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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Friction in Virginia

The selection by Virginia Democrats of State
Senator A. E. S. Stephens as candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor will not, of itself, create much
of stir in the areas bordering Washington. For
Senator Stephens, though veteran State legis-
lator, is almost unknown in Northern Virginia.
The thing that may create stir before this cleo
ton is over is the for the rejection by the
Democratic State Central Committee of State
Senator Robert O. Norris as a candidate.
Senator Norris was supposed to be thar
mony" candidate to succeed the vacancy created
by the death of Lieutenant Governor Collins But
Senator Norris was unwilling to indorse the
Stevenson Sparkman ticket, and that was the
sole reason for his rejection by the committee.
This is significant because it may reflect
serious disSenSion within the so-called Byrd ma
chine. Senator Byrd has not Endorsed the ma
tional Democratic ticket Nor has it been Endorsed
by such organization stalwarts as former Gov
nor Tuck. Senator Byrd is not directly concerned.
He has won denomination by handsome ma
jority, and his position, as far as November 4
is concerned is not in jeopardy. But the rejec-
ton of Senator Norris for doing nothing more
than Senator Byrd has done suggests that a few
of the organization gears have been stripped in
the internal fight over the national ticket. And
when the national election is over, especially If
Governor Stevenson should win, there Is apt to
be day of reckoning, and some prominent
casualties, within the Byrd organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Homeric Battle

The 1852 World Series could be described
appropriately in the record books as the battle
of the homers. Never before in baseball history
have so many home runs Q6) been swatted in
the annual clash for the worlds baseball title
Yet, amazingly enough, the scores Of the games
were relatively low and close. It was the kind
of see-saw World Series which keeps the interest
Of fans everywhere at feverish pitch and which
explains why baseball retains its status as
Americas national pastime.
The Russians were right about our 'beizbol."
1t is murderous sport, played by club-wielding
sluggers intent on knocking opposing pitchers
clear into the showers and unmindful of the fact
that in doing so the safety Of men and women
in the stands may be imperiled. Some of those
home run balls even sailed over the sgnboards
and into the public streets beyond. Pretty
callouS business
But the bloodthirsty Americans seemed to
love it-so much so that their attention was
drawn for the time being from another rough
and-tumble battle, taking place in the political
arena. Baseball really had to serve up lively
show to grab the headlines from the catch-as-
catch-can free-for-all which has been going on
lately in the presidential ring. Except for that
other rough SPORT football, the way now is
clear for the political melee to grow hotter-ii
that Is possible. But baseball is more fun than
politics, anyway you look at 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
By Charles E. TroceweN

after food, living food. and prefers his
watchful waiting on ceiling or side wall,
where cobwebs occur.
A queer thing about the house cent?
pede Is that it has a regular time for
appearing in upper rooms.
This time Is am. real time.
If light is suddenly switched on,
at this time, one may be revealed, where
as If put on five minutes before one will
never be seen.
Another oddly about the centipede is
that it prefers rooms in which some
shade of pink or rose color Is used as
the wall covering.
The centipede usually uses the same
dodge the oposSum does when threat
ened-it plays dead" even though
danger approaches. Unlike the possum,
however, the centipede will up and run
at the last moment. And how he can
run! While no attempts have been
made, as far as we know, to clock the
speed of running centipede, it may
be put at 80 miles an hour, at the least.
This athletic creature is helped, per-
haps, by his many legs, all working
without conscious effort. There is no
mind in him to trip him up, as it were.
He runs perfectly and effortlessly. Even
a race horse has some mind to get in
his way, now and then. A race horse
with 40 legs would be an impossibility.
All over four would hinder, rather than
help him. The centipede, on the other
foot, makes the best use of all 40 legs
(the average) and probably can outrun
any other Of the one million different
kinds Of true insects.
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Red Leaves

81 hope these trees turn red IN tdll,"
she said,
That first spring In the new house:
but she never
Asked any of the neighbors If they did.
Having. from long experience. groDn
cleuer
At keeping little necessary hopes
AliUe. What ii she asked, and they
said NO?
Better to keep some possible scarlet
flaming,
Better to warm her gray mind at the
gloto
OF some anticipated crimson glory
Than knoi0 for certain 1t could never
be.
They might sag Eyes," of course; but
then they might not.
"T'H hope for red" she said. "PH
Wait and see"
And so she matted through the arid
summer,
And tDIlen the le1Des all turned to
dingy gold
Without spark of red. she said,
They're pretty,
But I'm glad didn't ask. and toasnt
told"
Jone Merehont
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KENDALL GREEN NE.

