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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
Bad Puy Bill

Your August 10 editorial, bad Pay
Bill, rapS the House for passing the z
per cent pay raise for postal workers.
The editorial states. In an election year
it is not surprising that the union
potentialities won out" The vote was
$50 to %. can name-your political
reporters can name-many Of the $50
whose constituencies include little IL
any vote compelling by unions Most
Of the 352 simply voted to correct pay
inequities for underpaid postal workers.
Debate before the vote revealed that.
Your editorial says the pay raise bill
should be linked to the Post ONCE De-
partment proposed Redistribution and
proposed increase in first-claSs postage
rates. In approving the pay raise bill,
the majority report of the House Post
Office and Civil Service Committee
documented its condemnation of the
proposed Redistribution by outlining
its faults. The Senate Appropriations
Committee gave parallel criticism, add
ing that the work of the hand-picked
outside management firm, highly paid
by the Post Office Department to make
tailor-made department report ON
Redistribution, could have been better
accomplished by regular Government
department The present bill provides
for sensible study of Redistribution.
AS for the proposed postage rate in
crease, separate bill on that subject
was reported by the House Post ONCE
and Civil Service Committee five months
ago. This bill was never brought up for
discussion on the floor, apparently so
it could be tackled on to the pay raise
bin to force Congressman to approve
it if they wished to approve pay raises.
This combined mismated pay raise
and postage increase bill was brought
on the floor with the same title and
number as the original pay raise bill.
Republican Representative Corbett.
author of the pay raise bill. stated on
the floor: 1T was an unjust transfer
nation done without my knowledge or
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Boxers View On Wheot Surplus

In your July 81 issue, there appeared
q letter from Robert p. Skinner max
ing some observations which invite
comment and correction.
He refers to the 'baf1ing" wheat
surplus and calls attention to sug-
gestion by Secretary Benson that con-
sumption Of one additional slice of
bread daily would take up 100 million
bushels of our surplus each year. This
indeed would increase utilization of our
wheat supply. although 1t should be
noted that 100 million bushels repre-
sents approximately only 10 per cent
of our surplus.
Mr.. Skinner also stated that people
do not like our commercial bread be-
cause, among other things, it is taste
less as possible" attributing such char
acterization to the Department of Agri-
culture; but If the reference is correct,
it is, to say the least, unfortunate as
well as untrue. While it may be that
some people do not like commercial
bread, experience has demonstrated
time and again that the vast majority
Of consumers do prefer this bread. For
those who prefer speciality breads. or
those of firmer texture, most stores
are able to supply their needs. No
consumer need 60 without the partic-
ular type of bread he prefers. This is
strictly matter of taste and has moth
ing to do with the nutritional qualities
of the bread. which are the same
whether the bread is of firm texture
or soft one.
Eminent medical and nutritional
authorities, including the United States
Public Health Service, have repeatedly
affirmed that white enriched bread is
one of our most nutritious foods, con-
tanning, as it does, substantial guam
titles of milk and the daily require
mentS of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin
and IRON DR.. Norman Jolliffe, director
of the Bureau of Nutrition, Department
of Health in New York City, echoed
the views of these same authorities
when he declared:
a.. the improvement In the Amer
lean diet as a result Of bread and
-four enrichment !. is possibly
the most important public health
advancement since compulsory pas
teuriZation of milk"
With reference to Mr.. SINNERS rec
itation Of the low per capita consump-
ton in the United States as compared
with substantially greater consump-
ton in several foreign countries, the
answer may be found in the fact that
consumers in the United States, be-
cause of the tremendous chronological
improvements in food processing in the
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consent" The bill was defeated. But
the House Rules Committee refused
to report out the original pay raise bill
SO Congress could vote on it until 218
Congressman of both parties signed a
discharge petition SO that finally the
majority was allowed to work its will
and approve the pay raise. The pest
age pay raise bill can still be brought
up for a vote.
Now there is great clamor-some
of it obviously inspired--that because
the House voted overwhelmingly to-
raise postal pay, this will mean failure
of all postal and classified pay in
creases. Actually small but well-or-
ganized minority has blocked and de-
layed the majority will-252 to 20
because that minority wanted neither
postal nor classified pay raises.
The time-worn strategy of such OBJ
structionists is to delay action until
the final legislative jam. For months
while this minority dawdled the postal
and classified pay problems could have
been out on the floor for carefully con-
sidered action. Your editorial states
the House "has imperiled the pay pros
poets of Federal workers at large" You
are mistaken: it was a willful small
minority of the House which has de-
liberately confused the issue.
James Richard Common.
X
was shocked and surprised when
read your editorial, bad Pay Bill"
The member unions that make up
the Government Employees Council
and vast majority of all field service
postal employees are members of unions
and associations that are affiliated with
the Government Employees Council
AFL are not opposed to some postal
rate increases, but we believe that each
bill favorably reported by the House
Post Office and Civil Service Commit
tee to the House should stand or fall
on its own merits. The members of the
House Post Office and Civil Service
Committee spent several months study
ing and hearing testimony on the
question of postal rate increases, re-
classification of postal field service
positions, salaries and fringe benefits
for postal and Federal employees, and
by majority vote, and in some instances
unanimous VOTE recommended to the
House separate legislation for postal
rate increases, salary increases and
fringe benefits for Classification Act
employees.
1t is my opinion that II the leader
ship of the House could not persuade
the House Rules Committee to issue
rule to bring to the floor of the House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

