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Evening star., 1950-09-30
Committee Progress
Reported on Master
Highway Plan in Area

The Regional Highway Planning
Committee was confident today
that local representatives will be
able to unite harmoniously" in
preparing and executing a master
plan fo1 future highway develop
ment in the Washington Metro
politan Area.
After two exploratory sessions
yesterday. Chairman S. R. Harri-
son. who is deputy director of
the District Highway Department,
said the committee was directed
to report in a month on the best
means to implement the efforts
of local political Jurisdictions in
acquiring land needed for such
highways. Some 80 highway and
planning representatives from the
District Building. Federal agencies,
Maryland and Virginia exchanged
ideas at the meeting, first of a
series to be held.
Get Needed Data.
Chairman Harrison said the
important thing" about the ini-
tial meeting was the fact that, Tor
the first time, the various agencie
have been given complete factuai
data needed to plan a carefully
worked out highway system with
an eye to the future.
The conferees were reported in
agreement that some sort of Fed
eral authority should be set up to
render assistance-financial and
otherwise-in purchasing or set
ting aside ts-of-way for a
long ranged highway program.
Mr.. Harrison stated that the
problems in the Washington area
are so unusual, combining rural,
urban and interstate areas, that
the Regional Highway Commit
tee is compelled to do much pio-
neering work. In the Washington
region, it was pointed out, the
Federal Government naturally
must be the prime mover.
Some Measures Adaptable.
Special legislation would be re-
quired to set up a Federal-aid au-
thority as suggested. Federal
Bureau of Roads experts said
measures resorted to in certain
States are adaptable to the Wash
ington area.
In Ohio, for instance, it was ex-
planned that reservation agree
ments" pave the way for future
land purchases. At the low rate
of $110 a mile front. the State
agency can restrict building along
desired rights-of-way until such
time as funds are available to pur-
chase the land outright. This re-
quires Voluntary agreements on
the part of property owners.
One of the chief troubles in
the Washington area now. except
for land purchases under the
Capper- Compton Act, is the fact
that it is necessary to pay in
full for desired acreage. The need
for ready cash and the lack OF
definite plans for the future, said
A. Clason Taylor of the Bureau
of Public Roads. makes it difficult
to plan highway Is years ahead
Federal officials presented an
analysis of the origin and desti-
nation" survey of traffic in the
Metropolitan Area as having an
important bearing on future high
way planning.
Evening star., 1950-09-30

members of the squad would nor
mally be armed with automatic
shotguns. Some of the men would
also carry tear-gas equipment. he
said.
The occasion for the inspection.
conducted by Inspector Raspberry
and Rear Admiral A. G.. Noble,
was to have a look at the new
park police badge. which became
official yesterday.
The redesigned insignia shows
the United States shield more
prominently than on the old
badges.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
'Se|by's S Family Sadly
Marks Birthday After
News He Died in Crash

