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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
A Matter of Stark Survival

District officials were pleased with the way
in which the public co-operated in the city-wide
civil defense test. Pedestrians seemed to take
the clear-the-streetS order in their stride and
motorists complied good-naturedly with the
pull-to-the-curb directions. In fact, almost a
picnic atmosphere prevailed during the ten
minutes Of the alert There was no indication
that any considerable number Of persons were
giving serious thought to the unpicnic- like as
poets of any real atom-bomb raid on the Ma
tons Capital. The general public, has become
rather fataliStic about the threat of atomic
attacks on this country This is a subject
which the people can ill-afford to ignore or
make light Of, however.
Operation Alert" was based on the hypo-
thetical supposition that an enemy force of 425
enemy bomberS had launched an atomic bomb
attack on this continents major cities, with
Washington as one Of the main targets. Sew
enty per cent Of this force "broke through" our
defenseS. Such an attack here would have left
$4,000 persons dead and nearly 100000 persons
injured. Most Of our hospitals would have been
destroyed The toll Of dead and injured in larger
cities, Of course, would have been proportion
ately greater. But those of us who were inclined
to give only passing thought to Mondays prac-
tice drill should take time to consider that this
theoretical raid involved type of superexplo-
oANC OA1dI d1Couy1 CCC1uuCdA1y, Is UOSOl6SCenL.
1t was "just" an A-bomb which the attacking
planes were presumed to have dropped on
Washington. Far greater damage and many
more deaths and horrible injuries would have
resulted if the enemy had used the H-bomb
instead of the f1Ssion variety.
It is unpleasant to think about such things
But it would be dangerous not to think about
them, In view Of the turbulent world In which
we live today. That is why civil defense author
tiles have big Job to do in arousing the people
to the gravity Of the atomic threat and the need
for serious preparations to cope with it, espe-
cially in heavily populated centers. No plans
have been made for another local AFRAID test
Yet it is only common sense to have more of
them, so that all of us can familiarize ourselves
with civil defense plans. There were "bugs"
in the civil defense machinery this week that
ought to be eliminated. It is hard to believe
that any of Americas enemies would be so ruth
less and so foolhardy as to initiate a super
bomb attack on this country. But as long as
there is any possibility Of such catastrophe
we had better continue to cooperate whole
heartedly In formulating q reasonably adequate
civil defense program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
Speuks Up for the 10Th

Your June z edition carried a story
by STAFF Correspondent Thomas r.
Henry, in which he recalls the capture
Of Cherbourg, France, June rs. 1914.
AS an active participant in that battle.
permit me to offer some corrections, in
GLIDING one Of the impression that
the 9th Division captured the city.
Three divisions participated in the
attack, the 9th and 4th Divisions COM
ing in on the TANKS. while the 10th
made the more difficult frontal assault
along Route Rationale Is. We Of the
10th know that we were first to pene-
trate the heart of the city and that
members Of my unit were first to reach
the central beaches. Let me add that
in World War ]. the 10th Division was
represented by men from this area who
compiled q fine record in that conflict.
On June IS, the 10th Division had
closed in and was Subduing the city's
principal stronghold, Fort duRoule. BY
8 pm, small patrols had entered the
city proper. and captured 10 prisoners.
On this day, the 9th and 4th Divisions
still were attacking the outer suburbs.
Early on June 26, the 10th jumped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
A Privilege, Not a Right

Most motorists understand that driving an
automobile on the public highways is privi-
lege, not a right 1t is a privilege carrying
great responsibilities and conditioned on proper
meeting of those responsibilities. Yet so many
drivers have evidenced failure to understand
the difference between privilege and right,
mr. have ignored the distinction, that the East
ern Conference of Motor Vehicle Administrators
has felt called upon to remind the driving
public of the "basic principle" underlying the
granting of permits.
The conference. held here recently, passed
a resolution deploring the apparent public lack
of knowledge or indifference concerning the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
Letters to The Star

sented to the President Of Liberia to
unlock the door and expose to view
the unjust, un-American prejudice in
the Fire Department. maintained by
the District Commissioner where GER
tain flre companies are separated be-
cause Of the darker color of their skin?
This last barrier to full American
citizenship for colored citizens Of the
District, which furnished dangerous
propaganda to communistic enemies,
should be Immediately abolished as q
matter Of justice and patriotic duty by
those In authority.
william d. Nixon.
Oldest Inhabitans, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
Hiaher Stundurd for Negroes

