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Evening star., 1955-01-08

not be practical to manufacture cars
with reasonable speed limit. except
ing those made for legitimate racing
and sold for that purpose. and perhaps
police cars to protect motorists and
perform other duties which necessitate
speed?
5 One Of the highlights in stressing
the value Of q car appears to be the
speed at which q car can 60, and most
trafic deaths are the result Of terrific
speed. From my limited experience
with teen-agers, their main thrill at
the wheel Of a car is to see just how
fast car win go; but unfortunately
they are not the only offenders. # 1t
is possible to turn out cars with q
limited, reasonable speed, 1t seems to
me that would be one answer to the
tragic number of traffic deaths each
year.
Rriarly Major.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Peipinq to Chiona,s Soldiers

In connection with its intensified talk
about CELEBRATING" Formosa, Peiping now
appears to have launched a special program
designed to encourage large-Scale desertionS
from the Chinese Nationalist armed forces
Of Generalissiino Chang Kai-shek 1t has
made similar attempts In the past Of course,
but this time its effort seems to be much
more open and elaborate-per perhaps enough
so to call for extra vigilance.
Thus, as set forth in q formal procla-
nation issued by Peiping's Defense Minister.
the program exhorts officers and men In the
Chinese Nationalist army, navy and air force
to revolt or cross over individually and in
groups with their guns, ships and planes
If possible-to the side Of Communist China.
And they have been promised that II they
do SO, II they turn against Chang or desert
from Formosa, the PeScadores or the islands
still held by them close to the mainland,
they viii receive fine treatment and hand
some rewards, including land grants and
cash bOuntieS.
Judging from all reports out Of Formosa,
the loyalty Of Chiang's forces IS such as to
make any appeals Of this sort too silly to
worry about. Still, it may not be insig-
nificant that Peiping apparently thinks
otherwise, and that fact, in turn, suggests
that special precautionary measures may be
In order particularly to insure that the
Chinese Nationalists maintain their high
morale In period when the dullness Of rela-
tive inaction sometimes can do real harm
to soldiers spirit and common sense.
Al California oficial blames juvenile
DELINQUENCY on homes with too many late
model cars, but fails to specify Just how
old the family sedan should be to guarantee
that the kids won't 50 wrong.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Federul Aid for Schools

"A free fax-supported education for
every American child
Most citizens would raise their voices
In thunder Of indignation il 1t were
proposed that one religious denomina-
ton should be encouraged in its work
by having the right to be supported
by taxes The evils Of an established
church are firmly believed in whether
they are understood or not.
To one who helps to pay the double
bill involved, an established school sys-
EN- seems to be similar injustice.
II is hard to believe that the present
arrangement is the best possible way
to fulfiH the great American dream
that every child shall be well educated
by community support. Cherishing the
rights Of conscience rather than the
pursuit of spurious unity is better
means Of adherence to American tra-
ditions.
Martha 7. O'Keefe.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Federal Poy Roise

/ note that our rowing President Is
advocating per cent wage increase
for all Government employees. In your
Proposed Pay Raises" table OF De-.
cember 20, ! note that Grade Is now
1910 per annurn, which is double or
more than some pensioners get. It IS
absurd to think that an increase IN
wages, in both Government and civilian
employ. must come every year. Why
not make an effort to lower the cost OF
living SO that the same effect will be
achieved, and thus benefit the greater
majority of the American public. namely
the average or lower paid worker? After
all, he must pay the same price for the
same commodity as his more fortunate
brother, or do without The biggest
and best balloon in the world can stand
only so much imitation.
History proves that whenever the
employees of any corporation get an in
crease of. let us say per cent, said
corporation passes on to the general
public an increase which will benefit
them at least twice as much as the.
increase to their employees had cost
them. This is passed on TO the general
public, which in no wise benefits, but
has to try to grin and bear 1t. This is
a vicious cycle. and an effort should be
made to stop 1t.
According to reports in our papers,
there is more money In savings ana
bank accounts than ever before in our
history. We have more of the blessings
of life than ever before. and in general.
much cause to be thankful. Why then
should we be always reaching out for
more? 1t is this manner of thought that
prompts nations to warfare, and en-
courages strife. which in the end can
ruin us all.
From the most humble household to
the biggest seat Of Government. good
policy is to make do with the resources
at hand. and not go into debt; this
must result In q healthy condition.
II any increase is to be granted, let
1t be q fiat increase, the same for all.
Evening star., 1955-01-08

