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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Eleventh and r streets. and
watch the wind blow UP the
girls skirts, but nobody cares
any more.
The lady at Twelfth and the
Avenue evidently saw Col.
Jones first.
She headed squarely for his
trim figure. like a ship at sea.
Jones was suddenly alarmed.
He realized that If he did not
jump aside. he would be run
down. And he hates to jump.
What did you do, then,
Templeton?" we asked the
old fellow,
Well" replied he. II just
stopped STILL"
And then what happened?"
Templeton Jones grinned.
Then she. ran into me-"
he said.
Now came the $4,000
question.
What did you say, Jones?"
Templeton Jones adjusted
his tie.
We'll, 1t wasn't very polite
Of me, I guess" he said, but
just asked her, What do you
think you are doing, Madam
playing football?'"
"And what did she say?"
Nothing" grinned Jones,
which was probably the wisest
thing for her to say, as 1t often
is, I guess"
"Yes," we responded. "es-
pecially when she probably
was a thousand miles away
when she ran into you. They
often are"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
Farms Out GA

I have read with interest
the controversy over locating
the proposed CHA Building.
What puzzles me is why the
CHA has not seriously consid-
cred locating at Woodbridge.
Va. on a portion Of the 300
acre tract now owned and OPP
Grated as an Army transmitter
station? There are on that site
500 acres of the most beauti-
full surplus land in this section
Of the country. overlooking
Belmont Bay where the Deco
guam joins the Potomac.
At Woodbridge, CHA would
be 20 minutes from the PEN
tagon and Is minutes from
the heart Of downtown Wash
ington. 1t would have Shirley
highway as an access and. in
the event anything happened
to Shirley, U. s. No. highway
would be available. II U. S.
No. / ran into trouble, traffic
could be shifted at Belvoir
to Mount Vernon boulevard.
In addition. there is an ex-
cellent navigable waterway
coming right up to the prop
erty, giving access to Wash
ington by the Potomac and. Of
course, to the great Chesa-
peake Bay system of water
ways.
The Woodbridge site is not
only oversupplied by adequate
highways but is within a mile
and a half of q huge water
reservoir on the Occoquan; all
electrical facilities are in
stalled. and huge housing de-
velopments are taking place in
the area with unlimited room
for expansion.
Why must CHA pay so dearly
for highways, bridges and
other facilities at the proposed
Langley site when everything
that could be desired is already
available and the land is Gov
ernment-owned at the Wood
bridge site?
Taxpayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27

When the voters go to the
polls next November to elect
the S5th Congress. 1t will be
Just 40 years since the first
woman-Miss Jeanette Ran
kin, q Republican from Mon
tana-was elected to the Ma
tional Legislature. In that Pc
Rod so women have served In
Senate and House-some by
appointment but the great ma
jority by election.
Seventeen Elected
Elected to the present Con-
gress were II women-one
Senator, Margaret Chase
Smith Of Maine, Republican;
one Delegate. Mrs. Joseph r.
Harrington Of Hawaii. Repub-
lican, and is Representatives.
OF the Representatives, six were
Republicans and nine Demo-
Gratis. Only a month ago. the
list of Democrats in the House
was cut by the death of Rep
resentative Vera Buchanan.
Senator Margaret Chase
Smith, elected in 1854 for a
second term in the upper
house, and the only woman in
that body, does not come
up for reelection for flve
years. Her sisters in Congress,
however, must all stand for
reelection in 1956-if they
care to do so, and most Of them
do. Presumably, more women
will be knocking at the door,
hoping to enter Congress. in
the elections next year than
In any preceding congressional
election year. Seventeen is the
largest representation women
have had in any Congress, q
survey Of the records by Con-
gressional Quarterly discloses.
Also, the women made an
other new record In the 1854
congressional elections. Four
Democratic women won their
way into the House ION their
own"-that is, they did not win
election as widows Of Con-
gressmen. These four Dem
ocrats, experienced in politics
and civic affairs, are Repre-
sentatives Iris F. Bitch Of
Georgia. Edith Green of Ore
gon, Martha w. Grif1iths Of
Michigan and Coya Knutson
of Minnesota.
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers Of
Massachusetts, is the senior
woman member Of Congress in
point of service. She was
elected more than 80 years ago
to fill a vacancy caused by the
death Of her husband, the late
John Jacob Rogers. Only six
members Of the House have
had more than her 16 consecu-
tive terms in Congress.
In these years, Mrs. Rogers
has distinguished herself In
veterans affairs. She was
chairman Of the House Veter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27

