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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10
In Peace Corps
Bethesdan in Nigeria
Tells of Life There

A Bethesda girl who is a
member of the U. S. Peace
Corps teaching in Nigeria
writes that she is in an area
where "the value of educa-
ton is still being debated
and some of the schoolboys
have run away from home
to come to school,"
Jane Meleney, %, Of 5606
York la. in Bethesda, is one of
10S Peace Corps volunteers
teaching at the high school or
college level in Nigeria.
II am teaching" she says, ain
the two secondary forms of a
middle school (the Provincial
Secondary School in Birnin
Kebbi, Sokoto Province), deal
ing with about 60 boys and at
tempting to teach them some
geography (world) and some
history (European) and some
conversational English"
Outside the classroom, Miss
Meleney, the only Peace Corps
volunteer in Birnin Kebbi, has
started evening classes and also
plays field hockey with the boys
about twice a week.
ut is a little hard on the
shins, but 1t is good exercise
and provides an encouraging
insight on the boys"
One problem confronting Miss
Meleney is the sense of social
isolation caused by differences
in language, background and
education between herself and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10
CM Scholarships Go to Countians

Three Montgomery County
high school students have been
awarded four.year General Mo-
tors college scholarships.
The scholarships are worth
from 5000 to $4,000 a year, de-
pending upon needs of the stu
dent. A winner may select the
college he wishes to attend and
pursue his individual choice of
study.
County winners are Barbara
Frye, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Frye, $40 Prospect ST.,
Chevy Chase, Bethesda. Chevy
Chase High School; Peter E.
Lobban, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10
Hospital Week
Being Observed

Thirty thousand Maryland
hospital employees are being
honored this week during Ma
tional Hospital Week.
Highlight of the week was an
address by former Gov. William
Preston Lane, jr., Wednesday at
the annual Maryland hospital
luncheon sponsored by the Ad-
vertising Club of Baltimore.
Hospitals throughout the state
are stressing during the week
the unique combination of sci
ence and personal attention
needed in the modern hospital
for the near-miraculous patient
care of today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10

of Columbia and surrounding
Maryland and Virginia jurisdic
lions.
The resolution stated that
Mcleod has rendered excel
lent service to the people of
the Metropolitan Area Region
through his able leadership
as chairman from October l,
1860, to September 80, 1861.
His efforts on behalf of area.
wide cooperation and his sup
port OF the principles Of the
Board have contributed great.
~ to its progress and effec-
tiveness during his term Of
office.
Members of the board also ex-
pressed their deep apprecia.
ton to Mr.. Mcleod for his
capable and productive work as
chairman"
The Regional Sanitary Board
was established in 1859 as an
advisory group to the Washing.
ton Metropolitan Regional Con-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10
Contract Awarded

The Navy Bureau of Naval
Research has announced a $40,
287,284 contract to the Applied
Physics Laboratory of Johns
Hopkins University for research
and development on ordnance
and related equipment. Work
will be done at the Hopkins
Silver Spring facilities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10
Regional Board Honors Mcleod

Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission Chief Engi-
neer Robert ]. Mcleod recently
was honored by the members
of the Washington Metropolitan
Area Regional Board "for his
efforts on behalf of area-wide
cooperation" as chairman of the
board in 1960-61.
A framed resolution of appre-
citation was presented to Nc
Leod by fellow board members,
who represent local govern.
mental agencies and water.
sewer agencies in the District
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10

uate in political science from
st. Lawrence University and
has a masters degree in public
administration from the Uni.
versity of Michigan.
She had 10 weeks of intensive
training at Harvard University,
followed by a period of orien-
tation and practice teaching at
University College in Ibadan,
Nigeria.
After nearly a year in the
Peace Corps, she has this to
say about her experience:
"The greatest reward is in
what one learns-about Nigeria
and a different culture, about
America, and about oneself"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10

ference. It's major task has been
the preparation of a Regional
Master Plan for Sewage Dis
posal in the Metropolitan Area.
This study is expected to be
completed this spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-10

Fred P. Loban, 1929 Kentbury
dr., Bethesda, B-CC High; and
Roger Putzel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Putzel, jr., 37O3 33rd
pl., NV, Landon School.
Evening star., 1962-11-04
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
By MARY L. VAUGHAN
Home Furnishings Editor