jury slowed him down any and the time re-
DR.. Bannister was reported suffering from a
heavy cold on the same day. It should be
interesting to get them together again when
both are completely 1T. The timekeepers
will need to be alert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

For shame! Now the 83rd Congress
is adjourning apd what legislation has
it passed to help the retiree, who re-
tired prior to April /, 1913? These
faithful servants who have served SO
faithfully the best years of their lives
what is their reward? For shame !
say If Congress can enjoy its vacation
after such cruelty and injustice, they
are as hard as their actions prove.
certainly hope we get some new faces
in Congress. men who have heart
for their fellow Americans.
Annuitant.
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7 Refuse to Answer


Is not the bill to which The Star
refers in the August editorial, II Re-
fuse to Answer" clearly designed to
evade clause of the Fifth Amend
ment of the Constitution? Is it not
clear that Congress cannot repeal
logically part of the Constitution by
passing law instead of the more
difficult but legal process of enacting
an amendment?
Nearly all Well-informed persons
agree that the voters would never per-
NIT the Constitution to be so amended
that any citizen would be required to
testify against himself. But now comes
this smart idea that Congress can de-
feat the will of the voters with clever
law.
If Congress can do that to the Fifth
Amendment, it could annul any other
part of the Constitution by the same
process. For example, the Third Amend
ment that mo soldier shall, in time of
peace, be quartered in any house with
out the consent of the owner, nor in
time of war but in Q manner to be
prescribed by law" could be evaded by
Congress enacting law promising the
owner compensation for any harm or
inconvenience caused him as result
of such quartering in time of peace.
Suppose that after the bill to alter
the Fifth Amendment became law, a
reluctant witness were asked to testify
against himself under protection of
the promised immunity Could he not
under the Fifth Amendment, which
would still be law, decide for himself
whether to accept and risk that pro-
lection? Yes, he could be put into jail,
because the officials have the physical
force; but the Fifth Amendment would
still mean exactly what it says, and
the witness could not possibly under
the law be compelled to testify against
himself.
The same fundamental principles
prevail now as always since our Govern
ment was established. The prosecution
must build its case without any COM
pulsory assistance from the accused.
The current wave of fear and hatred
does not justify our going back to
thumbkin and rack
George Frederick Miller.
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Letters to The Star 1,

