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Evening star., 1951-11-28

the sudden new development.
Among them were these:
/. Such a demonstration of AL
lied desire to get the fighting over
lWith-even in the absence of any
formal agreement to stop the
shooting noW-may put the Reds
on the spot before the world and
place a premium on their own
good faith and good will.
/ 2. There is a possibility that a
situation of partial peace as now
exists may serve as an inducement
to the Communists to make rea-
Sonable settlements on the re-
naming armistice issues.
3. With the possibility that the
war may end in its present posi-
tons. it would seem to be difficult
| for the military commanders to
ask troops to fight and die for
ground they might shortly have to
yield.
! While there has been no serious
morale problem among U. N.
troops in connection with the
drawn out truce talks, the present
action obviously solves any diff
Guilty along that line which might
arise.
Evening star., 1951-11-28

campaign: Harry w. August, d.
rector of the Republican State FL
nance Committee in Ohio last
year; Phil Hannah, of the AFL
and o. P. Van Schoik, chairman
of the Farmers Committee fol
Ferguson.
Mr.. Clayman testified yesterday
that Senator Taft's charge of in
timidation and coercion of work
ers by labor leaders in the Ohio
campaign was pure political ma
larkey." The CIO leader made two
recommendations for changes in
election laws:
l. The establishment by Con-
greSS Of a permanent and con-
tinuing agency to police Federal
elections, with field offices, which
could make on-the spot inquiries
while the campaigns are going on
2. Amendment of election laws
to require all individuals and or
CARNATIONS to report to Federal
authorities all expenditures during
a campaign. in excess Of rea-
sonable sum, which he did not
specify.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28.-Some
Los Angeles high school juniors
can't even tell the time of day. or
don't want to.
The city school system, under
fire from many quarters, tossed its
critics another handful Of bullets
yesterday by announcing it had
discovered:
Eighteen per cent of 1000 stu
tdents covered in a QUESTIONABLE
don't know how many months
there are in a year.
Sixteen per cent aren't sure why
the Fourth of July is a national
holiday.
Nine per cent don't know how
many Scent stamps you can buy
for IS cents.
Five per cent failed to answer
correctly the question, What is
lone half of 70?"
Fifty per cent did not know how
many Senators are permitted
from each State.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Rail Unions Blamed
For Delays in Settling
2-Year-0Id Dispute
By james Y. Newton

The Nations railroads today
charged that "the union and not
the carriers" are responsible for
delays in settling the two-year-
old rail labor dispute which
threatens to erupt in a strike.
Howard Neitzert, attorney for
the railroads, made the charge
as the carriers completed the first
phase of their case before an
emergency board appointed by
President Truman, after hearing
the dispute involving the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen.
The board decided to continue
the hearing despite a walkout yes
terday of firemen's representatives
who charged the investigation was
prejudiced against them.
Action on Featherbedding.
Mr.. Neitzert said that since
1897 the rail unions have resisted
efforts of the railroads Ito elimi-
nate featherbedding, make work
rules and pay for time not worked
and services not performed"
Neither the unions nor the
employees of the railroads." he
added, have a legitimate interest
in perpetuating rules or practices
that result in waste and ineffi-
cheney or which defeat the pur-
poses for which the railroads eX-
ist."
The railroad filed with the board
q 790-page brief in support of
their side of the dispute with the
firemen's union.
The union walked out yesterday
after presenting the background
of its case, declaring the choice
of two of the three board members
was unfortunate.
Attorney Hits Board.
Harold C. Heiss, attorney for
the Firemen'S Union, described
the board composition as a.
''mockery" and challenged two
members of it. The two are
Andrew Jackson, New York at
torney, and George Cheney, labor
consultant of San Diego, Calf !
Mr.. Heiss said the rail unions
had requested the National Medi-
alton Board never to appoint Mr..
jackson to a rail case. He did
not say what the objection was
to Mr.. Jackson.
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Some Los Angeles Students
Cant Even Tell Time of Doy

SiXty-two per cent-the biggest
percentage of failure on any one
lquestion-could not tell whether
Philip Murray, the CIO leader,
was associated with unions or the
STANDARD Oil Co.
And 3 per cent couldn't tell
time.
The test was given to all stu
dents with an intelligence quotient
of rs or higher.
| Maurice G. Blair, associate
superintendent in charge of cur
Iriculum, said a number of stu
dents deliberately gave wrong an
sWerS in spirit of rebellion
against having to take the SIM
lplifled test.
Numerous parent groups have
Criticized the school systems use
OF progressive" educational meth
DDS.
I'VE thought our methods were
Icllcking fairly we'll" said Mr..
Blair. This test was an eye
lopener."
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Korea

