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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
DEAR DIR. sTEINCROHN:

DEAR DIR. STEINCROHN:
Could you supply me with
information about pinworms
in young children? What are
the symptoms, the types Of
treatment, the consequences
of neglected treatment, ETC.?
I have a large family and
never ran into such a prob
lem before. But lately, my
kindergarten daughter has
made me seriously consider
the possibility that she might
have worms.
She complains of an Itch
ing rectum, restlessness at
night and becoming more
fldgety during the day.
There are several young
puppies the children have
been playing with in the
neighborhood, and I Won
dered if it is possible that
the worms may have been
contracted there. I am al
most at the stage of being
ashamed, yet I know my
children are we'll cared for
and clean, so can't under
stand how I've failed.
Perhaps a column by you
in the paper would supply
more mothers with informa-
ton regarding the problem.
The subject seems to be
hushed up. Either it isn't
serious or it's too hard to
diagnose. Nevertheless, I
don't believe in overlooking
anything that will make my
children's lives more COM
Portable. Mrs. Tx.
PINWORMS ARE intestinal
parasites. One estimate Is
that there are about IS mil
lion cases of this condition
in the United States. The
doctor makes the diagnosis
by actually seeing the grown
worms in the patients stool
or by finding the eggs with
the help of the microscope.
Symptoms? May have one
or all of the following: Enor-
nous or irregular appetite,
diarrhea or constipation, ia
tigue, colicky paints. nausea
and vomiting. restlessness
Especially during Sleep ,
Nightmares, grinding Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Pinworms in Children
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

teeth. And last but not least,
rectal itching. In most cases,
itching and restlessness are
the only symptoms.
OF course, pinwormS are not
the only intestinal parasites.
The doctor must make GER
tain that the child is not
suffering with tapeworms,
hookworms, whipworIns or
roundworms.
Treatment is varied and
depends upon the doctors
individual experience and
success with certain drugs.
For example, success has
been attained with gentian
violet, terramycin, piperazine
hexahydrate. Some doctors
have had success with ad-
ministering garlic.
It's possible for humans to
contract intestinal worms
from dogs, Mrs. T. K, but I
wouldn't therefore keep your ,
child away from Topsy or
Spot.
And don't become con-
science-stricken. Don't think
that you are falling down"
as a mother to your children.
Keeping a child's hands clean
is much harder than keep
ing a home clean.
X \ + 4
DEAR DIR. STEINCROHN,
What is the simplest and
safest way to control a nose
bleed in a youngster? Mrs.
L. D.
IF THE NOSEBLEEDS
have been recurring fire.
quently, better see a doctor
to rule out any serious cause.
For the occasional, simple
nosebleed here is an effective
method: Insert gently into
each nostril a wad Of sterile,
absorbent cotton. Then firm
ly press the nostrils between,
thumb and fingers for six or
seven minutes. Keep the child
is a sitting position.
Don't remove the cotton for
several hours. Then work 1t
out very gently. II you feel
you must use ice, apply it to
the back of the neck. Keep
reassuring the child.
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Tomorrow: Pollen sensitivity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
AGAINST THE SEA
Three Men and a Girl

Joined this one and they fol-
lowed US from there into
Barbados.
December % turned out to
be a red-letter day for Tim.
He was not only wen enough
to stand full watches, but
Colin decided that we were
close enough to Barbados to
relax temporarily the restric-
ton on use Of the water In
the purifying packs. Tim had
suffered more from the short
water rations than anyone.
The output Of the packs had
such q metallic taste that
this alone was enough TO
automatically restrict the in
take. I myself couldn't abide
it and stuck to my ration Of
a half-pint Of fresh water .
day.
Food and water had be-
come unpopular subjects for
conversation, but we were
not short Of topics. We talked
Of plays and movies we had
seen, places we had visited
and people we knew.
Boat Stories
A favorite subject was Cap
tain Bligh and the mutiny
on the Bounty. Tim had
been a recent reader Of the
Nordhoff and Hall novel
about the mutiny as well as
of its sequel, Men Against
the Sea-" the narrative Of
those who were set adrift in
an open boat by the mutt
neers. They sailed over q
thousand miles to reach
safety.
Colin and had read the
books several years before.
Bushy. who hadn't, showed a
lively interest in the topic
and asked numerous ques-
tons about the books. 1t
gave us a great deal Of salts
faction to compare the plight
of Captain Bligh and his men
with our position. We had a
store Of food and while our
water ration was small we
knew that we had an ade-
quate supply Of water for
several more weeks.
In our loss Of a sense of
time, the days merged into
one another. Colin brought
us back to the realization
that we were making prog
ress nevertheless when he
announced on December %,
Tins birthday, that we were
just under 400 miles from
Barbados.
with twin sails we've
been coming pretty well
downwind all the way" he
said, "and when we reach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
FAMILY COUNCIL
Most Boys
Date Doris
OnIyOnce
THE PROBLEM

