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Evening star., 1952-06-02
A Vital Safety Project

AS plans for completion of the Washington
Baltimore Parkway win support in Congress, the
increasing Importance of this new approach to
washington becomes evident. The parkway is
70 provide an alternate connecting link between
washington and Marylands biggest city. Traffic
experts believe that most Of the cars now using
the congested u. S. Route No. will pour onto
the new expresSway when it is opened year or
Two hence. If these predictions come true, the
parkway, as now planned, will have full load
from the very outset. And If New Jerseys expert
ence with its new turnpike is any criterion, the
parkway may need widening if it is to accomn1o-
date future traffic loads safely
The House has indicated its appreciation of
the parkwayS vital role by voting to increase the
authorized cost of the project from $13 million
TO $l4.5 million. Previously the House had ap-
proved $6,75000O appropriation for the park
way in the pending Interior Department BILL
This fund will enable the Federal Government
to expedite its. part of the undertaking COM
struction of the highway from Jessup to the Dis
trict line Maryland has built the stretch between
Friendship Airport and Baltimore
The congestion on the old Baltimore pike is
becoming greater week by week. The April traf-
fc count showed that an average of $4,000 We
hicles pass the pike at the District line every
day. This is more than 10000 cars in excess of
the daily average of the New Jersey Turnpike
The daily average traffic load on the Baltimore
pike rises to peak of $4,000 vehicles in the
vicinity of Rhode Island avenue. Safety officials
regard the pike as one of the more dangerous
parts of U. S. No. l. With the transfer of most of
this traffic to the new parkway, sharp drop in
accidents along the pike is looked for Fortunately
the new parkway is designed to minimize acci-
dent hazards. It's north and south lanes will be
separated by a grass strip and there will be only
limited access to the highway from side areas
There will be no sharp curves or grades. In Short
the parkway has life-saving possibilities that
Justify the efforts being made to rush it to early
completion.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
The Only. Answer

BY their words and actions the Kremlin and
its East German puppets have made clear that
they are intent upon generating fear psychosis
in the hope of blocking ratification of the Anglo
French h-Amercan peace contract with Bonn and
the related six-nation treaty on the European
Defense Community and its projected supra
national army. To that end, in addition to drop
ping dark and incendiary hints about the posi-
bility Of civil violence and another Korea-style
war, they have been almost ostentatious in sug-
geSting that West Berlin may be subjected to a
repetition of the infamous 1948-49 Soviet block
ade.
How should the free world-particularly the
free Western world-respond to this obvious
strategy of intimidation? General Clay, United
States military commander In Germany during
the period when our great and unprecedented
American and Allied airlift frustrated and de-
feated the Berlin blockade, has given the only
possible answer The answer is simply this: That
we and our European friends mnst lose no time
In demonstrating, beyond the slightest doubt,
that the Atlantic Community cannot be fright
ened that threats force will not turn its reso-
luteness into jelly and that it is unaterably de-
termined to carry through to completion the
measures it has TAKEN wholly legitimate and
imperative measures-to build up its common
defenses against the menace of Red aggression.
<A0 Ao1 % WAC oAAICCu oGdtCS ID COuCcTucQ,
this MEANS among other things, that the Senate
should act as promptly as possible to ratify the
peace contract with Bonn. General Clay who
now is in private business but whose qualiica-
tionS to pass judgment on the German issue are
equalled by few officials anywhere, is one with
Secretary OF State Acheson in believing that such
action is a requirement of the utmost Importance.
Our country has taken the lead in working out
the historic new arrangements with West Ger
many and In promoting agreement on the Euro
pean Defense Community. In the ratification
process therefore we have special responsibility
not to drag our feet but to move forward in a
way that will minimize the possibility of an ad-
verse parliamentary vote in any of the other
signatory nations
This is the only way to answer the threat
eners Although they may retaliate with physical
violence, although they may even do worse than
blockade Berlin General Clay believes that we
could win that dangerous game AGAIN., they must
be shown that they cannot bully or bulldoze any
nation Of the Atlantic Community into retreat
or surrender. In that sense, vacillation or back
tracking now would almost certainly SOW the
seeds of future disaster. After ALL blackn1ailers
and terrorists are unappeasabe. To yield to
them today is merely to insure that they will be
bolder and more demanding tomorrow. The men
of the Kremlin should be made to understand,
Enthusiastically that the free Western world re-
fuses to be intimidated.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Taft Forgot the AIomo'

