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Evening star., 1948-01-19
Letters to The Star
House Numbers and Street Markers

House Numbers and Street Markers
To the Editor Of The Star:
It seems the President is going to have his
way regarding balcony on the back porch OF
the White House, even If the Fine Arts Com
mission does not approve of it.
am reminded Of the street marker plates.
approved by this Arts Commission, which are
absolutely worthless at night time. They are
black panels with gilt lettering, and as the
light above them does not shine on them,
they cannot be read at night time from an
automobile, unless one drives up close to the
curb and stops. have driven by the mile
along Massachusetts avenue at night and could
only tell what streets was crossing by the
buildings was familiar with. I wondered how
strangers In Washington ever could find their
way And, too, there are many stop lights"
which have no street names on them.
Fifty years ago the street markings were far
better than they are today. Some Of those
better markings still remain The names were
in red letters on glass strips, in frame around
the light, and could be seen half block away,
In daytime or at night.
II one is riding on the streetcars one may
look in vain for the name of the street one is
coming to, as it is not on the side Of the street
one Is looking at. There may be a stop light
but no street name on that side of the street.
Some Of these modern improvements" GER
tainly are wonderful H. B. BRADFORD
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Mr.. Burke's Promotion

The promotion of Vincent C. Burke from
Postmaster of Washington to First Assist
ant Postmaster General of the United
States seems to be another indication Of
what the public surely viii hope is to be a
permanent policy in the postal service
the practical recognition of proved merit
in personnel. President Truman's eleva-
ton of Jesse M. Donaldson to be head Of
the Post Office Department apparently has
set style which the department ought to
follow invariably. The fact that the new
Postmaster General and his principal aide
both have earned their good luck will
encourage their colleagues throughout the
postal system. If 1t becomes q definitely
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Defends Gallin8er Service

To the Editor of The Star:
Recently heard discussion on the radio
between an announcer and DR.. Sweeney,
superintendent of Gallinger Hospital, regard
ing the alleged inferior quality and insufficient
amount of food served the TB. patients at
Galinger Hospital want to say for my wife,
who is patient there, that the food is excel
lent in quality, vitamins and quantity. Very
few persons in their own homes have as much
or as good food. I also think one could not
get better food, care, bed rest, or medical atten-
tion in any other hospital or sanitarium regard
less OF cost. JAMES N. LOWRY,
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Sales Tax Protested

To the Editor of The Star:
VIII dissenters be liable to arrest for resisting
the impending sales tax? I, for one will pay
a soak-the-poor nuisance tax in Washington
when I can vote in Washington.
II more tax money is needed. suggest that
the tax be levied on rents collected from SUBJ
standard housing, payable by the owner, or on
restrictive covenants, payable by the signers.
Slum landlords and other housing chiselers
already are sufficiently represented in practice.
II not in theory. Most innocent people are not
not in the Nations Capital.
JACK FLODIN.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Stars, Men and Atoms
Onion Vopor Holds Clue
To Powerful Germicide
Substance That Causes Tears Found
To Combat Virulent Bacteria
By Thomas r. Henry

Ihe substance In onion vapor that causes
tears may be powerful germicide.
preliminary steps towards isolating this elu-
siVe material with the object of synthesizing
1t eventually in the chemical laboratory have
just been reported to the American Association
Tor the Advancement of Science here by DR..
Edward F. Kohman, food chemist of the Camp
bell Soup Co.
He was started on the quest he reports, by
accounts OF wartime experiments In Russia on
the effect OF onion vapors on purulent infiama.
tory wounds, in some cases complicated bv
gangrene and frost bite. The paste of one or
Two onions was placed In a shallow dish and
the wound exposed to the vapor rising from
the paste for 10 minutes in two five-minute
intervals. This treatment was repeated each
day.
The reported effects were remarkable. After
the nrst treatment the wounds became rose
colored instead of grey. indicating q decline In
the injection. and patients ceased to complain
OF pain. production OF pus ceased and healing
was induced. This was less pronounced after
several days of treatment, however. and the
Russians interpreted this as due to oyerex.
posure.
Substance Found Extremely Unstable.
DR.. Kohman's experiments indicate that th,,
producing material is an extremely evan
escent sulfur- containing compound which is
closely associated with the substance respon-
slole for the flavor Of the onion. The two.
however, are quite different In their chemical
composition. The substance belongs in a family
known to chemists as thioaldehydes, none OF
which has ever before been demonstrated In
nature and which are extremely unstable
Whatever the germicidal properties of this
sulfur compound, he points out, the onion
ltSen Is probably poor source for it. There
are possibilities Of synthesizing it cheaply and
In large quantities, once it has been precisely
identified. Its structure is such that it might
oe expected to have healing properties.
Bases for Credit to Onions.
There appears" he says "a sound basis for
some OF the traditions bearing on health which
the onion has acquired. It is conceivable that
eating raw onions has curative effect on sore
throat resulting from colds There is good
reason for onion vapors having bacteriacidal
properties and such vapors may be useful in
heallng wounds. But 1t is also apparent that
these components may be made available far
more practically by synthetic chemical lab.
oratory"
Back in ancient Rome he points out, the
naturalist Pliny credited the onion with being
remedy for % maladies Either the onion
OF the closely related garlic has place In
the folk medicine of most European peoples.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Truce in Indonesiu