'KENDA1L GREEN NE.
Dear Sir:
Here is another item concerning your
favorite insect, the mantis.
Last Friday one lit on my arm,
walked over my shoulder, and. came to
rest on my hair.
II brought him into the Office, where
as hair ornament he was received with
different degrees of admiration, ranging
from 100 (me) to O.
IT opened the screen and placed him
on it, and not seeing him again during
the day, assumed he had gone out.
Monday, about an hour after came
into the Office, he few onto my desk.
prayerful attitude, seeming to say.
Please take me out
''I held out my finger. he walked onto
it, took q ride down in the elevator,
and when we got outdoors. looked about
him and took of.
Sincerely. r. H."
Everybody has a favorite insect.
Probably with many persons it is the
bee.
This is an insect with history, song
and story behind it.
Also a sting.
If the history doesn't impress one,
perhaps the singer will.
The busy bee has q charming life
history, written in so many books over
the years that it is impossible to list
them all.
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This and That

Reading about bees, Of course, is not
as interesting as watching them.
They are veritable Rabbits Of insect
land, always busy. always on the go.
They are "go getters" of the highest
type, always going and always getting
honey.
Honey is their prize. Their singular
devotion to honey has given them a
reputation around the world.
Everybody has an insect, too, the
most diSliked.
With many persons it is the centipede,
or thousand-legger, as it is often called.
It is not exactly an insect. it is true,
but every one thinks of it as such.
It does not possess thousand legs.
Of course. That is just mans usual
exaggeration.
This is the one that creeps around
on the ceiling after the lights are out.
It is after small insects, such as the
buffalo moth and the like. Creep" is
not exactly the right word with this
one; it runs. and at great speed, too.
Few insects can be called more ath.
letic than the centipede.
Not only can it run with the speed
of dog, when necessary, but it can
drop without harm from ceiling to floor,
an equivalent to a drop from the top
of the Washington Monument for a
man.
Tradition has it that the centipede
likes to crawl into human ears. It is
not pleasant idea; probably 1t is mostly
untrue. for this very capable insect is
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Eqypt's Foreiqn Problems

General Naguib, Egypt's military premier, is
moving into the realm of external affairs on
what appears to be a considered and effective
basis.
When the military clique took over the
Egyptian government, forced the abdicatlon OF
Farouk and later installed Naguib as Prime
Minister, the general made it clear that he did
not wish to become involved in his country's
foreign problems until he had established
domestic course of action. He wished, in other
words, to reorganize the government and make
q start at least, on his programs for land reform
and purging the political system OF It's entrenched
corruption. He has made this start IN the sense
that his land-reform program Is in process OF
being refined in theory and applied In practlce,
while the political parties are becoming IN
creasingly aware that they must either clean
out their own houses or be reduced to an illegal
status
Egypt's primary foreign troubles revove
around the necessity for reaching new plateau
of understanding with Britain. The question OF
Egypt's continuing relationship with the West,
and even of reassessing the deeply disturbing
difference with Israel, must yield to this funda-
mental problem of resolving the Anglo-Egyptian
impasse The latter involves two points OF
dispute namely, the presence of British troops In
the Suez area and the future of the Sudan
OF these two, the latter is probably the more
basic and the first announced venture OF General
Nagub into foreign affairs is in dealing with this
particular ISSUE
Egypt has made longtime claims on the
Sudan and one of the political parties in the
southern region-the Sudanese Unionists-is
committed to union with Egypt. The British
contention, in it's simplest form, is that the
Sudan should make its own free choice as to
whether it wishes to become an independent
country or to be joined with Egypt or the British
Commonwealth. To that end measure of self
government is being conferred upon the Su-
danese, with general elections proposed and the
way left open for a plebiscite which might
determine the nature and extent to which the
Sudan wishes to be associated in the future with
either of the other two powers.
The encouraging aspect of the present
developments is that General Naguib has been
in consultation with the British Ambassador In
Cairo Sir Ralph Stevenson, and Joint COM
muniuue announcing their meetings contained
none of the familiar and self-defeating bombaS1
that has doomed to failure previous Anglo
Egyptian conversations on the issue. Egypt ha:
a great stake in the future of the Sudan since
control of the vital waters of the Nile stand!
in Sudanese territory. An arrangement thai
would guarantee Egypt's interests in this regart
is the real objective of a responsible Egyptian
government. Britains interest, stemming from
longtime political and economic influence II
the Sudan, can be defended, but only if it recog
nizes Egypt's requirements
There Is nothing in the positions OF eithe
OF the three affected parties that cannot b
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To Browns Defense

