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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Ke's Ten Points

The small crowd (some $4,000 people in
stadium capable of seating over 100000 which
turned out in Los Angeles to, hear General
Eisenhower's address to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars may be explained away on several grounds.
It had been billed as non-political speech.
It's delivery was timed to conflict with the dinner
hour in the area. It was televised In COM
munity that is banketed with television receivers.
Perhaps one or all of these factors combined
to hold down the turnout. Or perhaps some
other reason is to blame. In any event the
Eisenhower aides, who are said to have been
disappointed by the size of the crowd, should
not be overcome with grief.
For the general did not make much Of
speech. The 10 points which he listed add up
to a kind of all-this-and- heaven-too program.
If 100000 people had missed dinner to come
out and hear it, a good many of them would have
felt that they had been short-changed. This
address has been described as a blueprint of the
campaign which General Eisenhower will make.
If so, it is going to need lot of filling in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
BY Charles E. TroceWeH

for dear life around and around. The
new shrimp would double. triple and
quarduple their size in a few days, II
fed with. Small-size fish food.
It was Tor is, perhaps) remarkable
that one could work up any affection
for such creatures, but it is true.
Usually there were two or three in a
jar that did better than the others.
These had bright little eyes, and small
flippers which you could see beating thu
water.
Their lives in the jar were conditioned
by just one thing. the appearance Of
food at regular intervals. Just like
aquarium fishes. they knew the hour,
almost to the minute, and were waiting
at the surface for the appearance Of
the hand above.
A whole jar full Of them would be
gobbled up by an aquarium Of guppies
in few seconds. so that it was more
trouble than it was worth to attend the
shrimp for a month just to feed the
guppies for a gobble or two.
When we looked into the eyes Of old
Jonathan, the biggest brine shrimp we
ever saw. and realized that we had to
feed him to the ravenous fishes, it made
us realize that fish food and spinach,
after all, we're good enough for them.
Poor Jonathanl He lived, secure from
fear. for two whole months. equivalent
to 100 years for q human being. Though
he was Just a mite. hardly seeable ex-
cept through magnifying glass, he left
behind him q memory and a name, and
lasting sense Of natures strangeness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Trucks on Shirley Highway

Recently I have noticed several let
tiers complaining about trucks on Shirley
Highway. AS a former resident of the
area near No. Highway and now a
resident Of the area near Shirley High
way I have had opportunity to Judge
the effect Of trucks on both highways.
If trucks are banned from Shirley High
way the residents of the densely- popu-
lated Penn-Daw, Groveton, Hybla Valley
and Engleside areas would have to carry
an unequal burden of the hazards of
trucks travelling on No. Highway. Be-
fore the Shirley Highway was built.
traffic on No. was a menace (and
still Isl to school children who had to
cross the highway to get to the schools
in those areas and recall one instance
of child being killed. When I lived
in that area before the Shirley High
way was completed had to wait from
to 10 minutes to cross the highway
because of heavy traffic. There were
numerous accidents on that highway
particularly in winter months.
We use the Shirley Highway and do
not feel that the situation warrants
banning trucks from travelling on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
This and That

it comes out to gather in insects with
its long tongue.
Nor does the toad have a jewel in
its head.
This is an old wife'S tale. It may
have arisen from some one finding, in
one specimen, growth of some sort
that had developed into a stone-like
material.
A country dweller was telling the
other day about finding small fishes in
bit of water miles from any stream.
It was hardly more than puddle. How
did the fishes get there?
Sometimes eggs are collected on horses
and cows as they wade, and, drying, are
lost miles away.
Ordinarily these are among the
countless billions of fish eggs lost every
year. It is said that not more than two
cod result from 20 million eggs.
IF the eggs are not dry too long. and
then water appears at the exact place,
the miracle may happen. There are
small fishes, swimming around in a
tiny pool miles away from any stream
or pond.
Heavy winds may raise eggs in the
same way. and let them down at great
distances.
Some years ago popular food for
aquarium fishes was brine shrimp These
brine shrimp eggs would remain viable
for two or sometimes three years.
If at any time they were placed in
jar of water which had been treated
with two teaspoonfuls of salt. they
would hatch out In "a hours, and swim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
To the Editor Of The Stor:

TT SEEMS rather amazing to me that
Il no one has advanced the theory that
the "saucers" may be. some aftermath
of our atomic experiments. Let us say
that an experimental explosion takes
with it particles of dust impregnated
with radiOactivity. This goes off into
space but is never destroyed and under
certain atmospheric conditions reap
pears in these various sizes and shapes.
Let us assume, therefore, that these
bodies" would have some density just
like star; they would have radiation
or light at least from some angles and,
under some atmospheric conditions,
even color. Would this not account for
such other characteristics as the ability
to move up and down with air cur
rents, stand still. hover, and move at
variant speeds either forward or back
ward? 1t might also account for the
fact that they can sometimes be sighted
from the ground but can't be located
by the pilot of pursuing plane, or
again they may be seen from a plane
but not seen from the ground, just as
it is possible to see soap bubble from
some positions but not from others.
This might also account for pilot col
liding with or passing through cluster
of these radioactive formations, with
the possibility that the plane would ex-
pode or crash. And furthermore, it
might explain the "blips" on the radar
screen since this theory provides the
radioactive formations with some den
sity as well as radiance and shape. Or
do you believe they are space ships from
Mars?
Louise B. Rossignol.
Could it be that flying saucers are
formed as the result of the testing of
atomic bombs? We see pictures of the
huge mushroom-Sha substance that
ascendS when they are exploded. Is it
possible that some of it is not COM
pletely disSipated but continues in the
atmosphere and under certain con-
ditions the particles are attracted to
each other to form the shapes that are
seen?
This we know: First, our knowledge
Of atomic power is not complete, and
second, "saucers" were unheard of be-
fore, we had atomic bombs.
George Peck.
Here is the answer that should end
all questions about flying saucers. Who
has not heard of "ball lightning? Many
of us have seen this phenomenon. Ball
lightning, so-called because of its round
shape. varying in size from about foot
to several feet in diameter and usually
of orange color, has been skipping along
the countryside and in and out of VIM
doWs since time began.
This is form of static electricity and
when seen close to the earth. is usually
deeply colored by atmospheric impure
ties. It is harmless because it has little
or no amperage. It's potentiality is
rapidly dissipated as it nears the earth.
hence it's short life and comparatively
slow rate of travel Sometimes it is seen
in groups of two or more balls following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07

A correspondent wants something
about fireflies. Surely these are mar
velously bright this summer. Perhaps
the extra humid weather has some
thing to do with it. Page Johns Hopkins
University. They are making study
of such things.
And hoptoads. How long has it been
since you saw one? The last toad we
saw was over in Georgetown about
1928.
Modern city and suburban condi-
tons. with emphasis placed on the
obliteration of flies, make bad going
for the hoppies.
They like flies. and other insects. In
this modern insect spray age, especially
sects. This is good, from the human
standpoint, but not from that of the
toad families.
Toad pollywogs are indistinguishable
at first from those of the frogs, but as
time goes by they develop into toads, OF
course.
Every boy of country and small town
ancestry knows the toad.
Often the creatures were believed to
be responsible for warts, but since even
the doctors know very little about these
strange skin manifestations, 1t is rather
unjust to reflect on the poor toads.
Probably this was the beginning Of the
modern smear technique.
The toad is in no way responsible for
warts.
It is o sensible creature, rather nice
70 watch on hot summer night. aS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Stevenson Takes Control

