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Evening star., 1948-11-22
'Operution Homecomina'

1t is too bad that the Wright brothers
did not live long enough to witness "Op-
Grafton Homecoming" by which their orig
inal plane was brought back to America
for installation in its rightful place of
honor at the Smithsonian Institution. The
manner of the homecoming demonstrates
how far aviation has come since the quaint
Kitty Hawk lifted from the Carolina sands
IS years ago next month.
1t was symbolic of air progress that the
historic plane, carefully Grated and ten
derly handled, was brought to New York
harbor aboard ship which aviation
brought into being-an aircraft carrier,
the U. s. s. Palau. The Wrights were
among the first of pioneer flyers to FORE
see the military potentialities of the air.
plane. They sold the Army its first air.
craft, crude, piano wire-braced biplane
which amazed official observers by flying
from Fort Myer to Alexandria and back.
The brothers personally trained our first
Army flyers. Wilbur died before he had
an opportunity to see the real beginnings
of military aviation in World War I, but
Orville lived through both World Wars
and saw the plane become wars most for
midable weapon.
Neither brother, however, foresaw the
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Yacht Busin

The white yachts tug and fret at anchor
lines
Like colts In 1Dindy pasture, heads alert,
Facing the ousty spray OF leaUes and dirt
As II to take of at the merit quick spurt.
Spune from, the roughened toaters ,ohips
and shines
ON huHs and rails In ripping designs
As on lean bodies tDhtch hill sunlight finds.
Surely to let then. gallop ,oould not hurt!
Arched gulls dip land,oard from the outer
bar
A lonely figure on the farther shore
DIGS ,cith slotD labor for secret prize.
But no one comes to free them Dhere they
Or bring some pord evolued from fishers
chore
OF ,porlds and ,ponders ichere the sat
,ptnds rise CHARLES MALAM.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Sanitation in These Dark Ages

It NAV come as q surprise 10 many u
us In this day of push-button living 10
learn that we have developed sanitation
to q high degree in our homes, only 10
make open sewers of our waterways. l.. L.
Hedgepeth's parting admonition TO tne
Virginia Water Control Board, which ne
has served as secretary since it was created
by the General Assembly two years ago.
brings to light the disgraceful conditions
existing in Virginia with regard to munich
pal sewage waste. He called for positive
action on the part of the board in every
case of proved municipal sewage pollution.
It is shocking to glance through the Pub
lie Health Service Inventory OF Water ana
Sewage Facilities in the United States,
report compiled as of 1945, and to read the
list of modern cities without sewage-treat-
ment facilities. =
One learns that Richmond, once the
proud capital of the Confederacy and still
a dominant center of Southern culture,
Is totally without sewage-treatment faclll-
ties, emptying its refuse into the waters
of the James River And Richmond is not
alone There are Lynchburg, Roanoke, Brls-
tol Portsmouth, Farmville, Bedford, Cllt-
ton FORGE and Danville-the list goes on
indefinitely. Near at hand, Alexandra,
Arlington and FairfaxsCounty unload great
quantities of untreated sewage into the
Potomac River. while upstream Cumber-
land, Marylands second city, adds its un-
treated sewage to the pollution load OF the
Potomac. And even our own city dumps
some only partially treated sewage into
the river because of overlooking of present
facilities for handling the enormous waste
products of so large community. The
potomac consequently is unfit for bathing.
It serves indeed, as a great open sewer"
for many of those who live near 1t.
This seeming disregard for the purity OF
cur streams is q sad commentary on the
American high standard of living. But
happily q start, at least, has been made
toward correcting the evil. The passage
by the last Congress Of the Federal Anti
pollution Bill provides loans and grsnts-in-
Aid to States and municipalities for con-
structing treatment facilities. Further
more, pollution control agencies such as
the Interstate Commission on the Potomac
River Basin are constantly reminding
cities and towns of their obligation to
reduce pollution. It is hoped that Mr..
Hedsepetl1's advice to the Virginia board
viii not 70 unheeded, and that we may
see In the future a greater acceptance OF
the natural usefulness and beauty OF our
streams.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

fantastic strides which flying would take
for purposes of peace as well as of war.
When they made their first flights at
Kitty Hawk they did not dream of jet
propelled ships, of rocket-powered super
sonic craft, of guided missiles, of great
transports or of ten-passenger helicopters
capable of rising straight upward or land
ing ION a dime" Yet the Dayton brothers
played major role in blazing the way for
such amazing developments. And it is
satisfying to know that their first plane
at last is being given the full recognition
it deserves in the Nations air museum
here
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Good Riddunce

