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Evening star., 1955-10-06
On Better Retirement

The callous disregard Of this
administration toward Federal
retirees was we'll demonstrated
during the recent congress
sional session. when every ef-
fort was made to prevent these
retirees from receiving an in
crease in their retirement rate
at a time when practically all
other individuals were being
granted salary increases.
Now Civil Service Commits
sioner Philip Young announces
that the administration viii
press for the so-called Kaplan
plan. which proposes to CO.
ordinate civil service retire.
ment with social security.
which eventually will mean the
absorption OF civil service re-
tirement into social security.
Mr.. Young baits the trap with
hcneyed words. to use a mixed
metaphor, but the final result
is obvious to all those who
have given serious thought to
the matter. II the administra-
tion desires to improve retire.
ment. this can readily be done
within the framework Of the
civil service retirement act.
The only possible purpose Of
this so-called COORDINATION"
would be the absorption Of re-
tirement into social security.
and Mr.. Young knows 1t.
G. n. Simcox,
Secretary Treasurer.
Virginia Federation Of
Chapters, National .Asso-
citation Of Retired Civil
Employees.
Evening star., 1955-10-06

group, financed by the Ford Foundation,
In wichita, Kansas, Federal Court. It
was done with the approval of the judge
and attorneys for the parties in the five
civil cases in which mikes" were used
to listen in on the deliberations Of the
unsuSpecting Jurors. No doubt the In
tentions were good. But the practice Is
thoroughly bad and should be forbidden.
What can be expected of jury II
It's members never know whether con-
cealed micrcphone is picking up and re-
cording everything that Is said in the
give-and- take of jury room deliberation?
Evening star., 1955-10-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRAcEWELL

Women rather specialize in
writing long letters.
Such letters have q real
place in our weary-worn world.
especially to relatives and close
friends.
Letters addressed to stran-
gers do better shorter.
On the other hand, the brew
ity Of some business communi-
cations is offensive.
You can be diffuse. or la
comic.
Two long letters recently
had to do with raising . baby
robin "by hand" and releas-
ing it to the wild; and a "cat
war" raging between two fami-
lies.
OF the robin. the writer says.
at the end:
'We are missing our little
bouncing baby julius. but have
given him back to Mother Ma
ture, back to his own and his
own has received him. to take
up his mission and his niche
in the world, i.e.. to rid vege-
tation of insects and to ex-
tend himself into song and
more robins" )"
$50 t#
The "cat war" is a horse of
another color.
A kind woman put out
scraps Of food. primarily for
birds. and all went well until
a family with two cats moved
next door.
Loving cats. the woman
found the animals responded
by spending more time in her
yard and on her porch than
staying home.
The neighbor seems to think.
the other says, that she is
solely responsible for the cats
wandering.
THE latest move in this ri
diculous cat war" she writes,
was to lock them up for a few
days to get them over the
habit Of coming here"
She feels hurt and be-
wildered. and wants to know:
Why should she be penalized
for being friendly to animals,
or forced to give up q hobby
of q lifetime?
Am ! wrong in this she
wants to know.
4 Il =
No. Of course she isn't wrong,
she is right, but the next door
neighbor thinks she Is wrong,
so there you are.
ABOVE all, one must get
along with a next door neigh
Dor.
Squabble with the one down
the block, II you must, but do
your level best to get along or
at least put UP with the one
next door.
Experienced city residents
know that no matter who is
to blame, the resulting un-
pleasantness is just the same
for both. In a quarrel with the
people next door.
Many years ago, when radio
first came into our lives, two
families got crystal sets.
The bigger the aerial, then,
the better. since the signal was
very weak.
Family A contents itself with
a very small aerial. erected on
Its own roof.
No, B doesn't put 1t on BE-
roof. not BY q jugful. Old Mar
B didn't operate that way. .,
! Do you think he would drive
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Devil Take Hindmost?

