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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08
Two Heads Not
Better Than One

After studying Ditto and
his eating habits, Museum
staffers worked out a techni-
que of simultaneous hand
feeding" and now Ditto, the
size of a quarter, gets his
meal worm mash rolled in
bone meal a good source
of calcium three times a
week.
AS soon as he sees the for
cepS bearing his food, he's
ready to eat. His fare is
served by twos so both heads
are kept busy. Otherwise, one
is liable to start Juggling away
from the food that the other
is just about to go for.
Since the left head con-
trolls the two les on the
left side of Ditto's body and
the right head, those on the
right side, and since neither
head has the brain power
to work in conjunction with
the other, Ditto often starts
off in two directions at once.
When he actually gets on
the right track with all four
feet pulling in the same direc-
ton, it is usually a happy ac-
cident, Museum officials spe-
culate.
Should Ditto flip over on a
fiat surface, he must wait for
Someine to right him. His
neck extension is only about
one-haIf inch and this isn't
enough to work around and
swing his body over like
other turtles.
What amazeS us is the
perfect development of both
of his heads" says Mr.. Har-
ris. When he first came to
the Museum, X-rays were
taken at Massachusetts, Gen
eral Hospital showing the
same bone structure in both
heads and the two neck YER
tebral columns which fuse
perfectly forming a common
spinal column in the middle
of his body. They also showed
that he has three lungs in
stead of two.
But life isn't all confusion
for the tiny fellow. Like other
turtles, he loves the heat and
he has his private sun deck
atop a rock in his aquarium.
Here he basks to his glory,
sometimes with the eyes in
one head open and those in
the other closed.
He also has company in his
aquarium a one-headed
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08

TWO heads aren't better
than one.
In fact, Norman D. Harris,
director Of Education at Bos-
toms Museum of Science, says
they can be worse.
He knows because he and
his staff have been playing
nursemaid to Ditto" a tiny
two-headed turtle who leads
a very confused life.
The biological oddly with
two perfectly formed heads
is one of the first two-headed
turtles to survive the one
year mark.
Several other two-headed
turtles have been known to
SCIENCE" points out Mr.. Har-
riS, "but all have died at a
very early age usually after
the first two or three
months"
Museum officials are hop
ing Ditto will continue to
thrieve and be the first
double-header to grow to ma
turity.
Ditto doesn't know it, but
he probably owes his life to
11-year-old Carole Anne Prem
tiss of Aver who discovered
him on the shore of Sandy
Pond, which borders her
home, last May Day. She
brought him into Science
Park.
I'm nature, this partially
twinned turtle was at a great
disadvantage" explains Mr..
Harris. "He could neither re-
tract his heads for protec-
ton nor extend them enough
to right himself when on his
back"
In his pond home Ditto
could do double scouting duty
for food with one head under
and one above water, but the
two timid heads often dis
agreed completely over feed
ing operations and conse-
quently, the two mouths took
in too little nourishment for
the common stomach.
His independent brains
will never learn to cooperate"
says Mr.. Harris. They will
inStinctively continue making
independent decisions that
can never be efficiently car
ried out by a common body"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08
Mary Strong

MARY STRONG TALKS C
When difhsulty confrontS
you and it SENS there is no
way to conquer it, don't cry
and fume. Just face it and do
what you must when circum-
stances cannot be changed.
You only waste time in die
kering with a problem you
are helpless to control. Wise
people know this and alter
their course when an ava
lanche is coming head-on
toward them. -Hhey step aside.
James Russell puts it like
this There is no good in ar
guing with the inevitable. The
only argument available with
an east wind is to put on your
over coat"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08

These weeks have placed a
happy emphasis on marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Evans
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer B.
Kountze both recently OBJ
served their silver twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary before a
host of relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Graham
will observe their thirty-first
anniversary this month. And
this year, Mr.. and Mrs, Abner
Jubrey will celebrate their
golden and fiftieth wedding
anniversary. The only bache-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08
ST. MARK CONG.
CHURCH

The first Sunday in October
is Homecoming Day, begin
ming the Fall schedule, well
coming the return of the sum-
mer vacationers, and rededi-
eating members services to
the church. Pastor LaviScount
chose for his sermon THE IN
iversal Magnet" in which he
mentioned the Optimism, and
Magnetism of Jesus through
the years of teaching and SER
vice to all mankind. The text
was taken from St. John
chapter IL, verse 80.
The flowers on the altar
were given by the Star OF
Light Chapter for the Blind
and also by Mrs. Elmira Mat
thews in memory of her hus-
band, William Matthews. The
Deacon Board presented to
the Pastor an envelope of mo-
ney in honor of his Pastoral
anniversary, the presentation
being made by Mr.. Percy
Steele.
The Building Drive pledges
were reported by a great num-
Der of members. There is still
time to make a contribution
Dinner was served by the La
dies Aid from 1-3 pm.
The Jubilee Singers will be
presented by the Missionary
Guild on Sunday, Oct. 9, at
1880 Pm. in the church. Ad-
mission, Adults $1.O0, children
soc.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08
WEST MEDF0RD

