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Evening star., 1951-12-09
Spires of the Spirit
Light Ny Candle

Candles, candles everywhere! Candles
OF all sizes. shapes and colors The marts
Of trade are crowded with those eager
to purchase the slender tapers and those
OF ampler candlepower. They are bought
by the millions as time draws near the
birth of Christ. with remembrance of
the everlasting light.
Across the ages, the ministry of
lighted candles in the worship of the
Christian church is almost beyond be-
lief. The stored memory of a race
forever seeking God Is mirrored in the
golden prongs which dance upon the
wax OF common candle.
Every candle is eager to keep rendez-
vouS with devouring element which,
alone. can give to it fiery soul. But.
for that miracle to come to pass which
completes it and glorifles it. some flame
must touch it. Until candle finds It's
own flame it abideth alone, just an inert
piece of wax. But when it becomes
beautifully alive. welded to the fire
which makes it the symbol of the mys-
terry and majesty of God. it begins at
once to give its life away; for candle
was made. not to be stored, but to be
its blaze. it becomes an emblem, a
parable and sacrament, of all that is
high and holy. It's blazing wick Is a
burning bush out of which a tongue of
fire utters winged words.
Toward the end of his notable preach
ing, teaching and literary career. DR..
Henry Van Dyke wrote devotional book
of day-to-day readings. This prophet
of God who had sought to touch un-
lighted wicks with the flame of Divine
effulgence. entitled the volume, Light
My Candle" Out of all the metaphors
and figures of speech which had gilt
tered like gems in the books with which
he had blessed the world he turned to a
common candle as most suggestive Of
his own passion to set blazing in others
spiritual flame.
If once We ourselves become candles
of the Lord we never can tell whose
candle we may light. One day, the
famed evangelist. Dwight L. Moody.
whose presence in any place was de-
scribed by Woodrow Wilson as being
luminous" set af1ame the unillumi-
mated life of young man who listened
to him in London. He was young doc
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Sylvia Drummer.
Store Clerks

am in hearty agreement with Mrs.
N. M. W.. whose letter about Job dis
elimination appeared in The Star.
shopped in the same department store
and I certainly could see what she
meant. With few exceptions, the Negro
porters and elevator operators in that
store were Of an infinitely higher caliber
than the clerks whom I encountered.
After all, the customer is entitled to
be served by courteous and competent
clerks, and I believe that those qualities
are more important than the color of
the skin or hair or eyes. Personally,
wouldn't care if all the clerks in a
store were green or blue, if I could be
intelligently and quickly waited upon.
Competition is the life blood of business.
Why arbitrarily refuse any one group
an opportunity to compete?
E. Leslye Greaves.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
FoIterinq Alliance

1t is only too obvious that all is far from
well within the North Atlantic family.
Our principal partners, France and Britain,
are faltering in their military commitments
There has also been coal-production failure
on Britain's part which has been sharply de-
nounced by Paul R. Porter the chief ECA rep
reSentative in Europe
Mr.. Churchill has told the House of Com
mons that Britain will be unable to complete its
$l3 billion defense program on schedule in 1858
This may be due to scarcity of funds, to tagging
production, or to both causes. But the fact re-
mains that notice has been served that the
Churchill government probably will not meet
the commitment made by the Labor government
and which, according to our people in Europe,
the Labor regime was expected to fulfill All Mr.
Churchill says is that I'VE shall get on as fast as
we can" And that falls far short of being firm
and definite statement of what Britain can or
will do.
Across the Channel in France Defense Min
lister Bidault has advised us that because of
rising prices. the program which his country
agreed to undertake will cost substantially more
than planned. And the inference is that the
French military effort will be cut back or slowed
down unless more aid is forthcoming from the
United States.
1t can hardly be said that this development
was not in some degree foreseen. The projected
military programs of our NATO associates were
keyed to definite total of American aid When
Congress reduced that total in enacting the
Foreign Assistance Act it was almost foregone
conclusion that the planned programs would
have to be revised.
The real question, however, is whether,
within the framework of reduced American aid,
the NATO countries are making the maximum
effort Of which they are capable. Unfortunately,
the indications are that they are not making
that effort, and if subsequent events confirm
this view any future appeal for foreign-aid funds
will face hard going in Congress. The economic
problems in the principal NATO countries are
very real problems, and it would be politically
difficult for the governments there to call for
further sacrifices from their people But this
country, though relatively much better off eco
nomically is also faced with serious economic
problems. And If anything is certain it is that
there will be mounting unwillingness to ex-
tend American help to those who do not make
every effort to help themselves.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
The Professors
BY Bruce Borton

