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Evening star., 1950-03-17
Benefit Teu Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Riley of
1920 Argyle terrace NV. will be
hosts at Silver Tea from 4 to 7
pm. tomorrow for the benefit of
Trinity Chapter No. 33, Order of
the Eastern Star.
Evening star., 1950-03-17
Boston U. GIee Club Plans
Concert Here on Sunday,

The Boston University Glee
Club, under the direction of DR..
James r. Houghton, will give a
concert Of sacred music at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
IT (for Troffic) Mem

Traffic Director Keneipps qualified proposal
for EFT (for Traffic) Man" plan in Washington
is good idea to forget. (Mr. Keneipp said he
was not actually suggesting that the plan be
put into effect, but that 1t was worth looking
into)
The idea is that group of private citizens,
several hundred in number, would be designated
as "T Men" Their identities would not be gen.
orally known and their job would be to report
traffic violations, or what they think are traf-
fic violations. Then the Chief of Police would
write "fatherly" letter to the offender, explain
ing presumably that 1t is dangerous to drive
dangerously.
Something of this sort was tried mere few
years ago with singular lack of success Most
motorists would not like the idea of other mo-
torists turning them in to the police, and those
who drive dangerously are not apt to be i'm
pressed by fatherly letters from Major Barrett.
What they need are fines and Jail sentences.
Mr.. Keneipps suggestion, If it was sugges-
ton, has been referred to a Traffic Advisory
Board committee for study. That is q good
place for 1t, and it should be left there.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
This and That
By Charles E. TroceweN

birds that one seldom sees on the ground.
But to see tanager two days in success
sion was almost too much to believe
There was no mistaking it, though: That
brilliant red, with the black wings and
tail.
Nov thrill No. 3 is mystery to me-
Though know 1t isn't necessary to
identify positively every bird one sees,
still it is lots Of fun to try.
This little bird I saw on three sue
cessive mornings, eating weed seeds, ap-
parently.
HE was in the bright morning sunlight
C o'clock by the SUM and seemed to be
beautiful turquoise blue, at least q
blue with more green in it than the
Eastern bluebird, and he definitely didn't
have the reddish brown breast of the
bluebird.
$50 far as could see he had no other
colors on him, except perhaps his breast
and underside faded into a grayish
white.
Il was high above him when ! first
saw him. but quickly stole down the
basement stair. and out onto the terrace
to see If I could get closer view of him.
MY family nearly went without break
fast for three days while mamma
watched the little blue bird.
Have you any guess as to what 1t
really was?
'Your column is the one bright spot
in the newspaper. Indeed. most Of the
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Another Easy Victory

Republican National Chairman Gabrielson
says that the 1850 issues now are clear-that
President Truman has asked the voters to give
him rubber stamp Congress which will approve
his program of socialism. He adds that he is
confident that the voters this fall if given the
truth, will elect Republican Congress that will
reject the Truman program and keep the people
free.
That is a statement which encourages the
suspicion that Mr.. Gabrielson may not be too
closely IN touch with voter sentiment A few
days ago the COP Old Guard in PENNSYLVANIA
was showed under by Republican voters who
chose Governor Duff as their senatorial can
didate Governor Duff campaigned as Repub-
lican liberal, and won by nearly three to one
Last Friday the Oregon Republicans, by mar
gin approaching two to one, nominated Senator
Morse for another term. And as in PENNSYLVANIA,
Senator Morse was opposed by candidate who
described himself as an utraconservative and
who fought the incumbent Senator on that
ground.
One. would think that this sort of thing
would give the National Chairman something to
think about. Two primary elections are not
necessarily indicative of Republican national
sentiment But when progressives can win by
such topheavy majorities in Pennsylvania and
Oregon, it may be suspected that cries of social
ism and freedom for the people are not going to
be enough to return the Republicans to power.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

