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Evening star., 1949-12-17
Beeswux Candles in December

Perfume OF lighted candles Spiling
FrdH loneliness 10it1in this room;
o hundred acres s1oeetly fo1oering
o ruby-hearted cloDer bloom
Dear lime trees stirred by 1Dt7ds that
10hiSper,
White buckwheat as fragrant sno,D,
Thin cosn,ic Uipgs 1Dith fragrance laden :.
All these are in soft candle glop.
Illuminate, dnbrosial censer
OF beauty delicately rare,
o aromatic incense turning
Sweet petals In my loued ones hair.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1949-12-17

Farouk University in Alexandria. Repre-
sentatives of the Egyptian government and
of the Greek Orthodox Church are to be
present at the monastery while the copying
is in progress.
New light on the New Testament may be
one result of the expedition. That was
what Doctor Tischendorf anticipated more
than hundred years ago. Modern science
has given his successors in research reason
to be even more hopeful than he him.
self was
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Time to Reconsider

WaSh1ngtonS relatively milo WlnteI
weather continues to raise doubt as to the
wisdom ofscontinuing the perennial drastic
"snow parking ban" on major thorough
fares. Records of the Weather Bureau do
not support the contention that snow con-
ditions are bad enough here to warrant the
complete ninety day ban on night parking
which went into effect on December Is.
The Star believes the time has come to
give consideration to elimination or mod
iication of the program. Certainly the
ban, while having obvious advantages when
SHOWS are heavy, has serious disadvant-
ages that deserve to be weighed against the
benefits
II Washington's winters were as long
and as severe as those in cities farther
North, an arbitrary prohibition against
parking on major traf1ic arteries could be
justified. Washington is the only large
city which permits nighttime parking on
through streets. It permits 1t because
there simply are not enough off-street
parking spaces in some areas, especially
in apartment-congested communities, for
all the cars of residents. The three-month
ban on night parking in such garage-short
sections of the city causes . disposal
crisis that cannot well be ignored.
Recent winters give cause for questions
which have been raised rs to the real
necessity for the no-parking order.
Weather Bureau records show that Wash
ington has not been hit by q snowfall Of
ten inches or more since March Of 1912,
when one storm produced 11h inches.
There had not been one of more than ten
inches before that since February, 1896.
when there was fourteen-inch fall
There was none Of as much as six inches
last winter, one each Of more than six
inches in the two preceding winters and
none of six inches in the winters of ,1s45-46
and 194445.
In the face of this scarity of heavy snow
falls the Commissioners have reimpoSed
the sweeping ban along eighty-one miles
of main thoroughfares, involving the costly
and tedious task of erecting more than
four thousand special signs. Many Of these
signs are placed apart from regular no.
parking signs carrying entirely different
parking instructions to the utter confusion
of motorists not aware of the new restric-
tions. The hunt for parking spaces in
unrestricted areas again is on. Lack Of
sufficient garages In the Park View, Colum
bia Heights and other thickly populated
districts necessitates parking on unre-
stricted streets, often many blocks away.
Theft hazards thus are increased and
women are subjected to hold-up or assault
risks that would not occur If they could
park outside their own residences.
The complaints of these motorists are
understandable. They deserve hearing
at the District Building at which the
debit as well as the credit side of the snow
parking ban can be presented. And the
opposition to the order gains strength
with every passing Of another mild Wash
ington winter.
Evening star., 1949-12-17

Argues for Federal Pension
For Senior Citizens "Who Need IT,
To the Editor Of The Star: ...
We agree with your recent editorial that
some action should be taken by Congress so
that those in that body. or other high Gov
ernment ofiicials, who have been convicted
Of committing felonies. would not be per-
mitted to receive retirement pensions. These
pensions. Of course are paid by the tax
payers money.
While Congressmcn Andrew ]. May and j..
Parnel Thomas have proved themselves to
be unit representatives. In their high Office,
We know they are the exceptions In one
news account we read that they were among
the flrst to apply for retirement pensions.
There are Congressmen who have not
applied for congressional pension. The
reason? Well, Toby Morris. Oklahoma. said
he would be ashamed to take congressional
retirement until the old folks in this country
were taken care Of. He has been working
for national old age pension to replace the
discriminatory plan of old age assistance
as now administered by the States.
In the 80th Congress, 222 congressman
signed a petition to the Ways and Means
Committee, asking for the release of one
bill which would give senior citizens in our
country a pension of at least $50 month,
provided, they had no taxable income. There
were 141 bills introduced In the s0th Con-
gress, written on the taxpayers time and
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Finds Principle of Heredity
Neglected Practically Everywhere

