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Evening star., 1957-12-06
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

But as he stood there to-
day. he could not see the
fading coloration. and how
the little thing would do well.
in its way.
Maybe il did. after all.
Doing well. in insect terms.
is doing what universal ma
ture has decreed in that long,
forgotten beginning.
1t shames US all into for
getting.
The tiny white things had
started to move now.
They went this way and
that over the stone. after
their strange breakfasts.
The big one did not move.
Maybe it had come to the
end Of something. too, and
was Just standing there.
waiting.
Temp Jones could not help
but wonder how many other
human beings beside himself
had stood on those stone
steps and watched this
strange bit Of nature on the
wall.
A wall, to most people. is
just a wall. II they see any
thing. it is the stone. or the
moss. or the hard sand which
makes up the binder.
Most people. while waiting
for q bus. fume because it
does not come. and stare up
the avenue in ill-concealed
anger.
This is all wrong. accord
ing to Templeton Jones.
Just look at q wall. he says,
and see a motion picture free.
But you will have to look
close.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Pilots View

People in the National Air
port area are complaining
about aircraft noise. They
charge that the airlines are
consistently violating regula-
tlons by not flying assigned
flight patterns. and some
have gone out Of their way
10 accuse pilots OF careless
and inconsiderate operation
Of their machines.
I've been flying out Of
Washington as q pilot for
one Of the scheduled car
riers for IS years and feel
constrained to answer some
OF the invective that seems
to stem more from emotion
than knowledge OF the facts.
''Virginian" claims that we
consistently ny over his place
west Of Chain Bridge at less
than 500 feet. "Virginian"
doesn't realize that pilots
have as much desire to live
q long life as he has. and in
our book the more altitude
we can carry. the greater
the safety margin. We got
over the urge to hedge
hop" quite q few thousand
hours ago and want nothing
more than to get where we're
going and back again as un-
eventually as possible. I'd
like to add that II Virgin
ian" has learned the art Of
trianguAtion from q single
point he ought to patent it.
How else can he speak with
authority on the attitudes Of
everything aircraft?
A doctor complained Of the
aircraft noise at Georgetown
Hospital. ! spent five days
there last August as q pa
tient. I was in the bed near.
est the window in q room
that faced the National AIR
port. II was natural that I
should pay close attention
to how the prescribed Chain
Bridge route" was being fol-
lowed. In Those i've days I
saw only one ship deviate
enough TO make an objec-
tionable noise at the hospital.
No airplane can take Of
or land without getting close
TO the ground somewhere in
the process. Because OF the
aforementioned desire for
survival. pilots conduct those
operations in a manner most
consistent with safety and 1t
gets under the skin to be ac-
cused Of flying dangerously.
by people who don't know us
or the requirements Of our
profession.
The airlines are not "fiout-
ing the law" either. I know
Of no other business more
conscious Of good public re-
lations. Their employees are
constantly being briefed and
reminded that the public Is
their business and not to take
1t lightly.
National is the only air.
port serving Washington and
unless you can put q stop to
air travel. II has to be used
until another spot can be
settled upon and a new field
built. It'll cost upward Of a
hundred million tax bucks
before it's done and. within
five years Of It's completion.
one win get you ten that peo-
pie win have moved next
. door 10 II and started grip
Ing about the noise.
w. w. Lawrence.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. What did the japanese
use to waterproof the paper
balloons they sent across the
Pacific during World War
II? e. NJ.
A. The Japanese used an
incredibly tough substance
which they had been using
for centuries TO waterproof
paper umbrellas. tarpaulins.
etc.-the fermented juice Of
green persimmons. Identi-
fication was made at MaSsa-
chusetts Institute Of Tech
nology. Cambridge, by Dard
Hunter. honorary curator OF
the Dard Hunter Paper Mu-
scum there and one Of the
worlds authorities on paper.
@. Can the huge tanker
World Beauty bring oil to
this country through the SueS
Canal?-P. L.
A. No. The World Beauty,
biggest cargo ship thus far
built in this country. has a
46,000-ton capacity. Maxi
mum capacity Of the Sues
Is q loaded 38, ,000-ton tanker.
Q. What is German silver
made of?-B. A.
A. This white alloy con.
siSts Of nickel. copper and
zinc in various proportions.
The best, quality land the
hardest 70 work. consists Of
four parts copper, two parts
nickel, and two parts zinc.
For articles which are to be
cast. about two per cent Of
lead Is added.
Evening star., 1957-12-06

