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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

Ipanled by a feeling OF dlHuse
apprehension. AS a rule. the
ANXIETY creating situation in
wolves social, financial, educa-
Itional, vocational. or family ano
marital difficulties. The more
Immature the individual. the
Igreater the tendency to anxiety
DR.. Braceland has also said
l"Anxiety may masquerade under
several guises and mimic and
add to the physical symptoms OF
many illnesses"
This last sentence is quite sig
Inificant. For example. many peo-
Iple think OF anxiety in associa
Ition with nervous persons who
have no organic disease. In other
words. these patients think they
have heart disease, cancer. tu-
Iberculosis Tor any one of dozens
|of other ailments; yet, they are
perfectly normal.
| What both doctors and lay
people often forget is this: You
lean be anxious because you real
lily have organic illness. Consider
this woman of about IS who has
had lump removed from hel
breast. Pathological report was
|heartening. 1t was q simple tn.
Imor. Nevertheless, the patient
hasn't been the same since Il
twas discovered and removed.
Insists on the Worst
TT must have been cancer,
Ishe keeps saying. You wont
admit 1t to keep me from worry
ing" We have used many con-
Iyincing arguments which. un.
happily. were unconvincing. We
have said that when cancer Il
discovered. the entire breast II
removed. tThere are certain non
Icancerous conditions when this
lis done. too, We have told hel
that is proof enough her condi-
Ition was benign. Nevertheless
she is adamant.
II know 1t was Gamer" she
says. She has made life almost
UNDESIRABLE for her husband and
three daughters. The fixation has
become SO marked that a psy-
Ichiatrist is contemplating cleo
ltro-sleep therapy as the only
probable helpful remedy. What
began as chronic anxiety has
turned into q more serious con.
ldition.
The expression "diffuse appre-
ihension" which DR.. Bracelano
uses as accompanying anxiety
defines what ! have often OBJ
served in practice. A patient will
present himself for examination
He will say he has come in for O
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heart evaluation. The examina-
ton over and everything normal
you tell him: II suppose you're
quite happy now, knowing your
hearts all right, Now you have
nothing to be concerned about"
'Diffuse Apprehension"
Such a patient will look at
you quizzically and reply: Il
wish it were as simple as all
that. The truth is that I'm still
frightened about something, but
I can't put my finger on it.
just feel that something bad's
going to happen - but l don't
know what"
This is what is meant by diff
fuse apprehension" If you con-
tinue to feel this way it is vital
that you have a frank discussion
with your doctor. He must often
dig deep for the cause OF your
chronic fear. Often you are I'M
aware OF the crux of the prob
lem. ..
| Remember, 1t may be due to
the following Embellishments
social. financial. educational
vocational or marital. And for
good measure, do not disregard
the fear of illness" This. in it
self, is the instigator Of much
chronic anxiety.
Whatever the cause OF your
fears. don't let anybody laugh
you out Of them as being
imaginary or unimportant
Some of the unhappiest patients
II have known have been
healthy" scared people who
have looked in vain for SYM
pathy and understanding.
/ 7 ou,orvow. Geor VOL, ACTIVITIES 10 Won,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
I127 Homes Revealed
AS Wuter Pirutes'

OTTAWA, Ill. (P.-Watei
pirates" are operating here
abouts.
A survey by a citizens advisory
committee disclosed 127 homes
without water meters. over 90
of which have never been regis
tered on water bill books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
THE FOREIGN LEGION
Sidi bel Abbes, Headquarters Town,
Is the Heart Of Legion Activities

The most stored mitoY organization in the world is
the French Foreign Legion. Only in the Legion do
men Of more than 50 nosionoIties work and fight to-
enthusiastically to the lost man. SmelI boys from
to so hove OF some time onother wonted to
run o~oy TO Join the Foreign Legion" Today the
Legion is still the worlds most coorfuI ermed force
but it hos been transformed into q modern fighting
moehine. This is the second Of six article. on how the
Legion is preparing for the Atomic Age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

OF the standing committees.
Senator George and Repre-
sentative Vinson, both Georgia
Democrats, provide good ex-
amples. Senator George has
been In the Senate for SO year.
and automatically is chairman
OF the Foreign Relations Com.
mittee. Mr.. Vinson has been ir
the House for al years and auto
matically heads the Armed Ser.
vices Committee.
1t Is interesting that appeal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Long Beech Lot Offers
Purkinq at S. on Hour

LONG BEACH. Calf. Pr
There's one parking lot operator
here who Just doesn't want the
"drop-in" business.
The sign at the entrance says:
Weekly Parking for Patrons
Only. otherwise IS Per Hour"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
LAW IN THE NEWS
LAW IN THE NEWS
Seniority Governs
Top Committee Jobs
BY PHIL YEAGER and JOHN STARK

