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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28

Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov is described in reports
from Geneva as being in q
cheerful mood and confident
that the USSR viii gain all
its major points.
The Russian diplomats opti-
misrn Is based on the utterly
confused situation In Europe.
The French cabinet is fighting
for its life. Even If it survives
the vote its prestige win be
greatly weakened. 1t is ac-
tually only q caretaker adj
ministration. Thus Frances
voice at Geneva will be a mere
whisper without authority or
influence.
More serious Is the likely
disappearance Of Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer from the
world political stage. He viii
be 80 years old in January and
is suffering from a serious all
ment described in official bull
letins as pneumonia. Medical
progress in the last few years
has rendered this aiiment
much less serious. But Aden-
auer's recovery will be slow
because of his advanced age.
The latest ofiicial announce
ments say he may not be able
to take care of affairs Of state
until next month, But other
reports indicate that it win be
quite some time before he can
be active again. It Is ques-
tionable whether he can apply
himself with the same energy.
There is q strong parallel
between Adenauer and Sir
Winston Churchill, who hav-
ing recovered from respiratory
troubles. handed over party
leadership to his lieutenant,
Sir Anthony Eden. soon after
he reached the fourscore
milestone. Although Sir An
thony has few Of the qualities
Of his predecessor, he was
groomed for the job. He spent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28
DAVID LAWRENCE

Many people who saw q tele-
vision program the other eve
ming which ridiculed the meth
DDS by which . Vice President
Is chosen must have won
dered why the same criticism
couldn't be leveled also at the
way Presidents are chosen.
Quite o lot of the conversa-
ton by the speakers over the
"See It Now program Of the
Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TEN made the point that the
national conventions Of the
political parties do not give
much consideration to the
qualifications Of q vice presi-
dental nominee and instead
usually satisfy some factor Of
internal expediency in a politi-
cal party.
That's true in a historical
sense about vice presidential
nominees, but it Is also true
sometimes Of the process by
which a presidential nominee
Is selected.
Looking at recent history, 1t
was In q smoke filled room"
that the Republican Party
''bigwigs" in 1920 selected Sem
ator Warren Harding Of Ohio.
despite the fact that he had
not entered q single one Of the
Observation-Disclosures prima-
ries. He was elected by an
overwhelming vote Of the peo-
Pile. but made a poor Presi-
dent.
It was a combination of
party organization leaders also
that selected Adlai Stevenson
in 1852 to be the Democratic
presidential nominee, though
he had not entered the presi-
dental preference primaries
in any State. The voting
strength Of Senator Kefauver
of Tennessee. who had figured
prominently in victory after
victory in the presidential pri-
maries Of 1852. was disregarded
by the convention. In a broad
sense. he was really the choice
of the people-that is. of the
Democratic Party voters
while Stevenson was the choice
of the bosses Of the Demo-
cratic Party - the machine
and organization leaders in
the big cities.
The neutrality-suspicious.
primary system. however. is
not considered desirable today
for a variety Of reasons. Sena-
tor Barley, who because Of
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For What Are They to Fight?
Move Awokens No Enthusiasm

selves to any other career.
Some are young men dissatis-
fed with their positions and
opportunities In civilian life.
Many will have to be rejected
because Of age or physical
disabilities. They are certainly
not the cream of the German
nation. or of the population
Of the West German Republic.
For what are they supposed
to fight? For the Fatherland?
There Is no German Father
land" but a divided nation on
the other side Of which other
young Germans are being
modified in another army. UNI
der another government, with
in another alliance. What are
they supposed to represent and
emulate? The great German
military tradition? The Ger
man acts Of heroism In two
world wars? The military ira
dition has been denounced for
10 years. Any gloriflcation of
German heroism in two world
wars is still suppressed as a
glorification Of naziisin. This
is to be a democratic" and
unmilitaristic army. Perhaps
a soldier can explain how a
morale can be created without
tradition.
OF what use will it be? On
this question there is a con-
siderable body of military
opinion that has been making
Its own "agonizing reap
praisals," in the light Of ther-
monuclear developments. /
quote the opinion of one, who
formerly held a high position
in the German general staff:
The armament as planned is
military nonsense. At the time
Of the Korean war there were
only q small number OF atomic
bombs in existence. Now we
can reckon on masses Of them.
possessed by both sides. This
completely revolutionizes war
IA fact which both the Amer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

