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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
No Easy Answer
For Any Question

So that is one of the rea-
sons that we have this great
concern Of which the hydro
gen bomb is merely a dramatic
symbol. None Of the questions
that bother us today has an
easy answer, and many of
them have no answers at all
at least in their complete
sense. We may only do our
best and from there on make
sure that we are doing all that
human beings can do to meet
these problems. This is not
greatly different from what
the ordinary American family
does. It has the problem of
meeting the payments on the
mortgage. paying for the fam
lily car, educating the children,
laying aside some money for
use in case Of unexpected ILL
ness. It meets it's problems
courageeusly. 1t doesn't get
panicky. It solves these prob
lens with what I call courage
and faith. but above all by
cooperation, by discussing
the problem among the diff
ferent members of the family
and then saying this is what
we can do. this is what we
will do, and reaching salts
factory answer.
Now, the problems Of Amer
lea are the family problems
multiplied a million fold. That
Is what we are talking about
tonight. Now, I am not going
to try to talk about all the
problems. We can talk about
water conservation and soil
erosion and handling of the
public debt and all Of these
things that bother us day by
day in our daily lives, but I
am going to confine myself
this evening to a discussion Of
Just four or i've things. For
Example, we are concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

FBI. The FBI has been doing
for years in this line Of work
a magnificent job.
They are a great bulwark
and If any one of you can
notify them today about real,
valid suspicious you have, they
will be on the job doing some
thing about it. They're that
kind. So great is the story that
they have to tell that I am not
going to attempt to tell it to-
night. Instead I have aksed
the Attorney General on next
Friday night to come before
you and give you a complete
account of what the FBI has
been doing about this.
Now, along, with this fear
Of Communist penetration
comes another fear that's re-
lated to it. the fear that we
will use Incorporate investiga-
tive methods, particularly
through congressional COM
mittees to combat that Com
munist penetration. Now. as
I pointed out before, it is mi
mute. The great mass of gov
ernmental people, govern
mental workers. civilian and
uniformed, people in our
schools and everywhere else
We can think of are just as
dedicated as you and I. They
are just as loyal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

IN the head. And so as we do
this. as you and / approach
these problems in this way, I
assure you we don't have to
fear. I don't mean to say, and
no one can say to you, that
there are no dangers. OF
course, there are risks, but we
do not have to be hysterical.
We can be vigilant; we can be
Americans. We can stand up
and hold up our heads and say,
America is the greatest force
that God has ever allowed to
exist on His footstool. AS such
it is up to us to lead this world
to a peaceful and secure exist
ence, and I assure you we can
do it. Good night. my friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
.Dictotors Too Wary
To OverpIoy Hand

The Kremlin-when we say
that word we mean the Polit-
buro and what may be its de-
signs against us. what may be
the dictator's intentions with
respect to war or aggression,
his plans to enslave the world.
OF all these, of course, war
poses the greatest threat be-
cause of its destructive quail
ties.
Now, let's take the first Of
what I would call our counter
acting or counterbalancing
factors. The very fact that
those men by their own de-
sign are in the Kremlin means
that they love power. They
want to be there. Whenever
they start a war they are
taking the great risk Of losing
that power. They study his
tory pretty well.
They remember Mussolini:
they remember Hitler. They
have even studied Napoleon
very seriously. When dictators
overreach themselves and chal-
lenge the whole world they are
very likely to end up in any
place except a dictatorial po-
sition. and those men in the
Politburo know that. So we
have the first of these counter
balancing factors against the
possibility of their declaring
war.
There are many risks of
every kind in war. Among
other things the Russians have
q system of satellites. captive
satellites. Now, they know
again the risks of INDUCING in
war when you have captive
Patellites. Napoleon went into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
,n for Courage Confidence and Faith in Americas Future

