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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
Pope and Council

Although the letter enti-
tied "Pope's Prerogative" re-
fleets the view Of q number
Of Catholics, it Is not shared
by all. Again Council and
Pope are contrasted as If
they were two separate enti-
ties. No less an authority
than Gregory Baum, q peri
tus at the Council, holds that
such an understanding Of a
Council is contrary to Catho-
Lie teaching.
In the current issue Of
Commonweal, Father Baum
writes: There Is no Council
without the bishop Of Rome,
and therefore whenever we
say Council we include the
Pope. We might add that the
ways in which Pope John
and, after him, Pope Paul
have influenced and guided
the Council clearly show that
they regarded themselves as
presidents acting from with
in the body, by hints and
persuasive gestures, and by
steering, occasionally, the
procedure to favor the ma
jority, very much as any
president would handle an
assembly. They did not act
with supreme power from a
superior position outside the
Council"
Reverend Donald Brlce
st. Patrick's Rectory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
Still Grabbing

Twice unsuccessful, but still I'M
daunted, a veterans group again is
pressuring Congress for a pension bill
which would exclusively give to World
War I veterans and widows a windfall
costing $1.2 billion the first year and
a total of $40 billion in the years to
come.
Again Chairman league and others
of the House Veterans Affairs Commit
tee are resisting what Mr.. league has
called an "unwarranted grab" But
again an effort is being made to get
the bill to the House floor by dis
charge petition, an end-around play
that missed by only eight signatures
last year.
On every count, the pension pro-
posal is one Of the most preposterous
of the many which have crept into
Congress. Syruped-up as boon for
the forgotten, sick and needy World
War I veteran" it would give 713, 100
new pensioners SIS to 500 month
tax free, for as little military service
as 90 days, and regardless Of disability,
employability or net worth. And this
bonanza, according to the Veterans
Affairs Administrator, would be at the
expense of taxpayers, % million OF
whom have less income than the pen
sionerS they would be supporting.
Far from being forgotten, there are
is million World War I veterans and
widows on the pension rolls now, re-
ceiving $1.3 billion this fiscal year. All
are Justly entitled to these benefits,
the same received by the veterans and
wiGowS of other wars.
Last year when Mr.. league called
this an outrageous grab, we agreed
Fundamentally. We see no reason to
feel otherwise now, and hope House
members react in kind when they are
asked to sign the discharge petition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02

AS a native Alexandrian
who has not lived in the Old
Town section since q small
child, I agree with Mai. Rus
sell A. Halves, who said, in
regard to Alexandria crime:
1.-THE addition Of policemen is
not going to stop 1t. 1t
springs from some thin g
deeper than that"
It is unfortunate, when
crime is involved, people do
not listen to an old hand like
Mai. Halves, but rush off to
get the crystal ball theories
Of 10 n g-haired psychiatrists
and obscure professors who
treat crime like a bug on q
pin. The law-abiding citizen Is
neglected and the criminal is
rushed into a protective COW
er Of mothering pSychiatristS
and lawyers to emerge as a
pure, misunderstood citizen
because he raped a child,
dashed a citizens brains in, or
stole a few thousand bucks.
The average citizen remains
as an unprotected civilian at
the mercy Of criminals, be-
cause the criminals are pro-
tected under the flimsy ex-
cuse that the criminal didn't
know what he was doingl
John G. Rogers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02

due and merits the support of any SEN
ator or Congressman who likes to live
in a cultured society. Americans have
long pretended the arts are business
like any other and can adequately sup
port themselves at the box office. No
other substantial nation has ever
dreamt of such thing. The recent and
continuing plight Of the National Sym
phony Orchestra should awaken us from
our dream.
American arts are as exciting and
inspiring as any in the world. They
deserve the modicum of national sup
port enviSioned in the Council and the
Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
Revolt in Wet Nam

