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Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01
bud Noyes" Proposed
For Reappointment
To Position

: Continued From Page u
port of the county's Republican
party, unless Judge Noyes was re-
appointed. 1t is said that most of
them represented voters who play
ed a major part in county Repub-
lican victories in 1916 and again
last year.
As result, Senator Hyde, with
only minutes to spare before the
appointments were sent to the
Senate, asked the Governor to
make the change.
Judge Noyes and Mr.. Meatyard,
along with Mrs. Emma Waldrop,
former substitute trial magistrate,
were recommended to the Governor
for Juvenile Court judge by the
County Council.
The county's Assemblymen and
Senator Hyde supported Judge
Noyes, but some COP leaders, it
was learned, held out for Mr..
Meatyard, and their views pre-
vailed.
When told of the Governors
about-face, Judge Noyes said, 81
am surprised and very pleased" /"
He attributed his support to mod
ernization of the court and the
adding of professional staff dur
.
ing my term"
Judge Noyes is Al and practices
law in Rockville. He receives $4,-
900 year in his pait-time job as
Juvenile Court judge. Last year,
he said, the court handled more
than l,200 cases and held more
than 600 hearings.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01
Natl Gnard Unit At
Silver Spring Takes
InSpectiOn HOnOrS

The Silver Spring National
Guard unit received rating of
Superior" as a result of the re-
cent annual federal inspection con-
Quoted by representatives of the
United States Army at the Silver
Spring Armory, February 5th. The
Inspection was conducted by 1t.
Col. Hclmer NJ. Grotte of the In
spector Generals Dept, U.S.A.,
and 1t. Col. Henry Kinney, Ex-
ecutive Officer, 115th Infantry
Regiment, with headquarters at
Towson. Included in the inspec-
tion was an examination of the
unit administration, supply, main
tenance of Armory and unit equip
ment and appearance and pro-
ficiency of the entire unit person.
mel.
For the years 1949 and 1850 the
Silver Spring National Guard won
the award of BEST Company" in
the l15th Infantry Regiment.
Prior to World War III this unit
won the highest rating in the
State nine out of ten annual fed
eral inspections.
Since the end of World War II
the company has been organized
and commanded by Capt. Charles
f. Peter of Silver Spring who was
also its wartime commander while
in active federal service. Capt.
Peter is rounding out twenty years
of service with this organization.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

Ex-head of Spars urges regis
tration of women for defense.
Australia leads United States in
food purchasing power.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

Newsprint consumption in jan
uary rose above January, 80.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

interviews were both informative
and humorous, and will be includ-
ed in the broadcast of March 4.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

Key materials shipped to Com
munist China by Argentina.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

Medical school needs estimated
at $4O,OCo,0O0 year more.
Geographic Society reports
atomic research covers the world.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

Serious world danger is seen in
a shortage of D.D.T.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1951-03-01

Allied helicopters are savini
many wounded in Korean war.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
This and That

I. L. II. of r street wants to know
something about the gingko. or ginkgo,
tree.
There are scores of these in and
around Washington. since they make
excellent sidewalk or street planting.
One Of their drawbacks is the evil
smelling fruit borne by the female
trees in the fall. ~
This single species of tree comes
down from early geologic times. The
fan-shaped leaves make it easy to iden-
tify.
It's bark looks very much like the
bark of many other trees, but in win
ter the branches can be told by the
small stems. which grow out from the
larger branches. =. r.
It was from these stems that the
fan-like leaves, with cleft, grew in the
summer.
Indeed, the bark somewhat resembles
that other tree with the odd name, the
Paulownia.
This latter, the Paulownia, is named
after the Russian princess. Anna Paw
lovna, daughter of Paul I.
It, as well as the ginkgo. Is a native
Of Japan. the latter also being found
in China.
Both these trees are found here and
there on Washington streets.
Inroads of traffic and building have
reduced our tree systems in recent
years. which must be considered q loss.
,AIn the old days, around 1900, The
Evening star., 1951-10-16
BY Charles E. Trocewen
Observer.

