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Evening star., 1953-07-06
New Twist in Political Nome-Co|Inq

rusty in his Latin and blithely pro-
claimed himself above grammar.
Two Of the most dedicated misusers
Of the word Democrat are Senators
Capehart of Indiana and Mccarthy of
Wisconsin. The highly literate Secre-
tary Of State, John Foster Dulles, also
uses Democrat" incorrectly-even in
official policy addresses.
The genesis Of this vulgarism is lost
In q cloud Of confusion. obfuscation and
just plain silence. The usually CO.
operative State Department press peo-
pie, for example, promised to check and
call back about Mr.. Dulles, but never
did.
An aide to Senator Capehart was
ator uses the word Democrat" as an
adjective because Democrat Party"
Is the proper name. AS his authority,
the aide cited the style book Of the
South Bend Qnd) Tribune. a Re-
publican newspaper. This is rather
like citing Josh Billings as authority
for the spelling 'pekulyar."
The Capehart aide had novel story
about the origin Of the name Demo-
cratic" for the opposition party. He
said the name was coined by +. ID. II. 5
press agent. the late Charlie Nicholson.
as part of the overall New Deal scheme
to delude the voters.
The Democratic National Committee,
on the other hand, obligingly compiled
a history that traces the name Demo-
cratic Party" back to the 1910 conven-
ton Of the heirs of Jefferson and
Jackson Webster's unabridged diction-
ary bears this out
Senator Mccarthy explained that
he uses Democrat" in an adjectival
sense because "they aren't democratic
Senators, they are Democrat Senators" !"
He suggested that Republican Sen
ators might be democratic Senators.
too; SO he uses the short form because
Democratic is an adjective and anyway
it is less confusing. To him, perhaps.
At Republican National Committee
headquarters, publicity agent said
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Preventing Leave Abuses

In repeating the ill-advised Thomas USE
1t-or-loSe-1t Federal leave rider, Congress also
repealed civil service practice that had brought
the accumulated-leave system into disrepute
Under the repeater law just signed by President
Eisenhower, there will be no more cash bonuses
for top-level officials ousted for economy or
patronage reasons. Although the President had
taken executive action designed to preclude
such abuses of leave privileges, Congress has
strengthened the Chief Executives hand by
making the ban into law.
President Eisenhower, while favoring legis-
lation to permit the carrying over of leave from
one fiscal year to the next for the rank and file
OF Government employees, rightly contended
that certain policy making and other key public
servants were not entitled to the severance
pay" benefits of cash in lieu of accumulated
leave. Congress originally granted this "cush-
Ion" against unemployment as a measure of
protection for career workers affected by Fed
eral retrenchment There was no expectation
then that the cushion also would be available
to non-career appointees, including cabinet
officers. Yet many high officials of the outgoing
administration cashed in on the privilege AS
the President pointed out top-ranking officials
do not have to account for their leave as
lesser employees do He wondered how such Of
fcialS could possibly accumulate" leave.
The new law removes about 500 high Of
fcials from the regular annual leave system
and gives the President fun authority to con-
troll their leave. Cash payments in lieu of
unused leave will not be permitted. Other en-
ployeS may accumulate up to 80 days of annual
leave, convertible into cash on termination of
employment. The President called attention
to an inequity in the new law which prevents
next of kin of a deceased employe from COL
lecting the leave payment. Further amendment
of the act to take care of this situation would
give added security to the families of Federal
employees.
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Air Aid for Drought Areo?

When the Reds tried to starve East
Berliners a few years ago, an allied
air-shuttle saved German lives with
Operation Victuals.
How about q water shuttle to save
American farmers from desolation? Air
Force pilots have to fly training mis-
sions anyway, so why not load the
planes to capacity with water, and drop
it on drought-stricken areas?
An appeal to private pilots would. I'm
sure, meet with the usual American
enthusiasm to work together in crisis.
Harry Traub.
Evening star., 1953-07-06

Democrat Party" is the approved way
Of talking about the competition and
has been for about seven years. The
committee recently addressed q letter
to its rival, Democrat National Com
mittee."
Senator Leverett SaltonStall, Re-
publican. Of Massachusetts, where the
Kings English is held in something
resembling esteem, uses Democrat"
as noun only, and Democratic" when
an adjective is indicated.
AS far as the sorely beset Democrat
Party is concerned, what the Republic
cans do to its good name is of small
moment. Clayton Fritchey, one Of
the top wheels in the current minority,
says he couldn't care less-though he
admits 1t does crate on his nerves a
Evening star., 1953-07-06
The Deficit Dilemma

