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Evening star., 1955-07-27
Orient Expert Named
By Conqress Library

Horace I. Poleman. Oriental
scholar, has been named chief Of
the Orientalia Division at the
Library of Congress.
Formerly chief of the South
Asia Section, he has been acting
chief of the division for almost
Evening star., 1955-07-27

| a year. He replaces Arthur w.
Hummel, who retired last year
after nearly 27 years as mead
Iof the division. Mr.. 3oleman
lives at Is Morningside drive,
Alexandria. Va.
Evening star., 1955-07-27

Still lots of time these big savings List
partial You'll find here all of H. All
subject and all sales final Sorry future delivery And
o ask about Deferred Pn
Evening star., 1955-07-27
Points for Purents 8, EdrA rhone. wellee.

Mother-I hate to wash dishes
Just as much as you do but if
I do them alone nine months of
the year, it is only fair for you
to do them alone during vacation.
Evening star., 1955-11-05

Recent building permits Is
sued In Prince Georges County
included the following
j. T. Hall. 1907 Eighteenth
street Sc. owner and builder;
dwelling on Sixty-second place,
HILLSIDE. Md; cost. $1,000.
Olympic Development. Inc,
BOX 266, Branchville. Md. owner
and builder: dwelling on Usage
street, Berwyn Heights. Md:
cost. $4,000.
C. T. Norris. 5S0S Buchanan
street. Hyattsville. Nd, owner
land builder: dwelling at o2os
II.anham Severn road, Lanham,
Md: cost. $1,000.
Lawrence s. Mccoy. 5435
Linda lane Sc, Camp Springs,
Md, owner and builder; dwelling
lat $500 Sharon road Sc, Camp
Springs; cost, $i4, 900.
@. q. Barr, 1890 Gun Powder
road. Beltsville. Md. owner and
builder: dwelling at 6018 Ruatan
street. Berwyn Heights. Nd:
cost, $4,000.
william T. Casey, 5ll6 Iro-
lquois street, College Park. Nd,
owner and builder: dwelling at
5000 Ruatan street. Berwyn
Heights. Nd: cost. $4,000.
Thomas j.. Daniels and r. w,
Lewis, 2402 Grimm street, West
lHyattsville, Nd. owners and
builders: dwelling at 2525 Buck
lodge road. Lewis Heights, Hy-
lattsyille. Md; cost, $40. 900.
II. H. Smith. 56lI Fifty fourth
avenue. Riverdale, Nd, owner:
j. n. Bollinger. Lanham, Nd,
builder: dwelling at 561l Fifty
fourth avenue, Riyerdale, Nd: /:
cost. $f2. 900.
Herbert E. and Rose e,
Weaver. $40 Hamilton street,
lHyattsville. Md. owners and
builders: dwelling at 94O9 Wood
berry street. Seabrook. Md: cost.
E$l2, 900.
Burgdorf. Inc, 43I7 Rosedale
avenue. Bethesda, Md, owners
and builders: three dwellings Ia
be located on Chapman road.
IHyattsyille. Nd: cost. $4,000
each.
d. J. Lozupone, 252O Thirty
second street Sc; owner and
Evening star., 1955-11-05
IneEnahy Manor oats.

