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Evening star., 1955-07-11
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

results were not Illustration at
all. '7s4. a4a
Frustration is something
that seems to have a great
vogue. now, when SO much has
been done to overcome it.
In the old days, beyond re-
call, children were simply told
mot to-" and they didn't.
There was no Illustration.
It didn't get that far.
You were told not to, and
you didn't.
That was it.
X n r X
1t was in this scene that
Templeton Jones was given
his first taste of sugar on his
roll.
Quite a taste, after all.
Jones. as a modern, has en-
joyed all the tastes, especially
in foods.
He has come along from old
time watermelon and straw
berry shortcake (reaD, to
fancy candies at too, too much
per pound.
He has known the cloying
sweetness Of drinks, and the
sultry taste Of real coffees
from the far places of the
world.
Still he finds sugar on but
ter. on bread, a very fine taste.
So that now, if you watch
Jones closely at his luncheon,
you may see him spill a little
sugar--accidentally. Of course
on his butter.
This way. nobody notices it.
He just buffers his bread.
and with it goes a little sugar.
He finds that no matter how
many times he does this. it al
ways brings back. out Of the
well of the past. a bit Of the
aroma of the old days.
The clouds may gather, but
there is always a place in life.
despite the bombs. for mem
ories of the good things OF
the past.
Then. freshly churned but
ter, and sugar on hot bread,
and old Rover drooling at the
mouth and the pump in the
corner. and the big coffee pot
blend together to make a pic
ture no artist can paint any
more.
Only that old gray magician.
the human brain, can bring
such pictures back and hold
them for one precious moment
before the eyes and heart and
soul.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Stronge Pigmies of Ituri Forest
By THOMAS R. HENRY

The boughs and branches, ex-
tending far out. on all sides,
entwine so that, seen from be-
low, they literally obstruct q
view Of the sky and. from
above, offer the penetrating
rays Of the sun no entry to
the forest ground. Even at
midday the region is filled
only by a dim light. Thick
underbrush and broad. grassy
plots are lacking.
"The changing seasons are
not clearly perceptible In this
forest close to the equator.
The temperature rises to %
degrees Fahrenheit in the day
and sinks to almost 73 degrees
at night. It rains virtually
every day. Since q thick cover
ing Of leaves isolates the forest
land from above, the rising
dampness cannot be dissi-
pated. It is never completely
dry in the forest. This dark,
humid region is filled with a
sticky, musty smell.
"On the whole the primitive
forest is a lifeless region. Only
a few species of animals of
higher orders are found there.
There are, however, numerous
species of small antelopes and
tree rats as well as reptiles
and amphibians. Edible veg
citation, such as fruits and
seeds, shoots and herbs, tubers
and mushrooms grow. only in
a limited quantity. It is un-
derstandable then that a
people who are dependent on
food gathering can neither
settle in fixed colonies nor live
in large groups. Each group
has control over a large area
as its exclusive property"
Creatures of Environment
The Ituri forest people have
become conditioned to this en-
vironment. They dread sun
light. They have become en-
tirely creatures of the wet
desolation. But, Father Gui-
sinde believes, this is not a
pigmy characteristic. Little
people of the Runada area,
which has been more and more
invaded by the Negro farmers,
live in villages on the edge OF
the dense forest. Their hunt
ers enter the forest, but they
avoid the dark as much as
possible. They derive a per-
ceptible pleasure from expos
ing themselves to the sun for
a few hours every day.
The very, nature Of their
environment, Father Guisinde
says, prevents them from
being anything else than no.
madic hunters and food gath
erers. They have had no op-
portunity to create even the
most primitive sort of agricul-
ture or industry. They must
take nature as they find 1t.
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Little clay-yeIlow men whose
entire bodies are covered
thickly with dark-brown hair,
who swing from branch to
branch Of high jungle trees
with the agility Of monkeys,
seldom are as much as i've
feet high or weigh more than
90 pounds - such are East
Africa's Ituri forest pigmies.
constituting a hitherto unrec-
ognized major division Of the
human race.
These are the conclusions Of
Rev. DR.. Martin Guisinde,
professor of anthropology at
the Catholic University Of
America, after many years
studying small-sized people In
various parts of the world.
This strange race, he holds
in a report on his researches
just published, are not small
sized Negroes. They probably
are not directly related to the
black race-or, for that mat
ter, to the yellow or white
races. They are not what they
are because of many centuries
Of adverse circumstances, de-
f1ciencies of diet and the like.
Some African pigmies of the
same race, mostly outside the
Ituri area, have developed
some negroid characters but,
Father Guisinde holds, this
results from interracial mix
lures within the past few cen
turies, such as occur when any
two races comes in contact.
Primitive Agriculture
The pigmy peoples are con-
fined to the vast tropical rain
forest which covers a great
part of central Africa. Up to
about 1000 years ago they
probably were the sole in
habitants. Then came various
Negro tribes. These were es-
sentially an agricultural peo-
pie following methods COM
mon to all primitive agricul-
ture. Before them the jungle
gradually disappeared as plot
after plot was cleared or
burned for farming. The pig
mics, essentially very primitive
hunters, retreated before the
invaders. Those who remained
adopted more or less the ways
of life of the invaders.
The Ituri forest people
studied by Father Guisinde re-
main essentially untouched by
foreign influences. Their weird
habitat offered no inducement
for farmers, or even for primi-
tive food gatherers among the
black tribes. AS described by
the anthropologist:-A place
of lofty trees with perennially
green foliage. Thick trunks
tower more than 100 feet, like
symetrical columns. many with
a diameter of up to 70 inches.
They begin to branch high up.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
Sugar on butter!

