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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Two Cars for All

Creeping socialism no longer
threatens us. 1t has already
bounced, taken possession and
been embraced joyfully by the
present administration. The
Government has become re-
sponsible for supporting the
citizens. Relief. education,
housing and pensions are sup
piled in the welfare state. Now
coming up is a billion dollar
sand bank Cor land bank) for
farmers, no matter what it's
called so long as they get the
money. Something for every
body, happy days!
Recently, thousands of auto
workers were laid Off. The
Government must rush to their
support with unemployment
pay. But there is a better way
out of that difficulty.
The men were laid of be-
cause they had made more cars
than could be sold. Govern
ment price support at a per-
centage Of parity Is the answer.
Let the Government buy the
surplus cars from the factories
(Which would then continue
to operate at full speed and
build huge shelters to store
them or give them to poor
people who have only one car
for each member Of the family.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09

abling action Of the Legisla-
ture.
It is my belief that the
liberals in Arlington never in
tended to tell the people that
a vote on January 9 was a vote
for the convention. but pre-
ferred to leave the impression
that the vote was on the Gray
recommendations. At least
the School Board has been
quoted along this line in de-
tense of their previous pre-
sumptuous release. No other
school board in the State issued
such a statement, including
those in Fairfax County and
Alexandria. The Arlington
School Board couldn't wait to
present its recommendations
to the Legislatures committees
appointed to work out the Gray
report recommendations. Why
do they feel that an elected
board could do better than an
appointed board? Given the
same bond money that has
been available In the past
eight years. an appointed board
could have done just as good,
and more probably much bet
ter, and obyiated the necessity
for the proposed $9.430.000
bond issue they are trying to
high pressure us into.
Karl 0. Spices, Sr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Hopeful President

The things the President has said
with respect to his second letter from
Russian Premier Bulganin are in sharp
and gratifying contrast to the chorus OF
abuse with which this communication was
originally greeted in many quarters.
Mr.. Eisenhower is not associating
himself with those who would summary
dismiss the Bulganin letter as another
propaganda move. Instead, everything
he said indicates that the letter Is getting
serious attention. The President said he
and his aides are studying the letter every
day and that an answer will be forth
coming. He added that no matter what
our convictions may be as to the past per-
Torrance of the Russians, broken treaties,
ETC., I'VE must never be in the position"
of blocking any avenue, no matter how
tiny or tortuouS, If it might lead toward
peace.
Mr.. Eisenhower did not try to raise
false hopes, explaining that he could not
express any hope in more explicit terms
than he had used. But, he declared, as
long as he and Mr.. Bulganin keep up
correspondence that is not bitter in tone,
dIlu ID llOU Juob uIC1C OChuANAdU4OAI Va tAAS
other, there is always some faint hope
that something may grow out Of it.
This assuredly is the proper attitude
for the President to take. Mr.. Eisenhower
knows as well as anyone that the Rus
slams may be playing game. But there
is too much at stake in this business to
shut the door in Mr. Bulganin'S face. II
he is in earnest-if there is even a faint
hope that he is in earneSt-we must do
everything within reason to keep alive the
exchange of views which has been in
itiated. Old fears and past performances
must not be permitted to stand in the
way of an improvement in relations If
the Russians want improvement. And If
they do not, If they are working for some
propaganda advantage, we must not per-
NIT ourselves to be Unanswered into a
position in which we would appear to be
the ones who are blocking the way to
peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Pleasing the Toxpoyers

