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Evening star., 1951-07-31
Some Yonks in England Goinq Native

would make the breaks for coffee as
being the more American drink. He
says: I'VE ought definitely to have as
many coffee breaks as the English have
for tea. think it is very good idea
because 1t helps people to relax at work"
Pfc. Roy ]. Salyer. an administration
clerk, says that he would like to see
IN the United States. "a few fish and
chip shops.
Chips" is English for French-fried
potatoes. Combined with white fish, fried
in batter, they are sold over the counter
at 40 cents plate as quickly as hot dogs
in the States. Thousands of little shacks
selling nothing else-make good liv-
ing for small traders all over England.
Says Salyer: II really think fish and
chip shops would go like, mad in the
States. If We had them the way we have
hamburger places, we would really have
something. Besides, not only do fish and
chips taste good, it would help the sea-
food industry"
Pvt. Donald H. Daggett of the Supply
Division thinks this is the country for
young man to have a good time with a
girl on next to nothing at ALL He says:
II cannot get over the simplicity of living
in England. A guy and his girl can 20
for a bicycle ride or picnic and have
a good time. Stateside, a girl wouldn't
be happy unless you took her to dance
and then to a restaurant to eat. You
probably have good time doing that,
too-but it all costs too much money"
Corpl. Howard S. Evans has come up
with the theory that English people are
naturally more polite than Americans.
1--WE only been here two months" he
says, but their politeness never fails to
impress me. Through general contact
with the people in pubs and restaurants,
can see how really hearted and
generous they are, too. If they can help
you, they will"
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Government Morals

Scholarly, kindly Senator Douglas of
Illinois hopes to find a corrective for the
low moral tone in government through
his commission on ethics. With great
respect to the Senator. I believe his
approach is at the wrong end of the
problem I believe the solution lies in
the people themselves. There is no use
handing a man a set of ethics when he
is about to enter government. 1t is too
late. His idea of right and wrong has
already crystaliZed. AS a mother and
a former teacher of social studies, I am
convinced that the problem can be solved
only in the home and in the school.
In the home, the child absorbs the
moral atmosphere established by the
conduct of the parents. Since the father
is out working most of the day, the
teaching of morals is largely up to the
mother. 1t is she who teaches the child
its prayers the story of Jesus. the diff
ference between right and wrong.
Lincoln recognized this when he wrote
to his friend: Whatever good may
have, owe to my mother"
Modern parents have a different
time of it from the parents of Lincoln'S
day, but their duty remains the same:
To raise upright men and women. So
biologists tell us that the American
home is not what it used to be-that
we parents are falling down on the job
If each parent will do some soul-search-
ing of his own, perhaps the answer can
be found if one is needed. Or per-
haps the reading of the Ten Command
ments now and then and trying to live
by them every day will go toward max
ing the American home all that it
should be- After all, Government like
ours can be no better than the people
in it.
America is at the crossroads on many
fronts If we practice and teach Chris
tian morality-if We cherish and foster
responsibility towards Government
with a jealous alertness-America can
be invincible everywhere.
Kathryn O'Neil.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Congress and Loyalty

At last I understand why Congress
considers loyalty checks OF Government
workers Of such great importance. 1t
is simply q matter of the Congressional
guilty conscience. Employers who treat
their employees fairly and Squarely can
expect loyalty, but those who make
practice of kicking around the people
who work for them need loyalty checks,
and stool pigeons, and every other
underhanded aid they can command.
Congress is no exception, and Congress
has been kicking around Government
workers for long time.
Federal workers have signed and kept
no-Strike pledge, trusting that Con-
gres would treat them fairly. But what
has Congress done? Congress has let
prices skyrocket while Government en-
ployes work on month after month at
the same pay rates with only the
promise Of token raise. Congress has
thrown out every plan to protect the
Government workers from atomic bomb
attacks, although tens of thousands of
them are obliged to work and live with
their families in the Number One A
Bomb target of our country. And now
Congress is arbitrarily deciding to cut
Government workers vacation time
without even offering them compensa-
tory pay.
At time when employees in every
other industry are getting better wages.
better working conditions, more bene-
fits longer vacations, Congress is de-
liberately crucifying the employees in
Government. Are Government workers
going to take such abuse lying down?
I hope not! There must be some way
to oblige Congress to give the Federal
workers decent break Just as Con-
gressional members were ridiculed out
of raising their own salaries by receiv-
ing deluge of Bundles for Congress-"
perhaps they could be made to see the
light again if all the people sent them
Simon Legree whips. Maybe some one
has better idea. If so, let's hear it.
Let's do something. Let's not just go on
being kicked around.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Abbey Theoter Burned

