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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
I'm fine" moaned Jones.

I'm fine" moaned Jones.
Great" shouted Bone
Crusher. giving an extra
squeeze.
BY this time, Jones was ex-
hausted, and almost ready to
drop to his knees and shout
"Unclei Uncle" "A silly thing
to say. but that is what you
are supposed to say. in such
cases.)
He tried to pull his crushed
hi nd away, to see how many
bones were broken this time.
He reckoned without Bone
CruSher, who liked to crush
bones.
Glad to see you looking so
WELL" he shouted. while his
victim tried another tentative
pull.
The best wishes of the sea-
son." roared Bone Crusher.
And the same to your
shrieked Templeton Jones, as,
with a final yank, he tore his
manned hand away at last.
Bone Crusher walked away
with the air of a man who has
done a very good deed in a very
naughty world.
Templeton Jones went home
to soak his hand in EPSON
sailed water.
The next time 1 see that
guy" sighed he.
What you going to do,
Temp" we asked. Shoot
him?"
Temp Jones grinned.
mo-" he answered. RUM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
THE POLITICAL MILL
Politics and Economics to Clash
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Politics and economics will
clash in the coming session Of
Congress in several areas, in
GLIDING Federal taxes and
farm legislation. With a ma
tional election just around the
corner, this is not entirely sur
prising. The economists. how
ever, have gotten in the first
lick. A report on TAX Policy
and Economic Growth" pre-
pared by a subcommittee on
Tax Policy of the Joint Com
mittee on the Economic Re-
port, has just been made pub
lie. 1t throws cold water on
proposals to cut Federal taxes
this coming year.
May Be Good Politics
Instead. it recommends that
any surplus Federal revenues
be used to reduce the Federal
Governments debt which now
stands close to $3.50 billion.
This may be good economics
and it might even be good pol
itics, If the general public
could be made to understand
the issues. The politicians.
however, are inclined to be-
lieve that the run-of -the-mine
citizen will prefer to have his
taxes cut without further
delay.
This issue, tax reduction
versus debt reduction, is likely
to cut across party lines. The
position of the Eisenhower ad-
ministration has not yet BEEN
fully revealed. It seems certain.
however, that President Eisen-
hover will not recommend an
immediate tax reduction in
either his state-of-the-Un
message, to be delivered to
Congress January 5, nor in his
budget message which will
come later and will deal with
the fiscal policies Of the Gov
eminent, although he may ex-
press a hope that a reduction
may be justified later.
A prediction has been made
that the Federal budget will
be balanced by the end OF the
present fiscal year, and has
been generally accepted. The
Presidents insistence has been,
from the inception OF his adj
ministration, that a budget
balance must be in sight
before new general tax re-
auctions should be enacted
into law. With this happier
situation now in sight, the
pressure for tax reduction will
be strong upon both the Con-
gress and the President.
Democratic leaders in Con-
gress, including Senator john
son Of Texas. majority leader,
and Senator George of Georgia.
ranking Democratic member of
the Finance Committee, have
come out in favor of some form
of tax relief at the coming
session. Senator George has
suggested that this relief might
take the form of increased tax
exemption for individual in
come tax payers. 1t is reported
this would take many low-in-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

Templeton Jones shrank
as he saw Bone Crusher COM
| ing toward him.
Everybody has at least one
in his life.
Jones' crusher is a mighty
| fine man, intelligent, decent.
literate.
Not for the world would
Temp Jones say thing
against him.
But those mighty hand
muscles create havoc or and
in the hands Of lesser, men.
When old Bone Crusher
seized your hand and gives it
q hearty shake you think a
bear has hold of you.
Temp Jones shrank, but it
did no good.
Jones knew, from past ex-
perience. that it wouldn't.
Mr.. Crusher rushed forward
with extended right hand.
How are you, Templeton?"
he asked, cheerfully.
Manfully, Templeton Jones
extended his hand.
He was in for it. now.
There was no getting out of
it now.
Worlds might fall apart, as
! the man says in his books.
| Nations might totte~, and
come to an end; the nubulae
cohere to something else, and
the stars fade away.
These and other dire things
might happen, but that Mr..
Bone Crusher would shake
hands neatly was something
that never would happen,
worlds without end.
X X X,
Temp Jones knew the old
trick Of handling such a man.
1t is simply to get the jump
on the other, and thrust the
hand as far into the others
as 1t will go, so that thumb
and fingers are far in.
Old B. Crusher was not to
be outdone.
Before Jones could make the
final thrust home, the power
full fingers had caught Jones'
lesser fingers.
Right around the thumb
and fingers the powerful
muscles contracted, so that
the pain shot as far as the
elbow.
In an excess Of friendliness,
Mr.. c began to bear down.
BY this time Templeton
grew pale In the lace.
How are you, how are you?"
asked Crusher. all Joy and
happiness.
Temp Jones wanted to
shout, "All right, you idiot, If
you will let go of my hand"
He dared not say so, how
ever, for the light of happiness
and goodwill shone in Crush
er's eyes. and the broad smile
was evidence of all that is
good in life.
So Templeton Jones did
what we all do, in such q stu
alton.
He suffered in silence.
In fact, being no less po-
lite land idiotic) than other
men, he managed a smile Of
his own. and even was able
to wiggle the tortured fingers
q bit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31

