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Evening star., 1953-10-26
Combining the Military Budgets

President EisenhoWer's reported recon-
mendation that new appropriations for foreign
military aid be included in the overall national
defense budget is logical one, militarily and
politically.
The basic responsibility for determining
the amount and the distribution of military aid
to our allies abroad already is vested in the
Defense Department, subject, of course, to the
broad definitions of our foreign policy 1t has
been the practice, however, to budget the mil
itary aid funds under the Foreign Operations
Administration, formerly the Mutual Security
Agency, and to ask Congress to appropriate the
money in supply bill separate from the ma
tional defense appropriations. Under this
arrangement some of the funds were allocated
for direct military usage, others for so-called
defense support and the remainder for other
foreign economic programs, with the FOA being
the chief co-ordnating agency.
The new scheme contemplateS transferring
all of the military function to the Defense
Department, with discretion left in that agency
as to how the money should be applied With
an increasing emphasis being directed at inte-
grating the military build-up of the free nations
the proposed budgeting and administration Of
the funds hold promise of greater flexibility in
their use and perhaps of buying greater mil
itary strength for fewer dollars.
The political aspect arises out of the in
creased reluctance of Congress to appropriate
sizable sums for foreign aid. Fortunately the
need for purely economic assistance abroad has
dropped off substantially even while most of our
allies have stepped up their own contributions
to defense. For example, West European indus
trial production is up by per cent thus far in
1858 and it is considered the best year in an
economic sense since the end of World War II.
Gold and short-term dollar reserves have risen
in most of these countries, with West Germany,
the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
showing the best comparative records. 1t is
expected now that administration requests for
foreign economic aid of a military charac-
ter will be "phased down" and in the case Of
some West European countries, will be discon-
tinued entirely. 1t has been this category of for
eign aid that has been under heaviest political
fire.
At the same time there will be continuing
need for foreign military aid and it is believed
the administration requests for this purpose
will not be so vulnerable on Capitol Hill if they
are placed under an overall defense budget.
Such budget, of course will be itemized, with
Congress having the final word on specific
items. 1t has been demonstrated before, how
ever, that there is less tendency to slash indis-
criminately at military requirements than at
purely non military economic aid.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
lime for Decision

Fairfax County seems to be having diff
Guilty in making up it's mind whether to Join
with Alexandria in building an intersectional
sewage disposal plant or to go it alone This
is bit puzzling to those who have noted the
estimates of substantial savings which would
accrue to both jurisdictions under Joint dis
poSal program. In the initial construction cost
alone, Fairfax would save an estimated SIS
million, engineers assert, with additional saw
1ngS predicted in operating and maintenance
costs over a period of years. Such savings
should be highly attractive to taxpayers of the
growing county.
Yet there have been reports of late that
some of the Fairfax supervisors are backing
away from prompt decision on the subject
of joint facilities This is surprising, in view
OF the fact that Fairfax already has appropri-
ated $3.50 as its share of the cost of an engi-
neering survey authorized by Arlington, Fairfax
and Alexandria to determine the feasibility and
desirability of joint sewage treatment facilities
The survey was conducted by an engineering
firm suggested by Fairfax County. Moreover,
Fairfax has committed itself to paying a share
of the cost of preparing designs for a Joint
Alexandria Fairfax plant. This survey, the
engineers reported showed that Alexandria and
Fairfax together could save about $25 million
in construction costs by going into partnership
in the anti-pollution program, with Fairfax
County benefting even more than the adjoin-
ing city.
Alexandria, which, like Fairfax County, is
under mandate from the State Water Control
Board to proceed expeditiously in abating pol
luton of the Potomac River, has shown it's
enterprise and good faith by setting up the
Alexandria Sanitation Authority, empowered to
enter into an agreement with Fairfax County
on joint facilities. Impatient over the pro-
tracted delay in the county over the question
Of formulating such an agreement Alexandria
now has decided to seek showdown with the
county supervisors on November 4. Signih-
eantly, that is the day before both Alexandria
and Fairfax must make progress report" to
the State board at Richmond. Unless Fairfax
approves the agreement, or comes out with
some satisfactory alternative in the meantime,
the State board may be expected to crack down
on the county under the enforcement powers
given it by the General Assembly. Therefore,
the time for final decision is at hand. Fairfax
ought to think twice before turning its back on
Sewage-diSposal plan that would serve the
dual purpose of modifying the State board and
saving Fairfax citizens lot of money in the
sanitation field.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Wisconsin Rebukes 6. o. P.