ouSdL OIi DuLCCA:
Templeton Jones was sud-
denly and quite accidentally
thrown back into his child
hood, when he spilled sugar
onto a hot roll.
He overlooked it until he
tasted it.
Then, in a flash, the past
came in with a rush.
There was grandmother's
kitchen, huge, vast, with the
red flower in a pot on the
wide window sill.
There was the pump, in one
corner.
There was the big pot Of
coffee on the hard wood stove,
and there, above all, was
Grandmother, herself.
The smell of freshly baked
bread was everywhere.
It suffused the room, the
lungs, it poured in vast warm
waves over the sill and out
the open door.
Old Rover on the mat
shifted the air.
He, too, liked hot bread.
Small Temp, not far from
home (his own place was just
next door, through the long
grape arbor) knew what was
coming.
1t was nothing less than a
slice of graham bread, covered
with butter fresh from the
churn.
And over all a liberal
sprinkling of sugar.
White sugar. as it was called,
was not as widely used then
as now.
There were no sugared GER
eals, no sugar candies except
now and then.
do you like sugar on your
bread, Templeton?" asked
Grandmother.
The old lady knew he did,
Of course. but she liked to hear
that cupid bow mouth frame
the famous words, Eyes
please"
Little children, in those days
were taught manners.
It was not then a case Of
vitamins plus. manners minus.
No child was allowed to
shout and run indoors. Out
side was the place for that.
No child could talk then
when others were talking.
All in all. it seemed a very
well-run world, and the net
Evening star., 1955-07-11

from a speech of December 6.
1861, Labor is prior to. and
independent of capital. Cap
ital is only the fruit of labor.
and could never have existed
if labor had not first existed"
I would like to ask where the
great percentage of the buy
ing public is found? It Is
found in the so-called labor
ing class of people, those who
buy on credit and keep the
economy of this great country
up where it is today. If they
were not making living wage,
they could not buy.
To quote President Eisen-
hover for S. r. Bauer:
To-day in America. unions
have a secure place in our in
dustrial life. Only a handful
Of unreconstructed reaction
aries harbor the ugly thought
of breaking unions. Only a
fool would try to deprive
working men and working
women Of the right to join the
union of their choice. I have
no use for those, regardless of
their political party, who hold
some foolish dream Of turning
the clock back to days when
unorganized labor was a hud-
died, almost helpless. mass.
"The right of men to leave
their jobs is a test of freedom.
Hitler suppressed strikes. The
drafting of strikers into the
Army would suppress strikes.
But that also suppresses free
dom. There are some things
worse. much worse, than
strikes-one Of them is the
loss OF freedom"
Evening star., 1955-07-11
The Need Is Established

