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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Threatened Merit System

The United States Court OF Appeals,
In upholding the constitutionality of
veterans preference laws, has directed
which both Hoover Commissions and
other groups have unsuccessfully urged
Congress to correct. The majority, ap-
parently mindful Of attacks on the sys-
tenn under which veterans are favored In
Federal employment and protected In
reductions in force, said: IF 1t Is UNI
wise and costly, this does not make 1t
unconstitutional" And, in a dissent,
Judge Prettyman expressed the hope
that the Supreme Court would rule on
this matter, since "dire results are pre-
dicted to us" II the discriminatory
practices continue.
Judges Edgerton and Danaher
pointed out in the majority opinion that
veterans preference has been IAN estab-
lished policy of Congress for many
years" The policy, they said. was
adopted on the rational basis" that men
who had served their country in the
military services deserved encourage
ment and reward" The Supreme Court
in the past. the majority stressed, has
enforced the law without suggesting
any possible constitutional difficulty."
However, Judge Prettyman felt that
the case. involving the discharge Of
eight highly rated blue collar workers
and the retention of veterans of lower
qualifications. lay in "iield Of doubt"
justifying review by the Supreme Court.
He mentioned testimony to the effect
that veterans preference gradually
causes the civilian service Of the Gov
eminent TO be manned by veterans Of
substantially less qualifications than
experienced nonveterans."
The second Hoover Commission,
while favoring retention of a limited
form Of veterans preference. conceded
that "the granting Of special privileges
to any group runs counter to the basic
principle OF the Federal merit system"
1t predicted that. with more than half
these special privileges and the proper
ton steadily growing. the time will come
when veterans will so predominant in
the Federal service that their privileges
as exercised against each other will
become almost meaningless"
The commission urged Congress to
revise the veterans law so as to restrict
preferential treatment to "the early
years Of their readjustment to civilian
life" II declared its Arm belief" that
able-bodied veterans do not need or
want special employment privileges
after reasonable period OF readjust-
ment." The present program. It en-
phasized, "complicates Federal person.
mel management and causes operational
inefficiency. insecurity and an incalcu-
liable waste Of money" In short, the
evidence is overwhelming that veterans
favoritism as now practiced is so under
mining the merit system as to threaten
It's destruction. Unless Congress forgets
political expediency and faces up to this
problem, the Government will find itself
under the growing burden Of new kind
Of spoils system, In which reward for
military service takes precedence over
competency and efficiency In govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

Why is 1t necessary to bring
U. s. 240 into the District
Let's stop It at the circum-
ferential highway and then
develop q dozen good radial
routes from 1t to the down.
town area. However. none OF
the radii would be called ~.
S. 240" because they would
primarily serve the local COM
munities which surround the
heart Of the city.
After all. wouldn't you say
that most OF the drivers APP
preaching Washington from
the northwest are planning
either % TO continue be-
yond Washington land would
therefore want 10 bypass IT..
or 90 stop at q home in one
OF the residential areas Of
the city? Those who want
70 drive downtown or to any
other part Of the city would.
OF course. choose whichever
radius would serve best.
Net result would be better
committing routes for all and
. minimum tourist load on
any one radius.
Gordon w. Mcbride.
The objections TO propos-
ais that have been made
more or less formally for So
luton Of the Route 240 prob
lem. including yours. can be
summed up in one word:
Trucks. Trucks blight resi-
dental areas crossed by their
highways, making II impos-
sible for people in those areas
70 live in peace. forcing them
70 sell out and move, after
having deprecated the value
OF property by thousands
through no fault Of its owner.
The objections TO using parks
and parkways for trucks are
similar and need no expla-
nation.
The only proper solution TO
the problem. therefore. Is
simple: AS a truck superhigh-
way. do not bring Route $40
into the District at all. Bring
II down the Cabin John
Greek valley. build the Cabin
John bridge and the Virginia
section Of the circumferential
highway. and siphon OF the
through trucks to Shirley
highway.
The remaining trucks would
not be as few as you think.
There would still be enough
to be highly Objectionable In
residential areas or parkways.
They should not be brought
down the river, down River
road. or down Little Falls.
Glover Archbold. or Rock
Greek Park. Their number,
however. would be sufficiently
reduced that they could be
handled by an improved Wis
conSin avenue street al
ready blighted by trucks-and
this is the only way they
should be brought in. Re-
moval Of the streetcar tracks
from Wisconsin avenue in
the District. possible prohibit
ton OF on-street parking all
along the avenue. and con-
struction Of underpasses at
the intersections with East
West highway and Western
avenue would do the trick.
The cost would be a small
fraction of that involved In
completing an expressway
between the circumferential
highway and the center OF
the District. Remember, 90
per cent or no 90 per cent. the
money still comes out of our
pockets.
The passenger-car problem
can be taken care OF very well
by the proposed parkway
along the river and the pro-
posed improvement Of River
road. plus modest improve
ments to or additions OF
roads in Rock Greek and other
parks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
'Spendthrift' Senote
Z. b. w.

