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Evening star., 1962-08-21

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: You
must wonder whether or not
your advice has been acted
upon and what were the re-
suits. After my letter last
year, you suggested in your
column that I had better see
q gynecologist and I did. He
performed a hysterectomy
and removed one ovary. 1t
was a benign tumor of the
uterus called a fibroid. I've
had no more pain.
I am going to impose on
your kindness with another
problem. I've been having
very dry skin, brittle nails
and very puffy eyes. In ad-
dition I'm quite tired and
feel slowed up. Any sugges-
tions will be welcome-and I
hope they turn out as valu-
able as in the first instance.
MRS. G.
HERE'S HOPING. But as I
suggested the first time, your
own doctor will have to make
the diagnosis. I suspected"
a fibroid, but it was only a
guess.
Now for another try: when
ever a patient enumerates
the symptoms you have, I
would want to know if the
thyroid Is underactive. AS a
reader Of this column you
undoubtedly know that a
physical examination, plus
metaboliSm teSts-and per-
haps q protein-bound iodine
examination - will either
make or rule out the diagno-
sis. II you do have hypothy-
roidiSm (underactive thyroid
your doctor will probably pre-
scribe thyroid extract to over
come the tirednesS, puffy eyes
and the rest.
-
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: AS a
regular reader of your COL
umn, I must tell you that I
disagree with the lady who
wrote you saying that poodles
are the answer to the asthma
problem in youngsters who
want dogs for pets. That has
not been my experience. I
have poodles and when my
neighbor gets inside my door
her eyes and nose begin to
run, itch and turn red. She
has been known to suffer all
night because of a visit with
me. She seldom even comes
to my door now.
French poodleS are ador-
able pets but I hope people
won't begin to spread the
word that they solve the
allergy problem for some pa
tients. Allergic pet lovers may
be very disappointed after
buying one.-Mrs. T.
FROM NOW ON I'd better
leave this difference Of opin-
ion to pet store owners, vet
Evening star., 1962-08-21
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Navajo times., 1962-08-01
Pi7sedGLe Family
Visits DGggett

Sam Grey. Jr.. his wife and
three children vi Sited Mir. and Mrs.
Lewis Yazzie in Daggeu. Califor-
MIA July is. Grey is Navajo Pas
tor of Pine Dale. New Mexico.
During the visit the Greys Wis
tied the First Indian Church cf
Daggett and were invited to dinner
by Rev. R. F. Myers and his wife.
The Yazzies are interpreters
and Sunday School teachers at the
Trinity Assembly of God Church in
Daggett.
Navajo times., 1962-08-01
BY DOROTHY VANN

Miss Margaret Marie Lee of
Ganado Mission and Howard Thom-
as German of Ganado, Arizona
were united in marriage in an even
ing ceremony on Saturday, July 21)
at Ganado Presbyterian Mission
Church at Ganado, Arizona.
The bride is a graduate of Ca
nado Mission High School. She at
tended the Southern Meth odi st
University in Dalla S, Texas and
graduated in 1857 from the Dallas
Methodist Hospital School of Nurs-
ing in Dallas S, Texas. She is the
daughter of Elwood ]. Lee and the
late Mrs. Anna Lee of Canado She
was radiant in lovely gown of del
icate floral patterned acetate and
nylon lace set with seed pearls and
iridescent sequins. Her fingertip
veil of pure silk bridal illusion was
especially imported from France.
Her bouquet of c a SC aiding pink
roses and white carnations was
carried in her arm.
The groom is the son of MIR. and
Mrs. Howard German of Ganado,
Arizona. He is a graduate of Bacone
Junior College at Musqokee, Okla
homa. He served overseas with the
u. S. Air Force. He has attended
the University of New Mexico in Al
buquerque, N. NJ, and is presently
attending Arizona State University
in Tempe. Arizona.
Gordon G. German, brother of
the groom was Best Man. UShers
were DR.. Donald Pinkerton, DR..
Edwin Mehne. Bennie Wauneka, Of
the Ganado Mission staff and Alfred
Navajo times., 1962-08-01
August l, 1862 THE NAVAJO TIMES

