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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

/ live in the Southeast,
about nine blocks from the
Capitol, and it is sickening
to see how the white race
abandoned the most inter-
esting part of the city of
Washington. Why did they
run? Why didn't they stay?
A mixture of white and Negro
families is both inevitable and
compatible with good living,
but to turn a section alto
gether over to the Negro race
is suicidal. Our beautiful
city is fast being ruined.
If you want to protect your
home and manner of living,
all you have to do is to con-
tinue living in your own home,
or the one you are renting.
Living in the suburbs is cost
ly and inconvenient. If a
colored family buys a home
in your neighborhood they
are generally good citizens,
anxious to follow the pattern
of the white mans way of liv-
ing. Those who rent, are. for
the most part. undesirable. I
know, because / have renters
on one side of me who are
highly undesirable, and on
the other homeowners who
are highly desirable. They
keep their places looking
better than any house on
our street. The Negro race
needs the white race to help
them and we need the help
of intelligent colored folks.
Something must be done,
and at once. to save our Ma
tons Capital. and it is up to
the white man to do 1t!
Lucille Agniel Gaines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
'Highwoy Suicide

Much attention has re-
Gently been given to investi-
cations of the American
traffic pattern. propose d
safety devices, improvements
in highway design, etc. In
other words, the burden of
research and resultant pub
licity seems to dwell upon
the mechanical aspects Of the
situation. Undoubtedly these
are important factors which
must be considered. However,
no safety device. signal, sign
or carefully engineered super
highway is any better from
the safety point of view than
the human beings who use
them.
With this in mind, it would
seem that a massive, concen-
trated effort should be made
to conduct thorough psyche
logical research on driver be-
havior.
The psychologists role in
society may be defined as:
% Observation, 90 analysis,
90 prediction and a. con-
troll of human behavior.
Surely then. he is the man
who should be called upon to
apply his professional knowl-
edge to the solution of a
problem of great and imme-
diate concern to every Amer
lean.
We have progressed from
the Tin Lizzie to the Fin
Lizzie; now let's really delve
into what makes people COM
NIT highway suicide!
Rarhara RnSR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

To wear a beret Is the secret
desire of every homely man.
He has seen the Foreign
Legion boys. with their dash
ing dark looks and bright
eyes, and fancies somehow.
in the mysterious ways OF
human nature, that maybe
he could do it. too.
He can't, but let's not tell
him Illusions are beautiful,
mostly, and do us all good.
Ugly on the mountains are
the feet of those who destroy
humanity'S illusions.
There are the true dream
killers.
To wear a beret, anyway,
is to thumb ones nose at
humanity.
1t is an act of everyday
defiance that brings on the
culprit nothing more than
the smiles Of the unwary.
They are unaware Of many
things; this is humanity'S
basic unawareness, else we
would be angels.
Specifically. they fail to
respond to the urge to be
beautiful.
Sometimes this is Scorned
by he-men. so called. They
believe that being beautiful
is something better left to
the ladies. God bless 'em, as
people used to say.
Being beautiful, in some
way or other. is as necessary
as being brave in war, and
bold In business.
Ebert Hubbard phrased it
this way. more or less: If he
had only Is cents. he would
take 20 of them and buy
white hyacinths.
This was in the DAYS when
20 cents would buy some
thing.
Now you couldn't even get
a smell for that price.
The desire to be beautiful
the ladies say lovely-is
the desire to be better than
ones self. and heaven knows
we all need to be that.
Mrs. P. B. G. sends an ad
Of a beret "for that casual air
in graceful living"
She writes:
Maybe the hidden, I'M
breakable peak in this beret
is the secret of making a
beret look jaunty." The
writer adds: II guess that is
all. for now, except to wish
you contentment in your
quarters in the new Star
building.
II thought of you, during
that week end of upheaval
when the big move was tax
ing place. Having been in
volved in a similar uproot-
ing some years ago. I could
Sympathize.
But old Capitol Hill does
have a certain charm. The
cherry trees around Congress
sional Library will be in
bloom before you know it.
Best wiShesl"
: = =
The reference to berets
goes back to a column here
several years ago.
There are hats and hats,
and caps. but the beret tugs
at something in the heart Of
mankind.
Perhaps 1t is the lure Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
military Pensions

This is to express appre-
citation for your support Of
the current efforts to correct
the inequity of the 1858 mil
itary pay legislation as it
applies to the computation of
pay for retired officers.
Slayer o. L. Robinson.
Colonel, USA (Retired).
Mil Valley, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

