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Evening star., 1955-09-17
.HHFA Puts Okoy
On Pittsburgh Aid

The Housing and Home Fin
ance Agency this week an
nounced approval OF Pittsburgh's
program for elimination and
prevention of slums and blight.
This approval makes the city
eligible for various types Of Fed
eral assistance in urban renewal
under the Housing Act Of 1854.
At the same time. the Urban
Renewal Administration an
nounced approval Of a loan of
$l7.386,610 and a capital grant
of 1890, opt to help finance a
95.4-acre urban renewal project
lin Pittsburgh known as Lower
Hill"
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Mortgage Clinic
PIonned This Month

The Mortgage Bankers Asso-I
ciation OF Metropolitan Wash
ington will hold q mortgage
clinic September 20 and 20 In
the Burlington Hotel.
The clinic Is designed for those
employees Of member firms Of the
local MBA who are below the
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Jeffress Joins Firm

Weaver Bros, Inc. this week
announced that c. Newton jeff
Iress has become associated with
the firm. He has been active as
a broker since 1914.
Evening star., 1955-09-17

executive level. Sessions will be
devoted to loan processing. in
surance as it pertains to mort
gage loans and servicing mort
gage loans.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
HobbIng the Acc

There is no justification for the
drastic cut that Congress has made In the
Atomic Energy Commissions new budget.
The cut amounts to bit more than $144
million, and 1t threatens-as both the
Acc and the President have warned-to
interfere seriously with vital plans in
volving weapons output, development of
propulsion reactors for the Navy and Air
Force, and exploitation of nuclear power
for non-military purposes, including the
production of electricity.
Happily, this fact has been recognized
by the Joint Congressional Atomic Com
mittee. AS result, under the chairman
ship of Senator Anderson, the committee
has agreed to undertake bipartisan
effort to fatten pending supplemental
money bill in order to restore $101 million
of the sum so unwisely slaShed from the
funds originally requested by the Acc
a slash that jeopardizes continuing activ-
ity and progress in number OF nuclear
fields of prime Importance to the Nation.
Mr.. Anderson and his colleagues on
the joint committee speak with special
authority in Congress when they speak
on matters of this sort. Accordingly, since
they are uniquely well informed on the
subject, and since they are united in OPP
posing the cut that has been made, the
Senate and House should heed their
counsel. Not to do so would be merely to
uphold the kind of economizing that has
no virtue in 1t. but only a great deal of
potential harm.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
@. Does polio occur in trop-
ical cnl1ntriesoI Y L

@. Does polio occur in trop-
ical countries?-J. v. L.
A. Yes, the disease is now
almost worldwide. In the
temperate regions polio is sea-
sonal, occurring mainly in the
summer months, but in the
tropics it prevails, the year
round, with peaks in Novem-
ber and December. February
and March.
@. Have American circuses
ever had flve or seven rings?-
N. F. M.
A. Yes, several have been
billed as five or seven ring
shows. Many shows have used
three or more rings, plus stages
in between each ring, giving
them. in some cases, a total of
seven areas for presenting acts.
@. What organization makes
the Driver Of the Year"
award?-G. OH.
A. The trucking industry
gives this award in recognition
Of safe driving habits and per-
sonal heroism. The Driver
of the Year" is chosen from
among the 6 million truck
drivers on the Nations high
ways.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Kick for the Ballet

l went to the Carter Barron
Amphitheater to see the Ballet
Russo of Monte Carlo. After
a beautiful performance of
Swan Lake." the "Bluebird"
and half of the 'tNutcracker
Suite" it started to rain. The
management announced that
although the rain was expected
to be Of short duration, it
would be dangerous for the
dancers to continue on a wet
stage and the performance was
cancelled. There were two
youngsters in our party who,
as well as the adults, were very
much disappointed to miss the
rest Of the "Nutcracker Suite"
as well as the scheduled
"Scheherezade."
I realize that rain checks are
not issued after the intermis-
sion, and even that would not
have repaid the audience for
the effort Of getting to the
amphitheater as well as for the
disappointment Of seeing only
part Of a performance. I also
realize that it would be un-
thinkable to ask the artists to
risk dancing on a wet stage.
However, had a tarpaulin been
available, the stage might have
been covered and the ballet
continued after the rain, which
lasted less than 30 minutes.
Helen L. Rau.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Necessary Facts

