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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
MARYLAND-VI NEWS
Two Teachers Operate
Custord Shop in Truck

Two Arlington elementary
school teachers are in a business
this summer which many of
their pupils might envy.
In their blue and white air.
conditioned truck, DR.. Levin B.
Hanigan and Hunter E. Fortney
make and sell frozen custard
cones. milk shakes and sundaes.
DR.. Hanigan is principal of
Claremont Elementary School
and Mr.. Fortney teaches the
fifth grade there. On hot sum-
mer days their freezer truck, an
nounced by ringing hand bell,
covers the area served by the
Claremont school and several big
apartment projects.
I'VE own that truck only as
far back as the driver SITS" says
DR.. Hanigan with smile. He
and his fellow capitalist, Mr..
Fortney, borrowed from their
parents for a down payment on
the $10,500 laundry truck-sized
mobile ice cream shop.
I'VE should have it all paid off
in three summers" DR.. Hanigan
says. He believes it is the only
such truck in the Washington
area.
Inside the freezer wagon, spot
less, stainless steel equipment
does the whole job of whipping,
freezing and serving. Foot pedals
operate the spigots from which
the frozen custard flows.
Have Power Generator
A $1,000 gasoline-powered
generator operates the mixing
and freezing units as well as an
air : conditioner. Running 70
hours a day, the generator uses
the same gas as the truck motor.
Hot and cold running water
and three sinks make the freezer
truck conform to sanitary regu-
lationS.
Our customers run from tod
dlers to grandmothers," says DR..
Hanigan. But with the mobile
store he has learned a curious
leSSon-that on very hot after
moods, children are kept inside,
so they buy more frozen custard
at night. But on cooler AFTER
moons, children are out playing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Angina and the EIectrocordioqrom
By Or. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: My hus-
band went to the doctor yester-
day and was told he has angina
pectoris. However, the doctor
said he made the diagnosis al.
though the electrocardiogram
was normal. / can't understand
that. Doesn't it seem odd that
such a delicate heart test should
not show the presence of coro-
nary artery trouble?-Mrs. L. H
Answer: Many's the patient
have diagnosed as having angina
in the absence of positive elec-
interchangeable findings. A
careful history and its evalua-
ton are most important. 1t has
been found that the gram" is
abnormal in only one out Of
every four patients who have
the condition. The "two-step'
test helps US out in a few bor-
derline cases.
Briefly. here are the symp-
toms that make us suspicious
The patient complains of a new
kind of pain or pressure circline
his chest or limited to the front
of his chest. 1t is brought on by
exertion or emotion. Often the
pain is referred to one or both
shoulders and extends down the
arm or arms to the hands.
1t is apt to be worse in cold
weather. A man over 40 eats his
breakfast. He is late that par
lticular morning, so he rushes
for the bus three blocks away
Half way there, he has to slow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
FAMOUS FABLES

CONTRACT: In 1926. Casey
Stengel. at the end of the line
as a ballplayer. agreed to serve
as president and manager of the
Worcester, Mass, farm club
owned by the Boston Braves.
Being president was inconse-
Iquential to Casey, but being man.
Iager was all-important. He was
determined, even then, to man
age a major league club.
He performed his duties with
such distinction that he was
offered a job with the Toledo
Mud Hens. This was a big step
up.
He asked the Braves to release
him from his contract. But the
Braves knew when they had a
good thing. too. They refused.
Stengel was stopped cold. Then
1t occurred to him that he was
also president Of the club. As
president, his position was not
so desperate. He promptly wrote
his own release and hoped a
train to Toledo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
SECURITY FOR YOU
World War | Veterans
Can QuoIifyfor Pension

lper cent. After you reach 65
the disability need only be IL
per cent.
Thus, if you're IS and you
can show almost any kind of a
permanent disability = and
chances are you can-you're con-
sidered by the VA to be totally
and permanently disabled.
Income Limits
3. Your income must be 81. 400
or less a year, if you have nc
dependents, or $4,000 or less a
year. if you have dependents.
Under this requirement, there
are qualifications by the VA as tc
what is or isn't income and, as
such, counted or ignored when
1t comes to applying the income
limits.
For example: The pension it.
self isn't counted against the
limits.
TIE final judgment as to what
is income under the limits is
left to the VA. 1t will make the
judment when you file for youi
pension and at the beginning OF
the year after your pension
starts.
Here are the major types Of
income which are counted:
Total incomes from wages, sal.
aries, bonuses. earnings, invest.
ments and rents. Income from
businesses or professions.
Any retirement payments from
the Federal or State government.
or from any private business OF.
ganization. However, payment.
from retirement funds will moi
be counted against the limits I'm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
State House Visitors Up

