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Evening star., 1958-05-15
ShriH Borks-Wronq Tree

With all Difference, we venture to
suggest that those Democrats who are
trying to capitalize on the Presidents
dispatch Of troops to the Caribbean
after the Caracas incident have en-
barked on what will prove to be the
most unrewarding political venture of
this generation.
Mr.. Eisenhower ordered the troops
sent to American bases within easy fly
ing range Of Venezuela as a precaution-
ary measure. It was made clear at the
time that they would not be sent to
Caracas unless the Venezuelan govern
ment requested assistance in protecting
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon from the
mobs.
This is very upSetting to some of
the Democrats. The Morse subcommit-
tee is going to investigate the action.
And the Oregon Senator will be consid-
crate enough to let Mr.. Nixon testify II
he wishes. Senator Smathers says the
worst thing we could do would be to
send in the Marines. He thinks that
would play into the hands of the Com
muniSts. Senator Jackson predicts that
the Russians will play up the move as
Yankee Imperialism" Senator Kefau-
yer thinks it will damage the relations
OF the United States with its neighbors
to the SOUTH
To all of which we say: Sheer nom
sense! Let's remember that the troops
were sent to American bases to await a
possible call for help from the Vene-
zuelan authorities. Let us also remem-
Der that Mr.. Eisenhower, at the time,
did not know whether the Venezuelans
would be able to protect the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Nixon from serious injury.
Perhaps the President should have
waited to see whether the mob was 60
Ing to storm the American Embassy and
drag Mr.. and Mrs. Nixon into the street.
But we don't think So And we don't
believe the American people will think
so, either.
If the Communists can make any
propaganda capital out of the PreSi-
dents decision, they are welcome to it.
We don't think they can-but they may
try to capitalize on what the Democrats
are saying about that decision.
Evening star., 1958-05-15
Hazardous Road

How many more deaths do
we have to have before some
action is taken by the State
of Maryland. which recently
has gone hog-wild in in
creasing taxes, toward Wild
ening of Model 1T" style
Route l08 between Olney
and Damascus?
I know of at least four
deaths on that road, includ-
ing the two recently. I per-
sonally have seen many
wrecked cars where deaths
did not occur. I also have
run off the side of the mar
row. obsolete pavement when
muddy and could not return
to the pavement, but into a
tree instead.
I know from personal ex-
perience that when you meet
a truck with dual rear wheels
you take to the dirt, which
generally is from two to six
inches lower than the ce-
ment. I am surprised more
have not died.
1t would take only an 18-
inch strip of macadam on
each side to help give one
protection when forced of.
The fact is. the whole route
to Glenmont is a disgrace as
an approach to the Nations
Capital, including the farce
between Olney and Glen
mont.
Milton III. HOWes.
Evening star., 1958-05-15
Not q Soft Life

~ wi
Articles which state that
the State Department appro-
PIRATES funds for such things
as swimming pools. play
grounds, language training in
a Riviera villa and refresh
mentS at soirees and parties.
are one of the reasons why
the American public is con-
fused about our foreign aid
and position abroad.
l have no doubt that the
public will consider these to
be totally unnecessary frills
which are a complete waste
of the taxpayers money. On
the surface, this may appear
true. but is it really? l do
not feel that anyone who does
not know the complete situa =
ton is in any accurate posi-
ton to judge. For instance,
! cannot see how a person
could judge the wisdom of
the purchase of an air con-
ditioner for a State Depart
ment family in Teheran un-
less he himself had actually
been in that city on a sizzling
July day and could tell for
himself whether an air con-
ditioner would be a necessary
expense.
How many of the people
who criticize the State De-
partment actions described in
the article, I wonder, have
actually lived in a foreign
capital and know how few
recreational activities there
are in many of them? don't
mean Paris or London, but
there is certainly no great
abundance of recreation in
such cities as the capitals of
Wet Nam, Cambodia, Laos.
Thailand or Burma, to name
the area most familiar to me.
Even New Delhi, India, where
we lived for three years,
couldn't compare to Wash
ington in that respect. Don't
think that embassy life Is o
Evening star., 1958-05-15
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

