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Evening star., 1952-03-25
Who Are These Citizens?

The Commissioners, as matter of routine.
should periodically review District property no
longer used for the purpose for which it was
acquired When the public interest is to be
served by its sale and return to the tax lists,
1t should be sold
That policy would apply to the old E. v.
Brown School property on Connecticut avenue,
provided its sale and return to the tax lists
would serve a greater public interest than its
retention as playground recreation center and
branch library.
But the manner In which this subject has
been brought to the attention of the Commits
sioners during the recent hearings on the Dis
trct budget, raises questions. In the first place
Chairman Bates said that "any number of
public-spirited citizens are coming to us weekly,
at least, with the comment that the Commits!
sioners have report on the subject from the
budget officer" The reports-from the public
spirited citizenS-are that the budget officer has
recommended sale of the property, but that the
Commissioners are refusing to sell it in order
to protect" the merchants on the other side
Of Connecticut avenue.
True or untrue MIR. Bates should be willing
to release the names of some Of the citizens who
are peddling this story to his committee The
Star, for one, would like to know what interests
they represent, and what facts they have to
support the conSplraC0rlal implications OF the
rumor that the Commissioners are withholding
public property from sale in order to protect
the selfish interests of other people.
The story has the ring of complete nonsense
AL the pros and cons of the sale of this property
were threshed out in public hearings before the
Commissioners few years ago. Organized
citizens of Chevy Chase conducted a public
spirited campaign which persuaded the Com
missioners, and Congress, to retain the E. v.
Brown property, and to reconvert the old school
to its present use as recreation center and
branch library. The citizens dug down into their
pockets to help furnish the new quarters. From
all reports the interests of the community have
been well served.
Now II somebody wants to pay million
dollars for strip of this property facing on
Connecticut avenue and If the coming authorities
are willing to it for profitable commercial
use, and If the citizens of the area approve Of
1.-THE proposition can be examined anew on its
merits. But nobody is going to pay much atten-
ton to the rumors being mongered by anony-
NOUS public-spirited citizens, pictured as parad-
ing before Mr.. Bates and his committee with
tall but secret tales of devious motives by the
District Commissioners. Nobody is going to pay
much attention, that is, until Mr.. Bates names
at least three, maybe two, or even one Of these
citizens and obtains testimony In public as to
their allegations and motives.
Evening star., 1952-03-25
The Surgeons Should Be Careful

Like Otner Key witnesses preceding him. Gen-
eral Gruenther-chief Of stan to General Eisen-
hower-has presented powerful case to the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee in an effort
to dissuade Congress from drastically reducing
the $7.9 billion requested for the Mutual Security
Program in the next fiscal year The sentiment
for heavy cut is SO strong that his appeal may
prove to be In vain but there is at least some
reason to hope that his words will help to head
of indiscriminate economizing OF kind that
could cost far more in the long run than the
dollars it would save on short-term basis.
In any event, speaking both for himself and
the supreme commander Of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, General Gruenther-wllo
Is brilliantly equipped to evaluate the actual
and potential status of the Western defense
build-up-haS argued very persuasively against
slashes that would seriously affect the efforts Of
our NATO Allies. Together with u.s. he has EN-
phasized, those Allies, who have taken on q big
economic load in doing so have made good
progress in developing united strength in free
Europe, and they will make substantially greater
progress-on land, at sea and in the sky-during
the year Immediately ahead If the aid earmarked
for them in the Mutual Security Program Is ap-
proved by Congress.
This aid-$4.07 billion of direct military
assistance in the form Of equipment and $18
billion Of defense support CONSTITUTES the
great bulk Of the $7.9 billion requested for the
program as whole In both the Senate and
House. powerful voices have spoken out with
particular vigor against the defense support"
item. But General Gruenther-again giving
General Eisenhower's opinion as well as his own
has placed special stress on the fact that that
item. covering raw materials, machinery ETC.,
has been designed to enable the European NATo
countries to carry out q further expansion in
their arms output. Hence. Z deep slash here
would work at cross purposes with the inter-
allied effort to share the burden Of rearmament
production.
Judging from the present temper of Con-
gress, it seems likely that upwards of at least
81 billion win be cut from the $79 billion asked
for. There are those who say that such cut can
be made without seriously upsetting the free
worlds security timetable. That may be true.
Still, the views of man like General Gruenther
ought to receive the closest attention lest the
fine progress already achieved be tragically set
back by rough-and-ready economizing done with
meat AK. Certainly, II there Is to be surgery in
this field, the surgeons viii be wise to use deli
cate instruments and make sure they do not
excise anything vital
Evening star., 1952-03-25
J. w. Rrabner- Smith.
Park Project

