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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-06-25
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Civic Leaders Have
Last Trolley Ride
As Firm Guests
BY STAFF WRITER

1t rained dogs and cats Friday June IS but the steady
downpour did not dampen the enthusiasm of 1926 Twin City
civic and business leaders, and who guests
the Twin City Lines the last Twin City trolley ride
This along with representatives of the press radio
and teleysons of the transit firm, boarded
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ANNOUNCEMENT

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YOU'RE PASSING IN REVIEW

For 20 years the history Of this commun-
ity has passed in review each week in the
pages OF this newspaper. Future genera
tons viii read the files OF this publication
TO see what part their forefathers. you and
your neighbors played in the days before
Because we seek to tell the story as
complete as we can we are anxious always
10 receive the news of your family, your
church, your organization so that we may
record it in the columns of your commun-
ity paper-for the ages
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Evening star., 1954-12-27
Letters to The Stor.
Pen-nanes may be used II letters carry
a0riters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.

familiar with all the accounting prob
lens and the complicated duties set
forth in the lengthy statutes affecting
the General Accounting Office and its
operations? If such Congressman feels
he has had such experience, let him
examine the declaration of policy ex-
pressed by the Congress in 1850 as to
what it expects regarding the accom-
p1ishments Of the Controller General.
After reading these, he may well con-
tent himself with his important pre-
negatives as legislator. leaving the
solution Of these accounting problems
to trained expert.
Does big or even little business today
call in lawyer to audit its books? i
hi OF all the appointments the Presi-
dent has made, this one among others
exhibits real knowledge of the tre-.
mendous importance of this Office and
the necessity of skilled specialist to
handle the job. Even Miss Fleeson does
Z not seem to doubt for moment Mr.
Campbells marked competence. based
on long accounting experience.
The General Accounting Building is
one of the finest and most modern
Government buildings. Does 1t seem
strange that the President would want
installed therein an energetic, able cer-
titled public accountant, TO preside
over the Governments accounting busi-
ness? This writer is confident that the
figures and procedures of the present
Controller General will speak for them
selves. John Warren Giles,
Professor of Law.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
As We Look From Down Under

Freedom of speech and expression,
like all human concepts, is relative
matter. So is the suppression of that
freedom. It would appear that in other
newer countries than the United States
even conservative governments have not
yet resorted to the extremes of repres-
sions found necessary" in your coun-
try.
We in New Zealand although we have
a conservative government that aligns
itself with Western imperialists and
warmongers, can at least say that we
are still free to express very strong
opinions on all topics and although our
Conservative national government is
mDst certainly anti-trade unionist and
anti-worker, we have nothing that
approaches the absurd yet dangerously
repressive laws that you have in
America In fact, some Of US. while
recognizing the danger to world peace
Of some Of the utterances Of American
leaders both civil and military. can at
least find something grimly humorous
In much of the provocative, sabre
rattling rubbish in the international
political views of these bombastic
American imperialists. But we can guess
that the average decent American
citizen doesn't find much humor in laws
that deny him the real fundamentals OF
free speech, free criticism and freedom
from such expressions as McCarthyism.
McCarranisn, Un-AmericaA Activities
Evening star., 1954-12-27

Templeton Jones has always been
worried by persons whose facial ex-
presSionS never change.
For them, no bushes: for them, no
smiles or raising Of eyebrows; for
them, no appearance of surprise or
discomfort. ever
Poker faces. of course.
They worry Jones. who perhaps Is
too easily worried. now by the thought
Of bombs. now by mosquito bites. and
now by the daily expression on the
face of an old friend.
These things Jones can understand,
but not the persons who refuse to look
human.
For it is the animal face they reveal.
Templeton Jones says.
The plaineSt old alley cat, though,
win look very angry and hiss. when
disturbed
These poker-faced people never wilt.
or. If they do. they go behind the
garage. or somewhere. Templeton
Jones never catches them smiling. or
looking pleased.
He watches them. as q cat at q
mouse hole. for the least sign Of what
he thinks Of as human expression.
They express nothing, they give
away nothing. If they have anything
to give away, Templeton Jones often
wonders.
Are their minds vacant. and is this
the way they keep thu secret 70 them
selves?
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Out Of the East, A Light

