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GARAGES

GARAGE WANTED-In Silv. spr
or NV. area. Cali ST. 4037. i
SEVEN BRICK GARAGES, located in
the rear of 724 and 726 18th st. Sc
Zoned LIST commercial, attractive
financing arranged. FLOYD E. DAVIS
CO. 1929 K st. NV, Ma. 0352. -
GARAGE. at New Hampshire ave. and
R., SIT so per mo-. apply 1907 New
Hampshire. .
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AVIATION

LEWIS PROPELLER. new. 40 pitch;
Pr 23 FAiRCHiLD; 27O hrs. engine
time since new. Re-licensed Feb.
VIII sell reas. Call between rs. z
$40, NO. 1904, "A
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

lSTUDEBAkER 1913 Champion star
lite coupe; r. and h.. ETC.; ST. .,095.
See our lge, selection of Studebak-
ds aoapes through taSl sss Land
Cruisers All cars offered for sale
at substantially below market price
and Guar by one of the country's
S Sssers and MoS Ss re MofEs 4ds4
Wis, ave NV. EN-. 1885 or co.
IsTUDEBAKER 1851 Land Cruiser;
equipped with overdrive and many
ficiars car with less than 5000
miles that will be sold with new
car title, guarantee and terms. An
exceptional opportunity to buy an
almoSt-new car at a substantial dis
count; So. 095. MCNEIL MOTORS,
14ls p St. NV, co. 2l53. EN-.
STUDEBAKER 1850 Regal de luxe
Champion Starlight club coupe; r.
and h., very low mileage. like new
throughout; see, drive this beauty;
reduced to 81 LABS; only S499 down.
9; .CoAsT-IN PONTIAC co. 427
Florida ave ne. AT. 700. Il
WILLYS jeep 1850 station wagon;
immaculate, ] owner. excellent rub
Der. heater. 6-cylinder with over
drive. 81 ,295. CHEVY CHASE MO-
TOR CO.. 7725 Wis. ave. OIL. 6l00
Open ewes. .
as CHEVROLET FIN. coach. Ss95.
Al Dodge club coupe. S295.
Al Ford "a panel S295
'39 Ford convertible coupe, Sl95.
II s EaSso 9lue eos sebpe; si So
AZ Kaiser sedan S595.
'46 Lincoln sedan. 1895.
'46 Nash sedan. $685..
AZ Oldsmobile club, S4a5.
Al Pontiac club coupe. S395.
40 Plymouth coach. Sl95.
"a Studeharer sedan S295.
80 Studebaker club special, S145.
~ Willys sedan S245
BEACH MOTORS. 1910 18th ST. NV.
PONTIAC 1851 Chieftan de luxe A.
door Oficial CO. car Light green
| HYDRA Matte, r and h., fender
shields, turn signals. rear seat
| radio speaker. undercoat; other
extras, Low mileage; new-car title.
| Sub disc.
RON PONTIAC, INC.
1920 Wis. Ave. Bethesda; OIL. 5000
PONTIAC '46 4-dr. sedan; light gray
paint, I: and h. g. tires. excel
KLEIN MOTORS
1901 M ST. NV. ME- $3.50
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LA SALE 80 club cpe. body, grille.
tenders, doors and engine: will sell
in part or whole for $500. SAFE
WAY MOTORS mo. ND. 1900
14th st. NV.
Al 4-dr. "6I"; complete
body and interior. uphoI. and body
in new-car cond.; S125. SAFEWAY
MOTORS mo. lid, 1900 14th
ST NV
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AUTOS 6 TRUCKS FOR HIRE

VAN TRUCK, any size Job, prompt
service; reas.; local or long distance.
ia. 1887; after z pm. GE. 1915.
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TRUCKS FOR SALE

