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1t Could Have Been Worse

There is small consolation for safety
authorities in the fact that the death toll
on the Nations highways yesterday, OBJ
served as Safe Driving Day, was we'll be-
low the daily average (101) for the first 10
months OF the year. Even this reduction
leaves the traffic slaughter for the day
at a figure more than three times the
average daily total of Americans killed
during the Korean war (23).
Nobody really expected that we could
go through 24-hour period without
single traffic fatality, of course. But there
were high hopes, from President Eisen-
hover down, that this years SD Day
total would be well under the last years
SD figure of 81. But this figure was
passed early last evening, as wave of
fatal accidents, abetted by icy driving
conditions in many parts of the country,
sent the casualty record soaring.
Nevertheless, any decrease in the
number Of serious highway accidents,
however slight, is welcome. All the proc
lamations and publicity were not wasted
If some lives were saved-as was the case
yesterday. The safety drive must not end
with the completion of one days observ-
ance. The next few weeks are particu-
larly dangerous period for drivers and
pedestrians alike. 1t is season when
motorists and pedestrians are preoccupied
with preholiday shopping worries as time
grows short to accomplish what has to be
done. A little thought during these times
to ones own welfare and that of others
will help to reduce the number Of TRACE
dies which always mar the year-end holi-
day festivities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

tive forces In national economy-as
many another country has found out In
the past three years, the dollar has been
fairly well stabilized after a period Of
costly depreciation. The economy, Fed
eral Reserve Board Chairman Martin told
the Senate committee, has been per
forming satisfactorily, and It's our job to
keep 1t that way" It is not an easy job
at best, and the effort requires courage as
well as careful Judgment In the timing.
Both qualities appear to be present in the
current instance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
.f BY THOMAS R. HENRY
Dead Sea Scrolls Have Great Value

The Dead Sea scrolls, which
scholars Of many lands win be
busy translating and inter-
preting for decades, almost
certainly viii make necessary
the rewriting Of every hand
book Of the New Testament.
Their great value b that Of
throwing Hight on one Of the
most obscure periods In his
tory. the first and second cen
turtles before Christ.
This was maintained In q
lecture before the National
Academy Of Sciences here by
Or. william +. Albright Of
Johns Hopkins University.
widely recognized Is the fore
most American authority on
Near Eastern archaeology. who
has taken Q major part In de-
termining the value Of these
ancient Biblical manuscripts
which predate sll others now
extant.
There are literally thousands
Of fragments which as yet
barely have been catalogued.
DR.. Albright told the academy.
Only such major items as a
considerable part Of the Book
Of Isaiah have been partially
translated.
New Evidence on Gospels
The evidence Of the scrolls
to date, DR.. Albright says, Is
to place the writing Of the
four gospels somewhat nearer
the time of Christ than has
been considered likely in the
past. The greatest significance,
however. is in the likelihood
OF a clearer understanding Of
'.the soil from which Chris
tianity arose." he maintains.
The area around the Dead Sea
was occupied largely by one
Jewish sect, the Essences. The
other two major sects were the
Pharisees and the Saducees,
concerning whom there Is con-
siderable information in the
New Testament. There is,
however, hardly q word about
the Essences. Even their even
tual fate is unknown and they
may have been gi1assacred by
Herod who feared the presence
Of q somewhat rebellious group
near his summer palace on the
Dead Sea.
These lately recoyere d
scrolls, DR.. Albright pointed
out, are clearly the work Of
Essene scribes and many Of
the fragments are Of Essene
manuscripts-Sorne represent
ing the obscure two or three
centuries Of transition between
the latest books Of the Old
Testament and the earliest Of
the New Testament.
These Essences, DR.. Albright
says, cannot be considered in
the light Of these documents
as 'pre-C Christian Christians,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02
OVERRIDING 1t?

