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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-20
Fresh Sturt Calls
For New Dress
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

says he isn't ready for mar
riage and I should find some
body else. He is 20. My par
ents are standing by me and
1 feel terrible because they
tried so hard to guide me
right. Pete's father is dead,
and his mother is sick and
elderly, so my parents met
with Pete and his older sister.
who is % and married. Every
time my father asked Pete
a question, his sister an
swered for him. He acted like
he didn't care a thing about
me and, Abby, he said he
loved me when we went to-
gether. All I want is a name
for my baby. How can I get
him to marry me? My father
told him not to come around
unless he had marriage in
mind. HEARTSICK.
If Pete did marry you just
to give your baby a name,
his chances Of being a good
husband and father would be
poor. Make your plans with
out him, and thank God for
your loyal parents. You are
young and can still make a
good life for yourself. If you
want help in finding q home
for unwed mothers near you,
let me know.
49,
What's on your mind? For
a personal reply. send a self
addressed, stamped envelope
to Abby in care of The Eve-
ming Star.
For Abby'S booklet, Hon to
Haze a LoUely Wedding"
send so cents to ABBY, Boz
1865, Beverly Hills, Calf.
CMcNauglht Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-20
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-20
BY LESLIE J. MASON


Professor Of Education, University
Of Southern California
Parents quite rightly are
concerned about what hap
pens to their children.
Yet, at the same time,
when the children reach high
school age, they should take
over more and more reSpon-
sibility for their own lives.
How can parents help their
high school youngsters solve
their problems without SEEM
ing to interfere? What Is the
correct balance between pa
rental control and student
responsibility?
Parents of high school stu
dents should be on the alert
for changes in attitude.
If your son or daughter
stops talking about school or
stops bringing home assign
ments, something is wrong.
You should search promptly
for the underlying cause
rather than wait until dras-
tic behavior sets in.
A students behavior de-
ponds largely upon what he
thinks his parents want for
him: how capable he thinks
he is; what he thinks his fu-
ture may be.
Thinking May Be Wrong
Often, what the student
thinks may not be the actual
situation.
The direct approach to
such a problem gains little.
You can't convince a student
that he is brighter than he
thinks he is merely by telling
him. The feeling of made
quacy is at the bottom OF
many behavior problems at
the high school level,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-20

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\ y So
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Tomorrow: Cancer Checks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-20
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
Teamwork in EMERGENCIES

The Washington Metropolitan Re-
gional Conference has taken a prudent
step in moving to bring about an
orderly system for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cooperation during police and fire
emergencies. Under the present gen
eral understanding" each of the Metro
politan Area communities is pledged to
render aid to others when called upon,
but there has been some reluctance to
do so at times, especially on fire alarms,
because of uncertainty as to legal
authority and possible liability for
damages inflicted or incurred. With
the area now so closely knit and inter
dependent, however, all such questions
ought to be resolved-in favor of maxi
mum mutual aid when required. Such
teamwork is essential for public safety,
not only in normal times but for
adequate civil defense in event of
national emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25

area Leagues Of Women Voters, Mr.
Dante was dubious that the State in
volved will choose to surrender policy
making authority to new Interstate
compact authority of the kind which
now is directing the development of the
Delaware River Basin. We have no
doubt he is right, certainly as far as the
immediate future Is concerned. Through
powers of coordination, however, Mr.
Dante believes that the commission as
an agent of the States could help them
in a variety Of ways Ito do jointly what
they are powerless to do individually"
In order to become effective, the
proposed amendments will have to be
approved also by Congress on behalf of
the District of Columbia. That should
present no problem, however, if Virginia
concurs first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25

traffic jam Of discourteous
drivers who, presumably, were
singing ard praying about
brotherly love only a few
minutes before?)
The way to modernize the
blue laws is to write them off
completely. If our religious
leaders are concerned about
the behavior of the commun-
ity, let them not attempt to
NEEDLE in the laws of the
State. Rather, they should
devote their efforts to pro-
noting the idea that mans
decency to man and respect
for his Maker-in whatever
form he emissions Him-must
be maintained every day, and
around the clock, in order to
mean anything at all.
Legal restrictions designed
to limit the activity Of the
outer man for a certain few
hours a week will in no way
enhance or improve the inner
spirit, any more than the
strongest door lock in the
world will dicourage a burg
lar when the windows are
left wide open.
Lawson E. Richtmyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
The Captain Hates the Sea-


