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Evening star., 1960-05-04

There is q real possibility
Of moon animals or plants.
In spite of seemingly i'm
possible conditions for exist
ence on the aiYless. waterless
planet, extremely primitive
kinds Of life may have sur
vived under a sheltering
blanket Of heavy dust about
40 feet thick. which, it has
been postulated. covers the
surface Of the earth's satel-
lite.
This is stressed in a report
to the National Academy of
Sciences from DR.. Carl Sagan
of the University of Chicago's
Yerkes Observatory at Will
liams Bay, Wis. He warns
against the possibility of
wiping out this moon life be-
fore there is any possibility
of studying it by carrying
earth microbes in moon roc
kets. Russians have claimed
that their lunar vehicles to
date have been completely
sterilized.
Life of the sort now known
on earth, DR.. Sagan says,
obviously is impossible on the
visible surface of the moon.
There is no air, no water.
Temperature on the Sun-lit
side is almost high enough to
melt iron, on the dark side
probably near absolute zero.
But conditions may be quite
different near the bottom of
the thick dust blanket, built
up through hundreds Of mil
leniums of moon lombard
ment by particles from space.
This, DR.. Sagan points out,
would have served as a
shield against life destroying
cosmic rays and ultra violet
light from space. 1t also, to
some extent, would have mod
Grated temperatures to the
point, his calculations show,
where certain extreme forms
of life might be possible. There
are terrestrial micro-organisms
which live without air, and
there is even the possibility
that some kind of very ten
uous lunar atmosphere is
created constantly by gases
seeping from the satellites
interior. These would be
temporarily restrained from
escaping into space at the
bottom Of the dust blanket.
There is also the likelihood of
small amounts of water
squeezed out Of the moons
interior rocks.
The nature of the organ
iSms which may exist there
is entirely speculative. Pre-
Sumably they represent the
very earliest forms of life. In
the beginning. about S bill
lion years ago, conditions
on moon and earth presum-
ably were quite similar. The
satellite had an atmosphere
and esum ably water
through the combination of
hydrogen and oxygen. Under
such conditions, he says, 1t
Is reasonable to assume that
life was created through
chemical reactions in the at
mosphere in the same way
that, 1t now is claimed sub
organisms first arose on
earth.
Beyond much question,
the vast majority Of these
were wiped out in the first
few million years as the
satellite with its low gravi-
rational pull lost its at
mosphere and the tempera-
lures became extreme. 1t is
entirely likely. however, that
q few went underground
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Evening star., 1960-05-04
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Life on Moon Believed Possible
By THOMAS R. HENRY

where they have survived
and perhaps fiourished ever
since.
It is unlikely that there
has been much evolution
among them. They have
remained discrete colonies,
neither advancing nor de-
clining. Thus they may be
assumed to represent life at
its very beginning. assuming
it is due to natural processes
and probably identical with
the earliest life forms on
earth.
But the terrestrial organ
isms, even the simplest, have
advanced enormously since
the beginning through COM
petition with each other and
adjustment to changing con-
ditions. They are doubtless
a very superior lot to the
possible moon plants and
animals.
Brought in on a satellite
they would probably proceed
to take over, quickly elimi-
nate the moon population
and thus would be lost for
ever the possibility of study
ing life as it was in the
beginning.
=
There are great explosive
outbursts of radio waves
from the sun, recognized only
in the past few years largely
as a result of International
Geophysical Year investiga-
tionS.
This has just been reported
to the National Academy Of
Sciences by DR.. j. F. Denisse
of the Meudon Observatory
in France. Their significance
is only now being understood
and appreciated.
Present investigations at
French observatory show, DR..
Denisse said. that the out
bursts are radiated by a large
cloud of electrons elected
from the sun at the time Of
solar flares, great streams Of
fire which extend thousands
Of miles into space. At the
start such flares are not
visible and can be detected
only by the radio emissions"
The starting process, ac-
cording to the report, is a
shock wave that moves up
ward in the solar atmosphere
with a velocity Of about 1000
miles a second. This process
may last for several minutes.
The flares contain the ele.
mentary particles, electrons
and protons. The latter
usually reach the earth in
about an hour and can be
detected directly from ball
looms or satellites.
The electrons, however, are
trapped by the suns mag
netism into gigantic, radio
emitting clouds. A cloud of
such elementary particles. DR.,
DenisSe said, may be as
large as one third of the sun
and can be followed during
its ascent up to five or six
times the radius of the sun
above the solar surface
After half an hour or less
these electrons are reflected
back towards the sans Coz
roma where they are trapped
in a thin, magnetic tube of
force extending above an ac-
tive sunspot area"
The radio outbursts, says
the report, always precede
great magnetic storms by q
day or two and provide an
effective means for forecast
ing them.
Evening star., 1960-05-04
Chessmon Aftermath

