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Evening star., 1950-02-09

matters worse. Insufficient appropriations are
at the bottom of the difficulties in this Northwest
outpost. The Defense Department sought an
emergency construction appropriation of $751;
100000 last year for Alaska and Guam, but Con-
gress, in an economy mood cut more than forty
million dollars from this minimum" outlay.
That this was false economy is indicated
from the findings of the Joint Chiefs on their
current tour. 1t was both unfair to our enlisted
men and their dependents and damaging to our
Pacific defenses. Congress should take lesson
from last years mistake and grant enough money
to house our troops decently, wherever they
may be stationed.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
By THE HASKIN SERVICE


@. For how long is, is possible to keep
oysters fresh in refrigerator?-H. c. w.
A. Open oysters may be considered
fresh for about seven days. After that
they begin to get stale and sour. Open
oysters will keep for about 10 days at
40 degrees F. and for three weeks at 80
degrees F. It is important that oysters
be shucked, packed and stored under
sanitary conditions. .
@. In sports what is meant by sudden
death?"-I. M.
A. The term is applied to an overtime
period in which the team scoring first
wins the game, the period not being
played out to it's scheduled length. For
merly used in ice hockey, the term is
somewhat rare today, and is confined
chiefly to playoffs. It is in effect in polo.
high school basketball and match play
golf. Basically the principle of sudden
death" is instantly terminated play.
@. How long did it take the Mormons
to cross the plains from Illinois to Utah?
e. A. z.
A. The first Mormon wagons crossed
the Mississippi River into Iowa on Feb
ruary II, 1846. The advance guard under
Brigham Young reached Great Salt Lake
Valley on July "a, 1847, after traversing
1,100 miles of wilderness.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Let the People Suffer

President William Green has expressed the
personal opinion that the coal miners will refuse
to work under any Taft-Hartley injunction which
the courts may ISSUE At the same time, the
AFL Executive Council said that the Taft-Hartley
Act has been failure, and that the AFL will
exert every effort next fall to elect a Congress
that will repeal the law "We will appeal to
the American voters" the council declared, .for
a mandate so clear and so unmistakable that
the next Congress will feel obliged to carry out
the expressed will of the people,"
The American voters had better think care
fully about the implications of these statements
What are Mr. Green and the Executive
Council really saying? What are the differences
to be drawn? b
Mr.. Green says the miners will not obey an
injunction to work The council says the law
has failed Does that failure lie in the possibility
that 900 union members may be able to defy
the courts and trample on the national welfare
with impunity? If so, it is strange logic which
concludes that what is needed is not better
and stronger law, but no legislation at all.
The voters had better think twice about this.
John L. Lewis is not the only labor boss who
puts his own ambitions ahead of all other con-
siderations. To say that the Federal Government
should be stripped of all legislative authority to
reach out and curb these powerful men when
they go on the warpath is equivalent to saying
consequences Yet whether they realize it or
not, that is precisely what Mr.. Green and his
Executive Council are advocating.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

intellect, conscience and humane feeling.
Bourgeois sports, that is.
The Kremlin is particularly concerned
about the popularity of boxing in this
country. The tisticuff game is described
as "a bloody, repulsive spectacle that
has nothing in common with the con-
ception of boxing as it is generally un-
derstood"
"It is not by chance" the broadcaster
said, that there are SO many criminals
and murderers among United States
boxers and that the ranks of the gang
sters and bandits are reinforced by the
boxers. 1t is not by chance that the
storm troops of reaction are being re-
cruited from among United States
boxers-the policemen, informers, and
bodyguards of the businessmen Boxers
represent the nucleus of the police force
in the United States, and of the factory
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Night in Winter

The midnight of the cedars
Is hung with stars q little mind
Snufs out and lights again, hides HoiD
The little dog that tollo,os hard the great,
Hard ON the hunters heel, Orion
Orion. Orion
,Halooing dotDn the dark
Bet1Deen the old stGrshifle.
Louder, cry louder. huntsman of the
hedpens
Cry tallylto, hunts up, for the wild bull
Oper the quiet sky npeadows, blood angry
RACES incessnnt. trampling ancient star
guides
OF our long journey, Orion
Orion Orion
Keeper OF the dark pathways
Ber,peen old starshine. EVA. BEARD.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Palisades on the Potomac?
Mr.. Mallory's One Word Answer