we SIlll uIlUeTSJdIlu WndL
real fresh eatableS mean.
The ubiquitous cookie was
the after-school thing when
we we're coming along.
Peanut butter was only .
gleam in somebody's eye.
The jelly sandwich, loaded
down with sugar, was served
up to the hungry youngster
at about $3.50 O'Clock, or may
be 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Jelly probably had no vita
minis, but it did have a nice
taste. and certain properties
of fresh grapes and the like.
In those days, neither
mothers nor children had
ever heard the word vita
min," which began life as
"vitamine" and then finally
dropped the "e." 1t was one
of the best delectations ever
made.
Peanut butter is liked by
gray squirrels, too.
The best way to serve it to
them is to make a small
square Of cardboard of the
thin variety, and spread the
delicacy on one side. then
bend it in the middle, so
that the butter is on the in
side.
The animal raises the little
book" in his paws, and
seems to be reading, as he
samples it.
The thinner the spread,
the better, for peanut butter
is a cloying food, as all con-
sumers know. Too much of
it at once literally clogs the
mouth and throat.
A squirrel eating too much
Of it at once is not a comical
sight to anybody in his right
mind. so if peanut butter is
served to one, it should be
put out in a niggardly
fashion.
Yet since it contains some
elements that make squir-
rels like sunflower seed, it is
a good food to give them, at
least now and then.
There seems to be a vital
link between peanut butter
and bread, which binds them
for the best eating effect. A
bit of jelly tends to take away
the clogging effect previously
mentioned.
The addition of anything
else, except butter. is a mis-
take. according to the ex-
perts. One hears of fearful
concoctions Of peanut butter,
chocolate and baked beans,
but that is something Of a
gustatory dissertation, as it
sounds.
Peanut butter sandwiches
and milk would make a good
diet for days at a time. We
knew a football player who
worked his way through col
lege on dates and milk.
Evening star., 1958-05-15
Prefers Small Cars

Though prefer to let
more logical minds than mine
occupy your letters column,
I could not refrain from
adding my own views on the
subject of "small cars" which
a local automobile salesman
attempted to disparage in
favor of the floating carriers
undoubtedly his salesmanship
found no difficulty. in loading
his customers with.
The point he, along with
the automobile trade in gen.
eral, seems to miss is that
the public is not so much
being carried away" by some
new tangled notion of half
price cars as they are want
ing cars which will give them
double, and often triple, the
mileage per gallon of gas
which our fantastically high
powered and extra large
American cars cannot give.
Do not let US ever be per-
suaded by the automobile
industry's claims that the
public demanded such high
powered engines, which are
unnecessary, nor by its claim
that the public even had so
much as a say-so in stretch
ing the length Of American
present-day cars.
If the foreign car manu-
facturerS can so effectively
compete with American car
manufacturers, despite the
excessively high tariffs i'm
posed on their products. and
still make profits land don't
think they are in the busi-
ness for their health alone)
then there is something
wrong with our American
businessmen. We have the
know-how, the materials, the
labor and the tools to COM
pete. Just as completely as
they have, despite the long,
threadbare cry and hue Of
the American automobile in
dustry that the foreign manu-
facturers' labor costs are so
much lower than our own.
Cheaper Transportation.
Evening star., 1958-05-15

Law Clerks Defended" by
Richard v. Darryn which
appeared in The Star of May
10. 1858, has come to my
attention. / think Mr.. Law
renee was completely justified
in his discrimination" in
selecting passages from the
recent New York Tim e S
Magazine, which selections
were apropoS, whereas the
other "in context" observa- =
tons were gratuitous and
opinionated flattery of the
group under consideration
and, therefore, did not rate
exploitation" by Mr.. Law
renee.
Concerning the blatant
dishonesty" charge which Mr..
Darryn hurled at Mr.. Law
renee I would say that any
body with reasonable intelli-
gence who reads Mr.. Law
rence's daily column aSSimi-
latively would agree with me
that such a charge is ridic-
ulous. After more than 30
years of this indispensable,
Informative, logical and
widely read commentary by
Mr.. Lawrence, I say the con-
tribution in behalf of un-
prejudiced and reasonable
conclusions concerning cur
rent topics of all natures. is
incalculably valuable to the
Nation as a whole. And if you
think his views do not carry
weight in important quarters
and secluded hooks" you are
palpably mistaken. His COM
ments regarding the present
Supreme Court of the United
States and on the general
and overall subject Of eco
nomics are authoritative and
superb.
My impressions regarding
the Supreme Court are not
formed accidentally nor are
they derived from personal
cronyiSm with any of the l8
young law clerks. 1t has been
my personal experience that
the brand Of justice dissent
mated from that branch of
the United States Govern
ment is not always in keep
ing with the United States
Constitution and the Bill of
Rights.
Evening star., 1958-05-15
THE POLITICAL MIL

