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World Needs 'Shocker'

With the exception of ton
mage, the next war, If nu-
clear. will be fought on an
equal footing by all partici-
pants simply because the
established military forces of
all countries have had no
previous experience in it.
This brings us to a con-
sideration Of just what kind
Of war to prepare for. Some
say 1t is wise to maintain
conventional capability along
with the unproven nuclear
capability. in the apparent
anticipation that an enemy
will offer us a choice Of
methods.
The apparent fizzling Of
peace efforts, I believe, is
based on our procrastination
as to whether we are going
to fight a nuclear or a con-
ventional war. The sooner
we move into the nuclear
arena, the better. Only the
possibility Of utter devasta-
ton will bring sanity to a
potential enemy. The pos
sibility Of embroiling us in a
conventional affair gives the
enemy courage to nibble
away at us bit by bit.
The world needs a "go for
broke" shocker to stir It from
its lethargy.
Jim ArgOdaIe.
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inesses in which 1t is now I'M
constitutionally involved and
then on account Of the saw
ings by this action to cancel
the 18th Amendment-Fed-
eral personal income tax law.
Perhaps this Liberty
Amendment isn't perfect, but
in. the absence of any other
specific plan to reduce un-
necessary Government spend
ing and then cut taxes, let
the taxpayers decide whether
they like it or not. In q free
and open discussion it is also
possible that another, better
plan may emerge. H.
Gerald @. MalIOy.
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we find that our firmly held
ideas about such things as
sweatshop exploitation are
not really on solid ground.
1t Is true that the history
Of the unionization of the
garment industry shows
clearly that In time the work.
ers came to feel the way we
do today. But only in time.
The autobiographies demon
strate that Harry Golden is
neither a sentimental fool nor
a cynical purveyor Of sweet
tales when he celebrates the
great good fun of sweating
Is hours a day on the lower
east side.
THE Workers who
lived these hot, crowded lives
came from a part Of Europe,
where many things were
worse. They looked forward
to working their way UP,
which for many Of them
meant not the improvement
Of conditions in general but
a jump from the position of
Swe4ted to that of sweater.
In 1902 a garment worker
said, "At 7 o'clock (A.M.) we
all sit down to our ma
chimes and the boss brings
to each one the pile Of work
that he or she is to finish
during the day, what they
call in English their stint
Sometimes the work Is
not all finished by 8 o'clock
(P.M.) and then the one who
is behind must work over
time"
." The machines 20
like mad all day, because
the faster you work the more
money you get. Sometimes in
my haste I get my finger
caught and the needle goes
right through 1t. It goes SO
quick, though, that it does
not hurt much. I bind the
finger up with a piece Of
cotton and 60 on working"
". =. We have Just finished
q strike in our business. II
spread all over and the
United Brotherhood Of Gar
ments Workers was In it. .
We struck for shorter hours,
and after being out four
weeks won the fight. We
only have to work on hours
a day and we get the same
pay as before :"
We may recoil, but the
girl talking did not. She
merely wanted land got)
certain limited improve
ments.
"The American Worker in
the Goth Century" does not
try to cover areas OF I'M
doubted horror; indeed It ex-
poses them. But 1t does show
that our historical picture is
somewhat unbalanced, and
1t offers a fascinating cor
receive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-17