Hundreds of Americans who have visited
Dublin must have heard of the burning of the
old Abbey Theater with regret. 1t was a poor
sort OF temple of the stage arts yet it had
friendly atmosphere that marble palace might
have lacked. What mattered was the work that
was done under the ancient roof. The building
sheltered the cultural renaissance of Ireland for
close to half century
William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyr
were the men responsible for starting the move
ment which flowered at the Abbey, but much of
the credit also should go to one of the most
remarkable women of her time-Augusta, Lady
Gregory. George Bernard Shaw called her the
"charwonan" of the Irish Literary Theater. She
was, in fact, its absolute personifcation. Her
services reached into every aspect of the enter
prise. If she did not actually scrub the floors,
it was simply because she was too busy with other
labor. How fine an artist she was is proved in
her own plays, especially "The Rising of the
Moon" and "The Workhouse Ward"
The Abbey likewise was the scene of the first
productions of the dramas of John Millington
Synge. "In the Shadow of the Glen" Riders
to the Sea-" "The Well of the Saints" ''The Play
boy of the Western World" and '"The Tinker's
Wedding" established him as one of the most
vital of modern authors for the stage. His
"Deirdre of the Sorrows" is master achieve
ment, even though it came from dying hand
Other writer's who rose to fame through the
Abbey were Conal oRiordan, Lennox Robinson
st. John Ervine, Padriac Colum, Sean O'CaSey,
Denis Johnston, Teresa Dewey and Paul Vincent
Carroll The actors of distinction included F. j.
MacCormick, Dudley Digges, Barry Fitzgerald
Sara Algood, Eileen Grove May Craig and Kate
Curling. With such names in its history the old
playhouse on the bank Of the Liffey is not going
to fail to be rebuilt. anew structure is certain
as anything can be-and soon.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
New Try in Iran

Although it is still necessary to keep ones
fingers crossed the British governments decision
to send cabinet mission to Teheran indicates
that w. Averel Hartman, the Presidents special
envoy to Iran, has succeeded in laying the
groundwork for negotiated settlement of the
Anglo-1ranian oil crisis. This turn for the better
does not guarantee happy ending, but it at
least holds out the hope that both sides will be
able to arrive at common-senSe agreement.
The fact that Teheran is ready to deal with
high-level representatives of the British govern
ment is evidence of a new and more reasonable
mood. 1t constitutes a retreat from Premier
MosSadeghS past insistence that his national
ization project was something that could be dis
cuSsed only between Iran and the oil company,
with official Britain having no right to be heard,
even though owning more than so per cent Of
the companyS stock. In backing away from this
stand, the IranianS presumably have followed
Mr.. Harriman'S friendly advice. Presumably too,
the move reflects fuller realization on their
part of how gravely their own country can be
injured by failure to settle the issue amicably.
AS for the British, they now appear to be
ready to do everything within reason to CO.
operate with Iran in its justified effort to
nationaliZe its great petroleum resources and
benefit from them more than in the past. Brit
ain is hardly in a position to do anything less
than that. Its Navy is largely dependent on oil
from Abadan, and so also is its economy, to-
gether with the economies of Westerly Europe
But the dependency is not all on one side. The
IranianS must be equally prepared to cooperate
and bargain fairly. For they cannot run this
great enterprise on their own. Besides offering
just compensation, they must work out arrange
ments that will assure the continuation of
skilled British production help and the service of
indispensable marketing facilities. without that,
they can expect nothing but immense revenue
losses leading to economic chaos of kind that
would pave the way for a Communist coup.
In his mediating role, Mr.. Hartman appar-
emily has impressed these points on the minds
of the Iranians while simultaneously persuading
the British to be as conciliatory as possible. As
a result, with both sides displaying improved
tempers, the situation offers more ground for
cautious optimism than at any time in the past
several weeks. Unless the extremists manage
to get the upper hand again. sound settlement
ought to be forthcoming.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Trunsit Losses

