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Evening star., 1953-03-24

For the Record
In the State edition Of March IL. The
Star carried a news story Of discus
sion Of the question Does Arlington
Have Sufficient Safeguards Against
One-Sided Teaching Of Controversial
Subjects?" before the Columbia Pike
Citizens Association. by School Supt.
T. Edward Rutter and me.
A very important part of this story
was absolutely untrue in that it stated
that I had previously charged that
textbooks used in Arlington County are
'subversive"; and it was an unfair
account in that it gave only one of the
four points presented at the meeting,
whereas it listed six arguments made
by Mr.. Rutter. In view of the fact The
Star had no reporter at the meeting
and that gave the State desk the four
points when was called the next
morning, believe you should at least
publish this letter, since the story
played right in the hands Of those who
have done their best to confuse two
different issues, hoping thereby to dis
credit me and the committee of which
7 am co-chairman.
The issue of subversion in Arlington
textbooks was raised by Mr.. B, M.
Miller in a letter to the Arlington Daily
Sun last December. The separate issue
Of lay participation in the selection of
instructional materials was raised by
me in resolution adopted by Unknown
Soldier Post No. 312 Of the Virginia
Department Of the American Legion.
Neither the Legion post nor has made
charges against any textbook.
Frankly. do not know whether any
Of the 1856 Arlington textbooks contain
Subversive material or whether any of
the more than $50 instructors are
themselves subverSive.' Nevertheless,
even if there is no SubverSion, there
still could be one-Sided teaching as
regards sex, religion, race, labor, inter-
nationalism, Government ownership
and regulations, etc.
The four points that I made in
arguing that there are insufficient
safeguards against one-sided teaching
of controversial subjects were: Cd The
Arlington School Board, which is sup
posed to protect the interests Of the
children, the parents and the tax
payers, has abdicated its responsibility
and has delegated complete authority
to the professional staff as regards the
subjects to be taught and the teaching
methods and instructional materials to
be used; 90 the State does not exercise
effective controls over local courses of
study, teaching methods and instruc-
tional materials; 60 great power over
curriculum concentrated in the hands
of few top administrative personnel,
particularly the associate superintend-
ent in charge of curriculum, is danger
Gus as shown by recent findings of
congressional committees; a. recently
appointed joint lay-professional text
book selection committees are made
quate because the method of selecting
the members was wrong and because
such committees cannot check what
goes on in the classrooms.
Harley M. williams.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Our 'Supersoturoted Airport

"Supersaturated" is the word for Wash
ington's National Airport, according to F. B.
Lee, acting Civil Aeronautics Administrator.
He so testified before the House Commerce
Committee in discussing the gravity of the
local airport problem. Mr. Lee insisted that
the proposed air terminal at Burke is the best
solution to the problem. And he made it plain
that some relief should be afforded for the
overloaded National Airport very soon, not only
for safety reasons but to permit necessary ex-
pansion of civil air operations in the Wash
ington area. Congress, baking at providing
further funds for the Burke project can i'll
afford to ignore Mr.. Lees urgent testimony.
If Burke is to be abandoned, some other means
of early relief is essential.
Mr.. Lee disclosed that the CAA already
has been forced to disapprove several requests
by commercial airlines to increase their fight
operations here Air-trafic conditions are so
bad, he explained, that CAA cannot assume
the responsibility Of making them worse, de-
spite the need for additional service. Today
the National Airport is the third most con-
gested in the country. Representative Mack
of Illinois, pilot who has flown around the
world, joined with Mr.. Lee in expressing con-
Germ over the congestion at Gravelly Point.
The authoritative testimony Of Mr.. Lee as
to the unsuitability of Baltimore's Friendship
Airport as an auxiliary terminal for WASH
ington shouldn't probably will not-squelch
advocacy of the Friendship cause. Mr.. Lee said
the most optimistic estimate of the motoring
time between Friendship and Washington is
4S minutes as compared with the estimate Of
% minutes for Burke. Friendship Airport is
just too far from downtown Washington to
serve as substitute for a second local airport.
OF course Representative Hinshaw's sug-
gestion that Andrews Field be taken over for
civilian air traffic would be good one If the
Defense Department would surrender it. Mr..
Hinshaw, with his past knowledge Of military
resistance to such proposal, is courageous to
revive the plan. The Andrews Field area long
ago was considered for civilian airport, but
the Air Force won the fight for it and has
indicated its determination of hanging on to
it indefinitely. The CAA has said that Andrews
Field could serve well as Washington's second
airport, if the military were willing to give 1t
up. With the Burke project at standstill,
Friendship branded as unsuitable and no other
airport sites available within a reasonable dis
tance, the renewal of efforts to obtain partial
or complete use Of Andrews Field for the COM
mercial airlines is at least worth Q trial. For
the Washington airport situation is at criti-
cal stage.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
By Robert K. Welsh

