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Evening star., 1950-02-27
Heart Trouble Needn't Get You Down
By Ted Mcdowell

A PROGRAM is under way to give
L \ heart disease sufferers sometime
to do besides lie in bed and take digi-
tails.
Instead of remaining idle, a cardiac
patient can make use OF several pro-
grams designed. first. to keep his mind
occupied and. later on, to train him for
a nom n-strenuous job.
These programs are what authorities
call rehabilitation programs. They in
clude occupational and physical ther-
apy and vocational training. They are
conducted by the District Rehabilitation
Service, in cooperation with the Wash
ington Heart Association.
Rehabilitation authorities are trying
to let heart patients know about these
programs. But they are having difficult
ties. They say the main trouble is that
many doctors prescribe heart regulatory
drugs and rest, but forget that inacti-
witty, in itself, can be as harmful as
heart trouble.
Officials of the Rehabilitation Service
want doctors to tell patients about the
programs. In this way, they say, all
heart sufferers could be reached as soon
as their ailment Is diagnosed.
They are pushing for coordination be-
tween physicians and rehabilitation
agencies, and have enlisted the aid of
several prominent heart specialists and
physical therapists here.
Suppose an active man is stricken
with heart attack. He is confined to
bed for a number of weeks. Instead of
lying idle and feeling sorry for himself,
he can contact the Rehabilitation Serv-
ice, Federal Security Agency organiza-
ton. This will set in motion a series Of
services ranging from messages to train
ing in the making of dental plates.
All these services except physical
therapy are automatically free. And if
the patient cannot pay for the latter,
the Rehabilitation Service will finance
that treatment, too.
Throughout the process the service
assigns counselor to guide the patient,
and the Heart Association provides him
with an occupational therapist.
There is an old saying that ian egg
gets rotten just sitting around" Ac-
tivity is needed for mental and physical
well-being. The Rehabilitation Service
can provide that necessary activity for
a patient. For instance, take the case
Of the stricken truck driver who is used
to heavy physical work.
While in bed, he can occupy his mind
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Decision Time and Britain

From the standpoint of the United States
and the rest of the free world the most disquiet-
ing aspect of Britans internal political upheaval
is that the Attlee Labor government, with its
razor-thin majority in Parliament will be hard
put to lead authoritatively and act decisively on
issues of vital Importance In the cold war.
These issues are as numerous as they are
pressing. During the election campaign, for OBJ
vious reasons, they were held in state of sus-
pension, but action on them cannot be delayed
much longer without benefting the Kremlin.
What they call for are firm decisions that will
harmonic British policy with the policy of like
minded nations particularly the United States
on such matters as the problem of dealing with
Red aggression in Asia, new Anglo American
measures regarding world trade and dollars and
the role that the United Kingdom is to play in
relation to the economic integration of Western
Europe.
If last Thursdays elections had given the
Laborites as great parliamentary majority as
in 1945, or if the Conservatives had received
such a majority, there would be little or no rea-
son to worry today about the danger of British
indecison. For then the United Kingdom-which
next to the United States is the most important
OF the democracies and crucially significant
signatory of the Atlantic Pact-would be able to
carry on in its traditional atmosphere of stable
SoVeiIuAcLC buG LIle OppOSIIe is III prOSpeCC now
With an edge of fewer than dozen seats in the
House of Commons, the Labor government, either
because of defections in its own ranks or because
of the absence of handful of it's members when
some major issue comes up for vote, can be
made to fall by the Conservatives. Thus, new
national election is near-future possibility, but
ii it comes-as it we'll may within matter of
months-the chances are that neither of the two
major parties will win by margin wide enough
to enable it to govern effectively.
1t labors the obvious to say that such situa-
ton is hardly conducive to the making of great
decisions 1t is conducive, instead, to hesitation
warness, procrastination, fence stradding, foot
dragging and artful lodging of sort calculated,
on the part of both parties concerned to avoid an
early ote-of-conf1dence showdown between the
Attlee government and Winston Churchilrs Con-
servatives. Yet the fact still remains that the
issues confronting the United Kingdom right now
are issues too important, both to itself and to
the free world at large, to be allowed to hang
fire. They must be resolved, one way or another
In the circumstances, the Laborites and the
Conservatives would seem to face the compulsion
OF arriving at some form of gentlemen's agree
ment on the international problems that call for
prompt action. Since the two see eye to eye on
the essentials of foreign policy, such an agree
ment ought to be possible. Without it, certainly,
there is likely to be indecision of sort most
pleasing to the Kremlin.
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Ho, Tito and Some Questions

