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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-16
A Paying Post office

A very interesting letter
by Jay Jerome Williams of
Gales Ferry. Conn.,, appearing
on your editorial page on July
4. is worthy of consideration
from every reader of your
fine newspaper as we'll as the
White House stan and men,
bers of Congress.
Hear! Hear! say I when
Mr.. Williams suggests the
American Telephone and
Telegraph Company handle
the mail. He makes an excel
lent point when he asks:
when is a reasonable mar
gin of profit subject to con-
sideration as an obstacle?"
The Post Office is a serv-
ice department of the Gov
ernment-losing one quarter
billion dollars annually-and
as such should pay its way.
Users of the mails will glad
ly pay for good and prompt
service, even to the terrible
30-cent charge now being
made for Special Serv-
ice" CD which is a joke on
the writer-sender who is
foolish enough to fall" for
the term-special delivery.
The wrung-dry taxpayers
are cognizant Of the favored
interests - periodicalS-ash-
can a dvertiserS free
riders-who cause the red
ink operations, and their pa
thence is about exhausted.
While it may have been
in a spirit of jest" that
President Eisenhower told his
congressional pals the Post
Office be turned over for
private operation. his vot-
ing supporters Of so and Sc
would like nothing better
than a pay-your-own-way
Post Office-or else.
Gen. Summerfield's pref
ty red, white and blue
trucks. mail boxes. ETC., look
very nice but Joe Doaks and
Company would like to see
less "red ink" and more
black ink throughout his en-
tire layout.
Guernsey Stevenson.
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Dollar Diplomacy

Your editorial Show OF
Common Sense" relates to a
proposed appropriation for a
revolving fund Of several bill
lion dollars for projects in
key regions like Asia and
the Middle East"
The idea is referred to as
"eminently sound" How
could 1t be sound at a time
when American loans"
which are not being repaid
and may never be, have con-
tributed so heavily to our
present staggering public
debt?
How could this be common
sense, when 1t is not bust
nesslike? Isn't 1t true that
our Government should be
administered as nearly as
may be on the basis Of a good
ercantile enter prise?
Shouldn't our country be
governed as much as pos
sible like a good home Is
managed. where extrava-
gance and waste. and with
borrowed funds. operated TO
show a false prosperity. have
no part?
Why should our Govern
ment at this time, after
many years Of deficit spend
ing. make further commit
ments over a long term Of
years. which would ordi-
narily place us in a posi-
ton Of loading our taxpayers
with the additional burdens
or perpetual waste and ex-
travagance to keep up a false
prosperity on the excuse Of
aiding foreign key regions"
where the need may not be
as much as some Of the key
regions in our own country
BystandY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-16
Proqress?

I noted with considerable
interest the news article in
your paper regarding the
young couple having diff
Guilty adopting a second
child. 1t was pointed out
that their first child, highly
gifted with a genius cate
CORY /. c.. would be deprived
of a full life If her parents
were permitted to adopt a
brother or sister for their
three-year old, in view of
the family's income and edu-
cational status.
1t would seem that the re-
sponsible welfare agency is
to be congratulated for TAX
ing such a noble and heroic
stand and for revealing such
depth Of feeling and consid-
Grafton. It may be that this
philosophy will completely
revolutionize our concept of
the family, which has be-
come so decadent as to be-
lieve that this institution,
established by God, is also
the child's initial introduce
ton to law and order, justice
and mercy.
Now we can rejoice, for.
outmoded, archaic concepts
will be swept aside and the
fresh breath of progress, like
a protective cloak, will en-
sure each and every child a
wonderful, peaceful, intellec-
tual, test-tube like existence
undisturbed by the distract
ing laughter or annoying
tears of a sister in distress.
This new concept has i'm
mense possibilities. But these
rich ramifications are too
choice to be restricted to the
few when a simple law of
some sort would ensure these
benefits to all. Legislation
is perhaps long overdue
whereby high-School gradu-
ates would be given the full
opportunity-a privilege I'M
heard of in the annals Of
American history-to have
one child, college graduates
two, PhD.s. three. Granted
that cribbing may increase
as a result, this would be
more than Offset by the
increase in enrollm e n t S
throughout the land. And.
of course, those caught crib
bling would have to write on
the blackboard one hundred
times, Farewell to Welfare"
J. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-16
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

