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Evening star., 1955-11-09
The Welcome Home

We confess surprise at what the
doctors have ordered for the President
48 days after heart attack-two brief
speeches, I,494-mile ride in an airplane
and public welcome home demonstra-
tion upon his arrival in Washington
We had never thought that the
warmly affectionate glow of gratitude In
the hearts of his countrymen over his
splendid recovery and convalescence
needed any tanning by way of public
demonstration, which could add not one
whit to the abundant evidence of the
esteem in which he is held On the con-
trary, it seemed reasonable to believe that
the less fuss and fanfare on the happy
occasion of hisreturn to the White House,
the better it would be for the President.
Having thus expressed what is evi-
IDENTIFY minority point of view, however,
we are delighted that the doctors and his
intimate advisers find the Presidents
condition iustifies the nature of the pre-
scription, and that they are convinced
his return to Washington and the at
tendant ceremonies will impose no un-
necessary strain. We hope that he will
SAAJ0J AZ 0AA0 P1oAt AOiA ~ diiu tAidb kc
has not felt impelled by any sense of
duty or obligation to go through with it.
We are glad, however, that those in
charge OF the Washington arrangements
are keeping them as simple and as
informal as possible, and join them in the
hope that the many citizens who take adj
vantage of the opportunity to pay their
respects will help make it great day for
our President.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Arlington 5 Liberal Trend

Arlington voters, by a substantial
margin, recorded their preference in yes
terday's election for liberal local gov
ernment to one dominated by the so-
called conservatives That, in essence,
IS the inference to be drawn from the
sweeping victory Of Convention candi-.
dates for the School ana County Boards
In yesterdays contests.
Actually, the balance OF power will
remain about as it was before the cleo
tion, since, even with two new Convention
members on the County Board, the board
will remain In control of conservative
members And the School Board will re-
main firmly In the grip OF the liberal
Conventionites. That may mean con-
tinued conflict between the County
Board, which controls the school appro-
priations. and the School Board, which Is
entitled to regard the election as a vote
OF confidence in its progressive school
construction and administration program
There was no change in the solidly
Democratic complexion Of the county's
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Security Council Inposse

The United Nations General Assem-
bly, hardly has added to its prestige in
its long deadlock over election of a sue
cesSor to Turkey on the Security Council.
When the voting was suspended this week
after nearly month of electioneering
and nlaneuvering "a record 81 ballots had
been taken with no nominee close to the
required two-thirds support of the 60
nation body Through all of this frus-
trating contest, the United States has
backed the Philippines for the next va
cant two-year term and the Far Eastern
republic had 20 votes on the 2lst roll call.
The Soviet Union, supporting Poland in
the early balloting, long ago switched
to YugoSlavia and the East European
state had q votes on the 21st round
Among the unfortunate aspects of
the stalemate is the fact that the West
ern allies are split on the fundamental
argument which has led to the deadlock
Britain and the Commonwealth countries
siding with the Soviet Union in opposi-
tion to the American position The issue
goes back to Hgentlemen'S agreement
Of 1916 by which the six non permanent
seats on the Council would be divided on
regional basis including one for East
ern Europe but without specific mention
Of Far Eastern representation other than
the permanent seat assigned to China.
The Soviet Union contends the agreement
still is in effect Britain and the Com
nonwealth countries. among others,
agree. The United States contends it
was properly applicable only for the first
council election.
The United States has made two
maneuvers which failed to break the
deadlock One was to support Yugo-
slavia. The other was to favor plan
for alternating East Europe and Asia in
the contested seat. Neither the Soviet
bloc nor the British bloc has been favor
ably impressed by this strategy.
The stubbornness that has been
aroused on this issue reflects no credit
on either side and probably is becoming
embarrassing to both nominees. 1t seems
like good time to make fresh start.
Evening star., 1955-11-09

