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Evening star., 1953-08-18

The ability to talk is given to whole
sections Of people.
Residents of Indiana, for instance.
never fail to take the conversational
initiative.
They may be distinguished in
crowd, even, by their readiness to talk.
Much the same thing can be said for
Californians, and natives of the West
ern States, in general.
The laconic man may be from Mas
SachuSettS, or some place Down East
In everyday life, the people one meets
can be divided in much the same way.
There is the free talker. and the
chary talker, and sometimes the twain
shall never meet.
Perhaps it is lack Of fear that dis
tinguishes the former. The talker likes
to sound of because he is not afraid
of the other persons reaction.
In the face of this (the old Amer
ican tradition) there has grown UP
whole breed Of persons who evidently
are not sure Of what the other per-
son will say in response.
This is a part, evidently, Of the great
growth of strangeness, in land where
the free and the easy. the ready dis
cussion Of events, and the pride Of
knowledge. have secured lip service
from all.
We were never so talkative, in way,
but when it comes right down to one
and-one, we find that the stranger is
to beH feared, evidently. :
Evening star., 1953-08-18
By Charles E. TroceWeN

Despite all our protestations Of free
dom. we resent freedom of thought.
We say we disbelieve in discrimination,
then we go right out and discriminate,
because the victim is unknown to us
in any other sense than as social
cipher.
1t is the social cipher idea, one may
believe, that has done the dirty work.
AS long as each one of us was dis
tinct human being (as Bishop Oman
said, in his recent statemen) we were
real Americans, but now that we are
cases." each one a social cipher in
many minds, we have come to the point
when heaven knows what we are.
The point is, we believe, that the
talker must talk, and the non -talker
keep mum, because that is the way we
are.
The CHEEKY person must be happy,
and the dour person dour.
One day recently happy man went
by an Office whistling.
After he had done this for several
days, a worker in the Office, who did
not know him, nevertheless asked him,
What makes you so happy?"
How could one answer that? Happi-
ness is partly a state Of mind. 1t is
something one may work for, and, as
the famous opera explained, may cover
a broken heart.
In most cases, the happy person. like
the talkative one, is happy because he
is just that way and can't help it.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
This and That .

We sound him out, carefully, so as
not to tread upon his toes.
It seems that the more we praise the
"town meeting" a free exchange of
ideas, the less willing we are to talk
things out one to one.
There was something nice about the
old style talk tests of country store
and green bench in front of homes.
People unburdened themselves, in no
fear whatever that what they were
about to say would be held against
them.
Nobody ever dreamed that someday
there might be dictaphone under the
bench!
Political ideas were things to be
talked about. because they were as close
to life as religious ideas.
Then there were whole trains of ideas
about schools, civic undertakings. en-
tertainment and progress-''peace. pow
er and plenty" as Marden used to say
which enabled people to talk to each
other without growing red in the face.
What was it they had that we of
today do not?
It was, certainly, just a closer ac-
quaintance with each other personally.
The small town of. say, 1,500 to $500
inhabitants. made for understanding OF
each other.
The plain fact today is that the large
city does not in any sense contribute
to mutual understanding.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Out of the Evil Night


Congratulations on your excellent
August z editorial. "Out of the Evil
Night" The type of barbarism prac-
ticed on American soldiers is a good
example of what will happen when God
is pushed into the background. The
bewilderment of the contemporary mind
cropping blindfolded after some ultimate
belief upon which it can support its
own highest values, or reasonably sus-
tain even. its most necessary codes OF
right and wrong, is continually illus
trated by flashes of disaster in the world
around us.
A great change is working through
our Western civilization. and none can
foresee the outcome. There are vast
forces moving not upon the face of
the deep, but below the surface, out of
sight, and neither men nor nations can
tell whittier we are all drifting. Drift
ing" is the word, for an ultimate goal
and purpose in our lives are no longer
believed to be diScernible by the human
intellect.
The task of keeping af1oat a partially
wrecked bulk so closely engages the
greater part Of the population that
we have come to look upon the steering
gear as a relic of superstitious age.
It is not merely that the gear itself
seems to be outworn. There is no
fixed star, no invariable compass, and
no ultimate end at which to aim Con-
trast the Truman crowd with our fore
fathers and the God fearing Gen.
Macarthur as an example of weak
Americanism and lack of faith.
There have been former ages in
which signs less vivid, though of pre-
cisely the same character, have an
nounced that civilization was dying.
Even among the lights and music of
modern cities there must be few who
are not sometimes haunted by the feel
ing that Belshazzar is once more the
ruler of the feast, and certainly no
thoughtful mind can lightly dismiss the
many ominous indications that the long
prophesied Decline of the West" has
already begun.
Richard KnOwIton.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Liked New Deal Better

