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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Possible Health Hazard
Seen in Office Machines

A possible health hazard from
business Office and schoolroom
duplicating machines was re-
ported yesterday.
An industrial hygienist told of
finding "startlingly high" con-
centrations of methyl alcohol
vapors in samples of air collected
in a small room in which So
called spirit" duplicating ma
chimes were operated. The chem
ical is employed to moisten copy
paper to facilitate picking up a
typewriter reproduction in the
machine.
Because this type of dupli-
eating machine is in common
use in schools and business
Offices our interest was aroused" "
R. G. McAllister of the Liberty
Mutual Insurance Co., reported.
Doubtless. many Of the rooms
in which the spirit duplicators
are located are no larger than
the room tested. Such being the
case, there is good reason to be-
lieve that an appreciable number
of workers are exposed to excess
sive methanol (methyl alcohoD
concentrations, across the Ma
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Quebec Film Board
Bans Martin Luther
BY the Assoeia,ed Press

MONTREAL, Dec. 30.-The
Quebec Film Censorship Board
has banned the showing In the
largely Catholic Canadian prov
ince Of the American-made
movie, Martin Luther"
Announcing its action last
night, the board gave no reason
for the ban. The Catholic Ma
tional Legion of Decency in the
United States has declared the
move contains Theological and
historical references and inter-
pretations which are unaccept-
able to Catholics"
The film, made in West Ger
many by an American group and
starring British Actor Mall Mac
Ginnis, depicts the clash between
the 18th century Protestant re-
former and the Roman church.
Although produced CONNER
ciauy, 1t was made with the ap-
proval and cooperation of au-
thorities Of the Lutheran Church.
Critics generally have acclaimed
the film as one of 1885 10 best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Air MoiI Anniversary

New postal cards and envelopes
imprinted with air-rate value
stamps will be issued in Ger
many to celebrate her air mail
services 40th anniversary. Bonn
reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Yeast Experiments Raise
New Evolution Question

Some new experiments with
brewers yeast pose questions
about the validity of certain
present-day concepts of he
redity and evolution, two South
ern Illinois University scientists
said today.
Researchers Carl c. Lindegren
and David D. Pittman reported
that tests on yeast cells have
shown that trait that is in
duced or added" rather than
inherent in a parent cell may
be carried through successive
generations.
This finding is contrary to
the contentious Of modern gen.
eticists who hold that:
Characteristics acquired by
living organisms-such as man,
animals and plants-because of
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CONTINUED From Page A-12.)

the beard of. It's these little
things that try a mans soul.
Monty Woolley, looking just
like Santa Claus, with his long
beard, was surrounded by kids
on the street while he is deep in
a newspaper. What was he read
ing? The ad where he indorses
vodka.
It was so close with Dale Rob-
ertson and Frank Sinatra for the
least cooperative award that
there had to be a recount, and
Dale beat out frankie by one
vote. Frank, I know. is difficult,
but Dale has always been easy
for me, anyway.
Buddy Rogers took a bad cold
to Alaska and the CTS. He
telegraphs that the weather
froze his germs and he feels
terrific. Maybe this will give
science an idea.
Jean Simmons has to be
poured into her blue jeans, they
fit so tight in "A Bullet is Watt
ing" She'll also have to be
squeezed into three pictures by
January Z.
Lisa Ferraday rushes here be-
tween TV shows in Gotham to
see a very special someone. Lisa
and Gig Young have been doing
the spots in New York. hear
he steals their play from Fran
chot Tone. That's good thefting.
Rsleased BY NANA).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Rover Studies Work Load
In Plea for More Aides

United State Attorney Leo A.
Rover has begun a new survey
in his Municipal Court Office to
determine the actual work load
on his assistants there.
After the exact work load is
determined Mr.. Rover said he
will consult with the Justice De-
partment with the facts which
are expected to back up his re-
quest for the addition of two
more assistant district attorneys
for Municipal Court.
The police court branch of
the United States Attorneys Of
flee has eight assistants. although
one position is vacant, and two
clerks. Mr.. Rover has asked
the Justice Department for sew
eral more clerks in addition to
adding two more assistants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Space Stations Suggested
For Worldwide TVWuyes

straight lines; therefore thou
sands Of relay stations on earth
are necessary to overcome the
earth's curvature and obstacles
such as mountains. The space
stations, once placed in motion
in an orbit at about 1850 miles
per hour several hundred miles
above the earth, would revolve
without power forever. he
added.
Travelling in the orbit at the
same speed as the earth. DR..
Grosch said, the stations would
constantly blanket the world
with the TV waves.
He is one of 200 astronomers
attending the Goth semiannual
meeting of the society at Van
derbilt University here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Shape Of Earth
Recently Reached

