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Evening star., 1953-01-16

certainly has right to do as he pleases in the
matter, even though there are those who may
be tempted to chide him for deviating from
the norm Besides, ip the last analysis, his
choice can in no sense affect the future course
of the Republic, regardless of the possible i'm
pact on male styles and sensitive hatters.
After ALL to paraphrase Douglas Jerrold's
sermon on the subject, the hat, my boy, the
hat, whatever it may be, is in itself nothing
makes nothing, goes for nothing; but, be sure
of it, everything in life depends upon what is
in theA head of the fellow who wears 1t. For
how many men-we put it to your own expert
ence reader-have made their way through
the thronging crowds that beset fortune, not by
the innate worth and excellence of their hats
but simply by their brain power. The brain
powers ALL Silk toppers, Homburgs, Borsalinos
hammered into a snappy pork-pie shape, stock
ing caps, derbies and the like-these things are
totally insignificant in themselves The crani-
umS alone are what count, not their coverings
The Nation therefore has every reason to view
the President-elect's decision with the utmost
calm.
Evening star., 1953-01-16

shrined. And you would hardly describe
this past month as period when the
Nations Capital has its greatest influx
of visitors.
The public is freely admitted not only
to the Exhibition Hall but to the read
ing rooms to consult the records in the
National Archives During the year end
ing June 80, 1852, nearly 800, 900 docu-
mentS among the archives were con-
suited by Government officials and pri-
vate citizens, and on more than 100000
occasions the Archives staff made in
formation from the records available by
letter, telephone call, or personal inter-
view It is true that the Exhibition Hail.
which was specifically designed for the
display of the Declaration and the
Constitution. has no windows. This,
however, now makes for safety in the
event of air attack. Actually the Ma
tional Archives Building is the strong
est and most nearly bombproof struc-
ture in Washington. AS an additional
precaution. bombproof vault has been
constructed into which the documents
are lowered each night and can be low
cred at any time should an alert be
sounded. Thus the documents in their
present location are safer than ever
before.
Herbert C. Plummer,
Director, Public Information and
Reports, General Services Ad-
miniStration.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
"A Good Friend Departs

The Star editorial. "A Good Friend
DEPARTS January IL, speeds our part
ing guest upon his way with the OBJ
servation that "Mr. Churchill did not
take the Treasury with him when he
departed, nor did he have Gen. Eisen-
hover securely tucked away in his
pocket"
The Star also believes that There
was something unbecoming about the
teapot tempest which his statement
on Korea and his conversation with
the President-elect stirred up" While
the tempest" may have been "unbe-
coming" it was not without reasonable
justification in the light of existing
commercial relations between Britain
and Communist China. Mr.. Churchill
was obviously alarmed by the reiterated
charges of Gen. Eisenhower, during
the recent election campaign, that the
outgoing administration had neglected
Asia. Fearful of an interruption of
trade between Britain and Communist
China and possible loss of Hong Kong,
Mr.. Churchill sought to convince the
President-elect that the Korea stale
mate should be continued without
Evening star., 1953-01-16
By Charles E. TroceweN
Captivite.

Today the great forests are gone or
going.
The countless millions of the beauti-
full passenger pigeons are completely
wiped out as if they had never been.
The lovely bluebirds are vastly re-
duced in numbers.
The gigantic buffalo, or bison, is al
most exterminated.
Vast acres of worthless land lie with
great stumps exposed.
The duststorm of early New Deal
days was warning to America, but it
did little good. City men annually go
forth, clad in red caps, to do their
best to exterminate the deer, fox, squir-
rel, rabbit.
We are hearty, killing people, with
q war every IS years to keep our hand
in, and endless destruction in between,
to keep our rifles and small arms In
order.
The sane nuthatch "yank yanks"
from his tree. He eats the tribute of
seed which we put out for him. He
never kills anything except few in
sects. Maybe he just isn't big enough,
he hasn't sufficient muscles, and pos
seSses no gun. But we rather suspect
that if he were as large as house, and
could overturn armies, he would prefer
to be good citizen of the world, and
spend his time enjoying the sunshine
and the happy life the Creator gave
H.
Evening star., 1953-01-16

