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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
Two Sentences Too Many

It is gratifying-and just-that the
Coast Guard has cleared N. Pierre CASTOR,
23-year-old seaman whose commission
was held up when he graduated from the
Coast Guard Academy last April.
This is another case in which son
had come under suspicion because of his
mothers association in earlier years with
questionable organizations. The Coast
Guard, however, got right down to the
point in its statement announcing that
Mr.. CASTOR had been cleared and that he
would get his commission. The statement
said:
In keeping with the basic American
principles Of fair play, Mr.. Gastons case
has been decided on his own merits as an
adult Individual
MFR. Gaston's character and integrity
as well as his scholastic record and overall
capabilities are Of the highest order. There
is every indication that he as an individual
would prove to be loyal and competent
commissioned officer Of the United States
Coast Guard.
That is an admirable statement Of
the basis on which a man should be
Judged. Unfortunately, however, the
author Of the statement did not know
when to stop. He felt impelled to add
these two inept and irrelevant sentences:
1t has been found that Mr.. Gaston's
relationship to his mother had not been
close, especially during his scholastic and
more mature years. In fact, the mother
son relationship was less close than in the
ordinary case. and no improper influence
was found.
What is the point Of throwing this
in? The Coast Guard says that the case
was decided on the basis of Mr.. Gaston's
character as an adult individual, and that
he was cleared on that basis. II this is
so, what difference does it make whether
the mother-son relationship was close or
not? Suppose there had been a close
relationship. Would this have served to
bar Mr.. CASTOR, even though his own
character and integrity as an adult in
dividual were found to be of the highest
order?
1t seems perfectly clear that 1t would
be better to leave the mothers out OF this
character judging process unless there is
reason to believe that a relationship
exists which actually has influenced the
son in the direction of disloyalty or
unreliability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
Veterans Center

Having served as commander
Of Cooley McC ullough Post No.
%, the American Legion Of the
District Of Columbia, and hav-
ing been president of the Past
Commanders Association OF
the American Legion as well as
past commander Of Washing
ton Post No. So. Jewish War
Veterans of the United States,
I have had the privilege Of
working with Col. Waidron
Leonard Of the Veterans Serv-
ice Center. I can. therefore,
authoritatively speak of the
sincere contribution made by
Col. Leonard in helping the
veterans Of our country and of
his unselfish devotion to the
work by being ready and will
ing at all times to further the
cause Of q veteran whenever
o meritorious case presented
itself.
The Veterans Service Center
stands out as q beacon and as
a shining example throughout
the country for its great work.
Of which the District can
proudly boast.
/ do not find fault with the
authorities for moving the
center to another location, but
when ! read in The Star that
a matter Of q few thousand
dollars stands in the way of
having the center function in
the proper environment. then
I feel the time ripe to call at
tention Of the Commissioners
to the meritorious work the
center is doing. We taxpayers
and veterans are entitled to
be heard before anything is
done that will hurt the pres
tige Of the Veterans Center or
its chief ofhcer. II the Com
nlissioners cannot see how they
can include the amount re-
quired In their budget. then I
say we District veterans can
and viii raise the amount nee
essary among ourselves, and I
am sure the citizens of the
District will come to our aid.
My check is awaiting any drive
started for this cause.
Furthermore, why cannot
we in the District be recog-
nized by the Federal Govern
ment in the same manner
practically every State has
done for Its citizens. by Great
ing and establishing a veter-
ans memorial building?
DR.. David s. Block.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14

