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Evening star., 1955-01-27
7 his and That

even, they have been tried before.
What Is your reaction?
every truly yours, <. p. u
Many attempts along this line have
been made over the centuries.
All Of them have fallen nat, and do
you know why?
Because they conflict with the his
tory and genius Of our beloved tongue.
When you try to take the unusual
and the absurd, even. out OF the Eng
Iish language. you strike . blow that
Il worse than the thing you try 70
correct.
This Is because these odd ways Of
saying things, Of prcnouncing words.
are vefitable part Of the whole.
To chop them on, would be like
taking an ear on human being. He
might be able 70 hear as wen as over,
but be would never look the same.
Theodore Roosevelt tried ii and
failed
He wanted 70 reform the language.
especially the spelling.
And he sot npwheres
similar plans crop up every year
some people want p change the
There is,elways some one who thinks
he sees way TO right Things hc re-
CARDS e Wong. but the years hsfe >
way sf tfEarting hinn--or her.
The queer words our corresponds
snk hrs s16lvsd hare been txied b.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
BY Charles {. Trocewen

fore, as We recall. They are ali right,
except that they SEEM and are. We
believe-wofse than what they try TO
prevent.
such awkward things - not 70 use
them.
There Ii always some way around.
as the Washington policeman found
out, who in the old days discovered ?
dead horse on Connecticut avenue.
He could not spell rConnecticut," 20
he dragged the horse around the cor
ner. and then reported il found on
NJ street.
II Is always possible To avoid the
real peculiarities Of the Language, q
one determines to do 80, or believes It
worth while.
EngIish has gone = long way since
Ci1aucer's time. It Is an amazing ex-
perience. to 80 back 70 him. and zee
how they spelled and handled English
Then.
one win come back, we believe. TO
modern days, with great tEo-Way re-
spect, first for Chaucer. and then for
today's Of writer's.
They are all 10 the line Of real Eng
lish, and real English Is English With,
al it, occasional cruditice. glorious
purple patches, plain everyday speech
and writing: everything belongs. forms
. part cf. helps make and creates; y
u this creation that = basic, that
makes cur glorious Language hesitates
one pIace. sing smother.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Do The Kids Won't UNIT?

The January 10 issue Of This Week
Magazine featured an article entitled
ssThe Kids Want UNIT"
The author Of the article, Myrick
Land. states that ''the l8-year-old boys
themselves and their parents--are
overwhelmingly In favor Of UNIT.
This statement is supposedly supported
by two Nationwide surveys: yet the
arguments presented by those who
placed themselves on record for UNIT
I do not support the contention. Some
feel that large army IS necessary:
many dislike being dangling men
while awaiting draft: others think that
untried UNIT viii be fairer than se-
iectiye service has worked 50 far, and.
still others even feel the outer-imposed
discipline Of military training win DO
them some good.
These arguments may support the
contention that "tlle kids prefer untried
UNIT to the present Seiective Serv-
ice System" but they cannot be inter-
preted to support the authors point Of
view. II is regrettable that this article.
which has had so large circulation,
has added to the confusion which clouds
this national issue.
Samuel Humes and Thomas Taylor.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
81 Carer Brooke Jones
sook critls q Ths star

NEW YORK-W11liam Faulkner. the
Mississippian Who won the Nobel Prize
for literature ii 1850. Is the object ox
the most intensive scrutiny o. the sey-
eral writer's who are being honored this
week at events Of the Sixth Annual Ma
tional Book Award.
Mr.. Faulkner. who cherishes privacy
and merely endures publicity, ls bear
ing up well under the ordeal that foi-
lowed the bestoWal Of gold plaque Tor
writing his novel "A Fable which q
literary jury chose IS the most distin-
ruished fiction book Of 1854. He even
submitted to being collared BY several
members Of the stan Of his publishers.
Random House, and taken to private
room where he and the other winners
were interviewed by book reviewers and
other members Of the press from all
over. the country Just before the public
ceremony Of awarding this years honors
in the ballroom Of the Hotel Commodore
the other night.
THUS to emphasize Mr.. Faulkner's
role Is not to lessen those Of the other
winners, but merely to point up . per-
sonality which has been as colorful and
controversial as his books. It also Is to
stress that the other winners wrote
books that were generally praised while
Mr.. Faulkner's novel, the. most ann
bilious and panoramic he ever wrote.
received divided press. with those
disliking it being more vociferous than
those who praised 1t.
Nor, in playing UP Mr.. Faulkner.
should the stirring address by the
speaker Of the evening, Senator Ful-
bright, Democrat. Of Arkansas. be by
passed. The Senator, said by Clifton
Fadiman, master Of ceremonies, to rep
resent "a l2-letter dirty word. intel
lectual," remarked that today ait seems
at times that man can be arrested
for unlawful assembly when he merely
collects his thoughts"
The fact remains, though. that every
body was watching Bill Faulkner and
talking about his book. arguing it one
way or the other.
The award TO IA Fable" vindicates.
in measure at least. the conclusion
some Of us reached when the novel
was published last summer. We felt
Evening star., 1955-01-27
IndiyiduuIism vs.. lnteerotion