IHarnahy Manor Oaks. Oxon
I'm, Nd; cost. $4,000.
Richard and Ruth wieland,
3l17 Parkway terrace drive.
owner and builder: dwelling at
I5325 Henderson road, Camp
Springs. Nd: cost. $4,000.
Vernon Gray. 74Oi Lansdale
street, Forestyille, Nd. owner
and builder; dwelling at 1904
Lansdale street. Forestville, Md;
cost, $4,000.
Harry C. French, 473l First
street S.W., owner and builder;
dwelling at 1884 Cedas Ridge
drive; cost. $4,000.
James /. Mundy, 34i5 Perry
street. Mount Rainier, Nd.
owner; Louise Z. Mills, 5000
Chestnut avenue, Riverdale. Nd,
builder; dwelling at 940e Worrell
avenue. LAnham, Nd: cost.
I$10.500.
sBadini Bros. Inc, l495 State
lside drive, Silver Spring. Md.
Owner and builder: dwelling on
lIackawanna street. Holly Hill
Manor, College Park. Md. cost,
$4,000.
! Lacy A. Farley, LanhaYn. Md,
owner and builder: dwelling at
1904 Tuckerman street. Green
wood Forest. Lanham. Nd. cost.
$4,000.
Ted Rice. 5407 Manchester
drive Sc. owner and builder:
dwelling on Fort Washington
iroad. near Indian Head road;
lcost. $1,000.
Gino Pelosi. 4147 Alabama
lave. Sc. owner and builder: 2
dwellings on Twenty-third ave-
lnue and Parkway. In MARROW
Heights. Nd: cost, $4,000 each.
James r.. Buck, SITS Ritchie
lroad, Forestville, Nd, owner;
Joseph v. Wyvill. 6025 Ritchie
Eroad. builder: dwelling at 5771
Ritchie road. Forestville. Nd;
Icost. $4,000.
Frank x. Talbot, 1906 Newton
street. Colmar Manor, Nd, own
Ter and builder. dwelling at 5T25
III Lockwood road. Cheverly. cost
sac, 900.
William Desilet. 3OO2 Lake ave-
niue. Cheyerly. Nd. owner and
builder: dwelling ct s7I3 Jason
street. Cheverly; cost, $4,000.
H. J. Watkins. Seat Pleasant,
Md. owner: Maurice Fowler,
builder: dwelling at $40 6eth
street. Seat Pleasant, Nd; cost,
$4,000.
Mazzella d Sons. Inc. 2423
Minnesota avenue Sc. owners and
builders: dwelling on Sachem
drive. Forest Heights, Nd: cost,
$4,000.
! Ernest r. and Phyllis Beach,
t56l9 6lst place, East Riyerdale,
Md, owner; Dillon Contractors;
700l Central avenue, Sat Pleas
lant. Nd. builders; dwelling to
be located at 5s2s I.akeview drive,
Temple Hill. Md: cost. $4,000.
Evening star., 1955-11-05

dwelling at SOC Southern avenue;
cost. $4,000.
Leroy j. Koch. sll0 Seventy
sixth avenue, Hyattsville. Md.
owner and builder: dwelling on
Enterprise road. Nd: cost, $20.- :
900.
Thomas J. Coonan. 1922
Kanawha street. Hyattsyille.
Md, owner and builder: dwelling
to be located at oTl0 Twenty
third avenue, Hyattsyille, Nd:
cost. $4,000.
John O. Aylor. 270l Gather
street. Hillcrest Heights, Nd,
owner and builder: 2 dwellings,
on Portal avenue, Temple Hills
Park. Md cost. $4,000 each.
Phillips c. Rogers. 5464 An-
napolis road. Bladensburg, Md,
owner and builder; 2 dwellings
on Sixty ninth avenue. Radiant
Valley. Nd; cost. 10000 each.
Bert Robinson, Waldorf, Nd.
owner and builder: 3 dwellings
to be located on Winston street,
st. Barnabas Village, Nd; cost,
$11 500 each.
Edward Lanham, 4509 Branch
avenue. Silver Hill. Md, owner
and builder: dwelling located
at 45O9 Branch avenue, silver
Hill. Md: cost. 5000.
o. D. Hutton u Son. Inc. 45l5
Branch avenue, owner and
builder: dwelling at 5liO6 Davis
boulevard. Princeton Sub; cost,
SIC. 900.
William w. Biggs, 7244 Brink
" road. Temple Hills, Nd,
owner: John L. Pyles, 1889 st.
Barnabas road. builder; dwelling
located at 7242 Brinkley road,
Temple Hills. Md: cost, $f2 600.
John 1. Pyles, 1880 ST. Barna-
has road, owner and builder:
dwelling at 5l4l Wheeler road.
Evening star., 1955-11-05
{ Construction Okoyed
In Prince Georges

