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Evening star., 1952-06-27
Ringing Down the Curtain

1t is to be regretted that The Star
editorial Ringing Down the Curtain
ION the National Capital Sesquicenten-
nial Commission) ignored material facts
and miSconStrued others.
Certainly any implication that salaries
were the primary consideration for our
work is most unfortunate and mislead-
ing. AS executive vice chairman of the
Sesquicentennial Commission, I receive
no salary and no expense allowance,
Since November %, 1850, have devoted
an Immense amount of time to Commits
sion affairs without any compensation
whatsoever. No member of the Commits
sion has received any compensation. We
have all given of our time and our
energy, not only to solving an inherited
problem from the Freedom Fair which
was never held, but also in an effort to
bring about result which will be of
everlasting benefit to our community
which is also the Nations Capital.
The implication that our staff was
maintained at the rate of $4,000 a year
for Faith of Our Fathers" is entirely in
correct. The small staff of specialists
was engaged in the auditing and prep
aratlon of defense against Freedom Fair
claims. which totaled $75000 The last
claim was filed in March Of this year,
and that the staff has done an excellent
Job is indicated by the fact that we
have succeeded in having the many
claims denied by the Comptroller Gen.
eral without penalty to the CommiSsion's S
appropriation.
The statement that much publicity
has been issued in support of extension
OF the show is also entirely incorrect.
Not one penny was spent. nor any per-
sonnel used; nor has the Commission is
sued any publicity or promotion for con-
tinuing Faith of Our Fathers" The
support that came to the Commission
was voluntary, and in spite of editorial
opposition $500 unsolicited reservations
for the 1852 season, with a gross value
OF $10,880, were received. The requests
for reservations have been returned and
the money refunded. These unsolicited
reservations indicate the force and ap-
peal of the great patriotic drama Of
Faith of Our Fathers" which we have
now consigned to the memories and
hearts of the 100000 people who wit
messed the presentation.
AS to the quality of Faith of Our
Fathers" no better encomium was ever
given than the Washington Star edito-
rial of September 3rd, 1852.
The 100000 set aside is not, as The
Star states, for repairs" to the Carter
Barron Amphitheater, but is for the
completion of the Amphitheater to per-
init its universal use for great SYM
phonies and all types of theatrical pro-
ductionS.
The $1,100,000 which is being returned
to the Treasury may be the subject of
Congressional action directing that this
money be used for special purpose;
such as, the commencement of magni-
fcent opera house in keeping with the
dignity of the Nations Capital, or for
some other purpose adequate to the
needs OF our great city.
I do agree that, if Congress should
earmark this balance for some project
consistent with the high purposes of the
Sesquicentennial Commission, obviously
that decision will be made by Congress.
Melvin d. Hildreth,
Executive Vice Chairman.
National Capital Sesquicentennial
Commission
Evening star., 1952-06-27
A Ceiling on the Estimates

The heads of District departments and
agencies, numbering more than TO- have been
olrected by the Commissioners to submit their
estimates for the fiscal year 1854 by next Tues
uay, July l. That will be year to the day
before the beginning of the fiscal year for which
they are estimating. and about two months ahead
OF previous headlines.
But the most important part of this directive
Is That the department heads are limited to a
per cent increase in operating expenses over
current appropriations. In some cases the
department heads are working in the dark for
the appropriation bill is still in conference and
they do not know precisely what their appropria-
tions for 1858 will be-
The Commissioners unusual directive this
year was dictated by expediency. The Budget
bureau notified the Commissioners some time
ago that because Of the election year, the Com
mlSSoners' estimates must be ready by September
Is. The Commissioners obtained a months
extension of this deadine. But even so, the
normal deadline for them lies somewhere between
November 25 and early December To meet the
earlier deadline, the Commissioners felt they
would have to move up the deadline for the
departmental estimates, and, in addition simplify
their own work by imposing the per cent
increase limitation. This will automatically
eliminate many requests which would never have
been granted under any conditions but which
otherwise would have required decision by the
Commissioners.
One of the unrealities of local budgeting lies
In the practice of permitting department heads
to request, in their estimates, everything they
would like to have, without any relation to the
amount of available revenue. Last year, for
example, the department heads asked for $164,-
7S1, $780, which was more than $50 million in excess
OF what the Commissioners felt they could spend
Every year the same sort of thing happens, with
most OF the department heads reaching for the
moon, with no expectation of getting what they
ask for, but protecting themselves from possible
criticism later on by showing, on the record that
they asked for it anyhow.
More of the responsibility of good budgeting,
which consists of wise planning to spend money
that will be available, should be shared with the
department heads. The assignment of such
responsibility would compel them to make definite
decisions themselves. The per cent increase
limitation this year may indicate the advantages
in assigning such responsibility permanently.
While the limitation may be arbitrary and
unworkable in some cases, exceptions can always
be made on presentation of the facts. And as
an overall per cent increase ip next years
complete operating budget is highly improbable
anyway, it may prove good practice to begin with
that limitation and proceed from there to
separate the wheat from the chaff.
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Synthetic Fiber Output
Now 31z Billion Pounds
Special Teehniques Developed
To Determine Qualities
By Thomos R. Henry

