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Evening star., 1955-11-10
AIreody in Business

On October 20 The Star car
ried an article with the head
line, Small Business Courses
Urged on Universities. "
This was a report Of a
speech by Wendell B. Barnes.
Administrator Of the Federal
Small Business Administra-
tion. IN which Mr.. Barnes
asked universities to establish
small business courses in their
curriculums.
We were very pleased to
have offered the first such
program for Small Business in
the Washington area from
February IS to May 8. 1855.
We had 70 small business men
and women attend the pro-
gram and the reaction was so
favorable that this coming
spring we will be offering the
second Institute on Profitable
Management for Small Busi-
ness. We feel that this in
stitute can be q real contri-
button to the Washington
business community and that
it can help further the growth
Of small business in this area.
It is an excellent supplement
to the Board Of Ira de
campaign to expand our econ
omy and reduce our depend
ence on the Federal Govern
ment.
Washington Is particularly
suited for small business and
our School Of Business ADJ
ministration is proud to be
pioneering in this area.
Nathan A. Baily,
Dean. School OF Business
Administration, Ameri-
can University
Evening star., 1955-11-10
AIexondrio Changes

THE old order changeth,
giving way to the new" but
why change the order, why
disturb the dignity Of Alex
andria's Washington street?
There are other streets that
would lend themselves just as
profitably to commercialisrn.
Whenever ! visit the old
town, the place Of my birth,
Washington street. like a gra-
cious host Of the old school,
bids me welcome.
! have proudly watched
Alexandria expand and In
Evening star., 1955-11-10


@. What is the extent, yof
adult education in the United
States?-L. C. p.
A. After a special survey in
1854, the Adult Education AS
sociation estimated that there
were 49,508,500 adult enroll
n1ents mot separate individ-
uals) in organized education
al activities. In recent years
there has been a tremendous
growth in adult education
programs Of public evening
schools, churches, libraries,
parent-teacher associations,
labor unions and the armed
forces.
@. What method is used to
refifiish floors in the White
House that are subject to
heavy traffic? Il. w. B.
- A. The floors are sanded
from time to time and built
up with the use Of several
coats Of a good grade of floor
wax.
@. Is there such a thing as
the geographic center of the
world?-E. w. H.
A. The area accepted by
geographers as the-center of
the land mass is in Western
France. Although geographers
do not indicate an exact po-
sition within this area, the
United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey centered the To-
cality at 40 degrees north lati-
tude, 2 degrees west longitude.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Trusts Eisenhower

Walter Fielder. in the No
yember 3 issue of The Star.
appears to be uneasy lest the
Republicans commit "an un-
pardonable sin"
What is the "unpardonable
sim which so disturbs the
gentleman? It is this: ITO be
Evening star., 1955-11-10

crease in population and at
tractiveness, but ! deeply re-
gret the passing Of the "old
order which win convert
Alexandria's most reyered.
most hallowed landmark. into
commercial mart.
Nelly Lewis Stafford.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
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letters carry lDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to condeH-
sdtton.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Subversive Control Board
Sees Busy Year Ahead

and then hearings are held for
production of evidence with
cross-examination both ways,
presentation of witnesses both
ways and final recommended
decision by the hearing officer.
followed by an order of the board,
which in turn is renewable by
the Court of Appeals and from
there to the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
BY the Associated Press

by Tic aSSOSidlcu EIesS
The Subversive Activities Con-
troll Board says it expects a busy
year ahead in its job of deciding
whether organizations brought
before it by the Justice Depart
ment have Communist connec-
tions.
chairman Thomas ]. Herbert
and board member Harry P.
Cain, seeking an $4,000 boost to
100000 in appropriations for
the year beginning July l, said
they expect to get 20 new cases
from the Justice Department
plus IL already scheduled to
come up. They said the depart
ment so far this year has filed
only two new cases.
Under the 1850 subversive ac-
tivities control law, the board de-
cides upon petition of the At
torney General whether an Or
ganization is a Communist ac-
ton" or Communist front" or
Communist infiltrated" group.
IT. the board finds the organiza-
'tion does fall within one of these
categories it can order the group
to register under the law, but
its rulings are open to court re-
view.
Mr.. Herbert, whose May 16
testimony before a House Appro-
priations subcommittee was made
public today, noted the board fol-
lows "a regular trial process"
''The petition is filed by the
Attorney General, a motion is
filed against that petition by the
respondent organizations" he
said.
f"When the motions are ruled
upon then there is an answer,
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Duke Won't Quit Flying
Despite Objections

