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Evening star., 1954-06-10
New Senutor Looks Good

What is the matter with the Governor
Of North Carolina? Are there no fash
ing-eyed, curly-haired charm boys in
his State? No juvenile refugees from
Harvard law class, no cause-chasers, no
zealotS?
Does not the State of North Carolina
have any pompous phonieS at all? Or
even some buck-toothed clunk who
stepped OF lugger in port for few
hours and decided to stay?
Did the Governor have to send up
to the Senate from North Carolina. to
succeed the late Senator Hoey, man
with matter -of-fact probity in his every
feature: Q man with the calm maturity
and responsibility that could come only
from O balanced and constructive life?
never heard Of Judge Sam Erwin,
and not being q North Carolinian. I
probably could not have called the Gov
ernor's name too readily. But the pic
ture in The Star of the newly appointed
North Carolina Senator conveys such
a refreshing impression. in contrast to
what Washington and the country have
contemplated for 20 years down to the
present. as to evoke the questions set
forth above.
Answering the nrst one, there is moth
ing the matter with the Governor. And
If there are many others in the State
Evening star., 1954-06-10
BY Charles E. TroceweN

also q fact that turtles Of all varieties
have been kept for years in aquariums
and terrariums without alternating.
Lack Of sunshine and foul water
cause both sore eyes in turtles kept
indoors and also soft shell. For the
latter, In addition to sunshine, provide
mud and foods with lime In them such
as fish and ground fish bone.
II one wishes to keep q tortoise as
q pure pet. 1t should have terrartum
made for it, with sand, water. etc. This
is q sort Of aquarium, but without the
depth Of water, the water supplied only
in Q small pan for drinking and bathing
purposes. No one should attempt Q
terrarium without first reading . good
book on the subject. Books by mnes
and others. to be found at most libra
ries, give full instructions.
II q yard has patio, rock garden.
etc., it would seem to be an ideal place
for q terrapin, and by fan the children
probably win have lost some Of their
enthusiasm for It., and the creature may
be turned loose again, as 1t will be
happier leading q more natural lie
outdoors. We have very large one.
old Bozo. which has been seen every
spring for 10 years.
II the children's turtle is kept in .
terrarium. sand and earth. mixed.
should be heaped up at one end. to
provide the fellow with . place to bury
himself. Since there ID no danger OF
freezing, the earth and sand mixture
need not be more than IL inches deep.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
CHEVY CHASE. Md.

Dear Sir:
IT rescued terrapin (dry land
turtle) from the street and almost
certain death by auto wheels.
"It is nearly full grown and beau
tifully colored specimen OF this famlllar
and interesting and harmless creature.
"It has beautiful eyes and markings
around them, and is an unusually fear
less thing, and does not 'shell-up' when
touched, but with long strides tries to
get away.
my neighbor's lovely and lovable
children-Americans all. though three
were born In foreign landS-haye It
'on loan and are eager to keep 1t -
q pet.
"They have named 1t Sandy. . con-
traction Of my name. and Of course !
am fiattered.
"They have great yard. with rock
garden, patio, grass. shrubs, etc.. an
ideal place for the terrapin to maybe
do well.
"The mother cares for it while the
children are away, and the children
liberate it, within limits, some Of the
time.
''Neither the father nor land we
have both been long way-Know
much about what to feed the interest
ing pet. We have eovenanted that. If
you tell your readers something of the
habits and proper food, and would
advise that the kindly children keep It.
their eager desire WIN be gratined.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

like Judge Erwin appears to be, there is
nothing the matter with North Carolina.
either.
From his picture. the judge is a man
who never "monitored" another's con-
versation on the telephone or otherwise.
The two wound stripes, World War I
style, the DISC in action. the years on
the judges bench. and in the Carolina
Legislature and Congress are there. He
looks the camera in the eye, so to speak,
because no pose Is necessary.
The Governor of North Carolina has
done public service. but it hasn't hap
pened too often nationally or otherwise
these past years, more's the pity.
r. NJ. SandifeH.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
An IndefensibIe Compromise

