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Evening star., 1955-07-09

a just proposal. We have sup
ported him before as a man at
the summit of military power,
now. let us support him as a
statesman at the summit, as
our chief public servant.
Yes, what I am about to sug-
gest is revolutionary, but do
not forget we celebrated a
revolution on July 4.
There can be no Just and
durable peace in this world
unless the people build it from
the grass roots. 1t must start
some place, so why not here
and now? Let's call it world
neighbors" built on a county
and parish basis. Our only OBJ
jective should be an inter-
national peace, so sound and
just that it can be followed by
a gradual program of disar-
mament. It will cost a million
to save a billion; that is in
vesting a penny to save a ten
dollar bill. All citizens of the
Nation Is years of age or over
should be eligible to join. Our
second step should be to in
vite all other free people to
organize and join us. Now let
us pick something easy to start
with: The job is liberation.
Let us never forget there ale
also grass roots in the slave
world. They need our intellec-
tual and spiritual support; let
us organize and give it to them
365 days a year until they are
Tree. Clarence Davis.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Broadening Prosperity

Two particularly encouraging find-
ings underlie the Commerce Depart
ment's midyear forecast of record pro-
duction and sales by American business
in 1855. One is that approximately
score of the really basic industries
among them steel, automobiles, construc-
ton and chemicals, for example-have
far exceeded earlier estimates OF their
performance for the current IL months.
The other, and perhaps even more sig
nificant showing, Is that several lesser
but still important industries that have
been tagging behind the generally pros
porous business pace-Such as farm
machinery and textiles-are showing
signs of genuine recovery.
Among the giants, the statistics are
highly impressive. In automobile manu-
featuring, now freed of the threat OF a
strike in either Ford or General Motors,
the two leaders, production set half
wear record and seems certain to pass
the 1850 total of 81 million passenger
cars. Trucks, trailers and parts are near
the same relative pace. Construction
activity, public and private, is now esti-
mated at Sab billion for the year
compared with last years record of $37.6
billion Chemical sales are expected to
pass the $22-billion mark, an increase
of nearly is per cent above the 1854
record. Steel may not exceed, but will
be close to, its record peak Of Ills
million ingot tons-set in 1858.
The picture of broadening pros
perity, however, emerges most clearly
in the figures on the secondary indus
tries. Farm machinery production was
up 20 per cent in the first half Of the
year and is expected to rise an additional
10 per cent in the second half. The tex
tile market was described as SLOWLY
gathering strength" in the first half with
higher volume and better prices pre-
dicted for the remainder of the year.
Such varied industries as those Of air.
craft production, electronics, commune
cations and rubber likewise are being
measured by uphill graphs.
Secretary Of Labor Mitchell has
added to the rosy picture with current
statistics on employment gains and a
Evening star., 1955-07-09
CoInness in Memphis

In defining the FBI's duties, Congress
made up of Democrats and Republic
cans-has authorized the agency to
make "such other investigations regard
Ing official matters as may be
directed by the Attorney General"
President Eisenhower, delighted" to
use his own word-that the city of
Memphis may build its own power plant
and thus eliminate the need for the con-
troversial Dixon-Yates project, asked his
Attorney General and his Budget Direc-
tor to determine "the complete feasi-
bility' of the city's announced plan. AS
one of the authorized "such other inves-
igations"-which cover a wide range OF
nonpolice type inquiries = the Attorney
General asked the FBI's agents in the
Memphis area to look into the legal,
financial and otherwise technical prob
lens of whether the city is in a position
to go on with the project.
One nontechnical problem seems to
have been overlooked by the President,
namely, the low boiling point of certain
congressional Democrats. He has learned
about it since and, perhaps to his great
surprise, has heard that the FBI is being
used "as a gestapo or political shock
troops" in way that might be expected
"in a police state" This all sounded
pretty bad, of course, and prompted
visions of terrorized city officials await
ing sharp knocks on doors at midnight.
Fortunately, calmness has prevailed in
important quarters, and Mayor Frank
Tobey of Memphis, Democrat, has
assured news correspondents that the
FBI agents were "very courteous and
certainly asked nothing beyond certain
information that was necessary for
Washington officials to determine If we
had legal authority to construct the
plant and were really sincere in our
statements"
Evening star., 1955-07-09

