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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Ruble Trojan Horses

There are conflicting reports on what
the administration will ask Congress to
appropriate for foreign aid In the next
fiscal year. Early last week officials indi-
Gated that the President would seek at
most only slight increase in the current
program, which involves an outlay of
SGT billion. On Saturday, however, an
authoritative but anonymous source was
quoted as saying that the increase to be
requested would be about S23 billion,
with $500 million of it earmarked for
additional economic help, and the balance
for stepped-up military shipments.
These two versions of the administra-
TONS intentions are so much at variance
as to be utterly confusing. An official
Qualification is Sorely needed, and pre-
Sumably the State Department will pre-
sent it without undue delay. Meanwhile,
despite the muddle of contradictory re-
ports, the one thing that seems fairly
certain about next years foreign-aid pro-
gram is that it will have to be tailored
to At the international conditions Gre
ated by the Kremlin'S new offensive in
the cold war. This means that the pro-
gram faces some degree of expansion
probably only little, but at least enough
to counter the apparent Soviet decision
TO launch campaign aimed at inflltrat-
ing Asia and the Middle East with Trojan
horses capariSoned in rubles. To that
end, besides making similar offers to
countries like India and Burma, the
Russians have promised to lend 500
million to AfghaniStan and give it in
creasing technical assistance And at
the same time, competing with Anglo
American readiness to help get the prof.
ect started, they have announced their
desire to join in financing the proposed
construction of Egypt'S Aswan dam.
These economic maneuvers-which
in a sense belatedly initiate our program
of foreign aid-add up to new kind Of
Soviet offensive. They have never before
been tried by the Kremlin on such scale,
and their potential significance ought not
to be underestimate. OF course, it Is
not necessary for us-nor would it be
wise-to counter every Russian offer of
this sort with an even better offer of our
own. But we must, for the sake of our
own best interests extend our help as
much as we can wherever it will be well
coined and properly and effectively used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

One part OF Secretary OF
Agriculture Benson's newly
announced farm program calls
for more donations of surplus
food to the low-income groups
at home and abroad, and a
stepped-up use of agricultural
SURPRISES in the school lunch
program.
Since everyone agrees that
our schoolteachers are all I'M
derpaid. why not make some of
the surplus available to them
through a food stamp plan?
1t seems to me we are max
ing a mistake in thinking Of
our surplus as a burden in
stead of a blessing. THIS makes
a negative approach to the
problem instead of a positive.
Paul McIlvsine.
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THE GRAY PLAN
Virqiinia's Great Debate

frain. 1t comes between every
verse. I'll Just read 1t once,
but you remember to put it
between each of the verses:
To hell Nth integration;
Come oni Let's all be fools!
To he'll 1pith education
And Vtr0iHtd's public
SchoolSi"
Then followed the verses Of
the ballad. gently ridiculing
the gathering of the clans at
Richmond to draft the Gray
report. ending with a closing
recitation of the refrain.
There was more applause as
the gentleman took his seat
and the chairman introduced
the young man from Rich
mond, who proceeded to de-
scribe the Gray report.
He referred to the ballad.
1--WE don't think, SIR" he ex-
planned, that the report is
saying to hell with education
and Virginias public schools
We think that IL the referen-
dunn approves the constitu-
tional convention. and the
LEGISLATURE is allowed to work
this thing out. we may save
Virginia's public schools.
eve think that. without
something Of this sort, some
program that will permit us
to find a solution, there will
indeed be chaos in Virginias
public schools. So many peo-
pie are not willing to face the
facts of life, which are that
If we try to enforce an invol-
untary integration OF the
schools, about a third OF Viz
ginia's counties will close up
their schools. They can do 1t.
I have no doubt they will
do it."
The assignment plan was
discussed. That. the speaker
believed, would work in many
parts Of Virginia. 1t ought TO
work in the cities. he said.
and in other parts of the State.
There is one county in South
west Virginia, he said, where
there is not a single Negro
resident. But in the rural
areas of central and southside
and Eastern Virginia. where
the colored population is most
dense, the assignment plan
might not work at all.
AT least" the speaker ex-
planned. 1.-The people who live
there don't think it will work
and they will not accept 1t for
trial without amending the
State constitution to permit
the tuition payment for chill
dren in nonsectarian private
schools"
After the talk there were
the questions.
A law professor from the
university said one thing dis
turbing his colleagues was that
the tuition payment plan
seemed in itself unconstitu-
tional. Or didn't the speaker
think so?
I'VE don't know" the
speaker explained. When I
was here at the law school, we
we're taught that you must
know the precise set of facts
and circumstances before de-
Gliding a question of constitu-
tionality. 1t might be that a
Negro, seeking entrance to a
private school whose white
pupils were receiving tuition
from the State. would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