I'D PROMINENTLY woven into the tapestry of history
are sketches of mans efforts to light up his
roundings.
From the torch of primitive man to the oil lamps
of 5000 B. c. and into the present century the worlds
greatest thinkers have occupied themselves with the
enigma of artificial light. Homer and Pliny wrote of
lamps So did Leonardo da Vinci who turned his in
ventve skills to Harvesting the flickerng flame of
his own oil lamp in 1890.
Evening star., 1962-11-04

Nearly 800 years later, Benjamin Franklin tackled
the same problem in effort to produce sO-called
cylinder lamp He failed according to later account
given by Thomas jefferson in letter written from
Paris in 1784 That same year, Geneva physicist sue
ceeded in producing the cylinder lamp to which he
gave his name -Argand The lamp marked the great
est advancement in artificial illumination up to the
18th Century
Today, authentic lighting fixtures dating back as
cOntnued
Evening star., 1962-02-02
DEAR ABBY
Strangers Car Stirs Gossip
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

DEAR ABBY: My husband
works the graveyard shift,
but that is not my problem.
Listen to this: A very good
friend Of mine told me that
I am the subject Of much
gossip because for the past
six months someone has been
parking a car In front Of my
house practically all night
long. She said my neighbors
say I have been receiving q
caller" Now I am long past
the age for that kind of
monkey business, and I don't
like those stories. Last night
I looked outside and sure
enough there was a strange
car parked there. I certainly
wasn't going to sit up all
night and try to meet the
idiot who owns 1t. HOW can
I find out who Is giving me
this bad name?
NOT GUILTY.
Call your police depart
ment and ask them to find
out for you. After all, it's
your right to avoid the ap-
pearance Of evil.
\ \ 4 4
DEAR ABBY: I am "a
years old and have never
gone beyond kissing q girl. I
do not intend to go any fur
ther until I am married be-
Evening star., 1962-02-02

cause I think q man has no
right to ask a girl to be any
more pure then he is. When
I express this opinion to
other men. they look at me as
though I need psychiatric
treatment. Am ! such an un-
usual breed Of cat?
UNUSUAL BREED.
It's refreshing to know that
not all men come to the altar
slightly used, but expect their
brides to be purr-fect!
DEAR ABBY: I have four
teen-aged children and, Of
course. they have friends who
call them on the telephone.
Our phone rings maybe 20
times in an evening, and this
is getting my husband down.
He threatens TO tear the
phone from the wall because
he can't stand the ringing.
He tells me he does not need
a phone, and neither do we.
MOTHER OF FOUR.
Ask the telephone company
to adjust" the bell on your
telephone. It's probably as
Shrill as a fire alarm. II it
were changed to q softer
jingle, your husbands nerves
wouldn't jangle.
4 \ y
How is the porld treating
Evening star., 1962-02-02
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Creations Most Wonderful Pump

Your heart is about the
size Of your fist. 1t is a 10
ounce pump. Mechanically,
it is the first and last wonder
of the world. It is designed
to outlast any pump made
Of the toughest steel. 1t will
run normally for 10 years
without faltering and, in
that time, will pump more
than 10000 tons Of blood
about twice the weight Of
the liner United States.
It has a tiny node which
sends out faint electrical i'm
pulses 70 times a minute.
This is like dropping a pebble
in a smooth pool. AS the
ripple Of electricity moves
outward the four chambers
Of the heart convulse in turn.
This is a beat. It sends the
blood out to nourish the
body and, in about a minute,
the same drop Of blood is
back again.
THE HEART BEATS every
.83 of a second. It not only
beats, but manages to get
sufficient rest between beats
to stave off fatigue. Any
physical exertion increases
its rate of speed. Reach for a
glass of water, and 1t may
accelerate Is per cent. Rise
from a sitting position and it
may go so per cent higher.
Accept a kiss with meaning
and 1t will flutter like o
Evening star., 1962-02-02