of defensive hairs nature has given them.
The best thing civic planners can do.
In deciding on tree renewals, is to take
into account the history of previous
paintings, and modern conditions.
Naples and the various oaks have
stood up well. and given neighborhoods
"well freed" look.
Modern conditions not only include
the effects of gas fumes, as well as car
bonmonoxide, but also the prevalence
Of drought.
It is evident that our water supplies,
both from the heavens and reservoirs,
are growing shorter.
Reservoir supplies depend. Of course,
on natural rainfall, in the last analysis,
unless we can evolve ways of making "it"
rain. Probably the latter will bring addi-
tional problems which we wot not OF;
maybe we, would do better to let rain
making alone.
If consideration Is given to species of
trees which have proved their worth,
and which will stand up under drought,
then much has been done toward giving
the city again tree system which will
continue to be the pride Of America.
Literally cut out of the forest. the
city had sense enough from the begin
ming to keep as many trees as possible,
and to plant as many more as was
needful This resulted in city unique.
its trees noticed and mentioned by all
visitors. Even bored Henry James, on his
return to America for visit, was most
impressed by the trees OF the National
CAPITAL.
Evening star., 1951-10-16

vited. At the same time she issued in
structions to her commissioners "to con-
suit with the other States) how far a
uniform system in their commercial re-
lationS may be necessary to their COM
mon interests and their permanent har-
mony." The Potomac discussions were
becoming merged with greater issues.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware. Maryland and Virginia-sent
delegates to Annapolis. The other seven
States were not interested. The dele
gates assembled in the State House.
Jealousies and conflicting opinions aired
in two days of pickering made it clear
the Mount Vernon Compact could go
no further.
One man refused to give up-Alex-
ander Hamilton, representing New York.
Determined to save the conference.
Hamilton searched the instructions is
sued to the various delegates by their
States. He found the New Jersey dele
cation was instructed to discuss not only
trade agreements but also "other i'm
portant matters" Already something
of a spellbinder, Hamilton conciliated
the delegates. That same day the An
napolis conference voted to recommend
to Congress that convention of all the
States be held at Philadelphia ION the
second Monday in May next, to take
into consideration the situation Of the
United States, to devise such further
provisions as shall appear to them nee
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Pen-nanaes may be used If letters carry
Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

my moral and legal obligation to return
to active duty willingly when called. I
have attempted to persuade fellow re-
servists. in spite Of their severe losses of
income, disruptionS of family life, and
retardations Of professional advance
ment, to assume the same attitude But.
when see the armed forces give up
without murmur the services of valu-
able men like Admiral Chandler, my ar
gument loses force.
How can I maintain my conviction
that mere unframed and unexpected
reservist is really needed? If educational
senior naval officer can be spared from
his highly responsible duties to assume
a position for which he is admittedly
poorly trained (hiS major qualification
seems to be that his father was once
president Of William and Nary and for
which he Is obviously not wanted by the
faculty he will supervise, why can not
be spared for the position for which I
am well trained and for which ! am
sorely needed during my military leave
of-absence?
fear that tomorrow my step will be
less elastic and my mind less acute as
enter my Office to tackle the problems
Of trying to find my helpless way through
the tangle of red tape created by profess
sional senior officers, who appear to be
able to put all of 1t behind any time they
wish to retire or accept lucrative civil
ian position.
Reluctant ReServist.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Emily Post OFF Her Beot

Is there anything you can do to per-
suade, coax or otherwise induce your
columnist, dear Emily Post, to stick to
the subject of etiquette? When she
wanders afield and tries to play the roles
of psychiatrist and religious counsellor,
she displays a pernicious stupidity.
In her colum in The Star October 10.
she reported receipt Of the following
letter:
Dear Mrs. Post: My fiance and are
both Protestants but Of different de-
nominations. He insists that after mar
riage, If either Of us leaves his church.
I should 60 to his because otherwise
people win say he Is not man enough
to stand up for his own rights E. -"
My soul, sir! What a Freudian psy-
chiatrist might find in the minds of
such fearful fance! And what about
volved here? Surely, confronted with
problem like this, dear Emily should
recognize that more than mere etiquette
is involved. But. no! This Is her "an-
Swer":
"Since this seems to be.of Importance
to you both, why don't you go to his
church one week and yours the next?
This is not at all an unusual solution"
Dear Emily. to whom the misuse of
knife and fork is cardinal and hide
GUS sin, can, hardly conceive of any
Protestant taking his church seriously.
But since it seems to be important to
these people who are planning to be-
come one flesh. Emily offers "solu-
ton" that makes mature thinking about
the problem quite unnecessary. Split
up, she says. Divide your loyalties right
Evening star., 1951-10-16