Governor McKeldin's budget message
to the General Assembly proved pleasing
to Maryland's taxpayers, despite the fact
that it called for greater spending than
ever before. For instead of the once
threatened across the-board increases In
taxes, Marylanders now find that no sales
or income tax raises will be necessary to
balance the big budget. This is partly
because booming economy has assured
the State of revenue surplus this year.
And most of the additional money needed
to pay for the new budget will be taken
from the race tracks through moderate
increase in the racing tax. This means
that out-of-State race fans will help
Maryland to meet its obligations.
BY coincidence, perhaps, the good
news for the taxpayers comes in an cleo
ton year. But it would be unfair to
attribute the decision against general tax
increases to politics. Democrats as well
as Republicans favor a hold-the-lne
policy on taxes.
Maryland taxpayers we're hard hit by
legislation which advanced income tax
collections to provide "windfall' to be
used in balancing the current budget.
And there had been predictions that this
double collection would have to be fol-
lowed by substantial tax increases. In
consequence, the decision to place the
burden on racing will be a popular one
with most citizens. Maryland's present
racing tax is we'll below that of Is other
States where racing and betting are legal.
And the proposed increase from 10 to
IL per cent tax on wagers would still
leave the levy below that in number Of
States.
Another gratifying bit Of news to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Vnqinio's Rodor Traps

Virginia's General Assembly is adding
to its good record in support Of highway
safety measures by moving to strengthen,
rather than weaken, the States radar
program. Much to the credit Of the leg
islators at Richmond, the predicted drive
of opponents Of radar as an aid to police
in arresting speeders has gained no head
way at the session. On the contrary, the
House of Delegates has given priority to
bill to make 1t easier to convict motor
lists caught with the electronic "eyes."
State highway and traffic authorities
had been concerned in recent months by
an increase in criticism of radar, even
among some automobile organizations.
Only last September the legal committee
of the American Automobile Association
denounced the use of such devices in
what was described as Campaigns of
ambush, fright and breakdown" on mo-
florists. But Virginia's radar- equipped
roads are so well marked with warning
signs that 1t would be absurd to contend
that speeding drivers are "ambuShed." II
those caught are frightened, 1t is prob
ably because they know that under the
OLdLC oCCAI 1CShlCco ulNAll6 AdWo oAAOJ
not only may go to jail but forfeit their
right to drive.
Virginia is cracking down on speeders
as it should. Radar is doing an effec-
tive job in catching reckless drivers and
causing others to drive more carefully.
We hope the State authorities will not
permit any protests to weaken their de-
termination to drive the speeders-po-
tential killers-from the highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
The ArcheoIoqist

Ditch-digger. meddler. CRAZE
deSpoiler. Sleuth,
He tolls to nh in blanks on
history's pages
By diStnterring bits of buried
truth
That might repeal fresh
clues to Ddnished ages.
He classifes his haul OF an
cient bones.
Translates old scrolls, in
terpretS hieroplvphS.
He can deduce q Dhen from
ShdrdS, tDhile stones
And artUactS may dns,Der
why's or ifs.
Foul climate. rough terrain or
truitleSS years
Are small deterrents to a
task begun,
For here a letter. there a Dord.
appears
Until the hidden quote it,
self is Won
And, CROSSWORD Solped, he has
at last
Deciphered one more puzzle OF
the past.
EIoiss Wods Hockett
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

edge of the destructive powers
of hate and unleashed atoms,
do we not love more?
Maybe the cardinal can
tell us.
AS we listen to his clear.
happy notes, we feel sure he
could, If only we could trans
late them into our own tongue.
Perhaps it is just as well
we cannot. It might be too
much for us, this truth from
the primitive. After all, we
are many millions Of books
away from the birds. They
stopped, back there in the age
of serpents. and live the same
life now they lived then, as
far as they can. We, who
claim to know more than the
lowly creatures Of earth, sky
and sea, might find ourselves
the greatest ignoramuses in
the world, if suddenly we could
understand in its full import
the happy song of the cardinal.
Other bird sounds will hustle
the air waves soon. coming
from the Threats Of other song
sters. as they ny in from the
South, first the wood thrush
and the little wren and the
prince of all, the catbird.
Mockingbirds and others we
have had with us all winter
will add a new vocabulary of
song. but it will still be the
cheer, cheer, cheer" Of the
cardinal that will outsing them
all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Missile Mystery