Mrs. ]. T.-Doris has boy
trouble.
Doris TT can't do some
Of the things other girls do to
attract boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
By ROSEMARY NUDE
CHAPTER NINE

I guess visions of sugar.
plums were dancing in the
heads Of millions Of sleeping
children throughout the world
on Christmas eve, 1858. Pos
sibly others we're dreaming Of
a white Christmas. or San
ta's fulfilling Of some mag
ni11cent wish.
But I know for certain the
four Of us in THE Small
World" wanted just simple
creature comforts, such as
cover from the rain and a
good meal with plenty of
fresh water to drink. We were
all feeling miserable.
Christmas eve was a night
Of heavy seas and rain squalls.
! had become quite seasick.
MY husband, Colin, who was
our navigator, had a bad
ankle which made it painful
for him to move. Young Tim
Eiloart was suffering with
diarrhea. His father, Bushy
Eiloart, was so subdued that
day he failed to sing or even
hum "Oh, What a Beautiful
Morning." his favorite song.
Other days he had given us
the entire score of okla
homal"
It certainly wasn't a beauti-
full morning on Christmas
Day. I was reused from my
uneasy slumber at 7 am. by
Colin crying out: "Bushy,
Rosemary, wake upl ! think
the tiller is breaking"
We could plainly hear an
oEninous cracking noise. The
heavy pounding Of the sea
had weakened the tiller. Hur-
riedly we passed back to
Colin metal strips so he could
make a splint for the dam
aged tiller.
Depression Sets In
Then Bushy and I furled
the sail until about 1880 am.
I still hadn't recovered from
yesterdays illness and this
extra effort caused me to be
sick all over again. All Of us
were fatigued by the physical
exertion and short rations.
And Of course we were further
depressed by the wet and
miserable weather.
We had lost our sense of
time. If it hadn't been for
Collins navigational reports,
we wouldn't have known that
1t was just two weeks to the
day since. we had taken of
by balloon from the Canary
Islands in an attempt to cross
the Atlantic.
It really was q most I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

Special writers for The Star
A dispatch from st. Paul.
MINI, tells Of a babysitter
who got stuck in an unusual
way in her employers bath
room-so unusual, in fact.
that she wound UP with a
case for damages.
1t appeared that the home
owner forgot to tell the
young lady who was taking
care of their children that the
bathroom equipment had
just been sprayed with some
new, super, non-chip, nom
rub of, non-peel paint. The
sitter, who made an early
trip to the bathroom, got
stuck. She was still sitting
in the bathroom when the
parents returned at 8 am.
They tried to help, but Moth
ing worked.
Eventually an ambulance
was called. The ambulance
crew, with a big heave.
hoisted the sitter from her
seat but caused considerable
pain and injury in the process.
Lawyers Talk to Couple
The girl had to go to the
hospital, and eventually her
lawyers had a little chat with
the hiring couple. 1t turned
out that the parents had
insurance to cover the dam
age, so no suit was filed in
court.
But it might have been, for
the law is inclined to be i'm
pervious to the informal or
humorous aspects Of a dam
aging situation. No matter
how free and easy such STU
ations may be, they are still
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the latitude of Barbados, We
can correct back on to the
latitude every day with one
or two sails"
It was 4 O'Clock Of the af-
ternoon Of the next day that
Bushy cried out: We're
being followed again." Il told
earlier of the submarine that
investigated u.s.
We all naturally turned
aft to see a tiny white blob
bobbing on the horizon. 1t
gradually shaped up as the
superstructure Of a small car
60 boat. Hurriedly we pre-
pared a cable to hand aboard
the ship and let of two
flares to attract attention.
The ship apparently did not
see us, for it passed us a mile
away IN the port side and
disappeared. What a dis
appointment we suffered.
The Year Ends
The last Of 1858 was a
hot but gentle day. We were
not making more than 2
knots.
Our stomachs had obviously
shrunk a great deal because
just a small handful of
raisins, nuts, and a ships
biscuit were enough to make
us feel we had eaten a filling
meal. This condition made
the effect of New Years eve
on us extraordinary.
New Years eve is a big
Scottish holiday and Colin
called for a celebration. He
explained that it isn't that
Scotchmen don't drink on
other evenings-they just do
it more thoroughly that
night.
We broke out an extra
ration of water for everyone
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FEATURE PAGES
LAW IN THE NEWS
Girl Who Stuck Fast
Had Grounds for Suit

