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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

SALK'S VIcToRY-Dr. jonas SoIk,
shown back in the laboratory after
his polio voccine wos Labelled sue-
cessful. set o new cool for medical
science by finding O preventive for
another killer. As the accompany
ing story relotes, the big job
oheod Of scientists is to dis
cover woys Of cutting down the
mounting toll of chronic diseases.
be expended in the South, which
has at one time larger proportion
of Negroes and smaller proportion
OF money than the national average.
That is the relatively easy way to
win another round in the fight
against disease. Should Negro
white parity be achieved, however,
the death rates for heart, neoplastic
and neurovascular diseases inev-
itably would rise.
Big Three Incidence
How general is the incidence to-
day of the three big killers? These
facts will give the answer clearly:
. Diseases of the heart rank first
as cause of death in all 48 States
and the District of Columbia.
Cancers rank second in 80 States
and the District, and third in the
other nine States.
. Vascular LESSONS rank second in
seven States. third in So States and
the District, fourth in three States,
and sixth in two.
Q There are only two other causes
of death in this country that show
up among the first three in any
State:
Diseases of early infancy rank
second in New Mexico, which has a
large Indian population largely
without much medical care.
And accidents of all types rank
third in Arizona, Nevada and Utah,
and second in Wyoming.
Accidents, in fact, now rank
fourth nationally as a cause of
death, and automobiles alone kill
more people each year than does
arteriosclerosis. diabetes or ne
phritis.
But accidents are not a problem
for the medic in the laboratory.
They are. rather, problem for the
public safety expert-and possibly
the psychiatrist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
RED PROMISES,
RED PERFORMANCE
AT SHARP VARIANCE

When the advance party Of
Indians. Poles and Canadians
from the International Super
visory Commission first reached
Hanoi last August IL, they were
feted by Wet Mini President
Ho Chi Mimi.
At dinner Ho made this
pledge:
II solemnly promise you that
the peoples army and the gov
eminent of democratic Wet
Nam are determined to abide
by and will do their utmost to
fully implement every clause Of
the armistice agreements.
Since then at least scores
have been killed. more have
been wounded. and an estimated
100000 Northern Wet Namese
have been prevented from NOV
ing to free Wet Nam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
France

The predominant French atti-
tude seems to be: Let George do
It,"
The French have made dozens
of protests about Communists OBJ
Structionism. But most of these &C
tually originated with the southern
Wet Namese. who do not recognize
the authority either of the Geneva
truce or it's control commission.
Despite these protests, France has
no plan to take the refugee prob
lem to higher authority. She takes
the position that India, Canada and
Poland are doing what they can
to make the Communists conform
to the armistice. She thinks it would
do no good to protest.
Perhaps the only way to bring
South all the Wet Namese who want
to move would be to send French
troops after them. That would no
doubt mean war. and France has
no intention of reopening hostilities.
The French consider their honor"
to have been preserved by their
part in the movement of $4,000
civilians and 10000 troops south
ward. But there still are we'll over
million Catholicism one-time
Catholicism north Wet Nam. They
were the core of the -Commu-
mist resistance for eight years. The
Wet Mini will be the last to forget
that, and the first to deal with them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

obligation to intervene at the q. N.
in behalf of anti-Communists in the
north who otherwise would face
abandonment.
There is also a school of thought
that gets the United States into the
picture This school holds that If
the United States hopes to maintain
its position in the Far East as a
protector of the pitiful, it must
stand by its friends when the going
is tough as we'll as when the going
is easy. The door to the U. N.
Security Council. OF course. is always
open to the United States.
Vests interest
The West has vested interest in
bringing the situation in North Wet
Nam into the open, just as the COM
munists have a stake in keeping 1t
concealed.
The first and greatest value to the
West would be in showing the world
again that Communists are Com
muniSts wherever they may be, that
they cooperate freely in making
rules but have no computations
about breaking them.
The world would also be put on
notice that any elections in which
the Wet Mini participate are almost
certain to be fraudulent. If Ho Chi
Mimi was even reasonably confident
of victory in next years scheduled
election. he would have no reason to
obstruct refugees. BY obstructing
them. he shows the world he is
afraid of their votes. II by blocking
their passage south. he can now
enter an election campaign, Ho will
be confessing to the world that he
now has the situation under control
by illegal means.
There is something more to 1t than
propaganda. of course. There are
the lives Of several million human
beings at stake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Wet Nam

