davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Moon for Sale

A man named Robert Coles Of Glen
Cove, Long Island, is not one OF those
who believe that the moon Is made Of
green cheese. To the contrary, although
1t may look at times like wan waste
land as 1t palely loiters In the sky, he
regards 1t as piece of valuable real
estate to be invested In and exploited by
people blessed with vision and sense of
derring-do. Accordingly, convinced that
earthlings will be travelling up there in
the relatively near future and that he
himself will be on the first trip, he has
organized the Interplanetary Develop
ment Corporation. And he has an
nounced among other things, that the
corporation Is now selling lunar plots lin
Copernicus Crater, on the northeast
quadrant) at 81 an acre, including fishing
rights. The purchaser also gets hand
some deed certifying his title to this prop
erty more than 100000 miles away.
OF course, since Mr.. Coles does not
himself actually own, occupy or control
any lunar territory (not yet at least)
some New York authorities, though not
quite sure Of all the legalities involved,
such territory than he has to sell the
Brooklyn Bridge Nevertheless, as II in
fiuenced by their space-helmeted sons or
the latest interplanetary TV program,
upwards Of 4,50O adults are already re-
ported to have seized upon his offer, each
Of them putting dollar on the line A
few OF them, seeing how troubled the
world is and how crowded it Is becoming
with It's constantly growing population,
may have made this investment because
they are escapists who wish, along with
Schopenhauer, that they could Chamber
to the frozen moon and draw the ladder
after them But most of the buyers, one
likes to think, are true adyenturers fully
confident that the day is coming land
rather soon-when man will conquer the
pull OF gravity and find the bottonland
OF Copernicus Crater a fine place to live
In and TILL
Who knows? In an age like ours
almost anything Is conceivable, and the
enterprising Mr.. Coles may really 60 far
with his faraway real estate venture.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Democfots Find Election Issue

surplus production. It still has.
These srpiuses always have
q deadening effect on the
market. They have helped to
keep prices down and to force
them lower. What the Demo-
Gratis are now proposing Is to
go right back to o system
which did more than anything
else to bring about these huge
surpluses. Many farmers un-
derstand this. But many farm
ers, whether they understand
1t or not, are willing to 60 along
with the Democrats. And 20
the Democrats are hoping TO
swing the farm votes IA the
big agricultural States TO their
candidates next year In q big
way.
Republicans See Dangers
The Republicans are fully
aware Of the dangers from this
issue in the coming campaign.
The Eisenhower administration
has given sincere backing to
the flexible price support sys-
tenn, designed to bring lower
production when the demand
falls on and to stimulate pro-
duction when the demand is
great. It contends the flexible
system has not had an oppor-
tlInity to prove itself; that only
this last fall has it gone into
operation-on this years crops.
Their hope is that reduction in
farm prices viii be checked
and, before next years cleo
ton, there win be an upward
price swing. The administra-
tion-like the Democratic Ad-
visory Committee-has a num-
Der Of proposals for stimulat-
ing sales of agricultural pro-
ducts, their use in industry
and their export.
From Adlai Stevenson's re-
cent Chicago speech, 1t seems
clear he has no remedy for the
farmers plight. He seems to
have been on both sides of the
rigid price support fence. He
said in the Chicago speech:
Democrats do not contend
that price supports. firm or
collapsible, are the whole an
swer to a healthy farm econ
omy. On the contrary, we
have always contended as we
do now that the price supports
must be employed in conjunc-
ton with a whole series Of both
supplementary and compile
mentary measures. The real
key to the farmers welfare is
an intelligent. sensitive and
responsive administration of
agriculture on q day-to-day
basis"
What that may mean is any
body's guess. Mr.. Stevenson
did not elaborate. His state
ment, however, needs "interpre-
tation." Like other Democrats,
Mr.. Stevenson may be expected
to demand rigid and high price
supports, before the campaign
gets well underway. His OPP
ponents for the Democratic
presidential nomination al
ready have done so.
Evening star., 1955-11-26

