davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22

the lice and the plague, were
exterminated, along with
thousands of the poor women
who had befriended them.
1t was a sad chapter in the
history of mankind, which is
full of sad chapters. Today
we have the terrible bombs
and the sad opportunity of
blowing all of us to smith,
Greens.
Then the brown rat, with
out lice, ran the black rat out
OF Europe, and the plaques
subsidized.
Today. fortunately. the cat
has what may be regarded as
a normal status.
It is widely recognized that
the dog and the cat are the
two animals which have of
themselves become our
friends.
Surely today. faced by ex-
tinction, we need all the
friends we can get.
The chicken, as Maeter-
linck said, with its cold eyes
would devour us alive II Il
were big enough.
Dogs and cats alone, Of all
created things. come TO us
voluntarily, and ask nothing
better than to live with us.
1t is easy. of course, to say
that they do this out OF
selhshness. 1t has been said
for years. by some. but even
they seem to know that the
charge isn't true.
49,
Today the cat has a strong
corps Of loyal defenders
everywhere. among whom
must be named our corre-
spondent, Lee S., and thou
sands of others.
They are all needed to off,
set the cruelty toward cats
which is a relic Of barbarism.
Everyone should know that
one Of the great encyclope-
dias said that agriculture in
America would have been
impossible without the house
cat.
II those who love this AMI
NAL do as our correspondent
does, and speak out on any
indignity done them, then
we will be sure Of having our
cats with us. to help and
maybe save US. when the ul-
innate bomb goes of and we
all are left facing our Maker
a little early.
Surely of there in the
background will be a cat. as
founded. afraid. but loyal 70
the last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
To Loiko

Poor little Laika with the
wistful eyes!
Twas not for you to know.
but yours to die
That man might better pierce
the earth bound sky
And learn more of the uni
verse that lies
Concealed within the I'M
tracked outer skies.
May this all recognize, and
henceforth try
To profit with an open,
searching eye
By your involuntary sacri-
feel
And though you gave your
life unwittingly
That man might know more
of the outer space
And of the laws and orders
ruling there,
Your sacrifice, I'm sure, will
never be
By man forgotten. if the hui
man race
Learns how to live beyond his
global air.
Glen Levin Swiggett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
Kent's Views

The consistently biased
views of Frank r. Kent
reached their depths in his
column dim View of Ste
venson's Cooperation"
The bitterness so often dis
played by Mr.. Kent in dis
cussions Of Adlai Stevenson
is difficult to understand un-
less it is-in this Casa dis
play of extreme Illustration
brought on by the fact that
Mr.. Kent's candidate for
President felt forced to call
for help from the man Mr..
Kent has been at such pains
to belittle.
AS a Democrat who has
observed recent political
campaigns rather closely, I
can say in all honesty that /
know Of no Democratic can
didate who felt any personal
dislike for Gen. Eisenhower.
They disagreed with many Of
his policies and disagreed
even more with his failure to
provide the leadership and
imagination required in the
role Of Chief Executive. But
the sighting personal refer
ences to him in the pattern of
Mr.. Kent's references to Gov.
Stevenson simply were not
forthcoming.
At a time fraught with the
perils we face today. when a
united front is so badly
needed, it seems to me that
absolutely no good purpose
is served by publishing such
a column as the one 1 refer
to.
Orren Beatty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22

The peace and rest OF our
family also has been greatly
disturbed both by day and by
night by the intolerable noise
and vibrations associated
with low-hying aircraft after
takeoff from National Air
port or the military airports
and nonadherence to estab-
lished traffic patterns.
When they pass over our
home in North Arlington,
these planes are not at a rea-
sonable and safe altitude.
Vibrations are so intense
that they rattle the door
knocker and house plants
shake in their saucers. Radio
and TV programs and con-
verSations are interrupted be-
cause 1t is impossible to hear
anyone at the normal voice
level when these aircraft
pass overhead.
Normal procedures pre-
scribe that all aircraft shall
remain over the Potomac
River to Chain Bridge before
Dispensing This procedure
definitely Is not being fol-
lowed. since most aircraft,
during departure or arrival,
make their turns between
Francis Scott Key and Me-
mortal Bridges. closer to Me-
mortal Bridge when turning
westward.
/ directed a letter of pro-
test to the Washington Air
port Survey Committee on
July is, 1857, and at the
same time informed my rep
resentative in Congress of
the problem and requested,
that he use his good Office to
assist me. To date I have not
received a reply to my July
letter or a follow-up dated
4 October Is to the WAS.
Committee. My Congressman
replied he would have a full
report in the near future
SO far I have not received
this report. 1t would appear
from this that the various
commercial aircraft COM
panies. which we taxpayers
subsidize so generously. have
a tremendous influence over
Congress and the various
government controlling agen-
cIes. g. A. L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
Animal Rescue

