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Evening star., 1952-04-28
The Atom for Industry.

The Dow Chemical Company and the Detroit
Edison Company have made clear that they see
q real and not-too distant promise in the atom
as source of industrial power. During the past
year, together with number of other firms,
they have been studying the subject with the
help of the Atomic Energy Commission And
now, in negotiations with the Acc, they are
arranging to continue their Investigations for
at least another year.
To that end, the two companies are pre-
pared to make an additional Joint investment
Of $250000. In its own way, their readiness to
spend that much money on an abstract study
Is significant indication of how some OF our
outstanding private enterprisers feel about the
outlook for peacetime atomic power. Although
their optimism is cautious, they have left little
room for doubt that they believe in the coming
of such power as an important and highly well
come new factor in our national economy.
Dow Chemical and Detroit Edison are by
no means the only firms that regard the pros
pect as decidedly promising. AS demonstrated
by Acc developments-nc work on the
atomic submarine and the production of uSable
quantities of electricity from nuclear energy In
Idaho-there is no doubt about the technical
feasibility of harnessing the atom for industrial
purposes. The big question that remains to be
answered has to do with how long it will take
to achieve such harnessing on a commercial
scale and a sound cost basis.
couple of years ago, in answer to this
question, key experts usually estimated that the
job would take at least 20 years, and perhaps
much more. Now, however, many believe that
real success may be possible within the next
decade or less. Private companies specially
the utnities-therefore have good reason to
invest in special studies of the subject. Sooner
or later, If present signs mean anything, the
day is coming when such firms will be working
with the atom as an important and much
needed supplement to coal, falling water and
other conventional sources of energy essential
to running our giant industrial machine.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Poor Mail Service


AS one who has been critical of your
lack OF coverage Of important facts in
other days, let me be the first to con-
gratulate you on carrying the series
about the very poor mail service which
characterizes Washington, and, from
what I have read in New York and
other newspapers, is universal in the
United States.
This, OF course, is only one of many
abuses in our society that ought to be
reported upon regularly. Another is
the manner in which reputable mer-
chants-department stores, automobile
dealers, and others in business-misrep-
resent their goods in radio advertise
ments and. having sold you an appli-
ance or whatnot, absolutely refuse to
give you the service guaranteed.
It is incredible how poor is the serv-
ice Americans get in all lines. Commu-
nism is not an outward matter, it is an
inward change of the spirit. And I be-
lieve that more men become Commu-
nists. or Anarchists, by being disap-
pointed consistently in their economic
relations than in any other way.
Congratulations to you for carrying
this series Of articles. While you are
about it, you might go by the main
post Office and try to get change for a
$40 bill, or something similar to use the
mail-o-meter in the lobby. You would
be chagrined to find that in the main
post Office of city of 100000 persons
there are frequent occasions in which
prospective customer cannot obtain
change-anywhere in the vast establish
ment! I protested to the postmaster
recently Che was out at lunch at 2:30
p.m0 and the young man in his Office
said resignedly: well, If there isn't $40
change in the post Office, what can you
do about it?'
Apparently. no one in the post Office
Is taught that it is public institution,
put there to serve the public. not to
make fun of the people who trade there
and have requests that are out of the
ordinary, and yet are valid.
LarStOn ID. Farrar.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

Noting the $50 price tag on this book,
all too few people will feel they can
afford to buy it. But no public or school
library worthy Of the name should be
without it.
The trouble with such book is that
it will intrigue the reader; he will be
unable to put it down; he will check his
home town entry; he will go on to read
waste a lot of time.
However, one learns great deal about
the planet Earth in an afternoon Of
skimming the gazetteer. One finds
cheerful sounding places like Paradise
(Calif., population 2,859), Mount Pleas
ant Oel., population 200), Happy (Tex.,.
population 500 and Pretty Prairie
Kans., population 484). One finds too,
places that sound as though they had
been named from the depths of despair:
Mount Terror (Antarctica, elevation
1O,750). Tombstone (AriZ., population
910), Deadman's Cay Bahamas. popu-
lation 474) and Desolation Island (Chile,
uninhabited)
There are towns with Incorporate
names like Dam (Saudi Arabia, popula-
ton not given) and He'll (Norway, popu-
lation 275), and for people who like their
place names a little less immoderate.
there is the town of Darnall yorkshire,
England, population 23,695)
There are other surprises in store for
the browser Take the village with the
Chinese-y name of Chan-Kom. Who
would expect to find it on the Yucatan
peninsula in Mexico? And what about
O'Higgins, province spang in the mid
die of Chile? And Ohara-but without
the apostrophe-a town in Japan?
Even odder. perhaps, than these
towns with Chinese and Irish names
are a group Of Latin American set
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Too Long forgotten