Every year along about the convenes
uy OF some organization forth with
system. ~ ' ~ ~" '~'oAA''
As the system under which members Congress who
nave oeen IN longest uninterrupted service become or
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How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Anxiety Should Be Checked
By DR.. PETER }. sTEIkcRoHN

Steincrohn: what meant by anxiety? Sim
cerely Mrs R. R.
that best by giving fine definition
presented Braceland MD Physcias in Chief
of the Institute of Living in Hartford Conn.
ANXIETY a condition HEIGHTENED usually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

The Family Council consists Of Judge,
o psychiotrist. newspaper editor,
woman's pose editor and two news-
paper writer's. These consult with
elersymen Of oil feiths ond denomi-
notions. All letters ore held in COM
plete confidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
7 he FAMILY i
COUNCIL
THE PROBLEM

MoTHER-Our hates his father and think should
SONNY father a criminal his business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

Tomorrow: 6eor your activities to YOU
energies.
released by the Bell Syndicate. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

The asxt srtieIs ii his series will
eeeees Fndoy. !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Get Out und,Yote

The Importance of next Tuesdays
primary election in the District can
hardly be overemphaSized. The outpour-
Ing of voters will be important for reasons
other than the fact that this will be the
first legally authorized election in Wash
ington in about 80 years For the voting
not only will have its effects on local and
national politics but we'll may bring closer
the day when District residents will be
given the right to vote directly for Presi-
dent and Vice President and for repre-
sentation in Congress.
The rare spectacle of citizens of the
Nations Capital exercising more of the
rights of citizenship than they have been
permitted since 1873 will be newsworthy
event nationally How we exercise those
rights, limited as they are will be watched
by Congress, by administration officials
and by people everywhere. 1t is essential,
therefore, that we conduct this election
we'll, that we take it as seriously as it
deserves to be taken-that, in short we
demonstrate to the country our eagerness
and our ability to assume all of the re-
sponsibilities of enfranchised citizens.
In choosing delegates to the two
national conventions, representatives on
the national committees and various local
party officers, Washingtons voters will be
charting courses for future party activi-
ties here. The Democrats will decide
whether the Stevenson or the Kefauver
forces are to be in control of their local
organization. More significant still will
be the opportunity on the Republican
side to choose between the so-called "old
guard" and rival factions for future con-
troll of local G. o. P operations. The
"old guard" under leadership of Repub-
lican Chairman George L. Hart, jr., is
being fought by a newcomer to District
politics, George P. Lamb. Mr. Lamb hopes
to unseat Clyde D. Garrett as Republican
National Committeeman Both factions,
incidentally are strongly pro- Eisenhower.
victory by Mr.. Lamb could have long
range repercuSsions in local Republican
circles, for he has announced his deter
mination to wrest party control from the
conservative group dominating the pres
ent organization.
For all of these reasons every person
who has registered for the primary-some
$4,000 of them-Should follow through by
reporting at his polling station Tuesday
morning, the earlier the better The
ballots of both parties are long, the cleo
ton machinery is new and some confu-
sion and delay are inevitable. The voters
should remember that, whatever the in
convenienceS, this is an election of great
moment to all of us who live in Washing
ton. 1t is important that we meet this
al VII oil nf AL
enthusiasm, efficiency and dignity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Georgia and Aswon

AS chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tiions Committee. Senator George of
Georgia has become highly respected
spokesman and adviser in the formula
ton of American foreign policy in recent
years. In filling the role of a trusted
elder statesman, he has often set aside
partisan political considerations to work
closely and sympathetically with both
Republican executive branch and
Democratic Congress. One may feel rea-
sonably sure that nonpartisanship will
continue to be his guiding rule in this
vitality important field.
1t is unfortunate, however, that Sem
ator George now feels compelled-and
largely for admitted regional economic
reasonS-to oppose American participa-
ton in financing the AsWan Dam project
IN Egypt The stated reason is that much
of the land which would be reclaimed by
the Aswan project might be put into
cotton production. And since cotton al
ready is one of Egypt's few important
commodities for export, substantial in
crease in its production would threaten
existing world markets for American
cotton. Georgia is major cotton pro-
Queer. ranking seventh among the
American States.
1t is understandable, of course, that
Senator George. who seems faced with a
hard fight for reelection, should have
the interests of his own State in mind.
There are, however, other factors to be
considered. Egypt is primarily an agri-
cultural country suffering from a serious
shortage of productive land to support
its own people and its national economy.
The Aswan Dam project, estimated to
take from 10 to Is years for completion.
would increase both its agricultural and
industrial capacity, The World Bank is
prepared to undertake a large part OF
the financing and consulting experts OF
several nations are agreed in the opinion
that the development would add not only
to stability in Egypt but in the Middle
East in general. Furthermore, the Soviet
Union already has offered a long term
and loW-interest-rate loan for the project
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Bible Credits