mother to come home.' he
said, getting up.
'Okay," said Templeton
Jones, using the great juvenile
pass word.
"Okay." said the boy, and
went away.
No sooner had Jones turned.
than a car stopped at the next
driveway.
A very large Crockett got
ont. and before Guard Jones
could utter a word, or yell a
syllable. even Okay. young
Davy flashed by the flaming
flare, hoped the barricade of
earth and stones, and splashed
through the new concrete.
Hey. there" yelled Jones.
but too late. That's wet con-
cretei"
II see it is,' said the big
Crockett. ruefully, why didn't
you tell me?"
you young monkey" calmly
said Templeton Jones, but
with an edge to his voice, de-
spite the book. Did you ever
hear Of proverbs?"
Yes" said the boy.
We'll. there is one that ap-
plies here: Always look before
you leap"
The boy tried to wipe OF his
shoes.
IF you don't be careful"
said Templeton Jones, in q very
cool tone, when you get in
the Army, you are going to be
one Of those fellows who pick
up a BOBBY trap. and that will
be the end of YOU"
Il guess So" said the boy,
and got back in the car.
Temp Jones went back to his
post.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
HIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

When the concrete workers
left. Templeton Jones took
up unofiicial guard duty on the
new sidewalk.
He expected half a dozen
Davy Crocketts but. as so often
happens. when one is prepared
for bear. nobody showed up.
PerhapsAll the Junior Crock
etts were of after bear them
selves.
Anyway, not a single vandal.
delinquent. or even just plain
kid. showed up. The minutes,
seeming hours, went by on
their usually effortless wings.
Templeton Jones stood first
on one foot. and then on the
other.
Ho. hum, guard duty was as
boresome one place as another.
r =
suddenly he saw a small
figure crouched over a flare.
Those dangerous contrap-
tions he thought, should never
be used. Regulations ought to
bar them. and permit only Ian
terms and barricades.
There was a flare at each
end of the new construction,
and one at the mouth of each
driveway, on the street side.
There was a pile of rubble
and dirt alongside. Just why
people who do this kind OF
work can't clean up the same
day. no one has ever offered
to explain.
Temp Jones pulled his hat
over his eyes. and walked down
to the boy lowering over the
flare.
That's a dangerous thing to
do he offered.
I'm careful" said the boy.
You're careful, all right, /
can see that" said Jones. shut
1t still is dangerous. Do you
know something's"
"What?" asked the boy,
leaning a bit closer to the
flame. which suddenly fiared
up, and suddenly went down,
then fiared up again, from
which action 1t gets its. name.
Il 4
There was a child put in
the hospital for playing with
one of these things" went on
Templeton Jones, in the calm
voice he had read about in one
of the child training books.
CalmneSs, thy name is
Jones. He longed to wiring the
little rascars neck, for his own
good. mostly. but the expert
nao SAID no. cO0lneSS ana CAM
ness are better.
SO Templeton Jones re-
manned cool. and no wonder,
because the brisk autumn
breeze was flowing down the
back of his neck.
You know something?"
asked he, coolly, calmly.
"What?" asked the boy, but
this time he moved back, per-
haps as much as half an inch.
"You have heard about
proverbs, and the like?" asked
Jones.
YES" said the boy.
well, there is a very old one
that applies to this thing" he
said, f1icking a finger at the
flare, which flared obediently.
1T says nobody should play
with fire, you know
The boy pulled back two
inches.
I'm Just waiting for my
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Beware Of the Bear

Congress should pass a reso-
luton condemning travelling
abroad by Americas leaders for
conferences with the Moscow
murderers. At these disastrous
conferences. America Is sell
ing her soul to strike spurious
peace bargains with the Devil.
At Geneva, Molotov brutally
refused to discuss German re-
tmification. vet Mr.. Duiles Of.
feree to throw open America
to l1ordes Of Red visitors, thus
making this blessed land a.
happy hunting ground for
those dedicated to destroy it.
Such an invitation is an in
suit and q danger TO the Ameri-
can people.
To embrace the bear Is to
know the hug Of DEATH
Elizabeth Lippitt.
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Song for Loss and Goin