Neglected Practlcaliy everywhere
To the Editor Of The star
Seldom day passes that we do not read
about low cost government housing, social
lied medicine, higher minimum wages. old
age PENSIONS security, equal opportunity for
all, etc. All Of these meaSures' seek to i'm
prove man by improving his environment.
do not mean to belittle the benefits of i'm
proved environment of man, but environ
ment is only half the story.
Heredity Is just as important as environ
ment yet this subject seems to be taboo in
communistic and democratic countries alike.
1.-The study of human heredity suffers in
this country through neglect. In Russia the
Communists just liquidate such men as
Vavilov and his followers, whose extensive re-
searches had shown them that environment
was not the whole story.
Environment can change us but only by
the development of our inborn potentialities.
The average person has been led to believe
that we literally are all created equal"
The truth is that we have all been created
that each child receives 48 chromosomes
at birth-24 come from his mother and "a
from his father. He does not know that
these chromosomes contain the genes which
are the determiners of the color of the
eyes. color Of the hair, stature, longevity,
badness, insanity, feeblemindedness, hemo-
philia, intelligence, memory, etc. These are
the inborn potentialities which environment
has to work upon Given good heredity, en-
vironment can do much. Given poor hered-
ity, environment can do little.
G. c. MILLER
Evening star., 1949-12-17

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,0riter, although 1t Is permissible TOR
1Oriter kno1On to The Star to use
q nom de plume Please be brtef
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Rv THE HASKIN SERVICE.

by 1HE ahSh1N 0INNAOI'
@. Who originated the word comptometer'
ID. L. P.
A. The word comptometer was coined BY
Dorr E. Felt, who invented the comptometer
in 1885.
@. Why do we have wisdom" teeth?
What is their purpose?-B. B.
A. Anthropologists and students Of COM
parative anatomy are fairly well agreed that
the function of the third molars in humans
is similar to that OF the other molars,
namely, to grind coarse food. Primitive peo-
pie lived on foods which were much more
difficult to chew than the foods eaten by
modern man. Therefore, it is assumed that
third molars or wisdom teeth" are grad
ually. deterorating because modern man has
less use for them
@. How many lakes are there in the world?
g. C. H.
A. No one knows how many lakes there
are in the world. One authority estimated
the total to be several hundred thousand.
@. What leather is used to make doeskin
gloves?-S. 8.
, A. Although originally made from the
skins Of does today doeskin leather Is OBJ
tanned from the lamb or sheep. It is prac-
tically the same as chamois.
@. BY whom were the words, Eternal Wig
ilance is the price of liberty" originally
used2-R. C.
F. A. The phrase is usually credited to the
Speech upon the Right of Election" made
on July 10, 1890 by John Philpot Curran.
The following sentence is evidently the
source of the familiar saying: THE condi
ton upon which God hath given liberty to
man is eternal vigilance" Curran was an
Irish orator and judge. known chiefly for his
defense of the leaders of the insurrection Of
1898.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Long Line of Patients Waiting
For Social Medical Relief in Britain


I thought you might be interested in how
the National Health Program works in Eng
land. A friend of mine there has been hav-
ing diathermy treatments for arthritis from
private doctor, because, and quote from
her letter, 1.-The waiting list by the National
health scheme is about six months; no
hope there whatever"
MONA B. GALLIARD.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Thanks Readers Who Supplied
Name of Christmas Song

I wish to thank c. H. Charming and all
others who contributed the answer to my
request for the title to German Christmas
song through The Star. We read in the
Good Book that star led the Wise Men
to the place where the Christ Child was
born. We also read that little children were
a factor in His life, when He was grown to
manhood All of this leads to q merry
Christmas, which Is my wish for all
FERDINAND H. SCHULZ.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Commends McLemore For Speaking Out
Against Compromising With Russia
ths rditor ~ The

