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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Medically Fit

The Presidents doctors have swept
aside any medical objections to second
term. All six of his physicians, speaking
through DR.. Paul Dudley White, agree
that Mr.. Eisenhower should be able to
carry on an active life" in the presidency
''for another five to ten years" Thus. it
is now up to the President to decide for
himself whether he feels equal to Shout
dering the burdens of his Office for an
other four years, if he should run again
and be elected.
Those who have been roofing for a
second term will take this medical YER
dict as being all but conclusive. They
will say that it has now become virtually
impossible for the President to refuse.
But it may be little too early to begin
making plans for Mr.. Eisenhower's inau-
guration.
The President has stated from the
beginning that he is going to make his
own decision in this matter. At his
press conference last week, he said: II
have honestly got to be convinced that
think can carry this job efficiently"
And he added this: Il think I will prob
ably trust my own feelings more than
will the doctors reports"
Despite the reservations implicit in
these statements, however, it is quite evil
dent that this medical report greatly
increases the chances that the President
will decide to seek another term
DR.. White did not mince words. He
said that he and his associates had
weighed all available evidence very
carefully" and we're fully aware Of the
hazards and uncertainties that lie ahead"
Nevertheless, he went on, I'VE believe
that medically the chances are that the
President should be able to carry on an
active life satisfactorily for another five
to ten years" In response to question,
he said he was referring to an active
life in the presidency. And when another
reporter asked if his use of the phrase
"the chances are" indicated some doubt
In his mind, DR.. White said to strike that
phrase from the statement.
Certainly the doctors could hardly
have been more unequivocal in giving the
President a clean bill of health. And
this is a good thing. For If Mr.. Essen
hover decides to run, his supporters will
be glad to know that they are voting for
q man who has been pronounced medi-
cally fit by his doctors-and this without
any of the familiar ifs. ands or butts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15

A Turk, who had earned 81
an hour ($1.50 If overtime) in
an Ohio plant, was called home
by his family. He retained his
allegiance to Turkey, now can
not return here. He told a
friend Of the writer his daily
wages in Turkey now are half
his hourly wage in the United
States.
While in America he had
ham and eggs or beefsteak ev-
cry breakfast. Now his diet is
bread, green's. an occasional
onion. with mutton once
yearly. Should we marvel that
such as he do not hesitate to
commit a crime to gain ad-
mittance to this land of gold?
Gen. Washington. on July
10, TITS. issued this order to
recruiting officers: You are
not to enlist any person who
is not American born, unless
such person has a wife and
family, and is a settled resi-
dent in this country"
The hyphenates. ostly
alien-born. demand erasure of
f1ngerprinting from the Nc
Carran Walter immigration
code. This. the work of five
years by Congress, is the mod
ernization Of the 1921 Quota
Act. The hyphenates boosted
they would amend it to
death by 1880. Today their
strategy is unchanged.
Edwin Grant.
San Francisco, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
New Virqinio Judges

Virginia'S General Assembly mas
given proper recognition to the urgent
need for additional Circuit Court judges
in nearby Virginia. Creation of two new
judgeships for the area has been followed
by election of well-known Arlington and
Fairfax lawyers to the important posts.
They are Emery N. Hosmer, former
judge pro tenn of the Arlington Circuit
Court, who becomes the third Judge OF
that court, and Harry L. Carrico, formerly
a Fairfax County trial justice, who will
be the third Judge of the 10th circuit.
The Arlington court has struggled
to keep pace with its growing response
bilities in expanding Arlington. And the
18th Circuit Court, covering not only
rapidly developing Fairfax County but
Alexandria, Falls Church and Prince
William County, has experienced similar
growing pains" The inadequacies OF
the judicial machinery in the two cir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Try Countinq Buses

For those who find it difficult to
sleep, because of worry over the transit
mess-our Commissioners, for example,
and members Of the Public Utilities Com
mission and the Senate District Commit
tee-we suggest counting buses, instead
of sheep.
On January % last, a representative
of General Motors told the Public Utili-
ties Commission that if the buses for a
new all-bus system were ordered then,
about 900 new buses could be manufac-
tured before next August Ia. when the
Capital Transit Company folds up under
mandate from the Congress OF the United
States. An all-bus system would require
about 1000 new buses.
On Monday of this week, the Cen
eral Motors representative said the num-
Der of buses that could be furnished by
August IA has now decreased to about
45O-a reduction of so buses per week.
If that rate of reduction in manufactur-
ing potential continues, nine weeks from
noW-around the middle of April-Gen-
eral Motors will be able to supply no new
buses by August IA.
The Commissioners and the Public
Utilities Commission have been dreaming
about an all-bus operation since they
hauled off and decided to run Wolfson
out of town. Time, it seems, is going to
wash those buses right out OF their hair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Gray Plan Shenonigons

