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Evening star., 1948-09-03
More About Doom

II Hugh Auchinloss Brown is right, our
American proposal for some kind of inter-
national rule over Antarctica Is simply 4
proposal to govern a place that may not
exist much longer. In fact-again assum-
ing he is right, which is mighty big
assumption-the human race itself may
not exist much longer.
For Mr.. Brown-an electrical engineer
of Douglaston, Long Island-has taken a
very dim view of Antarctica and Its rela-
tionship to the future of the world. The
ice cap down there, he warns, Is gaining
weight so rapidly that 1t threatens to tip
over the earth at any moment. And when
1t does that, he says, these are some of
the things that will happen: % The
North and South Poles will exchange places
with our present torrid zone; (2) most of
our major continents will be inundated or
subjected to quick freeze" death; 81
cities like Washington and New York will
find themselves under miles of ocean
water; and "a with the possible exception
of the ESkimoS, none of us bipedS Is likely
to survive the catastrophe
According to Mr.. Browns theory, the
earth has been upended in this way many
times in the past-at regular intervals of
5000 years. Although he gives no dates,
he makes the fiat assertion that the time
is about here for the same thing to happen
again. The only way to prevent it, he
insists, Is to, act at once to establish a
"global stabilizatio organization" equipped
with enough atomic energy to liquidate
great chunks of the Antarctic ice and thus
save the world from going into a tailspin
Apparently he does not agree with those
scientists who hold that the polar regions,
far from becoming icier, are melting too
fast and that If they keep on doing so the
oceans will rise to swallow countries like
Britain and wipe out all our seaboard
areas.
| Right or wrong, however, Mr.. Brown can
pride himself on the fact that he has made
an Interestingly gruesome contribution to
the current welter of speculation on how
we and our world are coming to an end.
|, The list of horrendous possibilities keeps
growing. The atom may finish us all. Or
psychological weapons Or overpopula-
ton. Or the melting of the poles Or
something of the sort envisioned by Mr.
Brown The Cassandras certainly are
making it hard for any of us to wake up
singing these days. Down with them
They are agitating poor, worried mankind
into a mass nervous breakdown
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Would Not Wait for Attack

To the Editor of The Star:
As Russias foreign policy unfolds, with the
passing OF time, It's uncompromsing objective
of world domination becomes crystal clear,
even to the most uninformed person in foreign
affairs. Only the necessity of stopping short
of war has prevented mere drastic action to
accomplish this purpose The deterrent OF
course, is our monopoly of the A-bomb. The
Russians are not stupid enough to commit
suicide by precipitating shooting war with
us before they are ready with supply Of the
A-bombs.
All nations respect power. 1t follows, there
fore, that normally we should derive great
prestige from the possession Of this weapon
Despite this advantage in our favor, however
1t also is clear that we are unable to reach
any acceptable agreement or understanding
with the Russians.
In view of our potential ability to COM
pletely paralyze them within matter Of hours,
the question naturally arises as to why the
Russians dare to pursue the aggressive and
harassng tactics they have been employing.
In an effort to minimize our prestige, in
the eyes of the world, Russia, knowing our
desire for peace at almost any price and
our tradition of never initiating hostilites,
has employed every possible means short Of
a shooting war.
Our past record of constantly giving ground
under Russia's pressure certainly does not
offer much encouragement to the less power
full nations. 1t naturally raises some doubt
as to our power. Although, considering the
obstacles these tactics have been successful,
they must, in the light of the entire objective
be regarded as temporary expedients
1t is no secret that the Russians are
feverishly working on the A-bomb. Also well
known is the intended target for those bombs
when they are ready for our destruction. The
possibility of war then will cease to be a
deterrent to the fulfillment of their objective.
In this atomic age the nation that strikes
first in the next war will be the victor Russia
will have an advantage over us in that it will
not even be necessary for the Russians to
attack by plane. 1t can be done by their tens
of thousands of agents in this country. The
bombs can be delivered to these agents by
submarine along our extensive coast lines to be
placed at the desired targets and exploded by
mechanical detonator timed to explode the
bombs simultaneously. Thus the Russians can
avoid the hazard Of penetrating our anti
aircraft defense.
Twenty or twenty five bombs could kill more
than 40,0000O0 people In one single attack
rendering us impotent and helpless
Are we going to sit idly by and await the
next Pearl Harbor" from which, unlike the
previous one, there will be no survival? The
answer to this question lies in the old axiom
that 1.-The first law of nature is self preserva-
tion." c. B. vANDIvER.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Her Eyes

