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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
Remedial READING

1t takes more patience and
understanding than many par
ents are willing to give to I'M
derstand why a child cannot
learn to read. A slow child can
not be pushed; he must be en-
couraged Parents must look
into their own abilities, and
back into their childhoods to
evaluate the emotional and in
tellectual inheritance of their
children, Most parents are re-
luctant to make the analysis.
1t is much easier to blame it
on the methCos.
AS / look back. I wonder
what mieht have happened If
most of the teachers and prln-
clpals of the schools attended
by my child had not been so
understanding. We worked to-
gether. and when he attended
junior high ne received rene
dial reading. One year solved
the problem. / Go not know the
method used. but it must have
been phonetics and pronuncia-
ton.
More remedial training is
needed in the elementary
schools. There are records of
recent accomplishments to
prove the point. 1t is difficult
for those who have college
degrees to aGmit it took years
to acquire them. They soon
forget. in their new-found
glory of Importance, that
everyone deserves a chance.
As long as there are people
in the world, time will march
on. 1t is for this reason God
endowed man with brain to
raise him above the animal
level. Physical fitness and mem
tai alertness go hand in hand.
from infancy TO old age.
Dorothy DenisOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
Foghorn on Chesapeake

Is this the uoice OF bells, Deb-
spun,
From moidy toners falling
on the ear,
or hanks Sky-ambuShed from
the hunters gun
Aboue cool mater Sluicing
do,Dn a Deir?-
or bdying ,DerewolpeS time
forgot
Among dmoebd on the
forests foor?--
Red rust has hodrSened IT.,
doubt not,
While iDdrning handsome
shippers back to shore.
Soroh Howard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
SoIuting the Flag

Observation OF the spectators
lining the routes of various
parades discloses a growing
tendency to neglect to render
the proper respect to the flag
Oh the United States as it
passes by. Is omission of the
simple honor of saluting our
flag an indication OF decadent
Americanism? We hope not,
but 1t certainly is an omission
which should be corrected by
all true Americans.
Rendering the correct hon.
ors to the flag is a simple
gesture. but it shows that one
is an American and proud OF
the fact. If we are good
Americans, why be bashful
about advertising the fact?
Saluting the flag is, to be sure.
only a gesture, but this simple
act should remind us how for
tunate we are TO be permitted
to enjoy life, liberty and happi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

ness available in such great
abundance to us as Americans.
Our example may remind the
person next to us that he, too.
is an American and should be
proud to do likewise.
AS a reminder. the proper
method of rendering the salute
10 the flag when dressed in
civilian clothing is: Men wear
ing headgear remove the hat
and hold it over the left breast.
All others salute by holding
the right hand over the heart.
The military salute is used only
by persons in uniform in COM
pliance with the regulations Of
their specific service.
TAR Member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
By CHARLES E. TPACEWELL

Wells one volume to another.
SO that there is che nee OF
making the pile higher.
**
Once upon time a pair of
nonreaders visited a reader
and his family.
Their eyes fairly opened,
when they saw a heap of books
on the floor.
Nothing was said. of course,
but the visitors went around
the neighborhood afterward.
telling all and sundry that the
booklovers were far. far from
neat.
"a pile of books right there
on the floor, at the foot of
the stairs!"
What they didn't know. of
course, end no one had told
them, was that the books had
just been taken out of a case
upstairs, and were about to be
properly nut away downstairs,
when the doorbell rang.
Doorhells have few charms
for book readers.
A ring at the door merely
means an interruption. per-
haps by a good friend. maybe
by one of these modern pests
who wants to take some Of
your money away from you in
polite way.
Modern begging assumes the
guise of polite holdup.
No longer does the beggar
beg.
He demands.
He is not satisfied with what
you give.
He-or She-has long ago
decided what you should give.
Give IL, or else
So says the modern beggar.
Some day the American people
are going to grow tired of this
raid, if they haven't already.
and tell such people where to
go.
X 4
Booklovers, therefore, dis
like doorbells.
They want to be left alone
with their books
Even music from the best
hi-fi set can boast of no such
allegiance.
Visitors can listen. too-but
they can't read with you.
So this still is the beauty of
reading, even in an age when
the frontiers of the herd are
being pressed closer and closer
upon us
We can only read alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
Cooperative Peace
Henry c. Parker,

