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Evening star., 1962-09-09
so Years Ago

Another fiction-like chap
ter in the storybook life Of
Daniel E. Sickles. Civil War
general. diplomat, congress-
man and maker-of-news, was
written so years ago. Sickles
created a sensation in WASH
ington in 1859, when he
killed Philip Barton Key, son
of Francis Scott Key, be-
cause young Key was too at
tentive to Mrs. Sickles. The
first Mrs. Sickles died soon
after that and the general
later married Carmina
Creagh. a senorita Of noble
birth, when he was Minister
to Spain. The Star of
September 13, 1912, reported
from New York that Mrs.
Sickles, though estranged
from her husband for 20
years, had come to his rescue
at a time Of bad fortune.
Sickles, then 81 and living
alone in a house full Of
mementoes, was in debt. A
court ordered his art treas
ures sold to satisfy an $4,000
judgment. Hearing Of this,
Mrs. Sickles pawned $4,000
worth of jewels he had given
her in happier days and sent
her husband the money. In
the pawnshop, she dropped
a diamond and sapphire
bracelet. Her son picked 1t
up. That" she said tear
fully. sis the one I loved
most. He gave it to me the
day you were born" They
were reconciled two years
later when Sickles was dying.
Only the bravest man dared
wear a straw hat after the
season ended" on Septem-
ber is half a century ago. He
automatically became fair
game for street "toughs" Who
might pull his hat down over
his ears, snatch 1t off and
jump on it, or otherwise
rough up both the hat and
the wearer. But The Star of
September 13, 1912, an
nounced Assistant District
Attorney Ralph Given was
putting an end to such antics
by threatening to prosecute
the culprits in any such
cases. 81 fail to see why a
man can't wear whatever
kind Of hat that pleases him."
said Mr.. Given.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
'SIumbered and Slept .

The marathon Senate hearings on
the District welfare mess have left no
doubt that shortages of personnel are
partly responsible for the failure Of
the Welfare Department to eliminate
chiselers and other ineligibles from the
relief rolls. 1t is equally clear, however,
that this. is by no means the only
reason.
During the 12-hour final session of
his budget hearings on Friday, Senator
BYRD of West Virginia set the record
straight on instance after instance of
sloppy administration, confusion and
outright disregard for the rules. Indeed,
as the Senator brought out, the depart
ment did manage in one three-month
period last spring, with no additional
enforcement personnel, to make sig
nificant cleanup of one relief category
but only after it became apparent
that an investigation Of this category
by the General Accounting Office was
imminent The plain fact as Mr.. Byrd
put it, is that for too long the Welfare
Department "has slumbered and slept
=. at the taxpayers expense" Time
after time, moreover, in his intensive
questioning of the most minute details
Of department procedures, Senator Byrd
urged welfare officials to admit and
recognize their errors, to "go to the
rnourners' BENCH" rather than to try
to explain their mistakes away.
We think his point in doing this
was well taken. For the reforms which
now are being instituted will not amount
to much unless they are vigorously and
zealously administered. Senator Byrd
apparently feels that the present Of
ficials deserve another chance. At the
moment, at least, there is no indication
Of top level administrative changes,
These officials, however, from Welfare
Director Shea on down, have been put
on notice that they will be held rigidly
accountable by Congress next year for
a housecleaning-not only of the in
eligibles still on the rolls, but of their
own lax practices. There is every reason
to assume that the Byrd subcommittee
will do its part to provide the tools
for the job.
Fortunately, Senator Byrd also has
forced the Health, Education and We'll
fare Department to concede that there
is nothing illegal or improper about
current District eligibility policies, in
cluding the controversial rule denying
aid = to dependent : children grants to
homes in which there is an able-bodied,
employable male. While some revision
of the regulations applying to this rule
may be desirable for Qualification, the
effect of the policy itself should not
be changed. as.
Despite the ground covered by his
subcommittee in the hearings, Chair
man Byrd has remained nom -committal
on several key questions. The subcom-
mittee, he says, will run through the
justification for each request with a
fine-toothed comb. AS big Job as this
: will be, we hope that the subcommittee
finds time, in the report accompanying
. the appropriations bill, to be as explicit
! as possible in its instructions to the
/ Welfare Department for administering
the complex program. No room should
be left next year for excuses by welfare
officials, or for confusion over what is
expected of them.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

