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Evening star., 1955-11-30

lhold duties. No one woman Is
boss. however.
They ali rise at 6:15 in the
morning to the ringing Of two
alarm clocks. They go TO mass
lat st. Thomas Catholic Church.
At night. talking ceases at $50
so that we can write letters" !"
All unmarried. dates are con-
tsidered ''personal,n Miss 0run-
waldt said smiling.
There is no supervision over
them" she added.
Evening star., 1955-11-30

others. Take CEREM faithfully. regularly. for
the week before your period is due to begin and
make it as care-free as the rest of the month.
A full J days supply of CERENE, plus extra
tablets to start you off on your next months
dosage, only SITS, at druggists everywhere,
and without prescription.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Fair SIuted in HEIGHTS

The District Heights Elemen-
tary School Parent Teacher As
Isociation win sponsor q country
fair" at the school in District
Heights, Nd, from II am. 70
n nm. Saturday.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Loan Opens New Careers
To l3 Argentine Women

Thirteen Argentine women be doctors told
the yesterday Of helpful American businessman who
loaned them $4,000 for q down payment on home.
Twenty their expected to arrive later The
have set housekeeping $4,000 they bought
Evening star., 1955-11-30

For years medical science sought formula
that would correct the causes Of pre-period
tension; medication that would calm. relax,
improve your relationship with friends, family
and associates.
And as reported by Readers Digest they al
last have found it -. in tablet, called CERENE,
that u rids the body of excess water, y main
tains the sugar balance Of the blood, - restores
tortured nerves to relaxed normal state, y
heiehtcns woman's sense Of well-beins.
Don't risk these 'low days" with their
emotional upsets. Get CRRENE, today ). for
your own peace Of mind; for the happiness of
Evening star., 1955-11-30
SPECIAL PENNEY PURCHASE
Classic Orion Sweater Mates
Full Fashioned for Better Fit!

Another obulous Penney buy one fined FOR The hoIdays
Pure luxury sweaters tagged at tiny prices knit of Penney
spun Oro the man-made fibre famed for its cashmerefeel
its long life and soapsuds Yes you
wash these sofes in flash and presto they're ready to
without blocking Scads Of faonmart choose from
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Not So Safe and Sane

Old-timerS will remember the recur-
rent campaigns for "safe and sane"
Fourth of July in the era when explosive
fireworks were on sale in every corner
store. The main concern of the safety
authorities in those days was the annual
toll of dead and MANNED victims of fire.
crackers and other noisemakers. The
-and-sane agitation led to wide
spread control of fireworks sales and
usage. This year only one death from
f1recrackers was reported for the entire
Nation. But safety and sanity took a
record breaking blow, nevertheless-on
the public highways.
The grim traffic-accident figures
compiled by the National Safety Council
provide a shocking aftermath to Amer
ica's three-day celebration Of the coun-
try's birthday" anniversary. The worst
fears of the council were exceeded when
the death toll climbed beyond the 400
mark The council had predicted $50
fatalities. The previous record was set
in 1852, when 366 persons were killed on
the highways during a three-day holiday
period. What a gruesome way to cele-
brate the signing Of document pro-
claiming the right of the people to "life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness"l
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Articles on Israel

On my return to Washing
ton, was shown the series of
articles on Israel by Crosby s.
Noyes that appeared in The
Washington Evening Star.
I have read them with deep
interest and should like to ex-
press to you and to MIR. Noyes
my appreciation Of the per-
ceptiveness with which he
studied the country and the
skill with which he reported
what he saw and learned. May
I say, too. that I thought his
own comments were very
thoughtful and balanced?
This has been the first sub
stantial series of articles on
Israel to appear in a Washing
ton newspaper from its own
correspondent, and I should like
also to congratulate The Eve
ming Star on its enterprise in
this respect.
Abba Eban,
Ambassador Of Israel.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

emhlems Of the II tribes Of Israel on
one side and the supposed portraits Of
the Twelve Apostles on the other. Cele-
brated artists lent their talents to these
and derivative purposes. The Bibles dec
Grated by William Blake, Gustave Dore
and J. J. J. Tssot had wide circulation
because of their added interest and
beauty. Invention of the camera still
further democratized ownership and
study of the Scriptures.
The American Bible Society unques-
tionably is inspired by the same practical
ideal and accordingly has priced its latest
New Testament well within the economic
reach Of the average family.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
illustrated New Testament