Separate the chdf from ,uheat.
Say OF life, "TltiS is the ssDeetp
And This the bitter. drato a
tight
Line betiDeen the Uron0 and
right
But attempt diporcinc gain
From loss, and labor is In uain.
For, In eUeTy increase. there
Is the price Of it somewhere,
And, as surely. tDtat appears
NON as loss. In later years
or tonight, must shoiD a bit
or a icorld Of gain IN II.
Eloine v. Emans
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Cop in Justice

Federal Judge Tamm's ruling In the
Covert murder case enlargeS the hole
which the Supreme Court punched In the
military justice system when it handed
down its decision in the 10th case. In the
latter opinion, denying military courts
the right to try former servicemen, the
high court suggested that Congress could
plug the hole by giving regular Federal
courts jurisdiction over such civilians.
1t now Is apparent that Congress must go
further so as to Insure justice In cases
like that of the Staying of Airman Edward
Covert Anything less would be travesty
on our whole system of law enforcement.
Master Sergeant Covert was brutally
slain in his bed at an American airbase
in England by hatchet-w welding assail-
ant. His wife, Mrs. Clarine Covert, was
charged with the crime. Under an
agreement with the United States, Brit
ish authorities waived jurisdiction, since
the victim was an American. Mrs. Covert
was tried by an Air Force general court
martial, under authority of the Code OF
Military Justice. A provision Of that
code specifies that American civilians ac-
companying our armed forces overseas
may be tried by court-martial for crimes
outlawed by the code, including murder.
Mrs. Covert was convicted and sentenced
to life imprisonment, despite defense
claim that she was under psychiatric
treatment at the time of the staying. The
conviction was reversed on technical
ity by the Court Of Military Appeals here.
Defense attorneys then sought her release
on habeas corpus writ, which Judge
Tamm granted.
Judge Tamm based his action square,
ly on the Supreme Courts recent six-to-
three ruling in the case of former Air
man Robert w, 10th, who after honor
able discharge-was accused of compile
ity in a murder while serving in Korea.
The lower court saw no way of getting
around this closing paragraph Of the
10th opinion: Determining the scope
of the constitutional power Of Congress
to authorize trial by court-martial pre-
sents another instance calling for limi-
tation to the least possible power ade-
Quate. to the end proposed We hold that
Congress cannot subject civilians like
10th to trial by court-martial. They, like
other civilians, are entitled to nave the
benefit of safeguards Afforded those tried
in the regular courts authorized by
Article III of the Constitution" This
article provides for trial by jury, with
other safeguards.
1t is questionable whether Mrs. Co
vert can now be tried In the British courts.
Certainly, under the Tamm interpreta-
tion Of the Supreme Courts ruling, no
American court has jurisdiction. And
doubt has been thrown on the legality Of
other court-martial convictions of civil
ians overseas. Such a situation cannot
be permitted to drag along without cor
rection. It Is up to Congress to I'LL the
gap in the criminal laws which the court
decisions in the 10th and Covert cases
have left
Evening star., 1955-11-26

@. The frigate Constella-
tion, Oldest ship In the Navy
and now in Baltimore, is said
to have taken part In every
war Of the United States. What
did it do in World War mp
E.V.R.
A. On August "a, 1910, she
was placed in full commission
and was assigned as q part
time flagship Of Admiral Ernest
j. King. then commander in
chief, United States Atlantic
Fleet. For the next two and
q half years the Constellation
served in this capacity or as
flagship Of commander, Bat
tleship Division Five, Atlantic
Fleet.
@. viii eight months serv-
ice in the National Guard be-
fore entering the Army be
counted on a serviceman's re-
serve time?-W. M.
A. Yes. The Department Of
Defense says that service per-
formed in the National Guard
prior to entering on active duty
will count towards the indi-
vidual's reserve obligation.
Furthermore. If the individual
has achieved any rank in the
National Guard he can request
that he be called to active duty
with such rank.
Evening star., 1955-11-26