It is interesting, and it may be significant,
that Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia has extended
full diplomatic recognition to the Communist
rebel regime of Ho Chi Mimi in Indo- China. A lot
of Oriental subtlety seems to be involved, and if
reports from Belgrade are correct it is a subtlety
addressed more to Moscow than to any capital
In the Western world.
What is especially interesting about the de-
velopment is that Ho himself appears to have
taken the initiative in bringing it about. At any
rate, according to people close to Tito, the fact
seems to be that Indo-Chinas Red regime ap-
pealed to Belgrade for recognition during the
weeks when Mao Tze-tung, the head of the
Peiping Communist setup, was in Moscow nego-
tiating the Soviet-Chinese pact with the Rus
slams. 1t was at time, too. when the Moscow
radio was blaring out to the peoples of Southeast
Asia the warning that they should immunize
themselves against Titosnl-the disease" which
makes some Communists, as in YugoSlavia, sue,
cumb to the heretical idea of operating inde-
pendently of the Kremlin.
The possibly significant aspect of all this is
that Ho Chi Mini is protege of Mao, the
Chinese Red leader. In fact, according to Yugo-
savia's anti-Soviet Communists, the two men are
30 close in their relationships that it is incon-
ceivable that Ho would have asked Tito for
recognition unless Mao had first advised him that
that would be a good idea. why, then was the
request filed during the negotiation of the treaty
between Russia and Communist China? Why
was it timed to coincide with Moscows Asatic
blasts against Titoism? Considering the bitter
nature of Russas cold war against Belgrade,
the move has all the earmarks of being cal
culated as a kind of warning to Moscow.
Could it conceivably be that? Could it be
Mao's-and Ho's-indirect way of serving notice
on the Stain government that the Communists
of Asia have a certain sympathy for Tito's in
sistence on independence and that they, too, feel
that they ought to be free to their own affairs
without direction or commands from the Krem-
lin? Is it possible that Mao, acting through
Ho, has sought to emphasize that point by
tying in the Indo-China regime with a Yugo-
slav regime that is anathema to Moscow? Is it
possible that the development adds up to sugges-
tion that'the Soviet Union will run into trouble
If it tries to dominate the Asiatics as it is
dominating the Eastern Europeans?
The Far East is region of too much COM
outsider to hazard answers to such questions.
Even so, there seems some reason to feel that
the Hottie business may be slightly disquieting
to the Kremlin and that the United States will
not be hurting itself in lending money to the
Yugoslav Communists even though they have
recognized an Indo-China regime which it re-
CARDS as Soviet puppet. Asia being the turbu-
lent place it is, such puppets may in time prove
to be something else again.
Evening star., 1950-02-27

by tooling leather wallets, making jew
elry and doing other craft work. This
is occupational therapy. If physical
therapy such as massage is indicated. it
can be conducted concurrently.
Later, of course, he will want to go to
work again. Truck driving is out. What
next? He needs job that will not tax
his heart. This is where vocational train
ing comes in.
The first step is to test him for apt
itude. There are many jobs he could
train for: X-ray work, perhaps. Tests
may show the patient has great manual
dexterity; maybe watch repair work is
the answer. If the patient agrees, the
rehabilitation service will contact q
watch repair school. make arrangements
for the mans training and pay for it.
After completion of training. the for
Evening star., 1950-02-27

