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Evening star., 1955-02-15

Another letter showing the fascina-
tion of bird life to the average mortal:
"Well. I want to tell you about our
Birds" writes r.. L. r. of Takoma Park,
Md.
Il suppose they are very common
to the natives of Washington, but they
are all new to us, so we are very
pleased.
"In the late summer friendly car
dinal raised his family on our peanuts
and melon. However, he has forsaken
our hospitality and we no longer see
him or his beautiful family.
"Then we had the flicker, the mock
ingbird and the bluebird.
There are three who feed regularly
from our window sill. The white
breasted nuthatch, the tufted titmouse
and the hlack-capped chickadee.
Then there are white-throated
Last week we saw both the hairy and
the red-billed woodpeckers on the oaks.
1.-THE blue jay is sometimes a nui-
sance, but in general he has been
rather kind to the smaller birds and
is not such bad sort when you know
him.
Il feel that the birds are some of
our finest friends in nature, and life
has taken on new meaning for US
since we have taken an interest In
them.
BEST wishes in your endeavour to
enlist consideration for Gods
creatures"
The tribute to our jay is well de-
served.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
No Reservist
Harold b. Hughes.

Let me set Col. Tausch straight on
why many recently discharged veterans
are not taking part in the reserve pro-
gram. The colonel says that defense is
not solely the job of the professional
Army-it belongs to everyone. But the
organization and administration of the
reserve and the obtaining of protective
legislation for reservists is the job OF the
Regular Army, and that is where the
Army has failed miserably.
The main reason why veterans steer
clear of the active reserve is because
of what happened to those who were in
the reserve when Korea came. The
Army took married men with children
while selective service deferred farm
and college boys. 1t sought no legisla-
ton to reinstate rehabilitation rights
which were used previous to Korea;
homes and businesses that were pur-
chased under the GI bill previous to
Korea had to be sold in haste and were
gone forever as they could not be re-
purchased under the CT bill, since once
those rights were used they were gone
forever. No legislation came from
Congress, nor did the Army ask for any,
for the men who needed it the most
veterans called up during Korea and
who had to be rehabilitated for sec
ond and much more difficult time. The
reservist during Korea suffered eco
nomically and careerwise. And the facts
of American life today are that you
Evening star., 1955-02-15
The Evil Goes On

On the face of the report, there is much
that is praiSeWorthy in the recommended
tions for overhauling the Governments per-
sonnel system which have been submitted
to Congress by the Hoover Commission. 1t
is most regrettable, however, that the COM
mission did not adopt one proposal from its
task force, headed by DR.. Harold w. Dodds,
president of Princeton University.
This proposal urged that group of dis
tinguished citizens be appointed to study
the Federal Governments security program
and to report their findings and recommen-
dations to the President and Congress- The
task force, without attempting to pass judg-
ment on the validity of the complaints,
noted that there is fear that loyal employees
can be destroyed by unsupported charges,
that security authorities can be stampeded,
and that security charges sometimes serve
as a means of making political" removals.
If this errs, the error is on the side of
understatement. That there have been
gross miscarriages of justice under existing
procedures is beyond dispute. The only
question is how many.
1t is understood that an impending con-
greSsional investigation of the security sys-
tenn was given as one reason for the re-
fusa of the commission to adopt the task
forces recommendation The usefulness of
a congressional investigation is almost Ger
tain to be impaired, however, by partisan
politics. The Importance of this matter to
all concerned is such that the study should
be made by an independent group in whom
the public would have confidence. Until the
corrections which certainly would flow from
a study of this sort are made, the security
program will continue to be source Of
injustice to individuals and a source of enl-
barrassment to the administration
Evening star., 1955-02-15

lishment. As one of the first to suggest
such a building, General Somervell served
as chief of construction Although the size
and the unusual features of the building
itself and the approaches to it prompted
frequent controversy and perhaps some
doubts among other Government officials,
its usefulness during the war alone con-
firmed the judgment and the engineering
skill of General Somervell.
Death has come relatively early to
Brehon Somervell, but his accomplishments
during an active life will not soon be for
gotten.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Free Enterprise at Its Best

