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Evening star., 1953-04-05
FEaIURE FlcTl0n

DM Hucxnss shifted restlesaay m his pew
I'D seat. Church made him uneasy: mt that
he wa nm atleist q even IN agn0stic, but his
was an entaprising nature and 10 have 10 sit
quietly fr m hoar. without participating.
went against the grain. He didn't Ike any
game where he couldn't carry the bah.
His eyes romed around the church. Il WAS
m Old building. and there was Uack that
started on the wan behind the pulpit and
anGied up toward the ROOF. Poor construction;
built before the days Of pe-mix cOnuete.
Wouldn't happen today mot If they'd used
HucAins Mix. He turned to follow the course
Of the crack and Evelyn's dlarp elbow dug
into hisrihs. He gunted and whenshe flashed
a aTepCOving giance. he grinned.
He didn't mdastand how she could sit 90
quietly, her gloved hands in her lap, her pretty
head cooked q little a. che listened intently to
the sexmcn. She seemed to enjoy church.
She was always happy Sunday morning =
getting breakfast, seeing that the boys were
cleaned up for Sunday School, dressing her
Evening star., 1953-04-05

self carefully. getting them an of m time.
She always worked on him little, too. trying
to get him TO come. but she wasn't successful
unless i Tained, like today, and his weekly
tennis game was canceled.
HE SETTLED himself doggedly TO listen to the
balance Of the sermon. The Reverend Paul
Bmdick was young. but IN the two years he'd
been pastor he'd made good impression On
the community. The church was always full.
Beneyed him now, wondering what made
minister. BMdick was bachelor. big, broad
sEOuldeCed and a tanned a. one Of Benis
truck drivers. He looked out Of place up theTe
IN the pulpit. With build like that he ought
to be out swinging pick Or hosting beam.
The sermon ended, the congregation sang a
Evening star., 1953-04-05

hymn. and Ben got ready to leave. But the
Reverend Bmdick had an announcement to
make and Ben sat down again, Mritated. HIS
attention was CAUGHT by the words building
project"
'.As you know" Dr.. Bwdick said. smiling,
I'm taking months vacation, but m the
meantime, until return, I hope the ccngega-
tim win give some thought TO what We might
do about building a youth hut On the paece OF
land left the church by Mr.. Hardness.
Our town soCely needs meeting place l0
the young people for the Boy and Gn
Scouts. the various youth organizations. Inc
building wouldn't need to be elaborate. Dut
building costs being what they arc, It would
probably take a considerable sum. want %
AK ycu all 10 join me in prayer that we may
Evening star., 1953-07-25
Truce TuIkuthon

For the United States to continue the
two-year talkathon attempt to reach
an armistice agreement with the Sovi-
etized Chinese doesn't make sense. To
the Communists, truce talks" and
military action are inseparable battle
tactics" initiated for one purpose-to
conquer the non-C Communist world. A
study of the letters" exchanged during
the negotiations and reports from the
shooting fronts" make this clear. There
is no reliable evidence to show they
would honor "ceaSe-flre" arrangement
at all favorable to our side.
On the contrary, the terms Of the
truce are spelt out to meet the Reds
demands including our assurances to
remain neutral should the ROK gov
ernment be goaded into defensive ac-
ton after an armistice is in force. The
scale of the Soviet-directed and sup
ported assaults; the frequency of the
vicious attacks and the magnitude Of
the nanpower, armor and f1repower
thrown against the U. N. lines, with
utter contempt for the loss of life, have
been increased.
The scope of this mounting Red Of
fensive goes far beyond Korea. With
chain-like reaction, numerous divisions
Evening star., 1953-07-25
By Charles E. TroceweN

