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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Until After AUGUST

President Eisenhower has put the
lid on questions about Vice President
Nixon. He will not, he told his news con-
ference yesterday, answer another queS-
ton" on the subject of Mr. Nixon's pos
sible denomination until after August
when the Republican convention will
meet. But in taking this position, Mr..
Eisenhower made more clear than ever
his personal friendship for the Vice
President and his willingness to have the
youthful Californian as his running mate
second time. II am very happy" the
President said, shat Dick Nixon is my
friend. I am very happy to have him as
an associate in government. I would be
happy to be- on any political ticket, in
which I was candidate, with him."
It is true, OF course, that even this
statement stops short of asking the Re-
publican convention to name Mr.. Nixon.
Mr.. Eisenhower provided partial eX-
PLANTATION for this degree of reluctance
at his February 20 conference when he
announced his own willingness to run
again. At that time, he pointed out that
vice presidential candidate is not nomi-
mated until after the head of the ticket is
named. Then, he added, lit would be
proper to give an expression on that
point" This would, presumably permit
Mr.. Eisenhower to comment further on
the Nixon candidacy before the conven-
ton actually makes its choice for the
second place on the ticket. The door, in
other words, still is ajar for the naming of
some other candidate who might also
make Mr.. Eisenhower happy.
Still, one may feel that Mr. Nixon's
prospects have improved during the past
fortnight. On March 7, the President re-
jected vigorously-even indignantly-any
suggestion that he might dump" Mr..
Nixon. Yesterday, he was equally en-
phatic in discounting the chance of any,
one succeeding in driving wedge of any
kind between him and the Vice Presi-
dent. And, taking note of the astonishing
write-in primary vote for Mr.. Nixon in
New Hampshire, Mr.. Eisenhower re-
marked approvingly that there are "lots
of people in New Hampshire that agree
with what I have told you about Dick
Nixon"
Mr.. Eisenhower has gone long way
to commend the Californian and to af-
firm his personal admiration for him. His
decision against making any further pub
lie comment before August probably is
sound one politically. But the speculation
about Mr.. Nixon and the Republican vice
presidential nomination is not ended yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Hold 1t, Keneipp!

We have seen quite a bit of
bungling on traffic and park
ing problems in the District,
but now those of us who use
South Capitol Street Bridge
are about to become victims
of the biggest bungle of them
all. I am referring to the
traffic signal being installed
at Firth Sterling avenue and
South Ca 5ol street.
No doubt this light is in
tended for the convenience of
the few hundred people who
still use the fringe parking
lot. so as to give them easy
access to the southbound
lane, but it will inconvenience
thousands. No matter how
short that light is timed, it
will back up traffic for miles.
If you think South Capitol.
M and o streets are bad now
between 4 and $50 pm, just
wait until they put this light
into operation. Please, Mr..
Keneipp, don't throw that
switch!
Southeastern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Provincial Politics

Senator Butler of Maryland seems
to have short memory with respect to
the proposed auxiliary national airport
at Burke, Virginia. In an amazing press
release, Mr.. Butler has declared that the
Commerce Department should not per-
NIT the attempted intimidation by
small Senate subcommittee to force hasty,
ill-advised and indefensible action" In
furtherance of the Burke project. He had
reference to the recommendation of a
Senate Commerce subcommittee that the
Burke airport plan be revived on crash"
construction basis.
It is absurd to refer to the long
planned and long dormant Burke airport
as hasty, ill-advised or indefensible. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

