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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
What Do We Want?

RuSSia'S satellites have put
the free world in. a flutter.
Confidence in the United
States is. impaired, say for
eign diplomats.
The fault is placed upon
our educational system. pub
licists declare. partly because
our youth do not take edu-
cation seriously enough to
study hard. and partly be-
: cause our country as a whole
does not take education Sc
riously enough to channel
into it men and women Of
leading ability.
1t is the world of industry
and business which not only
attracts the college gradu-
ates of highest caliber but
even goes after them and
nails them down long before
graduation. In this country
emoluments and prestige go
o men who are successful in
business and in affairs.
But in Russia things are
different. observed Lester B.
Pearson, winner of the 1857
Nobel Peace Prize and for
merly Canadian Secretary of
State for External Affairs.
THE Soviet Union" he said.
puts scientists and engineers
on a level of prestige and
privilege which in our society
is reserved for heroes of the
stadium, the disc jockey. or
the screen"
A sad, but true indictment
of our culture. Not only does
this national lack of respect
for education produce a less
than-the-best type Of teacher.
but it also causes an alarm
ing shortage of teachers. A
shortage of $4,000 qualified
teachers in our elementary
and high schools is reported
by the United States Office
of Education.
This shortage is the nat
ural result Of the resentment
of the teaching profession.
Clearly there is something
wrong" says the New York
Post. THE classroom teacher
sees that not only is he
underpaid, but he is also.
even in his own profession.
a second-class citizen. The
rewards and prestige go to
those in administrative and
supervisory jobs-in a word.
to the educational bureau
crat."
What is the solution?
Higher salaries? More pub
lie respect for teachers as
teachers? Various remedies
can be conceived. But fun
damentally 1t all goes back
to the question. What do we
Americans. most want from
life? If 1T Is wealth and
gadgets. we can 60 on the
way we have been going. If
it is to be something else, we
had better change our course
Of thought and action.
Just as 1t may be said that
every people secure the kind
of government their intelli-
gence and enterprise merits.
so it may be said that every
people express outwardly a
type Of civilization which
corresponds to their inward
desires.
What do we Americans
want from life? Perhaps it
is time to re-examine our
selves. our aims. and our
probable destiny.
StanwOOd Cobb,
Director. Chevy Chase
Country Day School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Life is so full of a number
of things that it is Just too
much plain trouble to pile
up worries for the self in
this manner.
If you ask advice. do not
be too hasty in telling him,
in effect. Jaw, you don't know
what you are talking about"
1t all gets back to the
dignity Of talk.
We all like to believe that
what we say is wisdom. based
on knowledge and experience
and a wide streak of know
how, the modern substitute
for it.
We yearn to be thought
well of. If we didn't. probably
nobody would answer when
someone asks for advice.
1t would be just too much
trouble. to begin with. and
as for an ending. there would
be none.
Advice, advice, advice
The reason there is so
much of it is that nobody
ever takes any Of it.
We all have to learn in
the famous School Of Hard
Knocks.
The pictures we make I'M
our own brains, which is liv--
ing as We know it. come
from action and reaction.
tinged with divinity.
No one knows for sure what
makes US tick.
Though we may be all
sound and fury, signifying
nothing. as the great poet
said. We still tread the path
way of the stars.
Though we touch the dirt.
we look upward. too. and
that is our hope.
Can such a creature give
advice to anybody?
Certainly!
1t is the one thing we have
plenty of. as the old song
said Of love.
Advice comes in fancy
packages at a dime a dozen,
and there are no takers.
The moving tongue talks,
and having talked. not all
your piety and wit can and
will change it. You betcha.
The only thing you can do
is forget it.
That's the best thing to do
with advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20

the chips are down, ITO mil
lion patriotic mericans
should see the wisdom OF
this drive to survive" plan
that would help our economy
and eliminate fear of infla-
ton. The free world looks to
America for leadership. The
power of the press is tremen-
dous. so let's all Of us get
behind the President; and
God help us-the free world
could not survive another
Munich.
Frank r. Prina.
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
VISTAS IN SCIENCES
Sesame Seen as Major Grain Crop
By THOMAS r. HENRI

