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Evening star., 1951-04-17
Ariington's Wise Action

Arlington County has acted wisely In agree
ing to join with other nearby Virginia COM,
munities in sponsoring six-month engineering
survey of regional sewage disposal problems.
The County Board showed commendable con-
sideration for the general public interest in
acceding to the desire of Fairfax County,
Alexandria and Falls Church for longer survey
than that originally favored by Arlington It
would have been severe blow to the movement
for joint study and solution of the areas sarii-
tation difficulties if Arlington had dropped out
Of the regional program.
Meanwhile, Arlington will go ahead with its
plans for constructing an auxiliary sewage treat
ment plant, bonds for which already had been
voted. In that way the county will be complying
with the order of the State Water Control Board
for immediate anti-pollution action. At the
same time, Arlington will be partner in
technical inquiry which may point the way for
long-range handling of sewage disposal on
regional basis. Questions to be covered in the
survey include whether Joint construction of
facilities is feasible whether joint facilities are
desirable and whether a proposal to convey
sewage across the Potomac River by pipeline to
the District disposal plant at Blue Plains would
have advantages over Virginia. operated facilities.
The State Water Control Board which has
been understandable impatient with tagging
sewage-disposal plans throughout the State,
should welcome the survey undertaking. It
signifies concerted effort by nearby Virginia
governmental authorities to deal effectively with
the disgraceful pollution of the Potomac River,
which has become virtually an open sewer in
the Washington area. The State board is 1uSti-
fed in pressing for immediate steps to clean up
the river and end the threat to health implicit
In filth-laden waters
Evening star., 1951-04-17
Casualty Tolls on the Home Front

There are statistics and statistics The cas-
ualty figures from Korea create deep impress
sion on all who read them. It is right that they
should. Yet casualty figures of another sort leave
the average person cold. Reference is had to
accident statistics. Perhaps this is because
traffic accidents are so commonplace In fact
they are so commonplace that in 1850 Americas
traffic victims-dead and maimed-were 80 times
greater in number than the total of dead miss
ling and injured to date in the Korean war.
In an effort to arouse more interest among
motorists in traffic statistics, the Travellers In
surance Companies have published pamphlet
analyzng last years frightening highway toll
The findings ought to shock any one who drives
an automobile. Last years record was the worst
in nearly 10 years. More persons were killed by
automobiles in 1850 than in any year since the
all-time peak year, 1e41 when 10000 men, women
and children lost their lives in traffic accidents
The years deaths numbered IS ,5O0 an increase Of
3,700 over 1949's total. II
The disgraceful part of this record is that
speed was greater factor than ever before in
automobile accidents. Nearly half million
casualties were the direct result of excessive
speed. One out of three Americans who died in
highway accidents last year was victim Of the
speed mania. The second greatest fatality factor
was driving on the wrong side of the road and
the third factor was failing to yield right way
Improved engineering and law enforcement can
help to reduce these casualties, but the main hope
for any substantial reduction in accidents lies
with the Nations drivers themselves. Perfect
highways and stringent enforcement of traffic
laws are of little avail against so many reckless
drivers Until more drivers take seriously the
warnings of those who analyze the annual traf-
hc statistics, Americas highway casualty lists
are likely to continue their alarming upward
trend.
Evening star., 1951-04-17
Reorqonized RFC

Although Congress, by narrow margins in
both houses, failed to abolish the discredited
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1t is plain
that the grant of continued life was a condi-
tional one. Actually, majority of those pres
ent in each house voted against the Presidents
reorganization plan, but a constitutional ma
jority was required to reject the plan-that is
a majority of the total membership Of either
body.
The reorganization proposed by the Presi-
dent is substantial one. The present RFC
board, several members of which were severely
criticized by the Fulbright investigating COM
mittee, will be done away with in favor of
single administrator, as had been recommended
by the committee. The administrator Is subject
to Senate confirmation. There is to be set up
q Loan Policy Board to formulate general lend
ing policies. This board will consist of the
Secretaries Of Commerce and the Treasury, the
administrator and his deputy and, perhaps the
director of Defense Mobilization. The latter
may be included because of the probability that
RFC loans will be used to aid defense produc-
ton. And there will be Review Board charged
with reviewing all loans. While the administra-
tor may ignore the recommendations OF this
technical group of advisers, he must record in
the files complete statement of his reasons
How well the new organization functions,
how free it manages to keep itself from improper
influences, will depend in large measure on the
caliber of the men appointed to give the RIG
new start. Particularly important will be
the selection of a strong administrator, one
who can resist successfully irregular pressures
of the type which caused the downfall of the
old RFC. The makeup of the new agency un-
doubtedly will have bearing on what Con-
gress does with the Byrd resolution to abolish
the RFC entirely. This resolution is still pend
ing. Backing it up are the recommendations of a
Hoover task force which investigated the RFC
and found that it had outlved its usefulness.
If the reorganized RFC fails to make out a
better case for its continued existence than
did its predecessor the Byrd resolution or one
like it should be adopted without further ado.
Evening star., 1951-04-17
o. 8. Army and AP Photo.

