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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
THE PROBLEM

Mrs. T. I'll failed a. 9
mother.
Loretta Its too late now
THE DETAILS
Mrs. T. VI am q widow
with q son and daughter. both
in their 2O's and both quite un-
happy. I want TO help them
but they don't let me. I'm
afraid they have no feeling fol
me ct all.
You see. my husband died
when both children were small
and / brooded Q lot and did moi
give them the kind Of childhood
they should have had. / was
immersed in my own suffering
and I was often short tempered
with them. I worked and al
the end Of the day I used to bC
too tired and impatient to lis.
ten to their problems. ! failed
a. . mother and they do moi
come to me with their prob
lens now.
Both Of my children have
made unhappy marriages. MY
daughter is already separated
from her husband and my son
is thinking about divorce. They
are both in need of money, but
won't accept even that from me
Loretta Its true that our
childhood was quite unhappy,
but there is really nothing our
mother can do to make up for
it now. We feel she needs the
money she now has for herself
and wen have to get along as
wen as We can without that
kind Of help.
As for our matital problems,
my brother and I feel we can
get very little help from our
mother. We aren't in the habit
Of discussing our intimate af-
fairs with her.
My brother and I are both
sort Of embarrassed by the way
Mother clucks over US and takes
our problems as q kind of
punishment on herself. For my
self. ] feel rather optimistic
about the future-until 1 talk
to mother. Then I feel like
. hopeless failure, a. through
Ill never be able to straighten
out my life. I know / needed
more guidance in my teens,
but it's too late now.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Mrs. T. Y. shows q great
capacity for self-punishment.
As . young woman. she devoted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
So Naval Reserve
School Instructors
Take Course Here

Sixty-eight Naval Reserve
Omcers School instructors
Mailing from points all over the
eastern half Of the United
States. are enrolled in 4 spe.
cial two-week training course
at the Naval Receiving Station,
Anacostia.
The group was greeted at its
opening session by Rear Ad-
miral H. d. Baker, Comman-
dant Of the Potomac River
Naval Command, and then ad-
dressed by Rear Admiral John
McNay Taylor. Assistant Chief
Of Naval Operations for Re-
serves. -
Admiral Taylor told the stu
administrations the Navy
needs mot merely trained ON
GERS. but thoroughly educated
ones" to meet its needs during
the present critical world situa-
ton. He added that the Naval
Reserve Ofiicer Schools were
doing q great deal to meet this
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

Tray Henry has asked q
group Of specialists Of the Pub
lie Health Service. the GoUern.
ment's chief health agency, to
tell some Of the things being
done to keep people healthy
and happy iDhen they get old
This is the second of a series
BY DR.. NATHAN SHOCK,
Chief, oerontoiogy Branch. National
Heart Institute
Interest In the problems Of
aging seems at last to be rising
to keep pace with the growth Of
these problems.
With the growth Of interest,
q seldom-heard word-geron-
tology-4lnay become more and
more familiar TO US. 0eron-
tology is the broad scientific
study Of aging processes.
Since it Is q young science,
we must admit at the start that
we know very little Of the
causes Of aging or even what
aging IL. And. the world. Of
aging is large. Our map Of II
shows many expanses Of unex-
plored territory.
But, we're gradually pushing
back the boundaries by ex.
ploration. A study which We
recently conducted at the
Heart Institute CHRONOLOGY
Branch may illustrate this.
How Calcium IL Handled
Little has been known about
how the aged human body han.
dies calcium and the other ba-
sic elements Of tissue growth
phosphorus. nitrogen and
potassium.
We know aged people arr
more frail-their bones may b,
thinner. and the working" tbs.
sues Of muscle and Of interna
organs may be reduced in theil
capacity to perform. Do thu
aged therefore lack the ability
to use the basic elements Of tbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Low Students Honored

Honored for its various activ-
tiles, the Student Bar Associa-
ton Of George Washington
University has been named the
most outstanding member of
the American Law Student As
ISOLATION for the academic year
ls56-57. oflcials announced to-
day. The George Washington
group also won the award two
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
FAMOUS FABLES
By 3. E. EDGAR

