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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

washed the dishes. and poured
water over the heads of the
offspring in lieu of a bath,
because modern plumbing and
bathtubs hadn't been invented
yet.
All the time. the old buffalo
headed males were protesting
that they would like to help.
but the Great Spirit had told
them not to. that the only
things they were allowed to do
were hunting and fishing, and
fighting, which just happened.
of course, to be the things they
most loved to do.
y
The female oriole builds the
nest at the end of a branch,
more properly Dough.
She does all the planning.
all the work, and if any human
watcher thinks there is no
planning there, well, he is as
crazy as a June bug.
Engineers-and this is the
day Of the engineer-say that
the female orioles construc-
ton works takes proper &C
count of all stresses and
strains, as she secures a long
piece of cord and ties and
lashes the nest to the end of
the bough.
This is one of the hang
nests, as they are called.
The female takes several
days to finish the work, her
flashing colors going so well
with the sunshine.
Our own oriole-So we think
of her-worked and worked,
got all her stresses and strains
right, and planned and worked
in vain, for a late afternoon
thundershower tore down the
branch. cradle and all.
But the pair got ahead of
the storm. st that, because
they had deserted the nest
before it was occupied, at least
three days before. The ques-
ton was, and remains: Did
they know j.. advance?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29

millions of CURES Of radioac-
tive fission fragments and pro-
vide very intense local sources
Of neutrinos as these frag-
ments decay. Second is the dis
covery Of organic liquid scintil-
lators.
This last discovery makes
it possible to provide q great
number of protons as targets
for the neutrinos within q
small volume by building very
large scintillation detectors.
One then looks for the CONVEX
sion Of some Of these protons
into neutrons within the de-
tector when bathed in an in
tense neutrino stream from a
reactor. This is the reverse re-
action to ordinary beta ray
decay and causes two light
flashes as the newly created
positive electron and then the
accompanying neutrino are
detected"
NeutrinOs Believed Spotted
Such an apparatus was built
by the University Of Califor-
mia physicists, DR.. Cowan
said, and placed near the
Aces great reactor at Han
ford, Wash.-one Of the big
gest in the world. The ex-
pected double light flashes
were observed. The physicists
believe they have really OBJ
served neutrinos coming out
Of the reactor. The detector is
a giant tank containing about
l,700 gallons of liquid in
which are placed 420 photo
multiplier tubes to detect the
flashes.
The apparatus is being
taken to the Savannah River
plant of the commission, where
a continuing series Of expert
ments is planned.
About 100000 square miles
Of the earth's surface now Is
covered with ice. This is about
10 per cent Of the entire land
surface.
During the past 10000 years
the snow-line in different
parts of the world (the alti-
tude at which perpetual snow
is found has been as much
as 400 feet lower and 1900
feet higher, representing a
more than 200-foot fluctua-
ton in sea level. This is al
most effected by the amount
OF water bound up in ice.
This was reported by DR..
William o. Field, head of the
field research staff Of the In
ternational Geophysical Year.
to the association. During the
year, 1957-58. detailed obser-
vations will be made in all
parts Of the world where gla-
ciers exist to determine what
factors at present are in
fluencing their growth or de-
cline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
For the Record

I have only just seen an
article in your paper Of Janu-
ary 8 entitled Communists,
Nazis Collaborate to Disrupt
Western Germany"
In it your correspondent,
Miss Margsrita Dobert. implied
that the Russians have re-
leased me In order to further
their own ends in the Federal
Republic of West Germany.
In the interest of responsible
and accurate reporting (which
no doubt is your editorial pol
icy) would you state that left
the Nazi Party three years be-
fore 1t came into power prov
ing that / am not an oppor-
tunist as so many others now
in responsible positions in
BonnD and that I have never
been in Russian captivity at
all. having spent the war years
in France and Canada. from
where / returned to my native
Bavaria lest year?
AS for the sly indication of
my fostering communistic
ideas or aims, I ask Miss Do
bert and yourself to look at the
record, proving that ! fought
in arms against the Communist
dictatorship in Bavaria in
1919! AS a German patriot I
have never furthered the ends
of any other power and have
no intention of doing so!
DIR. Otto Strasser.
Munich.
Editors note: The name of
Otto Strasser was enormously
included in the article in oues-
ton. The Star regrets the
error)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
Amused by NAACP

