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Evening star., 1951-07-03
Mueterlinck Vindicuted

When Maeterlinck wrote 1.-THE Life
Of the Bee," the scientists of that day
assailed him for nature-faking "anthro-
pomorphism," alleging that honey bees
are entirely instructive" ie., unintelli-
gently mechanistic in action. Only man
could abstract from nature and COM
municate ideas; the use Of language to
control behavior for mutual purpose,
allowing one individual to determine the
acts Of another by conveying information
symbolically. was thought to be pecu-
liarly human.
Certain die-hards still cling to this
mechanistic Interpretation of life, even
going so far as to say that man became
intelligent by lucky accident which
affected the capacity of his brain. In
technical language, Homo sapiens be-
came intelligent by cerebral mutation
which made abstraction from the envi-
ronment (ideas) physiologically possible,
these ideas" or human reason" being
an essential precedent to language. A
corollary of this is the Scientific at
tempt to measure" intelligence statis-
cally by "IQ" tests (Which prove exactly
nothing about the genetics Of intellect
that is not first assumed to be true).
Close students of apian behavior, like
Maeterlinck, have never been able to
accept this materialistic Interpretation
Of social existence. Now Maeterlinck has
been more than vindicated; that bees do
use coded symbols or language to convey
ideas has been incontrovertibly proven
with punctillious, scientific precision by
the Austrian zoologist Karl Won Frisch.
He "broke" their code so precisely that
experts of the Beltsville laboratory could
read what the bees were saying at the
agriculture laboratory dedication on June
II at College Park, and followed their
instructions directly to the place where
the workers were going for nectar 2
miles away.
This was described by George Kennedy
in The Sunday Star Of June II. How
ever. the information, as shown by Won
Frisch, is not conveyed in flight as mis-
understood by your reporter. The scout
bee. or discoverer, dances out code on
her feet. She can set an angle from the
direction Of the sun even inside on the
comb where she cannot point directly.
She depends on the polarity of the light
entering the hive to furnish a baseline
for her geometry. and uses, not "the
size of the circle" but complete change
in action to describe the distance If the
nectar supply is not nearby.
1t was British skeptic, convinced
by visit to Won Frisch, who termed the
procedure mapping; Won Frisch calls 1t
language. The scout bee can tell, one
way or another, what kind of flowers to
visit; can do that even if the sugar
sought has been planted in odorless,
nectarless species. She also tells how
many workers are needed to gather a
particular supply. The revelations of
Won Frisch are only start toward show
ing how true to nature Maeterlinck's
poetic license" really was!
Alden Potter.
Evening star., 1951-07-03
Waste and Bureoucruts

Termination of the fiscal year is the
time when Government bureaus, find
ing themselves with unexpended appro-
priations on hand. make special effort
to use up these extra funds. Not to do
so, they regard as waste" of money.
To the taxpayer, however, the waste
is the other way. These superfluous
expenditures are really waste" of
reluctant tax dollars and an imposition
Evening star., 1951-07-03
Questions and Answers

rhe Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact by either writing The
NV. Washington 5, D. C.. and inclosing cents
return postage ov telephoning ST 7362
Evening star., 1951-07-03
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Which country in Europe is richest
in medieval castles?-E. E.
A. This distinction has been claimed
by France which country, according to
a census. had total of 761 castles be-
fore the last war.
Evening star., 1951-07-03

@. Is the chrysanthemum a symbol Of
the Emperor of Japan?-G. R.
A. The japanese imperial family has
two crests or badges: The kikumon and
the kirimon. The kikumon is
conventionalized representation of the
chrysanthemum, always with 16 petals.
The kirimon is reproduction of three
leaves of the paulownia tree, surmounted
by three budding stems.
Evening star., 1951-07-03

@. What was the total gasoline tax
per car last year, federal and state?-
w. T..
A. On the basis of official figures the
National Highway Users Conference has
estimated that, on a per vehicle basis
dncluding all publicly ly-owned vehicles),
the average motor vehicle paid $685.
in state fuel taxes and $10.34 in Federal
gasoline taxes for an average total fuel
tax payment of $44.27 per vehicle dur
ing 1850.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
places to Stay
In Maryland Is
Now Off Press

