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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-29
War of Words

Valerian A. Zorin, chief Soviet
delegate to the London disarmament
talks, concluded his harsh and extrava-
CANT attack on the Western arms re-
duction proposals with these honeyed
words: CAS- far as the Soviet government
is concerned it will continue in the fu-
ture to exert every effort for the speed
lest solution of this most important
problem of the day.
President Eisenhower, in a brief
statement deploring Mr.. Zorin'S remarks,
concluded on this note: $50 far as the
United States is concerned, we shall
never renounce our efforts to find ways
and means to save mankind from that
danger (nuclear war; and to establish
just and lasting peace"
What a shame, what a potentially
tragic thing it is, that nations which
profess to be dedicated to almost identi-
cal detectives cannot get beyond the
war-of-wordS stage in direct negotia-
tons to achieve their stated detectives.
Yet this is the spectacle that we are
witnessing in London-a kind of
semantic tug-of-war in which the dele
gates maneuver for position, in which
they strive to score propaganda point,
but in all of which, as far as we can
see, no progress is being made, and
there seems to be no hope of progress,
toward disarmament or arms reduction
Mr.. zorih says that our proposal
for aerial inspection, which we put for
ward as limited safeguard against
surprise attack, really is a proposal
which has as its objective the collection
Of intelligence information for use in an
aggressive war against Russia. We do
not suppose that he actually believes
this nonsense, for he goes on to say
that acceptance by Russia of the West
ern proposal on this point would leave
his country "in an unequal position"
Here, perhaps, is the real key to the
London deadlock. Perhaps each side,
distressing the other, is unwilling to
take risk of being left in an unequal
position, and neither side, therefore,
is willing to make any substantial con-
cession. If this is the case, there will
be no disarmament agreement this year
or in any early future year. Perhaps
real progress on disarmament must
await the impact of mounting armament
costs and growing fear of mutual
humiliation.
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To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the eoItoT OF Inc 9tor:
Does the drought make you
think of bubbling springs?
There we're three springs on
the farm where ! was born
in the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley Of Virginia. My ia
theirs farm was made Of two
hills with a little valley run
ming north and south through
the middle Of the farm be-
tween those hills. Most of
one hill was wooded, but the
other was suitable for culti-
walton. Though the elevation
was 300 feet above sea level,
three strong springs dubbed
up between those hills. One
who has not heard the mu-
steal tinkling Of water run
ming naturally has missed a
delightful sound.
At the upper end of the
valley was a patch of marsh
land We called "the swamp"
In it was a spring. The wa
ter was bitter and coated with
q rainbow colored film like
iron scum, so we named it
iron spring" The spring was
protected by a wooden cask
sunk in the sand around it.
The farm animals did not
like this water and our fam
lily did not need 1t, thus it
ran untroubled in a stream
down the little valley. The
birds. frogs and water snakes
did not seem to mind the
bitter taste. however. so the
red-winged blackbird. with
his liquid song. "conk-err-
ee." could swing and bow on
the reeds TO his hearts con-
tent; colonies Of frogs could
practice their "musicales"
without fear and "Mr. Black
snake" had no fear of being
trampled by small. wading
feet. and he could snap up a
baby frog now and then
without its being missed
from the swamp amphibia.
=
Spring No. 2 dubbed from
the side of one of the hills.
1t resembled a huge. boiling
caldron. churning UP the fine
white sand and coming so
fast it seemed to be hurry
ing to get out from under the
heavy pressure Of the hill.
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Freedom WoIr
Citizen.