The Consolidated Edison Company OF
New York has set an inspiring example of
private enterprise at it's venturesome best.
1t has done SO by reaching firm decision
to build an atomic power plant without the
help of Government funds-the first under
taking of its kind in the Nation.
Already in the process of building, of
course, is the pioneering 6O000-klowatt
nuclear station at Shippingport, Pennsyl-
vania. But this project-which is being
carried out jointly by the Atomic Energy
Commission and the Duquesne Light Com
pany to supply electricity to about 100000
civilian consumers in the Pittsburgh area
is dependent chiefly on Federal money,
although the DuqueSne people are investing
large amount of their capital in it. BY
way of contrast, what makes the New York
venture unique is the fact that it is designed
to be about twice as big and that Consoli-
dated Edison plans to finance it entirely
with its own funds.
Thus, as explained to the Joint Con-
gressional Atomic Committee by H. r. Scar
ing president of the company Consolidated
Edison has decided to pay for all design
and construction costs (Which may range
up to $40 million) without seeking the aid
of a single dollar from the Government.
AS for the plant itself, which is to be located
on the Hudson River at Indian Point, near
Peekskill, the objective is to have it ready
for service within the next four years or so,
and the hope is that it will produce about
1851 900 kiloWattS to meet the sharply eX-
panding prospective needs of the New York
area, particularly WeStcheSter County. Ac-
cordingly assuming that everything goes
as planned, 100000 or more consumers in
that region should be receiving nuclear-
generated electricity by 1859 or 1860.
In its own way, therefore, Consolidated
Edison is blazing the trail-in the sense
of not being aided by governmental money
for free atomic enterprise. And it is doing
SO, according to Mr.. Soaring, because it is
convinced that it can produce nuclear
power for peaceful electrical uses at costs
competitive with the conventional sources
of energy. As he has put it, his company
has been guided by two basic principles:
Cd To consider a nuclear reactor Gin the
same manner as we would any other addition
to our system"-that is, from the standpoint
or whether or not it would be economically
Aee@oioAC, oA'u w w AiiniiSo VAC paoiio o"A
selves instead of seeking Government assist
ance."
This adds up to an excellent rule of
thumb for the entrance of private enter
prise into nonmilitary atomic operations.
And there is good reason to expect that
lot of companies will follow Consolidated
Edison's lead. Why not? After all, the
Nations need for electrical energy doubles
every ten years, and the world at large,
because Of It's prospective population in
crease, probably will require five times as
much power in the next half century as
1t uses today. The field thus is wide open
to constructive exploitation Of the sort
envisioned by Mr. Soaring.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Astronomy Feature

I wish to take this opportunity to
thank you for your recent most inter-
estng article on the activities of the
National Capital Astronomers.
Almost daily The press informs read
ers of the lack of young scientists in
this country. 1t is encouraging to see
that groups such as the NCA are at
tempting to supplement this professions
membership by creating interest in as
tronomy. as well as in the other SCI
ences, among young people especially.
1t is the students at the National
Cathedral Elementary School and their
contemporaries who will be the astron-
omers. technicianS and electronicS ex-
pertS of tomorrow. Bouquets to the NCA
if that organization can lead the way.
Rose GOldstein.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Statue Inudequotely Lighted?

call attention to the very poor light
ing arrangement on the National Ma
rine Monument in Arlington.
There are several batteries of power
ful lights directed not only at the mon
ument but also the surrounding ground
and neighborhood in manner that
makes it difficult to view the monument.
believe that the lighting system used
for the Lincoln Memorial and WASH
ington Monument would be more in
keeping with the Marine Monument,
namely, a few spotliehts at ground
level appropriately screened by land
scaping.
RaIDh kaul
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Componioned

People I loue are with me all the
lGhile-
Wherever / may walk. they 90 with
A dancing thought OF one persuddes a
smile,
Another's interest shares the things
Companioned eper. euen In the night
Wien sleep GRADES. haze q Uealth
Of reels
Projected on the screen OF minds de-
light.
share a thought that someone DIS
tdnt feels.
People loUe--Gn eUer groaUing band!
All Ddrm and cherished, close within
my heart,
ForeUer bound by things we understand,
And, By these bonds, not euer quite
apart.
So rich am in loue and goodness
knoDn,
My steps are buoyant I am not
alone.
Lee Avery
Evening star., 1955-02-15

not a nation made of chopsticks and
rice noodles. but one made of steel
and CUTS. 1ndustrially, we can out
produce the whole world. Militarily,
we can lick the Reds any time, any
where. So when some Americans shake
like little Fauntleroys at the mad roar
of the Red Chinese dragon, it doesn't
make sense at all. It's pity, shame,
a lack of respect for the Stars and
Stripes.
Anthony ]. LucerO.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Is it possible for any heavenly
body to approach the earth closer than
the moon does?-S. McH.
A. Disregarding meteorites which fall
to the earth. it has been calculated that
the asteroid Hermes could come to
within 100000 miles of the earth, which
is considerably closer than the moons
nearest approach of 221 1853 miles. How
ever, because of its uncertain orbit
some astronomers doubt If this ex-
traordinary asteroid will ever be seen
again.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Letters to The Star.

