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Evening star., 1954-09-25
Something to, Avoid Abroad

recently returned from Europe. The
object Of the trip was to visit my only
sons grave. He was pilot buried in
Cambridge, England.
We were half day late landing at
Southampton. I told the tour di-
rector. woman Washington travel
agent, that before leaving England
must go to Cambridge. She told me
she thought it could be arranged. Upon
our arrival at the hotel in London, she
informed me that the train service to
Cambridge was very poor, that the fare
for my daughter and myself would be
$28, or she could have car pick US
up at the hotel. take us directly to the
country Cambridge and return for
$38. told her thought this quite ex-
pensive but, as that was the object
Of our trip abroad, would 60.
We reached the cemetery in about
an hour and 80 minutes and were met
by the assistant superintendent, Mr..
Shaffer, very helpful, courteous young
man from Pennsylvania. He asked us
when and how we got there. I told him
we had just arrived and had paid $38 to
get to the cemetery. He was shocked.
He said they had good train service
and the train fare was $3.50 q round
trip. Also sightseeing buses came from
London. visiting the town Of Cam
bridge, the cemetery, with lunch in
cluded. for IS round trip.
Mr.. Shaffer said people visiting
England should contact the American
Embassy, where directions and all In
formation could be obtained.
I do hope this will prevent some
other widowed mother from being
cheated as I was on such a heart
breaking mission.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
Theme

am aware that there are people who
Find nothing helpful to them In the blue
OF morning olorieS, or the morning sky,
or in the green OF little leaUes that try
Adventurous experiments in gro,Oin0;
Who are not strengthened By the stead
fast gloDing
OF stars. To these my words OF praise
must seem
Slight carnations on a trivial theme.
But am thankful if my 1Dords remind
Some other hearts of loUely things. and
kind,
And OF the Solaces that alDdys are
Available in fotDer and Leaf and star.
Jone Merchont
Evening star., 1954-09-25
Second Look at BUDGET

In your editorial, Second LOOK at
Budget" September 49, you say that
the Government had hoped to continue
this reduction in deficits-and in the
national debt-this year." But you OBJ
viously don't mean that. since to re-
duce debt it is necessary to have sur
plus. Reducing deficits may slow down
the increase in the debt but deficit
of only one cent does not bring dent
in the size of the debt.
Another error in this editorial cannot
be attributed merely to careless writing.
You say that there was $9.4-billion
increase in the Indebtedness in fiscal
1853 This was the deficit in that year
In the administrative budget. but that
does not mean that the Indebtedness
increased by the same amount The
public debt was $266.l billion at the
end of fiscal 1858. as compared with
$259.2 at the end of fiscal 1852. This
is an increase of 500 billion in the
Indebtedness. You forgot about cash
balances.
It might be well to point out that we
are here dealing with the gross debt,
not the net debt, and, included is what
is owed by the Treasury Department to
other Government agencies holding its
bonds. What is involved is the conven-
tional, or administrative, budget. which
is the one Congress considers in making
appropriations. From an economic point
of view, the consolidated cash budget
is more important. This refers to total
cash receipts from, and payments to.
the public. 1T treats the, whole Fed
eral Government, with all its accounts,
as one unit and eliminates all trans
actions among the Federal accounts and
all transactions not of cash character.
A surplus (or deficit) in the conven-
tional budget means that, except for
changes in cash balances, the public
debt decreases Cor increases) by the
same amount. The public debt, by this
definition. is the entire debt assumed
by the Federal Government. including
that held by the Government in its own
accounts. A surplus Cor deficit) in the
consolidated cash budget means that
the debt held by the public outside the
Governments own accounts has de-
creased Cor increased. This, rather
than the conventional surplus or def
icit, measures the impact, inf1ationary
or deflationary, upon the economy.
For example, while the administrative
deficit in the last fiscal year was So
billion, the cash deficit was only $500
million. For the current fiscal year the
administrative conventional deficit is
estimated at SAT- billion, but the cash
deficit at $2.1 billion.
Many people regard deficits as neces-
sarily evils, forgetting that there are two
sides to every account. For every debit
there is credit somewhere and an ade-
quate judgment of the value of the
transaction in question requires that
it also be considered. Government debt
represents assets ii the hands of its
holders. The same people looking at
the Government budget may weep be-
cause of the deficits and then after
wards rejoice because of them called
by another name, such as "a stimulus
to business" This is illustrated when
we turn from the gloom of your budget
editorial to the boom of your edl-
torial on retail trade on the same page.
In the former. Ito put more Federal
Evening star., 1954-09-25