The Senate Civil Service Committee has
approved a bill which deserves preferential
treatment by both houses of Congress The
proposed legislation, with bipartisan sponsor
ship, would grant coSt-of-living increase In
the annuities of retired Federal employees. The
belated action would ease the hardships which
these former public servants are undergoing as
q result of infationary trends since they left the
Government service.
There seemed to be little chance of such
a grant earlier in the session. in view of the
determined opposition expressed by Chairman
Ramspeck of the Civil Service Commission. Mr..
Ramspeck later backtracked from this position,
however, and recently notified the Senate COM
nittee that his commission would not object
to an annuity increase, under certain cond1-
tons One of these conditions was that an
81 800 limit be placed on the annuity an employe
could receive. Annuitants who retired prior to
1948 now receive slightly more than $1,000 year
while those who retired after that date average
about 81 200.
Mr.. Ramspeck also would make the increase
conditional on an appropriation to pay for it.
The cost for the first year has been estimated
at $ss million. The CSC chairman has con-
tended it would be actuarily unsound to use
the retirement fund to defray the cost Of the
raise Commissioner James Mitchell, however,
testified that he favored larger annuities,
whether or not an appropriation was granted.
The Senate committee reported bill which
would give retired workers up to 1924 year
more, or Is per cent of the retired pay-which-
ever was the lesser. This amount was based
on the rise in cost Of living since April l, 1948
The retired employees were not included in any
of the pay adjustments which Congress has
granted Government workers since that time.
The bill also would create three-man COM
mission to study the funding Of the retirement
system and report to Congress by June1cf next
wear. The study would be useful, in view OF the
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Too Many Toxes
Marthaville, La.

In view Of the high cost Of govern
ment, the subject of taxation seems to
be OF interest to every one, especially
in an election year like this one. Taxes
are necessary evil. They are needed
to carry on the work of the Nation as
whole. the States, and the local COM
munities. A few of the most familiar
taxes are excise. income, personal prop
erty, sales, real estate, poll, admissions.
communications taxes, etc.
There must be hundreds of other kinds
of taxes. We must not only pay them
but we must pay to have them collected,
and the more kinds there are, the higher
the cost of collection.
It seems to me that the first change
needed in our tax laws would be to
eliminate some of the different kinds of
taxes into fewer, more generaliZed funds.
A person should not have to pay taxes
on his property purchased years ago.
(There was reported in The Star some
time ago the story of an elderly couple
who burned their unstable home be-
cause their income was insufficient to
pay their property taxes and the cost
of those items essential to their ex-
iStence.)
A person should not have to pay taxes
on his purchases. To illustrate how this
can be unfair, A, who supports family
of four on $4,000, needs to purchase
more essential items than B, who sup
ports two on the same income. If B
chose, he could save the rest of his in
come and thereby avoid the sales tax.
The income tax, which would be higher
in the case of B, all things being equal.
would not necessarily equalize the taxa
ton because A is also subject to income
tax on his ability to pay.
If income tax rates are increased to
provide needed revenue now collected
under other categories, we would come
closer to equitable taxation than any
other method.
I think people would be more willing
to pay taxes II there weren't so many Of
them.
Bernard BackOver.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Prison Nonsense

