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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25

In the coming campaign. was
highliehted BY these points:
. Republicans have reduced
the level Of price supports by
from / to "a per cent on key
commodities.
. This Is despite the fact
President Eisenhower said DUR
ing the 1852 campaign: The
Republican Party Is pledged to
the sustaining Of the 90 per
cent parity price support. and
it is pledged even more than
that to helping the farmer
obtain his fun parity. 100 per
cent parity. with the guarantees
In the price supports Of 30 per
cent.
. Farm income during DEM
ocratic "peacetime. years do4T
through l949l averaged 10 70
"a per cent higher than the
current year.
. Corporations income Is up
rs per cent over last year.
while farmers income Is down
81 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
BY THOMAS =. ELLIsToN


This weekend marks the
first anniversary Of full
fiedged American participation
in Pakistan's search for the
fuel and power 1t vitality needs
to become one Of Asia's prin-
cipal industrial nations. It was
just q year ago yesterday that
the Standard Vacuum Co. and
the Pakistan government
signed agreements giving the
American Arm oil exploration
rights to some 10000 square
miles Of land In East and West
Pakistan.
Now, as StanVac biologists
are really getting under way
In their efforts to find oil UNI
der the deserts Of West Pakis-
tan and the lush green rice
and lutte fields Of East Pakis-
tan, two other agreements
have been signed with Amer
leans for additional oil explo-
ration in West Pakistan.
These agreements - signed
by former Pakistan Ambassa-
dor Syed Amjad Ali for his
government just "a hours be-
fore he left Washington to
make way for ex-Premier Mo-
manned Ali-give N. b. Hunt
Of Dallas and his wife Caroline
the right to explore 10000
square miles Of land.
Under the terms Of the
agreements = similar TO those
signed with StanVac - the
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-
getting the gas out Of the
ground. Pakistan organized q
government controlled COM
pany. got q $l4 million loan
from the World Bank and set
out to lay q i6-inch pipeline
! $50 miles from the gas fields
to Karachi.
The pipeline was laid-across
five rivers, more than q dozen
main canals. swamps. desert
and green fields-a record 1853
days. The first gas flowed into
a Karachi factory late last
month.
The discovery Of the gas
reserve naturally whetted the
country's appetite for more oil.
Consequently. Pakistan Petro-
leum began major explorations
In the northeast corner OF East
Pakistan. To date no oil has
been discovered. although last
May q large gas pocket was
struck.
The extent Of this gas re-
serve has not vet been de-
termined. but It's discovery re-
suited In q four-day IRE. and
an American oil specialist was
flown from the United States
TO aid in putting it out.
Both the Pakistan company
and StanVac have said they
viii discuss with the Pakistan
central government the posi-
bilities Of erecting oil refineries
on both sides Of the country If
oil is found in quantity.
The proven gas reserve, plus
the promise of oil. win event.
ually have q tremendous effect
on Pakistan.
BY being able to save its
foreign exchange. Pakistan viii
be able to continue Develop
ment Of its industry. This win
mean more jobs. more food and
more goods for Pakistan's 80
million people, who now have
one Of the lowest standards OF
living In the world.
The industrial development
Of Pakistan also viii Indirectly
bring q return to the Ameri-
can taxpayer In the form Of q
reduction Of mutual aid funds
now being spent BY the United
States to help Pakistan MAIN
tain its position as one Of the
free worlds strongholds In
Asia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
REVIEW
REVIEW
----------'-.,s--e s,
Democrats
ee OFF on
Farm, Issue

CONTINUED From Page A-25)
ing the farmers Is for the
Government to support the
prices Of farm commodities at
artificiaily high prices. The
Agriculture Department said
last week that the support pro-
gram cost the Federal Govern
ment q record $500 million
during the year ended June 80.
That was almost double the
previous years loss and almost
triple the highest loss under
the Democrats.
The department also re-
ported that the Government
now has 81 billion tied up In
farm SURPRISES. another all
time record. How much Of the
surplus can be unl6aded In the
future without loss was . SUBJ
ject for anybody,s melancholy
guess.
Republicans see two factors
contributing to the farm
squeeze: First, q natural read
justment from artificialiy high
wartime price and production
levels; second, an adjustment
period necessarily accompany
ing the current changeover
from high and rigid to lower
and flexible price supports.
Democrats see another factor:
Republican failure to use exist
ing Governmental power to set
higher price supports.
G. o. n. Action
Secretary Of Agriculture Ben
son believes the best long-ranEe
solution Is his flexible program.
BY varying support levels, he
hopes to induce farmers to
shift production from surplus
to scarce commodities. He said
last week he would not be
stampeded into any other basic
program.
His party members were not
cheered by that. however, as
the flexible program may not
have a chance to prove itself
until after the election. They
want to do something nice for
the farmer right now.
The National Agricultural
Advisory Commission met last
week to look for new ideas.
Statements by Secretary Ben
son indicated the group was
exploring the value Of ''in-
centiye' payments to farmers
to encourage them to take out
OF use land now planted in
surplus crops. subsidies to over
seas purchasers Of surplus
crops and special subsidies for
professors Of pork.
All these gimmicks would
cost money, and all were the
sort Republicans have long
criticized Democrats for think
ing up.
The Commission did report
that the outlook was for q
leveling on of farm prices
good news for the Republicans.
Meanwhile Chairman Leon
ard Hall Of the @ O. p. Ma
tional Committee criticized
Democrats for their dangerous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
G. @. P Farm Men Seek
A Non Demo crotic Plan