But What Does Mike Say?
By SHEiLAH GRAHAM

Spiegel. Russ Tamblyn,
the leader of the jets in "West
Side Story" told me that with
this film, II gained a career
and lost 20 pounds" He's hop
ing for a best supporting actor
nomination. The saddest
thing that happened during
The War Lover" says star
Steve Mcqueen, was the death
of Mike Reilly, 30, a parachut-
ist who died plunging into the
sea for a scene. There are more
fatal accidents in pictures than
most people realize.
How to get along with your
co-star's wife. Capucine gifted
william Holden's stepdaughter
Virginia with a pair of jeweled
earrings. Cap and Bill co-star
in THE Lion" And you don't
hear him saying as Laurence
Harvey does, that the ex-model
is not an actress. I'm not
saying he would. But this might
be a good time for Edmund
Purdom to make a final settle
ment with ex-wife Alicia, to
get an annulment, so that the
lex" will stand up in Italy
where he proposes to marry
Linda Christian who married
the late Tyrone Power in Rome
With all those millions. Alicia
can afford to be generous.
Tony Perkins made a fast trip
to Rome to visit Elizabeth Tay-
lor and Eddie Fisher. -Four
months of Cleopatra" is in the
Evening star., 1962-02-02

fire insurance on his house. It
was saved twice by the same
neighbor, Fred Jordan. Jack
isn't betting on a third time.
Well soon be hearing Jacks
album Of piano music from
Fred Astaire's music company.
Jimmy Durante was telling
me on the Jumbo" set that
the reason behind the shape of
his nose is, 1T was broken as
a kid. and everyone called me
Big Nose And I was ashamed.
But after my first film, Get
Rich Wallingford" came ont, I
got hundreds of letters from
kids with big noses, saying my
big nose made them feel
better"
Evening star., 1962-02-02

cans, and goth Century-Fox is
breathing easier.
I listened to Pamela Mason
give a most gruesome account
of Van Johnson's chopped off
finger, on radio the other day.
I listened to Pam driving to
the studios. According to Mrs.
Mason. it isn't yet known
whether the sewing on Of Vans
half finger will take" ;. j
Sometimes 1t does, and some
times it doesn't.
They say that a fairly young
blonde star actress has been
taking certain shots that have
changed her entire personality
From being almost a recluse,
she has become the life Of the
party. I'll report again-when
I see her.
Il *#
It could be a long wait for
charming Haya Harareet. Jack
Clayton's French actress wife,
refuses to divorce him. I be-
lieve Mr.. Clayton, who directed
Deborah Kerr in '"The Inno-
cents" went back to London
to set up the sequel to his
very successful, Room at the
Top" And If he is there, Haya
is there, too.
Eva Gabor says that when
ever she is very happy. she
has to fight extra poundage.
She has been fighting weight
ever since her marriage to mil
lionaire Brown. To be factual,
Magda is the richest and the
slimmeSt of the Gabor gals.
** s.
Attention Anthony Quinn
who will direct himself in "The
Visit"-Marlon Brando who did
it for lone Eyed Jacks" states.
II don't think any actor should
direct himself.
From Oscar-possibility Max
Schell, I'm convinced that all
films will become truly inter-
national within the next five
years." I agree with him, but
it will be tough for actors who
won't know where to make their
permanent home because OF
making movies all over the
word.
Jack Lemihon has raised the
Evening star., 1962-02-02
FAMOUS FABLES
BY e. E. EDGAR

REVERSE: Conductor Sir
Thomas Beecham turned
thumbs down on a buxom
prima donna who was seeking
a role that was beyond her
vocal range.
But, Sir Thomas" she
protested, II have the perfect
voice and figure for the
part!"
II would agree with you,"
replied Beecham, "if your
voice was as full as your
figure and your figure as thin
as your voice."
SUBSCRIPTION: Author
Oscar Wilde had no taste for
classical music.
On one occasion, he was
asked to buy a season sub
scription to the opera. He
refused.
But your friend brought
one," he was told, land your
friend Is deaf"
IF I were deaf, I would
buy one, too," said Wilde.
Evening star., 1962-02-02

Yes, tomorrow is Grand Opening Day for
Fair Lanes Prince Georges, the 18th ultra
modern Fair Lanes bowlarama in the
metropolitan Washington area, and the
Gath in the United States. Come on out
with the entire family and join in the gala
celebration that will last from morning til
midnight. Take look below and see the
fabulous features we have lined-up for
your fun and relaxation.
Evening star., 1962-02-02
WORLD ECHOES
North American Newspaper Alliance
WE ASKED

WE ASKED 5000 young
people whom they would like
to resemble. Boys replied:
Myself, 37.1 per cent; Cos
monaut Gagarin, 14.4 per
cent; Albert Schweitzer, 1875;
President Kennedy, 7; As
tronaut Sheppard, SO; mis-
cellaneous, % per cent. Girls
answered: Myself, 1872 per
cent; Grace Kelly. 13 per
cent; Joan Of Arc, 1879:
Michele Morgan, 11.8; JAG
queline Kennedy, 10.7; mis-
cellaneous, 33.1 per cent.
Arts, Paris
Evening star., 1962-02-02