It is about time for the people OF
Virginia to submit few questions to
their representatives in the Legislature.
They have a right to know, and they
ought to be told, just what the resolution
being sponsored by Speaker E. Blackburn
Moore is all about.
No text of the resolution has been
made public 1t is understood, however.
that in substance it would put the Legis-
lature on record as opposing any public
school Indignation in the State during the
school year beginning in September
Where does this leave the Gray
Plan? Only few weeks ago the people
were being urged by an impressive array
of leading figures in Virginia to get out
and vote for the constitutional conven-
ton which was to clear the way for en-
actment of the Gray Commissions legiS-
lative program. The voters were told
that time was of the essence, and they
responded with 2-to-l vote in favor OF
the convention. Why is there no longer
any need for prompt action?
Where does the Moore resolution
leave those Northern Virginia legislators
who campaigned for the Gray Plan? They
said that one effect Of the Gray Plan
would be to permit indignation in those
areas-perhaps in two-thirds of the
State-where public opinion would accept
1t and in which the people would initiate
it. Are these legislators to be left in the
position of breaking faith with their
constituents?
Where does this leave Prince Edward
County, which is under Federal court
mandate to proceed with deliberate
speed toward abolishing segregated
schools? Are the officials there going to
be compelled to rely on interposition and
the Moore resolution if they should be
brought into court this fall?
1t is possible, of course, that there
is some justification for Speaker Moore's
move. If so, however, the public has no
slightest intimation as to what the JUS
tification may be. AS matters stand, it
looks as though the Gray Plan is being
readied for quiet burial. And If that
happens, where does Virginia 90 from
there2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Downs New Stur

Springtime will come again.
Her bluebellS ring
From azure chdpel-SpireS
among the hills.
Red-peSted orcheStrdS OF robins
bring
Their mating songs to orchard
tOindoiU- SillS.
Each brook will sing its music
to the sun
In sapphire melodies on moSSy
stones.
Morning. noon. and Twilight
blend as one
IN Song OF grasses under ledty
zones.
Springtime WM come again,
and then shall !
ToiDardS night suing westward
on the riUer road
To meet your hurrying foot
steps from dtar.
Then shall the empty years
behind us lie
Forgotten NTH their shriueled
bitter load
As hand in hand Ue match the
ddDn's neU star.
Rose Myro Phillips
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Supply and Demand

Now that our politicians
are expressing great concern
over the dreadful plight of the
farmers and our huge sur
pluses. please grant me.
housewife. sufficient space to
air my views and to submit
what / believe to be a per-
fectly simple solution to the
problem.
Millions of Americans feel
as I do. I am sure. that the
law of supply and demand
would take care of the situa-
ton. in a reasonably short
time. if given chance, and
at no expense to the over
burdened taxpayer.
I can't understand how the
business of farming differs in
any great degree from any
other Observation-Disclosures
of ladies' dresses, shoes, auto
mobiles or any other product,
Certainly. If manufacturers
found they had turned out
too many of an item they
would soon reduce production.
/ don't believe they would ex-
pect the Government to buy
up the surplus. nor do l think
they would be paid for not
producing. The farmer, too,
would soon learn to put his
own house in order if our poll
ticians would stop the practice
of attempting to garner votes
with Federal funds.
Since there are obviously
too many farmers and too
much being produced, why not
try the idea of supply and
demand? / predict that this
would soon solve the perplex-
ing problem of overproduction.
We are all fond Of butter at
our house. but we eat oleo-
margarine while our Govern
ment continues to buy more
butter to put in storage. How
long will this continue?
Housewife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Younoster at the Polls

This is the story OF how a
boy nine years old voted for
Abraham Lincoln. 1t sounds
incredible, but it is true.
My father, Joseph H. Cas-
kill, was born May %. 1850.
in Mount Holly. Burlington
County, N. j, and was just
past his ninth year in the fall
of 1860. His account of the
event, related to me many
years later, is as follows: On
the evening of election day,
after the days work was done.
his father said to him. Joe.
I'm going down to vote. Do
you want to come along?" My
father, being unwilling to miss
anything. went along. When
they came to the polling place.
he found a room on the second
floor of a building in which
was a table with two boxes on
it and two men sitting behind
the table. On another table
at the left were two piles of
printed ballots. one for each
party. Apparently there was
no registry of voters, the right
to vote depending on recogni-
ton Of the prospective voter
by the two Judges.
The senior Gaskill went to
the table where the ballots
were and picked up a Lincoln
ballot. This he handed to one
Of the two judges and an
nounced his name. Asa Gas
kill. The second Judge"
nodded and the ballot was put
into one of the boxes. Where
upon young Joe. initiating
everything his father had done.
picked up a Lincoln ballot,
handed 1t to the Judge" who
had taken his fathers ballot
and announced his name,
Joseph H. Gaskill,
The Judge" took the ballot
and. looking inquiringly at his
companion, said, Il guess we
can't have too many" and
there being no dissent from
his associate. put the boys
ballot in the box.
OF course. it was highly
illegal and immoral. and it
showed that both Judges.
though supposedly of opposite
parties. were of one mind as to
who should be the next Presi-
dent. But the deed was done
and the fact remained. My
father was pleased with the
thought that he had helped
elect Abraham Lincoln to the
presidency. Because Of the
factual detail which accom-
panied it. l never had reason
to doubt my fathers story. And
it is quite likely that this was
not the only instance of the
kind in this critical and hotly
contested election.
Nelson b. Gaskill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Dairy Farm PIioht