into the fact that such . plan
would be patterned largely
after q program started In 1896
by Secretary Henry A. Wallace.
The early new deal farm Sec
rotary inaugurated an agri-
cultural conservation program
under which payments were
made to farmers for taking
land outlof production and re-
storing fertility.
Subsidies Possible, bur
It would be possible to make
subsidy payments on crops In
excess Of amounts farmers
now get In the markets and
under price supports. But
such q plan was embodied IN
farm laws enacted In 1888
while Mr.. Wallace was still
secretary.
80 II
In arriving at Q subsidy plan.
difficulties always arise In find-
ing q basis for distributing
funds among farmers. A nat
payment Of so much q farm
would be hard to justify be-
cause 1t would not be related
to the individual farms pro-
duction or to the operators
needs.
II Is the feeling Of Secretary
Benson that payments should
be made only on the basis that
the farmer perform some con-
dition or conditions which
would contribute to the gem
eral welfare.
Payments for taking surplus
land out Of production and
restoring its fertility could be
justified on the ground that
they would help cut down on
distressing farm SURPRISES and
build fertility for future needs.
But these were the justifica-
tons that Henry Wallace used.
Payments for taking land out
Of production have an eco
nomic and q political short
coming In that they do not
help farmers who get most or
all Of their income from cat
tie, hogs and poultry Farmers
hardest hit now in the way Of
depressed prices are hog pro-
ducers.
But help may be provided
hog farmers through q Cow
eminent program Of pork pur-
chases. Under such q program,
the Government would at
tempt to buy and remove
enough Of the surplus pork
frol the markets to cause
prices to rise to more favor
able levels. The pork thus di-
verted would be used for school
lunches and for welfare pro-
grams.
ASSOCIATED Pressl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
DISTRICT
New Zone Plan Seems
Sure to Start d Fight

ment, the zoners said "the
builder quite correctly :.
claims that he often cannot
afford to build on certain
pieces Of land without getting
permission TO build at a
greater bulk than presently
allowed and the city's restric-
tive rules are therefore hold
ing up the wheels OF progress.
II q coming change or excep-
ton were granted ct is said1.
one could build promptly and
add q valuable building to the
tax base. When a reduction In
bulk Is suggested. he argues
that q reduction in the per-
mitted bulk would stop all
downtown building II the price
Of land Is so high as to make
it scarcely profitable to build
under present restrictions"
Two Points Of View
The report added:
THE difference between this
train Of reasoning and that
Of the city's legislative body in
considering q coming proposal
precisely illustrates the differ
ence between an individual
and a social point Of view. To
the individual builder the price
Of land is given. and he cam
not change 1t (save for q little
give : or take which comes
from shrewd bargainingJ II
he Is o buiider-speculator, he
must still estimate the market
value Of his land In formulate
ing his building plans. 20 as to
know whether he could make
more by selling 1t than by
building on 1t. But to the city
fathers the price Of land IL
not given, because they have O
substantial degree Of control
over land use. It viii be ap-
parent to them that reduce
ton In density permitted would
in time debate the price Of
land by enough to bring about
sales at prices which will en-
able building to proceed at the
new density. Thus II is per-
united density which deter
mines land price. and not price
which determines density--aS
the builder sees 1t. It is true
that building may be tenn
porarily slowed. but this win
be preferred to continued
building at the previous ex-
cessive standards Of density,
which will, over the long run,
infiict a greater loss on So
ciety."
The first public reaction to
what the zoners described as
their almost sacrilegious"
recommendations came Friday.
More Is likely q week from to-
morrow at the first autumn
meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Commissioners
Citizens zoning Advisory COM
mittee.
There, where builders and
businessmen are adequately
represented, viii come the
major test Of the logic and
attractiveness Of the zcners'
most radical proposal 80 far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
DISTRICT
By HECTOR MCLEAN

