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Evening star., 1954-04-16

the high wages paid to labor to put
building materials on the market is
what makes building materials high.
At time when the country is in the
process of trying to level of and get
back to normal, labor is demanding
lower taxes. lower living costs. higher
wages and full employment and the
farmer is demanding higher farm
price support. OF course, those de-
mands are impossible because high
wages and the Government supporting
farm prices are the basic cause of high
taxes and the high cost of living. The
time is at hand when union workman
must give his employer an honest days
work at decent wage and not as it has
been for the past 18 years. half days
work for two days pay. The farmers
also must put something into the ad-
ministrations farm program. not just
take out.
NiSh Showers.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
'Smeurs' Of Free China

In advance Of the Geneva confer
ence, certain journalists and radio and
TV commentators are seeking to divert
the attention of the American people
from the real Importance of the Re-
public of Free China to the United
States. Specifically, these "leftists" are
attempting to discredit the present
anti Communist leadership on Formosa
and to induce the Chinese to appear
to approve the need for change. It
is obvious that these tactics are being
used for the sole purpose of destroying
the certainty of the American people
that the Communist Chinese gov
ernment is essential to any effective
effort to maintain their line OF national
defense in the Pacific.
In view of the high stakes we play
for and the concessions we will have
to be prepared to refuse at Geneva, we
must understand the significance of
these Slanted proposals by carefully
evaluating the demands some partici-
pants intend to present and the strong
pressures being eXerted to force the
others to accept against what the
United States in good conscience can
AOI OOlAOOnCs
In our own interest we must, keep
close watch on the writings and con.-
mentaries of these scribeS and orac.es
of the press, radio and television. Only
by comparing their current offerings
with what they stood for during the
past nine years of crucial events in the
Far East with the twists and turns OF
the Communist line. can we detect
their real motives: Another attempt
to push the people of Free China into
the slave camps of the international
Communists without letting the Chi
nese or the American peoples know
they are being pushed until it is too
late.
Let there be no mistake: The SOL
vency of Free China's leadership and the
Chinese peoples defense of their free
dom under that Communist leader
ship is the only alternative that real
istically will strengthen the security of
the United States in the Pacific and
support our position at Geneva.
Harold ]. Thompson.
Evening star., 1954-04-16

It was foreboding looking morning,
cold and gray, with the sun in the
wrong place.
This curious misplacing of the great
orb probably was due to the bending
of light rays: after all, the light was
just barely visible.
Templeton Jones stood watching the
display of the morning. picture he
never failed to appreciate
No thought that thousands, perhaps
millions, of other persons. at this very
moment, were looking at that curious
sun. and blaming it on the bomb ex-
plosions.
"Just figment of the Imagination,
some one will say. "Of course. the sun
was exactly in the right place
Probably it was. Jones couldn't deny
that. 1t Just seemed to him wrong.
It should have been right over the
center Of the big house across from
the bus stop. and here it was to the
left, and more forward.
Jones knew every little detail Of that
sun.
He watched 1t for Is years from the
same spot every morning. including
Saturday. Personally, he felt that the
universal trend toward mo work" !"
especially on Saturday, showed how
many persons there are who do not
like their work. If they liked it. wild
horses could not keep them away from
the daily task.
Something II wrong. when healthy
Evening star., 1954-04-16
No New Frinqe on TOP?

Notwithstanding the fact that Sena-
tor McCarthy's administrative assistant
Ray KiermaS. said that the Senator, in
his television appearance of April 6, did
not wear toupee, The Star, on Sunday
April II, captioned it's publication of
photographs of Senator Mccarthy on
October 10, 1858, and April 6, 1854. with
Something New Has Been Added"
1t must surely be disheartening to
readers of The Star when highly re-
spected newspaper publicly confesses
its irrational animus for the Senator by
resort to such contemplate smear.
Old ReactiOnary.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
RedeveIopment ImperiIed