Citizen meetings are being
held throughout Virginia.
Some are large meetings and
some small. Some of them are
held by proponents OF the Gray
program, and only the pro-
ponents are heard. Some Of
them are held by the oppo-
nents, and only the opponents
are heard. Some are arranged
to hear the issue debated.
Some are held in schools, some
in churches, some in private
homes, some in public halls.
This meeting was at Char
lottesville, across the street
from the old courthouse.
I'VE ought to tear down the
courthouse and build another
one" some one explained.
1T is too small. too crowded.
We can't touch it, though. It
is said that 1t was standing
there in the days of Thomas
jefferson"
This was a meeting of Char
lottesville lawyers. The law
yers were gathered to hear q
young man from Richmond.
who had worked on the Gray
report. explain its purposes.
During luncheon there was
the usual banter around the
tables.
You know very well this
Gray plan won't work." said
one lawyer
What would you recon-
mend?" asked another.
IT don't know"
Somebody spoke of the
number of churches that are
opposing the Gray plan.
Yes. For a long time the
churches saw nothing immoral
in separate schools" a man
interrupted. But when the
Supreme Court said separate
schools were immoral. the
churches said they were i'm
moral. / never thought the
churches would look to the
Supreme Court to tell them
what was moral and what was
immoral =
The q tables were cleared.
The chairman, explaining the
purpose of the meeting. said
that before introducing the
speaker he wanted to recog-
nize one of the senior men,
bers OF the lawyers club.
Hes written a ballad--an-
other ballad" the chairman
explained. There was laugh
ter and applause. Evidently
the ballad writer had an
established reputation.
He is probably the best
loved member of the Char
lottesville bar" a member ex-
planned He is a very fine
gentleman"
The ballad writer rose.
II read a little piece in a
magazine the other day." he
began, which impressed me.
The theme was compassion.
There are so many problems
today which might not seem
such problems if we used a
little compassion in trying to
solve them. l think that we
could perhaps do little better
here in Virginia if we thought
more of compassion. :"
The speaker unfolded his
manuscript. I've written a
ballad on this Gray report"
he said. There was immedi-
ate responsive laughter.
First. let me read the re-
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turned down--and thus the
same issue would be created"
We don't know but that he
would be turned down, the
speaker explained, because
there was no room for him,
because there was no desk for
him, or for some other reason
which might have nothing
provable to connect it with the
applicants race, or color. OF
course, he said, we will expect
tests of these various ques-
lions. But we may be able to
work it out. Maybe We will
win the tests"
Another lawyer asked a ques-
ton. After all" he said, isn't
this really a method of cir
cumventing the Supreme Court
decision?"
Certainly" the speaker re-
piled, unless you are attach
ing the sense of fraud or deceit
to the word circumvention.
There is nothing fraudulent
or deceitful in the Gray pro-
gram. 1t is based on Judge
Parker's, Interpretation Of the
meaning Of the Supreme
Courts decision. Gle then
read the Parker opinionD
Judge Parker said that the
Supreme Court did not say a
parent had to send his child
to an integrated school,
This whole program is to
devise a method by which a
parent will not be forced,
against the parents will, to
send a child to an integrated
school. We think we shall be
able to work out a perfectly
legal method of protecting a
parent from that sort Of COM
pulsion. If we fail, you know
as well as I do that the Negro
children will suffer more from
closing the public schools than
the white children. But we
think, given time, there will be
voluntary segregation, and
voluntary indignation. :"
What will happen to the
public school buildings. if pri-
vate schools are established?"
someone asked. Under State
law, these buildings belong to
the localities. They can't be
sold or leased under Virginia
law until they are no longer
needed for educational pur-
poses"
I'VE don't know. We haven't
crossed that bridge. We think
that many private schools
would meet in the homes of
parents. Or some parents may
get together and hire a hall.
We think of the tuition plan
as a sort of last resort, in case
the assignment plan doesn't
work out"
The speaker sat down. The
meeting adjourned. The bal
lad writer shook hands with
the speaker. The lawyers
gathered up their coats and
hats and walked out into the
clear, wintry sunshine, facing
a decision confronting so many
Virginia voters next January 8.
The old courthouse stands
now as it did when Thomas
Jefferson was in Philadelphia
writing, g. a decent respect
to the opinions of mankind
requires that they should de-
clare the causes which i'm
pei them :" The courthouse
was casting lengthening
shadow, as it has done on so
many afternoons. through so
many years. B. M. NICK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
GEORGETOWN"