The decision of Governor Williams Of Michi-
gan to yield to the demands of rioting prisoners,
with those demands including steak-and-ice-
cream victory" dinner, had some justification.
Any other course probably would have resulted
in the murder of the guards who had been
seized and who were being held as hostages by
the rioters.
There apparently is no excuse, however, for
conditions in the prison which made the sue
cessful riot possible An investigation may re-
veal details of lax administration. But at least
one contributing factor has been inadvertently
established.
An assistant deputy warden, who Is also a
psychologist, made speech to the prisoners just
before the riot ended. He praised the riot leader
told the prisoners they had made contribution
to better relations between prisoners and jailers
and wound up by extending congratulations to
all concerned.
For this piece of palpabie nonsense, he has
been "reprimanded" by his superior But If this
speech and the slap-on-the rebuke are
typical of prison administration in Michigan,
there is little reason for wonder that the riot
was successful Nor need any one, including the
Michigan taxpayers, be surprised if there are
more such riots at cost of still more millions
of dollars Of destroyed property.
As it is to be pictured in New York's Times
Square, Ike's head will be 48 feet by 48 feet
probably the biggest In that area since the
morning after New Years eve.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

nagungamaug COL the linotypist won't
set this properly, it fails to explain
the meaning of the word. For future
editions of the Gazetteer, the name is
supposed to mean. in Indian talk: You
fish on your side; fish on my side;
nobody fish in the middle"
But that is small and captious COM
plant about a superlative reference
work.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

retHrn posaRs or By teepsonnF ncESFs s Tsss
By THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. What was the fastest speed of
Sir Malcolm Campbell? When did he
die?-R. M.
A. Driving his 41a-ton racing car, The
Bluebird, over Bonneville Salt Flats,
Utah, on September 3, 1885, he Travelled
at the rate of 301.1292 miles per hour
his fastest speed. Campbell died on
January /, 1949, in London.
@. What is the name of the beetle that
spends it's life in burying dead animals?
-TH.
A. The sexton Or burying beetle.
Necrophorus. The insect is guided to
dead animals by its keen sense of smell.
It digs around the body and beneath it,
and the female lays her eggs in the body.
When the young hatch they feed on the
dead flesh until they are mature.
@. What is the significance Of the
term Profile &c" on the classification
of a member of the United States
Army?-H. c.
A. The Department. of Defense says
the physical profile serial is system for
indicating in a simple and graphic man
ner the total functional ability Of an
individual to perform military duties
and not the sum of the various anatom-
ical defects that the individual may
happen to exhibit. Human functions are
considered under six factors and each
factor is designated by letter OF the
alphabet, spelling out "PULHES." These
letters stand, respectively, for Physique.
Upper extremities. Lower extremities.
Hearing and ear defects, Eyes, Neuro-
psychiatric.
Evening star., 1952-04-28

conflicting views as to the fiscal stability of the
retirement fund. If the present annuity system
is not based on sound actuarial principles and
practices, expert advice on how to make it so is
imperative.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
BY Williom Hines

THE COLUMBIA LIPPINCoTT GAZETTEER
OF THE WORLD
Edited by Leon e. seltzer. columbia University
Press)
>he word fascinating" is one Of the
l. most overworked in the lexicon of
the book reviewer. Which makes it un-
fortunate that it must be used again
this time; for fascinating is the only
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Letters to The Star

and political ghosts but, it is all so
needless. He needs only to learn how
to say mol" instead of. "Yes!"
Nassau.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer TO
any question of fact by either writing The
Evening g. star Information Bureau. 1900 street
return postage or By telephoning ST. 1858.
Evening star., 1952-04-28
Political Crossroads

Having lived nearly so years under
eight Presidents-five Republicans and
peace and three Democrats and war
should vote for Democrat or Republi-
can this year?
E. E. Gentry.
Marthaville, La.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
First of Three
|Musicoles Tonioht

The first in a series Of three
musicales under sponsorship Of
the Alexandria YWCA will be pre-
sented at 8:15 pm. tonight at the
YWCA, with the Alexandria Mu-
sic Club offering a program Of
Christmas music.
Mrs. Arnold Garthoff, music
chairman Of the YWCA, has
lplanned the program which will
include a group of Czechoslo-
vakian carols. The Kinder Club.
a double quartet, also will pre-
sent several selections.
At the conclusion Of the mu-
sical program, the Rev. Penn
Harrison Howard. an active mem
ber of the Music Club, will pre-
sent the film, 1.-THE Guiding Star, p"
a story concerned with the Christ
mas spirit. Color slides Of Ma
donnas, also will be shown.
Members of the Alexandria Mu-
sic Club will be hosteSses for the
Injecting. to which the public is
invited.
Evening star., 1952-12-15

