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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29

have a reasonable chance Of pre-
venting aggression and eliminating the
veto power.
But no one should be shocked at my
suggestion about the United Nations
in Korea because in Europe we have
practically abandoned it entirely.
When we adopted the North Atlantic
treaty, we did not ask the United
Nations leave, and we did not consult
it. We claim that such an organiza-
ton can be formed under the terms
of Section 81 Of the Charter. and per-
haps it can. But to my mind, it is the
complete antithesis of the Charter it
self, and while it may not violate the
Charter. it certainly substitutes q mil
itary alliance for the United Ma
lions as a means Of preventing Soviet
aggression. NATO, following the Greek
and Turkish agreements and the con-
templated arrangements with Spain,
is clearly military alliance of the old
type. We promised to spring to the
aid of any nation which is attacked,
either by the Russians or by any other
nation, including one of the NATO
group. Our obligation continues for
20 years.
So today, as since 1947 in Europe
and 1850 in Asia, we are really trying
to arm the world against Communist
Russia. or at least furnish all the as
sstance which can be of use to them
in opposing communism.
Is this policy of uniting the free
world against communism in time of
peace going to be a practical long
term policy? I have always been a
skeptic on the subject of the military
practicability of NATO. I am no mil
itary expert, but have never heard
an argument that impressed me at
tempting to show that the United
States ground forces could effectively
defend Europe. Certainly we seem to
have undertaken to defend countries
like Norway and Denmark. which it
would be almost impossible to defend
in case of a sudden Russian attack
have always felt that we should
not attempt to fight Russia on the
ground on the continent of Europe
any more than we should attempt to
fight China on the continent of Asia.
I have always felt that that defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Child at the Curb

Little girl hesit1tin0 on the curb of the
busy street,
Waiting for chance to cross, debating
on eager, slippered feet;
You do not knotD that am matching
you Nth tenderness, ...
Seeing your soft, brotDn curls, your
stdrched, tuu skirted Oinoham
dress:
Ready to help you II you should haze
need of my hand to see you
through.
Is 1t too much to hope that guardian
angels match you too?
Christie lund Coles
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In a Spirit, of Compromise

District reorganization is having rather
rough sailing these days, as was to be expected
There is no reason why the program should 20
on the rocks, however, if all concerned try their
best to make it work. It is becoming plain that
the recognizing staff itself did not offer the
plans on take-it-or-leave basis. While the
staff members presented what they considered
to be the best blueprint for a more efficient
local government, they left the way open for
consideration of notifications. basis for
such notifications is contained in memoranda
submitted to the Citizens Advisory Council by
Schuyler Lowe director of general administra-
ton
Most OF the controversy to date has revolved.
around the drastic changes recommended for
the fields of health and traffic administration
Health Off1cer Seckinger has raised vigorous
and impressive objections to any transfer of
health-inSpection work from his department to
the new Department of Licenses and InSpec-
tlonS. Traffic Director Keneipp has opposed the
proposal to abolish his department and split
It's functions between the new inspection depart
ment and the Highway Department Both
officials have powerful civic support for their
respective stands.
Most timely, therefore, is Mr.. loves dis
closure that alternative plans were seriously
considered for the health and traffic services.
He has indicated that he is willing to have the
alternatives carefully weighed by the depart
mentS concerned and by the Commissioners and
the Advisory Council. One of the alternatives
called for retention of the health-engineering
and food-inSpection functions by the Health
Department, with the addition OF activities now
performed by the Department of Weights, Meas
ureS and Markets. Such a plan would meet
DR.. Seckinger'S contention that the health and
food inspection services are properly within the
jurisdiction of the Health Oflcer and should
remain there. Whether the inspection of
weights, measures and markets is properly a
Health Department function is debatable, of
course. But the basis at least has been pro-
vided for working out an agreement in this
important phase Of reorganization.
With respect to traffic, the council was
informed that much thought was given to
maintaining a separate Department of Motor
Vehicle Administration as a substitute for the
Traffic Bureau. The new department would
continue the driver licensing control car
inspection duties and traf1c-safety education
work now done under Mr.. Keneipp Signal and
other traff1c-engineerng services would be
transferred, however, to the Highway Depart
mepts own engineering division to eliminate
duplication of efforts.
These compromise proposals deserve more
attention than they seem to have received thus
far in the debate over reorganization. There is
need right now for less emotion and more sober
study of the inevitable problems of the shake
up. If these problems are approached in a
spirit of give and take and with the broad
perspective of the public welfare in mind, they
should not be inSoluble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
BuiId-Up for Mccarthy