AS President Eisenhower and
the heads of three other great
governments prepare to meet
In Geneva, two forces are
working toward success Of this
four-power meeting "at the
summit" First, the hunger Of
people everywhere for peace
and for freedom and justice
which can go only with peace.
This is the positive force.
Second and negative. the fear
that an atom and hydrogen
bomb holocaust viii consume
the human race.
On the positive side. q task
force that has grown with the
passing years is influencing
men and women In key, posi-
tions, and in the ranks Of
peoples the world around. 1t
is MRA-Moral Rearmament.
And MIRA, under the leader
ship Of DR.. Frank Buchanan. is
exerting a great moral and
spiritual influence. which has
brought bitter enemies to
friendship. and which is show
ing the way. to statesmen. II
they will accept it, to q peace
full world.
It's principles. are the
strength of the movement.
They are at once as soft and
as gentle as the down on the
breast of a dove and as rugged
as the peaks of the Rocky
Mountains. They call for abso-
lutte moral standards. And
how have they operated? They
have brought, first, individ-
uals-men and women-to a
conviction they must be honest
with themselves and with other
people. with a consuming faith
in God.
Far-Flung Influence
Today MIRA is a far-flung
force. It has its headquarters
in Washington, in Los An
geles and on Mackinac Island,
Michigan; in Caux, Switzer-
LAID. It has spread into Asia
and Africa. 1t has brought into
its ranks statesmen. leaders in
business and in labor. 1t has
taught them to sit down and
talk honestly with opponents.
It has produced an ideology
that can be, and is, accepted
by the representatives of many
races and many nations. It has
brought together Germans and
Frenchmen, Communists and
nom Communists, labor leaders
and employers - and always
the results have been for peace
and justice. Today, MIRA has
sent to IS Asian and other Far
Eastern countries a group al
most 200 strong, which is pro-
ducing MRA's latest play, "The
Vanishing Island" It has sent
this group on the invitation OF
the presidents, prime ministers
and other leaders Of these
nations.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
MIRA Shows Way to Peace With Justice
BY GOULD LINCOLN

This latest play Is one Of q
long series which MIRA has
used to bring to the peoples Of
many nations the theology for
which it stands. It has adopted
the stage and the drama as
its instruments - and with
great success In England, In
France, in Germany, in India,
in South Africa. In the United
States. for example. The
Vanishing Island" written by
Peter Howard, q brilliant
British nevspaperman, and in
whose production some of
Hollywood's most talented men
had part. was given at the Ma
tional Theater here Just be-
fore the cast, accompanied by
leading citizens In some Of the
countries it is to visit, took of
from Washington. Already, it
has played to large audiences
In Japan. in Formosa. In the
Philippines, In Bangkok. Thai
land, and Is currently In RAN
COON, Burma. Other coun-
tries and cities to which the
group will take the play in
clude Madras, Calcutta and
Delhi. India: Pakistan, Teh-
eran, Bagdad and Cairo.
No Platitudes
MIRA recognizes the prob
lens that beset the world, that
divide nations. It does not be-
lieve that they can be solved
by merely saying. "Let every
body be good and be kind" 1t
does believe, however, that
these problems can be dealt
with realistically on a basis OF
fairness and good will. At the
very bottom lies the honesty
and fairness Of the individual.
It's aim is to change indi-
viduals-and when they are
changed, nations change. It
does not seek to set up an
international church or re-
ligion. It's principles are the
best Of all churches and re-
ligions-and can be accepted
by all. Labor leaders and heads
OF business management who
have affiliated with MIRA tes-
tify freely they have been able
to obtain settlements and to
win friendships through the
tenets of MIRA.
These principles of MIRA, II
carried into the Geneva meet
ing of the great powers, could
work immeasurably in the
interest of a peaceful world.
They do not hold with world
domination by any nation or
group of nations. They do call
for that great ultimate boon.
which the late Senator Van
denberg of Michigan. when de-
scribing the aim Of the United
Nations, called peace with
justice"
Evening star., 1955-07-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