The action of the Congress of Industrial
Organizations executive committee IN get
ting rid of the New York City C1O Council
is a highly commendable housecleaning
step. The national CIO leaders have
repudiated emphatically what they de-
scribe as the "slavish adherence" of the
council to the Communist Party line.
Such left-wing tendencies in some labor
circles long have troubled many persons
within as we'll as outside union ranks.
The "bill of particulars" against the
council, as approved by 3S-to-5 vote of
the committee, pointed out that the New
York body has brought discredit on the
CIO by its left-wing activities. The coun-
cil 1t was charged has "fagrantly dis
regarded and acted contrary to C1o
policy, to the C1o constitution and to the
C1O rules for industrial union councils. F"
The councils tendencies are not recent
development, however. They have been
evident for a long time to anyone who
cared to observe. What brought matters
TO head, apparently, was the recent
failure Of the council to reject Henry
wallace, his third party and the things
they stood for.
In effect, the council has pleaded nolo
eontendere It's officers have said they
will accept the decision in the interest
Of C1O unity, although they have denied
that the council is subject to Communist
dictation. They have waived their right
of appeal to the CIO convention. Pre-
sumably new council will be organized
Ia New York City under new charter
Belated though the housekeeping is,
II nevertheless is highly commendable
move by CIo President Philip Murray
and his staff. This was regarded in CIC
circles as q test case which would decide
which way the C1O was to go. If the
left-wingers, a small but vigorous and
clever minority which had inflltrated into
strategic places in the C1O, had Their
way, the C1O would continue to veer more
and more to the left. Mr.. Murray, a de.
termined foe of communism, has recog.
nised the threat. Now, by the overwhelm'
ing vote of the executive committee, thu
C1o leadership has served notice that
communism has no place in an American
labor union.
The withdrawal from the United Public
Workers of the United Cafeteria and
Restaurant Workers is another indication
o. the trend away from left-wing union
Evening star., 1948-11-22

ism. UPWA Is one of the CIO unions that
frequently has followed closely the Com
munist Party line. UPWA and other
unions which have been attracted by
communistic propaganda have been given
a warning that should have salutary
effect on the future of the CIO.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Biblical War Trial

TO the Editor of The Star:
In your editorial, "Japans War Guilt" you
termed the trying and Furnishing Of the Ger
man and Japanese war leaders an "innova-
ton" However an instance recorded tn the
Bible does not substantiate the idea that the
trying and Furnishing of leaders of aggressor
military forces Is something new.
According to the instance referred to, back
in the days when Nebuchadnezzar was ruling
over Babylon, zedekiah king of Judah, re-
belled, or, in other words, started a war against
the Babylonian monarch. In the campaign
that ensued, Zedekiah finally was driven out
Of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar's superior
forces, and the following is the Biblical &C
count of what occurred after that:
And the army Of the Chaldees pursued
after the king (Zedekiah), and overlook him in
the plains Of Jericho: and all his army were
scattered from him.
80 they took the king (zedekiah), and
brought him up to the king Of Babylon NE
buchadnezzar) to Riblah; and they gave judg-
ment upon him.
And they slew the sons Of zedekiah before
his eyes, and put out the eyes of zedekiah,
and bound him with letters Of brass, and car
ried him to Babylon" J. J. sPERRY.
Woodstock, Va.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
The Boys Had Something