Of them were confined to the messman's branch,
but soon a majority of them probably will be
In the other branches, aboard ship and on shore.
Moreover this change-which at sea brings
them into particularly close working and living
conditions with whites-has caused no note
worthy racial friction.
OF course, as the Presidents committee has
pointed out, there are many shortcomings yet
to be overcome Nevertheless, though the stu
alton is by no means perfect, the three services
have left far behind them the days when they
sincerely believed-as they had reason to be-
heve in earlier tines-that segregation and dis
elimination Of one kind or another were essen
tial to morale, to order in the ranks and to the
general effectiveness Of their operations Their
policies, however, have now changed with
changed conditions
Certainly, the change has been far-reaching
enough to suggest that the Army, Navy and Air
Force are sincerely intent on making all Ameri-
cans free to serve according to their competence
and without color-line discrimination.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

time it is all really absorb The wars
and rumors Of wars. the strife and the
turmoil, are more than we can take in
and still maintain our sanity. God bless
you and your wise and satisfying
philosophy.
Gratefully. B. w. s."
The bird was the indigo bunting.
It is significant that more reports Of
the scarlet tanager and the indigo
bunting have come In than of other
birds this spring.
There must be an unusual number of
these beauties in and around Washing
ton, and that Is good, for there are few
better.
We feel that this kind correspondent
has, in one paragraph. put her finger
squarely on the service the press renders
to the great public.
Not only does it supply the quiet read
ing many like, but also it keeps them
informed. whether they wish it or not,
OF the manifold threads of destiny
wrapping us around in the daily life.
The strife and turmoil, the wars and
rumors of wars, are not made by the
newspapers. They are all part Of life In
this world, and to ignore them or at
tempt to pass over them would be un-
thinkable.
We can and must keep our sanity, In
these times, particularly. II we do, when
we win through to happier and more
peaceful times. we will appreciate our
victory the more.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
The Firms and DR.. Kinsey

A report has come from Helsinki about
two doctors who have tried to follow in
the footsteps Of DIR. Kinsey. but in
Finnish way. They were questioning Fin
nish college students. They left in
hurry when angry parents cut short this
questioning. wish I could have seen
them running out of Helsinki. Hurrah
for the Finnish parents!
klnsey reports are supposed to be based
on the questioning of normal males and
females. How can Dr. Kinsey be sure the
persons he questions are normal? How
can he be sure that he himself is normal?
How does he know, for that matter. what
is normal?
The margin Of errorsin such reports Is
tremendous. so much so that they prob
ably fall more in the realm of fiction
than fact. The validity Of Kinsey reports
is predicated upon the supposition that
persons answering are telling the truth,
and that they understand themselves so
well that they know what the truth is.
In my opinion, persons Of any delicacy
OF feeling are not going to tell investiga-
tors about their emotions. Some who do
answer Will minimize the facts. Others
Of an exhibitionist turn of mind will ex-
aggerate their feelings and experiences.
Many invent data out of pure devilment.
That this has been done. I know to be
a fact.
The only sex reactions which DR.. Kin
sey really knows about are his own, and
the same goes for his investigators.
am 100 per cent with the parents of
Helsinki. I didn't realize before that the
Firms had so much sense.
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1950-05-24

needed extra plates for tourist guests.
The women also are putting In some
time each week repairing costumes for
the hundreds Of performers.
The heartbreak of the Passion Play lies
IN the Illustration of dozens who tried out
for the lead parts and were assigned
minor ones. This is serious matter
for the play virtually dominates the lives
Of these people.
II didn't want to take small part"
said Frau Elisabeth Klucker, who hoped
to play Mary. But it was my duty"
Dark-haired Gerda Pf1aum, %, said
frankly she at first could not smile at
Fraulein Gropper, who took the coveted
Magdalene role.
II particularly wanted to play Magda-
1ene," she said. II was cast as an angel
in 1884, and think have been dream
ing about playing Magdalene ever since.
In 1860" she said, "I1l be too old.
don't you think?" But Gerda still puts
in three hours each performance on the
part the play-council thought she could
do best-the role of Agar, who accuses
Peter Of having been disciple.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Letters to The Star