In view Of the urgency
pointed up by Congress Of
putting every available dollar
into national security: and In
view Of the consequent need
for sacrifice on the part OF
the public. wouldn't q little
sacrifice on the part Of Con-
gress. in particular the
Senate, be appropriated
The Senators could forgo
some Of their grandiose
schemes for destroying beau
tiful, historic buildings like
Belmont House and turning
the area into a parking lot
aer Nhoir limousine ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Undefeoted

There Is much weeping and
wailing by columnists. TV
newscasters. ex-Government
ofiicials and some Pentagon
brass. that all Is lost. that we
are In mortal peril and that
overnight the United States
has become helpless before
Russia. With all this doom
and gloom 1t is a wonder that
we haven't already tossed in
the towel. Certainly II all we
are fed is defeatist propa-
ganda. what can result but a
defeatist attitude? We have
had enough Of this bunk. BY
all means tell the American
people what they are faced
with and you can bet they
will come UP with an answer,
but cut out all this defeatist
propaganda.
Rt1nin ShoweeA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
THE POLITICAL MIL
Midwest G. o. p. Wants Benson Out
BY GOULD LINCOLN

sorry union shop, which lost
him votes In the States in
dustrial areas. So while the
State was giving President FL
senhower q 270, 000-vote mar
gin over Adlai Stevenson and
Senator Frank Carlson was
being reelected by q margin
Of 100000 votes over his
Democratic opponent, Shaw
was defeated by some 1870 900.
and angry farmers in Clifford
Hopes old district we're elect
ing a Democrat. Represent
alive J. Floyd Breeding, over
a Republican OF the Hall
faction.
The primaries for the con-
gressional and State nominal
tons win not take place un-
til August 5. Perhaps other
candidates for Governor and
Representative in the 5th
district win show UP, but the
expectation is that the oppo-
sition will not be too serious,
and that Reed and Hope will
win nomination.
Democrats to Run Again
On the Democratic side,
Gov. Docking and Represent
alive Breeding are regarded
as certain Of denomination.
Gov. Docking is likely, it is
said. TO campaign against
former Gov. Hall and his ad-
Observation-Disclosures Reed
and not Hall will be his ac-
tuai opponent. Hall arranged
for his own appointment TO
the State Supreme Court be-
fore his term ended. which
is just another item which
his critics bring up against
him.
The Republicans in a num-
Der Of other important Mid
west States, like those in
Kansas. are arranging their
battle lines. One Of their
chief hopes is that somehow
Secretary Benson will vanish
from the cabinet before the
elections take place. Many of
the Republican leaders agree
that Mr.. Benson is a fine and
dedicated man. But they say
that his name has become
synonymous in the minds Of
too many farmers with low
farm prices and high farm
costs-for which he is not to
blame at all.
They would like to elect
Republican Governors in
place of Democrats, for
example. in Iowa, Minnesota,
Colorado. Michigan, Montana.
Oregon and Washington. And
they would like to retain Re-
publican Governors in Cali
fornia, Indiana. Nebraska.
Ohio. North Dakota. South
Dakota, Wisconsin and Wy
oming. These Midwest and
Western Republicans feel
very strongly that their
chances would be enhanced
If the Eisenhower admins
tration eased up in its sup
port of Benson and his farm
policies.
The uproar among Repub-
lican members Of Congress
from the farm States against
Mr.. Benson seems to be in
creasing - despite President
Eisenhower's support Of his
Secretary of Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

