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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Arlington Schools

want to reply to the letter of the
dissatisfied Arlington parent who wrote
complaining about the meeting of the
Arlington Community Council on School
Instruction. In the opinion Of most
parents. the school authorities did a
good job of explaining the work they
are trying to do with our children. and
satisfied any reasonable complaints or
queries. Some of the complaints are
so unreasonable that no amount of dis
cussion would satisfy them.
Most parents deplore the systematic
development of our schools and teach
ers by small group inspired by
propaganda from outside the district.
The teachers are disturbed and jittery
and cannot put their best efforts into
teaching our children in such an at
mosphere. Parent-teacher relationships
are seriously impaired, because when an
innocent parent quite outside this group
of self-appointed critics raises a query
the teachers now resent it.
1t is up to the parents who believe in
our schools and respect our teachers to
come to their rescue. We have not been
vocal enough in giving them a vote OF
confidence.
Most of us sincerely appreciate the
difficulties under which the schools
are laboring today. with increased pop
ulation a backlog of building short
ages not yet caught up since the war;
a salary scale we'll below that offered
for people with similar educational
qualifications, and a student body with
widely differing preparation brought to-
gether from all over the country.
With our backing, the teachers can
do good job in overcoming these diff
culties. They should not be forced to
take time and energy to defend them
selves against irresponsible and unin-
formed attacks from people who know
nothing of educational methods.
J..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Hands Oft Cleopatra!

French archaeologist according to the
National Geographic Society, has found a
marble portrait with which he is trying to prove
that Cleopatra was unbeautiful This is too
much. Certainly, in world surfeited with dis
illusionments and debunkings, it is outrageous
for anybody to attempt the deglamorization of
the gorgeous serpent Of old Nile"-Queen of
Egypt at II, femme fatale of the ages, tempt
reSS full of such boundleSS oomph as to make
Hollywoods current crop of stars seem dowdy
and dumpy by comparison.
Cleopatra unbeautiful? Ridiculous! After
all, has it not often been said of her, with good
reason, that If she had been just a mite less
luSciouS-n her nose, for instance, had been
long and dubious or fleshy and hat-the history
Of our globe would have been entirely different?
She could not have been short on looks. If she
had been would Caesar have been overwhelmed
by her? Would he have pursued her to Egypt?
Would he have fought d war for her? Would
he and she have dallied together in Rome until
Brutus and the others cut him down? And
would Marc Antony-"the triple pillar of the
world TRANSFORMED into a strumpet's fool"-
have fallen for her after that? # she had been
merely plain thing an interruptions thing,
an ill-proportioned thing, would he have lost
his head, his fortunes and his life because of
her?
OF course not. Cleopatra was loose-living.
murderouS, about as bad a. bad could be, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

sizes and wars of other nations, and the
vicious practice of Franklin D. Roose-
welt and Harry S. Truman to make
commitments and assume obligations
on behalf. of this country through ex-
ecutive agreements. make it extremely
necessary that we should be protected
against the presidential usurpation of
power and authority by adding an
amendment such as the one proposed
to our Federal Constitution. This pol
icy of intervention and this practice of
making such agreements, usually in
secret. have done this country far more
harm. in my opinion. than all the So
called bad policies" of iSolationism.
Congress, and particularly the Senate.
during the past twenty years or so,
has been somewhat negligent. l believe.
in protecting the people of this country
from such presidential encroachment
on the authority of the Constitution.
Paul A. Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
SchwobIe- Dickinson Cuses

