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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Had | Luin Sleeping
Had ! lain sleeping on the hill

Had ! lain sleeping on the hill
that night,
And reused to hear trium-
plant Gngel-Song,
And hid my eyes a moment
from the light
OF such a dazzling Star, and
gone along
With my amazed companions
to the stable,
oh, Mould my God haze
loUed me more than
noD?
Should I hare been more dear,
had been able
To kneel beside the ,Donder-
inq or and coaD?
Though l Uoks not to hear the
angels tell
Their shining neiDS, and to
see the luminous Star,
/ think, tonight, He lopes me
quite as DeH
As eUen the Wise Men ,Dho
had journeyed far
And ah, / kno,D He is dtDGre J
kneel
In Wonder as great as theirs,
and JOY as real. !
Elr;nn " e~aue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
Some Contradictions in Evolution
By THOMAS R. HENRY

Of the engine changes which
underlie common physiologi-
cal adaptations during growth,
disease and aging"
50
DRINKS. so they say, see
pink elephants. Crazy people
may see the ghost Of Napoleon
dancing on the wind. Almost
everybody now and then sees
something that isn't there.
ALI these hallucinations may
be due to something perma-
nently or temporarily wrong
with o small and unidentified
part Of the brain-probably In
the visual lobe at the rear of
the cerebral cortex.
A drug that brings folks
back to reality, perhaps by a
direct effect on this area, was
described before the associa-
ton here by DR.. Richard C.
Proctor Of the Bowman Gray
School Of Medicine at Winston
Salem, N. C. This drug is
azocyclonal, a new agent in
psychiatry. It Is also some
times effective, DR.. Proctor
said. in treatment Of persons
with decisions that somebody
is prosecuting them or with
decisions Of grandedE- Both
these are common psychiatric
symptoms.
Effective on DIT Victims .
Up to date, he reported, 20
persons with decisions and
Authorizations produced by
drugs or alcohol have been
treated with azocyclonal. Nine
teen were suffering from de-
lirium tremens due to alcohol
and one from bromide poison
ing. Sixteen Of the DIT pa
tients were relieved of their
symptoms withinsa few hours.
The bromide patient was par
tally relieved.
Seventeen with decisions and
Authorizations due to long
term m ntal illness were
treated. OF these only five
showed some improvement.
Thirty-four with symptoms
from more acute mental ILL
nesses were treated. OF these,
20 showed quite marked i'm
provement.
The new drug, DR.. Proctor
said. offers a new approach to
acute mental states in which
decisions and hallucinations
have been the primary symp-
toms. In patients whose symp-
toms are associated with
physical brain deterioration or
chronic brain disorders, how
ever. the results have been
poor.
I'VE are unable to explain"
he said, why the drug is bene-
fetal with some patients and
not with others. The most en-
couraging results have been
obtained in treatment Of dis
orders resulting from excess
sive use of alcohol. More in
tensive studies must be carried
out before a long-term evalua-
.tion Of the drug can be made"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

The life OF birds In winter
is mainly a search for some
thing to eat.
Food may be said to be their
only thought. They are either
eating food or looking for food.
After all. this Is not too Diff
ferent from people.
Human beings, after GEN.
turtles and centuries, think
about food only three times a
day. in the main. unless they
nibble.
Usually they nibble. so that
millions of people may be said
to think Of something to eat
most of the time.
Even doctors at times pre-
scribe diets that call for five
to seven eating periods a day.
Whole nations go in for eat
ing three full meals and then
a series of little meals be-
tween the main ones.
So we may see that the birds,
in looking around for food all
the time, are not much differ
ent from the rest of us.
They must think Of food to
live. So must we. but we con-
ceal it better. even from our
selves.
Their whole thought is food,
ours is a mixture of foods and
other things, as BETTING the
zenith of creation.
Sometimes one has to laugh
at that, the peak of creation,
when some little quirk of
nature might have made the
tigers, or even the snakes, at
the head of the procession.
At one time, in the history
of life, the serpents came
mighty near getting away with
it.
You can see all about it in
the magnificent book put out
this season by Life.
y 4 4
How bold. and free, and
shameless, the birds are, In
their search for food.
That is why every person
should help them.
The "how" of it is easy.
Just put out food to their
liking, on the ground, or in
some sort of box, or special
feeding station, now so popu-
lar.
There is no magic to it,
nothing ella borate needed,
although one can build a very
fancy feeder. If one desires.
The birds do not much mind,
one way or another.
Templeton Jones has to
laugh about the people who
want to see his feeding sta
tionS. So much has been writ
ten about them. over the years,
that readers think he must
have something very fancy,
indeed.
Jones really hates to have
any one come around, for the
first thing they want to see is
the way he feeds the birds.
Guests are invariably disap-
pointed, when they see the one
little box-like affair perched
on the ground beneath the
maple tree.
"Is that alp" he can almost
hear them think.
Why, we thought you
would have-why, we expected
why. we hoped"
They say nothing. but they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

