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Evening star., 1955-01-11
A Soldier Leaves Koreo

At last this dag u da,Oniap Nth a
smile
OF sitting sunlight posOdertng the
land.
Tu leape this dreary place IN short
phne
Freper, lest black Nightmares rug
nsp hand
TO lead me back into this misery
To gaze GOdfn on dreaded desoldtton,
or stare at fields Of rice In their endless
sea,
And shudder for each child IN
desperation.
No longer oIive canUas for q home
Awav from home; no iCtndbIotDH
nights OF rain,
FOLLOWED By muddy days IN monochrome
Tm peather-5okes become source
OF pain.
No further uyin0 to ezceI IN sport.
or strut with pu6in0 pride oper the
loser: !,
No longer fellowship. the faithful forte
In endless time, the balm 70 any user.
Transition is q strong, peculiar thing
10 force the heart to store irtthtn
its NE
Etched moments for q good
@ remembering
Al iast this day y 0IoiOin0 MIN a
\ smile.
Jssa Msrpard
Evening star., 1955-01-11
The HornbIower
He blows his horn when

He blows his horn when:
The traffic signal is yellow.
To attract attention Of Some one he
knows.
Because he's too lazy to call for q
person at his home.
Traffic is tied up.
He passes you at excessive speed,
even though you are far to the right
of the highway.
You are parking, though there is
ample room to pass.
You are driving carefully and cauti-
ously at dangerous intersection.
There is no reason at all.
He blows his horn and steps on the
gas when he sees some one approaching
the highway either from the left or
right.
He either doesn't know or care that
an automobile horn should be sounded
only in case of emergency, to really
attract attention.
The "horn driver" of Washington is
becoming general nuisance.
A fine would be a sure, effective. easy
solution.
Other cities have thus eliminated TN
necessary noise. Why can't Washing
ton enforce the law?
Law-Abiding Citizen.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
The Nations SeIf-Interest'

President Eisenhower's special message
to Congress on foreign economic policy was,
as he said, largely based" on his special
message on the same subject directed to the
preceding Congress last March. Both, in
turn, were based primarily on the recon-
mendations of the so-called Randall Com
misSion-the membership of which was
drawn from industry, labor and public life.
In brief, the Presidents current sugges-
tionS are that: (1) The Reciprocal Trade
Agreements Act be extended for tsree years
with authorization for reduction of tariffs
on gradual, selective and reciprocal basis
with other nations and within certain per-
centage limitations, (2) customs administra-
ton and procedures be simplif1ed further,
(3) various incentives be provided through
tax concessions and treaty agreements for
increased American capital investment
abroad (4) American technical cooperation
with underdeveloped countries be increased.
It has been amply demonstrated that
this whole subject Of reducing trade barriers
Is an explosively controversial one. Further
more, the most determined opposition to
the broad philosophy of the President comes
from within the Republican Party 1t was
this opposition that blocked real action dur
ing the 83d Congress and forced the Chief
Executive finally to accept a simple one
year extension Of the trade agreements act.
The Democratic leadership, now controlling
both branches of Congress, has Indicated,
however that it favors the Presidents po-
sition, and bills that would carry out the
heart of the recommendations already have
been introduced by Chairman Cooper OF the
House Ways and Means Committee, and by
Representative Kean, New Jersey Republi-
can, of the same committee.
In this latest message, the President did
not discuss or defend in detail his specific
recommendations. He did, however, intro
duce his proposals with brief but persua-
sive exposition of his philosophy OF inter-
national trade and what he considers its
Importance to the strength of the free world.
He believes that an increase in this trade
depends in important degree upon American
policies which would follow the general line
of his recommendations. And after point
ing out that the national military position
has been strengthened by "the overall mill
tary alliance Of the nations constituting the
free world" he reminded the Congress that
economically mutually. advantageous trade
relationships are not only profitable, but
they arealso more binding and more endur-
ing than costly grants and other forms Of
aid" He called last year for bold policy
on this matter. He has called again for the
same thing.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
.Bolunced Poy Proerum'