greater than that of any
other seed, edible or not. The
average is nearly so per cent
oil and Is per cent protein.
Some Of the new varieties
run far higher in both. Meal
left after the oil is extracted
is a valuable byproduct. Like
the whole seed it is a rich
source Of protein. calcium,
phosphorus and the vitamin,
nicotine acid.
The protein is especially
high In the amino acid
methionine. essential in
poultry rations. Combined
with peanut or soy bean
meal. both Of which normally
lack this acid. sesame seed
meal provides q nearly COM
plete protein supplement for
most farm animals. BY it
self, the meal is a sufiicient
protein source for cattle or
horses. There are possibilities
Of using. either the whole
seed or meal as q considera-
BILE item in human diet.
Oil Is Versatile
Industry has found in the
oil unique properties which
make 1t ideal as a base for
various insecticides. There
also is need for the oil as q
carrier of penicillin and in
making cosmetics, perfumes
and soaps. These are in addi-
ton to longstanding uses of
the whole seed and for oil
used in salads and in cook
ing. These uses are growing.
and, says the report, posi-
bilities Of the whole seed or
meal in human diet are by
no means limited to such
applications"
The present range Of the
sesame crop is through parts
of Texas. Arkansas and New
Mexico. Certified seed Of the
new varieties. however, Is ex-
pected to be ready for distri-
button for more than expert
mental use next year. There Is
still, the report stresses, far
to go. The plant breeders are
seeking greater hardness
and disease resistance, and
better seed quality and
flavor. The plant, is a native
of India and Africa where it
has been cultivated through
out history. 1t must be
adapted step to step to New
World conditions. Best re-
suits to date have been OBJ
tanned in Nicaragua and San
Salvador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
County Porkinq Case

Until now I have had a
lot of respect and admiration
for the Arlington Police De-
partment. But If the news
paper account Of the Roy A.
Stephens parking ticket af-
fair is anywhere near correct
the department is in sad
shape.
We expect these methods to
be used against gunner or
other dangerous people but
hardly for a traffic violation
Of this nature.
John w. Mcmillan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
Kent on Stevenson

Your chronically bilious
correspondent-at-large Frank
r. Kent was even more bitter
than usual in his affront to
Adlai Stevenson in your Sun
day issue of November H.
Gratuitously, he says Of Mr..
Stevenson's acceptance of the
Presidents plea for his aid
in framing our country's for
eign policy: mfr. Stevenson's
acceptance might easily do
the country more harm than
good. Give him an oppor-
tunity' to trip Mr.. Eisen-
hover in his slick. pious way
and he would be sure to do
it," During the last campaign
many harsh things were said
about Mr.. Stevenson, but Mr..
Kent's charge that the Demo-
cratic leader possesses an un-
patriotic spirit is the first
that has come to my atten-
ton. Surely. Mr.. Kent is let
ting his personal bias influ-
ence his judgment. I am sure
that most Republican leaders
will disagree with your cor
respondent.
Ben Han Lambe.
Is Frank Kent an apologist
for the Republican Party in
general and President Eisen-
hover in particular?
Doesn't Mr.. Kent realize
that the basis of our good
Government is the two party
system. This means that the
party out of power construc-
lively criticizes the party in
power.
Our greatest President.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. was
always criticized. Why not
President Eisenhower? Is he
immune, and why? We all
loved him as a general be-
cause of his fine work. AS a
President We have a right to
criticize him for any blunders.
F. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20

The Stars favorite word for
Mr.. Stevenson seems to be
"acid". as used in the editor
ial "NATO Consultant." Since
we are the people who have
everything = peace, prosper
ity and progress-maybe we
could do with an acidic force
to etch out for us a clearer
picture of what we don't have.
E, r. Saul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
What do people ask your