facilitated construction. We
have reduced and are reducing
to some extent the surplus
that overhangs our agricul-
tural market. We are trying to
increase markets abroad, slim
ulating production, and so on,
but there are many, many
more plans in reserve ready to
use If necessary. Among these,
of course, is public construc-
ton. further lowering of taxes.
increasing of money to spend
in many ways, and that is
something to be brought out if
necessary. but on the other
hand, your Government does
not intend to go into any slam
bang emergency program UNI
less it is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Pay Cut Disapproved,
Hosiery Firm 10 Close
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, April g.
Stockholders of the Apex Hosiery
Co., one of the largest in its
field. have voted to discontinue
operations, President William
Meyer said here yesterday.
Mr.. Meyer said IS per cent OF
the company's $4,000 shares
voted to give the board of direc-
tors authority to formulate q
plan for cessation of operations.
cit may take weeks or a couple
of months" the executive said.
Mr.. Meyer said the company
was forced to halt operations be-
cause of a refusal of the AFL's
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers to take a pay cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

about the men in the Krem-
lin. We are concerned about
the Atomic Age. We are con-
cerned about the loss of our
international friends in ex-
posed areas of the world, the
loss of them to the communis-
tic dictatorship. We are wor-
ried about Communist pene-
tration of our own country.
We are worried about the pos
Sibility of depression, and the
loss of jobs among us here at
home. Now, the greater any
Of these apprehenSionS, the
greater is the need that we
look at them clearly face to
face without fear like honest.
straightforward Americans so
we do not develop the filters
or any kind of panic, that we
do not fall prey to hysterical
thinking.
Now, sometimes you feel
almost that we can be ex-
cused for getting a little bit
hySterical because these dan
gers come from so many an
giles. and they are such differ
ent kinds, and no matter what
we do they still seem to exist,
but underlying all of these
dangers Is this one thing, the
threat that we have from
without, the great threat i'm
posed upon us by aggressive
communism, the atheistic doc
trine that believes in statism
as against our conception Of
the dignity of man, his equal
ity before the law; this is the
struggle of the ages.
Now, the H-bomb and the
Atomic Age, they are not in
themselves a great threat to
us. Of course not. The H
bomb is a threat to us only
if a potential aggressor who
also has the secrets of the
H-bomb determines to use it
against us, and against that
then we have to make our pro-
visions to make certain that
sensible men have done every
possible thing they can do to
protect ourselves against that.
Now, as communism seeks
to divide us, to set class
against class, good people
against good people, when
those good people should be
standing together in defense
of liberty and against COM
munism, because of that we
must take counsel among our
selves and stand together and
let nothing tear us apart.
SO let us first then take
these problems one by one and
think of some of the counter
balancing factors to set over
against the threat itself. BY
this I mean, let's take the
Kremlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06
Element Of Danger
Remains Present

In addition to all this, we
devote ourselves to civil. con-
tinental defense in order to
make certain that we have
the best possible chance to live
through such q catastrophe,
to inflict upon the enemy such
losses as we can. But since
insanity still exists. I again
say there is still an element
in that threat that we must
calculate very coldly and very
carefully.
Now, the next thing that we
fear, or concerning which we
are apprehensive, is this idea
of Communist infiltration into
our own country, into our Gov
eminent, into our schools. into
our unions. into any of our ia
cilities, any of our industries,
wherever they may be and
wherever those Communists
could damage US.
Now, it would be completely
false to minimize the danger
of this penetration. It does
exist. We know some Of them
are here.
Yet let me give you now
some of the counterbalancing
factors. First of all, this fear
has been greatly exaggerated
as to numbers. In our country
today there are possibly some
$4,000 doctrinal Communists.
The FBI knows pretty well
where they are, but the head
lines Of the newspapers would
sometimes have you think that
every other person you meet is
a Communist. Actually. $4,000
out Of 100 million people
means about one out Of 5000.
but they are dangerous.
Now. our great defense
against those people u th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-06

corner Of the world, whether
it's to protect the southwest
Pacific or NATO in Europe or
wherever it is. we believe that
the interested nations should
band together and in a CO.
operative spirit maintain the
freedom of those countries
against any kind of Com
Y1nIlniSt arCroSSion
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Disappointed Citizens
Oppose Brandywine
Apartment Expansion