It Is neither surprising nor commendable
that the House Agriculture Committee has voted
for one-year extension Of the rigid 80 per cent
Of parity price support on certain basic farm
products. Committee Chairman Hope had said
that compromise was inevitable" on Presi-
dent Eisenhower's recommendation for fiex-
ible price support formula and 1t was known
that maintaining the current high supports
was the Compromise" favored by the farm bloc
The high, rigid price-support program was
adopted originally as temporary wartime
measure and parity has been calculated for the
most part on price relationship of 40 years
ago. The program has resulted in the Govern
ment purchase of billions of dollars Of farm
commodities, products that were destined to be
Surplus" even before they were planted or
harvested. Millions of tons Of these commodi-
ties-including cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco,
rice and peanuts-are in storage today, many
Of them deteriorating. The consumer taxpayer
has underwritten not only the original costs Of
purchasing and storage but simultaneously is
paying higher prices for the same foods because
Of the relatively short supply created by the
Government purchasing program. The prin-
cipal beneaciaries, as the President pointed out
to Congress in his farm message last January,
have been the million large and highly mech
anized farming units that produce about IS per
cent of our agricultural output. Little or no
benefit has gone to about 35 million small
farmers.
The principle of flexible price supports and
a modernized formula for calculating parity
already have been written into law but their
application has been postponed by just such
compromise" as that now favored by the House
committee.
The President, acting upon the basis of
years study by farm leaders and qualified au-
thorities, asked in his January message for
termination of the rigid price-support program
and its replacement at the end Of this year by
flexible system related more closely to supply
and demand. Various safeguards, including
gradual application of a modernized parity
formula and the insulation" from commercial
markets of present Government stocks, were
proposed.
It has been clear from the beginning that
tough fight in Congress was facing the admin
istration on this issue. At recent news con-
ference, however, the President said flatly that
he was not prepared to compromise the prin-
ciples Of his program. The House committee
compromise" does violence to those principles.
There is political risk, Of course, in offending
the farm States by forcing an end to the high
price supports but there is a, broader national
interest here in ending this costly and wasteful
type of program. The President should be up
held In his position on this matter.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Sensible Inspection Merger

The Commissioners have shown boldness
and good judgment in moving to break the
logjam that has impeded the drive to rid the
city of inSanitary and unsafe housing. Their
decision to centralize all housing inspection
activities In the new Department Of Inspections
and Licenses should pave the way for an early
and orderly attack on substandard dwellings Of
all sorts.
Certainly the consolidation will eliminate
the intolerable conflict and confusion which
have held back inspections and stalled prosecu-
tive plans Under the old setup there was
divided authority and often an utter lack OF
coordination between inspectors concerned;
with structural, plumbing or other technical
defects and those concerned specifically with
health hazards This split Jurisdiction some
times resulted in conflicting orders to owners
of property as to what should be done to
comply with health or safety laws.
Everybody was in agreement that this bad
situation would continue until all housing
inspection work was brought under one admin
istrative head. District reorganization authori-
ties insisted that the logical place to centraliZe
these responsibilities was in the regular in
spections department. But the Health Depart
ment countered with plan for consolidating
the work in that department. The Commission
ers have resolved the tug of war in favor of
the Department of Inspections and Licenses,
with consideration being given to placing
Health Department official in charge Of the new
division. The decision makes sense, whether
or not a health man gets the important new
housing cleanup assignment.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Product Of Inteqruted Schools

