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Evening star., 1952-05-17

taking words that had attracted him, one
way or another, in the hope that some
day he might find use for them.
Dickens was another writing man with
a penchant for word study.
It is said that as a child, and even
after he began to write, the great
Englishman delighted in using a strange
form Of Latin known to schoolboys the
world arounds
Today there are thousands Of persons,
none of them famous in any way, who
love to misuse words. These are in addi-
ton to the few that most persons fail
to pronounce properly. through environ
ment or something or other.
So here Jones had his own private
winterbourne, flowing along, long after
the rains had stopped.
Fortunately. the stream poured harm
lessly across the center Of the basement,
away from the utilities.
Fortunately. too, there was an interior
drain. no longer permitted.
If the Jones mansion had been con-
structed today, there would be no drain,
and there would be a real flood.
Out his way, there Is no connection
Of house downspouts to the sewer. The
water just pours across lawns into the
cutters. or what serves fo1 them.
This is universal problem, much
Evening star., 1952-05-17
This and That

Temp Jones is glad to find out what
is in his basement.
It is a winterbourne.
And what's q winterbourne?
Jones felt the same way about it, till
he discovered in dictionary what it
means.
The big book says:
"A channel filled only at q time of
excessive rainfall"
So there you are. and there he was.
- Water was still seeping into his cellar
q week after the big rains.
"Must be spring, or something" he
said, looking at the water.
He was right.
It was something.
It was winterbourne.
Templeton Jones played with that
word as baby might with q new rattle.
Winterbourne. winterbourne, winter
bourne
It rolled OF the tongue with all the
fascination Of the new.
What strange things words are!
Jones recalled that Henry James, the
novelist, used Winterbourne as the name
Of a character.
The novelist loved words, too, eSpe-
nially as names Of characters.
He often made long lists Of Aem,
Evening star., 1952-05-17
By Charles E. TroceweN
Republican.

more so than many might think. since
few persons are as honest as Jones.
Many persons conceal such faults in
their own dwellings. as If they were some
personal sins. Jones doesn't rejoice in
his winterbourne. but there it is.
Definitely, there it is.
One Of the good points about not tell
ing the neighbors is that one saves ones
self from many different solutions.
No two have the same remedy.
One says dry well.
Another says such problem can be
attacked only from the inside.
A third claims that it can be handled
only from the outside.
Templeton Jones suspects that 1t will
be handled, in the long run, in Q typi-
cally Jonesian fashion.
He will dig little banks for his private
winterbourne, set up howerboxes along
the way. and let it swell into little pool
as it nears the drain.
There he viii install screen, so that
his goldfish cannot swim away. and up
above stream he will put tin cup on
the bank.
Nobody will drink from it, Of course.
not even Templeton Jones, but It win
give an air just for old times sake. and
make humid basement resemble far
away childhoo6 stream.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Oil Strike Settlement

The Wage Sterilization Boards agreement to
approve wage increases up to limit of Is cents
an hour seems to have cleared the way for
settlement of the oil strike.
This figure is 10 cents less than the unions
had asked and cents more than the companies
had offered. In other words, it provides the
basis for compromise which appears reasonable
and which should have been reached without
17-day strike.
The strike has not produced any great
national hardship. 1t did curtail supplies OF
gasoline for commercial flying and it had an
even more serious effect on military gasoline,
which was already in short supply. It has also
cost the workers tidy sum in lost wages and
has cut into the profits of the companies. When
these consequences are added up, the strike looks
like what it was-a rather senseless performance.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Military Housing

