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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05

matt. and DR.. Dale G. Frien.
of Harvard University.
No one quite understands tn,
action of these drugs as yet, al
members said, and for nearly al
of them dangerous side effects
are appearing. They now arr
given without any tests of thu
natural level of central nervous
system activity. 1t was admitted
however, that they may have 9
valuable place in psychiatry
once their action is understood
Practically all have been in
troducen in the past four years
Their impact. said DR.. Leake
sis terrifying to some of us
Everybody has alterations OF
mood. For example. DR.. Leake
said, it is natural to be more
alert and happy on a bright,
sunny day than on a gloomy day.
This, said DR.. Fabing, probably
is dine to the fact that more
stimuli is being received by the
central nervous system.
All members of the panel in
sisted that If the drugs are
given at all it should be only
with full understanding of the
individual. There are no pack
age deals, either in drugs or
people," DR.. Leake summed up
this argument. mo drug is a
substitute for the doctor. We
can't cure the ills of ordinary
living by taking pills. The OBJ
ject of it all is to live"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
Warner to Distribute
Jones Deem StoY'

HOLLYWOOD, June S R.-
Warner Brothers Studios an
nounced today that 1t has ac-
CURED rights to distribute 1.-The
James Dean Story" a picture
based on the life Of the young
actor who was killed in an auto
crash in 1855.
The studio said it plans to
supplement the screen story with
previously unshown film of
Deans screen tests and unused
scenes from his pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-05
Medical Panel AssoiIs
I ronquiIIizers' Overuse
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Science Editor Of The Star

NEW YORK. June 5-More than 40 million prescriptions
written by physicians ranquzers" during
year. figure that at least rs cent too according
to of doctors who discussed the matter American
Medical Association panel here today.
In addition probably mlder
Smyrna times., 1957-10-17
I.eipsic

The W.S.C.S. met with Mrs.
Mildred Hall last night.
Mrs. Noble Jerman and Mrs.
Harvey Denney wish to thank
everyone who made donations for
the Palmer Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fox enter
tanned her sister, Miss Bonnie
White, of Camden, on Sunday.
The baby twins of Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Poore have been re-
leased from Kent General Hospit-
al and are at home with their
parents.
Sgt. and Mrs. Roy Childress
have as their guest her mother,
Mrs. Matte Burgoyne, of South
Carolina.
Mr.. James Sipple attended the
firemen's banquet at the Dover
Hotel Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Poore
have had the latter's mother Wis
iting them from Rock Hall, Md.
Mrs. Noble Jerman, Mrs. Ann
Parvis, Mrs. Florence Maclary,
Mrs. Matte Denney and Mrs.
Leona Denney attended the 50th
anniversary of the Palmer Home.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-17

employed by ]. r. Sudler, has ac-
eepted a fine position with George
M. Richards, at Newark, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson
have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Jennie Robinson, to Luther C.
Welch, of Bridgeville, to take
place on Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober Both, at their home near
Smyrna.
Mr. John Hustled, of the Pull
man Palace Car Company, of
New York, is spending a week
with mis- mother in Smyrna.
Miss Sallie Savin, of Bridgeton,
N. j., is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
George D. Collins, and attended
the funeral of her brother, Joseph
H. Savin, on Thursday near Cen
treville, Md.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-17

Saturday, the last Registration
Day of the campaign now draw
ing to a close, was full of inter
est from beginning to end. Reg
istrar Cunning put on 29 names
for a total of So for the two days
and a grand total of 500 names
registered in the district and
qualified to vote at the coming
election. Registrar John E. Phil
lips of the western District added
AZ names and a total of 80 for
the two registration days and a
grand total of SCI names.
George F. Brady, prominent
citizen and land owner of Middle
town, well-known as being at one
time head of the Brady Steam
boat Company of Smyrna, and
owner of the steamboat which
bears his name, died in Middle
town Wednesday after linger-
ing illness.
Charles D. Stockly, Esq, form
erly of Smyrna, and Josiah O..
Walcott, Esq, formerly of Dover,
two well-known young Whining
ton attorneys, have branched out
from their limited quarters at 915
Market Street into larger quar-
ters and last week took the Of
fees at 9231a Market Street form
erly occupied by Thomas H. Bay
ard.
Miss Beulah Hazel, of Philadel-
phia, was a guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman P. Hazel,
over Sunday.
Mr.. Frank ]. Sickel, formerly
Smyrna times., 1957-10-17
20 Years Ago

