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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15
Series Ball
Disgrace To Game

A month ago. in off-guarded moment Casey
Stengel told the press that the 1855 Yankee team
the worst club he had managed The millions who
watched the world series games will have trouble find
If this the best baseball had to Offer then our
heart goes out for the future of great national
game.
ing more kindly words for Brooklyn.
InfiederS failed to cover second base Pitchers fail
with their heads down. The once-reabe Phil Rzzuto
ruined an important rally by running into batted
ed to first base The Yankees running bases
ball And the great Duke Snyder let pop fly fall at
his feet for a double.
Stengel kept ElSton Howard in the lineup even
though the guy acted at the plate somebody had
gun at his back threatening to pull the trigger if he
swung at the third strike He kept Bauer and his bad
leg in right field and watched two shallow pop flies
drop for hits that Bauer would usually catch in his
back pocket.
And Manager Walt Aston of the Dodgers had the
nerve to admit after the seventh game that he had
thought seriously of removing brilliant young Johnny
Podres in the sixth inning How stupid you get?
Between dumb managers and dumb ball players the TV
audience witnessed display of baseball that would hardly
Continued Page Four
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Leqionnaires In
Florida BY nvuso= N

MIAMI Arriving Saturday
night in Greater Miami, Fla.
to attend the 37th annual
convention in blazing lights
and decorated Splendor of
blue and gold, memories of
the 1851 national convention
instantly came back to me
that one of Americas vaca-
ton spots had not deterriorat-
ed.
I bedded down at the Pom
ciana on the wide beach area
where hotels galore have been
erected to house thousands
of visitors from all parts of
the world. Scores of legion
naires had already arrived on
this vast and wonderful va
cation acreage to enjoy the
American Legion national
convention program of 1855.
Mlamis churches were
crowed with legionnaire wor-
shippers, the following day
being Sunday. On Monday
the Dinner Key auditorium
was opened for the beginning
of convention proceedings.
Secretary of State, John Eos
ter Dulles, and George Mem
ey, head of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. In addition
to Mondays highlight was
the midnight cocktail party in
honor OF Mayor John B.
Hynes. of Boston.
PC. Stephen Douglass, Adj.
George N. Simmons. James
Pyburn and your coIumniSt
representing William E. Car
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15
BY MUNRoE MASON

ter Post, no. Is, Boston, were
among the Hubrites, who at
tended at the Hotel Lumbardy.
On Tuesday under threaten
ing skies a six hour parade
of legionnaires in the ranks
marched over the wide ef-
Magnificent floats with a
panSe of Blscayne Boulevard.
grand display of humanity
depicting many incidents of
the nations history were also
in line for millions of on
lockers to witness. Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday,
many hectic issues were de-
bated on the convention floor
of Dinner Kay auditorium.
Continued On Page Four
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Powers FeteS
Women Workers

The Boston Club at 46 Bea-
con st was the scene of a very
iovial banquet given by Sen
ator John E. Powers for the
women of Wards 4, 8, II, and
IL who helped make his pri-
mary victory a certainty. The
contendng candidate for the
Mayoralty Of the city of Bos-
ton in the forthcoming cleo
tions on November 9th, SEN
ator Powers with the help of
Mrs. TeSsie Tizpough, Chair
Continued On Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15

mainly to Val Washington of
the Republican National Com
mittee who is regarded as
chief colored publicity expert
for the party. Washington had
asserted that integration of
white and colored military
personnel had been attained
and so told President Essen
hover recently.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15
BOSTON
BAKED
By MA'BE KOUNTzE

81 follow the Guide that is
within me - that part of God
that is within me-"
ROLAND HAYES, world ten
or, epitomzies those lasting le-
gions of religiouSly patient
people who have, in their own
way, advanced the progress
of all peoples and civiliza-
tionS since the world began.
Too often we give all the Gre
dit to those also vital people
who play PERCUSSION and brass.
But life, like music, requires
its soft strings and vibrant
reeds to perfect the song. Mr..
Hayes has done much to bring
about the strides in harmony
we see today.
I REMEMBER, as do most
readers of considerable age,
when Roland Hayes sang his
sOul-searching songs through
the tragedy, gloom, hates and
ignorance of some of the
darkest and most evil chapters
of American and World social
expressions. Mr.. Hayes "tOuch-
ed off, the conscience of those
who held down COlOred Am
orleans. The Royalty of Eur
Ope listened to Mr.. Hayes and
Kings wondered and we're dis
turbed over the colonial OPP
preston of Mr.. Hayes brown
brethren.
THE UNITED NATIONS was
a spiritual song Of Roland
Continued On Page Four
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to Ordoin
Robert l.. Carter

