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Evening star., 1957-12-14
Not q Dependent

When Congress created the National
Capital Regional Planning Council in
1852 it was made clear that the new
agency was to function independently.
1t also was made clear, however, that
the council representing all jurisdictions
within the Washington Metropolitan
Area. was to coordinate its planning
activities with those of other agencies,
including the National Capital Planning
Commission. But there was no inten-
ton to subordinate the council to a
"Stepchild" role in relation to the NCPC.
Yet, as members Of the council have
pointed out. the council has become. in
effect, a dependent of the commission.
Because Congress failed to give IT a
staff of its own, 1t has had to rely on
the NCPC staff for studies and other aid.
And its funds are obtained through the
commissions appropriations.
Early members Of the council COM
planned of this arrangement. Recently
the councils fundless and stafflesS plight
was accentuated when the council asked
the Planning Commission about the
prospect of getting money to prepare
and publish a master regional plan OF
development for the Washington area.
Chairman Bartholomew informed the
council that such an undertaking might
be feasible within the next couple OF
years" The council had hoped to get
started on this much-needed plan soon.
1t was during this discussion that DON
aid E. Gingery, Montgomery County
member OF the council, remarked that
the council has become "stepchild" OF
the FederalDistrict agency.
Under the circumstances, we think
the council would be justified in asking
Congress to provide II with It's own stan
and with funds to carry out such neces-
sary projects as the preparation Of
master plan and to undertake the studies
preliminary thereto The overall plan
ming body should not have to depend
on any other agency for It's stan work
and funds. n 1t Is 20 DO the Job that
Congress gave it, It should be provided
with d essential tools.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
Fruit of the Tree

AS II all Of us didn't have enough
to worry about already now We have
DR.. Edward Teller-one of the chief
architects Of the hydrogen bomb-warn-
ing the world that 1t is In danger Of
becoming diSastrouSly overheated. In
fact, according to his speech the other
night at the Tulsa meeting Of the
American Chemical Society, we had bet
ter begin cooling the air around us right
away or else great coastal cities, and
even whole countries, will face the pros
pect Of being swept away by the seas at
the end of the present century.
DR.. Teller'S own worry about such
q catastrophe is based on what he re-
CARDS as accurate measurements indi-
eating that since the start of the indus
trial revolution. in the l800s, the con-
stantly expanding uses of fuel energy
like coal and oil have brought about
2 per cent growth in the airs content
Of carbon dioxide. In his opinion, this
is situation that is becoming progress
siyely worse in terms of what can hap
pen in the next 40 years or so. AS he
has put it, Studies show that when the
amount has increased 10 per cent" (that
is, the amount of carbon dioxide) "the
ice caps on the poles will begin to melt
and the amount Of water on the earth
will increase. Such places as New York
and Holland would be inundated"
How are we to cope with the threat?
Well, DR.. Teller suggests that atomic
energy, whose peaceful uses do not cre-
ate carbon dioxide, can take care OF the
problem. Thus, to quote from his Tulsa
address: while nuclear fuel still has
its dangers and limitations, it must be
put to use in certain large package
needs such as the powering Of electrical
plants, in order to reduce the use Of
conventional fuels that add to the car
bon-dioxide content" of the earth's at
mosphere. In other words, as he
erlvisions the not-too- distant future, the
North Pole and the South Pole will start
to unleash an exceedingly perilouS VOL
urne of water, between now and the year
1000, unless we promptly enlist the
atoms aid to head off the menace.
So 1t appears that mankind has
much more to contend with than just
the psychological and military implica-
tionS OF RuSsia's Sputniks. For the world
must brood also over what can and may
happen to it If its polar ice melts at the
rate cited by DR.. Teller. AS for ourselves,
we find the whole outlook rather de-
pressing. 1t certainly points up the
meaning of what is written in Genesis
about the tree Of the knowledge OF good
and evil-and especially about how those
- ~ Cd AT
trouble from it all the rest Of their lives.
Posterity, II there is going to be any,
will have plenty Of reason to sympathize
with us for the complex and massive
headache that is the lot of our time.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
Woqe Freeze

