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Evening star., 1951-03-02
This and That =.
BY Charles E. TroceWeH

With typical rodent wisdom. the crea-
ture ran as fast as he could, seized
seed, without ceremony, and then made
a dash for it again.
Through the hole he went, at full
speed, never hesitating about taking
the small opening.
1t was just his size, of course.
Where the rat took his food his friend
Jones never knew.
Probably under an old trunk, or be-
meath a pile of wood.
The Jones garage was more of tool
house than anything else. It held
store of old things, some good, some not
so good, but all useful.
Once a year the Jones household
would fall to and clean up the place.
After that, it was left to the spiders
and the rat.
This pet rat was a splendid looking
little fellow, even professional rat haters
would have had to admit at once.
Had it been anything else but rat,
1t would have been called cute, even.
Rats never are pretty. in any Ian
guage.
They have too much against them,
in fact and fiction.
Nobody loves rat. not even Temple
ton Jones. He usually gave them dose
Of red squill. served up in ground meat.
This fixed them. and keeps his place
Evening star., 1951-03-02

grees centigrade. After Is seconds Of i'm
mersion. the blood vessel Is wrapped in q
sanitary coating and put in sanitary
tube. The tube Is stored Immediately
in the laboratory's especially constructed
deep-freeZe unit. This unit. which is
packed with dry ice, is insulated with
rock wool six to eight inches thick. This
unit keeps the tissue at an average tenn
perature of minus 10 degrees centigrade.
Commercial deep-freezers are too
warm for use in this work. since their
temperatures usually average minus ten
degrees centigrade. Insulation in regu-
lar units is much thinner.
When the tissue is needed for an oper-
alton, 1t is dipped in saline solution
heated to body temperature. Within q
minute, it is supple enough for graft
ing.
In the delicate grating operation, the
diseased or crushed portion of the pa
tents blood vessel is removed. Within
two or three minutes plastic tube is in
serted to serve as bridge" during the
operation. The new blood vessel has al
ready been fitted around this bridge"
While one end of the new blood vessel
Is sutured with fine silk thread to one
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Bio Business

Gov. Dewey is outraged by the
bribery scandal in college basketball.
He seeks legislation that would punish
such crimes by imprisonment up to 10
years plus a $4,000 fine. This seems
rather harsh. What is the punishment
meted out to public officials involved
in bribery?
With no further punishment. the
guilty basketball players have been
punished enough. They will be suspend
ed from school and barred from any
association with college or professional
sports.
College athletics are essentially clean
But varsity contests are big business
intercollegiate contests in big-time bas-
ketball and football produce revenues
beyond the average persons compre-
hension.
Does the college player share in the
profits as does his professional COL
league? Not for moment! Chances are
he is subsidized, but the amount re-
ceived thus is mere pittance compared
to the gate receipts.
These boys are victims of peculiar
system with a peculiar code Of ethics.
They should either be paid openly for
their efforts. or colleges should retire
from big money competition. These boys
have paid for their crime" Let the
punishment fit the crime"
p. A. Salisbury.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
To Bring Maryland in Line

It has taken long time, but it looks as
though Maryland finally is going to get in step
with other States in the field of automobile in
spection. The Maryland House has passed bill
to revive an inspection system that was dropped
during World War II and never reinstated. The
Senate is expected to approve the plan.
The proposed legislation would set up
series of authorized inspection stations in ga
RACES similar to Virginias system. There would
be twice-yearly inspections of all motor vehicles
for mechanical defects, with nominal fees The
value of such inspections has been well estab-
lished here and in other parts of the country.
Why Maryland has been so slow In falling in line
Is hard to understand.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Sky SpIendor

A tavorite costume of the sky is blue,
A brilliant color, deep and Dell-de fined,
A s1oeeping ,cidth OF clean celestial hue
That reaches out Its distant rim to bind
Yet deeper blue horizons to its train.
Sometimes 1t tpeurS q rose-em mbroidered
cloud,
Sometimes, II, gray, a ueH OF siluer rain;
The 1Ddrdrobe OF the sky is 10eH
endotDed.
Its velvet epenirg go1Dn Is sable soft
With sequtn stars attached BY threads
of night,
A galGry of jelDels SCUM alott
Rejecting gold fne-spun against the
height.
The sky. resplendent, wears her planet
gems
And folds her skirts In deep horizon
hens.
Florence Pedigo Jonsson
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Bishops Fund Appeal