The Taft massacre of Republican
chances in Texas to split the solid South
explodes another myth: That fine ju-
dicial mind of Bob Taft is too honest
for his own good. Cousin David ingalls,
personally directed the slaughter of any
delegate that wore Ike's brand, All that
Mr.. Republican wanted from the proud
State Of Texas was its tombstone vote.
The birth of q virile two-party system
was deliberately sacrificed to explode still
another myth: If nominated Bob Taft
can't be elected.
In staging this cynical massacre Taft
forgot the Alamo. Taft ruthlessness at
Mineral Wells will be the Alamo that
will disprove the first myth and prove
the second. The Alamo symboliaes the
eventual triumph of honest courage and
patriotism over guile and treachery.
So Bob Taft has fine judicial mind?
Yep. Honest Bob is the author Of Taft
Hartley. And that's one of the questions
Ike can't straddle: How do you stand
on Taft-Hartley, Mr.. Glamour-b hoy?
Taft's Mineral Wells kangaroo court
gives Ike the perfect answer: If this
is the way the proud author of Taft
AAoA UACJ duJuOACdtSo uAAAdn PldCIACCc, uAS
brain child either needs radical amend
ment or repeal. Bob Taft has proven his
judicial mind Is nothing but O spoils-
mans greed hypocritically masquerading
in q judges robes. He is Judge who
holds his own precepts Of unfair prac-
tices in contempt. He breaches one
thing and practices another.
This fact proves the second myth:
Any presidential candidate whose only
political strength is ruthless disregard
Of the voters will and preference can't
win in November.
Thomas E. Mattinrlv M n
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Some Drivers Get Away With Murder
To The Editor Of The Stor:

A RECENT WRECK In Alexandria
a which took several lives BROUGHT
forcefully home to me point which I
have been considering for some years
that is. that court action and damage
settlements must always come after q
wreck, when most Of the damage cannot
possibly be compensated in any way.
AS family man, am keenly con-
Scious Of the danger which the most
innocent and careful driver incurs just
by moving into one Of the streets or high
ways Of this country. He never knows
when he win meet driver who is drunk.
or in a passionate embrace with pass
enger, or in such hurry that he takes
terrible risks to clip two minutes on q
twenty-minute drive. He never knows
when he will meet some hotrod maniac,
with long sideburns and cowboy boots,
who drives with the car door clasped
securely under his armpit and with only
his right index finger touching the
steering wheel. He can never be sure that
car he Is meeting won't be driven by q
juvenile mind (not necessarily in q
juvenile body) which doteS on playing
with highpowered automobiles by scar
ing other drivers, running impromptu
races. accelerating or braking suddenly,
"tromping on her." seeing what she'll
do," cutting in and out in heavy trafic.
or by just being a general smart aleck.
With so many millions of automobiles
on the roads these days. all Of them
relatively foolproof machines but. un-
fortunately. all driven by fallible human
beings, our chances of death or injury
are frightening at best. It is downright
stupid of us to permit those chances to
be multiplied by the idiotic few who
like to see how close to danger they can
bring everybody by misusing their right
to drive The record of the postwar
years seems to indicate that the threat
Of lawsuit or injury to themselves has
no effect on such arrested minds.
Some years ago, in midwestern
town, had close call with souped-
up car and hare-brained driver which
left me shaken for hours afterward. I
reported the incident and the license
number Of the playboy to local patrol
man, and he shrugged helplessly. It was
as dangerous an incident as If the
man had been brandishing q loaded gun
at me, but there was no law that could
touch him. Why not? Why must we wait
until too late before imposing the will
and the rights Of the majority on such
Evening star., 1952-06-02
The Police Shortage