come persons, perhaps mil
lions, OF the Federal income
tax rolls entirely.
But the Democrats are not
solid in support Of immediate
tax reduction. Senator Harry
Flood Byrd of Virginia, chair
man of the Senate Finance
Committee, believes that be-
ginning should be made at
cutting down the huge ma
tional debt. He has insisted
right along that the Federal
budget must be balanced be-
fore a move is made in either
direction.
On the Republican side of
the Senate chamber, Senator
William F. Knowland of Cali
fornia, minority leader, has
declared himself in favor of
debt reduction before any
further cut in taxes is made.
He does not eliminate entirely
the idea of a tax cut at the
coming session, but insists (a)
the budget must be balanced
and (b) a beginning be made
to pay off the debt before
taxes are cut.
Senator Knowland and Sen
ator Byrd, working together
on this problem. may be able
to stem the flood of imme-
date tax reduction demands
though this again is doubtful.
Revenue legislation originates
in the House and should the
House produce a tax cut bill
the pressure on the Senate will
be intense. Legislators who be-
lieve their constituents want
their taxes cut-and who face
their constituents at the polls
next November - may be
greatly tempted to take the
cash and let the credit go.
Doesn't Make Votes
They may prove blind to the
subcommittee report on tax
policy, which says: "A tax
rate reduction next year in the
face of a booming economy
might well be inflationary.
Rather. tax policy aimed at
stabilizing the Nations econ
omy would call for applying
the surplus lover and above a
balanced budget) to reducing
the bank-held Federal debt.
Only in highly prosperous
times such as the present are
We likely to find it economi-
cally possible to reduce the
level of the Federal debt. We
should reduce the Federal debt
during periods of boom to
Offset the deficits resulting
dur ..lg periods of recession and
depression"
This makes sense, If it
doesn't make votes. Senator
Knowiand is old fashioned
enough, along with that Treas
ury watchdog. Senator Byrd,
to believe thai something
should be done about the ma
tional debt-instead of just in
creasing it. AS Senator Know
land points out, it would take
some $50 years to pay the debt
off-at a billion dollars a year.
That's quite a time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
Detention Home Delay

1t Is regret able that there will be
more delay in providing nearby Virginia
with a juvenile detention home. Diff
culties over selection of a site have
plagued the undertaking from the outset.
And now attorneys for the four jurisdic-
lions involved have reached the conclu-
sion that new legislation, authorizing
creation of special INTERPRETATIONS
operating agency, will be needed to bring
the project into being.
About year ago the governments
OF Arlington and Fairfax Counties and
Of the cities of Alexandria and Falls
Church agreed to pool resources for a
regional detention home for juveniles
held by the police for any reason. An
interjurisdictional committee began
search for site that would be convenient
for the participating communities An
other committee began a study Of legal
aspects of the enterprise. Several sites
were proposed, but vigorous opposition
from nearby residents developed in each
instance. The site question is still in
the air.
The legal study, meanwhile, disclosed
major complications in the way Of Joint
ownership and operation of such an es-
Enlistment. So the committee of law
yerS has recommended the setting up OF
regional authority as means of getting
around conflicting laws and procedures
of the four governments. 1t will require
special legislation from the forthcoming
General Assembly to pave the way for a
Joint authority. The juvenile detention
problem is so acute, however, that the
effort to obtain the legislation would be
justified. Meanwhile, juveniles will con-
tinue to be subjected to confinement in
improper and inadequate facilities in
Northern Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31