A new list of Places to Stay in
Maryland has been published by
the Maryland Department of In
formation.
The booklet contains the names,
addresses, rates, and recreation ia
cilities of more than $50 places for
vacationers in the state. 1t was
compiled by the department with
the assistance of the Maryland De-
partment of Health and the State
Police.
The list has accommodations to
fit every purse-from $40 week
cabins in the mountains to 70 70 S
at more than 500 week. Most
of the places, however, offer bar
gain mentioning with rates run
ming up from $3.50 night. Many
of them operate on the American
Plan with Maryland cooking a
specially.
The booklet is divided into five
sections: The Eastern Shore,
Southern Maryland, Upper Chesa-
peake Bay Area, Piedmont Area,
and Western Maryland. They are
designated as Regions l to V.
The 22-page booklet is available
free of charge at the Maryland De-
partment of Information, State Of
flee Building, Section N, Box FOG,
Annapolis, Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Governor PrOclaims
Babe Ruth Day on
On Thursday, Aug. Is

Governor McKeldin has proclaim
ed Thursday, August 10th, the
third anniversary of the death of
Babe" Ruth as "Babe Ruth Day."
In issuing his proclamation, Gov
ernor McKeldin paid tribute to the
Baltimore-born athletes great rec
ord for good craftsmanship and
effort in behalf Of underprivileged
children.
Activities marking the observ-
ance of Babe Ruth Day through
out the Nation are in charge of the
Babe Ruth Foundation, with head
quarters in New York. Proceeds
from the events scheduled are to
be used in the fight to eradicate
cancer, the disease which killed the
Sultan of Swat, and in furtherance
of the Babes work for the youth
Of the country.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Many Civilian
Marine Corps
Jobs Still Open

The Marine Corps still has many
jobs open for civilians both at head
quarters in Washington and at the
various bases throughout the coun-
try.
Particularly needed are clerks,
typists and stenographers. For
most of these positions at head
quarters, job-seekers are not re-
quired to take regular Civil Serv-
ice examinations, but are given a
simple test upon application. Pay
ranges from $2,450 to $1,000 a
year.
At the various Marine bases,
members of families of Marine
Corps officers and enlisted men are
especially invited to apply. In
areas where there is a scarcity of
housing, the Civilian Personnel Of
fee will help prospective en-
ployes find quarters.
Detailed information and appli-
cation forms for headquarters en-
plyoment may be obtained from
the Commandant of the Marine
Corps, Code ABG-R, Marine Corps
Headquarters, Washington %, DC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Gaithersburg Continues
Climbing In County League

+ trip Colesville twice, 10 and II.
In the first game, Bill Giller and
Tetlow hooked up in the best
game of the year as Gathers
burg was outhit SO. However, a
high throw home by Whip of
Colesville allowed the one run of
the game. In the second game,
Hottinger limited Colesville to
three hits as he coasted to
win. Charlie White was the bat
ting star with single, double,
and triple off Giller who lost both
games.
At Beallsville, Joe Deadrick
stole home in the ninth inning
for the first game win by the
Firemen. Bub Poole doled out
eight hits and struck out eight
in the Sd win. Poole also chip
ped in with two hits to help his
cause. Jack Shannon contribu-
ted two doubles to the attack on
Germantown hurler, Paul Bur-
ner.
The second game went to the
Firemen, Cd, behind Maynard
Luhn's four hit pitching and four
teen strikeouts. The Firemen
scored five times in the first and
coasted the rest Of the way. Dead
rick had three hits to lead the
attack against Brodeur, the loser.
Dick Burdette cracked a homer
for the longest blow of the game.
At Redland, Don Benson cap
tured both wins for the visiting
Damascus Club by identical 1910
scores. This put Damascus in a
third place tie with Colesville and
Germantown.
Tuesday night the Rockville Sox
collected Is hits, including a three
run homer by Larry Eaton, to
bump the Upper County Firemen
into a virtual tie with Gathers
burg. Jack Freeburger outlasted
a thirteen hit barrage to gain the
win as the Sox hammered Speedy
Robertson and Joe Deadrick for
the win.
Friday night, August 8, Red
land takes on Gaithersburg I'M
der the lights at the Ag Center.
Sunday will find Gaithersburg at
Germantown for two games; the
Upper County Firemen at Da-
mascus in a twin bill, Burtonsville
at Colesville for two and Red
land at Rockville in a single game.
Tuesday night, August 7, the
Firemen meet Germantown under
the lights.
League Standings
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
All Judging Events
Will Be Featured
At TimOnium Fair