The suggestion by Richard
J. Gray. CIO-AFL Building
and Construction Trade
Union president. Of a one
year freeze OF wage increases
as means OF curbing initiation
and creating full employ
ment was the most sensible
solution ever offered by
anyone TO clean up this
imitation mess which was
brought about by labor
unions constant wage in
crease demands.
A one-year moratorium on
wage increases. Mr. Gray
says. would be a step toward
stabillzing wage gains and
obtaining fun employment
through increased produc-
ton. II IS indeed gratifying
to know that one labor czar
obviously has come to realize
that labor unions are the
basic cause of initiation and
unemployment. OF course.
there could be a method in
Mr.. Gray's madness. II could
be that the labor czars are
afraid Of what Congress may
DO when the Mcclellan COM
mittees S findings are made
known. and this wage freeze
is intended as a temporary
pacif1er Of Congress. Rhen,
after Congress cools of
against the labor unions. they
can start all over again.
NiSh Showers.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
Gross Negligence

Several letters on this page protest
the action Of Prince Georges County
Police Court Judge W. Britton Moore In
dismissing a manslaughter charge
against a reckless driver whose car
killed two persons and injured five
others, besides the defendant. Judge
Moore, In granting defense motion to
drop the manslaughter charge, said:
"The only thing we can say is that The
oliver levin NJ Deery, 20, OF Rogers
AFd, Pennsylvania bad something to
Evening star., 1957-12-14

II is very satisfying to note
the public interest in the
caliber OF our military de-
fenses and industrial and
scientific achievements. On
the other hand. We are hard
ly able TO be proud Of the
hysteria and ideas based on
that hysteria which seem TO
be very widespread. After
all, we are supposed TO be
the most level-headed people
in the world.
This situation Is especially
unfortunate when II is real
lied that we do not have
any cause for even intelligent
concern.
First OF all. the SovietS
have no intention Of declar-
ing war upon us. We are
quite safe. Second. the mag
niilcent achievements OF So
Wet scientists do not consti-
tute military, scientific or
industrial superiority, which
is determined by many fac
tors, They are ahead In only
a very few very insignificant
developments. Third, in SCI
entific, industrial and mill
tary war potential we are
incomparably superior and
this superiority will not be
substantially diminished in a
thousand years.
To engage in warfare re-
quires a tremendous military
strength, industrial strength
and scientific strength. The
Soviet Union does not possess
this strength and, due to
very serious weaknessd In
Evening star., 1957-12-14

1t is gratifying that Soviet scientists
seem to be cooperating fully in the
various ge-of-information pro-
grams of the International Geophysical
Year. According to participating Amer
lean experts. the cooperation includes
data cleaned from the Sputniks, and 1t
has been complete enough-so far-to
indicate that the Kremlin is not under
cutting or reneging on any OF It's ICY
agreements.
This is good and encouraging sign.
1t suggests that the Russians, like our
selves, are genuinely interested in max
ing a success of the current worldwide
cooperative program, which involves
upwards of 10000 scientists representing
no fewer than 81 different countries on
both sides of the Iron Curtain. As orig
inally conceived, the program-the first
Of its kind in history-is designed to
increase mans knowledge OF the uni
verse. Nor is 1t just an academic exer-
else. On the contrary, 1t is meant to be
carried out, irrespective OF the ideolog-
ical differences dividing East and West,
for the concrete benefit of all humanity.
To that end. the ICY projects en-
brace a wide variety Of unprecedented
studies covering such still-mystifying
subjects as climate. solar energy. inter-
stellar static, cosmic rays. polar ice for
nations, the flow of ocean currents, and
the exact shape and other physical
properties of the earth. These fields Of
uftH he
dredS of kindred ones making up the
current program, may seem to be rather
remote from the everyday lives OF all
OF us, but they are not actually so. For
the more We learn about them-we and
the Russians and everybody else engaged
In this endeavor-the brighter will grow
the outlook for improving the lot of men
and nations everywhere.
This fact has been we'll stated by
President Eisenhower. AS he declared
last July, when the current international
operations began. the ICY may rightly
be regarded as zone Of the great scien-
tific adventures Of our time"--an adven-
ture promising to result in new under
standing and new power over the forces
of nature" In other words, the work
now being done by the scientists Of all
the cooperating countries is pointing
the way to new discoveries or new en-
lightenment that can be Of incalculable
value in terms Of promoting the eco
nomic and social well-being Of peoples
throughout the world.
More than that. this far-reaching
enterprise has the virtue Of demonstrat-
ing how Communist and non-Commu-
mist nations alike are capable of work.
ing together for the common good.
Certainly. much as We may be chagrined
by the fact that the Russians have
beaten us in the earth-satellite race, we
have reason to welcome their apparent
desire to collaborate with us in the ICY
program. After all. 1t is only through
just such cooperation that the world
can hope to build a good and trust
worthy peace.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
Political Science

