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Evening star., 1951-10-06

ment received their first practical training in
earning living and in public relations while
carrying packs of newspapers on their daily
routes. Their experiences have helped to develop
the self-confdence and diligence which have
played no small part in their later successes in
the world of competitive business
The boys who distribute The Evening and Sum
day Star are typical of the type. Day after day
they tote their heavy burdens up one street and
down another, tc one door after another. Most of
them are their own collectors, so that they learn
to know about records and receipts and account
ing. Their task is no sinecure by any means
The Star fully appreciates the fine work of these
young businessmen. 1t believes the public is
equally appreciative.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

"Your mention of stacks Of griddle
cakes" writes B. F., jr.. of Sandy Spring,
Md strikes warm place in my heart.
"It conjures picture of grandmother's
kitchen, and big iron griddle on an
even coal fire.
Cakes almost paper thin-seven or
eight in a stack-each buttered sepa-
rately, and maple syrup over all.
1.-TWO or three stacks together with
home made sausage and other trimmings
made a mighty fine breakfast"
Did people have better appetites in
the old days?
Did they have better digestion?
Above all, could they hold more?
Every grandmother kitchen seems to
be place Of memories.
Probably it was because they were
larger.
The small modern kitchen, replete
with cabinets and gadgets, seems far
cry from those big old rooms.
Each age has its ideas.
Sometimes these conceptions OF what
is right conflict later with economic
conditions.
The old days of high ceilings are
gone. to be replaced with convenience,
efficiency and some cozineSs.
Today we have. at least in the large
cities. the efficiency apartment"
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Whose Pen Is Poison?

A few weeks ago, when Lowell Mel
lett's column disappeared from the pages
of The Star, I wondered whether you
had decided to discontinue inf1icting
upon your readers the tripe which this
writer dishes out. Now. it seems. he was
just on vacation.
His forte seems to be to insult those
of his readers who may possibly enter
tain ideas contrary to his own. Aside
from titillating the fancieS of those who
may agree with him and share his con-
tempt of those who do not. what good
can he hope to accomplish? He makes
no appeal, whatever, to the intellect,
He changes nobodys opinions.
Really. this man is utterly impossible.
I would not, of course, have him denied
his constitutional right of free speech.
written or spoken. But why insult a
large segment of your readers by giving
his articles the dignity of staff writer's
by-line? Let him blow his top" in the
Vox Populi column. Most of the letters
from your readers rate very much above
the noxious efiuvium which drools from
this writer's pen.
Chester Allen.
Knoxville. Tenn.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Patricia Roberts.

mush was passed around and one took
two or three pieces, or one at time, as
might have been the family custom.
Then plenty of butter, and salt
Then a glass of cold milk, and one
was embarked on one of the pure joys
of eating. Other lands may have theil
favorite dishes, but in middle class
America-an absurd term-there was
no better dish than this for frosty
autumn morning.
The delicate corn flavor, aided by but
ter but not too much, with taste OF
cool milk as the consumer went along.
What joy, what memories!
Surely there were no dispeptics abroad
in those days. at least not in mothers
kitchen or dining room.
The digestive juices flowed freer,
stronger, in the hey-day of the republic.
The public mind, except for a few
skulkers in dingy back rooms, was at
ease. Everything seemed settled, and
certainly the national stomach was,
filled with the earth's good sweet corn.
It may not have been complete food.
but it was good one, and above all
tasty food, ready and waiting on the
dining room table just off the kitchen,
where sunshine glinted on the leaves OF
the big red geranium in q pot on the
WindoWSill
Evening star., 1951-10-06
This Is Newspoperboy Day

Much is said about small businessmen in
general, but too little attention is paid to the
small businessmen who daily bring the worlds
news to the dcorsteps of countless homes. That
is why today has been designated as Newspaper
boy Day. It is day on which the newspaper
world pays tribute to the enterprising boys (and
sometimes their sisters who deliver newspapers
to those who read them.
These young men are something more than
the vital connecting link between the producers
of newspapers and the subscribers in office or
home They compose nucleus of rugged indi-
vidualists destined, as others before them have
been destined to become the businessmen and
community leaders of tomorrow. Many of to-
days important men in industry and Govern
Evening star., 1951-10-06