If there is no alternative
to peace" president Eisen-
hover, Geneva, 1855. how can
there be any substitute for
cooperation or negotiations for
peace? Rule out violent con-
flict among nations and only
these two remain. And it is
obviously much easier to ne
gotiate and cooperate before
the crisis arises and fully de-
velops than later. Just as it
is wiser to loci, the barn door
before rather than after the
horse has been stolen.
What informed and intelli-
gent person really believes
that the attack of England and
France on Egypt would actu-
ally have come off had Presi-
dent Eisenhower met with
Messrs. Bulganin, Eden. Mollet
and Nehru in the early stages
of the Suez crisis? Without
intending any criticism of the
regular diplomatic corps and
the fine group of officers who
staff it. is not the establish
ment of peace among the great
powers really and truly the
business of the first team?
Secretary Dulles. however as
tute and clever. is not an ade-
quate substitute for the Pres
ident where the peace of the
world is the issue.
Could the cold war" have
reached its present dangerous
state had the top leaders Of
the great powers held frequent
meetings, regularly scheduled,
for the purpose OF discussing
and resolving the great issues,
such as Germany, Korea. For
mosa, Indo-China. the Middle
East, colonialism and imperi-
alism now dividing the world?
There is no historical prece-
dent to support the belief that
such could have happened.
At the conference table it
might even prove possible to
reach an agreement for pool
ing economic resources in a
cooperative effort. under
United Nations direction, for
improving conditions for all
the people of that oil-rich
area as suggested recently by
Senator Humphrey. Without
Russian cooperation there can
be no permanent peace in the
Middle East or the world, be-
cause exclusion is intolerable
in international as well as per-
sonal relations.
Whether we like it or not,
and most Americans obviously
90 not, we are in the same
world with the Communists
now a greatly shrunken one
and that means we must learn
to live with them on a CO.
operative basis. and they with
us. and the millions of other
people. both those who only
yesterday were not masters III
their own houses and those
who today are not yet free
Deplore it we may, but accept
1t we must, II we would not
lead the world to a fission and
fusion end.
Hugh Il. Hester,
Brig. Gen. u. S. Army
(retired).
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
Nellie Saw Them Home

Your paper of January IL
had very interesting article
describing the beginnings of
Emergency Hospital. The ar
ticle lacks only one thing, a
proper appreciation of the
work of Nellie. or, as we old
folks called her. "Old Nell"
Old Nell loved her work and
did a good deal for the welfare
OF the hospital.
Few people alive now saw
her at work. But I did. She was
a dapple gray. I never saw her
embarrassed. Harnessed for
work. she was not beautiful;
but going home with a sick
man, she was a wonder. / do
not remember bell or siren. but
neither was necessary. The
thunder Of her ironclad hopfs
on Connecticut avenue was I'M
mistakable. Clear the track.
Old Nell is going home" She
stretched out her long neck
till it was in line with her
body. almost parallel with the
ground. Her noStrils wide, her
nose was always ahead of her
huge hoofs which flew up and
down as if trying to get ahead
OF that nose.
She made time. know, be-
cause l was once behind a
horse that ran away. He laid
himself level that same way.
and I only saw his hoofs as a
fleeting CLEAN of steel.
Everyone got out of the way.
Everyone knew where she was
going.
l do not suppose there was
any driving" when Old Nell
was going home. There was no
need. She knew.
That was in 1907.
Inever heard of any accident
to the ambulance when Nell
was going home.
Edith L inston Lowe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

will never wear out. /. There
is a charm about free pres
ent that does not obtain in
the mere savings of dollars and
cents Among the dozens Of
suggested premiums were "a
gas stove with every $40 re-
frigerator bought between the
LIST and 4th of July" and lone
cup and saucer with every
pound OF 25 cent coffee"
@. Do the chaplains Of the
United States Senate and
House of Representatives re-
ceive a salary?-F. Men.
A Yes The annual salary
of each is S7,789.9O. For many
years the annual payment was
Sl,680.
@. How should a document
be stored in order to prevent
the ink from fading? c. o.
A, The document should be
stored in darkness, in an at
mosphere free from corrosive
fumes. The permanence of the
writing will depend upon the
kind of ink used. Some inks
are prepared from dyes called
fugitive. but writing made with
many of them will persist for
IS or more years If it is pro-
tected from light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Tracing the Human Ancestral Line
By THOMAS r. HENRI

