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Evening star., 1955-06-19
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Democrats disappearing President
By FRANK R. KENT

were the journalistic gentle
men, who so earnestly deplore
Mr.. Eisenhower's failure to call
for these men, anti-Eisen-
hover In the 1852 campaign
and are anti-Eisenhower now
but without exception the
names on their list are Of
men who supported Mr.. Stew
enson In the last campaign
and are anxious to support
him again.
No News Suppression
II the situation confronting
the country were not so Sc
rious and the coming confer
ence so momentous. this sort
of stuff might be regarded as
amusing. But. as things are.
it is not amusing at all and is
not intended to be. Despite
Mr.. Stevenson's patronizing
advice and pious hopes about
the Geneva Conference and his
routine plea for united sup
port of the President, the poll
ticians conducting his renon1-
ination campaign are doing
their best to belittle Mr.. Ell
senhower at home and weaken
him abroad. Another group
of anti Eisenhower commen-
tators, containing some close
personally to Mr.. Stevenson,
make the charge that the
President is engaged in q cam
paign Of news censorship and
suppression. Aside from the
fact that Mr.. Eisenhower is
more open, less secretive and
more expansive in his news.
radio and television confer
ences than either Of his two
predecessors, the effort to
make him out as favoring
news suppression just does not
stand up. The instances cited
are of o somewhat hysterical
nature and do not involve him
personally at all. Under ex-
isting conditions everybody
recognizes that a certain de-
gree of caution is essential
but certainly no one who
knows the character Of the
President would associate him
with any degree Of unneces-
sary censorship.
1t also Is rather absurd that
those now most vocal about the
Eisenhower administrations
censorship should continue to
be oblivious of the far more in
excusable and very real CEN
sorship of their political idols,
the late Mr.. Roosevelt and his
successor, Mr.. Truman. Ger
tainly. it should be easy to re-
call the violent, denunciatory
letters of the latter to the
newspapermen who ventured
to criticize him. It should be
equally easy to recall the per-
sonal efforts of Mr.. Roosevelt
not only to censor the news
papers which dared differ with
him but personally to damage
correspondents who expressed
dissent from his views. No
President ever descended to
lower depths Of personal con-
duct, and 1t is not to the credit
of his more intelligent friends
that they have chosen to ig-
more it.
Evening star., 1955-06-19

salmon and at other peoples
reputation. All, we know the
story! Such are broadcasting
stations for debunking and
discounting. Nobody's reputa-
tion is safe in their hands as
they whisper away a character
by an innocent interrogation
or, perhaps, destroy a high
reputation by a shrug Of the
shoulder.
An elderly minister was cau-
tioning young people as to
what their personal broadcast
ing Station YOU was putting
on the air when he said with
deep conviction, growing out
of the ripening experiences of
his own life: II warn you
against uttering careless words,
discouraging words, proud and
boastful words. disloyal words,
bitter or sarcastic words"
Even national broadcasting
networks forbid any blasphe-
nous words to wing their way
over the air waves. Station
YOU should be just as careful.
Some one truly has said that
it is in his conversation with
intimates and cronies that a
man stands revealed. When a
man knows he is being
watched and listened to by
critical eyes and ears he may
curb his actions and his
words behind a facade of de-
ceiving respectability; but
when with kindred souls he
stretches out his legs and
talks as the fire crackles on
the hearth. it is then others
get the measure of the man as
Evening star., 1955-06-19
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