IL is important that the integrity and
dignity of Government not be compro-
missed in efforts to serve the public in
tereSt by ending this transit strike, which
enters its fourth week at midnight to-
night. If they are compromised, and If
they become the subject of distrust, the
public interest in the end can suffer more
harm than the hardships, the cost and
the inconvenience caused by the strike
itself.
That is why 1t becomes so important,
In seeking legislative or other remedies
for this situation, that the underlying
facts be examined without bias, that they
be presented without distortion and mis-
representation, and without rigging or
fixing the case against the transit COM
pany merely because it happens to be
unpopular. II that can be done in the
case Of one unpopular company or in
dividual, it can be done some other time.
The Commissioners case against the
company, as stated in the letter to SEN
ator Nicely, should be most disturbing to
anyone who tries to get the facts It is
a tricky and misleading document It
raises a good many questions as to mo-
tives that the Commissioners, at some
time, must be prepared to answer. We
hope that Commissioner Mclaughlin was
nisquoted in his published comment that
to supply the facts that the transit COM
pany president says were suppressed
would have required too much space.
That is simply not true.
Hearings on both sides of the Capitol
on the flock of bills and substitute bills
aimed at ending the strike should at
tempt to produce testimony on two i'm
portant points:
s l. Is the company telling the truth
III its assertions regarding ability to pay?
II so, where is the money coming from?
II not, why has the Public Utilities Com
mission not exposed its statements as
false? The companys bookkeeping fol-
lows the pattern outlined by the commits
sion, and PUG auditors check every state
naent submitted by the company.
2. Is there any relevant connection
between the past financial policies OF the
company in the use Of earned surplus
and the strike? Or the companys ability
to discharge its franchise obligations in
furnishing transit service? If so, why has
the Public Utilities Commission failed,
up to the time of the strike and during
the time that Commissioner Mclaughlin
was its chairman, to put the company
publicly on warning that its service was
deteriorating toward the point Of in
adequacy?
We have no love for the transit COM
pany, but we distrust any agency of Gov
ernment that invites the suspicion of
pursuing unworthy tactics in its relations
with citizens-regardless of popularity or
the lack of 1t.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Ghosts and All That

ID At moment when tenSion-eaSing
international cooperation Is being
sought on ever so many other things, 1t
may seem bit odd to launch an exhaus-
tive global study Of ghosts and haunted
houses and similar phenomena. But
this is what 20 American and European
savants have just asked for. and they are
very serious about it. For the world, in
their Judgment, would be much better off
II 1t paid more attention to lot of queer
stuff that has been happening every
where for long time. Apparitions and
the like . !. unseen chains that clank on
the stairway weird moaning in the
attic at midnight that gruesome,
whispering third-fioor shape with mar
rowless bones and mo speculation in
those eyes" that 1t "doth glare with
Eek! Angels and ministers Of grace
defend us!
i. AS viewed by the 20 savants, this
certainly is no laughing matter Strange
things apparently have been going on,
and continue to go on, in every land So
let the scoffer beware, and let him not
snicker-least of all If he is alone in a
big old house where people have lived
and died, with perhaps few of them
murdered. The skeptic may think he
does not believe in ghosts, but can he be
sure-until tested in the dark-that they
are really mere flgments of the imagina-
tion? After all, what about television?
Is it not kind of scientific proof that
disembodied creatures are not only pos
sible and probable, but actual? Thus,
everywhere around us, from transmitting
station to receiving set, the air is filled
with fast-moving invisible images of
characters like Arthur Godfrey or Mari
lyn Monroe, and even with our windows
closed we have only to twist a dial to
make them appear and pulsate in our
living room.
All Of which makes pertinent the
following observation by Thomas Carlyle:
Evening star., 1955-07-21
THE POLITICAL MILL
Happy Chandler on Comeback Troll
By GOULD LINCOLN

