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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
Words and Actions

The following is a quotation
from the first reelection cam
paign speech Of President Eli
senhower.:
I'VE witness today, across .
vast middle area Of our earth
an historic struggle by its.
peoples for freedom freedom
from foreign rule or freedom
from domestic poverty. In this
great belt, from the deserts Of
North Africa across to the is
lands Of the South Pacific.
there live 800 million persons
one-third Of the worlds pop
ulation. And through all these
lands, Communist voices cry
out to all men to hate the West.
ave act In this area BY q few
clear principles. We respect
fully the right Of all peoples,
able and ready to govern them
selves, to be free to do 50. We
realize that the future role Of
the West with all these
peoples, must ultimately be one
not Of rule, but Of partnership.
And we know that this role
win require us-for the sake Of
the peace Of the world-to
strive to help these struggling
peoples to rise from poverty
and need"
When these me words went
into the air. the British. the
foreign rulers Of Cypruf. were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
Sorry Lobbying Story

I noted with considerable
interest The Star editorial Of
September II, Sorry Lobbying
Story"
/ cannot understand leaders
of major industries who, when
called before congressional
committee, fail to take a posi-
ton and state openly for the
record as to their action as
it applies to legislation. ! think
such action would register more
favorably with congressional
committees and with the pub
lie at large.
We. IN small business, when
called before q congressional
committee As to our position,
lay the facts on the line as to
our action.
When I was interviewed on
television twice in February
as to our lobbying activities,
I minced no words that, after
all. we were carrying out the
direct vote of our nationwide
membership of small business,
and ! am sure such action was
noted by the nationwide audi
ence. ] know it was noted by
many members Of Congress.
It's beyond me to understand
that statesmen in the employ Of
large corporate interests would
encourage their customers to
protest or favor legislation pro-
posed by Congress. Such action
was reported recently before
q congressional committee on
the gas lobbying situation. /
know that statesmen do not act
that way unless so directed by
higher-ups.
I like the closing part Of the
editorial, which states. "The
special Senate committee
should pursue its inquiry. and
all reasonable steps should be
taken to prevent a repetition Of
this sort Of shabby business"
George ]. Burger.
Vice President. National
Federation Of Independ-
ent Business.
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coIOrs Of Content

An orange sun IN a Uestern
flight
Bidding q dark green iCOrld
tDGrm Good -ni0htP
Spreading its golden path on
d ripping blue;
Painting the sky NTH pink,
and a Uiolet hue.
Gray stones spl0slted NTH
iDhite lacy foam
A heart beating time Nth the
urge for home.
YeItoiC beIlied fsh strung on a
piece of ttCiHe--
A faded red boat. dyaped NTH
the mater line.
A tCeII-tdHned face under q
br0Un torn brim--
A happy soul, spillin0 ashes
from q corncob rim.
Phoebe " Benum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
THE POLITICAL MILL
Presidents Activity Helps Comp0ign
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Florida and California, HenA-
tor Kefauver. now the Demo-
cratic vice presidential candi-
date. was charging that Ste
venson, when Governor Of
Illinois, had vetoed q bill to
give q 10 per cent increase in
old-age benefits. At the time
Stevenson vehemently denied,
not that he had vetoed the
bill, but that he was acting
against the interests Of the old
people. He vetoed the bill, he
declared, because the Legisla-
ture had failed to provide the
funds to carry out its provi-
sions. Senator Kefauver re-
torted. however: THE fact is
Mr.. Stevenson also vetoed an
amendment which would have
provided $14 million to pay for
the increased cost of old-age
pensions"
Opposed ON Parity Prices
How effective the Stevenson
promises may be has still to
be determined. Also. the Demo-
cratic candidate has been at
pains to convince the farmer
and the working man and the
colored man they are not as
well of as they would be If he,
Stevenson. were IN the White
House, with q Democratic Con-
gress to back him up. Steven
son is bucking. however, an
improvement in farm prices
and farm income over q year
ago. He is suggesting that the
old 80 per cent Of parity rigid
farm price supports be re-
enacted-while many Of the
farmers know and understand
that tremendous surpluses
were built up under that pro-
gram-surpluses which have
been q main reason for low
farm prices. Stevenson also
faces the need Of proving to
the working man that he is
not well of now-despite the
fact that wages are at an ALL
time high and more people are
employed in this country than
at any time in history. and UNI
employment is far less than it
was in the last year of the
Truman administration. And
finally, he is having difiiculty
convincing the colored voters
they will be better on with a
Democratic administration and
Congress.
During recent weeks Demo-
cratic confidence--and COM
placency-have been on the
increase. With Eisenhower on
the firing line In the last weeks
Of this political battle, the pic
ture could change materially.
Notwi outstanding all the
charges Of Stevenson and Ke-
fauver that there is no real
peace, and that the Eisen-
hover foreign policy is driving
US toward open war. there is no
war.
Further, Eisenhower remains
to the great bulk Of the voters
the greatest apostle of peace in
this or any other country. He
is still to them the man who
brought about an end Of the
war in Korea. He is still the
man who. by firm action, has
prevented war IN the Formosa
area. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
Foirfux County Study

