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Milford chronicle., 1958-03-14
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12

Soviet economists for having dared to
suggest that the tractor stations should
be done away with for the sake of EN-
cheney. Any such move, he numbered,
would lead to weakening Of the Com
munist system. But such thunder does
not matter now. Mr.. Khrushchev is the
man in the saddle, and it is his view
that the stations ought to go because
they are wasteful, place bureaucratic
restraints on initiative, are poorly man
aged and thus hold down much-needed
food output that would be quickly ex-
banded If the machinery were distrib-
uted among the various collective farms,
to be owned and controlled by the latter
on decentralized basis.
From the economic standpoint, this
seems to make sense. In addition, it
may have the effect, whether intended
or not, of gradually giving to the USSRS
farmers appreciably more freedom than
they have now. In any event, nothing
is changeless in life, not even the Soviet
system, and If Mr.. Khrushchev's pro-
poSal foreshadows shift toward less
RECOMMENDATION, that is something that
the rest Of the world can welcome along
with the Russians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
77-Foot Pole

1t was Ed Wynn, as we recall, who
brought down the house back in the
days when he pranced across the stage
with an l1-foot pole which he used to
touch things with that he wouldn't
touch with 10-foot pole. The Repub-
lican high command has outdone Ed
Wynn, however, in the matter of the
100000 raised at the Joe Martin appre-
citation dinner down in Houston, Texas.
They aren't touching that money
period.
This appreciation dinner was one
OF those best laid plans that went agley.
The main idea, apparently, was to raise
funds to help elect Republican Congress-
men-presumably Congressman who
could be counted upon to vote for the
natural gas bill. The money was raised
all right, but the bill, whatever its merits
or otherwise, is dead. Joe Martin is
our authority for this statement, and,
being an old hand, he doubtless knows
whereof he speaks. There remains, of
course, the question of what to do with
the 100000. Just as a suggestion, it
might be used to erect a handsome
monument to the stupidity Of some
lobbyists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Soviet Farm Relief?

In proposing that the Soviet Union
disband its more than 5000 tractor
stations, Nikita Khrushchev has done
what many Russians probably will re-
gard as rather sensational thing. For
these stations have enjoyed sort of
sacroSanct status ever since Stain first
set them up in connection with his
pitiless campaign forcing the country's
peasants into collective farming.
AS they have operated thus far,
under MoScows central direction, the
stations have been the custodians of
virtually all the agricultural machinery
Of the USSR. In the early days Of COL
lectivization, because of their absolute
control over the use of tractors, har-
vesterS, combines and the like, they
could pass what amounted to a death
sentence on Observation-Disclosures peas
ants. And in more recent years, still
controlling vital equipment, and en-
ploying vast army Of bureaucrats, they
have not only continued to exercise
great economic power, but have also
served as party-line policemen keeping
tight theological grip on approximately
$4,000 collective farms spread through
out the country.
Stain himself thought so highly Of
this Setup that In 1852, not long before
his death, he bitterly assailed certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Reduce Gas Tax?

A few years ago District
officials were advised not to
let the Maryland and Vir-
ginia representatives in Con-
gress bulldoze them into rails
ing the gasoline tax in the
District to the level Of Mary
land and Virginia. At present.
one can purchase gasoline in
Maryland and Virginia in
certain locations for less than
in Washington. Thousands Of
Maryland and Virginia motor
lists bought gasoline in the
District when gasoline was
cheaper in the District. Dis
trict motorists waited to fill
UP until they were in the
District, but now they buy q
lot Of their gasoline in Mary
land and Virginia as 1t does
not cost any more. More
gasoline stations will not
solve the problem as the
gasoline stations we now
have do not sell nearly the
gallonage they should. II
the District officials actually
want to increase the gallon
age Of gasoline sold. then
they should reduce the gas
oline tax below that Of Mary
land and Virginia. Most
people like to buy at home.
w. A. 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS r. HENRY
Robot Postal Clerk in the Works

