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Evening star., 1953-12-19
Atomic Fuel for Lomps of China?

Reliable sources report that the
Soviet Union has assured the United
States Ambassador to the Kremlin they
will give serious attention" to Presi-
dent Eisenhower's proposal for atomic
peace through economics.
These Yuletide gestures will GER
tainIy stimulate the slave -technicians
Evening star., 1953-12-19
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How many motion picture the
aters are there in the United States?
How many closed in recent years?-
w. H.
A. There are about 1880 theaters.
representing an investment of some
$2l2 billion. From 1916 to April 1858
over 5000 moving picture theaters
closed, including 342 drive-ins.
Evening star., 1953-12-19

Pen-n1neS may be used if letters carry
,tUrtterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation
Evening star., 1953-12-19
Questions and Answers

reader get the answer to any question
of TACT by writing The Evening Star Inforna-
uon Bureau. 1900 Eye ST. NV, Washington
.. d. c. Please inclose three 49, cents for
Evening star., 1953-12-19
scAR1hY
Trying to Wag the Elephant"

Alexander, Philadelphia Bulletin
Evening star., 1953-12-19
A Matter for the States

Joseph Garner operates, or did operate, a
small trucking business in Pennsylvania He
had "a employees, four of whom belonged to the
Teamsters' Union. The 20 others did not want
to join the union
Evening star., 1953-07-03
This and That

The old theaters Of Washington,
during the gay '90s, never closed COM
pletely. They usually had summer
seasons.
The old National, especially, put on
grand and light opera during the hot
months. Hot months. they were, too,
hotter than now, but not so unpleasant.
The weather has changed here. no ques-
ton about it.
The Aborn Opera Company. with
good singers, staged one season OF light
opera, and the next summer put on
grand opera.
These sessions gave young people. in
particular, chance to see and hear
the best of both types, whereas in all
probability few of them would ever
have heard either Aida" or THE
Gypsy Baron" otherwise:
The orchestras were good, the sing
ers were capable.
Sometimes the professional in Aida"
emerged wearing eyeglasses, rather
strange for ancient Egyptians, but such
lapses were to be expected. They rather
added than detracted.
The music, Of course, was what
counted, and the Aborns gave the
music.
Local youngsters, now called teen
ayers, went regularly, one might al
most say religiously.
Their favorite position was the pea
nut gallery. as it was called.
This has always been the position OF
Evening star., 1953-07-03

has planned as future project, run
ming from Route 240 on Wisconsin
avenue to point north of and beyond
Silver Spring." seems an advisable
consideration. The unique features of
Rock Greek Park-the striking effect
of "the hard ancient rocks" on its
wooded hills and in its stream bed, its
great variety of deciduous trees. and
the meandering charm of the creek it
self--stand indisputable. Famous nat
uraliSts, such as John Burroughs, and
well-known statesmen have tramped its
paths and sung it's praises. One noted
authority. comparing Washington with
foreign capitals whose only accessible
natural areas are beyond the city, has
said: II know Of no great city in Eu-
rope Except Constantinople) that has
quite close, in its very environs. such
beautiful scenery as has Washington in
Rock Creek Park and .. along the
Potomac" Let us make every effort to
keep this rare gift of nature in its pres
ent state-free from motor -domina-
tion."
Washington. the Nations Capital.
logically should be the model for the
broad movement for conservation that
is sweeping our country, sponsored both
Evening star., 1953-07-03
By Charles E. TroceweN

But beautiful music, in some form,
goes right ahead being made and heard.
No doubt the musically inclined
boys and girls of nowadays will see to
it, through thick and thin, that they
do get some music, and keep some
for their older days.
They have much closer relation to
dance music, in all its forms. They
not only know and love the rumba
and the Samba of our Latin American
neighbors. but many of them actively
play in dance bands
The influence of recorded music, too,
is bound to be great. Many a young
boy and girl today has fine collection
Of symphony discs.
In the old times, opportunity for the
average boy to hear symphonic music
was extremely limited. Only a few
thousands Of persons in a few of the
largest cities ever heard the sympho-
nies, or the master violiniSts and
pianiStS.
Today. thanks to the phonograph,
the radio and television, classical
music is as close to the hearts of
Americans as the great musicians
could wish.
There can be no substitute. however.
for personal participation in music.
and hearing the real thing, the actual
opera. orchestra, player. Many oldsters
will think the 90s had something
precious, with their song tests, their
operas, both grand and light. and their
get-togethers around the home piano.
Evening star., 1953-07-03

