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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
THIS AND THAT
Pv |HAPIES + TRACEWEII

Jones skin was not one Of
these.
If there was a mosquito
within a mile. he often said,
it would seek him out.
The modern insect repel-
Tents usually contain just one
ingredient, but the Depart
ment of Agriculture says that
three or four are necessary.
Probably imagination does
the trick for many. They
smear on one of the chemi-
cal repellents, and smugly
think all is well.
Well, maybe 1t is, with them,
but not for T. Jones.
So now he was going to try
citronella again.
He twirled off the cap: and
turned the bottle upside down
against his finger.
Not so bad" he said to
himself. The oil seemed soft
and silky. not too greasy. and
the finicky Jones liked that.
Maybe he had misjudged oil
of citronella.
His recollections of it came,
after all, from the days of his
youth. when young men form
violent opinions.
Maybe he had done this
great old remedy an injustice.
So he smeared on more and
more of the old oil.
He went into the garden, Sc
cure in the belief that he was
protected.
The sun drew forth the
power of the oil.
Pretty soon Templeton Jones
could smell nothing else but
citronella. The odor of his
flowers were lost to him.
BY time to 60 in, he found
that the oil of citronella was
lodged for keeps someplace
back in his nostrilS.
He couldn't get it out.
A nice bath, but the oil Of
citronella could not be over
come.
And he had half a dozen
nice new mosquito bites, too!
But that wasn't the worst
part of it. Everytime he
breathed. it seemed to him,
he could smell oil of citronella.
He smelled it at dinner,
when he went to bed, and
when he got up. He's going
back to the modern chemicals
with a rush. Maybe they don't
get the mosquitoes, but they
do not smell, either.
"Phooey," says Templeton
Jones as the memory of citro-
nella comes back to him and
his hackles begin to rise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
Shoot Out

The Stars recent article,
Get Rid of That Cum" shows
a realistic, courageous point of
view. and I would like to COM
mend you for publishing 1t.
1t was to be expected that it
would evoke some criticism.
I know, of course. there are
those with whom guns are q
hobby. They study the mech
anism. collect various mod
els, target practice. ETC., and
in the process become very
fond of guns. The mere
thought that the disadvan-
tageS Of guns may outweigh
their advantages. and-to use
a bad pun-they are up in
arms. as one or two have been
verbally in these columns.
1t is only natural to defend
ones hobby, but this problem
is more serious than that and
deserves objective treatment.
1t amounts to something like
this: The purpose of a gun
is to kill. So, without any
trimmings, If you want to kill,
own a gun; otherwise. do not.
The theory that the citizenry,
in this civilized day, needs
guns to protect itself against
a horde Of savage criminals
ignores the actual statistics
anywhere in this country since
law came to the West.
A small percentage of the
population are criminals, and
another small percentage of
these criminals carry guns.
They do so chiefly to fight
each other or to intimidate
holdup victims. In either a
gang fight or a holdup. the
average person Is not likely
to get hurt II he is unarmed,
but if he shows a gun he
is apt to become a target
for a desperate man who is
probably a more expert shot.
The criminal who shoots
innocent people in cold blood
is rare, and usually psyche
pathic and furtive. To pro-
tect themselves from this in
dividual, who is almost non
existent and at best seldom
seen, thousands of people own
guns with which they regu-
larly shoot each other or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08

some inscription, while others
are followed to hold various
kinds of articles typical of the
period. When such a building
is eventually torn down these
articles are interesting souve-
Mrs of bygone days.
@. Who coined the word al
lergy"?-M. T.
A. Baron Clemens Won Pr
quet, an Austrian physician
who was professor of pediatrics
at Johns Hopkins in Balti-
more, coined the word in 1906.
"Allergology" is the term ap-
piled to the study of the whole
field of allergic diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
w. Hipping Post.