This column happened to
see the answer of the transit
company to a passenger.
II am sorry" said the off,
cial, that we cannot attempt
to resolve disputes between
passengers as to the priority
or position for opening or clos
ing the windows Of a transit
vehicle.
II am sure you can under
stand our position in this
matter"
So there you are, folks.
From now on. you will have to
fight it out for yourselves. and
no holds barred.
The company washes its
hands of you, and maybe that
Is best.
Passengers have been solving
these little difficulties ever
since there have been vehicles.
both streetcar and bus.
We recall the old green cars
on Connecticut avenue.
One time when our old
friend, Templeton Jones, was
riding downtown, all Of a SUM-
ny morning. a man from the
back of the car came to the
front and suddenly yanked the
blind down.
Yes, vehicles had nice blinds,
in those days.
It is only in this progress
sive age that people have to
face the sun without aid.
whats the idea Of that2"
asked Col. Jones, yanking the
shade up again.
THAT lady back there"
Jones snorted.
(which lady?" he asked.
1.-THE one in the gray dress"
said the other.
Friend Of yours?" asked
Jones.
NO replied the man, but
she wants it down."
Sorry" said Col. Jones.
but I want it up. Tell her
that. and tell her that she has
paid for one seat, not two, and
as long as I ride in this one,
this blind is going to stay up"
The man goggled.
Tell her. alSo," said Jones,
THAT you are a very fine Sir
Galahad. but that 1t won't
work, this time"
Not very courteous Of our
usually polite friend, but some
times people irk one beyond
belief, especially in the last 20
years, ever since 1898, as q
matter of fact. Politeness died
then.
It was only recently that the
mild hammered Jones ran
squarely into a very brusque
lady.
1t probably would be nearer
the truth to say that the lady
ran squarely into him.
Jones was crossing Pennsyl-
vania avenue at Twelfth street,
always a very windy corner.
That Raleigh corner is prob
ably the windiest place in
town, with the exception Of
the spot at the base Of the
Washington Monument.
Another windy corner is at
Nineteenth and I streets.
Try these for wind sometime.
You will be amazed, and cooled
at the same time.
In the old days. people used
TO stand on the corner Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
THE POLITICAL MILL
Bouquet to Ladies in Congress
By GOULD LINCOLN

ans Affairs Committee during
the 80th and $50 Congresses.
controlled by the Republicans.
Second to Mrs. Rogers In
length Of congressional service
is Senator Smith-who had 10
years In the House before she
entered the Senate seven years
ago.
Over the years, the women
have demonstrated their abil.
ity as legislators, their party
loyalty - and on more than
one occasion their independ-
ence, when matters Of prin-
ciple have been involved. For
example, Miss Rankin. the frst
woman member Of the Con-
gress, disbelieving in war.
voted against the war resolu-
ton which took US formally
into World War I, and against
that which made US ofhcially
at war with Japan after the
japanese had made their sneak
attack on Pearl Harbor. She
served only two terms In Con-
gress, and they happened to
be in 1917-1919 and 1941-i943
In 1918, Miss Rankin entered
a race for Senator. in Mon
tana, but was defeated.
The first woman Senator
was Mrs. Rebecca Latimer
FELTON,, a Georgia Democrat
and appointed by Gov. Thomas
We Hardwick to I'LL a vacancy.
On the first day after taking
her seat, she made q two-min-
ute speech thanking Hardwick
for appointing her, and Sena-
tor Walter F. George, who had
been elected to the vacant seat.
for withholding his credentials
so she could take the oath Of
office and become the first
woman Senator. A writer and
a lecturer, she was the widow
of Representative William H.
FELTON,, Georgia Democrat.
Big Part In Elections
Woman suffrage, which be-
came national in 1920 when
Tennessee ratified the Twen-
tieth Amendment to the Con-
stitution-the 36th State to do
so-has not had the effect Of
dividing men and women politi-
cally. Republican and Demo-
cratic women have run for
Congress on their merits and
abilities-not as women candi.
dates alone. They have been
earnest party workers in mu-
nicipal. State and national
campaigns.
They have, indeed, played
important parts in many cleo
tions-certainly in the presi-
dental election of 1852 when
women hocked to the polls in
greater number than ever be-
fore and most of them to cast
their ballots for President Eli
senhower. Beyond a doubt, the
women will be a major factor
in the elections of 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
Teachers Pay
Taxpayer.