After eleven weeks of painStaklng nego-
tiations, the Good Offices Committee of
the United Nations Security Council has
scored a promising success in persuading
the Netherlands and the Indonesian Re-
public to sign truce in the months-long
warfare between them. If both sides now
live up to the agreement they ought to
be able-with the help OF the U. N.-to
resolve their complex political and eco
nomic differences and work out a lasting
peace settlement.
The warfare began last July when the
Netherlands government, which formerly
had ruled the Dutch East Indies as a
colony, undertook police action" against
what 1t described as provocative" acts by
1ndonesian Republican forces. The United
Nations Security Council then stepped in
with cease-f1re order. Although both
sides agreed to heed this, they soon started
to accuse each other of violating It, and
the shooting went on. The Good Offices
Committee thus had to overcome deeply
embittered situation in effecting the pres
ent truce-a fact that makes its success
seem particularly noteworthy.
Certainly, if the Dutch and Indonesians
have been able to put aside their bitter
ness to the extent of calling halt to the
shooting. they must be anxious for peace.
And If they are anxious for that, then
there is reason to hope that they will make
their truce genuinely effective and act to
achieve real settlement. In any event,
in entering upon their new agreement,
they have pledged themselves to set of
principles calculated to bring about per-
manent understanding guaranteeing
free and Independent United States of
Indonesia that would cooperate closely
with the Netherlands.
Such an understanding would be of
immense value in promoting the political
and economic stability of Southeast Asia.
Given good faith and a cooperative
spirit on the part of both the Dutch and
the Indonesians it can be realized; the
truce can be developed into an enduring
and mutually advantageous peace ar
rangement. The Security Council should
offer all the help it can to that end
Success here would give mhch-needed
boost to the prestige of the United Ma
tions and set wholesome example for
other strife-ridden areas Of the world.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