Commends McLemore For Speaking Out
Against Compromising With Russia
To the Editor Of The Star:
Praise Allah! At last I can pick up 4
newspaper and read something by news
paperman that shows truth, fortitude, fore
sight and common sense instead Of the usual
non-committal, subjective half-truths re-
gurgitated by most newspaper writer's
refer to that real American, Henry McLe-
more-a newspaperman who fought for his
country as well as wrote about 1t during the
past war, rare thing in itself.
He has committed himself on national
issues before and with the nerve and forth
rightness the honest-to-goodnes Ameri-
can likes to see. There are too many news
papermen writing to please certain cowardly,
degenerate minority groups, who have only
their own interests and safety at heart and
have no understanding Of the real principles
for which this republic was established. But
Henry McLemore speaks out for these prin-
ciples
In former article he stated he had suf-
fered the horrors Of the damned as all CON-
bat infantry soldiers have suffered in the
front lines-and as all those heroic souls had
hoped never again to experience the terrible
rigors Of war. yet he would volunteer for the
front lines to stop this horrible beast called
communism from conquering the world.
Now again he condemns the cowardly for
eign policy Of the State Department mem
bers who whimper whenever any foreign
country runs rough shod over innocent
Americans; and further. he states that in
stead of doing business with the Russians,
who methodically are eliminating all decency
in every country they take over. one should
crusade for cause, as our forefathers would
have us do.
was combat infantryman too and hate
war, but I now fear for humanity and all
that is good am willing to 60 to the front
again to fight Russia though I detest war
much more than those cowardly pacihsts
who have never seen it.
PLAIN CITIZEN SOLDIER.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the to any question
Of fact BY writing The Evening Star 1nfornstloHn
Bureau 31o Eye ST. ne. washington =. ~; ~
Evening star., 1949-12-17
'isagrees With Editorial
IN Correction of Children


hereby suspend my subscription to The
Star Your editorial entitled They Need to
Be Spanked" December 12) has convinced
me that your paper is run by group Of
embittered malevolent individuals, among
whom misinformation is but minor offense
Anyone who sincerely believes that the
modern trend in child rearing allows or even
suggests allowing children to be rude to
their elders, smash furniture, or commit
mayhem" is sorely mistaken.
Modern psychologists, who certainly must
be alarmed at what DR.. Cruvant Gf he has
been quoted fairly has said would have us
guide children toward the proper behavior
in what we "fondly look upon as polite
society" by using reason. understanding and
consideration, where punishment fear and
coercion were used before.
AS far as children being little savages"
Is concerned. this has been proven untrue
time and time again, by countless clinical
experiments. Children are sensitive little
beings with a tremendous amount Of pride
and dignity.
LAS the twig is bent, so it grows" but
spirited child does not grow into a
ree-thinking, democratic adult In dealing
with youngsters. we would do well to follow
the Golden Rule Of doing to others as we
would have them do unto U.s.
In view Of what has been said recently
about the percentage Of our school children
who will 60 in mental institutions feel
that this would be a good time for all of
US to- take stock of our attitudes toward
the youth of the Nation.
Or does the author of The Star editorial
suggest. that we spank them to keep them
from losing their minds?
MRS. SYLVIA HUDES
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Letters to The Star
Recalls Attempt to "Internationallze'
American TprritOry

Recalls Attempt to "lnternatlonallze'
American Territory
To the Editor CT The STAR
Scores of columns and hundreds OF let
ters have been written regarding the in
standardization" of Jerusalem, yet no one
- not even the Israeli diplomats - has
recalled that similar proposals once nad
been made to "internationalze" American
territory and to subject its inhabitants TO
outside controls Your readers may be In
terested in these forgotten incidents IN our
own history.
In fact the refusal of Our Founding
Fathers to submit to such proposal de-
layed the end of the Revolutionary War and
establishment of the Republic. France.
then our ally, wanted to include in our
peace treaty with England provision that
an area in the United States should be set
apart for the Indians, and that this terri
tory should be under the protection and
supervision of Spain. In unmistakable
language the French statesmen were told
that free Americans never would tolerate
such outside interference.
Another proposal for foreign restrictions
on American sovereignty arose in the nego-
tiations which ended our war with Mexico
That country insisted that the Catholic
clergy and church property in the territory
ceded to the United States should be ex-
cluded from American Jurisdiction and re-
main subject to Mexican control. The Senate
rejected this proposal. ]. j. PERLING.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Has His Own View
OF prize Dud"
IA ~ rAtt1r ~ TN a a.