ANNAPOLIS. Oct. 4 up. -
total of 3.678 people from 43
States, 10 foreign countries and
three American possessions vis-
tied Maryland's historic State
House last month, the depart-
ment of information announced
yesterday. The figure topped that
for all previous Septembers and
brought the total for the first
nine months of this year to 3d.
300, or l2,040 more than during
the same period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
BY RAY HENRY

The Nations three million
World War I veterans are at or
near retirement age. Their aver
age is nearly So.
Many are no doubt wondering
about how much money they'll
have coming in when they take
the big step into retirement.
If you're among them, there's
one source Of income you may
not have thought much about.
That's the veterans pension you
may have coming. It's easier to
qualify than you may think.
There are three eligibility re-
IquirementS;
| l. You must have served at
least 80 days in one of the mill
tary forces of the United States,
some part of the service during
the World War I period, and re-
ceived a discharge from your
service under other than dis
honorable conditions.
i 2. You must be considered by
the Veterans Administration
(VA) to be totally and per-
manently disabled. Whether you
qualify under this requirement
depends on a physical examina-
ton which will be given you by
a VA doctor when you apply for
your pension.
Disability Rating Given
If the doctor finds that any
part Of your body isn't function
ing properly, he'll decide how
much the disability bothers you
and how much it limits your
ability to make a living.
Then the VA will give you q
disability rating ranging from
zero to 100 per cent.
Up to age SIS, the VA must find
that your disability is 100 pei
cent disabling for you to qualify
for a pension.
If you're over SIS, the VA
doesn't require that you be 10C
per cent disabled to be eligible
The VA considers advancing age
itself a disabling factor and
reduces the degree of actual dis
ability required.
Between age SIS and go, the
VA only requires that your dis
ability be rated at go per cent
and between so and SIS only Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
What happens when
we pray for others

Too often our prayers stem
from selfish interests. 1t il
when we ask help for Others
that we find we have gained
the true rewards Of prayer.
In October Readers Digest,
Rev. Robert j. McCracken er-
plains why praying for others
is the noblest and most Chris
tian kind of prayer-and how,
by means of il, love is raised to
its greatest power.
Get October Readers Digest
atyour newsstand today: 47ar.
ticles Of lasting interest, includ.
ing the best from leading maya.
nnss. newspapers and books,
condemned 10 save your tina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

hurts me to see Laura amount
to less than her cousins, but /
would be willing to accept it IL
/ felt there was a real reason
for II.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
Both husband and wife are
wrong in assuming Laura must
amount to less in life" If she
goes to a commercial high school.
They both take this for granted.
J. r. is willing to accept it and
his wife will not. They are max
ing their lives and Laura's diff
ficult and unhappy by this false
and foolish attitude.
II Mrs. J. r. is right, and she
may very well be. in believing
that Laura is capable Of much
more than she has ever shown, -
commercial high school will not
hold her back. She is much more
likely to be held back by the
perpetuation of the old school
situation that made her so un-
happy. Her teachers are prob
ably good Judges Of which school
would be best for Laura.
There are great opportunities
in the commercial world today
for young women with business
skills. Her parents should learn
more about these opportunities
and discuss them enthusiastically
with Laura There Is certainly
no stigma attached 70 q career
IN the commercial world. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