ELAG MAKERS as well as law max
Il ers are all a-dutter as they see the
possibility-if not the actual dawn'S
early ught-of statehood for Hawaii.
The prospect Of a new star for Old
Glory is raising standards to which
controversially inclined citizens might
well repair. The standard issue in this
instance is heraldic and historic rather
than constitutional or economic.
Americans who know exactly how
the national ensign got its stars in the
first place. and how Hawaii would be
officially set in the constellation, are
even rarer than those who can recite,
much less sing, "The Star Spangled
Banner" without faltering or falsetto.
From the manufacturing viewpoint.
49-star flag would seem simple
enough. Seven rows of seven stars each
would fit the arithmetical figure and
symmetrical system.
But how long would it wave If the
legislators in this land Of the free and
home Of the brave voted to make Alaska
a State?
Thus in event the Senate soon passes
House-approved bill for Hawaiian
statehood, there is sure to be long
range suggestion that the flag display
four rows Of six stars each and five rows
Of five stars each. A pattern of that
kind sounds complicated and might
look bit staggering. It's advocates.
however proudly hail it as field on
which the forces would be more easily
deployed if 50th star appeared on
short notice.
Even if Hawaii became State with
in year, the flag factories would have
their hands full trying to roll out
enough emblems in time for q really
colorful celebration.
Merely as production problem, find-
ing spot for star in the American
flag could cause almost as many head
aches and expense as putting a star
on Broadway. Technicalities are not
confined to textiles. Official flags have
to fly in profusion also in print. That
requires new engraving and the furling
Of ancient. but still beloved banners.
Yet. while sympathizing with manu-
Evening star., 1953-03-24
HoWoiions Aren't Only Ones A-FIutter

publican, Of Ohio recently introduced
resolution creating q joint commit
tee Of three Senators and three Rep
resentativeS ito work out the problem
of deciding on design for a 49-State
flag and submitting it to Congress"
Although not likely to burst any
bombs in air, her bill may cause some
thing Of fare-up between the execu-
tive and legislative branches. Should
Congress or the President study the
stars?
In 1912. when New Mexico and
Arizona were admitted to the Union
Of States, President Taft approved a
star display recommended by a seven
George Dewey. The White House need
go back no farther than President
Wilson to rely on precedent. In 1915
he brought a measure Of order out Of
considerable chaos by issuing an execu-
tive order standardizing the American
flag according to sizes and usage under
various circumstances.
Congress, however, can make a good
case if it wants to claim original juris-
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eating the stars. In June. 1777, the
Continental Congress passed a reSo-
luton generally regarded as having
created our present flag. The reso-
luton said that "the flag Of the 13
United States be 13 stripes, alternate
red and white. and that the union be
13 stars, white in blue field, repre-
senting new constellation"
In July. 1918. Congress made sure
the red stripes would not exceed l3.
At that time there were 20 stars and
Congress provided that whenever a
new State was admitted a star should
be added on July 4 of, the following
year.
But in all those years since 1777
Congress has never passed a law say
ing specifically how the bright stars
should be gallantly streaming in the
space alongside the broad stripes.
But whatever the number and place
Of the stars in its armament Of free
dom, there she flies. And thus be it
ever.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Mr.. BowIes Speaks Wisely