The countless schoolboys who for SO
many years have fashioned "airplanes' out
of folded tablet paper and sent them sail
ing while their teachers faced the black
board deserve some credit. For it Is becom-
ing apparent that these airminded young
people were the pioneer designers of some
of today's sleekest and fastest aircraft.
Take the Navy's newest jet fighter, for
example. This tremendously speedy arrow
like plane bears a noticeable resemblance
to one of those sharp-nosed paper craft OF
schoolroom origin. Like the paper glider,
the needle Chance-Vought xF7U-1
is designed for speed. It's tailless fuselages
swept-back wings and twin turbo-jet power
plant enable 1t to dart through the skies
at well over 600 miles an hour" 1t does
not take much more than 600 miles an
hour to match the speed of sound. So 1t
may we'll be that the Nays new carrier
speedster is capable of piercing the sound
barrier, as the Army's XII has done.
To a certain extent the Navy craft, called
the Cutlass, resembles flying wing" But
its long nose, extending well beyond the
leading edge, gives it that schoolboy-design
look that suggests Buck Rogers or Flash
Gordon space ship. Who knows but that
the next step will be to carry the stream
lining even further, until there is evolved
q man carrying version of the little paper
craft which has performed so effectively
under classroom conditions-to the delight
of the students and the despair Of teachers
everywhere?
Evening star., 1948-11-22
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.
q How much brighter than the sun Is the
brightest known star?-F. R. D. :,
A. The brightest of all known stars Is be.
tween 1000 and 100000 times as bright az
the SUM- This star Is Doradus, variable
star in the southern constellation Of Doraoo'
It has an absolute magnitude OF 80
@. Are the majority of snakes of the world
harmful to man?-D. G. z.
A. OF all the known kinds of snakes less
than 8 per cent are harmful to man, out OF
this small number some are very dangerous.
O. In what city was baseball game hnlsneo
after the spectators had left the park, think.
ing the game was over?-J. S. p
A. This happened at night game IN Spar.
tanburg, S. c., on July II, 1947, during game
between Spartanburg and Knoxville. prank
ster Switched of the lights at the ninth inning
and the fans, assuming that the game was over,
left the park. Later, the game was finished
@ For whom is the Mcclellan saddle nameds
r. B.
A. It is named for Gen. George B. Mcclellan,
who presented his saddle to the United States
Army in 1852. This saddle was adopted by
the War Department in 1859.
g. How fast does radium disintegrate'-
A. The rate at which radium breaks down is
fairly constant, and scientists believe that on
the average about one in 1000 900 900 atoms OF
radium breaks up each second.
@ Where is the greatest honey-producins
center in the United States?-H o. r.
A. Uvalde, Tex, Is said to be the greatest
honey producing center in the United States
and in the world The town also reputedly has
the largest pecan orchard. q
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter. although 1t Is permissible for
b tDriter kno,17a to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Pleusesabe briet.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

Some savants now say the disappear
ance Of our topsoil doesn't mean mass
starvation, since the masses never eat the
stuff, except as incidental to picnic
lunch.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

Alert Harvard astronomers have gone
ahead and discovered q comet with the
naked eye, which just shows what can
be done without depending on q poll.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

Hollywood prepares to remake Robinson
Crusoe," and with only the slightest of
switches on the original. Big question is
the casting of the Girl Friday role.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

We don't know that Molotov's analysis
of the American election outcome is sillier
than others. It's just that we'd rather be
unconvinced by fellow countryman.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

If politics is business, this is the spot
for a series of small ads carrying the
citizens photo and q testimonial: II
switched to Truman and feel fine"
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Home for Vice President


Considerable comment has been made re-
Gently relative to housing for the Vice Pres
ident. Would not the Blair House be appro-
pirate? Would the Lee House lend itself as
an annex for guests Of state? Would the
Decatur House be appropriate for one or the
other, in view OF its location? r. r. II. :
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Irregular Bus Service