connected with the department
and others employed around
the building he conducted
himself in such a genial and
generous manner as to endear
himself to everyone" Mr..
johnson was identified with
the Masonic fraternity from
1868 onward, being affiliated
with Federal Lodge, No. l. He
attended the First Baptist
Church. Surviving relatives
were his wife, two daughters,
Mrs. j. T. Brown and Mrs. j.
j. Williams, and two sons,
Flavius T. and Elbert, men,
toned above, who remained in
the State Department carpen-
ter shop until it was abolished
in the Coolidge administra-
ton, and who is the father Of
another Ebert, a member of
the staff of the Atomic Energy
Commission; also of Richard
johnson Of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., Ray
mond and Vernon johnson,
engaged in business on the
Pacific Coast. The younger
Ebert Is an amateur cabinet
maker for what he calls his
own "amazement." He has q
daughter Janet, who has had
experience on her school mag
azine and would like to be a
newspaperwoman. Another
young descendant of Richard
Marshall johnson is Bonnie,
daughter Of his grandson Ver-
non, who, at the First Baptist
Church, Clarendon, Va. last
Tuesday evening became Mrs.
James Deneale Grant.
Sweden and Norway Parted
A cable from Christiana to
The Star Of June Z. 1905, said:
King Oscars refusal to sane
ton the bill passed by the
Storthing providing for a sep
arate consular service for
Norway eliminated today In
the passage Of a resolution by
the Storthing declaring the
dissolution Of the union Of
Sweden and Norway and that
the King had ceased to act as
King Of Norway. An ad-
dress to the King was adopted
declaring that no Ill feeling
was entertained against him,
his dynasty or the Swedish
nation and asking him to CO.
operate in the selection Of a
young prince Of the house Of
Bernadotte to occupy the
throne Of Norway. Should
the King refuse, there is a
possibility that the throne
may be offered to Prince
Waldemar. third son of King
Christian Of Denmark" Thus
developed a conclusive break
between neighboring Scandi-
navian countries which had
been paired since 1914. Prince
Charles Of Denmark, second
son Of Prince Frederick, was
elected Norwegian King and
took the name Of Haakon VII
in the autumn Of 1905 and was
crowned at Trondhjem the
next June. Plans for appropri-
ate celebration Of his 50th an
niversary are being formulate
ed, and they undoubtedly win
include American participa.
ton.
Evening star., 1955-06-19
Religious Matter

I listened to a high school
baccalaureate recently, and
couldn't help sending this let
ter to the preacher, unnamed
here, but typical, I'm sure, Of
thousands who give such SER
mons.
Naturally, religion is the
theme of any baccalareate
address, but why must that
religion be exclusive? I won
der If you thought, during
your talk, that you were ig-
noring, perhaps even rebuking,
some of your audience by ex-
tolling your specialized view
of religion. Do you think that
the Jewish children in the
class were comfortable at your
praise of Jesus as the Christ?
Were you conscious of others
in the audience who praise
and try to follow Jesus without
accepting Him as the Christ?
And what of Mohammedans or
Chinese who might have been
in that audience? Is a bacca-
laureate sermon the place to
divide the believer from the
heather?
"A still more important
question is this: Is not your
God-our God-big enough to
be praised by all in whatever
way they choose? Must you
constrict Him to the size Of
the Christian theology
''I have little doubt that
thousands of such sermons as
yours are preached all over
the country. ! am equally
sure that fine. young Jewish
Chinese. Indian and Mosiein
students go home wondering
why We Americans must i'm
pose our orthodoxy upon
them"
Religious Parent
Evening star., 1955-06-19

In just a month from today
the historic "at the summit"
conference Of the heads of the
four great powers viii open at
Geneva on July 18. Consider
ing the disturbed state Of the
world. the Importance Of this
conference hardly can be exag-
gerated. It easily may be that
at it the first tentative step to-
ward a permanent world peace
win be taken.
Certainly, while needing the
admonition not to be too OPP
timistic. that is the hope of the
American people as q whole. as
well as of the rank and file in
the other free, participating
and adhering states. Under
these circumstances, it would
seem that regardless Of party.
most Americans would want to
get behind their President and
let it be known that at Geneva
he represents and speaks for
this country in its entirety.
However. If one judges from
the speeches and articles re-
Gently emanating from Wash
ington and elsewhere, such is
not to be his experience. On
the contrary. the Democratic
politicians and journalists,
dedicated to the cause Of Adlai
Stevenson, now recognized as
an eager candidate for renom-
ination in the Democratic con-
vention, last week launched
what seems to be q campaign
Of personal disparagement of
the President practically on the
eve Of his departure.
Campaign Of Disagreement
It is somewhat significant
that Mr.. Stevenson personally
has seemed to join in this po-
litical strategy. Mr. Stevenson,
Of course. does not make direct
charges. That isn't his way.
Suave and subtle, he intimates
and insinuates, urges support"
of the President. but expresses
fear, lest he not measure up to
the great opportunity" pre-
sented and regrets that he
does not seem to have the best
available advice.
The line, while more openly
taken, is also that Of publicity
agents of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee who allege
that while there are scores of
liable. earnest and experienced
men" eager to help. in this
great national crisis, Mr..
Eisenhower and Mr.. Dulles de-
liberately ignore them. sur
round themselves by men of
neither wisdom nor expert
ence. A really terrible picture
is painted of a feeble. unin-
formed President attended by
aides who keep the facts not
only from him but from the
American people. This silly
and slightly sinister stuff is
being widely spread over the
country. One group of New
Deal-Fair Deal columnists
calls upon Mr., Eisenhower to
summon to his side a long list
Of men who presumably could
pull him out Of the quicksands
and save the Republic. 1t is
interesting to note that only
Evening star., 1955-06-19
Peace Conference to Meet