the envelope In dot code
form. q standardized, abbre-
waited version Of the id.
dress on the envelope.
This might seem like q
formidable job and certain
ly will require considerable
skill. But. say the Standards
Bureau engineers. 1t will be
by no means so difficult as
might be assumed. The de-
gree Of abbreviation depends
on the volume of mail that
normally is sent to the adj
dress In question. Post Of.
fees, streets and individuals
which receive very large vol
umes Of mail may be desig-
mated by q single dot to save
the operators time.
Code Reader Takes Over
The letter then Is trans
ported mechanically to q
code reader. Here electronic
devices produce electrical
signals from the dot code,
which in turn are passed on
to a translator. This. trans
lator is an eiectronic device
which converts the abhrevi.
ated address information
from the dot code into an
other set Of electrical signals
which designate the proper
destination bin In the mail
distributor. the third man
displacing part Of the appa-
ratus. From the bins letters
are removed, tied In bundles
and put into outgoing
pouches. or in the case Of In
coming mail sent to the local
carrier stations.
It all sounds very compli-
Gated. as described In q bu-
reau report. But. say the
engineers, it will save Q lot
Of manpower, especially In
large offices. All the mail
out Of New York for Chicago.
for example. would be put in
one batch at the New York
postoffice simply by two dots
punched on the back Of each
letter, one designating the
State and the other the city
Of destination.
A different sorting device
is being developed at the bu-
reau which is more compact
and may save space In post
Offices. It Is well adapted to
the scale Of operations in
small city Offices but is not
expected to be suitable for
use in large Offices because 1t
requires sorting the same
batch Of mail several times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Heavenly Show

Washington'S weird and wonderful
visitor from outer space, the Aurora
Borealis, made timely appearance for
more reasons than one. It not only
fitted in well with the arcticlike
weather we have been having but
tended to heighten public interest in
the mysteries Of our universe-an in
tereSt already stimulated by man-made
satellites and research in space travel.
The brilliant Northern Lights have
their origin, the scientists believe, on
the sun. The theory is that particles
shot into space by violent eruptions on
the sun-usually in times of sun-spot
activity-induce lumineScence in our
atmosphere. The induced rays, varying
IN color from red to purple and green,
seem to be bent by the magnetic lines
OF force centering in the earth's two
poles. Unexplained electrical disturb
ances accompany the viSitations. For
example, current surges during Monday
nights display disrupted radio and tele-
graphic communications over wide Sec
lions of the Nation.
The unusually extensive show, ordi-
narily not seen this far south, was
timely in still another respect. This is
the International Geophysical Year,
when scientists of many countries are
striving to unlock some of the still
puzzling secrets of our world and of
the universe of which it is tiny part.
Perhaps, with so much brain power con-
centrated on such mysteries as sun spots,
cosnic rays and terrestrial magnetism,
man will be able to learn more about
the unknown reaches of outer space,
birthplace of such heavenly shows as
that which blazoned the northern skies
Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Opposes Jdi AIoi

Let us hope that the Cen
eral Assembly will succeed in
barring jai alai gambling
from Maryland.
There are two strong rea-
sons for opposing the intro
duction of this new type Of
gambling = one moral and
the other political.
The moral reason is that
jai alai gambling, like all
other types. is a violation Of
the commandment, Thou
shalt not covet i" your
neighbours property. The
gambler covets his neigh
boris money and seeks to win
it away from him without
giving fair value in return.
The political reason is that
jai alai gambling will lead
TO an increasing amount OF
corruption and crime. Gam
bling usually leads to the
corrupting of government Of
ficials. wless elements
then are attracted into the
State, and soon racketeers
and gangsters begin to move
in. In time, an area can de-
teriorate so badly that decent
citizens would rather not live
there. Business and industry
eventually hesitate to make
investments there.
In the end, everybody will
lose unless jai alai gambling
is kept out of Maryland.
Richard C. johnson,
Pastor. Methodist Church,
Friendly, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
New Start Needed

