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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Fokers Crash the Line

The hour of z to 8 pm. on
January 81 was set aside for
the Mothers March of Dimes.
Excellent advance coverage of
this event was provided by your
newspaper and other news
media. Whether or not one be-
lieveS that the March of Dimes
should be included in a con-
Solidated charities fund drive
Il do), it is a cause of proven
worth, Of untold Importance
to thousands of children and
adults whom it has served.
For two or three days before
the 3lst, and even on the des-
ignated evening, doorbells were
rung throughout our neigh
borhood by persons who tried
to solicit funds in the name of
the Mothers March of Dimes.
Some of these people were
neither female nor of an age
that one might ordinarily
equate with motherhood. Yet
IN many cases they were sue
cessful. AS a result, the mother
who marched in our neighbour
hood on January 81, armed
with appropriate credentials,
found her task a difficult one
to put 1t mildly. A few homes
refused to give her anything:
most expressed horror and
embarrassment at having been
SO toolishly duped, and gave
again.
This is not the first time
that our neighborhood--a rela-
lively honest one according to
seventh precinct recordS-has
been plagued by fake door,
to-door solicitors. And one is
not inclined to give graciously
to legitimate collectors when
ones senses have been dulled
by doorbell ringing too often!
Such criminals are greatly en-
couraged by the cooperation
they receive from homeowners
throughout the city. May l sug-
geSt that persons living any,
where, especially in neighbour
hoods such as ours, which is
subject to- frequent door-to-
door solicitation. always de-
nand credentials before giving
their money?
Legitimate statesmen, solicit
tors and the like will appre-
ciate your asking; takers such
as those who chose to adopt
the March OF Dimes as their
own will back down hastily.
Georgetowner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

university. and without ever
having taken courses" in
philology or . linguistics, he
published what is now a clas-
sic and unique work in Amer
lean letters, THE American
Language"
Mencken had a fine sense
of humor. A Southern lady,
who asked us if we would &C
cept her novel in spite of the
fact that it had the French
Revolution for its background,
added. And since Mr.. Memo
ken, a great critic, is part of
your publishing house, could
you get him to read it? Just
now. when he has returned
from his honeymoon and is,
therefore. in an affectionate
and sympathetic state of
mind? / shall be glad ito pay
him for his services. 81 sent
her letter to Henry and asked,
What shall / say to her?" He
returned her letter, and on
my memo he penciled: Send
her a kiss from me-"
NJ. Edmund Speare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
SHORTAGE of Scientists

A report prepared by the
National Science Foundation.
dealing with the shortage OF
scientists in the United States,
has been presented by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to Congress.
The report emphasizes the
dearth of scientists. particu-
larly in the field of research
and the Government is urged
to recognize that it must play
IAN indispensable role" in de-
veloping a broader program.
According to Chester L. Bar
nard, chairman of the Foun-
dation Board of Trustees. the
financial capacity of private
resources has already been
overtaxed with the cost Of sup
plying equipment and person.
mel for such work.
Brig. Gen. David Sarnotf.
chairman OF the board OF
Radio Corporation of America.
over Nation wide hookup on
January 26, presented what
appears a feasible plan for
establishing a national teach
ing reserve. composed Of tech
nicians who would be made
available through leave from
their jobs in private industry.
1t is suggested that such a
reserve could help meet the
present critical shortage Of
scientific teachers in public
schools. Federal grants to de-
velop such a plan would help
to promote scientific research
and to provide scholarships
for training young scientists.
The National Science Foun-
dalton. established in 1851 I'M
der President Truman, has for
this years operations a Fed
eral grant of SIC million, APP
proximately one third of the
amount needed for adequate
procedure. With the contem-
plation of Federal appropria-
lions for the Forthcoming
fiscal year, beginning with July
/. 1856. the administration
should be strongly urged to
convey to Congress the re-
sponsibility it faces in the i'm
plications of the fact that
scientific development today,
in some other nations, is be-
lieved to be already surpass-
ing that Of this country. It is
vital that this administration
help effectuate the Federal
appropriation of the necessary
funds for national scientific
development; for. unless this
is done. this country cannot
help but find itself on an
abysmal path that can only
lead to retrogression and
eventual self-destruction.
Jessie b. Solomon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

