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Evening star., 1950-10-21
We're Losing the Caribbean Air War
By Harry Lever

DORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti.-American-
II flag airlines are taking a beating
from foreign competition in the Carib-
bean, and the situation is getting worse
as it goes along.
That is the consensus among airline
officials at this tourist stop and others
along the Spanish Main. now the scene
of one of the greatest air traffic fights
in history.
At present. 81 scheduled international
air lines serve the Caribbean and the
countries bordering it. This is more
than all the domestic trunk lines in the
United States. Duplicated competition
and over-expansion by commercial avia-
ton in the area have been described as
a struggle for business that just isn't
there"
Once regarded, aviation wise, as the
United States own backyard, the Car
ibbean area has total population of
of only 65 million persons A small
percentage OF these are potential air
travellers. The great mass of the popu-
lation is made up of peasants and low
income workers who cannot afford an
airplane ride at any price.
4uc SdIlUUedu once was virtually CIle
sole domain of Pan American World
Airways, whose first route, in 1927, led
from Key West to Havana. PAA grad
ually pushed across the Caribbean and
laced Latin America with its routes
building airports and terminals and set
ting up weather and communications
facilities. This line operated more than
half of all the air routes in Latin Ameri-
ca, and was the dominant factor in the
hemispheres transportation picture.
Today, PAA's share of the total Latin
American trade is about 10 per cent
and the other American carriers do not
account for substantially more, since
the onslaught of foreign competition.
Ten years ago PAA was operating
9767 route-miles through and around
the Caribbean, 76 per cent of the total
international airline mileage in the
area It's only competitions were the
Royal Dutch Airlines, TACA, British
West Indian Airways and Caribbean
Atlantic.
In the 10-year interim, the population
has gained and so has air-traffic, largely
because of American tourist travel. But
statistics show there had been no sudden
upsurge of business to explain the
tremendous expansion of air service.
The number of international airlines.
now 81, has jumped total air mileage in
Evening star., 1950-10-21

costs than foreign lines-and by de-
valuated foreign currencies which, they
say, provide virtual discount for foreign
nationals travelling over their own flag
lines.
Not all the airline problems in the
Caribbean, however, are caused by simple
competition Artificial restrictions on
traffic, which in most business would be
termed restraint of trade, also enter the
picture. There is the hands-off sterling
bloc" Only q British line can fly
passengers In the British West Indies,
or between them and the mother coun-
try. For instance, PAA flies between
Jamaica and Trinidad but it can't haul
any payload from one to the other. nor
can it transport a passenger from Port
of Spain to London.
For American carriers, the saturated
air routes in the Caribbean are proving
costly. The problem is not too acute for
the government subsidized foreign flag
lines because European carriers. in par
ticular. can charge it off to the necessity
of maintaining lines of communication
with their colonies. No such recourse is
open to American-f1ag airlines. To make
up their losses, they can depend only
on uncertain mail pay.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
GuIbenkion Show

1here are only 40 pictures from the c.
Guloenkian collection on exhibition at the Ma
tional Gallery, but each of them is an authentic
gen. and the crowds during the opening week
were delighted with what they saw. If the
owner mad needed reinsurance of his taste
4ho discrimination, he certainly would have
found 1t in the enthusiastic comments of all
classes OF visitors to the show One of the MASTER
pieces most praised was the little Annunciation
by Dierick Bouts-a lovely thing, indeed. The
opposite extreme of art was represented by
Degas' "LHomme ct lie Pantin," completely
modernlStic work in which Fern Rusk Shapley.
editor OF the catalogue, believes she Identifies
Cezanne and one of his lay figures Between the
two achievements stand a richly attractive
series OF treasures, comparable with the best of
those OF the Berlin and Vienna displays of the
past.
The Virgin and Donors of Vittore Carpaccio
reminds the spectator Of Bernardino Luini and
the Sacra Conversations by Gina da Conegliano
is reminiscent of Giovanni Bellini. Both are
magnetic in their appeal. So too is the portrait
OF an unknown young girl by Ghirlandaio a
composition difficult to leave. The Van Dyck
study OF man with notably strong hands and
the Halls Interpretation of Sara Hessix and
Rembrandt's Old Man Seated and Palas Athena
constitute group which in itself justifes the
whole Gulbenkian Offering. But Rubens' tall
costume panel of his second wife, Helena Four
ment, likewise is prize; and there simply are
not adjectives meaningful enough to tell the
merits of the French and British portraits
Lepicies Astronomer, LaTours Duval de l'Epinoy,
Lawrences Lady Elizabeth Conynham and Rom
ney's Miss Constable among the lot. The Renoir
sketch Of Madame Claude Monet similarly defes
adequate description in words, if only because it
is filled with what Mrs Shapley calls vibrant
light"-illumination really alive.
But the work which perhaps will be remem-
bered longest by those who see it in the prevail
ing National Gallery exhibition is the Presenta-
ton in the Temple by Stefan Lochner, dated 1445.
Small in size primitive in some of its particulars,
it nevertheless is a triumphant accomplishment,
expressing not only depth of religious feeling but
coincidentally profound humanity or humane
ness-a great love Of the Holy Child and of
advanced age as we'll The tenderness of this
conception would be hard to match. Mr.. Gull
benkian would deserve the public's thanks If he
had lent nothing else from the storehouse of his
possessions. - = -
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Tito Should Hove Our Help

