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Evening star., 1955-07-03

ago have never ffuetified IN
him and are like hard stones
which rattle in his pocket"
A high United States official
once boastfully announced
that even God Almighty could
not make him change his
mind with regard to certain
attitudes having to do with
foreign policy. Well, that
public figure had forgotten
the truth of which Emerson
reminds us, that wisdom con-
sists in keeping the mind
liquid. or in resisting the tend
ency to too rapid petriflcation.
A nationally known preacher
has a message on Keeping
Life Out of Stopping Places"
That title suggests an ever
present danger with regard to
the highest levels of life.
which are, of course, spiritual.
The three highly privileged
companions of Jesus, in the
familiar story of the Trans
figuration, exclaimed in the
effulgence Of that hour: ut is
good for us to be here. Let
us stay and abide in this place"
But to try to peg down any
experience and make. 1t per-
manent is always fatal.
Some times when people sing
rapturously7 about the "old-
time religion" being good
enough for them they are
really revelling in interpreta-
tions which may have exploded
a generation ago. They are
parking on an old lot when
they ought to be on the high
way with the wheels moving.
Satisfaction with the status
quo often denotes suffocation.
On some traditional parking
lot many a person shuts him
self away from fresh facts and
vital truths which insure
growth. Paul never parked
on any permanent lot. He
exclaimed: II count not my
self to have apprehended. I
press on toward the mark for
the prize of the high calling"
Christianity is not called
the Haven-but the Way.
Kipling tells us about q man
who broke ground, built barns,
strung fences, at a place he
thought was the end, where
the trails run out and stop.
This settler yielded to the
temptation to park. But an
everlasting whisper, as clear
as conscience, cried: No park
ing!
go and look behind the
ranges, ....
Something iDGiting for you
--Qow
Evening star., 1955-07-03
The Facts We Need

There is no doubt that Congress has
the power to revoke the transit COM
pany's franchise. Senator Morse thinks
the time has come to do so and Is pre-
pairing the necessary legislation. It's
consideration should clarity a number of
questions.
One is what the city would do for
mass transportation in the year between
the time that Congress served notice OF
its intent to revoke and the notice be-
came effective. Senator Morse assured
the Senate that we shall not "be at the
mercy Of Mr.. Wolfson" during that in
terval Later on, Senator Morse preSum-
ably viii elaborate and explain why.
- Another question is who would pro-
vide public transportation for this area
lit MIR. Wolfson and his management are
kicked out? Senator Morse thinks that
Congress could negotiate new franchise
to attract a successor. If not, he may
have in mind the alternative of public
operation of a transportation system
aalthough he does not advocate it. Such
prospects need examination.
y. Revocation of the franchise. of
course, might relieve the Government of
any liability to pay for the company's
property. It might place heavy finan-
cial obligation on the company to tear
up its streetcar tracks and repave the
streets It is possible that revoking the
franchise would levy other penalties on
the Wolfson management, which the
management would do everything within
Its power to escape. Under the threat
Af sr
Wolfson's real intentions in connection
with his purchase and operation of the
company to date would be clearly re-
svealed.
) Exploration of such questions will be
interesting. But it still seems to The
Star that the important fact to establish
As the extent of the companys financial
abilities to meet the demands of the
union. If an impartial examination re-
sveals that the company cannot, within
the bounds of prudent management,
grant demands that the union will ac-
.cept, then nothing particularly useful is
to be gained by kicking Mr.. Wolfson and
ohis brethren out of town. For their sue
SCISSORS would be in the same fix.
The facts of this matter should not
be difficult to establish, and as such
facts are fundamental, they should be
established. While it would not be un-
pleasant to watch Senate committee
cut Mr.. Wolfson down to size, that proc
'ess really has very little to offer, beyond
Its entertainment value, as a method of
restoring and maintaining public trans
portation in the Capital of the United
States.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