Things had become too modern. Ethan
felt,
Remembering the light By tohtch he
knelt
on that strange Eue so MANY years ago
When he had cut jootpGth through
the s1otD
And come into the barn made stoeet
NTH hay
To see the little neD-born calf iDhtch
lay
Against its mothers ,Det and silken
hide,
Tpo parts of beauty side By louely side.
Ethan had held a lantern In his hands
And stood aboUe them as lean man
stands
Who sees the humble light spread fDide
and far
Until there Is q halo like star
And feels again the miracle of birth
Which Is the greatest miracle on earth:
He had knoDn heGUen then, nor had
Kneeling. half-UGittho for the calf to
speak.
The light Of reason flooded through
him notD
As bne small button flooded stall and
ntOtD
And vet again. this Eue. he understood
HON poiOerful faiths small lantern Is
hon Ooodf
AnobeI ArE9pr
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Welcome improvement

The reduction in the backlog Of cases
pending before the Juvenile Court Is well
come news Judge Cockrill, in an unusual
report, attributed the speed-up in the court
machinery to the excellent cooperation"
of the courts staff. AS of November 80 Of
this year there were $40 cases under study,
as contrasted with SAB last April The total
Of pending cases is the lowest since 1851.
This reduction in the backlog has been
made possible not only by decline in cases
referred by the Police Department but by
the concentrated efforts of the courts social
workers. This staff, incidentally, had been
criticized last January by the Committee on
Juvenile Crime of the District Law Enforce
ment Council. The committee felt that the
social workers were taking too long to pre-
sent cases to the court, partly because
of tendency to undertake rehabilitation
measures in advance of adjudication. The
delays in trying juvenile defendants were
characterized as detrimental to the children,
parents and the public at large. It is
encouraging to learn that the court machir-
cry is turning at faster speed now With
fewer cases referred to the court by the
police-presumably because OF more effec-
tive screening process-the outlook for
further improvement at the court Is PROM
tSing.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

paying the bill, build the telephone into q
special cabinet with combination lock,
but the time consuming telephone remains
there, openly on the table. month after
months, wires intact, bill paid. One feels,
sometimes, that one is making progress
when each call Is successfully limited to an
hour. But with success at hand, there is,
quite Unexpectedly, telephone call from
an old college friend who is passing through
town, has no time to visit, but would like
to chat for while. One is glad to hear
from this college friend, but the resulting
extended conversation does no good for the
campaign to limit telephone calls This
problem Of the time consuming telephone.
Mr. Smith, is one which, even If insoluble,
cries for recognition.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
This and That

We, in our turn, often wonder about
Jones.
Is this the way he keeps from worry
ing about the worlds woes. by select
ing something closer to hand?
Why isn't Templeton Jones In
terested in politics. for instance?
When great men, with marvelously
creased trousers and immaculate
Homburg hats, think Of nothing else
but politics, how can our old friend
Jones refuse any longer to become 2
politician?
We pointed out to him not long ago
that every man can become politician
by no more effort than thinking about
some high and mighty governmental
matter, preferably as it affects inter-
national affairs.
Jones said he knew that already.
but somehow preferred to devote his
time to just plain everyday living.
sas
with the usual satisfaction Of the
typical American, Templeton Jones
pointed out that what he did was
perfect, what others did imperfect.
That was why, he went on. he liked
to study human nature as revealed IN
faces he passed every day.
Sometimes, he said. he passed them
quickly. glad to get them out OF MS
sight.
The number Of homely people IN the
world, Jones says. is truly astoundings
s.. It Is not that they lack fne features,
or good hair. or clothing In the latest
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Neglected Books

There was an oversight the other day
In the reported remarks Of English Teacher
Edwin E. Smith when, explaining why high
school students don't read outside the class
room, he said: During November, Decem-
ber and January, there are football games.
Then the students paint scenery, play the
piano, stand up on the stage and shimmy
and shake and sing Ricochet Romance; and
1t is all wonderful. Then they must watch
television, and they tell me they have Jobs
in the afternoon and evening. It is no
wonder they don't read"
Unless this quotation is out Of context,
Mr. Smith is guilty Of neglecting the most
ime-consuming device Of all. It sits there,
innocently enough. in the corner. It Is
mostly quiet, for q telephone cannot ring
when the receiver is of the hook, as it most
often Is. It seems the most natural thing
in the world, when there Is spare moment
from football, television and Ricochet
Romance, to pick up the telephone and call
q friend to discuss football, television and
Ricochet Romance, rather than to pick up
q book It makes no difference that that
friend has been seen at school that day. A
whole lifetime has intervened since. and II
must be discussed.
oae may threaten to cut tES wires. stop
Evening star., 1954-12-27
BY Charles E. TroceweH