The stone age was preceded
by the wooden age-earliest
stage of human culture.
Stone age man, in both new
and old worlds, was far adj
vanced on the road to civiliza-
ton.
This is the contention Of the
Rev. DR.. Martin Guisinde, pro-
lessor of anthropology at the
Catholic University of America.
based on studies of pigmies
throughout the world. DR..
Guisinde recently returned
from several months in the
Philippines where he studied
the supposed negrito pigmies.
who apparently do not repre-
sent the true stock. His con-
tentions, reported to Q WASH
ington scientific group. are
based on years among the little
brown people of Central Africa
who. he says, constitute a
unique type Of human very
close in their ways Of life to
the earliest men of more than
100000 years ago. They may.
he feels, even go back nearly
a half million years.
Physical Characteristics
Physically, his measure
ments show, they constitute a
type not duplicated elsewhere
in the human race. They are
characterized by big head, high
olows, long bodies and short
legs. The eyes are widely
spaced and deep-set. The
upper lip is very high and
convex, in striking contrast to
the surrounding Negro tribes
with short, concave upper lips.
The most striking physical
characteristic is the nose-f1at
and often broader than the
mouth. Both men and women
are extremely hairy.
They are the sole inhabi-
tants Of the densest jungle
rain forest to which they ap-
parently have been pushed by
the advances of other people.
It is a habitat essentially i'm
possible for either white men
or Negroes place where the
sun never shines. where heavy
rains turn the ground into an
impossible morass every few
days, where any sort OF cloth
ing disintegrates rapidly be-
cause of the constant. terrible
humidity.
DR. Guisinde penetrated this
realm Of everlasting wet dark
ness by hiring crews of Negroes
with axes to chop hole in the
forest"-that is, to clear large
patches of trees so the sun
could break through and make
it possible to pitch camp.
Around these holes, pigmies
could be induced to gather a
few days at a time for physical
measurements-but they didn't
like it. Their realm was that
of the dark.
They lived-or have until
very recently-precisely the
same life as that of 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Mencken's Mark

I knew Henry L. Mencken
over the years as one of the
klndest and most generous of
men. who, in his days as editor
of Smart Set, opened its pages
to young American writer's,
like Eugene O'Neill to say
nothing of other brilliant writ
ers. who were never given
chance in other periodicals.
Mencken had an intuitive
sense about literary genius,
and did something extraordi-
nary for American letters
through that encouragement.
7 was editorial secretary to
Alfred Knopf, the publisher, at
the time OF Mencken's mar
riage. Mencken was then part
of the Knopf publishing house.
Once l asked Alfred by what
extraordinary good fortune he
h a d succeeded in getting
American publishing rights to
five distinguished European
authors whose works, in trans
lation, he had published in
Our country before they had
won the Nobel Prize in liter
allure. These were: Knut Ham
sun and Sigrid Undset, Nor
Wegians; Roman ROLAND, the
Frenchman; Wladislau Rey-
mont. the Pole, and Thomas
Mann. the great German
novelist. He replied: Henry
Mencken made me aware of
them. and urged me to obtain
American translation rights
on all of them, for they were,
in his opinion, potential No
bel Prize winners" So much
for Mencken's literary intui-
ton.
Mencken had little tolerance
for the SmugneSS, pedantry
and sanctimoniousness of some
of our university professors of
language and literature. He
shot barbs at them, and was,
in return, the butt of their
ridicule. That tone changed,
however, when, without ever
having earned a Ph.D. in any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