On Sunday October Is, at
the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, Rev. M. j. Minor, Pas
tor, TIC Shawmut Ave, the
ordination service of Robert
L. Carter to the Christian
ministry will be held.
Rev. Carter has served as
assistant pastor at the 'Me-
tropolitan Baptist Church
since 1949 and has been re-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15

ROLAND HAYES, famous Al
ronIerican tenor, lDiH celebrate
the tenth anniversary OF the
founding Of the United No
tons in recital at Symphony
Hall on Sunday afternoon,
Oct. 23rd., at $3.50 Pm. Dur
ing interHliSSion he 1OilI be
awarded a citation
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15

THE UNITED NATIONS was
a spiritual song Of Roland
Continued On Page Four
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Continued on Page Four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09

are prophets Of exceeding glory. DR..
Bush is both. He speaks from the plat
form of a lifetime of broad contact with
mans dizzily expanding knowledge Of
the universe within which he lives. He
ranges from the expanding universe and
the d~ecelerating universe to the rapidly
expanding human birthrate.
No man knows. Perhaps no man
ever can know. DR.. Bush utterly con-
fuses the materialiSts. Perhaps he also
confuses the idealistS. In any event,
what he says is from the mouth Of a
man with unique authority to speak.
The scientist, to paraphrase Sir
Isaac Newton, remains a child gathering
shells on the seashore. During the past
half century the scientist has collected
some remarkable shells, and from them
he has made remarkable deductions
about the tides of the vast ocean Of the
unknown which surrounds him. He must
continue to gather shells. knowledge
alone is infinite. Neither time nor space
Is infinite.
This, perhaps, Is the sum and sub
stance of DR.. Bush's message to the regi-
ments of scholars who have served as
soldiers under him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Be Sure to Register!

Our new primary law, as President
Eisenhower has said, represents "a con-
Structive step toward obtaining suffrage
In the District of Columbia"
The degree of its conStructiveneSs,
however, will depend on the number OF
people who turn out to vote next May l
In the first officially authorized election
In Washington since October IA, 1878.
And to vote in this May l election, quail
fed residents of the District must reg
lister between now and the middle Of
next April.
We hope there will be an impressive
registration and as large a vote. For the
time being the only available registration
Office is in Room 8 of the District Build
ing. There should, and doubtless will be,
more-conveniently located in every part
of the city. We applaud the efforts OF
Chairman Newell, of the Board of Elec-
tions, the Commissioners, the heads OF
the local political parties and others to
stimulate registration, and we hope that
citizens associations and other organiza-
tionS will do the same among their
members. For one of the best arguments
that Washington can make for the
grant Of the real voting privileges exer-
cised by other citizens Of the United
States will be a heavy vote next May,
This first year the voting will be
confined to choice of local and national
committeeman of the Republican and
Democratic Parties and their delegates
and alternates to the national conven-
lions mex summer But once sufficient
interest is demonstrated by the people
of this city in such preliminaries, it
cannot be too long before Congress pro-
ceeds to wipe out, for good, the anomaly
under which residents of the Capital of
the United States are permitted to vote
for the delegates who choose nominees
for President and Vice President of the
United States, but are denied the right
to vote for those so chosen.
Be sure to register! That is the first
step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Court VS.. Court

