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Evening star., 1948-01-15
The CAB Emergency

Rejection by the Senate Armed Services
Committee of President Truman's proposal
for special-privilege appointment OF
Major General Laurence S. Kuter as
chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board
complicates serious civil aviation situa
ton. The CAB. already overburdened with
backlog, of work arising from the rapid
postwar growth of commercial airlines,
now finds itself handicapped by two va
cancies Failure of the President to re-
appoint James M. Lands and refusal OF
the Senate group to approve the "prin-
ciple" of appointing military men to
civilian posts leaves the CAB without q
head at critical time.
The emergency at CAB existed even
when the full membership of the five-man
board was on the job. The mounting pres
sure on the board has been brought to the
Presidents attention recently by two of
his advisory groups. The Presidents Spe-
cial Board of Inquiry on Air Safety, OF
which Mr. Lands was chairman, sug-
gested the need for reorganization OF
the Federal civil aviation setup in the
interest not only of Government efficiency
UQt VI tI1C Wcl1dlC d11O PIOSAOSc Va oAAS
aviation industry. The Lands board pre-
ferred to leave the details of any reorgani-
zation to some other group. Now comes
the Presidents Air Policy Commission
with recommendations for drastic and
comprehensive reorganization OF the CAB,
the Civil Aeronautics Administration and
the Department of Commerce itself.
The Air Policy Commission has recog-
nized the plight which the CAB faces as
result of the multiplicity of It's respon-
sibilities. When first created, its basic
function was the economic regulation of
civil aviation, specifically the fixing OF
routes and rates. With the abolishment
before the war of the Air Safety Board,
the duty of formulating air-safety regula-
tions was assumed by the CAB, with the
CAA serving as the enforcement agency.
The large number of major air disasters
since the war has increased greatly the
safety work of the CAB, yet its staff has
remained small. Meanwhile. the quasi
judicial functions of the CAB in the field
of route and rate decisions also have been
growing faster than the board and its staff
can handle them.
To furnish permanent relief for this
situation the Air Policy Commission pro-
poses that the CAB be enlarged to seven
members, that it conf1ne itself to regu-
lating the economic development of the
industry and that the safety phases be
returned to new Air Safety Board. The
latter would be an independent agency
but, like the CAB, would be attached to
the Commerce Department for "house-
keeping" purposes. In addition, the COM
mission recommends the appointment OF
a Secretary for Civil Aviation within the
department, whose functions would In
Evening star., 1948-01-15
JunqIe Venture for the U. N.

Through its Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization, the United Nations
now is preparing to explore the largely
unexplored Amazonian jungle. The project,
though still only in the planning stage,
promises to be one of the most interesting
and exotic ever undertaken on an inter-
national basis. Its practical value cannot
be measured at this time, but its poten-
tialities seem great enough to warrant CO.
operative action.
Embracing parts of Brazil and neighbor-
ing countries, the jungle Is vast region
of equatorial swamp, forest and mystery
watered by the Amazon, the earth's largest
river. It has been called South Americas S
"lost world"-an apt enough description
in view of it's isolation from civilized So
ciety and its tremendous expanse. Sections
of it have been penetrated by numerous
expeditions in the past, but there has been
no systematic exploratory effort compare
BILE to the projected UNESCO undertaking.
One thing that lends an exotic touch to
this enterprise is the feeling that it may
uncover a lot of extraordinary secrets. The
fact is known, of course, that primitive
pcOPlC 11VC Ill tA1C falldAOll jungle oA1o VA4o1
the flora and fauna-including blood
sucking vampire bats-are spectacularly
varied. But what whets the interest in
addition to this are old stories from earlier
explorers-men who came back telling of
tree-climbing fish, hve-ton snakes and
Stone-Age Indians. However exaggerated
such tales may be, they add bit of ro
mantle excitement to what the United
Nations proposes to do.
But more than mere excitement is in
volved. South Americas "lost world" is
rich in many things. If cleared in part,
If developed and colonized, it could yield
important quantities of foodstuffs, drugs,
lumber, rubber and other products for
living. The UNESCO project, moreover,
should be Of considerable value as con-
tribution to geographical studies and to
sciences like botany, zoology and anthro-
pology. Not the least of it's virtues, finally,
is that it is not likely to lead to vetoes or
name calling of the sort that seems always
to bedevil the United Nations when it ex-
plores the problems of our civilized society.
BY comparison, the venture into the ANA
zol1ian jungle ought to be refreshing and
peaceful.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Arms for the Jews

