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Evening star., 1953-09-18
Realistic Chest Goal

The minimum Community Chest goal for
1854 Of 81 million-"pluS" Is less than the total
Of the minimum needs of the 100 Chest agencies
and the USO. But the goal is more realistic
one than any figure approximating what the
Red Feather agencies would like to have. The
81 million round figure is reasonably attain
able goal and therefore one which should not
have the effect of dismaying the campaign
volunteers at the very outset. These self
sacrificing men and women have had too many
disappointmentS in recent years to be given
another hopeless task.
The "pluS" part of the goal is designed as
an incentive toward going over the top, with
the minimum needs" total of $5,656 900 as
the extreme target But, despite a well-con-
politan Area raised $4,000 less than the 81
million to be sought, starting October IL. Thus,
extra effort will be required on the part of the
canvaSsers and better response by the public
will be essential If the goal is to be attained
this year.
There has been evidence in the past of a
tendency on the part of many contributors to
let others bear more than a fair share of the
burden. It is appropriate, therefore, that the
Chest this time will stress the "fair share" idea,
with view to bringing in more contributors
and raising the donations of those who have
been shirking their community responsibilities
II every one will shoulder his proportionate part
OF the undertaking, the new drive is certain
to go over the top
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Hardly News Any More

winning penndnCS mas DeCOHe SUCH a
habit for the New York Yankees that nobody
was surprised at the news of another champion
ship won by Casey Stengels team. Even the
Yanks have come to take such victories as
matter of course The news photographers in
the clubhouse after the clinching game Monday
had to do bit of prodding to get the players
to act like winners. Similarly apathetic were
the fans, only 10000 of whom watched the game
that decided the 1853 American League race.
Yet baseball history was being made before
the eyes of those who were interested enough
to watch their YankS defeat Cleveland In a
game that ended any mathematical chance of
pennant upset. Never before in the annals of
the national pastime had one team won five
pennantS in succession. Moreover, the ire
pressibe Casey had become the first major
league manager to pilot team to five successive
league championships. He had done it the fifth
time in way more impressive than in his
previous efforts. His team had been in front of
all contenders since May II. It clinched the
pennant while a dozen games remained to be
played. The margin of victory had been much
narrower in recent years
So another subway series" is scheduled
with the Brooklyn Dodgers as the opponents
in the shuttle contest. Brooklyn beat the
Yanks to the pennant and will be a formidable
contender for the world title. If the Stengel
streak continues at its present rate, however
the Yankees stand good chance of adding
another record to their list-a fifth straight
world championship. It is just as hard to get
unduy excited over this possibility as it is to
work up enthusiasm over the outcome of the
two pennant races.
AS matter of fact, Washington fans are
apt to find another baseball race of more In
terest right now. This is the contest between
the Mats Mickey Vernon and Clevelands Al
Rosen for the league batting championship,
After an earlier seesaw period Mickey has
forged we'll ahead of the Indian hitter and seems
sure of coping the batting leadership. OF
interest, too, are Bob Porterfield's feat of be-
coming the first American League pitcher to
win 81 games this year and the fact that
popular Eddie Yost has been honored with
might" AS for the Washington team as
whole, it has done about as well as was expected
by most of its supporters-better than most
baseball experts predicted it would do. Maybe 1t
will have better luck next year. And any team
in the American circuit will need lots of luck
to compete seriously with the stengelmen.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
General CIork's Successor