The Sunday Star editorial
Of September 2 was quite right
in maintaining that the Fair
fax County Federation Of Cit-
liens Associations should not
undertake its own study Of the
organization and services Of
the Fairfax County govern
ment. The Federation is not.
however, as The Star had as
sumed, contemplating an in
dependent study. On the other
hand, it welcomes and has
encouraged the study now be-
ing made for the Board Of
Supervisors by the Bureau Of
Public Administration Of the
University Of Virginia.
The initial impetus for =
study by the university's COM
petent survey star came at
the Federation's meeting last
January. At that meeting. DR..
Weldon Cooper, of the Uni
versity's Bureau Of Public Ad-
ministration, outlined the pos
Sibilities Of such q study;
David Lawrence. chairman of
the Research Project that
studied our county government
in 1880. pointed out the
desirability Of having a re-
evaluation OF the county gov
eminent made at this time TO
determine If full use had been
made Of the county executive
form Of government; and sew
eral members Of the Board Of
Supervisors expressed interest
In having q study made.
The Federation c0mmends
the Board Of Supervisors for
obtaining the University's
services. Likewise, we win fol-
low the Bureaus study with
great interest and wiz direct
the declarations efforts toward
supporting the Board Of SUI
pervisors in carrying out all
recommendations that will
strengthen the county's ca
pacity to serve its growing
population more effectively.
Bun Benton Bray,
President. Fairfax County
Federation Of Citizens !
Associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
Poet to Poet

In answer to r. J. Barrett's
poem Elite, defending Adlai
Stevenson's mispronunciation
Of the word, / say:
If e. J. Barrett / someday
meet,
I'll tell him who I consider
elite.
And I've found four ways (to
my delight)
To his only two to pronounce
"elite."
Let E. j. beat his drums-I'll
risk q fight
To prove to him that Ike
Is elite
"A light" that win shine after
Adlai's defeat.
Wen see in November who's
really elitel M. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
HIS AND that
By CHARLES E. TRAcENELL

There Is a widespread belief
that cat knows only its own
wishes and ways.
That a cat has no love for
anybody except itself.
That a cat values only its
own comfort.
The truth is that q cat is
just honest, that is all.
Human beings. too, value
their own comfort, as billions
Of dollars Of luxury sales every
year show.
People, too. love themselves
just a little ahead Of the rest
OF the human procession,
though not one in q million
would admit it. perhaps.
Men. and women, too, and
the little Riddles, act mostly
from their own desires and
wishes. according to their own
light on the world and its
problems.
&44
The house cat is & realist.
Your dog. now, he is q ro-
manifest, as when he banks
at the moon. or pretends not
to see the rat his master wants
him to dispatch.
The honest cat, on the other
paw, simply looks at the rat.
and plainly says. "That thing
IS too big for me to attack.
] only attack something SMALL
er than myself"
Nations, Of course, act on
exactly the same basis. though
u isn't fashionable to say SO.
Cats understand minor. ma
jor and grand tactics.
They could play chess II
nature had Just been & little
different In arranging their
brains.
A dog would take one look,
then knock the chess board
galley west. because he would
want to 90 hunting.
-
It's the cats whiskers. the
saying has 1t.
Actually. 1t Is the cats az
lection you remember, when
the little life Of IL years or so
is ended.
The gentle purr, the soft
paw Ono pins) applied to the
cheek, the upheld head, the
winding around your legs
These are natures own signs
Of affection, coming down to
us from the cities from an
Gent Egypt, where the cat was
Q god.
Remember this, when some
wight says, "Oh. q cat has no
affection
That's q dogs ideal
H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25

