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Evening star., 1960-03-25
Suburban Fares

Your recent editorial COM
ment that regular users of
the D. c. Transit system were
not affected by the raise in
fares is not true.
Suburban commuters had
their rates increased 10 per
cent (for commuter tickets)
and IA per cent individual
rides). For example, to travel
to Lewisdale now costs Al
cents for an individual ride.
Formerly it was Al cents.
Commuter tickets now cost
$4.45, as contrasted with the
former $4.
Just to keep the record
straight. Mr.. Chalk is doing
very well with his suburban
traffic. Downtown riders still
travel at the same rate Is
tokens for 81, but suburban
commuters are not nearly as
fortunate.
John A. George.
Adelphi, Md.
Editors note: The edi-
torial concerned only the
fare raise granted by the Dis
trict Public Utilities Com
mission, affecting, of course.
only rides within the Dis
trict.)
Evening star., 1960-03-25
DeodIine Problem

New public housing in the District
has been blocked for long time by the
difficulty in finding feasible sites. Now,
however, this problem has been brought
to the critical stage by warning that
the Federal Government will withdraw
the authority to build new public hous-
ing here unless specific sites for some
1,400 units are found by June 80.
The new units, of course, are needed.
Most of the eligible low-income families
displaced from Southwest redevelopment
areas fortunately have been placed in
projects. But other families who need
public housing soon will be moved from
Northwest renewal areas, and still others
constantly are being displaced by houS-
ing code enforcement and other city
programs. Entirely apart from dis
places, moreover, some 4,500 families
already are on the waiting lists of the
National Capital Housing Authority.
The FHA'S June 80 ultimatum is
hardly surprising. The new Washington
projects were authorized in 1856, and
four years is long time for them to
hang fire without progress. In another
sense, however, the deadline may turn
out to be blessing, for there has been
a good bit of dillydallying about the
site question among the various agencies
involved. Now that the pressure is on,
we hope that National Capital Planning
Commission and District officials will
join the NCHA in a firm determination
that there are or that there are not
appropriate sites for public housing still
available in Washington.
Evening star., 1960-03-25

drinks. But an organized
American exhibit was miss
ing.
Talking with an economics
official at the United States
Consulate later. I discovered
the reason for the startling
omission. It seemed that last
minute plans had been made
for an American exhibit,
which was to feature closed
circuit televiSion-something
few Of Singapore's citizens
have ever seen. But compli-
cations set in-lack of funds,
too short notice. and so
forth-and the idea was
dropped. Said the American
economics official: Its a
damn shame"
I agree and applaud the
Presidents realization (if be-
lated that such overseas
economic public relations
projects are vital to Ameri-
can interests.
Kenneth S. LangbelI.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS ;R. HENRY
Brain Can Hear Without Aid of Ears

Cats apparently can be
made to "hear without ears. "
They hear inside the brain
in the temporal lobes Of
the cerebral cortex which are
just above the ears when
they are stimulated with
electrical currents through
electrodes implanted in the
brain tissue.
Probably the same would
hold for a man, whose NAM
malian brain basically is not
very different from that Of q
cat. The evidence Is inferen-
tial, because q cat cannot
testify verbally about its ex-
periences.
This Is one of the find
ings Of studies made for the
United States Air Force Of
flee of Scientific Research by
the University of Chicago.
The work has been carried
out by DR.. william D. Neff
and his associates.
The ears, of course, don't
"hear," per Sc. The function
Of these organs is to send
electrical impulses to the
temporal cortex when they
are stimulated to sound.
There the impulses are or
ganized and co-ordinated. in
ways far too complicated for
any present analysis, into the
sensation of sound in con-
sciousnesS.
Nerve Cells React
Once the cortex is stimu-
lated its nerve cells go into
action, which can be cemon-
strated by brain waves. Pre-
sumably the source of the
electrical impulses would
make little difference, pro-
vided they were precisely
the same.
According to DIR. Neff's re-
port to the Air Force on the
progress Of the experiments,
responses which an exper-
imental animal has learned
to make to a sound can also
be obtained by direct cleo
trical stimulation of the "au-
ditory centers" in the tenn
poral lobe of the cerebral
cortex. There is considerable
reason to believe that the
cat consciously heard" these
sounds.
Then the experiment was
reversed. Sounds were pre-
sented over a loud speaker.
The animal showed the same
responses he had learned to
make only to direct electri-
cal stimulation of the cortex.
This was what DR.. Nef and
his associates had expected,
If the theory behind their
experiments was correct.
The implications, Air Force
scientists point out, are very
far-reaching in such fields as
that of hearing apparatus for
the totally deaf and also for
eliminating effects of noise"
meaningless electrical i'm
pulses to the cortex which
are elected in all environ
ments.
The brain area, It appears,
has a remarkable ability to
discard these noise impulses
and pick out meaningful
Evening star., 1960-03-25
Stimulating Exports

