anaheim-bulletin 1959-05-06

The Bulletin Editorial Page SECTION D Wednesday, May 6, 1959 Who Screens The Screeners? The practice of using so-called screening committees to interview, check and finally choose individuals for relatively high administrative posts in the school districts has become pretty much an accepted thing in Anaheim. At first glance this method of picking the "right" person for responsible posts seems a good one. The committee, made up of two high-caliber educators—usually from a university—and the superintendent of schools and maybe an assistant administrator, go over the dossiers of each applicant for the job and then hold a personal interview with each applicant. On the basis of their findings the person—or persons—are then picked and later recommended to the board of trustees. This latter is merely a formality. The board invariably accepts without question the recommendation of the superintendent's screening committee. And herein lies the rub. Although the responsibility for running the school district lies directly on the shoulders of the elected school trustees, none have an actual voice in picking candidates for these important posts. Oh, yes, trustees are always asked to sit in on these lengthy interviews but are not permitted to sit on the screening committee itself. So that when the decision is made it is the decision of the superintendent and the This latter is merely a formality. The variably accepts without question the recommendation of the superintendent's screening committee. And herein lies the rub. Although the responsibility for running the school district lies directly on the shoulders of the elected school trustees, none have an actual voice in picking candidates for these important posts. Oh, yes, trustees are always asked to sit in on these lengthy interviews but are not permitted to sit on the screening committee itself. So that when the decision is made it is the decision of the superintendent and the outside screening committee—not the decision of the citizens of Anaheim through their elected trustees. The excuse is offered that the trustees sit as a sort of "board of directors" and act primarily on matters of policy and leave personnel matters in the hands of the superintendent. This policy may be well and good when it comes to hiring teachers and clerical employees but is it good when the positions to be filled are high on the level of administrative responsibility? Is there any reason why one or more trustees should not sit on this screening committee that picks individuals for these high posts? Most are businessmen of considerable experience and have had an abundance of experience in dealing with people—including interviewing, hiring and firing. They, themselves, are perhaps in a better position to pick men for administrative positions than the so-called screening committees. With Anaheim's tremendous population explosion it becomes increasingly important that individuals in high administrative posts be the best that we can get. The responsibilities of school trustees are manifold and none is more important than the selection of the men and women who enjoy the direct control of our schools. Durable, Like Bugs Poet Robert Frost, four-time Pulitzer prize winner and now poetry consultant to the Library of Congress, isn't too alarmed about the fate of man in the age of the atom. In fact, he believes that Man in inexterminable. It is as if he were answering his own soliloquy: "I'd like to get away from earth awhile—and then come back to it and begin over." Trouble is, in developing his "inexterminable" theme, Frost added the unpoetic touch that we are just like flies and bedbugs: "You can't really exterminate them. There will always be some in cracks and crevices, and that's us." Maybe so, maybe so. But frankly, we prefer the poetic Frost. The nuclear philosopher sort of frosts us. Or, as the kids might say, he bugs us. Trouble is, in developing his "inexterminable" theme, Frost added the unpoetic touch that we are just like flies and bedbugs: "You can't really exterminate them. There will always be some in cracks and crevices, and that's us." Maybe so, maybe so. But frankly, we prefer the poetic Frost. The nuclear philosopher sort of frosts us. Or, as the kids might say, he bugs us. Strange As It Seems By Elsie Mix COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BIOCHEMISTS USE ELECTRIC EBLS IN A NERVE RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT HAS AS ITS ULTIMATE GOAL THE DISCOVERY OF THE NATURE OF THOUGHT, HOW IT ARISING AND HOW IMPULSES ARE TRANSLATED INTO ACTION... P.T. BARNUM MADE A FORTUNE LECTURING ON HOW TO MAKE MONEY AFTER LOSING NAFA A MILLION DOLLARS IN A MANUFACTURING SWINDLE! BEN DUFRESNE of Rosburg, Ore, MAILED A PACKAGE FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II HE RECEIVED IT AT YEARS LATER! Mountain Vista Farmer McCabe Your Birthday Daylight Savings Time is here Your Birthday by Stella WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 — Born today, you have one of those inquiring minds which is always wanting to know the whys and wherefores of everything. You will be one of those precocious children whose parents have to know all the answers — or provide the books in which to find them. As you grow older and your store of information increases, you will want to go beyond known knowledge and explore what is still further beyond. The mystic and the occult fascinate you. It is