PallSadeS on the Potomac?
Mr.. Mallory's One Word Answer
To the Editor OF The Star:
In your issue of Sunday, February 5,
page A-19,, your writer, Nelson M. Snep-
ard, twice mentions 1.-The Potomac Pali-
sades." I do not know who originated
this term in connection with the Potomac
River, nor do know whether it has met
with general acceptance among persons
familiar with that region.
II the Potomac has palisades, then
every old stone quarry is surrounded by
palisades. Phooey!
WALTER L. MALLORY.
Mclean. Va.
Reader Objects to Discriminatory"
Designation of Races in News
To the Editor of The Star:
Will you please tell me why so many
newspapers, yours among them, make
practice Of using the word "colored," I"
set of by commas, after the names of
most Negroes in the news? To my
thinking. this policy does not normally
add anything to the story's interest and
it is, whether you intend it to be or
not. very definite example of discrim-
ination.
Although this journalistic policy is
generally undesirable, it is especially
harmful in the reporting of crime The
influence of your practice on the casual
reader is likely to make him impugn the
good citizenship of an entire group be-
cause of the malefactions of q few
'pointed-to" individuals.
II you were to apply this method of
color Identification uniformly, we should
open our newspapers to read articles
about Bernard Baruch, noted white
statesman" William 'Snags' Lewis,
white. defendant in gambling case"
and Lin Yutang. distinguished yellow
philosopher a
BETTY FELTER MORRISON.
kensington, Md.
Telephone Operator Takes Dim View
OF Threatened Strike BY C. 10.
To the Editor of The Star:
The c. I. o. leaders keep telling us
telephone workers how much money the
Bell System has spent to fool u.s. into
believing we are satisfied with our jobs.
They neglect to mention, of course. the
larger sum expended by the union
propaganda set-up to badger us into
thinking we are ill-treated.
Eight out of ten employees in Wash
ington who hold union cards are asking,
How did we get mixed up with the
c. I. or" We didn't vote for it, and
most of us have not the slightest idea
what the threatened strike is all about.
Ninety per cent of the employees neither
want nor can afford to go out.
But we have been told that we cannot
withdraw from the union now and that
/, if we don't join the walk-out we face
the loss of our jobs if the union wins
its objectiyes, besides ostracism by the
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Turnover in the Acc

With Chairman Lilienthars resignation
scheduled to take effect next week and with
Lewis S. Strauss slated to leave April 15 the
President now faces the problem of filing two
key vacancies in the all-important five-member
Atomic Energy Commission. The fact that he
has not yet named successor to Mr.. Lilienthal
indicates that he has had more than little
trouble finding one and the chances are that he
will have the same experience trying to replace
Mr.. Strauss.
When these two latest designations become
effective only Sumner Pike will remain of the
original five appointed in November, 1946, the
earlier designations having been those of William
Waymack and Doctor Robert Bacher, who have
since been succeeded by Gordon Dean and Doctor
Henry Smyth. The terms of all the present
members will expire June 80. After that in
keeping with the law establishing the Acc, the
turnover rate is supposed to allow for the occur
renee of one vacancy every year-an arrangement
designed to guarantee the infusion of new blood
into the commission. Actually, however, the
President probably will have to make replace
ments more frequently than that-a thing that
is not likely to be easy in view of the fact
that mediocrities or run-of- the mine individuals
will not do. For if he is to choose right, he
must choose exceptional men-men above poll
tics, men with great drive and experience, men
OF vision whose good judgment can be counted
upon to promote the Nations best interests in
the awe-striking age of the atom.
Obviously, such men are not available in large
numbers, and those who are available may be
disinclined to serve. In the circumstances, one
can only hope that the President will spare no
effort to locate the best among them and that
he will have success in persuading them to give
up the pleasures of privacy, enter the hot glare
of public life and shoulder the somewhat fright
ening responsibilities that every good member
OF the Acc must bear.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Leave Central High Out of 1t

