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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Judqe Borse

George P. Barse, first chief Judge
OF the Municipal Court, made lasting
contribution to the administration of
justice in Washington. In his several
roles as teacher of the law, as a Gov
eminent attorney and as head of the
city tribunal for IL years, he sought
always to promote public respect for law
and the courts. Judge Barse was par
ticularly concerned over the long delays
in bringing cases to trial, realizing that
such delays tended to defeat justice and
arouse public criticism. He worked in
defatigably to keep pace with the mount
ing docket and expected his colleagues
to work as hard as he did. When 1t
became apparent that only additional
judges would solve the docket problem,
he persistently urged Congress to pro-
vide additional help Three judges
finally were added to the Municipal
bench-and the backlog of cases began
to decline. His retirement in 1853
brought him a period of well-earned
rest, marred recently, however, by Ill
health. His death at 70 ended long
and distinguished career In the field
Of law.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

world, the Tunisian people have been
outraged, in an anti-Western sense, by
the recent French bombing-a tragic
blunder-of the village of Sakiet Sidi
YouSsef. On the other hand, a very
large segment of public opinion in
France has been aroused by the fact
that Tunisia has been serving as a sort
of privileged sanctuary" for Algeria's
hit-and-run rebels. These opposing
attitudes constitute only a small meas
ure of the complexities of the situation,
and of the difficulty of trying to bring
about reconciliation.
Yet the hopeful fact remains that
both the pro-Western Bourguiba gov
eminent and the Gaillard government
want friendly relations. This basic
point of view speaks for itself. Since
neither side can hope to profit from
enmity or permanent parting of the
ways, Anglo-American diplomacy should
find it possible to promote an under
Standing-covering such things as in
IDENTITIES for the village raid and special
guarantees against further incidents
along the Algerian frontier-that will
end the TuniSian-French crisis before
the Kremlin has chance to exploit it
in a way that could be truly dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Platform

In a recent speech before
the National Press Club.
Governor Robert B. Meyner
Of New Jersey threw his hat
in the ring for the Demo-
cratic presidential nominal
ton in 1860. In effect, the
Governor said that, II nomi-
mated and elected, I'D be in
favor Of adequate hos
pital health services; "re-
developing our cities" TO get
rid Of slums: expanding our
concept of equal opportunity
for all; helping the unem-
ployed and the handicapped"
and taking over the educa-
ton of the people by building
schools throughout the Ma
ton. In short. the Governor
went right down the line for
the welfare state. more CEN
tralized power. and a para
disc for practical politi-
Clans. To finance his pro-
posed totalitarian system Of
government he should also
have said: I'D be IN favor Of
ITO per cent income taxa
ton" May the good Lord
spare u.s.
Old ReactiOnagy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Curious Inconsistency

The billboard lobbyists are at It
again, but this time they are concen-
trating on the Maryland and Virginia
General Assemblies, currently in session.
This shift of activity from Washington
to the capitals of our neighboring States
is really not surprising although it
reveals strange inconsistency in lobby
ing tactics.
AT Senate hearings last year on pro-
posed legislation to control outdoor
advertising along the Al ,000-mile Fed
eral-aid interstate highway system,
spokesman for the billboard interests
raised the cry of States rights" in OPP
posing any Federal control. The argyll
ment was made that billboard control
legislation should be left to the States.
They won their fight, at least for that
session of Congress, when the Senate
Public Works Committee voted 7-to-6
against reporting the Neuberger bill.
This measure would have left control
to the States, but would have given them
an incentive to adopt controls, in the
form of a three-fourths of one per cent
bonus" in Federal aid. Thus, States
inStituting reasonable control measures
would be entitled to a 9034 per cent
Federal share of highway funds.
However, the billboard interests
have not been content to let the States
exercise their rights in the field of
roadside regulation. For example, the
Virginia Highway Advertising AsSocia-
ton has circularized farmers and other
property owners along present and pro-
posed highways in an effort to marshal
opposition to pending billboard control
legislation at Richmond. One letter
warned farmers that very small group
OF people, mostly ladies' garden clubs
and city people" are trying to cut off
farmers income from roadside signs.
However, the fact is that the very
small group" includes also President
Eisenhower, Secretary of Commerce
Weeks, Federal Highway Administrator
Tallamy, the American Automobile As
ISOLATION, the American Institute of
Architects, the National Wildlife Asso-
citation, the National Parks Association,
the American Nature Association, the
wilderness Society and the American
Planning and Civic Association.
Congress, in considering new pro-
posals for encouraging State control,
should take special note of the obvious
fact that the billboard folks are against
any effective roadside control, whether
at Federal or State levels. And if the
States rights argument is used again
at hearings on Federal bills, it should
be swallowed only with a generous
sprinkling of salt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Humanitarian Award

