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Evening star., 1951-12-12
Rock Hill No Mill Town
Robert L. Banks.

An article by George Kennedy pub
lished in your paper on October "a, has
come to our attention. We regret that
an otherwise excellent job of reporting
should have been ruined by such an
inexcusable lack of simple research by
the author. We refer to the write-up
on Mrs Ann wilkins, nee Ann Ander-
son, and we object to the references
made to her place of birth. Rock Hill.
Rock Hill is the fifth city in South
Carolina, ranking in size just under
Spartanburg, although the article refers
to our location as being near Spartan
burg" While we have and are proud
Of the industrial plants that have
located in our city, we do not consider
Rock Hill to be "a mill town" For one
thing, Winthrop College. the South
Carolina college for women of which
Mrs. Wilkins is a graduate, is located
in Rock Hill and helps to give us an
atmosphere not available in any mill
town" The story of how this college
was brought to Rock Hill in 1895 is
sufficient evidence of the fact that our
citizens were and still are well aware
of the benefits of cultural as well as
industrial interests locating in the city.
We doubt whether Mr.. Kennedy ever
has heard of the Anderson automobile,
and whether he even thought of con-
Meeting this well-known car Of the
early automotive industry with the
subject of his article. IT. his research
had been anything more than cursory.
it might we'll have made an interesting
connection with his subject and the
mill town
We are proud of our citizens, whether
they still live in the old home town or
whether they have gone afleld. And
we are also proud of our town and
like to have it receive the credit which
we think is due it.
E. G.. Sherburne,
Managing Director
Rock Hill Chamber
of Commerce.
Rock Hill. S. C.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

peccable self We last visited the Chapon.
Fin on June 20, 1910. just as the French
government was capitulating to the
Germans
Our disgust at finding members of
the French cabinet stutfing themselves
with sole and pulet de breSse and crepeS
suzette evaporated by the time we had
started on bottle Of Chateau Yquem
1918 and red mullet. Then we caught
d boat through the submarine -cluttered
waters of the Bay of Biscay and never
saw the place again until few days
ago.
The Chapon Fin achieves what mil
lions of other restaurants try to achieve
and rarely do-a peaceful, homelike, yet
distinguished atmosphere. No walters
rush at you as you pass in under the
1890 model canopy Of colored glass, just
off the Place des Grands HommeS, and
enter the quiet corridor You pass cozy
old-fashioned sitting room on your left,
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Grim Life of q Foreign Correspondent

hand your things to a man, and enter
the holy of holies
The room is spacious and high-ceil-
inged, with white columns supporting
the roof. There may be 40 or SO tables
but they are SO well spaced, half-hidden
by palms, that they look like dozen.
A head waiter who doesn't look like
head waiter pleasantly asks you to
choose a table; in this restaurant you
can have the one that pleases you.
Near the entrance is cocktail space,
consisting of several armchairs grouped
around table with a vase of pink
carnations, and an old Persian carpet.
You can have an aperitif there, if you
want, but you had better not ask for
any firewater.
We took glass of ancient Sauterne.
the color of burnt gold and iced just
to the right turn. AS an aperitif the
Sauterne does what an aperitif was
supposed to do before people began to
SINCE their palates with gin, rum and
other sailors drinks.
We ordered an egg in aspic and
roast quail but were forced to settle
for Woodcock-the quail had all been
eaten at noon. There was a long dis
Cussion about the wine. The Chapon
Fin has the finest cellar of Bordeaux
sported by any restaurant in the world
and likes to make the most of it.
The sommeIer wanted us to have
either a Chateau LaFitte 1916 or
Mouton Rotschild 1913 Then again he
thought that we might have an Ausone
1921 or perhaps an Haut-Brion 1924.
We finally settled on a Chateau Haut-
Simard, fine ST. Emilion from 1928
one of the greatest of all the great
vintage years in the Bordeaux region.
1t cost mere 900 francs (about $2.25)
and turned out to be truly great wine.
comparable to the magificent Medocs
which cost twice as much.
Our companion, who came from the
State Department and thought that he
Evening star., 1951-12-12
This and That