An angry young graduate of Yale,
William F.. Buckley. jr, recently pub
lished a violent attack on college pro-
feSsorS. called God and Man at Yale. {"
Mr. Buckley sets out to prove from his
personal experience in the classroom.
and by quotations from textbooks, that
the teaching at Yale is anti-religion and
antl-free enterprise. He says the alumni
want their sons to enter the world with
belief in God. the church, and the
capitalistic system; and that it is their
duty and their right-since they are the
ones who put up the money-to clean
out the false prophets from the faculty
and install only those who will embrace
and propagate the faith of the fathers.
think young Mr.. Buckley has q
point in saying that some professors
collectivism. But I disagree with his
analysis of the cause. and even more
with his proposed cure.
Professors bias toward business
springs not from iniquity but from
ignorance. They just don't know about
the outside world because, from infancy
to retirement, they are snuggled in the
gentle non competitive atmosphere of
school. 1t would be much better If every
one of them had preliminary workout
in the marketplace, in intimate contact
with its tasks, its struggles and problems.
yes, and its ideals.
AS for Mr.. Buckley's cure-letting the
alumni dictate the teaching, what could
be more terrifying? Are these noisy,
perennial sophomores. who dress up in
silly costumes and get drunk at re-
unions, who spend their thousands of
dollars buying halfbacks and quarter
backs and following the Big Blue team
are they to be the Nations mental
mentors?
If they really want to help, let them
agitate to abolish the fancy buildings
from the campus and the fancy courses
from the curriculum and thus save
enough money to double the professors
salaries.
Professors, as whole, are i'll fed,
i'll clothed, Ill housed. Pay them some-
where near as much as their classmates
are making in business and the pro-
fessions and we shall be pleasantly
surprised. I think, to find how many
new friends the capitalist system will
gain,
lcopxkshs, 1851. King Features Syndicate. lns,
Evening star., 1951-12-09
The Alcoholic Clinic

Perhaps the language of the law establish
ing the alcoholic clinic was a bit optimistic.
One Of the purposes cited was ITO reduce the
financial burden imposed upon the people of
the District of Columbia by the abusive use of
alcoholic beverages
George Kennedy's articles in The Star of
Tuesday and Wednesday show that arrests for
1ntoxlcation have increased so per cent since the
war; The problem apparently is to slow down
this rapid increase in the cost of keeping drunks
of the streets
The clinic was considered pilot operation
"a small start that could be enlarged if success
full. It's experience with persons sent there by
the court has been discouraging. They do not
come back. That has been the experience In
connecticut where the idea of taxing the liquor
industry for rehabilitation of alcoholics began
The clinic has had some success with vol
untary admissions.
But, If the tax supporting the clinic is to be
continued, some showing of salvage from the
hopper of human derelcts awaiting court action
will have to be made The law did not intend
to establish an institution where socially malad-
1usted persons of the middle class could obtain
free psychotherapy-it suggested such persons
be charged for services rendered
This law was hailed as constructive new
departure in dealing with the problem because
of the fact that chronic alcoholic is a sick
person"
But no one has been found to be chronic
alcoholic-apparently because the procedure
would take few minutes longer. The defendant
is to have lawyer, ETC. The court and the
Corporation Counsel are both at fault in this
The law directs that the chronic alcoholic
be committed to the clinic. But because the
determination has not been made selected
prisoners are referred" to the clinic instead
Sentence is suspended in the hope that the
clinic will be able to do something for them
The Star believes the letter of the law should
be carried out. Commitment would make the
clinic more responsible for the prisoner than
reference.
The clinic, which has almost unfettered
use of its money to carry out the purposes of
the act. has not made arrangements for trans
portation of the prisoner to the Clinic or for
his immediate necessities If he is to be released
These are something to eat, place to sleep
and Job which will support him while taking
the new combination of Antabuse tan aversion
drug and psychotherapy.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Word From Koreo

