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Evening star., 1959-12-27
Mans Basic Nature

CIOll lilly dCOTIlS great
oaks grow; and in the tiniest
seed is contained the total
fullness of the stately tree
through all its various
stages: sapling, giant, and
finally. rotted timber. The
same is true of animals.
To understand the true,
basic nature of man, there
fore, we must necessarily
look to our infants. wherein
is contained most of our in
stinctive traits - uncluttered
by fetisheS. isms or any Of
the dos and donts Of CIV
ilization."
I believe our infants give
the lie to Howard Wilcox's
C"Man's Inner-Man." Deem
Der 20 STAR belief, that
"decency is the decent thing
because it is in a mans
heart" Have you ever
watched infants "in action?
How the stronger takes from
the weaker; how those of
equal power can battle to
death" over a possession?
Have you noticed an infants
capacity for anger, hatred
and aggressive cussedness-
as well as for love, fear or
docility?
These traits in us-so
amply demonstrated by in
fantS, are not necessarily
"evil"; rather. they are mat
ural." Their development
into forces Of "decency"-or
"delinquency"-is largely the
result of outside influences
shaping the child, the ado
lescent, the man.
Mr.. Wilcox demonstrates a
similar failure to get down to
basic reasoning when he says,
"The power Of public opin-
ion looms above all other
influences as mans hope
for decency in human re-
lations ." The rebuttal is
simple: public opinion can
be controlled, even shaped
toward a definite end, by
anyone controlling the news
media.
Even in cases where public
opinion is independent-did
1t stop Hitler?-Mussofini?
-Khrushchev?-is it stop
ping Castro? Let me remind,
that individuals and ma
tons respect for public
opinion does not constitute
"decency," but rather fear
the same sort that Mr.. Wilcox
decries as he objects to fear
of hell and rewards of
Heaven" Any aggressor who
hears protests from his in
tended victim will naturally
pause-because he is at heart
a bully; and he dare not risk
goading a too-powerful op-
ponent into active resistance
which might prove costly
to himsel& This isn't de
cency";; and it never leads to
"the decent thing: respect
ing the other mans rights be-
cause he is entitled to them.
Mr.. Wilcox has only to
look, and analyze, to find
ample proof that religious
and moral principles are not
an "outgroWth of mans basic
decency," but rather an
imposition of controls, first
to curb mans natural tend
encies toward savagery, and
then to further his natural
tendencies toward the an
gelic state. AS such, they
cannot come from inside
man himself.
The God Mr.. Wilcox should
hope for" needn't concern
himself with opinions of
his creation; He probably
knew us-very well-before
He ever made us. Who can
create without thoroughly
knowing his own product?
CsIIA-k Da.zIra-
Evening star., 1959-12-27

sane, they talked so sensibly
and discussed their plans
with such precision and con-
cern that he felt sure they
must be sane. He spoke to
the doctor about it. They're
mad" said the doctor. They
talk sensibly I admit. but it's
all about themselves. They
are in fact most intelligently
obsessed with self. It's all
self morning, noon and night.
We can't get away from self
here. We talk sensibly, but
we are mad right enough"
There is insight of oceanic
depth in that observation. It
is madness for a nation or a
person to live inside the self.
Jesus said that, in a way
that makes it live forever:
II you save your life you'll
lose 1t. If you give it away
to humanity you'll find It,"
DR.. SchweitZer in Africa,
who moved out Of himself
long years ago, and who has
given himself to black bum
dies Of misery there, gives
his secret and the secret Of
all life worth while when he
declares, The tragedy Of life
is in what dies inside q man
while he lives-the death Of
the awareness that makes it
possible to feel the pain or
the glory of other men in
oneself" In the good doc
tors glorious record, as he
pours the balm Of his own
dedication to help the open
sores of the world, is a 20th-
century illustration of what
1t means to love ones neigh
Dor as oneself.
The giving of something
from you to another at
ChristmaStide symbolizes that
which Is the greatest sacra-
ment on earth. A business
man named David Dunn
stumbled upon this potent
principle over 80 years ago.
He has a book entitled, TRY
Giving Yourself Away" That
volume has inspired a multi
tude. 1t has helped them to
unlock the prison cell and to
fling open all the windows Of
ones being to Gods world Of
neighborS. Says the author:
Il made the important dis
covery that anything which
makes another glow with
pleasure is beyond money CAL
culation in this humdrum
world where there is alto
Rether too much grubbing
and too little glowing. I be-
gan to experiment with
giving away and discovered
it to be great fun. My life be-
gan to be full Of exciting
little adventures" Then he
tells about a hundred ways,
drawn from his own expert
ence. as to how one can give
a portion of himself away.
But he warns, They all start
from the same spot, your
heart. The French have a
proverb. He gives nothing
who does not give himself"
Blessed is the man who
makes a Christmas gift pack
age but the emblem Of a part
Of himself, which each day
he wraps up in some deed or
word of thoughtful kindli-
ness. presented to some COM
rade on life's stormy way.
Blessed is the man who, by
thus getting away from him.
self, sets the Joy bells ring
ing in the belfry of other lives.
Evening star., 1959-12-27

