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not putting his head into any
such mares nest. Further. from
time immemorial the Demo-
Gratis in Congress have writ
ten the party record and the
party programs when the party
has not held the presidency.
Why not. they ask, when they
are the ones who have to vote
on the issues and the legisla-
ton? In this particular case,
too. the voters in the general
election returned q Democratic
Congress whose leadership has
been in the hands Of the
Rayburn-Johnson team, and
turned down a Democratic
presidential ticket which had
the backing Of the extreme
liberals.
whittier Advisory Committee?
What will happen now to
the projected advisory commit
tee? Several important Demo-
cratic Governors have been in
vited by Chairman Butler to
serve as members, including
Averell Hartman Of New York
and Mennen williams of Mich.
igan. Hartman has accepted,
and Williams is still to be
heard from. Former President
Harry s. Truman has accepted.
and so have Adlai Stevenson
and Senator KefauVer Of Ten
nessee. Senator Hubert Hum
phrey of Minnesota has agreed
to serve on the committee. and
so has Mrs. Edith Green, Rep
resentative from Oregon.
Chairman Butler has indi-
Gated he will take no steps in
the matter Of the committee
until he returns to Washington
next Monday from q brief va
cation in California. Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt has expressed
her sympathy for the commit
tee, but has said she could not
serve as an official member.
The reason, 1t IL understood, is
that the syndicate which ham
dies her newspaper column
feels that membership might
cause her to be considered Q
speaker for the Democratic
, Party.
The original concept was
that the advisory committee,
with a membership of II,
should sit with the executive
committee of the National
Committee, with Chairman
Butler as presiding ofiicer.
Butler later expanded the COM
mittee membership to 20, with
the consent of the executive
committee. If the Democratic
congressional leadership is to
be absent. pronouncements by
the committee would be rather
like Hamlet with Hamlet
omitted. However, the COM
mittee would be in a position to
express itself and send its
views and recommendations
along to the Democrats on
Capitol Hill.
The liberals are strong
enough to make a real fight in
Congress. itself--if they can
flnd a real leader willing to go
the route. The first blood has
gone. however, to the congress
sional leadership CT the party.
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Inspired by Editorial

My memory of The Star
goes back a long time
through the allotted three
score years and ten" but 1
have never read q finer edi-
torial than that Of Deem
Der z. 1856, entitled, rs There
an Obligation?"
1t was in reply to q reader
who had asked what our "obli-
cation" to the HungarianS is.
What have they done to obi
gate us?" Lack Of space will
not permit quoting more
than a few words, but they
are such thrilling words that
they should be repeated:
what the Hungarians did
for us and the whole world was
to give the lie to the faint
hearted, the cynical, the de-
featist of which the world has
too many. =. We believe in
liberty: they died for it. We
preach the unconquerability of
the human spirit: they showed
us what it means. We have
often said that life lived half
slave and half-free is not
worth living with total
disregard Of the consequences.
the HungarianS have echoed
this in actions which made
gallantry a commonplace.
Thus they have obligated us.
LAS we are all members Of
the human race, We are the
better for what the HungarianS
did. And we are the better.
too, for saluting their valor.
weeping for their suffering,
and helping them in the best
way we can, with food, cloth
ing and asylum. 1t seems at
best a meager repayment"
The printing on paper Of
such inspiring words is not
enough, and it is humbly sug-
gested that this editorial
should be quoted and spread
by the Red Cross and by all
churches and other welfare
organizations and individuals
working for humanity in aid
ing the Hungarians. Such
ringing words should be heard
round the world"
Virginia Dorsey LightfOOt.
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Mortgage Insurance