When fed by the mother or father
bird, the young bird gets raw foods
filled with moisture, so that when you
do the job, you have to try to make
the dry foods moist in some way or
other.
Some people think bread and milk
is not good for them, but we have seen
some very fine robins and jays raised
on such food. Sometimes pablum, q
baby food, is used, moistened with milk
For young squirrels a warm mixture
of milk, boiled water, raw egg and a
chemical called calcium gluconate can
be used. but this is not easy to prepare
in small amounts. which must be used,
not more than 4 ounces in all, so most
persons who try to care for a young
squirrel simply use q mixture Of half
milk and half water and let it go at
that. Soon the baby squirrel can be
fed crushed nuts, natural food. and
later whole nuts, as well as sunf1ower
seed, and in a short time the young
animal may be let go up tree to live
the life which all squirrels like best
in the trees. where they belong.
1t is fun to feed baby animals. and
does great deal of good, but it is also
tedious and sometimes it is best to have
mother help out. since mothers are used
to such matters.
The cage or box in which the young
rabbit. squirrel or bird ID kept should
be clean, and have fresh sand or finely
cut-up newspaper put on the bottom
every day. Do not use strips Of paper.
because sometimes those wind around
the creatures nGk.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
Settling Koreu's Fate

Do our so-called allies, as President
Eisenhower has said, Share the same
ideals" as the United States? True, as
he says people who have once known
freedom value it more than life" Is
that not true of Korea? How are we
standing by the Koreans who want
freedom? BY word of mouth? BY
promises to be carried out at some later
date? How about the promises made to
our citizens that taxes would be re-
duced if the Republicans were elected? /?
believe the President has said the
discussion of Korea is on the agenda
when the Big Three Conference is held.
At former discussions the United States
has always come out at the little end of
the horn, and question the adviSability
OF holding such conferences. In discus
sing Korea, there would be two votes
against Korea, England and France.
Consequently what chance has Korea,
even if the United States stands back
of her 100 per cent? Any compromise
made at that conference which would
favor Britain and France against the
unity that Syngman Rhee stands for
would receive the indignation of Ameri-
can people who believe in keeping
promises made to an ally and decisions
against the enemy.
Margaret Hopkins WorrelI,
President-General,
The Wheel of Progress.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
This and That

It will become very tame, but will al
ways be afraid of sudden motions. so
approach it slowly.
Once it is free, it becomes wild again
in a few days, and may not pay any
attention to you, which is all right.
since wild bunnies have a difficult time
of it, avoiding enemies such as dogs
and cats, and their fear IS what saves
them. This is natures way. We do not
know exactly why nature, which is
everything that exists. made being
afraid so necessary for the wild crea-
lures, but we are learning something
about that, and in time may solve it,
and have peace for all living things, so
that the lion and the lamb may lie
down together without fear.
X
Taking care of all wild things-rab-
bits, squirrels, birds. for instance
means finding out what they will eat.
and giving it to them at frequent
intervals.
Young birds. fallen out of the nest.
are fed on hamburger, or yolk of hard
boiled egg, or bits of bread and milk,
or a combination of the three.
There are all sorts Of things birds
Will eat, but those mentioned Will DO
what the finder of the baby bird wants.
keep 1t alive and growing.
They are given to the young bird
every half hour, or every hour, during
the daylight.
They are popped down the bill with
a quick motion. but before this is done
some water is given in an eyedropper
or dolls nursing bottle. s
Evening star., 1953-07-25
D. G. Scouts at Jumboree

1 went down to Newport Beach
here in California to visit the District
of Columbia contingent Of Boy Scouts
attending the annual Boy Scouts jam
boree.
Outside of finding the usual group
of happy. well-cared-for boys having
the time of their lives, found a group
of not-so- happy scoutmasters who were
appalled, by the apparent lack of in
terest shown by the people Of Wash
ington, D. c., in supporting the Boy
Scouts and their activities. such as
this. They said that because of this
lack of interest there were few, if any.
underprivileged boys sent out here and
those attending are, for the most part,
from middle-class or we'll do families.
Disgraceful, I'd say. Those who really
should be given the chance are still
sitting back there in good old dis
interested D. c. Surely there are hun
dreds of organizations. clubs and private
individuals who could afford to send
at least one underprivileged boy to
these events.
David r. BOlka.
Ontario, Calf.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
"AIl the Time in the World"