be a flop, and of a sagging economy
which they vowed in 1852 to improve.
Or the so-called tax reform which was
designed solely to shift more of the
cost of government to the shoulders
of the already bedraggled working man.
And where is that balanced budget, the
one we heard so much about in 1852?
Do these coattail riders know that
there are 3l2 million unemployed
Chats their own flgure), who will
have nothing to do on November 2
except vote?
They had better get on a more solid
platform because Ike's so promises, his
party. his chances of electing G. 0. P.
Congress and his "coattail" are all
split, right down the middle.
Paul A. Faris.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
Labor Listens Politely

It has been demonstrated often In the
past that the political views of labor leaders
do not necessarily control the votes of their
followers. There has been, however,
stronger than usual tone, in the sweeping
and unqualified condemnation OF the EisenA
hover administration voted without dissent
by the mon partisan" American Federation
of Labor convention in Los Angeles.
Even the timing Of the resolution listing
the "crimeS Of omission and commission"
attributed to the administration served to
accent the angry mood Of this organization
representing more than ten million workers.
For 1t was adopted by acclamation on the
eve Of President EisenhoWer's visit to the
labor meeting, and despite fghting
defense of the administration record by
Secretary OF Labor Mitchell on Monday In
its substance, the AFL bill of complaint
contained list Of familiar charges, among
them: That the administration has failed
to carry out campaign pledges that it has
"given away" natural resources and favored
big business in its tax revision, and that its
policies have resulted in widespread un-
employment. These are, of course, almost
exactly the charges made by Democratic
spokesmen and it is likely that Democratic
TALLY from this similarity of political view
point
In this circumstance, President Eisen-
hover was fully aware that there would be
little hope he could change any minds-at
least among the AFL members actually
attending the conveniently whatever he
said at the Los Angeles meeting 1t was
probably for this reason that he spoke
informally and without prepared address
carefully worked out in advance. In sense
it was more fitting that he should appear
in this relaxed and casual mood, jesting at
the fact that nothing POLITICAL was ex-
pected of him and making no effort to go
beyond the defense of his administration
already offered by Secretary Mitchell. There
were some solidly good points in the
Mitchell summary and it is possible that
diligent Republican campaigning on the
local level still may draw an important
number of labor votes. The Presidents
friendly manner at Los Angeles may help
to win some of those votes. even if his words
fail to sway the labor leaders.
Evening star., 1954-09-25

Party's fumbles and serious errors
concerning the whole world. What can
he do about it? That is what want
to know. He is the man who did not
want to run for President. He is the
man Harry Truman appointed. He is
the man who had all the education
required by people without practical
knowledge and common sense. He is
a world one-der. New Dealer, and critic.
Why is he so interested now? My an
swer is he wants to be President be-
cause ne could not be the other time
when he didn't want to be-"
am not defending all the things
that Mr.. Eisenhower and his party have
done. They have made mistakes; but
say now that we do not want one
worlder, New Dealer and liberal Demo-
crat to cause this country to go back
where they left off with socialism.
Daniel b. Felker.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
BY THE HAsKrN SERVICE.

Q. Is freeway the opposite of
toll road? I don't find the word in
my dictionary-F. G.
A. The word freeway is to be found
In modern, unabridged dictionaries. A
freeway may or may not be toll road
the free refers to freedom f,.m traffic
lights, crossroads. and the like. A free
way Is usually an express highway Of
four or more lanes that by-passes
towns. designed for fast moving traffic.
It may have overpasses and underpasses
for crossroads and be accessible to
them by means of cloverleaf inter-
sections.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
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 st, NV. Washing
ton >, D. G. Please inc!ose three 49, cents for
return postage
Evening star., 1954-09-25
CorrectsSeIf
e. L. #.

