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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26
Four Have Been Fired
NIXON

Continued From First Page
Ia brief statement he made yes
terday.
The Vice President said he
conferred this morning with
Dillon Anderson. q member Of
the White House stan, on arr
rangements for the regular
meeting Of the National Security
Council Thursday morning. He
said Attorney General Brownell
would attend the meeting by
Invitation III addition to the
regular members.
Asked about the two-day con-
ference on physical fitness prob
lens that was to have been held
lat the summer White House in
Denver this week. Mr., Nixon
said no new dates have yet
been set.
Asked who initiated today
luncheon, the Vice President said
it was mutually arranged.
He plans to return to the Sen
ate Once Building for the after.
noon but had no definite APP
pointments. In his brief talk foi
1.-THE newsreels. Mr.. Nixon said
he has been asked to discuss the
political and other implications
of the Presidents illness, but
that his answer to all these ques-
tons is that he shares with ali
other Americans deep concern
for the early recovery Of the
| President.
Compared with that, all other
questions are not worthy Of dis
cussion, he said.
In the meantime, he assured
the country that the business OF
the Government will continue as
usual under an administration
organized by the President to
operate in his absence.
Mr.. Nixon told newsmen earlier
he thought he didn't want to
comment at this point on the
Question Of the Presidents dele
eating some Of his duties to other
Officials.
But it's quite clear, of
course" he said, that the at
ltorney general must give an
Interpretation as to how some
lof the technical details can be
handled"
BY that. he said. he meant
such things as signing papers
and the legal problems involved.
MIR. Nixon said Attorney Cen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26
Grenada Death Toll
Believed Above Us

SAN JUAN, P. R.. Sept. 26 (P).
A United States Coast Guard
pilot who made landing yester-
day at Grenada said today the
death toll from Hurricane Janet
is believed to be between 1875 and
200 on that island. He said there
were believed to be about Is dead
on the neighboring island Of
Carriacou.
Reports from Barbados have
listed about 80 dead and 10000
homeless as a result of the hurri-
care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26

sral Brownell win be in WASH
lington tomorrow or Wednesday.
Mr.. Brownell is in New York.
On Mr.. Nixon's arrival at
Capitol Hill, Secret Service
Agent Rex Scouten met him at
the door and escorted him to
the elevator and UP to his third
floor suite.
Asked whether he had a good
nights sleep. the Vice President
exclaimed:
"I1l say ! did" He said he
was In bed by 10 o'clock.
The night before. you know"
he remarked. II didn't have any
sleep at all"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26

Delivery Of the papers was ex-
pected ct any time. There was nc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26

University here in 1912. Mr..
Lowther served as q first lieu
tenant in the Army during World
War II and saw service with the
Counter Intelligence Corps both
in Europe and the Middle East.
He is married and lives at 1901
Michigan avenue NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26
Benson to Air
Security Views

Agriculture Secretary Benson
taking .'full responsibility" in
the Wolf Ladejinsky case. has
requested an opportunity to
testify. before the Senate Civil
Service Subcommittee invests
eating the Federal employees
security program.
Chairman Johnston said to-
day that Mr.. Benson would
testify tomorrow morning. The
| Senator then deferred the sched-
uled questioning today Of two
agriculture officials who have
been subpoened for testimony
on Ladejinsky.
Mr.. Ladejinsky. q Russian
born land reform expert. last
December was ruled Q security
risk by Agriculture. Z This fol-
lowed clearance by the State
Department. A few weeks later
he was hired by the Foreign OPP
erations Administration.
Months Of Controversy
After months Of public con-
troversy Mr.. Benson purged Ag-
Iriculture records Of material
alleging Mr.. Ladejinsky to be q
risk. Noting that Milan D.
Smith, his executive assistant
and ]. Glen Classify, agriculture
security oficer had been SUBJ
poenaed by the subcommittee,
Mr.. Benson wrote:
II have full responsibility fol
this departments decisions In
the Ladejinsky case. / feel
therefore. that testimony relat-
ing to the decision Of this de-
partment in this case. should
be given by me-"
Scott Mcleod. State Depart
ment security chief. was ques-
TONED briefly on the case. He
said that he had talked to Mr..
tSmith but he declined to tell the
subcommittee details Of the con-
versations.
Four Have Been Fired
Subcommittee Counsel Paul
Hadlick read correspondence
from Thruston Morton, Assistant
Secretary Of State, which dis
closed that Agriculture ofiicials
had access to the State Depart
lment nle.
When Mr.. Mcleod was asked
how many persons had been
fired under the Eisenhower Sc
curity program by the State De-
Ipartment he replied: 1.-THE
ANSWER is four"
He explained that the four in
lcluded only those whose cases
had been carried through the
hearing stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26
RESORT FORECAST

