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Evening star., 1952-11-23
MARYLAND Should Get in Line

The new Metropolitan Area Traffic Council
Is pledged to work for better traffic teamwork
on the part of Maryland, Virginia and the
District. That is commendable objective.
Uniformity in this field of law enforcement Is
highly desirable in region of such closely
integrated communities, with their similar traffic
problems There is much room for improvement,
as committees of the council pointed out at
meeting in Bethesda Maryland'S teamwork is
especially in need of Improvement
Maryland is out of step with the District of
Columbia and Virginia in two important respects:
Car inspection and permit issuance. Both the
District and Virginia have well-organized, rigid
automobile inspection systems, designed to rid
the roads of unsafe cars. Most other jurisdic-
tions similarly make regular checkups on the
mechanical condition of passenger and COM
mercial vehicles. Maryland has no State
supervised car-inSpection system-a defect which
some of that States safety officials have sought
in vain to correct at recent sessions of the
Legislature. Maryland, too, lags behind most
States in its policy on operators permits.
Whereas drivers in Washington and Virginia
must renew their licenses periodically, Maryland
motorists are licensed to drive for lfe-or until
their permits are revoked for fragrant traffic
violations.
Washington and Virginia have good reason
to be concerned over these weaknesses in the
Maryland traffic laws, for Maryland cars and
drivers who use District or Virginia roads are
enjoying an immunity from regulations that are
strictly enforced this side of the Maryland line.
There are no figures to show what effect Mary
lands laxity has had on Washington's safety
record But it is obviously unsatisfactory to have
one set of safety rules for District motorists and
another set for Maryland motorists who come
into Washington daily. Maryland should fall
into line with the remainder of the Metropolitan
Area-and with other safety-conscious States-in
checking periodically on both cars and drivers.
Evening star., 1952-11-23
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of the unions. Then, forsaking the prin-
cipleS upon which unioniSm was founded
by such great men as Samuel Gompers
they spend the funds of the membership
in partisan politics. attempting to tell
the membership how they shall vote on
issues and parties. Their democracy is a
farce Of the first magnitude in that any
member who might disagree with them is
Immediately expelled. This is evidenced
by the many officers of local lodges who
were expelled for opposing this program
of compulsory unioniSm on the railroads,
the legislation for which provided no vote
for those affected. I, myself, was expelled
from membership and Office as district
chairman for writing letters to Congress
opposing the amendment to the Railway
Labor Act, and this after local vote Of
208 to against the union shop. They
know not the meaning of democracy.
w. T. Harrison.
Chairman. National Committee TO,
Union Shop Abolition, Louisville, KY. !.
Calls for Liberty Curtain
Since the close of World War II, it has
been conceded generally by the United
States press that in the "cold war"
Stain has the initiative.
What gives him this initiative? Not
military might without transport! Not a
supposed atom bomb!
At great expense to the taxpayers, in
fact at ruinous cost. we are trying to
build up military might to punch a
pillow" At far less expense and with all
respect to humanity we can take the ini-
tiative away by simple move.
Oppose his "iron curtain which is all
that gives him the initiative, with a
liberty curtain" and close, by legislation,
all United States ports and boundaries
to all Communists and their agents. I'm
pose on all who remain here the same,
or closer. restrictions than those Stain
imposes on Americans in Russia.
No assistance from the United Nations
is necessary. Let other nations devise
their own solutions. Let us assume the
initiative for change.
Imitation is not a "casus belli," or even
an invitation.
HI. r. Smalley.
Evening star., 1952-11-23
Letters to The Star

