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Smyrna times., 1951-08-09
r. r. DANGERS
POINTED OUT
1,523 Killed at Rail Intersec,
tiOns in 1850 Safety Coun-
ell President States
SAFETY RULES GIVEN

by all standards of measure
ment," John d. Reeder, President
of the Delaware Safety Council
said yesterday, "a railroad track is
just a piece of metal.
But" he added, 80 is the wire
spring of a trap, guilletine blade
and a spear tip!"
The only appreciable difference
between them, according to John
ID. Reeder lies in the purpose for
which each was designed.
Railroad tracks-and the four
foot, eight-inch span between them
have regrettably become the
scene of an annual slaughter that
is a sad commentary on the driv-
ing public's idea of caution" he
said.
Mr.. Reeder pointed to the 1923
persons in motor vehicles who were
killed at highway-rail intersections
in 1850 alone as an example of how
badly safety education is needed n
this phase of the traffic problem.
"The National Safety Council, .
he said, names inattention, reck-
lessness and disregard of warning
signs and signals are the leading
causes of such highway-rail inter-
section accidents"
This tendency on the part of
drivers to trust to luck rather than
to their eyes and ears, when ap-
preaching a railroad is one of the
chief targets in the current pro-
gram of traffic safety education be-
ing undertaken locally by the Del
aware Safety Council.
"The Delaware Safety Council, :
Mr.. Reeder said, ''has cut out for
itself a job that is as big as it is
worthwhile. They certainly have
the blessings and the cooperation
of the police department in theiI
work"
Mr.. Reeder and the Delaware
Safety Council listed the following
hints for all motorists:
1. Slow down and double your
caution at ALL highway-rail inter
sections.
2. At multiple crossings be sure
that All tracks are clear before
proceeding.
8. Never assume that you know
the train schedule on railroad
tracks familiar to you.
4. Be especially alert at night.
5. In cool weather be particular
ly careful. When car windows are
closed the warning whistles of ap.
preaching trains may be muffled.
Smyrna times., 1951-08-09

If birds had circuses, one of the
stars of the big top would be the
Yellow-Breasted Chat. A comical
fellow, he reminds you of a clown
when he takes to the air, with his
wings fiuttering crazily and his
legs dangling loosely beneath him.
What's more, he ranks second
only to the mockingbird as an imi-
tator. A solo by the Yellow
Breasted Chat is an amazing vari-
ETY. of clucks, quacks, news, purrs,
whistles, toots, and squawks. With
short pauses between numbers, he
seels off long concert of jerky
songs and sounds.
To top it off, the Chat is an ex-
pert ventroliquist-the best in the
bird kingdom. Just when you think
you know where he is, the sounds
begin to come from first one spot
and then another. At last you dis
cover that the clever bird has new
er moved at all, but has been
throwing his voice here and there
to fool you. He often uses the
trick to lure intruders away from
his nest.
The Yellow-Breasted Chat has
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ficent supply. Then emphasis was
placed upon the correct distribu-
tion Of food nutrients so that all
known normal requirements were
being met. Beyond these points of
food selection, attention was called
to signs of high tension that may
cause the utilization of food within
the body at higher rate than nor
NAL. High tension may prevent
adequate digestion and assimila-
tion. A physicians diagnosis and
recommendations for weight gain
ing can be of great benefit. We Of
ten fail to accept the idea that
normal utilization of food, even
though stressed for weight gaining,
can result in its use for good nutri-
ture. This may be indicated in
part by a good quality of hair,
clear complexion, clear eyes, and
vitality enough to help maintain a
good posture. Poor posture can
have many causes.) The lack of
some of these may be indicative of
the bodys poor use of food stuffs
and the effect may be more serious
than dull hair. There may be i'm
proper functioning of various or
gans which can lead to deficiency
diseases. Low resistance to dis
ease may be another result of the
poor use of food.
Your physician is the one to de-
eide whether or not there is any
distinction in the digestive system.
There are many good results which
can come from proper digestion
and assimilation of well-chosen
food. the indication of these is
weight that approaches normal.
Self diagnosis is not recommended
because of the possibility of adjust
ments far more involved than
merely raising the calorie content
of the diet.
Smyrna times., 1951-08-09
OCEAN DOWNS
OPENED TUES.
2O-Night Racing Meet Now
Underway at Ocean City
TrOttfng Track
MANY ENTRIES