The Republican campaign
shows signs Of getting OF the
ground. The reason -Presi-
dent Dwight d. Eisenhower, q
candidate the people like and
in whom they have confidence.
The greatest boost the Repub-
lican cause has received to date
grows out Of the Presidents
reception in Iowa last week.
All reports are to the effect
that his great appeal and
drawing power among the
people still continue to q vast
degree. Six weeks from today
the voters will troop to the
polls and decide whether FL
senhower is to have four more
years in the White House or
Adlai Stevenson, his Demo-
cratic opponent. is to super
sede him.
~ Is . snort enough period.
But II the President steps up
his own campaigning and gets
out in the country, a great deal
may be accomplished. Tele-
vision and radio are valuable
assets in anybody's campaign,
but 1t Is still to be proved that
they can take the place Of per-
sonal appearances. AS Of to-
day. the presidential program
calls for a major farm speech
tonight in Peoria, nl.--Steven-
sons home State-and for
speeches in Cleveland and at
the University Of Kentucky at
Lexington. KY. next Monday.
President to Be More Active
It is now indicated that the
President will greatly increase
his campaign activity next
month. Indeed, word will be
brought back to him by Vice
President Nixon. now on q
countrywide swing, that the
President is really needed-in
person--at q number Of vital
points. The Vice President,
according to reports, is doing 4
real job Of campaigning for the
ticket. and has been well re-
ceived everywhere he has been.
But no one is a real substitute
for Eisenhower, himself.
One still-to-be-confirmed
report is that sometime in
October the President will
swing through seven cities,
yet to be disclosed, among
them Detroit. It is presumed
that the President will make q
trip to the Pacific Coast, visit
ing Oregon, Washington and
California.
Until last Friday, Adlai
Stevenson and his running
mate had the field to them
selves-their only challenger
being Vice President Nixon,
who began his swing a week
ago. The Democratic candidates
have heaped criticism after
criticism on President Eisen-
hover and his administration.
They have promised pie in the
sky to every group-and that
covers a lot Of territory. One
Of the latest of these promises
by Stevenson was to improve
the lot of the aged-so that
they will be able to maintain
the same standard of living
as before they retire from
active work.
Only last May and June. in
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Suez Issue Goes to u. N.

II the Security Council agrees to-
morrow to put the Suez dispute on its
agenda, as requested first by France and
Britain and later by Egypt, 1t is possible
just possible-that some kind Of workable
solution may result. And since there
seems to be small risk Of any harmful
consequences, we suppose that this move
to the y. N. is a desirable step to take.
Secretary Dulles wanted to delay the
appeal to the United Nations until after
his proposed canal users association had
been organized, and this would have been
more orderly procedure. But Sir An
thony Eden, perhaps because Of domestic
pressureS, evidently insisted on taking the
appeal without delay. And the French,
whose Premier Guy Mollet has been
severely critical Of insufficient unity
between our friends and allies" joined
with him.
The Anglo-French appeal does not
ask the Security Council to take any
specific action. Instead, 1t Is merely a
request that the Council consider the "sit-
uation created by the unilateral action
Of the Egyptian government in bringing
to an end the system of International
operation Of the Suez Canal. -. This
is as mild as language can be-certainly
notable change Of tone from the harsh
words with which President Nasser's sell
zure Of the canal was originally greeted
in Paris and London. So perhaps, If soft
words can do the job, some kind Of face
saving settlement is in the offing.
The answer, presumably, lies with
Mr.. Nasser. He has won all the tricks
in the game up to this point, and he has
little reason to fear the results Of the
hand which is about to be dealt in the
Security Council. His Russian friends,
with their veto power, can be counted
upon to protect him in that respect
There is a chance, however, that the
Egyptian President may be looking for
a way out, even though Egypt's appeal to
the u. N. is based on an alleged threat
to peace in Suez. Reports from Cairo
describe mounting strain in the operation
by Egypt Of the canal, although 1t has
been operated successfully so far. Prime
Minister Nehru, while reafi1rming support
of the seizure of the canal, has spoken
critically Of the manner In which it was
taken over. India, it should be remem-
bered, has a vital stake In the continued
ef1cient operation of the Suez waterway.
There have also been a few indications
of certain restiveness among some of
Nasser's Arab neighbors, and they, too,
have big stake in the successful opera
ton Of the canal.
So it Is at least possible that Mr..
Nasser, if he gets the substance of what
he wants without any accompanying loss
of face, would welcome q. N. mediation.
And the so-called user nations, or most
Of them, seem ready to settle on almost
any terms short of open and abject capit-
ulation. So perhaps the U.N. can work
this thing out If not, If Mr.. Nasser will
not agree to any acceptable settlement,
we do not know what is to be gained by
any unnecessary delay In establishing that
fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25