They overdo.
This is a national trait.
Maybe other nations would
regard this as naive, but most
of US Americans really do
believe. when We stop to
think Of If, that We power
fully overdo.
Not only in games and
sports. but in all sorts Of
pursuits. including the intel
lectual.
II we like a new novel.
millions Of US make a best
seller Of it. Twenty years
later. We wonder why.
Templeton Jones' Common
sense "vitamins" demands q
slow. steady pace.
Admittedly. this is not for
every one.
Some people insist on liv-
ing like a steam engine. and
so come down with heart
disease at age so, or go to
pieces some other way.
We have national stand.
ards Of actions, against which
many Of us dare not act, or
even think.
We are. in plain words.
the victims OF Americanism.
the most sublimely foolish
way Of living ever invented.
Templeton Jones, who is a
sort Of incarnation Of a nth
Century squire. stands four.
square against all this.
He believes that every per-
son has a gait. or pace, or
rhythm of living.
If he has enough common
sense to adhere to this, he
lives as happily, as success
fully. as he can.
HSS
Because he lives with ma
ture. not against nature.
Plenty of sunshine is one
of the ingredients in Jones
Common-SenSe vitamins.
There are many other in
gradients. including patience.
after q fashion; wariness. but
not fear: plain thinking. not
gobbledygook; honesty, not
fooling ones self all the time.
A good liberal dose Of
Common-Sense vitamins three
times a day ought to help
anybody IN this day Of rush.
push and hokum.
This Is one way Of keeping
up with The Jones that really
works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

Pen names may be used II
letters carry writers correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject TO conden-
Sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
A
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D C Please ineloss for 49, ~ " y

@. What is the origin Of
the words that end in "thon"
words like "walkathon,"
"telethon." etc.?--C. r.
A. These words have been
coined by adding the sufix
"thon' to the noun denoting
the particular activity, as an
easy way Of expressing con-
tinuity or endurance. They
all are based on marathon"
the word that typifes an en-
durance contest. from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

long-distance run OF Pheidip-
pides after the victory OF
Marathon in Greece in 400
BIC.
@. Where is Mourt An
napurna and when was 1t
climbed?-W. o.
A. This 26.496-foot peak
in the Himalayas was con-
quered in June. 1850. by q
party Of five Frenchmen led
BY Maurice Heroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18

6.l5
5-News. WeasheF. Sports.
Wonen. Harris. Moroon,
$50
4-News. Wecther. Sports.
Horkness. Strinoer Gibbons.
S-Popeye. Kids.
7-chorlie Chen. Mystery.
J. Carroll Noish stors.
9-Spotlighs. Weather. News.
GoIIoher 0ouolos. Cushing.
6:45
4-NBc News.
Dovid Brinklsy. Chef HuntIey.
9-Dous Edwords. News.
TOO
4-Deeth VelIey Deys. Dron1o.
5-city Assignment. Crime.
7-Boekssose. Sports. News.
Strong. MoIcns. Molkis.
9-Momo. Fonily Comedy.
Peeey Wood. Judson Loirea
7:lS
7-yohn 0aly. News.
1880
4-The Price Is Right. Color.
The night version OF the doytime
quiz show Bill Cullen. host.
5-Federcl Men. Police.
7-Top Pro Golf.
Ed "Porky" Oliver meets Mike
Souchok From Porodise Valley
Country Club, Ariz.
9-Robin Hood. Adventure
THE Fire" The sly sheriff OF
Nottingham sees chance to
capture Robin Hood when
drought hits Sherwood Forest.
Richord Greene stors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
Moy -
4-Restless Gun. Western.

4-Resfless Gun. Western.
1.-THE Gold Stor." While Bonner
and the townspeople ore offend
mo ceremonies in honor OF the
retiring sheriff, three outlaws run
off with $4,000 in gold from
the town bonk. John Poyne,
Edoor Buchonon.
5-TN Readers Digest. Or'mo.
Honeymoon in Mexico.
o-Burns and Allen Show.
Film Director Chorles Vidor visits
George and Creole,
$50
4-Toles OF Wells ferso.
THE Brock" Horde poses es
Jesse james and joins band OF
outIows to solve series Of geld
rcbberies which resulted in the
murder of Wells Foreo ooent.
Dale Robertson stars.
5-Unity and Victory.
Political program.
7-Bold journey. Ooc'nent'rr.
Survival on the. River" Two
men survive AZ dogs in the bar
rem Solmon River country OF
Northern Idoho. jack Douelos,
host.
9-Godfrey ToIent Scouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18

