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Evening star., 1950-12-22
Mr.. Bakers Triumph

The unanimous Court of Appeals ruling in
the gas rate case is a remarkable personal vic
tory for John c. Citizen, whose real name is
Vernon v. Baker. 1t is, of course, victory, too,
for the Federation of Citizens Associations-but
only because of Mr.. Bakers unusual concept of
his duties as chairman of the Federations Public
Utilities Committee.
Directed by the Federation last year to
contest the Public Utilities Commissions grant
OF a $750,000 rate increase to the Washington
Gas Light Company, Chairman Baker addressed
himself to the task with extraordinary acumen
and energy He had the foresight to include
himself as petitioner along with the Fed
Grafton as an organization. So when the District
Court threw out the Federation from the case
because it was not gas consumer MIR. Baker
elected to fight it out on his own-with the tacit
blessing of his committee and of the Federation.
The fight he made was so effective that the
lower court set aside the PUG order last June.
The legal battle cost Mr. Baker only $11, but it
took lot of his time for he was matching wits
against the skilled lawyers of the gas company
as we'll as the PUG. When the PUG appealed
Mr.. Baker obtained the legal services (without
fee) of former Peoples Counsel William A.
Roberts to handle the proceedings before the
appellate tribunal. Now the Court of Appeals
has sustained the lower courts set-aside ruling,
which, barring an appeal to the Supreme
Court, means rehearing of the gas rate case
with a prospect of substantial savings for the
consumers.
It is more than ever apparent that the
Federation of Citizens Associations was justi-
fed in awarding The Evening Star trophy this
year to Mr.. Baker for outstanding citizenship"
The Federation was right in stating that Mr..
Bakers contribution of time and skill in the
public interest . far exceeded the require
ments of a committee chairman"
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Delayed Censorship in Korea

Protection of the security of his troops, by
Withholding information of value to the enemy,
Is one of the responsibilities of military COM
mander in an active theater OF war. After
trial of what was called voluntary censorship"
In Korea, General Macarthur has reluctantly
invoked a system of direct censorship OF news
paper and radio dispatches and photographs,
consisting of review of all such matter by
appropriate military authority. The surprising
thing is that this system was not adopted long
before the war reached its present critical stage
AS early as last July, when the war was not
yet month old, The Star, with other news
papers, advocated some system OF censorship IN
Korea which would place the protection of Sc
curity where it belongs-with the military
authorities. General Macarthur preferred
voluntary" censorship which would make OF
each correspondent the judge of whether his
own dispatches violated security. The system
was never satisfactory, either to the correspond
ents abroad or to the newspapers which handled
their dispatches The fault did not lie in any
unwillingness by the correspondents to protect
security The trouble was that the military men
themselves disagreed, and while their counsel
was available it was not always the same. Thus,
one correspondent might hold up Dispatch on
the advice that it involved security, while an
other correspondent obtained clearance on the
contrary advice of another authority.
No news is important enough to risk the
lives of soldiers in combat. But somebody in
authority, exercising the arbitrary powers of a
referee must interpret the rules relating to
security 1t is easier to correct the errors of an
overzealous censor who is too restrictive in his
interpretations than it is to overtake the release
of news helpful to an enemy. Newspapers and
their correspondents understand that. While
the mechanics of military censorship are always
clumsy General Macarthur will have the full
cooperation of correspondents in making 1t
effective in so far as military security is con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1950-12-22

possible to give local authorities the guidance
and aid which they need and are crying for. The
Districts proposed purchase of sirens and certain
communication equipment may prove to be a
premature move, for example, If Congress de-
cides that 1t is Federal responsibility to pro-
vide such things The interim national civil
defense organization which has been created by
executive order has been handicapped by the
statutory vacuum in which it has had to operate
The sooner this vacuum is eliminated by Con-
gress, the sooner will the country be able to get
on with the job of preparing for the hazards of
atomic warfare. For anyone to assume that
we have plenty of time" to prepare for such
hazards is unrealistic, to put 1t mildly.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
The Need for UNIT

