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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
Blow at Culture

I admire most conservative
members of the House and
their policies Of protecting the
taxpayer from excessive and
useless expenditures Of public
funds. For this reason. I feel
qualified to also criticize
these Industrious statesmen
when the ak falls In q capri
cious manner.
AS ax-wielders, their aim
seems to be punitive-if not
murderouS-in the direction
Of art and culture. The COM
plete decapitation Of funds
for the former Civil Service
Commission building as q Ma
tional Portrait Gallery and
home for the National Collec-
ton Of Fine Arts, seems q
senseless slaughter Of q fine
addition to the cultural life
of the Capital and the Ma
ton.
Out Of an appropriation of
1928 million would it not have
showed a greater measure Of
intelligence to pare q number
Of questionable items pro-
Observation-Disclosures funds
for the Portrait Gallery?
To scuttle the Portrait
Gallery does not make legis-
lative sense while arguing
whether a proposed $40 mil
lion fish aquarium win pay
its way. Confusion as to
whether to hang the fish in
the Portrait Gallery or float
the paintings Of long dead
United States statesmen in a
fish tank would make as
much sense. I feel that the
Portrait Gallery would be
amply supported by touring
art-lovers Of the Nation and
would pay It's way Just as
quickly. or quicker. than the
fish tank. Gentlemen. how
about that2
Francis c. Peters,
President, American Art
League, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
Falls Church Affairs

]. P. Gallagher, in q let
ter, chided the Falls Church
City Council for deferring
final action on the proposal
by William Kagan to build a
los foot, 10 story office
building on Washington st.
The structure would be 30
feet, or 4 stories, taller than
the maximum now permitted
by the city coming ordinance.
Mr.. Gallagher's interest in
prompt action is entirely
proper; however, his letter
overlooks the provisions of
the city charter which require
that proposed coming ordi-
nance amendments be re-
ferred to the planning COM
mission for recommendation,
that they be subjected to a
public hearing by the council,
and that at least Is days
notice of the hearing be given
by newspaper advertisement.
Much more important than
the charter procedures, how
ever, Is the drastic change in
policy represented by a pro-
posed increase in building
height from 6 to 10 stories.
The present limit expresses a
community policy adopted in
1859 after long and careful
consideration. In other words,
the people Of Falls Church
have preferred, up to now,
that business structures in
their primarily residential city
be Of moderate height.
Under these circumstances,
the council has a clear obi
cation to ensure that q pro-
posed change to a substan-
TALLY greater height limit also
receives proper evaluation
and that the public is given
maximum opportunity to ex-
press its views. The present
restudy Of the central bust
ness district by the planning
commission provides a logical
vehicle for such a re-exami-
nation. At the March Is
meeting the council asked
the planning commission. to
extend this study to take in
the Kagan property, with May
6 as the target date for rec
concentrations to the coun-
Gil. The council expects to
reach its own conclusions,
after public hearings, by the
end Of June.
The councils action re-
garding Mr.. Kagan's proposal
was motivated not by a re-
luctance to make decisions
but by the belief that major
questions Of policy directly
affecting the character Of the
city should be carefully
weighed by the public as well
as by the appropriate govern
mental bodies. In my opin-
ion. this is responsible leg
islative action. and the kind
of action that the people of
Falls Church should get from
their council.
Charles ]. Hedetniemi.
Member, Falls Church City
Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17

Q. How much was the bonus
paid TO veterans OF World
War PR. d.
A. The amount OF each GER
tificate issued under the
World War Adjusted Compen-
sation Act depended on the
number OF days OF active serv-
ice. In excess OF so days, the
veteran had spent In United
States military or naval
forces after April 5. 1917, and
before July /, 1919. Credits
could not exceed $500 for a
veteran who had not served
overseas, and s62b for a vet
eran who had served overseas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
PARIS.

