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Evening star., 1951-07-20
Anti Lobby

Ill 1He otar Iof July IL your c0ium-
nists Gould Lincoln and David Lawrence
both repeat the propaganda of the beef
lobby to the effect that the outrageous
prices for beef are justified by the high
cost Of production and by the need of
providing incentives for increased pro-
duction.
Mr.. Lincoln cites figures claiming that
before the rollback cattle raisers were
making only one cent on the pound on
the production of calves, and now the
rollback has turned the penny profit into
a two-and-a-half-cent loss! Well, I have
seen better figures presented at the Sen
ate hearings. One fellow claimed that
even before the rollback he was losing
$52.58 on every calf he was producing,
and that after the rollback the loss per
calf would be $6658. But as Representa-
tive Rabaut said, Such figures ought to
go into joke book, along with the
story Of the pants manufacturer who
loses Is cents on every pair of pants
he produces but makes up for the loss
through his high sales volume"
The facts are that beef cattle prices in
April Of this year-before the rollback
order was issued-had risen So per cent
above the January. 1850, level. Can any
person Of intelligence claim, without
wlnking, that the cost of producing and
feeding cattle rose that much in Is
months?
We have parity formula that is sup
posed to measure the relationship be-
tween> the prices farmers receive for
their products and the prices they pay
that is to say, the prices that enter
into their cost of production. Usually,
the base period for parity-the period
when the price relationship was pre-
sumed to be fair and profitable for the
farmer-is taken to be the years 1910
IA. Now, in the case of beef cattle, prices
climbed so rapidly after 1916, when the
OPA was butchered, that the ratio to
the parity price reached ITO in 1948.
The beef lobby found the monthly publi-
cation OF the high parity ratios too
ScandalouS for comfort, and so they
rushed to Congress and persuaded it to
authorize change in the base period.
Instead OF taking the years 1904 az
the base period when the price relation
ship was presumed to be fair, the parity
calculation henceforth always would take
the preceding 10 years as base. This
means that for 1851 parity calculations
the exceedingly lush years OF 1941-1950
serve as base. And it is in terms Of the
ultrafavorable price relationship of these
years that the beef parity ratio stood
in April of this year at 152 per cent.
Converted back to the old base period,
the parity ratio was 205 per cent.
If all the rollbacks announced by the
OPS-i1cluding those scheduled for the
fall-had been made effective, the parity
ratio would have been left at mere 122
per cent on the new base, and 160 per
cent on the old base.
Taking into consideration all the
scheduled rollbacks. Secretary of Agri-
culture Brannan told the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee that
average cattle and calf prices at about
Evening star., 1951-07-20

Sundays Star under the caption "A
Tendency to Meddle."
Three important questions are raised
by this very unusual editorial, namely.
frst. II DR.. Knox as an outside citizen
did take an active part in securing bet
ter educational advantages for Negro
children Of the community, why should
he be penalized for thus doing his
duty? Second, if Mr.. Gregory as an en-
ploye in the school system is quietly
supporting the same views on segrega-
ton held by DR.. Knox, why do you
assume that DR.. Knox in the position
under consideration would be less aware
and accountable for the stewardship of
his position than Mr.. Gregory? Third,
why and on what grounds did you con-
clude that DR.. Knox was offered because
he wished to conduct a campaign of
social change from within any more
than any other candidate?
The Startin upholding It's position for
objectivity in reporting and analyzing
the news should answer these questions.
J. F. Whitfield,
President of the Inter-Denomina-
tional Ministers Alliance of Wash
ington and Vicinity.
Editors Note: The Star repeats
that the Board Of Education should
accept the nomination of the Superin-
tendent OF Schools and his profess
sional advisers, unless it is shown that
the nominee is unworthy. The Star
has not disparaged DR.. Knox It does
disparage the injection by some mem
bers of the Board of Education of
considerations which have no rightful
place in the selection of school per-
Sonnel)
Evening star., 1951-07-20
BY Charles E. Trocewen
ROaner.

