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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
ATCHISON'S
ANGLE
BY LEWIS =. ATcHIsoN

"Will intercollegiate football
ever return to Georgetown?
Frankly. / do not know
But / do know, in view of al
that has been said, and much
more that could be said. thai
there is no immediate prospect
of such a return. -"
With that rhetorical question
and answer. the Very Rev. Ed
ward B. Bum, s. j., president
of Georgetown U University
sums up his reply to the Wash
ington alumni's poll on the
resumption of football at the
Hilltop. Father Bunn's state
ment covers a page and a hall
in the November issue of the
alumni magazine. and it is diff
ficult. nay impossible, to refute
the cold. clear logic of his
words.
We thought he put his fin
ger on the heart of the mat
ter in pointing out that the
very thorough QUESTIONABLE
submitted to about one-thir6
of 5000 alumni in this area
omitted the practical question
of how much those who want
ed football back were willing
to contribute to get it. He
added that attendance figures
showed the old grads didn't
back up their team at the gate
even when Jack Hagerty was
turning out undefeated teams
4 X 4 \
Football, Father Bum states
didn't carry" other less lu-
crative sports as it was sup
posed to do, but had to be
carried" along with the rest
Nothing that has happened
in the last six years give!
ground for any other conclu.
sion than that reached in 1851
We cannot. under present cir
cumstances. afford intercol.
Ilegiate football"
When the Very Rev. Hunter
Guthrie. s. j., then president
of Georgetown. wrote his now.
famous article for a nationa.
magazine in october, 1851, en-,
titled: mo More Football Fol
U.s." he said the sport cost the
university 100000 a year ir
scholarships, room and board
coaches salaries, etc. Father
Bum says that anytime he has
100000 available it will go fol
an adequate science building
increased faculty salaries, etc
Football. he fatty says, is a
luxury.
AS a matter of fact, other
sports are. too. The colleges
latest annual report printed in
october showed an athletic
deficit of $183. 900.
X 4
Father Bum scored another
point in noting that "Ivy
League" football, which some
favored in the poll, is beyond
Georgetown's reach.
First of ALL" he writes, "IvS
League football has certain
.connotations. when applied tt
the actual Ivy League teams
which would not obtain between
the teams suggested as possibl,
opponents for Georgetown il
this type of football. There Il
the aura of traditional rivalry
there are in those colleges fal
larger student bodies; there ar,
vastly superior endowment
than Georgetown is blessed
with. And. in many Of the Nv!
League cities, there is not thu
competition to collegiate foot.
ball offered here in Washington
and Baltimore"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
BY BOB HANSON

1t will be the passing OF
Quarterback John Piazza of St
Johns High and the running
OF Tailback Ron Droze of Ana
costa when the teams meet at
8 pm. tomorrow at Griffith
Stadium for the city scholastic
football championship.
st. Johns is Catholic League
champion and defending city
titlist. Anacostia is the Inter-
high League champion. In last
years playoff game. st. Johns
rallied in the second half to de-
feat Anacostia 1912.
Coach Joe Gallagher of st.
Johns never will forget the day
he decided to keep Piazza in
the backfleld instead of con-
verting him to a tackle or
guard.
Morgan Wootten (now head
coach at DeMatha) came to
me when Piazza was a fresh
man and said he thought the
boy wasn't fast enough to make
1t in the backfield." Gallagher
explained. He suggested we
put Piazza at either tackle or
guard, but we decided to keep
him among the backs a while
longer.
The while longer" has
stretched into four years and
now the 5-foot-10. 1875 pound
senior has developed into one
of the areas better quarter
backs.
Piazza is q better than aver
age passer and also can run
when the occasion calls for it,
particularly when a sneak for a
yard or two is essential. He
also plays safety on defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
Piazza, Droze to Battle
In Clash for City Title