/ strongly protest the new
FLA ruling on mortgage in
surance rates as it affects our
family land perhaps others
similarly.
We bought our home in July.
in the building stage. Every
thing was approved and in or
der, and we moved in Septem-
Der IL on a possession agree
ment. since settlement was not
to be made until the entire
section was occupied.
We we're the first family to
move in on our street. We
were happy with our new
home; we had all the pride
and confidence Of ownership.
and considered actual settle
ment of the house relatively
unimportant except as a matter
Of legal Formally.
In November, our neighbors
began to get their calls to make
settlement but we did not, as
we had indicated informally
to our real estate agent that
we were in no hurry to settle,
though ready to do so whenever
called upon.
Then we decided we would
like to settle before Christmas
so we would know Just what
we would have left for Christ
mas spending. on the day we
were then called to arrange
settlement, we we're informed
that unless we had settled as
OF the day before the new in
terest rates we're applicable to
us. This not only raises the
total cost OF our house more
than $1,000 but ii also in
creases the monthly payments.
Our neighbors on each side
OF US. having already made
settlement, have their homes
as Of the original agreement
rate, but now our home Is 10
cost US around $1,000 more
than that. This seems grossly
unfair to US. To make the
situation even more ironic. We
made a larger down payment
than was required and took a
25-yesr loan instead Of a 30
year loan. all for the purpose
Of avoiding as much interest
rate cost as possible.
realize that the new FILA
ruling may probably be = good
thing for the economy Of this
country. but In the case OF
loans already approved. houses
slready occupied and persons
already having com mite d
themselves 10 a. large pay
ments ~ their incomes can
decently stand. ! think some
mobilization certainly should
b made.
InesnssA.
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THE POLITICAL MILLS
BY GOULD LINCOLN
Democratic Leaders Take First Blood
BY GOULD LII

The effort of liberal Demo-
Gratis, inside and outside Con-
gress, to dominate the picture
during the coming session Of
Congress has received a rude
check. To their polite invita-
ton to join a kind of overall
policy and program making
committee, Speaker Sam Ray
burn of Texas has returned q
polite but firm ''no"-and Ma
jority Leader of the Senate
Lyndon B. johnson Of Texas
is expected to follow suit. The
Democratic leadership Of Con-
gress has served notice
though not in so many words
that it intends to deal with
the Democratic program and
policies without interference
from outside.
The plan for this special
advisory committee" to be
composed of Democratic Gov
errors and Mayors, Democratic
leaders in Congress. and very
important party figures. some
Of them members of the Dem
ocratic National Committee,
was evolved not long after the
November elections. 1t bios
Somed at a meeting Of the
executive committee Of the
Democratic National Commit
tee a couple Of weeks ago. Paul
Ziffren, national committee
man from California, was a
prime mover. But he was
backed up particularly by
Democratic National Chair
man Paul M. Butler, and, in
deed, the entire membership
Of the committee voted for the
creation Of the new advisory
committee. The clear inten-
ton was not to leave the
craftsmanship Of the Demo-
cratic Party in the hands Of
the Democratic congressional
leadership - q leadership OF
Southern Democrats and So
called conservatives.
Sought Liberal Vote
The Northern and Western
liberals wished to give the
party more liberal look. They
wanted to have an important,
and perhaps dominating. voice
in enunciating policies and
programs. Especially were they
exercised over the party atti-
tude toward civil rights issues
and legislation. They didn't
like the idea that Speaker
Rayburn of the House and Ma
jority Leader johnson Of the
Senate should give "modera-
ton" tinge to the program. or
that Senator Eastland of Mis-
sissippi should color the Demo-
cratic civil rights picture-aS
chairman of the Senate Judi
ciary Committee. They saw the
Negro vote, on which they
have relied for years. moving
into the Republican Party.
They saw that the so-called
labor vote was on the move,
too.
Speaker Rayburn "Mr.
Democrat" himself, to his
party associates in the House
and to a great many Demo-
Gratis outside Congress-was
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power. 1t is the failure to
develop this great natural re-
source for the benefit of the
people of the valley, failure
attributable in some measure
to the historic opposition Of
private power companies. In
1921, the late Senator George
w. Norris stated the case for
development of the Potomac
in words which apply today:
1T is a mortal sin that within
the shadow of the dome of
the Capitol one of the greatest
waterpower resources is being
wasted. :"
Alex Radin,
General Manager. American
Public Power Association.
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One of the unexplored phases
of catching cold" is the in
fiuence of fresh air.
Just being cold. evidently.
won't give one cold.
There is the plain fact that
there are far fewer colds in
summer than in winter. Some
people think that the summer
cold. as it is called. is worse
than a cold at any other time
Of the year.
When all windows and doors
are open there are fewer colds,
as such, and less nasal drip.
except when certain plants are
burgeoning.
The truth is that what is
called a cold may be something
else.
Ordinary colds. 9TH err
called allergic rhinitis or what.
show up first in the nasal
passage.
That seems to be why cool
air is more soothing than hot.
This m cans, in essence,
moister air.
Any one can prove this to
himself by keeping the house
cooler, as many do at night,
finding that they sleep better.
Also. that the nose is more
open.
Somehow. nature seems to
have fallen down on the nasal
passages.
Many persons. probably
most. discover that they can
breathe easier If the thumb
is inserted in the nose and
pulled slightly to one side.
This gives a wider breath
ing space. and the better flow
Of air in and out is noticeable.
Nature evidently closes the
nose to keep out particles Of
dust and foreign matter.
This is partly attended to
by small hairs in the nostrils,
but the construction is what
does the major work.
Yet this construction makes
breathing more difficult. espe-
cially when one has a common
cold.
How does nature explain
herself?
Nature doesn't explain any
thing. Of course.
We can see this best in the
animal creation.
The cat or dog or other ami
NAL gets ears fun Of wax. and
in nature there Is no doctor ID
flush II out with a syringe.
The animal just keeps his
wsxy secretions. Ear mites. a.
they are called, find the ears
a safe home.
Still the animal does
nothing about u. he cant
because he has no hands. In
our sense
True, he can paw ~ his
ears. and often he does this
until blood comes. but there
Is no real cure.
II the animal has a human
friend. the latter may taxi
MIN 70 . veterinarian. and
the doctor Will work agaS
getting the wax out and killlns
the mites BIT IN nature. ones
20 infected. always 10 injected,
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LETTERS TO TIE STAR