The din Of fire trucks
added to that Of New Years
eve celebrants so years ago,
and on January l, 1910. The
Star reported: THE city fire
bells we're brought into play
to ring out the old and ring
in the new year, and the po-
lice are working overtime to
bring to justice those who
broke the little pieces Of
glass and pulled the levers.
In four instances last night
and this morning companies
Evening star., 1959-12-27
FROM THE STAR FILES.

hall. We are very sure that
Mr.. B. has done nothing Of
the sort up to the hour at
which we go to press; nor do
we anticipate that he will
challenge Mr.. G., as the lat
ter is well known as being
opposed, in toto, to that
method Of settling such diff
culties as that between him
self and Mr.. B. We make
these remarks without in
tending any reflection on Mr..
Grow. :"
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Pen names may be used u
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.

eligible for unemployment
compensation, as he is unable
to work. Who needs compen-
sation the most-the person
able to work or the one
totally disabled?
Evening star., 1959-12-27
RockefeIIer's Policies

How can Gov. Rockefeller
propose in good conscience
that the United States re-
move so million acres Of land
from agricultural production
on the ground that we have
too much food for our peo-
pile; and yet also propose
that we promote the use Of
contraceptives in underdevel-
oped countries, on the ground
that they have insufficient
food for their people?
Evening star., 1959-12-27

Of the fire department hur-
ried from their quarters in
response to alarms that had
been turned In by violators
of the law. :"
Evening star., 1959-12-27
100 Years AGO

Georgetown found things
pretty dull q century ago.
The Star, on December 29,
1859. reported: I'VE have
winter upon US in good
earnest. Snow commenced
falling early yesterday morn
ing and has continued at
intervals to the present
time, 9 o'clock am. All nature
presents rather a gloomy ap-
pearance. The suspension
Of navigation upon the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
and the consequent suspen-
sion Of operation about the
canal docks, causes every
thing in that quarter to
present a lifeless appearance,
indeed. There are still, how
ever, immense quantities Of
coal remaining upon the
docks, and navigation upon
the river being kept open by
steam tugs of the Potomac
Tow Company lines, all yes
sells coming in find 1t an
easy matter to procure
freight Of either coal or flour.
Since the commence
ment Of the Christmas hoIi-
days, but little activity has
been visible in business of
any kind. :"
An underworld shooting
took place 100 years ago in
Baltimore, and on Decem-
Der %, 1859, The Star re-
ported: "On Monday night
Petty Naff,' a weli-known
Baltimore hard case, who
has not unfrequently paid
Washington city a visit, was
shot, fatally it is thought, in
an affray in Lovely Lane. by
Wesley Woodward, another
hard case pretty well known
in this vicinity. :"
The Star. on December 30,
1859, scotched a rumor this
way: "RumorS are ahoat
here today that Mr.. Branch
Of North Carolina has chal-
lenged Mr.. Grow Of Pennsyl-
vania for words spoken yes
terday in debate in the House
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24
7.6eiE. v. watson. Heirs
Free
leeIillq

IMPORTS The United
States Is the greatest car buy
ing land wrecking) country in
the world. But let the new car
fever hit and We can choose from
only 10 makes. proudced by five
companies.
BY comparison more than go
foreign cars are currently avail
able In showrooms the country
over. Like most people a few
years back I had not even heard
OF a foreign car. much less con-
sidered buying one. Possibly the
British made Rolls Royce is an
exception, but at some $50, 900
copy why wouldn't everybody
know about it? Nowadays. though.
everywhere you look Volks-
wagons. Jaguars. MGs. Renaults
Austins are competing for curb
space with our Detroit domestic
jobs.
Dick Pitts of the Carolina Mo-
tor Club who keeps track of such
things predicts that the list of
imported cars being sold here
Will continue 10 grow. at least
so long as the imported cars
sales curve continues upward
And there's little reason 10
doubt that it won't for in each
of the pats five years sales about
doubled those of the previous
year.
There are many more foreign
cars potential candidates for the
American market. England. which
leads all other countries in tota!
exports to the US. still has at
least five makes not yet being
Offered 10 our dealers. Seven
other car producing countries.
including thic Soviet Union. shun
the car car export market.
BritiSherS. incidentally. can
pick and choose from % differ
ent make of automobiles. most
OF which are available here. The
top selling Volkswagen is one of
10 makes manufactured in West
Germany and Italy sends eight
makes to US dealers. I've not
seen any yet but the japanese
are supposed OF have two cars
on the American marekt as do
the SwcdeS. And Holland is ex-
pected to join the group soon.
If you read the ads maybe
you've been puzzled by those tiny
initials POE printed beside the
price of the car. They mean
port-of-entry. of what the car
sells for at the place it was TAX
en- off the ship. POE prices on
the 60-odd foreign jobs available
here range from S1095 for the
British made Goggomobile to
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