1t is my belief that the enactment of
standby legislation calling for universal
military training for all American youth
would go far to deter Russia from start
ing war.
AS an advocate of this training for
our young men, was of the opinion
that the Kaiser and his crowd might not
have forced us to enter World War I
II they had known that we had millions
OF trained youths ready to go. Nor would
Hitler have ignored our overtures for
peace had he not believed that he could
win before we got into World War II.
And would not Russia hesitate to insult
and ignore us if we had kept in training
our young men after World War II? Now
we are definitely committed to inter-
vene in Europe if Russia attacks Western
Europe. An Armistice may come in this
semi-cold war-but we will not know
peace of mind in our time unless we
know that we have the trained men to
protect us.
It is true that we cannot now put in
duplicate training, but we can enact
and have standing legislation that will
enable our Government to go ahead with
this training, when the time is appro-
pirate.
Soft-headed and politically tim!d
people at home have agitated often
in the best of faith against an intelli-
gent military policy. 1t is now apparent
again that they have served the interests
of some very hard-hearted people
abroad
No professional paciflst is more anx-
ious for peace than I am. And just
now the only road to peace leads through
preparation for any eventuality. The
quicker and better and more permanently
we organize now, the less chance we
have of the terrible waste of life and
treasure that would grow out of another
world war.
James M. Thomson.
Gaylord, Va
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Well, It's a Thought

One objection to statehood for
Hawaii and Alaska is that the relatively
small populations in them would be
overrepresented in the Senate. That
mistake was made. 1t is claimed, in the
admission of small States like Nevada
and Wyoming, with present popula-
tions of $4,000 and $4,000 respectively
for each Senator; and it should be
avoided now.
Fortunately something better can be
done than merely to avoid that mistake.
The magnitude of the old mistake can
be reduced, and at the same stroke
statehood can be granted to Hawaii and
Alaska. Make Hawaii part of Nevada
and Alaska part of the State of. Wash
ington. States do not have to be all
in one piece. Michigan is divided. Vir-
ginia has detached part. and Maryland
has its Eastern Shore. With present air
travel each of the two parts of the
enlarged States of Nevada and Wash
ington would be no farther apart than
the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of
Michigan were in 1887.
Nor does the Constitution prevent the
formation of such States 1t reads C.
but no new State shall be formed
or erected within the jurisdiction of
any other State, nor any State be
formed by the junction of two or more
States or parts of States, without the
consent of the Legislatures of the States
concerned. as well as of the Congress"
Nothing in that prevents territory
being added to State, nor a State
Being in two or more noncontiguous
parts.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Daniel G. Jackson.

Both specialize in tree sanitation, that
is, they lock for the small insects and
their eggs in the crevices of bark.
The nuthatch does that, too, but as
rule he goes it alone, not pairing with
either the smallest of our woodpeckers
or the creeper.
Both creeper and downy woodpecker
enjoy the company Of the other.
Perhaps this is no more than a canny
realization that where another finds food
there is food for ones self! Often bird
questions and problems are solved in this
common sense way. We talk of horse
sense, but there is bird sense, and dog
sense, and cat sense, indeed, and each
group has its own ways of knowing what
is going on. One bird is every birds
friend. This is the blue jay, who not only
secures food for himself, but hides it
away-in plain sight-so that other
species can find 1t easily. He also acts
as alarm, voicing the presence of tradi-
tional enemies, even the high flying
hawk, to the smaller creatures. The
good our jay does in the bird world far
outweighs his harm. One will have to
look long to see any of the latter, but
every one can see some of the former
by so simple an act as throwing some
peanuts in the shell into the winter
wonderland of the home back yard.
Watch what the jay does with them.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
A Hopeful View Of the Asian Situation