The seriousness of the shortage of policemen
Is evident from the intensive fve-State recruit
ing program about to be undertaken by the
Metropolitan Police Department Never before
has 1t been necessary to send special recruiting
teams outside Of the District in an effort to fill
vacancies in the department. The scouting ex-
petitions are designed to supplement activities
Of the Civil Service Commission, which so far
have failed to produce the 200 men urgently
needed to bring the force to full strength.
It is unfortunate that the recruiting CAM
paign planned months ago, will begin at q time
when the department is receiving q lot of un-
favorable publicity To what extent the drive will
be affected by the news of indictments and sus-
pensions of police officers as result of congress
sional and grand jury inquiries is hard to guess
It is possible that some good prospects may shy
away from joining a department which seems
to be under cloud.
The recruiting teams have q splendid oppor-
tunity, however, to give publicity to the other
side Of the Washington police story. They can
bring to widespread public attention the fact that
the department as whole has records to prove
that It is among the best in the Nation-records
which show an outstanding capacity to solve
major crimes and bring the guilty to book. The
recruiters can truthfuly point out that the pres
ent scandals involve only few officers, that the
the confidence of the community by his deter
mined efforts to clean house and that the vast
majority Of Washingtpn's policemen are trust
worthy and respected public servants.
Thus, the departments canvass of cities and
towns in Maryland Virginia, Delaware, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania can have the twofold
effect Of bringing new men to the depleted force
and of offsetting some Of the unsavory publicity
which has emanated from the crime hearings
Viewed in that light, the recruiting drive can be
considered as timely, rather than untimely. This
is not to be one-shot drive, however. The basis
will be laid for continuing program to keep
young men in the nearby States informed of the
opportunities to serve the cause of law enforce
ment in the Nations Capital. And experience in
recent years has shown that continuing effort
must be made to keep the police force at required
strength Washington is not alone in this respect.
Nearly every large city reports similar manpower
difficulties-a fact which should be kept In mind
when proposals for increased police pay and
other benefits are under consideration.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Management Functions

A recent Supreme Court decision sheds some
new light on what Is meant-and what is not
meant-by the Hartley Acts requirement
that employers and unions must bargain in
good faith"
The ruling grew out of dispute between the
American National Insurance Company of Gal
veston and union representing its employees.
The union wanted.a contract which would have
required the ultimate submission of all grievances
to arbitration. The company came back with q
contract containing proposed management
functions and prerogatives' clause, which, in
effect, would have given management complete
discretion over matters that might have been
the subject OF bargaining. Included were such
things as work schedules and discipline.
The dispute went to the National Labor
Relations Board, and that agency held that the
companys insistence on bargaining for its clause
was, of itself, refusal to bargain in good faith.
The company had right to propose" such a
clause, the board said but 1t should have aban-
doned it Immediately when the union objected.
This line pf reasoning, if accepted, would
have operated to the detriment of employers.
In this instance, the company, If acting in good
faith, could have simply refused to agree to the
union proposal for unlimited arbitration, and
the board comedies that But, said the board, it
could not bargain for its own counterproposal.
That, on its face, would produce a senseless
result, and might indirectly lead to the dictation
of contract provisions by the board, which for
the courts ruling tends to require the board to
minister it should have beneficial consequences.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Divided Trail

Dear God. bring You n.y distress
NoiD the dark house is stu.
Forgive my former heediessness:
Help me to knoU Your wiH.
Here lie tiuo paths, and I must choose
Which one to tollo,o. iuiltch refuse.
Alone. ] may not see the right
Nor make the better choice.
I pray You. guide my steps tonight:
listen for Yoasr Doice.
Show me tDticl, path / must pursue
II ! Dould travel out to You.
Helen FoulkneP
Evening star., 1952-06-02
CTS Reaction to Strikes

0I Ke0CtI0n 10 StfIKeS
My son, an Army sergeant in Ger
many, writes: 1.-THE mail is getting slow
over here now. They aren't flying as
many planes as they usually do because
of the gas strike. They can say what
they want to about Truman taking over
in these strikes. But think some one
should have a right to when it starts
hurting the boys overseas. Not so much
over here, but those in Korea. After all
some of those boys are giving their lives
just so people who are striking can live
in country where they can strike. I
think when men start losing their lives
because of strike, then it's time to put
stop to the strike"
Mrs. George w. Chapman.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

.n11he StSu teaosrS CAP get the answer, 70
Hspins s sssr insofmstion BUREAU T fsSo s.T.es
return Dostass Or = 81 81 tslspSonins i e. 1885, sSsc
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Who were the eight "full gen.
erals" in the Confederate Army?--E. E.
A. Robert E. Lee. Albert Sidney
Johnston. Joseph E. Johnston. Pierre
Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Braxton
Bragg, Edmund Kirby Smith. John B.
Hood, and Samuel Cooper.
@. How high should a floor lamp be
for reading? j. ]. w.
A. In general, for use in reading, a
floor lamp should have an overall
height Of 56 inches to 60 inches, with
distance of 40 inches from the bottom of
the shade to the floor.
Q. Please give the origin of the term
Jump the broomstick" in reference to
MARRIAGE. H. M.
A. To marry over the broomstick Is to
marry by q mock or quasi ceremony in
which both parties Jump over broom
stick. This term has also been applied
to common-law relations. The origin Is
probably lost In antiquity.
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Letters to The Star

