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Evening star., 1950-05-29
Pentogon Fare Problem

The Pentagon bus fare situation is getting
more and more complicated With two Virginia
buslines and the Capital Transit Company
petitioning the Interstate Commerce Commission
for 15-cent fares for Pentagon service, the posi-
bility of fare as high as 80 cents for the short
trip across the river is presented. 1t would be
man1feSty absurd to charge Pentagon employees
that much for so little mileage For 80 cents
one can ride to Falls Church, Virginia. For 13
cents Capital Transit buses will carry passenger
from downtown Washington to Chevy Chase
Circle. Yet, because of the lack of free transfer
arrangements between the Virginia and District
buslineS, Pentagon ride involving use of
Capital Transit facilities calls for payment of
fares to two companies.
The question of how much fare each line
should receive for its share of the ride is
puzzling one that has resulted in numerous
hearings and in litigation During the war the
problem was simplied by having Capital Transit
buses extend service direct to the Pentagon.
This emergency arrangement was ordered by
the ICC as a wartime measure, to be dropped
when the emergency was over But the 1CC has
been very reluctant to declare the emergency at
an end. Although Capital Transit has withdrawn
its lines to this side of the Potomac River it is
still required by the ICC to furnish PARKWAY
transportation at reduced rates to Pentagon
employees. This is done under joint-fare plan,
whereby Capital Transit supplies transportation
inside the District for only 7 cents and the
Virginia bus then collects cents for the re-
mainder of the trip.
The trouble with this scheme is that it is
discriminatory. 1t, in effect, forces other passen
gers to share the cost of carrying Pentagon
passengers at the cut rate So both Virginia bus
companies serving the Pentagon and the Capital
Transit Company have asked the ICC to raise
the fare for each part of the intercity ride to
IS cents In view of the protection which the
ICC has afforded Government employees in the
past, it is very unlikely that fare as high as
80 cents will be approved. Yet to order any lower
rate would be to favor Pentagon employees over
any other class of intrastate passengers. The
problem will remain acute as long as passengers
are required to two buslines to travel between
their homes in Washington and the Penatgon.
This is matter worth study by Metropolitan
Area commission of the type advocated by
Representative Sasscer of Maryland. The Penta-
gon fare controversy should not be allowed to
drag along indefinitely
Evening star., 1950-05-29
Mr.. Acheson's Good Work

Secretary of State Dean Acheson well de-
serves the warm compliments he received from
President Truman on his return here from his
highly significant and fruitful conferences with
the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and all
the other members of the 12-nation Atlantic
Pact.
When he went abroad three weeks ago, the
free world seemed to be more or less in a muddle
and dither over how to strengthen and unity
itself to cope with the Soviet threat in coldwar
theaters as widely separated as Southeast Asia,
the Middle East and Western Europe. But today,
as result of the historic London talks there is
little evidence of confusion or of a seriously
mixedup sense of direction. Instead, there is
good reason to believe, as Mr. Acheson has OBJ
served, that "a solid achievement has been
scored in making concrete progress toward the
formation of a really formidable common front
by all the nations concerned-a front whose
immense moral and material resources, properly
co-ordinated, can overwhelmingly outweigh the
Kremlin in the international balance of power.
Much of the credit for this must go to Mr..
Acheson. AS our Secretary of State-represent-
ing the greatest power in the free world-he was
the key man among the Foreign Ministers in
London. AS SUCH his responsibilities were excep-
tionally heavy. He himself will report on how
he has handled his task when he speaks Wednes-
day both to the Nation at large and to an
extraordinary joint session of the Senate and
House in the auditorium of the Library of Con-
gress. Meanwhile, on the basis of decisions
already announced in connection with improving
the machinery of the Atlantic Pact and dealing
with problems like the situation in Germany
and Indo-C China, there can be little doubt that
his trip abroad has done much to weld the non
Soviet nations closer together in way calculated
to restrain the Kren3lin and promote an endur-
ing peace.
Accordingly, the Nation as whole has rea-
son to join the President in complimenting Mr..
Acheson. Despite the inexcusable attacks on
him by demagogues, he has demonstrated once
again his statesmanlike stature. 1t is stature
that dwarfs the people snarling and swapping at
him.
Evening star., 1950-05-29

cheese. But II you want-or need
clothes more than meat every day, then
60 right ahead
S. Don't make your budget too rigid.
Make the best estimates you can, and
then revise as needed. 1t usually takes
six months to year before new budget
jells.
Keep your budget flexible after the try
out stage, too. Family needs and am
billions change. You may we'll start with
one setup designed to meet debts or near
Evening star., 1950-05-29
Discrimination
Leo McGreevy.