hint that now is perhaps the time to
utilize the discomfort prevalent there to
push back Communism, not only in
China but also in such parts of South
east Asia as Indo- China, Malaga, Tibet
and Burma. In any event, whether the
opposition to Communism within China
is sufficient or not at this stage to be
used to advantage by the Western
democracies, there is certainly no room
for diplomatic compromise or appease-
ment of the agents of the Kremlin.
Appeasement can only strengthen the
Kremlin's hand.
One reason for Russia's choice of Asia
as an important stepping stone in her
path of world conquest is the vast man
power in the East. China's manpower,
in particular, is enormous, and can be
secured by any power that can convince
the Chinese people that it can give them
freedom and better living conditions.
This accounts for Russia's initial success
in China
The zenith of Chinese tolerance of the
Communist regime, however, appears to
have been reached. To ALLEVIATE 470 mil
lion Chinese from subservience to Com
munism would now be comparatively
easy, especially II the job is gone about
in the right way. An essential part of
this job is to reach the Chinese people
behind the Iron Curtain by means of
radio and handbills and the inf1ltration
of secret agents, and to boost their
morale with the dispatch of soldiers of
Chang Kai-shek's forces to the main
land, so that rebellion against the Red
oppressor may flare simultaneously over
large areas of China and force the Red
army to retreat from it's advanced posi-
tions of aggression in Korea, Indo-Ch
and Tibet. Such policy on the part of
the U. N. and the United States would
make it unnecessary for any more Amer
ican soldiers to be sent to Asia to fight.
And as Formosan, wish to make it
clear that the Formosan people are out
and-out anti-Communist and fully be-
hind the efforts of Free China in recover
ing the Chinese mainland from Red con-
troll. The fight should be waged by the
Chinese people themselves, and that is
what mean when I say that the people
of China will fight for freedom.
T. S. Ko.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
George Frederick Miller.
The Price Is Hiqh

You glue but little Uhen you oiue
OF your possessions. 1t is 1Uhen you
giue OF yourself that you truly oipe."
-KatHl Gibran IN "The Prophet"
AS we think of this being season of
gifts and love and peace on earth it
would be a good time to take inventory.
Much criticism is being made against
the officials at Washington, but they
have at heart the momentous situation.
Much midnight oil is being burnt and
our President and the leaders are much
more concerned than is given credit.
Everything possible is being done to
avert war that we may continue to live
the American way, but here are some
things to ponder over and to pray about:
Two great civilizations are about to
become engaged in a conflict for SUI
premacy-the Occidental and Oriental;
the Christian and nom Christian
Christianity, as we are enabled to
enjoy the fruits thereof, has been given
us at a price of great sacrifice and tears
and blood. 1t is now being challenged
as never before. The non-Christian
world is pitted against it. Every Sunday
in Washington. each church-many
having two morning services-is filled
with overflowing crowds of sincere men
and women praying to God for strength
and guidance and wisdom to meet the
challenge.
Yes 1t is going to require sacrifice.
bloodshed and tears to stem the tide
Evening star., 1950-12-22
-AP Photo.

ant. For the democratic nations to
reach the Chinese people through Off
cial channels at this stage is impossible.
1t would be vigorously opposed not only
by the Chinese Communist government
but also by the Soviet Union. The
Chinese people, however, can be reached
through other Chinese, Chinese in free
areas. such as the Chinese in Formosa.
1t is for this reason that the Russians
are trying so desperately to have Formosa
placed under Communist rule. 1t should
be easy to see, therefore. that Formosa,
in anti-Communist hands, is the bulwark
against complete Communist hegemony
in the Western Pacific, and at the same
time the key to future elimination of
Communism from the mainland of
China.
AS matter of fact. most recent letters
from behind the Iron Curtain in China
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Carol s3gers

The moonlight gleam}upon the fallen
SnoD,
And In the open dooHay Dhere I tUait,
The carol singers nedny lighted gate.
Their lyric voiceS driftlg soft and lou.
The haunting lovelines$t Silent Night"
Falls gently on the col December air;
And no1D picture Ones to hold me
there
Entranced beneath tn tuhite moons
magic light:
The nGnger scene IN lar of Bethle-
hem
The lovely Mother Md, bending lot0
Ouer her Babe in Nkering candle
glo1D :.
And tDise men hasteni1t bearing gifts
for them :.
The carol fades; but Hn9ing clear and
sDeet,
The music echoes do1Dn tk Starlit street.
WILLIAM ARNETTH HWoFFoRD.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
by THE HAsfN SERVICE.

