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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

said the patient was exposed
to the disease half way around
the world from where he
became i'll two weeks later.
DR.. Burney told the repre-
sentatives of more than so
foreign governments that the
countries must expedite their
public health plans if for no
other reason than that traps
portation and tourism are
moving into a new age.
Tourists, he said, are par
ticularly vulnerable to certain
illnesses for which there are
no effective immunizations. He
said an individual builds up an
immunity to certain disease
causing organism at home
but when he gets to a different
environment he may encounter
types of organisms to which
he had no tolerance.
The tourist may be allergic
to new foods tried for the first
time, he went on. Minerals in
water or spices used in pre-
pairing foods may upset his di-
gestive system. And the tour
list, DR.. Burney commented,
tends to overindulge and over
exert.
Such a traveller, DR.. Burney
went on. is in no condition to
resist dysentery, malaria and
certain insect-borne infections.
On a brighter note, however,
DR.. Burney reported that at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Maid Carries
Child, 3, to
Safety in Fire

A 3-year-old child was car
ried to safety by a maid today
from a fire which damaged a
three-story home at 37O4 Porter
street NV.
The fire broke out about 1880
am. in the home of Robert
Oliver, a public relations con-
sultant at 1927 Seventeenth
street NV. Mrs. Oliver was
away from home at the time.
The maid, Miss Jean Sim
mons, 10. carried the child,
Bruce, across the street to the
home of Mrs. Samuel Efron,
3705 Porter street NV. Mrs.
Enron turned in the first of
two alarms.
Firemen found flames leap
ing from the roof, but extin-
guished them quickly. Most of
the damage was confined to a
third-f1oor storage room in
which the fire apparently
started,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

against secret meetings and a
directive from Council Chair
man William H. Dyer that
members individually are not
to disclose council actions.
The protest from the Wash
ington Housing Association was
aimed at an unannounced eve
ming meeting october "a. At
the closed session. members
voted, 6-5, in favor of strict
private property for use as
public housing.
( Not Disclose
Mr.. Dyer, as chairman, did
not disclose the policy action.
When stories about it were
made public by unofficials
sources, Mr.. Dyer confirmed the
action. Then, he sent members
a memorandum reminding
them they had decided when
the council was organized that
members would not attempt
to seek publicity for actions
taken by the council"
Mr.. Dyer added that he be-
lieveS that news releases should
come from one scource.
But in the case of the re-
cent executive housing action.
he did not feel he as chairman
should be the source until he
had reported the council vote
TO the Board of Commissioners.
Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner Robert Mathe, chief
urban renewal officer for the
District, said today he saw
no reason why the housing
vote should not have been
made public Immediately.
Not in Bylaws
Nothing in the bylaws con-
trolls the timing of releases to
the public. he noted.
But he said the council ought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Psychologist to Talk
On Fear of Sputniks

Fears aroused by Russia's
Sputniks will be discussed by
the Rev. John Stafford, head
of Catholic University's depart
ment of psychology, at Z pm.
tomorrow at st. Patrick's Hall,
924 G street NV.
The lecture. Psychology of
Fear" is the sixth in a series
of Everyday Psychology given
by Father Stafford under the
auspices of the Institute of
Adult Education. The lecture
is open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

present. national and interna-
tional health organizations are
gearing up to eliminate the
hazard Of malaria in the still
large malaria areas Of the
world.
Success. he said. will mean
the opening up of many areas
with high attraction for aver
age tourists which are now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
REDS BOOM SPACE TRAVEL;
IT'S RESTFUL, THEY REPORT

LONDON lP.-Moscow radio said today that nothing
could be more restful than junket through space.
Tests have shown that human beings isolated from
the pull Of gravity become accustomed to weghtlessness
broadcast to North America said 1t added that this
provides the best form of rest for human beings
Moscow radio said Is persons took part in series
of experiments under simulated space flight conditions
Five at first had iusory sensations" the broadcast
said 1T appeared to them they in state of free
fall flying upside down." But after frequent
repetitions the human organism becomes accustomed
to it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

International Union of Official
Travel Organizations.
"An individual may board a
plane with no symptoms of
Illness" he explained, yet he
may have been exposed to an
infection and be coming down
with serious illness. If so, he
will reach his destination well
within the incubation period
and become i'll days later"
DR.. Burney cited as an ex-
ample smallpox last year in
certain European countries. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

rarely visited because of health
hazards.
Tourists. he said. are con-
stantly seeking new areas to
visit. Their determination to
visit sue hareas, he added, seem
to mount in direct proportion to
the areas distance from large
cities, difficulty of access and
lack of facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

going officers of the National
Council of Negro Women.
The National Council of
Negro Women combines % ma
tional organizations with 90
local and junior councils. Esti-
mated membership is $4,000
women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
Jet Trovel May Pose
New Dangers to Health
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

