
textbook I have says that
both are correct but differ in
meaning. I feel we'll means
that you do not feel sick, you
feel healthy. I feel good
means that you feel better
than the average physically
and psychologically."
AS anybody knows, or
should know, the textbook
definition as given by the
inquirer just happens to be
correct (ignoring the aimless
wandering between first and
second persons). When a
man beats his chest like a
gorilla, shouting, II feel
good!," he is saying some
thing more than that he
doesn't feel sick. When he
gives a wan smile and says
II feel WE'LL" he is saying
something definite, If less
eXuberant: That he has no
aches of lumbago, arthritis,
or barber's itch, no hang
over. and so on. He Is, in
fact, well.
Your authority, however,
got all tangled up, defining
well" as an adverb, and
equating its use after a link
ing verb" with "I feel badly"
Perhaps he looked up
"well" on page 2901 Of the
Merriam-Webster End Inter-
national. and saw that it
was an "adv.," with q whole
page given over to it in ad-
verbal uses, including around
a thousand compounds listed
from "well-able" to well
yoked." running over on to
the next page. However, if he
had let his eye wander down
on page 1902, he would have
seen well, adj" defining
several different uses of the
word as adjective. One ad-
jectival meaning: I'm accord
ance with desire or advan-
tage; fortunate, satisfactory,
suitable. proper" Another:
Being in health; sound in
body and mind; not ailing, as
a well man. he looks WE'LL"
Another: Acceptable, ade-
quate, as he is well, but
there are better men," Even
a marine insurance use of
well" as adjective: "a ship
warranted WE'LL" meaning
safe and sound.
So the textbook which the
inquirer had quoted from
was quite correct. There is a
difference between d" I feel
good" and ''I feel WELL" but
both are quite correct, with
individual meanings. It's a
pity that your authority
didn't know an adjective
when he saw it.
Joel TownSley Rogers.
Evening star., 1962-07-08
so Years AGO

The "drys" were getting in
their political licks so years
ago as the National Prohibi-
ton Party held its 11th con-
vention at Atlantic City. The
Star of July 10, 1912, quoted
the party's temporary chair
man, Clinton N. Howard, as
saying nothing in the way
of real reform was to be-
gained from either Of the
boss-ridden, liquor-controlled
old parties Democratic and
Republican, or from the.
third party dominated by
Theodore Roosevelt. No other
party since the foundation of
this Government has surren-
dered more abjectly to the
liquor interests of this Nation
than has William Howard
Taft. While Gov. Wilson is a
good man, the Prohibitionists
are not here to elect a good
man, but to kill the liquor.
traffic. Mckinley and Harri-'
son were good men, but they
went out of office with the
country more saturated with
rum than when they went in.
From the standpoint of the
Prohibitionist. Roosevelt, by
his record, public utterances
and confessed personal hab-
its, is the least desirable of
them all. :" t.
The zaniest coaching team
in major league baseball was
about to be formed so years
ago. The Star of July II,
1912, revealed that Nick Al
trock, former star pitcher for
the Chicago White Sox, had
been released by Kansas City
of the American Association
and that he was Washington
bound. Clark Griffith, man.
ager Of the Senators, said he
wanted Altrock to team up.
on the sidelines with Ger
many" Schaefer, figuring.
that the clowning of these,
two would be enough to dis
tract any pitcher, and thus
aid Washington in its fight
for the pennant. The Sena-
tors then were in second
place, topped only by the
Boston Red Sox. To old
timers, Schaefer was a great
er comedian than Altrock's
later partner, Al Schacht. He
once played first base hold
ing an umbrella when the
umpire refused to call the
game because of rain, and he
delighted fans by running
and sliding into first when2'
ever he drew a base on ballA
Evening star., 1962-07-08
FROM THE STAR FILES.

purpose, as 1t is in view Of
nearly the whole Of the army,
as well as a large part of
the fleet. :"
Navajo times., 1962-05-09
X X X X
Teecncspos Boarding School.
Speakers:

Speakers:
Invocation, Howard Redhouse,
Christian Reformed Mission: Well
come. Address. John Nelson Dee,
Councilman. Teecnospos District;
Address. Glenn H. ndbloom,
General Superintendent Navajo Ag-
ency: Address. Frank Bra dley,
Chairman, Navajo Tribal Utility
Authority: Address, Ned Hatathli,
Chairman. Resources Committee:
Address, Annie Wauneka. Chair
man, Health Committee; Address,
Allen ID. Yazzie, Chairman, Edu-
cation Committee; Address. Rol-
and S. Hamblin, Supt., Public In
struction. Apache County,, St.
Johns, Arizona; Address, Maurice
MCCabe, Executive Secretary, Ma
vajo Tribal Council: Address. Wade
w. Head. Area Director, Gallup,
New Mexico; Address. Robert
Vaughn, Asst to The Comm ssion-
er of Indian Affairs, Washington,
d. c.. Dedication Address, Paul
Jones, Chairman, Navajo Tribal
Council. Window Rock, Arizona;
Benediction, David Clah. Vice
Chairman, Teecnospos Chapter,
Navajo Tribe.
Navajo times., 1962-05-09
Teecnospos School Chapter
Dedication Set for muv II
X X X X