mitted far more blunderS is allowed to
remain in Office? Macarthur has been
relieved of his command because he
exercised one of the privileges which
we Americans are constantly Growing
about-the right of free speech.
believe the majority of our people
agree with Macarthur and feel that he
should have been allowed to do every
thing possible to protect our boys in
Korea.
Mrs. Jesse Hadden.
Burlington, N. Y.
No other man could have done as great
a job as Gen. Macarthur. How did the
President expect him to fight war
against the Reds when his hands were
tied behind his back? Mr.. Truman has
given Russia one of the greatest VIC
tories she ever could want.
Malcolm M. Connery.
This is a time when I feel we should
support our President. believe he is
doing what he feels is best for our
country and for the chances of peace.
Virginia Resident.
X
President Truman made 1t plain in his
radio speech April II that he is against
evil. Aren't we all? He said that we
will stick to our policy in Korea. What
policy?
Robert H. Parks.
* ~ -
Concerning Gen. MacArthur's dis
rnissal, here is little story which may
illustrate the point to some extent: IL
When was young man in school
one of our teachers demonstrated how
it is virtually impossible to keep a man
down who has all the sterling qualities
he should have. To prove his contention
he took quart jar and put some wal
nuts in the bottom. Over that he poured
beans till it was full. Then'he shook the
jar, and the walnuts moved right to the
top. The small beans went to the bottom.
Charles Allen Rentfr0.
Macarthur is out because he was not
willing to bow to the bigwigs in our
present administration and the gang
at Lake Success and London.
We have given the Russians their
greatest victory since their famous Octo-
Der revolution of 1917, just to please
handful in our State Department and
the British and possibly French.
Truman's decision is what most of
us expected from the White House. 1t
is regretted that he did not choose to
use some Of his firing power when the
matter of deep freezes. fur coats and
Florida vacations came to light recently.
Silver Spring Mother.
If we, the people. allow Truman to get
away with dismissing Gen. Macarthur,
we, ourselves and our country will Suf-
fer now and in the years to come. Com-
munism will take over Japan, what little
face we have in the Orient will be lost,
and thousands of American heroes will
have died in vain.
If Truman were man of integrity
and little intelligence. he wouldn't let
personal prejudices and foreigners sway
Americas foreign policy. 1t isn't Gen.
Macarthur who should be dismissed, but
Truman, Acheson and Marshall.
Joan Murphy.
Can't anything be done by us COM
mon people about Macarthur?
I, and thousands like me, are incensed
about this incident and feel helpless in
the face Of it.
T. W.
Evening star., 1951-04-17