The Governments fiscal 1858 accounting
does not make pleasant reading, either for the
American public or for an administration that
has set balanced budget as its foremost do
mestic objective. The deficit of almost $94 bill
lion is peacetime record.
Most disturbing aspect, perhaps, of this
Unexpectedly large difference between Federal
income and expenditures is the fact that it
reflects such a serious miscalculation in reve-
nueS that plans for tax reductions in the next
calendar year may be materially upset. Al
though the tax return for the year just ended
reached record high of 1852 billion this fig
ure Is nearly $3.5 billion below the estimate
submitted by former President Truman last
January and nearly So billion below the esti-
mate of President Eisenhower in his tax mes
sage to Congress on May 20. Two explanations
already have been advanced by the Treasury
Department-that. effects Of last years steel
strike on corporation profits had not been meas
ured accurately and that speeded process of
refunding personal income tax overpayments
reduced the net from this source. While these
explanations are valid as far as they co. there
Is logic in the suggestion Of Senator Byrd of
Virginia that more exact analysis should be
made and submitted to the Congress before it
Is called upon to revise the tax structure.
The present administration has made sub
SCdnGlal progress toward cutting DaCK on Gov
ernment expenditures but the schedule of the
defense effort and its extraordinary costs will
remain at high level at least through this new
fiscal year. President Truman estimated 1854
expenditures at $7S.6 billion against revenues
of $68.7 billion, leaving a deficit of 800 billion
The May estimates by President Eisenhower
were $741 billion in expenditures, and receipts
If the excess profits tax is made applicable for
the current six months-at $685. billion, still
leaving deficit Of $50 billion
It has not been expected, in the face of
existent commitments and requirements that
the Eisenhower administration would achieve it's
balanced budget goal quickly or easily. AS far
as the fiscal year just ended is concerned
there was little or nothing it could do Neither
should it be feared that the countrys financial
soundness is gravely threatened If meeting the
objective takes reasonable time A postpone
ment should not be accepted lightly, however,
and the administration should not let political
pressure for generous spending or for reducing
taxes divert 1t from what President Eisenhower
termed in his state the Union message last
February as "the first order of business-the
elimination Of the annual deficit"
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Annupurnu Sterilization

May I express my appreciation for
the magnificent Annapurna story just
concluded in The Star? certainly did
enjoy it-devouring every word and
looking forward eagerly to each INSTALL
ment.
There is much to be said for noun
tain climbers. I've known a number
and have discovered them to be persons
of deep spiritual capacity ana high
integrity. The man who aspires to con-
quer mountains must first have won
some victories within himself.
How excited / should be if the story
of the Everest expedition were one day
to appear in your columns.
Thank you again for "Annapurna."
C. Stanley Lowell, Minister,
Wesley Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1953-07-06
By WiIIiom Hines

HAVING TAKEN AWAY just about
4 i everything else the Democratic
Party accumulated in long and color
full history, the Republicans are giving
signs of chipping away at the opposi-
tons last poSSeSSion-its name.
It has long been Republican doctrine
that the party Of Thomas Jefferson,
Franklin Roosevelt and the Common
Man is, not really democratic, with
either a lower or an uppercase I'd"
But up to few months ago, people
didn't pay much attention to thiS-or
any otller-Republican dogma.
Then, with the return to power of
the party Of Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roose-
velt and Clean Government, the COPS
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Bio Three" Too Exclusive

The proposed Bermuda conference
between the leaders of the big Three"
has been again postponed. AS far as
the free world is concerned this is all
to the good. BY every real American
standard for objective analysis it would
be most unrealistic to continue to try
to defend the western half Of the free
world by adopting the proven suicidal
strategy that ignored the two great
sources of tough anti-Communist
strength on our side in the Far East.
To all the people in the Pacific 1t
is clear that as Free China and Free
Korea go. so goes Asia. From every
angle-racially, economically, cultur-
Evening star., 1953-07-06