Legislative delegation. However, Demo-
crat Maynard Magruder's bid for the
treasurer's office, held by Republican CO.
lin Macpherson, was unsuccessful. On
three bond issues the voters followed the
advice of the Arlington Civic Federation,
disapproving those for street and drain-
age Improvements but favoring sewage
development program. The citizens had
complained that they had been given
only belated and incomplete information
about the street and drainage plans. Sew
age collection and disposal, however, are
problems well known to most of the voters
and no great campaign was necessary to
sell the sewage bond proposal.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

eagle would be easier to hold
firmly.
Finally we had to let 1t 60
for fear Of harming it. tThat
old fear complex again.)
Some juvenile delinquent
had lassoed q pigeon.
The bird had got away,
evidently by the dint of much
struggling.
He carried his long piece Of
cord with him wherever he
went. Just as Sinbad the Sailor
did with the old man of the
sea on his back, or the Ancient
Mariner with the albatross
around his neck.
Perhaps an expert pigeon
handler could have got the
cord of the foot, but Temple
ton Jones is no expert at bird
handling and found 1t an
impossible task.
Hold STILL" Jones whispered
to the bird after he had man
aged to get hold of the cord.
The bird had different ideas.
He Topped and he pulled.
He scared and he tugged. He
fiounced and he yanked.
Hold still, fellow" implored
Jones, trying to get the piece
of string over the claws, but
there they were, larger than
life.
Look at that man with that
bird" said a large lady in a
black hat.
'Mistreating BIRDS grated
a large lady in a white hat.
why doesn't he let that
poor bird alone?" glowered an
other large lady. this time in
red.
IAN right then" suddenly
shouted Templeton Jones, re-
leasing the feathered fiend on
the end Of the cord.
Away 1t sailed, trailing the
cord behind it.
That's right, birds are not
always easy to handle.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
"A Dressing Down

/ was shocked by a state
ment in Betty Beale's column
that the Presidents concert
box this winter would be oc-
cupied with VIPs. an ''im-
provementD over former years,
when 1t had been occupied by
servicemen.
Being the mother Of serv-
iceman, only a corporal. ]
deeply resented this statement
and / imagine all other
mothers who read the column
felt as / did. ] only hope the
servicemen who have occu-'
pied this box in the past did
not have the opportunity TO
read this statement.
Could it be that the service
men who occupied this box in
the past created a disturbance
or naishehaved In any way? !
can't believe this would be
true, for the boys who would
have gone there would have
been boys who enjoyed good
music, and / cant imagine
anything more inspiring than
q box occupied by boys in uni-
form. / wonder If Miss Beale
realizes the sacrifice these
boys make many times. What
little home life they have and
what q drab life 1t can be liv-
ing for months in barracks.
I What an evening at a concert
must have meant In their lives.
I can't see any improvement
or anything more inspiring II
this box is occupied By VIPs,
certainly when you consider
how some might be dressed,
or I might say undressed.
s4i RTofhar -
Evening star., 1955-11-09
SheIved Romance

Fletcher Knebel'S Snide re-
marks November 2 on the al
ready overwritten subject OF
Princess Margaret and Group
Captain Townsend force me
to add these words OF protest:
His comments, while In
tended to be funny. struck me
as cruelty sarcastic and In bad
taste. Surely these young peo-
pie. who have reached their
difficult decision in the glare
Of merciless publicity, now
need and have a right to ex-
pect an understanding silence
from the press. Never has a
romance had so little privacy
or been treated more like a
supercolossal Hollywood story
than has this one.
Incidentally, I would like to
compliment The Star on its
dignified resume published
after Princess. Margaret's de-
cision had been made known.
Beatrice Neal
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Segregation in Russio

IN listing his criticisms on
his recent return from Russia,
/ think Robert Kennedy made
a poor choice when he said
the separate schooling for
Russian and Asian children
In Russia's Asian lands was
segregation" It seems to me
that separate schooling in such
lands would be necessitated by
the duality Of languages, with
the Asian children studying in
their native language, while the
Russian children, who are
there temporarily with par
ents working as technologists
for the less developed areas.
would be schooled in their
own Russian language.
This reason would appear
proven by the fact that in the
European sectors, where Rus
sian is the common language,
children Of Russian and Asi-
attic descent attend the same
schools.
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Evening star., 1955-11-09
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS R. HENRY
OF Star Dust and Lizard Sun Glasses