Thus far. neither service has had
enough time in which to make out its
case and report findings of fact with
respect to Marine Col. Frank H.
Schwable and Army Corpl. Edward
Dickinson. On the other hand, there
are those who express the view that
the Marine Corps is dealing harshly
with Col. Schwable and that the Army
would be well advised to overlook the
actions of Corpl. Dickinson as nothing
more than 1.-THE breaking of an ignorant
boy by clever and persistent psyche
logical pressure"
In the case Of Col. Schwable, who
has been on active duty since 1929,
think the good of the service is the
most important consideration. do not
agree that his inability to withstand
and survive the diabolical third-degree
methods of the Reds should be basis
for his non-condemnation. In the mill
tary service of our country, where
men freely sacrifice their lives for a
faith, where men are willing to suffer
and die for the right or for the preven-
ton of great wrong, military
leadership in its most exalted and
disinterested sense is expected and
required. Having shown the white
feather. as it were, Col. Schwable
thereby demonstrated lack Cor loss)
of physical stamina, intellectual force
and moral fortitude. The unfortunate
fact that he found his situation hope
less does not alter the fact that he
succumbed to the diabolical treatment
of the Reds. Such an officer could not
rightly expect or ever again have the
opportunity of exercising military
leadership.
AS to Corpl. Dickinson, it seems
fairly clear that he was not so ignorant
that he failed to understand what was
best for himself-once he became a
prisoner of the Reds. And he evidently
figured all would be forgiven, once the
prodigal son returned.
O. E. Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Tax Relief Risks

President Eisenhower has told his news
conference that the prosperity Of this country
lies in the prosperity of its masses and not
just in the welfare of few corporations. At
the same time, Chairman Martin Of the Federal
Reserve Board was telling congressional COM
mittee that he considers it currently more
important to give tax relief to business than
to individuals. On the surface these two points
of view appear contradictory and it is likely that
this charge win be made by critics of the admin
istration's tax revision program.
Actually, in administration thinking, as
expressed most forcefully thus far by Secretary
of Treasury Humphrey. these two opinions are
complementary rather than contradictory. In
briefing correspondents last month on the tax
revision program and again during testimony
on Capitol Hill this week, Mr.. Humphrey has
summed up the administrations. current phi
losophy on tax relief about as follows: First, it
was essential that some OF the reduction in
Government spending be passed along as tax
relief, even though it meant postponing the goal
of balancing the budget. Second, that the
reduction of individual income tax rates effec-
tive on January brought greater relief to
individuals than expiration Of the excess prof.
its tax did to corporations Third, that more
than half of the relief granted in the pending
tax revision program will 60 directly to individ-
UdlS CAlIOuBu IIlc pIOpOSdlS luz uIUIS ScucEOuS
treatment of child-care expenses. medical bills
allowance for working children, etc. Fourth,
that the tax benefits to business through more
liberal allowance for depreciation and indirectly
through partial relief from the double taxation
of dividends will Stimulate production, create
bigger payrolls and more and better jobs by
reducing restraints and by encouraging initia-
tive and investment"
The fourth point In effect that what Is good
for business will really be good for the greatest
number of individuals is one on which Mr..
Humphrey has been most emphatic-just as it
has been the one most vigorously attacked and
disputed by Democratic critics In his COM
ment, Mr.. Martin was taking substantially the
same position as Mr.. Humphrey, namely that
tax relief for business provides incentive for
expansion and, in turn, creates Jobs and eco
nomic we'll being for a greater number of indi-
viduals. Senator Fulbright, Democrat, Of Arkan-
sas has questioned this theory in the committee
hearings. In his view 1t would be more advis-
able today to increase purchasing power by
greater direct tax relief to individuals, rather
than to stimulate industrial expansion and
production.
The issue. whatever the merits may be,
confronts the Republicans with. political risk.
For in an election year. a charge Of "favoring
business" can be damaging at the polls
unless the Republican formula is tested and
proved sound by next November.
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Letters to The Star.

cheney to present inadequate low cost.
non-profit. self-help insurance plans
This will extend solvent self-help to
poor risks and senior citizens lacking
this urgently needed protection. Like
Rebel. our American Medical Associa-
ton believes our Presidents reinsur-
ance proposal is the opening wedge to
Socialized medicine.
have every faith that/our President
will use his modest $25 million to per-
feet an experimental model of solvent
health security that will enjoy bipar-
tlsan support and approval.
Thomas E. Mattingly, M. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
For Representative Government

