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Evening star., 1950-11-28
Taxes and Politics

1t is beginning to look as though the debate
over the excess profits tax in an inverse kind
of way is going to produce as much muddled
thinking and as many phony arguments as the
recent attacks on the Taft-Hartley Act But
there is no true parallel, for faulty tax de-
cison, arising from political considerations would
prove much more injurious to the country than
misstep in the field of labor legislation.
Spokesmen for the business community have
been making vigorous attack on the proposed
excess profits tax. They say that it cannot be
applied equitably, that it would stimulate rather
than abate imitation, and that it would needlessv
tend to discourage productive enterprise If
these things are true, then Congress should look
TO some other form of tax legislation
The President and the leaders of such groups
as the CIO and the AFL are no less vigorous in
their demand for the profits tax Their argu-
ment is that it will raise the needed revenue and
at the same time, will make it impossible for
anyone to reap huge profits from war emer-
gency. This is the argument with the greatest
popular appeal If it is true, and if it also tells
the whole story, it has compelling force
But the Congress, which will have to write
the new tax legislation, should not yield to an
argument merely because it has popular appeal
Before adopting any particular form of tax, it
should insist that it meet, or come as close as
possible to meeting, several requirements
First and foremost is the requirement that
the tax be one which will raise maximum
of revenue with a minimum of injury to the
economy.
If it is possible to defray all of the cost of
defense from current revenues, that should be
done. If this is not possible, then the highest
possible proportion of the cost should be put
on pay-as-you-go basis. And the business
community should-and must-bear its full share
of the burden.
It does not follow, however. that an excess
profits tax is the best or the only means to this
end Business spokesmen contend that the same
amount of revenue can be raised by an increase
in the present corporate tax rates, and that this
method, especially if accompanied by adequate
provision for renegotiation. of defense contracts
would produce fewer inequities and would be
more effective as a counter -inf1ationary device.
This is contention which deserves full and
careful consideration especially since we are
faced not with a Short-term emergency but
with the prospect that maximum taxation will
have to remain in effect as far as any one can
see into the future But the attitude of the
Democratic leaders, especially in the House is
to reject this consideration out of hand and to
plump for the politically popular excess profits
levy. It is easy to understand the temptation,
but it is one which should be resisted. For a
political tax bill, written without regard to
other and possibly better procedures is bad
enough at any time. At time like the present,
when our economy is threatened as never before,
such bill could have disastrous consequences.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Masterpieces of Drawing

The art of the pencil probably was the
earliest of the graphic arts. One day in the
distant past a cave dweller with creative
instinct may have picked up charred stick and
used it to make marks the limestone wall
of his primitive shelter. Such is the theory of
historians. Nobody ever will know for sure
what actually occurred. The fact about which
there is no controversy, no disagreement, is that
man drew before he wrote or had an organized
system of government or an economic system
worthy of the name. So it is very old, very
ancient art that just now is being emphasized
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in its
Masterpieces of Drawing" exhibition.
Many of the works being shown came from
the collections of the National Gallery and the
Phillips Gallery and help in preparing the
display was given by Elizabeth Mongan, John
S. Thacher and David Keppel, all locally associ-
ated. But even if this were not true, the Phila-
dephia exhibit would deserve mentioning here.
Nothing finer of it's kind has been attempted
In any cultural institution within easy reach of
Washington. The catalogue is a fascinating
production. Carl Zgrosser seems to have been
responsible for its beautiful printing. In any
case it, too, deserves to be considered a master
piece.
The first drawing reproduced is a product
of what technically is called the Lower Austrian
represents st. John debating to st. Bede. The
unknown artist employed green and red to
achieve the effects he wanted on vellum.
Gothic spirit infuses the result, but there is a
hint of Byzantium in it also. How rapid progress
was is demonstrated by the second picture
"The Martyrdom of San Mniato" by an uniden-
titled Italian of the 1400S. He accomplished
'roundness" a second dimension, engaging the
brush to aid his pen. The fruit of his effort
is more modern than certain modernism is in
1850
First of the artists to be credited specifically
in the show is Jean Fouquet, realist of the
French school who fourished between 1920 and
1881. He was a magnificent portrait maker.
Even the least of his sketches have character
and a dynamic strength. The same remark
applies to Rembrandt naturally and to Goya
and Met For finished craftsmanship the
director of the Philadelphia exhibit turned to
Durer the younger Holben Piazzetta, Vatican,
Prud'hon, Ingres, Rossetti. Each of these per-
fectionists is offered at his best, and their
cumulative best is about the best there ever was
in drawing.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Normandy and the Marines

