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Evening star., 1959-11-16
Traffic Proposals

The mass transportation
problem of Washington can
and will waste millions if we
don't use all the facilities now
at hand.
The forgotten taxi indus
try, with radios and conces-
sionS, the right hack stands,
and opportunity to get to the
destination of the passenger
directly, will solve 80 per cent
of the problem.
Let no man work his cab
for more than IL hours each
day or rent his cab for more
than IL hours each day. This
will give all part-time drivers
a chance to drive, too. Put a
limitation on cabs, not on
drivers; put meters on all
cabs without a time charge
mileage only.
Trucks should load and
unload at night or from al
leys. No double parking at
any time should be allowed.
Finish roadways around
the city. Don't let through
trucks and cars invade the
downtown proper.
Enforce the parking bans.
stagger ruSh-hour traffic as
planned. Take streetcar plat
forms out of the center OF
the streets, and make all
buses pull to the curb. In
crease the speed limit to sc
mph. in the business dis.
trictS, and 40 mph. on al
Evening star., 1959-11-16
A POINTED MLDEAST FABLE
Israel Reckons With the II|ouicuI
STAn

new friends among Asian
and African lands by engag-
ing in a steadily expanding
program of technical assist
ance. Thus they are helping
no fewer than 20 of those
lands-from Burma to Ghana
with special missions
equipped to offer counsel and
concrete aid in such fields as
fighting disease, building
roads and establishing basic
industries. In Ghana, for ex-
ample, they have created a
shipping line and set up a
maritime school to train the
men to operate the ships. In
the long run, or so they hope.
this can hardly fail to
strengthen their support in
the U. N.
Beyond that, regardless OF
what may or may not hap
pen to 'Nasserism," and re-
gardless Of who may or may
not befriend them in the
U. NJ, the Israelis are taking
care of their military security
with an impressive defense
establishment. This includes
a navy and a smart and ef-
fective jet-plane air force
manned by regulars. 1t in
cludes also, and above all, a
small standing army backed
by very sizable and excellent
ly trained reserves geared to
be combat-ready within "a
to 72 hours after Gallup or
ders. This army, whose fight
ing qualities deeply impressed
the world during the Sinai
thrust of 1856, draws its
strength primarily from a
system of compulsory service
in which all the country's
able-bodied men are kept ac-
tive until the age of 40, and
its childless women-who fill
noncombatant positions -
until "a.
So Israel, with its expand
ing economy, its fine work in
education and science, and
its political efforts to win
more and more friends
around the world, seems fully
capable of maintaining a
permanent and prospering
existence despite all the
threats it hears from its
Arab neighborS. AS it sees it
self, it is neither scorpion nor
frog in the Middle East, and
it has no intention Of ever
becoming either.
Evening star., 1959-11-16

than on firm fact, and they
can be altered completely
from one day to the next by
mobs in the streets or a key
leaders seemingly capricious
reversal Of mood or policy.
The story Of the frog and the
scorpion is altogether apropos
in that respect.
Nevertheless, despite all
this, Israel at the moment
tends to be relatively hopeful
about the Mideast outlook.
Although it can see no early
end to the implacable hos
tility of the Arabs-great
numbers of whom sincerely
and militantly believe that
their cause is juSt-the old
young Jewish state is some
what encouraged by the fol-
lowing considerations, among
others: % President Nasser
has suffered repeated failures
in his efforts to make Cairo
the capital of countries like
Jordan and Iraq. 20 Syria,
for economic and related
reasons, is growing increas-
ingly and perhaps even ex-
plosively unhappy with its
decision to unite with Egypt.
80 The chances are good
that Iraq, which seems gen.
timely intent upon improving
the lot Of its people, viii
achieve internal stability, re-
main independent and nom
Communist, and succeed in
making progress with the
wholesome reforms it has
proclaimed. And a. the Syr-
ans in such a situation may
we'll break away from MAS
serism" and join forces with
the Iraqis step which
Iraq's Premier Kassem has
been urging them to take.
Although they have some
misgivings about what might
replace the Nasser influence
in Egypt, the Israelis none
theless welcome what they
regard as its present decline.
1t is a decline, in their view,
that may help-slowly but
surely-to bring about a sta
BILE moduS vivendi and an ul-
innate peace settlement, a
mutually beneficial one, be-
tween themselves and the
Arabs. Meanwhile, as if to
put the latter on the political
defensive in the United Ma
tions, they are striving to win
Evening star., 1959-11-16

other streets. Synchronize
traffic lights for fast traffic.
Set up a flve-man control
committee governing all taxi
cabs and land transportation
in the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area.
Joseph S. ThOmasOn,
President, Associated Cab
Operators Association.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Nehru Then and Now

