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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

US. Weather Bureau operatives followed
suit. So did military personnel in World
War II. The practice was made official
in 1853. Now the names of hurricanes are
solemnly chosen at the beginning of each
year by the big brass. 1t was Hurricanes
Carol" and Edna" that caused such
devastation in the late summer of 1854.
For 1855, big blows along the East
Coast will bear the following names:
Alice, Brenda, Connie, Diane, Edith, Flora,
Gladys, Hilda, lone, Janet, Katie, Linda,
Martha, Nelly, Orva, Peggy, Queena,
Rosa, Stella, Trudy, Ursa, Verna, Wilma,
Xenia, Yvonne and Zelda.
On the Pacific Coast a somewhat sim
liar but separate naming system is used
to identify their big storms.
THE LAST STRAW. Most of the public
approves of designating hurricanes by
girls names, though malcontents still
clamor for other systems, such as numbers
Il, 2, y; letters "a, B, G, animals (Ante-
lope, Bear, Coyote, and Lord knows
what else.
Movie star Zsa Zsa Gabor (or her press
AGENT also demurred at the 1855 lineup.
''Zelda indeed" she pouted, ''Why not
Zsa Zsa? Anyhow, by the time they reach
T. there won't be amy wind left. For
1886, l demand that they start the list
backwardsv' BENNETT CERT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
HURRICANE WARNING

seller and still widely read in a reprint
edition, Storm tells how minuscule
weather disturbance off the coast of Japan
could develop into raging torrent by the
time it swept across the US.
A junior meteorologist in Stewards
novel called the particular storm he was
tracing after a girl he knew: Maria"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

WITHIN a few weeks
w now, people who
live along the Atlantic
sea board will start
watching for hurricane
warnings, ready to bat
ten down all matches if
the bio winds hepin to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Wont spill or /eak-ioea/ for travel"

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no corrosive acid salts
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nothing 10 interfere with
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

Fresh Stick has light, clear fragrance,
too. A clean-fresh bouquet.
No heavy masking perfume! No
strong odor to inger about you!
Think Of it! Extra-eAective protection
without any deodorant unpleasantness!
Use new Fresh Stick every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Adult Delinquency

The new approach to juvenile de-
ljnquency must look beyond those most
often blamed. the home, school and
church. Parents, teachers and the
clergy are all alike helpless before a
general poisoning of the air injecting
everybody.
The ethics of the current prevailing
mood is one of more or less indifference
to high standards of honor, decency
and duty-and normal human nature
reacts to it. How much more children?
In short, 1t is more an adult delinquency
than a juvenile one.
Let us remember that throughout our
history there were courageous men and
women who Numbered against the
evils and iniquities of their day; whose
passion for the right was so intense
they sacrificed all to set the right in
its place.
1t is up to the adult, the good men
and women, to demand their right to
live peacefully and decently-and fol-
low this demand through. BY protest
and by example they can set pattern,
elevate the common moral standard. It
is not enough to cry to high heaven
with complaint and with anguish that
our children 60 astray
For history shows that 1t Is the i'm
print or the impress upon the mind
and the soul that, in degree. determines
the accepted ethics of a people. their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Grapefruit League Acidity

On March % your sports department
headlined the news that: Senators
Win 10-Year Battle to Sign Cuban
Star" In the accompanying article
we are told that this paragon Of base
ball virtue is abandoning $4,000
per-year career in the leagues south
OF the border for the dubious pleasure
of earning an unstated stipend from
the Washington Baseball Club. If Mr..
Alex Crespo is the shining light at the
end of 10-year trail. and if he lives
up to his publicity handouts, then
Clark Griffiths long suffering patrons
will have come to their Just reward.
Perhaps we may be pardoned if we
are Skeptical In past years we have
seen long procession of Cuban ball
players come and go. So far, none OF
them have set the league on fire.
1t is respectfully suggested that CAL
win Griffith be advised to swing deal
for Soapy Waters, who is now tearing
The Stars comic page league apart.
At least the combination of Chuck
Dresser and Soapy Waters would make
the futility of the Senators and the
lethargy of the Grifflths more bearable.
Angus Sinclair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
No Sympathy for Pensioners