Your readers might be in
terested in knowing that
while the Nations Capital is
preparing to pick a queen
for the cherry blossom fes-
tival. we in the armed forces
at Tachikawa Air Base, ia
pan, are doing likewise. The
only difference is that our
queen may be either japanese
or American. Our festival
starts April Is and runs
through April rs.
AS residents of Washing
ton. my husband and ! look
forward to this festival. 1t
makes us feel at home. sort OF
by proxy.
Mrs. Harlan Stephens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

the sea. This is an ideal
headgear for seafaring men.
1t simply will not blow of.
Not even a hurricane could
bulge it.
While this is more or less
true of the cap-and a beret
is, after all, just a cap with
out a brim-the cap at times
may be blown off, if set too
Iauntily on the back of the
head.
A beret stays put.
1t was designed to stick.
Nor sea nor wind nor rain
can bulge it from its APP
pointed task of covering the
head.
Temp Jones, our old friend.
has tried these intriguing
bonnets for years. He has
worn little ones. too small for
his large head, and big berets,
to large for anything except
a giant.
He concludes after many
trials. that only Frenchmen
should wear berets. The
ladies, Of course, can do as
they please,)
The Gallo face has Just
the angles that suit the beret.
1t is a question. Jones insists,
OF plane surface, and the way
they catch the light.
A iaunty dark moustache,
too. helps.
If you are male, he says,
and are not French, and do
not have a moustache. do
not wear a beret. 1t is as
simple as that. And even
then you may look like a
fool. .t..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

versity Of Maryland could
hardly have been left out of
that picture.
H. c. Byrd,
President Emeritus,
University of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Rot Trades Hearts Blood for Food

CAMP ON TUIRA RIVER,
East Darien, Panama -.
About the toughest OF warm
blooded animals is the spiny
rat.
It walks away jauntingly
and unconcernedly after a
hypodermic needle has been
driven deep into its heart
and some have returned, It
seems almost voluntarily, as
many as six times for the
same treatment.
Apparently" says DR..
Pedro Galindo, head Of a
Gorgas Memorial Foundation
camp deep in the jungle here.
"it likes to trade its hearts
blood for bananas"
This rat, a true rat which
looks like a porcupine al
though no relation of the
quilted creature, is one of
the most numerous mammals
Of the jungle floor. Several
are caught nightly in a string
OF traps set around the jun
gle rim Of the camp clearing.
Deeply anaesthetized with
ether, they are bled the same
day to detect presence of
any disease-carrying viruses
in their blood streams.
Ether Kills Many
The only blood OF any value
for this purpose must be
taken directly out Of the
heart. One after another.
DR.. Galindo drives his needle
into the hearts. Then the
unconscious creatures are
thrown aside, supposedly
dead. This depends, how
ever, on the depth of the
anaesthesia, admin i stored
from a discarded tin can. If
it has not been too deep they
survive. The majority, of
course, actually are dead It's
the ether, however, that kills
them rather than the heart
punctures.
After a few minutes there
Is movement in the line Of
"corpses." One after another
OF the rats stagger to their
feet, shake their heads to get
rid Of the ether fumes, and
then scamper happily away
into the jungle.
The next morning the COL
lectors may find the very same
rats caught again in the very
same traps.
At the time of the bleed
ing a notch is cut into the
ear Of each animal as a
means Of Identification. It is
against policy to bleed one
animal more than once a
month 1t is given a chance,
that is to acquire other jun
gle vlruseS.
II ear marks show a rat
recently has been bled it is
released. Still there is the
record Of the one which has
returned at intervals of at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

least a month, and nobody
knows how raany other times
since no record Is keut Of the
disregarded ones. Three and
four returns are quite COM
mon
Otherwise. DR.. Galindo
says. the spiny rat Is a tough
animal. It lights ferociously
when taken from a trap, its
chief weapons being It's long,
clawed hind legs with which
II can infiict a wicked cash.
1t also bites deeply with its
sharp teeth.
1t looks like a small por-
cupine. When il is excited.
sharp bristles stand out ali
over its body. These, however,
are just hairs and cannot
penetrate anything. The APP
pearance, however. is lust a
camoufiage to scare other
jungle animals.
In the wild 1t lives largely
on bugs and nuts which it
digs out of the soil with its
hind claws, and fallen ba-
nanas--its favorite food.
Bananas, DR.. GaIindo says.
seem to be a favorlte food
OF all Jungle mammals, even
the larger carnivores.
1t now has been established
that the spiny rat does not
carry the virus OF yellow
fever and no virus Of any of
the known forms of enceph-
alitis have been found. OF
the latter. however, there is
always a possibility.
ViruSes Isolated
Twenty-Five hitherto UNI
known kinds of filterable VII
ruses, the invisibly minute
particles on the oOrderline
between living and nonliving
which cause some Of the most
devastating human and an
lmal diseases. have been iso-
lated by scientists of the
Gorgas Memorial Laboratory
in Panama City.
What diseases they cause,
II any, is unknown. Their
very existence, however, is
regarded as a serious danger
signal. New virus epidemics
sometimes appear suddenly
and may sweep over the
world. AL the new likely dis
ease agents have been found
in the bodies of jungle mos
quitos examined for the pres
ence of yellow fever virus, a
major activity of the labora-
tory.
None of the new ones.
however. have anything to do
with yellow fever. per Sc.
They simply are carried by
the same insects, probably
from the dense rain forests
along the Amazon and ORR
noco. All will be tested
against human blood serums
to determine whether they
may cause some kind of dis
ease against which resistance
is built up in the victims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

