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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Political High links

It's q good thing the tele-
casts Of the two recent politi-
cal conventions were an
nounced before they were sent
out over the air, or the public
would have thought they were
looking IN on a New Years
eve party in an insane asylum,
with the patients playing
musical chairs the insane way.
They were extraordinary ex-
hibitions Of extraneous, ex-
tracurricular motions and
emotions, having nothing to
do with the case-tra la Ia Ia
and q composite Of Broadway
musical revue, football rally,
medicine show, shell game,
hog-calling contest, conclave
Of delirium tremens victims,
and zombies' seance.
1t Is inexcusable and in
applicable to the public to see
politicians exclusively concen-
trating their efforts on in
exorably exploiting the mis-
takes Of the other party, and
exhuming and excavating
their exigencies and expedi-
encies with such excessive ex-
ultation and exuberance.
There should be a more posi-
tive program; a factual and
objective examination Of the
past record Of each party.
whether 1t has been exem-
plary or otherwise and what
effect 1t will have on every
John Does exchequer: not ex-
tenuating excuses. TRADES Of
excavations and exhortations
TO vote for my party" exem-
plary or exiled fright or wrong
TO your. II television never
does another good thing, It has
earned its keep BY calling at
tention to the public that
mans existence has really
progressed only q short dis
lance from the jungle, any
direction you look in.
Isabel c. Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Fed Up With Science

The endless repetition Of
the wild guesses Of the "scien-
lists" on the age Of man and
the age Of life and the placing
of the Garden of Eden as "the
place where the present human
race originated about 100000
years ago." without any scien-
tific evidence to back it UP,
is an exceedingly curious spec
tacle.
Take for example the story
by Thomas r. Henry in The
Star Of September 5. In the
first five paragraphs he used
these expressions: about 100.-
900 years ago." about as near
as anything" about $50, 900
years ago" and about $4,000
years ago." About, about,
about. about, etc.
In the same issue there was
this headline: Scientists Find
Fossils Millions Of Years Old"
How did they arrive at that fig-
ure rather than thousands or
billions? They don't bother to
give us the evidence. And until
they do come UP with some
thing to support these learned
sounding approximations. here
is one reader who Is forced to
assume they are guessing.
The crowhing insult came
in the closing paragraph Of Mr..
Henry's story on the Garden
Of Eden: 1T Is logical to trace
development Of the ape-man
Of Java, Pithecanthropus, from
Australopithecus as a logical
step towards true men. From
the Java Man to the China
Man, Sinanthropus. the fur
ther progress Is clear. Again,
Dr.. Weiner pointed out, 1t is a
logical step from the China
Man to the grotesque Mean
derthaler Of Europe-only .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
No Musical Curtain

The universal appeal OF fine music
once again has been demonstrated in the
warm reception given the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra in Leningrad. First OF
the great American musical organizations
ever to visit the Soviet Union, the Boston
orchestra brought capacity crowd to
its feet in cheers on opening night in the
Leningrad Conservatory Critics and
Russian music masters we're equally en-
thusiaStic as they gathered after the
concert to congratulate Charles Munich,
the Boston conductor, and the los
members of this world famous musical
assembly
Scheduled for FIVE appearances in
Leningrad and Moscow, the Boston group
is playing one work by contemporary
American composer at each concert. The
remainder of the programs are being
selected from the established classical
works and it was RavePS DaphniS and
Chloe, Suite No. 2, that brought the warm
est response from the firSt-night Lenin-
grad audience. The length and vigor OF
the applause prompted DR.. Munich to
conduct an encore, an unusual practice
for a symphony orchestra.
To WaShingtonians who have heard
and enjoyed the Boston Symphony, it is
not surprising of course that its greatness
should be appreciated in any country.
And to those who are familiar with
Russian audiences at their ballet and
concert performances it is not surprising
to read of their enthusiastic response in
this case. 1t is particularly gratifying,
nonetheless, that no conflict Of ideologies
could create a barrier to this mutually
satisfying experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

for in the present situation.
Since when does the President
of the United States have to
placate lawbreakers. rabble-
rousers. and apostles of vio-
lence? The writer doubts that
President Truman would have
stood silently by during all this
time. He left no doubt in the
minds of the public as to where
he stood on issues. And that is
something we should like to
see in Ike. He has tremendous
popularity with the masses of
people, both the Democrats
and Republicans. He can util-
lie this popularity to avoid
bloodShed.
Oscar Merber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Threat of InfIotion'