The special commission which Con-
gress has created to consider Washing
tons lack of an adequate civic audito-
rum will not have to devote much time
to study of the need for such a hall.
The need has been apparent for many
years. not only to those Of us who live
here but to visitors and especially to
organizations in search of quarters large
enough to handle their particular re-
quirements. There are problems which
such a commission can help to solve,
however-such as location, design, use
and, of course, financing. The President,
in signing the legislation authorizing
the commission study, has launched a
movement that may lead to fulhllment
Of the hopes of many persons here and
elsewhere.
A number of possible sites for big
civic and cultural center have been pro-
posed from time to time, including the
more recent suggestion that the project
be made part of the general plan for
rebuilding Southwest Washington. The
Zeckendorf interests have listed such a
center as one of the new buildings en-
visioned under the redevelopment pro-
gram. Who is to pay for such center
remains an unanswered question, too
These questions will have to be settled
before an actual start on auditorium
plans can be made. The commission will
have a difficult but important job to do.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
Sold on Morse

William E. Spicer is GER
tainly confused regarding the
character of Senator Morse
and other members of Con-
gress. Actually, he has the
facts backward. 1t is Senator
Morse, and perhaps two or
three others, who constitute
the statesmen on Capitol Hill.
The others may well be de-
scribed as, to use Mr.. Spicer's
term. carpetbaggers, or even
worse.
Senator Morse is a person Of
such intelligence, moral prin-
ciple and devotion to duty
that he constantly amazes me.
I am certain that large num-
bers of people realize and ap-
preciate his inspiring example
Of public service.
Appreciative Citizen.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
The Curtains Port

Listen! A soft orchestral ouer-
ture,-
The iDoodtpinds breathing
through the budding
trees.
And noW the fute-notes, deli
cate and pure.
The cardinals enraptured
melodies.
The long gray curtains OF the
fog and SnotD
Withdraw at last. With
loUely eqaipdge
OF fern and blossom. Spring.
time, botDino lotD.
Returns to grace her long
deserted stage.
Inez BoreIoy Kirby
Evening star., 1955-07-11
LoborViews

The Star recently ran a
letter titled, Price of Labor
Victory" This was Of great
interest to me since I happen
to be a salesman and belong
to a union. It is very apparent
that S. r. Bauer, author of
this "gem," doesn't know one
thing about the labor-man-
agement picture.
To quote Abraham Lincoln
Evening star., 1955-07-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
Evening star., 1955-07-11

@. What famous man re-
ceived an honorary degree from
the university which formerly
had expelled him?-C. c. r.
A. Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
the explorer. He went to the
University of North Dakota
from 1899 to 1902. when he
was expelled despite his high
grades. 1t is said that he at
tended classes as seldom as
possible. In 1880, as a cele-
brated explorer, Stefansson re-
ceived an LID. degree from
this same university in recog-
milton of his contribution to
science.
Evening star., 1955-07-11

A. The San Jacinto Memo
rial Monument. near Houston.
Tex, $40 feet: the Washing
ton Monument. Washington.
d. c., 555 feet 5h inches. and
the Jefferson Davis Monument.
Fairview, KY. 351 feet. The
monument which commemo-
rates the battle of San Jacinto.
between the Texan and Mexi-
can armies in 1885, is the tall
est stone structure on earth.
@. Are there uranium de-
posits In South America
z. I. F.
A. Uranium Is known to
occur in many South Ameri-
can countries and in Mexico.
but there has been little ex-
ploration and no development.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVIC

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Evening star., 1955-07-11

@. What are the heights Of
the three tallest memorials in
the United States?-T. McNs
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&c Develops Tiny
Motor for Aviation

