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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Groy's Newest Plan

The incredible blank
sheet" voter registration pro-
posal of Virginia Senator
Gray strikes me as simple
insanity cloaked in legal
robes. Is there any real likeli-
hood that the Virginia Legis-
lature would enact such a
fantastic law?
II Senator Gray is sincere
in his proposal. in all added
conscience. he should intro
duce at least two more bills
for simultaneous action:
/. He should make blank
sheets Of many chapters Of
Virginia's historical records
that have been a source Of
much pride TO most Amer
leans and some Virginians.
2. He should level Month
cello TO the ground and make
1t a crime TO visit the tainted
area.
I would hope the Legisla-
ture could be persuaded also
to expedite its long-delayed
appropriations for our ur-
gently needed State mental
institutions. Dewitt o. Myatt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Little Rock Bill

Governor Almonds Little Rock"
bill has sailed through the Legislature
and this news hardly comes as the
surprise of the year.
The bill, advocated by the Governor,
would close any public school patrolled
by Federal forces without the consent Of
the State. It's passage is a gesture, not
likely to be meaningful For there is
scant prospect that the people of Vir-
ginia will resort to mob violence to pre-
vent school Indignation. In some sections
of Virginia the public schools may be
shut down as a last-ditch measure
against Indignation. But it is most i'm
probable that there will be any mob ac-
ton which cannot and will not be ham
died. by the State and local authorities.
There are two interesting points,
however, in connection with the final
vote-88 to Ain the House of Delegates.
When the measure was offered 1t was
signed by 1913 of the 140 House members,
and others were quick to say they, too,
would have signed had they been there
that day. What happened to these IS or
more abSentees when the final vote was
taken? Was it just case of an overly
long week end?
A second point Of some interest Is
that two Of the four votes, against the
measure came from the nearby 10th dis
trict-from Delegates Webb and Stone.
Delegate Omer Hirst, generally consid-
cred a member Of the liberal" bloc,
voted for the bill. And he gave his
reasons. Mr.. Hirst said in substance
that the bill adds nothing to powers
already held by the Governor, and that
he saw no reason to jeopardize his own
legislative program "for the sake Of one
more protest on fringe aspect Of the
main question" This strikes us as being
. quite sensible attitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Overdue Health Reform

The District Health Department has
proposed long-needed reorganization
OF the city's facilities for dealing with
the many-sided mental health problem.
There has been a singular lack of CO.
ordination among the various agencies
caring for victims Of mental illness.
This has resulted in waste of efforts
and money. Health Director Finucane's
plan for centering all mental health
activities in a new Mental Health Bureau
Is az overdue step toward bringing
washington into line with other large
cities In Nationwide attack on mental
disease and disturbance.
The new bureau not only would
supervise present work in this important
neld but would expand the mental
health program into areas needing more
attention. For example, the plan calls
Tor sectional clinics for adults and chill
dren, with vital follow-up program for
patients released from hospitals, special
rehabilitation services for alcoholics and
cooperation with school authorities in
child guidance facilities. There also
would be a legal pSychiatric services
division.
While 1t was estimated that the new
program would cost about $225, 900, DR..
Finucane pointed out that the preventive
and follow-up measures could be ex-
pected to reduce substantially the Dis
trict's $1l million annual bill for treat
ment Of residents at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital. In short, the investment would
return dividends not only in terms of
money saved in disqualification but in
terms of human welfare. DR.. Finucane
has presented the Commissioners with
persuasive case for favorable action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
RoiIYs. Air Travel