Since the Supreme Court has given
its final approval to greater benefits
and privileges for the colored people,
this naturally involves added respon-
Sibility.
Every colored person with sincere
desire to help his fellow-man and who
has the ability to do so, should make
it his greatest objective to organize
groups and individuals to help those
less fortunate to promote a higher
standard of living. to respect the rights
of others and teach them how to con-
duct tn e m selves as good citizens
worthy, in every respect, Of the con-
sideration bestowed upon them.
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
'Whufs Wrong With schooIs9'

May I congratulate you on your
choice of Francis p. Douglas to write
the series Of articles on the public
schools? Mr.. Douglas has shown real
discernment and understanding In his
presentation, and feel he has done the
schools q great service in helping to In
terpret our program to the public. It Is
seldom that person, outside the pro-
fesSion, shows such real understand
ing of our problems and program.
I feel that there would be much better
understanding on the part Of the pub
lie and much better public relations
II we could have more men like Mr..
Douglas to write about the schools.
Katherine Scrivener,
Director of Instruction. Public
Schools Of the District Of
Columbia.
Your series of articles on "What Is
Wrong With Our Schools" is interesting
and refreshing. All too frequently, q
discussion of this subject partakes OF
extreme views and thereby lacks the
objectivity shown by Francis p. Douglas.
AS concerns the matter Of reading
readiness and sight VS.. phonetic learn
ing, 1t may be that few observations,
drawn from my experiences with pa
tients In the prcblem-reader category,
will be informative to your readers.
First, one factor frequently over
looked In the reading problems Of chill
drer Is visual readiness. It Is accepted
today. by such groups as developmental
psychologists, that efficient vision is a
4 a
child with the level Of visual achieve
ment necessary for reading readiness.
Further, many Of our youngsters who
are retarded readers are made that way
through forcing the child into visual
tasks for which the child Is usually
immature. To check on this condi-
ton, every child should receive visual
tests prior to reading exercises.
The minimum test should include
measures Of the child'S ability at both
far and near distances. Reserves and
latitude Of performance also should be
given attention. At present, no such
tests are available to our childen To-
cally. The wide discrepancy Of find
ingS for Prince Georges County chill
dren with similar work in other parts
Of the country, such as st. Louis and
Chicago, bears out the need for more
comprehensive, more accurate local
testing.
Many Of the most severe problems
will pass our present tests which re-
quire only that the child read letters
from q wall chart. Unfortunately too,
many good readers will fail this test.
Our school system and the children
of Mefrnr01itan WASHINGTON will hene.
fit immensely from an improved visual
analysis based on adequate and regular
testing.
A. w. Francke, 0. D.,
Chairman, Committee on Visual
Problems Of School Children,
DC. Optometric Assn, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16

Your Jtne 2 editorial entitled "Our
Declining Socialists" is most misleading.
You would have Americans think that
the Socialist danger is q dead duck and
nothing is further from the realities.
The Socialists who are doing the dam
age to America are not Norman Thomas
card-carrying Socialists. They are the
Socialist Planners" as John Flynn calls
them in his excellent book. 1.-THE Road
Ahead" They do not call themselves
Socialists nor do they openly advocate
socialism. They operate In both the
Democratic and Republican Parties and
you will find them advocating every
major economic objective Of the So
cialist revolution.
incidentally, you win find that the
economic goals Of these Socialist Plan
ners" are almost 100 per cent identical
with the economic goals Of the Com
munist conspiracy. The Communists
also cali themselves Socialists. Maybe
that is why our planners for Utopia are
satisfied to retain their Democratic and
Republican labels.
Julian E. williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
Arrows Preferred

Turn lanes in the District now are
marked by r. L or T dor through
painted on the street. It would be
better If bent arrows pointing right or
left Cor straight arrows for through
were used instead.
Surely the District has no aversion
one-way streets, safety islands, street.
car platforms, trafflc-circle routings.
directional light controls, etc.
Suburban Maryland and Virginia use
arrows to mark turn lanes. Motorists
travelling out of Washington in any
direction find arrows generally in such
use nationwide.
If Washington were "just another
city" the aforementioned circum-
stances might naturally be expected to
inspire abandonment Of the compare
lively unsatisfactory r, L and T code.
But Washington Is more than "just
tai. It is more fitting that it should
lead than that it should lag.
Also, Washington is a world center
of no mean proportions language-wiSe,
and in how many languages do the
words for right, left and through begin
with R, L and T? (Whereas arrows
are international language, for literate
and illiterate alike.)
AS q driver training specialist, con-
stantly being reminded Of what such
things mean to driver training students
(and motorists in general, for that mat
teri, the writer would like to know:
Why does the District persist in being
different" in this one respect?
Donald G. Keith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
Southwest Development

