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Evening star., 1955-11-25
Robert Lincoln O,Brien

Inc Robert Lincoln OBrien whom
Washington knew so well left the COM
pany Of his many friends almost two
years ago. when illness and the advance
ing inf1rmities of age put him in sickbed
from which he never rose again. His
death at 90 on Wednesday was merely
the end Of sad little postscript, added
after the closing chapter Of long and
unusually interesting life that gained its
distinction from the extraordinary per-
sonality Of the man who lived It.
Mr.. OBrien had four separate ca
reers. AS young man, fresh from Har-
ward graduation and brief experience as
a newspaper reporter In Boston, he served
as Grover Cleyeland's stenographer and
secretary during the presidential cam
paign Of 1892, and later as personal sec
retary and political adviser to the Presi-
dent. After leaving the White House, he
began his newspaper career as Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston Tran
script and from 1906 served as It's editor
until 1910, when he was made president
Of the Boston Publishing Company and
editor Of the Boston Herald. For Is years,
ulitu k1Ao 1CSk81AttOtt Al 1Uz0, IlS Wdb y
dominating figure In New England jour-
nalism and politics. His third career
began during the Hoover campaign, and
after Mr. Hoover,s election he was ap-
pointed chairman Of the Tariff Conmis-
sion, continuing to serve In that ONCE
under Franklin D. Roosevelt. who re-
appointed him.
Mr.. O'Brien left the Tariff Commis-
sion in 1887, and at ~ began leisurely
life Of retirement in Washington, marked
by q delightful faculty of enlivening from
his rich store of reminiscence and anec-
dote any group which claimed his COM
pany. A keen interest in men and affairs,
combined with remarkable memory and
graceful wit, added to the charm Of his
companionship. He has left behind him
cherished memories Of fine character
and gracious gentleman who seemed, as
much as any man, to have mastered the
art Of living.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
|AAilody Is Careless About Her Diet
By THOMAS R. HENRY

In that 1t increases the size BY
increasing the number Of
normal cells. Other materials
bring about greater size by
making the cells themselves
bigger, or by distorting their
shapes, 50 that In the long run
little is gained.
The material is gibberellin.
For many years Japanese rice
has suffered from q disease
known as bakanae-byo. II at
tacks seedlings. They grow TO
abnormal length. have more
slender leaves and the stems
are paler green than In normal
plants. Gibberellin preguna-
ably has something to do with
this, IA combination with other
factors In the mould secre-
ton.
The unique growth promo
ter was isolated from the
medium In which the fungus
was cultured 10 years ago and
q large number Of reports have
appeared In Japanese chemical
journals on It's chemistry and
growth effects. It has re-
NAMED, however. essentially
unknown IN this country.
When work was first in-
dertaken q few years ago at
the Departments northern
regional laboratory, the Japa-
nesc results first were con-
firmed. A method was worked
out for obtaining the same
material from an American
fungus closely related to the
Japanese rice pest.
Economic Value Dubious
Now, according to the re-
port. approximately 80 grams
Of the material have been ac-
cumulated and the time il
near when deeper studies Of
its curious growth effects can
be made. The possibility that
the growth increases viii be Of
any pronounced economic
value is remote. The real IN
terest is in the mechanism by
which gibberellin acts to stirn-
ulate a normal process In ma
ture-cell division In which
each cell splits into two per-
feet duplicates Of itself.
The curious similarity Of
gibbereliin to some Of the anti
biotics, especially in its origin.
may prove a clue to some as
yet unknown general mecharl-
ism underlying the basic phe-
nonnena Of life and growth.
In the same report the bu-
reau chemists announce the
discovery Of two hitherto un-
known building stones Of life,
the amino acids. These are
the nitrogen-containing acid
molecules. ii or IL Of which
are essential In human diet.
They are the basic materials
from which the body builds up
proteins. which in turn be-
come building stones Of glands
and muscles.
Evening star., 1955-11-25