A story in your paper on
January 80. quoting the
chairman of the CAB as to
relative volume Of air, rail,
bus travel. is highly mislead-
ing. He uses passenger
miles," to show that air.
travel exceeds other modes Of
travel. Because air Journeys
are two to three times as
great, In average, distance
! biased upon CABS own sta
tistics). this builds UP the
mileage.
On basis Of passengers
actually carried (although
correct figures for 1857 are
not complete yeti it is APP
parent that railroads will
have carried ITO million lex
Guiding commuters and
domestic airlines 40 million.
The vastly greater rail carry
ings obviously reflect passen-
ger, preference. safety, reli-
ability, craftsmanship and
other factors. Passengers
carried" Is the only true in
dex Of passenger-selection Of
modes Of transport.
Franklin Snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11

more germs can be dredged
up out Of the under-skin.
1t might seem a hopeless
task, then. to get away from
germs.
There is no doornob not
loaded down with them.
Even our hospitals are SO
full of germs that the Au-
thorities did not want people
suffering from the Asian
brand Of flu to come to them.
The germs are getting
smart. too.
They have outsmarted
mankind in regard to some
Of the antibiotics. When
these master killers Of germ
life came on the market,
they did a fine job.
But the canny germs soon
got themselves used to
them. and in some mysterious
manner managed to overcome
the lethal effect Of even the
best antibiotics.
Now there are billions and
billions Of honest germs which
smile at the antibiotics. and
no wonder; they have bested
man at his own little game.
So Jones knows that try
ing to escape germs is q
hazardous and somewhat du-
bious task. at best.
But this does not keep HIM
from trying. He is one Of
the trying-est men alive.
Where other people really
try only on their jobs---and
sometimes they are queS-
toned about this-Temple-
ton Jones finds all life a
wonderful time for trying to
learn. He can tell you
more about some medicines
than even the doctors know.
because medical men, even
the best. never pay for what
they prescribe nor even
take 1t.
Temp Jones knows. be-
cause he has an investiga-
tive turn Of mind. Investi-
CATION is supposed TO be con-
fined to detectives and 9TH
ers. but that was before
Templeton Jones came on the
scene.
When he takes out his
handkerchief. and slaps II
over his nose when you
sneeze at him. don't get an
cry. Admire the guy. He
not only has the courage Of
his own convictions, but he
has years Of investigating be-
hind him. Maybe II you, too.
old pal, would start put
ting up a shield against the
thoughtless actions Of others
you would be the better
for It. too. Temp Jones is
sure he is, and. as we told
you he Is usually right. He
says 30. himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democrats Play the Recession Tune
BY GOULD LINCOLN

in 1898. proclaimed to the
country that the only thing
it had to fear was fear itself.
The fact that the Demo-
Gratis have controlled Con-
gress for three Of the i've
years Of the Eisenhower adj
ministration-and have made
it impossible for the Presi-
dent to get through much Of
his program-means nothing
to the Democrats when it
comes to attributing the
blame for the present fall-off
in business and employment.
Indeed, they hold the Demo-
Gratis in Congress entirely
blameless for the workings Of
the economic system, Just as
they hold them blameless for
the failure of the country
to keep pace with Rus
STA in the matter of earth
satellites and missiles. al
though these same Demo-
Gratis insisted upon cutting
President Eisenhower's budg-
ct for those particular items
in the national defense pro-
gram last year.
Prospects Of Action
The Democrats in Con-
gress and out are now tell
ing the country they are pre-
pared to 60 ahead with legiS-
lation which will help to inn
prove the economic situa-
ton; that they will take
charge Of things. It may be
recalled that when Presi-
dent Hoover was in ONCE.
the Democrats controlled the
House Of Representatives at
the time Of the depression,
and they declined to give
Mr.. Hoover the legislation
and the funds he believed
necessary. One Of their lead
ers told Mr.. Hoover. fatty
the Democrats had him over
a barrel and intended to
keep him there. He meant,
Of course, until a Democratic
President could move into
the White House. It does
not appear likely. however.
that in the present circum-
stances the Eisenhower ad.
miniStration will have to
wait on the Democrats to
act to buoy the economy, or
that the Democrats would
have the temerity to sit back
in Congress and let the coun.
try suffer for virtually three
yearS-the remainder Of the
Eisenhowder administration.
There is no chance Of Q
Democratic President in Of.
fee until that period has
expired.
There is, indeed, much the
administration can do to
help restore employment and
improve business conditions.
1t has huge programs Of
public works, including q $50
billion highway program, into
which 1t can pour billions
Of dollars to help do away
with unemployment. The in
creases which are being made
in defense appropriations
and expenditures are another
helpful facet. If the Re-
publicans are wise. they will
shout these things as loudly
as the Democrats shout their
gloomy predictions-and also
the administration will move
to relieve the situation with
out delay. Indeed, much
may be done to diSpel fear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11