NRASA AAAb VIC VI AAAACo Va
Chessman, must nevertheless
wonder about a society that
perpetuates its grievance and
seeks its pound of flesh"
after II years.
This does not seem to be
the American way. We
believe in mercy, especially
after so many years. We
believe in the courage and
support Of the underdog.
Christian piety teaches
Blessed are the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy"
Again and again, it has been
the leftistS that have taken
advantage Of our teachings,
to our great embarrassment.
How long will we suffer these
pangs Of outrageous fortune?
Christian Piety.
The outcries for Justice"
in the Chessman case were
as barbaric as the pleas for
mercy" were vapid.
When, in the name Of in
telligence, will society realize
that the whole concept of
retributive punishment is as
outdated as the rack and the
thumbScrew? No man will
ever be able to measure the
weight of an antisocial act
in terms of penalty, whether
the penalty be dollars. days
behind bars or the life of the
miscreant.
Let punishment be re-
medal, not retributive.
This is not a diatribe
against punishment per Sc.
The whipping post for wife
be a ters undoubtedly had
some merit as a corrective
measure, although the prac-
tlce may have had a brutal
izing effect upon the ad-
ministrator. A Jail sentence
or stiff fine for reckless driv-
ing serves its purpose only If
it is likely to prevent repeti-
tion of the offense. T'h e
punishment, however, should
never be considered pay
ment" of a debt to society.
The execution of Chessman
will do nothing to alleviate
the tragedies caused by his
depravity. How much better
would it have been, however,
If the profits of his intellect
had been used to aid his VIC
tins instead of enriching a
few individuals who were
trying to obtain his freedom? 3?
Behind bars, CheSsman could
have been an asset to society:
free, he proba bly, would
have become a menace again.
His death at the hands of
the law served no purpose
except to satisfy the NOR
bidity of that segment of our
people who believe that he
must be made to pay" for
his crimes.
If we must retain the death
sentence, let's change our
laws so that the sentence is
administered not as a penalty
but, in some rapid, gentle
unSpectacular form, as So
ciety's final admission of in
ability to deal otherwise with
those who would always re.
main both useless and dan
gerouS.
L. S. M.
u y
Caryl Chessman is dead
Justice has been done. Or has
it? In putting men to death
do we really serve justice OF
is justice serving US and oul
society which will not be
violated even if it is tt
blame?
Are we serving our con-
science which tells us we have
failed, which we do not likt
to hear, and our pocketbook
which We like to keep as ia
as possible? Death is cheap
rehabilitation is not. Or ar,
we even aware of justice o.
the lack of it as we live OF
our little island safe ant
secure as though misery, pov
erty, disease, hence Grim
Evening star., 1960-05-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR

did not exist? Must men die
to remind us that it does?
Even then, will we act?
mrs. d. Elaine FilsOn.
Evening star., 1960-03-30

DEAR ABBY: My son
and daughter-in-law have
three children, all under 5
years old. All Of a sudden
they decided to go on a trip.
They asked me to keep their
children and l was glad to
do it.
They left on a Friday and
said they'd be home Monday
morning. I didn't hear a
word from them until the
following Friday. I couldn't
sleep nights for worrying
about what could have hap
pened to them.
They telephoned me on
Friday "a week from the
day they left and told me
they had been been home
since TUESDAY! I didn't
mind taking care Of their
kiddies for the entire week.
but don't you think they
should have called me when
they got home? They said
it was none of my business
when they got home. !
think they took advantage
of me. I'd like your opin-
ion.
MIXED UP
You THINK they took
advantage of you? That's
the understatement of the
year! Their lack of con-
sideratiOn for yOu-let alone
their own children-is dis
gusting. Don't put yourself
in a position to be abused
again by these ingrates.
- &&
DEAR ABBY: 1 took my
child to the dentist and
was asked to wait outside.
When the dentist finished.
my child told me in great
Evening star., 1960-03-30
DEAR ABBY
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,
The Understotement of Year