Thank you for the touch
ing story of Lady and her
puppies in the November 16
Star. 1t was such q relief
and surprise to find, on the
front page, a story showing
that there is still a streak of
humaneness in the hearts of
some people. I wish it were
possible for me to thank the
builder. the carpenters, Tiers.
masons, and the gentlemen
from the rescue league for
their part in this little
drama. I pray that Lady
and her puppies will find
homes after their hardships.
We need more stories like
this to help us keep some
faith in humanity these days.
However, I do believe that
your paper does give us many
touching stories Of animals
and birds. This is one Of the
reasons why I am q SUBJ
scriber to The Star. Give us
more stories like that of
Lady and her puppies.
Therese Ann Olson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Lee S., of Bethesda, Md,
comes up with a ringing de-
Tense of the cat.
He had been upset. he said,
by comedies. so-called, "in
which the cat is invariably
depicted as an unattractive,
marauding beast and made
the prey of dogs. sadistic
children. mice and birds.
1.-THE facts are, Of course"
continues Lee s., that the
cat has served humanity very
well, indeed. by keeping YER
min-ratS and mice-in check
and thus preserving the food
supplies of our pioneers: that
there are more cats than dogs
kept as pets in England and
probably here as well: that
few cats kill birds, partly be-
cause only young and active
and hungry cats can catch
them, partly because they are
blamed for the killing by
squirrels Of baby birds; and
that they are most Affection
ate and responsive when
properly treated. AS for the
birds. doubtless you recall the
indignation Of the man whose
cat ate the canary while he
was out shooting ducks"
The history Of the house
cat is an amazing one.
Since prehistory. It has
been found in the caves and
homes of mankind.
At one time, in ancient
Egypt. it was regarded as a
god. and had its own temples
and priests.
There was, in fact. an en-
tire city devoted to this wor-
ship. The injury or killing Of
one Of the sacred cats was
visited with the punishment
Of death. The dead cats were
embalmed and put in little
sarcophagi.
Many centuries later this
state Of affairs changed COM
pletely.
People did not know that
the plague came from lice,
on rats, and that the cat was
a valuable ally. In some way
the cat came to be associated
with witches. Probably this
came about because old and
lonesome women found the
cats their only friends. Any
way, the witch cult, one Of
the strangest alterations Of
humanity, put the blame al
most equally on the witch"
and the cat.
No doubt millions Of cats,
which might have helped in
cutting down on the number
Of black rats, and hence Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
VISTAS IN SCIENCE<
Bv THOMAS II HENRY
Land Mines Not So Feorson,e Nov

NASt@OAA- Ais A0kOAu AlNCHAIae
however, that he had seen
through all the trickery from
the start. He branded the
Normandy soldiers as q lot
of lazy loafers and recom-
mended removal and COURT
martial Of several officers.
The invasion came before
these suggestions could be
acted on.
But the skull-and-cross-
bone signs alone were enough
to delay the American adj
vance in places. Everybody
marveled at the courage Of
the engineer soldiers with
their Handkerchief electronic
detectors who ventured into
these real or fake minefelds
and cleared them before in
fantry could advance. Some
Of these engineers literally
were blown to pieces. Others
lost legs-the most common
sort of injury.
Such a situation never will
arise again, due to the devel.
opments at Belvoir.
A new portable metals de-
tector and one for nonme-
tallic detection-mines con-
tanned in plastics Of various
sorts-were recently stand
ardized. But most novel Of
all is q jeep-mounted detec-
tor which automatically stops
the jeep when it approaches
a land NINE This device has
passed service tests. It is
capable Of finding metallic
mines or those with any
metal parts.
The detector covers a path
six feet wide directly in front
OF the jeep and can be moved
to both sides of the vehicle
with ease. When the search
coil passes over a metal OBJ
ject the vehicle is stopped in
stantly by a brake actuator."
a spring loaded, automatically
operated piston which olsen
cages the clutch and sets the
brakes.
Laboratory models have
been built Of mine detectors
employing nuclear reaction
and acoustic and magnetic
principles Of detection.
May Finish Mines
All this may mean the end
Of the mine as a war weapon.
At least. no poor engineer
soldier need get his legs
blown OF any more.
Presumably during the
last war Americans also
planted mines somewhere. I
never saw them do it, nor
encountered any American
mines. For the most part,
they were advancing, not de-
Tending. Mines. per se, would
not have had any particular
object.
But II. in some future con-
fiict. mine fields become de-
sirahle the potato patches
Of death" can be planted
with q minimum Of labor and
practically no exposure of
men to enemy fire, due to
Developments Of the engineer
scientists at Belvoir.
At any time it might be-
come essential to lay a large
barrier mine field along a
whole army, or even greater.
front. 1t probably would be
necessary to lay them under
heavy fire.
Several devices, details Of
which remain largely CLASH
fed, have been developed
which mechanically plant
mines at a rate several times
faster than is possible by
hand planting. the method
followed In the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22