The National Association for
Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie has disavowed any con-
nection with the Communist
Party. I found this rather
amusing, since I have in my
possession a paper which / re-
ceived from the Attorney Gen.
eral Of the State of Georgia
citing at least rs per cent of
the officials, directors and con-
tributors as members of the
Communist Party or Commu-
nist-front organizations. The
material supporting these
charges is available to all high
Government officials from the
President on down, through
the House Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee. 1t is from
their files.
Brenda Marsh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
Prophet Khrushchev'

Your editorial, Prophet
Khrushchev." calling for a
"second look" at Soviet boast
ingt concerning their economy.
was d welcome relief from the
writings Of commentators who
are too readily impressed by
the glowing speeches at the
goth Congress, of the Com
munist Party of the Soviet
Union. You rightly point to
the fact that the advantages"
of the Soviet system. after all
the tumult and the shouting.
turn out to be quite phony
and that they still cannot
deliver the goods, housing.
food. clothes, recreation. the
length OF the work week,
rsfrigerators, automobiles ard
the like" to their own people
and to the world. as well as
the American economy can.
The Soviet rulers" l read.
"are now genuinely end alb
Solutely confident of their
position. Internally. they are
sure there is no shadow of
threat to their regime" Then
they must be blind and ] don't
believe that. There is evidence
in Soviet writings that the
authorities are fully aware Of
the disjointed character of
the Soviet economy. whose
elements, some of which are
strong considered by them
selves. are badly adjusted to
each other and not the result
of any well-conceived plan.
The Soviet economy is like DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde: keep Mr..
HYDE out Of sight and you can
make a grand impression with
DR.. Jekyll.
In the September %, 1855,
issue of the Christian Science
Monitor. Paul Wohl, a keen
student of Soviet affairs,
pointed out that the Com
munist world seems TO have
finally realized that its poor
output per worker is due to
basic faults within its own
system. at least as~far as pro-
duction and distribution CO."
That is why the Soviet
Academy of Sciences last
August established an In
stitute of the Economy of
Modem Capitalism" Premier
Bulganin. bitterly denounced"
Soviet economists because they
did not treat deprecated
machinery in a manner
which the latter claimed was
necessary only in a COMPETE
tive capitalist economy"
AS Courtney Conover pointed
out in letter to The Star. the
term capitalism" is useless
and deceptive" TO distinguish
our economic system from the
one in Russia. The fact is
that the Soviets have the most
massive state capitalism known
to history. Unlike our system,
in which ownership and con-
troll of capital is widely dis
tributed, they have a monop-
oily capitalism, with ownership
theoretically in the hands of
the people but control tightly
held by small elite group,
which calls itself a collective
leadership"
Sticking out like a sore
thumb in Khrushchev'S speech
expatiating on the irregular"
and unstable" economy of
world capitalism" is his ad-
mission that the Soviets must
learn from it, He says: I'VE
should closely follow the
economies of capitalism. not
accept Lenin's thesis Of the
decay of imperialism in a
simplified fashion, but study
all the best that sciences and
techniques yield In the world
of capitalism. in order to use
the achievements Of world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
Jam for orioles?


This is suggested in a letter
from H. J. H. of Silver Spring,
Md:
Il note you have mentioned
robins and bluebirds recently,
but If you have referred to
Baltimore orioles I have missed
1t.
Recently ! was invited to
breakfast to see a male oriole
feeding at a feeding station
which is located on the open
porch on the third floor of an
apartment just off Sixteenth
street.
1.-THE usual birds came, such
as the mockingbird, begging
for raisins.
Finally, the oriole arrived,
and partook of the jam espe-
cially provided for him.
There has been a male
oriole using the station for
three successive winters, and
is believed to be the same one.
Recently, for the first time,
a female appeared.
Il recall having seen a re-
port that an oriole was visiting
a station in or about Chevy
Chase. Would you care to COM
ment upon this? That is, is it
more or less common to this
area to have orioles during the
winter?"
Heavy frosts in the South
upset many birds. as well as
humans, and crops, too.
Orioles are not common here
in winter; we have never seen
one during the cold, and only
once in spring in 20 years.
We had one reader who for
years followed up every report
of a Baltimore oriole, and tried
to find and see the specimen,
without success, until finally,
after five years of search, he
achieved his goal.
Our only oriole put on a fine
display, but after the nest was
constructed, a sudden storm
broke off the branch to which
it was hanging, and that was
the end of our oriole expert
ence.
This was really too bad,
because the oriole is one of the
most interesting and beautiful
of all the species. and no doubt
we would have managed many
more articles if We had the
chance, to study her more.
We say her" because the
female of this species is the
interesting member of the
family.
It is she who builds the nest.
The old man perches around,
singing his head off. and l. is
a nice warbling sort of song,
but he does very little work,
reminding one Of the Ameri-
can Indians.
Indians had a system of
their own of getting out Of
work.
They told the lady Indians
that 1t was great privilege to
be allowed to dig and plant
and cook and clean, and that
they. the lordly males, would
simply love to do it all, but
that their religion forbade it.
So the nice lady Indians
picked up the shovel and the
hoe. or the Indian equivalents
thereof, and went into the
fields and did all the work,
while the menfolk lolled in the
shade and watched.
Then the female Indians
came home, tended house, er,
tepee. made the beds and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
Come, Wind

