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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Republicans Seen in No Hurry

is said. by the Republican Or
eanization-which is headed
by the Governor. It is appar-
ent that there is nothing in
the Illinois situation to dis
turb the plan to give the Pres
ident all the leeway he needs
to reach q decision.
West Virginia Republicans,
under the leadership Of Re-
publican National Committee
man Walter s. Hallanan, will
pick q delegation pledged to
Eisenhower, whether the Presi-
dent has announced or not by
February 4. It is highly un-
likely that an opposing dele
CATION will be placed in the
field. So the West Virginia
delegation will 60 to San Fran
cisco next August pledged to
Eisenhower, or at liberty to
vote for another candidate If
Eisenhower is not running.
In Ohio, where the law re-
quires that the name Of a
candidate for President be
filed along with a slate Of dele
gates-with the consent Of the
candidate-Senator Bricker
has announced himself q ia
vorite-son candidate for the
presidency, and added he Is
doing so to keep the Ohio
delegation in line for President
Eisenhower. Here, too. 1t is
extremely unlikely that any
opposing slate of delegates will
be entered for another presi-
dental candidate - or that
such q slate would get any
where at all in the ensuing
primary.
New Hampshire Republicans,
led by Gov. Dwinell, have all
ready decided to place an Ell
senhower delegation in the
field-and it will be a bold fell
low who challenges that slate.
announcing he is pledged to
some other candidate or even
that he will go ''uninstructed."
There was talk, in the past.
that Senator Bridges, chair
man of the Republican Poll
icy Committee of the Senate,
preferred to have an unin-
structed delegation. Bridges.
like Knowland, has urged the
President make an early de-
cision in order to let other
candidates get into the pri-
maries If Eisenhower is not to
run.
keep on the Grass"
Minnesota is the fifth off
these States requiring early
filing Of candidates. Already
the Republicans. meeting in
district conventions, have
picked and pledged a slate Of
delegates to Eisenhower. This
slate, it is expected. win be
elected on primary day. II
Eisenhower eventually should
announce he will not run. the
effect would be to send an UNI
instructed delegation.
Obviously. these States have
erected signs telling candidates
other than President Eisen-
hover to Keep on the Grass"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

@. What is the area of the
famous Red Square in Mos
cow?-W.W.
A. 1t is 1.074 yards long
and 142 yards wide. Since the
mid-17th century the square
has borne the Russian name
"Krasnaya Ploshad," which
literally leans Beautiful
Place" However, krasnaya al
so means red" and this gave
rise to the familiar Red
Square," a mistranslation that
has persisted for many years.
@. How many different parts
are there in the atomic powered
submarine, Seawolf?-N.M.H.
A. The Seawolf, which was
launched at Groton, Conn, on
July 81. 1855, has over a mil
lion separate parts. Twenty
two hundred drawings and 400
miles of blue prints were used
in the construction Of the Ma
TONS second nuclear-powered
submarine.
@. Where do pilots board a
ship when /, comes into the
Port Of New York?-A.K.
A. Pilots 90 aboard incoming
ships In the vicinity Of Ambrose
Lightship, near the entrance to
New York harbor. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

Other countries may take q
rightful pride in their Ian
guage and literature, Just as
we do in ours. without becom-
ing chauvinistic on the sub
ject. Peoples of all nations
have O right to q certain lin
guistic national pride. but in
an age when the peoples Of
all countries should be striv-
ing for mutual understanding.
1t seems paradoxical, II not
anachronistic. for the people
Of one country to peremptorily
claim that their language is
superior to all others. BY ex-
tension, one implies that its
users are superior to all
others. Could 1t be that Mr..
Tracewell intends to convey
this impression? It would
seem so. but ! may be wrong.
AS for the student in Mr..
Tracewell's article who was
able to get straight AS in
English and yet unable to do
well in French, 1t is, no doubt.
partially her fault, but this
fact is. perhaps to q greater
extent. an indictment of an
educational system which
fails to create incentive by
showing the relationship be-
tween language study and in
ternational understanding in
the world today.
James A. Kilker, JF.
Editors Note: Pardon,
monsieur, mais Il parait que
vous n'avez pas pige)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Rough Side of Tongue