At the special conference on immigra-
ton and naturalization recently at the
Statler Hotel, an address was delivered
by Mrs. Ruth B. Shipley, chief of the
State Departments passport division. A
lively discussion followed her criticism
Of the law which provides that a natural
lied American citizen may not revisit his
native land for more than two years at a
time without danger of losing his citi-
zenship.
AS representative of the Federation
Of Citizens Association. supported Mrs.
Shipley and went little farther. I can
see no reason why the law should dis
criminate between q naturalized citizen
Evening star., 1950-05-29

who visits his own country and one who
visits some other country. AS it is now,
II the naturalized American visits any
country other than his original homeland.
he may stay five years. Why should he
be Disseminated against if he chooses
instead to visit his native country?
The American abroad is a true ambas-
sador Of goodwill for the United States
no less so because he may be visiting the
place where he was born.
Soterios Nicholson.
Evening star., 1950-05-29
Policemun's Friend


There has been some unfavorable criti-
clsm OF our police in times past. They
have done such good work recently in
apprehending criminals that I feel they
deserve some praise for discharging their
duties so efficiently. Permit me to do this
IN my own emotional and jingling way:
Good folks and bad folks and wicked
ones, too,
In our neighborhood make too much
ado.
But I'm not frightened for my troubles
are lightened
When think of protection can fnd
on the street.
And that's why I'm always wanting to
My really good friend-the cop on the
beat!
This cop is the goods-he's really the
stuff:
In our neighborhood, he just won't take
bluff.
He's man with no fear whom you like
to have near
When trouble comes by and threatens
defeat.
That's why I'll never engage in retreat
When see my friend coming-the cop
on the beat!
Leo McGreevy.
Evening star., 1950-05-29
Letters to The Star

placed Senator McCarran does nothing
to exonerate him.
The un-American and un-Christian
character of anti-Semitism is persua-
sively and dramatically set forth in the
recently published book "A Measure of
Freedom" by Arnold Forster. There Mr..
Hichborn will find ample evidence to
support the charge of anti-Semitism
against the people he is trying to defend.
More important. he will find the book Is
not interested in naming names for its
own sake, but rather to bring into the
light OF public attention the activities of
those in our country who are designing
the destruction of our precious demo-
cratic heritage of freedom and equality
for all Gods children.
Maurice A. Goldberg.
Evening star., 1950-05-29
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 70
any question Of fact by either writing The
NV. Washington 5, D. e. and inciosing 3 cents
return postage. or by telephoning ST. 5000,
Evening star., 1950-05-29
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. To settle discussion please state
whether or not housefly grows In size
during its lifetime.-G. K.
A. Flies do not grow. but remain the
same size at which they emerge from
the pupae. The belief that flies grow Ii
due to the fact that in early summer
very small flies are often seen. These
are not small housefiies but members Of
a different species.
Evening star., 1950-05-29

@. When were the longest games In
the history of baseball played2-A. T.
A. The longest game of the National
League was the 26-inning game between
Boston and Brooklyn on May !, 1920.
The longest of the American League was
the 24-inning game between Detroit and
Philadelphia on July 81. 1945. Both
games were tie games, score IL.
Evening star., 1950-05-29

A pSeudonya is permissible ONLY
1Ohe1 letter carries correct name
and address of 1Oriter. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-05-29

@. Who said: THE best legacy I can
leave my children is free speech and the
example Of using it"?-F. r.
A. Algernon Sidney used these words
on November 20, 1888, when he was sem
fenced to death on an improvised charge
of conspiring to assassinate Charles II
at Rye House Farm. He conducted his
own defense.
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wide recruiting system to place vet
Grams in Federal positions"
The American Legiou's assault on
these recommendations looks less like
a defense Of veterans interests than
like a defense of it's own power as a
manipulation Of the Veterans Adj
mjuistration, The broadsidc issued by
the ORGANIZATIONS national head
quarters says "overy Logionnare
every post should contact
your Senators and Congressman
and do j, in such forceiul manner
that they will know YOU mean what
you say! &c.. The time for six gloves
is past. Now is the time To take off
the gloves use brass knucks If
necessary"
Well, now is the time for the Con-
ercss of the United States to tell the
American Legion to quit that kind of
elk and take off those brass llnucEs.
The Legion has been using brass
knuchs to influence legislation much
too long. Now is as good a time as
any for Congress to make it plain
that it doesn't yield to that kind of
intimidation. Now is a fine time to
call The Lcgion's bluif. If Congress
will 90 so, it viii discover that those
aren't brass knucks at all; they're
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WANTED