The sixth annual convention of the
Americans for Democratic Action last week
end was case study in how to build up man
you don't like.
The man was WiSconsns Republican
Senator Mccarthy. The ADA claims it abhors
and deplores him. Yet Senator Mccarthy never
got so much concentrated publicity in two days
as he received from this political group
The Senator's name popped up in almost
every speech, every formal statement and every
resolution. If any one man dominated the
convention, 1t was not Franklin Delano Roose-
welt, whose policies ADA was created to support
it was not Harry S. Truman, who carried on
those policies during eight years in the White
House; 1t was not Adlai Stevenson, who at
tempted to ride them to victory in 1852. It was
the man who is the complete opposite of them
all, the junior Senator from Wisconsin And
he never had to lift finger. The ADA did it
all.
The Mccarthy build-up began with the
opening press conference of the convention,
when retiring Chairman Francis Biddle charged
the Republicans with laying down Mccarthy
smoke screen" 1t received another push from
Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger, jr., of Harvard,
who echoed the same theme in the same press
conference 1t got big boost from Senator
Lehman, Democrat, Of New York. who devoted
most of his keynote address to his colleague
from Wisconsin. News Commentator Elmer
Davis fell in line with ominous warnings Of "a
Mccarthy administration four years from now"
Editor James WechSler of the New York Post
who had some reason for mentioning the Sena
tor because he has recently been investigated
by him, continued the plug Senator Humphrey
Democrat, Of Minnesota made an indirect but
obvious attack on Legislative usurpation" of
the Presidents foreign-policy powers, and on
Congressman looking for Scapegoats and over
SimplifcationS." Secretary Treasurer James E.
Carey of the CLIO said Mccarthy was Struggled
as close to EiSenhower'S bosom as he was during
the campaign" The ADA's formal POLITICAL
policy statement foreign policy statement and
domestic-policy statement contained either
outright attacks or thinly yelled references
And still unable to shake its obSesSion, the
convention also passed one last formal resolu-
ton denouncing the Senator before 1t adj
iourned.
Each mention made news story. Each
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Letters to The Star

time a responsible head Of a foreign
government indicates that we should
take our aid and get out, we should
accept the invitation without fanfare
After the first shock of such an act,
the inherent good sense Of our po-
tential allies will soon make them real
ize that never in history has any coun-
try given so much to other countries
and asked so little in return as has
the United States.
This line of action will not win for
the United States the love of other
countries. 1t will earn their respect.
Samuel Morris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Closing Stores on Saturdays

My hat is OF to Frank R. Jellef for
his statement in your paper recently
regarding closing downtown stores on
Saturdays during July and August.
Let me ask the poor abused Govern
ment workers who do not have time to
shop, when do the employees in the
stores have time to shop? In the stores
there is no annual or sick leave to draw
on and you work from 8 or $3.50 until 6
o'clock with an hour, at the most, for
lunch. Also in a number of stores this
goes on six days a week.
Store EmplOye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29

news story made headline. Each headline
fed Senator McCarthys build-up And the
Senator? He remained quietly (for most of the
time) in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he
had gone for a medical checkup, and let his
enemies do his work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
'Broinpower' Shortage

If there is actually shortage Of
"brainpower" in the scientific profess
sions, then salaries should be proper
tionately high. But since 1910, salaries
in engineering and science have risen
roughly so per cent, while the cost Of
living has risen IS percent.
Therefore there isn't any shortage.
L. Fleming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Worlds Rich Uncle

The recent letter OF j. Wilbur Poth-
erby is perfect example of how abuse
is contagious. His charge that 1--WE
(the United States) are liars and hypo-
critics" is reflection of recent stories
Of number Of correspondents which
indicate wide resentment in many for
eign countries toward the United States.
The basic cause Of this situation is
that we have been too soft hammered
and mushy in regard to abuse. which
is to be distinguished from bona f1de
criticism. Our refusal to stand up
against abuse (Which is usually coupled
with double-dealing on the part Of
the abuser) has only invited further
abuse. Since few people can resist
slapping at those they consider soft,
situation has developed from which
nobody except fishing-for- trouble Com
muniSts can benefit.
At this late stage only the shock
treatment can bring q cure. The next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
TuIe Of the CIussifieds

