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WSTAS IN SCIENCE
An Interesting Biology Experiment

5 Of the Is injected fe-
males began to. produce
mainly daughters and finally
they produced daughters ex-
clusively."
That Is. q supposedly he
reditary condition was actu-
ally transferred from one
individual to another-a sit
uation probably unique In
biology. But the condition
also became hereditary. Says
the report:
Daughters Of the injected
females derived from success
sive broods Of eggs that were
tested by mating to brothers
or to males from the normal
strain. In the two most thor
oughly tested cases Of broods
when only females were be-
ing produced. II daughters
Of one injected female showed
the changed sex ratio in their
progeny. Eleven produced no
males at all and the others
only a few males. Twelve
daughters of another injected
female gave the same result.
Twelve produced no males at
all.
In all cases the progenies
were sufficiently large to
leave no doubt of the pres
ence Of the sex ratio condi-
ton. 1t now is clear that the
original infection has now
been transmitted through
three generations. Stocks O.
these new strains now are
being maintained"
Transmissible Disease
The possibility was recog-
nized that the change might
be due to some mechanical or
chemical condition brought
about by the injections them
selves. To test this. egg plaSm
from normally producing fe-
males was injected into vir.
gin females. It made no diff
ference.
1T is therefore clearly DEM
onStrated," says the report,
that the sex ratio condition
is essentially infectious in
nature"-in other words, a
transmissible disease.
There is no evidence, Of
course, as to how far the fruit
fly situation extends to other
organisms. Recent expert
ments have indicated strong
ly that the genetic situation
among these insects is dup
Heated in all ways among
higher animals, especially
birds and mammals. Also
there is no evidence that the
infection can be transferred
other than by deliberate in
lection. So there probably is
no danger of a great epidem-
ic of femaleness overwhelm-
ing the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
About Witches

In her June ~ column.
Dorothy Thompson objects
to the phrase "witch-hunting
epoch" She says witches
were illusions. What makes
her so sure there weren't any
witches? Clio, the muse Of
history, is no witch, but a
Woodworking girl doing her
best with available materials.
But she has not done so well
with the pagan" nature
cult that fought a losing
rear-guard battle against
Christianity in Europe and
on this continent. Secret de-
voices continued old rites:
they were mostly women. no.
torious for being the first to
start the new and last to
abandon the old. This &C
counts for the accent on
witches. who. I am convinced
were real. Naturally, they
we're, and still are, difficult to
find out.
Sidney KOretz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Court Opinion

The Supreme Courts re-
cent sweeping decisions, set
ting free such atrocious
criminals as convicted Com
munists. traitors. disloyal
citizens, rapists and crooks
Of all kinds in business and
in labor unions, dealt a
shocking blow to all of our
law enforcement officials.
But the most devastating
blow to our democracy and
freedom was struck when
the court ruled that the FBI
must turn over its secret files
in all criminal cases. That
ruling leaves the Nation
without a single weapon with
which to combat criminals,
and unless Congress acts to
change this ruling those in
telligence agents of our Fed
eral Government involved in
law enforcement may just as
well close up shop.
There are two courses open
by which Congress can give
temporary relief from the
Supreme Courts dictatorial,
chaotic rulings: One, by the
impeachment route, and two,
cut off appropriations to the
Supreme Court until every
one of the justices who voted
to throw open the FBI files to
criminals has moved out of
Office. OF course the only per-
manent solution to clean up
this dirty business would be
an amendment to the Consti-
tuition that the Supreme Court
justices be elected to Office by
the people instead of the
present policy of being ap.
pointed by one man. To quail
ify for the higher court all
candidates must be lawyers
and must have had at least
10 years prior experience on
the bench as a judge and be
Of impeccable character, two
very important items our
founding fathers obviously
overlooked when framing the
Constitution.
Nish Showers.
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On Disorming

Earl H. Voss's article on
Disarmament in Perspec-
tive. the Necessity for a First
Step" Is so clear to the ordi-
nary man that one hopes it
will be obvious to the negoti-
ators. AS time is Of the es-
sence, that first step. however
small, would bring relief and
hope to a fear-ridden world.
Why not accept the Rus
sian proposal and go on from
there2 Anything at all that
might lead TO Kidding the
world Of the fear Of ami
hilationl
Rose stutE.
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Still the Hard Line