likely that you will become one of the leading minds of your generation and may also influence the trend of the times to come. Not everyone may agree with you, but at least you will be respected as one who holds to his own opinions, come what may. The more you are opposed, the more you fight. Since you are not as tactful as you might be, you may make your best gains in partnership with someone who can supply what you lack — the diplomacy to project your ideas without trampling on other people's feet. You have a quick temper and must learn to keep it under control if you are to get all that you should out of life. More than once you have upset the apple cart by saying or doing something on impulse. You also have a quiet reserve and aloofness which make you rather difficult to understand at first meeting. You need a good manager and advance press agent. Among those born on this date are: Admiral Robert E. Peary, Arctic explorer; Christian Morgenstern, poet; Frank Dempster Sherman, educator and poet; Sigmund Freud, psychologist; Rabindranath Tagore, poet and philosopher. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Thursday, May 7 Instrument them successfully. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) — Friends and relatives can bring you particular pleasure at this time. Celebration of an anniversary, perhaps. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) — Check pros and cons of some new opportunity and make sure that it is worth your while. (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Daylight Savings Time is here again. Ever since I ran our clock up one hour I ain't had enough sleep. I'm not the only one having trouble getting adjusted though, cause I see in Minnesota the picture show people get the Supreme Court of that State to grant an injunction prohibiting them from going on Daylight Savings Time. Nobody pays any attention to the court order though except the University and the Legislature. Even the Supreme Court meets on Standard Time ... I guess this is just another case of trying to make that horse drink the water. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved) Looking Ahead by Dr. George S. Benson Another Communist Victory The newest developments in Cuba, as reported in some sections of the American press, indicate that the Communists are taking over the country under the dictatorship of Fidel Castro. This is the report made belatedly by Dale Francis, nationally - known writer for the Catholic press, who previously had built up the Castro "revolution" as a triumph of freedom forces. There seems no doubt now that the entire Catholic hierarchy of Cuba was duped by Castro and his cunning Communist companions. But the most important fact of all is that the United States government again was "sucked in" by the wily Red international conspirators. Our government actually contributed substantially to the Castro take - over. The U.S. cut off arms shipments to the Cuban government at a strategic moment in Castro's military and propaganda offensive, and we literally leaped to recognize the Castro dic- by Romulo Betancourt, admitted former Communist whose public statements show him to be dedicated to a form of Communism whether or not he may be affiliated with the international conspiracy. In Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and other Latin American countries the Communists are building their power. At my elbow as this is written is the March 10 issue of the Peking Review, official publication of the Communist government of China. One of the news articles reports on a meeting in Chengchow of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Red boss, and "leaders of fraternal Latin American parties." High Communist Party officials from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and all the other Central and South American nations participated. The reports says the delegates all agreed that world Communism, "headed by the Soviet Union," is winning the world; that "the reactionary forces headed by U.S. imperialism are disintegrating." "Chairman Mao Tse-tung," the report says, "heartily Among those born on this date are: Admiral Robert E. Peary, Arctic explorer; Christian Morgenstern, poet; Frank Dempster Sherman, educator and poet; Sigmund Freud, psychologist; Rabindranath Tagore, poet and philosopher. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Thursday, May 7 TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) — The new moon will bring your personal affairs to the fore during the next few weeks. Be constructive. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) — Intuitions can be a good guide, but you must be practical in putting your new ideas to work. CANCER (June 22-July 23) — This can be a significant day for your efforts, both business and personal, so combine them advantageously. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — Your professional and occupational interests are furthered for the next four weeks. Make good progress. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) — Definitely a fine period for all your activities. Work hard at something important to your future. LIBRA ( Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — Money, property and business advantages are now on the increase for you. Benefit from these conditions. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You have a four-week period in which to get increased benefits from work already accomplished. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) — Take a calculated risk now and you will find a way to reap better-than-average rewards. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) — Take a good look at plans for your future security and see that you are activating them. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) — No time for disagreement on future plans. This is the moment to Cuba was duped by Castro and his cunning Communist companions. But the most important fact of all is that the United States government again was "sucked in" by the wily Red-international conspirators. Our government actually contributed substantially to the Castro take - over. The U.S. cut off arms shipments to the Cuban government at a strategic moment in Castro's military and propaganda offensive, and we literally leaped to recognize the Castro dictatorship before we knew anything about what it would be. Both actions played directly into the hands of the international Communists who are swiftly encircling the United States in the south with victories in strategic areas of Latin America. Where Are Our Leaders? When will our leaders wake up and assert genuine American leadership and an understanding of our dedicated and determined enemy's tactics and strategy? When will they cease to be pulled and maneuvered into actions by misinformed or misguided people of influence — which hand world Communism victory after victory, which further enlarge and empower the great Communist antagonist confronting the United States? These are important questions, justifiably asked. Every American citizen should ask them of his Congressman, his Senators, the President and the Department of State. Cuba is a strategic beachhead for the Communists. It brings our whole nation within the range of Soviet military warfare. If the Reds consolidate the powers they have gained in Cuba in the last few weeks — almost complete control of the entire Cuban press; 12 of the key positions in the so-called government; control of the labor unions; dictatorial powers through Castro — our whole southern flank is made vulnerable. Strategic Venezuela is now ruled Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Red boss, and "leaders of fraternal Latin American parties." High Communist Party officials from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and all the other Central and South American nations participated. The reports says the delegates all agreed that world Communism, "headed by the Soviet Union," is winning the world; that "the reactionary forces headed by U.S. imperialism are disintegrating." "Chairman Mao Tse-tung," the report says, "hearty congratulated the Cuban people on their recent revolutionary victory in overthrowing the reactionary pro-U.S. dictatorship." Some Hard Facts Dale Francis, who seems now to be reporting from Cuba with clear-eyed objectivity, writes in one of his latest dispatches: "'Hoy,' an out and out Communist daily paper that is a propaganda sheet for the Russians, was hard to find when I was in Cuba in the early days after the fall of Batista. It is now everywhere in Havana.' Mella,' another completely Communistic paper, is published for young people." Cuba is being flooded with other propaganda "news!" publications. The non-Communist press, according to Francis, has had to bow to Castro or go out of existence — "none have dared stand up to the new dictator of Cuba — and this is exactly what Castro is today, as fully a dictator as Batista ever was." Known Communists, reports Francis, "have worked themselves into high places in the government." He names 12 — "all of these and many more are among those who have gained influential positions in the new government and in the labor movement." Castro is executing innocent people—even people "who fought side by side with Castro" in the rebel forces — because they would not go along when "they saw the mask off the face of the new tyranny." The Lighter Side by Frank Eleazer WASHINGTON (UPI) — They keep trying to make Harry S. Truman into an elder statesman, which he says means a dead politician. For a while this week some of those who like Harry better alive and unchanged were afraid the reformers were gaining ground. The old Harry S. Truman won out though. Here he was, six years out of the White House, going on 75, and fresh from a series of university talks. He delivered, Monday, a history lecture to a group of senators, urging repeal of the two-term limit on presidents. Today he was recommending to House members non-partisan support of President Eisenhower's foreign aid plans. The lawmakers, not all of whom were known for their warm feelings for Truman in his latter years in the White House, greeted him like an old and dear friend. They respectfully sought his opinions. Gives Reminder He gave 'em, of course. Nobody will ever stop Truman from that. But it was mostly pretty serious, solemn stuff, and most of it sounded ominously statesmanlike. He did remind the senators, with a grin, that he was the only one of 175 million Americans not precluded by the Constitution's 22nd Amendment from seeking a third term in the White House. Truman-like, he neglected to say he won't try to avail himself of his special constitutional privilege. And there are some, of course, who wouldn't put this beyond him. Truman form heartened his supporters considerably. It was a few minutes later, though, that they got real assurance that passage