There was an article in The Sunday
Star about military construction bill
that would provide family housing at
a cost of about $4,000 per unit. Since
many civilians have the mistaken no
tion that Government quarters are pro-
vided free of charge, this does not give
the true picture unless you also state
the average rent which military fam
lilies will pay for this housing. For ex-
ample, a Navy lieutenant G.gD or Army
first lieutenant pay $85 per month.
Higher ranks pay much more.
wonder how we can expect to get
and hold good men in our armed forces
without building more housing? I like
the Navy but wish my husband could
get out for just one reason: I'm tired
of scratching for place to live, being
turned down by landlords because we
have children. living in apartments
with practically no kitchens or else
having to invest in real estate to get a
place to live for two years or less.
Maybe there would be less opposi-
ton to appropriations for more military
housing if every one knew that this
money will be paid back to the Gov
ernment by the families occupying the
housing.
Navy Wife.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Questions and Answers

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Tetrn Dossass o. sspSons sa 1sl0'ef sSss
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Who founded the American Jockey
Club, and when?-E. B. z.
A. Leonard Jerome, with the Coop
Grafton Of August Belmont and William
r. Travers. The opening races were
held at Jerome Park, Westchester
County, N. Y, in 1855. with Gen. Grant
present.
@. Are new kinds of animals still be-
ing diScovered?-M. r.
A. Yes. the Geological Record, pub
lished annually, lists all new animals,
discovered, described and named during
the year. The numbers run into four
figures.
@. BY whom was Alfred Hay Malotte's
'"The Lords Prayer" first performed?-
C.Y.
A. Written in 1886, it was first sung
over the radio by John Charles Thomas
in that year.
@. How many passengers can be car
ried by the largest helicopters now in use
in this country?-J. G.
A. The largest In use carries 10 pas
sengers besides pilot and co-pilot.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Questions to Be Answered

It is evident that the Redevelopment Land
Agency's task of selling" redevelopment to citi-
zenS of the Southwest section has been compli-
Gated by disclosure of a possible third plan for
proad-Scale reconstruction of the community
It is also evident that the newest plan needs
careful study by all citizens and agencies con-
cerned before it could be expected to win enough
support to warrant adoption
The Marshall Heights redevelopment project
1oundered because of civic opposition in the area
to be remade In that case Congress killed the
plan by blocking appropriations for it. While it
is true that funds for the Southwest program
could be obtained from the Federal Housing and
Home Finance Agency without special authority
OF Congress, it would be mistake to undertake
any redevelOpment program without substantial
public support.
The land agency is showing good judgment
In going before the residents of the Southwest
area with maps, drawings and other data in ex-
PLANTATION of the various proposals now under
consideration. The agency had made good prog
ress in informing the citizens of the advantages
OF early plans covering limited number of
blocks just south of the Capitol. The two plans
first discussed had to do only with sum clearance
and erection of low-cost housing Many of the
initial objections to these original proposals had
been answered satisfactorily.
The latest plan-far more sweeping in scope
and varied in character-will need lot of addi-
tional explaining to the people whose homes or
businesses are involved in the lifting" oper-
alton. This became very clear at the meeting in
the Southwest this week when agency officials
sought to describe the newest plan. There were
numerous critical questions the most difficult
being those posed by church representatives. It
is not surprising that church groups should
resent having some Of their church buildings
torn down and replaced by shopping centers,
parking lots or playgrounds-with no provision
for replacement of the houses Of worship.
Unfortunately, the public so far has been
given only the broad outlines Of the new plan.
Some of the confusion undoubtedly has resulted
from meager information. 1t will be advanta-
geous to the land agency to have the full details
of the proposal released as soon as practicable
A project as far-reaching as Southwest Redevel-
opment Plan No. raises many questions that
ought to be answered with frankneSs complete
ness and dispatch.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Russell vs.. Kefuuver

don't think Senator Russell should
do too much Growing about his meager
margin in the recent Florida primary.
AS any one who ever lived in Florida
knows. very large percentage of Flor
ida's population came from Georgia.
Also another large percentage is from
Northern States. and if not Republicans
now, they probably were before they
came to Florida to live. So the rest Of
the population, who actually are real
Floridians, must have done a pretty
good job of voting for Senator Kefauver
for him to have run up such q large
vote. Then again, just one State out
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Our Chino Policy