lhE DETAILS
/ J. RIVE have a 14-year-old
daughter who is not very bright
in school. She has had tests
which show she has average in
telligence but is on the slow
side. She has had reading prob
lens in the past but has managed
to overcome them.
Laura's teachers have recon-
mended that she 90 to a COM
mercal high school where she
can learn business skills. But
by wife refuses TO accept her
limitations and wants her to
go to a regular high school and
then to college.
My wife's sisters children are
all very bright in school and
l think she can't stand having
Laura amount to less in life
She is trying to push the girl
beyond her abilities and il is
neaftDfeaklng 70 see her Strug-
gle. NY wife has talked down
commercial school so much that
now Laura doesn't want TO &c
either.
Mrs. J. R.-Both my husband
and the teachers were too ready
to accept Lsura's Limitations
from the start. She was not well
as a young child and had TO stay
out Of school a lot. As a result,
she began 10 have reading prob
lens and this made her so un-
happy in school she could not
learn very we'll.
I know Laura better than hS
father and teachers do and
know she Is capable OF more
than she has ever shown. She
is res y bright but has been TOO
frightened and unhappy in
school TO show what she can do
on the !. Q. tests. It's true Il
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lup and at last come to a full
stop. His chest feels as If it is
Iclamped in a. wise. He waits
there for a minute or two. al
most frightened to death, until
the discomfort leaves. Then he
proceeds slowly TO- the corner.
He knows that something
different is going on inside, 7"
Especially if the attacks recur
loften-anywhere from once to
ten or more times a day. Rest
and a nitroglycerine tablet act
like magic. They make the pain
disappear in q few minutes.
If X-rays of the gallbladder
and spine are negative in a
person with these symptoms,
even a normal electrocardiogram
does not rule out coronary dis
ease. The burden of proof is on
the doctor who says it isn't
angina.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc,
Tomorrow: Is il difficult to dioenose
disease in elderly persons?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

til the amount Of your personal
contribution to the funds have
been repaid to you.
Gifts and charitable donations
from any source. Proceeds from
requests or inheritances.
The pension payment for an
ordinary veteran is $66.l5 a
month. Veterans who have been
getting such pensions for 10
years and who have reached age
65 get $88.75 a month. If you are
blind or need the regular aid and
attendance of another person you
may draw a pension of $135.45
a month.
tFrom AP Newsfeatures)
The next article in this series will
oppeor Saturday.
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recently unearthed Mass in C
Major by Mozart.
These additions continued I'M
til dinner time, winding up with
a group of opera singers who
had been ordered to cut their
vacations short so the "Ameri-
canski" could hear them. Maybe
l imagined it. but it seemed that
the Carmens and Pagliaccis,
their hearts in their mouths,
were trying to sing their way to
the United States.
Opera House Shindig
That night, my missus and 1
attended an official shindig at
the new Opera House. After the
usual speeches, the Roumanian
Army chorale doomed out a
ballad called, Long Live the
Soviet Land" Il wonder if Malik
knows about this" muttered to
myself.
Next day. August %, was the
Roumanian 4th of July-the day
the Russians liberated" Buch-
Arrest. if you'll pardon the
verb. At 8 am, Joyce and 1
squeezed our way into a grand
stand on one side of the city's
great central square. All around
us Senator Mccarthy, please
turn your head were members
of the Central Committee, Rus
sian generals and, for good
measure, President Grotewohl of
East Germany and Premier Macy
of Hungary.
Drawn up before us was a
50O-piece military band, f1anked
on one side by giant statue
of Stain and on the other by
a 3O-foot portrait of Lenin. "Ah.
that Mallk!' 1 sighed.
Precision of ROckettes
I'd like to review the military
parade l saw that morning as
If it were a show, which, in fact.
it was.
AS the performance began,
the band. after much rolling of
drums. crashed into the first
selection, and hundreds of
Sticky costumed soldiers to the
right and left yipped and hur-
irahed on exact cue. Then came
several miles of trucks. tanks,
motorized searchlights and can
non, chaperoned by $4,000 high
stepping troops, all moving with
the precision of Radio City
Rockettes.
Finally. at just the right
dramatic moment, 10 Soviet Jets,
in chorus-boy formation. zoomed
on and off. And so it went. No
stage waits, no flubbed lines,
no ad Ibis.
I've seen myself work for weeks
to get "A chorus girls to keep
from tripping over their own
size-9s. How. l asked myself,
had the Roumanians come by all
this precision and polish?
Mere 3-MOnth Rehearsal
Well. I checked, and the ex-
PLANTATION is Simon simple. The
parade had been rehearsed for
three months, and then dress
.rehearsed in the square for 10
successive days beginning at
4 am.
Theatrically, the performance
had only one serious flaw. Like
most Communist shows, it was
too long. I walked out after
three hours, mumbling, cut"
Around 1880 that night, Joyce
and I drove to the airport and
hoped a plane for the first leg
of our trip to London. AS we
TAXED down the runway, I tipped
my hat to the big statue of
Stain. so long. PAL" l said,
"I''ll give your regards to Malik. F"
Copyright 1856, by Billy Rosel
Tomorrow: An open letter to Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
! iDlst rihutad nv The Ral sundicatn In 4
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Laura sees she can master some
skills and not always trail at the
end Of her class. she'll be able TO
rise to her fullest potentialities.
(copyrisht 1855. General Features Corp. }
Tomorrow; Husbond Fssdy to retire
vonts wife to quit job, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
FEATURE Rcz
ROSE AMONG THE REDS
GiIIespieondT Tito;
DRIFTING the Satellites

