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The Arizona post., 1954-03-05
Cabinet Reviews Events
AS They Affect Country

JERUSALEM (JTA)-The Israel Cabinet held emer-
meeting the political events of the past few days
Egypt Syria. Premier and Foreign Minister MOshe
Sharett reported to the Ministers.
There official comment available the views OF
Evening star., 1954-04-01
BY Charles E. Trocewen
w. H. Tebbetts.

agents, authorized by the Government,
is another matter. It Is best left to the
proper authorities.
In the everyday enjoyment OF the
wild creatures Of home yards there is
seldom any reason for active interfer-
ence with their lives.
Certainly no attempt should be made
to mark them The lack Of such dis
tinctions is their birthright.
Sometimes persons interested in ami
mails forget that the creatures have
their birthrights.
The four freedoms have been evolved
for humans. and a hard time they seem
to be having Of It; but when 1t comes
to the animals and birds. little Is done
for them. Some Of the naturalist work
being done in some Of the schools
seems to misf1re, causing children to
attempt to catch and observe birds. re-
sulting In cruelty, unintentionally per-
haps, but nevertheless without super
vision.
We can but hope that all persons
really interested in our remaining Wild
life. whether in country, park or city
and suburban back yards, will see to
it that the wild creatures are permitted
to live their lives as nature instructs
them to live, without human interfer-
ence except to see to it that they are
helped with food and water, and shelter
when 1t is needed.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
This and That

basement leaks especially appealed to
me. as my very worthy nephew is just
starting in the waterproofing business.
If you will pass out cards ! will appre-
ciate the favor. God bless your fine
mind.
Gratefully, A. H."
We hope this good aunt feels the
thrill of small deed well done, for
we already have handed two of the
cards sent to two householders.
Both professed no leaks in basement
walls or floor, but you never can tell!
Leaks have way Of showing UP, over
night, and it is always good to be
prepared for the worst. AS the old
Western gambler said, II hope for the
best, and expect the worst"
AS for the squirrel with tin emblems
on its ears;
These might be no more than the
momentary vagary of some small boy.
who maybe fastened two small tags to
the wrong places. But there is a
chance some responsible society might
do it.
All such banding of animals is wrong
If some mark is felt necessary. espe-
cially on a bird, nail lacquer may be
used on claw or two. for Identification
purposes.
Banding Of birds by responsible
Evening star., 1954-04-01

will get advice on how to swing your
hook. how to mix your bait better next
time. how to disentangle your line from
underwater snags and how to prevent
your small son from falling into the
river. II things get too conversational,
you can always hand your rod to the
nearest spectator and go to sleep.
Into this idyllic scene the goujon
rarely. II ever, intrudes itself. The
French goujon. not surprisingly. is one
and the same as the English gudgeon-
an impressive sounding name for
creature that measures all of four
inches and has the build and philosophy
of a starved goldfish. Even so. goujon
fighting viciously at the end of a Is
foot pole demands all the skill and te-
nacity that can be mustered of SPRING
time Sunday afternoon in Paris.
II, by some curious combination of
circumstances, the fish is beached, the
problem of goujon disposal arises. It is
unthinkable to throw him back. Prop
erly cooked, goujons are undoubtedly
delicious; but there's natural injury to
masculine pride in bringing home a
two-ounce contribution to the family
larder, to say nothing Of serious doubts
as to the purity of anything which has
been in such close contact with the
waters of the Seine.
So far as we know. there is only one
humane and intelligent solution to the
problem. After all, a goujon doesn't
take up much room Also, potatoes and
flour are cheap, and it really isn't too
much trouble to run down to the river
now and then for a change of water.
Ours is called Anthony, and we wouldn't
trade him for dozen goldfish.
Evening star., 1954-04-01

