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Evening star., 1953-04-27
ARLINGTON Politics

November, 1858, is the regular time
for election Of two Of the five Arlington
School Board members, and II the Vir-
ginia Supreme Court holds that Federal
employees may not legally continue to
hold the school board Offices it will
also be the time for filling two addi-
tional unexpired terms. Since school
board members are normally elected for
4-year terms on a biennial staggered
term basis, control of Arlington school
policies through 1855 may well be at
stake.
Since the first school board election
In 1947 there has beensvery little oppor-
tunity for the voters to express disap.
proval in an effective way Of the trend
of school policies. methods and actions.
Manipulation of the nominating con-
ventions coupled with the political in
timidation methods Of the school ad.
ministration adherents has meant that
only candidates favoring so-called
progressive" curriculum innovations
and very large school expenditures have
been presented to the voters. It has
been case of vote yes or don't vote.
Let's provide the voters in the 1853
election with the opportunity to require
more emphasis on fundamentals in cur
riculum matters and more careful
spending of school funds, and also at
the same time take the parent-teacher
associations, the civic groups and other
community organizations out Of school
and county politics.
This can be done by abandoning the
unofficial school board nominating con-
vention made up of delegates from
organizations and substituting therefor
the selection of opposing states chosen
by individual voters. The vehicles I
suggest for this latter purpose are the
Arlington Independent Movement
"a. I. NJ and the Arlington Town
Meeting (non-partisan).
The Arlington Town Meeting as a
device for nominating county board
candidates has been taken over by the
school administration adherents. Let
them go ahead and use this mechanism
to select their 1853 school board slate
instead of involving groups which are
supposed to represent people Of all
points of view in school board nomi-
mating convention that will present
candidates with only one point of view.
Take steps to see that your PTA, civic
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Eisenhower's Peace PIun

President Eisenhower's address be-
fore the American Society OF News
paper Editors received almost uni
versal acclaim. Editorial writer's, col
umnists and commentators applauded
the speech. Some liberal" writer's and
commentators, however, have qualified
their praise by claiming that there is
nothing new in the speech" It is, they
say, an admirable restatement of the
Truman AchiSon Mcmahon speeches
and policies.
It is true that many prominent New
Deal-Fair Deal leaders have wanted
this country to donate billions to the
rest Of the world. It is also true that
many New Deal-Fair Deal officials have
been more than generous in giving
away the American taxpayers dollars
both here and abroad.
AS for the allegation that there Is
nothing new in the speech, that is true
only in the sense that there is nothing
new under the sun. Compared with the
temporizing. the vacillating and hy-
pocrisy of the past, the speech in its
entire approach, its emphasis and its
objective is refreshingly new.
After years of appeasement; Of the
"wait-for- the dust o-settle" attitude;
of the jitters over what Russia might
do: of what our allies might think; Of
what some of the pressure groups at
home might say-President Eisen-
hower's frank and dispassionate state
ment Of what the Soviets should do to
demonstrate an honest desire for peace
comes like breath Of fresh air dis
pelling poisonous fumes.
E. Mclean Johnson.
Evening star., 1953-04-27

Then, as smoke poured over the
roof, the house seemed to burst apart
almost as if there had been bomb
inside it. Many had expected from
study of previous reports on bomb
damage to find that the house caved
in as If giant hand had pushed down
on it. There was some Of this effect,
but apparently in this house the shock
wave went through the windows so
fast that there also was pressure on
the roof from below, as well as above.
One can see the entire roof lift like
the roof of a dollhouse. The lower
part Of the front of the roof went on
over the back of the house.
The top part of the front fell back
down in the front yard. At the side
Of the house q wooden light pole also
burned like beacon. A metal lamp
post alongside it survived.
Dust from the desert floor, Splinters
and fragments and dust from the
house, completely obscure the screen
soon after the roof goes in the movie.
but by the movement Of the dust cloud
one can see how the return-shock wave
comes back, travelling toward the bomb
again. Nothing could demonstrate
Evening star., 1953-04-27