dreams may or may not be in the order
of the days.
Likewise, those "snows of dazzling
white"
Our dear old SHOWS get rather dirty
around the edges, sometimes.
But it makes no difference, December
is December, with its own traffic flavor,
to say nothing of weather. The COM
bination sometimes is almost beyond
city souls. One needs all the hardihood
of prospector, to breast December
traffic, both awheel and afoot.
That is why some less hardy souls look
upon December as very good time,
indeed, to stay home. They find it
closer to their hearts desire to read.
Does any one find it closer to the hearts
desire to watch television? We believe
not. There is no hearts desire there,
certainly.
What we mean is the inner message
of the mind to the heart, and visa versa.
This is rather intricate, but it has
content of real meaning for the worthy.
Worthy folk like December, then, as
month in which they can without arous-
ing the ire of their neighbOrs and
friends. indulge in as much reading as
they wish. At other times one must live
up to the popular traditions. To the
upkeeping of this tradition many other
wise worthy folk devote greater part
of their lives Their eyes and ears are
upon everybody. especially their friends,
and they insist that we do exactly as
they do. Good souls, they mean well.
In December, however, they ordinarily
'lay off," They have so much to do that
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Dr.. Corning Preferred

MY public" Don't make me laugh!)
are clamoring for my reactions to the
Corning controversy. At least, may
say. DR.. Corning is not being damned
with faint praise" Those who are "out
to get him" are putting all they have
into it. His sins seem to be sins of
omission. 1t seems difficult to point to
anything he really has done wrong.
am wondering whether his critics
really dislike him so much or just dis
like organization in general and super
intendentS in particular. How can every
one expect to see the superintendent
personally? He is responsible for the
management of large organization. If
he saw everybody, personally, he
wouldn't have time to wash behind his
ears. A school system is an organization
So is single school. Few people seem
to understand this, especially mothers.
One mother, with the best of intentions,
but with no understanding of organiza-
ton, will stand from 9 to $50 of a
school day, talking about how smart
Junior is and how we'll he would progress
if only. What she is doing is taking up
not only half hour of the teachers
time. but half hour of the time of
each of IS pupils including Junior, MAX
ing 1880 minutes 18 hours. But try
and explain this to her, and you make
an enemy for life!
DR.. Corning is being blamed for not
accomplishing reforms in matters over
which he has no jurisdiction, which is
very unfair. If he is so inefficient, why
has he been allowed to remain so long?
Is there dark horse slated for the job?
1t seems to me that we have a man
who can sit tight and not go off his
rocker and keep smiling, and we had
better hold on to him. We know what
we have. We don't know what we might
get in his place.
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Mr.. MeGroth Pleads Ignorance