There is a potentially dangerous threat to
the whole Southwest redevelopment program
In restrictive amendment which the House
has inserted in the housing appropriation bill
Despite the indications that the amendment
was directed at specific project in New York
City, the official consensus here is that the
language is so unspecific and ambiguous as to
1mperil plans for "upgrading" the blighted area
between the Potomac River and South Capitol
street. 1t is inconceivable that Congress, chief
critic of Southwest slums and prime mover in
Southwest redevelopment, would kill the pro-
gram just as it is getting started. Yet the
House amendment well might be fatal blow.
A news story elsewhere in today's Star tells
of the mounting concern of slum clearance and
redevelopment authorities over the seemingly
blunderbuSs effect of this House approved Ian
guage: ". no funds in this act shall be avail
able for payment of capital grants under any
contract involving the development or redevel-
opment of project for predominantly residen-
tial uses Where incidental uses are not restricted
to those normally essential for residential useS"
The restriction as originally phrased presum-
ably was aimed by the House Appropriations
Committee at the Columbus Circle redevelop-
ment plan in New York City, A large coliseum
is included in that program. But Federal and
District legal advisers on housing legislation
believe that the restriction as finally adopted on
the floor of the House is broad enough to ban
some of the major features of the Southwest
face-lfting project. There is no question as to
the predominantly residential nature of the
area to be cleared and redeveloped there. But
how could the proposed Office buildings, thea
ters and music center of the zeckendorf plan
qualify as community Improvements normally
essential for residential uses"?
At first, redevelopment officials felt that the
limitation was meant to apply only to projects
in areas which were not originally predomi-
nantly residential Further study has con-
vnced them, however, that the amendment
might wreck the Zeckendorf program or any
Washington's more publicized areas of decay.
Doubt has been expressed that the Zeckendorf
firm would proceed with its studies If Congress
were to impose any such restriction on South
west redevelopment. Slum m-clearance projects
in other parts of the country also might be
adversely affected by the amendment.
II the intent of the House was to preclude
use of housing funds for redevelopment projects
not essentially residential in character, either
before or after redevelopment that aim should
be made plain in more definitive language The
Southwest project would qualify as before
and-after residential enterprise, albeit with
some extras" not strictly residential. To elm
mate these attractive extra Improvements would
be a serious mistake The Senate should in
Est on eliminating any restriction that might
lead to such mistake.
Evening star., 1954-04-16

preston in 1941, and the Korean war
averted another depression in 1850.
The labor union czars must see that
union labor. too. will have to climb
down off its stills. To put and keep
the country on the same phony pros
perity that we have had for the past
20 years, AFL President George Meany
has suggested an increase in the mini
mum wage to $1.25 hourly instead of
the present rs cents, more public works,
more low and middle income housing
100000 public units yearly instead of
$4,000. as proposed by President Eisen-
hower-and a goal of 2 million new
private homes instead of million.
Mr.. Meany asserted that mortgage
rates and charges are now "the biggest
single item in the cost of building" :"
Mr.. Meany could never be more absurd
and wrong in his whole life. High wages
and high cost of materials are the
causes of the high cost of building and
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Churted Day

When light OF morning tDakes me.
/ lie a moment stiH
To plan the days adventure
In keeping NTH Gods tDtA.
No doubt can cloud my thinking,
No care can shake my heart;
MY course is plainly printed
On His immortal chart.
When tuings of darkness houer,
His Word shall be my guide :.
The road that must coper
Leads to the Cructfed.
Helen Seorisht Faulkner
Evening star., 1954-04-16
New Test Justified

Another fringe parking experiment long
has been overdue in washington. The plan
never has been given fair test here, despite
good reports from other cities and repeated
recommendations Of the District Motor Vehicle
Parking Agency. Meanwhile the parking situa-
ton has become increasingly serious, with only
private interests showing any inclination to do
anything about providing more off-street ia
cilities. Municipal action also is needed to cope
with the problem and the Commissioners are
justified in undertaking a full-fedged fringe
parking program, as tentatively approved.
The program advocated by the parking
agency would avoid the mistakes which led to
collapse of the first local attempt to dabble with
fringe parking. The test several years ago in
volved poorly located lots. Actually the former
lots were we'll inside the fringe" of the down.
town section, instead of on or outside the per-
imeter of the congested district. Under the
plan indorsed by the Commissioners, one park
ing lot would be Just south of the South Capitol
street bridge, another at the Carter Barron
Amphitheater, third near the National Train
ing School on Bladensburg road and fourth
at the Soldiers Home. A possible site in nearby
Virginia is being considered.
1t is not sufficient just to provide these
parking places however. Adequate shuttle bus
service to and from the downtown business
area is essential to success of the scheme. The
Capital Transit Company has shown interest in
fringe parking in the past and has promised to
cooperate in the new program. Aaother i'm
portant factor is the total cost of parking and,
bus transportation Some cities have provided
free parking facilities, and this plan might be
necessary to encourage use of the lots here-at
least at the outset. But there is no apparent
reason why fringe parking could not be made
to succeed as well here as elsewhere. And this
plan is promising enough to justify real test
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Man of the Year