I agree Fundamentally with
Helen Jackson's opinions Of
racial equality as stated in her
letter Of April 81. The ques-
ton, rs there any religion
that points up one mans SUI
periority to another. racially?"
which she poses in her letter,
is a question which not only
has to be asked, but which has
to be thought over logically
in everyone's mind.
From Miss Jackson's letter
it can be seen that she is
certainly a woman who wishes
to give everyone a fair deal. l
therefore do not understand
how she can quote from
Genesis and say the Christian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Unwonted Pets

The recent animal cruelty
case in Arlington must have
deeply distressed everyone
who read it. l earnestly hope
it will serve some good by
warning people who must give
up their pets to take them to
an authorized animal shelter.
There are shelters in the Dis
trict, Arlington and all of the
suburbs where the welfare of
the animal is the primary
concern of the people con-
nected with the shelters. Hun
dreds of pets are placed every
year by these shelters and the
prospective owners are inter-
viewed very completely before
a pet is placed with them.
Some people will not take a
pet to the shelters because
they do not like the thought
of the animal being put to
sleep if a suitable home can
not be found. How much
kinder to the little animal to
put it painlessly to sleep than
to have it get into irrespon-
sible hands and possibly meet
a horrible death by MANU-
triton and dehydration?
Julia MetzIer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Science VS.. Speeders

Virginias use of radar as a weapon
in the war on highway speeders is apt
to be more effective than ever, now that
the State Supreme Court of Appeals has
upheld the conStitutionality of the States
radar law. That is good news to drivers
who are content to abide by Virginia's
safe-driving speed limits. For radar is
helping to make the roads safer for all
drivers by catching or slowing down the
reckless motorists who are to blame for
most fatal accidents.
The Virginia law had been challenged
by man convicted, on radar evidence,
OF driving 81 miles an hour in 55-mile-
an-hour zone. He commended that his
rights under the due process" provision
of the Constitution had been violated,
since he had no way Of proving that the
radar evidence was wrong. He also argued
that radar signs should be posted on every
road in the State. The court ruled unan-
imously, however, that no rights were
infringed by the use of scientific speed
measuring device such as radar, the
general accuracy and effectiveness" of
which ARE not seriously questioned"
And, the judges said, it was sufficient
that radar notices were posted on the
particular road on which the speeder was
arrested.
The courts opinion will contribute to
the safety of those who use the public
highways in Virginia. The widespread
employment of radar in eliminating po-
tential killers from the roads is thor
oughly iustified-as experience in many
Jurisdictions already has shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

ence between the two is not
one of position. 1t is one of
direction The one. however
high he starts, is moving down.
The other, no matter how low
he starts, is moving up" A
saint is one who is moving up.
That climb toward saint
hood means having the mango
of pride secured out, the dross
of self seeking consumed,
polluted imaginations cleansed.
1t is getting ones sourness
changed TO sweetness. 1t
means pushing back the areas
controlled by vicious vices as
more and more of the per-
sonality is taken over by the
virtues and claimed for what is
gentle and gracious and good.
For the holiness which is saint
hoods goal is but Wilderness.
Sanctification is not so
much preparation for the
sanctuary as it is for the street,
not so much for the cloister
as for the market place. 1t
is not so much a sacred thing
to be kept ever near the altar
as it is a path from the altar
to the counter, or to the office,
or to the classroom or the
factory or to the legislative
forum. The Hebrew seer was
announcing "Wanted-Secu-
lar Saints" when he declared,
ION the day have cleansed
you from all your iniquities /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

Bible states" I do not wish
to kindle a fire on such a de-
licate subject as religion, but
! do feel that credit should be
given where credit is due.
The following is a direct
quotation taken from a sermon
by the Rev. DR.. John Haynes
Holmes, renowned minister of
the Community Church, New
York City, in which he states:
.. the Old Testament is not
Christian, it is Jewish through
and through That is the
reason why I am careful in
our services here to refer to
the Old Testament, whenever
/ read lessons from its text,
as the Scriptures of the Jews
AS for the New Testament,
this is our own. This portion
of the Bible is the Scriptures
of the Christians
The preceding words of Mr..
Holmes must be taken into
consideration. Had Miss Jack.
son known Of them / am sure
that she would have named
the book Of Genesis, as all
other books Of the Old Testa-
ment, as a portion Of the Jew
ish Scriptures, for other por-
tons of her letter show that
she does wish to give the
proper acknowledgement to
the material she quotes.
Bernard TeiteIbaum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Federal Insurance

