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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Military Training and the Atom

The newest nuclear defamation at the
Nevada Proving Ground-the second in the
current spring Series-has been set off behind
wall of secrecy. but not in total darkness For
officials have released enough information
about it to make clear that it has involved par
ticipation not only by ground troops but also
by an exceptionally large number of Air Force
planes.
OF course, as is true OF all such tests, this
latest atomic explosion. which is to be followed
by several more in the weeks ahead has been
staged primarily as scientific experiment de-
signed to promote further progress, in terms of
quality, quantity and degrees Of power. in arm
ing the Nation with A-weapons of varying types,
tactical as well as strategical. But at the same
time even II only in secondary sense, Tues
days detonation-like the one on st. Patrick's
Day-haS served the highly useful purpose of
exposing substantial elements of our military
forces to conditions approximating those that
would be met in case of a war with nuclear
ornaments
Thus, in the new test another batch of
more than 1000 GIs has gone through the ex-
perience of being in foxholes only 1000 yards
from ground zero-the decorating point-and
of going over the top for combat maneuvers i'm
mediately after the explosion. Further, in the
same test nine Army, Navy, Marine and Air
Force officers have occupied trench positions
just mile and half from the great blast.
Except for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this is the
closest anybody has yet been to such blast,
but the chances are that some of our military
men will volunteer to move even closer before
the present Nevada series comes to an end.
Quite obviously, it is largely by action Of this
Sort with troops and their commanders par
ticipating in ever-increasing numbers, that our
armed services must educate and adjust them
selves to the revolutionary potentialities Of
A-weapons.
AS far as the Air Force is concerned one of
the more interesting facts about Tuesdays test
is that no fewer than So planes, including
formation flight of IL of our giant B-36s, took
part in ia larger number than in any similar
test in the past. Apparently this bigscale aerial
participation has been undertaken to simulate
some of the conditions our flyers would encoun-
ter on attack missions in the event Of war. At
any rate, as an official spokesman has declared
in commenting on the test, I'VE want the lead
crews of bombers which might some day be
involved in a real atomic operation to know at
first hand what a blast is like"
Just as in the case of our ground forces, this
kind of experience-plus constant Improvement
in equipments indispensable to our air arm
in the atomic age, and the same holds true for
the Navy That is why military participation in
the Nevada tests, as well as in the tests at Eni-
wetok, is thing to be pushed with great vigor.
Certainly, since A-weapons mot to mention the
hydrogen bomb are here to stay. the Nations
security demands that every branch Of our de-
Tense establishment, from the high command
on down through the ranks, learn Is much
about them as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Stains Successor

Almost three years ago Hungarian
diplomat who had sought asylum in the
United States delivered lecture at the
Mayf1ower Hotel. He said many inter-
esting things and I am sorry that his
name now escapes me. Among them was
a warning about Stains successor. He
said the mans name was Georgi Malen-
kov. My husband and looked at one
another for we did not recall ever
hearing the name before. Stain, he
said, was temperate, Western minded
man, compared to this Communist pa
triot.
1t was many months before we ever
saw the name Malenkov in the Ameri-
can press. And now, in this fateful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26

