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BUS. PRoP.-RENT Cont,

Mr.. 18th AND X SITS. N.E.-small
brk. Office and sep shed on
ienceo-in yard; $500 "a. IT. Zoned
Tor open storage. Entr. on st. and
alley IN rear; 1925 per mo. v. L.
IooMEY. .JR" lO15 18th st. NV,
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ROCKVILLE oftices in mod, new
bldg; free parking, suit. for most
any profession, 200 Hungerford
DR.. on Rte. $40. ROCKVILLE
REALTY CO. Pc. 2-6373: ewes,
GA. 4-94A4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

luxury apt. in heart OF Commercial
district. suitable Office or residence
or both. No. 3, 1918 M 81, NV.
500. LUTHER L. MILLER. EN-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

TOWN OF FAIRFAX. ready for
small builder. Sewer, water and
gas. DE. 2-o5S3 or EN-. 2-4636
3 LOTS. approx. 50xl50, all adioin-
ing; can be subdivided for rambler
site AS group, $1,000. RE.
B-k26g.
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HORSE FARM ESTATE

HORSE FARM ESTATE
40s-acre farm, manor house, new
barn, orchard, comml. crop 'hestnut
grove; u land now down nv pas
ture. also hay and Grain fields
Heart OF Rappahannock hunt coun-
try, west OF Warrcnton, Va Excl.
agent. PHILLIPS u CLARKE Co.
WA. 7-h5i6, weekdays
LoUpoUN COUNTY. vA--s acres,
nice frame 0-room and bath home
heat. insulation. alum. storm vim
dows and doors, stable. chicken
house, ample water, GOOD fencing,
hard surface road. A real buy at
Si2,1bn, terms.
rs ACRES excel land. well fenced
and wAtrred attrac old house. cleo !.
numerous farm hidRs In one Of
brst sections Of county To settle
estate. Scl30On By appointment
sat and sun phone Spring 7-l0g6,
Mrs. McElhlnney
CHAS. w. SYDNOR
REAL ESTATE eP. 7.224i.s
LEEsBURo. VA.
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COLORED

New house. Arl.. . nj from Me-
mortal Bridge: 6U8l45 IT,: nice et
ana neishbocnoud. 3 hecrmg. XII
an Fln ana lly rm.. bsmt and All
uti,s, Price Sib.9au. Cali OWNER
any dag. ia. s-Ii42
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
ST. JAMES

4-bedrm. brick Cape Cod with ga.
raee. fenced yard. ser porch and
within walking dist. 10 parochial
and public schools Call JE. 4-3744
for more information.
PLANTATION REALTY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

BURTONSvILLE. MD.-65 acres on
valuable corner, 300 IT, on Column
bia pike new 29l. Nearly 1000
II. on crossroad. Priced for in
Vestors or builders AGER 81 SEQ
FIELD Realtors, JU. 5-Of23
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~ ACRES, near chantilly and new
Army and Navy Club. S525 per
acre: less than anything else. near.
w: Q. PRu5TT. MA. SETH. CIR. g.
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Ideal location near 18Th ane Con
nectiruf Two connecting bldgs.
nQoevni1ed overall space, S.0Dn Il
THF lSENS, Ma s-Hi3J. eyes. He
4-T5fT
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UEEk kOLLANG MOODED ACRES,
near Fairfax station Excellent
well. electricity; house site bull
dozed percolation OK: $4,000. BY
OWNER. Ell 4-17o&
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Ancient Education Crisis

We do not know whether II is
source of comfort or despair to be re-
minded that the complaint Of over
crowded schools and underpaid teachers
is centuries old. But since balance Is
needed as much as anything else in the
present handwringing over the made
uuacies in our educational system, there
may be some merit In reviewing this
passage from Juvenal, who died In Rome
over 1900 years ago and who never
even dreamed Of Sputniks. Says Juvenal:
do you teach2 Bowels Of iron is
what teacher needs when each pupil
stands UP In turn and recites the self
same things in the self-same way. The
same daily fare again and again--it's
death TO the wretched master. What
would not give, cries he. that the boys
father might listen TO him as often rs
do And you live in hole no black
smith would put UP with-and the lamps
stink--and the boys thumb their be-
grimed Horace and their smoke-black-
.ened Virgil-Be sure. o parents, TO re-
quire the teacher TO mould the young
minds as a man moulds wax--and when
the year ends reward him with jockeys
wage"'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Tour of Apology