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
Marilyn Monroe okayed Elaine
May for a starring role in her
film, Something's Got to
Give" But the big question is,
did Elaine's partner. Mike
Nichols give his consent?
They've been a team for sew
eral years now and reached
the height of their fame last
season on Broadway-just the
two of them, in a very sue
cessful revue-like show.
Anna Maria Alberghetti is
talking a film deal with Sam
Evening star., 1962-02-02

you? Unload your problems
on Abby. care OF The Euening
Star. g-
For Abby's booklet, "Hotp to.
Haze q Louely Wedding" send
Soc to Abby, Boz 1865, Be0y
erly Hills. Calf. z,
Distributed by MeNsught Syndicate.
Inc.)
Evening star., 1962-02-02

hysterical pigeon in a small
cage.
It is built to withstand
enormous stress without fall
tering. A 150-pound man
running for a bus with over
coat and brief case can make
the heart sound like an
empty barrel hit by a sledge.
A woman opening the front
door to find an unexpected
telegram may hear the heart
pound in her ears-until she
reads the contents.
When bodily infection is
present the heart rate will
sometimes jump to 120 per
minute for long periods, just
to fight the enemy within the
temple Of man.
Still, the human heart
with all its wonders is moth
ing without arteries. There
are miles of them and, If
you could see them apart
from the body, they would
look somewhat like a great
oak tree in winter. The
branches are multitudinous
and bare. They work their
way from the trunk of the
vena cava down through
smaller and ever smaller
branches until they become
tiny twigs.
The heart must send nour-
ishing blood to the tinieSt of
blood vessels, just as the
great oak must pump water
from the ground to the top
most leaf. Each drop Of
blood is pumped from the
heart with sufficient force
to carry food to the small
box-like cells of the big toe.
On the way, it is assisted by
the elasticity of the blood
vessels.
Once the drop delivers the
groceries, it picks up the ref
use from all the nearby cells
and starts its return trip to
the heart. En- route, it pauses
at the kidneys and liver to
drop the refuse, become puri-
fled, and 60 on to the lungs.
There, each drop picks up
a gulp Of fresh oxygen, be-
comes redder, and goes
around the corner to the
heart. ready to be pumped
through the body again.
World medicine knows a
great deal about the heart
and the arteries. It is learn
ing more every hour of every
day. When a heart decides to
quit, even for only a moment,
what causes it? Why a fibril-
lation? What is angina?
Why does rheumatic fever
attack the valves of the
heart? What happens to
good arteries when they be-
come lined with debris, like a
sink pipe clogged with coffee
grounds More important,
what can be done about it?
Step by step, medicine
learns a little bit more. Heart
malfunctions which killed
people 20 years ago are under
control now. So-called "blue
babies" are made whole and
healthy by cardiac surgery.
Myoc ardi al infarctions-
which involve the special
arteries which nourish the
heart itself - are being
brought under control by
preventive medicine.
AMERICAN MEDICINE
has made so many great
strides in the field Of disease
that, some day soon, there
may be few things left to
take us away-except heart
disease.
People are living longer
and longer. Still, of the 1870
million Of US now living in
this country, 80 million will
die of heart disease. Not
enough has been done, to find
out why.
This requires research. Re
search requires money. Feb
ruary is American Heart
Month. You and I can do
something, If we choose. We
can send a check-great or
small-to the American
Heart Association, A East
Twenty-third street, New
York, N. Y.
ronvri1hf 1870
Evening star., 1962-02-02
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF I
By PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