As a retired Government
employee. I was intensely in
terested in your editorial, 1.-THE
Threat Of Imitation" published
August 81. What I am unable
to understand is, that with the
threat of imitation as great as
1t is, Congress does not re-
enact the law so effectively
used during World War II, and
freeze both wages and prices.
The probable reason for not
doing so is that Congress does
not want to displease its
boSseS-the labor leaders
who are now riding very high.
They want the right to keep
demanding higher wages, as
this keeps members interested
in the unions, But in jumping
to the crack of the whip Of
labor. Congress is selling many
millions down the river.
Another reason which may
be advanced is that wages Of
some groups are now so out Of
line with those Of other groups
that freezing at present levels
would only perpetuate injus-
tees now existing. That is a
very fair criticism, but adjust
ments could be made after in
f1ation has been stopped.
I also wish to give a warning
to each Of the major parties:
If imitation should get out of
hand, it will be a major eco
nomic disaster. We had such
an economic disaster during
the Hoover administration, and
it took the Republican Party
20 years to elect another Presi-
dent. If we should suffer the
disaster Of imitation it prob
ably would prove as disastrous
to the Democratic Party. If in
power at the time, and mean
the end of the Republican
Party should they be in power.
It may even mean a set
back for unionism, as everyone
knows it is responsible for the
present high wages and prices.
Notwithstanding that silly
claim that unions are merely
trying to keep wages in line
with the cost of living.
A. H. Meuche.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Tobocco Industry Studies Cancer. Too
BY THOMAS R. HENRI

Perhaps a guarded word Of
praise now is not too far, far
OF the mark for the medically
condemned. televiSion touted
cigarette industry.
During the past ten years q
formidable amount Of evil
dence, mostly statistical, has
accumulated to pin on CONN
nails"-that's the way all the
old folks used to refer to
cigarettes 40 years ago-the
primary blame for lung cancer,
the most rapidly increasing
kind Of fatal malignant
growth.
The increase, it must be
granted, has come entirely
within the time during which
cigarette smoking and inhaling
has become q well-nigh uni
verSal habit.
Besides the cigarette-lung
cancer hypothesis is rather
logical. Inhaled smoke must be
constantly irritating the lungs
and there long has been an
association between cancer Of
any organ and irritation. Be-
SIDES, there are tarS in tobacco
which cause cancer when
rubbed on the skins of mice.
Million Already Spent
All this logically should have
hurt enormously the cigarette
industry, q dozen or more
closely related industries and
advertising revenues. That it
hasn't is evidence, perhaps, Of
the strength Of habit over
reason.
All the reply the cigarette
makers could make was q
rather hesitant: "You can't
prove it."
The major evidence offered
In proof was statistical. There
is an old adage that Figures
don't lie but liars can figure"
Two years ago the COM
bined tobacco industry, whose
members fight each other
mainly on television programs,
set up a program for research
into the actual effects Of to-
bacco on various organs. Al
ready more than 81 million
has been spent on this. Doubt
less the donors hoped that
something would be turned up
which would more or less
upset the medico- statistical
claims.
They didn't make the fatal
mistake, however, of loading
the dice. To direct the pro-
gram they obtained the serv-
ices of one of the most emf
nent American biologists, DR..
Clarence Cook Little. Associ-
ated with him were others
whose names were quite be-
yond suspicion. Funds were
allocated for research prof.
ects in leading universities
all over the country.
Few Of the projects have
been concerned with the direct
effects Of cigarettes, per Sc.
Some Of the findings are
hardly what the donors Of the
money may have hoped.
For DR.. Little, his group, and
associated researchers devoted
themselves primarily to funda-
mental biological and physio-
logical studies. They are let
ting the chips fall as they
will. A group of such dis
tinction hardly could do other
wise and keep their scientific
Self-reSpect.
They may. in fact, end up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
BETHESDA, Nd.