Our national park policy has appar-
emily begged down into two phases, to
wit: Develop certain areas into play
and picnic grounds and leave remain
der of park to nature in its wild pri-
meval state. I am at odds with the
second phase.
It makes my heart sad to think OF
the pleasures we are missing by not
being able to go nut hunting in the
fall. A few dollars spent in planting
nut trees in our national parks would
yield tremendous dividends in good,
wholesome outdoor sport.
AS concrete suggestion, why not
ask Germany for 1000 chestnut trees.
edible variety. under reverse lend-lease.
and plant them in Rock Greek Park?
Those trees could be taken OF the Oden-
wald Mountains around Heidelberg and
never be missed. Then from local nur-
series we could obtain thousand trees
each of the other popular nuts, such
as shellbark hickory nuts. black wal
nuts, butternuts. hazelnuts, filberts, ETC.,
and demonstrate the plan right here in
Rock Creek Park.
Harold r. Mericle.
Evening star., 1952-03-25
General Macarthur Is WiIIinq

For all practical purposes, General Mac
Arthur has become a candidate for the Republic
can presidential nomination. He said last week
that he would accept "any public duty to which
I might be called by the American people" And
he followed this few hours later with an
address at Jackson, Mississippi, which had all
the earmarkS of campaign speech.
There is tendency to discount General
Macarthur as a possible nominee This is due
in part to his exceedingly poor showing in the
1948 primaries in which his name was entered.
His age Che has just passed his 72d birthday
is another factor. Nor has there been any evi-
dence of strong popular demand for General
Macarthur. In the Minnesota, primary, for
example, where General Eisenhower ran second
with more than 900 write-in votes, General
Macarthur was poor fifth with only bit
better than 1400 write-ins. It is true that little
or no effort was exerted in General MacArthur's
behalf. Even so, the results clearly indicate that
General Eisenhower has a popular following
which dwarfs any similar support for General
Macarthur.
When all of this has been said, however, the
possibility remains that General Macarthur
could become factor in the Republican race
# the Taft campaign should collapse, and it has
shown signs of collapsng, the Old Guard within
the party conceivably might turn to General
Macarthur as its next choice. His political
philosophy, in the main, seems to be consistent
with conservative, even ultra-conservative, Re-
publican thinking. And If the Korean war should
60 from bad to worse between now and conven-
tion time, it is not improbable that General
Macarthur, as an anti-Truman symbol, might
acquire q substantial popular following
At any rate, he seems to be preparing the
ground for any such developments His jack
son speech, delivered incidentally, to one OF the
largest throngs ever assembled In that city, was
phrased to appeal to as many as possible Of those
who detest the Truman administration and all
its works. General Macarthur associated him.
self with the great and noble traditions" of the
South. He decried the Capitalization Of power
in Washington and the resulting contraction and
suppression Of State powers In the best political
tradition, he saw America standing at cross
road, with its choice limited to return to old
principles or the ultimate loss of constitutional
liberties High Federal taxes and "waStrep'
policies were seen as leading us, either by acci-
dent or design, toward Communist state with
as dreadful certainty as though the leaders OF
the Kremln themselves were charting our
course"
Finally, he called for leadership the In
ference being that he could furnish it--with "the
vision and moral courage to discard thsNdogma
Evening star., 1952-03-25
'Yoked With UnbeIievers'
Alfred Pfanstiehl

