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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30

1t was decided definitely to have
public hearings to look into the
problem. But, he added. no
specific date has yet been fixed
for opening the hearings.
On the Senate side, it was
learned the Buildings and
Grounds Subcommittee of the
Senate public works unit also
plans to investigate. Both
Chairman Chavez of the full
Senate group and Senator Nc
Namara of the subcommittee
are known to be making inquiry
plans.
Projects Eere Considered
Involved in the House discus
sion behind closed doors this
morning, it was explained by Mr..
Jones. were the lease-purchase
projects in the Washington area
already approved by House and
Senate Public Works Commit
tees and sent to General Services
Administration for action, in
GLIDING the award of contracts.
Mr.. Jones said the figures be-
fore his unit for the Washington
area showed a total of $780,
475.000.
These projects have previous
" been designated specifically
and made public.
During the meeting today, Mr..
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Iaffidavits and filed suits chal-
longing the right of the State
Department to require them.
Attorney Leonard B. Boudin
of New York. represented Kent
and Dr.. Briehl. He argued the
Secretary of State has no au-
thority to classify American
citizens by establishing one
group that can travel and an
other group that cannot travel. |"
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dent; Joseph A. Kenlon, secre-
tary treasurer; the Rev. Ray
mond Hoffman, chaplain; S,
Magruder Dent, chief; William
F. Howell, assistant chief, and
E. John Robey, captain.
Also, George Gray, first lieu
tenant; Martin Turner, second
lieutenant; Bunky Wilson, SER
geant; William Farren, engin-
eer: Robert Martin, assistant en-
giner, and Mr.. Hoffman, fire
marshall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
Congress to Probe Delay
In National BuiIdinu Plan

Charges of delay Of the Governments big building
throughout the country under purchase procedure
will be investigated by House Senate subcommittee
This disclosed today following closed-door Of
the House Public Works Subcommittee Public Buildings
Grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
Firemen in Accokeek
To Install Officers

Samuel H. Conley will be in
stalled Saturday as president of
the Accokeek MD Volunteer
Fire Department and Rescue
squad.
Other officers to be installed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
Red Woes in Poland

The internal woes of Poland'S in
dependence minded Communist regime
now have been set forth with excep-
tional frankness by Wladyslaw Gomulka,
the party boss: In a speech just made
public in Warsaw, he has declared that
the partyS whole structure is honey
combed with corrupt and warning ele-
ments, and he has called for thorough
going houSecleaning-a purge of sorts
that would cut in half the present Red
membership of about Ia million.
This drastic action has become nee
essary, according to Mr.. Gomulka, be-
cause the present situation within the
Polish Communist Party is one Of "ide-
illogical, moral and organizational de-
cay" In other words, as he has put it,
too many members are opportuniStS, or
crooks. or drunkardS, or brawlerS, and
the rest are divided into doctrinal Sta
liniStS and anti-StaliniStS who are con-
Stantly feuding and thus causing an
immense amount of morale-d destroying
confusion.
Indeed, in Mr.. GomulkaS words, the
situation Is so bad that among the Polish
Reds themSelveS-not TO mention the
mass of the population-there now ex-
lists strong atmosphere of doubt about
the possibility Of building" workable
system of MarXist socialism in the coun-
try. This is another way of saying that
In Poland the party itself has lost con-
fidence in its ability to rule and that
far-reaching measures will have to be
taken II communism, even in its more
or less liberalized Warsaw form, is to
survive.
Mr.. Gomulka is thus in an altogether
llncnviable position. On the one hand
with heavy Soviet armed power lodged
In his country. he must reckon every day
with the possibility that the Kremlin
will resort to savage, Hungary-like ac-
ton in case he fails to keep Poland in
line with Moscow. And on the other
hand, wholly apart from having to deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
No Time to Panic