There Is q flower that
blooms only one night q
year.
A systematic study Of
. Venezuela's strange reind de
la noche (queen of the night
has just been reported by
Father Cornelius Vogl Of st.
Joseph's Benedictine Mon
astery In Caracas.
It is q plant closely re-
lated TO the cactus family,
Father Vogl reports. Al
though lacking thOrns, 1t has
the Characteristic fiat and
hollow branches Of the cac-
fuses. In these q consider
able amount of moisture is
stored. enabling the plant to
survive long periods Of Sc
we're drought.
The immaculate white
flower was fiIst discovered al
most q half century ago by
the late DR.. Henri Pittier on
the shores Of Lake Valencia
in central Venezuela. There
has been some success in
transplanting 1t into private
gardens.
Between the calyx and the
corolla OF reina de la noche,
according to the report. there
does not exist q precisely de-
fined separation. as in most
flowers. The tiny pink sepals
merge inconspicuously with
the broad. short petals of
satin-white texture.
Fruit Like PrickIy Pear
The fruit which follows
the blossoms is somewhat
similar to the prickly pear
deep red on the outside when
ripe. with q heshy. white edi-
bic pulp.
The snow-white blossom
opens only after sunset on a
single night. II has an ex-
treme fragrance but il is very
delicate. 1t soon willis and
is blown of by winds.
Another weird flower de-
scribed in q Venezuelan re-
port Is the character del
hombre." or lust like a
man." whose small flowers
abruptly change color for
no apparent reason. The
name. the report suggests,
probably is due to some cyni-
cal lady.
On the rugged slopes Of
the Andes. according TO the
same report. the only plant
that thrives up TO $4,000 feet
Is the frailejon, or wool
flower. The blossoms are
brilliant yellow. The wooIly
leaves give warmth to the
beds OF shepherds. Travellers
with cold feet insert them in
their shoes. Fresh cottage
cheese wrapped in these
leaves acquires a strong aro-
matte scent and flavor.
A triad Of cell-structure
features which influence life
expectance in breast cancer
have been identified, it has
been reported to the Ameri-
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Cos Rates

S0S N0tGS
After reading In The Star
Of the Washington Gas
Light Company's request for
an 0.S per cent rate increase.
we are amazed at their glib
remark w-income families
wouldn't suffer q hardship
from the boost"
What about the Thousands
Of elderly retired people who
get a light breakfast and buy
their dinners out, live In sim
gle rooms and one-room
apartments? They don't
use the 81 minimum and now
they are supposed to submit
to a big increase.
We hope the PUG. will
analyze thoroughly this un-
fair and unreasonable pro-
posal. Retire..
Evening star., 1957-12-06

The next morning Temp
Jones happened TO see the
tiny creatures crawling on
the stone wall, he saw the
giant Of them all.
This insect was perhaps
half an inch long. rather
segmented.
He looked as II he would
eat alive all the little white
and translucent ones.
These worked their way
around him in complete dis
regard Of his size. as II there
was no danger at all.
An observer can never tell
about life in the raw. Some
times it is not as raw as 1t
looks.
Bees and others. notably
the wasps. including the
famed yellow jackets, mind
their own business pretty
well. mostly.
II seems. now and then. as
II Darwin gave life q pretty
bad name with his general
provisions and conclusions.
Though they are all ac-
cepted now. one may still
have a few reservations.
Perhaps millions Of living
things 60 through their short
lives without once having
met the enemy. had their
secretions increased for fight
or flight. or known the sud-
den seizing in the night.
Some Of them. maybe un-
told numbers Of them. lived
pretty peacefully. coming
down to a good old age. and
passing of the stage with re-
spect and even affection. in
their queer way.
AS Jones stood in front Of
his wall. he noted q number
Of insect shells Of just such
creatures.
Evidently they had come
to the end Of the road. and
had Just clung there. in
apathy or something.
In q sense they had full
filled Bryant's pretty thoughts
about folding the draperies
OF their couch around them
and lying down to pleasant
dreams.
One such shell had lost all
its color. being nothing more
than plain black and white.
striped. but there was an
other one that showed some
red, and even black eyes.
Templeton Jones tried un-
successfully to pry one loose.
thinking he might take 1t
home and warm 1t up for a
time. to see II he could revive
its dormant powers.
Many insects have the
equivalent Of Information in
their life system. They can
tie themselves down in some
obscure place and live pretty
well. thank you. despite cold
and sleet and rainy days,
Our observer was not able.
however, TO pry his insect
loose.
Its many legs clung as II
glued TO the stone. so at last
he gave UP the attempt. not
wishing TO pry too hard,
Several days later he was
to see II again. and realize
now that 1t had passed to
that bourne from which no
insect returneth.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iUriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star., 1957-12-06