Correspondent Kathryn O'Neill says
that the China tragedy was made in
China. She might be more correct to
say that it was enacted in China-but
written in Moscow. The stage was set
in China, the actors, directors and
stage hands were recruited in many
places, of which the United States was
neither the least nor the most unim-
portant.
It is not the easiest thing in the world
to place the blame for the conquest Of
China by the Reds, for many men
and women alSo-had share in it. For
years prior to World War II two great
forces were engaged in struggle to con-
troll China. They were Imperial Japan
and Soviet Russia. There was peril to
the United States If either Of them
should succeed. The threat from Japan
was immediate, apparent, and physical.
We went to war to stop it. The threat
from the Soviets was less apparent and
was aimed in the beginning at the con-
quest of the minds and soul of the
Chinese masses. It succeeded. China
has gone behind the Iron Curtain. and
short of World War III or some entire
ly unforeseeable catastrophe for the So
viets, China will not emerge again in
friendly relations with the West.
The big question being debated this
election year is: Could this disaster have
been foreseen, and could it have been
halted by more energetic American ac-
ton?
It was foreseen by many Republican
Secretaries Of State. Henry L. Stimson
foreSaW it and asked for energetic ac-
ton by the United States and Britain to
Evening star., 1952-05-17

Of about nine or ten in which Senator
Kefauver has come out very much
ahead, is not much of q victory for
Senator Russell. The old saying "He
who laughs last. laughs best" still holds.
Native TennesSean.
X X
Reference is made to Doris Fleeson's
column May IL relative to MIR. Kefauver,
the world beater" in the run for the
Democratic nomination.
She stated that Senator Russell was
q sectional candidate. How do YOU
figure that? just because he does not
chase all over the globe, she assumes
he remains a sectional candidate. T
guess that is the presumption, because
Senator Kefauver is from the South
just like Senator Russell. Well, Senator
Russell comes out and says exactly
what he is for, including the United
States. and I do not consider that
sectional.
The object Of this letter is to give
Senator Russell what he is due.
n r F.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Child Labor Lows

ShIl0 I0Dor Lows
The theater lobby, which moved into
Washington the day the National
Theater opened, trained its guns in sup
port Of the Celler- Nicely bill to amend
the D. c. child labor laws to permit
children under IA to appear on the stage.
The Commissioners and the Board Of
Education did manage to insert q seven
year age limit and an 1880 pm. closing
time. but that should not worry the
lobbyists. II they come back in equal
strength. bringing beauty and art with
them, they should have no trouble in
getting those restrictions removed. For
art is long and time is fleeting, and the
show must go on. To children acting
is just play; it's fun. one Of the witnesses
said. Any one who has been associated
with children for any length Of time
knows that if there is anything children
would not consider play, 1t is the routine
Of appearing six nights q week and two
matinees a day. To me, it seems child
labor at it's worst.
The Barrymore family did not permit
any Of their children a stage career until
Is or over. Occasionally q great stage
star like our own Helen Hayes is a child
prodigy, but for every Helen Hayes there
are many who fall by the wayside and
are never heard from. However, the
danger to the few children who come
through here in the course of o year
should not be the only or main con-
sideration. Chiseling of amendments
Of this 1928 child labor law would re-
ceive greater impetus If the Celler- Nicely
bill is passed. The night clubs have
only to amend the law and change few
words and they could have the young
cavorting on their stages at all ages.
Vaudeville can move in If the Celler-
Nelly bill passed. Then would come
the pinball alley men, who In 1910 made
several attempts to amend the law to get
children to set up the pins in bowling
alleys.
That there are any number of forms
of employment for children between 10
and IA, before and after school hours,
who need to help their families finan-
cially, is not generally known. These
jobs are licensed by after-School and
vacation permits issued by the School
Attendance and Work Permit Divisions
Of the Board Of Education. The wages
for minors on jobs in industry are fixed
and controlled by the D. c. Minimum
Wage Board.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Safer Aircraft Operation