Dear Sir:
II am glad to see you come
out and champion crahgrasS so
fearleSsly.
MY husband and ] have
been arguing for years about
crabgrass.
HE wants to tear it out, and
has spent hours, days even. on
his hands and knees, only to
leave big bare spots Of just
plain dirt.
II say all the work Is wasted,
and worse, because it makes
the yard look moth-eaten, and
the crabgrass seed blows over
from the neighbors just the
same.
II am for letting 1t alone.
"In this way, as you say, we
would have a good-looking
place for at least a few months
every year.
y = \ 4
81 sort Of got even with
hubby, though.
I'VE were visiting the boss,
and after dinner we went out
into the yard.
Naturally, we went all out
to praise the wildhowers, and
my husband, not to be outdone.
spoke fervently about how nice
the lawn looked.
IA fine stand of grass you
have here, jim he said. (He
calls him JIM
"'You must have got some
fancy seed, or something he
went on, while / tried to shoosh
him.
1T didn't do any good.
"He wouldn't be shooshed.
Some fancy seed. / bet.'
he insisted.
\ 4 \
"The boss grinned from ear
to ear.
"'Oh, nothing extra he ex-
claimed, but my husband
wouldn't let well enough alone.
(He never does.)
None Of this crabgrass
stuff went on my reckless
husband.
This time the boss burst
out laughing. You got TO hand
1t 10 him. He has a sense Of
humor.
Nothing but crabgrass,' he
explained, q little red In the
face. i used to sweat over II,
but I don't do it any more he
went on.
"Well. old Dan. that's INV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES z. TRAcEWELL

hubby, got as red as a beet,
and it served him right.
Here ! had been trying to
Shoosh him. and he would keep
on talking.
Anyway, I am glad some
body spoke up for this weed,
or pest. or whatever you call it.
1T looks nice and green, in
season, and turks right there,
ready and willing to take over
next year at the appropriate
time.
Maybe now that he has
found out the boss likes crab
grass, too, Dan will let me run
the lawn my way.
"And think Of all the little
brides that come to eat the
crabgrass seed, I keep on tell
ing him.
I'D hate to tell you what he
says about the little brides.
yours truly, ANN L. D."
\ y 4 n
Many a household has
broken almost in two on the
great crabgrass debate.
1t shouldn't.
,Crabgrass could be worse.
Sheep sorrel, buckthorn,
plantain, goose grass
And don't forget dandelions,
dear old dandelions.
Once we spent hours, count
less hours, as Ann says, trying
to get rid Of dandelions.
And succeeded Much to our
later regret.
Today there isn't a dande-
lion to be seen and, with the
sad perversity Of mankind, it
all seems rather sad.
For what brighter face is
there than the dandelion's?
Then 1t turns white, Just
as hair Of the human head
does, unless one uses strong
tea.
This is a tip passed on by
Villa Gather in one Of her
most beautiful short stories.
Make a strong solution Of
black tea, and use a little OF
1t instead Of water In brushing
the hair. An Old World
formula that works, after a
fashion, she says-and IL does.
It doesn't dye the hair, in
any real sense, but 1t does give
1t darker tone.
Try It. If the passing years
are giving you the dandelion
effect. Even your cattiest
friends won't know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Twits Thompson

Weeping for the vanished
conservative" in your Septem-
Der 5 issue. Dorothy Thompson
says that everybody with any
historical knowledge or COM
mon sense knows that the state
has always been the enemy of
society and of individual and
social liberty" The true "con-
sentative" position, ] would
gather from her insistence on
consistency which she fails to
find in either Of the political
parties, is that the true fighter
for freedom must be an enemy
Of the state although his
loyalty to it should be beyond
the shadow of a doubt.
Stephen Rock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

by showing that cigarettes are
veritable tools Of Satan, but
they are bound to arrive at
quite unrelated findings which
cannot be predicted and which
will be of inestimable benefit
to mankind.
The second annual report Of
the group is just at hand. The
whole program, 1t, is empha-
sized. at this stage can be
described only in terms Of
progress, not results.
1.-THE most important thing
learned In the past two years."
DR.. Titles report says. ''is how
much more must be done be-
fore definite answers are
given"
This group assuredly is not
out to prove that cigarettes
don't cause lung cancer.
Among the findings reported
Is that animals of the same
species but different heredities
not only vary greatly in their
susceptibility to lung cancer
but in the kinds Of cancer to
which they are susceptible.
Some of the most damaging
evidence against cigarettes has
come from the production Of
cancers by rubbing on the skin
Of mice. rats and rabbits vari-
Gus tars obtained from ciga-
rette smoke. But there are no
effects when. the same tars are
rubbed on the skin of guinea
pigs, monkeys and apes. APP
parently rodents are much
more susceptible. This, Of
course, proves nothing except
that one must be careful in
jumping at conclusions.
Robot Smoker Developed
"Only an extensive series Of
experiments with animals in
which species, strain, sex, age,
dosage and other factors are
controlled and evaluated can
give the sort of exact informa-
ton on which reasonably safe
conclusions can be based" the
report says.
A major job has been the
development Of robot cigarette
smokers. smoking machines
which will closely duplicate
human cigarette smoking. The
idea is that the supposedly
cancer-producing tars are not
present in the cigarette to-
bacco, per Sc. but are pro-
duced in the smoking process.
Thus q close duplication of
human smoking is necessary.
Products of partial combus-
ton and diStillation of any Or
ganic material" says the re-
port, will vary in composition
with conditions of the process
itself. If the smoke conden-
safes, tars or derivatives have
been prepared or stored under
abnormal conditions, expert
mentation with them has no
bearing on the practical evalu-
alton Of tobacco products in
relation to health"
1t is hoped, says the report,
that many independent work
ers will provide themselves with
robot cigarette smokers of the
type described. Thus it will
be possible greatly to extend
the work Of isolating all sorts
Of chemical fractions produced
from tobacco itself, cigarette
paper. or combinations of both,
in normal smoking.
The next requirement will be
to test the effects of each of
these on lung and other tissues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