see that the President is having the
time of his life on vacation. That will
be good news to those Republicans who
voted for him in good faith and are
now out looking for jobs to replace
those they had in the Federal service.
1t is disheartening indeed to compare
the campaign promises of the general
as they related to Civil Service with
the performances of the men he chose
to help him run the Government. Re-
member when he said the Government
employe had nothing to fear? Well,
today and see and hear fear on every
hand, The talk is all Strengthening"
the Service but the action is toward
Generalization.
Congress said we'll lift controls and
in few months living costs will adjust
themselves. They have done just that
to the highest point in our history.
1t isn't necessary to remind any one
of what is happening to rents. The
farmers plight is blamed on the Demo-
Gratis, but I don't remember hearing
any squawks loud ones at least, from
the farmers for some 20 years. The oil
lands have been given away in payment
of political debt; the public lands are
in danger of the same fate, and the
undermining of public power is well on
the way.
I didn't see any of this in Ike's sum-
mary of his first six months, and these
are the things which count with John
@. Public. Let the G. o. P. continue to
stick it's head in the sand and its
corporate" body will most certainly
be plucked of its fine feathers. At this
hour the G. o. P. is just about as
high as it will ever get,-and on its
way oo"h W 0eAeaV' Prophet.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Z. c. Logs in Auto Safety Responsibility
Bv WiIIiom A. MiIIen

WAsHNaToN has no really effec-
w tive automobile safety -reSponSi-
bility law.
Ironically, it was here in the Nations
Capital many years ago that traffic ex-
perts from all parts Of the United States
drafted model legislation on the sub
ject.
The model was good enough for most
of the States. In the time since its
drafting, it has been adopted in one
form or another by more than 40 of
the States.
But the District still lags. It still
uses the out-moded law of 1885, which
does little more for some accident vic
tins than provide additional headaches.
One effect is that irresponsible, acci-
dent-prone drivers clutter the streets.
Another effect is that only 40 per cent
of all automobile owners in Washing
ton carry liability insurance. So, if
you should be unfortunate enough to
be injured in traffic. the chances are
against your collecting anything
through insurance.
AS in most situations, Washington
can look only to Congress for relief.
Corrective legislation is in Congress
now. The Senate before receSsing passed
a bill introduced by Senator Beall, Re
publican. of Maryland. It then went to
the House where it has yet to be acted
upon.
Although the legislation is based on
the Uniform Safety responsibility
Act" it retains some of the best fea-
lures of the existing District law.
Among these are:
l. A presumption that the driver of
an automobile is agent for the owner
2. A nonresident who is named de-
fendant in liability case may be served
with the required legal papers merely
by the posting of copy Of the suit
with the Director of Motor Vehicles,
who in turn mails copy to the de-
fendant.
8. Under justified conditions, full in
formation on traffic accidents can be
obtained.
4. With safeguards, financial reSpon-
sibility can be established.
5. Complainants must file bonds suf-
ficient to cover court costs of defend
ants if they are non-residentS; this
protects defendants in suits that prove
to lack merit.
The legislation has strong backing
locally. Supporters include the District
Bar Association, the American Automo-
bile Association, the keystone Automo-
bile Club and many others.
Ross Netherton, legislative counsel
of AAA, says modernization Of the
District law is long overdue.
In the movement for greater safety
and financial responsibility, the alterna-
tiveS are these:
Evening star., 1953-08-18
"QUITE AN ARSENAL!"