TO the Editor Of The Star:
The State Departments embargo on arms
shipments to the Middle East applies to the
Jews and the Arabs alike. However: CD The
Arab states as long standing Independent
nations have been and are getting ample mill
tary supplies through well-established contracts
with Britain-contracts which Bevin, in a
recent statement in Parliament, has publicly
assured the Arabs will be fulfilled. CD The
United States already has sold to the Arab
states $41 00O, 900 worth of surplus war materials
left in the Middle East at the end of the war.
go Yemen is exempt from the State Depart
ment embargo, making it completely possible
for that country to buy arms here and trans
ship them to any Arab state. a. The Arab
states, of course, still can buy arms openly
from any other country. The skoda works in
Czechoslovakia, for instance, have a contract
with them. go The United Nations decision
provides for Jewish militia to defend the
Jewish state, about to be reborn. against Arab
marauders armed by the Britishs.s But the
Jewish community, not yet an independent
state, never has been able to purchase arms
openly. ..
Therefore, the seeming neutrality of this
embargo, In its actual effects, is an act of
Intervention In favor Of the Arabs and against
the Jews. The State Departments embargo is
directly opposed to our countrys policy and
equally opposed to the United Nations decision
for a Jewish state In Palestine.
No one can maintain, moreover, that such
an act Of intervention in favor of the Arabs,
in view Of their announced threats OF aggres-
sion and their defiance Of the United Nations,
will contribute to peace. Neither does 1t place
a favorable light on those who shed crocodile
tears while daily tabulating meticulously the
number of casualties in Palestine.
CHARLES H. SEWN.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
The Only Remedy

70 the Editor Of The Star:
Querulous in replying to my letter in The
Star of December "a, says "Longacre puzzles
me-" He seems to assume that "the gospel OF
the Christian faith" is not for statesmen" nor
for this present world. The Apostle Paul tells
us that "the grace of God that bringeth saliva
ton hath appeared to all men, teaching us
that, denying ungodlness and worldly lusts we
should live soberly, righteously and godly in
this present world" The fact that the states
men reject the divine remedy which would
produce peaceful relations between nations and
individuals is no argument that the remedy is
no good, but that they do not have enough
good sense to avail themselves of the remedy.
It is because they reject the remedy that
Christ offers the rulers and the inhabitants OF
this present world that the Apostle Paul writes
concerning the final outcome: THE Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from Heaven with His mighty
angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on
them that know not God, and that obey not
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall
be punished with everlasting destruction from
the presence of the Lord, and from the glory
of His power, when He shall come to be glori-
fed in His saints, and to be admired in all
of them that believe in that day"
I agree with Querulous that our statesmen
and the great majority Of the people in this
present world will never accept "the age-old
gospel" or Gods remedy for a permanent peace
but that does not prove that Gods remedy
is ineffective. It is still the only remedy for
permanent reign OF peace on this earth. Our
statesmen In turning their backs on Gods
remedy and devising their own human plans
for peace will never succeed. God is waiting
until man has proved his own plans failure
and utterly senseless, and then He will create
a new heaven and a new earth and the for
mer shall not be remembered, nor come into
mind"
That is the only remedy and after that the
inhabitants shall not learn war any more, but
they shall sit every man under his vine and
under his fig tree: and none shall make them
afraid for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has
spoken it," c. S. LONGACRE
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Another Voice From Harrington


TO the Editor Of The Star
I have been tenant at darlington for two
years and am deeply grateful to have had this
home for my family of three children. At all
times have received the greatest service and
courtesy, including the past three months.
I feel that the tenants should at least give
the new owners q chance, and, believe that
the darlington Tenants Association has tried
to handicap them at every turn. In fact,
will go SO far as to say suspect communism
I would like to add that last year the block
leader asked me for contribution for play
ground and recreation facilities for the chill
dren" Needless to say, nothing ever was in
stalled and, much to my astonishment, on
reading my receipt found that am "mem-
Der Of the Harrington Association" intend
to resign for the reasons stated alone. besides
the absolute Misrepresentation to get me to
Join. TENANT OF TWO xEAfSo'
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Greedy Home Sellers