Q. What is the fsic cause of over
weight?-F. H. NJ.
A. The energy t3n in the food is
either expended oIstored within the
body in the form carbohydrate, pro-
tein or fat. Normal obesity is, there
fore, due to an eney intake in excess
of the expenditure oenergy, the balance
being stored as fatl
=
@. Who was the rst person to sign
the Declaration q Independence
G. B. w.
A. In all likelihookJohn Hancock was
the first to sign tn engroSSed parch-
ment copy. This is he general opinion
of historians thougfthere is a remote
possibility that Bubn Gwinnett pre-
ceded him.
O. Is there an Al hual golf tourna-
ment for blind player. C.
A. The United Stals Golf Association
says that nation tournament for
blind players is hell each year. The
tournament is knowta as the American
Blind Golf Tournamft and was played
this year at the Augtta Club, Augusta,
Me. Some IA person competed in the
tournament.
@. Were all of thacontinents except
the Americas named after women?-
E. j. F.
A. None OF the connents was named
for woman. Althoth the origins are
more or less obscure Europe probably
comes from the He8w ereb meaning
west" Asia from tk Sanskrit ushas
meaning dawn; frica from the
Phoenician word mening "nomadic";
Australia from the Latin word for
southern.
Evening star., 1950-12-22

selves by your failure to exercise good
judgment? Why don't we stop giving
the enemy sticks of candy. and at least
let him work for it.
Burned-up American.
editors Note: The Star is not out
to scoop anybody on the location of
Americas atomic plants. Stories on
this subject have all been based on
official announcements of the Atomic
Energy Commission. Just why these
announcements have been made is
another question:
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Yeor-round Spirit

Next January 2, or thereabouts our
Christmas trees will be stripped of theic
beautiful ornaments and dragged out to
the rubbish pile, where they will wither
and grow brown. 1t is too bad that the
Christmas spirit is dragged out with its
temporal symbol.
1 would like to keep a Christmas tree
green and decorated all year. just to
remind myself that Christ is always with
us.
Daniel G. Jackson.
Evening star., 1950-12-22
Atomic information

I'm burned up! Can you tell me how
much you know about military installa-
ions in Russia. China, or the other
satellite countries? I'll even go farther
can any of our military or naval iptelli-
gence officers tell you very much about
Soviet atomic plants? Could they tell
you anything about the military reserves
the Communist hordes were piling up
north of Korea one month, two months,
three months ago? You know very we'll
that all those matters are secret, known
only to the Communist powers. If We
had any slightest suspicion that Stain
was building, say, new A-bomb plant.
we would have to obtain further infor-
nation by the most devious, question:
able and dangerous means of which we
might be able to avail ourselves.
But would Uncle Joe's agents have to
do that? Why of course not Ali they
have to do is to buy from the nearest
newsstand OF newsboy a copy of the
Washington Daily Blat, or the Richmond
Daily Blab, or the st. Louis Weekly
Gesundheidt and there's his informa-
tion-oh yes, down in Georgia, on the
Savannah River, in the umpteenth bend
of the river from Squash Center, on the
north bank OF the river. Hooray. Joe,
there's an item to put in your files!
1t astounds me. am an ex-officer of
two wars. And yet do I have to know
that our Government is building an
atomic plant in Georgia? An atomic
plant today is strictly a military installa-
ton. If I am on active duty and my
specific duties require information as to
the location of that plant, then let my
superior officers advise me thereof But
as Joe Bloke, or John Q. Public on the
street, say it is none of my business
what installations my Government is
building for the defense of this country.
knowledge of which would benefit the
enemy.
Why should you have to be told not
to print matters that your plain COM
mon sense. discretion and good judgment
should tell you will benefit your enemy
more than the gossipy information
would inform John @. on the street?
OF course we don't want censorship, but
aren't you liable to bring it upon your
Evening star., 1950-12-22
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Evening star., 1950-12-22
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that is trying to overrun the world.
Must we sit back to let that tide overrun
us? The future of America and all that
our fathers fought and died for is in
our hands. Are we going to let our
children and our children's children
and future posterity become slaves to
state of communism because we are
looking only to the present?
What is taking place now will deter
mine the fate of our descendants dec
ade. half century, a century hence.
If the Red peril should win, our children
and grandchildren and their children
won't be able to sing Christmas carols as
our children will on Monday.
The price of freedom is high. If we
still want it. 1t is going to be ours only
by our willingness to give, not only of
our possessions, but of ourselves. Think
about it. Wake up, Americans
Oscar NJ. Miller.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-02-02
Six Teams Square OFF Saturday In
First Round Of Class F Basketball