American women don't eat
enough--at least Of the things
they need.
This is especially true as
they get older. according to
reports OF the Department of
Agriculture's Bureau Of Home
Economics.
Findings from recent studies
of the kinds and qualities OF
foods eaten by women all in
dicate q surprisingly low In
take, the report says. In one
typical survey data was OBJ
tanned on the food eaten In
one day by housewives In four
cities - Birmingham. Buffalo.
Minneapolis and San Fran
cisco.
Older Women Eat Less
It showed that the food
eaten was generally adequate
so far as calories were con-
cerned when the weight Of the
individuals was taken into
consideration. The amount
Of BODYBUILDING calcium. how
ever, was only about half OF
that recommended by the
National Research Council.
The essential vitamin ribofla-
win fell considerably below the
standard. The diets, however.
averaged quite close to the
standards in proteins, iron
and vitamins B one, nicotine
acid. ascorbic acid and vitamin
G, or ascorbic acid. The in
take Of Vitamin A was little
better than that recommended.
@Older women" says the re-
port, least often had food
that supplied recommended
quantities Of nutrients. They
ate less and Of poorer quality
than younger women. Diets
Of homemakers who had OUT
side jobs did not differ much
In nutritiye value from those
Of women doing housework
only.
Breakfasts, lunches and
dinners eaten away from home
tended to provide more food
energy and more protein and
some other nutrients than
corresponding meals eaten at
home. If the homemaker's
pattern Of eating larger meals
away from home is matched
by men and children 1t would
raise the estimated values of
family diets"
The findings are on the food
habits of more than 1000
women 80 to 80 years old.
**&
A unique growth-stimulator
obtained from a fungus which
causes a serious rice disease in
Japan, now is being studied by
Department Of Agriculture
chemists.
The material is without
parallel among plant growth
stimulants, according to the
Bureau Of Chemistry's report,
Evening star., 1955-11-25
U. S. Secrets

". >. secrets
In these perilous days it is
almost impossible to know for
sure where secrecy should start
and where 1t should end.
When q fool knows q secret.
he tells it because he Is q fool;
when q Communist knave
knows one. he tells the top
knaves In Moscow.
Hearings on secrecy in the
executive departments are be-
ing conducted by the House
Government Information Sub
committee and no stone win be
left unrnoved to make all Gov
eminent operations an open
book.
There is nothing gravely
wrong In a situation where the
public is denied information by
a Government whose elected
ofiicials will not give up secret
information on the ground it
would be detrimental to the
best interest Of the Govern
ment.
If the executive department
has ordered withheld much Of
what the agencies do, 1t Is be-
cause the public and Congress
talk too much.
Harry Daniels.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

feel any reluctance to take
even a lowly life.
These spiders bite in. unex-
pected places and ways, and
usually cause so much trouble
that the victim must be hos
pitalized.
Bottles Of antiseptics do no
good at all.
This is q noxious bite, and
so potent that ali the means
Of the best hospital are some.
times needed to carry the VIC
time comfortably through the
shock.
Therefore. do not temporize,
ii bitten, but get the victim
on to q hospital as quickly as
possible.
There is nothing in even a
Weil-stocked medical cabinet
that can carry the black Wild
ow victim through the misery.
Experts say extirpation Is
the best and only sure remedy
against being bitten, although
1t Ii true that the black Wild
ow win not bite unless forced
to. The trouble Is, that no
mere human can look into q
spiders mind and know what
she Is thinking.
There are some harmless
house spiders that are anus
ing. and may be let live for
their entertainment value, but
most Of the big ones are not
worth fooling with: spiders do
best. as entertainment, when
one has nothing else to do, rs
in prison. etc. There are some
historic stories Of famous pris-
oners getting solace out Of
watching spiders, but most or
dinary people. In average situ-
ations. do best to crush all the
larger ones found indoors.
Children and small people,
in particular, really suffer from
the bite Of the black widow,
because the same amount Of
venom strikes the smaller
body. In large people. which
usually means older persons,
the poison has q larger terri
tory to be diffused in. and
hence is not so yiruient, but
bad enough, and no one should
try to handle q spider bite by
himself without medical aid.
Only an expert can tell d
black widow spider, but any big
black one, indoors or out,
should be suspect.
There is an antiven, as it II
called, for black widow spider
bite, but only hospitals have
1t. The supportiye treatment.
too. demands hospital facili-
ties.
Evening star., 1955-11-25

@. How many children out
Of the total number in the
United States who received the
Salk vaccine were stricken with
poIio?--E. N. r.
A. Among the 7 million chill
drep aged 5 to Q years who had
received Salk vaccine shots up
to the end Of June, 1855, there
were TIT confirmed cases Of
polio.
@. What portion Of q per-
sons income now goes for
taxes2-J. Now.
A. The overall figure Is S4.4
Evening star., 1955-11-25

per cent Of personal income.
Federal taxes take 26.6 per
cent; State and local. 10 per
@. Are potatoes harvested
the year round in the United
States-W. X.
A. Yes. Potatoes are grown
in all parts OF the country and
are harvested in one place or
another in each Of the four
seasons. New potatoes are
available even in winter from
such localities as Florida and
the lower Rio Grande Valley In
Texas.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Schools