To the Editor of The Star:
May put in a few words for the middle
class people Of the Greater Metropolitan Area?
First though, must admit I'm writing this
letter because am angry.
Are We, the people who don't earn 8. 10 or
twelve thousand dollars a year, to spend our
lives in small apartments or in cramped, small
and unfit dwellings? Are we going to be forced
to pay high prices for places to live-prices so
high that we won't be able to afford to give our
children decent upbringing?
My beef is this-I want house, because
want children, not one or two, but five or six.
have one adopted baby now and want to
adopt more-but that means home! Must
we pay $75. 500 or $125 q month for shelter?
Must we buy house far beyond our means TO
give these children q homer
. an not only speaking for myself alone, but
Evening star., 1948-01-15

Proposal for Sesquicentennial Buildings
To the Editor OF The STAR
Washingtons sesqucentennial celebration
offers the city its golden opportunity to acquire
buildings of permanent usefulness.
At that time the city should have in readi-
ness the Belasco Theater where drama, music,
ballet and other forms of art could be enjoyed.
At the same time money which, it has been
announced, will be spent on an amphitheater
should be spent on erecting great shed seat
ing several thousand, as the Shed at Tangle-
wood does ,
Ballet opera, music festivals, plays, all could
be ours then; and Washington would have
taken great strides towards making available
the kind of programs which every city worth
its salt in the country already has been work.
ing on for years-a program which q world
capital must have If it is to be worthy of its
status.
It would be a great tragedy if large sums
of money were spent on the tinsel and glitter
of pageantry for the sesquicentennial celebra-
tion-on fireworks, etc, without single perm
anent structure being added to the city's cultu-
raj life to make 1t fuller and richer.
j. g. FRAN.
DR. CHARLES DANA BEASCHLER.
DR. FREDERICK FALL.
DIR. JUSTIN LAWRIE.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
British.American Relations

To the Editor of Tht Star:
Not the least noticeable of postwar phe-
nomena in the United States is reawakening
of the always latent anglophobia. AS memory
of the war recedes one hears more and more
the old charges: That Americans allow them
selves to be tricked into international situations
which are none of their concern Just to pull
Britains chestnuts out of the fire; that British
diplomacy traditionally Is Machiavellian and
self-seeking, etc. Any attempt to paint England
in the guise of an idealisttc nation Is laughed
away by reference to its imperialism Of several
hundred years ago.
Fainter becomes recollection Of Dunkerque, OF
Englands lone stand against Hitler, while the
United States was shaking itself out Of its
torpor and purging its system Of the virus Of
isolationism What would life in the United
States be like today had England surrendered
instead Of choosing blood, sweat and tears?
Blood -and-tear shedding ended with military
victory, but England still sweats to regain Its
export market, necessary to Its economic well
fare.
Let critics ask themselves il the United States
could have devoted its talents so largely to ways
of peace during the past century II some
dynamic" European nation, instead OF the
easy-going British, had controlled Canada and
so many close-by Caribbean islands. Let them
ponder upon how different Americas continent
tai defense problem would have been had any
great power other than Britannia ruled the
waves.
Britain and the United States in the 10th
century generally have moved together on the
international stage But that unity of action
has not resulted from any attempt on the part
of the British to dupe their American cousins
or from any undue readiness on the part of
Americans to be duped. 1t has resulted rather
from a community Of interest arising from
identical linguistic, racial and political origins,
q sharing of like ideals, preference for a
similar way Of life. HARRY STARK.
Caracas, Venezuela.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although it is permissible for a
toriter kno,on to The Star to use
non, de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-01-15

Grain speculation: Gazing into the break
fast bowl heaped with toasted, crunchy,
sealed-in goodness and wondering what
the stuff was originally.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Appreciation Expressed