terrifies us. Most Americans applaud
action designed to cut this general down
to life size!
Esther o. Daggit.
The foreign policy Of America falls
deeper and deeper into the pit of failure. j.
Truman's dismissal of General Mac
Arthur is another of long series Of
failures since 194l. It is time for
America to wake up. We have in power
an administration that does not know
what it wants from day to day. It's
mistakes are not petty ones; they must
be paid for in the blood of America.
EXCL.
The American public is entitled to
know why Gen. Macarthur was fired
so summarily. His only fault seems to
have been that he wanted to stop the
senseless slaughter of our American boys
in Korea. He wanted the South Koreans
to be supplied with equipment so that
they could take the place of our GIs in
the battle line. And he wanted pernis-
sion given Gen. Chang to invade the
mainland so as to force the Reds to
divert troops to fight the Nationalists.
But no, Secretary Acheson has decided
that we must follow the British, whose
Far Eastern policy seems to be based
solely on the desire to make money for
few Hong Kong businessmen who are
profiteering in the blood of British SOL
diers by selling war supplies to the Red
Chinese.
-. ~--.- Henry C. Parker. y
am sure the firing of Macarthur is
the best news the Chinese Communists
and Russia have heard in some time.
As for America, it is the most dis
couraging.
Citizen.
April II, 1851, will be day to be re-
membered. The French broadcast how
pleased they are, but. "they would not
knock a man when he is down" Gen.
Macarthur is not down" and never will,
be. What we need is more MacArthurs.
L. E. ID.
If you're counting noses, count mine
as among those approving President Tru-
mans action with respect to Gen. Mac
Arthur.
Sylvia S. Boyer.
wish to express congratulations to
Gen. Macarthur, who has done the only
thing that any honorable commander
with the responsibility for the lives of
thousands of his countrymen could do.
To have his men killed in an honest
military campaign is one thing. To have
his men cut down by an enemy protected
by reason Of the policy of their own gov
ernment and its valiant allies British,
French and others-is an enterprise to
be condemned by the most callous ap-
praisal of the lives of young men drafted
and committed to such q situation.
Veteran.
Having known Gen. Macarthur for
some Is years, and having great ad-
miration for him as man and great
officer, ! cannot understand what has
happened at all.
Any eighth-grade schoolboy should
be able to see that we are at war with
the Chinese Reds. In that case, why in
the world don't we act that way?
w. #. Beasley.
Why is our esteemed President
allowed to fire one Of our greatest
military leaders while he who has COM
Evening star., 1951-04-17
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. Is it compulsory to pay Social Sc
curity taxes for a maid-cook who. Is over
IS years of age?-E. A. NJ.
A. The question of age does not enter
into the regulations for Social Security
payments. If a maid meets the so-called
24-50 provision, payment Of Social Sc
curity is compulsory. This formula
means that a household employe works
at least some part Of "a different days
in a calendar quarter and is paid $50
or more in cash wages during calendar
quarter.
@. What is being done toward rotating
the ground troops In Korea?-C. A.
A. The Marine Corps has started
small-scale rotation system Of its troops
in Korea. The actual number of Ma
rines to be returned to the United
States on monthly basis has not been
disclosed. The carrying out Of the plan
depends on the military situation in
Korea. The Army has rotation system.
@. How many men are serving in the
Canadian Mounted Police? Do they
own their own horses?-S. C.. p.
A. The strength of the Royal Cana
dian Mounted Police at the present
time is $500 officers and men. The
force owns the horses used by the
members.
Evening star., 1951-04-17

The American people are not SO stupid
as not to have noticed the terrible
mistakes Gen. Macarthur has made,
dividing his command and. OF course.
his famous line: "I do not think the
Chinese will fight"
His alleged knowledge of the Orient
no longer impresses us. And his vanity
Evening star., 1951-04-17
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact by either writing The
NV Washington s D C.. and inclosing cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1858.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Russia Could Defeat
IL. ). With Asian Help
Justice Douglas Says
By The Associoied Press

WALTHAM, Mass, Nov. o.
Justice Douglas of the Supreme
Court said last night the United
States probably would be defeated
in global war if Asia should be
swept into the political orbit of
Soviet Russia.
In an address sponsored by
Brandeis University, Justice Doug
las said that from the Asian
viewpoint. America "is losing its
humanity and its idealism."
He called for a rebirth of Amer
Iican spiritual strength, saying:
If we are true to our traditions.
Iif we are tolerant for a whole
market place of ideas, we will
always be strong"
He deplored the increasing at
tacks and limitation on civil libef-
ties and warned that "our weak
ness grows when we become i'll
tolerant of opposing ideas, depart
from our standards of civil liber-
ties and borrow the policeman's
philosophy from the enemy we de-
test"
Justice Douglas continued that
fear has driven more and more
men In all walks of life to silence.
Fear of losing ones job, of being
investigated, of being pilloried
has mounted"
| There has never been, he said,
a period of greater intolerance
than we witness today in America.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Chicago Gruin
CHICAGO. Nov ,

CHICAGO. Nov. Rp.--Grains man
aged to force their way upward on tn.
Board of Trade again today. continuing
yesterdays rally. despite the fact that
some of the steam had gone out OF tn,
advance overnight
Tradinr. was less active than in tn,
broad-buying movement touched of yes.
cotton crop report
corn was h-ss higher. December, .sass
o7% soybeans We're MeeH hiSSera h. No.
'vemher,. Sol. and lard was II to 90 q
hundred pounds higher. November. 1877
Failure Of cease-fire talks in Kores
belief that the United states 'ea and az Russls s
were far apart on peace PROPOSALS at thu
United Nations General Assembly in Paris
added It's bit toward firming the market
. There also was euyinR in wheat or
the belief that Austria would be in the
market today for quite substa ntia
amounts of the cash grain. Some trader.
estimated the amount at close to
anti.ipated for several. days.
that cash wheat was selling above tht
Government Loaf at Kansas City. They
felt this might lead to some redemption!
and sales on the free market But thu!
far this has not developed in any volume
1t was admitted.
Settlement of the strike Of dockwork.
s1r.I srs IN New York also was bullish in.
ports have remained open throughout the
strike.
Cash grain receipts included only n
cars OF corn and two cars Of oats.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Chicago Livestock