I'm q firm believer in the
do-it-yourself principle, and I
have often felt a sense Of pride
In accomplishment after doing
some work for myself. As o do
it-yourselfer, I think it's neces-
sary to consider the cost Of
materials, and 1t is a little in
correct for o person to say,
I'VE repapered and repainted
our house for IS cents" when
1t turns out the IS cents was
for a tube of burnt sienna to
add to the SO gallons Of paint
donated, along with the wall
paper. by an uncle in the paint
business. And yet we still read
articles like I'VE Built It Our
selves on $25 q Week." The
family Of eight. the article
might relate, built q $4,000
hideaway on a salary of $25
a week. Oh. by the way, her
father, who is an architect,
provided the plans and Incl
dentals like building materials
and a crew of workers. His
father, in the wholesale gro
Gerry business, keeps the family
in food. Her mother loves to
sew: 1--WE haven't bought q
stitch ofsclothes for the six
kids since, in an uncontrolled
upsurge of prenatal enthusi-
asm with youngster number
one-named Orthbertina after
her fabulously rich aunt
bought pair of booties, which
I have since sealed forever in
transparent plastic.
So in The Sunday Star mag
azine we read of the "Do-It-
Yourself Way to Become a
Landlord" After the young
couple cashed her bonds, 1.-THE
sum proved to be enough for
only S per cent of the project"
OF converting the old house
into four modern furnished
apartments. Unable to obtain
a construction loan since con-
struction had already begun,
the couple turned to "L.aura,s
father :. who came to
their rescue. He put up enough
money to complete the lob"
Am I correct in thinking that
came to IS per cent Of the
cost? If so, the article, which
purported to be advice to the
do-it-yourselfer, is actually q
fairy tale with no practical
value whatsoever.
Arthur J. SaIemme.
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but they represent o stage In
Judaism much closer TO Christ
than anything known before"
Thus, he points out. one
Of the Essene scrolls uses very
similar language to that Of the
Book Of the Revelations, with
much the same figures Of
speech. The md. together with
collateral evidence, tends to
date the writing Of the Revela-
ton as sometime before the
fall Of Jerusalem. Christian
scholars Of various sects have
placed 1t later.
Essenes Were Scholars
It also has been commended.
: he says. that the Epistles Of
Timothy and Titus giving
rather complicated instruc-
tons for church organization
must have been written Q long
time after the establishment
of Christianity. It would have
required some time for such
an organization 10 have
evolved from what obviously
were very simple beginnings.
There was no hint Of It In
any Of the gospels.
The scrolls. Dr.. Albright
says, show that . very similar
organization existed among
the Essences before the birth
Of Christ.
Some Of the Essene writings.
particularly the so-called
Damascus Covenant and the
Scroll Of Discipline. have been
known before, but only in the
language OF Ethiopia into
which they had been trans
lated. Now for the first time
scholars have at least parts Of
2
the originals.
There now can be no doubt,
DR.. Albright said. that the Es-
senes were q sect Of scholars
and apparently valued Schol-
arship above everything but
their daily bread. Among the
more recent findings Ii that
Of q workshop where the
scripts were produced, with
desks. seats and even q ket-
tie for mixing the particular
type Of ink used.
The most probable date for
the documents. he pointed out,
is late IN the second or early
in the FIRST century BIC. This
can be stated with consider
able assurance both from the
type Of writing characteristic
Of the period and from radio
active carbon tests Of the age
Of the materials themselves.
There Is no indication. it
was pointed out, that the
scrolls and fragments viii have
any sectarian significance or
materially change any inter.
probation Of the Scriptures.
They will. however. lead to
much clearer understanding Of
obscure texts.
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Form Road Symphony