Imperialism survives in
other forms and other garbs
and may even talk in terms
Of freedom and social change"
Nehru said, as far back as
June, 1850, in a speech be-
fore a youth rally in Indo-
nesia. Over the years one
wondered whether his hind
sight was worse than his
foresight, but now there is
no doubt of his understand
ing for he sees the imperial
ism in terms of freedom
and social change" threaten
ing to put its foot on his
chest" He rejects Peking's
claims to large parts of In
dian territory.
Nehru rues passive resist
ance" to communism as much
as we rue massive retalia-
ton"
Asiatic experience renders
both obsolete. According to
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor,
criticizing the administra-
tion's defense policies in Look
Magazine, past experience in
Korea and Indochina shows
the greatest political reluc-
tance to employing atomic
weapons.
While it is not possible for
everybody to be right, it is
possible for everybody to be
wrong. That's what's been
happening.
O. Stephen Rock.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Potomac Bypossed

The Citizens Council for a
Clean Potom a c has noted
with great interest the plans
of the Senate Select Commit
tee on National Water Re-
sources to hold hearings in
various parts of the country
in an effort to assess future
water demands and water
sources. However, we see that
the committee has not sched-
uled any hearings in the Po-
tomac River Basin.
Since its establishment in
1855, our organization has
been concerned with the prob
lem of pollution in the Poto-
mac River and its counter
part-water supply for the fast
growing Metropolitan Area.
Statisticians and popula-
ton forecasters have assured
us of a population increase of
2.5 million by the year 1000
in the Metropolitan Area
alone. We are, we think, JUS
tif1ably concerned as to
whether the Potomac River
can carry the burden of both
the inevitable increase in pol
lutants - both domestic and
induStrial-and of skyrocket-
ing demands for water sup
ply.
The Potomac is in the
unique position of being both
the national river" and the
last remaining undeveloped
major river basin in the
country. Also. many of the
problems which have come
to the Potomac River are a
direct result of the expansion
of the Federal Government,
In many instances, the indi-
vidual localities have been
forced into the position OF
being unwilling partners to
this expansion.
We have written the COM
mittee chairman, &patol
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Castro in Trouble?

In his latest telecaSt, this one last
ing three hours, Prime Minister Fidel
Castro has given the Cuban people little
to cheer about. Instead, declaring that
his revolutionary regime faces difficult
period, he has suggested to them that
they may have to put up with some very
hard times, economically if not other
wise.
Thus, devoting the bulk of his speech
to the home front, the 33-year-old Mr..
Castro has been particularly vehement
in attacking unnamed Cubans whom he
has branded as his enemieS-"hypo-
critics who once posed as friends" And
he has gone on to add, Rats are going
to abandon the ship when things get
rougher. This is going to remind me Of
the bad days of the revolution when
many gave up the fight"
These words sound like the musings
Of leader anticipating trouble without
being quite sure of how best to cope with
it, beyond predicting in advance that he
and his followers will march on to vic
tory even if their foes "try to mobilize
God against u.s." 1t would seem in the
circumstances that the bloom is off the
Castro rose, that the first fine frenzy Of
his revolution has petered out, that dis
content and discord have set in, and that
the romantic business of Seizing power
must now be shunted to one side in favor
of hard, down. earth efforts to put
Cuba's economic and social house in
order.
This is a task that calls for action
much more constructive than firing
mendacious propaganda blasts at the
United States, and maybe Mr.. Castro is
becoming aware of that. At any rate, it
is perhaps significant that in his newest
TV appearance he has attacked Wash
ington only briefly, and with consider
ably less intemperateness than in the
past. He has even implied, in fact that
he and his government might be willing
to talk seriously with American officials.
AS he has put it, eff they want to discuss
matters quietly and treat us right, we'll
treat anyone right"
Well, of course, the United States
has not miStreated Mr.. Castro, nor has it
any desire to do so. If he is running into
trouble, the blame does not rest with our
country, but with himself and his CO.
revolutionaries. After all, the American
people have long been strong friends OF
Cuba, and they are as ready as ever to
help it if its government is equally ready
to play fair ball.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

