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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEWELL

Life is never exactly what
It ought to be.
When the weather is hot,
and people complain about it.
they think that If it would
turn cool. everything would
be hunky- dory. as they used to
say.
But when 1t cools of q bit.
everybody starts to sneeze. and
they find that they feel worse
than ever.
1t seems as If something
always has to happen.
The roof leaks, or water
gets into the basement. The
lawn begins to turn brown
when there is lack of rain. and
then when too much rain hits.
the grass gets q yellowish
color.
Nature takes q beating,
mainly from itself, and we, as
children Of nature, take a
licking along with her.
Templeton Jones, our very
human friend. thought that
If he would take sun baths
this summer. he would be in
better trim to fight of colds
in the fall and winter.
But at the very first change
In the weather, after broilins
himself since early March,
Jones came down with a cold.
Not very much Of a cold. It
was true, but still enough to
be called such.
That is one Of the worst
features of the common cold.
A little one can make the VIC
tim feel almost as bad as a
severe one.
Jones had put high hopes on
the sun baths. and on the
resumption Of bus service.
He thought that when
everybody got back into the
buses, after the long wait,
maybe they would be so
pleased they would forget to
cough and sneeze.
But not a chance.
There they all were, the old
familiar faces, including the
girl with q sheep face, all
sneezing at the first touch Of
lowered temperature. Perhaps
it was too much to expect Of
them, to resist the urge to
cough and sneeze. After al
these are human matters, and
no doubt many persons just
like to sneeze, and are per-
fectly Indifferent to sneezing
on and at others.
\ 4 ~
It is the same with the
ladies' handbags.
These big hard affairs. with
sharp corners. come in various
colors, with black, white, tan
and red the favorites.
Templeton Jones, through
his obduracy in sitting in a
bus directly behind the driver
(where he can get some air.
has a very first hand knowl-
edge of ladies' handbags.
He suggests, very politely,
that the ladies realize that q
handbag is an uncomfortable
thing to be poked in the ribs
with, or to have lunged into
ones eye. or against ones
knee.
It would only take @ little
thought. he believes, 10 hold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
Training for Survival

As Pentagon spokesman has en-
phasized, all branches Of the armed serv-
ices give training somewhat similar to
that described by Newsweek magazine in
its article on the so-called torture"
course conducted at Stead Air Force Base
near Reno. It is rough and tough stuff,
physically and psychologically, but it has
very good purpose-namely, to harden
the individual in way that will enable
him to Withstand such treatment, or
escape from it, In case he should be
captured by brutal enemy.
OF course, left to overzealous or
sadistically inclined trainers. this kind
of military education could be a point
lessly excessive or even dangerously
cruel thing. But at the Stead base, and
presumably at other such special school
ing centers for combat forces, 1t appar-
emily is carried out on common-sense
basis under the direct supervision Of med
ical doctors and psychologists. At any
rate, describing the magazine account as
"way out of focus" the Air Force has
strongly defended the nature of the train
ing (Which in certain respects is purely
voluntary and denied that physical or
mental abuses have been involved. AS
for the $4,000 men who have gone
through the course, it is noteworthy that
none is on record as having ever COM
planned against 1t.
Certainly, in an era in which our
troops have been subjected to such
things as the Bataan death march" and
the brutalities of the Communists in
Korea, there is real need for training
like that at the Stead base. For 1t is
training assuming proper supervision
that could well spell the difference be-
tween life and death for many an Amer
lean in the event Of another war. Looked
at in that light. the course itself, regard
less Of It's severity, may rightly be lauded
as an instrument Of survival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
Success Story

The career Of Richard A. Atkinson,
detailed in Wednesdays Star, is proof
enough that success" is not necessarily
a matter of race, creed or special oppor-
tunity.
Born SO years ago in Georgia, Mr..
Atkinson was one of II children Of an
impoverished Negro farmer His first job
was that of shine boy in Brunswick
barber shop. He learned barbering, and
came to Washington when he was II.
His scissors and clippers supported him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09

