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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-06-04
CLEVELAND WEST
BRANCH 4

Dear Sisters. Our next meeting
is June 9TH, Sunday at 3 p. N. and
after that our July meeting is Oh
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1953-06-04
This and That from WASHINGTON
BY CONGRESSMAN Frances p. Bolton

A TONIC ENERGY AND US II
"A have just returned from an
awesome experience. I have watched
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Z "RocN KING, DETECTIVE" As SEEN ON
' THE DUMoNT TElEWsIoN NETWORK
Du Mont MILFORD

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Evening star., 1953-05-07
WAYS TO BUY ON
CREDIT AT SEARS

Stop in at your nedr-
est Sears Credit Office
for information! Take
odvontoge Of Seors
m ony money : sowing
specioIs. You can buy
when you need them.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
No Time for WishfuIness

General Bradley, outgoing chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, has done we'll to caution
against over-optimistic evaluations of unrest
and RIGHTEOUSNESS within the Soviet empire
Although acknowledging that international
tension seems to have diminished "a little bit
because the Communists are certainly having
some trouble at home" he has warned that the
significance of the situation ought not to be
exaggerated. His own belief is that nothing has
yet happened to change the Kremlin'S long
range plans for world domination, and he has
been at pains to declare that he still holds to
the idea that next year should be regarded
as crisis year. year of special danger, in
which the United States must be prepared to
cope with any threat
Further, rejecting an opinion held strongly
by more than few observers in the Pentagon
and elsewhere, General Bradley has not ruled
out the possibility that the Russians, If they
find themselves confronted with ever-increas-
ing rebellion in their dark domain, may resort
to major armed conflict in an effort to pro-
mote internal unity and keep their empire
from falling apart. Such possibility although
1t may seem very remote at the moment is
real enough to be reckoned with. Its basis has
been we'll summed up in an article written two
years ago-but still pertinent-by Nose Pijade,
a YugoSlav Communist expert on the Kremlin.
AS 1lc IldS puG IL, all 1lOG 1uClLlCQ 10 UcllcVe
that the Soviet leaders have lost their minds
to the point of starting something that could
involve them in third world war. But brains
and judgment not the only things that
activate the Soviet leaders. Desperation is an
important factor. The Soviet leaders are des-
perate men, and one does not know what to
expect from desperate men,"
Taken together with General Bradley's
SOLDERING remarks, the Pijade estimate is worth
bearing in mind at time when reports of
trouble behind the Iron Curtain tempt one to
harbor the wiShful thought that the tyranny
of Red totalitarianism is moving fast toward
disintegration. Free peoples may hope and
pray for that, but they had better not bank on
1t. For the Kremlin, despite Stalins death,
continues to be the Kremlin-the center of
vast conspiracy aimed at enslaving the world.
That is why the Western defensive build-up
remains as imperative as ever, and it will re-
main that way until RusSiaS rulers offer con-
crete evidence that they have revised Soviet
policy fundamentally enough to make good
peace possible. AS matters stand there is still
every reason to suspect them, in their concilia-
tory moves, of merely following Lenin's dictum
on the need Ito tack, to make agreements, zig
zags retreats, and so on, in order to accelerate"
the ultimate triumph of communism through
out the globe. The unrest inside their empire
is certainly not enough in itself to force them
to abandon that goal
Evening star., 1953-07-07

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization appealed to him from its start.
He gave it valuable help in its earlier years.
Now he has been chosen to direct its activities.
The opportunity thus affoSded him undoubtedly
will prompt him to commensurate efforts Still
young, he has the zest and the zeal of youth
to aid him. He has prepared for his new re-
sponsibilities the hard way. 1t is fair to say
that he has earned the job. An army of friends
wish him every good fortune in Paris
Five candidates already have been men
toned to succeed DR.. Evans at the Library of
Congress The number probably will be in
creased in the next few days. President Eisen-
hover is familiar with the fact that the
position traditionally has been filled with re-
gard to scholarship and specific library training
rather than for any other consideration. The
staff over which the eleventh Librarian will
preside hopes that he may be professional
librarian.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Progress Is Costly