Air Force Corpl. Richard N.
Selby's 22d birthday was marked
in sorrow in little apartment at
1891 Burns place Sc. today.
Joseph Selby, who is an in
valid, and his wife were notified
last night by the Air Force that
their son was dead.
The young corporal was killed
in the crash of a transport plane
in Japan Tuesday night. The
plane was taking off for Korea.
Until yesterday, his parents and
four brothers and sister had
known only that he was missing.
They still had hope.
Insurance May Save Home.
The telegram that arrived last
night also carried an element OF
hope. however. despite its tragedy
For yesterday the Selbys were
diStraught in the face Of impend-
ing eviction from their home fol-
nonpayment of rent. Richard
however. carried a $4,000 nationa
service life insurance policy, his
mother said. 1t may be the fam
t Iilys saving grace.
Eviction proceedings have beer
brought against the Selbys for $5f
in back rent by the National Cap
ital Housing Authority, which op-
crates their apartment develop
ment. But John Ihlder, authority
director, had more comfort to of.
fer today.
Postp0nement Arranged.
The case won't be pressed fol
the present, Mr.. Ihlder said
NCHA already has arranged 6
court postponement until October
IL, and it will allow further DELAY
pending an investigation by the
Red Cross, Community Chest OF
some other appropriate agency
which will be brought In, he said
The Air Force probably will
come to the rescue before NCHA
acts. A spokesman at the Penta-
gon said today Mrs. Selby presum-
ably will receive a death gratuity
of about $500 within a week OF
two" The amount, paid to the
next of kin by law, is based on the
dead Serviceman's rank and length
of service.
Later the mother will receive
any pay due her son, after verifi-
cation by the General Accounting
Office, the spokesman said. Pro-
vided she is listed as a dependent
she also may be entitled to pen
sion from the Veterans Admin
istration, he added. VA also han
dies the insurance.
Brother Seeking Former Job.
The Selbys themselves also are
trying to find a solution. One of
Corpl. Selby's surviving brothers
Frank, %. will try to get back his
former machinist's job with the
Naval Research Laboratory. He
has been working in a grocery
store since he was discharged
last year in reduction in force
his mother said.
Corpl. Selby's father is unable
to work because he is nearly blind
nearly deaf and arthritic. Mrs
Selby takes care of John, IA, ano
Mary Ann, 8, who live with them
Corpl. Leonard Selby, 20, is or
duty here with the Army, ano
Corpl. Norma Selby, 10, is on duty
with the National Guard at Camp
Edwards. Mass. Frank lives al
Navlor Gardens
Evening star., 1950-09-30
PoroIe Board Aide Named

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 80 (P.-
Pleasant C. Shields, 80, of Pittsyl-
vania County, has been named
executive secretary of the State
Parole Board, it was announced
here today.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Major General All Set
To Serve II. S. as
lust a Buck Private
BY the Associated Press

DANVILLE, Va, Sept. 30
Major General Robertson may
be tapped to serve Uncle Sam
as a buck private when he re-
ports for his selective service
physical examination Mon
day.
Major General is his name.
Evening star., 1950-09-30
Grand Jury Head Named

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 30 (P.-
Clarence M. White, a retired
Annapolis merchant, was named
foreman of Anne Arundel Coun.
tvs October term grand jury yes
terday.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
Russia on Potato Bugs !

If these were not deadly serious days, the
world could get a laugh of sorts out of the
Soviet Unions formal note protesting against
potato bugs. The note-delivered to our EN-
bassy in Moscow-has accused us of dropping
the pests on extensive areas of Eastern Ger
many in deliberate" and criminal" plot to
damage the food supplies of that satellite and
to pave the way for similar damage elsewhere
behind the Iron Curtain.
The Kremlin has lodged the protest with
straight face, insisting that the job has been
done by American planes and that 'the guilty
persons be brought to book" Apparently, how
ever, the truth of the matter is that the East
Germans-wfo have had to cope with the bugs
for many years-are threatened with prospec-
tive failure in their potato crop and their
Russian masters feel the need, from the propa-
ganda standpoint, to find a scapegoat. It has
also been suggested that the Soviet note has
been designed to pubicize an invented excuse
for possible move to deny us an air corridor
over Berlin.
In any case whatever it's precise objective the
note fits in neatly with the intensified Russian
drive to make us as unpopular as possible in
the satellite countries. The potato bug-also
known as the Colorado beetle-is undeniably
mean pest and by identifying us with it. the
Kremln may gain something. The whole busi-
ness would be quite funny if it were not at the
same time fairly tragic measure of what has
happened to the once decent standards of peace
ful international intercourse.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
denim the cruelties. injustices, and lying
nronaoanda which ORC ;nbarorf u, a.

denim the cruelties, injustices, and lying
propaganda which are inherent in it.
The clever conspirators of the Krem-
lin have known from the first that no
such diabolical scheme involving torture
and slavery could succeed unless the vic
Tins were isolated from the decent opin-
ion of mankind. Men love darkness
better than light because their deeds are
evil" said Jesus whose teachings are
ridiculed and caricatured by the instiga-
tors of this goddess system. AS they fear
nothing SO much as the truth, the Iron
Curtain was dropped. Behind the Iron
Curtain, with no rebuttal allowed from
the free world. the duped and cowGd
hosts are trained to chant that white
is black and black is white. Back of
that iron fence. through which and over
which Is allowed to pass no sound from
the free realm beyond, they drill their
regimented minionS to shout senseleSs
slogans. Here they build their prison of
the mind and soul with no spires of the
spirit pointing from the earth to the
sky. At given signal they project their
armed automatons against the defenders
OF the free life, and then broadcast to an
outraged world. which they would hood
wink, "a devilishly clever farrago Of
falsity and nonsense concocted with a
purpose that has nothing to do with his
toric truth" At immense cost. broad
casts from the outside which would take
Evening star., 1950-07-09
High Brow