subject to legal rules Of la
bility.
In other words, this little
story, which probably struck
its readers as being pretty
funny. contains q lesson
worth noting. 1t might save
any of us from being tagged
with an unexpected and ex-
pensive lawsuit.
You Have a Duty
The rule to remember Is
that when you invite some
body into your home. you
have a positive legal duty to
warn him or her of any dan
gerous or hazardous condi-
lions around the house which
might result in injury. If you
are aware Of such conditions
and do not warn your guests
Of them, you may be in for
trouble.
OF course, people who come
into your house to do a job
are in a little different cate
CORY than guests. They are
expected to assume the nor
NAL risks of their trade. If
an electrician working In your
house burns himself on a
"hot" wire or a plumber gets
cut on a ragged pipe, that
isn't your fault. Presumably
these rules also apply to a
babysitter, who might be
expected by the law to be
nimble enough to avoid the
ordinary sings and arrows Of
her pint-sized charges.
But even "tradesmen" such
as these have a right to be
cautioned about dangerous
conditions they cannot antici-
pate. And apparently this in
cludes sticky paint in the
bathroom.
Friday: Human vivisection.
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to ring out the old year. And
to uphold the honor of the
Scotch we also issued a tot
may Edinburgh forgive usD
Of brandy all around. In our
dehydrated condition, its eff
feet was tremendous. You
just took a tiny mouthful,
rolled it around, swallowed it,
and "Baml" 1t went all
through your insides in
stantly and gave you the
most wonderful glow.
The New Year dawned with
a delightfully."- gentle 2 to s.
knot breeze and we were most
cheered by Collins navigation
report that we were about
$50 miles from Barbados. We
rolled back the canopy at 10
am. to see if we could get one
of the solar stills to function
properly so we could improve
our water supply.
At the same time we floated
of another balloon message
in the hope that it would
reach land ahead Of us. 1t
was quite a job in our weak
ened condition to blow the
thing up in the hot sun, but
our eagerness kept us at the
effort.
Colin and I, between US,
took pictures of all of those
activities and by the time
everything was done, every
body was flaked out and feel
ing quite hot and diSagreeable
We were finding more and
more that it required about
two days of self-urging be-
fore we could do a job and
a day of rest after it.
(copyright, 1859, ABC Expedi-
tons, Ltd. Distributed by King
Features syndicate.)
Tomorrow: Landfall!
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likely setting for . Christ
mas celebration Of any sort,
But in token recognition Of
the holiday. we issued an ex-
ira eighth Of a pint Of water
and each Of us had a tot Of
brandy. We considered OPEN
ing our only tin Of cream to
make a festive cocktail but
no one felt up to drinking
cream in any form so we put
the tin away again for a
more promising day.
Boxing Day (the first day
after Christmas and a legal
holiday in Great Brittany the
sun came out Of hiding and
our spirits warmed up cor
respondingly. Tins condition
was improved and / too felt
better. We got out the tin Of
cream and enjoyed portions
Of it.
l massaged Collins ankle at
his request: he cheerfully told
me that he wanted to make
certain it would be fit enough
so we could do some skiing
when we took a holiday after
the trip. The swelling had
gone down.
The only shadow on the
day was that I couldn't help
thinking sadly that my sister
Pamela would have arrived
in England by now to visit
mother and father. She lives
in Rhodesia, South Africa,
and they would be seeing her
baby for the first time. There
I was. adrift at sea.
The TiIIer Again