The South Wet Namese govern
ment makes three points about Wet
Mini obstruction Of refugees:
/. Ordinary humanity should force
the free world to exert pressure to
extend the May 10 deadline.
2. One of the principal reasons
the Communists are holding people
back is to prevent them from voting
anti Communist in the nationwide
elections scheduled for 1856. If the
Reds cannot be forced to give up
the people they now hold back, the
Southern Wet Namese government
can hardly agree to cooperate In
elections.
3. The truce itself is inhumane.
It violates Article Is of the Univer-
sal Declaration Of Human Rights.
which provides that Everyone has
the right to freedom Of movement
and residence within the borders Of
each state" There should be no
deadline on travel between North
and South Wet Nam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
What Can Be Done?

The temper of the times being
what it is. no one wants to renew the
Indo-China war. The Reds have
gagged this feeling accurately, and
are proceeding accordingly.
What moves short of war could be
made to ease the plight Of the
would-be refugees and force strict
observance of the Geneva truce?
South Wet Nam says it could be
done by fixing responsibility for Wet
Mimi obstructionism and terror, and
extending the deadline on grounds
of truce violation. This. of course,
would require an end to the self
imposed "unanimity rule" under
which Red Poland must agree with
India and Canada before any COM
mission action can be taken.
If the non-Communist majority
on the commission should cancel
this rule, it would have two courts
of appeal:
o First the leaders of the Geneva
Conference, specifically British Prime
Minister Sir Anthony Eden and
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav
Molotov, who altered as chairman at
Geneva.
o Second the United Nations, OF
which South Wet Nam is not a
member. Though the Saigon gov
eminent is sending a plea to the
U. NJ. they will need support from
member nations.
II neither of these steps is effec-
tive, India. Poland and Canada
all u. N. members--or any of them,
could Introduce the matter in the
Security Council.
The French nave more than a
passive role: they have q moral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Power Of Positive Thinking About Market
Soon Will Get Another Jolt From FuIbriqht

the Federal Reserve System to halt
the orgy of "unrestrained specula-
ton" He was promptly accused Of
"Sandbagging American prosperity"
One must not, said Wall Street. sell
America short"
President Hoover was the number
one reciter of the chant this insist
ence that everything was funda-
mentally sound eventually grew to
be a national joke) but more typi-
cal member of the orthodox school
was Prof. irving Fisher, a Yale econ
omist.
The High PIoteou'
DR.. Fisher developed a new and
welcome thesis that stock prices
have reached what looks like per-
manently high plateau" He was
invited to repeat his discovery on
lecture platforms all over the coun-
try.
Washington bankers were fortu-
nate to attract the professor to this
city for a talk on october %. 1929.
The professor was unfortunate
enough, however. to make his talk on
the day when the great crash began.
For late on Wednesday the 23d. the
market broke in frenzy of selling
that foreshadowed the utter panic OF
Thursday the oath.
But according to The Star on the
gath. Prof. Fishers talk. entitled.
us the stock market too high?' was
still full of confidence. He proved
with a number of calculations that
the market was not too high.
The ritual of optimism continued
to be observed even after the dis
aster was apparent. ct might be
noted here that the charm is an
all-purpose one: 1t keeps boom
going; it arrests slump and it re-
establishes prosperity. On the 25th
a flnanclal-page column in The Star
reported "unshaken confidence"
among Washington businessmen.
who were noting sagely that the
commodity market was not follow
ing the stock markets plunge.
And on the 26th page-one Star
story treasured readers with these
words: The collapse of the stock
market led newspapermen to Ques-
ton the Chief Executive as to mis-
opinion on the situation. and he
replied with highly optimistic and
reaSSuring statement"
The Reason Why
DR.. Galbraith points out In his
story of the crash that it is not
surprising that responsible citizens
invoke the power of incarnation
when the stock market is con-
cerned. For it is obvious that q
highly speculative market is ball
loon that can easily be punctured.
No one can know for sure when any
given market is overspeculative. so
it is best TO keep pins away from
the balloon, best not to act-except
to affirm faith in the fundamental
soundness of America.
DR.. Galbraith, however, seems to
think a gentle stab, delicately adj
miniStered in 1928 or early 1929.
could have caused the balloon to
shrink gradually and safely.
And Senator Fulbright. while he
has found nothing seriously wrong
with the market today, feels small
pinprick now can save us some Sc
rious trouble in the future. (Such q
pinprick came Friday when the Fed
eral Reserve raised stock margins.
Observers would feel lot safer.
however, if the Senator just an
nounced that 1.-The condition of the
Nation is fundamentally sound" and
quietly folded up his investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Reds Literally Get Away
With Murder in Wet Nam