Of spiritual membership in q
Society of Antigone" honoring
those Hungarian women. I
hope many men and women
will do likewise.
Mrs. Charles M. Clegg.
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the adoption Of It's resolution of condem-
nation, and that 1t will not be turned
aside by walkoutS, threats or diversionary
maneuvers. If this will not strike the
chains from the Hungarian people. it will
at least expose those who have Hungary's
blood on their hands-and it is our be-
lief that exposure alone will not be alto
gether devoid of restraining influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriteTS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
SGtion.
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December Cheer

Come nor ninter
With rs cold:
The wedrV year
rs oroptn0 old
To cheer the landsedps
Bring out skis
And drss1 10 ~
With ChrtstmaS trees.
Frances M. Sell
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Questions and Answers
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

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facfuai question - 9rlffna Inc
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q. Which broadcasting COM
pany has bought next years
World Series rights?--C. z.
A. Film Daily. trade journal.
recently reported that the Ma
tional Broadessting Company
had acquired T'v and radio
rights 70 the World Series and
All-Star games from 1857
through 1861. The new agree
ment becomes effective with
the Ail-Star game scheduled
for July 1857. The nights cost
$3.50. 900 per year. The games
viii have commercial spon-
sor.
q When we're passengers.
freight. mail. etc. fYst trans
ported BY air on . regular sehed-
uls2--L. l.
A. The first suen service was
established IN Germany IN 1910
by Ferdinand. Count Won zeppe-
I'm. and vas = digiaible service be-
tween Priedriehshafen and Dus-
aeidoEf.
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Society of Antigone'

virginia Dorsey LightfOOt
, 1956-04-14
CALL o BIDS

Sealed bids in sextuple will
be received at the Dept. of
Insular Affairs, Division of
Procurement & Supply, Chris
tiansted, Virgin Islands, until
100 am. April Is, 1856. and
then publicly opened for fur
nishing
GRADER TIRES & TUBES
Copies of Invitation to bid
may be obtained from the
Dept. Of 1nsular Affairs, Divi-
sion Of Procurement & Sup
ply, Christiansted, Virgin Is
lands, upon request.
Alphonso RomneY
Pro. & Properly Officer
13-14-16
, 1956-04-14

RGDalEltkR VA bAASHAO 0(AAC
If you have been wondering how
you can repair a deep scratch or
cigarette burn in a table top or
other piece of natural-fnish furni-
ture, here are two practical solu-
tions Of your problem.
Whichever one you choose, the
first step is to clean out any dirt or
wax down to the bare wood, using
q sharp knife, sandpaper or steel
wool. In dealing with q cigarette
burn, be sure to cut or scrape away
all the charred wood.
The easiest and quickest pro-
cedure from here on is to fill the
cavity q little more than full with
Plastic Wood. After the Plastic
Wood has hardened, trim It down
with q sharp knife or razor blade,
and sand It flush and smooth.
Touch up with varnish stain to
} match.
An alternate procedure Is to fill
the cavity almost full with Plastic
Wood; then, after the Plastic
Wood has hardened, complete FILL
ing with stick shellac that matches
the furniture finish. The stick
shellac comes in a wide variety o.
naturaI-fnish colors and shade.
To apply the stick shellac, melt
off the needed amount with 3 hest
ed putty knife blade and smooth t
over the Plastic Wood filler, level
ing It with the surrounding SUR
face. After the shellac has hard
ened, trim with your sharp knife
or razor blade, sand smooth and
wax.
, 1956-04-14
DR.. .