Z n a pl lain Alexander D.
Goode Post No. 1856, Jewish
War Veterans of the United
States of America, is seeking
nominations for its third
annual Chaplain Alexanda.
D. Goode Humanitarianism
Award" This. award was
established in honor of one
Of the immortal four chap
lains of World War II by
Post 386 with the generous
financial assistance of Mr..
and Mrs. Sigmund l.. Price
of this city. and will be
presented to a resident of
the Washington Metropolitan
area on May 10, 1858, at the
annual post breakfast at the
Hotel Willard.
This award is open to any
resident of the Washington
area. living or dead, regard
less of race, creed or religion,
and is intended to honor an
average citizen, not in the
public limelight, who during
the year of 1857 performed an
act of heroism or humans
tarianism without regard to
personal risk or injury.
All nominations for this
award must be in the hands
of the committee by May l,
1853, and must be accom-
panied by substantiating evil
dence of the act or deed.
The recipient will be selected
by a committee of managing
editors of the Washington
Post and Times-Herald, The
Washington Evening Star
and the Washington Daily
News. Entries should be
mailed to: Bert Reifkind,
Chairman, Humanitarianism
Committee, 1911 Longford
drive, HyattSville, Md.
Bert Reifkind,
Chairman.
HumanitarianiSm Award
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
u. S. Pay Inequities

Three facets of Federal pay
apply equally to the civil and
the military services.
One is the current con-
centration on the shortage Of
scientists and engineers.
There has always been a
shortage of good. competent
people in government in any
field, personnel officers, law
yers, accountants, statiSti-
clans, information specialists.
secretaries, clerks ad infini-
tum. Is it good management,
then, to offer top pay to any
scientist or engineer. no mat
ter how mediocre, who signi-
fies a willingness to accept a
public paycheck, and dis
regard the many good people
who have continued to give
the Government efficient.
economical service over long
periods?
Second is the matter Of
emoluments. Any Govern
ment officer is exposed to
considerable personal expense
in the conduct of the public
business expense of the type
which his opposite in industry
merely charges off TO his
expense account. l believe 1t
would be iustifiable for the
Government TO reimburse its
employees for legitimate pro-
fessional expenses.
Third is the matter Of
prestige" Anyone familiar
with Government operations
should know that there are
hundreds Of middle and upper
grade public servants who re-
fuse tempting offers from
industry every year. Yet we
are exposed to constant dis
arrangement, most often from
the very ones who become
apoplectic at any hint Of
criticism Of our form Of gov
eminent. Policy may come
from the Cabinet and Con-
gress, but the essential proc
cesses of government in a
democracy depend very def
nitely on the day-to-day de-
eisions Of ordinary career
employees, whether they wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
DipIomocy's Chance