One Of this Nations for
eign relations soft spots-our
insufficient use of interna-
tional trade fairs to stimu-
late interest of foreign buy
ers-was brought to light in
your March 18 article,
President Urges Action to
Boom U. S. Exports" While
this is just one of seven
points in Mr.. Eisenhower's
new exports expansion pro-
gram, it is one that has
been glaringly abused in the
past.
In 1859 while I was at
tending the University of
Malaga in Singapore, that
former Crown Colony cele-
brated its recently-acquired
partial independence by
staging what was billed as
the biggest trade fair in the
history of Southeast Asia.
(This boast may have beef
questionable in point of fact,
but the Importance of the
occasion was not).
At the huge exposition one
afternoon, I spent a good
hour walking among the
Dutch and Australian and
Thai and many other nation
al exhibits in search of the
United States pavilion. I
did find American export
goods on display in scattered
decentralized booths - lug
gage, automobile tires, soft
Evening star., 1960-03-25
There in Spirit

I agree with the lady who
wrote that the men who gave
their lives and are now at
rest in Arlington Cemetery
would not mind the sound of
children laughing as they
ride their sleighs there.
Only last winter a little
boy not yet 4 wished for
snow so he could go for a
sleigh ride. He never did get
his wish. This winter he
could not, because since his
wish he has been killed -
killed by a killer called leu
kemia. How do I know? I
was his m other and I
watched this killer working
on his little body for Is
months. He was as brave as
the men now in Arlington
Cemetery. so, he was placed
there, too, and I hope he
hitched a ride on the back
Of one of those sleighs.
Mary Sue Heffley.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
McGiH on Islam

Halpn McGlllS article,
"Christianity's Opponent in
Africa" was both amazing
and Disappointing. The writ
er is an able columnist, yet
his article indicates his
failure to grasp the tenets
Of Islam and appreciate its
universally recognized moral
values.
His assertion that the
Muslims of Ethiopia would
mot be loyal to their coun-
try in case it is attacked
by Muslims" is based upon
a hypothesis which no sin
cere thinker can consider
plausible. The relation be-
tween Ethiopia and the Mus
linn world has been all
through their long history
cordial and friendly. Ethio-
pia was conquered in our
time by a Christian but never
by a Muslin nation during
which conquest the Muslims
of Ethiopia did not lack
courage or loyalty. Shoulder
to shoulder with their Chris
tian brothers they fought the
aggreSsors with determina-
ton and fortitude, a fact
which is universally acknowl-
edged.
On the other hand, Mr..
McGill could have sublimed
his own faith by exposing
its intrinsic values without
disparaging the faith of
others. islam" he says,
docs not teach compassion
and the forgiveness Of the
enemies" docs not set up
as rigid a code of personal
behavior" and "the Soviets
are shrewd enough to see
in the Islamic faith, q lever
they can use." Had the
writer taken the logical
method and consulted any
reliable book on Islam or the
Holy Duran. the divine au-
thority in Islam, he would
have given a totally different
picture.
The injunctions urging
Muslims to be forgiving,
compassionate and merciful
are abundant in the Duran.
Verse Al. Chapter "a and
Verse 1877, Chapter 16, have
a direct bearing upon the
question raised. The ethical
code is clearly set up there.
1t takes into consideration
human nature and the well
fare of the individual and
the society, it is exact but
never rigid or loose. Com
munism, on the other hand,
has no ground there, as it
is a philosophy of life which
stands as the very antitheSis
Of the fundamental teach
ings of Islam. Any philoso-
ply which denies that God
is absolutely one and real
and denies that the universe
Of ours is a moral universe
governed from without by
divine order, cannot deceive
Muslims or find strong
hold amongst them.
The world in ferment
and change" which he want
ed to bring to the attention
Of the Americans is but a
figment of Mr.. McGill's
imagination. The Christians
among the Muslin peoples
are citizens enjoying all
human rights and dignity
not only by courtesy but also
through the injunctions of
the religion of Islam.
DIR. MahmOud HOballah,
Director, Islamic Center.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
Frank View of Mail