city's tree systems were at their peak,
and since then there has been steady
backward movement.
Trees take so long to grow, that any
person over 80 years Of age must regret
the loss of single specimen on the
parking.
Efforts on the part of home builders
in recent years to conserve all trees
has, unfortunately, sometimes resulted
in too large trees kept too close to
dwellings.
If q community planting plan has
been done wisely, in the first place,
there will be no particular need for
auxiliary trees, except those Of the
smaller types. such as holly and dog
wood.
No matter how beautiful a specimen.
if it is within falling distance Of dwell
ings it offers a hazard which scarcely
makes up for its beauty.
After all, what better trees than
naples and oaks!
Some of the species experimental
with on Washington streets throw down
annually great quantities of debris,
strings, to say nothing of tons Of leaves,
also hundreds of worms.
Great caterpillars cover sidewalks in
some places.
Caterpillars, a form or phase Of insect
life, are interesting, but scarcely nice
when they drop down ones neck.
Even many birds refuse to eat them,
on account Of tho prickly kransement
Evening star., 1951-10-16

essary to render the Constitution Of the
Federal Government adequate to the
exigencies Of the Union"
But the Continental Congress voted
the plan down, even while the Confed-
Grafton of States tottered and chaos
threatened. Long -smouldering disor-
ders were flaming into open revolt. The
Government was powerless. Existence OF
the Nation was at stake. Americas
independence was being squandered.
Cried Washington: I'VE should have
Government by which our Nations liber-
ties and properties will be secure, or we
should know the worst at once"
In February, 1887. Congress met to
discuss Shays' Rebellion in Massachu-
sets. Fearful lest the rebellion spread
to other States, Congress rescinded its
vote and adopted the recommendation
of the Annapolis Conference to call
convention of all the States.
On May Is. 1887. at the opening of
the Constitutional Convention in Inde-
pendence Hall, Philadelphia, George
Washington told the founding fathers:
"It is too probable that no plan we pro-
pose will be adopted. Perhaps, another
dreadful conflict is to be sustained. If,
to please the people, we offer what we
ourselves diSapprove, how can we after
wards defend our work? Let us raise
standard to which the wise and the hon.
est can repair. The event is in the hands
of God"
Evening star., 1951-10-16
1t Only Rates q Footnote in 1istorv
By Edword Boykin

LEW VISITORS who muse over George
l. Washingtons study at Mount Vernon,
with the great patriots desk and circu-
lar chair, are aware that this really was
the birthplace of our Constitution. Nor
do many realize that the Potomac River
that flows past the estate was geog-
raphical factor In forging this inStru-
ment for our more perfect union"
This is no reflection on the intelli-
gence Of the sightseeing public. for they
can hardly be blamed for knowing little
or nothing Of an agreement called the
Mount Vernon Compact. which had tire
mendous impact on history. yet in itself
rates but a numerical footnote In the
history books.
AS long ago as 1885. Virginia and
Maryland were having bitter words over
fishing, oystering and other rivermen's
rights in the Potomac. Maryland then
supposedly "owned" this river, and Vir-
ginia allegedly had similar claim to
Chesapeake Bay. George Washington
took the initiative In settling this
quarrel. He invited the two States to
send commissions to his estate to deal
with these and other interstate COM
plexities. Out of their deliberations
came the Mount Vernon Compact, cov-
ering fishing disputes. tolls on Maryland
vessels passing the Virginia capes and
matters relating to lighthouses, buoys,
piracy and the like.
But Washington's goal was bigger
than the mere settlement Of f1shermen's
quarrels. He was more interested in
developing the upper Potomac as an
artery to the West. To him the Poto-
mac offered means of uniting the
States east Of the mountains to the
commonwealths that would surely rise
west Of them. If the Potomac could be
used to bind the 13 States into some
sort Of commercial pact, 1t later could
be used to fuse them into a political
union. But first 1t must be made a
better route to the West.
A waterway to the West had long
intrigued Washington. He had project
ed his plan to make the Potomac navi-
gable as far as Cumberland, there to
connect by mountain roads with streams
leading to the Ohio River and the West.
However the commissions found that
what concerned the Potomac and Ches-
apeake Bay affected other States as we'll.
In reporting to their respective Legisla-
lures, the commissioners recommended
a further meeting to include Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware.
On November %. 1785. Maryland in
vited Virginia. Pennsylvania and Della
ware to join>a four-State parley at An
napolis on the first Monday in Septem-
ber, 1855, for the purpose Of enlarging
the Mount Vernon compact. Pennsyl-
vania. Delaware and Maryland accepted
at once Virginia accepted on the con-
dition that all of the 13 States be in
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Letters to The Star

