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Evening star., 1950-12-28
On the Record
Economics Do Not Determine History,
Certainly Not in the Arab World

The contrast of refugees on re-
lief with unused land in the Arab
world reminds one of an Arab
proverb about a camel who dies
of thirst in the desert while carry
ing water on his back-the ref
ugees must live now, and land
development takes time.
U. N. Lacks Courage.
But, first, the United Nations
Ii. e. the United States) has
neither the courage to order Is
rael to conform to U. N. resolu-
tions or to inform the Arab world,
and the refugees in particular,
that they will never go home.
Second, no constructive resettle-
ment program together with funds
on the table is ready to tempt any
Arab state, though masses of
money have been spent on sur
veys.
And. third. If 1t were presented
and especially if presented by
governments the Arabs no longer
trust-it would probably founder
on the stubborn resistance of the
refugees themselves to accept any
solution, however economically
favorable, as a substitute for the
right they think they share with
all peoples to live in the land their
ancestors have possessed since the
dawn of history.
If this is an impractical notion
(and it isl. it also should be re-
called that no economic motive
inspired zionism and the state of
Israel or has ever. as far as can
remember, inspired any great his
torical upheaval.
The desire for justice, equality.
and recognition is more passion
ate impulse than the desire for a
higher standard of living. It is
quite improved, for instance, that
the end of colonial imperialism
will inevitably result in greater
prosperity in the Near and Far
East. But at certain times Of
national or mass awakening such
arguments are utterly irrelevant.
Common sense" and the "be rea-
sonable attitude" prevail only in
sedate and satisfied societies.
(Released by The Bell Syndicate. 1nco
Evening star., 1950-12-28

LlGlT Columns, ae"iS HAoLeoio.
100-100 vision, and not that sweet
and perfect 1920 that gets you
in the Army.
Charges Are Heavy Too.
The eye doctor I have been
patronizing charges as if the dol
lar hadn't lost its buying power.
He gave me a prescription for
glasses and the next day his wife
bought a racing stable. chin
chilla fireplace. and a platinum
television aerial.
But the glasses he said needed
don't do for me what the eyes
of Winchell. Sobol, Sullivan, etc.,
do for them.
I live in the same town as they
do, walk the same streets, but
when I come in after a walk I
have practically nothing to report.
But not those gentlemen.
Let Winchell loose on Park ave-
nue. for a few blocks and it's even
money he'll write something like
this:
can eyeful at Fifth and 47th was
Garbo tightening her girdle.
Guess what I ran into at Park
and 63d. GregcE Peck, Ike
Eisenhower, Malik. Perle Mesta.
Citation and Frank Leahy, all
waiting for the light to turn
green. :"
The same for Sullivan. Let him
stroll ten minutes and he will spot
Gen. Bradley buying a tie, Shirley
Temple Black being fitted for
cashmere earmuffs. John Wayne
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Move to Bar Butler
Senator Anderson Seeks Backing to
Deny Seat to Maryland Senator.Elect

the salient facts of the Suns story
and taken full responsibility upon
his own shoulders.
Senator Anderson saw the last
campaign at close range as its
active director in behalf of Ma
tional Chairman Boyle. who was
i'll. It is understood that the first
half-dozen Senators he ap-
preached enthusiastically sup
ported his bar-Butler plans.
Whether he can carry with him
the Southern bloc of Democrats
or any of the corporaIs guard of
Republican Progressives is moot.
Senator Tydings is regarded as
a Southerner and his connec-
tions with the influential South
ern leaders-Senators George,
Connally. Russell, etc.-have been
close. He has served on their COM
mittees and they on his through
the years.
Senate Cares Less.
After a splurge of civic recti-
tude in the 2O's. during which it
refused to seat William S. Ware of
Pennsylvania and Frank L. Smith
of Illinois. the Senate has tended
TO care less and less about reports
of great sums spent in campaigns,
as we'll as their low level gen.
orally. The last effort to deny a
Senator his seat was directed
against William LANCER, Repub-
lican Of North Dakota. Senator
Taft was among the Republicans
who then saved him.
Senator Tydings has said he
would not personally contest Mr..
Buffers right to be seated. What
the Anderson motion amounts to,
more than it does a personal ad-
vocacy of Senator Tydings. Is a
sign Of the growing realization on
the part Of liberal Democrats that
they must fight back aggressively
against Senator Mccarthy and
the style of campaigning he rep
resents or they will get picked off
one by one. In this. they have
President Truman's full support.
What lends the situation great
urgency in the minds of so many
New Deal Senators Is a combina-
ton of last falls defeats, the
successful drive to get liberal
Columnist Drew Pearson's spon-
sor to drop him-though the
broadcasting chain will continue
with him-and the fact that SO
many of the liberal Senators are
up themselves in 1852. It's root
hog or die.
Released by The Bell Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1950-12-28