Yugosavia has suffered one Of the gravest
droughts in its history AS a result, unless it
receives large-scale food shipments from the
United States, the people of the country will
be up against nearstarvation conditions in the
months Immediately ahead And that in turn, II
1t is allowed to happen, will invite the onset OF
an internal crisis that could bring about the
overthrow of Marshal TtoS regime and the
ascension of a new puppet dictatorship bound
hand and foot to the Kremlin.
Thus, wholly apart from the dictates of
humanitarianism, there is every reason why our
country should do whatever it can to help the
Yugoslavs in this very serious situation The
, Tito government-knowing that many Americans
still remember with bitterness the ugly course it
pursued before breaking with the Soviet Union
has been reluctant to ask for aid of sort that
might be rejected by Congress after a. debate
that would achieve nothing but the reopening
of old wounds. But now, after having received
assurances from Secretary Acheson that the
United States is prepared to ship what it needed
Tito apparently has decided to ask formally for
a grant that will enable Yugoslavia to acquire
enough food from us to meet the present
emergency
Since Congress presumably will have to pass
upon such grant when it reconvenes after next
months elections, number of voices probably
will be raised in opposition. But it seems hardly
conceivable that favorable action will not be
compelling humanitarian considerations, 1t Is
obvious that our own interests will be served II
we extend sufficient aid to avert . dangerous
Evening star., 1950-10-21
etters to The Star
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writer was referring to operations where
Marine defenders" were involved, the
japanese had to contend with the Ma
Of Guam.
I feel that this important meeting
should have been held on Guam. A more
appropriate place could not be found
anywhere in the Pacific. The President,
on August l, 1850, signed the Guam Or
ganic Act which gave the Guamanians,
among other things, citizenship and self
government. The passage Of that legis-
lation by the Federal Congress was
definite proof to the rest Of the world,
and particularly to the countries border
ing the Pacific, of our belief in demo-
cratic government.
Carlos p. Taitano.
~ r4~sia ,71ts
The FEC ruling on color television
shows a complete disregard of present
conditions.
Presently, none of the companies can
adequately service television sets. They
are short Of competent help, and the
situation continually grows worse.
Secondly the prices Of television sets are
truly extravagant. Third. many of the
well advertised sets are scarce, thereby
causing purchasing inconvenience.
Also. bear in mind that color television
is not too pleasing, and it causes eye
discomfort. In view of these facts, why
make fools of the American people?
Harry Brott.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Judge BoiIey's Retirement

