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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

things or should he Just knock
her for a loop7 BURNED UP
After 70 years, I doubt II
Yen are going 10 change your
wife. Gather all your Inn
p0rtant papers lonce you find
theml and lock them In =
strong box. Keep Il under
your bed. She can't move
that very far.
-
DEAR ABBY: My husband
and I have been married fol-
two years. When we got en-.
gagged I paid for the rings. HI
asked II he could borrow" the
money. so far he hasn't paid
Il back yet or even mentioned
II. He Is a wonderful husband
so ! wouldn't want TO start Q
big fuss over It, but do YOU
think he has really forgotten
MRS. N
I.dont know whether he
has forgotten-but II i were
YOU, I'd forget n.
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Inc)
For a personal reply. iDrits Il
ABBY In care OF The EveHiHi
Star. IHcIose a self-dddressed
stamped envelope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

the future for Jenny without
So what II she has q
good career2 How will she feel
when all her friends are mar
ried and have homes and chill
dren?
There is no harm In work.
ing for a couple Of years but
after that a girl should get
married. If a girl is making a
good living she scares men
away and Jenny has enough
strikes against her now. She
can 60 to college-but not to
study engineering.
THE COUNCILS VIEW .
Jenny really has turned in
an alarm. But her parents need
not get so upset. Many girls
and boys of her age who have
some reason for anxiety, make
statements that they do not
plan to get married. 1t does not
necessarily affect their futures.
The F. DIS are, however
very wrong in discouraging Jen-
ny from a career in engineer
ing If she has the ability. Aside
from the fact that q clear-cut
goal, enthusiasm and improve
ment in her competence will
all help to make Jenny q hap
pier, more attractive person
there is the additional advan-
tage that she has chosen a field
most likely to throw her into
contact with many men.
Women engineers are greatly
needed by industry today. Il
she has the capacity, Jenny
will enjoy many advantages
closed to girls with more mod
est ambitions. We predict she
will have a choice of men with
excellent qualifications as hus-
bands-as well as work that Il
stimulating and well paid.
We doubt whether a nice pay
check ever. in itself, frightened
men away. Far more likely
men have been frightened BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
SECURITY FOR YOU
$24,785.o6 Check
Turned Faces Red

the country write more than
$50 million checks a year, about
10 million a month for social
security payments alone"
10 Million Checks
Think Of it: 10 million social
security checks q month. Laid
end to end they'd reach from
Pittsburgh to Denver. Piled up
they'd make four stacks as
high as the Empire State
Building.
To write these checks, the
Treasury Department has large
oficeS in New York, Birming-
tham, Philadelphia, Kansas City,
Chicago and San Francisco.
The Social Security Admin
istration generally doesn't get
involved in the check writing,
except to tell the Treasury De-
partment whether you've got
social security coming.
When 1t does. one Of Treas
ury's six check-writing Offices
usually the one nearest your
home-makes up q punch card
or an address plate.
| Punched on the card or writ
ten on the plate is all the in
formation needed to write a
check for you every month.
| After your card or plate is
made, it's added to the others
on file at the Office. Then. once
a month the plate or card is
run through a machine which
imprints your name, address,
payments, social security num-
Der and so forth on your check.
| The Treasury Department
has elaborate checking and
double-checking methods to
catch bad checks before they're
mailed out. But. as 1t did with
the Evanses, the system some
times fails.
you may obtain Ray Henry'S
neiD social security handbook,
Security for You" BY tDritinO
to Room 400. EueninO Star
Building. Washington 4, d. c.,
IN losing IS cents In conn.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

Tomorrow: Don't be ofraid to toks
nitrosIycsrins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
BY RAY HENRY
.Ssociated Press star Writer