and is a sure tackler and good
blocker. He got an early start
in football. playing with the
st. Francis Xavier team in the
CYO. A member of that team
was Jack Burke, who will be al
fullback for Anacostia tomor.
row night.
Piazza has thrown ninf
touchdown passes and scored
four times himself. In a reg
ular season game against Ana
costa a couple of weeks ago
Piazza had a hand in all three
touchdowns as the Cadets won
1876. He sneaked over from
the / for one touchdown and
passed to Fullback Paul Ciatt
for Al yards and to End Joe
Mona for 8 yards for the other
two.
Droze, whose brother Oar
was an All-Metropolitan back
at Anacostia a few years age
and now is at North Carolina
is the workhorse of the Indians
single-wing offense.
The 5-foot-8, 160-pound SEN
ior is in a class with his brother
as a runner, in the opinion oil
Coach Zu Stewart, but he cant
pass or kick as Dan was able
to do.
Droze, also used at times as q
fullback, has scored 10 of his
teams 80 touchdowns. He
scored four times in a 40-12 de-
feat of Sultland, once on a o.
yard gallop and again on a
70-yard run. In, the 1910 de-
feat Of Wilson last Saturday
for the Interhigh League cham
pionship. Droze gained 254
yards in 35 carries and scored
both touchdowns on runs of
and 81 yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
UIine Observes
83d Birthday

Nigel j. (Mike) Uline OBJ
serves his 83d birthday today
following almost complete re-
covery from a serious illness Of
the last eight months.
Builder and owner of Uline
Arena at Third and M streets
NE, Uline has sponsored teams
in the Eastern and American
Hockey Leagues, and also the
famed Washington Capitols in
the National Basketball Asso-
citation. The basketball team
was disbanded in 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28
THE EVENING STAR A-37


Washington, D. c. =.
THURSDAY. NovEMBEK 20. 1851
in salary would come from
earned income from the ath-
letic program.
The State will continue to
contribute only $2,400 toward
the salary.
The chancellor said the
choice of Mitchell was sug-
gested by Arthur C. tDutch)
Lonborg. director of athletics.
and that the athletic board APP
proved the recommendation
unanimously. 1t also has been
approved by the State Board of
Regents.
The announcement followed
an interview with Mitchell here
yesterday and a lengthy night
session of the athletic board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-28

come when football is proved
economically feasible. and not
rather a drain on the limited
resources of the university,
then the question can be re-
opened and will be given all
possible consideration"
ANY questions?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
Polio and Adults

The Arlington Medical Society has
reason to be concerned over the surpris-
ing apathy Of adults over the threat Of
infantile paralysis to older persons. Al
though about 80 per cent of Arlington's
residents below the age Of 10 have been
immunized through Salk vaccine shots,
a survey has disclosed that relatively
few persons of the higher age groups
have taken advantage of the availability
Of the preventive shots. The society,
therefore, will launch a so-called "crash
campaign" next week to acquaint Ar
lingtonians with the need for inamuniza-
ton Of persons Of all ages, II polio is to
be defeated completely in the county.
The objective Of the drive Is to in
duce Arlington adults to obtain the Sc
ries Of three shots without further delay,
in the interest of protecting the health
Of the whole community. 1t was pointed
out by society spokesman that even .
child who has been immunized can be-
come a carrier Of the disease in his own
home, thus menacing untreated men,
bers Of the family. 1t has been esti-
mated that approximately 10000 adults
in Arlington have not received the polio
shots. The society stresses that anyone
unable to pay for the shots will be i'm
munized free Of charge by any physician.
While the number Of polio cases in
Arlington has dropped almost to the
vanishing point, the presence Of so many
persons who may be subject to the dis
ease poses a serious potential threat.
The opportunity to obtain protection
against the dread ailment should appeal
to every individual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
HommorskioId Retained

1t is gratifying that the United
Nations has unanimously elected Dag
Hammarskjold to serve another Ave-
year term as Secretary General. 1t is
gratifying, too, that Russia has joined
with us and other members in praising
him for his past services to the world
organization. They have been services
Of very high order, and they often
have been rendered under the most diff
flcult and delicate circumstances. One
has only to recall how he conducted
himself during the Suez and Hungar-
ian crises to appreciate the exceptional
character Of Mr.. HammarskjoldS gifts
and the importance Of his contribution
to the cause Of international peace and
justice. He has well earned the honor
OF being reelected, and he is amply
equipped TO keep on discharging his
great and unique responsibilities with
continuing distinction. The U. N is for
tunate in these troubled ana dangerous
times to have such man as It's chief
executive officet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
A Boy Goes to School

