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Evening star., 1953-06-05
Abuse of Veterans Facilities

The American Medical Associations plea
to Congress for an end to free medical and
hospital care for war veterans suffering from
ailments not connected with their military
service is quite timely. When there is urgent
need for economy in every phase of Federal
activity it is absurd to wink at costly nothing
is too good for the veterans program that
cannot be justified even in normal era.
Veterans who were disabled in war or have
become disabled as a result of wartime service
should of course, be cared for expertly and
generously by their Government. But the
abuses which have developed under the Vet
erans' Administrations disqualification program
as authorized by Congress should not be
tolerated.
Some of the abuses recently were exposed
by Controller General Lindsay Warren in re-
port to Congress on a survey of VA hospitals
study of 1856 veterans cases in 46 Federal
institutions revealed that more than half of
these patients had incomes of more than $4,000
q year. One was rated as a millionaire and
others had assets of up to half a million each.
Many of these were being treated for diseases
or injuries in no way connected with their
Evening star., 1953-06-05
By Charles E. TroceWeN

odors leaped at her out Of the night,
Rains came in deluge, hour after
hour.
At first Candy braved them, but final
ly she sought refuge under hedge.
Light came, and there she lay, worn
out. tired and rumpled.
It was there she was found by a
strange lady, who thought the dog was
i'll, and old. Candy was young, really,
but now she looked old
The woman got pound Of ground
round steak, and offered it.
Candy took one sniff, then wolfed the
food.
This was followed by bowl of milk.
after which Candy felt much better
and looked years younger.
The tag on her collar, after some
telephoning. gave clue as to where
she lived, almost mile away.
After a time, her master suddenly
appeared on the scene. He was happy
to find the little dog, and Candy was
glad to see him.
"She never ran away before" he
muSed II guess it must be because we
took the puppies away from her."
He stroked the soft head.
"We will have to get at least one
puppy back" he went on. At this re-
mark, Candy barked loud approval. She
knew, with strange canine wisdom, that
things were all right in her world again.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Dark Outlook for Schools

House approval Of reduced school budget
has darkened the outlook for an adequate
teaching staff in local public schools next fall
A reStudy Of the possible effect of the cut by
school officials indicates that the shortage of
teachers may mount to figure topping the
100 mark. That is an alarming prospect and
one that the Senate should consider carefully
when it takes up the District budget.
Seldom has the House administered such
blow to the school system. Some gobbledy-
cook language on the part of the District in
presenting the school situation may have been
partly responsible for the complete elimination
OF funds for payment of in-grade salary in
creaSeS for teachers The item was listed under
the curious heading of restoration of lapses"
This referred to funds withheld by Congress
last year on the theory that savings from
separations would make up the difference They
failed to fill the gap, however, and 26 teacher
vacancies had to remain untitled. The Senate
should be given a full explanation of what
restoration of lapSes" means in terms of
teachers available for the system.
Unless Congress grants enough funds,
school officials declare, some 50-odd teachers
will have to stay off the rolls. And unless more
funds for hiring additional teachers are voted
heavier enrolment will mean an added short
age of 81. The situation is too serious to permit
any misunderstanding to exist at the Capitol
Plain language not gobbledygook, is called for
In this emergency.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

Since Prime Minister Nehru Of India,
whose policy is to play both ends against
the middle for India's benefit, always
votes with the Communists on all in
ternational questions, the Reds on the
truce team of five nations will have
three votes to overrule the two neutrals,
backed by 5000 ro-Communist troops
from India. That means the poor pris-
oners will receive the regular Cardinal
Mindszenty treatment by way of per-
SuaSion. How many prisoners will have
enough sanity and stamina left after
the treatment" to still refuse to go
back to the Communist land, is highly
problematical
South Korea's Ambassador, You
Chan Yang, made an understatement
when he said after his conference with
Acting Secretary of State Walter Bedell
Smith, 1T is always our side, not the
Communists, which grants concessions
in a conference" During the two years
of truce negotiations, concessions have
been made piecemeal to the Reds until
the whole structure has become q hol-
low mockery.
The main issue in the Korean war
is the unif1cation of the country, with
out which Korea can never be nation.
Secretary Dulles is completely wrong
Evening star., 1953-06-05