Ocean Downs Raceway, Mary
lands resort trotting track at
Ocean City, Md, got off to spec
tacular start last Tuesday night
when it opened its third 20-night
meet, and the success of the first
two nights indicate a record sea-
son for betting attendance at the
glittering track. More than 700
crack horses are now campaigning
at the seashore oval, and the track
is so fast this season that the ex-
perts are predicting that many of
the track and state records set
Smyrna times., 1951-08-09

and four times came in a driving
second to the Maryland starlet.
But Sally Fingo has won straight
victories since her last race against
royalty, and she will be geared for
an all-out performance by trainer
driver Earl Avery, who was the
leading reinsman at Laurel and
Baltimore Raceways this season.
Other Good Horses
Wendell Wathen, the leading
driver at Rosecroft, will have his
Mighty Bold and Ensign Mite COM
peting, while other dangerous con-
tenders are Tommy, Walters Gold
en- Fingo and Bill Tingle's Widower
Wig. Another $4,000 event is
scheduled for next Tuesday Aug.
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14), with a field Of 3-year-olds OUT
for the gold and glory. Berty York,
which boasts a mark of 2:04 3-5s
will head the field, with olin Davis;
of Clayton, Del, at the reins. BLt
Berty will have some of the rough
est competition of her career, with
speedsters such as Earl AveryS
Betty French and Alma Direct,
Tom Wingate's Nora Direct, Bill
Fleming's Irma's Boy, Joe EyIer's
American Direct, Ben Turlington's
Anna Up, Joe Tylan's Peg Jones,
Tom Lewis Hedgewood Fingo, and
TomWalter's Miss Wicomico. all
going. Post time is S:15, with the
daily double windows closing at s
o'clock p. M.
Smyrna times., 1951-08-09
Food for Thought
Mary T. Davenport
Nutrition Consultant
Delaware State Board of Health

This is the third successive week
in which this column has dealt
with the problem of gaining
weight.
Previous discussions have includ-
ed raising the calorie content above
normal if there has been an insult
Smyrna times., 1951-08-09
Another Day +?

your Pontiac will perform brilliantly,
year after year.
You'll notice it, too, in the admiring
glances of others, for Pontiac is always
sought after, always valuable.
But best of all you'll notice it very
pleasantly on the price tae-for the extra
satisfaction of Pontiac costs nothing!
If you can afford any new car you can
afford a wonderful Pontiac!
Smyrna times., 1951-08-09

THERE'S no reason under the sun
4 why you should postpone the extra
satisfaction of owning a Pontiac.
Stop in as soon as you can, we'll work out
a deal and then you'll understand the
extra satisfaction of Pontiac!
You'll notice it first in the pride you
take in your Pontiacs distinctive beauty,
for there's nothing else like it.
You'll notice it every mile you drive, for
Evening star., 1951-09-25
High Cost of War
William Brown.

HR. 3193, to increase pension rates for
certain veterans, was enacted over the
Presidents veto.
On September 20, in an editorial and
front page cartoon, The Star indicated
the belief that this measure goes against
attempts at economy in the spending
of Federal funds.
The facts of life are that veterans
benefits are continuing cost of war.
This has been extended and has seen its
ultimate in Federal veterans bonus.
AMVETS are proud that we oppose
Federal bonus. However it ought to be
recognized that if we are fed up with
paying for the cost of wars (and remem-
ber, veterans benefits are only one of
the costs of war; it might be good time
for us to take stock and recognize that
we cannot afford wars. A reasonably alert
child recognizes that you don't have vete-
rams if you don't have wars.
Veterans organizations have followed
American principles in organizing and
banding together to do collective bar
gaining for their interests. AMVETS
pride ourselves on considering the in
terests Of the country as whole and not
merely the interests of veterans.
It is high time we seriously bent our
efforts to do everything possible to pre-
Evening star., 1951-09-25
To SchooI-With q Smile

