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Evening star., 1951-08-21

Templeton Jones spent his free after
noon listening to the melodies Of one Of
the music masters, a man whose music
is both happy and sad at the same time.
Perhaps all great music is so, since
it is basically emotional, and in human
emotion tears are very close to smiles.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's "Ruddigore," in
the excellent Victor recording, is one
of the best and least known Of the light
operas written and composed by the
great team of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Today the words and their ideas strike
the listener as very dated, but the music
is as spirited-and as gloriously Sad-as
ever.
In his last days Sullivan began to
think that somehow his pardner has
tricked him. and perhaps he was right
None can say definitely. It may be
that these glorious tunes were the best
he could have done.
It is certain that, such as they arc,
they were suggested to him by the words
of his collaboration. It is impossible to
withhold credit from the writing man
Of the team.
Yet it is impossible to believe that this
great musician could not have written
in a more serious vein. His famous
hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers" and
his setting Of "The Lost Chord" are
simply in the straight line Of his me-
aodic inventions. -
Evening star., 1951-08-21
More Home Owners

There are still more renters in Washington
and the Metropolitan Area than there are home
owners. But one of the significant and highly
desirable developments of the past decade ac-
cording to the Census of Housing for 1850, has
been the large increase in the number of home
owners in washington and the Area. For the
Area, home ownership increased 70 per cent, COM
pared with an increase of 4S per cent in the
number of dwelling units occupied by renters.
In Washington, the homes occupied by their
owners increased by II per cent, compared with
an increase of only per cent in rented units
reflection, in statistics, of the relatively small
amount of apartment construction in the District
of Columbia proper as compared with the same
sort of building in suburban Virginia and Mary
land.
For the Nation as a whole, the preliminary
census reports indicate that for the first time in
history there are more homes owned than rented.
Washington and other great urban centerS, espe-
cially those along the eastern seaboard, have not
yet reached that degree of home ownership In
the Metropolitan Area, 43 per cent of dwelling
units are occupied by the owners. For Wash
ington the figure is 40 per cent For the Nation
as whole it is So per cent. But If the trend
OF the past 10 years is continued, without the
setbackS in home ownership associated with eco
nomic depression, the next two or three decades
will find that more people are owning than rent
ing homes in Washington. There probably Is
no more Stabilizing influence in any community
than preponderance of owner-occupied homes.
There are several factors in the past 10 years
that account for this increase in home ownership.
Perhaps the major one has been the change in
mortgage systems, pioneered by such agencies
as FILA, making possible the purchase of home
on small down payment with monthly pay
mentS, geared to income, stretching over 20
years. This change has been supported by such
Government guarantees as the CT and FILA loans,
where private lenders have been relieved almost
entirely Of the risk element. Other factors have
been rent control, the fact that monthly pay
mentS on home were often cheaper than rents
and, of course. the great volume of construction
brought about by the housing shortages and
made possible by greater purchasing power in
the hands of the people
Between 1890 and 1920 home ownership in the
Nation decreased from At per cent to 456 per
cent of all dwelling units Between 1920 and
1940-which included the depression yearS-the
percentage OF home ownership in the Nation fell
still further, to 1875. In the past 10 years these
losses have been more than regained. And with
the Government standing behind so many mort
cages, there is less danger than in the past that
future recessions will produce waves of fore
closures
Evening star., 1951-08-21
The Science of Appropriotinq