President Eisenhower has made an excellent
choice in naming General John Edwin Hull to
succeed General Mark Wayne Clark as head of
the United Nations Command in Korea and
chief of all our American forces in the Far East
Although the truce has halted the shooting
there, this still is politco-mitary assign
ment of the utmost Importance, and there is
therefore good reason why it has been turned
over to one Of the Nations best soldiers.
General Hull who will move into his new
post next month, when retirement will put an
end to General Clarks distinguished military
career, has won relatively few headlines in the
course of earning his four stars. However,
despite being little known to the American
people at large, he has long been recognized
In Army circles as a man of exceptional ability
and experience-a natural-born soldier endowed
not merely with personal charm but with all
the essential leadership attributes of good
commander.
The main reason why General Hull has not
been prominent in the news until now is that
his major work has been confined largely to
the non-dramatic but vital field of operational
planning, tactical and Strategic-a field in
which he played key role during the Second
World War. AS for the postwar period, prior
to taking over his present post as Vice Chief
of Staff of the Army, he served with distinction
In several assignments, including command of
the Joint task force of Operation Sandstone
the 1948 atomic tests at Eniwetok, an experience
setting him apart as one of our military leaders
especially well-informed about A-weapons
General Hull is not a graduate of West
Point. He has attained his four-star rank by
working his way up from the second ieutenancy
he earned In 1917 at the time of his graduation
Evening star., 1953-09-18
By Charles E. TroceweN

pleased, suffers letdown, indeed, on
the quickest second thought.
This is one of the better ones"
he writes. and must have intended:
THE rest are pretty lousy"
IT liked this one very much" and
must have intended: II do not like
the rest at all"
So comes the letdown.
Such things happen to all of us, j. M.
I don't know your physical status,
or your mental makeup, or even if
you have a spiritual side. Many per-
sons today do not. There once was
time when men took their religion
seriously, but it is hard to do in the
face of the A bomb, and the H bomb,
and now the C bomb.
God save us, we are all thrown at
last on the mercy of the G bomb. Gods
time bomb.
His 23d Psalm is still our refuge from
trouble.
God Of our fathers known Of old
Thy rod and Thy staff, comfort me.
shall not fear the arrow that f1yeth
at noon day, nor alphabetical bombs
that may drop on me in the dark.
I shall lie down, and take my rest
in the evening. even as Thou hast de-
creed.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Not Only the Dead

There can be little doubt that the general
board of the National Council of Churches was
fully justified in denouncing the House I'm
American Activities Committee for "abuse OF
the congressional investigative process"
This particular protest was directed to
committee report of last week publishing testi-
mony from former Communist linking Rabbis
Stephen S. Wise and Judah l.. Magnes to Com
munist activity. Since both of these men are
dead, they cannot speak in their own defense.
So the council spoke out in their behalf, con-
demning the committees "reprehensibe act" as
q violation of the American tradition Of fair
play.
The committee report was not confined,
however, to an attack on the regulations of the
dead. The regulations of the living also suffered
from the same abuse of the investigative
process.
This resulted from the fact that the testi-
mony of ex-CommunistS identified a number of
clergymen as having been involved in one way
or another with an alleged plot to inf1ltrate
Americas churches. And this testimony was
published without publishing any answering
testimony from the accused
In the case of the two rabbis, the committee
might plead that they could not be heard. But
no such plea can be offered with respect to the
others. It took some time, but the press as
sociations were able to reach all or most of the
accused clergymen, and thus they at least had
belated chance to tell their side of the story.
1t would have been simple matter for the
committee to have given all of them similar
opportunity prior to publication of the critical
testimony. The fact is, however, that it did not
choose to do so, and that is indeed reprehensi-
BILE abuse Of the investigative process.
Evening star., 1953-09-18
This and That

Good Book, is the beginning and the
end of all wisdom.
Those who are not afraid of this
great bomb are silly, and those who
are, are wise.
In everyday life, lived by all
living things, sudden hurt and disaster
lurk for every living thing.
We cannot get away from it, and only
escape it by constant vigilance. and
goodly portion of luck.
Even if we do escape, for the time
being, we must realize that all the
worlds weight OF woe has its effect on
each one of us.
A letdown, as our correspondent calls
it, is inevitable.
Not only does the world woe strike
us in the face, whether we wish it or
not, or even know it or not, but the
back-handed work of these, our fellow
human beings, is cause for regret, too.
Every one of us gets his full share
of it.
Even when humans try to be nice
to others, they often fail, leaving a
bad taste in the mouth of the one
they tried to help.
This is one of yotr better Jobs"
writes the boss. II liked it very much"
And the recipient, at first flash
Evening star., 1953-09-18
SILVER SPRING.

