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Evening star., 1950-01-22
Shirley Homes
Schoo|Crowdinq
To Be Relieved
Boord Decides on Use
Of Storage Building
In Jeb Stuart Units

Overcrowding in the classrooms
at the Shirley Homes School will
be relieved by use of a building in
the Jeb Stuart Homes, the Arling-
ton school board decided yes
terday.
Pupilsaof the higher elementary
grades will be transported to the
new quarters by bus, Supt. William
A. Early said.
Parents of Shirley Homes chill
dren last week threatened to keep
their children out of school unless
additional space is provided. The
first three grades at Shirley, where
classes are held in improvised
quarters of the wartime housing
development, are on a halliday
schedule because of the small
amount of space available.
A large number of the new
students will be admitted to the
school when the new semester be-
gins next month, school officials
said.
The new quarters will be in a
building which formerly was used
for nursery but which has been
a storage building recently. The
board agreed to pay $135 a month
for rent and utilities but protested
the charge,
Doesn't Make Sense"
Board. Member. Colin c. Mac
Pherson declared nit doesn't make
sense" that the Federal Govern
ment should build the wartime de-
velopments and then expect the
county to bear all the expense of
educating the children of families
living in them. There are several
similar developments in addition
to Shirley and Stuart.
Mr.. MACPHERSON said the paint
ed, cinder- block, row dwellings are
"detriment" to the county and
should be torn down. as originally
planned.
A survey designed to determine
school needs of the Shirley COM
munity was presented to the board
by representatives of the Parent
Teacher Association. A spokesman
said "a new building would be
nice but we need something to-
day"
The board took under consid- ,
Grafton demand by three South
Arlington groups that a replace
ment for the antiquated Hume
Elementary School be built at
Twenty eighth and South Nash
streets.
Excessive" Cost Cited.
The groups were the Hume Par
|ent-Teachers Association, the
Hume Advisory Committee and
the South Oakcrest Civic Associa-
ton. Two weeks ago Mr.. Early
recommended that plans to build
the school be deferred indefinitely
because Of the excessive" cost of
the site. The 78 acres would cost
about $8s,50o.
The board has sought for more
than a year to obtain satisfac-
tory site. The old school is ON
South Arlington Ridge road.
Warren Cox, speaking on behalf
OF the PTA yesterday, said paying
the price set by special con-
demnation jury last month would
add only per cent to the total
cost of the project.
Maj. T. c. Jones, a member Of
the Advisory Committee, told the
board 80 the cost of the pro-
posed school site is not ex-
cessive when balanced against the
need. the central location and
other features which make this q
very desirable school site"
Evening star., 1950-01-22

old d Fort Myer
soldier.
G o m m on -
wealth's Attor-
ney Denman T.
Rucker said he
will confer with
Chief of Police
H AIRY Wood
yard regarding
the case. Corpl.
Ayers, father of
two, was killed
W h e n he was
struck by a car
about 4 am. as
he walked along
Evening star., 1950-01-22

20 years as Prince Georges school
examiner title now changed to
superintendent"
DR.. Cook, a former State super
intendent of schools, took over
that post in 1919, when the States
school system was being reorgan-
lied. His success in guiding Mary
land to a high place in State
school systems gained national
recognition. He retired in 1912.
Mr.. Orem, a former superin-
Evening star., 1950-01-22

The boys include Timothy Gold
smith, Edward Updegraf and
Eric Winter. all of College Park;
Carol Guest and Jerry Longa-
necker, both of Berwyn; Byron
Milligan, Fred Besley. Maurice
McGrath. Warren Usher, David
Rowe. Paul Henson, Warren
Lytle. and Don Piper, all of
Hyattsville: Sam Ormes, Uni
versity Park, and George Miller.
Edmonston.
Idea Started In November.
The girls are Betty Warfield,
Edith Bedard, Ruth Geiger, Alice
Philips. Mary Baker, Bessie
Hughes, Barbara Taylor, Peggy
Topping. Molly Turner. all of
Hyattsville; Grace Turner, Bar
bara Capece and Jane Eisen-
hauer, all of University Park; Elsa
Wirth, College Park; Betty Jane
Ramer. Berwyn, and Alice Scott,
Riverdale.
The whole idea started shortly
before last Thanksgiving when the
Massachusetts, Department of
State, at the request of school
Evening star., 1950-01-22
Church Auxiliary Plans Porty

