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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-01
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Why won't people use
dictionaries more?
Because they are Just
lazy" says an associate, and
no doubt he is right.
This sort Of laziness is
known by all at times, and
by some all the time.
The latter simply viii not
go to q dictionary. either for
spelling. derivation, or facts.
OF course, one can often
get around it by using some
other words!
This is q time honored
escape. not at all bad, in
many instances, since il
makes for racking the brain.
and bringing up from the
depths words known but
forgotten.
Ones mind is q sort Of die.
tionary.
In it are stored. II one can
bring them out. all the words
heard In q lifetime, and above
all. the words one has read.
1t is said that q reasonably
intelligent person has q vo-
cabulary Of 1000 words,
which does not seem very
many. after all, in view Of the
fact that the large unabridged
dictionaries contain more
than 100000.
1t must be remembered
that every reading person
knows many more words
than this ofhcial 1000.
He undoubtedly will have
at his command some 10000
to $4,000 words at q mini
mum, though he may not use
most Of them very much.
1t is one Of the amazing
featS Of the human mind,
that it can suddenly bring to
life q long forgotten word in
all its beauty and usefulness.
Nothing will do this like
reading. The man. woman or
child who reads. Is the man.
woman or child who knows
the most, If no more than
words. and usually it is much
more.
To really know words one
must have word books. more
commonly called dictionaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-01
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Are there any foreign
industrial companies as big
as our own largest COM
panieS?-E. G.
A. On the basis Of annual
net sales, General Motors and
Standard Oil Of New Jersey
lead the world, followed by
Royal Dutch-Shell (petrole-
UNI Of Great Britain and
Holland. Their net sales in
1856 were, respectively, about
sos billion. ST. billion. and
$6.5 billion. Unilever, Of
Great Britain. which deals in
food and chemicals. had sales
of about sat billion-com-
parable to Ford Motor with
S4.6 billion and U. s. Steel
with $4.2 billion net sales in
1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-01

Two outstanding Demo-
Gratis, former President Harry
8. Truman and Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt. widow Of Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt,
have almost simultaneously
issued warnings in regard to
Communist Russia and It's
intentions. Both Of these
warnings come ct q time
when another propaganda
drive by the Russian Com
munists Is getting under way
TO prove that Russia wants
peace and that the United
States Is no friend of the
colored races. And both Mr..
Truman and Mrs. Roosevelt
learned the hard way about
the Communists and their
ultimate intentions. They
learned their lesson after the
Russian Communists had
been associated with US in
the war against the so-called
Axis Powers Germany, italy
and Japan-and they learned
1t completely.
Mr.. Truman, who was in q
position from 1945 through
1852 as President to deal
with Russia and to learn at
first hand the ambitions and
intentions Of the Communist
leaders, has outlined effec-
lively the course Of deception
adopted by the Soviet gov
eminent under Stain and
more recently under Khru-
shchev. The most recent ex-
ample Is the effort Of that
government to convince the
United Nations and the world
that Russia really wants dis
armament. In q clear and
mastery recital of Russia's
moves over recent years, Mr..
Truman explodes this claim
and charges that the Russian
Communist leaders will never
agree TO disarmament. pri-
marily because they are
afraid that II they laid aside
their ornaments and huge
armies, they would not be
safe to remain in control of
the Russian government and
the Communist world. Mr..
Truman's is q devastating
summation.
Afraid Of Own People
The former President has
come to the conclusion that
the Russian dictators are
afraid Of their own people.
and that the vast Russian
ornaments are intended as
much to keep the Russian
people in subjugation as to
intimidate the Russian satel-
lites and the free world gov
ernments.
II Mr.. Humans estimate Of
the situation In Russia is cor
rect. 1t seems quite clear that
the Russian government, as
now constituted, will never
agree to disarmament. And
even If Mr.. Truman should be
incorrect, It seems clear that
any agreement by Russia for
disarmament or limitation of
armament would be only on
its own terms. Those terms
would be Instantaneous to
the United States and the
rest Of the free nations. In
deed. their proposal now to
Immediately halt all tests of
nuclear weapons-designed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-01
THE POLITICAL MILL
Two Democrots Warn Of Soviets