from the start. Go to his church one
week and yours the next. Then your
timid f1ance can throw out his chest
and crow, II am indeed a man. You
see who is boss in my family-at least
every other week."
Dear naive Emily doesn't mention
that there is more involved in Protestant
church membership than merely attend
ing services. Could these every other
week" members sing In the choir, teach
Sunday School class, serve on a church
board. or fill satisfactorily any other
position Of church leadership and serv-
ice?
And what will they do when, in the
normal course of events, their children
are born? Win they take them to one
church one week and another church
the next? That will be fine "solu-
tion." will it not?
Church membership and church at
tendance involve more-a great deal
more-than mere etiquette. I repeat,
sir. Let Emily stick to giving advice
on who sits by whom to eat what with
which, and let her stop lingering with
the souls of men.
Arthur A. Azlein,
Minister. Michigan Park Christian
Church.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
These Mistakes Must Stop

General Ridgway has promised to take
prompt and appropriate disciplinary action"
against the United Nations flyers who strafed
Panmunjom. new truce site in Korea, killing
12-year-old boy and injuring another But more
than disciplinary action is called for by this
latest mistake by U. N flyers. Disciplinary action
is punitive, not preventive, measure What
Is urgently needed now is some preventive action
that will make the truce negotiations site rea-
sonably secure from further mistakes that could
prolong or imperil the critical discussions at
Panmunjom. The first mistake, Of course, was
in agreeing on location so close to hostilities
to increase the risk of accidents.
Disciplinary action was promised after q
similarly erroneous allied strafing of Kaesong
on September IL. but this did not prevent the
more serious incident last Friday. The Reds
charged that three United States F80s (Shooting
Star jet hghters) attacked the neutral zone with
machine guns in series of low-hying straf1ng
runs in daylight. General Ridgway after inveSti-
cation of the charges, admitted that such attacks
had occurred beyond reasonable doubt" and
he expressed the sympathy and heartfelt grief"
of the u n command for the death and injuries
resulting therefrom.
No explanation of how the mistake occurred
was offered In the September case it was stated
that the flyers were off course and thought they
were over combat zone. After that incident
General Ridgway issued new instructions de-
signed to preclude recurrence of any more
violations Of the neutral area. Previously U. N
planes had been permitted to fly over the Kae-
song zone en- route to or from combat missions,
but this authority since has been withdrawn.
General Ridgway stated that our flyers now are
under Standing instructions not to fly over the
truce zone. -..s. $685.
The U. N. stand in the past has been that
"hoStile acts" are barred within five-mie radius
OF the zone. But five-nile margin is a very
thin line of demarcation for jet plane. The
nearest active combat zone on the western front
is about 80 miles away-and even this Is too
close for comfort. The western front has been
relatively quiet of late, according to war corre-
spondentS there, situation which would seem to
justify concentration of our air units farther
east and northward. In any event, something
more effective than punishment of the erring
pilots ought to result from the latest accidental
attack. These incidents must stop, even If it
should mean the temporary grounding of our
air units operating in the vicinity of the neutral
zone.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Considerations in Iroq