The American Bible Society has
announced an illustrated edition Of the
New Testament which represents not
only the best of modern scriptural Schol-
arship but likewise the best of appro-
pirate modern Photographic techniques
and printing methods. Five years of re-
search went into the former aspect Of
the enterprise. similar time into plan
ming and preparing the production. The
book bears the title, "The Good News"
It contains 566 plates showing land
scapes, town and city views, mosaicS, wall
paintings, statues, glassware, coins and
manuscripts. More than score OF the
photographs were taken from the air.
Maps and diagrams add to the utility OF
the volume in clarifying Biblical texts.
Of course, many previous editions
Of the New Testament have been illus
trated, some of the number magnifi-
Gently From 1925, when the first English
translation of portions Of the Bible was
printed, up to now the instinct OF the
sponsors of copies of the Scriptures in
tended for reading by the people have
sought to render them as attractive and
as easily understood as might be feasible.
Coverdale's version, which Henry VIII
ordered "laid in the choir of every church
for every man that will to look and read
therein October 4, 1885, was embellished
by imaginative woodcuts. The Bishops
Bible, distributed in 1868, contained
whole pages of pictures Of Jacobs ladder,
the adventures of Samson and so forth.
Robert Barker, printer to the sovereign,
introduced into the King James version,
released In 1911, title page showing the
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Meetinq a Crisis

Residents of the Washington area
have shown an admirable determination
to adjust themselves to the diSrupting
impact Of the city-wide transit strike.
The improved traffic conditions yester-
day and today were' the result of CO.
operative teamwork by citizens and Dis
trict authorities. The police deserve
special credit for the highly efficient and
effective way in which they have un-
tangled incipient traffic snarls and other
wise aided motorists and pedestrians to
meet the crisis with d minimum of con-
fusion.
It was all according to plan, Of
course, but even careful planning can
be undone by needless and inconsiderate
drivers. The only danger is that when
the novelty Of group riding, taxicab COM
muting, hiking and early rising wears
Of, many persons will lose interest in
the good advice and instructions issued
for the emergency. The tieups that oc-
Cured last Friday, before the public had
become well Informed on the program,
may be expected to recur if there is any
letdown in community cooperation.
Police Chief Murray's special COM
nendation to his men for their fine re-
sponse to the emergency call to duty
reflected the sentiments of the public
at large. The policemen have surren-
dered their leave and holidays for the
time being. They are working long hours
overtime, without extra pay. The heat
wave has added to their difficulties.
Chief Murray has promised that when
the strike is over he will do all in his
power to make up for days lost and
overtime spent on their special assign
ments. If the transit shutdown should
extend over long period, supplement
tary appropriation to reimburse police
men for overtime duty would be justified.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Report to the Public
Three directors Of the

Three directors of the Capital Trans
It Company-former Commissioner F.
Joseph Donohue, Vice Admiral Oswald
s. Colclough, retired, dean Of faculties
of George Washington University, and
Lieutenant General william H. H. Nor
ris, jr., retired-were elected to the
transit company board as public repre-
sentatives." Their precise role as rep
resentatives of the public on the board
of a privately owned utility, operated
for profit, has never been carefully
defined.
One would think, however, that as
public representatives they might now
inform the public as to their conclusions
regarding the equities in the transit
strike and the availability of remedies
to be supplied to the public. If they
think the company's position is sound
one, and that there Is no reasonable
alternative to taking strike, they
should so inform the public. The same
obligation would seem to exist If they
disagree with policies pursued by a man
agement over which, as directors, they
exercise some control AS distinguished
members Of the community, their views
should carry some weight with the
public. At any rate, a statement from
them-as public representatives is
surely in order.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
williamsburg