In fortnight of activity since his nomina-
ton, Adlai Stevenson has made it quite clear
that he is taking over the full leadership and
control of the Democratic campaign.
In doing So he first of all set up the
physical headquarters of the campaign on his
home grounds in. Springfield, Illinois. With that
one decision, he placed himself outside the
Washington atmosphere and any suggestion that
he is simply becoming part of an administration
political circle that is particularly vulnerable to
the "time for change" attack. He has, in other
words, forestalled the danger of his campaign
headquarters becoming merely an annex to the
White House or an easy gathering place for
those who may be seeking an early and easy
way to shift their allegiance from President
Truman to the 1852 nominee.
AS for his attitude toward Mr.. Truman and
the Presidents expressed willingness to partici-
pate in the campaign, Governor Stevenson has
been noticeably guarded in his comment. Both
his address of welcome and his speech of
acceptance of the nomination before the con-
vention carefully refrained from categorical
Endorsement of the Fair Deal and he paid only a
short and late tribute to the lifetime of service
and bravery" which Mr.. Truman has given to the
party. From the date of his announcement that
he would not be candidate for reelection, Mr.
Truman has talked of making vigorous cam
paign-a whistle stop tour-on behalf OF the party
ticket. Governor Stevensons headquarters has
gone only so far as cheerful" acknowledgment
of the offer and the President himself remarked
few days ago that he is now only private
in the ranks.
There is no reason, of course, to consider
Governor Stevensons attitude as indicating
personal feeling against Mr.. Truman. He is
aware that great emphasis of the Republican
campaign will be directed at attacking the
policies and actions for which Mr.. Truman must
bear responsibility. Consequently it is merely
another evidence of his taking over the party
leadership and the campaign direction that he
is obviously trying not to associate himself too
closely with either the President or the record
of the Truman administration.
Governor Stevenson's independence is further
reflected in his choice of Wilson Wyatt, former
national chairman of the Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, as his campaign manager. To sug-
gestions that the left wing of the party may be
taking over his campaign, the Governor merely
answered nonsense" and explained that Mr..
Wyatt is an old personal friend.
Meanwhile, he has seemingly satisfied i'm
portant party elements on the right side as
gubernatorial Endorsements have been forth
coming in recent days from Georgia, Mississippi
and South Carolina.
On the basis Of this short but crowded
record it seems likely that the Democratic cam
paign will be vigorous one with the party's
top nominee firmly in the drivers. seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07

offensive. How much more Of this beating can
he take? If he cannot challenge our superiority
in the sky with his present formidable force of
Soviet-made jets, if he can do little to ward off
our stepped-up air attacks, what can he gain
from just sitting there while civilian morale
deteriorates and his military installations are
wrecked in town after town and city after city?
He wears an inscrutable mask, but behind it
even though it hides the answers to such ques-
tions-his thoughts may be full of fear and he
may be ardently wishing for a way out of his
trouble. If so, then the deadlock in the truce
talks at Panmunjom may end sooner than seems
likely at the moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Civil Defense and Constitution

When the British Parliament and King
refused to give representation to the
American Colonies, they unwittingly laid
the foundation for the independence OF
this country. When, with similar OBJ
tuseness. the members of Congress denied
adequate funds for civil defense-which
is really home defense-they opened the
door for repeal of the 10th amendment
to the Constitution.
The reason the Congress, and especial
~ the appropriations committees. made
the situation exploSively vulnerable was
due to the argument they used in justi-
flying a reduction of 90 per cent in the
requested FCDA appropriation. Look
ing gloatingly at the tens Of millions
generously voted by States, counties and
municipalities to prime the civil defense
pump, some ingenious souls. who had
best remain forever nameless. evolved
the idea that it was the duty Of local
ities cities and States to provide funds
for civil defense. Thus Pharaoh spoke,
make bricks without straw" Thus
George the Third spoke, 1.-THE Crown
will tax as it pleases and spend as it
pleaseS.''
The Constitution specified the Con-
gress was ito provide for the common
defense and the general welfare" That
enactment was made 1875 years before
the adoption Of the 10th Amendment,
which allowed Congress, ITO lay and
collect taxes on incomes" Having
MIXED the cow dry with the best tax
milking machine ever devised, the ap-
preparations committee Of the House
with the sleepy support Of Congress
decreed Federal Civil Defense Admins
tration would receive per cent or SAB
million to provide for attack emergency.
including shelter and shelter surveys,
medical and hospital supplies, warning
and communication systems, warden and
rescue services, reserve water and cleo
tricity, Pathological and decontamina-
ton equipment. reserve fire and police
facilities, transport and engineering
services. first-aid clinics and hospitals.
and such hush, hush items as stretchers,
collins and mortuary pouches. Billions
for munitions; billions for foreign aid;
$40 million day for atomic weapons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Mr.. Symington Wins