The Sunday Star recently carried an
editorial indorsing an increase IN pen
sions for retired Government workers.
Let's stop dignifying the word charity
by giving it a new name increased pen
sions" Pensions are usually earned and
paid for by those who receive them. BY
asking the American public to give
these people additional money which
they neither earned nor paid for is
identical to giving them a certain
amount of charity. This additional So
called pension would have to be paid
for out of taxes. and if we pay addl-
tional taxes to support this charity we
will have less to save ourselves for the
building up of our own personal re-
tiremcnt incomes in an independent
manner.
1t was within the power Of every Gov
eminent employe through the use OF
insurance, annuitieS and other means
of thrift to increase his retirement in
come to any figure that he needed.
Most retired workers had at least IS
or 40 years to accumulate additional
income. If they did not think it was i'm
portant enough to take care OF their
own 1uGuIcS, SdAi cCC III ASo"oA1 way
and millions of others should take care
of them.
A handout is an ugly thing and
changing it's term makes it no less ugly.
In this country it is possible for all OF
us, through reasonable thrift. to secure
our own futures and those of our fam
lilies. 1t is not good for anyone in Amer
lea to want charity.
Seymour Schulman,
General Agent, Ohio State Life In
Surance Co.
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Inteqrution in Virginia

Virginias State Conservation Direc-
tor, Raymond v Long. has expressed the
view that Virginia is not ready to
think about migrating yet" IN the
parks as a result Of the recent United
States Circuit Court of Appeals unan-
imous ruling that racial barriers at
public recreational facilities must be
lifted.
This is the same old. antiquated
argument for the status quo that has
been given every step of progress to-
ward a truer Christian democracy in
the Old Dominion and the Nation dur
ing this generation. Mr.. Long. like
many others of his kind, has opposed
the progress toward a homogeneous,
assimilated society that is being made
in Virginia and the rest of the South
as result OF and toward implement
ing the May II decision of the United
States Supreme Court.
This same old sis not ready" argu-
ment was used when the Federal Gov
eminent, under President Truman,
ordered indignation throughout our
armed forces. Our armed services are
now a homogeneous militia. May ask,
were the armed services really ready
to think of migrating yet?
If Virginia, and the rest of the South.
lis not ready to think about migrating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
By Charles E. TroceweN
Harry l. May.

a few years and then started out for
Kentucky, leaving the clearing and
the house. such as it was, behind them.
They just walked of.
Today we are still on the move. if it
is no more than. to move downtown
and back on a regular and regulated
schedule.
The busload of people is little
cosmos, moving on its own to desig-
mated places.
Most of its occupants are idle at the
time
They are just there. impatiently
waiting for the end of the line, or
something
They have nothing to do, so they
just start looking around.
Then. any movement, however slight.
will attract their attention.
Then, such is the way of crowds. no
matter how small or how large. they
become to slight degree inhuman.
The crowd psyche is cruel.
They laugh, bait what 1t is really is
barring of fangs.
Templeton Jones could feel them
champing him, as he steadfastly
went ahead with his task of cleaning
the bus seat. Somebody ought to do it.
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BurkIey's Wit Unoppreciuted

] should like to register firm pro-
test against publishing the remarks of
Senator Alben Barley in which he
made sacreligious use of the words of
Jesus in order that he might make a
joke.
1t seems in very poor taste and is
offensive to reverent Republicans and
Democrats alike. If one will read
Matthew viii,20 and then the whole
incident in which the verse is found,
it will be clear that by the "Son Of
man" is ment none other than Jesus
himself.
We all know that our President is
a reverent church-going. Bible-reading
man, and I believe that he would not
wish to have his name and activities
linked to that sort of use of Scripture.
1t is shocking to hear sacred words
used with such t1ippancy by someone
in high governmental Office, who should
know better And when uttered, they
should not be perpetuated in print.
Ruth M. Baxter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Toward Order in Pokiston

