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Evening star., 1950-07-05
Rent ControI-Round z

When The Star graciously published
my letter captioned Equity Lesson"
little did 1t occur to me that the simple
illustration mountaineering the fun
damental purpose Of rent control and
what 1t has accomplished. in q measure.
for the less fortunate class Of Washing
ton tenants-would not be thoroughly
understood by those who took the
trouble to read the letter. It now ap-
pears, however. that one William H.
Sweitzer Letters to The Star. June 29)
Is having some difficulty with the un-
eQuivocal logic concerning the question,
and I am glad for this opportunity to
dehorn the dilemma for him.
In the first place-not that it is of any
Importance at this time. but merely for
the sake Of exactness-while the cost Of
the apartment house referred to, exclu
sive Of the land, was 100000. 1t was
actually erected 18 years ago and not Is
years ago as mentioned in my letter.
In the second place, it was assumed
when I said the expense Of operation
did not exceed $4,000 a year-that ]
would not have to burden the letter with
the obvious and superfiuous statement
that included In such expense was an
item Of $1,000. representing depreciation
computed at 2h per cent for one year
on 5000, 900. since the apartment house
in question happens to be brick build
ing having an economic life Of 40 years,
as previously established for income tax
purposes by the United States Bureau of
Internal Revenue.
In the third and last place, it was no
inadvertence under any circumstances
that my letter did not disclose nor In
fact include in the expense Of opera
ton" item. computation for such pre-
sumptive and unauthorized deductions
as vacancy allowance reproduction
cost" or brokerage feel Who ever
Evening star., 1950-07-05
FARMERS

The agency places the return to the
farmers at 1884 cents a quart and the
return to dairies at TAI cents quart.
On this question Of the dairy's return.
Government agencies that have made
studies here and In other cities report
that Washington dairies have the small
est margin Of profit for bottled milk Of
any distributors in the country. Need
less to add, the dairies concur in this
finding.
An official of one local dairy observed
recently that his Arm could not stay in
business If it depended entirely on its
retail milk sales. This dairy and others
manage to make their profits on large
sales of milk to hotels, restaurants and
military establishments, as well as sales
of buttermilk. eggs, butter and even egg
nog mix at Christmas time.
In any conversation on this subject,
the dairy operator is likely to bring up
favorite argument: II the farmers would
lower the price Of their Glass milk (milk
sold in bottled form), sales would go up
to the benefit of all parties concerned
farmer, dairyman and, last but not least,
the consumer.
The farmers. on the other hand, take
strong exception to that theory. The
association cites figures from the New
York market which show that during
price war In that city in May the retail
price dropped 3 cents quart. Sales, on
the other hand, according to the figures.
increased only two-thirds of ] per cent.
but the farmer took 16 per cent loss
during the period.
Milk consumption. the farmers feel. is
relatively inelastic and would not In
crease enough to bring about the result
predicted by the dairies.>
Sales might 60 up II the price were
reduced as much as cents a quart for
instance" one farmer spokesman OBJ
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Boring Classics

Columbia University Press recently sponsored
poll OF professional and amateur literary critics
to discover 'the worlds ten most boring classics"
The result is a list headed by John Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress" published in 1878 Other
nominations for the roster of disapprobation
included: John Miltons Paradise Lost" 1857
Edmund Spenser's "Faerie Queene," 1890; Miguel
de Cervantes Saavedra's don Quixote" 1906
1915, and Johann Wolfgang Won Goethe's Faust"
1908. Also, James Boswells 'Life of Samuel
Johnson" 1791; Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick"
1851; Sir Walter SCOTS 'Ivanhoe" 1919; George
Eliot's "Silas Marner," 1861, and Samuel Rich
ardson's Pamela" 1740. These books, it was
agreed, are tiresome.
But the critics seem to have reflected
change of fashion rather than an actual decline
in the values or qualities of the titles chosen for
the ash can. They appear to be in revolt against
literary literature" The editor who thought
up the inquiry has explained that they registered
their protest against longwindedness, "a tendency
toward moralizing" and gloomy atmospheres
Yet almost any reader Of modern works could
name without hesitation books of the present
era which are longwinded, moralistic and gloomy
yet popular with the general public as we'll as
with professional and amateur literary critics.
Fedor Mkhailovich DostoevsN may be cited as
an example of an author who is verbose, preachy,
morbid and nevertheless enjoys a tremendous
vogue. Karl Marks Capital" 1S67-1895, is un-
readable, yet 1t serves as Bible to multitudes of
communists and other radicals.
What the poll Of the bored critics actually
demonstrates above everything else may be
simply the accelerated pace of life in the twen-
tieth century. "Don Quixote" did not seem too
long or too didactic or too solemn for our ances-
tors. They read Cervantes with sincere apprecia-
ton. But, of course, they did not have to compete
with radio, television, the movies, organized sport
and all the other forms of entertainment and
amusement available in 1850. Also 1t well may
have happened that they were not scared away
from the classics by being assured that they were
classics and therefore likely to be composite
pain in the neck
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Veterons Should Qualify