this question, the non-partisans or
court Of law?
We must realize that where the nature
and duty Of two offices, i.e., a Federal
ofilce and State Office, are such as to
render it improper for one person to dis
charge the duties of both, such person
should hold but one of these Offices or
by accepting another, should either va
cate the first or be disqualified from
holding the second.
The further assumption by the critics
that the above principle does not apply
to businessmen on the County Board
having conflicting interests. further
demonstrates their ignorance of the
policy Of the State. A law prohibits
any contracts between the officeholder
and the political subdivision in which
he holds Office, and likewise provides
for his removal for malfeasance In any
such case.
The critics have not only attacked the
legality Of the decision, but also have
actually impugned the integrity OF the
court and State.
w. H. Chadwick.
Doesn't Like Ike
Where in your editorial, Triumph in
Oregon" is there any real proof for the
statement, Most Of the rank and file
Republicans want general?
Moreover. your assumption that Taft
is the choice of the bosses" whereas
Eisenhower Is the darling of the
people is utterly without foundation.
Taft Is nobody's "tool'' nor does Taft
share any of the responsibility for the
present world mess into which the inter-
ventionists have plunged us. The same
cannot be said Of Eisenhower.
Moreover. Eisenhower strength CEN
ters in New York, New Jersey. Massa-
chusetts. Pennsylvania. New Hampshire
and Missouri States where 'bosSism"
has been notorious for years. Stop
trying to deceive your readers that
Dewey. Driscoll. Lodge-Dever, Duff,
Adams are not bosses; they are
bosses" small State bosses.
The truth is the interventionists are
fearful that. with Taft as candidate,
the people would come to know that
Cd military Intervention in World War
did not gain any Of wilson's IA points
or make the world safe for democracy,
and (2) military Intervention in Europe
in World War II has created more of a
mess than it cleaned UP. And this
largely because Of the stupidity and/or
duplicity Of our leaders.
Moreover, this present mess is not
only political economic social, it is pri-
marily military, for which Eisenhower is
responsible for his share Of the blame.
As Democrat who voted for Dewey
(becauseA he was the lesser Of two evils,
Evening star., 1952-06-02
Questions and Answers
By Thomos R. Henry

The Stars readers can get the answer 20
any any auestiors Of fact by writing The
NV. Washington s, b. G., and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 7363.
Evening star., 1952-06-02

horrible urges to take some Of these
potential assassins from behind the
wheel. tie them to q brick wall, and
squash them to pulp with two-ton
truck. before they do something equally
my little ones.
frightened
Coming to Washington some months
ago, was much surprised at the in
crease in my automobile insurance pre-
MUM and the reason for it. Since then,
driving every day, am surprised that
the number of accidents is not larger.
Fortunately. there are some drivers al
ways alert and considerate Of the "other
fellow"
I have driven in all the Atlantic Coast
states from Jersey to Florida as well as
somewhat inland and have never seen
so much disregard for safety and cour-
teSy as shown here. Cab drivers top the
list, although I've not had any verbal
discourtesy as some charge. They are
very reckless in changing lanes and in
stopping to pick up passengers on the
curb.
1dSSAuS Ou tAc TASuG At mCerSeCCtOuS
is one rule that is practically universal
and too commonly violated. I'm told
that the penalty for "jay walking" is so
severe police seldom enforce it. If that
is so. it would be well to change it as it
is nerve-wracking to drive in busy parts
Of the District because Of the careless
ness Of many pedestrians, and perhaps
many of them drivers too.
New Resident
Evening star., 1952-06-02

I think the Republicans need to purge
themselves Of the "me-too" glamor boys.
Win With Taft.
Evening star., 1952-06-02

Pen-1,an1es may be used If letters carry
1Driters,. correct names and addresses.
AI letters are subject to condensation.
, 1952-05-22
Housing eveloprnen
Gets Authority
TO Send Out Bids