/. Compulsory insurance for all auto
mobile owners.
2. Safety-responsibility laws based on
the model act.
3. The establishment of a fund to
take care of unsatisf1ed judgments.
4. An automobile compensation plan.
This would discard the old doctrine
of negligence" and substitute the work.
mems compensation philosophy of ''lia-
bility regardless of fault"
Mr.. Netherton pointed out that AAA
officially backs the second alternative,
which is the one pending in Congress.
He said the experience of most States
is that this law is sound in its objec-
tives and machinery, that it is economi-
cal and efficient in administration.
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
has suggested dealing with the problem
Evening star., 1953-08-18
FIuoridotion Up Again

Senatorial suggestions for a new study Of
huoridation serve as a reminder that Wash
ingtonS residentS-willngly or unwillingly or
unwittingly-are guinea pigs in a large-Scale
experiment with duoridated water. It is inter-
eSting to note, also, that although medical
authorities differ as to the possible long-range
toxic effects Of f1uoridation, the District, like
many other communities, is going ahead with
the program. The difference here is that the
experiment was launched without authorize
tion of our legislative body, Congress, which,
however, appropriated funds for proceeding.
Senator Dirksen said the Senate would like
to have f1uoridation inquiry made by legiSla
, tive copmitteeS of Congress. Whether anything
new would be turned up by such an investiga-
ton is uncertain. rather thorough study was
made last year by the House Select Committee
to Investigate the Use of Chemicals in Foods
and Cosmetics. Scientific testimony, pro and
con, was taken during seven days of public
hearings. The majority of witnesses held that
fuoridation in the small amounts used for city
water was safe for the human system. The
minority view was that city-wide use Of the
process as preventive of tooth decay had not
been sufficiently tested to determine whether
or not it was harmful in its long term effects
The committee called the experiment "cal-
culated risk"
The House committee unanimously re-
ported: "The committee is of the view that a
sufficient number of unanswered questions con-
corning the safety of this program exists as to
warrant a conservative attitude. The commit
tee believes that if communities are to make
mistake in reaching decision on whether to
fluoridate their public drinking water, it is
preferable to err on the side of caution. This
would seem to be particularly true since there
oahI o1for IN OF fho
public water supply even If these alternatives
are not quite as effective. . The advisability
of fiuoridating the public water supply is es-
Sentially local problem, to be determined for
itself by each community" And Representative
Miller, in supplementary report, asserted that
the people of any community considering fluori-
dation should be given "full information" on
both sides of the question. He pointed out that
where the people have had chance to vote on
1t, fiuoridation usually has been rejected.
Washingtonians, of course had no oppor-
Evening star., 1953-08-18
After Mossodeqh =. :?

Now that the young Shah is a fugitive
accused Of having been party to an attempted
coup d'etat, Premier Mossadegh appears to
have achieved supreme personal power in Iran.
How he will use it is anybody's guess. Although
he apparently intends to retain the monarchy
in some form, what else he will do seems about
as unpredictable as the man himself. However,
judging from the way events haye taken shape
under his leadership to date, his own country
and the free world at large have reason to look
with misgivings on the developing course of
his dictatorial rule
After all, as shrewd and popular and
politically well entrenched as he may be- Dr.
Mossadegh is an old and ailing man. and he
has melted in Teheran and throughout the
country-a country whose social and economic
strains have grown steadily worse as a result
of his policieS-a mob spirit that bodies i'll
for the future It is spirit that expresses
itself not merely in nationalistic excesses or
in anti-foreignism directed particularly against
Britain and the United States, but also in an
extremely intolerant and capricious form of
partisanship that plays directly into the hands
of the most reckless and dangerous dema-
gogueS.
Because of his popularity and strong
position, DR.. MosSadegh may be able to control
this situation before it gets altogether out of
ndIQ. buG Ine passions ne mas turned on can
not be easily turned off, and the Communists
in Teheran-though they are supposed to be
outlawed-can be counted on to make the
most of that fact. The aged dictator is said to
be strongly opposed to these -conspirators but
he has made them his political bedfellows on
OCCASION and they have undoubtedly grown
in power and boldness-boldness of type that
has led them to march in the open as organ
lied mobs shouting for the Shah's blood and
seeking to stir up violence of every form
against both Iranians and foreigners.
These are the people who must be watched
now They are well trained in conspiracy and
in the art of making the most of political
opportunities. Perhaps Dictator Mossadegh has
the power to hold them in line, but after him
may come the deluge. After him-unleSs his
countrymen can get back to orderly demo-
cratic government-may come a Communist
coup dragging Iran behind the Iron Curtain.
That is the chief danger inherent in what
has been happening in that misruled and
unhappy land.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Russid's Role