AHTNC) - Army Pvt. Richard
X. Mercer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer l.. Mercer. Route 1.
Chadbourn. N. c., recently COM
pleted the teletype operation
course at The Southeastern
Signal School. Fort Gordon, Ga.
During the eight week course
Mercer was trained 10 receive
and disseminate commune atoms
using the standard teletype Sc:
with military keyboard. He en-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

$4,000 for the Ferrari Two Fifty
convertible. Although they say
custom built Rolls Royces can
run considerably higher. II you're
interested.
SUDDEN THAWT A wom-
an driver Is woman who drives
like a man and gets blamed for
1t.
ITEM The Russian people
have no letter H In their Ian
guage. So lacking an H they
substitute the letter G. Thus
when speaking Of our former
presidents they say Garry Tru-
man and Gerbert Goover. The
Soviets do not have the automo-
biles and traffic we have either.
but rest assured they have high
way hazards so they must call
them "gighway gazards." All of
which means that regardless of
how the words are pronounced,
the reckless driver causes high
way hazards and instant death
Is too often the final result of
his carlessness. Death spoken in
any language means the same
thing! 1t isn't the language you
speak nor the letters you use
to pronounce the words, it's how
you drive that means longer life.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

ineludede am hayonet training
physical conditioning. parade.
and ceremonies, and other mill.
tary subjects.
Three weeks were spent on
the rifle range where the recruits
fired the MI rifle and received
instruction in basic Marine in
fantry weapons.
This recruit training prepares
young Leathernecks for further
specialized infantry training a,
Camp Lejeune. n. c.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

BAUMHOLDER. Germany CAH
TNC) - Lynn o. Todd. whose
wife. Phyllis. lives at 3O3 N
18th St. Wilmington. N. c.. re,
Gently was promoted to specials,
four in Baumholder. Germany
where he is a member of the
565th Medical Company.
Specialist Todd. a supply CLERK
in the company. entered thc
Army in February 1858 and
completed basic combat TRAINING
at Fort Jackson. s. c.
The 24-year-old soldier is ;
1854 graduate of Shallotte High
School. Before entering the
Army. he was employed bv the
A. & p Tea Company. Whining.
ton His parents. Mr.. and Mrs
James II. Todd. live on Route /
Shallotte.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

|NOTICE o. aAl1 FoG TAXES
Under and by virtue Of IL
pbwer vested IN my by the laws
OF the State Of North Carolins
particularly by Section l05-387
|of the General Statutes, and
pursuant TO IN order of the Gov
erning Body Of Tabor City, ]
will offer for sale and will sell
at public auction, for cash, e
the highest bidder. at the Town
office door in Tabor City, al
Ll2:O0 o'clock, Noon, On Monday
Ae 18th day Of July. 1853, lien,
upon the real estate described
below for the nonpayment o,
taxes owing for the year 1868
the name of the owner or the
person who listed the real estate
for taxes, the real estate which
is subject to the lien, and the
amount of the lien being Sc,
out below. Reference is made to
the records in the office of the
Register of Deeds Of Columbus
County for more particular de-
scription of said real estate. And
notice is hereby given that the
amounts of the liens set on,
below are subject to the addi-
Zion of penalties as provided by
law, and the costs Of sale.
This the 9th day of June, 1859
q Marian G. Garrel
q Tax Collector
for Town of Tabor
City
n WHITE
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

NO Tabor City students have
been named to the Deans Honor
List at Mars Hill College for
the spring semester. They are:
Billy Rex Stephens, son of MIR.
and Mrs. William v. Stephens. 100
Fowler. st. and 10 Ann Watts,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Watts, Ri. 3.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