The first departure Of small son
for school is something of a milestone
in the lives Of most parents, as well as
for the youngster himself. For it is on
that day that break is made, never
to be fully repaired, in the routine Of
having that particular "prince" always
on hand-whether the home is cottage
or palace. For him 1t is, Of course,
stride out into the world-joining the
society of his contemporaries and be-
coming subject to discipline more
impersonal than that administered by
those who so fondly have watched him
learn to walk and talk. 1t probably was
not different when 8-year-old Prince
Charles said "good-by" to Queen Eliza
beth and Prince Philip to take up resi-
dence at Cheam, a school for little boys
not far from London.
Charles will share his simply fur
nished living quarters with seven other
small boys, perhaps all princes" TO the
parents, who badethem farewell And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
FESTIVE China

DR.. HUI Shin is not q propagan-
dist. Although he speaks for Nation
aliSt China in the United Nations, he
speaks at the same time for the great
masses Of his countrymen now suffering
under the iron-fiSted rule OF the Com
munist regime in Peiping. Despite the
fact that he is separated from them in
q geographical sense, he remains close
to these people, and they in turn still
remember and esteem him as one of
their most distinguished philosophers
and educators. And it is because he
knows them so well, and also because
he is privy to a vast amount Of infor-
nation smuggled out from behind the
bamboo curtain, that his address the
other day to the General Assembly
seems especially significant.
Several Of the points made in that
address merit special attention. One
is that countless numbers Of mainland
Chinese are still agitated, and inspired,
by the story Of last falls Hungarian
uprising for freedom Another is that
Peiping, after eight years Of relentless
rule and ceaseless matchmaking eff
forts, has succeeded only in winning
widespread hatred rather than genuine
popular support. This fact applies par
ticularly to the millions Of students in
Red China who have openly demon
strated their almost unanimous oppose
ton to the tyranny imposed upon them.
Thus, as Or. HUI has declared, ut Is
absolutely untrue that the Communist
regime :. has won over the mind and
heart Of the young" Indeed, as far as
the population as q whole is concerned.
there is abundant evidence that all age
groups are in sullen and even rebel
lious mood-a mood intensified by the
fact that the country is in economic
distress and seriously short Of food as
a result of stupid Marxist planning"
and such natural disasters as drought
and Hood.
1t is for these and kindred reasons
that DR.. HUI, who once served as Free
China's Ambassador to Washington, has
told the General Assembly that the re-
sentiments and restiveneSs Of the main
land Chinese may yet explode into q
full-scale revolt against the Communist
oppreSsors. Prudence suggests, Of course,
that it would be wishfuI to EXPECT any
early collaboration in that sense. But
Mao Tze-tung himself has admitted, as
recently as last February, that his re-
gime faces great deal of trouble and
that large segments Of the people are
profoundly hostile to it. In such circum-
stances, an eventual full-scale rebellion,
and maybe thoroughly successful one,
is by no means nconceivable-which is
one Of the factors justifying the U. Ms
latest refusal to admit Peiping as
member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
The FBI's Answer

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has
used strong language in denying Gov
ernor FaubuS' charge that "teen-aged
girls have been taken by the FBI and
held incommunicado for hours Of ques-
tioning while their frantic parents knew
nothing Of their whereabouts.
Mr.. Hoover says that this statement
lis as false as his (the Governor's) recent
statement that the FBI tapped his tele-
phone" And he adds that had the
Governor been interested in securing
the truth rather than disseminating
falsehoods, telephone call to the Little
Rock ONCE Of the FBI or to me would
have provided him with the facts"
This suggests that Governor FaubuS
deliberately made a false statement.
If one prefers not to believe this, how
ever, the fact remains that Governor
FaubuS made his very serious accusa-
ton without attempting to verify 1t.
And we suspect that the same thing is
true Of many other things he has said
the statement about the heavy sale Of
knives and guns and the claim that
caravans Of segregationists were de-
scending on Little Rock, for example.
The Importance of this lies in the
influence it should have in the minds
Of those who have been on the Gov
ernor'S side Of the matter. A good many
people, We gather, have felt that Mr..
Faubus acted in good faith, and they
have either believed his statements or
have thought that he believed them.
Now, these people must make a choice
between Mr.. Hoover's denial and Mr..
FaubuS' charge. If they believe Mr..
Hoover, and we think the overwhelming
majority will believe him, then they
must conclude that the Governor either
knowingly made a false statement or
that he was irresponsible enough to
make 4 most serious accusation without
attempting to md out whether 1t was
true or false. In either event, we do not
see how anyone can continue to have
confidence in anything the Governor
may say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28