the Senate. For Happy" would
undoubtedly put q candidate in
the field against Senator Glenn
ents-if he did not run for his
old job in the Senate himself,
It's believed. however, that
Mr.. Chandler would prefer to
continue through his term as
Goyernor-if he gets It.
Odds Against Him
Those who are believed to be
in the political "know" in Ken
tucky. however. say that the
tide has turned against
Happy" Early in the year,
he seemed q great threat to
the organization. for Mr..
Chandler has a following Of his
own that has stuck to him
through the years. The sup
porters of Mr.. Combs even now
are overlooking nothing that
may aid their candidate. Re-
Gently they persuaded Senator
Barkley to make o public
statement for Mr.. Combs
which is an unusual opera
tion. g.
Further, a bitter attack has
been made on Mr.. Chandler
on the ground that, while Sen
ator, he received checks from a
wholesale liquor company-and
his enemies have produced
what they insist are checks
totaling $32. 1000 from this COM
pany to Mr.. Chandler. Mr..
Chandler, in characteristic
manner, has ignored the
charges, certainly of any
wrongdoing. He's never been
indicted, arrested or in the
penitentiary, he says, and
where he gets his money is his
own business.
Happy" Chandler has been
in tough spots before and won
through. If he can win with
all the apparent odds against
him this time, it will be little
less than a political miracle.
Whatever happens, the Chan
dler antiadministration CAM
paign is doing the Democrats
little good. Such rows have in
the past been forerunners of
Republican victory in Ken
tucky. There has been no indi-
cation yet what course Mr..
Chandler and his followers will
take in event of his defeat for
the gubernatorial nomination.
OF course, should he win, the
boot would be on the other leg.
Then Gov. Wetherby and SEN
ator Clements would have to
make up their minds whether
they preferred a Republican in
the State House to having Mr..
Chandler there.
In the meantime, both sides
are pouring in the hot shot.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL

times the boys are to blame,
often they are not. but before
they are cleared there is an
amount of needless work to go
through with.
Sometimes there are genuine
mistakes, but 1t takes a great
deal of looking into to clear
them up, and the department
is always glad to do it.
One such case occurred re-
Gently.
Several important letters,
one a check from the Govern
ment. failed to show UP.
The wheels of investigation
were started turning.
It developed. after much re-
search, that a mailman had
thrown the letters into another
bin, under another name, the
owner of which had moved out
of town and left a new address.
The mistake came because
. the names were the same!
The final upshot was that
all the letters were at last de-
livered to the rightful ad-
dressee.
So the thing to do, In all
such cases and suspected cases,
Is to report the matter.
But here again Davy Crock
ett's famous motto comes in
handy:
Always be sure you are
right, then go ahead"
The mailman still has to 60
his rounds on foot.
He is often tired, hot, and
weary, just as everybody else
is, especially in hot weather.
He has to face hostile dogs
and impatient people.
He knows human nature
pretty well, your postman. be-
cause he sees it face to face,
and afoot, every day.
There is nothing like being
afoot to know human nature.
The man in an automobile
loses bit Of his immortal soul.
There is nothing quite like
standing or walking on your
own two feet. We were made
that way, in the beginning.
and will still be that way in
the end, despite all our ma
chimes.
Evening star., 1955-07-21

"Are we not Spirits, that are shaped into
a body, into an Appearance; and that
fade away again into air and Invisibility?
Oh, Heaven, it is mysterious, 1t is awful
to consider that we not only carry
future Ghost within US; but are, In very
deed, Ghosts!" Everything considered,
therefore, there is much to be said for
holding worldwide study on this sub
ject. The project might not ease tension,
OF course, but still, properly conducted,
1t could stir up lot of international fun
in chilling, goose -pimply sort of
way.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
SucuiuWeu