Come, ,Uind. bloW. non. bloir!'
Let your breath be tDhite Nth
SnOtC.
Come, mind. Where you pass
Leave a path OF brittle glass.
HoiDl doDn chimneyS, rattle
shutters;
Shake the last beech leaf
clusters.
Lash the spruce. the naked
trees,
Later you can be a breeze.
Ruby Zosoren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
Little Bargain Hunters

During the Washington's
Birthday sales, my husband
observed that several little
children were there from IL
pm. until 2 or 3 am. would
like to suggest for the health
protection of these little chill
dren, we start planning for
next year. We. as a commu-
nifty, could certainly afford to
put up temporary nurseries.
with necessary equipment.
such as heating facilities and
q nurse.
Mrs. Robert L. Calder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29

technical progress in the in
terests Of socialism"
Where we fall down Is in
propaganda. We are letting
them get away with the myth
that they have something to
teach to underdeveloped coun-
tries, when in fact they have
not yet learned how to run
their own country's economy
and must run TO us for lessons
all the time. We are need
lessly letting many look upon
the Soviet Union as a citadel
of strength and protector of
the weak. We do nothing, or
very little, to puncture that
bubble. Sidney Koretz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
LETTERS TOTHE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry priters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29

magic cure for transit, either In Balti-
more, Washington or anywhere else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29

In an editorial you expressed
shock at the situation in
Montgomery. Ala, wherein lis
leaders of the bus boycott were
indicted for breaking the law.
You were highly outraged that
white people, who are staunchly
opposed to indignation, should
attempt to compel Negroes to
patronize segregated buses.
Not being able, in the space
available. to argue the right
eousness of this law against
boycotting, and its application,
or to discuss, either, the in
justice Of the Supreme Courts
decision against desegregated
public schools, I should only
like to ask why you have not
become equally as upset about
this Federal edict to desegre-
gate. or indignant at sugges-
tons that troops be sent South
TO enforce the law? Here. you
have the same situation, only
reversed: The controlling fac
ton. which opposes segrega-
ton, is trying to force integra-
ton on an unwilling populace.
The only difference is in the
magnitude of effect. Or is the
Supreme Court decision more
Just, because 1t is backed by
a higher authority and greater
might?
Perhaps, however, I should
draw a closer parallel, and re-
mind you of the law. dug up
from the last century. which
stated that all well-behaved
persons. regardless OF race,
were to be served in District
of Columbia restaurants, hotels
and places of amusement.
Admittedly. no one has been
jailed for disobedience of this
law, but that is only because
no one, to my knowledge. has
been accused in court of dis
obedience. But you can be
sure that any proprietor who
did refuse service to Negro,
under this law would be either
fined or jailed. And how in
dignant then would you be?
1t all depends, I suppose. on
which foot you choose to wear
the shoe.
Everette Severe.
Your editorial Alabama Boy
colt" was to me a lot of bunk.
You imply the men who make
up the government of Mont
gomery, Ala, are all bigots:
that they are using a bad law
to do some bad racial bigotry.
Would you similarly editorial
lie If an all-white group was
brought to task by the author
tiles for interfering or hinder
ing ian all-white) business?
Frank J. Hereford.
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Questions and Answers
BY THE aASKIN SERVICE

A resueI can get an answer any
isetua' question oy writing rhs
1900 Eye ct NV WASHINGTON s.
D c Please Incloxs cents for re-
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Alabama Boycott

Defiance Of Alabama's 1921
statute prohibiting boycotting
by two or more persons with
out a just cause" which
has inflamed Southern passions
in Montgomery. Ala, since
December. is no more legal
than would be the arrest of my
mother and me If we agreed
hereafter to use only taxicabs
and bypass Capital Transit
facilities.
This appears to be an
ideal test case on grounds Of
unconstitutionality for the
NAACP. for the law must have
been passed originally to keep
to heel one segment of the
population which another seq
ment feared and resented. A
Supreme Court ruling would
be welcome on the legality of
two Alabamans preferring to
use carrier pigeons rather than
the United States Postal
Service.
PHYLLIS A, DanielsOn.
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Evening
500
4-Troffic Court.