Dedication of the 1,119, 100. 90
Teecnospos Boarding School and
Chapter House is scheduled for
May IL. with Paul Jones, Chair
man of the Navajo Tribal Council,
as the principal speaker.
The new Boarding School has
been built as part of the long
range Bureau of Indian Affairs
program for developing educ cation
al facilities for Navajo youngsters
near their homes. The new school
is todayprOviding cla ssroom space
for more than 800 boys and girls.
The community has approximately
1850 children between the ages of
6 to II years.
The school employs AZ persons,
with Lewis y. Durant S Principal.
The program schedule for the
May IL dedication:
Comert--Tribal Band, Flag
Raising c Salute--Teecnospos Boy
Scout Troop 1852, Drum and Bugle
Corps-San Juan Boarding School,
Twirlers- Toadlena Boarding
School, Square Dance--Teecnos-
pos Boarding School, Drill Team
Navajo times., 1962-05-09
Four Corners Art
CenterOrganized

The Brush and Palette Art Gen.
ter. recently organized in
Pennington, has earned wide in
terest and is rapidly gaining mem
bers. One of the members, Mr..
Charles Lee, is especially re-
nOWned for his pen and inks and
caseins.
The center is housed in the old
Moran Clinic, across from San
Juan Hospital. Several businesses
in town have donated materials and
services to assist the group in
refurbishing the building.
The first project of the group
was an exhibit at the Home, Auto
6 Boat Show, with the paintings
attracting much attention.
Anyone seriously interested in
painting in the Four Corners area
is invited to join the group.
Further information may be OBJ
tained from Mrs. Mary Austin at
the "Palette" Art Shop next to
the Avery Hotel.
Navajo times., 1962-05-09

If white linens are to be
stored for some time, cover
them with blue paper. Avoid
excessive heat. Do not store in
cedar-lined chests, as the
fumes tend to yellow white
linens.
Navajo times., 1962-05-09

carry paper towels and q
water-filled plastic spray bot
tie in the cars glove cOmpart-
ment.
Navajo times., 1962-05-09
Simple Solution

Keeping children clean dur
ing a trip is easier If you
Evening star., 1962-07-24
Z Teeners Yoke
Store Owner,
Get $1,000

Two teen-age boys yoked and
robbed a liquor store owner of
about $4,000 yesterday just be-
fore he placed the money in a
night depository of a Southeast
Washington bank.
Edward Torchin, 81, owner of
Eddie's Liquor Store, Eighth
and I streets Sc, repeatedly
was not injured.
He was jumped from behind
as he prepared to put a canvas
bag holding the money in a
depository Of the American Sc
curity and Trust Co. branch.
Mr.. Torchin, of ITS Red
wood terrace NV, chased the
boys for several blocks before
losing them at Seventh and G
streets S.E.
He told Sergt. Edgar H Man
gum the boys were about 1S
and Is years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-10

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Evening star., 1962-04-26

dividual Self-reliance, set in relatively
early in the New Deal years. He was
most outraged, however, by President
RooSevelt'S effort in 1887 to pack" the
Supreme Court. Vowing to cash in his
chips in protest, he did the opposite
staying in the game to fight coura-
geouSly and effectively toward eventual
defeat of the Roosevelt proposal.
Mr.. Summers sense Of justice was
modified particularly on behalf of the
District of Columbia Always with an
awareneSS of the Federal Governments
dominant interest in the Nations cap
ital, the Texan felt equally strongly that
the citizens of the District should have
representation in Congress and the
right to vote for President and Vice
President. With the late Senator Cap
per of Kansas, Mr.. Summers was CO.
sponsor of resolution providing that
the Constitution should be amended to
grant these privileges to the people of
Washington. His efforts in this regard
surely contributed to the later accept
ance of the 23d Amendment, giving
presidential voting rights to the Dis
trict.
By all standards of notable service
to country, Mr.. Summers earned a last
ing place of honor.
Evening star., 1962-04-26
Highway Attack

An expected effort this year to get
Congress to reduce funds needed for
major District highway construction
apparently already has begun. The sub
ject repeatedly was raised by a group
of District Democratic leaders, some of
whom are critical of the highway pro-
gram, during visit the other day to
Senators Byrd of West Virginia and
Humphrey of Minnesota, both members
of the Senate District Appropriations
Subcommittee
Later, questioned about the meet
ing, Senator Humphrey said he was not
too we'll aware of the background of the
highway controversy, and added: We've
got to do lot more thinking about it,"
That's good. Because we are con-
fident that little sound thinking is
all that is needed to diSSipate the argu-
mentS OF those who say that highway
construction should stop until a rapid
transit system is fully planned, or built.
The ideal solution, as most experts who
have studied the problem agree, is a
balanced system of rapid transit plus
highways. Until that ideal is attained,
the need for freeWayS will increase not
decrease, and no amount of wishing will
make the need go away.