value as competitive yardstick in a
business which. because Of its very
nature. has no competition except from
public enterprise.
Perhaps the biggest myth Of all Is
that the perpetrators Of this contract
have nothing against iva and are
not out to harm it. But ever since Pres
ident Eisenhower called IVA creeping
socialism the trend definitely has been
toward weakening iva and eventually
Gripping 1t. Dixon-Yates conforms to
that unfortunate trend.
william L. Sturdivant. jr.,
Executive Director. Citizens for
iva. Inc. Nashville. Tenn.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Myths About Dixon Votes

Permit us the use of your ''letters'
column to pin down several myths
about the Dixon-Yates contract that
seem to have gained rather general
circulation:
Myth No. THAT private construc-
ton of the steam plant saves an outlay
Of tax revenues. The taxpayer will pay
for the Dixon-Yate plant just as he
would for iva plant, but with one or
two big differences. Federal funds ap-
prcpriated for q IVA plant would be
repaid to the Treasury over period
Of years and the Government would
continue to own it as q good revenue
producer. On the other hand. through
its power, bills to Acc, Dixon-Ya
would recover the cost of the plant and
reap neat profit return, getting their
taxes paid by the Government IN the
meantime and ending up as owners of
the plant. Actually. the taxpayer will
put up enough money over period of
years to pay for the Dixon-Yates plant
twice.
Myth No. 2-That the Dixon Yates
contract Is no different than other ACC
contracts negotiated under the previous
national administration. This fiction
is put forth in an effort to prove that
opposition to the Dixon-Yates deal is
motivated by simple partisan politics.
Actually, the two earlier Acc contracts
with Electric Energy. Inc, and Ohio
Valley Electric Corp.) are for direct
supply OF Aces own installations from
power companies in the vicinity. Dixon
Yates is for the supply of power to IVA,
not acc, at point some 200 miles
from the nearest atomic energy plant.
Myth No. 3-That there Is limit"
on the amount of Dixon-Y Yates profit.
The 100000 q year (l0.9 per cent?
s'ceilingn applies only to the profits
Dixon-Yates can make through capac-
ity and energy charges to ACC, not to
the profits 1t Is allowed to make by
sales to West Memphis power to other
Dixon-Yates customers and through
other windfalls. Testimony before the
Senate House Atomic Energy Commit
tee placed the possible profit return as
high as "a per cent, even considering
the loudly proclaimed improvements"
written into the contract some a. hours
before 1t was signed.
Myth No. 4--That the country is
threatened with "a Nationwide Federal
power monopoly" Nearly 80 per cent
Of electric generating capacity In the
United States is privately owned. The
rest is public power. with the Federal
Government accounting for about 13
per cent of all United States capacity.
{ It Is easy to see who is closest to total
monopoly in the United States power
business. A IVA plant at Fulton. Tenn.
tfor which Dixon-Y Yates Is the costly
alternative), would increase Federal
power capacity by less than one-tenth
Of per cent. At the same time 1t would
preserve the integrity of iva and its
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Peaceful co-existence'

There have been many letters se-
verely criticizing the peaceful co-ex-
istence' theory. Not long ago q reader
listed many recent violent incidents
which have occurred, and asked, Is
this peaceful co-existence?9 To that
reader and the others ask, What is
the alternatiye?" What benefit is it to
any one to paint a black picture of a
situation If there is no better solution
or plan?
Eyalyn j. Longley.
Evening star., 1955-01-08