WANTED-Ironing and mending.
Phone Oakland 450-J-1-Adv. 49-3t"
WANTED-E Experienced waitress.
Apply Pickwick Inn, Oakland.
ADV. 5l-2t.
WANTED-S Salesman to sell monu-
ments Must furnish reference, -also
have car. Cook and LintZ, Meyersdale,
Pa,-Adv. 51-3t
WANTED A. Middle aged woman
for light homework, receive board and
reasonable pay. John Kisner, route /,
Deer Park. ADV. 49-3t#
WANTED-Aged and convalescing
patients. Good nursing care and good
food, also pleasant surroundings. The
Cuppett Convalescing Home, Mt. Lake
Park, at the home of Mrs. William
Evans, Phone Oakland 375-J.
ADV 48-6t*
TOP EARNINGS-Unlimited earn
ings for aggressive appliance sales
man selling famous nationally adver-
tised appliances. Good training facili-
ties available. Stop OF write today
for interview A. d. Naylor and Com
pany, Oakland, Md-Adv. 51-2t.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT unfinished apart
ment Phone 372-R. Adv. 49-tf.
TWO-ROOM APARTMENT For
rent, Mrs. R. o. Friend, Loeb Lynn,
Phone 183-J.-Adv. 51-2t*
GARAGE FOR RENT - Cement
floor Call Norman Wine, 26 4th
street, Oakland. Phone 741.-Ad Stiff
FOR RENT Two office rooms,
well lighted and ventilated. Utilities
furnished. Apply 20 Green Street,
Oakland.-Adv. 32-tf.
FOR RENT-Clark Floor Sander,
$500; Edger, $3.50; Polisher, $500
per day each. Oakland Hardware and
Furniture Co., Phone Adv. 19-tf.
TENANT FARMER WANTED to
work on shares or rent; farm located
near Kingwood, on Cheat River. APP
plicants contact c. NJ Sincell, 613
FAN mont Ave, Fairmont, w. Va.
ADV. 51-tf-*
FOR RENT-Two room apartment,
furnished, 2nd floor, with bathroom;
also 5-room apartment, first floor,
inside toilet, hot and cold water. Mrs.
Cora V. Savedge, Deer Park.
ADV. 50-2t
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Z. S. EVANS STOCK YARD, Inc.
Terra Alta. West Virginia
Market Report. February II. 1850

Calves, good to choice, 28.40 to 30;
Common to medium, 1880 to 2750;
Feeder calves, 1915 to POTS.
Hogs, choice weights, 1918 to 1850;
Sows. 11.SO to 1850; Bears, 1000 to
1880; Pigs and shoats, $50 to 1880
per head,
Steers, good 22.SO to $500; Com
mon to medium. 1915 to 2150; Heif-
els, good, 1910 to 2075; Common to
medium, 1860 to 1850; Cows, good,
1890 to 1890; Common to medium,
500 to 1890; Cows by the head, $500
to 1890; Bulls, 1470 to 1880; Ewes,
1913; Lambs. 2175 to $3.50.
Horses, 200 to 400 per cwt; 61.OO
to 1000 per head.
Chickens, Broilers, 21OO to $3.50;
Hens, 1900 to $500.
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Colt, Miss Dotty Haenftling, Acct
dent; Mrs. Eleanor F'earer and son
Jimmy, Markleysburg, were Wednes-
day afternoon callers at the w. e..
Durham home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byard Liston and
son Billy, of Confluence, Pa, were
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Friend. Mrs. Mabel Nc
Cuen, of Allison, Pa, is visiting at
the Friend home for some time The
Listens were Sunday evening dinner
guests of w. w. Savage and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray VanSickle re-
turned home Sunday from Tennessee
where he had been attending school.
Mrs. Evelyn Schroyer, Mrs. Evelyn
Groves, Ms. Florence Fike and Mrs.
Carrie Dewitt spent Wednesday in
Uniontown, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Hoff attended
the funeral of the formers brother,
Playford Hoff, at Terra Alta, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Mason, Oak
land, were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Groves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Frantz, of Ohio,
were here over the weekend visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fike and FAM
lily were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Fike and Mrs. Kathryn
HENDERSON.
Mrs. Nettie Coddington had as her
guests last week her daughter, Mrs.
Hugh Friend and Miss Laura Cod
dington, Pittsburgh, Pa, and grand
son, Leo Coddington, Of Accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sines and
daughters spent Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vitez, Jr., and
family, at Mill Run. On Sunday the
Sines family visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Osler at Ralph, Pa.
Mrs. L. L. Friend has resumed
teaching at the local elementary
school after being a patient in Me
mortal hospital, Cumberland from
Friday evening, February 3, to Sun
day evening, February 5, and re-
cuperated at her home here the past
week.
Relatives visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Durham during the past week
were Mr.. and Mrs William McCulloh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Humberson and
Miss Frieda Green, Of near Addison
Pa; Everett Durham and Mrs. Play
ford Durham, Uniontown, Pa; Mrs.
Walter Fawcett and daughter Mary
Ruth and James Frantz, Of Selbys-
port.
Tuesday evening dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fike were; Mr..
ard Mrs. Charley Bell and George
Bishoff. Friday guests at the Flke
home were Mrs. Esther Nedrow and
son.
Pvt Delbert Reckart, son of Mrs.
Thelda Frazee, has been promoted
to Pfc and is stationed with the army
in Japan.
w. w. Savage is able to be out
again after being i'll at his home here
since before Thanksgiving.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF
Personal Property
And Real Estate