Cerulean and nedttdttre eyesi
There Is the blue OF utldfotcers IN the
1cood;
The ptolet of the lake In dreaming mood;
The dewy azure OF the morning skies;
The sdpp1sire's starry light that neDer dies;
The lapts lazuH of tone subdned;
The turquoise from the deserts
But In your deeps, in atoe recognize
Beauty past fotoer and sky, past lake and
stone.
For you hare Hued;; beheld the fading
rose
Her perished life In falling petals ten;
Haze peril, fear, and pain and anguish
knoaUn.
Yet gently to the base 1oorld you disclose
The spirits palor Is inpincible.
ARCHIBALD RUTLEDdE.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Are the majority of employed women
married or single?-B. B.
A. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has re-
ported that As per cent Of the women In the
labor force are married, and 1s per cent
widowed or divorced Over 1000 900 women
are now employed. This is about 300 900 more
than last year and 100000 more than In
1910.
@. Where is the church that is built out
of a sequoa tree?-G. B. B.
A.. The First Baptist Church at Santa Rosa.
Calu was built of sequoa that yielded
$4,000 feet of lumber. The stump Of the tree
is shrine where the congregation holds an
annual memorial service.
@. Please mention few of George Bernard
Shaw's extremely careful rules for living
that are referred to in articles about the
famous writer.-H. G. K
A. References to George Bernard Shaw's
rules for living include the fact that he Is
a vegetarian. When weather permits he writes
out-of-doors in large hut which revolves on
an axis so that it can be turned with the
sun. Three mornings week Mr.. Shaw spends
working at home Each day he takes an after
noon nap, after which he goes out for an
hours fresh air. Eight or 10 years ago, ne
discontinued his daily custom of chopping
wood for an hour. The dramatst walks, but
takes care not to walk SO far as to cause him
to become over-tired He is usually in bed
by 10 o'clock. Nowadays he does not go out
in the evening.
@. Has rye bread the same food value az
white bread?-C. A. J.
A. Bread made from rye has virtually the
same nutritional value as wheat bread The
energy value Of the two in calories is prac-
tcally the same.
Q. Is there any danger in chewing the leaf
OF an oleander or inhaling the fumes OF burn
ing bush?-R. M. 8.
A. The United States Public Health Service
says that, according to the United States Dis
pensary, number of cases Of poisoning by
oleander have been reported However, it Is not
believed that only chewing q leaf or inhaling
fumes from burning bush would cause death.
@. What Is Lincoln rocker?-P T. T.
t A. At the time he was shot, Lincoln was
seated in a large mahogany rocker which was
upholstered in worn crimson damask It had
been placed in the Presidents box for his use.
After 1855, the name Lincoln rocker was quite
generally given to all rockers Of this type Of
construction,
Evening star., 1948-09-03
The Peace of God

To the Editor of The Star:
In your editorial of August %, Mental Peace
for the World" you commented on the grow
ing conviction in scientific circles that the
source of our ills lies within ourselyes-that
"a congress of specialists on mental hygiene
is meeting for the ambitious project of sur
veying the problem &. =. with the ultimate goal
of "a planned development Of q new kind Of
human being, one who can live at peace with
himself, and with his fellow men," !. They
give us hope in the ability OF the human mind
and heart to grapple effectively with the
greatest crisis our species has ever faced"
The conviction that the source of our Ills
lies within ourselves Is as old as the primi-
lively phrased stories expressing the same idea
In the first pages Of the Bible. The planned
development of a new kind Of human being,
and its accomplishment by God, through Jesus
Christ is the Christian STORY" 1t was Gods
plan, it was done by God This ambitious
project" needed doing and was done on the
first Good Friday, and is being done daily by
the resurrected living Lord
But "the sin of our age" is believing in man
as the lord Of creation and ignoring God.
Doesn't 1t pretty well prove the point, that
in large areas Of our secular civilization mod
ern man holds this belief, when he "envisages
the planned development OF . new kind OF
human being?
This is Gods world, and His Is the kingdom
and the power and the glory. Before man can
live at peace with himself and with his
fellow men he must live at peace with God.
This new life" was experienced by the early
Christians and they knew they received it
freely from God, through the resurrected
Christ They were "the salt OF the earth
and outlasted the decay Of the Roman empire:
the community of believers in Christ yet has
eternal life that will outlast individual and
national sin and all crumbling civilizations.
The only '"mental peace for the world" is
the peace which Christians have-"the peace
of God that passeth understanding
LMZ
Evening star., 1948-09-03