To the Editor Of The Star:
Please let me thank you for the article by
Donald Richberg on 1.-THE Civil Rights Report
and the editorial on THAT White House Bal
cony" in The Sunday Star Of January 4.
JOHN A. SIMPSON.
Evening star., 1948-01-15
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

reader can get the answer to any. question
OF fact by writing The Evening star Informst193n q
bureau, 31e street NE. Washipss9,n .,n 2 D. O.
Evening star., 1948-01-15

for the hundreds of families in similar cir
cumstances in this area.
The persons who have homes for sale-they
too were young once, wernt they? Have they
gone so completely money mad that they have
forgotten all the finer things in life? These
people who have homes worth S, 6, I, and
$4,000 are asking H. IL. $4,000 and up. Not
only are the home sellers responsible but the
builders, too I know things have gone up
in the building trade as everywhere, but not
as much as the builders claim. Actually 1t is
the people whose homes were built before the
war that my anger is directed against People
whose homes cost 4, S, and 5000 but who now
in selling these homes ask for the life blood
of a young couple in moderate circumstances.
MARGARET W. BRESSLER
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Here are answers to some ques-
tions frequently asked about The
Sunday Stars Amateur Snapshot
Contest:
O. What is an amateur?
A. For the purposes of this con-
test, an amateur is any one who does
not earn all or a considerable por-
ton of his income from photography.
Winning a few cash prizes In con-
tests, or even selling an occasional
picture, does not make professional.
O. HoD often can a contestant
send in pictures?
A. As often as he likes-and as
many as he likes, just so they were
made this year.
O. Is there any preferred size?
A. Prints may vary all the way
from 4 inches square up to 10 inches
square. While prizes are never
awarded on the basis of size, the
most successful amateurs seem to
favor the standard 8-by-10 print.
@. Are color photos eligible?
A. No. Only black and white
prints made from black-and-white
negatives are acceptable.
Q. Is there tceekly deadline for
entries5
A. The only deadline is the final
one: Saturday, August IA, at noon.
@. Nay negatives be entered?
A. No, only prints. However, be-
fore an entry can be awarded one
of the four final local prizes OF $25.
the negative and an additional print
must b provided. Also, II the pic
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Speakers Scheduled
For Photo Group

The monthly color meeting OF
the National Photographic Society
will feature two speakers. George G.
Pace of the United States Agricul-
ture Department and Miss Gladys
Hamlin, who will show vacation
slides made on a recent trip to Flor
ida and Cuba. The meeting will
be held in the Natural History
Building of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, Tenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue, Wednesday at 8:15 pm.
Honors in last months color COM
petition went to Glenn r. Krause.
w. G. O'Connell and James B. Smiley.
Honorable mention was awarded to
Miss Hamlin, Mr.. O'Connell, Miss
Vera Roberts, P. L. Ambelang.
Lancelot Sukert, r. L. Hodges, H.
G. Smith and P. F. Lambert.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Browns S Prints Take
Three Salon Awards
In Telephone Club

C. NJ. Brown Of Takoma Park.
Md, almost stole the show at last
weeks salon held by the Chesa-
|peake a. Potomac Telephone Cam
|era Club. Mr.. Browns prints took
first and third place awards and
an honorable mention. Second place
in the contest was awarded to H.
H. Offerman of Arlington. Va.
The local salon was notable for
some of the finest prints submitted
by Washington area amateurs dur
ing the past season. The prints
were exhibited last Tuesday in the
auditorium of the Mather Building,
in conjunction with preview show
ing of the 14th Bell System Travel
ing Salon which is scheduled for a
public exhibition at the Smithsonian
Institution next month.
Judges of the salon were Jacob
Kainen, curator of graphic arts,
and Alexander j. Wedderburn. cura-
tor Of photography, both of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Questions About The Stars
SNAPSHOT Contest Answered

ture shows a person or persons, their
consent in writing must be obtained
before the entry becomes eligible to
compete for the $4,000 in cash
prizes offered in the Newspaper Ma
tional Snapshot Awards. Contest
ants should be in position to send in
their negatives and to obtain signed
statements of consent from their
subjects whenever the Amateur
Snapshot Contest Editor may ask
them to do so.
This weeks prize-winning snap
shots are reproduced on page 2 OF
The Star Pictorial Magazine. The
complete rules of the contest are
available at the business counter in
the lobby of The Star Building.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, direc-
tor of The Stars school safety pro-
gram and former chief of the Met
ropolitan Police Departments De-
tective Bureau, is giving a series OF
chalk talks on safety to pupils OF
District, Maryland and Virginia
schools.
The Safety Circus" cartoon talks
are sponsored by The Star, in CO.
operation with the District Board
Of Education and school authorities
in nearby Maryland and Virginia,
Talks are scheduled this week at
the following schools:
Tomorrow 10 am Bradbury Heights.
Tuesday, o:35 pm, Mount Rainier Ele,
mentary; Wednesday. 10 am, Capitol
Heights Elementary: Thursday. 1o:45 am.'
whittier: Friday. 10 I'M. Stanton.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

