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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Afraid Of Ghosts

I suggest that the American
people henceforth make it
mandatory upon a presidential
candidate to write, or else be
able to write, his own political
speeches. If he cannot or will
not do so, we are not able to
judge his genuine knowledge
and ability or know what he
really thinks.
To recite words and ideas
devised for him by other polit-
icians and half a dozen ghost
writers indicates neither fun
damental education on a can
didate's part or qualities Of
true leadership expected Of a
President. Also it bespeaks a
lack Of industry. independence
and information, and places
him more or less in the role Of
a figurehead.
Words and thoughts pur-
porting to be ones own, but
which in reality are those of
others, will invariably have an
artificial ring to all discerning
people.
r.. E. Winston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Disputed Hospital

In recent letters to the
editor, those opposing a Silver
Spring Wheaton hospital have
criticized my use Of an official
report made in 1850 to the
County Council. This COM
prehensive report, prepared by
an impartial expert in the
economics of m e dical and
hospital care, was completely
ignored by that council. What
possible difference can it make
today how anyone felt about
that report in 1850!
What does matter is the
fact that the present plan
presented in Question 10 in
corporates virtually every basic
principle of that report relat-
ing to the operation of a hos
pital. AS recommended, the
hospital would be operated by
a nonprof1t, nonstock, volun-
teer association. 1t would be
governed by a board of trus-
tees, serving without compen-
sation. and elected by the
membership Of the Hospital
Association. Every family pay
ing for the hospital is auto
matically eligible to vote for
the trustees. Also, the county
has no liability beyond the
construction grant-in-aid.
Those opposing this hospital
are so busy quibbling over past
history and technicalities they
are blinded to the glaring fact
that ours is the largest COM
munity in this country with
out its own hospitalI They
ignore the fact that this same
plan was followed in Anne
Arundel County to provide
extra beds for the Annapolis
General Hospital operated by
the Annapolis Hospital Asso-
citation, a nonprofit. nonstock,
volunteer group, exactly COM
parable to this association.
Moreover. its validity was up
held by a unanimous decision
Of the highest court in Mary
land on March S, 1852. MEL
win VS.. Anne Arundel County
Commissioners. 86 Att. I'd 9O2.)
Technicalities are not going
to provide beds for sick chill
dren. Technicalities are scant
consolation to the family that
may have lost the life of a
dear one because adequate hos
pital facilities were not avail
able when they were needed
most.
More than 40 responsible
civic, service. business, minis
terial, medical. and health
groups in Silver Spring and
Wheaton have joined to urge
the voters Of Montgomery
County to vote for the hospi-
tai by voting for Question 10.
Clarke L. Fauver,
President, silver Spring
Hospital Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Uncle Sam Big Boy Now

While fortunately becoming
less frequent, periodically an
Anglophobe letter appears in
the press. Recently one was
printed in The Star, expressing
extreme sensitivity to COM
ments on the Suez situation
by the also world famous
Manchester Guardian. In
probing at the root of a "seri-
Gus worsening" of Anglo
American relations. the Guard
ian made reference, among
other things, to the childish
ness" of the American people.
Surely the manner of dealing
with such a charge-if it is to
be taken seriously and out of
context--is to act as adults.
speak as adults, and write as
adults.
This, in my opinion, your
correspondent fails in marked
degree to do. For no stated
reason, other than that he
himself intrudes the ridiculous
doubt that the United States is
not universally regarded as a
free nation, he harks back to
the ancient grudge, the Revo-
lutionary War, to twisted If not
insulting conceptions Of the
mutual sacrifices of Self-pres-
ervation in the two world wars,
and to other such thoroughly
extraneous matters.
In its broad policy and con-
duct. the United States has
reached a level of world
leadership and responsibility.
Having itself not been back
ward in dishing out criticism,
sometimes harsh, of many
things foreign, it is now able
to take it. Above all. it re-
poets and values its few re-
liable world allies, of which
Britain is the keystone.
Between such mutually de-
pendent governments and
peoples, it is obviously essen
tial and valuable that there
be continuing, free and open
exchange of views, not exclud-
ing constructive criticism and
evidences of friendly concern.
Let us do our part in keeping
this on a high plane. Let US
keep before us that this is
1856, not 1776, and that we are
too busy with the present and
future to live in the past. for
which no one living today can
either be responsible or take
credit. Let us. in short, indi-
vidually act the part Of mature
world stature that our Nation
itself has so gloriously
achieved. and requires each Of
us to live up to, especially
when writing to publications
read throughout the world.
Herbert j. Holland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