AS a college student. ] would
like to pass along some i'm
portrait information to "satis-
fed taxpayer" Elizabeth
Knots. Formerly, if the child
of a taxpayer earned more
than $500 during the taxable
year, not only did he have to
pay income taxes. but his
parents were deprived Of their
exemption. Last summer, how
ever, Congress passed and the
President signed into law a bill
providing:
"A son. stepson. daughter.
stepdaughter of a taxpayer
may earn $500 or more during
the taxable year without de-
priving the taxpayer parents
Of their exemption. provided:
"(a.0 Such a child is under
10 years of age at the end of
the taxable year; or,
tb.l Such child. if over 10
years OF age. is a student at an
educational institution.
"(For tax purposes. STU
dent is one who attends an ed
vocational institution whic h
normally maintains a place Of
activity. faculty. curriculum.
and body of students in attend
ance for at least five months
during the calendar year on a
full-time basis.)
in either case, the child will
file his own tax return claim
ing his own exemption and the
parents may also claim such
child as an exemption, pro-
vlded the parent still furnished
more than half the child's
support"
BY filing a tax return, reader
Knots will receive all or most
of the money that was de-
Quoted from her checks, thus
making the priceless benefits"
she receives from her home
land virtually free.
Reba Renee Watson,
University of Michigan, SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08

@. How long does the Metro
politan Opera season last?
"A. E. z.
A. The 1856 season will
last % weeks, from November
IA, 1855. to April IA, 1856.
@. Is the cornerstone of a
building literally stone at
one of the corners?-W. S.
A. In the past. cornerstones
were usually placed at corners
as supports, but today they
may serve as ornaments in the
facade or be embedded in in
terror walls or even floors.
Some cornerstones are solid
blocks bearing only a date or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08

Experiments With q syn
thetic sex hormone which
seems partially to Offset the
physical and mental repression
of old age-perhaps quite
temporarily-have just been
reported by the National Heart
Institute of the Public Health
Service.
Apathetic old men between
70 and 80 started making eyes
at young nurses and became
quite jealous of each other
over these girls.
They came out of the COM
monty expected senile depres-
sion, laughed and joked,
stopped complaining about
aches and pains. All said
they felt much better.
The substance used was
stanolone, a laboratory pro-
duced male hormone presumed
to have effects quite similar to
the naturally produced tes-
tosterone.
More notable and easier to
measure than the psychology
ical were the purely physical
effects. Appetites notably i'm
proved. There was much bet
ter retention by the body of
nitrogen, potassium and phos-
phorus in the diet. These
elements are essential in the
structure of proteins, the es-
sential building stones of the
body. They are necessary for
cell growth and division. Per-
haps the most fundamental
factor in aging is the slowing
down of this process.
Dr.. Nathan w. Shock and
his colleagues of the Heart
Institutes Section on Geron-
tology (old age) are far from
claiming the long-sought elixir
of youth. Stanolone doesn't
seem to effect some other basic
processes of aging. 1t has
some quite bad side effects
which may make its use mad
visable for many patients.
1t has no effect when given
by mouth. 1t can only be given
by injections and these cause
severe and lasting pain, in
some cases nearly unendur-
able. 1t also tends to water
log" tissues, producing the
condition known as edema.
On the other hand it seems
to have no effect on the pros
trate gland, which is likely to
be effected by other male hor-
mones. PROSTATE trouble is
one of the most distressing
difficulties with elderly men.
The experiments by DR..
Shock and his associate, DR..
Donald M. Watkin, were car
ried out on a group of six men,
all of whom had been hospital
lied for some months due to
infirmities of age. One was
90 years old. He has harden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
Dim View of Road Plan

One of the most, if not the
most, important pieces Of leg
islation introduced during the
past session Of Congress was
the highway legislation, spon-
sored by the administration.
This bill failed to reach the
Senate. Thanks be to God!
If the truth we're known about
this highway program, it would
be found that the automobile
manufacturers were behind
such a law.
At least one-half Of the
States are now facing bank
ruptcy because of their efforts
to keep up useless roads, such
roads being used mostly by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
The Atom in Geneva