FORT GEORGE c.. MEADE
MD. tAHTNC) - Army Recruit
Milton 5. House Jr.. whose wife
Mavis. and parents. Mr.. and Mrs
John NJ. House. live on Route .
Tarboro. ~ c.. completed eight
weeks of advanced armor train,
ing June Is at Fort George G.
Meade. Md.
House entered the Army last
January.
Before entering the Army. tho
23-year-old soldier was employed
by Long Manufacturing Com
pany, Tarboro. He is a 1854 grad
uate of Leggett High School.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

PARIS ISLAND. S. c. CFH1
NC - Kenneth r. Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron A. Smith
of Route l, Box 21l, Claremont
N. c., completed recruit training
June 4 at the Marine Corps Re-
cruit Depot, Paris Island. S. C.
Relatives and friends of many
of the new Marines We're on hand
to witness the graduation cere-
monies.
The 12-week training schedule
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-24

tered the Army last Jana1ry and
received basic training at Fsrt
Jackson. 8. C. The 1S-year-old
soldier b 1857 graduate Of
Chadbourn High School and at
tended Western Carolina College
In CuDowhee. ~. S. Army Photo)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
Lutheran Home Ready
To Mark 64th Year

A lawn fete and luncheon
Is scheduled for Wednesday
to observe Founders Day at
the National Lutheran Home
for the Aged.
The annual event. this year
marking the 64th anniver-
sary Of the homes founding.
is put on by the Women's
Auxiliary which has a mem
bership Of $4,000.
Luncheon is served from
1880 am. to 2 pm. and the
spacious lawns Of the home
will be dotted with booths
featuring such articles as
aprons. towels and crocheted
pieces. All have been made
by the Home Activities COM
mittee with Mrs. Louis Wine-
miller and Mrs. Floyd Rapp
In charge.
A special booth has been
arranged at which Sunny
Days." a book written and
illustrated by Miss Cordia
Thomas. a resident Of the
Home. will be available. The
book has just been published.
There also win be tables
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07

Members Of the Immacu-
iata Mothers Club have
elected Mrs. Peter v. chadik
as their president.
Other new officers are Mrs.
Joseph T. Dixon. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. James springman.
secretary. and Mrs. Richard
Gallagher. treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07

Of cakes. pies. candies and
other foods as well as q par
eel post" booth and one OF
white elephants"
Mrs. Herman Smith is gen.
eral chairman Of arrange
ments for Founders Day.
Miss A. Barbara wiegand
is president Of the Women's
Auxiliary which has Just
completed renovation OF the
dining room and redecora-
ton Of the living room. These
rooms will be open for the
event as will the new addi-
ton to the infirmary and
the newly located solaria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
Reception
PrecedeS Boil

A reception for honored
guests highlighted the 1853
Ambassadors Ball held last
night at the Sheraton-Park
Hotel to fete the anniversary
Of Israel's statehood.
In the receiving line were
the Israel Charge d'Affaires
and Mrs. Herzog: Ball Chair
man David Lloyd Kreeger
and Mrs. Kreeger; honorary
chairman of the Washington
committee Abe s. Kay and
Mrs. Kay: and Mr.. James
q. Mcdonald, first American
Ambassador to Israel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
Miss Wheeler
To Be Feted

Former Senator and Mrs.
Burton Kendall Wheeler will
honor their granddaughter.
Miss Frederick Sharp Wheel
er. at q reception Tuesday
afternoon at the Sulgrave
Club.
The event viii mark the
18th birthday Of Miss Wheel
er. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Kendall Wheeler.
She was graduated from the
Potomac School and finished
at the Madeira School on
May 80. She win enter Vas
sar College in September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
Edgar Morrises
Give Porty

Mrs. Andrew Jergins Of
San Antonio. Tex. and Mrs.
Edward Modine Of Los
Angeles. Calf. were honored
at o cocktail party for their
friends given yesterday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Morris
at their home on Linnean
avenue.
Mrs. Jergins, who Is the
mother Of the hostess. arrived
last Tuesday for q two-week
visit here.
Mrs. Modine arrived Fri
day to spend the week end
with the Morrises on her way
to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
PRIDE OF AUTHOR