foreign ministers conference, the Krem-
lin and the world at large can be sure
that such a policy will be worked out.
that it viii firmly uphold what is right.
and that 1t VIII have the wholehearted
support of all the IS Atlantic allies.
NATo's second decade thus begins in an
atmosphere Of suspicious "togetherness.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

Pen names may be used il
letters carry iDriters correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

a 'eadeI can get an answer Dy
mali r. any question OF fact by
writing The star Information Bu-
reau 63h street NV Washington
age OF self-adhreSed stamped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

@. When did the Bureau
OF Internal Revenue change
its name to Internal Revenue
Service?-A. !.
A. This latest change of
name was authorized on July
9. 1858, by order of Secretary
of the Treasury George
Humphrey. Created by Con-
gress in 1852 as the ONCE of
the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue. the IRIS was first
called the once of Internal
Revenue. After 1896. 1t be-
came popularity known as the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue,
although no change In its
name was ofhcially author
lied. Many have commended.
therefore that legally the
IRIS never was a Bureau"
even though its reports and
orders carried that title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-06

@. Does the position of
catcher offer a young player
his best chance Of making
the major leagues?-N. M.
A. This depends to a great
extent on the young mans
ability and particular talents,
but many baseball experts
agree that the shortest road
to the major leagues is
through the catcher's box.
Good catchers are particu-
larly hard to find because the
strenuousness Of the job dis
courages many candidates.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
Columbus Women
Redecorate Used
Picture Frames

Twenty-seven women from
Columbus County renovated, re-
finished, and redecorated 80 US
ed picture frames at a workshop
at the Agricultural Building in
Whiteville on Friday, February
10.
Mrs. Edith McGlamery, House
Furnishings Specialist, State
College conducted the work.
shop. Many different finishes
were used on the picture frames.
Some were finished in the nat
UT color with a penetrating seal
and wax, some were painted
white with a gilt edge, and 9TH
ers achieved desired effects by
rubbing paint in the grain OF
the wood.
Refinishing frames were Mrs
Marvin Lewis Of Sandy Plains;
Mrs. Margaret Weavil, Mrs
Leotha Jordan, Mrs. Joe Brown
Mrs. Eugene Smith, and Mrs
Leo Nance of Western Prong:
Mrs. Glenn Strole, Mrs. June
Ellington, Mrs. Henry Elliott,
Mrs. Ed Edmunds, Mrs. ]. A
Cartrette, Mrs. E. L. Smith of
Bolton; Mrs. Graham Long and
Mrs. Tom Odom of Bolton: Mrs.
d. {. Buffkin of Lake Wacca-
NAV. and Mrs. Joe Norris oil
Lake Waccamaw.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
War Widows MAY
Be Entitled To
Pension Benefits