The Surgeon General of the United States Health
Service today called for speeding public health
throughout the world to match the travel speedup the
There is health problem in present speed of travel
which be intensified with increased speed" DR.. L.
Bney warned delegates to the 18th General Assembly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
.Urbon Unit to Discuss
Its Relations With Press
BY GRACE BASSETT

The troubled relations the District
Council will be discussed by members at their meeting
Tuesday.
Before them the question Of how to make public official
actions of the council taken in closed sessions.
Members have receiced in the last week both protest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06
500 wool, 500 reprOcessed wool
0 wool and cashmere

The greatest invention since the sports cor
the cor coot or suburban jacket. They're
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Congressman Hyde
Along the Potomac

For the first time advocates of ultimate Gov
eminent ownership and control of the production
of atomic power have used an Atomic Energy
Commission money authorization bill as the means
of obtaining their detectives Rather than face the
issue of private VS.. public production of atomic
power openly, majority of the Joint Commission
on Atomic Energy sought to force the Acc to ac-
cept public power philosophy as the price of OBJ
tanning the enactment of the balance of the bill
which is essential to national defense and security
The application of atomic energy to the pro-
duction of power is the symbol of the new era of
human history we are entering. And the question
we must answer is: Shall the production of atomic
power be Government monopoly? We have
learned through sad experience that monopolies
of any kind are dangerous and repugnant His
tory teaches us that Industrial and economic
growth suffers under state monopolies The ire
mendous strides made in the last hundred years
are the result of the American system of private
enterprise Are we about to sacrifice the benefits
Of the atomic age to the public ownership and
production theory?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
High 10 Adoption

It was with definite measure
of disgust that 1 read the story
concerning the actions in the
adoption case of Charles E. Dam
eron, Jr. If the reasons stated
were indeed the reasons for
crossing potential parents from
the waiting list, then l feel it
was an act they should long
regret. For how could their
conscience possibly give them
one minutes peace?
Their job is surely one of very
high calling in the eyes of God.
1t goes without saying they have
grave responsibilities. But does
the Social Service League really
feel a parents lack of college
degree or his moderate income
are in themselves legitimate rea-
sons for your actions? What
do they suppose comes of the
arguments the rest of us make
against black market babies
when eager prospective parents
can refer to such decisions? AT
ter all, Almighty God Himself
entrusted his Divine Son to
something even less than you
demand.
Phyllis c. Barrins, R.N.
San Manuel, Arizona
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
More on Taxes

The question of assessing the
home owners for road improve
ments brought up in a letter to
the editor in your newspaper
deserves further comment.
AS a lifetime resident of
Montgomery County, l too, am
concerned over the practice of
charging a few people for things
which primarily benefit the
whole community. This particu-
lar rule is a remnant of the
horse and buggy days when in
dividuals desired the dirt roads
which led by their houses paved.
That was of primary benefit to
them and they should have been
specially assessed. In most of
Silver Spring today, what with
so much traffic, any improve
ment of roads primarily benefits
the community at large. In
many instances the home own
ers actually oppose the so-called
Improvements"
Let us hope that the County
Council will realize that injus-
tees are being done and will adj
just its regulations accordingly.
Thomas K. Latimer
Silver Spring
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
From Public Schools
County Sends Most
Students to College

study recently completed by the Maryland
State Department of Education reveals that of the
1851 June 1855 public high school graduates,
over u per cent of them went to college dur
ing the 1856 academic year. total of 4,104
of these graduates reported attending
some college or university either in State or out
of State.
In Montgomery County, over SO per cent of
the high school graduates went on to institutions
of higher education. Baltimore City sent over 81
per cent of its public high school graduates to
college, while 20 per cent of the Baltimore County
graduates and 25 per cent of the Prince
Georges County graduates elected to continue
their education.
OF the 4,104 graduates who went on to col
lege 2906 II per cent of them attended colleges
or universities within the State while 1198 or %
per cent went to outof-State colleges. Five hum
dred and thrtyeight, 10 per cent of the gradu--
ates who went to Maryland colleges attended one
of the five State teachers colleges; 317, II per
centvent to of the four local junior colleges;
63 graduates or per cent chose an art or music
institutions; While 1888 students, or 60 per cent,
elected to attend one of the two universities
of the several liberal arts colleges in the State.
The 1,19S Maryland high school graduates
who went to out-of-State colleges or universities
were concentrated largely in the neighboring
states of Pennsylvania GAS or 20 per cent?, Vr-
GINA CAT or IL per cent?, and the District of
Columbia (147 or 9 per cent?.
Each year an increasing number of Maryland
public school graduates are going to college on
scholarships either partial or full which they
have won through national or regional competitive
examinations. AS an example, June, 1856, grad
uate of one county high school had choice of
scholarships to Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Hav-
erford, and Brown, with a total dollar value of
more than $4,000. A 1855 graduate of small
high school in rural county was awarded . full
fouryear scholarship to Harvard
How well does the Maryland public high school
graduate succeed in college? No complete or all
inclusive study of the Maryland graduates
cess in college has yet been undertaken but sew
eral local studies which have been made indicate
that those Maryland graduates who are recon-
mended for college by their principals are gen.
orally above-average achievers in college The
Harvard scholarship winner cited above was
the deans list for scholastic excellence during his
freshman year And follow-up study of 81 high
school graduates from one county who attended
college in 1953-54, showed the following student
ratings by the college attended:
Excellent 4; good %; average %; poor 7; fail
ing L.
The Maryland high school student is being
well prepared to embark upon any higher AGA
demic undertaking which is within range of his
native abilities They are achieving results which
only sound preparation in the essential fundament
ais and skills of learning can produce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
From S. S. League
We Get Thanks