According to its own account, the
Kremlin has toppled Comrades Malen-
kov, Molotov and Kaganovich largely
because they have obstructed Soviet eff
forts to ease international tension and
promote peaceful coexistence between
East and West. However, despite some
recent overoptimiStic conclusion jump
ing, this does not mean that Nikita
KhruShchev and his revamped "collec-
tive leadership" = in which Marshal
1hukov now holds powerful position
are about to soften the foreign policy
of the USSR. Actually, although they
may make such change at later time,
they seem at present to be plainly adj
herring to their customary hard line.
case in point is the latest news
from the f1ve-power disarmament meet
ing in London. It certainly indicates
that the Kremlin is in no hurry to join
the West in taking at least small first
step toward limitation and control. AS
proposed by the United States, with the
concurrence Of France, Britain and Can
ada, such step would consist of an
agreement under which all parties would
halt nuclear weapons testing for trial
period Of 10 months. The agreement
would entail number of strict con-
ditionS, including adequate policing
against the possibility of violations or
evaSionS. In addition, it would be tied
in with related commitments to stop,
on certain fixed date, the production
of fashionable material for military pur-
poses.
But the Kremlin, after having APP
peared to be rather receptive to all this,
has just dealt with it in way that has
greatly dampened earlier hopes for some
sort Of preliminary understanding.
Speaking through Valerian Zorin, it's
chief representative at the London talks,
1t has turned down the Western idea
that there should be meeting of scien-
tific experts to prepare system Of in
Spection to police the effectiveness of a
ban on weapons testing-a system vital
to the plan our side has offered. Finally
besides raising these and other objec-
tionS, Mr.. Zorin has insisted once again
that any agreement on stopping the
military production Of fashionable mate
rial must be conditioned on a prior I'M
qualified remuneration of the use Of all
nuclear weapons "a remuneration that
would totally deprive the West of its
deterrent power even before there were
anything like real disarmament.
It probably would be an exaggeration
to say that the Kremlin, in taking this
position, has left no room for some kind
of compromise or that it has wrecked
the current London talks. But it obvi-
ously has put severe chill on the meet
ing. More than that, it has demon
strated to wiShful thinkers that Soviet
policy is not going to undergo sudden
change for the better just because of the
big purge in Moscow. Mr.. Khrushchev
and his colleagues may have nice things
to say about easing tension and coexist-
ing peacefully, but when it comes to dis
armament and other issues like Ger
many, they still act as though they
intend never to practice what they
preach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
THIS AND THAT
why am I disliked?"
BY CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

why am I disliked?"
This Is the question q mil
lion people ask themselves
every day.
The happy fact is that
practically every one of them
can argue it this way:
Only a few people actively
dislike me.
Most of the rest are indif-
ferent.
A few truly like me!
That is the wonderful thing
to remember.
The small animals survive
because of this.
The big majority Of hu-
mans (their enemies, by and
large) pay no attention to
them.
If they did, they would kill
them, but they don't; these
people are so busy with their
own lives land loves) they
have no time for others, espe-
cially four-legged creatures.
So the latter escape mo-
testing.
Because Of this same trait,
the human being who some-
time or other thinks Of him
self as abused will discover
that most Of them will let
him alone, unless he actively
crosses their paths.
\ \ y
These many paths Of the
human
They come and go. cross
and recross; they diverge,
they zig-zag. they move this
way and that way
There is no telling where
or how they go, even the
experts. called scientists, al
most give up the job.
This is the sensitive per-
sons big chance.
His opportunity, we may
say, to keep clear Of the
people who are indifferent,
and try to keep away from
the active dislikers.
This leaves him free to
concentrate on those who
like him.
What does this word,
like" mean?
Basically, it means hav-
ing the same characteristics
or qualities.
Love me. love my dog"
or tree. or book, or house, or
food
This is one way some wise
person long ago tried to put
the everyday miracle Of lik-
ing.
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''Femaleness" may be an
infectious disease.
Evidence Of both q he
reditary and transmissible
condition that causes moth
ers to produce only female
offspring. regardless of the
fathers, has just been re-
ported to the American As
ISOLATION for the Advance
ment of Science here.
To allay fears of an even
tual all-women world. how
ever. it Is stressed that this
disease" has been found
only among fruit flies, the
rapidly reproducing insects
that are used in most genetic
experiments.
1t long has been recognized
that sex is hereditary, in a
sense. The sex ratio Of off,
spring throughout nature
follows essentially the Men
delian laws. For large popu-
lations it can be predicted
quite accurately.
Recently. according to the
report of Drs. Chana Malo-
golowkin Of the University
of Rio de Janeiro and D. F..
Poulsen of Yale, a condition
has been found which seems
far to transcend the laws of
heredity. Several strains of
fruit flies have been known
for some time which produce
only females. Microscopic
investigation of the eggs. ac-
cording to the report, shows
that in those which would
normally produce males the
embryos develop only a brief
time and never hatch. Other
wise there would be the nor
NAL ratio of about half and
half. The assumption has
been that there is some
genetic condition responsible
for this.
Condition Transferred
But, the two BIOLOGISTS
found. the condition can be
transferred to normal fe-
males by injection, like a dis
ease. Eggs from the abnor-
NAL females were punctured
with a pipette and a tiny
amount of the egg substance
withdrawn. This then was in
jected into the abdomens of
young females from a strain
with the normal birth ratio.
These then were mated to
males of their own strain.
The half-and-half proper
ton of births could be ex-
pected. But. according to the
report. lin most of the cases
the broods from each Of the
females for the first two
weeks Of egg production
yielded normal proportions
OF males and females. At the
end OF this period, however,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Give 1t q Chance

