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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

Almanac. was right in the pre-
diction that he wouldn't die
at least then-just as the Al
manac has been right so many
times in its weather forecasting
Mr.. Geiger spent m any
months in a hospital after the
1874 wounding but edited the
annual publication from his
bed.
Mr.. Geiger travels thousands
Of miles q year and was inter-
viewed recently during q stop
off in Indianapolis to collect
quips, puns and PHILOSOPHERS OF
the type used in the Almanac
The 1864 edition is being sold
now to insurance companies
coal merchants. morticians and
others who give 1t away to Gus
toners. The Almanac is not
found on news stands, nor are
any subscriptions solicited.
Boosted Circulation
The Pacific war veteran is
the fifth editor in the AL
MANAGES 147-year history. The
personable 52-year-old execu-
tive is no stranger to Indiana,
although his home is in Lewis
town, Me.
He attended the University
of Notre Dame and was gradu-
ated with a major in philoso-
ply In 1882.
Three years later his fathers
printing firm took over the AL
manac from its staff. all in
their late Dos. Mr.. Geiger be-
came editor and has boosted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
BY JOHN LLOYD
Associated Press Staff Writer

Associated Press Staff Writer
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-If you
wanted to buy a chocolate bar
and you found it cost 81 you
would grumble.
And If you found that a very
small, scrawny, unattractive
chicken came at So you
wouldn't like it at all.
Especially If you earned an
average salary of 500 a
month.
But apartment rent might be
SIS or Sc a month. You wouldn't
grumble about that. Nor would
you object to a scent fare on
the subway or bus, anywhere
you wanted to go.
You would not Ike paying
two weeks salary for a new
dress or perhaps double that
for a new suit. But If you were
enthusiastic about everybody
being alike and about every
body being lifted, en- masse, to
a better plane of existence, and
were not fussy about the time
it took, you might we'll go along
with the idea.
Twenty-seven years ago I
was a correspondent in Mos
COW. Subsequent events took
me to various other parts of
the world. Only now have I had
the opportunity to go back.
Large Apartment Houses
A city that in my time
claimed all Of 2 million people
has 8 million today. Very wide
avenues, straight as a die, cut
through it, and five bridges
span the broad river where
there were next to none before.
Apartment houses, all exactly
the same but n everthele
large, cover a vast area on the
outskirts that formerly was a
/ dump.
Moscow has spread as it
has grown in population. A
furious building enterprise is
giong on. People still wait for
the chance to get proper living
quarters. Proper means small
rooms and not many, but there
is good heat, there is plumbing
and for lots of people it is more
than they have had in the past
Moscow is drab. and the peo-
pie, from our point of view,
dress drably. There is no ele-
gance, no froth. But they ap-
pear to be comfortably clad,
and they appear, en- masse. to
be not unhappy with the cir
cumstanceS.
You can compare Russia
only to its past. You cannot
compare it to the Western
World. Our ways Of life are to-
tally different, and that is nst
wholly a matter Of the revolt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
2,171 Blood Pints
Are Distributed
In District Area

The Washington Regional
Red Cross Blood Center dis
tributed ALI pints Of blood in
Washington and the surround
ing area last week.
A breakdown shows that 200
pints were distributed In WASH
ington, 387 in Maryland, 4l9 in
Virginia and rs in West Vir-
ginia. Forty-eight pints were
distributed outside these areas.
Area donors may give blood
at the Washington Regional
Red Cross Blood Center, 2025
e Street NV, from pm. to
.8:45 pm. tomorrow and from
q am. to 4:45 pm. Tuesday
through Friday.
A schedule Of bloodmoble
visits during the next week
follows:
Tomorrow Union College,
Gym Takoma Park. Nd, / pm. 70
5;45 pm; Catholic University, Gym,
$50 Michigan Avenue NE, 10 am. to
3:45 pm.
Tuesday-chapter House, 4O1 Duke
street. Alexandria. Va, 10 am. TO 3:4b
pm: Community Center. 40e Canal
street, Frederickspurg. Va, IL noon TO
Room l441, Fifteenth and Pennsyi-
yania Avenue NV 10 an. to 3:45
pm.
Wednesday-Main Navy, Eighteenth
and Constitution Avenue NV. Room
Episcopal Church, Louisa, va. ii am.
q 3:45 Pm: Prince 0sorges Plaza,
ga $50. $50 am. to 2:45 pm.
Thursday-Thanksgi Choliday).
Friday-Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, Auditorium IN Annex, Four
tenth and p Streets s.W.. II am. to
4 pm; Beallsyille Fire House, Bealls-
vile, Nd. !. pm. to $50 pm; Eie-
mentary School. East Main Street,
Thurmont. Nd. 10 am. TO 3:46 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Two Skunks Hamper
Baseball Tourney