We voteless natives Of the
Capital Of democracy owe no
loyalty or gratitude to either
political party. With cynical
expediency. both parties have
welshed on their solemn and
repeated pledges to give us our
Just heritage Of first-class
citizenship. As they have failed
us in the sine qua non Of
political honesty, so they have
failed every taxpayer In their
bipartisan pledges Of economic
and social justice. I refer to
the platform Of both parties
pledging low-cost. self-help in
surance against the insolvency
Of catastrophe illness. just
suppose our President or Sena-
tor Lyndon johnson had to
depend on their performance
in keeping solemn campaign
pledges to survive the potential
bankruptcy Of their catastro-
phic coronary disability?
When the little taxpayer
suffers a similar catastrophe.
the tax-subsidized best facil-
tiles are not available to
him at q token charge
of their real cost. He has
to sweat 1t out In hopeless
anguish, knowing every day he
is disabled, his life savings are
vanishing like dew on a desert.
So many times. these little
people, whose anonymity is but
an unsung birth and death
statistic, find death cheaper
than their bankrupt survival.
1t is not socialism or commu-
nism to insist that little people
have just as much right TO sur
vive catastrophe illness with
solvent dignity as our Presi-
dent or Senator johnson.
Rather it Is a Communist pre-
cept and practice to provide
the ruling dynasty with pref
erential treatment denied the
proletariat. None of US want
to take from our President or
any member Of Congress their
access to low-cost, tax-subsi-
died medical care for catas-
trophic illness. But we do
resent those who have being
given more than those who
foot the bill and have less.
Both parties have their Mayor
Frank Hagues. When the con-
cept of old-age security and
survivorsllip first was proposed,
Mayor Hague Of Jersey City
opposed 1t on the grounds: 1t
will take all the romance out
Of old age. And there are many
politicians in both parties who
are spiritual brothers of Mayor
Hague: AS long as they get
theirs. the devil can take the
friendless taxpayers who even
tually foot the bill for every
form Of health security.
Thomas E. Mattingly, M. d.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Faulty Justice

The problem Of court Jurisdiction In
cases involving major crimes by juveniles
is a matter of Nationwide concern. It is
evident from the juvenile-crime report
to the international Association of Chiefs
of Police that Washington is not alone in
considering proposals for insuring adult
type justice for youths who commit adult
like offenses. Unfortunately, this sort Of
Justice is not assured in many jurisdic-
tions. There has been reluctance gen.
orally Of juvenile court judges to relin-
quiSh any Of their discretionary powers in
such cases. The local Juvenile Court is
no exception.
The chairman of the IACP committee
which submitted the youth-in-crime re-
port to the police chiefs at their annual
experience in the court-waiyer field. He
is Chief Robert " Murray Of the Wash
ington Police Department. Chief Murray
may have had the local situation In mind
when he said: "It Is as much a commu-
nifty concern to protect the citizens from
vicious actions of juvenile criminal as
: 1t is to try to rehabilitate the delinquent.
Therefore, when it is evident that re-
habilitation has failed. either the police
should recommend waiver to adult court
or the juvenile court should remand jur-
isdiction on its own. OF course, various
jurisdictions may have laws governing
such situation; however, in the event
there are none, the police department
should take an active part In seeking
legislation that will permit such action"
1t is to the credit of Chief Murray
and United States Attorney Leo Rover
that they have endeavored to have the
law changed SO as to make sure that
Washington Is more adequately protected
against vicious juvenile "delinquents. !"
Their efforts to get a mandatory waiver
law so far have not been successful, but
we hope they win not give up the fight.
Evening star., 1955-10-06

a hole in his own chimney?
He drives it in AS chimney,
and defies him to do his worst.
Here were all the makings
of a beautiful neighborhood
quarrel.
It was settled in border style
when A went to the roof and
ripped BIS aerial away from its
n1oorings.
For a living wonder, B did
not retaliate, but meekly put
his own wire on his own Chin
ney at last.
Pet animals and children are
notorious for causing such
feuds.
One who has them not must
tread lightly and speak softly.
II he wants to get along.
Or else!
The 'or else" in this world
does make towards Of us all, at
times. uet us console our
selves with those words, "at
times.")
Sometimes, we act as men,
but some other times we
cringe and shy away, rather
than start a feud.
It is better so, let us feel
sure.
To this correspondent. we
say, take it easy, and recog-
nize that the other sees the
world differently.
Modern life is so filled with
strife that everyone must
adopt the policy of our big
policy makers, negotiation.
Butter them up. tell them
how wonderful the cats are,
and how much you enjoy
them. Tell them, II necessary,
that they are the most beauti-
full cats you ever sew.
That usually brings EN-
around.
# 1t doesn't. you are on your
own. and viii have to do the
best you can; but remember,
q quarrel between next door
neighbors is always unpleas-
ant. no matter who starts it.
Evening star., 1955-10-06