BOAST: one night in 1870.
the late H. L. Mencken and
George Jean Nathan, then 90.
editors Of the Smart Set"
magazine. attended . party in
New York City.
They were met at the door
by q lanky, red-haired man Of
IS. who obviously had had too
much to drink. He inumbled
his name in introduction and
then blocked their path.
well. If it isn't Mr.. Meme
ken and Mr.. Nathan" he said
thicily. you've never heard
of me. have you? Well. lemne
tell you sumpin'. I've Just
written the best darn novel
you ever sawl"
Mencken and Nathan were
forced to listen to him for the
next 10 minutes. He spoke
only of himself. Finally, they
managed to maneuver by him.
A few days later. Mencken
arrived at the ONCE with .
book under his arm.
You remember that loud
mouth who was telling us he
had written the great Amefi-
can novel;" he said to Nathan.
well. he wasn't kidding. Here.
you'd better read this"
He tossed the book over to
Nathan. The book was Main
Street" hY Sinclair Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

SHOW, which auoS 3 lOao OF tens
of millions Of tons to the ice
cap. Since the temperature at
elevations above 1000 feet is
constantly below freezing, losses
from evaporation are negligible.
Pressures created by this an
nual additional load Of snow
consolidates the underlying
layers. making them denser and
denser.
Largely because Of density
measurements. 1t is possible by
techniQues now being evolved
to discriminate decades, and
perhaps eventually even years.
The ice layers are like tree
rings, long used by archaeolo-
gists. to date ancient ruins.
Other Information Sought
The engineers estimate, for
example. that ice 1t the 1000
foot depth fell as snow during
the 10th century, about the
time Of the first white settle
ment Of Greenland. It is hoped
that detailed examination OF
ice from this level will yield
information on the gas content
Of the atmosphere. the solid
particles in the atmosphere,
its chemical composition. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Leprosy Can Be Treated Successfully
BY DR. PETER ]. sTElNcRoHN

tunity to help the fight against
Hansen's disease-even in this
small way. I hope you readers
will pass the word along TO your
friends. There's nothing so
effective as word Of mouth adj
vertising.
Released By the Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Tomorrow: Headaches have voy-
ing causes and treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

were retained and stored when
the right proportions were
provided In the diet.
The weight gain Of our sub.
jects averaged about ave
pounds q man. When the in
dividual weight changes were
studied in relation to the stor-
age Of the tissue growth ele-
ments. it seemed clear that
these men were building new
body tissue.
So we found that aged men
do share with the young the
power to build new cells and
tissues II they have the neces-
sary dietary elements.
Experience has taught US
however. that old people, left
to their own devices. often eat
diets poor in the vital elements.
his II mainly . pSych0lOgic
and economic problem.
Even 30, there is some en-
couragement in the knowledge
that q potential for growth ex-
lists which may respond, II
stimulated and sustained.
(Yow may Drtte Ray Henry
IN care Of this newspaper about
your otOn Social Security or
retirement problem. Please en-
close a stamped, self-Gddressed
envelope and IS cents IN CON-
prom U Nsvsfssturss)
Mendsy: Husbsnd. 10. workias Il
Yssn. is eligible for Socisl Security
peymeats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

responsible agencies and eoHnsslors.
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herself to self-torture over the
death Of her husband and now
she is doing the same thing
over her failure" as q mother.
In both cases. she imposes suf-
fering on herself for things
that are past remedy.
However, Mrs. T. Y.'s short
comings as q mother were prob
ably not as serious Is she be-
lieves. Despite the fact that
her children are having serious
difhculties, they have an In
dependent spirit that should
help them through.
Loretta shows she tends to
fall a bit too much into the
trap her mother sets, that Of
putting the blame on her
problems for her unhappy
childhood. Her statements that
I'VE aren't in the habit Of dis
cussing our intimate affairs
with her" and ats too late
now" reflect q good deal Of
bitterness.
Loretta should recognize
that. whatever her mothers
shortcomings were, she cannot
be held wholly responsible for
her marital failure. Placing the
blame on her mother will pre-
vent Loretta from seeing her
own errors and learning from
them.
Mrs. T. Y. is undoubtedly
wrong in her guilt-caused no.
ton that her children have mo
feeling at all" for her. More
likely. they have more love for
her than they know how to
show. Instead Of worrying over
them. prying into their affairs
and offering help. she should
try to show her own love by
being natural, cheerful and
Straightforward with them.
When they see she is in q
healthy state Of mind, they
may start opening up on their
personal problems-of their
own free will.
(copyrisht 1857. General Features
TomoEFew: 4 mons sister thinks
he should Try 10 Eskindle On old
remsAes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Layers Of Ice Record
Millennium of History