The present shape of the
earth is quite recent, hardly
more than 40 million years old.
Sometime within that period
the continents and seas have
taken their present contours, the
association was told by DR.. Fred
erick K. Morris of the Air Force
Research Institute.
There is an accommodating body
of evidence that there has been
both a "lost Atlantis" and a COM
panion continent covering a
great deal of the present basin
of the Pacific. This is indicated
especially by crystal sands of is
lands which must originally have
been washed from the mountains
of long-vaniShed lands.
Under no hypothesis is it pos
Sible, however, DR.. Morris said,
to place these sunken continents
within the time of man, less than
million years at the most.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
By Thomas R. Henry
Science Editor of The StoT

BOSTON, Dec. 3O.-Most OF
mans brain still is an unknown.
This is true especially. so far
as any specific functions are con-
cerned, with the front third of
the cerebral cortex behind the
forehead, long looked upon as
the seat Of human intelligence,
The mystery hidden in the high
hills and deep valleys of nerve
cells is apparent from studies
of about 200 veterans with vari-
GUS degrees of brain destruction
due to enemy missiles. This is
according to a report put before
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science here
yesterday by DR.. Hans Teuber
of New York University.
For the most part, even men
with extensive frontal lobe de-
struction show no deterioration
in intelligence of ability to get
along.
One Deficiency Found.
After exhaustive neurological
examinations, DR.. Teuber said,
only one specific deficiency has
been found confined to veterans
with such injuries-inability to
Judge the deviation of a straight
line from the vertical when
seated in a slanting position.
Obviously this will not WORRY
anybody very much, although it
may be fundamental in some
KINDS OF space perception.
There is no contention that
this is the sole purpose of a third
OF the brain. But everything
else escapes detection by the
most refined methods known.
Almost the same Is true of the
second third Of the brain, the
so-called parietal lobes which
have been supposed to constitute
centers of association. They
may be but nobody can prove It
IN man. It is granted that vet
Grams with parietal lobe destruc-
ton are rarer than those with
injuries to the front and back
of the brain.
Quite different were the find
ings from injuries to the last
third, the occipital lobes, in
which are the brain centers for
seeing. When this destruction
could be specifically located, it
was found that parts of the
retina of the eye apparently were
connected directly with parts of
the occipital cortex.
Islands of Blindness.
Victims of occipital destruc-
ton, DR.. Teuber said. suffer
Islands of blindness" For
example, when the brain area
connected with the center of the
retina is destroyed. the victim
cannot recognize objects directly
in front. When the injury is to
areas connected with the edges
of the retina, the periphery of
his vision is blurred.
Several years have passed
since the injuries were received
and in most cases victims have
been able to bring other brain
areas into play to take over the
functions of those lost. So re-
silent is the brain in making
such adaptions, DR.. Teuber said.
that one psychologist once sug-
gested that if the entire cortex
of the brain could be removed
gently. turned around, and re-
placed with such skill that the
patient lived there would be no
observable difference in be-
haVior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

environmental conditions. are
not passed on to their offspring.
except for some degenerative
traits like those induced by
radiation damage or certain
pOiSonS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
IS Steroid Hormones
Detected in Humans

About IS steroid hormones,
familiar examples of which are
cortisone and the sex hormones,
now can be detected by fine
chemical techniques in human
urine. This is more than double
the number recognized. The
functions of the others are I'M
known They exist in extremely
minute quantities but may be ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
zSS
Films of More Than Routine Merit

BACK, LITTLE sHEBA" stunnngIy acted Shirley
.a
"ARVEY" with James Stewart the invisible rabbits
kiss KATE" Kathryn GraysOn sing the
Cole Porter
LAVENDER HILL MOB" superior Alec Guinness
"THE MOON captivating stage
comedy.
peter PAN" Cartoon Master Disney at his masterul
"STALAG H." life in German prison
1O-beSt.
STORY THREE LOVES" named Pier Ange MORA
Leslie CarOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Functioning of Brain, Despite
Damage, Still Puzzles Science

