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Evening star., 1952-03-03
Vireinio's Negro Schools

In reference to your editorial, "Asleep
in Virginia" I must take exception to
the statements: "It certainly will re-
quire that the Negro schools be equal
to white schools-equal in fact as well
as felton," and "But in Virginia little
or nothing is being done.'
If The Star would only check into
the schools being built or plans for ad-
ditional Negro schools. they will find
some pleasant surprises. They will find
Negro schools in the Richmond and
Norfolk areas not only equal to but far
superior to any white schools in North
ern Virginia, Maryland or the District.
have in mind several schools in Rich
mond, and especially Norcom High
School at Portsmouth.
Norcom High boasts a 1,500-seat audi
torium with stage with ample facilities,
area and height to accommodate any
Broadway stage show, and it is air.
conditioned. Also included are chorus
room and band room complete with
stage and individual sound-proof prac-
tice rooms and shop for metal and wood
working. I might also add the wood
working shop has q dust-collecting sys-
Evening star., 1952-03-03
By Charles E. TroceweN

medical profession to, be their favorite
subjects for secret experiments is
strange indeed.
II there is any real reason for it, 1t
should be explained in words no one can
misunderstood.
Until then, millions of persons will re-
fuse to believe that either animal is
necessary in such work.
The continued insistence on them
seems part of today's indifference to
the rights of the creatures, eaten,
plagued, made into clothing. kept in
geological gardens. The idealist will con-
tinue to insist that warfare between
men can never end until we stop treat
ing the animals in this way, and he will
have centuries Of cause and effect to
back him up.
It is not necessary to be a crank" or
be on the crackpot fringe, to feel that
there is something terrible in man
patting his own dog on the head, and
then going to experiment on some other
mans dog.
Remember that the doctors testified
that mice, rats, rabbits and often even
cats cannot substitute for dogs"
So there you are! They want dogs
What hypocrite is man, to cali the dog
his best friend, out Of one side Of his
mouth. and then to demand him as a
sort Of living sacrifice with the other.
No wonder God kills US all in the end.
Such hypocrites are not At to enjoy
eternal life except through great travail
Of spirit. & ss
Evening star., 1952-03-03
This and That

The New York Times, which Is re-
liable paper, recently carried an article
headed, Dog, Cat Shortage Hurts Re
search"
A state medical group, the story said.
reported that 1873 projects have been
delayed or dropped.
Most persons who like dogs and cats
will think that if this is the way re-
search is hurt, it would be good thing
to hurt it some more and in the same
way.
One hundred and thirty three animal
projects" either delayed or dropped.
Let us drop some more, then!
It is a far cry. indeed. from the dog in
the yard, or the cat on the hearth, to
unseen experiments with somebody else's
dog or cat.
Two doctors testified. according to the
Times, that mice, rabbits and often
even cats cannot substitute for dogs.
particularly where blood research was
being carried out"
1t is far cry from between being re-
PEELED by this sort of thing, and looking
upon it from fanatical standpoint.
One does not have to see cruelty in
every medical experiment to be very
much against such thing.
There are many Of US who would
rather die than be saved" at the cost
Of some poor animal.
In the first place we don e believe such
experiments are necessary.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
By Gornett D. Homer

AMES CLEMENT DUNN, 61-year-old
a career diplomat tapped for the choice
but tough assignment of running the
United States Embassy in France, will
take with him to Paris reputation as
one of Americas most successful Am
bassadors.
He has won that reputation during
the last FIVE years as Ambassador to
Italy, where his precedent-shattering
activity is credited with playing major
role in saving Italy from Communist
control.
Only q decade ago this veteran of
more than 30 years in the Foreign Serv-
ice was one of the principal targets of
the State Departments most vocal crit
les of that day. He was attacked as an
alleged leader of "reactionary," pro
Franco" "anti-Soviet" clique-just the
opposite of the type of criticism most
recently leveled at some of his col
leagues.
His critics also classed him as a dill
ettante, cookie-pusher full of social
graces, but with little understanding of
the worlds problems or how to deal with
them. Fortune Magazine once said he
was "better known for his diplomatic
skill than for his political erudition"
Now, the wheel has turned for Mr..
Dunn. Criticism has given way to wide
acclaim for job well done. His assign
ment in Italy took him onto the diplo-
matte battlefield, where an unsuspected
fair for aggressive action quickly con-
founded those who had underrated him.
Sleek, suave, flawlessly groomed, his
trousers always pressed razor sharp, his
hair always plastered and parted pre-
cisely in the middle, Mr.. Dunn looks like
he would never think of breaking
precedent.
But his appearance is deceiving He
broke with the traditional picture of an
Ambassador sitting in his Embassy and
writing notes to his Foreign ONCE as
soon as he went to Italy in 1947.
The Communist Party then was a
major threat in Italian politics. There
was serious doubt as to whether any,
thing could prevent the Communists
taking Italy into the Soviet bloc. which
might have been disastrous for the
West.
Mr.. Dunn realized that he could WELD
little influence If he did no more than
Evening star., 1952-03-03

