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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
By Charles E. TroceWeN
Words are strange things.

Words are strange things.
An almost similar word is para
clete." This is the Comforter, or Holy
Spirit of the Gospel of st. John, chap
ter IA. verses Is and II.
"And I will pray the Father. and
he shall give you another Comforter
that he may abide with you forever:
Even the Spirit of truth
The Greek word usually translated
Comforter is "parakletos.
In the strict Greek form 1t is to
call to aid, to exhort, to encourage;
an advocate; hence, the CONSIDER,
Comforter, Helper. Intercessor. term
applied to the Holy Spirit.
There is every reason to believe
that lost parakeets survive, since they
originally came from mountainous
places where severe winters are the
common thing.
Though they do not talk en- masse,
as our correspondent playfully sug-
gests, they are engaging small crea-
lures, with a sense of something that
seems humor.
Oue local TcSIucAlI Cducu uP uoA
tailor to lecture him bit. When he
came on the line. the tailor said
Hello" The parakeet, perched on his
mistress shoulder. for the first time
In his life answered. Hello, dear!"
Another woman recently installed an
old-fashioned cuckoo clock.
When the clock struck the hour
Of IL, the household parakeet initiated
It perfectly. even to the number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

II there were mitigating circumstances, let
them be brought out by proper investigation
and through the liberal rules protecting rights
Of defendants under the code of military JUS
tice. As General Sheperd, Marine Corps COM
mandant, rightly said, the issues are "too impor-
tant nationally to be dismissed with perfunctory
investigation" and the implications "in connec-
ton with the rights and regulations of the In
dividuals involved are so serious as to require
the safeguards and guarantees afforded by a
formal hearing"
AS for protestations that the Army's court
martial action against Corporal Dickinson was
badly timed it is extremely unlikely that it
has had the slightest effect on the situation
in which the 81 GIs at Panmunjom have placed
themselves These Americans have been given
every conceivable opportunity to redeem them
selves. But they apparently have burned their
bridges behind them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Defends MelIett

Emerson P. Schmidt. Director OF Eco
nomic Research, United States Chamber
of Commerce, in his denunciatory let
ter against Lowell Melletts article on
social security. leads me to question
his method of thinking.
find it difficult to understand, for
example, how any one in Mr. Schmidt's
responsible position is unable to dis
Germ between mere commentary or
analysis and pure propaganda. AS
remember Mr. Melletts excellent article.
it certainly could not be classified as
propaganda, nor was it essentially pre-
election material that must confess
is of common occurrence in David
Lawrence's daily column. Mr.. Mellett
presented, as far as I am able to
gather, an analysis of what has been
said about the problem of social Sc
curity.
AS for Mr.. Schmidt's suggestion that
Mr.. Mellett be removed from your staff.
let me state that that smacks Of
narrow -mindedness and a fear of free
dom Of the press No, by all means,
continue to publish the excellent views
of Mr.. Mellett; we should have more
like him. Provoked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Subway for D. c.

The various letters appearing in your
valuable paper advocating a subway
as a panacea for Washington's traffic
ills are most refreshing to person who
has made an informal study of this
subject in London. Paris. Hamburg,
Barcelona New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and Toronto.
The main problem seems to be the
overcoming of the deeply rooted preju-
dice against any form of transportation
the vehicles of which are operated by
electricity on steel rails, and the reali-
cation that the expeditions mass move
ment of people IS far more important
than the movement and parking of
automobiles
In observing McShane's magnificent
job on the Dupont Circle underpass,
am reminded that the Boston streetcar
subway was similarly started and later
extended from time to time as funds
became available ~
The defeatest argument that Wash
ington is built on a swamp loses its
consistency when one considers the
fact that London and Paris are built
on swamps and both have comprehen-
sive Sub-Surface rail transportation
systems.
Edward S. MOale,
COmdr., U. S. n, Ret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
This and That