tremely important in human
health and behavior.
This was reported to the asso-
citation by DR.. Hudson Hoagland
of the Worcester Foundation for
Experimental Biology, who thus
opened up an almost inexhausti-
BILE field for medical research. OF
these steroids, 20 are found in all
patients. One is found only in
normal people. One is found only
in victims Of the devastating
mental disease, schizophrenia.
The remaining three or four are
found sometimes in all sorts of
people.
Not Yet Isolated.
But even from such an ap-
parently clear clue, DR.. Hoag-
land said, no definite conclu-
sions can be drawn because it is
not known whether in schizo-
phrenia the steroid causes the
disease or results from it. It
has not been isolated so that
definite experiments can be
made.
Recent work has demon
strated, however. that some of
the known steroids have quite
pronounced action on the brain,
DR.. Hoagland said. Brain tissue
becomes more quickly and easily
excitable, for example, after re-
moval Of the adrenal glands of
experimental animals. Overac-
tivity Of the adrenals sometimes
causes a condition very similar
to schizophrenia, In which brain
excitability appears greatly re-
duced. Long administration Of
the pituitary gland hormone,
acth, a precursor to cortisone,
often produces psychotic symp-
toms. Large amounts of some
Of the known steroidS have an
anesthetic action, even allowing
minor surgical operations.
May Be Inherited.
Twelve Of the steroidS found
through chemical techniques by
DR.. Hoagland and his associates
have been identified as secre-
tons from the adrenals or sex
glands and most of them now
have a place in medical practice.
Chemically all are very similar.
The 20 or more new ones may
be mostly precursors of the
known ones. or they may have
entirely independent actions.
He speculated that the pat
tern of ones hormones secre-
tons may be inherited, with the
resulting abilities and disabil-
tiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Ex-Governor's Estute
Put at 100000
BY the Associoted Press

MARIETTA, Ohio, Dec. 3d.
George White. former Ohio Gov
ernor who died December IS
at West Palm Beach, Fla, left
an estate estimated at 5000, 900.
The estimate was filed yester-
day in Probate Court by the
Peoples Bank and Trust Co. of
Marietta. It listed 1915, 900 in
personal property and $685. 0O
in real estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Japanese May Be First
To Use Algoe for Food

A Cambridge scientist says the
Japanese may be the first to cul-
tivate algae for use as food.
DR.. Austin w. Fisher, jr., an
associate in a research firm. dis
closed yesterday that his firm
had produced tons Of algae-a
minute one-celled organism al
lied to the green scum found on
ponds-in an experiment con-
Quoted in the last two years.
He said Japan. with it's large
population in need of food sup
plies. and with cheap labor. could
produce algae economically to
add to its available food stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 80.
-Four television relay stations,
high above the earth's surface,
could blanket the world with
TV waves. eliminating the need
for present-day stations, a noted
rocket expert and astronomer
believes.
DR.. H. r. j. Grosch of Cincin-
natl. former president of the
American Rocket Society and a
General Electric Corp. scientist,
told the American Astronomical
Society yesterday that space
television stations might justify
the astronomical cost necessary
to build them.
He explained that television
waves can be sent only in
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Blood Center Distributes
[f,4Ot Pints During Week

During the last week the
Washington Regional Blood Gen.
ter distributed Q total Of 1.401
pints Of blood in the District and
communities covered by the
bloodmobiles In Maryland. vir-
ginal and West Virginia. A total
Of 257 pints Of blood were
shipped to the Department OF
Defense.
In the District 750 pints were
distributed, 227 in Maryland. 30a
in Virginia. 129 in West Virginia
and II outside the area.
The blood mobiles are sched-
uled to make the following visits
this week, starting at 10 am.
unless otherwise noted:
ing oRG!r0WRoI0n T Wssinseoon Aspoas SnaR.sr suh0'
Tuesday-D. C. Chapter: Main Navy
Constitution ave: RIM. 2541. from 9 te
$3.50 p.m.: Catholic University. Gym
avenue NE; Fairfax County: Fairfax
Chapter House, Fairfax, Va, from II
to 5 pm.
Wednesday-D. C. Chapter: Pentason
gm: a 75o; Prince Georges County
Landover, Nd, from 12 to p.m.; St
Mary's County: Patuxent MAS. Patuxent
River, Md.
Thursday-D. G. Chapter: Pentagon
building NN95. Med. Examining Bldg.
North Post; Prince Georges County
United States Naval Hydrographic, Suit.
land. Nd. from $3.50 to $3.50 pm.
Fridsg-p; G; Cha Ghapter; Pentason; e RIM E,T.
Corps Air Station Dispensary, Quantico
Va. from 9 to pm; D. G. Chapter
nat rast canto sna .tr.ef Wina Rma
Evening star., 1953-01-11