SOUTHWEST Development
Some one properly raises the uues-
: ton as to where those people forced
out Of their 1ow-price homes in South
west Washington are going to fnd
places to live.
My house In Arlington County Is
within easy sight from Potomac Park.
Our maid lives in Southwest Washing
ton. Her carfare to get to and from
her job is 80 cents day. Hundreds Of
low-income persons in the Southwest
live within walking distance Of their
work. # forced into distant suburbs.
they will not only have higher rents to
pay but also carfares Of up to a dollar q
day.
Those who are roofing for the pro-
posed development in the Southwest are
, now plugging for an opera house. It
: is clear that such project would have
to be subsidized by Uncle Sam. It has
been demonstrated that Washington
viii not support even symphony or
cheStra. It would certainly not sup
port an opera. Unless these wild
schemes are tabooed, we are certain to
be faced again with the lifting Of the
national debt limit.
How far can this Nation go In lifting
itself by its bootstraps?
Frank G. Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
National Need

Time was when what the country
needed was a good five-cent cigar. To-
day the need is in q similar category.
Only it's something to smoke out Com
mics. hidden away but working In the
country's liberal element.
Norman s. Cooke,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
of fact by writing The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau. 1900 Eve st. NV, Washing.
ton 5, d. C. Please inclose three f3l cents for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How much heat is produced by q
human being in ordinary activities
around the house?-M. Mob.
A. A man or woman busy about the
house can generate as much as 1900
BTUs of heat in an hour. This IS
roughly equivalent to the amount Of
heat produced by toaster. hand iron
or waffle iron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16

@. What is the derivation Of the
word "mammoth"?-F. F.
A. Mammoth is a Russian word
which means literally "of the earth"
Ivory hunters in Siberia used it to de-
scribe the animal whose frozen body
they found in the ice after it had been
there for perhaps thousands Of years.
Because Of the great size Of these ami
mails the word has come to mean some
thing that q gigantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-16

Q. What material was used by John.
Greenwood. the New York dentist, to
make false teeth for George WASH
ington?-O. N.
A. After obtaining casts In beeswax.
Greenwood carved upper and lower
plates from hippopotamus tusks. HUI
man teeth were worked into the lower
plate, where they were fixed perma-
nently with gold pivots. In those days
Give" teeth could be bought from poor
people who were willing to sell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-11
Listen Americans!
BY GEORGE S. BENSON
President of Harding College

It is important that we get clear understanding of
political and economic words and phrases for in the
midst Of conflict in which words play vital role There are
sharp and important differences between democracy
and "republc.
DEMOCRACY: The Greeks gave us the word meaning
he people rule The basic element in political democracy is
legal and political equality for all. Democracy doesn't set up
certain form of government except the Town Meetng
i'm which all citizens together and make their
laws Of majority rule Minority is oyorued and
may be destroyed in this form OF govern
ment.
Actually in its widest usage today the term democrat
c is almost altogether economic in its meaning he Rus
SIAN Communists call themselves democrats and declare
that democracy public ownership OF factories and
farms-W;h every citizen allotted equal share Of the
goods and services produced.
The British Socialists have what they themselves call
democratic Socialism, Socialism by vote Of the ma
oty but they claim chat democracy" the Welfare
State idea equal shares for all.
Such economic aspects OF democracy were not
spected by the trainers of the Declaration of Independence
and the United States Constitution Inc purpose OF these
pioneers in human freedom to set up government that
would give mankind the fullest opportunity for liberty, spirit
ua growth. economic progress and the pursuit Of happ
ness This was the great liberal philosophy which character
lied the creation the L. s. A. Genuine political liberalism
means political and economic freedom-that's all
REPUBLIC: In the form in which have it, 'repub-
lie representative government with political and
ega equality for ALL 1t is founded constitution, with
divisions of authority and with states and individual rights
clearly defined The trainers of the Constitution in creating
Republic, that the states were creating the
Federal government and that the people
were sovereign in those states.
No Republic like it has existed. i has permitted
the flourshng of democratic way of ebut not democ
racy of life with mans GodgiVen rights protected by
constitutional law and with equality Of opportunity and of
franchise extended to all, majority and minority alike
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-11
Without Help
Without Splitting
Without Leaving Tractor