recent bulletin from Hungary lists Sep
tember l as the festive opening" of the new
school year in Hungary This is what it says:
In the school yards everywhere attractive signs
greeted the little ones, saying: An affectionate
welcome to the flrst-graderS born in our liberated
country! The pioneers in every school well
coined the beginning of school with poems and
songs. This is pleasing picture of little Com
munlsts skipping merrily off to school, but one
is inclined to accept it with some reservation.
School is school and kids are kids the world
over, and there is strong suspicion that any
youngsters who welcomed the beginning of
school with poems and songs" didn't spend much
of the summer wheeling their tricycles around
the neighborhood, playing cowboys and Indians
or anything equally "decadent" But if, under
compulsion, they spent the summer attending
exhibitions "commemorating the Gath birthday
of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army" and
"hate capitalism" rallies even school may well
have been welcome relief for the pint-sized
HungarianS.
Evening star., 1951-09-25
By Charles E. TroceweN

laundrymen did, according to the vote
OF young America years ago, was to
bring to these shores the best made
firecrackerS.
. They were used in Chinatown for New
Year celebrations. and sold to the young
fry of the laundry neighborhoods for
Fourth of July festivities.
The packages, of red paper lettered
in gold, were works Of art. as were the
separate crackers inside.
Even the youngest children realized
instantly how much better made they
were than the American-made crackers.
Each was tied at the top with clean
black thread, with the result that there
were few "duds."
The noise from Chinese firecracker
was about twice or three times as loud
as from the home products.
Small boys could be seen venturing
into the laundrieS for days before July 4.
building up their stock Of these beauties.
Occasionally there was some boy who
worked his way into the sympathies of
laundryman, and was often reward
ed with strange delicacieS and stories.
Such boys found them very human,
very kind. fond Of animals: real guys,
as boys say today.
They were especially fond Of cats, and
it was no unusual thing to see a big
black cat standing on its hind legs and
knocking" at Chinaman's door in
the early morning.
One touch Of feline makes the whole
world kin.
Evening star., 1951-09-25

play forces as yet not understood, but
whose virile visions are destined to later
"outpicture" in the material world.
1t is well said, 1.-THE occult of today
is the science of tomorrow In 1851
it is only the unthinking who are bold
enough to scott. This applies also to the
subject of flying saucers. Would whole
town Of 5000 people, for instance, be
wrong when they say they watched
hundreds of strange objects in the sky
for hours? We may be lenient toward
the Air Force regarding its double
talk, knowing it wishes to forestall
hysteria. But isn't it time for a cam
paign for fright attitude" regarding
the viewpoint of the masses since no
harm has yet been done by these mys-
terious sky visitors? And there may
be much to gain bs a straightfor-
ward approach.
An astronomer on Mount Palomar
who has caught many good photographs
of space ships-photograp the mill
tary come to his place to study-sayS
in recent letter:
1.-THE space ships are actually real
:. There is really no phenomenon to
1t. It is natural situation. We our
selves are thinking of going to the moon.
and beyond. . From the philosophi-
cal standpoint would say it is reve-
lation to us here that we are not
alone in this vast universe. but that
we have neighbors throughout the in
Evening star., 1951-09-25
This and That

out of keeping with the spirit of modern
America.
The honesty of these servants of clean
illness was proverbial.
One resident went to a Chinese laun-
dry and kicked about torn shirts.
"You tore two of my Shirts" said the
customer.
The Chinese smiled blandly.
ME no tore two shirts" he countered.
ME tore three shirts"
Lichee nuts were always on display
at these laundries.
These red-orange, wrinkled things
were offered, seldom accepted either by
American oldsters or youngsters.
It was widely believed that the laun-
drymen, most OF them from Canton,
cooked and ate hird's-nest soup.
The very idea!
Yet actually the nest soup the Chinese
made and ate. If they did (and no one
could say for sure) was altogether diff
ferent from the American idea.
The muscilagenous material excreted
by certain types of swallows tof which
our chimney swift is an examplel was
cleaned and used as soup material,
just as certain seaweeds were cleaned
and eaten.
The popular American idea that the
very sticks and leaves of average bird
nests were incorporated was very much
an invention.
One of the best things be Chinese
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Blockening q Reputation