Arlington County deeply
appreciates the courage Of
Sam Rayburn. Speaker of
the House. inS refusing to
permit a colossal monument
such as the proposed Free
dom Wall" to be railroaded
through Congress without
public hearings and with
out a chance for every
body concerned to be heard.
We also appreciate the
good fight Of Senator Robert
son Of Virginia and Repre-
sentative Sheppard Of Cali
fornia and The Evening Star
for insisting on our right to
be heard. Such courage on
the part Of our great national
leaders has restored our faith
in the ideals Of democracy
which ironically this monu-
ment was purported to
symbolic.
The right Of petition has
been reah1rmed in tn e
House of Representatives.
This is democracy in action.
when the right Of a little
community like Arlington to
be heard is so respected.
Ralph Kaul.
Member. Arlington County
Board.
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stone floor. and pastries re-
tanned their freshness when
placed on q table in the
sprin g house during hot
weather.
From the springhouse the
water joined the stream from
the two other springs. The
water from the animal trough
at Willow Spout also was di-
rected into the same stream.
all combining to make a
large, freSh-water stream.
After passing through my
mothers garden, sending its
moisture through the black
loan soil to produce fine veg
citation. it passed under the
stone bridge of the Valley
Turnpike and wound on
through farm after farm, re-
ceiving the water from other
sections as it passed along.
Willow Spout Greek, as it
was known. found it's way
into South River, later join
ing North and Middle Rivers,
making the larger Shenan-
doah River and finally emp
tying into the great Potomac
River at Harpers Ferry.
We children tended hocks
of ducks and geese along this
creek each summer. When
the pens were opened, the
mother duck and the mother
goose would waddle down
to the stream. bowling and
talking to their little ones
that followed In a line like
toy soldiers. All would
plunge in, diving and bab-
bling and hunting for bugs
and worms and baby frogs.
We loved to gather cattails
and Queen AIMS lace which
lined the creek banks and we
were careful to avoid water
snakes as we waded in the
pools and among the masses
OF waxy. green leaves of the
water cress.
Man. bird and beast must
have springs Of water to live.
The great Old Testament
prophet. Isaiah, said those
who serve the Lord shall be
like a watered garden, and
like a spring Of water, whose
waters fail not"
Linda Mcclure Woods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-29
H Service Rocketeers

It is reaSsuring to know that inn
portant members of the television in
dustry are as concerned about television
service racketeering as the unfortunate
victims. The recent hearing before the
Commissioners on proposed legislation
to license TV repairmen disclosed that
the public is at the mercy Of the service
engineers" some of whom are neither
engineers nor experts on television
troubles. 1t was brought out that there
are no standards by which to Judge the
competency of servicemen and no pro-
cedures to protect the public from being
gypped by fake "technicians" and ire
sponsible firms.
The Television Service Association
of Metropolitan Washington, represent
ing "a service shops, urged the Commits
sioners to request legislation for the
licensing of radio and television service
men. An association poll of service
shops revealed SO for and II against
licensing Those against licensing in
clude District Director of Licenses Cabell
Gwathmey, whose main objection seems
to be that it would lead to other licensing
requests and require additional inspec-
tors and clerks. If licensing is needed,
however, the staff to do the work ought
to be provided, in the interest of pro-
tecting the public from fraud.
And, judging from an inquiry re-
Gently by Star reporter, the average
TV owner is a ready victim for an I'M
scrupulous serviceman. The latter may
be a so-called tube jerker," qualified
only to change tubes which appear to
be burned out Sometimes he may in
stall more tubes than are actually de-
fective, using the good tubes on the next
victim. Or he may insist that the
trouble can be located only by taking
the set to the shop for bench inspec-
ton" Bench jobs cost the owner more
money and give the dishonest operator
plenty of opportunity to increase his
"take." One shop, 1t was reported, actu-
ally gave servicemen bonuses II they
brought as many as eight sets day into
the shop
1t may be that the licensing plan
proposed by the Television Service Asso-
citation kould not ed all such trickery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-29
Trend

Relocation Of private hos
pitfalls away from areas Of
highest population density in
washington. D. c.. is setting
an unfortunate pattern.
People, who in the last few
years moved to the suburbs,
are now in process Of packing
up their hospital facilities
and moving them nearer
their front doors. The dwell
ings they left are occupied
by new tenants, and the
hospitals and grounds are
abandoned and will revert
to the Federal Government.
The full effects Of this have
not yet been felt.
Frequently in small bust
ness operations a short-term
philosophy dominates the
practices Of the owners. The
larger the business the more
concern with the future.
Locating and running a hos
pital is a large community
business. This responsibility
properly belongs to the citi-
zens Of the community. OF
course motivation will dictate
the size and the effectiveness
Of any group that may under
take the task.
Would moving a hospital
out Of an area of highest
population density and
leaving nothing in its place
eventually cause the Federal
Government to move in to I'LL
a community need?
The present trend in new
hospital construction would
seem to indicate that a pre-
MUM is being placed on ex-
elusive facilities that bear a
proximal relationship to COM
munities undergoing the most
rapid expansion, but still not
in the highest population
density areas. Investigation
by citizens Of widely diverg-
ing occupations may reveal
a short-term rather than a
long-term approach to a
problem which in 20 or 30
years may be very important
to them. Today's productive
citizens are not responsible
for what went before, but in
their own interests they
should plan for their future.
Former Intern d. G. General
Hospital.
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THIS AND THAT