on November il the Mont
somery County Board Of Edt-.
cation took action which
makes certain double sessions
at Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School next fall.
This action has gone un-.
noticed In the press, since
reporters and the public left
the meeting after special
order OF business. under the
impression that the board was
then going into executive ses-
sion, The Star story on an-
other subject mentioned this
vote, but failed to point out
Its significance. It seems to
me important TO call II to the
attention OF Bethesda Chevy
Chase parents, 90 that they
may make their views known
to the board.
We an have the greatest
sympathy with the job the
Board Of Education Il trying
to do to house our enormous
school population without put
ting an impossible burden on
the taxpayers. We are willing
to put up with unnecessary
makeshifts, even temporary
double sessions In the lower
grades. ] do not think We are
willing to tolerate half days
In high schools when our chill
dren are preparing for college
or receiving the last formal
education they will ever have.
The board was asked to ap-
prove q payment Of $4,000 to
the contractor at work on
Walter johnson High School
in North Bethesda. In return
for which he would promise to
have the building ready by
September /, 1856 The total
contract Is over So million. %
that this Is not q large sum
In addition. The extra money
was needed To put work crews
on overtime. without 1t the
school will not be finished
until December 28. the present
contract date.
The board undoubtedly felt
that this was setting d bad
precedent and that there
would be pressure from
parents and contractors To,
speed up other projects ct high
cost to the taxpayers. This
is q reasonable position, but It
Is outweighed in my mind BY
two factors. First, q senior
high school is involved, and
this is the first time to my
knowledge that we have been
threatened with double time
at the college prep level. And.
second, the boards negligence
in failing to condemn the site
early last year Is largely re-
sponsible for the fix they ilnd
themselves In.
I attended many meetings
Of the board last year for
RadnOr PTA and heard many
discussions Of the lack of
progress. In fact, members Of
the staff were criticized by
board members because they
did not proceed with more
yigor In dealing with q diffi-
cult owner. The point was
clearly made that it would
mean double sessions ct B-CC
il they did not get title and
break ground soon. The North
Bethesda Senior Hieh, now
called Walter johnson. was
Evening star., 1955-11-25
"lsth STREET.

4 a.
'Dear Sir:
We have some very black
! spiders In our basement, and
wonder If they are black widow
spiders.
II have tried DDT sprays on
them. with only partial sue
cess.
"Our basement is slightly
damp, In summer. but not too
much so; that Is. we have no
water coming in. even in the
heaviest rains.
These spiders appear to
pay no attention to US. but the
big ones are rather frighten-
ing.
There are some small spec
linens that scuttle away and
hide at the slightest noise.
II love wild things. but these
spiders are too much.
II would like to know how
to get rid Of them.
Every truly yours, Z. H. o."
tAA
The best way to get rid Of
indoor spiders Is TO kin them.
Stamping on them Ii very
effective.
It Is impossible to tell. with
out seeing, whether black
spiders are black widows. They
may be. Again, they may not.
Most black widows are found
In the outdoors, in damp
places, especially where there
are rocky formations.
There is no reason why some
OF them couldn't come indoors
for the winter season. These
creatures are very intelligent,
after their fashion.
We would suggest that an
other dose Of DDT spray be
tried first, paying special at
tention to every place in the
basement where there is water.
This might include the various
wash tubs. etc.
The large female is the ter
ror of these black spiders. The
little ones do no especial harm.
Their numbers seem to be
growing all over the country,
so that In time they may be
expected to come inside, If
they find conditions favorable.
We know one household
where q large one came up
stairs, and was discovered In
the bathroom.
It posed silently on the tiles.
making no effort to run when
attacked by q large foot, which
quickly reduced it to debris.
This Is the best way to get
rid Of true black widows. They
are one form Of life with which
man need not temporise, or
Evening star., 1955-11-25

placed with Wheaton Junior
High as q top priority project
as long ago as September 90,
1854. and plans and specifca-
tions were reported complete
at that time in The Star Of
September 81, 1854.
Yet the site was not finally
acquired until late spring.
since the board failed to order
condemnation proceedings un-
til long after it was clear they
were necessary. ! recall that
the board was amused by a
stan members report that
the owner had set the dogs
on him when he came to In
spect the property. In the
light Of the current crisis the
incident seems something less
than amusing.
Hannah M. BlemiIIer.
Evening star., 1955-11-25