Once again the question re-
lating to the expulsion Of
South Africa and Portugal
from the United Nations has
become an issue within the
walls Of that world organiza-
ton, but to this writer, who
is more than merely familiar
with conditions in South
Africa and the Portuguese
African provinces, the very
idea Of expulsion Is both
presumptuouS and prepoSter-
Gus. Lest 1t be forgotten, 1t
was a South African, the late
Jan Christian SHUTS, who was
one of those primarily re-
SponSible for the formation
Of the U. NJ, an organization
set up to assist in the pre-
vention Of future world wars
rather than interfere in the
internal affairs Of member
nations. AbySsinians, too, ap-
pear to have forgotten that
many South Africans, white
South Africans, persisted
while liberating their coun-
try from Italian rule during
the early part Of World War
II. Today these same people
are crying out for not only
the expulsion Of their saw
ours, but also one of the
original members Of the world
body.
I shall not attempt to deny
that apartheid Is practiced
in the Republic Of South
Africa, for it Is the home Of
segregation or rather separa-
ton, but at the same time I
think it only fair to point
out that the lot Of the black
man in this modern and
highly developed white Afri-
can country is an infinitely
better one In every respect
than that Of his brothers liv-
ing in the self-ruling all black
states situated between the
Zambesi and the Sahara. In
this connection ! can well
recall a group Of South Afri-
can colored folk who mi
grated to Ghana, an all-black
showcase. in 1859. Within six
months they had all returned
to South Africa completely
dissatisfied with what they
had experienced in that
model" state.
No. segregation as pract.ced
in South Africa is not a good
enough reason for demanding
our expulsion from the U. NJ,
and these semi barbaric
African nations would be
well-advised to set their own
houses in order before at
tempting to criticize others.
At the same time let all the
worlds black folk be re-
minded that nowhere do they
have more privileges and
freedom than here In the
United States. but on the
African continent the Repub-
lie Of South Africa wins hands
down.
John Patrick Callahan.
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And Now the Capitol

So now the Capitol Thea
ter must 60. Everytime we
have a show place for opera,
ballet or symphonic music,
someone tears it down.
Polls at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue had
a mammoth stage that could
accommodate opera, ballet,
symphony orchestras, bac-
chanales, etc., with ease.
The Government owned this
theater, yet tore 1t down and
the site is now a park. 1t
was ideal for all kinds Of
entertainment.
Another theater that could
easily accommodate opera
and ballet is the National.
However, the National seats
only 1878 and this small
capacity would make the
cost Of tickets too high. The
Capitol has q capacity Of
3,240. but its stage Is quite
shallow when compared with
that Of the National Theater.
At the Washington Audi
torium. Nineteenth street and
New York avenue NV, OPP
era. ballet and symphonic
music were performed until
1t was turned into an office
building.
We have lost the Gayety
tlater renamed the Shubert)
on Ninth street, and this was
a gem OF a theater, architec-
turally speaking. They are
also threatening to tear down
the Belasco and even that
wonderful theater, Keith's,
is in danger Of being lost.
When are we going to call
a halt TO this demolition Of
theaters now needed as never
before. as the Culture Gen.
ter Is several years in the
future7 Paul ID. Gable.
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stalemate between left and
right. If he has not knocked
Senator Goldwater out-and
probably he has-he has al
most to q certainty knocked
himself out by the undeni-
able. divisiveness Of his &C
ton.
But. left intact, Of course,
is the great moderate Re-
publican center, which now
will come into its own. The
prospects of such heretofore
second-rankers as Gov. VIII
liam Scranton Of Pennsyl-
vania and George Romney
of Michigan are now far
higher than yesterday.
So are those Of a man
who previously had actually
been mentioned" more in
courtesy than in realism,
Senator Thruston Morton Of
Kentucky. For Senator Nor
ton, a reasonable moderate
and a former national
G. o. P. chairman, has q
history of effective concilia-
ton and mediation among
the various Republican fac
lions.
Draw a circle around these
three names - Scranton,
Romney, Morton - and the
odds are that within 1t you
will have placed the name Of
the next Republican candi-
date for President of the
United States.
The Why Of It
Finally, the puzzled ques-
ton among politicians now
is:
Why did Rocky do itP The
easiest answer is that his
own fortunes had sunk so
low that he had nowhere to
go but UP and so was ready
to try even the most desper-
ate measures to restore his
position. Yet, Senator Gold
water is exactly the same
Senator Goldwater who until
very recently was being per-
sistently courted by the Gov
ernor as a thoroughly ac-
ceptable Republican.
Therefore, the true ex-
PLANTATION, in this columnist's
opinion; is more subtle. Gov.
Rockefeller is in almost q
fever of Illustration that the
Republicans in Congress gen.
orally. and not merely Sena-
tor Goldwater, are not going
to accept the extreme aspects
Of the Kennedy civil rights
program. The Governors
undoubtedly real private con-
victions in this matter are
passionate and hard-line be-
yond ready belief. He would
rather destroy the Republican
Party's chances in 1964-in-
GLIDING his own-than see it
adopt what In simple fact,
but never to him, is q moder-
ate civil rights line.
20 1889
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-17
THE PASSING SCENE
Fatal Effects in Rockefeller Blast
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE

Gov, Nelson Rockefeller's
violent-attac upon his con-
sentative rival for the Re-
publican presidential nomi-
nation, Senator Barry Gold
water, may well have &C.
complished both the Sena-
tors destruction and his own.
This is the early reading
of many practical Republic
can pros whose interest is
more in seeing their party
win in 1864 than in the iden-
tity Of the particular candi-
date 1t might choose. And
though it is an early reading
it is likely to be also the last
and correct reading at the
Republican national conven-
ton next summer.
For If Gov. Rockefeller has
not Intentionally signaled
that the rich Eastern liberal
wing for which he speaks will
never accept Senator Gold
water as the nominee, the eff
feet of his words will make
1t practically impossible for
this wing to do so.
A Party Civil War
The unexampled harshness
Of the Governors denuncia-
ton Of Senator Goldwater,
by way of a denunciation of
the Senator's backers-"sub-
version cynical expedi-
ency ruthless, rough-shod
intimidation totalitarian-
ism has opened civil
war between the party's left
and right wings.
Never since the William
ward Taft-T heodore
Roosevelt split early in this
century had a Republican
presidential possibility made
so irreparable an assault
upon another so far in ad-
vance Of convention time.
Gov. Rockefeller's bitter
and now unrecallable words,
indeed, even suggest that his
faction might not stop
short Of an outright bolt or
third party movement in
1864 should Sen. Goldwater
yet win the conventions
presidential designation.
This very fact, in turn,
also strongly suggests that
the nomination will be with
held from the Senator, in
spite Of the all-but- demon
strable fact that If they
were simply voting their
wishes, without regard to
practically, the delegates
would, in fact, choose him.
For Republican conventions
Like Democratic conven-
tions-are toughly practical
affairs. They want to pick
a winner, at best. At worst,
they want to pick a loser
who in his own loss will not
leave the party hopelessly
broken apart.
Gov. Rockefeller, therefore,
has created what looks very
like q mutually neutralizing
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Answers to Questions
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Why do some unions call
themselves brotherhoods2-
d. l..
A. This title is used by some
OF the older unions, espe-
cially the railroad unions,
which were originally estab-
lished primarily as fraternal
and benefit organizations.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used iDiH be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-17
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Tales of Yesteyeor's Breodwiinners
BY DONALD MINTZ
THE AMERICAN WORKER

THE AMERICAN WORKER
IN THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY, A History
Through Aut0bi0graphIes
by Eli Ginzberg and Hy-
man Berman. 368 PIP. (The
Free Press Of Glencoe,
$7.50.)
Everybody knows what
the condition of the work.
ing man was at the turn Of
the century. All we have to
do is read some Of the real
istic novels of the time or
the reports Of one or another
investigating committee
Certainly we. know what
the depression was aike, and
we have an idea Of de-
velopments during and after
World War II.
But do we2 DR.. Ginzberg,
Professor Of Economics at
Columbia University and
Director of the Human Re-
sources Project, and DR..
Berman, Associate Professor
Of History at the University
Of Minnesota, are not so sure.
IF we set out to tell the
story Of the most deprived
and depressed sectors Of the
laboring population" they
write, reliance on ma
terials Qike novels and COM
mittee reports) would be
justified. But If the objective
Is to convey a more balanced
picture Of the entire wage
earning group, great care
must be exercised not to
rely too much on such
pathological materials.
WHAT THE AUTHORS
have done is to assemble
brief autobiographies OF
workers from the turn Of the
century to the present. They
have tried to offer a wide
cross-section Of industries
and areas Of the country.
The autobiographies have
been arranged chronology
cally. and each group is in
troduced and concluded with
a brief summary and analy-
sis by the editors.
1t turns out that some Of IL
was indeed terrible, especially
during the depression. Some
OF 1t still Is. And nobody likes
a moving production line.
1t also turns out that not
only is there a general ten
dency to Judge conditions Of
earlier periods by present
standards but an equally dis
tinct tendency TO Judge every
thing by middle class stand
ards that may or may not
apply.
Today. for example, there is
a certain notion abroad that
men ought not really stand
before open hearths. But
some people like It: they
would not rather sit In an
office and push paper.
II work on the open hearth,
on the molds," says a modern
steel worker. 1T Is a danger
Gus job, but I've never been
hurt. It's the best Job I
ever had. / sure do like IT,"
There are indeed jobs in
the mills that this man con-
siders literally killing. but his
own Ia obviously not one Of
them.
When we 20 back In time,
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a dictatorial hand for the last 80 years.
We join his colleagues In their salute
to an amazing career, and their wish
for years more of fruitful service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-10