Army, Navy. Air Force or Marine service. All
of them had signed a routine statement, re-
quired by law, to the effect that they were
financially unable to pay for disqualification. 1t
is the policy of the VA not to question such
statements, even though officials may suspect
that they were not signed in good faith.
The ANA has no quarrel with policy which
insures adequate medical care, disqualification
and rehabilitation for those who have sacrificed
their limbs, their sight or their health in de-
fense of the Nation. It would even approve of
Federal care of nonservice- connected tuber-
cular neurological cases, chiefly because State
and local hospital facilities for treating such
patients are inadequate The doctors are right,
however in objecting to the extension of free
Federal medical and hospital services to all
veterans, regardless of service AS we enter a
period Of widespread military mobilization of
the country,s manpower for immediate and
possible future defense, it is time to reconsider
the veterans program in the light of present
economic conditions and common sense.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
A Korean Looks Askonce at America
To the Editor Of The Stor:

THE OLD SAW that the road to
l. hades is paved with good intentions
was never more apt than as applied to
American policy toward Korea. Presi-
cent Roosevelt had none but the noblest
motives when he issued the Cairo Dec
laration of 1943 that ''in due course
Korea shall become free and independ-
ent."
President Truman had the same good
intentions when he said in the Pots
dam Declaration of July, 1945s that
1.-THE terms of the Cairo Declaration
shall be carried out :" to which the
U. S. S. r. subscribed.
When the American Government, in
agreement with Russia, arbitrarily di-
vided Korea in September, 1945. again
American intentions were above re-
proach. 1t was done with the promise
to the Korean people that their country
would be united, free and independent
at an early date and with implicit faith
that the Russian ally would keep her
pledge made to the United States re-
garding Korea.
Since Russia reneged on her pledge,
1t has become the obligation of the
United States, as co-Signer Of the note,
to redeem the pledge, the payment of
which is unification Of Korea. This is
the crux of the Korean problem, yet it
is conveniently buried in vague terms
OF resisting Communist aggression" +"
preserving peace in the Orient" ETC.,
incorrectly comparing the Korean war
with the colonial wars in Indo-China
and Malaga. There Is no statute of
limitation on the American pledge of
honor made to the Korean people, and
for American officials to ignore this
obligation will not obliterate it.
Senator Taft was entirely right when
he said that this country might as
well forget the United Nations as far
as the Korean war is concerned"
The U. N. is nothing more than an
impotent international forum where
votes are traded according to selfish
national interests. If it had an iota Of
honor, courage or conscience, it would
implement its resolution of October 7,
1850, which clearly authorized the U. N.
forces in Korea to liberate North Korea
and unity the country. In February,
1851, the U. NJ, under American prod
ding, labeled Red China the aggressor
in the Korean war. Now the U. N.
shamelessly accepts this aggressor as
an honorable antagonist in negotia-
ton. Such an organization will not
and cannot solve the Korean problem.
Can America "go it alone" in Korea?
Not so long as she always submits her
Korean policy to London for approval
or veto, as if this country were a satel-
lite of Britain.
America again shows good intentions
when President Eisenhower says on the
present POW issue that: "No prisoners
will be repatriated by force" But this
again will be nullified by the brain
washing machinery already set up by
the Reds and approved by the allies
Evening star., 1953-06-05

Candy shifted along the hedge, and
then down the block. She had never
been that far from home before, and
started to turn back. But something
impelled her to go on.
The night was dark, and growing
blacker each minute. Now and then
came fitful roll of thunder. A child
might have turned, but Candy was no
longer child.
She came at last to the wide boule-
ward, where cars flashed by with a
Slither of tires.
Strong lions, if one could believe a
recent news photo land one could)
were afraid, when confronted with
such a sight.
Candy did not vince.
She knew cars.
She had been in them. and had en-
joyed her trips. She liked to let the
wind whistle through her ears.
This time she was not interested in
riding. She had business somewhere,
she knew Very serious business. The
big search was on. and she was right
in the middle of it.
She took a run for it, and made the
other curb.
Now she was in strange territory.
None of the delicate scents coming
from all around her were familiar: the
Whit of old Tom. and Bozo. and her
other friends were gone; here strange
Evening star., 1953-06-05
'BuiId-Up for Mccarthy