spool, Godfrey M. Fletchers interview
with the press at San Francisco still
reverberateS in the maritime world.
After all, as captain of one of Britain's
big luxury liners and sailor for the
past 46 years, he has created something
of a sensation in declaring
jokingly or not-that he welcomes his
retirement because he has always hated
the sea.
This reminds us of Toscanini's pic
colo player. Night after night, under
the late maestro's superb direction, he
would expertly do his bit in the great
orchestration, but he would always do
it with the most panied expression on
his face, and with despairing shakes of
his head. In due course, puzzled COL
league asked him why he invariably
looked so unhappy, constantly, year
after year, as he played. "Well," he
replied, II just can't stand the piccolo;
hate it," And the same sort of feeling,
we suspect, is not unknown to lots of
other people in other professions, in
Guiding seamanship.
Anyhow, regardless of his effort to
laugh it off, Captain Fletcher's inter-
view will be taken seriously by every
body who has suffered NAL de mer Ben
janin Disraeli has summed up the mat
ter rather well in these words: IT never
saw the use of the sea. Many sad
heart it has caused, and many sick
stomach has it occasioned. The boldest
sailor climbs on board with a heavy
soul, and leaps on land with light
spirit" Moreover, Mr.. Fletcher must
find it interesting to note that Lewis
Carroll, forgetting for moment about
Alice in Wonderland has delivered him
self of the following Judgment:
There are certain things - as,
spider, ghost,
The incon1e-tar, govt, an una-
brella for three
That I hate, but the thing that I
hate the most
Is thing they call the sea.
Well, as the saying goes, each man
to his own tastes. Personally, we would
like nothing better than to be having
good time right now on round-the-
world cruise, with special emphasis on
all those wonderful stopping-off places
in the Mediterranean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
D-Day for Juveniles

The Juvenile Court bill which will
be brought up in the House tomorrow Is
designed, according to it's sponsor, Rep
resentative Davis of Georgia. to provide
a better balance for rehabilitation of
juveniles and for the public safety"
1t actually accomplishes the OPP
poSite. Under its terms, juveniles in the
16 and 17-year-old categories would be
excluded from the jurisdiction of Juve-
nile Court. Any offense, whether crime
Of violence or not, would be tried in the
adult criminal courts. And the effect
would be to destroy rather than facili-
tate the chances for rehabilitation.
Would such lowering of the age limit
actually enhance the public safety? We
do not think So For the Juvenile Court
judge already has and already is exercis-
ing authority to waive" cases involving
juveniles who commit serious crimes
This means that the offender in a
serious case is sent to adult court for
trial and punishment, which Is both
right and proper. But it does not follow
that the public interest, or any other
legitimate interest, is served by requiring
that every 16-year-old who commits
some minor offense be treated as an
adult criminal.
We do not think it is an exaggera-
ton to say that the fate of the Juvenile
Court will be at stake in the House vote
tomorrow. To pass the Davis bill, we
believe, would be to strike fatal blow
at the concept of special treatment for
juveniles, with view to reform and not
just to punishment. The critical need is
for more judge-power-for additional
judicial help to enable the overworked
one-man court to catch up with its
docket and stay current. We hope the
House will reject the destructive features
Of the Davis bill, and will approve instead
an amendment providing the additional
judge-power that is favored in the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
No Vote-Buyer

Governor Rockefeller has taken
both a politically courageous and a re-
sponsible position in announcing his dis
approval of a proposed New York State
bonus for veterans of the Korean War.
It was fitting, furthermore, that he
should do this face-to-face with State
leaders of the American Legion, which
is supporting the bonus plan, at their
annual legislative dinner in Albany.
There is no doubt that the bonus
hackers in the State Legislature are
making an unabashed bid for votes, and
we hope that enough of Mr.. Rookie
feller's courage will rub off on enough
Of the legislators to kill the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
FROM THE STAR FILES.
SO Years AGO