William F. Spencer, employed
as machinist for the railroad and
well and popularly known in Clay
ton and railroad circles, died Sat-
urday at Clayton from an heart
attack from which he had been
suffering.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-17
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes o. Marriages. Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of HALL Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week. as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times, win call to mind people
and events Of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1957-10-17
NOTICE:

Starting Thursday, October II, 1857,
The Town of Smyrna will resume the
weekly collection Of ashes from coal
furnaces and bucket-a-day hot water
heaters.
Ashes to be collected, shall be placed
at the curb by 700 AM. each Thursday
morning.
REX D. GILMORE
TOaUN Manager
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Herbert EHiston

Herbert Elliston'S sudden death fol-
lowed a long and distressing illness. His
courageous struggle to live increased the
respect of his newspaper colleagues for
superior craftsman. He came to the
Washington Post in 1910, later becoming
its editor, with rich and productive rec
ord of experience behind him as re-
porter, columnist and Far Eastern CORE
spondent for such newspapers as the
Manchester Guardian, the old New York
World and New York Herald. His active
mind, retentive memory, wide reading,
and knowledge gained from his personal
participation in events surrounding the
early days of the Nationalist government
in China gave him stature as an expert
on Far Eastern affairs. student and
writer for many years on international
relations, he was an informed and dis
corning critic Of American foreign policy,
After his retirement as editor of the
Post, he continued his contributions to
that newspaper, despite the handicaps
Of illness, until the end. Journalism has
lost one Of its genuinely distinguished
practitioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23

ago, when it was So 70 per day per patient,
the District Budget Ofi1cer recommended
that as an economy, and as a means of
providing other hospital and institutional
needs for the District, st. Elizabeths
should be purchased and taken over by
the local government. That $3.50 has
risen to $6.46 for the next fiscal year,
and we shall be spending about $12 mil
lion a year on st. Elizabeths, which is
40 per cent of the total funds available
for the Health Department.
The most recent assessment increase
was levied despite an actual decrease in
patients. We have no doubt there were
valid reasons for the increase in operat-
ing costs. But there is something wrong
with system which places the financial
responsibility on the District of Columbia
without any accompanying authority, on
the part of the District, over the extent
and nature of expenditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
st. EIizobeths Costs

St. Elizabeths Hospital enjoys de-
servedly fine reputation among institu-
tions for the treatment of mental illness,
and the people of the District of Columbia
are fortunate in having access to its ia
cilities. But we think that the system
of financing the operation and improve
ment of this hospital needs review. For
while 1t is Federal Hospital, under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Health,
Welfare and Education, over 10 per cent
Of its operating cost is paid by the Dis
trict. The District is assessed on a per
patient rate, and this rate is determined
by the Budget Bureau, without regard to
District revenue availability, and without
consultation of any sort whatsoever with
District representatives.
The cost has risen rapidly. Ten years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
County PLANNING

The editorials and articles
on the proposed planning
legislation for Montgomery
County point out the need for
a re-evaluation of the Mary
land-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
The commission, during its
% years of existence, has not
adopted a '"master plan" for
the growth and development
of the area within it's jurisdic-
ton. The failure to plan for
the rapid growth in recent
years has cost the citizens of
Montgomery County thou
sands of dollars, and we have
not yet seen the end.
The premium prices paid for
school sites and recreation
areas reflect both a lack of
planning and a lack of CO.
ordination between the PLAN
ming commission and the vari-
GUS departments of the county
government.
The only solution to this
problem is a county planning
agency integrated with the
county government such as
that advocated by the Mont
gomery County Planning AS
ISOLATION.
Samuel Furash,
Trustee, Oakland Terrace
Elementary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Compuiqner

Every Sunday morning 1 love
to walk to st. Francis Xavier
Church from my home in
Fairfax Village, in Southeast
Washington.
Last Sunday morning on my
way down Pennsylvania ave-
nue., I counted "a empty ciga-
rette packages. IL empty
whisky bottles and II chewing
gum wrappers, not to mention
many more scraps of paper and
Shards of broken glass.
was reminded of an Incl
dent many years ago in my
former country, Czechoslo-
vakia. then a democratic re-
public. My husband and 1
were walking around Prague.
He threw away an empty ciga-
rette package. Out of nowhere
came a policeman who very
politely ordered my husband
to go back and pick it up. My
husband never did it again
there or here.
Would it be undemocratic to
so teach people to keep the
Nations Capital clean?
Bertha Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Equal RIGHTS
Native Son.