Postmaster General Sum-
merfield and the President
have just loosed on the press
such a mass of erroneous
statistics regarding postal
rates and deficits that I feel
compelled to point out the
more serious distortions.
In his recent message to
the Congress urging further
postal rate increases the
President stated that the
total postal deficit in the
period between 1946 and
1859 totaled $6.8 billion. He
neglected to say that a very
large portion of this so-called
deficit consisted of legitimate
expenditures for worthwhile
functions Of government.
During the period 1946-
1858, for instance, the Post
Offlce was charged $40 mil
lion annually for frank and
penalty mail, and $40 million
annually for the Federal
air-mail subsidy. In a sim
pie bookkeeping transaction
these charges were trans
ferred from the Post Office to
other agencies Of government
in 1858, yet the administra-
ton would have the Amer
ican people believe that the
users Of the mail caused
these deficits during the
years 1916 through 1858.
Two years ago Congress
adopted a policy for the Post
Office which requires the
separation from the deficit
Of those expenditures made
in the public interest. I refer
to such items as free mail for
the blind, the low rates
charged for books and other
educational material, many
non-postal services such as
the registration of aliens,
etc. These public service
charges existed all during the
period 1946-1959. A minimum
estimate Of their annual cost
would be $3.50 million, or a
total Of $3.2 billion. That
sum should be deducted from
the administrations phony
deficit Of $6.8 billion.
When he assumed his
cabinet post in 1858, Mr..
Summerfleld claimed that he
would eliminate 5000 million
OF waste annually from the
Post Office and. at the same
time, speed mail delivery. He
has not, as the average
citizen well knows, accom-
plished either goal.
The enactment of the ad-
ministration's program of
rate increases at this time
would only add to the in
fiationary spiral and impose
an unjustif1able burden on
many users, particularly
postal patrons who use first
class and air mail. BY the
departments own admission
these categories of mail
presently show q substantial
profit.
1t is high time we had a
Postmaster General who
would present an accurate
picture Of the Post Office's
financial situation.
Charles o. Porter, M. c.,
Member, House Post Once
and Civil Service Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

ward a wild honaSsuckle
hedge that protected them
from the cold wind. They
looked for all the world like
a huge group Of little old
ladies with their black shawls
around them.
Thank you for your fine
articles, I never miss them If
I can help it."
Ek +
From Silver Spring, A. p.
writes:
Il thought bird lovers
would like to hear about a
wonderful sight my daughter
saw recently in the back yard
OF her home at Macomb, III.
There were 18 red-headed
woodpeckers feeding on the
apples which still cling to the
tree. I fear these rather timid
birds were driven to this bold
move by extreme hunger.
According to my bird book
it was very early for them to
be that far north the latter
part Of February, though they
are winter residents Of D. C
Il have urged my daugh-
ter to put out a supply Of suet
for them, since reports indi-
cate these birds are becoming
fewer every year.
What a tragedy it would
be to all who love nature and
natures creatures if they
should become extinct, for
certainly no one can truly
love his neighbor if he has no
concern for wild creatures
when the earth is frozen and
Snowbound."
L. K. F. of Mckinley
place writes:
II hope you or some of
your readers can help solve
the mystery Of the revolv-
ing squirrel.
Mostly our squirrels act
like squirrels, and not pin
wheels.
Looking out the window
the day before the big storm,
I saw an exceptionally fat
squirrel leap a couple of feet
into the air, turn a complete
somersault, take of again
and do a barrel-roll, grab
a small twig in his jaws and
run up a tree and dive bomb
down again.
VA1Ou6AAt IA4C o4u4IIC1 was
having convulsions, until he
picked up the stick like a
playful puppy and continued
his racing, leaping and
somersaulting.
1T was all so unusual that
I began to wonder how q
rabid squirrel acts, and this
led me to call my veterinary.
HE assured me rabid
squirrels act quite differently,
stunned, with great difficulty
in closing their jaws, etc.
DO you think somebody
might be giving this squirrel
cocktails?"
No, squirrels have too much
sense to touch them. This
specimen was simply enjoy
ing the winter In his own
playful way.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
Now There Are Three