years, served as town councillor
ana American Legion post
commander in Kensington. is
past master Of the Kensington
Lodge of Masons, past high
priest of the Royal Arch Of
Maryland and past worthy
patron of the Kensington Or
der Of the Eastern Star. He
plays golf at Argyle when he
can get away from business.
Raymond. jr.. better known
as Lew, married to Audrey
Redmile. also is In the build
ing trade on the ofiice and
selling staff OF Edward r.
Carr, and Raymond III, seems
destined for the contracting
industry, too, with the parlor
carpet literally decorated with
trucks, tractors and dump
carts.
Haunted Winters House
8According to IAN old inhabi-
tant" cited in The Star ON
June 26, 1905. I'm my time
Washington had its full COM
plement Of haunted houses.
Though the Capital was then
in all verify a city of magnifi-
cent distances, there were sew
eral old houses in some Of the
suburban localities, that had
the reputation Of being either
frequent or occasional resorts
Of ghosts and spiritual appari-
tions Of various kinds. One of
these was the deserted mansion
Of Harry Winters, who will be
remembered by many WASH
ingtonians still in the land Of
the living as having been q
member Of the firm Of Provost,
Winters g. Co., who furnished
the marble for building the
new wings Of the Capitol. This
house was Just south Of the old
arch that spanned the canal
at New Jersey avenue on the
east side Of the street. The
grounds about the Winters res
idence were surrounded by
beautiful gardens In which
were located many fine pieces
Of statuary. For q long time it
was in an uninhabited condi-
ton. and it was then that
many people whose regulations
for good sense and veracity
were excellent in this commu-
nifty made assertions that at
times, generally about the hour
of midnight, q female figure
would appear at one Of the
windows Of the vacant house
and indulge in various gestures
and demonstrations. and, !
know myself that few were
bold enough to linger long
enough after nightfall to COM
mune with the nocturnal
visions. What became Of the
specter or specters that made
the night hideous in that 10
cality I am not prepared TO say
but can assert that their
generally acknowledged pres
ence In that section Of town
caused o dearth of travel In
the neighborhood after dark"
Other allegedly haunted houses
mentioned by "a old inhabi-
tant" were "the old Stone
place" beyond the northern
limits and q residence "out In
Berry's woods" Just east Of
Glenwood cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
President Roosevelt Stopped


On June 20, 1905, The Star
reported: President Roosevelt
was held up by two of Mai.
Sylvester's finest Sunday aft
ernoon while speeding along
the Conduit road in the direc-
tion Of Great Falls, from where
he was to begin his homeward
tramp with Theodore. jr., and
two sehoolmates Of the latter.
The hired automobile In which
he was riding was going faster
than the regulations permit,
but the policemen who engaged
in, the long pursuit in the hot
sun did not know Of the iden-
tity Of the occupant Of the rear
seat until after one of them
had called to the President to
meet him in the Police Court.
Bicycle Sergt. Wilson and
Bicycle Policeman Vermillion.
it is stated. are the officers
who figured in the episode. :. i.
At the time the Presidents
vehicle was paced by the two
policemen the automobile was
going at the rate of 10 miles
an hour" The case was
dropped overnight, and the
President was not required to
go to court.
BurgdoR Children
Featured in The Star for
June 20, 1905, there was an
account Of q children's festival
at the Tenleytown Baptist
Church on the previous Sum-
day evening in which Esther,
Irene and Raymond Burgdoff
were prominently mentioned
as participants. Esther, now
Mrs. Small. sang q Song of
Welcome; Irene, now Mrs.
Herbert Davis. Joined with
other girls in "The Dandelion
Glass Song" and 80 Can We,"
and their brother and other
boys teamed up to give q
valiant presentation of "On-
ward. Christian Soldiers. Half
q century afterward, the little
singers referred to will as
semble at Raymond's home in
Glen Hills, Rockville, Md, for
a family Fourth Of July cele-
bration. Esther has two
daughters-Doroth and Cath
erine-eacn Of whom has two
children, and Irene also has
two daughters-Patricia and
Vivian - and three grand
daughters. Raymond and his
wife, the former Carrie Wag-
ner, are the parents Of Ellen
Mae. Mrs. Carl King Of Santa
Monica, Calf, who will at
tend tomorrow's party with
ner HUSBAND, their sons Gerry
and Terry. and daughter San
dra. The Glen Hills Burg
doffs likewise are proud of
Ellen Macs sister, Alberta
Frances, graduated at the
University Of Maryland last
month and headed for o career
in social work; and Alberta
Frances brother, Raymond.
jr., the father Of Linda, who is
8. and Raymond III, who Is 2.
Raymond, ST., is q member Of
the tirm of B. & B., Inc.
builders Of houses. was active
in Sunday School work at st.
Paul's Methodist Church. Ken
sington. for more than %
Evening star., 1955-07-03
: Fairfax Is Growino Up