Upper and Lower Bay
Cloudy and cool tomorrow
with some rain likely. high
65-70, easterly winds 1915
miles per hour.
Ocean Beaches and South
Jersey CLOUDY and con-
tinued chilly tomorrow. some
rain likely, high in the COS.
easterly winds 1918 miles
per hour.
Skyline Drive-Cloudy and
cool tomorrow. high in the
Sos, rain likely, fair visibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26
Young on Vacation

Joseph Young is on vaca-
ton. The Federal Spotlight
column will be resumed on
october II. Meanwhile. the
Federal Spotlight radio pro-
gram will continue as usual
each Saturday at 6:45 pm.
over WMAL.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
ReoI VS.. False issues

It is unfortunate that the contest In
Arlington for three seats on the county's
elected School Board has been marked
by more heat than light. The voters
would be well advised to keep their minds
next Tuesday on the real objective-the
welfare of the public schools and Of the
county as whole.
Shorn of sideshow pettifogging, the
School Board election in Arlington-as
well as that for the County Boards
essentially tug of war between the
more conservative selementS, represented
by the Arlington Independent Movement
(AIM) candidates and the more liberal
elements, represented by the Nonpartisan
or Convention" candidates. The AIM
group now controls the County Board and
the Nonpartisan group controls the
School Board. There Is conflict between
the two boards, for the County Board
holds the purse strings on the school
budget. In view of this division of elected
authority, 1t is obvious that both sides
have substantial supporters In the county.
The NonpartiSans have been in con-
troll of the schools ever since Arlington
decided to change from an appointed (by,
the court) to an elected School Board.
During the Nonpartisan reign the Arling-
ton school system has been greatly inn
proved and expanded. The school con-
struction program has attracted national
attention. But the improvements have
cost the taxpayers q lot OF money-so
much so that tax bills have grown higher
and higher and complaints of home
owners and business interests have be-
come louder and louder It was In the
wake OF the reaction against what the
AIM forces called waste and extrava-
gance" In the school-building program
that the AIM won control of the County
Board In the last election.
So the real choice next week viii be
between continuation of the LIBERAL
spending and modern-education policies
OF the Convention group or adoption of
more conservative approach to school
construction and administration Inte-
grafton has been interjected by both
sides, but 1t is not a valid issue In advance
OF the States decision on the question.
Candidates for both sides have said they
favor maintenance of public schools and
all have said they would support State
policy and the law Personalities and
emotions have tended to becloud the
paramount consideration which should
determine the outcome Of next Tuesdays
election, namely, the maintenance of a
good school system on q sound fiscal
basis in the city-like community Of
Arlington. This latter is the considera-
ton which should be controlling in the
voting booths ..s..
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Arab Defense Pact

Egyptian efforts to create bloc Of
Arab states disassociated militarily from
the Western powers have had an initial
success In the signing Of mutual defense
treaty with Syria and Saudi Arabia. In
addition, Yemen and the Lebanon are re-
ported considering joining the alliance.
Although only Egypt, and possibly Syria,
has substantial military strength by mod-
ern standards, such bloc possesses geo.
J graphic depth and their association In an
salliance would formalize their unity In
security matters.
81 IN the first instance, this Arab ALL
sAnce appears to be, an answer to the
Baghdad pact strongly criticized by the
Cairo government-in which Iraq joined
Turkey, Pakistan and Iran In q northern
tier" defensive front stretching along an
area that faces Soviet Russia and its
Communist satellites. Britain Is sigma
tory also Of the Baghdad treaty and arms
aid from both Britain and the United
States has been pledged. Secondly, the
new Arab treaty strengthens the defen-
sive front against Israel.
There are no valid grounds for crit
icizing regional security pacts Of this ma
ture. They are expressly sanctioned BY
the United Nations Charter, when created
for defense rather than for aggression.
Itisregrettable, however. that these. Arab
states have been disinclined to join In q
broader and stronger Middle East alliance
that would promise them greater protec-
3tion against the historically aggressive
designs of the nearby Soviet Union,
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Te0msters' New Home

