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The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1957-05-18
CONCERNING POLIO

Small amounts of polio vac
cine are being distributed by the
Cook county department of pub
lie health to physicians practic-
ing in suburban cook county"
DR.. John B. Hall, director, an
nounced today. "This vaccine,
he said, is to be used for med
ically INDECENT families and is
to be restricted to children up
to age of 20 years and expectant
mothers. All doctors in the SUBJ
urban area have been notified of
the availability of the vaccine
furnished by the Illinois Depart
ment of Public Health and the
Cook Couty Chapter of the Nat
ional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
A special program of polio
immunization of children up to
the age of 20 years residing in
boarding homes and institutions
in the suburban area has been
carried on by the health depart
ment.
DR.. Hall urged everyone under
40 years of age and expectant
mothers to make arrangements
with their family physician for
the series of three injections
necessary for maximum polio
protection. Evidence, DR.. Hall
said, SHOWS that vaccination re-
duces the paralytic effects of
polio. Persons who receive three
injections will develop a much
greater degree of protection. It
will take several years how
ever, DR.. Hall pointed out, "to
determine whether vaccination
reduce the number of cases of
polio. Even without vaccination,
records show that the disease
comes in cycles with high and
low incidence years. One years
experience will not indicate
true trend.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1957-05-18
RELIEF SOUGHT FROM OVER
CROWDED SCHOOLS IN 2I8

The following figures give
some rock-ribbed reasons why
the voters of the high school
district must gave ringing Yes
to the questions on the referen-
dunn to be submitted May Is.
An exact count of the gradu-
ates of the grade schools served
by community High, and now in
school, shows that next year the
school will have $40 freshmen.
Ad Sed to this figure will be 1888
so homores. Both of these figures
are conservative, not allowing for
additional students who may
move into the district during
the summer.
A breakdown of these figures
means that (Old) Main, with a
Present capacity of 900, will be
forced to accommodate approx
imately 1,400 or $500 students.
more than capacity.
And this is only next year
I just the beginning Of the titanic
wave of students threatening to
enpulf the high school, following
which the situation becomes pro-.
excessively worse such as: The
same conservative figures show
that in 1960-6l Community High
school will have 1121 freshmen.
1888 sophomores, 665 Juniors and
500 seniors. The present capacity
8of the Campus building, for jun
Tors and seniors is under 1000,
and saturation point at Campus
Building will be reached the
school year $3.50.
Looking ahead. Z years, in 1854
65 there will be 1884 freshmen
and sophomores, more than the
total school population at pre-
sent. Added to that figure will
be 1879 upper classmen, making
a total school population of 4813.
The present capacity is less. than
1900. And by 1870 Community
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1957-05-18
THANKS
FROM THE NEIGHBORS AND
FRIENDS FLOWER CLUB

The neighbors and Friends
Flower club wishes to thank all
the members and friends for
their wonderful support given
us with our dinners on last
Saturday. The affair was per-
feet success.
The club will meet at the home
of Mrs. Fannie Vimson 1921
trumbull Sunday May &c at 8
pm.
Mrs. MATHEWS pres.
Mrs. A. Green sec'y
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1957-05-18