Congress, surveying the wonders of science
and anxious to keep the United States in the
forefront of scientific research, created the
National Science Foundation last year. It's Or
ganization was somewhat delayed. It's board,
consisting of learned men from various parts OF
the country, headed by DR.. James B. Conant of
Harvard, held its first meeting only last Decem-
Der. It was not until April of this year that
the President got around to selecting director
DR.. Alan T. Waterman.
But early in June DR.. Waterman and some
of his distinguished colleagues appeared before
subcommittee of the House Appropriations Com
mittee with an initial request for funds with
which to carry out the mission assigned by
CongresS-a mission that is only partially de-
Scribed in saying that it is ITO develop and
encourage the pursuit of national policy for
the promotion of basic research and education
In the sciences"
The initial request for funds was modest,
one, as things go these dayS-only $14 million.
But the result of this first experiment in mixing
organized science and appropriations has been
diSilluSioning shock. In reporting out the
Supplemental Appropriation Bill for 1852, the
committee cut the requested $14 million to a
mere $300,000-a cut of SO per cent. So the first
project of the National Science Foundation and
its board of distinguished scientists should be-
come, perhaps, the mastery of what is becoming
the basic science in America today-the science
Of obtaining money from Congress
What the National Science Foundation hoped
to do, as its first program was in two parts.
One was to support research at colleges and
other educational institutions The other was
to grant fellowShips thus encouraging more
young men to go into the field of basic scientific
research. Dr. Waterman told the committee
that while we have led the world in putting
science to use making applications of scientific
knowledge and organizing them into mass pro-
duction, we have not been, in the past, the
leaders in basic research. The Foundation con-
cluded that this was the first lack which Gov
ernment funds might help to overcome and
that grants to institutions and fellowships would
serve to stimulate basic research.
The committee, however was not impressed.
It did not believe this program would help out
much in the present defense emergency. It
found that some of the advantages outlined were
too intangible. In effect, it provided money to
support staff of about thirty employees and it
advised the National Scientific Foundation to
60 back and think up something else.
In the hearings DR.. Waterman's references
to Michael Faraday, Joseph Henry, Maxwell
Hertz, Marconi, Sir J. J. Thompson, Jenner,
Koch, Pasteur, Becquerel, Lord Rutherford,
Chadwick gAd other great explorers who opened
Evening star., 1951-08-21
Letters to The Star
Pen-11an1es may be used If letters carry
1oriters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.

structed. Admiral Sherman was q man.
a husband, veteran; his wife now be-
comes classified on the records as a vet
eran's widow, the same as others like
her who have lost their man. their hus-
band, their veteran. AS such, all should
be eligible for the same pension, the
same privileges.
OF the scant dozen veterans widows
known to me, none have bewailed their
plight; none have grumbled or COM
planned of their lot in life, but all have
vehemently and bitterly protested the
pitiably small $75 per month. which Mrs.
Rosenberg also finds so shocking, and
which our Government, in bold letter.
ing on the face of each check, inSultingly
deSignateS compensation.
Aman who dies fighting for his country
is as totally disabled to his wife and
family as the man who is totally disabled
but lives to return to his family. Until
legislation is enacted to allow widows the
same amount in pension. the same rights
granted the living disabled veteran; un-
til legislation permits the veterans widow
the same educational advantages au-
thorized servicemen and women under
the CT bill, then, and only then, may
our Government rightly consider the
classification, compensation.
Investigators seem to be the fashion
able order Of the day in Government. 1t
is suggested, therefore, that before new
legislation is presented for higher pen
sions for all widows, Mrs. Rosenberg
make thorough investigation into the
social security angle. That. too, may
come as something of a shock. Widows
of men who came into the service from
private industry, who were fully or cur
rently insured under the Social Security
Act, and who had as little as 80 days
military service, are receiving as much
as $3.50 per month, as well as the $75
pension, plus dependent children's allow
ance from both sources, where applicable.
Widows whose husbands were career
servicemen, like Admiral Sherman, fnd
they are only provided with "the mags
nificent sum of SIS per month"
It is encouraging to know that in Mrs.
Rosenberg, all veterans widows have
champion who will make an honest effort
to set forth fair and equitable legislation
in the same efficient and able mannse
she displays in handling the important
and complicated job of Assistant Secre-
tary of Defense.
Navy Lieutenant's Widow.
X
Mrs. Rosenberg believes that the
widow of an admiral or high-ranking
officer should receive a larger pension.
/ disagree, as feel that when a man is
earning $1,408.08 per month, he can
Evening star., 1951-08-21
Conqress-Worser and Worser