In an editorial the other day you sug-
gested that "a change in fashion" may
account for the fact that a group of
critics found some classics boring. That
is true of many of the books; they are
dated. But it is not true of Don
Quixote."
OF course. the English translations
are notoriously bad with the exception
OF that of the late Samuel Putnam, pub
ished last year, and I doubt that any
of the critics polled4 know Spanish we'll
enough to read the novel in the original.
But even If they could. would their SEN
sibility be fine enough to appreciate this
work? No.
You have the real answer to this ques-
ton in the fact you point out that most
of our population allows itself to be
accelerated" by the radio. television.
the movies, and sports. This fact in it.
self proves that our aesthetic values are
very low. 1t would be the exceptional
person only who could appreciate Don
Quixote," and we are very few
S.-giaton 5.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
Arms to Fronco Spoin?

Constantine Brown, in his column of
July 8, pleads with the United States TO
send arms to Franco Spain, for, he says,
Spain might be in Koreas plight if the
West delays sending arms" But Franco
Spain doesn't want our aid-at least it
dosen't act like it does and factions
speak louder than words. You do not in
suit people from whom you seek favors.
The Falange (Fascist) journal, Ar
riba," states that Masons are Commu-
nists in an article by Friar Leon VIII
luendas. Time Magazine, in its issue of
July 8, states: 'For many Spaniards, the
term Protestant has been made to stand
for something shameful and dangerous.
pamphlet recently published by a
Catholic organization. with the church's
imprimatur. defined professionalism as
means invented by monk named Lu-
ther to marry nun and as 'diabolical
sect invented by the devil" (This is
the church that cries for tolerance and
fair play) 1t would seem that in this
Evening star., 1950-07-09
Fifty Years Ago in The Star !.

ticles of clothing valued at G22, she
denied the charge and persisted in the
denial during two hours of questioning
by the police. Finally, however. she
opened her trunk and disclosed the
missing articles. Her explanation was
that she had been drinking brandy and
while under the influence of the liquor
took the property" At Marylebone Court
she pleaded guilty but insisted that she
was mot guilty in her heart"
The society column of The Star on
July 16, 1900. included an account of
children's party held
Dorothy CIork- at the residence Of Mr..
sons Birthday and Mrs. Edwin s.
NV, to celebrate the sixth birthday
anniversary of their daughter. Dorothy.
Among the guests were: Bright Handy,
Willie Ghyton, Ernest Klinge, Clarence.
Charles and Bernie Peters, Harold
Nackman, Holt Wright, Raymond
Champion, Albert Esher, George Robin
son, Merton and Nell Marks, Bessie and
Annie Handy, Gertie and Bessie Lewis,
May Hunter, Dora Peters, Susie and
Rosie Kirby, May and Katie Esher,
Florence Kaiser and Florence Marks.
The appointments of the table were the
same as those used for the sixth BIRTH
day party of Dorothy's mother, the
former Gertrude Donath. Dorothy now
is Mrs. Edward w. Kibbey, and she
has daughter. Barbara. who also has
had a sixth birthday party in her turn
with the same table appointments
being used! The family home is at
1407 Emerson street, NV, and Mrs.
Edwin S. Clarkson is its presiding genius.
A cable from London to The Star of
July IA, 1900. reported: "The most bril-
liant garden party Of
Royol Garden Queen Victoria's reign has
Portv proved quite Intellectual
to dispe1 the anxiety and
gloom hanging over Great Britain.
A week that opened with high hopes from
all quarters Of the globe where Great
Britain's interests are imperiled ends
with none of these hopes realized
except as regards Ashanti and even there
an English garrison still awaits relief. :.
While the Royal garden party failed in
its purpose, 1t was wonderful affair.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
It's Just Too Bod
Subscriber.