DR.. S. Fred Singer of the University
of Maryland is not politician pleading
partisan cause. He is respected astro-
physicist who has had a leading role In
our satellite research program. He is
not in charge of the Vanguard project
but he is close enough to it to know what
he is talking about, and we think his
observations on the position of the
United States relative to Russia are
worthy of some attention
DR.. Singers views have been set
forth in a copyrighted interview with
U. S. News and World Report. He was
interviewed after Sputnik began to
circle the earth and before Sputnik II
was launched. He anticipated the sec
ond satellite, however, and we doubt
that its successful launching has ma
terially changed his thinking.
Speaking purely of satellites" DR..
Singer does not believe the Russians are
very far ahead of us. He thinks they
beat us to the punch, after some 10
years of effort, by embarking on crash
program about eight months ago. He
insists, however, that had we wanted
to do so I'VE certainly could have
launched satellite before Russia" He
also takes a dim view of some of the
more panicky suggestions now being
heard. On this point DR.. Singer said:
think we should give support to those
people In our Government who are trying
to keep us from going off half-cocked in
all directions They need support
81 he A,..I1a -
money into all sorts of projects which, if
carried all the way, would bankrupt us,
probably.
] am convinced that we are doing quite
we'll in our missile development programs
and about on par with the Russians I
think there are good. honest people in them;
they are working as hard as they can they
are serious and think they should be sup
ported.
AS far as space-f1ight projects are con-
cerned, am convinced that we can set up
and should set up an imaginative program
based on existing missiles and existing
hardware" as the word goes which would
be more than an answer to the existing
Russian success We should do that in
fact. but 1t does demand that we cut across
the service boundaries and use what is
available irrespective of whether it's
Navy, Army or Air Force objective.
This, of course, is one mans opinion.
But the man is competent scientist,
not special pleader for the Eisenhower
administration. He is talking about the
immediate future, not about a situation
which may confront us five or ten years
from now, and we think he ought to be
heard. This is no time for the United
States to lose its perspective, and the
things DR.. Singer says should be bal
anced against the fervent but vague
demand that the President, or somebody
jump up and do something"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05

with extremely difficult domestic eco
nomic problems-which have led him to
seek more aid from the United States
he must reckon with the fact the over
whelmingly Catholic Polish people
loathe communism and are always
pressing for more and more freedom.
This is a situation that exists, in
varying degrees, in all Of the Soviet cap
tive lands. But it is especially acute in
Poland-so acute, in fact, that Mr.. Go
mulka, as If unable to hide it, has made
a point of calling attention to it and
openly admitting that he is gravely wor-
ried by it. In its own way, it constitutes
a spectacular symptom of restiveness
everywhere behind the Iron Curtain. and
the Kremlin itself must find it more
than little disturbing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
Co-ordinoted Justice

Juvenile Court judges of the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area have taken
commendable step toward co-opera-
tive and co-ordinated regional attack
on juvenile delinquency. BY organic
ing voluntarily the Washington Metro
politan Area Council of Juvenile Court
Judges, they have given recognition to
the fact that the delinquency prob
lem knows no boundaries. The whole
metro" community is concerned with
the effectiveness or ineffectiveneSs of
efforts to control teen-age hoodlumism
and crime in any part of the area.
Frequently the Washington court
has before it cases involving youths
from more than one of the government
tai jurisdictions in the area, or involv-
ing depredations committed in several
jurisdictions. In such cases it would be
helpful to authorities in all commune
ties concerned to have a close working
arrangement among court stats. 1t
was with a view to bringing about
such teamwork that the judges of juve-
nile tribunals in the District, in Arling-
ton, Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties and in Alexandria
have held a number of conferences,
leading to a permanent organization.
Each of the courts will familiarize it
self with the procedures and policies of
the others. And the judges and STATS
of each court will hold regular meetings
for the discussion of mutual problems
that cut across boundary lines. This is
another sensible move toward INTERRUPTS
dictional understanding and co-opera-
ton in the realm of local government
in Greater Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
Police Heorinq

Your reporting of the hear
ing of the complaints made
by the NAACP is excellent.
However, as a citizen 1 should
be remiss in my duties If l
we're not to protest the entire
proceeding. Since when in
these United States can a mi
nority group such as the
NAACP charge the police
chief and all police officers
with brutality and then not
have a scintilla of evidence or
testimony to back it up?
I believe that the NAACP
owes an open letter of apology
to Chief Murray and all his
officers for their f alse
charges. They have produced
woman with a l00-arrest
record and others whose tes-
timony in court would be
impossible to believe.
Martin P. Black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
'FHqht to Suburbs