was I. myself. no better than
this sad bragger Of the old
days. riding furiously to the
universal goal with his mouth
filed with his own praise?
II thought to myself, this
is the reason. or at least one
OF them, that humanity
never gets anywhere.
Year after year, and CEN
tury after century, new peo-
pie are born. and come and
go. and nobody ever i'm
proves on what went before.
1T is because we look too
steadily at that perfection Of
the moment. the self.
once we get past the per-
feet self, the prime picture Of
perfection. we can go on to
better things, including bet
ter human beings, but as
long as we stay glued to the
individual. humanity is all at
sea again.
Sometimes in the night I
wake up, as from a night
mare. He is back again, and
is telling me for the 99th time
what a living wonder he is.
We'll, maybe! He was a
living bore in the old days,
and he hasn't changed a bit.
He is still a bore, a pest and
a nuisance.
II hope you never meet
him.
Sincerely. HENRY L."
\ \
But Henry, we have met
him.
Because. as they used to
say, his name is legion.
No Office exists without
him.
Perhaps every home has at
least one.
He is. as our correspond
ent indicates, the universal
American, the man who has
made our country.
We are a nation Of boast
ers, braggers, look-at-me
guys.
No wonder the people Of
the rest of the world look
upon US with amusement.
when their eyes do not show
hate.
The fellows whims should
not arouse too much emo
ton. one way or another,
because he is all right, at
bottom.
He is the man you meet on
the road. or at the club, or
at the office. or almost any
where.
Maybe he is-you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-29
"A Bad Lickinq'

Early IN his campaign Tor the Sen
ate, former Governor Walter Kohler of
Wisconsin warned the States Republic
cans that Gin diSunity there is disaster"
This was not, Of course, newly dis
covered theory in politics but 1t is one
that has been freshly proved by the
outcome of the Wisconsin voting this
week. Mr.. Kohler, never before beaten
In an election, lost his bid for the IN
expired term of the late Senator
Mccarthy, and Wisconsin has Demo-
cratic Senator, William Proxmire, for
the first time since F. Ryan Duffy was
elected in 1882. AS usual in most po-
litical contests, numerous factors had
important bearing upon the result. But
1t seems clear that the major one was
diSunity within the State G. o. P.-the
unwillingnesS of party leaders to join
IN solid front after Mr.. Kohler's victory
in Seven-way primary last month,
and resultant failure of the rank and
file to turn out for the Tuesday voting.
Comparative statistics tend to bear
out this analysis. In 1852, presidential
election year, Mr.. Kohler defeated Mr..
Proxmire for Governor by approximately
100000 to 100000 votes. In 1854,
an of-year, he repeated his victory by
a smaller margin, $4,000 to sol 900.
In 1856, while President Eisenhower was
carrying the State for a second time
with total Of 955,O00 votes, Republican
Senator Wiley won reelection with 892,-
600 votes. In the July primary this
year, the Seven-man Republican field
drew SO per cent of the total vote. But
with fewer than 100000 ballots cast on
Tuesday, the G. o. P. candidate won
less than 43 per cent of the total. In
this connection, 1t was noticeable that
Mr.. Proxmire carried several counties
where defeated Republican primary
candidates recorded comfortable win
ming margins in the preliminary round.
The conclusion, in short, is that these
Republican losers did not go to bat for
Mr.. Kohler
AS for other factors, 1t must not be
overlooked that Mr.. Proxmire himself
staged an energetic and able campaign.
He received substantial help from his
defeated primary opponent, Represent
alive Zablocki. He carried the indorSe-
ment of organized labor in the metro
politan areas and he capitalized on
discomfort with Republican farm policies
in the rural areas. Popular Democrats
from outside WisconSin-Govern Will
liamS OF Michigan, Senator Kefauver
of Tennessee and Senator Kennedy Of
Observation-Disclosures the State to lend
him hand. His own progress toward
political maturity and popularity has
been reflected in the showings made in
each test since 1852. 1t is not surprising
that he is already expressing confidence
about winning full term in the Senate
In 1858.
Nationally, it is logical that Demo-
cratic spokesman should view the Wis
conSin result as a good sign for 1858.
And, whatever the mixture of reasons
for the Democratic victory, Republicans
have little choice but to accept President
Eisenhower's verdict that the party
took bad licking" If there are les
sons for the G. o. P. to learn from it,
as Chairman Alcorn says, this is the time
for thy. Republicans in Wisconsin to be
doing their homework
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-29
AUGUST Morn
FOUNTAINS OF YOUTH
OF YOUTH
BubbIing Springs on Memory Lane

