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Evening star., 1951-05-30
Washington Needs This Program

On the basis of the presentation made at
the District Building by Chief Judge Laws OF
District Court, Federal Prisons Director James
v. Bennett and District Corrections Director
Donald Clemmer the District should be brought
within the scope of the National Youth Cor
rections Act without further delay. Washington
was excluded from the benefits of the act only
because of congressional fears that consideration
of local budgetary and procedural difficulties
might delay passage OF the national law These
problems have been given special study by Fed
eral and District officials and the consensus now
is that an amendment can be drawn which win
meet the particular needs Of the District. Only
by such an amendment can youthful offenders
here be assured of the rehabilitation advantages
which the act affords young prisoners elsewhere.
The purpose of the act, passed last year, is
to separate young first-offenders from hardened
criminals and provide them with special correc-
tive treatment Mr.. Bennett told District au-
thoritives that the program would affect the
District budget little If at ALL Federal facilities
would be provided at approximately the cost of
present confinement in local institutions. Under
the plan youths of 81 or younger could at the
discretion of the local courts be committed to
the care of Youth Corrections Authority This
authority would study each case and determine
place of confinement and rehabilitation and
length of term, within certain limits The plan
has the Endorsement Of the Judicial Conference,
the American Bar Associations Committee on
Improving the Administration of Justice and
penologists generally.
Since the program is based on an indeter-
inmate sentence system, it would be in conflict
with the proposed legislation to establish hxed
minimum sentences for certain crimes here.
For that reason Congress should see to 1t that
any f1xed-sentence law is worded so as not to
interfere with operation of Youth Corrections
Act for the District The two proposals are
designed to cover entirely different fields. Fixed
sentences would be aimed against coddling of
confirmed criminals, while youth correction ap-
plies only to novices in crime. There is room for
both plans In local law enforcement.
Evening star., 1951-05-30
Memorial Day, 1851

Nobody knows how many Americans have
given "the last full measure of devotion" that
America may live. Government statistics indicate
that more than $4,000 men have fallen in the
wars of the Nation, but the figures admittedly
are incomplete. At least 1873 soldiers have been
killed in the conflict in Korea since June a. 1850,
and the contest is far from won. Meanwhile, the
people of the United States come to the time
set aside for commemorating the heroic dead.
Memorial Day in 1851 is a very special occa-
sion This is one of the sorrowful, tragic years
when blood and tears must be paid for freedom.
1t is natural for "us the living to ask ourselves
If we merit or deserve the immolation of our
brothers and our sons. The answer to any such
question must be: Mol To many Of our country
men the fighting in Korea still is distant affair.
It has not disturbed the ordinary routines Of
our existence So far, it has cost us little in COM
parison with the luxuries to which we are
accustomed, the comforts and conveniences to
which we are habituated. We are aware that
terrific battles are being fought in our name,
but they are not near enough to jolt our minds
and our hearts into any sort Of constructive
action OF course, we realize that our liberties
are precious to us. We understand that they do
not survive by accident. The threat OF militant
communism is genuine enough in the experience
of vast majority Of the people of the whole
world What is lacking is comprehension Of the
fact that freedom is every individuals respon-
sibilty, that we personally must exert ourselves
In its defense at home.
To mourn our soldier and sailor dead without
feeling some sense of shame that we have not
justified their sacrifice would be fnockery This
Memorial Day must not be merely another
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Worth Fighting For
Subscriber.

Would it be possible for the Depart
ment of Defense to have some member
Of the armed services get up before
every high-school class and boys club
and get across to the boys just why
they will be called into the service Of
their country. just what they will be
fighting for, and who is trying to keep
them from it?
So far as ! can see. many boys near
ing draft age have the idea that Uncle
Sam is the enemy, and that they must
endeavor with all their might and in
fiuence to keep the armed services from
getting them.
Has any one ever told them how pre-
cious are the freedoms which their
ancestors fought to obtain and then
to hold? These freedoms, now taken
by most Of us as matter Of course.
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Dawes (oettysburs, Pa.) Photos.