beans (Which Jump" because
they have a worm in them).
But not too many of us are
really acquainted with the soya
bean, the favorite Of China and
many other countries.
\ = 4
Experts of our Department
of Agriculture combed the
world TO find the best strains
to plant in America.
They happily succeeded, with
the result that the United
States today is one Of the great
soyhean growing countries.
The State Of Indiana Is one
of the leaders.
Soybeans are used today in
a marvellous list of products,
ranging from paints to baby
fiilks.
Somebody called soy q bean
without any at"
The it. in this case, means
flavor. 1t is this lack Of strik-
ing taste which has held this
bean down in popular esteem.
But it possesses a marvellous
amount Of protein, all Of the
best quality, and this fact
alone should make it better
known and more eaten, which
is more to the point.
Perhaps Temp Jones pam
cakes will do as well as any
thing to introduce this mar.
Vicious -four to more people.
The taste Of these delicacies
is intriguing.
Americans, as q distinct
people, were brought I'D on
pancakes. hoecakes baked on
a hoe). griddle cakes, how
ever you bake 'em or cali 'em.
In the early pioneer days,
corn was about all they had,
at times. TO keep them from
starvation.
The corn cake, as distinct
from the plain flour pancake,
has an appeal all its own.
When a bit Of soya -four Is
added. a la TempIeton Jones,
the ultimate consumer has a
real pancake. Just right for
these autumn and winter days
ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Rejects Stevenson

It has become quite obvious
that Adlai Stevenson's sug-
gestion for disseminating H
bomb tests is a desperate ef-
fort to find an issue. The
question has no proper place
in an American political cam
naign. Mr.. Stevenson is not
= nuclear expert. Those who
are experts categorically as
sert that such tests are neces-
sary. The idea Of appeasing
the Communists and leading
them to follow suit in aban-
doning H-bomb tests can only
properly be described as silly
in the light Of our experience
with Communists. Responsible
statesmen and military men
charged with the defense Of
our country and the free
world regard 1t as suicidal to
surrender our present superb
ority in the only weapon which
keeps Russia at bay,
Roosevelt and Truman and
Acheson lost China and East
Germany to the Communists,
not to mention North Korea.
Must we now have another
slick politician. who deals only
in half-truths. complete the
job Of surrenderinR the free
world? He not only would stop
the H-bomb tests but he would
also abandon the draft
Shades Of Munich and Cham
berlain and that other ap-
peasement which was to have
secured peace in our time.
but instead resulted in World
War II.
Stevenson promised that he
would not make the Presidents
health an issue but he has
consistently done so either d.
rectly or by innuendo. His
constant harping on the al
legged unfitness Of Nixon to
succeed to the presidency Is an
example. Nixon has proved
himself TO be q man far SUI
perior to Kefauver in every
way. Moreover. what q contrast
there Il between the candid
and honest attitude Of Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Army Is BOBBY Topping the Mosquito
By THOMAS r. HENRY

can be obtained by coating
with grease. The objective, Of
course. is to achieve the ideal
repellent by finding how any
repellent works.
Solving the problem would
be a major victory for the
Army and for the human race.
Even more fundamental Is
the work on the biology and
behavior Of flies. A basic idea
is to find something that will
attract all the flies Of q neigh
borhood to one spot and then
give the lot a heavy dose Of
some especially virulent poison.
A few years ago Army
Chemical Corps scientists
found that when flies feed on
sugar--presumably any other
food also-they leave behind
something that attracts other.
flies. The workers have re-
peated the experiments and
have found three or four
chemicals not previously there
in q sample Of pure sugar
after flies have fed upon it.
They have identified one of
these. 1t has no attraction for
flies whatsoever. Each Of the
new chemicals will be isolated
and tested, If possible.
Learn from DOT
Various insects, it has been
determined, Secrete substances
which are repellent to others
Of their own species. This is
especially the case with the
flour beetle. which long has
been a pressing quartermaster
problem. The plan is to syn
thesize similar repellents which
can be used to impregnate
paper sacks containing cereals
Of various flour products.
Just after the war 1t seemed
hat the fly problem had been
solved by the chemical DOT.
The hope was Short-lived. New
varieties Of flies arose, presum-
ably through mutations,
against whom the poison had
no effect. One variety, in fact,
was unable to live without it.
The difference was in the pos.
session Of an engine, q body
chemical which initiates a
physiological response, whose
function was to break down
DOT so that it no longer acted
as poison.
Now one of the findings here
is that the same engine is
in normal, old-fashioned house
flies which are highly suscepti-
bic to DOT. The mutations
have simply produced more Of
it. A significant line Of investi-
cation now under way is to
determine natures purpose in
producing the engine in the
first place. The answer may 60
far towards offsetting the eff
feet Of the suhstance-possibly
by making with DOT some
thing which will compete with
it for the attention of the
bothersome engine.
These are just a few of the
problems of the privates who
also are doctors Of philosophy,
and the civilian and commits
stoned scientists working with
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Biz Stick Advocate