more clearly how the first effect of
the explosion is q tornado wind going
one way, which soon returns, somewhat
diminished, to the vacuum and suction
created by the bomb.
Two bomb shelters in the basement
did not suffer any appreciable damage.
If real people in the basement had
been dug out by a rescue squad soon
after the explosion and rushed away
from the radioactivity in the area, they
might well have lived to tell how it
feels to be just half a mile from an
atomic-bomb explosion.
Experts still are calculating the pre-
else levels of radiation which prevailed
following the bomb burst and a COM
plete report on radiation will not be
made for some time. But the main
conclusion will be that emergency res
cue crews could have worked at pull
ing people out of the wreckage for
several hours Immediately following
the blast. 1t is pointed out that one
team went the same day into the house
farthest from the blast and received
only one-third Of the total dosage of
radiation set as limit for test workers.
(Copyrighted by NANA.)
Evening star., 1953-04-27
"MAcOMB STREET.
"Dear Sir:

.
Dear Sir:
"The l7-year-cicada is getting ready
to emerge, as evidenced by the holes dug
to the surface Of the ground, presum-
ably to sample the weather, awaiting
the propitious time to emerge.
But until today have never seen
how he prevents the water from drown
ing him out Of his hole. found one
hole plugged tight with clay; and
numerous others capped with a circular
dome of clay, about / inch high, the
inside being finished smooth, about v
inch in diameter and "a to 70 inch high
on the inside.
Having witnessed this event in '83,
90, '19 and SO, 1t Is interesting to learn
how he manages to keep dry these wet
days!
'Best wishes. w. w. c." -
=
Scientists call them periodical cicadas,
plain folk think Of them as 17-year-
locuSts.
Whatever they are called, they are
among the real wonders Of nature.
It is to be hoped that all parents will
do their best to prevent little children
from stepping on them.
The locuStS have enough enemies, as
it is; birds, in particular. take their toll.
but squirrels and other small animals
delight In eating them.
There are 50 many teeming millions
Of them that when they appear in May,
and sing together in June. they fairly
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Evening star., 1953-04-27
Setting Blackberry Bushes

Blackberry bushes came IN the nsaa
today;
As ! set them In garden loan. my
mind goes back
TO slopinC hill and path that found
its tDGy
Along an old rail fence; here cool
and purple-blGck
Wild berries hung upon the brters and
SHADOWS lay
on long, stUeet grass; I forget this
sunny noon
And my heart goes back to seek long
lost grail -.
The day is tair and youth Is siluer
rune,
As I take the path NTH a purple-bYim-
ming pail
In scratched hand. Dhistlin0 Q
young and purple tune.
Alma Robson Hisbes
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Mr.. McNoyr's Parting Gift

Retiring County Manager Irving G. Nc
Nayr Of Montgomery County has given the
grumbling taxpayers Of the Maryland county
something pleasant to remember him by. His
last major action before stepping out of office
recently was to recommend an approximate
10 per cent reduction in the basic tax rate.
This does not mean that all tax bills will be
reduced, If the County Council adopts the
recommendation. But the lowered rate would
help to ease the impact of substantially higher
real estate assessments handed out not long ago.
The reassessment program evoked storm
of protests from property owners who, in some
cases, found their properties revalued at levels
80 per cent or higher than before. The older
properties were hit harder than the newer ones,
with the average increase in valuation esti-
mated at about Is per cent. At the current tax
rate Of $210 the Jump in tax bills would be
correSpondingly large. Mr.. McNayr has sug-
gested reducing the rate to $1.9O.
The new budget keyed to the new rate,
would call for expenditures of nearly $25 mil
lion, of which $156 million would be for
operating expenses and $9.3 million for capital
improvements The operating fund would
represent an increase of II per cent over that
for the present year. But, even so, number
of departments would not be getting as much
money as they think they should have. For
example, the McNayr budget would provide 81
million less for schools than the School Board
had requested-although the 1853 school total
would be $14 million above that for the current
fiscal year Ruled out was a higher salary
scale for teachers, proposal that will cause
criticism, especially in view of a suggested raise
in the Superintendent'S pay from $11.5O0 to
$4,000 year. The big boost in the superin-
tendent's salary was recommended in an effort
to facilitate finding competent educator to
replace the retiring superintendent, DR.. Edwin
w. Broome. Numerous other departments would
be required to reduce operating costs next fiscal
year.
It will be easier for the County Council to
reduce Mr.. McNayr's figures than to raise them
A vote of to is required to increase any item
in the managers estimates, whereas simple
majority can reduce the estimates. So the
odds are against any radical upward revision OF
the proposed budget However disappointing
this prospect may be for the School Board and
other county departments, Montgomery tax
payers generally will have good reason to bless
the departing Mr.. McNayr and to wish him we'll
in his future assignment as consultant to the
Colombian government.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Paper Made of Silver,
Copper Mcy Be Near