AS the Republican groplng
for q 1855 presidential nomi-
nee continues. II and when
President Eisenhower Is finally
out Of the running. the sugges-
tion has cropped up that
Sherm Adams. assistant to the
President. may be a likely
selection possibly with Presi-
dent Eisenhower's own bless
ing. Here is a man who knows
the Eisenhower administration
and the Eisenhower policies in
side and out. For Gov. Adams
-he was Governor of New
Hampshire when Eisenhower
was nominated in 1852 and
aided greatly in getting Eisen-
hover into the New Hampshire
presidential preference primary
and winning the New Hamp-
shire delegation for hirn-has
been in on every major deci-
sion made during the Presi-
dents term. Also. Gov. Adams
has played q full part in pick
ing many Of the key men in
the Administration. He has
proposed some, persuaded
others, and has passed on
many If not all Of those ap-
pointees. Indeed. il the coun-
try desires that the Eisen-
hover kind Of administration
and Eisenhower policies be
continued for another four
years after January 20, 1857,
Adams is qualified to tackle
the job.
Doing His Full Part
Mr.. Adams is doing his full
part as the Presidents chief
assistant in Denver, while the
Chief Executive is recuperat-
ing from a heart attack. AL de-
cisions. however, remain in the
Presidents own hands, on i'm
portant issues. The fact that
Mr.. Adams retains this posi-
tion-which he has had all
along-has been interpreted in
some quarters as a political
check to any ambitions that
Vice President Nixon may have.
AS a matter Of fact, the
arrangement by which MIR.
Adams sits on the lid in Dem
yer and Vice President Nixon
presides over cabinet and Se-
curity Council meetings in
Washington land keeps an eye
thereby on the departments. is
common sense. The Vice Pres
ident leaned over backwards
to avoid any usurpation Of
presidential powers. In the
1rSt days OF the Presidents ILL.,
ness. the request for ruling
Of the Department Of Justice
on delegation" Of presidential
powers did not come from Nix
on, but from Denver. The
quick improvement in the Pres
tdent's condition made such
q ruling unnecessary.
Since Vice President Nixon
has been called In many
quarters the front runner for
Evening star., 1955-10-06
THE POLITICAL MILL
An Appraisal Of Sherman Adams
BY GOULD LINCOLN

the Republican nomination, to
replace President Eisenhower.
1t is growing more and more
obvious that other potential
nominees and their friends are
ganging up In opposition to
Nixon. The first sign, or one
OF the first. was the declaration
Of Gov. knight Of California
that he intended to have Cali
ifornia's big delegation at the
Republican National Conven-
tion-with himself at least q
favorite son candidate. He gave
out q list Of fiye likely presi-
Dental nominees excluding
Nixon whom he would favor.
He also left himself out. He
appears determined. however.
to keep the delegation away
from Nixon and is depending
on Senator Knowland's aid.
The fact remains. however.
that Nixon has strong backing
among Republican leaders
across the country also he has
many friends among the rank
and file voters to whom he is
widely known.
Much Guessing Goes On
Wide speculation goes on,
too, over what course President
Eisenhower will pursue If and
when he announces he will not
run again. He could, of course,
keep his hands entirely off a
developing race for the Re-
publican presidential nomina-
tion. On the other hand, he
could give his support to a
single candidate. or he could
name two. three or five who
would be acceptable to him.
If the President should keep
his hands of the presidential
nomination, the Republican
Party. In national convention,
might find itself in a destruc-
tive wrangle, from which it
could not recover for the elec-
ton. The President has tre-
mendous influence with Re-
publicans all over the country
-ail influence that will con-
tinue whether he runs or not.
It Is known that the Presi-
dent has great friendship for
Vice President Nixon. He has
praised him many times for
the work he has done. It was
regarded as a foregone con-
cluSion that he would insist
on Nixon as q Vice President
candidate again, If he became
a candidate for q second term.
Quite naturally. the President
has a strong feeling Of friend
ship for his assistant, Sher-
man Adams. Mr.. Adams has
been the Presidents loyal aide.
He has had to say mo" to
many people, many times.
There are Republican leaders
who contend he is not a popu-
lar figure. and that he could
not be nominated. But that
does not necessarily mean
others will not try to put him
in the race.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
After Summer