ATLANTA, Jan. "A Sub
evolution" due entirely to
changes in environment rather
than to heredity was described
before the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of
Science here today by DR.. w.
Eugene Knox of Harvard
Medical School.
It consists. he said, in
changes Of amounts Of en-
zymes and h lori o mes, body
chemicals which regulate the
process Of living. to meet
changing conditions 80 that
IAN organism becomes q DIFF
ferent kind Of organism" This
often rapid process, he said,
explains many apparent con-
tradictions In evolution and,
when better understood, may
be Of considerable value to
medicine.
A striking example, he said,
has been the i'm m u nifty to
penicillin attained quickly by
various bacteria. This is not
due, he said, to a hereditary
change in the organism but to
the stimulated production Of
an engine. penicillinase, an
engine that destroys the anti
biotic.
Similar phenomena have
been noted, he said, in higher
animals. Fifty years ago it was
observed that an engine for
digesting milk sugar appeared
in sucking puppies but disap-
peared when a diet without
milk was given.
Engine Level Changes
Animals also respond in
this way" he said, ito more
complex factors than the
presence or absence of q SIM
pie food substance. Nearly
every sort Of change in the
environment. including diet,
season, altitude, disease and
even age, is followed by
changes In particular engine
levels. Nearly every known
engine in animal tissues
changes quantitatively in re-
Spouse to some kind of change
In the cell environment.
IAN example occurring in
many animal tissues Is the
change in the amount Of cy-
tochrome oxidase. This en-
lyme uses the oxygen of the
air for the body. When ex-
cess thyroid hormone is pres
ent, the body works faster and
produces more oxygen and the
tissues contain more cyto-
chrome oxidase. When there
is too little hormone. less oxy-
gen is used and less engine is
present.
1.-THE machinery of the cell
Is regulated to the business
of living by eilarging or
shrinking its special parts.
Although mum erous, the
known instances are but a
fraction of those which must
occur in the complex living
cell. We need to know more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

@. What happens to excess.
unused current from the &alaf
battery when the telephone
lines powered by it are not
being used? r. o. r.
A. Excess current not needed
for immediate telephone use
feeds into a storage batter
which provides power al nig~~
and during periods of bad
weather. The solar battery
continues to charge the stor-
age battery even in poor light,
but at lower power.
@. How long does the Post
Office hold dead letters" found
in f1rst-class mail? E. r. A.
A. When letters reach the
dead-mail office they are ex-
amined and opened. when nee
essary. to find name and adj
dress of sender or addressee.
If neither sender nor addressee
can be identified. letters Of
domestic origin with enclosures
of value are held for one year.
awaiting q claimant. Other
unidentifiable letters are dis
posed Of Immediately. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

