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Evening star., 1951-01-10
TOWER BLDG.
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
Reading This and That today, I no.
tice your reproduction of letter from
C. w. P. This letter indicates that re-
Gently some inquiry has been raised as
to a tennis court which was located On
the land where the Chastleton now
stands.
IT. too, remember this tennis court
well. It was the scene of robust physi-
cal encounter in which I had leading
participation. The facts were these:
During the winter of 1914-15, was
enrolled as pupil in Mrs. DIS dancing
class, which convened at home on r
street between 18th and 18th.
my appointed engagements with Mrs.
D. fell upon Saturday mornings. My at
tendance at the class was strictly under
compulsion because Saturday mornings
were made for other purposes at least IN
respect of the boys who had ito go to
school five days week.
X
"One bright Saturday morning in Feb
ruary of that winter perhaps when there
was taste of spring in the air, I set out
reluctantly for dancing school.
Il never arrived.
"On the way I met an acquaintance
who suggested that there were much bet
ter things to do. eagerly accepted the
Evening star., 1951-01-10

CT its subordinate groups and officials are guilty
Of unfair labor practices. A cease and desist
order has been issued, which means that the
union has been told not to do it again. But
beyond that there is no penalty-just slap on
the wrist. Board Member Reynolds would have
compelled the union to reimburse the nonunion
men for time lost when they were driven from
their jobs But the majority would not agree
to this contending that the board lacked the
authority to impose such penalty.
1t does not follow, however, that no useful
purpose is served by proceeding of this kind.
At least record has been made. And the next
time Mr.. Lewis begins to talk about his oppressed
and downtrodden men, the facts as to how the
UNIV really operates will be on the record for
the benefit of any one who cares to look at them.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
BY Charles E. TroceweH

"1t was of such vigorous nature that
I have never forgotten the tennis court
where my iniquity was discovered and the
wheels of justice made to turn.
\ Very truly yours, B. T. A."
Some years before the above incident,
two boys who went to the Adams School
on r street were similarly affected by a
bright spring day.
They decided to play hockey. as it was
called then, and chose a tennis court
almost across the street. ..-
While the scholars indoors toiled over
their tasks. these young miscreants bat
ted tennis balls around the court.
Did you know Old Man Jones is COM
ing this morning." asked one boy. He
referred to the division superintendent.
whose stern face and ways awed all the
boys.
His visits were not supposed to be
known in advance, but by some hook or
crook the boys usually knew.
Just as the lad spoke of him, there he
appeared in the doorway of the school
Who but Old Man Jones, as he was
universally called.
Hes lookin' straight at uss' whispered
one boy. What shall we do?"
play tennis" said the second boy.
with utter wisdom. Maybe he will never
say anything"
And he never did.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
This and That

suggestion. and together we spent de-
hghtful two hours in fooling around.
Toward the close of this pleasant
respite, my friend and moved toward
Mrs. DIS, in order that it might appear
to any one knowing my parents that I
had attended the class.
X
AS, OF course, we could not come too
close to Mrs. DIS. where we might be
spotted by that estimable lady, we en-
tered the tennis court at 18th and r
streets and concealed ourselves from the
view of the passersby on r street (never
thinking of the passersby on 18th street,
to await the release of the students from
the class.
Our strategy was not successful.
MY mother, who ordinarily marketed
in different direction, had gone that
day to Riggs Market on street between
14th and 18th streets
This was unknown at the time to me.
I'm returning to our house on street,
she walked up 10th on the east side of
the street.
"She could hardly have avoided seeing
me and my companion lying behind the
Dashboard, and she did see me.
Although I was yanked to my feet,
with the red mud of the tennis court on
my clothes. the real engagement took
place . few minutes later ct home.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Alexandria Must Now Act