these bills, then the leadership should
have attempted to suspend the rule
and bring to the floor the individual
bills. and let them ride or fall at the
will of the majority Of the members of
the House.
The Corbett bill as passed by the
House by vote Of $50 for and 80
against. provides for temporary salary
increase and congressional study Of
Redistribution of the positions in the
postal field service. How could any legis-
lation be fairer than the provisions Of
the so-called Corbett bill?
We strongly believe that the postal
and Federal employees are entitled to
a salary adjustment with no strings
attached. but that human beings should
be paid their just salaries regardless
OF postal rate increases or decreases.
Thomas G. Walters,
Operations Director, Government
Employees Council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
h 4
Postal employees were sorry to see their
old friend, The Evening Star. again SO
badly beclouded by dollar signs that it
was unable to see human needs in its
editorial, bad Pay Bill"
To set the record straight, ! should
like to answer your criticism of H. r.
9245, the Corbett bill, point by point.
/. Instead Of harming the chances of
other Federal employees for an increase.
the postal employee groups have played
an important part in getting them past
raises and in bringing them near cur
rent one. You need only read the coll
umns Of your own very able Joe Young
to obtain proof of that. The Corbett
bill, like postal wage measures in the
past, sets precedent for Congress to
follow with Federal employees.
q The Post Office employees have
played vital part in cutting down the
postal deficit by increasing their pro-
ductivity by "a per cent in the five re-
cent years. The fact that deficit re-
mains is not their fault. Nor should
they be expected to continue more than
$500 year behind their 1889 spendable
income because a Government depart
ment loses money.
8. The Corbett bill provides for
sound and objective study to wipe out
any inequities that may exist in the
postal pay schedule. Contrary to the
Summerfield plan, it is not based on a
slam-bang three months study Of the
postal service nor will it suggest that
an appointed official be given unprec-
edented powers over employees.
4. The employees did not launch
bitter fight" against the raising of
postage rates. They took no position on
the measure whatsoever. They did,
however. insist that the salary bill
should be considered on it's own merits
and'a rate bill on its own merits. They
believed it was completely unjust to
couple the two questions under a rule
that would prevent amendments.
r. G. Hallbeck,
Legislative Representative, National
Federation of Post Office Clerks.
Editors note: The Star editorial
did not say that the employees fought
the postal rate bill, as SUCH 1t said
the unions Launched a bitter fight
against the administration PLAN
which CALLED for "a modest pay in
crease provided under a postal re-
classification BILL" coupled with "a
measure to boost mail rates.')
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

A reader can get the answer to any question
of fact by writing The Evening Star lntor-'
nation Bureau 1900 Eye st. NV Washing
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return DcStage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.


@. Does the carob tree grow in the.
United States?-J. c.
A. It has been planted experimentally
in Southern California as fodder, and
as an ornamental street tree. From
ancient times the carob, or st. Johns
bread. tree has been cultivated for its
edible pods. Their small seeds are re-
markably uniform and are said to have,
been the original carat weight used by.
jewelers..
@. How long a waiting period is. usu-
ally set between the time parents are
given child and the final legal adop-
tion?-H. B.
A.. Usually months to year must
elapse before the parents can apply for
legal adoption, which is granted by the
court after a hearing. The adoption
statutes of most States follow a general
pattern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-14

Pen-annaes may be used II letters carry
tDriterS' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24

sweep these to its mouth. Huxley
said "the barnacle was a crus.
tacean fixed by its head and
kicking the food into its mouth
by its legs" It goes to show what
a versatile fellow is the barnacle.
Bill Barnacle is a hard-shelled
individual once attached to his
home can be removed only by q
sharp chisel. Like a clam, he
closes his doors against invaders
and can rest for hours unless the
water suddenly becomes un-
pleasant. When exposed to the
air, he quickly bolts his door
until his curiosity pushes him to
investigate. The bottom of your
boat may be incrusted with a
layer Of barnacles. the founda-
ton Of millions more The re-
moval is tedious, taking more
time than applying q coat Of
marine paint to cover the scars.
There have been many patents
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Natures Children