High school will be serving 5000
students. And this likewise a
conservative figure.
Now what is the high school
board of education asking? First
if the high school children of
this area are to be served ade-
quately, they are asking approx
al for a bond issue of $3.50, 600.
for the purchase of a fresh-soph
site in the northwest part of the
district; building. properly
equipped for this location; sell
ection of another site to serve
the northern area; additional
space at the Campus building,
for all juniors and seniors; and
an addition with renovations at
(Old) Main.
Additional teaching and main
tenance PERSONAL plus any sal
airy increases make the passage
of the tax increase necessary.
The board is asking that the
voters approve an increase of
1914 cents in the high school
tax rate, raising it to $1.25 on
each $4,000 of real estate valu-
alton instead of the present rate
of $1.121s..
Approximate Cost Figures:
Purchase of a new site
for freshman-sopho
more unit in the north
west section of the dis
trict GO acres, Sc cor.
115th and Ridgeland)
l15th & Ridgeland S 10000
Building & equipment
for this site 100000
AddltlOnS to the Cam
pus Building 225,000
Additions to Old Main $4,000
Additions and repairs
on Old Main $4,000
Sl.S10.0O0
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luctant, to the brink of civiliza-
ton. Others have only reigned
Halle Selassie rules, ~
He. like his wild and beautiful
country. his arrogant and kind
people, is a study in contradic-
tons. No European or American
can really understand Ethiopia
or the Philippians. He can only
feel it. It is something out of
the past, something still to be
born in the future.
This is perhaps the strangest
ally America has ever had. This
is Ethiopia.
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tensity. He win offiicate at thu
opening Of q new service station
then dash back to the palac,
Through streets lined with pros.
trate tribesmen to receive q
foreign dignitary. No power Il
delegated. no responsibility /,
Stunned.
He has added Eritrea to hi:
empire and seeks to join Somalis
to his East African lands. He ii
the FIRST black imperialist. ex.
panding as the tides Of Whit
colonialisFn recede. He has OBJ.
tanned financial and military
help from the United States
and seeks-and viii probably
lget-more.
This Is no half-penny die,
Itator, no comic-opera emperor
This Is q ruler combining The
subtle nuances Of the Orienta
mind, the strength Of q half
divine dynasty and the techni-
cal knowledge of the West. Thil
Is q ruler in the tradition Of the
Tudors and the Mings.
Expands His Territories
And only such q man as thi.
could rule in Ethiopia, couls
keep its primitive warning tribe
in peace. expand its territoriei
land bring it, staggering and re.
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one foot planted In the 20th Gen.
fury, the other In the Middle
Ages. Fifty miles outside Of Adj
dis Ababa, the asphalt roads end
and history drops back 500 years.
It's ruler, Halle Selassie I. typi-
f1es the Ethiopian ambivalence.
He is known to the world as the
kindly little man In the cloak
and pith helmet who believes in
collective security and likes to
give schools to his country's chill
dren. Behind that benign smile
is one Of the most ruthless. dedi-
Gated, energetic, and intelligent
rulers in the world today.
Halle Selassie Is not the son of
the old emperor. He took the
throne by force In q brilliant
coup d'etat. ousting Lii Yasu, the
old emperor's grandson who had
embraced Accommodation. Ras
Tafari. as he was then known,
played his political cards with
consummate skill. outwaited and
outplayed two other claimants to
the throne Of the Lion Of Judah,
imprisoned Lii Yasu in chains Of
gold, as befitted his rank, and
won the world to his side when
Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia.
Lii Yasu disappeared when the
Italians invaded. He is rumored
to be at the bottom of q lake in
eastern Ethiopia.
Against his bid to bring his
country overnight into the goth
Century. Halle Selassie finds
many powerful and reactionary
groups arrayed. Rulers are
made and unmade in Ethiopia
by three powerful groups: the
Church, the Mobiles, and the
Army. The Emperor has in
sisted upon church reform, has
failed to create any new princes
ethiopian titles are not heredi-
tary), and has to some extent
curbed the power Of the Army
by building up q tough and EN-
lcient 4,O00-man Imperial Guard.
No man can seize q whole coun-
try by the scruff Of its neck,
shake it and still not make
enemies.
No Delegating Of Power
You are either devoted to the
Emperor or you hate him. There
lis no in-between. The latter
group either keeps its own
counsel or its members ind
themselves confined to q noun
tain top in one Of the untamed
provinces. Halle Selassie rules
Is million wild mountaineers
with q gentle smile and a fist Of
iron. His gnome-like shadow
falls across every part Of the
life Of this land. He will
scrutinize the contract Of a
palace cook or settle the fate
I Of thousands with the same in-
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Columbia U. to Honor
MRS. Never. General

Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther
and Mrs. Agnes Meyer will be
awarded honorary degrees by
Columbia University at COM
mencement exercises on Tues
day, June 4.
Gen. Gruenther, president Of
the American National Red
Cross, will receive a doctor Of
laws degree. Mrs. Meyer, wife Of
Eugene Meyer, chairman of the
board Of the Washington Post
and Times Herald. win receive
Ia doctor Of humane letters
degree.
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white" conquerors from Asia
Minor, although many are black
as tar, and believe that their
Emperor is descended in the d.
rect line from. Solomon and the
Queen Of Sheha.
Ethiopia has a tribe Of black
Jews. known as Falashas, who
can speak no Hebrew but ce;e-
brate a Judaic rite and are COM
monty believed to be able to
change themselves into hyenas
at night. And they have tribes
such as the Dankan, Gud,ee, and
Borano, whose warriors may not
marry until they have murdered
a man. AS a certificate Of then
success. the killers wear grisly
trophies of their victims as cos
tune jewelry.
They are q Christian" nation
and have been for over 1900
years. but the priests-and one
out Of every six or seven Ethio-
pian males is q member Of the
clergy-dance and beat drums
during their mass" and more
than half Of the inhabitants are
subject Muslims. The church
celebrates more than 200 fast
days each year, and only re-
Gently has been freed from
Egyptian domination.
Cadillacs in Muddy Streets
Cadillacs jam Adds Ababa's
muddy streets by day and n.y.
enas roam them by night. As
late as 1880. the British COM
planned about Ethiopians raid
ing for slaves into Kenya and
the Italians claimed they lib
Grated more than 100000 slaves
when they conquered the coun-
try in 1885.
The grass huts Of Adds
Ababa's native population lean
against modern Office buildings
and the slums are hidden from
the visitors eyes by l0-foot
screens Of corrugated metal
erected by the government.
There is a Parliament which has
no power and a pretentious pair
of college gates behind which
no college exists.
An Ethiopian official will ac-
cept an invitation for a seated
dinner and fail to show up-or
he will bring several friends with
him. If your car is broken down
IN the country, q peasant will
give you his only blanket and
share his last bit Of food with
you.
Ethiopians are among the
most arrogant, rude, hospitable,
and kind people in the world.
Their land is a grotesouely
twisted tumble of towering
mountains. baking plains. and
steaming jungle.
Ruler Typifies AmbivaIence
This empire. bizarre. fiam-
boyant. strangely appealing in its
tawdry grandeur. stands with
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Ethiopia Called Strongest
Of All Americas Allies
BY SMITH HEMPSTONE

Adds ABABA, June L.
Ethiopians are the Texans of
Africa. Fifty years ago they
believed that the whole world
beyond their steep mountain
passes was desert. Their maps
of Africa claimed half the con-
tinent as Ethiopian territory.
The last Emperor. when adjust
ing the boundary between Kenya
and Ethiopia. said all the land
south to Mombasa was bis.
Ethiopians have q penchant
for eating raw meat and drink
ing a sickeningly sweet intoxi-
cant made Of fernented honey.
They regard themselves as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02

This Is the first Of three articles on
Ethiopia. the Tsxos Of Afriee. q lcnd
Of wide contrasts.
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Ruler Typifies Ambivalenee

This empire. bizarre, fam
boyant. strangely appealing in its
tawdry grandeur. stands with
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WEEKEND GARDEN TASKS

WATER SUPPLIES more nearly normal over most
OF the area and gardeners thus have time normal
tasks However the rains have brought the and
crabgass into active growth and the gardener will need to
pull. hoe. or use chemical weedklers latter should
be used only on the lawn in where there is no
danger OF spray drifting onto shrubbery flowers The
4D volatile and so there danger both from fumes
and drifting spray.
PLANTING is largely ended for the season although
glads and dahias may still be planted Tuberous rooted
begonas are probably still available for that shady moist
situation Plants Of petunas and other summer Towering
ANIMALS be bought for planting bulb beds now that
the bulbs are nearly mature Use Znnias margolds in
the sunny situations. Petunias snapdragons and the
noWerlng tobacco will stand some shade
SPRAY AND DUST because of the unusually large
number OF insects and diseases this spring Main
tam regular program to keep them under control Because
OF the number and variety Of pests to use
an apurpose mixture rather than try to get the SPRAY
recommended for each pest The better brands will take
care Of most of these problems.
REFERTILIZE where heavy rains have leached the
nitrogen from the SOIL Slow-acng forms of nitrogen
are less subject to teaching than the types
GRASS CUTTING should aim to clip only the TOP inch
OF the grass blades So cut the regularly If allowed
to get too tall before cutting the will remove the
entire top and 1t takes longer for growth to cover
the lawn
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When to Give Water

