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forced payment Tor work not
done or needed. They claim
the practices they want to
eliminate are obsolete and
wasteful and cost them more
than $500 million a year.
The unions counter that the
working rules are essential to
insure safe and efficient rail-
road transportation. They
claim that railroad workers
have a higher record of in
creased productivity than any
other class of workers in the
Nation.
Strike Possible Next April
The management proposals
viii reach union officials Mon
day or Tuesday. Industry
Spokesman estimate that If
neither side yields or COM
promises in later negotiations
a legal Nationwide strike
could be called by around next
April !. Dispute-handling nro-
visions Of the Railway Labor
Act would prevent a legal walk
out over the issue before that
date.
If a Nationwide strike is
called, more than 100000 rail-
road workers would be made
idle.
However. wage negotiations
currently are deadlocked with
three key unions. A walkout
over this issue conceivably
could come as early as next
January if all settlement and
delaying efforts fail. The unions
have demanded a u per cent
pay boost and the carriers
countered with a proposal they
take a is cents hourly pay cut.
A three-year moratorium ex-
pires Monday on the working
rules affecting 10000, en-
ployes engaged in the actual
operation of the trains.
Attack Planned Months Ago
Management planned its
frontal attack on the work
agreements several months
ago. Handley Wright. vice
president Of the Association of
American Railroads. said the
action was prompted by dire
economic necessity and we are
dead serious"
The railroads have run large
ads in newspapers across the
country headed. Railroad
Featherbedding, $500 Million
Loss Every Year-and It's
Your Loss, Too"
This management campaign
has drawn the ire of union
leaders. The Railway Labor
Executives Association has
planned a massive labor rally
In Chicago November 5 billed
as Rail Labor's Counterattack
Upon the Industry's Propa.
garida Campaign" George
Meany, president OF the ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-30
Is TV a Menace to
Home Life?

Could you turn off TV for
a year? That's what one Am
erican family did-just turn
ed the set to the wall-and
learned some valuable things
about viewing habits. Don't
miss their solution to in
discriminate TV watching in
This Week Magazine With
The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-30
Rail Labor Rules Issue
Comes to Heed Sunday

CHICAGO Oct 80 (APThe most explosive issue between
the Nations railroads and railroad unions-a controversy that
has brought threats Of possible Nationwide srke-wll
out In the Sunday The carriers will their
formal proposals for changing the rules that governed
railroad work for than four decades
The railroads call the work agreements "featherbeddng
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
Accent on Youth

The University of Virginia has sur
priSed nearly everybody by reaching
into its own faculty to pick youthful
literary scholar as its next president
Following tendency among some of
the big colleges to place the accent on
youth in choosing leaders, the Virginia
institution has named 40-year-old DR..
Edgar Finley Shannon to succeed retir-
ing President Colgate w. Darden, jr. But
the Board of Visitors of the university
and the special nominating committee
were impressed by much more than DR..
Shannon'S youth in making their unani-
nous selection.
Indicative of DR.. Shannon's all
around qualifications for the important
post Is the fact that he was recon-
mended by the committee from field
of l6l educators and others proposed
by alumni, faculty members and other
groups. A native of Lexington, Virginia,
and graduate of Washington and Lee
University, DR.. Shannon has risen rap
idly in educational and literary circles
both nationally and internationally
although he is little known to the
general public. He has become widely
recognized as an authority on the life
and works of Alfred Lord Tennyson.
His interest in the British poet laureate
was stimulated by Rhodes scholarship.
Most of his prestige as an educator
and scholar has come to him since World
War II, in which he saw much combat
service as junior officer in the Naval
Reserve. Retained on active duty after
the war, he was associate professor of
naval science and tactics at Harvard
until 1916. He became an assistant pro-
fessor of English at Harvard and served
until 1856, when he joined the faculty
of the University of Virginia in similar
capacity. With all his intellectual
attainments, DR.. Shannon has the repu-
tation of having personality that wins
friends and influences people. This is
a collateral asset that should be of great
value to the university in its program Of
deve 'opment.
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Project HOPE