Definite improvement of the merit system
of selecting Federal employees for appointment.
advancement or retention would result from the
suggestion made by DR.. Arthur Flemming, former
Civil Service commissioner, before the House
Civil Service Committee. DR.. F1emming recon-
mended that all war veterans be required to
make passing grade on civil service examina-
tions before they could qualify for appointment
He pointed out that this requirement would
protect veterans from the embarrassment OF
taking jobs they are not qualified to fill and at
the same time, would protect the Government
from costly ineh1ciency.
Dr. Flemming did not advocate abolishment
Of veterans preference-nor did the Hoover
Commission, of which he was q member What
he proposed was that all applicants for Govern
ment employment be certified as fully qualified
according to minimum rating standards of the
classified service, with veterans thus qualified
given priority in the filling Of vacancies or in
retention in the service In other words. veterans
who cannot make the minimum score of 10 in
o civil service test should not be considered
eligible for Federal employment. This is
proposal that would end the present system of
permitting appointment Of veterans who score
In positions where they are obvious misf1ts and
which has given the veterans preference law
black eye with many Federal personnel admin
istrators.
The appointment of unqualified persons to
Federal Offices is unfair both to the employees
and to the Government. But once qualified,
preference could be given war veterans over
non-veterans without impairing the efficiency of
governmental operations. That is a lot more
sensible that the existing veterans preference
plan.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

ny MoicoIm Lomborne, JF.
"HO gets how much of the price Of
w quart of milk sold in Washington?
That question is being asked these
days by many customers. The answer
varies with the group you happen to put
the question to. It's complicated, too,
by natural reluctance on the part Of
distributors to give out figures that
would let competitors know too much
about their business. The milk business
is highly competitive one
This article will attempt only to ap-
proximate how the milk dollar 'pie" is
sliced and passed out to claimants.
Most of the statistics are based on the
experience of the industry In 1949.
The Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers Association. which represents
farmers supplying about IS per cent of
Washington's milk. estimates that its
1.700 members received 11.7 cents quart
for all milk and dairy products sold here
last year. The association places the
average home-delivered price in 1949 at
21.8 cents quart. On the basis of these
figures, the dairies' return would be 101
cents q quart.
The dairieS, however. insist that since
about IS per cent Of all milk sold here
is retailed as bottled milk for which the
farmer receives $5.97 hundred pounds. !.
the return to the farmer should be
around 13 cents quart. Obviously this
estimate pares down the dairy's return.
The Bureau Of Agricultural Economics
supports the dairies' statistics. This
Agriculture Department agency estimates
the average retail price of all milk sold
here last year at 20.75 cents a quart.
This includes stores sales of all dairies.
both those buying their milk from the
producer association and those dealing
independently with other farmers.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Mr.. MeIIett and Sour Grupes'

Lowell Mellett is surprised and hurt
that the oldest and most loyal Democrats
have repudiated an administration that
has deliberately antagonized and scorned
them! These unreasonable States were
swayed by sinister outside influences, in
stead Of by candidates supported by the
PAC!
But let Mr.. Mellett stop his sour
grapes lament. If Mr.. Graham was too
honest man to win an election. that
same disadvantage is not likely to re-
didates.
Reader.
Evening star., 1950-07-05