Approximately 3la billion pounds Of
synthetic fibers, ranging from nylon to
glass cloth, now are being made through
out the world. About half of this pro-
duction is in the United States.
It cannot be Said offhand, that one is
better than another. Everything depends
on the purpose for which the materiel-
rope, cloth, yard, etc.-is intended. Now.
for the first time it is possible to design
f1bers or fabrics for specific purposes
For this reason the Office of Naval
Research is supporting extensive studies
along these lines at the Fabric Research
Laboratories at Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology. Special techniques are
being developed, it is reported by DR..
Simon Williams of these laboratories. to
determine qualities of materials which
may enter into anything from sails to
sailors shirts or hawsers.
Pulse Meter Developed.
Notable among the machines developed
is the pulse propagation meter. A fiber
is subjected to various degrees of strain.
Stimulating those to which it would he
exposed in use. Then sound waves are
sent through them. Strength is indi-
Gated by the rate at which the sound
waves move, especially while the strain
Is being built up. First yarn and then
fabric properties are investigated in this
way Three years now have been devoted
to such study on cordage fibers.
Out of all this, says DR.. Williams.
nave come mathematical expressions.
far superior to any previous methods
Tor predicting the performance of fibers
in yarns and fabrics"
Determination Of the probable first
step in the basic process of life on earth
is reported by University of Wisconsin
biochemists.
Inc Well-recognized basic process is
photosynthesis. or the building up of
sugars and starches out of carbon and
hydrogen by green plants, using the en-
ergy OF sunlight. This first step In this
process on which all life depends. it is
reported by DR.. r. H. BurriS of the Wis
conSin group. appears to be the forma-
ton OF an obscure substance, phospho.
glyceric acid, which would seem to
represent the threshold of the world of
life.
The work at Wisconsin is being car
~ASA OuC uAANC1 q CO1ltIdCG Will Ctlc OIUCe
OF Naval Research. Similar experiments
now are in process in other laboratories.
for it is recognized that the whole fu-
ture of mankind may depend on full
understanding of photosynthesis.
Work With Tobacco Leaves.
They have worked with green leaves
of barley and tobacco exposed to SUM-
light for from to 60 seconds in an
atmosphere containing carbon dioxide,
certain amount of which is made up
OF the radioactive isotope of carbon the
key building stone of life. At various
periods the process is brought to stop
and the leaves subjected to chemical
analysis. The idea is to find out where
the carbon dioxide extracted from the
atmosphere goes first, and then what
happens to it.
Always, it is reported. the first step
is the formation of the phosphoglyceric
acid. This substance then proceeds to
pass around the carbon to other chemi-
cal patterns essential for organic ma
terial.
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Wants Bruiny President

In his Denver speech, Ike confessed
that he did not know much about our
problems. He said that his brother
Milton has 'the brains of the
family and that he would look to him
for advice about farm problems. He
promised that if elected he would sur
round himself with the finest brains"
of the country and be governed by their
advice. That may explain his long
silence.
We have had 20 years of presidential
administration by the finest brains"
(called the brain trust') and we are
pretty we'll fed up with it. The brains of
both the Roosevelt and Truman admin
istrations have been Bernard Baruch,
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Political Parallel