SILVER SPRING.
Dear Sir:
"All the good in life seems to drop
away. wonder what is the matter with
me, and do not know; try to figure
it out. and fail.
II see people write to you, and
thought I would try it.
Hopefully, j. M"
There is not much to 60 on, in truth.
We would advise j. M. to have a
thorough physical checkup first.
Then, when plain disease is ruled
out, to look over his mind.
This is a queer world, in which we
live, j. NJ, and it is getting queerer.
First there was the A bomb, then
the H bomb, and now the man on
the radio threatens us with the C
bomb. which. he says, will blow the
whole world up.
None needs be afraid of the A bomb,
or the H bomb, or even the c bomb,
even if made of cobalt.
Even the x Y z bomb. the super
ultimate, is as nothing. compared with
the G bomb, the God bomb.
This is the great bomb that has
fuse Of time, attached to all Of US.
knowledge Of 1t, according TO the
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Career System at Stake

Much Is being said and done on behalf Of
displaced career" employees of the Government
and properly so. They are entitled to priority
in retention rights during the current reduction
1n-force program. Too little attention seems
to have been paid, however, to the plight of
would-be career employees for whom permanent
status has become a will-o'-the- -wisp It is
disturbing to learn from civil service records
that the proportion of temporary indefinite ap-
pointees has increased until their number
almost equals that of permanent workers. This
Is no way to build up a career service
In 1850 more than rs per cent of all Federal
employees had permanent status After the
Korean war brought an emergency expansion of
the Government departments, freeze was put
on permanent appointments through the So
called Whitten rider This required that all
further appointees be given "temporary-in
mite" status. Thousands of these temporary
employees were taken on. Many won their jobs
through competitive examinations. Some in
tended to give their services only for the dura-
tion of the emergency. Others hoped to make
the Government their career. Some of the
more competent employees of the Federal estab-
lishment are among this "temporary-indefnite
group.
In move designed not only to do justice
to a neglected class of faithful workers but to
IeSCOIe CLe career system 10 a more SCaple oasis,
Congress this year modified the Whitten rider
so as to permit the departments to appoint
permanent employees up to the level which pre-
vailed prior to September l, 1850. But an
executive order issued after adoption of the
original rider still forbids agency heads from
making permanent appointments. This out
dated order should be supplanted by one which
takes cognizance of the congressional modifica-
ton of the rider. Unless this is done, the
intent OF Congress will be defeated and the
feeling of insecurity rampant among nearly
half of the Governments employees will grow
worse. Departmental efficiency is bound to
suffer when such unrest and uncertainty prevail
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Wants Military Dry

The President has been quoted as
giving assurance that no liquor will be
served at social functions in the Ex-
ecutive Mansion during his admins
tration, and the President is to be
commended. We wish similar assur-
ance would apply to his private table
and outside the White House Why, as
Commander in Chief of the Army, Navy
and Air Forces, does not the same
principle apply to Intoxicating liquors
sold or served to the officers and en-
listed youth in every arm of the military
service? Why protect the White House
guests who never smelled powder, and
expose the air, sea and ground services
on whose decisions, and physical fit
ness, depend the security of the Nation
and the peace of the world? Why
dry White House and a wet army?
With the world on the verge of war.
what excuse can be offered for letting
down the bars" on the boys in the
military installations "by the drink and
bottle?"
If we must make choice between
selling and serving intoxicating liquors
in the military service, we much prefer
that it begin with the seasoned gen.
erals at the top, than with the boys at
the bottom.
This new policy is even shocking to
the vets. Some liquor industry spokes-
men have Joined with temperance ad-
vocates in condemning the new Army
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Letters to The Star.

