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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
THE POLITICAL MILL
President Eisenhower, No Conniver
BY GOULD LINCOLN

them. but undoubtedly has q
number In mind. including
members Of his cabinet. a
Governor here and there.
and members Of Congress.
Nixon Free 10 Run
Where does all this leave
Mr.. Nixon His hands are
tied-but for how long7
President Eisenhower Ia the
first Chief Executive Of the
United States prohibited.
under the two-term amend
ment OF the Constitution.
from seeking reelection.
Since his chief cannot run.
even II he wished 10. Mr..
Nixon is perfectly free TO an
nounce his own candidacy
and TO get into the presi-
dental primaries OF many Of
the States in the spring Of
1860. So. Mr.. Nixon will be
guided in announcing his
candidacy by what he may
consider proper timing. At
present he is regarded as al
most certain to have the
nomination. Republican de-
feat in California next No
vember-for Governor-and
Republican victory in New
York, also for Governor.
could complicate things for
the Vice President. But it is
clear that Mr.. Nixon can get
into the race for the presi-
dental nomination openly at
any time, without facing any
charge of disloyalty to Mr..
Eisenhower.
Undoubtedly the President
will be pulled and hauled to
support this or that candi-
date for the presidential
nomination - whether Mr..
Nixon is a candidate or not.
Undoubtedly, too, Mr.. Eisen-
hover will prefer to see nomi-
mated a candidate who has
the same political philosophy
he has, a man who would
seek to carry on in support
of the Eisenhower program.
Some Presidents in the past
used all their powerful in
fluence to nominate their
successors. Andrew jackson
put across the nomination OF
his Vice President, Martin
Van Buren,. Theodore Roose-
welt demanded and obtained
the nomination of his Secre-
tary of War, William Howard
Taft. Franklin D. Roosevelt
never faced the selection Of
a Democratic presidential
nominee to succeed him. But
he did give Senator Harry
S. Truman the nod for the
vice presidential nomination
and he succeeded Mr..
Roosevelt. Woodrow Wilson,
an i'll man. kept his hands
off in 1920, and so did Calvin
Coolidge in 1923. President
Truman finally stepped in to
bring about the nomination
of Adlai Stevenson in 1852.
Perhaps in the end President
Eisenhower may feel it his
duty, should there be a real
contest, to state a choice. If
Vice President Nixon should
be SO far out in front for the
nomination he could not be
caught, the President would
do nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01

regarded the boards goal OF a 3O-to-l
ratio between pupils and teachers In the
elementary schools as "too ideallstic."
We do not agree that such a goal is too
idealistic or that II Is unattainable. And
we hope the board is right In It's indi-
Gated belief that the present ratio OF
S3.4 TO can be appreciably reduced by
concentrating the available funds on
the elementary schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
Quiet on Potomac

There seems to be rela-
lively little public interest
in the problems of Metro
politan Area water supply
and Potomac River pollution
being studied by the Bible
committee Joint Congress
sional Committee on Wash
ington Metropolitan Prob
lems) compared with the
Route 240 location or the
Constitution Avenue Bridge
location, for example. This
is strange because the con-
sequences to the taxpayers
purse, his health and the
amenities of his immediate
environment are much more
affected by the river prob
lens than by the highway
problems. Perhaps this lack
of interest exists because the
problem has not been clearly
stated.
Largely because Of esti-
mated future water require
ments projected by the
United States Corps of Engi-
neers, there is general ac-
ceptance of the idea that we
must hasten to build some
large dams. Actually, there
are two very different solu-
lions to the pollution and
water problem.
/. Continue to dump par
TALLY treated sewage into the
Potomac and then flush it
past the Metropolitan Area
by means of an adequate flow
of water in the river. To
guarantee this adequate flow,
one or more dams will even
tually have to be con-
structed; either nearby, such
as the proposed River Bend
Dam, or in the headwaters
of the Potomac. This is the
present Corps of Engineers
proposal.
2. Provide complete sewage
treatment in the Metropoli-
tan Area and at least sec
ondary treatment on the
upper river so that the Po-
tomac from Seneca Lake"
on down to Indian Head is
actually clean-clean enough
for swimming and boating.
The pure effluent returned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
THIS AND THAT
Bv CHARLES + TPAcEWEII