Here's some moreP someone said.
and we started toward a rock topped
by a fluff Of blue and gold.
But those feathers were still warm
and quick. and although the little
parakeet, busily preening herself. let
us get very close, he suddenly took
fight.
"My littlest boy had tears in his
eyes, but we said: Think how we love
the river and always have fun here.
Why shouldn't the bird feel that way.
too?'
II was thinking about the Carolina
parakeets-probabl they were some
times in this territory, and these little
ones cannot be too dissimilar.
If enough budgies get loose and
adapt themselves to our climate, we
might have something very lovely in
the woods.
"And instead of chasing birds from
our downtown buildings, perhaps one
would vie with another to attract
flock of parakeets to form colorful
frieze across the front Of buildings.
Imagine the advertising possibilities
if such q flock were taught to say in
unison: This is your United States
Treasury, folks-step right in and buy
a Savings Bond!'
Sincerely yours. J. s."
\
The word ''parakeet" Is interesting.
1t comes from old French paroQuet.
originally from the Latin. Petrus, or
Peter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
New Emphasis in Housing

definite trend away from emphasis IN
the recent past on public housing as national
policy is evident in President Eisenhowers
message to Congress on the Nations housing
problems. He has made it plain that his admin
stration will place heavy reliance on private
industry in meeting the housing needs of the
people. The present public housing program
will be continued, but it will be re-examined
periodically against the background Of progress
by private building enterprise, supported by
Federal aid in the form of guaranteed long
term loans and other encouragement.
The new outlook conforms in general scope
to the recommendations made recently by the
Presidents Advisory Committee on Government
Housing Policies and Programs, composed of
leaders in the field of home construction, mort
gage finance and slum clearance and redevelop-
ment The committee urged, among other things,
that the Federal Government "de-emphasize"
public housing by liberalizing Federal aid to
private builders willing to risk investing in low
cost housing In this connection the President
told Congress: 1.-THE Federal Government must
provide aggressive and positive leadership. At
the same time, actions and programs must be
avoided that would make our citizens increas-
ingly dependent upon the Federal Government
to supply their housing needs. We believe that
needed progress can best be made by full and
effective utilization of our competitive economy,
with its vast resources for building and f1nanc-
ing homes for our people"
Under this experimental" program, public
housing would be limited to a total of 100000
units over the next four years, at the rate Of
$4,000 units annually. This annual rate was
recommended last year, but Congress cut the
years total to 10000 units. The President would
have most of these new facilities reserved for
families dislodged by slum clearance operations
of the sort under way in Southwest Washing
ton. Provisions already had been made under
the present program for relocating all persons
displaced in Area B, first of the Southwest
redevelopment projects.
While many details of the new program
were lacking in the message, it was stated that
authority would be sought to enable the hous-
ing administrator to liberalize terms of home
buying and home improvement loans in the
low-income field, to encourage repair of old
dwellings as well as the building of new ones
and otherwise to stimulate private construction
and renovation Of homes. General Eisenhower
frankly told Congress that the program as out
lined was in the nature Of an experiment, de-
signed to increase private building activities
in the low-cost categories. Much will depend
on the cooperation extended by the cities at
fected and by the construction industry. The
trend fostered by the President Is in the right
direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
No More Special Reports!

Federal Judge Albert Bryan'S dismissal OF
income tax charges against Sidney S. Kellam
and three co-defendants is more than vim
Z dication of these men. 1t is also powerful
argument against permitting grand juries to
J return special reports"
Mr. Kellam was managing Thomas B.
! Stanley's campaign for Governor of Virginia
! when he and his associates were indicted It
! was suggeSted-and denied-that the indict-
ment was politically inspired. Be that as it
may, the judge decided that the Governments
evidence was so weak that the defendant need
! not even answer it. That amply clears Mr..
Kellam and his associates, although the re-
manning defendant win be required to present
4 his defense
The grand jury, however, did more than
indict Mr. Kellam and the others. 1t also re-
! turned so-called special report which limited
3 darkly at bribery and corruption, referring ap-
parently to 1850 decision against criminal
] prosecution of Mr.. Kellam and his associates
by Theodore c. Uhler, then an official Of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue Criminal prose-
cution," the grand jurors said seemingly had
{ been evaded by the payment of a large sum OF
I money" Then the grand jury proceeded to
I "reprimand" Mr.. Uhler, by name, Gin no uncer-
tain terms" for his reversal of the recommen-
/ dations to prosecute the matters that we have
considered"
z MI Unler protested Lnat ne na0 reversed
Z the recommendations because, after careful
study, he was satisfied that there was not suff1-
cient evidence to obtain conviction. He asked
! the court to expunge the special report on the
ground that the jury had exceeded its authority
8 in filing it, and that motion was granted. The
sdamage to his reputation, however, had been
4 done. The expungng of the report on a tech
nical ground did not entirely erase the impli-
cation that he had improperly refused to prose-
cute Mr.. Kellam and the others.
Now, three months later, Mr. Uher's repu-
tation is cleared. His original judgment that
there was insufficient evidence to obtain a con-
viction is more than indicated by the Federal
courts finding that there was not even enough
evidence to let the case 60 to jury But 1t has
been an unpleasant interval for Mr.. Uhler, and
not every person unfairly attacked in a special
report is so convincingly cleared. It follows
that grand jurieS ought to be held strictly to
their function in a Federal jurisdiction namely
to return an indictment, which assures an
accused man of his day in court, or to refuse
to indict. These special reports, so-called, can
be an affront to our concepts Of justice and
they. should not be tolerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Still Wanted: The Facts

