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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25

Democratic vice Chairman
Katie Louehheim said yes
terday she felt very sorry"
for her Republican oppon-
ents.
1T must be pretty tough
70 belong 70 q party that
can't quite make up les mind
whether Il Is for or against
It's own budget. for or against
its own defense program. for
or against missiles. and for
or against Federal aid for
education" she told menu
bers Of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
Il would like TO urge the
Republican Party TO make
up its mind whether II Is
for or against the future.
she declared.
1T seems TO me that in
order to divert our attention
from their vacillation and
lack Of decision. the Repub-
licans have invented . mad
parlor game. Button. button.
who's q Modern Repuh-
lican?'" Mrs. Louchheim told
the group OF 100 or 50. who
had gathered at a tea In her
honor.
Modern Republicans" she
continued. ARE trying 70
teach the Old Guard to swim
In the water Of the 20th cen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25
Intldtion Post Peck,
Budget Official Says

working for the Government
are putting out q good deal
more work than they did
eight years ago" he declared.
One of.the problems faced
by Government ofiicials seek
ing economy Is the fact that
some Of the people who cry
the loudest for Government
economy are down here the
next day demanding passage
Of some program Of particular
concern to them" Mr.. Mer-
RAM complained.
Earlier this week. when
President Eisenhower was IN
New York, he said. Bankers
who have been crying for
economy told the President
they were worried about the
impact on the economy Of
defense eutbacks.
You might as well face
the fact that II you are going
to economic someone Is go
Ing to be hurt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25

ocratic women's Day. Mrs. J.
Allen Frear. jr. president Of
the club. and Mrs. Martin l..
Freedman. chairman Of the
dance. presented the check.
Other guests included Mrs.
Joseph p. Adams, Mrs. Hale
Boggs. Mrs. Samuel Bright
man. Mrs. Frear. Mrs. T..
man. Mrs. Robert z. Frear.
Mrs. r. Alan Goldsborough.
Mrs. Perome Spingarn, Mrs.
Tazewell Shepard and Mrs.
Mastin q. White.
Mrs. Alva Dawson, chair
man Of the tea. and Mrs.
Robert Y. Kerr, national
chairman Of Democratic
Women's Day. stood In the
receiving line with MRS. Allen
Frear and Mrs. Louchheim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25
CIV Group Gives
Open House Teas

The second of two open
house teas for graduate stu
dents and faculty members
OF George Washington Uni
versity win be given this
afternoon at woodruff House
by Beta Chapter Of Phi Delta
Gamma. graduate fraternity
for women.
A similar open house was
held yesterday afternoon.
The teas are given am
nually BY the chapter to af-
ford an opportunity for the
faculty and graduate women
students TO become better ac-
quainted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25
Dinner Honors
Miss Maynard

Miss Allegro Maynard.
headmistress Of the Madeira
School. was honored by menu
bers Of the board last night
at q small dinner given at
the Metropolitan Club. The
group included the wives and
husbands Of board members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25
Alumni Plons
Annual Benefit
AtCongressionol

The Alumnae Association
OF the Convent Of the Sacred
Heart. Stone Ridge. win
give It's annual ball to bene-
fit the Building and Scho-
larship Fund Of the school
next Friday evening No
vember /. At the COMPRESSION
al Country Club.
General chairman Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25

BAH. which begins at 10
O'Clock. Is Mrs. Joseph A.
Mattingly, chairman Of the
associa tons Embarrassing
committee.
Assisting her with arrange
ments are Mr.. James Reilly,
Mr.. Donald Wilkins. Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25

Joseph L. Duffy. Mr.. Harmon
Burns. Mr.. John r. w. Ster-
ling and Mr.. James H. Nc
Giothlin and the Misses
Nancy Hiser, Made leine
Janosi. Cresence Courtney.
Music for dancing win be
played by Sidney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25
BY ISABELLE SHELTON