Alexandria may be dsmayed by the anti
pollution edct of the State Water Control Board,
but the city should not be too surprised at what
happened. For Alexandria asked for the show
down which has come over the cityS failure to
take any positive steps to abate Potomac River
pollution. The showdown has arrived in the
form of drastic order to establish a sewage
disposal system by July /, 1882 or suffer possibly
severe penalties. This is the first such order
ever issued to a city by the Virginia anti-pollu-
tion agency.
The State board was UNDERSTANDABLE in
censed at Alexandria's dilatory attitude on
the pollution problem. Not only has the city
for reasons which it considered good delayed
taking any definite action to reduce the daily
discharge of raw sewage into the river and its
tributaries, but it has greatly added to the dis
charge in defiance of State order. This chal-
lenge to State authority came when the city
permitted the new Hunting Towers apartment
development, which will consist of approx
mately 300 apartments when completed, to un-
load its untreated sewage into the city's sewer
system. The State board had directed the city
not to add to the pollution load until adequate
treatment facilities were ready.
The boards evident ire over the city's dis
regard of the boards instructions apparently
led to the decision to crack down in a way
that would convince Alexandria that the board
means business. No city or county in Virginia
should underestimate the powers of the board.
They are far-reaching indeed-as the General
Assembly, aroused over pollution conditions,
intended them to be: In exercising these pow
ers, of course, the board should make sure that
Its orders are fair and reasonable In the case
of Alexandria the board has fixed time limit
on completion of disposal system that may
prove to be unreasonable. If the city is to
build the 81 million disposal plant originally
approved by the board, a bond issue will be
required. referendum to obtain the approval
of the voters would be prerequisite to a bond
issue. Until the courts have cleared up pend
ing annexation questions it might not be feas-
ibe to hold bond issue referendum
Testimony at the Richmond hearing indi-
Gated that there might be a time-saving and
money-saving way out of the dilemma. The
81 million plant idea might be scrapped if the
city found it practicable to pipe its sewage
under the river to the District disposal plant
at Blue Plains It has been roughly estimated
that such a pipeline would be far less costly
than construction of a treatment plant Fur
thermore the pipeline plan would eliminate the
dumping of any sewage whatever by Alexandria
into Hunting Creek or the Potomac River. The
pipeline probably could be constructed well
within the time limit for action set by the
State board. Alexandria-and Arlington and
Fairfax Counties as well-should give the pipe
line project immediate and careful study.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
UNIT Still Necessary

Many persons share Senator Tafts misgiv-
ings over the maintenance of a large standing
Army in this country in time of so-called peace
He told the Senate he had heard talk" of an
American Army twice the size of that now
planned and warned that such an increase in
armed strength as long-range program would
put the Nation "perpetually on deficit basis"
In addition, he said, it would pose serious prob
lens in the fields of military morale and indus
trial manpower.
There is an alternative, however, to what
the Ohio Senator termed "a garrison state"
Universal military training would provide con-
slant reservoir of trained manpower that would
enable the country safely to reduce the size of
its regular Army. 1t is the lack of such a train
ing program in the past that has complicated
the task of raising the minimum armed forces
required in the present emergency And, still
lacking such program, there is no satisfactory
source of trained manpower except Selective
Service and the system of camp training now
under way Once the required strength is at
tanned, induction of men for training and service
in the standing Army is the only method which
Congress has provided to keep our strength at
the level deemed necessary for security.
General Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of staff, and other authorities have told
Congress repeatedly that the only way to avoid
the burdens of large standing Army in time
of peace-and yet remain potentially strong
is by creating standby reserve of young men
trained in the rudiments of warfare. Such
permanent reserve could be built up within a
few years under universal military training
program of the type advocated by defense Off
cials on numerous occasions in the past 1t has
been said that UNIT would not be feasible right
now because of shortage of instructors and
camp facilities 1t is true that these facilities
are being taxed beyond capacity by the Selective
Service rehabilitation program. There is no
good reason, however, why the new Congress
should not pass standby" legislation of the
type just introduced to authorize UNIT whenever
facilities for carrying out the plan become avail
able. We would be far better prepared to meet
aggression today had we started the training Of
our youth before the emergency developed.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Letters to The Star
Pen-nan1es may be used If letters carry
Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

