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Evening star., 1952-06-06
This and That

IT am going to write to the Supreme
Court and tell them that resent being
made to listen when and where do not
care to listen.
II am going to write to the Capital
Transit Co. and tell them that In buy
ing ride do not ask for more noise
but less.
II am going to write to the WWDC
Broadcasting Station and tell them that
do not like being forced to listen to
that program on bus, and henceforth
will never turn on their station any
where.
Il am going to write to the other local
broadcasting stations and tell them that
insofar as one station irks me. the re-
mainder are on trial.
Il am going to write to every firm that
uses compulSion on me and tell them
that they are building up my Ill will.
Il am going to write to makers of
products and tell them that will view
them with suspicion, as long as they force
me to listen"
AN ambitious program. Mr.. Jones"
we, commented, with D slight gasp.
Have you written all those letters7"
Not yet" replied Jones.
. DO you advise other peopls-
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Pensioners Neglected :

Your readers. particularly Federal an
nuitants. will recall that when Congress
opened this session, 1t was stated in The
Star that one of the first matters to be
considered by this Congress was an in
crease in Federal annuities. And what
has been done along this line: Nothing.
It seems that Representative Tom MUIR
ray is the "fly In the ointment" no
tice he did not block the tax cut for
members Of Congress No doubt he is
hoping that. by postponing hearings by
his committee on bills to increase an
nuities. Congress will adjourn without
doing anything to relieve the hard
pressed financial condition Of lower
bracket annuitants.
Federal employees created their own
retirement fund and it therefore seems
ridiculous that we should now be prac-
tically on our knees. like Lazarus at the
rich mans table, begging Congress that
a crumb be dropped to us. The President
and Congress have real reason to be
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Presidential Beauty Contests Over
By George Kennedy

The presidential preference primaries.
or beauty contests are over as the
last returns come In from South Dakota
today.
It is not quite three months from that
snowy primary IN New Hampshire on
March IL. No one knew what was GO
ing to happen. Before the voting every
one was talking strictly from poverty.
The Taft forces thought they were up
against something unfair in the location
OF the first primary. Their man was a
Yale graduate but they hated to send
him back to New England. They said
that near win would be political VIC
tory.
BY primary eve this tactic brought the
Eisenhower opposition to the verge of
taking the pauper's oath. Senator Lodge
made a statement to the effect that any
favor from the voters would be con-
sidered largess. No one expected any one
to win.
When the returns were in It was 49,
661 for Eisenhower. 35.838 for Taft. In
the parlance Of the fight game there
was no doubt about it. The newcomer
had what it takes.
While this is Republican analysis,
any one going over the figures would be
tempted to mention those on the Dem
ocratic side Of the New Hampshire pri-
mary. They were Estes Kefauver,
19,800; Harry s. Truman, 1927. Ap-
parently a newcomer on the Democratic
side had something too.
Then came Minnesota, March IS. Taft
was not entered. It was considered
Stassen's State. There was a bit of
rhubarb before primary day. Eisen-
hower's entry papers were ruled out on
technicality. The people felt some
thing was being put over on them. Some
time later the attorney general ruled that
write-ins would be valid. John Cowles'
Minneapolis Tribune started an educa-
tional campaign showing how to write
in candidate, without mentioning any
names. The write-in for Eisenhower
almost caught up with Stassen, whose
name was printed on the ballots. The
Count was: Stassen, 129,706; Eisen-
hover, .692; Taft, 24,093.
Then came the Nebraska primaries
on April l, in which the Republican
names on the ballot were Harold Stas-
ocA dAiO M1S' MdIy cAcAIlcy VI AluCOlu.
1t became writein contest. The Taft
forces demonstrated they had more
literate voters in that State than had
Eisenhower. The final score was Taft,
74,341; Eisenhower, $3.50 (both write
ms): Stassen, 3,243; Kenney, 10,282.
Wisconsin voted the same day. Eisen-
hover was not on the ballot and write
ins were ruled out Taft led with 315,-
SAL. Earl Warren Of California was
Evening star., 1952-06-06
The South Dakota Results

