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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

1t would be unfortunate If the cur
rent reorganization Of the Civil Service
Commission brought an end to the close
relationship that has prevailed between
the commission and the White House.
There have been reports in administra-
ton circles of such change. It is said
that the tentative plan is to abolish the
commission chairman's collateral role as
chief personnel adviser to the President.
That, however, would be a step backward
In civil service administrations return
to system under which the Civil Service
Commission lacked prestige and seemed
to occupy stepchild role in the Govern
ment.
1t was because of this csc isolation
that the Hoover Commission recon-
mended that the chairman Of the COM
mission be made the Presidents principal
consultant on personnel management.
President Eisenhower adopted the sug-
geStion with the appointment of Philip
Young as head of the agency. At that
time the President stressed his interest
in civil service affairs and announced a
determination to give the commission new
strength and Importance. Mr.. Young
carried out his dual responsibilities en-
ergetically and well. He even attended
cabinet meetings as a member Of the
presidential STAFF. At times, however, Mr..
Young's staunch defense of the merit sys-
TEN brought him into conflict with adj
rninistration offlcials concerned with
rewarding the party faithful through pa
tronage channels. 1t was good f0 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
Not McKeIdin's Plan

In an editorial February IL
("The Plan Went Too Far'D
you note Gov. McKeldin's
criticism Of a Maryland House
of Delegates committee for it's
killing of his plan for a pc
riodic re-examination Of auto
mobile drivers"
You then state that "there
is reason to believe that the
Legislature would have con-
sidered favorably a less drastic
measure than the one Sta
mitted by the Governor"
This is 10 advise you that
the plan before the Legisla-
tue was not his (the Gov
ernor's) plan" and that no
registration bill was sub
mitted by the Governor"
The bill which the Judiciary
Committee killed was prepared
by committee of the Legisla-
lures own legislative council.
The Governor heartily in
dorsed the primary purpose of
the bill but also recognized
that it probably went too far.
In his opening message to
the General Assembly on
January 2, he stated:
Il strongly favor the pc
riodical relicensing of motor
vehicle operators as proposed
by the committee. Such action
previously has been advocated
by this administration. The
question has been raised as to
whether the re-examination of
all licensees each three years
is either essential or feasible
or whether the examinations
should not be confined to
those within certain age
groups and those with acct
dent-prone records. This is
something that could be con-
sidered with care by the stand
ing committees on motor We
hicle laws"
1t was, as indicated above,
the Governors expectation
that the bill would be amended
properly in committee. as have
so many bills in the past, and
not killed in an arbitrary
manner without even con-
sidering corrective suggestions
or proposals.
There is. as you imply. still
time to introduce a salts
factory reregistration bill
which can be reported favor
ably without burdening the
Judiciary Committee with the
task of amendment and which
can be enacted by the General
Assembly.
Albert w. Quinn,
Assistant to the Governor
Of Maryland.
Annapolis, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
Commentator

My appreciation Of your fine
newspaper for the timely and
interesting articles concerning
water conservation by Re-
porter John w. Stepp.
My group has been studying
water and its related problems
this past year. We are also
much concerned with the
water problems facing our Ma
tional Capital. Mr.. Stepp's
articles are written with such
clarity and understanding Of
the subject that they have
been must" reading by my
group. l. personally, have re-
ferred to his articles time and
again
Mrs. John w. DuBOse.
State Chairman. Conservation
Committe, District of CO.
lumbia OAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16