House Of Commons, has INDUCED himself In
parliamentary freedom of speech to ask his
government If diplomatic relations may not be
broken OH with the United States in view Of
the horror felt by millions, including British
men and women, at the cold -blooded murder Of
Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg"
After Mr.. Davies and his point of view we're
disowned by his party leader, former Prime
Minister Attlee, his identity was questioned by
a Conservative member in an inquiry as to
whether he could be "a Russian agent or a
lunatic" During subsequent discussion, the
Speaker Of the House closed the debate by
saying he understood the Russian agent" part
of the question had been withdrawn. Mr.. Davies
may still be waiting for disposition of the re-
mainder of the Conservative inquiry but it
appears that his colleagues on both sides Of
the chamber already know the answer.
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Time Limit on Foreign Aid

The Senate bill on foreign aid is better than
the one approved by the House in at least two
respects: It authorizes total outlay Of funds
that is much more in line with what the admin
istraton has requested as an imperative rock
bottom minimum, and it leaves entirely to the
discretion of the President whether or not to
withhold 81 billion of those funds until the six
nation European Defense Community Is rati-
fied-a withholding that would be mandatory
under the House measure
But the Senate bill-which is now in con-
ference committee for reconciliation with the
House verson-has certain dubious features.
Outstanding among these is the one that pro-
vides that the military aid program OF the
Mutual Security Agency should come TO an
end on June 30 1957-two years sooner tnan
the time favored by the Foreign Relations
Committee and four years ahead OF the date
recommended by the administration. In itself,
this provision may be innocuous enough, out
It's timing is open to question ii only because
it tends to give the impression to the Russians
that the United States is getting weary or the
allied defensive effort and wants to pull OUT
of it, come hell or high water, on certain
predetermined day. Wrong as it may be, the
impression probably is cheering to the men OF
the Kremlin in a period when they seem to
be rather deep in lot of hot water.
Actually of course, placing time limit on
foreign aid is not unprecedented 1t has been
done before Still, although such a limit may
help to stimulate our allies into more vigorous
build-up effort, it's adoption in this instance at
this particular stage in international affairs,
may we'll be less a prod to our friends than a
comfort to the Soviet Union. Further, given the
fluid state of world events no one can be GER
tain when the aid should end Conceivaby,
things may HAPPEN to make it unnecessary long
before 1857, or in that year we may find that It's
continuance is absolutely essential to our own
security. Why then fix terminal date for it
now? The Senate-House conference committee,
before it decides on the provision, ought to
make sure that it will not do more harm than
good. BY the same token, when the time comes
to vote the necessary appropriations, Congress
should carefully weigh the possible conSe-
quences of cutting the administrations MSA
request any more than it has been cut already.
Due to the settling of the earth in pictur-
esque Mexico City, the wall fell off the front OF
a restaurant, which reopens shortly as side
walk cafe.
Evening star., 1953-07-03

those with plenty of love for music
and small money in the pocket.
The fortunate thing was that one
really heard the music best from there:
the acoustics of most theaters Of those
times was such as to gather up the
sounds and let them loose above.
In the memory of an old teen-ager,
grand and light opera were inextrica-
bly, mixed. They were done BY the same
players and singers, and as the years
rolled them together. in retrospect the
light type seems as good as the grand
type.
This is, we believe, actually true The
magnificent music which Offenbach
provided the light opera bouffe. of the
way as the music the great Italian COM
posers gave Rome and Turin.
1t was the high spots" Of all these
musical works which appealed then,
as now: the ariaS, in the grand form,
and the "hits" in the light operas.
"On Yonder Rock Reclining" from
Fra Diavolo." brought chills to the
spine of young listeners of that area,
just as the Anvil Chorus" from II
Trovatore" did.
1t is good to be able to look back
upon such memories.
What are the youngsters Of today
storing up for themselves?
Nothing. 1t would seem. except men,
ories Of tires and gasoline.
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Unfinished Business