On behalf of the Lido Civic Club Of
Washington, please accept our thanks
and appreciation for the fine publicity
given to the Man of the Year" testi-
monial in honor of Chief of Police
Robert v. Murray.
The affair was an outstanding ex-
ample of the confidence of the citizens
of Washington in their Chief of Police,
and your articles in connection with
the award to Chief Murray focused the
attention of the public to one Of it's
outstanding officials.
Your assistance is indicative of your
continued policy of making Washing
ton, the heart and soul of our great
Nation, better place in which to live
Joseph G. Weeda,
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Mr.. DuIIes-Pereqrinotor

Secretary Of State John Foster Dulles is a
peripatetic peregrinator. Furthermore, it is
deliberate on his part. There is forethought
about it.
Here is the man who is the principal ar
chitect of our foreign policy" according to many
of the clippings on John Foster Dulles" and
many of those on foreign policy" And yet he
is an obvious and confirmed peregrinator, and
is peripatetic to boot. He might even be called
ubiquitous. Still, President Eisenhower seems
to have unbounded faith in Mr.. Dulles. He
didn't, of course, call upon him to throw out
the first ball at Griffith Stadium on Tuesday, or
even the first one at Municipal Stadium in Bal
timore yesterday. The President entrusted the
latter task to Vice President Nixon. But the
President did assign MIR. Dulles to go to Lon
don and Paris over the past week end to discuss
the Indo-China situation and the problems
which will be facing the Geneva conference
later this month. And now that Mr.. Dulles has
returned "well satisfied with the results of my
trip" the President seems perfectly willing to
allow him to spend few days on Duck Island
in Lake Ontario Mr.. Dulles may fly to Atlanta
then to see the President, and on Tuesday he is
scheduled to take off again for Europe, NATO
Council meeting and the Geneva conference
itself
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Dulles is quite
LraVeler. IN ABOUT I'D HlOHCIlS III Ol1lCc ic WILL
pass the 100, ,0O0-mile mark at some moment
during the Geneva conference trip. That will
be his 22d official trip out of Washington and
his 10th outside the United States. His longest
journey was last summer when he logged 1880
miles on a round trip to Japan and South Ko-
rea. Another long one was his goodwill jour-
ney to the Middle East and South Asia Q2300
miles, last May. Going to Europe Is sort Of
routine.
Actually, Mr.. Dulles is doing all this trav
cling in the process of making and selling,
American foreign policy and Of strengthening
the bonds between the free nations. Travelling
100000 miles in Is months and working en-
route, is more than slight exercise in physical
endurance. He stands up to it courageously
and we'll.
In fact, on second thought, President Eli
senhower may have known that Mr.. Dulles was
a peripatetic peregrinator when he named him
Secretary Of State.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
LeveIing Off
J. Wilbur Potherby.

The mild drop in business in the
United States is a good thing. The
United States must climb down OF its
stills of boom and debt. 1t is a healthy
thing for our economy and long over
due. A recession was sure to come when
we went off the past 13 years of phony
and deceptive prosperity built on war.
You cannot go on forever spending
more than your income without court
ing bankruptcy. Past history will show
that we have always had recessions at
intervals. World War II averted de-
Evening star., 1954-04-16

It may sound silly. but the Senate is con-
sidering making funds available for study of
the night life of fish.
Actually, however 1t sounds, it isn't really
silly at ALL For the fact that certain kinds of
deep-sea fsh-the ocean perch. for example
disappear at night means that the commercial
trawlers have to knock OF their operations at
Evening star., 1954-04-16
| letters to The Star.

casts. The only trouble is. nobody oVt-
side of North America believes him.
Even his neighbors, Mexico and Argen-
tina, think he has more, rocks than
reason in his head. Some day the boob
might wake up. but it will probably be
too late. thanks to such die-hard Voices
of the Boob as David Lawrence. Con-
stantine Brown and Joe Mccarthy.
]. Wilbur POtherby.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Racing Fan

wish to express my appreciation of
the excellent coverage your newspaper
gives to horse racing. 1t all surprises
me because The Star is sort of conserva-
tive. Also, the feature race at Bowie
which is televised via film daily over
WMAL-TV is greatly appreciated and
I know it will make a big hit with
racing fans in the Washington area.
Milan Dineen.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
Newton Bowdan.