The administer tons bill to raise
postal rates continues to anguish in a
House Rules Committee pigeonhole. The
bill apparently is being held up while
a debate RACES over postal and classified
civil service pay-raise proposals. But
postal rates ought to be increased, re-
CARELESS Of what happens to pay legis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

produced in two principal
ways: A real color pigment
may be present In the shaft
or vane Of the feather: or the
structure Of the feather may
constitute a miniature prism,
breaking up the rays into the
iridescence Of q spectrum.
@. How are some Of our
various classes Of naval YES
sells named7-J. z.
A. Battleships take their
names from States: cruisers,
from large cities: destroyers,
distinguished naval or ma
rine personnel; carriers. his
toric naval vessels or battles:
submarines. FISH: minesweep-
ers. birds; repair ships. myth
illogical names; cargo ships.
gtaro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

@. Is the mangrove tree Of
any use?-M. o.
A. Yes, this peculiar tree is
in some ways Of great value.
It's aerial roots. growing down
from the trunk. form dense
thickets along the coast
where 1t grows, thus helping
to protect the shore from ero-
sion. The roots and branches
which take root in the mud
form new settling places for
silt. and thus help in the for
nation Of new land. Man
grove bark is rich in tannin.
mangrove wood Is very hard
and durable, and can be used
for wharf piles or for fuel.
Q. What makes the differ
ent colors in feathers?-J. 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Bridge HoqqIinq

One OF the most disgrace
full spectacles of the current
Washington scene is the
long-drawn-out squabble over
the desperately needed Con-
stitution avenue bridge. A
law permitting its construc-
ton lies inactive while Con-
gresS holds up the prospect
of another law to require
instead an inadequate and
vastly more costly tunnel.
From all the evidence given
the public, this unhappy al
tentative springs from two
sources: Public agencies in
fear of esthetic damage, ap-
parently' unaware of the
beauty Of the many Seine
bridges in Paris and the Tiber
bridges in Rome, and the
selfish business interests of
two small industries.
How long must the people
of the Washington Metropol-
itan Area have to wait while
this kind of cheap haggling
goes on and on? The bridge
is needed-now.
Elliott B. Roberts.
In the talk (and wrangling)
about the four-lane tunnel
and the six-lane bridge, I
have not noted any report on
design which would indicate
that the planners would ar
range the approaches so that
it would be one way during
rush hours, leaving the pres
ent bridges to handle the
traffic headed counter to the
heavy flow for which the new
structure must be created.
Surely even four new lanes
will be an important addition
to the present capacity, and
a relatively simple arrange
ment would make these lanes
available for either direction.
Please, lets have something,
gentlemen, and stop this ever
lasting do-nothing contro-
verSy.
Sana.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN sERvIC

