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Evening star., 1957-12-31
,PoIoce Guord,

Representative Celler may really be-
neve that the President should resign
temporarily" and permit the Vice Presi-
dent to take over. as acting President.
the powers and duties of the ONCE. But
this Is at least doubtful. For the chair
man Of the House Judiciary Committee
certainly is not making 1t easy for the
President to act on his suggestion.
Mr.. Celler, in the free-wheeiing way
Of some politicians, has Just issued re-
markable statement. 1t is only a page
and half long, but 1t Is filled with offen-
sive suggestions. The New Yorker COM
plains Of "a kind Of unacknowledged
regency" In the White House. He con-
demns the palace guard" He sheds
crocodile tears over the prospect that
Congress might bark back to Recon-
struction days and create a joint con-
gressional committee to I'LL the iva
cuum" in the White House. He even
suggests the possibility Of impeachment
proceedings, although he processes TO
think that such drastic measure Is
completely unnecessary"
1t Is true, Of course, that the Presi-
dent has not been able to measure up
to all Of the responsibilities Of his once.
He has delegated numerous functions
to subordinates. and Mr.. Eisenhower
frankly stated prior to the last election
that he would have to do this. In case
Mr.. Celler has forgotten, the President
nevertheless was reelected by q margin
Of some 10 million votes, and this would
seem to dispose Of the New Workers.
complaints about q Government run by
men who have never been elected to
ONCE. The "Goyernment-by-co commit
tee" charge was made before November,
1856, and 1t left the voters cold.
The important thing is not Mr.. Gel
ler's good taste or the lack thereof. But
1t Is very important to clear up the con-
fusion surrounding the question Of the
proper procedure in event a President
becomes unable to serve. There is much
doubt that anything short of a con-
stitutional amendment can deal ade-
quately with the problem. II a simple
act Of Congress will be enough, how
ever. then it may be hoped that Mr..
Celler will swear of politicking long
enough to get his committee to act on a
suitable bill early in the coming session.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
RombIer Commended

Much appreciation to
George Kennedy. THE RAM
bier" for his Christmas Day
column reviewing the impact
Of Christ's birth on the
world. II is encouraging TO
read Of the vitality and in
fiuence OF religion.
The concept of the dignity
Of man, Of his power and re-
sponsibility. each as an in
dividual junior partner In
the firm Of Creator and man,
is the most precious possess
sion we have. II is our best
weapon against the ism that
has as its aim the enslave-
ment OF the peoples Of all
the world May We pray to
the Giver OF all things for
the wisdom to use properly
the spiritual and material
resources which are oursl
b. b. q.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Grateful

Recently. in front Of the
Franklin Station branch post
ONCE. in running for a bus l
sustained a severe fall. The
injury which appeared TO re-
suit from 1t has been healed
and the memory is fading out.
However. the memory of
the kindness shown TO me by
many passersby will never be
forgotten. Many persons
came to help me up. one gem
tleman had the driver hold
the bus for me. escorted me
to and helped me on II.
Others were equally eager TO
be of assistance
l am sure ! did not ade-
quately thank these wonder
ful people. and l hope they
may see this letter. in order
that they may know how
deeply l appreciate their So
licitude. People are so kindl
Grateful.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
An Objective ApproisoI

The Commissioners employed New
York conSultants in an effort to obtain
an objective appraisal Of the city's much
debated hospital program. And It is evi-
dent from the lengthy report submitted
by the experts that objectivity was the
primary concern Of the investigators.
Their comprehensive report, therefore,
should be Of great value TO the Com
missioners and to Congress In reorganiz-
ing health services in the field Of muni-
cipal disqualification.
In hewing to the line of objectivity,
however, II was inevitable that some
should be controversial AS one Of the
consultants put 1t, "a lot Of toes" we're
stepped on. But. according to one Of
his associates, the result was a report
with mo fat, just essentials" arrived at
through "a sober and economical ap-
proach.'
Outstanding among the essentials
set forth In the report was the rebuilding
Of the city's main hospital, District Gen.
eral, now consisting Of q rather hap
hazard layout of old and new structures,
not properly tied together. The report
stressed that there are % buildings lust
strewn all over without sense or plan
q veritable ''monstrosity" to administer.
A $12 million building program was
urged. including the linking of the three
main buildings and coincidental provi-
sion of 400 additional beds. Extensive
other changes to the plant would be
made. Part Of the sl2 million cost would
be Offset by savings In eliminating obso-
lete facilities, 1t was said.
More on the controversial side were
the recommendations for abolishing the
health center program. selling Glenn
Dale Hospital after transferring It's
tuberculosis patients and treatment
facilities to District General Hospital
and reducing the payment to private
hospitals for treatment of indigents from
SIS to $14.l0 day. The work Of the
health centers would be shifted to the
private hospitals. Such drastic proposals
call for careful study by the Commits
sioners and by all agencies and officials
concerned. The determining factor in
weighing final decisions on the report
should be the public interest generally
not Just the interests Of those whose
toes were stepped on by the consultants.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

