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Equity for the Counties

Another example Of how Northern
Virginia is being short-changed by the
State in the ALLEGATION Of county-aid
funds has been cited by the Northern
Virginia Regional Planning Commission.
A fair distribution OF road funds across
the river has been lacking for years.
Now the commission has called attention
to the inadequate ALLEGATION of school
funds, because Of the States adherence
to an outmoded and inequitable appor-
tionment formula.
Under the present formula, nearby
Virginia schools receive State school-aid
money on the basis Of year-old attend
ance figures. This works out all right
for counties with stable populations. But
1t penalties such rapidly growing counties
as Arlington and Fairfax. A more equit-
able and realistic system would be based
on current enrolment The next Gem
eral Assembly should change the formula
to insure Just traetment for the nearby
counties. :. . &x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
SPIRES or. THE SPIRIT
What Time Is II?

Never were people 90 time
conscious as they are these
days. The radio and the tele-
vision are constantly remind
ing one of the exact time of
day. To make doubly sure that
the time element is not for
gotten. the exact calculation of
the fast fleeting minutes Is
even flashed across the high
spaces OF skyscrapers. Now an
enterprising firm advertises q
gadget which, by the flick Of q
finger In wakeful night. viii
project on the ceiling Of the
bedroom the exact time. That
clever contraption is based on
the fact. which any restless.
mattress-tosser will confirm.
that about the first query Of
the mind returning to consci-
BUSINESS from slumber is, what
time Is it2"
The interest In the hour Of
the day is extended also to the
year Of ones life. In these
times. In magazines and news
papers scarcely o statement is
made concerning q person who
for any reason Is In the public
gaze without numerals being
attached indicating age-So-
and-so. So. does this or that.
The age designation Is quite
q. modern wrinkle. This cori-
temporary custom suggests the
face of q clock and the ubiqui-
tous question, What time Is
it2" For some one has sug-
gested II you are 20 1t Is 10
O'Clock; II you are 80 1t is
noon: II you are 30 it's 2
o'clock: II you are go it's 6
o'clock--and so on.
There is only so much time.
When the contents OF the
hourglass run out. there is no
way to get any Of the sand
back into the glass. The first
Queen Elizabeth Of England
realized that as she clutched
at life--when death touched
her and the glory Of the crown
jewels grew dim. She whis-
pered: Millions Of money
for an inch Of time!"
In all literature there is per-
haps no more impressive
statement about time and the
pilgrim years OF mortality than
that which for all these CEN
turtles has stood in the Book
of Ecclesiastes, which states
simply yet profoundly, There
is a time for every purpose
under the heaven--a time to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
'Precipitote' Justice

The Municipal Court of Appeals, In
criticizing Municipal Court Judge Milton
S. Kronheim, jr., for his "precipitate'
handling of a Small Claims Court case.
has cleared away any doubt that may
have existed as to the rights of litigants
and attorneys in the lower tribunal.
Judge Kronheim, the appellate court said.
deprived litigant of "the effective as
sistance" of his attorney and committed
other "improprietieS." AS result, a new
trial has been ordered.
AS Chief Judge Nathan Cayton said
In an opinion on behalf of himself and
Judges Hood and Quinn, the Small Claims
Court was designed to make the services
Of the court available to any litigant
without the expense of hiring lawyer.
But, the Chief Judge said, 1t Ought to
be equally well understood that there
never was any intention to bar lawyers
from the court or to interfere with them
when they appear on behalf of client.
The case in question involved a
damage claim filed as an outgrowth of
a collision of two automobiles In George
town. The plaintiffs appeared with an
attorney, William H. Stanley. Said Chief
Judge Cayton: 1.-THE record shows that
at the start OF the trial the judge took
charge of the direct examination Of
Gaddis" Zone of the plaintitfs) and, after
some sharp questioning, announced that
the defendant should have sued the
complainant. rather than vice versa.
Judge Kronheim impinged on the rights
Of the plaintiffs, the appellate Judges
ruled, not only by making such a, COM
ment In advance of hearing all the evi-
dence, but in brushing aside as irrele-
want an attempt by one Of the plaintiffs
to explain his speed before the collision.
Nor was the plaintiffs lawyer given q
chance to present his arguments or. to
submit motion for new trial.
The appellate ruling makes it plain
that the simplified procedures adopted
for the Small Claims Court were intended
to guarantee more effective justice for
small-case litigantS, not to deprive them
of any of the traditional rights Of those
who appear before other courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
TroubIe-Moker