Paper made out of silver copper,
aluminium or chromium may be close
at hand.
Such paper will be, naturally, only
for quite specialized uses where high
temperature resistance and electrical
and heat conductivity are quite inn
portant.
This is the prediction Of DR.. T. D.
Callinan of the Naval Research Lab
oratory here.
Excellent paper already is being made
out Of glass and sand-valuable for in
sulation and for essentially fireproof
records.
Most Of them, unfortunately. are
mechanically weak. They break apart
easily. They are. however. light and
highly heat resistant. They add. DR..
Callinan said, Ito improve combat ef-
ficiency of the fleet by substitution Of
heat resistant and long-lived paper
for inflammable wood pulp papers now
available and justify much Of the work
undertaken. Most of them can stand
a continuous temperature Of 500 de-
grees centigrade.
1.-THE most marked advancement in
the field of papers is anticipated from
current and future research" Or. Cal
Imam said in a report to the once Of
Naval Research.
1--WE expect speciality papers made
from such inorganic fibers as alumi-
mum, copper, silver and chromium.
They will be useful where electrical
and thermal conductivity as well as
radiation resistance requirements can
not be met by presently available fibers.
Again, fibers having self-lubricating
properties are expected to eliminate
the tendency of inorganic fibers to
break when passed through a press"
Out of all this research, he believes,
will come permanent record paper.
non -infiammable book paper, and heat.
resistant insulating papers.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Letters to The Star

or community organization stay out Of
the proposed 1853 school board nomi-
mating convention.
The Arlington Independent Move
ment was founded by those who want
sound, constructive local government
at the county board level. and the
results of the 1852 election proved that
a majority of the voters favor conserva-
tive. policies In their county govern
ment. Get in touch with the A. I. M.
leaders and urge that the organization
select school board candidates. so that
the voters may have real choice on
school issues in the 1853 election.
.. Harley M. williams.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Economy and the Tempos

Budgetary economies are threatening post
ponement Of plans for ridding the Mall of
temporary office structures left over from two
world wars. This is frustrating to those in and
out Of the Government who have been waging
for years a vigorous fight to clear park areas
of the unsightly "tempoS" There is one ray of
hope diScernible in the new administrations
economy program, however. If Federal re-
trenchment is carried far enough to effect
substantial additional reduction in personnel,
the current office shortage will vanish-and
with it, perhaps, the dilapidated buildings which
owe their longevity to that shortage.
The General Services Administration has
been working toward the goal of gradual
elimination of temporary buildings even while
some Federal agencies continue to occupy rented
quarters. But it's request for $40 million for
leased Office space here and in other cities was
cut 20 per cent by the House Appropriations
Committee. If this cut is applied to rented
space in Washington, the GSA will have to
transfer a number of Government units from
private buildings to space vacated in some
temporary structures as a result of curtaAment
or liquidation of emergency activities. This
will be setback to the anti-tempo forces who
had been encouraged by recent evidences of an
evacuation trend on the Mall front.
From the same committee however, have
come forecasts of personnel reduction in Wash
ington that would greatly ease the space prob
lem now troubling the GSA. 1t was estimated
recently that about $4,000 Federal employees
would be let out here during the fiscal year
beginning next July l. This would represent
a 10 per cent reduction in the size of the Fed
eral establishment in the Washington area.
Barring further national emergencies of the
Korean war sort, the general outlook is for
more normal governmental operating strength
here. Razing of the tempos should be the first
order of business, once such normalcy returns.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Police Changes