9. Where was the Constitution placed for
safekeeping during World War II?-T. McA.
A. The Constitution the Articles of Confed-
Grafton and other priceless documents were
sent to the Governments gold depository at
Fort Knox Kentucky, during World War TT
under the protection of the Secret Service.
O. Why are Jewish prayers worded in the
plural?-S r.
A. Edidin, in Jewish Customs and Cere-
monies, says that because the Jews have en-
phasized public or communal worship from
ancient times, their prayers, with few excep-
tons, are worded in the plural rather than in
the singular
O. Who were the Socialist candidates in re-
cent presidential elections? How many votes
were received by them in 1944?-F B. E.
A. In 1886, 1910, and 1914, Norman Thomas
was the Socialist presidential candidate His
running mates for Vice President were George
Nelson OF Wisconsin, Maynard Kruger Of I'LL
nois, and Darlington Hopes Of Pennsylvania
In 1914 the recorded Socialist vote was 80518.
Q. Why do Hindus bathe in the Gangesp
". BE.
A. The Ganges is the sacred river of India.
The Hindus believe that if they bathe in 1t
their sins will be washed away and that If their
ashes are cast into it the soul will go to
paradise.
O. Has the explosion Of an atomic bomb
enough force to be recorded on a seismograph?
M. D. I.
A. The atomic bomb test explosion In New
Mexico, July is, 1945, was recorded as light
earthquake on seismographs In the United
States.
O. When was the name of the former Chinese
capital changed from Peking to Peiping?-
T. M. E.
A. The early name Of the city was Khan
balg. In 1921 1t was named Pekng Northern
Capital; in 1928 the Nationalists changed the
name too Peiping Northern Peace.
@ Is the number of dogs in the United States
increasing?-W H.
A. The dog population increased from about
100000 to 100000 in the past decade.
according to estimates.
Q. What is the present ski jumping record?
" E. H
A. The world ski jumping record is 3509 feet.
The record leap was made in 1888 by Joseph
Bradl of Austria at Planica, Yugoslavia
@. How were the ships built on the Great
Lakes during the war transported to the seap
IS. O. M
A. After changes had been made in bridges
in the Chicago area, commercial vessels up 10
321 feet in length and submarines of 307 feet
length, assembled on the Great Lakes reached
the sea via the Chicago Drainage Canal and
Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
@. Does bird walk on its toes?-R.v
A. A bird walks on Its toes. The ankle and
foot bones are fused and drawn out into long,
slender bone, the tarsus which is the only part
of the leg that usually shows below the feathers.
To 1t the toes are attached.
@. Has the sculpture at Mount Rushmore.
s. OAK, been completed?-J. EH
A. The last OF the giant stone faces of four
American Presidents, that Of Theodore Roose-
welt, was unveiled on July Q, 1880 The bust of
these figures are proportionate to men 465
feet tall The other Presidents depicted are
Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although it is permissible for
toriter kaotpn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
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Minister'S Talk Commended
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
heard such good little talk recently by the
Rev. Earl Fowler of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church. wish some of our Representatives
and Senators who are afraid of the Marshall
Plan could have heard it, and + would like to
pass on to them the thought There is no
easy road to apy peace worth going to.
Obstacles are the frightful things which come
when one takes ones eyes off the goal. Some
times we need to alter ourselves before the
difficulties can be altered" MRS. H.FA.
Suggests Attention to Speculation Now
To the Editor OF The Star:
I should like to point out several factors in
the case Of Gen. Wallace Grahams speculation
In wheat which the senatorial investigation
naturally does not bring out. First, there has
been tempest entirely disproportionate to the
amount OF cause. Secondly, man with back
ground of such proved service to humanity
(much OF it at the risk of his life) and such
ability for further service should be spared all
unnecessary strains. We trust that since the
facts have been ascertained, and this trading
IN wheat was entirely legal, the program of
investigation and the attention of the press
Will shift to other matters.
In the writer's humble opinion the Chicago
Grain Exchange long ago should have removed
temptation for speculation, as President Tru-
man suggested, by requiring such a high per-
centage of margin as to prevent anything but
actual investment in wheat
No crime or misdemeanor has been committed
by the thousands who have taken ADVANTAGE
OF speculative possibilities that always have
been open to the public and practiced by it.
Congress we'll might give its attention now to
ways of preventing excessive speculation in
food stocks in the future
STANWOOD COBB.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Regrets Lack of Free Parking

Visitors from Oklahoma, staying at down.
town hotel, are rather disappointed (approxi-
mately 50 worth of Disappointment day.
that the traffic department does not set aside
space near the hotels in which visitors may
park without the inconvenience of having to
pay for it at the exorbitant rates charged
by the commercial downtown parking lots and
garages
Having been here for two weeks and con-
stantly having to contend with the above de-
scribed situation, 1t still Is impossible for u
20 see the wisdom In the signs which read:
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
Iact by writing The Washington Star Information
bureau, 3l6 street NE. Washington q, d. G.
Please inclose cents for return postage
Evening star., 1948-01-19

And Too Loud Laughter, Too!
To the Editor Of Tho Star:
There are too many blasts Of applause IN the
popular radio programs Can't something be
done to tone them down7 e. 8. LOWAL.
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mo parking, am. to am" and mo parking,
pm to $50 pm"
1t is all very inconvenient, expensive and
does not leave the visitor with much feeling
Of good will toward the seat of our Govern
ment which we. after all, as taxpayers are
maintaining.
MRS ELIZABETH IINNEROoTH
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Here it is only January. What will the
Balkans be like in the grip of spring fever?
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Middle Ages Ideas