She threU her blanket round
his shoulders. lDept
At finding once again her
brother, here.
Upon this expedition Dhere
she kept
Her lonely Oiol for those
she held dear.
Her blanket meant 81 lope
you" In the tongue
That she had learned to use
so long ago
Before the Minnetdres caught
and ,Drung
Her heart tDith loneliness
till Chdrbonnedu,
The man to iDhom she had
been long enSlGped,
At length had learned to
lope her-so loue orops
In adverse soil for hearts
like hers, Dho braued
A wilderness aliue With NOR
tai foes.
Her great reWdrd:. she bore hei
ueH-loped child
And brought her faith Dhere
nature seldom smiled.
Mary Lueretio Barker
Evening star., 1955-07-21
I. I. Mac.
Strike Views

The solution proposed by
the District Commissioners for
settling the Capital Transit
strike, IL adopted, would i'm
pale the Commissioners on the
horns Of a dilemma far worse
than the one they now face.
The House and Senate COM
mittees have differed widely
in the method deemed best for
resolving the strike, and it
seems fairly clear that the
Commissioners are following
Senator Morse's advice in
urging cancellation of the
franchise and company seizure.
This course, fraught with
hazard and uncertainty, con-
trasts sharply with the prag-
matte proposals Of Representa-
tives Broyhill and Macmillan.
Some of the pitfalls which
may result from cancellation
Of the franchise and seizure
are: Cd Setting of a danger
Gus precedent Of government
interference in the operation
OF q private utility. This tends
to discourage capital from
utilities serving the public and
would increase the difficulties
in finding a successor to Cap
ital Transit Co. ~ Inter-
ference in and prejudgment Of
a abor-management dispute
by finding for labor and pay
ing them higher wages. Under
the plan Of the Commissioners,
union employees will continue
to work for Capital Transit
Co., and will retain the right
to strike. It is evident, under
these circumstances, that labor
will not agree to work for the
Commissioners unless they re-
ceive higher wages. (3) Cam
collation. of the franchise of
Capital Transit Co. prior to
having assurances Of a Sue
cessor. There is more than an
even chance that the District
government and the taxpayers
will be left holding the bag.
House members, approach
ing the problem realistically,
realize that a fare increase is
essential for the company to
meet the union demands. They
have proposed a plan which
would offer some relief for the
union, but because it was a
temporary solution the union
turned it down. If seizure
should become necessary, they
believe Cd that the labor
management dispute not be
judged; (2) negotiations be-
tween management, labor and
the P. U. c. continue during
the period of seizure; (3) no
strikes should be permitted
during government operation;
"a as soon as the dispute is
settled. the company should be
returned to It's owners.
The question Of the moral
Evening star., 1955-07-21

The post Office is often
blamed when 1t is not at
fault.
A recent incident points up
a moral of some kind.
A lovely lady very active in
church work had to get some
half a dozen reports before
she could make her own.
Four of them came in, but
two did not.
She waited, and waited, but
no reports.
She called UP one of her
friends.
Have you mailed me your
report?" she asked, sweetly.
"Oh, yes" said the other,
just as sweetly.
She called up the second.
How about your report?"
she asked. IF you have
mailed it, the post Office hasn't
delivered it,"
"Oh, yes," said her friend,
enthusiastically. II am sure I
mailed it. 1t will be along in
a day or two, I am sure"
Several days went by, and
still no reports.
The lady called 'em up
again.
She began, "Are you sure"
There came an embarrassed
laugh.
well, now," hesitated the
one on the other end of the
line, II think I gave that to
Jim. and maybe he forgot to
mail it. I will ask him. and
call you back"
The harassed one called the
second friend.
Are you sure?" she began.
She suspected the worst,
and, as usual, found it.
Maybe my husband" be-
gan the other, forgot to mail
it. I'll let you know"
She who wanted the reports
could have said, Needn't
bother, know already" But
to be polite, she waited, and,
sure enough
Both good husbands were
still carrying the reports
around in their pockets.
The post Office came out
with a clear record, in this
case as in many others. Some
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Traffic Court
j. E. Ryan.