Frost sank its icy teeth into
this road.
NotU iron-hdrd, it echoes ring
ing sound
OF Shodded boot, OF circling
Wagon Wheel,
With song from farm boy on
his siDdytng perch
Mingltng NTH uphill strdining
OF the load.
Light snoW night-laid upon
the icy floor,
Wind gathered noD. lies heap
ed In Dditing mound,
From tDhere In feather Light
ness 1t tDiH soar
Higher and Uider Uith each
Wagon lurch,
To trace white notes OF song
on hedges bare
To crisp-clean freshness of the
tDinter air.
Katherine Edelmcn
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THIS AND, THAT
by CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Grandmother Smith worked
away there behind the parti.
ton to serve those drafted col.
lege boys. with their macki-
naws and silly little hats, the
best she knew how. @s
And didn't she know how to
make piesa ssEae3ts 4 -
Not those skinny. attenuated
things you meet up with in
modern city restaurants. but
big, thick pies, with the right
color and smell.
In the old days, q quarter Of
q true pie was a full meal.
Especially, as it should be
and always was, accompanied
by a glass of cold milk.
You came in out Of the fresh
autumn air Of a village where
there were few motor cars to
pour out what have been
called noxious fumes.
You sat at a small white
table with a real cloth on 1t,
and when the pretty little girl
came along. you said. Hello,
Mabel" and she said, "Wha {
Is 1t today?"
You took your time over the
bill Of fare. It was the same
every day, but everybody pre-
tended it was different.
well. let me see," you
hummed and hawed.
Mabel was In q hurry, she
was always in q hurry, but she
rather liked you. and you
knew it.
"Well, let me see." you said.
again, and you both knew
what the order would be.
II guess" you said, at last,
Will Lake q piece OF pUnkln
pie and q glass of milk"
Many years have rolled by,
but you can still see little Ma
bel standing there. with the
sunshine on her slightly red
hair, and the sky in her eyes.
You have eaten many thou
sands Of meals since, maybe
some Of them in foreign lands,
where they rather pride them
selves on the art Of cookery.
But you cannot honestly re-
call anything that ever tasted
as good as the slightly warm
punkin pie, with the fine crust,
you ate so long ago in that lit
tie College Inn on Main street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

since the parents Of these chill
dfen are taxpayers and con-
tribute their share toward
support of public schools and
toward the cost Of school buses,
milk programs. ETC., it is not
unreasonable to expect some
small consideration In return.
MARYLAND Taxpayer.
Mr.. wilson's statement
that his hard-earned tax dol
lars would 60 to religious
schools shows that he has
completely missed the point
Of the Bishops Statement. II
I remember correctly. and I
have q good memory, the
statement brought out the
point that any aid was not aid
for their schools as such, but
for the health of the youth
attending parochial schools,
whose parents also pay hard
earned tax money.
In preserving our youths
health, we are preserving our
country's future. defense. re-
gardless Of religion.
Yvonne A. Burke.
Il = y II
After all. Catholic taxpayers
are paying twice for educating
their children. plus transpor-
tation In many States where
school buses are denied them,
due to the fact that their chill
dren are not attending public
schools. And yet there is not
to be discrimination" in this
country.
Il 4 49,
Marion c. Hall, jr., and an
other letter writer who signs
himself t'Non- Catholic have
common characteristics Of the
prejudiced. They PREJUDICE.
They have judged the bishops
guilty of seeking state aid for
parochial schools, which Is
completely untrue. The bishops
seek recognition of the right
to receive state aid.
American Catholic.
Editors note: The Star,
having now printed a number
of letters on both sides Of this
issue, feels that the controversy
has been sufficiently aired in
this space.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

There are two words that
ought to be changed, we think.
One Is opoSSum.
It should be possum, with
out apostrophe.
Another is pumpkin.
It., should be punkin. with
out apology.
People always say possum
and punkin in talking, but
when they write they must use
the tiresome opossum and
pumpkin.
Chimney is another that
might be operated on.
We write it that way, but
many cali 1t chimbley, or
chimbly. which has some
thing definitely old English or
Scottish about it. and is good.
We suppose every American
college town has a College Inn.
But our College Inn. so far
away and long ago, has a spe-
cial claim to fame.
Punkin pie!
It specialized in this truly
American dish.
For Is cents, as we recall,
you could get q slice about the
equivalent Of one-fourth Of
one of grandmother's pies.
Everybody who ate there
was sure some real grand
mother had q. hand in 1t.
The pay-off was that taste.
Probably few persons today.
in or out Of big cities, have ever
tasted real pumpkin (there We
60 AGAIN. pie.
They have had spice pie. and
called it punkin.
They have eaten sweet po-
tato pie, heavily sugared and
fixed up, and called it punkin.
They have consumed all sorts
of pies. vaguely resembling the
real thing, but the bona flde
taste was not there, though
they knew it not.
y X X \
Our old College Inn pie was
complete, real, true.
Everything that went into it
was real and right.
There were no materials
from the chemists kitchen.
guaranteed to cut costs and
give a "true pumpkin color"
and heaven help the taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