- - .Etg
By PETER }. sTEINcRoHN
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: am
IS and have had headaches
for at least 20 years. I have
been to every kind Of spes
cialist except an allergist. I
haven't gone because doctors
have said that allergy wasn't
a proved cause Of headaches.
Do you think it's worth time
and added expenSe?-Mrs.
w., Colorado.
THERE ARE QUITE a few,
doctors who don't believe
that some headaches may be
on an allergic basis. Recent
ly I talked with a professor
of medicine and he said that
there was no scientific basis
for the belief.
l asked him if he was con-
vinced that allergy to milk
caused many infants to have
chronic skin rashes. He said
yes. I asked him if it wasn't
possible that milk caused
some people to have diarrhea
and stomach upsets. He
agreed.
Then why isn't it possible.
i asked, that allergy to milk
might cause many chronic
headaches? He just didn't
believe it was possible.
My advice. Mrs. w., is that
you will lose nothing, and
perhaps gain much, by going
to an allergist. Not only have
I seen undisputed cases Of
headache due to allergy in
my own practice, but the
medical literature contains
many references to such pa
tientS.
One of the most stubborn
cases occurred in a woman =.
about your age who also had
had headaches for many
years. Guess what? She was
allergic to house dust, dog
hair, banana, spinach. and
milk. Proper treatment prac-
tically eXterminated her
headaches.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I do
not know whether I have
gout. I get severe pain in
one of my big toes and 1t
lasts for days and become
red and swollen. Doctors
have never seen 1t in that
condition. When I get to
their offices the swelling has
gone down.
I went to three doctors.
One said I had the gout. The,
other said that I was nervous.
And the third said I had lack
Of vitamin Biz. For three
months I have been on vita
min Biz shots twice a week
but have had no relief. Where
does a person go from here?
Mrs. r., New York. 81
ON WHAT did the first
doctor base his diagnosis Of
gout? Did you have X.rayS
of your foot and have a uric
acid test taken? If these were
positive, I'd be inclined To go
along with this doctors
diagnosis. But I'm only
guessing.
I suggest you ask for a
consultation with an inter
mist Of outstanding reputation
and have him settle the mat
ter. Otherwise you'll be going
around uncomfortable in the
mind as we'll as in your toe.
Indecision where health is
concerned can be q painful
experience.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I am
bitterly amused when I read
reports that many people are
likely to exaggerate their
pains in the neck after an
auto accident because of the
insurance involved. Don't
believe a word of it. I had a
whiplash injury to my neck
while sitting in a car over q
year ago. There's no insur-
ance involved. Yet, I continue
to get physical therapy treat
ments and take traction four
times daily at home. I still
wear a foam rubber collar to
ease the pain. It's no joke.
(Bell Syndicate Feature)
Mondoy: Smoker,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-26

plans for a NATo nuclear de-
terrent because no plan has
yet been firmed up.
The United States position
that the West needs a multi
lateral nuclear deterrent. oper-
ated on a single common policy,
has raised a stir in British no.
litical and defense circles.
British newspapers called on
Prime Minister Macmillan 70
make clear just how independ.
ent Britain's own nuclear de.
terrent Is.
United State Defense Secre-
tary Robert Mcnamara raised
the issue last week when he re-
jected the policy of independ-
ent national deterrents. He
ADDED, however, that he was
not referring to Britain's DOW
er1ul H-bomber force because
1t is so closely linked with
Americas deterrent.
This prompted q retort from
British Defense Minister Har-
old Watkinson that Britain re-
tanned the right to use or
withhold its bomber force as
1T chose.
Mr.. Rusk took a brief respite
from diplomatic discussions to-
day and went to oxford to coll
lect an honorary degree. He
had been a Rhodes scholar
there.
Tomorrow he leaves for Lis
bon, the last stop on his tour
of NATO capitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-26
Police Win Exemption
For Relief Association

Federal aid, half the money
needed to complete the facility,
The police association is ex-
empted from District insurance
regulation and incorporated as
a tax-exempt benevolent and
charitable organization by the
bill now before the President.
Since 1859. the association
has operated as d fraternal mu-
tual benefit group. Members
pay dues and receive death
benefits.
The association never has
been licensed by the city. Supt.
Jordan had ordered 1t out of
operation on grounds 1t was
not operating within the law.
Argument on its status were re-
lated to cases decided in court
in favor Of mutual associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-26

Congress has voted to exempt
the Metropolitan Police Relief
Association from regulation by
the District insurance SiIperin-
tendent.
The House passed and sent
to President Kennedy yester-
day a Senate bill climaxing a
nine-year feud between the as
ISOLATION and Supt. Albert Jor-
dan, who has argued that the
police group does not adequate
ly protect its members.
The House yesterday also
cleared for the Presidents sig
nature legislation extending the
Hospital Center Act until the
end Of this session Of Congress.
This measure will allow the
Greater Southeast Community
Hospital to draw $375 900 in