1t Is my opinion that across
the-board increases in teach
ers' salaries such as proposed
by Eric Rhodes. executive Sec
rotary Of the Montgomery
County Education Association,
are at the root Of the difficulty
In obtaining competent teach
ers. not only in Montgomery
County but throughout the
country. Certainly, our county
can afford to pay for teachers
but will Mr.. Rhodes proposed
5000 across-the-board increase
solve our teaching difficulties?
submit that the present
starting salary Of $1,000 is en-
tirely adequate and compares
very favorably to salaries
available to other youngsters
fresh out Of college and enter
ing other professions. particu-
larry when you consider that
the pay Is for Q nine-month
year. 1t is the other end Of
the salary scale that gives
pause. How many men would
enter q profession knowing
that their maximum salary at
the end Of their career will be
$3.50? We should realistically
reward experience. Do we pay
our principals well in compare
son with the pay received by
administrators outside the ed
ucation field? Do we meet the
competition Of business, Gov
eminent and industry in at
tracing teachers in specialized
fields such as chemistry?
Our present methods Of de-
termining teaching salaries
are designed to perpetuate
mediocrity and scarcity OF
teachers. We cannot afford not
to reorient our approach to
the problem,
c. Ia. HondarshOtt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
Winter With Baggage

Around the bend OF the sea-
sons year
Winter Nth baggage has set
tied here
With frost spun mittenS, tctcle
caps,
Wind knit scGrts and snoD-
DRIFT iUrGps.
While from his pockets, iDhiGs
OF chill
Crispen the earth. And span
ming the Hill
He shakes the ceddrS, ruStles
the frs;
Unto the stars the iDinter Stirs
Tanning the ioant for sun and
fame
While scrdUling on earth his
frosty name,
Amy viou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may BE- used u
letters carry tOrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
Function of ChopIuins


the Treasurer OF the United
States from using public money
to pay the wages Of chaplains
in the armed forces.
The action has been brought
by Frank c. Hughes Of Min
neapolis, who declares himself
to be an atheist.
The grounds upon which he
bases his action are that the.
Government. in employing
clergymen to minister to SOL
diers. airmen, sailors and Ma
rines. and teach them the
tenets Of the religious faith Of
Protestants. Catholics and
Jews, is violating the Constitu-
ton. contrary to the "estab-
lishment Of religion" clause Of
the First Amendment.
In my opinion he is justified
in his contention, and it is my
hope that his case will be car
ried to the Supreme Court and
result in victory for Mr..
Hughes. I do not take such a
position because ! share Mr..
Hughes atheism, or because, as
happens to be the case, I am a
clergyman of SO years stand
ing. or on the grounds Of
religion. but because am a
citizen believing in separation
of church and state and favor
ing religious liberty.
There is q positive and pro-
nounced element of injustice in
taking the money of all the
people and using it to pay for
religious teachings held by a
few. It is not fair to make
Catholic tax money pay for
Protestant teaching by Prot
estant clergymen; to use Prot
estant tax money to pay for
teaching Of Catholic doctrine
by Catholic priests: to use the
tax money of Jews to pay for
teaching Of Protestant and
Catholic doctrine by clergymen
Of these religions. and vice
versa. 1t Is not religious liberty
to make use of Methodist tax
money to pay for teaching Of
Baptist principles. or Baptist
tax money to pay for Presby-
terrain teachings, or Seventh
Day Adventist tax money to
pay for Catholic teachings, or
Congregational tax money to
pay Seven th-Day Adventist
chaplains to teach their pecul-
lar doctrines. But that is what
Is involved In a state-supported
chaplaincy. It means, solely
and altogether, a state-sup-
ported clergy. And a state-sup-
portad clergy is plainly con-
trary to the Constitution and
violates the principle of sep
aration Of church and state.
Do not misunderstood me by
concluding I am opposed to
military chaplains. On the con-
trary, I am decidedly in favor
Of them. 1t would be deplor-
able If the millions Of men in
our armed forces were left
without the ministration Of re-
ligion and without ministerial
guidance and counsel. BY all
means, let there be military
chaplainS, or rather, chaplains
serving our military men. But
let them be civilian chaplains
assigned to serve the person.
mel Of the armed forces. sup
ported not from public tax
funds, as at present. but by the
churches by which they are
accredited as ministers. Chap
lains, yes. But church-sup-
ported, not ia e supported,
chaplalns.
For IL years I was a member
of the Genera Commission
on Chaplains. the Protestant
agency for the procurement Of
Protestant chaplains for the
armed forces. ! am not, there
fore. without some knowledge
Of the chaplaincy.
Carlyle b. Haynes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
Questions and Answers
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Evening star., 1955-11-24
Pan American Mass
Draws ! 900 Worshipers