to foot its bills, necessarily must operate
on an efficiency basis. Unlike the Gov
ernment where employees are designated
as permanent or indefinite, according as
they may have come into the Govern
ment prior to or after the Whitten
rider, and every little permanent stenog-
rapher typist or file clerk becomes a
"careerist," industry has only employees,
and when confronted with reduction in
force, considers not only the years of
service of employees, but also their per-
formance of duty during the years, as
we'll as their ability, competence and
capacity.
But the Government! Well, 1t has
it's "careerists" to look after and, willy
nilly, they must remain on the Gov
ernment payroll. And that means re-
gardless of whether they rarely have
put in an honest days work in their
entire "service"-and some of them
have not. Furthermore, they are not
obliged to do so, if not so inclined, even
if capable; they are permanent. In
other words, unremovable from the
Government payroll. There are of
course many fine "careerists" there
is also the other side of the picture
Isn't it about time the Government
should wake up and feel some obliga-
ton to the taxpayers and conduct it's
operations on more businesSlike
basis, as industry is obliged to do?
v. H. Homer.
Evening star., 1953-09-18

graver one of the grownup world, you
communicated sense of understanding,
sometimes with two paws on bed nuz-
zling the tear-stained cheek of crying
child and sometimes, in sleepless early
hours when some problem bothered one
or another of their parents, the "plop
plop" of your tail on the floor tele-
graphed your friendship through the
darkness.
Friend and foe knew that our home
was our castle. All learned that you
had q remarkable capacity for dis
elimination. For years you made no
objection when the milkman brought
the milk and carried away the empty
bottles, but when he sought to remove a
piece of furniture from the back porch
given to him by the mistress of our
household, that was very different
story! He could remove nothing until
one Of us appeared to quiet the ruckus
and assure you that all was we'll
You never bit any one except for one
little nip, and that was embarrassing
but fortunately harmless. We we're
having dinner party. You had always
been the marvel of guests because of
the way you ushered them from their
cars up the walk to the door into the
house and then returned for the next
arrival. One night, due to a mistake
Of secretary as to the hour of the
dinner, Admiral Mccormick (now in
command of our Atlantic f1eet), arrived
half hour early Far from piping him
aboard ship with the usual welcoming
barks as was fitting for high-ranking
naval officer in full dress and flowing
cape, you lay upon the door mat across
Evening star., 1953-09-18
To the Editor Of The Stor:

A FEW DAYS ago, Shep, you stood
n in the yard at 4101 Lorcom lane
watching your two lifelong friends fol-
low their suitcases into car and back
out of the driveway en- route to the air.
port. Your head was high and your white
ruff against the glossy black of your fur
flowed gently with every stir of air. but
your bushy tail, as always whenever
these partings occurred, was motion
less. Always from the very moment
when SuitcaseS were packed, the bound
ing joy in life seemed to drain from you
to be replaced by stole philosophical
acceptance Of an impending parting.
In the past each period of separation.
even the short ones when merely
drove to the Office in the morning,
terminated in the same way with your
animated welcome for the returning
traveller. The immobile silent statue of
the tricolor collie which had marked q
departure, would be converted into a
bounding barking ball of glossy black
and shining white fur, dancing on four
white paws while happy barking We'd
with wagging bushy tail in expressing
welcome home!"
turned. Your mistress and hurried
anxiously into the house where the
faithful Mrs. Tracy, keeper of the
Littell menage. gently broke the news
of your passing. Everything had been
done which could be done, but your old
friend. the Vet, simply could not give
you a longer life"
The depth of our grief at your pass
ing is something will not attempt to
measure here in words. Rather, we
sought to turn back and look gratefully
over the IA years of flawless friendship
which we enjoyed with you, commenc-
ing with the day when your first play
mate. our daughter Katherine, at the
age of 3, picked you out of a litter
during your sixth week of life and
Rugged you to her breast, while you
licked eagerly at her face and at the
outstretched hand of her younger
brother Norman reaching for a fluffy
ball of fur.
You grew UP with these children,
Shep. You became a part of their
character and they became a part of
yours. Through all of the glorious
times we all had together on Lorcom
lane, in woods and hills and at the
seashore during vacations, and long
winter nights by the fire at home,
there was woven into the fabric Of our
family life the golden thread Of your
fidelity and devotion. In every crisis,
whether a fearful one Of childhood or
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Lines to q Daughter