of Sovietized Chinese are probing in
strength all along the periphery of our
defense areas in South Asia.
It was at Yalta, in 1945, that the first
seeds of Red aggression" were accepted
in blind trade that cost us the loss of
mainland China. Today, their poison
Gus growth has reached height where
drastic steps must be taken to cut them
down before they completely engulf us.
The consequences of ill-advised Yalta
compromises with Communists is re-
flected in all our experiences with them
to date. If nothing else, it should re-
mind us that the United States is per-
force the major target of the Red Party.
Through interminable truce talks" the
Communists employ tactic calculated
to drive 800 million AsianS into their
slave camps. Should that catastrophe
come to pass we can be certain that
they will be used to spearhead direct
attack upon the United States via
Alaska.
Men can learn from past mistakes
but if they do not learn, then the
mistakes become doubly. horribly tragic.
We must not condone the errors made
at Yalta by making more mad compro-
misses in Korea.
Harold j. Thompson.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
"QUANTICO, Va.

"QUANTICO, Va.
Dear Sir:
Il have found a baby bunny.
MY mother said that you would tell
me how to take care of it.
I'VE have had it for week.
I'VE keep it outside in cage. hope
YOU will send some advice.
Thank you very much.
Yours truly, H. p"
Well, now, Helen
You seem to have been doing all
right by the young rabbit, otherwise it
would not have lived a week.
In its own nest, it is protected from
the cold by its mothers fur, so be sure
to keep a soft piece of old sweater in
the cage.
Feed it every hour or two with an
eyedropper filled with a milk mixture.
such as is given babies, only in the
rabbits case you use one-half evapo-
rated milk and one-haf warm water.
Add a bit of sugar
When it gets a little older. you can
try it with grated carrot and spinach
or lettuce cut up fine.
When still older. small pellets made
of alfalfa can be purchased at pet
stores; all bunnies like these and they
are good for them. because the alfalfa
plant sends its roots down 20 to %
feet into the ground. and drinks up
many fine minerals and vitamins.
After the rabbit is grown. it is best
released to lead its own proper life In
nSture. n
Evening star., 1953-07-25
intangible Aid to Guard

The extensive coverage in news stories
and photos of the recent field training
of the District of Columbia National
Guard at Fort Miles and Bethany
Beach, Del, contained m your news
paper was very gratifying.
Although intangible, the effect on the
morale of the troops is of inestimable
value. Also favorable publicity such as
printed during this period assists us in
our recruiting efforts and contributes
to good public relations.
In behalf Of all District Guardsmen
thank you and want you to know we
appreciate every word that was printed.
w. HI. AbendrOth
Major General Commanding
D. c.. National Guard.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
IsoIotinq Subversives

Dorothy Thompson writes July IL:
IF. within the body polite, there are
subversive forces, the patriotic aim
should be to destroy them by isolation -
Here is patriotic woman with vision,
courage and plan that would replace
chaos with order. am so overcome
with the simplicity of this plan that I
am anxious to see it put to a test.
But what I want to know is, how is
the process of isolation to be accom-
versive within our accepted limits of
justice and dignity?
An explanation on this phase of the
plan would be appreciated.
Frank J. McHale.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
Reviying the UNIT Question