to be slick and when early
darkness and rush hour traf-
nc coincide. That II is not
necessary to build rear win
dows like this. even for the
sake Of style. Is shown by the
fact that q current model Of
one Oh the very expensive
cars has reversed the slope
OF its rear window and over
come this difhculty. All cars
could do the same at no
extra cost.
So let's get after the manu-
facturers. as well as the
drivers, en- this safety busi-
ness. My guess is it will take
laws establishing standards
Of safe visibility to get ac-
ton from them. In the mean
time we taller people may as
well drive with our eyes
closed and hope not to hit
anything since we can't see
out anyway.
John J. Wilson, Jr.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Lady of the House

! am q secondary school
teacher Of the schools In
Metropolitan Washington.
The other day I had Occa-
sion to call the home of one
Of the boys in q class / teach
to talk about the work" he
is doing. The father an
swered the phone. I told him
who I was and that ! wanted
to talk with him about his
boy. He said. I'm call the
boys mother" and was of
right away. He had no time
to talk about his boy. He left
such matters TO his wife,
This is Just one more sam
pie Of the reason some OF us
think the main thing wrong
with today's crop Of young
sters is their parents.
Fred Y. Rick. \
Evening star., 1957-12-31
'EuNCncIe'

I do believe that The Star
is becoming frightened. as
witness your December %
editorial. Full Circle"
think that there is assuredly
something in Communist
dogma a. which eternally
rules out q visit to
Moscow" similar to that OF
Secretary Dulles to Madrid.
Nothing Sin the cards. or in
the stars" but many things
in Communist dogma. There
is. for example. the advocacy
OF murder, torture, and en-
slavement. II admit that this
is not their postulated dogma,
but through 40 years Of ap-
plying these methods. 1t is
now inextricable from theiI
political doctrine. One might
even assume that barbaric
tactics are inevitable in
communism.)
/ am not opposed to talk
ing to the Russians. We
have already made provision
for that. They have an am
bassador here and We have
one there. And there is a
United Nations for that pur-
pose.
But no matter. To Moscow
TO Moscow.
When an American Secre-
tary Of State goes to Moscow
to visit the ofihcials Of q
Communist Government. II
will be to relinouish the free
dom which has so painfully
been acquired through all the
hectic centuries. And this
would be worse than nuclear
war.
n KaAlaA
Evening star., 1957-12-31
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democratic Liberals Defy South
BY GOULD LINCOLN

In the light Of Democratic
National Chairman Paul M.
Buffers prediction that the
Democratic candidates for
President and Vice President
and the party platform in
1860 will be the most lib
eral" ever nominated and
adopted and that there will
be mo retreat whatever" on
civil rights by the Democratic
Party, what is to be expected
Of the Democrats OF the
South?
A review Of what has hap
pened In the South In the
national political campaigns
of 1046, 1852 and 1856 may
throw light on the subject.
The Democratic National
Conventions Of all three Of
these presidential election
years ignored the wishes Of
the Southern Democrats.
writing civil rights planks
into the party platforms and
nominating presidential can
didates standing four-sQuare
in favor Of the platform dec
larations. In lo4S. they nom
mated for Vice President q
candidate from . Border
State: In 1852. a vice presi-
dental candidate from the
Deep South. and in 1855. an
other candidate from the
South.
Southern Democrats in 194e
launched an independent
presidential ticket Of their
own, headed by the then
Governor and now Senator
Of South Carolina. Strom
Thurmond. The result was.
four States Of the South gave
their electoral votes TO Mr..
Thurmond but President
Harry s. Truman. the ma
tional party's candidate. was
reelected. In 1852. tn E
Southern Democrats tried no
third party movement. -Four
Southern States. however.
voted for the Republican
Eisenhower. against Adlai !
Stevenson. the national par
tvs nominee for President.
Again. in 1856, these four
Southern States--and q nth
State-voted for the Repub-
lican President.
Conscious Of Past Events
Mr.. Truman and the liberal
Democrats Of the North and
West found that they could
defeat a Republican candi-
date for President without
the vote Of the Solid South. "
They observed. too, that the
Republicans In 1852 and 1856
could elect q President ire
spective Of what the South
might o-for President
Eisenhower's victory would
have been great in both these
elections II he had not
received q single electoral
vote from the South. All of
which encourages the liberal
Democrats to 60 right ahead
and to do what Chairman
Butler now predicts they viii
do-that is. nominate the
most liberal national ticket
and adopt the most liberal
party platform-including @
strong civil rights plank.
Mr.. Butler said that the lib
erals would not be deferred
by threats Of third party
movements" - threats which
Evening star., 1957-12-31
OverpopuIoted Land