A card party sponsored by the
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Johns
Episcopal Church will be held at
$3.50 p. m. Tuesday at the church,
Thirty fourth street and Rainier
avenue, Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1950-01-22
V Repair Services
Listed on Page E-3
In Classified Today

For the more than $4,000
television set owners in the
Washington area, The Star be-
gins today a new daily classi-
fed listing entitled "Television
Repairs.
When television sets "act up"
check The Stars classified Sec
ton for repair service.
For all kinds of goods and
services always consult Wash
ington's leading classified me-
dunn
Evening star., 1950-01-22
Arlington First-Aid Course

A first aid course sponsored by
the Arlington County Chapter of
the Red Cross will open at 1890
p. m. Tuesday at the chapter
house. 1883 Lee boulevard.
Evening star., 1950-01-22
Hearing May Be Set
In GI's Traffic Death

Arlington officials will decide
tomorrow whether to hold a hear
ing in the traffic death yesterday
of Corpl. Leroy J. Ayers, 34-year-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08

The way to read an anthology is not
to quarrel with the compiler's choice, but
to find what pleases, and, if this is
poetic anthology, what thrills.
Poetry thrills, or it does little.
It is not physical thrill, although
sometimes that; mostly it is thrill OF
recognition, that some one has said what
one thought, or, deeper, brought to life
what the reader did not think.
Bringing life
That is what true poetry does, even
more so than prose.
Without verse, or the poetic phrasing
the ages have built up, we are as men
seated at conferences, solemn, jealous at
heart, taut.
With true verse, we suddenly are gay,
eager to learn, relaxed.
Such is the gift of poetry.
II shall set forth for somewhere,
shall make the reckless choice
Some day lDten they are in uoice
And tossing so as to scare
The ao7aite clouds oDer them on,
shall haze less to sag.
But / shall be gone"
So sang Robert Frost, and in the say
ing he told more than whole book on
trees.
The reader can ind this poem. "The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
This and That

Sound of the Trees" in the new COX
ford Book of American Verse;" edited by
the late Prof F. o Matthiessen, and pub
lished by Oxford University Press.
He probably won't agree with many OF
the editors choices.
Too much space given to poet con-
victed of treason and lodged in hos
pital-
Too little space afforded Edna Millay.
But these and other choices are
Matthiessen's own.
On the whole, he has done a service
able job, in a book of physical charm,
to bring Americas poetry to the reader
as one intelligent man, in looking back,
saw our poetry.
One may have notion. in looking
through this fat, book, that our poetry
does not in any way compare with Eng,
lands poetry.
Matthiessen did not think Sir Arthur
Quiller-Couch did too good job in The
Oxford Book of English Verse"
Many of us who were brought up on
that volume, in the poetic way, will Won
der if there is anything in the English
book to compare in dizziness with Anne
Bradstreet, who leads of the American
volume.
She may have been our first poet. "the
10th muse. lately sprung UP In Ameri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
Seven-Inninq BosebuII

Seyen-lnning bosebull
Now that baseball officials are plan
ming for next season. perhaps they would
consider changing the length of a regular
game from nine to seven innings.
1t seems that both players and fans
are better adapted physically and men
tally to about seven innings. The records
show that many pitchers last only about
seven innings then weaken and must be
relieved. Certainly q club would need
fewer pitchers because each one could
pitch more seven than nine inning
games in a month or a season.
As for the spectators. fatigue requires
the seventh-inning stretch. Life is more
streamlined now than 1t was half
century or more ago. when the nine-in-
ming game was adopted. The fans have
more amusement and engagements, and
less time to spend on each. So instead OF
feeling that they are not getting their
moneys worth in shorter games. they
might attend them in greater numbers;
which, with the saving in pitchers. would
be to the financial advantage of the club
owners.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
CIV and the Law