Pride Or AUTHOR
SHIPA group Of
women at the National
Lutheran Home show
off their hondiwork to
each other, cleorly
pleased with VIII at
they've produced. Mrs.
Cloro Deordorf, with
the afghan she knitted;
Miss Mary Riekobouoh,
Miss Alice HorneL
holding O body quilt
she mode and Mrs.
Grace Manning. with
on apron, all have been
working hard for the
homes Founders Doy
Country Foir. to be held
on the grounds OF
Eighteenth and Doug
los streets NE. Wednes-
doy.
Evening star., 1959-12-16

pm. and are to be greeted by a
bagpiper.
Santa on Sunday
The Medina Chapter of B'nai
Birth. at l pm. will give a
special party for children at
the D. C. Children's Center in
Laurel, Md.
At Sis pm. Sunday, the
Hillmead Citizens Associations
will welcome Santa in the $500
block of Valley road, Bethesda.
He will then light a Christmas
tree. Some caroling is Sched-
uled.
At the same time, the Roll
ingwood Citizens Association
will light its community tree,
at Leland street and Beach
drive, Chevy Chase.
Next Monday the Indian
Spring Citizens Association has
arranged for a fire truck to
tour the area. 1t will be &C
companied by Santa Claus,
starting at $50 pm, from
Hastings drive and Granville
drive.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Cornell to Stuy
In Aid Program

ITHACA, N. Y, Dec. 16 (AP) Z.
Cornell University says it will
continue in the Federal Govern
ment's student-aid program.
But President Deane w.
Malott said he still was opposed
to the anti-Communist oath
that students must take before
becoming eligible for funds un-
der the program, the National
Evening star., 1959-12-16

Defense Education Act Of 1858.
Students who oppose the pro-
gram. DR.. Malott said. will be
assisted by the university to
find funds from other sources.
DR.. Malott said he would not
end the university's participa-
ton as some other colleges had
done and thus deprive Cornell
students of access to some
$3.50. 900 of loan fund money a
year."
DR.. Malott's statement ap-
peared in the Cornell Alumni
News.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
HunseI and GreteI'

"Hansel and Gretel," a child's
opera by Humperdinck, will be
presented at $3.50 pm. Friday
in the Roosevelt Auditorium,
Thirteenth and Upshur streets
NV, by the District Recreation
Department. Admission will be
free.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
A Phony Excuse
INDIANAPOLIS {

INDIANAPOLIS (AP). -
James H. Coleman, 30, was
charged with burglary by police
who didn't believe his story Of
losing a dime in a pay tele-
phone. Coleman was found in
side the booth with a hammer.
screw driver, mallet, can opener
and one very battered tele-
phone.
Evening star., 1959-12-16

SOuA4Iy ISCSI I1OIIlC. Lie CIlOI d.
singers from Hillandale were
to drop by and Mrs. Norman
Collins was to serve as Santa
Claus.
Then. at 8 pm, a Yuletide
Christmas pageant is to be
staged by 125 students from
the National Cathedral School
for Girls and the st. Adams
School for Boys. The perform
ance is to be held in WASH
ington Cathedral.
The pageant was written by
Madeline Hicks, drama in
structor at the girls school,
and Richard Dirksen, cathe-
dral choirmaster, composed the
music. The combined glee
clubs of both schools will sing.
Display Of Trees
Meanwhile, the patio of the
North Agriculture Building
was decked out in a seasonal
display with trees and ever
greens collected from through
out the United States, the Ma
tional Arboretum and Agricul-
ture employees. The display is
open for the public through
Thursday.
This year marks the goth
year Mrs. Irwin Douglas, 50l6
Reno road NV, has remem-
bered the needy of the South
west. Once again, she is asking
that toys-even broken crayons
food, clean clothing and con-
tributions be left at her home,
day or night, through next
Tuesday.
George Washington Univer-
sity students have set up a
party for 80 orphans from the
Central Union Mission, st. Vim
cents Home and the Masonic
Home for $50 pm. tomorrow
in the Student Union, 2l25 G
street NV. Besides carol sing
ing, ice cream and cake, a
magician will drop by.
On Friday, at 8 pm, the
music department of Belt
Junior High, Silver Spring, will
give its winter concert in the
school gymnasium. Some 400
students will present a varied
program of sacred and secular
music.
Carols at st. EliZabeths
Also at 8 pm, the Ladies
Sodality, the Holy Name Soci-
ETY. and the Adult and Girls
Choirs of Boiling Air Force
Base will be singing carols and
performing a pageant for
patients at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital.
Saturday events include:
A Christmas party. put on by
the Department of Mechanical
and Technical Equipment at
Fort Belvoir, will be held for
1000 parents and children -
including $50 needy children
from the Children's Aid Society
of Washington and the Gun
Ston elementary school in Lor-
ton, Va.-at $50 am. A visit
from Santa is included in the
festivities.
The Roma Restaurant, 3419
Connecticut avenue NV, will
serve a turkey dinner for resi-
dents of the Little Sisters of
the Poor Home. 210 H street
NE, at IL noon.
Up to so children of 4 or S
years old will be guests of the
United States Army at a party
for underprivileged children
from the Districts Junior Viii
lage to be held in the Dayroom.
South Post, Fort Meyer. The
children will arrive at 1:l5