ancestral line. He lectured IN
the United States last March
and his arguments seemed so
plausible that DR.. de Terra
obtained a grant from the
Wenner-Gren Foundation to
seek more conclusive material.
The finds went beyond his
hopes Previous findings had
been isolated. They doubtless
were OF many individuals.
some probably of other spe-
cies. These were assembled in
one place, in association with
bones of mastodons. long ex-
tinct bears and antelopes.
crocodiles and turtles. The
material is now being studied
by DR.. HurZeler who is pre-
pairing a report. They also
have been studied by DR.. G.
Herberer of the University of
Goettingen. one of Europe's
most distinguished anthro-
biologists. DR.. de Terra cites
a letter just received from
Herberer:
Il have carefully examined
the ulna forearm bone)
fragment and I cannot help
consider it hominoid like
mani. or hominid tof the
human family. Unfortunately
the skull is badly crushed and
will require much effort to re-
construct. 1t exhibits, how
ever, absence of a sagittal
suture and the eye sockets
stood nearly vertical and were
not slanted backward. This
feature is reserved to the
hominids.
Vertebrae Important
"Of special significance is a
portion of the lumbar section
of the spine with relatively
large vertebrae. This may well
indicate that oreopithicus used
the hind extremities chiefly
for walking. This may not
necessarily indicate a bipedal
gait.
THE combination is so
specialized as to make the
evolution of oreopithicus out
side the family of man not
very likely. My belief is
strengthened that oreopithicus
is an early hominid of the sub
human phase of himinid ply
logeny."
The animal apparently
lived, DR.. de Terra says. in a
warm. humid swamp forest
occupying the lowlands of a
hllly landscape overlooking the
Mediterranean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
Arab Ndtionolism Soecks

The leading forces of Arab national
ism have drawn their policy lines another
notch tighter in setting up their own
regional economic Cooperation agree
ment" and advising foreign powers to
keep Glands Off" Participants are Egypt,
Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. By for
NAL treaty. initiated in Cairo during the
week end, the first three agreed for a
lO-year period to substitute destitute deS-
ert Jordan by approximately $50 million
annually - roughly the sum heretofore
received by the Amman government from
Britain. Some of the aid will be in arms.
BY ITSELF the new subsidy arrange
ment is neither wholly unexpected nor
greatly significant. From the time Egypt
took the lead in diSSuading Jordan from
joining the Baghdad alliance, Jordan's
treaty association with Britain has stead
lily diSintegrated. When British military
authorities were asked to leave the coun-
try it was evident that the subsidy obli-
cation had become meaningless. It was
equally evident, however, that Jordan
with virtually no resources of its own
would need help from some source. and
its closer relationship with the three
other Arab states virtually puts the re-
SponSibility in their hands. Their pledge
to assume it is an Acknowledgement on
their part, but whether they have the
means Of carrying out the obligation is
another question. Neither Egypt nor Syria
IS possessed of extra wealth at this time,
and even Saudi Arabia's financial posi-
ton may suffer before the Suez oil crisis
is restored to normal
Meanwhile, the four powers joint
statement that they will not allow their
countries ito become sphere of influ-
ence for any foreign power" is less than
completely clear. King Saud will be in
Washington next week, and it was speci-
fed in the Arab communique that he is
authorized to explain in greater detail
the bloc's precise attitude toward pro-
posed American economic aid for the
area. The Arabian King, by contrast with
his colleagues in this group, has shown
no interest whatever in seeking or &C
cepting aid offers from Communist Russia,
while indicating an increasingly friendly
interest in the American program. How
this position may be reconciled with the
Cairo declaration is yet to be revealed.
1t is worthy of note, finally, that the
Moslem members of the Baghdad pact
meeting at the same time in Ankara-
have reafflrmed their own commitment
to this alliance as barrier to Soviet
penetration of the region and, by impli-
cation at least, have invited our own
Government to go on with its plans for
assisting the Middle East countries.
Clearly, the rivalry between Cairo and
Baghdad is not over, but patient expo
Sition of our own non imperialist DESIGNS
may still bring moderation in the for
mer'S position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