Premier Kishi is now back in Tokyo
after having completed one of the most
unusual missions ever undertaken by a
statesman Of his rank. All told, over
the past three weeks, he has visited no
fewer than nine nations that Japan oc-
cupied or threatened with conquest after
the attack on Pearl Harbor 16 years ago.
And in each OF those lands-including
New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and
the Philippines-he has publicly apollo
gized for his country's actions during the
war.
OF course, since their defeat and
unconditional surrender In l945, the Jap
anese have made numerous gestures Of
repentance for the aggression launched
on December 7, 194l. But Mr.. Kishis
tour has done more than an.l of their
prior efforts to emphasize and dramatic
their desire to bury the past and regain
good will. Although bitter memories still
remain, they are now much less deep
and widespread than they once we're,
and he has done much TO promote a
further improvement in relations.
To that end, besides Offering apollo
gies In person, Mr.. Kishi has discussed
number of issues still outstanding be-
tween Japan and some OF the nations ne
has visited In addition, he has discussed
plans for more trade and closer political
and economic ties In that respect,
even though he has achieved no imme-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

Certain spokesman for the
National Association of Man
ufacturers seem more worried
about creeping socialism"
than about the Russian sput-
mix. One Of them has even
said that what we do this.
or next. year is not impor-
tant: what matters. he Says.
is "the course we chart"
Treasury sEx-Secretary
George NJ. Humphrey has
been honored as NAM.
Man Of 1857. The real
danger Of the sputnik." he
says. lis that some too eager
people may now demand
hasty and sensational &C
ton"
1t Is not merely how we
will use our time that will
help determine our fate.
Einstein considered space
and time as indissolubly
linked with each other. Ask
a scientist to tell you the
distance TO q star and he
repliees In Eight years"
When distances are vast.
and when annihilated as
they are now in this small
world. the road Of our duty
is measured. not in miles.
but In minutes.
II our response is not in
slant. when We have time.
retaliation will be, when we
have no time or hope.
replies in "light-years."
Sidney KOretE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

Law in the News" by Phil
Yeager and John Stark drew
q parallel between the Ste
phens bedroom-invasion by
police case in Virginia and
the Otis rebellion against
British search and seizures in
homes during Colonial days.
Your lads said Of the Viz
GINA police: while they had
done nothing unlawful. they
were roundly condemned for
using poor discretion in an
area Of authority about which
United States citizens are
still very touchy--invasion of
the home"
II the still indicates I'M
conscious feelings Of. and res
ignation TO. impending ad-
verse revisions in the Ameri-
can code Of civil rights. your
writers probably are not alone
in them. There is too much
OF that still" in all areas Of
public regard for civil rights.
as IL the time were at hand
when all behavior must be
and will be under govern
mental compulsion.
In the home invasion case.
I'd say Americans are touchy.
at the very least. and not just
still" touchy but perma-
nently so. All governments.
Federal. State and local.
should keep their hands of
the private rights of the
citizens. Earl L. ShutE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
IVISTAs IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS R. HENRY ?
Red Blood Cell Production Studied

ton, however. was markedly
elevated in two-thirds Of the
anemic patients studied. The
hormone appeared in the
urine of some anemic pa
tients. but not in that Of
healthy individuals. Feasible
ity of using injections Of the
hormone in clinical trials
was considered. It might
prove valuable, 1t is thought,
in anemias resulting from
chronic infections. systematic
diseases and kidney diseases,
as well as for supportive
treatment in radiation sick
ness.
The role Of the pituitary
gland also was investigated
in relation to its part in red
blood cell formation. Animals
whose red cell production has
been inhibited in various ways
incorporate very little iron in
these cells. This is necessary
as an oxygen carrier.
Other Tests Made
The incorporation can be
greatly increased. the ex-
periments showed, by injec-
ton of minute amounts Of
pituitary material. 1t also
can be increased by injection
of a substance Of unknown
nature which can be iso-
lated from circulating blood
plasma. 1t is believed that
this latter is the actual ma
terial causing the cell in
corporation Of iron, but that
it originally is formed in
the pituitary. 1t may be a
new member of the already
considerable family of pitui-
tary hormones. Chemical
isolation Of this principle
now is under investigation at
the commissions radiation
laboratory at the University
OF California.
Apparently this principle
and erythropoietin must work
as partners. the commissions
psychologists believe, for the
smooth production of red
blood cells whenever they
are needed in the economy
of the body.
There still is some ques-
ton, it is pointed out.
whether a combination can
be worked out which will be
valuable in the treatment Of
various blood deficiency dis
eases. The Investigations to
date have been confined to
experimental animals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Streetcors VS.. Buses