indicative Of the growing pains that
the town of Fairfax is experiencing is the
determination of its citizens to direct
future development along more orderly
lines than in the past. Until recent
years the county seat was quiet village,
proud Of its historic associations and not
) too eager to become engulfed in the
tide Of Fairfax County residential and
commercial expansion sweeping from the
direction of Arlington and Washington.
Now, however, new satellite communities
are all around it and pressing ever closer
upon it. The time has come to protect
the town from unwise types Of develop
ment and to set pattern for proper
growth.
This Is the motivation behind consid-
Grafton by town authorities of pro-
posed master plan, tied in with the
county's general plan of development.
Francis Dodd McHugh, who prepared the
plan, estimates that the present popula-
tion of the town of Fairfax is slightly
more than 5000 and that this count will
more than double by $780, He envisions
> places for modern shopping centers,
apartments and other types Of con-
struction found in cities. Preservation
OF parks and construction of parkways
,also are foreseen. Fairfax is showing
good sense in making adequate prepara-
tions to meet the serious problems that
lie just ahead.
Evening star., 1955-07-03

minds or spirits rest, we die
Intellectually or spiritually.
What is called retirement
may mean to commit suicide,
If those who are mentally and
physically alert allow them
selves to vegetate. When we
rest we rust. Among all the
tributes that across the years
Evening star., 1955-07-03
LETTERS TO THE STAR

ization or groups, or vice
versa"
The description, I'm God We
Trust" is phraseology exclu-
sively Christian in usage agd
implication, and its use thereby
prefers one religion over an
other" For this phrase Is not
used in any other religious cul-
ture except the Judo Christian,
and therefore this phrase is
exclusively Judo-C Christian in
usage and implication.
If the Senate contemplates
passing H. r. 619. they should
advise us forthwith as to. which
God we are to trust. Con-
temporary history indicates
that there are over 1900 gods
receiving respect from the
peoples Of the earth, and 1t Is
OF the utmost Importance, it
would seem to this writer, that
one take extreme care not to
trust" the wrong one. How
ridiculous can our legislators
become on these purely per-
Sonal matters?
Donald M. SuccOp.
I would say that Mr.. Ration
is slightly confused. Certainly,
trusting in God is not BIAS
phemy; nor is it fraudulent.
Those who do not subscribe
to the belief in God need not
worry about the inscription
being placed on paper money,
since few complaints were
registered against placing 1t on
coins and stamps. .,
Furthermore, II Mr.. Ration
places his trust solely in arma-
ment, let him do so. He most
probably does not know that
God helps those who help
themselves. 1t Is my belief
that the bill will pass.
Doris Moo4
Evening star., 1955-07-03
Sea Water to Drink

The House has made sound invest
ment in authorizing 81 million for re-
search on desalting sea water. For this
problem is not merely a challenge to
science. 1t is also a problem of the
greatest practical Importance to man
kind. II 1t can be solved on reasonably
economical basis, permitting the use Of
treated salt water for irrigation and
8 human consumption, there would be q
great advance in standards Of living in
Evening star., 1955-07-03

have been paid to William e.
Gladstone, Morley's statement
about him comes closest to the
secret of the vigor and fresh
ness of that amazing 98-year
span Of life. This is the SEN
tence:: HE kept himself on
the line of discovery" That
might well be paraphrased,
He did not park. At an age
when most men a score Of
years his junior had settled
back in cushioned and parked
cars of reminiscence, the heart
and mind of England's great
statesman were busy with the
problems of tomorrow.
In a letter written while he
was Secretary of the Depart
ment of the Interior, Franklin
X. Lane remarked that in any
of the Government DEPART
ments in Washington the
nerve of initiation and imagi-
nation was very likely to at
rophy within seven years. The
tragedy of parking" in this
sense is that it puts a road
block on the line of discovery;
it robs one of the sense Of ex-
pectancy. When one thus
parks his life, curiosity dies,
voyages of discovery are ia
boo and the whole pageant of
nature and of history in the
making becomes a twicetold
tale vexing the dull ear of q
drowsy man. The terrible
penalty for parking ones mind
at any one place and stage
is stated wildly by Mark
Rutherford, as he paints an
unforgettable picture Of a GER
tain contemporary. He said Of
him: "His ideas acquired long
Evening star., 1955-07-03
Hands Across the Sea