France another cabinet crisis Fifty million French
men can't be but give them time and they'll all be
prime ministers.
Hartman aide Joins the Stevenson staff New Harri-
man strategy: II you can't lick EN-. join 'em.
Truman Barley and Wallace say should be
full about picking Vice-Predens They win receive hand
engraved testimonials couple of named Knowand
and Knight
The national debt up s25 billion in october. Did
someone the G. o. p hadn't adopted all the New Deal
programs?
Democrats attack Republicans seeking glamour"
candidate They OF that stun after Adla posed for
photo in Bermuda shorts.
Weather forecasters have cold winter They
obviously haven't noticed that Of air moving
from the upper political regions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28
Criticism of System Also Applies
To Way Presidents Are Chosen

his term as Vice President was
on the television program. said
the primary system is theoreti-
caliy ideal. Former President
Truman. who appeared on the
same progra m, pointed out
that 1t would cost too much
money for q prospective nomi-
nee for the vice presidency to
enter all the primaries and
make q Nationwide campaign.
He would be faced with q big
expense twice in q single year.
Ed Murrow. who conducted
the program. remarked at the
end that it was q matter more
Of standards than methods In
selecting a vice presidential
nominee. He was really imply
ing that the whole nominating
system today doesn't provide
America with the best quail
fed man for the vice presi-
idency. He might well have
added that 1t doesn't provide
the country every time with
good presidential nominees
either.
Looking back at the last
100 years of presidential his
tory. it will be found that few
Of the men who have occupied
the White House--either as a
Vice President succeeding a
President or by election as
President in the first instance
had experience that qualified
them for the presidency.
II national legislative expe-
rience, for instance, is the cri-
terion, it will be noted that
more than half of the Presi-
dents in the last 100 years
didn't have any. They never
sat in Congress. and most Of
them never held a Federal
ofiice Of any kind before COM
ing to Washington for the first
time to assume the top job in
the Government.
Some Of those with govern
mental experience. on the
other hand. didn't measure up
to other Presidents who had
little or none. It's the man
rather than the experience.
Abraham Lincoln served one
term in the House before run
ming for the presidency. Grant
had not run for elective Office,
and neither had William How
ard Taft. Herbert Hoover or
Dwight Eisenhower, though
each was identified for ,everal
years with a major department
in the Federal Government.
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Senator Lunger
lis Recuperutinq

Los ANGELES, Oct. % (P.--
Senator LANCER, SO. Republican
of North Dakota. was reported
feeling well yesterday at the
University of California hospital,
but date for his release has not
yet been set.
Senator LANCER. who came
here to conduct hearings Of o
Senate subcommittee. was adj
mitted to the hospital last Sat
urday. Doctors said he Is In the
hospital for a rest because he
was tired and overworked." His
case was described as fatigue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28

West Germany will rearm.
The die was cast with the
ratification Of the Paris agree
ments by the majority that
Chancellor Adenauer controls
in the West German Parlia-
ment. But this step. which was
unthinkable at the end of the
war and now occurs 10 years
later, awakens no enthusiasm
at all in this country which
has been considered the ia
therland of militarism. No one
knows, Of course, what the
popular reaction viii be when
the first German regiments
march again through the
streets. All that one can re-
cord is the reaction-or al
most total lack of tat the
present moment.
The Russian charge that
German rearmament Is the
invention of Nazi miiitarists
planning a war of revenge for
the recovery Of the lost terri
tories has no substance. The
new German army was born
out Of fear at the time Of Ko-
rea, The French plan. TO in
tegrate 1t into the European
defense system and thus hold
1t In check. registered French
apprehensions. But the polit-
ical and military situation has
radically changed since then.
Now people are asking-inso-
far as Germans ask anything
at all--of what use 1t will be
and what are some Of the re-
suits likely to come from Its
formation.
The first step has been to
call for volunteers. These are
to become the core of the COM
missioned and noncommis-
stoned officers to train the
divisions later to be raised by
q selective service draft. But
there has been no rush to the
colors. In q state OF so mil
lion. some 10000 have volun-
teered. Some are former ON
GERS unable TO adapt them
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Rental Office on Premises
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28