! will offer for sale to the highest
responsible bidder, at the farm known
rs the Arthur ]. (Joe) Martin farm,
halfway between Sunuyside and State
Line, the personal property and real
estate Of the late Arthur j Martin on
SATURDAY. FEB. %, 1850
beginning at 1890 o'clock P. NJ.
as follows:
One Cultiyator, Wagon, lot Tools,
Shovel Plow, pair Spreaders. double
set work Harness, Chain, wind Mill,
, rolls Roofing, lot Corn. Cow, a-
interest in Grain Drill, lot Shovels
and Forks, moving Machine, good as
new; hay Fork and Rope, lot Oats i'm
shcac. Hay in NOW. , rolls barbe 4
Wire, hay Rake, lot Lumber, Corn
Shelter.
Sled, Shot Gun, Harrow. set barn
Rollers, wire Stretcher, Chairs, Rock
ing Chair, Cot, heating Stove, new;
Mirrors, Bureau, copper Kettle, , iron
Kettles. post hole Diggers, Cycle
Grinder and Grindstone. Scales, lot
Junk and other articles not mentioned.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash.
The farm property will be offered
for sale following the personal prop
clty
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Classified Advertisements
MISCELLANEOUS

TRY OUR TASTY Shrimps, 3 cents
each. Pop Gonder's Tavern, Second
street, Oakland.-Adv lift.
BRING YOUR JUNK and Batteries
to Kildow's Mill For light hauling
see r. f. Miller. Oakland.-Adv. 5-tf.
WATCH for opening our our new
furniture and appliance store. A. D.
Mayor and Company, Oakland, Nd
ADV. 49-tf
START A Rawleigh Business. Real
opportunity now for permanent, pro-
fitable work nearby Write Raw
lcjgh's, Dept MDB-10-K, Chester, Pa.
ADV. IT.
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CONGRESS- AND LEGION .