sobs that he wanted me in
there with him. I felt like
a heel.
The next time we went to
the dentist, I was ordered to
wait outside again, but when
1 heard my child gagging
and crying I ran to wipe
his tears.
The dentist said very
coldly, "GO BACK AND
SIT DOWN, MOTHER!"
This upset me and my
child. Do you think I
should find another dentist?
MANSFIELD
1 advise you either to do
as your dentist tells you, or
to find another dentist.
DEAR ABBY: Thanks to
my mother, who is a marve-
lous seamstreSs, ! have a
large and beautiful ward
robe. I am 16 and have two
good friends the same age.
Both these girls have the
same bad trait. They ask to
borrow my clothes and they
don't return anything until
1 go after it. Or else if they
do bring it back, the Upper
is broken, the seams are
ripped or the clothes are
soiled.
I hate to turn them down
because I like them both,
but what do you do in a
case like this?
WARDROBE IN DANGER
The first word a child
learns to say Is Mamma"
and the second is moi"
You are too old to hOlIer
"MOmma," so you had better
learn how to say mo" And
say 1t with a smile.
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1960-03-30

80 minutes in a bath con-
tanning fungi. The other
foot was dipped in sterile
tap water. You might ex-
pect that the feet exposed
to the fungi would come
down with athletes foot.
Not so.
Even at the end OF six
weeks of observation not
one of the As developed the
disease. In other words, the
fungus-laden water didn't
cause it any more than the
pure water.
Rather than becoming
concerned about infection
from pools. baths. floors.
etc. it seems now to be the
considered opinion of ex-
cellent dermatologists that
what's most important is
proper foot care.
HERE ARE SOME recon-
mended precautions:
Wear moisture absorbing
Woolen or cotton socks,
rather than rayon or nylon.
A daily sprinkling of a mild
foot powder is helpful. In
Sert Lambs wool between
the toes if the webbing of
the skin tends to become
moist Always change your
socks and shoes when they
become wet Dry your feet
thoroughly after bathing.
Wash your feet with a non-
alkaline detergent.
Such simple precautions
will often prevent the ever
present fungi in your outer
skin from beginning a mi
grafton to the inner sensi-
tive skin.
It's better not to treat
athletes foot yourself Many
patients cause severe skin
reaction by using too-strong
chemicals and ointments.
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Tomorrow: Weothers Effect
Evening star., 1960-03-30
DOWN ON THE FARM
FoithfuI Percheron
Steps Over Fence

years, but he wasn't really
old, as horses go. He was
about Is, with beautiful
white name and fetlocks, a
stalwart, serene animal who
gave every rider-including
myself. a deep sense of
safety and security. All of
us loved him, but Wayne
loved him most of all.
One day our family and
the Smoots went together to
an auction near Brandy
Rock, Va, that lasted most
of the day. When we re-
turned we could see old
Dominion" lying on his side
on a barnyard hill
There's your horse,
dropped dead" Billy said
to Wayne in a joking voice.
Often "Old Dominion" or
"Lightnin'" would lie down
in the sun. But Wayne
missed the joke. His eyes
redeemed as he fought to
keep back the tears. Quickly
his dad reassured him: Il
was only teasin'. son. He's
all right"
But when we drove up
close, "Old Dominion" re-
mained quite still. Big and
white and still beautiful on
the hillside, he was lifeleSs.
AS we stared, mute, Light
min" came trotting up.
shifted at his crony and
shivered, Wayne broke into
tears, at last. I think we
all felt like crying.
Paint Was Poison
We felt even more mis-
cradle when a veterinarians
autopsy showed that "Old
Dominion" had died of poi
soning The poison was ar
senate of lead, used in
paints. We were having the
inside of our farmhouse
painted and the painter.
the night before, had left
a number of paint cans in
the back yard, uncovered.
The yard was protected
from livestock by gates and
a cattle guard. but with its
huge hooves the Percheron
had simply walked across
the cattle guard.
THE TRAGEDY was thus
our fault and we felt the
sharp pangs of guilt. Par
ticularly we were concerned
about Wayne, who wept for
hours. Look, Wayne" I
told him. lit will paSs-you
can ride the COW pony and
you'll forget Old Domin-
ion
He looked up at me SOL
emnly. Not even when
I'm TO-" he said.
That night we took
Wayne and the other chill
dren to a carnival, to help
make him forget. Wayne is
crazy about carnivals. He
was still blinking away the
tears as we approached the
glittering carnival lights.
torn between Joy and deep
pain.
Looking up at me he said
in a low voice: II still don't
like this carnival as much
as loved old Dominion.
1t was the ultimate
tribute.
Down on the Farm oppeors
eoch Wednesday.
Evening star., 1960-03-30
By ED HARRIS

