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Evening star., 1952-03-18
Candidates File
New Petitions
Ii Alexandra
Mixup on Chorter
Requires New Listing
For Council Seuts

Alexandria City Council candi-
dates hastened to file new candi-
ldacy petitions today after another
|mixup was discovered in the city's
Icharter provisions.
The is candidates seeking the
Democratic nomination to the
seven council seats had fled their
primary petitions before Febru-
larry !.
They assumed that was enough
lVictors in the April ! primary
automatically would become the
Iparty's candidates in the general
election June 2. That's the way
elections work under the general
law in Virginia, and Alexandria S
lcharter was supposed to be amend
ed in time to apply general legal
provisions to this years council
election.
Not Effective Until June 2S.
But the charter amendments
passed at the recent session Of the
General Assembly had no emer-
lgency clause attached and do not
take effect until June 28--three
weeks after the election.
| So now it is necessary for the
candidates to file new petitions
under the old charter provisions
which require all candidates to
lfile petitions with the clerk of the
Corporation Court go days before
the general election. That pro-
vision was put in the charter In
1850 as part of a non-partisan
ELECTION system. but the General
Assembly threw out the rest OF
1.-THE nor1-partisan machinery.
Thomas Moncure, chairman OF
the Alexandria Democratic Com.
mittee, said although all the can
didates are filing for the general
ELECTION. all Democrats already
have signed pledges to Withdraw
from the election as required BY
the party plan if they are de.
feated IN the primary.
G. o. r. Nominates 7.
The Republicans have nominated
seven candidates by convention
but also will have to file candidac,
petitions for each. city official,
said.
The old provision requires tina
the candidates names 60 on tn,
general election ballot in the ordel
in which they filed, which &C.
counts for the rush on the clerk
Iofdce to file new petitions today
This provision does not affect tn,
primary ballot, however, city ON
lcials said.
Omission of the emergenc,
clause from the charter amend
ments was discoyered last weel
when 1t became Known that ther
would be no ofiicial election TO
Mayor because an amendmen
providing for such q vote woul,
mot take effect until June %. TIL
Mayor, therefore, will be chosen b,
Ia vote Of the Council as require,
lin the old charter provisions.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
|video's Growing Pad
By WilIiom ]. Moyer

Only a few years ago. the house
with a television aerial was con-
spicious novelty In your neighbor-
hood. Today. the situation Is just
the reverse.
Ten years ago, there wasn't q
television sales or service organi-
Evening star., 1952-03-18

zation operating in the District
area. Today, 16 pages of the
classified telephone directory are
necessary TO list them.
AS in other cities, the business
has grown up here as a sort OF
undisciplined Topsy that, because
of its own delinquencieS and ire
sponsibilities. is headed for the
"house Of corrections" S"-Govern-
ment regulations.
A television set is by far the
most complicated instrument that
has worked its way into the av-
erage American home. The initial
investment comes high, and up
keep is frequent and costly. Like
the pioneers In every other indus
try that has contributed to our
high standard Of living. the tele-
vision industry undoubtedly Is
basically conscientious and honest
from the manufacturer to the
|neighborhood repair man.
In Three Categories.
But, as with the advent Of most
other industries from carpet
|sweepers to autos to radios. the
televjsion business also has Its
quota of unethical dealers. high
pressure statesmen, incompetent
practitioners and out and out
|racketeerS.
In general terms. the service
concerns can be divided into three
|categories: (1) The honest, COM
|petent men, (2) the honest but
|unskilled men, who unwittingly dc
more harm than good but charge
high prices, and (3) the takers
who make false and unnecessary
repairs at exorbitant charges.
The second and third categories
are the ones that are causing the
steady flow of complaints to the
Better Business Bureau and to
Chatham T. Nottingham. District
superintendent of licenses.
Television service charges alone
run into millions of dollars o yeal
here. With several hundred thou
sand sets in the area and with
each set averaging from three tc
four service calls q year. at q cost
of from So to $50 q call, the mag
nitude Of the business Is apparent
It Is an unregulated, unlicensed
and untaxed business, and the
+TV set-owner is footing the bill
No one seems to be more aware
than Television Associates, Inc.
an organization of area sales and
service concerns, that the high
percentage Of incompetency and
fraud is threatening to kill the
golden Tv service repair goose.
Code Of Ethics Proposed.
"The greatest problem facing
our organization is protecting the
public against incompetent, un.
Qualified, unreliable, unethical and
financially irresponsible service
men, who prey upon the un-
suspecting television public" 10.
seph II. Schneider, attorney fol
the association, told Mr.. Noting
ham.
The goal Of the association, Mr.
Schneider wrote, is to pattern q
code of ethics" for the business
and his letter recommended:
/. Licensing the service business
2. That learner, apprentice an6
master licenses be issued to renai]
Evening star., 1952-03-18
~ Trade Organization Aware
OF Fakes, UnskiIIed Repoirn1en