English novels, such as the
masterpieces of Dickens.
1t was just the idea, in an
agricultural community, of
taking time out during the
day to read.
Hence today's scorn for the
egghead.
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It was deemed particular
ly bad form for a married
lady to read novels, not so
much, one might gather, be-
cause the storiees were re-
garded with suspicion, as
from the plain fact that
when she was reading she
could not be washing and
drying the dishes, dusting
the furniture, or taking care
of the children.
Reading, per sc, in a basi-
cally farming district, was
something to be wary Of,
since it took too much time.
It was this very unrolling
of the screen of life that
gave the, novel, in all its
forms, its vitality.
Today we fortunately do
not look upon time spent on
a novel as time wasted.
We see that this vicarious
living, which each reader
does as he reads, is very
much worth while, since it
expands ones horizon, and
permits him to include a null
titude of characters, places
and actions in his own ex-
perience.
And if you don't want to
pay five or six dollars, the
American onomy has
worked this out very favor
ably for the patient reader.
In a year or two, the same
thing will be put out paper
back, for so cents, IS cents,
or, in extreme length, a
dollar.
In this way the reader can
have his cake and eat it,
too, a most satisfactory and
digestible thing.
Novel reading now runs
the entire gamut from pleas
ing to displeasing; there is
something for every ordinary
taste, and in between. Univer-
sal education has seen to
that. Basically reading and
writing, education has given
us literally millions of people
who can tell good stories, and
they are all writing novels.
The difficulty comes in the
readers choice between so
many candidates for his
favor. We can no longer
rely solely on famous names.
So we must rely on the self,
just as Emerson said.
Evening star., 1959-11-16

Novels are becoming longer
and longer, and costlier and
costlier.
Six hundred pages is the
minimum for these gargan-
tuan pieces. And the price
is between five and SIX dol
lars.
When Temp Jones thinks
Of the wonderful stories he
bought, in the old days, for
a dollar or a dollar and a
half apiece, he realizes anew
that we have imitation of a
sort.
The big book, the long
story. repels some readers.
We know a man in this
town who has been prom
ising himself since childhood
to read Victor Hugo's LES
Miserables."
Well, he hasn't got around
to it yet.
AS for THE Mill on the
Floss" the fellow has this,
one, too, stored away in his
treasure chest of memories
Probably every reader alive
has threatened to read this
one, but how many have?
1t is a nice thing to have
a great many great books
unread; then, if you get laic
up or something. you car
make good on your promise
to yourself.
A good novel is not depend
ent on length, but there car
be no gainSaying that if, anc
it is another big it, the
narrative power is there, the
story will gain from It's very
size.
Reading is, after all, a sort
Of personal movie.
Instead of viewing the story
before you on a screen, you
as reader, make your owr
screen, or rather set it VI
in your head.
Then, on that wonder
screen, you show the actor!
and their action just as il
you were there!
This is the triumph of the
novel.
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Today's younger readers
will not realize that so to 7s
years ago novel reading wa!
held in some diSrepute.
In our town there was &
young married woman who
spent most of her time, tht
goSSips said, lying around or
couches and reading novels.
French novels, too!
These were popularity helc
to be the worst, but no flint
line was drawn between
these and the better knoWr
Evening star., 1959-11-16

The germ Of leprosy, major
scourge Of medieval Chris
tendon and still an ever
present threat over much Of
the world, has been trans
ferred for the first time into
an experimental animal.
This has been accomplished
by DR.. Chapman H. Binford
Of the Armed Forces Institute
Of Pathology. Bacilli from
skin specimens of leprosy
victims were inoculated into
so golden hamsters, rat-like
rodents that are favorite sub
jects of medical experiment
tation.
Infections almost precisely
like human leprosy in the
effect on tissues, the number
of bacteria within cells, and
presence of bacteria in nerves
appeared in 18 months after
the inoculations.
Bacilli from these animals
then were injected into a
second group of hamsters and
in five months an infection
which paralleled leprosy again
appeared. The same effect is
found when inoculations from
the second group are made
on a third group.
Hitherto, lack Of expert
mental animals subject to the
disease has hampered greatly
all leprosy investigations.
Some have designated it as an
exclusively human disease.
DR.. Binford's results now
make it possible to carry out
experiments on large num-
bers Of subjects. Hamsters in
each experiment were given
injections of heat-killed
bacilli as controls. None
developed infections.
Many Tests Made
DR.. Binford's success comes
at the end Of a three-year
investigation in which 35 diff
ferent incubation expert
ments were tried with more
than 1900 small animals. In
oculatio was unsuccessful in
guinea pigs, white hamsters,
white rats and mice and
monkeys.
His results, DR.. Binford
warns, still must be viewed
with caution.
1t now is IS years since the
leprosy germ first was iso-
Evening star., 1959-11-16
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Animals Aid Leprosy Research
By THOMAS r. HENRY