The Star has printed some
excellent letters Of late re-
garding the relative merits
of Streetcars and buses. but
it seems to me that a most
important aspect of the situa-
ton has been left untouched.
World War II required
rationing of gasoline and oil.
and in the event Of another
war. or of developments which
would cut of Middle East oil
to this country. our trans
portation system. dependent
so largely on oil supplies,
would be in a bad way in
deed. Streetcars do not de-
pend on large Supplies OF
oil, and their operation would
not be impeded.
AS q matter of national
security and public conven-
fence 1t might be most de-
sirable to reconsider the pro-
posal TO convert entirely to
bus operation.
Lee SOmmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Cars of Long Ago

The moderniStic designs
and variegated hues Of pres
ent-day automobiles recalls
to mind an old poem. one
stanZa Of which might be
with the usual apologies)
parodied as follows:
/ remember. I remember. II I
take the time to think
When an auto wasn't purple.
orange. blue. cerise or
pink;
When 1t wasn't In vermillion.
black and white or even
green,
And an auto wasn't some
thing fashioned from a
zealot'S dream;
When 1t wasn't gay and gor-
geous and was easy on
the eyes
And to ride In II wasn't con-
sidered an artistic enter
prise:
When an auto was an auto
neither wonderful nor
great,
And had gadgets few in num-
Der that a child couldn't
operate;
When a fender was a fender
and most anyone would
know
That twas not a slithering
mermaid or a Grecian
radio;
When one mirror was SUM-
cient and there weren't
lights galore;
When an auto was an auto.
simply that and nothing
more.
! remember all these fea-
lures; they're imprinted
on my brain
All, the dear old-fashioned
autos, may they never
come again.
M. C. Lyddanei
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No Brush Offs, Please

Congratulations on the
editorial comments con-
tanned in, mo Brushofis.
Please" 1t is encouraging to
find sensible thinking in re-
gard to our mental attitudes
toward Russia.
Our policy Of automatically
dismiSsing everything from
Russian sources is lamentable.
Our officials act like children
that have been burned and
now resolutely shun the fire.
Are we so gullible to Russian
propagandists that our diplo-
mats are afraid to even
listen. lest they be suckered
again?
What harm can possibly
accrue from weighing what
might possibly be a sincere
proposal? Prospects Of an
about nuclear war are stag
gering. yet our politicians
seem to be following the
premise that its eventuality
is inevitable.
Fred Charles Aaron.
May ! extend my hearty
congratulations upon The
Stars fine editorials about
the international situation.
We simply must try to nego-
tiate with the Russians.
Hugh b. Hester.
Brig. Gen, USA, Ret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Thanks From UGF

1t is certainly gratifying to
witness the interest Of the
press In the success Of the
United Givers Fund cam
paign. Your newspaper de-
serves q special commenda-
ton in this years effort. even
though economic conditions
and other factors had not
permitted UGF to 60 over the
top by the time OF this writ
ing. Whether It reaches its
goal Of 81 million will GER
tainly not depend upon the
magnificent cooperation OF
your newspaper. as you have
given generous space. talent
and coverage throughout this
campaign. II Is this kind Of
cooperation that reafhrms
oursfaith In giving the united
way. which ] firmly believe
is the only real and effective
method Of raising funds and
bringing people together. not
merely to give, but really TO
perform their community
responsibility.
As you continue this most
eoEnmendable effort 70 keep
before the people the advan-
tages Of giving the united
way. / hope that those who
have not given win. in a real
spirit Of Christmas. make
their contribution TO so
worthy q cause.
John b. Duncan,
Secretary. United Givers
Fund.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