Supporters Of Senator Taft have a right to
be gratified that their candidate picked up IA
more convention votes in the Republican primary
In South Dakota. Fourteen votes may be very
important when the real showdown comes next
month In Chicago.
The Taft people are hardly justified, however,
in the light of the very narrow margin of victory,
in claiming that the results prove strong pref
erence in the Farm Belt for the Ohioan South
Dakota originally had been considered safely in
the Taft column. When the Eisenhower forces,
without benefit Of their candidates presence.
began to make a real fight for it, the Senator
went into the State for nve-day personal
campaign.
Logically enough and consistent with his
personal views, he reminded the voters of his
reservations against what he considers over
extension In foreign commitments, his opposition
to universal military training, his approval of
rural electriication and farm price supports
AL of these are positions which would be ex-
pected to appeal to farm population in State
that tends toward isolationism. And yet only
few hundred more than half of the 10000 voters
preferred Senator Taft and this platform over
General Eisenhower
Actually, the Eisenhower showing In the rural
areas of the State was surprisingly strong. He has
not yet had an opportunity to meet the Nations
farmers politically or to express whatever views
he may have on their particular problems. His
position is known on universal military training
and broadly SO on foreign affairs; eventually it
will be known also on farm questions. Evidently
large segment of Republican strength in South
Dakota feels confident that it will be position
not antagonistic to the farmers interests. On
the basis Of this showing there is ground for
belief that he Is candidate Of strong appeal to
the rural population.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
The Real Ike

There are two candidates for the Republican
nomination named General Eisenhower
One Is the man who stood before rain
drenched crowd in Abilene Wednesday evening
and read an uninspired speech in an uninspired
way
The other is the man who stood before
press conference in Abilene on Thursday morn
ing and gave magnificent performance This
was the real Eisenhower He did not in the
least resemble the man who had seemed so tired
and so old the evening before. The man at the
press conference was fortnight, vigorous and
confident. He laughed at the loaded questions
and turned them neatly aside. He answered the
politically dangerous questions, such as the in
evitable FEPC query, in language which left
no doubt as to his position. When he didn't
know the answer to question, he said that he
didn't know. There was no fakery; no circum-
locution. Instead, he was direct and forceful;
earnest without being stuffy, and, when the
occasion warranted, good humored without
lapsing into bad taste.
This was the General Eisenhower who
many Americans believe Is best equipped to take
over the duties and burdens of the presidency
But they want him for what he is. If formal
political speeches have to be made, General
Eisenhower should make as few as possible. OF
what use are they, anyhow? Americans have
been listening for years on end to political
speeches that employ thousands of words to
say little or nothing And the people are not
impressed. They are not greatly interested in
the words that man reads from the pages of
a prepared speech. They would rather know
what kind of a man the speaker is; what his
basic thinking Is like; whether he has a sense
of humor; whether he is sincere or a mere
mouthpiece It is difficult to Judge on these
points when a man stands before a microphone
and repeats words that may have been written
for him by some one else. But the people can
size up a man when he appears before them in
an informal setting, when he talks off the cuff,
and when he answers as best he can such ques-
tions as may be thrown at him.
General Eisenhower was made for this role
He was not cut out to be formal speaker And
he will have a much better chance of winning
the nomination If he skips the set speeches and
the carefully staged appearances. In Short If
he wants to put his best foot forward he should
be himself.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Temporary Republicans
New Yorker.

