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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-03
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Portable Furnace for Arctic Army
By THOMAS R. HENRY

A furnace" weighing only
300 pounds which can pro-
vide enough heating for two
Six-room dwelling houses in
the Temperate Zone even in
the Severest winter weather
has been designed by the
Army Quartermaster Corps.
1t will produce a constant
supply of 10000 British
thermal units of heat-(one
is the amount required to
raise a pound of water one
degree Fahrenheit)-in an
hour. The featherweight fur
mace easily can be carried on
the shoulders of four soldiers
for field operations.
1t is capable of producing
for short periods almost twice
as much heat as its rated Ca
pacity when operating in
temperatures as low as =65
F, such as might be encount-
cred by a party operating in
the Antarctic.
Not for Homes
The unit is designed, how
ever, primarily for use in
heating instruments carried
in the vans of missile systems
in the intense cold of the
extreme upper atmosphere.
Actual use for home heating
at the present stage, accord
ing to engineer officers at the
Corps research and develop
ment laboratories at Fort
Belvoir. Va, might be posi-
BILE but quite Objectionable.
First would be the constant
noise of the motor and the
fumes. 1t would have to be
operated outside the houses
and probably would be quite
expensive.
The furnace" contains a
gasoline engine, and electric
generator, a combustion air.
blower, a combustion cham
Der heat exchanger, fuel
pumps, electrical engines and
various other components, all
packed into a container Of
about two cubic feet.
The unit also has an in
slant lighting, gasoline burn
ing blow torch which is easily
operated at low operating
temperatures in winds up to
35 miles an hour. This torch
is used to pre-heat the en-
CINE prior to starting at
temperatures below =35 F.
Even at temperatures below
=65 F. only five to seven
minutes of engine pre-heat-
ing is required.
X y 4 X
A new searchlight half the
size with twice the range and
intensity of any now in use
has been developed by the
Army Engineers Corps Re-
search and Development Lab
oratory at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Its primary role will be
that of indirectly illuminat-
ing large areas Of a battle
field or other areas under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-03
Youngest Page?

I read the letter to The
Star written by w. Frank
James, jr., in relation to the
youngest page boy at the
Capitol. And the one by
Mildred Conklin, of Comp
ton, California, saying her
father, now IS, was a page
at II. I was appointed a page
in 1881 on recomenda-
ton of Senator Window
of Minnesota, later Secre-
tary of the Treasury. At
that time I was 5 years old.
I am 88 now. I was born in
New York City February Is,
1873 and shortly thereafter
moved to Minnesota, and in
1877 moved to Washington,
DC.
GershOn p. BickfOrd.
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Peace Corps Path

After listening to Presi-
dent Kennedy's excellent ad-
dress to the United Nations
Assembly. and considering
the serious condition in which
world affairs are at the mo-
ment, it seems rather trivial
to mention the playful and
non-serious Peace Corps.
The thing that brought it
to mind was a photo in one
Of the Sunday supplements
showing five or six young
girls in bathing suits, appar-
emily relaxing after taking an
indoctrination course before
being sent to. of all places,
the Philippines.
During the 50-odd years of
U. S. occupancy, probably no
other "colony"-if you can
call it that-in the history Of
the world ever got such PAM
pered treatment as the Phil
ippineS. Everything possible
was done to raise their edu-
cational, political, cultural,
agricultural, and sanitary
standards. Hundreds of mil
lions of dollars were spent by
the U. S. to help achieve
these detectives. Monetarily,
have received back little if
anything. ! do feel, however,
that there is a mutual feeling
Of affection between the
FilipinoS and ourselVes-and
that they really gained our
respect and admiration for
the magnificent fighting
qualities they exhibited in
World War II.
Looking over the record,
we have sent to the Philip
pines as our representatives
William Howard Taft. Leon
ard Wood. Douglas MacAr-
thur, Francis Burton Harri-
son, Henry l.. Stimson, Frank
Murphy, and a long list of out
standing industrialists, medi-
cal men, engineers, educators,
etc. This, mind you, over a
period of so years.
Now if, in spite Of the fore
going. the Philippines are
still rated a backward, under
developed country, it would
be interesting to learn just
what it is that the five or
six young girls are going to
do to change matters.
1t they can perform mir
acles, we should keep them
right here in the good, old
USA-where we have a few
problems needing solution.
rE X. L. A.
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For the Record