President Eisenhower has left no
room for doubt that he is wholeheart-
eddy in favor of the plan to send a float
ing medical center to Southeast Asia.
He has made clear that the Consolation,
an 800-bed naval hospital ship now in
the "mothball fleet" will be made avail
able for the undertaking just as soon
as all the necessary private financing
arrangements are completed, which
probably will be some time next fall
This certainly is very fine and
promising project. Called HOPE (Health
Opportunity for People Everywhere), it
is sponsored by the People People
Health Foundation, nonprofit organi-
cation whose active participants include
such distinguished individuals as Dr.
Hugh Hussey, dean of the Georgetown
University School of Medicine The
whole enterprise, which will involve
much more than just brief visits to
various ports in Southeast Asia, is de-
signed to operate on permanent basis
and in decidedly helpful way. To
that end, the Consolation is expected
TO serve not merely as a hospital ship,
but also as a sort of medical school
open to the doctors of the area and
offering special training to technicians
interested in fields like sanitation and
nursing.
1t has been estimated that the I'M
dertaking will cost about $3.5 million
annually, all Of 1t. to be solicited from
61ongovernmental burces, including pri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
Tribute to Orgonist

WHICH, III Tic SkJI lIlB VI 1898
the Office of choir director
and organist was vacated by
the resignation Of George
Wilson. greatly beloved in
musical circles in Washing
ton, we learned from DR..
Clarence Dickinson of the
Brick Presbyterian Church of
the availability Of a young
and promising organist, a
graduate of DR.. Dickinson's
school. I invited Theodore
Schaefer to come down for an
interview. It resulted in the
immediate engagement of him
by our music committee in
the National Presbyterian
Church. We were impressed
with his personality and mu-
steamship and intrusted him
forthwith to select a "chancel
choir" Heretofore the church
had had only a quartet. but
with the remodeling Of the
pulpit and of the church, the
room was provided for a large
chancel choir. Mr.. Schaefer
had very raw recruits to work
with. but as the years passed
he was able to assemble guest
musicians from all quarters
of the city until the name
and fame Of the National
Presbyterian Church choir
became something to conjme
with.
In the m e time Mr..
Schaefer was becoming rec
ognized throughout the coun-
try for his genius in choir di-
recting and had many assign
ments in his matchless ca
pacity as accompanist. He
was greatly beloved by the
choir, and the announcement
of his death was a terrific
shock to their affections and
to thousands of his admirers
throughout the country. AS
Paul Hume remarked, You
can't replace him."
AS one. who as minister in
the National Presbyterian
Church, came to know him
through close association, I
want to pay my personal trib-
ute to the profound and last
ing contribution he has made
to our Capital City in the
realm of church music. His
passing is a real loss to this
city,
Albert Joseph
Mccartney, ID. D.,
Minister Emeritus, National
Presbyterian Church.
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prohibit segregation in public
schools. 1t seems that it would
have been sufficient to grant
the colored people the right
to vote and thus made the
Fifteenth Amendment I'M
necessary in 1870, and also
sufficient to grant women the
right to vote and made the
Nineteenth Amendment I'M
necessary in 1920.
Why has not the Congress
passed legislation to enforce
the Fourteenth Amendment
the way it was intended. and
why were the Fourteenth and
and Fifteenth Amendments
necessary II the Fourteenth
Amendment is unlimited in
its application, as it seems
the Court has held in the
school case. A. E. U.
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Fuirfox Schools