The handsome new conditioned
home Of the international Brotherhood
Of Teamsters was dedicated last week
with appropriate ceremonies.
Surely the most privileged OF the
Princes or Privilege would envy the
Teamsters. For nothing In the palmiest
Of the Robber Baron days could equal
this magnificent new white marble home,
with its wail-to-wall carpeting, piped
music, mahogany and walnut panelipg,
siolet-hued tile In the ladies' room and
30-inch television sets in the ornate con-
ference rooms.
But this tendency to surrender TO
the green-eyed monster should be sup
pressed. For the Teamsters could not
have come easily into this opulence.
After all, It was Just 4 few years ago
Evening star., 1955-11-06
.Punomu concI

In 1905. plans for getting
the Panama Canal built were
well under way. On October
23, 1905. The Star reported.
.The Government of the
United States will enter into
contracts with corporations
or individuals for the con-
struction Of any portion or all
Of the Panama Canal. That
statement was made by Sec
retary Taft today in discuss
ing conditions upon the
isthmus and the policy Of the
Government. There Is some
doubt whether any concern
would be willing to under
take the excavation Of the
Culebra cut because Of the
magnitude Of the work. The
excavation Of the cut is not
80 difiicult. however, as the
disposition Of the earth taken
from the cut. But as to the
other work, Secretary Taft
said the Government viii be
ready to enter into contracts
for 1t rs soon as 1t Is de-
termined what type Of canal
shall be constructed. The
committees Of the board OF
consulting engineers on the
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Fairfax Water Issue

It is surprising that the question of
$S0-million bond issue for a county
operated water system in Fairfax County
should have aroused so much controversy
and confusion. Actually the basic issue
is relatively simple one: Whether
rapidly growing Fairfax County is to con-
tinue under its present unco-ordinated
system of private water plants and indi-
vidual wells or is to take positive steps
toward the creation of an integrated
countrywide public water system, ade-
Quate for present and future needs.
The private-supply arrangement has
developed slowly and sporadically as the
county has grown from predominantly
rural area into county largely domi-
mated by thriving suburban communities.
Some Of the private firms have kept their
plants abreast of demands In the sections
they serve. Others have failed to pro-
vide adequate supplies, resulting In seri-
Gus emergency shortages Of water There
are still many wells In the county, but
in times Of drought these sources have
proved unreliable.
As the result OF recurrent criticism
Of these conditions the county employed
consultant to study the overall situa-
tion and recommend a permanent solu-
tion Of Fairfax's water troubles. The con-
sultant advised the establishment Of a
countrywide, county-owned, county-op-
Grated water system. The Board of
Supervisors. acting on this advice, agreed
70 let the voters decide the question next
Tuesday The vote viii be on proposal
for $30-million issue Of revenue bonds
10 finance, on q step-by-step basis, the
building Of county system, using the
present private water facilities as i nu-
cleus, The ballot states that the bonds
tsuch Of them as may be sold) will be
paid or solely from water revenues with
out pledge, Of any kind, Of the credit Of
Fairfax County for the payment thereof"
The Board Of Supervisors has announced,
furthermore, that bonds win be issued
only as the project progresses and that
no major commitments win be made In
advance Of accession to office Of the new
board next January. The Star believes
that Fairfax County would be taking an
Important step forward by adopting
county operated water system--a step In
the interest Of safeguarding public health
and promoting prosperity.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

even so-called education and
welfare groups are governed
by what appears to be imme-
diately expedient.
AS for positive policy"
should we not seek UNDER
lying principles and develop
policy, whether positive or
negative. according to prin-
ciple?
! submit the following to
be placed above your mast
head: The tendency too often
has been to accept as newt
able the alleged apractical con-
sideratioris" instead OF holding
firmly to principle.
More can be said about this,
and the proposition can be
stated positively. But, however
1t be phrased, let us emphasize
principle, right; morality, rath-
er than possible immediate
practical considerations" The
practical win be achieved.
Cast thy bread upon the
waters 80.
Lloyd Buchanan.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Football Injury