In naming Julius OchS Adler, Warren
Atherton and Dr. Karl Compton to I'LL the
three vacancies now existing on the five-man
National Security Training Commission, Presi-
dent Eisenhower has requested the commission
to make another study of an issue that has
been pretty thoroughly studied already. The
advent of truce in Korea makes the matter
pertinent again, of course but past experience
suggests that one should not be too hopeful
about getting action on it,
The issue is that of Universal Military
Training. What the President wants from the
commisSion-not later than next December l.
is report bearing upon three problems among
others These are % inequities in the present
method of getting men into our armed forces
reserves, (2) the feasibility and desirabiity"
of running a UNIT program to supply nom
veteran reserves while at the same time drafting
individuals for active service, and 90 UNITS
relationship to the effort to build "strong
and equitable citizen reserve" adequate enough
Ito permit regular forces to expand rapidly
from peace strength to war strength"
All this has been the subject of past
studies and recommendations but changing
events in Korea presumably have convinced
the President that fresh look at the question
Is necessary. He is especially anxious to do
something about the fact that our only effec-
tive military reserve is composed almost wholly
of men who have already served in the Korean
war, the Second World War, or both. Pointing
out that these men must shoulder six-year
reserve obligation after ending active duty, he
has made clear that he is against the present
system because 1t thus requires our soldier of
today also to carry the future national defense
burden ahead of the man who has received no
training, has done no service, and has assumed
no reserve obligation"
The President has declared himself con-
f1dent that it is the will of the American people
to end such inequities and see to it that defense
responsibilities are shared as equally as pos
Sible" by all the Nations citizens. However,
although that will may well exist, Congress
in its past treatment of UNIT proposals-has
acted in a quite different spirit. Perhaps the
projected new study and report will result in
constructive action, but the record to date
offers little ground for optimism.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
What the POWs Face

Not long ago the American COM
mander in Korea offered a large re-
ward to any enemy pilot who would
fly a Russian MIG behind our lines
and surrender it intact. If a MIG
pilot took us up and We welshed on
our promise, what would the Ameri-
can people say? What would other
peoples think of our national honor?
We made a similar promise once
before. American pilots dropped leaf
let's behind enemy lines telling Chi
nese and North Koreans that if they
surrendered they would be assured of
the best of treatment. Many did.
Some of them are undoubtedly among
the 10000 anti-Communist POWS still
held in prison camps. If truce is
signed on the basis of the terms re-
ported to be now under consideration.
what will become Of them?
First, they must somehow manage
to get by the Repatriation Commits
sion. Bearing in mind that two men,
bers of this five-man commission are
representatives of Communist nations:
that they are supposedly balanced not
by two anti-Communist, but by two
neutral nations; that the deciding vote
is in the hands of India; that India
was the first nation to recognize Com
muniSt China; that India's total con-
tribution to the U. N. effort to halt
Communist aggression in Korea was
an ambulance corps, since reported to
have been withdrawn: that Nehru de-
clared the truce terms he proposed
last year, said to be substantially the
same as those now under discussion.
bearing these things in mind it may
take quite bit of doing for the anti
Communist POWs to avoid the sure
Evening star., 1953-07-25
A Dangerous Precedent

Acting contrary to the advice of the Dis
trict Zoning Commission, of the District Com
miSSionerS and of the National Capital Planning
Commission, Congress has just passed spot
zoning bill that would establish very bad
precedent. This special legislation is designed
to grant zoning exceptions previously denied
by local authorities. The exceptions would
permit modernization of two old gasoline filling
stations in Northwest residential sections. Since
Congress has seen fit to override the CommiS-
sioners and the planners in these two instances,
it is evident that Congress might see fit also to
grant such favors to property owners in 5000
other similar mon conforming" zoning cases.
In short Congress in effect has opened the
gates for a flood of requests for special legisla-
tive exceptions from the zoning laws. Under
mining of the whole zoning system thus is
threatened.
That the two stations in question are in
need of modernization is beyond doubt. They
were built more than 80 years ago, before the
areas around them were zoned residential.
Under existing law, they can remain where they
are, but they cannot be remodeled or enlarged.
The Zoning Commission has refused to grant
any exceptions in these cases because of its
established policy against "spot" zoning changes.
The policy is sound one, adopted for the
protection of the public against arbitrary zoning
changes that would depreciate property values.
There has been no showing that the public
interest requires the maintenance of the two
stations in their present locations. Congress
created the District Zoning Commission to study
such cases and make decisions in accord with
sound zoning practice. 1t should keep its hands
off the commission in purely local matters of
this kind. President Eisenhower would be
serving the cause of orderly municipal govern
ment If he vetoed this discriminatory coming
bill when it reaches his desk.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
Letters to The Star