Your May % editorial, Build Up for
Mccarthy" builds up case by men
tioning only what supports it and
omitting what does not: that the Amer
leans for Democratic Action helped to
build up a certain Senator it claims
it abhors and deplores" by talking too
much about him in the form of "out-
right attacks or thinly yelled refer
ences." was present at a great part
of this convention which seemed to me
simply to be going about it's business
which was to formulate liberal pro-
gram for the American people. The
main theme was that liberty was
threatened in the world primarily by
the aggressive policies of the Soviet
Union and at home by the spirit of
fear and complacency in the face of
danger. Not the ADA, but newspaper
editors and radio commentators put
the spotlight on one man and gave him
Evening star., 1953-06-05
A Privilege, Not q Riqht

Legislation pending in Congress would give
Western cattlemen a vested right to public
lands now being leased by them on the theory
that grazing privilege is just that. The storm
of opposition to extending drastically the
privileges which cattlemen now enjoy was
violent and far-reaching. The public interest
should be the controlling factor in considering
the cattlemens case. So far the advocates of
the change in national land policy have failed
to show that the public interest would be
served by giving the cattemen legal rights to
the use of grazing lands they occupy by
Federal Sufferance.
Since 1891 the Federal Government has
protected the national forests for all the people,
The primary objective is to safeguard the
wooded and graSS-covered watersheds so that
water from SHOWS and rainfalls will be preserved
to the best advantage. Towns and farms in
valleys far distant benefit from this conserva-
ton program. Timber resources are amplfed
grazing lands replenished and vast recreational
opportunities provided. AS purely Incidental
phase of the forest program the Federal Gov
ernment has been leasing limited ranges for
limited periods to cattle owners at rates far
below commercial grazing charges. Grazing
permits are issued for 10-year terms, renewable
at the option of the Government if the Forest
Service believes that the grazing is not damaging
land Meanwhile the Government aids cattle
men in numerous ways, helping to protect their
grazing privileges and even reseeding denuded
areas. When a ranch which has Federal graz
ing privileges is sold, the Government is willing
to transfer the permit to the new owner,
although occasionally reducing the area covered
In the interest of conservation. ranch with
grazing privileges therefore is more valuable
than one without.
Bills on which hearings have been held
recently at the Capitol would give permit
holders legal rights that would greatly restrict
the controls exercised by Federal authorities.
The licensed stockmen would be able to sell
their permits at any time to anybody, without
any reduction by the Forest Service as to number
of cattle to be grazed They could sell permits
to rancherS already owning permits, thus tend
ing to create large holdings of monopoliStic
nature. They could go into court to enforce
their new rights"
This is a concept of public land policy that
is counter to the theory that use of Federal
property by the people is privilege that should
be encouraged, but under strict regulations in
the public interest. No group should be allowed
to wrest control from the Government of these
vital and vast natural resources
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Song to q Mother

Bright ttDinkleS in the steady olow OF
Time
Are pttal gifts my mother lett NTH
me:
Recalling them euokes golden chime
Within my memory.
With firm toundation-ston of faith
and truth,
She sought to fashion outlookS
straight and tall:
Yet feeting gestures, signs impressed on
youth,
Are those best recall:
The scrapino OF the blade criss-croSSed
on bread
To bless it ere she sliced the loaf.
homemade:
Her fdnneled Di0il guarding BY my bed
When tears or teDerS stayed:
The laugh that made duet NTH mine:
the gay
Pure hands that labored on past
orGyinO embers;
/ hope such tender scenes tDiH be, one
day,
The gifts my child remembers.
Jean Mergord
Evening star., 1953-06-05