Contrary to news reports and popular
belief that United States troops in Korea
are well outf1tted in clothing for winter,
would like to quote portion of let
ter dated November Is sent me by my
brother serving in the front lines in
Korea:
I'VE had our first snow two days ago
and last night it showed about six
inches. OF course. by noon we have
nothing but slush and tonight it will
freeze again. The men are all very
miserable. They are cold and wet all
the time. To date we have not received
our winter clothing but many Of the rear
echelon have-an of which tends to ag-
gravate the matter"
Mrs. j. S. F.
Evening star., 1951-12-09
BY Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain. United States Senate.

were lighting their sacred st. Anne
candles from the flame of an American
Protestant minister. So, unconsciously,
we light the candle of another's faith,
across all the sectarian lines that divide
us. if our own lives are as candles of the
Lord.
We are grateful forever for some
whose souls were aflame with God who
brought the Divine fire to use and
lighted our candle.
Always. a holy flame consumes a
humble candle. There could be no more
appropriate seal upon the grave of a
great servant of humanity than that
which has been placed upon it--a can
die burned down to the socket. There
are no words even to suggest what the
world owes to those who have belonged
to that fiery fraternity. When the su-
preme moment comes in the life of q
candle, no sound bombards the ears of
the bowed worshipers. The altar boy
at the blessed shrine reverently brings
the flame he bears to the waiting wick.
But the burning glory which is thus i'm
parted is registered with no sound that
disturbs the stiffness of that sacred
place; for, as Phillips Brooks, who has
left us a moving sermon on candles,
suggests in his loved hymn: "How ST.
lently, the wondrous gift is given!"
X
One need not himself be great to be
used by great idea. The glory of the
Gospel message is that tax gatherers and
fishermen became candles for the fire
of God. That is why today we call them
saints. Earthly as we are. we may be
incandescent with the celestial flame
We may begin to blaze. not with the
yellow flame of our own impure desires
or with the red flame of our unbridled
passions, but with the white flame Of
His selfless love.
Let us offer now the prayer Of the
candle, in the litany of the lights:
"Oh light my candle, Lord!
Perchance some other struggling in the
dark
May see my light. though but a oleam.
And. taking heart, push on.
Light. Thou, my candler'
But that is only part Of a complete
prayer. To it, we must add Make me
the instrument of the spreading fame
as from my burning torch may leap the
answer to the poignant petition of many
darkened life: Light my candle!"
Evening star., 1951-12-09
New Yordstick for Officers

The disclosure that the Navy has taken steps
to make its officers economy minded will be good
news to the taxpayers. Acting on suggestion
by the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee the
department has ordered that the fitness of COM
missioned officers be judged not only as to such
usual qualities as leadership judgment and per-
sonality, but also as to 'cost consciousness" This
Is a truly revolutionary development in military
economics.
Chairman Lyndon Johnson's investigating
group conceded that in time of great emergency
the military services cannot be expected to pay
too much attention to the cost of hasty remobili-
zation and rearmament. War inherently is
wasteful business. But the senatorial investi-
gators were concerned by widespread evidences
of needless extravaganza at various training
centers and by the apparent indifference OF
officers to such extravaganza. The subcommit
tee in recent report, said: What we are
talking about is the routine day-by-day waste
that goes on at domestic military installations
waste that would make any prudent businessman
shudder It is waste of materials, waste of
men by improper assignment-waste that comes
when men are assigned to jobs where no jobs
should exist or where three men are assigned
to a job that one could do"
The group was impressed by the failure of
the military services to give adequate emphasis
to conservation of men and materials Yet
victory in war might depend on how far dollars,
men and materials were stretched. Under the
new Navy rating plan. officers who show an
awareness of the Importance of thrift will have
an advantage over others when promotion time
comes For the fitness reports of commissioned
officers have much to do with an officers upward
progress through the ranks. If the rating plan
is good for the Navy, it should be equally good
for the Army and the Air Force
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Mr.. New Yorker

