davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1957-12-02
To Attract New Industry

There were several encouraging
signs at the recent Washington area eco
-nomic development conference, which
was sponsored jointly by the major busi-
ness organizations of this region. The
ton that there is limit to the extent
area residents can be taxed. and that
new industry and business must be at
tracted here to help local governments
pay for the tremendous public services
required by urban growth.
Another noteworthy feature of the
conference was the suggestion that area
Jurisdictions coordinate their efforts to
attract new industry. Inevitably, there
will be a certain amount of competition
for the most desirable types of industry
those with high payrolls and low nuis-
ance effects. But it makes sense for
Jurisdictions to pool their resources to
attract as much new business as possible
to the entire area, for healthy new en-
ployment centers certainly will bring
benefits which will reach across political
boundaries.
A great deal of emphasis also was
placed on the argument that industries
can be good neighbors"' to residential
neighborhoods, through the use of large
sites with attractive building designs,
landScaping and adequate off-street
parking. The implication was that once
the public understands this, it will be
less likely to fight zoning changes which
permit industrial development. This
conclusion, however, will be wishful
thinking in the case of already-estab-
lished residential neighborhoods unless
local governments provide a great deal
more assurance of protection than they
have in the past. Local officials should
center their attention on the earliest
possible designation of open areas for
industrial use, so that future growth can
take place around them in an orderly
manner.
Evening star., 1957-12-02

humanities are Of "continu-
ing high Importance to
civilization" II did not call
for their elimination but
rather called for elimination
OF snap" elective courses
and an ali-out science-en-
gineering effort "even at the
risk Of erring on the side Of
excess"-not at the expense
OF humanitiesO
- sSS
Your editorial, Crying for
Reform" throws q heavy bur-
den upon US. It presupposes
Cd the intellectual residence
necessary to the reawakening
OF pride In educational work.
manship and t2) civilized and
tolerant material that is hos
pitable 70 all intellieible ideas.
Already too many Americans
suffer from q malignant i'm
perfection in their spirit
which positively prohibits
such residence and such quail
ified material. Too many OF
US are nationally unable to
INCEST new ideas or unac-
customed grooves. Hence,
while our educational over
haul must be geared- to the
urgent need. It also must be
feasible.
The ultimate test Of the VIZ
tally Of American democracy
will not be found in missiles
and satellites. but in the
character and quality Of the
American people themselves.
IN the attainment Of that
higher reason essential to
moral unity. The power to
save mankind from annihila-
ton. lies In an appropriate
and balanced education OF
the people.
II more enlightened and
more rigorous schooling in
science is essential to our Sc
curity. the science OF correct
thinking is essential to the
right kind Of security. Ger
tanly practical work in ethics
and in logic Is as essential to
a sound. balance overhaul of
our secondary curriculum as
four or five years each in
biology. chemistry and phys
les. Effective mobilization for
regaining and holding a
proper world power balance
cannot be had by science or
missiles alone.
John r. Murchison.
Evening star., 1957-12-02

"Arlingtonian's" criticism
Of the column by Stark and
Yeager concerning birth con-
troll as q possible solution to
the problem OF overpopula-
ton is a classic example of
the fine art Of nit-picking.
Apparently he is so rabidly
opposed to the idea of birth
control that he cannot bear
to even think about 1t. He at
tempts to demolish the idea
OF birth control by presenting
an analogy devised by @. K.
Chesterton-the case of the
poor fellow with the 10 heads
and the z hats. Arlington
ian" is opposed to cutting of
three Of the heads. which
represents birth control Cor
possibly war; to him. His So
luton is to build three more
hats. Does he mean to sug-
gest that the solution lies in
enlarging the earth or in in
creaslng the productivity Of
the available land? The first
OF these is hardly more ridic-
ulous than the second. Bar
ring war, disease. and famine,
we are capable OF producing
enough people to carpet the
continents and oceans of our
planet with a solid mass Of
pushing. showing. squalling
humanity. OF course, famine
cannot be disregarded, be-
cause there is an upper limit
to the amount of food the
earth can produce and. con-
sequently, to the number Of
people 1t can support. The
size Of this limit is unimpor-
tant, for no matter how large
1t is, 1t can easily be reached.
OF course. II the ultimate
goal OF mankind is 70 pro-
duce the greatest possible
number Of semistarved saw
ages, the problem has been
nicely solved.
Nautilus has presented us
with a problem whose solu-
tion is very obvious. 1t is only
necessary to keep the death
rate equal to the birth rate
and there will never be a ca
tastrophic increase in popu-
lation. Any method of doing
this, however. will be agreed
to BY practically nobody.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
Box Score on Crime

