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Evening star., 1952-01-22
This and That

We have rabbits which like to eat our.
young grass. Also moles and tiny mice.
Sincerely. n. r. r."
Aimee Rosemarie bawled US out re-
Gently as to our low opinion Of picture
windows Tin cities). we have been look
ing into them, and through them.
The modern picture window, after all.
just development Of the old group OF
two or three windows, with the parti-
tions, or frames, left out.
The incest city picture windows we
have looked at-and throughwere cut
up into squares Of smaller panes.
They made fine window, and Il
baseball went through one pane. as
baseballs have way Of doing In the
springtime. the replacement job would
be easier.
Foxes ale forced closer and closer to
towns, ID winter.
Canny animals. they soon md out
where bird feeding is carried on.
Not that they eat birds. But they
learn chat where there are small birds,
there may be larger ones, more to their
liking.
In recent weeks, rabid gray foxes
have been found III FauQuier and Lou
doun Counties. Va. with few In
Arlington.
This win not mean that every cray
fox spotted Is suffering from this dread
malady. % easily communicated to other
animals and to human beih
Evening star., 1952-01-22
"FA1RFAx, Va.

Dear Sir:
Il have been reading your article
about picture windows.
I'VE moved out to Fairfax County IN
August. and have picture windows IN our
new home.
''They are wonderful here. and We all
have at least one-half acre to roam
around on with lots Of wooded sections.
I'VE had pleasant surprise on
Christmas Day.
"From our dining room picture win
dow spotted very unusual animal go
ing across the wide street toward the
woods in front Of our house.
HE was dark gray. had q long body
and long busfy tail.
ssMy husband and rushed to our
larger living room window. but by that
time the animal had disappeared below
the hill on the other side Of the stIeet.
s.From pictures and my visits to the
Zoo I am quite sure he was fox.
Virginia is noted for fox hunting, but do
they come as close to settled sections?
Two dogs were playing about 100
yards from him, but didn't even look up.
we are IA miles from the District line.
and Mr.. Fox was headed toward Falls
Church and the District Of Columbia.
perhaps to get his Christmas dinner
from some trash can.
Our open county out here is build
ing up fast. and the birds haven't been
around as much as they were closer iEl.
&. Arlington County. Hope they = Urn.
III "a
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Sanctioned Coffee Break

It IS good to know, Tor one whose conscience
has never been worn lightly, that the practice OF
time coffee is about to be recognized as
"a valuable production tool" by American busi-
ness and industry. At least that Is what the
Fact Finder Associates for the Pan-American
Coffee Bureau say and the news is too pleasant
to dispute.
It seems that the vital statistics on 1850
companies that have accepted the habit Of
what are called sanctioned coffee breaks"
demonstrate that worker fatigue is reduced,
employe morale and productivity are increased
and there Is less turnover In personnel. One
company even reported reduction IN scrap
material" whatever that implies introducing
. spiritual note, the r r Associates allow as
how the sanctioned coffee break" represents
the reform Of what was once considered time
wasting habit-coffee by stealth, no doubt.
Irk the light Of these findings. 1t Is down
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Who Should Own Firearms?

In q recent letter, some one suggested
that all under 81 be refused the right
to own firearm; another suggested we
have no guns and third individual Of
fered some sensible advice about joining
the National Rifle Association. In the
case where youngster killed woman
with ~ rifle and was allower to go
free, the parents should have paid stiff
fine and the boy should have received at
least two years in q reformatory. After
all, q woman was killed. Instead, the
immediate reaction is to ban all guns,
to prevent responsible individuals own
ing guns as well. as the irresponsible.
The logic is stupid. Penalties for illegal
use Of firearms should be in force and
enforced. The time may come when
guns will be needed In this country as
never before and their use should be
encouraged now In lawful sport and de-
velopment Of shooting skill.
. Reader.
Evening star., 1952-01-22

:
the preparation Of whole new body Of
laws which would wipe out all traces Of
Vichy.
In 1945 he became lawyer again In
earnest. He was made deputy French
prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes
trials. One Of his assignments was cross
examining Won Ribbentrop.
In November. 1916. back In France. he
was elected deputy from Jura, rural
mountain department adjoining Swift
zerland. This Is still his constituency.
His first major parliamentary ap-
pointment was as vice chairman Of the
committee which probed the events from
1888 to 1945 that spelled Frances down.
fall It took 10 months. He also went
to the Congress Of Europe at The Hague,
and served as an adviser at meeting Of
the q. N. General Assembly In Paris.
Somewhere in between, he found time
Evening star., 1952-01-22
By james 6. Deone