MRS. ELIZABETH LINNEROOTH.
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@. Does bird walk on its toes?-R.v
A. bird walks on Its toes The ankle and
foot bones are fused and drawn out into a long
slender bone, the tarsus which is the only part
Of the leg that usually shows below the feathers
To 1t the toes are attached.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Q. What is the present ski jumping record?
". E. H.
A. The world ski jumping record is 350.96 feet
The record leap was made in 1888 by Joseph
Bradl of Austria at Planica Yugoslavia.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Q. Where was the Constitution placed for
saiekeeping during World War II?-T McA.
A. The Constitution, the Articles of Confed-
eratlon and other priceless documents were
sent to the Governments gold depository at
Fort Knox, Kentucky, during World War II
under the protection of the Secret Service.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

@. Is the number of dogs in the United States
increasng?-W. H.
A. The dog population increased from about
100000 to 100000 In the past decade,
according to estimates
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
DARWIN NEWS

Miss Doris Dotson and Mrs.
Jean Sluss We're visitors of Mrs.
Clyde Stanley Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waller Booklatz
have returned to Baltimore after
a weeks visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Dotson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Derald Barrett
were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Dotson is improving
after long illness at the home of
her son, Noah Dotson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Stanley
have their new home almost com
pleted.
We are glad to welcome as new
neighbors in Darwin Mr.. and
Mrs. Easten West.
Pat Fleming is now working
for J. C. Dotson & Co., of OAR
win.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lambert
were visiting at the home Of
Homer D. Buchanan Sunday.
Mrs. Noah Dotson, Doris Dot
son and Chester Lee Mullins were
visiting Mrs. Carney Robinson of
Lick Fork on Sunday.
Ed Rose, Jr., was in Darwin
Sunday.
Doris Dotson and Tia Bever-
ly visited Mrs. Cline Stanley on
Sunday.
please sign all news letters)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01

in first class condition but other
Improvements added.
order.
One thousand signatures of res
ident taxpayers are required on
the petition in order for the
school board to pass the proper
resolution. 1t was reported early
this week that already more than
the required number of sigma
lures have already been secured
from but small fraction of the
total number of school commun-
tiles. According to school Off
Gals, approximately 1900 sigma
lures have been signed to the pc
titions circulated by teachers and
laymen in these school commun-
tiles: Dog Branch, Ivy Spring,
Sullivan Branch, Darwin, Cranes
Nest, Georges Fork, Middle
Branch, Swindall, Bear Pen, Ly-
ons Fork and Clintwood. About
900 taxpayers signed the petition
circulated in the homes of the
town of Clintwood.
All petitions from throughout
the county are expected to be in
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01

pital for further treatment.
Lit Hopson is feeling some bet
ter at this writing.
Tom Mooney is acutely i'll in
the hospital.
Little John, son of Alvin Null
ms, in in the hospital with pneu-
monia.
Patients receiving treatment
are:
Mrs. Zed Fleming, Clintwood
Mrs. Tivis Sutherland, Nora
Mrs. Carlos Stanley, Darwin
Mrs. Claude Rose, Clintwood,
Rt. 2
Mrs. Hollie Hawkins, Clint
wood
Proud parents this week are:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Wells, boy
named Weldon Charles.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
why did Aunt HuIlie
wrap the ice i'm paper7

Lit made the ice melt slower, so she figured
she'd save money.
You don't see today's Aunt Halle rustling
around trying to turn off her electric refriger-
ator housekeeping economy is just as impor-
tant, but there's difference -.
1t costs 50 eery little to run refrigerator ,ods
electricity For average famly-less than
nickel day.
You've helped make electricity so low in
price by using it for and more jobs And
the sound, business methods of the electric
companies have made it more and more of
bargain, in spite of the rising costs of making
and delivering electricity
Today, the average family still gets t.uce as
much electricity for its money as it did just
ssOenty years ago!
Iisten IL Elsarc r. Uaz
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
Schools
(.From page one)

formal action of Thursday of this
week, and from reports preced-
ing the delivery Of the petition
from other sections of the coun-
ty, it is safe to predict that more
than 5000 taxpayers will ask the
erection of these buildings by
the issuance of bonds.
In addition to the erection Of
the three high school buildings,
more than five times the amount
set up for maintenance and re-
pair of the smaller schools of
the county in former years is be
ing provided for in this years
school budget to put all rural
schools of the county in an ex-
celllent state of repair. 1t is hop
ed that by spending this amount
of money for two successive
years that the smaller schools of
the county will not only be put
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
Hospital Notes.