So far as the French are concerned, it
is a great spectator sport, and if you
can't be goujon fisherman yourself,
the next best thing is to be goujon
kibitzer.
It attracts all types. Some of the
fishermen look as If they had been out
fitted by Abercrombie & Fitch, with
natty jackets. cork-soled boots and
boxes bulging with the latest gear But
plenty of others are clochdrds, home
bridges and who when they are not
goujon fishing, have regulations as
rather hard-boiled characters.
Actually. all you really need to go
goujon fishing in addition to the stand
ard tackle is quill float, lump of
dough made from equal parts of
mashed potato and flour, and great
deal of time. You will also want a
bait-holder to hold your wad of dough.
The common kind is a fiat stick held
between the teeth. The well-dressed
crowd use small tin cup attached to
ring, worn on the middle finger of
the left hand.
The way to fish for goujon is to find
yourself bank space and sit down. You
assemble your pole, adjust your float.
and stick on hunk of bait. Then
you swing the whole business out over
the orange peels and floating debris
into the limpid waters Of the Seine,
and stare at the float as it drifts by
with the current. BY this time the
bait has dissolved, and the process
starts all over again.
It may sound simple. but on a good
day you can collect at least a half
dozen persons to watch you do it. You
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Who,Me?

The personalized approach to accident
prevention proposed by the White House Con-
ference on Highway Safety can be highly effec-
tive, provided the idea can be spread where 1t
will do the most good-among the Nations
automobile drivers Accident statistics are too
generalized to impress the average motorist.
He does not, as a rule, consider himself as
potential statistic He is apt to regard safety
slogans and published or broadcast warnings
as directed to others than himself.
The plan mapped out by the Presidents
Action Committee for Traffic Safety, following
the recent conference here calls for a campaign
so concentrated on the individual driver as to
arouse in him "Who, me?" response. con-
certed effort will be made by public and private
agencies and organizations to convince each
ear operator that his license to drive carries
Evening star., 1954-04-01
One. Thing Wrong With Sprinq in Paris
By Crosby S. Noyes

PARIS-According to the calendar,
the time has come to brush up the
poetic adjectiveS and say something
nice about Paris in the springtime.
The only trouble, so far as this cor
respondent can see. is that Paris
in the spring is very much the same as
Paris in winter-a subject which in
spires minimum Of lyrical outbursts.
Old Paris hands, to be sure, profess
to see few harbingers here and there.
They are tearing up the city streets
with more than average vigor. The
French poodles are getting their new
hairdos. The cGmeLOts (types who
wander around selling trinkets, toys
and hot neckties) and the bGdGuds
(who. wander around buying things
from them) are out in force. In the
older buildings. the concierges. follow
ing the seasonal custom, are busily ex-
terminating rats.
On the more aesthetic side. workmen
have started planting the potted flowers
at the Champs ElySees. and chestnut
tree there, reputed to be the most pre-
cociouS In Paris, Is showing signs of
life.
The French themselves. being the
worlds greatest hand-holders and pub
lie smoochers all year round, are in
clined to take spring pretty much in
stride. The main concession seems to be
to bicycle to the outskirts Of town and
return with huge punches of tiny yellow
daffodils known as coucous.
Still, there is evidence that PariSienS
and even the traffic cops-are not in
sensitive to the gentling seasonal influ-
erlce. The other day. in front Of the
Madeleine. a number of frenzied French
motorists were stopped in their tracks
for full three minutes while young
couple executed a lingering embrace in
the center of the traffic lane. To the
calloused souls who protested. the gen.
darme replied with a shfug:
"Mais qu'est-ce que vous Uoules, mon
sieur? C'est le printemps."
Taken as a whole, there is really
only one thing wrong with springtime
in Paris. 1t marks the end of the gou-
jon fishing season.
This is. tough. particularly If, after
weeks of pleading from your small son,
you have just invested in fishing rod,
several lengths of line, hooks, sinkers
and the rest Of the complicated para
phernalia required by the complete gou-
jon angler. 1t is also tough because, of
all the springtime occupations. goujon
fishing is infinitely the most Springlike.
This sport. although little known to
American tourists. is practically ma
tional pastime here. Every week end
when the weather is good, the quais
on both sides of the Seine are lined
with devotees, both active and passive
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Eost-West Trade Bottle