The United States could
potently assist the patriotic
Hungarian rebels by official
recognition Of the new free
Hungarian government they
have tablished. Teddy
Roosevelt's quick recognition
Of Panama hours after the
Panamanians revolted against
Colombia provides q precedent,
II one is needed.
Resolute action by US will
not only help regain Hungary
for the free world, but could
well ignite and shatter the
entire Communist world, in
GLIDING the USSR itself. Tim
idity now is weakness.
What is the alternative?
Wait for the dust to settle
while the revolt is crushed
and then go back behind our
Maginot Line Of guided mis-
siles and await the arrival Of
Total War III?
David Keyser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02

A bit of writing is like the
poets arrow, which, shot into
the air. falls to earth he knows
not where.
A writer launches a piece,
and sometimes he gets an i'm
mediate response, sometimes a
laugh, sometimes a howl.
Often he never knows where
his arrow falls.
Then again, years later, he
discovers that it made a hit, in
our modern sense.
This column once printed a
recipe for Templeton Jones'
pancakes. and never heard a
word about it.
The writer thought this
strange. because women are,
by far. the best newspaper
readers.
Perhaps hundreds of them,
maybe thousands Of them,
made up these pancakes. liked
them. and that was that.
People are that way.
~ 4
Now here comes J. c. H. Of
Nineteenth street. who writes:
THANK you for your recipe
for best pancakes, some time
ago.
Il now have it typed on a
card, but. as you see, this news
paper clipping has had some
use and you may get a smile
out Of seeing it now.
I've made these pancakes
almost every Sunday and agree
with you that they are the best
Of all.
Honey mixed with some Of
the melted butter is my favorite
spread for these. but currant
jelly is nice, too, on one or
two cakes for q change.
Enjoy your column most Of
the time. / like dog stories
better'n cats.
With best wishes,
Sincerely. ETC."
We reprint here the recipe:
TEMPLEToN JONES
PANCAKES
"a cup soya flour
"a cup corn meal
2 teaspoons sugar
"a teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
Add:
/ well beaten egg
/ cup milk
2 teaspoons melted butter
add last
MIX well.
~ 49,
These are, essentially, corn
pancakes. with the added taste
Of soya -four.
Too much soya, and they
may be slightly bitter.
Too little. and the zest is
gone.
There are. Of course, soya
hours and soya fiours.
One may have 70 DO q bit
Of investigating. here, but It
viii be worth It. because the
soybean II one Of the worlds
best beans-and too few Amer
leans know II.
Baked beans, yes. we all
know baked beans.
We have ali eaten kidney
beans. and lima beans, and
watched the famous Jumping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02


Q. Has the executive board
Of society the authority 70
create q vice presidency not
mentioned in the society's by
laws?-N. r. Z.
A. No. The board may
neither create q new ONCE nor
restore an once which previ-
ously existed In the society but
which Is no longer provided
for IN the society's bylaws.
Q. VIII any Of the roads 70
be built under the new Federal
interstate road program be
parallel TO State toll roads now
in use or under construction
"A. A.
A. Up 10 1875. at least, the
Government does not intend
70 build any interstate route
paralleling any toll road which
adequately takes care Of the
trafic needs Of the area
through which II runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02