The Significance of vows
was the appropriate hermon
subject of Pastor Phillips.
speaking before a crowded and
Sunday. 1t was a most i'm
pressive service that featured
the new Senior Choir at its
very best and which concluded
with a wedding and holy COM
munion.
The October End Shiloh
wedding performed by Pastor
Phillips united in marriage
lovely Miss Marjorie Jerome
of Trinidad, B.WI., and the
Rev. Allen Joseph Parks, an
assistant to our Pastor and
a minister who was ordained
at Shiloh and who will take
charge of his own church in
the Parish of Portland. jam
aica following completion of
his studies at Andover next
spring. The wedding here
eliminated a story-book ro-
nance of considerable geo.
graphical space. Jerome had
travelled some 1000 miles from
Trinidad to Baptist Conven-
ton in Jamaica where she
first met Rev. Parks. And
from that meeting and con-
tinued romance, the couple
have finally become man and
wife many thousands of miles
from home in place called
West Medford, q place they
never dreamed about but a
town whose citizens have well
coined them so warmly they
will never forget it.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08
West Point Applications Now
Available For Local Students


lor around here is the gu,
writing this column. But we're
a happy bachelor.
And among with the cur
rent surge of new support to
the NAACP comes the true
story that a Medforite is re-
lated to one of the prime
founders of this great organ
ization. Mrs, Andrew Morrell
Williams is the daughter of
Robert H. Bonner. one of the
nine men who founded the
famous Niagra Movement
which later evolved into the
NAACP. This certainly is
something to be proud of.
Have you joined the NAACP
yet?
The Guardians did not ar
rive last Saturday and we will
repeart some items. On Sat-
urday, Sept, 18th a gay and
fabulous party was held at IS
Lincoln street. The occasion
featured the announcement
of the engagement of Mrs.
Mildred McDonald's pretty
niece, Marguerite johnson to
Airman &c Leon Moore of
Buffalo. Needless to say. a
good time was enjoyed by all.
Our student list should include
Beverly Phillips, Eleanor Jones
and Deacon Arthur LaSsiter,
all attending Blu. And Jim
Mcdonald is studying chemis-
try at Suffolk, not law as
previously reported. Please
phone your news before Sun
day afternoons.
WARREN B. PARIS
The community has been
Saddened by the passing of
Mr.. Warren Benjamin Par
riS, long a resident here, the
husband of Mrs. Mabel Paris,
and the father of six children,
three who served in the Armed
Services. Mr.. Paris was born
in Arlington. A hard woker,
he was a crane operator on
war defense projects during
the war. He enjoyed the hob
by of farming and once raised
rabbits and birds.
He was a member of the
w. Medford Pidgean racing
club and raised quite a prize
flock. His illness lasted over
the past five years. He was
So years old and is survived
by his wife Mabel; his mother
Mrs. Catherine Paris, two
daughters, Mabel and Mary
three sons, Bertram, Warren
Joseph and Charlie; also ONT
sister, Mrs. Nan Gurnon; ant
two brothers, Ned and Georg
Services were held at st. Ra,
phaePs last Tuesday.
Burial was at Oak Grave.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08

Congressman Mac don aid
emphasizes the fact that this
is not an admission examina-
ton but rather a qualifying
examination.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-08

NEW YORK-It is estimated
that sales of packaged liquor
account for 10 per cent of all
whiskey consumed in the ma
ton, with by-the-drink sales
in taverns and bars account
ing for the remainder Elk
actly the reverse ratio was
the case at the end of World
War Two,
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KannThird Floor, Washngton Lo,oer Level Arlington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

only for incubation Of first and
second graders.
Fairfax County's shipment was
boxed In 81 cartons. DR.. Ken
nedy made arrangements to take
the vaccine by Railway Express
from the airport to Fairfax for
storage under refrigeration at
the county health center.
Thirty-two cartons Of vaccine
bound for Norfolk and IL car
tons consigned to Newport News
were unloaded from the same
plane with the Fairfax ship
ment. The Newport News and
Norfolk shipments continued
their journey in another plane.
DR.. Kennedy said the Fairfax
shipment should be enough to
cover the county's full school
vaccination program, including
1920 children who have signed
up to receive the shots for the
first time this year and some
$500 children who were inocu-
lated with q weak" batch of
vaccine in last years testing
program.
Those who received the weak
shets last year win receive one
booster shot this year. Those
children receiving the shots for
the. first time viii be given two
shots this spring and are sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
TOWN PITCHES IN TO HELP
2-Yeor-Old Boy Rescued
From Well After 4 Hours