The Big Three, following several days Of
discussion in London, have announced wide
area of agreement" on continuance of East
West trade controls. The agreement, in brief,
is that the list of strategic goods will be short
ened but that enforcement of the prohibitions
against shipping strategic goods behind the
Iron Curtain will be frightened. In other words,
there will be greater freedom allowed for selling
to the Communist nations-except Red China
and North Korea-goods that do not contribute
directly to a war-making potential, but there
will be tighter -than-ever controls over those of
military value. Technical representatives of
Britain, France and the United States are
being assigned to work out new schedule of
classifications.
On the face of it, this appears to be SEN
Sible and realistic agreement on an issue that
often has been surrounded more by emotions
than by clear thinking. One emotional extreme,
found most often in West Europe, is to succumb
to the Soviet lure Of virtually limitless East
West trade. The other extreme, found most
often in this country, is to treat all goods as
being Of strategic value to the Communist bloc
and to favor no trade at all. Obviously, neither
of these is a practical answer but the high blood
pressure which has arisen over the whole prob
lem and which really prompted the three-power
talks in London shows how effective-at least
strategy has been.
Some of the clear thinking on the issue was
expressed recently in the Economist, Of London,
in an article reminding its readers that East
West trade cannot be discussed merely as a
matter of commercial policy, or in terms Of
adjustment to more comfortable international
atmosphere. "Trade with totalitarian countries
(actually quite small) can never be separated
from politics" the Economist warned, "if only
because to totalitarian regime trade Is a
major political weapon"
The London magazine favored trade in
items of no strategic Importance but it made
two qualifying points as follows:
ID It is one thing to act vigorously
wherever trade is possible: it Is quite another
to be deluded into overestimating the poten-
tial scale Of the trade. There Is no rhyme
or reason in diverting disproportionate part
Of the British export drive to such q marginal
and unreliable market as the Communist bloc
while failing to make the most Of opportuni-
ties in far more promising fields.
(2) The western controlS-far less sweep
ing than their Soviet counterparts-on mill
itary or strategic exports will remain
necessary until there Is clear evidence that
these Communist states have abandoned
their attempts to disrupt and dominate other
nations. There is still no such evidence.
What the Economist has said here is di-
rected particularly toward the West European
governments including Britains, that have
been under political and economic pressure to
fall victim to the Soviet trade temptations. It
is q timely analysis and one that should help
bring the issue back into it's proper place as
an integral and important part of cold war
maneuvering.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
For a Federal BUILDING Proqrom

The Republican leadership in Congress has
shown a commendable determination to do
something about the shortage of Federal office
space here and throughout the country. It is
refreshing, after IS years of Stagnation, to see
priority assigned to legislation that would open
the way for a real start on a Government
building program.
The proposed legislation, approved by the
House last year and by the Senate Public Works
Committee several weeks ago, would provide the
basis for an installmentp plan-like Federal build
ing program in many cities. Authority
would be granted the General Services Admin
1stration and the Post Office Department to
enter into lease purchase agreements whereby
the Government could rent private Office struc-
lures on long-term basis, with the right to
take title to the properties when the payments
had produced sufficient equity. Private con-
Struction of buildings especially designed for
Government occupancy would be encouraged
under this plan.
The lease e-purchaSe arrangement has been
suggested as the next best thing to major
building program of the sort which created the
Federal triangle offices between Pennsylvania
and Constitution avenues. Any such conStruc-
ton program today is out of the question: in
view of present and prospective budgetary limi-
tationS The pay-as-you-uSe alternative would
provide suitable quarters while ending the un-
economic rental system. The Government has
rented some buildings for 40 or so years, without
obtaining any equity in the properties
The Senate thus has a wonderful oppor-
tunity to launch the Government on this
promising installment-purchase building pro-
gram. However, the Senate should go slow
in attaching to the program any such con-
dition as has been recommended by it's Public
Works Committee The prOviSo would require
the executive branch to obtain the agreement
of the House and Senate Public Works Com
mittees on any contracts involving expenditures
of $4,000 or more year. It is one thing for
Congress to criticize such contracts, completed
or proposed, but it would be an unwarranted
encroachment on executive functions for the
legislative branch to participate in the actual
awarding of contracts. Moreover. If no major
contracts could be signed until congressional
committees gave formal approval, interminable
delays and possibly political pressures could
result. The use-passed measure does not
contain such pitfalls.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
But the Greatest of These