The eXtraVagant partiSanShip to which
Senator DIN Johnston of South Carolina has
-reSorted in his statement on the Eisenhower
administrations security risk dismissals will
contribute nothing toward the solution of this
problem.
Senator Johnston first pointed out that
Federal employees take an oath that they are
not Communists or Fascists and that they do
not advocate forcible overthrow of the Gov
eminent. Then he argued that Attorney Gen
eral Brownen should resign If he has not OBJ
tanned perjury indictments against any of the
1900 employees allegedly dismissed on security
grounds. This is absurd, because the evidence
required to obtain perjury indictment is
wholly different from that required to support
"A security risk dismissal. The Senator also was
INDUCING in some high-hying partisanship
when he said: Cd That "by an association of
words the impression has been left with the
average American citizen that the Government
was stated by subversves ;" and, (2), that
"the administration knows their claim is false
and cannot be SubStantiated." Thus, by the
magic of reckless accusation, an impression"
created by an association of words suddenly
becomes claim" which is false and which
cannot be substantiated.
The mere fact that Senator Johnston has
gone overheard, however. does not relieve the
administration of its responsibility to give a
breakdown OF the security risk hringS.
The grounds for security risk dismissas
may range all the way from drinking to dis
loyalty. Yet the President has spoken of the
total of security risk dismissals in such way
as to permit the inference that all or nearly
all of these people were Communists. Senator
Mccarthy has said that 90 per cent of them
were removed because of Communist connec-
tions and activities. or perversion." Republican
Representative Katherine st. George, on the
other hand says she has been informed that
10 per cent or less" of the first 1856 security
separations involved a question Of loyalty
So why not divulge the facts? II the Presi-
dent or some one else in his administration has
been claiming too much in the matter Of get
ting rid of Communists in Government why
mot admit the mistake and get it over with?
The longer the administration persists in trying
to cover up the facts, the more effective the
Democratic attack on this point will be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Former Takes q Bad Rop

You recently printed two letters I'M
der the title. Butter for Russia While
United States Uses Oleo? In one the
writer puts the blame for the high cost
of butter on the farmer. This makes
my blood boil. ! lived on a farm until
few years ago. and know what 1t is
to feed and milk COW, how long it
takes to churn and fix lot of butter.
I also know the farmer doesn't get half
what the housewife pays And If he
does. he has to pay it out in extra cost
Of feed and labor. 1t takes a lot Of
money to raise a COW. to buy one even
more. In the last Is years, feed has
almost doubled in cost. A farmer Ased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
The Pickers
By Gould Lincoln

Poised on the ladders highest runo.
She stood WItere the golden harvest
hung.
A cupped hand reaching a ,yello,u pear
Which shone like jetDel in the sun
mashed air.
The hdlt-flled basket Of fruit below
Shinlmered and cleaned tDith GEM
like 0loW;
While the small. tan girl from her
leGty height
Was 0listening too In the MONDAY
light.
Softly tUe paused to pluck and hoard
Where other enduring sights are stored.
DeeD IN the Din OF memory S@
A golden child in d golden treei
Virginio Moran Evans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Surplus Food