FAfI1O.
The warm glow Of Arab
unity spreading over the
Middle East is giving rise
among some experts here to
fears Of q possibly fatal ex-
plosion.
The danger is that Israel,
faced with a new consolida-
ton Of hostile Arab power
on its frontiers. may be in
cited to take drastic action.
The possibility has been a
matter Of serious speculation
among Middle Eastern spe-
cialists for many months.
These experts. 1t may be
said. are, reserving judgment
about the genuineness Of the
new Arab unity movement.
The Inflated union Of Egypt
and Syria between 1858 and
1861 still inspires q certain
skepticism about the future,
not only in Europe but also,
it would seem, In Egypt.
Nevertheless, 1t is clear
enough that an effort is
under way to achieve q new
form Of federation involving
Egypt. Syria and Iraq. The
details may not be resolved
quickly, but the tone Of re-
cent announcements from
Cairo have been highly OPP
tiInistic.
The movement Is taking
place. furthermore, at a time
when relations between
Egypt and Israel have been
taking an ominous turn. The
latest rash of rumors and
protests from Israel over
Egyptian efforts-with West
German help-to achieve
a significant missile force
cannot be shrugged off. In
the Israeli view, this Egyp-
tian effort represents q Sc
curity threat which involves
the very existence Of the
nation.
Israeli MilitariIy Superior
For Israel this basic Sc
curity problem is simple and
highly uncomfortable. For
the time being. the Israeli
army is considered superior
to any combination Of Arab
forces that is likely to be
arrayed against it. But as
Arab political unity and Arab
technical ability grow this
superiority will disappear
rapidly.
The central fact that
haunts all Israeli military
leaders is the vulnerability Of
the country to a single mas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
WATCHING THE WORLD
Israel Watches Arab Moves
BY CROSBY, S. MOVE.
FOrelgn conespOndsnt q Ths staE

sive attack. II such an attack
were carried out with mis-
siles armed with nuclear
warheads, the country could
quite literally be wiped off
the face Of the map within q
few minutes.
The chronological military
progress Of Egypt in recent
months already has drawn
dire warnings from such vet
eran Israeli leaders as Gen.
Moshe Dayan. Taken in COM
bination with the new move
toward Arab political son-
darity, the incentive for an
early "pre-emptive" military
action on Israel's part is be-
coming stronger every day.
Possibility Of Israeli Move
Middle Eastern specialists
have long predicted an Israeli
military move II 1t seemed
likely that Israel were In
danger Of complete encircle-
ment by Arab governments
following the Egyptian line.
The general prediction has
been that q revolution In
Jordan which has opposed
Egypt's Canal Abdel Nasser--
would result in an Israeli
military strike to clear Jor-
danian forces from the west
bank Of the Jordan River.
It now seems possible that
a revolution in Jordan might
not be necessary. In the last
few days the Jordanian gov
eminent has been making
strangely conciliatory noises
toward the Pan-Arab move
ment andy implication at
least-Mr. Nasser himself.
In ANN an, Jordanian
Prime Minister Samir Rafai
announced this week that his
country is ready to join an
Arab federation II Jordan's
entity and personality are
safeguarded." Jordan, he,
said, "is part Of the Arab ma
ton and we will build UP
social, economic and military
forces which will consolidate
the Arab potential to restore
Palestinian Arabs rights"
From the Israeli point of
view, q more ominous state
ment would be hard to i'm
agine. The hope that the
movement toward unity
might prove a blessing by de-
creasing anti-Israel competi-
ton between the Arab states
is growing DINNER as time
goes by. And the danger Of
an explosion that could
easily set off the whole Mid
die Eastern powder key is
real enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17