J I regret that in my letter. Democratic
Aid to Negroes" which appeared in
The Star recently, mistakenly classi-
fed Justice Burton as Democrat.
However, this still leaves the compost
ton of the Supreme Court which
handed down the anti-segregation de-
cision as seven Democrats to two Re-
publicans. ms
Evening star., 1954-09-25
CouttuiI Riders

It seems that every one in the @. o. p.
Is riding the "coattail" of President
Eisenhower.
What nerve for these Republicans
to brag Of such things as a foreign
policy that Is proving day by day to
Evening star., 1954-09-25

was an important communications link in
these very. countries Each Of them Is
aligned today with the West and both their
military and economic interests should be
served by the FOA project.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
An Asset Worth Strengthening

And now that he has come to the end
of the road as manager of Washington's
baseball team, our memories of Bucky
Harris should cling to the golden years and
not dwell too bitterly on the bleak and
recent past. For it was under his manage
ment that Washington knew its greatest
baseball glories. These have been somewhat
tarnished by time. But in summing up
Bucky Harris career in a Washington
uniform, as the sports writer's are doing
these days, the good days outweigh the
lean. Throughout really notable career
as big league baseball manager, he has
given the fans more up than downs.
The changes in field leadership of the
baseball club now being arranged are in
evitable, in baseball, as in everything else.
And there are prospects that they will be
accompanied by others that will help to
win back the support of the Washington
ball club that loyal fans, If given half
chance, are so willing to give. Clark Griffith
and his associates doubtless will have more
to say about such things later on.
One welcome change Is indicated by
the intelligent interest shown by the Com
missioners in exploring the possibility OF
providing the ball park with one of it's chief
needs-parking space for the fans If this
could be done, by the use of city-owned
property near the stadium, it might prove
to be financially profitable for the city, in
addition to meeting real need. The advent
of so many night baseball games, the lack
of parking space and the police problem
caused by vandalism to cars left on the
streets present handicap which should be
removed, and the city owes it to the baseball
club to furnish as much help as 1t can.
Washington's baseball club is an asset
to Washington. Anything the city can do
to preserve and strengthen it is worth real
consideration.
Anybody who doesn't think that it's
mans mistakes that people remember is
invited to consider that even the most
laudatory articles about the decommission-
ing Of the mighty U. S. S. Missouri bring up
that time she got stuck on mudbank.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
[ letters to The Star

money in the pipeline to the people" is
while in the latter more spending mon
ey in the hands of consumers" is seen
to stimulate trade. BY relegating these
two aspects of the same thing to sepa-
rate editorials, instead of considering
them together, you avoid coming to
grips with reality. You like to have
your cake and eat it too.
Sidney KOretz.
Evening star., 1954-09-25
Wants Tox Report
Sidney Koretz.

I think that inasmucl1 as 73 mil
lion Of dollars has been collected from
D. @. sales tax since August !. 1949,
the city now should be required to make
an accounting Of where that money
has gone. Our pockets are picked with
three taxes: Federal. food and sales.
Interested.
Evening star., 1954-09-07

the public housing program;
failure to cope with health
needs; favoring the rich on tay
relief; failing the farmer on
price supports: breaking a
pledge to labor about the Taft
Hartley Act. and giving away
off-shore oil and atomic electric
power.
Full Retreat"
Mr.. Meany further charged
America is in full retreat on in
ternational affairs.
"As result. the danger of a
third World War has moved UP
appreciably closer" he said.
He concluded with a call for
the election of progressive, for
ward-looking candidates" in No
vember.
Earlier. Mr.. Meany attended
the Washington archdiocese s
second annual Labor Day mass.
Some 900 other union. Govern
ment and civic leaders were at
the mass. in the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart.
The Most. Rev. Patrick A. o.
Boyle. archbishop of Washington,
was celebrant. The Rev. John p.
Monaghan. Staten Island, N. Y.
founder of the Association of
Evening star., 1954-09-07

Catholic Trade Unionists. de-
livered the sermon.
Worshippers included Secre-
tary Of Labor Mitchell: his pre-
decessor, Martin Durkin, head of
the AFL Plumbers Union; Assis-
tant Secretary Of Labor Rocco
Siciliano; James Carey, CIo Sec
retary-treasurer. and Joseph JOY,
vice president of the CIO Chemi-
cal Workers.
Father Monaghan pointed out
that Christ was working man
with calloused hands.
This Nation Is "the steward
of Gods abundance" he said,
"but far too many Of manage
ment hold that our stewardship
is to make things to make prof
its: that money Is morality"
Evening star., 1954-09-07
|77,246 at 7imonium Fair
On Labor Day Set q Record