best defense is a good offense,
probably comes from watching
the animal kingdom.
1t is Common observation
among pet house cats that the
bully of the gang merely has
to leap to win.
He jumps on a larger, more
capable fighter, and the battle
is over.
If the victim could be taught
to put up a show of resist
ance-
But it is also common OBJ
servation that he cannot be so
taught. ~
Once knocked over, he fears
the other, and always cringes
from him.
Perhaps mere human beings
might take a lesson from this.
x X X e.
When the two doves came
to the middle of the lawn, and
the light had almost faded,
they suddenly took to the air,
with whistling wings that are
their surest Identification.
1t was still light enough to
watch them go, high over the
trees and houses, to their nest
perhaps two blocks away.
How satisfactory it must be
to a bird, to fly high and
handsomel
Human flying. despite its
wonders, is a pretty dull per-
Torrance, by comparison.
The engine must be looked
over, the fuel put in. the pas
sengerS taken up the gang
plank, and the run be made
along the strip.
A bird just takes to the air.
He is doing what comes
naturally, as the song said. He
is in his element. The earth, to
most birds, is strictly second
best.
The air is the thing.
The two doves few high,
made several circles, and then
started off gladly to the North
west.
There could be no doubt Of
their happiness.
Spring, for them, was in the
air. Although their nest is
pretty rudimentary, it serves,
and does as well for the dove
babies as the fanciest nest for
young orioles.
Little lamb, VINO made
thee? Doth thou know who
made thee?" So asked William
Blake of the wooliest animal.
One would like to ask it of
the dove. The answer would
be interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SCI
BY THE HASkIN SERVICE
A


there are many drawbacks still
to be overcome. Most silencers,
up to now, cut down the per-
Torrance Of military aircraft.
@. Are small television
screens likely to be hard on the
eyes?--J. o.
A. Ten and IL inch screens
are harder on vision than
larger screens. according to
the Better Vision Institute.
Tho eye was made to move,
and when it is concentrated
on a small spot for any length
of time the muscles that hold
it fixed grow tired. g.
@. Approximately how many
people will be affected by the
new Federal minimum wage
law?-W. L. M.
A. 1t is estimated that
about 81 million people will be
affected by the new 81 90 mini
mum wage, prim arily In
lumber, textiles, and produc-
ton industries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kefouver Draws First Blood
By GOULD LINCOLN

make any dent-if he wins any
delegates, even two or three.
and has a respectable minority
of the total vote-Kefauver
will be satisfied. for he will
have met Stevenson on Steven
sons own chosen ground.
only by demonstrating
strength with the run-of-the-
mine voters as opposed to
Stevenson can Kefauver hope
for a presidential nomination.
His only chance for such a
demonstration lies in the Is
presidential primary States.
He plans to go into as many
of these primary elections as
he can. Stevenson, who knows
he has the support of party
organizations in the States
generally has SHE'D away
from all except a handful of
primaries. He will meet
Kefauver head on in Florida
and California. He has avoided
the Wisconsin primary, where
Kefauver is entered, presum-
ably because he might lose
that test-just as he declined
to enter the New Hampshire
primary. p
It seems clear that Steven
son and his supporters are
counting on organization sup
port throughout the country
to line up enough delegates to
nominate him-just as Ke-
fauver has charged. This goes
particularly in States where
delegates are chosen, not in
primary elections but in con-
ventions, where the party
bosses can crack the whip.
However, if Kefauver should
win in Florida and California.
proving he has a stronger voter
appeal, the party leaders may
be forced to sit up and take
notice.
Nixon Surprises
The real surprise in the New
Hampshire primary was the
write-in vote for Vice Presi-
dent Nixon as a running mate
for Eisenhower. Some $4,000
voters took the trouble to write
NiXon's name on the ballot tor
Vice President. This is almost
half as many votes as were cast
for President Eisenhower-and
Eisenhower's name was printed
on the ballot. This is gen.
orally regarded as a great boost
for Nixon, whose denomination
has been opposed in some
Republican quarters. If any
Democrats got into the act, on
the theory they would like to
have Nixon on the Republican
ticket, it has not been devel-
oped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15