ture of Senator Tydings and Earl
Browder, wartime leader of the
Communist Party in this coun-
try. Mr.. Butler has admitted
that he saw the campaign litera-
ture with the composograph in
it, but did not forbid its dissent
nation.
In the most astonishing upset
Of the election. Senator Tydings.
veteran of great experience,
chairman of Armed Services and
a member Of the Foreign Rela-
tions and Atomic Energy commit
tees, was beaten soundly by the
unknown Mr.. Butler. The Re-
publicans largely based their
campaign on charges that Sena-
tor Tydings "whitewashed" Sena-
tor McCarthy's charges Of Com
munism in the State Department;
admittedly they were greatly
helped by factional Democratic
quarreling within the State.
Literature Traced.
The Baltimore Sun has revealed
that the Tydings-Browder COM
posograph was prepared in the
Washington Times-Herald, a part
of the newspaper empire of the
arch-isolationist, Col. Robert Nc
Cormick of Chicago. The Times
Herald also printed that particu-
lar piece of campaign literature
though it does not ordinarily do
job printing.
Senator -elect Butler has an
nounced the appointment Of
Frank Smith. a former Times
Herald editorial executive, as his
administrative assistant. The
Butler campaign manager. in a
public statement, has admitted
Evening star., 1950-12-28

considerations by the moving
force of an ideal, which he would
pursue even to his own ruin when
aroused. I have often thought
how odd it is that the Russians
who theoretically believe in eco
nolnic determinism don't practice
it at all. 1t is the Anglo
cans who believe that the stand
ard of living" is always determi-
nant.
Could Be Solved.
There is no purely economic
problem Of the Arab world, in
Guiding that of the displaced per-
sons, which could not be solved by
a proportionate fraction of what
has been poured into Israel.
Syria alone possesses in the
north (the Jezirah) an easily cul-
tlvated area three times as large
as the presently cultivated lands
of Syria and Lebanon combined.
It has abundant water and soil
that has "rested" for generations.
Even the 10 per cent of it culti-
vated provides the foundation for
Syria's wealth-which is wheat.
Where irrigated (from existent
and accessible waters) 1t grows
finer cotton than Egypt, and even
if cotton prices dropped radically,
it would still, experts say, pay off
at handsome profit.
Historians believe that this dis
trict. in antiquity, supported 49,
100000 people. while today al,
Syria has less than 100000. All
it needs is capital Gas investment,
not charity and the knoW-hoW of
a man like General Tom Camp
bell. the great Montana and New
Mexico farmer, to make it pos
sible to absorb every Palestinian
rural refugee family and others
from overcroWded areas as we'll.
Evening star., 1950-12-28

playing pool, and Arthur God
frey eating smoked eels.
Gardner is just as observant,
as is Bolton. He'll spot Gloria
Swanson sharing hot dog with
Faye Emerson, and Dean Acheson
playing leap frog with Gov.
Dewey in Central Park.
AS I said earlier, let me walk
the same streets and I come up
with nothing comparable.
I see a herd of people standing
around a building project, and
when I ask them their names
(hoping they'll be celebrities)
get such headline names as
Evening star., 1950-12-28

w / 1 v J II 3 Ill
side' som e =
t h in G it IS
that economics
do not deter
mine history
certainly n o t
in the Ara b
world.
In THE Sev-
en- Pill rs of
Wisdom" T. E.
Lawrence not
ed tha t t h e
Arab would al
ways turn from
m a t e rialiStic
Evening star., 1950-12-28

WIcn SOllSleSS
convenes jan
uary 3.
Senator An
derson will ask
the Senate to
await a report
from the COM
nittee investi-
eating C a m
paign expendi-
lures on Mr..
Buffers S use in
his campaign of
aa~n-1c;&n v,;o
Evening star., 1950-12-28

And If Wal
ter isn't In. I
am going to try
Louis Sobol, Ed
Sullivan, Whit
ney Bolton. Hy
G a r d n er, or
any of tn e
o t her distin-
guished Broad
way columnists.
Those colum-
nlStS see more
than an owl at
midnight. They
all have to read
Evening star., 1950-12-28

a large volume
o important,
pressing reports
from Gen. Mac
Arthur.
The Supreme
c ON m ander's S
dispatches are
said to have de-
picted a grave
situation for
United Nations
forces in Korea.
It is true that
evacuation Of
the 10th Corps
Evening star., 1950-12-28