Of America. There is Government 'of
the people. by the people and for the
people"
Yet still there is unfinished work."
In terms Of Lincoln, we must say that
now again we are engaged in great
conflict, and dedicated to the PROPOSE
tion that all men are created equal. can
long endure. We believe. with all the
ability In us to believe, that this Nation
our beloved home-can, and shall
endure.
But we must help find an effective
way to bring the Korean war to f1tful
end without unnecessary delay. We
must do our utmost to help make the
United Nations function with under
standing, courage. integrity among all
nations, all peoples. We must keep
everlastingly striving to outlaw war
everywhere. And while these causes are
gaining a little here, little there, We
must in no measure neglect the very
foundation for any democracy-the
untainted education Of the Nations
children.
Memorial Day at Gettysburg speaks
for democracy. A memorial there pro-
claims: Peace eternal In q Nation
united"
May we bow our heads and rededicate
ourselves, our Nation, to human prog
ress. to a brotherhood that some day
may be memorialized by Peace eternal
in world united"
oIeo Anna Jones
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Senote Whitewosh?

The Senate Investigating Committee
in the Macarthur case is about to
whitewash the administration again.
They have whitewashed an administra-
ton which has given to the Communists
half of Europe and Asia. They have
whitewashed the Reds in Washington
who created Red China, whose armies
have caused thousands Of American
casualties In Korea. We sometimes
wonder If Congressman forget they
are Americans after they get to Wash
ington. The Democratic Party should
change its label to the "Red-Herring
Party"
A. ]. Cottone.
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It would be good idea II Congress
started another investigation, q full
scale probe Of the military camps to
which our sons are sent. gI.Jt
Some of the camps are good, some
are disgrace Your paper recently
printed articles about camps In the
Washington area where boys were made
Ill by careless handling Of food.
My son. reserve in newly activated
Marine Air Corps unit, was sent to
Camp Lejeune, N. c. He was home over
the weekend and when he told me Of
conditions there, resolved to write this
letter.
To quote him: 1.-THE food situation to
begin with is objectionable. II is good
food, but the way it is prepared and
served is something else. Everything Is
just thrown together. Chicken. for in
stance. Is served either so raw the blood
is still in the joints or it is dried up and
unpalatable. Vegetables are sent in half
cooked, and milk is out Of the ques-
ton. Then the kitchens are dirty holes
and not fit for food preparation for hu-
man consumption"
1t is true they have periodic check
ups, but when this happens and the
brass shows UP, those in charge have
been tipped OF. Then everything is
clean and the food is just out Of this
world
It would be such a good idea If one
Of these officers would go In the kitchen
or "mess-halls" as q G.I. and really see
what's cooking.
A Worried Mother.
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holiday" Rather it should be time OF rededica-
ton to the noble cause of liberty and justice,
fellowship and mercy, for which the dead have
died In 1851, as perhaps on no previous occasion,
the annual memorial services of the American
devoutly. They give US opportunity to show our
gratitude and we should show it with solemn
emphasis
Evening star., 1951-05-30

@. Were 1s-year-old men drafted in
World War HE. Y.
A. Eighteen-year-old men were drafted
into military service during World
War II.
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@. Is the border between the towns
Of Calexico, Calf, and Mexicali, Mexico,
marked in any special way?-T. M.
A. There is six-ndile fence marking
the border between the United States
and Mexico at this locality.
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Forgotten Americans