President Eisenhower's assist
ant on disarmament. runs next
year for the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor of Penn
syvania or not. the Repub-
licans of the keystone State
have a job on their hands.
They have to come up with
acceptable candidates for Gov
ernor and Senator. Senator
Edward Martin. former Gov
ernor Of the commonwealth
and long a power in Pennsyl-
vania Republican politics. an
nounced two years ago he
would not seek reelection in
1860.
II the Republicans get to-
gether, forgetting factional
differences. and pick able can
didates. their chances Cor VIC
tory in both the gubernatorial
and senatorial races should be
good. President Eisenhower
carried the State last No
vember by a margin Of COS, 900
votes. The Republicans took a
House seat away from the
Democrats. increasing their
count in the congressional del
egation to II Republicans to
Is Democrats. The fly in the
G. o. p. ointment, however,
was the defeat of Senator Duff
by his Democratic opponent,
Joseph S. Clark. by some 49,
600 votes. Clark. a popular
candidate and former Mayor
Of Philadelphia, was aided by
the bitter rows among the Re-
publicans in recent years, in
volving Mr.. Duff, who was
Governor before he became
Senator in 1850. In addition.
thousands of voters who cast
ballots for President failed to
vote at all for Senator.
Retains Voting Status
Mr.. Stassen, former Governo'
of Minnesota and more recent,
president of the University OF
Pennsylvania, has continued to
maintain his voting residence
in Pennsylvania since he left
the university. He has been
reliably reported as determined
to bid for the gubernatorial
nomination next year. He has
said he was being urged by
some of his friends in the State
to get into that race. On the
other hand, party leaders and
observers in the Keystone
State give him no chance of
victory. They insist there is
a large number of potential
candidates, men who have lived
in Pennsylvania all their lives
and know the States problems.
They regard StasSen's ambi-
ton to become Governor as
that of a carpet Dagger.
Further. they contend that Mr..
Stassen's repeated attacks on
Vice President Nixon have been
ill-advised and harmful to the
party. One of Mr.. StasSen's
most fervent critics in this
connection has been Repre-
sentative Richard M. Simpson,
of Pennsylvania. chairman of
the Republican Congressional
Committee, who insisted that
Mr.. StaSSen's recent claim
that the Republicans would
have won control of both
House and Senate in this
Congress if former Gov. Chris
tian A. Herter Of Massachu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
Mountuineer

He waS a mountaineer, the
type that sought
The mountains OF the mind;
these he mould climb
To look from Homer to some
utStd caught
Far In the distance doiUn
some road OF time.
To breathe OF Milton the keen
thrust OF air
That mdntled him on that
most lofty peak,
Was OF the essence OF lies
best, a rare
Experience. both iDondrous and
unique.
He fingered long on Plato. and
he found
The crdos OF Montdigne held
him like a Uise.
While Shakespeare drep him
to an Alpine ground
As an eagle to the freedom OF
the skies.
Edward Corner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

The Star is to be con-
graduated for printing the
articles by David C. Cooke
which point to the problems
faced by the Air Force in its
struggle for adequate defenses
of this country. Even as Mr..
Cookies alarming articles ap-
peared in print, it was learned
that Congress plans to cut
the Air Force budget for its
fiscal year 1858.
As a result of this cut, the
A. F. will lose at least IA
wings from the planned goal
OF 1877 wings. Although pur-
chases of the badly needed
B-52 bomber may be COM
pleted with this allotment,
there will be no eventual re-
placement for the plane. for
lack of funds. The nuclear-
powered aircraft program. all
but wiped out in the past
years, will not progress as a
result of the 1858 budget. and
too little is going to the inter-
continental missile program.
Yet we read that we have
the most powerful air force
in the world today. We do.
But unless the Air Forces
budget for 1858 is draStically
increased, we will be in real
trouble by perhaps mid-196l.
We will lose our air superiority
and our country will be open
to direct. almost unopposed
nuclear attack.
When We have only the sec
ond best air force in the
world. none of us will be able
to sleep safely at night. BY
allocating more money this
year to our youngest and most
important service. we will be
taking a step toward prevent
ing q third world war.
Robert +. DOrr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

bridge. to say nothing of Nah
Jong and crokinole.
In reading. one holds his
head down to an unnecessary
extent.
When he is young, his neck
muscles are resilient.
He thinks nothing of it.
Fifty more years of read
ing
If a reader at age 20 years
would stop to think of this
matter. instead of putting it
of to age so, say, he might be
able to do something about it.
Maybe the old monks, who
are widely credited with saw
ing all literature for us from
the hands of the mobstess. had
a good idea, after all.
They are pictured as stand
ing up TO do their reading.
AS a child, looking at these
pictures. we often wondered
why they didn't sit down to
read.
Now we know, but it is too
late fer us. The habit of seat
ed reading is too old.
Once you sit down to read.
you instinctively lower the
book to the lap, and the eyes
to the page.
A very simple and natural
action, you say.
But wait that half century.
and see what happens to your
neck.
Then you'll be sorry YOU
didn't rig yourself up a stand
ing reading desk, or lectern.
Victor Herbert. the great
composer. is said to have
worked on four musical
comedies at once, each one of
them raised to a standing
viewing position.
Rapidly from one to another
Herbert moved, his head al
ways on the same level. as he
worked out the precious
melodies beloved the world
around. He knew a thing or
two about music. and EVIL
IDENTIFY he knew about necks.
too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
G. O.P..s Task in PENNSYLVANIA