In your September Is issue, you pub
lished letter from DR.. Ell Mehdi-Ben-
Aloud accusing Constantine Brown Of
having committed grave error and
injustice in presenting the Istiqlal party
as prot Communist.
I want to tell you that agree with
the conclusions Of Mr.. Browns article
which qualities the Istiqlal party with a
well-deserved epithet
It is true that this party is not entirely
in favor of the Reds. but its policy and
it's tendencies greatly favor their aims
and At in with their program.
It is well-known fact that in Moroc-
CO, as in many countries of the Arab
world, the Kremlin encourages the ex-
tremist movements and. in a general
way, all the initiatives leading toward
the triumph Of a narrow, xenophobe
nationalism, hostile to any idea of col
laboration with the West. In this way,
Moscow tries to weaken the occidental
block by making difficult. in the military
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Appointing the School Board

The judges of the old District Supreme Court
tnow the United States District Court for the
District OF Columbia) were unpeasantly sur
pr1sed one afternoon back in 1906 to find that
the job of appointing the Board of Education
had been taken away from the Commissioners
and assigned to them. 1t was whimsical action
on the part of Congress, contrary to most of
the expert advice it had received on the subject.
The judges have never been enthusiastic about
having to discharge responsibility they never
sought, and which is foreign to their function.
Some afternoon in the future Congress may
as quickly put the appointing power of the
Board of Education back in the hands of the
Commissioners. Or it may decree that members
OF the board are to be elected. But it would be
mistake to believe that any great reform would
follow such changes, if we are to measure reform
In terms of an ideal Board of Education. There
is no such thing Boards of Education are
frequently in hot water, regardless of whether
its members are elected or by whom they may
be appointed.
It is slightly ridiculous to criticize the
system of court appointments of the Board of
Education on the basis of the small tempest
created by some windy remarks from Mr..
Faulkner, new member who evidently has been
airing some pet personal prejudices in speeches
to the citizens associations. MIR. Faulkner is
ing in the District of Columbia bar and is we'll
regarded as man of character and integrity.
One may disagree completely with views he has
expressed without concluding that those views
unfit him for membership on the Board of Edu-
cation. For the alternative is to adopt the
theory that the standard of fitness for member
ship on the Board Of Education is strict con-
formity to single pattern of thought, and that
In appointing members the judges must be sure
that there is no variation from that pattern.
It is good thing to have on the Board
Of Education the representatives of different
shades Of opinion in community It is a good
thing to have some skeptics, some doubling
Thomases, who are not convinced that in public
education we have reached the acme of perfec-
tion Mr. Faulkner may turn out to be helpful
member of the board. He may turn out to be
in the wrong place as member. But it is too
early to reach a verdict either way, and it is
preposterous to assume that the judges, in addi-
ton to appointing members of the board, must
be held responsible in advance for what the
members will say in their more expansive
moments of public speaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Tour of the Classics
M. L. w.