Charging that "we're very
much disappointed" with con-
struction of the S. million
Brandywine Apartments at 4545
Connecticut avenue NV, repre-
sentatives of the Forest Hills
Citizens Association today OBJ
iected to plans for a second 81
million unit.
Joseph Sanders, chairman of
the associations Zoning Commit
tee, told the Board of Zoning
Adjustment in a public hearing
in the District Building board
room that its earlier order ap-
proving construction of the
Brandywine Ibid not live UP to
an agreement with us" which he
said had been made by Morris
Kanfer, attorney and builder of
the Brandywine.
Mr.. Kanfer denied there had
been an agreement and insisted
that the board had overridden
previous objections by the asso-
citation.
Mr.. Kanfer said the new build
ing would be an eight-story, 228-
unit apartment-hotel, which
would include a restaurant.
He pointed out that the board,
in approving the Brandywine
two years ago. had authorized
construction of 532 apartment
units on the two-block site on
Connecticut avenue between
Brandywine and Albemarle
streets. He said the first Brandy
wine building. completed last
January, included only 304 units.
He asked for the new order.
he said, only because he had not
started plans on the new build
ing before expiration of the orig
inal order.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Star Stan Photo,

read q message from President
Eisenhower, who sent his warm
est regards" and congratulations
to DR.. Harris.
Oxnam's Tribute.
The last speaker, Bishop OK
nam, declared that DR.. Harris
''has taught the Nation that
communism has no strategy to
meet spiritual force"
you've been an artif1cer of
ideas" Bishop Oman said, and
characterized DR.. Harris high
spiritual aims with the quota
ton: "Of all the materials for
labor. dreams are the hardest"
In response to the speakers
and to the efforts of his con-
gregation who worked hard to
make the diner sincere trib-
ute, DR.. Harris summarized his
reaction by saying, "And now the
work is done. How well, only
the Master knows"
Evening star., 1954-11-17
School Figures
Corrected; 1894
In Cadet Corps

District school officials, some.
what red-faced, today reported
they gave the Board of Educa-
tion the wrong enrolment total
for the High School Cadet Corps
this week.
Assistant Supt. Norman j.
Nelson, at a meeting on Monday
read report on cadet enrolment
to the school boards student
activities committee. Mr.. Nelson,
read the figures for the individual
schools correctly, but when IL
came to the total he understated
the case.
The school official gave this
falls total as !. 1.664. Actually this
was the sub-total for formerly
white schools. The grand total
this fall is 1894, an increase oi
36l over year ago.
Even that total may be a bit
shy of actuality. "A check by The
Star-rnade more recently than
that by school officials-showed
a new tally of 4,226.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Chest Volunteers
Drive for Joyous
Victory Tomorrow

Community Chest volunteers
today were hard at work, trying
to make tomorrow Joyous
Thursday"
The completion period of the
fund drive will end at a dinner
at 6 pm. tomorrow in the Hotel
Washington.
The drive, first scheduled to
end on November 4, had 86 per
cent of its $3,832,000 goal then.
Leaders instituted the two-week
completion period when they
realized what the missing dollars
would mean to the persons the
Community Chest helps - or
phans, mentally and physically
sick, aged, juveniles D without
family or other resources. and
the rest.
The Business and Professional
Unit yesterday held the final
unit report meeting ef the CAM
paign in the Hotel washington.
Its collections stood at $l,375.-
ITO, or 80 per cent Of the goal.
Ferdinand ". Grayson, execu-
tive director of the area Com
munity Chest Federation, told
the workers all units are moving
so close to their goals that "just
little spurt" might make the
drive hit 100 per cent.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Who Is Official?
Two D. c. Officials
Dodge Question

