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Middle East Peace Bid

Although details were incomplete, Sec
ing more stable peace in the Middle
East provide at least blueprint for
action. In itself, this is a step forward.
The siX-year period of the armistice be-
tween Israel and the Arab States not only
has been dangerously devoid of any
progress toward permanent settlement.
It also has permitted a constant series
Of incidents threatening at any time to
spread into new war, has contributed
to the political instability of the Arab
governments and has prevented Israel
from concentrating on urgent require
ments for establishing sound economy
of its own. Neither side of this unfortu-
nate impasse is without blame Both
would benefit by a solution of the
problem.
Mr.. Dulles has suggested, In brief.
that the United States take the active
lead in serving as friend to both sides
in seeking answers to the specific ques-
lions at issue. At the same time, he
invited other countries to join in the
effort and Britain promptly has promised
its support.
Two of Mr. Dulles proposals are
heavily weighted with the humanitarian
element One is the offer of American
help in raising an international loan by
which Israel finally might honor its OBJ
legation to compensate 100000 Arab
refugees for land and property which
were lost to them during the Palestine
war. The plight of these refugees has
been tragic one-a constant source of
bitterness in the nearby Arab States, an
economic drain upon them and upon
outside countries providing emergency
aid, and a seat of Communist subversion
always threatening to gain an important
foothold. The second offer dealt with the
longer term problem of developing water
resources which might provide not only
resettlement areas for the refugees, but
which also could strengthen the internal
economies Of all the countries affected.
In the politico- military field, Mr..
Dulles proposed that the United States,
III the parties to the dispute should de-
SIRE" assist in the fixing of permanent
Arab-ISraeli boundaries, and that our
own Government should then enter into
treaty guarantees of these frontiers. He
expressed the hope that the United Ma
lions might sponsor such an effort and
support the guarantees.
The Middle East is an area rich in
culture and in opportunity. 1t has been
striving in recent years to improve itself
but the Arab-Israeli problem has been
the greatest obstacle nOIiticallv md Will
tarily, to faster progress. The current
American offer may be only new begin
ming, but 1t is sincere and thoughtful
attempt to bring peace and greater Sc
curity to the region.
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GUS kinds, and no doubt the
fact that it is situated in a
neutral country. At least 8
conferences besides the Big
-Four meeting are scheduled to
take place in Geneva during
the summer of 1855.
@. Are the baseballs used in
the National League and the
American League exactly the
same?-C. T.
A. Yes, except for the names
stamped upon them. All the
baseballs are made by Spald-
ing. When completed, they are
put into a huge hopper from
which half are poured into one
line and the rest into another,
to be stamped "Spalding" for
the National League and
Reach" for the American
League. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-29

@. Who invented Yoga?--
c. F. E.
A. The first exponent of
Yoga was Patanjali. who is
said 10 have lived in the third
or fourth century BIC. 1t is
unlikely. however, that he was
the inventor. because Yoga
principles and technique are
too complex to have been the
work of one man. Yoga is a
Sanskrit word meaning yoke"
but its true significance is
union"
@. what makes Geneva
such a popular choice for
international conferences?
T. M.
A. Many factors contribute
its attractive location and
climate. accessibility, suitable
buildings for meetings Of vari-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-29

There are more hermits in
cities than there are In the
mountains.
Mountains are popularity Sc
lected for all hermits. Probably
it's the trees and the bushes
and the big rocks. Hermits can
hide in and among and behind
them, and make owl-like
sounds, at the appropriate
times. No hermit is supposed,
popularity speaking, to make
any human noises, but always
to talk in the mode OF the
brute creatures. The owl and
the crane are his brothers,
the sun and moon his lights,
and the rain his bath. He
eats berries in season, and
meat when some poor squirrel
comes along at the point of
his gun, NJ
Actually. hermits are far diff
ferent.
We know a city hermit, and
he Is a very nice fellow in a
gray flannel suit and soft tie.
His hair is cut crew, and he
Is flirting with the fiattop. the
latest for the young bloods.
He seems the very model Of
the perfect modern business
man, and he is. but at the bot
tom Of his heart he is all her
NIT.
When he closes the Office
door behind him, and goes out
to his sports car. he is a real
hermit on his daily trek back
to his little mountain. His own
back yard is terrain enough.
There he grows roses, and is
proud Of his lawn. He leaves
the world Of the city behind
him for the nonce, whatever a
nonce is, and does not bewail
In the least his weekend
plight.
-. No Blue Ridge hermit, popu-
larry held to be the very worst
sort, Is more taciturn or Secre-
tive. He keeps appointments
with no one, friend or foe, and
viii not answer his telephone.
The teleyision set blinks no
lights for him. The radio is q
forgotten instrument, and even
the modern suburban god, the
power mower. languishes in its
stall.
II you were to disturb him
in his lair. he might greet you
with q smile. but his heart
would not be in it.
This hermit can't fool us.
We know exactly what he is
saying to himself, behind that
facile smile: II wish he would
go away" But deep behind
that almost spoken idea, is one
he never says. even in his sleep,
but thinks, nevertheless: IT
never met a man I liked, they
are mostly bores, and someday
the butcher Is going to cut
them down"
Poor hermit, let us leave him
to his fate, while we go out
into the old world, bravely
chanting, II never met a man
I didn't like" It's a good slo-
gan, after all. The best thing
about 1t is. 1t seems to work.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