tics seem by their actions and re-
views to become remarkably unin-
hibired by the bewitching rhythms
served by Prado In comm enting on
his appearance at the sedate Wal
dorf Astoria, the New York Tele-
gram 6 Sun had this to say: "Prado
whipped up a frenzy of savage
rhythmS that contraSted sharply
with the sedate and dignified at
mosphere preceding this Caribbean
Navajo times., 1962-08-01

upheaval. The conductor, a COM
pact and soldierly little man of
impressive mein, has a podium
style all his own. He shouts crisp
comm ands between phrases; kicks
up a leg for an entrance and gentles
down TO a softer interlulde of dance
music, and then was just as sooth-
ing as he had been savage. Perez
Prado is well worth your personal
attention"
Navajo times., 1962-08-01
POPULAR NAVAJO
COUPLE MARRY AT
CANADO MISSION

Lee, brother of the bride.
Mrs. Larry Stout, childhood
friend of the bride was Matron of
Honor. She wore a gown of powder
blue silk organza and carried a
bouquet of pink roses and white
carnations. Bridesmaids were
Miss Rose Ann Dalgai. neice of the
bride. who wore pastel pink Or
ganza gown over satin, and Miss
Frances Miles. who wore gown of
pale green Org andy over satin.
They carried Colonial Bouquets si-
milar to that of the Matron of Honor.
The popular young Navajo
couple will be at home in Phoenix.
Arizona after September /, 1862.
Following the impressive cere-
mony the young couple presided at
a reception in their honor given in
the reception room of Ganado Mis-
sion Presbyterian Church. They
left shortly after on honeymoon
trip to an undi sclosed destination.
They will be missed by their many
friends on the Navajo reservation
during their stay in Southern Ariz-
ona.
Winning Census No. 113. 749
Paula Morgan
"Tms Number Wins Free Tran
sistor Radio From the Navajo
Times"
Winning Census No. 1O69O
Herman AWSo
"This Number Wins Free Tran
siStor Radio From the Navajo
Times"
Navajo times., 1962-08-01
Winslow Rood
To Be Paved

Bids were to have been opened
Thursday. July 19. by the Phoenix
office of the Bureau of Public Roads
for the oil surfacing of some 19
miles of the Long Valley Pine
portion of the Beeline Highway be
tween Winslow and Phoenix. Bids
must be approved by the San F ran
cisco office of the Bureau before
announcement of the successful
bidder will be announced.
Navajo times., 1962-08-01
Perez Prudo
Continued from Page /

(Contlnued from Page y
heated over an alcohol burner be
fore each performance). a regular
drum and kettledrum section, a
trombone, four saxophones, four
trumpets, a viol and maracas.
Prado himself performs on the
piano and drums. sings, dances and
with his feet on the drums, gets in
creasingly frantic music out of his
musicians
Normally reserved music cri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Facing the Need

Opposition expressed at the recent
public hearing on five proposed sites for
new public housing projects was fully
anticipated, for the truth of the matter
is that these low-income housing devel-
opmentS are virtually never welcomed
by the residents Of established neigh
borhoodS. In clearing the way for these
projects to proceed, however, the Com
misSionerS plainly have acted properly.
Indeed, they had no realistic alternative.
No matter how one views public
housing philosophically, the need in
Washington is uncomfortable. Within the
next five years, as Engineer Commits
Sioner Clarke has pointed out, the fore
casts are that as many as 5000 families
may be displaced by urban renewal, code
enforcement and other forms of public
MISUNDERSTANDING those to be displaced
by highways. A good many Of these fam
lilies simply are unable to afford the
costs Of housing which private enterprise
thus far has been able to produce. With
out public housing, where are they to go?
Inevitably they would 90 either to those
very slums which the city is dedicated to
remove, or to marginal neighborhoods,
where overcrowding and all Of the ad-
verse effects which accompany over
crowding would convert these areas into
new slums.
The five sites which the Commits
sionerS have approved were selected
from total OF Ia studied. District Off
Gals concerned with such matters are
convinced that they will not unduly tax
schools and other community facilities.
Moreover, the choice Of these sites has
the Endorsement Of such groups as the
National Capital Planning Commission,
the Urban League and the Washington
Planning and Housing Association. In
all, the five new projects will provide
housing for some LOO families. Unfor-
tunately, even this number falls far
short OF the need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23

