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Evening star., 1953-06-14
Partial Reorganization

The Commissioners have been responsive
to public sentiment in deciding not to 60 all
the way with their recognizing staff in the
planned consolidation of District licensing and
inspection services. It cannot be said, however.
that the whole reorganization program has
been wrecked by what happened to the highly
controversial plan No. s." That plan has
been greatly modified, it is true, but there is
still prospect of some savings through greater
efficiency.
Health Officer Seckinger waged successful
night for retention in his department of all
health engineering and inspection activities.
His arguments against transfer of this part OF
his work to the new Department of Inspections
were persuasive. He was backed by the local
medical organizations and the Citizens Advisory
Council. And Schuyler Lowe, District admin
1strative director, early evidenced willingness
to compromise. In fact, he suggested considera-
ton of the alternative plan that subsequently
was adopted, explaining that the alternative
had been studied by the reorganizers as a
second-beSt approach. The compromise leaves
health engineering and health inspections di-
rectly under the Health Officer, but calls for
closer coordination of their functions.
1t was inevitable that the proposal to abolish
the Traffic Department and divide its work
between the Department of Inspections and
the Department of Highways should run into
trouble. Washington, under the good safety
program of Traffic Director Keneipps office
has won many national honors in the field of
traffic safety There was serious opposition to
doing away with department which had done
such an outstanding job in preventing accidents
and controlling the movement of automobiles
through congested streets. Yet as the Com
missionerS have indicated in deciding to make
special study, there has been costly over
tapping between the Highways and Traffic
Departments in respect to engineering phases
OF traffic safety. A compromise reorganization
plan provided for retention of the Traffic De-
partment but the transfer of its engineering
functions to Highways. But the Advisory Council
recommended against even this shift and the
Commissioners accepted the recommendation.
Engineer Commissioner Prentiss meanwhile will
try to find some way of reducing the wastefu
duplication of efforts in the traffic-engneering
sector. Mr.. Lowe has estimated that this waste
is costing the District about 100000 year.
More savings will be effected through the
merger of building, electrical and similar in
Spection services under single head in the
new Department of Licenses and Inspections
Obviously, the large economies which the re-
organizing staff predicted for a complete reor-
ganization of licensing and inspection have gone
aglimmering. But some money undoubtedly
will be saved and much of the annoyance to
the public from multiple inspections will be
avoided. Those are gains that will make the
reorganization studies worth WHILE in any
event.
Evening star., 1953-06-14
BY Frederick Brown Harris
i Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain, United States Senate.

counted and ridiculed him. But he
showed no sign Of wounded vanity and
pride. In the fires Of suffering his ma
ture had been purged Of all vindictive-
ness. When asked why he did not re-
pay his enemies in kind, he answered
those who urged him to disregard the
wet Paint" signs: "You have more
Of that feeling of personal resentment
than have. Perhaps, have too little
OF it, but never thought it paid" That
was the refreshing naiveneSs of true
greatness. Harbored resentments are
always smudges of wet paint.
"A man who professed to be follower
Of that One who. nailed to a cross and
being reviled not again, and who even
prayed for forgiveness for His tor
mentors. said gloatingly: There was
a man who once did me a wrong, and
waited IL yearS-but waited until
I had the chairs sold from under him.
And then drew a long breath and
said, My God, but that's conQuering!'"
That man in cold calculation demand
ing his pound of flesh stood there OBJ
livious to the fact that far from being
conqueror he was a slave to his own
unholy passion, and that his garments,
even his hands, were covered with the
wet paint OF corroding revenge.
h
When Kipling in his IF" talks about
the possibility Of being hated and yet
keeping hatred out Of ones heart, Of
being lied about yet scorning to lie in
retaliation, he is picturing one who
resolutely and wisely obeys in time the
warning signal wet paint!"
1t is an evil day when one dons the
glasses Of cynicism. They turn even a
bright and beautiful world into dismal
vale. Those darkened lenses make one
doubt love, religion, democracy, brother
hood-life itself-even God. No won
der with piercing insight an immortal
Psalm exhorts, Keep out of the seat
OF the scornful." Life is geared not
to make us comfortable. but to make
us conquerors. When some adverse
experience throws us and we smash
into some stone wall, and get hurt, then,
blessed is the man who escapes without
the wet paint Of disillusionment cling
ing to him.
One whose lot had been, as he put it,
"to march straight into the worlds
ugly face" without showing any trace
of the wet paint Of envy, revenge or
cynicism, bore this witness as in his
life the bitter had changed to the
better. and weights to wings: 1.-THE
challenge of it, is like the challenge
of bugles. It's like the restless rafting
Of drums in the dark. I like throwing
myself into it. Not into job: a man
can get sick Of lob: But into Gods
own magnificent march and the thun-
der of His feet"
Such victory incarnates what st.
James meant about keeping ones self
unspotted from the world.
Evening star., 1953-06-14
VeY Poor Advice