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

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Point narrow strip
OF all corners and
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also Chevy Chose, Corners and Alexandra
Arkansas State press., 1957-05-10

sionary Baptist church was din
nsr guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lus-
ter Holloway April 70. The
committee for the Easter program
rendered Al excellent program
They were Mrs. Daisy Goysn.
Mra Louise Ford. Mrs. Annie
Hobb. Music was furnished by
Mira Annie Gray. Mrs Rszza
Williams. Mrs Lille Jones Of
Jonesboro and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter johnson Of Stuttgart. were
guests Of Mrs Willie II Thomas.
Mrs. Jones sang q solo. Alex
cooney and Mrs Cassie Boyd
were guests At Fellowship church.
=. Inc WV post sooI auxiliary.
Ella Mae Brown. president. met
April % Other officers installed
are Mrs. Jessie Hill. senior presi-
dent: Mrs. Louise Ford. junior
president: Mrs. Daisy Govan. Sec
Rotary: Mrs L. Ewell treasur-
er; MIRA Ruth cooney. chaplain.
Following the meeting . fish sup
per was served with guests par
ticipstins. :. Mrs.. Z. n. Brown
sold dinners last Sunday at the
homo of ArA Thomas. Eusens
Goodlew has eompleted his home
and now occupies It. Mrs. W.
lie Thomas visited her uncle At
Stuttgart Clifford Z. Ninton
Of Gary. Indiana. spent Q short
time here April n. Visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Minton spent the weekend In
Little Rock. visiting Mrs. Minton's
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Z A.
Thomas and othsrs Of Hickory
Arkansas State press., 1957-05-10
Hi Court Gets South
Carolina Teacher Case

WASH. D. CA South Carolina statute requiring Negro
teachers to make statement under membership
in the NAAcp challenged In jursdictional statement
filed with the u s. Supreme Court by attorneys for the NAA
CP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc.
The statute also provides for the immediate dismissal Of
general assembly makes II unlawful for agency
employ members Of the National Association for The Advance
ent Of coored People and carries fine Of 500 for state
officials disobeying the Act
The statute also provides for the mmeiaae dismissal Of
any Negro teacher who refuses to submit q written state
Arkansas State press., 1957-05-10

ment unoer oeh setting forth
WHISTLER or not he q . member
Of the National Asociation Assp-
citation for the Advancement Of
colorsd People.
M brief filed here d Ia BE-
half Of II Negro teachers who
wsrv compelled 10 resign their
jobs in the Ellorse training school
oranseburs county. Cor refusing
10 answer questionnaires q 70
thsir msmbership with the MA
AcP and thar visws - 10 The
dssirability Of sesresation in the
schools. m statsmsnt chalisnsss
IL eonsutuuonality Of The South
Caroline aatutA.
rhs setiea h q sppsai tom
The U. .. district esurt for ~
sasesra DISTRICT Il seutA Caro-
linz. cAarissesn division. whsrs
u Aet Ne ara ehallsaesd ~
surs . thrss-judss esxt esasiss-
tne Il cAisf Judes yeha ,. Park-
Arkansas State press., 1957-05-10

81. Dnutct Juoees george bea
Zimmerman and Ashton H. VII
nama The teachers then sought
an order restraining STATE Officials
from enforcing the statute.
Judge Williams. IN his opiniea.
declared:
There u no dispute - 70 he
acts. Plaintiffs are seventeen Ne
gro teachers. who had been en-
ployed IN Eilorss Training School
Of School District No. 2 Of Or
augsburg County. South Carolina.
prior 10 June 1853 for varying
periods Of tine; one - long ~
ten years. Thsrs y evidence 70
he effect Inst thsy were eempe-
tsnt tsselsrs and tAsss b No svL
dsnes shss tAsir ssrvies vas un-
sstisfaeSssy in my way. =
.wAsa plaintfb h Nay q
ises were Given blank sppliea-
tsens By he school saperinssnr
dsnt 10 b. nllsd out ed swoen
Arkansas State press., 1957-05-10