President Theodore Roose-
velt's peace proposals having
been accepted in principle by
Russia and Japan, The Star
Of June is, 1905. reported
that the Forthcoming meeting
for the termination of the war
between those countries would
be held in Washington but
said: 1T has practically been
agreed that if the weather
here becomes too hot the plen-
ipotentiaries will transfer
their sessions to some summer
resort" Thus an eventual
assembly at Portsmouth, N. H.,
was forecast. Japan had re-
fused to go to Europe and
Russia was unwilling to meet
Japan in the Far East. The
American President conferred
with Baron Kaneko, Minister
Taneko and envoys of the
Car, suggesting a meeting at
The Hague in the Netherlands.
Both the Japanese and the
Russians preferred Washing
ton.
Miss Potts Vocation
According to The Star of
June %, 1905. Roberta, a
daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Robert Potts of Washington.
was received into the order of
the Carmelites at their chapel
in Philadelphia on June 8 of
that year. She had been edu-
Gated at Georgetown Visitation
Convent and at the Convent
of the Assumption in Paris
and was popular and much
beloved by her friends, who
were greatly surprised at her
determination" to embrace a
strict religious vocation. The
ceremony was described as
beautiful and impressive"
Miss Potts entered the chapel
"attired as q BRIDE" wearing
"a superb gown of rich white
satin, trimmed with rare old
lace" After mass was cele-
brated by the Very Rev. James
p. Turner and an eloquent
sermon was preached by the
Rev. George A. Fargis, the
young novice was led to the
cloister door by her sister
Frances as maid Of honor.
Roberta took the name of
Sister Teresa of Jesus, and
Frances later entered the same
order as Sister Mary Mag
dalene.
State Department Craftsman
On June IA, 1905, The Star
announced the death Of Rich
ard Marshall johnson Of 1924
Columbia road NV, Sunday
evening, June IL. He was q
native Of Fauquier County,
Va, born in 1889, the son OF
a miller and himself in his
youth a millwright. But he
later perfected a skill in the
cabinetmaker's art and, re-
moving to Washington, was
employed on the State, War
and Navy Building during its
erection. Then, beginning in
1888, he had charge Of the
State Department carpenter
shop. with his con Ebert asso-
ciated with him. ''In his deal
ings with the many persons
Evening star., 1955-06-19
Mock Raid

The District Commissioners
fired a man for expressing an
honest and realistic opinion
concerning the comic-opera
alert.
We know what a little snow.
ice or a hard rain can do to
our traffic, so what will hap
pen if an enemy should try
to drop bombs on us? Will we
wait for traffic officers to tell
us when to go, when every sec
ond could be a matter OF life
or the hereafter? Is there any
question in anyone'S mind
that panic would be absolute,
all the instructions forgotten
or ignored. and traffic so
tangled that not a wheel would
turn? Anyone. including the
Commissioners, who fails to
realize these facts is Just imi-
tating the foolish ostrich.
In the writer's opinion, the
whole program is nonsense. but
dangerous nonsense. Because
to indulge in fancy and lull the
people to sleep with the idea
that any sort of evacuation is
possible is criminal. If Gov
ernment and civic officials wish
to engage in self hypnosis and
disregard the realities, let them
confine it to themselves and
quit kidding the public.
Miles and miles of under
gronnd shelters which could
quickly be reached by / mil
lion people seems to be the only
sensible answer. But who is
going to spend the money for
Q project Of that size?
And what sense did It make
to exclude business houses
from the drill? Are they i'm
mune TO the bomb or are they
Just expendable2 10 It not true
Evening star., 1955-06-19
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
On the Air
BY FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain, United States Senate

that eats out the fine and fair
like q canker. There is a
sneer in our heart, and our
sneer smears other lives-we
put sneers into the atmos-
phere.
OF q certain character the
writer of q modern novel COM
ments: She nibbled at her
Evening star., 1955-06-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry UriterS' correct
names and addresses. AL
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12