Dear Sir:
cat this time Of year I like
to think back to summer. and
wonder II we shall ever see it
again.
What I am writing you
about, though, is a more pro-
sale matter.
1T is a sun lamp.
st write you. because I re-
member that you. or at least
your Templeton Jones. is a
great crank about sunshine.
DO these lamps give one a
tan?
Are they dangerous?
81 have tried to continue my
sun tan, acquired persistently,
and sometimes painfully, last
summer, but I am fighting a
losing battle.
Nov my skin has paled to
a saffron color, with the emer-
gence into it of several rather
disquieting darker blotches.
MY mother hopefully says
that these are just signs OF
age, but don't like them.
will sun lamp cause them
to become darker?
Sincerely, Hortense L. X"
** X
These questions were put up
to Mr.. Jones, sun tan expert.
who came up with the follow
ing answers:
/. A sun lamp. even a little
one will give you a tan. If you
stick to it. and observe the
rules of good tanning. and the
instructions.
2. The sort sold for general
public use is not dangerous,
so long as one observes the
rules.
3. Any tanning will cause
dark spots to grow darker, but
if the tan is good, and proper
suntan oil is used. the entire
surface will be tanned to a
certain evenness, so that the
spots will not show much.
Mr.. Jones says he has been
through, or is going through,
the exact transformation OF
our correspondent.
He made heroic efforts to
keep his tan, but slowly, day by
day, it has begun to fade now
that cold weather is here.
The reason for this, he says,
is twofold.
Even the most ardent SUM-
bather cannot get out into the
sun now very much.
And what is more, the suns
rays have little tanning prop
erty at this time of year in this
latitude.
So science must come to the
rescue, and science has! How
wonderful of science, to re-
spond to our every need, says
Templeton Jones.
Science, he says. will heal us
all, if it doesn't blow us up
first.
It's utter persistence is what
makes it great. But the ques-
ton is, which persistence will
be first? The cure, or the
blowup?
4
Good sunlight bulbs may
now be purchased at drug
stores for a moderate sum.
These have the seal of. in
dorsement of the AmeHcan
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@. How did the vast gypsum
deposit known as White Sands,
in New Mexico, come into ex-
iStence?-H.K.E.
A. Gypsum deposits in the
surrounding mountains were
carried by rivers into a lake
which originally covered the
area, AS the climate became
warmer. the lake gradually
evaporated leaving the gyp-
sum, which, separated into
crystals, was piled high into
dunes by the wind.
Q. Can you tell the origin
of the phrase rule of thumb?
JAG.
A. Tie phrase stems from
ancient times when a unit of
measure was provided by the
distance from the tip of the
thumb to the knuckle. or to the
second joint. [
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equally efficient medical CEN
tiers for the service of their
victims.
We have gasoline tax on
automobiles. Why not a hos
pital and graveyard tax on
them, too?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Toll of the Road