The Duke of Edinburgh won't
quit flying. but his air adven-
tures have caused several of the
Queens advisers to protest. Re-
Gently he had to turn back on a
flight from Manchester to Lon
don because of bad weather.
High government officials say
he is allowed too much freedom
to pilot himself on official as
well as private engagements.
He is studying the theory of
Jet propulsion and hopes with
the help of his Uncle Dickey,"
Earl Mountbatten, a strong
supporter of air power, to over
come the governments objec-
tions.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Rutio Of Births

NEW YORK.-Almost all
countries of the world record
more boys born than girls, but
earlier deaths of the males tend
to give the females greater num-
bers in the overall population
croSs-section.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Forgiveness Day

ST. LOUIS R.-A forgiveness
day. on which the st. Louis
Public Library accepted overdue
books with no fines and no Ques-
tions asked, paid of. More than
1,700 were returned, including
one overdue for 80 years.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
First Diesel Lines

CHICAGO.-The Union Pa
cific and Burlington Railroads
were the first to use diesel loco
motives for their passenger
trains. The Santa Fe and South
ern were diesel pioneers for their
! freight trains.
Evening star., 1955-05-25
Butler to Speak

Democratic National Commit
tee Chairman Paul M. Butler
will address the District Young
Democratic Club at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Willard Hotel
Evening star., 1955-05-25

REGULARLY 1925. l3xl5 cooking grill
with hi-lo odiustmeats, 35xls inch.
spacious overall top. Windshield doubles
os handy shelf rubvlor steel legs with
6H2 in. rubber tire wheels. Plenty Of
working area.
Evening star., 1955-05-25

REGULARLY ee5. Measures 30 inches
high. hos chrome plotted grid. and three
adjustable cooking heights. coloJul
handle and wheels. eosily moveo6le.
The fire bowl is guaranteed for years.
Evening star., 1955-09-14

II Is not positively known. Or
ICommoner said, whether the two
combine In Q rodlike or polywog-
like form to create new viruses.
The Implication Is that they do
A second fact Of the findings
Us that the nucleic acid. hitherto
supposed to be identical In ma
ture from virus to man, actually
shows enormous differences even
In the same species.
It is composed Of four basic
substances - cytosirne, uracil,
adenine and guanine II which
have no close chemical afiinities,
and certain sugars.
The four substances have the
same role in structure Of the
acid molecule as do amino acids
In the protein molecule. There
are variations Of as much as 20
per cent In the relative amounts
of the four substances.
One can no longer speak, the
st. Louis investigators said, Of
the ribonucleic acid. There may
be thousands Of kinds. There
may be o different kind for the
nucleus Of every type Of cell in
the body.
Tobacco Virus
The work was done with the
tobacco mosaic virus, which
causes . mottling Of tobacco
leaves. II was the first virus
known and Is the easiest to re-
cover.
Recently q slight variation was
found. Instead Of mottling, II
causes large yellow spots on the
ieayes. Superficially at least the
Evening star., 1955-09-14
Virus Experiments Hint
New Wonders Of Nature

Of the living cell. So they are
not quite dead.
Hybridizing Viruses
The st. Louis group may have
been able - II Is implied.
although DR.. Commoner insists
there are several other possible
explanations = to "synthesize''
them. to take their two basic
constituents and recreate in test
tubes substances which show the
same characteristics. (
Shortly before and quite in
dependently the same thing was
accomplished BY DR.. H.
Fraenkel- Conrat and Robley
Williams at the University Of
California. The actual work at
St. Louis was by James M. Lip
pincott. q graduate student.
The work opens Up several
possibilities of hyhridizing Vi
ruses with the implications:
1. OF breeding less infective
strains Of various disease-caus-
ing forms which can be used as
the basis Of vaccines. The work.
BY the way. was supported heav-
lily BY the National Polio Foun-
Evening star., 1955-09-14
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
science Editor Of The star.

MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. II. -
Out Of q vague no mans land,
between the living and the dead,
may come new medicines. love-
lier flowers, richer foods and q
host Of utterly unpredictahle
things.
This can be implied from q
report given this week before
the American Chemical Society
at the University of Minnesota
by Drs. Barry Commoner. Eddie
Basler jr. and Tungye Wang,
of Washington University, st,
Louis.
This no mans land Is the
realm Of the filterable viruses
the ultramiscrospic things
which are responsible for some
Of the most dreaded animal and
plant diseases.
They are not living in that
they lack powers Of growth, In
dependent reproduction and
metaholism. They do reproduce
In incalulable numbers when In
troduced into the environment
Evening star., 1955-09-14

Idation but only. Dr.. commoner
insists, to get > better knowledge
|of the basic mechanisms Of
life.
II have absolutely nothing TO
say about polio" he insisted.
Small pox Is q virus disease.
Cowpox is caused essentially
by the same thing In an atten-
uated form and Is the basis Of
s n allpox vaccine. This mu-
tation occurred In nature.
2. Breeding viruses which viii
change the color pattern Of
flowers or add to the protein
content Of pasture crops.
Fantastic Possibilities
The imagination Is free to
play wild with even more fam
tastic possibilities.
The Wis. Dr.. Commoner ex-
planned. Is made up Of two ma
rials--ribonucleic acid which
is the basic substance Of the
gene. the unit Of heredity
throughout the living world. and
q coating of protein, building
stone Of living things. It has
been assumed in the past that
only the acid played any part
In the reproduction. or In
fectiyity. Of the virus. Quite re-
Gently. however, it literally
peeled OF the protein coat.
Neither the acid nor the pro-
tein, injected alone. will show
more than d very mild degree
OF infectivity. When the two
are mixed, however, this Is in
creased many fold.
Evening star., 1955-09-14

two substances ara identical
Perhaps they are the result Of
some sort Of naturalization Ia ma
ture. LIBERALIZATION hardly could
occur except BY Q mixture Of the
nucleic acids. and possibly the
proteins Of individual yiruses.
Apparently. DR.. Commoner
pointed out, the living cell Is
not very fussy about the purity
of what 1t absorhs. It Is now
known that there are several
variations In the amino acid
composition Of insulin. q protein.
Apparently the cell Is no longer
exclusive about the kind Of viral
nucleic acid It takes In.
Despite all that has been said
about the wisdom Of the body,
DR.. commoner said. THE cell
doesn't know as much IS the
present-day bio-chemist.
Test Tube Magic
Said the report: The results
Evening star., 1955-09-14

obtained by the Berkeley and
washington University labora-
tories appear to represent the
frst instance Of test-tube re-
actiyation Of an Infectious parti-
Gle from uninfectuous component
parts.
mot enough work has yet been
done to determine whether the
newly formed infectiyity Is due
to the recombination Of the pro-
tein and the ribonucleic acid In
Q form which resembles the rod
shaped particles Of ordinary to-
bacco mosaic virus. This Is the
immediate goal.
Can artificial hybrid virus be
made by combining the protein
Of one type with the nucleic acid
from Q mutant which has q dif-
ferent effect on the plant? If
such experiments prove fruitful,
the way win be open for expert
Evening star., 1955-09-14
Family Of Jup Girl
Killed BY Jeep Aided

TOKYO. Sept. IA tR-can-
ada has decided to pay 49,. .34f
Iyen (about $1.342) to the fam.
lily Of q Japanese girl killed last
fall by q jeep driven BY . Cam
|adian soldier.
The decision was announced
|ments which viii probe deeply
into unknown areas Of biological
reproduction"
sBnt don't say, Dr.. Cornmcner
insisted. that we have created
life"
He doesn't believe the virus
lis living thing, anyway.
Evening star., 1955-09-14

Said the report: ~The results
Evening star., 1955-11-28

Virginia had authority to begin
a system of private education
to avoid integration in public
schools.
"It seems strange that oppon-
ents OF private education grants
to avoid enforced integration
should suddenly discover what
Virginia has been doing for years
is now wrong" Mr.. Mann de-
clared.
Two Courses of Action
The Arlington delegate con-
Icluded: "The Gray Commission
plan to avoid enforced integra-
ton against the will of the
people is the moderate approach
between two extremes. It is the
alternative to total abandonment
lof the public school system in
many sections Of the State where
the people would vote to refuse
further funds for its support.
Contrary TO assertions of its In
tegrationist critics, it is the one
way to bridge a gap and at the
same time preserve the public
school system"
-Four Northern Virginia legis-
|lators have come out against any
move to amend the State con-
Istitution along the lines recon-.
|mended by the Gray Commits
sion. They are Delegates Katf-
ryn Stone of Arlington, Armi-
stead Boothe Of Alexandria.
Omer Hirst and John Webb Of
Fairfax.
Evening star., 1955-11-28
Navy Rescues Two Boys
From Disabled Boot