appeal particularly TO the
many nations which have no
nuclear weapons - without
any agreement on the re-
duction Of armed forces, is
q case In point. Il has the
sound Of q peaceful move.
But. II adopted. it would leave
the non-C Communist world
facing the numerically huge
armed forces Of Russia and
its satellites, plus the Red
Chinese.
To maintain similarly large
forces would threaten eco-
n0mic disaster for the ma
tons Of the free world. where
the costs Of maintaining
armed forces is far greater
than in the dictator nations
Of the Communist group.
What the United States,
Britain and other members
Of the free nations group de-
sire is q real move toward
disarmament, with world
peace as its ultimate end.
No Honor in Red Code
Mrs. Roosevelt, In her dis
cussion Of the Soviet govern
ment and Russia, commented
that Khrushchev agreed with
her that the world wants
peace. But. as Mr.. Tru-
man pointed out, Khru-
shchev and other Commu-
mist leaders, outside of dis
armament propaganda, do
nothing about peace, but
merely insist upon retaining
their ornaments for war. At
the same time, Mrs. Roose-
welt said Khrushchev is per-
sonally dedicated to the idea
that communism is the wave
Of the future. Apparently,
Russia intends to be the
great driving force Of that
wave. with physical force. II
the free nations ever Let down
their guard.
Mr.. Truman says emphati.
cally that he has learned from
bitter experience" the Com
munist leaders have no honor
In their code and they will
not keep agreements. The
only thing these Communist
leaders understand and re-
spect, he says, is superior
force. And it is with these
ideas and beliefs that ths
Communists conduct them
selves in International and
home affairs. Mrs. Roosevelt,
for her part, declares that
military might alone viii not
defeat Russia.
Mr.. Humans warning
leaves little hope Of construc-
tive peace moves in the near
future. He predicts, however,
that Russia, like other would
be conquerors Of the world,
viii be stopped. This he says,
cannot be accomplished by
soft words, and this country
must maintain our strong
position. since we are the
principal deterrent and dis
couraging force to Commu-
mist Imperialism.
At the same time, Mr.. Tru,
man insists that the American
people and their government
never had any Interior de.
signs against the Russian
people. And this is the story
which We must get over to
the Russian people if there is
to be q chance Of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-01

How on earth do you spell
Fahrenheit" asked . busy
worker.
That's one you can't find
in a dictionary unless you
know how to spell it,
Which is. Of course. a plain
disability of dictionaries,
small or large.
One small word book said I:
Fahrenheit, method of
marking thermometers, in
vented by @. D. Fahrenheit
(its freezing point is 80 de-
grees. and its boiling point
212 degrees"
A second. and newer work,
said:
Fahrenheit. Of or based
on q scale for measuring
temperature on which 50 de-
grees marks the freezing
point Of water and 212 de-
grees the boiling point"
We liked the first book the
best. since it plainly says
thermometers and gives the
name Of the inventor.
What would these two lit
tie dictionaries say about the
dahlia, the beautiful but
stiff flower:
The first work said:
"Dahlia. Dahl. q Swedish
botanist. a plant with q large
composite flower"
The second:
"A tall plant with large
snowy flowers"
In this exchange. too, we
thought, the first book the
best. We looked up ''zinnia. +"
The first work did not have
the word at all.
The second said: "Zin-ni-a.
q garden plant grown for its
snowy flowers of many coll
ors."
The antiquity Of the first
little dictionary was shown
by the fact that it did not
contain many modern words.
such as upper"
The second, and much
newer, said:
"zip-per, a sliding fastener
for clothing"
49,
Certainly flowers or other
things named after real peo-
pie ought to have that fact
noted.
The zinnia was named aft
er Herr linn of Berlin. a
famous plant investigator.
In selecting small diction-
aries for the desk. one must
not expect too much from
them.
That is one reason why
there should be several. even
II one wants to grab q word
on the fly, as 1t were.
For the very plain reason
you simply can't find in any
one work all you want u
know.
Between two or three, Of
maybe four, you may come
up at last. after q lot Of
turning. with the facts vol
want.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