The presidential campaign of 1848
bore great resemblance to the current
one. The two main contenders were
the illustrious senatorial and political
leader. Henry Clay. and the idolized
military hero, Gen. Zachary Taylor, just
returned from the Mexican War. Some
OF the utterances and circumstances
during the campaign have a striking
pertinence and paralelism to present
conditions.
For example. Taylor charged Clay
Evening star., 1952-06-27
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. How many men went with Byrd to
the Antarctic in 1946?-W. S.
A. The 1946-47 expedition to the Ant
arctic led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd
involved 1000 men and more than a
dozen ships. In addition to naval per-
Sonnel, the Army was represented by
air and ground force observers. The
Coast Guard, the Weather Bureau, the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Geo.
logical Survey. the photographic Office
and civilian scientific group all par
ticipated in the expedition also, besides
newsmen and photographers.
@. Who discovered electricity?-S. E.
A. Thales of Miletus, one of the Seven
Wise Men of Greece, made the first
discovery of electricity about 600 B. c.,
when he made note of the fact that such
substances as amber and jet have the
power of drawing light objects to them
selves when rubbed. DR.. William Gilbert,
physician to Queen Elizabeth I, proved
that the attractive force of amber is
not magnetic, and he named the force
electricity, after the Greek word for
amber. The famous experiment of Ben
jamin Franklin with the kite was made
in 1852. Many other men before and
since have contributed to electrical
knowledge.
@. What is the altitude of Washington,
D. C.?-N. H.
A. The District of Columbia extends
from sea level at the Potomac River to
420 feet above in Tenleytown. The down
town section is approximately 25 feet
above sea level, and the approximate
mean altitude is $50 feet.
@. Which books in the New Testament
were written first?-J. M. A.
A. Biblical scholars believe that the
earliest were some of the Epistles of st.
Paul. written in the decade after AID.
SO. The Oldest Gospel is believed to be
st. Marks. written possibly as early as
AID. "a.
Evening star., 1952-06-27

Felix Frankfurter and Dean Acheson.
We need change but will not likely get
it with the election of Gen. Ike.
We desperately need President with
brains enough to understand and ap-
preciate our Constitution and with in
tegrity enough to observe it. Senator
Taft of the Republican Party and Sem
ator Russell of the Democratic Party
will measure up to that standard.
George w. Armstrong.
Fort Worth, Tex.
Evening star., 1952-06-27
For the Cots or the Birds?

This is a message to the delegates to
the Republican National Convention:
You may have heard the story of the
Kilkenny cats. It was told in a cartoon
in The Star June Is.
The Star cartoon gives point and en-
phasis to the growing concern of patri-
otto voters in both parties over the
intensity of the campaign for the Re-
publican nomination carried on for the
loyal and insistent adherents of Senator
Taft and Gen. Eisenhower. It also gives
point and emphasis to letter addressed
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Sequel to Log Goblin Story

Inc success of w. Averell Hartman
IN the d. c. primary proves that a man
VINO has lots of money, makes lavish
promises and has influential friends csn
SUI! De success in American politics.
rms IS comforting to know, as we have
mad SO many barefoot boys make their
way on their own by rugged honesty and
hafd work that it was beginning to look
as though those were requirements for
public Office.
Observer.
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Columbia Pike Liqhts