Showmon Billy Rose. who rang up the
Iron Curtoin TO orange on exchange
Of artists and entertainers with the
United Stotes, reports on his trip TO
five Red countries. Fifth in a series Of
six articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
The FAMILY COUNCIL
Should Louro Switch
To Business SCHOOL,?
THE PROBLEM
THE DETAILS

R.-My wife won't accept daughters limitations
Mrs. J. R.-She has never shown what she can do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

The FomiIy Council consists Of q judge,
o psyehictrist. three eleroymsn, q
newspaper editor, q women's editor
ond two writer's. Eoeh article is q
case history. The council reports on
problems thot hove been deoIt with BY
responsible oaeneies and councillors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

ADvERTIsEMENT.
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The next article in this series viii
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Distributed by The Bell Syndicate. Incl
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Tomorrow: Is il difficult to diaenose
disease in elderly persons?
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-09-19

been drained and dried and all
the other inactivation work has
been done, the ship is closed up
tight and the hull is sealed in
a protective envelope. The in
side air can then be dehumidi-
lied (remove moisture) by two
methods - dynamic and static
decentralization - which not
only stops corrosion but also
prevent rust and mildew. Thro-
ugh these methods, electrical in
Sulation, for example, is dried
out so thoroughly that not even
vermin can get enough water to
live.
But what does mothballinp
mean to the crew of a ship? 1t
means a lot of work. Even be-
fore the ship reaches the navy
yard where inactivation will
take place, there is plenty TO be
zone. Mountains of papers, logs
ana books have to be tackled
The ships allowance lists, cur
rent maintenance programs.
material histories, file of alter
atoms, field changes TO clectron-
ic gear. damage control books
and booklets of plans must all
be reviewed and brought up-to-
date. Repair requests, for work
TO be done by the yard, are also
drawn up in anticipation Of the
overhaul period ahead.
When the ship gets to the
YARD she is ready to begin the
first two phases of inactivation
Phase alta, as it is called. is
principally a regular yard over
maui period. During this time.
ne facilities of the shpyard are
available for such repairs and
to the ships guns.
machinery and equipment as,
nay be necessary to meet up-I
.o-date standards of a modern
navy.
Toward the end of phase
aLFA the first incurrent of the
crew leaves the ship for new
iuty assignments. AS work pro-
crosses and less and less re-
MAINS TO be done, other units of
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the crew leave. About a thirc
OF the original crew remains tc
the end.
But the real work OF inactiva.
ton begins in phase BRAVO
carried out by the crew will
the help of the reserve flee
which will be the ships custo.
dian while she is in mothballs
Personalities are applied. yea,
is tagged and slowed and check.
off lists are complied with anc
initiated. The ship goes int,
drydock, the underwater hull /.
cleaned and painted and al
outboard sea connections ar,
Iblanked off. TopSideS and below
decks receive their protectiv,
paint too.
Antiaircraft guns and all del
lcate equipment exposed to tn,
weather are placed under meta
enclosures, or "hutS." Piping is
drained and dried, boilers are
cleaned and hazardous and per-
IShablc items like paints and
bookstores are off-loaded. All
.antcnnaS are slowed below in
.dchumidified air. Gun mechan-
lSmS are taken apart. preserved
and reaSSembled.
Finally, the day arrives when
the ship is clean and quiet,
completely sealed up so that the
standardization machines in
stalled by the Shipyard may do
their work Of keeping her dry
inside. Personnel from the re-
serve fleet make a thorough
check TO be sure the ship is
preserved. The staff
crew members have the salts
faction of knowing their ship is
well prepared TO lie in rest until
called to action again. The
quarter and station bills.
which will assign each man oil
her future crew a job, are on
board, waitings the names on
those who may sail her again.
All that is left is for the cap
tam to read his orders and the
order of transferring the ship to
the inactive fleet. His last
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are as varied as there are diff
ferent kinds of guns and mach
merry aboard a ship. But, in
general, there are three eSsenti-
al steps In the process:
FIRST, so that the crew which
comes on board to activate the
ship at some future date may
Know exactly where every
piece Of gear is and what has
been done to preserve it, check
OIL lists are made up for every
compartment, Storeroom, gun or
piece of machinery. The list for
each separate compartment is
placed in folder and left in
the compartment for easy refer
ehce. Any equipment that has
been moved from storage else
where, such as fan in a living
space, Is tagged to show where
IL belongs, and a tag is also
hung IN the space it occupied to
indicate what it is and where it
Is slowed.
Second, the ships metal struc-
ture, machinery and equipment
must be protected from rust and
corroSion. Painted metal sur
faces are Clipped, wire brushed
and painted. Bare metal sur
faces, such as the internal me-
chanlSmS of gun. are coated
with a thin film of rust preven-l
tiveS. These are used instead of
normal lubricants and preser-I
vatlveS. since they do a betterI
job OF protection over a lonpl
period of time. The compounds
vary in degree of consistencyI
and resistance to temperaturel
change according to the Job for
Which they're employed. Ex-
ternal openings, such as gunl
are sealed from the
weather by a liquid plasticI
spray. When it dries, the spray
leaves a durable plastic coatingl
that prevents moisture from en-I
tering, yet can be stripped off
easily. The compton of d gun isl
also sprayed over with plastic
so that the Darrell is protected
from weather in two ways, byI
the preventative coating inside
and by the careful sealing of
the muzzle.
Third, the entire outside or
skin of the ship can be closed
alright and watertight to pro-
tect the interior from possible
radioactivity fallout, and can
serve as line of defense against
moisture carrying air. When all
piping for steam and water has
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Navy Recipe For Ship In Pickle