secret weapon started making itself
felt. The weapon consists of drop
pinng the "ic" of democratic" in all
usages, so that we have not only Dem
ocrats, but also Democrat Senators.
Democrat off1ceholders, the Democrat
Party, and, of course, the disastrous
Democrat foreign policy.
The fact that there isn't a gram
marian, Democrat or Republican, who
would try to justify it doesn't stop the
Republicans from using Democrat" as
an adjective. They are something like
the old Roman emperor who was little
Evening star., 1953-07-06

bit to hear English butchered that way.
OMr. Fritchey is former editor and
Pentagon publicist, so it probably takes
good deal to set his nerves on edge.)
Most Democrat Senator's thick
skinned lot-pay little heed to what the
opposition says. That is the way
politics is played; and, after all. when
Democrats have been beating Herbert
Hoover over the head for 25 years, they
are hardly in position to complain
when a few swats connect in their
direction.
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Jobs for Displaced Coreerists

A much publicized program recently
sion has all the indications of cruelty
duping thousands Of Government ca
reer employees. The Commission was
responsible for doing this on previous
occasion and, therefore, it can happen
again. I refer to the program of finding
jobs for displaced career employees. The
same program with the same name
OCE) and about the same rules was
in effect for most of 1947 when thou
sands of career employees lost their
jobs, same as now. At that time, ca
reeriStS were walking the streets while
the Commission kept revising the pro-
gram to put teeth" into it. It wasn't
the program which needed teeth" but
its execution.
Consequently. this program devel-
oped into hoax Of the most shameful
type because it was slowly smothered
by the Commissions practice of not
doing anything today because the prob
lem might not be there tomorrow. It
refused to be interested, refused to
make independent decisions, and re-
fused to take prompt action. On paper
the program was fine, the same as now.
In view Of this experience certain
areas can be pointed out where the
Commission may fall down again at
this time. The present program pro-
videS, in general, two methods for OBJ
tanning jobs for displaced careerists.
One is that registers Of these individuals
will be established by the terminating
agency, and also by the Commission,
which will have priority over other
sources of appointments in filling new
jobs. This obviously is no solution
because the reason for the program is
that jobs are being abolished. not
created. The provision is SO much
window dressing.
The second method is to provide
jobs through Examinations, by the for
mer agency and by the Commission, Of
non-status employees holding jobs for
which the displaced career employees
can qualify. In practice the agencies
will not voluntarily terminate an en-
ploye, q going part of their organiza-
tion, in order to make way for some
one on register, even though they
will 60 through the required time
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Federal Firinos

Judging by the tempo at which f1rings
are being carried on in Government
service, this will go down as the first
deliberately made depression in history.
It is frightening to see the frightened
faces of otherwise stable businessmen
in this locality. Subscriber.
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer to any
question Of fact by either writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 1900 street NV.
WASHINGTON 3, D. c., and incloSing 3 cents re-
turn postage or BIZ telephoninR Sterling 3.7363.
Evening star., 1953-07-06
Letters to The Star

ally, ideologically and militarily-the
governments Of Free China and Free
Korea remain the symbol Of the Asians'
aspirations and hopes to live as free
men. These two governments are
looked upon as the main shield against
the further spread Of Communist en-
slavement. These two free nations hold
the key to the success or failure of any
'hot" or "cold war" battle plans the
United States, France and Great Brit
ain may devise for that part of the
globe.
These vital factors make it obvious
that, while the idea for holding an
allied conference is good, the place and
the intention to limit the representa-
ton to the Western powers must be
revised. Have the leaders of Free China
and Free Korea participate in the
meeting. We must do this if we really
hope to achieve anything like a come
back for all the peoples of the free
world.
Harold ]. Thompson.
Evening star., 1953-07-06
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What happens to National Service
Life Insurance dividends If they are
not taken up?-O.R.T.
A. They are credited to the account
of the insured. Some servicemen leave
their CT insurance dividends to draw
interest at 80, compounded annually.
to build savings or to pay future
premiums.
Evening star., 1953-07-06

@. How is it possible for a tight-rope
walker to walk along a wire?-G. j.
A. The performer is able to main
tain his balance because he has learned
by practice to keep the center of grav-
ity of his body directly over his base
of support, the wire.
@. What is the usual length of Sc
mester?-WR.
A. Half an academic year, or usually
16 to 16 weeks.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Unusual Route