The press carries stories Of
a world population approach
ing 6 billion. The population
OF the United States is above
l72 million, q much higher
figure than was projected by
the Bureau of the Census
only q few years ago.
Our cities and towns are
moving out into the country,
replacing farms and wood
lands with cheaply built sub
divisions. Our sewage and
water problems are increasing.
our natural resources shrink
ing. and to top it all. unem-
ployment now bids fair to
become the tragic problem
that 1t was before the country
entered on a war economy.
In view Of this situation. It
is difhcult to find any justin
cation for the pleas for in
creased immigration which
are being put forward by the
administration. and by the
racial blocs whose interests
are with their former home
lands rather than with the
United States.
Surely we owe something
to future generations. at least
more than we owe any foreign
countries. including Hungary.
The land which has no mar
gin Of safety in which to ex-
pand and take care Of its own
population is going down the
same path that China and
India have trod.
r. S. Wilson.
Comdr. USN (Ret.)
Evening star., 1957-12-31
u. S. Personnel Needs

The Government has as
great q need for managerial
talent these days as it has
for engineers and scientists,
John w. Macy. jr.. executive
director Of the Civil Service
Commission. declared the
other day In q speech at Am
herst College. He also stated
that 1t is important to avoid
the mistaken assumption that
the Governments personnel
needs are limited to scien-
fists.
II what Mr.. Macy says is
true. then II seems inconsist-
ent to provide engineers and
scientists with salary raises
II the need for managerial
talent is as great as 1t is for
the former.
The education. training,
experience and productive ca
pacity OF the Government
lawyer. economist. auditor,
ct al. compare favorably with
the engineer-scientist group.
Consequently. If the Govern
ment desires to recruit or re-
tain personnel of high caliber
the principle Of equal pay
for substantially equal work
should be used as q basis for
increasing salaries instead Of
the somewhat questionable
contention Of an engineer
shortage. The liberal arts
graduates of Amherst College
and other universities are
more likely to choose q ca
reer with Uncle Sam If they
can enter the Government on
an equal footing with the en-
gineer or science graduate.
Economist.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. Are telegraph poles
commonly made from any
material other than wood?
ID. d.
A, Utility poles in Europe.
where wood has been scarce
for many years, are COM
monty Of concrete or other
man-made materials. Ameri-
can Arms may soon be manu.
featuring supports for their
transmission lines. due to q
growing shortage Of poles.
Recent tests on q plastic pole
resulted In "high hope" for
the use Of such poles In the
future, according to the
Southern Research Institute.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
AnqIe on Sofety