few steps away from humans
of the present"
What is logical about it? If
there is any sense. or reason or
logic in all this. why can't some
Of it show itself at least semi
occasionally at some point
within reach of the naked eye?
Donald F. Haynes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Fountain in
Dupont Circle

The shdllotD botDl soterein its
matters rise
Rests like a marble diddem,
A single cTotDR upon the heads
OF the three figures carved In
Irving size
Upon the rounded column
That holds aloft the fountains
threads.
Through chiseled grooves IN
the unsulIied cTotcn
Ribbons OF slender liquid spill,
BlotDn By the breeze to rhvth-
mic motion
In soft cascades of music dotc-
ting doiDH
To Join an endless folD TO m
The tCGitino pool, their destined
Frances Goss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Prods President

All rational people win agree
that the use Of threats or
force to thwart the decision Of
the Supreme Court on segre-
cation is unlawful and should
be condemned. The writer
would like to know why the
President Of the United States
has failed to use his tremen-
dous popularity to condemn
the tactics Of violence of those
who would prevent the law Of
the land from being carried
out.
High-sounding words uttered
by a politician in an attempt
to appease all sides to a con-
troversy are not what Is called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

Pen names may be used q
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

@. When and where was
Boyd Raeburn. the dance band
leader, born?-G. 3.
A. Boyd Albert Raeburn was
born October ~, 1913. on q
ranch IN Platte, s. Oak.
Q. How does income from
the prescription department
compare with fountain sales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
~ THR HAGKM s

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
Please DcoSe icg y " "-'""~Np
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

In drugStores, on the average?
III. r. q.
A. In 1855, sales IN prescrip-
ton departments represented
about 23.5 per cent Of all drug
store sales, and fountains
brought IN ~ per cent. Tobacco
and candy accounted for IL
per cent; stationery and
sundries. 10 per cent.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Sunday School
Mass MEETING
At Boyer City

The regular Sunday School mass
meeting of South Fork Baptist As
sociation will be held next Sun
day afternoon with the Boyer City
Church at 2:30 pm.
Rev. L. R. Williams, pastor of
East Maiden Church, will be the
speaker and his subject is Teach
ing with a Purpose" There will
be department conferences also
and the h e m of purposeful
teaching will carry over into these
conferences.
These mass meetings formerly
held in another church and at
another time now occur on fifth
Sundays and meet each time at
the Boyer City Church. The as
sociational superintendent is Den
ris Ellis of Maiden and there are
AZ Sunday Schools who cooperate
in this work.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Maiden News

Rev. Frank Lyerly and G.. Lee
ERrbinSoa attended the annual
convention of the North Carolina
SYNOD of the United Lutheran
church held last week at Haven
church, Salisbury.
The Brotherhood of ST. Martins
Lutheran church held its April
meeting Wednesday night in the
educational bull ding of the
church.
Mrs. Clyde Schronce and daugh-
ter. Mona, were recent dinner
guests of Mrs. L. S. Youngblood.
Watt West of Flint, Okla, is
spending some time here with his
sister and brother, Mrs. Tom Story
and Avery West.
Miss Pat Lineberger, student at
High Point college, spent this
weekend here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lineberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Harwell of
Boone spent the weekend here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl HarWell.
Fred Murray. Miss Laura Muir
ray. and MI and Mrs. Bobby Muir
ray. of the Murray'S Mill section
CT Catawba county, were dinner
guests here Saturday evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Murray and
son, Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Sigmon had
as their guests here several days
last week Mrs. Sigmon's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rhyme of VAL
desc.
Rev. G. G. Adams. Mrs. l.. C.
Willard, Mrs. Charlie Murray,
Mrs. Leonard jenkins, Nh and
Mrs. Hollis Bolick and son, Char
les, Clifford Auton and Keith Nc
Caslin attended the district con-
ference education. missions and
world peace at Main Street Metho-
dist church in GaStonia
The County-Line Home Demon
stration Club held its April meet
ing at the club house, with twelve
members and two visitors. Mrs.
Perry Kimbrell and Brenda Arm
strong, attending.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26