he viii share, too, the risk Of being
caned II he is naughty-and Of being q
little homesick and lonesome in the first
days and nights before this chapter of
his young life has become normal and
fllled with its own particular preoccupa-
tions. But there has been no evidence
to the public eye that Charles is sub
stantially different from any other nne,
small lad. We hope he does well with
his lessons, that he has a lot Of fun
and that he makes the kind of lasting
friends that one usually makes in the
sunny years Of early age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28

Blue pencils have been
sharpened at the District
Building to perform the i'm
possible task Of stretching one
dollar to do the work Of two.
The various departments OF
the city have been admonJ
ished to reduce their requests
for appropriations to the bar
est minimum, but Peter will
be robbed to pay Paul, as he
has been as long as living
man can remember.
The austerity could be re-
heved II Congress could be
made TO realize its obligation
to the city, and TO pay its
fair share Of the expenses.
Washington is a Federal city.
owned by the United States.
It Is the leading capital Of
the world. and pride should
influence Congress TO provide
generously for its mainte-
nance. The citizens are taxed
for every conceivable item
which they use to exist. and
the funds which result fall
far short Of supporting
Washington decently.
This letter is to call atten-
ton to the Importance Of the
estimate of the Health De-
partment and to the wisdom
of moderate use Of the blue
pencil In the items requested.
It must be conceded that the
preservation Of health is the
most important function Of
government. Washington is
fortunate ut the present time
to have two valuable, inter-
ested. conservative and in
formed public servants in
charge of the Department Of
Health, District Commission
err Karrick and Director Of
Health Finucane. They are
co-ordinating and combining
their talents to preserve the
health and welfare Of all Of
us, and their recommended
tons deserve the respect and
careful consideration of the
various committees which de-
eide on the ALLEGATION OF
funds. Health Department
activities affect the life Of
each individual citizen. and
We cannot afford to econo-
mize on this most important
activity.
James A. Cannon, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
Root of the Trouble

The Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin has put its finger
on the major cause Of tagging commu-
nifty action to abate Potomac River pol
luton. The slow progress results not so
much from apathy toward the prob
lem as from lack Of funds with which
to take effective remedial measures, the
commission found during a survey Of
the whole basin. The survey was de-
signed to get public reaction to pro-
posalS that the commissions powers be
extended beyond the educational field
into the touchy realm Of actual enforce
ment.
But, as commission members have
pointed out, it would be futile to at
tempt to compel local communities to
take action not deemed possible with
meager financial resources. A better ap-
proach, the commission believes, would
be to induce States In the basin to
increase financial aid to cities and
towns desiring to build sewage-treat-
ment plants.
Several States in the area already
offer limited assistance to communities
along the river, but more financial aid
is needed to make the Potomac safer
for all who share its dement's. Some
Federal money is available through the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of
last year, but this Is not enough to solve
the problem. The States in the basin
have big stake in protecting the river
against residential and industrial pollu-
ton. To evade responsibility in safe
guarding the river is to subject public
health to needless risks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
Fxospernted
Disturbed.