Eisenhower concerning his
health and the tactics of
Franklin D. Roosevelt and his
physician, Vice Admiral Ross
McIntire, when Mr.. Roosevelt
sought a fourth term-and
died within a few months after
his Inauguration!
Stevenson. In large measure,
owed his nomination in 1852
to Truman'S influence. He
was Truman'S man then, with
all that implies of Fender
CAST machine politics trans
posed to Illinois. His pretense
that he didn't want the nomi-
nation fooled no one of intelli-
gence. He has continued in
this campaign with hypocrisy.
We never know what new alb
surdity or calumny will be next
on his list.
What a man to elect Com
mander in Chief in these times
OF peril! What is his back
ground? He won no great dis
tinction as a lawyer in Illinois.
He held a few minor jobs UNI
der Henry Wallace in the De-
partment Of Agriculture. He
served one term as Governor
OF Illinois without any dis
tinguished achievements-un-
less. indeed, it can be said that
he earned distinction in 1919
while, as Governor, he APP
peared as a voluntary witness
at the first trial of Alger Hiss
to testify that Hiss reputa-
ton for integrity, loyalty and
veracity" was good!
To throw out a man who was
flrst in war and is now first
in peace In order to entrust
the vast powers Of the presi-
dency to one who on July 20,
1852, admitted that he had
mo f1tness-temperamentally
mentally or physically-for the
job" would be incredible folly.
Charles ID. Drayton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02

QUAR- RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOP
MENT CENTER, Natick, Mass.
Here is the worlds most
learned military establishment.
The buck privates-at least
IS Of them-are doctors Of
philosophy with degrees from
leading American universities.
They are using their unique
knowledge helping solve some
OF the Army's most pressing
problems, and at the same time
discharging their service obli-
cations.
There could be no better IL
lustration Of the long, long,
long way the Army has come
since the brass-bound days of
1913 when the best q Pho.
could expect was KIP duty.
This was shown strikingly in
one of the biological labora-
tories at the Quartermaster
Corps Research and Develop
ment Center the other day
where the Pho. soldiers are
fighting not human enemies
but the hordes Of insects which.
1t has been predicted conf
IDENTIFY, will be the foes in the
eventual great war in which
mankind can expect nothing
short Of total humiliation.
They are trying to find out.
for example, why some species
OF mosquitoes are attracted to
human beings. They most as
Suredly are, as any soldier at
one of the Arctic air bases can
testify. Some say it's the heat
OF the body, some the carbon
dioxide given of in the breath,
some something in human
sweat. The researchers have
about come to the conclusion
that it's some sort Of moisture
warmth character.
It certainly is not fresh
sweat, it has been determined.
Food soaked in fresh human
sweat did not prove q mosquito
attraction. 1t may be some-
thing in stale sweat that re-
mains always with the human
body.
A Better RepeIIent
Various chemicals act as
mosquito repellents, notably
oil of citrcnella. The Army
has something even better,
dimethyl thelate. The present
idea is that the mosquito
smells" the repulsive sub
stances with its feet. Smell
of course, is a quite relative
term. But when a mosquito
lands on a human body COW
cred with one of the repel-
Tents an extremely unpleasant
sensation Of some sort is con-
veyed through hairs and spines
on the feet.
Some mosquitoes are far
more sensitive than others.
They are repealed when two
or three feet away, apparently
through some distance effect
on the same nerve endings.
One of the jobs of the Pho.
soldiers is to determine what
nerves are involved. One hair
and one spike after another
is removed from the feet
Of the experimental insects.
Something Of the same effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
LETTERS TO TIE STAR

Pen names mag be used u
letters carry UrtteYs correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02

An appropriate lament. in
case Of a Republican election
might well be:
Here lies 3 conscience. deeply
buried:
mo use for It," says Steven
son.
LAY II away; III be back some
day.
A better man for the lesson"
Ada N. vents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
November Song

Hues haze faded,
Birds hare left
Leaving heart
And mood bereft:
BrotcH the hHIs no1C,
SIN the earth.
ReddvtHo for
Winters birth.
Frances N. Bell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02

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iactual Question ~ writing The
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Post Election Lament

John z. Wilson
, 1956-11-28
Telephone Notice

If you are planning to make
overseas telephone calls dur
ing the Christmas Holidays,
you are urged to make ar
rangements now. If this is not
done, you may not be able to
get your call through on ac-
count Of the large number Of
requests that may be sched-
uled before yours.
Call the Overseas Telephone
Operator now and place your
call for the date and time
you desire.
Virgin Islands Telephone
, 1956-11-28
NOTICE TO ALL
IMPORTERS