The District Commissioners wisely main
tanned a hands-of attitude toward the series
of police promotions necessitated by the retire
ment of Deputy Chief Lloyd E. Kelly. CHIEF
Murray, accordingly, has picked his own men
for key posts in the police organization They
are veteran officers in whom he has full con-
fdence both with respect to integrity and
ability.
The two top-ranking promotions went to
officers whose names had been mentioned in
the report of the Davis Crime Committee on
the local gambling situation. Inspector George
E. Wallrodt who becomes deputy Chief and
Captain Anthony Richitt, eighth precinct COM
mander who becomes an inspector were ques-
toned by the House group about conversations
which gambler Emmitt Warning had with them
on separate occasions. Both officers testified
freely about the incidents and both denied
having had any improper relations with any
gamblers Chief Murray made personal study
of the incidents and became convinced that
both officers were above reproach in their
actions. OF several inspectors considered for
promotion, Deputy Chief Wallrodt has had the
longest service in grade. He has distinguished
himself as Chief Murrays principal trouble
shooter" in connection with such difficult police
problems as the Rosenberg picketing, the Rose
dale Playground disturbances and special per-
sonnel matters. Other good officers rewarded
by a step up in grade included Lieutenant Al
bert L. Embrey, jr. who becomes captain, and
Sergeants John F. Ash, Howard B. Quantrille
and Theodore E. Nancy, who become lieutenants.
In all of these changes Chief Murray relied
heavily on the advice of committee OF inspec-
tors. 1t is said that no political pressures were
involved in any of the appointments. This
sound policy places the responsibility for good
police administration squarely where it belongs
on Chief Murray and his stan.
"When you're in love you're nine feet tall"
according to q popular tune. which probably
explains the difficulty Of seeing over the
romantic couple in front Of you at the movie.
It's probably better this way for Charlie
Chaplin, as we can now admire his first-rate
genius without worrying about his second-rate
AmericaniSm.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Golfer Gets Blame

One would think from listening to
the proponents Of daylight saving that
only those who owned cows we're
against it. This is far from the case.
People who own children and many
others prefer natural time. The long,
hot summer nights are made less en-
durable because the light, the heat and
the noise prevent children and other
people from going to bed at their nor
NAL time. This loss cannot be made
up in the morning so that it is a net
loss in a civilization which needs more
rest and repose. 1t looks as if the peo-
pie in city like Washington have been
sold bill of goods by the golf players.
p. S. ID.
Evening star., 1953-04-27

well under six sovereigns Of i've generations
from Victoria to Elizabeth. Withal 1t is appro-
pirate that his new honor of becoming
knight of the Garter leaves him still a member
of the House of Commons, "the Right Honor
able Gentleman" the Prime Minister.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Questions and Answers