American Ambassador Bowles retiring from
his post at New Delhi, has offered some very
sound counsel to the people and government
Of India.
In answering a series of questions sub
mitted to him by several Indian newspapers
Mr.. Bowles suggested that the Indian attitude
OF "a plague on both your houses" toward the
Communist and non-CommuniSt powers is mot
only wholly unwarranted but also dangerously
unrealistic." To support his position, the Am
basSador pointed out that the United States
and the other free nations do not constitute
power bloc "berft on world domination" as is
the obvious intention of the Communist con-
spiracy. He reminded the Indians, with whom
he has evidently been extremely popular, that
the non Communist nations sought at the end
Of the war to help the world back to genuine
peace and prosperity but that the behavior of
Soviet Russia and its satellites has forced the
free nations into defense against aggression.
He took the Indians to task, also, for their
accomplishments without criticism of "the
brutal means by which these so-called accom-
plShments are being achieved"
OF all Indian spokesmen, Prime Minister
Nehru has been most guilty Of this curiously
distorted Interpretation of what Is happening
and why, in the world today. It is difficult in
deed to understand how an objective view of
the cold war, the Korean aggression and the
oppressive rule of communism in China could
lead to conclusion that the Western powers
must share the blame with Soviet Russia for
these tragic violations of peace. Mr.. Bowles'
words are worthy of wide circulation and a
careful reading in India.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
A Friend in Need

one OF the bright spots in the otherwise
shabby attack on the Bohlen nomination as
Ambassador to Moscow has been the perform
ance Of Senator Taft.
The Ohio Senator could hardly be called an
admirer of Charles E. Bohlen. In fact he has
stated with characteristic frankness that he
would not have picked Mr.. Bohlen for the post
had it been his decision to make. Nevertheless,
when the selection was made and when the
facts were submitted to the Foreign Relations
Committee, Senator Taft became vigorous
and effective advocate of confirmation
The Mccarthy y-McCarran-Bridges wrecking
crew has had no word of encouragement from
Senator Taft. When Senator Mccarthy ad-
vanced his preposterous lie-detector- pro-
posal, Senator Taft was the first to speak out
against it. When Secretary Dulles was being
accused of deceiving the Foreign Relations
Committee, it was Senator Taft who stepped
up and said that the Secretary had given the
committee all of the facts-the bad as well as
the good. And when the President refused to
back down In the face of threats to blacken
Mr.. Bohlen'S reputation on the Senate floor, it
was Senator Taft who served this notice on the
threat-makers: We are going right ahead with
the nomination.
This attitude on the part of the majority
leader assumes special interest in the light of
what might have been. Prior to the November
election, Senator Taft was Staunch supporter
OF Senator Mccarthy. He went to bat for him
more vigorously than any other Republican,
General Eisenhower included During a period
when the gagsterS were saying that Senator
Taft had lost the nomination but had captured
the nominee, some Eisenhower supporters
wanted the general to repudiate Senator Nc
Carthy and take Senator Taft down a notch
or two. #ss.
General Eisenhower refused to do either.
He went to great lengths-too great in the
opinion of some-to establish a good working
relationship with that wing of the Republican
Party which opposed his nomination and
backed Senator Taft. Apparently the effort has
failed in the case Of Senator Mccarthy and
the handful Of Republicans who may go along
with him in the Bohlen affair But it has not
failed in the case of Senator Taft.
If ever President had a friend in need,
and powerful friend at that, President Eisen-
hover has one in the person of the Senator
from Ohio He Is an indispensable ally in the
fight over the Bohlen nomination, and his con.
tinued help and support will be equally indis-
pensable as the Eisenhower legislative program
takes form.
Perhaps Senator Taft would have played
this kind of role in any event. since he has
no taste for pettiness. Still, the President must
be thankful that he was guided by his own
judgment and that he ignored the counsel of
those who wanted him to crack down on the
Republican right wing. To have done what they
urged could have been grave mistake.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Invitotion to Crime

The Star pointedly titled Miriam Often
berg's series of articles on inadequacy of prose-
cution and punishment meted out to criminals
in Washington: Invitation to Crime" Surely
most readers of the articles, revealing many
instances of consolidated sentences for null
tiplicity of offenses will understand why hard
ened criminals are fond of the Nations Capital
why many of them regard the District as a
relatively easy mark. These underworld char
acters must like our city or they would stay
away from it after one set-to with the law.
Instead as was related in Sundays concluding
article, the records show that quite few viSi-
tors have found it profitable to make Wash
ington their permanent headquarters.
The lawless elements in our community
particularly like the way we are willing to settle
for less-much leSS-tl1an the law allows in
numerous cases of aggravated outlawry. The
yoker or burglar who commits dozen offenSes
before being caught is glad to find that he is
likely to escape punishment on all but one or
a few of the charges against him. Generally
he is indicted only on selected few OF the
long list of offenseS of which police suspect
him. A prosecutor then may drop several
counts in exchange for a plea Of guilty to one
or more charges. And, to complete the elin1ina-
tion process, the Judge often will impose SEN
tenceS that run concurrently instead of con-
secutively. The result is that a man who has
committed so or rs or 100 separate otfenses Gas
has actually happened in some cases discussed
in the series) gets of with an outrageously
light penalty.
The Stars study Of such cases has disclosed
a crying need for better teamwork among the
police, the prosecutors and the judges II Wash
ington is to shake off its unenviable underworld
reputation as "soft touch" The police haYe
been doing a good job of rounding up the
holdup men, muggers and sex f1ends. but they
need better cooperation from the prosecutors
and the courts than they have been getting.
Incoming United States Attorney Leo Rover
should give this matter immediate attention.
What seems to be lacking is Q dennita policy
On present. hg cases to the grand jury iERolving
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Enigma