heard Of the Income Tax Unit allowing
as deduction from income any of these
professionally trumped-up items in ad-
vance OF their actually taking place?
If such deductions are now being a.
lowed, the practice has been started since
the writer retired from that Office three
years ago. As matter Of fact, it would
be just as logical to allow farmers or
any other business enterprise to claim
as deductions from income. such antici-
pated and unrealized items as losses
from fires" or crop failures" as it
would be to allow deductions for any
type OF the three professionally concocted
and hypothetical items mentioned above.
Reproduction cost to be exact, is a
term synonymous with depreciation:
whereas so-called vacancy" losses are
just about as uncommon in Washington
rental circles these days. as holy water
is In the lower regions. Losses result
ing from any of these contingencies,
however. are recognized for income tax
purposes when they actually occur and
are definitely determinable. but not un-
til then. Moreover. such losses may, by
reason Of the "carry-over" provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code. be deducted
from income during the succeeding
three-year period. if necessary.
d. A. Snyder.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Summer Road

Leaf gGlaries OF shadows fall
Across the long gray monotone
OF concrete snith an internal
-bTightened, and one shining lone
Mirage OF mirror coolness, iced
Upon the roGdbed's lepel may;
S,Dept by q Dnorant tDest tcind spiced
With fragrance OF a summer day.
CHRISTIE JEFFRIEA
Evening star., 1950-07-05

served. "But that would give the farmer
only $3.65 hundred pounds for his milk.
1t would put him out Of business over
night"
To get back to the question OF price
returns, dairies estimate that retail milk
drivers receive about As cents quart
out Of the milk "pie." leaving the dairy
itself a return of 2.91 cents quart. Out
Of this, they point out, they must pay for
processing. bottling. refrigeration, con-
tainers and the like.
When it's all toted up, dairy econo-
mists come UP with an estimate Of a
profit Of between one-third and two
fifths Of q cent quart on all bottled
milk sales. The Milk Industry Founda-
ton places the profit per quart for the
entire country at less than one-third Of
q cent.
The producer association has no sta
tistics available on farmers profit
margins, although 1t insists that they,
too, are small.
An official cites an interesting follow
up on the recent milk strike here He
says the association has knowledge Of
several hundred farmers informing feed
dealers that, because of the losses suf-
fered from lack Of sales during the shut
down. they would not be able to pay their
feed bills in June.
THAT doesn't look as though farmers
were rolling in wealth." this official COM
mented.
Meanwhile, the Washington housewife
waits momentarily for an announce
ment from her dairy that the price Of
milk is going probably half cent
. quart-to bring it to 81 cents.
With an eye on that narrow price re-
turn, the dairies explain the increase is
necessary because Of gains won by the
truck drivers following settlement Of the
milk strike.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
4 Was Enchunted'
E. M. johnson.

Music hath charms"-so the saying
goes. and on a recent visit to Washing
ton. was enchanted by the music on
your streetcars! As mob-tortured soul
who must ride the buses in my own traf-
fic-tormented city. found riding your
musical trans to be a soothing and de-
lightful experience.
Here's hoping the idea catches on SO
that we all can wend our way to work
"On Wings of Song!n
Peggy McNeany.
New York. N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Airport Congestion

see that we are to have a new air.
port for Washington to cost something
like $14 million.
True. our present airport is occasion
ally fog bound. but improvements in in
strument landing should minimize this
handicap within the near future.
As far as handling more planes is con-
cerned. why not move the military out
Of Boiling Field and use those facilities
in conjunction with our present airport?
Communication between the two fields
can be established by one or two tunnels.
This method would lead to minimum
interference with air and river traffic.
Robert Hofstetter.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Questions and Answers
By Thomos r. Henry

:, reader can get the answer to any oues.
ton OF fact by writing The Evening Star
Washington 5, D. c. Please inclose cent:
for return postage
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Letters to The Star
A pseudonyn Is permissible only
1Dhen letter carries correct name
and address of tDriter. Please be brief.

risk that has now been taken may yet be
in time to prevent the civilized world
from reaching the brink of the fatal
precipice that lies at the end of the road
of appeasement.
e. M. johnson.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
DIARIES
FARMERS

The producers association says the
pie is cut something like this.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
By THE HAsKIN sERYICE.