The Government has been
giving Mr.. and Mrs. James G.
Evans a hard time lately.
It started with their February
social security check. The check
was made out to James and
Stella Evcnx," carried the wrong
social security number and was
for $24,7s5.06-just $24,637.Ot
too much. About the only thing
accurate on the check was the
Evanses' address In Puyallup
Wash.
They sent 1t back to the
Treasury Department office ir
Chicago. which had issued thu
check, and got another which
was accurate.
A few days later their March
check arrived. Again it was fol
24,7S5.O6. This time they sent
the check to Washington, where
II disappeared in a cloud o.
silence.
They heard nothing unit
their April check showed up OF
its regular day. Only ont
trouble: 1t was the same OLE
$24,7S5.06.
Described in News Story
The next day the luck of thu
Evanses was described in al
Associated Press news story
The publicity brought some rec
faces and fast action.
In May, for the first time il
four months, the Evanses go
a social security check TO
the right amount. And they go
their back payments.
A Treasury official gave m
this explanation for the tangle
The punch-card system uset
In the Chicago Treasury offic
TO make up the checks wa
slipping a cog. 1t was doing s.
Ia a way which couldn't b
easily detected.
This is bound to harper
once in O while" he told me
ter all. our ofnces aroun,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
How Risky Are X-Roys?
By DR.. PETER ]. sTEINcRoHN

tons that you inform your doc
tor Of your history. He will
then take all the necessary pre-
cautions. As for watching TV,
I see no reason why you
shouldn't-if you can ind an
interesting enough program.
Dear DIR. SteincrOhn: I am
IS years old and for the first
time in 20 years / have had
X-rays taken. Three dental
X-rays and one Of my hand.
With so much being said
about radiation and its dan
gers, how long should I wait
before taking any more?
Should / allow my 12-year-
old son TO have dental X-rays
that his doctor has suggested?
I recall that he had some
X-rays taken when he was
4 years old. Thank you. Mrs.
L. ID. b.
I can best answer your uues-
ton by quoting from Scope
Weekly Magazine which writes
as follows: DIR. Isidore Latt-
man, chief of radiology Of Chill
dren's Hospital in Washington
D. c., reported q series Of pre-
cautionary measures that he
said had become fairly general
by the years end: cutting down
the amount Of X-ray exposure
through Improvement of APP
paratus and film; cutting down
the number Of Aims shot, by
avoiding routine chest and CT
plates where possible; avoiding
as much as rs per cent of the
radiation used in microscopy BY
careful use of the image in
tensifler: lin general, avoiding
x-ray therapy where no malig-
nancy is involved.
However, DR.. Latin a I
pointed out. fear Of radiation
must not be allowed to canoe
out clearly needed radiologi'
diagnosis and therapy. In thu
most difficult cases what i
called for is a balancing o
evils"
That seems to be the prope
answer. Recognize the pitfall
and learn how to avoid them
(Released By The Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Tomorrow: Don't be ofroid to tok
nifrooIvee rine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

The pendulum swings wide,
Fear Of X-rays seems TO be
increasing among patients. As
examples, am including two
letters Of many, received from
readers that will indicate how
many Of you feel about X-rays.
Although there is an element
Of danger, it is often minimal.
This is so because doctors are
well aware Of the precautions
that must be taken. And they
are taking them. Therefore, II
you have been advised to have
X-ray studies, do not hesitate
to do so. The danger is much
greater in postponing X-rays
than in taking them early
Here are the letters: :
Dear DR.. SteincrOhn: To-
day, with all this talk about
the danger Of too many X
ray examinations, 1 must
admit / have become quite
concerned. l can't help but
feel that ] am the victim Of
too many X-rays. I have had
X-rays Of the face and hands
In treatment Of n Skin con-
diti0n. In the industrial
plant where i was once en-
ployed I had an X-ray Of the
chest, once 4 year, for Is
years. I have had X-rays Of
the teeth two or three times
and X-rays Of my abdomen.
Also three or microscopic
examinations.
i have become 50 concerned
about all these X-ray tests
that i have even cut down
on watching TV programs
Il understand there Is q GER
tain amount Of radiation in
volved). Perhaps l am worry
ing needlessly. What DO you
think, DIR. Steincrohn7 s.
I think you are borrowing
worry. Thousands of peopll
have had as many land more,
examinations and have no
suffered from excess radiation
Besides. you can't In any wa,
undo what has already hap
pened.
/ would suggest, however
that If you are advised in tn,
future to have X-ray examina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22