If ever man was a magazine, Harold W.
Ross, its late editor and founder was the New
Yorker. His personality influenced every page
of the unique and knowing weekly, which for
rs years has been a synonym for wit and fine
writing. Yet as personality, Mr. Ross was
virtually unknown. He made few public appear
ances, and every time he did, he baffled the
public. On one such rare occasion-it was to
protest the broadcast of music and commercials
in Grand Central Station-Mr. Ross described
himself as "editor of an adult comic book" Rau-
cous. rumped and unkempt, he was the very
opposite of what might be expected from the
chief architect of perfectly modulated maga-
zine.
Part Of the answer may lie in the fact that
Mr.. Ross was an editorial genius. A good editor
Is one who gets people to tackle things they
are sure they cannot do and to write better
than they know how. He is also perfectionist,
and Mr.. Ross querulous hen tracks down the
side OF manuscripts goaded his writer's to an
immaculate prose and meticulous reporting that
has seldom been matched in American pub
fishing. Mr.. Ross had another characteristic
OF the great editor. He was endlesSly on the
watch for new talent, or for new uses for
known talent. Many of his contributors came
to him readymade. SO to speak: writer's of the
caliber of Dorothy Parker and Alexander Wooll-
colt. But others, notably his most famous
cartoonists, he carefully s.-nherded to their
greenest fields So high was the standard he
set that many young writer would rather
crack the New Yorker than get check for twice
the size from less demanding publication.
Mr.. Ross could also experiment, and his de-
cision to devote one whole issue to John Her
seys account of the m-bombing of Hiroshima
was regarded as an inspired stroke. The New
v0rlrA !.
only definitive they were studies of the pro-
fessions and preoccupations of their subjects.
From all accounts-most recently Dale
Kramer's Ross and the New Yorker'-Mr. Ross
operated best in an atmosphere of tension and
squabbleS He concerned himself with the mi
nutiae of Office details as acutely as with the
syntax of contributors. The results were often
narrowing to his staff but no murmur of the
disturbance ever marred the New Yorkers un-
failing urbanity. No one has so far solved the
paradox of Ross, the tramp newspaperman from
the Midwest who became the darling of Amer
ica's most sophisticated audience. The only OBJ
viouS reason would seem to be that he knew
good magazine starts with good sentence and
he never relented In his demand for the best
When polled, the Nations weekly newspaper
editors give as their presidential choices Eisen-
hover, Truman, Taft and among others, un-
decided and scattered A good man. undecided,
but this scattered will have to pull himself to-
gether,
Husbands are Of all kinds, from the North
western professor, whose wife says he does a
polka when the orchestra plays waltz to the
citizen whose 0ld foatholl kpea oLeco ino
come out rhumba
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Letters to The Star

without the advice and consent of Con-
gress.
Will strive for equal justice to all
and special privilege to none"
Has our country such man? Yes:
Robert Taft. James F. Byrnes, Richard
Russell. Gen. Macarthur. Harry Byrd,
Everett Dirksen and others.
Linus w. Kline.
Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

Pen-1dnaes may be used II letters carry
1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

Husbands are Of all kinds, from the North
western professor, whose wife says he does
polka when the orchestra plays waltz, to the
citizen whose old football knee makes everything
come out rhumba
Evening star., 1951-01-04
HiqhIiqhts
RADIO TODAY.

500, WMAL-Screen Guild Play
ers: Bob Hope and Jane Russell
play their original screen roles in
1.-THE Paleface."
900, WTOP-Suspense: Mickey
Rooney portrays a killer in "Alibi
Me-"
$3.50, WEAM-Reporters' Round
up: Senator Styles Bridges of New
Hampshire is quizzed by newsmen
1000, WRC-Screen Directors
Playhouse: Douglas Fairbanks, jr.,
stars in "The Prince of Foxes"
1890, WMAL-Time for Defense:
Undersecretary of the Army Archi-
bald S. Alexander discusses the
Army's new tank production pro-
gram.
TELEVIsioN TODAY.
800, WNBW-Star Revue: Jack
Haley welcomes Lauritz Melchoir,
Mindy Carson, Morey Amsterdam
and Jackie Gleason on the first
show Of a new series.
900, WTOP-Alan Young Show:
Patricia Morrison visits Alan Young.
$50, WMAL - Holiday Hotel:
nona Massey Is Don Ameche's
guest.
1880, WTOP-Air1yte Theater:
Kitty Carlisle and Jimmy Carroll
co-star In Oscar Straus' Waltz
Dream"
Evening star., 1951-01-04
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WOMEN'S GLOVES Reduced
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-04
Fast Sea
Rescue

NA/INGING back from q strike
w over North Korea. Ensign
William F. Rou was coming in for
O landing on the corrier leyte
when his plane lost power and
crashed into the SEQ Of Japan.
But O rescue heIicopter was off
to his aid before he hit the voter,
and in less than four minutes he
wos sofe (left).
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