The Branch Line Special ar
ranged by the historical group,
departing from Washington at
7:45 am. next Sunday and from
Silver Spring Is minutes later,
has as its destination Harris
burg, Pa. The Baltimore & Ohio
will provide the power to Hagers-
town, Md, running over line
used only for freight service.
Then the train will rou over the
Cumberland Valley Division
tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, over which no passenger
trains now run in daylight.
AS usual, the4outing will pro-
vide special arrangements for
camera fans. A baggage car with
open doors will offer special IA
cilities for picture-taking, and
several stops will be made along
the route to snap special sub
jects. One such pause will be at
Neville, Pa, on the return from
Harrisburg. The stop offers rail
fans gem in their collection of
memories, for the depot there is
considered a perfect example of
railroad station architecture of
the 1870s. Built in 1876, the
building has a cupola atop its
gabled roof and characteristic
gingerbread" at the cornices.
The building is being painted
especially for the occasion.
Rarely, indeed, do big trains un-
load hundreds of passengers at
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Breuth-Tukino
View Offered
At Spruce Knob

RIVERTON, w. Va.-Ask any
West Virginia schoolboy big
enough to heft a geography book,
Whats the highest point in
our State?" Chances are he'll
answer automatically, Spruce
Knob-4,860 feet!"
Strangely enough. that's the
extent of knowledge all but few
West Virginians have of the most
mountainous spot in this noun
famous State. The sweeping
view from the summit of Spruce
Knob is one of the most breath
taking in this section of the East.
The Knob" is a 2OO-foot peak
on the southern ridge of Spruce
Mountain, which in turn dwarfs
surrounding mountains of the
Allegheny chain. Situated in the
heart of Monongahela National
Forest, the Knob is reached by
an improved dirt road.
Off U. S. route 33 travelling
south from mouth of Seneca,
the emile road makes a long
twisting ascent of Spruce Noun
tain to a parking area near Red
Lick Run. The run is a mere
trickle of drain water that gains
force and volume as it falls
almost 5000 feet down the slop-
ing mountain into the North
Fork River. From the parking
area a footpath leads half a mile
upward to Spruce Knob.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
RESORTS.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.

HAGS HEAD, N. C.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Ocean Highway
Popular in Fall

TRENTON, N. J.-Southern
New Jerseys 50-mile scenic
Ocean drive, following the surf
from Atlantic City to Cape May,
is a favorite sightseeing route
for fall visitors, according to
officials of the States Depart
ment of Conservation and Eco
nomic Development.
Five bridges and a series of
causewayS connect the long
chain of sandy islands on which
are built some of the States best
known resort centerS. A net
work of secondary roads con-
meets the Ocean drive with route
4, principal highway of the
southern tip of New Jersey.
These roads give access to the
drive at a number of points.
Atlantic City is the northern
terminus of the Ocean drive.
Many motorists who make the
trip south along the Ocean drive
like to continue on circle tour
along Delaware Bay, where the
oyster fleets at Bivalve and
Fortescue are again active and
where points of interest include
the historic old Cape May
Courthouse, the monument at
Greenwich commemorating the
New Jersey tea party and the
old Indian King Tavern.
Evening star., 1953-09-27

the phenomenon that inspires 80
many fall motoring trips.
What he has to say is not new
in science and forestry, but is
known to relatively few of the
millions who drive into the coun-
try to admire falls fashions in
the woodlands: there would be
autumn colors even If there were
not any frost. It's lack of chloro-
phyll, not Jack Frost, that paints
the bright SplaSheS on the for
eSted landscape.
AS a matter of fact, an early
and heavy frost can tone down
the scene greatly. 1t can cause
premature BROWNIES and pinch
off the leaves earlier.
Color appears, according to
Prof. Meyers findings, when the
green chlorophyll pigments dis
integrate faster than they are
formed. Then the red, yellow, or
ange and purple-which have
been present all the time but
subordinated by the green-begin
to show.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Paradise Of Pacific
Has BrawIing, Dingy
Seaport Aspect, Too