builder: 2 dwellings, on Keatine
street. Hillcrest Heights, Nd;
eost. 81, 1000 each.
r. j. Flarity. Thirty-second
and Arundel avenue. Mt. Rainier
md, owner: John G. Dorsey. 4e01
sheridan street. Riverdale. Nd;
cost. ss,50o,
Norman Sue, Accokeek, Md.
owner: Sowell Construction Co.
EAccokeek. Nd, builder. dwelling
lin Accokeek. Md: cost. $4,000
Robert L. Richie, 24U6 Fairlawr
street, Hillcrest Heights. Nd.
owner and builder; dwelling a
24D8 Fairlawn street. HiIlcresi
Heights, Nd: cost. $l6.5o0.
Thomas DeFrancis, 1871
Twelfth street Me-: owner and
builder; dwellings on Linwoot
street. HyattsviIle. Nd: cost
l$22. 500 each.
q. =. Royalty. 10 Maryland
avenue Sc, Parkiand, Md.
owner and builder: 2 dwellings
lon Seventy-seventh avenue. Dis.
ltrict Heights. Nd: cost. $4,000
each.
Mrs. Pearl Barkiey, 1901 re.
lcumseh place. Berwyn Heights
Md. owner: and w. Barkiey
builder: dwelling at 1901 Sixty.
third street. Berwyn Heights
Md: cost. 5000.
Arthur M. and Margaret r
IVogts. 7l3 Park avenue, Laurel
Md. Owners: Perry Dustin. Bur-
louisville. Nd. builder: ! dwelling
TO be located on LAUREL -Bowie
road, Laurel, Nd; cost. $i8,0 900
h Murphy ~ Stokes. 4706 n
lstreet Sc, owner and builder;
dwelling to be at 5201 .sU'' street
Bradbury Heights. Nd: cost
$40, 600.
Charles q. Robbins, iOgll
Bond road. Hyattsyille. ownei
land builder: dwelling 1t 29ss
Powder Mil road. Hyattsvilie
Md: cost. 81. 500.
Braxton Heights. Inc, 6is
Pennsylvania avenue NV. own.
iers and builders: II dwellings IN
Dupont Heights. Nd; cost. $1,000
each.
William Lofier. s46l Living.
ston road. owner and builder;
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Grim Week End

A grim aftermath of the Memorial Day
week end has come with compilation by
the National Safety Council of the shock
ing death toll on the highways during the
three-day holiday period. The slaughter
was the worst ever recorded for such
week end-far bloodier than the previous
record Of 1853 killed during the 1852 Me-
mortal Day observance. Why? The safety
authorities blame the tragic statistics on
human errors, not mechanical failures.
Ned H. Dearborn, president of the council,
said the most common mistake was neg
lect of the Golden Rule by drivers. Too
many disregarded the rights of others in
their hurry to get where they were going
including cemeteries. And the saddest
part Of 1t all is that so many careful drivers
and innocent passengers were victims Of
the recklessness Of others.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

of that he would as leave in
stall a water buffalo in his
yard.
Grass cutters are among the
traditional American home in
struments.
They have been on the mar
ket for years, vying with the
sewing machine in the affec-
tions of homefolks.
Many persons will recall old
lawn cutters that have been
working year after year for
30 years, or maybe a bit more.
Thirty years. on an average,
is about the limit.
After that, not even the "ex-
pert" lawn mower man can put
them in condition.
They just won't cut.
Probably some of the diff
Guilty comes from the universal
habit Of letting the machine
stay out in the rain.
This is a bad habit that has
been built up during recent
years. It stems from the cult
Of nonchalance, as q national
institution.
We cannot worry any more,
about anything.
No more hats-who cares II
he gets his head wet?
No more taking Johnny's BIZ
cycle in out of the rain--who
cares if it gets soaked? Ger
tainly not Johnny, and daddy
doesn't either. He can and
will buy a new one.
No more coddling of lawn
mowers--who worries about
lawn cutters in this wonderful
era?
Let it stay in the rain, and
NOW the grass, preferably,
when it is soaking wet with
dew.
Any reputable lawn mower
ought to be able to take it.
In the meantime. there goes
Jones, with his small-sized
mower rapidly whirring away.
He says it is better exercise
than golf. and isn't as silly
looking.
That. Of course. is what he
says. The neighbors say II he
had any sense. he would get
a motor mower and be done
with it. You can make q great
deal more noise with q gaso-
line mower, and attract more
peoples attention. This, Of
course, lis desirable, since the
aim of everybody today is to
attract as much attention as
possible, isn't it?
Evening star., 1955-06-01