Virginia'S General Assembly, itself pioneer
in representative government, ought to give
sympathetic consideration to legislation to re-
store fully representative local government to
Arlington and other communities largely popu-
lated by Federal employees. Bills to accomplish
this important purpose have been introduced
by the entire 10th district delegation to the
legislature.
The legislation would pave the way for
restoring to Federal employees rights which were
lost in 1852 when the State Supreme Court Of
Appeals struck down as special legislation" acts
which exempted Government workers in nearby
Virginia from an ancient ban on holding public
Offices in the State. The ban was based on the
rule against divided governmental allegiance.
The Assembly some years ago recognized the
injustice Of this law on Federal employees in
Arlington and Fairfax Counties and approved
corrective legislation which, by population linn
itations, applied only to those counties. John
Locke Green's challenge Of this legislation in
the courts was successful.
Under the new bill counties would be per-
mitted to elect Federal employees to local offices
If majority of the voters approved the plan in
a special referendum Such a referendum could
be called on petition of 500 qualified voters. This
arrangement, it is believed by sponsors of the
legislation, would get around the constitutional
edict against special legislation" Arlington and
Fairfax Counties would probably be the only
ones to take advantage Of the proposed refer
endum provision. That they would vote to give
Federal workers an opportunity to serve their
communities in governmental capacities is taken
for granted. The General Assembly would be
contributing to democratic local government by
passing the 10th district referendum bill at the
current session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
More KiIowotts Than Ever

One Of the several reliable yardsticks for
measuring the steadily expanding American
industrial capacity is the size of the electric
power industry. That u.s. its capacity for pro-
duction at any given time.
In 1920, according to figures of the Edison
Electric Institute, total electric power resources
were under 13 million kilowatts. BY 1927, this
reserve had doubled and by 1915 it had doubled
again. BY the end of this calendar year it will
reach generating capability of 106 million
kilowatts, 100 per cent up from the 1945 level
OF particular interest and significance are
the expansion plans for 1854. While economists,
politicians and businessmen are watching all
straws in the wind in search of clues as to
whether we are approaching recession, the
electric power industry is planning record
breaking growth. New generating facilities due
mately 1875 million kilowatts-the greatest ex-
pansion ever in single year-to the industrys
capacity. While industry spokesman acknowl-
edge some recent showdown in power demands,
many of them foresee a net increase in 1854
consumption over that of 1858 and feel that
their increasing production will find a ready
market. Interestingly, the expansion plans
touch every section of the country-from New
England to the West Coast, the heavily indus
trialized Great Lakes-Midwest area and the
developing South.
The capacity to do greater business does
not, Of course, guarantee that the greater busi-
ness will develop. The electric power industry
is sensitive, however, to the rate Of activity in
other lines and is necessarily concerned with
the question Of continuing demand for its
product.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Bricker Amendment

I hope the proposed Bricker amend
ment will lead to a comprehensive
study of the drafting of the Constitu-
ton and its development and to a full
discussion and debate on the foreign
policy Of this country. Our country
has arrived at a point in its history
when it should stop. look and listen and
endeavor to determine where its present
course is likely to lead it in the future.
The increasing tendency of our
Presidents. beginning with Mckinley.
to intervene in the disputes, controver-
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Still Boiling

The high price Of coffee is CON-
penSating. The consumers headache
means more coffee for the consumers
headache.
Everybody has reason for keeping
pound Of coffee is real eye-opener.
Our beverage habits may be changed
by the high cost Of java. Take the dairy
drink. for example. You'll never be
MIXED by cow.
Or something like steaming, hot
chocolate. in the morning, in place of
expensive mocha. It wouldn't take
much for the cocoa bean to replace the
coffee has-bean.
It takes nerve to raise the price of
java. For the first time in history we
know the meaning Of coffee nerves"
The consumer blameS the retailer,
the retailer censures the wholesaler, the
wholesaler blames the coffeegrower. It
all takes place over steamlng, hot
cup of coffee.
And what do the packers say about
their high-priced tins Of coffee? Can it!
Jonas Clifton.
Six months ago clipped and saved
the following newspaper item: New
York. August (UP0-The Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Co., the Nations largest
chain of food markets. raised the price
of it's coffee by cents pound today.
The increase followed reports from
Brazil of severe frost damage to coffee
trees"
Notice that word reports" In Au-
gust. 1853, there must have been large
quantities of coffee already in this
country-coffee which could not pos
sibly be affected by frost just then
being reported in Brazil. That par
ticular price rise was lust because"
Not so long ago the same thing
happened with Florida oranges. The
day after Florida frost we had price
increase on citrus fruits already on the
shelves in Washington groceries.
Why put all of the blame on Brazil?
w. T. Smith.
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Roads