Models % 1T over loo different
tractors-adjustabIe to reach
es up to "a #. All models built
extra-sturdy, free Of excess
weight. Positive in up or down
action. Easily controlled. 10
easily mounted, labor-saving
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IDEA-HoRN Loader a real year
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to handle hardest lifting, load
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Evening star., 1954-10-24
Science Calendar for Week

Science and technical society
meetings hdDe been announced
for this aDeek by the joint
Committee on Press Relations
of the District Council OF
Engineering and Architectural
] Societies and the Washington
Academy of Sciences. All meet
ings listed are ones to the
public unless othertDise noted.
Tomorrow.
ID. G. Society of Professional
Engineers Social meeting.
pm, Old Georgetown Room
Heurich Brewing Co.
Tuesday.
National Capital Section OF the
American Rocket Society-8 pm
meeting. Department Of Com
merce Auditorium, Fourteenth
and Constitution avenue NV
Early Rocket Developments OF
the U. S. Navy" by Comdr. Rob-
ert C. Truax, USN.
American Institute of Electri-
cal Enrineers6:3O, dinner,
O'Donnell's restaurant. Twelfth
and E street NV; 8 pm. meet
ing, Potomac Electric Power Co.
Auditorium, Tenth and = streets
NV. Joseph E. Guidry, Bureau
Of Reclamation, will speak on
Powers Place in ulti-Purpose
Reclamation Development"
American Society Of Civil En-
Evening star., 1954-10-24
DR.. Anderson 10 Give
| Talk on Delinquency
To PTA Groups

Parent teacher association
members in the Northwest are
being invited to hear q talk by
DR.. Hurst r. Anderson. president
Of American University, on the
subject of juvenile delinquency
at 8 pm. Wednesday.
The session is being sponsored
by neigbhorhood Youth Coun-
Gil. 1t will be held at Adas Israel
Temple, Connecticut avenue and
Porter street NV.
Area 6 Council of the District
Congress OF Parents and Teach
ers has issued the invitation to
parents in PTAs in the neigh
borhood.
The following PTA meetings
are scheduled this week:
Tomorrow.
Ketcharn, l pm. Meeting fol-
lowed by visits to classrooms.
Shepherd. 8::l5 pm. Associate
Supt. Carl F. Hansen will dis
cuss New Trends in Elementary
Education"
Tuesday.
Powell, 8 pm. Regular meet
ing.
Truesdell, 8 pm. Mrs. Cert
rude Stanchfield, psychologist of
the Child Guidance Clinic, will
lead a discussion on movie,
Preface to Life"
Congress Heights, 1870 pm.
Miss Eva Trusheim, principal,
will address the PTA at its first
meeting of the season in the
school auditorium.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

gineers12 noon, luncheon
meeting, Barker Hall. yWCA,
Seventeenth and * streets NV.
Fred j.. Huber. vice president,
Morrison -Knudsen Afgllanistan.
Inc. and vice president. Inter-
national Engineering Co.. Inc.
will present . color movie IL
Illustrating important engineer
ing work and construction In
progress In Afghanistan.
Wednesday.
Geological Society Of wash
ington8 pm, meeting, Assem-
bly, Hall of the Cosmos Club,
Florida and Massachusetts, ave-
nues NV. Storm Microseisms''
by d. S. Carder. Interpretation
Of Aeromagnetic Anomalies" by
r. q. Henderson and Isidore
zietz. In the Beginning" by
Socony- Vacuum Oil Company.
American Society for Quality
Control Dinner meeting, $50,
YWCA. Seventeenth and X
streets NV. DR.. Dunkin will
speak on Economic Sanpling
for s. @. C.
Thursday.
Society Of American F0resters
$50. dinner meeting. Barker
Hall, YWCA, Seventeenth and X
streets NV. Clyde Martin win
speak on Development OF Pri-
vate Forests In the West"
Evening star., 1954-10-24
| Business
Calendar
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.
The District budget and rede-
velopment plan are among the
subjects which will be discussed
at a meeting of the Southwest
Business Mems Association at
8 pm. in the American Security
& Trust Building. Seventh and
E streets S.W.
The Electric Motor Service
Association will meet at $3.50 pm.
in the Burlington Hotel.
Thursday.
Plans for an area Christmas
celebration will be discussed at
meeting of the Northeast Busi-
ness Mems Association at $3.50
pm. in the American Security
& Trust Building, Eighth and H
streets NE.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Civic cCuIendur

