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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

The life Of Senate commit
tees has never been serene. A
half a century ago. a subcom-
mittee, looking into affairs of
the Panama Cana. Co., was
questioning one of the firms
attorneys. The Star, on Feb
ruary %. 1906. reported:
when the Senate Committee
on Interoceanic Canals con-
vened today, Senator Morgan
was not prepared for nearly
half an hour to take up his
examination of William Mel
son Cromwell, fthe attorney.
He spent the time reading the
record. When he resumed the
inquiry was in relation to the
plan for the Americanization
of the Panama Canal. Mr..
Cromwell said his reply would
be the same that ne made
yesterday, that professional
secrets were involved. He said
he entered the employ of the
Panama Canal Co. In 1896.
and the employment still ex-
lists. Question after question
was asked by Mr.. Morgan. and
the witness replied to each one
i make the same reply An
other line was taken up con-
corning the scheme. and to all
Of these inquiries Mr.. Crom-
well replied invariably. What
ever knowledge I acquired was
gained In my professional
capacity Your case of
lockjaw seems to be getting
worse Mr.. Morgan said. 1T
is the most remarkable case
I ever encountered Mr..
Taliaferro asked the witness
concerning the m o n tary
agreement entered into be-
tween the Secretary Of War
and the Republic of Panama,
particularly the part he played
In the transaction. is this
not covered by your profess
sional reticence?' asked Mr..
Morgan. No, sir said the
witness, and i hope may
say this finally No. we will
return to 1t again If I see
IT. said Mr.. Morgan. Very
well. you seem to enjoy it,
and 1t is the first vacation I
have had in a long time re-
piled the witness, with ILL.,
concealed sarcasm :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Refreshing Column

Dorothy Thompson's superb
article. "zealotry and the
School ISSUE" was like q
breath of fresh air after be-
ing in a smoke filled room. To
read current editorials, you
would never know Southerners
ever made an effort at race
relations.
Politicians in general, and
Mr.. Nixon In particular. are
using the Negro for a foot
ball. Miss Thompson says,
rs 1t to improve race rela-
tons or inflame them past
the boiling point?"
Frederick A. Cogswell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Bod Water?

The Districts water supply
of so years ago was different
from todays, but the change
was coming. On February l8,
1906. The Star reported: THE
recent action of DR.. w. c.
Woodward, the health officer.
in condemning the water from
the springs in Franklin Square,
between I, K, 18th and 18th
streets. declaring 1t to be dele
FERROUS to the public health.
has caused comment In various
quarters. For seventy i've
years the springs have fur
nished water for use at the
White House, the State,
Treasury. War and Navy De-
partments. and many houses
in that portion Of the city.
during which time there has
been no complaint Of the quail
ity Of the water. Many hale,
hearty old men and women,
some Of them octogenarians.
have been lifelong users Of the
water, 1t Is claimed. and have
Jared fully as well as those
who were supplied by other
springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Hardship

The problems Of public serv-
ice weren't the same SO years
ago. For example. The Star.
in a column Of city briefs. re-
ported on February 81. 1905:
Joseph LOCKER. colored. living
at 1853 B street Northeast. was
given a scare last evening
while lighting the street lamp
at 18th and B streets South
east. An explosion occurred as
soon as he put the torch in the
lamp and the glass was shat
tered. LOCKER escaped injury
and no damage other than the
breaking of the glass was
caused"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

reasonable depreciation. and
If we are allowed to build 1t
without further delay our offer
of land for a State park will
make 1t possible for the State
to develop very adequate facil-
tiles for public recreational
use at nominal cost.
House bill No. "a is now be-
tore the Maryland Legislature
and its passage would prohibit
construction of private toll
bridges anywhere in the State.
We hope and trust that our
legislators will recognize the
equity inherent in our posi-
ton. and kill that bill.
Robert Craighead Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Terse Reply

The Star carried this brief
news item on page one on
March 2, 1906: "A dispatch
. from Louisville, KY, says:
Send me a list Of the unsaved
men and women of Louisville
This message was received
yesterday by Postmaster T. H.
Baker from a man at Rutland.
VT, who said he had heard Of
the wickedness In Louisville
and desired to do missionary
work there. Postmaster Baker
forwarded a city directory -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Lucky Singer