Speaking Of integration, 1t Is GER
tainly gratifying to know that all
Southern whites are not against 1t, and
disturbing to realize that all Negroes
are not for it. Some members Of each
race object because they are prejudiced,
though they accuse mine old men" OF
being 80. Negroes object also because
Of fear Of violence, job security, etc.
Those who foolishly blame the court,
the administration, or any "vote get
ting" politics for this decision are
lodging the fact that the Negro's pro-
gressive struggle for freedom in this
so-called LAND of the free" has con-
tinued since the abolition and that
such decisions are ineyitable-no mat
ter which party is in power.
am Negro, brought up in an in
tegrated school system. Only occa-
sionally was I reminded of my race.
and then by the teacher. We enjoyed
full participation in all activities, for
children will get along-even In the
South. But the change will be slow
and difficult until all the old fogies
shut up or die of.
Some writer's have stated that the
ultimate goal of the Negro is sociali-
zation and intermarriage. Disregarding
the fact that these people have taken
it upon themselves to falsely state the
desire of Is million people, we must
admit that intermarriages are rela-
lively few and that such relationships
are the personal business of the indi-
viduals involved. Anyway, it is much too
late to try to keep the race pure.
Some say white children will suffer
psychologically under integration be-
cause they have been STEPPED" in the
teachings Of their forbears. It is all
right, however, for Negro children to
suffer because of those same teachings.
Seems to me the parents need to be
"steeped" in unbiased. democratic, and
Christian ideas so that their children
will have q secure background to face
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Turiff and Our stockpiIe

wish to compliment The Star on
the articles by Joseph A. Fox. dealing
with the tarin question. published IN
the May 23 and May a issues Of your
paper.
It is obvious that in publishing these
articles The Star was attempting to
render public service by the impartial
presentation Of the major issues Of the
controversy and, therefore, I am sure
that The Star is most anxious that no
important aspect Of the question be
omitted from this series.
The record Of the desperate measures
which had to be taken by our Govern
ment in time Of war to overcome
critical shortages. both Of raw materials
as well as finished products. Is too
well known to warrant review here.
Strangely enough. however. nowhere
in the present law. as far as can
ascertain. Is the State Department or
the Tariff Commission authorized or
directed to give special consideration
to essential defense industries in pass
ing on tariff questions, nor does 1t
appear that these agencies in the
past have given any consideration to
national defense requirements In the
granting or upholding Of tariff
concessions.
AS you know. our Government. in
recognition Of the problem Of procure
ment Of strategic materials in time of
war, has established q national stock
pile and presently has. we understand,
some 81 billion invested in this pro-
gram. Would it not be most in
consistent for our Government to con-
tinue to maintain and add to this
stockpile and not take steps to assure
the existence of the necessary facilities
to fabricate the stockpile materials into
the essential products needed in the
war effort?
If we are to maintain ourselves as the
arsenal Of democracy for the benefit
Of the free world as well as ourselves.
would our real friends overseas have a
basis Of complaint when we seek to
maintain our industrial capacity for de-
tense through reasonable and adequate
tariffs or quotas?
Dewitt C. Schieck,
Secretary, Cordage Institute.
New York City.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
The TkfH Seekers

AS the truth comes out, three boys-one of
them IS and the others 16-emerge as the
principal architects of the bombings in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area over the past two
months. And the TRUTH as it develops GER
tainly does nothing to minimize the gravity of
their offense
This business began on April 8, when an
attempt was made, at night, to burn the home
of dn assistant principal Of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, The motive was that the
assistant principal had forbidden students to
wear jeans to school. In the five bombings.
however, there does not seem to have been any
motive beyond the quest for thrill" In fact,
the home Of one teacher was chosen merely
because it was conveniently close to restau-
rant where the boys congregated
It is important to note that the police, with
the highly gratifying cooperation Of some stu
dents, have done an excellent job. Presumably
also, the processes of trial and punishment Of
the three Juveniles as well as of others involved
will be set in motion. But punishment, while
clearly indicated, is neither the whole story nor
the whole answer.
What really happened? These boys were
not underprivileged children. They were not
products Of poor environment or broken fam
lilies. Far from it. They had everything they
could reasonably want and perhaps too much.
Their parents seem to have been surprised and
shocked when they learned what had been
going on. Presumably the same applies to
school officials. But why was it that these boys
could be involved in an attempt at arson and
five bombings- apparently without their par
ents or teachers knowing, or even suspecting,
that anything was amiss?
It is pointless perhaps, to moralize about
an oftense Of this serious nature. STILL 1t seems
clear that something jumped the track some
where along the line in supervision Of these
boys. Something went wrong quite probably
the same something" which seems to be con-
tributing In 90 many ways and places to the
decay cf the structure Of our society.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Aid for Mrs. Thoyer'

have noted with interest the article
appearing In Wednesday nights Star
having to do with your children's sum-
mer camp program.
The Mrs. Marian Thayer" about
whom the article was written is readily
identified as q Chapter case receiving
care and treatment through Providence
Hospital. The story has raised ques-
ton in the mind Of at least some Of
your readers as to whether or not Mrs.
Thayer" has received aid from the
Chapter. Although mentioning that she
sits in wheel chair. paralyzed from
the waist down, that there are braces
on her legs, and that she goes to q
Evening star., 1954-06-10
The New Face of War