4-Troffie Court.
Live dromotizotions of octuoi
District Court troffic coses.
5-copitoI Corovon. Variety.
Locol Negro performers.
7-This Is the Story. History.
Martin Johnson. Jefferson Davis.
Robert Morris.
9-The Cisco Kid. Western.
Duncan RenoIdo and Leo CoriIIo.
$50
4-Four Corner News.
5-Teen Talk. Bette Jerome.
championship Bowling.
Ned boy VS.. Paul Krumske
9-Count Of Monte Cristo.
The Count saves the lives Of two
representatives, of the young Re-
public of Texas.
6:45
4-Sport Time. Roundup.
Harry Wismer. Jim Simpson.
700
4-Your Hit Parade.
Top tunes of the week.
5-GFond Ole 0pry. Variety.
Hour Country music show.
Scene Autry. Color.
"Feudino Friends"
1880
4-The Big Surprise. Quiz.
Gosh prizes up TO 100000.
7-0zork Jubilee. Variety.
Red Foley conducts.
9-Beot the Clock. Quiz.
Bud ColIyer, host.
500
4-PeFry Como Show. Variety.
Roy ChorIes Singers. Mitch Ayers.
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
5-The Evening Movie.
w Hours. 1.-THE Lost Moment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

1o47. A young American pub
Usher finds thot love letters he hos
been seeking in Venice cause
near tragedy. Robert Cummings.
Susan Hoyword.
7-Grond Ole opry.
! Hour. Live from Nashville.
De Marco Sisters.
9-The Honeymooners.
Mind Your Own Business"
RoIph's advice on how to get O
promotion bockfires and his pol,
Ed, finds himself without q job.
$50
9-Stose Show. Variety.
The Dorseys. The June Toylor
Dancers. Eileen Barton.
800
4-PeopIe Are Funny.
7-Lowrence WeIk. Variety.
9-Two for the Money. Quiz.
Herb Shriner asks the questions.
$3.50
4-Stor Theoter. Duronte.
jack Roth. Eddie Jackson. Morilyn
MoxWell
5-JoIopy Derby. Sports.
9-It's AIwoys Jon.
1000
4-Georee Gobel.
5-WrestIins. Hollywood.
7-Chonce Of q Lifetime.
Performers in competition.
9-Gunsmoke.
A boostful frontier migrant tokes
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nSOVV tOU VI IluIiiOIl HiG di'tH
MorshoI Dillon puts stop to
thot.
4-Sofewoy Theoter. Movie.
IA Hours. Brief Encounter"
1916. Noel Coword's play obout
mature romance blooming in
railway stoton. Cello Johnson.
Trevor Howard. British.
7-Town & Country Jomboree.
3 Hours. Jimmy Dean and his
Texos Wildcots. HiIIbiIIy music.
9-Domon Runyon Theoter.
Broadway DoteIine." Byron Hor-
ris realizes that his gambling en-
pire is finished unless his political
bocker is reelected to the city
council jack Corson.
5-Eeoturomo. Film Shorts.
Hour. MiIt Gront, host.
9-News. Weather. Sports.
Richards. Douglas. SieoeI.
1l:15
9-The Late Show. Movie.
ia Hours. THE Steel Helmet"
1851. Communists VS.. UN plo-
toon in the eorly doys of Koreo.
Gene Evons.
l2:15
5-Thought. lnspirotionol.
loo
9-News Report.
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heovy toll of human life until
MorshoI Dillon puts stop to
thot.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
SCIENCE: Cancer Debate