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President Eisenhower's top
advisers think the country
has reached the peak Of the
infiationary spiral. and they
ARE worrying . little about
defiation now" the admins
tration's Number Two budget
man said yesterday.
Assistant Budget Director
Robert +. Merriam said Gov
eminent economists have
told him they expect the con-
sumner price index win con-
tinue going up for the next
few months. but we are over
the hump Of imitation"
Mr.. Merriam declared the
Government has dome what
1t could" to apply the brakes
TO imitation by holding down
on Government spending and
fostering the tight money"
policy.
Defends Budget
Most Of the budget ON
Gals remarks. which were
delivered TO the Morning
Study Group Of the District
League Of Republican wom-
en-. were q defense Of the cur
rent budget. which Mr.. Mer-
Ram said he recognized was
under attack In some quar-
tiers as the largest peacetime
budget In history"
Four-fifths Of the budget
goes to pay for the past wars
and support the present mill
tary establishment. he said.
and he could not hold out
any hope that expenditures
would be less In the near
future.
Unless and until there Is
an international settlement
Of some kind. expenditures
are going to have TO con-
tinue." he declared. The
only other solution would be
to change our basic policies
for protection Of this coun-
try. and decide that some
areas on which we are
spending money are no longer
essential to our security"
The three areas In which
We are spending the most
money are Korea. Formosa
and Wet Nam. in that order,
he said.
Actually, the budget ON
cial went on, Government
expenditures probably would
go up. not down. II this
country were to withdraw
aid from any Of those areas.
Korea Contributes Army
Citing South Korea as an
example. Mr.. Merriam said
that country has 20 army
divisions-"many more than
a poor country like that
could possibly afford to sup
port. and actually talthough
there Is some difference IN
the size Of our divisions)
more than we have"
II South Korea did not
have those troops, the United
States would have to supply
them. the speaker argued.
With the aid they receive
from this country through
Mutual Security funds, "our
allies maintain 10 times as
many troops as we have and
an equal number Of ships
and planes" he continued.
President Eisenhower has
said many times that this Is
one Of the cheapest kinds Of
insurance we can obtain"
Administration officials
working on next years
budget proposals ARE look
ing with q hard and jaun-
diced eye" for possible econ
omies in the one-fifth Of the
budget which is not con-
nected with military spend
ing. MFR. Merriam said.
The number Of Govern
ment employees has been kept
almost constant" by deter
mined pressure on agency
heads to hold down person.
mel. even though the popula-
ton Is up is per cent. he
said.
EmpIoye Output Gains
mo matter what standard
Of measurement you use, you
will find that people now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-25

mo matter what standard
OF measurement you use, you
will find that people now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Program Listings
1870

1890
9-Lote. Lote Show. Movie.
IA Hours. "Girl From Havana"
1910. A man working for q South
American oil company falls IN
love with Q night club entertainer
and becomes involved with revo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30
Weekend Actors
Bv DEANE and DAVID HELLER

rs ANYONE young DID, male or female who won't
yearning to be an actor? At least part
leiSure-hour actor?
Anyone who's played role in grammar school drama
or had part in a high school play usually nurses secret
feeling that him her. unrecognized by the cold
uneeng buried real dramatic talent Most of u.s.
we're honest big wide streak of suppressed
ham within bosomS
nothing of Ever since the time OF the
the theater has exercised
an irresistible imagination of mankind
organization OF stage-struck washington
banded together to DO something ABOUT
stage ambitions
Organized year. the Washington Players Studio has
produced plays week ends only In small
heater NV which has seating capacity
of so.
partme thespans purpose the to rain and
the audiences are mostly fathers mothers and friends
the players.
play performed and all actors and actresses
are recruited from Washington Area Almost all
are working people who with the heaer as
hobby Some people interested
professionally Rehearsas are In the evenings ana
Saturdays
The studio has tried variety educa
Original musicals Shakespeare COMEDY tragedy
all have part the repertoire Of the group.
An original musical Sight Unseen. groups first
ducon tragedies original musical
Purple Starfsh written by former Washngonian William
recently the $4,000 Kraft TV Drama Award and
Director Jegum. with lyrics by Judy
by Grard tboth members among
groups prize productions
a cast Of 80 people Its Is set In
involves four people,
Naturally the two pairs
fall in love and resolve all their differences happy ending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Man of Courage

