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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Matter of Life or Death

Although it has been officially de-
Scrlbed here as small, short step in the
right direction, the Kremlin's revised dis
armament poSition-which is separate
from Foreign Minister Shepilov'S propa-
gandiStic call for an end to the testing
OF nuclear weaponS-doeS precious little
to encourage hope in the world.
To begin with, in presenting the lat
est Soviet proposals to the United Ma
lions Disarmament Commission, Andrea
Gromyko has cut loose with an anti
American TRADE in some ways as venom
GUS and mendaciouS as the attacks he and
his colleagues used to deliver against us in
Stains day. So in that sense, as in the
past, he has injected enough poison into
the situation to justify Western Suspi-
cions that the Kremlin is still much more
interested in making propaganda than in
negotiating an honest agreement.
True, MIR. Gromyko has offered one
Soviet concession of the
American-sponSored plan to fix ceiling
of 2.5 million men on the armed forces of
Red China, Russia and the United States,
and ceiling of 100000 for France and
Britain. This is concession" however,
that may have a lot less in it than meets
the eye. At any rate, as it stands at the
moment it appears to be strictly con-
ditioned on the Vests agreeing to an
arrangement under which the military
manpower of the smaller nations would
be limited to a figure ranging upward
from 10000 to 100000. Such an arrange
ment, of course, would head off free Ger
many'S projected NATO army of 100000
and it would also greatly cut back the
actual or potential defensive strength of
other Western allies
AS for the rest of the plan submitted
by Mr.. Gromyko, the Kremlin seems as
determined as ever not to make any eS-
Sential changes in the views it has tena-
ciously chung to for years past These
views, wholly apart from Mr. Shepilov's
no-teSting proposal include a totally I'M
acceptable demand for an unpoliced ban
on nuclear and thermometers weapons
They also include inSiStence upon an
altogether inadequate system of inter-
national regulation and Inspections
system that would rule out President
EiSenhower'S "open skies" proposal for
reciprocal aerial surveillance.
Despite this, however, and despite the
fact that there can hardly be an arms
agreement without something very much
like the open skies plan, our Govern
ment remains moderately hopeful. There
have been suggestions, moreover, of pos
Sible new American proposals that may
go far toward breaking the old deadlock
Our country. in any event, is determined
to keep on trying along that line, and no
sane nation can afford to do otherwise in
an age of weapons at least theoretically
capable of wiping out all the worlds life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
'Showmen on the Hill

1t appears that The Star is
Joining the radical Northern
press in attempts to ridicule
and mock Congressman from
the Southern States.
Your July % editorial Sec
ton review. Round on Civil
Rights" leaves me disguised.
Commenting on the House
debate on civil rights. the
writer of this article referred
to our duly elected Represent
atives as "showmen" without
the possession of parliament
tary" ethics. Showmen, indeed!
American history is filled
with pages about "showmen"
who have passed through those
halls of Congress. Many came
from the South. as we'll as from
the North, East or West-all
illustrious gentlemen, who
have guided this Nation
through peace and war.
The tactics employed by the
Representatives from the
South over the civil rights
bill may be a form of SHOW
manship," but just remember
that such acts as these may
eventually save our Nation
some day from the complete
domination of the individual
by the Federal Government.
Wilson NJ. Epperson.
Richmond Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Grateful to Congress

Congress recently approved
a salary increase for the in
terms and resident physicians
at the D. c. General Hospital,
effective January /, 1857. This
will accomplish the intended
purpose of the increase;
namely. it will go into effect
in time to be used as a factor
in recruiting next years group
of interns. 1t will also place
this hospital in proper per-
spective with relation to other
teaching hospitals. The at
Effectiveness of this hospital as
a teaching center has now
been properly balanced against
a realistic pay scale, that is,
sufficient to sustain an intern
and his family during this
training period. Patient care
and quality of teaching are
directly related.
Congress has given its sup
port to this principle and has
in effect written term inSur-
ance protecting our present
system of medical education
and better patient care. This
was predicated on the devo-
ton of the medical officers,
internS and residents of the
D. c. General Hospital. This
group effort was started about
three years ago, and like most
things which affect many peo-
pie. it took time. We are
grateful to Congress.
Intern and Resident Committee
ID. c. General Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28