length. and occasionally a
sleigh would go out on the
ice.
Most the sleigh rides we're
along Pennsylvania and Con-
necticut avenues.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
The only time we hear
them nowadays is on the
radio.
1t Is a strange thing. per-
haps. that nothing has ever
taken the place of the horse
in the sleigh.
We believe that there are
several inventions to pull a
sleigh. but they have never
caught on.
The steaming horse was
part Of the deal. and when
he went out Of the wagon
hauling business, the life
went out Of sleigh rides.
Who would want to sing
"Jingle-Bells" behind a me-
chanical horse?
Templeton Jones came to
Washington in the winter Of
1898. and that was the year
of the great blizzard.
He was in the second grade
Of the old Adams School on
r street. and the children
were let out at O'Clock. an
almost unheard of thing in
the old days.
Today's children are told
not to come to school when
there is a quarter of an inch
Of snow on the groundl
Temp Jones uncle from
Kansas came visiting Just at
that time.
He was a monstrous man.
probably $50 pounds in
weight, considerably more
than s feet in height.
This big man was used to
billiards.
They had 'em in Kansas al
the time, he said.
'Nothin' but an old bliz-
Yard" he said. sitting down
by the window. covered with
frost so that he could not
see out.
"Phew. I'm hot" said he.
Then. to the consterna-
ton of the household, he got
up, flung up the window. and
sat for an hour by the OPEN
ing. with the wind whipping
snow in.
Il like fresh air." he said.
wiping his brow.
The family didn't say any
thing. 1t wasn't polite to q
relative and a visitor TO say
anything. But they all
thought a. lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Near or Far?

Some London newspapers seem to
have been overdramatizing British prog
reSS toward Harvesting the hydrogen
bomb for industrial power and other
peaceful uses. The Liberal News Chron-
icle, for example. has described the
progress as a breakthrough far greater
in importance than the launching Of
RuSSia's SputnikS, and 1t has gone on to
accuse our country of preserving the
Macmillan government into keeping
mum about this sensational develop
ment
But authoritative British and Amer
lean statements have given the world a
less spectacular-and presumably more
factual-picture of the situation. Thus,
while suggesting that his country may
now have the lead in this field. Prime
Minister Macmillan himself has been at
pains to declare that disable control OF
thermonuclear reactions still appears to
be long way of. And the same point
has been made by Dr. Arthur E. Ruark,
chief Of our Atomic Energy Commits
Sion'S project to "domesticate" the H
bombs wild and preternatural power.
In addition. Dr. Ruark has been partic-
ularly emphatic in denying that any
news suppression has taken place.
Actually, American scientists have
been working closely with their British
counterparts in Joint program aimed
at solving the many formidable prob
lens that stand in the way Of utilizing
the fusion process for peaceful purposes.
10 cf In fofa
at Princeton University, the two groups
announced that experiments in, Britain
and the United States suggest that
both countries have already achieved
controlled thermometer reactions
which produce neutrons. But at the
same time, declaring that more expert
mental work will be necessary to estab-
lish this as fact" the statement went
on to sound the following cautionary
note: THE realization of the produc-
ton Of thermometer neutronS, IL def
nitely established, would be only step
although an important one-in the
long-range efforts to develop thermonu-
clear reactorS for the production Of
economic power"
OF course in the weeks that have
passed since this announcement. it may
be that Britain'S scientists have scored
some striking new advance But Prime
Minister Macmillan'S remarks, together
with those Of DR.. Ruark. indicate that
the Anglo-American experimenters have
not yet had enough time to prove be-
yond doubt that they have achieved the
kind Of control referred to in the Prince
ton statement. Moreover, even II the
proof is already. at hand. additional
breakthroughs will be needed to make
a practical, workable reality of nonmili-
tary thermometer power.
In short, despite what certain Lon
don newspapers have been saying, the
harnessed H-bomb still seems to be quite
distance away. Some experts think
1t will be here within the next ten years
or so, but others are much less opti-
mistic. The only thing all appear to be
agreed upon is that it is bound to come
eventually and that it will be a ire
mendously revolutionary achievement
opening up a bright new era-an age of
virtually limitless power-for the whole
Of humanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Chain Reaction