reconditioning and selling used
trucks under Chevrolet's famous OK
guarantee. We have at present a
cleaning black 1850 Chevrolet sedan
delivery; has had very little use; an
o. sportsman: ST sos. Also 80
Chevrolet la-ton pickup. Al Chevro.
mlssionl ~ Ford sedan delivery
80 GMC ll2-ton stake and others.
CHEVY CHASE MOTOR CO. 7725
Wis. ave. Open ewes, OIL. 800.
CHEVROLET I946 ra-ton panel; low
mileaee: excellent cond: fully guar
anteed: S496 Ma 1920
FORD 1885 panel: fair condition good
8 to 5. -3
FORD 194S F6 dump truck: new rear
perfect. Reas. priced. AID. 1892. 2'
DODGE 1946 1la-ton truck. with ~
tail gate. PHELPS ROBERTS CORP. ;.
1925 14th st. NV. MI. O501, =
FORD 1894 Ia-ton panel truck; 5
good tires; good buy, $125. 62S D
ST. ne. FIR. 1851. 4
FORD l945 Ih-ton Stake-bodv truck
new motor and winch; excel. cond.
LII. 4-441l. q
CHEVROLET so 1a-ton pickup truck
de luxe: cab and heater, used by |
driver; cond. like new; $1,000. Cali
OK. 0S29, ewes. y
WILLYS 40 panel; fully equip; ex-
cellent condition; only S645. Ed
blvd. at n Jackson. Arl.. Va. CHI.
1900. tDlr. Lie. go.
WILLIS. 1851 panel; like new; very
or best offer. LA. 6-6lS4. 4
WHITE TRACTOR, excel. cond.; very
good tires Can arrange perm. lease;
S1,050. Will fin. AP. 7743. -
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LOANS

End AND 3rd TRUST LOANS
24-HR. SERVICE. Contact Mr. Green,
NATIONAL FINANCE CO.. 1914 K
st. NV, MA $40
sECOND-TRUST MONEY AVAILABLE
AND NOTES PURCHASED. CALL
MR.. MILLER, NE. 1920; EVENINGS
81. 6221.
SECOND TRUSTS, D. c. and
nearby. Free appraisals.
CAPITAL COMPANY, N A
1856; evenings, DU. 1862.
&c
FIRST AND SECOND TRUST NOTES
bought and sold BERGMAN REAL
TY CO., IA. 1850, .
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WATERFRONT PROP. WANTED
SUMMER HOMES

MOUNTAIN VIEW FARM, Church.
vile, Wa vacation and health
building center for boys and girls,
3 yrs. to 12: fresh foods from farm,
riding, swimming, playground pro-
gram OF relaxation; safe and Gull
tural environment; children ac-
cepted by week or month: tuition
reasonable. For rates. write Mrs.
NATALIE D. CALHOUNE, Staunton
phone 5-942S, or MRS. BLAINE, 81.
56ll
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TRAILERS

FOR SALE-31a-ft. < 41a-ft. luggage
trailer with tarp., rear light, H.
cense plates. KE. 3-6027. 3
CASH FOR HOUSE TRAILERS.
Bring it out. Commission sales.
1000 Central ave. Sc. HI. $3.50.
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AUTO 6 TRUCKS WANTED

FAIR HONEST APPRAIsALs of all
MCKEE, PONTIAC. 1884 [ St NV
FOR WARM wELCuMA sno colo
cash see ~ call Us before selling
sGf s snI sASE Is 9 dotFeas 60
NJ Nd We We $500 or 10 Mass avg NV
PREMIUM PRICES rol clean. lats
INC, en- 1900 wilson bivd a,
Y Jackson Arl. Va fDr Lje No
1916 TO ls51-An makes Drive in
with your title for more cash, or
will pay on bal WOLFE MOTORS
18th and K SITS ow Elk 5562
WESTERN BUYER has immed cash
for nice low-mileage cars. MORRIS
,I HUGHES, 1912 Ga ave, RIA; 1872.
msse a Roy MODEL MT see M Inc DIpn
Au ufG5siA F aST SO sooUrHTERN TRADE,
$3.50: spot cash. PRIESTHOOD,
5SO6 Georgia ave. NV, GE. 9S44.
WE WILL PAY the highest possible
price FOR used Chevrolets. Fords and
Plymouths. Drive in. Appraiser on
the property. CHEVY CHASE MO-
TOR co. 7725 Wis. ave-, OIL. 600.
LATE At "a. MODEL Chevrolet or Fordd.
PVT. PARTY will pay top cash price
for late model Cadillac, any model.
UN. O6S0. i
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

Al "9s" 4-dr. sedan
very clean. many extras, runs per
fest. Full price, 1895. Terms. CAP1
G Geo pA Sve. = S. MN Ma, ST. ss AZ
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MOTORCYCLES
AUToMoTIVE MISCELLANEOUS

'1S TRI SPD. TW. Excel. cond. IL. OOC
mi. ORIG. own. $685.. HARTMAN'S
TOURIST CT. Hwy l, Alex. .
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INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS
s. 1887 COE 1l2-ton cabin chassis;
$3.50 each. One 1887 panel body
'4-ton. SITS. One 1947 KB .. Ia
ton, cab and chassis, $3.50. COLON
IAL ICE CREAM CO., 4l6 Canal st
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AUTOS For SALE Cont. !