Americans on fixed salaries wake up
and work together to keep from losing
our whole American way of life, as we
and our forefathers have known it in
preceding generations This disastrous
infia tion, with the cost Of living 1873
per cent of what it was in 1899, is es-
pecially disastrous to those Of us whose
salaries have not advanced the reces.
sary SO per cent since then-and many
among us are still struggling along on
pitiful increases, If any.
Salaried professionals, saleSpeople
managers, Office workers, school teach
ers, government workers, police, firemen
these people help make up the back
bone of America; and these are the
people desperately trying to catch up
with their 1899 statuS-more valuable
workers by now because more expert
enced, yet getting less and less pay"
every month, in terms Of the groceries,
ETC., it will buy.
What to do about it? First. of all,
make ourselves heard. If we have any
thing to contribute to America, If we
want our children to have as good q
chance as we had, If we don't want to
live quietly on the fringe of genteel
desperation, sinking always to lower
economic levels. we'd better open our
eyes to this thing and take steps.
We are Is per cent Of the people Of
America-the forgotten as per cent.
Labor has Its senators and congress-
men; farmers have their friends in
high places; big business has its lob
bies-but where are the friends Of the
salaried middle-class? Why are we al
ways the forgotten 25 per cent?
"The white-collar fellow-confused.
inarticulate, worried, politically apa-
thetic, proudly individualistic has
taken it on the chin. In government
strongly Influenced by pressure groups,
this most native of Americans has ex-
erted about as much pressure as
child pushing bulldozer. We're in an
economic jungle Of organized pressure
groups"
Those quotes are from a provocative
magazine article called "Is Your White
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Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 20
any question of fact by either writing The
NV. Washington s, D. c. and irclosing cents
return postags or by telephoning ST. 1868
Evening star., 1951-05-30
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is the length Of the Delaware
Memorial Bridge now under construc-
ton over the Delaware River?-C. g. e.
A. The bridge itself measures a. miles
from the abutment to abutment. Total
length is 3.5 miles.
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oIso Anna Jones

Pen-nan,es may be used If letters carry
aDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
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letters to The Star

are the envy of countries that have
them not.
It is for these freedoms we fight.
The physical conflict must be carried
on by our youth because they, of all
the inhabitants Of this good country.
have the physical stamina for it. After
they have done their part, others will
be coming of age to take up the bur-
den. But. as with all things precious.
these freedoms, which their forefathers
fought to obtain for them, will always
need to be guarded and If necessary
fought for again and again.
lR = NJ
Evening star., 1951-05-30

Collar Strangling YOU" by Roul Tun-
ley. It suggests we organize White Col
lar Centers in each town. working for
middle-class interests infla-
ton. working for stronger controls.
bringing fixed salaries Of the forgotten
groups somewhere nearer their COM
parable 1899 status before farmers, Ia
Dor, and business double and triple
their present gains at our expense.
Forgotten Worker.
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University Of Minnesota
Develops Two New Fruits

Two new fruits, a sour pie cher
ry, and an apple, have been de-
veloped by the University of Min
nesota agricultural experiment sta
ton and are being introduced to
home gardeners this year, w. H.
Alderman, chief of the division Of
horticulture, reports.
Named the Northstar cherry
(Minn. No. 58) and the Lakeland
apple (Minn. No. 978) because of
their adaptability to conditions in
that state, both are winter hardy
enough to succeed in southern Min
nesota and possibly farther south.
The Northstar cherry should be
valuable addition to the home
garden for beauty as well as fruit,
according to Alderman. 1t is the
first pie cherry developed by the
university and probably will prove
to be the hardest and best adapted
of any of the pie cherries grown in
Minnesota. The Lakeland apple has
promise of becoming an important
commercial variety.
Introduction of the two new fruits
brings to we'll over a hundred the
number of fruits, vegetables and
ornamental plants developed by the
University of Minnesota to meet the
climatic conditions of that and other
northern states.
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especially
recommended taber Johnston The leaders
paed when Johnston exempted from the ceiling all
costofvng ecalator clauses written before
january 25
grievances
labor
labor struggled against during
World War II. f,,E%
welbeing
HOUSEWIVES DlSTASTE-It said critics Of this
that
life around the sweehearts daughters sisters
and mothers of the nation.
dstaste
Of price rollbacks.
revealed that 10 to Is
meat And the
their action There evidence that
abundant getting
agricultural department record saying prospects
had other interesting stat
the public arproduc prices climbed
higher than the old set
about above the level prevailing before
However, despite commodity market,
those who
beef CATTLE veal
Such
buterfat milk barley
sweet
Chickens bringing less than parity
CASUALTIES 506-The the Cities home towns
full
conflict families communities the nation
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wounded wounded,
missing Greece 20 killed. As Netherlands
killed. rs wounded Philippines $50 broken
down into categoe United Kingdom las killed. 42 wounded 244
missing, 81 prisoners.
WATcHFUL WoRLD-As deputy foreign ministers Of France,
work agenda bgour wachu
pessmsic world waited for Of first results
Considerable
reached
indicated would the and charge the
other
Union and its eastern satellites
that those the basic of the worlds ills
believed doubtful therefore, that the big could
list subjects which the bgfour
United the
Austrian long sought
by this continually blocked by the Soviet Union
ministers
possibility
conflict in the immediate future
SPRING OFFENSVE-The big spring
push northward Heavy
reported points behind the Red
night and artillery
capital There also indications that
moved into Korea preparation
offensive.
Of There
side could chop cearcut
hosties battle Chinese
American frepower
REDS DECLINE IN EUROPEAN indication that the Communists
a hrd-l,295 members the west World War H.
members
Europe italy, 1885, and 1900 600 in Italy l948a
total of 1878 OOo The number dropped to 267so in 1850
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SPORTS eAANS.
H0R5z0NF A|3AA,
nBy jim RHoDYJN W.
Did You Know
By JIM RHoDY