@. Was the automobile in
dustry the first to use the
assembly-line principle of pro-
duction? w. w. T.
A. No. In his book, Amer
lean Mass Production" Roy
Bramson tells of the produc-
ton system used by a Connect
icut carriage works over 100
years ago. The Newhall Car
riage Works turned out a An
ished carriage every hour by
using power-driven machinery
to produce standard parts
which were assembled on a
line. An English company of
that period built railroad
freight cars and assembled
them by drawing the frames
down a track past workmen
who added the various parts.
O. How much finer than
Ak confectionery sugar is
the new l0-X sugar? Do
recipes have to be changed in
order to substitute 10-x for
Ak? l.. l..
A. The new l0-X is about
SO per cent finer than Ak,
but there is no significant diff
ference in volume and no
change need be made in reci-
pes. The new product was
made finer in order to produce
creamier and smoother icings
and other uncooked sugar
products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
A Few Warning SiqnoIs

Dr. EQWln U. NOurSe served as CHAIR
man of former President Truman's Coun-
Gil of Economic Advisers. This being so,
some people will be skepticai of his pre-
diction that business and industry may
be in for decline in volume of from Is
to 20 per cent next year.
But Dr. Nourse was not making
political forecast In fact, he went so
far as to say that the boom OF the last
three years resulted in no small part from
confidence in the Eisenhower admins
tration as the creator "of an atmosphere
favorable to business" The possibility
of a change in administrations next year,
he added, will be one factor in slowing
down the BOOM
More substantial evidence than this
can be cited in support of DR.. Nourse's
objectivity, however Harlow Curtice,
president of General Motors, can hardly
be accused Of trying to put the skids
under this administration. He says we
can expect decline of about IL per cent
in auto production in 1856. This view
is not shared by all members of the motor
industry, but, coming from Mr.. Curtice,
1t Is warning signal which should not
be overlooked.
Another stop, look and listen sign
has been hoisted by the Federal Reserve
Board. This agency keeps track of such
things as installment debt. And it re-
ports that the total debt in this category
increased in 1855 by SIS billion to reach
record total at October's end of $27 bill
lion. This Is what Dr. Nourse had in
mind when he said that the stimulus
which came from ma isive credit extern
sion in 1855 will turn into a neutral or
even restraining influence in 1856.
People can't spend next years income
when 1t has already been hooked. And
the old 24-month automobile purchase
contract is fading out of the picture. A
typical contract now runs for 80 months,
and a substantial number of cars have
been sold on &C. month basis This is
device which can increase sales at any
given time. But 1t also means that to-
days buyer will not be in the market for
another new car for three years
There is not necessarily any conflict
between these developments and the
seemingly more optimistic forecast which
came few days ago from Secretary of
Commerce Weeks. Mr. Weeks was not
talking about a single industry, or even
a few industries His forecast was based
on a survey of Is major industries And
his prediction that business activity will
continue cat or close to" the 1855 level
was limited to the first six months of
1856. He did not attempt to say what
the trend may be in the latter half of
the year.
1t would be wise, however, not to
bank on an undisturbed BOOM There
are bound to be downs as well as ups in
our economy. The thing to strive for is
the prevention Of excessive curves, either
up or down. If that can be done, If pro-
duction can be kept in reasonable balance
with consumer demand and consumer
purchasing power, we will have nothing
to fear. For in this country of ours, over
the long pull, demand and purchasing
power are almost certain to expand and
grow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
Fight to Survive

The Christmas week ends
WAR OF the Road" produced
over 600 known dead and an
unreported number of wounded
and MANNED.
Operation Kill Yourself"
goes on day after day. week
after week and year after year
with only protests and appeals
to end this needless slaughter.
Even predicting the number
20 die on holiday week ends
produces no letup in the War
of the Road" So let's stop
wasting time in making pre-
dictions of tnose who want to
kill themselves.
I propose that we start a
major war of aggression on
these enemies of our peace
on these enemies of our fami-
lies. these enemies of our prop
erty and lives. Starting with
the New Year week end, let's:
Use our armed forces to sup
plement State forces and to
adequately patrol all our high
ways. Use enough troops so
that the enemy will not be able
to sneak through any weak
points. Give them adequate
authority and order them to
get every violator.
Make extensive use Of cleo
tronic warfare radar. Use
enough equipment. soon enough
and tough enough.
Capture all violators Of safe
driving rules and treat them as
war criminals with full and ex-
tensive punishment. including
prison.
Treat speeding and drinking
violators and those driving de-
fective cars as potential muir
derers, for that is what they
are.
Pleading and protests have
failed. We can win this war If
we really want to. II 1t saves
lives and families, it will be
worth the cost and effort.
Seymour Schulman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
Assurance