The chanty was recorded by an old
salL at Sailors Snug Harbor in New
YORK 1t is the only record Of the un-
written ballad which was once widely
sung by ses-faring men. An important
piece of Americana would have been
lost had the library not preserved it.
Indian songs, cowboy ballads, songs
the Mormors sang on their desperate
trek across The desert, Negro blues and
spirituals. songs recorded in jails and
penitentiaries, obscure Bahama, French.
Spanish and old English ballads. these
are lust few things that are grist for
the folklore sections recording mill.
Sometimes authentic folklore pops up
in unusual places. For example, old
English ballads. sung in the 18th and
10th centuries in England, but complete
ly forgotten there. were recorded n
their pure forms" by folk singers in the
backwoods sections of the Ozark Noun
tains.
Movie studios, radio networks are con-
stantly checking with the folklore sec
ton to see that their material is au-
thentic. Scholars come from all over
the world to study the collections.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Letters to The Star .

a perfect, unvarying consistency of char
acter. through the very last act, to close
the drama with applause and to retire
from the military theater with the
same appreciation of angels and men
which has crowned all their former
virtuous actions" There is herein no
bid for the establishment of military
ruling caste: AmericaniSm owes more
to George Washington than we are
ordinarily accustomed to thinking.
If we made more of an effort to ac-
quaint young Americans with what pa
triotism and Americanism really are.
we would not have statements of "em-
barrassment" thrown up to us. John
Edgar Hoover and other eminent Amer
leans have asked time and again for a
return to "old fashioned Americanism.
We should all make an effort to see that
they get what they ask for.
Marie Ferguson.
Warwick, N. Y.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
CoIIeqe Enrolment Decline

survey conducted by the New York Times
indicates that American colleges and universities
have opened their new academic year with
notable loss in enrollments. The decline repre-
sents a 10 per cent drop from the 2.5 million
enrolled in 1950-1951.
How serious this slump may be is a matter of
speculation as yet If it were to continue, it
would be deplorable. America needs all the
trained and experienced intelligence it can mus
ter in the present worldwide emergency. Any
influence which takes potential student strength
away from academic activity should be watched
and appraised with care. But up to now there is
no occasion or excuse for alarm. The enrolment
decrease is only half what it was expected to be
last February. Some of the loss undoubtedly will
be retrieved if Congress passes new GI bill in
aid of the further education of veterans of the
Korean war. improvement also should come
from the stabilization of Selective Service policy
with respect to the drafting of men only as they
actually are needed.
But it does not follow that the colleges and
universities have nothing to worry about. In
fation has forced many of them to use their
reserves and endowments which otherwise should
have been kept intact Some important schools
likewise have suffered from imperative cuts in
faculty personnel. Many gifted young teachers
have been released. Some of them have gone
into private industry, and it is doubtful that
they ever will return to academic careers Others
are making do" in positions in schools where
much of their preparation is wasted because it
cannot be utilized fully as teaching facility.
No single one of these factors explains the
enrolment decline. The impact of the present
confusion of the world, the struggle with COM
munism, imitation and certain psychological
fatalism which unquestionably has affected thou
sands of people is beyond satisfactory analysis
Even the best authorities are puzzled In the in
stitutions of higher learning in the Washington
area registration still is proceeding and regis
trars are hopeful of capacity classes.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Teacher Shortage
Alice Frederick.

