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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-18
IOne-Armed Driver
Holds Perfect
Safety Record

A one-armcd post office driv-
o. with 38-year perfect safety
record has retired at Dallas.
Tesla Armstrong, 60. who lost
an arm in a fireworks accident
IN 1912. began to ride a bicycle,
got 4 motorbikc in the twenties
advanced to a motorcycle. and
finally went on to a car.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-18

to the church several times each
week. During one of the hottest
days last week she walked over
TO attend a wedding.
Mrs. Sellers points out that
she does not consider sewing
and quilting as work as it is
something she loves to do. Dur
ing slack quilting time with
her she attends every quilting
party held in the area:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-18

She hadn't been in this Coun-
try very long and her cutely
distorted English. generously
Sprlnkled with the flavor OF
old country German devia-
tIonS. was really something to
hear. One day, her husband
mentioned a mohair coat and
her pretty tanned brow wrink-
led up like a miniature accord
ion as she inquired naively:
"Not kind of animal is dot Moe
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-18
GOOD TOPSOIL

1t wasn't any problem for
John Wilson, of Newton, Iowa,
to get good topsoil for the yard
around his new house.
High winds had moved some
of 1owa'S best topsoil into near
by roadside bitches, and Wilson
gathered up all he needed.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-18
vot d'hair come FROM"

Al Harrison plain talks his
way into today's gallery with
one of his new father series"
this one on himself. 1t was four
in the no hum, explains Mr..
H, and he was sound asleep.
That is, until be felt the sharp
jab of his wife'S busineSS-like
elbow in his tender ribs. He
awoke To hear his brand new
daughter screaming eloquent
ly and his wife kissing in his
ear: Just wanted you to get
all the thrills possible from
your role of fatherhood."
w. Horace Carter relates the
Smiler about the young pretty
housewife who leaned out the
window too far while shaking
a dust rag and inadvertently
landed in the trash can. At
the time, two Chinese students
were passing by and one said
10 the other: Americans very
waSteful. That woman good for
maybe 20, 80 more years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Shippinu the Tanks

1t seems clear that the President has
done right in lifting the ban on arms
shipments to the Middle East, thereby
permitting Is light tanks to be sent to
Saudi Arabia
In 1851 we made deal with the
Saudis. They agreed to let us use the
Dhahran air base-a vital factor in dis
couraging Russian aggression. We agreed
to let Saudi Arabia buy arms in the
United States. Last April, the Saudis,
who have no tanks, sought permission to
buy limited number for training pur-
poses In August we agreed to sell them
10 and they paid for them in November.
This was Arm, binding agreement.
While it was proper, perhaps. for the
President to hold up the shipment pend
Ing further study, there was no legitimate
basis on which we could have refused
to live up to our agreement. Those poll
ticians who are having field day in this
matter should remember that, in all prob
ability, the Saudis could get tanks from
the Russians If they wished to do so. They
should also remember that the agreement
for our use of the Dhahran base expires
In June We are anxious to renew 1t as
an important element in our own security.
It is absurd to contend that the ship
ment Of these tanks to Saudi Arabia, Of
itself, is going to upset the arms balance
in the Middle East. Even II they were
to be used for combat, instead of training,
they would be minor factor in the over
all picture.
The big danger in the Middle East
lies in the willingness, even the eagerness,
of Russia to furnish arms to the Arab
states. Our first concern should be to
refrain from anything-especially any
thing suggestive of bad faith on our part
which would tend to turn the Arab
countries toward Moscow
At the same time, we cannot remain
Indifferent to legitimate approximations
on the part OF Israel. 1t seems fair to
say that the Israelis, probably for bar
gaining purposes, have exaggerated the
Importance of this tank agreement. At
the same time, however, their concern
over growing Arab strength is perfectly
understandable.
Our proper objective is to, try to
maintain balance OF power. II the Arab
states really have forged ahead with
Communist aid, we should and undoubt-
edly will give sympathetic attention to
Israels needs Any further sale Of arms
to either side, however, should be based
squarely on two considerations: ID The
actual facts concerning the respective
strengths of the Israelis and the Arabs,
and (2), the importance Of avoiding an
about arms race which could well end
In disaster for both sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Atom for Capitol Hill?