The owl cannot move its eyes In
their sockets but compersates by
being able to rotate its head in
large arc of 273 degrees? Like other
birds, the owl possesses good color
vision. . The worlds largest
sheep, the Argali, lands on his horns
instead of his feet, when he jumps?
-. The troublesome English "spar-
row" is not a sparrow at all? He
is a member of the weaver bird
family of Europe. "Heifer" is
the modern spelling of two Anglo
Saxon words, head-fear, meaning
"high OK" as the heifer seems to
stand up extraordinarily high on
her legs compared to a grown COW.
-. . Tiny green plants called algae
grow on the fur of the sloth, South
American animal that lives in trees?
These plants provide camouflage
for the sloth. . There are more
than 1000 different kinds of ants?
Naturalists who want to cap
ture a snake uninjured may kill
him with tobacco? They pin him
down with a forked stick, push up
his jaws and stuff tobacco down his
throat with twig. Tossed at the
base Of tree as a landmark, he
is picked up dead on the return
trip. Ducks die from eating
bird shot? Spent shot that settles in
feeding swamps may be swallowed
by the ducks Lead shot in the crop
Of duck will cause its death from
lead poisoning. In dry climates
meat is preserved simply by hang
ing it out to dry? This is the COM
mon method of making jerked VEN
ison or "jerky." There is
legend that animals kneel to wor-
ship on Christmas Eve?
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Yeah. Why?

The United States is fighting Com
munist aggression with men, guns
and planes in Korea, but on the
other hand it continues to develop
its trade with Russia, the birth
place of Communism.
Whenever Communists anywhere,
whether they be the armies of North
Korea or Red China or saboteurs in
the United States, commit acts of
aggression, it is an acknowledged
fact that they do SO under the lead
ership of Russia, and with Russia's
full blessing.
When the United States continues
normal trade relations with Rus
STA, it is building up that country's
dollar reserve so that it can better
finance the Communist descriptive
tactics against the free nations of
the world. Senator Milton Young
has attempted to cut down the flow
of dollars to Russia by introducing
bill to prohibit the importation
Of furs from Russia. He says this
nation imports $50 million worth
of raw furs per year from that
fountainhead of Communism.
However, the US tariff commits
sion opposes the senator's bill, con-
tending that the Russian furs do
not compete to any great extent
with American furs. We don't think
the tariff commission is on sound
ground when it makes this claim.
While Russian furs may not be
made from the same kind of ami
mails that are the fur producers for
the American market, to American
womanhood fur coat is fur coat.
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Education Needed