trict'S department with those Of
other cities.
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Brightwo0d School, Thirteenth
and Nicholson streets NV.
Shepherd Park - Marjorie
Webster Junior College, TITS
Seventeenth street NV, 8:15
pm.
West End-2O03 I street NV.
West Hyattsville- Trinity Lu-
theran School, Thirty-eighth
avenue and Longfellow street,
West Hyattsville. C. Warren Gi-
auque, newly appointed planning
engineer of the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, will speak on zoning
procedures in Prince Georges
County.
Tuesday.
Anna q ndale - Annandale
School. Annandale, Va.
HillcreSt-Holy Comforter Luz
theran Church, Branch and Ala
banla avenues Sc.
Summit Park-BeerS School.
Thirty-sixth place and Alabama
avenue Sc.
Wednesday.
Green Meadows-B o ksid e
Manor-Ager Road Church, Ager
road, Hyattsville.
HI HaWthorne-Chevy Chase
Community Center. Connecticut
avenue and Mckinley street NV.
Locust Hills Estate-Glenbrook
Club. 5000 Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda. $3.50 pm. Richard
Henschel. executive officer of the
new clinical center of the Ma
tional Institute of Health, will
speak on the new center.
North Washington Council
No. 6 police precinct. 1851 Mich
olson street NV. Traffic Direc-
tor Keneipp will speak on the
operations Of his department.
Rhode Island Avenue-Bate-
mans Store. 2004 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
Thursday.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park-St. Adams Church Hall,
Evening star., 1953-01-11

Fifty-three houses were re-
ported without water in three
sections Of the city because no
one was available to fix leaks in
the mains.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro
and the Board of Estimates
hired an outside conetractor to
take care of the trouble and told
union leaders they would not
negotiate any more until the
union arranged to handle such
emergencies.
Union leaders did not reply to
the edict Immediately.
About $500 laborers in the va
rious municipal departments
went on strike seeking a 25-cent
wage increase. At first they in
cluded about half the janitors
and flremen at the city's 176
public schools.
The school men went back to
work yesterday. however, when
they were offered more liberal
overtime provisions. Classroom
programs over the city's three
televiSion stations and two radio
stations were discontinued.
About 100 schools had been uh-
able to reopen Monday after the
Christmas vacation because they
lacked heat.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Civic Meetings This Week

Francis q. Addison, jr.. q
sponsor Of the Districts pro-
posed $319 million public works
program. and Douglas Brinkley.
planning engineer for the Dis
trict Highway Department. will
discuss general aspects Of the
program at . meeting Of the
Sixteenth Street Highlands Citi-
zens' Association tomorrow night.
Other citizens meetings sched-
uled for the week, which begin
at 8 pm. unless otherwise noted,
are:
Tomorrow.
Brentwood Terrace - Social
Oyster Club. 1851 Saratoga ave-
nue. NE, $3.50 pm.
Brookland- Brookland School,
Tenth and Monroe streets NE.
Burleith-Gordon Junior High
School. Thirty fifth and I
streets NV.
Del Ray-Mt. Vernon School
Mt. Vernon avenue, Alexandria
John M. Dawson, Of the Alex
andria tax commission, will
speak. The following candidates
for the council seat also will ap-
pear: Edwin Barrett, Republi-
can: James T. Luckett, Inde-
pendent, and Daniel F. O'Fla-
herty, Democrat.
Glover Park-Stoddert School,
Thirty-ninth and Calvert streets
NV.
Kalorama - Adams School,
Nineteenth street and California
avenue NV.
Montgomery County Civic Fed
eration-Woodward and Lothrop
store. Wisconsin and Western
avenues NV. The county's road
program and the future of the
Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission will be
discussed.
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleas
ant Library, Sixteenth and La
mont streets NV. Fire Chief M.
]. Sutton will compare the Dis
Evening star., 1953-01-11
ltuly Orders Reds Out

ROME. Jan. 10. R.-Italy
has told Soviet Russia to with
draw military mission that
has been here since the end Of
the war. The Italian Foreign
Ministry said the Soviet EN-
bassy protested the request as
IAN unfriendly act" The mis-
sion had been sent to Italy In
1945 to supervise repatriation of
stranded Soviet citizens.
Evening star., 1953-01-11

6Oth ANNIVERSARY - MIR.
and Mrs. Edward L. MacIn-
tosh of 4O17 Thirty sixth
street, Mount Rainier. Md,
recently celebrated 60 years
of married life with a family
party. MIR. Macintosh, 80, an
active employe with the
Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission and Mrs.
Macintosh, Is, have one SON,
two daughters, five grand
children and two great
grandchildren.
Harris Ewing Photo.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Mishops Kill l6 Workers

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 10 (P).
The State Industrial Commis-
sion says is Virginia industrial
workers died last month from
on-the-job accidents. A total of
1000 workers were hurt In such
pishaps.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
John 6. Webster's Open House
$4,000 IN FREE PRIZES!