their rapt countenances. all
doing what comes naturally.
Is a smashing argument In
favor Of asking God, the Fa<
ther of Almighty. for His
blessing and guidance in ev-
cry school public and pri-
vate. In each schoolroom de- s
picted the scene Is Good G
morning, dear God. ! offer
to you my thoughts, words y
and actions and all that !
do" In this act Of devotion
there is more to be given to
these young lives, as they
face the beckoning years.
than in anything which may &
come to them in the realm
Of secular knowledge, vital as
that Is. T..
These pictures of children
bowling before their Maker Z
portraits of reverential awe, c
shout decisively that 2 per ,
cent Of our population have .
no right to veto what these e
pictures portray. To allow
2 per cent of our citizens to,
eliminate prayer from our
public schools, prayer which
SO per cent desire, is to put
a tiny minority in the driv-,-
er's seat. OF course If par
ents do not desire their chill
dren even to witness others :
lifting up their hearts for
something outside them
selves. then their rights
ought to be protected by.
having such children excused
until after the prayer. Even
blind bats in m a m m o h
caves have their right to
darknessl But it is q false
conception of democracy
that the minority can brow
beat the vast majority. II
the objective Of democracy is
to bring all down to q COM
mon denominator-especial-o q
ly when it comes to the very
breath Of free life - then
perhaps some other form Of
government might better
conserve the things that
matter most. But democracy,
rightly understood, Is not
any such thing. In q true
democracy the ayes" have it
until the noes" can per-
suade the present majority
that they are wrong. ia
Benjamin Franklin was
saying that when the Con-
stitution was being FASH
ioned, in his eloquent speech
in independence Hall. advo-
eating that their sessions Be
opened each day with prays
er, as he put ito the
God who governs In the af-
fairs Of men," =
Alfred Tennyson issued
one Of the strongest pro-
tests against vetoing prayer
any time, anywhere. in his
inspired lines
For tDhdt are men better than
sheep or goats
That nouriSh a blind life
tDithin the brain
II, knowing God, they lift
not hands OF prayer,
Both for themselves and
those who call them
friend? i,-
Evening star., 1962-09-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry t0riterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used tDil be
returned only phen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped enuelopeS. ~.r
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Judging Judges

Samuel Taylor, in his let
ter opposing the Senate's
confirmation Of Thurgood
Marshall as a Federal Judge.
appears to be guilty of the
very allegation he makes
against Judge Marshall. who
now sits under a recess ap-
pointment, namely. bias. Mr..
Taylor states, The very fact
that Mr.. Marshall has. in
the past, been so notoriously
concerned with advantages
for the Negro race should dis
qualify him for any consid-
Grafton for. the position to
which he aspires." BY this
standard. hardly an able law
yer would qualify for a judge
ship. for practically every
lawyer has been a special
pleader, member of an organ
ization or church, or known
for espousing certain causes.
Should Supreme Court JUS
tice-designate Arthur Gold
berg be disqualified because
he was at one time a spe-
cial pleader for labor? No.
The test is legal ability.
judicial temperament, and
integrity Of the lawyer who
swears to uphold the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
Mr.. Marshall's arguments in
the School Board case (1954)
on desegregation were upheld
by the Supreme Court. That
would certainly indicate legal
ability. That he happens to
be a Negro is a fact for which
he is not responsible. This
fact should be pondered with
Soul-Searchlng Dy every per-
son Of whatever color.
American democracy may
well be on trial today not
only because Of its foreign
policies but because of its in
ability or refusal to apply it's
fundamental principles to all
American citizens. Let every
American prove himself by
his ability, intelligence, and
responsibility. To do this he
must have equal opportunity
with every other citizen. In
this way democracy becomes
a living reality. not just a
refrigerated abstraction. It
is to be hoped that the Sem
ate will maintain its integ-
rity by doing its constitu-
tional duty of making its de-
cision based solely on the
qualifications of Thurgood
Marshall, not on the color of
his skin. Julian Fahy.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

