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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
Defends SturIinqs

I find it ridiculous and re-
voting to read about Wash
ington officials trying one de-
vice after another in an effort
to get rid of the starlings.
Surely, if the officials of our
Government. riding or walking
down Pennsylvania avenue on
Inauguration Day, are never
faced with any thing more dis
tressing than some poor harm
less little starlings, they may
well die happy. l personally.
love to hear the starlings at
sunset when they settle down
into the trees in the vicinity
of National Theater. 1t is a
comforting sound-a sound far
more pleasant to my ears than
the drone of innumerable
planes overhead suggesting. as
it surely must to thinking peo-
pie, the possibility Of atomic
warfare.
AS for the dirt caused by the
starlings-let the people of
Washington take stock Of the
litter they themselves scatter
in the streets, buses and street.
cars. read in The Star not so
long ago that more than a
hundred truckloads Of debris
are carted off the streets Of
Washington every day. The
starlings will have TO go some
to compete with this figure.
This rubbish is over and above
that which one finds in bus
depots, the Union Station, on
streetcars and in buses, not to
mention in the Railways of
public buildings. Yet the star
lings are considered dirty, and
a certain inhumane group Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
GoHoudet Case

We desire to commend
, Arphelius Calling. jr., and
Lorenzo A. Price who coura-
geously supported the interest
of justice by giving informa-
ton to the police which aided
in the capture of the accused
murderer of the Gallaudet
student, John A. Ref.
1t is an inspiration to know
we have in our city men like
these who recognize their civic
responsibility and who have
the courage to help bring a
criminal to justice.
Ruby S. Patterson,
Secretary. Executive Com
mittee, Congress Heights.
Citizens Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

The man rushed up to
Templeton Jones, and said:
HI. Bob, glad to see YOU"
Glad to see you" lied Temp
Jones, whose name is not Bob.
Rob, Robert, or otherwise.
You rem m Der when,
Bob"
And the fellow went into a
long Renaissance, all of which
was true enough. except that
the name was Temp. not Bob.
Jones at first felt he should
correct him. but soon realized
that it would do no good. He
was Bob" to him, and so
would remain.
He could hear himself say.
my name is Temp, not Bob"
oh, yes, Bob" and the man
continues.
1t was no use. Jones knew.
So he let the man run on. all
about their youthful days.
when they played tennis on a
vacant lot. and occasionally
PLAYED hockey.
One time, Bob, the man said.
We played a game on the Let
right across from the school.
You fancied you were quite
a tennis player in those days,
Ell. Bob? You swung a mean
racket. and particularly prided
yourself on your backhand
stroke.
Yes, as Temp Jones remcm-
bered it, it was a pretty good
backhand for a 10-year-old.
Not everybody, at any age,
handles this one correctly.
Girls and women want to
push the tennis ball with the
racket, and usually strike fore
hand. no matter what their
position On the court.
\
Young Jones CTemp, not
Bob prided himself particu-
iarly on the proper backhand
in table tennis.
Ping pong. as it was called
then.
He played it on his mothers
mahogany dining room table,
to her CONSERVATION, at first.
The ping of the celluloid
balls gave it the name; it was
always more ping" than
pong" but the name sounded
well.
To take the proper backhand
stroke, in this confined game.
is to play it best. and young
Jones was an expert at this,
much to his pride.
lennlS was TO be his only
outdoor sport, it was to turn
out. and that only for a time.
He was small and wiry, and
played we'll enough for a boy,
but very poorly. actually. Still.
it gave him fresh air and ex-
ercise. in a day when the air
was really fresh.
Heaven knows what is hap
pening to our air, nowadays.
1t is filled with all sorts Of
combustion materials and
products today. with many
kinds of engines throwing both
noise and products into the
pure air.
AS homes spread out foi\
miles in all directions FROM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
THE POLITICAL MILE
KnowIundPs New-Yeor Surprise
By GOULD LINCOLN