Recently a city planner
bewailed the fact that WASH
ington and other large cities
were developing a population
pattern that BODIED i'll for the
future. He did not like the
idea of a core of low-income
citizens surrounded by rings
of middle and upper income
people. He thought something
should be done to halt this
flight to the suburbs" He
even suggested that some
move should be made to cor
rect the present situation by
securing the return Of some
of these suburbanites to the
city.
Some people say this cam
not be done. but the solution
is simple. Get a decision by
the Supreme Court, and then
call on the 10lst Airborne
Division. and the problem is
solved. Elmer c. Helm.
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Orville s. Poland.
Bio Town

I would like to join the
feud of the two great cities
of Washington, D. c. and
New York City. They are
so very different that 1t is
interesting to even have a
comparison made.
To tell the truth, l enjoy
cd Betty Beale's comments
OF October 25 very much in
deed. I thought she was
quite justified in her opin-
ions. The lovely queen Of
England and her prince had
been to the Nations Capital
and been entertained in the
White House as well as at
other State functions and
had also been hosts at the
British Embassy. The Queen
appeared in beautiful gowns
At all of these occasions and
was a very gracious guest.
Our newspapers and the
radio and TV commenta-
tors covered each event eff
GENTLY and with dignity.
However. when the Queen
attended the banquet at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
School for Thinking

A New York City local of the Broth
erhood Of Electrical Workers has been
worried that high wages and steady
employment may be making its mem
bers too complacent. 1t feels that they
should have greater intellectual curl
osity, do bit more thinking, and we
suppose that even a modest amount
of thinking effectively destroys COM
placency. So II the brotherhood does
not want its members to become too
contented, it probably is on the right.
track
Having established its premise, the
union has come up with novel method
for gaining it's objective. 1t has set up
a school for thinking-not only with
free board, lodging and tuition, but
with wage of $l40 per week to those
who enroll. 1t has been a popular inno-
vation-with more than 400 potentially
complacent electricians enrolled for one
week each since last June. Courses are
given in such subjects as psychology,
SemanticS. economics and history. The
school day begins at $50 am. and
ends at Sis PIMA span that would
bring overtime pay to nonthinking cleo
tricianS.
Actually, the union project is not
without merit. The men eligible for
enrolment in this unique school are
top-rated craftsmen, members of an i'm
portant segment in our society. Open
ing new horizons of intellectual curl
oSity could make them more useful
citizens on their jobs and in their COM
munities And little less complacency
would be highly desirable these days,
for electricians and everybody else.
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DOG in the Sky

Sputnik II was assured of close at
tention from the moment of its launch
ing. But the Russians couldn't leave
we'll enough alone. BY putting a dog
aboard, they have made the satellite an
object of sentimental concern all over
the world. The news stories, in defer
ence to dog lovers, all begin with a
report on Laika's condition
The British, detached above all
other nations, calm in any calamity
not involving animals, went to pieces on
hearing that there was a dog whirling
around over their heads. They stormed
the Soviet Embassy in protest. Here the
humane societies are being consulted as
oracles. Will Laika survive? Will she
parachute back safely?
The Russians to whom Laika is
apparently merely another anonymous
servant of the state, facelesS, expend-
able, evidently were taken aback by
this passionate interest in her welfare.
1t took several hours to establish her
sex and her name. 1t must be discon-
certing for the SovietS to have brought
off this astounding scientific triumph
only to find the world hammerng at
their doors for information about
shaggy dog
Dogs, whether dog lovers like 1t or
not, are used in scientific experiments
even in this country. But the Russians,
by rocketing Laika to prominence
unique in canine history, have put
themselves on the spot. If Laika re-
turns safe and sound, which now seems
unlikely. much will be forgiven. But If
she becomes lost dog the Soviets will
hear again from those who scorn the
use of mans best friend as tranSmitter
of scientific information. Laika, either
way, has lofty destiny. She has, for
the moment, swallowed Sputnik the
Second.
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Space Objective