In connection with recent Jail SEN
fences imposed by Judge George Nelson
on two jaywalkerS, whose negligence
II any-endangered no one but them
selves, 1t would be interesting to know
how many jail sentences the judge has
recently handed out to motorists &C
cused of dangerous moving violations
whose negligence endangered a great
many innocent persons.
I suggest that The Star extend its
very fine series of articles on inequitable
sentencing to include Traffic Court.
since apparently the exercise Of ques-
tionable judgment is not confined to
the Criminal Circuit alone.
william d. Johnson.
= =
So they're finally cracking down on
jaywalkers, and it's about time!
Many pedestrians seem to think they
have the right of way and it is up
to drivers to avoid hitting them Need
less to say. this places an unfair burden
on driver whose attention already is
divided between operation of his auto
mobile and being constantly alert to
the movement of traffic.
The alarming number of pedestrian
traffic fatalities in the District clearly
indicates the need for cracking down
on careless pedestrians who not only
violate traffic laws, but the laws Of
common sense as well.
Pedestrian.
A Jail sentence for crossing against
q traffic light is out of all proportion
to the offense.
AS a pedestrian I have to cross at
Fourteenth and F streets NV. every
day and have often seen motorists go
against the light. traffic officer not
withstanding. I have only personally
seen one car stopped by the officer for
making such a crossing. have never
heard of a motorist sentenced to Jail
for running through red light.
Traffic regulations ought to be en-
forced uniformly against motorists and
pedestrians alike.
Eleanor H. Finch.
We applaud Judge George Nelson
and compliment the officer who made
the arrest.
While at first blush jail sentence
for pedestrian traffic violators may
seem harsh, pedestrians must be made
to realize that traffic laws are for
their protection.
A. Julian BrylawSki,
Chairman, Commissioners Traffic
Board, Public Education
Committee.
Every sensible citizen will gladly sup
port the move of Judge Nelson to
reduce traffic fatalities, but the articles
in The Star of March 20 and 81 indi-
cate that too much blame is being at
tributed to pedestrians and too little
attention is paid to drivers.
When a car runs over a person, off,
Gals should not assume that the one
killed was to blame. What would you
expect? The driver of the car to be
killed and the pedestrian uninjured?
Instead Of merely pronouncing the dead
person guilty, why not attempt to find
out whose fault it VASE The fact that
Is of the IS traffic fatalities were
pedestrians is no evidence that the pc
destrians were to blame. 1t shows only
that metal bumpers are harder than
human bodies.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Congress Overworked?
Charles w. Carter.

Recently suffered with The Weep on
television as he bewailed the soul-sear-
ing trials of our overworked and under
paid legislators.
However. it seems that they are not
so occupied with the affairs of state
that Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan could not find time to pre-
pare mastery address commemorate
ing the Goth anniversary of the advent
of the Lone Ranger on radio, while
Senator Lehman, Democrat, Of New
York augmented the legislative hopper
with bill making it Federal offense
for anybody to take poke at soldier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Solution of P.O. w. Problem?

AS their price, for reaching an agree
ment with us in stopping the "hot war;
IN Korea, the Chinese Reds still demand
all prisoners Of war be returned to
them by force. The United States has
repeatedly refused to accept such terms.
So. as the war goes on, the black
mailerS use the U. N. as a new rendez-
vous, enliSting India as the go-between
to get us to accept the Soviet disguised
proposal intended to accomplish the
same results. This move was cleverly
made.
All this involves nothing less than
the question Of whether or not man
shall continue to be regarded as a SOW
ereign being entitled to all the peroga-
tives that this signifies. The Soviet
doctrine and those who uphold its ten
cts say NO. The United States and all
other free peoples are Numerically
opposed to this So-called Communist
philosophy. and insist that man shall
not be considered in the category of
spoils of war. If we bear in mind the
fact that the U. N. has formally con-
demned the Chinese and North Korean
Communists as the aggressors in Korea;
that ViShinSky, at the U. NJ, has adj
mitted that the Soviet Union supplies
material of war to the same aggressorS
the Chinese RedS-then it will be ap-
parent that the United States must, in
the higher interest of all mankind as
well as for its own security, take the
initiative and Illustrate this most obyi-
Gus conspiracy hidden for the moment
in the Indian proposal.
President Eisenhower could avoid the
danger Of either one of these possibili-
ties coming to pass. He could do this
by Immediately directing that the Chi
neSe and North Korean prisoners of
war. whom we now hold and who do
not wish to return to Communist China,
shall hereafter be no longer declared
prisoners of war. This directive, as
counteraction, will disarm the Soviet
Of its strongest bargaining weapon and
our tactics in Korea could then be car
rled out more directly as a military
matter. Releasing these men would
enable Chinese POWS to return to Free
China on Formosa. The Korean POWS
who want to remain in South Korea
should Immediately be reclassified as
liberated refugees. Thereafter, the
United States and the Republic of Free
Korea can rehabilitate and start to re-
lease them, or as soon as it could be
done with safety for the civilian refu-
gees and population alike.
Harold ]. Thomson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26


Apparently. the Senator believes that
while the CT is OK. as a fighter of the
Nations battles he is unable to take
care Of himself in brawl.
Senator Martin, Republican, of
Pennsylvania wants law to fine any
body $3.50 who does not display our
flag above every other flag, and Rep
resentative Carl Elliott, Democrat, of
Alabama, who has two sons and two
daughters, pleads with his colleagues
to. relieve parents from the payment of
income tax on the educational expenses
Of their Offspring.
How about a resolution to amend the
Constitution and provide. Assistant
Senators and Representatives.
M. c. Lyddane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Open Relief Rolls