To the Editor of The Star:
If Betty L. Kruger is irritated because some
one (Genevieve e. HowelD had the courage
to criticize the poor service being rendered the
public by the Capital Transit Co., I won
der how she thinks the people feel who, day
after day, stand at bus stop for is, 20 or 30
minutes waiting for bus?
How easy it would be If one could only de-
pend upon the schedule given him by the Capt.
tai Transit Co.. but from my experience
that is almost impossible Mrs. Kr,ieger must
remember that there are a great many people
who arise early, leave home very well groomed
and in plenty of time to catch their Buses If
one comes along.
Take, for instance, the Potomac Park bus, via
Sixteenth street NV. The schedule is perfect
a bus every few minutes-but many q morning
while I am waiting for the light to change so
I may cross Sixteenth street to the bus stop, I
watch two and three buses go by, one immedi-
ately behind the other and only partially filled.
Then invariably have to wait Is minutes Tor
the next bus. assure you that is not the
schedule given to me by the company.
Returning home. at night the service Is even
worse. In the past week have waited 10, 20
and 80 minutes for Sixteenth street bus at
Twenty third and streets NV. Then when
the puS Hnally Cdnne' 1lie peopAe "eie PlAoo Al
like a bunch of animals. And for that service
we pay an increase in fare Is it any wonder
that more and more people are forming car
pools every day? M. D. 8.
To the Editor of The Star:
Morning after morning the buses on the
Chevy Chase line have passed my stop by
only partially filled! I'm mad! For years 1t
has been called the best service in town. But
I don't think that can be said of any bus
or streetcar route here today.
Now that the fare has been raised, you'd
think the service would be improved, but it's
worse than 1t was before; indeed worse than
1t was during the tie-up several years ago due
to excessive snow.
And while I'm at 1t, I'd like to say word
10 these women who start downtown during
Evening star., 1948-11-22

The White House may be flretrap and
a deadfall, as they say, but 1t outlived the
mortgage; which is as much as the modern
expects
Evening star., 1948-11-22

From his point Of vantage, looking up
side down, the football center says q
vishinsky diatribe makes surprisingly good
sense.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO- any question OF
fact by writing The Wsshington Star Informsnon
Bureau, 3l6 / street NE. Washington q y. G'
Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

the rush hour in order to get there by the
time the department stores open. If they
would just wait and let US folks 60 first 50
we'd have . chance Of arriving At work on
time. Then there are those who take in Q
matinee" which puts them at bus stops close
to five in the evening. They've been enjoy
ing themselves all afternoon and get a seat
at an early stop, while we ONCE workers stand,
and stand, and stand, watching them go over
the program Of the afternoon performance!
NANCY MCDOWELL.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Aiding Our Own People

TO the Editor of The Star:
Two hundred and ninety Thousand donors
to deserving people and services through the
Community Chest is no argument against COL
lective financing and coordinated planning.
The failure to reach a goal with such regl-
larity must have a question and an answer.
Certainly we are interested In the social
welfare of our own people. The problem seems
to be one Of bringing the donor and the re-
cipient face to face and putting the medium
of how we give in the background Emphasize
the people who receive and de-emphasize the
Chest
In our eagerness to correct wrongs we often
overlook the receivers of our charitable de-
sires Let's not penalze our own neighbors and
friends for being in need of our assistance.
have been associated with the Boys Club
of Washington in various capacities for twenty
seven years and know well the chaotic
condition relative to charitable campaigns be-
fore the creation of the Chest plan which was
jointly created by the agencies and the people
of our city in 1929. Naturally the Chest and
the agencies are not perfect, but what is? I
hope we can together work out q solution to
the problems, truthfully answer the questions
and adequately meet the needs Of our own
people. CHARLES M. FYFE,
Executive Director, Boys Club Of Washington.
Evening star., 1948-11-22

One Reaction to Royal Event
70 the Editor Of The Star:
Personally like the thought that Missouri
farm boy Is President Of the United States
better than all the royal family ballyhoo
Garnerville, NJ Y. REV. OTIS MOORE
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Sportsmanlike Driving