A legal curve was fielded
quickly yesterday by Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West, who
tossed it back to the man who
pitched it--Trafic Direc tor
George e. Keneipp.
Mr.. Keneipp sent the Commis-
sioners a letter asking for q
Corporation Councils ruling on
What Is a Government OFF,
cial?" He had to know. he said,
because he must establish park
ing places for such officials.
Because Of, the increasing
number Of requests we have re-
ceiyed for official parking per-
mits," Mr.. Keneipp explained,
I'VE feel it is essential to have
an opinion as to what is q Gov
ernment official and at what
official level We should start re.
fusing to issue such permits
Said Mr.. West: II can't an.
swer that on such broad terms.
Let's Just send it back The
Commissioners agreed.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
New Council
Looks for Loca|
County Head
Top Priority Put
On Selection for
High-P0ying Post

Top priority on the new all,
Democratic Montgomery County
Councils agenda will go to the
selection of a county manager.
and local boys" will receive first
consideration.
The new Council moved into
Office yesterday, shortly after
sWearing-in ceremonies. and inn
mediately made plans to tackle
the manager problem.
The county has been without
a manager since last. May, when
Edward T. Beall resigned after q
short eight-rnonth stint.
Elected president Of the new
Council was j. Grahame Walker,
Washington attorney. who lives
at 5608 Overlea road, Summer.
The council members will get
together tomorrow night for an
initial screening Of some so ap-
Fplications received for the man
ager job by the old Council.
The new Councilmen. in line
with campaign promises, yester-
day made it clear they would
lean heavily toward county resi-
dents.
At the same time. they author
lied two. Councilmen to attend
the annual meeting Of the Inter-
national City Managers Asso-
tiation next month In st. Peters,
burg. Fla. to talk to potential
candidates.
Members Of the new Council
last week informally authorized
publication Of the job opening
in the manager associations
bulletin. The Council expects to
turn up a number of new appli-
cations from more experienced
managers, since the salary limi-
tation has been taken off the
job. Voters, on November 9,
supported the removal of the
$4,000 ceiling.
Acting County Manager Mason
Butcher yesterday was asked to
supply the Council with COM
plete list of job vacancies exist
ing in the county. After the
meeting. Councilmen began a
tour Of county Offices to meet
present employees.
The Council emphasized it was
adopting a go-slow policy in fill
ing most vacancies.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
100000 Drive Seeks
To Expand Arfhrifis Aid

Expansion Of arthritis clinics
at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital and Georgetown
Hospital may result from q
successful campaign of the local
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foun-
dation, begun last night at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
DR.. Thomas Mcpherson Brown
chairman of the Medical Ad-
visory Committee of the local
chapter, said such an expansion
Of clinics would permit the ex-
tension Of services to a greater
number OF persons. many o1
whom must now wait several
weeks for appointments to see
doctors" /"
DR.. Brown added that the
medical program for the coming
year also includes the purchase
of an additional mobile unit to
supplement the work Of the
present unit which brings
needed therapy into the homes
Of bed-ridden arthritis.
Goal Of this years campaign
is 100000.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
East Central Civic Group
Reviews District Bills

The East Central Civic AS
sociation last night heard the
chairman of its legislative COM
mittee. Attorney Joseph Nc
Cormick review the 81 bills
passed by the 83rd Congress re-
lating to the District.
Inspector John Winters, re-
Gently appointed head of the
juvenile bureau; Louis B. Ander-
son, No. 2 precinct patrolman:
and association members, Mrs.
Eula v. Donahoo, James N.
Saunders and Mrs. Violet c. Nc
Kinney. were cited for individual
accomplishments in the area.
The meeting, conducted by
Frank D. Mckinney, president,
was held in the Winfield Scott
Montgomery School, AIS P street
NV.
Evening star., 1954-11-17