begged for no color, merely
the nuance.'"
But history is more than
color or nuance. It Is more
than showing the Importance
Of such symbolic acts as the
replacing Of Oriental lattice
work and shutters with Euro
pean glass In Rio de Janeiro
in the 1820s. 1t Is careful
generalization based on &C
cumulated information.
Senior Freyre is q stylist
and a colorist, but he is also
q generalizer. THE Mansions
and the Shanties" then is
both history and literature, q
combination that though
once taken for granted has
become increasingly rare.
Americans or rather
North Americans - will be
particularly int rested in
both the passing references
and the concentrated discus
sion Of the relationship of
race, class and culture in the
ethnically complex society Of
Brazil, Senior Freyre weighs
and criticizes a good deal OF
evidence, much Of it conflict
ing.
NOBODY WOULD ven
ture to deny" he writes,
that numerous qualities and
psychological attitudes are
biologically conditioned by a
persons race. But condi-
toned, not determined in ex-
elusive or absolute fashion.
Once we have discarded eth
mic as well as geographic and
economic determinism, and
look upon race, milieu, and
techniques Of production as
forces which condition hu-
man development without
determining 1t rigidly and
uniformly-on the contrary,
exerting a reciprocal and
always varied influence on
one another-we are free to
interpret this development in
terms Of its own dynamics.
-. The differences between
subgroups in a society like
the Brazilian is (sic) die
more to conflict between
phases or moments OF cul-
ture which. incarnated in
the beginning in three DIFF
ferent races, today are rep
resented by purely social
populations, and by regional
and temporal differences in
technical progress. OF
Brazil one thing Is certain:
the regions or areas OF great
est miscegenation are those
which have been most pro-
ductive Of great men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
Persuasion

The Health and Welfare Council
has never required, as a qualification for
affiliation, that It's member agencies be
free OF racial discrimination. Nor, ac-
cording to council officials is that the
intent Of its newly adopted policy
statement" on the subject. The council,
however, has forcefully reaffirmed its
position that discriminatory practices
serve TO lessen the effectiveness Of
social service agencies wherever they
may exist, and that persuasive efforts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
Cromped Cars

Three cheers for Stephen
Spingarn in his campaign for
automobiles with more leg
and head room for all us tall
driversl It is a mystery to
me why-in the face Of sta
tistics proving that mankind
is increasing in stature-cars
are constantly getting smaller
and more impossible to get
into, let alone drive.
II Mr.. Spingarn and other
tall men think they have q
problem with leg room in
autos, let me tell them q sad
der story about q tall woman
driver. I happen to be ex-
ceptionally tall for a woman
% It. Ia inches TO be exact
with all my height concen-
trated In the legs. And with
cars the way they are now,
II is absolutely and totally
impossible TO get In and out
Of these late models with any
degree OF grace. It is embar-
RAISING and awkward TO have
to perform this chore several
times a day. especially when
there are others standing
around trying 10 be helpful.
/ don't know what further
steps can be taken TO remedy
this situation other than
those apparently futile at
tempts made by Mr.. Sping-
arm In his contacts with the
manufacturers. but I would
like TO offer my assistance In
any way TO back UP a cam
paign 10 alert the automo-
bile industry TO the fact that
there are those Of us who
feel that comfort and ease Of
driving far outweigh the
"look" Of the low, cramped
model cars now on the mar
ket. Mrs. w. r. Cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
A BOOK FOR TODAY
A Latin Nations Metomorphosis
By DONALD MINTZ

THE MANSIONS AND THE
SHANTIES, the Making Of
Modern Brazil, by Gilberto
Freyre. Translated land
somewhat reduced from
the Portuguese original"
Sobrados e Mucambos. by
Harriet de Onis. Introduc-
ton by Frank Tannen-
baum. Maps by Rafael
Palacios, illus, 431 PIP.
(Alfred A. Knopf. SOD
In his introduction to
THE Mansions and the
Shanties" Frank Tannen-
baum says that Gilberto
Freyre reminds one Of Proust
at his best"
Prof. Tannenbaum is right,
not only with respect to
Senior Freyre's style, but his
historical vision as well.
1.-THE Mansions and the
Shanties" is q work Of social
history, first published in
Portuguese in 1886. 1t deals
with the decline Of Brazilian
patriarchal, quasi feudal
society based on large land
holdings and slavery under
the impact Of European
technology and ideas.
The fundamental intellec-
tual notions underlying Sen
hor Freyre's Interpretation
are generalized from facts,
often the seemingly small
facts Of daily life. No &C
ceptable historian would pro-
coed otherwise.
Yet In historical thought.
the congratulations tend to
subsume the facts. Detail
and color, their task done,
wither and die.
But Senior Freyre's Proust-
vision retains and recreates
sight, sound. smell and feel
both literal and figurative.
Here. the industrial Europe
Of the early 10th Century
comes 10 Brazil:
"The New Europe imposed
upon a still rustic Brazil,
which cooked and worked
with wood, the black, the
brown. the gray. the navy
blue Of its carboniferous
civilization.
BLACK FROCK COATS,
black boots. black top hats,
black carriages sombred our
existence almost overnight,
made Of our attire. In the
cities during the empire.
almost heavy mourning.
This period Of the re-Euro-
peanization OF our landscape
by the introduction Of blacks
and grays-civilized, urban,
middle-class colors. In con-
trast TO the rustic, Oriental.
African, plebian-began with
Dom Joao vi, but became
even more pronounced under
Dom Pedro II. The second
Emperor Of Brazil. when but
a STRIPPING Of IS. already
dressed and thought like an
old man: at the age Of 20-odd
he was the saddest monarch
in the world. according 10 q
European traveller. He
seemed 10 feel comfortable
only In his Prince Albert and
black silk hat: and uncom-
Portable. ridiculous. out Of
character. In his royal robes
and crown. He felt comfort
able only In European attire
and In accord with the new
civilization OF Europe. the
industrial, the gray. the Eng
lish, the French, which fin
ally. through one Of It's VIC
Tins, the poet Verlaine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
Aid for D. c. Schools