For five years the Demo-
Gratis have been waiting for q
recession-or depression--in
the economy Of. the United
States. They predicted dur
ing the presidential campaign
Of 1852. which they lost, that
to put the COP. in control
Of the Government would
mean unemployment and de-
preston. The Democrats be-
lieve they have it-a serious
recession or depreSsion-or
will have it before the con-
gressional and State elections
next November 4. They have
begun again shouting it from
the house tops and blaming
the Eisenhower administra-
ton. They will keep right at
their Cassandra-l like prophe-
cies until the voters go to the
polls. The only thing that
could dull their outcries
would be "a revival Of busi-
ness and employment on a
large scale-and even that
would not quiet them. De-
preston during a Republican
administration is their idea
Of a political H-bomb. entire
ly devastating to the Repub-
lican Party. For it was the
depression in the Hoover ad-
ministration starting in 1929
and climaxing in 1928
which elected q Democratic
President in 1882 and kept
Democrats in the White
House for q solid 20 years,
with an assist from q second
world war. The string was
broken only in 1852, when
the country was sick of the
Korean war and sick Of what
the Republicans called "the
mess" in Washington.
Peace Issue Still Potent
In 1856, the Republicans
campaigned on the issues of
four years Of peace and pros
perity-issues as potent as
those which had kept the
Democrats In power from
1888 to 1858. They can still
be potent. provided there is
a real recovery economically
by summertime. The COP.
leaders under those circum-
stances win be in position to
point out to the voters that,
except in war years, the
Democratic administrations
never had been able to lick
the depression entirely and to
get away from deficit spend
ing. But one thing appears
certain: Unless there is an
upturn in the country's econ
oI1y in the next few months
the chances Of Republican
gains in the Congress to be
elected in November will
reach the vanishing point
and Democratic gains in both
House and Senate may be
expected.
What effect the gloom ano
doom prophecies of the DEM
ocrats will have on the Amer.
lean people remains to be
SEEM They can scarcely be
expected to encourage any
group in the Nation-except
Democratic politicians. They
can be expected to create
fear which will react strongly
against any recovery. They
can be expected to harm, not
help. the economy. It was
the late President Franklin
D. Roosevelt who. when he
came into the White House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Specialized Justice

/ concur most heartily in
the conclusion Of The Star
editorial. Specialized Jus
tice." February S, that the
recommendations Of the Pat
ent Law Association should be
carefully considered Gin max
ing the important appoint
ment to the vacancy on the
Court Of Customs and Patent
Appeals" An active practice
Of forty years convinced me
that only well-qualified pat
ent lawyers are competent to
adjudicate the many involved
legal questions which may be
encountered in patent litiga-
ton.
When jurisdiction of ap-
peals from the Patent once
was assigned to the old Court
OF Customs, I argued one of
the first patent cases heard
by the court and recall that
most Of my allotted time was
consumed in answering ques-
tons by the court on elemen.
tary principles of patent law.
However. from a news item
in The Star, it appears that
Mr.. Eisenhower will appoint
one of his administrative as
siStants, Jack Martin, who is
one of the men he considers
to be a very splendid indi-
vidnal." The President said:
unless / know that he had
to have some specialist train
ing Of this kind, / would not
be at all concerned about it,"
1t is almost unbelievable that
Mr.. Eisenhower does not
know that specialist train
ing" is required to intelli-
gently consider and decide
important legal questions in
one Of the most technical and
involved branches of the law.
Retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Tragedy in Tunisio