Q. How can I make sure
that my body will be given to
q certain medical school when
! die. for scientific research
in my disease?-B.F.
A. Have your lawyer provide
Tor this specifically in your
Will, and then notify the medi-
cal school that you have done
so. Discuss the matter with
the members of your immedi-
ate family, to make sure they
understand your intent and
the reason for it. It is also a
good idea to have some form
OF consent signed by your next
OF kin land filed with your
VIII SO there can be no doubt
OF your intent and no chance
OF relatives interfering with it
after your death
y. Can you give me a good
recipe for a cheese dip?-
R. T. c.
A. A recently published
and different" one calls for
pound sharp processed
cheese. diced; 70 cup tomato
sauce. "a cup chopped ripe
owes; / teaspoon grated
onion, a teaspoon salt. 2 hard
cooked eggs. chopped. Put
cheese and tomato sauce in
top OF double boiler and heat
until cheese is melted. Add
remaining ingredients and
heat through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28

Almost everyone, including
Harold E. StasSen, has been
trying to make President
Eisenhower state his prefer
ence for a Republican vice
presidential nominee. It's
been going on for months-al-
though Stassen has only re-
Gently undertaken to call the
Presidents hand openly.
The President from the start
has made it clear he does not
wish to be placed in the posi-
ton of dictator, as he GER
tainly would if, before he were
himself renominated. he told
the Republican Party who it
should nominate for second
place on its ticket. The Presi-
dent, however, has said he
would be delighted" to have
Vice President Nixon on the
ticket with him again. This,
apparently, has not been
enough to convince Stassen-
so he continues to try to make
the President say fatty:
'Nixon's my man and no one
else" Or to diSavow Nixon.
Roosevelt Picked Mates
Not even the late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt made
an open statement weeks be-
fore a Democratic National
Convention that he wanted
Henry A. Wallace or Harry S.
Truman for Vice President.
But Roosevelt, when the time
came, effectively picked his
running mates.
In the end. of course, the
Republican National Conven-
ton will nominate a vice
presidential candidate to run
with President Eisenhower.
What StaSsen seems to be
asking is that the convention
have an open choice-but that
it take Gov. Herter of Massa-
chusetts. Stassen wants, APP
parently, to do a bit of dictat-
ing himself. There is nothing
to prevent the Presidents
special assistant on disarma-
ment having someone place
Herter in nomination for the
vice presidency-except Herter
himself.
The Governor of Massachu-
sets is highly regarded. and
rightly so. 1t seems, however.
he takes more seriously the
Presidents expressions of high
regard for Nixon than does
Stassen. He says he's not a
candidate. An alternative
candidate for the vice preSi-
dental position possibly could
be Stassen, himself, although
he has disavowed such an
ambition.
Stassen's effort has been to
ditch Nixon, on the ground
that Nixon will weaken the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
THE POLITICAL MILL
Stossen Wants to Do Some Debating
By GOULD LINCOLN

Eisenhower candidacy for a
second term. He takes seri-
ously the propaganda, started
by the Democrats. that Nixon
is a controversial and weak
candidate. It's a fact that
Nixon is not popular with a
lot of people who took the
attitude of II cannot turn my
back on Alger Hiss" and who
understand that Nixon was
largely responsible for expos
ing Hiss, and for his ultimate
failing. They will never for
give him.
On the other hand, there are
many people who think highly
of Nixon for his handling Of
the Hiss case as a member Of
the House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee. 1t is also
a fact that Republicans all
over the country have ex-
pressed their confidence in
Nixon, and that goes for a
great majority of the party
leaders; with the obvious ex-
ception, of course. of StaSSen.
In his eleventh-hour drive
to prevent a Nixon renomina-
ton. Stassen picked a greatly
admired Governor of MaSsa-
chusetts. Christian A. Herter,
as his major weapon. Ad-
mittedly, Herter would be ac-
ceptable to many Republicans.
But that he is preferred by
more Republicans than is Vice
President Nixon is open to
grave doubt.
Has Stirred Up Trouble
What Stassen has succeeded
in doing, up to date, is to stir
up trouble for the COP
and to give the Democrats
great joy. If Nixon is the even
tual nominee for Vice PreSi-
dent, the Stassen statements
will be used gleefully by the
Democratic campaigners to
augment their own attacks on
Nixon. If by any chance Nixon
should not be the choice of
the convention for Vice Presi-
dent. StasSen will have driven
a deep wedge in the party. 1t
doesn't seem a very bright
operation. If he had such
strong feelings, why did he
wait until the last weeks be-
fore the nominations are to
be made?
Herter has agreed to place
Nixon in nomination for Vice
President. which seems tn have
settled the matter. Stassen.
however, may remember that
Senator Harry S. Truman
went to the Democratic con-
vention in 1914 to nominate
Jimmy" ByrneS for Vice
President and turned out to be
the vice presidential nominee
himself. So Stassen persists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