A recent letter to The Star
made some disparaging mis-
representations about the
Congressional Wing" which
I would like to correct in
fairness to a great many ded-
icated Air Force reserve Of
ficers and airmen who serve
in the ranks of the Congress
sional Wing" These reserv-
lists have been part Of the
operationally ready reserve
combat forces for m any.
many months and have al
ways been ready at anytime
to answer the call to support
any national emergency that
might arise. The propaganda
written about the Congress
sional Wing" was as mixed
up as a dogs breakfast and
Just about as palatable to
the many reservistS assigned
to that organization.
For the record, the "Con-
gresSional Wing" is the 459th
Troop Carrier Wing with
headquarters located at An
drews AFB, Maryland, COM
manding other reserve units
at Youngstown, Ohio; Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Pope AFB,
N. C. The Congressional
Wing" was so named by the
founding fathers of the 459th
Troop Carrier Wing several
years ago and the wing seal
bears the motto In Honor OF
Congress-" as approved by
headquarters USAF. So, as
members of a reserve troop
carrier wing flying Gle box
cars, these reservists enjoy
anything but special treat
ment or the privileges of a
special unit, unless it is the
sweat, blood and tears OF
highly motivated Americans
spending every Sunday, night
and holiday attaining ana
maintaining combat readi-
ness in support of ever
threate n ing mobilization.
Their mission is delivering
paratroopers and not ped
ding political influence.
AS for the commander OF
the Congressional Wing" he
is Colonel Charles D. Briggs,
jr., my husband. to whom I
have managed to stay hap
PLY married in spite Of his
% years participation in
war and reserve actlVltleS. NO
one knows more than I about
the efforts and the sacrifices
required of the reservists of
the Congressional Wing"
(the 459th Troop Carrier
Wing, that isl, and to see
ignorance and SANDER be-
smirch the regulations Of
such a wonderful group Of in
dividuals makes me some
times wonder why they have
to take so much abuse and
vilification for their dedi-
Gated service and sacrifice.
Mrs. Charles d. Briggs, jr.
Editors Note: The Con
gressional Wing" referred to
in the earlier letter was Pen
tagonese for the group Of re-
serve officers who are also
members of ConRreSS,)
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Kickbock

We hold no brief for spike
heels. especially when one
lands on a toe in the subway
rush hour. And we hate to
puncture an entertaining
story such as American
Women: You Are the Spike
heel Menace" which ap-
appeared in This Week maya
zine distributed with the Au-
gust 81 Star. But we would
like to nail down a point in
contradiction of the author,
Robert Liston.
Mr.. Liston says spike heels
are ripping up miles of ex-
pensiye carpeting, punching
ruinous dents in acres of oak,
maple and pine, stamping
holes in concrete, steel, &C.
ramic tile and every kind of
floor surface known to man."
We note that in seeking an
opinion on whether spike
heels damage oak floors the
author went-of all places
to a spokesman for one of
the most dent-prone of all
flooring materials.
The National Oak Flooring
Manufacturers Association,
which we represent as pub
licity counsel, abSolves spike
heels of such vandalism
charges as far as hardwood
floors are concerned. Spike
heels, the association says,
have not presented a serious
problem with hardwood.
which has great resistance to
denting.
Operators of Chicago's
famed Aragon Ballroom, in
cidentally, tell us they have
not detected any damage in
flicted by spike heels. Miss
Helen KarZaS, treasurer of
the Aragon Co., reports that
some 100000 persons cavort
on the beautiful 35-year-old
hardwood floor each year.
Many of these people, you
may be sure, wear spike
heels" says Miss Kara, who
wears them herself. Our CHI
entele includes youngsters
and polka fans with an
abundance of energy. We
have looked carefully for
dents, but have found none.
The floor is in perfect con-
dition."
So, to your women readers
we say: Don't worry about
fine hardwood floors. The
most damaging dents from
spike heels are likely to be
in your pocketbook.
Maurice E. Collins.
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-03
Matter of Merit