The Social Service Leagues Board of Direc-
tors and Staff wish to express our appreciation
for the complete and objective coverage given by
your paper in the recent inquiries concerning our
adoption policies and practices.
Due to the confidential nature of case.
work service with all clients we are not in posi-
ton to reveal publicly the many factors leading to
decisions which we must make. Unfortunately
this has led to the pubc's forming some erro-
neous opinions concerning our action in the re-
Gently publicized case.
Since the number of Adaptable children is so
much less than the number of couples who wish
to adopt all reputable agencies have both the
right and the obligation to choose the adaptive
family which will best serve the interests and
welfare off the child Our responsibility is first to
the child in our care for whom we are seeking
home and to its natural parents who trust US
to find the best possible home when they them
selves are unable to provide one
AS member agency of the Family Service
Association of America, our primary concern is
the promotion of family life. Through our fam
lily counseling program, well as our other
services, we hope that we can continue to serve
the interests of the people of Montgomery County
as we have for the past fifty years.
Thank you again.
CAfISS) ELIZABETH A. OlN1ALLEY
Executive Secretary
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Air Force Proposal

What the city fathers of Rockville did to the
Air Force plan to locate building with SO mil
lion payroll in the city is understandable not,
necessarily, pardonable
The Air Force had site that it liked 1t
said 1t would start the building as soon as the
City Fathers smiled their plans. But the City
Fathers didn't smile their plans. Perhaps it is
not fair to say they frowned on the proposal But
they certainly furrowed their brows deeply Their
planning officials lengthily debated the proposal,
and considered this site and that site. They said
the site the Air Force liked was not really very
acceptable to them. Location of the building on
that site didn't conform to modern planning stand
ards and wouldn't the Air Force consider another
site?
Well, the Air Force had already made up its
mind that the site ii wanted was the site on which
it had sought approval in the first place 1t wasn't
Interested, thank you, in exploring other sites in
this vicinity So, with that reception from the City
Fathers, the Air Force began to look elsewhere
AS OF this writing, the Air Force is hoping an
engineering study at Hybla Valley, Va will turn
out okay so they start their building there
There is no question but what the City Fathers
an, extremely conscientious. and capable lot
thought they were doing the right thing for the
people of Rockville. Perhaps history will show
that they were right in not buying the arbitrary
Air Force proposal right Off Perhaps in the long
run, Rockville will benefit from apparently los
ing the Air Force building. At the moment, how
ever, it is difficult to believe that is the case.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
To Geo. P. Muhoney-
AnOpenLet
BY Roger b. Farquhar

Dear George:
see that you are already making noises like
candidate. You always were one to start beat
ing the bushes early, weren't you? AS you are
aware think, you and I haven't seen eye to eye
lot of things for number of years now.
So what am about to ask you to do viii probably
come as no surprise
Before I tell you what I am going to ask,
please bear with me and let me review a little
recent history which I'm sure you are all too
familiar with:
. In 1850 you waged a torrid campaign
against the then Gov. w. Preston Lane Jr. for
the Democratic nomination for Governor, and
lost.
. In 1852 you competed bitterly against the
then Congressman Lansdale G. Sasscer for the
Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator, and
won. But then you were showed under in the Gen.
eral Election by ]. Glenn Beall.
In 1854, you fought tooth and nail with
DR.. H. c. Byrd former president of the Unver-
sity of Maryland, for the Democratic gubernato.
rial nomination, and you lost
In 1856, you conducted. must say, rather
gentlemanly campaign against the aging MiIlard
Tydings, and lost (Then Tydngs had to withdraw
on account of his health so they picked you to
be the Democratic standard bearer and you lost
out to Sen. John Marshall Butler.
George, grit and determination are wonder
full things and it is these qualities in you, 1 am
sure, that have enabled you to build up million
dollar paving business in Baltimore City and ac
quire huge estate in Baltimore County.
But what do all of your political defeats add
up to. George?
To put it very bllntly, they add up to the
fact that you have been repudiated many times
by the voters. They apparently don't want you
George! '-'~
II you want my frank and honest opinion.
George, all you're going to do this time is clutter
UP the ballot I know that seems little brutal
but believe it to be a fact
think 1 know what one of your problem
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15