Your editions Of February
rs contained a shocker for
those Of us active in PTAs in
Fairfax County. 1t was re-
ported that Samuel s. Solo,
mon. member of the County
School Board, deplored the
emergence Of Fairfax County
PTAs as fund raising
groups" Similar views were
attributed to w. T. Woodson,
Fairfax County's school SUI
perintendent.
Actually it was the Fair
fax County School Board and
the county school admins
tration which launched new
PTAs in the fund raising
business. They did it with
their decisions on how new
schools shall be equipped.
When, for instance, the
Rose Hill School opened in
September, 1887. its f1edgling
PTA found: No clocks on
classroom walls; no piano:
no flags in classrooms: no
freezer for the cafeteria
kitchen; virtually no play
ground equipment; less than
one book per student in
the h opefully- designated
library"
The PTA was also notified
that the County would buy
one half of some of the
necessary equipment - such
as the freezer and piano.
Certainly we raised money
to buy these items - and
must raise more if the school
is to be equipped to meet the
needs Of the children who
attend it. Many people have
given their time-and many
more their money-to supply
needed equipment which the
School Board elected not to
supply for the new school.
These people would have
been far happier had school
authorities made it possible
for them TO devote their
energies to the more strictly
educational problems.
PTAs generally have come
in for a great deal of criti-
cism lately. Perhaps much of
it is justified. We believe,
however, that the County's
new PTAS deserve better from
school officials than thought
less comments which seem
likely to interfere with neceS-
sary efforts to provide basic
equipment for their schools.
James H. Quackenbush,
President, Rose Hill PTA.
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18th Amendment

Referring to whether the
Fourteenth Amendment was
legally ratified it seems that
the Fourteenth Amendment
has no application until Con-
gress enacts legislation to en-
force 1t as provided by the
concluding section Of the
amendment.
II, however. the Fourteenth
Amendment Is sufncient ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
Critic to Critic

Day Thorpe's review of the
Bach Aria Group performance
with the National Symphony
Orchestra contained a gross
inaccuracy along with ad-
mittedly Incorporate re-
marks.
Mr.. Thorpe asserts THE
Scheide Bach Aria Group is
strictly and literally Just that.
It produces nothing but arias,
eschewing not only choruses
and chorales from the can
tataS which would require
larger forces, but also duets,
trios and quartets, for which
the singers are at hand"
Not so. If Mr.. Thorpe had
fingered for a few moments
he would have heard the sing
ers perform the quartet from
the Christmas Oratorio"-
Number "a in the score--as
an encore.
In two earlier performances
in Washington, on November
%. 1854, the Group offered
"Wachet Auf," Cantata No.
lao. and on November Is.
1855, "In allen meinen Tha-
ten." Cantata No. 81, in addi-
ton to arias and duets with
various instrumental COM
binations. For both concerts
the soloists and orchestra
were joined by the National
Presbyterian Church Choir.
On February IL of this year.
according to The New York
Times, the Bach Aria Group
performed two complete can
tatas-Numbers 3 and 1902
in a Town Hall concert.
Further evidence of the
Groups repertoire may be
found in an RCA Victor re-
cording, Bach Cantatas and
Arias." which contains three
complete cantatas-Numbers
Al. AZ, and 60-along with
arias and duets. No doubt a
forthcoming album recently
recorded for Decca will con-
tain more of the same.
Obviously. then, the Bach
Aria Group does not restrict
itself to arias.
Let's be factual, even if
we can't be temperate.
Arthur $. BsshAk Ter.
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.Stote of the CopitoF

Many other American cities face
problems comparable with those dis
cussed by the Commissioners yesterday
in their report to Congress on the State
Of the Nations Capital"
They include such trends as the
flight Of the higher income groups to
the suburbs, decay of the downtown
areas, the blight of spreading slums, the
increasing costs of public welfare, short
age Of classrooms and teachers, grow
ing public Indebtedness, higher and
higher local taxes and diminishing
sources of untapped revenue.
The Commissioners correctly direct
their discussion not merely to the exist
ence of such problems in Washington,
however, but explain why they are so
much more complex here than any,
where else. The explanation is that
Washington is the Nations Capital.
It's boundaries are fixed. They can
not be expanded with the population
shifts. And as the higher income groups
move out, the demands for govern
mental services to those remaining-in
public education, public health, public
welfare-are increasing much faster
than remaining sources of revenue
Fifty-three per cent Of the city's
population is now nonwhite "a group
containing the largest number of low
income residents) and SO per cent of
the Districts land area is now tax
exempt, with the list of exemptions
because this is the Nations Capital
becoming larger every year. Unlike other
cities, Washington cannot tax its major
industry and largest employer: The Fed
eral Government.
Local interests are necessarily sub
ordinated TO Federal interests in such
matters as planning, coming, mainte-
nance Of wide avenues and beautiful
streets, high standards in health and
welfare. All of these increase costs, yet
handicap revenue-raising. But it is the
local taxpayer who since 1855 has borne
the proportionately larger share of in
creaSing costs of local government. with
increases in the Federal payments lag
ging behind the annual increases in cost.
These are some of the many facts
recited by the Commissioners in support
Of their request to Congress for state
ment of policy-"That it is hereby de-
clared to be the policy of the Congress,
In exercising its exclusive legislative au-
thority over the District of Columbia, to
provide financial support, over and above
that which can be derived from taxing
District residents and businesses at rates
comparable to those of surrounding
communities, to the extent necessary to
make the District modern, attractive
and efficient community that meets the
requirements of the Capital of the
United States"
Statements of policy do not amount
to much, unless Congress is willing to
follow the policy. But it is becoming in
creasingly evident that in the lack of
such policy and willingness to follow it,
Congress will preside over the steady
deterioration of its own seat of govern
ment. The Commissioners have done a
commendaAe job of assembling the evil
dence and presenting it candidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03