The pain of segregation is so great
that often communities become anaeS-
thetized in the face of the impact of
new outrages. Only this can explain the
lack of comment in the daily press about
the acute shortage of teachers in Divi-
SionS 1913. In at least one junior high
school. more than Is classes are without
teachers, and in others instructors are
asked to handle class loads of up to so
pupils.
Apparently, in stating the Langley
Junior High. teachers were drawn from
other schools without making adequate
requirements, hence the appalling pic
ture of students in the fourth week of
the school term without instruction.
One must ask whether any one, no mat
ter how blindly bigoted, can call this
equality of educational opportunity"
when there are teachers in white schools
with classrooms only half full.
The current situation is doubly diff
cult to understand when one is faced
with the fact that there are many
trained teachers available for appoint
ment in Divisions 1913. The inescap-
able conclusion is that the school ad-
ministration is not concerned with the
welfare of either teachers or students in
the overcrowded, understaffed Negro
divisions and is callously dragging its
heels in solving this problem.
Patricia Roberts.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
A Folklore Corner in the METROPOLIS
By Deone Heller

Z YER tossed and turned. wondering
IL what Choco Indian witch doctor
sounds like when he's making medicine?
Ever thought how blue the blues must
be when wrung from a jailhouSe har-
monica? Or is anyone curious about
what comes out when genuine cow
hand lifts his voice in song to coax
along the little dogies?
These and thousands of other noises
that pass for bizarre music are available
in the Folklore Section of the Library of
Congress More than 10000 records Of
folk songs. ballads. spirituals, "hollers,"
chants, tales. proverbs and legends are
in the collection. You can listen to
them, if you like.
The Folklore Section collects authentic
material from all over the world. No spot
is too remote for the folklore experts
Their record collection was made from
all kinds of musical tand some not so
musicaD instruments. These include
gongs. cymbals, harmonious. fiddles
banios. small makeshift bands, and
hundreds of other devices.
Most of the Folklore Sections work is
done through a worldwide system of
volunteers. Explorers and other inter-
ested persons take along recording ma
chimes furnished by the Library on their
field trips. Once at their destination,
they persuade the natives to give out
with music which is recorded and sent
back to the Library. The only pay VOL
unteer folklorists get is duplicate set
of their recordings
pri1aa nf &c
Library folklore volunteer. The Prince.
a professional anthropologist. came to
the Folklore Section last year to check
some OF his own work Before he left,
he promised DR.. Duncan Enrich, chief
OF the section. that he would record ma
terial and send it back on forthcoming
expedition to India. He did
Another typical volunteer is Frances
Densmore of Redwin. Mimi, who has
put hundreds of Chippewa Indian tribal
songs on wax for the Library.
The skeptic may ask why such records
are made. What practical good are they?
That's easy, DR.. Enrich says. They
help us Understand our civilization and
thst OF other peoples. Folk music and
folk saying give keen insight into the
lives of the people. II the library did
not record such material, most of it
would De lost forever.
AS, an example. DR. Enrich cites the
case of sea chanty telling Of the career
OF the Confederate cruiser Alabama.
Built in ENGLAND under the supervision
Of the Confederate secret service, the
Alabama sailed more than $4,000 miles
without ever touching American soil. 1t
SAM more than 60 Union vessels before
1t was finally destroyed off Cherbourg.
France
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Cheaper Tronsoceonic Air Travel

Although the International Air Transport
Association has been unable to reach agreement
on specific program, there are indications that
the day of transatlantic tourst-class air service
is not too far off. The IATA favors the general
idea, but its members have different suggestions
as to fares and schedules. One American mem
Der, Pan American World AirwayS has notified
the association that if international agreement
cannot be had on rates and frequency of flights
Pan American will go it alone next spring
The IATA. a voluntary association of inter-
national airlineS, took a stand in favor of low
rate tourist-class service over the North Atlantic
when it met last May in Bermuda A committee
was appointed to decide on uniform one-way
fare somewhere between 1925 and $3.50 The
plan then was to institute this cheaper class of
service in the fall of 1852 The committee dis
cuSsed the fare problem at length at recent
meeting in London, but without coming to
decision. Several lines proposed a fare higher
than the maximum set at the Bermuda confer
ence with the condition that flights be limited
in number The lack of equipment in Europe
was stressed. Planes necessarily would be of the
coach" economy types used on American domes-
tic lines, but not prevalent overseas. Possible
loss of business on the regular transatlantic lines
was another factor hindering an agreement.
Pan American, which pioneered in the field
Of overseas touriSt-claSS service by opening
scheduled lines to Puerto Rico and South Amer
lea, found that its regular luxury" service was
not adversely affected by the tourist lines.
Whether this experience would be duplicated over
the Atlantic is matter of debate among IATA
members. Reports from the London meeting
indicate growing interest in the tourist plan,
especially in the smaller European countries
Visions of additional thousands of free-spending
Americans coming to Europe and throwing their
dollars around as Americans are wont to do are
very enticing over there The prospect may
overcome objections heretofore standing in the
way of early agreement on the North Atlantic
tourist program.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Patriotism and Americunism

