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Evening star., 1953-08-07
Struightens Out Hondymon

In The Stars real estate section OF
August /, David Bareuther is misin-
formed when he advises that the city
will readily grant permits for the
handyman homeoWner to do his own
plumbing projects and also provide
on-the-job inspection.
BY disseminating such misinforma-
ton in the Washington, Maryland, Ar
lington and Alexandria areas you are
breaking down and defeating an edu-
cational program sponsored by the
local and National Association of
Master Plumbers.
In these areas, and in many more,
plumbing permits are issued to only
Master Plumbers who have passed a
rigid examination and received a GER
tiflcate from local authorities showing
they are qualified to do or supervise
installation of plumbing work.
Furthermore inspections by local
plumbing inspectors are made only
upon the order of a Master Plumber
and contingent upon a permit issued
for the work to be inspected. The only
exception to this is when a local
plumbing Office has information that a
Job has been done without a permit or
by other than a Master Plumber. In
this case an inspector will visit a job
and order the work torn out and re-
placed by licensed man.
E. J. GregOr.
Evening star., 1953-08-07

all its young people trained for useful service
to themselves and to the global community to
which they belong. Every center Of instruction,
therefore, has important work to do. Each
passing day shows how direct is the relation
between education and accomplishment. Co
lumbia University, because of its size, its
strategic location and the quality of its patterns
of teaching and study, certainly is one of the
imperatives of American civilization in the Goth
century. The projected celebration of its 200th
birthday will be an occasion for acknowledging
that fact
Since Washington has many ties with all
the enterprises of expanding knowledge on
Morningside Heights, it will be represented
adequately at the bicentennial festival-with
the president emeritus of Columbia, now Pres
ident of the United States, undoubtedly taking
a leading part.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Getting There Only Half the Fun? HIoh!
By Irvina Lash

" ACATION ads are in gaudy full
flower and the copy writer's wax
lyrical plugging whatever glamorous
form of locomotion they favor at the
moment. Be it by land, sea or air. the
hucksters shout in big type: Getting
there is half the fun!"
True perhaps in some fields of trans
portation, but what an underStatement
when applied to safari by automobile
these bumper bumper days. An
adventure of this sort, in word, can
be hilarious, and for those who prefer
documentary evidence in lieu of the
real thing. it is recommended that
they consult THE Half Open Road"
a mad little manual just compiled by
one Keith Jennison.
Before taking the reader for ride,
Mr.. Jennison assumes that most motor
lists habitually lock themselves out of
their cars. So he explains the proper
manner of handling such situation:
when all the windows are rolled up,
all the doors locked from the inside.
and the keys either lost or Intellectual,
the most obvious and reasonable meth
cd of gaining entrance is to break
window. When deciding which window
to break, bear in mind that, if you
break the windshield or front window,
it is the driver who will suffer most
from the admission of wind, rain. snow
and perhaps worse. Break one of the
rear windows"
Getting onto the crowded highway
is just as simple.
Before entering the road or high
way, many drivers decide which way
they are going to turn and while this
is laudable there is no necessity for it
to become habit. It is always pos
sible to change your mind, or indeed
to stop in the middle of the road or
highway and come. to a decision. Some
times while this decision is being
reached. other drivers will present you
with advice. Perhaps even a definite
destination will be suggested"
Once on the road, Mr.. Jennison cau-
tions: 1T is important to realize at
the outset that the function of the car
Evening star., 1953-08-07

ahead is to be passed. That is what it
is there for. In general it is always
preferable to perform the act on a hill
or curve, for the interest of it is re-
duced, in geometrical progression, by
the number of yards of clear road Wis
ible ahead. When passing on a hill,
remember to time the procedure so
that you and the car ahead reach the
brow of the hill simultaneously. This
feat requires a good deal of practice.
Some memorable views, scenic and
otherwise, are attained in this fashion.
Artemus Broome of Horse Greek, Pa,
observed that it was thus he got his
first glimpse of the Delaware Water
Gap and he never forgot it."
If you don't know where you are
going, which is not infrequently the
case, Mr.. Jennison comes out strong
for maps. Even the poorest map he
says, is infinitely preferable to asking
directions from strangers.
Take for example the question: How
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Out of the Evil Nioht