E. B. Henderson, NAACP's
ubiquitous Virginia State presi-
dent, is an intelligent and cru
dite man. Therefore, his ac-
cusation that David Lawrence
and I land l appreciate his
associating me with the great
columnist) ignore the consti-
tutional rights of the Negro in
comparing Budapest with Clin-
ton Intentionally distorts the
issue.
Neither" he states, seems
concerned over the fact that
no State has the right to
abridge the rights of Federal
citizens living in its borders"
Disregarding the fact that
the Federal Government is a
creature Of the individual
States and possessed only of
the rights granted to it by
those States, just where have
the rights of citizens been
abridged?
The laws Of Virginia. for in
stance, do bar colored children
from white schools. Were this
their sole function, race dis
elimination would be a fact.
But the same laws also bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Birth Control

Tell me why people get so
excited about birth control?
They throw up their hands in
borrow of tampering with the
laws Of God. The birth rate is
no more a law of God than the
death rate, yet we do every
thing we can to tamper with
that. We prolong life as much
as we can. even in the most
hopeless cases. If we really
didn't believe in interfering
with the Divine, we would have
to abandon all medical prog
ress, hospitals, doctors, etc.
Flood and drought are all
Gods laws through nature,
yet we eagerly build flood con-
troll projects and vast irriga-
ton systems. Looks like we
might even buy a little drought
relief in the Southwest now.
The death rate formerly
kept the birth rate in propor-
ton. Now that we have con-
trolled the death rate. why not
the birth rate? Is the begin
ming more sacred than the
end? Anita HOOPER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Beyond the Call of Duty

Lie ueclSlou 10 nolQ TOUR inaugural
balls, we understand, was made by the
President himself. He remembered that
four years ago more people bought tickets
to the two inaugural balls than the halls
the Armory and Georgetown UNIVERSITIES
gymnaSium-could accommodate. Make
1t four, the President is said to have
directed, and Mamie and l will attend
them ALL
We do not know how many people
got to the four inaugural balls; how many
of them got caught in traffic jams, or
were held up at the entrances, or found
their reservations Snarled up, or were
victims of other unfortunate circum-
stances. What we do know is that there
was never anything like these balls in the
history of Washington and that every
body who got in seemed to be having
good time. And the people who made
that possible were the President and his
lady.
What day! The ride to the Capitol,
the ceremonies there, the inaugural adj
dress, the brief respite of luncheon under
the all-Seeing eyes of the televiSion CAM
eraS, the triumphal march back to the
White House at the head of the parade,
then the review of the parade for hours
and "a Misunderstanding at times, sit
ting down and getting up again, waving,
bowling, taking of his hat, putting it on,
always the target of uncounted millions
OF searching eyes. But this was mere
prelude Arrival at the Armory, 1890 pm.
and departure at 1880; arrival at the
Statler, Ills and departure at 1875;
arrival at the Mayfower slightly before
11:40 and departure at midnight; arrival
at the Sheraton Park, 1912 and departure
at 1892 Then, but only then, back home.
Twenty minutes per inaugural ball,
twenty minutes when the President and
Mrs. Eisenhower managed to look as if
this was the place they really wanted to
be, this was where they could really relax
and enjoy the fun, this was where they
found so many old friends, this was the
climax Of happy day. How they man.
aged 1t, we do not know. But they did
manage it with grace and charm, with
friendliness and good nature that in
fected everybody around them. These
are among the pleasant memories of a
fine inaugural.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Connecticut Yankee