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
chaplain of the Senate and pas
tor of the Foundry Methodist
Church, last night was the guest
Of honor at testimonial dinner
in the Mayflower Hotel. marking
the 30th anniversary of his COM
ing to Foundry.
Mrs. Harris was there to share
with her distinguished husband
honors and CONGRATULATIONS from
President Eisenhower, Syngman
Rhee and noted church and lay
leaders all over the world.
Nearly 500 guests were present
to hear Vice President Nixon ex-
tend to DR.. Harris the congratu-
lations and thanks of the Sem
ate, each daily session of which
is begun with a prayer by DR..
Harris.
Gift Auto Presented.
Highlights of the dinner were
the presentation Of 16 ice sculp-
lures spelling out God Bless
YOU" and Happy 30th Ami
versary," and ice effigies of the
Capitol and Foundry church. At
the conclusion of the dinner. DR..
Harris was presented with a new
Packard, which had actually
been brought into the banquet
room and kept veiled during the
earlier part of the evening.
In addition to Vice President
Nixon. those who paid tribute to
DR.. Harris included DR.. You
Chan Yang, Ambassador from
Korea; Bishop G. Bromley
Oman, Dr.. Arthur s. Flemming,
director of the Office of Man
power Mobilization, who acted as
postmaster: Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld. minister of the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
tion; the Right Rev. Msgr. John
K. Cartwright, rector of St.
Matthews Cathedral; Albert w.
Hawkes.. former Senator from
New Jersey. and Benjamin M.
McKelway, Editor of The Star:
Mrs. Leonard N. Sowards, Fred
E. Lukens. Mrs. Wesley K. Har-
ris, Henry w. Fisher and Walter
G. Keim, lay leaders at Foundry.
On the floor of the Senate
Tuesday, tribute was paid DR..
Harris by Senator Johnston,
Democrat, Of South Carolina,
who said more extensive. exer-
cises will be held in honor of
the Senate chaplain later.
DR.. Yang led of the many
eulogies last night with a letter
from Korea's President Rhee. a
member of the Foundry congre-,
Evening star., 1954-11-17
Paul Revere Era
Weather Vune Will
Be Displayed Here

The weather vane from Bos-
tons historic Old North Church
viii be displayed in the lobby
of the Statler Hotel beginning
at $3.50 am. Monday.
A feature Of the Boston sky
line since l740, when it was
designed by Shem browne. q
Colonial craftsman, the vane
was on the steeple when the
lantern signal was flashed to
start Paul Revere on his ride
through every Middlesex village
and farm"
The weather vane is being
displayed In various cities as
part Of q campaign for funds
to restore the church's steeple,
toppled during the hurricane Of
August 81. About half Of the
$l50,00O goal has been raised.
Evening star., 1954-11-17
World Leaders Join in Tribute To Dr.. Harris

CATION, who said, in part: "Foun-
dry is my church, and DR.. Harris
is my pastor. How I wish I could
be at the Mayflower for the an
niversary. DR.. Harris has been a
great champion of my country,
a wonderful servant to Foundry,
Washington and the United
States"
In a wire sent later, President
Rhee suggested that the Foun-
dry congregation elect DR.. Har-
ris pastor emeritus"
Chorus of so Sings.
After DR.. Yang's remarks, the
program was turned over to the
Justin Lawrie Singers, a chorus
of so. about half of whom are
Foundry members.
Then the Rev. Edward L. r.
Elson, minister OF the National
Presbyterian Church spoke.
'Dr. Harris is one of the most
venerated and honored clergy
men on the American scene," he
said.
He also said DR.. Harris syn
dicated column, Spires of the
SPIRIT which has appeared for
the last seven years ip The Sum
day Star, has been "a benedic-
ton to men everywhere
Rabbi Gerstenfeld singled out
Mrs. Harris as being an irre-
placeable aid to her husband
and said of DR.. Harris: "He is
a man of great insight and great
skill"
Msgr. Cartwright said DIR.
Harris "exemplifies high and
valuable principles. particularly
the principle Of charity"
Mr.. Hawkes. paid tribute to
DR.. Harris by saying: "Your
simplicity and belief in faith
have made you a great servant
of God. AS long as you live,
you'll be an ambassador of
Christi"
Pulpit in the Press.
Mr.. McKelway said DR.. Harris
articles in The Star 'offer him
another pulpit to address another
congregation"
Mr.. Fisher cited Dr.. Harris
as being more than usually
gifted in the art of friendship" T"
Mr.. Keim read excerpts from
church leaders from Australia
and England as well as the
United States and read mes
sages from Mime. Chang Kali
shek and FBI Director j. Edgar
Hoover.
DR.. Flemming then rose and