nominated again for President Is very
slim while Mccarthy is sure to be re-
turned to the Senate in the next elec-
tion.
First of all 1t should be pointed out
that every true, loyal American citizen
should put the welfare Of his country
before his own selfish ambition, or that
of his party. and that is exactly what
our President did when he, in nice
way, opposed the Wisconsin Senator.
Perhaps the President knew he would
lose some votes and might even for
felt his chance of being President for
a second term. However. being the real
statesman that he is, and always has
been, Mr.. Eisenhower chose the only
course consistent with his deep convic-
ton as the Chief Executive of a DEM
ocratic nation.
In the second place it should be made
clear that Senator Mccarthy was con-
denned" in the United States Senate
by a vote of three to one. and 1t is
the full Senate, and not just one party,
which represents the people OF the
country at large, and we should be hap
by that our Senate showed by this vote
that McCarthyism has no place in a
democratic nation like the United
States.
And finally, Mr.. Eisenhower has
proved to the American people beyond
any reasonable doubt that he is just
as good President as he was gem
eral, and that puts him right on top
Of the list. The appointments he has
made to high positions IN the Govern
ment, and his deep religious convic-
tions, show conclusiyely that he is OPP
posed to all forms Of totalitarianism,
whether they be of communistic nature
or otherwise. He could well be our
next President, and it is not an impos-
sibility for Mccarthy to be defeated.
even though his supporters obtain
"votes" by highly questionable method
and deliver them under arms.
A &c.
Evening star., 1955-01-08

q. What Is myopia 2--R. G. g.
Al. Nearsightedness. The ancient
Greeks noticed that nearsighted people
partly closed their eyes when they
looked at distant objects. 80 they made
up the word "myopia. from the Greek
@nnu" close) and ops or "cpa' ttbe
eye).
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Veterans Center Protests

thoroughly enjoyed the series Of
letters regarding the raising tsicl Of
the Veterans Center This will
present proponents Of the theory Of
psychic unity with . striking example
Of four minds Independently arriving at
the same atrocious grammar and ex-
ecrable sentence structure.
Your dead-pan publication Of these
letters is far more effective than any
editorial comment. If you do any edi-
torialzing on the subject. would sug-
gest that it be on the theme that one
well-thought-out letter can do tre-
rnendous good; but that thousand
identical letters merely point up the
phoniness of the plea. the rubber
stamp mentality of the signers. and cast
doubt on the motives Of the sponsors.
# they want signatures. they should
use 9 petition. Lucille Hoyme.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
L etters to heStor

I see no reason whya Grade II employe
should receive any higher increase than
the person in Grade 1. The same cost
Of living affects both the same way.
Herbert r. Davis.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Mccarthy Is. Eisenhower

The losing side Of controversy gem
orally makes the loudest noise. The
McCarthyites are no exception 70 this
rule. Ii The Star for December 28,
4'Cld Reactionary" speaks his piece Ia
connection with the President and Sem
ator Mccarthy. and he seems to think
that Mr.. Eisenhower;s chance of being
Evening star., 1955-01-08
cruzY Over Horsepower

Naturally every one is concerned
over the appalling number Of traffic
deaths and the fact that warnings Of
all types seem Of no avail. Would It
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Minimum Defense Structure

PRESIDENT EISENHOWER Wf0Le III MS
recent letter to Secretary of Defense Wilson
that professional military competence and
political statesmanship must join to form
judgments as TO the minimum defense
structure that should be supported by the
Nation" The content Of his letter, OUT
lining the administration program for
maintaining the active personnel strength
of the armed forces during the next two
years, reflects what appears to be a high
degree OF this combined judgment and the
thinking which contributed to it.
In brief, the President proposes an
armed strength of approximately 100000
personnel by June 80 of this year and, ten-
tatively, reduction to 2.850,000 by June of
1856. The 1855 figure would be a reduction
from 3,218,00O as of last November 80 but is
an increase from the 2,940,000 proposed
earlier by Secretary Wilson. The 1856 figure
also is slightly higher than the 2,8l5,000
suggested by the Defense Secretary Sig
nificantly, while all of the surface forces
would be reduced, the President recon-
mended that the Air Force be increased
from its November 80 strength of 961 900
to 975,000 by next June and remain at this
level year later.
The key to the Presidents thinking
may be found in his stated FIRST objective"
Of our military preparations. It Is, he wrote,
"to maintain the capability to deter an
enemy from attack and to blunt that attack,
If it comes, by combination of effective
retaliatory power and a continental defense
system Of steadily increasing effectiveness.
Priority for this combination objective, he
added, would assure that our relative supe-
riority in productive capacity would be
sustained.
Elsewhere in his letter, and again in his
state-of the Union message, the President
discussed the strategic considerations in
volved in shaping the military policy.
Beyond the emphasis on air power, the Navy
and Army would have certain rather
obvious essential tasks" in event Of attack.
The NATo forces could be swiftly engaged"
and, in certain contingencies, "the United
Nations should be ready with mobile forces
to help indigenous troops deter local ag-
gression." In support of his feeling that our
own ground forces can be reasonably re-
duced In numbers, the President pointed to
the practical considerations limiting the
rapid deployment of large military forces
from the continental United States i'm
mediately on outbreak of war" Presum-
ably, General Eisenhower is referring here
to the time and the hazards involved in
moving large bodies Of troops across the
oceans under threat of greater undersea
and air attack than was the case in World
Wars and II. Certainly these considera-
tions are among the military realities Of
our time" to which he referred in his OPEN
ing message to Congress.
Throughout, the Chief Executive struck.
a balance between the necessity for ade-
quate forces and the comparable necessity
for avoiding an "intolerable burden" upon
the morale and the economy of the country.
Obviously, decisions Of this magnitude
cannot be based solely on any axed set OF
statistics. Questions quite properly may be
raised in Congress and elsewhere.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the snEvef 70 any
question of fact ~ writins .Tha gysninf
NV Wasfinaton B b. e. Please lneiess
3 cents Tor return pDsteee.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
What's Wrong With Post Office