about SIS million for fuel.
Again we see where we could
save millions by hQuidating this
sea rover.
To combat the depredations Of
these costly marine criminals
would be costly In the beginning.
As long as there have been sail
ing vessels the dense masses Of
crustaceans have fouled up their
bottoms and chains.
The young barnacle is a free
swimmer, almost invisible. After
several moults it changes its
form to become a tiny biyalve.
like a musseI. called a cyprid. 1t
continues to swim about, being
provided now with sucker discs
by means of which 1t attaches
itself to any comfortable object.
The food Of the barnacleN is
the minute organisms which
TEEN at the surface. The feather
Like legs Of the young barnacles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
Annapolis Residents Told
TO Curb Wafer Uses
BY The Assoeia.sd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md. July a.
Mayor Arthur g. Ellington has
called on residents to stop
sprinkling lawns or wasting
water in any way until q me-
chanical drought in Annapolis
can be rectified.
One Of the three 1.000-gallon-
a-minute wells that supplies the
city water went out of operation
yesterday.
The city recently decided to
drill a fourth well for just such
emergencies.
The failure cut the city's
available water supply from
$500. 900 gallons q day to $780,
600. Mr.. Ellington said the ban
would be lifted as soon as the
weN ID repaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24

Mr.. Dale decided to lead a
heart against the four spade
contract. He made the standard
choice Of his fourth highest. the
five. The six went on from dunn
my. Now If Mr.. Masters had
played his king, Mr.. Abel could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
Frustrating BarnacIe.

Looks are often deceiving. The
barnacle resembles an opening
rosebud, but his friends and rel
atives remind you of q night
mare. The family Is extremely
prosperous, their destructive
ability running into over 500
million annually.
Bill Barnacle is a name given
marine growths Of whatever kind
attaching themselves to the bot
toms of vessels. Next to edible
fish, they have the greatest eco
nomic Importance Of our marine
life.
Out of every ton Of coal or
barrel Of oil used to propel ships.
q large portion of the power is
used to give barnacles q free ride.
It Is estimated that the United
Shipping Board spends Turing
then course Of Q normal year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
AWord to the Wise
Fronk Beck
BY Mrs. Fronk Colby


Sioux City: If Frenchmen is
the plural Of Frenchman. why
isn't Germen the plural Of Ger
man?-P. L. v.
A. Frenchman is a compound
French plus man. German is
not a compound Of Ger plus man.
The plurals Of German, Burman,
Mussulman and Ottoman are
formed by adding "s."
Gallup: Which is correct, 'Dr.
Brown operated on Mrs. Smith"
or 'Dr. Brown operated Mrs.
Smith" ?-L. B.
A. DR.. Brown may operate his
automobile. or his x-ray ma
chine; but ] doubt that he could
operate, Mrs. Smith. Better
say: DR.. Brown operated ON
Mrs. Smith.
Sprinfield: What Is the COR.
rect pronunciation Of ENGLISH?
-Steno.
A. Never pronounce the first
syllable ENG" as In length. And
be sure to. start the second syll-
able with the sound Of hard e."
Say: ING-glish.
WadSworth: Our English
teacher insists that Miss Davis
first name, Bette. rhymes with
wet and set. Is our teacher all
wet by pronouncing it Bet?
Or do ! rate confetti by pro-
nouncing 1t Betty? May
A. Offer to wager q sum that's
not pretty. that lovely Miss Davis
pronounces it Betty Then say
as he haStens to settle his debt,
"You see, sir, I knew you'd be
losing your Bet.
Camden: All good detective
stories quote the French phrase,
"cherchez. la femme" Please
pronounce and define.--E. p. j.
A. The phrase Is pronounced:
shair-SHAY la FAM. It means
look for the woman" for the
practical French believe that
| there is q woman involved In
every question.
/ fpistributed BY McNaugft Syndicate. Inc. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
Our Presidents
By Honore M. cotudol