Knowland, would he a candi-
date if the President decided
not to stand for reelection.
Indeed. he entered his name in
some of the primaries. There
has been no indication that
Knowland has relipquished this
ambition.
The Knowlanh announce
ment has stirred California
Republican - and Democratic
politics with a big spoon.
Gov. Goodwin u. Knight. pre-
sumably looking forward to
another term, was jolted as
we'll as surprised. Knowland, a
powerful vote-getter in his
State. would, be a formidable
opponent. Indeed. in 1852, the
last time he ran, he rolled up
the largest vote ever given to
candidate. (
Two Problems for COP.
Senator Knowland's retire
ment from the 1858 Senate
race raises two more problems
for the Republicans, in Cali
fornia ana in the Senate. In
California they must find a
candidate STRONG enough to
win. This may not be easy.
although there probably will
be a number of candidates. In
the Senate. they must find a
party leader to take his place
in the seth Congress. 1t has
been suggested that Gov.
Knight might seek the sena-
torial nomination-but he. has
given no sign yet that he will
do so.
So far as the Republican
leadership in the Senate is
concerned, there will be sew
eral potential candidates for
the place. Seniority has not
governed in the matter, GER
tainly in the recent past.
Knowland was picked by Sen
ator Bob Taft of Ohio to serve
as leader when Taft became i'll.
Subsequently, the election OF
a eader took place and
Knowland won the leadership
in his own right. He has, in
deed, been an effective leader,
able to get things done.
Senator Dirksen of Illinois,
who has just been elected whip
and assistant leader. will be
among the candidates. He was
one Of the old Taft faction, but
has more recently gone down
the line for President Essen
hover. Senators of longer
service who might be con-
sidered are Bridges of New
Hampshire, Smith of New Jer-
sey and Capehart of Indiana.
Case of New Jersey and Bush
OF Connecticut are juniors who
could be in the picture.
If Knowland should win the
governorship, he might have a
chance of taking the Califor-
MIA delegation to the 1860 ma
tional convention, which would
be a blow to Vice President
Nixon.
Assuredly. Knowland's deci-
sion to leave the Senate was
unexpected-indeed. it could
be surpassed as a surprise only
by an announcement by the
Vice President he would resign
to run for Governor of Califor-
nia-which is in the realm of
fantasy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
Mr.. Mitchell Stoys

Ever so often the news columns
carry refreshing item about public
official who selflessly spurned lucrative
private job to remain in Government
service. So it was the other day when
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell
announced that at President Eisenhower's
request he had agreed to stay on as long
as he was wanted. Mr.. Mitchell didn't
say so, but in yielding to the Presidents
wishes he had turned down an offer
paying several times that of his cabinet
post.
Mr.. Mitchell is an uncommonly COM
petent executive. Although not wealthy
man, he has given to public service
large number of his most productive
years-in the old War Department, the
Defense Department and the last three
years at the Labor Department, always
at fraction of the salary he could have
commanded outside the Federal service.
Mr.. Mitchell's decision is all the more
praiseworthy when it is considered that
he has, or so it would seem, little to gain
personally by staying in Washington.
When he took over the Labor Department
morale was at its lowest point, following
the angry resignation of his predecessor,
Martin P. Durkin. Mr.. Mitchell reorgan-
lied the department to a high state of
efficiency and gained the respect of labor
and business leaders alike by admin
istering labor laws with an even hand.
An article in recent popular maya
zine described Mr.. Mitchell as "A New
Kind of Labor Secretary" Perhaps it
should have been titled THE Right Kind
Of Labor Secretary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10