Senator Symington'S formal an
nouncement adds a new dimension to
the Democratic presidential scrambA.
Up to this point it has been a head-to-
head affair between Senators Hum
phrey and Kennedy, with the latter
appearing to enjoy clear-cut advan-
tage. And if the appearances are not
deceptive, If Senator Kennedy decisively
trounces Senator Humphrey in Wiscon-
sin on April S, the latter will be through
and no one will remain to pose a serious
primary challenge for the Massachusetts,
Senator.
This is where Stuart Symington en-
terS the picture. He has not and he says
he will not run in any primary. So there
will be no head-on collision prior to the
convention between the Senator from
Missouri and the Senator from Massa-
chusettS. Instead, the Symington candi-
dacy can be expected to serve as rally
ing point for Stop-K Kennedy or a slow
down-Kennedy movement. 1t won't be
stated quite so bluntly but this never
theleSS is the fact-again assuming an
impressive Kennedy win in Wisconsin.
If the Kennedy drive can be stopped
or slowed down, Senator Symington
might fare well in the Democratic
convention. A serious bid by Lyndon
Johnson or Adlai Stevenson, or both,
obviously would jeopardize the Syming-
ton chances. But if the convention runs
through two or three ballots, with no
majority choice in sight, delegates will
start casting around for compromise"
candidate, and Stuart Symington will
not be found hiding his light under a
buShel
The MiSSourian is perSonable man.
He had successful career in private
business. He served with real ability in
the executive branch. And now, after
seven years in the Senate, his legislative
record, if not distinguished, is remark
ably free of anything which could be
expected to ALLEVIATE his fellow Demo-
Gratis or important voting groups.
These are assets which mean that
Stuart Symington, again assuming that
the Kennedy "blitz" runs out of gas, has
a good chance Of emerging from dead
locked convention with his party's
nomination. The question then would
be: How would he fare in hard-hitting
campaign against Richard M. Nixon?
Evening star., 1960-03-25

sound, but the ability Is not
complete. There Is the still
unexplored d possibility q
dealing in the same way with
the probably more complex
phenomenon of seeing.
Some day men may hear
with electric eyes as their
contacts with the world
around them.
-
Chemistry of rat brains Is
showing how drugs affect
human brains.
A tranquilizer, q psychic
energizer and a drug pro-
ducing hallucinations had
quite different effects in cul-
lures Of rat brain cells, ac-
cording to q report to the
American Chemical Society
by DR.. Donald A. Rappoport
of Baylor University, Texas.
He tested especially how
these drugs affected the
formation Of q substance
known as "coenzyme-I" In
various types Of brain cells.
This is an important chemi-
cal regulator of all sorts
of physical process and is
formed in the body from the
vitamin niacin, which is es-'
sential in the diet.
Drug Mixture Tried
To their cultures of rat
brain cells DR.. Rappoport and
his co-workers added various
mental drugs, niacin and
another chemical which pre-
vented the coenzyme from
being destroyed after it was
formed. They found that O
drug only causing hallucina-
tions more than doubled the
rate at which the coenzyme
was formed. The tranquilizer
increased the rate very little
and the psychic energizer had
no effect.
Whether or not the syn
thesis of this coenzyme is of
primary Importance in be-
havior cannot be stated yet,"
DR.. Rappoport says, but
such observations are ad-
ditional evidence that some
drugs may produce be-
havioral alterations by in
fluencing brain engines.
"a problem that so far has
eluded a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION Is the precise re-
lationship between ones be-
havior, normal or abnormal,
and the chemical activity of
the brain. 1t is known that
a deficiency of certain
vitamins, notably niacin and
others Of the vitamin B
group, will result in con-
fusion, delirium and other
psychicaI disturbances.
Changes in behavior can also
be induced by certain drugs
which are used in psychiatric
practice.
Highly agitated persons be-
come tranquilized, depressed
persons brighten up, and
normal persons may be made
to experience something of a
disturbed patients mental
and emotional changes"
Coenzyme--I, he explained,
has come to be looked on
more and more as q brain
chemical regulator.
Evening star., 1960-03-25