Amid the swirl of rumors in Saigon,
one overriding fact is clear-the war
against the Communists remains to be
fought and won. This will bring the
crucial test Of the coup which has
brought down the regime Of Ngo Dinh
Diem.
The fate of the DiemS, the depoSed
President and his brother, Ngo Dinh
Nhu, remains obscure. One report has
it that they took their own lives. An
other is that they were killed, and that
the suicide story is simply cover"
OF greater Importance, but hardly
less obscure, is the part which the
United States actually played in this
oyerturn. A spokesman for the State
Department denies 'categorically" that
the United States Government was Gin
any way involved in this coup attempt"
The people who will believe this can be
comfortably housed in a telephone
booth.
Our Government may not have
actually planned or engineered the
coup. But for weeks it has been lending
encouragement to such an undertaking.
1t was only last Labor Day, In fact, that
President Kennedy suggested a change
in personnel and in policy in South
Wet Nam. At that time the response
was nil. No coup leaders emerged. Two
months later, however, the upheaval
occurred. And we have little doubt that
the coup was at least carried out with
the full knowledge and approval of our
people. If they didn't know all about 1t
we must be conducting the worlds
worst undercover operation in Saigon.
II this seems harsh, it is because
the whole situation in Wet Nam is
harsh. There obviously are those who
think 1t important to Sweeten the pill
for the benefit Of the American people.
But whether our own people need to be
spoon-fed in this business, which we
doubt, the fact remains that this war
has been tough, dirty affair.
Our investment in American lives,
men and money has been heavy. The
stakes are very large. In our judgment,
the United States simply could not sit
back and see the whole effort go down
the drain because Of wrongheadedness
on the part Of the Diem regime.
The remaining questions, of course,
are obvious, large and fateful. Will we
wind up with another CaStro-type gov
eminent to deal with? Will the long
struggle for free South Wet Nam now
be dissipated in peace negotiations"
with the Communists Or viii the war
which our own military people have
said is being and can be won be pressed
with determination by whatever new
government emergeS in Saigon? Until
the answers are known rejoicing over
the coup is premature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
Two Tragedies

The dimensions of Indianapolis
worst tragedy extend far beyond the
limits Of that city. It's shock waves are
felt across the Nation. And the Nation,
in the way that people respond to one
another in times Of emergency, sends
back its message of sympathy and con-
Germ.
To lesser degree, but only because
the death and injury toll was less,
the same expressions are extended to
Marietta, Ga. There, too, the gay spirit
of Halloween was suddenly shattered
by an explosion which ended all revelry.
In terms Of lives lost, there have
been greater disasters than that which
blasted the Coliseum in Indianapolis.
But there have been few more dreadful
to contemplate, or that will live so
long in the memories of the thousands
who miraculously escaped. Fate, which
always plays hand in such life-and-
death stakes, did not pass up either
Indianapolis or Marietta.
In Indianapolis, the gala ice show
was three minutes from the end But
for late start, it would have been over
and most of the crowd out of the arena
In Marietta, the converse was true
Many children's lives probably were
spared because a costume contest had
ended few minutes before drugstore
blew up.
The Investigations have begun, and
from preliminary reports it would ap-
pear that, like most man-made TRACE
dies, these might have been averted.
Both apparently were caused by some
faulty use of gas. It is bitter and
costly way to re-learn lessons which
long ago should have been mastered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
TnterIoper' McGM

Ordinarily I avoid Ralph
McGill's column like the
plague. but I couldn't resist
reading the one titled Gold
water Confuses and Diffus-
es." which In itself Is certain
ly contradictory.
In addition to being COM
pletely bewildered, McGill is
muddled and befuddled and
sailing around in q dense fog.
Senator Goldwater has
made his views very clear
time and time again and
other than slight changes in
some Of the issues. as they
develop. is the most consist
emily articulate and certain
ly understandable figure in
the Nation today.
Why McGill inflicts his
grossly opinionated theories
on the South, which win
never accept them. is beyond
my comprehension.
Seventy-five years ago my
aunt. Eta Wallace Miller,
was q staff writer on the
Atlanta Constitution, and ]
bitterly resent interloper
McGill. However, I can as
sure him that all his mis-
guided and '1eft wing" philos-
ophy will not change one
iota the course Of history or
Atlanta either.
- NJ -R0a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
This Trip Necessary?