Deaths from tuberculosis
have declined rs per cent in ten
years. disqualification has been
reduced more than so per cent
in some institutions.
During this time there has
been a very slight, If any. re-
duction in the number Of tu-
berculosis cases.
This somewhat paradoxical
situation is attributed in large
part to the efficacy Of five new
drugs in combating the infec-
tons. Ten years ago there was
appointed a combined Army
Navy and Veterans Admins
tration group of doctors to
study and evaluate the various
treatments proposed.
This group, headed by DR..
Donald S. King, chief consult
ant in tuberculosis to the Vet
Grams administration, has just
reported to the council on
pharmacy and chemistry Of
the American Medical Associa-
ton. There can be no question
Of the results. but the treat
ment picture still Is far from
clear in the minds Of the doc
tors themselves.
Their investigation now IN
cludes $50 patients who have
been treated with the new
drugs for IL months and 1900
who have been treated for
more than four months.
Drugs Used in Combination
The three best-known drugs
I are streptomycin, aminosal-
icylic acid and ioniazid. None
appear to be of permanent
value when used alone. The
tubercle bacilli soon develops
q resistance to them. They
are quite effective, however,
the committee found, when
any two Of the three are used
in combination. Combination
Of all three seems to have
little extra value.
Still quite debatable Is the
value of two lately introduced
and little known drugs which
have been advertised as hav-
ing a powerful antitubercu-
losis effect. One of these is
pyrazinamide. More than 300
patients In Veterans Admin
istration hospitals are receive
ing this drug, but only a few
have received it for more than
the four months considered
necessary for any evaluation.
1t has a poisonous effect on
the liver which may appear
as late as six months after
the treatment has started.
Fourteen per cent Of the Vet
Grams Bureau patients devel-
oped this liver trouble, but
none of them died. A few
deaths have been reported in
other hospitals.
The second new drug, still
in a much more experimental
stage, is cyclocerine or oxymy-
Gin. In laboratory experts
ments. growth Of tubercle
bacilli resistant to both strep-
toniycin and isoniazid is In
hibited by this chemical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
Had Enough

The new @. o. p. slogan,
Everything is booming but
guns" brings thoughts to my
mind. Let's be specific about
. few items. Big business Is
booming. Power deals are
booming. Give-aways. patron
age and handouts are boom
ing. Taxes are not booming
they are looming; as well as
the cost Of living.
And now the G. o. p. hot air
merchants are grooming. How
about 1t?
It's q great lifel
Disgusted Democrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
THIS AND THAT
a By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL
SIXTEENTH STREET.


SIXTEENTH STREET.
Dear Sir:
II have read your articles,
from time to time, which dealt
with sunshine and its effects
on the human organism.
Il agree with you that the
sun has a stimulating effect
on the mind, and that many
people would be happier If they
got out into the sun more.
But ] have a husband who
is q sun addict, and he has q
nose, and thereby hangs a
tale.
THE rest of him tans neat
~, but his nose just gets red
der and redder.
1T has now got to the point
where it is painful looking. He
insists that it does not hurt.
but / tell him that it hurts me
to look at it.
"Since he is a fisherman, he
gets a lot of sunshine, and
probably too much, but why
does his nose refuse to take it?
do you think there is any
danger, his nose looks so very
red and tarrihle9
''Is there anything ! can do
to help him? -
Sincerely. M, c."
We have heard, although we
don't vouch for 1t. that one
can now get a false nose to
wear just when out in the
sun. What viii they invent
next!
The nose that simply refuses
to tan is a medical case.
Sun, to such a nose, Is an
indignity, and If the indignity
is kept up. irreparable injury
will be done it.
The remedy, sometimes pro-
posed, of a hat or cap. is no
remedy at all. since most noses
are too long.
The nose sticks out, and that
is the very place the injury is
done.
Therefore, there are only
two real remedies--to stay out
of the sun altogether, or. fail
ing that, to make some appli-
cation to the skin that will
keep the rays from doing
harm.
A total sun block lotion or
cream of some sort is neces-
sary. but the trouble is that
the problem is twofold.
1t is both physical and
psychological.
Unfortunately, the man who
most needs such a cream is
the very last fellow in the
world to use 1t.
He prides himself on being.
100 per cent che man."
He thinks the use Of sun
tan lotions is effeminate.
Though his red nose wor-
ries him, he would much
rather put up with it than try
a lotion or cream of any sort.
"Only for sissies," he says to
himself.
X X y X
The doctors have q name
for this kind of nose.
1t sometimes afflicts chill
dren, especially girls.
To the sensitive child, the
extremely red nose In the
middle of an otherwise nicely
tanned face is q very great
! af1iction. indeed. almost as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
Whot Other Course?