There are very few red-breasted
nuthatches in Washington as compared
with the number of white-breasted
specimens.
Few more satisfactory birds exist than
this. The white breasted nuthatch fully
lives up to his odd name. He is gentle
man in feathers, handsome, companion
able, a garden fixture.
This means that he is around all
the time, making himself at home on
ones trees. On. not in.
Come to think Of it, there is no
better reason for having trees.
Although the nuthatch will come to
wards where there are no trees, 1t IN
finitely prefers them to anything else.
From the nuthatch viewpoint, evil
IDENTIFY, the tree is one of Gods blessings
to nuthatcheS.
This is because Of the creatures ad-
diction to upSide-down walking.
Nothing else but tree trunk enables
him to indulge in this practice.
He will alight on it, then walk head
down to a chunk Of suet.
He rather delights in getting food in
that position.
If small feeding station is affixed
to the trunk, about feet high, the bird
will invariably alight above it.
Then his compact. broad body inches
doNn toward the feeder. he reaches in
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Franz E. Rogers.
This Is the Army

Reference Is made to your editorial
This Is the Army" appearing Janu-
ary 8.
The following is in no way a critical
comment on the objective of your re-
marks. However, your inference that
the So-called JameSway shelter is. by
its nature, inferior to many other types
of portable, temporary housing justifies
a rebuttal
The writer has been actively engaged
In the design and manufacture of port
able housing equipment for many years,
particularly in the development of the
Jamesway type of equipment, which is
now generally referred to as the Porta-
biltA Shelter.
This type of shelter is the most effec-
tive and protective portable housing
unit ever developed. 1t has been used
widely in the Arctic, but is now finding
wider applications such as the one
mentioned in your columns.
Properly erected and equipped with
sanitary facilities, it provides a COM
Portable and secure housing unit under
the most rugged climatic conditions.
You may be assured that wherever it
is necessary to house either troops or
civilians in portable units, this type of
housing need not be inferior, but can
be, in many respects, superior to the
more commonly known and recognized
types.
w. NJ. Pine,
President, Portabilt Products, Inc.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Interested Citizen.
Unfair to Schools?

For some years it has been the gen.
eral policy of the press to protect the
identity of teen-agers involved in some
infraction of the law. This is wise
and humane practice which avoids
needless humiliation for families and
reduces the chance of a youngsters life
being spoiled by an early mistake.
But might it not be in order to extend
the same charitable treatment to the
high schools which these young people
happen to be attending? Too often
we see news reports that some un-
named student of a school which is
named has been charged with shop
lifting, purse-snatching, joy-riding or
some other offense. These stories may
be entirely true, but they may lead the
casual reader to completely unwar-
ranted conclusions with regard to the
schools mentioned.
Here at Northwestern High School we
have q student body of more than
1,70O We are very proud of these boys
and girls, and of our faculty as well;
but in so large a group it is inevitable
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Squuwks Back at Trunsit Radio

Do the business offices of Capital
Transit use the services Of Capital
Transit Radio for background music?
It would be interesting to learn whether
the general manager, superintendents,
ETC., must endure the weather report
every ten minutes, the correct time
every seven minutes, various assort-
ments of announcements every three
or four, and the same news flashes"
repeated three times an hour. Also the
resurrection of song tunes that were
played to death Is or 20 years ago and
the telephone numbers we must i'm
press upon our memories due to the
present unfortunate lack of Capital
Transit Telephone Co.
Peculiarly enough all this is being
done for our enjoyment. benefit and
welfare. Here is one gift horse" we
must look in the mouth-lest we be
swallowed up.
Captivite.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Union Station Wreck

The first reaction of the public to the
devastating railroad wreck at Union Station
was one of qualification that no lives were lost
and that a more serious catastrophe was
averted. The second reaction was one of WON
derment as to how such an accident could hap
pen in this era of automatic safety devices and
controls. Apparently it will take number of
independent inquiries to produce the answer to
the questions which already are swirling around
the investigators.
Certainly the train and yard crews deserve
commentator for their last-minute efforts to
minimize the danger for those on the runaway
train and in the station. Finding that his brak-
Ing power was lost, the engineer Sgnaled his
dilemma to tower and yard personnel. Discard
ing as impracticable the idea of switching the
train to another track railroad employees flashed
warnings to the StationmaSter that enabled
him and his staff to flee and to give warning,
too to others in the concourSe. There was dan
ger that the train would crash clear through
the station, with perhaps destruction of the
main building and major loss of life. Only the
collapse of the concourSe floor prevented the
train from proceeding farther
The mystery is deepened by the statement
Of Pennsylvania Railroad official that the
engine was equipped with every modern device
for speed control and safety, including auto
matte and electric brakes" Investigators should
study the human factor as we'll as the mechani-
cal ones. Some passengers thought the train
was running too fast. It was several minutes
behind schedule. The public will await with in
tereSt the findings of the Federal and railroad
inspectors.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Mutter of Record