..Pakistan's Governor General, Ghulam
Mohammed, has acted within the laws of his
country-as affirmed by its Federal Court
in assuming supreme administrative author
ity during so-calkd state of emergency.
With this authority, he already has vail
dated certain essential laws passed by the
suspended Constituent Assembly, has an
nounced he would authenticate the budget
as required before March 81 and has re-
affirmed his plans to unity the provinces of
West Pakistan into single state.
From long-term standpoint perhaps
the most important part of this three-point
program is the proposed unitication of West
Pakistan. The geographic division of the
country in East and West areas, separated
by India, has been responsible for many of
it's problems-economic and political-from
the beginning. In turn, the fact that West
Pakistan is divided among four provinces
and ten princely states has left it at
political disadvantage versus more heavily
populated but more unified East Pakistan.
A more stable federation should result from
bringing the eastern and western wings of
the country into closer balance.
Meanwhile, the cabinet headed by Prime
Minister Mohammed Ali is expected to con-
tinue functoning as an administrative team
and council of advisers to the Governor
General Mr.. Ghulam Mohamrned already
has made known his intention of summon
ing a new Constituent Assembly for the
framing of constitution. Once that is
accomplished, popular elections can be ar
ranged and the series of political crises that
has plagued the country may be terminated.
There appears no reason to fear, in the
meantime, that Pakistan's foreign policy
and it's firm adherence to its commitments
to the Western nations will be affected at
all by it's internal political trials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

It has often worried Templeton Jones
why apparently trivial actions will up
set people.
Buses and elevators, he believes.
bring out the worst in human nature.
He got on his morning bus and al
most fell into his seat when he hap
pened to note splotch of grease.
Carefully he took tissue from his
pocket and started to wipe up the seat.
He knew, alas, from past experience.
just what the two guys facing him
would think.
Being careful about where you are
seated is supposed to be feminine.
There are great many of these
myths, based on nothing but male ego.
One is that women dress to please
men. Ha, ha, that's joke.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth.
Women dress to please women, says
Templeton Jones.
First, they dress to please them
selves, however.
Men, in the scheme of womens dress,
come third. and very poor third,
at that.
The two he-men in the seat snick-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
ARLINGTON Coalition

The stage is being set for lively County
Board election race this fall in Arlington
County. With two seats on the board at
stake, brand-neW political group has
entered the scene. Calling itself Arlingto-
mans for Better County (ABC), the organ
ization represents coalition of Democrats,
Republicans and remnants of the once
powerful Nonpartisan movement. It's lib
eral aspect is attested by the fact that it
intends to compete with the conservative
Arlington Independent Movement (AIM)
for dominance of the board election.
The realignment of forces follows with
drawal of both the Democratic and Re-
publican Parties from organizational activ-
ity in the County Board contest. This
apparently had left the field free for the
highly successful AIM group, itself sort
of coalition formed originally to offset sue
cesses of the Nonpartisans in county cleo
tions. When NonpartiSan board members
were ruled off the board by the courts be-
cause of Federal employment, AIM candi-
dates were swept into Office in 1852. Last
fall a scramble developed for the seat oc-
cupied by Mrs. Leone Buchholz, whose term
was about to expire. While the AIM con-
centrated on electing Mrs. Buchholz the
opposition vote was split among three other
candidates. Non-partiSan, a Democrat
and an independent Mrs. BuchholZ won
over her nearest rival by only 1862 votes in
a race which saw 24,344 votes cast.
The closeneSS of that race undoubtedly
started the losers thinking about what
would have happened if they had pooled
their votes, instead of dividing them up. 1t
is not surprising to learn that two of the
losers, Brian Bell, Democrat, and Ivan
Booker, Nonpartisan, are on the ABC plan
ming committee. Heading the group are
three cochairmen: Edmund D. Campbell,
who was Democratic nominee for Congress
in 1852; Kirkey s. Coulter former chairman
of the Arlington Republican Executive Com
mittee, and Edward B. Hincks, Nom
partisan leader. These are seasoned cam
paigners who know the value of united
action. It is evident there will be no clear
field this year for AIM candidates in Airing
tons County 8oard election
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
This and That