summit" conference In Paris. His visia
Is thus . timely as well as very well
come one.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-03-29

Surely we must eoncede ths
very basic importance of many
forms Of applied research. but
clearly college that l. to
achieve its destiny can not con-
fine itself 10 studies Of this type.
Many Of the Ultimately most sig
nifieant contributions viii come
from search for truth which may
have no immediate or foreseea-
ole intrinsic value. This Is the
characteristic Of much of what Is
termed basic research In contra
diction to applied research. in
which the design is such that
early practical application viii be
at hand
Not only Is research and erea-
tive scholarly work In itself a
basic obligation Of a college. but
IT Is inextricably interviewer in
the educational fabric. Even as
with justification. 1t can be said
that the very heart and essen
tial essence Of a college Is its
faculty. 50 also the central core
of vitality for the individual
faculty member Is ereativeiy ORR
ginal. scholarly work. Indeed the
relationship between what may
broadly be termed research and
instruction Is indissoluble. Just as
surely as members of the aea-
demie staff must be judged and
selected on their ability to CON-
municate with students. they must
also be judged and selected by
those hallmarks Of creative orr
ginality which means scholarly
advancement
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-03-29

teaching loads incrsasiax nnns-
bers Of full y partial salaries
leaves. and perhaps also larger
number Of 1znonth sppeintnents.
which provide some measure 81
freedom for creative werk-
In the final analysis. : realis-
dc personnel policy with refer.
ence to the research welfare OF
the college can be no more than
a pereeptive selection Of scholar
ly men. who. no matter what the
measure Of financial support.
will always pursue the ever-re-
cedins horizon. The attraction Of
such men viii certainly call for
improved salary scales. . vigorous
program for securing of outside
financial supprt for eseareh. and
the steady encouragement of pro
duetive. scholarly work by the
administration Of the institution.
Whatever our official name
may be, surely we can all agree
that we wish to create on this
campus the university-type at
mosphere. n We are to be sue
cessful IN accomplishing this end.
militant concern for researeh-ori-
ented attitudes and vital creative
programs throughout the depart
ments Of the college are the pre-
requisite.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-03-29

While he qualities that maks
> creative research tan can not
always be successfully defined or
predicted. they viii. when ulsi-
mstely found. give origin TO
worthwhile programs OF endeav-
or.
The hey TO establishing dis
tinetion in this realm Is certain
~ to be found n the selection
Of men. and not the predetermin-
alton by administrative fiat Of
research direction. The justifiea-
tim Of scholarly activity must
always In the first instance be
based upon the enthusiasm and
interest originating IN the men
and women Of the staff them
selves. Having wisely chosen
persons who have the consuming
desire 10 probe the unknown In
their field Of competence. the
colleges primary responsibility
becomes that of aiding the staff
members In the pursuit of these
interests.
In creating the environmental
opportunity In which scholarship
may be expected To thrive. the
college is certainly called upon
10 provide space, books. appara-
tus. and other physical aeeounter-
ments. In all fields. and at all
levels. however, the most impor-
tant grant-in-aid viii always be
the gift Of uneneumbered time.
This exceedingly precious com
modify must be. at least selec-
lively, provided to the limit Of
practical ability through lighter
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-03-29

be vitalized through thinking
minds in the perceptive clusters
of men and women that are
found In college faculties. The
true growth Of knowledge Il
neither spontaneous nor sudden.
II progresses In solitude and con-
tinues through years II Is end
less and unremitting.
As one great architect Of a
university once said. For this
steady increase In knowledge we
must look. a. We have already
looked. to our schools" Industrial
laboratories may develop and ap-
ply. but for the discovery Of
basic truth we must still turn
to the pure scholar. The prosecu-
ton of research must be perpe-
tual: II cannot be spasmodic or
timely but must be objective and
continuous. and II must extend
10 all branches Of learning.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-03-29
BASIC RESEARCH
o. j. ABORTION. Pm. o.
Associate Professor Of Asrooomy. AM&N College
D. J. AlBRiTToN, Pm. o