In your editorial. big Steal in Texas"
May 20. you get all worked up about the
plight Of some Of the Republicans for
Eisenhower. The New York Times re-
ferred to them as newly recruited Re-
publicans." while you say they were
called overnight Republicans" down
there.
Now, am q former Democrat but
have been Republican and q regular
contributor to the party since 1896. I
don't think I am prejudiced, because my
first choice for President would be Sena-
tor Harry Byrd. who is q better Re-
publican than most Of those running;
and my second choice would be Gen.
Macarthur. But do resent these So
called overnight Republicans" suddenly
coming to life and wanting to take
charge. The great majority Of them
apparently are ex-New Dealers who
want to hop on the Republican band
wagon and whoop it up for new spend
it-all policy.
This same thing happened in the re-
cent Republican primary here In the
District, in which registered and voted
Evening star., 1952-06-06
School Board Chonoes

Three members of the Board of Education
whose terms expire this month have been re-
placed by three new appointees. As Judge
kirkland has already pointed out their replace
ment Is no reflection on the services they have
rendered AS members of an Independent board
they have acted in accordance with their con-
VictionS and judgment. But there can be no
question as to the desirability of changing the
complexion Of the board and the judges have
made three good appointments in that direction.
The three new members are undertaking
service OF great Importance to the community If
this service is to be useful, it must be guided
by patience and understanding and a genuine
devotion to the best interests of all the children
in our public schools The members must be
willing to work For without hard work they
cannot acquire that knowledge of the compli-
Gated problems facing our school system required
IN the search for sound solutions
They will not take Office until July l, the day
specified in law for organization of the new
board. In the meantime, there is one more
scheduled meeting Of the old board. It may be
that the old board, at this meeting, will again
dodge decision on the best available means of
providing urgently needed additional facilities
for colored junior high school pupils in Northeast
Washington. For there has been tendency on
the part OF the old board to delay such decisions.
But delay is not the answer, and to delay the
decision is to evade responsibility. If the old
board is unwilling to accept the recommends
tions Of the superintendent of schools, 1t should
provide solution of it's own.
If this Is not done, the new board should
accompany its induction of three new members
on July by reorganization that will produce
fresh leadership capable of decisive action. It
is unthinkable that the Board of Education will
begin its own long summer recess without doing
all within its power to meet in advance the
problems that otherwise will reappear with the
opening of the school term next September.
The board is fortunate in regaining the
services of Colonel West Alexander Hamilton,
former member from 1937-1943 The academic
background and character of the two sother
appointees, Miss Mary H. Parker and Rowland F.
Kinks, should increase their value as board
members.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Playground Policy
v. W. Lee.

The minority report on current rec
reation problems submitted by Mrs.
Alice Hunter, secretary of the Board
Of Recreation. wildly portrays that the
board Is failing to live up to its declara-
ton Of policy adopted in 1949. Bowing
to the demands Of an enlightened part
OF the citizenry. the board then said: It
will make every possible and realistic
effort toward the removal Of racial seq
regation in public recreation In such
sequence and at such rate Of progression
as may be consistent with the public
interest, public order and effective ad-
ministration."
After an experience Of several years
with open" Fairgrounds and centers.
during which there has been no disturb
ance Of public order. the board could
tomorrow announce the end Of segrega-
ton and the people Of this city would
prove ready. Instead the board II i'm
plementing its policy ut such . pace
that half century might elapse before
the operations became democratic for
all citizens.
Instead Of eliminating segregation. q
most vicious form has come about.
Teams from white grounds and cen
ters may compete only with white
teams: Negroes with Negroes, and teams
on open grounds only with other open
ground teams. Thus q team from an
open {mixed ground. even If 90 per
cent Negro, could not compete with q
team from Negro or white segregated
ground.
Since 1949 colored and white boys
have been playing on the same teams In
big league football and basketball, and
many interracial activities take place
here In Washington. There have been
no incidents Of violence on the so-called
open centers. nor have there been dis
orders In the public pools since the STATS
have been trained to meet minority
majority problems.
We need now on all District boards
fair-minded and fearless leaders. Those
who appoint should screen carefully to
weed out candidates who represent
decadent democracy.
e. B. Henderson.
Vice President. D. c. Branch, Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Dr.. Rhee and South Korea