I have on my desk before me q
recent Star cartoon dealing with stored
surplus created by the crazy admins
tration farm program. 1t is entitled:
Food for Thought"
1t seems to this writer Cat 81 years
old that it is about time for the willy
political leaders to stop robbing Peter
to pay Paul. Way back in 1896 school
teacher in a little red school house
said: "Sonny-honesty is the best policy
but it never pays Off" l realize now
that should have been a politician.
1t pays better.
There is no such thing as real
food surplus. Anything in this line
which the Government holds has been
stolen from the poor peoples table via
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
---Justus, Minneapoli. Star.
.Back-to-the-Farm Movement"

D0CA~tV~bn arm GNkVVCuhCuts
high prices which these people are un-
able to afford.
My neighbor has two children, aged
and 7. who have never tasted butter
After World War II, the powers that
be desired to keep old robber OPA on
the job. For some reason they backed
down. So, in my opinion, they resorted
to high prices plus parity to build up
enormous stockpiles of things they
could give away to the so-called starv-
ing people living in foreign lands.
A large store in New York City placed
butter on a special sale for one day at
SIS cents pound. They sold 5000
pounds. The normal sale at the regular
price amounted to 500 pounds.
The caption on your pictorial sketch
should be changed from Food for
Thought" to "Plundered Stores"-by
willy politicians.
Dana Wier.
Aberdeen, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
For Better Government

, According to your January II editor
ial. For Better Government" Congress
Should not shrink, for political rea-
sons, from approving q long -overdue
upward adjustment Of judicial and con-
gressional pay"
1t seems passing strange to me that
those men of great wisdom-the
trainers of our Constitution-who evil
IDENTIFY believed that the compensation
to be received by holder of public
Office for his services was relatively
unimportant. should have their judg-
ment reversed by the recommendations
OF. commission appointed by the
Chief Executive.
AS to The Stars statement that:
There have been five raises for Gov
eminent employees in general since the
last increase for Judges and Congress-
men," 1t should be noted that, unlike
judges and Congressman, the benefici-
aries Of these five raises do not hold
public Office by virtue of appointment
Gas in the cases Of judges) or election
Gas in the cases of CongresSmen) and
that Government employees in general
(whoSe salaries do not compare favor
ably with wages paid to persons per-
forming similar duties in private in
dustry) are constantly worried about
the possibility OF losing their jobs in
cidental to a reduction-i n-force order.
Congressman are elected for a stated
term. Judges are appointed-to hold
their Offices during good behavior.
Both receive a compensation (which
shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office" Unhappily, this
protection is not afforded Government
employees in general.
In the face of the fact that Congress
is being called upon to raise the ceiling
of the allowable public debt by an
additional SIS billion-and in view OF
the ever increasing rise in unemploy-
ment, think we need not worry about
the present trend of persons with ju-
dicial or legislative ability to shun
Federal service because present sal
aries of judges and Congressman have
been found to be inadequate. After all,
it is not possible to pay salaries in re-
lationship to the responsibility assumed
by the holders of positions OF great
dignity.
O. E. Cleveland.
Congress gave us 10 per cent re-
duction in taxes which amounted to
10 per cent of the 20 per cent we
were paying. That amounted to 2
per cent reduction. For that kind
gesture they want to give themselves a
whopping big raise in salary. They now
get $l2.5OO salary and $4,000 expense
allowance. This, it would seem. is
abundant.
Poverty Stricken Wage Garner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Why All the Furor?

It Is hard to understand why there should
have been so much Juror over Army and Marine
Corps decisions to use regular military proce-
dures against some members of the armed
services because Of their conduct while in enemy
custody. In fairness to the unfortunate men
concerned, as well as to fellow prisoners who
refused to cooperate with their Red captors,
full inquiry, as provided by law, is essential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