ror Of the last war. has had
its teeth pulled.
This is due largely to de-
vices developed at the re-
search and development lab
oratories of the United States
Army Engineer Corps at Fort
Belvoir.
Up to now there have been
few more effective defensive
weapons than the land mine.
Germans surrounded strate-
gic areas in North Africa,
Italy and France with them.
They mined the dry beds Of
Sicilian rivers. Once, ! re-
call, it became opportune for
three war correspondents to
cross one of these river beds
ahead of the troops. They
didn't know whether 1t was
mined. They hit on q STRAIT
egg. First one man would
walk 10 feet ahead and stop.
Then another. stepping pre-
cisely in the first mans foot
steps. would catch up with
him and walk ahead another
10 feet. Then the third,
stepping precisely in the foot
steps Of the others, would
catch up with them and
walk another 10 feet ahead.
This was to be repeated
again and again until and II
all three reached the other
side. At the worst, in this
way, only one would be blown
into pieces.
Nothing happened. All
three got safely into the lit
tie Sicilian city of San Ste
fano, which sticks in the
memory because Of the toinbs,
built of black stone and big
as small houses, in the GEM
etery. A half hour later
came word that three en-
gineers. following roughly in
the footsteps of the corre-
spondentS, but covering a
wider path and carrying the
now relatively crude mine de-
tectors Of the day, had been
blown to bits.
Germans Faxed Field
German mine fields were
scattered all over Normandy,
especially just back Of the
beaches. They were plainly
marked with black skull and
crossbones and the word
"Minen." This, of course,
was to warn their own troops
against stumbling into the
areas. The invasion caught
the Germans by surprise and
they had not had time to re-
move the warnings.
Curiously enough. when
mine detectors were used in
some Of these areas no mines
were revealed. It was ru-
mored that the enemy must
have some unknown kind OF
contrivance which our de-
tectors could not locate
This. however, was not the
case, 1t turned out later with
the capture of q report or
inspection Of troops In Nor
mandy by Marshal Rommel
German soldiers In this
part Of France were, on the
whole. a rather inferior lot
mostly conscripts. For foul
years they had led a life OF
ease. They had neglected to
plant mine fields as ordered
Warned in time Of Rommel's
coming inspection Of the Nor
mandy defenses, they hastily
had stuck UP the skull-and-
crossbone signs to deceive the
desert fox"
Apparently he was NOT
fooled for a moment. Pre-
sumably he said nothing at
the time. There may have
been some conflict of juris-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Driters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22

with the law after being adjudged sane
by psychiatrists at st. Elizabeths. one.
a narcotics addict, has since been sent
to the Public Health Service Hospital
in Lexington, Kentucky, for treatment.
The other is at large. after three arrests
on disorderly conduct charges, in each
Of which he forfeited collateral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-22
Parking Meters Spread

Orren Beatty.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Stock Advance
Is First in
-Four Weeks