What do people ask your
advice for If they don't in
tend to take it?" asks Myrtle.
Lady, they have no inten-
ton of taking it. They
merely ask to clarity a stu
alton.
So don't get upset.
1t is a common mistake to
think people ask ones prec-
ious advice for knowledge, or
improvement. or even the
best way to do a thing or
think a thing.
No, they are just muddling
along. and want to get things
Strengthened out in their own
mind first. ~ 20
What they decide or do has
no relation at all to what
you advise. my dear.
In many cases, they do just
the opposite. don't they?
Seems silly. from any SEN
sible viewpoint. They ask for
an eraser. for instance. and
when you reply that you
haven't one, but an associate
at the next desk does, the
guy rushes off in just the
opposite direction.
What did he ask me for,
in the first place. if he won't
follow my advice?"
Nobody can say exactly
what the guy had in his
mind.
He wanted an eraser in
a hurry sometimes one
does), and then he seemed
to rush in the wrong direc-
ton. but maybe it wasn't the
wrong but the right way to
him.
4
So let us be content with
the asking for advice, and
not worry at all about what
is done with it. If anything.
Asking for advice caters
to the complex of human ma
ture which includes what is
commonly called soft-soaping.
To ask advice, seems to
mean that you value what
the other has to say. He is
likely to accept it that way.
anyway. and be a bit miffed
If you do not take it,"
1t is well, therefore. not to
openly reject words Of wis
dom.
Better to say nothing. in
reply. than to reject those
words, or to openly run away
to do just the opposite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20

in 1880, the little poem, all
ready famous about the
countryside. was included by
Mrs. Sara Josepha Hale in
her Poems for Our Chill
dren." Mrs. Hale added IL
lines Of her own. to make
the 24-line poem as we know
1t today.
@. What is the Grossglock-
ner?-M. w.
A. Also called the Gross
Glockner. this is the highest
mountain peak in the Hohe
Tauern range in the Alps of
southern. Austria. Its snowy,
double-peaked summit rises
to about 1880 feet. 1t was
first climbed by some peas
ants in 1900.
@. What are Koplik's
spots? d. NJ
A. These are tiny bluish-
white spots surrounded by a
reddish ring (areola) which
appear on the mucous mem
brane Of the cheeks and lips
during the onset stage OF
measles. The spots take their
name from Henry Koplik.
l85s-l927. New York physi-
clan who specialized in chill
drens diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20

A survey by the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis has revealed
an amazing decline of public interest in
the Salk vaccine immunization program.
George Voss, director of chapters OF the
foundation. has deplored "a certain
apathy in the land" toward the avail
ability of an effective defense against
Gripping polio. How to arouse the pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iUriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20

@. Has anyone ever wit
messed the birth of an ele-
plant in its natural wild
state?--P. T.
A. Yes. At least one such
case is reported in the off,
cial records Of the Ceylon
Department Of Wild Life, as
observed by Forest Guard
w. L. A. Andiris. The birth
was evidently prepared for
and carried through with
quiet dignity and ritual. The
mother had eight female
attendants who performed
allotted tasks. In turn they
blew sand on the baby to dry
him and seemed TO congrat-
ulate the new mother by
caressing her with their
trunks.
@. Who wrote Mary Had
a Little Lamb? d. q.
A. The first three stanzas
C12 lines we're written by
John Roulstone. an amateur
poet and divinity student.
who happened to be visiting
the Redstone Schoolhouse
near Sterling, Mass. on the
day the pet lamb went to
school with small Mary
Sawyer. About 20 years later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKTN SERVICI

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HELP-MoMEn

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OFFICE CLERK, Is TO 80. to assist
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Salary open Apply IN person.
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MEN
YOUNG MAN

We have opportunity In our or
gAnizatlon for q man who wants u
learn the mortgage loan and rea
estate business and who Is lookinl
for q permanent position. SALARY Y
start. SJ.bOn with ample opportunitl
largest oid-establlshed concerns II
the city A portion OF the duties vii
be outside and therefore applican
must own q car, for which he viii
receive adequate allowance.
Work week 37h hours, lunche
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plan and other benefits.
full particulars a. TO previous bust
ness experience and draft status
All applications considered eonfiden
tial and no inquiries will be mad
until after Interview.
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statesmen
statesmen
FURNITURE