had a long term Of approval
now, about half a century.
No one can be sure how re-
spectacle it may be In an
other so years.
One famous British doctor
advised his students, Hurry
and use the latest cure be-
fore it stops working"
Something Of the same
sort may be said about food
science. The proof Of the
pudding is in the eating.
however. and today's chill
dren. properly fed since in
fancy. seem to prove that
such food science as we have
is pretty good.
Yet how are we to regard
peoples in foreign lands who
admittedly do not get as
much protein as Americans
and yet seem to be healthy
enough?
One may fear that there
is no argument which will be
good enough TO start q per-
son who will not eat to eat
ing again.
AS to Why so many people
have no appetite for break
fast
Home customs In many
cases are solely responsible.
II the woman Of the house
got UP and got her husband
a good breakfast. he would
eat It.
will they die II they keep
on eating this way7"
The answer is. certainly
not; a woman who ate Moth
ing but lollipops and canned
peaches was very much alive
at the last hearing.
The human economy Is a
marvellous thing and can last
through many inimical years.
as the history Of Europe In
recent times has proved to
the world.
Our advice TO Marion r. Is
to forget about the eating
habits OF her friends.
Let them alone and maybe
nature will take care Of them.
one way or another. sooner or
later.
After all. eating Is q very
personal affair, and II q
friend won't eat breakfast,
well, he won't eat breakfast.
that is all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-16
THE POLITICAL MILL
Compromise in the Air on Riohts Bill
By GOULD LINCOLN

right to vote everywhere.
other civil rights will follow.
An amendment providing for.
jury trials in all cases Of
contempt Of court-after the
court has acted In election
cases-is another matter, not
withstanding the appealing
sound such an amendment
has. The opponents Of the
jury trial amendment point
out. with considerable justi-
flcation, that in some parts
Of the South where the
Negroes are now variously
prevented from voting, it
would be impossible to get a
jury to convict-nullifying
the civil rights act.
The end of this fight is
not yet in sight. however. for
there are strong supporters
of the civil rights bill. both
Republican and Democratic.
who believe the bill should
pass as it now stands. Indeed.
they approve the operation
of the bill to aid in bringing
about integration Of the pub
lie schools, which has made
little If any progress In the
South. Notwithstanding the
1854 decree of the Supreme
Court that segregation in the
schools is unlawful under the
Constitution.
Politics Involved
In addition, politics Is in
volved in a big way-with the
Negro vote in the South and
in many pivotal States Of the
North and West as the prize.
The Northern Democrats are
trying desperately to hold
onto this vote, which has
been theirs since the days
when the late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt and his
aides put thousands Of Me-
groes on the relief rolls and
appointed many others to
Federal office. The Repub-
licans, on the other hand.
have taken the initiative in
the fight for passage Of the
civil rights bill-to such an
extent that Representative
Powell, Democratic Negro
Congressman from New York
who supported Eisenhower in
the presidential race last
year, is predicting that the
Republicans will be able to
elect a President in 1850
probably Vice President
Nixon.
How far either Of these
groups, Democrat or Repub-
lican. may be willing to COM
promise on the civil rights
bill is not yet clear. Neither
desires to be pictured as Civ
ing in to the Southern bloc
dedicated to killing Of all
civil rights legislation.
They regard with disfavor
the reports that, by State
law, 400 Negroes have now
lost their vote in municipal
elections in Tuskegee, Ala.
by the simple expedient Of
changing the city limits.
They do not like the Virginia
pupil placement act, under
which Virginia is seeking to
void the indignation Of public
schools-an act which has
been seriously challenged in
the Federal courts.
Beyond all this, the pres
sure groups supporting civil
rights legislation may be ex-
pected to work increasingly
hard to bring passage Of the
bill without major change.
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accused are automatically
guilty: CD the ridiculous
legend of FBI infallibility t;
and 90 the way in which the
newspapers played up the
sensational dissent Of Justice
Clark rather than the major
ity decision. If the people
read only a lone exaggerated
dissent. how can they have a
clear picture Of the issue in
volved? Some of our best
papers couldn't resist a spe-
cial play Of this yellow" side
of the story.
Howard Wilcox.
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rs street.