That reduced tax rates do not necessarily
mean lower tax bills is evidenced by develop
ments in Montgomery County. Although the
nearby Maryland county was the only one in
the Washington Metropolitan Area to cut the
tax rate this year, many property owners will
have to pay more than they did last year
because of higher assessments The recent re-
assessment of real estate in the county's subur-
ban section raised property values an average
of IS per cent. The 10 per cent rate cut
obviously will not Offset the boosted assess
mentS for the average Suburbanite.
For most of the county'S farmers however
the lower tax rate will bring smaller tax bills
because most farm properties were not re-
assessed this year under the county's "cycle"
system of reasSeSSment. Under the former
assessment law, which was amended at the
last session of the Legislature, the county was
divided into five districts, one of which was
reaSSeSsed every year. Under the old plan the
reassessments were spaced five years apart
The Legislature shortened the cycle to three
years and provided that all assessments should
be entered on the books simultaneously, begin
ming with fiscal 1956-57 A further reform which
failed to become law would have authorized
immediate recording of new assessments, in
stead of awaiting the end of the three-year
cycle
But the taxpayers of Montgomery County
are more fortunate than those in Arlington
County, across the river. Arlington has in
creased both it's assessments and its tax rates
A countrywide reaSSessment program in the
Virginia county raised some realty values by
100 per cent or more On top of this the county
has lifted its real estate tax rate from $281
to $2.91 and its personal property rate from So
to $3.50 500 valuation. Washingtons neigh
boring communities are finding that living in
the shadow of big city calls for capital i'm
provements and public services that cost
lot of money-and the ever larger tax bills
reflect this progress.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Sanitary Commission Series

The Star is to be congratulated on
the public service rendered the people
OF Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties through publication Of the
excellent series Of articles by Gene
Goodwin which endeavored to give the
residents of the two counties an insight
into the workings of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Those of us who have been interested
in county affairs have long deplored
the lack of information given the pub
lie on the operations of both this
agency and the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion. It has been the contention of
many citizens of both counties that
agencies which have the power of
taxation should not be above and be-
yond the reach of the citizens who
must pay the taxes nor Of the county
governments who must guarantee their
bonds.
1t was with great deal OF interest,
therefore, that an accompanying in
terview with L. S. (Ted) Ray, the full
time member of the Suburban Sanitary
Commission was noted. Several state
mentS made by Mr.. Ray contained
erroneous inferences which should be
answered. First, in discussing the re-
cent increase in rates, MIR. Ray is
quoted as saying that "a public hear
ing wasn't necessary because the pub
lie already knew the sewage charge
was coming since it had been au-
thoflzed by the 1851 Legislature" It is.
OF course. appreciated that Mr.. Ray
was speaking for publication. It is
hardly necessary. however, to tell Mr..
Ray that legislation dealing with the
Suburban Sanitary Commission is
hardly the subject of public" infor-
nation. for until recently the press
was excluded from commission meet
lngS. and no hearings are ever held
prior to introduction of proposed leg
lslatlon. On the contrary, the General
Assembly passes such legislation with
as little fanfare and publicity as posi-
BILE. Furthermore, since the permissive
legislative was passed in 1851, the pub
lie could hardly be omniscent enough
to foresee that 1853 would be the
chosen" year to put it into effect.
Mr.. Ray is also quoted as saying I'VE
(the WSSC) never had any demand
from the public for a hearing" In
order to refresh Mr.. Rays evidently
failing memory the Prince Georges
County Civic Federation had requested
a hearing on behalf of the residents of
our county when first "rumor" to the
effect that rate increase was in the
offlng was heard. After much delay
representatives of the Civic Federation
- were granted an audience, at which
time their questions as to why an in
crease and how much it would be were
not satisfactorily answered. The COM
missioners promised Walter F. Multi
gan, president of the Civic Federation,
that full information" would be given
the federation prior to any rate being
set by the commission. At the same
time. 1t was noted in the press that
the Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, and other civic groups, were also
interested in this question. Yet, the
next thing we knew, the increase was
made effective without further regard
to the civic groups.
< Irma BOgdanOff.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Booking Awoy from Justice Clark