a. NACouC A1SOA4i, JI., 10 d OOIlIleCIlCuL
Yankee, but, unfortunately for him, he
is not going to visit King Arthur's court.
Instead, he is coming to Washington to
take over as Chairman of the Republican
National Committee, and he will need
every ounce of wizardry with which he
may be endowed.
AS Mark Twain told the story, his
Connecticut Yankee tried to improve the
lot of the peasants when he woke up in
Camelot. and thereby brought the wrath
of the ruling classes down on his head.
Mr.. Alcorn will be carrying the torch for
the Eisenhower brand of new Republic
canisnl," and one shudders to think what
the Old Guard will try to do to him.
Perhaps Mr.. Alcorn will be able to
carry it of. He is young, personable,
energetic and his background in Connect
icut politics is good But he lacks the
Len Hall touch, and he is going to have
trouble with those unreconstructed Re-
publicans who have never been happy
with the Eisenhower Republicanism, even
when it was winning for them, and who
will turn the clock back to the political
dark ages If they can.
Mr.. Alcorn will have the support of
the President, but that may prove to be
a diminishing asset as the Eisenhower
second and last term approaches its end.
Therefore, he should also be hoping for
more than little luck, and if one may
borrow leaf from Mark Twain, we
predict that'he is going to need it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23

greenbelts, and that new
growth should spread outward
from satellite towns.
I submit that it will not be
possible to accomplish this
ideal unless it remains eco
nomically feasible for the
farmers. who are the proprie-
tors of the greenbelts,s to stay
down on the farm.
Thanks anyway for the nice
editorial about my efforts to
achieve a sane compromise
on the reorganization of the
Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Blair Lee III,
Montgomery County Dele
gate. Maryland House of
Delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Clinic for Bad Drivers

1t is gratifying to learn that
the Public Health Service has
recently acted to finance plan
ming for a local clinic to study
emotional patterns of acct
dent-prone motorists.
Surely the proposed study
is a step in the right direction.
Careful study and analysis of
emotional problems as they
affect accident cases and ac-
cident rates may lead to
clearer understanding by all
automobile drivers of ways
to reduce the appalling losses
IN life and property on our
streets and highways.
Louis c. Bryan,
President. Mental Hygiene
Society Of Northern Vir-
ginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Road Fund Equity

Nearby Virginia would get a more
equitable share of State highway funds
under a revised ALLEGATION formula rec
commended by conSultant to the Advi-
sorry Legislative Council. The consult
ants report tends to corroborate the
long-Standing complaints of Arlington
and Fairfax Counties that an outmoded
formula has deprived them of a fair
allotment of road money during recent
periods OF rapid expansion.
The present formula is based largely
on road mileage and periodic census fig
ureS for population, rather than on de-
veloping traffic conditions in particular
areas A more realistic yardstick, of
course, is the actual traffic volume, as
indicated by up-to-date traffic counts.
While the conSultant did not advocate
complete abandonment of the old for
mula, he urged that all revenue derived
from any new gasoline tax and regiStra-
ton sources be distributed on the basis
OF present traffic needs. That would mean
major allotment to the nearby area
from the one-cent increase in the gaso-
line tax suggested by the consultant, as
well as from an average So increase in
the registration fee for automobiles.
All is contingent, of course, on the
fate of such revenue proposals at the
next General Assembly. The past Leg
islature ignored requests Of Governor
Stanley and the Highway Department for
q boost IN the gasoline levy. However.
Virginia's highway crisis has grown so
acute-especially in the northern part of
the State-that the tax proposals have
taken on new urgency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
The Reaction Overseas