$3.50, the Sexton Hawks will meet
the Henderson Sharks who have
yet to record victory in League
competition. The second game will
feature the high-scoring Fort Cubs
and the Mason Panthers, who are
currently tied for third place.
In last weeks contests the Cubs
set a new league scoring secord
by trouncing the Sharks, 50-12.
Don Hopeck took the Cubs scoring
laurels with Is points while team
mates Bill Cowan and Tom Nc
CONCEAL each tailed IL markers.
The Lions received a scare in shad-
ing the Hawks, 22-19, and had to
stave off a last-quarter rally to
chalk up their fourth win. The
Hawks were handicapped by the
absence of Harold Thornhill, a
scrappy play-maker, who was out
of town. In the third contest, the
Mason Panthers recorded their
second victory in four games by
downing the Campbell Tigers, 49,
13 with Jay Hunton collecting
eleven points to lead the victors.
A group picture of the entire
league personnel will be taken at
Shaw Gym at 3:15 p. m. on Satur-
day, February 18th. All Class F
Players are requested to be pres
ent and dressed for the picture at
that time.
EAST CLEVELAND CLASS r
BOX SCORES
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-02-02
Ne|a Offers
Unexpected
Resistance

The second round of Senior "B''
Basketball got under way at Kirk
Tuesday night when two teams of
neighborhood pals, representing
Diamonds Mems Shop and Koe-
nig's Sporting Goods, met in the
opener.
Diamonds triumphed, 55-27, to
even the count between the two
teams at one each. Frank Knoble
played his best game for Diamonds
netting Is points. Bob Kelly and
Bud Boylan each totaled 10. Tom
Hamm got IA for Koenig's, Dick
Clucak getting 6. Koenig's offense
was otherwise weak. Diamonds
looked their best in this contest.
In the second game, which was
nip and tuck throughout, Calvary
edged the Ziehm Undertakers, 36-
81, but only gained their 5 point
margin in the last two minutes of
play. Harvey Kwiram netter 13
for Ziehm's, Endicott getting IL.
Fawcett and Honroth each totaled
8 for Calvary.
In the third game, the thriller of
the night, Dyke School nosed out
a courageous Nela Park team, 46-
AZ. The boys from G.E., continuing
to improve, made the going rough
for Dyke and were never more
than a points behind. Schneider
scored 20 points to lead Dyke and
Jim Feisley carried the offense of
G.E. by scoring 20 points. G.E.'s
improvement promises to make
each game in round two interesting.
In the fourth and big game of
the night, the Fem Flashes failed
to show offensive strength in los
ing to a smoothly passing Ander-
son Spring Co., 36-55. Everything
Andersons threw seemed to make
points. Fem did not even capital
ize on it's superior height under the
baskets, missing many lay-up
shots. "Red" Asher led Fenn's
scoring and played a fine floor
game, setting his teammates up
with the many shots they missed.
Russ Hurst led Anderson's with
20 points, playing his best game
of the year, while Bill Knapp,
speedy forward, made IL points.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-02-02
Its Busy Month
For Rod & Gun
Club Members

Tournaments and the usual
February meeting, Friday, the 3rd,
are attracting the attention just
now of the members of the East
Cleveland Rod and Gun Club. For
their meeting, to be held in Cham
bers School, Shaw ave-, DR.. E. H.
Chamberlain will show movies on
musky fishing in Northern Wis
consin.
The Rifle Division is getting all
set for five contests during this
month, the shooting schedule being
as follows:
February 1st-Grand River here.
February 8th-Lakewood here.
February 15th-Dupont, there.
February 22nd-Ashtabula here.
February 2Sth-Clifton, there.
In the Casting Division, the enxt
home-and-home tournament with
the Euclid Rod and Gun Club is
on Wednesday, February 18th. So
far East Cleveland holds batting
average of 100 per cent. John Lee,
of the local club, shot a perfect