.CFRYSLER. 80, New Yorker. 4-dr.
sedan; all extras; pvt. owner; cost
ss'1s5 ' or best San Offer r.! co on lEt
5027 4th st. NV, GE. 1895. 81
CHRYSLER 1a47 New Yorker 4-dr.
Equipped auto shift. 10000 mi.
PERI: eond.; Sl,440. No dealers,
CHRYSLER 80 Wind. Highl., r. and
A., S2.195, below OPA ceiling
$500 mi, pvt, owner. WO. $3.50,
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40 Spec. de luxe club
cpe. radio, heater; very clean one
S1,245. WHEELER. INC. Chrysler-
Plymouth, 1900 Wisconsin ave. EN-.
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MERCURY '46 sedan; equipped; 1928
eyer 2Ifo 100 Wr others Why Pay me Gre
MERCURY 1850 convert; black, Wv
tires. S1,775; can be financed; JU
MERCURY 1850 club coupe; radio
and Wv ! owner, very clean; ask
Ing Sdd;;595. SIS pm. Ho. $3.50,
1850 custom: black; Wv
exceI cond.: must sell this week
S1.575 or best offer. sH. 5000;
mai dark blue inish; ), very err" clean lie; a. in
car must be seen to be appreciated
R aoa to M 20 Ct only ISL 81 os5 WEB ED
9 9s6o a 9,, n. J "a s8} Arl' Va CHI
MERCURY Al conv.; excellent con
clifton, S995. 1901 M st, NV. TX
MERCURY 40 sedan; equipped; 1898
over 100 others. Why pay more
AUTO WBoLEsALER 500 1871 Bla'
MG; 1850 5c., ID M Eoadstsr lex low I mils;
: Ply. NC. dealer, 1907 14th st
NASH 40 SeQanS eQu1ppeoi 5000
over 100 others. Why pay more
AUTO wHoLEsALERs; 1881 Bla'
densburg Rd. Ii. 3-SS00.
NASH 1850 Amb. 4-dr.: dove grey
fully equipped, incl. Hydra-Matic
absolutely in new-car cond.: very
| cleanest in town. Cost new S2.75(
our price guar 81 795. VIII.
! LIAMS e. BAKER NASH, 29th anc
| M SITS. NV. HO. $500. -
NASH 194s Amb. 81; che: fully
mileage. 1t is very rare to. tind 9
'4S car in this immac. cond.; out.
standing guar. 81 .095. WILLIAMS
g. BAKER NASH goth and M SITS
NV. HO. S700. -
NASH '46 sedan; equipped; $500;
over 100 others. Why pay morei
AUTO WHOLESALERS 1871 Bla.
densburg Rd. Ii. $500.
NASH AZ Ambassador 6 4-dT.; peri
green finish; mechanically Ok; only
S445, full price; $3.50 down, S24 ~
per, mo. WILLIAMS, r. I. ave, at
oI g5s ia Eli 80 "ss" de luxe a-d I'd !;
RI, and CHI h; Nv y,-sT; d ay o1 81 $50
by Thurs 4207 E.W hwy Il
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interest in policy mistakes made
while he was Chief of Staff,
Ambassador to China and Sec
retary of State. Gen. Eisen-
hover, through no fault of his
own, is enmeshed in political
vendettas. But the CT general
is uniquely and splendidly a
military figure.
Even as tempers f1ared and
tongues bit, some Senators were
grinning wryly over the conster-
nation caused by the Wiley move
and the attempts of his Repup-
lican colleagues to pull back
from it. They might have sue
ceeded, saving the issue for the
vulnerable Acheson, had not
Senator Morse, a former law
teacher, pounced on it and de-
manded a vote.
The darker side of partisan
politics was aired by various
taut exchanges.
Senator Knowland called the
situation distinctly legalistic"
and said, 81 am fearful that at
this time if an iron curtain is
lowered that 1t may be low
cred on other matters and we
may find our committee really
stymied in the work we are try
ing to do.
To Senator Fulbright this
represented an effort to lay the
groundwork for the same white
wash cry raised against the
Tydings committee. He charged
that it was because Gen. Brad
ley had made a sieve Of Gen.
MacArthur's case and used the
strong word sabotage" Sen
ator Knowland protested the
aspersion bitterly and said he
wanted only the facts and the
truth.
Other Senators at the hearing
assert that Senator Welker, the
Idaho freshman who is a law
yer and an intimate Of Sena-
tor Mccarthy, was present and
advised his colleagues: "If they
make this stick our side ought
to pick up our papers and walk
Evening star., 1951-05-17
Gen. Bradley Consistently Wrong
Told House Group Two Years Ago He Never Expt
To See Another Big Amphibious Landing