The past is seen today upon
these streets,
And in the gardens old
time foDerS bloom;
With stirring loneliness the
seeker meets
Nostalgia beauty sin each
charming room.
Here is the essence of an
earlier day,
The charm OF Huing as 1t
used to be,
Pictured for us ,Dho 90 a
s,Ditter tDdy:
Here Is a heritage for US to
see,
The spirit OF our founding
days dliue
Once more q treasured leg
dcy to hold:
Surrounded by the past, now
let as strife
To gain some lesson from
these scenes unrolled
With piuid meaning epery-
,Dhere iDe 90,
As past and present IN one
current foto.
Louise Dorey.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Ituri Piqmies Respect Old Men
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

forest" DR.. Guisinde says.
But even II q man and wife
return empty handed from
their food quest they win share
in what has been collected by
others. Every individual ID
obliged by unwritten law to
distribute to other people some
Of what he has obtained BY
hunting or collecting.
Originally all adults Of the
same bands were equal. This
situation is now found only in
the Ituri. However. an elderly
man Of evident superiority
may have some status, which
is not derived from official ap-
pointment or inheritance. He
is known for his cautious judg-
ment, mature knowledge, edi-
flying conduct and adherence
to tradition.
No Wars, No Feuds
Each band considers a def.
mite area Of the forest as its
exclusive territory, shared by
all its members. No one knows
when and how this division Of
the enormously large area came
into being. 1t has existed for
ages and everyone holds to
the obligations deriving there
from. No adult is allowed to
hunt or gather outside the area
belonging to his band without
permission. Within that area
he is entitled to all he can &C
quire. Each area extends over
a considerable distance. Other
wise it would not provide the
required suStenance.
Order and peace prevail
most of the time in every band
as well as in every family.
Quarrels are not of long dura.
tion, nor do they have serious
consequences. A pronounced
regard for personal property
restrains theft. Each band re-
mains scrupulously within its
own borders. Armed warfare
is absolutely nonexistent."
The 1turi people are divided
into clans. each distinguished
by a totem animal. They be-
lieve they are descended from
these animals. Killing ones
totem animal is absolutely
tabu. # a member Of the
chimpanzee clan, for example,
dies, 1t Is believed that all the
chimpanzees of the jungle 60
into mourning.
Above all. however, DR..
Guisinde found, is the cult of
a supreme supernatural be-
ing, who Is omnipresent and
omniscient. Always invisible,
he is pictured as a tall, fair
human form with abundant
hair.
Among the Ituri. DR.. Guis-
indie believes morality is highly
developed. In general, there
is the belief that the supreme
being always has existed and
that his power has created
everything. He binds all men
to moral laws which he has
issued.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

The protective instinct over
came him.
IF you smoke those things"
he said. you will die in 80
years."
The lady smiled prettily.
II hope not" she said.
'I1l give you 80 years." said
Jones, rushing in where angels
are supposed to be afraid to
walk. THAT will make you
about SO, then, saying you are
20 years old now"
X 4 X
The super blond smiled even
more prettily.
II am 30," she sighed.
"You don't look it," Tenn
pleton Jones added, quickly.
Leave it to Col. Jones to please
the ladies, blond or other.
The driver thought he should
enter the act, evidently.
II don't agree with you.
there" he said, sharply.
"You don't?" grinned Jones.
why not?"
II know a man who is 101
years old and he has smoked
excessively all his life. he says.
On his last birthday they gave
him a carton Of cigarettes"
Wonderful" smiled Temp
Teton Jones. Where was this
wonder from?"
Terra Haute," said the
driver.
Templeton Jones smiled his
biggest smile.
THAT explains it." he
agreed. eft takes a man from
Terra Haute to do it,"
II hate the SIRENS" said the
lady from Prague.
Templeton Jones said he
thought he could understand.
did you see the fireworks
last night?" he asked, and
then Immediately wished he
hadn't.
II don't like those. either"
said the bright lady.
The time and place arrived
for the blond passenger to
take her leave.
After she had left. the driver
and Templeton Jones went
along without saying any
thing.
One touch Of blond makes
the whole world kin, whether
it is the native product, or
from faraway places. It is
because these women seem to
remain children always.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
In q Moscow Garden