w. Stuart Symington, who has won the DEM
ocratic senatorial primary in Missouri by 2-to-1
margin over a Truman-indorsed opponent, has
exceptional qualifications for the Office he seeks
successful career in private business lay
behind him when he came to Washington in 1945
as Surplus Property Administrator. Moving up
in Government he became Secretary of the Air
Force and fought hard, If losing, battle for
concept of air power which he believed to be
right, and which, as events have demonstrated.
was right. Mr.. Symington next appeared as
chairman of the National Security Resources
Board-a highly important agency until its key
functions were transferred elsewhere. Finally,
he was called in by the President to do one
man job of cleaning up the malodorous mess IN
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Today,
If there is scrupulously clean official house In
Washington, 1t is in the RFC.
There have been downs as well as ups In
this career. At times Mr.. Symington has paid
price for having the courage of his convictions.
But there is nothing in this background which
reflects in any degree on his courage or on his
integrity If he should be elected in November
he will add to the stature of the Senate.
Mr.. Truman has never said why he chose to
support Mr.. Symington's opponent, the State at
torney general The latters record in Missouri
apparently has been good, but there certainly
was nothing distinguished about it. Perhaps Mr..
Truman had made commitment before he
knew Mr.. Symington was going to run, or he
may simply have been Pumping once again for
the choice of the Pendergast organization. In
any event, If the Democrats carry the State this
fall they will send an outstanding man to the
Senate in spite of, rather than because OF, the
Presidents efforts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
The Poss-or No Pass

Back in 1888 the streetcar COMPANY
naugurated the weekly pass at bargain rate
OF ST. The company was seeking more revenue
But 1t was also seeking more passengers. The
pass was an inducement to regular users of
streetcars and buses, and it added to their
NUMBER 1t was part of progressive manage
ment which sold" the pass idea to the public
The Public Utilities Accountant, as part of
the procedure of the commission in studying the
company's latest request for higher fares, has
recommended continuation of the pass. But
under one scale of suggested fares it would cost
$3.50, and another scale would put the price
at $2S5
The reaction of the transit company is to yell
something that sounds like bloody murder The
weekly pass in the company's present opinion,
is discriminatory fare" The company wants
none of it, 1t wants to make it's customers pay
cash-17 cents, or 95 cents for six tokens-on the
barrel head, with no pass. If this drives away
riders, instead of increasing them, well and
good. If it takes away convenient and small
economy for the regular patron and slows down
service in collecting fares to boot that makes no
difference
The commission will have to decide the
matter of retaining or doing away with the
passes. Whatever it does, the transit riders are
going to have to pay more for their transpor-
tation along with their canned music-whether
or not the passengers like it. The pass ought
to be retained. 1t has won public acceptance
as a convenience, though its economy-at the
price of $2.35 and $2.50-may be more apparent
than real. And, according to the Public Utilities
Commission Accountants estimates, the company
will be increasing it's net operating revenues by
from $86O,OOO to $4,000 with the higher cost
pass and other fare increases.
The company in recent months has adopted
the public posture of eternally wringing it's
hands, and this attitude has become slightly
tireSome.
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but less for home protection than the
children of this country spend annually
for chewing gum.
AS Of now. 100000 people are en-
rolled in civil defense. These volunteers
have contributed man-hours of training
time estimated at $500 million. Con-
gress rewards them with chewing gum
token. with strings attached. No won
der the National Council Of Mayors is
aroused; no wonder the Governors Of
numerous States are thinking OF recon-
mending to their Legislatures that the
primary steps be taken to repeal the
18th Amendment. If there Is no early
correction to this situation which was
precipitated by the clumsiest politics Of
our day. we can relax Crowded we
escape impending holocausts) in the
knowledge that salutary tax reforms and
programs for the equitable distribution
Of Government funds will soon be on
the way.
Mayor of City x.
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--Burck, Chicago sun-Times.
4 DID TOO SEE A FLYING BALL