Under the headline.
Madame Schumann-H eink in
Luck" The Star carried this
front-page story on February
q, 1905: 1.-THE courts have
decided. that the three elder
sons Of Nine. Schumann-
Heink. the singer, shall be
permitted to accompany her
to America in April, and have
also awarded her the fortune
OF her late husband, Herr
Heink. on the ground that 1t
was earned by her"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

four hours. the dirigible ball
loon would undoubtedly be q
factor of great Importance in
war. Another important phase
Of aerial locomotion which In
the near future might possibly
have to be reckoned with was
the propelled aeroplane, or
motor driven kite. Valuable
experiments have been made
with these. and some he knew
had met with so much success
that in a few years they might
expect to see a man moving
swiftly through the air on sin
gle surfaces, just as a gliding
bird moves. Such machines
would move very rapidly. prob
ably never less than twenty up
to one hundred miles an hour.
and nothing but the heaviest
storms would stop them. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry ,Driters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

or cancer--to mention only two
diseases - has immeasurable
consequences in human suffer-
ing. A mistake that in effect
licenses q false claim for a worth
less drug subjects every one Of
us to the meanest kind Of ex-
ploitation. :, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

lin which the FDA has prosecuted
the frauds who turn out fake
cures for cancer or arthritis, and
pointing to q recent case the
Government lost, Mr.. Goodrich
said this:
Gases involving cancer RENEE
dies and treatments for arthritis
present our greatest challenge,
both because Of the extreme diff
Iculties Of proof where the causes
Iof the diseases themselves are
mot well understood and because
| Of the very large number Of our
citizens afnicted by these two
disorders,
ynrys ReactiOn
One Of the FDA's chief troubles
lies in 3 jlry's reaction to an
expert witness. The expert
witness Is needed to build the
Governments case against the
worthless item.
But often, as Mr.. Goodrich
points out, the "very best Of the
Nations cancer experts are not
necessarily the best witnesses. !"
MANY doctors fear the witness
lchair almost as much as lawyers
fear the operating table. "he
said. quite generally. such ex-
perts are III at ease as witnesses
in court, and the question-and
ANSWER technique admittedly is q
poor device for getting to the
truth on a vital scientific and
medical question"
FDA officials have seen their
expert witnesses pulverized by
sharp defense attorneys familiar
with the dif1culties Of translate
ling medical talk into the Ian
Ieuage spoken and understood by
members Of the jury.
1--WE must all agree that the
jury is poorly equipped by train
ling and experience in the field
lof medicine" Mr.. Goodrich
points out.
Problem Facing Jurors
He gave as an example . jury
tusseling over the question OF
whether q so-called cancer cure
was indeed q cure. These mex
perienced people-in medicine at
lleast-must decide whether the
patients who say they've been
lcured actually had cancer in the
first place. If 50, then the jury
must say whether product A or
some other treatment, such as
surgery or radiation, cured the
Icancer, or whether the disease
has regressed spontaneously as
lit sometimes does, or whether
1.-THE patient still has cancer
Though he appears to be, tenn
lporarily at least. clinically inn
proved after taking the medicine
1.-THE FDA claims is q fake. It's Q
tough Job even for an expert.
Down at the FDA offices. an
Exhibit that travels around the
country Is filled with the out
llandish gadgets dreamed up to
cure almost anything. But
each Is q reminder to ofiicials
Of the Job 1t took to prove the
gadgets were fake.
The reason for the trouble
taken by the FDA is provided
by Mr.. Goodrich. He told the
lawyers assembled in Dallas:
1T is the lawyers highest
duty to seek the truth. And 1t
lis especially important that
erroneous decisions on medical
questions be avoided. Truth here
is vital to life itself. No effort
can be spared in preparation or
in trial, for q wrong decision
that q drug viii cure arthritis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

The idea behind the Fall Festival of Homes is
to help you find the one home best suited to
you and your family.
A committee Of experts named by the Wash
ington Home Builders Association, selected IS
exhibit homes for the Fall Festival. These
homes are being presented in The Star in the
special Fall Festival Real Estate Sections.
The Official Exhibit Homes are Of tremendous
interest to anyone thinking Of buying home.
Virtually every type of home, every price range
and every section of the Metropolitan area are
being covered The Stars Fall Festival Of Homes
will help you Judge comparative values and loca-
tions. 1t will acquaint you with the latest de-
velopments in home designs and construction.
Make sure you get your copy Of The Stars
special Real Estate Section for the Fall Festival
of Homes this Saturday. It will be your best
guide to making tour of inspection to the first
group of Official Exhibit Homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
PTA Leaders 10 Meet