Theodore Roosevelt ex-
ploded a politica, blockbuster
SO years ago when he re-
vealed he would accept the
presidential nomination if it
was offered him. When
elected for his second term
in 1904, at. r. had stated
firmly that he believed in
the two-term rule, and that
under no circumstances will
I be a candidate for or &C
cept another nomination"
In 1908, he obtained the
nomination of William How
ard Taft, but later decided he
was a foe of liberal policies.
The Star of February 26, 1912,
quoted Roosevelt as saying:
We're in the fight; that's
all" No one could then pre-
dict that Roosevelt's Progress
sive Party would split the
Republicans and enable
Woodrow Wilson to become
President, but this paper
said: 1T will be politics,
practical politics and politics
for blood from now until the
Chicago convention acts.
Roosevelt has given actual
demonstration of his axiom,
My spear knows no brother
-Four years ago, come March
4, he paused on the threSh-
hold of the Senate chamber
after Taft had been inau-
gurated and Rugged him az
fectionately about the shoul-
ders. He will move heaven
and earth now to reverse the
positions they occupied on
that day. A question
of deep practical significance
is whether Roosevelt will
abide by the decisions of the
Chicago convention. Will he
bolt and set up a third party
if he finds the convention
going against him? :"
The National Press Club,
then located at Fifteenth
and F streets NV, burned
its mortgage so years ago,
celebrating what The Star Of
February 25, 1912, called the
clubs release from in
debtednesS." John E. Will
kie, chief of the Secret
Service, entertained with
card tricks; j. Crosby Nc
Carthy sang, and B. M.
ClinedinSt discovered himself
an amateur musician Of more
than average ability. Others
participating in the enter
tainment were Arthur C.
Johnson, Maj. Richard Syl-
vester, cliff Bergman,
Charles Keyser, Roy C. YER
non, c. j. Blanchard and
George Griswold Hill. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
Welcome Home

Col. Glenn may not think of Wash
1ngton as his "home," but the truth
will not be unduly tortured if the
Nations Capital claims him as it's own
at least for day. After all, the astro-
naut and his attractive family do live
just across the river in Arlington, so
Washington may be just as much
home" to him as any other place. At
any rate, tomorroW's welcome will be
as enthusiastic and as sincere as though
Col. Glenn had been born and reared
within the shadow of the Capitol. We
do not suppose that anything can quite
equal the big day at Cape Canaveral-
the reunion with his family, the medal
award from the President, the greetings
from the top brass and the hearty &C
claim from the other members of the
Project Mercury team" But Washing
ton will do it's best.
1t seems to us, however, that there
is some danger of OVERRIDING the well
come business After Washington, Col
Glenn is being awaited by New York
City and perhaps other places in this
country. There is even talk that he
may be sent abroad as kind of good
will ambassador We do not know how
Col. Glenn feels about all this, but we
suspect that the prospect is beginning
to pail on him. For it is certainly true,
If one may turn phrase around, that
the welcome which lasts too long will
wear out the guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25

the most sacred thing is so
often being prostituted by the
betrayer'S kiss, they sang
with deep feeling:
Make me a cdptive, Lord.
and then / shall be free,
Force me to render up my
SWord and / shall con-
Queror be.
This essential note Of
dedicated freedom was ef-
fectively sounded from the
high pulpit of st. Matthew's
Catholic Cathedral on a re-
cent Sunday when the Red
Mass was celebrated. At the
heart of this moving service
each year the emphasis IS
on freedom as it finds an ex-
preston in law and in justice.
The Auxiliary Bishop Of
Washington was q true
spokesman for d e dicated
freedom as to that throng Of
worshippers he declared
1.-THE founders of this Nation
were keenly aware that free
dom demanded sacrifice and
self discipline, that the
enemies of freedom are pres
ent in our own wills and
passions as we'll as those Of
opposing nat ton S. They
recognized that freedom
could be destroyed by those
who abuse it as much as by
those who forcibly overthrow
it. Freedom is under attack
by those who confuse free
dom with its material fruits.
who confuse freedom with
personal indulgence. Freedom
is not identical with the
standard Of living nor the
enjoyment of material goods.
Freedom is not the possess
sion of more cars, bigger
houses and televiSion sets.
The only equality worth hav-
ing is that of free men who
know that their freedom
comes from God. Today's
conflict is basically spiritual.
We can defeat the emptiness
of materialism only by con-
veying the richness of a life
of faith. Freedom lives only
by the virtue of free men as
st. Peter taught" Live as
free men, yet not using your
freedom as a cloak for
malice but as servants Of
God.'"
That is a picture Of
dedicated freedom painted in
colors that will never fade.
If freedom is not dedicated
to high purposes it Is
doomed! We quoted the
hymn sung at one church
service. Let us now quote a
hymn sung by the choir at
this second service we have
described in a great Roman
Catholic Church.
Faith OF our fathers! We will
strive
To 1Din all nations unto thee,
And through the truth that
comes from God
Mankind shall then be trulv
free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
To Do Jointly =