The Femiy Council consists Of o
Judge. q psyehiotrist. three clergy
men, o newspaper editor. wOmen's
editor and two writers. Eoeh article
is summary Of on oetuol eoss
history. The council reports on
problems thot hove been deoIt With
by responsible ossneiss and eOun-
sellers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
THE DETAILS

Jennifer d. am Is years
old with problems up TO my
neck.
In the first place, I am 5 feet
IL inches and I don't know
whether I've stopped growing,
Probably not. Besides. I am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-22
FAMILY COUNCIL
Girl Sees
NoChunce
ToMurry
THE PROBLEM

JENNIFER D.-I1l never get
married. I want to be an
engineer.
MRS. F. d. can't see any
happiness that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Advisers to the Court

Juvenile Court Judge Orm Ketcham
has chosen a competent group Of rep
resentative citizens to assist him In
solving some of the problems besetting
his overloaded tribunal. He was fortu-
nate in obtaining the services of Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle as temporary
chairman of an advisory committee. Mrs.
Doyle headed similar group several
years ago and therefore Is thoroughly
familiar with the courts work, as well
as with juvenile problems in general.
Judge Ketcham. during his eight
months on the bench, has found himself
handicapped by numerous difficulties
inherent in the present system. One OF
che more serious problems is the ire
mendous volume of work--too much for
one Judge to handle properly. 1t may
be that the advisory committee will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
To the Spirit of rs

Sam Rayburn first took his seat In
the House Of Representatives on the day
woodrow Wilson was inaugurated Pres
ident Of the United States. It was March
4, 1918. and the world was at peace. Mr..
Wilson'S preoccupation, in his inaugural
address. was with domestic affairs. He
promised the Nation that the tariff
would be revised. but without injury to
business: that the currency would be
reformed, but without injury to credit:
that the natural resources would be
conserved, but without injury to devel-
opment. The Democratic Party would
function as a "new broom" Mr.. Wilson
said, to give the country the political
house cleaning" 1t had asked in the
November elections.
There was little or no foreign news
In the papers, no warnings of any i'm
pending 'crisis" at home or abroad. II
anybody mentioned "outer space" it
went unrecorded. There was one echo
on that inauguration day. however, that
sounds familiar now. Only few hours
before the Inauguration ceremony, the
lame duck" session of the 62d Con-
greSs had quit after resolving a bitter
deadlock over the naval appropriation
bill for Sl40.7 million. The issue was
whether to authorize the building Of
one or two new battleships and the final
decision was to- authorize only one.
Even so, agreement was reached only
after an appeal that members should
forget politics when 1t comes to caring
for national defense"
Mr.. Sam has been with us ever since,
serving through times Of crisis that we're
real enough. including great wars, a
great depression and a multitude of
other nationally distressing events.
There are no others now in the House
who have served longer, and surely
no others who have served with greater
or more imperturbable effectiveness.
AS Speaker Of the House today, he has
filled that Office longer than any other
man. And his service has helped prove
the truth OF "Uncle Joe" Cannon's fare
well words as the SOD Congress came
TO an end: 1.-THE Office OF the Speaker
OF the House is great office, with great
responsibilities" Mr.. Sam has helped
make 1t great, helped keep 1t great and,
through the many "crises" which we're
not to be foreseen in 1913, has met his
great responsibilities"
In todays crisis, there is strength
for all In his faith In the American
political system. II is good to have him
still on the job, and to join with those
who wished him many happy yetprns"
on his 10th birthday Sarlier SAis week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Committing

On July /. 1855. the Capital
Transit Co. employees struck
for higher wages. A. that
time. several groups started
talking about rapid tranSl,
service. Before that. the Bal
timore a. Ohio Railroad nut
self-propelled rail-diesel cars
into Washington Baltimore
local service with one local
daily from Washington to
Brunswick. Also. the Penn
sylvania Railroad has had
local service between WASH
ington and Baltimore for
years.
Why don't the people Of
Northern Virginia get any rail
service with locals such as
run by the B6sO or the PRR?
There are i've railroads run
ming south OF Washington
into Virginia. and only two
going north and west. OF
the railroads going south. At
lantic Coast Line and Sea-
board run on the tracks OF
the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg a. Potomac. and the
Chesapeake e. Ohio Railway
uses the Southern's tracks
south Of Alexandria. But why
doesn't at least one OF these
railroads run local service?
There is no local service at
all by rail into Northern Vir-
ginia.
Victor Fetter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Rift in London