Dear Sir:
VI have some friends in the
place where I work who
won't eat enough breakfast.
Il have been trying to get
them to eat more, but they
simply refuse.
81 have explained to them
that q high-protein break
fast Is best. I tell them how
much to eat, and when. but
it all does no good.
They laugh at me and go
right on eating a doughnut
and a cup Of black coffee.
after they have come down
to work.
us there any good argu-
ment I can give them to turn
them to right eating? Why
do they lack appetite? Will
they die II they keep on eat
ing this way?
Sincerely, Marion L. r."
The small breakfast eater
is a hopeless case.
There Is really nothing YOU
can do about it. Marion. so
stop worrying.
Let them eat as they please!
Maybe they have such
tough ancestors they can
survive without food.
Perhaps they eat enough
at the other two meals Of
the day to make up for their
lack in the morning.
Persons who have made
even a rudimentary study Of
modern diet know that some
protein materials. such as
meat, milk, cottage cheese.
eggs. are necessary to rebuild
the body day by day.
No other kinds Of food will
do 1t.
The doughnut and black
coffee consumer draws a
complete blank at such a
breakfast. except for a feel
ing Of fullness.
Young people. in particular,
are likely TO eat poorly.
One might think offhand
that such would have good
appetites and these appetites
would make them hungry in
the morning.
Young persons are so filled
with ideas. however. they
often are stressed for time
and think they don't have
time enough to eat breakfast
So they drink something
and wait for lunch.
II is difncult to see why
proteins are not as good later
in the day as at breakfast
time. so they do not bother to
eat first thing.
The mornings work. then.
must suffer. at least TO some
extent. provided dietetic
science is correct.
The high protein diet hsi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-16
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How many high school
boys die annually from foot
ball game injuries?--M.A.
A. Six high school boys died
as the result Of football in
juries in 1856. the second
lowest year on record. In
averages. less than one boy
from 100000 players died
from football game injuries,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-16