It has been long, long time since
q congressional investigation has gotten
as far of the beam as the House probe
Of the Federal regulatory agencies.
There is no doubt that the curiously
named House Subcommittee on Legis-
lative Oversight had to fire its chief
counsel, DR.. Bernard Schwartz. What
ever the motives or Qualifications, no
man can serve as counsel to an investi-
eating committee when he says he has
known from the start that this sub
committee could not be trusted to pur-
sue an honest investigation" Obviously
DR.. Schwartz was not the man for the
job.
1t is also very doubtful, however,
that the Subcommittee on Legislative
Oversight is the committee for the Job.
We have seen no convincing evidence
to support the grave charges which DR..
Schwartz has made against members of
the subcommittee. Nevertheless, his
"whitewash" accusations and his fight
to the Senate with his files are bound
to have planted doubt in the public
mind as to the willingness of this sub
committee to dig deeply into the COM
plants against the regulatory agencies
and other people prominent in public
life.
Enough evidence already has been
produced to lend some support to these
complaints, and it seems to us that they
should be investigated thoroughly and
impartially. The whole messy mess
should be turned over to new investi-
eating group which can start from
scratch and do the job right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

the same size. just as thick.
and just as shiny when new,
but it is not worth as much,
not since the New Deal got
done with it.
+ 4 **
In those days, a dollar was
a dollar, and Mr.. T. Augustus
Applefence had more Of them
than any one in town.
He had so many. as matter
Of fact. that nobody knew
just how many. Maybe T.
Augustus known to Mrs.
Applefence simply as Gus)
didn't know, himself.
Il 4 y 4
When the yellow dust BIZ
lowed like the cloud Of an
atom bomb was to do some
so years later the big old
bankers big old house was
obscured from the vision of
small Temp Jones, peering
out from the parlor window
in his home across the street.
Little Jones, just at the
running stage Of life, ran
around in the sacred pre-.
cincts Of the Applefence yard
at dusk. where the Apple
fence children played tag.
Temp was so small he
never caught anybody and
always got caught himself.
as little children are sup
posed to do.
These were happy, idyllic
days, when white althea
blossoms with deep-red CEN
tiers seemed the most beau
tiful flowers in the world. as
they really were, weren't
they?
1t was so idyllic, as a mat
ter Of fact, that the town
was not at all prepared for
the news one day that the
bank had failed and that
T. Augustus Applefence prob
ably would go to jail. (He
did,
Little Temp Jones knew
nothing about it, Of course.
He merely loved to watch the
swirling dust Of the country
road. and try to see pictures
in it as 1t settled back to the
good earth Of which it was
part.
Some Of the older folks
said they saw dollars evapo-
rating in the smoky dust.
Not 80 Temp Jones, who
never saw q covered bridge
and still doesn't want to see
one; he saw only swirling
clouds and pictures Of his
own making in the dust Of q
country road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Attacks on Court

The American Liberal As
ISOLATION is deeply concerned
with the attacks on the Eu-
preme Court. The court is
frequently called upon to adj
judicate difficult legal issues
which involve divisive social
or economic problems. We
understand the basis for the
differing opinions concerning
these decisions. Although no
institution of our Govern
ment, including the judiciary,
should be beyond the reach
Of criticism, the attacks upon
the Supreme Court have been
so reckless and diSrespectful
Of its proper functions and
necessary role as to affect
the orderly acceptance Of its
decisions.
1t has been the historic
responsibility of the Supreme
Court to sit in final Judgment
upon cases which lie within
areas Of popular disagree
ment and thereby to inter-
pref and clarity the law Of
the land in support of our
supreme law, the Constitu-
ton. The current attacks
ignore the accepted ia ct
that q decision of the
Supreme Court is an authori-
tative statement Of what is
the law Of the Constitution.
If the rule of law. so basic in
any society and revered in
ours, is to stand, this law
must be respected and obeyed.
Moreover, in a governmental
structure of dual sovereign
ties, Federal and State, there
must be a final arbiter of the
constitutional area of each;
without that single voice the
Union could fall to pieces
through the dispersal Of con-
fiicting powers. There are
peaceful and proper ways Of
changing the law as by con-
stitutional a m e n d m n t or
persuading the court to
modify its Interpretation.
The American people should
realize the danger in these
unwarranted and abusive at
tacks on the Supreme Court
and should rally to its sup
port, not as an indication Of
agreement with any particu-
lar verdict but with the deep
conviction that the mainte-
nance of order under law is
necessary IN every civilized
society.
Harry J. Carman,
Co-chairman, American
Liberal Association.
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Top-LeveI Talk