Arlington Commuter No. 2" certainly
believes the way should be clear for him
to zoom into work all the way from
Baileys Cross Roads. am sure the
Arlington Traffic Department considered
many facts before deciding to install
traffic lights an Columbia pike. It so
happens that my children are now able
to safely cross Columbia pike on their
way to school.
What's troubling Arlington Commuter
is that he bought himself nice home
way out in the suburbs, just as thou
sands Of other people are doing, and
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Letters to The Star

probably took into consideration when
buying the house, the short travel time
to work. What bird brain! Didn't he
realize, from seeing all the construction
out there, that in short time traffic
would become problem? Delighted.
The new traffic lights on Columbia
pike were installed to save the lives of
pedestrians-andt that means most of us.
They were installed after careful consid-
Grafton.
Yet, there are some who would rather
save few minutes than to let other
people cross the streets in safety; some
SO blinded by their own personal interest
that they cannot see the value of those
lights to their fellow human beings. All
they are capable of noticing in those
lights is an impediment to their continu-
GUS driving. Edward X. Merat.
Protests Tuft's Toctics
AS lifelong Republican who has
never voted for any but Republican
candidates, am writing the Republican
committee to protest vigorously at the
tactics and methods being employed by
Senator Taft. The cynical disregard of
expressed preferences by the ordinary
Republican voter, the highhanded pack
ing OF the coming convention. and the
forcing into key posts of those who
have already indicated their prejudiced
opinions which render them incapable
of unbiased handling of such questions
as will come before the convention have
so repelled me that find it impossible
to support any candidate who may be
nominated by such methods.
No man SO thirsting for the presi-
dency as to be ready to obtain it by
such means can be safely trusted with
its responsibilities.
Bromley Seeley.
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Kilkenny Cats.

to Gov Theodore r. McKeldin in which
the writer called upon him and the
Maryland delegates to the Republican
National Convention to sponsor a move
ment to nominate Senator Taft for
President and Gen. Eisenhower for Vice
President as the best means of uniting
the party and winning the election in
November.
There are many people who cannot
vote for Gen. Eisenhower as presiden-
tial candidate but who can vote for him
for the vice presidency.
His supporters may say that Gen.
Eisenhower will not accept the vice
presidential nomination. If he is too
great man to serve as Vice President,
my reply to that statement is-then he
does not measure up to the qualifications
required by the presidency of the United
States.
The American people look for united.
patriotic and enlightened leadership
from the Republican National Conven-
ton. Senator Taft for President and
Gen. Eisenhower for Vice President will
best meet the demands of the American
people for a united Republican and
winning ticket.
L. V. LampsOn.
Evening star., 1952-06-27
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the ansver a
any questions Of fact BY writing ne
return postage or By telephonine ST Ss6$
Evening star., 1952-06-27
The Bellies for Bob Show

Shakespeare said "All the worlds a
stage, and all the men and women
merely players. They have their exits
and their entrances and one man in his
time plays many parts"
But when an American aspires to play
the leading role in his Nations drama.
We citizens expect him to evidence the
dignity, earnestness of purpose and
dynamic power that such a role de-
mandS.
Can we believe that he possesses these
qualities when he tries out before wide
spread television audience in a role
that needed the support of a chorus of
beautiful young women in the back
ground, three rehearsed puppets to give
him cues and prophetic voice that
announced him as having won already
the role of leader in our great American
drama? Teacher.
Evening star., 1952-06-27

Pen-n1naes may be used if letters carry
a0riterS' correct names and addresses.
AH letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18
By Kite Turmoil

Rosemary and Bob had been
going out together for months
But they banned the date-angle
during working hours. Kept the
office relationship friendly, i'm
personal. That they will continue
to do, tending strictly to business
until Rosemary resigns, to begin
her new career as homemake1
after their June wedding.
On engagement day." Margie
the Office super Snooper, probed:
you battle me. Why the mystery?
Any reason to hide that you
were dating?"
"Of course not" chuckled Rose
mary. 1T was no secret that we
were the best of friends. But its
bad business to let personal things
upset the Office routine. Bob is
more or less my boss here. Di-
recting and double-checking my
work. So we agreed to stay on the
Job. nip any talk about office
romance"
Thus Rosemary practiced what
she had learned from Mrs. Mar.
garet Wright MacMahon, at g
nationally known school which
trains perfect secretaries" anc
future executives. There, girls o.
college and career age are taught
how to get and keep important
jobs. Schooling stresses courteou!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18
Why Grow
Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