Livestock and dairy Judging con-
tests will be a big part of the All
activities at Timonium State Fair,
to be held August 28-September 2,
according to Mylo S. Downey, state
boys club leader. Both of. the con-
tests will be held on Saturday, Sep
TENDER l, with the dairy cattle
contest getting under way at am.
and the livestock judging event be-
ginning at 9 am.
The eight high individuals in the
State Contest will be given further
training and will receive free trips
to represent Maryland in interstate
and National contests. Small cash
prizes will go to the Is high indi-
viduals in the judging of each of
the four major breeds, with 5000 in
all being awarded.
In 1850 the top four individuals
in this contest went on to win the
national championships at Water
loo, Ia. Then in June of'this year
the team members embarked on
trip to the international dairy judg-
ing contests in England. They
trained for the contest in England
and Scotland and after winning the
contest on July took sightsee-
ing trip through part of Europe.
Fifteen cash prizes will also be
awarded in the beef cattle, swine,
and sheep divisions of the livestock
contest.
The eight highest scoring indi-
viduals in all divisions of the con-
test will be selected to represent
Maryland at the International
Livestock Judging Contest at Chi
cago and at the Atlantic Rural Ex-
position in Richmond, Va.
Boys and girls desiring to enter
the livestock and dairy judging
contests should get in touch with
their county agent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09

Held last week for lack of space.
For this 1oeek's games see an
other page.
Ten games were played last
week in the County League as
Redland walloped Rockville Fri
day night, Gaithersburg swept
two from Colesville, Upper Coun-
ty Firemen tripped Germantown
twice, and Redland fell before Da-
mascus in its twin bill. Tuesday
night Rockville outlasted the
Firemen in a 1873 slug fest to
knock them out of the League
lead in favor Of the onrushing
Gaithersburg team.
Friday night at Gaithersburg,
Redland made it four in a row
by stomping Rockville 14-4 be-
hind Scrivener's well-spaced nine
hit pitching. A nine run fifth in
ming, which routed starter Jack
Freeburger, broke up a close 5-3
game and enabled Scrivener to
coast the rest of the way. Baadte
led the Redland attack with four
for five while Reynolds paced
Rockville with three.
Sunday the slumping Sox trav-
elled to Burtonsville and dropped
two close games, both by the
score of ga. Arson Ball pitched
a seventh ball and allowed only
one earned run in the first game,
but an error in the second let in
two Burtonsville runs and again
in the fifth, two unearned runs
crossed the plate when a wild
throw was unleashed on what
should have been the third out.
Rockville scored single runs in
the first, third, fifth and eighth.
The Sox out hit Burtonsville IL
7 but couldn't get them at the
right time as they left nine run
ners stranded. D. Rem and Hoff-
man led the hosts attack with
two hits apiece as Joe Peters went
the distance on the mound for the
win. Stull paced Rockville with
three hits and three runs scored
In the second game, Burtons-
vile duplicated the first game by
scoring twice in the ninth inning
off strater Francis Hutchinson and
Jack Freeburger. Errors again
figured in the scoring as Burtons-
vile scored in the first without a
hit and collected single tallies in
the fifth and sixth to set the
stage for the ninth inning rally.
Two singles and a walk tied the
score for Burtonsville in the ninth
and brought in Freeburger who
was a relief to no one except Bur-
louisville. Two singles, the last
a long smash by E. Macdonald
scored the winning run with one
out. The double loss dropped the
Sox to seventh, half a game be-
hind Burtonsville.
At Gaithersburg, Dick Tetlow
and Paul Hottinger combined to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Bethesda Student Is
First to Complete
Full County Program

B. Raymond WALES, Sab McKin-
ley Street, Bethesda, was the first
student ever to complete the full
Montgomery County educational
program from first grade through
the Junior College. Last week Ray
Wales was employed by the Board
Of Education of Montgomery Coun-
ty as an instructor in it's physical
education program.
Wales attended the Bethesda
Elementary School for six years,
the Leland Junior High School
three years, Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School three years, and the
Montgomery Junior College two
years, where he was awarded the
first degree because he was the
first student to file application for
admission to that institution.
Upon graduation from Montgom-
cry Junior College, Wales attend
ed West Virginia Wesleyan College
one year, and was graduated in
1851 from American University.
Dean Hugh G. Price, in comment
ing on Wales appointment, said:
at must be indeed gratifying to
the citizens and tax payers of
Montgomery County and particu-
larly the members of the Board of
Education and the Superintendent
of Schools to see one of our own
Montgomery County boys, a prod
uct of the complete school pro-
gram, ready to return to the school
system as a teacher in the ele-
mentary physical education pro
gram. Ray Wales should make
an excellent teacher for young peo-
Pile. We are proud that MIC. had
a part in preparing him for COM
munity service in the teaching field.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Olney Takes Two Games
From Maryland Motors