District Court Judge Tamm, con-
cerned over the extent to which the
Juvenile Courts secrecy policy was car
ried in a recent habeas corpus case, Sug-
gested that attorneys seek a subpoena
for production of certain records which
had been denied them by the juvenile
tribunal. Judge Tamm's advice was not
followed in the case in question, but the
subpoena plan has a lot of merit. When
the Juvenile Court claims the right to
deprive the District Court of data needed
in passing on a juvenile delinquency
case, 1t is time for a showdown.
The case in question arose under an
earlier ruling of District Court Judge
Curran that juveniles brought into Juve-
nile Court have a right to counsel. The
release of an 18-year-old youth was
sought by habeas corpus writ on the
ground that he had not been informed
of this right. Judge Tamm called on
the United States Attorneys Office to
show cause why the writ should not be
granted. But Assistant United States
Attorney Alfred Burka informed Judge
Tamm that neither he nor the defense
attorney could gain access to the Juve-
nile Court records of the case, to see
whether or not the juvenile had been
instructed about his right to counsel.
When Mr.. Burka quoted Mrs. Alice Freer,
administrative officer of the Juvenile
Court, as saying she would be willing
"aS a courtesy" to let Judge Tamm see
the records, out that she was not re-
quired by law to do so, the judge told
counsel it may be we'll to subpoena" the
papers. Commenting later or Judge
Tamm's subpoena suggestion, Mrs. Freer
declared that under the law, such
records cannot be Subpoenaed."
The spectacle of a District Court
Judge being deprived of Juvenile Court
data required in deciding al issue arising
out of an action of the lower court, or
being furnished the data only as a 'cour-
tesy," is, to say the least, amazing. The
subpoena approach would be drastic, but
1t would be worth testing. If the law
permits Juvenile Court records to be
withheld in such a case as that before
Judge Tamm, then the law ought to be
changed-and quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09

This seems to be an open
season for Congressman trav-
cling abroad. There have even
been several incidents where
United States congressman
have been forcibly detained
by the Russians. This new ma
tional paStime of travelling
abroad has made good head
lines for some people but it
must also be classified as an
expensive pastime. AS a fairly
new taxpayer. I am beginning
to wonder who is paying for
these family trips abroad. I
could be wrong but / suppose
that the taxpayers are paying
the bill.
Since /, as a taxpayer, have
invested money to send these
men across the sea on inspec-
tons. I would like to know
what sort Of return I will re-
ceivc on my investment. In
other words. what good do
these trips do? What do they
accomplish? l have read or
heard most Of the reports that
these men bring back and
they seem to say the same
thing only in different words.
It's good to know what goes
on behind the Iron Curtain,
but why from so many sources.
especially when each source is
similar? Would it be possible
for one man to do this job Of
reporting? 1t would sure be
cheaper. T. G. Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Invitation to PEPCO

At the November 81 meeting
of the Prince Georges County
Electrical Contractors Associ-
alton it was unanimously voted
by the membership that our
organization recommend that
the proposed new PEPCO plant
be located in the southern por-
ton of Prince Georges County.
where new n Industries are
welcomed.
We feel that the advantages
to be gained by PEPCO by To-
eating in our county would be
overwhelming, as compared to
some of the other locations
considered. Among these ad-
vantages are: Availability of a
plentiful supply of water south
of Washington. Shorter runs
for power distribution lines.
The desire of Prince Georges
County officials and industries
to have new industries locate
in our county.
William A. Goodman,
President. Electrical Con-
tractors Association Of
Prince Georges County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Ambulance Sirens

AS a member Of the D. C.
Medical Society I have just an
Swered a QUESTIONABLE titled.
Ambulance Sirens-A Medical
Need or a Public Menace" This
was either poorly prepared or
deliberately slanted because
the subject of sirens and ex-
cessive speed is presented as a
single entity. AS an ordinary
citizen, l would like to answer
this publicly.
There is no excuse for rae
ing ambulances above the
speed limits. On the other
hand, a siren is little enough
annoyance to the public to in
sure a greater measure Of safe
ty to the persons carried in
ambulances. The average
driver is too intent on traffic or
his own affairs to give way to
an ambulance unless he hears
the siren. Even then he delays
until the last minute. AS a
Navy doctor in World War II, I
rode an air crash ambulance for
one year and there were many
times that I was mighty glad
to have a siren for my own
protection. Not infrequently I
witness motor vehicle accidents
and. like everyone else, /
breathe a sigh of relief when I
hear the ambulance siren on
the way. Moreover, if / were a
patient suffering an internal
hemorrhage from a bleeding
gastric ulcer or the agonizing
pain of a heart attack. I
wouldn't want my ambulance
to have to wait for all the stop
lights.
Roland Bieren. MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
GROUP Hatred