After reading the editorial. Balanced
Pay Program" in the December 30 issue
Of The Star, am sorely tempted to
say. Here we, go again" It appears
that the drums are already beginning
to beat out the tune that. TO he who
hath, shall be given, to he who hath
not, shall be taken away, even unto
that which he hath not" The more
articulate people in the upper salary
brackets can be depended upon to get
their side of the story told, but they
appear to be starting early.
The editorial seems to fear that the
little fellow as you call him. may
get too much In the way Of salary In
creases from Congress. and ] would
like to suggest that perhaps it would
be proper If Congress took action to
place the salary structure in the same
dollar balance as it was in prewar days.
ANY fear of putting the salary struc-
ture out of balance necessarily proceeds
from the assumption that the structure
was in perfect balance to begin with.
which may or may not be true. can
find no justification for the belief that
just because one salary was 10 to 20
times greater than another salary as
Of a given date, the same ratio must
prevail today to prevent an imbalance.
That kind Of talk is sheer nonsense.
First tall, we have to know whether
or not the difference In salaries was
justified. # it was. and the same doll
lar difference exists today. isn't 1t just
as logical to maintain that the balance
has been maintained because the dollar
difference is the same as to assert that
an imhalance has resulted from the
fact that one salary is no longer ex-
actly 20 times greater than another?
know that those in the upper
brackets will violently disagree with
me. because it Is to their advantage to
do so. They will find nothing wrong
when they receive an $500 increase
while some one else receives only $l25.
Frankly. think Congress should pay
a little extra attention to the little
fellows, because they are not only the
people who do the actual work of pro-
ducing, they also do most of the con-
Stunning, and their ability to consume
(purchasel is dependent not on per-
centage figures. but on cold hard doll
lars. The ''trickle down" theory may
work with stock dividends but not with
human beings.
With respect to postal pay and the
administration position that increases
should come only with increased reve-
nues, would suggest that such theory
will be valid only when and If Congress
determines that the postal service alone
OF all Government agencies has to be
self-supporting. The plain truth Is
that postage rate increases make q
very convenient hobgoblin for denying
postal salary increases and the threat
has been used for that purpose.
E. c. Halleck,
Legislative Director, National Fed
Grafton of Post Office Clerks.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
BY Charles E. Trocewen

He built playhouse for the chill
dren, and II it slightly resembled the
old witch's cottage In "Hanzel and
Gretel." so much the better.
His masterpiece was this bookcase.
1t really was job. After he got 1t
installed. he leaned back with pro-
fessorial pleasure.
The day came when the house had
to be left behind. as he moved away,
as most persons who came TO WASH
ington in the sos and 40s had to do.
for one reason or another.
He left the bookcase, and the play
house, and the doghouse. and many
other items.
He hated to leave the bookcase. but
he pictured to himself the enjoyment
1t would give to some person or persons.
unknown.
The new family moved in, as they
always do In Washington and environs.
No house waits long.
The new family hadn't any books. or
maybe one book, as they say.
That old bookcase" sighed the lady.
"I'1l fx that" said her husband.
And he tore out the case, took It
out In the yard. and chopped It up.
Now there Is q neat stack Of kindling
. on the back porch. all ready for the
IRE. and the wall between the fireplace
and the door Is smoothly painted, IS
the lady wanted II TO be. But some-
how We hope the Professor never sees It.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
Dreom Stuff-but Foctuol

MY dreams were disturbed January 8
by the sudden appearance Of man
carrying a fiintlock rifle Of Revolu-
tionary vintage. He wore a tattered
Continental uniform and his counte-
nance was grim.
I'm one of Gen. Hugh Mercers
men,, he said, "and served in the LIST
Virginia Regiment under Capt. Fleni-
ing. Did you read in Our Presidents
quiz in The Evening Star that today
was the anniversary of the battle OF
Trenton?"
.Yes,' answered. land I'm not sur
prised that you have come back
"Then you know that we fought the
battle of Trenton on the day after
Christmas in '76. and on the same day
took our Hessian prisoners back over
the Delaware into Pennsylvania p
eyes, SIR. thought every seventh
grade schoolboy knew that.
"You know that we came over into
Evening star., 1955-01-11
The Boo Heard Round the World