to oblige our strategists and
chose Pearl Harbor instead, in
flicting severe losses on our
ships and men and on our shore
installations.
Our intelligence system at
that time was working effec-
lively and messages were being
decoded showing Japanese in
tentions, but in Washington the
complacency Of the high COM
mand was such that proper
messages of warning never were
sent out to Admiral Kimmel and
Gen. Short at Pearl Harbor.
These two commanders were
never court-martialed, because
too much of the blame would
have had to be shared by the
high commanders in Washing
ton.
1t is, of course, irritating to
the one-weapon school OF
thought to have the Kremlin
pick out the Far East as a place
to present its challenge. Logi-
cally, the Kremlin should have
started long before this a war
against Yugoslavia. This would
have fitted in with the one-area
war concept held here. Unfortu-,
nately, Moscow has chosen the
Far East and Southeast Asia as
the places to start her conquest.
While every one here comedies
that Russia is behind Red China,
it still is assumed that a local"
war can be fought in Korea.
Moscow may have its own ideas
on how to prolong that war in
definitely.
To understand the fallacy of
Gen. Bradley's quip. 1t is only
necessary to search for a single
case in the history Of military
operations wherein the defend
ing country was fully prepared
to fight the right war. In the
right place, at the right time.
Enemies do not operate so
obligingly. And that's why
global defense is necessary
and global defense nowadays
means effective resistance in
both Asia and Europe.
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land mass. If Moscow's hold on
China appears to be threatened,
because of more aggressive ac-
ton by the United States. she
will not hesitate, according to
the Defense Secretary, to un-
leash the third world war by
throwing her considerable mill
tary forces in that part of the
world against us.
If Gen. Marshall's views are
correct the only way to avoid
this catastrophe would be to
stay on the defensive, try as
well as we can to prevent the
Reds from breaking our lines
and wait for some miracle. The
Chinese are not likely to give
up so long as the Russians want
them to keep fighting.
It is interesting to note that
in listing the enemy's casualties,
which we have estimated at
some 100000 including at least
$4,000 Chinese, only 3,400 are
prisoners and about 10000 are
North Koreans. No army which
loses such a small percentage
OF prisoners can be described
as beaten.
On the basis of these figures
alone, it seems highly probable
that the strategy of Washing
ton in resisting the enemy until
he tires out is based on Wishful
thinking. OF course, there may
be some very secret plans, not
yet divulged, which may lead to
a successful end of the war.
But so far there is no indi-
cation that we can do more
than sit and wait until the
diplomats perform their magic.
Gen. Bradley's testimony did
not carry much conviction for
those who listened to him last
Tuesday. When President Tru-
man ordered American troops
into Korea to stop the Com
munist aggression, the chiefs of
staff. who were consulted before
the decision was made, are said
to have warned the Command
Evening star., 1951-05-17
'Bookie' Was but Baby Talk
To Small 7 own Police Chief