Himself represSed and set apart
By heSitcnce to open 1Dide
The inner chamber of the heart,
All that he Ion0ed for iuds denied.
Scholars and sGges he could quote,
Summon philosophy and fact.
But tDltGt he knet0 aDds learned by rote,
Unconscious OF hoto much he lacked.
And 80 among his books he stayed,
Sitting the dust of ages past.
Lonely, uflloUed, q man AFRAID.
Life an enigma to the last.
4 Albert R6Iph Kon
Evening star., 1953-03-24

facturers and merchants, consider the
complexities confronting Congress. AS
Hawaii and Alaska have learned from
experience, it takes longer to win a
star in the flag than it does for most
colonies to become brigadier generals.
And, as the House is learning, passage
Of a statehood bill won't automatically
make an additional star twinkle in it's
proper place.
Representative Frances Bolton, Re-
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Letters to The Star .

a claim of insanity may lengthen the
time required to put accused persons
IN jail. But so does trial by jury, and
the notion that an insane man should
not be brought to trial is just as deeply
rooted in our system of justice. AS
Blackstone noted in his Commentaries:
"And If, after he has pleaded, the
prisoner becomes mad, he shall not be
tried: for how can he make his de-
fense? for peradventure, say the
humanity of the English law, had the
prisoner been Of sound memory, he
might have alleged something in stay
of judgment or execution" Bl. Comm,
Sec. "a.
There would be far more cause for
concern If defendants did not get a
hearing on the question of their sanity
than if some Of them, by getting such
a hearing, escaped what may have
seemed to be just punishment for their
acts. When a defendant escapes i'm
mediate punishment on a So-called pro-
cedural technicality, it is not because,
as Miss Gutenberg suggests, he has
been lucky" but because our courts
properly insist on conducting criminal
trials in fair and civilized way.
It may be that by protecting the
insane we may permit few guilty
but sane criminals to delay or avoid
going to Jail. But as Mr.. Justice
Holmes put the matter:
"We have to choose, and for my part
think it less evil that some crimi-
mails should escape than that the Gov
ernment should play an ignoble part"
OlmStead v. United States, 277 U. S.
438, 470.
Lloyd N. Cutler.
Editors note: The Star does not
question the right of an accused person
to be given a mental examination to
assure that he is mentally competent
to face trial. Nor does it question the
right of an accused person to be found
not guilty of a crime if it can be shown
he was of unsound mind at the time
=. the offense was committed. The Star,
however, does question the abuse of
these rights by criminals seeking an
easy way to avoid punishment. In the
case of Perry, the record shows that
after the appeal was won, Perry was
examined again and no evidence of
psychosis was found. He then pleaded
guilty)
Religion in Schools
AS parent have become increaS-
ingly concerned by the incesSant at
tempts to force religion" into our
schools If there were but one heritage
I could preserve for my children it
would be the freedom of inquiry, to
be nurtdred by ever evolving knowledge
and unfettered by the pitchmen for
the various brands. If we are to con-
tribute anything to the development
Of the human mind aid therefore the
progress OF man ever upward from
his original state, we cannot for the
sake Of apparent tangibility compro-
npise our minds. Perhaps all this Secu-
larism we hear so much about is just
mans unconscious attempt to reach
beyond expediency.
RevericuS.
Evening star., 1953-03-24

@. Who was the first person to be ex-
hibited as curiosity by p. T. Barnum?
F. O. w.
A. Joice Heth, a colored woman, who
was supposed to have been the nurse
Of George Washington. Her age was
given as 161 years, but when she died
an autopsy showed her to be about 80.
Evening star., 1953-03-24
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