No doubt Charles E. Trace
wells December 10 article on
the Americans ability or in
ability to learn foreign Ian
guages was read by many with
smiles. prompted not so much
by any feeling Of superiority
at having accomplished the
"un-American" feat Of MASTER
ing q foreign tongue, as by
the seeming naivete Of the
writer's remarks. 1t is prob
able, however. that many Of
our beaming countenances
were suddenly metamorphosed
into frowns Of concern by the
rather sinister conclusion Of
the article. Certainly the
writer Of the column This and
That" has a right to express
his own opinion. or a con-
sensus of opinions. on the sub
ject OF language. but after
reading the article one feels
that he should have been writ
ing about that" rather than
this"
Such an erudite statement
as Grammar is important.
but If you are an honest
American, you forget about 1t
as soon as possible" although
preplexing, is Of less concern
when considered in its con-
text than the following choice
examples concerning the Ameri-
can attitude toward foreign Ian
guages: People talk our way.
or we regard them as queer"
Or, considering an attempt
on the part of an American
to articulate the sounds Of q
foreign language-French IN
this instance: Nobody else
(but a Frenchman) should
try, and usually they don't, If
they are American" Mr..
Tracewell's article ends on this
note: 1.-THE American finds
hts native language good
enough for him, and all other
languages are nuisances which
at times must be endured, but
are to be ignored as soon as
possible"
Unfortunately, these state
ments do seem to represent
the opinion Of O great many
Americans-too many! But,
1t is to be hoped, their num-
Der is constantly waning.
American English is perhaps
the richest language in the
world, and one of which
Americans may be justifiably
proud. But this is not to say
that other languages are un-
worthy of our attention, and
that If others would commu-
nicate with us, 1t must neces-
sarily be in our tongue and
no other. What ought good
Frenchmen, or for that
matter good Germans, think
of their compatriots who take
the trouble to learn q Lam
guage such as English?
English, 1t must be remem-
bered. does not have o mo-
nopoly on good features,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

Republicans in States hold
ing early presidential prefer
ence primaries are taking In
stride the fact President Eisen-
hover may not be able to an
nounce his decision on running
again before mid-February or
March /. Indeed, they seem
bent on giving the Chief Exec
utive all the time he may need
to recover from his September
"a heart attack and come to
a well-considered conclusion.
They want the President for
their 1856 candidate. They
are not encouraging the entry
Of other potential candidates
into their primaries, a can
vass Of a number Of these
States shows clearly.
Solidified by Knowland
The plea of Senator Know
land Of California, Republican
leader Of the Senate and a
recognized candidate for the
presidential nomination In the
event Eisenhower bows out,
that the President announce
his Intentions" not later than
February !. seems only to have
solidifled the leaders in these
primary States to stick to Eli
senhower just as long as there
Is a ray Of hope he will run.
Take. for example, the five
States holding presidential pri-
maries, In which filing Of can
didates for delegates to the
Republican National Conven-
ton and Of presidential candi-
dates themselves closes on or
before February 1.-the date
the physicians have said Eisen-
hover will be in position to
make a decision. They are
Illinois. January %: West Vir-
ginia. February 4; Ohio, Feb
ruary 8; New Hampshire, Feb
ruary IL and Minnesota, Feb
ruary IS.
The presidential preference
primary In Illinois is strictly
and merely a preference. No
delegates are legally pledged
by the result. Petitions for
delegate candidates and presi-
dental preference may be filed
between January 16 and Janu-
airy %. Eisenhower's name
may be filed. and If 1t is the
President will have q week In
which he may withdraw from
the primary. No move has
yet been made to place him
in such position. And by
the same token, no other po-
tential candidate has said he
will file in Illinois.
It is expected that Gov.
Stratton will head the ILL.,
nois delegation-and that SEN
ator Dirksen. who Is UP for
reelection next year and who
has been mentioned as a po-
tential presidential nominee If
Eisenhower does not run. will
be a delegate. The renomina-
ton Of Eisenhower will be
entirely satisfactory to Gov.
Stratton, who also comes up
for reelection in 1856. The
delegation will be named. it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Transit Snofu
10! Ho! Ho!

Hol Ho! Ho!
Santa Claus? No, Just Louis
Wolfson laughing at the
weisenheimers who took his
franchise. The transit con-
ference adjourned "sine die"
Sounds big, doesn't It? Means
I'VE have no earthly idea what
we are doing. but hope the
public won't find out" Ho!
Ho! Ho! Perhaps they should
ask Santa Claus to bring
Washington a new transit
system-it's as good an idea
as any those lawyers and
boondogglers have come up
with. It's even money they
will be begging Wolfson to
continue service come August
IA. Any takers?
]. jackson,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
"BAYARD BOULEVARD