Because the Wet Namese do not
recognize the Geneva truce. they are
carrying their demand for an ex-
tension of the May 10 deadline di-
rectly to the United Nations.
They also point out that in spite
of the uproar in Southern Wet Nam
including incipient civil war
there has been no fall-off in the
southwark flow of refugees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Street
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND

The Fulbright Committee. which
successfully defled q business world
taboo by investigating the stock
market last month. apparently plans
to tempt fate by rocking the boat
some more this month.
A staff study on the market and
q preliminary report by the COM
mittee will be issued in few days.
And the group will decide before the
end of the month when to open q
second series of public hearings.
Senator Fulbright, of course. be-
lieves his friendly inquiry" into the
bull market can have all sorts of
Statutory effects. But to many busi-
nessmen, he is merely trying to
break charm.
The charm is described at length
in a book. THE Great Crash" by
John Kenneth Galbraith published
last week by Houghton Mifflin Co.
The book is all about 1929, but the
business worlds belief in the power
OF positive thinking is apparently no
less today than in that fatal year.
Thinking Makes II So
DR.. Galbraith. Harvard profess
Sor of economics, describes the rit-
ual this way: by affirming solemnly
that prosperity will continue, it is
believed one can help insure that
prosperity will in fact continue
Especially among businessmen the
faith in the efficiency of such in
cantation is very great"
Specifically, one is supposed to say
in time of booming market that,
THE condition of the Nation is fun
damentally sound" One may use
variations and Celebrations of the
phrase, but its spirit must be OBJ
served. 1t was observed by most
witnesses before Senator Fulbright's
investigation.
But the Senator himself fiouted
the ritual by launching the investi-
cation in the first place. BY investi-
eating the market rise-in no mat
ter how friendly wayne ques-
toned whether all was fundament-
ally sound after all. Such lack Of
faith. it is held, could have had dis
astrous effects.
For the Wall Street belief in the
power of positive thinking is far
overshadowed by its belief in the
power of negative thinking. AS a
rough rule of thumb, one pessimist
can in a trice undo all the work of
a hundred optimists.
In other words, Mr.. Fulbright's
public doubts could have scuttled an
l8-month bull market. A depres-
sion could have followed. America
could have been ruined.
1t Didn't Happen
All that did not happen. The
stock market wavered briefly, but
losses were more than regained.
Testimony by persons as influen-
tial even as Secretary of the Treas
ury Humphrey show there still is
great belief in the old rituals, how
ever.
DR.. Galbraith's book tells how it
was back in 1929. Persons who said
publicly the stock market was riding
for fall were jumped on by the
orthodox thinkers. Roger Babson,
for instance. that jack Of all in
tellectual trades, warned in a speech
that sooner or later a crash is
coming. and it may be terrific" He
was promptly denounced by fnan-
cial writer's and stock market ex-
perts. The market did dip after his
speech, and the dip was named the
"Babson Break"
Paul M. Warburg of the Interna-
tional Acceptance Bank called for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
United States