A Star editorial Of last Saturday, COM
menting upon conflicting testimony relating
to the boo attributed to but denied by Mrs.
Malone, said that while the Associated Press
reported the boo g. the AP reporter did
not personally hear the boo" The Star was
misled. We are now informed BY the always
reliable Associated Press that no less than
four of its reporters, present and listening,
personally heard the boos The Star did not
intentionally reflect upon the hearing or
the reporting OF the AP. After all, this
surely was q boo heard round the world,
and the AP Is always listening.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
Moke It Public

The continued delay by the Fairfax
Planning Commission in releasing the pro-
posed master plan for county development
is hard to understand. The plan was sub
mitted to the commission last November
and some parts Of 1t were made public then.
But the full report, prepared by an expert
consultant employed by the county, has
been withheld, pending efforts to persuade
the consultant to change certain recon-
mendations regarded as controversial. !"
(Among the controversial provisions was
one favoring establishment Of an airport at
Burke.)
Now the Board OF Supervisors has asked
the commission to explain the failure TO
make the plan public and the failure to hold
public hearings OH IL. as required. The
planning agency has defended its position
by announcing that some data asked for
were not submitted until January ,. But
the supplementary material could have
Evening star., 1955-01-11
Time for O Review

The handling--or mishandling-of the
Wolf Ladejinsky case by the Department of
Agriculture does not prove that the Federal
security program is inherently bad.
OF course, when different officials arrive
at conflicting conclusions after studying the
same facts, certain suspicion is bound to
arise But the disagreement in the Lade-
jinsky case may be of no greater significance
than disagreement among judges, exam
ining the same facts or the same questions
of law. And it may prove nothing more
than that bad Judgment on the part Of
administrative officers can discredit we'll
designed security system, just as good judg-
ment might make an otherwise inadequate
system workable.
When all this is said, however, our Fed
eral security risk program remains under
suspicion. What happened in the Ladejin-
sky case may have happened in other in
stances, and certainly can occur again in
the future. This being SO, the program
ought to be carefully re-examined by those
In the Eisenhower administration who are
responsible for its operation. If the exec
utive branch is not willing to undertake the
task, 1t probably will be done by Congress
even though partisan politics could be ex-
pected to make this less-than-ideal way
to get the job done.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
For d Better Minimum Wage
Al Hendley.

It is reassuring to note the interest
displayed by Representative Broyhiil
in the minimum wage structure pres
emily in effect in the District OF CO.
lumbia. There has been for some years
an obvious need to establish more
realistic minimum wage for women
workers in the District Of Columbia.
This is a matter which deserves the
thoughtful consideration and strong
support Of the whole community.
In January, 1854. the recommended
tions from Minimum Wage Conference
for clerical and technical occupations,
which were adopted over the vigorous
dissent of the employe members. estab-
lished new minimum of $32 week.
The records Of this conference, which
are available In the Offices of the Mini
mum Wage and Industrial Safety
Board, are replete with evidence that
the basic consideration In the law was
forgotten In the establishment Of this
minimum,
The cost OF minimum budget for a
single woman in Washington, D. c.,
had risen from 1868 to $42.48, an
increase of 1873 per cent over that
period when the previous minimum
wage had been established. The $32
minimum was only 81 more than the
wage recommended approximately six
years ago for basically the same occu-
pations.
The standard of living and the moral
welfare of large number Of women
workers in the District Of Columbia are
involved in this matter During the
,&a,;od ,S,l,a,, fI.a y,afv,i,,n,,,,n u,oUo uoc
being increased by 81. wages for the
average clerical worker In Washington
rose from $45 to $5955, an increase Of
1928 per cent. Wages Of clerical and
professionab workers throughout the
United States, as measured by the Fed
eral Reserve Bank Of New York. had
risen 25.4 per cent. Under such cir
cumstances, the present minimum Of
Evening star., 1955-01-11