change and advance.
Just a. STATE would wish
her sons and daughters 10 be
useful citizens In q community.
80 also must II surely wish Its
institutions of higher learning to
become productive members Of
the world Of knowledge. Reeog-
nizedly. much Of education Is re-
petitions. Each generation must
learn anew what its predeees-
sors learned. But IL Is not all
50. and knowledge must grow and
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-03-29

d J. Albsi1tsa. N. D.
Asseiate Preesssse u Agrsesay
AMAN College
Research is q primary function
OF an institution Of higher learn
ING. Indeed the responsibility Of
a college or university for re-
search q an integral part Of its
very foundation The future Of
such an institution must be q
changing one II II Is 10 be a
great one. and surely research
Is the tested instrument Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Democratic Leader Johnson after breakfast with Ike
okays $500 million boost in foreign aid Fortunately Tor
the national debt he couldn't stay to lunch
Congress breaks the deadlock civil rights The idea
Oh the Dill is that the white man longer is willing take
sole blame for election results
Admiral Burke Russia has historys largest SUBJ
marine Meet Well If we had like Khrushchev running
the show, we wouldn't show heads very often either
Democrats fear the law of gravity is against them in
l96O-snce apparently only depression elevate one of
them to the White House.
Senator Mansfield that henceforth new ambassaJ
doris will be quizzed in public There's feeling that any man
VINO can give $4,000 to political party ought to be able
to afford an atlas
The State Department bars Red Chinese newsmen from
the United States Secretary Dulles believes capitalism
too good to be wasted bunch of Communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
BANGKOK. Thailand (Rv

BANGKOK, Thailand (By
AirmaiD. - The people of
Thailand do not know that
THE King and /" put their
little country on the map
all over the world because
that movie was banned
here. The Thai people re-
spect their king. and Anna
had a habit Of telling of ner
King Of Siam.
In this teeming capital city
the ancient past and modern
present seem to coexist very
nicely. Although many Of the
old customs and habits (both
good and bad) are still chung
to. there are many modern
buildings complete with
Western style" baths and
air conditioning.
The Thai architects have
had the good taste, however,
to keep the delicate lines Of
the country's ancient archi-
lecture rather than copy the
latest horrors of modernism
mushrooming all over the
Western world.
Fortunately for the city.
the American Government
has not yet decided to build
a new embassy. Our diplo-
matte and consular services
are still in a compound. with
most of the houses in Siamese
style. The effect in the set
ting is very different from
that given by our embassy in
Madrid, which is a living ex-
ample of a sore thumb.
Ambassador Max Bishops
residence is an imposing
building belonging to the
royal family. There is no air
conditioning except In the
master bedroom. Large fans
hang from the ceilings, as
they do in every house in
Bangkok to ease the heat.
which is oppressive 10
months in the year.
Although the moderniza-
ton of Thailand is proceed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
DAVID LAWRENCE
Red China Flip Flop on Reporters

never been too much inter-
ested in admitting American
newsmen from the stand
point Of getting news atten-
ton to what's going on there.
Many newsmen Of Britain.
Canada and other countries
have been stationed in Pei
ping for some time, and If
they had been permitted to
learn anything worthwhile in
the way of news and had
transmitted 1T to the outer
world. the information would
have been promptly reprinted
in the American press.
So the controversy from
the Peiping end is a phony.
and the Red Chinese have
been trying to add fuel to the
flames of partisanship in
America. There was a time
when all Americans-Demo
Gratis and Republicans-were
united in the Korean war
against the common enemy
Red China-but evidently
the sacrifices of the $4,000
American casualties now are
virtually forgotten as many
so-called liberals" here and
abroad seem willing to re-
ward the aggressor. They
would today extend to the
Peiping government all the
"courtesies" 1t demands, not
withstanding the fact that
six Americans are not getting
the courtesy" of freedom
but are still languiShing in
the jails Of Red China on
trumped-up charges.
The partisans on Capitol
Hill probably will find a way
in the end to blame it all on
John Foster Dulles-who
happens to be the staunch-
est fighter against commu-
nism America has ever had
in the Office of Secretary of
State. He. however. has the
laugh on his critics today as
they read that it isn't Dulles,
but Red China's government.
which has the real say as to
whether there win be free
dom to gather information"
in Red China.
1t still is sound doctrine
to quarantine the aggressor."
as the late President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt heroically
proclaimed in 1937--only to
be met with the sneers Of
those who enthusiastically
insisted that you can do
business with Hitler"
Reproduction Rishts Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
BY ARNALDO OTERO