which he walked over to the
bit of. lawn to sprinkle down.
out OF a big bag the chicken
scratch feed and mixed seeds
he carried.
Pigeons like nothing better.
The sparrows eat it, but pre-
fer bread or peanut butter
sandwiches, the kind sold IN
cellophane from the slot ma
chimes at the station.
We talked to this friend Of
the birds, and found him an
entertaining old fellow.
His greatest worry was that
the passengers striding to
catch their bus would disturb
his friends.
It spoke we'll for humanity
that most of the people,
though intent on their own
affairs, co-operated in this
worthy project.
Most of them avoided taking
the short cut across the grass.
and so permitted the pigeons
to eat in peace.
Even when disturbed, they
would only circle up to the
terminal building roof, and
then all fly down again when
the coast was clear.
y II X
We asked this bird feeder
one day who worried him most.
THE small children" he
said, promptly.
ut is natural, of course, for
small boys and girls to chase
after birds.
Maybe the old country say
ing, that you could catch a
bird by sprinkling salt on its
tail, has something to do with
it. But you would think the
mothers would make them let
the birds alone. The mothers
are the worst. They just stand
there, smiling. while the little
ones poster the birds at their
meal.
II said to one Of them, once,
How would you like to be
driven away from your lunch?'
She smiled, and said, she never
thought of that. She hadn't,
of course"
Now the old man no longer
comes to feed the birds, and
the weeds are growing up in
one Of Mr.. Wolfson's little
back yards, and the lonely
police officer stands guard.
He varies his monotonous
watch by going across Con-
necticut avenue to the call box
to report all is well on his tire
some beat.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Return
Held within the ancient pis-

Held iDithin the ancient tcis-
dom
OF a rfuer's tender ,Diles-
Fashioning that enchanted
kingdom
Which, beyond the dark, be-
guiles-
Once again the dear reneWing
OF a bright assurance, made
From the ,Daters' ageless ,ooo-
ing,
Giues me counsel, lends me
aid.
For, Within its topaz healing,
LdOing homeSick heart and
hands,
Lies the lono-recdlled repedl-
ing
Only that one understands
Who pds Soothed as child BY
knoDinp
Sounds of silper-singino
stream
Who Dds blessed BY the be-
stotring
OF a promise and a dream.
Mortho Sherwood Johnson
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Rood-BuiIding Curve?

reSaTQlnS Cne washington
National Pike, Route 240, dis
cussed in your article on page
A-4 of the July 3 Sunday Star,
I feel it will be of interest to
your readers to know that when
the Washington National Pike
began its way across Upper
Montgomery County the price
offered to farmers, landowners,
developers, ETC., was 500 per
acre plus compensatory dam
age for loss of farm operative
acreage, established entrances,
etc. This price was refusable
and would have been followed
by condemnation proceed
ings" and arbitration court
proceedings at Rockville. One
local gentleman whoA had es-
tablished certain acreage which
he owned as building land by
long ago offering plots land
selling a few I believe at $3.50
the A-acre plot (thaAis $4,000
per acre. was denied his price,
and on going to court was
finally awarded a price even
less than that which the State
Roads Commission had finally
agreed to pay him for the
acreage required for the high
way plus easements.
In Upper Montgomery Coun-
ty no 'zoning" laws are yet
operating, so land becomes
classified by its established
usage. or an established pattern
of usage or usage-to-be, where
as in Lower Montgomery
County (Rockville vicinity. etc.
county zoning laws do operate
and land can be classified
commercial, industrial, agri-
cultural"
Now we hear Of 3Ha month
owners Of agricultural land,
not reclassified by application
or award, being paid $1,000 plus
per acre. Why? Surely having
set the pattern of price per
acre for agricultural land, all
the State Roads Commission
had to do was to say to these
owners who had never
sweated the brow nor put
pillow to the land-"We pay
$l00 per acre for agricultural
land for this highway and its
easements, and if you wish to
put such high prices on newly
acquired acreage, then we will
condemn and all go to court for
a decision, same as we did in
Clarksburg, especially since we
are using public money OF the
people Of the State Of Mary
land"
Pro Bono PublicO.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Transit Strike