Hampshire, Poland China, Ches-
ter White and Spotted Poland
China pigs. poultry and pigeons,
Jersey dairy cattle, Shorthorn
and Polled shorthorn beef cattle,
Shropshire, Dorset, Cheyiot and
Corriedale sheep. Belgian horses
and Welsh ponies.
Also before the judges were
farm and garden exhibits. tobac-
co, fruit. honey. wax. meat and
eggs.
The largest crowd in the 73-
year history of the fair. 7l,246,
Evening star., 1954-09-07
AFL Chief Blasts
83dCongress, Sees
Prosperity Passing

Blaming the Eisenhower Ad-
miniStration, big business and
Congress. AFL President George
Meany yesterday declared "our
vanishing prosperity is today
Americas No. l. problem"
His speech highlighted the
Labor Day celebration here.
He spoke in the Sylvan
Theater on the Washington
Monument Grounds. The cere-
mony was the Central Labor
Unions first formal observance
of Labor Day in 81 years.
Mr.. Meany charged that "the
83d Congress has earned a vote
of no confidence from the
American people in the Novem-
Der 2 elections"
He said business leaders who
dominate the administrations
economic views appear deter
mined that the Government
should maintain a handS-off,
laiSSez-faire policy.
Tax Break Cited.
"After all, big business has
so far been able to ride out the
economic storm with greater
profits. despite lower sales.
thanks to repeal of the excess
profits tax.
Let us remind the business
community that the same short
sighted laiSSez-faire policy led
to the depression of the 1930s. /"
He charged Congress struck
out with the bases filled" by
what he termed:
Failure to legiSlate for full en-
ployment and production; failure
to overhaul unemployment in
surance; ignoring action on
raising minimum wages; running
Evening star., 1954-09-07
Beauty at 6 Named
Junior Queen of
Nations Capital

year-old Maureen Mirring,
1882 Seventh street Sc. is the
junior queen of the Nations
Capital-"Little Miss Washing
ton"
She was chosen yesterday
on television station WNBW's
"Inga'S Angle" program out of
field of 13 contestants. District
Commissioner Camalier crowned
her as winner.
She was given complete
wardrobe and prizes which in
cluded bicycle, doll and dane
ing lessons.
Runners-up were Stephanie
Parks, 6, of 2907 Edgehill drive.
Alexandria. second place, and
Tara Sue Minnick. 8, of 6307
Thirty-fifth street NV, third
place.
Evening star., 1954-09-07
No Wonder Engine
Required Repairs

Australians stared when 20
natives of Thursday Island ar
rived in Melbourne on a 35-foot
pearling lugger that needed en-
gine repairs.
The islanders weighed a total
of two tons and the smallest was
s feet 2 inches. Their average
weight was 224 to 228 pounds.
Evening star., 1954-09-07
BY the Associated Press

TIMONIUM. Md, Sept. t.
Members Of Oranges from every
county in Maryland and masters
of the Pomona Oranges were on
hand today for Grange Day and
Homemakers' Day - seventh Of
the Maryland State Fair.
The longest list of judging
events since the 11-day fair
started last Wednesday was
scheduled.
Animals to be judged included
Evening star., 1954-09-07

fiocked onto the fairgrounds In
near l00-degree weather yester-
day. The attendance, just slight
ly above last years record Labor
Day crowd of 71.104, swelled the
total figure for the first six days
of the fair to l77,043, compared
to 1873. .709 who saw the 1853 fair
on the first six days.
With fiye days to run, fair Of
ficials expected to top the $50, 900
predicted attendance.
Evening star., 1954-09-07
Military Assets

The physical military assets Of
the United States were valued
at $146 billion at the end of
1858, including camps. bases and
other installations.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
|HamnarskjoI Unable
10 Take Correspondents
by The Asseeia,sd Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Dec. 25.-Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold cannot take cor
respondents with him on his
free : the : flyers mission to
Peiping, the United Nations said
yesterday, but he intends to see
that the world press is ipfornle!
fully of whatever can be said. "
He proposed that reporters
apply directly to the Red China
regime If they want to cover his
trip. Peiping. however, issues
few visas to outside correspond
ents and has made it q practice
to issue none to Americans.
The u. N. statement. issued
by q press spokesman, said Mr.,
Hammarskjold would be happy
If a representative group of cor
respondents could be in Peiping
when he was there, but that 1t
was a separate question from
the task assigned him BY the
u. N. General Assembly.
The statement said the secre-
tary general feels his face-to-
face meeting with Red China S
Premier Chou En-lai is not an
international conference. a good
will mission or a visit of state,
1t is not for propaganda or
publicity purposes but Is q spe-
cific task set by the u. N. in
volving the personal interests d
human beings whose future IS at
stake. the statement added.
Evening star., 1954-12-25