10 families OF the crow, marks
a very definite end to what is
already an old navy, the navy
OF World War ii. At the same
time navy is looking ahead.
Someday, when she's needed
again, Baltimore may be back
as part of the fleet of the fut-
ure. For although most people
picture a Mothballed Ship as
lifeless hulk, covered with
grey paint and cocoon-like web
Oh preservation material, few
realize how much of the work
OF mothballing is done to make
II possible for the ship to return
TO active duty in a minimum of
time.
The techniques OF mothballing
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-09-19
BY-WARREN NORTON
Naval Recruiter

me band played a SLOW
AUD Lang Syne," the watch
marched off and a few minutes
later the skipper turned his shin
over TO Commander, Bremerton
group Pacific Reserve Fleet
u >. 5. Baltimore (CA 68), a
veteran of World War II action
from the Gilbert Islands to the
Snlha Sea had joined the moth
oail Fleet. Her sister ship. USS
hoS,oh VCAG-D-only few
weeks younger-has gone on
win the new navy as guided
missile cruiser.
The Baltimore story, as her
supper pointed out in a letter
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-09-19
Why settle for less than
Blue Chip performance?

IT doesn't take GMC owner long to spot
i the especially if he's just switched
from another make truck.
Take the way every Blue Chip GMC is "engined."
An ultra-modern power plant gives him flashing
response, sparkling road-pace-and record fuel
economy.
Hydra-Matic' is another eye-opcner. Right away
he appreciates its time and effort saving in traffic
And later on, he cashes in on the big maintenance
savings.
And every trip he can carry bigger load. For
GMC chassis are rugged-GMC axles are extra
capacity.
% he hauls mors-snd hauls it comfortably. GMC
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SP/3C LEO ID. STEPHENS

WALDORF, MD. - Leo ID.
Stephens, whose wife, Mary,
lives in Burlington, N. c., re-
Gently was promoted to special
ist third class while serving with
the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery
Missile Battalion in Waldorf,
Md.
a motor pool driver in the
battalion's Battery A, Steph-
ems entered the Army in Janu-
AIRY 1855.
He attended Cerro Gordo
High School and is the son of
Mrs. Theo. Stephens, Cerro
Gordo.