s-Godfrey Talent Scouts.
Arizona tribune., 1958-11-28
BITS OF
THIS AND THAT

Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson is
taking singing lessons. He had
a dance revue several years ago.
One thing Sugar never grows
stale. He will end his ring ca
reer without wanting handout.
Sultry Eartha Kit was pre-
sented to the Queen of England.
One paper reported that the Duke
leaned far out his royal box to
hear her sensuous tones. A cat
may look at a king, so kilt
can look at a queen.
Roy Campanella went home as
part of his rehabilitation pro-
gram. Campy went nightclub-
bing, played the horses and en-
joyed the outside life.
Tim Moore, the 'Kingfish' of
the Amos and Andy television
show remains in critical condi-
ton in a Los Angeles hospital.
Ethel Waters is the new 'Beulah'
on tee-Vee.
Count Basic is still tops in the
music world. His orchestra
and singer Joe Williams placed
the Steve Allen show on a high
rating
We never realized so many
Phoenix girls were musically apt
until our Teen of the Week series
was introduced.
Television cables in Alabama
were tampered with when Harry
Belafonte appeared on the Steve
Allen Show. Wonder if the
Trendex ratings will note the
absence of Dixie viewers?
Arizona tribune., 1958-11-28
by EDMARD BANKS

means tacit approval. The indif-
ference of the North is already
responsible for more than one
assault upon democracy. and ev-
cry such attack reacts as un-
favorably upon whites. as upon
blacks. Discrimination once per-
mitted cannot be bridled; re-
: cent history in the South shows
that in forging chains for the
Negroes the white voters are
forging chains for themselves.
this government cannot ex-
ist half slave and half free any
better today than it could in
1861"
The call was signed by lead
ers white and Negro, Northern
ers and Southerners, including
Jane Adams, Chicago social
worker: WEB. B.DuBois, Allan
ia educator; William Dean How
wells, New York writer: Rabbi
E.G.Hirsch: CT .Thwing. presi-
dent of Western Reserve Univer-
sity and many others.
/ Four mass meetings were
held, thousands of pamphlets
were distributed. and member
ships were numbered in the hun
dredS. In May 1910, a second
conference was held and the per-
manent body was officially or
ganiZed known as the National
Association For The Advance
ment of Colpred People.
Arizona tribune., 1958-11-28
AND
SOUNDS
by El0ise Banks

Savory whiffs of glazed hams,
bronzed turkeys. spicy pies. and
fluffy rolls waited over the VAL
lev Thursday. Eager diners
threw calorie charts away and
caution to the wind as they slip
ped hurriedly in their seats a
round the steaming table. Tables
creaked with the load of succu-
lent puddings. salads. vegetables.
and meats.
Eaters attacked their plates
with zest and quickly the piles
of delicious foods decreased as
if by magic. Second helpings
were offered without thought
of that all-important waistline.
Dieters gave their mistreated
stomachs a real holiday.
At this time of the year. the
makers of Unitrim, Regimen,
Wate off, Lose-it, Tafon and Slim
can begin to take inventory or 60
on vacation until December 2o
rolls past.
Even Jack Spratt's wife eats
fattening goodies while Jack is
watching the scales.
| am tempted to tamper with
those bathroom scales. Watch
the scales, girls--figures don't
lie. The figure in the dress may
tell you one half-truth, but the
figures on the scales tell the aw-
full truth. A few pounds day may
be fun in the mouth, but it's muir
der in the purse.
Reducing aids are expensive.
Trim cigarettes cost twice as
much as the regular ones. Low
calorie dishes are so costly that
the thought of the price should do
the trick. Bread for thinner
waistlines is sliced thin enough
to see through. Machines range
in price from $40 to $500. The
cost of a new wardrobe amazes
you. especially after saying to
yourself or spouse for weeks 81
haven't decent dress to wear.
In spite of all d these argu-
ments against eating and enjoy
ing the Thanksgiving meal, /
sighted turkey and sank same.
After several visits to our
friends homes, l needed help to
walk. The best sights and sounds
passed over and around the table.
Excuse me--where is that
bicarbonate of soda2 think nv
husband just drank the last Aka
SeltZer -
Arizona tribune., 1958-11-28
Views, ,PrevieWs & Reviews
Since its founding in 1910, the National
Association for the Advancement Of C0loTed
PEOPLE has attempted to protect the ciUil

rights of Negroes. During the
past eleven years, it has worked
with care and zeal to influence
civil rights legislation on Feder-
al and state levela. A lobby has
been maintained in Washington,
DC. to appeal to leaders of
Senate and Congress. Its work is
not fully appreciated or known.
In 1914. Mary w. Ovington
prepared a brief history of the
organization. She stated how the
race riots inSpringfield, Illinois,
shocked the nation. A newspaper
reporter, William Walling, de-
scribed the atrocities and chal-
lsnged the citizens to action. He
met with DR.. Henry Moskowitz
and Mary W. Ovington in 1909
in a small room of New York
apartment.
This was the beginning of the
NAACP. No minutes were kept
of this meeting. MIR. Walling be-
lieved that the Negro was treated
in the United States with greater
inhumanity than the Jew was
treated in Russia. Other opin-
ions were voiced and the plan
ners decided to issue call for
a national conference on the cen
tennial of Abraham Lin
coins birthday, Feb. IL, 1909.
MIR. o. G. Willard. president
of the N. Y. Evening Post Com
pany drafted the message and
gave it wide publicity.
"Silence under these conditions
Arizona tribune., 1958-11-28