1t is hard to understand why there should
be any debate as to which "side" Russia should
sit on at the forthcoming Korean political
discussion.
PretenSe is not going to change fact. And
the essential fact is that Russia in everything
but name has been belligerent on the Com
munist side during the Korean war. Much of
the Communist equipment, especially the tanks,
the artillery and the MICS, was furnished by
the Russians. There is little doubt that Rus
sian military advisers collaborated with the
Chinese and the North Koreans, and they may
have been the real strategistS of the war If
the testimony of returning American POWs
can be believed at least some of the MICS
which engaged in combat were flown by Rus
sian pilots.
So why should there be any question about
RuSSiaS status at the political conference?
What purpose would be served by pretending
that she is neutral or by inviting her to
attend as a representative of the United Ma
tions? Does any one really think that Mr..
Malenkov and his hard-boiled colleagues are
going to be appeaSed or softened by any such
fakery as this?
If Russia is to attend this conference she
ought to attend at the invitation of the enemy
and she should sit with the enemy at the table.
Mr.. Lodge is quite right on this point, and If
the recognition of this simple truth is too
strong dose for our associates, if they are
going to insist that the conference be convened
in spirit of Sham then it might just as well
be recognized now that nothing constructive is
going to emerge from the discussions. For If
the U. N. members are not prepared to stand
together on the basic and obvious fact of who
is and who is not belligerent, then there is
small prospect that they will stand together on
anything when the conference chips are down.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

simply by amending the present law.
He would first add acknowledgements
bility provision and possibly an "un-
satisfied judgments fund.-"
Under the existing law, the aggrieved
party in an automobile accident bears
the burden of bringing suit to obtain a
judgment If the Judgment is unsatis-
fled within 80 days, the court must
certify the fact to the director of We
hicles and Traffic. The director then
suspends the auto tags and driving
permit of the offending motorist.
The suspensions remain in effect until
the Judgment is satisfied, plus interest
at per cent. The offending motorist
is required to give evidence of his abil-
ity to respond in damages for three
years thereafter. This can be done
and usually is-by presenting an in
surance coverage certificate.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

tunity to express their opinions in referen-
dunn. They have had to take the Calculated
risk" whether they liked the idea or not, simply
because District and Federal health officials
have said they should take it, If there is to
be another investigation, perhaps the Senate
could find out why it was so urgent to begin
fiuoridation of our citizens before scientific
studies were completed and while any degree
of Calculated risk" still existed.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Old Mysteries

Still ne are ba6Ted to uneGse,
And By familiar mysteries:
The unSntilipg smile of Mona Lisa,
The unfGlItn0 falling toner of Pisa.
And tUiSe as tDe are, tDe haze disddtned
The nruch-erpldtned as unexplained
As though it is the vGriant,
The face with secret, toUer NTH a
slant
That in oil or stone tDiu eUer tease
Nep eyes, new hueS, neD centuries.
! Ethel Bornett de Vito
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Thank You Note

HuHN Ou INOtG
On behalf of United Cerebral Palsy
of Montgomery County, Inc, wish to
extend to The Star our sincere thanks
and appreciation for the many courte-
sizes which have been shown us when
we have asked publication of our an
nouncements, news stories, and pic
lures, not only at our campaign time
but all through the year.
Your help has been invaluable to us
in our efforts to inform the public of
the needs of our cerebral palsied chill
dren and adults and of what is being
done in making available to them ur-
gently needed services provided by the
generosity of our fellow citizens.
GeOrgina M. Dunn,
Executive Secretary
Evening star., 1953-08-18