A Democratic Advisory Com
mittee. after laboring for
many weeks, has come up with
q proposal to restore the old.
discredited 90 per cent Of
parity rigid farm price sup
ports. It's no surprise, par
ticularly as the advisory COM
nlittee has among its members
two former Democratic Secre-
taries Of Agriculture, Claude
r. Wickard and Charles F.
Brannan. Outside the 30 per
cent rigid price supports, the
other recommendations Of the
advisory committee sounded
very like-although not as
definite-as proposals which
have come from Republican
sources to aid the farmer.
These Democratic advisers
know quite well that the rigid
80 per cent price supports for
basic crops did not prevent
falling farm prices during the
last year or so Of President
Truman's Democratic admin
istration. Indeed, the drop in
prices before the Republican
program Of flexible price sup
ports came into being was
greater than the drop which
has since occurred.
Likely Campaign Issue
However, a proposal to re-
store the 90 per cent rigid
supports appears good issue
for the 1856 election. The
Democrats should realize, too
that the factor which gave
the farmers high prices dur
ing Democratic J administra-
tions. under three Democratic
Presidents - Wilson, Franklin
d. Roosevelt and Truman
was war; three wars, to be
exact. These wars created
great demands for increased
farm production - especially
the first two. The demands
for food necessarily brought
higher prices.
It's unlikely the Democrats
will promise the farmers an
other war to get them higher
prices. But the manner in
which Gov. Hartman of
New York. Democrat. and
other Democratic leaders are
beiaboring the conduct Of for
eign affairs by President Eisen-
hover and Secretary of State
Dulles is creating abroad an
impression that the United
States is divided seriously
which may encourage our enc
mics, and bring war closer.
One thing that happened
under the 90 per cent rigid
farm price supports was. the
creation of huge surpluses.
When prices we're high the
farmers disposed Of their prod
uce. The demand was great. If
not. the farmers could sell to
the Government or get Gov
ernment loans. The time came
when many farmers were pro-
dncing just to sell to the Gov
ernment. The Government had
billions Of dollars tied up in the
Evening star., 1955-11-26
shore-Up the Low9

Your editorial November 20
condemning the judge who.
with q fine of 500. excused a
drunken motorist who had
killed a father and two chill
dren and put the mother in q
cast, was a stroke in q just
cause. Perhaps the editorial
writer might turn his pen APP
propriately to the basic cause
of drunken driving and many
other evils. namely, the manu-
facture, advertising and vend-
ing of liquor. At any rate, your
concern over needless tragic
deaths prompts me to mention
the unnecessary mortality in
another direction.
/ refer to the ditch -diggers
of our Northern Virginia COM
nunity who periodically are
sEnothered to death in prevent
able caveinS. at an average
rate Of six a year. II callous-
ness to death among the
underpriyileged is the price Of
progress. then progress is too
expensive TO be purchased. The
latest of three smothering
cases was reported recently
when a colored man was
covered up In q 13-foot sewer
ditch near Annandale, Va.
Holy Writ assures us OF Divine
concern when even a sparrow
falls to the ground. I suggest
that editors. citizens associa-
tions, ct cetera might take a
leaf from Divinity and begin
to have a care for the men of
this calling, many Of whom are
known only to God" un-
known and indispensable
soldiers in building a city in
the country.
The undersigned sought
action on a safety code by the
Fairfax Board Of Supervisors
several months ago. My sug-
gested safety ordinance was
turned over to the common
wealth's attorney for study. AS
yet there has been no report on
1t. Since the safety Of ditch
diggers would be promoted If
contractors would use adequate
and properly installed snoring
and obey recognized safety
practices. 1t was suggested that
all contractors be provided
with instructions on these
things, be required to acknowl-
edge familiarity with the tech
niques OF safety, and be held
responsible by manslaughter
charges whenever q man is
killed through disregard OF
these techniques.
R, L. #.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Norway and NATO