IT never met q man I didn't
like" said a famous humorist.
He must have been a funny
man, to say that; it suited his
way Of making a living, too.
The great average person.
on the other hand, has no such
necessity. and SO finds many
men he doesn't like.
The truth is that the IA
nous humorist was not ex-
actly candid. All one has to do
is read the news reports to
know the world is crammed
with people no one can like.
Even their mothers probably
didn't like EN-.
Try as they could. their dear
old mothers secretly shook
their heads and whispered to
themselves. Pretty much Of
an egghead. ! am afraid"
Most Of us have met so
many We could not like we
couldn't even keep a card in
dex of them.
The honest man, looking out
into a befuddled world, re-
members those who kick dogs.
beat children, cheat and do
a little lying on the side.
Is he to persistently like
them when they are plainly
unlikable?
Or is he to be honest with
himself. and the world. and
promptly say, They ought to
be in jail?
The honest man has a tough
row to hoe in a society deter
mined to put the best face on
things, as they say.
He cannot put the right
sparkle in his eye, or smooth
his tongue to the exact ridge
the rest demand.
So what shall he do'
\ \ II
He will, if he has any COM
mon sense. keep still.
Not for him the martyrs
hat. The martyr has gone out
Of style. People today are
smart enough to keep out of
trouble, mostly: and if they do
fall into it, they come up smil-
ing. grimly declaring, II never
met a man I didn't like"
y 4 II X
The extreme form of the
honest man is the hermit.
At the bottom of all his
running away from society is
the large number of men he
met whom he didn't like in
the least.
Sure, there will be many
other reasons, too. The famous
brothers in New York City
who lived alone amid a pile of
debris never declared their
reasons. but those who regard
ed their devastated lives knew
something had gone awry with
their strictly human relation
ships.
Probably it was dislike.
One can stand just so much
Of it; and after that something
Is bound to happen. That is
why the humorist had a good
philosophy-for himself.
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EYerybody ttehes.


Nobody knows why, NOR does
science. Psychologists have
argued about 1t for Q couple
Of centuries.
Now two University Of PENN
sylvania doctors. Robert p.
Arthur and Walter B. Shelley.
have advanced an explanation
based on experiment. Their
findings have Just been pub
lished In Nature. the journal
Of the British Association for
the Advancement Of Science.
It can be considered, they held.
q fifth sensation"-quite un-
related to sight, hearing. smell
or touch. 1t probably is an
almost universal sensation
throughout the animal king
dom. Nobody knows. Of course.
whether dogs itch but this Is q
logical conclusion from watch
ing the frenzied scratching Of
q flea bitten collie.
Pain, touch, heat and cold
are all due to known stimuli.
These stimuli impinge on
known sense organs and pro-
duce measurable responses, de-
pendent on their strength.
There is no known specific
stimuli for itching. There Is no
etching center" in the brain,
no human organ which pro-
duces the sensation.
It is true, say Arthur and
Shelley. that certain chemicals
rubbed on the human skin
produce itching, but only in a
mild degree and varying
greatly from person to person.
One Of the most certain acti-
vators Of itching is a tropical
plant known as cowhage. It
bears pods covered with hair
like bristles. When these touch
the human skin they almost
invariably produce the most
intense sort Of itching.
One Of Culprits Unmasked
They found that one Of the
substances in cowhage is an
engine known as mucunain.
AS an engine, 1t Is one Of the
thousands Of physiological
chemicals which activate a
reaction without taking part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-29
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
The Simple Itch Is a Riddle