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Hightower
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ton appeared to have had little if
any information to indicate that
the situation would develop Sc
quickly.
There was no expectation among
authorities here that the whole
fighting would stop,
One much discussed assumption
was that the air war would 90 or
at full tilt, or possibly even in
Icrease in tempo.
Air operations would enable the
U. N. command to keep check or
1.-THE Communist rear areas and
discover whether the Reds were
taking advantage of the huh in
ground fighting to build up thei1
military power.
Several angles of the truce stu
alton figured in discussions here
on the effects and significance of
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Gas Company Asks
IS Per Cent Increase
For D. {. Consumers
Continued From First Page.)

! L
rates are raised very promptly" !"
Mr.. Boothby said.
Even at the proposed higher
rates, he went on. the cost of ma
tural gas service to customers
would be at levels considerably be-
low practically every other item
of living costs
He pointed out that while pro-
viding gas service at preWar rates,
the company's operating costs
have risen in conformity with the
general price scale.
10000 Meters in ID. C.
Increases in the cost of opera
ton apply throughout the area
served by the company, Mr..
Boothby said, but rates in Mary
land and Virginia are higher than
those in the District, and the rate
of growth and use of gas in those
AREAS is increasing more rapidly.
The impact of higher costs on the
suburban areas is, as result,
somewhat less acute" he said.
The company and it's subsid-
iaries serve population in the
Washington area of Is million
through nearly 300 900 gas meters.
1t has about 10000 meters in
service in the District.
Until now. according to the ap-
plication. the company has been
able to absorb some of its in
creased costs through economies
resulting from the change to
straight natural gas in 1916 and
increased volume of sales.
Since 1912, in the District,
meters in service have increased
from $4,000 to 177,OO0, sales of
gas to retail customers have gone
from rs million therms to 1875
million, and total investment has
grown from $26 million to more
than $31 million, it says.
The application points out that
unduly low earnings "jeopardize
the ability of the company to
maintain high standard of Serv-
Evening star., 1951-11-28

labor booklet that Senator Taft
late in 1948, voted for a housing
bill from which public housing
had been eliminated.
Senators Smith and Monroney
contended that the record should
have shown that Senator Taft
was one of the authors of anC
got through the Senate a public
housing bill, which was blocked
in the House. Senator Monroney
pointed out that at the special
session called by President Tru-
man in August Of 1948, a modi-
fled bill passed the House and
that Senators were confronted
with the necessity of taking that
bill without public housing or kill
a CT housing program, which also
was important.
Il don't vote very often with
Senator Taft said Senator Mon
roney, "but I think his position
is entitled to fair presentation. "
In his direct testimony late yes
terday. Mr.. Clayman charged that:
In the Ohio campaign last year,
Senator Taft was permitted to
speak to Captive audiences" in
his visits to factories and school
houses. He also accused the Sena-
tor of implying throughout the
campaign that the labor opposi-
Ition to him was Communist-do-
mated. He contended also that the
Ohio newspapers gave large guam
titles of space to Senator Taft and
very little to Mr.. Ferguson.
Taft Manager to Testify.
Other witnesses called to testify
today are: Willis D. Gradison
Senator Taft's campaign manager:
Ben Tate, treasurer for the Taft
Evening star., 1951-11-28

ice, and to meet demands of the
public"
To obtain capital funds required
to continue expansion, the COM
Ipany must offer investors an at
Itractive investment. it goes on.
adding that a prospective rate of
return for 1852 of less than 4
per cent will not attract investors.
The company asked that the
new rates be established "at the
earliest possible date"
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ent main lines "be defended to the
maximum. This meant Allies
could counterattack to regain any
positions lost to the Reds.
There was nothing to indicate
any slackening of jet warfare
over Northwest Korea.
Three Red MIG-15s and a Unit
ed States F-86 Sabre were knocked
out of the sky Wednesday in the
Evening star., 1951-11-28

second consecutive day of jet bat
tiles in MIG Alley. This brought
the two-day toll of Red planes to
seven destroyed and seven dam
aged. In the same period the
Allies lost two jets in battle and
ione to Communist ground fire.
United States 9th Army head
quarters made no mention of a
Istop-shooting order to ground
troops but it did issue a statement
warning that "as of this date
there is no ceaSe-fire in Korea"
Evening star., 1951-11-28
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Evening star., 1951-11-28
One Moment
With God
BY EDWARD l.. r. ELSON,
Pastor, National Presbyterian Church.