Your editorial writer dis
plays a profound ignorance
of the facts concerning our
Federal merit" system when
he asserts in the editorial,
ITO Get and Hold Top Men,"
that the newly created "su-
pergrade" jobs will be filled
on a merit basis, free from
political and other presSures.
Anyone who has the slight
est inkling of what tranSpires
in the Civil Service Commits
sion's day-to-day activities
will not fail to realize the alb
surdity of your writer's state
mentS. Does he, for example,
have any notion of how the
Federal administrative and
management examination OPP
crates? Just how many ap-
pointments are made from
that examination" without
pull" and political preSsureS
intruding, in his opinion?
Moreover, is your writer
aware that the "Supergrade"
jobs were intended by Con-
gress to be filled by scientists
and engineers who have dem
onStrated unusual ability in
their special fields, and not
by managers" and admin
iStrators" who have come up
through the Government
ranks from messengers and
file clerks. Heaven knows
there is no dearth Of these
characters around Washing
ton. and there would be little
point in Congress making a
supreme effort to attract
them to the public service
you couldn't pry them loose
with a crowbar! Yet the rec
ordS will show, If Congress
cares to take a look, that it
is just this gang of bureau
Gratis who largely occupy the
"supergrade" jobs in Uncle
Sans establishment.
So. I suggest that your
writer's look into the facts a
bit more closely before they
air their hopeful views about
a Federal merit system: there
just amt any such animal.
F. L. Edwards.
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surveillance. This is accom-
plished by aiming the light
over the area at some eleva-
ton and utilizing the down.
ward scatter of light by par
ticleS in the atmosphere.
The new searchlight is ex-
pected to be available for
troops within two years. 1t
now is at Fort Greedy, Alaska,
for Arctic tests. 1t utilities a
very high intensity, liquid
cooled carbon arc mechanism
in conjunction with a 30-inch
parabolic reflector to produce
a $50 million candle power
with a beam width of 1926
degrees.
Mostly of Aluminium
1t can be operated either
from a trailer or readily I'M
loaded by two men and OPP
Grated from the ground. It
is towed by a jeep. Power for
the Searchlight is furnished
by a lightweight, air-cooled
gasoline-driven engine. 1t is
designed for continuous OPP
Grafton periods of six to nine
hours.
Aluminium has been used
extensively in construction Of
both the searchlight and
generator, resulting in weights
of 1900 and $500 pounds for
the Searchlight and trailer
and the generator with the
trailer respectively.
1t virtually will end the
danger, engineer officers be-
lieve, of enemy troops pulling
coupS under cover of dark
ness, such as have been COM
mon in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-03
THE PASSING SCENE
German Girls Study Hemingway
BY RALPH McGILL

at the door and offers q big
tortoise shell cat which the
old and understanding pa
drone had sent.
The 16 and II year old
German girls grappled with
it. 1t was fascinating to hear
those who had ideas and who,
though they were just learn
ing English, could grasp the
symbolism of the story. There
were four or five Of these.
The others had only a super
fetal, literal concept Of it.
They had the words only. ut
occurred to me that Heming-
way would have liked the
class0
They See loneliness
A tall, blond girl, with
glasses, raised her hand:
1.-The feelings are there"
she said, "the way the woman
felt. She wants the cat be-
cause of all the loneliness
within her, not just within
the room"
How do you know she is
not merely bored, and feels
only sympathy, or pity, for
the cat?"
A girl with a nice, thin
face that showed the bone
structure we'll held up a hand.
at comes through in
words" she said. THE wife
wants something she can
take care of-something that
depends on her. The husband,
he reads"
A small girl in a brown and
white striped dress put up
her hand. She had the whole
answer.
"She wants to be a real
woman" she said, ito be
admired as a woman. When
she thinks of holding the cat
in her lap and stroking it,
she is thinking Of caressing
her own baby"
The teacher asked about
the function or symbolism Of
the kindly old padrone. The
quick ones were ready for
that. The girl with the brown
and white dress said, He
illustrates the shortcomings
and indifference Of the hus-
band, because he understands.
He knew what was behind her
loneliness"
And what about the end
of the Story?"
A studious-looking girl
with tousled black hair said,
Nothing is changed. She is
back at the window. It is
raining. The husband Is still
reading. And when the cat
is brought it is not a small
one to be held in the lap
and caressed, but a large one
which perhaps will scratch
and run away. 1t is a sad
story"
1t was a good show. When
it was done, the class curtsied
to their teacher and filed out.
The next class was in Ger
man, and so I did not stay,
but walked back to the hotel
?. thinking about the diff
ference between minds which
reach out and grasp things,
and those which see only the
surface of things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-03