Russia and the United
States hold not just the
safety Of their own popula-
tons in peril in this insane
tension between the two
countries but the safety Of
the entire world. In view Of
this, a top-level meeting is
imperative.
AS one small citizen, 1t
seems to me that it would
only be fair for Khrushchev
and Bulganin to offer to visit
the President at the White
House in light Of Mr.. Eisen-
hower's numerous recent ILL
nesses. Strict security guard
should be offered them and
demonstrations Of any kind
be prohibited during this
visit to avoid needless insult
by agitators from Europe and
other parts who would love
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
School Board Clash

The Star reported (Janu-
airy 26) that Arlington
County School Board Mem
Der Helen S. Lane walked
out Of a board meeting at
which her plan for going
back to Abe grading was
rejected, declaring. There is
nothing, absolutely nothing,
that the Communist Party
likes better than to destroy
competition"
It should be recalled that
Mrs. Lane enjoys the dubious
distinction Of having been
the first person in nearly a
decade to serve on the Ar
ilngton County School Board
without having been selected
by the American competitive
procedure Of democratic cleo
ton by the people.
AS a result Of the Moncure
bill, Mrs. Lane (then un-
known to many people Of
Arlington) was appointed
without public hearings, or
even wide public discussion.
by three persons. the Airing
ton Independent Movement
members who were at that
time a majority on the Ar
lington County Board.
If Mrs. Lane wants TO in
still anticommunist compe-
tition in Arlington's schools,
she should begin at the top
by resigning her appoint
ment and working for the
re-establishment Of COMPETE
tive, democratic election Of
Arlington County School
Board members.
Ron Ross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Correction

In an editorial in yesterdays Star
1t was enormously stated that Virginias
Little Rock" bill, when frst offered,
was signed by 1913 of the 140 House
members" The editorial also asked
what had happened to the "S5 or more
abSentees" when the House of Delegates
finally passed the measure by vote
of S8 to 4. The fact is that the original
bill was signed by 1913 Of the 140 men,
bers Of the Assembly, which includes
both House and Senate. No votes were
cast against the bill in the Senate. The
Star regrets the error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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return postage ~ Nv" "ssinR'Oo

@. Please quote some prov
cribs opposed to marriage
T. j.
A. One can find proverbs
for or against almost any
thing. Against marriage: A
man must ask his wife's leave
to thrive. He that has q wife
has a master. He that hath
a wife hath strife. He that
loses his wife and a far
thing, hath a great loss Of his
farthing. He that takes q
wife takes care. Next to no
wife, a good wife is best. The
only comfort In my life Is
that / never yet had q wife.
A young man married is q
young man marr'd.
@. Do farmers get q sig
nificant part Of their income
from jobs performed OF the
farm?-R. T.
A. A recent survey by the
Department Of Agriculture
shows that over q third Of the
income Of farm families Is
now coming from sources out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12