So short time since your t,Do small
hands made
A ritual of a gesture little themes
OF song De shared. like ,OtShino on a
star,
And dressing dolls and se,Cino lovely
seams.
Ny days are all dreana-torn Utth
memories
OF laughter spilled and sparkling as
champagne ..
Soft candle light :. the satin tDeddin0
Old shoes and rice and noi1 the
empty lane.
I count my rosary of treasured days.
Each precious bead your loDe has
touched tOith gold;
And Time can neUer dim nor take dtDdy
Quicksilver years the heart alone may
hold.
Carrie Hunts1
Evening star., 1953-09-18
AMonMourns the Loss Of IisBest Friend

the front door, refusing to bulge when
urged you to make way at the gang
plank.
I said. embarrassed at this sudden
misbehavior on your part, 'just step
over him"
The admiral did so, but you would
have none of it. You nipped him on
the heel. He had simply arrived too
early for dinner and you knew it.
After one dinner when I noted the
absence of Chief Justice Vinson from
among the guests, I went down to the
recreation room and found my small
son and the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States play
ing with you and LaSsie. The conversa-
ton upstairs had been extremely in
teresting, but to the Chief Justice you
were more so. He and Mrs. VinSon
Immediately thereafter acquired a
collie as result of this visit with you
(Which companion remains as an un-
doubted source of comfort to Mrs.
Vinson today, for the sad passing of
the Chief Justice followed shortly after
you left us).
The saddest note of all is that we
were all away when you left us. Did
you know on that day of our last de-
parture? Was that extra sadness in
your eyes when you saw the last two
remaining members of your family drive
away?
With your full-grown childhood play
mate, Katherine, so far away in Swift
zerland in school and Norman in dis
tant California, did the big house on
Lorcom lane seem empty to you with
out the children, as it did to us in these
last few weeks of summer, or were you
simply trying to tell us something?
should have known, for many a
time of late I abandoned a walk
which we started together, in order to
turn back with you when saw that you
could no longer go as far as we once did,
in order to obey the silent plea in your
eyes that we should not part company
but turn home together as we always
have done on our many rambleS in re-
cent years. I am sure you know that
no diamond jubilee bar association
meeting or anything else could ever
have taken us away from you had we
known that the end of your trail was
near.
But you are with us still, Shep, and
always will be for your rare personality
has had its impact upon each and
every one of us in our home and the i'm
print of your character will endure in
the lives of the children who loved you.
Mormon M. Littell
Evening star., 1953-09-18
Landmark Threatened

Reference is made to Representative
Oakman's proposal to dispose of the
Civil Service Commission Building, as
outlined in your issue of July %, 1853.
I fully expected that The Star or a
few Of its readers would take up the
cudgels for one of Washington's old
landmarks that cannot speak for itself
Or can it? I believe it would speak
to the Representative from Michigan in
no uncertain language, if he would
personally inspect the building between
Seventh and Ninth, F and G streets
NV. and note it's sturdy and dependable
construction.
Next would suggest that he obtain
copy of this buildings history and
note the part it has played in our
Nations Capital.
And for what purpose does Mr.. Oak
man propose to tear down this venerable
landmark? OF all things: To help
solve WaShington's parking problem.
He would make our Capital follow the
example of Detroit. This smacks of
the ruthlessness of our time; it is akin
to sacrilege.
It is hoped that Representative Oak
man will withdraw his proposal, or, if
he persists, that the House Public Works
Committee will refuse to give it further
consideration. am sure that this
will be appreciated by the thousands of
footsore job-hunters that daily call on
the Civil Service Commission at its
present ideal location.
c. G. Van Schelven.