think that the developing Open
heimer case is going to be of supreme
Importance. feel that you have done
a great public service in printing in
full, both the charges and the reply.
Alice McA. Lee.
Evening star., 1954-04-16
American 'Boobs'-A Dim View

Horace p. Hobbs, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. July 3 R1. "A two-way
market developed in hogs this week
buyers showing decided preference for
lightweight types
Butchers Weighing less than 240 pound,
ended rs to IS cents higher. while
heavier butchers sank rs to 80 cents
Sows weighing less than 400 pounds lost
30 to rs cents. while heavier kinds
dropped 20 cents to 81.
A two-way market also developed ir
steers. Those grading average good and
better finished steady to 80 cents higher
regainins ground lost early in the week
Other steers were weak to 81 lower
Some light grass heifers lost Is much
ing ct . low since early January on ar
lUsDA) - salable hogs. 5000: total
1000 Estimated; compared week ago
nanny ass higher s h baene Sso o eGu aa
poTndds 25-5e lower: sows under go
18O-23O-pound butchers. 25.25-25.75i
240-27o pounds. 23.76sa5. 90; choice No
a5 h Ns s6sso 50u POUNDS IT, pspnss ap
choice 800 400spound sows, 1S.00-20.75
choice lighter weights, 81 .00-21.60 OF
SLIGHTLY dsdbove; 425-60o-pound sows
saiabis Cattle 800 estimated; total
notg given compared week ago: fed
steers grading average good and better
oS 90 GOOD and bow weak snd 70 e
or more lower; heifers average good
and better steady to so higher; other
grades weak to fully LOO lower with
200; cows 1.O0-1 80 lover and at 4
low since early January; bulls Boil .00
lower. vealers steady to 100 higher;
good and choice stockers and feeders
grades 100000 on; few loads prime
oD saE pa y is s. steers ,vo osS ri
@a aS5es m sas c Rr%s s stsss.
late $3.50 up: good to low choice steers
10 .50-23.25: good 1904 ID weights late
z; 70. oo ;;,,d two lSssds 10 months fed 1915
1475 p steers early. 1895, load good
and choice rough but fat 1888 Id
weights 2a.76; few loads and lots COM
msrcial grade fed steers sold down to
steers 13.00-15.50; Gamer to low utility
light grass steers and heifers 6.00-11 90;
tive loads prime 11S5 ID fed steers and
neeri vfS Is hseq; y 0 snd gE
few loads high choice to low prime
age choice .heifers 1s.5O-23,25 but few
high commercial $50 il q Sras s,yI hei tSaS
late ID 90; late sales commercial cows
~, 0O-13.OO; utility cows 10.00-12.26
and Gamers and cutters S.25-10.5Q;
good heavy fat bulls sold down to 1880;
few choice and prime vealers 5000; bulk
good and choice 16.00-19 90: Gull to
sSoes sna s4s 6 InTss leads sd sesr'
sold on feeder account at 22.00; few
choice short yearling stock steers 2250;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. July tR,.-cotton fu-
lures prices showed DIVERGENT trends
/ Net price changes recorded on the
New York Cotton Exchange ranged from
81 o bale higher to $1.05 lower.
The current July contract, which had
been under selling pressure for some
time. turned strong and closed out the
week with o net gain for the period
Flood damage In the Rio Grande VAL
ley. coupled with lack of rain in other
portions OF the cotton belt, tended to
strengthen prices Of new crop months.
House approval Of compromise farm
biz setsing flexible SCALE q price
cent of parity had bearish influence
on the futures market. Some weak
ness was also attributed to 4 12-point
decline In the mid-June parity. price,
despite the fact that o dip Of such
proportions had been widely antici-
A1 The New York Cotton Exchange serv-
review that II parity is UNCHANGED 81
the end of July, an average loan rate
on middlinR s-ineh cotton of 33.12
cents q pound would be In prospect
next season as compared to . loan
rate OF 1910 cents now.
Exports for the week ended Tuesday
bales; This compared with $4,000 u
shs t eaa toE the current sa ooS season e
earlier, Service bureau ofhcials said the
outlook now Is for an end-season export
total Of 3.S bales. as against 3.04s.00O
last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04