Mere words can add nothing to the horribly
brutal spectacle which is unfolding at Pan
munjom.
From out of the dark and evil Communist
night the pathetically small groups of enemy
held prisoners trickle back to freedom. All of
the sick and wounded prisoners were supposed
to have been exchanged last April But that
suppoSition serves only as another griSy monu-
ment to Communist bad faith. For many of
those returned in the past two days bore
grievous injuries were desperately i'll. Two
South Koreans actually were delivered dead
Worse still are the stories of starvation and
torture told by the returning men. Some ap-
parently were reasonably we'll treated. The
treatment of others, however, can only be
described as subhuman. Take the case of
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas D. Harrison, Air
Force squadron commander who was shot down
on May 81, 1851 The Communists demanded mill
tary information from him and he refused to
give it. So first they cut off his food for nine
days. Then 10 of them came into his cell and
gave him pretty terrible beating" with sticks
and clubs. Next came the water treatment-a
form of torture in which towel would be put
over his face and drenched with water. When
he would pass out from Suffocation they would
rouse him and start all over again. Then they
would leave him, still tied to chair, with water
freezing on him.
Colonel Harrison survived as did others
who underwent similar brutal treatment. Scores
are known to have died. What happened to the
tens of thousands of other missing soldiers
including more than 5000 Americans, may
never be known. One can only Shudder in
thinking of their probable fate.
1t is bad enough to contrast this with the
condition and the conduct of the freed Com
muniSt prisoners. They are we'll fed and we'll
clothed. Yet as they cross the line, apparently
as a propaganda demonstration, they rip off
their clothing, shout and gesticulate, punch an
ambulance driver in the face and hurl boot
at an American officer. And our people take it
because according to one soldier, they are
under orders not to make any moves against the
rebellious Reds.
1t is worse, however, to reflect on what all
this portends for the future. Is there really any
hope of negotiating just and decent peace with
these people? Do they have any conception of
what we mean by justice and decency? Is it
true that the realities are such that eventually,
We must be ready to accept and treat with the
Communists as the legitimate government of
China-the same men who are ultimately re-
Sponsible for many of the outrages committed
against the prisoners of war? Or is the real
truth that we are again doing what we have
so often done before-just kidding ourselves?
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Only q Boy

A little girl in a pindtore
With sunlight brdtdine her hair.
With doll in her arms, a smile on
her lips,
Is charming and street and fair.
Yet she cannot capture the tuH delight
OF long, green summer day,
Nor bring the magic OF dusty roads
And Windino riUer iOGy.
But small, brown boy pith a fishing
pole
Whose thoughts are as tail as
the sky.
Whose face is dirty and berry, stained
Can catch the clouds as they fly.
Only barefoot, Sun-tanned boy
With a dog By his side can seem
To hold in his hands the Ddrn,. ripe
hours
And the heart OF a summer dream.
LoIo 5. Morgan
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Navy Housing Rent Increase

Increasing the rent on Navy housing
is shame. These little temporary
frame bungalows were thrown up dur
ing the war for defense housing
projects. to get civilians to work in
essential war jobs, and were only de-
signed to last for the duration of war.
They were designed to last 5 years,
and are now 10 years old. The only
reason that they haven't already fallen
to pieces is the constant repair and
maintenance work being done on them
by the sailors and Marines who live in
them. If the Government wishes to
charge rents comparable to civilian
rents, it should pay the sailors and
Marines $25 day for the painting,
carpentry and other maintenance and
repair work that they have done to
improve the property. The neat gar
dens and lawns show the loving care
that these boys devote to improving
their temporary homes. Many of these
sailors and Marines have returned
from Korea and other outpoSts where
they serve our country in the worst
places in the world. This is the first
opportunity many of them have had to
live with their families in the United
States and soon they will be shipped
out again to another overseas outpost,
or sea duty, and separated from their
families again. Raising their rents on
these little old defense houses would
be cruel injustice to these sailors and
Marines, and to their devoted wives
and the 1,400 children who live in
Bellvue alone.
When discussing comparable rents"
let's also consider comparable salaries
Surveys show that the average civilian
family in the District of Columbia has
an average income of about SIS 900 a
year, which is over so per cent higher
than the average enlisted mans family
income. Many of these enlisted men
already have to work at part-time jobs
while off duty evenings and Sundays in
order to earn enough to support their
families. They work in drugstoreS and
garages and other part-time jobs
Raising their rents would discourage
e-enliStments, critically needed by the
armed forces. These men are skilled
technicianS that we need to re-enliSt
for the vitally important responsibili-
ties of leadership and training, and
maintaining the complicated machines
and electronic equipment essential to
modern defense. We need them and
should appreciate all they have done
for our country. Let's not drive them
out of the service by raising their rents
unjustly. Their rent should not be
raised.
Paul SteinIein,
c. p. o., U. S. Navy (Retired)
Evening star., 1953-08-07