that pupil population in that county is
showing tendency to level off, would
be justified many times over by the bene-
fits that would accrue. Most of the board
members who have examined the plan
on an informal basis seem inclined to
agree.
Whether the proposal moves out of
the idea stage is dependent, however,
on two factors: Whether school admin
iStrators believe it to be a workable and
valuable change, and, more Importantly,
whether the teachers themselves are
sufficiently sold on its merit to support
it. The major purpose in making public
the proposal at this time is to stimulate
discussion, particularly among teachers,
in the hope that at least initial reactions
will be forthcoming in several weeks.
Unusual ability in the teaching profess
sion should be recognized-and compen-
Sated-aS in other fields of endeavor.
We think the new proposal which has
this as its goal should receive earnest
and open-minded consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Exit SkyboIt

There is a generous measure of irony
in the report that the Skybolt missile
passed it's first successful test just after
it had been laid to rest in the Kennedy
Macmillan talks at Nassau. At least
this 1,O00-mile airborne weapon, of
which so much was hoped at one time,
appears to have been relegated to the
nuclear junkpile. AS with the RS-70,
only a major revolt in Congress seems
capable of reviving the project.
But this is no area for the layman
to be roaming around in. The problems
and the riSkS-involved are much too
technical There is nothing technical,
however, about the Nassau communique.
1t strikes us as being just another of
those political documents which reflect
remarkable talent for wiShful thinking.
There is brave talk that the Nassau
meeting will become landmark" be-
cause of its contribution to the strength
ening of the nuclear defense Of the
Western Alliance. This landmark, we
suspect, will soon go the way of so many
other landmarks about which we have
read in the past decade or so.
If the deal goes through to enable
the British to acquire American Polaris
missiles in lieu of the Skybolt, it will
still be 1869 or 1870 before BritiSh-built
and BritiSh-armed PolariS subs are on
the firing line. And then there will
not be very many Of them. But by 1870
the United States will be up to its ears
in ICBMS and other nuclear weapons.
These British subs, assuming that they
materialize, will add little to the nuclear
defense of the West. Why don't the
British spend the same amount of money
to beef up their conventional forces in
Western Europe?
Hope also is expressed that General
de Gaulle will join in a similar arrange
ment (although we have not heard of
any bets being placed on this PROPOSE
tion) and that the result will be to
prevent a dangerous proliferation Of
nuclear weapons" through development
of many separate national nuclear
forces. Well, if such an allied nuclear
force can be set up, we suppose it would,
to that extent, put brake on prolifera-
ton. But what happens when, say, Red
China tests its first nuclear device?
This is a matter in which one
doubtless should hope for the best.
But the best" in this instance may
be to get Mr.. Macmillan off very hot
political spot in his own country. AS
far as we can see, there is precious
little, If anything, in the Nassau agree
ment which promises significant con-
tribution to the defense of the West in
event Of nuclear war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Nice to Be Missed

For one dull and smoggy
month your brightest star
was missing. And how she
was missed! body now
writing in Washington could
take her place. She is unique.
What a delight to find the
Great McGrory's matchless
prose once again on Page
One, and to delight with her
in the endless richness of the
human comedy, Washington
branch! She has courage,
discrimination. taste and wit:
she is never trite, never arch;
she is as far above the ele-
phantine cavorting of most
Journalistic Glowing as true
wit must always be. There is
a glow of light wherever she
directs the beam of her fine
and disciplined intelligence.
She has the eye of an artist.
Nothing escapes it that is
true and significant. The
only thing that would con-
sole me for her absence from
your pages would be to hear
that she was taking time off
to write a book. What a mar
velous distillation Of life trul
observed that would be!
Edward Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
The u. NJ Record