Starlings in the snow
looked for all the world like
a group of little old ladies
with their black shawls
around them" according to
F. A. j. of Silver Spring, Md.
This writer continues:
I'm in sympathy with S.
w. Of 9Th street, whose fam
lily criticized him for feed
ing the sparrows.
IF they could see a SPAR
row creeping along the
branches Of a climbing rose
on my front porch, as I have
done. and see it peering under
the leaves and picking up in
SectS, they would learn the
value Of the little fellows, and
gladly feed them so they
would stay around when the
spring and summer plants
are striving to outlive the
numerous bugs, etc.
"I have been feeding the
birds all winter, right on my
back porch and front win
dow sill. I have observed sew
eral different kinds of SPAR
rows amongst the titmice,
chickadees. blue jays, cardi-
mails, not to mention the star
lings. I do not try to feed the
starlings, they are too num-
erous, but they sneak in and
clean up the feed when I am
not watching.
There Is one bird that
looks exactly like a sparrow,
yet is a bit different. who
has a bill easily an inch long.
I at first thought it had
stuck its bill into a piece of
stick or weed and couldn't
get it off, and 1t had to turn
its head sidewise to pick up
seed.
Now, after missing it a
couple of days, I see it again,
and the pieces of bill seems
to be split, and it still eats
sideways.
"As for the starlings, we
have them by the hundreds.
They are as amusing to
watch as monkeys, the way
they will jump into the bird
bath, two or three at a time,
and shove each other out and
around.
"One morning a startling
came running pell nell
across the yard, up to the
bath, which was frozen over;
he jumped on the ice and
jerked a dead leaf out Of the
center and dipped into the
hole made and drank.
"Then the cardinal came
and drank from the edge
where the ice. had looSened.
MY bird bath is simply a
large lid from a trash can,
which is inverted in a hol-
low by the flower bed. The
birds love it.
During the cold spell
have seen in my neighbours
garden lot, which runs hori-
zontal to my back yard, a
great number of starlings,
over one hundred, all huddled
on the snow. all headed or
facing In one direction to-
Evening star., 1960-03-25

ham Palace reportedly Is already placing
it in proper perspective. They call him
ANDY" and it probably will be so for
long time to come.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
, 1960-01-25

lands Corporation, with a
view of demolishing the old
property now located thereon
and converting this lot into a
public park or parking area.
The bill also proposes a spe-
cial appropriation of $40, 900
from the Property Acquisi-
ton Fund for the purchase
for public use of certain lands
as may be required for road
or street improvements.
CTo be continued)
, 1960-01-25
Notice From the
Of Public Sufety

Chapter AZ, Title 20, of the
Virgin Islands Code (Compul-
sorry Automobile Liability In
surance) having b e e n re-
pealed, registration of motor
vehicles and issuance of IL
cense plates will commence at
the traffic bureaus in Char
lotte Amalie, Christiansted
and Frederiksted, on Monday,
January 25, 1860, for the
twelve month period from
February Is, 1860.
Owners and operators of We
hicles are reminded that re-
gistration and operators Ii
censes must be renewed by
February IS, 1860.
JACK NJ. MoNSANTO
Commissioner
BY:
c.. A. MATTHIAS
Assistant Commissioner
23-25-26
, 1960-01-25
MONDAY, JANUARY rs, 1860
Editorial
UPKEEP FOR LIMPRICHT PARK

MAY WE D another word in behalf of Linn
pricht Park. Once before this paper went on record as
favoring not only the retention of this park, but its up
keep and Improvement. Somehow, we become so en-
crossed in everything else that we forget the beautiful
and wonderful things right around us every day. Lin
pricht Park is one Of these.
N HOW MUCH attention is actually necessary
to maintain this fine little spot? Very little indeed. The
grass should be cut, trees pruned and replaced as they
die or become diseased. Flowers and shrubs should be
planted and cared for and the walks maintained.
FOR A LONG, long time we placed little stock in
landmarks, or in history or tradition. The memory of
those who went before, or who made contributions was
often given a back seat, and word of mouth served to
pass things along. At least we already have a spot which
tells something of the past, and we ought to keep it from
going down further.
IF THE LOCAL Department of Agriculture cannot
handle the matter at the moment, or cannot plan for the
future, it could be turned over to a group OF ladies OF
the Landmarks League who have indicated their will
ingness to undertake the project, or perhaps a move
.ment should be started to turn over this park to the Ma
tional Park Service, along with the Wharf area. There
would be assurance of the proper upkeep OF the park.
ONE CITIZE HAS already voiced his sentiments
in writing. We fully agree. But what of others? How
will those in authority know how we feel if we do not
express ourselves? Limpricht Park is part of the local
scene, and should remain that way. But to remain that
way, it must be given proper attention.