The most surprising, and
significant political news-of
the very new new years.
the announcement of Senator
William F. Knowland of Cali
fornia that he will not be a
candidate for reelection. The
Senator, who is Republican
leader of the Senate, with a
very firm grip on that Office,
has taken the unprecedented
step of telling the voters of
California and his colleagues
in the Senate of his plan to
retire from the Senate two
years in advance of the 1858
election. Furthermore. Know
land is a young man-49 years
years old next June-With
every chance of reelection if
he desired it.
The consensus in this always
politically conscious Capital is
that Bill Knowland's purpose
is to run for Governor instead
of Senator in 1858. He has
neither confirmed nor denied
this speculation. When told
that everyone is guessing he
will seek the gubernatorial
nomination, his only reply is
broad smile and a comment
that everyone will have to
guess about that for a while.
The strong presumption is
that Knowland has decided to
seek the governorship as a
steppingstone for a presiden-
tial nomination in 1860; that
he figures it is a far more
strategic position from which
to make his bid than is his
position as Senator. In this,
he probably is entirely cor
rect. California is becoming
more and more important po-
litically. In population it is
second only to New York
and it is growing all the time.
A Republican Governor there.
particularly a Governor as
widely known as Knowland
because of his Senate service,
could be a strong contender.
Further. Senators, Republican
and Democratic. have a mighty
slim record of success in win
ming presidential nominations.
Warren G. Harding of Ohio is
the only Republican Senator
who carried off the honor,
chosen by party leaders in a
smoke filled room" to break
a deadlocked national conven-
ton in 1920.
GOvernOrship Vital Spot
Even more important to
Knowland's chances of a presi-
dental nomination becomes
the strategic position of Gov
ernor of California if he is to
compete successfully against
the fast-fying Vice President
Richard NJ. Nixon-another
Californian. The Vice President
is rated by most observers as
the leading contender = as of
today-for the COP. nomi-
nation.
Senator Knowland has made
no bones in the past about de-
clarlng his ambition to run
for President. He told President
Eisenhower (after the Presi-
dent had his heart attack and
before his recovery and an
nouncement he, the President.
would run AGAIN. that he,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
Still in Good Hands

The retirement of DR.. John Oliver
La GORGE as president of the National
Geographic Society and editor of its mag
aZine and the election of DR.. Melville Bell
GroSvenor to succeed him leave the So
city and its noted publication still in
competent hands. Both men have played
important roles in building the organiza-
ton and the magazine to their present
eminence. And DR.. GroSvenor carries on
a distinguished family association with
the society dating back to its founding,
for he is a great-grandson of one of the
founders, Gardiner Greene Hubbard.
DR.. La GORGE leaves the society after
more than half century of outstanding
service in varying capacities, from maya
zine writer to editor and society head
Fortunately, he will not sever all con-
nectionS with the organization. He has
been unanimously elected as vice chair
man of the board of trustees. DR.. La
GORGE recommended DR.. GroSvenor as his
successor. 1t was a logical choice Dr.
GroSvenor-a son of Dr.. Gilbert Gros-
venor, former president and now chair
man of the board, and grandson of Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell, second president
of the society-haS been associated with
the organization for 80 years His inter
est in the magazine, incidentally, has
been more than administrative. skilled
photographer and writer, he has con-
tributed in substantial way to the So
ciety'S and the journals common purpose
of diffusing and popularizing scientific
knowledge. His diversified activities in
clude not only community service but
directorships in the business field and
membership on the board of trustees Of
the National Presbyterian Church, which
President Eisenhower attends. Thus the
Geographic" -society and magazine-iS
due to continue its remarkable growth
under experienced and dedicated man
agement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10

cities. the layers of pure air
are further and further con-
tamlnated, SO that in time no
man can say he breathes first
class air as the Maker made it.
Nor is this all.
From the far places of the
earth where they fire off
atomic bombs of various hor-
rlble sorts. certain fall-out
products are slowly but surely
waiting their way to us. wher-
ever we may be.
This is not the kind of pure
air Temp Jones breathed in his
youth. Maybe it is good enough
for poor mortals. but it def
nltely is not as good as it was.
you remember that game,
Bob?"
Temp Jones remembered it
well.
j y -
Just as he had raised his
racket to deliver one Of his
best overland strokes, his
heart sank III his breast.
There, standing across the
street, and looking directly at
him. was Old Man Mertz, the
principal. on one of his an
nual sneak attacks.
You remember what you
did. Bob"
Yea, Temp Jones still re-
membered. and still with bit
of pride.
He had forgotten the ball.
and had raised his racket high
in the air again.
Hi, Mister Mertz," he had
called
Hello. boys" smiled the
principal, and turned and went
into the building. Would he
tell on them?
He would not. Much to his
eternal credit. he did not.
Nothing was ever said about
the matter. so that two boys.
at least, realized that school
principals can be human be-
ings. too.
Eth. Bob?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
State Visitors