Republican Representative Cole and
Democratic Senator Anderson have come
forward with an imaginative and highly
appealing idea. They have done this IN
introducing their bill to have Congress
authorize special study to determine the
feasibility of hafnessing the atom for
practical, everyday use on Capitol Hill.
The study would be carried out by the
Architect of the Capitol under direction
of the Joint Congressional Atomic Com
mittee, of which Mr.. Anderson Is chair
man and Mr.. Cole former chairman. The
studys purpose would be to weigh all the
arguments for and against utilizing nu-
clear energy to supply light. heat, air
conditioning, ETC., to the Senate, the
House, the Supreme Court, the Library OF
Congress, the Government Printing ONCE
and the rest of the buildings now linked
together with the Capitol power plant.
The joint committee would report the
findings to Congress in due course%with
appropriate recommendations, including
perhaps a recommendation calling for
Just such an atoms for peace project
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Cole are not
being frivolous about this matter. All
they are asking for is preliminary study,
but they are asking for 1t in serious
vein as legislators uniquely well informed
on the atoms potentialities for peace as
we'll as war They know, for example,
that a variation of the Army Package
Power Reactor" being built at nearby
Fort Belvoir might be more than adequate
to meet the needs of Capitol Hill. In all
likelihood, it could not compete economi-
cally with the present conventional plant,
but If 1t were found to be an otherwise
efficient replacement, its construction and
operation could be of inestimable value
in terms of its impact on national and
world opinion.
Indeed, as an example Of the atoms
good side, such project might be far
better than the nuclear- powered exhibit
ship advocated by President Eisenhower
Accordingly. the study called for in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

stration has made mistakes,
but not many Of great con-
sequence.
Contrast this present rela-
lively happy state of affairs
with that existing in the Tru-
man regime. I readily remem-
Der the Truman period of gov
eminent by crony and political
hack. Communist coddling,
creeping socialism. scandalous
waste, farm SURPRISES. wind
fall profits, five-percenters.
deep freezes, mink coats, kick
backs. and the greatest rela-
tive tax increases in history.
AS both parties make their
prediction promises, and
throw their brickbats, I trust
the individual voter will reason
through this generated fog
OF politics" to the present
state Of government affairs
and act accordingly.
Themis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

1t will be seen that, al
though streetcars were more
costly to operate on a per-mile
basis. buses were more costly
to operate on a per-passenger
basis.
II an all-bus operation were
instituted, would fares be low
er?' OF course not! The much
higher rate-base would pre-
clude 1t.
Is 1t any wonder that a
spokesman for a franchise ap-
plicant recently said that a
new operator would need eight
to ten years Of tax relief to get
on a financial footing compar-
able to CTC's? And, of course,
tax relief for an all-bus oper-
ator would result in increased
taxes for all other taxpayers
to Cd offset the loss in Dis
trict revenue and CD pay for
increased maintenance and
repair costs resulting from in
creased wear and tear Of street
payements.
Let us keep our street rail
way lines. some Of which pro-
vide the nucleus for establish
ment Of a rail rapid transit
system. at least until the re-
gional planning bodies decide
what our transit requirements
are and are likely to be.
Hilliard H. Goodman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRAcEWELL

waggish sense Of humor over
bus ads.
There Is one now running,
proclaiming In large 'letters
that teen-agers are not 20 bad
after all.
"97 per cent of them are
helpful" the ad says. stoutly.
Temp Jones eyed this sign
with chuckle.
He longed for q bit OF white
paper to paste over part of 1t,
so 1t would read:
20 per cent Of teen-agers
are helpful"
Jones wondered what people
would say. once they saw his
amendation.
You should be ashamed Of
yourself" he can hear the fat
lady say.
"Oh, sure, madam, I'm
ashamed of myself, I am al
ways ashamed Of myself" says
Templeton Jones in imaginary
conversation with the imagi-
nary indignant lady. But I'll
bet that 9 per cent is as close
to it as 81 per cent"
n II Il II
/ was very much tempted to
ask Jones If he went back and
washed his hands over again.
once somebody had shaken
\ hands with him.
Finally I succumbed, saying,
I thought rather nicely. do
you 60 back and wash your
hands over again, Temp"
1t was just as simple as that,
but it got results.
Templeton Jones smiled
gleefully. I mad risen to his
bait. and he was happy.
What do you Think" he
asked.
well. knowing you. sir, I
think you do 60 back and wash
again."
How right you are" re-.
piled he. echoing . now-for-
gotten phrase. Templeton
Jones Is never quite up to date
in such matters. His time lag
is, well, one teen-age genera
ton at least.
Yes" he persisted. "I 60
back, and wash over again,
three fathers, and three rims
ings."
How many the first time?"
Two lathers."
But why three the second
time?"
Because" said Templeton
Jones. "the first time was a
problematical wash. the sec
ond time was after having
shaken a human hand laden
with 10 million germs. If you
believe the scientists"
Il DON'T" I said. calmly. 50
Il do" said Jones, easily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Mission sc