has been. In just about every field of human en-
deavor it is the generally accepted thing to do 10
start somewhere near the bottom and work your
way up Politics. believe, is no exception The
public has a great deal of respect for man
who starts on the bottom rung of the political
ladder and climbs up To play the political game
the right way, you do what has to be done in
the precinct then in the voting district then in
the city or town, and the county and then start
working your way up on the State level. You
didn't do that, George You just jumped right onto
the top rung of the ladder and thought you could
stick. You fell off. Most people try to be elected
dogcatcher before they run for Governor or United
States Senator.
So now, George, you're an also ran in just
about every election You're what the newspapers
refer to. bit scathingly fear, as perennial
candidate" That means if you need a translation,
a guy who just keeps on running--and losing.
have always marveled at your tremendous
thirst for high public office. You must have spent
several hundred thousands of dollars to achieve
your ambition. But it has always eluded you
So here is that question was going to ask
you George:
Why don't you give up?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Unhappy Ball Club

About hundred years ago, it seems although
in actual fact, we believe, only "a years have
elapsed the Washington Senators won their last
American League pennant. They lost the World
Series but at least were within shifting distance
of baseballs greatest prize. 1t was back in 1928
and 1924 If memory serves correct, that the Mats
also won their league pennant and in the last year
they became the champions of the world. That
was when the Washington baseball greats, in
GLIDING Montgomery County's Walter Johnson
and Sam Rice. were at their peak. Since 1888,
however, the Senators have built themselves just
about permanent niche in the cellar of the
American League and ugly rumor has it that the
reason at least in part, is the fact that perhaps
too large portion of the profits have gone to
places other than into hard-hittng, sharp pitch
ing, and fastfelding baseball talent.
The recent signing of Montgomery County
youth by the Brooklyn Dodgers is revealing The
young man, veritable titan at the bat, actually
preferred signing up with the Mats. But when he
tried out with the Senators, they told him to come
back sometime and try out again, meanwhile
they'd think it over. The Dodgers on the other
hand kept calling the young man and reiterating
their offer to beat anything the Senators offer
you" The incident sheds some light on why on
some balmy summer nights at Griffith Stadium
there are few hundred fans present and we have
such an unhappy ball club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Burke VS.. friendship

The Maryland delegation to the Congress of
the United States has been doing great deal of
chest beating about its role as staunch opponent
of the proposal to build an airport at Burke Va.
The Maryland legislators are out to get the pro-
posal to locate Washington's secondhand critical
ly-needed airport at Burke. And they seem eager
to tell their Maryland constituents about what a
grand fight they are waging.
Well we have news for the Maryland delega-
ton to the Congress of the United States: we
think the airport should be located at Burke
not Friendship.
It could be that Maryland legislators have
got the idea that there are lot of votes to be
picked up in Maryland by sabotaging the Burke
airport proposal, although we are extremely re-
luctant to point this out of course Personally we
think the people of Washington, d. C. have
small stake in this, too, and maybe its about
time somebody in Maryland spoke upafoF them,
particularly in view of their voteless status.
Marylands sterling senators should be pretty
well aware of the fact that Friendship Airport is
the Baltimore Airport 1t was built by Baltimore
City for Baltimore City and it is beginning to
sound more and more strange that certain in
terests should think it could by any stretch of the
imagination serve as practical permanent or
useful second airport for Washington, D. c. The
District needs its own airport The capital of the
nation, which also happens to be metropolitan
area of almost two million people, deserves a little
better role than that of stepchild at Friendship
There shouldn't be any question in anyone's mind
but that the Friendship facilities will some day
be overtaxed with Baltimore business alone. And
when that day comes, the Washington business
will be politely-but frmly-invited out
We thank the Maryland delegation to the
United States Congress very much for its noble
fight But we feel constrained to point out it is
not in our behalf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Read With Dismay

| read with considerable dis
may your front-page editorial in
the l Aug. edition of the Sen.
tinel. Many of us ordinary citi-
zens are unaware of the fac
tional strife which you stated
was taking place among our
businessmen. If it is true-and
l have no reason to doubt your
world agree intellectually
with you that action should be
taken Immediately to correct the
situation.
This matter is of direct con-
Germ to the Community Better
ment Committee Of the Rock
vile Lions Club. In the absence
of a local Chamber of Commerce
or Board of Trade I am at some.
what of a loss as to how best
to offer our services to help
solve this problem. 1t is quite
possible that a civic organic