This spring was protected by
a rock wall about six feet
square and covered with a
wood shingle roof. Cool.
clear. limestone water. re-
freshing and delightful, stood
a foot deep within the rock
Enclosure. On the wall
farthest from the hill, an
open door space had been left
and the water raced through
this and flowed down an
incline to meet the water
coming from the iron spring.
On one side wall a 2-inch
pipe carried water to an adj
joining farm.
$50
Spring No. 3 was the
browning bubbler. It also was
protected by a large stone
and shingle house. 1t supplied
an abundance of clear, cool
water for our springhouse
some 500 feet from it, and
flowed through another pipe
under the front yard Of our
home to enter a hole bored
through the center of a will
low tree which had been set
into the ground as a post. 1t
finally ran out of this tree
through a small pipe. five
feet above ground, emptying
into a wooden trough for
horses and cows. The yellow
willow, stimulated by the
dampness, grew into a beauti-
full, rounded-top shade tree.
The drinking trough was just
outside Of our yard fence
on one side of the old Valley
Turnpike Of Civil War fame,
and the place. which included
our home. was called The
Willow Spout. (Things have
changed somewhat over the
years. but be sure to look
for Willow Spout should you
travel this road from Harri-
sonburg to Staunton.)
My mother had a stone
springhouSe into which
spring No. 3 flowed. Strangely
the springhouse was cool in
hot weather and then warm
during severe cold weather.
Water flowed into and out
OF a cement trough which
held crooks of milk, butter,
cream and homemade cheese
Fruit could be kept a long
time In containers set on the
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CHEVY CHASE.

Dear Sir:
Il thought you and your
readers might be interested
in an experience ! had re-
Gently.
Il was seated in my Of
flee. when q visitor was an
nounced.
1T was an old employee Of
many years In the past; he
had left and gone a-wander-
ing.
Now he was back again.
for a brief visit, and I was
interested to see If he had
changed.
HE had not.
I'm the old days. he bragg
ged about himself and his
possessions.
To-day. he was still boast
ing.
Dragging Jim he had been
called.
He was still Bragger Jim.
Time and tide had passed
over him. the end of World
War ! and all of World War
II.
They hadn't been able to
change the fellow in the
slightest.
Now he was Dragging, I
soon found out. about his
house and where he lived.
The old popular Ameri-
can sport, of course, but
somehow it seemed sour, now.
II tried my best to divert
him.
Nothing did any good. He
still had no good word to
say for anybody else. but
only for and about himself.
His ideas had resisted
wars, stratagemS and tres-
sons. They were the same old
ideas. played up in the same
old way.
II put the accent on others
we had both known, but he
was not interested-and you
know the reason why.
THE reason lay in that
supreme old ego of man.
without which no one is ex-
actly himself. but with too
much, nobody is anything
but a bore.
Il y
This healthy old horse had
been through it and come out
Of 1t, convinced more than
ever that he is the greatest
man who ever lived.
True. he didn't put 1t that
way, but nothing else could
be made of his endless re-
counting Of his own victories
Caesar, after a triumph
had less to say, I am sure.
This went on for half an
hour and by that time / could
stand it no longer.
II gently eased him out OF
the office. in a way at which
I am past master, and stared
uneasily into space.
I'm the name Of Heal n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-29
THE POLITICAL MILF
Unhappy Auqury for Republicans
BY GOULD LINCOLN