The resignation of Trevor Gardner,
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Research and Development, lends some
support to the fear that we are losing
ground to the Russians in the race to
perfect guided and ballistic missiles.
This fear has been expressed by
others-notably Senators Symington and
Jackson. Because Of the rather general
nature of their criticism, however, and
the lack of Recommendation, 1t has been
difficult if not impossible to intelligently
appraiSe the merits of their position.
Much the same thing is true of Mr..
Gardeners comments.
He refused to spell out his specific
objections to the present program in the
missile field. He did say, however, that
he is concerned with the rate of our
chronological progress compared with
that of potential enemy, and he urged
that we go over to "crash" program on
wartime emergency basis"
This is essentially what the other
critics have been saying and it points,
at least in a general way, to the thing
they fear. They do not say that in
terms of total A-power or H-power the
Russians are ahead of us today. But
they are afraid that the Russians are
making such an effort, and progressing
at such a rate, that they will outdistance
us in the foreseeable future, to our crit
ical disadvantage.
Mr.. Eisenhower touched on this
matter at his press conference yesterday,
and he does not appear to share these
fears.
The Presidents 1857 budget recon-
mendS sharp increase in both expendi-
lures and educational authority for the
missile program. After calling attention
to this in response to a question, Mr..
Eisenhower went on to say that there are
only so many scientists who can be en-
gagged in the total military program.
Then he added:
There are various kinds of missiles.
and in certain fields am sure we are well
ahead of the other side. In certain fields
think they are probably ahead Of us. But
those are limited fields in a great big
field. I think, overall we have no reason
to believe that we are not doing everything
that human science and brains and re-
sources can do to keep our position in
proper posture.
AS kind of footnote to this, it might
be well to recall that Defense Secretary
Wilson announced the other day that
he intends to appoint civilian "czar"
to take charge of the missile program.
Assuming that the Gear" will be given
the necessary authority, this announce
ment implies that a more intensive mis-
asile effort is in the offing We hope so.
But with respect to the main aspects OF
this clash Of opinion, concerning which
the public is almost entirely in the dark,
the Presidents position is likely to pre-
vail. 1t certainly will prevail unless those
who sincerely believe that we are falling
behind in the missile race can come for
ward with enough tangible evidence, as
distinguished from opinion, to rally public
support for their view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Only the Chief Justice Can Answer

dent. che CWarren) argued for
the complete separation Of the
judiciary and politics" In
that statement, issued almost
10 months ago, the Chief
Justice also declared that he
had decided when he became
a member Of the Supreme
Court at was with the fixed
purpose of leaving politics
permanently for service on the
court. It is irrevocable. I will
not change 1t under any cir
cumstances." Whether the
President gave his support to
this part Of the Warren state
ment, he did not say explicitly.
And the Presidents statement
that "there are many ways ne
(Warren) could be q candi-
date" seems to befog the whole
matter.
There are, Of course, two
ways in which the Chief
Justice can become a candi-
date. He can resign from the
Supreme Court and seek the
presidential nomination. He
can remain a member Of the
court until he is drafted" by
the Republican National Con-
vention and then resign and
accept the nomination. II
there are other ways, they are
not apparent. He could resign
at the strong urging OF Re
publicans in primary States
and seek their preference for
the nomination. He could re-
sign when called upon by Re-
publican State conventions to
make the race. In any case.
he would be resigning and be-
coming q candidate for the
nomination.
The Chief Justices state
ment of last April was not
made lightly. There is MOTH
ing in it which would imply
he would accept an invitation
to resign and run, or that he
would permit himself to be
drafted" by the Republican
National Convention. He said,
indeed, his decision to remain
on the court was "irrevocable
under any circumstances" ANY
man can, if he wishes or
for very compelling reasons,
change his mind.
Matter of Respect
The President and the Chief
Justice have the highest re-
spect for the Supreme Court.
The President has the high
est respect, admiration and
affection for the Chief Justice.
1t is certain he would not wish
the Chief Justice to do any
thing that would lower the
respect the country has for
the court.
Only the President can say
whether he himself will be q
candidate again. And only the
Chief Justice can say whether.
under any circumstances, he
would be q candidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Trumon's Offer