It's just too bad that the motorist who
struck the little white dog on Old George
town road in Bethesda this morning did
not attempt to do the humane thing and
stop to render aid to the stricken animal
hope the pitiful cries of the injured
dog ring in his ears for long time to
come.
It is also too bad that the dog owners
do not keep their animals confined to
their own property instead of allowing
them loose at the mercy Of traffic.
True. there are those who say, "Well,
it's just dog" But it could well have
happened to one of the children in the
neighborhood.
Let's have leash law for the sections
OF Montgomery County where it is
needed.
Anna L. Hollis.
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
A Matter of Survival

In calling upon Congress for an additional
$3.50 million to finance stepped-up program of
atomic development including particularly work
on the still-theoretical hydrogen bomb-the Pres
ident has taken step essential to the security
of our own Nation and the free world at large.
The need for the action is too obvious to re-
quire an elaborate explanation. Given the kind
of world We have, with the dominance-seeking
Soviet Union now producing and Stockpiling A
weapons of its own-and torpedoing every effort
to establish international control-the funda-
mental law of self representation demands that the
United States, through its Atomic Energy Cons
mission, do everything possible in an effort to
maintain and increase its present lead in this
deadliest of all ornaments races.
There is no direct connection, of course be-
tween the Presidents request for extra funds and
the war in Korea. The decision to expand ex-
penditures-m considerably in advance of the
Red invasion across the 38th parallels merely
a logical follow-up move to effectuate Mr.. Tru-
mans January order to the Acc to continue
its work on all forms of atomic weapons, in
Guiding the so-called hydrogen or super bomb" :"
Actually what has really brought about this
acceleration of our program is the persistent
refusal of the Russians to accept world control
and the revelation last September of their sue
cess in producing an A-weapon.
The additional fund of $3.50 million-which
Congress undoubtedly will grant lis to be spent
primarily on the building of new facilities at
sites whose location is to remain secret. The
main effort apparently will be concentrated on
research and development aimed at determining
whether a hydrogen fusion bomb-which could
be at least 1000 times as destructive as the
atomic fsSton bomb-can really be produced.
The project is in the "iffy" stage-somewhere
between the probable and the possible-but it
is sufficiently practical in theory to justify an
all-out attempt to make it real.
In any case. as pointed out by the President,
the new facilities even if they fail to produce
a hydrogen bomb, will provide-as do our exist
ing plants-materials which can be used for
regular A-weapons or for fuels potentially useful
for power purposes. Thus, whether the hydro
gen idea can be made to work or not, the effort
devoted to it and the money expended on it will
still contribute Importantly to our overall atomic
program, militarily and otherwise.
1t labors the obvious to say that we cannot
afford not to do what the President has out
lined It all adds up to the grirnmest and bleak
est kind of business, but as long as the Soviet
Union adheres to its present course as long as it
insists upon nuclear armaments race we must
spare no effort to keep ahead for survivalS sake.
Evening star., 1950-07-09

Five motormen OF the Metropolitan
yellow cars were in Judge Scott's court
on July IL, 1900, charged
'Tohey Sor with violating the law regu-
Speeders lating the speed" of such
public conveyances. and The
Star Of the same date explained that
the motormen'S defense was that, while
they could not tell the exact speed their
cars were making, sit was their impress
sion that the instrument on the police
mans wheel was wrong" passenger
testified for one of the trolley operators.
But the judge found the motormen guilty
and fined them So each. After the hear
ing was concluded the police officer said
he was satisfied that the motormen could
not comply with the law and run their
cars on the time required by the COM
pany."
The Star for July II. 1900. said: Moth
ing is known in any official quarter here
of the alleged plot discovered
Forecast of in New York to assassinate
Trooedv the President. Nor is the
story given any credence. It
is assumed from the publication that
some one did report the existence of
such plot and that an investigation of
some sort was made; but the fact that
no one connected with the Presidents
household has been informed of it, that
the President himself has not been
warned and that the Secret Service Bu-
reau here has not been informed is good
evidence that the matter is not regarded
seriously" The plot, it seems, had been
disclosed to member of the Republican
National Committee and communicated
by that member to Benjamin B. Odell,
chairman of the New York State Repub-
lican organization, who engaged private
detective to investigate the whole story
When the report of this agent was SUBJ
mitted to Mr.. Odell he Immediately cau-
toned President Mckinley to be very
careful"
Front-page space was accorded in The
Star on July II, 1900, for story about
an American delegate to q
Convention Christian Endeavor meeting
Thief in London who mysteriously
had developed taking ways"
When first accused of stealing a gold
watch, bracelet, hair brushes and ar
Evening star., 1950-07-09