If figures were available on
the total costs of free medi-
cal and hospital services rem
dered the victims of Nation
wide automobile accidents. and
the accompanying economic
hardships suffered by their
dependents over the past 40
years, they would he astro-
nomical.
Automobile manufacturers
maintain efficient centers for
the service of their products.
1t is time they maintained
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United Nations throughout
the world. This kind of law
enforcement has broug h t
peace within every nation.
however numerous and diverse
its peoples. 1t has promise of
equal SUCCESS If tried in a
larger area.
We all know how arms races
have ended in the past. We
would like to know some way
of keeping this one from end
ing that way.
Neal Potter.
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Good sunlight bulbs may
now be purchased at drug
stores for a moderate sum.
These have the seal of. in
dorsement of the American
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Food Stamp Plan

Frank J. McHale.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17
KeithioWn
KEITHTOWN

KEITHTOWN - Boyd SWank
of Canton, visited recently at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. E. Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Farson,
of Canton, spent the weekend at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Farson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Danford,
of Waterford, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Larkin Danford and son, of
Canton, were Saturday evening
callers at the home of Mary
O'Brian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ard Chandler
Betty Teeters and daughters,
Nancy and Judy and Roy Chand-
Ter, of Canton, were dinner
guests Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McMannis
and family, of Reinersville.
Shelby Landaker, of Zanes-
vile, spent the weekend at the
home of her parents.
Dale, Ronnie and Garold spent
the weekend with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Groves.
Mrs. Edith Chandler enter
tanned on Friday evening with a
chicken dinner at her home in
honor of her granddaughter
Nancy Teters's eighth birthday
anniversary. Those present were
Carolyn and Sandra Teeters
Mary Ann and Janet Sue Nc
Mannis, Linda Landaker, Mrs
Betty Teeters, Judy Teeters and
the honored one and the hostess
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Chandler
and family, of Stow, spent the
weekend with relatives in the
community.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17
Renrock

RENROCK - Mr.. and Mrs.
Herb Bauchanan spent Saturday
evening at the home of Queenie
Dickerson.
Emil Reed and family, of
GAINESVILLE, spent the weekend at
the homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Mclaughlin of Reinersville
and Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Reed, of
Renrock.
Mrs. Queenie Dickinson and
Paul Dickinson and Ann Har-
low visited Saturday afternoon
at the home of Charlie Harlow.
Mrs. Shaw, speech teachers at
Reinersville, took her class to
Muskingum college at New Con-
cord Saturday. Those that went
from Renrock were Patty Lou
Reed and Ann Harlow.
Mrs. Itol Reed is back home
after spending several weeks at
the home of Don McNutt, Philo.
Mrs. Carrie Reed is staying
a few days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Owen Reed.
Those from around Renrock
that attended the play at Rein
ersville were Mrs. Lora McNutt
and Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Reed.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17
QUAKER CITY NEWS

'The Peace That Passeth All
took second place.
st. Francis hospital Auxiliary
sponsored a dinner at the Cam
bridge Armory last Thursday
Those who attended from Quak-
er City were Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
McBurney, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ball, Mrs. Pauline Eberle, Misses
Mary Hayes and Beatrice Lewis.
Attending the Barnesville-
Belmont-B -Bethesda-Quaker City
Rotary club dinner meeting at
Barnesville on last Tuesday eve
ming were Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Herrick, Mr.. and Mrs. John Glib
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hughes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Thompson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Bundy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Eagon
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ken Kennedy at Mt. Gil
cad.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Wilson of
Lakewood attended the funeral
of Mrs. Emma Smallwood on
Wednesday. The women being
sisters.
ThurloW S. Robe of Athens
visited friends in Quaker City
last Thursday.
Mike Long, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Randall Long, is reported
i'll at his home on Smith ave.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17
Here & Yon