VictOry is sweet but the
price is high in
aching bones
and muscles. Football
is a rugged game.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12

through Friday night July 10.
at 3 pm, each evening. The
public is cordially invited.
!, Mr.. Bartges, as years of age.
was born in Amber. Penn. He
attended the University Of Chat
tanooga and was graduated from
Columbia Theological Seminary
in 1912 He was pastor Of the
st. Elmo Presbyterian Church,
Chattanooga, Tenn, from 1912
l945. the LeJeune Presbyterian
Church. Miami. Fla. 1860:
and associate pastor of the large
Win ter Park Presbyter-
ian Church, Winter Park, Fla.
from 1860 until last fall when
he left this work to do a year S
graduate study at Union Theolo-
gical Seminary in Richmond.
Mr.. Bartges is married and
has two children, a daughter
Lucy, age IS. and a son, Daniel
Clyde Jr. age Is. He was or
dained 20 the ministry by Knox
VILE Presbytery in 1912.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
Eight From Cumberland Attend
Short Course At Blacksburg

During the week of June 24-29
approximately 1900 All Club
members. leaders and extension
agents attended the State All
Short Course at VPI in Blacks
burg, Virginia, including eight
from Cumberland.
Mornings were spent in clas-
ses in subject matter fields, All
activities. and recreation leader
ship. The Alters had "a classes
to select from. In the afternoons
Alters competed in demonstla-
tons and judging contests or at
tended tours of the Land Grant
University's campus.
At night the All 'ers assembled
in Burruss Hall Auditorium for
evening programs. highlighted
by the fashion show, Share-the-
Fun Program. IFYE program,
announcement of state awards.
and the Friday night candle
Lighting ceremony. The theme
for the week was Young Citi-
ems In Action"
Claudia Seay was State win
ner in the Forestry Demonstra-
ton: Vertia Mae Waller. blue
ribbon winner in the Gaming
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
Damage Can Result
From Use OF
Cre0sote

If you've been using creosote
as a preservative on wooden
flats, stakes. etc. around the
greenhouse, you can expect
trouble.
DR.. j. H. Tinga, horticulturist
at Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, repeats an oft-repeated
warning that while creosote
and another readily available
preServative material, penta-
chlorophenol, are excellent wood
preserVatives, residual fun S
from these materials can cause
injury to plants in greenhouses
for several years.
Certain crops are more sensi-
tive than others to creosote, but
small seedlings are particularly
susceptible. The damage will
usually be most severe during
periods when the vents are
closed for extended periods.
Here are Dr.. Tinga's recon-
mendations: First of all, do not
use creosotte or pentachloro-
phenol in or around the green
house or other closed places
where plants may be stored in
the first place If you do have
lumber treated with these ma
terials in your greenhouse, take
it out as soon as possible.
One of the most satisfactory
and safe wood preservatives
presently available hmm as far as
nurserymen and people in re-
lated businesses are concerned
is copper naphthenate in a
two per cent solution. The COM
mercial preparation is available
from many sources, and should
be used according to directions.
Another warning it won't
do much good for very long to
p a int treated lumber with
water-latex paint, plastic paint,
nor to cover it with plastic. The
best thing to do. is get rid of it.
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ner spent the week with the G..
f. Halls.
Mrs. George O. Hardy, Jr.,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Perdue visit
ed Mrs. R. D. White, Of Lynch
burg. on Friday.
Mr.. md Mrs. Rodger Fleming
End fanny. Mr. and Mrs. T. c..
Reames and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ford and family, and
James Ford. have returned
home after a vacation at Mays
Head, N. C.
(! Mt. ana Ms. Bruce Ford, Mr..
I end Mrs. w. T. Ford, of Church
Road. Mrs A. F. Hammer and
Mrs. James Ford were guests
at the fish fry held at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Barnard
on Saturday night.
| The Rev. and Mrs. NJ. A. Cum
BY Jr. of Pennsylvania, are
spending some time with his
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Cum
BY
Mrs. D. B. Whitaker celebrat-
ed her 74th birthday at her
home on Sunday Of the 80
| guests, those from out-of town
were the Rev. and Mrs. Bob
Drummand and son, Of Rich
mond, Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Whitaker and Mr.. and Mrs. c.
o. Hall. also of Richmond.
M IS Frances Evans left here
on Thursday and joined Miss
Welby Saunders in Petersburg
where they went by train to
New York and boarded the ship
S. S. United States on Friday
for the British Isles. They will
stay in London and visit other
parts Of England, Scotland, and
Ireland from there. They expect
to return to the United States
on August Is.
The Misses Jane Milton anC
Martha Anne Goodman have re.
turned from Rice where they
spent some time with their
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Shep-
mrs. 5. '. Wheeler Is spend
ing some time with her sister
ln-laW, Mrs. D. C. Mays, O
Church Road.
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William NJ. Dixon
Ordained Minister
In Baptist Church