Under the caption, Wisconsin Vote
Slaps Farm Policy" The Sunday Star
OF October 18 discussed the significance
OF the election of the Democratic can
didate. Assuming that the election Of
johnson was a rebuke of the present
farm policy dnstead of such factors
as lack Of harmony among Repub-
licans caused by the preceding primary
election, overconf1dence on the part of
Republicans, or their candidate being
a Catholic) most alarming situation
has appeared.
Secretary Benson, an intelligent and
conscientious man, realized long ago
that the piling up with price supports
Of ever-increasing mountains of sur
plus farm products was wrong, and he
was brave enough to say so. But per-
haps he did not realize that for an
ofdceholder to talk sense on that
subject is to lose the farm vote and
thereby to commit political suicide.
The master minds of the New Deal
Evening star., 1953-10-26
He Should Be Kept Behind Bars

George machine Gum Kelly certainly
chose an inopportune time to start proceedings
apparently looking toward parole from Federal
prison. BY coincidence, he made his preliminary
move only a few weeks before the kidnapping
and murder of little Bobby Greenlease at Kansas
City, Missouri. The general public, shocked by
the Greenlease crime would be further shocked
If so notorious kidnaper as Kelly were to be
freed, even under close supervision.
Kelly, ringleader of gang which 20 years
ago kidnapped Oklahoma Gilman Charles F..
Urschel for 100000 ransom, is serving life
sentence for violation of the then new Lind
bergh Act. His conviction and that of his gun
moll wife, Harvey Bailey and several others
marked the first successful test of the Federal
anti-kidnaping law enacted as result of the
fatal Lindbergh kidnapping. He was the first of
the "No. public enemies" in the popular mind
and the gangster credited with first calling
FBI agents Omen" The Dragging sub
machinegunner has become in criminal annals,
a symbol of terroristic, defiant gangstersm at
its worst.
Although he became eligible to apply for
parole five years ago, Kelly heretofore has been
discouraged from filing petition because of an
old State charge of armed robbery still pending
against him. The charge was placed after the
Urschel kidnapping as sort of detainer in the
event of failure of the Federal prosecution. 1t
is against Federal parole policy to consider a
prisoner for parole as long as other charges are
pending. Recently Kelly asked that the State
charge either be dismissed or that he be brought
to trial on it. The State has obliged in a way
that Kelly may not have anticipated. Prepara-
tionS are being made to press the charge or to
bring new one through reindictment. There
is no indication that State authorities are con-
Sidering the course that Kelly would prefer,
namely, dismissal of the old charge.
If, however, the unlikely should happen and
Kelly should be relieved of all hindrances to
parole application the Federal Parole Board
would have to consider a number of factors
Among them are the prisoners prior record, the
nature and magnitude of the crime committed
and the feeling toward the criminal not only in
his own community but in the country at large
Considered on these three counts alone, it is
hard to imagine a person less qualified for
parole than Machine Gun Kelly.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Hoover, Stokes and IVA

I notice that in the October 81 issue
of The Star, Thomas L. Stokes stated
in his column:
GAS for iva, Mr.. Hoover already has
expressed his verdict before the jury
has assembled. He advocated in pub
lie speech several weeks ago that IVA
and other such projects should be sold
to private interests. This is important,
for the newly reconstructed Hoover
Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of the Government
has power now to recommend abolition
of Government agencies and functions"
Mr. Hoover made no such statement.
He has advocated Government water
development in all its phases for 80
years. If you will read the address to
which Mr. Stokes refers, you will find
that Mr.. Hoover did not advocate the
sale of any plants, mol" did he refer
to the iva.
He recommended the sale Of the
power generated from Government
plants, measured at the "buS-bar," as
is the case of the Hoover Dam, ito
private enterprise or to the municipal
tiles or to the States or to regional
authorities that may be set UP and
managed by the States"
He proposed simply to get the Fed
eral Government out of bureaucratic
operation of the dynamos and distribu-
ton of the power by its sale to any
of the above agencies that proved fit
ting.
Further, Mr.. Stokes stated:
"Mr. Hoover has just designated
retired admiral, Ben Moreell, now chair
man of the board of Jones and Laugh
lin Steel Co., as head of the task force
on Federal activities in the water
resources and power field, which some
how seems a bit out of Admiral Nor
rell's experience"
If you will read Admiral MoreellS
listing in Who's Who. you will find that
he was educated as an engineer and
practiced that profession for nearly
40 years.
John b. HOllister,
Executive Director, Commission on
Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Arlington Schools AppIuuded