A tiny motor, smaller than
a mans thumb, yet rugged
enough to withstand the pun
ishment of high altitude flying
in temperatures down to 81
below zero, has been developed
by General Electric'S Instru-
ment Department in Lynn.
Designed for a variety of
uses in aviation, the little mo-
tor already serves to power a
braking mechanism in GEES
aircraft gyrocomprass system.
t is believed to be the smallest
motor currently used on air
craft.
Slightly more than an inch
long and five Fights of an inch
in diameter, the motor has
a maximum speed of 1920
revolutions per minute and
weighs just one and two
tenths ounces.
G-E engineers predict it will
come into wide use in equip
ment for accurate aircraft
measurements and as a source
of power required to initiate
contol systems.
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Spurned Rear Seat
Gets Fined In
Bus Case

RICHMOND VA. College
student James M. Ritter IF
York Pa, was fined by a Ri
chmond police court Judge for
refusing to take a seat in
the rear section. In fining Rit-
ter So, the court was con-
forming to Virginia's segrega =
ton statutes.
Immediately an appeal was
noted and it will be heard
in Richmond's Hastings Court
August 3rd. This will be the
first test case of the statute il
Richmond since the 4th United
States Circuit Court of AID.
peals declared such state law,
unconstitutional in the light
of the Supreme Court deci-
sion in the school segregation
cases. Meanwhile, Ritter was
not held.
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IS g. 81 West Newton st.

30 a. ~ west Newton st.
Rev. Vernon E. Carter, Pastor
Hundreds of people attend
Celebration and Thanksgiving
Services at the new All Saints
Lutheran Church in South End
Of Boston, as one hundred
newly catechized members of
the All Saints Church were
confirmed as full Lutherans
by the Rev. Arne Unhjem,
pastor of the st. Marks Luz
thern Church and representa-
tive of the United Lutheran
Church of America. The
Church Council was installed
and the sermon preached by
the Rev. Arne Unhjem gave a
great challenge of an open
Door His constant refrain
was doors that no man can
close. Mr.. Marvin Behren re-
Gently studied in Italy was
the quest soloist and director
of the special chorus who sang
Onward Ye People. This con-
flrmation was one of the great
historical church actions and
an advanced move in church.
manship by the colored people
of Boston. The pastor, Rev
Vernon E. Carter, preached IL
am. from the subject, THE
Majestic Gift" conveying that
Gods greatest blessings comes
to man according to Gods
own will and on His own terms
making us rich in gifts that
we could never possibly earn
by our own efforts. The Young
Peoples Choir rendered must
cal selections and Miss Eulah
Hughes sang the morning SER
vice solo Listen to the Lamb )"
The Rev. Nathaniel Wright.
Rector of st. Cyprian Episco-
pal Church delivered the Ev-
ening Vesper sermon which
stimulated the congregation
with the challenge Go For
ward" Miss Jewel Anderson.
majoring in voice at Boston
University, rendered two solos
Deep River" and God Bless
This House" The Senior Choir
rendered one selection oPray-
err Perfect" The days activi-
ties closed complete with Gods
blessings and a thankful peo-
pie. Visitors we're present from
New Jersey, Lynn, Mass, New
Bedford, Mass, San Jose,
Calf. and suburban sections of
Boston.
Any other members of All
Saints Church on vacation or
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the four senior high schools
here.
1t was announced that the
principals of the four high
schools will begin conferences
with Superintendent Irby Car
ruth looking toward integra-
ton.
Supt. Carruth said all the
high schools of the city will
be affected by the decision.
Eighteen of the As school dis
trictS have some colored.
Noble Prentice, president of
the school board, said that
Austin would comply with The
Supreme Court ruling "as early
as possible" Arthur Cunning
ham, director Of pupil person.
mel, is working up an analysis
of the number of students 60
be affected by the change and
the high school districts into
which they will fall.
A definite decision on whe-
ther it will be possible, admin
istratively, to integrate the
high schools in September will
be made within the next few
weeks, Supt. Carruth said.
San Antonio is another large
Texas city that has announced
degeneration plans.
The Dallas board of educa-
ton is studying the whole
question of desegregation. it
was announced here in a for
NAL statement July 10 by DR..
Edwin L. Rippy, president of
the board.
The statement was the first
official recognition of the de-
segregation problem by the
board and apparently was
prompted by a petition pre-
sented by the Dallas branch
of ethe NAACP asking the
board to take immediate con-
crete steps leading to the
early elimination of segrega-
ton in public schools"
DR.. Rippy asked the pa
tience of all concerned and
said the board would be i'm
patient with undue pressure
from groups. When he had
finished, Kenneth Holbert, Sc
cretary of the NAACP branch
here, said: eve are happy to
see that you have taken the
matter under consideration.
We will, however, be impatient
and disturbed by any pro-
longed delay"
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Women S Clubs
Invade Boston