jured, it will eat readily when bits Of
ground beef. or liver, or yolk of hard
boiled egg are touched to the bill.
At each feeding some water should
be given in medicine dropper.
Care must be taken to protect the
baby both from heat and cold. In hot
weather the latter may not seem to
be problem, but it must be remem-
bered that in nature the mothers body
protects the young for two or three
weeks while in the nest.
Protection from sunshine also is nee
eSSary, as this is q great killer of young
birds.
They are best kept in cage, or in
large cardboard box with screen
over it.
Grit or sand should not be allowed,
but after few days the bird can be
fed on the lawn. and there he will
begin to pick up such earthly matter
as he needs.
He also will begin to learn how to
find food for himself, and that, of
course, is Of the utmost Importance to
a bird.
After all. even the parents do not
continue feeding their babies after few
weeks out of the nest.
X
Some big babies" of course, al
ways manage to wangle food out of
their parents for longer period, and
even after that from other mother
birds. Common sparrow females seem
to be the greatest victims. It is no
unusual thing to see large fluffy
starting or cowbird baby being fed by
q tiny sparrow mother long after its
own mother had given up the job.
Evening star., 1951-07-20

he began to say Meow and Where
shall step now, mother cat?'
"A few minutes later (though it
seemed like hours he was in the lowest
fork OF the tree. He put his arms around
my neck, and lifted him down, and he
scampered away.
i haven't seen him since then, but
the fruit is growing big, SO / expect
we'll meet again some time soon.
Thank you for an Informative col
umn."
So our persistence in repeating the
cat story pays OF at last.
The most needed information seems
to be how to feed baby birds fallen out
of nests.
No matter how many times this infor-
nation is given, it seems needed by
persons who, suddenly confronted with
the emergency, want to know how to
feed the nestlingS.
It is not difficult, but it takes per-
sistence. since they must be fed every
half hour.
Only in daylight. of course. Even the
parents do not pour food down those
gaping bills at nighttime. They all
rest. and heaven knows the mother and
father need it.
The foster parent will have to learn
as well as he can how to emulate the
natural parents. It is always best to
put such birds back into the nest, If
possible. II not, do the best one can;
after all. it is impossible to tell whether
the bird has been hurt badly by its
fall. So one should not feel too badly
at failure.
II the young bird has not been in
Evening star., 1951-07-20

before the deadline, it's possible for
you to get GI benefits If you were
discharged from military duty after
July Is. 1947, you're eligible to take any
courses that appear all right, and il
you volunteered for military service In
l948, you're also eligible"
Mr.. league. therefore predicted that
the cost of the vocational rehabilitation
program would be So billion in the cur
rent fiscal year, and would gradually
taper off over four-year period, but
there IS still the matter of providing
benefits for Korean war veterans, he
pointed out.
"Wen do right by them," he said.
but at half the cost and under much
tighter law. And they'll have to foot
some OF the expenses themselves.
THE Korean veteran will have to
Evening star., 1951-07-20
Wonts Passes Retained

Proposed elimination of the weekly
pass would result in an economic in
equity for thousands of Capital Trasit
riders. and therefore it should be op-
posed.
I refer particularly to persons living
out in rooms who must ride the cars
and buses to reach suitable eating
places, in addition to riding to and from
work. 1t would double my own street.
car expense. A 100 per cent increase
in any item of living cost is unconscion-
able. Even in Chicago. where long-hau
riders are in the majority. the transit
authority does not suggest abolishing the
universal pass.
R0amer.
Evening star., 1951-07-20
Greece, Turkey and NATO