About 80 persons die each
year In the United States from
eating poison mushrooms.
Throughout history, the VIC
tins have been legion, includ-
ing three emperors and a Pope.
Yet out Of 46 species studied
by Drs. s. s. Black. r. L. Ste
phens and w. A. Murrill of the
University Of Florida only two
species were found to be lethal,
although various others con-
tanned smaller amounts Of the
characteristic poisons. Most
deadly Of these has the APP
propriate popular name Of the
Destroying Angel.
Unfortunately. the Florida
chemists say, mushroom col
lectors are guided largely by
superstition and folklore.
rather than any real knowledge
Of what is In the different va
rieties. They have devised q
relatively simple chemical test
by which the known species Of
these "toadstools" can be
classified. The same technique
viii be equally applicable to
any kinds that happen to APP
pear In the future.
Part of the deadliness Of the
"amanitines," the extremely
complex chemicals which con-
stitute the toxic principle of
mushrooms, is that they are
among the slowest-acting Of
known poisons. They pro-
duce no symptoms for 10 or
Is hours. In that time they
have been thoroughly absorbed
throughout the body. There
Is no specific point at which a
physician can direct his coun-
terattack. Treatments must
be directed at the specific
symptoms which appear. and
they may take almost any
form. Hence treatments are
not very effective.
Antidote Long Sought
Medical scientists long have
sought for a specific antidote.
The Pasteur Institute at Paris
develops and stocks an anti
serum made by irnmunizing
horses, but the value Of this is
debatable and 1t Is not gen.
orally available.
The Florida chemists turned
TO the relatively new chemical
technique Of paper chroma-
Biography to identify and de-
termine the amount Of the
mushroom toxins which varied
In amount with the different
species. In the majority, Of
course, there were no poisons
at all and they would be safe
to eat in almost any quantity.
Other substances than the
amanitines may have q slightly
bad effect but never are fatal.
They tested the efficacy Of
the poisons found both by in
lection into the blood stream
and under the skin Of mice.
The skin injection results were
Just as bad. although longer
delayed because Of the time
required for the substance to
permeate the body tissues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09

said pocketbook up under the
arm. and thus relieve the
seated passenger Of the fear Of
the loss Of an eye.
II they will not do that,
Jones suggests, they might at
least not resent the others
attempts to protect himself.
Sometimes Jones has toyed
with the idea that this threat
to eyesight is done deliberately
as resentment against the loss
to the world of the old-time
courtesy and gallantry.
Young people should know
that in the old times, men
played a sort Of game, coming
down from the days of knight
hood.
You pretended that an
women were ladies and that
you were a gentleman, and that
all should be treated as II born
to the royal purple.
Then along came the ma
chine age, and many things,
including gallantry and cour-
tesy. were toppled from their
thrones, never to rise again,
at least In their old forms.
Templeton Jones is not TO
blame, ladies.
Keep your blasted pocket
books out Of his eyes, please,
because he has nothing more
to do with the modern revo-
luton than you have.
r m EN- Der. ladies, that
Templeton Jones Is very
human, and that he partakes
of human feelings.
Someday, one Of you, with
a larger and harder handbag
than usual. is going to smack
him IN the eye for the last
time. We don't say he won't
deserve 1t. but 1t will hurt, and
he may say something you
won't like at all.
At such a time, Templeton
Jones makes no claim to be q
gentleman. Then he is Just
q Hoosier hillybilly at large.
Watch out for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
TV Trouble

Since no one Of late has
offered any praise to the Fed
eral Trade Commission, I
would like to say q few words
of thanks to this organization
for clamping down on a tele-
vision repair company in
Washington.
Having done business with
this particular company. I
submit q. generous thank
you" to the ETC for their
complaint against this firm.
For too long the public has
had to be at the mercy Of
companies like this that are
out to fleece the average TV
owner.
I wish now that the FEC
would step in and prevent GER
tain radio stations from
screeching at the top Of their
lungs with 20 much ''bait adj
vertising." r. r. p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
For the Record