The Seven Sneezes, by Olga Ca
bral (Simon & Schuster, Is centS).-
The old ragman could sneeze bigger
and better than anybody, and he
did, blowing the feathers of OF the
goose and coat off of the little boy.
jeff Roberts, Railroader, by Ed
ward Ford CMacrae Smith; $2.50).-
jeff Roberts wanted to be an engi-
neer. 1t took him long time and
many adventurous experiences, but
he finally made it.
The Mystery of Grandfather's
Coat, by Helen A. Monsell (Bobbs-
Merrill; $3.50 This old coat had a
great deal of importance to some
one, as Molly and Liz found out
after being imprisoned in an old
icehouse. :
Little Peewee, by Dorothy Kun
hardt (Simon 81 Schuster; Is cents.
Little Peewee was the smallest
dog in all the world, and he be-
longed to the circus. But when he
grew to a normal size he had to
leave. Peewee was very sad until
he grew to be the biggest dog in all
the world and could go back to the
circus again.
Walt Disney's Pinocchio (Simon 81
Schuster: Is cents The young
sters' version Of famous story.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
By Elmo Woltner

Clowns and circus animals are
capable of a lot of tricks, but here
is a new one that hasn't been tried.
Bo Bo, the clown. curls himself up
into a ball and rolls across your
lawn to knock over the circus animal
tenpins.
Enlarge the animal patterns by
using l-inch squares. Cut out your
paper patterns and lay them out on
wood that is y inch or q inch thick.
Jigsaw out the animals. either five of
them as shown. or, if you like, a
double set of 10.
Make one or two balls" These
are 6-inch disks of %-inch thick
wood.
Sand the animal figures well and
PAINT them to suit your fancy, using
enamels. Make a base inches by
8 inches for each figure and mount
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Guide for
Veterans
By Maj. Thomos N. Mol

Starting off today's Q's and AS
are two queries on insurance, both
asked by DR.. j. S. B., McComo'
Miss:
"Is there a clause in my NSL1
policy" asks DR.. B., stating that II
1 become totally disabled for Six
months or longer do not have to
pay premiums as long as I stay that
way?
and is there a clause in my
policy, which is not converted, which,
provides for paying me set amount
each month so long as I am totally
disabled?"
The answer to the first question Is
YES. After six continuous months
of total disability you can get
waiver on premiums. The premiums
YOU paid during the six months are
refunded.
AS for the second, the answer
probably is-no. It's true that you
can buy total disability coverage Tor
a few extra cents of premium, but II
YOU had done so you'd surely re-
member it.
In other words, the extra coverage
is not automatic. You must apply
for it, and pay for it.
Likewise, you must apply Tor a
waiver of premium after the six
months total disability period is
over. 1t does not come automat-
ically.
Query from w. Y. A., Scottsville,
Va: Il have filled out the neces-
sary papers to have the remains
of my son brought to this country
from Margraten, Holland. where
they presently lie buried. Do you
know how long it may take before
the Army brings him back?"
The Army can't even guess, 1t
says, because it depends on too
many unknowns. 1t does say that
the entire repatriation program
probably" will be completed within
two years. 1t adds that you will be
advised we'll in advance OF any &C
ton taken to bring your sons body
to this country.
Question from F. r.. Spokane,
Wash: Can a war widow, aged 26,
keep on receiving her insurance
payments after she remarries?"
Absolutely. She will get them In
exactly the same manner as II she
never had remarked.
Moi. Mai and his std6 are
equipped to ans,per any question
from World War II Ueteran.
Send your questions to him In
care of this newspaper and in
close self-addressed, stamped
envelope.