Sportsmanlike Driving
To the Editor of The Star:
This message is intended for all motorists
who, in the course Of their driving, encounter
. driver training car In which instruction Is
being given. The purpose Of such instruction
A to produce drivers who not only are skillful,
but who exercise care and good judgment in
the operation Of their vehicles and who, above
all, are good sportsmen on the road This
training therefore, is of direct or indirect bene-
At to all who share the streets and roads, both
motorists and pedestrians.
Apparently most drivers recognize this fact,
and are considerate of the student who is
learning to handle a vehicle. There are a few,
however, who apparently cannot control their
impatience at q Stalled instruction car ahead
of them, and needlessly sound their horn Then
there is another type Of poor sportsman who
derives sadistic pleasure from passing an in
struction car with a fraction of an inch to
spare. Perhaps the most common offender Is
the "heckler," who nourishes his ego by loudly
calling attention to an elementary stage in
another's experience, from which he, Of course,
has long since been graduated.
These thoughtless actions are disconcerting
to a beginner whose attention should be en-
tirely occupied by the mechanics of driving,
and his position in traffic. Otherwise, accidents
may occur. Most licensed drivers are consider
ate of the beginner and should be commended.
Why can't we make 1t unanimous?
j. B. DOWNTON,
High School Driving Instructor.
Evening star., 1948-11-22
Parents and Noisy Children

Parents and Noisy Children
To the Editor Of The Star:
A few days ago a teachers wife wrote
letter to The Star saying that complaint was
being made by the neighbors above and be-
low her apartment and by her landlady be-
cause her child made so much noise. She felt
that the matter might even break up her
home and she would have to divorce her
husband and 60 back home to live.
That is very foolish and one-sded attitude.
To this woman would like to say, Are you
like most mothers now-just sitting back self
ishly and saying My child is only the normal,
healthy, noisy child and letting it run wild?
Or do you look at the other side too?"
Those people complaining cannot afford to
let noise put them into hospital or an in
stitution. When you know what Is wrong,
believe in doing what you can to right 1t.
Do not have bare floors so that one person
walking sounds like an army. Get large, thick
rugs, even If you have to buy old ones Have
the child wear house slippers indoors and tone
down its voice. After all, other people have
. right to live. Their nerves and homes are
overstrained, too. Don't excuse rowdysm as
childish fun. Other people don't feel that
way, so teach him the rights of others.
I never cease to wonder at so many mothers.
bulators, sweeping everyone off the street. One
of them should drop back and let other peo-
pie pass. Perambulators are left directly In
store doors, preventing others from entering
stores. So many are rolled up and down store
aisles that you can't get down. They make
no attempt to avoid the public. If you do
not get out of the way you will be hit.
Most people like children but have learned
to look for them first and take a seat as far
away from them as possible, so as not to be
annoyed to death. No parent makes any at
tempt to quiet them often egging them on in
order to get attention.
So would say. Teachers Wife, your child
is your responsibility and no third party can
be expected to make allowances for 1t. Don't
forget the good, old hair brush works wonders.
If you can't handle the child now, how about
ten years from now? And suppose you had
four or five? It is ridiculous to think any
woman cannot raise one child without losing
her home for want of little correction well
applied. ANOTHER TEACHER
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ing her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Schlossnagle, Accident.
Mrs. Sadie Fike, Mrs. Ethel Friend
and son Robert, Hazelton, w. Va,
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. limbaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell wilkins and
Mrs. Clarence Wicklow were Friday
evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John wilkins, of Addison, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Murphy and Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Fike attended the
Broadwater Reunion at Colonial Inn,
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Schlossnagle is spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Bowser at Mill Run, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Wade, Weston,
w. Va, are visiting the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. H. L. Shoemaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl limbaugh, of
Akron, Ohio, are visiting relatives
here.
William Snyder and family re-
turned to their home in Virginia after
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Neil
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. Black.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wilkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wicklow and
son returned to their home at Girard,
o., after a two weeks vacation here
with relatives.
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Reds charged 81 air rule violations
in five days by planes over Berlin
and limited at "force-downs."