Normandy and the Marines
A recent letter to The Star, titled
Gen. Parks and the Marines" contains
an implication that believe to be un-
supportable by fact. The letter implies
that if the Marines had been given the
job of breaking into Fortress Europe
they would have accomplished the mis-
sion with much less loss of life, expendi-
ture Of materiel and many fewer men
involved.
AS support for this idea. use is made
OF series of four rhetorical questions.
would like to point out some OF the
obvious fallacies they contain:
ID rs it not true that the assault
phase of the Normandy landings can
be compared to two landings in the
Paciflc?"
This is certainly not true for just any
two landings. What two landings would
the author suggest? Okinawa probably
comes closest to filling the bill, but un-
fortunately the Army had large part
in that show.
CD do not the statistics show that
Omaha Beach and Utah Beach were
each less strongly fortified and each less
strongly manned by the enemy than
objectives seized by single Marine d.
vision in the Pacific?"
What statistics are referred to here?
/ should like to see the statistical CAL
culations that take into consideration
such differences as topography, defensi-
bility of Pacific atoll as compared
with the Normandy coast and the ef-
fectiveness of the various types of weap-
ons used. fear this is another case
Of improper use of statistical data re-
sulting in fallacious conclusions.
CD "And did not the Army require
many times that strength "a single Ma
rine division) to seize weaker objec-
tive in the Normandy invasion?"
What does Reader" mean by "a weaker
objective? Naturalization of the coastal
Notifications was only one phase OF the
larger objective of gaining a strong
foothold in Europe. I am sure that even
the Army could have captured the
Normandy Notifications with a much
smaller force. However. not much would
have been gained if forces had not been
Immediately available to extend the
beachhead
t4) I'm fact, did not the Army collect
more casualties than the total number
of Marines that would have been ini-
TALLY committed to take those objec-
tives?"
statement of this nature is ridicu-
lous without evidence to support it.
discussion of whether the Marines
could have accomplished this invasion
better than the Army seems to me to be
unrealistic and unrewarding. They did
not have the opportunity and that op-
portunity is forever past. All that need
be said now is that if the Marines had
been given the assignment they would
have done it to the credit of their corps
and country. The important part the
Navy played in all these operations
should not be overlooked, either.
Roy s. Clarke, jr.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Public Operation of Golf Courses

Last summer an agreement, though incom-
plete in all its details had been reached between
the Recreation Board and the Interior Depart
n1ent under which the board was to operate the
public golf courses.
An initial appropriation was necessary, with
which to purchase equipment from the private
lessee OF the courses and to provide working
capital Request for the appropriation was
favorably considered by the House Appropriations
Committee and supported by the Commissioners
But without warning, or any convincing explana-
ton, the Commissioners suddenly withdrew their
support and the appropriation was not made
complete agreement has now been reached
with the Interior Department under which the
Recreation Board will assume operation of the
courses, as soon as the appropriation is made
1t is to be hoped that this time the appropriation
will be fully supported by the Commissioners
and included in their pending budget The
appropriation, about $275000, is in the nature of
a loan. The Recreation Board believes it's opera
tion of the courses will return a profit which
will be used to repay the advance Later on
the profit will go to improvement of the courses
and, If possible, to reduction of the fees No
private profits will be involved.
Public operation of the golf courses has
been the aim here for many years. Until the
creation of the Recreation Board there was no
appropriate public operating agency and the
courses were developed under private lease
Recent congressional investigation of the details
OF this arrangement indicated a casual to say
the least, system of accounting, but one which
convinced the Recreation Board more than ever
that the interests of the public would be better
served by public operation. The advance of the
relatively small sum of money necessary to make
the change should not be longer delayed.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Walking the Penquins