Starting from the premise that 1t is shame
full for "blameless' citizen to submit to an
"inquiSition" by a congressional committee, DR..
Albert EinStein has advised "every intellectual"
who Is called before one of the committees to
refuse to testify. The intellectual must be
prepared, he said, for "jail and economic ruin,
in short, for the sacrifice of his personal welfare
in the interest of the cultural welfare of his
country"
This admonition has a noble ring, but it
Is very poor advice. DR.. Einstein apparently
assumes that all intellectuals who have been
called, or who may be called, before an inveSti-
eating committee are blameless citizens. The
record plainly indicates, however, that this is
not the case. When an intellectual refuses, for
instance, to answer a question as to whether he
is engaged in espionage against his country, he
certainly is not entitled to be considered a
blamelesS citizen.
Nor does an intellectual have any special
standing before congressional committee. If
an individual, as matter of principle elects to
refuse to answer questions and is willing to
pay the penalty that is his prerogative. But in
this respect an intellectual stands on precisely
the same ground as any one else. If 1t is right
for an intellectual to remain silent, it must be
equally right for an industrial leader, banker
or an editor to do the same. And if every one
should refuse to testify there would be no such
thing as congressional Investigations. Despite
undeniable abuses however, these investiga-
tionS, on the whole, have served the public
interest well and have led to legislation which
has bettered the society in which we live. To
resort as DR.. EinStein urges, to "the revolu
tionary way of nonco- operation in the sense of
Gandhi's" would serve merely to fill the jails
with misguided people and protect those who
have something to hide.
Evening star., 1953-06-14
Juvenile Court Rebuff

The opinion of the Municipal Court Of
Appeals in the case of Camille Sippy Is un-
questionably rebuke to the Juvenile Court
1t is not a rebuke, however, which reflects
discreditably on the intentions Of Juvenile
Court Judge Edith Cockrill.
The case of Camille sippy was heard six
days before her eighteenth birthday. The girls
mother, claiming that she could not control
her daughter, wanted the court to commit her
to school specializing in psychiatric treatment,
Evening star., 1953-06-14
Hiqh Cost of Wur

believe that God does not condone
or approve our wars and war building.
We are assured by our authorities in
Korea that they will not sign for peace
for-any-price. We ask why, for GER
tainly peace at any price" will be far
cheaper, and infinitely better, than
war at any price" We have been, for
the past half century, or longer, waging
wars at any price, and the most that
we have gotten out of them is unbear-
able taxes.
Our war in Korea has cost us nearly
a hundred billion dollars and ten thou
sand lives. We might go into China
and kill ten thousand Red Chinese
day for the next one hundred years
and there would be then more Chinese
in Asia than there are today. Barring
an epidemic sweeping through the
country and wiping out the people
faster than we can kill them with
atomic bombsD We might subdue the
Russian armies with superior bombs
and equipment, but we will never sub
due their underground.
1t will require all the manpower of
America to police that great territory,
and the men we send there to police it
will be surrounded by cut-throats and
daggers.
Can we not read the handwriting on
the wall?
Charles NJ PidgeOn.
Evening star., 1953-06-14

say that "the abuses which have de-
veloped under the VA disqualification
program as authorized by Congress
should not be tolerated" and that the
American Medical Association is right
lin objecting to the extension Of free
Federal medical and hospital services
to all veterans, regardless of service.")
Evening star., 1953-06-14