Under the law, basic reorganization OF the
District government technically came to an end
Tuesday. Actually, however, the job will 60 on,
for there is some unfinished business yet to be
done. Important decisions remain to be made
with respect to the Health and Welfare Depart
mentS and a group of independent professional
and occupational boards. The decisions involve
matters controversial that the Commission
ers have appealed to the public for advice. Aside
from this delay, the reorganization program has
reached at least part of its goal. A more eff
cient and more economical District government
Is in prospect.
Public debate over several of the more
drastic changes proposed by the reorganizers
has tended to obscure many reforms which
have been effected with minimum of oppoS-
ton. Worth more attention than has been given
1t was the consolidation of more than 80 agen-
cies into 25, including 13 departments Of
fees and 4 boards. Just how much money
will be saved through this new grouping of
administrative units is subject of varied spec
ulation All that can be said with certainty is
that much duplication or overlapping of activi-
ties has been eliminated Duplication of engi
neering functions by the Traffic and Highway
Departments, for example has been ended
through merger of all traffic and highway en-
cheering. In this field alone, it had been esti
mated that as much as 100000 year might
be saved the taxpayers.
In addition to efficiency and economy with
In the governmental organization the new setup
will provide welcome relief to businessmen from
SuperhuouS inspections. The new Department
of Licenses and Inspections will send out fewer
inspectors because many of the field men will
make one inspection do where two or more have
been required in the past. The same amount
Of information will be obtained but with less
effort and less inconvenience to the public
Still unsettled are the questions of whether
TO abolish the Welfare Board as an adminstra-
tive body, whether to create an administrative
board to control the Health Department and
whether to integrate the 19 professional and
occupational boards into new department un-
der an overall administrator Unable to make
up their minds before the deadline expired
yesterday, the Commissioners decided to re-
constitute these agencies for the time being,
pending public hearings later this month. This
temporary way out was permissible under the
reorganization law, which provides that while
basic changes must have been completed by the
end of the fiscal year, additional minor reforms
could be made thereafter by the administra-
tive officer. This follow-up work is going to be
severely hampered however, if Congress fails
to provide the reorganizing staff with enough
money-and enough personnel-to do the job.
paper reorganization will not get the results
the public has right to expect in return for the
funds already spent.
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Keep Rock Creek Park Off Beaten Path?
To the Editor Of The Stor:

THE controversies concerning pro-
l. posed highways Gas distinguished
from drives or parkways) through
Rock Greek Park, over Theodore
Roosevelt Island from the proposed e
street bridge, along the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal. and into Archbold-
Glover parkway. largely stem from the
high standards set by those who would
preserve the natural beauty of WASH
ington which has been its tradition.
Forty years ago a foreseeing out
slider. our greatly esteemed Ambassa-
dor from Great Britain, Viscount
Bryce, addressing the Committee of
One Hundred on the Development of
Washington, declared that few capitals
were 80 advantageously situated in
respect to natural charms as is WASH
ington," and warned: Nature has
done so much, and you have. your
selves. already done 50 much that you
are called upon to do more. You have
such a chance offered to you here for
building up a superb capital that 1t
would be almost an act Of ingratitude
to Providence and to history and to
the men who planted the city here
If you did not use the advantages that
you here enjoy"
Some of these advantages are now
on the brink Of being despoiled by the
above proposed projects against which
I am protesting for five reasons.
Speedways through these areas would
mar unique scenic beauty. They would
disturb habitats of wildlife, which is
to be deplored not only for immediate
losses, but also since persistent destroy
ing of natural environments Is one
cause of the extinction of once COM
mon animals and plants. They
would lessen recreational opportunities
through loss Of territory and by traffic
dangers. They would bring into these
spots where peace, quiet and beauty
predominant the very element these
regions were created to escape-cease-
less turmoil of city din. Lastly, there
would be the tragic danger, once a
foothold is gotten. of bit by bit further
invasion until the complete identity
of each area is lost.
The proposal for the modern high
speed arterial highway" to go through
Rock Greek Valley originated with the
Maryland State Roads Commission. It
would start in small section of the
Maryland part of the valley, then
continue beyond the District line and
run the length of Rock Greek Park into
Washington" No one can read this
last suggestion without experiencing
an instant reaction of revolt. We ad-
mire the stand of the chairman of the
National Capital Planning Commits
sion, which organization is responsible
for the preservation of the beauty of
the park. who. in a stiff battle for his
authority, is trying to prevent this ex-
tension. The public should be informed
through the press, with maps and
photos, of the specific areas in the park
that would be wiped out by the exten-
sion. The alternate recommendation
of the Action Committee for Fair Road
Planning, of Chevy Chase. to now
build section of the outer-belt"
which the Maryland Road Commission
Evening star., 1953-07-03
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. When were automobile license plates
CIV.
A. In 1907. They were black enamel
with white numerals. Prior to this
time motorists made their own plates.
using any size or shape and picking
numbers to suit themselves. The Eve
ming Star by 1902 was demanding tags
and speed regulations and in 1906 a
speed limit of II mph. was fixed.
@. Have any fossils or fauna, micro
scopic or otherwise. ever been found
in meteorites?-J.H.S
A. The Smithsonian Institution says
that many years ago some of the fea-
lures found in meteoriteS were mis-
taken for fossil structures. but that
viewpoint is no longer held. To the best
of its knowledge no evidence of life
has ever been found in any meteorite.
O. What does "infrasound' mean?
-JK.
A. "Infrasound," or "infraSonic."
refers to sound waves pitched so low
that we cannot hear them. Human
hearing is limited to sound waves
that vibrate from about 20 TO some
10000 cycles a second.
@. How long will the contract nego-
tiated by former Baseball Commis-
sioner Happy" Chandler for televis-
ing World Series games run?-C.M.
A. The contract negotiated with the
Gillette Safety Razor Co. and the Mu-
tual Network will run through 1856.
@. Where is there highway bridge
made entirely of aluminum?-G.S.P.
A. The Arvida Bridge, completed in
1851 in Quebec, Canada. is the worlds
first all-aluminum highway bridge.
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Sanitary Commission Series

On behalf of our 81 member citizens
associations, I heartily congratulate The
Evening Star on the splendid public
service it has performed in publishing
the recent series of articles on the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission. Your straight thinking edi-
torial deserves special commentator.
diligence in digging out hitherto unre-
vealed facts about the commissions
operations.
Members of the Tax and Finance
Committee of the Allied Civic Group
and of our special committees set up to
deal with the Arcola sewer problem can
sympathize fully with the formidable
task Mr.. Goodwin faced in ferreting
out these facts. Our committee men,
bers have tried for long time-and
especially in the past year-to obtain
basic data about the commissions oper-
ations to which every taxpayer of Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties is
entitled. It is just since our group be-
gan it's current action with the Mary
land Public Service Commission. seek
ing review of the recent rate increases
ordered by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, that the COM
mission has reluctantly made limited
amounts of it's materials available.
Commissioner Rays statement in The
Star on June "a, commenting on your
series of articles, that 1--WE never had
any demand from the public for hear
ing" on the new charges is bewildering.
How could the Allied Civic Group or
any other group of interested citizens
request hearing when the rates were
announced, without prior notice that
such matters were under consideration
to the press or to the taxpaying public?
Let me assure Mr.. Ray and the other
commissioners that the thousands OF
Silver Spring residents who are repre-
sented in the Allied Civic Group are
vitally interested in every action Of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission! We will welcome much-be-
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Citadel of Hope

A new general headquarters to wage kind
OF warfare that saves lives instead of kills and
mains has just been opened here by the Federal
Government. It Is war in which every tax
payer is deeply and directly concerned and
which he gladly and hopefully supports For
rich dividends in terms of longer and healthier
lives may be expected from the Governments
$64 million investment in the new Clinical
Research Center at Bethesda. For comparison,
the cost of large aircraft carrier is over 5000
million)
Here is one medical sector where Federal
action cannot reasonably be resented The
Public Health Services imposing laboratory
hospital enterprise Is dedicated to the conquest
Of some of the more deadly and battling of
mans ailments, including cancer Actually,
the center is a great medical research labora-
tory, with hospital facilities for close observa-
tion of the patients willing to serve as vertable
guinea pigs.
The clinical center is a goal toward which
the Public Health Service had set its sights
many years ago. Public and private researches
in the fields of cancer CONTROL heart disease
and other cripplers and killers of the human
race necessarily have been limited by made
quate facilities. Yet encouraging advances have
been made against these formidable foes, eSpe-
cially in recent years. The progress has been
so markedy in fact that the demands for a
comprehensive and intensive attack on the
diseases have become increasingly urgent. The
Bethesda institution is the elimination of these
demands from the medical profession, abetted
by the pitiful pleas of persons whose bodies
have been racked and damaged by insidious
invaders.
Nothing comparable to this huge under
taking has been tried anywhere else in the
world. And the whole world will watch de-
velopments with eagerness, for all mankind
stands to benefit from the studies to be con-
Quoted in nearby Maryland. The center truly
Is a citadel Of hope for victims of disease.
Evening star., 1953-07-03
The Solitary