The Virgin Islands Housing
and Redevelopment Authority
has announced through its
chairman, Roy W, Bornn, that
approval has been received to
advertise for bids for the con-
struction of the ID. Hamilton
Jackson Terrace" housing pro
ject of 10 units Of urban low
rent housing at Christiansted
from the Director Of the Puer
to Rico field Office Of the Pub
lie Housing Administration.
Bids will be received by the
authority at its Office in Char
lotte Amalie, St. Thomas on
May 26, 1852 through June 20,
Director de Largarde
announced.
, 1952-05-22
Operettu by Csted
Grumrndr School
Students Entertaining

Patrons Of the operetta pic
mic in Fairyland" presented at
the Parish Hall last night
found the play entertaining.
Presented by the Christian
sted Public Grammar School
t was directed by Mrs. Imo-
gene Stevens, Music Teacher.
The Hall was filled to over
flowing which made it neces-
sary to stage it a second time
his evening.
The first scene showed the
Fairies and Elves singing and
dancing in the moonlight; the
7econd, lads and lassies dane
ing about the Maypole waiting
to crown their queen. Inc
third, a moonlight scene
showed the Fairy Queen send
ing a message to the May
Queen inviting her to make an
alliance. The moral of the
uI844AaEE& 81 =
story was obvious: Instead Of
each other they decid-
ed to uAite for the happiness
of ala lesson many here
nav we'll take note of.
There were approximately
fContinued on page Az
, 1952-05-22
Orgonic Act MuY
Not Come Up.
Senator Butler Hints

The Organic Act bill for the
Virgin Islands may not be
taken up at this session Of
Congress, Senator Butler indi-
Gated in a letter to Ashley 2.
Totten, president Of tbs
AVICA. The letter reads ii
part as follows:
"Your fine letter Of May l3
makes me even more regret
full to have to tell you that at
ter comforting with the Chair
man and other members Of the
Committee, / have reached the
conclusion that the legislative
situation is such that. / don't
feel that | or other Members
should be away from the SEN
&H HHN4a4AHF4 go &%GE#F-a
ate at this time.
Among other matters, we
have virtually all the major
appropriation bills, including
that for defense, still to be
acted upon. It is the duty Of
every Senator, and every citi-
zen, too, to scrutinize these
measures, which in the opin-
ion Of some threaten to put US
into national bankruptcy, with
the greatest care.
In addition, inevitably an
election year imposes a great
many additional burdens on a
Senator.
Therefore, it will be impos-
sible for me at this time to 60
Continued on page a
, 1952-05-22
Melbo Cunegutd
Wins Miss Athletic
Title Contest

Miss Melba Canegata, a stu
dent Of the 18th Grade, was
the winner of the contest to
select a queen for the Inter-
Island meet and will be
Miss Athletic Meet"
on Saturday night, in what
should be a brilliant ceremony
at the Jungle Casino. She re-
ceived S,276 votes.
Miss Ruby "Millie" Hay, of
the 18th Grade was runner-up
in the contest with 2,767 votes.
Others who trailed were Miss
Dorothy Moorhead with 915;
Miss Gloria Christensen with
795; Miss Luz Villafane with
722 and Miss Alice Smith with
721. /
The count was conducted
under the PERSONAL supervi-
sion Of Claude O. Markoe and
the faculty of the Christian
sted High School at the Jungle
Casino last night. Announce
ments were made over the
loudspeaker by Luz James,, Di-
rector of athletic activities for
the meet. A number Of specta-
ors were on hand; they gave
lusty applause to all the con-
testants for the showing they
each made. Many of them by
their own personal efforts.
g&& EL
, 1952-05-22
Hdnds Across Sea :
Gives Third Luncheon
For Scholarship Fund

The Hands Across the Sea
Awards, Inc, held its third
Annual Embarrassing luncheon
last week at the Castleholm
Restaurant, 344 West 57th
Street, NY. The luncheon was
iii the form of a smordgasborg.
"A feature of the luncheon
was the presence of the two re
cipients Of scholarships, who
made the trip from Howard
University for the occasion.
These two students, Miss
Gladys Richardson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rich
ardson of Christiansted & Wal
ter Abel, son of Mr.. & Mrs.
Abel, Asst. superintend
ent Of Public Works in Freder
iksted. Miss Richardson, a.
Freshman, is majoring in math
ematics, and Mr.. Abel in cleo
trical engineering.
Principal speakers at the.
luncheon were DR.. Mordecai
Johnson, president Of Howard.
University, pr. G. James Elem
ing, executive editor of the
New York Amsterdam News
and DR.. Robert Weaver, Dire