recent newspaper article appearing
under the by-line of John Edgar Hoover
quoted young American woman who is
a Communist addressing a group with
the statement: You know, comrades.
was never ashamed to be Communist
but I was embarrassed to be an Ameri-
can" The article went on to say, This
woman is native born citizen. educated
in American schools. protected by the
American flag" and it added, "she is
ashamed of the traditions of Washing
ton and Lincoln, Franklin and Jeffer-
son.
We can only be prompted to ask the
short but far-reaching question: Why?
If young Americans are Communists, it
is because of the way in which they
think. Ideas are everything.
In a UNESCO publication. "In the
Classroom With Children Under the
Age of 49," considerable advice is Of
fered educators in the matter of Great
ing what is called world mindedness"
in children. That strange. much abused
term. "nationalism" is employed often
i'll the text. This U. N. publication tells
us: If the feeling of belonging to the
human community develops normally
by an extension Of the feeling Of be-
longing to the national community. it
cannot possibly develop from that Carl
cature of patriotism which is extreme
nationalism."
That is broad statement. The words
"caricature" and patriotism" are clev-
erly employed. There is no breaking
down of the term. "nationalism." There
is no differentiation between the pa
triotism of a man like George Wash
ington and the nationalism of Adolph
Hitler with its central philosophy of
the suRerman inspired by Friedrich
Nietzsche. In Nietzsche's famous book
the "Genealogy of Morals" we read
some statements that describe his kind
of nationalism: "a herd of blond beasts
of prey. a race Of conquerors and mas
ters with the military organization and
the power to organize. unscrupulously
placing their fearful paws upon a pop
ulation perhaps vastly superior in num-
bers. This herd founded the state"
Contrast the spirit of this with that
manifest in General Orders issued by
Washington in the closing days Of the
American Revolution: 1.-The generous
task for which we first flew to arms
being accomplished; the liberties of our
country being fully acknowledged and
firmly secured, and the characters of
those who have persevered through
every extremity of hardship, suffering
and danger, being immortalized by the
illustrious appellation of the patriot
army, nothing now remains but for the
actors of this mighty scene to preserve
Evening star., 1951-10-06

An interesting part Of the folklore sec
tons activities is making collections Of
material recording the folklore of each
State. DR.. Enrich is perhaps the Ma
tion's greatest authority on the folklore
of the Wild West. He is the author of a
book, Its an Old Wild West Custom"
and one of his favorite contentious is
that the Wild West isn't what it used to
be. Hopalong Cassidy, he maintains,
is a sissy compared with the real life
characters Of the old days.
DR.. Emrich's favorite story is about
the naming Of Virginia City. New.
AS he tells it. an early prospector
named James Finnimore. drinking in a
saloon in the then-unnamed town, be-
came filled to the ears with a potent
brew, and fell and busted" bottle of
the lethal liquid
A former Virginiaian with a strong
sense of loyalty to his home State Finni-
more rose to the occasion to make good
use of the spilled liquor. With great
dignity, he proclaimed: "Ah heahby
cristen this heah town Vuhjinyuh!"
This was the way the town actually
was named. DR.. Enrich says.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
To a Young Girl

Do not hasten, though the road seems
far,
And days reluctant tn their going,
Pause and drink the silUer nectar of
star ...
And catch the fragrant drift OF April
bloDing.
Hop brief the Windfo,Der days an6
Springtine skies,
Against the meGger metronome of
laughter,
Keep summers promise long Dithin
your eyes
Lest you be sad forever after.
Alma Robson Hiobes
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Citizens Federation