For the time being at least, the
United Nations Security Council, whose
current chairman is Arkady Sobolev of
the Soviet Union, will hold itself aloof
from the grievouS dispute existing be-
tween France and Tunisia. This is so
because the governments of the two
countries, with an encouraging display
of readiness to be conciliatory, have
accepted the Anglo-American offer of
good Offices to help settle outstanding
problems between them"
No news could be more welcome.
For what it means is that the Kremlin
will not be able-aS Of now, at any rate
to misuse the Security Council against
the West by making a propagandistic
field day out of TuniSia's and Frances
bitter complaints against each other.
Instead, as agreed upon by the two
countries, the complaints will be held
in allegiance in the U. N. while quiet
diplomatic efforts are undertaken to
prevent an irreparable break and put
Tunis and Paris on the road to a re-
newal of good relations.
There is no guarantee, of course,
that these efforts will succeed. But
certainly they hold out much more
promise than an angry and acrimonious
debate in the U. N, with the Commu-
nists intent upon distorting every fact
and infiaming every passion to intensity
anti-Western sentiment throughout the
Arab world. That is why President
Bourguiba'S Tunisian government and
Premier Gaillard's French government
have chosen to let matters hang fire in
the Security Council. Their decision in
that respect represents craftsmanship
at its best, opening the way as 1t does
to processes of Cancellation through
which Britain and our own country can
render invaluable assistance toward a
mutually satisfactory settlement.
True, the issues involved do not lend
themselves to easy or simple answers.
Although Mr. Bourguiba and his gov
eminent are alignad with the freq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
A Bit Gloomy

During the last depression
it was my pleasure to spend
some time as an enrollee in a
CCC camp, perched precari-
ously on top of a mountain.
This was compensated for by
the distant removal from all
the so-called blessings Of
civilization and urban living.
We had good food and be-
came disgustingly healthy.
We had no money to speak
Of, and no place to spend it
If we had it. Later. after We
had built ourselves and the
country up, they put us into
the less civilian uniforms Of
World War II. This appears
to be a cycle Of human life;
a period of prosperity, a de-
preston, and then war, to
create jobs and remove some
OF the surplus population.
AS victim of a depression
era and veteran of a war
born of depression, I put no
faith in statements by Presi-
dent Eisenhower. or Repub-
lican leaders, that our present
so-called recession will be
over by next November. 1t is
my belief that the Republic
cans have always been re-
sponsible for depressions and
the Democrats have had to
be voted in to clean up the
mess and provide jobs for
the unemployed, with Federal
funds Of course. The Repub-
licans admit there is a de-
preston and claim the solu-
ton a simple one of building
more post Offices. This egg
head idea smacks Of Madison
Avenue and is certainly no
less socialistic than CCC
camps or farm-to-market
roads. We can now kiss the
old three-cent stamp good
bye. along with the scent
cup Of coffee and short beer.
Another proof Of economic
decline is the indication that
all the eggheads are gather
ing different totals on the
number Of jobless. II the
labor unions and politicians
claim four million unem-
ployed. 1t is a safe bet the
total is close to six million.
And don't start the old
wheeze about any citizen who
can't find a Job is q bum and
doesn't want to work. We had
enough Of that In 1929.
Remember2 sRhn G. Rogers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

uniforms, white collars, or
blue denims.
Why then, do people like
me stay in Federal service
in the face Of external temp
tations and internal pres
sures? This is a question
which we have to answer to
ourselves and our families
every time we turn down an
other offer. The simple truth
is that there is a kind of
dedication to the public serv-
ice similar to that which
exists (thank GodD among
teachers. preachers. and 9TH.
ers who stay in essential
fields in spite Of great provo
cation.
Unfortunately. there comes
a time when dedication is
not enough. Every year 1 see
that point reached by more
of my fellow employees whose
services the Government
cannot afford to lose and
whom it can never get back.
Haggling over what is a
flair" rate of compensation
for public servants has al
ready lost us many of them,
and the Generalization
reaches deeper every day
that the matter remains I'M
resolved. For the sake of the
Nation-resolve it,
Mel White
Chief. Information Services
Air Force Office of Scien-
tific Research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Teamwork

