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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08
To fhe Residents Of MILers Metropolitan Market:
AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST
Market:

MiIIer's 56-yeor reputation for integrity
and excellent service. hos helped US to
enjoy O volume of business so greet
that we ore able to buy from factories
Of huge qUontitY-sovings which. too,
ore posed along to you.
No parking lot fees when you shop
at MiIIer's. eitherI land no store-Poid
porking-Iot subsidies TO boost our
prices.l Shop when you wilI-from
$50 in the morning til 2 any week
nieht-there's oIwoYs ample parking
right at our curb or Just across the
street. tAgoin IT'S the locofion
fhof helps you soveD
So-whether you live in Bethesda
or BIodensburg. OIney or Oxon Hill
whether you cotton TO Colonial
or Provincial, Modern or 18th Gen.
fury whether you're furnishing
q mansion or q small apartment
oIwoys shop OF MiIIer's for Greater
Woshington's largest selection of fine
furniture at the lowest possible cost
II makes sense to save.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08

There ore mony reasons why VIM.
E. Miller. yeor offer year. continues
to be one of the Two furniture stores
enjoying the largest volume of fUrni-
ture soIes in the Washington oreo.
One of the most important reasons
is this simple. geographic foct: Mifler's
is Metropolitan Woshington's most
cenfroHy-Iocofed furniture store A
giant composs anchored at Miller's,
sweeping full l8-miIe radius. would
include o4.oTa Of oil Creoter Wosh-
inqton' homes
SmoII wonder, then, that so many
of MiIler's friends come to US from
Arlington or Wheaton or HyottsViIle
or Falls Church and many points
beyond. Uost year alone. for ex-
ample, ! million dollars of our business
come from Northwest Woshingtonl
This Ioootion = AWAY FROM the
conoested downtown oreo and its ex-
pensive overheod-olIows US to poss
resUItont sovings right along to you.
And this foct. coupled with Wm. E.
.Ax defined by the Economic Development
Committee OF the Washington Board of Trode-
BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE
Easy Parking Air Conditioned
PENNSYLVANIA at 9Th. SOUTHEAST
Weekdays $50 am to 9 pm.
Saturday $50 am. to pm. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Arms for Israel

The letter of Israel z. Kast
in The Star of June 81 IL
Illustrates the illogic of the
thinking of many pro-Israel
Americans. Mr.. Kast berates
the United States for not ship
ping arms to Israel when arms
were coming from Russia to
the Arabs. He has forgotten.
or maybe never knew, that
when the 1Sraelis, facing de-
feat in the early stages of
their war with the Arabs. asked
for an armistice, they i'm
mediately violated the terms
of the armistice to obtain the
weapons which enabled them
later to defeat the Arabs.
Most of these arms came from
the United States, and a
substantial part of them were
exported in violation of our
export laws. so much Tor the
loyalty of American Jews who
engaged in this illegal export
trade.
Until the million Arabs who
were displaced from their long
time homes. and replaced by a
million Jews who had no claim
whatever to any part Of
Palestine, are compensated or
restored to their rightful
homes. there will never be
peace between Arab and Jew.
and the world will never re-
gard the Jews as justified until
they clean their own hands.
Impartial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Henry Spencer

Henry B. Spencer. who died at 83,
lived full and active life and has left
in the hearts of his many friends affec-
Tomato recollections of warm and gen.
erous personality. He was successful in
business, and like his father before him
attained national reputation in the
world of railroading and transportation.
He was equally successful, before and in
the years following his retirement from
active affairs, in perfecting his own pat
tern of graceful living, maintaining his
keen interest in men and events, deriving
enjoyment from his tennis, fishing and
shooting, and in the comprehensive
attracted by his own love of good COM
pany. He lost, as men do with the years,
some Of the attributes of youth, but never
its spirit. That was a part of him, to
the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Germany Holds the Line