when he says that the question of
unif1cation can be taken up at q po-
litical conference after the armistice is
signed-again out Of consideration for
the wishes of the European allies.
Should the Reds refuse to negotiate on
this question at the conference, as they
have done during the past eight years,
then what? It is a foregope conclusion
that the war will not be resumed after
the armistice is once signed, and Korea
will be left half free and half slave,
with the free part desperately but help
lessly struggling to remain free. All
Koreans know that it cannot be done.
No wonder the Korean people, under
the leadership of their indomitable
president, Syngman Rhee, are willing
to go it alone" if necessary, until the
Chinese Reds are driven out of their
country, rather than submit to any
truce terms which will forge a chain
around their neck. They prefer to die
fighting now as free men than to die
later in slave concentration camps.
Will America abandon them?
Henry c. DeYoune,
Former Korean Minister to Gen.
MacArthur's Headquarters in
Japan.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Worth q Trial

Although there Is nothing magical about
governmental reorganization plans, they gen.
orally tend to improve upon past operating
procedures in terms of both dollars -and-cents
efficiency and sound execution of policy. That
is why there is reason to welcome President
Eisenhowers proposals to change the present
administrative machinery of our programs of
foreign aid and information.
In the field of disseminating news and
other data overseas the President has called
for the creation of new United States Infor-
nation Agency that would handle all the
International activities now being carried on
abroad separately and with little reference to
each other by various departments and bureaus
of the Government Among other things it
would take over from the State Department the
job of running the Voice of America (whose
name may be changed) and related operations
designed to counteract Communist propaganda
by presenting to the rest of the world full and
well-balanced picture of what America is doing.
Similarly, as far as economic and military
aid Is concerned, the President has proposed
that all of it be directed by a, new Foreign
Operations Administration. This changed setup
would be built around the present independent
organization of the Mutual Security Agency
headed by Harold Stassen, and it would absorb
not only the MSAs functions but also practically
every other operational aspect of the Govern
ment'S programs of assistance to countries
abroad. For example, it. would include under
takings like the State Departments Point Four
project to promote progress in underdeveloped
regions.
In effect the Presidents latest reorganiza-
tion plans would thus enable the State Depart
ment to concentrate more on policy making
problems by relieving it of such functional or
operating tasks as running the Voice of Amer
ica-a responsibility that has involved it in
needless controversy in the past. At the same
time, however, the department, together with
the Defense and Treasury Departments, would
exercise major guiding influence on the two
new agencies, though both-as is now the case
with the MSA-woud be free of the depart
ment's direct control
In submitting these proposals-which will
become operative within go days unless the
Senate or House disapproves them by con-
stitutional majority-the President has indi-
Gated that they may be refined with further
changes early next year. Meanwhile, as they
stand, they seem sufficiently promising to merit
trial, and Congress should therefore let them
be put into effect.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Arizona Freewuy

The Glover-Archbold Parkway was
donated to Washington by Anne Arch
bold and c. c. Glover to be used as q
park. 1t would be dishonest and prob
ably illegal to use it for an express
traffic artery, and it would discourage
similar gifts in the future.
However, the exigencies of this situ-
alton cannot be put aside. The people
of this section have spent millions of
dollars to provide peaceful, beautiful
and safe place to bring up their fami-
lies but the excessive and swift-moving
traffic to and from the Pentagon, the
Naval Communications Annex, the Map
Planning Center in Virginia, over Key
and Chain Bridges has made every
street crossing a death trap.
The fact must be faced that traffic
has to go somewhere, and it is infinitely
better to have it safely channeled into
modern arteries with overhead cross
'ings, than have it spilled all over the
city streets, often through residential
sections where children are forced to
play in the streets
The solution is for the city to get
consent of the donors to use this land
for the Arizona Freeway, agreeing to
provide compensatory recreational IA
cilities along the Potomac. If this
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Letters to The Star

the concentrated publicity" to which
you refer.
Sidney KOretz.
Your editorial, "Build-Up for Nc
Carthy," Is vivid illustration of how
denunciations of Mccarthy by such
groups as the Americans for Demo-
cratic Action merely help to promote
him.
There is, of course, another reason
Tor McCarthy's continued popularity.
1t lies in the fact that many people
who label themselves liberal are not
effective opponents of communism. For
example, in the recently adopted ADA
platform there are number of gen.
eral statements against communism,
but for the 10000 Korean prisoners.
true liberals, who have heroically cho-
sen death to communism, there is no
ringing message of moral support.
The ADA, however, came out again
for repeal of the Smith Act, law which
despite some defects has badly hurt
the Communist conspiracy in this coun-
try. How liberal, foolish or honest are
some OF our self-styled liberals?
]. M. Samuels.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
The Coronation