Granted. we need physi-
cists. mathematicians. scien-
lists and engineers in all
categofieS. let US not lose
sight Of the fact that we need
political scientists as we'll.
The world is undergoing a
political revolution as well as
a scientific revolution. In a
world situation where John
Foster Dulles is faced with
many major problems and
decisions, We find ourselves
in the diabolical position OF
having 10 counteract Soviet
actions. maneuvers and coup
detats throughout the world.
world.
Conceded. added impetus
should be given TO develop
ment OF our scientific proc
eSses. but not 10 the detri-
ment OF other phases OF our
education. Expression and
salesmanship will become in
creasingly more important II
We are to live with each other
after development of scien-
tific skill.
Imposition OF our foreign
policy taltruisticl is an i'm
portant part Of our society
as we'll as the naturalization
Of warlike. devastating scien-
tific discoveries.
We should teach our chill
dren to live with one another
as nations. Let us not dis
courage and negate this
basic and fundamental part
Of our education by encour-
aging science achers
through the means of aug
mented salaries and subsi-
dization of science education.
Let us rationalize our
thinking and eliminate hys-
terical planning by review
ing our entire educational
system, rather than place
piecemeal emphasis on var
iouS aspects Of it and get the
whole perspective out of
focus.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
About the Weather
ID. J. Stevens.

read an article in The
Star recently implying that
the District government
would not rely entirely on
the Weather Bureau in the
future, and that in event
OF emergency they would get
information from police.
Now. If weather broad
casters would do that their
broadcaSts may be some
thing like this:
Il called up a policeman
in the Bethesda area a short
time ago and he said he
thought it was going to
snow, and that it better had
because he had seven kids
with two sleighs.
:. Then l phoned a po-
liceman in the HyattSville
area who said that il was
definitely going TO rain be-
cause he was a bird watcher
and he saw a little bird oil
ing its feathers at a gas
station.
". Next I called a po-
liceman in Arlington who
was very polite. and in a
slow, soft accent said he
never had time to think
much about the weather be-
cause he was so busy chas-
ing criminals. and that he
didn't see why they should
burden the police to take
care OF the weather too. He
always reckoned. he said.
that If II got 'fiNin' TO rain
II would shore enuf rain.
and there was nothing he
could do about 1t. and If it
wanted To snow II would do
just that Anyway he
thought we would have some
kind OF weather. but that
maybe the Russians could
tell us more about that" "
have an old-faShioned
weather vane When we are
going TO have rain, the old
witch comes out; and when
we are going to have fine
weather the children come
out II still works, Although
/ paid a whole dollar for it
years ago. l would gladly
donate 1t to the Weather Blu
reau, II 1t would help them.
and then the forecasters
could throw away their ex-
pensive equipment.
EdwarG HardaAn.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

There is a great deal TO be
done about and around a
yard in cold weather.
II is not all raking leaves.
The problems Of pest con-
troll are important, and then
there is planning.
Planning" is a modern
word. many think. but the
thing it denotes is as old as
the human mind.
II is because We plan that
We are human beings.
Those creatures which Just
see and act do very little if
any planning: they really
take things as they come.
and make the best Of them.
People often have to do this.
too, but it is their ability TO
plan that makes them human.
Planning in the garden
means taking cognizance Of
failures.
This is a good idea in any
endeavor. but particularly
with plants.
Many of them live but one
or two years, at the most.
Many growing things might
as well not live so long. be-
cause they grow too big and
the owner hates 10 cut them
back, or they become "leggy. "
as gardeners say. and their
human protector still refuses
10 act.
The result is. sometime or
other he must plan.
He must see what is wrong,
and right 1t. if he cares to.
Often, in home gardening
work, one really does not
care, one way or another.
In going around. the care
ful observer will see many
such places. and he blameS
nobody. since it is not his
business TO blame.
Planning. however. would
have given them better
gardens,
In a world Of sputniks and
the like. perhaps a good gar
den no longer counts.
Or maybe II should count
more than ever.
There are so many things
over which one has no con-
troll.
They happen far away, bu.
the home garden is close at
hand. closer than blood Or
breathing, almost.
Here one can plan, ordi-
narily. to some effect.
1t is easier to see the over
all plan OF a yard in the fall
than at any other time.
IN spring and summer the
very flowers and green and
color and happenings and
birds tend to take the mind
off planning.
This is a good thing; this
is what one gardens for. to
enjoy 1t. and not to have to
think too much about 1t at
the time.
There come days, however.
when this is good, and now is
the time. A
II is possible to see thid Us,
Evening star., 1957-12-14