With respect for the contrary opinion held by
others, The Star feels that transfer of Central
High School to the colored divisions as solution
for temporary overcrowding at the Cardozo High
School would be mistake, to be regretted in
future years. That mistake should be avoided.
If the Board of Education decides to make
this transfer, it will override the recommended
tions of the Strayer report. 1t will ignore the
strong recommendations of the superintendent
of schools. 1t will cause major and permanent
displacement of 2400 pupils-including night
classes-at Central in order to avoid temporary
displacement of about 500 pupils at Cardozo.
The Board of Education would be depriving
the white divisions of their only indoor swimming
pool at Central also used by the Red Cross.
There is an indoor swimming pool at the Dunbar
colored school, The colored divisions thus would
have two indoor swimming pools, the white
schools none. Central High School is used as
recreation center for programs patronized
by about $500 persons week. It's use by
white people would be discontinued. Central
High School provides the largest stadium and
athletic field in the white divisions The colored
schools suffer temporary disadvantages in such
respects. The transfer would tend to shift a
permanent disadvantage to the white divisions
There is understandable emotionalism on
both sides of this controversy. There are purely
sentimental arguments. There is also strong
pressure drive under way which has for it's
ultimate objective elimination of the dual system
OF schools But when such considerations are
eliminated, the facts presented by the Strayer
report and the superintendent of schools, looking
to the long-term interests of the public school
system of Washington, argue forcefully against
transfer which, taken as an expedient to
relieve temporary situation, would irrevocably
change the future of Central and the widespread
community it serves.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Letters to The Star
Pseudonynas are permissible only
zohen letters contain correct name
and address of aDriter. Please be brief.

other employees and even bodily harm if
we cross the picket lines. OF course, we
are warned not to let any of these
threats become public or dire things will
result!
Talk to any representative group of
Bell System employees and you will
readily find they agree they are well
paid, have much better than average
satisfied with their jobs.
1t is up to the public to wake up and
put stop to the strike plans before
they are executed. Only the public can,
by loud and demanding opinion, bring
about an end to such idiocy.
We who answer your calls via the 80"
on the telephone are behind you. We
are small but you are immense, and this
country is supposed to be governed by
the people. AN OPERATOR.
Why Not a Federal Contribution
To the National Symphony?
To the Editor Of The Star:
When spring approaches. we In Wash
ington see desperate struggle for funds
to keep our National Symphony Orches-
ira going another year. It must be very
diScouraging to the musicians, director
and all the people who strive so dill
igently to do their part so that our city
may be represented by fine orchestra
think it is high time that the Federal
Government contributed a sum of $780,
600 annually toward the symphony.
JACK LEVENSON.
Argues Against Prolonged Schooling
Under Mediocre" Teachers
Recent letters by Eugene Kelly on the
absurdity of requiring so much liberal
arts work in order to enter professional
schools have been very timely and to
the point.
My theory is that, on the whole, school
teachers are more or less mediocrities.
and frustrated ones at that. deeply en-
vying their more active brothers and
sisters. What more natural than that
these self-same school teachers should
emphasize as much as possible the i'm
portance of their particular role in order
to bolster their own self-respect as we'll
as prestige in the community? You
know the old saying, "He who can does,
he who can't teaches" Of course, there
are exceptions.
Since classroom education has been
snowballing at great rate in recent
times, with more and more teachers,
teaching more and more people more and
more years, If the rate keeps up, we shall
soon be going to school half our lives.
Until the last few years, high school
diploma, with certain requirements as to
grades and subjects, was sufficient to
enter most professional schools. We
made great strides under that system.
But we are not even holding our own
under the present one with admitted
shortages Of doctors and nurses. Not
Evening star., 1950-02-09