Days and years are animate
beings to the Ch'uan Mao Of
western China. So also are
rocks, rivers. mountains, tenn
pies and houses included In a
nearly universal animism. A
comprehensive collection Of
the stories. songs and folklore
of this people = q scattered
tribe Of about 10000 pressed
between Chinese and Tibetans
but identical with neither -
collected over many years by
DR.. David C. Graham. Smith
sonian Institution collabora-
tor, recently has been pub
lished by the institution.
At first contact. DR.. Gra-
ham says. 1t would seem that
the Chu'an Mao, who natu-
rally are quite suspicious Of
all strangers, had no traces
Of a religion. Only after long
associations Is 1t possible to
penetrate their rather weird
spiritual world. 'They regard
all things as alive and sem
tient," he explains. The sun,
moon, stars, mountains, rivers,
rocks, trees, thunder, the echo,
the rainbow. beds, swords. the
harvest, the years and even
the sound of the ceremonial
drum are considered to be liv-
ing things.
Year Lives Like Human
"a year is a living creature
with o head like that Of a hui
man being. Mountains have
heads. feet, hands. eyes, hearts.
breasts, veins, arteries and
sinews. A plain may be male
or female and has a mouth, a
heart, veins, arteries, sinews.
The sun and moon have par
ents. Rocks and stones are
male and female, grow, have
offspring and can speak. Thun-
der is a living creature, in
size and shape like a rooster.
It is small but powerful, and
its call is the noise of thunder.
It has a knife Of fire and when
it throws this there is light
ming.
'The Chu'an Mao find it
natural to say that all things,
even those that are inanimate,
are alive and have lives. but
they find it difficult and less
natural. although the lives are
active, intelligent and have
eyes,"
Although their ideas have
been influenced somewhat by
the neighboring Chinese, es-
pecially in respect to rever-
ence for ancestors. the Chu'an
Mao have their own concepts
of the supernatural world.
On top of the sky. DR.. Gra-
ham relates, is the ancient
level land where the souls Of
the dead join their ancestors.
Here there are no hills to climb
Evening star., 1955-06-01
He'll Be There

President Eisenhower has put an end
to a lot of fretful gossip in announcing
that he will address the General Assembly
when 1t meets in San Francisco for the
10th anniversary of the founding Of the
United Nations The gossip has revolved
around speculation about how he might
stay away from the gathering in order to
60 fishing in New England and about how
this would violate protocol. affront our
overseas friends and be viewed as evidence
of official American indifference to the
world organization. AS he" has just made
clear however, the truth of the matter is
that he will be on hand-despite his heavy
schedule-"to do my little part by going
out there, to welcome the delegates and
Join In reafflrmation Of the Importance
of the U. N. and its principles.
This is in keeping with the Presidents
ng-standing and deep interest in the
U. Ms promoting potentialities. II
delay has marked his acceptance of the
invitation to appear before the June 20
San Francisco meeting, that has been be-
cause the weeks Immediately ahead will be
very busy ones for him, and conflicting
dates are not always easy to straighten
out in such circumstances. The gossips
have been overfretful. Mr.. Eisenhower
has long since proved by word and deed
that he Is much too strong friend and
Evening star., 1955-06-01
What Type Co-operution?

Chairman Mcmillan of the House Dis
trict Committee is right in saying there
should be "co-operation" between District
officials and the committee which he heads.
It Is obviously to the mutual advantage
Of the District government and of the con-
trolling Congress that there be smoothly
working relationship between the two.
Usually there has been such relationship
In the past
Opinions among members Of Congress,
however, may differ as to the type Of eco
operation" that should be expected from
local authorities. In fact, Mr.. Mcmillan
and some District officials have not always
agreed on how far cooperation should go.
For example, efforts of the South Caro-
linian to have more on-street parking
space made available IN the downtown Sec
ton, more traffic privileges extended to
congressional workers and tourists and
zoning exemptions granted to certain
gasoline station have not been greeted by
a cooperative attitude at the District
Building But 1t would be unfair to accuse
the officials in question of any disrespect
for Congress or any disregard for the legis-
lative processes. They were merely doing
their jobs as they felt the public interest
required.
Meanwhile, Mr.. McMillan's suggestion
that frequent informal get-togethers" be
held between municipal officials and the
District Committees is a good one. In all
such meetings, however, it should be re-
membered that cooperation Is two-way
affair.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
The Good People Do .