Maryland Motors went down to
defeat last Sunday, when they
lost to Olney in a doubleheader.
The scores were 81 and 90. Win
ming pitchers were Whalen and
Beatty.
Blue Moon defeated Rays Grill
in another doubleheader on Sun
day, in hotly contested games.
Scores were 4-3 and ga. The
first game went into extra in
nings. After each team had
scored runs in the first inning,
the pressure was on, and neither
team scored until the last inning.
In the 7th, Blue Moon appeared
to have the game in the bag when
when they filled the bases, with
no one out. Bill Nelson then
popped out to Rays Cribs third
baseman, Leon Brown. "Pud"
Dove was put out at first, and
Eddie Collins was thrown out
while trying to steal home.
In the 10th, Blue Moon had 2
outs and man on 3rd, when
George Harmon stepped into the
batter's box and hit a hot line
drive down the third base line,
driving in "Pud" Dove for the
winning run. Bobby Heffner was
Blue Moons winning pitcher for
both games.
The report on the games be-
tween Olney and Jacksonville on
July %, was turned intoo late for
last weeks issue. Jacksonville
won the first game, Al, with Sid
ney Brake the winning pitcher.
Olney won the second game in
the doubleheader wit ha score of
1915, with Beatty on the mound.
This Sunday Jacksonville will
visit Rays Grill at the American
Legion diamond, and Olney will
welcome Blue Moon at Olney. The
fifth team in the league, Mary
land Motors will stand by, this
week.
League Standings
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
President of National
Council of Boy Scouts
At World Conference

John M. Schiff, newly elected
president Of the National Council
of the Boy Scouts of America, was
one of Americas representatives
attending the Scout Leaders con-
ference at Salzburg last week.
This assembly preceding the
World Jamboree of the Scouts be-
ing held from Aug. 3 to Is in Bad
Ischl, Austria, in the American
Zone, will be to talk over future
plans to see "what we can accom-
plish toward working for peace"
Chief Scout Executive Arthur A.
Schuck says.
Contingents from 26 nations will
be represented at the Jamboree,
making total of $4,000 Scouts and
Leaders. The last Jamboree was
held in 1947 at Moisson, France,
and 3S countries were represented.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Darnestown Women
To Meet Saturday at
Home of Mrs. Price

Mrs. w. Kelley Rice will be host
ess this coming Saturday, when the
Woman's Cub Of Jamestown will
meet at her home at 2 pm. Guest
speaker at the meeting will be
Virgil j. Shinker, new Executive
Director, Montgomery County
Community Chest and Council. Mr..
Shinker, resident of Montgomery
County, who lives in Takoma Park,
worked with the Washington Chest
organization before taking over the
Montgomery County agency.
Mrs. William Gassaway is the
program chairman for the Public
Health and Welfare Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Home Accident Toll

One out of every 81 persons in
the United States was disabled one
or more days by injuries received
in home accidents during 1850.
Home injuries totaled 100000,
according to the 1851 edition of
Accident Facts" the statistical
yearbook of the National Safety
Council, and these included 10000
permanent impairments. The home
death toll was 27,500, of which
about half resulted from falls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09

During hot weather it's impor-
tant to store eggs in a cool place,
says Russell Kinds, University of
Maryland Extension poultryman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-09
Railroad Taxes

Railroad taxes in 1850 came to
1925, 900, 000-an average of more
than $21a million per day, or $29
with every tick of a watch.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
BY the Associated Press