The plight of homeless and suffering
people abroad is a matter of concern
to all freedom loving Americans. Mill
lions of refugees in Europe, Korea and
the Near East. including II million
expellees in Germany and Austria alone,
are desperately in need of the bare
essentials of life. Without help many
of them will die; the others will con-
tinue to suffer.
To continue its worldwide program
of relief the Catholic church in the
United States is asking all Americans
to contribute to it's annual Bishops
Fund Appeal for the Victims of War.
This appeal started last Sunday. Feb
ruary 25, and will continue through
this Sunday, March 4. Any Catholic
church will gladly receive donations
for it.
Since 1943 the fund has been the
principal support of War Relief Serv-
ices-National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference. The sympathy and generosity
of Americans of all faiths have per-
mitted War Relief Services to send
nearly $50 million pounds of foodstuffs,
clothing and medicines to war-raked
areas overseas.
Relieg supplies are distributed abroad
under American supervision, through
charitable agencies of the church. Ad-
Evening star., 1951-03-02
No More Third Terms

When Nevada beat Minnesota under the
wire in a race to be the 36th ratifying State,
the Twenty Amendment duly became
part of the Constitution. So ends another great
debate. In all probability there will be no more
third term Presidents of the United States.
Whether the debate has been resolved wisely
Is different question. Barring another
constitutional change, which is unlikely, this
generation of Americans has abridged the
freedom of choice of all succeeding generations.
We have undertaken, as far as it lies within
our power to do so to say to our descendants of
so or 100 years from now that they may not
elect anyone as President of this country for
third term. To assert that this is wise in
view of the national changes that we have
witnessed and the changes that are sure to
come calls for degree of confidence in our
ability to foresee the future that is hardly
justified by our inability to understand and cope
with the problems of the present
The decision, however, has been taken. The
counsel of George Washington, who while
opposing a third term for himself, saw mo
propriety in precluding ourselves from the
services of any man who in some emergency
shall be deemed most capable of serving the
public" has been disregarded. Woodrow
Wilson's admonition that 1--WE sngularly belle
our own principles by seeking to determine by
fixed constitutional provision what the people
should determine for themselves" goes unheedeG
If some future generation, in a time of great
crisis should wish to retain an Abraham
Lincoln in the presidency for third term it
will be necessary to change the Constitution
again. And if Lincoln's difficulties in his quest
for a second term serve as guide, there will be
little possibility of making that constitu-
tional change.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Surqico| Aid-The Blood Vessel Bank
By Wallace E. Clayton