BitumiIious Production In the
week ended June 26 totaled
8,250.000 tons, compared with
7.950.000 in the previous week
and 9.875,000 in the like week
year ago.-National Coal AS
ISOLATION.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled 112,455 cars and
1896 trucks VS.. 1885 and
10000 in the previous week and
116,448 and 1880 in the like
week a year ago: for first half
2,958.000 and SIS. 900 VS.. 3,255. 772
and 643.307 in 1853 PERIOD
Wards Automotive Reports.
Iron and Steel industry wage
earners averaged $2.314 an hour
in May, compared with 1926
in April and $2.222 in May Of
last year. Employment In The
industry was estimated at 606,-
400 In May VS.. sos, 400 in
April. American Iron g. Steel
Institute.
Bethlehem Steel Co. an
nounced it will increase prices
Of most of its products an aver
age of So q ton within the next
few days.
M. L0wenstein & Sons, Inc,
announced 1t has offered Pacific
Mills, Inc, shareholders $45 q
share for the company's COM
mon stock. but that no conclu-
sions have been reached.
New York Telephone Co. in 5
months ended May 81 earned
$26, 160.333 VS.. $26.833,215 in
1853 period.
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in
5 months ended May 81 earned
$14,257, $3.50 VS.. $11,701, 266 in
1853 period.
Indiana Public Service in IL
months ended May 81 earned
$11,989 ,259 or 1888 q share VS..
$l0.840,311 or $751; in 1853.
Gulf States Utilities in IL
months ended May 81 earned
$9,611,847 or $1.91 a share VS..
$8.030,847 or $1.67 in 1853.
Denver & Rio Grande Western
in 5 months ended May 81
earned $3.675,298 VS.. $3,792, 498
in 1853 period.
Raytheon Mfg. Co. in year
ended May 81 earned $3,523,316
or $1.53 a share VS.. 1855, Sta or
$1.68 in 1858.
Sierra Pacific Power Co., in II
months ended May 81 earned
1895. 435 or $2.46 a share VS.. ST.
004,382 or $2.86 in 1858.
w. A. Shaeffer PEN Co. In 8
months ended May 81 earned
$485, 701 or SO cents q share VS..
$412,387 or SO cents In 1858
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04
Your Moneys Worth
incomes Con Increase in Retirement
BY syIyic Porter

tual certainty here will be that
workers status at age SIS:
His social security will amount
to $3.50 q month. a
His wife's social security viii
amount to $44.30.
His company pension viii
amount to $685. month times
80 years service.
His earnings from part-time
Job will amount to $3.50. This
amount is chosen because it's
easily attainable pay for part
time work and because the new
law will permit him to earn this
total without sacrificing his 20.
cial security.
The total comes to $276.13. He
will pay no taxes on any of this.
Working full time before IS he
achieves spendable income OF
$225. Retired and holding down
only q part-time Job. he achieves
o spendable income Of $276.13l
The astounding figures were
sent to me by Edwin Shields
Hewitt d Associates, an Illinois
firm specializing in pension and
employee benefit programs. Mr..
Hewitt also has worked up figures
for workers in higher.income
brackets.
In each case the after-65 iri-
come assuming a part-time job.
social security and a small com.
pany pension-comes to q total
far beyond what I would have
guessed.
Copyright. 1854. Post-Hall syndicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-04
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. july. 8 R,.-Wheat turned
IN N a surprisingly good performance
yancing during what may turn out to
nave been the peak Of the winter wheat
soybsans made fair upside progress,
particularly the July and September
months. But feed grains mainly ended
lower even though July corn sold at 4
new seasonal high early Thursday.
Wheat closed the week 4M-5T higher,
corn ga lower to "a higher. oats -4s-2K
lower, rye UNCHANGED to " higher, soy.
beans cents to. 1ON higher and lard
IL 70 80 cents hundred pounds higher.
ness reported during the week. but
million to. buy wheat and cotton. There
sbis no breakdown on how much Of
The strength in July soybeans was
attributed to short covering, helped along
by . favorable report on May bean
crushings. lighter than expected stocks
OF soybean meal at the end Of May and
reports soybeans being delivered on July
futures were going into strong hands
Range OF prices for the week:
IN v 90