Please convey my compliments to
the author of the June editorial THE
Coronation" It is a finely expressed
combination Of the spiritual and real
istic-which combination is so typical
of the best of American life and deeds.
Ewing Cockrell.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

consent is Impossible to obtain. then
the only honest thing for the city to do
is to condemn the land and pay the
donors for it. In any event the develop
ment of the Potomac River area for
recreational use should go forward with
out delay. &c, M.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Tribute to Gen. Rodescu

Tribute to Gen. Rodescu
Referring to Constantine Browns
column entitled "A Partisan for Free
dom Dies" concerning the valiant for
mer Romanian Prime Minister, Gen.
Radescu. who peacefully but with a
bitter heart passed away in New York,
I would like to add the following:
In his ardent desire to breathe the
healthy air of freedom following the
subjugation of his country, Gen.
Radescu, at a high personal risk flew
eastward in a defective plane with two
pilots and landed in my native country,
Cyprus, at the beginning of 1947 Ac-
cording to an account rendered to me
by one of his pilots at that time, in
their great hurry to escape secretly,
they left everything behind and arrived
on the Mediterranean island literally
destitute. They remained for nearly a
year in Cyprus under the protection
and financial support of the British
Government prior to their arrival in
this country. But apparently the sad
repercusSionS Of Gen. Radescu's polit-
ical fights. which led to his escape, had
shaken his health to such an extent
that he was compelled to be hospital
lied for some time. Although he was
fully confident of the triumphant out
come of the Just cause for liberation Of
all peoples suffocated under totalitarian
regimes, he was extremely silent at that
time. avoiding any discussions and liv-
ing almost in Seclusion.
incidentally, I wish to congratulate
Mr.. Brown on his objective, dignified
and patriotic writings which undoubt-
edly classify him as one of the best
columnists in the world
Nick G.. Louis.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-30

Haywood Woolridee, Of Lynch
burg. was guest speaker at Rocky
Mount Church for layman's day.
Sunday His message was veyv I'M
spring
Haywood Woolridec ana Joe
Stepp Of Lynchburg. were lunch
con Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hypes
Newton ard Mrs Ayers Sunday
Among the CHESTS
Mrs. Alma Davis ana MIS- Thel-
ma Forbes visited Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Christian. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Skutt, Of
Lynchburg. spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. j r Wilson
Marvin Johnson who has been
with the armed forces III Alaska
returned to his nome near here
Sunday. His friends are glad TO
nave him back home
Churchill Duncan is spending
some time with his daughter and
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Leslie
Christian
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-30
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Private Marvin johnson Arrives From
Alaska on FurIoueh Visit With Family

1rs. John Ayers and Mrs. Forest
Rakes visited Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ayers and son. Sheldon. III Rich
mond Saturday Mrs Ayers is
convalescing slowly after being in
the hospital. recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Clark. Of
Richmond, spetn the week end
at Twin Acres, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boatwright
and children, of Richmonn. and
Virginia Dare Jackson of Airing
ton. were Sunday guests Of MI.
and Mrs BoatWright.
Mrs. Tapscott Ill
Mrs. TapScott is i'll III the home
of her daughter. Mrs Virginia
Boiling, here Mrs. Bolling's niece
Is staying with her.
Mrs Annie P. Johnson. Of Glen
dale. was a visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Guerrant. Sunday
MI. and Mrs Frank Berger and
Mrs. t. L. jenkins, of Cunber-
land visited their sister a n d
brother-in-laW. Mn and Mrs p
M. Mahoney. Mrs. jenkins daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. L. Jenkins. Jr.. of
richmond. last Wednesday.