to z. B. Rite HE, property in
Lincolnton township.
E. T. Ballard. Jr., and wife. Will
lie Mae, to Frank G. Story and
wife, Blonnie, property in Ironton
township.
J. C. Goodson and wife, Mary
to Lura May Britain, property in
North Brook township.
James D. Peeler and wife, Helen
to w. T. Parker and wife, Bertha
property in Lincolnton township.
C. G. Fox Lumber Co. Inc, to
Archibald R. Barkley and wife
Ethel. property in Ironton town.
ship.
C. G.. Fox Lumber Co. Inc, to
James T. Beal and wife, Challie
property in Ironton township.
c. G. Fox Lumber Co. Inc, to
Grady Fish and his mother, Ida
Fish, property in Honton town
ship.
Clifton Walker Black and wife,
Geneva, to Mrs. Bernice B. Arm
strong, property in Howards Greek
township.
Clifton w. Black and wife
Geneva, to j. R. Black, property
in Howards Greek township.
Vaughn McGinnis d wife
Frances, to Russell L. Stroupe, and
wife, Martha, property in Lin
colnton township.
Russell j. Holbrooks and wife,
Lillian, to z. B. Ritchie, property
in Lincolnton township.
Ocie Edwards Moses and huS-
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
Recorder S Court News

Disposition of cases heard in
Mondays session of Lincoln coun-
ty Recorders court, Judge Thomas
Wilson presiding, and Solicitor w
H. Childs, Jr., prosecuting for the
State, follow:
Kenneth Eugene jenkins, speed
ing so mph 35 zone. Serve war
rant in South Carolina.
Albert Jackson Smyre, speeding
rs mph oc. Serve warrant in Lin
coin county.
Richard Rue ke t Huffman,
speeding SIS mph truck. Serve war
rant in Catawba county.
John Hicks Bradley, speeding
65 mph oc. Serve warrant in Lin
coin county.
FELTON, c. Abernethy, non sup
port of four minor children. State
takes Mol Pros.
John Arthur Nash, carrying
concealed weapon. Not guilty.
George Harman McKown, reck-
less driving. Serve warrant in
CASTOR county.
Roy Dennis Jor don, driving
drunk. 6 months, suspended upon
payment of $100 fine and costs,
and further condition defendant
not operate a motor vehicle upon
N C. public highways for a period
of year from date
GRADY Arthur Ray. reckless
driving. 60 days. suspended upon
payment of $25 fine and costs.
Charles Edward Rudisill, carnal
knowledge of girl over ~ years
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26

under 16. GS 1925. Defendant
pleads not guilty. No probable
cause found.
Billy Gene Stines, reckless driv-
ing involved in accident. Defen-
dant makes motion for jury trial.
Motion granted, bond set at 500.
Jay McCorkle, non support. Case
dismissed
The following were ordered to
pay the costs on the charge of
speeding: Jim (nmn) Smith. Ger
man Gary Ard, Vivian Nezait
Johnson, John William Weaver,
william Kinsler Gunter, Jr.. Will
liam MatheSon Hulick. Ralph Max
Harrill, Elson John Hopkins, Ed
ward Earl Davis, Helen DawkinS.
Cases on indictments for reck-
less driving involved in accident,
adv inflicting serious bodily in
jury, speeding 70 mph oc, driving
drunk, driving after license re-
vOked, transporting non tax paid
wliiskey, transporting, adv, were
continued to other terms of court.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-26
IMMEDIATE OPENING: One man

OPENING: One man
in Lincolnton, one in Cherryville,
one in Maiden. two in Newton
Conover, who will have the op-
portunity to earn $3.50 per
week to start. Car helpful. This
is a permanent position if you
qualify. Your wife present at
interview will be helpful. Apply
Mr., Burger. North State Hotel,
Monday. April 80. 7 pm only.
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