The abrupt resignation of British
Chancellor OF Exchequer Peter Thorney-
croft over budget disagreement within
the cabinet Of Prime Minister Macmillan
seems more likely to have political than
economic aftereffects. For despite Mr..
Thorneycroft's assertion that his was
"a decision Of principle" the publicized
difference between the two men is so
slight In terms Of proposed government
expenditures that Britain's economic
position is not apt to be greatly affected
one way or the other.
In brief. Mr. Thorneycroft quit be-
cause the Macmillan government de-
cided to approve l958-59 expenditures
approximately per cent higher-about
$l40 million-than those of the current
fiscal year. The departing chancellor
made this a matter of principle" on
the ground that the government is not
exercising the same financial discipline,
In its fight against imitation and its
efforts to keep the pound sterling
strong, as 1t has demanded of private
Industry and business. Mr.. Macmillan,
In turn, declined to accept this as an
issue of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1t instead
as an exercise Of judgment-and charg-
ing that Mr.. Thorneycroft's rigid" po-
sition would do more harm than good
to the governments objective. Although
two Treasury ofiicials resigned with Mr..
Thorneycroft, apparently no other mem
bers OF the cabinet itself supported his
views. And the fact that both Mr. Mac
milan himself and Home Secretary r.
A. B. Butler are former Chancellors Of
Exchequer tends to support the Prime
Minister'S contention that the balance
Of experienced judgment was on their
side.
The political implications may be
found In two elements surrounding the
controversy. The notes exchanged be-
tween the two gentlemen were sharp
edged in each case. The resigning chan
cellor accused his chief, In effect, OF
practicing political expediency-being
more concerned with popularity than
with sound financial policy. Mr.. Mac
milan hit back categorically and added
that the resignation cannot help to
sustain and may damage the interests
which we have all been trying to pre-
serve" 1t seems likely that Mr.. Mac
milan henceforth will have an infiuen-
tial political enemy within his own
party. In the second place. even as
within our own political system, an
intraparty rift offers opportunity for
exploitation by the opposition. In
Britain, the Laborites have been quick
to jump at this one and Labor chieftain
Hugh Gaitskell already has demanded
that the Conservative government re-
sign. There is no sign that 1t will do
so. but policy division deep enough to
prompt cabinet resignation could have
weakening effect on party fortunes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Stop Rocking the Boat

1t is SO refreshing. so en-
couraging to have The Star
say: 1t is a good time for all
Of US to resolve to stop sniping
at them tthe President and
Secretary Dulles) and to lend
them all the support and en-
couragement that lies within
our power"
L. L. Y0st.
II I had better control Of
the English language / would
most certainly use the incest
selection OF words to tell you
that your Christmas eve edi-
torial. Report to the Peo-
pie" was the finest l have
ever read. and ! wish 1t could
be printed every week in
every newspaper in the land.
You were speaking Of
President Eisenhower and
Mr.. Dulles and deploring the
shipping at these two men
who are sincerely doing the
very best they can for the
world.
II seems to me that this Is
definitely the time to forget
politics and think Of survival.
Anthony Lucas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Talking With Russia