the majesty of the law and his
word was law When we got
home we knew a switching, or a
real good dressing down, awaited
us.
He played no favorites. His
kids got the same treatment
from him that we did. So did
the Mayors children.
Everybody in town knew his
first and middle names, where
he lived, where he could be
found day or night, and within
10 cents of what he was worth.
He had the respect Of every
citizen, and If he hadn't he
wouldn't have been the chief.
The chiefs wife usually took
in sewing to stretch her hus-
bands small salary, and sang in
the choir.
OF course, all of this was in a
small town, and temptations
were few. If you had asked the
chief. or anybody else in town
Tor that matter. what bookie
was. he would have answered,
Baby talk for book" The only
fur coats in town were owned
by the animals. and television
still was around is or 20 cor
ners.
Can you imagine any one Of
1erlng a Small-town chief a
mule for free in exchange for
running a crooked turkey shoot?
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Evening star., 1951-05-17

are investigating the Macarthur
episode that the United States
must not offend it's European
Allies because overseas bases are
absolutely essential to Ameri-
can defense OF Europe.
Gen. Bradley also has testified
this week that to adopt the
Macarthur strategy would in
volve US in the wrong war, at
the wrong place, at the wrong
time and with the wrong en-
emy."
This alliterative remark con-
tradicts the testimony of Secre-
tary Marshall. Presumably Gen.
Bradley was referring to a
war against Red China as the
wrong enemy" Mr.. Marshall
testified that. if the Macarthur
proposals were adopted, Ameri-
ca might become involved in a
war with Russia-presumably
the fright enemy" He said that
Russia might feel obligated to
join Red China because of a
mutual assistance pact. He also
said. in effect. that Russia was
really the No. / enemy of the
United States.
Gen. Bradley's testimony in
the famous B-36 hearings in
1949 indicated a belief that the
next war would be fought in
Europe and that, for all prac-
tical purposes, the Pacific wasn't
going to be an area of war. Since
that time the Pacific has come
into the picture very definitely
as a war area, and the U. S.
Navy has used lots of warshipS
and personnel to protect the
transportation of troops and
supplies to the Far East.
The obsession of many mill
tary men here is that the enemy
will obligingly pick out as the
place for the start OF a war the
exact spot that the defending
country expects him to attack.
This was the state of mind,
too. Of our military men at the
time of Pearl Harbor. All the
top commanders here. both in
the Army and the Navy. pre-
dicted that if Japan struck 1t
would be In the Far East or in
Southeast Asia. Japan refused
Evening star., 1951-05-17
Constitutional Issue at Stake
Senate Inquiry Into U S. War Policy Raises Question
Whether Congress Is Seeking to Upset BoIonces

out and call it whitewash."
The Republican headache is
that if they cannot enforce their
demands against Gen. Bradley
they have set a useful precedent
for Mr.. Acheson's benefit.
It appears their chances are
slim since the respected Sena-
tor George of Georgia. one Of
the few Senators of this day who
has influence with his COL
leagues, is against them and so
is Chairman Russell. who had
instantly ruled in Gen. Bradley's
favor.
Senator Russell was saying
later that he was a better curb
stone lawyer than he thought:
all his study had convinced him
of the rightness of his position.
The truth is that Senator Morse
sprang into the breach because
he feared that Senator Russell
was relying too much on the
doctrine of privilege without
realizing the grave Constitu-
tional question at stake.
Ammunition for the Russell
side is contained in a study
made last year by the Justice
Department for the President.
1t carries the question from
George Washington's experience
with the problem, through the
famous Marbury VS.. Madison to
Roosevelt. In virtually every
item it supports Gen. Bradley's
position.
What the Republicans could
try against Mr.. Acheson Is q
Senate resolution instructing
the Russell committee-which
includes Armed Services and
Foreign Relations-to take their
viewpoint. This would be re-
garded by Democrats as a step
toward attempted impeachment
of the President and would be
fiercely resisted.
It may surprise the public but
the word impeachment is not a
stranger these days to many lips
in Washington.
Evening star., 1951-05-17