Ahbocihteu Ffett Flnhnethi Writef
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. - The
Christmas season brought a
gift TO Wall Street---its first
weekly advance in four weeks.
The Associated Press average
Of go stocks rose Sl.60 to
Sl54.30.
Talk Of a traditional year.
end rally had been plentiful
this month. but by this time
the talk has worn mighty thin.
Statistics show that the market
usually rises in December but
II hasn't this year. Now only
two more trading days remain
in 1857. so the talk has faded
TO q whisper.
Tax-loss sales continued 10
be q depressing factor. These
are sales Of stocks to establish
losses on tax returns and thus
obtain q credit against profits,
II any. These sales can con-
tinue to the last day Of the year
and be recorded legally on 1867
tax returns even under the
regular way" delivery. calling
for delivery Of stock four days
after its sale.
Regular way" sales Of stocks
for purposes Of reporting q
profit on 81 tax returns came
to an end last Tuesday.
The five most active issues
this week on the New York
Stock Exchange were: General
Motors. OF V at 33la on 1885,
500 shares: Standard OIL New
Jersey. up n at 4s94: North
American Aviation. OF " al
29ss: Pennsylvania Railroad
on y at llss; and Bethlehem
Steel. UP lss at 36ls.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
CorporateLi List
Turns Higher
BY WARREN BENNETT
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Cor-
porate bonds continued to ad-
vance last week on fair volume
while Government bonds were
steady to plus minor fractions
in q rather thin market.
Industrials set a yearly high
on the Associated Press index
Of so representative bonds.
Quality investment cor
porates and utilities were
within fractions Of a point OF
their spring highs on the index.
Rails and foreign dollar bonds.
however. were considerably be-
low their 1857 highs despite
gains again this week. Rails
were up for the NTH consecu-
tive week.
For the week, the Treasury's
2ias Of 1868 advanced 8i32 at
81 20l32 bid while the victory
2i5s Of December. l972-67,
picked up 1882 at 20 30f32
bid. The 30-year 3k.s and 90
year IS were unchanged at
90 20f32 and 80 24f32 bid. The
new l2-year As gained l2f32 at
lot 2Sf32. On Thursday. the Is
hit a record high Of i08 432.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
CHrGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Dec. es on.-Hog price.
hieher on bsrrows and eilts and
week was .e0.Ss. highest for bar.
rows and eilts since September 10.
prime slaughter steers were rs cents
TO l.50 higher and steers gradinS
good and below finished steady TO So
cents w; Heifers we're mostly so cents
TO 90 higher and cows steady to eb
higher.. Prices for siaughter steeri
reached the highest levels since No
yember 1898. Top for the week was
5000, Prices for cows and bulls also
moved up to the best levels since
IUsDA) hogs 900: total
1000 testimated); compared week
ago; Butcher hogs strong to so cents
higher sows steady: No. !. and
efsl lots more us Uniform sp'SVVp No. to os' 4
100. .esO lbs soiO-So' SIS; 4 SS-SeaS
around 2l0 lbs .O50: some No j
igos:3o;lb. AVERAGES sold as low as
Us. issc.ia IS, and so some e;ev.siCU q
larger lots Of S66-55O-lb, sows sold
WIZ .sNaANN hhu uuuNhDlt 70 lWsON
SAlable cattle 100, total 100 testi-
matesD. compared week ago; choice
and prime steers rs TO $50 hisher
good steers and below steady TO 50
up; nye loads average prime 10 hleh
10 90 and aO.6; early bulk choice
and prime steers 20. bO-2s75: late bulk
2d.O0-2p, 80; loadlots MIXED good and
choice steers e6,26-1b, rs; most good
srades sde sSOO.aS 90 with weishts ever
liehterweiphts; two loads commercial
and good i,4SO ID. steers 22hO; few
loads standard steers 20 OO- - 80: load
..44 lb Holsteins 5000: few cutter
and. utility steers 1880 1880; hall
load aSs 10. prime heifers $500; load
lots choice and prime .heifers 2h.2S-
.1-7b; GOOD grades lareely 22.00-
.4.bn. few standard heifers down 10
~ 90; few standard cows 17bO-1 Q. 90;
utility and commercial cows 1900
"a 50 mostly 1880 up late; late bulk
gamers and cutters l3 90 ib6O; few
light canners down TO l2 90 and few
heavy Holstein cutters as hieh as
1900 utility and commercial bulls
1880. 90; aood and choice yealers
80 O0-30 O0i standard srades n0O0-
20 On utility vealers sold down 10
1900 and few culls AZ low as 1000;
several loads choice en0-l,Ob0 ib,
Evening star., 1957-12-29
BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE. Dec. - ~ CUSDAJ.-
Cattle. - snarp seasonal decline in
eject ouring CHRISTMAS Eeek IN cat-
tle divlSion, competition Ior avaiiaole
steers ana neiferS closed strong TO 81
cents higner compared . week ago.
cows heIo steady Nhlie ouilS ranssd
strong To- so cents hRneT, stocker And
feeder classes little ehanSe. several
loads ana lots s2V-l.2J5 ID high 5000
10 aFerAEe choice SIaughter steers at
"a Ou-29- 90 ineluoing load OF l,23O
ID weightS at 1880 and . iew lots
-. Ou-24 SO. eooo and choice neliers
found outlet a. .2.50-23 so. few enolee
COWS cleared Al i6.vg-lS.0u. mixed
gutter and utility I3.5o-Io.50, some
commercial bulls bulked at 1900
FL 90, mostly 2U.0O-2l 90 and lndi-
yidual high yieldins utility 100 ID
choice 400 ID stock Steer calves 25 90
GS vsssTs ssas Hns Sb asi T.ss ss'e:
scatteripg Of choice yeaiers reahzed
50 0O-34.O0. eood brought 3o.OO-30.uO.
Hoes: The holiday shortened week
showed . decline in hog numbers Of
around IS per cent from previous
turned fully so cents higher than last
weeks close. sowS strong with spots
so cents higher, late sales OF U. S. l.,
. and 3 iSO-23O 10 barrows and eiltS
were At mainly 21.O0, earlier in week
some y. 8 and . hess sl,s5, on
hogs sold at l975-2O50. but these
largely absent on following days. U. s
|. : and 3 100000 10 sows I6.0O-50,
few 1878.
sheep. Little price change for any
class in the sheep and lamb division
during the week. paekaee utility
slAughter lambs taken al 1000.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
HOW | STARTED
A new LIFE
WITH IS
By q Wall Street Journal
Subscriber