During our six years of residence in
Arlington County my wife and 1 have
witnessed the remarkable progress ii
school development which has given
Arlington one of the best school systems
in this section Of the country. We are
truly grateful that our tax money has
been used for this constructive purpose
and that we and our children are
securing the full benefits of free, tax
supported public education.
1t is all the more distressing to us.
therefore, to witness the irresponsible
and politically inspired attacks on the
present school board by AIM candidates.
The attempt to make political capital
out of educational practices which are
essentially n-controverSial and which
have the sanction of widespread usage
appears to be the result of a lack of
real issues. 1t seems to us that the
basic issue is whether we are to 90
forward with the people who have
worked for and produced q first-rate
school system in Arlington or whether
we are to place our future and that of
our children in the hands of people
who fought most of the DEVELOPMENTS
which led to good schools in Arlington.
The ill-tempered and irresponsible
campaign carried on by AIM candidates
and their supporters (witness charges
about pictures of nudes being shown
in the schools) bears marked re-
semblance to anti-school campaigns
conducted in other communities in the
past. Political demagoguery and short
sighted selfishness are not qualifications
which make for good school board
members. Arlington's future does not
rest with people who stand for these
things. 1t rests with those residents of
Arlington County who under the leader
ship of the current school board have
been responsible for the educational
accomplishments of the past few years.
Edwin ]. Hayward.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Letters to The Star. .

change. How unlike the agitaters and
fomenters of strife recently uprooted
in British Guiana they were.
Any sympathy for the virulent ambi-
tions of Janet Rosenberg Jagan and
her East Indian husband is incom-
prehenSible. Raymond N. Shibley.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
RetoIiotory Violence

The Jordan government would be well
advised to abide by the order of the United
Nations Mixed ArmiStice Commission to take
urgent and vigorous action to prevent the
recurrence of any such violence as the recent
mining of an Israeli freight train on the
Haifa-Tel Aviv line.
The commissions finding was that the act,
which resulted in the derailing of locomotive
Evening star., 1953-10-26

vote for party that will The Govern
ment is forced to stand and deliver,
year after year, forever. That is the
significance of the recent Wisconsin
congressional election and the sooner
we face the sad fact the better.
George Frederick Miller.
X
David Lawrence in his October Is
column blames the Democratic victory
in Wisconsin on the fact that too
many Republicans stayed home. This
gives me laugh. Nine out of ten
Republicans never vote. It is dis
gruntled Democrats who elect Repub-
licans
Last November's victory recalled to
me Maryland election when Demo-
Gratis turned out in droves to throw out
a Democrat Governor who had served
five terms in Office. A year later they
realized they were badly hoist by their
own petard. Roland Bieren, MD.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Alaska Scout Executive
Announces Resignation

Alaska's Scout executive, Maur-
ice F. Powers, last week an
nounced his resignation and forth
coming transfer to San Francisco.
Powers has been executive dir
ector of the Boy Scout organiza-
ton in Alaska since March, 1948
During the five and a half years
he has been in charge of the Boy
Scout program in Alaska, men,
bership has tripled and financial
support has doubled, two new
camps have been built, and the
professional staff has been in
creased from three men to five.
His successor in Alaska scouting
is due to arrive in the territory
about July l, Powers said.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Water From Melting Snow
Delays Alaska Railroad

ANCHORAGE, Up = A north
bound freight was delayed for
several hours Friday as water
from melting SHOWS inched up to
the Alaska Railroad line at Spen-
Ger Flats, between here and Sew
ard.
The water came to within is
inches of the tracks at Moose Pass.
A railroad gang with a crane
was stationed at Snow Creek
Bridge to lift debris and smaller
trees from the stream, swollen by
runoff caused by unusual high
temperatures the past four days.
The highway patrol said, mean
while, that there was no need to
close the road, but urged drivers
to proceed with caution on the
highway just outside Seward and
again at Moose Pass.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Pan Am Weatherman
Can't Borrow RaincOat