" OU know how they "quick-freeze"
l. fruits and vegetables so as to keep
them for an indefinite period? Well. out
at the Georgetown University Medical
School, the scientists are applying the
same principle to the preservation Of
major blood vessels. for use in delicate
surgery.
The scientists hope the process even
tually will lead to successful method Of
preserving whole organs for replacement
in the human body. This is the line
along which they are now working.
OF more immediate value, they predict
sufficient quantities of live blood vessels
can now be stockpiled for use in case of
air raids or any other domestic disasters.
The use of blood vessels in surgery
has become increasingly important in
the last five years, as surgeons generally
adopted the grating" process of re-
placing shattered or diseased veins and
arteries with healthy ones. The healthy
tissues were taken from persons shortly
after death, much in the same manner
that eyes, skin and bone are removed.
However, the use of blood vessels was
not extensive, since 1t was not easy to
determine before an operation whether
new tissue would be required.
Blood-vessel banks of sort were estab-
lished in about half dozen medical
centers. These were not too efficient,
since no. way had been perfected to keep
the blood vessel alive indefinitely. Under
these systems the fresh tissue was dipped
into a modified salt solution and placed
in an ordinary icebox. The blood vessels
usually were dead and no longer usable
after few weeks.
Now. however, through the deep-freeze
process Georgetown University scientists
are sure the blood vessels will stay alive
for six months, or even longer.
The Georgetown Medical Schools per-
manent blood vessel bank has been in
operation since october, although the
principle has been studied in the lab
oratory for the last five years.
Briefly, it works like this:
The blood vessel, either major artery
Of a large vein, is removed under the
same sanitary conditions. prevalent at
regular operation. Removal is within
four to six hours after death.
The tissue Immediately is dipped into
solution of liquid nitrogen, which re-
duces its temperature to minus ITO de-
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end Of the old, sutures are placed, but
not frightened, In the opposite ends of
the new and old blood vessel. Then the
tube Is removed, the sutures drawn tight,
and blood flows normally again.
Surgeons say many lives and limbs can
be saved by this operation. They point
out that even if an arm or leg is
crushed. the member can be saved if a
new artery is successfully grated. The
veins will recover and become useful
again, once blood is pumped to them.
Tissue in the Georgetown Laboratory
deep freeze has not yet ke.n used
in the operating rooms at the university
hospital. But a major artery from the
blood vessel bank was rushed to Walter
Reed Hospital. where it was grated in
place Of an injured portion of an artery
n the arm of veteran of the Korean
War. AS result, the soldiers arm was
saved.
There are now 30 to 40 blood vessels
In the Georgetown laboratory bank They
are both animal. for use in the labora-
tory. and human. for possible operating
room use. However, the relatively small
freezing unit, about feet square, could
hold thousands Of tissues.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
c. Powell Minniqerode

As principal executive officer of the Corcoran
Gallery from 1915 to 1947, c. Powell Minnigerode
served high cultural ideal. He was devoted
and self1ess friend to three generations of Amer
ican painters and sculptors. His view of art
was democratic in character. The successive
biennial exhibitions which he sponsored proved
the liberality of his philosophy. He believed that
creative workers should be judged by their peers,
rather than by the public at large This meant,
naturally, certain resistance on the part of
visitors to the shows But MFR. Minnigerode
stood his ground firmly, and the result was that
the Corcoran became and has remained an
artists institution in the most accurate defni-
tion of the phrase.
Probably it will be in this regard that the
late director longest will be remembered There
was need for the work he did, and he met the
demand with skill and in manner of his own
development. The background of his achieve
ment was thorough self-discipline beginning
when he joined the Corcoran staff in 1892 as
clerk. He gradually added to his knowledge of
esthetcs until at the apex of his career he was
indeed a connoisseur of distinction. When he
was named dean of American gallery directors,
it was in acknowledgment Of. his intellectual
attainmentS in the field of his choice. The
artists who came to Washington for his biennials
found him mentor and guide as well as a
faithful patron of their endeavors.
Mr.. Minnigerode's influence inevitably was
worldwide The Corcoran under his management
was gallery of tremendous significance. He
wished it to be much more than simply place
for the exhibition of painting and sculpture.
Largely through his imaginative Intervention 1t
pioneered long list of special displays of general
educational value. Meanwhile he added to the
Evening star., 1951-03-02

permanent collection vast wealth Of accessions,
including the famous Clark contributions with
their endowment. Even more important, how
ever, were the human contacts he fostered. His
instructive affection for people led him to enlist
an army OF friends for the gallery and its activ-
tiles. Thus he was doubly friend of artists
as a class. Unfailingly courteous, warm-hearted,
enthusiastic, he was happy in his attachments
an idealist living his life and doing his work for
the joy of service and to the end that the fruits
of such service should be shared with multitudes
far into the future.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Housing in the Crisis