The tiller broke at mid
night when the boat lurched
(the sea was getting quite
high AGAIN., throwing Bushy
against it. The boys quickly
patched 1t up. They made a
permanent job Of this repair
work, using bolts, when day
light came. The tiller didn't
give us any further trouble.
On December q we had
our first vista flying fish
that landed aboard during
the night. We had quite a
discussion about eating it.
The talk proved pointless
since we had nothing with
which to cook it, and no one
had the stomach to eat
pieces of 1t raw. We tossed
it back overheard.
BY now we had picked up
a few camp followers-Sev-
eral 18-inch-long fish which
swan in our shadow in the
afternoon. I also had spotted
a dolphin which jumped out
Of the sea during one Of my
watches. other dolphins
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Friday: Human viviseetion.
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and this makes her miserable.
When she does get a date the
boy seldom asks for another.
One of her main problems
Is that her so-called friends
are not very nice. One girl in
particular is very flirtatious
and has managed to grab
every one of Doris boy
friends. The others are quite
aggressive, too, and Doris
says she always feels left out
in the cold at their parties.
I have told her that she must
learn to be a flirt herself, but
1t hasn't helped.
Doris TT know I'm shy,
but I just can't do some Of
the things these girls do to
a attract boys One of my
friends tried to show me how
to walk with a certain wiggle,
but when I tried it out in
public ! was so embarrassed
I thought I'd die.
Another one of my prob
lens is that I don't. have
enough nice clothes. MY
father isn't doing as well as
some of my friends fathers
and they have closets full Of
lovely things. I always have
to wear the same few date
dresses.
My mother keeps telling
me I'm pretty, but I know
that she is just trying to
boost my morale. Once !
heard her whisper to another
lady that she doesn't know
what to do about me be-
cause I have to wear glasses
and my hair won't hold a
permanent.
The Councils View
The last things in the
world Doris needs are SYM
pathy from her mother and
tips from her mother and
friends on how to attract
boys. She should also be dis
couraged from holding the
false idea that a simple,
natural girl can't hold her
own against the vampires.
Doris has too much SYM
pathy for herself and is
nervous and self-conScious
enough without having to feel
that she must perform aero
battles to get herself liked.
Doris real problem is her
lack of confidence. It's a
normal teen-age problem,
but she has it to such a de-
gree that she is all tangled
up inside and can't relax
enough to really see, much
less talk to, another person.
This girl won't gain self
confidence simply by being
told by her mother that she
is pretty. A sincere compli-
ment from the family now
and then certainly won't
hurt, but the only thing that
will make a real difference
is the experience of achiev-
ing some success in the out
side world.
Because she is now so lit
terry about boys, Doris should
be encouraged to engage in
activities that throw her into
contact with them without
putting a strain on the boy
girl relationship. She should
go in for sports, music, dane
ing, photography, butterfly
collecting - anything that
really interests her.
Once she is involved ir
such activities, Doris viii
have less difficulty talking tt
boys. When she forgets her
self and starts behaving nor,
mally and naturally, boy
will like her and date her
and she can save the NOR
sophisticated tricks for tn,
time when she seriously want
to captivate a particula.
male.
Copyright, 1859,
General Features Corp
Tomorrow: Should mother liv
alone?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