The results desired can be found in
Such experiments have only come into
vogue in the last 100 years, which Is a
very short time. after all.
1t has never been made clear to the
lay public why the dog and cat, in
particular, are essential.
We would like to see some prominent
political figure introduce bill in Con-
gress making it mandatory that no
animal higher in the scale Of life than
the white rat be used in such work
There really ought to be some dis
elimination.
Out Of all the worlds animals. just
two have come forward to be friends
of man.
The dog and the cat have found some
thing good in us.
No other animal does.
The horse, noble creature that it is,
would romp away never to come back.
if his bride were taken of for good.
The old hen, if large enough. would
peck our eyes out at the very first
chance.
Bears, leopards, lions and tigers
These and all the others have no use
whatever for man. the killer
Only faithful Rover and Tabby seem
to want to be near US.
That they gain from this association,
in the main, cannot be denied. No more
than man are they totally unselfSh.
That these two are chaNen BY the
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Answers Union Ad


The full-page advertisement Of the
Textile Workers Union of America,
which appeared in The Star of February
81, ended:
What do YOU say?"
have waited until now to see what
any one in Washington has to say. Now,
as former industrial editor of the Prov
idence journal and Evening Bulletin,
and as former textile worker and con-
sultant, may tell readers of The Star
what I say?
First. am wondering why the union
advertised in Washington. But that is
not important. What is important is
that the union does not tell the whole
story, nor does 1t make a good argu-
ment.
Speaking Of the American Woolen Co.,
in which I have no interest Of any re-
mote degree, the union fails to say that,
during the life of the union, some 80
mills Of the company have been closed
and many Of them have been torn down;
that now. instead Of Sc mills in the New
England States. there are only 26 in the
whole country and five Of those are
listed as being closed In the most recent
annual report.
New England is like old England, with
one exception. There is no generous
Federal Government handing out money
with free hand to New England. But.
so far as textiles are concerned, both
are simply professors. In other words,
they must import everything they use
and export everything they make with
the materials imported. Woolen and
worsted cloths made in England can be
landed in the New York market cheaper
than can goods made in many of the
New England mills.
Textile machinery has been improved
to the point where one person can oper-
ate more machines than ever before. A
good weaver could, and in some South
ern mills does, operate as many as is
looms. But in New England the work
load has been held down for the purpose
Of making work for more persons, with
resultant higher costs.
A blanket contract covering all Of the
mills would be very foolish for the Amer
ican Woolen Co. Again, a comparison:
The Manton Mills of the company are
located in Providence, r. I. They are To-
Gated on a mainline railroad. and ship
ping costs to New York are not high.
The Assabet Mills of the company are
located in Maynard. Mass, 28 miles out
Of Boston, and not on railroad. The
shipping costs are more than double
those of the Manton Mills.
About year ago, the company de-
cided to close the Assabet Mills, once the
greatest woolen mills in the world. At
the very time that machines were being
cleaned out, and the buildings were be-
ing placed on the market, the union
representatives were making demands
for higher wages and additional bene-
fits. Maynard is a small town that was
built around mill that started with two
looms and had, at one time. more than
1000. The mill is the town and the
town has been the mill.
During the years, wages have been
Evening star., 1952-03-03
A Discriminatory Proposal