Owing to the loss Of the
Frederiksted Lighters on No
vember 18th, the Alcoa Steam
ers are not accepting cargo
for discharge at ST. Croix
until suitable facilities for dis
charging are available.
The Alcoa Steamship Conn
pany is accepting cargo from
the ports of New York, Balti-
more, Mobile and New Or
leans for discharge at San
Juan or st. Thomas from
which points Importers may
make their own arrangements
for forwarding on to St.croix.
Rob4. L. Merwin & CO. Inc
November 18th, 1856
, 1956-11-28
Publication

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Govern
ment Of the Virgin Islands Of
the United States has author
lied Elder Clifton Garfield
van Putten Of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church, st.
Virgin Islands, to per
form civil-religious ceremon-
les in the Virgin Islands.
Government Of the Virgin IS
lands Of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
October 4, 1856
Charles K. claunch
Government Secretary
, 1956-11-28
Notice to Electric
LIGHT dnd Power
Consumers

Effective Monday, Deem
Der 8, 1856, THE ST. CROIX
POWER DIVISION Business
Office will be located at
GOLDEN GROVE, VIcorp.
Main Office. Al business
transactions will be conduct
ed at this office, Telephone
Nos 201 Christiansted, and 1O2
Frederiksted. Collections will
continue as before with excep-
ton Of Central Factory Office
which will be discontinued,
Friday November 80, 1886.
Tsouble Calls and .Outages
should be continued as before
on Telephone Nos. 200, 21O or
SO after working hours. Bust
ness hours will be 7:3O AM :
1900 Noon 1890 PM to 400
PM.
, 1956-11-28
BANK BOOK LOST

Savings Bank Book No. 5415
having been reported lost or
stolen, the holder thereof is here
BY requested to present It to the
Bank within twelve CD weeks
from this date as otherwise the
Book will be cancelled and a new
one issued in its place at the ex-
piration of this period.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted Branch
November Z, 1856
, 1956-11-28
Notice Of Rewurd

During the early morning
Of November "a, 1856 one or
more persons did break into
the Kingshill, Virgin Islands
Post Office. A total Of seven
mail packages ere stolen.
The Post Office Department
hereby offers a reward not ex.
two hundred dollars
for the arrest and conviction
Of the person or persons who
broke into the Kingshill Post
Office.
Please furnish any informa-
ton to the nearest Police.
Postmaster, Or the
Undersigned
All information will be con.
strictly confidential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03
New Dean Appointed
AT Shepherd College

SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va,
Oct. 3 (P).-The appointment Of
DR.. j. o. Cullison of Ottawa.
Kans., as dean of Shepherd Coll
lege, succeeding Dean A. C.
Reach, was announced yesterday.
DR.. Oliver S. Ikenberry, Shep-
herd president, said DR.. Cullisen
would begin his new duties in
January after completing his
duties as head of the department.
of education at Ottawa Univer-
sity.
DR.. Reach resigned to join the
faculty of Northwestern Illinois
State College at DeKalb, Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03

sons reported to have plotted
assassination of the sons.
Luis Somoza, who took his
fathers place as President
walked in the 3-hour, 15-min-
ute march to the grave. His
brother Anastasio, jr., head OF
the army. waited at the ceme-
terry entrance. With him were
their sister, Lillian, and Anas-
tasioS wife.
Gen. .Somoza's widow and his
|84-year-old mother watched the
procession from a palace window
Hundreds of Wreaths
Gen. Somoza'S riderlesS black
horse Cash Box" was led in
front Of the hearse, Hundreds
of floral wreaths, many from
rulers of neighboring countries
lined the procession route.
The late President was buried
with honors BETTING a general
and a chief Of state who ruled
as Nicarsgua's strongman for 20
years.
His body was placed in a white
marble underground crypt where
10 officers lay entombed. Atop
the mausoleum stood a newly
erected concrete statue of a
young soldier at parade rest.
Two Gunner in Streets
Col. Camilo Gonzalez, chief OF
the presidential grauds, said he
had reports there were two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03

would-be assassins ''in the
streets"
officials warned in Gen. So
Imoza's newspaper that if anyone
tried to kill the sons or other
members of the family, the army
would react with consequences
that could be serious"
Gen. Somoza was shot down
as he was attending a celebration
at Leon. He died in Panama
hospital Saturday.