Gen. Eisenhower was cor
rect in saying that anyone
who would be In favor Of
spending q large amount Of
money to put a man on the
moon is nuts" This sort Of
project would take billions Of
dollars and to what end this
enormous expenditure?
We have problems on this
earth that should take prec-
edence over any plans for
moon exploration. There
have always been hungry
people In various parts Of the
world. They certainly need
our attention and possibly
our surplus food. We have
vast arid areas In the west
ern part Of the United States
which could be irrigated.
Some Of our money could be
spent on dams, irrigation
projects and water conserva-
ton. We could spend any
amount Of money in nuclear
research in an effort to find
ways for this energy to be
used to benefit m a nkin d.
Money could be spent in q
study Of solar energy and
methods for its control. And
certainly we haven't finished
in our fight against cancer
and heart diseases, not to
mention other ailments that
continue to plague mankind.
Let's keep our feet on the
ground, literally as well as
figuratively speaking. an d
forget about this attempt to
magnify this modern Tower
Of Babel idea-a trip to the
moon.
~ U-~M-.-o,,S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
BY the Numbers

Number, number-w hose
got a number? Everyone, I
fear. Whether they want one
or not! Would that we could
do as those stalwart souls did
in Los Angeles recently
petition against, or maybe re-
fuse, being relegated to a
number. I am referring to the
fracas caused by attempts to
change their telephone num-
bers to all numbers.
But lets be realistic about
this IN UNI b ers game" Can
you remember your bank
number; your telephon e
number; your social security
number; your auto license
number; your insurance poll
cy number; the number of
your pledge envelope for
church contributions; the
number Of your pew In
church; and now your ZIP
number? You are good If you
can.
And now I am told that
Fairfax County is just about
to reminder all the houses
in the Vienna-McLean area.
And I did so love my present
house number, I'LL. Do you
suppose I might request that
I'LL be changed to Til? !
might be able to remember
that.
I do hope that when I get
to the pearly gates st. Peter
will not ask me for my en-
trance number. I Just might
forget it and not be allowed
to enter. Re ally, I'm quite
shattered by all this.
L. d. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tOriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used iDiH be
returned only when accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
THE PASSING SCENE
Public Support Sought for Arts Bill
By MAX FRIEDMAN

The setting was not very
inspiring. The com mittee
room was half-empty. A few
earnest friends Of culture
had come to watch the pro-
ceedings without too much
hope Of having a memorable
m orning. Some struggling
tourists came into the room
in the vain search Of excite
ment, soon lost interest In
the quiet voices talking about
the life Of the mind, and left
disconsolately. For culture,
that ver-fingered and self
conscious word. can often, as
Archibald MacLeish has
warned US. creep like an East
wind into the soul.
By no test could any Sena-
tor hope to gain many votes
by taking part in such q
m Getting. He risks being q
target for the burly Phil
istine who sneers at what he
does not understand, and
who thinks few things mat
ter II they cannot be mea-
sured by his own coarse
thumb. It Is this kind Of cri-
tic who reminds US of Carl
Sandburg's saying that the
brotherhood Of man SIS
som etim es not so much a
beautiful dream as q humili-
ating reality"
Minority Vocal
Nevertheless, q brave nil
nority in the Senate is ready
to lift its voice IN g not too
feeble shout In favor Of Fed
eral aid to the arts. There sat
Senator Claiborne PelI, Dem
ocrat Of Rhode Island, pre-
siding with invulnerable dig
nifty. as II the tattered flag of
culture had never fallen on a
stricken field. Senator Jo-
seph s. Clark, Democrat of
Pennsylvania thought the
hearing was so important that
he put in a brief appearance,
to signify his support, before
going to another committee
where he had to preside over
an inquiry into unemploy-
ment and the state Of the
American economy. Senator
Jacob Javits, Republican,
called to New York, had the
grace to. submit q statement
pledging his support. Above
all, s senator Hubert Hum
phrey, Democrat Of Minneso-
ia, came to testify for the
bill, and to promise that he
would use his influence as
deputy leader Of the Demo-
cratic Party in the Senate to
keep the measure from being
lost and destroyed In the
congressional scramble.
If these men. and others
like them in the House and
Senate, can quicken the tor
pid indifference Of the ma
jority. there Is chance the
bill will pass. The m oney
needed for this new program
is deriSively small. On a brisk
day the Government wastes
more money In q few hours
at Cape Canaveral. Few
members Of Congress are &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02