too many miles away has less.
Perhaps some of our birds
have gone over there!
The fact is that female
house cats are much worse
bird catchers than the males.
This comes about. no doubt,
because in nature the mother
must feed the kittens.
Ordinarily, the male cat
pays no attention to his off,
spring. He is less than a
model father.
The mother must see to it
that the babies are fed, when
they come to the meat-eating
stage.
This means that at all times,
just to keep her paws in train
ing, the female cat will catch
more birds, given the oppor-
tunity.
1t may help our kind corre-
spondent to know that birds
probably do not harbor much
grief. The song sung at such
times of dismay is much the
same as at other times. The
quality of woe put into it is
normally put there by the lis
tening human being, out OF
kindness of heart. Natures
pure children do not possess
our ways of building up sorrow.
1t has been said. by an emf
nent naturalist, that birds be-
reft of their children in a nest
normally forget the matter
within half an hour. We do
not know if this is so.
We can believe, however.
that nature. the universal
mother, sees to it. in her blind
but wonderful way, that the
small creatures of land, sea
and air. without words or
books. are saved from a great
deal of sorrow. and this is
good, seeing that they are at
all times subject to the cruel
" OF other creatures-includ-
ing man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Summer Receipt

Sitter the sand Nth sedweed.
Blend a biting ocean breeze,
Add
White caps flirting
With a great, grey sea Gull
Shopping
In the gully'S Skrtino.
Mir a mold Of azure sky,
SIT some feecy clouds.
Sdute
A iCdn and tDinter uhite
With a burning. broUntno sun
Roast and odrnish
Till Deu done.
KothIeen Hurst Seib
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28

NJ. L. r. of Riverdale, Md,
has some good ideas about how
to keep cats from catching
birds, writing:
your philosophy seems to
be, don't worry too much,
they'll get along; they've been
doing it for years
But the truth of the matter
is that if one does keep pet
cats around, and is also a bird
lover. he is bound to experience
an occasional heartache when
one of his favorite birds is
killed.
Il find that it helps to feed
the cats we'll, including raw
hamburger every morning, and
to keep them indoors as much
as possible, especially in the
early morning and late evening
during nesting time.
4
II was thrilled when a pair
of wood thrushes settled in a
small wooded area in our back
yard this spring.
They were especially dear to
me, because I believed they
were the same pair that were
here last summer and did so
appreciate the fresh cool water
1 set out for them during the
hot dry months.
They became quite tame,
and loved to scratch around a
few feet away from me. tEdi-
tors .note-This is a habit
that permits them to be
caught
well. anyway, I let the
cat out one afternoon, without
feeding her any raw meat.
and it wasn't long before she
jumped on something along
the garden hedge. was after
her in a flash. but it was too
late. She had killed a bird.
which. to my dismay, was a
thrush.
Il wasn't sure it was one of
my pets till later in the eve
ming, when I looked through
the wooded area, and dis
covered only one thrush, evil
IDENTIFY the male.
1T was heartbreaking to
hear him sing his lovely
melody a short distance away.
and then fly back to his nest
and perch by it quietly. watt
ing for his mate. who would
never return. He stayed for
two days, and then was gone.
Here is a suggestion for
safeguarding nests.
"A robin built her nest in
our flr tree, so we took some
chicken wire and inclosed the
top area. up to the trunk. with
the upper edges of the wire
open. In this way the mother
could fly in and out through
the top or any OF the large
holes. and cats couldn't get IN.
-Four healthy robins were
raised, and sent on their wav
There has been a greater
variety of birds in this area
this spring than has been seen
IN many years. The most eye
catching was a pair of indigo
buntings.
i was greatly amazed To
hear all the variations COM
monty heard from the mock
ingbird coming from a fine
specimen of the brown thrash
er perched in my fir tree.
Heretofore the only sound
had ever heard coming from
him was the thrashing of dry
leaves in the field.
The presence of birds
makes life more ENJOYABLE -
1t is interesting to note that
Riverdale has more birds.
since our own community not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28