@. Where does a person get
a permit to hunt for treasure
from ships that have been
wrecked along the coast?-
E. j. P.
A. A permit is not needed to
hunt for, treasure buried in the
Atlantic or Pacific Oceans or
in inland waters. but a person
who finds treasure must re-
port his discovery to the In
ternal Revenue Service. Any
pure gold that is discovered
must be sold to the Govern
ment at the established price
of $35 an ounce: Ownership
laws vary in different localities,
and some authorities think 1t
Is advisable to investigate the
legal aspects after the treas
ure is located and before the
work Of bringing 1t UP is
begun. ...
@. What Presidents were so
-
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would be needed: their public
school classes would be small
er. benefiting their classmates:
and finally. taking the school
as a whole. and the pro-
pensity for Catholics to have
children, am sure such action
would affect many other stu
dents throughout the school
and perhaps at least one
teacher might be dropped at
q considerable saving TO all
taxpayers.
william J. Morris, Jr.
Let not the United States
Constitution be misquoted to
warrant q Justification or ex-
cuse. The provision. which is
often referred to but rarely
quoted, reads: Congress shall
make no law respecting an
establishment Of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise
thereof" What q distortion 1t
is to attempt to use that pro-
vision to argue that parochial
school children should not re-
ceive equality where there are
public facilities for transpor-
tation and for health! Their
parents pay every bit the same
taxes.
r. O,Brien.
Catholics who take any po-
sition in this controversy, II
they know whak they are talk
ing about. feel that If their
tax money Is going to be used
for a vast new Federal aid to
public schools project, they
are entitled to some of the
ancillary benefits such as free
bus rides. milk for lunch. and
free textbooks. That's all.
Matthew. C. Cary.
II
The Catholic bishops lately
stated that students Of private
and parochial schools have the
right to benefit from those
measures. grants. or aids which
are manifestly designed for
the health, safety and welfare
OF American youth, irrespec-
tive Of the school attended.
Giving parochial school stu
dents such things as free
health examinations, vaccina-
tons. lunches. secular text
books dike arithmetics), ETC..
is a matter Of simple justice,
and not q matter Of support
ing a sectarian school, as sug-
gested by a Mr.. Wilson In a
letter. Since these things are
given to public school students
without anyone claiming that
they are helping to foster a
sectarian belief, why shouldn't
they be given on an equal basis
to private and parochial school
students?
Daniel w. Martin.
st4 n 4 4 X
In reply to a letter by John
E. Wilson, / would like to COR
rect what appears to be q mis-
understanding on his part of
what the Catholic bishops Of
the United States mean by
benefits designed for the
health, safety and welfare of
American youth, ETC." It is not
the intention of the Catholic
bishops to ask support or
maintenance of parochial
schools, but they do feel that
children in those schools, as
citizens Of the United States,
are entitled to what might be
called the fringe benefits"
That is, school bus service,
participation in the milk and
hot lunch programs. Surely,
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they began a second term Of
office?-A.I.N.
A. Wilson was so when he
started his second term:
Washington, Jefferson, and
Madison all were 81; Monroe
81: Truman "a; jackson IS.
Presidents John Adams, VIII
liam Henry Harrison, Taylor
and Buchanan were over 90
at the time of their first and
only Inauguration. Eisenhower
was 81 when he took offlce in
1858.
@. Why do students refer to
their college or university a.
alma mater?--H. N. z.
A. This term Of affection
has been traced all the way
back to the Middle Ages and
probably started in Bonn, Ger
n,any, famous for its univer.
sity, where q statue of the Viz
gin Mary was called alma
Mater"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

Pen names mar BE- used "
letters carry tOrsters correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKlN SERVICE

get answer to
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@. What Presidents were so
years Of age or over when
Evening star., 1955-07-10
ALEXANDRIA
OPEN SUNDAY
TWO BIG SPECIALS

sRAppocK HEIoHTs - We are
completing . biE beautiful rambler
on Fontaine ST., Just % Hraddock
I'd. This house will Be fnished IN
accordance with the gihest stand
ards in every detail. There are 3
luxurious. kit. iiniihed rec, rm:.
patio and beautiful shaded lot. II
you feel you can't adord this house,
you may be pleasantly surprised
Come hy and see for yourself.
DowDEN TERRAcELn you want
large rooms in = moderately priced
home this Is the place. You get
> master bedrm., more than 10 n.
long and the other 2 bedrms, are
also large. There Is q full bsmt
Of course, and Q garage. THE
HESf FEATURE, HOWEVER. is
THE BIO OF LOAN WHICH YOU
CAN ASSUME; NAME YOUR OWN
CASH PAYMENT.
VERNON REALTY, INC.
Ki. s-aloe Open. o TT 0
Evening star., 1955-07-10