The Soviet Sputnik was .
clever Communist propa-
ganda stunt. but until very
recently had no other APP
parent result. Various science
professors have reacted TO
the demand for more Ameri-
can scientists by alarmingly
realistic facts revealing the
extent OF deficiencies by
public school graduates. In
turn, this has awakened more
and more parents and tax
payers 70 tax-paid admins
traitors dereliction Of duty
and lack OF a proper aim and
purpose in modern public
education. Thus. a chain
reaction from Sputnik's
fight is beneflting America
by stimulating a very real
interest in just what has
been and still is going on In
side the four walls Of public
school classrooms.
That very little substantial
teaching Of worthwhile SUBJ
jects has been done for q
number Of years in elemen-
tary grades has been clearly
shown in such articles as
why Johnny Can't Read"
and why Marabelle Can't
Spell" Just what do tax
paid elementary schools teach
our children during the years
they are supposed to be learn
ing what we were taught as
youngsters? Answers to this
query have been found TO be
disconcerting. displeasing and
very upsetting to q normal
faith in human nature.
After achieving no modi-
cum Of mastery in any sub
ject all through tax-paid
elementary schools. children
are then pushed into tax
paid junior high schools
where they are further con-
fused by the course Of con-
glom crate hodge-podge
known as the core" pro-
gram. To the casually in
formed parent or taxpayer
this Is an indistinct merger
Of English and nothing,
geography and nothing, and
history and nothing. The
net effect is much more OF
nothing than Of something.
BY this time tax-paid pub
lie school indoctrinators
figure that Johnny and
Marabelle have been softened
up enough for high school.
An accurate opinion OF high
school education was re-
Gently stated by DR.. Leo
Schubert. chairman Of the
Chemistry Department Of
American University. In
dealing with high school
graduates in his science class
at American University. DR..
Schubert has concluded that
"Our high schools are pro-
ducing a generation OF
mathematical Hitter ates."
Parents and taxpayers famil-
F., lar with the excellent stand
ards OF private and parochial
schools will Immediately
realize that the learned doc
tor referred only to tax-paid
public high schools.
Although these facts are
stated as generalities. II may
well be found upon inquiry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

Who remembers the old
time Washington, complete
with sleigh rides?
One reader does. and sends
in the following account:
How would you have liked
TO live here rs years ago.
when all the houses were
heated with coal or coke, in
stoves or latrobes. brought
up from the cellar. with ashes
to be cleaned out?" writes
N. r.
Windows were 50 frozen
we children used to write our
names on them.
"The snow would last for
weeks, and the horse-drawn
snow shovels would be going
up and down the pavements
at all hours of the night.
making a path so folks could
walk.
The best part was the
sleigh rides. We would all
pile in and drive at the ter
rife pace of Is miles an hour.
down the avenue. singing at
the top of our voices.
Yes. they were the Good
Old Days-but / will take the
present time. il you please"
Seventy-five years is a long
time. and few there are who
remember those times.
But children then saw the
latrobe. a small parlor fur
mace. invented by a celebrat-
ed man, one Latrobe.
The capital Il" was
dropped, and lower case sub
stituted. in common speech.
so that the heater was spoken
of simply as q latrobe.
No doubt thousands Of per-
sons used this heating stove.
and spoke of it without ever
realizing that it was a mans
last name.
There were also drum
stoves in use. and maybe a
few pot-belhed Franklin
stoves.
They all needed coal. and,
Of course, there were ashes
TO be removed.
These heaters, and all later
coal-fired furnaces, gave very
steady heat. If the operators
did their jobs properly. and
worked at it.
-
Undoubtedly 1t was colder
in Washington in the old
days.
Almost every winter the
Zoo ponds froze up, and peo-
pie Skated on them.
In some winters, the Po-
tomac froze. from Washing
ton down to Alexandria.
Older and more hardy
skaters would go the entire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
reader
Washington
Please for

that is used in reference to
radioactive subStances.-S. D.
A. Half-life is the period
of time required for any
quantity of a radioactive ele-
ment to be reduced to one
half Of its original quantity
by the gradual disintegration
of its atoms.
@. How many times can a
snake be MIXED" for its
venom?-C. H.
A. A recent press story on
a Brazilian laboratory. where
Snake-bite serum is made on
a large scale. mentioned that
most OF the snakes die after
three or four milkings. In the
process Of inducing the snake
TO eject venom into a small
dish. 1t is held so that the
pressure of the dish-rim on
its venom sac forces out the
venom. When these sacS
break, and the venom gets
into a snakes own system.
1t dies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Concert Manners

Recently. the Florence
Festival Symphony Orches-
ira performed in Constitu-
ton Hall. Having been in
appreciative and enthusiastic
audiences in Europe and else
where in the United States.
it was disappointing to see
so many empty seats in the
hall. Even worse was the lack
Of public manners displayed
in the general exodus after
the first encore-an interest,"
ing reflection on the popu-
lace of the Nations Capital
in the presence of superior
artistry.