vate corporations and the general public.
From the standpoint Of doing humans
tartan job and generating good will in
Southeast Asia, no venture could be
more commendable. AS the President
has indicated, it merits the full support
of the American people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL
"WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.

Dear Sir:
Il read about the birds in
your column and have my
own pets, nicknamed marquee
birds but just plain sparrows
to most folks.
"At about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, I roll up my shade
and notice one or two birds,
but by the time l get to part
ing the Grapes, there are a
dozen or more fluttering
around, some on wires or rest
ing on the hotel letters.
Il get a slice of whole
wheat bread and start break
ing it into small bits, using a
small paint brush to bat off
the crumbs.
Some days l believe have
fed as many as so birds. l
once lived near the Washing
ton, D. c. Zoo. I get The
Star, daily and Sunday, and
wouldn't miss it for anything.
Every truly yours,
]. NJ. B., R. N"
\ X y
Camp Springs, Md.
Dear Sir:
rs it unusual to have a
dickciSsel in my yard at this
time of year?
MY bird guide gives his
winter range from Guate-
mala to Colombia and Trim
idad. He has been with us
since early December.
With all the cold weather.
he is doing very we'll and
eating wild bird seed with
the rest of my crew.
Il missed him the day with
all the snow and finally spot
ted him in tree. He tried
to land in the snow a num-
Der of times but was afraid.
Il cleared the ground, put
out some seed, and down he
came.
I've been very successful
attracting the birds, eSpe-
cially the bluebirds. When
the mocker gets rough with
them, l feed them raiSins by
hand.
Its such a thrill to see
them come almost to my
feet.
MY bluebird nesting box
is used every year. 1t is close
to the house, and I help them
fight off the sparrows.
Il could write so much
about my bird friends, but
what l want to know is
about the dickcissel.
We've had so many diff
ferent birds that I'll write
to you again sometime in
the future. Would like tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
PIoudits for Brown

Hearty congratulations to
Constantine Brown for his
splendid article, GOOD Old
Days of Journalism" 1t was
something that needed to be
said and repeated over and
over again.
/ wish it were possible to put
q copy of the article in the
hands of every member of the
National Press Club. ! am
sure it would be an inspira-
ton. 1t might even put some
backbone into some whose
talent is currently being
wasted by their slavish CON
formity" and gross apathy.
Grey Leslie.
X X 4
Constantine Brown in his
columns of February 5 and
February l6 appears aware
of the menace that is Rus
STA. 1t is too bad there are
not more like him who speak
for and to the people.
1t is incredible that any
American Of responsibility
can advocate an attitude Of
rapport with the interna-
tional gangsters Of the Krem-
lin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03