There has never been anything quite
like the great international conference
opening today in Geneva. Inspired by
President Eisenhower and organized
under the auspices of the United Nations,
it is nonpolitical gathering whose 1000
odd delegates and observers have come
from 70 different countries-including
RuSSia-to participate in scientific and
technical discussions on the benign uses
of atomic energy. No meeting could have
a better or more peaceful purpose, and
none could have brighter potentialitieS
in terms of promoting the well-being OF
mankind.
During the course of this conference,
which will go on until August 20, hum
dreds of papers will be read and dis
cussed, and hundreds more will be pub
liShed as part of the record of the pro-
ceedings. And all of these papers (the
ones to be presented by our American
representatives will reveal a large
amount of hitherto secret nom military
atomic data) will have to do with har-
Messing nuclear energy to be mans
they will deal specifically with what is
now being done, and with what ought to
be done in the future, to bring to fulfill
ment the atoms tremendous promise in
such fields as medicine, biology, agricul-
ture, industrial processes, and the pro-
duction of electrical power.
Actually, the atoms benef1cent fea-
lures are SO great that they seem to
dwarf, in sense, its terrible capacity for
deStructiveneSs. There can be no doubt,
for example, that it provides scientists
with a mighty new weapon against
disease and that 1t can be exploited to
achieve remarkable advances in human
health and longevity. Similarly, in addi-
ton to its importance as tool OF in
dustry, it has agricultural potentlalitieS
that defy exaggeration - potentialities
that touch upon the secret OF photo
SyntheSis and may we'll enable man to
produce limitless quantities of food. And
as far as electrical power is concerned
power to light cities, run factories, ETC.
nuclear energy obviously has created a
prospect of revolutionary economic and
social progress.
OF course, the scientific meeting
now under way is not going to bring all
this goodness into being overnight, or
in a matter of months or even years.
But the meeting will surely give addi-
tional impetus to the atoms-forp peace
program. For at very least. as Chairman
Strauss of the Acc has declared 1t will
fill in 1.-The blueprintS for the founda-
lions upon which can be built healthier,
happier and more abundant lives for
people all over the world" And for that
reason, assuming that governments will
be sane enough to avert the catastrophe
of a no-quarter nuclear war, men every
where have good cause today to look to
Geneva, and to the future, with great
hope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
NOBODY Wins

I wish to commend your
August 3 editorial. Nobody
Wins" as the sanest thinking
on the transit subject that I
have read to date. 1t expresses
my sentiments 100 per cent.
1 have not yet figured out
how Intelligent" men could
propose or enact such legisla-
ton to settle the strike.
Louis F. MellOtt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08

Citronella oil is the old stand
ard for mosquitoes.
1t is supposed to repel them,
but Templeton Jones says.
"Phooey!"
1T repels me-" said Jones.
A friend told him to try it.
1T will drive them away" the
friend said.
But have tried all these new
repellents," Jones answered.
and they don't work, how can
an old-fashioned remedy do any
good?"
The other smiled. a farmerish
sort of smile. Farmers. as a
class, really know a great deal,
and what they don't know, they
think they know, if you under
stand what we mean.
, X X
Those new chemical discov-
cries" the man said, ARE no
good. You get yourself some
oil of citronella, and your trou-
bles will be at an end and so will
the mosquitoes"
( The ounce bottle of the old
remedy was sealed with a
strip of adhesive all around.
/ When Jones cut this off he
could smell the contents
family.
Now, actually, there is moth
ing faint about this product.
For a lingering odor there
is nothing to compare with 1t,
in the everyday life.
A favorite for hundreds of
years, before modern chem
istry poked its nose into every
Granny of the daily life, oil
of citronella had its best usage
at seashore resorts. The clean
freshness of sea air was con-
taminated. especially at night,
by the sweet power of citron-
ella.
X X X X
AS a young man. Templeton
Jones had disliked the cloy-
ing odor immensely, but now
that the years had gone by
he determined to do as his
friend suggested. He would
get a bottle and see if it pos .
sessed the old magic.
The modern rem e dies,
chemical to a degree. had let
him down. Not a one of them
did what he had expected Of
it.
The mosquitoes loved them
all They would buzz and buzz
and bite and bite.
Poor Jones! He was a Suf-
ferer from them. as not all
people are. There are some
tough hides that actually re-
pei mosquitoes by themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
Time for Prayer

When President Eisenhower
embarked on his trip to the
Geneva conference. he adj
monished the American people
to go to church the next day
and pray. They did The
prayers were answered when
the pebble was placed at the
right and unexpected moment
to hit the Goliath between the
eyes. America joins the Pres
ident in prayer for world
peace and freedom for each
and every individual.
M. C. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08