IN OenVer. II
he succeeds, it
probably will
be the last
week he enjoys
in a long time.
General Ike
finds himself
cast in the role
Of the indispen-
sable man. We
say sometimes
that there Is
no such person,
that nobody is
indispens q b | e.
ll l
Evening star., 1950-12-28
By Dorothy THOMPSON

JERUSALEM.-If there is any
thing I have learned on this re-
markably intensive journey (on
which I feel like John Gunther
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Bv Constantine Brospn

President Truman curtailed his
vacation in Missouri and rushed to
Washington Tuesday to meet with
key cabinet members because of
Evening star., 1950-12-28
By LoweH MeHeff

The Nations heart should go
out to Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover. endeavoring to enjoy this
Christmas week with his family
Evening star., 1950-12-28
By Doris FleeSon

Senator Anderson, Democrat Of
New Mexico, is preparing a mo-
ton to bar Senator ELECT Butler
Of Maryland from taking his seat
Evening star., 1950-12-28
By Harry Honon MrI omore-
Gets Eyes Tested;
Still Is No Owl
By Henry McLemore

Thisll come as q surprise to
Winchell. but the next time I have
my eyes examined I am going to
him.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Montgomery Farmers
Sweep Cattle Field Day

Montgomery County farmers
took all but one of the top prizes
in a field day program at Gath
ersburg sponsored by the District
No. 2 Jersey Cattle Club.
Ayrlawn Farms of Laytonsville,
exhibited both the grand cham
pion bull and the junior cham
pion bull. The first was a 2-year-
old. and the second was a senior
yearling.
The grand champion COW was
a 3-year -old, exhibited by Rich
ard p. Pue Of Highland, Howard
County. A senior yearling heifer.
exhibited by Robert Stiles Of
Rockville. was named junior
champion.
In All Club exhibits, Douglas
Carlin of Boyds. exhibited the
senior champion and grand CHM
pion. a 2-year-old COW. The jun
ior champion was a senior year.
ling heifer. exhibited by Carol
Mills of Travilah.
Miss Mills won the junior 1T
ting and showing contest for those
under Is years of age. Young
Carlin won similar honors in the
Is and above category.
A total of 73 animals were ex-
hibited at the show In the Mont
gomery County Agriculture Gen.
ter.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Virginia TO Begin Drive
On Dog Tags Tomorrow

A drive to enforce licensing
Of dogs in Alexandria and Falls
Church and Arlington and Fair
fax Counties will begin tomor-
row. according to an announce
ment by w. Harry johnson, super
vising game warden.
The animals attain taxable
age" Mr.. johnson warned, at
four months. The fee of 81 for
male or unsexed dogs and So for
female dogs must be paid whether
the animal is allowed to run at
large or not.
Persons "harboring" a dog, even
though they do not consider them
selves the owner, are required to
purchase the license.
City or county treasurers of the
jurisdiction where the applicant
resides sell the tags.
Fines or collateral ranging from
81 to $40 may be imposed fol
violations.
Buying the tag after a summons
has been isued, the supervising
warden said, will not relieve the
owner from posting collateral OF
paying a fine.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Comments on Police
Good or Bod, , Sought
BY Arlington Group

A special committee set up to
study the Arlington police de-
partment has made arrangements
with the county postmaster for
receiving concentrations as well
as complaints.
E. j. Steger, chairman Of the
committee appointed recently by
the County Board, said any
pertinent information relating to
the efficiency and operation Of the
police should be mailed to THE
Arlington Police Committee, care
of the postmaster, Arlington, Va"
All such information will be
kept confidential, when so re-
quested, Mr.. Steger said. He
pointed out that even where con-
f1dence is desired. a communica-
ton bearing the Identification of
the sender normally would have
more value than an anonymous
letter.
He emphasized that commenda-
tions for police work as well as
criticism Is sought.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
; GIs Hurt as Car Hits
Truck and 0verturns
by the Asseeiated Press