Chicago, Nov. = Up, tUsDA)-salabls
hogs, l2000; very slow, mostly 5O-7S
cents lower on butchers and Is cents to
mostly 90 on sows; few loads choice So
20 pounds early lS.25-1S.50; but largely
1900 1915 market on choice o0O-270
pounds weights; load around $40 pounds,
100; choice sows, 400 pounds and
under 15.75-l7 90; few, 1925; 400-500
pounds, l5.00-I6.00; ood heavier weights
as low as l4.00; prospects incomplete
clearance
salable cattle, 1000; salabl. calves,
300; slaughter steers and heifers duh,
weak; cows steady to additionally so cents
lower; bulls. fully so cents lower, some
taken of market under LOO lower bids:
Vealers weak to 90 lower; hish-prims
steers absent odd prime steers UP TO
$500; scattered sales good and choice
steers: 81 ;50336: SO: few good and choice
heifers, 81 00-35.75: odd lots commercial
Grades down TO 2S.Ou; few commercial
cows. % so; most utility COWS "a 90
Gown; Gamers and cutters. Is 50-1s5O;
light Gamers down to l4.00; utility to
good bulls. 25.5O-29 90: most Commercial
and, and choice Oh m vealers, 2s.oo-36oo; cullI
salable sheep, 1000: slaughter lambs.
25-?O cents lower: loadlot top. 80 90; bulk
good to choice offerings, 2S.5O-3O. 90: eull
and utility lambs. 20.00-27.5O; no re-
liable outlet for yearlinss choice kinds
absent; slaughter ewes dull at 1O.00-13 20
mostly
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Produce Markets

neo AppleASouAs tss ASrsgltqre s.sad1
I5si3as bsIe,ou. iPs6f; is5ss, qn 5S:7 soasn
400 few, hish color 3.s5: slG Golden IE BE- De-
afloqs; afE i5chsa ~ inches up 2:75-3Oo;; Romes.
e "a IN incSes sssymsn5 np mostly ST nc6ss 6s
Ms1rylssnd MAJ and Pennsylvania busheil boxes boxes
yariet1ea a Gasnel 6aS6ets o6 unclassied various
PotatoesaAboqt steady. U. s. Is size
Sacks unKsSafa KasassinI Pennsylvapis ioopo9ad
quality. IS; Green Mo Mountainsso so5Su, 5oos Iais
sasSs Swell fair no,aan quality, 50.
9es5Ts:nf se7Ts puspfo sPa y5spis Ris.1
pnya ! ~ shsa. s;75: white. yams " 1nFasSsd sSsd
Gojd,nsso GojSso; Fnearby s-bushel hampers
Beans and Beets
sbent neans-Slishtly. stronger best
ssinia gin Valentines. fair quaiity POO T1T n6
nns es~ ig,enerailg good quality. $50; few gooe
eGnan.y' Gresn' 5e0-5 90 9; S5 poorer, SO: Tende
l",ounce ,cellophane bsgs, * 'oiS' 81
Lima beans-about steady: Virgin,.
t quality sampsrs 5nps 90 fair air 10 generally goot
poorer. / 80 s0Ou a1a1i'S' sou
Beets-Nearby, per bunch. eA-4: Penn.
Ss1sanls Raoeco,i pushel baskets topped, % 50
70 ordinary quality. 90; Maryland an" anr
Pennsylvsnia SIS 200. 'N''o ""e
YosE sEEuSsels ss ouII, SDE,outs.BareIy steady; New
Dela"are' buShel hampers, 375-4o0
Poultry Quotations.
fouitry: market dull; receipts light.
aTiadlnS nn',rGs very light some carried Fryers.
hens heavy type. mostly IS. some 3Sn, 5gcaI elcsn
ao-.h' light tvpe, 1890: ducks Mus.
mixed coors sna lew s p.kns some rd ea1ryoyeTs
insufficient to quote '1- 20 suppheS
Grain Market.
sacts Ftlour-Receipts' 1o,1o5 1oo-pound
shipments fe5 zoo bushels Stocks bushels; M
45 bushels; No. . red winter earlicEy,
Spot. N domestic nestle 2.43ia November e43Ia
corn-Receipts. 4q.3ca bushels. shin
mensS, nats nqne; psc,, stocks 2@oa5 s52 bushels
meDss essRseeipts none sfock S"a4 aos bushels ship
none; stocks, 1880 bushels. shipments
stosgs oHgys-RR5eeeiptS R5a p none shipments. none;
Soybeans-Receipts, 3s.27a bushels
shipments. 1856 bushels; stocks, l53,O57
Millfeed-Receipts. a1a tons.
EggS and Butter
Yesterdays Quotations
6kRS. MHrket nrm. Demand co0d Tn
crease supply OF Smalls !"
Prices paid +. o. b. Baltimore by first
Large, min. 20 per cent A quality,
whites, 69-73: brown and mixed coIors
$3.50. Mediums. min 70 per cent 4
quality. whites. 54-5S: brown and mixed
coiors, h4-51. Mediums. min IS per CENT
A quality. whites, 1884 brown and mixed
colors, 52-54 Smalls. whites, 43-45;
brown and mixed colorS 43-45.
assntte sntter receipts 6s,67s pounds eggs
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Retail Trade Shows Gain
Of 7 10 6 Pei. in Week
BY the Associoted Pres,

