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Evening star., 1954-11-24
Shadow Of Atom Lies Over Human Race
Continued From First Page,


to postulate from species to spe-
cies always a dangerous pro-
cedure even when such species
are as similar as mouse and man.
No Man Can Escape It.
The implications Of the warn.
ings are so far-reaching, how
ever. that they would seem to
Justify almost any amount Of
research, national and interna-
tional. These implications are
that all branches of the human
race may deteriorate seriously
both physically and mentally,
and perhaps within a relatively
few generations, because of the
deleterious changes being intro
duced into mans germ plasm by
the increase in background radi-
alton. Over a relatively short
time such radiation presumably
is increased equally for every
body on earth by an American
explosion in the South Pacific or.
a Russian explosion in Arctic ST.
IBERIA. In other words, a Russian
explosion a month later might be
affecting the population Of Wash
ington genetically about as much
as the population Of Vladivostok.
The implications were stated
forcefully by DR.. Sturteyant in
an address before the Pacific Di-
vision Of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of
Science.
"There is no possible escape
from the conclusion that the
bombs already exploded will ulti-
mately result in the production
of numerous defective individuals
III the human race survives for
many generations. The risk is
one to which the entire human
race, present and future. is being
subjected" the California pro-
fessor said.
Great Problems of Genetics.
Can anything be ascertained to
prove or knock down this thesis?
In the entire field OF. science
there probably is no subject more
complicated, more difficult to un-
derstand, more clouded by preju-
dice and less available for con-
trolled experiments than genetlcs
especially human genetics.
Generations of human beings
are not subject to experimental
ton. So most reliable expert.
ments have been and are being
made with Drosophila. or fruit.
fiies-tiny insects which can be
reared in colonies of thousands.
and which produce as many as,
25 generations in a year. With.
the fruit flies, long lines Of
.heredity can be established with
great numbers of individuals
and, with highly precise tech.
niques now known to geneticists,
the actual mechanism and eff,
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Attack on British Tv
By Laborifes Defeated
BY the Associoied Press

LONDON, Nov. "a. - The
Churchill government defeated a
Laborite attempt last night to
censure it's handling Of the ma
tons new commercial television
project.
An opposition motion charging
that the allotment of program
time among newspaper interests
and theatrical firms favors con-
servative interests was defeated
300-268 in the House Of Com
mons.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Reds and West Turn
To Korean Problem
During LuII in U. n.
by the Assesiated Press

UNITED NATIONS, ". Y,
Nov. 24.-Russia and the West
ern powers took advantage Of q
lull in East-West debate in the
United Nations today to mar
shal their arguments on the
stormy Korean issue.
The Assembly's chief political
committee, now occupied with
the Indonesian- Dutch dispute
over West New Guinea, hopes to
turn late this week to the rival
plans for unifying Korea. The
West and the Communists last
deadlocked on the issue at the
Geneva political conference In
June.
Because Of Russia's new poll
icy of trying to win friends in
the U. NJ, delegates speculated
that the Soviets might come up
with q plan to break the stale
mate over supervision of all
Korean elections.
Reported at Odds.
South Korea and her u. N. al
lies already were reported at
odds over a Western compromise
plan to settle the election ques-
ton which torpe ioed the Korean
phase of the Geneva talks.
South Korean Ambassador You
Chan Yang has protested that
the new proposal, repeatedly ad-
vanced by Britain and Canada
and agreed to by the 13 other
U. N. allies. represents a drastic
change in position which would
take the Korean problem out of
the u. MS hands.
Western sources said, however,
that the plan does not represent
a shift in position as much as
o change in language.
Supervisory Commission.
These sources said it would set
UP o supervisory commission,
similar to the one created iii
Indo-C China, consisting of South
Korea, Communist nation and
q neutral.
South Korean President Syng-
man Rhee has said fatty his
people want mo foreign govern
naent or foreign nationals" in
volved in the election. South
Korea's Foreign Minister r. T.
Pyun is due here soon to take
part in the Korean debate.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
-AP Photo.