T1NLESS Gallo politics suddenly have
~ stabilized, Frances new Premier,
Edgar Faure, may not have long TO
accustom himself to high Office. But
in that event, he at least will have
something to fall back on-he writes
detective stories.
M. Faure's name sprang last week
not only on an unSuspecting outer
world but on q France itself unfore-
warned. Except possibly IN the literary
domain this mystery writing reputa-
tion hasn't yet spread this farl he was.
until last Thursday, practically un-
known.
Then, the last OF half-do candi-
dates asked by President Auriol to try
the mantle Of government, he ua-
expectedly was indorsed by the Ma
tional Assembly. The vote 1.-THE De
Gaullists abstained was emphatic
401-101. And the manifest least for
a time became his.
He won it, observers reported, by his
skill at debate, and also by evincing
keen discernment Of Frances economic
and political problems. He also has .
reputation for charm, which may or
may not have been decisive.
And he was backed In spite Of his
youth-he's only 43-making him one
of the three or four youngest French
prime ministers since 1870.
His political career began quite re-
Gently and it has It's roots in World
War II. When Europe went to pieces
in 1899, M. Faure pronounced like
more) was q young lawyer practicing in
Paris. He had been graduated from
the University Of Paris and also had
earned a diploma at the university's
School of Oriental Languages.
When France fell, young M. Faure
Joined the underground. Three years
later he escaped to Algiers. And it was
working for De Gaulle's Committee Of
National Liberation which laid the
groundwork for his rise to prominence.
At Algiers youth was no handicap.
The proudest young men Of France
were there preparing to reSurrect their
country. Young M. Faure, calling on his
legal training. was put IN command Of
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Drastic Auto Tux Plan

Automobile manufacturers and unions
are protesting the IS per cent reduction
In number Of autos manufactured to
save metals. Why not save metals by
reducing the size instead Of the number2
Labor cost would be about the same. but
by reducing the number Of unnecessary
gadgets and the amount Of chromium
glitter, q 10 or Is per cent reduction In
price could be made. There would be
big saving In maintenance and the car
would be so per cent more useful.
Americans have been propagandized
into the belief THAT size and glitter are
superlatively desirable instead Of being
superfiuous. A dealer explained the rea-
son for these oversize cars that over
crowd the traffic lanes: Most car manu-
facturers send out thousands Of ques-
tionnaires to flnd what Is most desired
in car. The result is dream car. or
better say. nightmare.
Two years ago the old Fourteenth street
bridge had four lanes. now 1t has three
lanes-one way. My count Is w persons
per six-passenger car. We have widened
our traffic lanes from feet to 10 feet
TO IL feet and they are still too narrow
for wide cars at high speed. Something
drastic is needed.
Since the States are seeking new rev
enue and ways to relieve traffic conges-
tion, suggest that all 1854 and later
model passenger cars be taxed S. for
each inch Of overall width exceeding SO
inches; S. per inch for each inch over
1870 inches In overall length; an addi-
tional 10 cents per pound for each pound
over 5000; as cents for each horsepower
over so; $25 for de luxe models and $25
extra for each superlative used In nam
ing the models.
When q prospective purchaser Of
new car found that the diversified Jug
gernauts would cost him 5000 to $500
extra in taxes, he would tell his wife.
ITO heck with the Jones tribe"
Why shouldn't the big-car owner pay
for extra road space occupied by his car?
Sixty-eight inches overall width and 100
inches overall length would allow for
6O-horsepower. six-cylinder motor,
wheelbase Of 110 inches, 15-cubic-foot
baggage compartment and ample room
for four and q half overstuffed people.
II you doubt 1t. go measure the smaller
English cars.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
The SteoIthy Land