The average citizen must be
brought to realize that the manage
ment of wildlife is no clear simple
matter, that we are treating
living resource that is subject to
a variety of influences, that only
the most careful kind of manage
ment based on sound research
findings can ever hope to provide
the answer to our problem. The
so-called lone gallus" hunter and
fisherman must be brought to a
point where he will voluntarily
accept the findings and rec
commission as to the manage
ment of the wildlfe resource.
This must be done, otherwise what
excuse do we have for the existence
of wildlife training schools, research
units, laboratories, experiment sta
tons, and scores of trained men who
have given themselves years of pro-
fessional training in the wildlife
field?
This type of acceptance of the
wildlife agency by the layman will
not come by itself. There must be
efficient wildlife administration,
continued good research, intelli-
gent dissemination of accurate in
formation. long-range educational
work, and a co-ordinated, good,
public relations program.
In speaking of youth. here lies
our very greatest hope in conser-
walton education. 1t was Goethe who
said that the destiny of any nation
at any given time depends on the
opinions of its youth. To be more
specific. cts young men under
five and twenty
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Garden Plan

Many gardeners never plan their
gardens. AS a result, they some
times find themselves space-short
and loaded with an unbalanced
variety of vegetables. The above
plan perhaps contains too many
varieties for the average home
gardener, but it gives general idea
Of what garden planning can do
From it the average gardener can
draw his own plan and eliminate
those vegetables he does not wish
to bother with or which his family
does not particularly like. Every
gardener will find that planning
pays big dividends.
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A good farm record is the
quickest way to discover which
projects are making money
and which are losing money.

ception to the general rule, but
there are some who still don't keep
records.
No farmer can tell much about
farm costs unless he keeps record
Of his income and expenses. Keep
ing records isn't difficult; get an
inexpensive farm account book and
put down all income from sale of
farm products, as we'll as all money
spent for farm supplies and equip
ment. Take inventory at beginning
and end of the year.
By close inspection of these rec
ords from time to time the farmer
can tell exactly where he is losing
money and on what he is making
a profit. And there will be no doubt
that he had paid the correct amount
of income taxes.
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ATOMIC BOMB
Scientist Says 1t Could Destroy Russia

bomb, said: 1--WE could destroy not
only the key centers from which her
(Russia) armies would be supplied,
but also political centers and the
communications OF her armies on
the march. Initially equipped with
weapons and supplies, those armies
might keep rolling for time, but
there would be no Soviet Union be-
hind them as we know It at the
present time"
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Vegetables Good Method
To Increase Farm Income

Farmers in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia who want to
earn extra income during 1851 might
do well to try producing vegetables,
fruits or nuts, farm management
specialists report.
Continued high employment and
high income are expected to create
stronger demand for vegetables
during the coming year. The in
creased demand is expected to con-
tinue next year.
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Sinking A Leader

There is hardly anything more
pestiferous to the fly fisherman
than leader which won't sink when
it should. For this aggravation
there is always the fundamental
answer of rubbing it with bankside
mud.
To meet the problem in more
convenient, refined way, one may
take along a bit of some abrasive
soap, such as lava, for instance,
and rub the leader with this. It
will do the job.
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LUCK is RELATIVE

A traveller stroIled up to a
fisherman. "Having any luck?"
"Pretty good" replied the
angler. II haven't had a bite in
three hours"
"Whats so good about that?"
asked the amazed traveller.
"You see that guy over there?
Well, he hasn't had a bite in six
hours"
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ATOMIC BOMB

The often questioned power Of
the atomic bomb was given a shot
In the arm by one Of the nations
leading scientists recently when he
asserted that American atomic
bombs would destroy Russia" II
the Sovists started war in Europe
Dr. vannsvar Bush, president Of
Carnesis Institute of Washington,
enc Il he eodsvslopers Of the atom
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Records Are Vital
For Farm Efficiency
Well Kept Records Show
Best Way to Cut Costs

Not long ago farmer sent the
internal revenue collector in his
district check for 5000 with the
explanation that he did not keep
accurate records of his farm in
come and he hoped the check would
cover any tax deficiencies OF the
past several years.
That farmer, of course, is an ex-
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were being notified of casu-
alties of war. The latest
summary lis tie d 50,675
wounded, missing or killed
in action. OF this total, 1859
were reported killed, 33,04l
wounded and $685. missing.
And VIII lie American
troops had suffered the
greatest number Of casual
ties, the 10 other nations
fighting beside us. and
South Korean troops re-
ported casualties totaling
2,813. The breakdown showed
Australia with AZ killed ono