Show I I 1 STEWART STEWARD L ETTER- ETTER LAWSUIT MAY BRING IT OUT ON O TIU TIlE FLOOR By CHARLES S P. P STEWART NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON WASIlI July 6 A A national na na- national religious fight fight In in congress threatens now It was with a IL view to starting one that L. L II H. Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington government employee launched suit to tie up tho the pa paY pas of ot District of ot Columbia edu educators who teach the sciences All All' of th m. m he says MYS are aro disrespectful of ot tho the Bible Bible if If one accepts It lit lit lit- submits that Tha Bible says the tho world was vias made in six days Geology says saS not The Bible says man was special special- specially ly Iy created Biology says sayi he was evolved from a lower form of ot life The Bible Dible says the tongues were confused contused to stop the building of ot tho the Tower of ot Babel Dabel Philology tells a different story sor The Bible says the Creator set Bet seta Beta a rainbow In the sky sk Physics ac ae accounts ac- ac accounts counts otherwise for rainbows The Bible Dible says Joshua made made- tho sun stand still Astronomy denies It It Tha Th Ih Bible Dible says water was turned Into wine Chemistry says as a's It cant can't be done Now congress J In making snaking Its Hs last appropriation for the Dis DIs- District of oC Columbia public schools forbade tho the use of ot any of the money to pay Instructors who teach disrespect of ot the Holy Bi lB BI- ble asserts that's just what all tho the scientific ones one are doing As a L taxpayer he wants ants their salaries 5 stopped Neither a fundamentalist nor a scientist ho he explains that his suits suit's purpose Is Ls to force torce tho the Is Issue Is- Is issue sue Bue of or church and state lIe He charges that the former Is get get- getting getting ting Increasingly officious In the latter's latter affairs Ho lie alms to put an end enl to It H If 1 he can Whether hether an out and antl- antl antievolution evolution bill will be introduced In congress however seems rath rath- rather er doubtful It was announced announce that Congressman William Wililam D D. Up- Up Upshaw Upshaw shaw v of ot Georgia would introduce one but later he changed his mind saying ho he rather thought It was a matter malter for the states to settle Hettie for themselves Upshaw speaks proudly of ot hay hav having hayIng ing In been described as Inspired by bythe bythe bythe the same spirit which used to burn witches If II the fundamentalists cant can't get him to sponsor their bill Its It's hard to think of anybody they can Trying Trying- to Improve the postal service tho the United States Slates cham cham- chamber chamber chambee ber bee of ot commerce suggests taking entirely out o of Oc transforming politics transforming them Into that empl yes farther down the line lIno can work up to by degrees degres A mall mail carrier for example could get to bo be a postmaster Ir In time Or a good In a small town could be e transferred to a more more Important postmaster postmaster- ship at higher pay pa Theres There's no nop particular p reason why one of or a postmasters postmaster's qualifications should bo be a long previous residence In Inthe Inthe Inthe the town hes he's to serve In The chamber thinks such an arrangement would open the wa way for careers in the postal ser ser- service service service vice and make snake It a lot lol more at attractive at- at attractive to high class men and women While Its It's true truo that most of ot tho the government offices In Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington are arc and cut cut- cutting cutting ting ling their down not only will save money but ul ultimately ul- ul ultimately ly probably promote effic effic- efficiency lene the retrenchment policy certainly Is causing con con- considerable embarrassment in one respEct t. t Government workers all arc are afraid of their Jobs and to fore fore- forestall forestall stall being fired and left leU strand strand- stranded ed as many man of ot them as can are aro getting out Into private employ ment Naturally those who are able to get new berths berth are mainly the pick of ot tho the lot so the government Is losing a II great deal of oC Its Hs best help and the general average of ot what sticks is getting lower and lower 00 |