Juan Peron's continuing capacity for
making trouble is UNDERSIGNED by the
formal protest Argentina has sent to
Paraguay, which has granted asylum to
him. In typical fashion, being at safe
distance from his countrymen, the de-
posed dictator has brazenly proclaimed
that he still considers himself to be
Argentina's constitutional president and
that he hopes to return some day to the
scenes Of his former glory. As a result,
his Paraguayan hosts-some Of whom
have deplored his presumption-are In
hot water with the Buenos Aires pro-
visional government.
The right OF asylum, of course, is well
established and jealousy guarded In
most Of Latin America, and President
Lonardi's Argentine government has not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Better Labor Policy

Secretary of Labor James p. Mitchell
has completed two years In office and,
during that interval, some refreshing
changes have taken place in the
Governments labor setup.
The most salutary of these changes,
perhaps, has been the transfer Of respon-
sibility fol- settling big disputes and other
labor problems from the White House,
where they invariably wound up in the
Roosevelt and Truman administrations.
to the Labor Department and Federal
Mediation Service, where they should be
handled.
This change, of course, is in accord
with President EisenhoWer's conception
OF proper Government operation. Mr..
Mitchell, however, must be given large
share of the credit for bringing 1t about.
He has rightfully taken the leadership in
the Government labor policy field.
Mr.. Mitchell also has reorganized his
department. In doing this he has trans
formed it from rather loose collection
of bureaus to smooth-functioning
agency. In the process he has given full
recognition to the rights and aspirations
of career employees. One example Of this
was his promotion OF Millard Cass, civil
service employe, to the rank Of deputy
undersecretary.
Before Mr. Mitchell took over, the
Labor Department was described by
critics, notably ones on the management
side of the economy, as sort Of Govern
ment-supported adjunct of the ALL and
CLIO. MIR. Mitchell has done much to
fI,a IA ~ VrYN1A fx, &Iaa
department, while acting at the same
time to improve the lot of workers, re-
gardless of whether or not they carry
a union card. ALI in all, 1t has been
good two years for the department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Too Much Hospitality?

For the benefit OF those OF
us who are not familiar with
various regulations which
govern travel between nations,
perhaps these two related news
items might be clarified.
A release datelined Moscow.
reported seven top Russian
rlewsmen as leaving for an ex-
tended tour of the United
States. It noted that the trip
had been held UP for some
time due to the Russians re-
fusal to be fingerprinted as
required by the United States
Immigration Act. II said that
the difficulty had been over
come when the newsrnen
agreed to travel on special
passports as Officials Of the
Soviet government which Tex,
eInpted" them from provisions
OF this law.
An A. p. release reported
that our State Department
has found a way to let RUS
sian concert artists come to
the United States without
being fingerprinted. The Rus
SLAMS had so violently objected
to this requirement that it has
been q barrier to cultural ex-
changes and Secretary OF
State Dulles has indicated
that he may ask Congress to
repeal the fingerprint law.
The violent objection" to
being fingerprinted is Of course
Immediately thought-provok-
ing. Then we ask:
When American travellers
60 calling on foreign neighH hrs
are they not also subject TO
certain requirements set up
by particular nations? And
do they not sometimes find
them extremely objectionable?
Then, do the state de-
partinents" OF those countries
find q way to exempt us from
their laws and even consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
siAsa,sgTs.s SyAA