Dear Loue. from Whom ,De learn that
loue entolds
Us all alike and. being lirritlesS.
Is neDer broken into parts but holds
Each separate soul II, one past
blessedness:
Teach Us to tDGlk NTH open hearts
tDhich knoD
LoDe Is not love ichen measured
carefully,
That from one Source all riuers rise
and fo1D,
Teach US the meaning of Your charity.
Dear Loue, from Whom De came. tn
Whom tDe are,
Although tDe sometimes may forget
Your plan
And shut the door or raise the ugly bar
OF our self-loue against the lope Of
man,
Teach US again that Truth Is al,uays
true,
That as ,De love our neiolsbor tDe loue
You.
LoIo S. Morgon
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Good Sign in Italy

italy has now offered fresh evidence indcat-
ing that there has been large measure of exag-
geration in recent alarmist reports on the scope
and mminence of its Communist threat The
evidence is based on the results of two local
elections just held in the neighborhood of
Naples. What it suggests is that the Reds and
their fellow travellers, despite some rather
sensational stories to the contrary, are be-
ginning to lose ground.
Thus, in Castellammare, the biggest indus
trial center in Southern Italy, a coalition of
middle-o f-the-road and rightist parties has
won a sufficient majority of votes to wrest
control Of the municipal administration from
the Communist dominated extreme left. The
same thing has happened in the smaller town
of Battipaglia, but the Castellammare victory
IS particularly significant because that i'm
portant city-leaving aside the years of Musso-
liniS Fascist regime-haS been governed by the
Reds ever since 1902
This happy upset is noteworthy, too, be-
cause it has occurred in spite of an all-out
Communist effort to win in both placeS-an
effort involving unrestrained propaganda
campaign designed to smear the anti-Red
candidates with outrageous innuendoes and
brazen lies linking them with the scandalous
story of Wilma Montesi. The failure of the
smear does credit to the common sense of the
Italian voters. Further than that it shows that
the wildly distorted Montesi case is not likely
to hurt the center coalition.
One swallow does not make a summer, OF
course, but seasoned political observers feel that
these local election returns may well mean the
start of a marked anti-leftiSt trend throughout
Italy. If the Scelba government can stay in
office long enough to carry out its promised re-
FORMS the midde-of the -roaders will be in
good position to build up a genuinely firm
parliamentary majority. The Communists, in
any event, are obviously a long way from
winning control Of the country.
Evening star., 1954-04-01

grave responsibilities Is wen as privileges. This
win not be an easy undertaking, Of course.
Driving car has become such a casual prac-
tice that ofttimes it takes an accident, q near
miss or brush with the law to bring careless
driver to his senses. Anything the Presidents
committee can do to create greater degree Of
personal responsibility among motorists viii
assuredly contribute to highway safety.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Arlington Report Cards

After attending a Page PTA meet
ing, I can sympathize with our Amer
ican delegation in the U. N. when Rus
sia uses the veto.
A motion was made and seconded
authorizing the president of the PTA
to select five-member committee to
formulate an unbiased report card
QUESTIONABLE which would go to each
parent who had a child in the Page
School in Arlington. Before vote was
taken, a counter motion was made to
table the previous motion and this mo-
ton carried.
There are many ways to suppress
opinions and expressions. One is to buy
up newspapers. Others use the veto and
others throw up road blocks to prevent
exploration and comparison. All follow
the same pattern and for only one pur-
pose. The progressive" educator and his
henchmen, who advocate and nurture
the narrative report, are fully aware
that the alphabetical report card is the
first link in the chain of events which
will abolish the socialistic and commu-
nistic practices in the school system.
For this reason, they dare not allow any
deviation from the straight conformist
party line. B. NJ. Miller.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Pruise for Spires

Having become an avid reader of
"Spires of the Spirit" by Frederick
Brown Harris, which appears in the
Sunday edition of The Star. feel the
urge to write and express my apprecia-
ton to your paper for making this pos
sible.
Dr. Harris very powerful and beau
tifully expressed thoughts are indeed
privileged reading.
(Mrs.) Marguerite NJ. Hamilton. !,
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Letters to The STAR.