If, as the New York Times reports, the
President is keeping box score on the 82nd
Congress, it will be interesting to see what use
he makes of the statistics. The 80th Congress,
which the Republicans controlled, was the "do-
nothing" Congress, according to Mr.. Truman in
194S. He went all around the country ampnfying
that dismal theme. It was he said, one Of the
worst Congresses in history That seems to have
made great hit with the people, because Mr..
Truman, and Democratic Congress, won the
election.
But the 82nd Congress, with Democratic ma
jorities in control, is getting worser and worser,
according to the statistics. BY this time in the
session of the 80th Congress, 38S public laws
had been approved. The 82nd has approved only
ITO. BY this time the 80th Congress had approved
all the big appropriation bills. But the 82nd
Congress- to date this year. has sent the President
only one big Federal appropriation and all the
rest are bottled up while the Government is
operating by authority of stopgap resolutions
making it temporarily legal to pay Government
obligations. The 82nd Congress did pass controls
bill. But the President said it was "the worst"
bill he had ever had to sign
If the 80th Congress was the worst and the
82nd Congress is worse than that, just what is
the President going to say about it if he decides
to take to the huStingS and spread these grim
facts before the people? The moral of the story
well might be that under the Truman admins
tration the functioning of Congress is becoming
progressively worse. Mr.. Truman might Offset
that deduction with the explanation that the
82nd Congress was the victim of an unholy
alliance between the Republicans and the South
ern Democrats. But with numerous Truman
Democrats, as distinguished from Southern
Democrats, already under indictment in Missis-
sippi, who is the President going to ask Southern
voters to send to Congress?
But that is probably an unimportant detail
The President may simply say that while the
S0th was the worst, the 82nd is worster, and let
it go at that. If it worked once, it could work
again. There seems to be votes in them thar
worst Congresses 3
Evening star., 1951-08-21
At the Wheat Field

Last Di1lter iDdS certain this old field
Was tairest underneath its couerlet
OF snoU in Dltose embroidery Dai
repealed
The creatures going and returning
yet
The days the eager shoots came puszins
out
OF earth as it to grop ,Dere not ttei,
duty
But rather their delight, I had no doubl
The little field surpassed itself in
beauty.
But that iDGs all before this miracle
OF golden undulGttons In the sun,
As tDhedt-ears botD in tDi11d on eUer1
Before ! realized that, beautiful
As this old field has been, this Is the ofie
Beauty for fDtich the Others bIoonsed
: and died. -
EIoine v. Emans
Evening star., 1951-08-21
Poll on Statues?

DR.. Marvin is to be commended for
taking the first step to correct mis-
take that may ruin the quiet beauty Of
the Nations Capital.
am sure q great many Washington
residents have felt all along, as do.
that the statues at the entrance to Me-
mortal Bridge are too heroic and fam
buoyant to At In with the serenely i'm
pressive dignity of the Lincoln Memo
rial. the Washington Monument, the
Jefferson Memorial and the beautiful
Lee Mansion in the background.
This is not an expression of criticism
Of the statues themselves. Rather, it is
a voicing Of utter amazement that the
group who authorized the placing of
those statues could not see how entirely
unsuited they are to the surroundings
in which they were placed.
In order not to perpetuate this mon
strous mistake, believe no time should
be lost in establishing committee to
poll recognized artists, architects, and
city planners to ascertain their reaction
and, If the consensus is unfavorable,
take the necessary steps to have the
statues removed to a more congenial
location.
My suggestion is that the statues
could be most effectively placed in New
York City. possibly near the United Ma
tions building.
Evening star., 1951-08-21

Rica. Ecuador. Fl Salvador. Honduras.
Peru, Guatemala. Haiti and Mexico. The
faculty Is equally international, with
members from Colombia, Denmark.
Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United
States.
AS Laboratory" the center has a
region Of 18 Tarascan Indian villages
with q population Of 10000. Students
have been divided into 10 teams to work
out the problems Of each village and
then to attempt to put their theories
into practice.
The goal, of course, is not merely to
ease the lot of the Tarascans. When the
students complete their training they
will be qualified to staff teacher training
schools in their own regions.
With the Patzcuaro project well under
way, delegates to the UNESCO General
Conference in Paris last month decided
to speed the long range program. A sec
ond center will be opened next year,
probably in the Middle East. Others will
Evening star., 1951-08-21