Mrs. Rosina Sutherland is re-
cuperating rapidly and expects to
return home soon.
Mrs. Drake Strouth is making
a speedy recovery after an oper-
alton and will be back teaching
very soon.
Carlton Stanley is feeling bet
ter after an operation on his
foot.
David Phipps is waiting for
reservation in Charlottesville hos
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs Bert Stanley, a
boy named Bobby Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herlin Mullins,
a boy weighing pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Fleming
boy, named Franklin, Jr.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
Little Ads
Homes and Farms

Oh OAAE~4-fOOm mouse,
smoke mousse ana cn1cken mouse.
On large IOL,WaLer ana electricity
III mouse Z rooms nrWly SheeL-
rocked ana new woodwork. frIce
S1ouU Cash. POSSESSION IN on days.
II interested see or write Brady
W1InamS, Mcclure, Va. ZIP ALL
FOR SALE-One 4-room mouse
ana lot, located on nam highway
at Stratton, Va. Price $l3OO.OO.
see or write Lester French, STRAIT
ton, Va. (3tp 4-1-48)
FOR SALEs-4-room house
and lot, located on main high
way at the fair ground gate. A
good lot for any kind OTTO bust
ness. See or write Earl Lee, Rt.
2, Box 3, Clintwood, Va. (2tp Al
FOR SALE-4-room house and
lot, located on main highway and
a good place for a business of
any kind. See or write Earl Lee,
Rt. 2, Box 3, Cllntwood, Va tltp
FOR SALE-Modern 3-room
house just outside ClintWood
Corporation limits in the j. II.
Long addition. Well constructed.
A bargain for an alert home
seeker. See Or write Virgil F.
Skeen, Clintwood, Va. (2tp BID
FOR SALE-82 acre farm on
Twin Branch. Good room
house, porch and screen porch,
artesian well, water in house,
good barn, bath and smoke house,
coal house, chicken house. All
buildings have galvanized roofs.
acres bottom land, 45 acres in
timber, 81 acres pacture. Write
Stratton Hay, Rt. 2, Marengo, ..
Priced reasonable. (2tp 3-1l-48)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
Furs Hides Poultry
Wool Ginseng
Roots, Etc.

These articles are always in
demand. / can pay you tck mar
ket prices for anything in this
line. Metal prices highest in his
tory. See me before you sell and
be assured of an honest and fair
trade. I will call anywhere for
any amount.
Corbett Hamilton
Clintwood Virginia
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
NOTICE

The public will be advised that
it is unlawful to catch or take
any black bass or rock bass from
any stream in the county until
June 20. Rock bass are better
= known as red eyes.
CLAUDE F. BEVERLY
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01

WANTED-5 or 6 H. P. Case
line Engine, in good condition.
See or write George Collins, Rt. l
Dante, Va. (2tp 4-1-48)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
Farm Produce

FOR SALE-Any amount of
Sequoia potatoes for seed. $500
per bushel at farm.-Jesse Grlz-
zle, Herald, Va. (4tc 2-11-48)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-01
SPECIAL SERVICES

Horses and mules castrated.
Work Guaranteed. See or write
G. w. Bryant, Norland, Va.
(4tp 3-25-48)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
Dorothy Thompson

1t is journalistic habit in wri-
ting of Eastern Europe to des-
cribe Tito and the Communists
who share his ideas, such
as Gomulka in Poland, as
"nationalists," while those unde-
viatingly serving Moscow are
called "internationalists."
This is indiscriminate and in
accurate. Marshal Tito is just as
much of an "internationalist" as
Marshal Stain no more, no
less. Neither man has any no.
ton about civilization and culture
or what is necessary to their pro-
lection and survival and without
such a notion no one can be a
nationalist.
Each is bent on destroying the
peasantry, the farmers who in
every country, without exception,
are the last stronghold Of the ma
tional tradition, turning them in
to wage slaves under job-hold-
ing straw bosses in agricultural
factories. Each cuts off every
head that raises itself above the
servile level-whether in poll
tics, the arts or the science, thus
destroying all the natural leader
ship which normally revivifies
nation, and assures its cultural
continuity and survival. An or
ganization consisting exclusively
OF serfs and job holders is not a
nation anyhow; it is = state vora-