Casual Visitor" from Texas writes
that he is distressed that the Republi-
can-controlled committee, headed by
Representative Heating. failed to sub
poena Justice Clark by a vote of 22-5.
Perhaps Casual Visitor" would be in
terested in the views of the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch. Democratic paper that
has literally pleaded for Justice Clark
to testify before the committee. This
paper says:
mo issue was bigger than corruption
in the 1852 campaign as waged by
President Eisenhower and his speech
writer's. st.. Now that the Republicans
have responsibility for scooping UP the
dirt of the past, they are singularly dis
interested. :. Since the committee
contains 20 members, this means II
Republicans Joined the Democrats in
failing to vote for formal summons to
Justice Clark to testify. -. What
earthly excuse can the G. O. P. give for
backing away at this issue? =. It be-
gins to look as if the G. o. P. wants to
cover up not only for Justice Clark but
for some of its own boys who got into
the act. Who is it they are protecting?
How many of their own are they trying
to hide behind Justice Clark's judicial
robes?" Realistic Woman.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Still Up to Dr.. Rhee

During the past few days, in their prop
aganda broadcaStS from Peiping, the Chinese
Communists have failed to repeat their de-
mand for the recapture of the $1,000 Korean
war prisoners released by President Syngman
Rhee. Heretofore, accusing the American
directed United Nations Command of having
"connived" in the release, they have indicated
that the demand would have to be satisfied
as condition to their agreeing on truce
But now they appear to have adopted less
adamant line, as If willing to recognize the
whole issue for what it really is-a fait ac-
compli that cannot be undone because of the
virtual impoSsibility of rounding up the lib
Grated POWs.
Indeed, in one of their broadcasts the
Peiping propagandists have come close to re-
tracing their "connivance" charge against the
U. N. Command, and they have sounded almost
sympathetic to the United States in comment
ing on current difficulties with DR.. Rhee. At
any rate, instead of insisting on the recapture
of the freed POWs, they have merely called
upon our American forces to resort to call
measures to prevent him from releasing any
more or engaging in other criminal actions
designed to block an armistice agreement What
this seems to suggest is that the Communists
are prepared to forget about their prisoner
demand and sign such an agreement if our side
can offer adequate guarantees against the
danger that the South Koreans may carry out
their threat to fight on despite truce.
But the if" involved here is very big. In
his conversations with Walter S. Robertson,
our Assistant Secretary of State for Far East
ern Affairs, DR.. Rhee apparently is still holding
fast to the position that the Republic of Korea
will not accept truce unless it can have an
ironclad military pact with the United States
a pact automatically obliging us to resume the
war If the post-armistice political conference
fails in 80 days to make progress toward Korean
unif1cation. Wholly apart from Communist
opposition, our own Senate would almost GER
tainly decline to ratify such a sweeping COM
mitment. Accordingly, unless DR.. Rhee retreats
to more realistic ground and yields to a reason
able compromise, it is difficult to see how the
U. N. Command can guarantee anything about
the ROK go-it-alone threat. Thus, even though
the enemy may be ready to drop the prisoner
issue, the outlook for an agreement at Pan
munjom continues to seem dim to the point
Of utter bleakness.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
This and That

terriers, as remember. with the excep-
ton of one dog I now know to be a
French poodle.
II have read where these large poo
dies are smartest of dogs. and I know
that big black one must have been
the star Of the show. but for the life
of me cannot remember what he did.
''The fox terriers are the ones /
remember. They were sleek, white,
almost glistening. in my minds eye Of
today. Probably they were not half
as pretty, really, as they seem to me
now.
"They did all sorts of tricks. and
never had to be spoken to harshly, or
at all, perhaps. They went through
their acts like little automatons, and
we're the general favorites of all the
young spectators. u
''The dog and pony show supplied
a want in a city community, 1t seems
to me. hardly supplied by the large
circus. It helped keep the city, child.
especially boy. in touch with animals.
I believe that to a certain type of
child there is no substitute for ami
mails. In the growing realization of
the kinship of all living things. this
was helpful to a great degree. Perhaps
the deprivation of this is partly respon-
sible for modern crime.
Sincerely. M. M. H."
4 q
Templeton Jones read this letter, and
said "Bully!" (Jones is an old admirer
of Teddy" Roosevelt)
Jones said he must have gone to the
same show. there in the long ago. ex-
cept that he didn't have to come 20
Evening star., 1953-07-07
By Charles E. TroceweN