Pen names may be used u
letters carry toriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
SGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

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Drugstore Facilities

Louis F. MellOtt.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
A Visit With Antonio
On a Twilight Afternoon

sat silhouetted against the
window. We could see only
his dark eyes.
His manager. Mr.. Honorio
Fernandez, was there, too. He
sat as someone out Of a 300
year-old Ell Greco. elongated,
wise and sad. He didn't move
or speak.
The company manager. Mr..
Isaac Jofe. was there. too. He
kept rearranging Antonio's
words into more cheerful copy.
Wed be feminine and stupid,
we decided. What does ia
menco' actually mean?" We
ventured.
1t means flamenco" en-
lightened Antonio.
oh"
Then lightning struck. How
old are you, senor?" we asked.
Mr.. Jofe rose in his chair.
Antonio started talking in
English and Spanish. Mr..
Hernandez looked uncomfort-
able. Everyone questioned the
question,
I'm 25." we said, II don't
mind telling you at all. I'm
Evening star., 1955-11-29

ing room at the Pentagon.
were:
The Netherlands Amhassa-
dor, DR.. J. H. van Roijen; the
Netherlands Minister. Baron
s. G. NJ. van Worst tot Worst: /:
the chief of the Netherlands
Military Mission. Mai. Gen.
w. Tn. Carp. and DR.. e. N.
Van der Beugle.
Also present were the Dep
uty Secretary of Defense Rob-
ertson, Undersecretary of the
Army Finucane. Undersecre-
tary of the Navy Thomas S.
Gates and Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense Wilfred J..
Mcneil, Franklin G. Floete.
Carter L. Burgess, Robert T.
Ross, Gordon Gray and DR..
Frank B. Berry.
Also there were the Chief OF
Naval Operations, Admiral Ar
leigh Burke: the Air Force
Chief of Staff, Gen. Nathan
Twining; the commandant of
the Marine Corps. Gen. Lem
eul C. Shepherd. jr.; 1t. Gen.
Alonzo P. Fox. Brig. Gen.
Thomas c. Musgrave. Col.
Guilford A. Montgomery. Mr..
Charles A. Coolidge and 1t.
Col. william White.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
BY ANN MoFFETT

Senior Antonio who dances
in Spanish appeared for con-
versation in English yesterday.
Chit-chat came hard. We
were seven years away from
our last Spanish class and el
senor's English was as quick as
his castanets and every bit as
elusive.
We thought we'd start with
a big question - one that
would give us a chance to
relax-to get "simpatico."
What do you think of
American women?" we asked.
II don't know. l only see
them incidentally" he said.
Women Differ?
How are they different
from Spanish women?" we
mumbled.
THE Spanish women don't
smoke on the street. They
very much -. and Seville /. :.
true" was all Of the staccato
reply we could make out.
We retreated to a cigarette.
1t was twilight and Antonio
Evening star., 1955-11-29

25." There was moving and
mumbling and plenty Of Span
ish.
A Woman's Age
But Madame it is hard to
tell how old a woman is, we
must guess, we must not know"
said Mr.. Jofe.
Another cigarette.
well, Senor Antonio" this
reporter complimented, I'VE
noticed how your dancing re-
sponded to the enthusiasm Of
the audience the other night at
the theater."
"Oh, no, they do respond.
they do like my dancing" he
said.
"She's telling you that they
do like your dancing" Mr..
Jofe said.
We said thank you, thank
you and goodbye. Mr.. Jofe led
us downstairs and got us q
cup Of coffee.
We talked of artists. crea-
tiveness, Imagination and said
thank you, thank you. and
goodbye.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
OFFICERS WIVES CLUBS
Cabinet Wife to Be Guest
AT Coast Guard Wives Fete

w. Ragland, Mrs. Ellsworth I.
Davis, Mrs. Howard Penney,
and Mrs. John D. McElheny.
Public Health
Faith Carman. harpist. win
present a Christmas program
at the luncheon meeting Of
the officers Wives Club Of the
Public Health Service on
Wednesday, December z, at
the Officers' Club, National
Naval Medical Center.
Mrs. John r. Heller and
Mrs. Samuel C. Ingraham are
in charge of the program.
Hostesses for the day are Mrs.
Ladislaus j. Zbranek, Mrs.
Clarke w. Mangun and Mrs.
Chapman H. Binford.
Evening star., 1955-11-29