Templeton Jones is, unfor-
tunately, a perfectionist.
He wants everything that
is supposed to be straight to
be as true as ruler.
He demands that anything
round be perfectly round.
OF a wall, he asks that 1t
have no cracks. A painting.
hanging, must be true to the
ceiling line, not askew.
Floor boards he prefers to
be straight, and floors without
sag.
Beams, he holds. ought to be
put in with an instrument,
and kept as straight as a string
for a lifetime.
y
It is needless to say that our
friend Jones is often disap-
pointed.
The helter-skelter sort Of
person has it much better, in
such a world as this. That
type takes things as they come.
and does not demand too
much. 1t makes little differ
ence to such a person whether
anything hangs correctly or
not.
Poor Templeton Jones al
ways looks for the silver lining,
but when he sees it. it is mostly
askew, or droops a bit.
Hence Jones finds this world
mildly disappointing. as others
have found for thousands and
N vbe millions of years.
1t seems important, there
fore, not to be a perfectionist.
But it must be stated that if
this type did not exist, the
world of living men would be
much worse off than it is now.
And, Heaven knows, it is bad
enough.
Templeton Jones is an I'M
mechanical sort of guy, too.
This means that when he at
tempts to carry an armload
of anything, he falls down, or
lets everything slip at just the
wrong moment.
y +
The idea that nothing he
gets will be quite perfect has
been ingrained in Jones for so
long, now, that he does not
worry too much about it.
He, accepts it, and that is
the best way.
Resistance is ended; the
smudged paper and the creased
pag the dog -eared book, the
bent umbrella. these all fall
into the line of his life easily.
There is no friction, no frus-
tration. simply because Jones
no longer expects anything.
The perfectionist has been
whanged back into line.
But with the glossy key
case for Christmas, Templeton
Jones thought he had received
something at last which was
perfect.
Small, it was true, but
perfect.
The glossy shine of the
leather showed not the least
scratch. Here was perfection
at last. Perfection in little.
1t might be difficult to get
a giant building exactly true.
or a road as straight as it
ough, to be.
No doubt round things might
be lightly oval without too
much disappointment. Pencil
points could break at just the
wrong time. and the bpss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

@. What is the lineup of
Communist and non-Commu-
mist nations in the United Ma
tions since the membership
was increased to 76?-H. j.
A. Nom Communist nations
number &c, including IL that
are neutral-fol instance A.
dia-which may at times vote
with Soviet Russia. The COM
munist nations are 10 in num-
her if Yugoslavia is included
in this category.
@. How long has the famous
rosebush of Tombstone, Ariz.,
been growing?-T. B.
A. The origin of this re-
markable Lady Banksia is I'M
known, though many roman
tic stories have been associated
with 1t. That the rosebuSh
is of great age is testified by
It's Slze-lt is % mcneS IN
diameter at the base and its
branches cover an area of
1920 square feet, The claim
that this rosebush is the
worlds largest has never been
disputed.
@. How fast can a jack
rabbit run?-W. D. A.
A. When in hurry, a jack
rabbit can run as fast as As
miles per hour and in brief
dasheS can go even faster than
that. Each of the rabbits
bounds covers 10 or Is feet.
while its major leaps can span
Is feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
The WoodpiIe

This Is the critical period In the
woodpile, If a few scraps of oak and pine
and applewood can be called pile. 1t
had seemed such mammoth pile only
a few months ago, surely enough to last
all winter But there have been chilly
evenings-many Of them-and much
paper. and kindling and peace of mind
have been consumed along with the wood.
The furnace, there in the basement.
is masterpiece of modern design and
efficiency. It heats the house quite ade-
quately. But the thought that is put
into words, after the thermostat has been
turned up in the evening, is that it would
be nice to have fire in the fireplace.
It Is raw outside, and what could be
better on a night like this than to sit in
front Of fire and forget about the out
side?
What, indeed?-if 1t were not for the
state of the woodpile. 1t does little good
to suggest that the few remaining logs
be boarded for late fires on cool spring
evenings. The answer to this is that
wood is readily available, If one will only
seek it out. There has been an invita-
ton from friend to drop out and cut
and split some wood from a fallen tree
that is cluttering his back yard. There is
a place few miles out where small
quantities of wood-just enough to At
into the trunk Of the car-can be bought
quite reasonably. 1t is of little concern
to the one desiring a fire that the saving
and splitting of this wood, or merely the
seeking it out and carrying 1t in from
the car trunk, involve effort.
And so, there must be fire, and the
contentment with which one used to sit
in front of SO many winter fires is now
disturbed by uneasy thoughts Of the
vanishing woodpile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

class basis and with apparent
approval of the President Of
the United States. even though
he surely must know what the
law is.
One branch of our Govern
ment has clearly spoken on the
issue Of segregated schools.
Now the time has come for the
other two branches to speak
out also against segregated
schools rather than perpetuate,
by granting aid to. a segre-
gated school system, regard
less of the need.
Charlie e. Malone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
No Snap JUDGMENTS