Since he has knoDn the 1D1y OF roads
Learned hotD a small road can
Persuade the heart or east or iDeSt
or satisfy man
With feel OF trees orown pungent SWeet
Within mountain 1Uood
Where sparkling brooks can Quench a
thirst
As any nectar could,
That roads may take silDery turn
Then climb Sunlit hill.
He says he has no fear OF roads;
guess he Gl,DdyS will
Be dr1Wn to such remembering
How one goes lightly. freely.
And this is TtoD man should teet
Who takes the last one really.
Jeanette Shelley Heflia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

many billions of the taxpayers money
shall be given them for their surplus
products. If there is any such thing as
discriminatory legislation" this is it.
The United States Government has no
more right-unless such right be given
it by a "know-nothing" Congress-to
take the taxpayers money and guaran-
tee a farmer a certain profit on his
crops than it has to guarantee cor
ner groceryman, who is operating at
a loss. that he will be given a profit
of $1,000 month out of the taxpayers
money, If he will continue to keep his
doors open.
There are reported to be nearly SIS
billion worth of farmers surplus
products now housed, which eventually
will rot and be thrown away, or else
given to foreign countries.
]. S. Porter.
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let no one try to tell the world-which has had
all too many things deglamorized in 1t already
that she was not sensationally good-looking.
Hands OF her in that respect! The tales Of
her slinky beauty are still needed to leaven
the rather dull and repetitious history Of man.
kind with . certain romantic zip.
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Whut's Good for Congress .

It's just too bad Congressman cannot
live on $12 ,500-plus. I think it is time
some one thought about giving the
servicemen a break. My husband is in
the Air Force and. including allotments,
makes only 1924 month. Try and
stretch this. congressman, to take care
of a wife and child.
If member of Congress can't get by
on $l2,500 year, what about the re-
tired people who spent the best years
of their lives working for the Govern
ment and now have to live on 1924?
And out of that they must pay income
tax. personal tax. sales tax, State tax,
county tax. city tax. etc.
Retired United States Clerk.
Greensboro. N. c.
Federal employees. whether Republi-
cans or Democrats or fence riders, are
now hoping and praying for a decent
salary increase from Congress and the
administration in order that they, too,
might catch up little with the high
cost OF living. 1t seems that the COM
mittee that investigated congressional
and judicial salaries and found them
entirely inadequate. didn't bother about
looking into Government employees in
adequate pay.
One of Them.
Why has our Government been so
Indifferent toward its older citizens in
recent years and so concerned over the
welfare Of persons in other countries?
Shouldn't charity begin at home?
Why should our Government object
to any one drawing social security and
earning as much as he can in private
employment?
One couldn't live on social security
alone.
Interested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04

For 20 years under the Roose-
velt-Truman reign, the country was
practically run by the labor unions
one-fourth or IS million of the work.
ing people.
Now, it seems. this administration is
determined that the farmers, SIS million
strong, shall have the say as to how
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Questions and Answers

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BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What portion of all the taxes COL
lected by the States does sales tax rep
resent?-B. r. D.
A. More than 90 per cent of the total
tax revenue of the States came from
sales tax levies in 1852.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19
DANBURY TWP.
ATHLETE PLAYS
BALL OVERSEAS