President Eisenhower has used bad
Judgment In forcing racial integration
on those American citizens opposed to
such a way, Of life. It is ludicrous to
think that freedom and differences can
thrive and be recognized in the face Of
a government based on the theory and
law Of integration. # In the finai
analysis American citizens must bow TO
the law OF integration. then 1t is inn
possible to maintain differences in other
aspects Of democracy. Breakdown in
democratic beliefs other than racial
Is plainly apparent in America today.
Racial integration has q chain reaction
on other democratic beliefs. because
democracy Is one and related. Witness
the recent move to integrate religion.
Destroy identity. standards and differ
ences in one aspect Of democratic life
and it WIN simply and naturally follow
that the rest Of democratic beliefs viii
receive the same reception and suffer
the same fate. Democracy cannot be
two things at the same time, integrated
Ia one belief and segregated In another
belief. In short. We cannot have two
masters, two different modes Of think
ing and living. namely, the individual
and the inteerated. Milan Dinneen.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Israel Excluded From PorIey

The Associated Press reports that
the Prime Ministers Of five Asiatic
countries, the so-called Colombo pow
ers, are calling conference Of the ma
tions Of Africa and Asia sometime in
April this year. The purpose viii be
ITO promote the course Of world peace
and stability"
Standing out like sore thumb in
the decision to invite 80 nations was
the exclusion of the state Of Israel.
This is the land. the state Of Israel,
which won It's right against overwhelm-.
ing odds to maintain its liberty and
independence In 1913; took unto its
bosom 100000 victims of persecution
which had no parallel in the history
of the world: gave them food, raiment.
housing and work. and above all re-
stored to them the God-given gift OF
individual human dignity" Thus Is
raei showed By example and deeds. and
not by mere lip service, the way TO
promote peace and stability.
BY contrast we note that one Of the
nations to be invited to the conference
Is Red China. whose leaders hands drip
with the blood Of the victims Of purges.
brain-washing, terrorism, torture. and
tyranny and other refined methods Of
persecution: and which country Is now
holding II American soldiers on
trumped-up spy charges. What fine
partner in conference such as this.
We learn from reliable sources that
: the objections to inviting the state Of
Israel to this conference came from the
Arab League. n.
Is this the way to promote world
peace and stability? Hardly.
Abe Shefferman.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Thut Old House

In reading the protests to The Star
regarding the removal of the misplaced
and nonornamental shack and re-
peat for emphasis, shack from in front
of the District Building, the "City Han"
of washington, am forced to believe
that the writer's are confusing the
product that comes out of the building
with the shack itself.
At the same time. cannot believe
that those protesting are voicing their
honest opinions when they say that
Col. Leonard cannot function In any
other location in the District. A good
man can function anywhere. An ONCE
in some other part Of the city would
not slow down the work.
Washington Is q curious capital.
There are shacks all over the city, dis
graceful structures that should have
been taken down long ago. Yet in IL
years, only one such structure has been
demolished. Across Fourteenth street
from the shack under discussion, there
Is another building that has been q
disgrace to the city since it was erected.
It, too, should come down when the
District Commissioners remove the.
Gtldu uuhaiAB IL 1NoAAt " eAipAs H1AAAAAAes
And may It be soon.
happened to be living In Paris when
the French government decided to re-
move all Of the shacks that had been
built. mostly on the Champ de Mars.
The occupants protested that they
must stay put. But the government is
sued an order that caused the eyacua-
tion Of the shacks In one week. and
they came down the next week. That
would be an excellent thing TO happen
IN Washington. along the Mall, in the
parks. everywhere temporary building
still stands.
The Capital Of our country should be
showplace, not q mess. With good
start on Pennsylvania avenue, perhaps
( 1t could happen here.
Charles Coulter.
Evening star., 1955-01-27