sets had been the G. o. p.
vice presidential candidate in
place Of Nixon was completely
baseless.
Mr.. Simpson himself could
make a strong candidate for
either the gubernatorial or
senatorial nomination, if he
wanted to get into those con-
tests. He has been elected IL
times to the House. however,
and it is believed he would
like eventually to become a
candidate for Speaker of the
House. AS of today, the Sc
lection of a Republican can
didate for Governor is in a
fluid state. It's unlikely that
any real determination will be
sought until the present ses-
sion Of the State Legislature
is over. AS a result of the last
election, the Republicans con-
troll the House by 1875 to SO for
the Democrats. and the Sem
ate by q to %. The present
Democratic Governor, George
M. Leader. has been in plenty
of trouble. particularly over
taxes. He is ineligible to run
for re-election-and he may
become a candidate for Sena-
tor If the Democrats will have
him.
Long List Of Candidates
Among the Republican pos
sibilities for the gubernatorial
nomination are Weldon B.
Hepburn, State Treasurer and
Auditor General and State
Senator. Others are former
Secretary of Internal Affairs
William S. Livengood, jr., John
M. Walker, Commissioner of
Allegheny County, and Auditor
General-elect Charles C. Smith
Of Philadelphia. In addition to
Simpson, there are several
members of the House who
may be candidates, either for
Governor or Senator, includ-
ing Representative Hugh Scott,
Samuel K. Mcconnell, John P.
Saylor, James E. Van Zandt,
and James G. Fulton. Repub-
lican National Committeeman
Joe Cooke and Republican
State Chairman George I.
Bloom fill out the list.
On the Democratic side. pos
abilities for the gubernatorial
nomination are Mayor Rich
ardson Dilworth of Philadel-
phia and Lieut.. Gov. r. E.
Furman. Mayor Dilworth, a
hard-hitting candidate for any
office, helped to turn the old
Republican machine out of
control of Philadelphia, when
Senator Clark was elected
Mayor. He succeeded Clark in
that Office.
AS reported by James B.
Reston, chief of the Washing
ton bureau of the New York
Times. Stassen will remain as
a presidential assistant the
rest of the year and then re-
sign to make the race for
Governor Of Pennsylvania. The
President has so far brushed
aside the StasSen criticisms of
Nixon. holding on to Stassen
for his real abilities in dealing
with the task assigned to him.
StasSen, not associated with
any faction, hopes to be a COM
promise candidate for Gov
ernor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

What you read. rather than
how, is what makes a reader
tired, says a reader.
Well, maybe. and in a sense.
Certainly there are some
books so dull. they make the
reader SO tired he goes to sleep,
sooner or later.
The tiredness Of which we
spoke, however. was the plain
physical disability which comes
in the later years of the real
book lover.
1t is the result of stretching
the neck forward and down.
ward too much.
The human neck has some
% maladies it is heir to, we
saw somewhere in a medical
magazine.
KH
Do you read medical maya
zines?
Here is a whole trove of
reading unknown to the great
average reader.
Only a wight, here and there.
reads them, except doctors,
and these are too busy to do
much reading.
Books and magazines for
medical men cost a lot of
money.
Most or at least many of
the general magazines cost SIS
year subscription; and SIS is
what might be called an aver
age price for medical book.
All these beautiful big books.
and where and when does the
busy doctor find time to read
them?
Medical magazines offer in
teresting reading to the well
educated layman.
While there will be a great
deal in them he cannot under
stand, there is an amazing
amount of material he can
understand.
often the photos are rather
repulsive, from a lay stand
point. though they show q
great deal to doctors. no doubt.
For the lay reader, there
will be many hints toward
right living. most of them it
must be admitted, given in a
sort Of unconscious fashion by
the medical writer's, all of
whom are doctors.
These fellows never aim to
give away any free advice. 1t
is both against their ethics
and their plain common sense.
They don't want any half
baked people trying out a lit
tie amateur medicine TO suit
themselves.
But here is a nice article,
for instance, telling the results
Of experiments with a certain
chemical in a certain soap.
If you happen to have used
that soap your precious self,
you will be more than in
tcreSted.
The article may save you
from an itch later on.
Reading, then, is something
any one can do. and generally
does. despite the lure Of tele-
vision, moves. scrabble and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