style, but that they have no distinc-
ton. They are all alike. especially IN
their great lack of individuality.
The members of the endless stream
of women who pile on the public
transports every morning are as far
as they can be from winning beauty
contests.
And the same might be said Of the
men. we suggest?
Templeton Jones laughed. "Quite." !"
he said. but the men don't carry such
long umbrellas" he went on.
Things have changed, he says. In
respect to umbrellas.
Women got rid Of the long ones, and
took up the shorties.
This gave them q plain lead in Conn
mon sense. according to Jones, but
then what did they do? The men took
UP the short umbrellas, and the women
went over to the long ones again.
The only reason for this that Tenn
pleton Jones can see Is that 1t gives
every woman the chance to pose Ike
the late Theda Bara or somebody.
She plants the tip on the door. and
stretches out her arm full length TO
catch the top Of the handle.
All she needs now, says Jones, Is
collie dog to pose ct her feet to
look exactly like some painting from
Edwardian England.
And without the slightest express
sion on her face. one way Or other.
This - what worries Templeton Jones.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
New Accord on the Canal

It is a timely and seemingly fair agree
ment that has been worked out between the
United States and Panama on new terms for
our control of the Panama Canal.
The agreement contains the following
main points: (1) An increase in our annual
payments from $430,000 to $1,930,000, (2)
a return to Panamanian jurisdiction of
certain areas hitherto occupied by United
States military installations, CD waiver
of the "Buy American" Act by which Par1a-
manian contractors have been required to
bid at least Is per cent below American
contractors for Canal Zone jobs, az COM
promise on wage differentialS which have
been applied to American labor as against
Panamanian labor. More than a year of
negotiations preceded the new agreement
and most of the provisions represent COM
promises favoring the Panamanian wishes
The original Canal Zone treaty of 1908, for
example, provided for annual payments of
$250,000 This figure was raised to $43o,0O0
in 1886 and the increase by $1,500,000 will
become effective next year. The other main
revisionS deal with matters that have
troubled the Panamanians for several years
and their settlement now should improve
materially the relations between the two
governments.
. There are several aspects to the timeli-
ness Of the present treaty revision. From
the economic standpoint. Panama draws
about third of its annual income
through its various revenues from the canal.
The ending Of the Korean war has been
followed by slump in shipments through
the waterway and in the large amounts OF
money spent by transient American person
mel. The new terms will tend to offset these
losses.
Of equal, If not greater, Importance are.
the political considerations. Communism
has been an active menace in many parts
OF Central America and the American posi-
tion La Pan8ma offers an inviting target to
sucn hostile force. A wave Of anti Yankee
resentment reached high point in 1947
when some Of the military areas involved
in the present land transfer were ordered
evacuated This feeling has fared up
sporadically since then but may be quieted
somewhat by the new understanding on the
former military areas and on the economic
terms. Communist or other anti-American
groups in nearby countries have made
propaganda capital out of their distorted
versions of the Panama United States
relationship, and here again the treaty
revisions should be an offsetting factor.
The negotiators for the two govern
ments deserve commendation for their.
successful efforts Il
Evening star., 1954-12-27

mailman's worst enemy. Each year
between 100 and 200 members of the
wavering gray line that totes the letter
bags are victims of in-mannered pets
and belligerent Strays in cities like
Washington, st. Louis and Seattle.
In addition to suffering pain. injury
and mangled clothing, the postman
often loses time from work. Not long
ago In a Maryland community, a
strong-jawed boxer put mailman on
the shelf for several days with lacer-
ated ankle tendons Even worse, a car
rier in another nearby neighborhood
was laid up for weeks after shepherd
sunk its fangs in his calf muscles.
Other people have dog troubles, but
the postnan seems to have more than
his share. Why? Egbert F. Tingley,
postmaster for Hyattsville, Md, has a
theory:
Certain dogs resent the carrier be-
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Useful Fiscal Study