III ICCCIlb WCChS UULkl 6IGoI0C1lt GlSC1ls
hover and Soviet Premier Bulganin have
given voice to essentially the same point
as that just made by DR.. Eugene Rabino-
witch, editor of the. Bulletin of the
Atomic Scientists The point is simply
this: That there is no way of establish
ing fully effective or foolproof guaran-
tee against concealment Of nuclear and
thermonuclear weapons.
This is so because any country having
such instruments of mass destruction can
hide them with relative ease, and the
most elaborate international policing
system could not detect all of them. Nor
could 1t absolutely insure against the
clandestine use Of peacetime power re-
actors to produce extra" fashionable
material for military purposes.
How, then, can the world achieve any
kind of collective security in the atomic
hydrogen age? As Harold Stassen has
made clear in the current discussions of
the five-power United Nations Disarma-
ment Subcommittee, the official American
view is that part Of the answer-the
essential beginning part-calls for the
adoption of something very much like
President Eisenhower's proposal for a
sweeping system Of mutual surveillance.
This system would embody Soviet inspec-
ton ideas, but 1t would also require ~
a stage-by-stage exchange of complete
blueprints" of military establishments,
(2) permanent on-the-Scene observation
to verify the accuracy of those blueprints,
and (3) unrestricted reciprocal aerial
reconnaissance of each signatory country
by the other--a policing arrangement
designed primarily to provide as much
protection or forewarning as we could get
against bad faith and the danger Of
secret mobilization for. sudden about
surprise attack
As for disarmament itself, our Gov
eminent has yet to give precise public
definition of where 1t now stands. But
there can be no doubt that its views have
undergone modification in recent years.
Thus. as plainly indicated by Air Force
Secretary Quarles in his Philadelphia
speech of September 2, it no longer is
pressing for near-future arms cuts or
abolition of atomic hydrogen weapons.
On the contrary, 1t intends to do every
thing possible to maintain superiority in
such weapons and in aerial power Sin
every foreseeable tomorrow--in fact, until
some other reliable basis for peace has
been achieved" And it intends to do this,
along with seeking system of mutual
surveillance, because it feels that there
is no better way to deter aggression.
In sum, our Governments present
policy seems definitely to be based on a
double assumption: ~ That large-scale
disarmament is long way of and (2)
that meanwhile, as far as collective Sc
curity is concerned, enactment Of the
Presidents policing plan and the main
tenance Of massive retaliatory power
(even on the part OF Russia) will offer
good-but not absolute-protectio
against sudden attack and the outbreak
of total atomic war; This may fall far
short Of the ideal, but 1t looks like the
best that can be had in the prevailing
state of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used y
letters carry iDriterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sGtiofi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14

@. Does the word none take ?
a singular verb or a plural
one?-C. G. O.
A. None is now usually fol- q
lowed by a plural verb, but 1t .
may take either singular or
plural, depending on how it Is :
used. Although none is a con- I
traction of no one. it is now I
generally used in a plural
sense and therefore with o.
plural verb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14

favored. the final determine
ton has not yet been made.
Alfred S. Trask.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
Questions and Answers

by InE nASM1N SEhSAN6 !
A reader can get the answer 70 any
question Of tact By Trtting The
1900 Eye st NV. Washington 8,
D g Please inclose -4nts for y
return poEtaRe
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Teacher Shortage