Communism and Russia's imperialism"
And about half way through his speech
he says: Communism pitted its youth
against what it thought was our de-
crepitude.
Now, it would seem that all our leaders
would emphasize the fact that Com
munism is system barking back to the
earliest days Of man and also a system
denying God. Hence. it cannot be either
young new or dynamic (powerfuD.
Mans realization that there is only one
God is comparatively recent event and
definitely modern and up-to- -date-not
that God is recent invention himself
but He is certainly dynamic and mans
understanding of Him is growing all the
tlme-nothing static about that.
A quick glance at history shows. ir-
refutably that Western civilization has
grown (albeit slowly and prospered on a
single theory-the importance of the in
dividual. This theory was expounded
over 1900 years ago in Palestine. Our
democratic principles are built around
it. No newer nor more vibrant system
has since been established 1t is of no
consequence that a few persons have
since then from time to time voiced ideas
with other bases. 1t is evident that these
persons have voiced older ideas, out
moded ideas, plans that hark backward
or their systems. If ostensibly starting
right, have been in error and have
fallen below the high ideals of Christian
ity.
1t is Of no Importance whatever that
Karl Marx appeared after Christ Jesus
chronologically. Certainly 1848 is more
recent than the year /. But what of
it? 1t does not mean Karl Marx estab-
lished a young and dynamic system.
Suppose one wears his new shoes on
Monday and his old shoes on Tuesday.
Does the fact that Tuesday is more
recent than Monday mean that the old
shoes are new?
E. A. Kendall
Evening star., 1951-01-10
splendid opportunity to meet the people
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splendid opportunity to meet the people
of my community.
believe in research and experimental
ton in the classrooms. We need more
of this work if we are to progress as
profession, and the time and effort that
it involves pay big dividends.
AS teacher have little direct contact
with the county Office, but have much
confidence in the ability of our County
Board of Education to select capable
men to head our educational program.
It is unprofessional for teachers to snipe
continually in public at the plans of the
administration.
Teaching is profession, not a job.
Extra duties mean little to me, If 1t
means serving the needs of the boys and
girls. 1t Is privilege to be cog in
the gigantic human engineering" prof.
ect that our Nation has undertaken as
its responsibility and duty.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
A Slap on the Wrist

During last falls election campaign in Ohio,
John L. Lewis with much huff1ng and putting,
announced that he would shut down the coal
mines if Senator Taft tried to talk to the miners.
His men, he announced, were not going to serve
as captive audiences for anybody.
Mr. Lewis takes different view of captive
audiences, however, when he or his lieutenants
are trying to budgeon nonunion miners into
joining the United Mine Workers.
Here are some of the things the UNIV goon
squads were doing to nonunion men during the
coal strike in 1949:
At about o'clock on the morning of June
20 some 1000 UNIV men went to the East Dla-
mond mine in Kentucky, where 165 nonunion
men were at work. A sheriff and State po-
liceman at the scene said they could not "try
to handle" the union mob. So the nonunion
workers were rounded up, some by force. Any
who tried to leave were seized and compelled
to stay at the scene. Then union officials ad
dressed the workers, demanding that they join
the union. He called for show of hands from
those who would sign up, and the men who did
not raise their hands were cursed and threat
ened by the mob. Finally all Of the nonunion
men were coerced into indicating that they
would join.
That afternoon the UNIV caravan, 1000
strong went to the Homestead mine. Company
officials asked the police to prevent the mob
from coming Oh COtIlpdIly pIopeICy, puG Illc
officers said they were helpless. So the union
men rounded up the outnumbered union workers
and held them under guard until the organizing
speeches began Again there was the demand
for a show of hands, and when none of the
nonunion men responded "an angry roar and
booing arose from the massed throng of UNIV
men surrounding the employees, and cries OF
Well make them hold up their hands, and
sWell come back and see these were heard"
These incidents are taken from the report
Of the National Labor Relations Board trial
examiner who took testimony in the cases, and
essentially the same procedure was repeated by
the UNIV at one mine after another in Kentucky
and West Virginia. The picture is clear. The
weapons of the United Mine Workers are ter
rorisrn, mob violence, threats and, in some in
stances, physical injury Yet John L. Lewis has
the effrontery to threaten strike to keep his
men from being held as captive" audience for
Senator Taft!
More to the point, however, is the attitude
Of the National Labor Relations Board. It has
now upheld in substance the findings of its trial
examiners agreeing that the UNIV and certain
Evening star., 1951-01-10
G. A. Lyon