AURORA. Colo. April 16 up.
- Two-year-old David Mark
Counterman was raised to safety
late today after spending nearly
four hours at the bottom of an
18-foot well shaft.
He screamed all the time he
was in the hole" said Fire Chief
George Moorehead of this Dem
yer. suburb. But the minute we
laid hands on him, he gave us
a feeble grin and stopped. He
knew he was okay."
This was after workers drilled
a parallel shaft, then angled
under. Chief Moorehead and two
other workers made their way to
the bottom of the rescue shaft
and dug through to the boy.
They pulled him head first in
to the new shaft and then to
the surface and his mother as
nearly 1000 onlookers cheered.
David tumbled into the shaft,
Is inches in diameter, at 4:10
pm. when his father, Charles. "a,
turned away to rest from work.
ing a hand-operated auger he
was using to dig q water well in
his rear yard.
David fell feet-first into the
hole "as quick as a wink" his
aunt. Mrs. Ellsworth johnson,
said later.
The town came alive to the
emergency. Denver rushed a
power shovel and auger to the
scene. The Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
provided a hole-digging rig. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Polio Vaccine Arrives
For Foirfox Children

The FIRST shipment Of salk
polio vaccine for the Washington
area arrived at Washington Ma
tional Airport last night bound
for Fairfax County.
DR.. Harold Kennedy. Fairfax
Health officer. received 1880
cubic centimeters Of vaccine by
air express from the Eli Lilly g.
Co, at Indianapolis. Ind.
The vaccine is to be used in
Fairfax County. beginning April
as. It was sent to the county
by the National Foundation for
1nfantile Paralysis. which is max
ing vaccine available through
out the country for incubation
Of limited numbers Of school
children.
Participated in Test
Fairfax County was the only
Jurisdiction in the Washington
area. that took part in the vac
cine testing program last spring.
Because the county participated,
Fairfax Is receiving enough vac
cine from the National Founda-
ton for incubation of children
IN the first through fourth
grades. Areas that did not par
t1cipate are receiving vaccine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

be started May 23 In all areas
except In the District. where 1t
win be May "a.
Every child. in the program,
il their parents are willing. win
receive two shots in the left arm.
q total Of two cubic centimeters
of the protective fluid. before
school is out.
The economics Of the third
shot-to be given some seven
months later. probably by pri-
vate physicians-was causing
some CONSERVATION. In Rich
mond. medical officials accused
the foundation of "welching" on
its original promise to furnish
three shots.
More Shots Released
But. with the third shot more
than eight months away. most
health officials seemed agreed an
equitable plan could be arrived
at by that time. The Founda-
tons decision not to furnish
free the third shot released some
4 million shots for private use.
The Foundation had another
decision out yesterday. They an
nounced only enough vaccine to
cover 80 per cent of first and
second graders would be shipped.
This was figured on an estimate
that 10 per cent Of first and sec
ond graders probably would be
absent on incubation day or
fail to get their parents consent
to receive the vaccine.
Some health officials grew
quite gruff over this move. antici-
pating a turnout exceeding 80
per cent.
I'VE don't want any unused
vaccine kicking around" was
the Foundations comment on
the step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

posed to receive o third shot IN
seven or eight months.
WIN Begin April Is
The mass school incubation
in Fairfax County will begin
April Is as planned, unless ar
rangements can be made to take
care Of several small private
schools before then, Dr.. Ken
nedy said.
Meanwhile, In Baltimore. DR..
Edward Dayens, who heads the
polio vaccination program in
Maryland, said last night the
State Health Department has
been assured 1t would receive q
supply Of vaccine late Monday.
DR.. Dayens said all of the
counties and Baltimore city
would have the Salk serum by
Tuesday morning and could pro-
coed with the first shots upon
receipt.
The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis had ordered
that vaccine be made available
to Southern States first since
their schools generally close
earlier than schools in other
States. Maryland was included
on the list Of Southern States.
Those who will play some part
in giving to each Of an estimated
5000 Washington area young
sters two cubic centimeters Of
the vaccine rested somewhat
easier last night for the first time
since Tuesdays announcement
Of the vaccine's effectiveness.
Thousands will be involved
doctors. nurses, teachers. volun-
teers and children-when the
program eventually starts April
rs In the surrounding counties
and on the following cay in the
District.
some loea OF the paper WORK
involved in mass vaccination was
supplied by DR.. Benjamin s.
Miller. president of the Prince
Georges County Medical Society.
There, he said, 30 to 100 doctors
including surgeons and ortho-
pedists - have volunteered to
handle the actual injections. In
the postponement. each one had
to revaInp his ONCE hours. And
they'll be re-arranging time
again next week so as to take
part in the vaccinations. Nurses,
who will stand by teach clinic,
were similarly affected, as were
school officials.
The second round Of shots viii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Paint Remover Mode
For AerosoI- Use