The victory Of William
Proxmire, Wisconsin Demo-
crat, in the race for the SEN
ate seat made vacant by the
death of Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy is a hard blow for
the Republican Party. It not
only hauls into plain view the
split in the COP. ranks, but
it gives emphasis to the dis
satisfaction Of farmers Of
the Midwest. 1t is not a
happy augury for the Repub-
licanS in the 1858 congress
sional elections or for the
1860 national elections. Psy-
chologically, it is a boost for
the Democrats in New Jer-
sey and in Virginia. the two
States which elect Governors
next November.
This Democratic victory
occurred in a State which
has been predominantly Re-
publican for years, a State
which has not sent a Demo-
cratic Senator to Washing
ton since it elected F. Ryan
Duffy in the Roosevelt land
slide in 1882, nor had a Dem
ocratic Governor in a similar
period. Furthermore, in 1853
Wisconsin set the pace for
Democratic victory in New
Jersey, for Governor, in that
year by electing a Democrat
in a special election to fill a
Republican House seat, and
for the 1854 Democratic con-
gressional victory.
The margin by which Prox-
mire defeated his Republican
oppon emit, former Gov.
Walter Kohler, is impressive
- something over 10000
votes. Also, the turnout of
voters-nearly 800.000-in a
special election held at a time
when farmers are busy and
many Wisconsin voters are
away on vacation was much
larger than had been ex-
pected. showing far more
interest in the contest.
Demonstrates G. o. P. Split
It is easy to argue that
too many Republican voters
remained away from the polls
and that some of the Nc
Carthyites may have voted
for Proxmire rather than for
Kohler, an Eisenhower Re-
publican who had been ex-
pected to oppose the late
Senator for the Republican
senatorial nomination next
year. But the Proxmire cleo
ton is q demonstration of
the bad split in the Republic
can Party. Unless that split
is healed, G. o. p. chances of
victory in the next three or
four years seem mighty slim,
either for Congress or the
presidency. Organized labo.'
and the farmerS-who usual
~ are predominately Repub-
lican in Wisconsin-both ap-
parently supported Proxmire
over Kohler. Unless the Re-
publicanS can stage a come
back by electing their candi-
date, State Senator Malcolm
Forbes. over Gov. Meyner
Democrat. in New Jersey,
the political outlook for the
G. o. P. will be dim, indeed.
Considerable credit for the
Democratic victory must &c
to the 41-year-old Proxmire,
himself-a tireleSs and per-
sistent campaigner who three
times was defeated for Gov
ernor. In six years intensive
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campaigning he made many
friends across the State. He
must face the voters again
next year. for he was elected
Tuesday merely to I'LL the UNI
expired term of Senator Nc
earthly. 1t is being suggested
that former Representative
Glenn r. Davis may be his Re-
publican opponent-Davis the
candidate of the more con-
sentative. right wing Repub-
licans who lost to Kohler in
the senatorial primary last
month by only 5000 votes.
Proxmire, however, is an at
tractive figure, and if the
farmers are still dissatisfied
and labor is still for him, as
it probably will be, he may
be reelected.
Senator Wiley. Republican,
was reelected over his Demo-
cratic opponent last year
with a lead of more than
264, 900 votes. In that cleo
ton 100000 votes were cast
for the two major party SEN
atorial candidates. But that
was a presidential year, with
Eisenhower heading the Re-
publican ticket and Wiley's
opponent was a compare
lively weak candidate, and
the veteran Wiley himself q
strong contender. There will
be no presidential election
next year to bring out a big
vote.
Strengthens Party in Senate
The Proxmire victory, In
creasing Democratic mem
bership in the Senate to SO
and reducing the Republic
cans to 46. has seemingly
obliterated any probability
the G. o. P. might take over
control Of the Senate during
the final session of the 85th
Congress. next year. This
means Senator Lyndon John
son Of Texas will continue as
majority leader, and that
the Democrats will continue
to run all the Senate COM
mittees, including those max
ing Investigations.
At least three of the po-
tential Democratic nominees
for President in 1860 cam
paigned in Wisconsin for
Proxmire-Senator Estes Ke-
fauver of Tennessee, Senator
John F. Kennedy of Massa-
chusetts and Gov. G. Mem
men Williams of Michigan.
Their supporters are claiming
a share Of the credit for this
Democratic victory. Kefauver
has been a strong favorlte
of the Wisconsin Democrats
in the past. In both 1852
and 1856 he won the Demo-
cratic presidential preferen-
tial primaries-and he has
shown strength with the
farmers Of the Midwest, as
for example in Minnesota
where last year he bested
Adlai Stevenson in the pres
idential primaries. Steven
son would not enter the Wis
consin primaries against him
in 1856, although he was
urged to do SO.
Proxmire is taking over
the Senate seat which was
held by the La Follettes,
father and son, for AZ years,
and by Mccarthy for 10. The
La Toilette Progressives are
moving into the Democratic
Party. it appears.