Among other homemade statistics by
which Capital Transit attempts to be-
fuddle the public is it's claim that it
"lost" $7770 on the three-cent school
fare in 1850. Yet, its own figures show
it is making money today on overall
operation.
AS Senator PaStore pointed out at the
Senate hearing, this loss" has been
included lin the overall company loss
which has been your base for asking
other rate increases"
In the past, utility companies have
been accused of concentrating their
losses into one period, then using
that period as base for seeking rate
increases. Another utility trick: delay
ing purchases of long needed equip
ment and postponing right-of-way and
repair improvements for long period.
then concentrating these expenses into
one period and using that periods ''loss"
as the basis for rate increases.
Already the present CTC owners have
appreciated their stock purchases by
almost 100 per cent as shown by cur
rent stock quotations.
So what is CTC trying to do in the
face of its present profit: Make that
$777,00O "loss" a net gain. For the
most part, school riders use space before
or after it's used by adult fares so they
don't necessitate single extra vehicle.
Can the CTC prove it needed to run
a single extra bus or car for school
fares?
James II. COnnOr.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Oh Whip-Poor-WiII

There is a riunlet that softly spills
In shGdot0y tpGters dotDn rocky ledge
Where one may often hear the tphip.
poor-tUillS
That cry at evening from the thicket's
edge.
II you Mould hear them, come tpith me
tonight
And tuuit in utter silence. When the
moon
Siluers the landscape with mysterious
light,
The birds begin their strange, ptn-
dictiUe Groom
An old demand, repeated through the
years,
"Oh, totip- poor Will" a Ion0-unheeded
cry,
Quantity amusing notD to listening ears,
But DGgue about Which Will to tDltip-
pr ,ohy. =
lnez Boreloy Kirby 2
Evening star., 1951-07-31

Corpl. Harry P. Hoover thinks that
the English have a motoring rule that
would be big help in promoting traffic
safety.
English drivers" he pointed out,
"have to carry big red l. on their
motorcycles and cars until they have
been passed for a full-fledged drivers
license. l. stands for learner and
warns others to be wary of them"
Il would like to see the States adopt
the Il sign rule. think it is a swell
safety precaution. and we would do well
to adopt it to cut down accidents"
Other things English that Americans
like are the full-dress uniforms of
guards, smoking in the subways, the ad-
vantageous exchange rate of the pound
sterling, the English pubs, gay-painted
roadside inns, double -decked buses and
Evening star., 1951-07-31

inflated by the low average Of these
aids to home comfort the English little
expected the new crop of Americans
to find out anything exportable 10
America except Scotch whisky and tweed
Suitings.
Now Strategic Air Command infor-
nation poll has brought out that men
stationed in Bushy Park, near London.
have cottoned to several English Gus
toms they would like to take home with
them.
The English ways Of life most admired
range from the courtesy, politeness and
helpfulness of the man in the street to
the customary midmorning and mid
afternoon breaks for cup of tea.
STAFF Sgt. FELTON, o. Freeman of the
Communications Section at Bushy Park
Evening star., 1951-07-31
JUDGE FenneII

I have been much interested in the
controversy between Chief Barrett and
Judge Fennell. and am inclined to be-
lieve that this is not the first time
Judge Fennell has kept officers and de-
PENDANTS waiting in court while he at
tended to some personal matter.
recall case about years ago when
I was given a ticket for exceeding the
25-mile limit on Connecticut avenue and
was told to appear in police court the
following morning at 10 am, but Judge
Fennell did not appear until after IL.
There was no explanation of any kind,
even though about 20 officers and de-
PENDANTS had to sit and wait for over an
hour.
c. G.L.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
By GouIt MocGowon