was LOT the election OF a Sec
ond Democratic Senator
Philip j. Hart, who had been
Lieutenant Governor = and
for other State Offices. Sec
ond thoughts are to the
effect that a sixth victory for
Gov. Williams means far
more than the fact he ran
behind other candidates on
his ticket.
Gov. Williams enemies like
to believe, too, that his
association with Walter
Reuther. the head Of the auto
workers union and vice presi-
dent Of the AFL-CIO, will be
a handicap for the Governor
in any effort to win a presi-
dental nomination. They
like to call him "Reuther's
boy" He is not, however. He
Is his own man. And it is a
fact that any Democratic
candidate for President next
year must have strong sup
port Of organized labor, If he
is to be elected.
Has Liberal Record
Gov. Williams belongs to
the liberal wing of his
party. His first Government
post was as attorney for the
Social Security Board in the
Franklin D. Roosevelt adj
ministration. He became an
ardent New Dealer. He is, in
deed, as liberal as Senator
Hubert Humphrey of Mime
sofa who also holds the affec-
ton of leaders Of organized
labor. And if the national
Democratic Party is to pick
a liberal" as its nominee
many believe it will-Gov.
Williams fills the bill as well
as any and better than some.
In the early days Of his
governorship, he frequently
was referred to as a hoy
wonder" The nickname
"Soapy" has chung to him
since boyhood. But he is no
longer a boy, either in years
or in experience. He will be
40 years old when the Demo-
cratic National Convention
meets next year, and within
a month of so when it comes
time for a new President to
take the oath of Office. He
is an indefatigable cam
paigner. His supporters say
that if he can win in a Re-
publican State like Michigan,
where necessarily he had to
obtain Republican votes. he
can win in the country. They
add. he has a lot on the ball.
A graduate Of Princeton
where he won Phi Beta
Kappa membership. a top
graduate of the law school
at the University of Michi-
gan. a fine record in the
Navy during the Second
World War, with 10 Pacific
area battle stars, a shrewd
political leader, they insist
he has much to bring to the
party's ticket.
Gov. Williams is not the
only Governor and Michigan
is not the only State facing
financial difficulties requiring
more revenue. If he succeeds
in extricating himself and
the State from these troubles,
he will be formidable can
didate in next years big race.
Democrats have not leaned
to Senators or Congressman
for presidential candidates.
Indeed, no Democratic SEN
ator has been nominated for
President in more than half
a century and only half a
dozen of them have been
nominated for Vice Presi-
dent-one of them former
President Harry S. Truman.
But Governors are a differ
ent thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may De used "
letters carry writers' correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-03
you about my summer tana-
ger, not scarlet tanager.
Sincerely, M. p"
X 4 4
ARLINGTON Va

ger. not scarlet tanager.
Sincerely, M. p"
\ +
ARLINGTON, Va.
Dear Sir:
i read your column in The
Star every evening. Would
you write in your column
someday about a person who
would be cruel enough to
poison a beloved cat. About
a person who would make an
innocent animal suffer so
and leave two broken hearts.
l hope you will. Kindest re-
CARDS to you,
Sincerely, C. D. F."
IN
Sometimes careless use of
poiSonS in trying to get rid
OF rats is responsible for such
sad cases, rather than any
deliberate attempt. The suf-
terlng and sorrow are the
same, of course.
The old terrible poisonS
should never be used, since
they are relatively inefficient,
and the newer types are best
used with great caution.
All bait should be placed
under a box, raised slightly at
one end, so that cats and
dogs cannot get at it.
Rat poiSonS go best in a
garage that can be locked
overnight. The newer chem
lcals so thin the blood of
the rodents they die of in
ternal bleeding. 1t is the
same drug used for human
beings to thin the blood, but
in such cases, of course, only
under the supervision of the
physician, with daily and
in some cases hourly check
ups.
The dickcisSel is some
times called the black
throated bunting or little
meadow lark. 1t is related
to the tanagerS.
1t is easily mistaken for a
male English sparrow.
The common name Of
'dickciSsel" is supposed to
come from its song. which
one authority calls furry"
whatever that means in re-
lation to music.
The specimen at Camp
Springs probably has been
blown out of it's normal
habitat, or came here in
search of food, and seems to
have found it.
1t is not too common here.
and probably when seen is
mostly thought to be a
sparrow.