Chancellor Adenauer's program for
West German acceptance of its defen-
sive military commitments has advanced
another important step with the Bundle
stays final approval of the army con-
scription bill. BY terms of the measure,
an estimated 10 million West German
men over 18 years of age would be ELI
gible for compulsory military training.
Since the objective is to have only 100000
in the service, however, it is expected the
draftees will be drawn from the lowest
qualified age brackets. The first induc-
tons probably will not take place until
next spring.
Meanwhile, other legislative hurdles
remain in the path to effective German
rearmament. Even among DR.. Adenauer's
own supporters there has been no more
than qualified enthusiasm for the mill
tarization program, and the approval
given thus far was won at the cost of
deferring decision on the length of
conscripted service The Chancellor him
self and those having direct responsibility
for the training program have insisted
the term should be l8 months to permit
adequate schooling in the use of modern
arms. There is powerful backing, how
ever, for 12-month limitation, and the
strength of Dr.. Adenauer's opposition was
reflected in the dramatic walkout of
ABOUT $50 deputies before the CONSUMPTION
vote was taken in the Bundestag With
the Parliament about to recess for the
summer, further OBJECTIONS on the length
of-service issue are feared when the
necessary supplementary legislation
comes up next fall. Still, even If addi-
tional compromise is forced on this ques-
ton. the principle of compulsory service
has been accepted at time when it is
clearly essential. Only about $4,000 men
have been enrolled in the voluntary en-
listment program of the past six months
and it has been obvious almost from the
beginning that a draft law would be
needed if any real military establishment
is to be created. At least the foundations
for such an establishment have now been
laid.
This much progress has been re-
corded, incidentally, only shortly after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
New SuperIiner

Plans for new transatlantic super
liner to operate as a sister-ship of the
United States are reaching an advanced
stage Of discussion between officials of
Government and of the shipping industry.
1t is project that appears to have con-
siderable merit from both an economic
and national defense standpoint
The four-year record of the United
States has been uniformly excellent. On
her first round-trip crossing she set new
speed marks that have not been matched
by any other ship since. For the past
year she has been operating at 95 per
cent of capacity higher
than average and well beyond the break
even point for profitable service Greater
than expected economy in fuel conSump-
ton has increased the profit factor even
further and has attested to the SoundneSS
of the ships design. AS troop carrier,
she could carry 10000 men without add
ing supplies or fuel for $4,000 miles.
The commercial need for sister-Ship
is becoming increasingly clear. The
United States currently is paired in
service with the America, slower and
smaller ship built in 194O The differences
between the two result in an unbalanced
schedule, circumstance that is contrary
to most effective shipping operations. The
Americas operating subsidy from the
Government is due to end in 1858 unless
a contract for replacement has been
agreed upon before that date. Estimated
cost of new ship is placed at nearly $l00
million-about so per cent to be paid by
the Government-but expected heavier
earnings make it economically attractive.
In addition, the American shipbuilding
industry-also essential to national de-
fense-would benefit from job,ot this
size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
School Needs Remain

Seldom has major legislative effort
ended in an atmosphere of greater con-
fusion, Illustration and disregard of
national need than that surrounding the
death of the Federal aid to education bill.
The responsibility for this unfortunate
ending is we'll divided on both partisan
basis and a sectional basis. The factions
that cheered defeat of the measure on
the House floor have little more real
reason to be pleased than those who voted
vainly for it. Many individuals on each
side were voting more on related issues
than on the substantive question of
whether there should be a nationwide
program, financed in part by the Federal
Government, to supply adequate educa-
tional facilities for an expanding school
population.
Most controversial of the issues, OF
course, was that raised by Representative
Powell. New York Democrat, in his twice
successful effort to amend the bill to bar
Federal aid to the prosegregation States.
But opponents of this provision were
Joined in the final vote by an unexpect-
edly large number of Republicans, many
OF whom had favored the Powell amend
mentS but found other reasons for oppos-
ing passage of the bill One of these
reasons, perhaps the principal one. was
the House rejection of the administra-
TONS formula for distributing the Fed
eral grants on a basis of need-which
would have taken into account resources
OF the States, percentage of income de-
voted to education and number of school
age population AS the bill finally read
1t would have distributed ST 6 billion over
four years on a basis of Sabotage pop
ulation only. There is reason to believe,
however, that a substantial amount of
the opposition stemmed from basic dis
agreement with the principle of Federal
aid to schoolS-on grounds it might lead
to Federal control of education or to an
increasing neglect by States and localities
OF their obligation to provide public
educational facilities. In his special
message to Congress last January, PreSi-
dent Eisenhower recognized this line of
opposition by emphasizing that local
control and responsibility should not be
diminished through the granting of
Federal aid
There seems little chance now that
the Federal aid will be provided at least
during the short remaining life of the
84th Congress. Yet the need for more
schools and, finally, for more education
for more young Americans remains, and
is growing ever more urgent. 1t is a
grass roots" problem and the people of
the country should make their position
known on how they wish it to be solved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Too Easy Credit