that, whatever its failures land what
novel hasn't them--its presented In
powerful images, In glowing, original
phrases. symbolic story Of q gesture
Of peace in the turbulence Of war. .
gesture destined to fail but none the
less imperishahle in the memories OF
thousands who knew Of It. It was g
Christian impulse in world still pagan
enough to rebuff it with firing squad.
Some critics seemed particularly angry
with Mr.. Faulkner because he wrote
modern parable vaguely paralleling
the mission Of Christ to save people
and His willingness to sacrifice himself
for them. The French corporal who,
in the Faulkner story. started the move
for peace. was not at all like Jesus Of
Nazereth except in q purpose to help
his comrades.
Mr.. Faulkner, who Is said to 60 about
his home town Of Oxford looking like
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Bright Outlook

The local outlook for business this year
Is highly encouraging. according to a survey
By the Washington Board of Trade. Reports
from widely varying quarters point to an.
other year Of sustained or enlarged ACTIVE
ties by the city's basic industries including,
Of course, Washington's biggest business, the
Federal Government.
But the Board Of Trade rightly holds
that it is not enough to be content with
supplying the needs Of the Federal estab-
lishment and It's personnel at the seat of
Government. The Board is dedicated to
the purpose Of inducing new industries and
new Offices to enter the local field Activities
more or less apart from those directly con-
nected with governmental requirements. It
has met with considerable success In this
direction in recent years. While the nature
Of the Capital precludes operations here Of
Of lighter industry have found 1t convenient
and profitable to locate In the washington
area. And more are planning to come here.
The Business Outlook Conference, spon-
sored by the Board, was impressed by q
chart which showed how new jobs In basic
industries mean more business for every
body When new business comes to the
city it brings new employees and their fam
lilies, with resultant increase In trade that
benefits retailers and wholesalers of many
sorts Of goods and services. And the survey
Indicated prospective rise In employment
In the District this year ranging from 10000
to $4,000 persons. To brighten the general
picture, the Government expects to increase
Federal pay by at least percent
There are number Of intangibles that
cannot be accurately gauged at this time
and some Of them may tend to Offset to q
degree the optimism voiced at the confer
ence. Viewed from long perspective,
however, the overall outlook for local busi-
ness Is such as to warrant the enthusiasm
manifest In this weeks trade conference.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
President Magloire Visits

The democratic government Of the
Haitian Republic stands today as one Of
the tangible evidences Of the good neigh
bor'' policy which has prevailed In our re-
lationship toward the southern parts Of
this hemisphere for the past 20 years. For
almost that many years prior to 1894 United
States troops had been in occupation OF that
troubled western end Of the Caribbean
island Of Hispaniola but their evacuation
that summer has been followed by q period
OF relative political stability and Of recent
economic progress.
President Magloire, now on an Official
visit here, was elected by the National AS
sembly--a popularly elected branch Of the
bicameral Legislature in 1850. Intensive
development Of the little countrys agri-
cultural and mineral resources has been.
under way In the years since and q Ave-
year program Of Industrial construction
dams and power producing plants IS now
In operation. M sss
Hispaniola was one Of Columbus dis
coveries In 1892 and the early history OF
the island revolves around Spanish coloni-
zation. From 1877 to 1904, the colony was
French and it Is still French-speaking
country. Except for the United States oc-
cupation, from 1915 to 1884, forced by dis
orders In the country. 1t has been independ-
ert since French rule ended. It's tourist
attractions have become increasingly pop
ular and profitable In recent years and Il
Is considered today q stable and responsible
member Of the American community Of
nations.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Part Of A Pattern

pl0d on NTH reasoned, sure t5iteneicf.
Little sptder. Go goiir tHH length
Al though your Intricate Invention
OF beaRtv's thin spun fragile strength
Wefe nerer to be bfIndlv brushed aside.
BeDtn again your steadg tcenUing;
Round out g0us pattern long and sCtde
With an gOtr tiny nit decefUtHO
No one bit yourself that nox loot M
trtdes
And IN 10 b7un6erfng trampliEO nag
Wipes out yOaf kingdom. Other kts0s
HaCs also thsir brisf-sceptsred dag.
ide Elaine Jomss
Evening star., 1955-01-27
p STREET.