For the first time in more
than half-a-century. q civil
rights bill-with q chance Of
passage-will be ofhcially be-
fore the Senate tonight, I'M
less the unexpected happens.
The Eisenhower administra-
tons bill, designed primarily
to assure Negroes the priv
ilege of voting in all sections
and States and to provide for
an adequate study Of the ra-
cial problem, it appears has
a chance of being enacted
into law. either at the present
session or when Congress
meets in January.
The air is full of talk Of
compromise. Obviously. the
Southern Democrats are anx-
ious to water down the pro-
visions of the bill as it passed
the House and as it will come
before the Senate-and that's
what all the compromise talk
involves. 1t does not conceal
the fact, however, that this
same bloc of Southern Demo-
Gratis. and some from the
border States, are opposed to
any legislation and will fight
to prevent its enactment.
The Southerners in the
Senate, under the leadership
of Senator Russell Of Georgia.
are determined (a) to limit
the operation of the bill to
the voting issue and (b) to
provide for jury trials in all
cases involving the franchise.
They have other amendments
which they will urge, some
of them important. but these
are the two on which they
are m ost insistent. But
whether such amendments
are adopted or not, the South
erners will. it is expected,
make a last-ditch fight to
prevent passage of the bill.
This means, Of course. a
fllibuster to prevent a vote
on final passage.
willingness for Compromise
There seems to be consid-
cradle willingness - outside
the Southerners in the Sen
ate-to limit the operation
Of the bill to voting cases.
Apparently it came as a sur
prise, even to President Eisen-
hover, when Senator Russell
pointed out that the measure
as 1t passed the House could
be used to force indignation
in the public schools and in
other activities in the South
ern States. where segregation
now prevails. The President
has contended all along that
the civil rights bill was mod
crate" and that its primary
purpose was to assure the
Negroes in the South full OPP
portunity to vote In elections.
Nor was the President the
only person surprised. Many
members Of Congress as we'll
as the general public seem to
have been uniformed. How
ever. the hearings before the
Senate Judiciary subcom-
mittee on the bill early this
year clearly demonstrated
that the power of injunction
without jury trial could be
used to deal with school in
tegration, as in cases involv-
ing the franchise.
And so. an amendment
curtailing the operation Of
the bill to the franchise cases
may find its way into the
bill, largely in the belief that
II the Negroes are assured the
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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The mornings work. then.
must suffer. at least TO some
extent. provided dietetic
science is correct.
The high protein diet hiss
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be discussed at an executive
session OF the committee in
January"
Senator Mcnamara told Mr..
Reuther that Mr.. McGovern's
statements do not reflect this
committees official views"
The Senator wrote that upon
learning Of Mr.. McGovern's re-
marks to newsmen Il imme-
diately protested to Chairman
Mcclellan on the basis that
McGovern. to my knowledge.
had no authority from this
committee to make statements
to the press regarding COM
mittee business. Chairman Nc
Clellan indicated to me that
he would look into the matter. I"
Cooperation Cited
Il am aware of the extent
to which the UAW has CO.
operated with the committee In
providing material and infor-
nation regarding its role in
the Kohler strike" Senator
Mcnamara continued. II am
also aware OF your public state
ments that the JAW has no
hesitancy in presenting its side
before any impartial group"
1T has been obvious for some
time" Senator Mcnamara went
on, that certain members of
this committee will not con-
slider the committee a success
unless II is able to get the
UAW and you personally. This
goal is almost an obsession with
them.
ut is my understanding that
several Republican members OF
the committee we're instrument
tai In having McGovern placed
on the staff as an assistant
counsel TO further their in
terests. not the least Of which
appears TO be 10 prepare ma
terial for an attack on the
JAW.
This sort Of thing hardly
Is in keeping with the Impair
tiAp makeup Of the committee,
at least as 1t was esthblished
last January" "
Evening star., 1957-12-29
ItoIy and Britain
Sian Atom Pact

ROME. Dec. 20 (P).-Italy
and Great Britain today signed
an accord for atomic collabora-
ton in Italian industrial de-
velopment.
Italy signed q similar one
with the United States in July.
The accord will enable Italy
TO expand its. program Of
nuclear energy for peaceful
purposes through use Of both
natural and enriched uranium
supplied by Britain. The ac-
cord with the United States
provides Italy with reactors
using enriched uranium.
Italy also signed a four-year
trade accord with the Soviet
Union today. effective January
/. calling for a total exchange
Of goods valued at about $500
million.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Glamour Grandma
Wed to BrickIuyer

DUBLIN. Dec. % R.--The
most glamorous, grandmother
in the British Isles married q
young Irish bricklayer today.
Big crowds surrounded st.
Bernadette's Church in Dublin
for the arrival Of 44-year-old
Mrs. Emily Sower with her
three daughters, two sons and
three grandchildren.
The bridegroom. Frank VIII
hams. 26. slipped bashfully into
church by a back entrance.
Mrs. Sower. who beat out $50
other contenders in a contest
earlier this year for the title
Of most elamorous grand
mother In Britain and Ireland"
was radiant in pink lace and
roses. A widow for IA years,
she was given away by her
youngest son. Eddie, II.
Her blond sister, Mrs. Anne
Molloy. came from Los Angeles
TO attend the wedding.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
New Comet Seen
By Soviet in Aires