lively opposed to Federal aid
for the arts. But equally few
are resolutely committed 70
this project; and with the
abused pretext Of economy or
greater urgency for other
measures. they are ready to
strike down the apostles of
culture.
If they do so again this
year, they might reflect on
the statement by John Walk
er Of The National Gallery
that nearly twice as many
people across the United
States now visit museums
and art galleries as watch
baseball games. Some Of
these people may not think it
q pretty joke to have the
Federal program mutilated
BY people who make no pre-
tence Of understanding It.
Senator Humphrey said It
would be a disgrace to demo-
cracy If the American gov
eminent refused to be q pa
iron Of the arts. Throughout
history, many tyrants and
despots have used their
wealth and power to help ar
fists who have enriched the
human spirit. He wanted to
know II this title Of glory
would always be denied to
the American people. Senator
Humphrey spoke in deserved
tribute to Mrs. John Kenne-
dy for her services to the
arts, but he o bserved that
there must be general public
support If the cause Is to
prosper.
Protects Artists
The last time the Govern
ment interested itself deci-
sively in the arts was during
the depression. Then 1t acted
under the spur Of a national
calamity. and its interview
ton, despite many faults and
failures, has left a lasting
legacy Of achievement. Must
there always be an emergen-
cy before the Government
can take an energetic and
constructive interest In the
arts?
The proposed measure has
ample safeguards to protect
the independence and inte-
gritty Of the artist, no matter
what his interests may be.
Nor viii there be q concen-
tration of administrative
power over the arts In WASH
ington. The whole purpose of
the plan is to have cities and
regions in all parts Of the
country share in this natio-
nal project and benefit from
the careful expenditure of
Federal funds. The visible
gains clearly outweigh any
possible defects. For that
reason, Senator Pell and
Senator Humphrey need
something more than the
support Of q gallant minority
when the test comes In Con-
gress. 1t will not be amiss,
therefore, II the Indifferent
Senators and Representatives
are jostled by public opinion.
@ 1903
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
Education Essential Tool of Future
By RALPH McGHL

the slums Of that period that
was squalid, cruel, and
pathetic. But they had rela-
lively little Of the fostering
quality Of todays worst
"slums."
There are In them today
both Negro and white. The
Negro, who was most dis
eliminated against. and who
came out Of a disadvantaged
agricultural and sociological
environment in which he had
meager opportunity to vote
or learn the responsibilities
Of citizenship, Is in larger
numbers lacking in training
and education.
In our time even unem-
ployment has its specialized
qualities. 1t is not always
possible to find men and
women readily qualified for
opportunity. There is need
for community searching to
find them. There Is a nation
al need for educational pro-
grams that will produce
m an a gers, office workers,
statesmen, and technicians.
This Is the major challenge
Of the years ahead. Religion
and civilization nag at us not
to ignore the human condi-
ton.
Some Areas Fortunate
Fortunate Is the commune
ty that began years ago to
work toward today and to-
ward tomorrow. Those that
have sought to live with yes
terday and to hold back to-
morrow are the cities and
States that have had, and
viii have the greatest dis
treSS.
Education, trite as that
word has become, rem ain S
the essential tool of the fu-
ture. We need more technical
and vocational schools. And
yet many that are in exis-
tence and are public remain
strangely lacking in pupils in
the areas teaching the new
computers, electro hics,
punch-card machine opera
tions, and so on. Is this, too,
a part Of the costs Of the
past?
1t will be a most hopeful
thing if common sense can
turn the Nation away from
extremes and focus attention
on what must be done in the
months and years just ahead.
We are b eginning to be
aware of the price to be paid,
and we are seeing - one
may hope-that compassion
and the principles that made
us a Nation are necessary to
achievement and progress
perhaps. even, to survival.
IAN Rights Reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02