gas Of creation" hlling much
of space. Presence Of deute-
rum may have some impor-
tant implications In theories
Of the formation Of the heavier
elements. The Russian evi-
dence indicates that about
three-hundredths Of all the
hydrogen in the galaxy Is Of
the heavier form.
&*+
Some lizards wear SUM
glasses"
They are for the protection
against bright sunlight Of ami
mails whose normal habitat Is
in the perpetual twilight Of
caves but who must emerge
from time to time In search
Of food.
This hitherto unobserved
phenomenon has Just been re-
ported to the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement
Of Science by Drs. Ernest Z.
williams Of Harvard and Max
K. Hecht Of Queens College.
The sunglass wearers are two
species Of Cuban iguana. The
glasses are in the form OF
two ck-bordered semitrans-
parent scales In the lower eye
lids. When the eyes are fully
opened these are completely
concealed in folds Of the lower
lids.
Lower Lid Transparent
This apparently Is q quite
different phenomenon. the two
biologists report, from that
present in some other liz
ards and probably all snakes.
In these the whole lower
eyelid is transparent and
fused to the upper lid as
a permanent protective cover
for the eye. This furnishes
protection against the soil
in the case of burrowing
animals, against sand in des-
ert dwellers. and against haz-
ards very obscurely seen, II
at all, by nocturnal forms.
But, they point out, the
spectacles of the Cuban lizards
would serve none of these pur-
poses.
These small, ack-bordered
windows. they say. must signif-
icantly limit the transmission
of light. They obviously trans
NIT much less light than the
fully opened eye. They could
not be used in the semidark-
ness Of caves where restriction
of light probably would be
harmful. Also. In their normal
habitat, there are no particu-
lar dangers to which the eye is
exposed.
The only alternative, it is
proposed, is that they have
been developed especially
for protection against the
fierce light of the Cuban sun
into which they must venture
quite frequently for the in
sects which form their major
food.
These two are the only
creatures of their class. it is
pointed out. who have forsaken
q completely open life for a
cave habitat.
Evening star., 1955-11-09

A halo Of "old stars" proh-
ably surrounds the hundred
billion star Milky Way galaxy
of which the solar system is an
infinitesimal part.
This appears likely from
observations Of the great An
dromeda galaxy, q very similar
conglomeration of stars rela-
lively near the Milky Way
system. It takes light. NOV
ing at about 10000 miles
q second, about o million years
to cross the void between this
galaxy and the earth. Most Of
the other known thousands Of
such star masses are much
more distant.
There is considerable reason
to believe that the Milky Way
and Andromeda galaxies may
be considered almost celestial
twins-with about the same
history. size and internal con-
stitution. The Andromeda
aggregation can be viewed as
q whole. The astronomer,
himself inside the Milky Way
galaxy, can see only selected
parts and must piece together
his observations of these to get
a probably distorted picture Of
the whole. He can't get OUT
side his own system and look
up at it.
Galaxy Like Spiral
Partly because of this. as
detailed as possible a study of
the Andromeda galaxy is being
made by Carnegie Institution
Of Washington and California
Tech astronomers at Mount
Palomar and more and more
details are being determined.
Some Of the latest obSerya-
tions. including that of the
halo Of old stars, have Just
been reported to the Inter-
national Astronomical Union
by DR.. Walter Baade of the
Mount Palomar staff,
The galaxy appears in the
form OF a gigantic spiral with
several sharply defined arms.
These arms are filled with
dust, gas and young stars"
which presumably are being
created all the time in a con-
tinuous process out of the
great clouds Of cosmic dust
that I'LL creation. The solar
system is barely within one Of
the supposed spiral arms Of
the Milky Way galaxy.
The old stars which consti-
tute the galaxy's crown pre-
sumably have been in exist
ence since the beginning Of the
universe in its present form,
now believed to have been
about 4 billion years ago.
Within the crown. also. are
vast globe-shaped clusters Of
stars.
Several other observations
Of much potential significance
were reported to the Union.
Three Russian astronomers,
Drs. G. G. Getmanzev, K. s.
Stankevitch and v. S. Troit-
sky. told of evidence Of vast
amounts of the heavy isotope
OF hydrogen, deuterium. in the
central part Of the Milky Way.
Hydrogen itself is the mother
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Q. Has the merger Of AFL
and ClO gone through?--C. N.