SEATTLE-Al Klamm, region
al meteorologist in Seattle for
Pan American World Anyways,
ran into some good-natured razz-
ing when he tried to borrow a
raincoat on recent wet day.
His approach to a co-Worker
went: I've got to run down to- the
hangar a minute-lend me your
raincoat, would your"
The first answer was, "Sure Al,
go ahead" Then the other realized
he was talking to one whose bust
ness is making weather forecasts.
A machievelian leer spread across
his face.
"Wait a minute he said. tOn
second thought, if Pan Ameri-
can METEOROLOGICAL all people
doesn't know when it's going to
rain, and doesn't bring a raincoat
to work with him, that's just plain
silly. No, you can't use my coat"
Word of the gag spread fast.
Klamm was unable to borrow a
coat in any office. He finally gave
up and stormed back into his own
office muttering, wise guys, the
whole darn bunch Of EN-"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Civilians on Govt. Payrolls
Decreased 12O,395 In
The Past IL Months

WASHINGTON, LR-Sen. Byrd
O-VO reported today that the
number of civilian workers on
government payrolls decreased
120,395, or about per cent, dur
ing the past II months.
Of the decline, he said a reduc-
ton of 81,516 had come between
January, when the Eisenhower
administration took over, and
May.
Byrd, in his capacity as chair
man of the joint committee on re-
duction of non essential federal
expenditures, said government
workers numbered 2,599,358 at
the end Of June last year and
2,478,963 at the end of May this
year.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
George Sundborg Resigns
AS Manager of Alaska
Development Board

Resignation of George Sundborg
as general manager of the Alaska
Development Board was an
nounced Wednesday from Juneau.
Sundborg, 40, has headed work of
the territorial agency since 1916.
Board members, newly appoint
ed by Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman,
will meet at Juneau on Saturday
to chart the future course Of the
Development Board. They are
Don H. Goodman and Clarence
Moriarty of Anchorage, w. A.
Bates of Ketchikan and Stanley
Tatom of Fairbanks.
Sundborg's letter Of resignation
was written the day after an
nouncement was made of the
board appointments. All positions
on the board had been vacant
since the previous board, consist
ing Of Goodman as chairman, r.
Boochever of Juneau, VIC. Stump
of Ketchikan, Robert l. Sachs of
Fairbanks and Antonio Polet of
Nome, resigned last March.
Stating that his intention to re-
sign had been reached some time
ago, Sundborg asked that he be
relieved of his responsibilities just
as promptly as possible. He said
he was planning to go into another
field of endeavor in Alaska.
Salary of the position of gen.
eral manager of the Development
Board was limited by the recent
legislature to $4,000 per year.
Sundborg formerly was paid $12,-
600.
The Juneau meeting Of the
board was called by Sundborg
upon the request of Goodman.
No appointment has yet been
made by Gov. Heintzleman to the
Second Division place on the
board.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
RADIO PROCRAM
ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE nm NOME FIELD

10:O5-You be Weatherman
10: 30-Lucky U Ranch
10: 55-1-O-1 Ranch Boys
11:00-Curt Massey
11:15-Lina Romay
II: 3O-Honor Roll of Jazz
11:45-the Bob & Ray Show
12:00-This I Believe
12:05-Bob Hope Show
12:30-Platter Parade
1:OO-Music For You
1:15-Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00-NeWs
2:15-FrancesFarewellSing
2:30-Radio Music Hall
3:00-Heard at Home
3:30-DoWn Memory Lane
4:00-NeWs
4:05-Baseball Game
5:30-Bud's BandWagon
6:00-News
6:15-Sportscope
6:30-Rev. Romp, Requests
7:30-Cavalcade of Afnrca
8:W-Great Gildersleeve
8:30-Bing Crosby
9:00-December Bride
9:30-Suspense
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11:O0-World News
11:15-Play Boys
11:30-At Ease
12:O0-One Night Stand
12:30-Music from the Mite
1:00-Sign Off
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Tuesday

6:30-Rhythm Ranch
6:45-Rise and Shine
7:00-NeWs
7:15-Rise and Shine
8:0O-News
8:O5-Rise and Shine
8:30-Morning Devotions
8:45-Ronnie Kemper
9:00-Jack Kirkwood
9:15-Bell Ring
9:3G-You Name It
10:00-Solitary Singer
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Monday