are disappointed. and Jones
is sorry.
He hates to disappoint nice
people. The bad ones he loves
to let down. leave in the lurch,
slap in the face. They all
deserve it.
The nice ones, who only
want to sillg his praises, he
dislikes to disappoint, but he
has to, for ne has learned the
lesson of home bird feeding:
That it is not the equipment.
but the food, the birds want
and need.
Americans are gadget-
minded.
They think that everything
is better If it has something
about 1t that moves, turns,
rolls or runs
In many instances. this is
true.
In feeding the wildbirds, it
is Of dubious value.
What the songsters need In
the cold is food, and more
food.
Give it to them. and they
will not ask you how much
you paid for it.
Cute statues spouting water,
feeding stations on wires.
tricky house-like affairs with
squirrel battles
These and scores of others
have their places, but they are
not really necessary.
What is essential, is the food.
Put 1t on the ground, or the
porch rail, and sit back to
watch the fun.
Sprinkle raisins on the fro
zen lawn, and while you are
doing this, put a shallow pan
Of water in the sun.
Stir up the soil with a trowel
beneath a shrub. so that the
sparrows can have a dust bath.
Remember, the life of birds
Is mainly a search for some
thing to eat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Defends Israel

.. N. Palestine Truce Chief
Maj. Gen. E. M. L. Burns warns
that further Israeli reprisals
could touch off a full-scale war
(The Star. December %, 1855.
A "reprisal" is by definition
the g. practice of using
force, short of war, against an
other nation to secure redress
of a grievance the inflic-
ton of similar d. injury to the
enemy :" New Century Die
tionary, Appleton Century,
1920
The implication here is that
Egypt committed a similar
injury" first.
Should Israel be censured
for fighting back?
Newton BOwdan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Accident Prevention

The f1rSt recorded trafnc
accident In this country was
one in which a pedestrian was
struck after he had alighted
from a streetcar. The victim.
H. H. Bliss, died of his injuries.
This accident happened in
September. 1899, in New York
City. And pedestrians have
been getting killed by automo-
biles ever since.
You'd think that in the many
years automobiles have been
part of the American scene,
pedestrians would have learned
to live with them. But statis-
tics prove they haven't.
In 1854, some 1900 pedes-
TRANS throughout the Nation
were killed in traffic. The story
in the District was just as dis
turbing. In 1854, SO Of the SO
traffic victims here were on
foot. and as of December 81,
1855. Al of the 70 killed by cars
in the District were pedes-
TRANS. In fact, of the 1921
persons killed in District traf-
fic since 1888. 1882. or 70 per
cent, were pedestrians.
What's the reason behind
this distressing problem?
There are many reasons, of
course. Some of them involve
the pedestrian, others involve
the driver. Most of them in
volve carelessness on some
body's part
But one fact looms large in
any study Of pedestrian acct
dent fatalities-a great many
pedestrians killed each year
are nondrivers. They are I'M
familiar with the limitations
OF the driver and his car.
This fact gives both drivers
and walkers valuable clue to
prevention of pedestrian traffic
d"oths.
Because of it, the driver
should expect the pedestrian
to have faulty judgment in
estimating the speed of an au-
tomobile, in figuring how well
the driver can see him. in
determining how long 1t will
take the driver to bring the
car to a stop, etc. The driver
who proceeds on the assump-
ton that the pedestrian has
no appreciation of the drivers
problems viii act as If the
whole job Of keeping pedes-
TRANS safe in traffic depends
on him. And he will thus keep
many pedestrians safe.
In the same way, the walker
who realizes that many pedes-
trian deaths are brought about
by ignorance on the part of
pedestrians themselves, will
not be likely to trust his own
Judgment of what the driver
can see and hear and how he
can be expected to react.
Such pedestrian will never
venture across a street until
he is sure he has ample time
to reach the opposite side in
safety. He will never assume
that just because he can see
the headlights of a car, the
driver can see him. He will
look upon the driver as an un-
practicable factor. whose re-
actions and limitations can
not be accurately judged by
the man in the street.
II both drivers and walkers
would expect the unexpected
from each other, many pedes-
trian accidents could be pre-
vented. Anthony l.. Ellison,
Traffic Safety OfIcer, d. C
Department of Vehicles anc
Traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Votes Early