The Districts coming reyi-
sion consultants, rocking along
In the quiet Of comparative
obscurity and the summer
doldrums. dropped what fig
ured to be their first delayed
action blockbuster last week.
Making their third report
on Height and Bulk Of Com
mercial Building" with three
more due over the next II
ths-Harold M. Lewis and
George s. Cater. his Wash
ington representative. fatty
urged q cut Of nearly SO per
cent In the maximum size per-
mitted for downtown build
ings In the future.
This, they said frankly, was
designed to stunt the growth
Of population In the down.
town area and spread 1t out
over q wider region. II this
Is not done, they warned.
rush-hour traffic jams will be-
come intolerable.
Anticipating the attack that
is almost sure to come. they
commended that 1.-THE simplest
and most persistent argument
against bulk control (on the
size OF buildings) is that q
bigger building would have
created Cor will create) q
great taxable improvement on
the land"
They depressed to point out
that "even the Commissioners
Of the District Of Columbia
have taken this view. In
memorializing Congress for a
greater subsidy they have said,
in effect. that building heights
are limited by law SO that
Federal structures won't be
oyerstadowed and that this
holds down realty values and
tax revenues
STANDARD View Pooh Poohed
Denying this, they declared.
TT is claimed that the city has
lost an opportunity to gain a
handsome income for nothing
the builder has been frus-
trated In his beneficence. On
examination, however, such q
conclusion would require q be-
lief that: Cal There Is no more
land to be built on, tb) no one
else except this particular
builder is capable Of building
and tc) the builder builds out
of a desire to endow the city
with a free income. These pro-
positions have no valid basis.
The builder builds when he
thinks there Is enough demand
for space to give him q profit.
There is plenty Of land for
commercial purposes, since
only q tiny fraction Of any city
is built up in substantial COM
mercial structures and there Is
always a great overcoming for
such purposes.
If there is a demand for
commercial space left after
this building is finished. then
another will be built. and the
chances are that space In the
next building project will be
taxed at the same rate as space
in the last. The city is tor
should be- Indifferent as TO
which properties Its tax dollars
come from. It has no concern
with stunning building space
from one parcel to another
unless the move has some use
fulness In improving either the
efficiency or desirability Of
the city's overall pattern Of
land use"
Forestalling another argu-
~ . d b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25


supports as such. In times Of
abundance. prices would be
low and consumers would get
food cheap.
The farmer, however, would
get payments from the Gov
eminent to make up the differ
ence between the low prices
and a previously determined
"faif" return. Critics contend
such a program would cost
the taxpayer several billion
dollars a. year.
Inasmuch as Republicans
have been sharply critical Of
the Brannan subsidy plan
since it first was proposed. it
appears unlikely that the
COP. will embrace it now.
Some Republicans have called
the Brannail proposal social
istic." However, the admins
tration got Congress to adopt
the Brannan payment plan for
wool.
The subsidy plan getting
closest study by the admins.
tration is one under which
farmers would be offered fair
sized payments to take IS or
90 million acres Of surplus land
out OF cash crop production.
and to grow grass and other
soil-building crops on it.
Here again the @. o.. p. runs
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
Youth Booster
Plan Mapped

A continuing program TO
glamorize and publicize extraor-
binary achievements Of the aor-.
binary teen-ager was outlined
last night BY the Soroptimist m.
ternational Of washington.
Soroptimists, meeting with
newspaper and television repre-.
sentatiyes at the Lewis Hotel
Training School, announced
their organization win initiate q
pilot project which. If successful.
eventually may be expanded ma
tionally.
The women,s organization,
with the cooperation Of the
public and parochial schools and
the public. win select peril
odically the student or students
from junior and senior high
schools In the District who have
displayed unusual unsel1shness.
thoughtfulness. courage. inge-
nuity. teamwork. loyalty, sports
manskip and good citizenship"
for special recognition.
Those selected VIII be fea-H
tured Ia radio and television in
terviews and newspaper pub
licity and win receive certiii-
cate Of achievement awarded by.
the Soroptimists.
The board Of selection. Mrs.
Ethel M. Fistere. president Of
the group said. viii attempt to-
reach the average teen-ager.I
rather than the student whose
accomplishments are athletic or
scholastic.
I'VE want to hear about the
things done by boys and girls
that are good enough and OUT
standing enough for their class
mates or others to want people
to know about. Mrs. Fistere ex-
planned.
Nomination forms for seiec-
ton Of the students already have
been sent to all the junior and
senior high school principals
and the plan Is awaiting only
the formal approval Of the Board
Of Education before being set In
motion.
Final selections Of the out
standing students win be made
BY 3 Soroptinist committee. and
at present the program win bel
limited to public and parochial
schools In the District.
Mrs. Fistere said that compe-
tition viii not be involved.
This Is not q contest to win
. prize for the best in any
thing she explained. 1T Is 81
desire to let people know Of out
standing things young people
accomplish which are too often
iinrecognized.
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5000 Truck Fleets