cred when Templeton Jones brought
out his tissue to wipe off the seat.
Jones let them smoker.
He knew them better than they knew
themselves.
The elevator and the bus, according
to Jones. bring out the very worst in
human nature.
Just why this is makes pretty
problem for the amateur everyday
philosopher Of sorts.
Is it that they are both mechanisms,
and that mechanisms are subhuman
and therefore every human suffers from
contact with them?
Every one who observes life with
smile knows how it is in elevators.
One wight makes wisecrack, as
he calls it, at an associate.
Then everybody laughs
No matter how inane the remark,
everybody in the elevator laughs.
4
A bus is not quite SO bad.
Perhaps this is because it is larger,
more filled with life.
1t is moving. too, which helps take
the curse off. We are moving people.
intent on going somewhere. Life in
America has always been that way.
A family settled in Virginia lived there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

by a full discussion can We prevent
it from happening again.
The Democrats discussed the Hoover
Depression" for 20 years. The Repub-
licans would be quite naive if they
didn't do the same.
Dewitt o. Burke
Exhuming the remains Of the Yalta
papers should alert the American peo-
pie to the fact "Our brave sons died
in vain"
The Yalta debacle should be revoked
by Congress.
We must have the Bricker Amend
ment passed at this session.
Pearl w. Norman
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Conservation

ac matters not II l., the priest, Danish
from mind and sight
So long as the temple columns rise.
and the temple lamp burns
bright.
1t matters not If the drifting CTolGd
pass me NTH eyes OF stone
So long as the altar scroll endureS,
and the psalm that | mtoHe.
1t matters not II /. the priest, fade in
the ,Chtrlin0 dust
So long as the Ldt0 and light remain
and neUer tail my trust.
For BY the sparks our hues hare lit,
phen form and name expire.
We Serue the pulse OF the ttmeIess
breath that tanned the stars
to fire.
Stonton A. Coblentz
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The Presidents Faith

Under the rules of our rough-and-
tumble political system, Senator, if his
tastes so dictate, has a right to go before
a meeting of the United Automobile Workers
and accuse President of bad faith in his
professions of religious belief. 1t is not
surprising that Senator Nicely Of West vir-
ginia saw At to do this
1t is surprising that White House
spokesman and several Republican Senators
saw At to answer such an attack. 1t did not
deserve to be dignified by an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

industries can and do schedule their pro-
duction over full year or most Of 1t. Other
industries such as construction, are unable
to make long-range plans. The automobile
industry appears to be somewhere in be-
tween. Next months negotiations win shed
a great deal Of light on what the industry
feels it can do. And the results may have
great bearing on future labor arrangement
contracts for other segments of American
industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30

ways and thought. What few impas
stoned evil leaders have done in our
time for woe. surely the stock of Wash
ington, jefferson, Lincoln. Emerson and
their hosts can do for good.
Let he or she who would be of serv-
ice speak out! Proclaim they abide by
and will tolerate no less than the high
est standards of conduct and morality
Refuse to compromise and take no
refuge in excuses of expediency In
politics. in business. in social and in
private life. This infection is catching.
too,
Harry l. May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
1t Helps to Make Believe

1t is appalling that there are so
many people today taking the JOY out
of life, desiccating it until there is
nothing left but husks. Now we are
told by one of your parent-counselor
features not to tell our children fairy
tales unless we explain that they are
mot true" and follow them up with
the antidote of true stories"
I am old, but the loved fairy tales.
myths and legends. the hero worship
I gained as a little girl are all still
with me to the enrichment of my life
even today. The average child learns
naturally and soon enough the dividing
line between fact and fancy. The child
stubs his toes quite early against hard
facts, and of course continues to stub
them through life Yet the scientists
are finding much of truth in the old
legends, SO perhaps there is some true
gold even in fairy tales. Life would be
poor indeed without them.
1t was Corot. I think. who answered
someone who praised the craftsman
ship of one of his students, yes, it
is very fine: but he will never make
painter. The fairies never dance in
his pictures"
Another Frenchman, dying, and
troubled that he left lovely daughter
very much alone in the world, said
to her, TRY to find some illusion to
be your stay in life"
No, leave us the tales that have en-
riched the lives of men for thousands
of years and do not take the color and
joy out of life by splitting hairs with
the young as to their truth or falsity.
They are much safer fare than the
crude and livid excitements children
turn to in place of them.
Hone Willis Rafhhun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Historic Labor Negotiations