Despite j. kellop's alleged
experience with school adj
ministration," he is wrong in
the three premises he attempts
to defend In his letter to The
Star.
First, he charges that there
are many college graduates
who would be willing to teach
but do not because they cam
not meet what he calls "phony"
requirements in education
courses. He proves that such
courses are phony because he
once took some. As q prac-
ticing teacher, I have found
that my courses in educational
theory, psychology and, above
all. teaching methods were
neither phony nor time vast
ing. The more I teach, the
more use I find for such
courses. Teaching is an art. for
which we need much more
than mere mastery Of subject
matter.
Second. he maintains that
crowding in schools is due
to building over-elaborate,
costly. marble finished"
buildings instead of one that
will suffice" [He doesn't say
what 1t will suffice for.o I re-
signed from my last position
because ! taught in o 15-by-
25-foot room that had sufiiced
for 80 years. The halls outside
sufficed to hold the weight Of
students. but without elaborate
frills like soundproofing we
suspended class whenever
some student wearing brogues
pounded past. his every stei,
echoing. In my new position.
in q beautiful new school in
Prince Georges County, ! have
a room Mr.. Kellop would dis
approve Of. 1t has bulletin
boards. fiuorescent lights, an
air-cooling system, comfort
able seats for the students,
and a filing case for me. / have
taken a $500 pay cut for this
room. in which I expect to be
q better teacher than / was
in my 15-by-25-foot sweatbox.
Good buildings keep teachers.
Third, regarding the ever
present question of salary,
may / say that my $4.l00 a
year is not right UP with other
professions? Modern teachers
have q minimum of five years
in college plus summer school
usually every three years.
Women teachers cannot sup
plement their pay checks with
summer jobs except such as
mattresses or store clerks,
neither Of which pays much.
I think it is somewhat tragic
that so many male teachers
cannot take time to do a good
job of correcting papers and
preparing lessons because they
must work after school to
make enough money to feed
their children. and that they
must do manual labor all sum-
mer because 1t pays so well.
Modern Roger Ascham.
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which has been teacher-raided
as a result of bungling admin
istration. and my child will be
one OF those who will either
attend half a day or who will
be in q class where the teacher
must teach two grades. In
either case an attempt will be
made to crowd q full days
instruction into half a day.
I cannot see why this gen.
Grafton of children must con-
tinue to attend sc h ools so
poorly equipped to meet their
needs. This is not a one-year
arrangement; last year, the
year before, and the year be-
fore that there were 40 or
more students in a class: and
the situation grows worse, not
better. We in the Nations
Capital have no vote, but we
are not second-rate citizens,
and there is no valid reason
why our children should
receive second-rate education.
1t seems to me that con-
sidering the wealth of this
country and the money being
spent in aid to foreign coun-
tries and in providing benefits
to veterans, intelligence would
indicate that we should make
the best possible educational
opportunities available to our
children, and thereby equip
them to cope with world prob
lens later in life with o 1T
bloodshed. Certainly, good
economy and foresight dictate
such q course as being less
costly than the aftermaths Of
war.
Mrs. Robert T. Rowe,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-03-19

Baptist Church, Medford with
the Pastor delivering the ev-
eing message. The Senior
Choir sang 20 For a Closer
Walk With Cod, Lonesome
Valley" and 1.-THE Earth Is the
Lords. Miss Sheila Foster
was the guest soloist.
The Pulpit flowers were tax
en- to Mr.. Henry Clay Meal
lister, a patient at the Maiden
Hospital. Mr.. McAllister is
the father of Earl McAllister
Of Maiden.
Mrs. Ida Wilson Williams
gave birth to a daughter at
the Boston City Hospital.
The funeral services of Hill
da June Ridley were held Fri
day, March 18th at Chisholm's
Chapel with Rev. VILLAIN Hes
ter officiating. She passed
away Tuesday, March 9th. The
church extends comfort and
sympathy to members of the
family.
A letter to the church has
been received from Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Jones in Nor
rocco, Africa.
Saturday evening the Pas
tor and wife, Hazel Hansey,
Emma Gray, Arabella Hinton,
FloSsie Isaacs, Dorothy spears
and Gertrude Smith attended
the meeting of the Boston
East Association at the First
Baptist Church, Maiden. Ear
lier in tine afternoon the Pas
tor helped council on ordina-
ton examine of Mr.. Harold
Pillsbury of Medford for pos
sible ordination in the. near
future.
The list of sick ad shut-ins
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Island State Treasurer brought
greetings from the Governor
and the Providence Mayor.
Remarks also were made by
DR.. Maurice Stollerman. Both
men had high praise for the
Rev. G. j. Richardson, pastor
of Bethel.
Other invited clergymen
were Rev. A. M. Johnson, Rev.
A. ]. Simmons, Rev. j. G..
Jones, Rev. A. D. Tyson, Jr,
Rev w. T. Armitage.
The evening ended with a
social hour, entertainment and
the serving of refreshments.
COMING EVENTS: A recital
by Mrs. w. C. Davis, soprano,
and Mrs. Maybelle Butler,
pianist, Sunday, March 20, 8
pm. at the church. The Nurses
Unit No. l will lecture at the
church March % on Child
rem Who Cannot Stay At
Home"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-03-19
WEST MEDFORD