The need of the hour is craftsmanship,
grounded in the highest ethical stand
ard. First, the statesman should be
highminded. Aristotle said in his Ethics:
"Highmindedness is the crown of all
the virtues" Plato said in the Republic:
1.-THE statesman should know much
about the state" But Plato said of the
politician: "He is man of keen narrow
intelligence" Perhaps as Gladstone
would say: "The gentleman uses the
truth with penurious frugality."
The man of hard sense knows that
there is as much intelligence in one Of
the great political parties as in the
other and that both parties contain
many self-seeking characters.
The security of the Nation rests in
the hands Of the American people, who
are God-fearing and desire peace and
justice for all people in this and other
lands
AS Kipling would say: Goods ancient
sacrifice is humble and contrite heart"
The nation that forgets God is on the
way of Babylon. No nation ever per-
ished that had right to exist.
F. b. Sapp.
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BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. When was the famous Dog Mart
of Fredericksburg, Va, first held?-M. z.
A. The idea goes back to 1648, when
q truce was declared between settlers
and Indians. At this time the white men
traded their superior hunting dogs for
the furs. gold and handicraft Of the
Indians. The traditional dog mart has
been held at Fredericksburg each year
- in the autumn ever since.
@. Is there such thing as pituitary
blindness?-O. G. s.
A. The National Society for the Pre-
VentiOn of Blindness says that pituitary
blindness results from enlargement of the
pituitary gland and the resultant pres
sure on the optic nerves which are close
to 1t. This pressure on the optic nerves
produces loss of field Of vision and pri-
mary optic atrophy.
@. It is a well-known fact that the
populations of large areas of the world
as in China, parts of Africa, ETC.. can
not be counted exactly, for various rea-
sons. But, what per cent of the world
population can be so counted at present?
&C. D.
A. According to U. NJ reports, for the
past few years sufficient Topographic
data have been available for about 70fs
Of the world population.
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Get Awoy From 1t All

To enjoy peaceful day removed from
politics and the bitterness expressed
against two fine men like Gen. Eisen-
hover and Gov. Stevenson, the writer
advises a nearby tour in the historic
State of Virginia that has produced
more Presidents than any other State
and has never resorted to the calumny
that now prevails.
Motoring is very pleasant through
the old towns of Hamilton, Lincoln,
Upperville, and Middleburg (where for
its population, they say, live more mil
lionaires than in any other town in
the United States). Westward beyond
these peaceful scenes, stretching as far
as the eye can see. is the beautiful
background of the Blue Ridge Noun
tainS.
This motor trip in the brilliant au-
tumn season is beneficial reprieve
from the controversial atmosphere Of
politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08

solved by negotiation in an atmosphere Of sim
certify and good will. The Naguib- Stevenson
conversations with the Sudanese in close touch
with both Cairo and London, appear to be
starting in this atmosphere.
The results could be of great Importance and
value to both the Near East and the Western
world as whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Letters to The Star

and economic fields. the needed collabo-
ration between the rich and strong coun-
tries on the one hand, and the under
developed and weak countries on the
other.
Like the majority of Moroccans, I
believe that this collaboration Is indis-
pensable for the development of our
country and very severely Judge the
attitude of the Istiqlal party which
accepts to work with the Communists,
at the risk of leading Morocco one day
onto the same catastrophe road followed
by Iran.
You might perhaps be interested to
know that recently Fkih Ghazi, one of
the leaders of the Istiqlal, speaking to
an audience in which there were many
Moroccan Communists, said:
mo understanding is possible between
Communists and Moslems but circum-
stances have decided otherwise You
are atheists. We are believers, but we
have common aims and that is reason
enough for US to hold out our hand
to you."
H. M. Temsamani,
Information Counselor to the Sheridan
Government Rabat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08

letter to his grandmother that we not
forget to pray for him.
do not think Gen. Eisenhower will
think as lightly of our country's situa-
ton as President Truman seems to. The
economy and prosperity President Tru-
man speaks of as such tribute to the
Democratic Party Is a false prosperity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08

stemming directly from the war we
are fighting in Korea and the many fine,
courageous American boys who are dying
in far of God forsaken country be-
cause of it. hope this letter will
influence at least some who may read it
to vote Republican in November.
Alice s. DOWneF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact BY either ,writing The
NV, Washington 8. D. c.. and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or BY telephoning ST. 1893.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-08
Author!