Briarly Major.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
BY ROGER C. WHITMAN

Question: About q year ago
we moved into q lyear-old stone
house. Last summer we dis
covered cracks In plaster around
most of the door frames; also
the window frames. Some hair
line cracks even appear in the
ceilings. Will these reappear from
time to time or, If they are
filled in, when reprinted. is that
the worst to be expected?
Answer: Since the house is
almost three years old, I pre-
sumo cracks are not due to
settlement, as this would hap
pen only under exceptional cir
cumstances. Small hairline
cracks can be filled with spac-
kle. Large cracks will have to
be made wider and cut open
down to the lath. All dust
should be brushed out and the
inner surfaces made wet, The
cracks should then be filled with
patching plaster. A recurrence
of the same cracks frequently
indicates some structural weak
ness around windows and door
openings, or might be due to
excessive vibration because of
heavy highway traffic or nearby
railroad movement.
0dor in Stump Pump
Question: How do we rid our
stump pump of smells?
Answer: Since stump pumps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Small Plaster Crooks
Can Be Patched Up

are used for q wide variety Of
purposes, wonder what kind
of orders are emanating from
the pit. I presume your difficult
ty is the odor Of stagnant wa
ter. If so' dissolve about a quar-
ter to half pound of finely pull
verified copper sulphate in a
quart of water, then pour it
into the pit.
Painting Screens
Question: l have quite a sup
ply of aluminium paint left over
from painting some woodwork
last fall. was wondering If ]
could use it to paint my screens
to keep them from rusting dur
ing the coming season.
Answer: Aluminium paint
would be all right, but. because
of its light color and light-re-
f1ecting qualities. when you
looked through the screens you
would get an effect like trying
to look through mosquito net
ting. / don't think you would
like the results from that stand
point.
Black Marks on Chairs
Question: The legs on our
lined oak chairs and table have
some bad black marks from
shoes. Could you tell me the
best method of cleaning them?
Answer: Try wiping the chairs
and table legs with some turpen-
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necessarily warm. What do you
suggest?
Answer: Plumbing supply
dealers sell asbestos and mag
nesia insulating pipe coverings.
I suggest that you consult your
classified telephone directory for
the names Of such firms.
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tine and q piece Of cloth. II
stubborn. use 1000" steel wool.
Rusty Water
Question:: Rusty water comes
from our hot-water storage tank,
which is only about 6 years
old. The condition Is becoming
worse all the time. A few months
ago when I turned up the Their
moStat to get hotter water. the
rust came in quantities. What
can We do about It?
Answer: It Is not unusual to
have a galvanized tank become
rusted In six years time. I have
known of some that were In poor
condition in half that time. Try
draining OF the tank until the
water runs clear. It is possible
to remove much Of the sediment
on the bottom of the tank, thus
minimizing the discoloration in
the water. You might consider
the installation of a new tank
with a magnesium anode rod to
prevent a recurrence of a rust
ing condition. Plumbers know
about this.
Scratched Leather
Question: One arm of q
leather easy. chair has been
scratched. Can this be fixed, or
at least made inconspicuous?
Answer: The scratch can't
be taken out, but you can make
1t practically invisible by touch
ing it UP with Q leather dye. A
good luggage shop may be able
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Mr.. whitman offers readers leaflets on
q variety Of subjects concerning home
repair work. II you would like to have
his leafet. Wi. Marred Furniture
Finish. send 10 cents in coin 70 Roger
released by Consolidated News
Features. Ine.)
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to supply you with the dye. or
at least the address Of q dye
supplier. It should be put on
with a small brush, such as
comes with a box Of water-color
paints.
Steam Pipes Waste Heat
Question: The steam pipes in
my basement are bare. and al
though We get plenty of heat in
the house, I'm sure there Is a
lot Of heat wasted because the
pipes aren't covered with some
installation: the basement is un-
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Rich Suburb Boasts
Average Poyof $16,762