There is a quietneSS about man
Who liues alone, something more still
and deep
Than any wordlesSnesS, something that
can
Be felt like t,0tlioht or the greeno,0
sleep
OF clouer on a cool, north facing hin.
And if you win his friendship, you
1OiH gain
A lasting equanimity and will
Huue fellowship ,Uith clouds and tDird
and rain.
Yet neuer think a man. tuho hueS alone
Has missed the hearts suns,Dept and
golden tDGy,
For you tUiH find that sometime he has
k1lotDn
High rapture; in silent hour he mav
ShoW you without fanfare of hand or
tongue, $780,.
Pictures of one he loued When he waS
young.
Groce Y. Watkins
Evening star., 1953-07-03

by the Government and such nom
Government organizations as the Ma
tional Parks Association, the Wilder
ness Society, the Nature Conservancy,
and the Audubon Society. A recent ex-
hibit of our local Audubon Society, in
the National Museum, entitled wash
ington-City in the Woods" was plea
to save the areas under discussion, and
others, from highways or similar detri-
mental uses. Maps, diagrams, and
photographs vividly presented just
where the damage would be done.
In this mechanical age, speedways
will have to be claSSed as necessities.
the increase of which is inevitable. so.
as counterbalance to their usual bar
renneSs noise and glare, we all the
more need unmolested wooded areas of
quiet.
This is a plea that the Maryland
State Roads Commission and the Dis
trict Engineers give deeper considers-
ton to the character of the regions we
have been discussing. 1t would be better
to sacrifice. if necessary, residences and
commercial areas which can be rebuilt.
A natural phenomenon once destroyed
is gone forever.
FRS
Evening star., 1953-07-03
On Record

In your news story of the meeting
Of the cand d tes held by the
Organized Women Voters of Arlington
County on June % and reported in
The Star on June "a, you report that
two of the candidates running for the
Virginia House of Delegates in the
July primary election favored a re-
vision of Virginia law to permit Federal
employees to serve on local governing
bodies and was not mentioned as
supporting it. This could have carried
the implication for readers that I was
not supporting this important revision.
am so clearly and emphatically on
record for the right of Federal employees
to serve on local governing bodies that
feel constrained to call your attention
to my platform. The candidates were
limited to five minutes each, and it
happened that I did not get to the
subject in my remarks. Many earlier
stories. however, have carried my
stand. and it is emphatically stated in
my campaign pamphlet.
Kathryn HI. Stone.
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Britoin's S Lunotic Frinqe

In time of trouble it has invariably been
the case that Briton and American hasten to
exchange aid or sympathy So it is that COM
miseration and understanding should be ex-
tended today from us to our friends across the
Atlantic Ocean that they too are afflicted with
q "lunatic fringe" in their political and public
life. Admiration might properly be expressed,
also, for the deft way in which such variations
from the human norm are isolated and treated.
Stephen Davies, Laborite member of the
Evening star., 1953-07-03
Democrats Sentiments

In your June 20 issue, A. L. Nc
Creamery has written letter in which
he voices displeasure with the Eisen-
hover program. Mr.. McGrannery MAIN
tains it is an Eisenhower New Deal
program and of which old-line Repub-
licans want no part. Mr.. McGrannery
asks the question: Will the Democrats
nominate Eisenhower in Sc?
Let me hasten to reply. We Demo-
Gratis want no part of him either and
I am inclined to believe that Mr..
Morse's party would take the same
view.
M. M. B.