was greatly impressed by the excel
lence of your Sunday (September 28)
Review of the Week" article on Senator
Nixon's CIV Miracle" This is the type
of writing that brings credit not only to
The Star but to the journalistic profess
sion as whole. It was soberly done and
thoughtfully written and impressive in
its presentation of an emotional subject.
believe that you should publish the
name of the author so that he may prop
erly be given the credit that Is due him.
David 8. Brown.
editors note: The "Review of the
Week" does not carry a byline because
more than one writer complies it,
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Playground Inteerotion

Why In the world does the Depart
ment Of Recreation want to hold another
public meeting to help 1t arrive at a
decision to make Rosedale, Cardozo.
Douglass or Mary Force Snead open
grounds? Such a hearing can bring out
no new facts nor change the opinion Of
believers in racial segregation.
In 1945 at the hearing on the adop-
ton of rule recognizing officially the
principle Of segregation, the board was
warned by the preponderance Of argu-
ment that 1t would be q mistake. In
1949, the board admitted the error and
promulgated the policy Of gradual inte-
grafton. Now that the board has evil
dence that Indignation can take place
with little or no friction, why does it
need to hold meeting to become a
sounding board for the pro-segregation-
lists, though they be few in number?
Unfortunately, the criterion for es-
tablishing open grounds seems to be
the transition Of residential areas from
white to predominantly Negro. Why
not vote for de-segregation for the entire
playground system now? This Is the
only fair way.
E. b. Henderson,
President. The Washington Fellowship.
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read President Truman's whistle
stop remarks Of october 2. such as II
will yield to no administration in the
history of this country; we have created
the basis of sound prosperity for all our
people people are better housed.
better fed" and so on.
Recently we received the sad, dis
tressing news of the death of our 90
year-old nephew. Daniel Dexter Tomp-
kins, paratrooper, in far off Korea. He
was a fine boy who asked in recent
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-04-17
NEWS from SO. NEWBURY

with Mr.. Munn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mum who are spend
ing some time there.
Mrs. Wallace Mum and Mrs.
L. E. Mum visited the for
mer's parents in Massillon,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Hoppe
of Canton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Riley of Burton were
Saturday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Beaker.
Mrs. Eta Colvin, who spent
the last two weeks at her
home here, is now staying at
the home of Mrs. Cramblett
in Chardon. .,
The r. T. Henderson family
of Chagrin Falls were Sunday
evening supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Weisz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Gar
wick were Sunday guests al
the ICletus Garwick home ir
Mantua.
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NEWS from MONTVILLE

Mrs. Wood played a selection
on the piano.
A program was presented by
the beginners departments as
follows: Hymn, 81 Love to Tell
the Story; Welcome, Teddy
Stone; An Easter Quiz by the
nursery class and beginners;
Recitation by Jack Brace;
Trumpet solo by George Koer-
ner; An exercise by the junior
boys, 1.-TWO Ways to Conquer
Faults; Recitation by David
Loveland; "Our Cross" Joe and
Steve Harasca; Song by the pri-
mary children; Recitations by
Cindy Phillips, Joyce and Cindy
Clary, and Susan Dilly.
An exercise by the primary
children, Mother Goose in the
Easter Parade; Recitation by
Joyce Ellen Haase, "What the
Lilies Say; Easter gifts, Sarah
and Joe Yambor, Sue Dilly and
Arthur Laing; Recitation,
Smile" Paul Pomp; '"The
Woman at the Tomb" Phyllis
Huntoon and Louise Haasei
''The Flag of Victory" Joan