A possible human ancestor
of more than 10 million years
ago now is postulated.
1t was a monkey-like crea-
ture, oreopithicus bamboli,
some of whose skeletal remains
have been found in Italian coal
mines. A nearly complete skull.
parts of the spine, parts of a
hand, jaws with attached
teeth, the milk tooth of a
baby and other fossil frag-
ments of this strange ancient
creature we're recovered this
summer by a cooperative ex-
petition led by DR.. Helmut de
Terra of Columbia University.
Previous skeletal material had
been insufficient for more
than vague conjectures. The
present collections, says DR.. de
Terra. in a report to the Amer
lean Association for Advance
ment of Science here, convince
him and various European
anthropologists that the ami
NAL was on the direct line
Leading to mana long diver
sion from the lines leading
either to European monkeys or
great apes.
Contradictory Theory
"The quest for primates
ancestral or related to men,"
he says, would now seem to
have been placed on q geolog-
ical basis more secure and
more conducive to new evil
dertce for human evolution
than ever before"
There has been a general
assumption in the past that
the remote ancestors of man
diverged from some creature
vaguely like living anthropoid
apes. although no extant spe-
cies can be considered in any
way ancestral. The oreopi-
t,1icus findings reported by DR..
de Terra apparently CONTRA
dict this.
Actually the first remains
were found by Italian coal
miners in 1872. They were
very fragmenta;y and were
placed by European anthro-
biologists as somewhere in the
ancestral line of the old world
monkeys. The bones were duly
catalogued and laid aside in
museums until two years ago
when Q Swiss >palaontologist.
DR.. J. Hurzeler. of the Uni
versity of Basel, reexamined
them and published his belief
that they were "hominids. !"
that is, creatures in the human
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

Untidiness with books is not
the same as untidiness of the
normal type.
: pile of books maybe heller
SHELTER, is something to delight
the mind. heart and eye of the
booklover.
Therefore, those who visit
the homes of booklovers should
not look down the side of their
nose at heaps of books in odd
places.
There was a man in this
town who quite outraged his
acquaintance by keeping
books. magazines and papers
on his staircase.
Really, the thing wasn't
wise, from a safety stand
point. There was a fire hazard,
and also danger to ones pre-
cicus neck and hip.
4 x 4
This booklover was agile.
He stepped over the piles,
end always delighted in seeing
them there.
His cases and tables were
full. where else could he put
the overflow?
Tidy. housewives, in partic-
ular, should restrain their
criticism of such persons.
They should know that no.
body keeps his books SO for
very long.
Books have a way of moving
all by themselves.
Somehow they are gone,
when one looks for them in the
old places, so the only thing
to think is that they have
moved themselves.
For surely no one in such a
home would bring down wrath
upon her head by doing such
q thingl
*
Ii one home. a pile Of paper
looks may be found by the big
easy chair.
1t has been growing for
months, and now reaches the
height of the arm rests.
Now and then one disappears,
which just leaves room for one
more.
Occasionally. the family cat
leaps upon the pile. to the
CONSERVATION of the reader.
Away goes the cat, down
fall the books, and then there
is the pleasant task of set
ting up the tower all over
again.
Paperbooks are better for
such purposes than hard-coyer
ones. The yielding material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

@. have read that peoples
moods swing up and down in
regular cycles. How long are
the cycles?-T. H. o.
A. The cycles vary with in
dividuals. taking from two to
nine weeks. Each person can
chart his own cycle by keeping
track. for several months. of
the days when he is ION top
of the world" feels better than
average. Just average, below
par, and really down in the
dumps For most people the
complete cycle usually takes
about four weeks, After a per-
son has determined his own
personal mood-cycle. he can
plan ahead to take advantage
of his good periods. and will
not expect too much of him.
self when the days Of depres-
sion recur.
@. When did storekeepers first
start giving premiums in order
to attract customers?-M D. c.
A. The practice goes back to
antiquity. and is increasing
rather than diminishing. In
1905 "Powell's Practical Adver-
tiser,' a volume for business
men and advertisers. advised
its readers: 1.-THE premium plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

Pen names may be used if
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
Sc
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-02-23
A. L. LEWIS