In August, 1855. the Lon
don Daily Mail quoted
United States expert DR.. I.
M. Levitt" as saying that
the space plan would be a
good substitute for war" This
is the international Geo.
physical Year. in which all
nations have embarked on a
vast cooperative plan of
earth study.
The Russians launched
Sputnik without due consid-
Grafton of this cooperative
effort. and some are vaunt-
ing it as an instrument of
war. Our President, in speak
ing of the Russian satellite,
stated that we in the United
States did not consider our
selves in a race with any ma
ton in our satellite program.
We should not be fright
ened and should not lose sight
Of our detectives. The Rus
sian satellite is still circling
the earth. We can't stop that.
But what We can do is get
right down to brass tacks,
forget juvenile rivalry, and
speed on our course. Inter-
planetary travel. interplane-
tary communication and in
terplanetary visitors may
soon open a vast new world
to us.
But in the meantime. Dr..
Levitt has given us an i'm
mediate objective.
nj, ]. HI,
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Of how many glasses a day
one should consume.
Honest water drinking has
begged down on this aspect
of the matter, when all the
time what is necessary is
simply a stern edict, and a
practical method.
Our old friend, Templeton
Jones, sometimes mentioned
here, has his own peculiar
method.
Some years ago, while sur
veying himself in his mirror,
he decided that he looked too
dry.
This casual inspection came
after he had noted the with
cred aspect of a good friend
some years his junior.
If he could look so with
cred. Jones thought, I ought
to do something about it.
Jones always makes these
jumps, from one person to
another. applying somebody
else's rules to his own case,
or vice versa, whatever that
means. People have been
using vice versa" so long
that they commonly do not
stop to realize that, as
usually used, it means moth
ing at ALL
The Jones system OF fore
ing himself to. drink water
is to keep q glass at the
office.
This honest utensil may
not shine so much there.
since 1t gets no daily cleans
ing. but 1t serves the pur-
pose just the same.
Jones keeps his tumbler,
as he calls 1t in his old
fashioned way, right where
he can See 1t when he sits
down at his desk.
There is still enough shine
in 1t to catch the morning
sun. and each wink it gives
says. as plainly as words:
Drink water. my friend"
Temp Jones says this is
what 1t says; and he is
usually right. we have found.
at least in the smaller
aspects Of his own life. The
grand decisions he leaves to
the experts. as We all must.
but when it comes to how TO
run his own affairs. that is
another matter. q Jones
matter, Temp says.
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is asbestos made
Oft. l.
A. Asbestos, remarkably
heat resistant and unburn-
able, is the fibrous form OF
several minerals such as SER
pentine, amosite, and trem-
ohte. Long fibers are woven
into fabrics for brake Innings,
firemen's suits. theater cur
tains, etc. Short fibers are
moulded into sheets for in
sulation. or mixed with ce-
ment for roofing shingles.
wallboard, etc. Today the
United States leads the world
in asbestos products manu-
facture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
Alert Iqnored?

Were it not so serious it
would be amusing to hear
the historical cries of GER
tain "Johnny-come-lately"
Democratic Senators for a
congressional Investigation of
the administrations missile
program. In April, 1856. one
of their colleagues on the
other side of the aisle arose
from his seat and addressed
the Senate in part as follows:
Despite all the warnings
about Communist guided
missile progress, we have
still received no assurance
from our own Government
that the United States is
going all-out in an effort to
catch up with the Soviet
Union. On the contrary. we
know that the chief pro-
ponent of a crash guided
missile program, Mr.. Trevor
Gardner. lost his job two
months ago because he advo-
Gated that we go about d.
We cannot afford to stake
our country's life on a mere
hope that the executive
branch is doing what must
be done to save it. Congress
must know the facts.
Therefore I suggest
that we set up a joint con-
gressional committee with
full subpoena powers to in
vestigate the guided missile
program, and to keep a vigil
liant eye on its progress. {.
This investigation must be
intensive and exhaustive
and conducted with all pos
Sible haste. :"
Did Senators Symington,
Jackson and Mansfield APP
plaud and rush to offer the
speaker their support? In
deed they did not. for they
we're too busy crucifying the
Nations number one fighter
against communism - Sem
ator Joseph r. Mccarthy.
Old Reactionary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05