World revolution through
Communist t-inspired class strug-
gle has been averted by Divine
Intervention. diplomatic and
Government officials attending
the 46th annual Pan American
Mass at st. Patrick's Catholic
Church here we're told today.
The Most REV. Jerome r. Han
nan. Bishop Of Scranton. told
the more than 1000 persons
gathered In the church:
1T is our God, whose King
dom transcends the kaleido-
scopic fortunes Of earthly power.
whom we humbly thank today
for the Providence that has
proved the vanity Of material
istic gods Of war and revolution. :"
But he cautioned his congre-
CATION, which included ambas-
sadors Of the Latin American
countries, Chief Justice Warren.
Justices Reed and Minton and
dozens of other hieh-ranking
Federal ofiicers. that the Com
lnunist doctrine is not the only
danger facing the true Christian.
His sermon, presented during
o solemn pontifical mass cele
Evening star., 1955-11-24

hrated by the Most Rev. Amleto
G. Cicoganani, apostolic delegate
to the United States, contained
an apparent reference to the So
called spirit Of Geneva in these
words:
THE prosecutor (world CON-
munism) denied the sating OF
his avid sadism through a uni
yersal confiagraticn. compen-
safes himself with fiery excoria-
tions which he altefnates with
his smile Of peace. With both,
however. one can scarcely doubt
he performs q ritual In the serv-
ice Of the idol which stands
at the heart Of his theology
(world conflict"
The world revolution through
class struggle which communism
has preached, Bishop Hannah
said. seems indefinitely post
poned."
The several hundred : Latin
American guests attending the
service were headed by 20 AM
bassadors TO Washington. The
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle
presided at the mass. which has
been held at st. Patrick's
Church since the special mass
was established in 1909.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Real American Revolution Possible
If U. S. Tompers With Typewriter

also plays a Remington type
writer for Uncle Sam, came to
the telephone to agree with
Miss Remington No. /.
Said Miss Remington No. q:
Il never was a Republican, but II
they change my typewriter, / am
less of one than ever"
But the revised system had
some champions - one real
champion, In fact. He is Clau-
dio Krieghoff, who is with the
School of Business Administra-
tion at Southeastern University.
Speaks Even Faster
ard like to try it to see II 1t
would make me any faster" Mr..
Krieghoff said. II am a cham-
pion typist. I type l19 words a
minute, and I would like to try
it. I got my bachelor Of science
degree from Michigan. and I
come from the Argentine. MY
name, Claudio, is the same as
Claude. Anything new and bet-
ter Is good. The fastest anybody
has typed was the world cham
pion, 1863 words a minute. /
come from Argentine
Mr.. Krieghoff speaks even
faster than his 119 words per
minute at the typewriter.
Mrs. l.. C. Smith t@Ls for Lii
liam was cool to the idea. Mrs.
Smith is q secretary at the Fed
eral Power Administration.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Areas Nike Gunners
Dine at Battle Stotions

and their invited guests today
Pvt. Harrelson had a fancy
turkey dinner In the mess hall.
While he was eating Thanks
giving dinner last year the
Washington antiaircraft defend
ers were jumping to battle sta
tions. Just about dinner time
the Air Force flashed one Of
Its early warning alerts for an
unidentified aircraft" The
alerts average one or two a
month and invariably turn out
to be q transatlantic CONNER
cial plane coming into the coast
ahead Of schedule.
Last years alert lasted 20
minutes and didn't hold up the
meal too long. Before it had
ended each gun battery's radar
prepared to locate the plane
when it came into range and the
track radar prepared to guide
the guns onto the target.
Pvt. Harrelson almost hoped
they'd be called to battle sta
tions today. At least little
firing would make the day seem
more like Thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1955-11-24