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Retai
trade the last wek rose slightly
above the previous week and was
noticeable above the correspond.
ing 1850 level, Dun and Bradstreet
reported today. Vigorous promo.
tions and sustained cool weather
in many areas were major fac
tors.
Total retail dollar volume for
the week ended Wednesday was
estimated to be from 2 to G
per cent above a year ago for the
country as a whole.
Regional estimates varied from
levels Of year ago by the follow
ing percentages: New England
Midwest and Southwest. un.
changed to up 4; East. 2 to 6,
South, l to 5; Northwest 4 to 8
and Pacific Coast. 8 to 7.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Nov iP.-Actiyity IN
cotton futures slackened in late forenoon
DEALINGS today. with all old crop months
a bale. Offerings dried-up while at the
same time traders reported the backlog
OF 6uylng orders had increased. GOOD
was attributed to commission house profit
taking, Selling of the old crops against
fairly extensive The urgent move by
mills and dealers to cover short commit
ments in futures reflected the fear that
Prices may advance to the ceiling and
freeze there. Nearby December sellins At
43,13 cents q pound was only 166 points
or $3.50 a bale under the ceiling Of
1899 cents pound
Memphis advices said that unfavorabls
weather had delayed harvesting for the
past 10 days reduced the crop prospect.
and lowered grades
Noon prices were Ss to $40 bale
hlsher than the previous close December,
1878; March, 1856 and May, 1880
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Syracuse Excavations
Indicate Possibility
OF Diamond Discovery
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, Nov. 9.-There may
be a major outcropping of dia-
mond-bearing earth in the United
States, after all.
So reports DR.. Earl T. APPEL,
chairman of the Geology Depart
ment of Syracuse University. He
lis attending the convention here
of the Geology Society of Amer
lea.
DIR. APPEL told the society yes
terday that the same conditions
exist in small area in Syracuse
as in the famous diamond mines
of the Witwatersrand, South
Africa.
Il hope that we will find dia-
monds there" he said.
The geologist explained that
only two weeks ago, the outlines
of a diatrome-a pipe of blue
clay. of volcanic origin, which
sometimes contains diamonds
was discovered by excavators.
The diatrome, he said, has beer
hunted for about so years, evel
since some one found two humps
of blue clay and sent them to {
gemologist. The gemologist re.
ported finding diamond chips il
the samples.
In 1910, DR.. APPEL said, DR.. Fri,
Faigle of Syracuse University dis.
covered the outcropping, but ex.
cavation was not begun unit
about year ago.
we want now to drill down Isl
feet and take sample cores O.
the blue clay, and if possible us,
geo-physical instruments tor de.
termine the extent and shape O
the pipe beneath the earth's sur,
face" DR.. APPEL said.
The land, he said, is owned b,
a subdivision developer "wh,
thinks there is more money /,
building than in a diamond mine.
So far. however, the owner has no
sold any of the property.
The site. if proved. would be tn
second diamond mine in the Unit
ed States. A similar pipe will
diamonds was found near Muir
freesboro, Ark. about 1900, bu
the deposit is rated a small one
i Other diamonds are found oc
casionally in the Great Lakes re
Igion, but are said to have bee,
deposited there by glacial action