Reject the others until
they no longer exist for you.
In this way, 1t will be pos
sible to see the magnificent
things. as our correspondent
puts it.
The way the wind blows
Winds and their move
ments have always intrigued
poets and those readers who
have the minds and DISPOSE
tons of poets in them.
These can see the wind, as
it comes. To them it has
body. face and maybe hands,
it is not Just a bare force
blowing blindly where it lists.
Finding something amusing
in life must depend on ones
self. Other people may spark
the fun, but the laughing
mind must be there, in the
first place. 1t is commonly
called a sense Of humor II
one has it, we'll and good; If
not, there seems to be no
good way to acquire it.
Attempts to induce non
humorous persons to be funny
are a waste of time. Humor-
GUS writing never appeals to
them. They invariably miss
the point, as the saying is, or
worse. put a wrong construc-
ton on otherwise plain words.
The happy mover through
time and space laughs be-
cause this is a laughing uni
verse, at bottom, and if he
does not find it so he is lost,
and time means nothing to
him, one way or another.
The moving clock hand
ticks. and neither man nor
fate can change a tick of it.
There is no need to change
anything, if we accept every
thing as it is, not as we might
like it to be; if we demand
nothing of the universe but
what the universe has to
give; If we put love first and
hate last, if we insist on phi
loSophy above fight and
flight, if we laugh because we
find humor everywhere in
even the strangest situations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
Delinquency Debate

The letter "Curbing De-
linquency," from muel
Lightman, no doubt will
bring a variety of answers.
1t costs so much to educate
a child that it is best that he
be in class during the first
half of the day, when he is
more receptive to learning,
which also makes the job
easier for our overworked
teachers in their overcrowded
classrooms.
Mr.. Lightman's suggestion
that our teachers teach from
/ to 7 or 2 to 8 pm. would
only encourage more teachers
to leave their professions.
They are underpaid and
many are now seeking better
paid positions and such hours
would only encourage them to
seek jobs with more normal
hours.
The problem of Juvenile
delinquency will not be solved
by a 2-to-8 school shift.
They'll just stay out later at
night and sleep later in the
morning. A juvenile delin-
quent is rarely an honor stu
dent or a student inclined to
study. I believe it is a prob
lem that begins early with a
child within his home. Many
of these children who are do
ing poorly in school should be
given the opportunity at vo-
cational training instead Of
forcing them to learn some
thing beyond them. and in
their Illustration they quit
school without an adequate
education or any training for
a trade. I believe this train
ing is available within the
District of Columbia. but IL
very few suburban areas.
This is one of Americas
most serious problems and
requires much professional
study.
Ernlrr nnnN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
BeIittIes Big Three

Isn't it about time to put
the kibosh on the invidious
expression big Three" to
designate the United States.
France and Britain?
1t never meant much but
now, with numerous serious
continuing disagreements
among them and no accord
on anything tangible of i'm
portance, it is little more
than a hollow mockery.
To be thus linked up with
a couple of relics of past
greatness adds nothing to
Americas prestige. Rather is
it a belittlement.
Ellis o. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
Excess Executives

Your publication of the
comments of Rear Admiral
H. G. Rickover. builder Of
the first atomic submarine,
regarding excess admins
traitors that retard progress
on Government defense prof.
ects is a patriotic service.
Similar beneficial service
could be rendered If facts
were obtained and published
concerning the growth of
inefficient bureaucratic adj
ministration of civilian Gov
eminent agencies, as opposed
to capable dictatorship ad-
ministration.
In the agency for which I
worked for "a years prior to
recent retirement, the pro-
portion of administrators and
executive-type supervisors to
productive employees in
creased several fold from l949
to 1857, with actual retro
erosion in accomplishment
of detectives. In some cases
unneeded supervisors were
superimposed on already eff
GENTLY operated units without
regard to the executive cost
to the taxpayers in both
money and inefficient service
resulting from demoralizing
overburdened supporting per-
sonnet.
1 have heard of similar
conditions in some other
Government agencies. Per-
haps more Of the conscien-
tiouS Government employees
will follow Rear Admiral
Rickover'S lead and point
out publicly some of the pro-
cedures that are bleeding
the taxpayers and hampering
progress in our national de-
Tense and other public serv-
ice programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
Tax Lament