EDITORIAL
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
This season affords one an opportunity to
stop and think of the pleasures of the year.
We are soYeIy pressed for moment of
self APPRAISAL. Life has become a CROWD
ed schedule from sunrise to sunset, and
our LiUeS seem packed with bYObIems
Americans should count their blessings
before complaining. our citizens sOere able
TO enjoy hearty dinaaeYs sOlaile more than two-
thtyds Of the aOo1ld's population almost
St0Yved
The cold s0GY is npenaciag hot again., but
this soil has been spared the scou2ge Of
German bombayd,aents. our buildings haze
not been Yazed or destroyed by block bust
eys. No tooVm was forced to rebuild after
months of inteYnai,aable shelli,ag.
Though many are still unembloyed the
monthly salary or wages Of one ipdividasal
IS higher than most of the UOYkeYS IN
other parts Of the world could earn in a year.
our country is not plagued by ebidemics
that kill thousands Scientists haze bezfec-
ted Uacctnes, x-Yay treatments and other
medicines so fast that the life span in the
United States is double that Of Asia or Af-
RIGA.
Modern machines help cons t7zxct a0ide
fyeeways and spacious homes. The people
of the city don't carry buckets of earth
from excavations to d4nabi,ag areas. Huge
: buIld0zeYs m0ve tons, but in China boys
and girls toll t1OelUe hours naoUing dirt
for less than the cost Of q loaf of bread.
We gIO0t or aOdil 0UeY recent election
returns, aO]aile armies Of fyeedoma-ha1ngyy
men die for chance TO 5nabyoUe their
political heritage.
We can be thankful that ne Iive m0
country where free speech, the right to
choose ones religion, freedom from dc
t0toYs, and a full stomach are blessings
enjoyed by all.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15

has been staying with his grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. Dick Waltz
all was i Sunday supper guest OF
MIR and Mrs Bruce Gates.
Mrs II G. Gillian Of Cumbcr-
land ana Misses 10 Blanton and
SARAH kilbuurn. Of Charlottesville,
could not miss the opportunity To
call II The homc Of Mr. and Mrs.
Clark Ga~nttt on their return from
the Anderson reunion Friday
Attend Baptisnal Rites
Carolyn Gates went home with
Sarah Gillian from church Sunday
spent the afternoon and Joined her
al The baptismal service that eve
nnig AZ PiSpah
MiSs frankie Fit1gcrald Of Fitcs-
vile. Fla spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs G. W HODGES
Emily Ann Yancey. 81 KenpS-
willie returned from Vrsinla Beach
with Betty - Gates Saturday and
Is spending tie week with her
Bhlr Class Picnic
Iha Bible CLASS tol the Deaf will
have lis annual picnic after serv-
ices sunday Ausust II. Al pm
This VIII be thc last meeting for
the season M br sure and 81 pres
ent with yoHl basket
Remember Onc ought every day
Al least to hear lltlc song, read
good poem. See fine picture
and if i were possible. speak a few
reasonable words Goe the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-15
Five Forks

Our nclghhorhood was visited by
most Wecomc rain Monday night
Rev. w. M. Black, Of Pamplin
preached al Buffalo Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning IN the alb
Scnce Of the pastor. Rev Chappcll
Miss Margaret Southall. student
nurse from Virginia Baptist HIospi-
tai III Lynchburg, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Carter Southall
Edgar Turns, Of Petersburg Is
visiting his brthcr. O. II Turns.
and sister, Mrs j II Crutc
Mrs. Maggie Harris spent last
week visiting relatives in Lynch
burg. She was accompanied home
Saturday by her nephew, N. II.
Hancock. and Mrs. Hancock who
spent the day with her.
Mrs. Pcarcc Here
Mrs Leroy Pcarcc and two chill
drcn u Richmond are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John M Har-
ris
Rev r p WEIGH. former pastor
Of the Bethpeor Baptist Church.
preached Sunday afternoon III tho
absence OF the pastor. Rev Nat
Brlmmllt Who Is on vacation