far is it to MarShville?" Actually it is
10 miles, but the answers may run like
this: /. Don't know" 2. Don't care"
3. 1T seems farther than it is, but
you'll find out that it amt" 4. About
eight miles, but you'll wish it was
farther"
In a chapter headed Care and
Training of Pedestrians" the motor
ist is advised that while waiting for
a red light to change at an intersec-
ton he can assist the pedestrians
greatly by periodically stepping on the
accelerator, causing the motor to give
forth a loud growing noise. This
serves to remind the pedestrian that
he is on debatable ground and will
do we'll to proceed with celerity and
restraint"
Publisher Doubleday subtitles this
contribution to the glove compart-
ment "A Handy Guide to Chaos on
the Highway" and there is no reason
to dispute it.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
To Be Battered Down

The Communist regime at Prague has
received an effective reply to its recent note
demanding that our Government put an end
to the release of eafet-bearing balloons
carrying messages of freedom and news from
the Western world to the people of Czecho-
Slovaka.
Launched from the United States zone in
Germany by the Crusade for Freedom-a
private, non-governmental organization run by
Americans-the balloons apparently have been
successful in delivering to large numbers of
Czechs lot of factual information of the type
that the Communists are always striving to
cover up and keep hidden. According to the
Prague protest, this information has been an
in1ammatory thing designed to "disquiet" the
population, and hence our Government must
forthwith stop such air-borne violations of the
Iron Curtain. In response in a formal note,
the State Department has fatty rejected both
the complaint and the demand, and it has
addressed to the Red puppets good and timely
lecture on their evil repression of human
liberty and on how that repression must con-
tinue to be countered.
Thus, in the words of the note IF any
government attempts to erect wall sealing off
it's people from contact with the outside world,
it is inevitable that ways will be found both by
the people inside that country and by the
that artificial barrier and maintain some line
of contact with one another" Balloon barrages
and similar operations are wholly legitimate
and essential measures to that end. If the
Prague tyranny is anxious to see no more
showers of air-borne leaflets from the West
then it should realize-as our note says-"that
the best assurance that this means of COM
muncation will not be used is to obviate the
need for it by permitting what is natural and
necessary in the modern world namely, free
contact between nations and the free exchange
of information and IDEAS"
In other words, the Czech Communists have
been told that until they remove the Iron
Curtain the United States will give its blessing
and support to any peaceful effort to batter the
thing down in behalf of truth and freedom.
The Prague puppets will not like the contempt
implied in this answer, but it is what they
deserve.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Summer in the Temporuries

In regard to the article in The Star
July 81 about Government workers in
temporary" buildings and their dis
comforts in the hot weather, 1 would
like to take umbrage with Earl Ying-
ling of the Navy Regional Office dis
bursting section. / believe Mr.. Yingling
is minority of one in liking to work
in these buildings. He may be right in
saying that you don't notice the con-
traSt so much when you go outside"
because temperatures inside the build
ings are usually several degrees higher
than those outside, even late in the
afternoon. 1t is almost relief to get
out, even into the blazing sun. Further
more, on a real hot day efficiency is
impaired unless one is doing the SIM
plest kind of non-active operation in
slow motion.
do not think the answer is air-con-
ditioning in each Office. The buildings
which do have it still heat up much
more in the afternoon than do the
more permanent or fully air-condi-
toned Office buildings in the city.
think the answer, and if I'm not mis-
taken some group is already pumping
for it, is tc tear down these temporary
buildings and replace them with some
thing people will be proud and able
to work efficiently in.
William Spencer.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Dear Sir:

|Deaf Slf.
Il thought you and your readers
might like to know about my petunias.
Nobody writes about petunias, do they,
so I thought would do SO.
With all the terrible things happen
ing in the world, petunias strike a
kind and sensible note, it seems to me.
when look at them I see my old
Kentucky home-really for that was
where ! was born.
out there, we had sweet peas, too
You never see them here, and I wonder
why? Don't those shy little faces like
our sprawling, absurd city?
Maybe you can tell me why WASH
lngton and environS has no sweet peas.
ANY one can grow the petunia, a
gentle flower, low and humble one,
but best for window boxes and some
borders.
THE best thing about the petunia
is that 1t attracts hummingbirds, as you
have pointed out so often.
Il have tried the glass vials filled
with sugar water, and they do draw
the hummingbirdS, but to my eye the
poor things look rather disappointed,
as if they wanted the feel of petals, too.
Il cannot blame them. If I were a
bird, would like branch and petal in
preference to glass.
i md that pink petunias in a win
Evening star., 1953-08-07
An Ominous Fokery

Events of recent days in Iran would be
ludicrous if they were not another step in the
death of parliamentary government in that
country, another move toward totalitaraniSm
that may prove dangerously vulnerable to
communism, as President Eisenhower has
warned.
Premier MosSadegh, baked for months in
his efforts to force the Parliament to grant
him fully dictatorial powers, is emerging over
whelmingly victorious from plebiscite oSten-
sibly designed to test public sentiment toward
his policies as chief of state and, in particular,
toward his expressed intention to dissolve the
Parliament The prospects for favorable vote
were not hindered, of course, by the resourceful
PremierS decree that the balloting should be
non-secret, with names addresses and finger
prints of the voters clearly registered. To make
1t all less confusing, separate booths were set
up for those who favored and those who dis
approved the governments position. The booths
to be used by opponents of the government
were plainly marked by signs explaining that
"thoSe who vote here traitors and agents
of the British" An initial tally from Teheran
and environS showed that only 173 individuals
out of $4,000 had been so misguided as to
identify themselves as traitors and agents Of
the British"
Accounts of the voting reported that men,
bers of the Communist Tudeh Party although
it is officially outlawed as a political organiza-
tion, marched to the polls in mass demonstra
tions of support for the MoSsadegh position.
Liquidation of the royal court and expulsion of
American missions we're two major points of
the Communist platform"
Although there we're occasional minor
clashes between police and Communists, the
alliance reflected by the Communist pro-
Mossadegh electioneering and voting is becom-
ing an increasingly strong one. 1t is likely that
the day is not far off when the Tudeh leader
ship, or perhaps the Kremln will be demanding
It's political pound of flesh" for this support to
the power proud Premier.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Inspirutionul Edition

Two things connected with the July
q edition of The Star are the inspira-
ton of this letter.
First, wish to express my apprecia-
ton of the front-page cartoon by Jim
Bergman showing Uncle Sam praying
on the occasion of the Korean truce.
This must surely inspire every Ameri-
can who looks upon it to be more de-
vout than hitherto he has been.
Second, I wish to express my high
est praise of the article, Communism
and the College Student" by j. Edgar
Hoover, on the editorial page. When
you printed these tWo-the cartoon and
the article-were you conscious of the
fact that each sustainS the other?
1 think the j. Edgar Hoover article
should be distributed to every high
school and college in America, and to
public libraries. too. And / wish that
every man and woman in the United
States had a copy.
Myrtle M. Morris.
Holstead, Kansas.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Columbia University Bicentenory

Just before adjournment, the first session
of the SD Congress took action providing for
national cooperation in the celebration of the
200th anniversary of the founding of Columbia
University in New York. That great institution
of learning began as Kings College in 1854, and
the observance of its bicentennial next year will
have worldwide significance.
Reasons for this are, obvious. 1t happens
that our particular age of confusion" needs
Evening star., 1953-08-07
DecontroIIed Rents