The st Il readers can get the answer to any
question sp OF iact by either WHITING The Evenins
Wash'r-. = D. c.. and fnclosing cents re-.
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Evening star., 1953-03-24
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. What is the origin Of the dance
known as Can-Can?-W. E. c.
A. It was adapted from the quadrille
and developed in France during the
10th century. The Can-Can became
popular in Paris night clubs in the
184Os.
Evening star., 1953-03-24

Pen-nGnaes may be used II letters carry
10TtterS correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-21
ALL Three SMALLBORE CHAMPS
AT PERRY TO DEFEND TITLES

All three champions in the Ma
tional Smallbore Rifle Matches
are at Camp Perry to defend their
titles in the 1853 events.
Mrs. Betty Ingleright, Buchanan,
Michigan, mother of two children,
won the women's national champ
ionship last year with score of
1882, including 1877 ks. Her huS-
band, Edwin Ingleright, is de-
Tending champ in the so meter Any
Sight Match to be fired Sunday,
August %. He won last year with
a scroe of 400 and 81 ks.
Robert Perkins, Fresno, Califor-
MIA, foundry owner, is back to de-
fend his national smallbore champ
ionship which he won last year
by firing 3167 with 1919 KS.
Charles Rogers, the 1852 Junior
Champion, also will be on Camp
Perry's world famous ranges to de-
fend his title which he won last
year with score of 3177 and 203
ks. He will be ineligible to COM
pete in Junior events next year
as the age limit is ones 10Th birth
day. Rogers is member of the Apa-
che Rifle Club, Phoneix, Arizona.
G. Wayne Moore, Washington,
Pa, who won the national title in
1916 and 1947, is back again and
may give Perkins his roughest
competition.
Only person ever to win the ma
tional smallbore championship
three consecutive years is William
B. Woodring, East Alton. Illinois,
who now is a professional.
1t is interesting to note that since
1919, civilians have taken the
championship on all but three
occasions. Captain G. L. Watkyns,
U. S. Army, won in 1917, while
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-21
81 DRIVERS END
SCHOOL COURSE

Four members of the Class of
1853 and 30 high school students
received drivers licenses and GER
tificates of proficiency in driver
education and training Friday
evening when graduation services
were held at the Ugh school
grounds.
Approved by the State Depart
ment of Education, the course was
sponsored by the Port Clinton
Board of Education with Howard
Smetzer of the local faculty as in
structor.
Students attended 50 hours Of
class in addition to completing
six hours of driving time and 18
hours as observers. Everett's Pom
tiac provided the driver training
car, which was equipped with
dual controls furnished by the To-
ledo office of the American Auto
mobile Association.
New drivers include: Luella AL
lison, Ivan Beaver, Barbara
Brown, Ruth Campbell, Harry
Chaffin, Marian Chlystun, June
DeFriece, Robert Edwards, Karen
Edwards, Shirley Fachman, Milli-
cent Faretta, Jack Flynn, Ruth
Frederick, Esther Hansen.
Cooper Heschel, Christine Hos
trup, Barbara Kent, Kathryn
Knepper, Tony Lochotzki, Evelyn
May, Martha Melishka, Sandra
Miller, Shirley Quintell, Peggy
Rahm, Janet Rose, Tom Sawyer,
Nancy Sessler, Shirley Sharp, Gale
Shively, Jean Steppe, Jackie Swim
gle, Sue Szilagyi, Charles West
fall and Sharon Winnie.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-21
MACKO HITS TWO
KOMERS ON Mite

With a big crowd of his Port
Clinton and Ottawa County friends
cheering him on, Joe Macko had
his Night at Toledo's Swayne
Field Tuesday evening and the
Indianapolis Indian first sacker
came through with his 18th and
18th home runs of the season.
Macko'S herculean blows failed
to turn the tide, however, as the
Toledo Sox' top pitcher, Gene
Conley, posted his 10th win of the
season by defeating Macko and
his teammates, 8 to 3. All three
Indianapolis runs we're via the
home run method, Dave Pope also
connecting for round-tripper.
Before the game, a reception
was held for Macko, Port Clinton's
first big-time baseball star. He
was presented an appropriate
check as gift from his local ad-
mirers. Mrs. Macko joined her
husband in the pre-game cere-
monies.