On February % there appeared in
your editorial page letter implying
that Christian principles demand that
We treat Communists, including their
brutal and deceitful leaders. in the same
manner as We do civilized nations and
their leaders.
The undersigned feels impelled to
reply to this, because, unwittingly, this
conclusion, reached by so many sincere
Christians of all denominations, may
well have been Of greater aid to the
ayowed enemies of this country and Of
Christianity than have all their spies
and agents within this country. Without
this aid, we might have been united in a
successful effort to halt Communist
dictators long before now.
The conclusion was based upon three
false premises. First, we should deal
with Communists the same as we deal
with fellow Americans because "all men
are created equal" In reaching this con-
cluSion the writer confused and failed
to distinguish between Communists"
their totalitarian governments, and the
people who are enSlaved by them. In this
country we have different treatment for
our criminals. Born in equality, never
theless, If they steal, rob, rape and mur-
der, We deprive them Of their liberty,
we disenfranchise them, even take their
life. # they lie and defraud we discon-
tinue business dealings with them We
classify them as criminals and we do not
believe that this is unchristian or that
we are falling to deal with them with
integrity" So we distinguished, or
should have, the Nazi criminal leaders
from the German people, and so we
should distinguish the Communist re-
eimes from the friendly Chinese and the
lovable Russian people. And the most
Christian method of helping these
people who are worth just as much in
the eyes Of God" is to denounce their
leaders. their fuhrers. their commissars
not to "dear Brother Joe" them.
It is also assumed that, because we
must love thy neighbor." we must con-
tinue an amicable association with
Stain and his henchmen. Now Saint
Paul said. "Dp not become unevenly
yoked with unbelievers. For what part
nerShip hath Righteousness and lawless-
ness? Or what fellowship does light have
Evening star., 1952-03-25

The London Natural History Society.
Moreover, amateur bird watchers
mounted on bicycles have traced the
flights between roosting and feeding
grounds. about 7 miles distant.
I In addition. other observers have re-
ported that the roosting starting is more
considerate Of his ledge mate than Of
the city fathers. When q bird fails to
show up his particular spot is held open
for days or even weeks BY his feathered
friends.
Furthermore. the birds roost in Lon
don the year round. Here they depart
II the spring. to return in the fall
According to British observer the
Evening star., 1952-03-25

sand years Of starting knoW-how. seem
TO think that Washington ought to have
learned what To do about the birds in
only 20 years.
This Is hardly time enough, in the
opinion Of William A. Xanten. who, as
chief Of the District Department Of
Sanitation. has fallen heir to problem
whose solution may yet be left on the
doorstep Of future generations.
Mr.. Xanten recently received hope
full letter Of inquiry from representa-
tive Of Westminster City Council. Vast
Evening star., 1952-03-25
Trend or LuH?

For the first time since last June, according
to the Federal Bureau Of Labor Statistics, there
has been decline In the national cost-of Living
index covering groceries, rents, fuel, clothing
and other consumer items. Caused chiefly by a
sag in retail food prices, the decline-the biggest
for any month since December, 1949-has
amounted to 0.6 per cent from mid-January to
mid-February, and the next BIS report is ex-
pected to show similar drop from mid February
to mid-March.
But this development which will mean
penny y-an-hour cuts for hundreds of thousands
Of unionized workers whose wages are adjusted
up or down with the BIS figures, does not war
rant unrestrained rejoicing. The cost-of- living
index is still 10.4 per cent higher than at the
start OF the Korean war, and there Is no reason
to believe that the February dip, plus the pros-
pective March dip, Is clear sign that imitation
is on the way out and that prices may now
begin to roll back, slowly but surely, toward
where they were couple Of years ago.
For the latest BIS report, encouraging
though 1t is, does not necessarily signify defla-
tionary trend. Actually, it may reflect nothing
but temporary lull in the upward pressures on
priceSa lull that could be shattered very quickly
by some new international explosion or by the
domestic potentialities inherent In steel wage
settlement that could set OF an economic chain
reaction. In short, as long as the world situation
remains as it is and as long as genuine stability
is lacking on the labor-management front, the
Nation will have to reckon with imitation as an
ever-present threat. Optimism on that score is
certainly not justified by occasional fractional
declines In the cost-of-living index.
Evening star., 1952-03-25
Warren on 'Mccorthyism'