fiscal study of the type proposed by
the Northern Virginia Regional Planning
and Economic Development Commission
could throw some needed light on ALLEGATION
Of State revenues. Officials at Richmond
have paid little attention in the past to
complaints that the counties near Washing
ton are not receiving fair share Of State
highway and other funds. It will take per-
suasive and authoritative evidence of inequi-
ties to convince them that any more money
should be made available to what they refer
to as 1.-The Federal area" of the State.
It has been calculated, for example, that
Arlington County is losing about 100000
q year in State road funds because of an
outmoded formula used in allotting highway
money to Arlington. The formula works
out all right for less populous counties, since
1t is based largely on an average road
usage" factor. But Arlington'S roads are
used far more than the average county
roads. Yet no increase is allowed for the
extra wear and tear and the extra needs in
Arlington. Fairfax County, too, is suffering
from too little highway money and too much
traffic Unfortunately, the tendency at the
State capitol and in the General Assembly
has been to regard the Arlington-Fairf
road dilemma as one for the Federal Gov
ernment to solve. Maryland authorities,
on the other hand, have been quite CO.
operative in regional highway planning and
construction.
A comprehensive study of tax receipts
and expenditures from all sources in nearby
{ Virginia would be helpful in planning fur
fher capital improvements in the Metropoli-
%ay,, Arao f1,o re11T
State or some county might not show up
{ well in such survey is not good argument
against making the study. Nor is the sug-
gestion that the results be kept from the
public sound one. If there are inequities
In the fiscal structure Of Northern Virginia
the public has right to know about them.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

that unless their pooches are restrained
during delivery hours all mail will
have to be obtained ut the post office.
Even after receiving notice Of this
kind, some owners refuse to cooperate
and henceforth must hot-foot 1t to the
local postal station to get their mail,
In Florida city. one dog owner not
only refused to restrain his animal,
but after delivery was stopped he gave
the beast the green light to roam the
neighborhood and attack the postman
at will. This the dog did joyously. and
treed the mailman daily. Swapping his
fingers at official protests. this owner
rode high for a time, until the post
office, in desperation, shut down on
mail delivery in the entire locality.
When patrons complained. they were
told the reason for the action. Result:
The dog was taken in hand in short
order.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

cause he differs radically IN his ap-
pearance and actions from other vis-
itors to the premises. He wears dis
tinctive uniform with stripes down the
legs; bears a satchel on his back; car
ries In his hand bundle Of mail from
which he usually bangles q leather tie
strap Ito the dog this could be 8
weapon Of some sortl; enters the yard
abruptly and goes straight to the mall
box: rattles the box in placing the mail
In it: and then departs abruptly without
knocking on the door and greeting the
dogs master or mistress as other vis-
itors do. An opinionated dog does not
like such behavior and takes issue with
the perpetrator Of it. =
After pooch has ruined the seat Of
q carriers pants. commonplace re-
mark by the animals owner is: This
is the first time my dog has ever at
tackled any one
A fox terriers mistress picked him
up and explained that her little pet
wouldn't harm soul" Their signals
must have gotten crossed. however, for
the terrier reached over and promptly
bit the postman in the stomach.
To keep on the good side of CANNES
along his route, one mailman fortunes
himself with dog pellets. When an at
tack looms. a biscuit tossed to the ami
NAL often mollifies him.
TRY to make friends with the dog" {"
suggests carrier. Especially If you
make friends with him when he's q
pup. you won't have trouble later"
go into the house and let the dog
see that you talk with the owner and
are accepted socially" Is a remedy ad-
vanced by still another postman. In
line with this one is the angle that the
dogs master should introduce him to
the carrier. But care should be taken
to protect the mailman during this
ceremony.
Petting dog has its drawbacks. A
postman took time out daily to pet
particular canine along the route
When he failed to do this, the animal
bit him. For such spoiled creature,
hearty bop from mail bag, on the
nose, might be what is needed. One
mailman subdues vicious dogs by salut-
ing them in this manner.
Now and then some postman, tired
OF being the target of every bad-tem-
pered hea-carrier in the locality, ac-
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Mans Best Friend But Not MoiInnon's

quires q pugnacious four-legged friend
to do the daily rounds with him. This
gives him bodyguard that. for the
sport Of the thing. happily chases away
all would-be attackers. But the big
fellow sometimes overdoes it by mauling
friend and foe alike. and then comes
q flood Of complaints from irate owners.
Under postal regulations. carriers are
not required to serve residences where
dogs are permitted to interfere with
delivery. In these cases. before action
Is taken. the householders are warned