It is not in any sense reflection on his
colleagues to say that when Judge Jennings
Bailey retres next month the last of the judges
of the "old school" will have left the District
Court.
Now in his 83rd year. Judge Bailey took his
seat on the District bench 80 years ago-when
some of his fellow judges were mere school boys.
In all that time there has not been an occasion
when he has not served in the best tradition On
the bench, he has been quiet but stern man. 1t
is simply not, conceivable that some of these
latter-day lawyers would have attempted their
batting tactics in Judge Baileys court. And If
they had done so, one shudders to think what
would have happened to them Off the bench
he has been always courteous and to degree
friendly. But if there are those outside his
judicial intimates who can say that they have
known Judge Bailey on footing of easy COM
radeship, they must be few in number. There Is
about him certain reserve that Is uncommon
in these days. Perhaps it is because he belongs
to a different generation or it may be due to
the fact that he donned his judicial robes in
time when the Federal courts were much more
removed and isolated from the hurly-burly OF
daily life than is now the case
However one may feel about this there will
be no disagreement on the point that the
retirement of Judge Bailey will remove from the
District bench one of its finest and ablest judges.
He has served his court and his community well,
and by no means the least of his service is the
contribution that he has made, by the example
that he has set to that public esteem and respect
for the Federal judiciary which, in the last
analysis, is the real source of its strength.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Common Sense in Hirinq

The Civil Service Commissions order favor
ing recruitment of Federal workers in their home
communities makes lot of Sense-in contrast to
the civil service apportonment law with which
the order is in conflict. 1t is wasteful and ridic
ulous for Government agencies to search afar for
new employees when there is an abundance of
qualified applicants in their own front yard. Yet
this was done by some agencies during World
War II and apparently would have been done,
again but for the commissions restraining order.
Actually, according to the commission, 1t was
not the apportionment law which caused the
hiring mistakes of World War II, for the law was
suspended during that conflict, just as 1t was be-
latedly in the First World War. The law, written
into early civil service statutes allots appoint
ments among the States according to population.
Once the quota is reached, no more appoint
ments may be made from the particular area
concerned. The restriction, when effective, ap-
plies chiefly to the District of Columbia, which
nearly always has had more applicants than the
allotted number of jobs. Even though the re-
striction was lifted during the past war, some
agencieS-for reasons not explained-Saw Mt to
ignore the supply of workers available here and
to import instead, employees rounded up by field
recruiting representatives. The result was to add
to Washingtons wartime housing, transportation
and other woes
The apportionment law, as matter OF fact,
mas become virtually lnOperaClVe III recent years.
Orders suspending 1t during emergency hiring
periods have not been the only factors operating
against It, Veterans preference laws exempt all
veterans from State-quota restrictions - and
nearly so per cent of all Federal employees are
veterans Nor does the limitation apply to tenn
porary appointments, of which there have been
many in the past decade. The new emergency
will tend to make the apportionment law even
more obsolete. The law is an atrophied remnant
Of the spoils system that should have been dis
earded long ago-permanently.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Song for Seven

He knops the numbers ,a
Up to ten,
Reads simple 1Dords
Like horse and hem, ~
He can print - -,
His ABC's,
And spell his name.
With such as these
Small seeds OF aDisdom -
Time has made, .-.
He greetS the dtDeson1e e..
Second grade
With condescending s
Air rehearsed 49,
For small ones starting
In the first a-
GLADYS MCKEE
Evening star., 1950-10-21
History Lesson

an error made in reporting the Truman
Macarthur meeting. The article which
appeared on October Is, 1850, stated that
Wake was the first American territory
wrested by the Japanese from Marine
defenders in World War II.
Guam was the first American territory
captured by the Japs. They took that
island on December 10. 1941. II the
Evening star., 1950-10-21
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What Presidential Inauguration
was known as the Umbrella Inaugural
tion" Pc. v. r.
A. That Of James Polk in l845. =
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
cf fact by writing The Evening Star Informa-
tion Bureau, 1900 Eye street NV. Washington
8, D. C. Please inclose 8 cents for return
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Mr.. Nehru's Logic