passing years start galloping.
instead Of sauntering. Once
IL months was q long stretch
but now they flash by Is fast
as telegraph poles through q
train window. We come to
realize that the most naomen-
tous answer to "What time Is
ii" Is THE time Is now"
Think Of the things that we
have promised ourselves or our
friends that We are going to
do when we are less busy. when
responsibilities are less press
ing. when the family duties are
less exacting-when our ship
comes In. when we are older
and SO on. I'D infinituni. In
our highest moments 1t is terri
flying to realize that excuses for
the postponements. which are
50 devastatingiy plausible, are
in reality paving the way to
irreparahle tragedy.
Once . young Gahlean car
penter. who In 81 years gave
eternal direction to all human
life, uttered the final answer to
the question. what time Is it?'
He said emphatically, Now Is
the accepted time; teday is the
day Of salvation" That means
Today Is the time for me to
discard that corroding resent
ment and that snap Judgment
prejudice and extend the hand
Of understanding and forgive
ness as I pray with a new mean
ing. Forgive me as ] forgive.
Today is the time will memo
that friendship which is fray.
ing. Today Is the time ! viii
open that closed window to the
unseen and the eternal. To-day
Is the time ] viii give even IL
minutes for the sacrament Of
quiet me0ltatlon ana prayer. TO.
day is the time will change
some day" to NOW. Today
will look into the mirror OF these
lines.
Some day I mean to put these
tTtfes all aD6y.
TO arm myself for lies nobier
fray:
: TO throttle tUron0, to trample
greed.
To pour myself out for my
brothers need
Some day--but not today.
Some day elaboration Dill my
speech endoiD
With that one tpdrn, per-
sttdsiDe fDord.
o hesitator, hare you neper
heard
There Is no time but NON?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

time for war and q time for
peace. God hath made every
thing beautiful in its time"
The only vital question is:
What are We doing with time
for what we win one day
be. we are now becoming.
Killing time is murder in the
first degree. One of the most
profound prayers that one can
offer to the God who has en-
trusted us with time is the
moving petition Of the Goth
Psalm: 80 teach us to
number our days that we may
apply our hearts unto wisdom. :"
Which means. Of course. so
help US to use our days and
months and years that the
highest and best things may
come to us and through us.
God has eternity to realize
His purpose. We mortals have
not. In lfe's early decades ex-
pected time looms ahead to
enable us to reach projected
goals, to climb every peak Of
hope that breaks the skyline.
But there comes a day when
for the first time we feel q sense
of hurry II we are to arrive
on time; then. almost Of panic,
the feeling that time is running
out. We still think Of our-
selves as young when there
comes the startling realization
that life Is half over: then the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Fish Story

A note to modern anglers:
Booming military guns might
be a feasible explanation for
the ones that got away. On
September "a. 1905. The Star
told Of the activities Of q fish,
ing club In this fashion: 1.-THE
members of the Mattawornan
Fishing and Cunning Club
made q trip to its club house
on Mattawoman creek, near
Indian Head proving grounds,
recently. the launch Louise
being chartered for the occa-'
sion. The officers OF the club
are: E. H. Carver, admiral;
]. M. Pipes. vice admiral;
L. H. Patterson, commodore:
Henry r. Martin, commander:
Edwin E. Alger. lieutenant
commander: Joseph Swim
burne, purser: Or. Beirne. sur
geon; Col. Harris, steward. All
the officers were In attendance.
The catch was principally
rocktlsh and perch. Admiral
Carver Is regarded % m ex-
pert fisherman. and he &C
counts for the failure to land
bass to the heavy firing ct the
proving grounds and the
Comanche yells Of the under
graduates Of the club, which
scared the Ash and drove them
so Ear into docks In the creek
that even his latest improved
appliances could not catch
them. Meals were served OF the
club house. and there was an
enjoyable time generally"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

at the mercy of their tormen-
tors for three solid hours. !. ).
With great caution the sophs
had supplied themselves with
several thousand feet of rope
as o means of compelling at
tendance. One of the dozen
innocents attempted to break
camp. and, with a mighty CEN
ter rush. leaped into the street
from the building and ran. He
was only touching the ground
on the high spots when dis.
covered. He boarded q street
car. but the sophs soon had
him In custody again, and
made him wear the cone
shaped cap and take the prin-
cipal part in the stunt which
followed. ALI the freshmen
were made 10 wear coats and
hats wrong side out. and to-
almost make the government
buildings tremble with the uni
versity yells."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
G. O. P. in Hot Water