Though its contents have not been disclosed
President Truman's special personal message to
President Syngman Rhee is reliably reported to
have expressed very serious concern over the
dissension existing between the latter and the
National Assembly Of South Korea. The mere
factstha the rnessagea has been sent strongly
suggests that news dispatches have not exagger-
ated the potential gravity of the situation.
The reports are rather sketchy, but they
leave little room for doubt that DR.. Rhee has
been seeking-unconstitution nally-either to dis
solve the Assembly or to intmidate it In an effort
to make sure that it will re-elect him to the
presidency next month. This suspicion has been
heightened by the fact that he has imposed
martial law on the capital city of Pusan, arrested
IL opposition legislators and driven between 20
and 80 others into hiding. This is not only stupid,
it can be disastrous. Propaganda-wise, it plays
directly into the hands Of the Communists who
not likely to lose any time in exploiting it as
evidence of the "undemocratic" and fascist"
character OF the government Of the South Korean
Republic whose independence the United States
and allied United Nations forces are fighting to
preserve against the Red totalitarians. More i'm
portant still, miltarily and politically, the exist
ence of such an explosive domestic situation be-
hind the battle lines Of the u. N. is q menace to
security and to whatever slim or fading hope
there is for negotiating truce at Panmunjom.
DR.. Rhee is generally conceded to be one of
the few Koreans equipped to run the. government
of the young republic nation created under
American and U. N. auspices. But he has shown
at the same time that he is capable Of high
handed and dictatorial action OF kind that
could have disastrous consequences for his war;
torn country and the forces fighting for its free
DOM Nothing could be more important, obviously,
than that he make every EFFORT now to work out
a compromise with the Assembly before the
present dissension reaches an exploding point.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Letters to The Star
Pen-1an1es may be used II letters caYry
1Oriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

ashamed Of the way the Government has
treated its employees and retirees who
have entrusted it with their retirement
fund. And we no longer have to 60 be-
hind closed doors and whisper about the
status Of that fund. It Is public informa-
ton.
We annuitants have q right to look
to Congress to put that fund in order
and to see to 1t that it Is used for the
benefit Of those to whom it belongs. As
$1,000 will purchase only about 81 200
worth today, Congress should make at
least partial amends to the annuitants
by legislating without further delay a
minimum annuity Of $2.400.
Veronica 0uinn
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Why Pick on O'Dwyer?

After the many, many months you
have spent conducting q running cam
paign against William O'Dwyer, the basis
Of your "get ODwyer campaign" being
the fact that he was mayor Of New York
City 100000 people or better) and
having policemen under him who were
suspectible to bribes and payoffs etc,
don't you think you should have been
doing the people Of your fair city q great
favor by helping keep the crooks OF your
own police force and let the New York
papers worry about their police. Now.
may suggest that you start running
campaign against the three commission
ers Of your city population 100000 and
the outright thieves and crooks on your
own police force.
New Yorker.
Evening star., 1952-06-06

have been less than delicate or discriminating
and its after-effects must therefore be watched
for with some misgivings OF course, as has hap
pened before in economizing operations Of this
sort, everything may turn out all right in the end
but one could feel surer Of that If Congress had
not used its scalpels and pairing knives beyond
the limits suggested by security specialists like
General Eisenhower.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Reimbursinq War Victims

understand efforts are being made to
reimburse certain war victims for dam
ages they suffered during the Nazi re-
gime. If any American dollars are to be
used for this purpose, I would strongly
object.
People Of all nations are victims Of
wars and lose heavily. "All is fair in
love and war" is the slogan most Of us
accept and suffer our losses in silence
Americans gave up lot when they went
into service in order that others might
live. Those that were able to save their
lives were, fortunate and should be
thankful they were able to escape. even
though they did lose their shirts.
Why should efforts be made for rep
arations only to some segments Of .
world population? Why not to all?
American Victim.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Steel cuse SimpIified