The transit strike has been
handled miserably. For some
time it has been known that
a strike was imminent, and
provision should have been
made for such a contingency.
Laws should have been on the
statute books giving the Dis
trict Commissioners power to
operate the transit lines in
emergencies. There should also
be a threat to take away the
company's franchise. And in
cases where the public is in
volved, arbitration should be
compulsory. With these laws
in effect, both the transit COM
pany and the strikers would
be more in a mood to make
concessions and come to an
agreement. Both Senator
Morse and Representative
Broyhill have the right idea of
doing something for the pub
lie. AS it now Is, the public is
made to suffer vast inconven-
ience and extra expense, while
nearly all lines of business are
affected. Not everyone has an
automobile or can join a car
pool. 1t is time that some
thing was done for the car
riders.
T. r.. Hungerf0rd.
n X n II
There is no question about
Senator Morse being eminently
correct In his diagnosis OF
the trouble with public trans
portation in Washington
Wolfson Is utterly unqualified
to give Washingtonians the
service they need.
He is an opportunist with
one thought--making more
and more money.
An article in Time Magazine
stated that he has already
made more millions out of
Capital Transit than the sys-
tenn cost him and he and his
group still own the company.
For one who must depend
on public transportation, I
am thankful that we shorn
sheep have a champion in
Senator Morse. I say More
power to Senator Morse"
Peter Cullom.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Beginning to Roll

The PRESIDENT now has approved
three new agreements-with Canada,
Britain and Belgium-that should 60 far
toward making an operating reality of
his atoms-for- peace program.
Aimed at speeding up the use Of
nuclear energy for beneficent purposes,
particularly the production of industrial
power, the compacts are the most impor-
tant thus far negotiated between the
United States and other nations of the
free world. For what they will bring
about, according to Chairman Strauss of
the Atomic Energy Commission, is an
exchange of classified and unclassified
information and material, including re-
stricted data" considerably "mdre extern
sive in scope" than that envisioned in the
research agreements which previously
have been submitted to this session Of
the Congress"
And this is as it should be. After all,
as emphasized by both Mr.. Strauss and
the President, very special nuclear
relationship exists between our country
and these three powers-in the case of
Belgium, because 1t has been and con-
tinues to be our principal foreign sup
plier OF uranium: and in the case Of
Canada and Britain, because of their
vital and indispensable partnership with
us in the wartime development of the
worlds first Abomb. In effect, the new
agreements-which have been made
possible by last years congressional mod
ernization OF our outmoded 1946 Atomic
Energy Act reinvigorate and renew the
kind Of cooperation (Which our old law
forbade) that can hardly fail to be as
advantageous to us as to the Belgians and
our Canadian and British allies.
OF course, like the similar but less
extensive ones worked out with numerous
other free nations, these three additional
pacts preclude the exchange of any in
formation or material or devices of a
significant military nature. But they
nonetheleSs open the way for CO.
operative undertakings of a sort that can
lead to highly rewarding results in terms
OF Harvesting nuclear energy for the good
OF mankind. Certainly, coupled with our
country's standing offer to help finance
the development of research reactors
among friendly nations, and to train for
eign experts in the "know-how" of power
reactors, the new agreements are we'll
designed to make a going concern of the
Presidents plan.
In the circumstances, it Is hard to
understand why Gordon Dean, former
Acc head, has recently attacked the ad-
ministration for being too secretive and
mot implementing" the atoms for-peace
program. Actually, judging from the
action taken to date, that program seems
very definitely to be beginning to roll.
Evening star., 1955-07-09

The loneliest man in town
these days is the police officer
stationed at the Chevy Chase
bus terminal to guard the
transit company's property
during the strike.
IF it wasn't for these pig
cons" he said. II would go
crazy"
All the man has to do, except
stand up, is to feed the birds
in his off moments.
There are plenty Of pigeons,
ranging from a dozen to IA
at peak times. at least 100
common sparrows, now and
then a starting. once in a
while a blue jay, and rarely
a. dove.
The reason the sturdy Of
ficer found these friends to
help him while away the
lonely hours was that a bus
rider had been in the habit OF
bringing them a bag OF food
every morning.
When this rider got of the
bus coming in from Maryland,
the birds all swooped down
from the roof Of the terminal
building, and swept over his
head.
The sight reminded an OBJ
server of a triumphal pro-
cession of airplanes on some
memorable morning.
4
Now the birds look in vain
for their old friend, but they
still have the policeman.
This is a pretty lonesome
job" he said.
He has pulled a bench
around from the south side
and placed it on the west,
where he can be seated. now
and then, after he has put out
something for his feathered
friends.
Mostly he stands erect, as
the official manual directs, try
ing his best not to look bored.
Occasionally a resident Of
the section will walk over and
try to talk to him.
The topic?
The famous Mr.. Wolfson, of
course.
\ Il \
The grass and weeds are
growing up in the small bit Of
lawn west Of the building.
The pigeons have dwindled
in numbers, but. some come
back every morning to wait for
the 7:45 from Chevy Chase,
Md.
1t was off this that their
friend alighted, and from
Evening star., 1955-07-09
More Fat for the Fire