Q. Is it possible for commissioned
officer Of the National Guard to transfer
to the Organized Reserve Corps of the
Army, and how does he apply?-E. NIX.
A. According to the Department Of
Defense. it is possible. The National
Guard and ORC are two separate en-
titles. An officer must resign NC COM
mission and apply for appointment to
the ORC. If there is vacancy on the
ORC the officer will be appointed In
grade in the active reserve. If there is
no vacancy he may be appointed only
In the inactive reserve. An officer should
contact his local ORC unit instructor
prior to making any commitment Of his
status.
@. What causes grasshopper to sing
or buzz?-V. s. G.
A. Grasshoppers sing, fiddle, buzz, and
call by rubbing their wing covers to-
gether.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12

of the dock at Both Street, where
a fair-sized throng had gathered to
welcome the hardy seafarers, who
were more than an hour behind
schedule.
Word had arrived from up
stream that Tom and Mike, their
harness shattered but their equani-
nifty restored, had been intercepted
by couple of mixers along the
towpath near Brookmont."
Coming on top of an announce
ment from Park officials that Sun
day. October % will end the barge
trips for the season, the story was
particularly amusing, and we do
hope Mr.. Morris will not use us
for adding it to our lore without
| his permission.
The horse-drawn barge trips are
among the most popular recrea-
tional diversion offered by the Ma
tional Capital Parks. Tickets are
on sale at Capital Transit's 1416
F st. office, or on the barge. Run
ming only Saturdays and Sundays,
the barge leaves at 2 p. m. from
Lock 3 on Thirtieth St., one block
south of M St., N. w. On arriving
at Brookmont, passengers have the
choice Of waiting until the return
trip at p. M, or taking the Cabin
John carline for the city.
You see we spent the weekend
getting ready for Fire Prevention
Week (see photo page ~, and
brother Morris story really was
seized with pleasure-it isn't pla-
garism when one names the author
is it? By the way, don't call the
attention of Marbery Gates or Val
Wilson to the fact that we are now
a trained volunteer fireman or they
will be routing us out to fires at all
hours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12
Montgomery SideIights
ELSIE WHITE HAINES

The Sentinel throughout it's
ninety-fve years has run many
stories on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, but none quite so funny as
one written by Washington Post
Reporter, Richard Morris, on Mon
day. He headed his story: Hee-
Haw! Barge Mules Turn Sight
seer, Strand 25 Persons on Canal.
"The mule-train power plant of
the sturdy Canal Clipper suddenly
conked out at full speed yesterday,
causing instant Illustration of 25
passengers in the millpond ripples
of the C. & o. Canal.
Forcing a change of mules-to
men-in midstream was the un-
expected appearance around the
bend at Foxhall and Canal Roads,
N. w. of an unidentified cross
country runner in white sweat
shirt. ~
"Tom and Mike, pair of vener-
able mules that have lowed the
50-foot sightseeing barge from Both
Street to Brookmont, Md, for
years, found this unexpected in
trusion not to their liking.
"Bound for the Both Street
starting point on the return trip,
they bolted from their customary
four-knot gait, broke the 50foot
towrope attached to the bow of the
Clipper, and reversed their field.
"When last seen by the incred-
ulous crew of the craft, Tom and
Mike were on their way to a new
4-mile record for the stretch be-
tween Foxhall Road and Lock No
at Brookmont.
Frank C. Shepard of Mclean
Gardens, a geographer with the
Army Map Service, described the
ensuing excitement.
"The three-man crew and Ma
tional Capital Park guide, who
know every shoal and mudbank in
the canal, called conference.
within seconds, lacking an an
Choir or life raft, they decided to
pole the Clipper the remaining mile
to safety. They also dispatched a
one-man rescue party to search for
Tom and Mike.
"The poles didn't work, because
the barge kept banging against
first one side of the canal and
then the other" Shepard recalled,
indicating the width of the water
way at that point.
"The crew and passenger rose
to the occasion by leaping onto
the bank nearest the Potomac Ri
yer, grasping the remaining 20
feet of towrope, and taking the
place of Tom and Mike.
after darkness fell, the Volga-
like boatmen trudged within sight
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12
To Demonstrate
Art OF Rhythmic
Religious Music