the affirmative then the waters around this rela-
lively small island will be churned up by shoot
ing of kind deadly enough and on a scale large
enough to unleash the full fury of another world
war. The decision on that point is up to Stain.
In any case, however, with or without full
scale Soviet support, the Chinese Communists
will be gambling against extreme hazards If they
set out over 100 miles of sea to invade Formosa.
Hitler's failure to cross the much narrower Eng
liSh Channel-after repeated threats to do So
suggests that there is at least little reason
to hope that the same sort of thing may happen
in this instance also.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
The RFC Problem

There was considerable Justification for the
Senate's rejection of the Presidents plan for
transferring the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration to the Department of Commerce. In
the first place, this was not a reorganization
recommended by the Hoover Commission. That
commission has proposed instead, that the RFC
be shifted to the Treasury. AS finance agency
that would seem to be the logical place for it,
unless it is to retain its independent status
But another reason for opposing the transfer
to the Commerce Department, at least at this
time, is the fact that a highly interesting in
vestigation of RFC operations by the Senate
Banking and Currency Committee has not been
completed. Already the committee has scrutinized
critically number of loans about which serious
questions have been raised On the outcome of
this inquiry may depend such major issue as
the future status or even the existence of the
agency which was created to aid business during
the depression The Senate will be in better
position to decide what to do aboat the RFC
after the Banking Committee has completed its
investigation and submitted it's report
Under the circumstances, the Senate showed
good judgment in refusing to be rushed into
approval of the presidential transfer plan. The
House already had approved the proposal, so
that positive rejection by the Senate was neces-
sary to kill it, This means that any reorganiza-
ton involving the RFC is dead for this session
There is no reason why the President may not
submit another plan next year. But it's chances
of approval would be greatly enhanced if he
followed more closely the suggestions of the
Hoover Commission.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
L. L. Wo0dman.
Maj. USAFR.

Peers and peereSses, generals and Indian
rajahs. princes and princesses. leading
statesmen, heads Of professions and
church dignitaries intermingled gaily,
forming dazzling mass of color against
the green background of the Buckingham
Palace lawns After chatting with a few
guests the queen drove out through
double lines of visitors probably as
distinguished as were ever formed in
England"
The Star for July 13, 1900, contained
an editorial reading in part: "It is only
too clear that no Gre
Unreliable News dence whatever can be
From Chino given to any of the
statements emanating
from Shanghai, or, indeed, any other
Chinese port. until they bear the sign
manual of the Chinese government. Even
such may be held in some question for
what they do not say. It is just an
nounced that Minister WI, at the request
of the State Department, has under
taken to communicate through his gov
ernment with Minister Conger and
ascertain the precise conditions at Pekin.
If China is not in state of utter
anarchy-and the maintenance of en-
bassies at the capitals of the world
suggests that she is not-and Is not at
war with the powers, she should be held
to account for at least the ordinary
amenities of international relationship"
The Star of July 18, 1900, reviewed the
annual report of Commissioner OF Pat
ents Charles H. Duell,
Busy Potent showing that during the
Office past nscal year there were
received 39.815 applications
for mechanical patents, 2,263 applica-
tions for reissue, 1879 caveats and 127
applications for prints. There were &c.
$40 patents granted, including reissues
and designs; 1850 trademarks, 682 labels
and SO prints were registered. The num-
Der of patents that expired was 1898.
Total receipts of the Office were $685.
228.35, the total expenditures were ST.
247 .82758 and the surplus of receipts
over expenditures. being the amount
turned over to the Treasury, was $110.-
400.77." Inventing. it seems. was q
booming business so years ago.