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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08

Mexico, our neighbor to the south,
has reason to take pride in the current
health Of It's national economy and to be
optimistic about its immediate future.
Marking the midway point in his six-year
term, President Ruiz Confines has re-
ported to the Mexican Congress that dur
ing the past IL months his country has
reached the highest economic peak In Its
history. Mexico today, he said, is in ian
era of stability and work permitting us
to raise our eyes from the immediate task
and contemplate the future"
Particularly impressive progress has
been made in improving the nations
dollar reserve position. BY devaluing It's
currency about year ago, Mexico stimu-
lated its export trade and a good crop
year has provided an abundance Of agri-
cultural products-cotton, coffee, corn
and beans-for sale abroad. At the same
time, the government exercised policy
of encouraging greater imports Of essen
tial machinery and decreased imports OF
luxury goods. The effect Of an increas-
ingly favorable balance of payments has
been to raise the country's dollar reserves
10 $JU0 ulllllOil--IuuIc bLld1 uOuOAC eAAS
level of a year ago. Not only was the
national budget balanced during the past
year, but carry-over debt of $50 million
was eliminated.
Increasingly aware Of the Importance
of Mexico's mineral assets, President Ruiz
told the Congress that he will recommend
creation of two government agencies for
the control and protection Of these assets.
One will be Superior Coordination
Council with Jurisdiction over nonrenew-
able natural resources. The other will
be Nuclear Energy Commission with
special Jurisdiction over uranium deposits
and other radioactive materials.
The President took the opportunity
in his annual message to speak warmly
Of the close and friendly relationships
with the United States. It is timely now
to congratulate Mr.. Ruiz on his effective
stewardship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
HIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

1t would be a letdown, so
it is supposed, to wear colored
trousers, but is perfectly all
right when one calls them
Stacks.
So the light French blue
Stacks Of denim came into high
favor during the transit strike.
Old-fashioned light fiannels
took a back seat.
Straw hats had gone char
coal. but the busless days con-
WINGED many a hitherto obdu-
rate male that he could well
afford to go hatless.
Hence the hat manufac-
turers. we suspect, will be be.
wailing their fate again.
The strike gave a devil
may-care attitude to many
men who had nothing what
ever to do with it, one way
or the other. They succumbed
to the partial state of anarch-
ism such an affair brings about
IN a high-tension modern city.
One with Sidon and Tyre
The city dweller of today
forgets, and perhaps it is lust
as well that he does, that he
is, in essence, no different
from the city dweller of 5000
years ago.
Gadgets, yes. plenty of them,
but down in the bottom of
his heart a dependent human
being, maybe a stuffed shirt.
even. trying his desperate pest
to get along. and rather en-
joying it, but ready to run at
the first sign of danger. That
is the animal in us.
The city man depends for
MS food upon the country. He
depends for his water upon
streams arising hundreds of
miles away. He depends for his
safety upon delegated author
ity. .
Today We have policemen,
flremen and others to take
care of us. and when they
don't do it, we are at a loss,
naturally enough. The result
ing mild shock let's down the
bars, with bright shirts and
trousers breaking out as a
sort of rash on the body
polite.
The net result, we believe,
is good. For city people do
tend to become stuffy, wheth-
er they intend it or not, and
1t is worthwhile to have some
thing to take them out Of
themselves, now and then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
THE POLITICAL MILL
1856: Eisenhower and Nixon
BY GOULD LINCOLN

trumpeted their demand that
Mr.. Eisenhower run. Many Of
them, too. have plunked for an
INSTRUMENTATION ticket. The
Democrats never hesitated
when 1886 rolled around to re-
nominate their 1892 winning
ticket. Roosevelt and Garner.
It is. indeed, the natural thing
to do when you have a win
ming combination. A President,
or q presidential nominee, has
both the power and the right
to name his running mate. Mr..
Eisenhower, at a press con-
ference. has clearly indicated
that he. as a presidential can
didate. should have a vice
presidential running mate who
goes along with his own views
and program. Indeed, If the
Republican National Conven-
ton should attempt to name a
vice presidential candidate not
to his liking, he might be ex-
pected to say the convention
could take the presidential
nomination and run along. But
nothing like that is going to
happen.
Nixon Popular
Mr.. Nixon is popular with
the party leaders of the
6. o. P. in his own right, as
a matter of fact. They do not
forget that he campaigned
hard and successfully in many
States in 1854 and they believe
that he helped a number of
the Republican congressional
candidates to win, preventing
thereby a greater swing back
in control of the House and
Senate. The very fact that
the Democratic orators have
undertaken to make Mr.. Nixon
a principal target of attack
inclines the Republican lead
ers to unite in Mr.. Nixon's
support. While the Vice Presi-
dent has ignored, for the most
part, these personal attacks
made by the Democrats, If he
is renominated next year Mr..
Nixon will be out blasting the
Democrats again.
Whether Mr.. Eisenhower gives
an early statement that he will
run again or not, the course
of events seems to have settled
the matter. The demand that
he run again has intensified
as the months have passed to
such a degree that the Presi-
dent could scarcely turn his
back on them if he desired.
These demands have come not
alone from Republicans by any
means. The President, how
ever, is the immediate leader
Of the Republican Party, a
responsibility he has taken on
as well as national leadership.
Judging from the comments Of
the Republican State chair.
men, a declination to run in
1856 by MIR. Eisenhower would
be like dropping an H-bomb
on the G. o. P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
Time to Prune

The record-breaking $213 million
which District department heads would
like to spend in the next fiscal year is
an inflated figure, representing both
wishful thinking and realistic estimat-
ing. Nevertheless, the requested total
gives hint of the serious troubles which
lie ahead for the Commissioners, the
Budget Bureau and Congress in coping
with the Districts financial crisis.
It is an open secret at the District
Building that the departments never ex-
pect to get as much as they ask for. But
they do not have to pad their requests to
produce totals that are certain to be cut
by the Commissioners, Federal budget au-
thorities or committees of Congress. It
seems that the needs always exceed Dis
trict resources for meeting them. There
is no tendency to gag department oficials
in expressing their wants, and year after
year they express them in ever-growing
amounts. For example, the fiscal 81 total
compares with $3.50 million asked for the
current fiscal year, $183 million for 1855,
$181 million for 1854 and $166 million for
1858.
With the District now operating In
the red and with SIS million in increased
salaries added to the deficit by Con-
gress which, at the same time, reduced
the Federal payment by 50 million, the
city'S fiscal dilemma has assumed grave
proportions. Every effort will - and
st1ould-be made, of course, to restore the
Federal payment to the full $40 million
pledged by Congress when the 10-year
public works program was approved. Be-
yond that it is obvious that local taxes
must be raised If the legal requirement
for balanced expenditures and revenues
Is to be satisfied. The Commissioners are
working on the tax-revision program CO.
incident with their consideration of the
spending requests.
The nature and amount of tax in
creases will depend on the budget esti-
mates finally agreed upon. The incentive
for trimming from the estimates all ex-
cess fat, and perhaps some less-essential
lean, will be great, therefore. The time
Is at hand for heavy though judicious use
of the pruning knife at the District
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08

One eject OF the transit
strike was the way It brought
more or less comfortable I'M
dress to thousands of WASH
ington men.
Men Of the National Cap
ital are noted the country
over for being "stuffy." Dig
nifty. and all that.
Anything that can make a
typical Washington male ap-
pear in a pink shirt with no
tie. sport style, is good.
Just what does the word
"stuffy" mean?
The big book says:
STOUT, meddlesome; angry,
obstinate: stodgy, old-fogyish;
well filled out, pulled out,
fat"
Excellent, but not what an
American means.
All, here we have it:
"Stuffed-shirt-A person Of
pompous or imposing appear
ance and actual insignifi-
! canoe"
Slang. q. S."
So the book says. and with
out doubt that is what an
American means. when he says
somebody is stuffy.
Catch a genuine American,
the 100 per cent kind, and he
will use a short form Of a
longer slang phrase. if he can.
Hence, we believe "stuffy"
out of stuffed shirt"
The pink shirt has been q
favorite of many.
The pinker, the better.
There seems to be a degrees.
in such matters.
Fashion. whether male or
female. is somewhat on the
nutty side.
The "he-male" prefers a de-
cided and very blunt sort of
pink.
He eschews the pale, or baby
pink, affair.
But pale blues, tans and
grays are O. X
Just another instance Of the
mild absurdity Of fashion.
The open neck won out, in
the strike.
Men who more or less
dressed up for the buses and
office. found that in their own
cars or friends cars it was
easy to go without a tie.
After all, the cravat or bow
tie Is more or less an
anachronism.
1t goes back to ancient days
when men actually wore other
mems collars.
BY and large. the necktie
is a rather futile attempt on
the part of the average male
to be at ease with himself.
He waves q cigarette daintily
in an effort to pose as nom
chalant.
Not to be nonchalant, let us
make that distinction, but to
pose as such; it is not only the
Oriental who likes to save
face.
Face-saving is something
known the world around. Per-
haps there is more of it in
countries where it is not sup
posed to prevail than in places
where 1t is rather the fashion.
Colorful trousers, for the
male, are known today as
Stacks.
The idea here again is to
| save face, after q fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08

The Republicans have set
tied, to all intents and pur-
poses, the selection of their
national ticket for the 1856
elections. There remains only
a public assent by President
Eisenhower to run for a sec
ond term. Barring a failure
Of his health, which seems en-
tirely unlikely, Mr.. Eisenhower
will be renominated. And UNI
less the President should say
mo" which seems just as I'M
likely. Vice President Nixon win
be his running mate.
It would have been as rea-
sonable in 1886 to expect
Franklin D. Roosevelt to de-
cline TO run for reelection as
to expect Mr.. Eisenhower now
to withdraw from a similar
race. In 1882, the country
turned the Republicans out Of
Office and elected Mr.. Roose-
welt. But Mr.. Roosevelt won
the 1892 Democratic nomina-
ton for President only after q
terrific struggle, which in
cluded an all-night session of
the Democratic National Con-
vention. Four years later, no
Democratic leader thou h t
seriously Of challenging Mr..
Roosevelt for denomination.
Twenty years later, the coun-
try turned the Democrats out
and elected Gen. Eisenhower.
Gen. Eisenhower, like Roosevelt
in 1882, had a desperate battle
to win the Republican presi-
dental nomination. With the
1855 election coming up. no
Republican leader is challeng-
ing Mr.. Eisenhower for re-
nomination.
Strengthened Ticket
For years Franklin D. Roose-
welt was a tremendously popu-
lar figure. With him at the
head Of the Democratic ticket.
many Democratic candidates
for State and congressional Of
flee were elected and reelected
who otherwise might have
fallen by the wayside. Many
Of the votes cast for these
Democrats were cast because
OF the Roosevelt appeal-not
just because they were Demo-
Gratis. So today, Dwight D.
Eisenhower has tremendous
popularity. Many vote for him.
too, because of his strong per-
sonal appeal, and with him at
the head of the G. o. p. ticket,
many Republican candidates
will fare better. Political his
tory has repeated itself, with
the advantage shifting from
the Democrats to the Repub-
licans.
The Republican State chair
men Of Al States, and the act
ing State chairman Of the
4Sth. meeting in Washington
to attend a Campaign school"
conducted by the Republican
National Committee, have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
Beyond the Law

The Taft-Hartley Act protects people
who work in.private industry from long
list of unfair labor practices But 1t does
not extend any protection to other people
who happen to work for unions.
This is the gist of 3-to-2 decision
Just announced by the National Labor
Relations Board. A teamSters union on
the West Coast had fired several en-
ployes who wanted to join an AFL union
Of Office workers And an NLRB hearing
officer found this to be an unfair labor
practice.
But the Labor Board majority re-
versed this finding on the theory that
unions are not covered by the law. Thus,
the union champions who fought tooth
and-nail for law to prevent private
employers from discriminating against
workers who join unions are free to dis
criminate as they choose against their
own workers.
The din would be deafening If the
board had made it possible for an ordi-
nary employer to do this. But no union
spokesman has been heard to protest
against the ruling which permits such
abuse by union.
That has been left to the dissenting
board members. Their comment was very
much to the point: 1.-THE decision
achieves paradoxical and unwarranted
result in permitting unions to deny to
their own employees the very rights and
privileges which unions have so vigor-
ously advocated and won for employees
Of others. Unions are now free to fiout
the very statutory provisions which they
ardently championed, and which have
been hailed as the Magma Carta of labor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
We Build Forever

Mine aid quarry yield their
treasure;
With sDedt and blood, with
hope and prayer,
We forge the steel and hem
the stone,
And conquer toind, and bridge
the air.
We do not iDaver.
We labor not for instant
pleasure;
Our sons Dill bless our toll
and sorroD.
For them this span tDhen ,De
are gone
A pathway to a bright
TOMORROW.
We build toreDer.
D. B. Steinmon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
Violence Over Cyprus

Iue NypIuS QucStIO4l, 0Alo1AS OuV Va
Greek demands that the residents OF that
British Crown Colony be given the priv
ilege of political self determination has
become dangerously infiammatory issue.
The relations among three powers
Britain, Greece and Turkey-united In
the NATO alliance and otherwise on mu-
tually friendly terms, are being seriously
strained despite efforts made during
fortnight of conferences In London to
work out an acceptable solution to the
problem. All three powers are involved,
since the islands half-million population
is approximately 80 per cent Greek by an
cestry and 20 per cent Turkish.
Terrorism, practiced by pro-Greek,
factions in Cyprus against the British,
has been intermittent on the island for
months past and has increased in recent
weeks. In Greece itself, the same sort OF
violence has been directed against the
Turks. In retaliation, Turkish mobs now
have taken vengeance upon Greek prop
erty and lives in at least two cities in
Turkey. It is, of course, SenSeless and
deplorable trend Of eventS-certain to
contribute nothing toward resolving the
basic question, II not making proper
solution virtually impossible. Signii-
cantly, both the Athens and Ankara gov
ernments of1cially blame Communist ele-
ments for precipitating the riots in those
two countries. 1t is clear that any trouble
between Greece and Turkey-which are
joined in Balkan pact as well as in
NATO-would benefit only the Commu-
mist cause. The same holds true, OF
course, for trouble between Britain and
Greece, and it has been noticeable that
Communist factions in Cyprus have been
among the loudest advocates not merely
for elf-determination by the Cypriots
but for enosis-political union OF the
island with Greece.
Britain has ruled Cyprus since 1878
and its authority was confirmed by the
Treaty of Lausanne in 1928, to which both
Greece and Turkey were signatories.
Prior to 1878, the island had been under
Turkish domination. 1t has never In
modern times been joined with Greece.
On at least one occasion, in 1913, and re-
portedly again in the recent London TIL
partite meetings, Britain has offered linn
tied self-government to Cyprus but not
freedom which could lead to its political
union with Greece. Since settlement OF
the Anglo Egyptian problem and with
drawal of British troops from Suez,
Cyprus has become military headquar-
+ars FIR british forces In the Eastern Med
iterranean. This fact, plus the complete
unwillingness of the Turkish minority to
become subject to Greek rule, has made
more difncult a solution of the problem
that would please all parties. Resort to
terrorism and mob violence will not help.
The first place to curb this trend prob
ably is on the island itself, and leaders
of the independence movement would be
wise to take such action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08

@. Is it possible to bolt big
steel Orders together instead
Of riveting them?-H. B.
A. Yes. this has been tried
and found successful. The
framework for an 18-story
apartment house building on
Park avenue in New York City
was put together this summer
with $4,000 high-strength bolts
the first Manhattan struc-
ture to use them. Boiling
causes about half the noise
Of riveting, and has so many
other advantages that it is
rapidly gaining favor among
builders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08