At time when code names so often
designate secretive experiments In the
destructive arts of war, 1t Is good to And
one dedicated wholly to peace, to pleasure
and to the preservation Of one Of the
Nations great natural resources. 1t Is
Mission Sc, ten-year program to bring
the National Park System to the stand
ards worthy of this country and the rec
reational needs of it's people. 1t is
project that has no political implications
and that bears no partisan label. 1t has
the support of conservation, historical
and travel groups outside of Government
as well as Endorsement from within
Government. 1t has drawn sympathetic
attention already from Congress-in both
branches and from both sides of the party
aisle.
The need for program Of this kind,
and the values that may stem from 1t,
are obvious. The National Park System
today is 1941 model-developed to care
for the 81 million visitors OF that year.
But in 1855 there were more than SO
million people visiting the l81 different
sites in the park system. Eighty million
E
years of war and of international crisis
the National Park Service has been
under wraps"-short of money, Of per-
sonnet and even of the attention needed
to enable 1t to do the job Of protecting
and displaying the heritage in It's care.
The Mission Sc program, drafted by
a special planning staff, calls for ten
year investment of $787 million. Nearly
two-thirds of this total would 60 into
capital improvements. A beginning is
provided in the 1857 budget, calling for
approximately $65 million as compared to
$35 million in 1855. Private enterprise,
State and local park systems, all have
role in the master plan. 1t can be dem
onstrated that these proposed expendi-
lures promise an economic return to the
Nation. Perhaps even more important,
however, is that they represent IAN in
vestment in something as simple, yet as
fundamental, as good citizenship-love
Of country and appreciation Of the nat
ural and historic fabric Of America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Law for Lawrence

David Lawrence, in his
article Presidential Succession
Mess" says. There is no law
advising the Nation how to
deal with the duties of the
presidential Office when there
is an inability to serve, as
the word is used in the Consti-
tuition"
Article II, section I. clause 6
of the Constitution says, I'm
case Of the removal of the
President from office. or of
his death, resignation, or ina
bility to discharge the powers
and duties of the said office,
the same shall devolve on the
Vice President :" Isn't the
Constitution Of the United
States law enough for MIR.
Lawrence? was always under
the impression it was the SUI
preme law Of the land.
Gail Gideon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
ToiIor-Mode Drug for Abnormal Mind
By THOMAS R. HENRY

ther treatment. Then he fails
asleep again almost immedi-
ately.
The drug also has shown
considerable promise, the ex-
perimenters reported. in treat
ment of the extremely dis
tressing withdrawal symptoms
of drug addiction. Some Of the
patients slept or dozed during
the entire three-to-seven-day
treatment period with none Of
the customary complaints of
severe nausea, cramps and
muscle pains.
Rather fantastic have been
the effects on some psychotic
patients with Authorizations.
In some cases these hallucina-
tons have disappeared. In
others they have remained, but
the victim Is no longer con-
cerned with them.
THE devil still talks to me
but I don't bother to holler
back at him." one patient re-
ported.
The drug. the experiment.
ers report. apparently acts as
a relaxant Of the nervous sys-
tenn. In most cases there has
been a moderate reduction in
blood pressure and pulse rate,
usually quite elevated at the
start Of treatment.
\ 4 i
During the past year 1t has
been possible for the first time
to rear certain parasitic worms
through their entire life cycle
including Matching the eggs
in a test tube.
This has been accomplished
by Drs. Paul Weinstein and
Myrna Jones Of the National
Institutes Of Health. The worms
themselves are nematodes,
closely related to the hook
worm. which infest rats. The
larvae bore through the skin,
are carried by the blood stream
to the lungs. and thence make
their way to the small in
testine where they remain
throughout their lives.
Like other parasitic worms,
they have become adjusted
through millions of genera
tions to this very narrow, spe-
cific environment. The Ma
tional Institutes scientists sue
ceeded after hundreds OF fail
ures by duplicating in the
test tube almost precisely the
nutrition which the worms
would receive from the rat.
The value of the accom-
plishment lies in the POSSIBLE
ity Of using these test tube
worms for screening tests with
various poisons and with a
precisely known environment,
uncomplicated by the bacteria
normally found In the rat in
testine. It is hoped that the
results can be applied In treat
ment of other parasitic nema-
todes. including those which
infest humans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