building the gallows for the
triple hanging Of the three
Greek Cypriot patriots. all of
them in their early twenties,
which was carried out two
days later.
The President, however,
failed to condemn this abom-
Unable act which causes shame
to our civilization, nor did he
or the State Department find q
word Of sympathy for the
Cypriots who are struggling for
freedom from foreign rule.
John C. Constantinides,
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Questions and Answers
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Who wrote the song, "A
Little Bit Of shure
They Call It Ireland2'-
q. n. N.
A. The poem u BY .. KERN
Brennan, the music By Ernest
r. Ball The song was intro
duced By Chauncey Olcott,
starring IN the musical The
Heart Of Paddy Whack" in
1914
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
..BETHEspA. Nd.

Dear Sir:
"A certain man / know swore
he wouldn't have a cat around
the house. Too much trouble,
he said. what with him and his
wife both gone during the day.
Anyway, 1t wouldn't be fair to
the cat, he said.
Some friends Of this man
acquired a kitten, shortly be-
fore they went on their vaca-
ton, and during their vaca-
ton. prevailed upon the man
and his wife to keep the kit
ten for them for q couple Of
weeks.
80 the kitten went to the
house Of this man who
wouldn't have q cat around
the place. It was an awful
nuisance, trying to crawl into
the refrigerator, bouncing
down the steps with & big
meow when the man and his
wife came home. leaping into
the mans lap when he tried
to read the newspaper.
+ -
"At one point, the man
after some milk for the kitten
accidentally pinched its tail
in the refrigerator door. And
q little while later the man
was down on his knees in the
basement, looking under some
shelves. and saying:
Come on out. kitty. /
didn't mean IT,
Game time to take the
kitten home. and the man and
his wife took it home and
went on q short vacation
themselves.
AT Rehoboth Beach, where
they went for this short va
cation. there was q 2-month-
old kitten up for a home.
so now this man who
wouldn't have q cat around
the house has another cat
around the house. This time
permanently.
II am the man.
Sincerely. J. j."
Cats are that way.
They have methods Of their
own. first to attract attention,
then TO cement affection.
The affection for q cat IS
different from that for q dog.
Also, from him.
A dog, after all, co-operates.
A cat seldom does or, If he
does. he insists on his own
way.
A dog Is . cooperative
animal.
Through that trait. 1t draws
q bit closer to humanity.
Since the days when the
pre-dawn men came down
from the trees, the dog has
stood on guard with him, and
still does. often to the harass-
ment Of nervous suburbanites.
The dog we have with us all
ways. the cat only now and
then.
$50
This now and then. however.
contains . world Of pleased
affection.
The affection Of the house
eat, % is various forms. must
b stressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25

fact to be faced Is that voluntary recruit
rnent Of military manpower has not. and
viii not, produce the strength essential
to national security in this cold-war era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-25
Late Show