@. Who wrote the poem
containing the line, For
when the One Great Scorer
comes to write against your
name?"-D. T.
A. This is from "AlumnuS
Football" by the late Grant
land Rice. The quoted line
is followed by the line: HE
marks-not that you won or
lost - but how you played
the game"
@. When preparing flow
ers for a vase, should the
stems be cut with a knife
or with Scissors?-B. M.
A. Either will do, if sharp.
The cut should be made just
as the stem is put into the
water, otherwise exposure to
air will seal off the cut end
and prevent water from
being drawn up the stem.
Any foliage which would be
under water should be re-
moved.
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oS4N4Ns
Frau Hannelore Hilgers, a
teacher of English at the
Liebfrauen Schulz, called her
class of 10 girls to order.
They were to discuss as the
days lesson Ernest Heming-
ways short story, Cat in the
Rain"
Frau Hilgers, an attractive
young woman whose English
is fluent and British, asked,
before they began discussion,
if there were any words they
did not understand. (The en-
tire recitation was in Eng
liSh.) There were five. One
girl wanted to know what
was meant by tortoise shell
cat" Another asked for an
explanation of the difference
between kitty and cat. A
third wanted to know the
meaning of the word darn"
as used in the story. 1t ap-
pears when the story charac-
ter George says to his wife,
you look pretty darn nice"
A fourth did not understand
easel" and the fifth wanted
Qualification on leaves"
The story is one of Hem
ingway's gems. The mood is
set in the first paragraph:
There were only two Ameri-
cans stopping at the hotel
Their room was on the
second floor facing the sea.
1t also faced on the public
gardens and the sea. There
were big palms and green
benches in the public garden.
In the good weather there
was always an artist with
his easel 1t was raining.
The rain dripped from the
palm trees. Water stood in
pools on the garden paths
E. Across the square in the
doorway of the cafe a waiter
stood looking at the empty
square The American
wife stood at the window
looking out. Outside right
under their window a cat
was crouched under one Of
the dripping green tables
=. I'm going down and get
that kitty the American
wife said"
The Scene the Mood
This was the mood a
lonely room, a man and a
wife who got along pleasant
ly enough, but who had not
much communication, and
the use Of the kitten as a
symbol. The husband, lying
on the bed reading, is suffi-
cient unto himself. The cat,
when the wife goes for it, is
gone. She comes back to the
room and begins to look at
herself in the mirror
Il want to pull my hair
back tight and smooth and
make a big knot at the back
that I can feel" she said. II
want to have a kitty to sit in
my lap and purr when 1
stroke it and 1 want to
eat at a table with my own
silver and I want to brush
my hair in front of a mirror
and I want a kitty and I
want some new clothes. :"
The story is quite short. It
ends when the maid knocks
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenS1-
ton. Those not used 1Dill be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied by self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
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Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

A reader can get an answer. by
mail, to any question of fact by
writing The Star Information Blu
reau, 635 p street NV. Washington
4, D. C. Please inclose return post
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ment was illegally adopted.
The Stars editorial deals
with reality in the kind Of
world we are moving into.
Mr.. Lawrence is the apostle
of the old order and Of old
men whose minds have be-
come sclerotic on this ques-
ton of race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-03

Publicity Chairman.
Virginia State National
Association for the Advance
men of Colored People.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20
The Sidney Herald.
Wednesday. Sept. 20. 1861
Alexander

Mrs. Norman Rod and Mrs.
Glenn Helling were hostess to
birthday party at the Helling
home in honor of their mother,
Minda Christianson's 77th birth
day last Saturday. Twelve ladies
were present. Minda received
many gifts and cards. Lunch
which included two birthday
cakes was served to the ladies'.
Mrs. Harvey is a patient at the
Mercery hospital at Williston, she
received surgery last week.
Mrs. Jalmer ThorSon is q patient
at the Williston hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bazaar, Mrs.
Tony Nelson, Mrs. Raymond Lee
and children were coffee guests
at the Helling home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gull
branson of Colyan visited at the
Tony Nelson and Raymond Lee
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wally Harrid and
son of Crosby spent Labor Day
weekend at the Hilda Warenke
home Mrs. Harrid is the former
Virginia Warenke.
Grenora football team played
the Alexander Comets on Friday
and lost to the Comets 20 7.
Lois Falkanger accompanied
Camay Scheff and her parents to
Colgan on Saturday to visit re-
latives.
The Bill Bolken family visited
at the Carl Bolken home at Wat
ford City on Sunday.
Mrs. Chet Monson was hostess
to a Stanley party held at her
home Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwane Rindy and
family of Baker, Montana spent
the weekend with her sister anc
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Heg-
gin.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20
Lutheran Laymen's
League Votes To
Instll Curbing