If our Government puts
rigid price supports back on
grain, as is now being sug-
gested. then we should pro-
tect the dairy farmers of this
country with a support price
for milk, and this time see
that the farmers benefit by
it and not the distributors.
Payments from such sup
port should be paid directly
to the producers of the milk.
Dairy farmers have suffered
because OF an economic
squeeze. They have not had
their share Of our prosperity.
Chester M. Way.
ct. Petersburg, Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Ride City Heads

1t continues to be amazing
that our District Commission
ers and Public Utilities Com
mission continue to pursue q
course calling for an all-buS
transit system, in spite of pub
lie opinion and the advice Of
experts that this is a mistake.
To add insult to injury. they
now say there will be no public
hearings on streetcar abandon
ment. Is that democracy at
work? OF course, the Commits
sioners are not elected. so. as
always. the interests of Dis
trict transit riders are not
considered.
Washington has the nucleus
Of a rapid transit system that
any city would be proud to
start with, and to junk it
raises problems. What about
the Bureau Of Engraving ter
minal, and the S4-million Du-
pont Circle underpass? OF
course. buses may be able to
use both underpasses: that is.
if they can get in and out OF
the ramps. But we can picture
the traffic jams brought on by
the buses as they struggle
across four lanes of rush-hour
traffic from the curb to the
tunnel entrances: and then the
whole process is repeated as
they leave.
Let us hope some level
headed members of Congress
will protect the interests of the
taxpayers and the riding pub
lie. 1t is quite apparent that
the Commissioners won't.
Robert s. Crockett.
Il \
The Public Utilities Commits
sion seems determined to do
away with our streetcars in
favor OF an all-bus system. In
my>opinion. this is a big mis-
take, especially at this time,
both from an economic stand
point and that Of the riding
public.
I would like to suggest that
your paper endeavor to find
out what the public wants, by
running a box giving your
readers an opportunity to vote
for retaining streetcars or 60
ing to an all-bus system.
Earl Baker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Satisfied Student

AS a result of Arlington'S in
dividualism, wise forethought
and recent vote against the
constitutional convention ref
erendum, Delegate Moncure
and cohorts of the Virginia
Legislature have drawn up a
bill with the purpose of smack
ing Arlington's hands for her
actions. 1t seems that now
Arlington must suffer as Viz
ginia legislators make a dire
attempt to trip up Father
Time as he PAGES along the
road of progress.
I wonder if the rest Of our
fair" State of Virginia isn't
a bit envious of the marked
and outstanding progress OF
Arlington in recent years-the
majority being accomplished
under our present system of a
popularity elected school board.
This is a civil right Airing
tons citizens fought long and
hard fora right that may be
taken from us merely because
our school board bent over
backward to announce their
plans Of gradual indignation
would be carried out only with
the consent and approval Of
the Virginia Legislature. whose
jurisdiction Arlington's school
board is under. as well as any
other school board in Virginia.
AS I am now a student in
one OF Arlington's high schools.
I can view with pride the
accomplishments of our school
board without seeing any fault
that has been committed
making it necessary for Airing
tons school board to be the
victim Of the political whims
of certain Virginia legislators.
Ann Adkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