Now 1885 families enjoy the suburban atmosphere Of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-28

Come to Arlington Towers tonight
or tomorrow. You'll see a beautiful
development, in full bloom. You'll
see life as it is lived. And here's
what else you'll see:
Unparalleled beauty Of view and land
scope Q 9 minutes from downtown
Washington 4-minute rush-hour bus
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Automatic washers and dryers Sec
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Or out . venetion blinds . Complete
shopping center . few steps away
Broad picture windows . Moster TV
outlet . Built-in bookcases Plenty
Of closets . Acre Of playground for
children.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
|RivoIs Agree on Issues
In Arlington House Race

cratic Executive Committee posts
! in Z Of the 81 precincts.
The judgeship fight is between
Paul D. Brown. substitute County
Court Judge, and Wesley w
Cooper, County Board member
Judge Hugh Reid is stepping
down from the office. He will
continue to SIT on the Juvenile
and Domestic Relations Court
bench.
Three local officials are unop-
posed in the primary In their
bids for denomination. They
are Commissioner Of Revenue
George D. Fischer. Common
wealth's Attorney William j
Hassan and Sheriff Carl l.
Taylor.
In the House race. integra-
tion-the only controversial SUBJ
ject to arise during the cam
paign talks--was touched on by
only two candidates.
Mrs. Stone said that regard
less of the Supreme Court ruling,
she is in favor Of continuing the
States free public school system.
Mr.. Winston has taken the
position that he would not sup
port any effort that might be
proposed to abolish the public
school system in Virginia.
Mrs. Stone and Mr.. Mann are
expected to win denomination.
leaving the contest-in effect
a three-man struggle for one
seat.
Mr.. Kimel was elected to the
Evening star., 1955-06-26

campaigns. Mr.. Winston heads
the county's Young Democrats.
mfr. Bauserman Is q former
county sheriff and is q Virginia
game commissioner.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
BY SAM EASTMAN

The five-way primary race ir
Arlington for three House o.
|Delesates seats has failed to pro-
duce any excitement. with the
candidates apparently in agree.
ment on all major problems.
Two incumbents. Harrison
Mann and Mrs. Kathryn H
Stone, are seeking denomination
The other three candidates art
Homer @. Bauserman. a bust
nessman; Alvin F. Kimel
County Board member. and VII
liam L. Winston. attorney.
Delegate j. Maynard Magru'
der has filed for county treas
urer. He is unopposed in tht
primary. The post now is helc
by Colin C. Macpherson. a Re.
publican.
Unusually Quiet
The contest has been an un-
usually quiet one. No candidate
has taken exception to the views
expressed by any other candi-
date, nor has the record Of either
incumbent been attacked.
State Senator Charles r
Fenwick, who first went to the
General Assembly In 1910 and
who ran for Governor two years
ago, is unopposed.
The only contests. other than
the House race, are for the
county judgeship and for Demo
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Senatorial Race Stirs
A Ripple in Alexandra

be suspended until many State
needs are met" The two House
candidates said they favored no
revision in the tax laws at pres
ent.
All are against imposition Of
a State sales tax.
All the candidates favor re-
tention of the public school sys-
tenn and the compulsory attend
ance law. Mr.. Gasson said he
believes some program leaving
the decision on interrogation up
to the localities should be worked
out. The three others believe it
possible to work out a program
satisfactory to the Supreme
Court but still maintain the sys-
tenn essentially In its present
form. %&f$ 79@
Three candidates favor repeal
of the poll tax. Mr.. Jones said
the poll tax is all right but the
deadlinei for paying the tax
should be closer to election day.
Mr.. Jones said the tax deadline
occurs when interest in poI.tics
is at its lowest ebb and many
people forget to pay it.
Mr.. Boothe, ~, is a former
Alexandria city attorney and
has been in private law practice
since 1881. He graduated from
the University of Virginia and
was a Rhodes scholar. He is q
member Of the Alexandria and
10th District Democratic Com
mittees.
Mr.. Jones, "a, is an attor-
ney with offlces in Washington.
He is a member Of the Young
Democratic Club and an asso-
ciate member Of the City Demo-
cratic Committee. He graduated
from George Washington Uni
versity.
Mr.. Gasson Is an attorney as
sociated with Jesse, Phillips,
Klinge g. Kendrick. He IL q
graduate Of Princeton Univer-
sity and received q law degree
from the University Of Virginia.
Mr.. Thomson, 80. also Ia an at
torney. He IL associated with
the Alexandria f1rm Of Clarke,
Richard, Moncure q WHITE
head. He is o graduate Of Vir-
|ginia Military Institute and the
University Of Virginia Law
School.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
THE PRIMARY AT A GLANCE