LONDON. Dec. % LP).-Radio
Moscow said today a Russian
astronomer has discovered a
new comet.
A scientist at the Turkmen
Academy Of Sciences in Soviet
Central Asia saw a new object
in the constellation OF Aires on
the night of October II. the
broadcast said. The next night
he noticed that 1t had moved.
and lit became clear that it
was a new comet" the radio
added.
Results of his observations
were sent to the Soviet Acad-
emy Of Sciences in Moscow. and
then to an international as
Economical center in Copen-
hagen. The new comet was later
seen in the United States and
Switzerland. Moscow radio said.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Cairo Delegates Widen
Attacks, Include Israel
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group from Japan Is frownec
upon by its government. None
Of the delegates Is an ofncial
representative Of his govern
ment.
The committee drafting the
disarmament proposal includes
delegates from Japan. thu
Soviet Union, Egypt. India anc
Irao. Soviet Delegate Mikhai
Kotov said ne should not be 9
committee member since Rus
sia Is q nuclear power. But
Egyptian delegates insisted that
he take part.
I'VE must send out an ap'
peal to ban the use Of these
weapons for war and concen'
trate on their use for peace.
Mr.. Kotov said.
Reds Voice Support
The Soviet member OF the
imperialism committee voiced
support Of Red China's demand
for Formosa. the Algerian re-
bellion against France. India'l
demand for Portuguese Goa
and the struggle Of all countrie:
70 "liberate themselves from
foreign domination"
The Russian delegate also de.
clared that the Eisenhower doc.
trine in the Middle East II
destined for failure.
The West also took a lashinl
in the economic committee. A
T'halland delegate said tht
Egyptians proposal yesterday
for an African-Asisn common
market is impractical. He sale
the existence OF the anti-Cou1.
munist Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization and some nations
refusal to recognize Communist
China stand In the way.
He told q plenary session oi
the conference that the African
and Asian government loudly
proclaim self-determination fol
peoples but failed to support
the Greek Cypriot campaign
for independence from Britain
when the issue came before the
U. N. recently.
Noting the "a abstentions By
African and Asian countries
Mr.. Loizides told the confer.
ence. You see how divided wer,
the Afro-ASian countries or
the question Of ending colonial
ism and the application Of tho
principle Of self-determina
ton"
His speech was also note.
worthy for being the first thai
did not denounce the United
States or the West.
Observers from Communist
countries reiterated charge:
that the United States is guilty
Of aggression. interference
atomic war preparation ano
atrocities.
The Communist line was en-
phasized in all discussion oi
disarmament and nucleal
weapons.
New attacks on the United
States came from numerou:
quarters at the afternoon ses.
sion of the conference.
Exiles and opposition leader,
from pro-Western Jordan anc
Iraq assailed the Eisenhower
Middle East aid doctrine anc
the pro-Western Baghdad Pact
and praised what they sale
was the road to peace takel
Evening star., 1957-12-29

economic status. The lower the
economic tatus, the more you
find the Southern accent"
There Is one exception TO
this economic rule. however.
That Is the use Of the express
sion YOU'LL" And the phrase
is not confined to the Deep
South. he said. It is also found
on the southern borders Of
such States as Indiana, Mis-
souri, and Illinois.
"1n conversational speech"
he said, almost anyone who
has been here long falls into
the use Of 'you-alr. In fact,
people who don't allow them
selves TO use it are apt to be
"a little stuffy."
Now without whining, friend,
tell US where you-all are from.
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Of Arkansas. chairman: Ives.
Republican OF New York. vice
chairman: Kennedy. Democrat
OF Massachusetts,. brother OF
Counsel Robert F.. Kennedy;
Erwin, Democrat Of North Caro-
lima; Mundt. Goldwater. Re-
South Dakota: Goldwater. Re-
publican of Arizona; Curtis,
Republican Of Nebraska, and
Mcnamara. Senator Mcnamara
is the former president Of a
Pipefitters union local in
Detroit.
Once Backed Moody
The UAW supported Senator
Mcnamara for election 10 the
Senate in 1854. but an aide
said yesterday 1t was not an
enthusiastic Endorsement. The
UAW had supported former
Senator Blair Moody for the
Democratic nomination. but
Senator Moody died before the
primary, leaving Senator Nc
Namara unopposed.
Mr.. Reuther last week made
public a letter TO Senator Nc
Clellan denouncing Mr.. Nc
Governs statements about the
JAW, including one that Mr..
McGovern had learned some
astounding" things about this
unions use OF funds for po-
litical purposes.
Senator Mcclellan declined
TO comment at the time. but
Senator McNamara's letter 10
Mr.. Reuther mentioned having
Just seen a copy Of a message
from Senator Mcclellan to the
union chief dated Christmas
eve "in which he advisps you
that the McGovern mat ! will