of their fathers and their trust
in God"
The Central Library, Eighth
and K streets NV, and all other
agencies of the public library.
including the bookmobile, will
be closed tomorrow, Harry N.
Peterson, librarian, announced.
Evening star., 1954-11-24
Congressman in Budapest,

BUDAPEST. Nov. a.. R.-
United States Representative
Wickershana, Democrat. OF Okla
homa, arrived in Budapest yes
terday. He and his wife are on
q private tour. They visited Mos
COW. Warsaw and Prague and
will leave for Bucharest today.
Evening star., 1954-11-24

Tomorrow ~ Atomic Radia.
tiOn and the Genes.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1854
THE FARMER UNDER COMMUNISM

One of the best of the national TV programs re-
Gently showed motion picture film taken in Communist
East Germany. The cameraman who made the film at
enormous personal risk had escaped with his family to
the West
The film amounts to a grim exposure of the mate
rial and spiritual degradation OF the people that the hall
mark OF this and all the other communist workers para
discs And it shows far better than words describe
the incredibly low living and working standards imposed m
the police states.
One series of scenes in the film should be of eXcep
tonal interest to American farmers. large piece OF
nechanzed farm equipment which, like practically every
thing else under government control brought into
village The local farmers make major celebration of the
OCCASION out of gratitude to the authorities gra
cousy giving them the temporary services of the machine
For brief spell they will enjoy the wonderful boon of
chanca power The rest of the time of they must
do the work with their backs and aided by
undernOurished draft animals
Here in America, firstclass equipment is regarded
by farmers basic necessity They it and they
as they choose has resulted in production
companed by sharp drops in the amount of human
animal labor required. 1t is buwark of agriculture
earning power and living standards 1t has been largely
responsible for the Transformation Of farming into bust
What should never forget that it, like all the
other tools is fruit of the free enterprise system
which is the source of our strength and wealth
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13
HE SAID mo"

We can only applaud President Eisenhowers "pock-
ct veto of that five percent raise for Fed
eral workers that voted by Congress in the final
ents of the last session. and in final burst of political
generosity.
The President stated fatly that he would not ap-
prove that failed to iron out present ineuities
in pay scales properly consider the relationship between
work performed and pay received and which neglected to
provide the $3.50 millions the raise would In doing
believe he reganed considerable of the pres
ge that has gradually oozed since Inauguration Day
After the way the President has been wipsawed by his
political advisors and forced into the very type of
pagnng he has repeatedly assured he would not indulge
n it reassurng this bold and fortnight step that
many wiseacres are decryng as politically reckless.
Government workers have received disappointing
setback to their hopes for immediate raise. But for
the great majority who interested and competent in
their obs who seek advancement through performance
and believe in giving days work for days pay, the
Presidents action the best possible of
recognition and arer treatment by the next Congress-
We do not like the idea of paying four cents for
postage stamp that would give about half the service
twocent stamp provided not so long ago and doubt
that all 100 100000 of Americans could write enough
letters to meet this vetoed pay raise the that
to pass matter of months But way another
will pay for it. and will be less painful TO know the raises
given with reference to the work done for and
less regard for the total votes controlled by Federal workers.
BY we're all fairly we'll adjusted to accepting
problems And the next must be that four cent
stamp We'll lick it!
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13
Demonstrating
Good Citizenship

The club women of the town Of
Conover deserve some sort of prize
! Tor good citizenship.
I Not. we hasten to say, because
I they parked in defiance of a sign
I in front of the Conover Com
munity Center which said No
Parking On This Side of the
1 Street"
The women. one a minister's
wife, one the wife of a former
mayor, one the wife of the present
commissioner, one the mother of
the town beard chairman and
heads Of practically every civic
vomen'S group in the town-had
entered the building earlier in the
evening and not a one of them
saw the new sign against park
ing. They had always parked
there suddenly they were unwit-
tingly diSobeying a town ordin-
| Gnce.
You would have thought they
would have tried to throw their
civic weight around and get re-
lieved from the onus of the fines.
Instead, they were good soldiers.
They marched down to the city
hall one by one and paid their 81
zines and the account says they
cid it cheerfully.
What an example for others
here and there who are tempted
! from time to time to balk and
sripe at parking assessments.
The uniformed policeman who
had put the tickets on the car
| Illustrated this general tendency
! when he said: Ladies, it's not
my fault and l am glad you take
this attitude. Sometimes my job
! is threatened by those on whom l
em forced TO serve notice"
| These good women of Conover
didn't try to get the policeman's
lob. They didn't even upbraid him.
! They demonstrated that good
citizen complies with an ordin-
ance whether she knows any
hing about it or not. Shelby
Star.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