Fairfax County will soon
begin public hearings on its
new budget. / have condi-
toned myself to the belief
that taxes will go up-again.
However, after an honest APP
praisal as to what I receive
in return for over-heavy
taxes, I believe there actually
should be a cut.
I pay additional charges.
quarterly. for sewer service. I
make contributions to a VOL
unteer fire department. The
State. not the county. main
tains all my roads and
streets. ! pay Falls Church.
not Fairfax, for water-and I
pay a higher rate than Falls
Church residents because !
live outside that city. 1 have
no street lights. Police pro-
lection is inadequate lin two
years l have seen only one
patrol car on my street,. I
pay a private firm for gar
bage collection. ! paid in
creased county automobile
fees this year. Being a Fed
eral employee, my income has
not increased to meet higher
taxes. And, furthermore, the
county's failure to do a rea-
sonable job in cleaning the
snow after winters storms
left me isolated for four days
and I missed that much time
from work. At this late date,
with the value of unimproved
property soaring constantly.
the county talks Of acquiring
park sites.
My biggest privilege in liv-
ing in Fairfax County is that
of paying taxes, for my chill
dren are grown up. Further
more, there's still a pail over
the educational standards of
the county.
Oh, yes, I forgot the in
come tax. the county per-
sonal property tax. the auto
mobile inspection fee, the
poll tax. All these are not
county burdens, but they &C
crue to the Fairfax County
resident along with other
privileges"
For the buyer who contem-
plates a real estate invest
ment in Fairfax County. let
him heed the old Latin:
"caveat emptor" 0et the pur-
chaser beware.
TaXpayeF,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
Question

l have a question for ar
dent Segregationists. Many
times daily on television and
radio my daughter hears
advertisements encouraging
children to go to Glen Echo
amusement park. My daugh-
ter is an intelligent, active,
normal, 5-year-old American.
She is also a Negro, which
should be only incidental.
My question: How do ! tell
this glad-to-be-alive child
that she may not go to this
place she is invited to enjoy
because she is a Negro? I am
fast running out of super
fetal excuses and substitute
activities.
Bette L. CatOe, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01

EINoluClit ElhCilnOWCI Alhn
made II clear he is not con-
niving 10 put Vice President
Nixon into the White House
before the 1860 presidential
election. Nor Is he grooming
Mr.. Nixon for the Republican
presidential nomination two
years hence. Speaking at his
press conference yesterday.
the President denied with all
his force-and he showed
considerable feeling-rumors
that. at some future time, he
would resign and have Mr..
Nixon take over as President.
He also insisted that the Re-
publican Party had a right 10
select It's presidential NOM
inee In 1860. and by infer
ence. that he did not intend
70 put the screws on 70 bring
about Mr.. Nixon's nomina-
ton.
II is incredible that any
one who has the slightest
understanding OF President
Eisenhower's character. or
who has followed his career,
should believe that he would
fail to carry out his sworn
duty-to act as President OF
the United States-unless he
should become so incapaci-
tated he could not perform
that duty. The rumors,
started by his Democratic
opponents and other critics,
that he plans to get out Of
the White House and leave
his job to the Vice President,
are just another avenue of
attack upon the Chief Execu-
tive. They run on all fours
with repeated reports that
his health is bad, that he is
showing no leadership, that
he takes too much time of
from his work, that he is ILL
informed, and kept ILL
informed. by a Palace
Guard" And these are fabri-
cations Of the active brains
Of some Of his critics.
Nominee Up to Party
Nor is it in character for
the President to attempt to
make Vice President Nixon
the Republican nominee for
President. He believes that
the Republican Party itself,
meeting in national conven-
ton, has the duty of select
ing its presidential and vice.
presidential nominees. Even
before he suffered his first
serious illness, a heart at
tack in September 1855, and
before he had announced he
would run for a second term
President Eisenhower was
questioned again and again
as to his choice (a) for the
presidential nomination if he
did not run and (b) his
choice for vice-preSidential
candidate if he did run.
His position was always
that there were plenty of
good. potential nominees and
it was up to the party to
make the choices. That he has
not deviated from that posi-
ton is indicated in his COM
ment yesterday that there
are "a lot of darn good men
who could be chosen" for the
presidential nomination of
1860. He named none of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01