When I was in my 18th
year, and in the fifth grade
at Seaton School, Miss EStella
c. Drane, who recently passed
away at 90, was my teacher.
One day she stood before the
class and ordered that we
Stand" We stood erect
while her eyes seemed to
search for something. "Sit,"
she said. "Alma, I wish to
speak to you" When I reached
her desk she asked if my
mother would allow me to go
to a Seventh street store with
her on Saturday morning. On
the way. she informed me that
the mission was secret and I
must never tell. Arriving at
the children's coat depart
ment, she asked the Salesgirl
to fit me in a warm winter
coat. explaining to me that
one of our class, just my size,
needed a coat so badly. The
coat was paid for and sent
without card to the child. and
I kept my secret. One Of Gods
little ones was cared for.
Former d. C. Teacher.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Folklore of Chu' an Mao
By THOMAS R. HENRY

and neither sickness nor
death. The sun shines every
day. People do not farm but
gather fruit and berries IN the
forests. which are much Is the
forests were on the earth In
very ancient times. At the
memorial and calendar festi-
walls each year the living de-
scendants Of the spirits In the
level land provide them with
food. clothing, money and
wine. Formerly. the people be-
lieve, there was q ladder con-
Meeting earth and paradise.
but recently this connection
has been broken.
World Beneath World
"Under the earth." says DR..
Graham. ''is another world. q
land Of dwarfs who are about
2 feet tall. They live much
like people on the earth. hav-
ing houses. farms, a king, SOL
diers and q government. One
Mao once entered this world
through a natural Gave In q
mountain and remained so
long that many Of the people
on earth had forgotten him.
"Some of the stories speak
Of a dark place inhabited by
demons and presided over by
a demon king. Demons are
the souls of human beings or
Of birds, reptiles or inanimats
things. If a deceased person
has no descendants or II his
descendants are unfllial and
do not meet his needs by maxi
ing the customary offerings.
he becomes q demon and
harms people. The idols in
Chinese temples are regarded
as demons.
Jesus as Ye SEQ
One of the Chu'an Mao DEL
ties is called Ye SEQ. He is
kindly, merciful. just and helps
people, especially the poor who
are in trouble. He often is
seen in the clouds and can
easily make himself visible or
invisible.
Now, DR.. Chatham points
out. In the Chinese province Of
Canton the name Jesus is pro-
nounced Ye SEQ. Does the use
Of the same name in the west
ern mountains indicate some
ancient coming of Christianity?
he asks. He was unable, how
ever, to establish any certain
connection.
Tigers, foxes, snakes, rats,
frogs, cattle, eels, banana trees
and vines are believed to
change into human form and
vice versa. Sometimes the ami
mails take on human shape to
help people, but often it is to
do them harm, and anyone in
jured by them must be saved
from death by the incarnation
Of a magician.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
r. Did 1t Hard Wny

The Star recently stated In
the column Our Presidents"
that President Truman was the
flrst President to take a trip
on a submarine. This state
ment is in error, for, as may
be verified by reference to The
Star files, President Theodore
Roosevelt took such a trip. The
files will also show that The
Star contained an editorial on
the subject, expressing grave
concern at the needless risk
and danger the President in
CURED. L. J. Haslett.
Editors note: The Star files
bear out Mr.. Haslett. In Au-
gust, 1905. "The Plunger, one
of six submarines the United
States Navy then had, made a
command run from Newport to
Oyster Bay so President Theo-
dore Roosevelt could look her
over from the presidential
yacht. Brushing aside protests,
1T. r." decided he was "go-
ing down" and made a dive
that came of without incident.
The Presidents only trouble
was getting his bulk in and out
Of the 18-inch coming tower.)
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Fed Up