quainted with those who live
near them.
The Christmas theme is to
be featured in the table dec
orations, and background
music provided by the Air
Force Band Jumping Jacks"
Sandy Casey, daughter of Mai.
and Mrs. Henry G. Casey. win
sing, and Mrs. Richard A.
Barrett will give a Christmas
reading.
Fort McNair
On Thursday at 1890 pm.
the Officers' Wives Club of
Fort McNair will meet for
luncheon at the forts Officers
Club.
Christmas theme decorations
will be further carried out in
the jingle bell name tags. A
grab bag gift exchange and
music By the Army Band string
group also viii point up the
holiday spirit.
HoStesses will be Mrs. John
D. Dutro and Mrs. James n.
Johnson.
Army Medical Service
The Officers' Club, Walter
Reed Army Medical Center has
been chosen for the next
luncheon of the Army Medical
Service Women's Club lunch-
con on Wednesday, Decem-
ber Z.
Hostesses for the day will bt
wives of officers of the Walter
Reed Army Institute of Re-
search. Top billing for the
Christmas program theme will
be the Strolling Strings of the
Air Force Band.
Reservations may be made
by calling Walter Reed Of
ficers' Club before noon, De-
cember s.
Army Engineers
The Engineer Ofncers' Wives
Club of Washington has
planned a supper party as
their Christmas fare. on Satur-
day in the Crystal Room, Of
f1cers' Club, Naval Gun Fac
tory.
Mrs. Richard L. Jewett is
chairman Of the event and viii
be assisted by Mrs. William
Evening star., 1955-11-29
Residential Fetes
On the Calender

Washtngton's predicted cold
snap did not cool the spirit at
the gay cocktail party given
yesterday afternoon by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davis. Tht party
took place at the hosts Arling-
ton residence, White Pines"
Among the guests accepting
we're the Austrian Ambassador
and Nine. Gruber. the Korean
Ambassador and Nine. Yang.
Financial Counselor Of the
Panamanian bassy and
Sonora de Heurtematte and
Miss Virginia Parks and her
nephew James Parks.
Others were Mrs. Kathleen
Watson, Capt. and Mrs. j. p.
Jackson Mr.. George Cole
Toomey. Mr.. and Mrs. Judson
Bowles. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
Watson, and Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Leslie Biff1e.
Another cocktail party yes
terday was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Besterman. 1t was
for Mine. Gladys Tartiere who
leaves the end Of the week to
visit her daughter who now is
studying in Italy.
Evening star., 1955-11-29
BY EVELYN NJ. DENT

Mrs. George M. Humphrey,
wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury. is to be the guest of
honor at the United States
Coast Guard Officers Wives
Club luncheon on Tuesday, De-
cember 6, at the Columbia
Country Club.
Mrs. John P. German will
receive members and their
guests; Mrs. James T. Maher
has charge of the gift program
and Miss Joan Harrison. harp
ist, will present a program OF
Christmas music.
The club. as in the past, has
undertaken to help those in
need. This year the Children's
Convalescent Home viii be the
recipient. The Wives Club will
give a toy chest for all the
children to use; a steel-top
table and nursery chairs also
are being provided.
The members also have been
asked to bring an item Of
clothing to the luncheon. or q
toy wrapped as a Christmas
gift. The packages will be
given to the home for distribu-
ton to the children on
Christmas.
Fort Myer
The Fort Myer Women's
Club has planned an old
fashioned Christmas party on
Thursday at 1890 pm. at
Patton Hall. Fort Myer. Mrs.
j. Paul Breden, president. will
preside and Mrs. Samuel
Loboda has charge of the
program.
The Army Band Chorus is to
present its traditional program.
THE Christmas Story and
the members will exchange
white eleDhant gifts.
Industrial College of the
Armed Forces
Neighborliness is the theme
Of the luncheon of the Wom-
ems Club, Industrial College of
the Armed Forces, on Thurs
day at the Officers Club, Fort
McNair. Members will sit at
tables where maps outline their
own neighborhood. In this
manner they become better ac-