LONDON.-Strategic American Air
Command crews over here-known to
the British as the Atom Bomb Boys
and Army antiaircraft gunners have be-
gun to discover virtues in the English
way Of life.
No one is more surprised than the
English themselves. The wartime CT
yardstick Of virtue was the big automo-
bile, the telephone. the refrigerator
in every home and ice-cold beer. HUI
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Letters to The Star

fines. A driver should know that when
ever he broke State driving regulation
he Immediately and without exception
would be>punished heavily. Truck driv-
ers are made of the same clay as pas
senger car drivers. Both being frail
humans, they on occasion will disregard
their own security and the rights of
others unless they know that to do so
will bring immediate and forceful JUS
tice.
Eliot P. Y, Powell,
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Subsidy for Concerts Proposed

The District government having col
lected many thousands of dollars in local
taxes in excess of what it anticipated, I
suggest that some of this money be used
to subsidize concerts of the National
Symphony Orchestra at the Water Gate
which otherwise could not be given.
Jack LevenSOn.
Evening star., 1951-07-31

NSSAbCSS bIuSNS
I refer to the letter in your July s
issue entitled Reckless Trucks" and
signed by Robert w. Pearson.
His criticism of the driving practices
of many tractor trailer drivers is not
without foundation. Although. as man
ager, of a Glass / motor carrier operat-
ing between Washington. D. c., and New
York, N. Y, might be expected to
swear that my industry is without fault,
I concur with Mr.. PearSon'S critical
continents. The public should accept
one of the following alternatives and
insist that their elected representatives
enforce their choice to the limit:
/. Inter-city truck traffic should be
banned. This is impractical, not be-
cause truck taxes supply the majority
of the funds for highway construction.
but because trucks carry freight up to
$50 miles faster. cheaper and with less
depletion of our national resources than
their competition. Also the trucking in
dustry is the greatest single employer
of American citizens outside OF our Gov
ernment. To ban trucks from the high
way would unfavorably alter our econ
omy and lower our standard OF living.
2. All States should combine to set up
and very rigidly enforce uniform size
and weight restrictions, and operating
regulations. The general public is al
most universally in accord with this
idea but various lobbies continue to
9 block it, so, for the time being, we are
left with the third and last alternative.
3. Present State Size-weight reStric-
tions should be as rigidly enforced as
they are in the State of Maryland. This
would stop small-minded operators and
many owner operators from overlooking
their vehicles to the point where they
are dangerous to the persons who share
the roads with them. The I. c. c.
should secure sufficient funds to patrol
arterial highways to see that vehicular
safety equipment is suitable and that
drivers are not driving for more hours
at time than is considered to be safe.
All States regularly and efficiently
should inspect all vehicles. both trucks
and cars, and keep mechanically unsafe
vehicles off the public roads Last and
most important, all arterial highways
should be hot" BY that mean, traffic
police should habitually act toward traf-
fc offenders as they do when more than
one fatality has occurred in short
stretch of highway. The slightest vio-
lation of speed restrictions by either a
truck or passenger car driver should
result in heavy fine and repeated Of
fenses in permanent withdrawal OF the
drivers licenses. Such offenseS as fol-
lowing, too closely, passing at intersec-
tions, ETC., should receive the same heavy
Evening star., 1951-07-31
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Where is the largest refinery and
storage plant of oil and gas in the
United States?-J. H. G.
A. The American Petroleum Institute
says that its records show the Humble
Oil G Refining Co. refinery at Baytown.
Tex, to be the largest with through
put of $4,000 barrels daily. A barrel
is equal to ~ gallons.
@. What coloring substances are there
in leaves?-G. H. H.
A. Leaves contain three pigments -
green, red and yellow. The green is
chlorophyll, the yellow is carotene or
xanthophyll and the red is anthocyanin.
The red color is said to be the result
of an accumulation of sugars tannins
in the leaves. Maple reds are caused by
sugar content of the leaves.
@. How long has the Babe Ruth Foun-
dation been in existence and what is
it's purpose?-J. C.
A. The foundation was established in
1947 as charitable, educational and
philanthropic organization and is dedi-
Gated. to the interests Of the youth of
America.
@. Why is the letter %" missing
from telephone dials?-G. F. B.
A. Because of the difficulty of dis
tinguishing it from the letter "O." 1t
has never been used on the telephone
dial.
Evening star., 1951-07-31

bottled West of England cider that bub-
bles like champagne and costs less than
a dollar
There are lot of things they don't
like. also. but the era Of knocking seems
to have been submerged in the thrill of
discovery that the post exchange on the
post doesn't hold everything that makes
life worth living.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Estimates Given Free