Margaret Palmer Fisk, nation
ally known in the field of rhythmic
Interpretation of religious ideas,
will be at Christ Episcopal Parish
House on Saturday, October IA,
for three programs, at 1890 am,
1:30 pm. and 8 pm. Mrs. Fisk
uses symbolic movement to give new
and heightened meaning to hymns,
anthems, psalms, etc. and brings a
new worship experience through
this Christian art.
She has made over one hundred
personal presentations of the
spiritual use of the rhythmic choir
throughout the east and the mid
west. Summaries, churches, col
leges, conferences and televislon
directors have invited her to pre-
sent her programs. Harper &
Brothers are publishing her book
on, "The Art of the Rhythmic
Choir" which was released in Sep
TENDER.
Mrs. Fisk, a graduate of Oberlin
College, is married to Chester e.
Fisk, formerly minister of the
South Shore Community Church in
Chicago, now pastor of the Church
of Christ at Dartmouth College,
Hanover, N. H. For fifteen years
Mrs. Fisk has been creating re-
ligious interpretation with rhyth-
mic choirs of young people where
she has been an active minister's
wife. She will include in her pro-
gram here group number in
which local young people whom she
has trained for the occasion, will
take part.
Those attending the morning
sessions are asked to bring lunches
with them and remain for the
afternoon program. Coffee will be
provided.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12
WOOdfeld All Club
Meets With Leaders

The bi-monthly meeting of the
Woodfeld All Club was held Sat
urday. The local leader, Mrs.
Gladys King, gave a demonstration
on Apple Crumble Pudding after
which she and Mrs. Estelle King
gave pointers on the girls flower
arrangements. Officers elected for
the coming year are: president,
Ruth Ellen Burdette; vice presi-
dent, Augusta Mae King; secre-
tary, Pearl King; treasurer, Janet
King; game leader, Nancy King;
song leader, Mary Ann Ward.
New members who have JOINED
this year are: Opal King, Linda
Lou Houts, Sandra King, and Mar
garet Estelle Burdette.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12
League Women Voters
To Hold First Meeting
Of Year October 20

The League of Women Voters of
Montgomery County will hold it's
first general meeting of the year
Friday, October 20, at IL noon, at
fhe Bethesda Country Club.
The program for the meeting will
consist of a discussion of election
issues on all levels by the four re-
source chairmen of the League:
Mrs. John Scharf for local govern
ment; Mrs. Charles Rohr, national
government; and Mrs. Tobias Naf-
tain, international relations chair
man. Following the discussion
there will be a question and answer
period.
Members are to make reserva-
tions by Tuesday, October II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12

phens of Seat Pleasant and the
Home Demonstration Agent, Miss
Turner. The fair was large one
and an excellent one. The baked
goods were of high standard, and
the bread and rolls were partic-
ularly choice. The handicraft was
of good design and acceptable in
every respect. Two bedspreads
were original in design and would
be lovely in any home. The largest
exhibit was that of the canned
goods. 1t had more than any fai"
the Home agent had judged this
fall. AS Miss Turner left, Mrs.
Wilbur Brogdon, one of the Com
munity Leaders, presented her
with prize winning jar of red
raspberry jam and a package of
fried chicken for her Sunday din
ner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12

Sgt and Mrs. Albert Ray Mar
shall who were married on .Wednes-
day, September n by the Rev.
VIM. B. Adams, at the Rockville
Baptist parsonage. Mrs. Marshall
was the former Miss Katherine
Elizabeth Dunkum, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunkum O..
Richmond, Va. The groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings E.
Marshall also of Richmond. They
are niece and cousin to w. l.. Dan
iels of Travilah.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12

U. s. farm prices up 9 per cent
since outbreak of war in Korea.
Charles due to risk title against
Beshore in November.
Index of industrial production at
5-year high for August.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12
,WOmen's Club Will
Meet AT Edgehill To /,
Hear Mrs. Polly Alley

The Woman's Club of Gathers
burg will meet October 10 at Edge
hill, the home of Mrs. Vestus Will
cox, with Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs.
William Fauquhar as joint host
esses. The speaker of the after
noon will be Mrs. Polly Alley, Ex-
ecutive secretary of the Social
Service. League, who will talk on
under-priviledged children in Mont
gomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert w. Springs,
of Boyds. {.
Miss Monrad is presently en-
ployed at the Hecht Company store
in Silver Spring, and Mrs. Springs
is employed with Gruver's Manu-
featuring Company in Chevy
Chase. No date has been set for
the wedding.