As If to counterbalance its objections to our
move for defensive military arrangements with
Spain, the British government has now gone
along with our proposal supporting Greece's
and Turkeys request for full membership in the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This ends
long period of reluctance and hesitation, and
it should do much to persuade France and the
other pact sgnatorieS to take the same kind of
action
When Greece and Turkey-the latter with
special emphasis-frSt asked some months ago
to be admitted into NATO on an equal footing
with the IL charter nations, the response was
unfavorable even on the part of the United
States Last May, however, after considerable
study and reflection, our Government definitely
decided to support the idea and began urging
the other members to agree, unanimous consent
being necessary before any additional countries
can become part of the Atlantic Pact.
Two major factors, among others, have ac-
counted for the resistance that several members
have shown thus far to the Greek-TurkiSh re-
quest. One factor has been a reluctance to
extend to other countries the pact's commitment
that an attack upon any of the sgnatories will
be regarded as an attack upon all and that all
will extend help. The other factor has been
feeling that if Greece and Turkey were made
part of the alliance, their needs would have to
be met by Subtracting from the American mill
tary aid earmarked for the present allies.
But these and similar considerations do not
hold up very well under close inspection To
begin with, the Greeks and Turks are already
part way in NATo, for they have an associate
membership that gives them an important con-
sultative status in the organizations planning
for Mediterranean defense. That status Is any
thing but neutral. 1t has lined them up with
the Atlantic community and it involves risks
that entite them to the e-for-a and -a for
one guarantee mutually shared by the pact's full
fiedged members.
further, in terms of geography the Greeks
and Turks occupy a crucial position in the Med
iterranean, which is of vital strategic signifi-
canoe to the Atlantic world as a whole. Ger
tainly, in that respect, Italy-which is in NATO
largely because of it's place in the same seas
no better qualified for pact membership than
Greece and Turkey. Beyond that, fact that
NATo can hardly afford to ignore is that the
two countries are capable of mobilizing about
1.250,000 troops in event of emergency
Above all Greece and Turkey, although the
Soviet Union is right at their doorsteps have
made clear beyond the slightest doubt that they
are willing to fight and die for freedom against
the threat of aggression and enslavement They
Evening star., 1951-07-20
ALeove-Tu uking

Farewell, full aoorld that fails my
tGltering sight.
Let me begin the long and nerDeless
night.
Let silence fall. The earth that is my ear
Will hear for me all sounds may not
hear,
Will see for me again all hGpe seen
Through seasons turning, gold to gray to
green,
VIII be my sepenth sense, selt-seeing
mind
OF earth beyond the face OF one gone
blind.
I need no further sight, nor light to
mark
These eyes. trained to see better In the
dark.
C. corIeton Drewry.
Evening star., 1951-07-20
Balancing the Books on GI Education

initiate his resumption of his education.
not sign up for courses he never attends,
We aren't going to have the kind OF
situation we found in PHILADELPHIA
where a swarm Of cab drivers were en-
rolled in night schools, but never showed
up. They hacked all day and rested
at night, drawing Government checks
monthly for subsistence. The educators
also received checks from the Govern
ment.
Since our probe started, there have
been 81 indictments in PENNSYLVANIA
and most Of them have been convicted.
There are go cases pending. Situations
like that will not be permitted in the
case of Korean veterans"
Mr.. league said such revelations were
common in West Virginia. Tennessee,
Texas and other States and formed
pattern for outright sin" all over the
country. The Government was cheated
he declared. not only by hundreds of
trade schools that sprang up as a re-
suit Of the program, but also by some
institutions of higher learning.
In one case under investigation, he
oo1A, 4Ou1 ulC1 1lOlll tilG UNIVERSITY OF
Pittsburgh set up school in Wheeling,
w. Va, for radio and television repairing
and drafting with an initial investment
Of $4,000.
In four years." he added, "they got
$4,000 in earnings out of Uncle Sam. 4"
The university is assisting in the investi-
cation.
Mr.. league emphasized that the voca-
tional rehabilitation program was not
100 per cent bad.
There have been times when it
worked" he said.
But the only instances when it has
worked out were when the Washington
office of the Veterans Administration
was not involved"
The Texan said his committee would
issue scathing report concerning the
shortcomings of the VAS top brass in
this phase of the agency's operations, as
well as proposals for more strictly ad-
ministered benefits for the new crop of
war veterans.
North American Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1951-07-20
Burke 'DeoI' Resented

1t seems to me that the lawmakers
should go slow in indorsing the Burke
Airport deal. If only because of the tre-
mendous selling campaign which CAA
is putting on If it is such a wonder
ful location, bargain. and highly acces-
sible area, why do they have to work so
hard selling those facts?
A greatly advertised picture usually
turns out to be class B picture. The
Burke area is class A for residential but
class or c for airport purposes.
j. D.S
Evening star., 1951-07-20
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the 1850 level, which will still be allowed
by the OPS ceilings. should still consti-
tute reasonable incentive for the con-
tinuing production Of beef animals"
Mr.. Lawrence might try to dispute
Secretary Brannan's expert opinion. but
ne certainly can't dispute the fact that
all through the OPA period when beef
was under control. both the production
OF beef and the number of cattle on the
farms climbed steadily until they reached
all-time highs.
In company with the Republicans and
Dixiecrats Of the present Congress.
Messrs. Lincoln and Lawrence appear
to be advocating the religion of the
golden calf. Since the Republicans and
Dixiecrats are having trouble uniting
under common symbol, would suggest
That they form new party with the
highly appropriate symbol of that ami
NAL.
Gardner JaCkson.
Evening star., 1951-07-20

@. How much oil can be obtained
from a single whaie?-D. c.
A. A large whale yields between 100
and 180 barrels Of oil.
Evening star., 1951-07-20
More on Dr.. Knobs Candidacy
Gardner Jackson.