"It sounds like typical Gov
Iernment reorganization" she
said. "We'd have to learn tipping
all over. / guess eventually 1t
would speed us up. but for
awhile, we'd be SLOW"
would Slow Us Up"
Mrs. Charlotte D. Underwood,
who does not use an Underwood
machine, but Remington. at
her job with the Civil Service
Commission, says: "It would slow
us up. We have headlines to
meet at my Office. and they just
wouldn't be met If we had to
change now. Me. I'll stick by
the old keyboard"
Miss Una Lee Royal, who lives
at 5001 South Thirtieth street
in Arlington and works in the
Pentagon. does not use the type
writer that bears her name.
Asked what she thought about
1t all. she said:
II don't care what they do TO
my typewriter; I'm quitting to
get married next month. so !
guess I'll be sitting at my knit
ting from now on"
Well, suppose she wasn't going
to get married and they changed
her typewriter, what would she
do then?
"Then I'd get married" she
said fatty.
Evening star., 1955-11-24

Pvt. Elroy HARRISON stood be-
hind q S0-millimeter anti-air-
craft gun today.
His gum is one Of four In D
Battery. 14th Battalion, 18th
AAA Group. Located near
Springfield. Va. In Fairfax
County. 1t is the closest anti
aircraft site to the Pentagon
The COS form the inner ring
around the city and the Nike
guided missiles form the outer
ring.
All are on duty around the
clock throughout the year.
Today was bright and sunny.
That was a break. But. weather
or no, the gunners are always on
call. even on Thanksgiving when
all the rest OF the world seems
to be enjoying a holiday.
Pvt. Harrelson used to work
on his mothers farm near Delco.
N. C. Sometimes he took a job
driving a big trailer truck on
interstate hauls.
Along with the duty section
which had to stay with the guns
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Contractors Help Parks
In Dumping Waste Earth

The Federal Government has
saved many thousands Of dollars
through contractors dumping
earth and stone from new con-
struetion work here to aid In
raising low spots In the park
system along the waterways.
Frank r. Gartside, assistant
superintendent. National Capital
Parks. said the program benefits
both, for the contractors need
some nearby place to dump waste
material from excavations.
Mr.. Gartside recalled that his
Office received 100 truckloads Of
broken concrete through the aid
of the District Government and
the contractors, Corson ~ CRU
man CO., Thirty-third and X
streets NV. This material. from
q street construction project.
was used to raise the ground
level in a low swampy area on
Columbia Island.
The contractor who worked on
the new Piney Branch sewer had
a number of truckloads OF rock.
The parks officials were glad to
get it for q rip-rap wall--loose
stone--to protect the banks from
being washed away by the Po-
Evening star., 1955-11-24
BY DAVID KooNcE

The reaction of secretaries and
other clerical workers to any
change in the conventional type
writer keyboard range all the
way from enthusiasm to cries OF
pain and downright rebellion.
One Government secretary
named Remington who uses q
Remington typewriter. was asked
II she had any comments on
q proposed change. which would
reshufi1e the letters on the key
board.
''No comment" she said, then
after q moment: Except this
I'll bet you anything Douglas
Macarthur had something to do
with it, (Gen. Macarthur is
chairman OF the board Of Rem
ing Randi. Miss Remington said
she'd really like to say what she
thought, but that If she were
quoted, she'd lose her job.
Never Again.
Assured that she would be
Identified only by her last name,
she exploded in a Southern &C.
cent: Il was an Eisenhower
Democrat, but let me tell, you,
If they try to put something like
this over, I'll never leave the
Democrats again"
Miss Remington's sister. who
Evening star., 1955-11-24
GorfinckeI Dividend
Up as Earnings Rise

Owners OF the 51z per cent
preferred who elect to tender
their shares for redemption viii
receive $26,25 q share In cash.
plus accrued dividends.
If they decide to exchange
their shares for common stock
and surrender the certificates for
their shares, In proper form, with
American Security 6E Trust Co..
company transfer agent. before
December Is, they will receive
the higher dividend to which
common stockholders win be en-
titled.
$1,462,7ss Net
The same conversion privi-
lege applies to holders Of the 4h
per cent convertible preferred
stock. Formal notice Of the call
will be mailed to holders of the
5h per cent preferred within a
few days.
The company's recent annual
report disclosed net income in
the fiscal year ended July 81
Jumped to $1,462.798. a gain OF
almost so per cent from $s64, 800
in the previous year. 1t was equal
Ito $4.10 a common share. in con-
Itrast to $2.58 in the previous
year.
All three Of the company's
stock issues were quoted on the
washington Stock Exchange yes
lterday at $40 bid and $3.50
asked.