In annual convention this week, the
United Automobile Workers are expected to
formalize the contract demands which they
will present in April to the two giants OF
their industry, General Motors and Ford.
Although So-called procedural meetings al
ready have been held between representa-
tives of the union and the two companies,
the actual negotiating sessions will not open
until April in the General Motors case and
April IL in the Ford case. JAW President
Reuther has served notice, however, that
this is the year when about emphasis will
be directed at winning guaranteed annual
wage formula in the labor contracts.
! Present contracts with the two big man.
ufacturers expire at the end of May. With
production schedules heavy and sales pros
poets good, the union appears to have
selected an economically favorable year for
seeking a long standing objective. The in
dustry is subject however, to relatively
sharp fluctuations in activity with its pro-
duction rate not usually constant over a
12-month period. It's ability to spread pro-
duction, and employment, is factor in
guaranteeing an annual wage.
Guaranteed wage plans take many
forms and more than $50 have been in
operation in American industry at one time
or another. Some are in effect now. In
some cases the plans provide what amounts
to an extension of unemployment compen-
sation; others are part of employer plans
to spread production over full year and
others provide advances against future
wages The JAW plan, as thus far publ
cized, has closer resemblance to unemploy-
ment compensation. In brief, the formula
would provide credit for so-called perma-
nent employes-those who have worked the
required so or 80 days before becoming
union memberS-or one weeks pay for each
two weeks worked BY this formula a
worker of two years seniority would be COW
cred for an additional year of guaranteed
wage. Unemployment resulting from a
strike by the auto workers themselves pre-
sumably would not be covered-only New
York and Rhode Island extend such coverage
under unemployment compensation. Cow
erage probably will be asked, however, in
event Of a shutdown of the automobile in
dustry because of strike in supplying
industry-such as steel. Most unemploy-
nlent compensation systems do grant this
coverage.
1t has been recognized generally on
both the employer and employe side that
annual wage guarantees may be practicable
in some industries and not in Others Some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Rejects Friendship

No one viii be able to force Wash
ingtonians to use Friendship Airport
at Baltimore. The citizens of this area
are pushed around a great deal, but
in this case a customers strike will be
the answer The net result will be
losses for the airlines.
It isn't up to this area to bail out
Baltimore for the stupid mistakes
made in the construction of Friend
ship Airport. There are many prac-
tical ways in which traffic can be
increased at Washington Airport or
fields Immediately adjacent thereto.
This is a strong protest against try
ing to force the use of Friendship Air
port by one who is constant user
of airline transportation.
Harold p. Braman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
"The Rasslin' Match"

Office holder. 1t is almost impossible
to pick up paper that doesn't mention
his popularity.
Unless it is by pure incident that, I.
a travelling salesman, come in contact
only with people who do not see him
as such, I am forced to believe that
these papers are off cue.
Many so-called Democrats" sup
ported Gen. Eisenhower in 1852. There
is good reason to believe that many
so-called Republicans" will oppose him
in 1856.
Paul A. FariS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-30
Letters to The Stor.... -

yet" will some one please inform this
writer-a Virginian-when such a time
will come? For some queer reason.
when this old argument is employed
and it is used frequently to evade
reality-the answer to this question is
never furnished 1t is omitted and for
gotten quite conveniently.
If the Commonwealth of Virginia is
mot ready to think about integrating
yet" it will never be ready.
Leonard Brown, Jr.