The Star learned of q
gridiron injury worthy Of men
ton, and on October 80, 1905,
in q dispatch from Worcester.
Mass, reported, ''It developed
yesterday that Theodore Roose-
yelt, jr.. was injured, in the
second half Of the game be-
tween the Harvard freshmen
and Worcester Academy teams
here Saturday, and was obliged
to retire. The fact that he
left the game because he was
injured was kept quiet. Jones
for the Academy. had q clear
field in the middle Of the and
half. with only Roosevelt be-
tween himself and Harvard's
goal posts. In one Of the pref
tiest tackles Of the game.
Roosevelt downed him and
kept him from scoring q touch
down. but was injured In the
chest while doing 1t. He ac-
companied the squad back to
Cambridge Saturday night"
Evening star., 1955-11-06

rain and spoke earnest words
TO soldiers OF the Queen, who
have given their lives includ-
ing, II necessary, the denial Of
their fondest hopes-for Eng
lands glory. She reminded
them that there Is such q
thing as self-renouncing duty
in dedication to q cause
greater than oneself. Standing
there, every inch a represent
atiye Of the crown which Is
the living link joining ali Of
the partners Of the far-fiung
dominions. she seemed TO be
re-echoing Nelson's famous
signal to his feet, England
expects everyone to do his
duty" Since In the midst Of
her crisis she uttered these
words from her heart, there
are those who have been sure
that. remembering the phrase
Tennyson used Of her great
Observation-Disclosures, who
gave the name Victorian to an
age. Margaret would be loyal
to the royal" In herself. Who
can doubt, as she brooded dur
ing the long hours, she thought
Of those Of her kingly fathers
generation. who gave up love
and happiness and all the
years to be, and went on with
q passion for native land.
caught in Rupert Brooks i'm
mortal lines: "If I should die
think only this Of me--that
there Is some corner OF o for
eign field that is forever Eng
land. =
At last: to o waiting world,
the princess declared: MY de-
cision Is based on the teach
ing Of my church and my duty
TO my country" A great news
paper admiringly said, "Her
decision cuts across the trend
Of these times" And we say
fervently. Thank God" Let
It be emphasized to pagan
multitudes that hers was q
genuine Christian choice. To
the princess. and / speak not
from hearsay, religion is life.
It is not simply ritual, it is
righteousness. She is genuine-
" devout. She loves and rev.
ererices her church. she saw
clearly that she would not be
true to herself II she put her
Evening star., 1955-11-06
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Halloween was more prank
filled so years ago than 1t is
today. on November /, 1905.
after an uneasy night spent by
Washington police, The Star
reported: Little boys and big
boys, white boys, black boys
and yellow boys, on mischief
bent, we're abroad last night
on the streets Of Washington
to celebrate All Halloween,
and they celebrated the occa-
sion, despite the rigid orders
Of Mai. Sylvester and the
efforts Of the extra policemen
in smooth clothes. The young
sters perpetrated many Of the
old-time practical Jokes In the
old-time way, on innocent
householders and pedestrians.
4. Gates were unhinged last
night, pedestrians bombarded
with small paper sacks filled
with flour or tripped by ropes
or wires stretched across the
sidewalks. A typical Hal
ioween incident occurred about
10 o'clock last night on Third
street near Massachusetts ave-
nue. A tall man wearing an
evening suit and a high hat
was passing along all uncon-
scious Of danger. He perhaps
was not aware that a high silk
hat is always regarded by the
Halloween boys as a bright and
shining target for their mis-
chief. Mister. piped a juvenile
voice, Mister. yer clos is black,
amt dey?' Yes, my SON." was
the kindly reply. one, two,
three -volley, came a shout
S. and at the word 'volley'
each youngster threw with all
his force at the luckless man
in black a sack Of flour. Many
of the missiles struck him,
and in an instant his black
garments had assumed a.
ghostly white. while his high
hat was tumbling into the
roadway. Now you're white
sang out the boys, as they
fled %
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Stamp Suggestion