HERE AND YON - Mrs.
Genevia Henry was released
from st. Francis hospital Wed
| nesday and is slowly improving
from surgery performed While
! there. Anyone wishing to send
her cards, send to SarahsVllle,
| Ohio.
haywood Kirkbride received
severe burns on his head, face
and hands from a gas furnace
on Monday, which exploded
when he lighted a match to start
fire. He was blown across the
| basement and his hair was
burned off his head. He is at
the st. Francis hospital in Cam
| bridge.
Recent visitors of Betsy Pol
ing and son, Willard were Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Gordon and
son, Junior, Harry Sutherland,
Harden Everly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Berry, Patsy Jean Wick
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Polling and Ray Stottsberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Warrick
and children, Rose Marie, Char
les and Bobby visited on Sunday
with Ruth Wickham and family.
Saturday callers of Raymond
Polling were Ray Wickham and
| George Heisler.
Mrs. Clara VanDyne, Of Sum-
merfield route 2, received knee
injuries when milking COW.
The COW struck the only blow
which did the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Berry and
Betsy Polling visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Gordon and son
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Van
Dyne and daughter on Tuesday
| p. m.
Marie Polling and Patsy Jean
Wickham visited GENEVA Henry
and family on Thursday.
Dobbie Robbins was released
from Bethesda hospital on Sat
urday to his home on Under
| wood street in GAINESVILLE. He is
| much improved from a heart
attack. He was a former resident
of Noble county.
Mrs. Callie Meihem is now
an employee Of Tippy's restaur-
ant in GAINESVILLE.
II it's advertised In The journal
Say so when you are buying.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17
Pleasant Hill

PLEASANT HILL - Mr.. and
Mrs. Cater Davis and sons, OF
Akron spent the weekend with
his parents, Carr Davis and wife
Ben Robinson and family OF
Olive visited with Vernon West
and family Sunday.
We are glad to hear that Lydia
VanDyne is much improved at
this time.
Mrs. L. C. Mars is spending
some time with her daughter at
Morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Cater Davis and sons,
were dinner guests of Jack Will
son and family of Caldwell, Sat
urday evening.
Robert Smith, our mail car
rier, is taking a vacation. Owen
Larrick is carrying the mail.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17
South Olive

SOUTH OLIVE - Mrs. Walter
Jllman and family visited her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Clark and
son, Byrel.
Mrs. A. V. Swain and sons,
Ruth L. Harper, Wayne Harper
and Miss Hazel Gessel were in
Marietta Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Pryor and
Mr.. R. E. Haas were breakfast
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pryor and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Harper
and daughter visited Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Harper.
Riley Shriver visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Davis of
Caldwell are visiting Frank Da-
Wis.
Home Demonstration club met
at the Paul FreW home in Macks-
burg, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Harper
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Whet-
stone and daughter, Ruth l.. Har-
per and son Willard, called at
the Mary Johnson home at Bev-
erly, Ohio.
Mrs. Louise McCune, Colum-
bus, Ohio, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Sanford and son over
the weekend.
Miss Marilyn Pitts visited
Howard DeVoll Jr. and family,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rohr and
family visited at the A. V. Swain
home.
Johnny Harper and Willard
attended the Reserve Army at
Marietta over the weekend.
Conn and Cindy Weston visited
their great grandmother, Mrs.
Winnie Warren
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-11-17

QUAKER CITY - Mrs. Helen
Eagon, Mrs. Helen Floyd, Mrs.
Beatrice Bates, Mrs. Audrey
Ball and Mrs. Maggie Loveall
attended the Homemaker's S
Christmas-at-home previeW at
the Second U. P. church in Cam
bridge recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Bundy
spent the weekend in Dayton
with their son, Leon and family,
and also visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Bundy and son, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Lasley of Colum-
bus on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Smith
visited with their daughter, Mrs.
Davis Steele and family of Guy
ahoga Falls over the weekend
The w. S. c. S. celebrated
their 18th anniversary on last
Thursday evening at the church,
with Lore City society as guests.
A chicken supper was served in
the basement, after which they
assembled in the auditorium for
the program. Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith had charge of the devot-
ional services, and Ruby Frakes
was in charge of the program.
A candle light service was held
and the girls quartet sang. A
memorial service was held and
a ladies quartet sang, Beyond
the Sunset" Approximately so
were in attendance.
The Prince of Peace contest
was held last Sunday evening in
the Central Christian church.
Rev. Robert Zinsmeister was in
charge. Carol June Morgan was
the winner Of the medal. Her
subject was "The Psychology of
Peace" Linda Gay Long with