FREDERICK. Md, June g.
Three soldiers were hurt last
night when their car sideswiped
q truck and overturned on Route
$40.
State Trooper Harold Basore
identified the injured as Raymond
A. Martin. 26, and Francis Rese-
man, 81. Of Camp Detrick and
Billy Legg, 81, of Fort Bragg, N. c.
Mr.. Martin and MIR. Reseman
were admitted to the hospital al
Camp Detrick and Mr.. Legg was
transferred to Walter Reed Hos
pital in Washington.
Trooper BaSore said the car
struck q truck driven by Roy Nc.
Donald of Winchester, Va.
In another accident near here
Ralph Riteneour, II, of Thur.
mont. was critically injured wher
his motorcycle collided with tive
automobiles.
State Trooper William Mutch.
ner said Joseph r. Holcombe. &
soldier from Boiling Air Fore,
Base driving one of the cars, alst
was hurt. He was treated at thl
hospital here and transferred t,
Walter Reed in Washington.
Holcombe was using his car II
push one driven by Mrs. Paulin,
l.. Reed Of Frederick, which hat
stalled.
Young Riteneour Sideswipet
Mrs. Reeds car and crashed head
On into Holcombe's, Troope
Mutchner said.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

George Edward Sterling, first
ham" ever appointed to the Fed.
eral Communications Commission
is a man who finds it fun-and
challenge-to be on both sides
of the fence.
AS a commissioner. he helps
set the rules of the game; as an
operator of an amateur radio sta
ton, he abides by them.
Ever since his boyhood days at
Peak Island. Me-, Mr.. Sterling has
had his fingers and heart in radio
He began as an operator in 1908
at the age of II. Using a spark
coil transmitter, he established q
network" with three other young
enthusiasts from other parts of
the State.
The commissioner often thinks
OF those days when he returns to
his home at 1908 Noyes drive,
Silver Spring, after a heavy day
at the office. loaded down with
reports and unfinished reading.
Wonderful Challenge"
Formerly chief engineer of the
FEC. Mr.. Sterling said that when
he became commissioner he
thought it would mean an end to
homework.
But I'm buster than ever" he
declared. Arriving at judgments
and policy taxes your whole
ability"
He made 1t clear, however. he
wasn't complaining. TITS a Won
derful challenge" he asserted.
Mr.. Sterling's term runs out on
June 30. He was appointed by
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Boy, 8, Hurt When Pinned
Against House by tractor

An 8-year-old boy escaped seri-
Gus injury yesterday when he was
pinned between a farm tractor
and his home in the 7400 block
of Central avenue. near Seat
pheasant, in Prince Georges
County.
The boy. James Bates, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Earcy J. Bates. suf-
fered cuts on his face. neck and
back, but was released after treat
ment at Prince Georges General
Hospital.
Pvt. George Roland of the coun-
ty police. said the boys brother,
Wallace. 13, was operating the
tractor when it went out of con-
troll and lurched against the house,
trapping the younger boy.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Star Staff Photo.

Mr.. Sterling today might be man.
ufacturing shoes in New England
Back in 1916, when he was
learning the footwear business. a
crack markSman. urged him to
join the YMCA rifle team There
was only one hitch: Young Ster-
ling would have to sign up with
the National Guard.
Il agreed" the commissioner re-
called. Ten days later I was or
my way to the Mexican border"
Mr.. Sterling was called up for
Army duty during World War ]
also, after spending a short time
with the Merchant Marine as q
radio operator. In France. he
helped set up the Army's first
radio intelligence unit to locate
German stations which were being
used to send troop movement
messages.
Retired Government in '23.
The commissioner entered the
Government communication serv-
ice in 1923. and was an original
employe of the FEC. In 1910,
when World War II threatened, he
organized fadio intelligence di-
vision in the FEC to spot by high
frequency direction finders clan
destine enemy wireless transmit
tiers in this country.
The commissioner doesn't spend
all his spare time being a ham,
however. With typical Yankee in
genuity, he is working on a radio.
controlled lawn mower. He ha,
the best wishes of husbands al
over the country on that one.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Western Market Use
For Big Parking Center
Studied by City Heads

The Commissioners will con-
slider this week proposal to lease
the Western Market on long
term basis for development as an
off street parking center.
The Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency recently cited the market
among possible locations for pri-
yate parking projects on publicly
owned land. 1t pointed out that
the market facilities might be i'm
proved at the same time.
Long Term Lease Offered.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young said the city heads
would consider whether they
should invited competitive bids for
a long lease-possibly so years
from prospective developers who
would tear down the present struc-
ture and put up new one.
The market is at Twenty-first
and K streets NV.
One group of investors is said
to have offered to lease the prop
erty for long term, raze the
building. put up a multi storied
structure of which the first floor
would be devoted to a market at
least as large ais the present one,
and use the upper floors for pub
lie parking.
2 Other Investors Interested.
The parking agency said it
understood other investors also
were interested. It pointed out
that such a project would not in
terfere even temporarily with the
nearby open air marketing stands,
although 1t would for q time in
convenience the present conces-
sionaires in the market who would
have to leave during the recon-
struction.
The agency report pointed out
that the development would cost
the District nothing, give the
Northwest area an improved mar
ket, provide much-needed parking
facilities and enhance adjacent
property values. ).
Gen. Young said he favored the
idea in principle.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Bowie Voters Choose
Town Slate tomorrow