new scientific frontiers may have been con-
fusing, although designed to illustrate the ad-
vantages Of research. For Representative John
Phillips of California remarked that none Of
these men was subsidized by Government
Furthermore, said Mr.. Phillips, 'Take Jenner
(the discoveror of smallpox vaccination). You
would not have given Jenner scholarship. He
was completely opposed by the whole medical
fraternity Of his day. If you had given him
nickel the medical profession would have been
down to see their respective Congressman the
next day"
Evening star., 1951-08-21

follow as fast a. funds and facilities can
b found.
To produce such teaching materials as
are needed for its work. the PatzcuarO
center has . multilith press and vari-
type machines which can print large
selection Of type faces and sizes at low
cost. The texts will be as simple and
local % possible.
The faculty includes documentary
film expert who acts as his own writer.
director and cameraman. And since each
Of the Indian villages has few radio
sets, educational radio programs will be
used where possible.
And what about reading and writing?
As Lucas Ortiz. director of the center.
puts 1t:
I'VE teach hteracy when we teach
health or home economics or agriculture,
but never as a separate, isolated subject.
It is no use to teach a man to read
unless you can convince him it will help
him in the problems Of his daily life."
Evening star., 1951-08-21
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY VHE HAShlN SEhVICE.
@. Why is the Kennedy Heaviside
layer Of the upper atmosphere so impor-
tant?-J. L. T.
A. Without it radio broadcasting sta
tions could send messages only as far as
about Is to rs mi, for the earth's curva-
ture would cause the waves to travel out
into space. This layer of ionized air re-
fleets radio waves which, therefore
reach a greater portion of the earth's
surface.
@. Did President Wilson receive and
sign bills while he was in Europe after
World War I?-M. T. Y.
A. President Wilson did receive bills
while he was in Europe. It was held that
the To-day period allowed the President
to sign or reject bill did not include the
time it took to reach him or return to the
United States,
@. How old was BuShman, the gorilla,
when he died some months ago?-S. F.
A. Bushman was % years old when
he died, January /. 1851, at the Lincoln
Park Zoo in Chicago. A reproduction
of the 400-pound gorilla, using the ami
mails own hide, has been completed.
@. What is the usual seating capacity
of bus?-F. A. G.
A. Average seating capacity Of all
buses built in 1850 was 40. compared
with 37.9 in 1949.
@. How many botanical gardens are
there in the world? B. c. S.
A. Before World War II there were
over 525 botanical gardens and related
institutions In the world.
Evening star., 1951-08-21

reaouy proVl0e, py INSURANCE., property
or investments, for his family in the
event of his death. The man of low rank
would have a more difficult time saving
through the years to insure an adequate
living for his family to supplement the
pension which the Government allows.
Therefore, it seems more in keeping
with our sense of values" to provide
larger pensions for widows of men Of
lower ranks. Reader.
Mothers and the Druft
Regarding the letter from Mother"
in The Star, August 16, dealing with
Draft Deferment": I, too, am mother,
but sign my name to this letter. had
only one son to offer my country, and
believe you me, did not offer him. He
made up his own mind and did what he
thought was right, by joining the Army
and going where he did not have to.
I have spent q lifetime, raising him
with no help from any one but him and
God, as his father passed away when he
was IL. still stand by him In his belief,
though I feel If Americans were true
Christians, they would not have to fight
to preserve Democracy.
I tried to convince my son, we are
people, yes, Christian people, and we
could rise above the difficulties Of life
through prayer But he believed as many
others do, he must go to do his part.
I gave my all, as Mother" did, but
not Dragging about it. am only sorry
that my son couldn't see my way instead
of hers. Mrs. Eunice E. RObey.
X
would like to reply to Mother"
concerned about the lack Of patriotism
of American boys, and the efforts Of
about 80 percent of them to escape the
draft.
Can you blame them? don't. When
we see the casualty lists from that futile
war in Korea, and hear about the ter
rible slaughter and tortures Of our boys
over there, can you blame them for
wanting to live normal life here in
America? Why should our boys be
enthusiastic about being sent anywhere
in the world where trouble may break
out? They want to live natural life and
enjoy themselves here at home, instead
of becoming an unmarked grave some
where around the four corners of the
world.
But, If our country were attacked, or
an enemy invaded our shores. there
would be so many volunteers that there
would not be enough uniforms to go
around -Cincluding the three million
dollars worth of uniforms which the Air
Force is trying to discard in order to
acquire new ones). Mrs. w. c. L.
Evening star., 1951-08-21
Compensation
Beatrice Sorkomsky.