Ever since I saw the penguins in the
bird house in your Zoo, the memory Of
them has come to me many times. I
see them standing like craven images,
imprisoned. waiting for release. I
dreamed up wonderful swimming pool
for them. deep enough for the largest
birds to swim in.
After reading the recent article in
This Week magazine about the Edin-
burgh penguins, thought how wonder
full it would be for the Washington pen
gums to have a daily walk in that lovely
park.
I hope with all my heart that your
city has many bird lovers who will speak
a word for them
Ethel Rice.
ReidSville NJ q
Evening star., 1950-11-28

he said, the court, upon proper showing and
request, would appoint qualified counsel to
represent the defendants.
From the very beginning of this case, the
Communist leaders have been guilty of fragrant
attempt to use the forum of the courts for
propaganda purposes. They have abused the
processes of justice in outrageous fashion, and
this latest maneuver in the Supreme Court is
merely another propaganda device. Nobody
should be taken in by it.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
No Longer Naked, Thouoh

just came on this from Shakespeare's
King Lear, Act 3. Scene 4. 1t fits our
soldiers, suffering from the Korean VIM
ter:
Poor naked wretches, wheresoer you
are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless
storm,
How shall your houseless heads and un-
fed sides,
Your looped and windowed ragged
ness. defend you
From seasons such as these?"
Paul B. johnson.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
The Man Who KEEPS Finland Alive

became director 0ater vice president)
OF a leading insurance company. He
was named managing director of the
National Joint State Bank and vice
president of the Helsinki Exchange.
In 1918, after the Russian revolution.
he served briefly as Prime Minister Of
the new Finnish state, being born amid
turmoil and bloodshed. In 1920 he nego-
tiated his first peace treaty with Rus
Sia, securing the port of PetSamo for
his country Back in private life for a
period OF some Is years, he became vice
president. then president. of the Finnish
section of the International Chamber
of Commerce.
In 1886. he was named Finland's envoy
to Sweden. Three years later he was in
Moscow, conducting the negotiations
which led tragically to war with Rus
sia. Despite the failure of these
talks, Mr. Paasikivi apparently got
along well with Stain, and he con-
tinued to make this plain throughout
the Russo Finnish war. "He (Stalin) is
now waging bloody and, in my opinion.
altogether objectionable war on Fin
land" Mr.. Paasikivi said. This, how
ever. cannot alter the impression made
on me during negotiations"
Needless to say. when the time finally
came lin 1940) for Finland to sue for
peace, the logical man to do the suing
was Mr.. Paasikivi. .
Back from Moscow, he served briefly
as minister without portfolio in the
cabinet. But Finland drifted rapidly into
the German orbit, and Mr.. Paasikivi.
who was violently opposed to this policy.
drifted as rapidly out of politics. Fin
land became Germany's ally. In 1914.
when the time again came for her to
seek peace with Russia, Mr.. Paasikivi
once again was the obvious man for the
job.
There seems to have been a basic
consistency in Mr.. Paasikivi's career. In
his youth, when the Car trod little
heavily on Finland's autonomy, he re-
fused to go along with those who favored
passive or active resistance. He said
that the thing to do was to insist. with
moderation and restraint, on the point
that Finnish law, not Russian law, was
the law in Finland. But, he said, there
must be no open break with Russia
nothing which would make the Car
feel that Russian prestige was at stake.
Because, he said. Russia could always
take Finland over If she were forced to
do so.
That seems to about sum up Mr..
Paasikivi's attitude toward Stain, too.
And perhaps he may be pardoned if he
feels he has learned the hard way that
ne is right.
Evening star., 1950-11-28

No mention was made of Poland
Some children are there too.
Greece has recently allowed the ship
ment of United States food supplies to
Yugoslavia through the Greek port of
Salonica. Let us hope that Marshal
Tito will be good sport and return his
share 11,000) of the Greek children to
their mothers as a Christmas gift.
John E. Paraskevas.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Letters to The Star
Pen-11onles may be used If letters carry
1Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters subject to condensation.

private industry. so Observer need not
become alarmed that it is some special
form of Government corruption.
Fortunately for us. Observer did not
see the workers having lunch at the
cafeterias between the hours of II am.
and pm, else he'd be inviting photog-
graphers to come and see the Pentagon
workers taking a three-hour lunch
period"
Irked PenfaP0nian
Evening star., 1950-11-28
OF Time