The widow and children OF
certain deceased World War II
veterans may be entitled to
death pension benefits when the
veteran died of causes not due
to service stated H. Hugh Nance
Columbus County Veterans Ser
vice Officer.
The County Officer said the
veteran must have been dis
charged under conditions other
than dishonorable and, at time
OF death, was receiving or en-
titled to receive compensation
pension or retirement pay fol
service connected disability
IOtherwise he must have served
at least 80 days Cor have beer
discharged for service incurred
disability before 80 days Of ser.
vice. and, at time Of death, hac
a definitely ascertainable ser.
vice connected disability. ThC
fact that veteran had an ser.
vice connected disability may bt
established by the widow aftel
the veterans death.
The widow can receive pen.
sion only if her annual incom,
does not exceed Sl,4OO withou
dependents, or S2,7O0 if she ha!
a minor child or children. 1t tn,
widows income does exceed tn,
statutory limitations, the minor
ichildren may become eligible fol
pension If the incomes does no
Exceed Sl,4OO each. according t
Nance.
a widow alone receives $50.
10: a widow with one child. Sc:
leach additional child, S756;
no widown. one child, S27.30; NJ
widow, two children S4O.95; NJ
widow. three children S54.6l
leach additional child, $3.50.
For additional information
contact your Veterans Servic,
Officer located at COURTEOUS,
IWhiteville N. C. or T. Formy.
'Duval, District Officer, Nortl
Carolina Veterans Commission
4O9 MurchiSon Building, Wilm.
.ington, North Carolina.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
Senator
Jordan
By SEN. B. EVERETT JoRDA

BY SEN. b. EVERETT JORDAN
WASHINGTON - The very
be done about making financial
serious problem Of what should
payments to local governments
in lieu of property taxes on
property controlled by the Fed
eral government is now being
given careful study by the Con,
greSS.
l have co-sponsored a bill, s.
go. along with Senator Erwin
and a group of other Senators,
which would establish a special
administrative board with all.
thority TO approve on a limited
basis Federal payments TO local
governments in lieu Of property
taxes and special real estate as.
SCSSmcntS.
The Federal government has
never pail local taxes on the
4 property it owns or controls.
little need for the Federal gov.
Until World War II. there wa.
eminent to be concerned about
this sort Of thing. because out
side of its military installation.
and post offices and other Fed
eral buildings. it owned on con,
that would be subject TO rca
\ trolled delativcly little property
estate taxes were it owned by
individuals.
During the world Was II
period and since. the picture has
changed a great deal. Today. the
Federal government owns a.
controls considerable property
and local governments in many
cases are deprived of badly
needed tax sources as a result
500 provides for limited
payments in lieu of taxes to 10,
cal governments under the fol.
lowing circumstances:
government acquired industrial
l. Cases where the Fedora
or commercial real property af
ter June 30. 1850.
2. Cases where payments oil
special assessments are leviet
after the effective date of the
act in urban or suburban areas
If such assessments we're also
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25

4 levied on real property owne<
by other taxable persons.
8. Gases where the interest Of
the Federal government In rea
property Is leased or sold to pri
vate persons under conditions
'',"s contracts. ii such propert>
were owned b. a taxable person
It Is virtually impossible tc
write into the law a firm formu.
la that would be fair in such
matters. For this reason. II
seems only fair and reasonable
that 4 board be established to
examine situations and problems
case by case.
1t Is also only reasonable that
local governments should be re-
quired to show that Federally
owned property has deprived
them of taxes they would other
wise collect. In many cases, Fed
eral installations or operations
have generated additional tax in.
come to a community, but where
hardships and injustices dc
exist, it is only right and proper
that the Federal government
pay its fair share.
Although this same tpye OF
legislation has been under study
for some time by Congress,
am hopeful that this session OF
Congress will take action in this
important field.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
Birthday
Calendar

-. ..--!r. and HAS. Cecil
Mercer, wedding Anniv.; Ned
Butler. Betty 10 Gore.
Feb. 2O-Glenn Smith, Esther
Clarke. Rhonda Kay Fowler.
Feb. 2l-Mr. and Mrs. A. Leon
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Craver G.
Cox, wedding snniv.; S. 7. Gore,
Feb. 23-Roger carp, Jr., L.
Nj. Ward, Mrs. T. c. Butler
Civitan, Rotary, Sunbeams meet.
Feb. 24-Teresa Cox, Betty
Muriel Cox, Sadie Strickland;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Taylor.
wedding anniv.; w. S. c. S,
Prayer Group, Baptist Brother
mood meet.
Feb. 25-Sidney w. Scott. ST.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
20 naAa Q promise. always to,
remember to keep It.
Bye-hye
PFC COLEN L. FLOWERS
NJTRNpERC GERMANY


pFC Colen l.. Flowers, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie l.. Flowers.
Long Wood. N. NJ, participated
Feb. 1T with the 84th Engineer
Company in Exercise Free Play,
Ia large-scale Seventh Army field
training exercise in Germany.
The maneuver was designed to
determine the combat readiness
OF units and to provide further
training in the various concepts
of modern warfare.
Flowers entered the Army in
February 1858 and received bas-
&c combat training at Fort Jack
son, S. c. He arrived in Europe
in July 1858.
The 23-year-old soldier is q
1854 graduate OF Union High
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
Aggie
Drugalef
BY FAYE CRIBB
HI, Folksi