In it's present stage the suggestion OF the
Iraqi Government for revision of its treaty
relations with Great Britain is not surrounded
by the same violence of emotion which attends
the British troubles in Iran and in Egypt The
Iraqi suggestion, advanced last month in con-
versations in London between Prime Ministers
Nuri es-Said and Clement Attlee but revealed
publicly only last week, was merely that nego-
tiations be undertaken There was no threat Of
unilateral action pending such negotiations. The
British reaction has been equally calm; to the
effect that the Iraqi desires were understandable
and that the subject would be given careful
consideration.
Against this background there is greater
reason for hope that mutually satisfactory
re-examination of the two-power agreement may
be accomplished without further loss of British
position in the Middle East and with Iraqi SOW
ereignty and national dignity unimpaired.
AS in the cases of both the Iranian and
Egyptian disputes the Iraqi situation has eco
nomic as well as military significance. In the
economic aspect it does indeed have more direct
bearing upon American interests than either OF
the others in the fact that American oil COM
panies hold equal shares with the BritiSh-as
well as the French and Dutch-in the valuable
petroleum development concession for the coun-
try. This concession itself may be stabilizing
factor in Anglo-Iraqi treaty discussions through
the circumstance that what are probably the
most generous terms of any Middle East contract
today are included in a new agreement already
approved by the Iraqi Government although
not yet ratified by it's Parliament.
On the military side Iraq is obviously impor-
tant in any program for defense of the area.
Geographically, the country extends from the
southern border of Turkey to the head Of the
Persian Gulf, bounded on the east by Iran and
on the west by Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
It is the heartland of the Middle East and in
event of war its security and internal stability
would be essential.
BY terms of the existing treaty, signed in
1890 and due to run until 1855, Iraqi sovereignty
is reafirmed and Britain is granted the right
to air bases at Habbaniya and Shaiba with air
force personnel at each. An effort to broaden
the defense provision with regard to joint en-
ployment of British and Iraqi forces was included
in an agreement made in 1948 but rejected by
the Iraqi Parliament. wave of disorders at
that time was followed by fall of the Iraqi
government and new one was formed under
Nuri In a long and active political life, Nuri
has been friendly toward the British since serv-
ing with thk dramatic Col. Lawrence Of A lrbia in
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Priority for a Useful Parkway

Purchase by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission of additional land for the
final Arlington County link Of the George Wash
ington Parkway revives hope for early compile
ton of the preliminary right-of-way phase Of
the parkway project. Difficulties in securing
land for the Virginia route of the divided-lane
boulevard have delayed progress on the project
and increased its cost. With land costs inflated
and no prospect of leveling off period, further
delays will only add to the ultimate cost.
Originally planned as scenic memorial
highway along the Potomac shore the parkway
as it partly exists already is serving an important
trafhc-relief purpose as well. The units from
Columbia Island to Lorcom Lane are heavily
travelled in the morning and afternoon rush
hours by Federal workers. The completed Sec
ton of the parkway parallels congested Lee
Highway from Key Bridge up Spout Run valley
to Lorcom Lane, where new roads tie it in with
Lee Highway and Old Dominion Drive. The Key
Bridge underpass enables traffic to avoid the
Rosslyn Circle bottleneck an increasingly serious
traffic obstacle.
So the parkway has become much more
than sylvan drive along the river. Its utili-
tartan value has been demonstrated so well that
it deserves priority among highway projects for
the Metropolitan Area However, one restriction
should be established and adhered to with respect
to its use as traffic artery: George Washington
Memorial Parkway should be kept free from
trucks at all times It should not be congested
and degraded by heavy commercial vehicles, as
Shirley Memorial Highway has been congested
and degraded.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Encore for Nimitz Board

Lowell Mellett is an excellent and
timely writer. wish to thank you for
publishing his column. Time to Revive
Nin1itz Board, in which he quotes Paul
G. Hoffman as calling for the swift re-
vival of the Nimitz Commission so that
we can have an impartial and funda-
mental re-examination of the Federal
loyalty program"
Senator Mccarthy and Senator Nc
Carran may mean well and so. perhaps,
did the super patriots. Hitler and Musso-
lini, but nevertheless they wrecked their
countries. If remember correctly, it
was by centering the peoples attention
on communism that Hitler and his Nazis
managed to get such hold on the Ger
man people.
Old Sam johnson was right when he
said: Patriotism is the refuge of scoun-
drels."
Observer.