Pen-nanaes may be used if letters carry
1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are Subject to condensation.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22

Miami, Florida, as we know, is
the city in which the BaptiStS of
America will convene September
8-17, 1858. The meeting this year
and in this place is of vital i'm
portance.
I saw the blazing headlines on
our morning papers "The Arrnis-
tice is Signed in Korea" and
received a call the same night
from an editor of the Chicago
News inquiring what kind of a
celebration I planned for my
people in this city in the wake
of this great incident which closes
approximately 3 years of blood
shed. My answer was: "It is too
early for me to know what to do.
| am hoping that the news is real
and permanent, but I am fearful
less the cause has not been re-
moved. If not, be a lul, a rest
period, a call for time to reload
our guns"
l am of the opinion that the
mess of our world may be laid
at the door of the Christian church.
We have made mockery too long
If our high calling and a joke of
the great Constitution of these
United States. The Christian
church must rise up and demand
of this nation the enforcement of
the Constitution for all citizens
and make christianity a reality
from the preacher in the pulpit
to the plowman in the field.
The eyes, not ony of America
but Of the world are focused upon
the National Baptist messengers
who shall meet in convention Ses-
sion in Miami, Florida. The blaz-
ing footlights of a deep concern
are turned upon US, and the ques-
ion is asked as we head for the
convention: What does Miami
expect of us, and what have we
to give in response to the needs
of the city, the state, the nation
and the World?"
The answer to the first question
is Miami is expecting thousands
Of christian ministers who are an
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22
CHICAGO BAPTIST LEADER Soys ;.
Miami Here We Come

portance than "who shall follow
leadership" Up to this hour of
our history in the Baptist family,
we have not been able to move
as a united army under any lead
ership. My challenge and yours
today is following the leader Sc
lected by the people. All Of our
presidents have been good and
great men. Morris was a tall gil
ant in character, intellect and
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22

nointed and filled with the spirit
Of Christ Ministers whose
hearts are filled with prayer and
love and goodwill-ministers who
preach and practice the principles
of peace on earth. Ministers who
represent the Christ of mankind
in this crisis of our world. BY
the help of God, we shall press
towards this high calling in Christ
Jesus and make the citizens of
Miami proud of our coming and
blessed by our conduct.
The concern of many is can
didate for leadership and we all
know that conduct comes before
candidate. We realize that chris
tan principle is more important
than president. The four years of
christian service is more vital
han four years of tenure in Of
flee.
Miami, we are on our way with
the members of our respective
churches before whom we shall
stand making none of h e m
ashamed of our conduct or to call
us their pastor, when we returned
to our respective churches Not
only christian ministers will
gather in Miami but men and
women of every rank of life who
are acquainted with and affect
eo by the new birth. Miami shall
not only have life, but have it
more abundantly because of our
visit. Some citizens of Miami may
not bid us welcome, but we shall
SO live and labor that all will say
on our departure Come again."
Have we anything to offer this
city? Is the city in need of some
thing we possess? Yes! l have just
returned from Miami, Florida and
Miami Beach. 1 have visited the
hotels, White and Colored in
which our messengers shall find
courtesy, care and rest. The
White hotels, because of the dig
nifty of the ministry of Miami will
bid us welcome and because of
what they have heard of this
great Baptist family with a con-
stituency of 100000. They are
saying Come over in Macedonia
and help u.s."
Now regret to say that met
some ugly and unwholeSome
things in Miami They made me
think l was in Chicago. The
truth is, into whatever city we
60 today where our population
is large, we find parading the
streets, the unfortunate members
of our race group whose conduct
is damaging to our possibilities.
They know not what they do and
we must say to them as Peter
and John said to the impudent
man at the door of the temple
Look on us" and have them say
of us as the young woman said
in the open streets who saw the
preachers passing by: "These men
are the servants of the Most High
God which show unto us the way
of salvation"
We will not cause DR.. J. H.
Finlayson, the president Of the
State Convention or DR.. E. T.
Graham, or DR.. Thedford John
son or any of the pastors to hang
their heads in shame before the
citizens of Miami. Every hotel and
home will be proud of us, for
we shall bless them as we enter
and leave heavens benediction
resting upon them.
Christian messengers worry not
so much about the candidate as
about Christian conduct. "Who
shall lead u.s. is not of more inn
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22