The fight for the Negro
vote In the 1858 elections got
a new shot in the arm yester-
day in New York. Eleven
Democratic Governors, under
the leadership of Gov.
Hartman of New York and
Gov. @. Mennen Williams
OF Michigan and one
Republican, Gov. Vernon
Thomson of Wisconsin,
organized a new standing
Committee OF Governors on
Civil Rights, particularly to
seek greater job opportunities
for colored people and other
minority groups.
The politics OF this move
ment was Immediately evi-
dent. For the Governors, in
their statement announcing
the organization of the Com
mittee on Civil Rights. took a
crack at President Eisen-
hower's Committee on Gov
eminent Contracts. whic h
is the nearest thing in exist
ence to a Federal fair en-
ployment commission. 1t
charged that the Presidents
committee was understaffed.
underbud dgete d and too
limited in its detectives.
Gov. Thomson. the sole
Republican, was not present
but was represented at the
meeting by his counsel. Peter
G.. Pappas. who subscribed to
the committees announce
ment regarding the Presi-
dents contract committee
"as an announcement 10 their
work rather than as a criti-
cism +"
Attack by Democrats
The attack on the Eisen-
hover committee came. how
ever from the eleven Demo-
cratic Governors who had
just elected Gov. Mennen
Williams. a leading candi-
date for the Democratic
presidential nomination in
1860. as chairman OF the new
Governors Committee on
Civil Rights II Just happens
that Vice President Richard
NJ Nixon. leading candidate
for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, is chairman
Of the Presidents Committee
on Government Contracts.
The evident purpose of the
formation Of the new Gov
ernors' committee and criti-
cism OF the Republican Pres
ident's work for civil rights
is to convince the Negroes
that they will be better Off
so far as job opportunities
are concerned-if they have
a Democrat in the White
House. And naturally. Gov
Williams is not averse 70
serving as chairman Of the
committee. Since Vice Pres
ident Nixon has taken a
leading role in the fight for
civil rights in the Eisenhower
administration, the present
attack on the committee he
heads is obviously designed
TO offset Mr.. Nixon's reputa- :
ton as a fighter for civil
rights.
The clause in Government
contracts. calling for no dis
elimination in employment,
is at least ten years old
Evening star., 1957-12-14

now. with the leaves and
pretty blossoms gone.
Take yonder big maple
tree. 1t is easy TO see in the
cold that it is too close 10 the
garage.
One may let it stand. for
old times sake. but one
should be more careful than
ever about planting any
more.
To speak against big trees
is not to speak against trees.
There are trees and trees.
and some of them are too
dangerous to grow close 10
small homes.
The person who may not
think so will suddenly change
his tune if one falls on his
house. 1t all depends upon
whose OK is being gored, as
the old saying had 1t.
In planning for the future
garden. sputnik or no sput-
nix. the poSitioning Of flower
beds is a special consider
alton.
One may have established
them long ago, when one
was a tervent sdmirer Of some
one flower. say the iris.
Now that the iris fever has
somewhat abated. in a world
and time where and when
abatement is easy. the owner
must consider whether he
needs such a bed in such a
place.
One sees scores of yards
where such beds have really
had no reason for being for
years, yet there they are.
cutting up the lawn and
making moving difficult. or
at least more difficult.
The modern idea. of which
We so pride ourselves, is TO
have a functional yard. in
which things may be done in
the best way at all times.
Too many flowers. and too
big trees in the wrong place.
and flower beds no longer
useful, are some of the
things TO watch and take
into consideration when
planning for the seasons
ahead.
Evening star., 1957-12-14