Adlai Stevenson was not playing
politics when he told California audi
ence that the Russian bid for treaty OF
friendship and cooperation calls Tor
careful consideration"
In other sections Of his speech Mr..
Stevenson showed that he can thump the
political drums with the best OF them.
But on this delicate matter of the Soviet
offer, he was model of restraint and
responsibility He summed up his views
in these words:
And another thing-the sudden Soviet
pressure for a treaty of friendship implying
that any agreement on Germany depends
on the United States accepting this treaty
calls for careful consideration. We must
not appear to the free people OF the world
either to reject offers of friendship, or to
submit to blackmail. Such treaty offers
two dangers-a false sense Of security
among us and our friends, without any
concrete guarantee for German unity.
wish the Secretary Of State well in
his great difficulties. For the fact is. OF
course, that the problems of the world
today surpass any mortal's power OF Wis
dom and can be dealt with only by a concert
of our moral and mental resources sus-
tanned by an electorate that is fully
informed and not anesthetized with slogans
and sales talk.
What Mr.. Stevenson is urging Is an
eyes-open, but careful, study OF this
Russian proposal. OF course, this may be
another Soviet propaganda maneuver.
But we have nothing to lose by giving 1t
the most thoughtful consideration. At
the very least, we do not want to be
jockeyed into the position of appearing
to scorn friendly gesture. The absence
of any off-the-cuff comment from the
President encourages the belief that he
and Secretary Dulles are taking long
look at the second Bulganin letter. We
hope so, for there is too much at stake
in this business for ill-considered snap
judgments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Lowrence's Views

David Lawrence's column,
ID. c. School Indignation
Analysed" is so emotionally
spiked with inconsistencies
and half-truths as to cause
this reader to wonder if Mr..
Lawrence ever permits him
self the pleasure of construc-
tive. unbiased thought. His
word etchings all have the
same oyertones of black and
gray. He permits absolutely
no light whatsoever to shine
forth in any OF his articles.
What a pity for him and
others who feel as he does not
to have more faith and fore
sight in the democratic work
ings of our society.
Mrs. T. K. Conner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06

be destroyed. This should not be allowed
to happen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Questions and Answers
By THE HASkIN SERVICE

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to anv factual question by WRITING The
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-06
Fed Up With Formers

Jessie b. Solomon.
The Nome nugget., 1956-10-19
New Books at Library

The following books have been added to the collection of the xxx Library.
 Champagne Days of San Fran cisco, by Evelyn Wells; Famous Stories of Code and Cipher, Edit ed by Raymond T. Bond; Passage to Glory, by Helen Augur; Whis- tie While You Wait, Fred How ard; The Outsider, Irene Cleaton; Sherwood Anderson's Memoirs; Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, Skinner and Kimbrough; Swift water, Paul Annixter; My Fam fly, Right or Wrong, John Philip Sousa III; Two-Bit Ranch, Chas. N. Heckelmann; Proud Destiny, Lion Feuchtwanger; Doctor in the House, Richard Gordon; Strange Laughter, Pierre Molaine; Mon tana Man, Paul Evan Lehman. The Lock & Key Library (classic mystery and detective stories of all nationS; Arizona, Land of Fair Color; How to Supervise Peo- pie, Alfred M. Cooper.
The Nome nugget., 1956-10-19
Astronomy Notes
By OLAF HALvERSON

The full moon of October l9 is called the hunters moon. Its path around the earth makes the small est angle with the eastern horizon at this time of the year. There is similar situation at the time of the full moon in September when it is called the harvest moon.
 The fall of the year is the time of least retardation of the moon. By least retardation, we mean that it rises only 30 minutes later each evening, while the average at other times of the year is 50 minutes.
 This phenomenon is brought about by the small angle that the moons orbit makes with the hor- izon at this time of the year. Ap- preaching the tropics, where the ecliptic and the equator stand more nearly vertical to the hori- zon, the phenomenon is less pro- nounced. Hunters in the north find this phenomenon helpful to them.
The Nome nugget., 1956-10-19
xxx Library
 Now Welcomes Pocket Books