In his eloquent address at Catholic Univer-
Mty, Thomas E. Murray of the Atomic Energy
Commission has urged once again that some
thing special be done to spur the world into
finding rational means Ito avert the danger of
universal destruction by the fire, the blast, the
radiation and the atmospheric contamination"
that would result from an all-out war with A
weapons and the hydrogen bomb.
This danger, as Mr.. Murray has warned, is
far from being either imaginary or remote. It is
real and immediate, and its magnitude is grow
ing with each passing day as the nuclear arma-
ments race continues to gather momentum in q
way capable of driving men and nations willy
nilly to such degree of f-annihilation that
'there may be no further work for us to do on
earth" That is to say, given total war with
the new mass-destruction weapons, the earth
itself, as we know 1t, may pass away.
Such is the measure of the menace facing
humanity today. But it is menace of mans
own making, and it can therefore be controlled
and converted into tremendously benefcent
force If man himself wakes up to the fact that 1t
is pregnant with cataclysmic meanings and that
it must be dealt with rationally-now, without
delay-to bring 1t under the reign of strict world
law and regulation. Yet there is little evidence
of q suff1cient awareness of all this among peo-
Piles and governments, and it is for that reason
that Mr.. Murray has advocated the idea of hav-
ing the United States take the initiative in
unveiling 'the new face of war;" To that end,
he has proposed among other things, an inter-
national demonstration-open to observation by
every nation, including Russia-of q large-scale
thermonuclear explosion.
OF course, in view of past and present So
Wet policy, this proposal may seem to be bit
less than realistic. But Mr.. Murray has made a
sound point in declaring that If the inhabitants
of the Red empire can be made more aware Of
the omic-hydrogen threat through some dis
play too spectacular to be hidden by the Iron
Curtain, their new understanding and reasoned
horror" of the thing may well put powerful
check on their rulers who must themselves feel
q certain measure Of restraint because of the
doonsday nature Of A-weapons and the H-bomb.
Surely, If our planet were threatened with
On invasion from Mars, the Russians would Join
IA the common defense, and II they can Be con.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Trailer Home in Fuirfux

I see by The Star that Judge Ernest
NJ. Hudgins has held that q Fairfax
County regulation against living in
trailer outside of a designated camp
is unreasonable. unlawful and uncon-
stitutional"
My hat is on to Judge Hudgins for
his clear thinking and to Mrs. Benja-
min F. Dean. jr.. who was the defend
ant in the case. and who is reported
as having said she would 60 to jail
before paying fine, If convicted.
We in Fairfax need more people who
think like the Judge and act like Mrs.
Dean. Then perhaps we could get some
more stupid regulations on the books.
some Of which were enacted in direct
opposition to the will Of the people as
expressed in public hearings.
VIM. T. LOvelace.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Widower

Each ddy miss her more. and eDery
dGtDn
The Woodland songs are like
requiem.
The children tell me I should 90
GDGyT
That I should ledve this house and
Hue Nth them.
But even though the sun has lost It's
light,
The shadows that are left cannot
e0Gce
The memory of beatty. Here stay
For all the things I lope are In this
place.
Kim Worthinston
Evening star., 1954-06-10

vinced that the new face Of war" represents q
comparable or worse menace-which It does
then 1t Is not overwishful to hope that they
will eventually cooperate to control and elim-
mate It. In any event. as Mr.. Murray has said.
the prime and urgent task OF statemanship
today is to negotiate successfully for such
cooperation.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Money Wasted on Hearings