Housing in the Crisis
Senator Neeley's Legislative clinic"
has in q sense proven itself misnomer,
since many Of the issues discussed by
the participants had little to do with
legislation-particularly legislation with
in the scope of the Senate District
the clinic has, on the whole, obviously
served a highly useful purpose.
The Washington Housing Association,
when invited to appear at the "legisla-
tive clinic" interpreted the term in its
strict sense. Thus there seemed to be no
purpose in our testifying, since in our
view the immediate need is not for more
local legislation on housing. but for
better and more rapid administration of
the existing laws.
The Associations fear at this time is
that. once again as in all past emergency
periods. the removal of sluns. and build
ing Of decent homes In suitable neighbor-
hoods, will be reduced to the status of a
pious wish. Although the Housing Act of
1949 was passed in order to begin achiev-
ing these objectives throughout the coun-
try, the Korean crisis has. In the minds
Of some people, provided the perfect
reason for putting q stop to slum clear
ance activities. Even The Star, in one
Of its recent editorials, held that in a
period of national emergency the pro-
gram Of reclaiming the slums must be
put on the shelf.
The fallacy of such thinking lies in
the fact that an outside attack on our
basic democratic concepts and way of life
cannot in the long run be met success
fully unless we are all thoroughly con-
vinced that what we have must be held
at all costs. AS Mayor Darst of st. Louis
has said, II believe that the first training
for fighting. world aggression springs
from the background Of a country so
strong spiritually, economically and
physically that our young people know
from their own home lives how great
Is the democracy for which they fight.
That Is true for those who are not
blessed with an abundance of this worlds
goods, as well as those who are. In my
opinion, to turn our backs on helping
families from the slums and to perpetuate
the evils of slun life, would weaken our
home front and result in substantial
disservice to our entire security effort"
It is important for all our citizens to
know that the gains in social improve
ment which have already been made will
not be hastily tossed aside, just as we
enter the war whose outcome will deter
society. HiIda Cloud,
Executive Director, Washington Housing
Association.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

by The dASh1N SEhN1CE
@. How long has Harvard's Blue Hill
Meteorological Observatory been in ex-
istence?-J. M.
A. The observatory at Milton, Mass,
was founded by Abbott Lawrence Rotcn
in 1885. 1t pioneered in studies of the
upper air by means of kites and balloons,
and most recently with radiosondes. The
American type of radiosonde was devel-
oped here in 1885.
G. At what temperature are eggs kept
in cold storage? How long will they
keep?-A K.
A. Eggs in cold storage are kept at a
temperature of 1898 degree F. with
high humidity. If eggs are of good quality,
and maintained in good condition, they
will keep for six months. Eggs are
dipped in a fine white mineral OIL and
carbon dioxide. This seals the pores Of
the shell and prevents the evaporation
of the water in the eggs.
@. Who were the ranking American
aces in World War II?-M. A. D.
A. Maj. Richard I. Bong. A.A.F., is
considered Americas greatest ace, with
40 Japanese planes to his credit. Mai.
Thomas B. MCGUIRE shot down 80 planes
before he was killed in the Philippine
Islands in 1945. The Navys top-rank-
ing ace is Comdr. David McCampbell,
"a planes. Maj. Joe Foss, U. S. M. c., is
credited with 81 Japanese planes and
Maj. Gregory Boyington, U. S. NJ c., with
26 planes.
@. Was Pompeii city of Importance
at the time of its destruction?-J. H. 3.
A. At the time Of the eruption Of
Vesuvius, August "a, AID. 10, Pompeli
was a f1ourishing commercial center and
a fashionable resort for wealthy Romans.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Senators and Suucers

On Saturday, February IT. you pub
ished most amazing column by
Lowell Mellett. In this article Mr..
Mellett likened belief in Senator Nc
Carthy's charges to a fear Of flying
saucers.
Doesn't Mr.. Mellett know that just
ii days before this article was printed
William Remington was convicted Of
lying when he denied being worker
for the U. S. S. R.? Remington has
been one of Senator McCarthy's main
targets.
Hasn't Mr. Mellett read about the
recent seizure by the F. B. I. of docu-
ments of the Institute Of Pacific Rela-
tions, which may further link to the
Communist cause more of those ac-
cused by Senator Mccarthy?
Isn't Mr. Mellett aware that the
tragic events in Korea and China but
further substantiate many more Of SEN
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
sny question s Of fact BY either ,griti1g The
NV, Washington 5. D. c.. and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1868.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Letters to The Star