Congress should think twice before making
any move to reduce the salaries of civil service
employees in the higher-pay grades That such
a move is possible was indicated in the tran
script of hearings before House Appropriations
subcommittee on the 1858 independent Offices
bill. reduction of this sort would be wholly
unfair discrimination against. group Of en-
ployes who have won advancement to key Jobs
by efficient and faithful service.
The employees in question earn from $4,000
to $4,000 a year. They are in grades 16, II
and 18. There are nearly 800 of these higher
ranking employees, many of them in executive
or specialized posts. Chairman Thomas of the
subcommittee was critical in the hearings of
the fact that many of these workers had won
the high grading through promotion procedures,
rather than by direct appointment from private
industry He commented that he had thought
the idea of creating the higher-pay grades was
to attract personnel from outside the Govern
ment
But aS Chairman Ramspeck Of the Civil
Service Commission points out, the purpose of
the commission in favoring the higher pay was
not only to attract outside applicants but to help
the Government to hold onto key employees who
were attracted by more lucrative jobs in private
business. Before the recent pay increases there
had been an alarming exodus of employees in
top administrative, scientific and other hard
to-flll positions. If there were to be cutback
in pay for those who decided to remain in the
Federal service, the exodus probably would be
accelerated. The defense agencies would be
among the Offices more seriously affected by
such designations. In short, the cutback sug-
geStion would be q step backward at q time
when there is need for encouraging experienced
executives and professional workers to aid In
running the Government establishment.
Evening star., 1952-03-03

the usual duties of an Ambassador. So
ne made himself an Ambassador to the
Italian people as well as to the gov
ernment.
With vigor and directness rarely
seen in diplomacy, he jumped into the
anti-Communist fight. He began MAX
ing speeches all over Italy. Whenever
a ship arrived with American aid goods,
Ambassador Dunn was there to make a
speech emphasizing the kind of help
the United States was giving the Italian
people.
The crisis came with the 1948 elec-
tions in Italy, which the Communists
were given a good chance of winning.
Mr.. Dunn's task was complicated by
actions the United States and Britain
had taken in Italy during the war when
Russia was an ally. Communists were
accepted then as part Of the Demo-
cratic front. Some Communists had,
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Letters to The Star
Pen-'aan,es may be used If letters carry
toriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

raised again and again. When was
a boy, the pay OF man in the woolen
and Worsted mills Of New England was
standard $3.50 a day. Now the pay
averages about $1.46 an hour. There
has been deterioration of skill also. In
the old days the workers were mostly
British, and competent to a degree.
Now they are mostly Central and
Southern Europeans and their descend
ants, without textile family back
ground.
The textile unions advertisement
speaks Of recent speech by President
Francis w. White of the American
Woolen Co. This speech was made in
Lawrence. and was an exposition of the
company's troubles and problems,
coupled with a statement that, unless
costs could be brought into close COM
petition with Southern mills and for
eign manufacturers, the company would
have to move to the South where con-
ditions were better.
In the face of that speech, and in
spite Of the apitiable condition of all
New England manufacturing establish
ments, except a few of the smaller
plants. the union Is once more engaged
in contest for higher wages, coupled
with demands for vacations, sick leave
and other benefits that would shoot the
cost Of New England-made woolens and
worsteds almost dollar yard more
than competitors can sell the same type
goods in New York. Naturally, the New
England mills will have to go out of
business.
When that happens. perhaps old New
Englanders can look back to a similar
situation some years ago when 1900
boot and shoe establishments were
forced out of New England by the
unions Of leather workers.
Charles Coulter.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
StoIemote at Ponmuniom