men on the basis Of their "quali.
fications and experience"
3. That q committee Of mot les.
than three qualified and expert
enced men be set up to determine
the qualifications and experience
of each license applicant.
4. That the financial response
bility Of each applicant be investi.
gated.
5. That permits be required fol
installing outdoor antennas with
subsequent inspections to see thai
all installations conform to fire
regulations.
The interest of the District Ii.
censing Committee. however, goe.
beyond the protectiorA Of the sci
owner as far as the operation o1
the television Is, concerned.
Tax q Factor.
Mr.. Nottingham points out that
the unregulated service organiza.
tions pay no sales taxes on an.
tennas and television parts anc
no personal taxes on equipment
and fixtareS.
He aIso points out that they
carry no public liability insurance
and he cited the instance Of q
service man dropping q hammer
from q roof, narrowly missing 9
pedestrian. Neither do they carry
compensation insurance for en-
ployeS, and Mr.. Nottingham told
OF one instance when concerns
employe fell from q roof.
He cited Mr.. Schneider's letter
which stated that a number oi
service men do not use proper
safety devices and equipment
approved by an underwriters as.
ISOLATION" that there has been q
failure to ground antennas anc
to protect against lightning" thai
there has been a. TACK Of knowl-
edge and experience" In handling
high voltage incident to televisior
sets and that. in one case, q re.
pair man ran the cable from thu
antenna to the television Sc,
through . live chimney"
Ordinances Studied.
In regard to irresponsibility, MIR
Nottingham told Of q service mar
selling warranty contracts cover.
ing more than a year, but that
he soon went out Of business be.
cause Of a lack Of finance.
Mr.. Schneider said the televi.
sion associates also have studiet
the ordinances Of other cities ane
do not believe licensing is tht
entire answer to eliminating thi
irresponsible and fly-by-nigh
service concerns which, he said
are the root Of most OF the trouble
The association believes al
educational program designed t.
teach the public the pitfalls ant
dangers Of buying television serv'
ice would help eliminate the pres
ent troubles. but James L. Burns
president Of the association, sait
it does not have the money tt
conduct such q campaign.
These are the highlights Of tn,
conditions that are causing th'
District to consider regulatin,
television sales and service here
Tomorrow: Better Business
Bureau examples Of bad busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
.PTA to Hold Fair

A one-day fair, sponsored by
the Woodrow Wilson PARENT
Teacher Association will be held
Saturday at the Arlington Ele-
mentary School at II am. A king
and queen Of the Woodrow VIII
son Roundup" win be crowned ut
i 80 pm. by School Supt. William
"A. Early.
Evening star., 1952-03-18

When something goes wrong with th.
teIevision set. the owner. with thot help.
less feeling thot develops when com.
plieoted mechanical sadset fails. coll.
repoirmon. When something soe.
wrong osoin soon. he feels he's beer
syped. On the other side, the service
industry is faced with o shortage oi
troined mechanics. Mony owners chorss
thot the service industry is run q
quocks, syps and incompetents. The
service people soy they're doing the
best they can to train mechanics in q
new industry. This is the second oi
three articles in which The Stor will try
to examine both sides Of the problem.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