There was nothing dull about the
Fourth Of July party at our Embassy in
Moscow. To begin with, breaking an old
Kremlin precedent, Premier Bulganin,
Nikita Khrushchev and other top Soviet
figures made a special point Of attending
1t, and that in itself was enough to give
the gathering sensational flavor. More
than that, as they strolled around the
garden, the Russian bigwigs nyened
things up with numerous remarks of an
amiable though sometimes cryptic ma
ture. In short, acting as hail fellows well
met, they put on show in which they
displayed themselves as reasonable men
full of self confidence and good willard
eager to be accommodating at the forth
coming Big Four summit" meeting in
Geneva.
AS usual, Mr.. Khrushchev, the ebul-
lient and talkative chief Of the Com
munist Party, took the lead in all this.
Standing under an Embassy elm, with
a scotch and soda in his hand, he made
an interesting little speech declaring that
something worthwhile will be achieved
at Geneva if the four powers confer
there as equals genuinely intent upon
keeping their talks honest and sincere"
At the same time, denying the serious
ness Of Russia's agricultural and other
domestic problems, and affirming that
the Kremlin's recent conciliatory moves
do not reflect any internal weakness, he
politely but firmly urged his listeners to
realize that the Soviet leaders are not
going to the summit" with broken
legs" but are going upright like soldiers
to meet with worthy partners" And
then, bit later, he singled out an
American air attache and said to him
that neither Russia nor the United States
wants war and that IF there must be
war, let's be on the same side"
Clearly, taken together with Premier
Bulganin's toast to the success Of the
summit" conference, these remarks by
Mr.. Khrushchev and the whole character
Of the Kremlin's unprecedented partici-
patton in our Embassy's garden party
constitute one Of the most striking ex-
amples of Soviet affability thus far seen
or heard since the start, some time ago,
Of Moscow's thawing operations in the
cold war; But the sincerity of the thing
is suspect, of course, and its promise
If any-remains to be tested at the
Geneva meeting. Meanwhile, the West
can only hope that the Russians-who
certainly have no "broken legs" in terms
of military power-will prove at that
meeting that they are ready to translate
their current fair words into concrete
deeds OF equal fairness.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Memorial to Senator Taft

Most of the admirers of the late
Senator Taft would doubtless be willing
to leave the choice of an appropriate
memorial to the distinguished group
which organized and conducts the affairs
of the Robert A. Taft Memorial Founda-
tion. A great many Americans would
welcome the opportunity to contribute
to its erection. It's proposed location on
the Capitol grounds, however, presents
certain considerations which members of
Congress should study with the same
fortnight candor that distinguished
Senator Taft's own approach to legisla-
ton.
There is only one memorial to for
mer member of Congress on the Capitol
grounds. That is the statue of John
Marshall, to the west of the Capitol
overlooking the Mall. That statue, how
ever, commentaries a great Chief
Justice of the United States, and not the
brief period he spent in Congress before
becoming Chief Justice. Location of
memorial to Senator Taft on the Capitol
grounds, therefore, involves a precedent
which could raise embarrassing situa-
tionS later on, not easily eliminated by
the fact that the recommended site lies
in what is known as Union Station Plaza,
rather than the area Immediately ad-
jacent to the Capitol
There remains the fear that even
at this distance a memorial of such
height (115 feet) will tend to compete,
If not clash, with the simple dignity of
the Capitol.
Evening star., 1955-07-06
Strike Reaction