There are two way of approaching
Adlai S~tevenson's speech to the AFL-C1O,
in which he deplored the ugly politics
of group hatred"
One way is to keep in mind the
things he was not talking about. For
instance, he was not talking about the
late Franklin D. Roosevelt's political
assaults on the robber baronS, the eco
nomic royalists and the princes of privi-
lege. He was not talking about Harry
Truman'S campaign denunciationS OF
those selfish interests" which were bent
upon crushing the farmer and enSlaving
the worker. He mentioned "goons,' but
one gathers that these are not the same
goons which, according to the union
orators of an earlier day, were hired by
employers to terrorize their workers.
The other way is to recognize that
Mr.. Stevenson was talking about a 1855
group of "hate-mongers." All of them
apparently are Republicans or Repub-
lican supporters who go about the coun-
try denouncinC labor leaders as "con-
Spirators" and MarXist-SocialiSt bosses,
or who have been trying to divide our
people by blaming heeconomic distress
of the farmers on the pay raises won by
the city workers.
AS Mr.. Stevenson tells it, those who
are spreading this kind of talk are indeed
a villainous crew. They are as bad,
perhaps, as those %scoundrels apparently
unknown to Mr.. Stevenson) upon whom
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Truman used to
heap their scorn. Something ought to
be done, and soon. Mr.. Stevenson had
this suggestion:
Our highest duty these days is to say
nothing in the political arena which will hurt
democracy's chances among the people of the
world. And the politics Of hate-mongering
even blights democracy's future here at home
among the people of America. l say let us
put an end to this quick.
That is truly a noble sentiment. But
what we would like to know is who is
going to start putting an end to the
politics Of hate mongering, and when?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Muscle for Laws Arm

In Carleton F. Smiths re-
cent letter, Crime and Pun
ishment." he advocates punish
ment commensurate with the
offense-"punishment that Will
drive home a lesson
I do not disagree with Mr.
Smith, but there may be extern
uating circumstances in GER
tain cases which must be con-
sidered. A Judge is rightfully
allowed the discretion OF de-
Gliding what is proper punish
ment.
The severity of the punish
ment should not be the I'M
portant point Of discussion. 1t
is an accented fact Of criml-
nology that severe punishment
is not as much of a deterrent
as the certainty of punish
ment.
Even capital punishment
will not stay a criminals hand
if he figures that he will get
away with it. The criminal
hates to be on the FBI'S list
of Ten Most Wanted Men"
But not because the punish
ment may be severe. He knows
that those on this list are in
variably caught.
For this reason. we may re-
duce the crime rate more by
helping the police department
than by prescribing stiff SEN
fences.
The police occupation is no
longer just a job, 1t is a pro-
fession. Police science draws
upon knowledge from many
fields and requires highly
trained technicianS.,
Let us provide our police de-
partments with adequate and
modern equipment and facil-
tiles. Authorize and encourage
q training program which will
assure us Of having efficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Mr.. AttIee Steps Back

For more than 80 years of Britain's
modern history, Clement Attlee has been
one of his country'S most influential
political figures. AS a newly elected men,
Der of the House of Commons in 1922, he
was chosen shortly thereafter to be par
liamentary private secretary to Ramsay
climb to a position Of pre-eminence
in party and in government continued
steadily. Thus, his retirement now, at
70, as party chieftain marks the clos
ing of a chapter-even though a more
leisurely career as elder statesman may
still be added to the Attlee story.
Never a dramatic figure himself, Mr..
Attlee played a variety Of major roles
during a most dramatic period of British
history-in peace and in war, in depreS-
sion and in prosperity. AS Labor's leader,
he fought Tory policy through a series OF
international criSeS-Ethiopia, Spain and
Munich. He was an implacable foe Of
Adolph Hitler and the emergence Of nazi-
ism in Germany. He u~nhesitatingly
entered the coalition government Of Win
ston Churchill in 1940-only a few
months after the outbreak of World War
II. AS Deputy Prime Minister throu. Y
out that conflict, Mr.. Attlee was a strong
and reliable right hand to the Spectac-
ular Mr.. Churchill.
But it was at reshaping Britain at
home and abroad, after World War II,
that Mr.. Attlee may be given most atten-
ton by the historians. In 1945, his Labor
Party swept the Conservatives out Of
government control and a far-reaching
Socialist program was introduced in the
country. Some of these have survived
two Labor defeats in the general elections
of 1851 and 1855 and the imprint Of Mr..
Attlee's Fabian beliefs probably will re-
main permanently on the British social
and economic structures. 1t was during
Mr.. Attlee's administration, also, that
many of Britain's colonies and dominions
acquired greater, or complete, independ-
ence to give a new form to the Common
wealth.
Mr.. Attlee's retirement comes at a
time when LaborIs political fortunes in
Britain are at a low ebb. The ConServ-
atives won a convincing election victory
last May and their party leadership is
held by a group Of relatively youthful,
forceful and politically moderate individ-
uals. Bv contrast, Labor has been far
from united on the top echelons and a
p~reoccupation with i~ntraparty strife has
reduced its countrywide popularity.
There are old and young rivals now for
party supremacy-foremoSt among them
Deputy Leader Morrison at 81, Hugh
Gaitskell at 40 and the always-threaten-
ing Aneurin Bevan at So. To a great
degree, Mr.. Attlee has kept all of these
more or less in line. But with his depar-
ture, the showdown is close at hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
Rides Bus Advocates