The steel case is a triangle. It in
wolves the interests of labor. of manage
ment or capital and of consumers. Labor
is looking out for its interests in asking
for more than $1.78 an hour. which is
quite reasonable. Management is look
ing out for its interests and those of its
investors in not granting q raise, since
any wage raise would cut into profits,
and therefore dividends. which is logical.
Where do the consumers come in?
From my subjective point Of view both
labor and management have response
bility toward us guys who use the two
penny nails which they in combination
produce, because it is us guys who keep
them both going.
ISaurO r. Bazan.
Evening star., 1952-06-06

for the so-called Taft delegates. not
because I am for Taft. for am not, but
because do not want to zee another
fiasco like the Willkie blitx Of 1910, when
many Of this same crowd whooped 1t up
for the Republicans at the convention
but voted Democratic on election day.
And they have been Democrats ever
since until now.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How can one estimate the velocity
Of the wind from its effect upon trees?--
NE.
A. When small branches wave, the
velocity is about Is miles per hour when
the largest branches sway the velocity
Of the wind is nearly 30 miles per hour.
Q. What is the name Of the curious
old weapon that is carried by the Yeo-
men Of the Guard?-T. F.
A. The weapons Of the guard are q
steel gilt halberd and an ornamental
sword. The halberd Is q long-handled
battle axe for splitting helmets.
Q. How much paper does the Govern
ment Printing Once ordinarily use In q
year?-T. r..
A. A recent report Of the Public
Printer states that nearly $500 carloads
OF paper were received in one year, and
many millions Of envelopes.
Evening star., 1952-06-06
Questions and Answers

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any QUESTIONS Of fact BY WHITING The
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-12-12
LAND TITLE TRACED TO
CREATION OF WORLD

A New Orleans lawyer sought
an RFC loan for a client. He
was told that the loan would be
granted if he could prove salts
factory title to property offered
as collateral. The title dated
back to 1903, and he had to
spend three months running il
ton to RFC he got this reply:
down.
After sending the informa-
'We received your letter today
enclosing application for loan
for your client, supported by
abstract of title. Let us compli-
ment you on the manner in
which you prepared and pre-
sented the application. However,
you have not cleared the title be-
fore the year 1903, and there
fore, before final approval can
be accorded the application, it
will be necessary that the title
be cleared back of that year"
Annoyed, the lawyer replied:
"Your letter regarding titles in
Case No. 180156 received. note
that you wish titles extended
further back than I have pre-
sented them. was unaware
that any educated man in the
world failed to know that Louis
lana was purchased from France
in 1903. The title to the land was
acquired by France by right of
conquest from Spain. The land
came into possession of Spain by
right of discovery made in 1892
by a sailor named Christopher
Columbus, who had been grant
ed the privilege of seeking a
new route to India by the then
reigning monarch, Isabella. The
good queen, being a pious wo-
man and careful about titles,
almost, might say, as the RFC,
took the precaution of securing
the blessings of the Pope upon
the voyage before she sold her
jewels to help Columbus. Now
the Pope, as you know, is the
emi3sary of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, and God, who, it
is commonly accepted, made the
world. Therefore, I believe it is
safe to presume that He lso
made that part of the U. S. call
ed Louisiana, and 1 hope to hell
you are satisfied"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-12-12
TOTAL NEGROES IN
COUNTIES IN 1852

The 1850 census showed a con-
tinued decline in the percentage of
Negro population in North Caro-
lima as compared with 1910 says
a recent issue of eve The People"
In 1910, 27.5 per cent of the States
population were negroes, and by
1860 the percentage had dropped
to 25.S. The decline has been steady
since 1880 when the state had 38
percent negroes.
Gains were made in a number
of counties due to the decline in
white populations, as follows:
Hyde 10 per cent; Tyrrell, 81 per
cent; Martin, 1.S per cent. Total
number of negroes in 1852 in sew
eral counties was as follows: