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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-08

angle is set in flush with the
surface you are repairing.
Then the small screws can be
sunk through the holes, and you
will have a secure and good
looking repair job. If you have
proper chisel, or even a good
sharp penknife, it will take
but a short time to carve out the
wood.
If looks are not essential, the
angles can be set right on the
surface. If you have any an
tique furniture. take out the
drawers and look around inside.
You will probably see how much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-08
Angle Irons and Braces Can Come in Handy

cents each in any hardware
store.
These angles come in various
lengths and shapes and thick
ness. You can buy large heavy
ones, fit to brace up a barn door
and narrow, light ones to
strengthen the corners of a cab
met door which is spreading
apart.
The proper way to use these
angles and to obtain the neatest
job is to hold them in place, then
draw a line around them. Next.
cut out the wood so that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-08
BY Douglas Tuomey

AS many homeowners know,
there are many places in the
house where the material or
wood used is so light that the
use of substantial sized nails or
screws would split it, and in
crease the trouble rather than
remedy it.
These places are in stairways,
in cabinet doors, furniture and
trim. The cure in most of these
places lies in the use of these
handy iron angles and braces
which are available for a few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-08

Trees on a narrow terrace be.
tween front yard and street was
left natural to provide a screen
for the house from street traffic
and to serve as a planting area
for rhododendrons. azaleas and
shade-loving plants.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Policy on Tortured POWs

AS former field hospital commander
in New Guinea and the Philippines, I
am gravely disturbed by William Hines
penetrating article of November 8:
"Pentagon Ready to- Get Tough With
POWs Who Bow to Red Torture" He
concludes: One highly placed Pentagon
Official who is directly involved in poll
icy making on this subject, criticized
Maj Gen William F. Dean for urging
the public not to prejudge the men who
confessed. This official said while Gen.
Dean himself did not crack, the gen.
eral did the Army no service" by adj
mitting that he. himself, might have
been forced TO talk.
Having experienced that God-awful
fear Of death and mutilation while
under enemy fire, hope the fine Chris
tian humility of Gen. Dean will prevail
AS military surgeon have seen what
short exposures to terror will do to the
average human mind. Minds are as
vulnerable, yes, perhaps more so than
its temple Of flesh, bone, nerve and
blood. Short exposures to terror can
transform fine soldiers into screaming,
weeping, disoriented and hysterical cas-
ualtieS Of battle exhaustion or fatigue.
There was no stigma on punishment for
that. In fact Gen. Eisenhower severely
disciplined his close friend, Gen. Pat
ton, for Slapping one of these victims
Evening star., 1953-11-21
This is a good acorn year.

This is a good acorn year.
Some observers believe this means a
cold winter. 1t is for every nature lover
to express his own opinion.
Certainly the squirrels like acorns.
The gray specimens do not hoard them
away in nests or dens, as the red Squir-
rels do, but bury them in little pits in
the ground.
It has been good food year for
various wild things despite the drought
so much of the summer and fall.
The seventeen year -locusts provided
good eating during the last Of May and
early June
Caterpillars and others were in good
supply, with the result that no hungry
thing has suffered so far.
X X
The rat. too, likes acorns.
Chickens will eat them if broken
into bits.
Many creatures eat foods in pinch
that are more common as food for
other species.
Thus there is chain of forest and
field supply that helps ALL
Some birds, notably the jay, hide bits
of food in crevices of tree bark. 1t
must be done for their own good. but
often works out to the good of others.
What this all ADDS up to is that the
rat. as s-well as its relative the squirrel,
Is able to And food when 1t needs it.
i In other words, they are not de-
pendent on mans untidy habits.N
Evening star., 1953-11-21
By Charles E. Trocewen

supply and demand. with which man
kind often interfereS, but which he
cannot totally upset or destroy.
So the animal world of living things,
as well as the vegetable, along with
the worlds of insects, fungi and germs,
manages to keep on going with or with
out mankind's aid.
To help wild creatures seems to be
part of the makeup of some persons.
They may aid by putting out food,
seeing that none of it is left overnight,
and by placing pans of water.
Often in the cold, water is more diff
ficult to find than food.
Too good sweeping of yards destroys
much food, including worms. insects
and their eggs. seeds of ANIMALS and
perennials, berries from shrubs, and
even bits of leftover buds
The too tidy garden makes it difficult
for birds and others. including rab-
bits, to find food during the cold. No
homeowner, therefore who values the
presence of the pure children Of nature
will do too thorough job of cleaning
up in the fall.
He will be sure to leave some leaves.
in fence corners and the like, and not
to rake up too well around flower beds
and along borders, for all these places.
left undisturbed, are winter store
houses for the creatures that must en-
dure the cold without the aid Of arti-.
flcial heat.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Green Was Not PoroIed

In detailing the long police record of Will
bert Allen Green, charged with shooting Miss
Elsie Lemke during robbery, The Stars edi-
torial of last Thursday commented in critical
vein on the parole" of Green in 1948, as
recorded in police files. The files were in error,
however. Actually, the Parole Board denied
Green parole three times. The Star regrets
that it did not have the following correct facts
at the time the editorial was written: (D
Green's first application for parole was denied
by the board on May co. 1948. CD His second
application was denied on January .27. 1949.
(s)N ne was automatically given sc ID time"
Evening star., 1953-11-21
This and That

If they find barn with spilled grain
they will eat the grain of course. Who
can blame them? But they could
survive without it.
Field mice, among the beauties of
the animal kingdom, store away such
surplus food as they can gather in late
fall.
The styews find vegetable matter and
insects during the winter living forms
which have huddled beneath the ivy
with them to escape the cold and larger
maurauderS.
The sensitive human watcher. seeing
a small form dash across the garden in
the winter, may feel very sorry for it.
The rabbit, which gnaws some Of his
rose canes, irks him, at the same time
r makes him feel uneasy.
The point is that, without his help,
they mostly are able to survive. Ma
tute evidently did not count on the
kind human being in her plans. Was
it just because she regarded him as an
animal along with the rest? Has a
certain portion of mankind fooled her,
to her dismay? It is difficult to say
All that is possible to state is that
the fears of the ultra-sensitive watcher
are mostly discounted by nature, her
self.
Her creatures have their own ways
Of survival. For nature Is not o short
time process. It has been going on for
millions Of years. ThereAis . chain Of
Evening star., 1953-11-21
The Bottle of the Budqet

It is becoming INCREASINGLY clear as ad-
ministration authorities study the problem of
Government financing-the fiscal 1855 budget
message will go before Congress less than two
months from now-that some hard bargaining
on projected expenditures and on revenue
legislation is coming up.
The end of indefinite Federal deficit f1nanc-
ing was one of the foundation stones of the
successful Republican presidential campaign in
1852. 1t was philosophy easier to advocate
than to translate into reality In its first crack
at yearly budget, that for fiscal 1854, the
administration did succeed, by pruning Of
expenditures and a poStponement of certain
scheduled tax reductions, in whiting down a
prospective deficit of more than $11 billion to
one OF less than So billion. But approximately
two weeks ago, Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey forecast that continuance of Gov
ernment spending at the present rate and
reduction of tax revenues as now scheduled
by. law would mean a 1855 deficit of perhaps
SO billion. Although acceptance of this deficit
was one of the four alternatives Mr.. Humphrey
mentioned as facing the administration, it
was implicit in his remarks that it was not the
alternative which he favorS.
A spokesman for the administration, not
identified publicly, has since made it even more
clear that this projected deficit is not being
accepted and that the greatest effort to reduce
it will be directed at cutting expenditures. The
target is reduction of approximately Sc billion
most of which would have to be trimmed from
defense and foreign-aid spending. Defense
Secretary Wilson has indicated that defense
spending in the coming fiscal year will be about
$40 billion as compared to approximately $42
billion in the current fiscal period. The esti-
mated $2-bllion decline obviously falls short
of the target. and whether several billions more
can be cut without endangering the national
security is not simple question.
These preliminary estimates allow for
loss of at least SIS billion in revenue with
expiration of the excess profits tax and reduc-
tion in the individual income tax rates, both
scheduled to happen automatically at the end
of this calendar year. They do not, however
take into account an additional loss of So bill
lion which would result from a reduction in
normal corporation tax rates and in certain
excise taxes, now scheduled for April /, 1t has
been indicated that the administration will
ask congressional action to postpone these
reductions, but there is powerful tax-reduction
sentiment on Capitol Hill and it is by no means
certain that administration wishes will prevail.
However the cards, or the dollars, fall, the
problem will be broader and deeper than just
another "skirmish" during the coming months.
Evening star., 1953-11-21

the world she has fortunately received
moral support if not material aid. HaZy-
minded Potherby, too, did not realize
that there are two groups of Chinese
concerned, and her position does not
parallel that Of Spain, Yugoslavia. or
Argentina.
The fact that more Chinese are under
communistic domination does not mean
that smaller population Of Chinese in
Formosa should go Red too. Mr.. Pother-
by must have been innocent, If not
ignorant, in leading readers to believe
that Free China should yield to Mao
Tse-tung because the latter is less die
tatorial or less communistic than PreSi-
dent Chang.
Whatever Gen. Chennault'S personal
character or intentions with regard to
American aid, American Potherby
should be able to synthesize and ana
lyze. and pass judgment, for, after all,
he is an American product. But for the
irresponsible slandering of the charac-
ter and leadership of President Chang,
and the generalization Of Formosan
population, Mr.. Potherby should ex-
anime himself; because I am from For
mosa; I recognize Chang Kai-shek as
our President; I am neither a "busi-
nesSman" nor a corrupt politician"
and I am only simple but loyal
Free Chinese.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Secretary Mitchell Speaks

Secretary of Labor Mitchell struck a note
OF calmness and understanding in discussing
before the CIO convention his present role as
cabinet officer. Making his first public address
in this capacity and before labor audience
that has been markedly critical of most policies
OF the Republican administration Mr. Mitchell
said he was prepared to be a spokesman" but
not "mouthpiece" in advising President Eisen-
hover ON the problems of the Nations wage
earners and how they might be solved through
legislation and administration
AS expected, he did not offer blueprint on
what is to be recommended in the way of revi-
sion of the controversial Taft-Hartley Act but
he promised his own opposition to any proposals
by which the obligation to bargain collectively
might be evaded or by which unions might be
undermined or destroyed He was equally frank
in announcing his opposition to any proposal
which would leave the Government "powerless
to deal with national emergency strikes" or
which encourages unions or union officials to
be irresponsible"
Apart from the broad outlines of his per-
sonal feeling toward Taft-Hartley Act revisions,
the Secretary revealed some specific action
being undertaken by his department to broaden
and to raise the protection now given against
subStandard wages. Out of approximately 63
million working people in the United States,
more than 40 million are currently outside the
coverage of the Federal Minimum Wage Act
Mr.. Mitchell told the convention that the
administration is attacking the problem on
four fronts: REORGANIZATION of exemptions and
exclusions under present interpretations of the
act, encouragement of enactment of State laws,
more vigorous enforcement of the Federal stat
ute, and consideration of congressional amend
ment to raise the wage floor above the present
75-cents- per-hour minimum The Secretary
implied that a figure would be sought some
where between IS cents and the SIPS level
which the CIO now favors.
Mr.. Mitchell also offered a challenging invi-
tation to the labor organization to participate
in the training and selection of labor attaches
at our embassies abroad. The practice of hav-
ing such advisers, he said, has proved valuable
and important in the current theological world
struggle-enough so that more careful choice
and greater specialized training are warranted
He proposed that organized labor pick its most
promising men for such posts and that Govern
ment, labor and perhaps one of our major uni
versities might collaborate in the research and
training which could add to the effectiveness of
the system.
In the final analysis this was not partisan
Speech-directed at defending one political
approach, or at championing either big labor
or big business. It was, instead discussion of
some Of the matters that concern the Nations
wage earners and the Department Of Labor
jointly and in the framework Of "the welfare Of
all the people"
Evening star., 1953-11-21
To Settle the 'Porkwoy' Dispute