mer truck driver has a job which will
not tax his heart dangerously. Instead
of being burden on the community, he
is gainfully employed. For the finan-
cially-minded. it should be noted, he will
be providing revenue through income
taxes instead of living off relief funds.
mo better investment can be made
than to put money in this program"
Representative Kee, Democrat, of West
Virginia, stated during recent congress
sional hearings on District appropria-
tions.
The objectives of this program are
summed up in statement by David M.
Amato, director of the Bureau of Rehabil-
itation: "The majority of people suffer-
ing from heart ailments have many years
of activity ahead of them. Our aim is to
fit them for these years."
Evening star., 1950-02-27
But Pogo Isn't a Rodent
'POSsums Are MarSupials

'POSSumS Are MarSuplals
Here is one reader of The Star that
grows little weary of Pogo.
Everyone instinctively seeks his own
intellectual level either consciously or
unconsciously, and by intellectual mean
a balanced consciousness pregnant with
charity for the things within Gods crea-
tion that are of love and part of that
charity themselves.
am very fond of pets and would be
the last to want them discontented or
unhappy and will contribute my part to
seeing that they are we'll cared for and
happy. think many Of the woods crea-
lures are likeable little folk and are an
important part of woods life and nature,
and they too are charming up to point.
But please don't ask me to go overheard
about them to the neglect of my thirst
for more congenial interests, and please
spare us the burden of the rodent and
other enemies M. E. F.
AFL Group Praises Star Editorial
On Leave for Government Workers
The Government Employees Council
OF the American Federation Of Labor
and the % member unions hasten to
congratulate you on the well-stated edi-
torial Of February 18 on the subject OF
annual and sick leave for Federal en-
ployes.
The more than one-half million Fed
eral employees, members of the Govern
ment Employees Council, have opposed
and will continue to oppose any rider or
amendment to the appropriation bills or
any other pending legislation which has
for it's purpose the automatic reduction in
annual and sick leave for Federal en-
ployes.
During the last quarter of a century,
private industry has become more leni-
ent with its employees on annual and
sick leave, as well as with other welfare
improvements. The Federal Govern
ment should not be pennywise and pound
foolish by attempting to penalize Fed
eral employees on their annual and sick
leave. While other individuals are be-
coming more lenient, some leaders in
our Federal Governmental set-up would,
according to their own statements, desire
that the Federal Government retreat
on this .all-important question as it af-
fects the morale, health and happiness
Of Federal employees.
THOMAS G. WALTERS,
Operations Director. Government En-
ployes' Council
Employees Should Be Paid, Not Tipped
Dorothy c. Peterson's recent letter.
suggesting that your editorial, "Enlight-
ened Mississippi" should have advocated
decent salaries for service workers
which.would free them from dependence
upon tips, and permit their patrons to
treat them as equals-certainly makes
sense. Many thoughtful Americans are
Evening star., 1950-02-27

court. The defendant is entitled to jury trial.
But-and this is the important difference
sentence for criminal contempt, unless there has
been clear usurpation of authority by the
court, will not be set aside on appeal even though
the injunction should fall
Mr.. Lewis and his miners may learn one day
that the Federal courts are not to be trfled with
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Letters to The Star