If one wishes to adapt and apply the old
maxim that ignorance of the law is no defense,
Attorney General McGrath has not come off
well in his appearance before the House sub
committee investigating tax scandals in the
Department of Justice.
On the basis of Mr. McGraths own teSti-
mony, there were at least three occasions when,
if he had probed a little deeper, he would have
discovered that there was more to the activities
of T. Lamar Caudle, one of his principal assist
ants than seemingly met the eye.
Nearly two years ago the Deputy Attorney
General, Peyton Ford, informed Mr.. McGrath
that he had instructed tax attorney in one
case to bypass Mr.. Caudle, the chief of the
Tax Division, and to deal directly with him,
Mr.. Ford The reason was that Mr.. Caudle was
suspected of leaking" information in the case
to a Congressman who, in his turn, apparently
was passing the information on to the prospec-
tive defendants. Mr.. McGrath says that, not
knowing of the subsequent leaks to the defend
ants, he simply approved the action taken by
Mr.. Ford, and did nothing further In other
words the first clear warning signal that all
was not well with Mr.. Caudle was ignored.
The next occasion involved Mr.. Caude's
expenses-paid trip to Europe. Mr.. McGrath
accepted without question his Subordinate's
explanation of the purpose of the trip with the
result that he did not know all of the reasons
for the journey and did not learn that MIR.
Caudle borrowed $4,000 from the sponsor. The
third occasion came when Mr.. Caudle sought
permission to accept $4,000 fee for selling an
airplane. Mr.. McGrath asked whether Govern
ment property was involved and whether the
parties to the sale were involved in matters
before the Justice Department. Upon receiving
negative answers, he approved acceptance of the
fee. A few questions would have revealed great
deal as to the character of the purchaser and
the details of the transaction. But Mr.. McGrath
did not ask them, although he knew or should
have known that Mr.. Caudle's sense of dscre-
ton, to say the least, was of doubtful quality.
With respect to all of the other matters
involving Mr.. Caudle, matters which the sub
committee chairman describes as amounting to
breach of public trust" Mr. McGrath simply
pleads ignorance He never heard of them, even
after others, including some in his own depart
ment, learned of them.
The embarrassment, and 1t must be acute
embarrassment, which this has brought to Mr..
McGrath can be put down as the penalty for
an excess of confidence and trust in his subordi-
mates. That appears to be the inference which
his testimony invites one to draw. But if one
adopts the doctrine that the head of depart
ment is responsible for the conduct of that de-
partment, then harsher judgment is warranted.
For Mr.. McGrath, even after being put on notice
that Mr. Caudle could not be fully trusted con-
tinued nevertheless to trust him, and the result
of that has been serious injury to the good
name of the Department of Justice. On that
score, the plea of ignorance is not valid defense.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Add Lee Boulevard TonqIe
Laura X. Pollock.

After several weeks of meditation
and prayer (well. some of it sounds
like praying) I can only conclude that
the Arlington County authorities have
done no more than paltry and ineffi-
cient job with their elaborate new
system of traffic signals on Lee boule-
vard
Obviously. the purpose Of this re-
markable system is to prevent the move
ment of traffic on the boulevard This
it fails to accomplish by small margin,
even in rush hours. If the Great White
Fathers of Arlington had in mind con-
verting the boulevard to a parking
hard-stand, would it not have been
more economical and efficient to dig
tank traps every hundred yards? Oops,
sorry, should have remembered that
economical and efficient" are fight
ing words to governmental bodies any,
where these days.
Damyankee.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Trucks on Shirley Highway

Motorists who use the Shirley Highway
Virginia's conception of the justly famed Merritt
Parkway in Connecticut, will be glad to know
that Arlington's delegation to the General As
Sembly intends to fight for the elimination of
trucks from the heavily travelled memorial road
This is an objective well worth the determined
efforts of State Senator Fenwck and Delegates
Magruder and Damn, for it involves not only
preservation of the landscaping of the boulevard
but the safety and comfort of the public
Already the plans for fanking the two paved
lanes with grass and shrubbery are in peril as
result of the opening of the highway to heavy
truck traffic which formerly was confined to the
nearby U. S. l route. Newly seeded strips along
the shoulders have been rutted by trailer
trucks forced to stop for repairs or other causes
Keep Off, signs are futile under such circum-
stances.
More serious than the destruction of the
landscaping, however, is the increase in traffic
hazards concident with the taking down by the
State Highway Commission of the original
"No Trucks" signs The commission explained
that trucks were barred only during construc-
ton of the boulevard. Commission officials con-
tended that trucks could not be permanently
barred under any existing law But the Arling
ton County Board, the Arlington School Board
and numerous civic groups believe that there
should be some law to permit exclusion of trucks
from the highway in the interest of safety Most
motorists who had the pleasure of driving on
the fine road prior to lifting of the truck ban also
believe there ought to be law" to prevent
such a change as has befallen Shirley. 1t is a
change that undoubtedly would have saddened
the heart of the boulevard builder for whom the
highway was named, the late Henry G. Shirley.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Immediate Hour