Like some furtive thing crawling deeper and
deeper into the dark, the Soviet Union has put
"a more of It's cities on its long, long list Of for
bidden places. What this means Is that from
now on all foreign diplomats-from ambassadors
down-wil be able to travel practically nowhere
in Russia beyond the highly restricted 25-mile
area around Moscow. In short. with but few
exceptions like Leningrad, the whole country has
been converted by its dictatorship into q kind
Of surly and skulking underworld shut tight
against visitors-or light or truth-from the
outside.
: This stealthy business Immediately raises
questions as to Just what fresh evildoing the
Kremlin is trying to hide. 1t also raises ques-
tions as to whether or not the United States
and other free countries should retaliate by i'm
posing similar restrictions on Russian diplomats.
All such speculation to one side, however, the
big new expansion of internal Soviet secretiveness
speaks pretty much for itself as commentary
on the conspiratorial nature Of the regime that
is forever glorifying itself-with monumental
brazenness and complete perversion Of the
meaning Of words-as the quintessence Of de-
mocracy, the foremost champion Of peace and
human liberty, and the wondrous fountainhead
Of everything that is good, beautiful and trust
worthy.
Trustworthy! How is it that the vishinskys
and the Molotovs and the Maiks and all the
rest of the Stain crowd including Stain him
self-can stand up in the United Nations or
elsewhere and repeatedly ask the world, with an
air of injured innocence, why the free lands are
suspicious of the Soviet Union? How is 1t that
these people have the temerity to criticize our
side for not taking their words at face value
on such issues as atomic control? No answer
Is needed. Here we have gall and effrontery on
q scale that stretches almost to infnity.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
France Picks an Unknown for Premier

to become Judge on Frances highest
court. He served term as its vice
president.
It was three years ago that he at
tanned his first ministerial post. as Vice
Finance Minister in the cabinet of
Georges Bidault. Aging Henri Queuille
promoted him to Budget Minister the
following year, and Rene Pleven and
then Queuille again retained him in the
same post in successive shufflings. Last
August he became Justice Minister.
None Of these jobs hits the public eye.
But in the finance roles. minister is
forced to come to grips with some Of
Frances most pressing postwar prob
lens. 1t was invaluable preparation.
His elevation found others far less
prepared. The French Embassy and
the State Department. when asked for
pertinent biographical data. had to delve
frantically. They came up with almost
the same facts obtained mostly from
the international Who's Who. (M.
Faure didn't rate a listing until last
year, The facts were meager. An
Embassy spokesman said only one diplo-
mat assigned here had ever met him.
A State Department official said he
is, regarded officially as middle
of-tte roader"-in line with his party
affiliation. Ut Is Radical -Socialist-a
party actually Conservative. The Of
flcial surmised he must be very COM
petent."
At least two Americans here knew
him somewhat better. Sidney Alder
man, vice president and general coun-
sci OF the Southern Railway, remem-
bered him from Nuremberg days, when
they were co-prosecutors. He recalled
him as slim. Of medium height, very
witty, an able speaker.
Supreme Court Justice Robert H.
jackson, Americas chief Nuremberg
prosecutor, also was impressed. He re-
called especially M. Faure's quizzing Of
Ribbentrop. He found him "a young
man of very attractive personality. and
q clear thinking, logical. able lawyer" :"
Whether as his country'S chief states
man or as o mystery writer. his logic
viii be q prime asset in the months
ahead.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
PLIGHT of Annuitunts

Are you interested in the plight Of
annuitants- ts-not only in the pitifully in
adequate checks they receive, but In
having to pay an income tax on them
and the hardships they have to endure
while paying?
On January Il, entered the line at
the Internal Revenue Bureau at l0:30
am. Il staggered out at 3:15 pm. and
all Of this time but the last four stood.
Surely those Of retirement age should
not have to be punished like this every
year to pay back to the Government
some Of their hard earned pittance and
paid for In dollars worth 100 cents.
The Star on November 6. 1851, pub
iisned o wonderful editorial on the
plight Of annuitants but Congress was
not in session on this date and no doubt
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Modern MirocIe-o Smaller BUDGET