The American Government SYM
pathizes with the Wet Namese COM
plants and approves their recent
moves to publicize the refugee prob
lem.
But the United States, too, is
keeping hands of. There are no
plans to help the Wet Namese get
their plea for an extension of the
May 10 deadline before the United
Nations. although the American vote
probably would be in favor-if the
issue ever came UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
Continued From Page Ar

Continued From Page A-27
Communist agents: second. to make
propaganda capital about their
solicitude for civilians in northern
Wet Nam who want to 90 south.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Jehovuh's S Witness
Group to Attend
Europe Meetings

some IS Washington area Je-
hovah's Witnesses are to leave
tomorrow TO attend European
assemblies at London. Paris,
Rome. Nuremberg. Stockholm
and The Hague this summer.
The delegation Is q part Of
more than $500 from the United
States and Canada who will be
attending the assemblies as part
of the groups program Of Chris
tian unity. according to H. C.
Good, presiding minister Of Je-
hovah's Witnesses for the WASH
ington area.
Mr.. Good pointed out that the
delegates. In addition to becom-
ing acquainted with the people
and customs Of the lands In
which the assemblies are held
will be meeting with other dele
gates from Central and South
America. Australia, Africa and
the Far East.
The group from Washington
also expects to visit several cities
in Switzerland during the sum-
mer, Mr.. Good said.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
PROJECTED FAIRFAX METHODIST CHURCH
CHURCHES ON THE AIR

| ii am. WEAM--Arlingtor
Church Of Christ services.
II am. WFAN Petworth
Baptist Church services.
| 1880 am, WWDC-Fourth
Presbyterian Church services
Again at 8 pm.
1880 am, WOOK - First
Trinity Lutheran Church serv-
ices. Repeated at 1905 pm. on
IwFAN.
t, 1885 am, WMAL-aChris-
Itian in Action" The Rev. Lau-
renee C. McHugh, S. j., of
Georgetown University. contin-
lues series on christian Mar
lriage,"
sos PM, WMAI.-"Hour OF
Power" from the Central Union
Mission.
/ 6 pm, WMAL,-Metropolitan
Baptist Church services.
8 am, WEAM-"Hour OF In
Ispiration," conducted by DR.
Dale Crowley, Washington ra-
ldio minister.
10:15 pm, WOOK-"Faith OF
Our Fathers" presented by the
Catholic University Workshop
lin Intergroup Education.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Report on Quaker Trip

Clarence =. Pickett, executive
secretary emeritus Of the Amer
lean Friends Service COMMITTEES
and the leader Of q delegation Of
American Quakers which has
Just returned from a month-long
visit to the Soviet Union, win de-
scribe the groups experiences in
Russia at public meeting in
the Friends Meeting House, 2111
Florida avenue NV, at 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1955-07-16

The following religious pro.
grams win originate in stations
here tomorrow:
Teleyision
am, WRC-TV-"Inspira.
tion," with 1t. Col. Alfred v
Bradley, post chaplain, Walter
Reed Hospital.
8 am, WTOP-Tv-"Do Yor
Wonder?" a program for chill.
dren, with Jerrie McNeese serv.
ing as Wonder Guide.
10 am, WRC-TV-"The Mass
for Shut-Ins," sponsored by the
John Carroll Society of Wash
ington.
Radio
! am, Inspiration,
same as above.
7:30 am, WWDC-"Mass foi
Shut-Ins," from Georgetown
University.
9:l5 am, WMAL"HoW
Christian Science Heals"
9:55 am, WGMS-"A Sunday
Talk" by the Rev. C. Leslie
Glenn. rector of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church, Lafayette Square
II am, WARL-First Church
of Christ. Scientist, services.
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Tooth 81 Joins


The Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church tomorrow win
receive its Tooth member Of the
Armed Forces into membership
under . program In which
Mount Vernon Church serves as
a Hometown church" for Meth
odist servicemen al over the
world.
The new member Is Airman
sc Jack Z. Loughner. now on
duty at Chanute Air Force Base,
H., who is being flown to WASH
ington for tomorrow's ceremony.
Members Of the Armed Forces
who desire to unite with the
Methodist Church. but who have
mo home church to which menu
bership may be sent or which
they desire to join, are received
las members Of the congregation
lat Mount Vernon Church under
the program.
Maj. Gen. Charles !. Carpenter,
chief Of Air Force chaplains, will
speak at tomorrow's service at
10 am. during which Airman
Loughner win be received. The
ceremony will be repeated at the
11:15 am. service.
Others participating include
DR.. Albert p. Shirley, minister Of
the church: Chaplain George
Wilson. Of Sampson Air Force
Base, N. r. who gave Airman
Loughner his preparatory church
training. and d. Stewart Patter-
son, executive secretary Of the
Methodist Commission on Chap
| 1ainR
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Books Listed
On Religion

Books recently received by
The Star on religious subjects
are as follows:
A Guide to the Religions Of
America, edited by Leo Rosten
(Simon & Schuster; 81 paper,
$3.50 cloth.
What Did the World Council
Say to You? by Harold A. Bosley
abingdon Press; $2).
Spiritual Values in Shake
speare, by Ernest M. Howse
(Abingdon Press; $3.50.
Report to the Creator, by Je-
rome Ellison Harper & Bros. !;
So.
Hardness of Heart, by 4. La B.
Cherbonnier doubleday & Co.:
$2.95).
Evening star., 1955-07-16
Pastors Sermon Topics
For Tomorrow Listed

Ministers of local churches vii
preach on the following subject'
at II am. tomorrow unless othel
times are given:
Calvary Baptist-The Rev
Clarence w. Crawford on "Nev
Fashioned Religion" at 8 ant
11:15 am. services.
Petworth Baptist-The Rev. S
Lewis Morgan, jr.. on "All Hal
the Power Of Jesus Name"
BrookIand Baptist--The Rev
Ward B. Hurlburt on Things tt
Forget"
Congress Heights Baptist-Th,
Rev. A. Lincoln Smith on "Thi
Way to Christian Victory" q
$3.50 and II am. services.
>Northside Baptist-The Rev
Charles J. Sheets on God!
Preserves"
Mt. Zion Baptist-The Rev
Claude A. Brubaker on Follow
the Clean"
Third Baptist-The Rev
George o. Bullock on 9TH,
Matchless Speaker"
Fifth Baptist The Rev. Por.
ter II. Harrison on Power X
Become Children Of God"
Church Of Christ-A. r. Hol.
ton. minister, on ''Grace To He'll
in Time Of Need"
WestmoreIand COngregationa
The Rev. william L. Inder.
strodt. Minister Of Education, or
In the Name of Common Sense
at $3.50 and IL am. services.
Peoples Congregational-Ths
Rev. Arthur F. Elmes on From
the Sea Around U.s."
First Congregational-The Rev
Charles w. Parker on when w,
Pray"
FUN Gospel Tabernacle-Th,
Rev. Lloyd Christensen or
Blessed Peacemakers."
Christ Episcopal, Washington
The Rev. Ivan e. Merrick, jr.
on fNewness Of Life" at 10 am
service.
Christ Episcopal, Georgetown
The Rev. John r. Anschut,
on 'Deliverance From Failure
and Weakness"
Memorial e. q. B.-The Rev
Paul E. Horn on "Faithles.
Familiarity"
Albright Memorial E. q. B.
The Rev. George w. Speake OF
II Saw"
Luther Place Memorial-Th,
Rev. Walter B. Freed on Better
Than the Best" at 8:45 and II
am. services.
Augustana Lutheran - The
Rev. Clarence T. Nelson on ''Ride
That Wild Horse Anger" at 9:3C
and IL am. services.
Grace Lutheran--Vicar Milton
G. Brown on Abundant Pardon
at 8 and II am. services.
Georgetown Lutheran - The
Rev. Harold E. Beatty on "Clar
Your Hands"
ct. Peters Evangelical Luther.
an-The Rev. Donald r. Brake
Evening star., 1955-07-16