If there is watering to be done,
do 1t In the early morning or
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lem is to cover the gutter witt
hardware cloth. If there are nj
blocking edges then the leave.
will slide of onto the ground
while the rainwater pours
through the mesh and is carried
to the downspouts.
This may seem an unimpor-
tant matter for the gardener
but it is oftentimes the cause OF
the loss Of valuable plants.
Splash blocks at the mouth
OF a downspout prevent the soil
from being mined, but they dc
not prevent the flooding Of the
soil in the immediate area.
Concentrated Injury
We use cutters to prevent
such injury along the founda-
ton and then concentrate the
water at the downspouts.
Tile drains help to carry ii
away without injury to our
plants but then too often allow
leaves and other debris to clog
them. Then comes the problem
Of digging them UP for cleaning
We should avoid this problem
by regular cleaning of the gut
tiers or by screening them from
the leaves. Otherwise We had
best select shrubs for that area
which are less subject to injury
from a temporary water logged
soil. There are such shrubs,
most of which are deciduous,
such as the swamp-azalea "a.
vissocurD, the clethre, etc.
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GARDENS
Renewal System Aids
Climbing Roses

If the spring Towering climb
ers have not been pruned this
chore should not be postponed
since the removal Of the ole
canes becomes more difficult a.
the new ones gain in size.
Cut from a fourth to a thirc
of the Oldest canes of close tc
the ground. Then fertilize, tic
the old canes in place and mulch
the root area.
In several cases this practice
will insure fall bloom on such
climbers as Paul's Scarlet ano
New Dawn.
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most situations and the dealers
no longer stock it, The prohibi-
ton does not relate to this par
ticular case.
Screen Out Debris
Where the water from a down.
spout is emptied into a tile drain
it is desirable to take whatever
steps are necessary to prevent
acorns, leaves the other debris
from being poured into the drain.
The cute little cages that are
made for this purpose collect
trash and unless the gutter is
cleaned out periodically they will
become so clogged that the rain
water pours over the edges onto
the ground.
One device that some have
used to take care OF this prob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-14

HSuO
is huppy to announce the addition
to its staff Of M. Wesley Peoree,
landscape designer.
Contrary to car pool legend,
you can plant all summer long.
Modern methods Of handling
nursery stock make this possible.
Don't wait for the foil rush! Point
with pride TO well Iondseoped grounds
THIS SUMMER. Our pluntines are
fully guaranteed for one year. Terms
urrunsed.
ARBoR Londseopers
1880 Georgia Avenue
VIII. 6-41i0
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.Ground Limestone
Discouruqes SorreI

II sorrel (sheepsO or moss ap.
pear in the lawn it may be dis
couraged by applying ground
limestone to the area. However
moss is a sign of a oompacted
soil. one that holds moisture at
the surface Of the ground.
When conditions favor the use
of 2.4-D the Sleeps sorrel can
usually be eliminated with one
good spraying. 1t is impossible to
control this weed by pulling since
the underground rhizomes send
up new shoots from each node,
However it thrives in poor sour
soils.
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Perennial Seeds
To Be Used Soon

1t is time to order (fresh) seed
Of perennials and biennials SO
as to have 1t on hand when time
for seed sowing arrives-mid-
July.
Many Of the common peren-
mails and biennials may be OBJ
tanned from local nurserymen,
but the newer and less common
kinds and varieties must be
grown from seed. Since some
kinds Of seed deteriorate rather
rapidly-even under favorable
storage conditions-it is good
insurance to ask for new crop
seed. This last applies especially
to pansieS and delphinium,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-14
Bunk vs.. Dry WuII