Tne DlSLTlcC DuQgeG Wnlcn went 10 the
Capitol yesterday is unique in one important
respect For the first time In Is years it is a
smaller budget than for the preceding year. If
this means the beginning of trend, the 1858
budget deserves an applauding whoop and a
holler from local taxpayers. Such thing as q
reduction in spending has become almost un-
heard of.
In round numbers the Commissioners are
asking for about So million less for the fiscal year
1858 (which begins next July u than they
expect to be appropriated in this current fiscal
year of 1952-including the supplemental appro-
priations to cover authorizations already made.
Salary increases are one of the chief reasons
for the very large appropriations in this current
fiscal year. And the reason they can be paid for
Is surplus of revenues carried over from previous
years, plus revenue receipts which exceeded
earlier estimates.
This year the Commissioners had the choice
between cutting down on expenditures for fiscal
1858 as compared with those in 1852, or finding
new sources Of revenue-in other words increas-
Ing local taxes again. They chose wisely in
deciding to cut.
Most of the cutting, In comparison with last
years budget, has been in construction Public
schools, for example, were allotted about $7.5
million for the current fiscal year for capital
outlay, as compared with the $1.4 million In the
new budget-a reduction Of about Sc million.
Public welfare construction was cut about $3.7
million below the current years appropriation.
But the size Of these reductions results from the
extraordinarily large outlays that were possible
In fiscal 1852 for construction
While the capital outlay budget was being
cut total of $11.3 million the cost Of operating
the District government increased more than
50 million. In spite Of such economy steps as
not filling vacancies, increased salaries have
added about $1S million to payroll costs for the
current and for the next fiscal years.
! Census figures now show washington with.
the highest per capita city tax burden OF the
30 largest cities of the country Our real deficit,
i'm terms Of meeting important municipal needs,
is not the result Of inadequate local taxation.
It Is the direct result OF failure by the Federal
Government to meet its own obligation to the
running expenses OF this Capital. Congress
does not even appropriate the amount author
lied by law-an amount that In itself is far
below what any fair appraisal Of the Federal
share would be. gs
The Commissioners are correct in having
cut the budget this year and avoiding another
rise In local taxes. The next increase In rev.
enues should come from substantial increase
In the lump sum-
Evening star., 1952-01-22
J0nuuV

The pinds,Dept clouds are sonsbey 0rct.
The sun pale, ipeGk light,
EUen the stars are smaller non
When they come out at night.
The bleak. short days that sloiDiy tread
Through icy lane and street.
Up hin and dOspn, around each toID1s
Weape hours Of rain and sleet.
And blGckened trees bend to the blast.
And grass Is bro1pn and sere.
This month Is such cold, bleak iDGv
70 start brand neU year.
Atk cotherins !. seru
Evening star., 1952-01-22

right distressing and even absolutely astonishing
that there are still executives, doing business
at the same old stand who can buzz buzzers
impatiently and jangle telephones madly to In
quire the whereabouts of a few editorial writers
who are simply striving to reduce their fatigue,
improve their morale increase their productivity.
resist the temptation to turn over" and perhaps
eliminate entirely their sscrap material" It
tends to make one view the human relationship
as through glass, darkly.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
jacks Up School System

SSNSSNS
mon In the Board Of Education. to lay
on the back Of DR.. Corning responsibility
for educational deficiencies which are
countrywide. It Is equally unfair TO
pilIory the critics Of the status quo. sug-
gesting that they are venting spleen or
possess mental deficiencies.
The truth Of the matter Is that the
public school system Of the United States
needs jacking up all along the line. Ex-
Governor Darden. the rector Of the Uni-
verSity Of Virginia. cannot be contra
dicted when he points out that the pres
ent public school setup has diluted its
program and cheapened the worth Of its
product; iii is true not only In Virginia
but everywhere. And yet, Of the tax
PAYERS dollar, the lions share locally Is
demanded for this education" (Sic!) =
AS q self-confessed and unrecon-
strlcted critic, write to make one or
two minor suggestions. Let one sugges-
tion be that the Board Of Education offer
some small prizes for uSable suggestions
from its large staH or experienced edu-i
Gators. Federal departments and pri-
vate industry have been using this plan
with success. At present, q school person
below the rank Of assistant superintend-
ent may not make suggestions without
running the risk Of q charge Of efront-
cry, meddling, polishing the apple. or
political skulduggery.
The second suggestion Is stimulated
by the reminder that high schools will
be granted for the second year an extra
day for closing the first semester-that
is, the students will be locked out the
last day Of the semester to give bedeviled
teachers better chance to correct test
papers and make up grades. and required
reports. suggest the last two days OF
the semester be employed for two-hour
semester tests. one test each half day,
since four major subjects u the stand
ard student load.
For 20 or 80 years now, the only tests
District high school students have been
exposed to have been the short tests
which may be worked in during 45-
minute class period. During this short
interval it is impossible to adequately
test the work of an entire semester.
Students know this and teachers know
it, consequently a practice has grown up
born Of necesSity-of testing on only
the most recently studied subject mat
ter. Now, it is Well-recognized pSy-
Geological fact that the forgetting and
recall Of material are almost indispen-
sable to remembering it-that Is. to
learning it. The grade in French, his
tory or mathematics is supposed to
stand for the degree Of mastery OF
whole semester's work, not just six
weeks work. I am certain that the re-
viewing required for two-hour semes-
ter examination would produce q much
desired improvement In scholarship.
r. e. DagOgue.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Requisitioninq Army Pencils