the Communist cause throughout the
Arab world, the Kremlin itself could not
have asked or hoped for anything beta
ter than the French air attack on the
frontier village of Sakiet Sidi Youssef
In Tunisia Our Government says that
the incident has profoundly disturbed"
the United States. And the West as
. whole including France-has reason
to feel exactly the same way.
This is so because the tragedy.
wholly apart from having brought death
to dozens of innocent persons. has struck
a shattering blow at Western efforts to
promote decent and enduring peace in
North Africa and thus keep that crucial
area on the side Of freedom. OF course,
standing on narrow technical ground,
French military men may feel that they
are right In seeking to justify the at
tack by declaring that Tunisia has been
serving as privileged sanctuary" for
Algeria'S rebels, that guns in the bombed
village had fired on Frances planes, and
that the action taken may therefore be
regarded as legitimate invocation Of
the so-called doctrine of "hot pursuit"
But such an argument seems to fall
very nat when weighed against all the
other factors involved in the situation.
For Tunisia, to begin with, is a sover-
eign nation with which France has been
maintaining friendly diplomatic rela-
tons despite Tunisian sympathy for the
Algerian rebel cause. More than that.
under the government Of pro-Western
President Habib Bourguiba, 1t is a ma
ton which has rejected "neutraIism,"
which has followed an anti-C Communist
line and which has aligned itself with
the detectives Of the free world, even to
the extent Of letting the French keep
troops on its soil and maintain the big
NATO naval base at Bizerte. Now, how
ever, as result Of their air attack. the
French have driven Mr.. Bourguiba into
moving against them in the United
Nations and demanding that they with
draw their troops and get out Of the
base forthwith.
In sum, besides embarrassing our
own country by using American-made
planes In the attack, the French have
committed q major blunder that can
have grave consequences not only for
them but for the entire Atlantic COM
munity. The Algerian strife may now
become deadlier than ever, and public
opinion in the Arab world has been so
Unnamed that the men of the Kremlin
can hardly be blamed If they feel that
they have been handed the gift of a big
propaganda victory. AS for Mr.. Bour-
CUBA, outraged popular sentiment in
Tunisia conceivabIy may force him to
shift to drastically changed course
one veering away from the West and
moving toward "neutralism" or worse.
Given these tragic circumstances. It
can only be hoped that the French and
TuniSians will be able to avoid an ir-
reparable break. Beyond that, It must
also be hoped that they will succeed.
with the conciliatory help Of statesmen
from other free nations, in making a
new start toward good relations and
arrangements guaranteeing against fur
Their incidents along the Algerian from
tier. In any event, as key member of
NATO, France has a solemn obligation
to do everything within reason to lessen
the great harm done by the bombing of
Sakiet Sidi Youssef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Troffic's Toll


While we all but panic
over the imaginary dangers
Of enemy missiles we casu-
ally continue to kill and
wound our own relatives and
friends in traffic tragedies,
Ned H. Dearborn, retiring
president of the National
Safety Council. recently adj
mitted that the safety move
ment has failed to rouse the
public enough to win the
war on accidents. Cutting the
traffic toll may be a long
range. complex, tedious, un-
glamorous. even unpopular
task, but it can be done with
present means and knowl-
edge.
Then why aren't we doing
it? It is because we are
afraid. Each of us is afraid
to back the necessary legal
steps for fear of getting
caught ourselves in our own
net Of rules. We don't really
want compulsory driver
training because it may cost
us $25 or $50 to have our
child learn to drive intel
ligently. We don't really want
tighter driver licensing be-
cause we, poor morons. might
not be able to pass the
tougher tests. We don't really
want speed enforcement-it's
embarrassing to be chased
by a shrieking siren-beSides,
it sometimes costs money.
Every national effort has
SO far failed to stem the
rising bloody tide. But there
Is still a great pool of
power which has yet to
be tapped-the thousands
of men and women who have
been personally hurt by this
traftlc Scourge, and would
welcome a chance to strike
back. 1t is interesting to spec
ulate what might happen if
a group Of farsighted citizens
were to spearhead a new
Nationwide organization-a
League for Lives, if you will
which might channel the
dedicated efforts of the peo-
pie for whom safety has
taken on real meaning.
Virginia H. DeNike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
Route 24O