It was interesting to note the letter
in which Reader" was taking the
newspapers to task for exposing them
selves against continuing rent control
in the District of Columbia. His rea-
soning was that there were few places
unoccupied. I might call Readers"
attention to the classified section Of
The Star of last Sunday in which there
were Is columns Of Apartments for
Rent" and barely one-fourth of a COL
umn Of Apartments Wanted" To be
exact there were only IL requests for
apartments and there were apartments
for rent to meet any purse.
s. w. Burnett.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Mrs. Rosa Amoroso,
Wife Of ATTORNEY

Mrs. William Amoroso. SIS, a
lifelong resident of Washington.
died at Georgetown Hospital
yesterday after long illness.
She lived at 3542 Albemarle
street NV.
Her husband is a lawyer and
stone contractor here. Mrs.
Amoroso, the former Rosa Cath
crime Perna, was the daughter
of the late Louis Perna, Wash
ington stone contractor.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by a son, DR.. William
L. Amoroso, Memorial Hospital,
New York; sister, Mrs. Ida
Battistone, 4615 Forty-second
street NV, and two brothers,
Joseph Perna, 41l6 Chesapeake
street NV. and Louis Perna,
jr., 4404 Chesapeake street NV.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. Saturday at Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery. The fam
lily suggests that contributions
be sent to the American Cancer
Society of New York.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
dc. Lawyer Set Back
In Suing Nob|eman
BY the Associated Press

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 10-A
young French nobleman yester-
day won the first round in his
fight against a $31,500 Judgment
sought by an attorney who says
he helped the Frenchman collect
a $712,000 inheritance.
Federal Judge Gus j. Solomon
denied motion by the attorney,
John Wattawa of Washington,
D. c., for summary Judgment.
Mr.. Wattawa said the sum is
the balance of a $36,500 fee he
charged the Marquis Denaleissye
for aid in collecting the Inherit
ance from the estate of Mary
Mason Jones of New York.
Judge Solomon held that
arguments in the case should be
heard. Trial will begin here
September % in Federal Judge
Claude McColloch's court.
The nobleman, "a, who now
uses the name Regis T. De-
maleissye, purchased the Wagon.
trail Ranch near Lapine in Gen.
tral Oregon after taking per-
manent residence in the United
States in 1947.
His attorney, Cleveland Cory
Of Portland, said Mr.. Demaleis-
sye. who retains his French citi-
zenship, is head Of an old
French family"
Mr.. Demaleissye contends the
sum Mr.. Wattawa seeks is ex-
orbitant and that he agreed to
pay the big fee only because Mr..
Wattawa misrepresented himself
as being liable to exercise great
power in Washington, D. c." His
reply to the suit said he feared
Mr.. Wattawa might cause him
to lose great part of his in
heritance if Mr.. Wattawa ever
became displeaSed with him.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
District AAU Committee q.
To Attend Aronoff Funeral

A committee of 13 has been
named to represent the District
AAU at funeral services for E.
Joseph Aronof at 2::30 pm. to-
morrow at the Lee funeral home,
Fourth street and Massachusetts
avenue NE.
Aronoff, a leading member of
the AAU, died after heart at
tack at his home, SAT E street
NE, Monday. He was 64.
DR.. o. U. Singer, Edward Ro-
senbloom, Judge Arthur Stickley,
Robert Thurston. Mrs. Elizabeth
Roland. Elmer Hipsley, William
Armstrong, James A. Reilly, Will
liam Robbins, Jerry Looney. Jo-
seph Miller, Capt. Stephen
Archer of the Navy and Charley
Reynolds are the official repre-
sentatives named by Howard P.
Bailey, District AAU president.
Aronoff, an official with the
Government Printing Office. was
treasurer of the District AAU
and an honorary president at
the time of his death.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Polio Peak Passed
As New Cases in u. 5.
Drop Second Week