The Korean truce negotiations seem now to
have reached point akin to an irresistible force
meeting an immovable object. At very least,
the resultant staleniate threatens an indefinite
delay In the effort to work out final agreement
at Panmunjom. At worst, it could cause COM
plete breakdown in the talks and lead to a
resumption of full-scale hostilities. The men Of
the Kremlin, of course still the chief villains
of the piece. AS has been the case for months
past, mere nod from them would be enough
to make possible an acceptable cease-fire and
armistice. The fact that they do not give the
nod speaks for itself as measure of their monu-
mental hypocrisy and deceit in shouting about
how eager they are to promote peace.
What has caused the present stalemate is
the demand by the Chinese and North Korean
Soviet Union as one of the neutral powers
making up the international commission that
is supposed to police the truce when and If q
truce is ever agreed upon. In effect the demand
undoubtedly put forward on signal from the
Kremlin-amountS to insisting that the u N.
command stultify itself by acting as if the Rus
SLAMS were innocent or aloof bystanders in the
war; or as If they had not trained the puppet
army that struck southwark across the 38th
Parallel in June, 1850; or as If they had not
inspired that monstrous crime of aggression;
or as If they did not connive in Red Peipings
intervention or as if their guns, tanks Jet planes
and other arms we're not one of the enemy's main
sources of strength against our American and
allied forces
It is because of all this that the United
Nations negotiators although they have agreed
to accept Red satellites like Poland and Czecho-
slovakia as prospective members of the proposed
neutral" commission, have turned down the
Soviet Unions nomination on "frm, final and
irrevocable" basis They could hardly have done
otherwise without making a mockery Of them
Evening star., 1952-03-03
March Wind

What mountains do you come Jrom1
Piercing. cold,
You sDeep across the landscape bleak
and chill, .
Ru0iing the petals OF shy crocus, gold
Among nesO spears Of grass upon the
Hill.
A Jester, you delight In tGuntisg folks.
Swimming their hats In circles dotDn
the street,
Whipping their skirts or Juggling at
their clonkS,
A roisterer Nth all you chance to meet.
You bluster on your, may By melting
stream,
Bending gray catkins on a making
bough;:
Yet you are not the brioand that you
For through the willows you bloD softly
notD,
Warmed By the sun, made milder for
GtDhile,
The lion gone. the gentle lamb on trial.
Louise Darcy
Evening star., 1952-03-03
U. N. Children's Fund
Fairfax Resident.

We wish to call The Stars attention
TO the situation in which the United
Nations International Children's Emer-
gency Fund finds itself. Congress, and
more specifically the House Foreign
Affairs Committee. has failed to act on
the $12 million authorization so badly
needed by the Children's Fund to carry
on its work Of providing. among other
things, food. vaccines, and clothing to
the worlds underprivileged children.
The United States was not able to
persuade the General Assembly that the
work OF the Children's Fund should be
merged with other permanent U. N.
agencies.
The executive board of the Children's S
Fund will be faced with crippling lack
OF funds when it meets in April unless
the United States promptly makes con-
tribution for the current year. The
pressure Of other legislation can be no
excuse for neglecting this magnificent
work for children. The worlds UNDER
priviledged children make an unremit-
tin claim upon us as upon people every
where. This claim has less to do with
politics than with mans humanity to
man. 1t is not in the American tradition
to be Indifferent to such a claim.
Dorothy Medders Robinson,
President,
Eleanor Hill Valentine,
Chairman,
U. N. Committee. D. c. Branch.
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom.
Evening star., 1952-03-03

tenn. There are classrooms or labs for
graphic arts, mechanical drawing, chem
istry. physics. bookkeeping, Office ma
chimes and typewriting, as well as the
regular mathematics, English, general
science, home economics, multipur-
pose and student activities classrooms.
Kitchen and cafeteria are ample and
contain the latest equipment. The gym
nasium Is large enough for two basket
ball games to be played at the same
time, with locker rooms for ALL There
are 80 or so Enthusiastically controlled
showers.
All clasSrooms are mechanically venti-
lated and each room has it's own ther-
mostat (something Fairfax County
schools don't have).
Although the above covers a particular
school, one can find others equal to but
somewhat smaller in the Richmond area.
/ defy The Star to show me another
school in this area equal to the Norcom
High School. either in fact or fiction.
The Star will also find the architec-
tural treatment and materials used in
the construction far superior to any be-
ing built in this area for either white or
Negro, including schools in Arlington.
I sincerely believe The Star could help
all OF US by investigating the type of
school being built for the white as well
as the Negro student. only wish my
children could attend a school with lust
half the advantages that Norcom High
offers.
EoiRfov DaeiIn~%
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Mon His Diplomatic Spurs Ridinq Reds