We have openings for two ex-
perienced furniture and appliance
statesmen. Can earn up to $4,000
year. We also offer many company
benefits. Steady employment. Ask fol
Mr.. BARRY. 734 9TH st. NV.
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hELP-W0MEN
(coNTlNUEpl
AppRESSOGRAPH AND

ADDRESSOGRAPH AND
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and benefits. Call personnel
department, EN-. 2-9700.
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HELP-W0MEn
CAFETERIA ASSISTANT
Monday Through Friday

Opportunity for training
and advancement in large
commercial food organization
operating cafeterias in Gov
eminent buildings. Some ex.
perience In food work and
SUPERVISORY abilities REQUIRED.
40-hr week, daytime hrs.
national holidays with pay
and other employe benefits.
AGE 81 to 40.
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. INC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-25

THE CALIFORNIA co.
headquartered in New OR
leans with production in the
Gulf Coast and Rocky Noun
tain States needs young
Woodworking engineers.
Day or evening interviews
conducted in Washington
June 20 and 80.
Until June % telephone DI
1860 for appointment.
On June 20 and 80 telephone
Mr.. George Carr at ME. g.
1891.
II you are interested but
unable to reply, please write
THE CALIFORNIA CO.
Personnel Department
New Orleans, Louisiana
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EXpERIENCED

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
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Ing; career opportunity; air-con-
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p-b REGULAR pay increases. ages
20-30. For appointment call be-
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$4,000. Ext. 2s0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30

intensity research into the prob.
lens Of a fungus disease tina,
has In certain areas Of Virgins
killed as much as so per cent Of
the oyster crop in a year.
Mechanical to reduce labor
costs. Power dredging, banned
on most public grounds, can net
$85 worth of oysters an hour
while the slower method of tong
ing produces $32 to $48 in a day
Develop new products and
markets and a means of stabil-
izing the market.
Laboratory research, such as
that carried out at Gloucester
Point, is making definite ad-
vances toward the solution OF
problems of disease and growth
The Oyster Institute of America
lis carrying on limited promo
tional activities and is ready to
step up its efforts as production
increases. And the development
of atomic means Of food pre-
servation may solve the problem
of seasonal harvests.
These are the projects that are
the hope Of the two-State in
dustry and they could go a long
way toward effecting peace in
the oyster war by boosting the
natural abundance of oysters in
the Potomac and lessening the
need for antidredging laws.
But before that peace can be
Drought about, oystermen and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30

their legislature representatives
Ion each side OF the river mus
forget a history Of enmity anc
enact laws that will provide true
bi- state control of border water
ways. The need for such an au-
|thority has been recognized in
recent weeks by the Governors
of both States, but they can't
agree on how far the authority
of each State should extend.
Greater production. whether it
be through private enterprise.
State development of the oyster
beds or advances in science, is the
ultimate answer to peace on the
Potomac, officials of both States
said.
Until that time. State cooper
alton is stalled. Maryland is
planning increased law enforce
ment efforts and Virginia oyster
men intend to keep dredging.
Peace in the oyster war may be
years away. In the meantime, its
biggest battle may be just around
the corner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30