SdttO1t.
to the river would maintain
its normal flow.
It is true that complete
sewage treatment itself costs
more than partial treatment
but 1t eliminates the necessity
for constructing large dams
for many years to come-per-
haps forever. As far as cost
is concerned, therefore. some
experts believe there is not
a great deal of difference in
the two solutions. However.
the consequences of the first
solution are a half-polluted
river below Great Falls and
$4,000 acres or more of good
farm and residential land
flooded above Great Falls. in
Guiding 1873 miles of high
way, 81 miles of railroad and
40 miles Of the Chesapeake g.
Ohio Canal which the Park
Service, at great expense, has
partially restored.
Confronted with this
choice. it would seem logical
that most everyone would
prefer a clean river and an
unspoiled valley to a polluted
river with high dams.
But what about our pure
water requirements? With
the need for flushing water
eliminated, is there enough
flow in the Potomac to pre-
vent a water shortage during
dry seasons? There are about
2 million people in the Met
ropolitan Area now and the
average demand is about 165
million gallons per day, with
a peak demand of about 260
MGD. Compare this with the
average river flow of $500
MGD, the all-time minimum
flow of SOC MGD, recorded in
1880, and an average mini
mum flow for the past five
years of Liza MGD. 1t would
appear from these facts that.
some time before our popula-
ton doubles to 4 million we
should provide for a reserve
supply of drinking water if
we wish to guard against a
shortage during another rec
ord breaking period Of
drought. This can be done
by several low impoundment
dams in the headwaters. by
desaltation, or by reuse of
distilled effluent. Properly
located dams would offer the
added benefit of flood con-
troll.
The big question still re-
mains: Are we going to pro-
perly clean UP the Potomac
estuary, taking full advant-
age of it and the natural as
sets of the valley-even
though it might cost some
thing extra, or are we going
to spend a great deal of
money, further destroy the
rivers usefulness and still
leave it contaminated?
So far only the latter pro-
poSal has been fully heard.
The Corps of Engineers.
which has been studying the
Potomac since 1926, now
wants an additional 100000
to continue their studies and
promote their schemes but
they have never been willing
to consider any alternatives
to the use of large dams.
Unless and until the Corps is
prepared to consider all sides
of the problem, it should be
denied additional funds.
Meanwhile, it is time for the
people of the Metropolitan
area to become interested in
their river problems and ex-
press themselves.
Arthur II. Keyes, JF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01

"The years have just gone
along without my notice, A."
writes H. F.. of Deale, Md.
stop, my friend, and take
heed of all the magnificent
things around you; even the
way the wind blows is anus
ing if we only stop to see."
The years have their own
way of galloping, sure enough.
In childhood, they lag; in
middle age, they seem to be
doing rightly: in older and
old age, the years run.
1t is this swift way of time
we need to keep in mind.
The only way to conquer
life is to enjoy each minute
Of it, if possible.
y
In this way. the passage
Of time will not upset one.
How terrible it would be, if
the older should say to him
self, Nov. let me see, I have
probably 10 years, six months
and 10 days left of my time
here on earth"
They say that gypsies do
not know when they were
born but know, to the very
day, when they will die.
It is good that most of us
are not gypsies, then. The
moving years cannot manage
to hurt us too much If we
forget about them, in a sense.
X X 4
To live in the very mo-
ment-
Not as in childhood, always
hoping for the days to pass
Not as in middle age, per-
haps, just taking things as
they come
But actively live in each
separate moment, as If 1t
were all
This is the basis Of a good
practical philosophy of living.
X Il Il 4
In this way, the last year
may pass, too, without notice.
The minutes come and go so
quietly that no one notices
them.
Then the seasons become
supremacy natural, as they
really are. not things to talk
about but to live in.
Only the hand of man in
these latter days can alter
the seasons. 1t may be that
dreadful explosions will alter
them, wrench spring to one
side, so that autumn will come
in at an awful angle.
The expression, 1.-THE last
days" is a saddening thought,
changing with the centuries.
The early Christians thought
they knew what they meant
when they talked about the
last days.
Today we must put a diff
ferent meaning to an old
phrase.
The best way to live in
such an age, some will think,
is to meet it minute by min
ute, neither looking back or
forward.
If one must look back, then
remember only the good out
of experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
No Advice Wanted

Regarding your recent
editorial, "Forearming in
Arlington" who in Airing
ton asked for your advice?
". N. Ramsay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-01
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry iDriters correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