Templeton Jones never saw
a covered bridge and never
hopes to see one, but he
knows q large number Of
covered bridge fans" set
great store by them.
So he felt pleased the other
day when L. A. c. Of Lincoln
Park sent him q poem about
them, as follows:
The Old Covered Bridge
When I look DER my cards
From old friends and new.
That old, covered bridge
Brings me memories true;
Takes me back to the days,
Yesteryears, when we drove
And the suns slanting rays
Turned the pink sky to
mauve;
In retrospect sweet
Times Of long, long ago
Come to mind as I greet
With a soft inner glow
That old covered bridge
Where I kissed my first
beau!
y 4 \ 4
Jones' memories 60 back
mostly to country roads, es-
pecially in summer, when
they were soft dust four
inches thick, or maybe more.
Every time a horse and
buggy came by, the dust
would fly up in clouds, fan
ming out behind the vehicle,
drifting away and settling
down again over a wide arc.
Maybe the road might stay
settled for half an hour, an
hour. perhaps all morning,
but there was never any tell
ing; sometimes the traffic
(the word had not been heard
of was so great that two
conveyances would pass each
other, and then what a dust!
It beloved up and up. and
obscured the yellow frame
house across the street, where
the Applefences lived.
Old Man Applefence was
the town banker.
He had more money, they
said, than anybody else.
The children said more than
anybody else In the world,
but that was scarcely true.
T. Augustus Applefence
was a solid citizen. as they
measured them In those days,
and they measured them
mostly by the aid Of q golden
yardstick called the dollar.
Only this dollar, in that
country town, was silver, and
came In a form normally
called a "cartwheel."
Today, that silver dollar Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
R0mblerFon

The recent inimitable col
umn on Robert Burns by
The Rambler recalled to me
the following from the Scotch
bard:
For pleasures are like
peoples spread,
You seize the flower,
its bloom is shed.
Or as snowfall in the river,
a moment 2
White, then melts
forever.
I enjoy The Rambler col
umn invariably, particularly
when George Kennedy enters
the field of literature and
history.
A. w. Lafferty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12

The mechanical post ONCE
clerk is on the way.
He" with q punched card
brain which IN many ways
will be able to duplicate rou-
tine work of the h u m q n
brain. will greatly speed and
cheaper mail sorting and de-
livery. it is predicted. Pro-
totype machines Incorporate
ing the basic principles in
volved, already have been
constructed by National Blu
reau Of Standards engineers.
Handling Of mail now is q
major economic problem for
the Government. The Post
once Department estimates
that last year it handled
more than 48 billion letters
alone. The amount has been
increasing by leaps since the
start Of the postal service
and indications are that the
expansion will continue for
years.
The Job Of developing me-
chanical systems has been
given to the Bureau Of Stand
ards because Of its special
lied experience in the fields
Of data processing and cleo
tronic equipment.
Human Hands Needed
In the present stage human
operators still will be needed
to translate addresses into q
dot code which can be read
by the machines. At least q
start has been made on ma
chimes that can read" print
ed or typewriter addresses
without any human help but
written addresses constitute
q problem the engineers have
not been able. as yet. to
touch.
Before mail Is presented to
any machine it goes through
several preliminary opera
tions. It first is culled to re-
move too large, too small or
too thick pieces. The letters
are. arranged so that all the
addresses and stamps are the
same side up.
The mail is then fed in
patches to a stamp cancelling
machine, entirely automatic
in its action. The letters then
are ready to be presented to
coding operators. The oper-
ator reads the address on the
envelope and operates a
keyboard similar to a
typewriter keyboard. BY
following certain fixed and
simple rules of abbreviation
he imprints on the back Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12
Strikes at Unions

Senate probers have un-
covered racketeering and
corruption within certain
unions. But the unions them
selves are involved in racket
eering that poses a threat to
the welfare Of the entire
Nation.
The labor leader makes
demands on the employer
for higher wages without In
any way increasing produc-
ton to compensate for the
higher wages. He is demand
ing something for nothing.
In effect he says, you give
us something for nothing or
we will ruin your business.
We will go on strike and shut
down your plant. We will
picket your plant and pre-
vent others from working.
We will keep this up until
you either yield or go broke"
The unions are expert at this
form of racketeering.
The labor union performs
on a vastly grander scale and
ultimately reaches into every
pocketbook.
There are laws and penal
ties against the common
variety of racketeering. but
the big union racketeer can
squeeze and gouge employer
and public under full pro-
lection of the law.
The remedy is simple:
Deprive unions Of, the right
to strike, which is their prin-
cipal weapon. and to enact
stricter laws against boy
cotting. Samuel r. Bauer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-12

to see Russia and America at
one another's Threats. The
visit should be brief but long
enough to give them a view
Of the sincerity of America
and the beauty Of its country
and form of government.
Hall DumvilIe.