TO the Editor OF Ihe Star:
The last editorial read in The Star was
prize Dud Of the Decade. I had read
most of your editorials for the past IL years.
having been a subscriber for that length Of
time.
For me this was truly the Prize Dud Of
The Star" It read as if one of your second.
rate political columnists had written it.
In the first place the testimony of Lieut..
Gen. Leslie r. Groves was in itself con-
Trajectory. In substance he said that the
United States was doing all in its power
to help its ally Russia. He admitted know
ing of two shipments of atomic bomb in
gradients made to Russia but said that
these were "foolers" to keep the Russians
from knowing what we were doing.
Does it make sense that our big shots"
would try to fool an ally twice on the same
proposition?
VETERAN WORLD WAR I.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Blames Isbrandtsen Ships
For Violating international Regulations

To the Editor of The Star:
Henry McLemore writes excellent witty
anecdotes but it appears that he is not quail
flied to criticize this country's foreign policy,
and is especially unqualified to go to bat for
Haus j. Isbrandtsen and his associates, as he
did in his column on December II.
If there is any steamship line that should
be denied the privilege (and it is privilege
not right, to fly the American flag, it is
the Isbrandtsen Lines. With American flags
painted on all sides of its vessels, it will faunt
all international rules and regulations. with
the haunting remark, This ship flies the
American flag. You wouldn't dare shoot at
it. for to do so would result in American re-
percussions of the strongest nature. The
United States will not allow its flag to be in
suited"
That is the attitude Isbrandtsen ships have
taken in China, going through the Chinese
Nationalists' blockade.
That is the attitude the Isbrandtsen's
Martin Behrman" took, when violating the
Dutch blockade of the Indonesian republic.
That is the attitude the Isbrandtsen's
Flying Cloud" took, when sneering at the
Arabs blockade of Palestine.
Let's take the American flag away from
the Isbrandtsen ships. before our peace low
ing country gets dragged into another war!
THEODORE BULLOCKUS.
Evening star., 1949-12-17

money, all designed to help the old folks,
either through national old age pension or
advocating better benefits for the workers
under the Social Security Act CTitle ID.
But not one bill was permitted to reach the
loor for consideration and debate.
In the 81st Congress, history is repeating
More than 100 bills on adequate pensions
and better benefits in general have been in
troduced. One hundred and thirty-two Con-
gressmen have signed the petition, sponsored
by congressman Morris and Van Zandt for
national old age pension for those who
need it.
1t is true that the administration bill,
H. R. 5000, is a modest step forward 1t has
been passed by the House. and it is to be
hoped that the Senate will liberalize it's
benefits
The General Welfare Federation of Amer
lea, with headquarters in Washington has
been active in trying to get better BENEFITS
for the old folks. At the request of mem
bers Of the Ways and Means Committee,
they submitted amendments through their
New England group, many of which were
accepted and written into the bill, H. R.
5000. Tribute was paid to their work in
the Congressional Record October 49,
At conference in Buffalo, N. Y, Novem-
Der 26, steps were taken to study further
amendments and submit them to the Senate
committee. Every one who reaches retire.
ment age ought to have a decent pension.
Trends OF the past few months prove that
the American people want security.
AGNES G.. SHANKLE,
Editor, the National Pension Guide Gen.
eral Welfare Federation of America, Inc
Gives Another Theory of Minimum Fees
For Medical Service in England
To the Editor Of The Star:
Lowell Mellett is regarded by many of
your readers. including the writer, as a very
able and petetrating columnist. However,
in his piece of December 13, concerning
national health plans there is one state
ment in which think he is mistaken.
He says that the purpose of imposing a
minimum fee for a medical consultation un-
der the British plan is to increase revenue
and thus help pay for the program Doubt
less. the small fees charged will be used to
that end, but according to the Manchester
Guardian the main idea in back of this fee
is to discourage those people who will run
to doctors on any excuse so long as they
don't have to pay a cent. These people often
have nothing wrong with them at all, and
when asked to pay for visits, even If only
a shilling, it is expected that they will save
the shilling and spare the doctor In this
way physicians will have fewer patients,
more time for the really Ill. etc.
RICHARD HOLIDAY,
Evening star., 1949-02-25
0uesada 10 Address More Council Power
Adjutants General Unit Urged in Montgomery