The polio peak for 1858 now
appears to have been reached
during the week ended August
%, United States Public Health
Service officials estimated today.
For that week the services
weekly report showed 2,251 new
cases were reported. Last week
2,130 new cases were listed by
health departments throughout
the country. 1t is the second
week in a row in which the num-
ber of new cases has declined.
Last year the peak was reached
in :te third week of September.
This year. there have been a
total of 20.339 cases reported
through last week. compared
with 27,209 for the similar 1852
period.
Four new cases of polio were
reported today by health off,
cials in the Washington area.
Ealr1aX County aQdeQ case
No. 81 to its polio toll. while
dropping one case which was
mis-diagnosed as polio carrier.
The county, which had So cases
at this time last year. said its
newest case was a 40-year- -old
man of Route 2. Vienna. He is
being treated at home.
The District reported it's 45th
case. a 3-year-old girl living in
the 500 block of Powhatan street
NV. She is being treated at
Children's Hospital. The Dis
trict had 80 at this time last
wear.
Montgomery County reported
its 57th case, a 34-year-old wom-
an of Route 2. Rockville. Health
officials saio the case was para
lytic. The woman was taken to
George Washington University
Hospital. The county had 80
cases at this time last year.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Boston Eases Threat
From Leaking Gasoline
By the Assecioted Press

BOSTON. Sept. 1O.-High test
gasoline leaking into storm
drains from an undetermined
source spread for a while today
the danger Of fl, e and explosion
over a half-mile section of East
Boston-an area dotted with a
hundred big fuel tanks.
While police closed off five
Square-mile zone and warned
residents not to smoke or light
matches. flremen poured. thou
sands of gallons of water into
sewers in an effort to flush the
gasoline into Chelsea Greek, and
thence to Boston harbor and
the sea.
Afterward, Deputy Fire Chief
John Clougherty said the storm
drains appeared free of gasoline
and a closed half-mile section
of Highway la was reopened
to traffic. However, fire COM
panies were kept at the scene.
The danger area was along
Highway la, close to the Revere
line and not far from Suffolk
Downs race track. Some of the
Nations biggest gasoline COM
panies operate distributing sta
tionS here and authorities es-
innate as much as 100 million
gallons of gasoline are stored in
tanks above and below ground.
Evening star., 1953-09-10

in the printing business in
Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. Elman was a past rresi-
dent of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, Uptown Lions
Club and Cleveland Park Busi-
nessmen's Association. He was
treasurer of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged and a member of
the board of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation; a mem
ber of Almas Temple, the board
of the Hebrew Sheltering Aid
Society and an honorary men,
bel of Adas Israel Mems Club.
He was a 32d degree Mason.
Survivors are his widow,
Florence; a son, Stanley K Ell
man, 1923 Strout street, Silver
Spring, and a daughter, Mrs.
Audrey Bortz, 1880 Merrimack
avenue, Hyattsville. Md. and
four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Gawler's
Funeral Home, 1856 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Burial will
be in Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Col. Charles v. Walsh,
Retired Army Officer

Col. Charles V. Walsh, ST,
U. S. A., retired, who was in
Washington during World War II
with the military police, died
Wednesday at his home in
Bloomfield, Conn.
Col. Walsh was born in Middle
town, Conn. and went to school
there. He was graduated from
West Point in 1920 and did post
graduate work at Catholic Uni
versity.
Survivors are his widow, Mary;
a daughter, Donna Lee. Bloom
field, and his father, Michael H.
Walsh. Middletown.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow in Hartford with burial
in Middletown.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Show Me the Way
Song Writer Has
No Home to Go To
By the Assoeioied Press

CHERTSEY, England, Sept.
10.-Jimmy Campbell, the tune
smith who wrote the old favorite
Show Me the Way to Go
Home" turned up in court
yesterday with no home to go to.
Campbell, now so, was charged
with obtaining credit by fraud
from a hotel.
His lawyer said the little
Scotsman, whose real name is
James Tyrie, has long since
squandered the fortune he made
writing songs and was a victim
of drink-"a penniless, tragic
figure"
In addition to his best-knowh
n'lmber, Campbell was co-writer
of such favorites as Let Me Call
You Sweetheart" Good Night
Sweetheart" and "Try a Little
Tenderness"
The court put him on proba-
ton for three years on condition
that he spend the next IL
months in a hospital-at State
expense.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Penny Smith, 90; Steward
At Canoe Club for Al Years