spiri. but unable to unite the
BaptiStS. Williams was a diplomat
statesman and preacher but
under his leadership the Baptists
became divided as never before.
Jemison is princely, humble in
telligent and a christian brother
to all men, but is struggling UNI
der the problem of a divided army.
God send us a man whom we will
be willing to follow! And I say
again, Miami Here We Gomez"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22
LOCAL JITNEYS
THREATENED WITH
BANISHM ENT

PUNISHMENT
Our local jitneys, both the Mi
ami Beach and the Liberty City
lines, are now faced with the pos
Sibility of being banned from the
streets of Miami. A well organiz-
ed move, which has been in the
making for number of months,
and which is being fostered large
ly by public bus interests and
other big businesses, is now well
under way toward getting rid of
the jitneys, and thus leaving the
bus interest with a complete mo-
nopoly on public transportation in
the city of Miami. Such move is
in my opinion, not only unfair to
the jitney operators, but is act
ually bad forthe public in gen.
eral who through no fault of their
own, must ride the public trans
pOrtation vehicles to and from
work and on other occasions.
A special hearing has been
scheduled for Wednesday, Aug
uSt rs by the city commission,
during which time prepayment and
opponents of the move to get rid
of the jitneys will be given
chance to have their say on the
matter. This meeting is "must"
for all persons interested in hav-
ing the vital service which the
jitneyS offer the community re-
mains as it is. It can well be as
sumed that the anti-jitney block
will have its first team there, all
prepared to convince the authori-
ties that the jitneyS should 60.
1t therefore becomes the duty of
all community minded citizens to
take stand on this all-impor-
tant matter, and let their stand
be known by the that be.
/, for one, plan to be there, and
I'm going to have my say.
In my opinion, not only do the
buses not perform the type of
service which the jitneys offer,
but they actually fail in a number
of other instances in supplying
many almost personal gestures,
which are so necessary for those
people who live a considerable
distance from the bus routes. The
jitneys are necessary and vital
part of the economy of this COM
munity, and to get rid of them
now or any time in the future,
would indeed bring an un-neceS-
Sary burden upon many thousands
of MiamianS who are forced to
use public vehicles as a means of
transportation.
The case of the buses is well
known to many Miamians, and IS
rapidly becoming better known
as time moves on. Always desir-
ing an increase in fares, always
waiting to move in" on other
enterprises always planning
variety of moves, all designed and
calculated to favor it's own self
iSh interest, while at the same time
during harm to others, the bus
interest is no stranger ITO this
community. The move to elimi-
nate the jitney competition, which
it now has, is just one more move
on the part of the bus interest to-
ward eventual control the entire
public transportation system in
this community. 1t has failed in
number of otherselfish moves and
1, for one, predict that it will
fail this time, and that is as it
should be. But knowing it as /
do, l can also predict that it will
try again. Let's keep the jitneys
running, the community needs
them.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22
ALUMNI STUDENTS FARE
WELL BALL THURSDAY
SEPT. 8

OEFIs
Thursday, September 3, is the
big night selected by the COM
mittee in charge for the Booker
T. Washington High School Alum
nj Association Annual Students
Farewell Ball, and what time
it is going to be. The air condi-
toned Rockland Palace, will as
usual be the scene of festivities,
such as only the ALUMNI can pre-
sent. The affair, as usual will be
a send-off to the many students
from Miami and vicinity, who
will be leaving for college during
the months of September or Oc-
tobers. Special recognition will be
given these students, with empha-
sis on those who are going to col
lege for the first time.
Invitations for the farewell ball
are now in the mail, but as usual
anyone who had not received his
invite by August Is. Is asked to
kindly call at the office Of the MI
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-22
ami Times, where they will be
happy to supply you with invites
for yourself and friends.
TIMELY COLLEGIATE
FEATURES TO BE
INCLUDED