Your paper makes frequent
reference to the problem OF
highway slaughter. Statistics
OF the National Safety Coun-
Gil are cited. causes Of fatal
accidents are listed and ef-
forts are made to warn.
threaten. cajole and shame
safety into us poor drivers.
No doubt this produces some
good results. so We will ask
you to continue it.
However, a fairly heavy
proportion Of the blame for
our bad accident record might
as well be put where It be-
longs. which Is on the people
who design long low automo-
biles and then have the gall
TO tell us we demanded them
that way.
During the past few years
they have thrown safety out
wherever 1t confiicted in any
way with their ideas OF body
styling. so now We have
cars that q man six feet tall
can't see out Of. This in
spite Of the fact that the
cars have more glass area
than ever before. But most
of 1t is down around the
drivers waist while his eyes
are located near the top Of
his head. which In turn is
being pressed against the
roof. In my own case 1t Is
necessary to double UP into
an unnatural and unsafe
driving position to see
whether anything is coming
out Of a side street or TO
find q trafic light that is
hung over an intersection.
Another effect OF the low
roof line Is that the rear
view mirror must now be
placed at eye-level. ef-
fectively creating a large
and dangerous blind spot al
most directly ahead Of the
driver. In addition. II there
Is 'anybody seated in the
middle up front. the driver
gets q good view Of his
passenger but has no idea Of
the traffic situation behind
him.
To complete the picture.
the designers have gone lin
for more and more sloping
angle TO both windshield and
rear window. Every car
parked overnight. or for even
a short time during snow.
frost. sleet. freezing rain. or
even heavy dew. soon has its
visibility fore and aft reduced
to zero. Some drivers care
fully try to clean this of but
sometimes find 1t impossible
TO do so under storm condi-
tions. Most make q feeble
EFFORT and then 90 blindly on
their way trying TO see
through q narrow slit. This
trouble occurs most fire.
duently when roads are litely
Evening star., 1957-12-31

have come from Southern
Democrats - including Gov
ernor Faubus Of Arkansas.
Senator Douglas Of Illinois, o
leading liberal Democrat, has
said. too, that the time has
come for Southern Democrats
to stand up and be counted
and that q third party move
ment would really be helpful.
Apparently, Northern liberal
Democrats are willing to tell
their Southern party mem
bers TO stay in the party. or
leave 1t.
Such prominent Southern
Democratic leaders as Sena-
tor Russell Of Georgia have
turned their backs on q third
party movement in their Sec
ton Of the country. Georgia
has never voted other than
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nominee since the Civil
War and Reconstruction days.
Others besides Senator Rus
sell have thrown cold water
on . third party plan. They
prefer TO stay in the national
Democratic Party. and In 1t.
through the seniority rule,
they hold most Of the impor-
tant Senate and House COM
mittee chairmanships - and
indeed, dominate the con-
gressional leadership.
Free Hand for S0utherners
The liberal Democrats Of
the North feel that in 1860
they can win the presidential
election with. or without. the
electoral votes Of the South
ern States. But they also feel
in That election the Southern
Democrats will prefer to sup
port the Democratic nominee
for President, even should he
be Gov. Williams Of Michi-
gan. Gov Hartman Of New
York or Adlai Stevenson,
rather than vote for the Re-
publican candidate.
They figure that when Pres
ident Eisenhower sent Fed
eral troops to Little Rock,
Ark. to enforce the court
order for integration Of the
Central High School there.
he doomed forever-or for an
indefinite period-Southern
support for a @. o. p. presi-
Dental candidate. This, Of
course, still leaves the South
ern Democrats free to put a
presidential candidate In the
field.
1t could happen. Of course.
Notwithstanding Senator
Russell's attitude. This Is 4
chance the Democratic lib
erals seem entirely willing to
take. They figure they will
get the bulk Of the votes Of
the Southern States in any
event. They believe this espe-
cially II the Republican NOM
inee for President is either
Vice President Nixon or Sem
ator Knowland Of California,
both Californian and both
strong supporters of the civil
rights program. including
school integration.
Mr.. Butler has not always
been an accurate prophet.
But his prediction the Dem
ocratS. in the 1860 Nationol
Convention. viii go about
liberal. seems likely to be
correct.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

smaller doses. q sort Of home
opath in modern guise.
He cuts down his sleeping
pills to one-fourth strength.
and says they do him as
much good as If they were
whole.
One Of the first and prob
ably still the most publicised
tranquilizer comes in white
tablets Of 500 milligrams.
Since a milligram is only q
tiny thing. indeed. a whole
tablet is not much. If one in
Sists in thinking in old
fashioned grains, grams and
ounces.
To see Jones carefully
crush his tablet. and then try
to Ill four small capsules
with one-fourth Of the total
Is to watch kitchen chemistry
at its best.
The wonderful thing about
1t is that he does not wish
these capsules OF onto any
body else. but actually takes
them himself.
This is a standing rule in
his laboratory.
Home consumption only"
is his motto.
The only time he failed
to observe his rule was once
when he gave his friend
Herman a whole tranquilizer
tablet.
IN half an hour" Jones In
Structed. you win begin to
feel tranquil. and the effect
will last six hours"
This was when this miracle
drug had Just come on the
market. and very few people
knew anything about it.
After two hours. Jones
called up Herman to find out
how he was getting alone,
do YOU feel tranquil"
he asked.
mo. l feel terrible" said
Herman.
So. thereafter Templeton
Jones never gave away any of
his precious pills. and only
took them in one-fourth dos
age himself.
II pays to be careful. in
kitchen chemistry.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