The technical assistance pro-
gram is operated on a share-the-
cost basis between the United
States and the participating for
eign governments. MSA defrays
only actual necessary dollar costs
|of essential travel within this
country. along with a variable
amount to cover daily living ex-
penses. For their part, the for
eign governments or the indus
tries concerned. sometimes both,
furnish transportation to and
from the United States, pay the
salaries or equivalent for the
maintenance of the families of
the persons making the United
States studies, and meet the ex-
penses of publishing reports pre-
pared by the teams for dissemina-
tion to their home industries. It
actually costs the foreign govern
ments from two to three times as
much to conduct this program as
1t costs the United States Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1952-12-15

Miss Fender told Of Q teacher
friend who was forced to leave
the Red zone. The ever-preSent
Evening star., 1952-12-15
By Ane Potri

Pencils poised. the older men,
bers of the family looked at each
other questioningly. What shall
we get for Franz" Fran, you see,
was 6 and the hearts treasure
OF the group. She had come
along when her two sisters and
brother were about grown up.
Aunt Ellen answered promptly
I'm giving her a doll"
But she has dolls," Marie, the
oldest sister. said.
mot like this one. she hasn't"
So, on Christmas morning Fran
found the doll plainly marked
with her name. She pounced upon
it with a shrek Of joy. "A doll
I got a doll. My very own doll
never had a doll all my own
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Luncheon Tomorrow

The annual Christmas luncheon
of the Opti-Mrs. Club of WASH
ington will be held at 1890 pm.
tomorrow at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
The clubs annual Christmas
project is remembering the resi-
dents of the Home for the Aged
at Blue Plains. Mrs. Florence
Huff, director Of intake for the
home, will be present at the
luncheon to receive gifts from the
club president, Mrs. James r.
Gardella.
Mrs. Gardella, recently pre-
|sented a check for $1,000 in the
clubs name to the Optimist Club
of Washington for the benefit Of
the Boys Club of Washington.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Better Housing
Says Young &c
By Betty Miles

In the cold war. the Commu-
niSts are waging q carefully
PLANNED, well-eQuipped battle for
the minds of the children In the
Red zone Of Germany.
Miss Margret Fender. an at
ltractive, mature IA year old
teacher who grew up under Hitler,
believes this program even more
dangerous than Der Fuehrer's.
Miss Fender is leaving this week
Ifor her home In Dusseldorf. after
spending several months here
Istudying at the University Of Wis
Iconsin under the Mutual Security
lAgency's technical assistance pro-
gram. This MSA program en-
lphasizes better understanding OF
1.-The responsibility Of trade union
Leadership In order to build Eu-
ropes free trade unions. The
teachers union to which Miss
lFender belongs Is part Of the
lDGB, O German free trade union
with Z million members.
Teachers In the schools In East
Germany must be members Of the
Communist Party" she said
"They are chosen flrst for their
LOYALTY. Then their ability is con-
sidered.
IN every elementary school
there Is one man who does moth
ling but watch the political atti-
tude Of the teachers" she added
Five Geese Over Line
Miss Fender told Of Q teacher
friend who was forced to leave
the Red zone. The ever-preSent
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Christmas Party

A Christmas party for members
Of the newly organized Women's
Auxiliary of the Washington
Branch Of the Institute for Cancer
Research was to be held today at
the home of its president, Mrs.
Raoul Berger, 5121 Edgemoor lane.
Bethesda.
Gifts will be exchanged and re-
freshments donated by the men,
bers.
The party will celebrate the
success of the groups recent mem
bership drive, with special honors
going to Mrs. Raymond Shaw, q
member, for her part in an apron
sale which netted hundreds of
dollars to 60 for cancer research.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
ADVERTISEMENT.
This
Wednesday Night
the Men
Take Over
at Two JeIIeff
Branch Stores