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP).-
Fielding was a bit erratic dur
ing an American Legion base
ball tournament game.
Two skunks occupied the
area between left and center
fields. Outfielders kept a re-
spectful distance from the an
imals until the skllnks de-
parted voluntarily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

freighters carrying IL pas
.sengers or less are not required
to have a doctor, the captain
urgently radios the boys symp-
toms to the Coast Guard here
The United States Public
Health Service Hospital on
Staten Island directs back to
the freighter a message:
Probable acute appendicitis,
advise immediate evacuation.
This happened in October
The freighter was the SIS
Wolverine State and the boy
was Ruykert Fowler, 8. OF
Nyack, N. Y. He likely owes his
to the things that happened
after the diagnosis was made.
Used Ship Reports
The Coast Guard instantly
fired up a system which it says
is the only one Of its kind in
the world centered In a wink
ing. blinking computer life
guard called AMVER.
It stands for Atlantic Mer-
chant Vessel Report.
Under the direction of
Comdr. Mark F. Mitchell, AM
YER was asked to name the
ships anywhere within 200
miles Of the Wolverine State
which had a doctor and were
close enough for a rendezvous
at sea.
AMVER swallowed the ques-
ton. its console lights winkine
redly across and up and down
and its memory drum spinning
somdleSSly 1900 times a min
ute. The life-saving answer
came five minutes later.
Humming pleasantly. as il
satisfied. AMVER click-clackec
the reply on a roll of paper
The best ship for the mercy
mission, it said, was the Ger.
man passenger liner Bremen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

less than 200 miles away and
with a doctor aboard.
The Bremen stayed close to
the Wolverine State for two
days waiting for the seas to
calm down. Then young Ruy-
kert IVES transferred in a small
boat and soon DR.. Jacob Suder-
man cut from him an ,nflamed
appendix.
I'VE are grateful" said q
message from the freighter to
the public health hospital and
the Coast Guard. ito you and
the United States Coast Guard
for your cooperation and as
siStance."
Before AMVER it would not
have been possible to attempt
to single out ships to lend
assistance" said Comdr.
Mitchell.
Comdr. Mitchell fondly sur
veyed the squat electronic ma
chine and said he looked for
ward to a time when perhaps
all nations and ships would CO.
operate to eliminate the terror
from an emergency at sea.
There are about $500 mer-
chant vessels of all nations in
the North Atlantic at any one
time. Of these. about 800 ships
report in their movements each
day to AMVER for plotting.
The Coast Guard wants to
get all the ships moving in the
North Atlantic to report in
every day so that they can help
each other during emergencies
Prior to AMVER, the Coast
Guard could make only a hap
hazard try to choose appro-
pirate ships to aid other YES
sells in distress.
mo attempt was made" said
Comdr. Mitchell, ito plot and
advise on the hundreds of ships
on the ocean each day."
AMVER now does that, and
more. In the shiny magnetic
coils that store information are
the capabilities of $4,000 ships
Of the world. The information
may instantly be drawn upor
if necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Moscow Vistos Change
But Mustiness Remoins