ting their opinion, three facts should be
stated.
Cd James Madison, in explaining the
Constitutions ability to safeguard the
general welfare against domestic fac
tions, said in his Federalist Paper No. 10,
%. we well know that neither moral
nor religious motives can be relied on as
an adequate control. :. To secure the
public good and private rights.
20 The Constitution expressly states
g. no religious test shall ever be re-
quired as qualification to any Office or
public trust under the United States
and (3) for religion to berate the secu-
larism of our country is as insensible OF
itself, and of our Constitution, as for
the flower to berate the good earth from
which it grows.
Andover, Mass.
Union Shop
It is gratifying that your paper has
given space to the letter OF A. j. Bier OF
the Southeastern Railways in connection
with the union shop and the reply OF Mr..
Kendall. The public in general and the
members Of Congress nave TOO long peen
confused on this issue. the public for the
greater part thinking that it means that
unions shall be allowed in the industry or
plant and members of Congress thinking
that the labor leaders are speaking for
the membership when asking for the
union shop and other forms of compul-
sorry unioniSm.
The politician should have by now
learned that the union leaders do not
speak for and do not as yet control the
voice of the membership except within
the union. If they need more evidence
of that than the vote of the people as ex-
pressed in the recent election, their case
is indeed hopeless one and their blind
ness is beyond repair. Even the stalwart
Mr.. Republican, Taft, after the member
ship repudiated the leadership in his last
election, agreed to so amend the Taft
Hartley Act that the worker would be de-
MED the right to vote on whether or
not he should be forced into union
How blind can they be?
Labor leaders pound their chests and
prattle long and loud Of the democracy
Evening star., 1952-11-23
By Frederick Brown Harris,
Z Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain, United States Senate

from the ground. that there blossoms
red life that shall endless be-"
We will not find the uncommon pag-
cant at all unless we find it on the COM
mon pavement. A wise philosopher of
our own day has said: Gas long as a
man carries his job in one bundle and
his happiness in another, he will inevi-
tably tug two burdens along the road of
life" As soon as he learns to pack his
job and his happiness in the same bun
die he viii have only one burden to
carry, and life's journey viii be pro-
portionately more radiant.
The test and triumph of true religion
is not that it radiates moments Of
splendor but that it comes with music
and with ministry into the dusty high
road Of today. A modern poet speaks Of
"going tramping again-going to the
mountains to recapture the stars" But
you do not have to 60 tramping to re-
capture the stars. those forget-me-notS
of God The mountain stars are above
your head as you stand In your own
doorway.
Not long ago in q Midwestern city. In
tenement section. a teen-age girl
raised the prize bloom Of the city flower
show. She had laboyiously carried buck
cts of earth to the roof OF that miserable
place. There she planted those promises
called seeds. Finally one stem burst into
such glory Of form and color that, fol-
lowing the suggestion Of delighted
friends, she sent it to the exhibition
The judges knew not from whence came
the entries. The wealthy of the city sent
the best from their carefully tended
gardens. But that unknown girl re-
ceived the first prize for the riches which
had appeared on her roof.
And now, as we stop in our busy walk
and with our too-often-heedless eyes
watch an unknown, penniless artist
bring splendor to the stone upon which
he kneels, and as we remember that
always half a proper gardeners work
is done upon his knees" let us listen
gratefully to these other lines of Kip
ling. as he whispers:
There are gems of 1uondrouS brightness
Outlines lying at our feet,
As pe pass them, 1Unlking thoughtless
DoDn the busy crotUded street.
If ,pe kneiD, our pace Uould slacken.
We Mould step more oft 1Dith care.
Lest our careless feet be tre1dtng
To the earth some je1Uel rare"
Evening star., 1952-11-23
Secular Aspects Of U. S.

The papers report that on November
IS group of ecclesiastics, gathered in
your city, made proclamation Of 5000
words to the effect that Religion ds)
Our Most Vital National Asset" and
amongst the evidence delineated to sup
port their opinion was criticism of the
essential secular aspects of our country.
Consequently, before we consider accept
Evening star., 1952-11-23

rank and file and to the Nation as whole. The
choices to be made, and the policies to follow.
will be awaited with interest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19

The amount q a ater which flo'xs
out q ire Mediterranean Sea IL
much less than The amount . hich
Go~s n because Of H4gh eyapora
Loo from tie surface.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
EISENHOWER ON RUSSIAN INTENTIONS

General Dwight D. Eisenhower has made it plain
that he expects Russian long as the free
world maintains strong defense The Republican NOM
inee for President who in charge of North Atlantic
Treaty Alliance armies in Europe until June, thinks the
Russians have reorentaed their plans and are now con-
centratng on building up their industrial capacity.
Eisenhower believes the Russians have abandoned
n1ans for anv immediate attack favor of plans to be-
come the most powerful industrial empire in the world
He believes Stain will risk another world war only when
he is assured of production surprising that OF the Ohe
States which can be maintained long period OF
years. -
Esenhowers appraisal of the Russian threat is mild
" encouraging since it tends to minimize somewhat the
immediate Russian threat He, however, stresses the long
term problem facing the United States that OF lncreas
inc production totals and maintaining prosperity at home
When Russian production totals surpass those in the
United States this country will be in more imminent dam
ger of attack from the Communists than it has ever been
in before 1t up the Government and the Industrial
leaders of the United States to that this eventually
does not come to pass.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19