T Cf11LO.
The man who says he has no
fear is either dishonest or alb
normal. Fears come to every nor
NAL person, and some fears are
for our protection. But those
which are dWelt upon or cultivated
may be destructive. What one
does with his fears is the impor-
,tant thing. Courage must 60 on,
despite fear.
prayer: o Thou Dho knoU-
est my fears, giUe me inUdrd
peace, and be With me euery
hour. Amen.-Psalm, Irui.l.)
Evening star., 1951-11-28
Too Much Rice in Brozil

Brazii Is studying plans to mix
rice with wheat flour or to ex-
change its 3-million- bag surplus
for japanese cargo vessels or
Chilean copper.
Evening star., 1951-08-29
so D. c. Police to Take
Bomb Defense Course

Fifty Metropolitan policemen
will be taught the techniques of
high explosive bomb reconnais-
sance and the deactivation OF
shells, bombs and firearms by ord
nance and chemical corps in
structors from the Military Dis
trict of Washington.
Final arrangements for the
course will be made at a meeting
of local civil defense and police
officials and Army officers on Sep
tember 10.
Evening star., 1951-08-29
Commercial Use Of Armory Nets D. C. S4,641 in Year

Commercial use of the National
Guard Armory yielded $4,641 to
the general revenues of the Dis
trict for the year ended last June
80, the commissioners were ad-
vised yesterday.
The Armory Board retains a
$4,000 operating fund, depositing
the excess to the general revenues
at the close of the fiscal year.
The Armory is maintained pri-
marily for quartering and training
Evening star., 1951-08-29
Births Reported

(From the d. c. Bureau OF Vital Statistics
BOYS
Walter and Louise Behr.
James and Erma Darby.
Bernard and Alix Hasson.
Alvin and Gloria Hickman.
James and Harriet Hurley.
John and Marjorie Magee.
Dino and Rose PionZio.
Marvin and Sarah Richeson.
George and Marjorie Solan.
James and Geraldine Weeks.
Hollie and Melva Adgerson.
Willie and Annie Barber.
Frank and Amy Blocker.
Joseph and Gladys Brown.
Jack and Estelle Brannum.
James and Rosa Burns.
William and Hilda Carter.
Joseph and Leona Chessom.
James and Dozzerene Coleman.
James and Mary Connor
Charles and Viola Dillard.
Samuel and Dorothy Dixon.
Douglas and Katherine Dyer.
Conroy and Martha Dyson,
Arthur and Frances Edwards.
Edward and Audrey Ellis.
Kane and Lena Everett.
Howard and Mary Fitzhugh.
Horace and Mary Green.
Nathaniel and Mary Gross.
K. p and Audrey Harris.
Robert and Eva Hendrix.
Charley and Annie Holman.
Vernon and Rosa Jones.
William and Doshia Kelly.
Davis and Arlene Lee.
John and Clara Miller.
Donald and Alice Morris.
Joseph and Mary Moseley
Gonzalez and Alice Rowe.
James and Renecca Rountree.
Robert and Bernice Savoy.
Howard and Helen Scott
Bernard and Thalia Sewell.
Robert and Bessie Shaw.
Walter and Matte Sharpe.
Fred and Annie Singleton.
Joseph and Evelyn Smallwood.
Walter and Mamie Stewart.
Joseph and Chanie Swinton.
Howard and Villa Jean Thompson.
Thomas and Dolores Tolliyer.
James and Bernice Tyson.
William and Lille Walker.
Parnen and Gertrude Walker.
Richard and Willie Mae Watkins.
Alexander and Ruth White.
Robert and Helen Williams
Gordon and Marjorie Benner.
Armand and Alexandria Dubois.
Robert and Patricia Edwards.
Edward and Betty Ferber
Gordon and Elizabeth Freese.
Madison ana Emile Howell
BENJAMIN and Selma Jaffe.
Arthur and Mildred Kercoude.
Frederic and Muriel Manchester.
Irving and Sylvia Scheer
Winfield and Virginia Smith.
William and Mary Ball
Robert and Mabel Bateman.
Charles and Florence Blake.
George and A9nes Brady
William and Florence Bradshaw
James and Ethel Brown.
John and Katie Bussey.
Willie and kltermerse Byrd.
Duck and Ong Chin.
Eddie and Elmina Crooks.
Leon and jamie Curtis.
Herman and Gladys Darden.
Herbert and Georgia Dixon.
James and Agnes Fielder.
Ralph and Julia Ford.
John and Jennie Fuller.
Lester and Opal Gordon.
Willie and Leona Harper.
Charles and Natalie Harriston.
Robert and Cecil Hines.
Herbert and Annie Johnson.
Leon and Lillian Johnson
Carl and Lillian Johnson.
John and Helen Jones.
Winon and Catherine Jones.
Cato and Louise Knight
Solomon and Alice Lowery.
Henry and Adelaide MCCOY
Joseph and Norraine Miller.
David and Hattie Mitchell.
John and Roberta Mitchell.
Willie and Ann Moyd
Earl and Ethel Newman.
Nathaniel and Lucy Pitt.
Willie and Henrietta Porter.
Thaddeus and Hilda Riddick.
Frank and jamie Reeves.
James and Virginia Simms.
Thomas and Matte Stevenson.
George and Cecilia Stove.
Theodore and Vivian Summers.
Charles and Esther Sweat.
Maurice and Gertrude Wills.
F7erett and Theresa Williams.
Robert and Jerusha Wilson.
Elmer and Aileen WiSeman.
Edward and Eleanor Yates.
James and Elsie Young.
TWINS.
william and Evelyn EppS, Girls.
David and AdeI Keys, boy and girl.
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Beech Parties and Dances