Kitchen chemistry" is the
term applied to connecting
something or other in the
pharmaceutical line at home.
Some people are just born
to experiment this way. 1t is
in their blood. Probably good
pharmacists grow so.
Templeton Jones started
early. at about 10 years Of
age. as he recalls.
He made various prepara-
tions with olive oil and sui
phur to clear his broken-out
facial skin.
Today's best medical men
still prescribe sulphur for this
purpose.
Jones no longer has q
blotehed skin.
His complexion is one any
lady might envy.
Age. let 1t be said to its
credit. hath achieved this for
our redoubtable friend.
There is not much one can
credit age with. by the by.
Middle age. old age-one has
to be q poet to iind anything
good about them. really.
Grow old along with me.
The best is yet to be.
The last OF life. for which
The first was made"
So said Robert Browning.
"Hokum." says Temp Jones.
Kitchen chemistry. or what
is left Of 1t in his life. now
mostly consists in reducing
the dosage Of various sleeping
and tranQuilizing pills.
These are. in the main.
tablets and capsules. but
they are all called pills. in a
sort Of left-handed sneer at
the very idea Of home chem
istry.
Maybe they are right. the
sneerers. Sometimes they
are.
An ancient doctor Of the
old school. catching one Of
his patients reading UP on his
disease. cried. Watch out.
young man. or you will die
OF a misprint sometime"
Very clever. indeed. No
doubt the ancient medico
thought he had completely
squelched his opponent. as
he chose to regard his pa
tient.
Doctors are only human.
after all. and they sometimes
make mistakes. too. Just as
the rest Of us.
-
Cleverness may misfire by
being just a bit too clever.
Today's readers know q
thing or two about medicine,
thanks to the newspapers
and magazines and II they
combine this knowledge with
q bit OF caution. they are
all right.
Temp Jones Ia Old Man
Caution. himself.
He believes In smaller and
Evening star., 1957-12-31
Atomic Wostebosket

Or. Abel Waldman Of
the Acc is reported con-
cerned about how TO dispose
Of atomic waste.
Russia recently discovered
q cosmic closet useful for
providing dead storage for
many things besides the skel-
etons Of laboratory dogs. One
possibility is TO use future
satellites to get our atomic
wastes into outer space.
J. Milton Stanford
Evening star., 1957-12-31

is due to leave the country soon for .
rest" and II is likely there win be a
new struggle for political power. II Mr..
Hatta's action In speaking out consti-
tutes bid for his own return to posi-
ton of active influence in Jakarta II
may be helpful move.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and ADDRESSES. Al
letters are subject to conden-
sdti0n.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

II Is almost time TO ring
out the old year and ring In
the new. An Affirmative ap-
proach to the ever-mounting
obligations Of America will
take courage and strength OF
purpose. In God we trust.
and from Him win come the
answers II the strong leaders
win listen. The birth Of the
Christ Child in Bethlehem,
commemorated each year. ia
TO remind mankind that q
new year is born. q new be-
ginning.
What will be written In
1858. no one knows. Its mys-
teries win unfold as each day
the page is turned. The past
is gone. but the future holds
the wonders Of accomplish
ments.
Dorothy Denison.
January gets its name from
the Roman god Janus-he Of
the two faces. one looking
back and the other looking
forward. The forward look is
one Of hope and optimism:
the backward look one Of dis
gust and srimness. This
should not be.
The year 1867 has been
eventful. involving empires.
kingdoms. nations. races.
statesmen. rulers. courts and
far from least-a dog. A
Biblical verse reads some
thing like Rejoice at the
going out and weep at the
coming in"
A new year is always un-
predictable and our rejoicing
could be somewhat prema-
ture. The old year could have
been worse. Let's say Happy
Old Year-well done and
good night" as we put our
hand in Gods and venture
out into the New Year.
BENJAMIN r. Hall.