While it is clearly within the preroga-
tiyes granted an editorial writer. to
choose certain portions of a statement
made by Prime Minister Nehru and
comment thereon, it is not, I believe,
fair or reasonable to condemn the entire
statement on basis of the considered
portions only.
You wrote on October II: "Mr. Nehru
is undeniably one of the great leaders of
Asia. But this latest statement of his is
far from impressive. BY Western stand
ards at least, it is self lf-contradictory. 1t
Is confusing. It is illogical" May sub
NIT that certain portions of Mr. Nehru's
statement were far from "self-contra-
dictory," confusing" or illogical; that
instead they were gems of wisdom con-
corning the maze of complex social
problems confronting the Far. East?
Mr.. Nehru said in part: "The common
features Of Asia today are reaction
from the previous colonial regime, a
resurgent nationalism. agrarian move
ments desire to get rid of our economic
backwardness and passionate urge for
freedom. j.. :" After speaking of the gen.
eral opposition to totalitarian theology in
the area, Mr.. Nehru continued:
World communism in it's expansionist
aspect. just as any other expansionist
movement, is considered a danger to
peace and freedom. 1t appears, how
ever, sometimes in the guise of a liberat-
ing movement. This problem has at
times its military aspects, but funda-
mentally we feel that it is a problem
OF winning the understanding and good
will of the masses of the world. Unless
people have some hope in the future
held out to them, they seek other rene
dies. To think of the military issue only
is to misunderstood the problem
1t would be difficult, believe, for The
Star to quarrel with the logic of these
portions of the Nehru statement, and
If The Star did not choose to comment
on these portions, in fairness and logi-
cally, The Star should not have made its
sweeping. all-inclusive condemnation.
Gilbert L. Oddo.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
McLemore Fun

have been a constant subscriber to
your most excellent paper for the past
40 years, and no other contributions have
given me more genuine pleasure than
Henry McLemore's. He is versatile and
can write Interestingly on many subjects.
His word pictures of his foreign trip just
completed are beyond description.
If william Christian Barclay III of
Philadelphia and others Of his kind do
not appreciate Mr.. McLemore's articles,
they can certainly find other things to
interest them, maybe in their own home
town newspapers.
Fellow Georgian.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Citizen.

To read a magazine that is not yours.
is not strictly honest. 1t is quite possible
to teach children old-fashioned virtues
when they are small. Provide toddlers
with toy to hold in the hand If you take
them to the grocery store with you, and
then they will not remove groceries from
the shelves: older children can help select
the things you are going to buy. Recently
our 5-year-old spent Is minutes admiring
the dolls in large department store
while made purchase in the adjoining
department. Her hands were clasped
behind her back.
Incidentally, the public library circu-
lates magazines free of charge. News
dealers make living by selling them.
Mildry s. Hopper.
Evening star., 1950-10-21

@. How many kinds of jobs or occu-
pations are open to women?-R. B. :
A. A publication of the Women's
Bureau of the United States Department
of Labor describes 442 kinds Of occupa-
tionS for women. -
Evening star., 1950-10-21

@. What is a pilgrim shell?-E. E.
A. This was seallop shell worn dur
ing the Middle Ages by persons who had
made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
The pilgrim shell was sometimes in
cluded as a device in the family coat OF
arms. Fz~'@
Evening star., 1950-10-21
@, What was the Star chamberp-c.

A. It was British high court Of the
Middle Ages which ruled arbitrarily,
without jury, and in secret. The name
was derived from the star studded CELL
ing of the chamber In which it met,
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Mr.. Aron and the Boy

read your story headed Case Against
Refugee Dropped to Avoid Bar to Citizen
ship" and wondered just how much harm
it will do to Mr.. Aron and his news
stand business.
If did not know of the man and the
boy, I would have accepted the news item
at face value and thought, as I read,
Such a beast, striking an innocent
child" and further on. How magnani-
nous are we Americans, to drop the
charges so that character can become a
citizen" But I do know the man and
the boy, so my reaction was. Poor Mr..
Aron. what frustrating incident"
Mr. Aron is kind and courteous and
bends over backwards to be obliging to
all his customers.
Citizen.
Evening star., 1950-10-21

their works will last. I am afraid that
they will be known far more widely than
Aaron Bohrod, and will have far more
important bearing on our future art.
incidentally. am unable to find the
name of Bohrod in the Encyclopaedia
Britannica, that citadel of posthumous
knowledge for pondering posterity. But
do find the names not only of Picasso
and Dali, but of Kandisky. Mondrian and
other abstract painters who have turned
their back squarely on the past and face
the future with expectation, wonderment
and an open mind. @a
Lay. that meat axe down, lady! This is
America, where every man has right to
his art as well as his opinion.
ii Gino j., SINH
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-06-10
KHNx-..