For years I have subscribed
to and read your newspaper
faithfully, always having re-
garded it as one of the more
impartial and objective news
papers in the country. ALI Of
these illusions have been rudely
shattered by q preposterous
article entitled Operation
Food" which recently appeared
in The Star Pictorial Magazine.
Now it so happens that I have
worked at the Pentagon for the
last 10 years and I feel that
this experience gives me q
fairly authoritative position to
disclaim 80 per cent of what
your reporter, Eloise Davies,
has to say in the article in
question. During my entire life
I have never yet encountered
such consistently poor food as
is served in the Pentagon cafe
terias.. The only reason why
anyone ! know eats at the
restaurants Of the Pentagon is
because no other eating facility
Is available and the natural
human instinct to survive Is
stronger than the revulSion at
the food served.
I have yet to encounter one
party who said IAN is WELL" or
even expressed the opinion
that the Pentagon food is
palatable, the price fair or the
service adequate. The only rea-
son the Pentagon dispenses a
single one Of those $4,000 meals
per day is that the poor devils
have no other place to go. It's
either eat what they throw at
you. get soaked an exorbitant
price or starve to death. The
only time I raised my voice in
complaint, I was told that If
I didn't like it I could take INV
business elsewhere, Arlington
National Cemetery presumably.
The only thing can say for
Miss Davies is that the worst
fate which could befall her
would be to join the captive
clientele at the Pentagon.
T. G.
The story in The Star
Pictorial Magazine about the
Pentagon Restaurant on Nav
22 deserves a word of praise.
Although the set-up has been
written up from time to time.
Miss Davies article was dis
tinguished for the accurate
portrayal Of the operation and
the pictures were also done
with skill.
We appreciate the fine
presentation of our work and,
from the number Of phone
calls we received about the
article I feel the readers en-
joyed this informative story.
A. c. Boehm,
Manager,
Pentagon Restaurant.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Making Haste Slowly

To the extent that its real meaning
can be evaluated at this time, the Supreme
Courts second opinion in the public school
cases is cautious and moderate step to-
ward the ultimate goal Of full integration.
OF course, surface appearances may be
deceptive. The opinion invests the Fed
eral district judges with very broad dis
cretion, and some or all Of these may pro-
ceed to a more drastic course of action
than seems indicated by the high courts
language AS to this, there is nothing to
do but await developments.
For its own part, the Supreme Court
has decreed that all State and local laws
requiring or permitting school segregation
must yield" to the principle enunciated in
May year ago-namely, that such segre-
cation IS unconstitutional. But how-and
when-is this yielding to come about?
This problem was passed to the district
courts in question, to whom the cases were
remanded. Some guides were laid down.
Thus, primary responsibility for solving
the problems incident to integration was
placed upon the school authorities. The
district judges were instructed to require"
that the defendants (the school author
ities) make prompt and reasonable start
toward full compliance" with last years
decision. It was also stated, however, that
the lower courts, in doing this, should be
guided by equitable principles One such
principle Is that equity has been charac-
terized by a practical f1exibility in shaping
its remedies" At another point it was said
that courts of equity may properly take
into account the public interest in the
elimination of such obstacles Ito integra-
tion) Gin systematic and effective man
ner." This seems to caution against rash
action in the lower courts, although the
opinion hastened to add that it should
go without saying that the vitality of
these constitutional principles (relating to
segregation) cannot be allowed to yield
simply because of disagreement with
them" At later stage the court spoke
Of "good faith compliance at the earliest
practicable date" and, finally, the lower
courts were told to proceed with "all de-
nberate speed"
In summary, the fair inference would
seem to be that the court has cleared the
way for integration at an early date in
those areas in which public opinion is
prepared to accept abandonment of segre-
gated schools. There remains the question
Of what will happen in other areas in
which, according to local spokesmen, public
opinion will not accept desegregation.
The opinion permits time for modifica-
ton of this attitude. But If there is no
adequate modification, punitive measures
almost certainly will follow And at that
stage, segregation or the public school
system itself will have to give way.