common course along wire fence or
stream bed.
If we can imagine these nebulous balls
lifted to much higher elevations, several
things are likely to happen. AS they
pass through clearer and more cleo
trified atmosphere they will gain in
volume and, being free of local attrac-
ton, will be capable of travelling at
higher speeds. They will follow what
appears to be predetermined course
through the skies and in certain sense
this is true, because they follow the
path Of vagrant electrical fields which
are formed here and there in the upper
atmosphere by ever-recurring differences
of electric potential. These invisible
lines of potential difference traverse the
skies somewhat like power lines at the
surface level and these balls or saucers
of static electricity, following these air
lines along what appears to be chosen
course, will travel slow or fast depending
upon the strength Of the electric field
they are in at any moment. They may
also suddenly disappear when there is,
for any reason, discharge Of potential
in the vicinity, such as may occur with
the sudden juncture Of two or more of
these fields. or in severe thunderstorm.
We are seeing "saucers" today more
than ever simply because we are more
air-minded than ever before and not
because something new has appeared in
the heavens.
Praxis POurire.
4
A local professor of abnormal psy-
06n1On1y O hn &c convinced fIof fIa
deluge of saucer reports stems from
hallucination.
Might not the "abnormality" angle be
closer home for it is amazing how in
this case one man is willing to belittle
the intelligence of thousands of wit
nesses to this phenomena. many Of
whom are trained aeriel observers.
We wonder just how many saucers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Bombing North Korea

North Korea has been so heavily bombed
since June 1850, that there have been times
when our Far East air forces-operating under
the United Nations Communicative been re-
duced to periods of rather prolonged inactivity
for, want of profitable military targets. The
enemy, however, has reconstructed many OF his
shattered installations and built new as well,
with the result that the tempo of our air attacks
has been sharply accelerated More than that,
the u N has resorted to the unusually bold
course of issuing advance warnings of such at
tacks the chief reason for this being to enable
on-combatantS to get out of the danger areas
before the explosives fall
Thus, with millions of leaflets dropped from
the sky and with constant broadcaStS from Radio
Seoul the United Nations Command has been
at special pains since mdJuly to tell the civilian
residents of no fewer than 78 North Korean
towns and cities ID that those towns and cities
house Communist military installations and
supplies, (2) that American and Allied air power
must and will destroy" all such targets, and
go that non-combatants living nearby should
remove themselves to safety. When bombing
attack on any of these places is immnent-at
least two of the listed points have been struck
since the start of the foreWarning programme
residents are alerted and urgently advised to
leave the doomed neighborhood without delay.
AS an official u N. statement has emphasized,
all this is being done in an effort to save the
lives of North Korean civilians. However, although
that is its main and overriding purpose, the pro-
gram of prior warnings may also be regarded as
a weapon of psychological warfare. AS such 1t
can9nardly fail to have significant effect on the
morale and efficiency of the residents and COM
m,ir1ites involved, particularly because the warn
ings themselves, far from being empty bluffs OBJ
vio1sly mean what they say. Beyond that, the
program plainly implies contempt for the ability
of the Communists to cope with our bombers, and
this contempt probably has been well noted by
the general populace as evidence OF our ar
snner;ority and of the Reds failure to match it,
another important morale factor.
Although it is true that constant bombing
of North Korean targets has thus far failed to
bring the enemy to his knees, there can be no
doubt that he has been grievously hurt by it
perhaps enough so to make it impossible for him
TO launch and sustain another major ground
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