1t is well that the long and heated con-
troverSy over proposed use of the northern part
of Rock Greek Park for parkway" purposes is
to be settled in Federal Court. It had become
clear in recent months that the impasSe be-
tween group of property owners in Mont
gomery County and the planning authorities
would require court action Involved in the
dispute is the important question of whether
a parkway" as mentioned in the Capper-
Cramton Act, can be construed to cover an
arterial highway of the type envisioned in
plans for Route 240 and the belt highway.
One of the surprising effects of the filing
of the suit against the National Capital
Planning Commission was to bring about an
alliance among planners and highway builders
who only recently had been in feud of their
own. The national commission long had been
at odds with two Maryland agencies over the
proposal of the latter for extending an approach
of State Route 240 through the Maryland Sec
ton of Rock Creek Park The Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and the Maryland Roads Commission
wanted to build two highways through mar
row part OF the park, one to carry 240 traffic
to the District line and the other to accom-
modate the intercounty belt highway around
the District. The National Capital Planning
Commission finally approved extension of the
belt road through the section in dispute, with
provision for the funneling of 24O traffic
through the same parkway"
The protesting citizens, who own property
abutting the park, are seeking to have the
court declare the proposed use of parkland for
highway purposes to be violation of Capper-
Cramton Act restrictions on use of park reser-
vations. While the suit is directed specifically
against the belt route through the park, it also
affects the 240 project insofar as use of the
park is concerned Two important traffic
relief projects thus will remain in a state of
suspended animation. until the suit is disposed
of. 1t is to be hoped that the litigation can
be settled without long delay
Evening star., 1953-11-21

Of terror. Are we now to change that
policy and declare breakdowns after
long exposures reasonable but collapse
after short exposures are in line Of
duty?
Before we get tough with those bro
ken on the wheel of long term, organ
lied barbarism. ask your heart and
conscience this question: Did we keep
faith with them? Was it keeping faith
to draft them for duty in hell and
exempt the many? Was it keeping faith
to give U. Unbranded criminal aggres-
sors an inviolate sanctuary across the
Yalu? While they languished in hell,
unavenged and without hope of rescue,
did our 53-day steel strike with more
damage to defense production than the
most devastating enemy raid-did that
show we really cared? But worst of
all, shall those captured and tortured
in police action" return home and
learn that on the Pentagon books their
crackup was treason against their
country?
Thomas E. Mattingly, M. d.
The article by William Hines in the
November 8 Sunday Star headed pen
tagon Ready to Get Tough With POWS
Who Bow to Red Torture is one of the
most appalling reports we have ever
read.
Is this America? That the Pentagon
should be planning punishment for
those who survived foreign hell is be-
yond the understanding of parents.
Mans inhumanity to man seems to
be as bad from Americans as from
foreigners.
We gave three sons. The Air Force
lad gave his life. The other two, one
Navy and one Army, gave several years
Of service and they admitted on return
that they were scared all the time.
We were glad they were whole and
sane.
When men like Gems. Dean and
Wainwright suffer and come back they
should be treated as heroes.
Other men who wanted to live and
after torture satisfied their accusers
in order to endure, should be honored.
Their coming back and telling the truth
gives information valuable and useful.
For heavens sake and for the sake
OF parents, treat these men as heroes!
They have suffered enough.
Mrs. James c. Palmer.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Subsidizinq the Former

hope that every one will acknowl-
edge the fact that for the past 20 years
the farmer has had break, but under
a socialistic regime of New Deal ad-
ministration Now it is different.
Mr.. Benson who is being criticized so
much, is trying to make economic ad-
justments for the benefit of all the
people. think he is right Most farmers
disagree, of course. They have had it
easy and they have been given sub
sides and supports for their products
when the price was too low.
realize the Importance of farm ac-
tivity and fair price for the products
which are so essential to our country,
but I do not believe in socialism; and
that is exactly what we have had for
20 years for the farmers. so far as price
is concerned. would indorse a relief
program or drouth and bad weather
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Beyond Words