Viewed against the black
headlines about crises Of bor-
der incidents or panics on
Sputniks or shakedowns. the
shyly reported stories Of local
personal violence are dimly
perceived and quickly for
gotten. I refer TO the daily
od-curdling. ruthless sexual
attacks on widows, the blind
and the weak Who must walk
through the streets OF the
city. refer also to the yok-
ings. beatings and knifings
and wild driving aggressions.
These tragic and pathetic
but important occurrences
are sandwiched between ads
back In the paper. where each
story Is told once and quickly
passes into oblivion.
Because our legislative and
judicial representatives. who
alone can attempt 10 repress
these acts. suffer from the
same myopia the rest Of US
do. they fail to see the mag
nitude Of the tragedy these
acts cause.
! believe publicity can bring
the situation into focus for
those who can take positive
action. ] propose. therefore.
The Star take the following
action:
]. At q fixed place In the
paper maintain a cumulative
status report tbox score) ON
the occurrence Of crimes Of
specific types: the number Of
arrests and pleas of the sus-
poets. and the disposition and
sentences Of the cases brought
to trial.
2. Publish for a one-year
period passport-size pictures
Of those convicted so all
might have an opportunity
to recognize the criminals.
3. Launch an editorial cam
paign for resumption Of cor
poral punishment for those
convicted In cases where the
victim suffered excessively.
This local crop Of wantons
won't be cured by psychology.
L. v. RYAN.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Was Sophie Tucker.
Last Of the Red-hot Mamas,"
born in the United States?
III. T.
A. No. she was born in
Russia and brought to Bos-
ton. Mass. when she was
3 months old. Her birth oc-
CURED while her mother was
travelling by wagon out Of
Russia. on her way to join
her husband. who had emf
grated earlier and had found
a job in Boston. The family
lived in Boston for eight
years. then moved to Hart
ford. Conn. after buying .
restaurant there.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

DDT spray. or by the simple
expedient of crushing them.
or taking them up in a vac
uum cleaner.
- -
As for the little spiders,
mostly these are harmless.
and offer some amusement in
watching.
They come in gray. white
and brown with a few black
ones.
Mostly they are gray. with
milk-white ones appearing
now and then.
1t may be believed that
there is a protective colora-
ton among them. since in
these shades they blend very
cleverly with the modern
decor.
In, fact. often they blend
so well that one does not see
them until they suddenly
dangle themselves before
ones very eyes.
This may startle the OBJ
server. but he will enjoy
watching the creature run
back along his far-flung line.
then peer down at him. the
universal enemy.
Most spiders can bite. but
few Of them do. They pre-
per to spin!
Let a spider spin. he asks
nothing more. and will catch
small insects for his dinner.
A spider. you see, is not an
insect. though he looks ~
markably like one.
They are arachnids. ana
do not like insects any more
than you do. except to eat
them for their dinner.
True. not all householders
will prefer to rid their houses
of insects by the spider route
and truly it has its plain
drawbacks, because spiders
so love to spin that they
often fail to eat. At least, it
seems that way at times, as
one watches the bobbing
spider on his line. But the
line is there to catch food,
and If you let the spider
alone. in time he will reduce
the number of insects great
ly. Insects fear spiders al
most as much as Mrs. Tony
L. does.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
Some New Developments at Belvoir