In this election year. I'm
searching for a candidate who
will curb the current trend of
easy credit, and thus deal a
death blow to imitation.
Never before in the history
of the United States has credit
been so accessible. nor the cost
of living so high.
Just imagine-30 years to
purchase a home, 3 years to
buy a new car, 2 years for a
budget account in any depart
ment store. Mr.. and Mrs. Aver
age American can even go to
Europe, and pay later. Drug
stores are making charge ac-
counts available.
I, myself, am slowly drown
ing in a sea Of easy payments.
Actually, We are all spending
our pay checks before we even
receive them. This tremendous
volume of purchasing power is
keeping prices up in the clouds.
Almost anything can be bought
these days for $40 down. and
$40 per month.
Let's put an end to this
super duper, easy credit. and
at least not spend our money
until the bank teller has
cashed the check.
Mildred G. White.
A T. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

ton of around 10000 people
today. Park acreage required
under the minimum Park and
Planning requirements of one
acre per 800 persons comes to
about so acres. These park
sites are nonresident and cam
not even be planned for to-
day. This area can house a
future maximum population of
$4,000 people and go acres
Of park sites will be required.
1t is obvious that the time
to plan and start building ade-
quate park and school sites is
now. The metropolitan line
should follow existing water
line boundaries since rapid
development follows water and
sewerage line facilities. The
Regional line should be ex-
tended beyond the Metropoli-
tan line to insure the proper
usage of land for the benefit
of the county and its citizens.
Francis E. JablOnski, Pho.
Oxon Hill, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Is 1t possible an agency Of
the Government is going to put
pressure upon the steel indus
try to yield to the unjust and
unreasonable demands of the
labor unions and thus saddle
another round of increasing
costs and higher prices upon a
long-suffering public?
The unions are offered a
contract that should satisfy
the greediest of eXtortioners,
but they are not satisfied with
mere material gains, they have
to demand something more.
something beyond the ordinary
in order TO show their power
and keep politicians in line.
True. steel is not blameless;
it was the greed of those al
ready fabulously rich. grasp
ing for still more. that gave
the labor move ent its
strength. When workers saw
the barons of big business and
industry cram from a hun
dred thousand TO a half mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Junior High Scandal

/ was amazed and appalled,
to note a report by Superin-
tendent OF Schools Corning of
the awful conditions in our
junior high schools. To me.
or any other thinking indi-
vidual, it is almost unbeliev-
able. "Ninety-tive t95) preg-
nancies per year" among To-
year-old girls in these schools:
no mention being made of the
It's or lbs for whom the
records are not available.
Surely this is the time for
actual segregation of the sexes
girls and boys each to have
separate schools and women
teachers for the girls and men
teachers for the boys. 1t is in
deed time for the taxpaying
parents to demand this change
the voice OF the people en-
masSe is sometimes heard
Mrs. W. X. Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Majesty

on the bleak barrens rauaged
long ago
By liGhtHing- kindlcd fame,
she stands alone,
Her stark bole ScOrched aud
scared. About. belou.
Stretches a tGGSte OF scrub and
hciened stone.
This WdS her realm, a forest
fair and green.
Where, towering proud oboUe
her uaSSal trees.
She reigned benigndntly. a.
gracious queen.
Granting iargeSSe TO erery
minstrel breeze
Those tickle. trifing trouba-
dours no more
Sue for her fdUor, nor her
broad domain
Is runs, yet Dhen storms OF
,Ctnter rush
Across the moor, she mantles
as OF gore
Stil-Stdtely arms IN eJmine, TO
maintain
A dignity disaster could not
crush -.
Harold Willard Gleason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