The District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers has an
nounced . meeting Of Washing
ton PTA program and national
magazine chairmen at the Dis
trict Teachers College at 9:35
q m. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12
Jury Is Hard to Convince
AQuock Cure Is AQuock

serious problems the Nations and
the tme and effort spent proving,
tcularly jury that quack is really Quack.
William W. Goodrich, assistant general counsel for the FDA
recently turned the spotlight the situation during the Ame
Bar Associations meeting in Dallas Tex Describing
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-25

selections included Il Love Thee
BY Grcig. Through The Years
by YoumanS and The wedding
Prayer" by Dunlap.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown OF
white Chantilly hand clipped
lace with a fitted bodice over
satin styled with sheer yoke
and lace sleeves extending in
points over the hands. The skirt
of lace panels over tulle gave a
|SCallcp edged redingote effect in
the front with wide ruffled tulle
falling in tiers in the back. A
lcoronct of lace with dainty
pearl trim held the finger tip
veil OF imported silk illusion.
She Carried a cascade bouquet
of white stephanotiC. tied with
,nylon net. and conferred with a
white orchid.
Miss Mary 10 Primer of Tabor
City. college room mate of the
bride. was maid of honor. She
'orc a full length crystalctte
dress with matching picture hat
and carried a crescent shaped
'oulucf ot Blue full NUNS.
honorary bridesmaids includ-
ID Ms. Fred Jcrnigan. Jr.. of
.a'or City and Mrs. Robert
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-25
MISS MARGARET 10 JERNIGAN AND
LONNIE E WILLOUGHBY, JR. WE'D
IN CHURCH CEREMONY SUNDAY

Miss Margaret 10 Jernigan
and Lonnie Z. Willoughby, Jr.
were married Sunday, July %,
az ) p. m. in the Tabor CITY
Baptist Church. The Rev. p. c.
CAN'T. pastor, officiated at the
double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mccoy Jern-
gan of Tabor City. The parents
If the bridegroom are also OF
Tabor City.
kcnita Palms. seven .branchcd
Candelabra and baskets of white
-ladS and fever few formed the
-tt!ng for the exchange OF
.uv.S.
The music was presented by
Mrs. FWman }. Fowler. organ
i, and Jimmy Rogers, vocalist
he traditional wedding march
- were used and Mrs. Fowler
''aE"d l Love You Truly" dur
No. to ceremony. Mr.. Rogers
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-25

|Jernigan. Of Dillon. S. c., sist-
er's-in-law of the bride, Miss
Lany Walden. Miss Lynn Corb-
EFT. Miss Monteen Winstead
Miss Shirley New, and Mrs.
Howard Harrelson, all of Tabor
City, Miss jeanne Hatley Of Will
mington and Miss Wynelle HUFF
ham of Wallace, cousins of the
bridegroom. They wore full
length dresses in pastel shades
with matching corsages.
The bridegroom had his faith
er as best man. UsherS were
Larry Willoughby, brother of
the bridegroom, Weldon Gore,
Sam Walden, Tony Leggette. all
of Tabor City. Jimmy Rogers of
Green Sea, S. c., and Chris
Spivey, cousin of the bride
groom, of Chadbourn.
The mother of the bride wore
"a waltz length lace and tulle
dress of ashes of roses styled
with crystal pleated scoop neck
and short sleeves. She wore
matching mitts and hat and a
lavendar orchid. The brides
grandmother, Mrs. r. NJ. Carroll
Sr., wore full length corn
flower blue dress of lace and
tulle with an orchid at her
shoulder.
The bridegroom's mother wore
a pink brocaded street length
dress with matching accessories
and flowers.
Following the ceremony the
wedding party greeted guests in
the vcStibule of the church. Lat
er they left for a wedding trip
to unannounced points. For
travelling the bride changed to
a brown and white checked cot
ton dress, matching accessories
and the orchid lifted from her
bridal bouquet.
The bride was graduated from
the Tabor City High School and
Meredith College receiving an
A. r. in Music Education.
The bridegroom was gradual
ed from the Tabor City High
School and attended Mars Hill
Junior College. He is now scrv-
ing with the Air Force at Lack
land Air Force Base, San An
tonic. Texas where they will re-
side.
CAKE CUTTING
Following the rehearsal for
the wedding on Saturday eve
ming Mrs. Fred Jernigan. Jr.
Mrs. Marion Baxter and Mrs
Robert Jernigan entertained
with cake cutting at the home
of the former on West Fourth
Street.
The color note OF green and
white was observed in the floral
arrangements for the occasion
and handsome lace cloth was
used on the dining room table.
Mrs. W. 4. Williams served
the three tier cake after the
bridal Couple-clcct cut the first
slice. Mrs. c. II. Primer presided
at the punch bowl and Miss
Mary 10 Primer. Miss Lynn
Corbctt, Mrs. Howard Harrison
and Miss Lany Walden served
minis. and nuts.
The bride elect received :
shoulder bouquet. a git iron
thr hOStcSScS.
About 80 guests were in at
tendance
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-25