Statements by political par
tisans are not renowned for
wisdom. This Is well exempli-
fed by the Fairfax County
Republican Committees vocal
izing over the county's effort
to secure an adequate water
supply.
In your issue of October 4,
over the name of James A.
Lawrence, the reported state
rnent OF the county's Republic
can junto undertakes to ques-
tion the motives and probity
Of the county supervisors in
trying TO buy the Annandale
Water Company. Taking a
''holier than thou" attitude.
the Republican statement as
sures the voters that "the Re-
publicans are not opposing an
integrated is. unified
water service" On the other
hand. they want 1t clearly un-
derstood that II they. the Re-
publican Committee. had been
In power. they would have
done things differently. Hind
sight Is q gifti
/ feel ! am entitled to ask.
Where were these. Republic
can politicos In 1852 when ],
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

The need for elasSrooms has
been an ever-present problem
in expanding Washington. On
October 6, 1905. The Star re-
ported: Greater pressure for
space will be brought to bear
shortly on the Mckinley Man
ual Training School. The
Central and the various grade
schools, which up to the pre-
sent time have been compelled
to play the host for the over
flowing sections Of the Techni-
cal. are now. as was shown
recently in The Star, claiming
for themselves all their avail
able space. Now the tables are
to be turned, and another in
stitution Is actually demanding
access to the facilities Of the
Mckinley building itself. The
new Business High School
structure is practically COM
pleted. The matter of furnish
ing and properly equipping the
school viii, however. delay its
occupancy until the LIST Of
January. Mr.. Davis. principal
OF the Business High School.
said this morning: -. It will
be necessary for us to cali upon
the hospitality Of our new
neighbor. the Mckinley. for the
privilege OF their laboratories.
While ! understand there is
much crowding Of the technical
class rooms. their laboratories
, are so extensive that I feel sure
there win be no difiiculty in the
Business High School students
having advantages there which
they have so long been
denied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

the undersigned, was trying to
focus the areas attention on
the water scarcity and the
need for supplying water In
the face Of the anticipated
drought? Only q great silence
reverberated from the Repub-
lican and Democratic grand
stands equally. Except for an
occasional sentence taking no.
tice of my appearance at CAM
paign rallies. even The Star,
ignored the water problem.
Your editorial October 3 on
our water needs. was long
overdue.
In questioning the motives
Of the Fairfax County Board Of
Supervisors. the Republican
Committee invites inquiry into
It's own purposes. What, II
any, interest does the Repub-
lican body have In promoting
the case of the American Wa
terworks Co. which owns the
Virginia WateR Co. and Is
seeking to forestall Fairfax
County's acquisition Of the
Annandale company?
While awaiting an answer
to that query, let me remark
that, as with the Republicans,
I also like to see honest pri-
vate enterprise prospecting.
But where has private enter
prise been these last rs years
tsince the drought Of 1930-D
while Northern Virginia has
experienced water crisis after
water crisis2 Must private
businessmen be PACED these
days in order to recognize their
opportunities? And II Ameri-
can Waterworks has had to be
blackjacked before IL saw It's
opportunity hereabouts, how
responsible and responsive
would it be as q public service
outfit If It should "horn its
way" into the job OF county
wide water-supplier2
Richard L. Fel1man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
THE CANE OF POLITICS
BY FRANK r. KENT
These Are Dangerous Days to Prophesy