See ho1D they take the seasons in their
stride:
UnqueStioning, they matched the
SUallo1US 90,
The katydtds depart; notD, tUonder eyed.
They 1Dake upon a 1Dorld encased in,
Sno1U
And think it not amiSs. What need to
reason
HoD punctually the green oiues apny
to Dhite?
Enough to marUel in each qlo1pi;,o
season,
Holding it like a gen, up to the light.
Youth liues ,Dithin the bright, immediate
hour
And drains it OF its beauty; time tuiI
bring
The s,ualloaDs back, erhort the sleeping
foUer-
But noU they hoard no secret thought
OF spring
Who liue each moment at It's fullest
prime
And take one dream, one season at
time!
Moe Winkler Goodman
Evening star., 1951-12-12

had reached the heights when he had
eaten Peking duck in China, began to
murmur when he dug into the egg in
aspic.
The egg was surmounted by heavy
slice of truffle-from nearby Perigord
and rested on layer of creamy foie
gras from Strasbourg.
When he started on the woodcock he
put down his hardware and said, simply,
"How long has this been going on?"
Each of us had half a bird, just ripe
enough, served with creamed chestnuts
and small crouton-a slice of bread
fried in butter and covered with cream
ed woodcock livers.
After that there was a salad, lettuce
that had been picked during the day
with a good tart oil and vinegar dress
ing. We noticed that they had not used
olive oil.
Our companion, entering into the
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Keep the Board Independent

The District Recreation Board is fully JUS
titled in protesting any move by the District
Commissioners to restrict its authority as ad-
mnistrator of the public recreational program
In WashingtonS schools, parks and other public
properties. The original Robinson reorganiza-
ton plan had excluded the Recreation Board
from the proposed realignment of District activ-
ties, but the Commissioners later, by two-to-
one decision General Robinson dissenting) voted
to integrate the board with the municipal gov
ernment The agency rightly contends that such
an integration is contrary to the basic principle
underlying Public Law 534, which created the
board as a separate office. The act gave the
board wide authority over recreation not only
In District Fairgrounds and parks but also in
Federal areas of the National Capital. There
are good reasons for continuing that arrange
ment.
One of the persuasive reasons is that most
of the recreationaI space supervised by the board
is under control of the Department of the Interior
and the Board of Education, an independent
agency (The Commissioners have voted to keep
the latter independently Only small part of
the land is under municipal control. Neither
the Federal Government nor the Board of Edu-
cation would be likely to agree to surrender the
voice they now have in affairs of the Recreation
Board. AS constituted under the 1912 law, the
board consists of four lay members and repre-
sentatives of the schools the District govern
ment and National Capital Parks. The joint
control plan has worked we'll and has saved the
taxpayers money. For example economies have
resulted from Capitalization of maintenance and
planning in National Capital Parks, which is well
equipped to perform these services
Why upset plan that has proved eminently
successful? To return the recreational setup to
the municipal government would be to return to
q system of conflict, overlapping and confusion
that Congress wisely scrapped nearly a decade
ago. The Commissioners should grant the Rec
reation Boards request for chance to acquaint
them with facts, conditions, administrative
complexities and other data" warranting reten-
ton of the present plan. The matter is too
important to be decided without hearing the
boards side of the case.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
By WiIIiom n. Stonemon

ID ORDEAUX, France. - Wars come
- and GO, cabinets fall, and genera
tions of French gourmets pass on to
the Elysian fields, sped thither by life
time devotion to rich food and vintage
wines.
But the Chapon Fin, which is prob
ably the finest restaurant in the whole
wide world, remains its incredible, i'm
Evening star., 1951-12-12

I was amazed to read in The Star
that when the National turns legitimate
we will have two legitimate theaters in
Washington. We already have two, with
the Gayety and Arena Stage.
Burning Bright" erronouSly has been
described as being given at Arena Stage
in a revised" form. On the contrary. it
is based on the original text by John
Steinbeck in the form of novel. 1t is
in no way comparable to the poor re-
written version which deservedly failed
in New York last season.
Burning Bright" is great drama. 1t
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Letters to The Star !.