BY GOULD LINCOLN

Harold +. Stassen's bis
gamble for the governorshir
OF Pennsylvania. his adaptive
State, win have its first an.
swer next Tuesday when the
Republican voters go 10 the
polls In q primary In which
they alone may participate
Mr.. Stassen does not regard
his present effort as a gam
ble." but as q crusade to
blow new life into a falterinl
Republican Party. dominated
by an inept and dictatorial
machine. He also believes
that he can give the State an
honest. efficient and progress
sive government. His op-
ponents. on the other hand,
attribute 10 the former Gov
ernor OF Minnesota only mo-
tives Of political ambition,
entirely personal. They in
sist he is running for Gov
ernor OF the old Keystone
State as a springboard for
q drive for q presidential
nomination in 1860.
Any way you look at IL,
Mr.. Stassen's incursion into
the Pennsylvania political
picture is really a gamble.
He made his decision to run
for Governor more than a
year ago, while he still was
President Eisenhower's spe-
cial assistant on disarma-
ment. He made 1t in the full
knowledge that he would ir-
ritate Republican organiza- =
ton leaders beyond measure
and that he would have al
most their united opposition
to him. It worked out that
way. None Of the 81 county
leaders gave him support. On
their part. they hand picked
a candidate for Governor
Arthur T. McGonigle, whose
only experience in politics
has been a brief Republican
Craftsmanship Of the States
finance committee.
Evidence Of a Following
On the surface, Mr.. Stas-
sens chances of success in
the coming primary appear
slim. However, there have
been evidences of a consid-
cradle personal following for
him. He, himself, claims that
private polls among the
''home voters" the rank
and file of the Republican
Party, have run as strong as
4 or 5 to / in his favor. If
these home voters turn out
on Tuesday to cast their bal
lots, Mr.. McGonigle. reputed
to be the largest pretzel
manufacturer in the country,
and the organization may be
in for an unpleasant surprise.
None Of the political wise
acres, including the news
paper men who have followed
politics in the State for a
long time-and this cam
paign particularly-give Mr..
Stassen anything more than
an outside chance to win
and by that I mean a 100 to /
shot. But long shots have
won before in American poll
tics.
For example, in 1948. few
persons would have bet a
plugged nickel that Harry S.
Truman would defeat for
mer Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
Of New York IN the presi-
Dental race-except those
who habitually play long
shots. And there weren't
too many of them in that
particular election.
Evening star., 1958-05-15

Also, political organizations
have been defeated before.
even IN Pennsylvania where
the organization for years
has counted strongly In both
the Republican and Demo-
cratic Parties. The late Gif-
ford Pinchot. ardent follower
OF President Theodore Roose-
welt, conservative par excel
lence. and a Progressive, twice
was elected Governor Of the
State. He bucked the organi-
zation. but he had some sup
port from the old Grundy or
ganization. Mr.. Pinchot, a
native OF Connecticut-just
as Mr.. Stassen is q native Of
Minnesota - was the last
really strong Governor Of the
State - except Senator Ed
ward Martin.
No Strong Issue
It is said that Mr.. StaSsen
has no strong issue. while
Mr.. Pinchot did. But both
were fighting to rescue the
Republican Party from domi-
nation by the @. o. P. ma
chine and to make 1t more Of
a peoples party. Mr.. Pin
chot's chance lay in the fact
there were strong partisan
factions In the organiza-
ton. Today there still are
factions, but they have united
for the most part in an ef-
fort to ward off victory by
the outsider-Mr. Stassen--
whom they know they could
not control II he were TO get
into the Statehouse in Har-
risburg.
Mr.. StasSen does have the
support of some strong Re-
publicans in the State-men
who have in some cases held
Office. Indeed, some Of them
are running on the Stassen
ticket, so called, as opposed
to the ticket headed by Mr..
McGonigle, which was picked
in its entirety by the county
and other organization lead
ers in a close huddle. The
Stassen candidate for Sem
ator is Weldon B. Hepburn.
a former State Senator, for
mer Auditor General, and
former State Treasurer. Mr..
Hepburn wanted to be chosen
by the organization for the
Senate nomination, but the
organization picked Repre-
sentative Hugh Scott Of
Philadelphia. The Stassen
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor is Frank c. Hill
ton, prominent in veteran
circles. once chairman of
the Young Republicans Of
Pennsylvania, a member Of
the State cabinet in 1882.
The fourth man on the Stas-
sen ticket is DR.. Albert r.
Pechan, a State Senator.
The contention of the po-
litical observers is that in a
primary, with a light vote
out, the organization will
swamp an independent can
didate like Mr.. StaSsen, and
it may be true. He on the
other hand exudes confidence
that enough of his own sup
porters and opponents of the
organization will go to the
polls to give him victory.
If Mr.. StaSsen loses, what
will be his political future?
If he wins this primary fight.
he must go on to compete,
in all probability. with Demo-
cratic Mayor David L. Law
renee Of Pittsburgh, a tough
egg in any contest.
Evening star., 1958-05-15
HARVARD STREET.