1t is a disgrace to the City of
Key West that First Street, be-
tween Roosevelt Boulevard and
Flagler Avenue, has no sidewalk
This is the same street on which
woman pedestrian was recently
killed.
The area is heavily populated
now that the Geo. Allen project
has been opened. Many of the oc-
cupants of these apartments do
not have cars since rentals are
chiefly to people in a low-in-
come bracket. To get to the bus
line, they must walk along First
to either Flagler or the Boule-
ward.
If something isn't done to pro-
vide a sidewalk, the street is 60
ing to be know as Death Walk"
Accidents are bound to happen
since First St. is barely wide en-
ough for two cars. Ponds of wa
ter standing at the roads edge
increase the hazards by forcing
pedestrians out into the middle of
street.
The Housing Authority should
have some money somewhere
that it could use for either side
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
1t. Washburn Here
For Naval Service

Lieutenant Orval J. Washburn,
USN, recently reported to the
staff of the us. Fleet Sonar
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
WaShburn of Toledo, Washington,
1t. Washburn enlisted in the Navy
in 1884. He received his recruit
training at the San Diego Naval
Training Center and served on the
aircraft carrier USS Langley and
the cruiser USS St. Louis until he
was commissioned Ensign in 1913.
While serving on the USS st. Louis
as gun captain, 1t. Washburn par
ticipated in two engagements which
that vessel had with Japanese sur
face vessels in the southwest Pac-
ific.
Since then. 1t. Washburn has SER
we'd on the USS Houston and the
USS Newport News, attended the
Gunnery Officers School at the
Naval Gun Factory in Washington,
DC. and was a student under the
Holloway Plan at the Oregon St.
College, Corvallis, Oregon. Prior to
reporting to the Sonar School, he
served as gunnery officer on board
the destroyer USS Sarsfield.
He holds the following medals
and awards: the Navy Unit Com
mendation. the Good Conduct Med
al with one star. the American
Area Medal. the American Defense
the European-African-M Middle East
ern, the Asiatic- Pacific with three
stars and the World War II Victory
Medal.
He is the husband of the former
Selma Wigstrom of San Diego,
Calf. 1t. and Mrs. Washburn and
their three sons Frederick Orval,
age 10; Darold John, age 8; Paul
Dean, age S; live at 81 Sigsbee
Road, Key West, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
COMMUNISM IN SOUTH PACIFIC

In the Educational Record quarterly journal of the
American Council of Education is report of Dr. Walter
Crosby Eels former adviser of higher education with
soap in Japan on conditions in Australia New Zealand
Indonesia Thailand, and Burma.
Dr. Eels points out that Communist Influence is wide
spread in the schools of nearly all countries in the South
Pacific area Incidentally the doctor has spent the past
year travelling from South Pacific country to another
According to the report, the Burmese government is
not trying to stamp Communism but is taking. neu
trail attitude Australas Communist problem is concen
trated few The only serious one South Wales
where the teachers union is mitanty Communistc.
While the government of Indonesa is endeavorng to
keep the Communist influence in many Chinese schools
China has done nothing control their influence in many
Chinese schools in Thaland also dominated by the
Communists
Probably. the least affected of all the countries in
the South Pacific by the Communists efforts is New
Zealand There the standard of living is high, and the
people are content Communism has hard time taking
root in such healthy atmosphere.
Driving licenses are more often issued to unqualified
adults than TO incapable teen ayers
Any discussion which degenerates into shouting for
attention is better adjourned
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
JOB
Shows Cain