oA A1b0 oSO4A1 v <A4eA~'
Dear Sir:
1--WE enjoy This and That
very much, especially when 1t
Is about cats.
1--WE have O problem cat,
too, in that he Is very loving
and good except when he sees
another cat.
"It seems to anger him, and
he wants to fight. He has re-
Gently spent five days in
the hospital, as a result Of a
battle.
80 now we are taking him
out on q leash. The strange
thing is that he is very fond
Of my daughters cat. a big
yellow fellow.
They sleep together. wash
each other, and play together
like o pair Of kittens. My
daughter lives in Baltimore
but always brings Rusty when
she comes for week ends. But
Winky and Rusty never for
get each other.
Sincerely, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. P
+ 4 4
Animal friendships are as
mysterious as human friend
ships.
What makes people like
each other?
Nobody really knows. Two
meet. and become friends.
The next two meet. and are
enemies right from the start.
Geneticists. strange men Of
science. insist 1t is the differ
ence between our chrome
somes and genes.
The very shapes, evidently,
do the trick.
Two people with square
chromosomes - and please
don't ask what a chromosome
is-will get along together.
where one square and one
triangular, won't hit it OF.
Maybe there is something
to 1t. How can an old-fash-
toned person know?
The poets and philosophers
Of yesterday preferred to
think of the mystery and glory
of friendship and let 1t go at
that.
Animal friendships are
equally obscure, but none the
less pleasing. One cat will
enter home where another
has been for years, and i'm
mediately make friends with
It.
The two will wrestle, but
never bite.
We recall q splendid black
and-white cat. named Junior.
He would enter the home to
play with two cat friends, but
each time he did so, before he
played, he walked around to
the humans present, and
offered his head for a patting.
This was a pretty gesture, and
one which 1t was difficult to
say was not meant the way 1t
seemed.
1t is impossible, If one is
fair, to deprive the animals of
knowing, at times, the courte-
GUS thing to do. They have no
books Of etiquette, it is true,
but courtesy to others is based
on common sense, and the wild
creatures have some Of that,
too. Ordinarily 1t is called
horse sense. but the dogs and
cats and other creatures have
1t.
Rabbits and squirrels play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Snow Drivinq

There appears to be wide
spread misunderstanding Of
the Districts snow emergency
traffic regulations. This letter
is prompted by the following
excerpt from a recent radio
announcement:
If you don't have snow
tread tires or chains on your
car when snow is on the
ground, 1t is a trafi1c violation"
This. of course. is incorrect.
Actually. traffic regulations
put the burden of proof Of abili-
ty to drive under snow condi-
tons up to the driver. They
state, in effect that when a snow
emergency has been declared
by the Director Of Vehicles and
Trafilc. drivers Of all cars which
are not equipped with effec-
tive skid chains or snow tread
tires are subject to arrest II
their vehicles stall so as to
obstruct traffic on any Of the
81 plainly marked main streets
in the District. (For the guild
ance Of motorists. yellow bands
90 inches wide have been
painted on lamp posts in each
block along these main streets0
y The regulations suggest that
the "motorist wise should win
terize"-not only his car but
his driving habits. Effective
tire chains or snow tread tires
are essential under certain
rigorous snow conditions.
However, a little care in driv-
inb on snow or ice will prevent
many a traffic jam.
Much Of the trouble Is
caused by the policy Of slam
it into low and spin the
wheels" All this does Is to
polish the ice even slicker than
1t was before. II you must
drive under snow conditions.
the following suggestions may
be helpful:
Be sure you have plenty Of
gas. Don't weaken your bat
terry unnecessarily. Keep your
windshield and rear window
clear. On slippery roads, start
in second or high gear. Ac-
CELEBRATE slowly. Reduce your
cruising speed. Brake gradu-
ally, using a pumping action.
Anthony L. Ellison,
Traffic Safety Ofiicer, D. c.
Department Of Vehicles and
Traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

The prospects for an orderly inter-
jurisdictional approach to solution Of the
Potomac River pollution problem are en-
couragingly bright. On the theory that
first things ought to come first, the Inter-
state Commission on the Potomac River
Basin has urged that a comprehensive
taken by an official agency. With the ills
Of the river properly diagnosed, remedial
measures can be planned more intelli-
gently and more effectively.
Congressional interest in the Potomac
problem, fortunately, is increasing. Both
Representative Broyhill whose Virginia
district is directly affected, and Senator
Morse of oregon, who long has been con-
cerned over the foul condition of the
river, are planning to sponsor legislation
to pave the way for cleanup program
Mr.. Broyhill will introduce bill for an
expert survey, designed to reveal the
scope of the pollution problem and to
suggest means of dealing with 1t on a
broad basis Senator Morse is said to
favor this appraisal plan, backed by
adequate Federal funds.
All antipollution work in the Metro
politan Area has been done on a piece
meal, unco- ordinated basis to date. The
Interstate Commission has advocated
interjurisdictional teamwork, but It's
efforts have been only advisory. It lacks
the authority needed to bring CO.
ordinated program into being. The pro-
posed study under congressional authority
is necessary first step toward regional
approval Of an overall cleanup program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
Midnight