] have noted an editorial
and several news items In re-
cent issues Of The Star con-
tanning references to Mclean
Heights subdivision In Fair
fax County. Virginia. These
articles have invariably con-
tanned critical statements re-
garding the proposed sewage
treatment facilities and now
Of effluent from the treatment
plant into SCOTS Run and
thence into the Potomac.
The references to Mclean
Heights have been In error.
The subdivision in question
has not been submitted to
the Fairfax County Planning
Commission for approval. 1t.
therefore, has no legal sub
division name.
On the other hand. there Is
q legally established Mclean
Heights subdivision In Fair
fax County. It Is located just
OF Old Dominion drive be-
tween the Arlington-Fairfax
County line and the village Of
Mclean. 1t was recorded in
the land records of Fairfax
County by the undersigned in
1948. Water is provided by
the City Of Falls Church, and
there Is no sewage problem.
The lots are all a half-acre
or larger In size, and county
approved septic tank systems
have been installed.
I am In complete agreement
with your efforts to clean up
the polluted Potomac. How
ever. I do not enjoy the criti-
cism which is being improp-
erly directed at the Mclean
Heights" subdivision. / would
appreciate proper retraction of
such references and deletion of
the name Mclean Heights"
from subsequent articles deal
ing with the subdivision
which John Bobby is planning.
A. s. HodgsOn,
Editors note: The Star Of
September 4 called attention
ito the fact that Mr.. Bobby
had discovered a subdivision
already bore the name INC
Lean Heights" and he has
dropped that designation for
his project.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09

not mean. by any means. that
the people Of Czeciaosloyakia
have given up their struggle
for freedom. They win settle
accounts with communism as
they did with naziism. Even
today the people are resisting
their oppressors. The victims
Of this silent great struggle
number tens Of thousands.
Best proof are the Jachymov
uranium mines. forced labor
camps, prisons filled to over
flowing. mass trials and execu-
tons.
The time has not come in
Czechoslovakia or In the other
countries behind the Iron Cur
tain for an about showdown
with communism. We hope
that the time win come soon.
Then Mr.. Hayden win see for
himself what the Czechs, Slo-
walks and Ruthenes are capable
Of doing for freedom and in
dependence.
Fifteen centuries Of history
prove convincingly that the
people Of Czechoslovakia are
anything but resigned, lethar-
gle and opportunistic.
Juraj Slavik,
Former Czechoslovak Am
bassador to the United
States.
Peter Zenkel,
Former Deputy Prime Min
lister Of Czechoslovakia,
Mayor Of Prague.
Arnost Heidrich,
Former Secretary General Of
the C2echoslovak Foreign
Office.
Jozef Lettrich,
Chairman, Slovak Demo-
cratic Party. former presi-
dent Of the Slovak Nation
al Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
Strophonging Hazards

Don't expect too much UNI
derstanding from the District
Commissioners as to lettering
transportation for the public.
Give the D. &C. bus service!
We stand herded on the
crowded, narrow platforms.
jostled, pushed. with autos on
both sides speeding past. Even
the opening car doors can
strike us.
For PHYS sake, give us buses
which take on passengers at
the curb, thus sparing us the
dangerous walk, through autos,
to car platforms.
Mrs. Paul Bartsch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09

@. What is the proper time
in the fall to SOW grass seed
for a new lawn?-B. j.
A. In upper New England
and the North Central States,
about September /; In the
Middle Atlantic and Central
States, about September IL. In
the South. after the weather
has cooled.
@. Are there any true wild
horses In the world today
H. Nice.
A. The only true wild horses
in the world today, scientifically
speaking, is the Przewalski's
horse. or tarpan. Of Mongolia.
The so-called wild horses re-
ported in other localities,
which are untamed and resist
capture, are most likely de-
scendants of domestic horses
that have escaped from cap
tivity. In historic times, no
true wild horse has ever been
domesticated BY man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
Lots and Lots Of Heart
As one whose family lives in