cannot get one group to perform a
desirable act when those who do not
perform this act come out Of it rela-
lively better economically.
The Arrny's answer to this is that
these men volunteered and nobody
forced them to join. The Army is quite
correct in this position. and this is why
my contemporaries and I decline any
invitation to join.
Evening star., 1955-02-15
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
star Information Bureau. 1900 Eye ST.
3 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1955-10-02
ADA Head Views
Doctor 5 Remark
las Huckster' Act

NEW YORK, Oct. RJ .Jo-
lseph Il Bauh, .jr, chairman 81
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ltion. accused one Of President
Eisenhower,S doctors today Of &
F"huclster performance
Mr.. Rauh said q statement BY
lDr. Paul Dudley White, Boston
heart specialist who attended the
President. indicated pressures
win be exerted TO force Mr.. Ei-
|senhower TO run for reelection.
DR.. White said Friday on !
Iteleyision show that II he were
i'm Mr.. Eisenhower's shoes ht
wouldn't want TO run for . sec
lond term.
Later. he said the remark
iprobably had been interpreted q
meaning he would give such adj
vice to the President.
! In Boston, Or. White said
l.'there was no pressure whatso-
lever" involved In his statement
following the television show.
Evening star., 1955-10-02

IWere routine and had been
checked BY Mr. Adams.
Those signatures marked the
presidents first executive action
since he was taken to the hospi-
ItaI q week ago this afternoon
from the home Of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. John 8. Doud.
While significant as marking
| 8 small step on the road to full
resumption Of hiss soficial duties,
the routine paper signing Last
might and that tentattvely
planned for next week Is far
different from any action require
ing study BY the President him-
Iself.
When he can undertake policy
making decisions viii depend on
how his recovery progresses next
week.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
President 5 Doctor Keeps
Alert for Complications

Later be listened to music ttape-
recorded
His condition continues to
progress satisfactorily without
complications. 2
1.soe CaIoriss : Day
Mr.. Haeerty added that the
President slept about an hour
during his special afternoon rest
period. with the blinds to the
windows of his room closed. from
| l:3o O'Clock 10 about $50 o'clock.
he had Q similar morning rest
period, but without going 70
sleep. from $50 to II Am.
Keeping to his 1900 calories-
la-day diet, the President had
for lunch today some cream Of
asparagus soup and what the
hospital called i sandwich plate
half . slice Of rye bread
toasted. 8 slice Of lean ham,
celery sticks. carrot sticks, to-
mato wedges and fresh grapes
and skim milk.
For dinner tonight, Mr.. Eisen-
hover had 1 small serving ol
roast beef. ! boiled potato. beets,
|turnip green's. hall : slice oi
whole wheat toast. 1 fruit cur
and . glass Of buttermilk.
Mrs. Eisenhower. who moved
into q room across the hall from
the President . week ago and has
mot left the hospital since, also
visited with her husband briefly
after breakfast.
Mr.. Hagerty told newsmer
Evening star., 1955-10-02

she would not leaye the hospita
10 10 TO church tomorrow. In.
stead, she arranged for the hos:
|pital chaplain. 1t. Col. Robert
q. schpck. 70 give her commu-
MON service in her room 10.
morrow morning.
The Presidents request f0l
some reading records 80 hi
could listen to some good stor-
Hes without the strain involved
lin reading for himself hal
been met By the Denver Asso.
citation Of the Blind, Mr.. Hag.
|erty disclosed.
He said one Of the records
sent to the hospital BY the as
|sociation today presented /
story BY one one Of Mr.. Eisen.
mowers fayorite Western at.
|thots. It Is Luke Shorts wen.
|geance valley" "
6tays - Bed Another Week
Mr.. Haeerty was uncertain
about when the President could
start listening to the records
That win be up to the doctors. hs
Isaid.
The general plan Is to keeg
1.-THE President IN bed through
next week. carefully shielded
from any business talk or action
that might cause any physical
lor mental exertion.
Mr.. Haaerty said the Presi.
dent was mot st all, tired By
lsisning the two foreign service
appointment lists last night
however. because he knew they
Evening star., 1955-10-02
continued From FIrst PaEe