1t is shame and disgrace for SO
much of the taxpayers money to be
spent carrying on these hearings in
volving the Army and Senator McCar-
thy. instead of utilizing it to further
the search for the cause and cure Of
cancer. epilepsy. cerebral palsy, tuber-
culosis, heart disease, and polio.
Arthur L. Cohen.
Memphis, Tenn.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Perturbed At Sportswriter

was q little perturbed ut Burt
Hawkins column June 3 because
he seemed disturbed at the public adj
dress system at Griffith Stadium blar-
ing forth too frequently with announce
mentS that q cluster of children are
present from Stumpjump, Ca, Road
block, N. c., ETC." Does Mr.. Hawkins
resent Q little greeting to these school
children who are probably seeing a big
league game for the first time and will
have q little extra something to tell
the folks when they get back home? I
don't think Mr.. Hawkins Is funny the
least bit when he throws q reflection on
these kids when he calls their home
towns by names that come into his
mind on . hot night. At least he could
check and get the town names right.
He well knows there 10 no etumpjump,
Ga. or Roadblock. N. c. I think he
should confine his baseball column TO
facts on baseball and not Slur the
towns where these good children are
from.
A. II. Tucker.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
BrowneII q Usurper?

The present outcry Of adherence and
horror by the administration of the
alleged usurpation Of power by the
legislature in connection with COM
plants carried by loyal Federal work
ers to their Congress seems hollow
indeed when compared with the ad-
ministration's strange silence with
respect to the most colossal usurpa-
tion OF power in our history. as carried
out recently by the Supreme Court in
the school segregation cases.
In this latter situation, despite the
presidential tongue-in-cheek disclaimer
at q press conference to the effect that
the Supreme Court was not under his
control. the record discloses that the
Attorney General projected himself
gratuitously into the case. and advised
the court that 1t was its duty" to act
as super-legislature and to overturn
the social order of II States and many
millions Of our people. The effect
OF this was to give the green light to
this eager court group Of New and
Fair Dealers and one-world protago-
nists. with all Of its implications of
Executive support and the availability
OF Federal troops for occupation duty
In the besieged Southern States.
On the other hand. had the Execu-
tive. now professedly jealous guard
ian OF our Constitution in connection
with any matter relating to Senator
Mccarthy. advised the court, as it
should have done. that the proposed
action by 1t was an obvious infringe
ment upon the legislative powers Of
Congress, does any one believe seriously
that even this arrogant and wilful
group would have had the nerve to go
it alone. with no means of enforcing
the decision, and d~with the Congress
and the Executive and the majority of
the people ranged against them?
Citizen.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact By writing The Evening star Infor-
nation Bureau, 1900 Eye ct. NV, washing
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Evening star., 1954-06-10
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. When did Juvenile delinquency in
the United States begin its present
rapid growth?-H. L.
A. After World War II. There has
been q 80 per cent increase in juvenile
crime between 1948 and 1853. Every
day in the United States 2.740 young
people are picked UP by the police. and
1.l00 are brought into juvenile courts.
@. What vegetables received ALL
America awards for 1053?-N. r.
A. For the second successive year no
awards on vegetables were entered h
the All-America trial gardens. In The
the II years since the committee wae
established. Q total Of 153 varieties have
been chosen for bronze. silver. or cola
medals.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

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| letters to The Star !.

this decision and others yet to come.
Yes. there viii be some suffering on
both sides, but most great achieve
ments are painful.
The intelligentsia Of both races will
accept this decision as a. challenge and
another step toward the real democ-
racy America processes to be in the
eyes Of her foreign neighbors and In
the eyes Of God. The biased. the fear
full, and the shortsighted will blame.
complain. hinder. and incite confusion
and misunderstanding. Thank good
ness, He said, Suffer little children
:. ;" without any color designation.
As understand 1t. In bright mansions
above or In fiery furnaces below there
will be no Indian reservations. no ex-
elusive living areas, no colored and
white drinking fountains, not even
white or black handled shovels. So. you
who are so intolerant. where do you
60 from here?
Joan w. Hailstalk.