CheproIet's radical nesU Turbo-
Thrust T8 and hOney-smo0sh
TurbOgLide* automatic drive
form a performance team that
spells action. At all speeds,
under all driving conditions,
they sive you the quickest,
smoOthess resPonse of any
thing going.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

and l could cry blood.
/ wouldn't be surprised to see
Laika in the crook of the Masters
arm some bright and crystal
morning-Laika, whom mankind
saw fit to toss in on a Tower of
Babel scheme which, seemingly,
thumbs its nose in the face of
God, and hastens the day when
man will outdistance the speed of
sound, light, his own conscience
10 say nothing of the taxpayers
pocketbook. He proposes to show
God how to play with Atomic
bombs, rock the world on its
axis - and ignore economics or
ethics as regards world popula-
lions.
Everywhere we read of trains
jumping the tracks, accidents, i'll
ness and tragedy at every hand.
Could it be that the Almighty
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19
SATELLITE SNAFU

AS was predlcted- the decision
to announce the launching of our
first U. N. satellite, prior to its
actual launching, was a mis-
take. Because Defense officials
were searching for a counter to
recent successful Russian propa-
ganda concerning Sputnik II,
much ballyhoo and publicity was
afforded our first satellite-prior
TO its Launching.
And, as feared, snafus develop
ed at the last minute and the
United States was embarrassed
in the eyes Of the world by be-
ing unable TO fulfill its announce
ment. 1t will be recalled that the
Russians made no premature an
nouncement about what they in
tended to do prior to the success
full launching of their satellites.
After they had a satellite circling
the earth they announced what
they had accomplished, and it was
an impressive announcement.
Premature publicity from this
country concerning intentions and
plans, rather than accomplish
ments, gains us nothing but ridi-
cule, and lays us open for en-
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

G.. Rachel Hill
Grea Falls Mont

Since the first shock of Sput-
niks l and II, almost everyone
has entered into a gay spirit con-
corning all the charm bracelets,
Sputnik burgers and other things
that can be commercialized upon
because of the satellite idea. And
like making Santa Claus the main
idea in Christmas, and leaving out
anything of the sombre or sacri-
ficial-the real cataclysmal thing
that happened within a spiritual
orbit has been ignored and
CLOSED over.
/ refer to that recipient of one
of the most Quisling-like incidents
of which this world can boast
since not Pearl Harbor but Col
gotha-that little noble, four
footed strong-heart they called
Laika. / don't know what Laika
thought of her man-god, as she
was churned aloft in madness
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

admon;tion to treat animals well,
fanatic followers of the Law
would have made fetishes of
them, building baths in the liv-
ing room for them, with SER
wants to brush away the blue
tail fly-but left to their own de-
vices and their own pithy
hearts, these same people haven't
enough warm human blood,
enough plain compassion for Gods
creatures than to shrink from
them, eek" and "auk" at them,
slam the door in their faces, let
them freeze, starve or stray, or
literally go to hell as Laika did.
Often they a smugly gather the
family round for evening prayer
and afterwards blissfully prepare
for sleep.
Many were those who bedded
down nights when the Sputniks
were first aloft and never said
one winging word of prayer for
Laika. Her torture was nothing to
them.
According to Biblical prophesy,
the leopard and the lion are 60
ing to get along with the lamb,
and "a little child shall lead
them" I don't hear any mention
of the "eekers" and "aukers'-
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

hour after hour, day after day
eternities roll and I do mean
roll. No doubt at first within
that dark tunnel, she thought
that light would presently ap-
pear-this monstrous joke, this
thing gone berserk would right
itsef-she would be freed, praised
and petted; that her primary
task was to hold on, hold on with
all the endurance and patience
that had been intrinsic stuff of
all her ancestors and of her, her
self-portrait of all sweetness,
and to reiterate, nobility.
AS long as language has made
It possible for man TO tell a true
legend in drawings, or by word
Of mouth-the dog and his repu-
tation for faithfulness to his
god, humankind, have been ac-
knowledged. Why, then, this
colossal betrayal to mans best
friend-when rats, mice and other
p~estilence abound so much, so
well, so everywhere? And why
bother at this stage whether the
likeness to homo-sapiens were
exactly parallel? My query is
not to any particular country, as
! realize the theology exists here
everywhere.
The incident of Laika became
a catalyst which accelerated the
reaction of people, and found
them where they were-split
them down the middle-those
that didn't give a continental
and those that did.
If the Bible had given specific
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