the car in front of him. Junior wants
more spending money. To these, I say:
Is 1t necessary to kill and cripple human
beings for these petty gains? Any one
who thinks human body is so cheap
that it can be traded for tract of land,
piece of silver. or few minutes of
time should be forced to listen to the
moans Of the dying night and day for
the rest of his life.
"All the troubles of the world originate
in the individual man. The selfish and
greedy ways Of a nation are just the
ways Of each individual man multiplied
a hundredfold. When the morals of the
individual man drop, SO do the morals Of
the nation and of the world.
"As long as our individual morals re-
main at a low ebb, so will the worlds.
Until each of us stops hogging the road
with his car. stops fighting over the seat
on the bus. stops arguing over who is
going to cut the grass, there will be no
peace in the world. If man wishes peace
again. he must return to the great COM
mandment: Love thy neighbor as thyself
for the love Of God.'"
Evening star., 1950-05-24
"TAKOMA PARK, MD.
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
For many years have enjoyed your
column, and have often wanted to write
and tell you so. However, these are busy
days. particularly for the mother of
family, and my quiet moments are few
and far between.
Even now my thoughts get mixed up
with the fighting and gun play of Hop
along Cassidy as my 7-year-old listens,
completely absorbed. But I've had par
ticularly eventful bird-watching week,
and must tell you about it..
"A few minutes ago saw what think
was common goldfinch drinking water
from little stream in a woodsy alley
back Of our house. He was a beautiful
yellow with black wings barred with
white. some black on his tail feathers,
and small dark spot (black or brown
just above his beak.
This past week I've seen three other
birds I had never seen before in this
section.
"A Baltimore oriole loitered about our
back yard for a couple of hours one
afternoon. That was thrill, for don't
think have seen one for at least 80
years.
"The two following days I saw q
scarlet tanager high up in the oak trees.
Our house Is situated on steep hill,
the back Of it being high in the tree tops.
This gives me an opportunity to see
Evening star., 1950-05-24
If Man Wishes Peace Aooin...

Your readers might be interested in
the following letter, which was published
in the Society of Friends (Quaker)
Newsletter of Baltimore Monthly Meet
ing. 1t was written by young veteran
who has recently died:
MY name is John Crown. am q
paraplegic at Halloran General Hospital.
My physical wounds are very small In
comparison with my spiritual wounds.
have come back from death to a world
that no longer care for.
II. who have been engaged in the great
struggle to save the world from tyranny,
and having seen my comrades die for
this cause, can now find no peace in the
world or in my country. Having lived
close to death for two years, the reasons
why there is no peace seem infinitesi-
mally flimsy.
Russia wants the Dardanelles. Yugo-
slavia wants Trieste. The Moslems want
India. Labor wants more wages. Capital
wants more profit. Smith wants to pass
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Church and Stute

Will you give Californian a chance
to answer w. r. Clarke's letter Of May
18? The issue involved is of widespread
interest, otherwise you wouldn't be hear
ing from out here.
Mr.. Clarke says "the real danger" (of
strict adherence to separation of church
and state) ''lies in using a false concept
Of religious freedom as cloak for dis
eliminating against some citizens of this
country who happen to be members of
certain unpopular religions"
No. Mr.. Clarke. The real danger lies
in the fact that, once separation has been
preached to permit Government subsidy
of "all religions" alike. certain greedy
and self-seeking religio- political groups
whose political piracies have made
them deservedly unpopular find
it possible to push othersse to the wall
while themselves arrogating the hogs
share, under threat Of reprisal vote"
against uncooperative legislators.
Dee Smith.
San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Good Record-But Incomplete