For some time now, The Star has
been printing articles concerning the
puollc-aSSlStance program in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. In the past your
emphasis has been on the question of
making available the names of re-
clplentS OF public assistance, and on
February II you had a front-page
article concerning relief recipients who
are cheating" by having sources of
income which they do not reveal to the
public assistance agency. I would like
to call to your attention, and to the
attention of your readers, that in one
OF the cases cited a mother with six
children was receiving $135 a month.
hold no brief for dishonesty, and think
cheating in any form is reprehensible,
but think it even more reprehensible
that the city Of Washington has assist
ance levels so low that a mother who
is interested in the health and welfare
OF her children must develop some sub
terfuge to supplement the allowance she
will receive from the relief agency. I
do not think that any family of seven
could SubsiSt in any way or form in the
city of Washington today on $135 a
month If the mother contented her
self with living on that sum, she
would be faced with observing daily
evidences of malnutrition, undernour-
ishment, i'll health and deprivation on
the part Of the children which would
drive any American mother to whatever
means necessary to eliminate this con-
dition.
You have advocated making avail
able to the public the names of relief
recipients. do not think any good
would come from such disclosure,
and some harm might. I can see how
others, purely for the sake of good
administration, could honestly disagree
with this opinion, and favor the practice
OF making names of recipients available
to the public. do think, however, that
such an interest in the proper admins
tration OF the welfare program would
be more revealed by the concern of
your newspaper. and. of others in the
Washington area, with the welfare Of
the recipients, and the establishment
OF adequate assistance standards,
standards compatible with American
ideals. Such concern, given at least
equal prominence with the concern for
other aspects of the administration,
such as the release of names, would
give your newspaper a more acceptable
position in the eyes of the public.
think the situation Of the recipients
OF relief in this city is a newSworthy
one, one which your newspaper and
others could develop for the informa-
ton Of the public so that we could
know how we. the leaders of democracy,
and the leader of the world today, cause
our families who are beholden to the
public bounty to live, and take steps
to remedy the situation.
George M. PikSer,
Executive Director, Jewish Social
Service Agency and Jewish Fos-
ter Home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Letters to The Star

dependent Movement which completed
the job Mr.. Green started.
necessary prelude to repeal Of the
r 1910 Virginia law must be revision of
the Hatch Act so as to re-enfranchise
all Federal workers instead of the 10
per cent or less within the Non-Partisan
Party A bill to accomplish this has
been introduced in the Senate and your
editorial attention should be directed at
this attempt rather than repeal of the
Virginia law.
Charles w. Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Which American tree has the
widest range?-A. H.
A. The quaking aspen (Populus
tremuloides). 1t grows from Labrador
to the Yukon. and south to Kentucky,
and throughout the West and down
into Mexico. In many mountainous
areas in the West it is the only hard
wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26
Questions and Answers

The Star readers can get the answer to any
question Of fact by either y55intntnF The Evsntns
Washir~lo, b. c.. and inclosing 8 cent? re-
turn postage of By telephoninR Sterling 3-736S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26

@. How much does it cost to manu-
facture a matchbook?-E. E.
A. About one-third of a cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-26

-Carmack, Christian Science Monitor.
TITS the Lower Half That Counts"
year Of 1853, it appears he was right. So,
do not take comfort !, in Stains de-
parture. Rather, be warned!
VT.
Canal Zone.
With the death Of Stain the world
political situation took bad turn.
Malenkov will be a much harder man
to deal with than was Stain, mainly
because the latter was really mod
crate in the overall world revolu-
tionary movement as compared with
most of his contemporaries.
Our President now has much more
difficult task on his hands, in so far
as dealing with Russia is concerned.
than Roosevelt or Truman ever had.
Charles S. Seely.
Orange, Va.
Evening star., 1953-03-29