Q. Has the merger of AFL
and CfO gone through2-C. N.
M.
A. The merger is to take
place in December. 1855. In
July. 1855, q compromise was
reached on the name to be
used for the combined unions,
which had constituted one Of
the major preliminary prob
lens. The new name will be
american Federation Of Labor
and Congress Of Industrial
Organizations.
Q. Approximately how many
cities Of the world are linked
oy air transportation?-B. w.
A. Since the end of World
War II, the total has grown to
over $500. More than SO ma
tions are represented in a sys-
tenn Of worldwide air trans
port service between cities on
all continents. Air transpor-
tation crosses every ocean and
6 even the North Pole.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
"GoRMAN STREET Sc.
Dear sir:

e.
Dear Sir:
Some weeks ago I found Q
sparrow with both legs broken.
We put its legs in spHnts and
waited Is days. When we took
the splints OF. the legs weren't
set properly.
Il feed him all sorts Of food
with q medicine dropper. and
he eats parakeet seed. His eyes
are bright and healthy look
ing, but I feel so sorry when
the other sparrowS visit his
box and fly away, and he can't.
do you have any idea of
any one who would be able to
reset his legs.
The common sparrow is
our fayorite bird, and this is
the first problem Of the many
we've harbored that we haven't
been able to solve. despite
prayer and effort.
sincerely, J. C."
The National Geological
Park. that excellent institu-
ton, has a small hospital for
birds.
Sometimes, but not always,
they win take in a special case.
such as this.
Not every one is cut out for
bird surgery.
1t takes precise handling; in
many cases, fear Of the patient
causes the trouble.
What the average person is
afraid Of is harming the crea-
ture.
1t is so with cats and dogs.
Nobody is poorer-equipped
to try to cure them than their
owners. and animals show
they know this with much
struggling and kicking.
Once In the hands Of a cap
able veterinarian. the animals
calm down at once and are
as meek as Moses, as the say
ing has it.
Prayer and effort make a
pretty good combination for
almost any sort Of undertake
ing.
In the bird world. nothing is
more difficult to Ak than q
broken wing.
Legs usually are easy, by
comparison,
One reader fixed a robins
wing by placing over its body
q sheath made out Of a piece
Of q stocking.
Legs usually are splinted
with a bit Of broken match, or
the like.
1t takes. above all, lack of
fear in handling birds, some
thing not everyone has.
To many. q bird is a sort Of
fearsome creature, given to
wild Tapping, at the least, and
stressful pecking, at the worst.
One OF the most difficult
species is the beautiful cardi-
nal.
No one, watching it on the
wing, would suspect the
strength it has.
Once we rescued a male
cardinal from a yellow cat
and were amazed at the mus
cularity Of the creature.
Probably . full : fiedged
Evening star., 1955-11-09
New Look in Fairfax

Fairfax County,s government VIII
have new look as result of yesterdays
election. For the first time in its history.
the County Board of Supervisors will be
tWo-party group. The successful Re-
publican bid for q voice In county affairs
Is indicative Of the urban trend In a
county which until recent years had clung
to its rural traditions despite phenomenal
residential growth.
The three Republicans elected to the
board are avowedly "urban-mindedp So
are Mrs. Anne wilkins, Democratic in
cumbent, who was reelected overwhelm-
ingly, and Joseph FreehilI, Democrat, who
will represent the Falls Church district.
The new lineup on the board, therefore,
will give the "suburbanites' five-to-two
advantage over the rural district super
visors. The previous lineup favored the
rural sections, six to one.
All anomalous development, how
ever, was the rejection by the voters of
water bond issue that had been de-
scribed as an essential move toward the
orderly urban growth Of Fairfax County.
While approving BY large margins bond
issues for school and hospital facilities, a
big majority Of Fairfax citizens baked at
the proposed $50 million bond issue for
countrywide, integrated public water
system Opposition to the plan was led
BY the Virginia Water Company, d private
firm whose large plant would have been
taken over blythe county under the pub
lic-ownership proposal There was sub
stantial opposition, also, from citizens
who said they favored the idea Of CO.
ordinated public system but who felt that
the bond-issue program had not been
carefully thought-out and was "too
vague. Advocates Of public system have
announced they will not give up the tight.
But there can be no doubt that yester-
days defeat OF the bond issue Is q severe
setback to a program which, The Star be-
lieyes, must be adopted eventually II
Fairfax County is to continue to grow
and prosper.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
C.i. A. and the Langley Site