on the work of the Belvoir
sanitary engineers. Research
tests. both here and at the
Oak Ridge. Tenn, labora-
tories Of the Atomic Energy
Commission, show that water
can be decontaminated TO q
safe drinking level by treat
ment with newly designed
publication units.
Perhaps no other area Is
more greatly affected by new
warfare Developments than
the need for dispersion,
speed and mobility Of me-
chanical equipment. Equip
ment must be designed
which will cross country as
fast as the motor carried
unit 1t is intended to sup
port.
A rubber-tired tractor pro-
gram was initiated originally
in response to an Army re-
quest for a four-wheeled,
high-speed construction trac-
tor weighing a maximum Of
$4,000 pounds. II Is intended
for earth-moving work as
well as for a prime mover in
transporting heavy equip
ment.
The program now has
grown to the point where
five classes Of rubber tired
tractors ranging from 10000
pounds-intended for air
borne operations-to 10000
pound models are under in
vestigation for a wide va
riety Of uses. Latest add.
ton is the "trans-air trac.
tor" a multipurpose air.
borne unit. which readily can
be ballasted as much as three
to four times its original
weight at the site Of use.
Lightweight Equipment
The Belvoir engineers have
developed a family Of air.
borne construction equip-
ment with production rates
approaching those Of the
Army's well-known work.
horses. but greatly reduced In
weight.
Items like bulldozers and
motor graders in this class
could be supplied now If the
need arose. Lightweight.
large-capacity cranes are
currently under test. Air
compressors and tractor saws
already are available. Most
Of this equipment already has
proved itself in airborne ex-
ercises when it was used to
construct assault type air.
strips shortly after 1t was
dropped. 1t will stand the
shock Of parachute landings
and all sorts of rough use.
Two large earth augers are
currently under test for exca-
vation of field Notifications.
water wells. underground
storage facilities and UNDER
ground disposal of radioac-
tive materials. The larger
unit can dig a nine-foot-di-
ameter hole to a depth of IS
feet. During a recent test q
hole ST feet deep was exca-
waited in 10 hours and Is
minutes. 1t is calculated that
"a men with all sorts of mod,
ern mechanical equipment
would have needed at least
80 days to do the same Job.
Evening star., 1957-12-02
ARLINGTON, Va,

Dear Sir:
Il see something about
ants. but how about spiders?
DO you think spiders have
any place in a house. and IL
so. how to enjoy them? Or
do you enjoy spiders. or
what?
IF not. how to get rid Of
them?
MY wife is afraid Of
spiders. and / tell her that
the psychoanalysts say people
ought not to be afraid Of
spiders. because If they are
they show something awful
about themselves.
MY wife says hokum.. or
some word. She says she is
afraid of spiders and doesn't
care If Freud himself knows
about it. and ! said poor Mr..
Freud is dead. She says she
doesn't care. she still doesn't
like spiders.
$50 let me know how to
get rid Of spiders.
II followed your advice
several years ago about those
big black beetles in the base
ment. and they all disap-
peared. so I am holding high
my hopes about these spiders.
Some Of them. also in the
basement, are black. Are
these the black widow sort?
Then there are little ones
upstairs. These are the ones
that frighten my wife. She
says 1t is bad enough to have
the big black ones down cellar
but 1t is too much to have the
little gray ones upstairs.
"She wanted to know II
they bite.
Let me know what to do
about the spiders.
yours. TONY L. L."
N&H
Spiders come a dime q
dozen. in the autumn.
Being sensible creatures.
they seek shelter against the
cold. and find mankind's
houses Just what they like.
So they really are paying
us a compliment when they
decide to come inl
Perhaps most people will
not think that way.
They believe that a mans
house is his castle. or some
thing. and they do not want
to share II with beetles, mice
and spiders, to name but
three of the most persistent.
tRoaches and waterbugs
ought to be included; they,
too, are persistentJ
The basement black spi-
der may or may not be the
famous black widow-the
latter is distinguished by
red on the abdomen. but not
all of them have this
marking.
AS a general thing, large
spiders are much more to be
feared than small ones. and
might as well be eradicated
In n modern home.
This may be done with
Evening star., 1957-12-02