Dear Sir:
II remember when I was a
kid getting a great big peanut
butter sandwich when I came
home from school.
Nothing ever tasted so
good since, and I wonder If
children still love this de-
light.
when I was young, I
seemed to be hollow inside;
I guess children still are.
Somebody wrote a poem
or something about the hol-
lowmen. or the hollowland, I
forget which, and I always
thought I belonged.
Let me know about peanut
butter, please.
Sincerely. ANGELINE D."
4 =
Peanut butter and ice
cream, despite the recession,
still sell at the old rate, or
even better.
These two delicacies the
American people refuse to
give up.
The peanut butter sand
wich has been found to be
chock full Of vitamin B-1,
a necessity in carbohydrate
digestion.
This famous vitamin also
soothes the nerves, and has
something or other to do with
brain power.
So the little ones were
right in demanding more
peanut butter sandwiches, a
taste their elders sometimes
INDUCED in, too.
X y
The peanut is a deceptive
goober, as it is sometimes
called.
1t is not exactly a nut, nor
precisely a bean, but it seems
to partake Of good qualities
of both.
The rich taste and fra
GRANGE are unforgettable,
something on the order Of
sassafras root.
The latter, by the way, is
now sold in celophane bags,
all done up with an ingredi-
ent to keep it from molding.
In the old days, such re-
flnements we're not deemed
necessary.
You could buy sassafras at
the old Center Market from
kind old ladies who said it
was good for what allied you,
whatever that was.
In springtime, especially,
sassafras root made into a
tea was supposed to clear the
blood and so the skin, after
the long winter without fresh
fruits and vegetables.
After this winter, we Of to-
day know more about the old
time winters than before;
though we have more fresh
things all the year round,
Evening star., 1958-05-15

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Writers correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1958-05-15

whom we affect TO disdain
lacks much in dignity and
most certainly is not a mark
Of superiority.
Evening star., 1958-05-15

dom in a friendly country be destroyed
by unfriendly foreign Intervention.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-10-31

and Asian movements in tho un.
ion,
Also South African officials
were stli Snartsng from UN crit.
icts,ns Of the official policy o.
apartheia
The predominant here currently
Is that the Verwoerd Admhistra.
tieu hopes TO lessen information.
.M eriticism by dropping the
charges against the ninety-one acs
euscd persons
However, correspondents from
the African countries assert thar
there ia a likelihood Of another
trial 90 harass the African and
Indian leaders in the Union For
il the leaders of African and In
dian protest movements are aetus
ally under formal indictment their
physical movement in the untou
can ho legally restricted in terms
of South African law
The soecalled "facc.saving ges.
,urc has hardly changed the Al
titude ol honest diplomats n ono
Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-10-31
UNITED NATIONS
NEWS