California G. O. p. Closes Ranks
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Closing of r republican
ranks in California for the
gubernatorial race next year
can be regarded only as a
major political accomplish
ment for the @. o. P. 1t has
been accomplished, however.
and the field left clear for
Senator William F. Know
land, minority leader of the
Senate. to seek the guber-
Material nomination of his
party in the primary election
next spring. Gov. Knight,
who had announced his in
tention to run for reelection
and threatened a devastating
fight against Senator Know
land, is stepping aside for the
sake of party harmony.
The heed for Republican
victory in California next
year il the G. o. p. is to
have a chance for the
presidential election in 1860
has become more and more
apparent. California has be-
come a key State - the Sec
ond largest in population.
And as of today, the two fore
most presidential possibili-
ties for the Republican Party
are both Californians, Vice
President Nixon and Senator
Knowland. The election of a
Democratic Governor and
Democratic Senator in Cali
fornia would be a bitter blow
to the prospects Of both,
more so for the Senator, but
also a blow to the Vice
President. The Senator,
having failed to carry his
own State for Governor,
probably would be sunk po-
litically. While this would
leave Mr.. Nixon on the top
of the Republican heap in
California, a 1858 Democratic
victory in California would
do him no good.
Takes Political Risk
Vice President Nixon. who
has worked hard to bring
peace in the Republican pic
ture in California and to
whom much of the credit for
that peace must be given, has
preferred to take the risk of
Knowland opposition for
the presidential nomination
in 1860 rather than the risk
of a Democratic gubernatorial
victory next year. growing out
of a bitter primary fight be-
tween Senator Knowland and
Gov. Knight and its possible
repercuSsions in the general
election next November. This
is wise political thinking,
certainly for the Republican
Party, and probably for
Nixon. While Senator Know
land has insisted there is
no deal between himself
and the Vice President.
he also has refrained from
making a nat declaration
that under no circumstances,
If he were elected Governor
would he be available for a
presidential nomination in
1860. No one knows what the
next two and a half years
may hold, and the California
Senator would not be expect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05

The need for water as one
grows older is not commonly
realized.
We are such things as
dreams are made of. true.
but another poet assessed
us otherwise. Girls are made
of sugar and spice and every
thing nice; boys, of snails and
puppydog tails. etc.
Although increased water
drinking cannot altogether
cure drying skin. fading hair
and tissues, it can help a
great deal. In this world
help is all we can ask of any
thing.
Water makes up such a
large part of our bone and
fiber that we would not be
presentable without it.
Water is us, in a sense.
+
So why not take plenty Of
1t?
Nobody lectures you, If you
drink water, even when it is
full of poisons, such as
fluorides, and bleaching COM
pounds. such as chlorine.
These things are necessary.
we are told, to keep us all
from dying from the effects
OF impure water.
We pay our water tax. and
take our choice Of our poison.
At any rate. we get liquid
into our systems, where 1t is
very much needed.
The older we grow, the
more we need moisture. and
vet in our middle and older
ages we commonly shrink
from 1t.
Or do we?
Some would dispute this,
but we mean water.
Water cleanses us from sin,
on the outside. and from
products OF our own metab-
olism. inside.
IAN sound and fury. mean
ing nothing" said the great
poet, but he wasn't talking
about water and its effects
on man or woman.
II a bird won't sing, make
him sing
So says a proverb, imme-
diately counteracted by an
other proverb, as is so often
the case:
You can lead a horse to
water, but you can't make
him drink.
Older people are almost as
stubborn as these useful
four-footed animals"
They want nothing so little
as water, clear. cold water.
They refuse to take 1t, unless
it is colored and sweetened.
and made so that caffeine
gives a kick.
Water drinking demands
stern lectures to the self.
1t is not enough TO know
or even believe that as one
grows older he should drink
more water.
What is necessary is Arm
instruction to the precious
self, demanding that some
method be worked out in the
matter.
One does not have to take
sides in the eternal question