Police Inspector John E. Win
tiers will be guest speaker at a
meeting of the Mid-City Citi-
zens' Association at 8 pm. to-
morrow night at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets
NV.
Inspector Winters will discuss
the youth of Washington, and
his experiences as head of the
recently created juvenile divi-
sion.
Other civic meetings through
out the week, all beginning at
10 pm, unless otherwise indi-
Gated, are as follows:
Tomorrow.
GeorgetownSt. Johns Par
ish Hall. Potomac and O streets
NV.
Northwest Council--Home of
Lewis II. Ullman, 2242 Forty
ninth street NV.
Nearby civic meetings include
the following:
Tomorrow.
Ayrlawn North Bethesda
Recreation Center, Oak place,
Bethesda at $3.50 pm. Maxwell
Burdette, director of research for
the Montgomery County Board
of education, will speak.
Wednesday.
Rock Creek Forest -- Rock
Greek Forest Elementary School,
Grubb road and Cotton drive,
Silver Spring.
Thursday.
Boulevard Heights-Boulevard
Heights firehouSe.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
|MorriogeLicens,e'
Applications

Under D. c. la1U couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, todit three tuH days
and receive the license on the
fifth dag. Sundays and holi-
days are counted the same as
other days.
Nose Riley. jr.. Is. and Jeanne Daukins,
vs. both 1nSt.2 Sf 25l5 1sth tao s. low. nW
nandovea nnd anf ai1lsi beSidh Mdi Mansie' 49,
and Lucille Ruckman. "a. 1914 W
essa Ssres aaflss Addinston Il. iois East EAST
wiIlia@ fapas0i SHAW, 1t; Is. and Addie Haru..
Stewart wilson. II. and charietta wat
Nathan 4 e aros ooh 81 q IS os Msss p I've
and Lucille Robinson, 40. 106 10th
lanes standi1,s5 q q; 400 % 4th sso ss n:;
colin saa IT, r. 1s47 astR R4ss st
NV. and Alma Gillespie. %. Arlins-
Clinton Wingfield. 26, and Ruth Grim,
q. both OF Winchester, va;
ave; NV. and Mary steck. 20. 5245
Robert 1a Rafans ias 81. 1901 H st. NV, and
Pearl Lewis. 81, 1927 A. st. ne.
Donald Hairston. e, washington; and
cleophus Lee. 10. and imogene Moore,
33. both of 1924 Park rd. NV.
Dean Williams. So. Atlanta. Ga. and
Frieda Babb, 36. 3130 Wisconsin
ave. NV.
Ashby jackson. 90. Brightwood. Va, and
Pearl Hornecloud. 1S. 1888 Kansas
Richard oden. 1s. zoe 11th ST. NV.
and Catherine Johnson. II, 236 1lth
Frank Yates. jr., 20, 44a7 Hayes st.
ne. and Annabelle Williams. 90. a64
Florida ave. NV.
John Parland. SO. i'll 5oth st. NV. and
Annia Montague, 43, 25 M ST. s.w.
Otha Turner. jI;, 10. Denver. Colo, and
Marlene Ward. 20. 1880 Potomac ave.
Byron Laseach, "a. 1928 Girard st.
more, Md.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Negro Poge Featured
In Magazine Article

"A l4-year-old washington boy
win be featured In the November
issue of 4 national 'magaxine. I
Charles II. Bush. subject Of
m article III Seventeen. . mag
azine for teen-agers. was the
first Negro TO be appointed 3
page at the United States SUI
preme- Court. and the first 10
attend the Capitol Page School.
Els father b educational direc-
tor of Clarke Hall, d mems
dormitory at Howard University.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Fill-in orgonist
Plays for so Years
By No Asssslaisd Press

b ATLANTIC. Iowa.She started
.at . years of age. No one was
around to play the church organ
for q wedding, 10 she stepped
In. Recently, Mrs. Clara Otto
Schelm rounded out so years as
. church organist without COM
pensation. She plays at the Zion
Lutheran Church.
A widow, Mrs. Schelm Is also
part owner Of the Atlantic News
telegraph. and . linotype
operator.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
Dir. DON Smith TO Speuk

DR.. Dan T. Smith, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury for
taxation, will be guest speaker
at the first meeting of the Eco
nomics Roundtable of George
town University at 8 pm. Tues
day. The meeting will be held
in the Alumni Lounge of Nc
Donough gymnasium.
Evening star., 1954-10-24

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