AS my subscription to The
Star, ordered by my wife's sis
ter in the States, draws to a
close, I wish to convey to you
my grateful thanks for the
regular delivery of both your
evening and Sunday issues. All
Of these my wife and I have
found more than interesting,
particularly those which con-
tanned the American impress
sions Of the Cockell- Marciano
fight, and of our general elec-
ton. We have also enjoyed
your photographs and captions
Of the activities of our gracious
royal family.
Naturally. American news
and pictures have also claimed
much, of our attention. but
above all, the tremendous size
Of both your evening and Sum-
day papers has overwhelmed
us. Even before the war. we
were fortunate to see English
papers Of "a pages, and during
the war we often had to be
content with one sheet. Since
1945. six. eight or twelve pages
has been the general pattern.
and now we are back to a
mere six pages owing to the
railway strike.
Every success to your great
paper.
My main query is: How do
Americans read their Sunday
paper in bed. and still get up
in time for breakfast?
r.. b. Ayres.
Bedford. England
Evening star., 1955-07-03
u M on Neutrality

bOGn IN ms OrleI remarks TO congress
and in his fine speech to the National
Press Club, the distinguished and attrac-
tive Prime Minister U Nu of Burma has
presented an eloquent explanation Of
why he and his government are deter
mined to adhere to policy of neutrality
in the cold war.
To begin with, this policy, as he has
said, does not mean that his country
which became it's own master seven years
ago-has negative attitude or is indif-
ferent to the forces that threaten mans
freedom. Actually, the policy is one un-
der which the Burmese, deeply cherishing
their sovereignty and independence, seek
solely and simply to do two things: (1) To
preserve their liberty and their own way
of life, and (2) to contribute in whatever
way they can to the effort to establish
decent and enduring peace by bringing
about a workable live-and- -let-live un-
derstanding between our world and the
world Of the Communists. And among
the many persuasive arguments offered
by the Prime Minister in support of his
"neutralist" position, the following-as
set forth before the Press Clubs per-
haps the most impressive:
1t is possible to disagree with this
point of view. But whether one agrees or
disagrees is immaterial. because in the
present circumstances Of Burma her mem
bership in any alliance with great-power
military bloc is incompatible with her
continued existence as an independent
state. This may seem to be putting it
strongly but it is a fact Our recent his
fNxwy tO ~,tkN~
powers is such, that in the minds of the
people Of Burma an alliance with a big
power Immediately means domination by
that power. It means the loss of independ-
ence. You may question the validity of
that belief. But perhaps you will accept
my statement that 1t Is political fact of
life today that any government of Burma
which aligned itself with big-power bloc
would at once lose the confidence and sup
port Of the people. In other words, the
chances of subversion would be greatly
increased. And If 1t Is true that the real
danger to countries like Burma lies in
Subversion rather than overt aggression.
ther it follows that membership in big
power bloc would only tend to add to what
is already said to be the greater Of the two
dangers.
Such viewpoint may seem to be
unrealistic to many here in the United
States. But the Burmese themselves
who incidentally have outlawed the Com
munist Party in their country--know
their own situation more intimately than
anybody else, and the course they are
following may really be the best and
wisest one for them. In any case. as U Nu
has declared, their neutrality-a word
that has unfortunately acquired an "un-
favorable semantic coloration"-does not
alter the fact that they are genuinely
devoted to freedom and resolved to fight
If need be, against any attack on their
independence =
Evening star., 1955-07-03

cratic? Looks like the pres
ent Republican boom has
taken the wind out of their
sails. The slogan now should
be: Praise me, I voted Repub-
lican." G. C. Buckingham.
st, Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1955-07-03

Pen names may be used II
letters carry apriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sution.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
[SIoqon-Moker