Silently the hour came
silent as the dspirute first
letter
of hours name.
There tDaS no sound at Gll--Ito
mouse. euen, ntbbled behind
the tDall, nor scurried
from here to yonder,
nervous. busy, hurried.
Silence sat down and crossed
her
Silken knees.
Suddenly
Through the open door
nearest the toiDer
cdnnoned the toDn clock
sled0ing
the longest hour In the
ttDenty-fou
MilIo Brunei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24

been the case during the last years Of
Gement Attlee's Labor leadership. The
British political system places high pre-
MUM on party responsibility and the re-
constructed Conservative cabinet will be
placed on its mettle in the months ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-24
The Plight Before Christmas!
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
s0tton.
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Janet N. Neuman.
Evening star., 1955-08-21
TODAYS RADIO
HiGHLlGHTS

sos, WGMS-Voices Of Faith:
Anthems from the Church
of Christ: Brief message by
Rev. A. r. Holton.
100, WTOP - Percy Faith
Hour: Metropolitan Opera
bass baritone Norman Scott.
Alan Dean, and Don Elliott
Quartet. guests.
100, WDON AND WASH -fm.--
Brevard Music Festival: Pi-
anist Thomas Brockman Ii
soloist with orchestra. di-
rected by James Pfohl.
1900, WGMS - New National
Symphony Manager Ralph
Black discusses orchestra's 4
25th anniversary season.
1880, WOOK--Americans All:
Acting School Supt. Hansen
is DR.. r. T. Todd's guest.
1:55, WWDC--Baseball: WASH
ington VS.. Boston.
1850, WTOP - World Music
Festivals: Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra in first American
coast-to-coast broadcast and
Concertgebouw Orchestra OF
Amsterdam. Program: YER
dis la Fora del Destino. "
Schoenberg's "Verklaer tie
Nacht," and Brahms Violin
Concerto.
$500, WRC - Monitor: Visits
with Irving Berlin and Amer
ican GI's overseas.
$3.50, WRC--Monitor: Liber-
ace. Sophie Tucker, Spike
Jones, and Helen Grayco
are heard.
500, WRC-Monitor: Hazel
Markell at Washington we'd
ding Of Pat Priest, daugh-
ter of United States Treas
urer Ivy Baker Priest, to 1t
Comdr. Pierce Jensen, jr.,
White House aide.
6:S0, WTOP-Summer in st.
Louis: Baritone Richar d
Eastman sings hits from
South Pacific and Love
Life; Edwin Macarthur
leads orchestra and opera
chorus.
5:05, WMAL-Sunday Con-
cert: Beethoven's Third
Symphony t"Eroica" y is
played by Toscanini and
NBC symphony Orchestra.
1880, WRC-Monitor: Goes
to Clark Gable and Irene
Dunno in Hollywood.
$500, WMAL - Town Meet
ing: Panel in London dis
cusses 1.-THE Atom-Its Haz-
ards and Benefits"
9:45, WWDC-Guest Star:
Margaret O'Brien stars In
"The Red Evening Gown"
story Of the problems OF
adolescence.
1880, w C--District
Roundtable: Joseph Murphy,
D. C. Safety Responsibility
Oficer, and Anthony Ellison
D. c. Safety Education Off,
Ger discuss THE District
of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility Act"
II:OO, WWDC- Chicagoland
Music Festival: Eddie Fisher.
Florian ZaBach. and Mahalie
jackson perform at Soldier
Field.
HIS, WTOP--World Affairs
Report: Secretary General of
the q. N. Geneva Atom Con-
ference DR.. Walter g. Whit
mansummarizes the sessions.
1850, WTOP--Capitol Cloak
room: Moekarto Notowid-
igdo, Ambassador to the
United States from Indo-
nesia, is interviewed.
Evening star., 1955-08-21
MAILBAG