The 16-to-5 box score In Congress for the
Government reorganization program so far this
session Is good one, considering the pressures
which have been at play against many of the
Presidents plans. Actually, only four of the
reforms favored by the Hoover Commission have
been rejected. The fifth abolishing the office of
general counsel of the National Labor Relations
Board, had not been sponsored by the Hoover
group.
The four Hoover-recommended plans which
the Senate killed were among the less i'm
portant proposals contained in the voluminous
Hoover report Except for the NLRB plan, the
amount Of opposition which developed to the
plans for reorganizing the various independent
commissions and agencies came as surprise to
the friends of reorganization, including the
Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report The
American Bankers Association and other bank
ing groups fought the proposal to place the
Controller Of the Currency in the Treasury De-
partment on the ground that the office should
remain free from administration domination
Three other Hoover plans, calling for centrali-
zadon of executive authority in the head of
each agency, were opposed because of fears
that such concentration of power was mad
visable.
One Of the major money-saving recommen-
dauonS of the Hoover Commission and of the
President still languishes at the Capitol, however
This is the proposal to take the Post Office
Department out of politics" and put it on more
businesslike basis Special affirmative legis-
1ation would be required to effect this reform,
but the Senate Post Office Committee has bot
tied up the anti-patronage bill without announc-
ing any reason. The reorganization record of
the S1st Congress will not be complete while
the postal patronage bill remains in a pigeon
hole
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Not Aimed at Footpods

In their parallel notes of protest, France,
Britain and the United States have good reason
to demand that the Kremlin act Immediately
to dissolve the German military force it has
established in the Soviet zone Of occupation.
In all probability, of course, there will be no
such dissolution, but the position taken by the
three Western Powers has the virtue at least
of drawing the worlds attention to another
fragrant example of the Stain governments
bad faith.
That government, in several formal agree
ments with France, Britain and the United
States, has solemnly pledged itself to adhere to
the principle of complete disarmament and
demilitarization for Germany. Yet, as the West
ern notes point out, the Russians have organized
about $4,000 Germans into what they have
tried to disguise as police force but which Is
really fledgling army.
In special statement accompanying our
American note to the Kremlin, the State Depart
ment has taken q calm view of the present
capacities of this illegal military force. The
force, which is nowhere near the size Of the
one about which there have been numerous
excited rumors and reports in recent months,
apparently is shot through with poor morale
and has only negligible fighting strength right
now. The western Powers, however, are not
thinking Of It in terms of its current poten-
ualUeS. Wnat mas made them demand an
end to it is the fact that 1t could be developed
from month to month into a Kremlin-serving
German army capable of dragging all of Ger
many behind the Iron Curtain.
Under existing international agreements, such
force is absolutely unlawful. In setting it up,
the Soviet Union has merely given further evi-
dence of a desire to create in Germany Com
munist armed organization trained to take over
the whole country when, as and if there is q
peace treaty and the occupation troops with
draw. In the circumstances, if the men of the
Kremlin do the expected thing and reject the
demand to dissolve 1t, France, Britain and the
United States will be justified in giving serious
thought to the idea of organizing an adequate
counterforce among the West Germans.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Q. From what sources besides sugar
does the human body obtain carbon
hydrates?-A. r. B.
A. Main source Of energy from car
bohydrates Is the sugar Of milk and the
sugar and starches In fruits, cereals and
vegetables. Other sources are table
sugar. maple sugar and honey.
O. Who first said: '"The remedy Is
worse than the disease"?-L. ]. s.
A. The words occur In Francis Bacons
essay. "Of Seditions." However. the
thought was expressed by Publius Syrus,
Latin writer. as early as the first GEN.
tury B. c., and many others.
O. Why did the King of England give
naval officers the right to toast him
while seated, instead Of rising for the
toast as Is customary?-a. p. B.
A. The story is that early In the
18th century when the King boarded one
Of his naval vessels the usual toast was
proposed. The King rose to his feet
and smartly bumped his head on o low
beam. He therefore decreed that In
future the royal toast should bs drunk
seated.
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Negroes in the Services