tain, over its top into the
valley or mountain sides be-
low. From all we can
learn, the result, so far, is
regarded as a success Of
great Importance to the fu-
ture campaign of Gen.
Mcclellan :" An official
dispatch from Mcclellan,
printed in this paper the
same day, said: II have just
learned from Gen. Hooker, in
the advance, that the enemy
is making for the river in a
perfect panic, and Gen. Lee
has stated publicly that he
must admit they had been
shockingly whipped 1t
is stated that Lee gives his
loss as $4,000. :" (Actually
Lees withdrawal was orderly
and his losses not nearly so
great as that Stonewall
Jackson meantime had taken
Harpers Ferry, capturing
some 900 Union troops and
a vast store of supplies. AS
jackson rode through the blue
lines, one Federal infantry
man said: Hes not much
for looks, but If we had him
we wouldn't have been caught
In this trap" The Star Of
September f6, 1862. reported:
"1t is believed at the War
Department that Harpers
Ferry was surrendered to the
rebels at 9 am. yesterday
after Col, Dixon s. Miles
had been mortally wounded.
II it be true, we can see
nothing that can prevent the
mass of the rebel army from
making good its retreat into
Virginia, so great are the diff
ficulties of pursuit in the
mountain region in which
Gen. Mcclellan is operat-
ing. ;" Thus the stage was
set for Antietam. At Sharps-
burg, Lee had fewer than
10000 men. He needed Jack
son badly. This paper reported
in delayed dispatches on
September 18, 1852: "Rumors
afloat said that Jackson and
CA. P) Hill were again cross
ing the Potomac in the rear
Evening star., 1962-09-09

I would like to express our
gratitude for the attention
given to our organiZational
activities and to commend
The Star for its coverage of
local, political and social af-
fairs in the Washington met
ropolitan community.
Robert L. Bender,
Executive Secretary, Wash
ington Chapter. Americans
for Democratic Action.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

Never it seems in any Of
our lifetime was so much
being written and said about
prayer. The fact that any
question has been raised as
to the constitutional legality
Of petitions to the God i'm
mortal, eternal, invisible be-
ing offered within the con-
fines of what might be
thought Of as governmental
reservations has alarmed and
even shocked millions Of our
people. The very idea that
in God-fearing America, with
its spiritual roots, there
might be put up anywhere
signs reading mo trespass-
ing here by prayer" seems a
betrayal Of the Republics
unquestioned heritage.
1t is because of the specter
of this fear now stalking
through the land that pull
pits to proclaim the validity
and necessity of communion
with the Most High have
been set up in many places
apart from the dim religious
light of sanctuaries dedicat-
ed to worship. The notion
that the Constitution rules
out rearing Spires above
places of instruction - yes.
and places Of business lis
rejected by an overwhelm-
ing majority of our people.
The Library Of Congress
confirms that lately, as new
er before, there are those
who come to do research on
this matter of prayer. Elo-
quent and fervent voices
have been raised in the Sem
ate and the House. The
President has broadcast to
the people urging that there
be more private. home. and
church prayers arising to the
God who is our hope and
help, and who has made and
preserved us a nation! 1t is
because the hearts of Ameri-
cans have been so deeply
stirred by all the discussions
of the place for prayer that
magazines and newspapers
are presenting articles about
the propriety of prayer in
public life.
In all the nervous clamor
Of these days 1t ought to be
borne in mind that so far
the only restriction, as to the
offering Of prayer is that the
Constitution would frown on
the Governme ent, itself,
framing a prayer and then
telling another arm Of the
Government to offer that
exact prayer. To this date
that is all that has been de-
creed on prayer. We prophe-
sy that it is all that will be
done unless a storm of tor
nado proportions is to be let
loose in this free land!
School officials in the
Capital of the Nation have
rightly ruled that there is
nothing to change the GUS
tom. going back to about
1905, to open schools daily
with a reading from the
Bible, and the offering 1--WE
do not like the word "reci-
tation") Of the Lords Pray
er which does not have upon
it any church or govern
mental imprint.
We devoutly wish that ev-
cry American. whatever his
religious faith. could possess
q copy Of a striking article,
Children at Prayer" 1t is
adorned with pictures Of
children at prayer in four
Washington schools picked
at random one public
school and three private
schools, conducted under
Protestant, Catholic and
Jewish auspices. The faces of
tn ese dear children, with
Evening star., 1962-09-09

tions, he is required to report anything
which endangers safety. The union
cannot come along now, In 1862, and
expect to gain ground in public opinion
after its own dereliction, or the derelic-
tion Of some of its members, two or three
years ago.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Pans PoIicy-Mokers