There are few things less
certain In this life than poll
tics. Take the present situa-
ton. Two weeks ago the
nomination rand reelection
Of President Eisenhower
seemed e. sure III anything
that far on could be. Today
It seems equally sure that
neither Of those things can
happen. But 20 many other
things can happen that II
takes Q bold man, indeed, TO
prophecy.
However, there are two as
siimptions which seem safe to
make. No. / Is that Mr.. Eisen-
hover, despite hopes In the
hearts Of many. Is irrevocably
out as the convention nomi-
nee; No. 2. that Chief Justice
Earl Warren Is also irrevccably
out. Recently. notwitlistand-
Ing his uneuuiyocal statement
last month on this subject.
the Chief Justice privately has
repeated that "under no cir
curnstances" would he leave
the Supreme bench No real
friend of Mr.. Warren and no
real friend Of the court would
want him to violate that
pledge. Probably he could be
elected. but that merely makes
his dat-footed refusal to be
considered the more admir-
able. Further. 1t relieves the
apprehensions OF millions Of
Americans, whose basic belief
is that the Supreme Court is
and always should be COM
pletely aloof from politics. The
arm stand Of the Chief JUS
tice Is q rebuke to certain Of
his colleagues who, after their
elevation TO the highest bench
In the world, continue to min
gle with lOW-grade labor poll
ticians and SYSTEMATICALLY hold
themselves open to promo
ton. not only to the presi.
dency but to the vice presi-
dency.
Some Still Urge Warren
It isn't easy to upset these
statements. but there are GER
tain Republican politicians
who nevertheless continue to
urge the Warren nomination
on the ground that he would
be q sure winner. Also. they
urge that notwithstanding the
completeness with which he
has expressed his determine
ton to remain on the court,
Mr.. Warren would yield to the
urgent request Of the Presi-
dent to resign and run. The
answer to this. Of course. is
that, first, the Chief Justice
could not be influenced by a
presidential request to break
pledge soiemnly. made only
q few months ago: second.
that the request would Ger
tainly not be made by q Presi-
dent who deeply reveres the
Supreme Court and firmly be-
neves all its members should
keep ''aloof from politics.
In brief, no one who really
knows the President, who can't
run because of his illness. and
knows the Chief Justice, who
might be elected. regards as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
The Potomac

Complaints about pollution
Of the Potomac River were be-
ginning to crop up so years
ago. On October 8, 1905. The
Star reported on q fishing trip
in the Potomac below Edwards
Ferry. and concluded: THE
party found millions Of small
bass fry dead in the water.
Some OF the fry were so new
that they carried the eggs on
their heads. They were evil
IDENTITY killed by pollution of
the stream. The fishermen
said the river was very nasty
and altogether unfit to drink" =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
.lrote Citizens

A community near Silver
Spring was reported highly
irate over efforts to establish
q "demoralizing drinking sa-
loom In that area so years ago.
and on October 2. 1905, a story
on the front page OF The Star
said: For q long time a
desperate fight has been going
! on for the suppression OF the
foul and disorderly drinking
and gambling concerns set up
on the outskirts Of the Dis
trict---east-west and south.
Now the community north Of
the city is up In arms to pre-
vent the establishment of q
demoralizing drinking saloon
at the District line on Bright
wood avenue. near Silver
Spring. Energetic pro-
tests to the District authorities
against the licensing Of this
place have been almost unan-
irnously and very infiuentially
signed by residents both in
side and outside the District"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09

at al valid the argument
that the President would make
the request. or II made. the
Chief Justice would accede.
Accepting this Is correct. the
predicament Ia which the Re-
publican managers Are left
seems really difilcult. Faced
81 two ositsse xlding party men.
Of whom lone for enc reason
and ons for anothsrl are de-
barred from running. they are
forced 70 choose among candi-
dates who, however worthy,
are c6ncededly on z lower
level.
Considering these facts. the
problems confronting the He@
publican leaders seem clear
enough. The Chief Justice not
only has no great national fol-
lowing, but Is Chief Justics
would be debarred from any
campaign participation after
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-09
Letting OFF Steun,

The hazing Of freshmen at
the George Washington UNI
versity Medical School was de-
scribed In The Star on October
8. 1905. The story said: 1.-THE
upper classrnen ran the
whole gamut Of horse play
last evening and several poor,
unwilling and unsuspecting
freshmen were made the VIC
Tins. The innocent sfreshmen
performed every stunt known
to the hazins program. 1 being