death that awaits them in their Com
muniSt homelandS.
But suppose they make it, what
then? The truce terms, as reported.
forbid them to remain in South Korea,
to go to Formosa. or to be. received
by any belligerent nation. And all
U. N. members are belligerent nations.
Where. then. are these POWs to 60?
Where are they to get that best possible
treatment we promised them? If,
when the time comes, they complain
that we have welShed, what shall be
said to them? What shall be said to
world opinion? What shall be said
to the American people? E. J.H.
After the Armistice?
We are expecting to arrange an
honorable peace in Korea. Who is
expecting this? The U. N? The
United States? So far as radio, TV,
and newspaper information goes, the
U. N. hasn't had much to do with the
negotiations. The armiStice will be an
American armiStice in which we shall
acknowledge that we can't win q war
OF aggression. In addition, we are
promising to stay out of further fight-
ing in the event the South Koreans
f1nd it necessary TO protect themselves.
But who is guaranteeing anything on
the other side of the negotiated
armistice? Not Russia. Not China
Only an improviSed group of volun-
teers. who came out of the wastes
OF Manchuria, ran into a lot of we'll
prepared military officers, and cache
OF guns. bayonetS, cannon, and air.
planes. And. in addition, the thor
oughly defeated North Koreans. who
have been closely tied into the Russo
Chinese program.
Since treaties are only scraps of
paper to Russian Communists, what
will the signatures of volunteer Com
munistS mean? Apparently, there
aren't enough North Koreans left to
start anything. but volunteers are
usually floaters. What's to prevent
another million from. floating into Ko-
rea? Must South Korea stand and
wait until the hordes are ready to
sweep over them?
I'm asking questions because we've
been talking about signing only an
honorable armistice, to obtain which
America has suffered more than 10O,-
600 casualties. Will the families of
these men be satisfied with what hap
pens after this honorable armistice is
signed? Worried.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
DISTINGUISHED and Qualified

President Eisenhower has chosen we'll in
naming former President Herbert Hoover and
former Postmaster General James A. Farley
as public members of the new Commission on
Organization of the Executive Branch of the
Government.
Mr. Hoover rendered distinguished service
in his craftsmanship of the reorganization COM
mission set up in 1947. It was in keeping with
his high concept of public duty that when he
was called upon then, by Democratic Presi-
dent, to undertake that ground-breaking and
monumental task he accepted without
hesitation. During the next two years he ap-
piled his great talents in the field of administra-
ton and his broad experience in government to
this most challenging undertaking. 1t is fitting
indeed that he should be asked now, by
Republican President to direct new group
study of even broader and more exacting ma
ture For in this instance the commission will
GO beyond organizational problems to analyze
Government services, activities and functions"
with a view to eliminating those considered
unnecessary or competitive with private enter
prise and to surrendering to State and local
governments those which might be performed
more properly at the lower levels.
To this task, a non-partisan one in the
service of the country, Mr.. Farley likewise will
bring outstanding qualifications. AS chairman
of the Democratic National Committee and later
as a cabinet of1cer, the New Yorker demon
Strated marked ability as an organizer and
administrator. His service in Washington came
during the first two presidential terms of
Franklin D. Roosevelt when the Government
was entering upon its greatest period of ex
pansion. Mr.. Farley, in the years since he has
been in private business, has maintained his
close interest in government and in public
administration.
Both Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Farley are de-
serving of commendation for their willingness
to undertake these new responsibilities In the
public interest. r.
Evening star., 1953-07-25
Sidney KOretz.
ABCs of Tidiness

. May I reassure @. E. D., who would
clean up our city by teaching children
the fundamentals of tidiness. that the
schools are consistently working on
developing in children a feeling of
responsibility for the appearance of the
school and community in which they
live. In spite of our efforts we know
that if a child sees members of his
family or adults in the community dis
carding trash in the streets, he will
copy their behavior in spite of all we
can do to help him gain a new point
of view. Until the standards of the
adult members of the community are
such that they offer desirable model
for the children the schools cannot
be expected to do alone what should
be the responsibility of all those in
trested in the appearance of their city.
Teacher.