RequlsltlonIng Army Pencils
believe an erroneous impression was
created by story in The Star January
IA with the following caption: "Specifica-
ton Writer Needed In Ordering Army
Colored Pencil" To prove the point, the
Associated Press reports that in order
to get a colored pencil from the Army
Quartermaster. one should ask for
Pencil. wood cased. lead, colored lead.
drawing. thin diameter. assorted. "a to
box" I suppose that this news" was
dispatched for chuckle at the expense
Of the Army.
II should be pointed out, however.
that the Army uses many types Of wood
cased, mechanical and paper wrapped
pencils which are designed for many
uses, such as drawing. marking, general
writing or test scoring. These are made
with thick, thin and medium leads Of
various colors, and the Army describes
their characteristics In catalog as an
aid in requisitioning the correct stock
number for the specific item required.
This writer fails to see logic or humor
In the erroneous conclusion that "Spec-
ification Writer Is Needed in Ordering
Army Colored Pencil. ls ~
* 4,s .ans Louis Green.
Evening star., 1952-01-22

@. What was used to tell time before
clocks were invented?-E. P.
A. The sundial. clepSydra and hour
glass. The clepsydra was water clock.
consisting Of q transparent case IN
which water trickled through q hole In
the bottom at such rate that the
receding water marked the passage Of
time. Its invention is claimed by many
peoples. from the Chinese IN 1000 BE-.
to the Germans In the l1th century.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer 20 any questicn
Of fact By writing The Wsshington Eysning SsSr.
ingtcn 5. b. c. Please inclose cents for return
postage.
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
O. What Is the estimated number Of
stars In the sky2-B. g. M.
A. Astronomers have counted the stars
In sample areas -and from this have
estimated the number Of stars In the
Milky Way. The 200-inch telescope has
revealed the existence of vast numbers
Of other galaxies. Assuming each one
to have the same number Of stars ~
our galaxy or Milky Way, the total Of
stars adds up to the number 10 followed
by "a more zeros.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Letters to The Star
Pen-zanaes may be used II letters carry
auriters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.

very few members Of Congress even
saw It.
Show us that your heart Is in the
right place and publish this editorial.
Federal Pensions Need Revision Too"
once more, ct time when pension in
creases are being discussed and We have
q faint hope Of an increase. s. II.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Louis Green.
MiIitury Puy Ruise

Seems to, me the Republicans have
been screaming for economy for long
time now, but notice that 121 Of them
lined up to gag an $800-million armed
services pay. raise through the House.
And then they wonder why they don't
get elected!
George M. Smith.
h
What kind Of brains have our people
in the Government got when they want
to vote yes to an increase in pay for all
service men and women? Are they nuts?
It will mean millions and millions Of
dollars added taxes on the backs Of the
already overburdened taxpayers. Our
people already in the services are better
paid and treated and their families bet
ter cared for than any others In the
world. Any one who knows and unde-
stands can't deny this; no one.
Walter Farrar.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

ite leader, jumped up to ask if it
were in order for the Prime Minis
ter deliberately to use a voice that
could not be heard. Amid smiles
from the house, the speaker said
he knew of no precedent.
When Mr.. Davies asked another
question, Mr.. Churchill let loose
with a voice that resembled q
lions. Laborite John Rankin then
complained that Mr.. Churchill was
Idefying the chair.
The matter rested when the
speaker said he could not say the
matter was covered by the rules
of order.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

WHIST WATCH, lady'S. Helnros, Sat, Dec.
9TH, at or near Griffith Stadium; inscrip-
tion jamie from Donjean." Reward
m A-Soh3 --lU
Evening star., 1952-12-10

WEDDING BAND, mans comb. yellow and
white gold. AID. 2-0923. p
WILL THE PERSON who finds a blond
shoulder bag, please return to 923 F st;
KEYS are valuable. Ma. S-S136. D1.
-6OR III