Just at the end Of the last
war in Europe appeared the
"sniperscope."
II was an instrument that
enabled doughboys literally
to "see" In the dark by means
of invisible infrared light
given OF by the bodies Of ap-
preaching enemies or other
objects foreign 10 the en-
vironment. All the time the
enemy supposed himself COM
pietely invisible. his every
movement would be recorded
On q fiuorescent screen.
At first is was almost too
much to believe. 1t worked,
but 1t was clumsy and heavy,
altogether too heavy TO be
carried by q soldier on the
march. Thus its use largely
was restricted to defense. It
consisted of a weapon
mounted infrared source and
q telescope image tube. pow
cred by a battery pack worn
by the user. This pack was
one Of the great difficulties.
The poor doughboy had
enough to carry already. It
had q range Of about $50
yards for q man-sized target.
Now Fort Belvoir engineers
have developed q much
lighter sniperscope with a
vastly greater range. 1t is
more rugged and has a much
more accurate aiming device.
1t now Is being issued to
troops on an experimental
basis. The increased range
is due principally to the more
powerful image tube which
operates at 10000 volts In
comparison TO the 1000 volts
Of the previous model.
Cuts Maintenance Job
More rugged construction
and simpler operation Of the
new sniperscope almost halves
maintenance problems in the
field. the engineers say. The
weight. 31i2 pounds overall.
still presents a problem. More
than half this weight is con-
centrated in the battery. pow
er plant and light source.
Equipment is being tested
which would eliminate bat
terry and light source as
necessary parts Of the equip
ment a soldier must carry.
Demand for unlimited
quantities Of safe drinking
water by field forces on a
worldwide basis has resulted
in the development at Bel
voir Of an entire new family
Of water publication units.
Two new truck = m o u n { e d
units Of l.500 and 5000 gal
Ions. respectively. can :. be
readied for operation in IS
minutes and will produce q
safe and palatable drinking
water even from highly pol
luted sources.
Shades Of Gunga Din.
Shades also of the highly
chlorinated water bag. SIM
liar equipment is being de-
veloped that can be trans
ported by helicopter and put
in operation in q matter of
minutes. The requirement
Of producing safe drinking
water for troops IN spite Of
the possibility Of contamina-
ton by radioactive fallout
Is having q pronounced effect
Evening star., 1957-12-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Therein lies the real dilemma.
! can't help having the un-
comfortable feeling that this
dilemma will be resolved In
the not too distant future
and that q nice deep foxhole
would be q dandy place to
watch from.
Daduchus.
Evening star., 1957-12-02

Pen names may be used "
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdttoH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13
Food Collections
For Needy Slated

The annual Christmas food
collection by Free State Post
No $3.50. Veterans OF Foreign
Wars. will be conducted tomor-
row and Sunday In nearby
Maryland.
The collections for the benefit
OF needy families may include
cash as well as foodstuffs.
Tomorrow's pickups are
scheduled for Radiant Valley,
Landover Estates, Landover
Hills. Bellehead and West Lam
ham Hills. Sunday pickups will
be made In Parkway Estates,
Defense Heights. Woodlawn,
Woodlawn Heights. Glenridge,
Seabrook Acres and Carrollton
Residents who expect to be
away from home on the pickup
days may leave food packages
marked for WV on their front
porches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13
|Alexundrio c. ofc.
President Fuvors
Burke Airport Site