Two little gray boats were
moving across the lawn Just
as darkness came on.
Birds that give the impress
sion of boats are usually doves,
and these were no exceptions.
The pair seemed almost in
distinguishable from the grass.
as they went through with the
gliding motion all their own.
1t was late, for birds.
Even the sparrows had gone
from the feeding station.
Only the doves were left,
and they were on their way
home.
Gentle doves
So gentle that they chase
everything except hawks. and
we wouldn't be surprised to see
that, someday.
Gentle doves, that tear after
blue jays, and run fat starlings
from a feeding station.
Where did they get their
reputation for being meek and
mild?
Surely it never came from
watching our American speci-
mems, so we think it must have
come from Europe and points
South.
Maybe the dove that came
to the ark was mild.
Smaller doves, pure white,
and not watched too closely.
might impress people as being
gentle.
Their relation to religion,
too. undoubtedly gave them
the sanctity of gentleness.
* x
Our old turtle dove, or
mourning dove, as it is mostly
caAed from its COO, is a fighter,
born and bred.
No saucy jay appears at a
feeding station but the dove
raises its wings, and goes for
him.
The startling seems to be
another of the doves pet
aversions.
No startling drops down but
the feeding dove chases him
away at once.
No waiting, either; the dove
runs a startling on sight.
Nor does the big black bird
come back. He stays away.
perched in some tree, until the
dove leaves.
X \ X
Attack is everything, in ami
NAL life.
He who attacks first, usually
wins.
The human slogan, that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15

Senator Estes Kefauver has
drawn first blood in his battle
to win the Democratic presi-
dental nomination.
It's idle to comment, as
has James Finnegan, cam
paign manager of Adlai Ste
venson, that he was very
encouraged by the number Of
votes ex-Gov. Stevenson re-
ceived Gin the New Hamp-
shire primary, inasmuch as
he was not entered in the pri-
mary" Kefauver's clean sweep
in that primary was made de-
spite the fact the most promi-
nent figures in the Democratic
Party of New Hampshire were
lined up for Stevenson.
It was made despite the fact
a pro-Stevenson slate of dele
gate candidates was entered in
the primary, with many Of
these prominent Democrats
among them. Had Stevenson
actually entered the primary
and visited the State. Kefau-
yer would still have been the
victor.
Kefauver's Next Test
The Kefauver win in the
Nations first presidential pri-
mary does not assure the Ten
nessee Senator victory in the
Democratic National Conven-
ton next August. Kefauver
won the New Hampshire pri-
mary four years ago. but the
presidential nomination went
to Stevenson, who had entered
no primary. 1t does. however,
keep Senator Kefauver on the
political map. Had Stevenson
won half of the delegates. as
some of his friends believed
he would, or even three or
four delegates, it would have
been a terrific blow to the
Senator.
Naturally the Kefauver peo-
pie are breathing more easily
after this first test. It has
been Kefauver's complaint
right along that he has to buck
the party organization and the
party bosses in his quest of
the presidential nomination.
That seems to be true right
down the line. His claim, how
ever, is that he has the people
with him.
In Minnesota, next Tuesday,
Kefauver faces a severe test.
1t is one he chose to undergo
with his eyes wide open. For
there he bucks the Democratic
Farmer Labor organization,
headed by Senator Humphrey
and Gov. Freeman. 1t is a
: strong organization. If he can
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children can be taught by a
teacher using modern meth
DDS" There is no method that
will substitute for a profess
sionally trained teacher work.
ing with a child at the mo-
ment that child needs help and
encouragement. Gen. Lane
has never taught so children
for one hour. Let him try it!
His education at West Point
was in classes of II or fewer.
Gen. Lanes child is enrolled
in a nonpublic school. Parents
of children in District schools
must be treasured to have pol
icy and teacher-pupil ratio de-
termined by man who poses
as an educational authority
but who shows no comprehen-
sion of modern education.
The question is not whether
the District can afford good
schools for its children-the
question is whether the District
can afford not to have good
schools.
Parent.
4 X \
I am shocked to learn that
in this Federal city the stu
dents, teachers and parents
are not to look forward to ex-
pansion and Improvement of
our educational program. Ac-
cording to Commissioner
Samuel Spencer, "the city can
not afford to improve them"
(our schools. It is appalling
to think that in the Nations
Capital funds cannot be made
available to properly educate
our children.
Gen. Lane suggests that if
a child does not fit into a
classroom he should get out
and go to work" ask Gen.
Lane. LAS this is not an in
dustrial city, how many jobs
would be available for these
uneducated children?" What
does Gen. Lane plan for this
group of rejected pupils who
will not be able to find work?
l feel that such a situation
would necessarily breed more
delinquentS. Is this progress?
The 1870 teachers requested
by school authorities and
parent groups is the minimum
required to take care of the
present teacher shortage. the
increased enrolment next
year, and to help reduce eX-
listing class sizes of 40 to /.
The granting of the request for
100 teachers is must if our
schools are to attain a standard
comparable to other cities
throughout the Nation.
I agree with Gen. Lanes
statement that the most i'm
portant factor to the future of
our community is 1.-THE de-
velopment of a sound educa-
tional system" However, let
us approach this problem with
plans to improve and expand
the quality of the city's schools,
not "downgrading" the quality.
Ma nm " pi.,nnnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
Natures Genius