We citizens Of the District
have appealed to the House
Subcommittee on Education
of the Labor and Education
Committee for aid to our
sorely distressed public
schools with Federal i'm
pacted area aid funds. We feel
that the District qualities for
such aid for two reasons. The
first is because 80 per cent
of its students are children Of
Federal employees.
More uniquely, q special
qualification exists because
this Is the Nations Capital.
A careful building-by- build
ing count has revealed that
on the basis Of current en-
rollment alone, 1t costs the
District 1888, 900 to educate
the $500 pupils who are chill
dren Of diplomatic families.
Because the District must
rely upon committees Of Con-
gress to allocate its funds
to various uses, and upon
subcommittee Of the appro-
priations committees Of both
Houses to decide upon the
amount Of those funds, it is
powerless to levy and/or as
sign any specific taxes for
school purposes. Yet we are
told this is what we must do
in order to get Federal i'm
pacted area aid funds. Cur
rently, 20 per cent Of the
District budget is spent on
schools, whereas In most
cities Of comparable size, IS
per cent is so spent. Here
again, the District remains
powerless to change this
ratio.
Many Of US In the District
are willing to pay increased
taxes II this viii aid our
children now in school. But
it would be sheer folly to
raise them to a level higher
than that Of the surrounding
counties, thus attracting tax
payers away from the Dis
trict. Moreover, in the recent
conference of the National
Committee for Support Of the
Public Schools, it was pointed
out repeatedly that most
communities in the Nation
have about exhausted the re-
sources of the traditional
method Of public school fl
nancing, namely through
specific real estate taxes. To
do so here In the District
would straitjacket US more
than ever in our quest for
funds, and would be acting
against the lessons Of current
experience everywhere else
In the country.
We are making what eff
forts we can to explore al
tentative sources Of revenue.
1t would seem that Federal
impacted area aid funds are
one logical and rightful
source Of aid in our present
dilemma.
We sincerely hope that the
committee now considering
this legislation can work out
a satisfactory solution to the
present obstacles, and grant
the District those funds to
which 1t should be entitled
And to paraphrase a we'll
known saying. we point out
again that "the fault lies in
yourselves, Mr.. Congressman
not in your underlings." We
do not want to see our chill
dren shortchanged in their
once-in-a-lifetim e educa-
tional opportunities.
Miriam I. Frechtman.
legislative Chairman,
Francis Scott Key School,
PTA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
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 iDtH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN sFRvI,,p

@ HHohIN SERVICE
NAH, 'i q snS can aos 81 an sn,yg ~
rsap 1yb q street NV wssbIr.5soSns
y " Please inclose return post-
sen addressed, stamped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13
Books, Anyone?
" D n HDnffegiIIe

A school librarian might
wish for wood-paneled walls,
picturesque prints or perhaps
reading tables or chintz-cov-
cred chairs. Most of all, how
ever, she's concerned with
giving the children every
chance to become friends with
good books, to extend their
horizons.
Concordia Lutheran School
Library In Hyattsville has o
great need for books. as
there are walls Of empty
shelves and boys and girls
eager to read.
If some Of you readers have
books you would give to this
library, we would be most
grateful. Write directly to
the school, or make q phone
call.
The address is Concordia
Lutheran School. sos Long
fellow street. Hyattsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13