private industry, in international trade
fairs has met with marked success in
recent years. The supermarket exhibit
ton was sponsored by the Department of
Agriculture with the cooperation of the
National Association of Food Chains. Now
that its success has been demonstrated,
this particular show should take to the
road again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28

Your editorial mo Integra-
ton Stand" will, I hope, have
a SOLDERING influence on the
people Of Virginia. Their
political leaders are attempt
ing to lead them farther into
a other Of darkness.
J. w. Haywood, Jr.
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

"a reader can get an answer to any
rrnuludi question by writing The
Evening Star Information bureau.
I%Ou eye ST NV. washington &
Please tnclose cents for re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28

the Idaho Power Company
will not cost the United States
Treasury anything for con-
struction and it will pay ap-
proximately Sc million annually
in Federal taxes to the United
States Treasury as we'll as an
other 81 million annually to
State and local governments.
In closing, I would like to
say that l am hoping that the
time is not too far away when
the "big giveaways" which
benefit certain select groups at
the expense of the taxpayers
will be a thing of the past and
the COW birds of this country
will learn to support their own.
Jack r. TempletOn.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry lDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
SdtiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Prods Virginia

Richmond, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Robbers At The
Kentucky Derby

sut?" the stranger asks. pointing to a white
haired. middIe-aged man few yards away.
Il wish knew how he does it. He's had four
straight winners
With that the fellow in the gray suit looks
up and starts over. The first stranger promptly
moves away.
rs that guy bothering you, too?" the new
conner asks Hes been following me all over
the place today. We should get the police to
run him off," He continues quiet converse
ton, and soon Adams is convinced, with the
help of the previous build-up, that the stranger
is lin the know A few minutes later Adams
parts with most of his money so the stranger
can bet it for him. Naturally. he never sees
the man again.
ITS the build-up that does it" says Dray-
ton, land that touch of larceny in most every
body'S soul - the desire to get something for
nothing"
THE CON MAN: Here's true tale as told
by John l.. Brennan, who co-ordinateS TRPB
Investigations nationally, of swindle on a
StupendouS scale of variety that has hap
pened before and could happen this week.
Only the names are fictitious.
J. c. Tucker, wealthy St. Louis manufac-
turer. was sitting in hotel dining room when
he felt something under his right foot. Reach
ing under the table he found wallet - con-
tanning $1,000. Cards and papers indicated
the owner was Sir James Smythe-Davie, Of
Imperial Arms, Ltd. One paper showed that
Sir James was about to complete big finan-
cial deal here in the us.
Tucker took the wallet to Sir James's hotel
and called his room. A clipped Oxford accent
invited him up, and casually Sir James,
handsome, ruddy-faced tycoon, offered Tucker
a thouSand-dollar reward Tucker politely
turned it down.
Il really must repay you,' Sir James in
sisted Il happen to know some Of the racing
people around here. Suppose | use this to
place bet for the two of us?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