worker is to force him into political con-
troversy which ought not to be his concern,
and in which he can participate only to his
own detriment and to the detriment of the
career service. This often difficult task
is responsibility of the political head,
and he ought to be willing to assume it.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Commends North Carolina


I object to the way you have slanted the
news of Henry A. Wallace's reception in Dur
ham, N. G. Why don't you wait for the pub
right demonstration? Why stun your own
attitude down It's throat first?
Newspapers are entirely too concerned with
telling the people what.to think; too little in
finding out what they do think. Naturally
they always are shocked to find out what
really gives at the peoples level. When you
consider that not three years ago pro- -Ameri-
canism had all but been driven underground
in this country in favor of ideologes the So
called forward-looking press was then thump-
ing for, you should re-evaluate your theories
of polite liberation. And you should thank God
that there Is one section Of the country one
portion of the people still fervent, able and
willing to demonstrate for their side.
My guess is that the North Carolinians have
given a great deal of vicarious satisfaction
throughout America. Rotten eggs thrown In
Durham surely smells no worse than those now
being candled by the Un-American Committee
in Washington. North Carolina has the supe-
rior technique-it smashes them.
It Is utter twadde to ask people to assume
an artificial attitude Of tolerance lest they
make . martyr Of this one or that one. The
American people have ample evidence Of the
failure Of that technique. Why should they
themselves submit to martyrdom, be asked to
disown their inmost convictions, repress every
logical thought and natural reaction 50 that
certain sacrosanct groups the more easily may
undermine them?
More power to North Carolina. The South
will save this country from both the BOBBY
hatch and the bear cage
HELEN s. GERAGHTY.
Evening star., 1948-09-03

the utmost cooperation and interest Nothing
Is too much trouble for people in that line Of
work. Certainly, there must be times when the
vagaries of human nature are reacting on their
dispositions, tempers and the like and certainly
the demands made upon them one would think
would tend to produce fussy. gripping type of
person.
Librarians by their very attitude and ap-
pearance demand respect They certainly get
it-from the small child who hesitantly goes
into this vast new world to the adult who
through experience knows what to expect
within the library. They give me the, feeling
that in some way they have absorbed the
wonders that lie between the covers of the
many books in their charge. To some extent
this must be true. Noticeable too and certainly
worthy of mention is their generosity. 1t ex-
emplifies itself in their willingness to share
without constraint what they have learned
in their work
Certainly. this great public library system
OF ours would not be what it is were it not for
its personnel. I only know my association with
them and consistent wonderful treatment I
have received from them has prompted me to
write down some Of what I feel
GRATEFUL,
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Gratitude to Librarians

To the Editor Of The Star
In my work-which by the way is teaching
have over a period of years come In contact
with great number Of libraries and their per-
sonnel. can truthfully say that at no time
were any Of my requests met with any but
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 Eye street NE, Washington Q, D. C.
Please inclose three t3) cents for return POSTAGE
Evening star., 1948-09-03

Letters TOR publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although 1t Is permissible for
tDriter knotpn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Lunacy Proceedings Criticized