Natures a pertectioniSt.
No ndtter-dutumn, spring
Her Work is gloUing, tender
From leaf to Wdrbler'S Ding.
IN zine or shrub, from SnoW
to shine
She ShoDs she knoDS by
heart
The burning bush OF effort,
The still small Uoice OF art.
Nell K. A. Foster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Marking Time?

NTOSDy NOyeS OH MATCH o
apparently drew some dis
Greet conclusions which are
supposed to have startling i'm
port insofar as Germany's flu
ture in the Western arms
camp is concerned.
Mr.. Noyes seems to feel that
the Germans are not rearm-
ing fast enough because they
are waiting to make a deal
with Russia; German youth
are tired of military service,
and the return to militarism
would mean return to dicta-
torship. Quite frankly, in re-
gard to the first point, one can
scarcely blame the Germans
for their hope, after the bril-
liant land absolute) freedom
which was won for Austria in
exchange for a pledge of neu-
trality. Secondly, after the
havoc of World War II, in
which Germany suffered ap-
proximately II times more
killed. and wounded than the
United States. even disin-
terested bystander could I'M
derstand any's reluc-
lance to rearm. And thirdly,
there has always been a sepa-
ration of military and civilian
power in Germany, just as in
this country. 1t is only in time
of conflict that the military
rises to a supreme status, be-
cause of the dire national
emergency. For example, even
the U. S. Supreme Court justi-
fled the establishment of
military concentration camps
War Relocation Centers) in
the United States during
World War II, in which 49,
900 citizens and aliens (pri-
marily of japanese ancestral
origin were interned. Even
German concentration camps
were not under the control of
the military. but under a
quasi judicial state security
police. No German has ques-
toned or will at present deride
the honor and integrity of
their boys in gray.
What seems to me the real
cause for Germany's reluctance
to rearm under present condi-
tions is a point of national
pride of self-respect. 1t is
intolerable to a large number
of Germans, that they, the
creators of the worlds might
est army, should now be
trained by American troops,
who reside in their land as
little more than hangoverS of
the occupation. Furthermore,
if the Germans were to again
bear arms, they will do so
secure in the knowledge that
these guns are there to some
day point to the East. And
what lies to the East? Ger
many! There is a spirit which
Surges in every Germans
breast which is more noble and
more enduring than any strug-
gle, real or not against nazism,
communism, capitalism and
any other ism. This is the
feeling of DeutSchheit, a bond
of Germanism which can Ger
tainly not be destroyed by any
mere Remembering of the
Reich by two warning factions.
The Germans do we'll to wait
>. to wait for reunion, when
they may again stand as a
nation. To arm or not to arm?
That question can only be an
Swered when Germany again
stands up proudly as the ma,
ton which Otto Bismarck
forged. Then the people may
again decide to rearm in free
dom and honor.
Christopher Gebhardt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15

@. How did the watch in
dustry become established in
Switzerland?-J. H. K.
A. About 300 years ago, an
Englishman travelling through
the Jura tains had
trouble with his watch. Reach
ing the Swiss village of La
Sagne he asked a blacksmith,
Daniel Jeanrichard, to try to
repair it. Though he had never
before seen one, natural skill
enabled Jeanrichard to repair
the watch and later, from
memory, to make one for him
self. Others soon learned the
craft and a new industry was
born.
@. Has any way been found
to reduce the excessive noise
of jet planes?-H. o. r.
A. The Air Force Research
and Development Command
and the big aircraft manufac-
turers are working on silencers
or mufners for Jet planes, but
Evening star., 1956-03-11
BY BENNETT CERT
Don't Be
a HOOdledaSherI