William NJ. Dixon, son of Mr..
and Mrs Alvah Dixon Of RID,
Burkeville, was ordained into
the ministry in a service on
Wednesday night, June 26 in the
First Baptist Church, Raleigh.
N. C.
The associate minister Of the
church, the Rev Donald r. Mis-
ewonger. read the scripture and
led the invocation. The ordina-
ton sermon was preached by
DR.. Steward A. Newman, of
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary using as his topic "A
Preacher, Prophet or Presump-
tuous."
DR.. John L. Lewis, minister of
the First Baptist Church, gave
the charge to the candidate and
the Rev. Paul D. Simmons. of
Liberty, N. c.. gave the charge
to the church.
| The candidate was presented
a Bible on behalf of the church
given by Robert N. Simmons. Jr.
chairman Of the Board Of Dea-
cons. The professor Of preaching
at Southeastern Seminary. DR..
Jesse B. Weatherspoon. led in
| the prayer Of dedication.
The Is year old minister is a
1854 graduate of Crewe H i g h
School. He received his BIS de-
gree from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute in 1858, and his BID de-
gree from Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in 1862,
and for the past year has been
a graduate student at the Semi
nary.
The Rev. Mr.. Dixon has &C
cepted a call to serve as as
sociate minister at the Virginia
Heights Baptist Church in Roa-
noke, beginning July |. He will
be associated with DR.. Jesse Da.
Wis.
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Demonstration, and Janice
Jones, district winner in the
ShareThe- Fun Contest. H
Patricia Hevener. from West
Virginia, was guest of the
Cumberland delegation during
the week. She told the Virginia
All Short Course about her state
All activities and will now tell
West Virginia Alters about Viz
ginia.
All returned home exhausted
but happy.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
vICKIE BEVERLEY
Family Reunion
For Beverleys

AMELIA, July $ The Bev-
erleys had their family reunion
On Sunday, June 80, at the Vet
Grams Building in Amelia with
1903 present. They came from diff
ferent parts Of Virginia and
North Carolina.
The oldest, Andrew j. Bever-
ley, 81. from Atkins, Va trav-
eled the longest distance. His
great-niece. Vlckle Beverley, age
5. from Halifax. was a m 0 n g
the youngest present.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12

Mrs. A. A. Johns joined her
daughters ard their families, the
P. w. Wisemans and j. N. Sim
ons, at Locust Level in Buck
ingham, this week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-12
Revival Services
To Start Sunday
Rennie Memorial

Evangclistic services 1t Rem
ME Ne m o-rial Presbyterian
Church in Amelia County will be
conducted by the Rev. Daniel
Clyde Bartges. These services
viii begin on Sunday night, Jul
" Il, at pm and continue