! often wonder II there are
many persons living in the
Northeast section Of our city
who look forward as happily
as / do to the nocturnal enter
tainment emanating daily
from the lexington freight
yards.
For the benefit of those liv-
ing in other parts Of the city
and who are not familiar with
this sort Of entertainment !
would like to elaborate. It has
to do with getting freight
trains moving out Of the yards
at intervals beginning about
$3.50 am. This particular time
Of the night is selected. I
deem. because traffic noises
and other disturbances are at
q minimum at that time and
the populace is in q profound
and restful sleep. The program
is carried on by two men. I
believe, namely the engineer
who evidently is mad at those
of US who earn our living in
the daytime while he has to
earn his during the moonlit,
cool part Of the day, and a
devilish. mischievous sort Of a
chap known as the fiagman.
AS the performance begins the
fiagman is supposed to be sta
toned at q point approxi-
mately One-quarter mile be-
hind the rear Of the train to
prevent another crew from
getting into the act until their
time comes later on in the
night. This fiagman is equipped
with . red nag and q lantern.
The flrst notice we have Of
this affair is. as ! said, about
1880 am. when we Jump to q
sitting position and In terror
reach for the shotgun as the
most awful whistle ever in
vented by man lets 60 down
under the T Street Bridge.
Each blast Of the whistle has
several musical notes such as:
'Whooooooo Hooooooo OPP"
There are i've Of these long
ones followed by three shorter
ones such as; 'Whoooo Hoooo
Op." The tonal variations Of
these renditions are evidently
the result Of. one Of two
things: either the engineers
youthful experience in calling
the cows in from the pasture
at daybreak or his long years
Of experience in juggling q
whistle cord.
We are now fully awake, so
we light up q cigarette and
await with avid anticipation
the balance Of the perform
ance which comes in about
three minutes. At this point,
the fiagman waves his lantern
UP and down q few times at
the rear end Of the train to
indicate to the engineer that
he Is awake and ready to take
on. The engineer then lets GO
with two more "whooo hooo
ops" This is to notify 5000
citizens within q radius Of two
miles that the fiagman is now
aboard the vehicle and Is furl-
ing his flag and dimming his
lantern. The train now moves
of on the long haul to Silver
Spring or possibly to Rockville
where undoubtedly q similar
performance Is rendered. An
other train now pulls into
this spot 50 that it can 60
through the same rigmarole
in about q half hour.
This same thing has been
going on in railroad yards all
over the country for the SIS
years that I can remember. No
walkie- talkies or system Of
light signals between engineer
and fiagman even in this cleo
tronic age. No drums as used
in the jungles or smoke Sig
mails IS used by the Western
Indians in olden times. but
whistles Of ancient vintage
invented By demons whose
motto must have been more
toots. more noise. more wake
ups, more fun"
Newell o. Z. TrsaAway.
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How For Down Con You Reud9'
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may BE- used q
letters carry iDriterg correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject 70 conden-
sGtion.
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This now and then. however.
contains . world Of pleased
affection.
The affection Of the house
eat. 10 It's various forms. must
b stressed
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-01-19
NEWS from HUNTSBURG
News by Victoria Dietz
Telephone E. Claridon 6-677S

1CUphohC Il. SldIfuoh o-Vsfo
United Church News
There was no meeting of the
Young Peoples Society this past
week because of exams coming
up during this week at school.
The next meeting will be an
nomced at church this coming
Sunday.
Attention all members of the
United Church! The officers of
the church have a big sur
prise in store for you at church
on Sunday January %. Those
who attended last Sundays "all
congregation" meeting were let
in on the secret but would not
even disclose it to your reporter.
Guess the only way to find
out is to go to church on Sun
day.
The United Ladies Aid Soc
iety met at the home of Mrs.
Annie Hubbard last Wednesday
afternoon. The ladies had in
vited as their special guests
Mrs. Arthur First, Mrs. Pauline
Beardsley, and Mrs. Carol
Johnson. The annual balloting
for officers resulted with the
election of Mrs. Betty Kuch for
president, Mrs. Vera Strong for
vice president, Mrs. Jennie
Strong for secretary, Mrs, Flea
nor Oliver for treasurer and
Lucille Domitros for sunshine
chairman.
1t was decided to have a
quilt tie" at the February
Is meeting which will be held at
the church. Mrs. Lucille Domo-
kos will be the hostess. The quilt
when finished will be donated
TO some worthwhile charity
home.
The ladies discussed their cur.
rent project which Is the max.
ing of pads for cancer patients
for a town outside of Sharon
Pa. 1t was also decided that roll
call at the next meeting should
be answered by reciting a Bib.
lie quotation with the first let
ter In your name.
Refreshments were served BY
Mrs. Annie Hubbard.
Social Notes
Miss Linda Mae Abbott, dau
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Abbott was pleasantly surprised
on Sunday afternoon when {