mot make car more beaufi6tL Conversely,
beauty IN Ford comes 'sfor 6ec." " Ford has
found that Il costs no more to develop bcau-
tful car than one that is less pleasing in appear
sance. You can drive up 10 the most exclnsiixe
doorways in the world and feel perfectly Il
home in your Ford It's done every day and if
You don't believe it just stand in front of the
Waldorf. for example, the next time You arc II
New York. Or the Marx Hopkins il San Fran
cisco. Fords belong ]. !. ii exactly the same
social category - the finest, one-of kind crez-
tons. After al, Ford Is custom creation
multiplied
What GbOnf running cOsts2 Here's one place
that Ford's advantages are obvious. For oil and
gas economy Ford has the big cars whipped.
Ford parts cost less. Ford service charges are
less. Ford tire mileage is thousands Of miles
greater. And, as any C.P.A. who looks into il
win tell you, Ford depreciation is the lowest Of
any car ON the market bar none.
Whaf are FOrds made Of? Some people have
the idea that the costliest cars are made Of
'better stuff It's perfectly true that some high
priced cars have costlier upholstery and ittings
What Ford has Is % good, both IN durability
and appearance, that You probably could not
tell the difference. You might even prefer i,
because Of its better design and more pleasing
appearance.
Then there's the question Of sheet metal #
you were to measure and analyze the sheet metal
structure in the most expensive car, you most
likely would find It identical in thickness to the
corresponding panels IN Ford For the most part
this applies to castings and forgings also. And
Evening star., 1953-03-29

Ford makes Sn-the most modern overhead
valve Six IN the industry. And If its six
cylinder car you want, Ford has It and for less
money than the va, which Is as it should Be.
What GbOuf ride? Here's another Fosd si1ai-
larity with high-priced cars j. Riiding Gamfvt.
One Of the misconceptions Of automobile buyers
for -many years has been that weight sheer
weight Is what it takes to make car ride wen.
But the railroads have Gsproved that, as any
one who has ever ridden modern, Egtt-
ueiigkt srcamlined Pullman knows. It's how you
- weight-how you spring and balance il that
counts Ford has found, for example, that you
can make 5000 O-pound car ride softer and hold
the road better by far than many cars that
weigh full 1000 pounds more. In our '5S car,
for example, front end road shock has been re-
duced up to SO96. We say it compares most
favorably with the heaviest cars sold today.
Chances are you could not tell the difference.
What about automatic fTGnsmissiOns? Il
would take the fingers Of both hands to count
the various kinds Of automatic and semi-auto-
matte transmissions on the market today. The.
one we offer Is called Fordomatic. Il is the most
versatile on the market, it represents the most
profound considerations ofengine -to-wheelpowe
transfer and that it does the best job for our
engines isn't even open to question. Il ssshifts"
better than you. could shift by hand and il does
il in such way you hardly know it-auto-
matically.
An interesting safety feature Of Fordomatic is
that forward and reverse positions are separated
BY neutral position on the drive selector. L =
sssecond nature to handle, and what's more,
with Fordomatic there Is no time IN the shifting
when the car is not in perfect control. H You
want to 'srock" your car to get out Of 9 snow-
DRIFT, you can. If you want an extra burst Of
speed you just step down on the gas and keep
your hands on the wheel. In short, Fordomatic
gives you the power you want, when you want
it automatically. We know for fact that
Fordomatic IS one reason why Fords bring more
money on the used car market.
What you can see 10 also important. Here
again Ford Cars lead not only in their price field
but in the medium and upper brackets as well.
Ford visibility is Fall Circle Visibility. This
means huge, curved unobstructed glass area,
front and rear, plus side windows that allow all
passengers what the hotels call ssroom with a
Evening star., 1953-03-29

here you have another reason why you can pay
more but you can't buy better than Ford.
Hui Via. do y0n pay for Fordg This Is IN
interesting point When designing and tOOling
Up for new model, Ford spends great deal
more money than the makers Of the costliest
cars. For example, the FIRST dozen or 50 IS cars
cost just about $62, 900 copy. apart from tool
ing. These cars are never sold they're ex-
periimental models. Then when they are per-
fected and go into production Ford actually
turns out vastly superior car IN eoss1 way for
the low price you are asked g pay. This = the
miracle Of Ford production.
Alter III, then, what i the difference between
Ford and the cOsfliest cars?
n our opinion, the difference IS largely
matter of dimensions, weight land the power
required % move il plus the distinction of
owning ! car that not % many other people
own. The desire for these things Is understand
able and probably jusi6sd for people who
are wiling 70 pay the price 70 satisfy il
As to comparing Ford with other cars n its
price range, by.all means do 80 i you wish. But,
as We said before, youT get better picture Of
Ford value By comparing with cars that are most
Ike Fords those that are priced up % twice as
much. AS matter Of fact, we think yoO'll
quickly begin comparing the other cars with
Ford because the 1858 Ford has really estab-
lished the New Standard Of the American Road.
Fifty Yers FonOavd on
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
BlufftOn Hospital