Virginia Democrats will settle primary contests between
the hours Of $3.50 and 1880 PM Tuesday July IL.
The hours by the clock prevail whether the 10.
cay observing daylight saving standard time Follow.
ing list Of contested Offices and the candidates running
in the nearby areas:
ARLINGTON
House t3)-Harrison Mann and Mrs. Kathryn Stone
incumbents Homer Bauserman Alvin F. Kimel and William
L. Winston.
Judge u)-Paul D. Brown and Wesley w. Cooper
ALEXANDRIA
Senate CD-Delegate Armistead L. Boothe and Cullen
B. Jones
House u)-James NJ. Thomson and Edward Gasson.
FAIRFAx-FAILs CHURCH
House (2)-Omer l. Hirst and John C. Webb incum.
bents and Lytton H. Gibson.
Commonwealths Attorney (1)-Robert c. Fitzgerald n
cumbent and Ernest N. Hudgins.
FAIRFAX
Supervisor II each)-
DranesvlIe Dstrict-o. Wallace Carper. incumbent.
and Paul Reiber.
Lee-Clarence Jett and Arthur I. sha1er. both In
cumbents
Providence-Thomas H. Woods, Roland NJ Dolder and
James Keith.
Falls Church-Mrs. Elizabeth orard straus and
Joseph H. Freehll.
Mason-Mrs. Anne Wilkins. incumbent and W. O.
wills
Observation-Disclosures Fox and Stuart T. DeBen. both
incumbents Mrs. Cuba Curtice and Mrs. Ruby Clarke
Mount Vernon-John Parrish and Mrs Jane H.
Wellemeyer.
Evening star., 1955-06-26
BY PAUL HOPE

Alexandria will elect its owl
State Senator for the first timt
this year but the race for thu
Democratic nomination for thu
post has stirred little public in
terest so far.
The contest for the city!
House Of Delegates post. being
vacated by Armistead L. Boothe
likewise has created hardly 9
ripple.
Mr.. Boothe, a member of the
House since 1948. is seeking the
nomination for the Senate post
which was created in { State
redistricting by the 1854 General
Assembly. His opponent is Cullen
B. Jones, jr., a newcomer to
politics.
House Contest
In the House contest are Ed
ward D. Gasson and James M.
Thomson, both attorneys. who
are making their first bid for
public office.
One Of the few points Of diff
ference in the Senate race is
on labor legislation. Mr.. Jones
favors revision of the State
right-to-work law by allowing
union shops If favored by a ma
jority Of voters. Mr.. Boothe has
opposed any further restrictive
legislation against labor. and in
1852 sponsored a bill to permit
union shop agreements if favored
by majority of the workers.
He said the whole field Of labor
legislation should be studied by
both sides before any revisions
Of the labor laws.
Mr.. Gasson said he is 400 pei
cent" behind the States labor
laws. His opponent expresses
views similar to Mr.. Boothe's.
Tax Refund Repeal
Mr.. Boothe favors repeal OF
the State automatic income tax
refund law, which provides re-
funds to taxpayers when State
revenues exceed estimates by q
certain percentage. Mr.. Boothe
was one Of the leaders Of the
fight In the last Assembly to re-
tain the money earmarked for
refunds.
Mr.. Jones said the refund Law
is "basically sound" but should
Evening star., 1955-06-26

County Board as an Arlington
Independent Movement candi.
date. but has not been closely
associated with AIM in recent
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