The subject of President Ell
senhower being a candidate for
a second term is being dis
cussed throughout the coun-
try. in fact all over the world.
AS I see the matter. there
could be only one good reason
for the President deciding not
to run again, and that is. If
his physicians advise against
it. a thing which ! hope and
pray will not be necessary.
On the other hand. there are
plenty of exceptionally good
reasons why he should seek
another term. Number one is
that our country needs his
service as Chief Executive He
is perhaps the best qualified
person for this responsible po-
sition, and there is no one in
all the world in whom people
have more confidence than
they do in Dwight D. Eisen-
hover. After all his many
years Of public service, there
is nothing, absolutely nothing.
questionable about his char
acter.
Furthermore, aside from the
physical handicap, If there be
any. he is without doubt one
of the happiest men to be
found anywhere: and this is a
recognized asset for anyone
trying to perform his best serv-
ice. The Presidents domestic
life seems to be far above the
average. and he is a devoutly
religious man. and enjoys the
friendship and high esteem of
millions of people in all walks
of life, at home and abroad.
Mr.. Eisenhower stands for
equity. justice. freedom and
liberty for all mankind. domes-
tically. educationally. nation
ally and religiously. He rises
above political Affiliations and
makes decisions on the basis
Of the welfare of the country.
With all this, and much more.
where could there be found a
man for our next President
who stands higher than the
one who now occupies that
position? There is none.
Let us be sure President Ell
senhower is returned to the
White House. If he expresses
a desire to do so.
Eisenhower Supporter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Masses Overridden

Masses Have Nothing to
Say said a recent headline.
At last, it seemed, someone
responsible had become con-
cerned with the transportation
destiny Of the 100000 District
of Columbia nondescripts who
will have to pay for and use
whatever new system is thrust
upon them.
But I was mistaken. The ar
ticle referred only to far-away
Russians who are in the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Missed the Point

A story in your December 26
issue reports the airline pas
senger fatality rate in 1855 as
being rs per 100 million pas
senger miles. The correct fig
ure is OTIS.
] hope I make my point
clear--decimal, that is.
Raymond Nathan,
Acting Director, Office of
Aviation Informa ton, Civil
Aeronautics Administra-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mag Be used u
letters carry iDftters correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

A fsaRer can get an answer n any
Evening Star Information Bureau.
1900 Eye st NV Washington 5.
D Please tnclose cents for re-
turn postage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

Ak as Washington transit
riders, both Of which masses
have nothing to say.
Charles b. PhiIibert.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-20
Phil Austensen Succumbs Tuesday at Suburban Hos

He was the recipient of many
other journalistic awards.
In addition to reporting subur-
ban news, he took an active part
in solving the problems Of sub
urban expansion. He was founder
and first president of the Allied
Civic Group. He was head of the
ACC for seven years. He was
also a former member of the
Montgomery County Civic FEEDER
alton.
The Montgomery County Coun'
Gil and the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Commissioners Tuesday passed
identical resolutions expressing
their deep regret at Mr.. Austen,
sens death and noting his out
standing leadership in the Mary
land suburban community.
Burial will be tomorrow at Fl
Lincoln Cemetery, Cottage City
Prince Georges County, following
$3.50 am. services at Warner
Humphrey Funeral Home, Silver
Spring, and 10 am. Mass at ST.
MichaePs Catholic Church, Silver
Spring.
Friends may visit the funeral
home.
The family has requested that
no flowers be sent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-20

Before joining the Post in 1912
he worked seven years in the
United States Patent Office. He
covered police, court, and general
assignment beats for the Post be-
fore being assigned to the sub
urbs, which in those days were
little more than farm land.
In 1916 he was president of the
Washington Newspaper Guild, a
union for reporters. Later he
was founder and first president
of both the Montgomery County
Press Association and the Prince
Georges County Press Associa-
ton.
If Pills writing meant much
to his readers, it meant even
more to his fellow newspapermen.
In 1919 he was commended by the
Montgomery County Press Asso-
citation for his battle against a
court order curbing crime report.
ing.
In 1852 the press association
gave him a special award for dds.
tinguished service to Journalism
in the county and state"
The same year he led a fight
against secret County Council
sessions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-20
Santa May Have
To Borrow Lantern
In Rockville City