sss - 61EtGE1As
.Dear Sir:
.sIt has become . pleasurable habit
TO enjoy your column. Recently, you
and had little trouble with one
sentence. you In writing II, IN read
ing 1t.
.Your column. just before New Years,
dealt with Templeton Jones and the
tempo Of living.
.Alone near the latter part you
wrote: His--or campaign Is 50
aIl-important. that he--or she-cari-
not etc.
someone tried to help you out by
introducing bin IN Congress. ! be-
lieve. 70 the effect that whenever 2
personal pronoun is used, It shall be
taken to include both sexes.
How come, do you suppose. the Eng
iish Language has continued To 90 On
without overcoming this dificuity In
some way: Have you ever come across
any tries 10 this matter1
.seems to me. sorhethinr like the
following might Be used. II can tfy
rewriting your sentence: -Hisr cam.
paien isss 80 all-impuTtant that hse tor
maybe kssshl canneta etc.
afIse Or heesh eets the masculine
and feminine together, hirnr does
the same Tor him and her, hisr the
same for his o. hers.
Maybe such words sound &c though
thsy cams frcm Tibet. nt iirst. Maybe.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Drows Line ion Stun cIeurunce

Residents Of Area No. Z. included In
the renewal recommendations In the
Keith-Rouse report, are considerably
aroused because such fine residential
section was given special mention.
No. I includes the area north Of Mas
sachusetts avenue. east Of Nineteenth
street NV. south Of Florida avenue,
and west Of Fourteenth street.
Many Of the finest residences In the
city are in this area. Some Of the nm
est elm trees In washington line New
Hampshire avenue. Property owners
brand 1t as unfair to mention these
surroundings Ia 3 "slum clearance"
review.
Most OF the houses on side streets
are Of brick construction. Some frame
houses should. OF course. be rebuilt.
What the owners fear Is the level
ing Of whole blocks. as In Southwest,
when such drastic action Is not H1eces-
sary. Right now many property owners
Evening star., 1955-01-27
An Author Tells q Bit About Himself

the farmer be also is. came % the
literary event strictly IN the mode. He
wore 9 blue double-breasted suit. .
1 gray tie with maroon stripes. He pulled
at 3 straight pipe.
since "A ESblep 4 about world War
/ and takes place mostly ID France. he
vas asked Il he intended to return to
Yoknhpatapha County. Miss, 1the
mythical county which Is the scene Of
most Of his noyels).
II never left Il" he replied.
He was asked about the difficuit
quality in his prose which has often
been called ohscurity. II never started
out to be obscure in anything ever
wrote" he said. Il have tried to meet
the reader ct least halfway, without
compromising what felt should say.
When q writer is obscure he Is trying
to make something with tools he Is not
too familiar with. The result turned
out as it did not because he wanted
It to but because he couldn't help
himself
Asked whether the French field mar
shal In the novel was patterned on
Foch, the Allied commander. Mr.. Faulk-
sxkGK bttA0 4A0f t3AC 1kANA4 NNo - S0&A&ktuoAyCt
based on observation. 3 little experience
and o good deal Of imagination.
A critic asked whether Mr.. Faulkner,
who was flier in World War !. ever
got into, combat there have been two
opposite versions printed. even In books
and he answered: mo. ! never got
into combat
In later. more informal CONVERSE
tion it developed that Mr.. Faulkner
did train in France and did get to the
front, though. not. as he modestly said,
s.in combat" This accounts for the
authentic details Of fighting in France
which infuse "A Fable
Apparently the savage reviews that
greeted his novel In some quarters did
not bother Mr.. Faulkner. A reporter
said he had understood Mr.. Faulkner
did not read reviews.
That's right" he said, i don't. !
don't seem to get time"
In his formal acceptance Of the
award, the novelist said that "even
failure is worth while and admirable
provided only that the failure Is splen-
did enough. the dream splendid enough.
unattainable enough. yet forever vaiu-
able enough, since It was Of perfection" "
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Questions and Answers

feader can est the answsr - eny
question Of fact 81 Writing lThq EVENING
Star Infcrmatipn Bureau, lzO0 ne, ~
Evening star., 1955-01-27
81 THE HAsKIN SERVICE

q. It Is said that q greeting or SYM
pathy card Il available for practically
every occasion. How many different
classes Of these cards are now printed?
II. e.
A. There are about $4,000 different
kinds Of cards available. and 1t 10
estimated that the average American
family sends out 200 greeting cards .
year.
Q. What baseball leagues for young
sters are there besides the Little
Leagues and Pony Leaguess--J. u.
"A. The Babe Ruth for boys ~ to Is.
ana the Rockies, for those aged IS Is
Is. are among the best known.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Something for the Birds