@. Was Portland ever the
capital OF Maine? Did it ever
have another name?-J. E.
A. Portland. Names largest
city, was the capital of the
State from 1920 to 1892. The
site or city OF Portland has
had a wide variety Of names.
The Indian name of the place
was Machegonne. In 1923 the
name York was given as the
site Of a proposed colony; in
1882 a settlement called Stogo-
NOR was made. This name
was soon changed TO Casco
Neck, and in 1858 further
changed to Falmouth. After
complete destruction by French
and Indians, the settlement
was revived in IT'S. and in
1886 1t was incorporated as
the town Of Portland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
Palace Guard

AS far as the hearings be-
fore the House Armed Services
Committee are concerned, 1t
appears that the Army is on
trial. Perhaps the other serv-
ices. including the National
Guard, should be before the
bar of public opinion for not
planning their reserve pro-
grams to include only reserv-
lists who have had six months
of training or two or more
years Of active duty. The Ma
rines, however. are making
such plans.
If faced with mobilization,
the other services would be
required to call back thou
sands of World War II and
Korean veterans (two-time
losers), while they gave addi-
tional training to prior
service members of the organ
lied units. Likewise, other
draft-elig1ble. non-prior service
males would have to be trained
from scratch. That's what
happened in Korea, and the
National Guard broke no rec
ords getting their men in the
front lines when and where
they were most needed.
There is no "on-the-job
training" on the battlefield.
It's about time the National
Guard and the Congress sup
ported the Army's defense eff
fort instead of the political
Vaccinations of the state
house palace guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16

career service that It had strong advo-
cate at top levels of the Government.
To scrap the wise and valuable liaison
between the White House and the COM
mission would be blow to the standing
OF the commission as vital and powerful
Federal agency. We hope, therefore, that
the new head Of the commission will be
authorized to continue the White House
relationship the interest of a stronger
and better civil service system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
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Clipped Wings

L. L. Nicholson III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING biased on 225 at batsD-
Williams. Boston, 1888; Mantle. New
York. .35S: Woodling. Cleveland.
ron, New York, Bee.
RUNs-Mantle, New York. e5: Will
liams. Boston, "a; Piersall. Boston.
n, Sievers, washington. 20: Nc
Wertz. Cleveland. 72: Skowron. New
York, IL Jensen, Boston. 20.
HITS-Malzone, Boston. 1913: Fox.
Chicago. l25; Williams. Boston, 1871;
Mantle: New York. l19; Gardner.
DOUBLES - Gardner, Baltimore. Is;
Minoso. Chicago "a: Kaline, Detroit.
%. Malone and Williams. Boston.
TRIPLEs-MeDousald and Simpson.
Baltimore. and Aparicio. Chicago. 8.
HOME RUNs-Williams, Boston. 80:
washington,. rs: colavito. Cleveland,
sr sHd Ma SEsRs Detroit O.,c 49, cn,,,.0
Il: Rivera, Chicago, IS: Mantle
New York. I2;. Pilarcik, Baltimore,
and Minoso, and Lands. Chicago. II
PITCHING biased on 10 decisionsl-
Burning, Detroit, 1873, :sl3; Dono-
New New y Snlc'f iS 7sa s ssS o New
YORK. a;s, $50; Pierce chicSsC.
sTRIKE0TTs-wynn, Cleveland. 1871:
BURNING. Detroit. Ill: Pierce, Chi
ssscc;n.l l9 O.. . SHytscG' Detroit s4i
r'seuA!Ni ATHi ssSSiaIsH InE,AGsUE
Musiai, st, Louis, .s;I9; Aaron. Mil
waukee. 1857; oroat, Pittsburgh.
p,s,.h,i NAYS i New York. and Fondy'
Aaron, Milwaukee. II: Mays. New
York. n: Robinson, Cincinnati. and
Ashburn, Philadelphia, IS.
RUNS BATTED IN-Musial. st. Louis,
81; Aaron, Milwaukee, so. Grove,
Cincinnati, go: Ennis, st. Louis. SO;
Hoax, Cincinnati. %.
HITS-Aaron. Milwaukee. 1877; eehoen-
dienst, Milwaukee, 1874: MusiAl, ST.
Louis, 1888: Bell and Robinson, Gin
cinnati and BiaSingame, 81. Louis.
DOUBLEs-Musial, St. Louis, 30;
sehqendienst' Milwaukee, and Moon.
TRiPL IS New YORK. is. sru.
Rouchey, Philadelphia. and virdop'
HOME RUNs-Aaron. Milwaukee. 80:
snider' cBsroOklyn 20; Musiah g.;
Grove. Cincinnati. %
STOLEN BASES--Mays. New York, 80:
Temple. Cincinnati. 10; Gillian,
Brooklyn; Fernandez, Philadelphia,
and Blasingame, ST Louis, "a.
PITCHING biased on 10 deeisionsl--
sehnmidt g, Louis. l0:i' ;9oa' san
son, 81. Louis, l2-b. 70B: Podres,
BROOKLYN; Acker, Cincinnati. and
Jones, 81. Louis. 90, .6a2.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Philadelphia,
~; Drott; Chicago. l2n Jones. 81.
80. koufax, BROOKLYN, %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Dickens Endorses
Hicks, Selected
For Indiana Job