~ years ago ne bought from J c.
Taylor the 1876 acre farm where
his main buildings and home are
now Prior TO that he rented the
land. He started with tobacco and
has gradually worked into the
daifyIng 1t Is interesting TO note
the gradual growth Of Mr. Nor
tons dairy Interest He first drove
a milk truck. then sold calves.
then began to sell cream, then
Grade b milk, and now he has q
fine grade A herd and ships about
100 gallons Of milk daily to the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24
Value OF Dairying Demonstrated
BY Last Weeks Mystery Farm

mans store and another mile
aopth on route G47 Route G47
dieidcs ilte farm almost equally
10 tfic east are 1885 acres lnclud-
ug fha view shown IN the picture.
and 10 the west are IN ares in
cludine pasture. crops and a
swimming pond
MI Norton IS frs "a tobacco
man and then a dairyman Tween
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-24

oacll allotment and also helps
Wherever needed rh.s leaves Mr.
Norton 80 handle the rest OF the
iArm operation with the help Of
his two ardy suu,Gnred boys,
Roy Jr and Billy Roy. u. and
BINS 40 Afe both skilled in handl-
Continued on PAGE IL
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Stop, Look
and Laugh
ny sEMNETT CERT

It's always seemed to me that the
ofiicious gentlemen who guard the gate
ways leading 10 departing trains have
two pleasures in life: (ll Making sure
that friends and relatives have as diff
cult . time Is possible seeing OF their
loved ones. and (2) Slamming the gate
shut 50 that Il just misses slicing on the
nose Of the sfraegler who comes gallop-
ing along one second late.
Al London terminals that second
pleasure IS tempered BY the ever-pres-
enf possibility that the proboscis thus
endangered might belong to none other
than Winston Churchill.
The beloved Winnie, . confirmed
dawdler. takes . particular delight IN
catching planes already taxing for
take-off, boats pulling up anchors, taxis
daFtine away from the curb and trains
just beginning to ease out Of the station.
I'm q sporting man, : he explains.
Always like 10 eive them an even
chance to escape. !"
Tlsore's . stztionEssasEes up IN
Maine who heard q crash on the plat
form ono morning. He dashed out TO
see the tail end Of the Boston express
disappearing round bend. while Z
disheveled gent, Of Mr.. Churchill's
general proportions. lay prone on the
ground, surrounded BY upset milk cans
and the contents Of his opened suit
case. An owiish younssier was staring
AZ him.
Was he trying to catch that frain?''
asked the stationmaster. ..EIe did catch
Evening star., 1955-11-06

it, reported the ycunester. but Il got
away again.
Wlsat may have held up that unfor-
tlnatc tra~cler IS the narrow. rickety
staircase thar lads to the station plat
form. ParaIleling Il is 4 creased chute
used TO slide packing cases and heavy
baggage down.
Local tradition has il that an elderly
lady once came whining down the
chute, clutching her hat in one hand and
astraw valise in the other. AZ the bottom
she exclaimed Indignantly. You'd think
! big railroad company would make Il
. little easier for passengers to ri down
TO their ding busted trainsr'
The profits in raiIroading today, Of
course, come from hauling freight. There
are few passenger trains in the country
making money. The red-ink figures for
1855 passenger service win probably
exceed six hundred million dollars!
Smart railroad men are doing what
they can to stem the tide. The neN lighf-
weight. undersIung trains, the first Of
which are promised for delivery in the
spring. win help. So viii air-cOoling
and redesienine Of existent equipment.
Pat McGinnis. prexy Of the New
Haven, went 50 far in dolIing up a
new train with bright paint and fancy
dOodads that an engineer, unaware
he was being overheard. mutfered,
. .McGinnis Is making this line look like
q collection Of circus cars.
.Ihave no choice. = TesOrted McGinnis
promptly. when I've got clowns like
You running Il for ncl''
The last straw. Unhappiest railroad
man Of the year was the bassageman
aboard i Georgia Central local who had
q mule entrusted to his care. The mule
had destination TAG tied round his
neck. but ate Il before the train reached
Athens.
The bagsaseman discovered his loss,
and inquired helplessly, ..What're we
gonna do with this crazy mule? He's
gone and et up where he's eoin'r'
Evening star., 1955-11-06

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