For eight weeks, the Com
missioners' Traffic Advisory
Board sponsored the program,
Traffic Court" over WMAL-
TV.
The re-enactment of actual
cases previously tried before
the bar of justice, we believe,
is an entirely new approach in
the field Of traffic safety edu-
cation.
We we're highly gratified at
the fine reception the pro-
gram received and with the
tangible evidence of its educa-
tional worth.
! want to publicly thank the
men of the Police Department
who participated in this trail
blazing effort, and especially
wish to commend 1t. Albert
Nicholson and Sergt. Roy
Ostrum of the departments
Accident Investigation Unit
for the many hours of volun-
teer work spent in research
ing the cases used.
Of course the program could
not have been carried on with
out the splendid work Of
Municipal Court Judge George
Nelson and the cooperation
of Station WMAL and the
American Federation of Radio
and Television Artists.
A. Julian Brylawski,
Chairman,
Public Education Commit
tee, Commissioners Traf-
flc Advisory Board.
Evening star., 1955-07-21

One OF the hottest poIftical
battles in years, with A. B.
(Happy) Chandler running
against the Democratic admin
istration of Kentucky for the
gubernatorial nomination of
the Blue Grass State. will be
settled at the polls-tempo-
rarily at least-August 8. The
former Governor, Senator and
baseball commissioner is try
ing to stage a comeback in the
political field. Ganged up
against him, however, are
Gov. Lawrence w. Wetherby.
the two Democratic Senators,
Earle c. Clements. now acting
majority leader of the Senate,
and Alben w. Barkley. former
Vice President and one Of the
most loved political figures in
the State. The State Demo-
cratic organization and the in
f1uence of the State gubernato-
rial patronage are added to this
anti-Chandler group. Happy"
Chandler's comment is: I've
got the voters with memo
matter where the organization
Is.
Opponent Is Young
Chandler's opponent in the
primary. which takes place two
weeks from Saturday, is a
youthful and welf-regarded
former. judge of the State
court of appeals-Bert It.
Combs. He resigned his judge
ship when he became a candi-
date for Governor. Judge
Combs served in the Army in
World War II and has a good
record. Statewide, he is COM
paratively unknown-or was
until this campaign began.
Mr.. Chandler, on the other
hand, in a turgid political ca
reer, is known favorably or un-
favorably to every voter in the
State. He was able to get him
self elected both Governor and
Senator, despite tough opposi-
ton. He left the Senate in
1945, by resignation, to take
the Office Of baseball commits
sioner. In 1851, when the club
owners declined to renew his
contract as commissioner,
Happy" went back to his
home in Versailles to practice
law, run a weekly newspaper
and raise tobacco. For al
most two years he has been
campaigning for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton. Should he win it, and be
elected Governor next Novem-
ber, it would be a devastating
blow to the present party pow
ers. 1t could result in the defeat
of Senator Clements next year
when he seeks reelection to
Evening star., 1955-07-21

fitness of the Wolfsons to
control the operations Of
Capital Transit Co. is an
ancillary question and deserves
a calm and contemplative
atmosphere to arrive at an
objective solution. The solu-
ton of the strike problem is
not contingent upon this
question.
Morris A. Weinberger, MD.
y n
From the looks of things, it
appears that the transit strike
will go on indefinitely. How
long will downtown merchants
and the transit workers be able
to hold out? It will no doubt
cause bankruptcy for some.
I would like to see the own
ership of the transit company
change hands, as I do not like
their attitude at all; by the
same token, I feel that the
union acting for the workers is
unreasonable as well.
I have spoken to several
transit workers and they would
like to go to work if they could,
They were satisfied with the
wages they were earning. The
average bus driver was making
around $75 or more per week,
and If they wanted to work a
couple Of hours more each day
they could easily make over
500 a week. For a Job that
practically requires no educa-
ton or skill, I think this is
very good. We have highly ed
ucated college men working
for the Government who do
not earn as much.
To sum up, the public is the
loser; likewise the downtown
businessmen: also many work.
ers who have been laid off
from the stores on account of
business being affected. Also
the city will lose out heavily in
taxes. I think the. union is
more to blame in this matter
than the transit company.
Reader.