In contemplating visits to the
United States by heads of state
from Europe and Asia. the
American people would do we'll
to remember the history of
events since 1889 involving
these individuals and to pom
der their personal histories in
relation to these events. The
President of the United States
has just been host to Prime
Minister Nehru of India. 1t
is being intimated that Mar
shall Tito, now designated
President of Yugoslavia, will be
invited to visit the United
States in the near future.
There have also been hints
that a conference between Pre-
mier Chou En-lai of Commu-
mist China and Secretary of
State Dulles would be desirable,
Chou thus receiving by such
meeting recognition of his
government" and himself as
the legitimate representative Of
the Chinese people.
Prime Minister Nehru and
his government have fire.
quently remained silent in the
face of the brutal conduct and
policies of Communist coun-
tries. Marshal Tito and Pre-
mier Chou represent govern
ments wholly dedicated to the
establishmenkand maintenance
of communism according to
the teachings of Lenin and
Stain.
The only real difference be-
tween Marshal Tito and the
Soviet Communist leaders is
one of nationality; yet we are
told that an invitation is to
be extended to Tito to visit the
United States as a guest Of the
Government. The logical con-
clusion from his reception by
the Government of the United
States is that the United
States approves of him and
the regime he represents. Ger
tainly no government would
invite a state visit from the
representative Of another gov
eminent it does not approve.
If we are still believers in
and defenders of freedom, how
can we receive its implacable
enemies?
Eleanor ii. Finch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10

1t seems that on her return
to America, after living seven
years in Paris, Brenda Helser
in her column finds that 1.-The
population of the United
States has adopted the Mid
and Southwest drawl. This
natively American accent.
once a distinctly peasant dia-
lect, is now SO general that it
is no longer held against a
man!
How quaint! The true peas
ants of Europe belonged to
the French, Italian, and Span
ish countries. where the STAG
cato accents Of their native
tongues could never by any
stretch of the Imagination be
labeled Mid or Southwest
drawl." Furthermore, the men
and women who settled the
West and South and who still
largely populate those sections
were from the English, Scan
dinavian. and German coun-
tries in the beginning
men, not true peasants-who
came here for matters of reli-
giouS and political principles,
differences of opinion. not
Characteristic Of peasants.
How ones attitude changes
as a result of the weight of
European traditions. To the
European-old or new-the
nonwealthy classes or even
the middle classes. depending
on the degree of their drawl.
will apparently always rank
as peasants"
Unfortunately for Nine.
Helser's point Of view, it is
not so much how fast you say
it as what you say. For all
their Gallo speed of speech,
French assemblies may be
criticized for their lack Of
progress in both their domes-
tic economy and their inter-
national affairs, possibly as a
result of such rapid and pro-
life speech that no one can
hear what the other man has
to say.
M. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
Unworthy Substitute

1t has been our feeling from the
beginning that the Eisenhower program
for the Middle East should be subjected
to thorough study in Congress. If it can
be improved or strengthened by revision,
then it should be revised If Congress
can devise something new that is also an
improvement, then the Eisenhower plan
should be discarded and the substitute
approved
But none of these considerations
applies to the So-called substitute which
has been put forward through Speaker
Rayburn. This proposal, authored by
very prominent man" who has not been
willing to come forward and identify
himself, says that "the United States
regards as vital to her interests the pres
tegrity of the states of the Middle East
and, if necessary, will use her armed force
to that end"
If this be said to have the virtue of
simplicity, the answer is that it is too
simple. Mr.. Dulles has listed a number
of objections to it, and we think they
are valid. The overriding objection, how
ever, is that this proposal would establish
"a United States protectorate" over the
states of the Middle East without regard
to the wishes of those states. To attempt
this would be an act of folly. Several
of the Middle East countries have been
much less than enthusiastic about the
Eisenhower proposals, which would not
bring the armed forces of the United
States into play unless and until Mid
East state had been attacked by Com
muniSt-controlled nation and had APP
pealed to us for help. One can readily
foreSee the nature of the reaction to
approval of the substitute. Quite pos
sibly we would find ourselves one day
fighting both an aggressor and the victim
of aggression.
We hope that Congress, while insist
ing on full scrutiny of the Eisenhower
project and reserving full right to revise
it, is not going to swing over to any such
misguided approach as that which is
embraced in the so-called substitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10