I was shocked at the attitude Of DR..
Cloyd H. Marvin, president of George
Washington University. in his letter to
Miss Bradham. as quoted in The Star Of
October 20. a
OF course Miss Bradham could have
called the police, but doubtless she con-
sidered polite, personal letter the
kinder approach. DR.. Marvin's reply was
unbelievably asinine. do not live near
the university, nor do know anyone who
does. But was so disguised when read
Dr. Marvin's letter. that I wanted to
know if we had law to cover encroach-
ments on the rights of others.
7 quote from the Police Regulations
in reference to disorderly conduct: "It
shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons within the District of Columbia to
congregate or assemble in any street.
alley, road or highway &. and engage
in loud and boisterous talking or other
disorderly conduct or to crowd, OBJ
struct or incommode the free use Of any
such street, avenue, alley, road, etc. E.
or in any place from where the same
be heard in any street under penalty
of not more than $25 for each and
every offence"
d. C. Native.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
BY Charles E. TroceweN
H. o. Austin.

ca" as the title page of one Of her vol
umes said in 1850, but most readers will
prefer Chaucer.
This book is excellent for one thing
above all.
It will bring such poets as Hart Crane
to readers who knew him not.
It will tie the old days to the new,
and make readers understand that some
of the old was not too wonderful, and
some of the new not too bad.
In achieving this fusion, Matthiessen
was at his best. In his books he did not
wander into the strange fields of politics
which were to lead him to his death.
Here he is, and will be forever, the
man of books, the lover tof the sacred
word, of the good sentence, the fine
paragraph. Here he is the bookman.
which he should always have remained
in fact as well as in truth. Here is
our good friend, pointing out with the
good egotism of the born professor what
is good for our souls.
We are eternally in his debt, and shall
always be reminded of it whenever we
take down from the shelf 1.-THE Oxford
Book Of American Verse"
In our bookshelf, this volume goes in
beside Henry James: the Major Phase"
where 1t belongs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
Appeosine Red China?

am reader of your paper and,
though comparatively uniformed on
Far Eastern affairs, fail to find any
consistency in United State" foreign pol
icy in that part of the world. Like most
Americans only know about foreign al
fairs from what read in the newspapers
and hear over the radio. But looking back
several weeks or more I find that it was
reported that Gen. Macarthur himself
sent word to the Security Council of the
u. N. that the Chinese Communists had
given substantial, If not decisive assist
ance" to the North Korean Communists.
I also thought it was generally known
that the 5th and 9Th North Korean d.
visions were in reality the 164th and
166th Manchurian Division OF the Chi
nese Communist Army.
Why is it, then, that the administra-
ton refused so long, to all appearances,
to give credence to these facts? Is 1t ap-
basement, fear, or diplomatic exigency
that caused the matter to be overlooked
for so long time? Now that the Chinese
Communists are to be found in Korea in
greater number, it has been necessary
to admit it publicly. Five thousand
United Nations troops, trapped in part
of Korea by these same Chinese, would
tell If they were able that the Chinese
are veteran fighters, and nothing to be
overlooked!
If the United States recognizes Com
munist China as the legitimate govern
ment of that country and sees fit to allow
it to enter the United Nations, 1t will be
one of the greatest disgraces in history.
Communist China wants recognition
from the world, and has the gall to de-
mand seat in the United Nations while
fighting the latter's forces on the field OF
battle. Such effrontery and downright
insincerity should be met with scorn. and
not appeasement, by the freedom loving
and peace desiring nations OF the world.
To allow Communist China to enter the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
Nearby Virginia 'RevoIts'