"pEsrRE UNDER THE ELMs,. .
release, produced by Don
hartman, directed By pelbsrt Mann.
acreenplay By Irwin shaw, based on
he play By Eugene o'Nelll In Vista
Vision. Al the Playhouse ThsAter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Arena-"Summer of the 18th
Doll: 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
NatiOnal-"No Time for Ser
geants"; 2::30 and $3.50 pm.
Screen
Observation-Disclosures Time,
Another Place; lis, 3:20,
$40, TBS and 9:35 pm.
Capitol o nNg Hot Sum-
mer"; IL am, los, 3:15. $40,
7:25. 9:35 and 11:40 pm.
COlumbia-"Touch of Evil:
1850 am, 1:50. 1855, 5:55, 8,
$50 and 1850 pm.
Dupont - "Demoniac"; l.
2:40. 4:25. sos. 7:5O, 9:35 and
HIS pm.
Keith's - Run Silent, Run
Deep; 1885 am, 1875, 3:35,
$40, TAO, $40 and 11:40 pm.
Macarthur The Secret
Place; 2;4O, 4;25, 6:15. 8 and
9:55 pm.
Metropolitan - "Ano t h e T
Time. Another Place; 1885
am. 1875. 3;35, 5:35, 1885, 9;35
and 1885 pm.
Ontario - Teachers Pet:
1:20. 3:35, 5:55. $40 and 1890
pm.
Palace-"The Young Lions:
IL am, 1855. 1850, 1855 and
1885 pm.
Playhouse - Desire Under
the Elms"; IL am, los, 3:15,
SOS. 7:40, $50 pm. and 1905
am.
Plaza - And God Created
Woman; II am, 1880, 2:35,
APO, $50. 7:40, $50 and 1925
pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Bridge on
the River Kwai"; 10 am, /, 4
Z and 10 pm.
Uptown - South Pacific;
2 and $3.50 pm.
Warner-"Search for Para
disc; 2 and $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

has been lost somewhere along
the way. This still is the story
OF Eben Cabot, determined TO
inherit the farm that was his
mothers; Of Ephraim Cabot,
his fiint-hard tyrannical father,
and of Anna. Ephraim's new
bride, as determined as Eben
to own her piece Of land.
Eben and Anna, spurred by
Jealous greed. still snarl at each
other, then. scared with the
white heat of passion, rush into
each others embrace. Their
child is born-with Ephraim
thinking he has a worthy son
at last-only to be destroyed by
its mother in the belief that
without a child she can hold
Eben'S love.
AS O'Neill first set it forth,
''DeSire Under the Elms" was
powerful drama because Of the
inexorability of its rush toward
destruction. On the screen, this
quality is one of the things
lacking. This Anna Eben and
Ephraim seem to get into all
this trouble because of their
own stupidity, and this does not
make for high tragedy.
Probably some of the fault
Is in the casting. Burl Ives
contributes a robust and color
full performance, full of vigor,
as Ephraim. but he is hardly
the convincing menace every
body keeps indicating he is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03
A NAzrs MOMENT OF TRUTH
School BuIlet Tonight

The Children's Dance Work
shop will present a ballet, THE
Twelve Dancing Princesses," at
8 o'clock tonight at Leland
Junior High School, Bethesda,
for the benefit of the Mont
gomery County Society for
Crippled Children and Adults.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

Joy cormOdy. dromo critic for The
Stor, is in Frones serving ss the
officiol United s.otes delesots to
the Comes Film Festival
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-03

"GRAND HOTEL"-star- studded (Garbo John and Lionel
barrymore Jean Harlow. Wallace Berry and classic.
MERRY ANDREw"-Danny Kaye an amateur archeolo-
Gist digs up Pier ANGEL ruin, at the circus
PURSUIT OF THE GRAF sPEE"-Dramatie recreation Of
the famed World War ii chase. documentary In tone
"sAYONARA Marion Brando and Red Buttons In q fine
Aim Of James Mehener's East-meets-West novel.
"sEvEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BRoTHERS"-one Of the
best musicals In recent full Of bounce and vitality.
THREE FACES OF EvE"-MelOdrama chiefly notable for
jeanne Woodward's Oscar winning schizophrenia.
"TRAPEZE"-Gna LOllobrigida complIcates life on flying
one for Burt Lancaster. Tony Curtis.
"WILD is THE wIND"-Anna Magnani VS.. Anthony Quinn
In q tempestuous torrent Of marital drama.