(which President was q
graduate Of Yale?
Nv hich President has
written of meeting his future
wife In these words: 'Ia was
8 years old. In my Sunday
school class was a beautiful
little girl with golden curls. I
was smitten at once and still
am-she's Mrs. -?
-3-Henry Clay, great Ameri-
lean statesman, was defeated
for the presidency three times.
Who were his successful OPP
ponents?
ANSWERS on next page.)
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Word Come
Find Al or more words in
CHASSEUR.

meaning, lone Of a body of light
troops in the French army" Az
erage Is A; time limit, IS min
utes.
Rules Of the game. Words must be
of four or more letters. 2. Words which
IS, such as bats" cats are not
used. 3. Only one form Of word v
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
By LiIlion Cox Athey

through the years, but to date
nothing but very drastic rneas-
ures succeed In discouraging the
pest. Science alone will solve the
serious problem, and since more
citizens are purchasing boats. we
must keep our hopes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
Fumous Fables
By {. E. Edgar
30

CURIOSITY James
Smithson, founder Of the
Smithsonian Institution, died
Of a strange malady which
physicians were unable to
diagnose.
Shortly before he passed
away he asked his doctor:
"Will you please perform
an autopsy after ! am gone?
I am dying to find out what
ails me-"
COLLECTION - French
author Anatole France was
an avid collector of paint
ings, but rarely got his
moneys worth.
France was always on the
lookout for new additions to
his collection. Whenever he
stayed at a hotel he, would
stroll down the corridors
and peek in at every open
door. # he noticed q paint
ing on the wall. his interest
would be aroused and he
would enter the room for q
closer look. Rarely did he
bother to knock.
Nobody paid any atten-
ton to him, but OCCASION
ally the house detective. At
such times the novelist had
to do some tall explaining
in the managers Office. To
straighten things out. he
would usually end up by
buying the painting. After
several years OF travelling he
became the owner of one Of
the worlds worst art collec-
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24

Mr.. Dale decided to lead a
heart against the four spade
contract. He made the standard
choice Of his fourth highest. the
five. The six went on from dunn
my. Now If Mr.. Masters had
played his king, Mr.. Abel could
have made his contract easily.
That Is. he could have killed
the king with the ace and then
latter extracting trumps) lead a
heart toward dummy's jack. Thus
he would have lost only one trick
each in hearts. diamonds and
clubs.
But Of course Mr.. Masters
didn't play the king Of hearts.
After checking briefly he put In
the nine spot, believing 1t would
knock out the ace.
Here was his reasoning: First
what kind of a suit had Mr.. Dale
led from? If it were short suit
(three cards or less) then Mr..
Abel would have at least four
hearts. But Mr.. Abel had bid
spades and diamonds. He had
never mentioned hearts. Wouldn't
he have bid a four or five card
major. The only sensible answer
was yes.
Therefore. Mr.. Dale's lead
must be fourth highest from a
broken suit of four or more cards.
And therefore the rule of II
would apply. Deducting the
number Of the card led from II,
Mr.. Masters determined there
were six hearts higher than the
five spot outside of Mr.. Dale's
hand. He could see five Of these
In his own hand and dummy.
That left Mr.. Abel with just one.
Which one?
Well, Mr.. Masters couldn't
answer this last question for
sure. But he made the follow
ing logical differences. Mr.. Dale
is q sound player and almost
never underleads an ace from
q long suit against q suit con-
tract. That would place the
ace In Mr.. Abel's hand.
Then there was the fact Mr..
Abel had opened the bidding
and made two additional bids
while Mr.. Dale had passed
throughout the auction. There
fore certainly any card as good
rs an ace would be held by Mr..
Abel.
These thoughts passed through
Mr.. Masters mind in much less
time than it has taken you to
read them. When he played
the nine Of hearts at trick one,
the contract was doomed. There
was no way for MIR. Abel to avoid
the loss Of two hearts, a diamond
and q club.
(copyrighs 1854. General Features corp.)
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Answer e EFTRoNTEEY.

font. forty, forte. fore. Tot. foyer. 'front.'
fret. free, fryer, rent, reft. reef. refer.
reentry, ote. often, one. oye. note. terry.
trey. troy. tree. tyros yogA