It is difficult to find any striking
or outstanding accomplishment in the
record Of the 18th regular session Of the
United Nations General Assembly. Dur
ing its three months of deliberations, the
1l0-member parliament of the world"
dealt with many issues and listened to
great number of Unfortunately long
speeches. Now that it has adjourned,
however, the net result Of its efforts
seems relatively unimpresSive.
This session, of course, was over
Swallowed by the Cuban crisis and the
undeclared war between India and Red
China. For a variety of reasons the
Assembly played no role Of major con-
sequence in either of these situations.
Thus. though Secretary General U Thant
made useful contribution in helping
to ease the danger of possible nuclear
war resulting from the American-Sovie
conformation, the real negotiating on
that grave issue was carried out bilater-
ally by Washington and the Kremlin.
In that respect, the U. N. was pretty
much on the outside looking in; it could
hardly have been otherwise.
AS for its positive achievements, the
18th General Assembly has elected Mr..
U Thant to regular term that will run
for another four years. This constitutes
victory Of sorts, though perhaps
temporary one, over the Kremlin'S past
demands for a "troika" Secretariat, a
three-headed Communist, non-Commu-
mist and "neutralist" form of admins
tration that could quickly reduce the
U. N. to an abSurdity incapable of act
ing effectively even on minor issues.
Further, again on the positive side, the
Assembly has approved number of
measures for organizational improve
ment and also for such undertakings as
continuance of the relief agency for
Palestine refugees.
Beyond that, there is little more to
say in an affirmative sense. Half of the
U. Ms membership now is made up of
the African-ASian nations, many of
whom are "neutraliStS" who side almost
invariably with the Soviet bloc and who
seldom have kind word for the West.
These are the countrieS-Some of whose
representatives have given voice to
VII u1CIlIly UclllCOSS dGIdCkS OIl IIlO 1IeS
world-that have pushed through such
unwarranted resolutions as those re-
Gently adopted by the Assembly in con-
domination of "colonialiSm" and de-
handing sanctions" against Portugal.
Also it must be said that the U. MS
current policy towards Katanga in the
Congo is suspect and highly dubious
one at best.
1t is because of these and similar
facts that many people in the West
are beginning to wonder whether the
u N. is not being converted by its newer
and less experienced members into a
catchall kind of forum where any dem
agogue may speak his piece and win the
support of a majority of like-minded
members. The u N. today is on the brink
of financial bankruptcy; If now it begins
to display signs OF intellectual bank
ruptcy as well, what can or should save
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23

prevent such a debacle if
possible.
The concert series, if it
succeeds land it's first event
was a hopeful omen will
provide the funds to pick
up our deficit in part. It's
presentations will be in the
folk vein, even if some of
the artists might not be folk
festival material. If some of
them poke a little fun, we
have still not reached the
Somber point where we can
not laugh at ourselves.
Let me invoke Mr.. Lea
Wits understanding Sympa-
thy and support for this eff
fort we are making to OBJ
tain the funds we need to
continue to present the Ma
tional Folk Festival. If this
exchange of views should
awaken some affluent person
to our desperate need, then
Mr.. Leavitt'S criticism may
turn out to be a blessing
in disguise.
S. Melville HuSSey.
Executive Vice President,
National Folk Festival
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Recognizing Merit

The challenging teacher-pay pro-
posal advanced by Arlington School
Board member Laszlo Ecker-Racz de-
serves the preliminary expressions of
enthusiasm which 1t has received from
other board members. Over the years,
more traditional forms Of so-called
merit pay" for exceptional teachers
have fallen generally into disrepute. In
no sense is the EckerRacz plan, how
ever, revival of these old concepts. 1t
is new approach, intended specifically
to cope with the particular problems
which exist in Arlington today.
Under the present uniform salary
system, all Arlington teachers, regard
less Of worth or experience, are subject
TO a basic pay scale ranging from $4,700
to $1,000 level hardly calculated to
encourage the best OF them toward
long career Of teaching. The turnover
in teachers is great, amounting to nearly
20 per cent year. At the top Of the pay
scale, there is no chance OF financial
advancement. Accordingly, many Of the
best teachers eventually leave the class
room for school administrative positions
which do pay better,
In essence, Mr.. Ecker-Racz suggests
that after few years experience, those
teachers who intend to remain in the
profession should become eligible for
placement in higher-pay category as
career employees. Later, after perhaps
10 years, those with exceptional abilities
would become eligible for selection to
still higher category as distinguished"
instructors, in which those with ad-
vanced degrees might eventually make
up to $l4,40O year. The precise details
Of the initial proposal are not OF over
riding Importance at the moment, for
they are subject 10 change. One crucial
aspect, however, is the creation OF elab-
crate procedures TO assure that selections
TO the favored categorieS would be scrup-
ulously fair and impartial All OF this
would add to the cost Of public edu-
cation in Arlington. But MIR. Ecker-Racz
Is convinced that these higher expendi-
lures, particularly in view OF the fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
Red Imports