UNITED STATES ARMY ENGINEERING CAMP Northern
0reenlandmy engineers studying frozen history
of 1000 years.
miles thick in some places builds layer ayera new
layer being added each year.
The annual precipitation amounts to several feet of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
Welfare Aide Numed

RICHMOND. Aug. Is ~
The State Department Of vel
fare and Institutions has an
nounced the appointment Of
Paul S. Reyes as It's farm 90
Iordinator,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
FEATURE RcE
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Mother Is Rejected
BY Her Children

The Femily Council consists Of .
judge. . psyehioifist. three clergy
men. q newspaper editor. q womsn's
editor end two writers. Eaeh article
Is . summary Of On aetual eass his
tory. The council Eeperls on prob
lens thet have bssn dealt with BY
responsible agencies and eounssIoFs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

TomoEFew: 4 mons sister thinks
he should Try 10 EskindIs, On old
EeMaAes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
THE COUNCM,S VIEW

Mrs. T. Y. shows q great
capacity for self-punishment
As . young woman. she devoted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15

prom U Nsvsfssturss)
Mendsy: Husbsnd. 10. working Il
Yssn. is eligible Tor Socisl Security
paYmants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-15
CROSSWORD PUZZLE

lAnswer to Yesterdays Puzzle
& 4 ! E 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

NV. has just been graduated
from the course for canteen
workers, though she did Red
Cross work during World War II.
Others Volunteer
1.-THE last Of my children has
just grown up and moved away
from home" Mrs. Moul said,
land I need something to occupy
my time" She is in the group
leaving today.
A veteran of Is years of Red
Cross work, Miss Julia B.
Chandler Of 1929 P street NV,
also left yesterday. Miss
Chandler. a retired Internal
Revenue Service worker. is leav-
ing two housefuls Of roomers to
fend for themselves while she
goes on her errand Of mercy.
Others who left yesterday are
Mrs.3 Elizabeth Bass of 4637
Redwood parkway NV. and
mrs Louis Hawley Yof 5315
Connecticut avenue NV. Miss
llafRaret HoIbroCk Of 1S8 Wayne
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

WEATHER FORECAST-Snow is due in the Northeast
Central Great Lakes Northern and Central Plains sec
tons Of the Upper Mississippi Valley and in the Central
Rockies Rain is expected in from the Vrginas
to Northern Florida west TO the Middle Mississippi Valley
and southwest to Northwest Texas. IL will be
In the Middle Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys colder
In the Central Rockies and Central and Southern Plateau
-AP Wirephoto Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
|BrowneII First Witness
In Civil Rights Hearings
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

civil rights legislative starts again through the
congressional mor perhaps acknowledgements when House
Judiciary Subcommittee four days of hearings Attorney
General Brownell as first witness.
fourpont urged by the Eisenhower administration
has good chance of House approval before April by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
President to Attend
Prayer Breakfast

President Eisenhower has &C.
lcepted an invitation to attend
the annual Congressional Prayer
Breakfast Thursday morning in
the Mayflower Hotel.
For the fifth consecutive year.
Conrad N. Hilton. hotel chain
owner. will be host. He will pre-
sent the President with a silver
plaque engraved with his Second
Inaugural Prayer. Mr.. Eisen-
hover is expected TO speak
briefly.
The breakfast is an outgrowth
lof the original group Of members
of Congress who have met regu-
Ilarly to pray and dine together
Attendance has grown to more
than 1000 governmental leaders
1t Is the first of a three-day
series of meetings sponsored by
the International Council of
Christian Leadership. Of which
Senator Carlson, Republican of
Kansas. is president and Abra-
ham Vereide is executive di-
rector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Run Over Twice,
Indion Boy Unhurt

BILLINGS, Mont. Feb. 2 (R)
-Sled-riding Selmer Red Star. 8
of Pryor. Mont. was run over
twice by an automobile and suf-
fered no apparent injury.
A physician at a Billings hos
pital described his case as
amazing"
Walter Willett, Indian Bureau
special officer, gave this account:
Fred Bird Hat of Pryor didn' I
know the boy was behind the
car. He stopped to turn around,
the child slid from a sled and
the backing vehicles rear wheel
passed over Selmer's lower abb
domen.
Witnesses yelled. The driver,
thinking he was about to strike
something. started forward. The
same wheel passed over the same
part Of the child's body again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Senator Urges
Billboard Bon
On Highways
By the Associated Press