OF course the most tragic and damag-
ing mistakes of the Truman administra-
tion have been in foreign policy, but
though these are now clearly revealed,
they cannot be proved mathematically.
The mistakes of the Truman admins
tration on the budget can be proved.
In January. 1851, Truman estimated
a deficit on June 80. 1851. of $2.7 billion.
The actual reality was a surplus of $3.3
billion-a mistake of So billion.
This huge mistake, as Henry Hazlitt
says in, recent article, comes on top
of a record of chronic bad guesses."
Mr.. Hazlitt adds: "A government that
presumes to plan and forecast for every
body, cannot even estimate with rea-
sonable accuracy what its own expendi-
lures, revenues, and surplus or deficit
are going to be. 1t cannot predict even
it's own action, and makes errors of
dimension that would bankrupt a pri-
vate business in no time"
Delcevare King.
Quincy Mass
Evening star., 1951-07-31

Pen names may be used ii letters carry
iDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Questions ond Answers

reader can get the answer to any question
of fact by writins The Evening Star Informs-
ton Bureau. 1900 Eye street NV, Washing
ton D C. Please incloSe three (3l cents for
return postage.
Evening star., 1951-07-31
Reckless Trucks

Quincy. Mass.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
QUARTET TO BE AT SERVICE
State Honored Grange Group Will
Sing at Last Lakeside Program

State HonOred Grange Group Will
Sing at Last Lakeside Program
The winning State Grange quar-
tet will be presented at the vesper
service Sunday night at Lake
Como. Members of the quartet are
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer ChappeIe,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kendall,
all of Dover. They won in a state
wide contest by oranges, being
named Kent County winners in a
county sing-off and state winners
among the three county contest
ants. The quartet will appear at
the National Grange convention to
be held at Atlantic City in Novem-
ber and will then participate in a
national contest. The Delaware
and New Jersey State Oranges will
be co-hosts for the national con-
vention and will be assisted by the
Pennsylvania State Grange. The
speaker Sunday evening will be the
Rev. John Jones, pastor of Mills
boro Methodist Church.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26
NEW MAYOR SWORN IN
George r. Stevenson Takes Oath of
Office and Names Committees

George r.. Stevenson Takes Oath of
Office and Names Committees
George R. Stevenson was sworn
in as mayor of Smyrna at ceremon-
les held at Town Hall on Tuesday,
with retiring acting mayor Lee F.
Slaughter officiating. There was
no competition for the post and Mr..
Stevenson was elected mayor on
Monday. He reappointed the same
committees as were named by the
late Glenn S. King after he was
sworn in as mayor last February.
They are: Electric committee:
Ralph G. FAIRIES, chairman, Mrs.
Margaret O'Neill; committee on
buildings (town) George M.Blendt,
chairman, Lee F. Slaughter; Police
Mr.. Slaughter, chairman, Mr..
Blendt; Streets, sewer, and waters
Mrs. O'Neill, chairman, Mr.. Fariess
Public information: Town Manager
Stanford c. Marvel; Board of
Health: Miss Temperance Scouts
chairman, Dr. H. ]. Laggner, Grow
er King.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-26

The annual picnic for employees
and their families of Wilson Re-
frigeration, Inc. was held Saturday
at Rochester Beach and was at
tended by 249 persons. The gener-
al chairman for the affair was
Clarence Collins, personnel director
and John E. Wilson III was CO.
chairman. Contests of many sorts,
softball games, bathing, music, and
races were featured for the enter
tain:ment of everyone, and the
highlight of the whole program
was an enormous roast beef bar
becue presided over by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barton. Ice cream and
soft drinks were dispensed from
Wilson freezers and beverage cool
ers, and tickets for free rides on
the amusements were furnished by
the company for all children pres
ent. Other chairmen included:
Norman Melvin, contests and priz-
es; Robert Berghorn, softball and
tug-of-war; Wilson Comegys, tab
les, transportation, picnic grounds
and entertainment and refresh
ments; Ronald Morrow, photog-
raphy; Robert Nixon III, publicity;
| Reynolds Bradley, purchasing nov