NNMtfuNGO EANhA 4A4St -
for the Presidents attention, Mr.,
Hagerty added.
Nixon Host to Armns
He Indicated that appoint-
Iments to Ill existing vacancies
lin some high level Government
Jobs may be involved in the ac-
Itions contemplated for next week
Mr.. Adams informed the Presi-
dents doctors that no papers are
pending which would have to be
brought to his attention ovei
this week end, Mr.. Hagerty said
Meanwhile, It was announced
that Vice President Nixon VIII
take Mr.. Eisenhower's place 81
ofiicial host to President Carlos
Castillo Armas Of Guatemala
looming to Washington October
| 81 for e three-day State visit.
Mr.. Nixon already is acting
flor the President as chairman
at meetings of the National Sc
lcurity Council and the Cabinet
lin Washington.
Mr.. Adams, directing White
House affairs from this end,
plans to return to Washington
Ito attend an NSC meeting
Thursday and q cabinet meet
ling Friday. flying back here
Friday evening or Saturday
morning.
Optimistic Outlook
At the hospital here. Mr,
Adams found all signs indicat-
ling that the President is making
1good progress toward normal
recovery from the moderate
Icoronary thrombosis that struck
him with severe pain low under
This breastbone about 2 am. last
saturday.
The optimistic outlook is tenn.
Ipered only BY the dread Of com
lplications arising, an ever-presenl
risk for the first two weeks aftel
lsuch an attack.
An earlier bulletin from thu
Presidents bedside. issued
Through Mr.. Hagerty at 3:4t
lp.m. MIST t5:45 pm. ESTD re-
ported:
The President spent i com-
Portable. quiet day.
Mrs. Eisenhower visited
briefly with him ct the lunch
hour.
The President had his usual
rest period in the afternoon
Evening star., 1955-10-02

Before he entered the Army In
1883, he was serving as profess
sor of surgery and chairman Of
the department of surgery al
the University of Kansas School
of Medicine.
It was there he met Mrs.
Schafer, "a, q one-time flight
nurse in the China Burma India
theater Of war, who was at KAN
sas teaching surgical nursing.
He completes q tour Of active
duty In the Army In March when
he viii set up Q new teIevision
program at Walter Reed. beamed
toward disseminating the tech-
niques Of surgery to large num-
bers Of people.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
SCHlAFER

Continued From First Pag,
said. .they were eager to discuss
ideas"
Main Difference Noted
The essential difference IN ths
two systems. as Or. Echafel
looks at it, Is that .sin Russia
medical and health problems arr
the responsibility Of the state
instead Of the individual. z
one example Of this ..respon-
sibilityp is the Russian govern
mentis blood prograrna pro
gram which might make any
long suffering blood collector In
the United States greer, with
envy.
Donors in Russia receive
along with two meals and full
pay away from work-$37. sc
every time they drop around tc
3 blood collection center. Rus
sian doctors draW-instead oi
z piiis' q - .l.aS 0oai x '
cuDlC ce'.s.ll!e.e.a Soas s.a.. III !.
ntsn u : pins' ~ eacn s.s.iiis.
Apparently, DR.. Schafer said
"the State feels the individual
should be compensated Tor that
portion OF his person removed
for use by the State. It's o highly
organized program and there y
an excellent donor response
There are no shortages OF blood
IN Russian hospitals.
II was during the doctors dis
cussiOns along these lines that
he was told OF the long life Rus
slams have beer, able to give bot
tied blood and the apparently
successful use Of ''cadaver blood
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Evening star., 1955-10-02