Ition declined about so per cent
in the same period and is now in
AN upswing.
Mr.. Wallace cited that he
called encouragement of private
growers in the Old Dominion and
an opposite reaction in the Free
State as the major reason for his
prediction. He was backed by
marine biologists and by sta
tistics which show that, in both
States. private grounds produc-
ton far outstrips that of the
public rocks.
Public rocks, established in
Virginia by the Baylor survey,
are natural oyster grounds
which licensed oystermen may
work. Private grounds are
leased by the Virginia Fish
cries Commission to persons
who "farm"gby planting shells.
seeding baby oysters and har-
vesting the adult OYSTERS
But despite optimistic predic-
tons. the issue of private or
public control of the oyster beds
is not the only problem facing
the industry in the two States.
Could Raise Production
The Virginia Fisheries Labor
atory at Gloucester Point esti-
mates Virginia, which now pro-
duces one-fourth of the oysters
in the United States, could in
Grease that production five times
And scientists at the Chesapeake
Fisheries Laboratory at Solo
mons. Md. say major production
increases are possible in the Free
State.
The following were among
other steps which marine biolo-
gists said both States should
take to build up what for the
two States is a $50 million an
|nual business directly employing
about 81 900 persons:
Develop more seed oyster pro-
|ducing areas. This is a particu-
lar problem in Virginia. where
the James River is the only
major source of seed. Virginia s
oyster business would face dis
Iaster if storms. disease or pollu-
|tion should attack the James.
Return larger portions of shell
or cultch to the proper grounds
This would create finer beds in
which oysters could strike, repair
damage to existing beds from
mechanical harvesting and lessen
mortality of young oysters that
have attached themselves to the
shells of marketable oysters.
War on Enemies
Clean grounds thoroughly and
trap oyster drills-marine pre-
|dators which are the oysters
greatest natural enemy - and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
New Device Gauges
Tolerunces CloseIy

WEST HARTFORD, Conn.,
An ultra precision measuring
instrument developed through
research supported by q West
Hartford company is being dem
onstrated.
1t repeatedly checks to the
nearest 10 millionth OF an inch
master gauge blocks used to
control tolerances of mass
produced machine parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
Pet Contest Entries
Are Barely Visible

PONCA CITY. Okla. (R.--At
the pet contest held here, q
young lad presented the judges
with a tar filled with water.
why, son, you've lost your
entry" the Judge told the boy.
"Oh, no sir. You see they were
just born yesterday" he replied.
The judge squinted, and sure
enough, there were two guppies
in the jar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
Rood Parks Provided

OTTAWA. - The Province of
Ontario maintains 81 roadside
tourist parks. ranging from half
an acre to several hundred acres.
Some have excellent beaches.
There are nearly $500 picnic
tables conveniently located along
the provincial highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
Lost OF a Series

Lost OF Series
Commission, was more cautious:
Were holding our own. Ma
iture plays a big part in the in
dustry. but with similar weather
Ito what we've had in the last few
years we should carry on all
right"
Sees Maryland Decline
David Wallace of Annapolis,
Md, secretary-treasurer of the
Oyster Institute of America,
predicted a bright future for
Virginia oystermen but even
more of a decline in the Mary
land industry. He pointed out
that Maryland is producing
about one-quarter of the oyster
1T did at the beginning Of the
century, while Virginia produc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
OYSTER WAR RUMBLES
Peace Could Come
In Greater Production
BY JOHN CONNORS

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Jan. 80 (F1.-Not official of
Maryland Virginia scientist OYSTER
interviewed willing predict to the 172-
year-old "oyster war"
the of the dispute the Potomac River least in
Virginia only dark lining around essentially silver cloud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30

more haZy.
With further scientific ad-
vances and barring any missteps
by nature, the future of OYSTER
ling in the State should be ex-
cellent." he said.
John P. Taws, chairman of
Maryland'S Tidewater Fisheries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Taking 1t on the Chin

The Madison avenue advertising set,
blamed for lot of things in recent years,
is about to take it on the chin. For the
boys "in the gray flannel suits" are being
credited, or discredited, now with popu-
larizing return to boards. There is con-
siderable evidence that the rap is fair
one.
The BARRIERS Journal, for example,
estimates that more than 100000 Ameri-
can males currently are cultivating some
sort of hirsute adornment of the chin.
And while initial impetus to the modern
vogue is traced to the post-World War II
Gil, the slick advertising of more recent
times has given the fashion a new social
distinction. Indeed, many man is be-
coming known by the beard he keeps