Your editorial Of July Is, Tendency
70 Meddle," strikes an attitude not in
keeping with your former policy. The
Star for years has advocated the neces-
sity for an alert, interested citizenry in
community affairs Now it condemns
that same citizenry for taking an active
part In the selection Of a key official of
the public school system which will leave
Its imprint upon our city for many years
to come. You even take issue with the
board for doing its elementary duty in
scrutlnizing the qualifications of all
candidates submitted by the superin-
tendent.
DR.. Ellis o. Knox, who is the candi-
date of an overwhelming majority of the
organized citiZenry of this community.
was not selected because he would be
an aggressive champion Of the elimina-
ton OF segregation in our school sys-
tem." He was selected because of the
eminent quality Of his attainments. We
unqualifiedly believe that his stature as
an educator. both locally and nationally,
Will bring a degree of craftsmanship to
our school system which it can well af-
ford. He is no ordinary schoolmaster,
but an educational statesman who
thinks not in terms of race, creed or
color or Negro children only, but for all
children. Washington sorely needs a
man of that larger outlook. He knows
only too well that he will have to work
within the framework of our present
segregated school system, as will any
other candidate, until the citizens them
selves put an end to it.
Leon A. Thompson,
President, Federation of Civic Associ-
ationS Inc
Evening star., 1951-07-20
Questions and Answers
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE,

# fact BY writing The Evening Star Information
bureau 1900 st. NV, washington 5, D. c.
Evening star., 1951-07-20

1t is regrettable that as citizen of
the District of Columbia and speaking
for myself I must protest the unobjec-
tivity of your editorializing on the
School Boards Personnel Committees
recent action in withholding approval
of the Superintendent's nominee for
Assistant Superintendent Of Schools for
Divisions 10 to Is, appearing in last
Evening star., 1951-07-20

@. At what distance should gaso-
line service station be visible to motor
ists?-L. ]. A.
A. A service station should be clearly
visible to motorists at distance OF
about 200 feet.
Evening star., 1951-06-02
Civic Orchestra 10 Play
Concert With School Group

The Washington Civic Orches-
ira, sponsored by the District Re-
creation Department, will present
joint concert at 4 p. m. tomor-
row with the Woodrow Wilson,
Alice Deal String Orchestra, at
Roosevelt Auditorium, Thirteenth
and Allison streets NV.
| This new annual concert is in
addition to the three which have
been presented annually by the
Civil orchestra and Recreation
Department for a number of years.
Both orcheStras are directed by
Hendrix Essers. The civic group is
non-professional and seeks to
encourage talented young student
musicians.
Three students who will be fea-
Itured in tomorrow'S concert are
Doris Gazda, violinist; Karen
Peterson, hutist, and Ann Schein,
10, pianist.
Tickets are 80 cents and will be
available at the door. Service per-
sonnet will be admitted free.
Evening star., 1951-06-02
Oificica Nut.

In these days when so many of
our old standbys are removed from
our markets, we begin to appreciate
the more the gift from Brazil, the
citicica oil that is nudging tung
oil for place in the paint and var
nish industry.
Attention to the possibilities of
oiticica nuts as source of oil was
renewed during World War I. Bra
zilians had used the oil for many
years as fuel for their lamps, for
medicinal purposes and mixed with
resin as caulking for their boats.
But the extracting was primitive.
In the 18th century a Ger
man monk, on scientific expedi-
ton to the country, was certain
he saw an industrial possibility in
the oil. The experiments were cost
lily, the oil inferior and Smelled
Even the excellent soap retained
Ito the last scrap its disagreeable
odor. Interest died out.
Then came the scarcity of oil fo1
1.-THE paint and varnish trade, the
vision Of the German monk was re-
called. Better machinery. more sci
Evening star., 1951-06-02
A One-Minute Test of Your
NetDS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