Many patrons of the xxx Li- brary have asked to make dona- tions of pocket books, which have not heretofore been accepted.
 The library has announced that it will accept pocket books under a new plan, for distribution to its readers.
 Books may be left with the City Clerk when the library is not open.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Flower Hill States
Movie on Indians

Sunday evening at Z o'clock
the Flower Hill Church of the
Brethren will present the second
in the series of moving pictures
on the general subject of the
North American Indians. The
film is called ARTS and Crafts of
the S.W. Indians. The public is
invited to each of these programs
and to any other service the
Flower Hill Church offers.
Sunday morning the pastor OF
Flower Hill, Rev. Arthur L.
Warner, will use for his subject,
Getting the Good from Prayer"
preaching at IL with Sunday
school at 9:45.
The Women's Service Circle
will meet Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Helen Burritt as host.
ess and Mrs. Viola Henley. assist
ing. The program will be on
temperance with Mrs. Billie
Smith leading.
The workers and leaders of the
youth and junior high depart
ments of the district will meet
for a conference next weekend.
The new graded curriculum for
junior high work will be pre-.
viewed at that time. Each local
worker is urged to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Tax Return
Help Offered
Through April

In line with the recent an
nouncement by Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, Russell C. Har-
rington, concerning the policy of
the Internal Revenue, with re-
spect to the 1856 filing period,
District Director of Internal Rev
enue, C. 1. Fox announced that
Monday and Fridays, $50 a. m. to
5 p. m, now through April 16,
will be designated as assistance
days in the Baltimore Internal
Revenue District, which compris-
es Maryland and the District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Fox suggests that taxpay-
ers avoid the inconvenience of
coming to the tax office by using
the telephone as much as posi-
BILE, if questions arise while they
are making out their tax forms
at home.
In the event, the director con-
tinued, that taxpayers should
need more extensive help than
can be rendered by telephone,
they may visit the tax office in
person. 1t is suggested, however,
that they use the designated days
mentioned above.
On these days, Mr.. Fox said, a
full staff of assistors will be avail
able to render prompt assistance
to all corners. On other days,
the taxpayers may have to wait
longer because the staff of as
sisters will be limited.
To clarity the program a little
more, Mr.. Fox continued, this
year offices in the Baltimore Dis
trict will assign an employee to
ask each person as he arrives
what kind of assistance he wants.
Those who simply want tax
forms, or who have just one or
two questions to ask, will be sep
arated from those who desire full
assistance and given prompt at
tention.
All offices also will adopt "self-
help methods in order to speed up
service. Under these methods,
each office will provide chairs,
tables, pencils and tax forms, so
that taxpayers may begin to fill
out their own returns.
Whenever a taxpayer reaches
an item on the form that causes
him difficulty, he may ask one
of the assistors, who will be sta
toned in the area to answer ques-
tons as they arise. BY this
means, the service expects to ex-
pedite its assistance program,
with substantial savings in the
time of both the taxpayers and
its own employees. Local office
is at 1011 Colesville Road, Silver
Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Bethesda Shops
Set Thursday
Night Openings

At a meeting of the retail d.
vision of the Bethesda Chamber
of Commerce held last Thursday
at Thompson's Restaurant on
Wisconsin Avenue it was decided
to establish Thursday night as
the one night when all stores in
the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area
would remain open.
Morris Dworkin of Oliver Ra-
dio and Appliance Inc. was elect
ed chairman of the retail division
and DR.. J. A. Lazarus of Lazarus
Shoes vice-chairman.
Mr.. Dworkin made the follow
ing committee chairman oppoint-
ments: Carl Bachschnid of Car
bert's Jewelry, parking commit
tee. George Seymore of the Char
coal Grill, 1856 Christmas pro-
gram committee; Leo ]. Paulin
of the News Shopper, public re-
lations committee and James A..
Barr, management consultant,
publicity committee.