on Remember at the Altar" al
i8:45 and IL q. m. services.
Good Shepherd Evangelical
Lutheran, Alexandria-The Rev
Hilbert j. Wuebbens on LET.
Hunt for Treasure"
Calvary Lutheran Silver
lSpring-The Rev. Walter H
Moeller on THE Enriched Life
at 8:45 and IL a. m. services
Ascension Lutheran, Landoyei
Hills--The Rev. Henry C. Sch
roeder on Jesus Interprets Life's
Misfortunes" at 8 and II q. m
services.
Mount Olivet Lutheran-Ths
Rev. William Schiebel on "Liv-
/ ing with the Right People"
Trinity Lutheran, Bowie-The
Rev. Henry c. Schroeder on
Jesus Interprets Lies Misfor-
tunes" at $3.50 q. m. services.
Trinity Lutheran, Mt. Rainier
Vicar Herbert Klepatz or
peace and It's Relation to Pray
er" at $3.50 and II q. m. services
Trinity Lutheran, Hyattsville-
Vicar Herbert KlepatE on Peace
and It's Relation TO Prayer" at
$50 am. service.
Christ Lutheran-Vicar David
Luecke will speak at $50 and
II q. m. services.
! Hamline Methodist-The Rev
J. Artley Leatherman on Dang
ler! High Ideals at Work."
| Anac0stia MethOdist-The Rev.
William K. Lyons on Faith In
Christ"
Forest Memorial Methodist,
Forestville - The Rev. Bailey
Phelps on Christ Must In
crease" at $3.50 and ii am. serv-
Ices.
| First Methodist, Hyattsville-
The Rev. Edgar w. Beckett on
THE Man Behind the Wheel" at
10. 1910 and 11:15 am. services.
Wesley Methodist-The Rev.
K. K. Haddaway on "The Holy
Body" at $3.50 am. service.
| Arlington Methodist - Th e
Rev. w. Kenneth Haddock 'sOn
Doing What Is Right" at $50
and IL am. services.
Springfield Methodist - The
Rev. G. w. Harrison on I'm
Training" at $3.50 and II am.
services.
Bethesda Methodist-The Rev.
Marion s. Michael on Fences
Which Keep Us from God" at
$3.50 and IL am. services.
Ebenezer Methodist-The Rev.
Richard H. johnson on Right
and Wrong in a Confused
World and Christ's Demand"
Sixth Presbyterian-The Rev.
Robert N. Oerter, ir., on Honest
Steps" at $3.50 am. service.
Silver Spring Presbyterian -
The Rev. Tracy K. Boyer on "A
Lord to Boast About" at 10 am.
service.
Nor thminster Presbyterian
The Rev. Wilbur A. r. Siddons,
associate minister, on "a Pray
Evening star., 1955-07-16

ing Saint" at $50 and II am
services.
Sherwood Presbyterian ~ The
Rev. Carl q. Howie on Bound
to Be Free" at $3.50 and II am
services.
Herm0n Presbyterian, Cabin
John-The Rev. Willis Bergen
on ITO Them that Love God
Trinity Presbyterian, Airing
ton-The Rev. William H. Fos-
ter, jr.. on "The Just Shall Live
by Faith" at $3.50 and IL am
services.
Evening star., 1955-07-16

G GRADUATE Ralph
snider, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Snider of 800
Maplewood avenue, Ia
koma Park, is q recent
graduate Of the School Of
Medicine Of the College of
Medical Evangelists at Los
Angeles, Calf. DR.. Snider
is now an inferno at Dis
trict General Hospital.