4:05-Baseball Game
5:30-Bud's BandWagon
6:O0-News
6:15-Sportscope
6:30-Rev. Romp, Requests
7:3O-Secret Mission
8:00-Ozzie and Harriet
6:30-Gordon McRae Show
9:00-Meet Mile
9:15-Bell Ring
9:30-FBI III Peace & War
10: O0-Requestfully Yours
11:00-World News
11:15-Jo Stafford
IL: 30-Music Master Works
12:OO-One Night Stand
II: 3O-Music from the Mite
1:O0-Sign Off
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29
Wednesday

6:26-Sign on
6:30-Car'lina Cotton Calls
6:45-Rise and Shine
7:00-NeWs
8:OO-News
8:05-Rise and Shine
3:30-Morning Devotions
3:45-Ronnie Kemper
9:00-Jack Kirkwood
9:15-Bell Ring
9:30-You Name 1t
10:O0-Solitary Singer
10:05-You be Weatherman
10:30-Lucl1y U Ranch
1O:55-1-0-1 Ranch Boys
11:O0-Curt Massey
11:15-Music from S. A.
11:3O-Piano Portraits
11:45-the Bob & Ray Show
12:00-This l Believe
12:05--Bob Hope Show
IL: 30-Platter Parade
1:OO-Paulena Carter
1:15-Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00-News
2:15-Charleen. Hawks
:30-One Old One New
3:00-Al Goodman's Orch.
o:30-Meet the Band
4:00-NeWs
4:05-Baseball Game
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1953-06-29

Roof matching still is an i'm
portant industry in England and
Wales where 900 master thatchers
still work.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Half Of Work
On Morse Farms
Done By Women

Farmers from all parts of Nor
way convened in Oslo last week
to attend events in connection
with the national ricult ure
Week. Newspapers reported a
notable increase in the number of
farmers wives present.
In a talk on women's role in
society. State consultant Bright
Oerud observed that only about
$4,000 maids are available to help
Norway's 100000 housewives, or
about one maid per 10 housewives.
Turning to agriculture, Mrs.
Oerud cited surveys indicating
that well over half of the produc-
toive labor on the typically small
farm is done by the wife. And
more than 76etof the wives at
tend to barn work. 1t is safe to
tay, she opined. that farmers
could not manage without the in
valuable assistance of their wives.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Morse MP's Won

This years skiing contest be-
tween members of the Swedish,
Finnish and Norwegian parlia-
ments was won by Norway by a
fairly wide margin. Held in the
spirit of good clean fun, the only
objective of the contest" was to
see how many of the MP's in each
of the three countries could COM
plete certain ski course, regard
less of time. The result showed
that 1870 of Norways MP's reach
ed the end.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01

Scandinavian Airlines will start
its summer schedule April 10. The
81 SAS planes will have a total
capacity of 2,221 seats, an increase
of more than 300 compared with
the summer of 1852.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Ski Expert To America

JakOb Wage, an Oslo high
school teacher who has delved
deeply into the history of Nor
wegian skiing, has received fell
lowship to pursue similar research
in the U.S.A. He will also study
the background of American ski
manufacturing.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Morse Drink More Alcohol

Alcohol consumption in Nor
way rose slightly in 1852, from
2.1s to 2.33 quarts per capita, COM
pared with 2.52 quarts in 1916.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Morse Labor Peace

Most of the unions affiliated
with the Norwegian Federation of
Labor have now taken their stand
on the recommendation not to
cancel wage contracts due to ex-
pire during 1858, as urged by the
NILS nation council about
month ago.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
U. S. Help To Norway

Norway received $l26,OOO in
technical assistance from U.S.A
during the second half of 1852
At the end of last year, economic
aid received from U.S.A. since
April 1948 totalled $438.6 million,
not including deliveries of defense
materiel.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Morse Soldiers HEIGHT

The average height of Norwe-
gian soldiers has increased by
236' from 1900 to 1851, reports
the Central Bureau of Statistics
in Oslo. Urban soldiers now aver.
age SGT, while those from rural
districts average 5'9.1'.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-04-01
Gerhardsen Labor Head

Former Premier Einar Gerhard
sen was reelected as national
chairman of the Norwegian Labor
Party. Vice chairman Trygve
Bratteli and all other members Of
the national committee were also
reelected.