we really cid not need any new
complications In the transit strike At
this timely moment, however, the Court
OF Appeals has come forward with a
really splendid one, which is not lacking
in certain sardonic humor of its own.
In January of 1854 the Public Utili-
ties Commission granted the transit
company an increase in fares. The reve-
nue. thus produced was much less than
the commission estimated it would be.
1t is this 1854 fare increase which, the
company asserts, contributed to present
troubles. The company is now before
the commission with another request for
another fare increase. The commission,
meanwhile, has suggested that If the
company would make deal with the
union, the cost of that deal might be
considered as an additional reason for
an even higher fare increase.
In writing the commission order of
1854, Utilities Commissioner Weston
INDUCED in sort of public wrestling
match with himself over the rate base.
In effect, he said that under the COM
missions Original cost" method of COM
putting the rate base the company was
entitled to return on $23, ,420,691. Yet,
he asked himself and the world at large,
is this really right? In view Of lot
of things, should not the rate base be
$4,800,000? That would represent the
real value of the stock, based on what the
Wolfson group paid for it in 1949. Mr..
Weston did not answer his own questions.
His wrestling match with himself was a
draw. He went along with the commits
sior decision that the rate base was
$23, ,420, ,691.
The three judges who studied the
case in the Court of Appeals decided
Yesterday to send the 1854 rate order back
to the commission, for further enlighten-
ment. The court said it wanted to know,
inyiew of the debate between Mr.. Weston
and himself, why the commission used
the original cost" method of fixing the
rate base The court did not say this is
the wrong method. But in view of Mr..
Weston's publicly expressed doubt, why
did the commission use 1t?
So now, in the middle of strike
which the company blames in part on
the Public Utilities Commissions errors
and delays, the commission must sit
down and convince the Court of Appeals
that it really knew what it was talking
about a year and half ago when it
granted what appears to have been an
inadequate fare boost. When Senator
Morse is finished with Mr.. Wolfson he
ought to examine the record of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Man of Peace

Now that we have celebrated
the l79th birthday of our Ma
ton, it is a fitting time to ask
ourselves if we are worthy of
the great struggle and sacri-
flee that was made by the
founding fathers, that we to-
day may enjoy the great free
dom and abundance we possess
in this country.
Soon. our Chief of State
meets the heads of three other
great nations at Geneva, Swift
zerland. to explore way to
world peace. Let us send him
there packed with power and
Evening star., 1955-07-09

@. How many people does it
take to run the government Of
New York City? E. B. F. r
A. In 1854, the city had
$4,000 municipal employees,
ranking second only to the
Federal Government as a pub
lie employer. The city's payroll
exceeds that Of any State gov
ernment.
@. What per cent Of all
automobile drivers in the
country are under 20 years OF
age, and what per cent are
over 60?--G. g.
A. Only seven per cent Of
Evening star., 1955-07-09

the Nations nearly 81 million
licensed drivers are under 20,
and only eight per cent are
over so. More than half Of all
drivers are in the 20-39 age
group.
@. What are the TOPS and
KOPS clubs?-R. B. Y.
A. Weight reducing clubs
organized by women all over
the country. TOPS tTake of
Pounds Sensibly) started in
1948. and was followed some
years later by the follow-up
group. KOPS. or Keep OF
Pounds Sensibly."
Evening star., 1955-07-09
'Fingerprint' Guns

1t appears that firearms
readily can be identified by
the marks made on bullets
while passing through the
bore. These marks are sup
posed to be as individualistic
as. the fingerprints of persons.
Then, why not "f1ngerprint"
each arm at the time of it's
testing by the manufacturer?
This record could be made
part Of the record as well as
the number. etc.
L. A. Desser.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
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