DETRoITThere are about
$4,000 fleets Of eight or more
trucks in the United States. but
they total fewer than is per cent
the total number.
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-09
Additional Social and
Personal News

Hospitailsed; Or, Lillian Lewis,
6T5 lglehart Av,, u a patient at
Riverviow Memorial hospital, Or,
Lewis entered the hospital ON sun.
day. December T. She IL reported
improved,
Attended isis TIA; Mrs, John
r. Lawrence. DAT igichart Av,
went to Milwaukee, Wis, 10 at.
tend the Daughters OF Isis Tea
which was held at the Masonic
Hall In that city,
Out or Hospitals Mrs Edna
Boaicy, 86p Rondo Az. has return
81 home from Sc. Joseph hospital
where abe underwent major sur
gerry She IN much improved
III with Fiui Mr.. sidney Salt.
crs. 1891 Central Az West. was
confined 10 his home last week
with Influenza,
TsTC ~ Lowry, Dr, Cornelius
Mobiley was host 10 the TSrC In
the Colonial Room az the Hotel
Lowry, Saturday night, Dec. g.
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North Stur Broneh
Postal Alliance Notes

The North Star Branch OF the
National Alliance of Postal EN-
ployees will not have meeting
during the month Of December. A
Later notice win give time and
place OF a social evening during
the month OF January at which
time all postal employees are in
vited to attend and bring their
wives or sweethearts. New postal
employees are urged TO attend this
meeting and learn what the Al
lance can do for them.
AT the well attended November
meeting, many interesting news
items from Alliance headquarters
in Washington were read and
studied. All locals are notified OF a
small increase in per capita tax.
North Star Branch voted to en-
large on our educational and camp
pIOJttLsr All UlcilbttS are dAhtu
TO contribute. Next months we
should be able to list names Of
employees who have been re-
classified to a higher pay level.
One very pleasant duty is to
report the optional retirement OF
the following four Alliance mem
beers. effective November 80, 1858.
from the Minneapolis Post Office.
Wendell G. Jones, who has COM
pleted 80 years Of service and
Enroll NJ Fassett. after more than
35 years. From the St. Paul office.
James y. Cook. with a 80 year
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over by Mrs. Gresham who pre-
scented the program OF the eve
ming.
or note on the program were a
monologue, Hello. Doctor" by
Mrs. Dolly Spencer a reading.
The Deacon" by Mrs. Rev, Jones,
solo and Thanksgiving testimony
by James Washington, exception
al quartet and choral numbers
from the Young Peoples Dept led
by Mrs. Fields. Odd Time Rclig-
ion" led by Mir Willie Hale and
closing lumber by the Bethesda
Choir. SpueCial requests and solos
were rendered by Miss Ruth
primm, Mrs. Mildred Moore and
Mrs. Flurnia Mobilcy.
A generous contribution from
the secretary Of the Gospel Choral
Union. Mrs. Gcnevieve jackson
and IA liberal public offering was
received.
Remarks by Mrs. Rodgers and
Invitation and Benediction by
Rev. II. W. Bolts closed the pro-
gram OF spiritual service,
II Is hoped that during the COM
ing year the Gospel Choral Union
and the Memorial Scholarship
Committee will again combine
mutual efforts to serve and en-
courage future. young misSionar-
les,
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50 years. Mr.. and Mrs, Everett
w, Law Jr,. 1907 Fremont Az. N,
three years,
December i5~-Mr. and Mrs.
Rudy Jenkins. sol Colfax Az, NJ
two years; Mr., and Mrs, Walter
Aston. S9iI Third Az. s, -
years. Mr., and Mrs, Norlan Me
Coy, Goth Az, 3, four years,
ST. PAUL
Dec. li--Mr. and Mrs, Reginald
Clark. si2 st, Anthony Av, nine
years,
Dee, i?--Mr, and Mrs, Charles
l., ronders, 69i Rondo Az, ~
years; Mr. and Mrs William
Clark, eib W, Central Av, "a
years, MIR. and Mrs. Louis Scott,
7a5 Carroll Az. seven years,
Dec. rs Mr., and Mrs, Tommie
Braddock. ToZ lglehart Av, eight
years, Mr., and Mrs, c, H. Parker,
786 Rondo Az, seven years,