The defeat of the school bond issue in Airing
ton County and the overwhelming demand for
governmental reform in Fairfax County can be
attributed to revots by the voters against regimes
accused of not being properly responsive to the
public will
It is hard to believe that the slim majority
Of citizens in Arlington who voted against
$7,450,O00 bond issue for new schools actually
were opposed to new schools in this classroom
short county. They were, however, strongly
opposed to extravagant schools this was
the type of construction which the countys first
elected School Board had been charged with
favoring. It is unfortunate that the "extrava-
gance" issue blinded so many voters to the urgent
need for additional schools and to the fact that
the rational way to deal with the issue was
through election of new board members, not
through paralysis of the building program.
That Arlington's voters are not against Dor
rowing for essential improvements is evidenced
by the heavy return in favor of a bond issue for
q badly needed sewage treatment plant-about
which there was no controversy over "tr1lls' as
there was with schools. Furthermore, Arlington
previously had approved two bond issues for
new schools by large margins. In effect, the
School Board now has been put ON notice that
the citizens are deeply concerned over rising
taxes and increasing school costs and that it
taken to avoid improvident spending. Once the
board regains the confidence of those who oppose
Its present spending policies, another bond issue
for schools undoubtedly will be approved State
law prevents vote within three years on the
same bond issue plan, but smaller borrowing
plan could be voted on before that.
The Arlington "revolt" did not extend to the
lone County Board race, in which Daniel A.
Dugan received comfortable majority over his
opponents. Surprising, however, was Repre-
sentative Howard Smiths loss of the county
(although he won easily in the whole distrlct)
for the first time since he has been running for
Congress.
In Fairfax the rebellion was against form
of county government that dated from the easy
going era when farming was the chief industry
In Fairfax County. That there were so many
defenders of this outmoded system (more than
5000 was the real surprise. The county execu-
tive form won handily over the county manager
form as a substitute for the present government.
Either form would be vast Improvement over
what the county has today. The approved system
retains the district plan of electing supervisors
but gives the new board control over 80 per cent
of the county's spending. That means better
home rule in the rapidly developing county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08

Senator Tafts smashing victory in Ohio-he
was leading by more than $4,000 votes on the
basis of incomplete returns-is good and whole
some thing in our domestic political lfe
The Ohio Senator-"Mr. Republican"
singled out this year as the Number target OF
national labor leaders Every resource that they
could muster was thrown into the fight to defeat
him. He was pictured, with deplorable dis
regard for truth, as the relentless enemy of the
workingman A shabby conic-book campaign
against him tried to present the Senator as
tool of the vested interests. Labor money and
labor workers were poured into the effort. Yet
Senator Taft who squeezed through by 1900
votes six years ago against virtually unknown
opponent, has won by far the greatest triumph
of his career.
It is hard to say how effective this labor
effort was among the rank -and-f1le of workers.
If it was effective there, the only conclusion is
that this rule-or-ruin drive by the union bosses
met with well-deserved reaction-a reaction
by people who do not belong to labor unions,
who cannot be dictated to by the labor leaders,
and who turned out in record-breaking numbers
to crush labor's most ambitious bid for DOM
nance of the political scene. 1t is by no means
certain, however, that the labor effort was sue
cessful among its own people. For Senator Taft
trailed by only a slim margin in Cuyahoga
County (Cleveland), laborS stronghold, and he
was ahead in such other industrial centers as
Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown. This raises
more than suspicion that the average workman
has not found the Taft-Hartley Act to be an OPP
pressive instrument, that he may even welcome
the protection that it gives him from the labor
chieftains.
There are two other factors that should not
be overlooked One is that Senator Taft in
terms of ability far superior to his opponent,
and it is gratifying that the Ohio voters were not
Indifferent to competence in public life. The
other is that the Senator campaigned as he has
never campaigned before, neglecting no oppor-
tunity to get out and meet the voters and tell
his story to them. In politics. there Is no subst-
tute for hard work. The type of campaign that
Senator Taft made has pulled many supposedly
lost cause out of the fire
It may be that the political lessons in the
Ohio results speak for themselves. Two, however,
are worthy of special emphasis. The first Is that
the voters were not willing to be dictated to by
the professional labor leaders. The union bosses
cannot make subservience to their selfish de-
mands the price of survival in public life The
second is that the thoroughly dishonest campaign
against the Taft-Hartley Act should be aban-
doned It is not an oppressive, union-busting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
CobbIer at Work

I match the cobbler at his ancient trade.
Unhurried. sure. ptecing sole to-
gether,
Mending heel, toe. matching the
grade.
Whose fingers n,ove olive among the
leather.
With patience from the long apprenticed
years
He goes about his task NTH quiet skill.
Reaching for nails and hammer, glue or
shears,
Bending the stubborn leather to his
1Uill.
To him q shoe is more than mere frame
To brace foot; some child tDore this
one out
Climbing a tree, trying to ,1in game;
This one iDas danced threddbare.
beyond doubt;
A man too tired to lift his feet toore
These are the things the cobbler feels
and sees.
MAE WINKLER GOODMAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08