From the South Pasadena Re-
iasss frsm other sdite.s

From the South Pasadena Re-
view, South Pasadena, California :
A leader in the world Of retailing
is reported to have said that retail
business as whole may be some.
what less this year than last-but
that he expected his own store to
show a substantial advance.
This may or may not happen in
his case. But it is an example of
a confident and aggressive attitude
that is prevalent throughout retail
business. -t.
The public interest in such an at
titude is clear. The only way any
retailer can do more business in
these highly competitive times is
to offer lower prices. or better
qualities, or more attractive serv-
ice, or some other inducement-
and to advertise these attractions
and deliver them as promised.
Going further, retailers have
faith in this country. They aren't
scared by recession talk. They, like
other businesses and industries.
are spending huge sums on i'm
provement and modernization.
From the Dsve Greek Press.
Dove Creek, Colorado: It's no mys
terry why people keep on patroniz-
ing certain stores. They trade with
them because they believe they get
lower prices, or better service. or
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

giving preference to states, mu-
inequalities and farmer coopera-
tives. The fight over these issues
brought on l3.day filibuster, and
when the conference committee
weakened and failed to maintain
the senate amendments. the SEN
ate voted to send the bill back to
a new conference committee after
some Of the most dramatic parlia-
mentary maneuvering yet tried at
this session Of the Congress.
Senator Walter George, the vet
eran member. of the Senate in
point of service. asserted his vote
on this bill the most important
in his long years of service.
What to expect from private en-.
terprise in this new field is difficult
to determine. The cost is heavy,
the risks great. and the rules laid
down in the law ana by the CON-
mission will be complex. But it
is lush new industrial frontier
10 create power, to aid agriculture,
to propel ships, trucks. tractors.
locomotives, for medicinal research
and treatment, for preservation Of
foods without refrigeration.
There were early predictions
that il the Administration farm bill
failed to clear congress this year,
it would 60 into effect II will be
remembered that in l949, the 30th
congress passed a flexible price
support law. That act never saw
the light OF day. since before it
became effective, the Congress
passed an amendment calling for
two more years Of s0eo rigid parity.
But this old 1899 act remained on
the books. as the Aiken-Anderson
Hope Act and if no farm bill was
passed, or if the President vetoed
a bill that was passed. the old
Aiken act would become law Thus
the administration had the. farm
bloc over barrel on the flexible
rigid price support issue which re-
suited in compromise of 82ls to
909t of parity instead Of IS to eos.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

At this time of the year you
will begin to take notice whether
or not you have a good crop of
grapes on your muscadine vines.
If not, why not? Although not
always the case, the usual answer
to that question is poor pollina-
ton. Most muscadine varieties re-
quire pollination by male vine
in order to set fruit. Many Of the
Wild muscadine vines are males
and in the past have served as
pollinators for the vines planted
in the home gardens. However,
many wooded and brushland areas
have been put into cultivation
and in doing so the male musca-
dine have been destroyed and
now the garden varieties are not
producing good crops.
saw. good Illustration of this
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

more attractive selections. or some
other appealing inducement.
What may not be so well known
is why people stop patronizing GER
.ain stores and take their business
elsewhere.
Kentucky Grocers News recently
touched on this. 1t said that q re-
cent survey showed that Of all Gus
toners lost by stores. one per cent
died. three per cent moved away,
Eve per cent changed because Of
friendship, IA per cent had griev-
ances, and nine per. cent were not
accounted for. This leaves 68 per
cent. And this big majority took
their trade elsewhere because of
indifference on the part of the
store. In other words, they had
been made to feel that their pa
tronage was not needed. s,..-,
Nowadays merchants Of all kinds
and sizes. independents and chains,
are concentrating on improving
their contacts with customers. The
fact that We are in strong buyers
market has made that Inevitable.
A rude or inefficient or bored sales
person can drive squads OF po-
tential customers away, and for
keeps. So successful retail. stores
are seeing, to it that custoxAers ars
warmly and courteously greeted
and made to feel wanted.
This is good for the stores. II is
good for the buying public too.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13
YOU'RE WORKING FOR
THE GOVERNMENT