NOW that The Star has won the battle
of the billboard. can we direct few
broadsides toward the starlings that
populate Pennsylvania avenue?
don't know whether any Of your
staff have had to park on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, particularly between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets. and tried to
put coin in splattered meter or
deposit letter In the bedecked mail
box. But, brother, it's no joke. as
Once upon q time Bill Xanten. sani-.
tation chief. came up with q program
to spray the starting yarmints into OBJ
iiyion With gas. But one Of our states
men whose name escapes me arose in
the Senate to protest such cruelty. 30
here we are.
This state Of affairs may yet cause
an international incident. Picture Il
YOU viii the President Of Lower Slo-
yotiina driving up the Avenue under the
ladder arch, about to be welcomed ct
the District Building. when zowiel Was
it q passing Jet a shooting star !.
superman or what was 1t? You guessed
II. Please. somebody do somethingl
El Toreadof.
Evening star., 1955-01-27

Pen-nomes may be used II letters carry
aDriters' correct names and addresses.
AH letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1955-01-27
Letters to | The Star

are making their own renovations at
no expense to the taxpayers.
Certainly no free-for-all building
program Is called for In Area Z.
Worried Taxpayer.
Editors note: The "urban re-
newal" program for the Northwest
section calls for selectiye rehabilita-
tion Of rundown buildings, where
possible, rather than wholesale razing
and reconstruction.)
Evening star., 1955-05-07
AyTx FURN.-Mn. tcsaa.I

TAX. PK.-Vsry clean studio room,
lGe. kit. pvt. entr.; sgle. or empl
s'l.: sPIs; shsfs ne ssssa ssss with /; $40. issl
FIoWEs AND PREY BRANCH
AREA-A VERY NICE. NEWLY
PURH. 2-bedrm.: extra large apt.
in modern bldg. with o1-street park
ing; nice residential area. near shop
ping and transp.: excel. for 3 or
adults or small family: must be seen
70 appreciate. s301 Garland ave.
Takoma Park. JU. 1919. %
3s22 3Ist ST, MT. RAINIER: bed.
rm. and Kitchen. share bath; en-
ployed: ! fare. WA. 7-0S32.
MOUNT RAINIER, MD.-Furn.. ef-
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liv.-bedrm.. modern kit; plenty oi
closet and storage space; share bath
with family Of 2. WA. 7-6s4s. -
4-R0oM APT. 20 min. downtown
Wash: bath. freplaee., yard. flowers
trees. shops. quiet. JU. e-455e,
M. WALTER REED: 1st A.; liv. rm.
. bedrms.. sleep. porch, dinette, kit
and bath: adults. JU. 9-09s9.
Evening star., 1955-05-07
APIS. EURNIsHED-MD.

COTTAGE CITY-Bedrm., kit, liv;;-
din. combination. pvt. bath: util.
incl; conv. transp. UN. 4-s4ss.
HYATTSvILLE-First-floor furn. bed
rm.. liv. rm.. kit, bath; scrnd. porch,
PVT; entr.; util.; ss5. Call AP. q z
No. il LEE AVE. TAX. PIX. Md
2,' rms! s.sJSa tpll kit and bath; $50 q mo
1 AND 2 BEDROOM APTs.-AttTac-
lively furnished. from SS5 up. I'm
cluding all utilities. For information
LARGE EFFICIENCY APT with
private bath and entrance: $40 mo-,
incl. utilS.; 1912 39th ave, Colmar
aso7 EDMoNsToN RD.@Attractiv.
knotty-pine basement apt; hv. rm..
din. rm.. bedrm., kit. bath and
incl: S69.50. Call JE. 2-6746 for
TAX. PK.-s bedrms.. liv.-din., elec
kit. freezer, refgr.. pvt. sh. bath;
utils, compl. furn.: PHI; s125. Ju
CHEVY 1EV1' CHASE. Md, near NH and
Chevy Chase and Columbia Clubs
Utils included. OIL, 2-3173. 10
TAKOMA PARK-Clean attrac. /.
bedrm apt. furn. and unfurn, Auto
washer: all utils; $50 and sos ea
WA. 7-17eq. =
Evening star., 1955-05-07
The Chesapeake Apis.
4607 CONN AVE. NV

Ef1cieney and one bedroom nicely
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COLORED-412 10th ST. s.E.-2
rms. kit. and bath. utils. furn. Nr
carline. cple. preferred. Ii. 7-2073
CoLoREp-Two NEWLY and neatly
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