but until the Eisenhower ad-
ministration came to Office
in 1858, mighty little was
done about it. When the
President named his COM
mittee on contracts, he made
Mr.. Nixon chairman. The
Secretary Of Labor is vice
chairman, and the executive
officer is Gen. Cornelius
Ryan. And the claim is made
for the committee that 1t has
done an effective job, work
ing quietly and without fan
fare. with a reasonable ap-
proach TO employers. AS a
result, thousands upon thou
sands Of jobs have been
opened up TO Negroes, both
in the North and in the
South. Further. the admin
istration has never turned
down the committees re-
quests for funds.
NOndiscriminatiOn Laws
To effect the organization
Of the Governors committee,
the Governors of a dozen
States having nondiscrimina-
ton laws governing employ
ment were chosen. The States
represented include, in addi-
ton to New York, Michigan
and Wisconsin: New Jersey,
Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts. Pennsylvania,
Minnesota, Colorado. Oregon
and Washington. All but Wis
consin have Democratic Gov
ernors. and most of them
have gubernatorial elections
next year-particularly New
YORK. Pennsylvania and
Michigan. These three States
have large Negro populations.
In reality, the new Gov
ernors' Civil Rights Commit
tee is a committee of Demo-
Gratis, seemingly in direct
opposition to the Southern
Democratic Governors Con-
ference. This is not yet ad-
mitted But in answer to a
reporters question-whether
Gov. Faubus Of Arkansas and
Little Rock high school seq
regation fight fame would be
considered eligible for men,
bership in the new commit
tee-the answer given by
Gov. Hartman was distinctly
No" 1t is clear these North
ern Democratic Governors do
not wish to have the civil
rights issue a drag on them
when they come up for re-
election in their States, or
run for some other Office.
Gov. Williams Of Michigan
will be seeking a sixth term
next year and is regarded
as certain winner unless the
unexpected develops. More
and more he is coming TO be
regarded as the candidate OF
the Northern liberal Demo-
crats-and Of the union labor
leaders. Gov. Hartman will
seek reelection in New York.
with its huge Harlem Negro
vote. and Gov. Leader. in
eligible TO succeed himself in
the Governors chair. is ex-
pected to make a race for
Senator from Pennsylvania.
Gov. Meyner of New Jersey
has recently been reelected.
and his eyes are turned d.
rectly on 1860 and White
House possibilities.
Evening star., 1957-12-14

@. Is malfeaSance the name
OF crime2 w. Ii.
A. No. MalfeaSance is the
doing Of something one
should not do. and the term
is generally used in connec-
tion with illegal acts OF per-
sons holding public or private
Office. There can be mlScon-
duct in Office which is not
malfeaSance. An officeholder
may neglect TO do his as
signed work CnonteaSanceD.
or may do it in an illegal way
lmisfeaSance); /; he is guilty OF
malfeaSance only when he
does something which he.
should never do at any time
Evening star., 1957-12-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR

the Communist system. never
Will.
Let us enthusiastically ac-
cept their challenge OF
friendly competition and
conclusively prove the tre-
mendous superiority OF our
way OF life.
In other words. all We have
to do is calm down and con-
tinue Just as we were in
pre-Sputnik days.
Citizen.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
Communications

II is wonderful when a
leading newspaper like The
Star will take time and print
a story like the one in The
Sunday Star magazine. De-
cember 8. 1857. on the
Clinic for Handicapped Job
Seekers
In helping the handicapped
find gainful employment we
also can cut down on taxes
which are so high.
l appreciate the hard work
done by my councillor. Mr..
Lewis. and Miss Hendricks
and all the others on the
staff.
Annie +. Thompson.
/ would like to praise The
Star. as a client of the d. c.
Vocational Rehabilitation De-
partment. for the write-up in
The Sunday Star magazine
December 8. 1857. ! appre-
ciate the way in which you
showed the actual work Of
the Rehabilitation Clinic.
1t is my hope that more
employers might hire the
handicapped as workers.
noris = Williams.
Evening star., 1957-12-14

that these circumstances
justly demand,
II these factors, producing
this result. do not constitute
gross negligence. please tell
me. what in the world does?
Malcolm r. Wright.
Pastor. Epworth Methodist
Church. Gaithersburg, Md.
Evening star., 1957-12-14

Pen names may be used II
letters carry i0riterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject TO conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star., 1957-12-14
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