Except LOT - y aLS q QUIZ
breaks Of demonstrations
and an understandable COM
petition ong activist
groups, the Nations amazing
and saving capacity for COM
mon sense slowly is asserting
itself in the national problem
Of race. The protests have
been made. The moral issue
has been drawn. The mills
grind. But 1t slowly becomes
clear that there are no Alad-
din's lamps to rub, no open
sesames to immediate solu-
tons Of the basic, long-range
problems.
The costs Of generations
cannot be paid at once. Edu-
cation, and aid to it, are a
fundamental answer if-and
only if-there Is genuine eff
fort at the community level
to discover and use what hui
man resources and talents
are available. The costs Of
NJ elect may be seen-but
payment may not be made
overnight, or in weeks or
months.
Every city Of any size In
America will pay part Of the
costs of this neglect. Every
city of any industrial devel-
opment has its "slum." This
word does not have the same
meaning as it did so years or
more ago.
SIums Different
Today's "slurn" Is larger
and more separated from the
com munity in, or about,
which it exists. It Is not any
more merely a place where
poorer persons live. 1t is
something more than that.
The slumS of another gener-
alton, where thousands Of
largely uneducated d, un-
trained immigrants lived in
tenements and coldwater
flats, very little resembled
today's crowded "slums."
The immigrant Italians,
Jews, Irish and others knew
poverty, exploitation, and
other evils Of their time. But
there were jobs. for them.
The Nation was calling for
men to dig the cuts and tun-
nels and to put down the
millions Of croSsties and steel
for the westward moving
railroads. There were canals
to be dug.
American in dustry was
calling for labor in new steel
mills, foun dries, packing
houses, coal, iron and copper
mines, and in the many and
varied manufacturing plants
that we're being built to
meet demands of the surg
ing, post-Civil War national
growth. There was much In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-02
Pompered Criminals

Jean Blackwell
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
Sorting Laundry

Have some of your nylens
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
Holmes Baptists
"a Session
With Mi. Vernon

The Holmes County Bap-
fist Association held its 43rd
annual session with Pickens
Baptist Church as host, on
Friday, October II. The pro-
gram was followed as
PLANNED with 125 delegates
and officials over the county
in attendance.
The Rev. Durell Makamson,
moderator, served at the.
morning session beginning at
900 a. m. The Rev. Ira Nets,
the afternoon session and the
Rev. j. B. Miller served as
clerk through both sessions.
vice moderator, conducted
conducted the afternoon SEES
sion and Rev. J. B. Miller
served as clerk through both
sessions.
Among the guest speakers
were DR.. Ralph Noonkester,
president of William Carey
College at Hattiesburg, Rev.
Lloyd Sparkman, pastor of
K osciusko First Baptist
Church, Bryant Cummings of
the State Department, and
Joe Abrams of the Baptist
Record. All church associa-
lions in the county were re-
presented at the meeting.
Lunch was served at the
noon hour with DR.. Price
Brock, q pastor Of the host
church Ind church members,
as hests. rfN
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
will serve as host to the AS
ISOLATION On the second Tues
day in October of 1864. Rev.
J. B. Miller will deliver the
message and Rev. Jerry
Brownlee of Cruger is alter
nate.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-17
Mamie H. Johnson
Buried On Sunday

Mamie Hicks johnson, wi
dow of the late Homer John
son, died in a Chicago hospi-
tai on Thursday, October 3rd
at 4:50 o. m. Her husband
preceded her in death in
March 1860. She became i'll
very soon after his death and
has been in failing health
for the past several months.
She was the oldest daugh-
ter of a family of ten child
rem born to Mary Callahan
and Jim Hicks. She was born
on January 81, 1894 near
Lexington, where she made a
place in the hearts of both
white and Negro neighbors.
She was always willing to
share the joys and sorrows
of her friends.
Mamie was a lifetime
member of New Hope Bap-
fist Church, and had served
as a BTU official and Sun
day School teacher.
Survivors include six chill
dren, three sons, T. C. John
son, who carried on a sue
cessful farm operation on the
home place, Homer Johnson
Of Chicago; James Lewis
Johnson, Detroit; three
daughters, ali of Chicago,
Erescene Coffey, Bernice
Jones and Mamie Jones. Also
surviving is a brother, Alex
Hicks, and three sisters, Pearl
Guilford, Ora Owens and Vic
toria Goldsmith, all of Kan
sas City, Kansas.
Services were held at 2 p.
m. on Sunday, October Is at
st. Paul Church of God in
Christ, with the Rev. Percy
Dean officiating. 1nterment
followed in West Grove Ce-
metery with Delta Burial in
charge Of arrangements. All
six of Mamie's children at
tended her funeral, and the
out of town members re-
turned to their homes on
!