FEBRUARY 26
Discharged: Mrs. C. C. Stewart
and son, Bluffton.
FEBRUARY 27
Discharged: Carol Sue Hicks, Will
Jamestown.
MARCH l
Discharged: Mrs. Marion Sampson
and daughter, williamsburg; Mrs. J.
ID. Plankenhorn, Pandora; Emily
Hochstettler, Bluffton.
MARCH 2
Discharged: Mrs. Robert Cole and
daughter, Bluffton; Mrs. Norman
Bibler and daughter, Deshler.
MARCH 3
Admitted: Paul Vail, Lima.
Discharged: Mrs. Harold Falk, Mt.
Cory.
MARCH 4
Admitted: Mrs. Grover Davidson,
Pandora; Mrs. John Chidester, Bluff
ton.
MARCH 6
Discharged: Mrs. Wayne Wiech-
mann and son, Jenera.
.-., e MARCH z
Discharged: 0rville Matter, Bluff
ton; Mrs. Wayne Matter and daugh.
ter, Bluffton; Mrs. Kenneth Abbott
and son, McComb; Barry Charles
Falk, Mt. Cory.
MARCH 8
Admitted: Mrs. Norman Koehring,
Cincinnati.
MARCH 9
Admitted: M'Della Williams, Bluff
ton; Ruth Mary Smith, Jenera.
Discharged: Paul Vail, Lima; Mrs.
Ropp Triplett and son, Bluffton.
MARCH 10
Discharged: Elmer Badertscher,
Bluffton; Mrs. Glenn Clymer and
daughter, Benton Ridge.
MARCH II
Admitted: James Robert Wheeler,
Beaverdam.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
Call Issued For
Former Members
OF Choral Society
Oldtimers To Join In 300
To 500-VOice Rendition
OF 'The Messiah

Preparations by the Bluffton Col
lege Choral Society for the 50th ami
versary presentation of "The Messi-
ah" will get underway late in April
when rehearsals begin in Ramseyer
Chapel.
The fifty-seventh rendition of the
famous Handel oratorio will be pre-
sented May Day, May 81, in Founders
Hall, college auditorium gymnasium,
in observance of the founding of the
society half century ago. Presen-
tation of "The Messiah" will be par
ticularly fitting for the occasion since
it has been presented every year by
the group since its organization.
Usually offered at Christmas time,
the oratorio has been scheduled in
stead this year for the May date.
Bach's Christmas Oratorio was sub
stituted last December.
Professor Russell A. Lantz, head of
the colleges music department, will
conduct, and Mrs. Pearl Bogart
Mann, professor of pianoforte, will
accompany.
Professor Lantz has issued a call
to all persons who have ever sung
with the Choral society since its in
ception in 1902 inviting them to sing
again with the chorus for the ami
versary event. All former orchestra
members also are invited to rejoin
their old group, and former. conduc-
tors of the society will be, especially
invited to be present. -
Other interested persons in the
Bluffton-Pandora area are asked to
sing with the society and invitations
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-03-12
NVZzZE C1HZZRLZZE1Y (
9:O0-9:3O, Orchestra rehearsal.

9:00-9:30, Orchestra rehearsal.
9:30-10:30 Sunday School hour.
Leland w. Gerber, Superintendent.
10:30-11:30 Worship Hour.
Sermon: "A Sense of Mission" In
the absence of the pastor, DR.. L. L.
Ramseyer, President of Bluffton Col
lege, will bring the Sunday morning
message.
1880 P. NJ, Union Lenten service in
the First Mennonite church. Rev.
Robert L. King, pastor of the First
Methodist church, will continue the
theme of the union Lenten series
which is centered in the "Personali-
ties of the Passion. He will speak
on "Caiphas". Let us make strong
witness for our Lord by having every
church full to capacity for these
union services. '~ ~