When you come right down to It,
many of US get a heap of fun and
sport out of catching spotted trout
with live bats. Maybe we got that
way as kids, but anyway we still like
to dunk a worm, grasshopper, or
small minnow into a pool or rifle.
It's not so easy, either, to dupe
cagey trout with natural bats, for
you have to exercise skill in present.
ing each type of lure or you won't
fool the fish. There's knack to roll
ling a garden worm along the bot
tom, close to shaggy hideouts, that
will fetch results; while otherwise
you may dangle the bait for hours
without a touch.
A worm or minnow, then, must
not only be lowered to the right
depth, but also be rolled or twitched
along in a manner that prompts the
trout to attack. Care and patience
often turn the trick-especiaIIy with
brown or Dolly Warden trout-whiIe
hurried fishing only gives you an
empty creel.
There are times when live bats
are more effective than spinners or
flies. This is true in early season
when the water is high and murky,
and also after rainfaIls. When there
are nc matches of insects, and the
trout are nabbing minnows or pick
ing up crawfsh from the bottom,
then your live bats will make your
day on the stream worth while.
For this kind of fishing, Old Hi
likes three types of rods: 3-piecc
o%-foot cane S-foot tubular steel
bait rod; the 6-piece Sportsman tom
kin cane rod easily carried in pocket
or pack basket on wilderness trips;
and the Mohawk: dissection steel tcle-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

scope rod 81 feet in length when
extended, for streams thickIy lined
with aIders and other bushes.
In fact, the telescope rod is prac-
ticaI for lot of rough work and for
hard-to-reach places. It's a popular
style of rod with a great many ang-
Iers. 1t is inexpensive, and Iong-last-
ing if properly dried and oil coated
after each trip.
With any Of these rods you would
want a Lakeside or Mohawk level
wind reel and SO feet Of Meadow
Brook hard braided line. A 3-foot
nylon leader, light Saranac sinkers,
and some packages of size 4, f, or 8
New Central Draught double-snelIed
hooks complete the rig.
Toget 1.-THE most out of this method,
read the chapter on trout in Old HIS
free booklet, Fishing For The Mil
lions" a copy of which you may have
by sending a postcard request to me
in care of this newspaper.
For a change of action this season,
you may want to share in the adven-
ture Of catching big and small game
fish in the ocean. There's n great
variety to try for by trolling, surf
casting, bait and fly casting, still
fishing, and spinning.
Details on the proper gear to use
in taking the different species will be
found in Old HIS other free, iIIustrat-
ed booklets called Pacific Coastal
Fishing" and "SaIt Water Sports
Fishing" The latter covers the prin-
cipal features that draw thousands
of anglers to the beaches, inIets,
points, and reefs along the Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico CoastIines. Get
your copies Of these booklets today.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

Visiting with the Jack McGinns
over the weekend were MIR. and
Mrs. Bill McCrosley and daughter,
Sara of Orangeburg. S. c
MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth Hnmnb
rey and children of Aiken. s r
spent the weekend with MIR, and
Mrs. J. W. Hu.phrey.
Guests on Sunday of Mrs. Allie
Vereen were MIR. and Mrs Rom
bert Crib and son of Wilmino-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Hob Edwards
Of Conway, S. c. and Carol Yer
cen with the U. S. Navy station
ed at Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Holler and
daughters and Mrs. Tom Dillinser
OF Columbia, S. c. Spent the
Easter holidays at their summer
home here.
Guests of Mrs. Rhoda Roof on
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs Se,d-
ON Langley of Conway and Dan
Gore and daughter of Fayetteville
n. c.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Bellamy on the weekend were
Mrs. Athel Bethany and small
daughters of Norfolk, Va.
MIR. and Mrs. R. F. Howard of
Florence. S. c. spent the weekend
with ]. W. Ellis and Tommy Ellis
Miss Edna Bessent of Wiling
ton spent the weekend at her
home here.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16
tient for several days is now at
her home in Columbia.

tient for several days is now at
her home in Columbia.
Steven, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. o. Cause of Wilmington,
is a patient in the Community
hospital, >Loris, receiving treat.
ment for pneumonia. Mrs. Cause
is the former Daphne Stevens,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A..
Stevens of this city.
=
Melody Roberts is ill at her
home at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Westmore-
land will spent the weekend in
Augusta, Ga. and Columbia, S. C.
Miss Martha Helen Westmore-
land of the Bladenboro School
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16
Personals

Miss Martha HARRISON of
Raleigh spent the Easter holi.
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Coy HARRISON. Gene Mills
accompanied her here.
Cpl. and Mrs. Albro F. Stevens
nave returned to Maxwell Air
Force Base after a five dav leave
mere on account of the death of
his uncle, Hyman Cox. Mrs,
Stevens is the fromer Fstha
Fowler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Fowler.
Mrs. Louise K. Anderson has
been i'll with flu for several DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson,
and daughter, Louise, visited her
Sunday.
Sgt. and Mrs. Harold Fonvielle
of Lakeland Air Force Base ar.
rived Saturday for a 80 day
leave with relatives. They will
go to Orangeburg this week and
return for visit with his par.
.ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Fon,
vielle, before returning to Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Edwards
visited in Bladenboro Sunday
afternoon.
The r. P. Counts family spent
Easter in Columbia. Mr.. Counts
mother who was a hospital pa.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16
Frank Norris
EntertainS