SAN MARINO Calf Dec IA L-Th wealthy conservative
suburb home Of executives whose take home
sl662 is possibly the exclusive in the
United States.
The residential community $4,000 successfully kept
theaters, moruaries secondhand
Exclusion of bars does that is dry.
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they now number one to every
eight Republicans.
Police Chief Robert Sears says
there hasn't been on armed
robbery since he became chief
IA months ago. Policemen
there are two for every 1000
population-ride heavy patrol.
They also guard school crossings.
This Swank city even has its
more exclusive and less exclu-
Sive sections. The one business
street, Huntington drive, bisects
the town. The hills to the north
are called the Gold Coast" Sec
ton, where the biggest homes
are located.
Residences south of Hunting
ton may have as few as one to
three servants.
Proud of Its Culture
San Marine is proud Of its
culture. 1t is the home Of famed
Huntington Library and Art
Gallery, with Gutenberg Bible
and Gainsborough's Blue Boy"
among its treasures.
Now to meet some San Marin
ans: Thomas Pike. assistant sec
rotary of defense; Herbert Hoo
yer, ir., assistant Secretary OF
State: Reese Taylor PRESIDENT
of Union Oil Co.; DR.. Robert
Hutchins of the Ford Founda-
Ition: Harold C. McClellen, as
sistant Secretary Of Commerce.
and Preston Hotchkis. until
recently with the United Nations.
This plush residential city was
founded by Henry E. Hunting
ton, railroad magnate, and
George Patton. father OF the
late Gen. George Patton OF
World War II fame.
II you have the money and
would like to move here. you'd
better hurry. Only 1870 vacant
lots are left.
There's one drawback you
should know about. however.
The town is in the heart OF the
Los Angeles areas smog belt.
Besides being one Of the richest.
1t has the distinction Of being
perhaps the smoggiest town any
where.
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Apostolic Delegate
To Be Honored at
St. AIMS Purty

The Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, the Most Rev.
| Amleto G. Cicognani. will be
guest Of honor at the seventh
annual Archbishop's Christmas
Party Sunday at st. AIMS In
FAINT Home, 1900 California
street NV.
The party will be an open
house from 3 to 8 pm. and the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle.
Archbishop Of Washington, will
serve as host.
One Of the features viii be a
concert by one Of the smallest
choirs In Washington, IL boys
and girls of st. AIMS ranging
from 4 to s years in age.
St. AIMS, which was founded
in 1860, is now caring for more
than 100 children from the age
Of several weeks TO six years.
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Fourteen San Marine liquor
stores sell 100000 worth of
bottled goods yearly to replenish
the bars which are said to be in
80 per cent of the San Marine
homes.
But tavern, the head of the
Parent Teachers ASso cia ion
Council argued recently. would
encourage passersby to stop, and
we're not interested in the riff
RAN that goes through town."
Now Has Five Churches
Indeed, it wasn't until 26 years
after the city was incorporated
that a church could gain admis-
sion. The town has five now.
Someone said the town-which
covers 324 square miles-even
tried to exclude Democrats. But
Evening star., 1955-10-17
De SOTO,S NEW FIREFLIGHT


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