YOU CAN NOW BUY A NEW GF
D EP FREEZER AND GET THE
ELECTRICITY FOR IT FREE FOR
ONE YEAR IF YOU LIVE ON
BRUNSWICK REA LINE-ASK ABOUT
THE "TAR HEEL PLAN"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-25

when oter
electricity And it's
lhots because CP6
The,
by 1907 CFoL expects TO
as hds toddy
come nom thousands OF individual
business OF America industry.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01
THE WORLD OF NATURE
by
John M. Frazier. Conservationist
Mississippi Southern College

The word Information simply
means winter sleep. 1t is derived
from the Latin word "hibernus"
which means winter. There is a
difference ebtween ordinary sleep
and the long, profound sleep of
winter. While this differs in diff
ferent types of animals, it covers
a season instead of a day or night
period. Certain alternating man.
mails as chipmunks and gophers
wake up on warm days of Win
ter and eeat stored food. Other
warm blooded animals remain
asleep throughout the winter, as
polar bears, badgers, skunks and
others. They live on the stored
fat in their bodies. Their weights
are greatly reduced during the
period of Information.
> In case of warm blooded ami
mails, which includes birds and
mammals, the body temperature
is reduced to very low degree,
especially if the sleep is to last
all winter. Breathing is almost
imperceptible and the pulse rate
is slow and difficult to detect.
Only one bird has ever been
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01

camp having concrete foundations
and floors. After that war the
camp was Abandoned and the
frame buildings were removed
or fell to ruin. The concrete foun-
dations and floors remained. In
many instances there were open
ings between the concrete floors
and the ground that offered pro-
lection for snakes of the area.
The dhmond-back rattlesnake in
particular made use of these hi
bernating sites. p.
Over the years a great number
OF dlamond-backs used these ac-
commodations without attracting
but little if any attention of To-
cal people. This seems to be a
habit of all snakes to seek their
winter homes as quitely and
safely as possible. Few of the
sites are located or known of by
the people generally.
When Camp Shelby was re-
activated in 1910, the old con-
crete blocks of the building floors
had to be removed. Many men,
Including college students were
employed to break the concrete
with sledge hammers. In this
process many diamond-back as
well as other species, were found
under the concrete. Many were
killed by the workmen. AS spring
and summer came on, many of
the snakes left their homes for
the summer. During their absence
the home was destroyed.
Small Snakes and Lizards
The burrowing snakes, the
small forms, and the lizards seem
to be satisfied with small hiding
places that accommodate only
one, or at the most only few
individuals. Small holes in the
ground below the frost line or
under debris will suffice. Hollow
trees and loose bark make good
homes.
Most reptiles, snakes, lizards,
and turtles are fat now and rea-
dy for the long winters sleep
known as Information.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01