IQllSbdutlIlc DiOWh wv
vember 21 article. Norway
Straying From NATo." is so
completely misleading that
perhaps you viii permit me to
set a few facts straight.
First. I wish to state most
emphatically that Mr.. Brown
is mistaken in assuming that
Norway's relations with NATO
were In any way affected by
Norwegian Prime Minister
Gerhardsen's recent visit to the
USSR.
MIR. Brown bases his assump-
tions on a paragraph in the
comInunique issued at the
close OF the Moscow talks in
which 1t is stated that Norway
viii not grant bases on Nor
wegian territory to foreign
armed forces unless Norway is
subjected to an attack or a
threat of attack.
In Mr.. Browns words. "Nor-
way is thus In fact. though not
in form, reneging on its sigma
ture."
This is a very serious charge.
but 1t Is not In accordance
with the facts.
The facts are these:
During the months preceding
Norway's entry into NATO,
the Soviet government sys-
tematically endeavored to dis
courage such a step. The USSR
even suggested that a nom
aggression pact between the
two countries be signed.
In a note dated March 4,
l949. Norway turned down the
offer Of such a pact. stating
that she intended to sign the
NATO agreement. The note
further stated that 'it (the
Norwegian governmentl de-
sires to reiterate most cate
gorically that 1t neither will
take part in a policy which has
aggressive aims nor will it
grant bases to foreign military
forces on Norwegian territory
as long as Norway Is not at
tackled or subjected to threats
Of attack"
Thus, contrary to Mr..
Browns allegations. the COM
11unique issued In Moscow a
few days ago contained moth
ing new as far as Norway's
relations with NATO are con-
cerned. The Norwegian Prime
Minister merely restated a po-
sition taken by Norway more
than six years ago-a position
which was, and is. fully ac-
cepted by the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. As stated
In a dispatch TO the New
York Times from its Moscow
correspondent November is,
last: Premier Gerhafdsen,s
undertaking thus went no fur
ther than previous Norwegian
statements on this subject"
There are several other
points In Mr.. Browns article
which call for correction. With
this one exception / shall LET
them pass:
Mr.. Brown states that "he
(the Prime Minister) thanked
Russia effusively for having
liberated his country. This was
news to the State Department
and probably to the British
Foreign Once"
1t certainly would have been
news - provided the Prime
Minister had done so. He did
not. however. The Norwegian
Prime Minister expressed graf
itude ''for the part the USSR
played In the liberation OF
Norway. which is quite another
thing.
In closing. permit me to say
that the international situa-
tion being what it is. the free
world can iii afford that dis
TRUST be sown in our ranks.
wilhelm Morgenstierne,
Ambassador of Norway to the
United States.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mag be used u
letters carry tDrtters correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sation.
Evening star., 1955-11-26
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

reader can set an enswer By mail
Evening Star mformation Bureau,
1900 Eve St NV, W0shington 5,
D.. c, Please tnclose s cents for
Evening star., 1955-02-12
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Tv. RCA, 17-inch table model. new
condition: SS5. AID. 4-9054. -13
TYPEWRITER OPENING sALE-Free
ribbon with each repair lob. Big
discounts on late-model. guaranteed
typewriters. Used. cleo. add. ma
chimes. ARLINGTON TYPEWRITER
exchange soos a7s2 Lee hwy. Arl.'
TYPEWRITERS-Ro KMM model
others from s1S.b6. 1871 [ st. NV.
Smith Corona, silent
portable, with case, floating shift:
good cond.; $50. Ia. 9-694s..
VACUUM CLEANERS - Brand-new
canister. swivel-top backs, in fac
tory cartons; reg. $685., now only
$34.s5. SLATTERY'S, KE. 7-1500
VACUUM CLEANERS, used, cheap
Call LA. 6-4779. any time Sunday
fuli size, SIS. oL. 2-3s22. la
WASHER. Kenmore automatic with
suds saver. completely recond.; 500
Car, install and deliver. IA: g.
WASHERS, all makes, types; ss.s5
service. FREpERfcK's. 3so5 14th
ST NV ia 9-T900.
WASHER; Easy Spindrier with auto
spin rinse; excel. condition; $50
WASHER, brand-new Norge. com.
pletely auto. Cost S270, sacrifice
Sl65 or best offer. HA. 2-9200.
Is
WASHER, Thor automatic. in excel.
lent condition.; $40 or best offer
TO. 9-6l55. Ia
WASHER, 1852 Hotpoint automatic
in peri cond.; Sl00. OV. 3-1435
WASHER. Thor automagtc. in excel
lent. condition; $40. IA. 9-66S1.