action dealing with New York's COM
muter problems.
should like to see The Star avoid
disseminating any preconceptions about
rapid transit for Washington. Your
paper can accomplish the greatest good
by using its influence to secure the
creation of Metropolitan Area Traffic
and Transit Authority. with interstate
powers sufficient to implement fun
damental solution of the problem under
the guidance Of those appropriately
trained in traffic and transit engi-
neering.
Robert L. Banks.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

the truth is that the Krenlin if there is ever
to be disarmament and an international control
system in which all nations can have confidence,
must one day do away with the Iron Curtain and
shift from subversion and aggression to pro-
gram OF cooperation. Certainly, the projected
new U. N commission will hardly be able to stop
the arms race until the leopard thus changes
his spots. Meanwhile, for survivals sake the
free world must keep on building up its defenses
against him.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

spirit of the fray, wound up with 'crepes
suzette-made at the table and each
served separately, as it came out of the
chatting dish. on its own little hot plate
We had pear. the size of a grapefruit
and the flavor of nectar.
The entire performance cost 1000
francs (about $10) as things are now.
1t was bargain.
tChicago Daily News Foreign service)
Evening star., 1951-12-12

will live because it cannot be shouted
down. 1t is both powerful and POLITICALLY
realistic. yet tender; and it is sincerely
acted.
All adults who love the best drama
must see Burning Bright" this Christ
mas season.
Mildred Mugridge.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
LINCOLN PARK.

Dear Sir:
"Anent your recent article regarding
an explanation of the poetry of Emily
Dickinson my great favorite: You asked,
how can poetry be explained? How,
indeed!
Zone just has to have an innate sense
to write poetry or even good doggerel.
did you know that most poets are
graceful dancers who can follow the beat
of music in perfect rhythm? Dancing
does come in the same category.
IT would rather dance than write
poetry, and no doubt that should have
been my vocation; poetry is my avoca-
tion.
II wish / could convey to your readers
how beautiful the sunsets are now as we
are getting our short days.
December is magic month.
There is magic in December, prom
Use from the start; though cold and
bleak the weather, there is warmth
within the heart.
Flaming sunsets fringe the days.
bringing lovely wintry nights that seem
to gather radiance from SHOWS of
dazzling white
There is magic in December; shin
ing peace prevails. which makes us all
remember wondrous old time Christmas
tales.
Sincerely, L. c."
4
Dear old December!
1t is an uncertain month, though.
There is no telling what the weather
will be. for one thing. That shining
peace" Of which our correspondent
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Questions and Answers

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BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Who was the sculptor of the famous
Venus de Milo?-N w.
A. At first it was thought to be Praxi-
teles, but when the statue was brought
to the Louvre in Paris, there was re-
putedly a fragment bearing the inscrip-
ton, "Alexandros, son of Menides from
Antioch in Maander, made this" This
fragment disappeared. The modern
view inclineS to the belief that the
statue is the work of an obscure sculptor
OF period much later than Praxiteles.
@. The center Of population Of the
United States has moved westward at
each census. During what period did
1t move the longest distance?-R. T. H.
A. Longest movement westward was
from 1850 to 1860, when the center ad-
vanced 806 miles.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

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WriterS' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Burning Bright Approved

Rock Hill. S. C.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-02
IN PRINCIPLE-BUT

Tn one place you read that United States and in another that the countries farther apart on the question than they have been anything for years The truth of the matter lies somewhere be- tween these two extremes.
 Obviously the British and ourselves are not seeing eye to eye on the question of China The British do not appear to have much confidence in our policy, which not surprising in view of the disagree ment over it here at home. In the United Nations they agree with principle-but That is to say, they accept most of resolution declaring Com munist China as aggressors fight shy of imposing sanctions.
 Our Far Eastern policy-if anyone has been able to figure out what it is-may be right or wrong. At the moment we are in lot of trouble in Korea which is United Nations problems, and stand chance of getting into more trouble in China which may turn out to be our own problem if should wind up by having to go it there alone.
 The chances of our losing Britain as an ally in the long run are fairly remote, though not incon- cevabe But it does not wise to jeopardize those chances too much. When Britain in trouble in 1914 and again in 1939 she succeeded both times in persuadng us through diplomatic means that our in- terests were hers, subsequent events finally con- vnced us This time we could do with her cooperation and support From the looks of things at present writing we do not seem to have gained them And we don't know exactly why.