Citizens Federation
Adjacent articles in your paper of
October 2 reported citizens association
meetings at which the Federation of
Citizens Associations had been men
toned. One praised, the other criti-
cized. the federation's present admin
lstration. which would indicate that
there must be at least two points of
view.
In one report. delegate pledged
himself to support certain persons, al
though nominations had not been made
for the election in November
We should be thankful that elections
are decided not by those who are Demo-
Gratis or Republicans regardless, but by
those who vote by conscience-those
sufficiently earnest and broadminded to
examine the issues and the candidates
on both sides after nominations have
been made.
niSpuSfed na1apafe
Evening star., 1951-10-06
One for the Book
Chester Allen.

I enjoyed so much your editorial page
article September q. Mature Beckons
at This Time of Year." written by Linda
Mcclure Woods. make scrapbooks for
shut-in old people and use many articles,
also poems, from The Star.
Mrs. Francis HungerfOrd Lusby.
North Beach, Md.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer "a
any, any question Of fact by either writing The
EVSnlng = 9 Star information Bureau, 1900 street
return POSTAGE or BY telephoning ST 73fa
Evening star., 1951-10-06
By THE HASKIN SERVICI

@. How long has it been since all
States required children to go to school?
C. E.
A. School attendance has been re-
quired by law in every State of the
Union since 1918. Of course many
States had compulsory education long
before this date.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

@. What is the official rifle of the
United States Army?-I. C. G.
A. The Garand rifle, officially called
United States rifle, caliber 80 MI. 1t
is Semiautomatic.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Disguised Delegate.
Sic Semper Tyronnis

Maybe it would be a good idea to re-
quire every United States citizen to vote
or pay fine, but the State of Virginia,
through its poll tax. prefers to fine the
voter first.
Alice Frederick
Evening star., 1951-10-06

@. Was there ever Kentucky Derby
in which only three horses rant. E. NJ.
A. Yes, in 1892, 1899 and 1905. This IS
the smallest number of starters to go to
the post in the Kentucky Derby.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

@. Which is the oldest airline in exist
ence?-H H.
A. The Royal Dutch Airlines. (KLM),
which was founded in 1929.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

Pen-names may be used If letters carry
1DriterS' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Congressional Aides Son
Given Probation in Theft

Robert E. Bendit, 2O-year-old
son of a Congressman's secretary
was given a years probation to-
day by Municipal Court Judge
Thomas c. Scalley for stealing a
$4,000 bracelet from the May
flower Hotel room OF Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia.
Bendit was arrested and charged
with grand larceny in the theft
of the bracelet, property of Mrs.
George, last July. At that time.
he was q valet at the hotel. De-
tectives arrested Bendit in his
rooms in the 1900 block of Seven
teenth street NV.
Bendit is the son of Salig L.
Bendit. secretary to Representa-
tive Rodino, Democrat Of New
Jersey.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Youth Shoots Sell, FokesHoIdup
To Win Favor of Girls Mother

car, his gun and his billfold.
When he was discovered by
passersby, he told tale of brutal
young hitchhiker who shot him to
prevent him from reporting the
robbery. That was June 4.
Betty visited him while he was
in the hospital, and sure enough,
Mrs. Aftermath seemed lots friend
lier. So after he got out Of the
hospital, Betty and he were mar
ried.
State Police Detective Jack
Pletzke. however, continued check
ing the reported robbery. This
week, he talked to Smith again,
questioning him about details.
Smith finally admitted the hoax,
and told the reason.
He was taken into Municipal
Court yesterday. charged with
making false report to police.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
Girl, 3, Lost Overnight, Found
Sound Asleep in Berry Patch

Isandpit while playing with other
children.
The child's mother, Mrs. Arthur
Olson, expecting her fourth child,
rode through the area in a car
calling for Sissy" through loud
speaker.
National Guardsmen, f1remen,
policemen. volunteers and even a
State police bloodhound covered
about a seven square mile tract
before the child was discovered.
Kenneth Pond, 20, found the
girl behind a log about mile
and a half from her home.
Police said Sissy" appeared to
have suffered no Ill effects.