met by birds in the ancient
manner-sudden fight.
But nature has compelled
them at all times to be ready
to fly away. The best way Of
getting out of trouble, among
birds. is to fly of as quickly
as possible. This they do when
a hawk is seen. They will
leave a feeding station and
seek refuge in shrubs nearby.
and there remain as quiet as
mice.
All, that is, in most cases,
except two or three birds. and
it is these rebels from which
the hawk picks a victim. Thus
is seen that the ancient wis
dom of the tribe is best. It's
equivalent among human be-
ings is the old advice. Mother
knows best"
$3.50
All loud noises and super
bright lights, as we'll as tall
buildings, are detrimental to
bird life, but no one can be
sure just how inimical.
Now and then few hun
dred warblers are killed by
striking some tall building,
such as the Empire State
Building in New York, or the
Washington Monument here.
But this does not occur every
year. 1t seems to happen only
when an adverse wind sud-
denly swoops a group into the
obstacle.
Poisonous sprays must take
a yearly toll Of bird life.
So far. no study has been
made, as far as we know, of the
possible effects of atombomb
explosions. printing it as one
word brings out the tomb pos
sibilities inherent in the COM
bination.)
So far, comparatively little
publicity has been given even
to the dread nucleur possible
ties affecting human life. The
birds may or may not be the
first to succumb. Certainly
repeated reports of birds
mysteriously disappearing from
well-stocked feeding stations
in winter may lead to the be-
lief that perhaps the bombs
have something to do with it.
Growth of suburban de-
velopments, practically max
ing a town of the whole face
of the land, except the farms
under cultivation, means that
thousands of trees are taken
down.
Birds and squirrels live in
trees, and anything that inter-
feres with plenty Of trees Is
sure. in the end. and maybe
before, to cut down on the
supply Of both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
Stokes and the South

/ never expected to read any
commentator of the South In
the columns Of your icono-
clast. Thomas l.. Stokes: but,
as by inadvertence, his column
discussing segregation and the
bred Scott decision was wholly
that.
No good lawyer doubts the
correctness of the bred Scott
decision. though some of the
sociologists Of that era wanted
1t otherwise. Some sociologists
favor the decision in the de-
segregation case Though it is
apt to do much more harm
than good but no good law
yer can find any legal basis
therefor.
There can be no favoring of
the present members of the
court over fancy and his as
sociateS. For fancy was much
more in line with the views
Of Henry, Jefferson and Jack
son than was John Marshall.
And either the one or the other
of these two was the greatest
Chief Justice that court ever
had. Further, fancy was the
greatest Attorney General and
Secretary of the Treasury this
Nation ever had.
The fight against the court
Of today has not yet reached
the depths. and is not likely
to reach the depths. of the
foul attacks on Justice fancy,
Of which the religious issue was
but one phase.
So Mr.. Stokes has inadver-
tently said something good
about the South despite the
fact that his attitude usually
is Of a ghoul seeking a skele-
ton and. when he fails to find
such, he invents a skeleton.
G. w, ],
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
How to Avoid OverpopuIoted World?
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

Taking heed of potential
danger to Christian society in
parts of the world which may
come from a population Eek
plosion" which has followed
the last war, the Catholic
Church, through an accred-
tied agency. is seeking some
effective means of cutting
down birth rates without vio-
lating what it has defined as
moral laws.
1t is motivated by the fact
that the present curve Of pop
ulation increase Of approxi-
mately IS million q year,
amounting to more than q
billion new mouths to feed in
the next generation, cannot
be made to square with even
the most optimistic predic-
tons for increased food pro-
duction.
The problem of feeding half
as many more as now inhabit
the earth is greatly compli-
Gated by the apparent i'm
probability of any great relief
through redistributions of
populations to conform with
food resources.
In this contingency, the In
ternational Catholic Institute
for Social Research. with head
quarters at Geneva, has Just
offered a $1,000 prize to scien-
fists of all creeds all over the
world for suggestions dealing
with the problem in accord
ance with Catholic doctrine.
All suggestions must be de-
tailed to the extent Of at least
$4,000 words.
Communist Tactics Noted
The church, it is stressed,
remains unalterably opposed
to various methods Of birth
control but never has pro-
nounced itself in favor of large
populations for all parts of the
world. Now, according to DR..
G. H. L. Zeegers. director of
the institute, 1t is recognized
among other things that "the
diabolical mission which is
being carried on among nom
Western peoples stems mainly
from the unprecedented demo-
graphic population increase)
development of the greater
part of the non-Western
world"
This refers to Communist
conversion efforts in allegedly
overpopulated areas.
The institute itself is de-
scribed as a scientific apostle
late" This institute through
its international work. DR..
Zeegers says. has become con-
scious of the inadequacy Of
Catholic scientific knowledge
Of society"
The article announcing the
prize contest has just been
published in Social Compass,
official organ of the institute,
printed in Holland and re-
printed in large part in the
monthly bulletin Of the Popu-
lation Reference Bureau here.
1t is notable that among the
judges named for the contest
is the Rev. John j. OGrady
of the Catholic University Of
America, generally regarded as
the foremost Catholic sociolo-
gist in the United States.
The Catholic attitude to-
wards overpopulation, DR..
Zeegers' announcement says,
is confined to allegedly under
developed-perhaps undevel-
opable--countries where the
population explosion has been
most pronounced during the
past generation. 1t is influ-
enced to some extent by the
fact that well-justif1ed fears