found alternating. It was poor.
will in the southern part of the
Rocky Mountains. 1t is relative
of our Chuck-Will's Widows and
the Whip Poor Wills.
The cold blooded animls have
a temperature just above that al
which they would freeze. In some
cases this is about the freezing
point of wateer. Their tempera-
ture is usually slightly above
that of the immediate surround
ings.
Winter Homes of Snakes
Reptile, being cold blooded ami
mails, thrive better in tropical
and sub-tropical regions. Some
have become adapted to the tenn
perate zones and are found as
fare north as southern Canada
In case of the more enortherly
species, they have to hibernate
on account of both temperature
and food. Their period of hiber-
nation is much longer than that
of warmer climate forms. Most
snakes have found their winter
home before the first killing frost
reaches their region. In warm
climats no Information is neces-
sary as in tropical and sub-tro-
pical regions.
Already the snakes of the nor
thern part of the United State(
and the higher attitudes of the
Rocky Mountains and the Ap-
palachain Mountains are under
cover. Those in the Gulf States
may still be active but will be
hidden away soon.
Sites chosen by snakes are US
ually spaces not otherwise occu-
pied under the ground or under
objects on the ground which Of
fers them adequate protection
from the cold and other hazards.
In rocky regions, spaces under
lodges are commonly chosen. The
larger snakes usually choose large
openings where several can be
accommodated. In limestone re-
gions where caves of small size
are frequent, they are a favorite
site. In mountainous areas snake
dens have been found contain
ing a few hundred individuals
and several species.
1t seems to be a custom among
snakes to return to their old win
ter home year after yeear. 1t is
also known that snakes may ira
vel few miles from their sum-
mer activities of feeding and
breeding to occupy the hibernat-
ing den. How far they may wan
der and be able to Return is
not known.
Man Made Homes
Snakes seem to accept man
made homes just as readily as
those provided by nature. What
they want for the winter sleep
or period of dormacy is protec-
ton. The manner of origin is OF
little Importance. he Camp Shell
by experience between the first
and second World Wars will IL
luStrate this point.
During World War / many
buildings were erected at the
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01

of making a choice before he
reaches age 1872, as to whether he
will pay his military obligation to
his country through the reserves
OF the armed forces and be de-
ferred from active service, or
whether he prefers active duty in
the armed forces for two, three,
or four years. Under provisions of
the Reserve Act of 1852. as
amended August 9, 1855, he can
elect to enter an organized unit
OF a reserve component before he
reaches age 1914 and satisfy this
obligation without too much in
reference with his high school or
college education, or employment.
Any local board will be glad to
give full particulars in regard to
this program.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01
Roger Johnson
Named Assistant
To MSC's Mccain

Hattiesburg, Miss. - The APP
pointment of 1t. Col. Roger B.
Johnson as administrative assis-
tant to President William D. Nc
Cain was announced last Friday
at Mississippi Southern College.
Johnson is a graduate of Mis-
sissippi State College where he
received the BIS in 1888 and the
MS in l949. A native of Amory,
Miss, he has held the post of adj
ministrative assistant to Adjutant
General w. P. Pat) Wilson since
1858.
The 39-year-old appointee, vet
eran of both World War II and
the Korean conflict, is recent
graduate of the Command & Gen
eral Staff College at Fl. Leaven-
worth, Kan.
Entering service as a second
lieutenant during World War II,
Johnson emerged an artillery ma
jor in 1945. Among the service
ribbons and medals he holds are
the Purple Heart, American De-
tense, American Theater, Asiatic-
Pacific Theater Ribbond, with one
star; European Theater ribbon
with four stars and World War II
Victory Medal. He also holds the
Army of Occupation Medal-Ger-
many.
Following his discharge in 1945
Johnson taught, coached and en-
gagged in administrative work in
Lowndes County and Columbus,
Miss. schools until Sept, 1949. At
that time he accepted a post as
administrative assistant to the
ll5th AAA Gun Battalion, serv-
ing with that unit when it was
indicted into Federal service dur
ing the Korean struggle. During
this period he received the Ma
tional Defense Service Ribbon.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01
School Lunch
Program Is
Underway

w. S. Griffin, Jackson, State
Supervisor of the Mississippi
School Lunch Program, announc-
ed that the school lunch and spe-
cial milk programs are off to a
goo dstart in Mississippi for the
1861 school sessions. School ap-
plications for the lunch program
total 1859 and 1864 have applied
for the Special milk program. The
milk program is now available to
non-profit, childcare institutions
such as nurseries, kindergartens.
childcare centers, summer camps
and others.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-11-01

The season for Information is
approaching. The process OF hi
bernating is practiced by many
animals that live two or more
years, yeet have no provision for
maintaining active life during the
adverse circumstances of winter.
The chief reason why any ami
NAL hibernates seems to be that
the temperature CTS too low for
the adequate functioning OF his
body or his food supply becomes
insufficient. There may be other
reasons.