As one whose family lives In
the fiood-stricken area Of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, I
wish to express my awe, won-
der and gratitude at the re-
markable response Of the
citizens Of the District to the
plea Of the President to aid
the Red Gross IN their disaster
work. Az ! read the accounts
Of the contributions pouring In
from policemen, embassies,
letter carriers and all the John
Does, I was struck with wonder
at the "heart" this cosmopoli-
tan city was displaying. How
can anyone be pessimistic
about the future In the face of
this living evidence that TITS
q great big, wonderful worldp
Mrs. John c. Chevalier, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
DR.. Adenouer's Mission

Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West
Germany is In Moscow today on q nego-
tiating mission Of prime importance to
his own country and the free world as a
whole. However, although he may win
some gratifying concessions from the
Russians, he Is not nkely.to achieve any
thing spectacular as regards German re-
unif1cation.
This is so because the Kremlin has
repeatedly indicated that It's interest In
the current discussions will be con-
fined to the establishment Of diplomatic,
economic and cultural relations with
Bonn. True, the agenda Of the meeting
win be broad enough to permit DR.. Ad-
enauer to seek-with some possibility Of
favorable action-the release Of thou
sands Of his countrymen still held as cap
tives behind the Iron Curtain, and he also
will be able to talk at length about the
desirability Of reuniting partitioned Ger
many as q genuinely free land. But the
latter issue is one on which the Soviet
Union apparently has no present inten-
ton Of yielding ground.
At any rate, Judging from every
thing it has said to date, the Kremlin still
holds to the view that the partition must
continue unless and until Bonn quits
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
works out step-by-step understanding
with the puppet Communist East German
regime, and agrees that the entire coun-
try-if 1t Is to be unifled again. must be
neutral and relatively unarmed within
the framework Of an all-European Sc
curity system. And Tass, Moscow's Of
ficial news agency, has sought to make
this thesis seem reasonable by declaring
that ut Is permissible to ask how the
Western powers would react If the Soviet
Union were to claim that the solution of
the problem concerning the unification
Of Germany were to depend on the par
ticipation Of united Germany, for ex-
ample, In the Warsaw agreement"-the
treaty formally establishing Europe's
long-standing Russian-satellite military
bloc as rival to NATO.
Actually, Of course, although 1t ap-
peals to German "neutralists" opposed to
Bonn's rearmament, this Soviet argument
Is essentially fraudulent, and It's accept
ance would pave the way for ultimate
Communist domination of all Of Ger
many, which cannot in fact be neutral
like Switzerland or Austria. DR.. Adenauer
can be counted upon to negotiate accord
ingly. The task before him Is difficult,
and the Russians probably win do their
best to trap him In q way designed to
embarrass him at home and impede his
country's military build-up az a member
Of NATO. But he has long since demon
trated that he is one Of the worlds ablest
statesmen and an unwavering ally Of the
West. and 1t seems highly improbable that
the talks-even If they fail to resolve the
reunification iSsue-will constitute de-
feat for him.
Indeed, 1t is not inconceivable that
DR.. Adenauer may succeed in sufficiently
influencing the Russians to make possible
at least some progress toward German
agreement at next months Big Four for
eign ministers conference. In any event,
as he begins his Moscow mission. he can
be sure that he has the full backing
and best wishes Of the entire Atlantic
community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
Second curtuin7
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mag Be used q
letters carry ioritefs' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKN SERVICE

A reader can set the answer 70 any
Veins Star 'ais sy tsTsing rns
1900 Eye st NV. washington s,
D. c Please tnclose 5 -alits for
return postaRe
Evening star., 1955-04-24
Dovy Crockett Kept $40
In D. c. Bank Two Doys

on hand. The display win re-
main three days at each school.
Special panels win feature pic
lures and descriptions of the
accounts of such men Of history
as James Monroe, fifth Presi-
dent of the United States: Bush
rod Washington. nephew of
George Washington; Francis
Scott Key. author of the
Star Spangled Banner; John
Marshall. Chief Justice Of the
United States, and Eli Whitney,
cotton gin inventor.
Early records of the bank have
been insured for $4,000. These
include the No. and No. 2
ledger books. the No. minute
book, and the original articles
Of Incorporation, dated Septem-
ber 4. 1909.
The articles of incorporation,
insured for $4,000, will not be
on display. The No. l ledger
book, however, will be shown.
The bank. Oldest in Washing
ton. is nearing its 150th ami
versary. The directors were
Evening star., 1955-04-24
overwhelmed With requests for