HONOLULU, Hawaii. - Hula
hips aren't the only things that
swing in Honolulu, and there's
more than the sound Of the surf
along the waterfront.
Swinging doors and the bzzzt
Of tattoo needles, leaping neon
lights and the laughter of loud
women belong to the city, too.
For Honolulu's a port as well
as resort, and men from the
seven seas shop. eat, drink and
occasionally brawl along streets
seldom visited by vacationers.
Travellers who do venture on
Saturday night from the palm
groves and torchlight sands of
Waikaiki to the dance hall and
saloon belt find the mid-Pacific
paradise has frenzy and pathos
as well as beauty.
In the Brown Derby a sailor,
sweating in non-tropic blue,
clears the floor with his frantic
f1inging of a Portuguese girl in
a taut blacg dress. Worn out, he
sits down, but the drum and the
saxophone and the painting girl
bring him back to his feet.
To the Derby, the Trade
Winds, the Black Cat migrates
migrates the jazz set, moving
from one hot piano or pet clari-
net to another. Negro, Japanese
and Caucasian musicians heat
the smoky air to packed houses.
In Vic Boyd's Pantheon, men
Of half-dozen races crack hard
boiled eggs and spill their beer
on a bar still unconquered by
termites despite its 10 years.
They punch the jukebox buttons
by the light of chandeliers
trimmed with glass shades of
the gaslight era.
On the street corners, tired
lei sellers offer armloads of
dowers, but few seem to buy.
Many of the seamen already
have leis, left over from earlier,
fresher hours. Petals fall as
they walk. leaving bright
patches on dingy pavements. BY
midnight the faded leis have
been tossed in the gutter,
hung on doorknobs or looped
over parking meters.
Seafaring oldtimers and is
land friends use the bars and
small cafes as social clubs, gos-
siping by the hour as they.
dried shrimp or "crack
seed"
Travel folders don't plug this
backyard of Honolulu. Actually
there's not much for a visitor to
do there. But it's as much
Honolulu as moonlight and
green valleys, and the blare and
bottles belong to the islands as
firmly as temple chants and
pineapple juice.
Evening star., 1953-09-27

RESORTS.
ROYAL OAK, MD.
Evening star., 1953-09-27

Several weeks ago, the WASH
ington chapter of the National
Railway Historical Society an
nounced a fall branch-line rail
outing. Further details of next
Sundays trip through the scenic
Cumberland Valley were dis
closed last week by Henry S.
Libby, chairman of the trip COM
mittee, who also answered the
question of why the chapter in
sists on steam power for at least
part of the outing.
The reason, Mr.. Libby de-
clareS, is that hundreds of steam
locomotives are being Scrapped
each year in favor of diesels
and "a whole generation of chill
dren is running around now that
never saw a steam-powered pas
senger train. much less ridden
on one" Children between S
and II are invited to go along
at half fare with their parents.
And the oldsters in the histori-
cal association are seizing every
opportunity to use steam loco
motives before they become his
tory. The shift to diesels has
been going on for roughly two
decades. The point has been
reached now. according to Mr..
Libby, that about IS per cent of
all passenger trains in the
United States are diesel-hauled,
and about so per cent of the
freight.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Price Guide to Eating

Those who have laid their
plans to visit Europe now, in the
thrift season, may like to know
about a booklet that takes special
pains to point out the econom-
ical side in the art of eating in
France. The Government Tour
ist Office has classified restau-
rants throughout France accord
ing to price, and those interested
in dining for dollar can venture
onto higher-priced pages only
if they wish.
The eating guide. with 100
pages, is known as Restaurants
de Tourisme, 1858" Attuned to
both budget and appetite, there
are four categories of establish
ments which bear the tricolor
sign, Restaurant de Tourisme."
Stars indicate the price
bracket. One star signifies the
family-style restaurant, where
fixed price" meals cost about
dollar. Two-star places charge
about $3.50 for special dinners.
Grande carte restaurants bear
three stars, and charge S2.25 or
more. The average meal in a
four-star restaurant runs be-
tween 81 and SIS.
GIossory on Menus
In Paris are about $50 eating
places in the one and two star
category.
Another section of the book
let, with colored illustrations,
tells the visitor how to enjoy
wine. And for those lost in the
regional menus of Breton,
Basque and Provencal, they turn
to a glossary.
Among the illustrations are
regional maps, and a guide to
the subways and bus routes of
Paris.
The booklet is available for
the asking. by mail or in person,
at the French Government
Tourist Office. 610 Fifth avenue.
New York City.
Evening star., 1953-09-27
Why the CoIors?

Let's elect Prof. Samuel L.
Meyer, who has made autumn
coloration studies, to clear up
some of the misconceptions about