I have had the unpleasant
and exasperating experience
of applying for social Sc
curity insurance benefit pay
ments under the provisions
of the disability law that was
passed last year. Knowing
how the Social Security
Agency had fought the pas
sage Of this law and their
attitude towards It, / went
to expense, trouble and pre-
cautions to see that numerous
hospital medical records were
sent to the district once.
A few weeks later ! went
to the district ONCE to ascer-
tain whether all the medical
records which I had listed on
the claim had arrived. l was
then advised in words to the
effect that such a mess Of
junk wasn't necessary and
that the file had been trans
ferred for medical evaluation
and processing. In the fur
ther follow-up / found that
the claim file had been trans
ferred to another Govern
ment bureau for medical
evaluation and that several
of the medical records were
unaccounted for, or rather
had not been received rs yet.
Apparently some member Of
the star that handled these
files either took or had the
privilege to PREJUDICE or de-
eide the necessary records
that we're needed for a medi-
cal prognosis or evaluation.
When q practice like this
exists, It makes one wonder
whether this is the Social
Security top-level policy and
attitude which has seeped
down to the level wherein
the rank-and-flle employees
have no regard for records
Of vital Importance and have
the privilege Of making cru
cial decisions. This also pro-
vokes the thought that II
Social Security does circum-
vent the intent and purpose
of the law with policies and
regulations and, as a conse-
quence thereof, only Q token
number Of disability claims
are granted, then this policy
could be portrayed and ex-
pressed BY the attitude and
practices Of the employees.
Raymond M. Bablltch,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28

Recently 1t was my good
fortune to come into pos
session Of q good 1895 model
radio, the kind with short
wave bands. To my delight.
foreign stations rolled in
endlessly. But alas, / am
now lost. Radio Moscow has
come into my life; and with
1t the most modern of all
radio pastimes (Soviet-in-
vented, the Listener Quiz.
No box tops TO send, no labels
TO peel; just answer the ques-
tons pertaining to the Revo-
luton (all this TO celebrate
the 40th anniversary Of the
Revolution).
The first three questions I
can cope with handily. Who
was the leader Of the Glori-
Gus Revolution? In what
city did the Glorious Revo-
luton take placer In which
city on the Volga did our
brave Soviet troops give the
Nazi Fascists the blow from
which they never recoveredp
These are but child's play.
But Number 4 Is the twister
behold the comrades cum
ming:
She Oady comrade) asks,
"In what year was the last
reported case of unemploy-
ment in the Soviet Union?"
Gentlemen, this is dirty
pool. Would not any answer
be critical of the Glorious
Soviet and as such lead to
automatic Disqualification
Or, perhaps. Lenin forbid,
there was some malingerer in
some distant suburb Of Omsk
in 1888 who missed Q day
or two at the mine. II is
with heavy heart that I pom
der, and while I sit and pom
der some undeserving COM
rade takes my prize away.
Methinks / will switch TO
TV and take In the capital
istic late, late show, for this
problem requires research Of
the most profound sort.
Jos. LAwrik.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
The Horn Blowers

Most people in Washington
appear TO blow their horns
not TO avert physical danger,
but rather to have their own
selfish way, to seize the right
of way, or TO direct other
drivers how they would like
them TO drive. Besides being
discourteous, such peremptory
commands with q horn can
be dangerous.
Could we not start q cam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES TRACEWELL

feature Of life, after all. No
body else cares.
If only the mind would
stop thinking for a space!
Over and over one goes.
over the same old acts, the
same old words, knowing full
well all the time that it is
all useless, futile and un-
necessary.
The very words, useless.
futile and unnecessary" be-
gin to go round in pinwheel
fashion. resembling the song
Of the Carolina wren.
He, a wonder bird, is never
bothered by lack of sleep.
Is it because he has no
brain to speak Of?
Is this old debbil, the hui
man brain. responsible for
all our woes from dire bomb
to dread sleeplessness?
Let us take tips from an
expert, man who has been
through the mill Of Sleep
lessness and has emerged into
the sanity of what Coleridge
called "a gentle thing, be-
loved from pole to pole:
-
Find your best sleeping
position, and be sure the
hands are out nat, with the
fingers stretched, not curled.
Try to make the mind q
blank. For most of us, this
ought not to be too hard TO
do.
Some do it by thinking
black, as they say.
Consciously relax the mus
cles of the eyes, mouth and
back Of the neck.
Do not be afraid to turn
over. even the best sleepers.
according to latest scientific
experiments. turn over scores
Of times in a night.
DO not try to catch your
self going to sleep. II can't
be done. Nobody has ever
done 1t and 1t only serves to
make you more wakeful than
ever.
These simple devices often
succeed where sleeping pills
fail.