Abject fear. emasculation
of the Monroe Doctrine. aid
to communism - the Exec
utive Branch Of our Federal
Government is guilty of all
three. This is not a charge
Of disloyalty or intentional
malfeasance but the re-
suits are the same.
We did not knock down
the Berlin Wall as we had
every right and obligation
to do, both legal and moral.
Why? Abject fear of Russia,
and the fear Of slightly Of
Tending some Of our weak
kneed allies. What thought
was given to all of the Ger
man people who occupy the
whole city Of Berlin, not just
the Western Sector? What
was done for their physical,
economic, and political well
fare? There has been no ap-
parent serious consideration
or action.
We violated our treaty
obligations to the L otian
people by agreeing to turn
their country over to a tri-
partite government which
was not chosen by the peo-
pie and which we know to
be Communist dominated.
Why? Again it was the fear
of Russia and the Soviet
bloc, and the fear of hurt
ing the feelings of the lead
ers of some countries, sup
posedly our allies, whose ac-
tions were also dictated by
fear and not by logic based
upon firm convictions of
right and wrong, and equal
ly firm commitments in for
NAL treaties. :
We actually sponsored the
surrender Of the Dutch West
Indies to Indonesia in direct
violation Of all of the prin-
ciples Of human rights and
democratic government upon
which our Nation was found
ed and without regard for
the constitutional rights and
proper responsibilities Of an
allied and friendly nation.
We did this knowing full
we'll that those who rule
Indonesia are friendly with
the Communists, that they
are not the duly elected lead
ers Of their people, and that
Indonesia itself would be a
moSN valuable and strategic
military prize for aggressive
Communist nations.
We have knowingly and
deliberately permitted d a
Communist government, and
an international Communist
stronghold, to be established
in Cuba, In direct contraven-
ton to the Monroe Doctrine
and contrary to all common
sense and rational considera-
ton of the welfare Of all
American nations, more es-
pecially our own. Whe n
President Kennedy stated
that he had no knowledge
of the landing of Russian
troops in Cuba, only techni-
clans, his listeners knew
that every Russian techni-
clan landed in Cuba must
be a well trained military
person, whether he lands in
civilian clothes or military
uniform.
All of these errors in judg-
ment, Surrenders to fear Of
unknown and imagined con-
sequences, refusal to carry
out our national commit
ments, inept leadership, and
the resulting lowering Of
our national prestige are
aids to communism. They
constitute a serious threat to
our national welfare. even to
our continued existence as a
free nation. Will not these
highly placed Federal execu-
tives stop dreaming about a
Utopia in which they are the
favored Of the Gods and deal
in q practical and sensible
way with our very real prob
lens? Or, are they determined
to destroy all that is good in
this great Nation?
E, r, BaIlinger,
Evening star., 1962-09-09
FROM THE STAR FILES...

of Lee, by way Of Shepherds
town, thus coming back from
Harpers Ferry to the succor
of their commander. :"
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Ted Kennedy

Teddy Kennedy's preposter-
Gus candidacy for the United
States Senate is reminiscent
Of q certain ebullient actors
determination to join the
cast Of a Broadway hit, and
of whom it was said: "The
only qualifications he has for
the role are a perfect set Of
teeth and the nerve Of Willie
Sutton"
Margaret Radcliffe Gnnch
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Alaska in 1900 and went into the buying and processing of fish in 1912. Describing himself aptly as a "Southeasterner," Berg has been associated in fishery production and processing in Sitka since 1881 asd is new to Kodiak"
 Both Berg and Wakefie l d pointed out that while the plant is essentially an automatic type of plant, it still will employ from 16
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KODIAK, ALASKA, MAY 25, 1862

to Ia persons when in full produc- tion. An average of from 25 to 30 people have been employed dur ing the construction of the plant.
 The plants refrigeration system was installed by the Feed Distribu- ton Co. under the supervision of their foreman, Glenn Leach.
 Stan Woodin of City Electric of Anchorage has been in charge of that firms contract to install the