The Unification Society of
Washington will sponsor all-day
beach parties and dances tomor-
row for American Legion men,
bers at Rose Casino, North Beach,
Md, and for school teachers, at
the Rosehaven Md Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

the militia of the District. But
the Armery Board may lease or
rent out parts of the building
when it does not conflict with the
Guards activities.
1t costs the District 5000 900 a
year to maintain the building.
Evening star., 1951-08-29

FRATERNITY QUEEN N Miss
Betty Ann Ross, 20, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. E. L. Ross, 2521
North Eighteenth street, Ar
lingtOn, who has been crowned
queen of Gamma Sigma, in
ternati0nal high school fra
ternity, at the organizations
convention recently in Worces-
ter, Mass.
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stubborn. First floor and everybody
out as new stream crowded in.
Just enough confused time for Tod
to stop beside her. cts that job"
he said urgently, "I'u be making
enough for us to be married on.
Steady work"
"So's running an elevator" she
reported. why don't you talk to
the professor"
TOD leaned against the wall,
= watching the professor direct
traffic. He couldn't see college for
the $2.7O an hour he'd get working
for construction company. Balance
the promise of an underpaid white
collar job after two more years Of
college against that kind of money,
and you didn't give a darn for
education.
The castanets clicked, the profess
sor's arm moved, people shuffled
forward. Watching him, Tod was
reminded of an automat. The pro-
lessor was fixture, performing
the same gestures routinely. Habit
and duty guiding him. Like a pup
pet, Tod thought, realizing why
Valerie wanted him to talk to the
professor.
With the elevators all in use, he
turned to Tod. Flows college,"
I'm quitting for job at $40 an
hour"
so you can get married?"
valerie says she won't marry
me unless l finish college"
Smart GIRL" the professor said
quietly, turning back to the impa-
tient people. castanets clicking,
arm waving.
In the next lull, the professor
spoke hurriedly, 81 took this
job on temporarily % years
ago, because I needed money to
be married. I was going to
teach, be professor, but the
children started coming and
this was steady. Great job if
you like herding sheep"
Tod watched the professor with
sharpened awareness. Herding
sheep. A steady job, but automatic.
No thought, no chance for advance
ment. That's what Valerie had
wanted him to see. Was Valerie
afraid he'd end up like the profess
Sor?
Thoughtfully Tod boarded the
third car, standing as close to
Valerie as the pressure of the crowd
would allow.
II thought you had to work." she
said coldly.
I'm going back to college," he
said, forgetting the people when he
saw her eyes light up. They shot
past the second floor without STOP
ping. will you marry me right
away?" he asked.
"Oh. yes" she said and the e!e
vator zoomed past the fourth floor
level as he took her in his arms.
And the next thing they knew. the
crowd was shouting. sixth floor.
everybody out"
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of the taxpayers, were responsible
for the restoration of the farm to
its place in the national economy.
The people Of the cities and
towns should realize that it is
not congress, nor any one at
Washington, who is responsible
for present farm conditions, but
that such conditions have large
ly been produced by the char
acteristic industry and thrift
of those on the farms.
The figures are, of course, general
averages. There are exceptions.
There are farms on which thrift
and industry are not found, but
such instances are the exceptions
rather than the rule. AS a whole,
the farm is enjoying an unusual
degree of prosperity, due to the
efforts of the farmers and the
farm families. Farming is again
an acceptable way of living. To-
day it enjoys not only its share of
cash income, but the conveniences
of living that we're so long con-
sidered the perogatives of the ur-
ban population where electricity
was available.
The electric power is provided
by the farm owner co-operatives,
of which the average farm has in
vested $3.50. That investment pro-
vides him with a telephone, with
electricity for light and power. 1t
provides for him and his family
the same conveniences that are
enjoyed by those living in the
cities.
Yes, the American farmer is
again living on the sunny side of
easy street. His balance at his
local bank is as large as is that of
the average city dwellers.
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GRASSROOTs
Farmers Are Enjoying More Prosperity Than Ever