BY the time the average politician
is ready to lead, the people are seve-
rial miles ahead. "a ~ -. s.s..
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payment came the awakening. Now
we're part-time carpenters and full
time planners.
OF course. we wouldn't destroy any
Of the charm of our home for any,
thing. But that pot stove to heat
water must 60. And what to do
md how TO heat the water, with
electricity or bottled gas. is stick
Ter. AT least It was until we read
bulletin published by the Bureau
Of Human Nutrition and Home Eco
Monies Of the US. Department Of
Agriculture. This Bureau, by the
way, recently had its name changed
to Housing and Equipment Section
Of the Home Economics Research
Branch.
The booklet Is entitled Technical
Bulletin No. 1073--Comparative Utili-.
zaton OF Energy by Household Flee
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12

different drawoff schedule. In each
case. according to the Technical
Bulletin, electric water heaters
proved more efficient than bottled
gas water heaters by ratios ranging
from 1.62 to to to ]. This was
because electric water heaters re-
quired fewer heat units tBtu) to
heat water than did the bottled gas
water heaters.
. Then we did little figuring on
our own. Our information showed
that we would need 1910 gallons Of
hot water every 80 days. Even II
we heated that amount to 100 de.
grees above the incoming water
temperatures test requirement but
not necessary for many household
tasks-electric water heaters proved
more efficient than bottled gas water
heaters by ratio Of 10 to =
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12
Old Method Of Heating Water Gives
Way as Electricity Comes to Farm

trio and Liquehed Petroleum Gas
Ranges. Refrigerators and Water
Heaters" It's based. In part. on the
results Of tests conducted with COM
parable electric and bottled gas
water heaters Of Sc and 30-gallon
storage capacities. respectively.
Three engineering studies were
conducted, with each based on q
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12
EDITORS NOTE

Words are inadequate in attempting to express our
deep appreciation to the public for their understanding
acceptance of The Tribune during these which
have suffered the disadvantage having plant
by the falling of the ceiling. We continuing pub
cation through the cooperation and service
local contemporaries The Salem mesRegster is print
ing our paper for and grateful for that
AS yet we are unable to plant, and we
asking sympathetic indulgence such time as we
are able to resume normal operation
EDITOR
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12
BY JANE BAIRD

Like 30 many other city people
with rural background we've al
ways wanted to get back to that
good country living we remembered
IS youngsters. So when the real es-
tate man said he had found just the
old farm house" for our family we
aidnt hesitate. But with the down
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12
Necessary

The neighborhood inventor. ven-
turing into the economic field, is
trying to apply the law of gravity
to current high prices.-Christian
Science Monitor.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-03-12

In reading books. it is well to re-
member that no one author is wise
enough to tell all about anything.
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Seward seaport record., 1955-01-14
Seward Democrats Mapping Plans

The bravery of the Seward Dem- ocratic Club was tested Monday evening when they ventured forth on the tractionless ice and windy weather to hold a meeting at the Episcopal church.
 It was reported that the next session of the club to be held on February IA, would take up the matter of the Hydro-Electric pro- ject which will be voted on next month. A report will be heard from the City Manager and as many other City officials as can be induced to speak and answer questions on the matter.
 Other business of the evening included the discussion of matters which the club would like to have Senator Werner look into while he is at the legislature. The local club had previously met to dis cuss items they wished supported
 Specific measures mentioned at Monday evenings meeting includ ed increase in the Hair Seal bounty from $3 to $6; allocation of gas tax money for Highway, Boat and Airport facilities use and so-cal led Districting Bill which has re ceived wide pre-eiection support UnCer the terms of the bill re presentation would be broken down on a district basis rather than have representatives to the legislature chosen on a Division basis. The bill would assure the smaller towns of the Territory that they would be represented in the legislature.
 Also discussed was a curren 1 move to get a road built to Lowel Point so that homesteaders in the area could drive to town and moi be dependent on their boats ant good weather for connections witf l Seward. A petition is being cir culated. it was reported, asking the construction of the one mile of road necessary.
 | Final business of the evening was the discussion of the forth coming party for Senator Jacl , Werner to be given in the Elk's Hall Saturday night.
Seward seaport record., 1955-01-14
Wildlife Regulations
 To Be Discussed Here