Your Mr.. Stokes, in his diatribe against
"McCarthyism." processes dificulty in
understanding Governor Warren's pres
ent silence on the subject. although
"he spoke out courageously against Nc
Carthyism at the Governors conference
at White Sulphur Springs In 1850"
Dear. dear, has Mr.. Stokes forgotten
that great deal has happened since
Tyding's. famous. but abortive white
wash, to confirm McCarthy's charges
against baltimore, Vincent. Jessup ct al?
Ellis O. Jones.
Evening star., 1952-03-25

with darkness?" Therefore. since the
time that Christianity became the foun-
dation upon which the more civilized
nations based their conduct, Constan-
tine, Charlemagne, Alfred the Great.
Richard Occur de Lion, Charles the
Fifth, Gladstone. George Washington
Christian leaders and statesmen, great
and small, have, until the arrival Of
Stain. failed to treat with equality inf
del, savage, barbarian and other un-
civilized leaders-in fact have generally
refused all dealings with them as
representatives of peoples.
Finally, it is concluded that we are
compelled to be impractical in dealing
with the Communists because we should
follow the ideals and teachings of Christ
DO unto others . - ETC., and these
are impractical. This suppoSition is also
the basis for unjustified attacks upon
the very practical system Of free enter
prise-the capitalistic system Of most of
the free, Christian nations. It is, sadly
enough, the Communist line. It is COM
pletely false. Many years of practical
experience in civilian and military gov
ernment service has taught me that he
who follows basic Christian principles in
selecting policy or in executing it,
will, in the long run. invariably be fol-
lowing the most practical policy. Good
treatment of German and Italian
prisoners Of war in this country, the
respect for the lives and property Of
the japanese during our military oc-
cupation Of Japan, are simple examples
which are paying on" in ways never
foreseen. Christian treatment Of those
few people under the Communist yoke
whom we can reach. such as displaced
persons and refugees, will eventually
prove to have its practical value. And
Saint Pauls second letter Of advice to
the Corinthians (6:14)-"Do not be-
come unevenly yoked with unbelievers.
would prove just as practical in our
dealings with the Communist dictators.
and just as Christian
J. w. Brabner- Smith.
Evening star., 1952-03-25
BY W. n. Shippen

THE British. Of all people. have asked
i us what to do about English STAR
lings.
OF course. we ought to be asking them,
since their experience with their own
birds ante-dates ours by q dozen cen.
turies or more.
Yet the British, with at least thou
Evening star., 1952-03-25
etters to The Star
Pen-nGn1es may be used il letters caryy
aortters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

able. In the public interest, would be
forthcoming.
Having been born and reared in Bos-
ton, shall take the liberty Of misusing
an expression once famous up there,
and say to Commissioner Donohue:
Don't rush the growler-be Il beer or
water.
James b. Cooling.
Without taking sides on the fluori-
dation question, I believe the writer OF
q recent letter signed Crit Crinkerton"
deserves to have some Of his fear Of
huorine allayed. He knows that fiuorine
is q most potent chemical element; he
should also know that for this reason
raw" fiucrine-the dangerous element
lis rarely encountered. It is extremely
tricky to make and keep, because its
very potency means that every atom
finds and clutches metallic atom to
form stable salt. Chlorine is also a
deadly element, but combined with So
dium, 1t becomes satisfied. Like salt on
your eggs?
Perhaps there Is more danger than
benefit in the use Of trace amounts of
huoride salts in our water, and perhaps
not. But it would be the salt, not fuo-
rine. Folks get emotional about "chemi-
Gals" and "adulterating nature" failing
to realize that our natural environment
is nothing but chemicals. Ever see a
complete analysis Of good healthful
spring water?
Evening star., 1952-03-25
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer 70
any question OF fact, by either ,wrtttns The
NV. Washinefon s. b. G.. and mciosinf certs
return postage or by telephoninG ST 1859.
Evening star., 1952-03-25

starlings have become so numerous In
downtown London that "they look like
tea leaves against the evening sky"
Ours more closely resemble coffee
grounds. but probably the difference lies
in the point Of view.
Evening star., 1952-03-25

@. When were japanese diplomats
first received at the White House?
-R. v. B.
A. Japanese Ambassadors were well
coined at White House reception in
1860, by President Buchanan.
Evening star., 1952-03-25

@. Are yarn dyed fabrics dyed before
or after weaving ?--B z.
A. Before. Yarn dyed materials are
composed of fibers that have been dyed
before the frabic is woven.
Evening star., 1952-03-25
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Uy HE tAASHAAN CESVHOE'
@. What North American cities have
underground rapid transit systems?
WI.
A. New York, Boston, Philadelphia.
and Chicago. Toronto. Canada, is build
ing q subway and will be the NTH city
to have this transportation.
Evening star., 1952-11-16
ROSALIND PLAYS ROUGH
Continued from page fourteen