Not everything on a farm
Is laughter or confusion
or even broken machinery
Sometimes it's a broken
heart, and when the heart
belongs to a little boy. the
whole world seems a little
sadder.
Wayne is the 10-year-old
son of our farm foreman,
Billy Smoot. Billy can do
just about anything on a
farm Che'S a born farmer)
on a cruiser Che served in
the Navy in the last World
War or even in the air
Che was a parachuter in
the Army, too) Naturally
Wayne admires and adores
his dad.
BY WATCHING his ia
ther do a hundred different
farm chores, husky little
Wayne has learned to drive
a tractor, drive a truck,
NOV hay, rake hay. run the
hay elevator. and lift hay
bales weighing as much as
he does. He has a broad.
rugged face and is Won
drously sturdy. with the
muscles of a lad S years
older.
When we quit the city
forever and bought Hidden
Valley Farm. the livestock
included two horSes-a 1.-the
white cow pony named
"Lightnin'" rather spirited
by nature, and a beautiful
broadbacked white Perch
eron whom Wayne and our
youngest son, Bob. named
"Old Dominion"
The two boys loved to
ride "Old Dominion" bare
back. and they loved to
watch Billy as he hitched
up the old horse and plowed
the garden that first spring
1t was a bit miraculous the
way the Percheron moved
forward or turned or backed
up when Billy shouted for
eign sounding words like
"Gee-ah theah." and Cav
gaw," and "Chee-chee." or
something like that
A Perfect Team
1t was the first time Billy
and the old horse had
worked together, but they
made a perfect team.
At first the draft horse
and "Lightnin'" would gall
lop off together when the
two boys tried to catch
"Old Dominion" but soon
the old horse took such a
liking to little Wayne that
he would stand still when
Wayne approached. After a
few weeks they were close
pals.
Wayne would hurry home
after school, swing up on
"Old Dominion" and play
cowboy for an hour or so.
taking turns with Bob. When
Wayne would slide off the
horse at his cottage to get
a snack or to watch televi-
sion for awhile, the draft
horse would wait patiently
at the front gate until
Wayne came out and re-
mounted him.
"Old Dominion" had been
on this farm for many
Evening star., 1960-03-30
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Athletes Foot Prevention
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: My
17-year-old son has de-
veloped a stubborn case of
athletes foot. l imagine he
picked it up in the high
school gym where all the
kids take a common shower.
He tells me they don't
even have containers of
.antiseptic solution which
they can walk through to
prevent infection. May ]
have your views on this
problem? I'm sure other
parents are also at a loss
about what to do. Thank
you. Mrs. L., Miami.
THERE'S JUST as much
a mlxup about what causes
and cures athletes foot as
what causes and cures a
common cold. For that rea-
son we still hold on to
many outmoded. unscientif-
ic ideas.
For example, consider the
antiseptic tank you men
ton. At many public land
private) swimming pools you
will see swimmers take this
foot bath before they Jump
into the pool. When they
step out, back they go to
the "antiseptics" to ward
off that oil debbil Derma-
tophytosis Cathlete's FOOT
Sorry to disillusion you
'Taint so. Modern scien-
tific investigation seems to
prove that all this is a waste
of time. Dunking the teet
in antiseptics will not pre-
vent the condition.
Likewise, it is useless to
sterilize articles and floors
in showers and bathrooms.
The truth is that most Of
us carry the fungi that
cause athletes foot in Cne
outside horny layers OF the
skin of our feet Under
proper conditions they IN
wade the actual skin )t the
feet-but not before
1t will interest you to
know that in a recent study
at New York University Post
Graduate Medical School
As subjects with no evil
dence of infection were de-
liberately exposed to fungus,
One foot was exposed for
Evening star., 1960-03-30

my brother married again.
He has gone on too long
alone, sacrificing everything
for his children.
But the age difference is
just too much in this case.
My brother looks young for
his age, but so does this
girl. He needs a woman of
his own age or a little
younger.
This girl has been fat
tering him because he has
money. She wouldn't give
him a tumble if he couldn't
take her out in style. Gerald
has built up a whole
romance about her, but !
find her very ordinary. She
is nothing compared with
Gerald's deceased wife. He's
so silly.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Mabel is all wrong to
dow wngrade the young
woman merely because she
considers the match unde-
sirable. Gerald finds her
attractive and Mabel's
opinion doesn't figure into
the argument at all.
Apart from this, we think
Mabel is right. The age
difference is a big one and
it would probably play an
unfortunate role in ' such a
marriage.
Even more important,
Gerald has just emerged
from a kind of retreat in
which he has had no
thought of his personal
happiness. He is just get
ting his bearings as a free
man.
The young woman is also
in a transition period, and
without a clear picture of
what life in this country
holds for her.
Gerald is likely to be
much happier if he can find
a companionable woman
closer to his own age. There
are plenty of them around
(Copyright 1850. General
Features Corp)
Tomorrow: Shorp Wife
Evening star., 1960-03-30
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
All Is Finished Except the Bill