On last Wednesday, Mrs. Ken
bricks fifth grade class present.
ed delightful Valentine skit
Nice songs were s''~~ -" -
eliminating part or ;ne ski wa
the formation of the word "Val-
entine." Each letter in the Wow
recregented a significant symbol.
AT PTA that night a community
-inging was sented. Repre-
sentative choirs from S. D. A.,
Freewill Baptist Church, rem
dered beautiful selections. Miss
Dorothy Dorset sang, 30 What
a Beautiful City" Short talks on
the theme, Better Cooperation
between home, Church and
School," were engaged in by Rev
RocS, Mrs. Doris Icysom, James
Stevens and Mrs. A. Smith. Mrs.
Smith showed a film of Civil De-
Tense in which she appealed for
volunteers. She received three.
: We had as our distinguished
guert, Prot. F. l.. Petersen, ex-
president or lakewood College,
Huntsville, Ala, and his wife.
Samson c. Miles, a member of
the faculty, accompanied Prof.
Petersen. They expressed their
appreciation in attending PTA,
and appraised the building.
On Thursday, Dolores Hills
mother gave a birthday party.
The Glars enjoyed it Immensely:
On Monday, the Library Club
enjoyed field trip to the Junior
Art Museum. Mr.. Adams, Miss
Humes, Mrs. E1py and Miss Hilda
Davis, accompanied the group.
In celebrating National Broth
erhood Week, we announce the
appearance of the Pilgrim Sing
ers at A. L. Lewis on Thursday,
Feb. 81.
Charles Weir, reporter
Nelson L. Adams, principal
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-02-23
RAINBOW ELEMENTARY

We wish to thank all parents
and friends who anticipated in
helping to make our Calendar
Tea a big success. We were SO
happy to see so many friends as
well as parents out.
Twelve tables were beautifully
decorated to represent each
month. Among the twelve tables
which attracted the eyes of every
one, were the tables representing
May, which had a maypole, and
December, which had a Christ
mas tree and all the bright lights.
A short program was rendered
in which the following tcercons
participating: Sharon ShellmaIn
and Winifred Sands gave a short
talk; Mrs. Valdez Murray and
Mrs. B2rnice Townsend rendered
solo; speaker was James Will
liams and mistress of ceremony
was Mrs. Willie Williams.
After the program everyone
went to the table in which he
was born to be served. Therc
were many good things to eat
and drink.
All kinds of punch was served.
Cookies, cakes, ice cream, pea
nuts and assorted candies. Every
one had a wonderful time.
: Dentaf Health week was OBJ
served by James Williams, fifth
grade class, sponsoring a pro-
gram in assembly, conferred
around a court scene. 1t was en-
joyed by all.
r. L. Fortson, principal
Clara M. Wilcox, reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-02-23
MAYS HIGH

III llere.
i haven't seen you for quite
sometime. This was due to un-
comfortable circumstances.
Monday, Feb. 18 we dedicated
our new auditorium. 1t is really
conductive to lictening. During
the dedication the portraits of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Mays, for whom
our school was named, were I'M
yelled.
Congratulations to the follow
n mr. pSs and Mrs. EllR Adger-have
a baby girl, namely, Iennifer
Tavern.
Miss Cora Culver - received
an award for outstanding leader
ship at luncheon at the Foun-
tainbleau.
Mrs. K. B. Moss and Carl
Hanna - harmonized beautifully
when singing the duet at t h e
dedication.
Mrs. Polly Arnold-now Mrs
Mcintosh.
Miss Juliet Butler-now Mrs.
Porter.
Mrs. Florrie Oegood - now
Mrs. Woodard.
Yours Truly - now Mrs. Load
bolt.
N. L. Bethel-now serving as
principal of Naranja Elementary
School.
Senior Class - won the home
room drive.
Junior Class-won the banner
for having the largest number on
the honor roll.
Mrs. E. M. Tanner-for raising
the highest amount for the baby
contest.
Get-Well wishes are extended
to A. j. Thomas who's hospital
lied.
Delegates for the State PTA
Congress, Feb. 21-23 were cho-
sen. Off to Daytona Beach will
be the president, T. z. Roux, and
Bertram Smith, science instructor
Mrs. Jessie Williams of Atlanta
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. z. Roux
was presented. She expressed her
self as having spent an enjoyable
evening as guest of Mays PTA
Support your Girl Scouts
Brownie. intermediate and Sen
iors by buying Girl Scouts cook
les March 2.
Our PTA sponsored a baby
contest to raise funds for our
band uniforms. Band instructor
A. Everette reports that the con-
test was quite a success. The re-
naming debt has been liquidated.
c. Moss Loadbolt, reporter
R. G. George, principal