Why won't the District Com
missioners recognize the obv1-
ous-the obvious being that
the citizens Of Washington do
not want an all-bus system.
Stop trying to force a setup
like that on us. OF course, the
Commissioners are appointed
and not elected. so they have
no stake in the well-being OF
the city. and nothing to lose
when it is shown in future
years that the all-bus system
was a mistake.
The favorite method used by
the all-bus advocates is to
compare the cost per mile be-
tween streetcar and bus oper-
alton, which would, OF course.
show that streetcar operation
is more costly. II the New York
transit system used this meth
Cd they would abandon the
subways. However, a more &C
curate method is to use the
ost-per-passenger-mile meth
cd. and it shows that rail
operation is quite a bit less
costly than bus operation.
Seattle and Chicago are two
cities that realize that buses
and superhighways are not the
solution to traffic congestion
and are taking steps to include
rail rapid transit in future
highway planning. Cleveland
recently opened a rapid transit
line. and more and more driv-
ers are leaving their cars TO
ride the rapid transit. The Los
Angeles freeway, which is sup
posed to be the most modern
in the world, is a joke because
of the traffic jams and pileups
that occur. Detroit is building
expressways and transit is
falling lower each year. 1t is
an accepted fact there that
within 10 years there will be
no public transit in Detroit,
and that that city will be faced
with spending millions more
for highways and IN the long
run only cause more congeS-
ton.
If the Commissioners think
that downtown congestion VIII
be eliminated by an all-bus
system, they are due for a
shock. Has anyone considered
how many parking places Will
be lost by curb loading buses?
I dare say there would be no
parking on F street at all.
If the Commissioners per-
sist in secret negotiations Tor
an all-bus system (Which we
don't want. the only recourse
the voteless citizens have is Tor
the many citizens associations
to appear en- masse at the
franchise hearings and pro-
test against awarding the
franchise to any organization
that does not include rail
transit in some form, either
streetcar or rapid transit.
Robert s. Crockett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-09
. Christmas Sovinq?

I am informed that some
groups are promoting a little
drive to supersede the custom
of exchanging Christmas cards
with a new system. They
would have each person. in
stead Of sending Christmas
greetings to a list of his asso-
ciates and trends, merely post
one card on the company bull
letin board or other public
place. The publicly posted card
would wish everybody a Merry
Christmas and announce that
the Signer planned to give the
cost of individual cards to
some worthy charity.
In support Of the plan, the
promoters point out that it
would eliminate all the trouble
of mailing cards, and save a
tidy bit Of change for the per-
son using the plan-that is,
the cost OF the cards and
stamps. The saving could be
passed along entirely, or in
part, to the selected charity.
But here is the clincher: The
plan would enable its user to
deduct the amount ordinarily
spent for Christmas cards and
stamps from his taxable in
come, since charitable contri-
buttons are deductible.
Actually, the plan could be
made even more Streamlined.
Whole groups could go in to-
gether, list their names and
charities on one poster, tack it
to a tree or vacant wall some
where, wish everybody in the
country a Merry Christmas,
and wash their hands of the
matter. No fuss. no muss-
Just a good fellow %disposing Of
a bothersome chore and at the
same time getting public cred
it for being a generous soul.
And making the whole thing
pay by a tax deduction.
What a horrible idea!
III. j. Harmon.