Shiloh is preparing to OBJ
serve the religious weeks
ahead. There is the possibility
Of the church reviving the
Mystic Riverside Easter Sun
rise Service at Digger Park,
which was initiated by Miss
Veronica Lanier in 1945, and
was successfully continued for
five years. More later.
MASS. STATE UNION
The Mass. State Union of
Women'S Clubs, Mrs. Melnea
Cass, President, will hold its
annual Club Day at Shiloh
Baptist Church, March 20, this
Sunday afternoon at 8 PM.
A special bus will transport
the Boston contingent to and
from the church. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend the
meeting which will present
numerous ladies and clubs
from all over Massachusetts,
devoted to a multitude of
tasks including charitable,
housewife activity, arts and
crafts, political, patriotic, and
just about every phase of pro
gress of interest to women
everywhere. Medford's own
Mrs. Madeline Garnet, Massa-
chusetts Mother of 1850, will
make the introductions. Mrs.
Elizabeth Crichlow will pre-
sent officers and past presid-
ents of the Union. The invo-
cation will be by Mrs. Bessie
Bankhead with Greetings by
the President, Mrs. CaSs. Shi-
loh's Pastor, Rev. Phillips, will
be the speaker and the Pas
tors wife, Mrs. Miriam Phil
lips, will present. the Readings,
Mrs. Mary Brown will be fea-
tured in solos, accompanied
by Mrs. Gladys Perdue. So,
for the women, all roads lead
to Medford this Sunday after
noon. All who read this an
nouncement are urged to
phone the word around to
friends and neighbors.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-03-19

The Lend-A Hand meets
this week. More later. The
Daffodil Philanthropic Club,
Irene Jones, president, met
last week with Mrs. Hudson
of Crawford street, Boston,
drawing the lucky prize ticket
The Garden Club will meet
at the end of this month
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ran
dolph, club members, have
just returned from a three
months vacation in Jamaica.
We anticipate many good
camera shots. Happy to hear
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman is
home from the hospital. New
citizens: A baby son, Carl Jr,
born to Mrs. Persis Chisolm
at the New England, and a
baby son, John Arthur, born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Byard at
the Boston Lying-In. Mrs.
Byard is the former Portia
Digger. The annual AKA
Scholarships are now avail
able to all qualified applicants.
All young women High School
seniors may secure their APP
plications at 1874 Jerome
Street. Applications must be
filed on or before April 30th
and Scholarships will be an
nounced at the annual AKA
Garden Party in July. Next
week Sunday, March 9th,
there will be the 1855 Ordina-
ton of Shiloh Deacons in a
most impressive ceremony
with guest clergy from Bos-
ton and vicinity. Miss Veronica
ca Lanier, leader OF the Shi-
lob Youth Fellowship, Will
speak on Missions this Sun
day at the First Baptist
Church, Vermont. Mr.. Rodney
Chisolm, of the U. S. Airforce,
recently home from Africa,
will soon return overseas to
a new assignment in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomp-
son and family wish to ex-
press their thanks to their
many friends and acquain-
tances who offered so much
deep coincidence and comfort
during their recent great loss
in the passing Of their daugh-
ter, Virginia. The community
extends its profound sympathy
to the family OF Mrs. Mildred
Mcdonald in the passing of
her beloved husband, Mr..
James Mcdonald, Sr. We re-
ceived this sad news Just be-
fore mailing this column and
we will have more details
next week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-03-19
CHARLES STREET
A.M.E CHURCH
SIS Warren St., ROxbury
Reu. W. C. DaUis, Pastor

ReU. w. c. DaUiS, Pastor
Church officers, members
and friends attended the in
stallation of officers of his
toric Bethel A.M.E. Church.
Providence, r. I. Friday even
ing, March II. They made the
trip by the church's newly
purchased bus and in private
cars. More than forty per-
sons were in the party. Among
them were Atty, Burch, Rev.
S. F. Parks, Mrs. Sarah Mar
tin, Mrs. Sybil Barrett, Mrs.
Hutchinson, Mrs. S. McGurk,
the Emmanuel Chorus, the
Davis Choral Club. Driver of
the bus was Harry Jackson,
Sr.
Rev. Davis delivered a NOV
ing sermon on THE Little
Extras In Life" and served as
presiding elder at the install
lation ceremonies. The Rhode