beautiful bouquet. On the
card, it said: "Daddy-o: For
the new pad. Gayle"
tCopyright. 1850. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.D
Evening star., 1960-03-30

a few feet onto my Office
in the back of the house.
The architect said it would
cost $4,000. Too much. So
l built a living room in
stead. This came to $4,000.
and now my daughter takes
baloney sandwiches to
school. She says she's too
weak to carry them. but
that's a surly exaggeration.
It's a nice room. 1t sits
IS feet in from the Shrews-
bury River and has big pic
ture windows where / sit
and brood. Srom the main
house. there is a door from
the dining room leading
back to a balcony. Then
there are six steps down into
the living room. 1t measures
about 80 feet by % and is
done in black and white
with a little plum to relieve
the severity.
A FINE VIOLINIST was
the architect. The builders
spent the whole winter put
ting it together and taking
me apart. When they we're
through with the outside
($l3,250), I contracted for
the inside (S4.000), and
bought the furniture
-(S4,000). Some of the chairs
were already on hand ($0).
The interior decoration
was all mine. We put up g.
inch pine boards on the
walls, and painted two of
them fat black, two fiat
white. two fiat black, and
so on. The draperies are
solid plum.
The overhead beams we're
painted fiat white; the in
terstices between are black.
The fireplace is pure white,
with a 400-pure slab of slate
serving as a mantel. Around
the fireplace is a 14-foot
curving black couch. built
to At.
Near the picture window
are two white wing chairs,
and a glass coffee table with
black legs. At the other end
of the room is a deep plum
colored bar with white
leatherette stools. There is
a glass-inclosed back bar, a
color televiSion set mounted
high in the wall, a white
leather couch against the
wall near the bar. and a
game table.
The floor of the room is
cork. This is in case the
tide rises too high. The final
flip is a collection of five
original paintings, which l
haggled for in Greenwich
Village. They were done by
different painters. but all
have something in common:
Each is a Paris street scene,
each represents the turn of
the century
The whole thing was fin
ished last week, so invited
some close friends in for a
Wing-ding. Just before they
arrived, my Gayle left with
a boy friend. muttering: 1T
looks like Bishops swinging
funeral parlor." The house.
keeper drew up some roastS
and salads and baked Deans
for the restless natives, and
Chief and l put some extra
booze in the bar so the room
would look good after the
third round.
THE GUESTS BEGAN to
arrive at sundoWn. Ralph
Walter sent a beautiful pot
ted plant and Rocky got a
rap on the tail for studying
it too intently. BY 8 pm.
the joint was jumping AL
Kenny played the piano
and May Thurston sang
English ditties which, I as
sumo, were not taught to
her by mother.
Betty Stone danced a hula
with Bill Scanlon. Someone
fell over a floor plug and
the pogo light went out. AL
Kenny lifted a highball and
a woman sitting next to him
jabbed him with her elbow
and the drink went down
his tie onto his trousers.
Some baked beans slid off a
plate and almost matched
the cork floor.
| Over in a corner sat q
Evening star., 1960-03-30

recently. Both her parents
are dead and she seems
completely bewildered. I
showed her some of the
sights in our city and I don't
know when I've had more
fun.
She is so appreciative of
everything done for her I
feel I would like to be with
her always. My sister thinks
it's a ridiculous idea.
Mabel FL would like
nothing better than to see
Evening star., 1960-03-30
FAMILY COUNCIL
Lonely Dad
Finds New
Romance
THE PROBLEM

Gerald K.-Am I too old
for her?
Mabel F.-She is moth
ing compared with his de-
ceased wife.
THE DETAILS
Gerald K.-I am a wid-
over of As with two married
children. I have been living
alone since my youngest
married six months ago. /
have not thought of remar-
riage until recently. I was
too busy trying to help my
children. But now I'm very
lonely.
Recently I met a charm
ing girl of 28 through some
business associates. She is
European and came here