The Presidents Committee on Equality of
Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Serv-
ices, after almost two years of actively dealing
with the subject, has submitted an encouraging
report on the progress made by the Army, Navy
and Air Force in doing away with discriminatory
policies based on considerations of race, color,
creed or national origin.
Created in the summer of 1948 in connection
with the Presidents executive order against
all such policies the committee-headed by
Judge Charles Fahy-has had the responsibility
OF Cd conducting an exhaustive study of the
mitary's prewar, wartime and postwar rules,
procedures and practices as regards this matter
and CD recommending how best to alter or
improve upon them so as to end discrimination
which in the past has been directed almost
exclusively against Negroes. The findings
taken as whole reflect much credit on the
three services.
For the committees report-entitled Freedom
to Serve"-makes clear that within the past
five years the Army, Navy and Air Force have
moved far towards genuine equality of treatment
and opportunity, regardless of the color of ones
skin, for all their personnel, including those
qualified to be officers. Thus on a competitive
basis, in keeping with demonstrated ability, jobs
and ratings of every kind in each service are
now as open to Negroes as they are to whites. So,
too are special schooling opportunities. SINH
1arly, exclusively Negro units are rapidly ap-
preaching the vanishing point and are being
integrated into mixed units, and recreational
and living facilities are being shared in common
What the Navy has done during the past five
years may be taken as good illustration Of the
progress made by the Army and Air Force as
well. Thus, at the end of the war, it was still
following a policy of completely excluding
Negroes from general service. Since then how
ever, it has shifted to policy of completely
tntegrating them into every branch of naval
operations. At one time practically 100 per cent
Evening star., 1950-05-24
Passion Play Dominates Villagers Lives
By Marion Doyle CompbeIl


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tiny Bavar-
" ian village is full Of both Joy and
heartbreak this week as 1t begins giving
the ancient Passion Play it has been
rehearsing for q year. Sundays public
performance was the FIRST since 1884.
The joy lies in working together with
one purpose. Stone maSons, carpenters
and painters worked till 10 o'clock each
night to finish refurbishing stores and
hotels. The Oberburgemeister will not
permit any outsiders to open stores here
during the three-month presentation Of
the famed religious drama. But he In
sisted that each store and tavern re-gild
the sign over its door and polish up the
woodcarving which decorates chairs.
beds, walls and even coat racks In Ober-
ammergau.
The "no-outsider" rule has been de-
bated for months. For example, resi-
dents Of Ettal, famous hqueur- -produc-
ing village five miles away. were barred
from appearing in the play. The Ober-
burgemeister stressed that only Oberam-
maguers had made the VOW to give the
play, when plague threatened the vii
lage In 1888. However, he permitted q
few refugee families from the Soviet zone
OF Germany to set up ice cream and
fruit stands near the huge play hall.
After much discussion. one other out
slider was allowed. Six-year-old Johnny
Mcmahon, an Army officers son attend
ing a German school here, was per-
mitted to appear in a mob scene after
his German classmates asked their
schoolmaster to recommend he be in
cluded. Johnnys Bavarian accent, they
said, is as good as theirs. The American
child is one of few outsiders and one
OF very few non Germans, ever to have
appeared in the Passion Play.
The working schedules of street clean
ers. walters, store clerks and farmers
will be complicated this summer, as many
Of them rush off for half hour to two
hours each time the play is given. Then
the streets are full Of bearded men and
long-haired women. dressed in the
clothes of Galilee, peddling their bicycles
back to their places of employment
Even the leaders In the eight-hour
performance try to keep up their regu-
lar activity. Mary Magdalene-pretty
Gabrielle Gropper, 25-did not eat in
the intermission of the first performance.
She had to straighten out the accounts
OF her mothers kitchenware store, which
for months had been accepting INSTALL
ments on new sets of china for Oberam-
mergau housewives. Most housewives