In life the scenes and moments held
sublime
Seem as Intangible as focks of birds,
They iDdrily eIude net of tUordS
Remaining indeScribnble through time.
Before the Uari-colored canyon Dalls
AboUe the Colorado, DIo can find
A language adequate? The desert Dind
Is eloquent as Ue When epening falls
To cloak the Pyramids NTH the mys-
tery
OF EGYPT. Silence lays ,0dr1inO finger
Upon our lips in soTrotC, t0hile iDe Hnger
Within a room iDhose tenant has gone
free.
Our ultimate emotions Ieave Us mute.
For language fails before the absolute.
Louise crenshow Roy 4
Evening star., 1953-11-21

release from 9-to-27-rnonth sentence for
housebreaking on July IL, 1949-a release in
which the Parole Board had no voice. 4) I'M
prisoned again for housebreaking Green's ap-
plication for parole was denied on December
l, 1850. There is certainly nothing in this
record justifying any criticism of parole au-
thorities in their handling of Green on the only
times he was before them.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Defends Chiunq Kui-shek

j. Wilbur Potherby's comments on
"Chennault's Views on China" is an
other reason America needs more Sena-
tor McCarthys.
Near-sighted Potherby apparently
cannot see that Free China is free and
is resisting Communist aggression in
Formosa and is Drawing against the
wind and weather to win back mainland
China. From many free countries in
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Bad Day for Mr.. Trumun'

' Congratulations for your editorials
titled Wrong Answer" and bad Day
for Mr.. Truman" appearing November
ID. They both represent very inn
portant function of the public press,
that is, the exposing of bombastic and
incorrect statements of persons who
for one reason or another can influence
large numbers of our citizens. Your
news columns are devoted to giving
the hurriedly written impressions of
what your reporters hear or see, but
thank goodness, your editorial writer's
have the time to analyZe, evaluate, and
express carefully -thought-out opinions
pro and con. Both of the men in the
addresses discussed in your editorials
used more or less bombastic language.
and unfortunately such language is
highly influential and effective in I'M
pressing large numbers of people favor
ably to the view of the speaker. A
very prominent editor of some decades
back allegedly stated that only about
3 per cent Of our people stop to
think, allowing others; both bad and
good, to do their thinking for them.
Only parents. teachers and church
leaders have the opportunity to train
our young along the line of right think
ing at the most receptive period of
their lives If we in this group should
do our real service to mankind, I am
confident we would not have so much
juvenile delinquency as well as adults
who fall for bombastic poppycock these
days. Your editorial writer's can be
of help to some of the adults. Please
keep up the good work!
"Give 'Em Heaven"
I certainly agree with your editorial,
bad Day for Mr.. Truman" AS see
it, no words wasted" OF course,
muddled-head Harry considers any
words in opposition to him wasted. You
would think he would have sense
enough to realize how embarrassing it
is to good Democrats who supported
him when he was so negligently filling
his role as President to come out now
under his old banner Of "give 'em hell" !"
And it only terminated in convincing
open-minded people what a misf1t
President he proved to be.
Perry F. Skinner.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Is selective service an agency
under the Department Of Defense?-
r. E. w.
A. No, 1t is an independent agency
responsible to the President. not to
the Department Of Defense. Selective
service operates under authority OF the
Universal Training and Service Act, as
amended.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to any
question Of faet by either Writing The EvsninE
Washington 8. d. c., and inclosinR 3 cents re-
turn postage or By telephoninR ST. 3-7363.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Letters to The Star

program but not what we have had for
20 years under q socialiStic regime.
If the farmer got by for q century or
two without price supports, why can't
he do so now? Other businessmen sell
ing essentials to the public get along
without subsidies. The farmer and the
dairyman are the only ones who howl
for help. Suppose the other business
people did the same thing.
Dan B. Felker.
Evening star., 1953-11-21

@. Do cataracts ever aflict the eyes
Of young people?-J. r.
A. Yes, this clouding Of the eye lens
may afiict a person at any age, and
has even occurred before birth. How
ever, the most common form of cata-
ract Is found in the aged.
Evening star., 1953-11-21
Thanksgiving Decorations

1t is to be regretted that in their
eagerness to cash in on Christmas.
stores in Washington are passing by
Thanksgiving Day.
How refreshing it would be to see
at least one or two decorations for
our November festival!
HI. Backus.
Evening star., 1953-11-21

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