Alden Wards letter of January on
the transfer of the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution from
the Library of Congress to the National
Archives is so full of miSinformation
that he and others should be given the
facts.
/. President Truman did not elm
tervene" in the transfer, nor did Jess
Larson, Administrator of General Serv-
ices, extract" the documents from the
Library. The transfer was approved by
the Joint Congressional Committee on
the Library on April 80, 1852, upon
agreement with the Librarian of Con-
gresS, who stated that law and logic
alike demanded the shift 1t should be
noted, too, that President Hoover in
laying the cornerstone of the Archives
Building on February 20, 1888, said:
Further, there will be aggregated here
the most sacred documents of our his
tory, the originals of the Declaration of
Independence and of the Constitution
of the United States"
2. The Bill of Rights was not among
the documents transferred from the Lii
brary of Congress. 1t was in the State
Department until 1888 and was then
transferred to the Archives.
3. The General Services AdminiStra-
ton (GSA) is not the organization that
manages Government cafeterias. That
organization is Government Services,
Inc. (GSD. Mr.. Ward wonders why the
Archives was made a part of GSA. That
was done on the recommendation of the
the Federal Government. headed by
former President Herbert Hoover.
4. If the National Archives Building
is ''mausoleum," it is very lively one.
Since the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution were put on dis
play December 13, 1852, more than $50
persons daily have visited the sanctuary
where the three documents are en-
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Dr.. Conont to Germany

Few American posts abroad are more i'm
portant today than that of United States High
Commissioner for Germany-an assignment
encompassing issues and negotiations of the
greatest import to the defense and unification
of free Europe. President-elect Eisenhower has
therefore done we'll in getting a man of the
caliber of James Bryant Conant to assume the
responsibilities of the office
Possibly it is true, as some have suggested
that George Kennan-whom the Kremlin has
pitched into the outer darkness as our Am
bassador to Moscow-is better qualified than
Dr. Conant for this key position But the point
is quite arguable In any case, there can be no
doubt that the now-retiring president OF Har-
ward University has qualifications for the job
that Mr. Kennan himself would be the last to
belittle. They are qualifications of rare kind,
and they insure that the interests of the
United States and of the West as whole, will
be very we'll represented in Germany
DR.. Conant, to begin with is an extraor-
dinarily gifted individual. One of our leading
scientists, a significant figure in the develop
ment of the atomic bomb, he is both success
full thinking man and successful man OF
action-a combination not found in many
people, More than that besides being expert
in the field of theoretical distractions and
practical educational and administrative af-
fairs, he has been directly involved in govern
mental decisions for long time, and for years
past-as a member of the Committee on the
Present Danger-he has been in the forefront
of the effort to awaken the free world to the
true nature of the Communist menace
Over and above all this, DR.. Conant knows
Germany-perhaps not as much as specialists
like Mr.. KEENAN, but well enough to be admir-
ably qualified for the position OF High Com
missioner. That. Is one of the big reasons why
President Truman tried unsucceSsfully some
time ago to persuade him to take over the
office General Eisenhower apparently has
been more persuasive. He is to be congratu-
lated on drafting one of the best possible men
for the job.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Was it formerly the custom to
drape the desk of a deceased member
of Congress in black during period
of mourning?-H. OBJ.
A. Years ago. not only was the de-
ceased members desk draped in black,
but other members wore black crepe
armband for 80 days. The latter GUS
tom disappeared in 1884, in the 48th
Congress, but draping of seats con-
tinued until 1918. Upon the death of
Michael c. Kerr, in 1875, only speaker
to die in Office. his chair remained
draped until his term would have ex-
pired.
O. Is there any collection of old cat
tie brands?-S. G.
A. Such a collection is included in
a small leather book Of 40 pages in
the college library Of Northwestern
State College. Alva, Okla This book
contains signs and symbols Of cattle
identification brands registered with
the Cherokee Strip Livestock Associa-
ton for the roundup of 1886. The
book shows 600 listings for 300 ranches.
Among the well-known brands were
Bar-M. Lazy-B. Turkey Track, Ox-Yoke
and Mule-Shoe.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Since Time Began.