Time is GIFT, / thouoht-T tried
To grasp and hold each newborn
day
Despite all diligence applied
Ny earnest boarding tDds denied
The treasure slipped atDay.
Time Is loan, at last k1,e,r-
loan for mortals to inDest
In lite. But much OF time slips through
Our fingers long before the clue
Is guessed.
B. Y. WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Can veteran who is drawing a
pension from the Government also draw
Social Security benefit when he reaches
retirement age?-C. w.
A. The fact that a veteran draws a
pension from the Government would not
affect Social Security benefits if he has
worked in employment covered by the
Social Security Act. and has had deduc-
tions made from his wages for a sufi-
cient length of time to be eligible when
he reaches IS and stops work.
@. To how many people, on an aver
age. is feature length motion picture
shown?-A. P.
A. The estimated average audience
for good feature film" is 100000;
estimated average audience for q
feature film" is 100000.
@. What reptiles. if any. are found in
Ireland?-W. C. j.
A.. The common lizard of Europe
Gacerta vivipara) has the distinction
of being the only reptile found in Ire
land. 1t differs from other lizards in
that it does not lay eggs but bears
living young.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Angels Unuwores

Somewhat belatedly, I want to point
out that the quotation. BE not forgetful
to entertain strangers: for thereby some
have entertained angels unawares," in
the first panel of the Little Orphan
Annie" comic in The Sunday Star of
November II, is from the New Testament
(Heb. 1922, rather than the Old
Testament.
Bernard r.. DeRemer.
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Pentoqon StroIIers Defended

observer" Tin The Star of November
2D suggests that you investigate the
shoppers in the Pentagon and implies
that hundreds Of employees do nothing
but stroll in the concourse and shop on
Uncle Sans time. But I wonder if
Observer did any investigating to find
out how many OF the shoppers actually
were employees, how many were visitors
to the Pentagon, how many had taken
annual leave to do their shopping, how
many were on their lunch period, or
otherwise there on their own time. If
Observer is a Pentagon employe, how
much time was he wasting, watching
others stroll on the concourse? And if
he was visitor why does he assume
that none of the others were visitors?
In my Office nobody spends much time
on the concourse without being called
to account for it.
William Plampin.
There are upwards of $4,000 workers
at the Pentagon. Unless my mathematics
fails me, if each worker takes a 10
minute break between the hours of $50
am. to 4:30 pm. to do some personal
errand at the concourse, there would be
500 people at the concourse at all times.
Obviously, many do not make trips to
the concourSe every day, and most of
those who do go. use part of their lunch
period. A 10 or Is minute break is
general practice in schools as well as
Evening star., 1950-11-28
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A reader can get the answer to any question
O. fact by writing The Evening Star Information
D. G. Please enclose three t3) cents for return
postage.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
DEATHS
ELMA SARAH COOPER

Mrs. Elma Sarah Cooper, 81,
passed away Saturday in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ross
Kreager, Genoa, where she had
been staying for a few weeks.
Although in declining health. her
death was a shock to her many
relatives and friends.
Born in Athens, Ohio, July 8,
1867, Elma Sarah Cooper was 81
years of age. She had lived in
this city many years. The fam
lily residence is in West Third
street.
Surviving are the husband, Mil
ton Cooper; two sons, Ivo Cooper,
Marion, formerly of this city,
and Kenneth Cooper, Toledo; one
daughter, Mrs. Ross Kreager,
Genoa; five grandchildren, in
Guiding Mrs. Eugene Bolte, of
this city; one great-grandchild,
and sister, Mrs. Gertrude Vor-
hees, Cincinnati,
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon in the Gerner
& Wolf Funeral Home, the Rev.
]. V. Bigelow, of the Evangelical
United Brethren church, officiat-
ing. Burial was in Lakeview
cemetery under Gerner & VOLTS
direction.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Grimm Heads Group
Planning O. H. Fair

Nick Stevens, president of the
Oak Harbor Business Mems Asso-
citation, reports that plans are be-
ing made for a bigger and bet
ter Fall Fair and Festival, spon-
sored annually by the association
in the month of October.
Mr.. Stevens said that the asso-
ciation, at a special meeting Of
the executive committee, has Sc
lected what it believes to be the
most representative group ever
appointed to handle arrangements
for the Festival which is one of
the highlights of the year for
this entire area.
Nearly every organization in
Oak Harbor is represented on one
of the committees.
General chairman for the event
this year will be Fred Grimm,
county agricultural agent. Mr..
Grimm's committee-of- -the-whole
will be comprised of the chairmen
of eight subcommittee plus Ed
gar Thierwechter, secretary; l.. E.
Meyer, treasurer, and Cy Franck,
supervisor.
Committees and members are
as follows: Merchandise and Chill
dren's Prizes: Glenn Robinson,
chairman; Paul Deindorfer and
Carl Kinsel; Agricultural Commit
tee: Phil Van Rensselaer,, chair
man; August Blatt, Betty Lou
Spaulding, A. B. Augsburger and
Leroy Herring; Rattle Committee:
Don Foreman, chairman; Paul
Lockwood and DR.. l.. j. Darr
Riddles Parade and Entertain
ment: Albert Tilton, chairman;
Mrs. Carlton MINER and Robert
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Social Events
Jr. women's Club