! have always paid attention
to new United States postage
stamps as they are issued and
when ! Use them. There are so
many different stamps--stamps
honoring famous men and
women, famous and important
inventions. important events.
etc. While looking through my
daughters stamp album. / see
that In 1852 there Is q 3-cent
stamp for the 600th anniver-
safy Of the printing Of the first
book. the Holy Bible. from
movable type. BY Johann Cut
enberg. AS far as I can flnd
out. this is the only stamp with
any reference to the Bible.
There may be others; ] don't
know.
What / would like to see is a
stamp with the face OF Jesus
Christ on 1t. SO many people
remember Him only on SUM
days when they go to church,
but seeing Him every day, on
even such . small thing as q
Evening star., 1955-11-06

Some significant signs Of the
kind of fiscal policy with which
the country would be afiicted
should the Democrats regain
control Of the Government In
1856 have recently been given.
When really faced. it is diff
cult to see how the Nation.
concededly overburdened with
debt and struggling to keep q
precarious balance. could sur
viye.
For example, we now have
Senator Paul Douglas, Of Illi-
nois, a close friend Of Adlai
Stevenson and a self-con-
fessed economist. out in the
open for direct subsidy pay
ments from the Federal Treas
! ury to farmers. The idea Is
to have the Government pay
the farmer directly so as to
hold his income steady at 80
per cent parity. Mr.. Douglas
seems not to care whether q
rigid price support Is adopted
or the flexible price system as
advocated by Agricultural Sec
retary Benson is adopted. All
he wants is for the farmers
income to be held UP to the 80
per cent level by the United
States Treasury.
SOcialistic Scheme
It is not easy to conceive q
more socialistic scheme than
this. It is as impossible to
estimate its ultimate cost as it
Is to predict the damage such
. precedent can do. The really
appalling thing, OF course, is
that such q scheme should be
seriously proposed by one Of
our more literate statesmen
and that this literate states
man should rank 80 high ~
an adviser and friend Of the
20 called front runner"
among the Democratic aspir-
ants for the presidency. There
IL no obvious limit to the ex-
pense Of the Douglas plan and
there is no way Of being sure
Of benign results. All one
knows is that 1t is to some de-
gree based on the discredited
Brannan plan Of the Truman
regime which never was ap-
proved by Congress-.
But there Is even more dis
tressing news-or at least some
think so-about the Stevenson
advisory group than that Sena-
tor Douglas Is one of them.
We were told last week by one
of the more important national
weeklies tUnited States News
and World Report that re-
Gently Senator Hubert Hum
phrey of Minnesota has be-
come one Of Mr.. Stevenson's
closest counseiors and friends.
Mr.. Humphrey is now serving
his second term as Senator
from Minnesota. During his
first six years he established a
record for volubility that
eclipsed that Of any other
member Of the Senate. He
spoke longer and more often
than any other Senator. and
he soon won recognition as one
Of the leading liberals" In the
Senate.
At the last Democratic Con-
Evening star., 1955-11-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

stamp. might help everyone to
think about Him more often
and to pray and give thanks for
all the great things and bless
ings He has bestowed on us.
Margaret g. HornberKer.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Matter Of Principle

Your recent editorial, Cam
outage Won't Work, concern
Ing the parking lot In the rear
Of the District Building, con-
tains the following sentence:
THE tendency IN Gevern-
ment circles too often has been
to accept as inevitable the
alleged practical considera-
tions' instead Of holding flrm-
ly to q positive policy OF safe
guarding the city and its parks
from despoiiation."
! indorse your statement Of.
principles, and suggest the
necessity Of 4 wider applica-
tion.
The tendency noted 10 not
limited to Government circles.
Business. labor. individuals.