The FomiIE Council consists Of q
judge, q psyehiotrist. three clergy
men. newspaper editor, wom-
ems editor and two writer's. Eoeh
article is o summary Of on oetuoI
eose history. The Council reports
on problems thot hove been deoIt
with by responsible agencies and
eounseIors.
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THE DETAILS

Mrs. J. Tt am terribly
confused as to how to help
my l5-year-old daughter
Doris with her boy trouble. I
feel so sorry for her.
Doris is an average, nice
looking girl, but she has q
lot Of trouble getting dates
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by We proud of employees and grateful to
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26
conway
Mrs. J. A. Taylor

James Tuggle of South Bend
Ind. is here visiting relatives for
few days. Tallie MCGEE of
Oklahoma City is visiting with
his parents, Rev. Willie MCGEE
and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
ard Edwards are the proud par
ents of a daughter, Carylon Lynn,
who was born June Is A2-C
airforee Learoy Cook who recent
ly returned from Japan, Mrs. Cook
and daughter, Cynthia, left the
city Monday for Los Angeles to
spend some time with Mrs. Cooks
mother, Mrs. Nora Hampton.
From California, they will go to
Indiana, where A2-C airforce Cook
is stationed. Robert Thomas
spent the week in Detroit with
his daughters Mrs. Arthur Camp
bell and family and Miss Ruth
Thomas. James Hughes of Lit
tie Rock spent Saturday with his
brother, Willie Halbrook and fami
ly. Mr.. and Mrs. Coarl Harri-
son celebrated their son. CoarIs
4th birthday June IS. Ice cream
and cake was served to his guests
along with other favorites Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Harrison, grandpar-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26
College Station
Virginia Halter

virginia 1dtteT
Brother Joe May and Prof. o.
w. Brown will render a musical
program at Mt. Nebo church June
18th at 800 p. m. The home
of George Riley was destroyed by
fire last weekend. The dis
trict educational clinic was held
last week at Pilgrim Rest church.
Rev. P. A. Gold, president.
James Lee and Miss Elsie Mae
Adams were married last Satur-
day night Mrs. Demonla
Moore of Ohio is here visiting ner
sister. Mrs. Ethel Adams. On
the sick list are Mrs. MaeKinley
jefferson, r. Prince and Ed Gran
dy.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1959-06-26

Advancement of Colored People
has been directed, in accordance
with the Associations constitution,
to call a special meeting for the
purpose of electing a successor to
Robert F. Williams. suspended
president of the branch.
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ents of Coarl Joe assisted in serv-
ing the little guests. Dian Veasly
was honored by her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Veasly June 10th
with a party on her 4th birth
day.
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FOR FEMALE AIINTENTS prove
Pinkhams (qudl brings relief
from discomforts OF monthly pain and change-of-lhe
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-25
:: WORTH REPEATING :
Hawaiian Senator Starts Wronq

The state of Hawaii, that
new and exotic acquisition to
the Federal Union, got it's first
baptism of racial intolerance,
the other day, when the dele
gates to the American Legion
Convention voted down a reSo-
luton to remove the racial bar
against Negroes and Orientals
in the Legion's funmaking or
ganiZation, 40 and 8.
This humiliating experience
should jolt the Hawalians into
realizing the damnable charac-
ter of the color line, and
should awaken them to the
brutal fact that they are not
likely to escape the flames of
discrimination on the main
land.
"Those who would introduce
bigotry in our organization
cried out the Rev. Edward Good
win, chaplain of the Hawaiian
department, "are bastards of
Satan" 1t was hoped that with
the admission of Hawaii to
statehood that the liberal
forces, which were suf-
fering with acute anemla in
Congress, would have had a
blood-transfusion and acquired
new vitality and fortitude. It
was a vain hope. No sooner
Hawaii's senior Sen. Hiram l..
FOng took his seat among his
legislative colleagues that he
served notice h e would
not add his voice to
those Of the people who
are clamoring for civil rights
as a means of changing the
pattern of lie in the South.
In fact Senator Fong insist
Arkansas State press., 1959-09-25
Editorial
If You Haven't. Nothing We Can Say -.

Have you paid your poll tax which will qualify you to vote
in the coming eections?
If you haven't paid them, you are unconscious of what is
taking place in Arkansas, and it is about time for you to re-
,vve yourself.
The Negro registration in Arkansas shows a slight de-
cline in 1858 over 1851 which speaks pretty bad for Negroes
who had their constitutional rights invalidated by an unscrupu-
lous and fanatical politician by one stroke of the pen.
A prominent Arkansas attorney remarked recently while at
tending a national meeting in the nations capital, to the effect
that if a certain percentage of the Negroes had voted In Ark
ansas, the schools would have never been closed. We will a-
cept that and go beyond If the few Negroes who voted IN
a previous election had voted their convictions instead of
following leaders who put more emphasis on the S than they
put on their rights and the rights of their people, Arkansas
would have been a progressive commonwealth instead of a
worlds disgrace.
If you have lived in Arkansas during the past two years,
and are identified with the Negro group, and haven't qualified
yourself to vote, there is nothing we can say here that win
induce you.