The NeD Year trail may take
us through
Sombre mountains. into neD
Experiences of ridge and hollot7,
And unknoWn moods, but toe
iDill tollotD
Well the path our faith made
for us,
With our hope soft tDingtng
DER us,
With our loue, through fog. up
rock,
A kind OF trusty dlpenstock.
Eloine v. Emons
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Evening star., 1955-05-02
Runaway Plane Kills
Mechanic in Back Yard

An airplane mechanic was
mangled to death yesterday when
he was caught in the propeller
of a plane he was working on in
the back yard of his College
Park CMd) home.
The small plane, from which
the wings had been removed, ap-
parently jumped the chocks be-
meath its wheels and hit Andrew
c. Slemp. jr., Al, of 8606 Balti-
more boulevard, Prince Georges
County police reported.
After knocking Mr.. Slemp
down, the plane continued for
ward until it rammed into the
inside rear wall of the garage.
There were no witnesses to
the accident. police said. Mrs.
Slemp. who was in the basement,
heard the crash when the plane
struck the garage wall. She went
outside to investigate. At first
she did not see her husband.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Virginia Dunned
For 1863 Bond
By Frenchmun

RICHMOND, Va, May 2 R.-
From Neuilly, France, came a
letter addressed to monsieur lie
gouverneur" Thomas B. Stanley
bearing respectful greetings"
and seeking payment on a $100
bond and 20 coupons issued
January Is, 1868. by the Con-
federate States of America and
redeemable January /, 1880.
The writer, M. Bertin, ex-
planned that he had found them
among some family papers.
In the absence of Gov. STAN
ley, State Treasurer Jesse Dillon
informed the writer that Vir-
ginia, in the first place, could not
be responsible for bonds issued
by the entire Confederacy and,
secondly, both the Federal and
State constitutions prohibit pay
ment.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
1000 Officers Open
LoqisticuI Muneuyer

FIT. LEE. Va. May 2 (R.-
A war without gunfire was
launched here today with the
opening of the Army's giant
logistical maneuver. Logex-55.
Nearly 1000 officer students
from technical and administra-
tive schools plunged into a week.
long test of battle support opera
tions. Although no field troops
are taking part in the exercises,
a realistic combat scenario will
test the student officers skill In
handling staff problems behind
the lines. The maneuver will
wind up at noon Saturday.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
.Sherbow Set
.ToHeud Probe

BALTIMORE, May 2 P.-At-
torney General c. Ferdinand Sy-
bert today asked former Judge
Joseph Sherbow of Baltimore to
conduct the States investigation
of the Department Of Employ
ment Security.
Mr.. Sybert, whose Office was
assigned to supervise the inquiry
last week, said Mr.. Sherbow has
accepted and will promptly un-
dertake the task.
The former Judge Of Balti-
more's Supreme Bench, Mr..
Sherbow is a former peoples
counsel and general counsel to
the Public Service Commission.
He also has been chairman and
member Of many State commits
sions, including the Commission
on Distribution of State Reve-
nues. generally known as the
Sherbow Commission.
Mr.. Sherbow is expected to
investigate charges concerning
operation of the Employment
Security Department, including
use of a $234,000 administrative
fund to buy cars and cover $6, 900
in luncheon and travel expenses,
padding of the payroll at the
Cumberland Office and other ir-
regularities.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Bottles Son to Direct
Campaign for Smith

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
May 2 (SpeciaD John S.
Battle. jr.. has been named CAM
paign chairman for William
Massie Smith. candidate for the
State Senate from the district
which includes Charlottesville
and the counties of Albemarle,
Fluvanna. Greene and Madison.
T. Dallas Bailey will be CO.
chairman in charge of campaign
headquarters.
Mr.. Battle. son of former Gov.
Battle. and Mr.. Bailey were
named by a steering committee
composed of Strother F. Hamm,
Chesley Haden. Joseph T. Hen
ley, Llewellyn P. Haden. David
w. Carr. Battle and Bailey.
Mr.. Smith, a Charlottesville
attorney, will run against State
Senator E. o. McCue, jr., for the
Democratic nomination in the
July IL primary.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Pepco TO Raise
Maryland Rate