Citizens Public Expenditure Survey defines tax
payer lone doesn't have pass civil service exam
to work for the government"
The averages man in the s45co bracket works one
day in every three to tax money alone! If he is
ployed the usual 40hour fveday week basis he
hours to pay his taxes than he does both his
housing and clothing needs.
That's bleak picture But ray of sunlight is found
in the fact that the new federal budget marks reduction
from its predeceSsors-and that the tax proposed by
the Administration and authorized by Congress have pro-
vided with measure of relief
Now the hope is that larger cuts in both spending
and taxes will be possible in the future Practically every
one in and out of government wants that But the goal
will be impossible of attainment unless is honestly sup
ported by the public at large That must do
than just advocate economy vague general prn
cipe We must be willing to approve economy moves when
they directly affect us = not the other fellow only Long
ago said that the people get the kind of government
they deserve and that goes for fiscal affairs well
erything else.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

last week. A large James grape
which formerly produced good
crops has only scattering of
grapes en- it. That has been the
story for several years. However.
three young vines propagated
from this one and planted in an
other garden along with some
perfect flowered pollinators have
heavy crop Of grapes on them
this year. This goes to show how
important pollination is for your
scuppernongs and muscadines.
During the past few years sew
eral perfect lowered varieties of
LluScadineS have been offered for
sale. They were developed at the
N. c. Lower Coastal Plain Sta
ton by Mrs. Charles Dearing.
These varieties will produce crops
without the presence of male vines
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

.pROBABLY the most important
measure to come out of this
congress, once it clears all the
hurdles. is the Atomic Energy Act
Of 1854 1t is the frSt major re-
vision OF the original McMahon
Act Of 1916.
Its objectives are three fold
First-to open up the entire field.
except weapons, Of atomic energy
to private enterprise for peacetime
purposes; t2) TO protect the tax
payers investment Of some $l2
billions OF dollars which the gov
ernmen. has put into research and
knoW-how, and 80 to continue to
safeguard the national security
and safety by building up a stock
pile Of essential by-products from
source materials.
A study Of two years of hearings
by the Joint Comittee on Atomic
Energy indicate the committee
and the Atomic Energy Commits
sion, both have been put under
tremendous pressure to turn this
vast new field over to private in
dustry with few safeguards. And
as matter Of fact, the armor Of
the committee was punctured here
and there by the tremendous lobby
pressure, on several important
points-on the question of patent
rights which would build up a
monopoly by the few huge indus
tries which have been working
with the Acc. and which presum-
ably would be the frst to apply
for licenses under the act r.. on
the question OF power generated
from government operated pilot or
research plants. Business did not
like the patent provisions which
threw protective screen around
patent rights for period Of five
to ten years, forcing firms to share
patents with newcomers in the
field for an adequate royalty fee.
Neither did business like the power
provisions which sought to MAIN
tain the half-century Of govern
ment public power precedents by
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13
WHAT LOSS OF
NEWSPAPER MEANS