added. ''They just kept going.
The Thacher boy said it wa.
dark and there were no light.
along shore except that of {
lighthouse about 200 to 30t
yards away. Finally, he said
the two boys tired Of standini
watch and decided to bed dowr
for the night in the cabin.
They were there when a patro
boat from the Naval Provint
Grounds at Dahlgren fount
them and took them in toV
shortly after 10 pm.
Harrison's father. who hac
been waiting at Colonial Beach
reported them missing and noti'
fed the Coast Guard and othel
authorities.
He drove to Dahlgren ant
picked them up for the return
drive to their homes.
Harrison, who lives with hi
mother, Mrs. Nancy B. Butturf
got to bed about 2::30 am. ant
was not going to his ninth-grad
class today, his mother said.
James. an 1lth-grade student
got to bed about the same houI
but had to get UP at 8 an
70 serve papers. He, likewise
planned to take the day of 70
some more sleep.
The boys left the Washington
Canoe Club near Key Bridg
about 10 am. yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-11-28
MARYLAND-VIRClfgIA NEWS
Expert Plans to Make
Herndon an Ideal Town

center capable of accommodate
ing up to 5000 country residents.
Boundaries Listed
The proposed center would be
bounded by William street. a
relocated section Of Route %.
Adams street. Van Buren street,
a new north collector street rec
commended in the plan, the rear
line Of properties fronting on
Eldon avenue. Locust street, and
Center street to the railroad.
A number Of new and relocated
streets are recommended. The
principal change would be the
relocation of Route 28 and It's
development through the town
as a primary highway. WASH
ington street also is designated
as a primary highway. A new
bypass Is recommended, skirt
ing around the main business
section through the northwest
ern half Of the town. :
The report recognizes that
Herndon's economy primarily is
the housing Of families that rely
on Jobs in Washington or In
Northern Virginia for income
But the planners say the town
could strengthen its economy by
adding some industries.
Evening star., 1955-11-28
Farm Group Opens
Richmond Meeting

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. % Up.
An address Of welcome by Gov,
Stanley and two talks by the
dean of American studies at
Harding College were on the pro-
gram today as the Virginia Farm
Bureau Federation opened its
three-day convention.
Gov. Stanley was to be fol-
lowed to the speakers stand by
IDr. Clifton Ganus Of Harding
College at the afternoon session.
Then. tonight, Or. Ganus was
to speak again this time on
christian, Ethical and Moral
Values Of the American Eco
Inonic System. "
Proposed resolutions. m ore
than 400 In all, win be distributed
for consideration during the day
Evening star., 1955-11-28

Two Arlington boys were res
cued by the Navy after their
boat became disabled on the Po-
tomac River near Dahlgren, Va,
last night.
The boys were James Thacher
I16, of 1913 North Wakefield street
and Harrison Butturtf. IS, oi
1869 South Columbus street. both
students at Wakefield High
School in Arlington.
They we're on a trip from
Washington to Colonial Beach
Va, in a 21-foot cabin cruiser
owned by Harrison's father
Douglas M. Butturf of the Ar
|lington Towers apartments.
Their motor failed to start
again after they had turned II
OF to refuel about sundown.
I'VE were taking the boat tC
Colonial Beach to have 1t over
hauled" young Thacher said
today. when the motor went
out, ! figured we had about 4t
minutes before it really got dark
We both worked on it, but II
wouldn't start"
James. the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Elwood J. Thacher, said neither
he nor Harrison was worried,
They threw out the boats
anchor. then fixed something u
Eeat before they started signalling
Ito shore with q kerosene lantern
No one saw 1t. apparently in.
cluding q tug which passed then
by on its way to Washington ant
an oil tanker headed the othei
way, James said.
Il signaIled like mad" h,
Evening star., 1955-11-28