Banks are hard to NOV: the,
can be remodeled into level spot
with a dry wall or retaining wal
taking the place Of a slope. o.
they can be planted with ma.
terial like pachysandra-whicf
needs little attention once estab.
lished-or with sweet-smelline
herbs. like lemon thyme which
eliminates the use of a mower
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there are a rev kinds OF SHRUBS
which seemingly resent it.
The concentrated pouring OF
rainfall over the root area of a
shrub seems to exclude the air
for a longer period than the yew
(Taxus) will tolerate. Even
though the subsurface drainage
may be good the soil area is
temporarily waterlogged. The
more humus that has been in
corporated In the planting hole
the more serious this problem
can be.
Even azaleas do not seem to be
too happy under such circum-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-14
FIsHERMAN'S PARADISE

The waters broad Patuxent abound with variety
fish = they're anglers dream true. Other fun
activities awaiting the entire family in this select resort
community boating sailing, water skiing and wonder
fully casual country club living just minutes away from
Washington.
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stances and will appear to be
chlorotic. This is confusing since
the chlorosis is usually due to
an iron deficiency. but in this
case is due to lack of air for too
long a period.
Extensions May Help
There are several ways to take
care Of the situation. One that
Is inexpensive is to put an ex-
tension on the downspout so
that the water is carried beyond
the shrub area. While such a
method will relieve the shrubs
1t does not help the grass because
a frequent flooding Of the sur
face tends to remove humus and
leach out the plant food so that
the grass in the immediate area
will lack in both vigor and good
color.
A second method is to carry
the water away in an undertake.
surface tile. Usually this is pre-
ferable to all other methods but
1t will depend upon a suitable
outlet for the rain water. Some
times this is not available and
then the tile should empty into
q dry well which has SUFFICIENT
capacity for a heavy rainfall.
Where there is a suitable out
let for the tile the problem then
becomes one Of size Of tile. Ordi-
narily a 3-inch tile will carry
as much water as the down.
spout. However. II there is only
q gradual slope 1t may be neces-
sary to use q 4-inch tile.
(This size is more readily OBJ
tanned since the District prohib-
It's the use Of a 3-inch tile in
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GARDEN
GUID ANC E
Downspouts May Cause Shrubs to Fail
By W. H. YoUNGMAN

When shrubs in the foundation planting lack vigor
or fail sometimes find that the trouble is due to the
downspouts temporarily flooding the ground This is
OF course when the downspoutS deposit the rainfall on
the area in which these shrubs are growing. Few
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early evening - morning much
preferred for those plants. like
phlox. which are suspectible to
mildew.
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TEX: Everyone agrees
our women are
lovely - but oh.
so terribly pamperedl
link: Fighting words.
Tex. ! say this ;.

QUESTION: ~ number Of months ago Victoria
Shaw, a young australian actress, made headlines
with he assertion that US. wives were Me niOT
Spoiled SpOMseS in The world Is This true ?? asks Mrs.
Eric Herr Of Harvard. Mass.
We gOf the answer from fhe hnSbandwife team Of
The TEX and JiHx Show - Tex and JiHx MrCr
Here is whaf they said in a report BY Lester David
TEX: Id call this frank young actresses statement
infiammatory. And her opinion isn't isolated. Miss
Shaw gave voice TO notion which is prevalent in
lot Of places.
The US. wife is enved and initiated all over the
world Everyone agrees she's beautiful. intelligent
and remarkably efficient - but she's Oh terribly
pampeTed! Sound familiar Jinx?
JlNX: Il certainly does. heard il in Monaco when
| was there for Grace KelNs wedding: heard il in
Mexico City when flew down recently: ] even
heard it in lstanbu The criticisms boil down TO this
American wives are over
INDUCED by their husbands and ,nzwsrsk l.
Iaze around while machines do the rvo -
homework. COLA
American men SpineleSs oMeeopnN 4
crea- - Continued on page 20 ssaaasaszsA