What has become of the
much h-heralded slogan: Don't
blame me. I voted Demo-
Evening star., 1955-07-03
No Parking
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT

BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain United States Senate
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-07-15
The Fruit is The Test

u seems strange that warning solemn and
explicit a. the Christ sounds, in the Gospel OF
Sundays Mass, against the teachers ot false doc
trne should be frequently disregarded, even
by His followers Beware of them He said and he
presented simple and positive test by which the
teachers Of fasity always be distinguished from
the teachers of truth by their fruits you will know
them" Neglect of this warning and this test has re
peatedy brought woe upon individuals and upon
the world in general
a good tree cannot bear bad fruit and bad
tree cannot hear good fruit" the Savior said This
IS plain, surely, II Is counsel that can be applied 10
any existing state Of affairs in the life OF the in
divdual, or the community The world IT provides
means of determining which leaders are safe 10
follow and which should be repHdiated; which
course OF action is wise and which foolish which
movements should be supported and which should
be opposed When the fruit reveals itself to be use
less or even poisonous what excuse is there for
considering that the tree is good? II may be unusual
ly large, handsome in its foliage swift of growth
but these are not the determining factors The
fruit is the test
Refusal IN be guided by this rule thai "by their
fruits you viii know them Is the reason why man
kind so often finds itself distressed and confused
False religions spring up and gain followers among
those who are Swayed by seductive words and ap
peals 10 prejudice, bat who fail to note that truth
and holiness lacking. Advocates OF super
sutton ply their trade even among the supposedly
educated and alert-a whole literature of dream
DOCKS and horoscopes and luck charms indicates
the extent OF the pitiful exp0itaon-and they pros
per because their victims close their eyes To the evil
character Of the frta. they produce Economic meth.
DDS and political theories that have proven destruc-
TIVE Of The common good still being promoted
hooks and magazines and newspapers and films which
exert debasing influence find q ready market
the prevalence of false leaders among men is prov
en- by the wars, the broken homes the divorces the
juvenile way"ardness, the fragrant crimes that beset
CIVILIZATION. The evil fruits everywhere evident.
Why Is II that the trees which produce them flour
ish so rankiy, cultivated and protected by the very
society among which they spread their poison?
ST. Paul, IN the Epstle of Sundays Mass indi-
Gates the answer the slavery which sin fastens upon
me individual who yields 10 IL makes him almost
ympathehe 10 evil itself. Thus he refuses io recoe
rize u for what If lS even while II is inflictinr
suffering upon him and bis fellows To resist the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-07-15

acts that have weakened our in
ternal security system, and points
to this unguarded attitude a.
"a guarantee of peace" at Gs,
neva.
Shadow Over Seneva
Even the New York Times,
which contributed to the current
climate" to the extent that it
was commended by Political AT
fairs, is now disturbed at what
il sees ahead. In its leading edi-
torial of June %, that newSpa-
per becomes aware that there
is "a shadow over Geneva" This
omlnous cloud arises from the
discovery by the Times that
'the Soyiets still seek TO split
and disarm the West.
But that is what the Commun-
ist organs of directives have been
saying right along, as this col
umn has reported. That is what
Foreign Minister Molotov stood
for at San Francisco. That the
New Times of June l8, just ar
rived from Moscow, states defin-
itely is the objective of the So
called World Assembly for Peace,
which seeks to stampede Euro
pean opinion against the Ameri-
can war mongers."
In its surprise which should
have been no surprise at all for
journal with its facilities-the
New York Times bursts out on
June %: 1T cannot be said too
often that the key to any effec-
tive disarmament plan is the
abolition of the Iron Curtain"
II that De SO, then why does not
the Times, which has such in.
fiuence throughout America,
come out for the freedom of the
satellite peoples as the first move
by the United States?
Super.YAlta Outlined
Soviet Russia goes 10 Geneva
with one object in mind. to com
pei the United States through
our allies" to give in CON-
pletely to Soviet demands. Any
one who doubts that should read
the New Times of June 18, where
the whole program for super,
Yalta is again outlined.
In this country, the Gommun.
lists exuhersntly promise "ths
triumph nf peacen-that ia, com.