The American Legion has launched
frontal assault on the Hoover Com
mission recommendation respecting
veterans affairs. As SO often happens
when logic is lacking, the Legion
ovelstates it's case, substituting
vehemencc for argument. The Hoover
Commission recommendations, it de
clares in broadsidc, make veterans
"the targets in a vicious attack and
amount to another knife in the
backs Of the men and women who
have honolably served their country
in time of war at serious sacrifice to
their own personal welfare 1t is no
dsparagcment Of the service and
sacrifice OF veterans to say that this
is plain tommyrot. Any veteran who
stops to think about it must know
that the Hoover Commission was not
vicious and was not attacking his
rights in any way.
The Hoover Commission, after q
careful, disintercsted study, came to
the conclusion that veterans would
get better, more efficient treatment
from their government if certain
operations at present conducted by
the Veterans Administration were
delegated to specialized service
agencies performing the same oper-
ations for nonvctcranS. Construction
operations would be placed in the IN
terror Department along with all
other construction activities of the
Federal Government. Operations re
lating to CT housing loans would be
handled by the Federal Housing Au-
thority. Veterans hospitals would be
brought within a united hospital ad-
ministration to make more hospitals
available to veterans and to avoid
waste and duplication in services and
facilities A veterans Life Insurance
Corporation would be created to take
care of all functions relating to Vet
Grams Administration insurance poll
cies. Nevertheless. control over all
veterans programs would be retained
by the Veterans Administration, and
this agency would continue to be the
service center for all veterans claims
and interests. The commission does
not propose to curtail single one Of
the benefits accorded veterans. 1t pro-
poses merely a reorganization of
functions designed to promote econo-
my and efficiency.
The Hoover Commission proposed,
in addition, an exceedingly modest
modification of the system of vet
Grams preferences in the civil service
IA system that ought to be aban-
doned completely because it gives
veterans dubious benefits at the cost
Of corrupting the whole merit basis
Of Government employment But The
Hoover Commission did not recon-
mend abandonment Of veterans
preference IT recommended merely
relaxation Of the rigid rule Of three
to permit selection Of a nonvetcran
better qualified for particular job
than the veteran put at the head Of
the eligible list by virtue of his vet
Grams preference points and then
only when adequate reasons" die
tate such selection. And the Hoover
Commission recommended at the
same time an aggressive "Nation-
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Garrett County, Maryland Letters
of Administration C. t. IA. on the estate of
A. r. WRIGHT
late of Garrett County. Maryland deceased.
All persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned 20 exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof duly authenticated, to the
subscriber. on or before the 10th day Of
August, 1850; they may otherwise 10y law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate All
persons knowing themselves indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
meut.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
February, 1850.
DEWEY c. WRIGHT.
Administrator C. {. a.
Grantsvie. Maryland
Adv 5l-2t
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-1936 Buick coach. Call
699-W-Adv. 51-2t*
FOR SALE-Brass bed and springs.
Mrs. B. H. Sincell.-Adv. 40
FOR SALE One baby carriage,
good as new. Phone 331-J.-Ad. 50-2t"'
FOR SALE-Wood or coal cooking
range, $24.95. Dewitt and DeBerry.
ADV. 1t.
FOR SALE-Used Electric wash
ing machine, at S24.95. Dewitt and
DeBerry-Adv. 1t.
FOR SALE II Seven-tube Strom-
burg Carlson radio, $19.95. Dewitt
and DeBerry.-Adv. 1t.
FOR SALE Kelvinator K-4 re-
frigerator Harvey Winters, Phone
486-R Oakland.-Adv. 4S-tf.
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pbi li9lf H'litls ulCts NiF.'9. inquire
Dewitt and DeBeHy IT,.
FOR SALE-30 Chickens, $1,000;
good cooking stove, $1,000. Mrs. Lutii-
or kerins, Rosedale ADV. 51-2t
FOR systematically bred bull
soon ready for light service. Stanley
Smith, Mt. Lake Park. ADV. SOFT
FOR SALE Freeman Binreed
Stoler, Al condition. Apply II Third
Street, or Phone 3S1-J.-Adv. 45-tf.
FOR SALE Late model Admiral"
radio-record changer console model,
greatly reduced Dewitt and pcBe1y.
ADV. It,
FOR USED PARTS, Tires, Tubes,
heaters and radios, see Johnson's
Motor Exchange, Aurora, w. Va.
ADV. 35-tf
FOR SALE-Lieht plant, heavy
duty batteries, like new. Arthur
Broadwater Grantsville, Md.
ADV 50-2t#
FOR SALE Plymouth 1885 4-door
sedan, in good running condition,
$4,000. See Ivan HENDERSON, Friends
vile, Md.-Adv. 50-3t.
FOR SALE-One bay mare, yrs.
Old, weight 1900 pounds, good worker
John w. Amman, Oakland, Md. X. l.,
Box 80, Under wood Road.-Ad 5l-2t.
FOR SALE-New gasoline wash
ing machines, with Briggs and STRAIT
ton engines, and sealed transmission
with 10 year warranty. Dewitt and
DeBerry.-Adv. 1t.
FOR SALE or Trade One business
place in Loeb Lynn. building lots,
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From q words in a law passed by
Congress, an executive agency of the
Federal government recently pro-
duced a set of regulations in six
sections, running to over 200 words.