| am opposed to a Route
24O expressway location along
the Baltimore g. Ohio Rail-
road track. This ill-consid-
cred scheme would erase
much taxable property from
the county rolls and tear
down much Of Garrett Park,
Kensington and other sub
divisions along the line. 1t
could also affect future in
dustrial development along
the railroad. This county is
in desperate need of more
sources to increase the assess
able base in order to pay
Tor the services required to
operate our Montgomery
County government.
OF course, this scheme
pleases the people objecting
to the Wisconsin avenue,
River road and river route
for 240. who want to keep the
highway away from their
door, but who have not given
this plan very careful study
or consideration.
There is great concern now
about the construction of the
North Capitol-Blair road ex-
pressway in the District -
that it will dump heavy traf-
flc into already overloaded
Georgia avenue and Piney
Branch road. The proposal
to locate the 240 expressway
along the B6sO track would
dump that much more traffic
into the North Capitol-Blai
road expressway. Georgia
avenue and Piney Branch
road.
A scheme to throw all traf-
flc down one side Of the
county and have it overflow
toward one direction could
only add more confusion TO
the complex issues at stake.
What is urgently needed
here. now, is a program for
facilitating commuters traf-
fic - construction Of rapid
transit facilities for one
thing. The Maryland State
Roads Commission should 60
ahead with its program Of
widening existing arterial
roads and finishing the cir
cumferential highway so that
some Of the traf1ic could be
diverted to the many roads
leading into Washington in
stead Of Just one highway
which could be so devastating
to residential and commercial
property within that area.
Perhaps a roadway through
Rock Creek Park - why
shouldn't the commuters be
allowed the privilege Of CO.
ing through the park on their
way to work2)-might help
to put the commuter in a
better frame Of mind when
he arrives at his destination
the place where he spends
a great deal Of his day.
Rose Poll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Templeton Jones always
carries a nice clean handker-
chief concealed in his left
hand.
When somebody sneezes
close to him. he pops out the
handkerchief with a twist of
the wrist and clamps it over
his nose and mouth.
He holds it there for eight
breaths.
Some of his friends are Of
Tended by this action-espe-
cially If they have just
sneezed.
1t is, they aver. a direct
hint that they have done
something quite wrong.
The more ignorant they
are. the more offended they
are. The person who knows
his germs knows that Jones
is right.
-
The beauty of being Jones
is that he is always right Cat
least in his own mind
He long ago swallowed the
germ theory Of disease, hook,
line and sinker.
Others may doubt it still,
but not T. Jones.
Old T. Jones has read all
about the various germs in
volved in the first and Sec
ondary effects Of the common
cold.
Coughs and sneezes. espe-
cially sneezes. shock him to
the backbone.
II they were wild animals
suddenly coming over the
threshold. they could not
have a more decided effect
on our old friend.
4
Out comes that handker-
chief.
Over the nose and mouth
II goes. to provide a certain
filtering effect. he hopes.
Being a practical man.
Temp Jones has no real idea
that he keeps out Of his
tender little insides all Of
the germs.
He merely hopes to keep
some Of them out.
Not all - germs are so
numerous. so herd-minded,
that there is no hope Of any,
body escaping them.
They fairly swarm over our
hands and food and clutter
up the air.
You could go up in a rocket
hundreds Of miles. II you are
that foolish. and you could
still ind germs there.
You can wash your dirty
hands for minutes at a time
using antiseptic soaps, II you
wish, and the hottest water
and after Is minutes Of this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
SGtion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-03

Mary Williams, Joan Delhi; Sec
rotary - Mary Meehan, Peggy
Dayhoff; Treasurer - Rosemary
Hopkins, Barbara Rankin; Depart
ment of Social Activities - Carol
Williams, Kitty Ward: Depart
ment of School Activities - Jim
my Alnutt, Florence Bethel; Par
Humanitarian - Eddie johnson,
Ronnie Kline; Patrol Captain -
Earl Wilt, Joe Yates.
Soon students will go to the
polls to vote in next years coun-
ell. All we can say is good luck
to everybody"
The P-TA Back to School Night
put on to acquaint parents with
their children's classes, went over
very nicely. This is a good idea,
it seems here, and should be care
fully nurtured.
Things to look forward to:
Dedication of the entire new
building on April 20, the Prom,
and seeing this column in the
Sentinel