of a few years hasn't really changed Harry Truman. Not only is he the only American free to seek a third term in the White House. It develops he undoubtedly is the only American who can blithely pass up an invitation to dinner with President Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. "I couldn't go," he told newsmen. "You couldn't go, or you didn't want to go?" demanded a reporter, mindful of the fact Truman hasn't returned to the White House since that cold day in January 1953, when Eisenhower took over the lease. "I said I couldn't go," the ex-President said. "You can put any construction on that you want to." He grinned and added: "You always do anyway." No Grudge Holder Truman swears he doesn't hold grudges. He does seem able to get along surprisingly well, though, without visiting Ike at the White House. He makes no bones about not having forgiven Vice President Richard M. Nixon for Nixon's campaign charges against him. Ike, for his part, is said to feel that Truman said some mighty unkind things about him. Ike has, nevertheless, invited Truman several times to the White House. Truman is said to feel the invitations haven't been very warm ones. Anyway, Truman said he was mighty sorry to have to miss the dinner with Churchill. He didn't say a thing about his regret at not dining with Ike. Assignment: Washington by Ed Koterba WASHINGTON — In politics, drama rarely reaches into individual emotions as it had on this day. Press Secretary Jim Hagerty jerked a cigarette to his lips, wrist-flicked the match, glared as if in defiance at the reporters who had melted into a mob around his White House desk. Hagerty was high-strung. He was here in the role of protector of the thin, peaked woman at his right. And she stood there, steeling herself against an emotion that was not the product of seasoned acting. "The President with regret accepted today..." Hagerty's voice was tense. From beside the desk I looked up at the woman, and her gray-hazel eyes were following the notes on my pad. Her hands made fists inside the pockets of her black, silk, loose-fitting coat. Her lips quivered, her eyes were bloodshot. Now they were damp. Clare Booth Luce wasn't play-acting. This was the darkest day of her long, sometimes arrogant, career. The cameras flashed, as they always do when Hagerty presents a notable at his desk to the press. And there was some jostling. The Press Secretary's head jerked from the scribbled notes of his yellow pad. "Awright, now, look! Let's have some quiet!" Back to his notes. "The President expressed the hope that she would continue on her assignment... Mrs. Luce's fists pushed harder into the coat pockets. Her gray and black striped silk scarf was bunched against her throat. Wisps of thin, silvery hair were tucked in wide waves under a coolie-type straw hat. Her frail body was rigid. Her head was motionless, but the diamond clusters in her gold earrings glittered in the camera lights. From a standpoint of news value, this was Mrs. Luce's most important day, but her loquaciousness had left her. A reporter asked a question. She replied, "My letter explains the reasons I gave... I have nothing further to say." It was just two words, uttered two days before, that had brought this on — "Morse" and "horse." They were costly words. They had cost her the dream of many years — the ambassadorship to Brazil. But for nearly a week, from the Senate press gallery, we had heard the words that had drawn her into recalling cynically that Sen. Wayne Morse (D., Ore.) once was kicked in the head by a horse. There were many ugly phrases, unbecoming the high office of a Senator. And it had all come to this. Now the press conference ended. A few of us lingered. Mrs. Luce reached for her large rectangular red leather purse. Her fingers shook. "Where are my gloves?" she asked no one in particular, as she riffled the purse. Hagerty saw us watching. "Awright, get out!" he barked. "Out, I say, and I mean it!" It was a day for emotion. For Hagerty, it had gotten out of hand. For Clare Booth Luce, it was one of tense restraint. This would not be the final chapter in the Morse-Luce story, but for the wife of the publisher of Time magazine, it was the end of the ambassadorial trail. (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Horizontal timber 2. Catkin 3. Stalid 4. Eagles' nests 5. Cut function 6. Tidy 7. Otherwise 8. Doctrine 9. Handle 10. Greek letter 11. Man's name 12. Surgical thread 13. Printer's measure 14. Church council 15. Shooting stars 16. In a frenzied manner 17. Soorch 18. Changes time of froes from moisture 19. Man's nickname 20. Thinks 21. Performance by sea 22. Chinese paroda 23. Freshhets 24. Man's nickname 25. Stollas volcano 26. Linger 27. Symbol for calcium 28. Delay 29. Paces toward 30. Wait on 31. Provides food DOWN 1. Kind of cloth 2. Hypothetical force 3. Scotch for John' 4. Let it stand 5. Rips Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle AGE SWEAR SPA PEL HANDY MER ENAMEL DOTASEH TODAY TOP AREA RAS TBLL BIRTH MAP DUE AS SUP LAG RA TED SAG LADEN ERAS SAG BOSS RAM BRAIN HMNSED ORNAITE ADE REMIT TAD DAD DEANS EWE 6-Cooled lava 7-Penquon 8-River in Africa 9-Canopy ever a bed 10-Jurtles 11-Justures 12-Abound 13-Minute organism 21>The sweetsop 22-Carried 23-Wanderer 27-Approaches 80-Lavishes fondness on 60-Choches 41-Soft drinks 44-Wand 47-Poker stakes 49-Father 52-Swiss river 54-Pedal digit 87-Four (Roman number) 88-Compass point 60-A state (abbr.)