SPLIT-LEyEL BEAUTY (oniy ont
neighborhood convenient to Penta.
door plan. s bedrooms. Q full baths
Super kitchen with eye-leyel oven
and all the sadgets. Finished knot
ty-pine recreation room. large base
asn cSaace ssatD y only s.sssss .ssssssoY Y0YT T.. las;
show you this lovely home. PAR.
kER, SMITH u DoNNELL.. IA
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NAMES
IN THE NEWS
MAC DIVo1
DR.. GUY BENNETT
Johnny HAZARD
THE BERRYS
BY CONSTANTINE CHEKREZI

The position of the American
backed South Wet Nam Premier,
Ngo Dinh Diem (Ngoh Din Dzee-
END has deteriorated to such an
extent, according to dispatches
from Saigon (Sigh-GON that
there is open talk of replacing
him by a council. Meanwhile,
the disaffected Premier is seeking
to pin the blame on Bao Dali
(BAH-oh Dye the nominal chief
of state, who continues to live in
his villa near Cannes tKahn) !,
on the French Riviera.
Rome had violent demonstra-
tons on the 10th anniversary
of the execution of Benito ben
EE-toh. meaning THE Blessed")
MuSsolini, together with his
paramour, Clara Petacci tKLAH-
rah t-AH-chee). and the sec
rotary general of the Fascist
Party. Achille Starace (Ah- KEE-
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

LOVE-Actor Maurice Barry
more was inclined to scoff at the
amatory adventures of his three
famous offspring.
One time he was told by a
friend that John, then a young
ster, had been seen a number of
times with showgirl.
You'd better put your foot
down before he becomes in
volved," cautioned the friend. ut
doesn't take much to make these
young fellows think they're in
love-"
"Love!" laughed Maurice. "A
Barrymore falls in love only once
in his life, and that's with him
self!"
ANNIVERSARY - On their
50th wedding anniversary. Mr..
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and Mrs. Henry Ford attended
a celebration in their honor One
OF the guests, upon being pre-
sented, offered his congraUula-
tons, and asked: ..
ITO what do you attribute
your successful marriage?"
1.-THE formula is the same as
the one used to make a successful
car" replied the creator of the
Model T. Stick to one model"
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leh SYSTEMATICALLY. The exc
cution was carried out by Com
munist partisans at D0n-gO
tDAWN-go) on Lake Como
tKOH-moh). in Northern Italy.
The Communists are rurnored
to have possession of the hoard
of money amassed by Mussolini.
In Germany, former inmates
OF the infamous Nazi concentra =
ton camp at Dachau Oak
HOW gathered last week to
celebrate the liberation by United
States troops on April 20, l945.
IAN rights reserved
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ANSWERS
TO OUR PRESIDENTS

President F. D. Roosevelt
dedicated Woodrow wilson's
birthplace in Stanton, Va. as a
national shrine. May 4, 194l.
2-Lincoln's body was laid to
rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery near
Springfield, ILL.,. 80 years ago to-
day. May 4, 1865.
Sit. Gen. Richard Taylor,
son of Zachary Taylor, sur
renderd his Confederate army to
Gen. r. s. Candy. May 4, 1855.
Questions on preceding page
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Davy felt better. you practice lot and you might
be real good shot some day."
The shooting match was over now, and people
were beginning to go home. Pa set Davy, Wilson
and Bill to cleaning up the yard
Before Ma calls us to supper tell me one
thing, Davy said anxiously. "Are they sure enough
going to start that drafted schoo?"
Sure as catfish has got horns,'' replied Bill,
slapping at mosquito. They're cutting logs for it
next month And, come FROST you'll be there, too
You see if you WON'T
But when Mr.. Blake opened his school that fall
Davy Crockett was many miles away.
Copyright 1855 by ooset Dunlap.
TomOrrow-Chapter Five: Davy Leaves Home.
Copyright, 1855 by Grosset Dunlap
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pours' Iasp. iris, occurs, opus, Uric.
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