Gideon Allen Lyon came to The Star a school
boy. He kept the spirit of his youth even when
he was an old man. Those who worked with him
remember him as an ardent personality, an en-
thusast, happy to have place and RESPONSE
bty in the world. He was earnest and sincere
in every task to which he put his hand.
WaShington-both as the Nations Capital and
as community of representative but unrepre-
sented Americans-Was one of the major objects
of his affection, Mr.. Lyon knew the city we'll and
loved its people. Many were his contributions to
the development of the District area as the seat
of the Federal Government and as cultural
pecially in the editorials which he wrote for the
paper, he was force for progress and advance
ment.
But his influence was not limited to WASH
ington. Mr.. Lyon Travelled over the entire globe
and nothing human anywhere failed to interest
him. Science and art appealed to him. He saw
in them channels to truth and beauty which
could be employed for social purpose, and he so
employed them to the apex of his talents. Three
generations of readers of The Star were the
benefciaries of his efforts.
1t was characteristic of him that he could
not stay away from the Office even after he had
been formally retired. Each morning he Jour-
neyed downtown to the building where he had
made up or supervised more than 10000 editorial
pages. Now Mr.. Lyon is gone but he will not be
forgotten in the community which he served or
in the organization to which he belonged, the
newspaper to which he gave the best values of
his life.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Choperons Not Outmoded

Judge Paul D. Brown of the Arlington Juve-
nile and Domestic Relations Court is entirely
right in criticizing the freedom allowed todays
generation of party going teen-agers. The mod
ern trend is to regard chaperons as old-fash-
ioned. There was time not so many years ago
when it would have been considered scandalous
for boys and girls of high school age to attend
party not properly chaperoned.' Yet too little
attention is given nowadays to the question of
chaperonage.
Judge Browns investigation of Thanksgiv-
ing Eve fraternity celebration in an Arlington
fire house shows that there is still need for some
old-fashoned supervision and discipline at such
gatherings. The inquiry revealed that a
drunken brawl' developed during the I'M
chaperoned high jinks staged by nearly hun
dred high school students. Not even repre-
sentative of the county fire department was
present to look after the departments property
a failure which has not been satisfactorily ex-
planned. Thus said Judge Brown, can un-
supervised party for young people, together with
the serving of alcoholic beverages, the usual con-
VITALITY and the failure of the landlord to take
the usual precautions, all united to transform
what otherwise might have been a. nice party
into drunken brawl"
The court placed the blame for the prev
alence of unchaperoned parties where it should
be placed-on the parents of children who at
tend the parties Judge Brown made number
of sensible recommendations including crack
down by owners of halls on unchaperoned gath
erings of young people and an agreement to rent
halls only to adults who are willing to accept
responsibility for what happens. His most i'm
portant advice, however, was that parents check
on where their children are going-and espe-
cally on whether there will be adequate chape-
ronage. The disgraceful affair at the jefferson
Fire House might have been averted if someone
had taken the trouble to make sure that an old
fashioned chaperon was among those present.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
A teachers Life Can Be a Hoppy One
To the Editor of The Stor:

r READ a recent letter in The Star.
l. called "A Teachers Life Is Not a
Happy One" I'm very glad for the chill
dren's sake that it was signed by an Ex-
Prince Georges teacher. sincerely hope
that the people who read this rather i'm
posing list of grievances and complaints
of Elk will appreciate that it represents
the views of small (but unfortunately
loud) minority.
The teaching profession in Prince
no defense. But maybe the public would
be interested in knowing how one school
teacher feels about teaching and the
problems it presents.
I am head of $50 million business,
which is another way of saying that
have SO pupils, each one of whom is
worth at least 81 million to his or her
parents. don't mind the fact that there
are ,50-odd pupils in my class. True. it
does present a few difficulties, but these
are minor compared to the many oppor-
tunities that it offers to teacher who
takes advantage of them.
have had only three principals dur
ing my four years of teaching in Prince
Georges County and they have sub
scribed to the generally accepted philos-
ophy that their main job was to better
the teaching programs in any way that
they could. They have been friendly
and helpful at all times.
like supervisors. They have been of
service in improving the education of my
children. I consider them as helping
teachers" and they have been ready and
willing to assist me at all times.
There are some clerical duties that
have to be performed, but they don't
require much of my time. If these
clerical duties weren't necessary. I am
sure that would not be asked to do
them. Some of my chores, like the re-
cent school census, have offered to me
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Cupitulism and Democracy

This is in regard to letter entitled.
More on Those School Books" pub
iished in The Star on January 2.
If public schools are to teach "full
truths inspiring patriotism etc., as
Franklin Miles would have them. it
seems to me that the sacred myths about
the system of capitalist free enterprise.
which Mr.. Miles so ardently supports.
should also be subjected to as thorough
going critical analysis as those of
communism and socialism. This is no
time to equate genuine American pa
triotism and love of country-based on
ethical considerations-with an amoral
economic apparatus that has too Ions
and too often been glorified for it's ruth
less efficiency.
Mr.. Miles sentimentally explains the
development of the system of capitalist
free enterprise as the inevitable out
come of the freedom of the individual
which the Constitution assures US of, as
though the system of capitalist free
enterprise itself possessed natural and
undeniable dignity not to be slandered.
1t is absurd to contend, as Mr.. Miles
does. that the development of mass
production is in no way correlated with
increases IN the population, for he points
out in the same breath that the
objective of free enterprise capitalism
is profit. which could hardly be derived
unless the goods of mass production
were distributed successfully among
mass consumers.
Mr.. Miles is typical of those who seem
to favor textbook censorship in Wash
ingtons public schools, not so much as
a positive effort to check the inf1ltration
of dangerous foreign" ideologies, but
rather because it will afford an oppor-
tunity to instill in our public school
students the pernicious notion that the
system of capitalist free enterprise is
the real guardian of our democratic
ideals and values.
And should the, textbooks In our
public schools be designed to generate
pride in American citizenship on the
basis of a glorified capitalist system of
free enterprise, on our high standard
of living or on any other purely materi-
alistic grounds. a serious injustice will
be done not only to the students of
Washington's public schools, but to the
Nation at large as we'll.
Terence Mckenzie.
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Go, My Cot

) Go out. my cat. Go soft and light.
The 1Dind is creeping lou!
The stars are sharp as claus tonight.
1t is time to 90.
Leaping from dark ferns you may be
VelUet and steel surprise
For careless ones t0ho may not see
Your n1oon-clett eyes.
Retrace your 5unole-deep desire
Halt the broad night through.
ioill sit here beside the fire,
And enDy you. s
Yetza Gillespie
Evening star., 1951-01-10

It is unfortunate that we have in our
profession few people who consider
teaching as job which simply entails
eight hours of work, five days week
1t is our duty to induce these individuals
to leave our profession and enter other
fields of endeavor where they receive
remuneration according to the exact
number of hours they work.
In short, I am proud to be teacher
in Prince Georges County. I have no
need for sympathy because of low salary.
excessive clerical duties, poor supervision,
inef1ciency of administration or large
size of classes, because in my book, they
don't exist.
Oh, yes, my name! It is legion. My
philosophy, I think, is the same as that
OF the solid majority of teachers in
Prince Georges County
Prince Georges Teacher
Evening star., 1951-01-10
Something Old, Something New

Without regard to the Dulles-Hoover
divergence of views in general, a point
should be brought out which Mr.. Dulles
stated wrongly and which seems not as
vet to have been corrected in comments.
In his early paragraphs, he states:
'The great question of our time has been
whether our Western civilization had be-
come so old and decadent that it was
bound to pass away, giving place to the
younger, dynamic and barbarian society
born out of the unholy union of Marks