The local office of the Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that they had received word that the annual Game Regulation hearings will be held the latter part of this month.
 On January 18th, the Fish and Wildlife Service will hold hear ings in Moose Pass at which time proposals for the 1855 Game Reg ulations will be received by the Service from interested individu als and sportsmen's clubs or or ganizations.
 The following day, Thursday January 27th, the agents will move to Seward where tentative arrange ments have been made to hold the hearings in the Civic Center For the final announcement or time and place of the meeting watch for a story in next weeks Seaport Record.
Seward seaport record., 1955-01-14
Farm Meetings Discuss Research

Current nesults in agriculture research filled the programs for Farmer meetings in Homer and Kenai held the first week in Jan uary.
 The meetings started year-long observance of the 25th anniversary of the University of Alaska EX- tension Service. Farmers on the Kenai Peninsula helped District Agent Edward Liebenthal plan the two events, Liebenthal said.
 The Kachemak Bay Farmers Co., operative Association of Homer presented the Farmers Institute, Jan and s. All institute sessions l met in the Homer school building. kenai farmers concentrated the two-day Homer institute into one day, Jan 9. in the Kenai school. A 18th anniversary program the evening of Jan. z, included Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hansen, first Alaskan leader in home Ndomonstra 0 n work and present associate direc- tor for home demonstration work in the Extension Service; Don L. Irwin, director of the Alaska Agri- cultural Experiment Station: I. M. c. Anderson, district agricultural agent in Palmer in 1887, and Dr. Allan H. Mick, present dean of agriculture and director of the eX- tension Service.
 Peninsula farmers asked agri- cultural experiment station men to talk about new research results that apply to the Kenai and Homer i areas. Horticulture, cereal crops, farm buildings, forages, livestock, insect and pest control, vegetable | disease control. Alaskan soils and soil testing, and farm management and marketing on a developing homestead were on both programs.
 Territorial Conservationist, c. A. Wilson. Forest Ranger James Scott of Homer and Commissioner James Wilson of the Alaska Department of Agriculture spoke in both com- munities.
 The American Legion Auxiliary, Anchor Point Homemakers Club and the Homer Homemakers Club served meals during the two-day institute, Wyant said.
Seward seaport record., 1955-01-14
Cheaper Fertilizer
 Predicted This Year

Ammonium nitrate, valuable fertilizer used by farmers of the territory, will be shipped this year from Vancouver, B.C., at a saving of $10.50 per ton. George Jackson president of the Anchorage Cham Der of Commerce has announced.
 The savings in transportat i n cost was not necessarily the prime factor in shipping from. the Cana dian port, Jackson saiC, but it Will oe welcomed, nevertheless by the farmers of Alaska.
 Jackson explained that arrange ments were made to clear 400 tons of ammonium nitrate, considered a high explosive by the United States Coast Guard, through Van couver in order to avoid barge and lighterage service necessary when shipping from Seattle because of harbor regulations imposed by the Coast Guard. Canada has no such regulations against ammonium ni- trate.
 The Alaska Steamship company will reroute one of it's freighters to Vancouver to take on the cargo and will transport it directly to Seward.
 IncluCed in the shipment will al- so be supply of sulphate of ann monia and phosphate of ammonia, also fertilizer compounds used on some. Alaskan soils.
Seward seaport record., 1955-01-14
Senator's Party Plans Completed

Mel Deck Chairman of the com- mittee in charge of plans for the party to be given this Saturday evening, at the Elk,s Club starting at 6:45, in honor of Senator Jack Werner.
 Besides the dinner which will be prepared by Lou LaFord there will be music for dancing follow ing the dinner party. Sol Uric will be the Master of Ceremonies at the big doings.
 Menu for the dinner will con- sist of Roast Beef, Tossed Salad, Mashed Potatoes. String Beans, Hot Rolls, and Coffee. All the local folks regardless of the political affiliations are invit- ed to attend the dinner which will honor Werner who is the first man from Seward in sometime to go to the Legislature.