Come and Bring Your Friends G. WEBSTERS OPEN
HOUSE, am to pm January 26 through January 81
$4,000 worth of FREE GIFTS including Tappan Roper
ranges Mitchell and Chrysr ArTemp condioners Bendix
Tracy Stainless Steel cabinet sink presented Door Prizes
Refreshments Served Continuously!
Evening star., 1953-01-11

Wisconsin and Massachusetts
NV.
Saturday.
Federation of Citizens Asso-
ciations-DiStrict Building board
room. Fourteenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Heavy Traffic Slows
Moving Of Garbage
In Baltimore Strike
sy III. A.seeios.d Pr..s

BALTIMORE. Jan. 10.-A
traf1ic jam almost q mile long
built up at city dump today as
householders sought to unload
garbage that hasn't been col
lected since New Years Day be-
cause Of a strike of city laborers
City officials warned a health
problem was developing.
Municipal Loborers' Strike, Horosses
But Doesn't PoroIyze BoItimore.
Poee All
The Key West citizen., 1953-05-18
West All Stars
Lose Two IN Miami

The Key West Al.Slar bassbsl.
leEs dropped two games il miami
over the weekend 10 the cireulo
Cuban0 nine
kah Rodriguez. who hurled five
BIG bail and struck out 4 men. va.
the victim Saturday niell when hisI
teammates committed ! furry 81
eaorS The score was 81
Sunday the Miamians wsllo6sd
Key West I0-s. Qaesaoa pitched
for the locals and be was hil nee.
II.
Grip Laslres aud Santana pIayed
good ban Tor Key West willie Mn
gni ubieta and o. Rodri edez pac.
Cd the Cuhans.
The Miamlans, who are fielding
! bah club for the first tinAe lkiS
year, win play IA Key West il the
aear future
The Key West citizen., 1953-05-18
To MEET
l AXE W0RI H HERE

The Key West High
School baseball team, which
i battling hard ii an effort
p gain the coveted State
Championship win reach an
other milestone Tuasdar
night Il the Wickers Field
sta dunn when they tackle
the Lake Worth nine de-
Tending State Champions ii
the first Of 4 best 81 three
series tor the District Seven
title. The winner viii repre-
sent District Seven ii tie
State Class n tournament
The game will mark the
first time that Key West has
been The scene Of pIay-
off game III high school com.
petition.
The COnchs captured the
Southern Division title Ri.
day with 1 win over atho-
- fy3nss3 - ~ fsi;sssss. 4 = sss.f
The Key West citizen., 1953-05-18

the I0slS il runs scored with Is and
in doubles with six.
NilO Rodriguez, Evans pitcher.
first-baseman, has struck out the
most times, II, and Martinez has
drawn the most walks. Id.
II the American loop, Santana
has belted the most base hits, is.
while bis teammate, Bill Holland
leads ii runs scored with IS and
also ii doubles with six. Buddy
Mora, Shrine Club outfielder has
struck out the most times, IL and
has received the most free passes,
III
IN the pitching department. John
Foley, VF'W righthander and Mar
tinez, Lions ace, are tied with
three wins and no losses. Foley
has struck out 40 hatters iii III 2-3
innings TO pace ail the pitchers iii
the National division and Estenoz
has walked the most 20.
III the American, Leonard Con-
ley and George Mira Of the Riwan-
Is and BIZ Solomon, Carey Dion
and James Bonner Of the Elks,
each have two victories and 10 de-
feats to pace the pitchers.
Valdez, KiWanis Highlander has
struck out ss hitters iii ID innings
while solomon and Dion have is-
sued the most free passes, is.
The Key West citizen., 1953-05-18

CHICAGO III n en1bers of Jer.
sey Doe Wale0tt's camp hoped
today t0 parlay some morning
moving pictures into strong
afternoon argument that their.
mans knockout by Rocky Marci.
ano be SET aside.
The international Boxing Club
scheduled special llleater show
ING Of three dimension films Of
Friday night two minutes and IS
seconds 0f action, which ended Ill
WaIcOtts KO BY tie heavyWeight
champion.
Invited we're the press members
of The Illinois Athletic Comnnis
sion and representatives of both
fighters. Neither Marcian0 nor wal.
cot viii he present. Both have Ieft
town.
The films were taken hOm four
angles and all four will he run
OH, both at normal tempo and iii
slow motion.
Felix BocchicchiO, Walcotts s
manager, and his lawyer Angelo
MaIandra, maintain the films win
prove their contention thai Ref.
eres Frank SikOra gave the AZ.
year-old challenger ! fast count. A