Early on sunday. 1 SJOOQ
at the window viewing the
beauty and uuietness that
only the morning after a
heavy snowstorrn can bring.
There was absolute stiffness;
not a person or car was in
sight. Suddenly. a station
wagon appeared and from it
jumped two small boys, a
bundle of papers under each
arm. They waded through
the knee-deep snow and
carefully deposited The Sum
day Star at each house in a
place where it could not be
blown away. then back 10
the station wagon for a new
supply of papers. AS I
watched them, / could not
help but feel that this was
real teamwork, for I have no
doubt that a parent was driv-
ing that station wagon and
a friend or brother was help
ing our newsboy deliver his
papers. A feeling Of thank
fitness surged through my
heart. Thank God for the
newsboys of today who will
be the good citizens of to-
morrow. They have a job to
do and see it through. I have
no doubt that the same scene
was repeated all over the
city, and would like to pay
this tribute to all of them.
Helen M. Noble.
I think our paper boy
should receive some sort of
recognition.
Through rain, wind and
snow, Bunny" Shinkman of
Woodhaven in Bethesda,
Md, delivers The Star with
out fail.
Saturday evening, when
the storm was at its height,
the snow on our doorstep
was about 10 inches high.
Bunny" opened the storm
door. put the paper inside,
and rang the doorbell so we
would be sure to know the
paper was there.
This happens in snow,
rain. sleet and in other mis-
cradle weather. Surely Bun
n.y." the faithful paper boy,
should be in the paper which
he delivers so well.
1 am almost II years old.
In the sixth grade at Bradley
Elementary School in Be-
thesda.
Mango Ann Wecksler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
BioIoqicoI Warfare Team Stands Bv

as peculiar to Europe, Asia
and Africa. But today's fast
intercontinental transporta-
ton and the build-up Of
trade and travel have given
such pests and diseases new
importance. Also we have
more than 5000 species OF
domestic insects competing
for our food and fiber. De-
hberate spread Of foreign
plant pests would compile
cate an already complex
problem.
Until now time has been
on our side. Shipments Of
livestock by sea took from
IS to 80 days. This period
gave most diseases time to
develop signs that could be
observed. For the first time
in history we are importing
more animals by air than by
sea. They now arrive in
hours instead of days. Also
we move animals more rap
idly within our own borders.
A recent nationwide OUT
break Of vascular exam
thema, a disease Of swine. Is
a forceful example Of how
fast an animal disease can
spread. It was limited TO
California until 1852 when 1t
escaped by way Of raw gar
bage sent out Of the State.
Within six weeks 10 States
reported the disease and a
short time later Is more.
Case Of Fruit Fly
"Florida's Mediterranean
fruit fly infeStation shows
how fast plant pests can
spread. This serious citrus
pest was first brought to off,
cial attention in April. 1856.
BY the time State and Fed
eral agencies could get a
trapping program into full
swing they found they had
over $500 infestations spread
over 81 counties.
1T is apparent that for
eign animal or plant pests
getting into this country
could quickly become wide
spread unless we recognize
them promptly and take inn
mediate control steps. So
emergency planners have set
up a nationwide training
program to recognize. dag
nose and report these
threats"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
'JundIe Law,