In keeping with expectations, party
line commentators in the Communist
empire have taken dim view of Presi-
dent EiSenhower'S second inaugural adj
dress. But elsewhere abroad, especially
in free Europe, the general reaction to his
words has been one of warm praise inter-
mingled with expressions of hope that the
bitter and stubborn realities of our time
will not Illustrate his hope to promote
real progress toward "a true time of
peace" for all nations.
A good example of the laudatory
overseas comment has been supplied by
Britain'S Manchester Guardian. In its
first editorial on the subject it has hailed
the President for his broad viSioned and
generous views, and it has gone on to
add ut is a wonder that America,
lonely as she feels in an Indispensable
or hostile world, can still show good will
and such readiness to help Others" Sim
ilarly, the London Daily Telegraph has
had this to say: Every sentence pro-
claimed the Presidents absorption with
what he now clearly regards as his re-
naming mission in life-the creation of
true and lasting peace"
Like Mr.. Eisenhower himself, how
ever, the friendly commentators abroad
realize that it is far simpler to advocate
such an ideal than to translate it into
reality. Thus, as the Daily Telegraph has
observed, 1.-THE Middle East, where the
pressing threat to peace principally ex-
lists, is not, unfortunately, an area where
idealism cuts much ice :. pacification
there will need the descent, not into the
dust OF battle, but at least into the muddy
waters of hard diplomatic bargaining"
The President has sounded essentially the
same cautionary note by strongly empha-
sizing the difficulty and complexity of the
task ahead
Yet, given the cooperation of all
hke-minded nations, the United States,
through various forms of aid, can set in
motion great international trend away
from war and toward a decent and en-
during peace. The President, at any rate.
has voiced firm faith in the possibility
OF attaining such goal, and most of the
initial overseas reaction has been suffi-l
GENTLY favorable to suggest that his bright
vision can be made to materialize through
dedicated and unflagging joint effort by
our own country and the world at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES (. TRAcEWELL

all your elbow grease and wit
will not blot out q bit Of 1t.
The old clothes horse In the
corner has held many an odd
garment in its day.
Usually it Is loaded down by
hats, coats and sweaters Of
guys who have lockers but
won't use them. 7
Bills old rain hat has been
hanging there for six months,
and is getting so in the way
that somebody ought to get
tough and throw it into the
waste paper basket.
Bill isn't a bad chap, really,
but why won't he take care Of
his own hat?
Just why have I got to take
care Of his blamed hat?
So the stage Is set.
Everything seems wrong,
everything goes wrong, and
even the right things (includ-.
ing Miss Christie) somehow
are dulled today.
This is the day the business
books and magazines never
mention.
Or, if they do, they mention
1t in a sneering sort Of way, as
II to point how little there Is
in this world except dollars
and cents.
Oh, sure, the dollars and
cents are fine. but when Miss
Christie walks in
All, there, Psyche, with the
agate lamp in hand!
$3.50 G
This will never do, indeed,
for a gloomy day.
Gloomy days are for soft
and effeminate spirits, not the
sort who hewed the wilderness
and made six cactuses grow
where only MOSES grew before.
The gloomiest day hath its
recompense for real guys.
Not all business is dull and
weary. Into each life some
rain must fall, but the poet
never meant that the sun may
not shine in the afternoon.
1t usually does, that mighty
old sun, hanging around
heaven all day.. It's made to
shine. 1t reflects certain lights
prettily, and shows up various
curves.
Even the dullest day, when
the boss is cross. and some-
body ought to choke him.
somehow has its better as
poets.
Three cheers for business:
and all that. I'll meet you at
the coffee-break, baby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-23
Rebukes REFUGEES

Haven't We carried our Hun
garian relief program past the
point of sanity? Without con-
sulting the American people.
we bring over thousands of
aliens, with political and re-
ligiouS viewpoints closer to the
totalitarian than the demo-
cratic. We provide these refu-
gees with homes, jobs and
even free medical attention.
We do this at q time when
there is widespread unemploy-
ment among the trades and
professions throughout the
United States.
Recently. I approached the
business agent of a union
about membership in his asso-
citation, He said that I was
over age. At the same time
newspapers reported that a
local musicians union admit
ted a Hungarian refugee to
membership and supplied a
job. There was no question of
age. Why, may I ask, are
Hungarians, newly arrived in
this country, given preference
over American citizens in re-
gard to jobs and free medical
attention?
AS a veteran of World War
III would never put Hungary
on the list of countries that we
owe anything to. I know how
hard it is for citizens over 40
to obtain work in this country.
and I know millions are denied
full citizenship privileges be-
cause of their color. although
they are native Americans. I
see no reason to extend favors
to the Hungarians without at
the same time offering refuge
and help to the Arabs made
homeless by the Jews. or the
Spaniards forced into exile
by the dictatorship of Gen.
Franco. Why is our friendship
so exclusive?
Native Son.