A Joint committee Of the National
Capital Planning Commission and the
Regional Planning Council will study
and presumably make recommended
pro or con the location OF the Central
Intelligence Agency In the Langley, Vir-
giiia, area.
Director Dulles and the G. I. A. will
not necessarily be bound by these recon-
mendations If the recommendations
are adverse, in so far as the c. /. AS
desires are concerned, the G. /. A. might
proceed to- carry out its plans in spite OF
them. This is not to anticipate an
adverse report, for study of the argu-
mentS for the Langley area site should
convince anybody there is much to COM
mend it. The important point, however,
is that C. ]. AS decision should be based
on recommendations of the planning
agencies, whatever they are
That is an important principle, es-
pecially in this stage of rapid develop
ment of the Washington Metropolitan
Area when sound planning can prevent
so many mistakes. If the principle Is
ignored, however, by powerful agency
of Government, with funds and authority
at its disposal, the planning agencies will
be discredited by a loss of the prestige
they should command.
Mr. Dulles wants the C. /. A. located
in the Langley area. He made an excel
lent presentation of his case at the meet
ing of the planning commission last week.
He was supported by persuasive report
from Gilmore D. Clarke, former chair
man of the Commission of Fine Arts and
a man who is recognized as an authority
on washington and its environs. Fur
thermore, Mr. Dulles has obtained con-
gressional authorization to do much OF
what he wants to do. That puts him in
strong position. We are sure, however,
that Mr.. Dulles win be strongly influenced
by the findings of the officiaily consti-
tuted planning agencies for the Wash
ington area ~
A good deal Of emphasis has nat
urally been placed on the fears OF the
impact of C. II A. on the rural character
of the Langley area, which those who
have established residences in that de-
lightful countryside wish preserved. Less
emphasis has been placed on the desirable
improvements that CT AS location in
the Langley area would produce -such as
the immediate extension of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway to the
site, and other needed highway work that
some day must be undertaken, but which
will become Immediately necessary to
serve the c. l. A. installations. The actual
prospect Of getting such work done is
one thing that the planners should de-
termine as a matter of fact. For without
adequate highways, the site is practically
inaccessible.
AS for the effect on the area Of the
C.I.Ass location, there seem to be two
points Of view on which the planners
should be able to produce some objective
evidence. One is that C. I. AS location
will cause undesirable changes. The
other is that undesirable changes in the
character Of the area viii come with or
without the G. I. As installations unless
the people of the county adopt and stick
to a zoning plan that prevents them.
In other words, undesirable changes
in the character of the area cannot be
prevented merely by preventing g. 1. AS.
location there.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Trode With Canada

On November 1. o. r. Strack-
bein wrote letter concerning
trade with Canada, in which
he attempted to refute a state
ment by the Canadian Ambas-
sador regarding United States
Canadian trade. To support
his thesis that American tariffs
were lower than Canadian, Mr..
Strackbein stated that lin 1858
our average duty on dutiable
imports from Canada was 6.4
per cent. The corresponding
Canadian average duty on inn
ports from us was 10.2 per
cent"
I am surprised that a man
in such a high position as Mr..
Strackbein does not realize that
average duties mean nothing.
An average duty can be tabn-
lated from duties received on
goods received. 1t does not
take into consideration duties
on goods which were not re-
ceived because the tariff was
so high as to have been re-
strictfve. A nation which has
so high q tariff as to be COM
pletely restrictive to foreign
goods would have an average
Of zero. and thus, as Mr..
Strackbein would have us be-
lieve, the lowest tariff In the
world. Since '.X"i is what might
have been imported had tariffs
been lower, and since 'x'' can
not be known. Mr.. Strackbein
has not actually. proved any
thing In his long etter uphold
ing the American tariff.
DON Herman.
On November /. you printed
a letter on "Trade With Cam
ada" written by the UNDER
signed.
/ regret that the letter con-
tanned an error, mine, not
yours. The letter said:
In 1858 our average duty
on dutiable imports from Can
ada was 6.4 per cent. The
corresponding Canadian aver
age duty on imports from us
was 1912 per cent"
The error is in the second
sentence. The average Cana
dian duty on our exports to
that country on dutiable items
was a little over is per cent,
rather than q little over 10 per
cent.
O. r.. Strackbein.
Chairman. Nationwide
Committee of Industry,
Agriculture and Labor on
Import Export Policy.