guards kept by Ford and other United
States industrial magnates.''
The grand old sport of wrestling also
was denounced in the broadcast. What
chiefly bothered Moscow was the "fact"
that wrestling matches often are staged
here between men and women or be-
tween dwarfs and adolescents.
Boxing and wrestling are the most
important elements in the training of
good soldiers" the broadcast concludes.
"These soldiers have already acquired
shameful reputation for themselves in
Italy. France, Austria, Germany, China
and elsewhere-by their scandalous,
drunken conduct, by shooting at passers-
by, by, beating up democrats and at
tacking women, and by horrible tortures
in the torture chambers of the United
States espionage service and of the mill
tary police N.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any aues-
tion Of fact by writing The. Evening Star In.
formation Bureau, 316 Eye st. ne, Washington
2, D. c. Please inclose three t0 cents for
return postage.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

many people, even if financially able,
want to spend the best years of their
lives in school. INTERESTED.
Praise for Jim Berryman's
Cartoon on Witch Hunting
To the Editor of The Star:
All the New Dealers, Fair Dealers,
self-styled Liberals, including some of
your contemporaries of the press, be-
ginning with the tosser of the red her.
ring phrase and going right on down
the line, should study and take to heart
Jim Berrymans priceless cartoon in last
Sundays Star.
A PROUD WITCH HUNTER.
Contends That Subsidies
Must Lead to Disaster.
To the Editor of The Star:
1t doesn't make sense that the Govern
ment buys surplus crops from the farm
ers only to dump them into the fields
to rot. Why should the price for pota-
toes be so high when the market is
flooded with them?
It would be just as sensible to subsi-
die the commodities of manufacturer
and pay him for unsold goods. BY the
same logic writer who has received
nothing but rejection slips for his liter
ary efforts might be entitled to Govern
ment compensation for the unsold manu-
scripts.
All of us, no doubt, would be happy to
have sponsor to guarantee the success
of our failures, but if we allowed our
selves to be bribed in such fashion, we
would be only contributing toward the
downfall of a system of free enterprise
that cannot thrive in the face of such
corruption and dishonesty.
a.. FRANK KNOTT.
Music Loving Bus Rider Resents
legislators Intrusion into Debate
To the Editor of The Star:
Even a. Congressman is taking up the
fight against radios on the buses and
streetcarS! He wants to pass a law
against them. It seems that the hun
dreds of us who enjoy that music are
to have no say, and our source of pleas
ure and relaxation while riding public
transportation is to be outlawed.
Those who are opposed to this enter
tainment speak of privacy. Who ever
heard of privacy while riding to and
from work? 1t makes me laugh. The
people back of one are chattering. those
across the aisle are discussing at length
some uninteresting topic. Others are
looking glunly out of the window or
glowering at some one else. Privacy!
What joke!
Why should those who don't like radio
grippe, when comparatively few vehicles
carry them? We are being fair to you,
and not insisting on the programs on all
transportation. But we would be glad to
have it that way.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RIDER.
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shall on behalf of the President
direct, control and coordinate all
mobilization on activities of the
Executive Branch of the Govern
ment, including. but not limited
to production, procurement, man
power. sterilization, and transport
activities.
| The White House said the Pres
ident's proclamation brought into
force a number of emergency
powers that could be exercised,
but it remained uncertain how
many of them would be used.
A long list of laws which be-
come operative upon the procla-
nation of a national emergency
were compiled by the Justice De-
partment and released by the
White House.
These included these powers
suspended by the action of Con-
gress July Is, 1947, in declaring
the end of the national emer-
gency then existing:
/. Authority for the Surgeon
General to appoint as many con-
tract surgeons as necessary.
2. Navy enlisted men on fur
Tough without pay may be re-
called to complete the unexpired
portion of their enlistment.
3. Authorizes extension of en-
listments in the Navy OF Marine
Corps.
4. Authority for the Secretary
of the Navy to call retired en-
listed men into active service.
| S. Authority to call retired
commissioned and warrant officers
of the Coast Guard to active duty.
| 6. Authorizes the President to
suspend or amend rules of the
FEC governing radio stations or
close them.
! 7. Makes unlawful without prior
permission of the Maritime Com
mission the transfer of United
States shipping to foreign owner
ship or registry.
s. The Maritime Commission is