AS was the case in nearby Virginia, local
government issues dominated the voting IN
Maryland counties adjoining the District The
Republicans campaigning for good govern
ment" won sweeping victories In both counties.
The party lines were not closely drawn In either
area, however, as some Democrats joined with
Republicans in joint stand for "home rule"
The charter form of government by County
Council was more firmly established in Mont
gomery County than ever by the returns. The
campaign developed into battle between
coalition of Republican and Embellishments
on the one hand and the regular Democratic
organization on the other, with the coalition
forces winning by substantial margin. Thus,
the only Democrats elected to the Council were
two who had been Endorsed by the Charter
Committee non-partisan group which had
sponsored the Council plan from its inception.
This group contended that the regular" Demo-
cratic machine" was trying to take over the
control of local government which 1t lost When
the Council was established The outcome OF
the voting assures continuance of the bipartisan
ship which has marked the reform movement,
with good results.
In Prince Georges County the defeat of the
incumbent Democratic organization was even
more pronounced. Although Representative
Sasscer managed to survive the Landslide, state
Senator Sothoron, author of controversial plan
for county reorganization, lost his seat and his
lob as majority leader in the State Senate. The
Sothoron bill to reorganize the county govern
ment was passed over the protests OF many civic
groups which had banded themselves together
In behalf of more extensive reorganization. The
civic reaction to the "half-measures" of the
sothoron plan undoubtedly had much to do with
the defeat of its author.
Both counties rolled up big Republican
maiorities that will cause great gloom in Demo-
cratic ranks Montgomery, for example, elected
all but three of 81 Republicans running for local
Offices and Prince Georges all but six OF the Il
Republican local candidates Tt was the worst
defeat the Democrats have had in Prince Georges
County in a quarter of century. The local
upsets were even more surprising than the I'M
seating of Senator Tydings and Governor Lane,
A belt line to speed up grocery operation is
something new and frightening, as, after all, this
great republic was built on principles formulated
by loafers around the store stove.
Moscows literary gazette calls Henry Wallace
warmonger and enemy of mankind. But that's
Moscows way: Never any allowance for fell
lows being little confused.
An album of her pictures from girlhood on
reveals, to our establishment, that there was a
time when the dowager Queen Mary didn't look
like herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
The Courteous Few

Reference is made to the article on
Page ALA in The Star of October 30.
headed: Courtesy Citation Awarded by
AAA to 1872 Drivers"
did not think there were that many
people in the District and surrounding
counties combined who knew what the
word courtesy" meant, judging from the
way the majority of them drive.
It has been my contention, since COM
ing to these parts early in 1948, that
two-thirds of the automobile drivers of
this area do not know how to drive an
automobile. And the one third that do
know how, do not care.
f. Paul Kramer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
Needed-SmokeIess Leaves

Your article stating an accident had
been caused by smoke in Bethesda inter-
ested me very much.
Sunday evening on Georgetown road
I had to drive with fog lights in order to
see through the smoke. All cars are not
equipped with fog lights. and 1t is
amazing to me that we have not had
more such accidents. Can't something
be done about It?
Thelma H. Vernon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08

For the United States, this is one Of
those times. For our whole course Of
action at the moment-and that OF the
u. Ms to so conduct ourselves that
Communist China has every opportunity
to withdraw gracefully, without loss Of
face, from the fighting in Korea.
No doubt this Is the proper course.
But in pursuing it, we will have realis-
tically to face very grim question, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08

one which grows grimmer every passing
hour:
Is Red China's war propaganda cam
paign reaching such proportions that
there can be no turning back for Mao
Tse-tung-that we may shortly find
ourselves faced with some $50 million
Chinese psychologically conditioned to
attempting to drive us out of Korea, at
the cost of a third world war?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08

slave-labor law. Ohio should serve as a warning
signal to the President and those who have Joined
with him in the attempt to substitute misrepre-
sentation for truth on this issue, and the coun-
try will be better off If they will heed the
warning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-08
Questions and Answers

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