Lunacy Proceedings Criticized
To the Editor of The Star
I agree with K. Nunan, who, in his letter OF
August 28, says, What this country needs Is
= psychopathic ward for psychiatrists
A legal housecleaning OF the mental hospitals
is in order in the 48 States. The writer is we'll
informed as to the workings of the lunacy laws,
so I speak with some measure. of impartial
authority on subject that needs attention
from conservative and constructive sources
It is stunning shock to the country, and
an utter shame and disgrace to the American
Medical Association that 1t does not raise its
voice in protest against the methods used to
incarcerate inmates Of mental hospitals.
II the ethics Of the medical profession mean
anything, the doctors ought to be unanimous IN
turning the spotlight on = situation OF this
kind
Due to the complacency of the States, it is
up to Congress to pass legislation which will
determine whether American citizens are to
be deprived Of their liberty by haphazard meth
DDS, without due process OF law, and subjected
to all manner Of Ill treatment, year after year.
A. E. SAVAGE.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Mr.. Hughes Appointment

To the Editor Of The Star:
In his article on the late Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes, in The Star of August
80, David Lawrence stated that President Theo-
dore Roosevelt appointed Mr.. Hughes as an
associate justice of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. This is an error.
Mr. Hughes, while Governor of New York,
was appointed by President William Howard
Taft on April rs. 1910. as an associate justice
OF the Supreme Court Of the United States, to
succeed Mr.. Justice Brewer, deceased Gov.
Hughes was confirmed by the Senate on May
:, 1910, and he qualified and took his seat upon
the bench on October 10. 1910
LEVI H. DAVID,
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
LAUREL

Published every Wednesday at
Laurel, Montana. by
Joseph Gehrett & Campbell Calvert
Subscription $3.50 per annum
in advance.
Entered as second-class matter
July IA, 1909, at the %postoffice at
Laurel, Mont, under act of March
3, 1879.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10

Wednesday, Nov. II.
A meeting of the Laurel chap
ter of Women of the Moose will
be in the evening at the home of
Mrs. Birdie Milligan.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Tuesday,, Nov. 16.

Tuesday, Nov. 16.
The women of st. Anthony's
church will entertain at cards at
the parish hall in the evening
with games of bridge, five hun
dred and pinochle.
American Legion Auxiliary will
meet in regular session at the
Legion hall in Riverside park.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Sultan Favors Mass Weddings
As Progressive DEVELOPMENT

SINGAPORE. The sultan Of
Selangor is urging conservative
Malays to adopt mass weddings.
I'm these days of progressive
development" he is quoted as say
ing, I'VE want to do things in a
rapid, smart, efficient, attractive
and economical manner"
The sultan has offered n of his
palaces for mass weddings. During
the occupation a mass wedding
was attempted but failed because
few people were interested. A re-
cent survey shows the younger gen.
GRAFTON favors removing some of
the gingerbread from the tradi-
ditional three day ceremony, which
is primarily Hindu in origin.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Rocking Chair Battalion
Holds Its Own in Job Market

ALBANY, N. "a man who
should know says grandpa is doing
all right on the job he took during
the war and isn't ready to give ii
up without a struggle.
Sen. Thomas c. Desmond, chair
man of the late joint legislative
committee on problems of the ag-
ing, so announced after a survey
of industries employing 525. 600
workers.
world War II, by bringing the
rocking chair battalion back to
work, restored the self-confdence
of the elderly and gave them back
their self-esteem," Desmond said.
"They had the know-how and
gladly grabbed at the chance to get
back in harness. And now, even
though three years have gone by
since the war ended, the elderly
are clinging tenaciously to their
Jobs"
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Navy Picks Tinian as Site
OF Proposed Leper Colony

PEARL HARBOR-The island OF
Tinian in the Marshall islands, war
time base for Bog atomic bomb
ing missions against Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, has been selected by the
navy as the site of a proposed leper
colony for Pacific island natives,
Admiral Dewitt c. Ramsey. COM
mander-in-chie of the Pacific fleet,
announced.
Tinian, which is no miles north
of the Guam naval base, was
selected because of its proximity
to the center of logistics support
for the western Pacific area, Ad-
miral Ramsey said. The island is
inhabited at present by 275 per-
sons, and is the site of a CONNER
cial farming project. There are no
military personnel there. Its area
Is about 40 square miles.
A hospital ship which has been
converted into a floating medical
laboratory for an extended medi-
cal survey of natives in Pacific
trust territory will minister to the
needs of so, 1000 Pacific island
natives under naval administration.
While making the survey in the
Marshalls, Marianas and Carolinas,
the medical staff will locate ailing
lepers in need of treatment. These
will be transported to Tinian, where
medical facilities will be set up
and navy medical men assigned.
81 feel that medical care of the
natives is one of the most impor-
tant things the United States a
do in carrying out its trust terri
tory mandate" Admiral Ramsey
explained. Healthy people mean
happy people,"
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Calendar
Of Coming Events