I work in . large city. Over .
period Of time I noticed that men
who read The Wall Street Journal
are better dressed, drive better
cars and have better homes.
said to myself, (which came
hrst, the hen or the egg! Do they
read The Journal because they
have more money, or do they have
more money because they read The
Journal?"
started asking discreet ques-
tions. l found that il works both
ways. Men who are well of have
to have the information in The
Journal. And average fellows like
me can actually win advancement
and build up increased incomes By
reading The Wall Street Journal.
How do l know? Because not long
ago l sent $6 for a Trial Subscrip-
tion to The Wall Street Journal. II
has put me ahead already.
This story is typical. The Jour
nal is q wonderful aid to salaried
men making $1,000 to $4,000 .
year. II is valuable to owners Of
small business concerns. II can b
Of priceless benefit 10 ambitious
young men.
The Wall Street Journal 10 the
complete business DAILY. Has
largest staff Of writers on business
and finance. The only business pa
per served by all four big press as
soeiations. II costs $50 . year, but
you can get q Trial Subscription for
three months for $6. Just tear out
this ad and attach check fore6 ano
mail. Or tell us to bill you. Address:
The Wall Street Journal, - Brood
St., New York I, n. Y. VS. ls-si
Evening star., 1957-12-29
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. IS R.-Llauldation
PLAYED an important part in the sraln
markets ThIs week.
Two days OF heavy sellinE the latter
part VI the week. toliowIng small de-
chnes the forepart OF the peuoo. left
most grain futures 81 their lowest
levels IN some time. This was the
fourth consecutive week tnat prices
ended lower on the Board OF Trade
Volume selllng BY discouraged longs
caused many contracts to dip to new
lows for the season during the abbre-
waited holiday period. Grains trAding
at their lowest levels OF the season
included July and September wheat.
AL corn and oats deliveries. July and
se1temoer rye and all soybean con-
tracts except March.
As .esuli OF The bearish trend.
wheat ended the week 1 TO 2ia cents
buShel lower than Friday . week
aso: Corn vas oi a 70 2as cents.
lost pa TO ia. Soybeans declined
IA TO Sc and lard finished rs cents
lower to 3 cents higher per hundred
The liauidatins phase commenced
THURSDAY and continued through Fri-
day Starting with soybeans II spread
10 other futures as traders became
nervous and Joined the selling side,
RANGE OF prices for the week
, High Low Dec. q Dec. 20
Evening star., 1957-12-29
OVER THE COUNTER

The following bid and asked prices
are obtained from the National Axso-
etAtion Of Securities Dealers. Ines and
90 not represent actual transactions.
they are intended as . guide to the
approximate range within which these
securities could have been sold undi-
Gated By the ''btd'D or bought ttndi-
Gated oy the "asked"l at the time Of
compilation t1a noon. FFiday). Origtn
Of any quotation furnished By request
WASHINGTON AREA IISTINGS
Evening star., 1957-12-29

Rates o. divldends IN the tOreaolnn
table are annual disbursements based on
.he iant quarterly or semiannual declarn.
uon. ynless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included. 4 Also
extra o. extras b Annual rate plus stock
dividend d Declared o. pald In 1857 plus
s.ock dividend, 9 Pad last year Pay.
able 10 stock dufins 1887, estimated cash
value On ex-diYtdend o. ex-distTibuti0D
date 9 Declared o. paId 90 iaI this year
B Declared % paid this year aD accumu
laIiys issue with dividends IN arrears.
terred % no action taken At iasi dividend
meeting Declared o. paid IN 1865 plus
stock dividend Payable In stock dur.
ms 1856 estimated cash value on ex
dividend OF ex-diStribufi0n date Liqni
DATING dividend cid Called xEn divi
dend, dis ~ distribution, ~ EN nights
Nv Without warrants WV With warrants
wd When distributed VI When issued.
nd Next day delivery sln bankuptcy o.
the BANKRUPTCY Act or securities -
yumed hy such oomDani.b