In 1t. 1t Is one Of the class
known Is proteolytic engines,
causing disintegration Of pro-
TEN molecules which are the
building stones Of much Of the
human body.
They injected extremely
minute amounts Of mucunain
under the skin. Invariably the
itching response was obtained.
Then they experimental with
various other proteolytic en-
xymes-papain from the pa
paya. ficin from figs. and un-
named ones from fungus. All
caused itching. varying in In
tensity with the amount used.
The most active Of them pro-
duoed severe itching In five
seconds, lasting for at least
half an hour, the more of the
engines introduced the quick
er the response and the longer
the period.
Some Explanations
The conclusion: These en-
zymes which are very wide
spread through nature cause
itching either by a direct ef-
feet on nerve endings In the
skin or by synthesizing and re-
leasing unknown chemicals
from the skin cells. The rela-
lively long latent period of
five seconds suggests that the
latter may be the true explain
alton.
One explanation was that
the substance synthesized and
released might be the well.
known histamine, also the of
fender in cases of allergy.
Direct application of his
famine. however, failed to pro,
duce the itching reaction.
There have been theories in
the past, they say, that Itch
ing is a mild form of pain and
that pain, in turn. is an ex-
IRENE manifestation Of the
sense Of touch. Yet nobody de-
scribes itching" as pain. It
may even be more disagree
able than the most intense
sort Of pain.
They conclude that there
is no relation between the two
sensations.
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Nostalgia

By noW the lipe oaks shadow
Lies on the cotton fields
And deus are In the fragrance
The distant sWdmpland
yields.
And dun lit is the clearing
Where dull the embers shine
And lonely crotDs call hGrShly
From out the churry pine.
A while wiH ltnger humming-
birds
Among the four o'clockS
Where pinks and thrift are
fouriShing
Beside the border rocks.
And close aDithin the garden
A mocktngbird sings on,
HON. S,Deet Mould be his songs
those hours
When daytime sounds Dere
gone.
Jeanette Shelley HefIin
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

adopted, or is Mr.. Ihlder citing
one case to prove an alleged
practice?
Mr.. Ihlder is welcome to play
politics II he prefers. But he
should not inject the racial
issue where it does not exist,
thereby rendering disservice
to those who are truly cen
cerned with the racial dis
elimination.
Lloyd Buchanan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-29

The General said, II cannot
say ! would not break down if
put to the test" Fortunately
most Of us would say that, but
we would not jeopardize other
lives Intentionally. 1t is my
understanding that most of
our great American public feels
the way Citizen" feels. Prob
ably nothing less than an
enemy bomb dropped right in
the middle of Washington
would wake them up to the
fact that more than one life
is at stake during a war.
Cpl. Frank L. Noyes.
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Advises Eisenhower

President Eisenhower has
met and talked with his for
eign enemies. Now, I think a
conference with Joe McCar-
thy is next in order. 1t would
do the Republican Party and
this country a lot of good If
these two men could iron out
their differences.
II Ike wants to win the Lext
election. I feel quite sure he's
got to have Joe's support.
Ed Batzner.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-29

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letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sdtion. ...
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

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Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
CENTURY CLUB
LUNCHEON
Anniversary Luncheon At
tracts Five Past State Pres
idents and Other NOtables
100 GUESTS PRESENT