caretaker and guardian of the
clubs 100 canoes. During a
flood in 1886 he marched up and
down with a gun on his shoulder
guarding the canoes that had
been moved to the canal for
safekeeping. Thieves tried to
snatch one from under Pemmy's
nose. until Penny yelled, Drop
that boat or I'll drop YOU"
Penny said he'd seen hogs,
chicken coops and houses float
by and water cover the clubs
ballroom on the second floor
during other foods
Contestants of the first Pres
ident's Cup Regatta and many
succeeding ones found Penny a
friendly personality in a strange
city.
Found Dead at Home.
Lately. when Penny would
rush out on the dock to help
racers out of their boats, the
racers had to help Penny back
to the clubhouse. He hadn't
been feeling we'll the last two
weeks and had stayed home.
Monday, two club members went
to Pemmy's house at 1923 Twen-
ty-sixth street NV. They found
him dead. He apparently had
died after dressing to return to
work.
Funeral services will be held
at IL am. tomorrow at the Jarvis
funeral home, 1882 u street NV.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Gem
etery. Members of the canoe
club will meet at the club at 10
am. before going to the funeral.
Evening star., 1953-09-10

Presidents" during World War
II when the Rev. Dr.. C. Leslie
Glenn, the present rector, was
Navy chaplain in the South
Pacific.
Mr.. Magee was presently serv-
ing at the Calvary Episcopal
Church in Pittsburgh. He had
been there since June.
Son Killed in War.
He was the father of John G..
Magee, jr., a Canadian Royal
Air Force pilot and poet of 19
who was killed in action in
England in 1941. The. young
flyer wrote some of the most
frequently quoted verses of
World War II, including High
Flight"
Mr.. Magee was born in Pitts
burgh and was graduated from
Hotchkiss School ana in 1906
from Yale University, He was
general secretary of the Yale
University YMCA for two years
and then he attended Episcopal
Theological School at Cam
bridge, Mass. He was graduated
there in 1911. Most of his
days in the ministry were spent
in China.
Started Service for Sick.
Mr.. Magee started the healing
services at st. Johns Church,
a special service for those who
are sick.
The Rev. Mr.. Magee came to
Washington in 1910 from
Boston. Formerly, he was a
missionary in China and was in
Nanking when it was first
bombed by the Japanese.
Mr.. Magee left Washington in
1945 to become Episcopal chap
lain at Yale University. While
in Washington, he lived at 211d
Bancroft place NV.
He is survived by his widow
Faith B. Magee. and three sons
David, Hugn and Christopher
Magee.
Funeral services will be to-
morrow IN Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Curtis McGraw, 81,
New York Publisher
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-CurTis
McGraw, 81, president and
chairman of the board of the
McGraW-Hill Publishing Co.,
died early today at his suite in
the Carlyle Hotel.
Associates said Mr.. McGraw
had appeared in good health re-
Gently and had been working
regularly at his Office. A COM
pany spokesman said he died III
his sleep. The cause was not
known Immediately.
Mr.. McGraw was born in
Madison, N. j. He had a home
in Princeton, N. j.
The company is leading pub
Usher of books, as we'll as nine
international magazines and 26
domestic magazines, including
such periodicals as Business
Week, American Machinist, Avi-
alton Week and Engineering
News Record.
Evening star., 1953-09-10
Wi|frid f. PIayfair,
Boston Newsman
By the Assoeiated Press

BROOKLINE, Mass, Sept. 10.
-Wilfrid E. Playfair, who as an
editor in the Boston bureau of
the Associated Press was the only
newspaperman to attend the ex-
ecutions of Sacco and Yanzetti
in 1927, died yesterday at his
home. He was II.
Mr.. Playfair, a newspaperman
IN the United States and Canada
for a half century until his re-
tirement last January, also was
one of four newsmen who noti-
fed Vice President Calvin Cool
idge in 1923 he had become Pres
ident through the death of Presi-
dent Harding. Mr.. Playfair then
attended the cardlelight inaugu-
ration of the new President in
Plymouth, VT.
Mr.. Playfair covered the Sacco-
Vanzetti case almost from the
start and was named as the only
neWsman to witness the execu-
ton of the two men convicted
after a long controversial trial
of the murder of a shoe factory
paymaSter in 1920.
Another highlight of his long
career came a. the outbreak of
World War I when as a reporter
for the Montreal Star he was
the first ,out-of town newspaper
man to arrive in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, after the city was set
af1re by an ammunition ship
explosion.
A native of Playfair, a small
community named for his grand
father, Mr.. Playfair entered the
newspaper business as a young
man with the Montreal Herald.
He is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. George r. Dunham of
Chappaqua, N. Y; Mrs. Robert
M. Kimball of Newton. and Mrs,
Edward A. Field of Woodstock
VT. and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at the Water
man Chapel in Boston.