catch birds, do it just for the
sport of the thing, the same
way men do.
There is nothing more idiotic
in the world than a man who
has Just killed dozen doves
telling what a criminal cat
is because the latter has taken
one common sparrow.
Most home cats get to the
point where they refuse to
catch birds at all, unless the
flier comes right down in their
paws.
We remember Quincy. the
yellow cat. lying in the flower
border beneath the waving
oriental peoples.
He loved these bright globes
above any other flowers, and
liked to bat them gently with
his paws.
While he was lying there.
admlring nature in his best
Ferdinand manner, a male
cardinal. all red and black,
flew right down between his
two outstretched front paws.
That's right, actually be-
tween his paws,
*
Not even the most avid cat
hater could have blamed him.
we believed, for bringing his
two paws together.
Such a Hopping then was
never seen. But Quincy held on
manfully. and probably would
have damaged the bird, or it
would have torn itself, if we
had not interviewed.
What a handful that card
inal was!
The person who has never
held a male cardinal in his
hands has no idea Of the power
of this songster.
1t was. III truth, impossible
to hold it, without feeling it
would be damaged. We let go,
and away it flew. to its de-
light, and to the amazement of
yellow Ounce. Old Quincy had
just caught a bird. but hadn't
meant to, and still didn't know
exactly what had happened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Prince Georges Issue

Once again we are con-
fronted with the question of
whether Prince Georges Coun-
ty should move progressively
forward or remain Indifferent
to the needs of its growing
urban communities. The ques-
ton is whether the lower part
of Prince Georges County
should be included within the
jurisdiction of the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. This is
sue is to be determined in part
by the nature of the citizens
response to new legislation TO
be discussed at open hearings
of our State legislators this
fall.
The basic problem is one Of
educating the public as to
what is the function of the
Park and Planning Commits
sion and what it will cost the
property owner. There are
two distinct areas of jurisdic-
ton. Within the regional area.
the commission has planning
authority. The Metropolitan
area is adjacent TO the District
of Columbia and is also within
the regional limits. The major
benefit earned by being located
within the. Metropolitan area
is that the Commission has
the authority to build parks
and recreational centers. Thus
the Commissions mission is to
help the urban areas develop
in a planned rather than a
disorganized manner.
Some people feel the extern
sion of the present boundaries
are out of the question because
of still more taxes" The facts
are that the taxes for these
necessary services land not
provided by any county
agency are based on the as
sessed value of property. The
regional district property own
er pays 3 cents per 500 as
sessed value and in the Met
ropolitan district the rate is
an additional Z cents per $l00.
Thus property that would
market at $4,000 assessed at
say 100000 would bear re-
gional tax of only SO.
The county is in very en-
viable position now to foster
a well-planned community in
the southern end of the county
that should attract activities
of benefit to the county. We
need to have more than the
one community building IN the
county, as indicated in the
l954-l955 Park and Planning
Commission annual report II
is evident that Prince Georges
County has been dragging its
feet in providing community
facilities when Montgomery
County, with comparable pop
lllation, maintains q COM
munity buildings. Park land
purchasing funds in Prince
Georges are one-hfth that Of
Montgomery County for the
coming year
The Metropolitan line ends
in the area around Hillcrest
Heights. The communities out
side the Metropolitan line
south of that location to the
Henson Greek watershed and
along the present regional
area boundary have a popula-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Dmltrl ShepilOV, the new Soviet
Foreign Minister, seems to be not too we'll
acquainted with our Constitutions First
Amendment or with the history and
character of the free American press.
This is plainly suggested by some of the
remarks he made the other day, in
generally good tempered spirit, at an in
formal Moscow meeting with Western
correspondents.
Thus, while affirming that "a very
broad basis" exists for "rapprochement"
between his country and ours, he has
declared that one of the essential pre-
conditions for such a development is that
a "muzzle" be put on certain "irreSpon-
sible elements" in our press and radio.
For those elements, in his judgment, are
''propagatorS of the cold war;" and al
though they are not so widespread or
active as they used to be. they still
poison the atmosphere" and seriously
hamper all efforts to promote better
Soviet American relations
BY way of contrast, according to Mr..
Shepilov, Soviet organs of information
have not "for long time now" unleashed
"unfounded attacks" on the United States
even though the American press and
radio are still turning out "a Niagara of
all sorts of lies, SANDER and libelouS
statements" against the Kremlin. And
so, as If hurt by the unfairneSS of the
whole thing, and as if unaware of Mos
cows propaganda barrage accusing our
Government of having stage managed"
the uprising of the Poznan Poles, he has
called upon our country to gag those
newspapers and airwave figures that
persist in saying unfriendly and poison
Gus things about Russia and its unqueS-
tionably black Stalinist record.
However, although it may be that
some parts of our Fourth Estate are ex-
ceSSively anti-Soviet in. anything and
everything, Mr. Shepilov-who until re-
Gently was Pravdas editor-should take
time of for a close study of our First
Amendment and what it has meant and
still means. If he makes such study,
then he will learn that our press cannot
be treated as can the completely con-
trolled press of Red Russia or totalitarian
countries in general. 1t cannot be
muZzled. 1t cannot be gagged. It cannot
be made into ventriloquist's dummy
mouthing this, that or another line in
keeping with the whimS and dictates of
an all-powerful government.
In sum, as long as our Constitution
endureS, our press will be free and it will
continue to operate, despite its flaws, as
one of the most basic and most indiS-
penSable bulwarkS of our national liberty.
Mr.. Shepilov, who apparently is still
getting his feet on the ground as Russia's
Foreign Minister would do we'll to bear
that fact in mind. If he does, he will
not again make the mistake of proposing
that our First Amendment be whitfield
down as part of an otherwise good and
essential effort to achieve a Soviet
American rapprochement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