lated by a German doctor, DR..
Gerhard Hansen. Since then
various claims of the produc-
ton Of the disease in animals
have been made and later
disproved.
The germ also cannot be
grown on any culture medi-
UNI in laboratories.
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Cancer Detection Dye
Time required for prelim-
mary detection of cancer has
been cut in half by Army
doctors.
Capt. Leroy H. Dart, pa
thologist of Walter Reed
Army Hospital, and his as
sistant, M. Sergt. Thomas R.
Turner, have found that by
using a fluorescent orange dye
malignant cells can be identi-
fed in far less time in smears
taken from suspected cancer
victims.
More than 5000 micro
scopic speciments stained
with this dye, they report,
were examined twice as
rapidly and just as accurately
as with the technique now
used in most hospitals.
The dye causes nucleic
acids present in the cells to
glow with green and red
lights. 1t is known that can
Ger cells contain increased
amounts of these acids, most
of which are present to some
degree in other body cells.
The fluoreScence of the ma
lignant ones under the mi
croscope is extremely bright.
The results, Capt. Dart en-
phasizes, do not positively
prove that a patient has can
Ger. They only indicate a
strong likelihood. When the
possible presence of cancer is
indicated, final diagnosis is
made by a microscopic ex-
animation of the specimen.
The laboratory service of
the Army hospital has
adopted the technique for
routine examination Of any
smears taken from patients.
1t may, the doctors claim, re-
veal a high probability of
early cancer in persons who
have had no other symptoms,
and make possible treatment
before the malignancy gains
headway.
Evening star., 1959-11-16

@. Is the rattlesnake the
only snake which vibrates its
tail when excited?-A.V.
A. No. Many types of
snakes, both harmless and
venomous, are known to
vibrate their tails when
alarmed or excited. The rat
tlesnake is the only one which
has a tail-rattle. The king
snakes, racers, and ratsnakes
are all especially noted as
ail-shakers, and the copper
head and cottonmouth moe
casin also vibrate their tails.
@. Are lions and tigers
which are born in captivity
less dangerous to train and
work with than captured wild
ones?-L. w.
A. No. One famous trainer
and handler says that the
instinct to kill, capture or
destroy is present in lions or
tigers or leopards born in
captivity, and that the killer
instinct increases as the ami
Evening star., 1959-11-16
ESperdnto?

Frank Pace, a versatile former
Washingtonian Budget Director, Secre-
tary of the Army, etc., says that the
golf swing serves as an international
language. Mr.. Pace, still versatile, is
now an industrialist and simultaneously
president of the International Golf
Association--a combination of activities
that probably permits him to leave an
Evening star., 1959-11-16

NAL grows older. A big cat
which was once a baby pet
may become even more dan
gerous than a wild one, since
it is without instructive fear
of humans and through long
contact knows their weak
neSSeS.
@. Are Mardi Gras and
Shrove Tuesday the same
holiday?-C. C.
A. Yes, Mardi GraS, French
for "fat Tuesday" also re-
fers to the last Tuesday be-
fore Lent, known as Shrove
Tuesday. In England, the
day has been called Pancake
Tuesday because of the old
custom of eating pancakes.
thus using up all the fat in
the house before Lent. The
most famous Mardi Gras
celebration in the United
States occurs in New Orleans,
where a period of carnival is
climaxed by a day Of revelry
on S{ove Tuesday. .
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICI

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FASHIONS FOR FALL

A large array of fashions are
predicted for this fall. A record
fur-trimmed season is expected
this fall. Fur and imitation fur
like synthetic fabrics are being
used for coats, jackets, stoles and
even muffs and for trimming on
coats, suits, dresses, hats and
gloves. They are important in
the lining, too.
Garments may be soft and
supple with gentle blousing or
may be very fitted, almost tight.
The shoulder line is generally
soft and wide. The short waist
look with small high bosoms is
still considered to be fashionable.
Skirt lengths for daytime wear
vary considerably. Most houses
are showing slightly longer
skirts, but Dior is showing
skirts at the very shortest-to
about the kneecap. The newest
skirt length is in evening gowns
five inches above the ankle
bone.
The somber, darkened, smoky
colors are to be the leaders for
fall. Oxford gray, taupe, smoke
and salt and pepper mixes are
dominant darks for suits and
coats. Black is stronger than
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-10-01
MI. Tabor

MT. TABOR - Mrs. Fannie
Kuhn, Mrs. Emma Stephens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stephens
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Thompson and daughter, Shila,
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Morris,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dwayne Shroy-
er and daughter, Tina, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Martin and
family, Saturday evening and
Sunday afternoon.
Shila Thompson and Roger
Martin attended the birthday
party for Ruth Parson, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Thomp
son and daughter, Shila, were
supper guests of Grace VanFos-
sen, Friday evening and later
visited Irene Miller and Ken
meth VanFossen.
Dave Ruble was business
caller at Mr.. Wiley Thompson
Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wells and
son, Paul David, Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Hines and daughter
Kathy, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Thompson and daughter, Shila
and Mrs. Amy Leasure enjoyed
a picnic dinner in the park with
Ada and Nellie Wells and other
friends and relatives. In the
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Thompson and daughter, Shils
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Willison and family also ot
Akron.
Verna Kirkbride and daugh.
ters, Joy and Gay and Nancy anc
Roger Martin visited Mr.. anc
Mrs. Neal Stephens and attend
ed the ball game at East Union
Sunday afternoon.
Verna Kirkbride and daugh
ters, Joy and Gay and Terry Mar,
tin visited Mrs. Neal Stephen.
and daughter, Lynn, Wednesday
Elsie Wright visited Mrs
Orville Okey and daughter
Fanchion, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Orville Warfield and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Miracle visited
Miss Elsie Wright. THURSDAY
evening and Mrs. Warfield re
mained for few days visi
with Miss Wright.
Miss Elsie Wright was bust
ness caller in Caldwell, Tues
day.
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Sick List
Mrs. Mary Heyrock, and Mr..
Isaac Atkinson are patients at
the Marietta Memorial hospital.
Mr.. Dana Bean remains i'll at
his home
Word of Death
Word was received here of the
death of Harry Dutton following
heart attack. He lived at
Skitoot, Oklahoma. He was a
former resident of Macksburg.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Miller
and John Beatty, of Mt. Ephraim,
called Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray l.. Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Watson, OF
Columbus, spent the weekend at
the home of the latter's mother,
Mrs. Nell Farnese.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moss and
Wilma and Mrs. Mary Moss, OF
Buffalo, were recent visitors OF
Mrs. Mary Hesson.
Mrs. Pearl Fairall, of Akron
spent the past week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E
E. Finch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Radclift
of Willoughby, are spending some
time at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirk
bride, of Caldwell and Mr.. ano
Mrs. Eugene Ginger, of Newark
were recent visitors of Mrs. Ella
Walters.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hunter
were Marietta callers, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Blake, OF
Dexter City, were calling or
friends here, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Morgensterr
| and son, John, of Dalzell, Bobby
Witty, of Glasgow, Kentucky
were callers at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. w. Farley.
Miss Francis Rowlands, o.
Marietta, visited Saturday with
Sandra T. Bates.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-10-01
Pleasant Hill

PLEASANT HILL Mrs.
Ella Belle Cater and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Cater and children
visited with Robert Young and
family in GAINESVILLE, Sunday.
Ben Robinson and family, of
Caldwell, spent Sunday with
Vernon West and family.
Visitors at Carr Davis last
week were Mr.. and Mrs. Char
ley Cox and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Wilson and family, all of Cald-
well and Mrs. Lepage of Byes-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Larrick,
of Byesville, called on his bro
ther, Owen and wife, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Snode and
children, called on Charles
Snode, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Davis and
children, of Byesville. visited
with Ira Davis and wife, Sun.
day
Several from this place at.
tended the shower for Mr.. anc
Mrs. James Robinson at Mt
Ephraim, Saturday night.