he expected" The doctor added,
however, that in some cases the
cancer producing factor in Gig
arettes may be working with
another cancer producing factor
from industrial pollution of the
atmosphere"
Asked for comment on Ora
hams statements. Timothy B.
Hartnett-chairman of the To-
bacco Industry Research Com
mittee-emphasized that doctors
ard scientists have often stressed
the many pitfalls present in at.
tempting to apply fatty to hu-
mans many findings resulting
from animal experiments"
SIN connection with the IGra-
haml report, he continued, ''it
is important to know how the
tars used were obtained. We're
the cigarettes burned under con-
ditions attained by people in
actual smoking? Also, how many
animals IN all were involved in
the experiment."
Hartnett maintained that until
precise answers to such ques-
tons were available, the report
could not be properly assessed. I"
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
MILITARY: New Weapon

ship. 1t was approved by Con-
gress for the 1856 construction
The announcement This
week came after the House
Armed Services Committee was
informed of the Navy's intention
to design the vessel around an
atomic engine, which will give
it a boost in speed and far
greater cruising range.
Navy officials said the atomic
power plant will cost consider
ably more than conventional
equipment, and additional money
may have to be diverted from
other sources. The service is
required to inform Congress of
any intention to modify plans
previously approved by the
legislators. If Congress approves,
the new departure in atom subs
probably viii be built in the
Navy's Mare Island shipyard in
California.
At present, the Navy has one
sub in operation, another
awaiting commissioning, two
more under construction and
four others authorized.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
ike's Medical Chronology

ES ERE ARE the principal medical mileposts
: which led up to this weeks announcement
by the President thatthe is willing to serve an
other term in the White House:
SEPT. 24-The President suffers 4 moderate"
coronary thrombosis at Denver, Colo.
SEPT. 26-Dr. Paul dudley White tells news
conference that barring complications, chances
are reasonably good" for complete re- very
within two months
OCT. Eisenhower "rested and lsareshed"
after period of mild fatigue. Heart healing rate
slower than average but steady, no heart en-
largement.
OCT. 11-First business conference. with Sec
retary of State Dulles
OCT 22-Another news conference by Dr..
White: Ike ION the road back to good health
NOV 11-Eisenhower flies to Washington and,
after short stay, is driven to his Gettysburg
farm
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Dulles Bound for Asia

die East, Bermuda and South
America.
At his news conference this
week Dulles firmly stood his
ground against Democratic crit
'iclsm that he is too optimistic
about the Cold War.
What nettled the Democrats
was Dulles statements that Rus
sia's new Cold War tactics Of
trade and aid instead of military
bluster were forced on the Reds
by the free worlds unity. This
was using rose colored glasses.
the Democrats maintained. Sen.
Mansfield (D-Mont) summed it
up with the statement The
facts are that Russia is on the
march automatically, econo-
mically and miIitarily, in the air
and guided missile field. We
ought 70 face the facts and aes
accordingly"
Dulles told newsmen that the
first round Of the Cold War may
be over and round two just be-
ginning. But he said that what
the United States needs for this
new tussle with Soviet guile is
greater faexibility and continuity
and perhaps little more money
for foreign economic aid.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09

hospital condition reported good but duties
have taxed him. He is advised to sslow down
and get a midday rest
DEC. 28-Ike 6ies TO Key WeSt. Fla.
JAN. 8-In first public staterient on second
term, President says My mind is not fixed.
AQ.19--At his first White House news confer
ence since attack. Ike says doctors tell him he's
making normal and satisfactory progress" but
"it would be foolish to pretend that my health
can be fully restored"
FEB. 8--At end of full month back on job Ike
says at times he feels rnore tired than. think,
/ would have in the past, but that may be also
just advancing years.
FEB. 14--After fuH-harness" medical check
doctors pronounce him fit to run.
FEB. 15-President leaves for Thornasville, Ca,
and 10 days Of hunting and goling.
FEB. 29-President announces at news confer
ence his decision 70 stand for reelection.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Reporf on Robbits

DR.. Evarts A. Graham, a chest
surgeon who made the first ex-
|tensive study of the possible
relationship Of cigarette smoking
to lung cancer, this week added
more fuel to the cigarette-cancer
controversy.
DR.. Graham disclosed in a
speech at ST. Louis that painting
the ears of rabbits with tobacco
tars has produced very malig
nant cancers. /"
He declared that this is "adS
ditionai evidence that cigarette
smoke contains a factor that
will produce cancer in expert
mental animals of unrelated
species" He and his staff had
earlier produced cancers in four
strains of mice.
DR.. Graham claimed that these
studies, combined with strong
evidence of a casual
relationship between heavy Gig
arctic smoking and lung cancer
constitute "about as strong evi-
'dence that cigarettes can cause
lung cancer can reasonably