What is fame but feettn0 prize?
The adulation from the eyes
OF unknoton beings Dto tDould praise
The road tDe go-G teto briet days:
The tinsel glare that soon piH fade,
A temporary dccolGde;
The tDorldly profit gathered In,
The heights from Dhich descents begin.
But eager hands still reach for 1t,
Distort its north as bit By bit
They lose the dream. the sweet desire
That once raced through their peins
like fire:
LiUe only for its brief delight
A million hearts break on its height.
Catherine {. Berry
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Tax, Spend, Etc.

President Truman's place in history
was correctly established by the voters
It's in the book. So why quibble over
superficial accomplishments?
Mr.. Truman's basic economic policy
for preventing depressions. dictator
ships and wars is heavy Government
spending. This policy hasn't worked
and won't work, and the people know it.
Why should they spend their lives, blood
and money to perpetuate ambitious in
competence in Washington? The
decline and fall of Harry you Don't
Understand Politics) Truman should be
a warning to all whose ambitions are
based on heavy Government spending
AS permanent policy.
The correct policy is to improve
economic systems. But this idea has
uot been clearly established as a basic
purpose of governments.
Hugh Wilson.
Port Arthur, Tex.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
EorIy Bibles

On January II, letter relating to
the Revised Bible of 1852 appeared over
the signature of Wallace Savage. This
letter warrants more than passing in
terest because it reminded us that vari-
Gus parts of the Bible had been revised
even prior to the Christian era, that
it's original manuscripts" bore no pune
tuations, and that the Bible grew out of
religion-as contrasted with the fire.
quent impression that religion grew out
of the Bible.
Those above reminders occasioned by
Mr.. Savage'S letter seem to go hand in
hand with my personal observations and
impressions when look over some of
the items in my Biblical collections.
Those items remind me that seemingly
endless work and sacrifice brought to
me the easily read, annotated Bible that
have today. Before me, while I write,
is my Greek CodeX, fragment of the
Psalms, inscribed by hand upon animal
skin about $50 AID. Before me is an
other example of ancient, painstaking
work, the Bible, inscribed by hand upon
goat-skin by Carthusian monk in the
year 1850 AID, in letters so microscopic
that there are eighteen lines to the
inch, the entirety Illuminated by one
who could have been nothing less than
skilled artist. Before me are original
pages from the Douai Bible, the myste-
rious Matthews Bible" done by John
Rogers as recension of Tyndale's ver-
sion, and also inscribed papyrus of the
year 800 AID.
How many of us would own a Bible
today if we had to first catch a wild
goat, skin it, tan the hide, work it
down to paper thickness" and spend
years laboriously copying upon that
animal-skin? How many of us would
own Bible today if we first had to
wade the snake-infested swamps, gather
reeds. split them the thickness of paper,
make crisscross sheet of the slices,
and compress them for days before we
even had a single sheet of papyrus on
which to write?
Our Bibles came to us through the
inspired work of many men of many
races-men of many interpretations and
creeds. The men who performed those
monotonous works for us asked no price
they merely asked the privilege of
defying time and even death for the
sake of their chosen works. Strangely
enough, those men nevertheless per-
formed their works under a union wage
scale; it was the recompense of
Heaven!
Franz E. Rogers.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Letters to The Star

that some one will slip occasionally.
When this happens, is it quite fair for
newspapers to name the school in such
way as to raise in the public mind
a question as to its character and
standards?
While am writing this letter as
president of the Northwestern High
School Parent Teacher Association, it
is in no sense special plea. / am not
suggesting preferred treatment for
Northwestern, but simply fair treatment
for all the schools of the area.
Frank HI. Spencer.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
On Wearing q Homburg