with American or British support, been
put in as mayors Of towns. Early in the
1948 election campaign, Italian Com
muniStS refrained from attacking the
United States directly. Many Italian
voters assumed it was all right with
America for them to vote Communist.
Mr.. Dunn set about changing this i'm
preston without actually interfering in
Italian internal affairs. He made more
than so speeches throughout Italy never
once mentioning Communism by name.
but stressing American material aid to
Italy and warning that such aid could
continue only to a free country.
This needing the Reds indirectly
started the Communist press on vicious
attacks on the Ambassador directly.
That served his purpose. making clear
that an Italian could not be friendly to
America and at the same time vote
Communist.
The Communists, Of course, lost out.
and Italy became member of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization. and Mr..
Dunn continued making speeches all
over Italy. He now is the most popular
Ambassador this country ever has had
in Italy. Wherever he goes outside Rome,
his appearance is local headline news.
The assignment to Italy was Mr..
Dunn's first as chief of a mission abroad.
Son Of wealthy parents. he entered the
Foreign Service in 1919 after serving as
Navy lieutenant during World War I,
and held minor posts in Madrid, Brus-
sells, London and Haiti.
He became well known here after he
was made Chief Of Protocol in 1927, and
won something approaching national
fame in the early 1930s with decision
that Vice President Curtis half-sister,
Dolly Gam. was entitled to precede
Speaker Longworth's wife to the dinner
table.
Mr.. Dunn rose to power in the policy
field after Cordell Hull became Secre-
tary of State in 1888 He was made
chief of the Division of Western Euro
pean Affairs in 1885, political adviser to
the Secretary in 1887, and an Assistant
Secretary of State in 1914. He was one
of the small group that regularly played
croquet with Mr.. Hull before the war.
Mr.. Dunn was married in 1914 to Miss
Mary Augusta Armour of the Chicago
meat-packing family. They have two
daughters and five grandchildren.
Evening star., 1952-03-03
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 10
snsra any auestion s Of fact BY either writing The
NV, Washington 5, D. c., and incloSinR 3 cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1858
Evening star., 1952-03-03
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

O. How do sponsors handle radio and
other contests that involve great guam
titles of mail?-C. H. w.
A. The leading sponsors of contests
usually have nothing to- do with the
judging. The job is turned over to firms
who specialize in this type Of work and
are equipped to handle it.
Evening star., 1952-03-03

Q. How long has the lullaby, Hush
a-bye. Baby, on the Tree Top" been in
use?-L. w.
A. The age Of both rhyme and melody
is uncertain. The words are first found
in Mother Goose's Melody" about 1765,
with the footnote, This may serve as
a warning to the proud and ambitious,
who climb so high that they generally
fall at last"
Evening star., 1952-04-06

you don't even have to worry about buy
ing new suit. Mother figured out how to
make your old one do. Do you think
should have toes or no toes?"
Both. Will you give Mother message?"
Sure"
Tell her." said, edging toward the esca-
lator, Ito forget the socks. I'll have my
sneakers vulcanized and socks wouldn't show
anyhow. After all, want to look my best"
Evening star., 1952-04-06

and WObbllng over to a mirror.
Mother says as soon as we pick
out our spring coats and hat,
we're going to tear down and
look at socks for you."
Il don't know why" said.
I'm happy barefooted."
"Gee." she said, ''men are
lucky. They have wives to pick
out their clothes for them"
I'VE planned it that way" |
said quietly. Its a law now"
She looked at me accusingly.
Evening star., 1952-04-06
One-Man Easter Parade
BY DICK ASHBAUGH

why don't you 60 weigh yourself or
something?" suggested my wife
Before stepped on the scales, bought
necktie. Although recoiled at the pat
tern. which depicted the bombardment of
Fort Sumter in natural colors, the salesman
insisted was the aggressive type. The card
| got from the weighing machine few
minutes later reversed this opinion. you
are naturally shy and reserved" it said,
land prone to let Others make decisions for
you" Maddened by this description, l
forced the salesman to refund my purchase,
then shambled off to look for my wife
and child
In Blouses & Shirtwaists came across
chewing gum wrapper of flavor preferred
by Molly. 1t was meager clue but fol-
lowed it through to Formal Footwear and
hit pay dirt.
Barefoot Boy
Ill. DADDY" said Molly. waving cheerily.
I'm getting heels for Easter. Mother said.
How are you getting along?"
mot bad," said Had little spell
with my knee there month ago, but it's
okay now"
That's nice,' she said. standing erect