reasoning that tends to make the head
swim. Could brazenness be more brazen?
Our country, however, still lives by
the normal laws of logic and common
sense. Apart from doing whatever it can
to get food and similar relief to the Hun
garian people themselves, it very def
nitely is not going to assist a govern
ment" dedicated to the task of terrorizing
and enSlaving those people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
Forgotten Woman

In Americas laudable efforts
to see that all her citizens get
a good living and leisure for
enjoyment, the one who seems
to have been forgotten is the
housewife. With young chill
dren to care for, cooking for
them and running the home.
her working time runs at least
60 hours a week-with no sick
leave. Her only relief seems
to be an occasional Cleaning
woman and "baby-sitter." I
wonder what can be done to
help these young people before
they break.
Mrs. J. w. Latimer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10

@. Did Abraham Lincoln say
or write. Quarrel not at ALL?
r. A.
A. Yes. His advice, written
to an Army captain in 1863.
was: Quarrel not at all. No
man resolved to make the
most of himself. can spare
time for personal contention.
Still less can he afford to take
all the consequences, including
the vitiating of his temper
and the loss Of sclf-control.
Yield larger things to which
YOU can show no more than
equal right and yield lesser
ones. though clearly your
own
@. How many copies have
been sold of Zane Grey's Rid
ers Of the Purple Sage"?--D. o.
A. First published in 1924
this has sold 100000 copies. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10

people are trying to extermi-
nate them. This is just an
other sample of mans lust to
kill something's not people
on the highway. deer and
squirrels in the woods, then
starlingS in the Nations Capt.
tai. 1t makes one heartily
sick of people and reminds me
OF a saying have heard at
tributed to Mark Twain: THE
more l know people, the better
like dogs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names nldy be used u
letters carry tDrtterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
Questions and Answers
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10
The Way We Talk

Defender of Birds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-06-13
FLA Boys Participate
In Judging Contests

Nine Bluffton Future Farmers OF
America boys we're entered in live
stock judging contests at the Ohio
State university last week in COM
petition with teams from all over
Ohio.
The local teams made up as follows
Dairy judging g-Larry Core, Bill Herr
and Larry Hutchinson; General Live
stock-Larry Hutchinson, Gary Lora
and Tom Nusbaum; Agronomy-
Duane Bixel, Steve Herr, and John
Van Meter; Sheep and Richard
Reichenbach.
Two of the boys, Thomas Nusbaum
and Larry Hutchinson represented the
Bluffton chapter at the state FLA
convention held at the Ohio Youth
Center June 6 and Z, and the group
stayed with their advisor at the Fort
Hayes Hotel while in Columbus.
Results of the judging contests were
not available at press time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-06-13
Flushing Bar VIII
SdUe WiLdLife At
Hay-Making Time

"Wildlife" will be at the mercy of
the farmer and his moving machine
during haying time, according TO
Don Geiger, president of the BIuffton
Community Sportsmen's club.
Mr.. Geiger said that members of
the club are reminding operators of
tractors with sickle bars of the use
of the flushing bar. tractor opera
tors hold an opportunity to save much
wildlife by the use of the gadget.
The flushing bar is attached ahead
of the cutting bar to scare" away
game seconds before the cutting bar
strikes the nest or place of perch.
Angle iron protruding from the
tractors side and rubber rope hang
ing from this into the standing grass
A to feet ahead of the sickle bar
will do good job of game manage
ment.