So far as figure is concerned
women fall into two groups,
those who are weight conscious
and struggle to reduce, those who
fool themselves that they do not
care about such things. say
fool themselves" because I sin
cerely believe that practically
all women are affected by the
way they look, even though they
may not realize it or admit it to
themselves.
There are, no doubt, some
vibrant souls so on fire with life
that they never give the way they
look a thought. but these are so
in the minority that we need not
consider them.
You would have to do a bit of
psychoanalyzing on yourself to
determine just how much your
physical appearance affects not
only your personality but the &C
tivities you indulge in. the way
you move and the way you think.
Most women who are not inter-
ested in reducing are just dis
couraged and do not know how
to go about it.
Maybe you used to love SWIM
ming and dancing, but you have
given them up. It is entire pos
sible that you have not admitted
to yourself that you have done
so because you were Self-con-
scious about your figure. You
may not have any idea how over
weight has affected your manner
of walking, sitting and standing,
that you have acquired the typ
ical posture and mannerisms of
the overweight woman.
You may not realize that a
matronly figure has made you
feel older and therefore made
you act and think older. Nor may
you have any notion what a loss
of weight and slim waistline
or a release from self conscious
ness would do for your person.
atty.
These are facts which I have
always believed and which have
been proven by hundreds of
thousands of letters I have re-
ceived from readers.
The first group of women, those
who are weight conscious, can
be divided into two groups. those
who reduce to perfection and
those who reduce but allow that
last clinging 10 pounds to keep
them just barely away from real
figure beauty.
I planned my Nine-Day Reduc-
ing Diet for those who have only
10 pounds to lose, so that they
can do so easily and quickly, anc
also for those who have more tt
lose. It gives a woman an en-.
couraging boost to get off on 6
long reducing period with a fly
ing start.
Life is complex enough with
out having health and looks ant
personality sabotaged by over
weight. Do something about it
If you have missed some Of
the menus for my Nine--Day
Reducing Diet, or wish to have
them all in a convenient book
let, you can purchase it for 10
cents in the lobby of The Star,
or send 10 cents with a stamped,
self addressed envelope to jose
phine LOwman in care Of this
newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18
Your
Health
By jones w. Borton, M. D.

The fact that older men and
women are usually not as strong
as those who are younger does
not necessarily mean that they
develop new diseases just because
they are old. It is true, however,
that a new group Of specialists
now keep very busy looking after
ailments occurring usually in
elderly people and are called
Igeriatricians and psychologists
One Of the ailments that gets
a real start at middle age, As to
60, is arteriosclerosis Hardening
of the arteries). It is well de-
veloped or in an advanced stage
in the elderly.
In Geriatrics, Minneapolis, Drs.
E. J. Chesrow. A. ]. Gracobe and
P. H. Wosika state that the care
of aged patients with advanced
arterioSclerosis. who often are not
only bedridden but mentally con-
fused, is difficult. Special diets.
glucose, proteins and various vita
minis, as we'll as stimulants such
as caffeine and ephedrine, have
been tried with little success. One
of the methods of giving shock
treatment to mental cases is by
the use of metrazol: the other
methods are use of insulin and
by electricity. At the suggestion
of DR.. Wise, metrazol was tried
as it was thought that by stimu-
lating the respiratory (breathing)
center, the drug would improve
lung ventilation and circulation
and so help to overcome anoxia
(not enough oxygen in the blood.
It was expected to act as a general
tonic by it's restorative effect and
by increasing transmission of
nerve impulses.
Thirty-two patients with ad-
vanced arteriosclerosis, many of
whom had become mentally
, affected, were treated. Their ages
ranged from IS to 80, average "a.
OF the 80 patients, 26 showed
at least some improvement.
Fatigue and mental confu-
sion were reduced to the extent
that these patients were again
able to enjoy life, while nursing
care was much simpler.
"Metrazol seems an effective
and safe analeptic (restorative))
| of definite value in geriatric prac-
$ tice," the doctors write.
The lesson we can learn from
l this, aside from the help and
happiness obtained by use of
t metrazol. is that elderly people
do not necessarily have Special
t diseases because they are old and
:, that is why metrazol. used SO
e successfully in young individuals
= Army and civilians to cure or
p prevent mental confusion, is also
e successful in the treatment OF
the elderly.