The Lutheran Laymen's League
of Trinity Church, voted to install
a curbing on property adjoining
the church on the northwest,
which was formerly a part of the
Svela estate. The lot was recently
purchased by Trinity Congrega-
ton. Work on the curb will begin
Immediately, directed by contrac-
tor Leo Entzel.
The League also voted to spon-
Sor Christian Laymen's Sunday
here on October Is. The project is
one of the annual programs OF
Lutheran Laymen's Leagues
throughout the country.
Ben Hubley was re-appointed
Membership Chairman to serve
for the year.
Hosts for the lunch were Alvin
Wiederrich and John Meschke.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20

lbs. at $500; 3 WI steers, $40 lbs.
at $23.60.
RAMBLINGS
Montana and several other
states still have an embargo on
North Dakota sheep because of
scabies in Eastern North Dakota.
Growers should work towards an
early cleanup and urge the state
Livestock Sanitary Board to ex-
pedite the program. Local feed
erS could also urge the Montana
Board to ease the restrictions as
there has been no scabies in West
ern North Dakota. The public is
welcome to check our daily tele-
type market reports so as to know
the price trends on all types OF
Livestock. Accurate market in
formation is available at any time
by also calling representatives Cd
Yellowstone Livestock
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20
MARKET INFORMATION

There was a dip in stocker and
feeders during the past two weeks
but strength again last Wednes-
day. Fat cattle and butcher cows
have remained fairly steady the
past month. The sale last Wednes-
day was a very active one with
1900 head of cattle sold. Receipts
for this year total 42,820 as COM
pared to 36,109 the same period
last year.
LOOKING AHEAD
There was weakness in especial
ly calf prices two weeks ago as
the demand from winter wheat
areas declined. There was a pick
up on that interest last week and
prices strengthened $100 per
hundred. Shipments from the sale
went largely TO local feeders,
Nebraska, Kansas and to some
Texas areas. The corn belt de-
mand seems to be showing some
life. Fat cattle and butcher cows
on last sale went to fifteen diff
ferent packing plants in nine diff
ferent states.
SAMPLE SALES
Following are some sample sales
from September 18th sale:
46 VT fat hfrS at 976 lbs. al
$21.70; II WI steer calves at 32s
lbs. at S3010; Z VT steer calves
at 285 lbs. at S33.10; 8 WI steer
calves at 420 lbs. at $28.50; Is
VT fat HeiferS at $50 lbs. at $21 70
325 W.T. yearling heifers at 555 lbs
at $22.90 to $23O5; 8 WI steers al
648 lbs. at S24.20; 6 Black steer
CTS at 449 lbs. at $28.70; IL wi
steer calves at 323 lbs. at $30.10
z WI steers at 285 IBIS. at $3310
II Black cows, 970 lbs. at $15.7O
l butcher bull, 1895 lbs. at $780,
6 Hol Butcher cows, 1885 lbs al
S14.10 to $3.50; WI heifers, 54I
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20
E||I||R94|E|zzII7IE||EIZE..
TWO MEMBERS OF
LARSON MOTOR co.
RECEIVE AWARDS

Earl Minser and Jerome Petrik,
members of the Sales staff of
Larson. Motor Co., Inc, Sidney
have been awarded membership
in the Lincoln-Mercury Divisions
100 Club" Chet w. Johnson,
Twin Cities district sales man
ager for the division, announced
today.
They received their award for
their outstanding sales achieve
mentS. 1t ranks them among the
top Lincoln Continental, Mercury,
and Comet statesmen in the Coun-
try.
In making the award, johnson
stated that the achievement has
also earned them special recog-
milton from the national Lincoln
Mercury Sales Council.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20
REPORT OF W.T.c.U. MEETING


The W.C.T.U. met at the home
of Mrs. Woodfills Friday, pm.
Our meeting was opened by
singing, 'Bless Be The Tie That
Binds" Mrs. Mutt led the devo-
tionS. She read from the book of
Jude. She gave a very inspiring
talk.
Business meeting followed with
the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting and the roll call
which was answered with a verse
from the Bible.
Mrs. Mutt was appointed for
spirital devotions for the rest of
the year in the absence of Mrs.
Quilting who is married and gone
away.
Mrs. Mielke, Mrs. Kreis and
Mrs. Spaur are our delegates that
will go to Bozeman to our
W.TC.U. Convention starting the
26 of this month. Our next meet
ing will be held at the home of
Mrs. c. r. Doran, Oct. 20. After
the meeting we were served with
a delicious lunch by the hostesses.
Mrs. Woodfill and Mrs. Lightner.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-20
CARD OF THANKS

Our sincere thanks to the Sid
ney Hospital staff, DIR. Danner,
relatives and friends for their
many kindnesses extended during
the illness and death of our loved
one, Roy Brose.
Mrs. Roy BroSe and family
1tp