Next day Tucker got call from Sir James:
I'VE won, old chap. But have some informa-
ton on one of tomorrow'S races so Ill just
place our bets again. What Say?"
This went on for several days. Sir James
always had winner, although Tucker never
knew what horse was being played. fuckers
paper winnings presently amounted to $780,
600, a sum large enough so that even the
wealthy Tucker was interested. And it was
time for the bookmaker to pay off.
Accordingly, Tucker checked in at Sir
JameS'S suite. The bookie arrived :. but
hitch Immediately developed.
II know Sir Harold" said the bookie, but
never saw you before"
what difference does that make?" asked
Tucker innocently.
Il have to know you could have paid off if
you had lost" said the bookie. Its the rule"
Despite protests by Sir James as well as
Tucker the bookie was adamant. At last
Tucker bewildered by the whole operation but
fascinated by the $4,000, agreed to bring an
equal sum in cash to convince the bookie he
could have paid off," Next day Tucker
brought a bag containing $4,000. The
.'bookie" arrived with similar bag.
The trio was gathered in the room when Sir
James's male secretary burst in He muttered
to his chief that he had bet the entire bundle
with another bookmaker that day and they
had lost! 81 got my information from the same
source we've always used" he apologzed.
Sir James was enraged. Il didn't tell you to
bet today!'' he roared. You'll never do that
to me again. And drawing gun from his
pocket he shot the secretary, who fell to the
floor, blood seeping through his shirt front.
Tucker, of course, was Mortified. Sir James
exclaimed, ''My God. we're in trouble now.
Let's get out of here!'
He showed Tucker out the door. Go to
your hotel and stay there until you hear from
mer' he said Tucker ran = without even
thinking of his bag.
At his hotel - Continued on next page
Smyrna times., 1956-12-27

providing stable employment. We
are aware that problems have
arisen with the arrival of these
new projects, and we can only
hope that they will be resolved
in such a manner that employ
ment of Delawareans will be un-
affected. We hope new residents
will be attracted to our labor
force and that they will become
permanent part of the Della
ware scene.
On New Years Day our 10th
General Assembly will meet in
Dover to begin what I hope will
be session dedicated to the SER
vice and interests of all Delawar-
cans. AS chief executive 1 pledge
my whole-hearted support to such
measures as may come before the
Assembly which will reflect posi-
tive good to the majority of our
people. The door of the Govern
or's office is always open to the
states officials and the general
public.
During the past year Delaware
forged up another rung on the
ladder among the states, by our
population growth. We have pass
ed Vermont and are now 45th in
rank because of our rs per cent
increase in residents since the
1850 census.
AS I welcome new citizens,
either born in their native state
Smyrna times., 1956-12-27

or who come to live with us, I
also want to extend the warm
hand of friendship to those from
overseas, who through persecu-
tion at home have found a haven
in the land of the free and with
in the bounds of Delaware.
Summarizing then, I believe
that the year 1856 has been a
good year for our state and its
citizens. While there is always
much to do, certainly much has
been accomplished.
BY continued application of the
Golden Rule; by constant study
of the problems before us and by
sound execution of such statutes
that may alleviate areas of need,
I am confident that the people of
our state will remain productive;
That they will keep charity in
their hearts and that all of us
will serve, as we always must, in
the greater interests of our ma
tion as a whole.
1t is therefore my pleasure to
extend to each of you sincere
thanks for your past services to
the state and to wish you all a
joyous, prosperous and blessed
New Year.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-27

know that with more people on
the move, traffic problems will
continue to be involved, and we
must plan what we feel will be
best to serve those who use our
highways on a national basis, but
always striving to protect the
business interests and welfare of
our own citizens.
We were happy to learn from
the United States Department of
Agriculture in the. past several
days that our statements in
October with regard to our farm
economy have been substantiated.
Our total harvest of SO major
crops was at an all time high in
1856, and better than the fen
year average which federal Off
cials have compiled.
While we are keenly aware that
broiler prices have been down this
year, our commercial hatcheries
evidently look with confidence to
better conditions. There were
nearly 100000 more chicks
Matched in 1856 than there were
in 1855. I sincerely believe such
favorable signs tend toward the
upgrading of the entire industry.
We welcome those new indus
tries and businesses which have
come to work with us during 1856
as we'll as others in recent years.
they add greatly to our economic
strength as well as assisting in