The landlords have got their pound
of flesh; rent controls are lifted.
They continually sang the song Of
plenty of rental property available but
did not dare mention the prices at
which said property was to be had.
Maybe if we did not have to COM
pletely support John Bull, we could
reduce taxes, so that both American
landlords and American tenants could
exist. Observer.
Rent control may have not given the
landlord a reasonable margin for re-
pair, taxes, ETC.. but may 1 ask why
for the same treatment-no repairs
or improvement of any kind-should
an increase of so per cent be added to
>the already overburdened tenant? In
not too good neighborhood, was
handed this increase with a take it
or leave attitude. Grace M. Ray.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Letters to The Star

day in Arlington, Va, we have five
political parties, viz: Democrats, Re-
publicans, Liberals, Non-Partisans and
Independents. Eliminating the first
two, does any one know the tenetS of
political faith of the others? Are they
floating parasites who during political
campaign hitch their star to any band
wagon that will carry them to victory?
Being good American, I feel that
God comes first, then my country
Charity begins at home. The universal
outlook is an old dream. Many years
ago Napoleon Bonaparte had such a
dream. He failed in his objective. The
need of our country today is more
Americans for the United States.
Annie l.. Smith.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Not Enough Americans?

There was no personal animosity
toward President Eisenhower in my
query about Eisenhower Democrats.
So far as I know he is a gentleman
held in high esteem by many people:
Politics is something else. In the early
days democracy was the base upon
which our country was founded. To-
Evening star., 1953-08-07
RehubiIitutinq Koreu

If the Korean War was a United Ma
tons War. then is it not up to the
United Nations to pay for the rehabili-
tation of Korea and not just the Amer
lean people?.
Let the other nations participate in
this cost. The American people have
already made the greatest sacrifice in
Korea. Therefore, if we are not just
the goat for the United Nations, let us
see proper apportionment of the bur-
den which lies ahead
Chester M. Way.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What were the names of the three
horses from which all thoroughbreds OF
today are descended?-F. v.
A. Eclipse, Matchem and Herod.
Eclipse, foaled in 1884, was the an
cestor of long line of famous horses.
1t is reported that horses descended
in direct line from this Arabian stall
lion win 80 per cent of all American
races.
Evening star., 1953-08-07
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 10 any
question OF fact by either writing The Evening
star Information Bureau 1900 street NV.
washington g. D. c.. and inclosinR 3 cents re-
turn postage or by telephoninR ST 2-7363
Evening star., 1953-08-07

@. Who made the original suggestion
that a day be set aside in the United
States as Labor Day?-R. H. /.
A. Peter j. MCGUIRE, in 1882 sug-
Rested the Labor Day holiday parade.
He was at that time president of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America McGuires sug-
gestion was adopted by the Central
Labor Union.
Evening star., 1953-08-07

@. Is Canada larger than the United
States in area?-J. L.
A. Yes. by nearly 100000 square
miles. Canadas population. however.
is only little more than that of the
metropolitan area of New York.
Evening star., 1953-08-07

Pen-naneS may be used if letters carry
DriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-08-07

Il find that pink petunias in a win
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-02
Lobby OF Ritz Theatre Gets
Complete 'Face-Liftiing" Job

The new look the Ritz theatre
Is wearing this week is the result
of face lifting job it underwent
last Tuesday and Wednesday. An
estimated $250O was spent in re-
modelling the front entrance of the
theatre.
The face lifting was done under
the supervision of Ralph Bass,
district manager for the threatre
chain of Stewart and Everett En-
terprises, and Rufus Stewart, local
theatre manager.
ut really amounts to general
and thorough clean up of the en-
tire theatre with emphasis on re-
modelling the lobby and the front
entrance" said Bass as he put
down the brush with which he had
been painting the ceiling and the
new panels in the lobby when /
interrupted him.
The lobby of the theatre has
been enlarged and the concession
stand has been boxed in to per-
nit a little more room at the en-
trance.
Both of the rest rooms have had