Among the meritorious proposals
which the Virginia General Assembly
should approve this session are amend
ments which would broaden the scope
and functions of the Interstate Commits
sion on the Potomac River Basin.
Within the last two years, these amend
ments have been cleared by the legis-
latures of the other State signatories to
the commission compact Maryland,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. I'm
fortunately, as yet there have been no
hopeful signs of action in Richmond.
This is difficult to understand. For
the amendments would not make an
autonomous agency of the commission,
or reduce the degree of control now ex-
erciSed by the States. Nor could any
recommendation of the commission af-
fecting any jurisdiction become effec-
tive without affirmative action by the
representatives of that jurisdiction. The
amendments would, however, expand
the advisory and co-ordinating author
ity of the commission beyond pollution
abatement to cover the various ether
aspects of water resources in the basin.
More Importantly, in the view of
Lee F. Dante, general counsel of the
commission they might provide through
the commission the regional political
mechanism which will be essential, and
which now is missing to carry out what
ever ultimate plan Of development is
agreed upon. It is not generally real
lied that the Federal Government will
bear only portion of the huge costs of
the Potomac improvements about which
there now is so much controversy. Some
SIT million in non-Federal funds, for
example, would be required to build the
reservoir already proposed by the Army
Engineers on the North Branch Of the
Potomac Yet the chief beneficiaries of
increased water supply from this dam,
located IS miles above Cumberland, Md,
would be residents of the Washington
Metropolitan Area. Obviously, they
would bear some financial responsibility
for the local share And clearly some
form of regional organization will be
needed to help allocate such local bene-
fits and costs, as we'll as to develop
uniform standards of water quality and
treatment of wastes.
In recent speech to Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25

Thus there was a curb on
enthusiasm over the Federal
victory at Fort Donelson,
Tenn, which some South,
erners said in retrospect was
a death blow" to the Con-
federacy. Nashville was evac-
uated by Confederate troops
on February Is, 1862 and oc-
cupied by Union troops. Co.
lumbus, KY, the Confed-
crates strongest position in
the Mississippi Valley, and
called the Gibraltar of the
West" was on the verge of
evacuation. AS they moved
into the South, Federal troops
were cautioned to watch their
conduct. The Star of Febru-
airy 26, 1862, quoted from
an order issued by Gen.
Henry Halleck, commanding
the Department of Missouri:
g. . Let us show our fellow
citizens of these (Southern)
States that we come merely
to crush out the rebellion and
restore to them the peace
and benefits of the ConStitu-
ton and the Union. They
have been told that we come
to Cypress and plumber. Let
no excess on your part tar
nish the glory of cur arms.
Orders in regard to pill
Laying, marauding and de-
struction of private property
and stealing and the con-
cealment of slaves must be
strictly enforced. No fugitive
slaves will be admitted within
our lines or camps except
when specially ordered by the
general commanding. Women
and children, merchants,
farmers, mechanics and all
persons not in arms are re-
garded as n-combatants,
and are not to be molested
either in their person or
property :" The series of
SetbackS suffered by the
South caused the Dixie press
to launch a broadside of
neglect and misconduct
charges at Jefferson Davis,
who was inaugurated as Pres
ident of the Confederacy on
February %, 1862, at Rich
mond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
100 Years AGO

"Aoo AAVV1C 4duSIlCC1 UllClC
was in the White House dur
ing the doleful years of the
Civil War was due largely to
the contagious good nature
OF Willie Lincoln, 11-year-old
son of the President. Even
in the darkest days of the
early months of the war, Will
lie formally christened Will
liam Wallace) lifted the
spirits of his father, who de-
lighted in romping and wres-
ting on the floor with the
lively little fellow. All the joy
went out of life for the
Lincolns at this time a CEN
fury ago when Willie died.
This sad interlude came at
a moment when the Presi-
dent and the North in gen.
eral had reason to be of good
cheer, for the war was going
well for the Union. The Star
OF February 81, 1862, said:
1.-THE public rejoicing at the
recent successes of the Union
arms will be clouded by the
intelligence of the death of
the second son of the Presi-
dent, and the country will
sympathize with the bereaved
parents in such a heavy af-
Fiction. Willie Lincoln was
a boy Of unusual intelligence
and was a favorite with all
who visited the White House.
Some weeks since he was
taken sick with an intermit-
tent fever. which soon as
sumed a typhoid character,
and since that time the little
sufferer has been gradually
sinking The President
has, with Mrs. Lincoln,
watched by the side of his
suffering children (Willie's
younger brother, Tad, also
was ilD for 10 days past, and
in all that time has had
scarcely any rest, as in the
midst of his domestic afflic-
ton, the cares of state were
pressing upon him :" It
was customary then to OBJ
serve George Washington's
birthday by brightly illumi-
mating all public and private
buildings on the night of the
anniversary, but a note sent
to Congress by members of
the cabinet asked that this
not be done, under the Cir
cumStances. The Star of
February "a, 1862, reported
services for the Presidents
son were held in the East
Room of the White House,
after which the body was
inferred in a vault at George
towns Oak Hill Cemetery,
to be taken later to the
family burial plot in Illinois.