1'r's'o1 ~ o'1e 1"'E0 0r1 VeT"'
to be able to hire good hand for
dollar day, now he pays a dollar an
hour.
Somebody is setting the price and
getting the profit. but not the farmer.
He is the backbone of the Nation, the
If he quits or goes on strike. what would
the rest Of the world do? He works
hard to raise food, not only for him.
self but for those who have to buy it,
and he has nothing to do with the
price of his products after they leave
his farm So 60 after the Department
of Agriculture. and not the poor farmer.
Old Hayseed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Letters to The Star

say that many Of the Government
officials, including our Honorable Vice
President. have never had 1t so good.
James j. Hunter.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Mexico's 1t. Rodriguez Wins
National Horse Show Trophy

Garden.
The Pennsylvania National has
transposed every page. of pag-
eantry from the traditional cere-
monies Of the National in the
Garden and added a few of its
own.
The five teams praded into
the ring preceded by the I'd Army
band from Fort Meade, Md.
Color guards Of mounted State
troopers escorted each team,
with the Mexicans supplying a
fresh touch in the person of a
senorita, riding side saddle, who
was the standard bearer for the
white -jacketed Mexican Army
team.
The Germans have the only
girl rider In military competition,
Mrs. Helga Kohler, and she ap-
peared in black riding habit and
silk topper while her team mates
wore hunting pink. Also in scar
let coats were the Canadian
Army squad and one member of
the Spanish squad. The United
States equestrian riders turn out
Ia somber-black coats with q
shoulder patch.
After standing forth for q sa-
lutte To the National Anthem oi
! each Rtion, the colorful squad
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Statistics

mouths 48-yard line. Eight plays
later. aided by a 33-yard pass
interference call, Dave Simon
went over from the for the
touchdown.
Guard Ray Malavasi fell on
the second Monmouth tumble,
this time on the 26-yard line.
Three plays later, Don Engels
passed to Parasovich for the
score. the play covering 20 yards.
Bob Haner converted after both
touchdowns.
Halfback Jim Leftwich of the
Engineers took the second-half
kickoff, cut for the sidelines and
raced unmolested 80 yards into
the end zone.
Relvoir added safety in the
third quarter when Monmouth's
Bill Smith, taking a pitchout on
his own IL. was chased into the
end zone and tackled by Joe
Tyrrell. .
Monmouth's lone touchdown
came in the third period. Full
back Don Donovan intercepted
an Engels pass on Belvoir's o
and returned it to the 1-yard
line. On the next play, Jim
Hammond bucked over. Bill
Leonard converted.
Fort Monmouth O Y o. 2
Fort Belvoir o "A & 0-22
Scoring: Fort Monmouth. touchdown
Hammond. Point after touchdown
Leonard. Fort Belyoir - Parasovich,
Simon. Leftwich. Points after touch
tackled Smith in end zone.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Undeeaed Boiling Gets Scare as Fort Jackson Gains 1915 Tie

their consistency, and the result
was that the 24-year-old star
wound up 1854 without 4 major
singles title.
On the basis Of natural equip
ment. Trabert should be one of
the truly greats In tennis. So far
he hasn't lived up to his promise.
Perhaps the defeats of this sum-
mer viii awaken Tony to the fact
that his second serve needs sharp
Improvement and his all-around
game more consistency without
loss OF power.
Seixas, on the other hand, has
gotten the maximum out of q
game having numerous glaring
weak spots. His Fly swattern
forehand and his undercut back
hand lag sadly behind his superb
net attack and good service.
But the 31-year-old Phi1adel-
phian has two other important
assets-a great lighting heart
and perfect physical condition.
These two have parlayed his
game into winning, at different
times, the Wimbledon and Forest
Hills events.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Ex-Stanford Back
Caps Meade Victory

A 69-yard scoring run by Don
Lapelt, former Stanford back,
featured Fort Meade's $50 VIC
tory over Naval Receiving Sta
tion yesterday at MRS.
Lapelt's run came In the third
period and finished the scoring
as Meade boosted its record to
four wins and one defeat. It has
not been scored on in its last
four games.
A 9-yard pass from Quarter
back Bob Henry to End Van
Julian opened the scoring in the
first period. Lex Prindle also
scored in the first quarter on Z
13-yard jaunt around right end,
and in the second he bucked
5 yards for another touchdown.
Naval Receiving, taking its
third. defeat in five games, failed
to threaten. The closest it came
was In the third period when it
recovered a tumble on the
Meade 36.
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