Mr.. Truman is quoted as
having said in New York that
1.-THE Democrats will give the
American people a President
and not a regency or part-time
chairman of the board"
The American people recall
too well how generously F.D.R.
during his last five years in
Office cleared everything with
Sidney tHillman)," and how
Mr.. Truman during his entire
regime not only permitted but
encouraged the usurpation Of
authority. delegated to him
by Congress and the voters, by
alien pressure groups.
Is a return to such chaos the
alternative that Give-'em-H
Harry is now offering the
people? l. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09

President Eisenhower at his
press conference yesterday left
still in the air his decision on
running or not running. He
indicated he probably would
make an announcement by
March /.
He also left some Of his
hearers in doubt on another
uuestion-whether he would
like to have Chief Justice Earl
Warren as the nominee Of the
Republicans If he, Eisenhower,
declines to run. The President
said he was not certain
whether it would be within
his province" to ask Chief Jus
tice Warren to run-in answer
to a question. He said he had
his own ideas "of what Is q
proper sphere of activity for
the President Of the United
States" And he added, But I
don't believe it is really ap-
propriate for me to go around
asking someone to do SUCH
and-such a thing, because that
implies, I suppose, that I can
put him there" These remarks
have been interpreted as
meaning the President does
not believe it would be proper
for him to ask the Chief JUS
tice to become a candidate.
Wouldn't Oppose Warren
Earlier, however. the Presi-
dent made 1t clear-at yester-
days press conference-that
he would not oppose Chief
Justice Warren If he were a
candidate. He said, Nov.
there are many ways in which
he could be q candidate. And
If he were, he would have no
opposition from me; Of that I
can assure you"
If President Eisenhower de-
cides finally to run, any dis
cussion Of Chief Justice War
rem as a potential presidential
candidate would be purely
academic. But II the Presi-
dent says NO" the Chief
Justice may feel called upon
to clarity the issue. Some Of
the Republican leaders would
like very much to have him
as a substitute for Eisen-
hower-always If the Presi-
dent does not run. They have
expressed a belief he would
be their strongest bet against
any Democratic nominee,
under those circumstances.
They might even go so far as
to suggest that President Ell
senhower's high praise of the
Chief Justice. coupled with his
declaration he would not OPP
pose Warren, could be con-
strued as a tacit invitation for
the Chief Justice to become q
candidate.
The President, however, gave
his approval to Chief Justice
Warren's April Is. 1855, state
'ment in which, said the Presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09

~ Il may not be exactly spring
yet, but we have been hearing
the real spring song of the
cardinal since January %.
Nature can't fool the red
bird. He knows spring Is on the
way, feels it In his bones and
feathers, and so sings 1t.
This truest of all spring
songs is known to all bird
lovers.
1t is entirely different from
the ordinary sounds the car
dinal makes all winter.
The morning was cold. Bit
ter, with snow on the ground,
but there 1t came:
Cheer. cheer. cheer"
Surely no music was pleas
anter, and it sent a sort Of
little thrill through the lis
tener.
There are degrees and de-
grees Of thrills, just as there
are little strokes and massive
ones, the doctors tell us.
Maybe even most medical
men fail to recognize the little
strokes. as one expert doctor
saws hut the little thrills are
something else.
They are the pleasant small
events of everyday which we
all tend to overlook, in the
press of international. national
and municipal affairs. In the
old days, people were happier,
because the first two did not
impinge so much upon them.
Now that we have the woes Of
the world on our very Shout
ders, we are a sadder. If not
wiser, people.
The cardinal, reddest of the
red, literally cannot be fooled,
because he knows, as primitive
creatures know, what is hap
pening in his own life.
Humans. despite their own
educational advantages. often
do not know what is happen
ing to them-until it is too
late.
We are manipulated here,
there and everywhere, until
at last we begin to doubt if the
degrees we got from college do
us any real good.
This old dove, perched on
the stub Of a dead branch,
stands glistening in the SUM-
shine of a new day, the same
as that day millions of years
ago when the granddaddy Of
all the doves came out of the
sea to take up a new life.
The cardinal and the dove,
the titmouse and the chicka-
dee, these and scores more Of
Gods little creatures know in
their bones. muscles, feathers,
bills and claws just what is
happening.
They see deeper into the
branches Of the trees and
shrubs than we can do with
all our electronic microscopes.
They feel deeper, because
they are closer to all other
living things, yet know them
not, at least in our sense.
This is the mystery of crea-
ton, life and living.
Men have been thinking
about it for at least 100000
years, and about 5000 years
ago they managed to put down
words that tell us as much
about it as we shall perhaps
ever know.
This, too, is a mystery.
Why, with all our advanced
science, do we not know moreP
Why, with our fuller knowl-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09