The ShirIington and Silver Spring
Stores will be open from 7::30 pm.
to 9 pm. admitting men only
Again this year, Jelleff's comes to
the rescue of men Christmas Shop
pers by placing all the facilities Of
their two large branch stores at their
disposal. A unique service that goes
over big with the menfolks Is Jelleff's
corps of Elizabeth Brewster girls
who are specially trained to act as
personal shoppers. They know gift
merchandise and where it is to be
found in the store, and they have
pretty good ideas about what women
want for Christmas. Men shoppers
will find these girls on the street
floor at these Jelleff stores Wednes-
day night. French Perfumes, beauti-
full negligees, nylon lingerie, nylon
stockings, handbags, gloves and
jewelry are among the many popular
gift items that Jelleff's will have in
attractive selections for men to
choose.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Gift Often Serves to En|ighten
Parents on ChiId's Thouohts

before. Her name is Rosahelle.
my darling Rosabelle" oil
she raced to her room bearing
her prize.
Il thought you said she had q
doll" said Aunt Ellen. looking
from one puzzled face to the
other.
Imagine" exclaimed Marie
"All this time she had no doll OF
her own. She used ours. We only
loaned them to her. How stupid
can one be-"
We'll, she has one Of her own,
now" said Aunt Ellen, smugly
No little girl ever had too many
dolls"
What happened as a result OF
Fran acquiring the new doll
opened the eyes Of the family
Long talks to "Rosabelle" by
Fran told many a secret long hid
den-"Don't be afraid of the
teacher when you go to school. .
Fran advised the doll. "I1l stay
with you the first day so you
won't shiver and shake. Anyway
she won't hurt you. She just yells
at the bad ones and you're q
good child"
"It's your bedtime, Rosabelle
Now don't drag your feet. There's
nothing to be afraid Of in the
dark. Just hold on tight to my
hand. I'll leave this little light In
the hall so you can see that's
only the bedpost."
All little children need what
they look on as a companion, to
which they can talk on even
terme-a doll, dog, or a cat. It
is surprising what even a watch
ful family does not notice.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
Sorority Party

The Washington Alumnae Chap
ter of Phi Chi Theta, woman's ma
tional Commerce Sorority, will
hold q Christmas party tonight at
the home Of Mrs. Dorothy Son.
member, 3720 Thirty-ninth street
NV. Members will bring Christ
mas gifts for girls at the Indus
trial Home School.
Evening star., 1952-12-15

Pattern No. 8872 is q sew-rite
perforated pattern In waist sizes
"a. IS. 26, 20, 80, 80. Size IS.
yard Of 54-inch.
For this pattern send 80 cents
in coins, your name. address. pat
tern number and size wanted Ia
Barbara Bell. The Washington
Star. p. O. Box %. Station q. New
York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1952-12-15
People Must Meet

In spite Of some differences,
however. Miss Fender is convinced
that when individuals from vari-
Gus countries meet, their common
hopes and fears as human beings
far outweigh dissimilarities.
"The best thing for peace" she
said, "is that people meet each
other"
, 1952-10-04
Announcement.

Several citizens of ChIistiansted have
indicated their desire to have me nomi-
mated as a member for the Municipal
Council during the coming elections.
Ny fellow workers Of various civic bodies of the Is
land have been i~nsistent that st. Croix follow the Gus
tom 50 well established in other places to include
women as members Of legislative councils and even
the Congress Of the United States. ]
After serious consideration i have decided to accept
such nomination, believing that / can make some con
tribution to public service which for the past years
have been doing, mostly for the Joy that it brings me.
ANNA BRODHURST
, 1952-10-04
hanover insurance. Co
Of New York
Writes Fire and Hurricane
G. o. Markoe. Agent

his blindness. He might try
again. He might "Straighten
up and fly right"
To do SO he must examine
his conscience to learn if he is
asking friendship in exchange
for friendship, not in exchange
for money, nor in exchange
for h $ godlike presence
among an inferior people.
If his conscience tells him
he feels like a god, he is head
ing for a tailspin. If his con-
science tells him that he truly
appreciates human differences
with sympathy and helpful
understanding (not handouts),
he can rest assured that people
everywhere will accept his
friendship with JOY.
In ST. Croix he will find CO.
operation and an unusual will
ingness to learn the tenets Of
the Great American Success
that founded On the brother
hood of man.
, 1952-10-04
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Horse Race Meeting

All members Of the New
Croix Turf Club are invit-
ed to attend a meeting at
Peters Rest School House on
afternoon, October 18th
at $50 o'clock 70 rthe purpose
Of discussing the possibilities
of holding Christmas Races.
The Committee
The New ST. croix Turf Club