The tragedy Of certain
Southern leaders is that
they cannot think clearly and
equitably where great global
trends and movements are In
vplved which relate to differ
efit etanic groups. A hundred
years ago leaders Of this type
did not realize that the hour
had struck for the end Of hui
man chattel slavery, and 50,
In the name Of States rights
and State sovereignty. they led
their people into o futile and
disastrous war.
At the present time, because
Of their racial bigotry, short
sightedness and provincialisn1.
many Southern leaders cannot
see or sense that the time has
come for the elimination Of all
seRrega ton, discrimination
and oppression Of individuals
OF the darker ethnic groups
because Of their skin color.
With q great expenditure Of
time and effort they are trying
to ind ways to circumyent the
decision Of the United States
Supreme Court concerning
racial segregation in the public
schools. This course Of action.
II followed. win lead the
Southern people. once again.
up . blind alley Of Illustration
and despair.
The march Of the non-white
peoples Of the earth TO COM
plete freedom and equality Is
inevitable. II Is q great his
torical event. and individuals
win have to accept 1t. just as
they must accept the reality Of
the atomic age.
Would 1t not be better to
work out the public school
education problem on a prem
ise Of fundamental freedom
and equality for all Americans.
than to seek ways to try to
turn back the clock?
Robert 8. Randall.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
COMPOUNDED Felony

Your feature. aOur Presi-
dents" " BY Honore III. Catudal,
identifies Garfield as our
"last, assassinated President.
This, OF course, Is not true.
Garfield died Of an assassin's
bullet in 1881. Mckinley, also
shot. died in 1901.
Roberta B. Bowen.
Editors note: The Star
regrets the error.)
Evening star., 1955-11-25
LETTERS TO THE STAR.

Pen names may be used "
letters cdYTp iDriters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conder-
sGtion.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
Asip

The Sunday Star stated
that President Eisenhower was
met in Gettysburg by q
hoard OF newsmen.
All the newsmen / ever
knew were always available,
and always oyerworked. Who
has been boarding them in
Gettysburg, and why?
Pauline Saunier, Jr.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BY THE HASKN SERVICE
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Evening star., 1955-11-25
Dixie Living in Past?

Hannah M. BlemilIer
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30
Betty Croker
Announces An
Ed. Contest

Minneapolis, MINI. - Educa.
tional scholarships totalling $780,
900 will be awarded in the second
Betty Croker Search for the A.
merican Homemaker of Tomor.
row, it was announced this week
by General Mills.
This is a $4,000 increase in
scholarships awarded in the 1854
55 program when 1874 high
school senior girls from 8,04O
schols sought the All-American
Homemaker Of Tomorrow title
which was won by Deloris Arm
cite of Enterprise, Ala.
In addition to a $500 scholar
ship to each state winner, there
will be a new award of $500 to
the homemaker rating second in
each state. The scholarship of
the national winner, who will be
announced April IL in Phila'
delphia, will be $1,000.
Test Will Determine
The basis for selection of win.
ners will be test scores in a
written homemaking knowledge
and attitude test developed by
Science Research Associates of
Chicago. The test will be given
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30

of our communities and nation in
the years ahead"
All 18th grade girls in the ma
tons public, private and paro.
chial high schools who will gradu'
ate in 1856 are eligible to partici-
pate in the Betty Croker Search
for the American Homemaker OF
Tomorrow. They must be en-,
rolled by their school not later
than Oct. 81.
Study Material Available
Study materials for use in
teaching many subjects will BIZ
sent to participating schools. The
girl with the highest test score
in each school will be named
Homemaker of Tomorrow for that
school. She will receive a pir
designed by Trifari of New York
her school will receive a copy Of
the Good and Easy COOK BOOK
and her test paper will be en-
tered in the competition for her
state.
The school of each state Home.
maker of Tomorrow will receive
a set of the Encyclopedia Britain.
MICA. Each state winner and a
female faculty adviser will be in.
vited to participate in an expense
paid educational tour Of Wash
ington, D. c., Colonial Williams
burg, Va, and Philadelphia April
8-12.
Miss Annette, the first year ma
tional winner, is using her
scholarship at Judson college in
Alabama.
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30