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Aug.
3 tP).-Line Coach Bob Hicks
was named head football coach
at Indiana University yester-
day for the one year in which
Phil Dickens will be under sus-
pension.
Athletic Director Frank E.
Allen said the appointment Of
the 36-year-old former Ten
nessee center was approved at
a meeting Of the university's
faculty alumni athletics COM
mittee.
Hicks, who turned down an
opportunity to become coach
at Wyoming to follow Dickens
to Indiana last spring. will be-
come the HOLSTERS top coach
Monday, effective date Of
Dickens Big Ten suspension
for alleged excessive offers to
prospective athletes.
Dickens, cleaning out his
desk in preparation for a non
coaching assignment for the
year, endorsed Hicks appoint
tnent.
Hicks, who played a year of
service football at Dartmouth
while a Navy lieutenant. re-
turned to Tennessee to gradu-
ate in 1913. He was a success
full high school coach at Milan,
Tenn, and Spartanburg. S. c..
before Joining Dickens staff
at Wyoming in 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Tim Coss, MDW
I'd Army Chomps

ABERDEEN. Md. Aug. 3
(SpeciaD Tim Coss and his
Military District of Washing
ton tennis team, the I'd Army
title tucked away. now have
their sights set on the ALL
Army championships August
1917 at Fort Ord, Calf.
Co.'S. the Washington star
who won the Sd Army title in
1856. won the I'd Army cham
pionShip yesterday by beating
Ed Foster of the Philadelphia
QuartermaSter Depot. 6-3.
60, 60. That led the MDW
to the team title with 81 points.
The Quartermasters and Fort
Holabird tied for second with
Is points each.
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Drug Case Suspends Second
Trainer at Charles Town

Blue Ray went of as a 2-to-5
favorite July rs. but the judges
after examining films Of the
race disqualified him for inter-
ference. making Singing Bush,
an 8-to-l shot, the winner.
Richards was suspended for
six months Monday. Both
Richards and Patterson are
appealing the stewards ruling
to the West Virginia Racing
Commission. According to the
stewards, Patterson said he
applied a patent medicine to
Blue Rays knee. He told the
stewards he did not think ex-
ternal application of a medi-
cine violated the rule on slim
ulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
John Harris Sets
Pace i'm Cavalier
Tennis Tourney

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Aug,
3 (SpeciaD John Harris OF
Washington. top player for the
University Of Michigan, has
the jump on the rest of the field
in the Cavalier Invitation ten
mis- tournament.
Harris beat Bernie Segall of
Portsmouth. 6-3. 6-2, and Bob
Payne Of Richmond yesterday
to make it to the semiflnal
round. Among those reaching
the quarter finals were three
Washington area players-Don
Floyd. Phil Neff and Left Beck.
Floyd beat Dave Smith OF
Washington, 60, 6-3: Nef
scored over Joe Davis Of Nash
vile, 8-6. Go, and Beck
Johnny Berkeley of
Norfolk. 81, 60. rs.
In women's play, Charlotte
Decker Of Washington and
Bonnie Loving OF Charlottes-
vile made the semifinals. while
M arianne Neff, McGregor
Stewart and Alex Hufty, all OF
Washington, reached the quar-
terminals.