far, only few blocks from 10Th and
T streets.
THAT main dog" said Jones.
Jumped out Of the burning house.
from the little window in the main
peek.
1T looked very much like fire, but
have wondered since if it was any
thing more than red light behind
piece of red paper of some thin sort. =
when the big dog made his leap
for life, the boys set up cheer that
must have been heard down to the
Washington Monument"
Old time Washington, in the city
proper, as it was called, the territory
from the river to Florida avenue,
roughly, was much different in those
days. ~
Great water tanks. followed by street
wide brushes drawn by horses, toured
the various wide streets and avenues
at evening.
The water ran from curb to curb.
followed by the shouts Of running chill
dren. The brushes came along behind,
sending the dirty water scurrying along
cutters and down sewers. It was the
way the old-timers had Of keeping
their city clean.
There were many vacant lots. over
grown with high weeds, among which
purple towering heads were to be seen.
and on closer inspection many. large
yellow garden spiders.
It was city whose inhabitants then
neversdreamed that one day they would
live to see a city OF million people
from all over the Nation and the world.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
NEW JERSEY AVE.

Dear Sir:
"I am an old man, and I can recall
the days when this fine street had
thousands of purple martins nesting
in it.
"Those days are gone now. We can
not expect the old days to remain. The
years roll, and times and nations
change, we can but hope for the best.
"I remember when we kids used to
60 to a dog and pony show. as 1t was
called. think it was at 18th and v
streets.
"I have forgotten how we got across
town. Probably walked. People were
not afraid of walking then. think
the modern dislike for walking more
than a block is something very much
against us.
why, when was boy, we thought
nothing at all of walking down town
and back. AS remember nobody ever
took the street cars. They all walked,
men, women and children.
"The dog and pony show had hoo
thamacooch SideShow. think there was
a man with flute, cross legged, out
side a tent, playing one of those odd
tunes. ,.,....- .f-,
There was, as far as my memory
goes. nothing to back it up. The show
was mostly ponies and dogs, as the
title said: and the grand climax was
the burning of small house. with the
various dogs jumping through the win
dows at critical moments.
Circus life must be strange, but
certainly they all seemed to enjoy it.
even the dogs. The dogs were fox
Evening star., 1953-07-07

call the present-high taxes should be
imposed in order to build a government
surplus that might be needed later on.
In our case we haven't even balanced
budget and Mr.. Reed wants to cut
taxes. OF course taxes hurt (ouch). and
no one is looking for depression, but
let's be little sensible and at least get
the Government in the black before we
begin giving out presents. AS for busi-
ness-if they cannot succeed with a
normal profit in times such as these,
they had better fold up as they are
probably harming good many people
more than themselves with their inef-
ficiency.
w. II. Burkhart.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Burning Books