Santa Claus apparently will
have to grope his way through
Rockville without the benefit of
the traditional downtown holiday
street lights because no one wants
to pay the electric bill.
The Mayor and Council Tues
day night agreed to pay half the
estimated $500 expense, after crit
icizing the Junior Chamber of
Commerce-Board of Trade and
the merchants of the Rockville
Center for erecting the lights
without notifying city officials.
Jaycee treasurer Joseph c.
Rodgers said his group has only
$50 in its Christmas fund, part of
which may have to go for other
expenses.
He said the lights will have to
be turned off sometime between
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-20

the founding of number Of jour
nalistic and civic organizations.
Phil was the Washington Posts
first full.time reporter in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ty, covering Suburban Maryland
from 1928 to 1853
After leaving the Post he be-
came editor of the Sentinel but
suffered his first heart attack
while at his desk seven months
after taking the post. He has
been in poor health lately.
After losing in his election bid
for the position of Register Of
Wills in 1854, Phil became public
relations man for the Democratic
State Central Committee of Mont
gomery County. Later he opened
his own public relations firm.
Mr.. Austensen is survived by
his widow, Gladys, 21-year-old
son, Bruce, and a nine-year-old
daughter, Susan.
The Austensens lived at 1913
Worth Ave, Silver Spring.
Born in Washington, Feb. 3,
1902, he attended st. Patrick's
Academy, Central High School,
and Chiropractic Research Uni
versity in the District.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-20

any future expansion of the city's
boundaries.
Many Of the property owners
packing City Hall that night had
come with misunderstanding
that actual annexation procedures
were under way for the addition
al six square miles which the
Commission is proposing as the
ultimate boundary.
After the Commissioners with
the aid of City Attorney David
Cahoon and City Palmer Robert
Plavnick had explained that an.
nexation authority rests solely
with the Mayor and Council and
that the plan If adopted would
be used only as a guide at future
annexation hearings, the major
ity indicated approval Of the plan
as a logical one for the city even
If they weren't willing to be an
nexed right away.
Further reinsurance was given
in Mr.. Cahoon's explanation Of
the present city councils policy
to waive part of the 10 cents per
500 tax rate and charge as a
minimum the 1874 cent debt serv.
ice levy.
In addition Mayor Dickran Y.
Hovsepian, also a member of the
Planning Commission, outlined
the citys proposal to put the wa.
ter and sewer systems on a self.
sustaining basis. He felt that the
real estate ad valorum tax would
then continue to decrease as the
consumers of these utilities would
Continued on Page -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-20
Bar Association
Tables Ten Point
Legislative Plan

The Montgomery County Bar
Association deferred discussion of
a 10-point legislative program rec
commended by three of its commit
tees at meeting in Rockville
last Thursday
Circuit Court Judge John r.
Reeves, president of the bar
group, says he will bring up the
program at the associations next
meeting, January Z, SO approved
proposals can De introduced at
the three.month State Legislature
Session opening January 2.
Major proposal would raise the
Juvenile Court from the Peoples
Court to the Circuit Court level.
Seven other recommendations
concern the Peoples Court.
Two recommendations would
raise the Peoples Court judges
salaries from $4,000 to $4,000
per year and establish a retire
ment program that would pay ex-
judges up to $4,000 per year.
The Peoples Court Committee
of the bar group also suggests
that the judges be elected instead
of appointed by the County Coun-
Gil.
Other recommendations on the
Peoples Court:
o The maximum jurisdiction OF
the court in civil cases to be
raised from $500 to $1,000 pro
vided that defendants have the
right to request Circuit Court
trial if the claim exceeds $500
o The court not be authorized
to grant motions for new trial
o The court not be allowed tC
issue summonses by registered
mail to defendants in debt actions
of less than 500.
In addition the liaison with the
Orphans Court Committee has
recommended that Orphans
Court judges be paid $50 per day
with yearly maximum of $1,000
The laison with the Clerk o.
the Court Committee is expected
10 present a recommendation re
lating to repayment of court cost.
in Circuit Court cases.