Gary Bandelean, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Bandelean, Danbury,
is now playing quarterback on the
Second Armored Division Travel
ers team in Germany.
Gary is stationed in Bad Kreuz-
mack, Germany and is playing in
the Rhine Conference. This con-
ference is made up of American
Base teams and have travelled to
England for one of their games.
The Second Armored Division
has won eight conference cham
pionships in various sports this
past year Gary has won a regular
opSition on the team.
For having won the conference
championship, the Division-Team
has been given a seven day leave
in which they will visit Garmish,
Germany. There, they will be hon
ored by a banquet for the victors.
After a visit in Garmish, Gary will
continue to Italy and Switzerland
Gary graduated from Danbury
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19

punted but once and neither team
lost the ball on downs. Fullback
Alan Jensen, playing his last game
for Port Clinton drove and plunged
for his best game of the season.
Halfback Bob Twarek, back in the
lineup after three weeks layoff,
was up to his old self and played
an outstanding game, but the of
fensive stars could not wipe out
the margin of weak defensive
squad.
Bellevue's Redmen kicked off to
Port Clinton and Dick Hazard re-
turned to his own 80 yard line.
The local eleven drove steadily to
the Bellevue 10 where they lost
the ball on a tumble. The Red
men of Bellevue took over there
but Port Clinton recovered a bad
pass from center on the two yard
line from where Alan Jensen
plunged over for the score, then
Jensen passed to Wood for the
extra point to make the score TO.
Early in the second quarter
Bellevue scored on an end sweep
from the Is yard line of Port Clin-
ton. The extra point was good and
the score stood IT. Receiving the
kickoff Port Clinton drove to their
own 40 where Jensen kicked out
to the Bellevue Is. Port Clinton
then recovered Bellevue tumble
on the SO. Jensen completed a
pass to Bob Wood to the IL yard
line where Jensen plunged over
for the score. Jensen then drove
over for the extra point. Bellevue
returned the kickoff to their 80
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19
Explorer Scouts To
Start Workmanship

AS soon as the Explorer Scouts
wind up their activity as co-spon-
sorS with the Rotary Club in the
Hobby Show this week they will
start their craftsmanship training.
Bob ZetZer has called a special
meeting at the rifle range next
Monday evening at seven o'clock.
The scouts are asked to bring
along broom, rags, and their
guns as they clean the range pre-
paratory fos their program this
winter Amy boy 14-17 is invited
to join the group
The craftsmanship program is
under the supervision of the Port
Clinton Rifle Club. This summer
the local boys took training at the
National Matches at Camp Perry,
and expect to enter team in ma
tional competition next year.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19
County Basketball
Opens On Tuesday

County Superintendent Edwin
Digby reports that with the clos
ing Of the football season the
county schools are arranging to
open their basketball schedules.
November %, Elmore high plays
at Gibsonburg and December 4,
Lakeside plays at Salem-Oak Har-
Dor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-19

for the varsity squad are: Bob
Wood, Marvin Ohm, Bernie Tibbs,
Al Jensen, Joe McAtee, Lou Laf-
fey, Bob Ellithorpe, Clayton Con
va, Jim Meek and Tim Mulligan.
Clyde Enderle, Bob Carter and
Charles Westphal were not present
Saturday but they are expected to
also be candidates for the first
five.
Coach Green has little time to
whip the boys in shape before the
first game with Bucyrus here at
the local gym on Friday night
December 3rd. Schedule for the
season games are as follows:
PORT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
Basketball Schedule
I954-55
Dec. 3-Friday BucyrUs, Home
Dec. Tues. Clyde, Away
Dec. tV-Ffl. tlffIn COLUMBIAN,
Away
Dec. 17-Friday Willard. Home
Dec. 21-TUesday Sandusky ST..
Mary's, Home
Jan. 7-Friday NorwaIk, Away
Jan. 1AFriday Lakeside, Home
Jan. 21-Friday SandUsky, Home
Jan. 25-Tuesday Fremont Ross,
Away
Feb. Tues. Gibsonburs, Away
Feb. 6-Saf. Bellevue, Home
Feb. 1I-Friday Bowling Green,
Home
Feb. g18-Fri. Oak Harbor, Away
Feb. 25-Friday Tiffin Calvert.
Away