Drake University. She had taken
graduate work at Creighton and
Rutgers College, New Bruins
wick. N. j. She was a member
Of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Y.W-C.A. and taken an active
part in civic and community af-
fairs. She is survived by one sis
ter, Miss Gertrude Booker. Oma-
ha, two brothers, Mr.. Ellis R.
Booker, Waco, Texas, MI. Hor-
ace ]. Booker, Fair Haven, N. J.,
four ~nieces, Mrs. Nannette Hutch
ison, Waco, Texas, Mrs. Georgia
Ruth King, San Diego, Califor-
MIA, Mrs. Gertrude Bolden, Waco,
Texas, Mrs. Gertrude Bolden,
Springfield, Ohio, four nephews,
Rev. R. T. Booker, Flint, Michi-
gan, Artemus Booker, Los Angel
es, California, Horace J. Booker,
Jr., U.S.A. Army in Germany,
Howell E. Booker, San Francisco,
California, sister-in-law, Mrs
Gladys Booker, Fair Haven, NJ
Funeral services we're held
22nd from Sacred Heart Catholic
Church with Monsignor Joseph
Osdick officiating, assisted by
John j. Kiloren. Honorary bear
ers, Nh. P. Foxall, A. Daley,
Jack Lewis, C. Cain, F. O'Niel,
Andrew Brooks, active bearers,
MI. Marvin Hale, Richard Lecoq,
Earl Van Foot, H. Russell, M. R.
Smith, Victor Metoyer. Inter
ment vas in The family plot at
Forest Lawn Cemetery with ar
rangements by Thomas Mortuary.
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30
WARN DIXIE DISTRIBUTORS
ROY WILKINS URGES ESQ

New York,-Roy Wilkins, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the National
Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People, has written
the ESQ Standard Oil Company
urging the company to make a
survey of its southern territory
I'm an effort to discover whether
or not your employers are par
ticipating" in campaigns Of eco
nomic reprisals against Negroes
who demand civil rights and an
end to public school segregation.
Previously, the NAACP execu-
tive had written to the company
about efforts of an area distribu-
tor in Orangeburg, S. G., to have
the franchise of the Sutton Broth
ers, a Negrp-owned ESQ station,
revoked because they had signed
a petition to the Orangeburg
school board asking for desegre-
cation of the schools. SA0a
Informed by j. A. Miller. gen
eral manager of ESSO's market
ing department, that the Sutton
Brothers arr served directly by
the company and not through an
area distributor, Mr.. Wilkins re-
sponded that at does not allay
our concern over the attitude re-
ported to be exhibited by your
ARA distributor, or the possibility
that other ESQ area distribu-
tors in other sections of the South
may be engaging in activities af-
fecting Negro filling station op-
orators who are not served on a
direct basis but must depend on
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30
Lawrence Winter Tops Opera stor Set

Lawrence Winters, a native
South Carolinian, a graduate of
Howard university and a Phi Beta
Sigma, who turned his ideas into
a narration Opera in song, is the
leading baritone and main stay of
New York City Center's Opera
Company. The star along with
others in title roles will open the
oath season on October 5.
Winters will be heard in Gar
men," love For Three Oranges"
and Cavalleria Rusticana and
other operas not yet announced.
Other tan opera stars on the
New York City Center Opera
Company's rooster are Adele Addi-
son of Springfield, Mass, soprano
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30

the provisions of this Act, here are some
of the main points in simple question and
answer form. For complete information
on these questions and any others you may
have, mail the coupon below. a
The Omaha guide., 1955-09-30
"KENTUCKIAN. STAYS. 2ND
WEEK AT STATE

Burt Lancaster has done q fine
thing in his debut as a motion
picture director with THE KEN
TUCKIAN," CinemaScope Tech
nicolor printed film which con-
tinues for a second week at the
State Theatre through United
Artists release. He has taken
an act5on-packed, swashbuckling
fragment of frontier history and
infused it with a warm, rich story
and peopled it with lovable char
acters. Lancaster himself stars
in the film as Big Eli, a hunter
who with his son, Little Eli,
finds Kentucky too confined and
tame for him, and heads for Tex
as-"where a man has room to
move about"
Lancaster's feminine co-stars
are two extremely attractive
young women of different types.
The rather demure, conservative
schoolteacher of a small frontier
town is played by Diana Lynn.
She falls in love with Lancaster
but realizes it would be cruel to
tie him down and so loses him to
the more wild, impulsive back
woods girl, played by Dianne
Foster, whose nature and inter
ests ire similar to Ellis.
Ten year old Donald Mac Don
aid, who plays the appealing role
of Lancaster's motherless son,
turns in a performance that will
endear him to all audiences. 9th
er prominent ahtors in the cast,
all of whom do splendid charac-
terizations, include Walter Mat
thau, John McIntire, Una Merk-
Ell, John Carradine and John Litel.