In a letter. L. d. Kaplan
states that the Communists
advocacy OF murder. torture.
and enslavement" rules out
an Accommodating trip by
Secretary Dulles to Moscow.
He further believes that the
stationing of ambassadors in
the respective capitals and
the United Nations forum Of
fers adequate opportunity for
discussion with the Soviet
Union.
I disagree. The tactics em..
ployed by the Communists,
repuisive TO people every
where as they might be, do
not alter these inexorable.
albeit perhaps unpleasant.
facts:
ID The immense destruc-
tive capability OF modern
weapons makes II inevitable
that any future war in which
these weapons are employed
would be by far the most
terrible war ever known. The
risk Of such q war breaking
out--even from accidental
causes-is ever present. and
any negotiations seeking set
tlement and easing Of world
tensions are essential.
(2) Many observers believe
that the Soviet leaders do
not. in fact. want to fight q
war in which neither side
could escape wholesale de-
struction. and that they are
eager to avoid the start Of
such a holocaust by some
unforeseen accident.
CD The people of the
Western European nations
are not likely 10 let US use
their soil for missile launch
ing sites. thus drawing them
inevitably into any future
major attack. until they are
convinced that We have FIRST
explored every possibility to
reach agreement and an cas-
ing Of tensions.
~ We must negotiate
with the Soviet Union as part
OF the propaganda struggle
TO prove to the world that it
is not we who refuse to les
sen cold war tensions.
As for Mr.. Kaplan's in
sistence that we talk with the
Soviet leaders only through
existing channels. that could
only be the argument OF one
who does not wish TO talk at
all. II is obvious. ! believe,
that any real agreements can
be reached only at higher
than ambassadorial levels,
and certainly not by public
debate In the United Nations.
v. I. Block
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Out of Chorocter

After following James
Birchheld's column in The
Sunday Star from the first
days Of These Forty Acres"
to the present time. ! feel
sure his assignment OF The
Quiet Sport" in The Sunday
Star Magazine OF December
20 could not have been to
his liking.
From the photographs. I
also feel sure that the killers
pictured in The Quiet Sport"
really do enjoy destroying a
miracle Of nature such as a
beautiful deer that wants to
live.
Mr.. Birchfeld's column
through the years has evil
denced him as q humanitar-
ian Of high ideals and bril-
lance. with an active 'rever-
ence for life" and with the
vision and the wisdom to APP
preciate nature and to un-
derstand the wild creatures
and their right to live their
own lives.
His weekly article on coun-
try life is predictably pleas
ant, humorous reading. as
well as informing.
NJ. II. Harris.
Editors Note: Our easy
going Mr.. Birchfleld admits
that he lacks the killer in
stinct)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09

throw It's support behind the movement
to add another Judge to the court. Fur
thermore. there is need for a closer
liaison between the court and other
agencies, including the schools. And
there is room for greater cooperation
by private welfare agencies in the
courts plans for keeping hayward
juveniles out Of further trouble. Mrs.
Doyle and her associates on the COM
mittee can render valuable public
service by studying such problems and
suggesting ways Of improving the
operations Of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Virqinio Marks Time

One line in Governor Stanley's adj
dress to the Virginia Legislature sug-
geStS that he recognizes the inevitability
of some public school indignation In some
sections Of the State.
In essence. his address was a recon-
mendation that Virginia stand pat He
said that up to this Gay" the so-called
Stanley package of legislation has pre-
vented single instance of Indignation
In the schools. This is true. But Gov
ernor Stanley and most other Virginians
know that another day is coming.
In Arlington. for example, a Federal
Judge has ordered that seven Negro chill
dren be admitted to white schools. An
appeal from this order is being argued
today in Charlotte, N. C. But no sensible
person can be in doubt as to the eventual
outcome. In a short while, probably
some time this year, segregation will
have to yield in Arlington or the public
schools must be closed. Governor STAN
ley seemed to recognize this when he
said: Subsequent experience may indi-
cate the ACCESSIBILITY of amendments to
certain statutes, but believe 1t Is pref
cradle to await developments than to
attempt changes now In laws which are
currently serving their purpose and en-
abling us to operate our public schools
In keeping with the mandate of our
citizens"
The key law is one which automati-
cally cuts of State financial aid to any
tntegrated school system. This law ex-
pires this summer, and Governor STAN
ley asked the Legislature to renew 1t. II
Is possible that the Legislature may re-
enact the statute on permiSsive rather
than mandatory basis. In other words,
1t may leave the cutoff Of funds to the
discretion of the Governor. In any
event, the real clue to Virginia's inten-
tons should be revealed by the action
taken on this law, and in the inaugural
address on Saturday of the incoming
Governor, J. Lindsay Almond, jr.