ton. Remember that the people
who made the color went out OF
circulation. The people who are
there still push and prod each
other in the streets. They look
with delight on things we
would cast aside. Shabby goods
are better than no goods at all
and there is always the promise
Of a better future, no matter
how long 1t takes.
Twenty-seven years ago ar
air of fear cloaked Moscow, moi
to mention other parts of the
Soviet Union. That now ha.
been much relieved. 1t still /.
not easy to mix freely, but lei
us remember characteristics Of
a people as well as those Of q
state. Suspicion, mystery, In
trigue always were there. Rus
slams drink heavily and some.
times are gay, but Russians ir
toto are a grim rather than q
frivolous people.
I saw troops marching-well
clad, well disciplined, impress.
sive-with equipment that
doubt would be over impressive
to military men. Tanks that
probably are good but not bet
ter than ours, armored cars
and rocket launchers. And
hordes of people, all alike, end
less in their numbers, trundling
their banners on three wheel
bicycle devices whereas q
years ago they carried them
physically. An improvement
but is 1t also a trend toward
the easier way Of nfeP
same E1OtelS
Overall in Moscow there is
the same old mustiness that
was there 81 years ago. 1t is an
indoor phenomenon, but it gets
into your clothes and you feel
you are carrying it about with
you. 1t comes from a combina-
ton of smoke, lack of fresh air
and crowded living. 1t is not a
political thing. 1t is ancient
Russia. Russia of ~ years age
and Russia of today. You find
it in Russian Jets, in Russian
Hotels, in Russian parlors.
Westerners who visit Moscow
are put up In the same hotels
used q years ago. If any
change Of paint, polish, carpet.
ing or the like has taken place
in that time, the artisans were
expert at keeping alive old ira
ditions. To me it appeared all
the same, even to the scars.
Traffic is extreme ely light
compared to that in Western
cities. Parking is no problem at
all. Almost all cars are black
and the current model is equi-
valent to Western cars Of eight
or 10 years vintage. There are
abundant traffic lights and
police supervision is good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

Dixon who recently wrote a
manual on discipline, said.
Mr.. Watt told the so new
teachers at the meeting that
the most successful ingredients
for maintaining order. however,
are preparation for classes and
self-confidence in the voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
By LESLIE J. MASON. Ed.

ever. / want to be sure I pro-
nounce the words correctly.
j. H. Elizabeth, N. j.
The dictionary shows words
divided into syIlabIes and the
correct pronunciation Is indi-
Gated by the diacritieal marks.
Spend . couple Of hours
studying these marks and what
they mean. This should be all
that you need TO get the corr
rect pronunciation Of each
word from the dictionary.
Practice pronOuncing the words
aloud. Say q word over and
over until It rolls off your
tongue smoothly. Know what
the word means as you hear
yourself say II.
Then, you won't need to caII
on your sister for help.
p. S. You also need to prae-
tice your handwriting!
$50
Dear DR.. Mason:
My husband and I. both
teachers, try to do the right
thing by children. In our
school there is a first-grade
teacher whose policy Is to call
all her pupils by a nickname
even in their records. Her JUS
LITIGATION is 1t will be changed
in the second grade.
This seems unprofessional to
US. What is your opinion?
Mrs. Bib, Ohio
Calling a child by his correct
name gives him the dignity as
an individual that he deserves
In a formal situation such as q
school. Once attached, q nick
name is difficult 10 lose. The
second grade her may
change back TO correct names,
but the children would prOba-
bly, continue the nickn m e
which might be q trial TO the
parents and the child,
II you haze a question,
tDrtte to Or. Mason in care
OF The Star. He iDiH discuss
in his column those of most
general interest.
Tuesday Ion Fsoturs Posel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
N and Rudio Note

The three teevision networks the radio networks and
most independent radio stations have suspended all enter
tsnment programs and commercials until after the funeral
OF the late President Kennedy Monday The elevson
programs listed in TV Magazine with Sundays Star we're
scheduled prior to the tragic event
In view Of the suspension Of regular programmng and
the decision Of the stations to present only the news and
appropriate music the radio logs for WAI WRC, WT0P
and VOL, all network stations viii not be carried on this
page today.
WWDC announced that it will broadcast the Redskins
Eagles game today at o'clock the elecast Of which was
cancelled by WT0P-9
Special programs were announced yesterday for tele-
casting tonight One such program, "a Tribute to John
F. Kennedy" viii be presented by ABC-TV (channeI y
beginning at O'Clock Sunday evening Leading performers
from the arts will participate in the production among
them Fredric March, narrator Marian Anderson vO-
inSt Nathan MllSten Charlton Heson Van Heflin Kirk
Douglas, Sidney Blackmer and Florence Eldredge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
D. C.. Teachers Given
Respite in Discipline