An increase of approximately l.
600 persons in August shows a
small rise in the states unemploy-
ment over that of the previous
month, announced Raymond F.
Barnes, Chairman of the Florida
Industrial Commission, today. Re-
vealed in a report given to the
chairman by Charles NJ. Mann, di-
rector of the Unemployment Com
pensation Division, 1888 persons
received $1,12O,708 in August,
whereas the previous month only
1900 claimants received 1858, 063.
The increase in amount and num-
Der of payments for August is due
mainly to the fact that citrus work
erS were laid off in the past for
weeks are still on continued claims
status. The initial claim decreased
since the peak of the layoff is past.
Only about 1853 of the claims filed
this month we're initial as contrast
ed with last month when 81 percent
of the claims were initial.
In comparison with the amounts
of payments in August, 1851, fig
ureS show that although there was
more unemployed at that time,
there was less money paid. Approx
imately 9,40O persons received ST.
OCT ,805.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
THIS pocR OF OURS
gill GLIB

walks or guardrailS. Actually, if
the Authority can find the mon
ey it would be better to invest
it in guardrails than in a side
walk. The rails will help TO keep
playing children out of the
street. I is the City'S responsible
ity, not the Authority'S to build
sidewalks.
SCOOTER ACCIDENTS
Scooter accidents continue %
take a toll amongst both children
and adults. The town seems 20
have gone hog-wild with its dri-
wing habits, ScooterS, automo-
biles, and bicycles alike.
It would appear that at least
half of the people are bent on
committing suicide while operat :
ing various types of vehicles.
The police can't handle the sit
uation. They can blow their whis-
ties, lecture drivers, or summon
them to court. It is a waste of
time. People who care so little
for their own lives or the lives
of others, aren't likely to worry
about a five or ten dollar fine.
Education is the only solution.
Do YOU remember several months
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
HAL BOYLE SAYS

the difference in v, which now
sharply favorS the GU" il the styl-
ish blue overalls.
The plumber. the bricklayer, the
machiniSt used to be renter and
a lunchbox carrier. Today he owns
his own home, his own car, and
lunches in a restaurant whenever
the mood Seizes him. Who now goes
to his job toting a cheese sand
witch and an apple in paper bag
Thousands and thousands of white
collar workers. And they go home
to a small parlor. bedroom and
kitchenette.
Who can better afford to take
his misSus out now and then for
a little night clubbing The guy
in the overalls. But after he dolls
up for the evening you can't tell
him from a millionaire. The office
clerk, bookkeeper, or bank teller,
however, not only lacks the folding
green to pick up night club tab.
He has to stay home so his shirt
is still clean enough to wear an
other day.
A cab driver I rode with the
other day summed UP the problem
of the white collar worker:
81 worked in an office for years
and finally got up to $50 a week.
But my wife and I and the kid
were starving on that. Then | took
to hacking. Now l get fresh air
and feel healthier. l can get by
on the job with a sports shirt and
an old pair of Stacks. l work longer
hours, but it's a bad week l don't
bring home $S5 or better.
Il say to hell with white collar
jobs. I'd rather support my wife
than a laundry"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
BY HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK R - Uncle Sans
most neglected nephew today is
the white collar man.
In the midst of a still booming
national prosperity that is either
postwar or prewar Cor perhaps
both the fellow in the frayed white
collar is getting mostly crumbs.
He eats last.
He is one of the largest classes
in America, but who cares what
happens to him except himself
He is the forgotten man of politics.
A politician may wag his tail to
get organized labor'S vote, sit up
and beg for the organized farm
vote, or wrap himself in the flag
to win the organized veterans
vote.
But how long has it been since
you remember statesman rear
ing up in Congress and announc-
ing:
well, boys, let's roll out a big
pork barrel and help that pore
little teller with the dirty white
collar" Somehow there is no
lobby in Washington for him, and
without a lobby to make noise for
him he doesn't get to dip much
gravy.
1t is said that statistics can be
used to prove anything. But no one
yet has come up with any statistics
to show the white collar man is
doing as well as other Segments
of the population. The figures show
that, in terms of income rise, he
is falling behind.
This has brought a decline in
the prestige OF the white collar
class, which formerly prided itself
on the fact that it rubbed up
against wealth but now is learning
to its vast sorrow that very little
of that wealth rubs off on it.
The skilled worker a generation
ago often diSliked the white collar
man and regarded him as a snob.
Now he feels the gent with the
pale throat harness is not only a
snob-but a poor snob at that, and
envies him not at all He rather
feels sorry for him.
The social gulf that difference
in attire once made between them
has been more than wiped out by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19