1t was a bad cat. the lady
said.
Look at it, with that poor
bird" she said.
Templeton Jones. cat and
bird fancier, looked closely.
Yes" he admitted, the cat
has a bird"
Something ought to be
done about it." the lady
growled. Growing ladies are
not nice to listen to; Jones pre-
ferred to hear his own voice.
He spoke up:
But the bird was dead when
the cat found it," he insisted.
How do you know that?"
Because. said Jones, there
is a hole in the top of the
bird S head"
The irate lady looked care
fully, and admitted the fact
How did it get there?' she
wondered.
Another bird did it," ex-
planned Temp Jones 1T
pecked the sparrow TO death.
See how neatly a bill would
fit"
why would it do that?"
Because it was a mean
bird"
Which could it be-"
Maybe a Jay" explained
Jones. but probably a grackle.
"Grackles have mean yellow
eyes. They specialize in killing
baby birds. especially cardinal
babies.
Sometimes they tear off the
heads of a whole nestful, just
for sport"
Horrible" said the listener.
Sometimes grackles tear of
legs, too. Jays will attack 9TH
er birds, at times. This year.
l understand. they seem to be
more virulent than normally"
The lady sighed.
so you see. went on
Jones. that this cat cannot
be blamed. All he did was pick
up a killed bird"
Not all house cats have such
stout defenders.
Most of them are instantly
tried and convicted, when they
are seen with bird in mouth.
II one could believe their de-
tractors. cats annually kill SO
many birds that it is impoS-
sible to see how the feathered
tribes still exist.
The truth is plain enough:
Cats do kill birds, and some-
times eat them, but not one
tenth as many. probably not
one-twentieth as many, as
their detractors suggest.
The fact is that the average
bird, for the average cat, is
pretty tough eating.
Imagine yourself a cat,
You wouldn't want to go
through all those prickly
feathers Just to get a taste Of
meat.
The cat, like man, wants
plenty of meat, when he has
meat Hence his preference for
ground beef, and salmon out
OF can.
Jones and most cat fanciers
believe that cats. when they