Teachers In Washington
have had a respite this year
from pupils saying you can't
touch me" when a question of
discipline arises, a principal
said yesterday.
At the first full meeting Of
the classroom and management
lectures sponsored by D. C.
Teachers College, Nathanial
Dixon. principal Of Scott
Montgomery mentary
School said:
There are times when the
teacher must physically handle
the pupil. the group is more
important than the individual. ("
Pleas Ended
Mr.. Dixon said the students
have quit their immunity pleas
since various schools have in
formed parents that corporal
punishment" does not m e a n
brutality and that teachers are
allowed to use BILE
force" in maintaining class
room order.
The question Of corporal
punishment in D. c. classrooms
was brought to the fore last
year in the Shane MacCarthy
committee report after Thanks
giving Day violence at D. c..
Stadium.
Backing Mr.. Dixon was Ralph
Watt, principal of Mckinley
Junior High School. Mr.. Watt
also reported fewer complaints
about corporal punishment" "
especially in comparison with
the 1940s and 1906.
| OUulnuOA ECCuuk
Mr.. Watt said a poll OF
tie CHI rs had shown "a very
CO m mon feeling that the
tie cher has the right to do
those things that any reason
able person would do to keep
a child from harming himself
or others.
Parents are beginning to
realize that discipline is worth
WHILE" he said.
The MacCarthy repot advo-
Gated corporal punishment as a
means Of controlling classroom
b ehavior, but the Board of
Education last year refused to
permit slapping or spanking by
! teachers.
Question Re-Evaluated
The question has been re-
evaluated and teachers now in
terpret discipline laws to in
clude the judicious use of
laying hands on a pupil, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

the circulation from 100000 to
lust at 2 million" he says.
Mr.. Geiger gave a sample of
the Almanac's prediction for
the winter.
Our calculations shows that
another cold and rugged winter
is at hand" he said. There is
no question Of the accuracy of
our last prediction for the
cold came and the snow blew.
In some areas records were
SET"
Boasts of Accuracy
The Almanac's main feature
is weather predictions and
planting tables. There's a
wealth Of other material, too,
including recipes, feast days of
the major religions, words to
live by and words to laugh by.
The weather forecasts are
produced by Harry K. Bule,
professor of astronomy at the
University Of Florida. Prof.
Bule has a formula that in
cludes sun spot movements,
moon rotation, Atlantic and
Pacific ocean tides and posi-
tons Of planets.
The formula is SC secret, "
Mr.. Geiger said. II don't know
it He added:
Some people say we make
predictions so ambiguous that
we're bound to come out right
most Of the time. But I say it's
a science and we're absolutely
correct almost 80 per cent Of
the time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Saint Inferred

LODI, Israel.-Lod Oydda)
not far from Tel Aviv, is be-
lieved to be the burial place
of st. George, England's patron
saint. According to legend, his
bones are buried in the cru
sader crypt beneath the Greek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Almanac Editor Sees
Cold Winter in Store

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. % CAP)s-Nneteen years ago Ray
Geger lay seriously wounded South Pacific island He
japanese bullet buried his spine says he
that Il couldn't die because editor Of the almanac died
under 80"
Mr. eige now in his sOth year as editor Of the Farmers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Lifeguurd Computer
Serves Atlantic Ships

NEW YORK. Nov % (AP).-Far out in the North
Atlantic. aboard freghter slowly steaming for Europe
little boy complains to his parents Of dull pain in
his lower right abdomen.
The pain persists. Other symptoms show this is no
ordinary bellyache. The captain is informed Since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Dear DR.. Mason:

Dear Dr.. Mason:
When I was about IL years
old, my reading ability was fair
but I couldn't pronounce the
words well, Ny older sister
showed me how to pronounce
them. Today I am in my middle
teens and while I can read
quite well, I still ask my sister
about the hard words.
I am q little ashamed and 1t
is annoying to her, too. How
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Medical FellOwships