(heavy traction). suspended
monorail, Alweg beamway,
passenger conveyor belts and
moving sidewalks. and the OPP
Grafton of transit systems In
every American city and some
foreign cities as necessary
background for the prepare
ton Of our 1885 Public Tran
sit Master Plan for Metropoli-
tan Washington. D. c." which
we have submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners. We con-.
fidently feel that for an eff
cient, economical. practical.
attractive transport network
for the metropolitan region,
self-propelled rail cars. light
weight rapid transit. street.
cars, rail buses, trolley coaches,
motor buses. passenger con-
veyor belts. and moving side
walks must be applied within
their individual scopes Of adj.
vantage.
Through the retention OF
the street railway system now,
real rapid transit can evolve
without stupendous cost. How
ever, if the street railways are
strapped. rapid transit lines
must be built from scratch at
costs which might delay or
deny their construction.
We urgently appeal to the
city government to consider
service, public preference.
community value. and long
range economy before dictat-
ing removal of the valuable
streetcar lines.
Gordon J. Thompson,
For the six authors Of the
1885 Public Transit Mas
ter Plan for Metropolitan
Washington, D. c."
Iwrite this with the thought
as to whether the city officials
who seek immediate abandon
ment Of all streetcar lines
after August IA. 1856, have
given careful thought to future
transportation in this city. If
the new franchise is for an
all-bus operation. does this
exclude once and for all fast
rail transportation in the form
of subways or monorail for
this city?
Buses as a form Of city
transit have a place in the
suburb or sparsely populated
areas, but in the center Of the
city we need now and must
have in the future transit
above or below the surface
congestion in the form of sub
ways or even monorail sys-
TENS. Buses cannot do either
but must remain on the sur
face. What have the motorists
to gain If the streetcars are
removed from two lanes of our
streets and are replaced by
buses using all available lanes?
II the largest buses carry the
same number of passengers as
the cars do, we gain no more
space on our streets.
The cities that have replaced
streetcars with buses have
done so because the track was
beyond repair. etc tracks for
the most part are good for
many more years as they are.
The above cities were using
streetcars 20 and 80 years old
on poor track. CTC is now and
has been 100 per cent Pee
operated with the latest cars
obtainable. Why should we
consider buses on the present
rail routes until these cars
and track have outlived their
usefulness? These very tracks
and cars that could be the
nucleus for a subway system
should not be destroyed in
such haste.
In conclusion let's look to
the future and not be so hasty
in offering the next franchise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-08
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-08-19
PLANS FOR REGISTRATION
OF MANTEO STUDENTS

Registration for all high school
students, both new students who
are entering school at Manteo for
the first time and students who
were in attendance here last year,
is to be held for Manteo area on
next Friday, August 26th, from
900 to 1900 and 100 to 400
m. in the office Of the high
.hooI, according to announcement
rom the office of the high school
principal, R. H. Stone.
Mr.. Stone will be at the Manns
Harbor school on Monday, August
goth, to register any students from
that area during the hours Of 900
to 1900 am. at the school, and at
Stumpy Point school on the same
afternoon, August 10Th, from 200
to 500 pm. to register both high
school and elementary students
frem that area.
All high school students and any
students who will be attending
MaHteo school for the first time
are urgently requested to register
at one of these places. Office hours
at the high school will be 900
am. to 400 pm. beginning Tues
day of next week.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-08-19
MEETING SEPT. |
FOR ELECTRICAL
COOP AT AVON
First Annual Meeting in Two
Years Scheduled To
Elect Directors

Another annual meeting has
been called for stockholders of the
Cape Hatteras Electrical Men,
bership Corporation to be held at
Avon School building Thursday
night, September l at 7:30 pm.
Last years annual meeting didn't
materialize for Hazel came and
prevented the meeting.
Secretary George H. Meekins of
Avon has sent notice to the men,
bers to come and hear a report of
the financial status of the coop,
and to elect nine directors to serve
the coming year. Candidates are
being nominated now, and others
may be nominated at the meeting.
Voting will be by secret ballot.
Other matters may also be brought
up at the meeting, he says.
Due to rapidly increasing use of
electrical current on Hatteras Is
land, many are expecting a
splendid financial report. The
plant has been maintaining good
service for all seven villages of
the island.