A number of timely collegiate
features, likening the affair to a
dance given on campus have
been planned and will be includ-
ed in the number of varied &C
ivities to be presented on that
all important night.
The usual alumni novelties,
which include a variety of party
'avors to add pomp and pagentry
10 the occasion will be there in
large numbers. Practically all of
he colleges in the south, east and
mid west, where students from
Miami and vicinity attend will be
significantly represented and will
receive full and complete recog-
milton.
It is the BTW Alumni Annual
Students Farewell ball the
time, Thursday, Sept. 3 at 10 pm.
the place, the aforementioned
Rockland Palace and the occasion
a grand send-off to the students
from Miami and vicinity, who will
be leaving for college, during the
months of September or October.
Well be there and We'll be look
ing for you, and you, and you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-19
Miami Beach
Boasts Low
Pollen Count

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Strange
as it may seem at first, though,
Miami Beach with its wealth of
flowers and foliage also forms a
delightful refuge from hay fever.
Biggest single culprit in the
hay fever picture is ragweed
pollen. While the dwarf species
Of ragweed will grow at Miami
Beach. lawns, parks and lots are
so regularly moved that ragweed
is a rarity.
Studies carried on here by re-
Searchers for two summers, In
which glass slides were placed
daily for the entrapment of
pollen granules, gave a high
count for one day Of six grains.
On many days the smears caught
not a single ragweed granule
and a count Of more than three
was rare.
This compares to normal
counts of so to 1000 in many
cities in the North and East.
The air in Miami Beach also
is surprisingly lacking in other
pollens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-19
Stop and Relax

Much the same theme was put
into words recently by James
Lee Bossemeyer, executive vice
president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Travel Organiza-
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tions. In an article printed in
the organizations m agazine,
Travel U. S. A., Mr.. Bossemeyer
said of vacations in general
"A cardinal rule is, don't set
such a grueling pace on your va
cation that you defeat the very
purpose of it, which is to provide
fun. relaxation and some oppor-
tunity to make new friends and
absorb new ideas. You can't do
this if you spend too much time
in transit or if you have such a
busy schedule at each stop that
you can't relax.
This doesn't mean that you
can't go to distant places. But
it does mean that if you go by
automobile, as eight out of 10
people do, you should plan a
schedule that is not too strenu-
GUS. If time is not available for
suitable schedule for the dis
tances involved, investigate the
possibilities of going by train,
plane or bus, and renting a car at
the destination. When all costs
are balanced, the extra time at
the destination and the extra
relaxation are generally worth
the small difference in COST"
Budgeting Advised
Planning and budgeting are
advised by Michael Frome, of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton. "A few preparations in ad-
avance go a long way toward
making the vacation trip a happy
adventure" he wrote recently in
touching on various phases to be
considered in vacations by auto
mobile.
Certainly it's wonderful to
make a swing around the CONT
nent," in his opinion, "but be-
fore you start heading for one
coast from the other. reckon full
we'll the time and money in
volved. If you don't have both
to spend, try shortening the uis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-19
T he raveIers Notebook
Motoring Advisers Recommended Cutting
Distances to Fit Vocation Time

lance. There are great sights
and new horizons, too-closer to
home"
AS to questions of costs and
distance, he points out that the
AAA has evolved this formula:
Time plus money equals dis
'tance.
Mr.. Frome explains:
IF you've got a two-week va
cation, don't try to squeeze in a
trip which should take three
weeks. And if you've only got
funds for six days away from
home, don't try to stretch them
into nine days. 1t doesn't work,
Vacation Costs
How much does it cost? The
AAA suggests these figures as a
yardstick for two persons in set
ting up a daily vacation budget:
Car operation, SO; meals, So;
lodgings, So; admissions, amuse-
ments and tolls, ST."
He points out that the over
all daily total for two is SGT, but
that an extra Is per cent is rec
commended to cover incidentals
souvenirs and emergencies.
THUS" he continues, "two
persons should allow about $210
for a weeks vacation and more
than $500 for two weeks. 1t is
possible the couple may return
home with some money left, but
that surely is more to be desired
than to 1un out of funds with
the trip only half over.
ION the problem of how far
to travel. remember that at
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