Mr.. Englund says it tired him
out even writing the stage direc-
tions for the costume-testing
sequences. He worked in the rec
reation room, under a large elec-
tric fan.
Anita Martell, a London music
hall conedienne of considerable
fame in her native land, has worked
in films before.
So has Marya Marco, who plays
a Filipino girl and isn't; and
Jeanne Dean, who used to be a
Varga Girl.
OF all the starlets, Miss Marco
was possibly best equipped to en-
dure the test. She was not unused
Evening star., 1952-11-16

She later remarked: Isn't it
strange that Rosalind should be
such a nice girl? Smart girls usually
aren't" An observation we offer
for whatever it is worth.
While Miss Russell and the other
girls were undergoing their ordeal,
the men in the company had a soft
snap. Paul Douglas had a civilian
role, as a garment manufacturer
whose costumes the Army was
testing. He made with the wise
cracks while the girls ran, climbed
and jumped through their PAGES.
Producer Frederick Brisson sat
under a shade tree, signing papers
and slipping iced drinks. 1t speaks
well for the patience and wifely
devotion of Miss Russell, who is
married to him, that she still could
speak to him after emerging,
limp and exhausted, from all the
dreadful inventions of the obstacle
course.
''Stinker!" she said.
Tired Under q Fan
ALL the girls were valiant. The
little girls who shared the ordeal
with Miss Russell and Miss Wilson
deserve a hand too. For English
born Frances Zucco, who is the
daughter of character actor George
Zucco, and for Benedine Simpson,
wife of Ken Englund, who wrote
the screenplay Cncluding in it the
obstacle couse), it was a film de-
but, and a harsh introduction to
the realities of the film-acting pro-
fession.
Evening star., 1952-11-16
INTERNATIONAL

to hardships. During the war. she
and her husband were imprisoned
by the Japs for three and a half
years in Manila's infamous Santa
Tomas.
The Girls TxiunaRh
A SIXTH girl, Margo Karin, was
a victim of heat prostration and
had to be hospitalized. Bernedine
Simpson, who has never acted be-
fore, volunteered to take her place,
with full knowledge of what was in
store for her.
All in all, Never Wave At A
Wac" - whatever its merits as a
picture - must be considered an
ultimate triumph for the weaker
sex.
The girls in it are wonderful!
And very tough! The End
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-26
FLOUR MILL IN ISRAEL
TO BE ENLARGED AND
MODERNIZED

JERUSALEM, = (JTA) = The
Grands Moulins of Palestine. a
subsidiary of the Palestine Jew
'sh Colonization Association and
me of the major flour mills in
srael, has embarked on a mod
rnization and enlargement pro-
ram.
The plant, one of the most mod
ern in the country when it was
set UP in 1922, will now have a
pneumatic conveyor system in
stalled. In addition a silo capable
of holding 5000 tons of wheat
will be constructed. Eventually it
will be enlarged and will become
one of the largest in the country.
1t is anticipated that the over
hauled plant and the new silo
will be ready early next year.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-26
MACARTHUR FAILS TO
CLARITY STAND ON
CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST
NOMINATION

NEW YORK, = (JTA) = Gen.
Douglas Macarthur has left I'M
answered a request from the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency for
Qualification of his position on
his nomination for the presidency
by Gerald L. K. Smiths Chris
tan Nationalist Party"
In it's message to Gen. Mac
Arthur, the JTA pointed out
that his answer was of consider
able concern to American citi-
zens of the Jewish faith in view
of the violent anti-Semitic propa-
ganda being conducted by Gerald
Smiths outfit.
The Miami times., 1952-03-08

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Three teenage bandits of a gang
of five operating in the Liberty
City area are in police custody and
three more are being hunted in
a drive to clear up burglaries and
stickups in the 62nd st. area.
Two of the boys, IA and 16
years old, were caught Tuesday
after the gang of five had robbed
Frank Bass, owner of the Mar
shall and Co. store, 1914 NV 62nd
St, Tuesday. Three of them es-
capped.
One of the boys caught Tuesday
with 20 caIihro o,in advo;+4oI
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