. A maze of bright lights is
reflected along Seattle's gilt.
tering movie row-busy Fifth
Avenue-in this striking pho
tograph looking south. The
Nisei, along with other Ameri-
cans, have made it a habit to
tour this area and stop in at
the theatres for their week
end entertainment.
Fifth Avenue to Seattle, Is
like Hennepin Ave. is to Min
neapolis, Seventh st. is to st.
Paul, Broadway is to Port
land.
Photo By Charles r. Pear
son, courtesy Of Seattle Cham
Der Of Commerce.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-05
ST. PAUL'S EV. LUTHERAN
CHURCH, JAMESTOWN

Crusade for Freedom" Sunday,
endorsed by the United Lutheran
Church in America, will he observed
at st. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Funkstown, at the morning Serv-
ice, $50 a. m. The pastor, Rev. Ray
mond M. Miller, will speak on the
subject, Spiritual Foundations of
Freedom" An opportunity will be
given to every member. present to
sign the Freedom Pledge"
Rally Day will be held in the Sun
day School at 10:4O a. M, with all
the classes combined in the sanctu-
airy. Children's exercises will be
presented and the program will be
closed with the showing of the film,
Fishers of Men"
Luther League will be held at
$50 pm. a7
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-05
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
South Potomac Street

Privileges and Responsibilities of
a Christian" will be the subject of
the minister, the Rev. DR.. William
NJ Norment, at the morning service
of worship and communion at $3.50
a. m. on Sunday The adult choir
will sing the anthem, "Fierce Was
The Wild Billow," by Noble, under
the direction of Mrs. William E.
Peacher, Jr., organist-director. This
church observes The Communion of
the Lords Supper each Sunday
morning, and practices open COM
munion.
The Church School will assemble
at 10:45 a. m, and the recently elect
ed officers will be installed.
The Christian Youth Fellowship
will hold Planning Retreat begin
ming at 200 p. m. and the Chi Rho
intermediate Fellowship will meet
at 6:15 p. m.
The Sunday evening worship serv-
ice will be conducted at 7:30 p. m.
and DR.. Norment will preach on
did Christ Condemn Wealth."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-05
Church NeOs
DEVOTIONAL
BROADCAST'S

The following radio religious pro-
grams, sponsored by the Washing
ton County Council of Churches, and
furnished through the cooperation
of Radio Station WEI and WARK,
are scheduled for next week:
WEI, Monday through Friday
1915 a. m, Morning Devotions, con-
Quoted by Rev. FIR. Charles Dausch
WARK, Monday through Friday
$40 p. M, "Vesper Thought" Rev.
James E. Ault.
WARK, "The Minister Comes Call
ing" 1870 pm. Monday Rev. Ken
meth M. Gearhart; 100 p, m. Wed
nesday, Rev. Raymond M. Miller;
1870 pm. Friday, Rev. Carl E. Myers
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-05
SERVICE AT FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
235 N. Potomac st.

Are Sin, Disease, and Death
Real?" will be the Lesson-Sermon
on Sunday morning at II o'clock.
The Golden Text viii be from
Psalms 3:S-"S Salvation belongeth I'M
to the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy
people"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Psalms 1856
THE Lord execueth righteousness
and judgement for all that are OPP
pressed"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
cIude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-05

From Jennie Garard of Bakersfield,
Calf: remember my mother
getting up early to m Ike fresh
cream pie for breakfast, OF per-
haps vinegar pie. Both kinds were
delicious. Mothers pie DIR W r,
holding five pies, was never empty
and we kids were permitted to
help ourselves upon coming home
from school. This was when we
live in Indiana. Hoosiers are
noted as great pie-eaters.
From E. e. Meredith of Fairmont,
w. Va: remember when pound
packages of Arbuckle's coffee con-
tanned cards with information con-
corning the various states and chill
dren traded with the hope of get
ting every state.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-05
News Of All
Girls Clubs
FUTURE MEETINGS

Friday, October 6, 800 p. m. =
The Beaver Creek Senior Club will
meet at the home of Norma Jean and
Julia Weagley.
Friday, October 6, 7:3O p. m. -
The st. James Club will meet at the
st. James Church.
Monday, October 9, 7:30 p. m. -
The Wilson Club will meet in the
Wilson Church.
Tuesday, October 10, 7:3O p. m. -
The Smithsburg Senior Club will
meet at the home of Dolly Gish.
Wednesday, October IL, 7:30 p. m.
The Chewsville Club will meet.