. er a few years ago, have no &C
cent" But its editors come from
hither and yon. And their ears
have not become wholly .numbed
by the accustomed.
Boston boasts several dialects.
But the visitors who wish to ask
directions or carry on trade at
the towns emporia may find the
following helpful:
Bann: What tanners used to
keep horses in.
Ka: What a fam-er keeps in
his bann now.
Morden: What isn't old.
OFT To: Should.
Pack: To stand a ka out of
traffic.
Quinzy: Birthplace of the ma
tons sixth President mot what
YOU thought).
Sawr: Past of see.
Squayah: Center of any town.
Wunt: Will not.
Having got lost, you are now
ready for the policeman's re-
Spouse to your inquiry how to
reach the historic Adams home:
You Sawr an old white bann
back theyah? Turn right. That'll
take you to Quincy Squayah.
Turn again at a morden bank
building and you oft to be able
70 pack your ka. You wunt get
lost again.
If you've been around here for
4 while you'll "get him" right
away; for newcomers it takes a
little longer.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19
NEXT MONTHS WEATHER

The United States Weather Blu
reau in Washington has released
maps predicting both the rain or
snow and the temperature which
IS likely to prevail in this country
in the next four weeks, OF until
the second week in January.
Those who are interested in pre-
~cipitation will be interested to
learn that the Eastern half Of
the United States is expected
% have more precipitation in the
form of rain or snow than is
normal for this period. The
western states, including Arizona,
Colorado, most of Wyoming and
the western half of Montana, can
expect less precipitation than nor
NAL for this time of year.
A middle belt, extending from
Texas up through the Dakotas
will experience normal precipita-
ton. AS for temperature, the east
ern part of the United States can
expect higher temperatures than
usual. A belt to its west, extend
ing into the Dakotas in the north
and into Louisiana in the South,
expect normal temperatures
for the next few weeks. East of
the mountains on the west coast,
20 Louisiana in the south and
10 the eastern part of the Dakotas,
temperatures will be below nor
NAL, and will be much below nor
NAL in most of Texas, Arizona,
New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and
southern Wyoming.
The west coast itself, and the
top of Idaho and western Mon
should experience normal
temperatures.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19
EDITORIALLY
ON CHRISTMAS TRAVEL

It is an unpleasant thought, but
more people are killed during the
Christmas season, travelling home
for Christmas and back, than at
any other time of the year. There
are a number of reasons for this.
For one thing, the Christmas
holiday season comes at a time
of the year when there is more
darkness and less daylight than
during any other major holiday
period of the year. For another
thing the Christmas holiday sea-
son is a long one - extending I'M
til after New Years Day.
Combined with weather con-
ditions, which are often poor, the
long nights and the long hoi-
day all join to make the Christ
mas season a deadly one for no.
florists and pedestrians alike
We know of several friends
who, in recent years, have taken
to The trains, rather than to the
highways, even though they drive
and might return to their homes
at Christmas time by car. This
may be worth considering for
those who are finding driving
more and more difficult, and
who have long distances to drive
or have cars which are not In
perfect condition
We remind our readers that
this year Americans seem to have
cut down the death toll on the
highways and that unless this
Christmas is a bloodier n than
can be foreseen, 1857 will have
been an improvement over 1856
N this regard. This is something
we ask our readers to keep in
mind during the remainder of the
month, especially during the ia
tai days between December goth
"a friday and January Bird.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19
1000, 900

The recession, which is being
argued back and forth by so
many economists, is already up
on us. The very fact that the
Government has reduced interest
rates, in a move to loosen up
money, shows that Washington
knows it.
Industrial production dropped
to a point in October which is
the lowest it has reached since
June of 1856. Partly because of
this, unemployment is expected to
top the 100000 mark in the
next few months.
Compared to this prospect it is
interesting to note that the peak
in unemployment totaled 5000, 600
last winter. Despite these and
other signs, chances T very
good that a major recession is not
in the making.
Were it not for the fact that
Government spending is expected
to increase and for other encour-
aging signs, such as an increased
rate of housing starts, the recess
sion might become severe. This is
true because nothing is being
done to solve the farm problem,
which must be settled eventually
if genuine prosperity is to re-
turn TO the country.
Nevertheless, increased Gov
eminent spending, lower interest
rates and widespread building ac-
tivity, plus other factors, indi-
cate that the recession now n
derway will not be a prolonged
one. In fact, many economists
look for its end late in 1858.
Judging from the past, the
event usually occurs ahead of
the forecast. In other words, if
the general prediction is for an
end to the recession late in 1855
there is a good chance that the
recession will come to an end a
little earlier.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19
TRANSLATION
VOLUNTEERED