Now they are gathered back
In school once more;
The summer has Dorn of,
yet In their eyes
We catch a CLINT of sunlight
on a shore,
A feck OF cobalt from
Dakota skies.
Geography has not yet found
it's tDdy
Back to the nargined page.
the hard-bonnd book:
Time is not a clock, but one
lost ddy--
The only road map is a
1tGmeless brook.
Yet dau by day ,De match the
dream, recede
From emerald Woodlands,
as they settle dopn;.
Assignments non are some-
thing they must read.
Not picking berries at the
edge OF totpft.
We match their faces. oroWn
intent and sober.
Turn dutamnpard, their eyes
like blue October.
Nae Winkler Goodmon
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Why the DeIoy?

Two months have passed since Con-
gress voted to create Commission onI
Government Security, but the commits
sion is yet to become reality. Mean
while the security problem continues tol
worry many persons, in and out Of the
Government. 1t is about time that some
explanation is forthcoming as to the
long delay In setting up the commission
of inquiry and starting 1t to work on its
difficult task.
It is said in congressional quarters
that uncertainty exists among the three
appointive powers as to who should COM
pose the commission. Under the Joint
resolution the 12-member group is to be
appointed by the President of the United
States, the Vice President and the Speaker
of the House. The President is to name
two from the executive branch of the
Government and two citizens from private
life. The Vice President is to name two
Senators and two private citizens. The
Speaker is to name two Representatives
and two private citizens. There are re-
ports that the congressional members
have been selected, but that some con-
flict has arisen over the citizen members
So far the White House has not disclosed
its nominees, II any.
This commission. at first opposed by
the administration as unnecessary but
later accepted when the President signed
the legislation early last August. has a
year in which to make its sweeping in
vestigation Of the Federal security pro-
gram and submit report to Congress.
Considering the scope and complexity of
the inquiry, this is none too much time
for the job We hope the commissions
membership will be completed shortly, so
that 1t can get down to work without
further delay;
Evening star., 1955-10-06

@. Do other countries besides
the United States have a pc
riod Of mild. pleasant weather
in the fall, corresponding to
our Indian summer?--G. T. M.
A. Yes, in Europe. Indian
summer corresponds to st.
Ltlke's or st. Martins summer
in England. the feast day Of
the former occurring on Octo-
ber Is and Of the latter on
November II. Elsewhere on the
continent 1t is known by a
variety Of names. The Ger
mans call 1t "def alte weber,
sommer." or old wives sum-
mer."
@. Do scholarships usually
cover only tuition costs?--
e. F.
A. Yes, as q rule. Room,
board, books. laundry. clothing
and entertainment are extras
that the student must pay for
himself. Nowadays there are
many opportunities for outside
employment to help students
pay their way through college.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Demand Fair Play

Parents Of Janney Elemen-
tary School children are UP
in arms over the proposed
give-away program in which
a substantial portion Of the
schools playground would be
used as o site for a new branch
library. At Its meeting Sep
tember n, the Janney PTA
Executive Committee voted
unanimously to recommend to
the membership that the assoc
citation protest this threatened
loss to Janney children.
Compared with the one-city-
block minimum, generally ac-
cepted as standard for a
school playground area. as set
by recreation authorities and
school planners. and enjoyed
by our neighboring schools
Murch, Lafayette, Mann. Stod-
dert and Hearst-Janney is
already badly short-changed
in play space. Erection Of the
proposed 50,000-yolume IL
brary, comparable in size to
that at Cleveland Park. on
Janney's east playground
would cut the already SUBJ
standard space even more.
This land grab cannot be
justified on any basis. no mat
ter how tempting the plum of
a free plot Of ground Is
made to look to the tax
payer, or even how admittedly
great Is the need for q new
branch library in the Tenley-
Friendship area. We are COM
pletely in sympathy with this
need--but not at this unfair
cost to the welfare Of 600 to
TOO children. And we yigor-
ously resent the implication
that the burden of suggest
ing an alternate location or Of
assuming the blame If no
suitable spot is found in the
area is in any way ours.
Proponents of the library
say this area facing on Wis
consin avenue at Albemarle
street NV. is unused" This
playground is far from un-
used. The fact that it Is not
yet used to the hilt Is not the
fault Of the children. the
school nor the Janney PTA.
Janney PTA. since 1914, has
sent urgent requests to the
Board OF Education to fence
the two open sides Of the
school grounds bounded by
Wisconsin avenue and Abe
marie street. A high fence
would permit baseball almost
to the limits OF the school
grounds, reduce to a minimum
the hazard Of ball retrieving
in heavy traffic. and relieve
the dangerous overlapping Of
games and excess play noise
directly outside Of classrooms.
AS Janney parents We will
continue to press for this
vitally needed fence until
funds are made available.
Meantime running games,
circle games, square dancing
and a wide variety Of class
and play activities increas-
ingly utilize this area. which
belongs to. and we hope will
not be taken away from our
Janney children,
Jean DuM0nt,
A Janney School Parent.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Dilemma in Dixie