fully aware that the gratuity system is
a vestige of the Old World class distinc-
tions, which America tried to slough off
at it's birth. The system not only per-
petuates social inequalities which mill
tate against the establishment of a truly
democratic order, but-since a consid-
cradle portion Of it operates on a man
to-Woman basiS-there is a serious moral
question involved.
Though your editorial writer quite
probably did-as your later note said
have his tongue in his cheek" when he
praised" the bill to ban tipping. we
must remember that many true word
is spoken in jest. HOLTON r. SMALL. 81
Mrs. Ashelman Doubts The Star
And Gen. Collins Understand Lincoln.
The Sunday Star of February 10 (This
Week magazine) contained a special
"Lincoln's Birthday Meditationp-b
Gen. Lawton Collins as I recall. It
appears that The Stars orientation is
more toward propagandizing for the
Army than picking a man to give a
meditation for February ~ who is a
present-day embodiment Of Lincoln's
thought.
do not mean to criticize the general
as person but rather to question the
choice of him as a contemporary who
could widen our horizons as Lincoln did.
No army bases it's philosophy on with
malice toward none, with charity to
ALL" Even though Lincoln was caught
historically as the leader OF the Nation
at the time of the tragic Civil War, his
orl co
opposite to that of military man that
the choice of the general seems almost
ludicrous.
Perhaps you were feeling profoundly
depressed as we all are over the news of
the H-bomb. Is that why you quoted on
page one, with your Lincoln drawing, IF
destruction be our lot. we must ourselves
be its author and finisher"?
With meditation and cartoon raise
the same question: Could you hear
nothing across the years from 1865 but
the tramp of boots and the screams of
the dying? MARGARET ASHELMAN.
Greenbelt, Md.
Kramer Pupils Parent Scores
Delay in Shift to Sousa High
With the second semester well started,
why are almost five hundred pupils be-
yond the 1,108 capacity of Kramer
Junior High School still awaiting trans
fer to the new Sousa Junior High
School? The Sousa building was Off
cially approved for occupation on Janu-
ary 7, 1850. The principals at Kramer
Junior High School have made out pro-
grams for the Sousa students and have
allocated books for their use in the new
school.
Naturally, we parents of the children
scheduled for transfer are becoming i'm
patient over an apparently inexcusable
Evening star., 1950-02-27
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact BY writing The Star Information Bureau'
1900 Eye street NV; Washinston y. -
Evening star., 1950-02-27
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When letter carries correct name
and address of Writer. Please be brief.

delay that means the crowding Of Our
children into places fagrantly insult
able for classrooms. I refer specifically
to the classes now conducted in locker
rooms with stone foors in thinly parti-
toned and poorly ventilated recreation
rooms, and in library, never used for
its original purpose, where the acoustics
make recitations almost impossible.
No, is it the students alone who are
suffering from this delayed transfer.
Seventeen of a faculty of sixty mine
teachers have no permanent locations
for classes but must travel to different
rooms each period. Nine of these haven't
even desks of their own.
The Kramer faculty has done q re-
markable job under difficult circum-
stances, but when there is an obvious
remedy for bad situation. why isn't it
resorted to? Now that principal has
been appointed for the new Sousa Junior
High School, what justifies the con-
stantly delayed transfer of the students?
MRS. c. E. WEICKHARDT.
Editors Note-A definite date for
the opening of the Sousa School has
not been set, but school officials say
they think it will be around March s.
the Board Of Education does not mean
it has been approved for occupation"
as Of that date. At present, furniture
and other equipment are being in
stalled at Sousa.)
proper Place" for Advertising
Isn't it about time that something be
done to curb the advertising industry
and put it in its proper place? For many
years now Mr.. John @. Public has pa
tiently turned the hard-to-turn leaves of
his newspaper back and forth in the ef-
fort to read the news; and just because
the advertisers think he will happen to
see their advertisement and buy what
they are trying to sell.
This probably helped to sell the adver-
tised product in the early days of adver-
tising, but not any more. -.
In these enlightened days people pre-
fer order to confusion and advertisers
would gain rather than lose trade if
they insisted on q separation of news
and advertisements with the latter prop
erly indexed. The National Geographic
Magazine does not find it necessary to
mix its advertising with the reading
matter and does not suffer any loss
therefrom. Why not try out the idea in
newspapers and other periodicals?
CTC2GE L. SMITH.
Cardozo Article Praised
Permit me to express appreciation and
gratitude to Colt Hendley, jr., for his
article, published in The Star on Mon
day, February 20, setting forth an honest
surveyal and factual presentation Of
the physical inadequacies of the Cardozo
High School Building. and the educa-
tional handicaps resulting therefrom.
ELAINE l. DEAN
Evening star., 1950-02-27
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Is English ivy vine?-E. B. @.
A. English ivy is generally consld-
cred to be vine but actually it is .
high-climbing evergreen shrub clinging
by aerial rootlets.
Evening star., 1950-02-27