christian Science Monitor)
We have read with delight
about the endeavor of the
Charleston Is. CO. News &
Courier to make that fair city's
perfect English" ineligible to
visiting outlanders. And we &C
cept the Saturday Evening Posts
challenge to do the same for
Boston
This newspaper has an advan-
tage. IT is published in a metro
politan hub whose natives, &C
cording to a local English teach
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

oarraSsment. The Defense Depart
ment and the new Secretary of
Defense should see to it that
hereafter we blow our horn about
what we have already accom-
plished rather than what we hope
10 do.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

has taken His protecting hand
from the affairs of men-because
after all-they know so much
and care so little?
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-19

An intellectual bachelor re-
quired for pig farming. -Adver-
tised in the London Times.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
Greensboro Acts
To Void Race Suit

GREENSBORO. N. c.. Aug,
% R.-The Greensboro School
Board has filed a motion to
dismiss court action by white
parents protesting the admis-
sion of Negroes to city white
schools here.
The board also planned to
introduce further motions to-
day prior to tomorrow's court
hearing of a requested injunc-
ton to deny entry Of the
Negro pupils to the schools.
The school board voted July
% to admit six Negroes to pre-
viously all-white schools. That
same day the Charlotte School
Board admitted five (later re-
cuced to FOUR and Winston
Salem, one.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
South Can NuIIify
Civil Rights Bill,
Coleman Says

CAMDEN. Ala. Aug. % (R).
The South can nullify the
civil rights bill pending in Con-
gress, Gov. j. P. Coleman of
Mississippi declared yesterday,
IF we remain firm, cool and
calm"
Gov. Coleman. speaking to
the pro-segregation Wilcox
County Citizens Council, said
the States can still write their
own requirements for voter
qualification and. as long as
there is no unlawful discrim.
nation, no Federal court can
interfere.
"The States can make the
rules and then they (the Fed
eral Government) will have tu
show that we are arbitrarily
depriving someone Of his rights
under the law" Gov. Coleman
said. He did not say what form
the rules should take.
In resisting civil rights en-
forcement. he said. the South's
course should be ito take a
firm. cool. calm stand, but to
Evening star., 1957-08-28
BrowneII Sees
Inteerution Gains

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (R.-
Attorney General BrowneIl said
today there seems to be an
increasing tendency on The
part of Southern cities to ;nte-
crate without disturbances.
Mr.. Brownell made the COM
ment on his return from a six
week trip to Europe where he
attended the American Bar
Association meeting IN London
He said reports about the
Nashville, Tenn. school iate-
grafton developments were en-
couraging. He said elso that
the conviction in Clinton
Tenn. of neutrality-suspicious.
will tend to eliminate Iawless-
ness"
Most Southern cities are
anxious not to have a reputa-
ton of lawlessness and row.
dyism." he said.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
Negro Teachers
Hired for Strife
Area of Levittown

LEVITTOWN, Pa, Aug "a
-(R.-Two Negro teachers have
been hired for schools in
this Southeastern Pennsylvania
community of $4,000, where
violent protests recently greet
ed the arrival Of its first Negro
family.
School authorities disclosed
the appointments at a school
board meeting yesterday. The
names Of the new teachers
man and a woman-will not be
announced until school starts,
in line with established prac-
tice.
One Of the teachers has
been assigned to the new
James Buchanan Elementary
School. near the nome Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Myers and
the three children. The Mey-
erses were the first Negroes to
move into this planned subim-
ban town of $4,000 homes. For
nine nights crowds gathered
in the vicinity of the Myers
house, jeering. picketing. and,
on occasion. hurting stones.
The demonstrations ended
after a police sergeant was
struck by a stone as he guarded
the Myers home. State police
banned gatherings Of more
than three persons in the
neighborhood after that Incl
dent. State police continue to
patrol the area. A school ofh-
cial said the appointments had
absolutely no connection" with
the fact that the Myerses had
moved to the neighborl1ood.