that goes into the Government workers
and others who live in the District of
Columbia. It is also difficult to under
stand how an administration. elected
on platform calling for reductions in
governmental expenses and taxes, can
through it's representatives in the Dis
trict, the Board of Commissioners,
indorse such legislation.
This bill, with the "nourishment tax"
included, has been approved by SUBJ
copmittee of the Senate District Com
n1ittee. The full committee so far has
not considered it, but there is time
for action if the residents Of this city
can be awakened from their: lethargy.
Evarts G. Hurd.
Editors Note: In the 33 States that
apply a sales tax, all but eight Of
them apply the tax to food and
groceries.)
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Harry r. Nightingale.
freedoms Shrine

I read with concern of the proposal
by Freedoms Foundation, Inc, to erect
a Freedom Shrine Monument"
Freedom is a principle, like truth,
honor or beauty. It either does; or does
not, live in the mind of man. It is
Intangible, Elusive and difficult to de-
fine. 1t is not something a monument
can represent. 1t is something to think
about individually. act on individually,
and to venerate or ignore individually,
according to the best dictates of an in
dividual mind.
Not all men are satisfied with any
one definition Of the word freedom"
let alone the application Of that defini-
ton. This has been so for centuries
and probably will remain so for many
generations to come.
Today in this country the freedom Of
an individual is imposed on from every
side-religious, governmental and edu-
cational-until he is hard-pressed to
think with any freedom. Build large
imposing monument that is easily ac-
ceSSible where he can worship and he
will discontinue thinking and will only
worship. Then we can have new
religion called freedom" which we can
dogmatize, rationalize and publicize.
We will have everything except indi-
vidual freedom.
Were an architect submitting plan
for the shrine this organization pro-
poses, I would conceive it as a small
rock pile located in an immense wilder
ness where those who would visit Free
dom's Shrine would have to walk many
miles over unmarked trails before they
could see tiny. feeble, Pickering flame
that seemed to disappear with each
passing gust Of wind.
w. II. TebbettS.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
A Religious President

Some, one asked Gen. Eisenhower why
he consented to be President during
these perilous times. In reply he pulled
out picture of his grandchildren and
said, "For them"
Recently one of the Nations leading
newspapers devoted full page to Mr..
Eisenhower and his allegiance to God.
After reading this article, I am con-
vinced more than ever of his integrity
and sincere devotion to true religion.
Once again America is blessed by the
good fortune of having as it's leader
a man who acts and talks like Wash
ington and Lincoln. President Eisen-
hover is symbol of the type Of leader
that has come to the forefront in Amer
ica's darkest hours in the past. It looks
like God Is on our side.
Harry r. Nightingale.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE.

@. Where was the original home Of
the Department of State? How many
times has it moved?-F. v.
A. The first home was 2-story brick
residence in Philadelphia. From there
1t moved to New York, then back to
Philadelphia, then to Trenton and A.
nally to Washington. There the de-
partment moved times before it was
established in the granite building next
door to the White House. Since 1947
the principal agencies of the Depart
ment of State have been housed In a
new building at 21st street and Virginia
avenue.
@. Why are there so many different
types of atom smashers?-J. D. K.
A. In the drive to gain more knowl-
edge about the atom, scientists need to
know what happens when atoms col
lide at different speeds. For this pur-
pose whole series of different kinds
Of particle accelerators have been built
-cyclotrons. synchotrons. betatrons.
etc. Each type speeds up the atomic
particles to different speeds and each
has its own use.
O. Is the flesh of the octopus used
for food?-R. B. s.
A. In the Orient and in certain
other parts Of the world the octopus Is
considered a delicacy, baked, dried or
picked. In the Western countries its
chief use Is as fish bait.
@. When was the size Of the regula-
ton baseball last changed?-T. T.
A. The size has not changed since
1872. The standard baseball weighs
5 to 5A ounces and measures 9 to 9H
inches around.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
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