For the past 5000 years.
camels have served mankind.
This Is 4 long record Of faithful
service. AT Christmas time. these
ships OF the Desert" receive
much attention. To many they
recall the story Of. the nativity.
rev enjoy 4 camel ride. In
some cases it Is the only mode Of
transportation. The pIodder Of
the hot desert sands will take
you where you wish to 60. During
the journey you learn many in
teresting facts about these
strange animals.
m I84S d corps of Drornedary
camels was introduced into the
arid deserts of Americas south
west for army duty. The expert
ment Was 4 failure. You may
come across d descendent Of one
0f the escapees today In New
Mexico.
The Bactrian Camel has two
separate humps o. his back. The
Evening star., 1954-12-25

condition Of these humps indi-
cate the state Of health the
animal is enjoying. High plump
and well developed shows .
physical fitness for . long jour
ney.
During the rainy season. both
the Bactrain and Dromedary
Camel enjoy their richest diet
when the desert sprouts green
coarse grasses and the shrubs
put forth their leaves When
very hungry. camels will eat fish.
small animals and wool blankets.
A young camel runs free along
side his mother until he passes
his fifth birthday when he Is
broken into service. For rs years
he serves. often with groalss and
complaints. until pcnsioned. no
camel has been known ID possess
i genial disposition. His worse
habit Ii splitting III your eve.
His breath is fearfillly offensive.
lze sheds his thick wool hair dur
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Word Come
Find 43 or more words In
NYMPHALlD.

meaning. any of a large family
of butterflies Average is 80:
time limit, 80 minutes.
Rules Of the game--I. Words must be
Of four or more letters. = Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
IS. such as .hats. cats are not
used 3. Only one form Of word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not se6.
Answer to PLACER.
pace, pale, pare. parcel. pear, peal,
pearl pleea. place, lace. leap, acre.
aper care, carp. caper. cape, carpel,
clap. clear. Grape. earl. race, rale, rape.
real. reap, recap. # /
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Our Presidents
. BY Honore M. CotudoI

1.-The American Talley-
rand" was the title of a biog-
faphy of which President?
! 2-"Wamblee Toka h a,
meaning Leading Eagle" was
the name given to a President
by an Indian tribe. Which
President?
3-"This year marks a
greater national understanding
of the significance in our mod
ern lives of the teachings Of
Him whose birth we celebrate.
To more and more of us, the
words Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself' have taken
on a meaning that is showing
itself and proving itself in
our purposes and daily lives"
These were the Christmas
greetings broadcast to the ma
ton by the President a few
years ago. Which President?
tAnSwers on next pagel
Evening star., 1954-12-25
By EosIey BIockwood


There are several advantages
In giving partner a prompt single
raise when you have four cards
in his suit. but a pretty weak
hand over all. Not the least OF
these is the one illustrated In
today's deal.
Actually. Mr.. Dale didn't have
enough in high cards for a free
bid. But his diamond fit and
singleton spade made up for that.
The chance of getting too high
In diamonds was remote and
more than offset by the advan-
tage of letting partner know
about how many tricks the
North-South cards could take at
o diamond contract.
Look how important this was
to Mrs. Keen. When her oppo-
nents breezed into a vulnerable
spade game she felt their chances
of making that contract were
excellent.
Holding six diamonds herself
and having heard a raise from
partner, there appeared to be
one defensive trick in that suit.
at the most.
Certainly the king of spades
had taken a sickly pallor. So she
sacrificed at five diamond.
This bid put Mr.. Champion
beyond his depth At five spades
he would have lost a diamond
and two hearts. He did the best
he could and doubled.
Mrs. Keen didn't make her
contract. She lost a spade and
two clubs. Down 100 points. OBJ
viously this was q substantial i'm
provement over permitting her
opponents to make q game and
rubber.
If Mr.. Dale hadn't bid two
diamonds, Mrs. Keen hardly
could have come in at the five
level all by herself.
And Mr.. Dale, with no such
information as to the length of
his partners suit or her overall
tick taking ability. would have
been shooting In the dark If he
had gone to five diamonds him.
self.
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