(This Is your chance to
sound of-and TV Critic
Bernie Harrison wiH do his
best to ansiDer questions.
Please keep letters as briet
as possible. Pen names Dill
be used u so desired.
Dear Bernie:
81 think that The $64. 1000
Question has a great poten-
tial, but somehow doesn't
quite manage to show it when
the contestant fails to try for
the big one. In fact, It's dis
appointing to see contestants.
as learned as some Of them
seem to be on certain subjects,
fail to try for the top question.
Why It's downright un-Amer-
lean. / feel certain one or
both Of the two who had OPP
portunities to do so could have
answered the final question
with no difficulty whatsoever.
But momentarily, with taxes,
It is probably unwise to risk
approximately $4,000 (the
ake-home cash above and
beyond the sure $4,000 carr
Just to win an extra SIS, 1000 or
so Ito get only 70 of what
you are risking.)
so why not offer prizes
Of the true take-home values
when you get above the $4,000
level. Thus Revlon could Of
fer q $4,000 prize which
would boil down to $32. 900
take home, and on the last
question offer 100000 or
more, which would be reduced
to $4,000 after taxes.
Frankly ] doubt If a con-
testant who missed the last
question would walk away with
only the $4,000 car. New jobs,
free trips and publicity galore
would no doubt await the man
who had the courage to 20
ahead and TRY
John H. F."
you're right about the jobs,
free trips, etc. The show has
changed the lives Of every one
Of the top contestants 20 far
and, it Is to beshoped. for the
better. But what do you mean
"great potential?" The show is
already No. on ali surveys,
and not by a fraction Of a
point. It's the week-to-week
tension, notoriety. ETC., that
probably makes most contest
ants stop. How do you elm
mate that?)
\
Dear Mr.. Harrison:
Thank you for your inter-
esting report concerning the
children's television programs
and the efforts Of a commits
tee to evaluate them.
Interested Mother"
{New programs announced
for the fall by NBC indicate
that the network is making an
earnest effort to follow the
committees excellent recon-
mendations. One is called
"Please Read to Me-" with
noted actors participating; the
other is based on the Golden
Books.)
\ n 4 y
Dear Bernie:
II guess it's human nature
to criticize but would like to
Evening star., 1955-08-21
TV and
RADIO

say how much I've enjoyed
Ethel and Albert this sum-
mer.
, "It's a delightful summer
replacement. Just good clean
fun. Wouldn't it be fine If II
could be kept on In the fall?
for my money, it could
very easily replace Johnny
Carson or George Gobel.
arp. A. c."
Q'd rather see it replace the
returning December Bride"
the series it replaced for the
summer. Otherwise, I'm with
you.)
"Dear Sir:
The best thing about this
awful Monitor isl can
change stations until it is
over. Why is it that we who
do not care, for Tv must have
such terrible programs in
fiicted upon US? We are not
all MORONS but, I feel those
characters BOB and RAY GER
tainly are. Monday nights are
the only fine musical evening
program offered. ! never miss.
What these program directors
are terming music is beyond
the imagination Of people who
love good music.
ITO bring either Reed or
Ross In after the place Bill
Herson made for himself
(WRC morning man - Ed.
note) in the regard of the
listening public is truly an in
justice to all concerned. II
the TOP BRASS extend Mon
itor' J will purchase TV in
self defense.
''P. L. r.
Don't do anything hasty.)
\ \ i
"Mr. Harrison:
Il realize that The $4,000
Question gets most Of the
quiz money from the audience
and sponsor, but where does
the rest come from?
"A. G."
(This show Is actually less
expensive to the sponsor, who
puts t1p ALL the money, than
almost any Of the weli-known
half -hour shows
The Sidney herald., 1955-02-24
John Haugen
Funeral Monday
AT Fairview

John Haugen, 81, died at the
home of his son, Arnie, in Sidney
about 1890 Friday morning. He
had been in i'll health for several
months.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2 p. m. at Zion Luth-
eran church in Fairview with
the Rev. A. E. Setness officiating.
Burial was in Four Mile Gene
terry.
Mr.. Haugen was born in Lof-
ton, Norway, Feb. is, 1874, a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ingeborg Haugen.
He married Charlotte Torreson,
Feb. %, 1898, in Norway. They
came to the United States in 1901
and lived for several years at
Hesper, Iowa. In 1906 they came
to Molly where they took a home
stead. Mrs. Haugen died in 1941.
He is survived by seven chill
dren, Chris, Harold and Arnie,
all of Sidney; Dagnar of Molly;
Selmer of Browning; Mrs. Jenny
Mahanna Of Williston, N. D, and
Mrs. Esther Howard of Dillon; two
brothers, Albert Haugen of Will
mar, Mimi, and Edward Haugen
of Fairview. He is also survived
by % grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.