Frank Norris, III, entertained
his Sunday School class, The Be-
ginners, at an Easter Egg Hunt
Friday afternoon at his home.
Mrs. F. c. Norris, Jr., Franks
mother, and Mrs. G.. w. Crutch-
field assisted with the party.
Cookies and lemonade were
served to about 20 children fol-
lowing the egg hunt.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16
P. 7. A. STATES
MEETING

The Tabor City Parent Teach
ers Association will meet in the
school auditorium Tuesday night,
April %, at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. R.
P. Counts, president, announced.
An interesting program is
planned for the evening and an
educational cancer film will be
shown.
The highlight of the business
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

faculty spent the weekend at her
home here.
Don Jernigan who has been i'll
for several weeks continues very
i'll at the Veterans hospital in
Fayetteville. He suffered a re-
lapse last Thursday.
Grover Hardee is in Charlotte
today.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16
1tem, of Interest From
little RIVER
By MRs, RALPH ELLIS

---.:.-- Ms, ESSie NcCr0SIey
,.h,- relatives in Horny coun-
ana 80 ,,. .,s.> we're Mr.. and Mrs.
y 49, y.r,,rl.us and children.
Gee ~. Lille Randall of New
an u, So, also Mrs. Howard Bar
i''N .. Wilmington. \. {.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16
Mrs. A. G. Edwards
Is Circle Hostess

The Mantha HARRISON circle
met with Mrs. A. G. Edwards
at her home last night. Mrs. j.
c. Singletary, chairman, pre-.
sided.
An Easter program was given
by Mrs. Lonnie Willoughby,
chairman, Mrs. J. G. Singletary,
and Mrs. Ralph Spivey. Jane
Smith assisted with the program
by rendering vocal music.
A dessert course with coffee
was served by the hostess to 10
members.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

session will be a report from the
nominating committee.
All members are urged to at.
tend.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Edwards
visited in Bladenboro Sunday
afternoon.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-16

The R. P. Counts family spent
Easter in Columbia. Mr.. Counts
mother who was a hospital pa
Evening star., 1952-05-19
This and That
BY Charles E. TroceweH

hood that birds sing, but mostly it is
just making noise, isn't it? They sing
because they have to sing, but they know
nothing of music, and I believe if they
know nothing of music, it is not music.
"A bit illogical, that statement, but
it contains what mean, if ever know
what mean, in these days of confusion
the world around, when even the prison.
ers behind the stockades can grab our
generals. What q world! When are we
ever going to learn that, as q great man
said, There is no substitute for victory?'
Excuse me! was writing about the
wood thrush's music, wasn't 7?
Despite my belief that it is not music
in any human sense, am always glad to
hear it, and happy that you bring it to
the attention Of thousands of persons
every spring.
IF don't call the song beautiful. at
least call it good to hear. and that's
something, hope.
Sincerely yours, r. ]. o."
One may suspect that Mr.. o. Is Just
having his fun
The very point Of thrush music is
that 1t is not human.
No boy, with or without o penny
whistle, can initiate 1t exactly. Nor can
any one else.
We have heard bird. inaitRtors do .
Evening star., 1952-05-19

spectacular job, but it would fool no one.
not even thrush.
The human vocal chords, whether
used in singing or whistling. are not the
same as those of q bird
They cannot, therefore, do more than
give very good imitation. BY accenting
the peculiarities Of the real thing, they
can make the human listener grasp the
song as whole, especially in its differ
ences from other common bird songs.
The tone quality, however, is missing.
The thing musicians call "timbre" is
not there.
It is this, above all, we must listen
for in bird music. and it is this, as it
comes to use from Heavens spaces, that
constitutes the sheer beauty Of bird
music From this viewpoint, OF. ear point,
the music Of the wood thrush is neither
simple nor common. Between 1t and the
music of the mockingbird there can be
no comparison, because there is no COM
mon point. Each sings in its own way,
and beautifully. Let US insist on the
beauty, There are too many persons
today trying to tear the beauty out Of
life for us to give up one Of the things
we regard as lovely. We must hold onto
them though devils try to pull them
from our grasp. Simple things are the
most beautiful, though we have no way
of being sure this side Of heaven. II We
think they are. this is what we must
hold onto.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
BETHESDA.