It all the facts have been made public
there is nothing really wrong with the dealings
that Republican National Chairman Guy Gabriel
son has had with the RFC.
Mr.. Gabrielson is president of Carthage
Hydrocol, incorporated, which has obtained RFC
loans aggregating $185 million All of these loans
were made before Mr.. Gabrielson became chair
man OF the Republican National Committee,
and the first one before he became president of
the corporation. All of the loans apparently
were straight business transactions And there
is not particle of evidence that Mr.. Gabrielson,
who receives no salary as head of the National
Committee, and who has no financial interest
in the corporation except for salary and legal
retainer, ever attempted to bring political inf1u-
ence to bear on the RFC.
To suggest that Mr. Gabrielson might have
been able to influence Stuart Symington, new RFC
chairman, is ridiculous 1t is equally ridiculous
to suggest that there is any parallel between the
GabrielSon case and that of Democratic National
Chairman Boyle and the suspect loan granted
by the RFC to the American Lithofold Corpora
ton. The Lthofold loan, amounting to $565 900
had been rejected three times at RFC 1t was
not approved until there were indications that
Mr.. Boyle was interested in the matter. Mr..
Boyle denies that he did anything to infu-
ence the RFC reversal of its earlier stand. But
the fact remains that Mr.. Boyle has occupied
political position which, directly or indirectly,
can influence an agency like the RFC. Mr..
Gabrielson held no such position.
Mr. Gabrelsons real sin seems to have been
political in nature. Disclosure of his RFC deal
ings has given the Democrats some kind Of an
answer to the Republican attacks on the mall
odorous deals engineered by Democrats through
the lending agency. 1t is disclosure which
tends to weaken the Republican case, and that
is what Senator Ferguson had in mind when
he said: "A duty of minority party is to expose
corruption. The chairman of that party should
There is one other aspect of this matter
which deserves some notice. Mr.. GabrielSon
accuses the Democrats of trying to blacken
reputation for morality and integrity that he
has built up over go years. There is a sincere
note of distress in his protests. But Mr. Gabriel
son. in his turn, has not been too careful of the
regulations of others. AS Republican spokesman,
he has done more than his bit to foster distrust
of the loyalty of public men against whom there
is no evidence only the fimsiest kind OF
evidence.
Perhaps this experience will teach him that
character assassination Is a two-edged sword;
that the device of innuendo fosters an atmos-
phere of quick suspicion which is not healthy
for any one. In this instance, his integrity has
been unfairly questioned. There will be some
gain, however if his experience serves to restrain
equally unfair attacks on the integrity and
loyalty of other men.
Evening star., 1951-09-25
ALEXANDRIA, VA.

Dear Sir:
Cant you write some time about the
Chinese laundrymen of the old days?
when T was a child we were very
much afraid of them, and always ran
as fast as we could past their places.
IT don't know how they are today, or
whether there are any, but remember
the old man with the pigtail and his
jolly face, and wonder why we were
afraid.
do something some day on them,
and and others will thank you.
Sincerely, ]. D."
X
There are still Chinese laundrymen,
but they are dressed in the best of
American suits, and children no longer
run from them We have our own peo-
pie to be afraid Of now.
In the old days there was scarcely
a residence community in Washington
without its little laundry.
No one ever knew what the pink
ticket. torn in half, said.
Neighborhood stories made out as If
the torn piece of paper might be some
thing derogatory. but undoubtedly they
were bits of poetry.
The Chinese poems are things apart.
Many attempts have been made to put
them into English. Even the most sue
cessful versions leave one disappointed.
There is naive quality to the Chi
nese poem (also the japanese pokp)
Evening star., 1951-09-25

finite expanse of space - or better,
brothers"
From his "watchtower" on the noun
tain, this astronomer then makes the
startling statement that "less than one
tenth of the total truth so far known
has been publicized or made known in
relation to space ships and the purpose
of their visitation. Education must pre-
cede the truth. Once this is accom-
plished the truth will come out and the
shock will have been cushioned"
In London there has just closed the
second International Congress on Astro-
nautics, space travel. The British Inter-
planetary Society, composed of some
1900 intelligent persons. most of them
scientists, acted as host to the other
countries.
1t would seem that we live in an in
telligent universe. Humans who are
themselves now seriously contemplating
extra-t -terrestial flight, yet who adjudge
themselves and their infinitesimal orb to
be the only focal point in the whole
overwhelming universe where such an
idea could possibly take focus, are ego
centric to the nth magnitude, and some
times one could imagine one hears in
distant thunder outlaws erupting from
every constellation in creation!
This is a good time to watch not only
our skies but life itself with an open
mind. Space Cadet! Forward, march!
c. l. John
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Montqomery's Zoninq Middle

Circumstances surrounding Montgomery
County'S easing of zoning restrictions on new
cemeteries are such as to justify civic demands
for reconsideration of the controversial subject.
The whole matter has been attended by confu-
sion, both in official quarters and among the
citizens.
mistake was made at the outset in calling
joint hearings on the proposal to amend the
zoning regulations and on an application for
rezoning predicated on the amendment. The
hearing for the rezoning application was prop
erly advertised, as required by law, but, appar-
emily through an oversight the coincidentaI
hearing on the zoning law amendment was not
legally advertised The oversight was not dis
covered until after the hearings had oeen held,
with the result that another hearing on the
zoning amendment was called. At the second
hearing several citizens sought to be heard in
opposition to the application of cemetery cor
poration for a permit to open cemetery in
an exclusive residential section near Halpre.
The citizens were told that the hearing on the
application had been closed but they might file
statements with the County Council. The coun-
Gil was to receive the statements today.
To add to the confusion reporters were in
formed by an employe of the council that, in
addition to amending the zoning laws so as to
permit cemeteries in residential "a" zones under
certain COuOlGlOHS, tile COuuCn udu approved
the application for construction of cemetery
near Halpine. This latter misinformaton was
published in the newspapers and was not cor
rected by any official announcement. Further
more, some citizens are said to have gone to
Rockville to attend the hearings, only to learn
that Bethesda was the meeting place
There should be no room for misunderstand-
ings and public confusion in matter so I'M
portant as this coming change to the citizens
of residential areas and to the future of the
county The County Council adopted the change
over the objection of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission The
amendment as passed does not specifically pro-
vide for consultation with that important COM
mission on zoning changes which might be
granted under the amendment The whole busi-
ness seems to have been handled ineptly Re-
consideration could do no harm and might avert
coming errors that would be regretted later
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Our UnreoIistic Estimates

Last years appropriations for the District
set new record. And the total figure, more than
$138 million will be increased by another Sc mil
lion, at least, by the salary increases pending in
Congress.
The department heads are now going through
the process of submitting their estimates for next
year. They are asking for more than $164 mil
hon-an increase of more than $26 million above
the record appropriations just made.
This total of estimates seems to be more
unrealistic this year than usual. The Districts
revenues, enormously increased by new and
higher taxes are not nearly sufficient to meet
the bills submitted by the department heads
After each department estimate has been made
public, the Commissioners will go through the
routine motions of pairing them down. And after
some figure has been set which is in approximate
balance with available revenue, this completed
District budget will be made ready for Congress
in January.
This sort of cut-and-dried budget making
produces neither wise planning nor wise economy
The department heads are given nothing to shoot
at when they are ordered to submit their esti-
mates So they shoot at the moon. Their figures
bear no relation to income. They merely cata-
logue the various ways in which they might spend
money if the money were available knowing very
well that the money will not be available. The
real figures will be set by the budget officer, with
approval Of the Commissioners
Some day more realistic method of budget
ing may be adopted permanently at the District
Building, in which heads of departments will be
given maximum figure, based on the past years
appropriations, and will keep their estimates at
that figure. Such system, it is believed, would
put more emphasis on the arguments to justify
any increased spending. AS it is, the emphasis
is always on the amount of money the depart
mentS could spend if they had it, and the result
ing total of estimates represents more wishful
thinking than sound budgeting that begins with
the department heads.
Evening star., 1951-09-25

vent wars and do everything possible to
maintain just and lasting peace.
Potential beneficiaries Of this new pen
sion plan must be blind or helpless, or so
nearly SO as to require the aid and at
tendance of third person, to obtain an
increase in a pension to $120 a month.
Isn't that lot when you stop two
minutes to figure the cost of purchasing
the barest of necessities to maintain the
lowest standard Of living in our society
today? These beneficiaries will not re-
ceive such pension outright, with no
restrictions whatsoever; the disabilities
under which they suffer must not have
been caused by their own misconduct and
further, an income limitation of $1,000,
if single, or $2,500. if with dependents,
is place upon them.
Charles H. Slayman, jr.
National Legislative Director
AMVETS.
Editors note: The major obiec-
ton to HR 1898 is that it increases
benefits paid for disability that are in
no way connected with military
Service.)