New zoning standards designed
to make the little town Of Hern-
don in Fairfax County an ideal.
roomy residential community
are proposed In the master plan
now before town officials.
Herndon's proposed master
plan was drafted by Consultant
Frances Dodd McHugh in con-
junction with the proposed mas
ter plan he prepared for the
county. It has been presented
to the town council. but SO far
mo action has been taken on it.
The plan would replace the
towns four existing zoning
classiflcatioris with 10 catego-
|ries. Instead Of one residential
classification, there would be
four, with lot sizes varying from
Ia quarter acre up to one acre.
BY 1880. the planner expects
|Herndon's population to grow
from its present 1856 to 5000.
His plan proposes that the
towns 2.807 acres be used as
follows: Residential. 968 acres;
commercial, 86.2 acres: public
facilities, 40.5 acres; primary
highways. 5O.4 acres; secondary
highways. 75.9 acres; cemetery
In acres; food plains insult
able for building, 1856 acres, and
agricultural, 1.401 acres.
Much Farmland in Town
Thus, Herndon would be a
unique town in this area-with
much of its acreage in farmland.
At present. more than three
quarters OF the town falls in the
Agricultural or vacant land cate
CORY. More than 1000 acres at
present are wooded and vacant.
Another 1000 acres are agricul-
ltural. Only 403 acres presently
are used for residences. 20.8 acres
for business and 25.5 for industry
including 24.5 acres comprising
the Washington g. Old Dominion
Railroad right Of way. Existing
Izoning, however. has more land
classified for business and in
dustry than the town is using.
The plan proposes to develop
Herndon's existing business dis
ltrict into a community shopping
Evening star., 1955-11-28

center capable of accommodate
ing up to 5000 country residents.
Evening star., 1955-11-28

nounced last spring that its
policy would be based on the
"nearest-to-home" theory, this
school year saw only the shift
of $50 Negroes from four SUBJ
standard down elemen-
tary schools into IS former ALL
white schools. Another l60
junior high and high school
Negro students entered down.
county schools under an option
arrangement.
Option Setup
Prince Georges County based
its 1886 "break-in-the- dixie"
program on an option setup, per-
mitting any pupil to apply for q
transfer to the school closest TO
his home. The Board Of Educa-
tion got about 100 applications
approved SO OF them. Five
Negro applicants never appeared
on opening day at the white
schools.
Mrs. Hester v. King of Belts
vile, president Of the Prince
Georges chapter Of the National
Association for the Advancement
|of Colored People. says that II
the voluntary admission system
lis in effect next year, that many
more applications viii be made
than this year.
She said, however. that she
hopes the board viii drop it's
present policy and redistrict
school enrollments on an inte-
grated basis.
Asked II her chapter intends
to make any legal challenge Of
the present policy, she replied: /:
mo: we feel the board Is try
ing to meet the problem. so we
ARE waiting and hoping"
This sentiment was echoed by
Ia leader Of the Montgomery
County chapter Of the NAACP.
the Rev. J. B. Manning Of Lay
louisville. who said his group win
work for full integration hut
we're not interested in lawsuits. I"
Evening star., 1955-11-28

Come in and get oeauonted with oil our
WHEATON BRANCH services. We are open
Mondoy through Friday. > to ;. Also Friday eve
ninss and Saturday mornings lockwood 4-o0oi.
Edward L. McAleer, President
Evening star., 1955-11-28
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Evening star., 1955-11-28
Mann Supports
Vote on Plan Of
Gray Board

Delegate Harrison Mann OF
Arlington today announced he
favors a State referendum on
the question of calling a limited
constitutional convention as
recommended by the Gray Com
mission.
Taking q position opposed to
that of some other Northern Vir-
ginia legislators, Mr.. Mann de-
Iclared he planned to vote for
the referendum at the forth
coming special General Assembly
session.
The session starting Wednes-
day seeks to determine whether
voters Of the State should be
asked to authorize a constitu-
tional convention to amend Vir-
ginia's constitution. The special
session was called at the recon-
mendation of the Gray Com
mission as the first step in a
program designed to avoid forced
lintegration in Virginia's schools
IT believe the people are en-
titled to determine for them
selves whether or not they wish
to amend the Constitution" said
Mr.. Mann.
Would Retain Grants
Mr.. Mann added that he also
considered 1t important to au-
Ithorize continuance Of the pro-
gram of providing educational
grants in aid to war orphans.
financial assistance in the train
ling Of the physically handi-
Icapped. tuitional grants for
those attending regional schools
and scholarships for teachers
and nurses.
"This year there were ap-
Iproximately a thousand people
receiving this aid" Mr.. Mann
lsaid. Payment of these funds
stopped some weeks ago, when
THE Virginia Supreme Court held
that there was insufficient au-
lthority for them"
He was. referring to the war
orphans test case, used as a
barometer to determine whether