WILMINGTON. Del.-A VIII
mington company has developed
an aerosol paint-remoyer for
mula that produces 9 foaming
action it says is faster. cleaner,
and more active than brush-ap-
piled types.
The company says expert
ments indicate the slushy. snow
like deposit obtained with the
aerosol spray increases the ac-
tivity Of the varnish better than
brushed-on compounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

Workers began drilling the
parallel shaft. When David was
brought TO the surface Il was
8 pm. three hours, and 50 min
utes after the ordeal began.
David was taken to Children's
Hospital where his fearful par
ents consoled him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17

air police and other workers
came from Lowry Air Force base
and Fitzsimmons Army Hospital.
DR.. w. w. Myies. a physician.
directed oxygen into the well
shaft. Lights were lowered and
with them DR.. Myles, the boys
father and a neighbor, Earl
Olson. could ,dimly see the
youngsters head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
U. S. Sub Holds Record

PEARL HARBoR.-A United
States Navy submarine. the USS
Pickerel. holds the record for
longest underwater cruise. 1t
went 5.ls4 nautical miles-from
Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor-
without surfacing.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-11-10

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BY
PHONE TSc MINIMUM, CASH
WITH ADVERTISEMENT - s0c
MINIMUM. MUST BE IN OUR
OFFICE BEFORE NOON wEDNEs-
DAY. NO CANCELLATION OR
ALTERATION AFTER 3 p. n
TUESDAY.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-04

NorthlGnd Diocese, newspaper of
the Crookston diocese, and the ma
tional edition of The Register, by
mail.
In addition, the special collec-
ton permits the placing of 13
different Catholic magazines in the
vestibule of the church for any
who want to take them home, eli
minating the bother of collecting
for the magazines in the vestibule.
The magazines include among
others: The Catholic Digest, The
Sacred Heart Messenger, Topir,
Treasure Chest, The Sign, The Ca
thoLic Boy and The Catholic Miss
In addition to the magazines, 81
copies of the Confraternity edition
of the Young Catholic Messenger
are used for religious instruction
periods each week - the MesSen-
gers graded according to the age
group of the pupils.
And that isn't all. Father Shana-
han reported that copies of other
c tn Ollie magazines than those
available in the parish literature
rack 60 into the homes of his
parishioners throug h individuai
subscriptions.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-04
Booklet Predicts
BIG Increase of
US. Catholics

DES MONIES, Iowa-(NC) = It's
possible that ten years from now
the Catholic population in this
country may number from 40 TO
As million persons, a booklet pub.
lished here by the National Catho-
lie Rural Life Conference predicts.
The booklet, entitled "32 Million
Catholics" contains a survey of the
Church in the United States.
The Rural Life Conference hopes
to distribute the booklet to visitors
to this country as well as Catholics
outside the nation. Present plans
call for translating it into Span
ish and giving it wide distribution
in Latin Amerca, the Conference
said. It will also be translated into
Italian, Portugese and other lam
guages.
The booklet hits the highpoints
of the Church in the United States,
including such things as a brief his
tory of Catholicism here, explana.
tions of major Church organiza-
tions, and numbers of priests and
lay persons.
In the last ten years, the book
let states, the population of the
country increased about one-fifth.
The Catholic population increased
by one-third and accounted for half
of the total growth.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-04
us. DecOrdteS
Heroic Sister

SEOUL, South Korea -(NC)-
A French nun, Sister Eugene OF
the Sisters of st. Paul of Chartres,
has been awarded the Medal OF
Freedom by the United States
government for her heroism in
saving the lives of fellow prisoners
during her Imprisonment by the
Korea Reds.
Sister Eugene Demeusy, 81, is
a native of Dupuy, France, who
has spent almost half her life in
Korea. She had been mistress of
novices at the st. Paul convent in
Seoul since 1892. She was released
by the communists in April, 1853,
after having been taken prisoner
in June, 1850
She was given the medal at a
ceremony at 9th Army headquar-
ters here by 1t. Gen. Claude B.
Ferenbaugh, deputy commander of
the 9th Army.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-02-04
Pastors Work Pays Off;
Parish is 'Readingest' in State

WARROAD, Minn.-NC)-Eyery
month is Catholic Press Month in
st. Mary's parish in this town.
Years of patient promotion of
the Catholic Press in the parish by
Father Emmett Shanahan, pastor,
has turned it into the "readingesf'
parish in the state, and the list Of
publications distributed sounds a
bit like the Catholic Press Direc-
tory.
AS a result of Father Shanahan's
promotion, each Sunday a special
publications collection is taken up
in addition to the regular .collec-
ton. Funds derived from this
special collection, first of all, in
sure that every household in the
parish of SO families gets Our