given authority to terminate
charters of public vessels, and
authority to requisition or pur-
chase vessels.
9. Authority for the Secretary
of the Treasury to control the
movement of all vessels in United
| States territorial waters, and in
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the Wage Board has had an OPP
portunity to present its recon-
mendations to me. following the
full and proper consideration they
will wish to give to the question. :"
Joint Statement Issued.
Mr.. Valentine and Mr.. Disable
also issued a joint statement say
ing:
I'VE regret that a voluntary
agreement could not have been
reached within the automobile
industry which would have made
this order unnecessary, and we
sincerely hope that self-restraint
by various other industries will
make it possible to avoid similar
steps in their cases.
THE grave national emergency
which President Truman has ex-
planned to the Nation has made it
imperative that action-in this
case mandatory action-be taken.
and taken at once, to keep the
Nations economic health on a
sound basis and to stop the spiral
ing forces of imitation that are
threatening our entire existence. "
Yesterdays order-ESA Ceiling
Price Regulation No. 1-sets the
price for new automobiles at the
price charged the same class of
purchaser on December l for the
same model or, If a new line of
cars has been brought out since
December l, for the counterpart
of the model available on Deem
Der 1.
Standard Equipment Mandatory
1t also provides that the ceiling
price shall include all equipment
that was standard on December /.
If the model is sold without such
equipment or with additional
equipment, the price shall vary &C
cording to the manufacturers
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charges for that equipment on De-
cember l.
No manufacturer shall require
a purchaser to buy any equipment
not standard December l in order
to get the car. The regulation
makes it a violation to purchase
or receive automobiles from a
manufacturer at prices higher
than the ceilings.
Each purchaser must be fur
nished an invoice showing the
ceiling price of the car he buys
separate from any other charges.
Each manufacturer must file with
ESA schedules of it's models and
equipment and the ceiling prices.
Evasion by a dealer offering
less than the current price of a
used automobile in a trade-in APP
parently is covered in a prohibit
ton of charging an above-ceiling
price by tie-in arrangement .
whether the price increase ap-
pears directly or indirectly
The Defense Production Act
provides penalties for violations
shall be a fine up to $4,000 or
up to a years imprisonment, or
both.
While ESA was issuing its auto
mobile order, there continued to
be little prospect of mandatory
price controls on food.
There was general agreement
within Government that stabiliZa-
ton Of food prices through price
controls hinged on how soon the
items farmers buy could be sta
bilized. The Defense Production
Act says price ceilings on foods
and agricultural commodities can
not be imposed at levels less than
parity for basic items.
Parity, which is standard for
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defense needs and asked that
farmers, workers and businessmen
subordinate all lesser interests to
the common good"
II am confident that we will
meet the dangers that confront us
with courage and determination,
strong in faith that we can there
by secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity."
The quotation was from the
preamble to the Constitution and
it was on that misunderstanding
throughout the whole proclama-
tion-that MI. Truman rested his
appeal for cooperation of all in
the defense undertaking.
After signing the proclamation
and issuing the executive order,
Mr.. Truman left at midday for
an overnight cruise down the
Potomac on the presidential yacht.
The White House said the
President was accompanied by a
few close friends and would re-
turn tomorrow.
Wilson May Take Over Soon.
There was no announcement
as to when Mr.. Wilson would
arrive in Washington to assume
his duties. 1t is expected that his
nomination will be sent to the
Senate this week. perhaps tomor-
row, and that he will assume &C
tive direction of the country's
production and mobilization pro-
gram within a short time.
The Presidents executive order
places the recently-created Ma
tional Production Authority OF the
Commerce Department and other
defense agencies under the con-
troll of Mr.. Wilson. With the broad
authority which the order gave
him, Mr.. Wilson would have the
power to abolish existing agencies.
set up new ones and reshape the
defense effort along whatever
lines he sees fit.
officials expect. however, that
his major effort at first will be
directed toward steps to combat
imitation that has become an in
creasing concern of the Govern
ment. Expressed authority over
such matters is contained in the
executive order.
1.-THE director" the order read,