Saturday, Nov. Is.
The A%llendale P. I. A. will
sponsor a dance and bingo party
in the evening at the school.
Bingo prizes have been donated
BY Laurel and Billings mer-
chants. Music will be by j. Jaf-
trays orchestra.
Monday, Nov. Is.
Laurel Federated club meeting
will be in the evening at the
home of Mrs. Grace Pelowitz, and
will be a Thanksgiving party.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Mayo
Lawrenz and Mrs. ]. G. Mac
Donald.
A Harvest supper will be serv-
ed at 6 O'Clock at the Odd Eel
lows hall for Rebekahs and hus-
bands, Odd Fellows and wives
and Theta Rho Girls.
The Laurel Woman's club Will
meet at the home of Mrs. L.. j..
Wallace.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Woman's Death Ends Six-Year
Vigil Over Hoarded Fortune

WARREN, OHIO. An aged
woman, who lived in squalor amid
a small fortune she guarded day
and night with three revolvers for
six years, died here and police
were busy tabulating her wealth.
Mrs. Carrie G. Mountain, a
fragile 9O-year-old retired house
servant, died of the infirmities of
old age in the ramshackle frame
house where she had lived for Sc
years.
After her death police revealed
she had spent every night of the
last six years sleeping in a chair,
guarding her wealth with three re-
volvers kept on a small table near
by.
Police said she died a few hours
after her guardian, Cliff Bland, had
deposited to her account $23, 900 in
cash found hidden in old boxes in
the house.
Mrs. Mountain had lived in her
lonely house a few yards from the
Warren business district, to all
intents poverty-stricken. Friends
said "she never ate much and
wouldn't even spend money to
keep warm in winter"
Not until the probate court or
dered Bland to search her prem
ises, was it known that Mrs. Noun
tain had any great amount of
money. Bland and police quickly
found more than $500 in $50 and
500 bills hidden in a moldy shoe
box in her bedroom.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Bv BOB STURTEVANT

One ounce more or less
doesn't seem to be an awful
lot but it is more i'm
portant than it sounds. For
one ounce is the total amount
of all radioactive atoms ship
ped out of the United States
in the past year! That single
ounce supplies 16 foreign ma
lions and more than 800
medical and experimental lab
oratories. That's cutting it
finer than a high school soph-
omore's whiskers. 1t takes
more than SO tons of protec-
tive wrappings for the ship
ments of the split-up ounce,
which should teach us not to
Judge the size of the gift by
the package. Anyway, the
scientists who weigh the por-
lions must have smaller
thumbs than butchers.
Talking about small things,
it seems that Les Gerard had
been shooting a 20-gauge
shot gun without too much
luck. The other day, he took
Berndardt's 16-gauge
hoping to do better with a big
ger gun. Imagine Les dis
may when he discovered he
had brought along only 20
gauge shells. He wound up
by borrowing Dan Browns 12-
gauge gun and shells.
A Long Beach, Calf, sheep
herder claimed he lost a flock
of 500 sheep in a fog. 1t
sounds as though somebody
pulled the wool over his eyes.
You'll never have the "wool
pulled over your eyes, when
YOU visit your friendly COAST
TO COAST STORES, 108 E..
list Street. The next time you
stop in, ask us to show you
how the new Idlehour Wash
ing machine a save you time
and money. Phone 472.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-10
Meager Diet Is Leaving Mark
On British, Expert Declares

LONDON.-Sir Jack Drummond.
diet expert, says serious signs OF
malnutrition have begun to appear
among British children and Adde'S
cents as a result of bread and potato
rationing.
THE body weight records OF ado
~lescents are rather disturbing" he
wrote in the Medical Journal. Fail
ure to gain weight and actual loss OF
weight are not uncommon among
boys and girls"
Adolescents need from $500 TO
1850 calories daily, he said. The
present British diet totals about
2.700 caIories.