In more ways than one, the most
recent trial and conviction of Milovan
Djilas illustrates the emptiness and utter
futility Of the Communist philosophy Of
suppression and thought control. Mr..
Djilas Is q former Vice President Of
Yugoslavia, former close associate Of
Marshal Tito-and an eloquently dis
enchanted believer In communism. It is
because Of this eloquence, voiced by
one who long ago proved both his phys
zeal and intellectual courage, that Mr..
Djilas has been found guilty" by
Yugoslav Communist court for the third
time in less than three years Of "slan-
dering" Communist theory and practice.
I'm this case, the Djilas crime" con-
sisted Of writing book called "The New
Class" collaborating in smuggling the
manuscript through the Iron Curtain to
the free world and In refusing to retract
a single word Of his indictment. His
thesis, in brief, is that communism has
spawned q despotism that is inept and
stupid, tyrannical and cruel--a new
class" OF slave-masters whose true pre-.
occupation Is 10 maintain their own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
New P. U. C. Member

The recess appointment Of Harold
A. Kertz, local attorney, as a member Of
the Public Utilities Commission will en-
able the commission to expedite action
on number Of important transit prob
lens. With the departure nearly month
ago Of John Lewis Smith, IT,, who is now
. Municipal Court judge, the regulatory
agency has had to defer settlement Of
such issues as d. c. Transit's gas tax
obligation, scheduling Of streetcar track
removal and Qualification Of certain Of
the company's franchise rights. These
and other matters necessarily awaited
the consideration Of a full-strength
commission.
Mr.. Kertz, as a former banker here,
as practicing lawyer and teacher of
law and as longtime resident Of the
District, brings to the commission fiscal
and legal experience as well as general
familiarity with Washington's transit
troubles. And the commission will need
all the help 1t can get in trying to solve
these difdculties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
A Matter Of Trust

1t is hitting that the new 1857 dollar
bill, a very pretty Job by the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, displays on one
Of its sides the time-honored and alto
gether sensible motto, "In God We
Trust" Some eccentric, Of course, may
now rush breathlessly and Indignantly
to the Supreme Court with a suit de-
handing that those words be erased
lest they imperiI the Republic by under
mining the so-caIled doctrine Of "the
wall Of separation between church and
state" Should such a case develop,
however, we hope that the learned Jus
tees will have little or no difiiculty in
handing down a completely adverse
decision, and in terms as ringing as any
we have heard In recent years.
We feel this way because the new
dollar bill. although 1t is a handsome
piece Of money, is not nearly so good
as It looks. In fact, 1t is only about half
as good-roughly so cents compared to
100 cents in purchasing value-as the
one we had back in those dear dead days
beyond recall, some 20 years ago, before
Hitler began to mess up everything. In
the time in between, imitation has kept
on running It's merry course, and the
plain fact seems TO be that we can count
on neither ourselves nor our fallible
governmental agencies to put stop to
1t. In such circumstances, our highest
court, II challenged on the issue, must
surely cut down on anybody stupid
enough to suggest that We ought to stop
saying TN Cod We trust"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Declaration Of War

Corrupt unionism - and Jimmie
Hona--have carried the day. BY a 8
TO ] vote, the Teamsters' convention.
representing or misrepresenting some
million and q half Transfers, have
elected Hotia as their next president. Il
y no exaggeration, In our belief, to say
that this Is an open declaration Of war
on decent trade unionism. on the Com
gress Of the United States, and on the
American people.
The convention delegates knew per-
fectly well what they were doing. They
listened to. and then struck from the
record, the AFL-CIO indictment OF
Hotka and his henchmen. They shouted
their defiance Of the expulsion threat
which hangs over their union. And the
disclosures which have come from the
Mcclellan Committee exposure Of
Hoffas gangster associations and his
shady financial practices-were given
an unceremonious burial in the conven-
ton wastebasket.
After the votes had been counted,
Hofia made defiant speech. II expelled
by the AFL-CIO, he said, the Transfers
win Tight back with every ounce Of
strength we possess" And they possess
q great deal Of strength. One weapon
Is q $SS million war chest at the disposal
Of the international ofiicers. But the
really deadly weapon Is the control
which the Transfers can exercise over
the economic life Of this country. Viz
tually everything that moves on wheels
now Is subject to the dictates Of Jimmie
Hoffa. This is power which no man
should have, and which certainly should
never be entrusted to the tender mercies
Of Q Hoffa.
We suppose that the expulsion of
the Teamsters by the AFL-CIO will fol-
low almost automatically. But this is
not going to solve the problem. It win
merely exacerbate it. For Hofia outside
the AFL-CIO can be an even greater
menace to this country. There is but
one feasible remedy-tough legislation
which WIN make it impossible for Jimmie
Hoffa to misuse the inordinate power
which he has inherited. We hope that
Senator Mcclellan was not engaging in
an empty verbal exercise when he pre-
dicted that Congress would accept and
meet" the challenge posed by "the men,
ace Of gangsterism and racketeer con-
troll" Of this union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
Our Selfish World