Here we are back again after
another wonderful weekend.
The F. H. A. met Friday
Members discussed plans for
committees to meet. The pro-
gram consisted of a talent show
with ANGELA Powell as Mistress
of Ceremonies. Those taking
part were Susie Mcpherson,
Shirley Mcpherson, Betty Lou
Mcpherson. Peggy Hilbburn,
and Joann Beck. who played a
beautiful solo. Mearl Cribb and
Betty Strickland read poems
Girls. you did fine job and we
enjoyed the program very much
Most members were present to.
gether with the sponsor. Mrs
Thompson.
Everyone seems TO be excited
about getting the new ANIMALS
Their arrival was really a sur.
prise to everyone. We think tn.
ANIMALS are the best ever pub.
lished at Williams. Wonder why.
Could it be because liza Wee wa:
Editor-in-Chief? Or was il be
cause of the help of our spon.
sor, Mrs. Olive b. Wright? Per
haps it was both, with emphasi:
on the latter.
4 lila Wee, Sarah, Ann, and Id;
:. Grey seemed to be having :
!. good time Sunday afternoon cir
cling the court house Nancy
Berneese, Faye, Doris, Reb;
=. Mae, and quite few other
were also enjoying the Afternoon
activities.
The Bus Drivers Club me
Thursday in Mrs. Wilson'S class
room. Mr.. Lewis, our sponsor
discussed with us the bchavio
of students and the cleanliness
of buses.
7 Again we're glad TO say tina
our basketball teams are hold
ing up we'll. Both our boys ant
girls won Friday night when W,
played Acme-Delco. The boy
shoes off, but it was fun any
way. Don't forget that the tour
had quite a time playing will
nament starts this week. ant
we would like to have everyon,
attend.
PERSONALITIES OF THE
WEEK
She's a senior. She has blond
hair and blue eyes. She's a mem
Der of the F. II. A, the Blu
Drivers Club, and the glee club
She has two sisters in higl
school. She goes steady" Sh,
has a wonderful personality. Sh,
drives bus 81. This could onl,
be one person. Her name is Bar
bara Ann Goodwin.
He's a senior. He has darl
brown hair and brown eyes
Everyone leases him, but sht
seldof gets mad. He's a membe
of the F. F. A. and the Mono
gram Club. His favorite spor
is baseball. He has a brothe
:, and a sister in high school. ii,
has a good personality and i
. well-liked by everyone. H
is Jerry Mcpherson.
Congratulations, Nancy AM
/; Stanley. on your eighteenth
birthday. We hope you hav,
many more just as enjoyable a
|, the past ones have been.
1 By-the-way. don't forget I,
listen to Teens Music Box.
: this week.
1 That's about all for this time
so, until next week, remember
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25

This MIN b. TIE lth Annual
whitevills Canellia Show. but
win be the first accredited one
sponsored by the group. This
means the 1859 show will be
held in cooperation with the A
merican ana State Camellia So
-.>,.~S, wIs.. Judges applovSA l.
these groups. thus enabling the
awarding OF prizes here for the
first time.-BY JIGGS POW
.RS).
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-02-25
Whiieville Plans
ICamellia Show

The Whiteville Camellia Soc
iety. in cooperation with the A
merican Camellia Society, will
hold its first accredited show al
The Whiteville Woman's Club
house 81 Feb. 23-March /.
Joe 3. Schu!ken is president
+ IL, local camcllia enthusiasts
nd D. l.. Love IS general chair
nan .or the show. EcnricS are
re5ng welcomed from all inter
s.gG persons and complet,
uloS and regulations may b,
cured by contracting Chair
nan Love. East College Street
Whitcville. His phone number j:
MI2-3349.
Entries will be accepted be.
Tcen 8 and IL a. m, Saturday
-. %. except those outSid,
lumbuS County. No entric:
IA, oc accepted after - nool
> that date. Entries from di-
MT points arriving on FriGa,
II be put in florist refrigerat-
rs.
tours and profession
ter the local show
s being awarded il
'..~.:S Of silver will be
he Outstanding
$50 Outstanding Bloom
under glass, the Out
ON grown in the
also for arrangements
-# Will be Whiteville Camel
"c.n'y Awards.
'lmellIa Society i.
w.' b Given the sweep.
ks winner in each horticult.
n listing of a golC
irst-Dla @: alvc,
- cate for runner-up; anc
7. =. Commended ccrtificat,
r Seeding. Robbon award:
III be presented in other elias.
-oS.