Among the guests at the ami
versary luncheon of the Twenti-
eth Century Club were five past
state presidents: Mrs. Clarence
Fraim, Mrs. Mulford Taylor, Mrs.
E. w. Buchanan, Mrs. M. Burton
Meyer, and Mrs. Joseph w. En-
mis-. Mrs. Harold E. Wickham,
president introduced the following
state officers, some of whom spoke
briefly: Mrs. w. Harman Money,
president of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Fraim,
honorary president; Mrs. Jonathan
Willis, Kent County vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Clinton A. Weslager,
New Castle County vice president;
Mrs. Harry Bunting, Sussex Coun-
ty vice president; Mrs. Milton c.
Manlove, recording secretary; Mrs.
Ernest v. Keith, auditor; and Mrs.
Floy Booth, psrliamentarian, who
paid tribute to the Twentieth Cen
tury Club for having produced
four state federation presidents.
They were Mrs. Frank Reynolds,
Mrs. Samuel ]. Reynolds, Mrs.
Henry D. Boyer, and Mrs. Ennis.
Mrs. Robert Denney, immediate
past president of the club, was
presented a gift in appreciation
of her service, the presentation by
Mrs. Ennis. There were approx
imately one hundred guests pres
ent from Philadelphia, Whining
ton, Dover, Rehoboth Beach, Eel
ton, and many other Delaware
towns. "A musical program was
presented by Elizabeth Hill Hen
dren, violinist, and Mrs. Esther
Mary Fuller, of Wayne, Pa. South
American and Hawaiian dances
were presented by Miss Luz Maria
Kerr. Mrs. Ralph Lange and
Mrs. Walter Hill headed the COM
mittee for the luncheon, and were
assisted in serving by members
of Senior Girl Scout Troop 101.
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
USE
OF RADAR HERE
Chief of Police to Contact
Manufacturers and Place
Warning Signs
ASSESSMENT LIST HUNG

Due to the concern felt by resi-
dents of Smyrna, as well as the
police department and town coun-
Gil, about speeding and reckless
driving, it was decided at the
special meeting Friday night to
authorize Chief of Police John W..
Jacobs, Jr., to contact manufac-
turers of radar equipment, with
the explicit idea of purchasing
such equipment for the town. He
was also instructed to immediate
ly place radar warning signs
throughout the town, and also to
check the cost of an additional
radio unit for a piece of town
equipment to be determined by
Town Manager Rex. D. Gilmore to
use in conjunction with the radar
set, and for normal town opera
tions. Following requests by res
idents the council authorized the
police department to place signs
on Foxwell Avenue, the southern
entrance to the Post Office on
Main Street, saying mo parking
at any time" There was a dis
cussion on the need for an extra
employe to be deputized to work
only on checking parking meters,
and Chief of Police Jacobs was
asked to submit a plan for coun-
cils consideration at the regular
meeting next Friday night. Rob
ert Talbot, assessor, was present
and submitted the assessment list,
copies of which will be posted on
Tuesday at the town Office and the
Office of The Smyrna Times. APP
peal day is set for Monday, May
2 at the town Office, hours l to 5
pm. Clarence Downes, of Middle
town, owner of the property on
Main Street next to Everhart
Brothers store, was present to
talk over the condition of the
building, which has been condemn
ed by council. 1t is rated as the
greatest fire hazard in the town,
and is in bad condition structur-
ally. A date will be set for the
town manager and council men,
bers to talk over with the owner
and his contractor what can be
done. This will be at an early
date. The property has had the
red condemnation card affixed by
the police department.
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
Recent Wedding

Miss Irene Ann Mofitt, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur It.
Mofitt of Smyrna, and Mr.. George
L. Galley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
M. Galley of Philadelphia, were
married at 8 p.m., Saturday, April
9th, in the Asbury Methodist
Church in Smyrna, by the Rev.
Walter Beckwith, pastor of the
church. The bride, given in mar
riage by her father, wore a white
lace gown over white satin with
waltz length skirt. She carried a
white orchid on a white prayer
book. Miss Ruth Mofitt, sister of
the bride, was her only attendant.
She wore an aqua net gown with
matching halo and carried bou-
quet of yellow and aqua carna-
tions. The best man was Mr.. Ar
thur Reist from Lancaster, Pa. A
reception was held in the social
hall of the church. After a we'd
ding trip through the south, they
will reside in Smyrna where The
groom is member of the faculty
of Smyrna High School. The
bride is a graduate of Madison
College. Harrisonburg, Va, and
the groom is a graduate of State
Teachers College, Millersville, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
RoAD-E-o OPEN TO GIRLS
Girls Urged to Enter May 14th
Program Here

The Jaycees wish to emphasize
that girls as well as boys are elig-
ible to enter the Teenage Road
E-O which will be held here on
Saturday, May IA. The boys are
showing their interest in the con-
test by seeking applications. With
the fine reputation held by women
for safe and efficient driving this
event is a real challenge to the
girls in the Smyrna-C Clayton area
to enter and show what they can
do. The girls have an equal
chance with the boys in the skill
test course and on the written
quiz. The girls are urged by the
Jaycees to show their mettle and
prove they can beat the boys. APP
plication blanks may be obtained
at the schools, the police station,
and at Golden Pharmacy.
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
COUNCIL RECEIVES Is BIDS
ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT

Bids in two parts, submitted by
fifteen contractors from five
states, for Smyrna's sewage dis
posal plant were opened at a
special meeting of Town Council
by Raymond c. Regener, project
engineer, and tabulated by Char
les Deakyne and Fred Touchton,
all of Whitman, Requardt & AS
sociates, Baltimore, the towns en-
gineering services on the project.
The bids will be reviewed by
Whitman, Requardt this week and
their recommendation will be
made at the regular meeting of
council on Friday night. The bids
on part B, the treatment plant,
follows: Eager Stone and Con-
struction Co., Baltimore, $151, ,223;
Vanguard Construction Corp, New
York, $163,40S, deduct $1,000 if
awarded both parts; James Julian,
Elsmere, S176,3S6.95; Clute Bros,
Wyoming, s169,375, deduct s2500
if awarded both parts; Inter-
County Construction Co.. Hyatts-
Vile. $193. .474.30, deduct $4,000
if awarded both parts; Allied Con-
tractors, Baltimore. $1s8, ,2a4; Nc
Elwee-C Courbis Construction Co.,
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
NAME FIRST
AWARD GROUP
Mrs. Josiah Marvel, Jr., Is
Chairman for Mental Health
Award Committee
TO BE GIVEN MAY 3

Mrs. Josiah Marvel, Jr., of
Greenville, Delaware, Chairman of
the First Annual Citizens Mental
Health Award Committee, has an
nounced that the following indi-
viduals have accepted the respon-
sibility of choosing the person
who has made the greatest volun-
tary contribution to the progress
of mental health in Delaware this
last year: Mr.. Walter S. Carpen-
ter, Jr., Mr.. 1. B. Finkelstein, Rev.
Harold Landon, Dean William o.
Penrose and Mrs. Theodore
Strange. The judges will be faced
with the task of selecting from
a multitude of candidates that
person whose efforts in fighting
mental illness and building mental
health are worthy of this meritor-
ious award. The Award will be
presented on May 3rd by Senator
]. Allen Frear, Honorary Chair
man of Mental Health Week, at
the Annual Meeting of the Mental
Health Association of Delaware.
Mr.. F. Barry Ryan, Jr., President
of the National Association for
Mental Health, will be the main
speaker at this luncheon, describ-
ing Mental Health - Every Cit
izen's Responsibility" The pubic
is invited, and reservations may
be secured by calling or writing
the Mental Health Association,
Wilmington 5-2994. In making
this announcement, Mrs. Marvel
indicated that many candidates
for this award have already been
received from individuals as wen
as organizations. She emphasized
that nominations should be sent
to the Mental Health Association
of Delaware, 1404 N. Franklin
Street, Wilmington, postmarked
no later than April 23rd.
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
Fires at speakman's Woods

There have been several fires
started recently in Speakman's
woods, and doewood trees have
been cut down, The family has
always welcomed young people
to the woods, and only asks that
consideration be given for the
privilege. Small boys, one with
a gun, were seen leaving the
woods before a recent fire was
discovered. If those who use the
woods as a playground will re-
member not to disabuse the priv
ilege the Speakman family will be
very grateful. Parents might ad-
wise their children to use care
when they are on other peoples
property, so that the beauty of the
woods may be preserved for the
pleasure of all.
Smyrna times., 1955-04-21
NEW FOOD PLAN
Local Wilson Dealers Introduce
New Food Plan Here This Week

Local Wilson Dealers Introduce
New Food Plan Here This Week
An entirely new concept in food
plans is being introduced here this
week by Clements Supply Com
pany, Inc, Clayton; and Boulevard
Electric, Smyrna, local Wilson Re-
frigeration dealers. This new food
plan is based exclusively on local
participation of freezer dealer and
food merchants. The dealer offers
with the purchase of a Wilson
Freezer an initial food order from
merchant of your choice, worth
$1O0 absolutely free, while the
local merchants will fill subse-
quent orders at special discounts.
Displays featuring the Wilson
Freezer and details of the plan
are set up for the public's inspec-
ton at Smyrna Market, Main
Street; Poore's Meat Market, one
quarter mile north of Smyrna;
and Burris and Co., Clayton, as
well as the dealers. For full par
ticulars see advertisements on
pages IL and 13.