Jersey again on New Years in " and
had little brush with redcoats. You
know that we retreated across the As
sunpink the next day and were stuck
in the mud. Old CORVALLIS sat down
in his oilcloth coat and said he would
catch the fox in the morning. while
General Washington lighted his camp
fires and waited for the roads to freeze
solid. After midnight we marched
across country to Princeton and fell
upon another band Of redcoats, early on
the morning of January 3. We were OUT
numbered and Gen. Mercer was bay
oneted to death, but General Washing
ton came with the main army In. time
to save us and lick the British. Every
history book tells you that the fight
on the third Of January, l777. was
called the battle of Princeton. Write
a letter and set that quiz man straight.
Good night!'
So this is the letter
John p. Cowan.
Evening star., 1955-01-11

the Liberty Bell hidden in "the gloom
of recessed entranceway to our Dis
trict Building official reception point
for distinguished visitors to the Ma
tion's Capital.
When the city fathers get rid of
this, why not go little further and
clean up the block Immediately west
the moth-eaten, dirty, unsightly, dilap-
idated tempo now housing the WASH
ington field Offices of the Social Secu-
rity Administration. facing on Penn
sylvania avenue?. Level Of this mon-
strosity. leaving space for clean pub
lie park and clear view of the hand
some Commerce Building which the
shack now obscures from the view Of
visitors staying at the Willard and
Washington Hotels. This ill-smelling.
ramshackle building is an eyesore II
there ever was one-especially on
Pennsylvania avenue, two blocks from
the White House and across from the
newly cleaned Treasury Building.
Why not erect a statue of Gen.
George Patton in this space. with neat
concrete paths and solidly constructed
benches for the visiting public?
This area is certainly sharp fiare-
back from the old 1890 block housing
Chases Theater and good bar at the
old Oxford Hotel at the west end. q
fruit stand at Fourteenth street, Coast
Guard offices at the southeast corner,
once the old Albaugh's Grand Opera
House at the southwest corner. These
were civilized structures, at least.
And why not move the replica Of
the Liberty Bell from the recessed en-
tranceway of the District Building
down to the Mall. in front of the old
National Museum at Tenth street.
where it could be seen and appre-
ciated? incidentally. my grandfather,
John w. Hendley had his studio as a
modeler of fruit--such as peachess
grapes, pineapples and watermelon,
which looked more luscious than the
real articles, due to his secret formula
for modeling-in the southeast corner
Of the National Museum from the days
after the Civil War to about 1895 when
he died)
Al Hendley.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
This and That

Of some Of his favorites in that good
space between the door and the fire.
place.
Good cases and good books just
seemed to belong there.
The Professor hammered and sawed.
He filed UP the cracks and knot
holes with putty or something. and
finished the shelves and the side
pieces.
This was going to be a supercase,
he told himself. He wanted to do a
particularly good job on this, since
visitors sometimes were critical Of
home made jobs.
when he was q kid. He picked up
every odd bit he found, and always
brought 1t home.
walters treasure" his mother had
smiled, pointing to the odd lots a
slaves, ends Of boxes. old ends Of
hroomsticks, and leftover berry boxes.
Nothing that was wood was too bad
for him to keep.
His mother. at least. sympathized
with him.
When he grew to mans estate, and
went out into the world, and finally
came to Washington, as almost every
body did In the 30s and eos. the Pro-
fessor brought his wood working habit
with him. j
ne saved every crate that d kindly
Government put hts furniture IN.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
Letters to The Sfor

$32 per week constitutes g grave injus-
tice to women workers who are trying
to support themselves, and in many
cases dependents. by working for such
substandard wages.
It is hoped that Representative Broy-
hill will go forward with his plans and
that the community at large win sup
port the establishment Of minimum
wage which is more meaningful than
the present figure. which the records
win show was the result Of expediency
rather than study.
John r. CahiiL
President, Once Employees Inter-
national Union, Local No. 2.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
'cunuI for All Nutions

have read with interest the picture
story on the Canal for All Nations. !.
contained in The Sunday Star Pictorial
Mazagine, December 26, 1854. BY John
v. Hinkel.
We of the Corps of Engineers are
very pround of the part the corps has
played in the construction and opera
tions of the Panama Canal, and It IS
gratifying to see such worth while
projects publicized through the medium
OF your newspaper.
With best wishes for the year 1855.
S. ID. Sturgis, Jr.,
Major General, U.S.A., Chief Of
Engineers.
Evening star., 1955-01-11

Never before In the history OF
washington, D. c., have there been
more sprains from weak muscles and
fractures and broken bones and ar
thritic swellings and pains among both
young and old per thousand of our
population than at the present time.
believe one of the main causes is
that our drinking and cooking water
is now poisoned by sodium-silico flu
oride, which the Department of Agri-
culture recommends in sufficient guam
titles as a good rat poison.
Strychnine In small amounts as
Evening star., 1955-01-11
Wonts His Science Churted