@. Are bachelors taxed in Ireland?-
N. B. B.
A. No. For some time now, bachelors
have been a problem in Ireland. Emil
grafton and reluctance Of men to marry
halved the population in a century. and
this led to a request for a tax on
bachelors.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Where is the Katyn Forest that
was the scene of the mass murder of
Polish officers in World War II?-T. M.
A. On a hill overlooking the Dnieper
River near Smolensk, in European
Soviet Russia. The city is about 223
miles southwest Of Moscow.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Letters to The Star

US and our country in making wise
decisions and conducting ourselves and
country the way He would like us to.
He tells us Trust in the Lord with all
thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding. In all thy ways
acknowledge Him, and He shall direct
thy paths" proverbs, iii, S, g. Let's
take Him up on this promise.
Ralph l. Larsen.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer to any
question Of fact By either writing The Evening
WashinEton s. b. G., and tnclosine 3 cents re.
turn postage or by telephoninR ST 3-7363
Evening star., 1953-08-18

Pen-nGn1eS may be used it letters carry
1Oriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

p" "ASHINGTON has no really effec-
w tive automobile Safety-reSponSi-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-05
HOUSE CARE HINTS

A thumb tack placed low on the
back of a picture frame will pre-
vent dark line from forming on
wall paper or painted wall.
A piece of dampened absorbent
cotton will pick up tiny fragments
of broken glass.
Dirt will slide off a waXed dust
pan more easily than an enwaxed
one.
Wax the stats of Venetian blinds
and busting will be much simpler.
Feather pillows should be aired
on a cloudy, windy day rather
than in the sun because sun rays
draw the natural oil out of the
feathers and destroy their resili-
cncy.
y small amount of starch in the
ticking of a pillow will keep the
feathers from poking through.
To remove fruit juice spots from
White cottonS and linens. pour
boiling water on the stain from a
height of two or three feet. If it
does not come out, use house
hold bleach, rinse well. On wash
able colorcd and fine fabrics,
sponge with cool water. If this
does not work, apply warm glycer-
inc. let stand a few hours. rinse
well. Wash in warm suds.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-05
GuideWaV
BY MRS. LESTER LONG

J - - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Suggs and
Daniel Suggs were Tabor CITY
visitors Friday afternoon.
Lester Long, Burmon Jcnerette
and links Harper were in Tabor
City recently.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Long Sunday were J. d. Stocks
and son, Davie, and Mrs. Leo
Smith and children, and joseph
Monroe of Eagle Springs.
MIR. and Mrs. R. L. Long visited
friends in Fair Bluff Sunday.
Miss Irene Suggs of Fayetteville
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sugss.
Alton Faulk visited MIR. and
Mrs. James Faux Sunday after
noon.
Dillon Jacobs and daughter.
Mary Jane, were in Tabor CITY
Monday.
Hustler Duncan made a business
trip to Tabor City Tuesday.
j. ID. Long made business trip
to Tabor City Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Sugss made
a business trip to Whiteville We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton Jacobs were
WhlteVille visitors recently.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Long Wednesday night were MIR.
and Mrs. Leo Smith and children,
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Faulk
and children.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-08-05
THE TABOR CITY TRIBUNE

or nearest of kin, so that a serv-
ice organization may represent
the veteran if a claim is filed or
pending.
The appointment will bc recognize
cd by the Veterans Administra-
ton if the interests of the person
signing the VA Form 2-P-22 are
not adverse to the veteran. The
appointment, however, shall
lapse if and when u guardian or
fiduciary has been appointed for
the veteran of the veteran re-
gains his competency.
that . disabled World War II
veteran may still start training
under the Vocational RChabili-
tation Act-Public Law lG, but
IT must be completed by July
IS, 1856, the termination date of
the World War III PL IL training
program.
If disabled World War III or
Korean veteran has ALREADY
completed his vocational rcha-
bnitation training and possesses
a compensate disability he may
apply for RETAINING if he
is rated at least 10 percent dis
abled and one of the following
three conditions exist:
|. His disability has INCREASED
to the extent that he is no
longer able to work at the oc-
cupation for which he was
initially trained.
=. The training was inadequate.
3. 1t now is established that en-
ployment in the original OBJ
jective could not be reason
ably have been expected and
such employment is not now
available.
For further information contact
County Veterans Service Office
in Court House.