There is just one thing
about Mr.. Wolfson that most
people, including members of
Congress, presumably do not
like, and that is he has a
head containing brains, in
stead of dough, like his critics.
The strike in Washington
today is q result of the in
difference and lack Of ability
on the part Of those appoint
ing and confirming the board
Of three D. c. Commission
ers and the board of the
Public Utilities Commission.
AS far back as I can remem-
ber-and that Is some dis
tance-the Utilities Commits
sion has invariably favored cor
porations, and the public gets
the dirty end of the stick. In
the instant case, the strikers
will get what they want and
the poorer class of people will
pay the bill.
If it were possible - and
nothing is possible or probable
when Congress is party-but
if it were possible for the
person or persons having
proper authority to discharge
at once the Board of Com
missioners and the Utilities
Commission, and at the same
time appoint the said Louis E.
Wolfson as a one-man man
ager of the City of Washing
ton, with full authority to act
in all matters, within one year
from this date there would not
be a single dissatisfied en-
ploye of the transit company,
and at the same time street.
car and bus fare would be less
than 10 cents. This condition
would result from the business
brain of Louis E. Wolfson.
Hats off to Mr.. Wolfson!
Robert A. Barbee.
X X \ 4
What unrealistic fools we
mortals be. Those poor un-
skilled, unschooled' bus jock
eys at Capital Transit must
have never heard of the lad
who killed the goose that laid
the golden egg, or that you
can't get blood out of a tur-
nip. or that nothing has served
more to dry up the source of
their income than their re-
peated Tightening of the rope
around the gooSe's neck, by
strike and greedy wage de-
mands.
Carpool Joe.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

African pigmies. perhaps the
most primitive race Of man.
now number about 168,500.
This is the conclusion Of Rev.
DR.. Martin Guisinde, professor
Of anthropology at the Cath
ole University Of America. who
has just reported on extensive
studies of the undersized peo-
pies Of the world. In some of
these, notably q reputed tribe
in Venezuela which he recently
investigated, diminished stat
ure is entirely due to environ
ment. Brought into the out
side world where they would
have better living conditions.
these South Americans soon
would reach normal height
and weight. There is nothing
hereditary about their small
size.
The Africans, especially
those Of the dank, dark Ituri
forest Of East Africa. are diff
ferent. With them stature is
hereditary, a fixed characters
tic Of the race. No change OF
environment could alter it for
many generations. Despite
what might seem a consider
able handicap. the little people
have survived and in some
ways changed their handicap
into an advantage. especially
for their own peculiar environ
ment not duplicated on earth
as a human habitat.
Implements Few and Crude
Their ways of life are ex-
tremely primitive. DR.. Guisinde
found. The stock Of imple-
ments, he says, mot only num-
bers an almost unbelievable
minimum, but also reveals a
great usefulness. None of the
men owns any more than a
bow, with many arrows in a
CULVER; a wrist protector and
occasionally a spear and a
large net. Poisonous juice. a
variety of strychnine. is
smeared on the arrowhead.
There is no doubt that these
were invented by the pigmies
themselves. All their groups
have used them from the very
first"
Permanent settlements, DR..
Guisinde points out, do not
exist among the Ituri people.
The total population is di-
vided into many small family
groups. A settlement consists
Of four to eight huts, situated
close together. Real household
effects are unknown. At night
leaves or long grass are scat
tered on the ground as a bed
and q block Of wood is used
as a pillow.
Families Of the Ituri race
are firmly united by a con-
sciousness Of blood relation
ship. They practice an almost
unadulterated collectivism.
mot one Of the families, If
placed on its own, could sur
vive for long in the tropical
Evening star., 1955-07-06

Later many fine old houses had
to make way for the Library
of Congress. its annex and the
Folger Library, the Supreme
Court. the Senate Offices, Un-
ion Station and its plaza, the
House Offices. the greatly en-
larged Navy Yard and a low
cost public housing area which
is now again being extended.
All this is, of course, in addi-
ton to the normal destruction
and development which befalls
any neighborhood. Some of it,
the residents admit wryly, is
even an improvement-but not
all, not all! Their attitude now
is: eve can stand being de-
molished to make room for a
library, but it's hard to be
wiped out for a jalopy."
w. T. Smith.
Evening star., 1955-07-06

@. Are felt hats made from
rabbit fur?-K. F.
A. Fine felt hats usually are
made from the fur Of rabbits,
hares. or muskrats. Britain
and Australia supply most Of
the rabbits from which the
light felt for quality hats Is
made. Tame rabbits are not
suitable for this purpose,
neither are the wild rabbits
generally found in the United
States and Canada.
@. What is the best way to
water roses?-L. o.
A. Surface watering Is rec
commended by rose experts,