The Association of American
Medical Colleges has announced
that Smith, Kline & French
foreign fellowships for medical
students will be awarded again
next year. The fellowships pro-
vide 80 students with the OPP
portunity to assist and observe
physicians for at least 10 weeks,
at rural medical stations in re-
mote and underdeveloped areas
of Latin America, Asia, Africa,
and Oceania.
The ANA is now accepting
applications from junior and
senior medical students for the
fellowships. Application forms
and brochures have been sent
to all medical school deans. The
closing date for submitting APP
plications is December 81. or
write to Smith, Kline g. French
Foreign Fellowships, AAMC
headquarters, 1880 Ridge ave-
nue.. Evanston, Ill, for applica-
ton forms.
Congress has approved a 1896
million medical education bill
OF this amount, SOL million is
going in scholarships loans to
students Of medicine, dentistry
and osteopathy. In addition
money also is available through
the American Medical Associa-
ton Fund sponsored by the
United Student Aid Funds.
More than 500 colleges arr
now participating in the United
Student Aid Fund. a private
nonprofit corporation endors.
ing bank loans to deserving col
lege and graduate students who
could not otherwise obtair
such loans. The Fund is nov
available to guarantee $50 mil.
lion of loans to students.
Loan Fund Huge
Medical students are also
able to borrow from the Ma.
tional Defense Education Act
which gives out more than $10C
million In loans to college stu.
dents annually. To get informa.
ton concerning these student
loans, write to College Funds
in care of The Star and ask
for Bulletin No. 8 on Loans. In
close 10 cents to cover the cost
of handling, and a long, self
addressed, stamped envelope.
The Institute of Administra-
tive Research, Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University, has
announced 1t is offering IL re-
search fellowships in addition
to a Paul r. Mort fellowship
available in 1896. The Mort
fellowship will be awarded to
an outstanding young superin-
tendent, supervising principal
or prospective chief administra-
tor, for a years full-time study
leading toward the doctors de-
gree. The award will be worth
$3,840 in addition to travel ex-
pense.
The IL Research Fellowships
provide for full-time course
work in educational admins
tration leading toward the doc
tors degree. Each research
fellowship carries a stipend Of
,440 for the academic year
September to June 80. Selec-
tions will be made next Febru-
airy. Applications should be
filed well before that time. File
applications with the Institute
Of Administrative Research
525 West 10th street, New
York 81.
(Bell-Meclure syndicate)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

For further information
on telloDShips and scholar
ships, tDrite to College Funds
in care OF The Star and ask for
Bulletin No. 2 on tellotDships
and grants. Please inclose a
long, Selt-addressed, stamped
envelope and 10 cents to
couer cost OF handling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
COLLEGE FOR THE ASKING
200 FeIIowships Open
For Study Of Languages

addition it awarded SO under
graduate and 81 postdoctoral
awards for summer sessions
only. Altogether, more than
1000 graduate students have
been aided by the National De-
tense Education Acts modern
foreign language fellowship
program since it began in
June, 1859.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
MASON ON EDUCATION
Homework Time
Can Be Reduced

Dear DR.. Mason:
I am a l6-year-old boy who
will be a high school senior
next school year. I am strictly
an A and B grade student and
have taken advantage Of every
accelerated course so far. How
ever. every minute of my time
at school and at home until 9
and 10 pm, including week
ends. is taken up with home
work. I have no time for study
after completing this home
work.
The second problem Is I have
no time for recreation. BY the
end Of last school year I found
myself unable to force myself
to study so much.
Would q tape recorder or
sleep-learning be beneficial for
me7
K. H.. st. Louis, Mo.
What you need b not equip
ment but better planning. This
year try working out = plan for
mastering each course you
take.
Discuss your plans with your
teachers. By reading ahead, lis
tening and organizing materials
while In class, you should be
able to reduce the time spent
ing study and leave time for
recreation.
In the past, part Of your lack
Of efficiency may have been
due TO your failure to build up
your energy through recrea-
ton.