Senator Neuberger. Democrat
Of Oregon. said yesterday that
early action on his bill to ban
billboards on the 4l,000-mile
Federal highway system is es-
sential.
1T is essential" he said, ito
prevent a garish array of ad-
vertising appeals from plotting
out a large section of the Ameri-
can landscape"
He said he had asked Senator
Gore. Democrat of Tennessee,
chairman of a Public Works SUBJ
committee. to schedule early
hearings on the measure. Sen
ator Neuberger is a member OF
the full committee.
UNLESS billboard construction
Is controlled" he said, "the
Nations $50 billion investment
In safer. speedier highway trans
port will be debased.
The magnificent American
outdoors along the highways
would again become a medium
for the hawkers of toothpaste
whiskey, cigarettes and soap
Merchandising has a laudable
purpose in stimulating our eco
nomic activity.
However, American motorists
whose money builds the roads
should not be made into I'M
willing victims Of blatant urgings
from a forest Of signs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

opposition by round-the-clock
imeetinges of the Senate.
House subcommittee hearings
tomorrow through Thursday will
cover a wide range and variety
of civil rights bills introduced
since the 85th Congress con.
vened. Virtually all Of them, in.
GLIDING the administrations pro-
gram, are repeaters from the pre-
ivious Congress. The administra-
ton plan is regarded as the only
one likely to win House approval
That plan also will be the basis
for Senate Judiciary subcommit-
tee hearings scheduled for later
this month. Senator Hennings
Democrat Of Missouri, the chair
man, recently failed in an at
tempt to limit the hearings to
two weeks.
FOur-Point Program
The measure recommended by
the President and sponsored in
the House Of Representative
Heating, Republican of New York
and others. would do these foui
things:
| Have the President appoint q
bipartisan Civil Rights Commits.
sion to investigate with subpoena
power, collect information, pro.
pose revision Of laws and policie.
and make recommendations tx
ease racial tensions;
/ Established a new Civil Right.
Division in the Justice Depart.
ment and have it headed by an
Assistant Attorney General;
! Give the Attorney General au.
thority to bring civil actions in
Federal courts on behalf of per-
sons whose civil rights are vio-
lated.
Authorize the Attorney Gen.
eral to bring civil actions against
private citizens as we'll as State
Officials who interfere with q
persons right to vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Red Cross Volunteers
Leave for Flood Areas

The first volunteers sent outside the Washington Area
by the District Red Cross left yesterday for Bueeld W. Va
Five workers will spend from 10 days
weeks ood-ravaged of West Virginia Kentucky and
Tennessee
second group of four leave this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Gen. Gruenther
Calls Floods
Major Disaster
BY ALVIN SPIVAK
Representing the Combined Press

| CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb
I2.-American Red Cross Presi-
dent Alfred M. Gruenther to-
day described flood devastation
lin Kentucky. Virginia and West
Virginia as major disaster
which will require long-range re.
lief for its victims.
The retired general made the
comment after an all-day in
spection tour of the area. hi:
first big job since becoming pres
Iident of the Red Cross a month
lago.
The general. accompanied by
other Red Cross officials. flew
over the tri-State region afflicted
by the worst floods in its his
tory. He visited Hazard and Bar.
bourville, KY, two Of the COM
munities suffering the worst
damage, by helicopter.
Hears Reports on Aid
At Bristol. Va, London. KY.
and Charleston. w. Va. Gen
Gruenther heard reports on re.
lief activities from State officials
and Red Cross personnel.
He told them: ''The more spec.
tacular stage, the emergency, il
over. Now comes the slow. un'
dramatic part - rehabilitation
We feel we have definite jot
and We are going to stay with il
to the finish"
This task, he said, is to assist
an estimated $4,000 homeless!
families and disaster struck
small businesses to get a fresh
start through what he calico
, gifts from the American people.
Gen. Gruenther said in ar
, interview that the Red eros:
! planned no special disaster func
appeal. although the $5o0.000 il
, has set aside for this specific
program definitely will not bt
, enough"
This sum will be replenished
he said, through the annual Rec
Cross fund drive in March.
d. Hazard, KY. was Gen. Gruen-
theirs major stop of the day.
Flood waters had subsidized at
Hazard, a coal-mining commu-
nifty of some 10000 in Cum
Iberland Mountain valley on the
, north fork of the Kentucky
River. However, marks of the
} disaster were still to be seen.
Bridge Is In Ruins
A railroad bridge over the
river was in ruins. Gen. Gruen-
ither and his party had to step
gingerly over sodden. uprooted
wooden ties to cross It and get
into town from the pocked golf
course which the Army was US
ing as a landing field for its
relief bearing helicopters.
Mayor Douglas c. Combs of
J Hazard said his own home and
dental supply business had been
wiped out in the 38-foot high
crest Of the flash food waters.
) He told Gen. Gruenther every
, thing was destroyed"
! But. he added. townspeople
l'mere digging out with the help
Eof Red Cross, Army and other
.IrSlief workers. Gen. Gruenther
J said the people we're showing
amazing courage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. "a on January 90.
Lowest 8 on January Is.
HiEh and Low Saturday
Hieh, 4S. At 2:25 pm.
Low, "a, at TAO am.
TIA Tahlaa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Solidarity
Pledged Anew
By u. s, Britain
By the Associated Press