JTs WVhfGu SIuD
Port Clinton's Junior Women s
Club met Wednesday in Eric
Gardens Community House when
Mrs. A. ]. Davids, retiring presi-
dent, installed new officers. Size
presented each outgoing officer
with a corsage. At the business
meeting, club members voted ST.
yer as the club color and the
American Beauty Rose as the club
flower. The dance planned for
June 3 in the Armory was dis
cusSed.
The local club was hostess at
the annual spring banquet held
Tuesday in Catawba Cliffs Beach
Club when 1872 members and
guests We're present. Mrs. June
Petrillo, Jr., Lorain, junior news
editor, was a guest. Mrs. Charles
Williamson was toastmistress and
Mrs. Davids gave the welcome
address. The response was by
the presidents of the various clubs
in attendance. Mrs. Wilbur Gill
presented vocal solo accompan-
led by Mrs. Donald Burke. Fea-
ture entertainment of the even
ing was the one-act play entitled,
when Shakespeare's Ladies
Meet" The cast included Mrs,
Leo Glickman, Mrs. Margaret
Murphy, Mrs. C. R. Wood, Mrs,
Albert Fall, Mrs. Marguerite
Finefrock and Mrs. William Moon
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Ferry Company
Plans New Pier

The Erie Isle Ferry Company,
Put-in-Bay, has applied to the
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army,
Detroit District, for permission
to construct a pier from the north
end of the Erie Isle Ferry Com
pany's dock formerly Fox Wharf)
in Lake Erie at Put-in-Bay.
The pier will be composed Of
wood plank supported by three
rock-filled circular steel cells and
extending lakeward 225 feet from
the north end of the present dock.
Plans may be inspected by in
terested parties in the Toledo sub
office, Corps of Engineers, 406
U. S. Court and Customers Hou-e,
Toledo 2.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-05-26
Honored With Shower

Miss Janis Patchett who will
become the bride of Alton Lam
bert on June II, was honored with
a bridal shower Friday evening
in Erie Gardens Community
House. Hostesses were Mrs. Wal
ter Christensen, Mrs. Herbert
Hamann, Mrs. Richard Patchett.
Mrs. Thomas Patchett, Miss Elaine
Lambert and Miss Mary Vrotsos.
Bingo was the diversion of the
evening. Door prizes were Won
by Miss Laura Jacob, Mrs. Will
liam Karshuk and Mrs. Melvin
Manon. Miss Patchett was pre-
sented with a pink rose corsage
and lunch was served late in the
evening.
Those present included Mrs.
Harold Cupp, Mrs. Melvin Mal.on,
Mrs. Mercil Manon, Mrs. Rozel-
la O'Hara and Mrs. Paul Cupp,
Toledo; Mrs. David Sorg and Mrs.
William Konieczny, Oak Harbor;
Mrs. Burnell Nissen and Mrs. Fred
Harple, Sandusky; Mrs. Viola
Kapahnke, Martin; Mrs. John
Vrotsos, Genoa; and Misses Helen
and Helene Balsat, Fostoria.
Mrs. Fred Lambert, Mrs. Elton
Patchett, Mrs. Emery Lowe, Mrs
Pete Zess, Mrs Lawrence Hamann,
Mrs. Robert Cupp, Mrs. Arthur
Cupp, Mrs. Josephine Hyde, Mrs
Ann Schmitt, Mrs. Alma Bahnsen
Mrs. Will Hamann, Mrs. Josephine
Cipiti, Mrs. Arthur Lemmerman
Mrs. Ralph Anderson, Mrs. Laura
Jacob, Mrs. Joe Oravec, Mrs. Stan
ley Kowalcyck, Mrs. William Kar.
shuk, Misses Arlene Deepen
Helen lack, Regina Kihlken
Helen Kihlken, Josephine Bossi
Marilyn Zimmerman, Liz Eldrec
and Gladys Ward.