l. OUCH-What date. has
been set tentatively for the
next income tax increase?
2. COURT-What decision
has the Supreme Court hand
ed down on fair trade" laws?
8. GOALS-where will the
Army-Navy football game be
played for the next four
years?
4. MILESTONE How old
was the American Red Cross
last week?
5. QUOTES-Can you name
our secretary of the Air Force
who said: "A limited war of
this kind =. is one which re-
quires infinitely more patience
and more wisdom than does
an all-out war, where survival
is Immediately at stake?"
Answers.
l. September /. 2. That re-
tail merchants who did not
sign agreements with manu-
facturers are not bound by
the laws. 3. In Philadelphia.
4. 10 years old. The birthday
was not observed because of
the world crisis. S. Thomas
K. Finletter.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star,
Evening star., 1951-06-02
Take My Word for 1t ',F'

Louisville: Your readers may be
interested in knowing that the ad-
jective "shifty," as used by the East
Tennessee mountaineer, Is a COM
Iplimentary term. In the hills of
the old Volunteer State, a shifty
man is a clever, resourceful, ingen-
ious individual-he has the capacity
to shift for himself.-H. S.
Answer: And that was the origi-
nal meaning of "shifty." Many such
words, pronunciations and usages
of Elizabethan English are preserved
lin the language of the hill people.
Much of what we carelessly term
"hillbilly talk is actually the popu-
lar English of Shakespeare's day.
Fort Wayne: A magazine article
which I read some time ago was
titled: Hitler Legend Comes a
Cropper." It doesn't make sense to
me. Shouldn't 1t be, Becomes a
Chopper "?-L. D.
Answer: To come a cropper" is
Ia British expression meaning to fall
Iheadlong, as from a horse; hence.
to fail disastrously In any under
taking. Since the expression Is
little known in this country, I
Should advise against it for the
reason that in American text it Is
Evening star., 1951-06-02
S Children
By Lillian Cox Athey

entiflc handling of the oil, brought
to the markets an excellent replace
ment of the tung oil so badly needed
for paints and varnishes.
The oiticica tree flowers at the
close of the rainy season in July
and continues to October, and even
December. Harvesting is from jan
uary to April. The tree reaches a
height Of so to 100 feet, its main
trunk about 6 feet high and often
divided into several boles. The
trees are usually found in dense
stands along the banks of rivers
brooks and lakes.
The nut resembles a pecan ano
is slightly. over an inch long; the
kernel yields from go to SO per cent
of oil.
Harvesting is done by Brazilian
laborers called caboclos. They picl
the fruit from the lower branche.
and dislodge the remainder by 6
vigorous shaking Of the tree, or tht
use of sticks or stones. A tret
will yield 300 pounds of nuts.
The crop is hauled to o depot
An enterprising native will own {
string Of burros and load them witt
Evening star., 1951-06-02

several hundreds pounds Of nuts
before transporting them.
The nuts are crushed by modern
machinery-the oil refined for its
special purpose. Because of its su-
|perior drying quality, it is needed
for the manufacture of linoleum
and printing inks, and its elasticity
lis needed In certain rubber prod
ucts and in oils used for autono-
bile brake bands.
Oiticica has already brought pros
perity. And today to still further
encourage production, the govern
ment crop diversification program
has taken the interest of the people
who see in the nut dependable in
come which of itself is a great step
toward peace of mind.
Evening star., 1951-06-02
By Fronk Colby

likely to be regarded as a stuffed
shirtism.
Pasadena: Should one say "ice
tea" or iced tea? I find neither
in my dictionary.-B. A.
Answer: The customary spelling
is iced tea" But, in speaking, we
all drop the I'd" and call the drink
"ice tea" And, since the diction-
aries recognize ''ice cream" and "ice
water" as best usage, Gnstead of
"iced cream" and Iced water"D,
see no reason why the heavens
should fall if should spell the drink
as we pronounce it-"ice tea"
Omaha: Please give me something
official on the word 'postof1ice." Is
my son correct in telling me that
it should not be written as one
word?-Mrs. F. M.
Answer: He Is correct. Accord
ing to the u s. Style Manual the
proper form is post Office" How
ever, when used as an adjective,
the hyphenated form is proper, as:
A post-off1ce regulation, a post
office address, a post-off1ce box, etc.
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