Burning Books
BY intimation and accusation, Joe
Mccarthy Is being made the scapegoat
for unthinking nincompoops and calcu-
lated thinkers Of the State Departments
hodge-podge Of quasi Americans.
Not only has Joe Mccarthy a duty to
be sore because Of the Communist liter
ature found in American libraries over
seas. but it Is the duty Of all Americans
to be sore. Why? If those libraries are
maintained to disseminate American
ideals. any one who spends cent for
any other than good American writings
should be discharged and disgraced
and where the law permits should be
tried and convicted of conduct rejudi-
cial to American interests.
The unthinkers Of the State Depart
ment, having guilty conscience. have
gone too far in destroying these publi-
cations. while the calculated thinkers
were in the position that they could
do naught but win. BY the simple
process Of Snatching this and that and
the other of the book shelves, and
then letting the unthinking columnist
know that they by perforce had taken
situation that they glory in.
Remember when the conservatives of
this country were so condemned because
they resented the showing Of American
Co art. "Circus Girl Resting" in Euro
pean art exhibits, and, too, when the
Voice of America was giving to the
European listeners the life story of
Henry Wallace? Many of the people
guilty Of staging those farces have not
had the nerve to face different COM
mittees of Congress since.
Let the crocodile tears fall where they
should: at the feet of the taxpayers
who have had to purchase this drivel
and then pay to disseminate it to the
world as Americanism, and at the feet
OF the people like Joe Mccarthy who
have the internal fortitude to attempt
to stop it.
Glenn v. Hall.
Evening star., 1953-07-07

processes and the curious morality
which seem to motivate our modern
attempt at world government. Does
our commitment to that twisted little
doctrine of defending peace" free us
from the obligations of common
decency? -.
America will survive only if she is
fit for survival. There is at the present
time an alarming degree of cynicism
among our people, along with the vain
lust for a kind of economic security
which does not exist and the willingness
to exchange a good conscience for a
mass Of vapid idealism.
c. H. Floyd.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
DR.. Evans in Paris

DR.. Luther H Evans, as the tenth Librarian
of Congress, was tirelesS worker throughout
the IA years of his identification with the
worlds greatest photographic establishment
The scope and span of his interests were un-
limited He saw his field as the whole earth,
and he spent himself without reservation in
its service. So he will be sure of remembrance
as long as the Library stands
Meanwhile, DR.. Evans moves on to what
yell may be still larger labor. The United
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Medical Research

Elsa M. Degerholm's letter protesting
the use of fireflies for research brings
up a point that has long bothered me.
If that writer, and others like her, feels
so strongly on the subject, letters to the
editor are weak form of protest. In
stead. why not refuse the benefits of
those discoveries made possible through
animal research? When the doctor pre-
scribes treatment, find out first how it
was developed. For in good conscience,
how can one castigate the research
scientist while clamoring for gamma
globulin?
Rose ThOrman.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
No sympathy for Texas

After reading Thomas Stokes on the
Texas drought, I say Hear, hear"
I'd go step farther and say let those
Texans irrigate those dry pastures with
oil. They've got our oil and now they're
mad that they don't have some of our
rain! So we non-Texans have to ante
up to wet down their crops and cattle.
Well let's help them over this hump.
so they can get on with building their
navy. FideliO.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Decision in Korea
w. r. Burkhart.

There. is a distinct odor, not a pleas
ant one, in our official reaction to the
clear and honest stand of South Korea
in the current crisis. The odor is of
broken faith and cheapened honor.
compounded by the self-righteous
hypocrisy of accusing our friend of that
which we ourselves are guilty.
. Perhaps the Orwellian prophecy of
1894" is coming to pass. after all.
Maybe it is futile to resist the mental
Evening star., 1953-07-07
War Decd

I choose
This one to mourn, ,.
The youth in the coffin,
Second ro,o, third from the left.
The 20-yeGr-old
Would-be poet.
Maybe artist,
Would -like-to-be musician.
The 20-yedr old
Who is nothing material nor.
No restless fingers on an instrument.
No Writing through
A day, a night. year.
No cGnU1S come 1liUe.s
Ny hands are such stiT hands, :,
Yet he
Die.
Ann Coswell.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Letters to The Star

strolling? Must we sit quietly by and
watch four large Segments of our
unique park system be desecrated?
You parents Of children who have
enjoyed the benefits of the IA annual
training courses conducted by National
Capital Parks, let your voices be heard |!
If You have representation, write your
Congressman to protect our heritage.
If not, do as am doing, and write to
our editors!
Once encroachments are made, the
land-grab will be on.
Sarah Sugar Baker.
Evening star., 1953-07-07
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer TO any
question OF fact by either writing The Evenine
Washington 3. d. c., and inclosing 3 cents re-
turn postage. or By telephoning Sterling 3-7363