The Presidents airport commission, created
after the tragic series of air accidents in the
New York-New Jersey area, has submitted
comprehensive set of findings and recommen-
dationS which should be of value in the con-
tinuing problem of combining safety with
service in this important transport field.
It is recognized by all that there is no
assured solution to the danger of aircraft dis
asters. As with all vehicles invented and used
in modern times, there are potentialS of both
mechanical and human failure in the operation
of airplanes. And perhaps to a greater extent
than with any other vehicle the hazards OF
weather conditions add an uncomfortable fac
tor.
With this set Of premises accepted, however,
the next alternative is to pursue constantly the
search for ways in which to make aircraft
operation safer not only to those who travel
in them but also to those who are present in
their area of operation. The aircraft manu-
1acturers, under continuing demand for planes
of greater power and pay-load capacity, have
still made significant progress in the safety
field. The airlines, with the future Of their
industry directly affected by its safety record,
have made their effort through intensified crew
training and the employment of most modern
operational devices. The airport administra-
tions, for the most part, have followed course
parallel to that Of the airlineS In personnel
training and mechanical aides.
The Presidents commission, headed by former
General Doolittle, has made Is recommends
tions Several of them deal with the problems
of airport planning-that location should be
at points of greatest accessibility but at safe
distances from surrounding higher ground; that
runways should have safe minimum length
and employ the single or parallel runway de-
sign; that building restrictions be imposed
within the operational areas of new airports; and
that Federal certification be required for fields
that are to be used in interstate commerce. Ac-
celerated development and installation Of navi-
gational [iNs are urged and moreN tightly
regulated traffic procedures are recommended
Evening star., 1952-05-17
No Sympathy for Gen. Dodd

1t has come to pretty state when
an officer Of the United States Army is
stupid enough to let his own prisoners
of war capture him. Do you think a
Red officer would be that dumb? No
negotiations should have been made to
have him released. What assurance
have we that he will not do it again?
He should be dismissed from the Army.
He is no credit to it; in fact. he makes
1t very silly. But it all ties in with our
actions in Korea. Macarthur said the
purpose Of war was to win, and we do
not appear to be trying to win anything
but ridicule. The peace talks are farce
and any officer with red blood should
resign before he would allow himself to
be insulted by the Chinese Reds at
Panmunjom. Our Secretary of State
came up with hot one the other day.
He said. 81 don't think the Chinese Reds
want peace" ANY one could have told
him that before it ever started. We need
an entire change in the administration
Of our Government, but not q military
man. God forbid!
M W. WOOtf0n
Evening star., 1952-05-17
The Locust ShoII Consume IT.

Grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade
rose sharply few days ago because gregarious
insect is swarming in record numbers over the
vast area between Egypt and India.
The insect is the migratory locust the
voracity of which has been feared and recognized
as long as mankind has recorded history. Per-
haps no better reporting on the plague of the
locust can be found than in many biblical refer
ences including this from Deuteronomy in the
Old Testament "Thou shalt carry much seed out
into the field, and shall gather but little in; for
the locust shall consume it,
Today's plague, threatening to be the worst
in hundred years, is menacing the cotton and
grain of the Nile delta on one side and the rice
fields of India on the other. Crops Of all varieties
in between are equally endangered. The United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization,
taking the lead in combating this years evil,
declares that the plague of insects sis threat
ening the entire food supply from Africa through
Asia Minor to ASIA"
Once well started, locust plague is almost
impossible to check, and only palliative measures
can be taken. In modern times, these have
taken the form of destruction of egg masses,
trenches to trap the nymphs screen devices called
hopperdozers, poison bats and airplane busting
with insecticides. Since the migratory swarms
arise in various places and move rapidly, control
Is all mtcrnaClOIldl pTOUleN dLO IL las DeSu 50
attacked since $780, Even at the height of
World War II, locust-control efforts were con-
tinuing in Asia Minor, one of the most favored
areas for the desert breed.
Even Soviet Russia, not a member of the
FAC but ravaged in certain desert areas by past
plaques, is contributing to the emergency meas
ures being rushed today to the threatened coun-
tries. The United States is reported to have made
available two spraying airplanes and nine tons
of insecticides.
Today's locust plague is attacking countries
that already have marginal economies as far as
food supplies are concerned The jeopardizing
of a nations food can be major factor in its
conduct and its history when such jeopardy is
spread throughout a great area its potential
is proportionately magnified. The present
menace is one for worldwide concern and
warrants both immediate counter-measures and
continuing search for q permanent solution.
Though politics still Is in the preconvention
stage, the sums spent by candidates have been
impressive. The oficeaseeks the man, OF course,
but the man must make sure.
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Mrs. McCoIIum's Views

My authority for designating Mrs.
VaShti McCollum as an atheist in my
letter in The Star (May 4, 1882 was an
Associated Press release for March 9,
1948, that appeared in The Star on the
same or the following day. The release
states: Mrs. VaShti McCollum, SELF
styled atheist, who brought the suit
against the school board champaign,
nl0 .. said in her suit that she sub
scribed to the tenets professed in a
pamphlet written by her father, Arthur
g. Cromwell, president Of the Rochester,
N. Y, Society Of Free Thinkers. The
phamphlet said in part: Religious wor-
ship is chronic disease of the imagina-
ton contracted in childhood Re-
ligion is born of fear, ignorance, and
superstition. Let us encourage the ques-
tioning Of our youth, whether their
search leads to God or atheism"
It would be encouraging to others and
a boon to Mrs. McCollum herself, If
there were some definite assurance that
she has recanted these views. However,
the editors note appended to my letter
in The Star does not warrant such
conclusion. The note states: Mrs.
Vashti McCollum is on record that she
is not an atheist or freethinker, but
rather a 'humanist' with belief in a
deity"
Now humanism as philosophy of life
is of two varieties-one supernatural in
outlook, the other merely natural. The
former admits the existence Of a per-
sonal and supreme God. The latter does
not. Corliss Lamont, who has taught at
Columbia. Cornell, Harvard and the
New School, has written book in de-
fense of natural humanism called 1.-THE
Philosophy of Humanism." On page 21.
he writes: "Humanism is the viewpoint
.. that human happiness is its own
justification and requires no sanction
or support from supernatural sources;
Evening star., 1952-05-17

Gratis winning in 1948 by "the William
Jennings Bryan line"
The present titular leader of the Re-
publican Party and paramount booster
of Eisenhower for the presidency ju-
diciously forgets that he himself is the
William Jennings Bryan of the G. o. P.
But unlike young Bryan, who more or
less gracefully stepped aside in favor of
an anti-Bryan Democrat in 1904, our
perennial youthful Republican candi-
date is insisting that his own man be
nominated this year.
May we expect that Dewey himself
will again become the standard bearer
in 1856, thus making four attempts in
a row and out-sacriflcing democracy's
own original "Great Commoner"?
Draft Macarthur!
Evening star., 1952-05-17
Procedure

! shall make It
My bright concern,
Day upon day
And night. to learn
The homely things.
The quiet, ana speet
That make his nean-heart
Glad to beat
And 50. toeu knowing
BY accident
And aim hts eucry
Small content.
! may be able
TO I'LL the iDhoIe
Need, at last,
OF his seeking sossk.
=" Eloine Y. Emens
Evening star., 1952-05-17

stop a Japanese conquest. Unfortu-
nately he didn't get it. but he foresaw it.
and he did what he could to stop it.
Many Republicans, Gov. Dewey to men,
ton only one. sounded warning after
warning shortly after World War II,
against Communist conquest of China.
But what was the answer from our
Democratic State Department?
Can the men who blundered so badly
and were so tragically wrong in those
years be again entrusted with the stew
ardship of our foreign policy? On No
vember next the American people will
render their verdict.
Republican.