last spring and 27,0O0 doctors
have enrolled Ia rs medical
,lschoois this fan, according 10 Or.
,lSchafer.
(There are about SOC. 900 prac-
lticing physicians In Russia and
about 209, 1000 in the United
Estates. About 1000 doctors win
graduate in the United States
next year,
At least so per cent Of Russian
| doctors are women. Or. Schafer
said. And the ones he talked to
seemed quite competent.
Odd?
Not necessarily. according to
the doctor, who pointed out there
4 is little distinction made on the
basis Of sex LII the Soviet Union.
\ You can see g woman oper-
ating q crane or performing q
delicate heart operation as he
describes it.
In surgery" the doctor said,
'the Soyiets have made many
advances. They have. however,
/ Jagged badly In the field OF an
esthesia. There local anesthesia
Is used for almost all major sur
gerry and gas anesthesia, COM
monplace in the United States,
is just now being put into In
creased application. N all fair
ness. they use local anesthesia
quite successfully, even in the
field Of chest surgery And, he
went on. In that method chest
organs are numbed during sur
lgery with repeated shots,
| Obstetrics Compared
Soviet obstetric practices are
sharply different the doctor
continued. After Q months
psychologic orientation OF the
expectant mother. this largely
directed toward allaying fear.
the child Is born without the
use Of anesthesia. With this
technique infant and maternal
death rates have been lowered,
III was told. though the routine
\ would probably be rejected by
most American mothers"
4 DR.. Schafer is native or
Caldwell. Ohio, and q graduate
'Iof Ohio State University where
Ihe decided to drop journalism
and take UP medicine.
4 He obtained his medical de-
4 gree from Ohio State in 1899.
Evening star., 1955-10-02

Continued From First Page
said. .they were eager to discuss
ideas"
Arizona sun., 1955-06-10
Notes From
Bermuda
BY GERALD A. BRANGMAN


HAMILTON, BERMUDA, (Glob-
aD.-The array of American ar
fists coming to our lovely shores
is bringing much enlightment to
the entertainment world. Friday
saw the arrival of the dynamic
Jack Hammer Quintet, featuring
Anna, the well known singer and
dancer, from New York. They ar
rived by Colonial Air Lines and are
under the management of the pop
ular Al Donahue, who spent some
years here at the. Bermudiania
Hotel, in the heart of the city.
He is quite a favorite among Ber-
mudans.r For the next two months,
this very. fine aggregation will be
at the Gombey Room of the popu-
Jar resort, Harmony Hall in Paget.
Manager Bill Tunbridge is very
happy with them.
Replacing Bermuda's AL Harris
and his Quintet, gives the local
boys something to go after. We
are fully aware that something is
wrong which has given occasion
for the importing of our friends
from across the seas. The mutual
mixing should prove a great bene-
fit to our local boys and we hope
that much will be derived from
their coming.
New York's charming and talent
ed Dolores Jackson flew in on Sat-
urday for weeks stay at the
Clay House Inn, the popular meet
ing place on the North Shore
where the popular D. A Ewart
Brown is manager. She began her
first series of performances on
Monday night to very enthusias-
tic crowd. Each night is COM
bination of Dolores and Bermuda
talent. Monday, Olive Bean and
her Rhythmaires took the spot;
Tuesday Dancelot Hayward, the
blind pianist and his Latin Band; !;
Wednesday, Al Harris and his
Quintet; Thursday, Hubert Smith
Arizona sun., 1955-06-10
Air Reserve
Tours Begin

1t. Col. Sam r. Maxcy, 1888 f..
Fern Drive, Phoenix, makes a rec
ord for the longest jaunt of any
Arizona air reservist slated for an
active duty during the nronth of
June.
1t. Col. Maxcy, recruiting Off
Ger for the 90S5th Air Reserve
Group, left June 1 for tour of
Far Eastern Air Force bases I'M
der orders from Headquarters,
United States Air Force.
Many other officers are making
their annual return to uniform
right in Arizona, Col. Mel Goodson,
commander of the 90S5th Air Re-
serve Group, announced.
Capt. Ralph C. Schuenke, 1877
w. Flower, Phoenix, goes on the
most extended tour-a 25-day span
at Chanute Air Force Base June
5-29. Capt. Schuenke will take a
refresher Aircraft Maintenance Of
ficer Course.
Arizona sun., 1955-06-10

and his Coral Islanders; Friday,
Olive Bean again; and Saturday,
Al Davis and his Swingsters. Lo-
Gated right on the waters edge.
Clay House Inn is real spot for
tourists.
Bermuda was sorry to learn of
the sudden passing of DIR Mary
Mcleod Bethune. She had won
many friends here, long before She
made a visit here.a short while
ago. 1t was only at her last birth
day that she gave encouragement
to the Bermuda Good Will Choir
when they visited New York. The
world has lost a great personality.