10 hear Samuel
Hopkins Adams tell
it, some salty old
words and phrases
that delighted our
grandfathers have
been sadly neglected
by the current genera
ton of conversation
Evening star., 1956-03-11

Comparisons used in everyday con-
versation haven't changed much, as you
will see by referring to this verse, from
a Vermont scrapbook of the 1905:
Evening star., 1956-03-11

>. ~. NoamS Oy INC CuITcnt S6lcfd-
ton of conversation
aliSts. Sam ought to know whereof he
speaks. He's youngish IS himself and
has tossed off such humping stories as
The Pony Express, Flaming YOUTH
1T Happened One Night" and most
recently, grandfather Stories
How long is it," demands Mr..
Adams, 'sinoe you've heard such fine
old words as gardaloo "a Bronx cheer),
cairk as chitterdiddle on pokeweed
Cheerful as a katydidD, hunea munea
(bosh), or bonoraba "a maid no better
than she should be)?'' Sam still remem-
bers the day his grandpa denounced an
employee as hoodIedasher (deadhead)
then magnanimously gave him a raise of
a dollar fifty week!
The juxtaposition of the letters o, u,
and h, and the various pronunciationS
thereof in the English language have
long given foreigners conniption fits.
One Frenchman worked out this SEN
tence to emphasize the difficulties: "A
roush-coated, doush-faced ploughman
strode through the streets of Scar
borough, coughing and hieeoughing
thoushtfully."
by the time l learn to pronounce all
that correctly he added, IN be too
old to care
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW once
was asked, do you realize that 'sumae'
and sugar are the only two words in
our language that begin with 's-u' that
are pronounced 'shu'?" Shaw answered
"sureP
Can you name three words that con-
tain four consecutive vowels? aqueous,
queue and sequoia). There's at least one
word with five (miaoued). And in two
common words the vowels follow one
another in alphabetical order (abstemi-
ousiy and faeetiously).
Are you observant enough to detect
the common characteristics of these six
words: deft. sishins. eaImness, can
opy, first and stun? Each word contains
three consecutive letters in their alpha
betical order.
Evening star., 1956-03-11
Sounds like my Uncle Herbert!

Sounds like my Uncle Herbert!
What would you choose as the 10
most notwithstanding words in the
English language? A British novelist
nominated "Carnation, azure, peril,
moon, forlorn, heart, silence, shadow,
April and apricot"
A distinguished American poet pre-
ferred, Dawn, hush, lullaby, murmur-
ing, tranquil, mist, luminous, chimes,
golden and melody"
THE LAST STRAW. The late George
Ade insisted that the six sweetest phrases
he ever heard were Dinner is served"
''All is forgiven" Sleep until noon"
Here's that ten" Check is enclosed"
and "Okay, Ill buy
Evening star., 1956-03-11
The naked truth about the girl in stateroom MSS!

She's the girl you wonder about and dream about.
She's always the go and very easy the eye How did
she that trim and SLIM sleek and chc Just lucky
you think. Just Player know She's discovered the
uncanny hodin power Of Paytex Of fabulous Fabrcon!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Fourth of els
Get Loans for
Homes So Far

A fourth of the veterans who
served in World War II and the
Korean conflict have received CT
loans in the is years since the
program was begun-all but
about per cent of them for
homes or farms.
That was reported today by
Veterans Administrator Harvey
w. Higley, who said the 5 mil
lionth loan was guaranteed last
month. Total loans made so
far amount to about $40 billion.
/ CT loans are made by private
lenders, with as much as so per
cent of the home loan, up to a
maximum of $500, guaranteed
by the Veterans Administration.
CT business loans since 1941
have totaled $4,000.
| One of every four of all the
loans have been repaid in full
a total of 1,118,000 loans amount
ing to $6.2 billion.
Defaults by veterans total less
than one-half Of l per cent. The
excellent repayment and claims
record under the CT loan pro-
gram shows that veterans are
excellent credit risks" Mr.. Higley
said.
/ OF the total loans made
Through November. 4,724,l5l
were home loans. 70,044 were
farm loans and 227,375 were
business loans. Home loans
amounted to $3.50 billion.