DR.. -.
in good condition from the
hospital cannot constitute a
source of communication Of
the disease, and that it is the
unknown and untreateed case,
living in ones home or work
ing at ones side on the job,
who represents a danger and
a health hazard.
DR.. Nath is presently plan
ming a campaign Of commun-
ity education to acquaint the
local population with essen-
|tial facts regarding tubercu-
losis and its transmission. He
hopes in this way to help
those unfortunate enough to
have succumbed to the di-
sease to be able, eventually,
Ito resume normal and useful
Lives in our community.
, 1956-04-14
CALL o BIDS

Sealed bids in Sextuple will
be received at the Dept. of
Insular Affairs, Division of
Procurement & Supply, Chris
tiansted, Virgin Islands, until
HOO am. April II, 1856, and
then publicly opened for RE-
STEEL, PORT
LAND CEMENT, TIE WIRE,
CEMENT TILES, LILY. PINE
PLYWooD, DOORS, BUTT
HINGES, LOCKS, ETC.
Copies Of Invitation to bid
may be obtained from the
Dept. Of Insular Affairs, Divi-
sion of Procurement & Sup
ply, Christiansted, Virgin Is
lands, upon request.
Alphonso RomneY
Pro. & Properly Officer
12-13-14
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is an alcoholic was given sus-
pended commitment to the State
training school. The boy has
had been in court several times
before. once for shooting q
woman with a BIB gun.
Curfew Imposed
Another 14-year-old was placed
on probation and given an 8 pm.
.curfew. Cases against two Is
year -olds were continued. and
another boy. Is. was released
with a reprimand because it was
his first offense.
why do you boys do these
.things?" the judge asked. Are
you reading too many trashy
comics? Are you seeing too much
crime stuff on television? Are
you seeing too many movies?"
In another case, Judge Pam
coast sent a l6-year-old to the
training school. He had ad-
mitted breaking into several
churches and a school.
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AT Ryb|a Valley
BY CHARLES YARBROUGH

Hybla Valley airport. training
ground for hundreds of pilots
and once considered as termi-
nal for transatlantic dirigible
traffic, has ceased operations.
The march of real estate de-
velopment and dwindling rev.
enue claimed Hybla Valley over
the week end and reduced the
number of private fields in the
Metropolitan area fringes to six.
Ten years ago, the same area
had IL.
Fate of the field, considered
one of the best in the Maryland
Virginia area with its runwayS
of 5000 and 1000 feet. has been
known for more than a year.
Robert AShburn, owner and
operator for more than 10 years.
sold the big, fiat expanse when
the economic picture came into
sharp focus.
Formal Notice Filed
He continued to operate,
largely on an aircraft mainte-
nance basis, until last week end,
when he filed formal notice of
the end of operations.
AS many another private field
around Washington, Hybla VAL
ley had its heyday during the late
1940s, when thousands took pilot
courses under the CT bill.
One by one. the instructors
were forced to find jobs promis-
ing more permanency.
Many are with commercial
Iairlines. One, for instance. is
Reamer Calhoun of 101 West
hampton drive, Alexandria. now
with Capital.
AT Captain Is Another
Another is Air Force Capt.
Robert L. Duffy. jr.. Of $50 Ter
Irell avenue, Forest Heights. Md,
now stationed at Boiling Air
Force Base, one of two men who
testify all aircraft after checks
and overhauls.
Yesterday. Hybla Valley was
ian airport ghost. A few aircraft
Itugged forlornly at their tie
down lines. Grass was greening
i'm the expansion joints of the
concrete apron around the gas
pumps. The operations Office
was closed.
The field and operations Office
long has been headquarters and
classroom for the Alexandria
Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
The squadron probably will
transfer to the Falls Church air.
port on Arlington boulevard, a
spokesman indicated today.
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Rambler
Pedestrians Can
Be Pushed So Far
By JACK JONAS