Shall selhshness subdue
society?
selhshness has been the
arch foe Of society in every
realm and cline since man
first became q conscious be-
ing and aspired to surpass
the level Of the beast.
The time-honored mores
Of all peoples have resulted
from q sense OF right and
wrong In the light Of the
degrees Of intelligence and
maturity which they have
attained. Yet the lowest
levels Of men do have an
established concept Of right.
This concept regulates and
governs their particular form
Of society and offenders are
banished or punished every
where throughout the world.
All offenders are motivated
by selfshness. The troubles
Of mankind could be erased
from the face Of the earth II
only selhshness were elimi-
mated.
Thanks TO whatever gods
they have. most Of the menu
bers Of the human race have
matured 10 the point Of rec
ognizing right from wrong.
There viii always be some
inferior individuals, but there
ere no inferior races when
given equal opportunity "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
A Chosen People

escape II she cculd--increas-
ing millions Of her most loyal
sons and daughters sing with
sincerity in which turks no
inflated hypocrisy. america.
America. God mend thine
every fiaW." Those who pray
most fervently for God to
mend her faults and failures.
remember her beginnings.
Those intrepid pioneers who
landed on the wild New
England coast. sounded the
keynote Of their adventure as
they stepped upon the shore
Of the new land with an
avowal In their hands which
they had all signed. begin
ming, In the name Of God.
Amen" As President Eisen-
hover has declared more
than once, America doesn't
make sense without religion.
Often In q burst Of patriotic
fervor when Q vista Of
surprising loveliness has
stretched out from some lofty
inspiration point. we have
heard the expression, This is
Gods country" That Is true
in Q profounder sense than
Just the signature Of beauty
across q smiling landscape.
The true patriot Is one whose
loyalty Is to that undis-
covered country Of the
divine purpose. Only in the
glory Of that vision have We
. right 10 sing. Our fathers
God to Thee. Author Of
liberty"
Today. with our free world
allies helpless without Amer
ica's might. We stand at
Armageddon and we battle
for the Lord. With all her
shortcomings. America has
literally come to the King
dom for such q time as this.
In this great hour may she
fail not man or God. She is
q chosen people because she
Is the arsenal Of human dig
nifty to be used by the God
Of all the earth who, in his
tory's unfolding. kept her
for His opulent purposes for
mankind. DR.. william p.
Merrill. who for so long made
his New York pulpit Q throne
Of power, wrote one Of the
great hymns Of this century.
Through its verses rings the
refrain, "0ive we thanks to
Thee, o God" In the first
stanza he sets down the lofty
standards and commitments
which win, alone. justify
Gods trust in her as q chosen
people. Here are the lines:
Not alone for mighty empire
Stretching far DER land
and sea,
Not alone for bounteons har-
pest
Lift iDe UP our hearts to
Thee.
Standing IN the liviRg pres
ent.
Memory and hope betiDeen,
Lord ne mould NTH deep
Thanksgiving
Praise Thee most for things
unseen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

mingle freely with peoples
more intellectually. socially
and culturally advanced. We
ascend by fine instincts and
good examples. but only God
Is superior.
BY and large the vast
majority Of American people
do recognize the underlying
ethics which are the founda-
ton Of the concepts Of
Christ. These are the funda-
mentals Of our mores.
Today we are reading and
hearing q great deal Of In
dividual conflicts, Of political
ambitions. legal technicali-
ties and constitutional rights.
but we are thinking and
feeling shamefully little Of
the one simple quality COM
mon TO every member Of the
living, vital human race
conscience.
AS q self-styled Christian
nation, we must all strive
toward realizing our ideal
concept Of Christianity. the
keynote Of which Il un-
selfishness.
Even Christ was forced 70
seize . lash to drive thieves
from the temple. 20 must w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT


When his portrait was be-
ing painted. Oliver Cromwell
insisted that all facial blem-
isnes be included-even q
disfiguring wart. Nothing was
70 be left out. Every line.
every blotch was to be there.
In very truth Il was to be
his likeness. Uncle Sans
countenanee Is being held UP
these days for all the world
to see. Il Is not an idealized
picture. The actual defects
are all there IN addition 70
Disbursements worse than
warts which are conjured up
in the minds Of Russian and
Chinese conspirators. They
attribute to America all the
ugly and nefarious practices
which are their stock IN
trade. But In addition 10 the
vile and vicious attributes
ascribed TO America in the
twisted propaganda Of the
Reds there Is also the candid
self-criticism by Americans
Of themselves which Is the
hallmark Of democracy. The
tlncovering Of acknowledged
faults Is q vital part Of truly
democratic behavior. The
most dangerous state Of any
nation is TO become incapable
Of self-criticism. II Is Q part
Of genuine democracy TO
constantly throw q scruti.
mixing searchlight upon &C
compliments, attitudes. acts
and customs which deny and
betray the faith which Is
America. Some Of these re-
vealing searchlights are in
the spires Of churches. in the
domes Of legislatures. In the
watchtowers Of q free press
and In the belfries Of public
schools In whose classrooms
truth Is sacred. II that light Of
constructive criticism should
ever be turned on by the
hand Of self-appointed cen
sors who are at heart trail
tors to freedom. then the
glory which Is America at
its best would take its place
with the grandeur which was
Rome.
Democracy is doomed with
out mirrors. Totalitarianism
has no use for looking
glasses. We must continue to
use ours and to profit by the
faults we see. Americas
role In this dread day Is not in
any claim Of perfection. which
she has not yet attained.
There was q recent Judgment
uttered from the Supreme
Court with which no citizen
dedicated to the American
dream could disagree. That
word was upon the lips of
Justice Felix Frankfurter.
He said. "Ours is the only
country in the worlds history
where men are bound to-
gether. not by q common
territory, not by a common
racial source or a single body
Of theological beliefs. We are
bound together by q sense Of
the ultimate simple decency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-06

under all skies, the ultimate
simple decency Of human
dignity.
A guide In Rome said to Q
friend Of mine that that en-
pire with all It's power fell in
spite Of the glory Of its past
because the Romans took too
many baths. That seemed 70
Q visitor q strange idea. for
wasn't cleanliness next to
godliness? So my friend
asked the smiling guide to
explain what he meant. He
then made q statement pro-
found in It's implications. He
said. The luxury Of baths
came TO be an end in itself.
The ruling class would not
give them up to serve the
nation. either ct home or In
the colonies. They wanted
only their baths and their
slaves" Ny friends COM
ment TO him was. yes, when
q people uses its power and
wealth to create more and
more comfort, the end Is in
sight" We need to say to
this day Of ours in its fran
tic search for comfort and
security that the manifest
destiny Of America is that
God has chosen her as the
channel Of His purpose hav-
ing to do with the ultimate
simple decency Of human
dignity. Because Of her
power and her principles she
has the awful ability to save
the race from degrading
serfdom. That distinction
lifts US TO no pedestals Of
lordship over others. There
was q period In her ado
lescence when some Ameri-
cans egotistically interpreted
her mission In such q boastful
way that someone from
abroad once suggested that 1t
was difiicult to get q good
picture Of the United States
because so many halos
blocked the cameras lens.
But now. In this time Of
her greatest might. and with
an awesome sense Of her
world mission-the burden Of
which she would gladly