family. In the aggregate, Amer.
lean agriculture is big bust
ness, and again prosperous, with
its more than six million pro-
ducing units sharing in the to-
tai OF more than 30 billion dol
lars of production, an average
for each farm of S4,700, with
an average holding of about
S14 300 for each farm, exclu-
sive of home furnishings and
home equipment.
Through the past half century the
farm has increased its production
despite the fact that the farm pop
ulation has decreased by some IL
per cent. With better methods, bet
ter seed, better equipment, better
livestock and more fertilizer, the
man hour production has in
creased in the past 10 years by
more than IS per cent. Thanks to
the American farmer, the Amer
lean farm has more than kept pace
with other American production. It
has done its full part in all of our
war efforts. It has provided food
for our armed forces, and for those
of our allies.
Half a century ago, in 1900 the
average net income on American
farms amounted to only $3.50 per
year. Twenty five years later it was
$3.50. and in 1850 the average an
nual net income amounted to 2,225.
That increase was not all due to
the government policies of guar
anteeing a parity price for farm
products. Much of it was due to the
habits of thrift and industry that is
SO much an attribute of the farm.
Those things. more than the parity
prices maintained at the expense
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Her Error

Her Error
Old Lady Ito druggist)-"I
want box of canine pills"
Druggist-"What's the matter
with the dog?"
Old L a dy (indignantly)-"I
want you to know, sir, that my
husband is a gentleman.
The druggist put up some qui-
nine pills in profound silence.
Lady Driver, or Nag
Harriet was congratulating
Marion on her driving ability.
why you're handling the car
like veteran"
How do you know" countered
Marion, Have you ever seen me
handle a veteran?"
Chilly
Old MIR. MacGregor h a d his
grandson, Donald, visiting him.
An ice cream vendor passed and
the little lad ran to his grand
father. ITS awful hot" he said.
May l have five cents for an ice
cream Gomez" Now, boy" an
swered Old Mac, "ice cream amt
good for young 'uns. III tell you
a ghost story instead"
Good Business
HAS putting in that lunch coun-
ter helped your business?" asked
Jones of the druggist.
well, it has about tripled the
sale of indigestion tablets" he re-
piled.
For the Cat
Customer-"I can not sleep at
night-the least little sound dis
turbs me. I'm a victim of insom-
mia. Even a cat on our back fence
distresses me beyond words"
Druggist-"This powder will be
effective"
Customer-"When do l take
it?"
Druggist-"You don't. Give it
to the cat in milk"
Two druggists were talking
about one of their confreres who
had just died.
He was a great druggist"
said one.
HE was" admitted the other,
But don't you think he made his
chlcken-salad a little too salty?"
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GRASSROOTS
BY Wright A. Patterson

THE FACTS AND FIGURES used
in this column were provided
by a national life insurance COM
pany.
AS compared with the conditions
of the mid-twenties and early thir-
ties, those operating the 6,372, 900
farms of to-day are following the
sunny side of the farm prosperity
road, thanks to a beneficent gov
eminent. Farm mortgages are not
now being foreclosed by the thou
sands each day or week, as was
true of that time-mortgages rep
resenting farm purchases made at
exhorbitant prices for land. By
last year, 1850, mortgage foreclos-
ures were practically over. The
farm had grown from an average
146 acres in 1900 to an average
size of 1876 acres in 1850, and the
mortgage had dropped to an aver
age of only $3.50 per farm, mere
81 per cent of the value of the
farm and its equipment.
That reduction of the farm
mortgage represents but one
evidence Of farm prosperity.
That average American farm
er Of 1850 was 40 years old. His
1875 acres of land and his farm
buildings were worth $4,000.
His farm machinery and motor
vehicles, with live stock and
poultry to a value of S2,10O, rep
resent a total plant value for
each of the 6.372.0O0 farms of
$4,000.
For each farm there was pro.
duced in 1859 crops represent
ing cash value of $4,350. illus
$3.50 worth of the products Of
each farm used by the farm