6G1f1G6DA.
Dear Sir:
What Is all this you write every year
about the song Of the wood thrush being
beautiful?
ITO me any kid with penny whistle
could do better.
Honestly have tried for years, after
your annual effusion, to listen carefully
and kindly. and to try to see something
special in this outpouring from the trees.
ITO me the song still remains too
simple for words.
why, the old mockingbird has him
beat mile. The catbird can whew
better, almost. As for the cardinal, with
its ringing cheering song, it takes the
prize in my book over the wood thrush
any day in the week.
'If music is to be anything, as music,
it must have some elaboration.
"And what on earth do you find in the
wood thrush's magic melody, as you
call it?
"Just some more old tweet-tweet
stuff
Maybe. that is carrying it q bit far.
admit that the song does have an
effect. after all. It thrills the listener.
as you claim. but surely not because it
Is real music.
What does this feathered friend know
about music, anyway?
I'VE have all been told since chilf-
Evening star., 1952-05-19
Peronisto Logic

news story from Buenos Aires offers
good example Of how totalitarian logic drives
its humorless practitioners to extremes that
would be comical were they not also extremes
relentlessly directed against the forces Of
freedom.
The story tells Of what has happened to
the symbolic 1S-foot figure that used to send
out q beacon light every night from the top
OF the building housing La Prensa. Some time
ago, when the dictatorial Peron regime seized
this world famous Argentine newspaper and
handed it over to the government-controlled
General Labor Confederation, the torch-repre-
senting enlightenment and truth-was put out
and the whole statue was covered and hidden
by wooden boards. And now, winds having torn
down the boards and made the symbol Visible
Evening star., 1952-05-19

again, the whole thing is being dismantled and
demolished.
That action in itself constitutes an eloquent
commentary on the mentality of the Peronistas.
With their peculiar logic, however, they do not
seem to realize that they have unwittingly made
a gesture that free men everywhere will regard
as a fitting climax to what they have done in
silencing the courageous, democratic voice Of
La Prensa. The light hurt their eyes and per-
haps bothered their conscience. The statue
was an anti-totalitarian reminder of Argen-
tina's better past, and it stood as a reproach to
them. So, out with the light and down with
the statue!
stupid gesture, yes but nonetheless as
logical as similar happenings in the Soviet
world. It would all be very funny except that
totalitarianism is anything but a joke even
when 1t makes itself look foolish.
Evening star., 1952-05-19
By EorI H. Voss

A SIDE from the controversial issue of
4 \ whether we can afford it or not,
the story Of American aid to foreign
peoples is an inspiring one Of helping
hands across the sea. The danger is
that 1t might be inspiring only to
Americans.
Not that Europeans and Asians would
not be moved by the story. But many
Of the peoples who are benef1ting from
the aid may never even have heard Of
it. Or If they have they may have got
ten the Soviet version. Red propa-
gandiStS paint q pretty nasty picture.
American aid comes out looking like
bribery to enSnare unsuspecting peoples
in q new war for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of Wall street.
The Mutual Security Administration
and its predecessor. the Economic Co
operation Administration, have had the
constant problem of informing peoples
receiving American aid: (a) That it
comes from America and (b) that it
has none of the sinister aspects
aScribed to it by the Russians
One Of the most fundamental pieces
Of advertising America does is to stamp,
tag, label or stencil the products it
sends out. Tractors that go to Europe
are stamped or labeled with a special
emblem. The leathery-faced Filipino
farmer who goes to the village square
to get his American fertilizer receives
it in bag decorated with red-white-
and-blue shield appropriately inscribed.
A few things cannot be labeled, of
course. Shipments of oil. or bulk loads
of grain are in this category. When some
shipments are destined for variety of
ports, labels are left of to avoid mixups
in languages.
MSA has conducted special cam
paign among the manufacturers in this
country to provide proper labels. The
red-white-and-blue shield goes on such
diverse items as automatic bottle mark
ing machines and fodder presses for
Denmark, air conditioners and hand
plows for Southeast Asia and strepto-
mycin bottles bound for France.
Through MSA, farmers in Southeast