"just what are you manufacture
ing?"
The manager lifts a small plate
from a conveyor belt. 1t bears the
stamp: Elevator out of order"
The Communist hierarchy in the
East draws good share or barbs.
The propaganda chief is informed
by his aide that 1.-The demonstration
against the western warmongers
and for the creation of a national
army must be cancelled because
it is raining cats and dogs"
''ThoSe dam yankees are capable
of anything" the chief shouts in
rage.
President Wilhelm PECK re-
ceives an aged caller. then learns
it is his old school teacher.
. DO me favor, Willy" the old
man cackles. don't tell anyone /
once taught you"
Some of the barbS have a Czech
or Polish flavor. Tale spereadors
tell of a Czech soldier in Prauge
prison who blameS his own lazi-
ness for his trouble. Asked how
come, he says:
"YeSteray | met an acquain-
lance and we discussed the polit-
ical situation. thought | had en-
ough time until today to inform the
police against him. but he denoun-
ced me last night"
In the Polish port of Stettin,
Soviet officer turns a ship over TO
the Poles with a long speech ex-
tolling Russian generosity. He fin
isheS, removes his Russian cap,
dons a Polish cap. and thanks the
great Stain for the gift in the name
of the Polish people.
Communist definitions" that
float among the clandestine clowns
include:
ANGLO-AMERICAN - A Soviet
oath.
BLOCKADE a philanthropic
Soviet experiment to make city
dwellers immune 10 hunger and
cold Sabotaged by airlift.
AlRLIFT - provocative supply
ing of Berlin with food and fuel. a
bluff which was discontinued after
the end of the blockade.
PEACE COMMITTEE - a Boil
shevist fighting unit for lombard
ing the peace, equipped to issue
fifty protest resolutions a day
WARMONGER - person unwill-
ing to be swallowed up by Boil.
shevlsm.
PROGRESSIVE - anything in
line with Moscow policy.
ACTINIST - an obedient pioneer
of the progressive idea Of more
work at less pay
PEOPLES DEMOCRACY - a
dictatorship wrapped up in a
Sleeps hide
RECONSTRUCTION 49, removal
of untidy railroad tracks from Ger
man rall lines
INVENTIONS - what happens
in the Soviet Union.
HI NOR - 4 strange. foreign
word
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
Jokes In East Berlin
Are Whispered Not Red

BERLIN-Th~ ~rapevine gag
sters are at it in the Soviet
zone of Germs! a new crop of
jokes deriding the Russians, the
Communists and all things Boil
Shevism has been harvested in re
cent weeks.
Refugees sliding past grim
guards bring the gags with them to
West Berlin where it is consider
ably safer to indulge in them. They
say however, that the anti-state
jokes are part of the nightly rou-
tine in many a beer hall, told with
one eye out for the nearest Com
muniSt cop.
The Russian zone threat 70 re.
arm Is reflected in the latest
wiseeraeks. An example concerns
the conversation between Sch
midi and his friend Mueller who
is foreman Of . heavy industry
plant. Schmidt asks what they
make and Mueller replies: per.
ambUlators."
Fine" Schmidt says, az need
one for my baby. Can you slip me
the parts?
Mueller agrees and some time
later they meet again, and he asks
how the baby carriage works.
well, really thought / knew
something about mechanics" Sch
midi says, 'but / have fitted the
parts together three times now and
the result is always a cannon. Are
you sure you are making baby
carriages?
East zone production comes in
for rib, aside from the war-peace
political arguments. A plant man.
ager comments to a visitor his as
sembly line produced only 5000
items in its first year. raised that
to $4,000 and now has a goal of
half million.
Really" marvels the visitor,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19
Mario Lanza's
Expect Stork

HOLLYWOOD R Only the
stork will prevent Mario Lama
from attending the Oct q royal
command performance in London
of the musical. Because You re
Mine.
1t fractures me. It's Che most
marvellous thing that ever hap
pened 10 me-" said Lama when
told the MGM musical has been
selected for the royal homo r
But Lama added that his wife
Betty is expecting a baby in De
cember and therefore he may be
unable to attend the London per
Torrance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19

Driving licenses are more often issued to unqualif
lults than to incapable teen ayers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-19

Any dlScussoh VhIch degehtrateS INTO SHOUTING TOT
attention is better adjourned.