1t. Gen. Elwood A. Quesada,
special assistant to the Air Force
chief of staff for Reserve affairs,
was to be the principal speaker
today at the annual meeting of
the Adjutants General Associa-
ton at the Raleigh Hotel.
The sessions began yesterday
and will close tomorrow.
The action of the Reserve OFF,
GERS Association in indorsing a
plan to give control of the Air
National Guard to the Air Force
came in for discussions at yester-
days meeting. The adjutants
general and the National Guard
Association have announced plans
to fight the move in Congress.
The reserve association Ma
tional Executive Committee took
the action Wednesday following
the associations dinner at which
President Truman made his now
famous IS. o. B." remark in COM
menting on attacks by columnists
on members of his staff and cab
met.
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughen,
the Presidents military aide, orig
inally proposed liberalization of
both ground and air National
Guard units in an article in the
reserve association magazine.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

The transfer of certain func-
tions" from the MarylandNa-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
to the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil was indorsed last night by the
Montgomery Civic Federation.
Herbert Eaton, president, an
nounced that the Endorsement was
made for the federation by its
Executive and Advisory Commit
tee which has authority to act on
such matters between regular
meetings.
With council backing, the Mont
gomery delegation to the General
Assembly has introduced four bills
which would give the council most
of the administrative and legiSla-
tive authority now held by the
planning commission. insofar as
Montgomery is concerned. A
hearing on the bills was sched-
uled today in Annapolis.
The federation committee did
not specify what functions it had
in mind with respect to the SAM
tary Commission. A spokesman
said, however, that the purpose of
the resolution was to strengthen
"home rule" by concentrating
local affairs in the county govern
ment.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

the confession. Pvt. Falterman, a
base fire-stoker, said he went to
the chapel soon after midnight
and spilled a can of lighter-f1uid
on a pile of clothing which had
been collected by Air Force per-
sonnel for destitute Europeans.
officers quoted Pvt. Falterman
as admitting he then lit the
clothing and, as the fire spread,
enjoyed it for 80 minutes before
departing
Maj. John F. Blackstone, air
provost marshal at the base, told
officers that during the blaze he
noticed an unusual interest in the
fire by Pvt. Falterman and placed
him under surveillance.
Pvt. Falterman was arrested
early yesterday and questioned for
II hours by Maj Joseph j. De
Radd and Inspectors Dale Rich
ardson and Raymond L. Petro. Air
Force officers of the Office of Spe-
cial Investigations. They said
he finally confessed, giving the
Sunday school story as the reason
for his action.
Boiling authorities said no writ
ten request by Pvt. Falterman 10
teach Sunday school had ever been
received.
He was placed in the guard
house following his arrest and was
to be admitted to the base hos
pital today for mental observa-
ton. During the fire he volun-
tarily assisted an ambulance corps
from the hospital in removing four
base f1remen who were overcome
by smoke.
In the confession. it was said,
he also admitted starting fire in
a hospital ward last September for
the enjoyment of the flames"
Pvt. Falterman Joined the Air
Force in April, 1948, after reach
ing the 18th grade in high school.
He came to Boiling last Sep
tember.
It was not determined today
if court proceedings will
be instituted against Pvt. Falter-
man, pending his release from the
hospital.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Districts Bond Drive Quota
Fixed at S11;;9S0,O00

Thomas J. Groom, president OF
the Bank of Commerce and Saw
ings, as chairman of the District
Savings Bonds Division. today an
nounced that the Washington
quota for the Opportunity Bond
drive will be $11,980,0O0 series E
bonds alone.
He explained there will be no
F or G series quota in this drive.
The accent will be on individuals,
who will be permitted to purchase
up to $4,000 each in savings
bonds. The drive will be held
May 16 to June 80.
Virginia's quota of $16.000,000
was announced by DR.. Francis P.
Gaines, president of Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Va,
the State chairman.
Maryland's quota of $12.700,000
was made public by Joseph P.
Healy, Baltimore businessman, the
State chairman.