SEGUIN, Tex, Jan. IA B-29
Super Fortress-groping blindly
through an overcast-crashed in
flames last night, killing six men.
Five other men aboard para
chuted to safety. Only one of the
five was injured.
Cap. Norman A. Bivens. 81, of
Los Angeles, the pilot, said the
plane was returning to Randolph
Air Force Base from a hour
training fight. He said at 5000
feet he cut off the automatic pilot
and began flying on instruments
as he started to let down through
the overcast.
Suddenly my flight instru-
ments went out" he said. II
couldn't reach my mike. so I hit
the emergency bell and released
cabin pressure in the navigator's
compartment. enabling the men
down there to get out. I locked
the emergency bell down and went
out the nose wheel door"
The plane crashed 10 miles
southwest of Seguin, Randolph
Air Base Is about 18 miles from
San Antonio, Tex.
Names of two of the dead. whose
widows live in San Antonio. were
Evening star., 1951-01-12
II Bail Out as Transport
Crashes in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex, Jan.
12.-First 1t. r. H. Sanders, Air
Force pilot, calmly reported one of
the two engines Of his CAT trans
port had quit.
Then he briefed the 10 other
men aboard on bailing out, helped
them to parachute and leaped
himself about 9:40 Wednesday
night.
All escaped serious injury. The
plane slammed into the ground
and burned about 30 miles west
of Albuquerque.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
scandinavian PurIey Set

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Jan.
II (P.-The foreign ministers of
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
have decided to meet here Tues
day to discuss foreign political
problems. including Scandinavia S
reply to the American proposal to
brand Communist China as an ag-
gresSor. it was learned yesterday
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Is Die, Leap to Safety as B-29 Falls in Flames

employees of Eyan Aircraft Corp.
at San Diego.
The armed forces public in
formation Office said the other
four crewmen killed in the crash
were:
M/Sergt. Robert E. Mathusa,
"a. New York; M/Sergt. Lilburn
N. Cate, 33, Little Rock, Ark;
T/Sergt. James H. Willingham.
81. Minter City, Miss. and
T/Sergt. Carl A. Milhoan, %, Bel
mont. Ohio.
Evening star., 1951-01-12

released last night. They were
Capt. L. H. Calkins, At, navigator,
and I'd 1t. James E. Shaw, 81.
radar observer. Names of the
others we're withheld pending no
tification of next of kin.
8 Found Dead in Wreckoge
OF B-50 in California
MURoc, Calf, Jan. IL R).-
Bodies of eight men-six Air
Force flyers and two civilian tech
nicians - were found in the
wreckage of a missing B-50 bomb
er about 10 miles east of Edwards
Air Force base here yesterday.
An Air Force rescue team found
the plane on a 4,000-foot peak
near Ell Mirage Dry Lake on the
Mojave Desert after it had been
spotted from the air by searchers.
The bomber, missing since noon
Wednesday on routine test
flight, was piloted by Capt. Will
liam A. Bailey, 81, of Weather.
ford. Tex. The co-pilot, Maj.
Gordon L. Payne, jr.. of Atlanta,
Ca. and four other crewmen
persisted.
The civilians killed were c. A.
White and w. j. Christian, both
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-07-19
Accomplishments" In Korea

Some times we Just get so mad when we read the daily
rapers that we vow never to look at another paper AGAIN
put then we tell ourselves that the newspapers don't make
the news-they just print it.
One such occasion was reading the testimony OF Gene
raj Bradley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, before
the House Foreign Affairs Committee last Friday.
General Bradley warned that a truce in Korea will
increase the possibility that something will start some
place else and that a ceasefire settlement would mean
that we're probably in greater danger"
Then the Chief of Staff made this startling remark:
1T leads almost to the conclusion t h a t it would De
better to keep the war in Korea going because you are ac-
complishing so much by keeping the communists involved"
What kind of a fool statement is that?
We venture to suggest that the American people will
have something to say about those so-caIed accomplish
ments' AS far as we've been able to tell our people are con-
4vfnced that regardless of what comes of the current peace
movement in Korea the U. N. never really won the war
We find it impossible to consider ourselves (the u. 81
the victors in the event the fighting stops at the same line
where it started. We can't easily forget we've suffered
$4,000 combat losses to nothing of a dollar loss of 10 billion
or more.
Certainly there is no evidence that Korea itself has
won the war. The country has been completely wrecked and
over one-half million of Koreans killed and millions more
wounded and made homeless. One person in about four is
either dead, hurt, homeless or missing. Most industry is
destroyed and much of the farm land in ruins. In south
Korea alone there are so good sized towns and r. 900 vii
paees wiped off the map. It is even worse in North Korea.
That the administration in Washington is well aware
OF prevailing sentiment among the American people in re-
gard to the Korean debace is evidenced by its present policy
of appeasement at any price.
It seems fairly obvious to the whole world that we
have hold OF a hot brick and we're doing everything we can
to get rid Of it quickly.
Yes, we think it's going to take a much sharper pencil
than ours to figure out our many accomplishments in
Korea. 81