@. What wood was used to make the
furniture in the United States Supreme
Court room2-E. c. E.
A. Cuban mahogany was used
throughout with the exception of the
rostrum in the Supreme Court room,
which was Mexican.
O. Why are rattlesnakes kept for the
extraction of their poison? For what
purpose is it used?-A. G..
A. The venom from all poisonous
snakes in the United States is useful in
the saving Of human and animal life
From it an antivenom is made for tha
treatment of different poisonous snake
bites. This venom is obtained by milk
ing" it from the poison sac.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-23
PAN AM CARRIES
 79 ON } FLIGHTS

Pan American World Airways brought 35 passengers here yester- day from Seattle, besides carrying 15 who disembarked at Annette Island. PA carried 12 on south bound flights. From the north, two persons arrived from Whitehorse, and Is from Fairbanks.
 Arriving from Seattle were G. E. Almquist, Frank Hanson, Milford Hanson, Dorothy Novatney, George and Aldina Olson and George, Jr.; Oscar Sihler, MT. and Mrs. w. Seid- Ter, and 25 men going to the Whiz Halferty Packing Company plant at Cordova.
 From Fairbanks on Flight 906 were Lawrence Widmark, Victor and Juanita Hjorth, Mildred Du- pea with Tommy, David and Patsy; Mrs. M. Gralau, Reidar Krokum, J. w. Leivers, Gerald Randall, M. D. Andrick, MT. and Mrs. Jack Farr and K. s. Hauter. Joining the flight at Whitehorse were John Friesen and G. G. Overman.
 Outbound, Victor and Juanita Hjorth and the Dupea family went to Ketchikan, and these persons to Seattle: Mrs. Tom McCarill, Ger main Bulcke, Don Thompson, J. B. Lyall, Colin Ingram and Ronald Rickard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-23
"GREAT WALTZ" IS
 OPENING TONIGHT
 AT 10TH CENTURY

"The Great Waltz" glamorous musical drama based on the life of Johann Strauss, recreates the TO- nance of old Vienna opening to- night at the 20th Century Theatre with Luise Rainer, twice winner Of the Academy Award, Fernand Gra- vet and Miliza Korjus heading an elaborate cast.
 This M-G-M musical masterpiece reprint deals with the life and loves of Strauss. played by Gravel, his wife. Poldi, played by Miss Rainer, and the opera singer with whom he was infatuated, enacted by Miliza Korjus, who sings Tales of the Vienna Woods" and other haunting Strauss songs in spectacular pre- sentations.
 The Imperial Opera, the palace oi Emperor Franz Josef, Vienna dur ing the Metternich Revolution, tho Vienna Woods, are elaborate detail in the picture. A 90-piece orchestra accompanies the beautiful Viennest singer in opera and other musica sequences.
 Julien Duvivier directed the pic. ture with his brilliant Continenta technique and human touches. Mis- Rainer is tremendously appealing and rises to great dramatic heights in scenes with her rival for the com poser's love. Miss Korjus is beauti- full, has flair for comedy and is glamour personified as Carla Don. ner, the opera song bird.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-23
MUSIAL KEEPS IN
 LEAD, NAT. BATTING

NEW YORK. May 23-R-Stan Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals one man gang, holds a 62-point bulge over teammate Joe Garagiola in the race for individual batting hon. ors in the National League.
 Musial's average dipped 28 points during the week. but, including games of last Sunday, he still sported robust .439 figure. Cara giola, who wasn't listed among the top 10 batsmen last week, is hit ting BIT.
 Musial, in 25 games, has 43 hits in 98 at bats The hits are the most in the league. He also has the most doubles, 13, and is tied with three players for the most triples, three.
 Behind the two St. Louis players come two ex-Cardinals-Dick Sisler of Philadelphia, with .371. and Johnny Hopp of Pittsburgh, witf .369.