During his last press con-
ference, the President was
asked to express his view on
the efforts Of citizens,
throughout the Nation, to eff
feet a boycott on merchant
disc imported from Commu-
mist bloc nations under Soviet
domination.
His answer was sighting
and derogatory TO the high
purpose Of many good citi-
zens throughout the Nation
and paradoxically places the
President in opposition TO an
effort being launched on a
national scale by the Catho-
lie War Veterans Of Ameri-
ca.
The current issue OF THE
Catholic War Veteran" front
pages a headline Ban on
Communist Goods Crows"
and the feature article deals
with the effort OF the vet
Grams TO effect a boycott on
slave labor goods and indi-
Gates that the ban is being
met with success throughout
the Nation.
President Kennedy stated
that a better way 10 fight
communism would be 10 sup
port the Alliance for Pro-
gress, 10 extend courtesy and
hospitality TO foreign stu
dents and. TO perhaps join
the Peace Corps.
He said II would be better
for those who proposed a boy
colt, to do as he suggested
rather than refuse TO buy
Polish ham.
/ still think Americans
should buy products not pro-
duced by slaves. and the sale
Of which does not contribute
10 the aid and comfort OF
our sworn enemies.
John w. Adams, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23
100 Years Ago

The Battle of FrederickS-
burg was refought by arm
chair generals long after the
last wisps of gunsmoke had
vanished and the screams of
the dying and wounded had
been mercifully quieted. Gen.
Burnside was damned round
ly for "blundering" lone his
torian calls him an "impro-
vised general who fought an
improvised battleD and
President Lincoln was the
target Of much criticism for
condoning the tragic fiasco.
Fredericksburg itself was a
shambles. The Star Of De-
cember Is, 1862, said in a
dispatch from headquarters
Of the Army Of the Potomac
at Falmouth: 81. Poor
Fredericksburg! 1t is a town
of the past. Its great glory
Is gone; 1t no longer can be
ranked as a city. Nothing
will be left but a pile Of
bricks and mortar. ;" The
same day this paper printed
the reflections Of a New
York Times correspondent
who had witnessed the bat
tie: IF you are disposed to
indulge In criticism on the
plan Of the battle. II will not
be difficult TO point out its
great and radical defects. To
have hurled forward masses
OF men against the fortified
works OF those terraces was
certainly a manifestation OF
daring, untempered by the
slightest prudence. -. What
a fearful fatality, too, that
our accumulation OF artillery
was all but entirely useless
TO us, owing 10 the distance
OF the range and the ex-
posure OF our own troops.
And what n misfortune,
equally, lamentable, that the
approach TO the Rebel posi-
ton back Of Fredericksburg
was an area so restricted
that orr field batteries were
almost equally useless, owing
TO the impossibility OF
maneuvering. From the time
Of our first occupation Of
Falmouth, the Rebel position
gradually developed from an
absolutely defenseless condi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-23

ton to the time that it be-
came another Gibraltar.
It is a hopeless task now to go
back over the series Of blum
ders that have made this dis
aster possible. -. The Star
OF Dec. %, 1852, printed an
official report from Gen.
Burnside in which he as
sumed full responsibility for
the Inflated attack: g. But
for the fog and the unex-
pected unavoidable delay in
building the bridges, which
gave the enemy "a hours
more TO concentrate his force
in his strong positions. we
would almost certainly have
succeeded. To the brave
officers who accomplished
the feat OF recrossing (the
Rappahannock) in the face Of
the enemy, / owe everything;
for the failure In the attack
! am responsible, for the ex-
IRENE gallantry, courage and
endurance shown by them
were never exceeded, and
would have carried the point
had II been possible, ="
The Star OF December %,
1862, printed President Lin
coins response TO Burnside's
report: ITO the Army OF the
Potomac. have Just read
your commanding generals
preliminary report on the
Battle Of Fredericksburg. AL
though you we're not sue
cesSful, the attempt was not
an error, nor the failure
other than an accident. The
courage with which you. In an
open field, maintained the
contest against an en-
trenched foe, and the con-
summate skill and success
with which you crossed and
recrossed the river, In the
face OF the enemy. show that