Three town commissioners will
be chosen tomorrow In the an
nual municipal elections In Bowie,
Md.
Polls will be open at the Bowie
firehouse from 3 to z pm.
Six candidates. including the
three incumbents. are seeking
election. They are Frank H. Kline.
president Of the town board;
Clarence Phelps and Lawrence r.
Maenner. the incumbents; and
James z. Wildman, jr.. John F.
Johnston and Sylvester c. Bell.
Both Mr.. Wildman and Mr.. Bell
have previously served as com.
missioners.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
hahoney Says Lane
Tries 10 Fool Voters
By the Assoeiated Press


BALTIMORE, June 3.--George
P. Mahoney accused Gov. Lane
tonight of trying to fool the
voters with half truths" about
State finances.
Both are candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in the September primaries
The Governor, in Wednesday
night speech marking his first
formal bid for a second four years
in Office, defended the sales tax
passed during his administration
Mr.. Mahoney. in q speech pre-
pared for delivery at a dance spon-
sored by the Central Democratic
League here. devoted his time To
an attack on the Governors ad-
dress.
The former State Racing Com
mission chairman said:
I'm defending his sales tax, the
Governor. on television, showed
you pictures Of new schools, hos
pitals and roads. He attempted to
have you believe that new schools
roads and mental hospitals are
built from monies from the sales
tax.
Schools are not built from tax
funds. They are built mainly out
Of bond issues: out of borrowed
money that must be paid back with
city. State and county taxes to be
collected in future years. =.
Gov. Lane would have you be-
lieve that the road building and
maintenance program is being
paid for with sales tax money.
This is not the fact. You pay in
creased gasoline taxes, extension
of titling taxes; automobile license
tags. These taxes together with
the proceeds from bond issues.
h.1f1H
Evening star., 1950-06-04
FoirIington Principal
To Be Honored Today

Miss Grace Hall. principal o1
Arlington's Harrington Elemen-
tary School for seven years. viii
be honored at a farewell recep-
tion from 3 to 6 pm. today In the
school auditorium.
Miss Hall will become principal
this fall of three elementary
schools. John Marshall. Old Do
minion and James Madison. To-
days affair Is sponsored by the
Harrington P.T. IA.
Evening star., 1950-06-04

President Truman in January,
1948, to serve the unexpired term
of E. K. Jett, who retired to enter
private business.
Now a weekend ham," the
commissioner shuts himself of
in his radio room for about two
hours almost every Saturday and
Sunday morning and returns to
his first love.
No Talk Beyond Curtain.
He told of recently making a
small crack In the Iron Curtain
with his station, W3DF.
Il established communication
with a ham in Czechoslovakia,
Mr.. Sterling said, but he
wouldn't chat. He merely wanted
a QSL acknowledgment card"
Mr.. Sterling. who never iden-
titles himself as an FEC commits
sioner when he broadcasts, turned
on his station during an inter-
view. After listening for a min
ute. he spoke into microphone:
"& OFF,. W-O-F-I, W-O-F-I.
This is W3DF. W-3-Dog Fox in
Silver Spring calling. The handle
here is George. You are coming
in very clearly. The weather near
the Nations capital is cool and
overcast. Nice talk with you.
over" .--~
Station in Iowa.
WOFI turned out to be a
Marion Uowa) station. Its oper-
ator proudly reported that he had
contacted eight countries within
two hours earlier in the day..
Were it not for a trick of fate
Evening star., 1950-06-04
3O-Year Retirement Asked
For Arlington EMPLOYEES

Arlington County employees soon
may be eligible for retirement
after completing 80 years service
instead Of waiting until they reach
so years of age.
Such a proposal was presented
yesterday to the Arlington County
Board.
On motion Of r. Freeland Chew
seconded by Chairman Daniel A.
Dugan. the board agreed to ad-
vertise q public hearing on the
proposal. Date and hearing time
will be announced later.