The popular acclaim Of Gen.
Macarthur, apart from the re-
sponse to an extraordinary per-
sonality, is due to the belief
that he knows how to end this
peace enforcement expedition
quickly-and, if our allies won't
help us. we'll go it alone.
The Truman-Marshall alter
native is to maintain an indefi-
mite holding operation until
enough Chinese are killed to
make them want to quit.
We, however, think the Chi
Mise can afford lives better than
we, and that the Intervention
in Korea, like the intervention
against Bolshevist Russia fol-
lowing World War I, will only
serve to unity the Chinese
around the Red leaders. accel-
crate the Asian revolution, and
end Western influence in Asia
for decades to come. We are,
therefore, neither for Gen.
Macarthur nor President Tru-
man. Our position is nearest
that Of Herbert Hoover.
No one yet has projected a
comprehensive program for re-
storing and maintaining order
in South Korea if, or when, the
Chinese and North Koreans ever
agree to cease fire and return
to the status quo ante bellum,
which has become our limited
aim.
Every expert we had in Ko-
rea before the peace-enforce-
ment project began testified
that South Korea was not eco
nomically viable. It's agriculture
depends on North Korean in
dustry. which, in turn, depends
on South Korean food. Whole
sale destruction has certainly
Evening star., 1951-05-17

no answer to the problem. They
say it's like the question of
which comes first, the chicken
or the egg?
Now three men to whom the
question is not one of academic
hair-splitting, but of very vital
concern, have offered their an
swer. The men are Eric John
ston, Economic Stabilizer; Mi
chael Disable. Price Stabilizer;
and DR.. George w. Taylor. chair
man OF the Wage Sterilization
Board. They seem to agree that
the Williams in the piece are the
price-makers; that the spiral
starts with prices, not with
wages.
Talking to group of 80 in
dustrialists. the Business Ad-
visory Council of the Commerce
Department. Mr.. Johnston said:
I'm a democracy you can
never prevent wage increases If
living costs increase. Wage in
creases always follow"
To the same group Mr.. Di-
Sale said:
Businessmen cannot expect
to control their own costs if
prices of food, rent and cloth
ing continue to rise. They will
have to pay more wages"
DR.. Taylor. testifying before
the House Banking Committee,
referred to the 10 per cent wage
increase made allowable under
the wage freeze in January as
part of a catch up" formula.
meaning a formula under which
wages might catch up with
prices.
Now the word is seeping
through Washington that a
number of large labor organiza-
tions are preparing to put on
pressure for further wage in
creases. In the case of some of
Evening star., 1951-05-17
Lowell MeHett::
Where y pword Spiral Starts
Stobilizers Solve Ancient Chcken-ond-Egg Question,
Placing Prmory Blame On Prices. Not Woaes

When we talk about the spiral
of imitation we say, Prices go
up and then wages go up and
then prices go up again and
then wages and so on and on
and we've got imitation" That
is, some of us put it that way.
Others reverse the order, say
ing, wages go up, then prices,
then wages again and then
prices and so on" Those of
the latter school usually add a
homily for the benefit of labor,
saying. why can't labor learn
that it never gains by winning
wage increases: 1t can't catch
up with the cost Of living that
way" They don't suggest any
other way. however.
Some people try to keep out
Of the argument, saying there's
Evening star., 1951-05-17
Henry McLenore:

Those of us born and raised
in small towns are bound to be
more deeply shocked by the dis
NAL corruption uncovered in
the New York Police Depart
ment than those whose child
hoods were spent in big cities.
To small-town youngsters Of
my day the chief of police ran
behind only mama and papa in
the matter Of respect. The
school superintendent had to be
content with fourth place. Il
say school superintendent" and
not superintendent of schools"
because the kind of small town
I am talking about had but
one school, housing all classes
from the first to the graduating
twelfth.)
The chief Of police nearly al
ways was a fat man who wore
his trousers below his paunch,
and a .38 revolver which no one
in the history of the town could
remember his ever having fired
save on the Fourth of July, and
then straight up in the air.
The chief. and his one or
two deputies. if it was a big
small town. knew the first and
middle names of every kid in
town, and where to lay hands
on him at any and all times.
In his head. the chief carried
the criminal record of every kid
in town. He knew which boys
couldn't stay out of water
melon patches, which boys loved
to throw rocks at windows,
which boys would accept a quar-
ter for distributing handbills
and then throw them back of
the nearest hedge, and which
boys to apprehend the day after
Halloween.
When he would grab a hand
full of us for a boyish misde-
meanor and say. "I'll have to
tell your daddies about this" it
didn't cross our minds to try to
bribe him with the best agate in
our pockets. or promise to NOW
his lawn for free instead of the
customary Is cents.
We knew he meant it. He was