overwhelmed with requests for
Its original stock subscription.
Daniel Carroll Of Duddington,
an extensive landholder here,
was named the first president.
The doors opened December /.
1909. in q converted house In
Carroll's Row.
People called 1t "The Little
Bank on Capitol Hill"
Except for two weeks. the
bank has been here ever since.
These two weeks came in 1914
during the War of 1912. On
August IA, when British troops
were nearing the capital city.
William A. Bradley, the banks
cashier, loaded records and as
sets onto a wagon and drove out
of town.
While the British were sack
ing Washington. the bank went
about its regular business in
temporary quarters at the near
by town of Brookeville, Md.
Lock and Key to First Vault
In addition to early records,
the bank still owns some mo-
mentos of its early days. Among
these are the lock and key to its
first vault.
That vault was built by nail
ing together two-inch-thick oak
planks, studded with handmade
nails. The nails were to dis
Evening star., 1955-04-24
BY JACK JONAS

1t was easy come, easy go for
Davy Crockett.
The frontiersman. hero Of late,
deposited $40 In the National
Bank of Washington on April 8,
1884. records dug up by the bank
disclose.
And then, two days later, he
drew 1t out. Nobody knows now
the why Of the deposit or the
withdrawal.
But it's q handy story to 60
along with the opening of the
banks exhibit on famous depos-
itors, although Davy Crockett's
records won't be on display.
Those Of other famous deposi-
tors will be shown in the travel
ing exhibit, scheduled for display
in the Districts II senior high
schools and at the Pages School
on Capitol Hill.
Show Opens at Wilson
The show opens at 10:30 am.
tomorrow at Woodrow Wilson
High School. Top bank officials
and many school officials will be
Evening star., 1955-04-24
leveiand Park Recreation coun.

Cleveland Park Recreation coun.
ell.
Milo Christensen, superin-
tendent Of the Recreation De-
partment. and Henry Gichner,
chairman Of the Recreation
Board. will present the shelter
house to the community. Three
boys and two girls from the area
viii accept the house.
Cleveland Park area parents
raised $1,000 in contributions to
help landscape the playground,
which is located on Macomb
street between Thirty-fifth and
Thirty fourth streets NV.
Evening star., 1955-04-24
ADVERTISEMENT.
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"EAKNESs"
RUINS SLEEP AND ENERGY

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Evening star., 1955-04-24

courage would-be burglars from
saving into the vault.
Still kept in the banks vaults
are hundreds Of dollars in old
fractional currency-10-cent, 25-
cent and 50-cent notes-still
wrapped as they came from the
Treasury.
In its early days. the institu-
ton was known as the Bank of
Washington. When it was char
tered December %, 1885. under
the National Bank Act Of 1864,
it took its present name-The
National Bank Of Washington.
Evening star., 1955-04-24
Playground Opens
Shelter Today

The shelter home on the Ma
comb street playground win be
dedicated at 3 pm. today under
the direction Of the District
Recreation Department and the
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Meridian, Mississippi
JEWS TO BE REINSTATED AS CAREER
OFFICERS IN NEW GERMAN ARMY

BONN, (JTA) - If there are
any Jews who were professional
German soldiers prior to Hitler
who want to serve in the cadre
Of the new German army, the
Bundestag has made it possible
for them to be considered.
The original government draft
Of the volunteers Law" pre-
scribed that officers or NCO's ac-
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cepted by the incipient German
army would be taken over at the
last rank" held by them, which
In practice means the last rank
awarded by the Nazi regime. No
provision was made for those
who, on IA cial or political
grounds, were dismissed from the
service or reduced in rank during
the Hitler era.
When this deficiency was point
ed out, the West German Parlia-
ment added a clause to the law
that permits Nazi victims to vol
unteer at the rank they would
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have attained Sin the normal
course of events" They must be
physically fit, as well as other
wise satisfactory" to the recruit
ing officers.