SOuHSuSoAaOH
The realization that Admiral Sher-
mans widow will receive only SITS per
month. allowed the widow Of any mill
tary man, regardless of rank. seems to
have come as q decided shock to As
sistant Secretary Of Defense, Mrs. Anna
Rosenberg. It is indeed unfortunate that
the death of so prominent parsonage
and so able a public servant as Admiral
Sherman must be the means of bringing
to the attention of our Government Of
ficials conditions which have existed for
some years.
Appearing before the House Armed
Services Committee, Mrs. Rosenberg said.
when our Government only provides
the widow of man like Admiral Sher-
man with the magnificent sum Of $75
per month, there is something radically
wrong with our sense of values" The
statement seems to imply that Mrs.
Rosenberg would carry rank to the
grave; the higher the rank and position,
the higher his widows pension. 1t is to
be hoped that either Mrs. Rosenberg
was misquoted or that in her enthusiasm
for new legislation for higher pensions,
her statement was too hastily con-
Evening star., 1951-08-21
Questions and Answers

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Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-01-15

out their lives trying to feed, clothe
and automobile their children, 100
often with little attempt to "enter
into the dreams of their children"
or to train them in the Biblical ideas
of honesty and character.
The child mind is as a seed bed
into which thoughts and ideals are
sown. First, and most lasting are
these impressions and early thoughts.
Greatness is thought in youth
carried out in the ripened years."
If we work in wood, stone and
metal our work will be as lasting
as those materials. If we work with
the growing thoughts of children and
youth, if we center their thoughts
IN industry, honor and goodness,
our work will be as lasting as
eternity.
In my garden, this fall, the plants
matured the seed by which they may
perpetuate their kind through other
summers. Such is the sole task of
home, school and church in giving
TO children the thoughts which they
will ripen in their maturer years. To
feed, clothe and educate our chill
dren is important. To feed their
minds and inspire their ambitions to
follow the One Great Teacher, is all
important!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-01-15
Thoughts on Life
What Is Greatness?
By DR.. JOHN w. HOLLAND

A NOTED FRENCHMAN asked
this question of a group of students,
and before anyone could answer,
gave his own answer-'It is
thought in youth carried out in rip
ened years"
1t is the answer given in the fable
of the mushroom and the acorn. I'm
der great oak tree an acorn was
sprouting. Beside it had sprung up
mushroom. Said the mushroom,
why are you so slow? You have
spent week in growing one little
leaf"
The acorn replied ct am slow be-
cause of what I intend to become.
In two centuries, 1 will be a splendid
oak tree"
The sun came out, and in the
sultry heat the little mushroom
wilted and turned black but the
acorn grew for 200 years in beauty
and usefulness to the world.
Boring Time of Greatness
Saint John wrote, Rejoice, o
young man, in thy youth" He wrote
it because he knew that youth is the
boring time of greatness.
The thing that intrigues me is that
parents, teachers, pastors and friends
all help to plant the thought of real
greatness in the minds of children.
People used to wonder at the per-
feet diction with which DIR. George
Vincent, wrote and spoke. There
was no miracle about it. His vener-
able father, the late John H. Vim
cent, once told me that Georges
mother read aloud to their boy the
best of English literature by the time
he was 8 years old. His mature years
merely ripened the thoughts placed
in his mind by his parents.
This brings us up squarely to the
Importance of early home training,
Benjamin West, the first American
painter to gain appreciation in Eu-
rope, traced his burning ambition
to word of appreciation by his
mother after he had drawn a little
sketch with charcoal upon the end
of large stick of stovewood She
stopped to kiss him and commended
his word. He never forgot it.
Fathers and mothers often weal
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-01-15

Keep windows open in a small
poultry house which has no insula-
ton. Even on cold days windows
should be open enough to permit free
movement of air.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-01-15
Weather Summary

Omitted States Department of Commerce
Weather Bureau Office, Helena, Montana.
Mean Temperature and Total Precipitation
Station November 1850 Period
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-01-15

Jonuory IS, l95l27
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-01-15

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