A lot of people will be disturbed by
President-elect Eisenhowers decision to wear
black Homburg, instead of high silk hat, in
the inaugural parade. This is departure from
tradition. More thanfthat, it will tend to make
everybody in topper feel slightly overdressed
on the great occasion, and hence somewhat
sheepish and uncomfortable. Still, in the field
of teadgear, what is one mans meat can be
another's poison, and the next Chief EXECUTIVE
Evening star., 1953-01-16

blockade of the China coast, and fur
ther billions extracted from American
taxpayers for building up Britain's
defenses in Europe.
Our good friend" never permits his
friendship for the United States at
whatever cost to the latter, to leopard
ize the economic welfare of Britain.
On this question Mr. Churchill stands
with Lord Palmerston, who is recorded
as saying that England has no eternal
enemies, and no eternal friendships,
she has only eternal interests"
M. G. Lyddane.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Mother Knows Best?

Just what does James Roper mean in
his story of January that the meet
ing of Churchill and Truman was to
be a "chat between two good story
tellers"? My mother always told me
that storytellers were bad.
Richard H. Hobbs.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Questions and Answers
BY Thomos R. Henry

The Stars readers can get the answer to any
question Of fact oy either writing The Evenins
Washington g. D. c.. and inclosing 3 cents re-
turn postage. or by telephoning Sterling 3-7363.
Evening star., 1953-01-16

Pee-nGn1es may be used II letters carry
Driters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-01-16
Compoien Spending

I read with interest George Ken
nedy's statement on January that
Sinclair Weeks, chairman of the finance
committee of the Republican National
Committee during the recent campaign
and the future Secretary of Commerce,
raised more than $6 million" for the
Republicans in 1852.
Since the Republican National Com
mittee reported contributions of $2,-
999. .464 to the House and Senate-thus
staying within the So million legal limit
i would like to know what happened
to the other SO million which was not
reported.
Interested Citizen.
editors note: The Corrupt Prac-
tices Act forbids party national COM
mittees to spend more than So million
in calendar year. But if contribu-
tions to one of the national commit
tees threaten to exceed the $3-million
limit, additional contributions can be
channeled to other supposedly inde-
pendent committees OF to State party
committees
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-06-25
Promotions For
.O'MaIIey> Hartford
In Police Ranks

Promotions are announced by the
Civil Service Commission today for
two well known members of the
East Cleveland Police Department,
Patrick O'Malley and William
Hartford. Now it is Lieut..
O'Malley and Sergt. Hartford.
Lieut.. O'Malley Joined the De-
partment as a patrolman Novem-
Der 1, 1916 and became sergeant
May Is, 1850. He attended North
western University Traffic Insti-
tute, being the honor man of the
January, 1852 class. He has been
detailed as traffic engineer in the
departments traffic division.
Sergt. Hartman became a patrol
man in East Cleveland on July
29th, 1946. He also has attended
the Northwestern University Traf-
fic Institute, enrolling in October,
1852. He has been doing much of
his work in the traffic department
also.
Lieut.. O'Malley resides at 551
East 235th ST., Euclid, and Sergt.
Hartford resides at 1910 Rozelle
ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-06-25
Miss Quinn
Resigns Post

Miss Genievieve Quinn, for the
past 13 years an efficient employee
Of the City of East Cleveland has
resigned her position as Director Of
Welfare, effective August 1st.
Appointed to succeed Miss Quinn
is Mary Mary E. Loomis, a gradu-
ate Of the Francis Payne Bolton
School of Nursing, Western Re-
serve University. A resident of
Conneaut, Miss Loomis did nurs-
ing there almost three years, re-
turning to Cleveland she has been
engaged in various duties at Uni
versity Hospitals.
Miss Quinn came to East Cleve-
land in 1910 as a Public Health
nurse. Upon her return after two
years. service with the U. S. Army
Nurse Corps, she was appointed
Welfare Director. In connection
with this position, she has CO.
operated with the Police Depart
ment in all cases concerning juve-
niles.
She is a graduate of st. Johns
Hospital School of Nursing and
holds her Public Health Certificate
from the School of Applied Science
of Western Reserve University.
Miss Quinn is to be married and
will make her future home in Dear
born, Mich.