Officers Of Government en-
ploye clubs now conducting
group tours 10 Europe-han-
ding well over $500 passengers
a year-today denied charges
Of misuse Of group charters
for cut-rate flights.
The attack on charter flights
was made Saturday at a meet
ing Of the Central Atlantic
Chapter Of American Society Of
Travel Agents.
The agents. meeting at Shaw
nee on Delaware. Pa, charged
that many Of the passengers on
the group charters actually
we're not members of the group
before the flight was arranged.
The Civil Aeronautics Board
requires that individuals be
members Of the group for at
least six months before the
charter.
The CAB, which came in for
It's share Of criticism by the
travel agents for postponing
rather than canceling the
charter flight Of a Greek youth
group last spring, said, mo
discrepancies have been found
In the certified applications
turned in by the carriers and
the employe groups"
up to date" it said, mo
oficial board action has been
taken on violations OF charter
regulations. We are taking a
closer look at the situation at
present"
1--WE are complying with CAB
regulations" said jerome f..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Syrian Situation Not Yet Clear

anti-Western Socialist and q
neutralist.
The secretary general Of
the Syrian Communist Party
land Of the Communist Par
ties Of Lebanon and, report.
eddy. Israeli is Khalid Bag
dash. who has not been men,
toned in the dispatches. He
is an independent" member
Of Parliament.
Army coupS d'etat are not
new In Syria. During the past
eight to nine years there have
been four, all Of brief dura-
ton. When the last military
dictator. Colonel Shishekly,
went into exile in 1854, the
republic was restored, and the
President whom he had GUST
ed, Shukri al-Kuwatly, re-
turned to head the state. He
is certainly not enthusiastic
about the latest coup. But il
those who have seized power
are to retain 1t. they will have
to make radical purges in gov
eminent and army, and the
latest reports indicate that
Nasser is trying to tone things
down.
We wish we were certain
that American policy is not,
as the Syrians charge, in
volved in a conspiracy against
the regime. An attempt was
made with the aid Of foreign
intervention) to overthrow
the pro-Egyptian regime at
the time of the Suez crisis.
There is no question that the
plot existed. It was exposed
by Col. Serial. chief of mill
tary intelligence. who is now
charging the United States,
which was not accused of
involvement in the former
conspiracy.
Syria's threat to bring the
case before the U. N. sug-
gests possession Of damninR
evidence.
l hope not. But who or
what influences or directs
our Middle Eastern policy
continues to be unanswered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-27

the club for about a year be-
fore they can CO."
She said, however, that, mot
In every instance are club mem
bers employees of Agriculture.
Our club has other purposes
other than conducting these
tours But they have to be mem
bers for about a year before
they can 60"
A group of Agriculture De-
partment employees leaves to-
morrow on a 37-day tour OF
England. Holland, Germany.
Switzerland. Austria, Italy,
Monaco, France and Belgium.
The price Of this tour is s766
a person.
Two employee groups from the
Defense Department will leave
Washington September IL and
Is on shorter tours Of Europe.
Each person will pay $3.50.
One Of the first groups TO
arrange foreign vacation tours
came out Of the Commerce De-
partment. More than 400 en-
ployes from that department
have gone overseas in groups
in the past FIVE months, ac-
cording to Mrs. Mary Thelma
Timm, who has handled tours
there for the past three years.
She said CAB regulations have
been observed constantly.
Our mentioning employees
are said TO travel as much as
State Department officials" she
said jokingly. when they
return they Immediately ask,
Where are we going next
year?'"
Arrangements for similar
tours are also being planned
by employees Of the Small Bust
ness Administration, Bureau Of
Naval Personnel, Civil Service
Commission and the Depart
mept Of Health, Education and
1t was reported.