8. c. M. about air condition.
ing. you mentioned the fact
the adapters would be nee
essary II air ducts are near
the floor.
We have central air con-
ditioning and we are not get
ting the full value from It
because Of the low position
Of the air ducts.
I telephoned the contrac-
tor who installed our air
conditioner and he didn't
know anything about these
adapters.
Could you explain In q lit
tie greater detail Just what
these adapters are and how
they work, and perhaps sug-
gest q contractor who would
know about themP Any help
you can give will be appre-
ciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13

shoes, and be totally misled
as TO whether or not they are
the real Mccoy" or whether
they are Just the less durable
wood.
Price doesn't seem to be
any indication Of the quality
Of the heel.
Only time tells. and by the
time the heels have split and
worn down. the knowledge
that they aren't real leather
doesn't do any good.
Would 1t do any good to
ask the clerk2 Your sugges-
tons viii be appreciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13
Here's How

Readers Clearing House Is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
MAIL os o publie-seVice exchange
Of ideos between oreo readers. The
Stor eonnot accept phone coils per-
toininS TO this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full nome and
address. No advertising Is printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13
READERS
CLEARING HOUSE
A Small Problem, But
Mrs. Z. @. ~, Washington
) this Is q small nrnhlern

. MTS d o. Va WuSHIHyIOH
realize this is small problem, but an answer
to 1t will be appreciated.
Is there any way of telling If the stacked heels
on shoes are really stacked leather, simply wood
covered with thin layer of leather?
find that can look closely at the heels on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-13
Stubborn Smokiness
Z. H., Washington

- So " tofssfs8ttN
My grateful thanks to any
one who can help me rid q
cut glass decanter Of q stub
born smokiness on the in
side Of the glass, up to the
high level Of some liquid, per-
haps tea, which the decanter
contained a long time ago.
for a long time.
With this, and other old
bottles over the past 20 years,
I've had some success with
wet tea leaves. salt. ammonia
and lead shot. With this de-
canter, though, none Of these
remedies has cleared up the
fog.
The lead shot, which ! tried
most recently, made 1t worse
than ever.
Helpl
Adopters
To Mrs. @. C. X, Washington
Mrs. r. r. s., Rockville
In your letter to Mrs.
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Marriage Promise
Charged in Suing
J. B. Cav Estate

The estate of Julius B. Gay,
retired Washington produce
merchant who died last May,
has been sued by a woman who
claims she took care Of him but
was left out of his will.
Mrs. Helen B. Taylor, listed
at PATS Virginia avenue NV,
said in papers filed yesterday
at United States District Court
that she cared for Mr.. Gay for
three years before he died.
Mr.. Gay, who was 70, was
supposed to marry her, Mrs.
Taylor said, but later promised
to leave her $25.OD0 instead.
Her suit seeks this money and
$23,150 for taking care of him.
Mrs. Taylor, SO, also seeks
title to Mr.. Gays cooperative
apartment, which she said had
been promised her. The apart
ment, at the Virginia avenue
address, is in the Potomac Plaza.
Her suit said that the execu-
tor of Mr.. Gays estate has
refused her requests for COM
pensation for caring for Mr..
Gay and for his breach Of his
promise to make her his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
East European
Policy Review
Urged by Kennun
BY the Associated Press

George F. KEENAN,, retiring
United States Ambassador to
Yugoslavia, feels I'VE ought to
have a good hard look at our
relationships with Eastern Eu-
rope and see If our own policies
are the best we can devise"
Mr.. KEENAN, gave this per-
sonal view at the White House
yesterday after comforting for
nearly an hour with President
Kennedy. The ambassador said
significant changes are under
way in Eastern Europe. He
said he thinks there is a readi-
ness there to recognize that the
world situation has changed.
Il think the Soviet Chinese
dispute has had a profound
effect on this area" Mr.. Ken
nan said. They realize that
their choice is wider than it
used to be-"