An increase in postage will
stop a lot of mail. 1t will be a
deterrent to a great deal of
thought exchange and OF
shared opinion which is the
life blood Of freedom and prog
ress. Petworth Citixep.
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

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@. In what foreign countries
are American students study
ing?-O. c. r.
A. Almost SO per cent Of the
more than 5000 students
studying abroad during 1885
were enrolled in European
schools, Is per cent were in
Mexico and 14.8 per cent in
Canada. There were 624 stu
dents in the Far East, prin-
cipally in the Philippines and
in Japan, and the Near East
had 81 in Israel and 81 in
Lebanon. South and Central
America, Egypt, the Union Of
South Africa, Australia and
New Zealand accounted for the
rest.
@. Are ships which operate
in fresh water likely to become
encrusted with barnacles?-
H. L. T.
A. Barnacles thrive in salt
water. especially in tropical
regions, but they cannot live
in fresh water. When an en-
crusted ship enters fresh wa
ter the barnacles will die, but
few of the shells will drop
from the hull.
@. What is the 10 Of chill
dren who are rated as highly
gifted?-W. Mob.
A. While opinions differ. an
10 from about 100 to 1876 is
usually considered the mini
mum for this category. One
American child in a hundred
between the ages Of 3 and IA.
has an 10 which places him in
the highly gifted class.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names ndv be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
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Thomas E. Mattingly, MD.
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BY DOROTHY ROE

Associated PfeSS Women's Editor
Seems as though the wistful
dream of most businessmen
these days is not a sports car,
not a swimming pool-just a
good secretary.
That this dream is growing
more and more difficult to at
tain is attested by the follow
ing plaintive note from a New
York public relations Office:
For the past month we've
been attempting to fill a posi-
ton in our Office. We're looking
for a bright girl for a junior
secretarial spot.
80 far, we've interviewed at
least 200 girls.
Air Conditioning
OF the 200, some $50 were
primarily concerned with
whether or not we have air
conditioning. eve don't have.)
A dozen or so thought it
might be nice if they could
knock off around 4:30 daily
for the rest of the summer. A
couple said yes. they'd like the
job-if they could start about
three weeks from Friday"
But if bosses are having
trouble getting a secretary
to say nothing of the perfect
one-it seems there is another
side to the coin.
The secretaries say a lot of
bosses leave a lot to be de-
sired too.
At a recent meeting of 40 of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-08
Secretary Versus Boss,
Choose Your Side

them, a secretarial snoop
named Suzy sat in, assigned to
the job by the editors of the
trade magazine of the bureau
of business practice.
These are the things the
girls wish their bosses wouldn't
do:
Jangle keys or change in the
pocket while debating.
Pace up and down a large
Office, often out of earshot,
while debating.
Look out the window and
dictate to the wild blue yon-
der.
Blame the secretary when
they just plain forget some
thing.
Refer to the secretary as
my girl"
Go rummaging through the
files, leaving them in a mess.
Forbid the secretary to clean
up his desk.
Ask her to do personal err
rands during her lunch hour
and then complain If she is
10 minutes late.
Notes on Scraps
Make notes of his appoint
ments on scraps of paper or
match books which he files
i'll his pockets or sticks under
the blotter.
Scribble notes for the Sec
rotary on the margin of his
newspaper en- route to work.
Disappear without telling
her where he's going or when
he will be back.