The United States and Britain,
whose relations were chilled by
the Suez crisis, pledged anew
yesterday their solidarity" in
defense aims.
That was among the points
listed in Joint communicate on
the series Of talks held by Sec
rotary Of Defense Wilson and
Britain's Defense Minister Dun
can Sandys.
The meetings, the official an
Inouncement and the subsequent
informal remarks Of Mr.. Sandys
seemed to show that some
warmth is returning to the
Anglo American relations, dam
aged by the British-French at
tack on Egypt.
The communique, issued as
MIR. Sandys departed for home,
also said that 1.-THE possible adop-
ton by Britain Of certain Ameri-
can weapons was explored. and
this matter is being referred to
the two governments for fur
lther consideration"
Won't Elaborate
Officials of the two govern
ments declined to elaborate on
this. However, there were reports
that one of the main topics in
the talks concerned Britain's de-
sire to acquire some American
guided missiles. including anti
aircraft weapons and short
range bombardment missiles
which could use nuclear war;
heads.
Mr. Sandys, in talking to re-
porters at the airport, would &c
no farther than to say we
would not have put this para
graph into the communique il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

UlSscI uldIS lIl CIldil IIlc zi0-lzO
vote on similar bill last July, its
sponsors predicted yesterday.
Chances of Senate adoption of
that measure or any other civil
rights proposal are admitted
much more remote. But hackers
say they are more confident than
in years past that the Senate
not only will finally take up such
a bill but also approve it this
spring.
They recall that the bill
passed by the House last sum-
mer reached the Senate in the
final weeks of the 84th Congress
and was pigeonholed.
Showdown Welcome
Bipartisan Senate supporters
of civil rights legislation indi-
cate, they would welcome a
showdown early in the new
session because of a better OPP
lportunity to wear down the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

morning Tor Bristol, on the Viz
ginia- Tennessee border.
A mobile canteen truck, one
Of four presented to the Ameri-
can Red Cross by the AFL-CIO,
left from Eastern Area headquar-
tiers in Alexandria yesterday.
bound for Bluefield. 1t was driven
by the only man among the
flood-area volunteers. Merrill L.
Lloyd. and his wife. Both are
drivers for the Red Cross Motor
Service.
Has ShOrt-Wave Radio
The truck includes refrigera-
ton. heating and cooking facil-
tiles and a short-wave radio.
Among the group that left
yesterday were a mother and
daughter. Mrs. Edward s. Lee
and Miss Ruth E. Lee Of 2722
Ordway street NV. Miss Lee.
who works for the Health. Edu-
cation and Welfare Department,
is using her annual leave to go
assist food victims.
Another volunteer, Mrs. @. e.
Moul of 1909 Jennifer street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

MISUNDERSTANDING cloudi-
ness today. high in 40s. followed
by rain at night. Occasional
rain, rather mild tomorrow.
Winds - Southeast to south
1918 miles per hours. Visibility
fair to good.
River Report
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and cloudy At Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
,Readins Washington National Airport
Midnieht - 80 Noon ~ "a
am. 3s 4 pm, - AZ
3 am. --- 80 pm.