Your reporter, Joseph A..
Fox. In his Dilemma in Dixie
series. missed the real problem
In the South today. Writing
from Georgia. Mr.. Fox fea-
lures the sawmill operators
who, instead Of doing some
thing to make their busi-.
nesses more efficient. con-
tinue to gripe about the action
Of Congress in raising the
statutory wage under the Fair
Labor Standards Act TO 81 per
hour.
Would 1t not be more dra-
matte, more opposite. to write
about the hundreds of thou
sands of Southern workers and
their families who still work
for substandard wages and are
looking forward to some alle-
Walton Of such oppressive and
degrading conditioner Actu-
ally. the forward-looking ele-
ments in the business COM
nunity In the South are now
inclined to welcome the new
minimum. realizing that 1t will
have an important and benefl-
ciai effect on the whole econ
ofny.
Every increase in statutory
wages enforced upon the South
by Congress since the thirties
has meant not only better liv-
ing standards for the people
but more prosperity for the
very people who have resisted
these changes. The smaller
operators and smaller busi-
nessmen pictured in your
Georgia story are no longer
typical although they still
exist. But the South as a
whole Is waking up to the fact
that the low wages which per-
sist in the woodworking in
dustry in the South are not
necessary and, indeed. highly
undesirable.
1t is estimated that the aver
age hourly earnings of the
roughly 10000 sawmill work.
ers in the Southern States are
today no more than SO cents.
We submit that while it may
make painful reading, the
facts about how mothers and
fathers in these woodworking
plants in the South struggle
to raise families on earnings
OF around $50 a week tin nom
covered industries. the pay is
much lower than that are
far more significant than the
complaints Of small" busi-
nessmen who seek to delay the
inevitable evolution which is
changing the entire South.
Fair-minded and well-in-
formed Senator Paul Douglas,
who chaired the Senate sub
committee which conducted
hearings on legislation raising
the minimum wage. was trou-
bled by the contentious Of the
Southern lumbermen that they
would not have been able to
absorb the increase from 40 to
rs cents in 1850 had 1t not
been for Korea. It is no secret
that, in addition to what ap-
pears on the record, Senator
Douglas had his staff make
separate and special studies on
this point. Had he not been
completely satisfied that this
fear was without basis, the
Senator would certainly not
have fought for the applica-
tion Of the dollar minimum to
the lumber industry.
John w. Edelman,
Secretary. CIO Fair Labor
Standards Committee.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Jury Snoopinq

It is hard to understand the thinking
OF Judge who would permit any kind
of study group to plant concealed
microphone in the jury room Of his court.
For this practice. If generally tolerated,
would soon impair If 1t would not
destroy the right to fair trial by an
uncoerced jury.
This particular project was carried
out by University of Chicago study
Evening star., 1955-10-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry ,DriteTs correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
sdffon.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Get Well Wish

From homes nearby.
From land far away,
From rich and poor.
From sad and gay.
From old and young.
From sick and strong.
From loyal hearts
In human tongue
A wish goes out
In prayer and prose,
Get WELT Get well!
And be with US. ~.
Oscar Scidenberg.
Evening star., 1955-10-06
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

A reader can get the answer 70 any
question Of fact By ,5riting The
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The Arizona post., 1955-11-04
To Raise Funds

A novel way for r a is in g
funds for the various Hadas-
sab projects has been evolv-
ed by Mrs. Wilfred Alter and
Mrs. Sanders Solot, members
of the Evening group. They
are selling b e d din G plants,
bulbs, shrubbery, etc. The
charge is that regularly pre-
vailing and no higher and Ha-
'dassah benefits, they add.
They may be re a ch ed by
phone, Mrs. Alter at 6-9679
and Mrs. Solot at 5-8824.