ership of its president, Mrs.
Dora Needham Lee, we know
this organization will do great
err things"
Peoples Baptist Church,
Camden and fremont SITS, is
the headquarters. Sessions
opened there Wednesday night
with reception to. delegates
and friends. Youth talent was
presented on the program and
addresses were delivered by Sc
eral prominent women speak
erS. The auditorium was
crowded to the doors, despite
the hot weather.
The theme of the Conven-
ton is "Desegregation is
Everybody's Business" and
women of such national and
international fame as Mrs.
Harris B. Gaines of Chicago
National president OF Nation
al Association of Colored Wo-
men, Inc. will be among the
prominent participants in the
discussion of the problem.
A convention banquet was
held in NoS Engiauu Mutual
Hall, Clarendon ST., Thurs
day night, with Mrs. Harris
B. Gaines as guest speaker,
A fashion show by the Del
Thomas models. added to the
evenings enjoyment.
| Services in honor Of the latt
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell anf
the late Mrs. Mary Mcleod
Bethune were conducted a
the church Friday, 8 PM. Pro
Continued From Page One
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Texas Moves Up
Desegregation

HOUSTON. TEX. - Texas
laws and constitutional provi-
sionS requiring segregation
of students in public institu-
lions were declared unconsti-
tutional by Federal District
Judge R. E. Thomas, in a rul :
ing handed down in Ell Pasco
on July 10.
The ruling, in compliance
with the Supreme Court de-.
ciSions of May, II, 1854 and
May 81, 1865, was made in ar
NAACP case involving Miss
Thelma White who a year ago
had been denied admission to
Texas Western College solely
because of her race. Last year
she attended New Mexico A.
and M. Following Judge Tho
mas ruling ordering her adj
mission, Miss White said she
would transfer to Texas Yves,
tern.
The school board of Austin
Texas voted July II to begin
complying with the Supreme
courts ruling on public school
segregation by desegregating
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Post Office Now
Has Rate Book

To help the American peo-
pie make better use of their
postal service, the Post Of
flee Department has prepared
short and concise PAM
phlet entitled Domestic Post
age Rates, Special Services
and Postal Information.
This pamphlet. outlining
postal rates and what may be
mailed at these rates is free
and may be obtained at the
local postoffice, according to
Postmaster General Arthur E
Summerfield.
"In addition to the clear
explanation of rates." Mr.
Symmetrical added this new
pamphlet also touches brief
ly on Zone descriptions and
also describes such special
services as COD, Special De-
livery, Special Handling, and
the new service, Certified
Mail, and how the rates APP
ply to all of them.
May I urge our patrons
to avail themselves of this
free pamphlet? Through an
understanding of the infor-
nation contained in it, much
of the disappointment in hav-
ing letters and packages de-
layed in transit will be avoid
ed" the Postmaster General
said.
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Tan Professor
At Princeton

PRINCETON. N. ]. - Asst.
Prof. Charles P. Davis, of New
York University'S faculty, be
came the first colored pro-
lessor ever hired by the 2O9-
year-old Princeton University.
Said DR.. Carlos Baker -
head of the Department of
English, in which field DR.. Da-
Wis Specializes. I'VE hired DR..
Davis because he is a very
outstanding man in his field. i"
DR.. Davis has been teach
ing since 1947 at NYU where
he earned his Phi. D. in 1852.
He graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1899 and he COM
pleted his masters degree at
Chicago University in 1852.
He was a Walt Whitman scho-
lar last year and co-authored
a critical volumne on the Am
erican poet. He lives in the
Riverton Apartments in Har-
lem with his wife and two
young sons, 2 and 4.