ministrative costs thus are reducted to q
minimum. In this distribution of relief
absolutely no distinction of race. color
or religious belief Is made. Need Is the
sole criterion.
To millions of war victims War Relief
Services has been and is the one-and
only-source of help. If all give-and
give from the heart-to this years
Bishops Fund Appeal we can read news
paper headlines filled with brotherly
love instead of hatred.
Rev. E. Jerome Winter,
Director. Bishops Fund for Victims
of War, Archdiocese Of Washington.
Home Rule Referendum
Tell me, Mr.. Editor, have you become
one of those Home Rule for the District
But" people?
But-not this bill.
But-not that BILL
tation will do.
Really, have begun to doubt your
sincerity since reading your editorial on
February %. entitled "Mr. West and
Home Rule" Do you not suppose that
the authors Of this bill know quite as
much about its constitutionality as Ver-
non West does? And about real estate
deeds and the burden Of debt repay
ment and all the rest Of it?
Let this bill be passed in the House
and the Senate, and then let us have a
referendum. We are not all morons
living here in the District. Let us de-
eide if this is the right bill for us. Do
not decide this fundamental matter in
the committee rooms or in your news
paper.
Whatever your own views, you should
give us that opportunity.
Agnes Everhart.
Evening star., 1951-03-02

Pen-nn11es may be used II letters carry
ariters' correct names and addresses.
AU letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-03-02

ator McCarthy's charges? 1t is diff
cult to follow Mr.. Mellett's line of
thought. Donald X. Sullivan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-28
Crisp and lishi-ivss rishti
FRIED CHICKEN FAR EAST STYLE

NV3P quo U8uS-lVSS Ss0"s
FRIED CHICKEN FAR EAST STYLE
One tender mouthful Of this crisp. Crisco-fried
chicken and you'll say you never tasted any
thing so good! And fried in Crisco, it sure
to be as digestible as it is grand-tasting!
All Measurements Level:
! trying chicken tdisioinisd) sat ond pepper
criseo for frying Flour
z sbsps. mslied criseo I Tsp. salf
z ibsps. flour cup chicken boVilsen
IN hps. evsTy powder u desired
Roll chicken in seasoned flour. Melt Crisco in
skillet-have melted Crisco about u inch deep.
Fry chicken slowly until brown on all sides
add more Crisco If necessary. Cover skillet,
cook chicken over low heat for about 20 min
utes or until tender.
To make sauce, melt Crisco, stir in flour. Slow
ly add chicken bouillon and, for that exotic
Far East flavor, curry powder. Cook, stirring
constantly, until sauce is smooth and thick
ened-about 10 minutes to blend the flavors.
Season with salt Ito taste).
Arrange chicken on platter with rice cooked
with white raisins. Serve with curry sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-28

MILWAUKEE
BIT of old Milwaukee, that's Maders Restaurant.
IA There one goes for the authentic German dishes
which have been served lust So in this city since
the turn of the century 1t in 1902 that Charles
Nader who had been apprenticed in the wholesale
grocery business in the old country. came to Mil
waukee, then the Munich of America" to get Job
in restaurant. He saved his money and started
place of his own and called it THE Comfort" - meals
20 cents; beer. two stems for a nickel
After his death his boys, George and Gustave, car
ried on and in the tradition, Kathy Georges wife,
keeps her eye on the menu she is the head cook.
Go to Mader's the first day of May, drink straw
berry May wine - festival occasion. Go any day
and order Sauerbraten, order potato dumplngs. the
German cheesecake. Go to drink beer and sing list
das NIGHT cine Schnitzelbank?" The father brought
this QUESTIONABLE drinking song to the u S.
from Europe. Souvenir copies are given to guests.
The restaurant is Old World in atmosphere with it's
oak paneling, its brass plaques its Bavarian painted
woodenware the bernstein collection Some stems are
over 100 years old.
Here are three of the popular dishes ate at Maders
kathy Nader gave me the recipes.
Madex's Sauexbxaten
pounds beef round or chuck or sirloin
~ tablespoons salt
l onion, sliced
10 peppercorns
bay leaves
cloves
cup vinegar
N pound unsmoked bacon
2 tablespoons drippngs or lard
IN tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
S to small gingersnaps, crushed
Salt and peppaEta2ssw~
u cup red wine
Sweet or sour cream
Wipe meat with damp cloth and trim off grstle,
rub with salt, place in earthenware crock glass