Your newspaper and many
Of Its irate readers have ex-
pressed shocked surprise over
the development of the law
Of the jungle in this COM
munity. The picture you
paint is indeed a dark one,
but to quote q Chinese phi
losopher. it would seem that
the sky was very black with
many chickens coming home
to roost. What could the
good people of Washington.
and the civic authorities ex-
pect. when they have. for a
number Of years. turned a
deaf ear to the elementary
needs of a large percentage
Of the population?
When children have to
scavenge through garbage
pals at night for food can
anyone expect that they will
grow up with decent stand
erds Of conduct, or any re-
spect for law and order?
Last year. at a Capitol
hearing, District teachers
estimated that over $500
children in eleme ntary
schools here did not get
enough to eat. and DR.. Par
rott. Of Children's Hospital,
testified that the hospital
treated over 5000 patients a
year for extreme nutritional
anemia.
Yet the Commissioners tes-
titled before that same COM
mittee that the percentage Of
the city budget expended on
public welfare was low be-
cause Washington was a de
luxe city" and it costs more
to maintain a ode luxe city"
than the average city gov
eminent. In other words, we
have elaborate street lights.
and broad avenues, ETC., at
the expense of hungry chill
dren.
OF course, the Welfare De-
partment says that there is
no correlation between hun
ger and juvenile delinquency!
But in addition to the rise in
juvenile delinquency, there
is also a rise in tuberculosis
in the District. Would the
Welfare Department say that
that disease has nothing to
do with nutrition?
1t costs Csc a day to feed
a child a good hot lunch. 1t
costs the District from SIS to
$40 a day to care for a child
who has been consigned to
one of its institutions-and
those institutions are all
bullying at the seams.
Frances Lesser
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
ALEXANDRIA, VA.

ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Dear Sir:
THE children like sand
witches. and like sandwiches.
but a few of my catty neigh
bors say that is not the way
to feed anybody.
why isn't it a good way
to feed anybody?
would it be all right. II
one ate meat and bread sep
arately? Then why not to-
gether?"
What do you say?
Indignantly, MARY L."
We say there is custom in
everything, and some people
are more custom bound than
others.
The old-fashioned way was
to eat things separately,
To combine them, as one
does in a sandwich. is too
labor-saving for some minds.
So we have here. one may
believe, a good instance Of
the mind at work.
Some argue against sand
witches. as above. not because
they honestly think them
wrong, but because they see
in them a chance to take a
dig at somebody else!
The human mind works
that way.
From such instances, one
may conclude that really We
must be descended from
monkeys, after all.
All the sly, cunning. evil
things in the human mind
come down from the old
tree days, when we all swung
aloft and wondered how to
get down to the ground.
1t is impossible. now. to
accept any criticism at its
face value.
Because so many OF them
people. not apes-like TO
take a poke at you while
seeming to be poking at
something else.
1t is always necessary,
then, TO look for the motive
behind the motive.
Detectives and others en-
gagged in crime detection
know that once you get the
real motive for a crime. you
are on the way TO catch the
criminal.
In ordinary life, when you
are attacked on any subject.
do not waste your time an
swering the charge.
Just be quiet and search
around in your own mind for
the real reason behind the
criticism.
II may lie in something
entirely remote from the
subject in hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Defends Mrs. Lane

Ron Ross, in a letter. de-
nounces Mrs. Helen Lane,
Arlington School Board mem
Der who, he reports, an
nounced upon walking out of
a school board meeting.
There is nothing, absolutely
nothing, that the Communist
Party likes better than to
destroy competition" Since
apparently this statement
offended Mr.. Ross, perhaps
we should take a quick look
at the record.
This is the same Mrs. Lane
who has for many months
counseled against "frillS and
unnecessary items" at the
expense of textbooks and
classrooms; who has again
and again called for a return
to fundamental subjects. such
as reading, writing and arith-
metic, a program which is
closely aligned with the re-
turn to Abe grading, so
that students and parents
may understand what prog
ress is being made in each
subject. After weathering
much abuse, similar to that
carried in Mr.. Ross letter,
it seems ironical that top
scientists, military men. COL
lege professors and execu-
tives throughout the country
are now joining Mrs. Lane in
the second chorus.
1t also is ironical that Mrs.
Lane, the only unelected
school board member, is the
only individual of that au-
gust body who is alarmed at
the lack Of fundamental edu-
cation in our young people.
despite country club build
ings, free lunches and fancy
transportation.
AS for Mr.. Ross claim
that "only the electorate can
be depended upon to pick the
right man ;" / suggest that
he familiarize himself with
the fact that Adolph Hitler
was made chancellor of Ger
many after carrying a SO
per cent vote in a referen-
dunn; the late Huey p. Long
Of Louisiana likewise rode on
the tide of popular approval.
Marian Gatterman.