The tailor-made mind drug"
is now on psychiatry's FROM
tier.
Introduction of these drugs
during the past few years is
considered one of the greatest
break-throughs In treatment
of the mentally disturbed.
They produce far-reaching eff
fects, but their mode of action
is not understood-any more
than are the brain mechan-
isms which produce the delu-
sions and hallucinations Of
mental disease.
The possibility Of drugs made
to order for specific conditions
now seems very good. since it
is largely matter of juggling
the structure Of molecules in
the chemical laboratory and
testing the new compounds
thus produced for their pre-
else action.
Some Dramatic Results
One Of the most promising
Of these drugs has been chlor-
promazine. BY altering the
side-chains attached to the
nucleus a large number of new
compounds can be obtained.
At least five Of these. tested
at the Wyeth laboratories OF
Philadelphia, have been found
quite effective.
Most notable Of these is a
still officially unnamed sub
stance. for which the name
promazine is proposed. 1t has
been tested on $50 disturbed
patients to date at the District
Of Columbia General Hospital.
Here the mental cases are
acutely disturbed - not long
term psychoses. Results. pre-
sented at a staff conference,
were published today in the
Journal Of the District Medi-
cal Society.
80 Probably the most dramatic
results. according to the re-
ports of Drs. John D. Schultz
and Joseph Fazekas Of the
hospital staff, have come in
the treatment of delirium ire
mems and other acute condi-
tons due to alcoholism. Here
there appear to be definite ad-
vantages over drugs previously
used.
Some of the patients fell
asleep within a few minutes
after injections, continued to
sleep for five to seven hours,
and awoke with no traces Of
the condition except for some
tremor. In others there was a
marked reduction In the char
acteristic Authorizations of the
condition. The drug can be adj
ministered either by mouth or
by injection, depending on cir
cumstances. A notable differ
ence between this and other
drugs Of the class Is that only
a light sleep is induced from
which a patient can be aroused
easily for questioning or fur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

Templeton Jones wants to
know why every time he
washes to go to lunch. some
body comes along and insists
on shaking hands with him.
He decided 1t was just one Of
the perversities Of living.
There are many Of them.
Poe once wrote q story. THE
Imp Of the Perverse.
What a man was Edgar Allan
Poe!
He still reigns as perhaps the
best known American writer in
foreign countries.
This evaluation is open to
criticism. but his reputation re-
mains marvellous, as deserving.
One has but to turn back to
"El Dorado" or The Con-
querer Worm" to understand.
4
Temp Jones has not missed
washing his hands before lunch
for so years.
Half century of being q
slave to soap and water. a good
subsection II there ever was
one.
Just where this habit came
from he does not know, be-
cause it was not taught in the
schools of his youth. (They
just taught you how to readD
No teacher then was ever
heard to say, Johnny. have
you washed your hands?"
No, teacher wanted to know
II you knew your lesson, or
just why you pulled NAMES
hair in class. or to whom you
passed that impudent note.
Teachers used the word
"impudent" a great deal, just
as parents did.
What has become Of the
impudent boy?
He no longer exists, II Jones
can be believed.
In his place, we have the boy
who can't read. called Johnny.
Evidently all the Walters and
Bills and Jimmies can read.
Poor Johnny! He can't read.
All the other kids can read.
Why can't he? Buy the big
book and find out, and what to
do about it, etc.
The impudent boy has van
ished from the face Of the
earth. Now we see the juvenile
delinquent. but nobody calls
him impudent. (He would get
his head knocked off, If he
did,
So today'c boy can't read, If
his name is Johnny, and he is
not impudent because he is
something else.
A fine state of affairs.
4 y y
Templeton Jones harbors.
along with many sothers, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

of peace will permit the build
ing to live out its life expec-
fancy Of 200 years."
@. Does the baking industry
prefer lard or vegetable short
ening for its products?-M. K.
A. Their use is about evenly
divided. Lard is used for the
most part in making bread and
pie pastes. While vegetable
shortening also goes into these
items, 1t is used almost entire
ly for making cakes. cookies,
and pastries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
CowbelIs

In the mountain quiet,
tn the quiet OF country roads
and soft bright pastures
frinoed NTH trees along q
fence,
heard.
Dhen the sky Das bright Nth
the suns atterglot0,
coDbellS jdnglino.
keeping no time at all,
But the music OF them vaS
stDeet
and tull OF ouertones.
RoeheI Mock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Prefers Stotus Quo
Several letters have al

Several letters have appeared
recently criticizing Mr.. Eisen-
hover and his administration.
In my opinion. Mr.. Eisen-
hover has in general given us
an exceptionally efficient Pc
riod Of government, intelli-
gently administered by men of
proven ability and with a
microscopic number of in
stances involving any lack
Of integrity by his appointed
officials. True, the admin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

Cole Anderson bill clearly deserves re-
sounding congressional support. And 1t
would be fine If all the findings proved
favorable. Certainly, few sights could be
more dramatic and encouraging before
the eyes of the world than our National
CAPITOL bathed In the light Of peaceful
atomic energy.