schools. they declined 70 answer
these questions. Only one of the
plaintiffs. however. was . MEM
Der Of the association Upon be-
Ing told that they would have
70 fill In the answers OF tender
their designations. they chose the
latter course and were not elect
ed for the ensuing year."
to. which contained questions a.
70 their membership In the aso-
citation and their views e 10
desirsbility Of segregation In the
Each member Of tn district
court wrote > separate opinion.
Judge Zimmerman eoneurred
with Judge Williams that the
oss should remain pending and
that during this time the plain
tiffs should carry IL 10 the aate
courts. Attorneys for The teachers
contend the ease should have
bean decided by the United States
district court and thst the su-
prems Court should hold ths
statuts uneonstituticnal
In their brisf 10 the High
Court the attorneys arEus thst the
South Carolina act L uneonstitu-
tional on the ground that Il dss-
troys the right TO freedom Of
speech and assembly. denies equal
prossction of the laws and Inst
II infiiets punishmsnt without
judicial trial.
Des Arc
Ella No nsewn
Ths pastor Of Fellowship Ms
Arkansas State press., 1957-05-10

Plains were here for the week
end Ms. Pearl Matthew spent
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ban on this type Of picture.
The sizzling Jeanne Eagel
Story" with jeff Chandler anc
Kim Novak burning the celluloid
will be released Firecracker Day
July 4. Mai lettering is The
gal who may break down Tyrone
Powers determination to sta,
single. Their children were in.
separable in Europe.
Paul Douglas "A Hole in the
Head" Broadway hit has paic
back its investors. Paul, owning
"a part of the play and gettine
IA percentage of the profits, car
make a packet Of money, espe-
Icially if it is sold to a movie
company.
When British David Niyeu
told l0-year-old Michel Ray, 81
enjoyed your performance In
The Brave One" young Mike
tut-tutted. Thank you, Mr.
Niven. but we mustn't see each
other any more. You're from
the Empire and I'm trying to
lose my accent. / play ar
American boy. don'tcha know
in my new film. Alone To-
gether.
From Pat Boone: I'm going
back to Columbia in the fan to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24

Peter Graves stars for Allied
Artists in Death in Small
Doses" a narcotics expose.
wish they would reinstate the
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get my degree. And it's the first
time I've dreaded school work
Because Boone. more popular
than Elvis with many young
Isters. will start his weekly tele-
vision show for ABC at the same
time.
I usually get brickbats tossed
my way when mention Ingrid
Bergman in this column. But
I'm a reporter. and Ingrid is
news. The journalists Of France
have just given her a gold medal
for being "the Most Courteous
Woman" in Paris.
Donald Crisp, very lonely since
the death of his wife in 1856
after So happy years of marriage
related how he returned to
Scotland last year to visit his
sister. who strongly disapproves
of his American colloquialisms
She gave me all the village
news. and at the end l said, Well,
what do you knowi' You must
be stupid she replied. I've been
telling you for the past hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
Arena Stage-"Three Sisters
$3.50 pm.
National-"Fanny"; $3.50 pm.
Shubert-Dark.
Screen
Ambassador -" 1.-THE Spirit of
st Louis; lbs. 4:05, 6:45 and
$3.50 pm.
Capitol-"Boy on a Dolphin;
11:25 am, 1880. 3:35, $40, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Colony-"The Colditz Story;
6:l5. 1855 and 9:45 pm.
Columbia - "Tarzan and the
Lost Safari";; HAS am, 1850,
$3.50, $50, 1850 and $50 pm.
Dupont - Gold of Naples:
l:25. 1925. $50. 7:35 and 9:40
pm.
Keith's :" Cinderella; 1920
am. 1915, 2:15. 4:l0. $40, sos
and 10 pm.
MacArthur-"Moulin Rouge;
6:55 and $50 pm.
MetropOlitan-"The Spirit of
st. Louis; 11:25 am, 1855, 4:25,
6:55 and $50 pm.
Ontario-"Funny Face; l:2O,
1925, $50. TAO. and GAS pm.
Palace-"The Bachelor Par
ty"; IL am, 1880. 2:35, 4:25,
6:15. sos and 9:55 pm.
Playhouse - The Ten Com
mandments"; 10 am. 2 and 8
pm.
Plaza-"Bed of Grass; IL. 2,
4, 6, 8. and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux - "The Strange
One; 1925 am. 1880, $3.50, $3.50,
l7:40 and 9:45 pm.
Uptown -" Around the World
in 80 Days: 2 and $3.50 pm.
Warner-"Seven Wonders of
the World; Q and $3.50 pm.