The Star readers can get the answer to any
question Of fact By either y5iHtninf yHnf Ths Evsptns
Washi~''@' !" D, c., and inclosing cents re.
turn postage or BY telephoning Sterling 3-736S.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

question
Wssh s1ss sniormA'G9 eulsas saa .hsiS:!ns i W. sspts
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. When was Westminster Hall in
London built?-R. j.
A. In 1897, by William Rufus. Rich
ard II installed the present beamed
roof 300 years later. The hall Is 200
feet long, SO feet wide and 80 feet high.
Henry VIII played tennis there and not
long ago one of his tennis balls was
found high up, wedged between two
rafters.
@. Please name some persons who.
after the advent Of Christ, claimed TO
be MesSiahs.-R. S.
A. There have been several in Jewish
history. In the second century Bar
Cocheba was hailed as the Heaven-sent
deliverer Of Israel. During the Middle
Ages there were several others. The
best known Of the pseudo Messiahs was
Sabbath Zevi 1625-76). who won
large following.
@. How many colors are recognized
in coats of arms?-O. H. B.
A. British heralds recognize only hve
colors: Azure, gules, sable. vert, and
purpure (blue, red. black. green, an1
purple). In the rest Of Europe orange
(tenne) is also accepted. Yellow and
white in coats Of arms are not colors
but the metals gold and silver.
Evening star., 1953-04-27
Germ Warfare Threat
Viewed Without Alarm
Would Require Some Doing
Biological Experimenter Says
By Thomos r. Henry

Biological warfare experimenters have
produced no new and mysterious
germs with which to cause great epi-
denies In an enemy nation.
This is the conclusion of DR.. Roger
D. Reid. head Of the microbiology
branch Of the Chice Of Naval Research.
"It would require some doing to
start an effective epidemic in civilized
nations today and more to keep 1t go
ing" DR.. Reid recently reported to the
Naval Medical Center group.
"T believe" he continued, "that
biological warfare will not become the
fearful and horrible weapon 1t has been
pictured, at least so far as human
disease is concerned. Widespread in
fectiouS diseases, while distressing to
q community. are not new and mysteri-
Gus. In the last so to IS years we have
learned much and now q certain
amount Of control is at our command
with the antibiotics.
use Of biological warfare as q purely
tactical weapon appears to me to be
very unlikely. The action Of germs Is
slow and on the battlefront the enemy
must be stopped now. not in q few
days.
Against animals and crops, however,
it assumes q potent significance. Use Of
biological agents against them could
cause serious shortage Of food and
animal products, all Of military import
ance. They offer infections with gland
ers among horses, foot-and-mocth dis
ease among cattle, cholera among
swine. and fowl pest among chickens.
Most plants of agricultural and indus
trial Importance are susceptible to in
fectious diseases. Most Of these spread
quite rapidly and the only really effec-
tive means of control is the selective
breeding of new and resistant varieties.
"But the use of overt germ warfare.
as charged against Americans by Com
munists in North Korea, does not ap-
pear to be really effective use Of air.
craft and other military vehicles"
He stressed that, if it were proved to
be effective against humans. germ war
fare might be the most humane way"
ever employed to wage war.
1T might at times" he said, "be
better if severe illness occurred with
out death. It is entirely within the
realm of possibility that short term
acute illness which affected a sizeable
segment Of population would have
decisive effect on any war effort"
Evening star., 1953-04-27

Pen-nanaes may be used if letters carry
10riters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-06-14
HOUSES TO SHARE

IMMEDIATELY-Pvt. rm. Desirable
and conv. Silver Spring. Call aftel
o pm. JU. 6-1606. -16
WANTED-Man to share bungalow
with owner; immed. vic. of A. P. L..
In Silver Spring. Call M. H., RE
7-7733 or JU. 9-4001. -16
THREE GENTLEMEN, 25 to S6. de-
sire fourth man to share George
town house. Call DE. 2-40b8 after
pm. Ia
GIRL TO SHARE lovely house mr.
Chevy Chase Circle. with 8 girls;
conv. TO Conn. bus line; S66 mo.
incl. utilS. Call EN-. 2-O294.
WANTED, Q young women to share
nicely furnished house with Other
women: S35 co. RIA. 6-7143.
WIDOW will share her 3-bedrm., 2
bath home; kitchen privileges. LA
COLORED-2 MEN TO SHARE hous,
with bachelor. Unit block Of w st
NV. AID. 4-7610. Ia
Evening star., 1953-06-14
HOUSES UNFURNISHED

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