United Nations, NY. tANpj --
Diplomats observed curiously the
Union Of South Afrca'a decision
to drop the treason" charges
against ~ Africans. Aaiana. and
Europeans who had protested over
the years against the lnplcmepta.
tlon ~ the complete aparthoid
policy
info nation from Pretoria
South Africa revealed that the
government prosecutor. Oswald
PROV, withdrew the charges on
the grounds that the legal nrru
ments supposedly were not short
cnluE the trial
The case began back m pecsm.
ber 1856 when the slriIdou Nd
mlalatratlgn ordered the arrest ~
tio peruana and authorized raids
by South African police on offices
~ the African National Congress
md The Indian National Congress
The moves were part and parcel
n a yindic,lve attitude ~ Mezzra
strijdpw Vcfwpvfd ana swaff
Who IN their reapeetiyo tDlsH uf
Prime Minister Minister for Ma.
tive Affslrs, and Minister u tHa
iicc were determined % cruAh
Tho growing unity u both African
Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-10-31

is 60 Judge by the debate in tho
Special Political Committee of the
uN General Assembly,
mdoncsian delegate. tamertus
n raiar warned the committee
members that the new aparthotd
legislation in the Union had wor-
sened and damaged tho position
og the non whites, who constituted
SO percent oy the union's popula
u0n.
"rhe people VIII rarase % accept
the situation, he soberly warned,
ana viii Join forces with anti
colonial movements that are
sweeping over Asia and Africa Z"
over ln the rruateeahip tathl
committee hdia'a Y * krishna
Mcnen hitterly opposed a move Go
partition south West Africa al
most Incorporated In the linton
of south Afriea's economy
he argued ~rhe action win give
South Aerica the richest part Of
the territory and will merely place
more Africans under the apart
Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-10-31

portunities for all / am sure the
new plant win long stand as
monument 70 the i'm presstve
measure Of success you and those
associated with you, SO richly de-
serve
DO hope and believe il may
prove 20 be another stepping stone
Cor you % greater service, In the
cause Of law order justice, peace
and brotherhood on an levels local.
state national and international
Carl Ryan. Secretary Treasurer
World Peace Association, Jenkins,
Minnesota.
Best wishes 10 you and your
staff MIR. and Mrs. a. =. Andcr-
son, IT. Paul Mimi
Congratulations on your beauti-
ful building We wish you many
years OF continued success Ben
and Jewell Alexander, ST. Paul
| Minnesota.
] have watched the progress OF
your wonderful papers, May your
papers have many more years of
growth aud prosperity II brings
many happy hours to so many
both locally and nationally Lulu
Cratic Barquet,e, Benton Iarbor
Mich.
II IL my sincere wish that the
dedication Of your office and plant
win be a grand success In every
way. for a grand guy who has
done a grand ioh with the spokos-
man and Recorder newspapers for
the citizens Of Minnesota John
NJ. Ia Coste. Gashland, Me.
You surely are due an the joy
and success. that's coming 70 you
Ethel y. Brigham, Kansas city,
Mo
There is no friend know who
il more deserving Of success than
you I frequently recall the days of
long ago when YOU were struggling
t0 get under way. and / WAS enc
OF your correspondents. In this
hour Of your great accomplish
mcnt. be assured that none who
know you and have worked
with take Rreater pride than
4. Joseph y. Albright, Director
Public Relations Mcharry Medical
College. Nashville, Tenn.
We arc happy to be able "a con-
Rratulate very fine paper and
staff / have not read a better
paper anywhere Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus jackson, Minneapolis,
Hearty congratulations and best
wishes Elizabeth Hall, st. Paul.
You have our best wishes for
continued success Rev. and Mrs.
Floyd Massey, Jr., ST. Pant
We hope you are even more sue
ceasfIa IN your nosg quarters
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. .. Robinson,
Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-10-31


The publishing firm now in its
2lth year was established in 1884.
the first issue Of each paper ap-
pearing under the date-line OF
August 10, 1884.
The new home Of the two papers
is in addition to offices in the
Globe Building in ST. Paul for
readers and advertisers OF the 81.
Paul RECORDER.
The building located at sT44
Fourth Avenue South is a hand
some one story, all modern struc-
ture having approximately 1000
square feet Of space.
Despite the fact the building is
located In Minneapolis, the st.
Paul RECORDER readers are as
excited about il as the Minneapolis
SPOKESMAN supporters.
Evidence Of the interest and
Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-10-31

good wishes Of the people who
have been patrons OF the papers
through the almost quarter Of
a century Of publishing effort are
in the many messages which have
come to Cecil Newman. editor,
and publisher and founder OF tne
two newspapers.
Some OF the comments received
in the mail in the past two weeks
read.
In editing and publishing the
Spokesman and Recorder papers
you have labored long, faithfully
and well, in the best interests OF
our fellowmen and II warns the
hearts Of all of us to know Of your
sacrifices. your courage and high
ideals and your devotion 20 prin-
ciples OF fair play and equal OPP