COIIIli ltlllly Vi oUU,UUU pei
sons without regular daily news
papers for nearly five months. ..
A decline CT business in some
establishments of about 25 per
cent. E.
An evident indication that
newspaper readers still want to
read the news and features even
when their own papers are cut
off.
That, in a thumbnail sketch, is
he picture in Wilkes-Barre, deep
II the heart of northeastern
oennsylvania's hard-coal region
where the current strike of the
American Newspaper Guild round
I'd out its fifth month on Sep
iember s.
The anthracite metropolis and
is hcavily-populated suburbs
omprise community Of 100000
shich has found it difficult to
adjust its reading habits to the
ituation caused by the strike
gainst the Wilkes-Barre Pub
ishing Co., which puts out the
Wilkes Barre Record, morning
,aper, and The Evening Times
Leader News. The city's Sunday
independent is not affected.
The strike was called when the
,uild and the publishing company
were unable to agree on arbritra-
ion, wages and vacations before
union deadline. Mechanical
,9orkers whose contracts also had
Xpired but who were working re-
used TO cross the guild picket
lines, closing the plant.
New peace moves were started
ecently and hopes were expressed
hat the newspapers, with a COM
lined circulation of 10000, would
De restored to the fourth largest
enter of population in Pennsyl-
'ania.
A long newspaper strike is not
lew in Wilkes-Barre. In 1888,
he guild struck against the three
laily newspapers then in exist
nee, and the Sunday newspaper
S we'll. That strike called for
'ecognition of the union. lasted
tx months. and was followed by
he formation of the Wilkes
Barre Publishing Company. and
he merger of the two afternoon
laperS.
During the present walkout, the
Wyoming Valleys Sunday paper.
i've radio stations and two tele-
ision stations have picked up
additional advertising accounts.
A few persons say they do not
Mss the Wilkes-Barre newspapers
s they did during the first few
weeks of the strike. But not day
roes by that numerous queries
IRE not received by the publishing
,ompanv concerning resumption
# publication.
Wilkes-Barre area residents
vho are in distant cities are
lost" without news from home
according to letters, telegrams
md telephone calls to the two
iuspended papers.
Some business places report
IS per cent drop in trade. A part
If the drop-off may be atribut-
,ble to economic conditions in
he anthracite fields. but absence
If the two daily newspapers is
mother major reason. The large
torres, in addition to taking Sum
day advertising and spot an
nouncementS on the radio and
TV have attempted to advertise
by means of circulars. Results OF
he latter scheme are reported
unsatisfactory.
It's hard to get along without
newspapers.-Gaston Citizen.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

and also will take the place of
male vines in pollinating other
varieties. Since the male vines
produce no grapes. it is a distinct
advantage to use one of these per-
feet flowered varieties for pollina-
ton. Why use the old varieties at
all? Because they are of better
quality. The best Of the perfect
flowered varieties are Burgaw,
Wallace and Tarheel.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

Prices of fed cattle are expected
to continue close to the present
levels the next few months with
grass cattle prices probably to
show the usual seasonal decline
this fall.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

The amendments to the Social
Security act signed into law Sep
tember l. 1854, extended cover
age to farm operators and work.
ers for the first time.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

Adjust your driving speed to
existing highway and weather
conditions. Slow down in rain and
fog. Slow down after dark.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

A new pest called Khapra
fcap-ra) which attacks grain has
been discovered in this country.
The Lincoln times., 1954-09-13

North Carolina livestock pro-
duction this year probably will be
up four percent from 1858.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-08
CATHOLIC COLLEGE HONORS
JEWISH SUPPORTER

SAN FRANCISCO, GTA) :
st. Mary's College, a Catholic in
stitution, has established lasting
tribute to the late Sam Levy, a
devout Jew whose support of the
Catholic college continued over
many years.
The St. Mary's Alumni Asso-
citation has established the Sam
Levy Memorial Scholarship in
memory of the Berkeley haber-
dasher who for many years help
ed many students at st. Mary's
and other colleges in the area to
continue their college careers.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-08
Two Congregations to
"Shore" Robbi

SAN, FRANCISCO (JTA) -
Two congregations here, in a de-
velopment almost without prece-
dent, agreed last week to accept
for both institutions the spiritual
leadership of one rabbi.
The accord was reached in a
desire to ensure maximum sup
port Of plans to construct a new
Hebrew school, educational and
social center and traditional syna-
gogue for the district.
Congregations Knesseth Israel
and Adath Israel will both be led
by Rabbi Solomon P. Wohlgelern-
ter, until now rabbi of the for
mer synagogue. He will render
services to both congregations
and be recognized spokesman of
both in all communal endeavors.