BALTIMORE, May 2 R.-
The Maryland Public Service
Commission today approve d
higher rates sought by Potomac
Electric Power Co. for the WASH
ington suburban area and made
them effective May 6. the same
date approved for an increase
within the District of Columbia.
The increase approved are ex-
pected to furnish the company
about $833.731 additional rev.
enue from its operations in the
Maryland suburbs of Washing
ton, or an increase of about 5 4
per cent.
To the urban residential user,
the new rate schedule will mean
an increase Of SGT per cent in
his monthly bill.
The city of Rockville, which
strongly protsted the requested
increase at a hearing before the
commission last Thursday. will
have to pay Is per cent more
for electricity for street lights
under the schedule approved to-
day. The city did not protest
the higher rates asked for resi-
Dental service.
Also approved was a reduced
differentiail between the COM
pany's rates for urban residen-
tial users and suburban users.
The suburban rates, for those
living on farms or other thinly
populated areas, have been about
SIPS higher than those 1or city
dwellers. The new differential
will be but IS cents.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Man Slain in Street Row,
Woman Knifer Sought

A 39-year-old piano tuner from
Holland was stabbed to death
during melee in the 1900 block
of T street NV. last night, police
reported.
The victim was jacques c.
Van Naamen, of Ills Twelfth
street NV, a former merchant
seaman. Detectives said his as
sailant was colored woman who
fled after the stabbing.
1t. Lawrence A. Hartnett of
the homicide squad said Mrs.
Van Naamen was seen arguing
loudly with a colored man and
three colored women. One of
the women, he said, had a long
butcher knife.
No witnesses to the stabbing,
however, have been found. 1t.
Hartnett said. Mr.. Van Naamen
was stabbed five times in the
chest, and the knife penetrated
the heart once.
Police began seeking a 32-year-
old woman, S feet 8 inches tall
and weighing about $50 pounds.
She was last seen, they said, leav-
ing her home with a bundle of
clothing.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Fom1iIyStrife
Is Blamed
In Desertion

Montgomery County juvenile
authorities today were to decide
how to care temporarily for a
3-month-old abandoned infant
found yesterday in a filling sta
tion washroom.
The baby's mother was located
by police within four hours after
Maxwell Hall, an employe at
Hickman's ESQ Station in Rock
vile found the child. Identified
as Mrs. Florence L. Shook, %,
the wife of a truck driver, she
was charged with desertion of a
minor child.
Mrs. Shook. who lives with
her husband Paul and their
other child, a 16-month-old son,
in Montrose.. 2 miles south Of
Rockville, was released under
$500 bond. A hearing was sched-
uled for May 26.
+ She told police she had hoped
the baby would find a better
home because she and her hus-
band argued when the baby was
around. Police Corpl. Warren
Howes and Pvt. Robert Denell
said word of the deserted infant
spread quickly around Rockville
after the baby was found at o:45
am. BY pm. the policemen
were called by a man who
thought he knew the infants
parents.
The baby, Nancy Jean, was
dressed and wrapped in a
blanket when found on the floor
Of the women's restroom at the
service station, A baby's milk
bottle lay beside her. The serv-
ice station attendant was first
attracted by the sound of the
baby crying.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Gas Kills Widow
In Arlington Home

The body Of a woman was
found yesterday in her gas-filled
apartment at $500 South Six
teenth street. Arlington.
She was Mrs. Mary Louise Bal
lenger. 40, whose husband, Pey-
ton. was fatally injured in an
automobile accident near CATH
ersburg. Md. in November, 1858.
Capt. Dudley H. Rector of the
Arlington Detective Bureau said
all of the kitchen stove gas jets
were turned on when her fully
clothed body was discovered
about 10:30 am.
An empty bottle, labeled with
a prescription for sleeping pills,
was also found in the apartment.
A pill was lying near Mrs. Bal
lenger's body.
Mrs. Ballenger was employed
as telephone operator at the
Army Navy Country Club in Ar
lington. Police were notified
after employees at the club tried
unSuccessfully to telephone her
to see why she had not reported
for work on Friday.
An autopsy will be held.