It has been my pleasure previously
to give commendation to Thomas r.
Henry for his superlatively written
science articles. They are highly inter-
eSting.
This time I am requesting that he
present monthly charts. showing dis
position of planets, stars and constella-
tions about the heavens, with descrip-
tive comments. Mr. Henry's many read
ers would welcome this treatment, /
am sure.
4A p H. a T. w Havw0nd Ir
Evening star., 1955-01-11

been released later. The public is entitled
to all the facts, for this plan cost the tax
payers $15O,0O0. The citizens Of the coun-
ty have a right to see the full report, even
though some Of the details may be highly
Objectionable to the commission or the
public.
Evening star., 1955-01-11

prescribed by a physician is good for
heart disease.
There. is no more sense in putting
small amount of sodium -silico flu
oride IN our drinking and cooking
water for hardening youngsters teeth
than there would be in putting a small
amount of strychnine In our drinking
and cooking water for strengthening
oldsters' hearts.
Crit CrinkertOn.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
No White Elephant

Although Congress has approved new
300-bed tuberculosis hospital, on the basis
OF testimony submitted last year by the
Health Department concerning its need as
part of the public health program, the COM
missioners want to be sure that in going
ahead with the designs and the construction
they will not be creating an expensive white
elephant.
This possibility was raised In their minds
last October, when statistics presented to
Congress were re-eXamined in the light OF
current figures. For there appeared to be
statistical discrepancies, which were not
Immediately subject to clarification. The
purpose of the hearing held by the CommiS-
sioners yesterday was to receive new testi-
mony of need from sources to which the
Commissioners should be able to look for
expert advice-the medical fraternity, inside
and outside of the Health Department. That
testimony was Overwhelmingly in favor OF
the hospitals construction. Should the in
cidence Of tuberculoSiS--now very high in
Washington- decline lii the future with new
discoveries and procedures In detection and
treatment, the hospital would still be needed
for treatment of other chronic diseases,
possibility that has hitherto been recognized
In discussion Of design of the structure.
Those who are most familiar with the
subject are not inclined to rest their case
as to need on statistics alone. For the
statistics seem to reflect administrative
practices and policies, with other things, and
are subject to more than one Interpretation.
II, for example, the District adopts vigor-
Gus campaign to eliminate tuberculosis as
serious public health problem, additional
hospital facilities are necessary part of
such a campaign. If there is no such in
tention, it could no doubt be argued that
the future holds more promise than the
past of decline in tuberculosis without
provision of additional hospital facilities.
tuberculosis still ranks as one Of the
most insidious of the communicable diseases
and one of the greatest public health prob
lens. Washington is Number 2 in the
Nation-considered as State, or as q city
In It's population group in the tuberculosis
death rate. Expert medical advice Is that
the hospital be constructed The money for
1t has been approved.
The Commissioners, 1t seems to The
Star, would be assuming grave response
bility, in these circumstances, should they
discard the medical evidence as to need and
hold up the hopitals design or construction.
Evening star., 1955-01-11

Pen-nan1es nsny be used II letters carry
toriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1955-01-11
FIuoridotion Distosteful

J. w. Haywood, Jr.
, 1955-05-09


REV. GEORGE STARTLING
Baptist Missionary from St.
John, bringing Gospel Mes
sages each night, accompanied
by Mrs. Rennie Startling, Or
ganist.
Rev. Don Luttrell from
Vieques will be there with
his trumpet.
CONE ONE! CONE ALI
Each night 7:30
May 9Th to May 18th
East Side Baptist Church
King Cross and Church SITS.
Christiansted, st. Croix
, 1955-05-09
FURNISHED HOUSE

for rent, at Princesse Stock
Estate with six acres Of land
and abundant water supply,
Available; July 1st
, 1955-05-09
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SECTIONS. Any official or employee who is voluntari-
" or involuntari1y separated from the service, without pre-
JUDGE, shall have the option to receive all moneys he has con-
tributed to the fund at any time, without interest, or to allow
his contributions to- remain with the fund until he reaches
the aga of sixty 500 and then receive an annuity computed
according to Section 10 of this Act.
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