1t angered me to read that
the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield organizations are OPP
posing the administrations
plan to provide Federal work.
ers with insurance against
major medical expense. This
is, of course, something that
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
do not provide. and it is
difficult to understand their
attitude.
They make the specious
claim that the proposed cover
age duplicates some that is
already provided by their
services. This could be true
in some small measure. Some
slight overlap is probably I'M
avoidable, but to claim that
the proposed plan would APP
preciably lessen the need for
basic medical and surgical
coverage is ridiculous.
cannot understand their
real motive in opposing this
plan unless 1t is Just a natural
resentment that anyone else
should do what they cannot
do Tor will not) Their OPP
position also reveals a COM
plete disregard for the real
needs Of their subscribers. II
they don't quit rocking the
boat" they will earn the
hatred Of Federal employees
generally. The same goes for
others who, for selfish or mis-
guided purposes, have opposed
the plan.
Undoubtedly the proposed
insurance could be better in
some ways. but if there is too
much pickering over plea
yunish faults we will end UP
with no legislation on the
matter this year. 1t will be
much better for Congress to
pass this measure as it stands.
and perhaps perfect it next
year by amendment, than to
go another year without
this important protection for
Federal workers.
BC-BS Subscriber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Why Are Saints Saints?
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United states Senate

will cause you to dwell in the
cities" That means saints be-
long in the slums as well as
under the spires. Jesus made
it clear that the saints He was
making were not just to pre-
serve their own souls. They
were to preserve society. They
were to be the salt of the
earth. They were to save So
ciety from going to the devil
of corruption.
How different saints are in
how they look, in what they
say, in how they act. But in
every age they are the greatest
treasure of the Holy Church
and of the loWly earth and
they are alive forevermore.
But why were the saints saints
and why are they saints-that
is, in addition to their con-
quering base desires and go
ing on from grace to grace
and strength to strength?
One who has made a reverent
study Of saints points out they
were cheerful when it was diff
ficult TO be cheerful, patient
when it was difficult to be pa
tient; pushed on when they
wanted to stand still, kept
silent when they wanted to
talk, and were agreeable when
they wanted to be disagree
able. That was all. 1t was
quite simple and always will
be. That was the secret found
by the English servant girl who
determined to be a kitchen
saint and expressed her pious
resolve in these lines:
Lord OF all pots and pans and
things, since Tue no time
to be
A saint By doing louely things,
or matching late NTH thee,
Or dreaming in the dawnlioht,
or Storning Heauen'S gates,
Make me a saint By getting
meals. and tUdshing up the
plates.
Warm all the kitchen Nth my
lore, and light it with thy
peace.
Forgive me all my worrying,
and make all grumbling
cease.
Thou who didSt lore to oiue
men food, In room or By the
sea.
Accept this service that / do
do it unto thee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Presidents were having an
increasingly hard time get
ting away for a little rest a
half a century ago. but sPresi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt man
aged to do so for one week
end at least. On April 29,
1906, The Star reported:
president and Mrs. Roosevelt
slipped out of town yester-
day afternoon about 4::30
o'clock without anybody hav-
ing been aware of their in
tention to get away. They
went down the Potomac River
on the Sylph. and it is under
stood they will not be back
in Washington until Monday
morning. They left the White
House and went to the Navy
Yard. where the vessel was in
waiting. Immediately after
they boarded the Sylph she
sailed down the river. What
their destination is nobody
seems to know. Most of the
Roosevelt children accom-
panied their parents and there
seem to have been no guests.
1t is presumed the President
felt that he would enjoy the
rest afforded by a day and
two nights on the water"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29

The present Egyptian government con-
siders the Aswan development It's number
one Improvement project. If it is accom-
plished through Soviet aid, rather than
Western and World Bank assistance, it
holds the same potential for cotton pro-
duction and the same threat, if indeed
there is one, to Georgia and our own
Southern States. 1t would, in fact, be an
even greater threat if Soviet influence in
the Middle East should become eStab-
lished through default on our part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
New Museum

Work got under way before
plans for the new National
Museum on the Mall were fin
ished, but on April 26. 1906.
The Star reported: "Plans
have just been completed for
the new National Museum
building on the Mall, although
the work has been under way
for some months. The details
are now settled to the salts
faction of the board Of regents.
Superintendent Green and the
congressional committees hav-
ing the matter in charge. !.
In a general way 1t may be
said that the building will con-
sist primarily Of a main part
in the shape OF a broad It.
comprising three wide wings or
sections diverging at right
angles from a large rotunda
at the southern. or principal,
entrance. Ranges of narrower
width, one on each side and
two at the north, will make
the three ends Of the T or
main sections enclose two large
open courts leach 1913 feet
square) and thus complete the
QUADRANGLE