town motoriSt.
The overt act: As the light
changed, the driver started a
right turn from Seventh into
j, E, ignoring pedestrians STEP
ping off the curb to cross.
The battle: A doughty Pc
destrian, undaunted by the
mass of steel, walked on in
front Of the car. Brakes
Screeched, and the car halted.
About Is pedestrians, cross
ing from the south, attacked
the right flank. An equal
number, from the north. de-
ployed against the left flank,
and the battle was joined.
A small boy shook his fist.
A lanky individual thrust his
head into the open window on
the drivers side, and spoke
sharply about yielding the
right of way to pedestrians. A
lady waved her shopping bag
defiantly.
Others spoke their minds, in
shouts and murmurs. One
woman, forgive her, swore.
Then the army of foot-slog-
gers disbanded and each
marched righteously on his
separate way.
The motorist, defeated,
stepped on It.
Name
Why do they call it Glebe
road?
In Colonial days, the An
glican pastors farm-which
the church bought and paid
for-waS called a "glebe," a
name dating back at least to
1900.
One such glebe was across
the river, upstream from
Washington. 1t was bought
from Daniel Jennings, and a
part Of it touched the prop
erty of George Mason of
GunstOn Hall. Along one
side ran the "glebe road"
Guide
A cab driver picked up four
people at the Pan American
Union "a man and three
women.
The man got out at the
J White House, asked the driver
to take the women on a sight
seeing tour, and to have them
back at a specified time.
The hacker drove them
around town, pointing out
places Of interest, and as he
named each spot, the ladies
said Isl" in appreciation.
AS they passed the General
Accounting Office, the thought
suddenly struck the hacker
that perhaps his passengers
spoke no English, and that his
naming of buildings had been
In vain. To test his theory,
he pointed to the GAO build
ing and said:
This is a big dance hall and
gambling den"
Isl" his passengers said, in
the same appreciative tone.
Conviction
A nondriving friend says
he's convinced that the
world Of motoring is too
confusing to enter.
He was walking past the
famed old ROchambeau on
Connecticut nue-nOw
housing the International
Cooperation Administration
and saw a sign posted on
the curved drive in front.
1t said, do Not Run Over
White Line"
He looked every logical
place, he says, but couldn't
find any white line.
Epicure
1t doesn't have to be fancy.
Just a touch of home is
enough.
"A barber here says his Army
son, stationed in Turkey, wrote
that he couldn't stand Turkish
food, and was laundering for
some real American chow.
The barber sent him some
bologna and can of beans,
and got back airmail: cts the
best meal I've had in months"
Street Scenes
A flower salesman on Eighth
street NV, pinning a bloom
on the lapel of his own coat.
A small girl Dragging to a
big boy about her new Collie:
Hes a Cocker Spinal"
A man with white cane and
dark glasses, sitting on a door
stoop reading a newspaper. 80.
L1'1II
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Boy, 'AIIergic' to Beer,
Pleads to Stealing 1t

A boy whose mother said he
couldn't stand the smell Of beer
wound up in Alexandria Juvenile
Court yesterday for stealing two
cases of it.
The 15-year-old was one OF
three juveniles who appeared be-
fore Judge Irene Pancoast for
stealing the beer from a distrib-
uting firm on March II and H.
The three also we're members of
"a gang of five who stole several
guns and a bow and arrow on
March 6 from a sports goods
store.
What has happened to my
boy?" the mother Of the Is
asked. after her son
pleaded guilty.
Your honor, two months ago
he couldn't even stand the smell
of beer" she said.
Drank Some
The three boys testified they
drank some of the beer and hid
some in a shack to sell later.
When they returned to the
shack, someone had "swiped"
the beer, one of them testified.
The five were arrested in the
sports shop break-in after sew
eral of them were seen target
shooting with the stolen guns.
None knew why they had broken
into the store.
The attorney for a 14-year-
old told the judge the boys par
ents "babied" him. It was testi-
fled that even though the father
could not pay his bills, he gave
the boy 81 a day for spending
money.
One 14-year-old whose father
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Miss Gross also declared that
children will read the classics
if they are presented in at
tractive covers.
Decries 'Pied Pipers"
Films and television are like
the pied piper" to children
Miss Gross said.
There is no effort involved
and therein lies the danger
she added. But, she said, they
can be stepping stones to liter
allure, or at their best, literature
itself"
The conference at the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel is being attended
by more than 1000 parents
teachers and community work.
ers and continues through Fri
day,