Robert v. H. Duncan. presi-
dent Of the Alexandria Cham
Der Of Commerce. said yester-
day he strongly favors Burke,
Va. as the location for WASH
ington's supplemental airport
because 1t would attract new
business and industry into the
entire Northern Virginia area,
In a radio address. Mr.. Dun
can explained. Alexandria be-
ing the principal city situated
between the two airports
washington National Airport
and the proposed Burke site)
will benefit greatly, directly and
indirectly"
He said merchant taxes on
sales alone will exceed $1,000,
the revenue from automobile
tags is estimated at $1,000. and
over 400 new homes and 500
apartments will be occupied.
Using an assessed value Of
1900 per family for Alexand-
ria and Arlington and $500
assessed value for Falls Church.
he said personal property taxes
from these sources would bring
Alexandria sac. TOO. Arlington.
1886 and Falls Church.
$2.l35.
TIL, Alexandria Chamber OF
Commerce has endorsed the
Burke site for q new airport.
Mr.. Duncan said he is renewing
the plea for the Burke location
because Of the recent public
hearings held on four suggested
locations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13
Ruling Books City Loon
To Build Private Plant

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. IS R.-
"A city. with legislative APP
proval, may borrow money To
build a factory as a lure 10
private industry. the Court Of
Appeals has ruled.
The court gave It's stamp Of
approval yesterday 10 legisla-
ton which authorized Frost
burg TO enter into an agree
ment with the Cumberland
Undergarment Co. for purchase
of land and a building on the
installment plan. The law au-
torized the city TO issue munici-
pal bonds. subject TO the APP
proval OF voters and not TO
exceed 100000. TO finance the
buildings construction.
The legislation was mot be-
yond the bounds OF legislative
power" the court said. so
long as the legislation has a
substantial relation TO the pub
lie welfare and can be said
fairly 70 serve a public pur-
pose. II is not the courts func-
ton to strike 1t down. merely
because we fear 1t may lead
to unwise or unfortunate re-
suits"
The high courts ruling re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13

versed an Allegany County
Circuit Court decision. which
held that an amendment 10 the
Frostburg charter enacted by
the 1858 legislature was UNI
constitutional.
The question arose In q
friendly suit filed by William 8.
jenkins to bar q special election
set for last March 80. The cleo
ton would have determined
whether the city should issue
100000 worth OF bonds for a
site and building to be leased TO
the company.
Homecoming In Allegany
County and at least one East
ern Shore city have similar
charter amendments and were
awaiting the outcome of the
case before proceeding with
bond issue elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13
Bendheim to Open
Suntu Claus Shop

Mayor Leroy s. Bendheim
will open the Alexandra Christ
mas Bureaus Santa Claus Shop
at 4 pm. Sunday at the city
recreation center.
The shop. sponsored by the
Alexandria Junior Women's
Club. viii provide toys for l.70O
needy youngsters.
About 200 city officials and
civic leaders are expected to
attend the opening ceremonies,
Mrs. William T. Conner. Christ
mas Bureau chairman: Mrs.
A. Wayne Hawks. vice chair
man. and Mrs. Z. S. Brady
Santa Claus Shop chairman,
will welcome guests.
Parents who have been certi-
fed by local welfare and social
agencies will visit the shop
Monday and Teusday to select
Christmas toys for their chill
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13

act as the spokesman for an
unvocal group Of people who
need help" Mr.. Savard de-
lclared.
Withdrawal Reported
Mrs. Dorothy Vane, head OF
the Public Health Lay Council
OF Montgomery County. re-
ported on the withdrawal OF
her organization from the
Health and Welfare Council
and United Givers Fund sup
port. effective December 81.
Mrs. Vane said the money
received yearly from HWc.
about $700. did not justify the
paper work and reports neces-
sary. The organization hopes
to make up its budget in the
future through such activities
as rummage sales and card
parties. she said.
A letter sent to HWC Presi-
dent Caesar Aiello. read by Mrs.
vane to the board members,
also indicated the public health
lay councils feeling that this
move would lead TO more inde-
pendence OF action.
An answering letter from lisa :
dore Seeman. executive director
Of HWC. suggested that the
public health lay council might
choose to continue its aSsocia-
ton with HWC as a planning
member without financial sup
port.
The county's Christmas bu-
reau. one of the projects Of the
public health lay council. is
thriving. its director. Miss Joyce
Clarke. reported. To date. she
said. "a Of the l04 schools in
the county have donated, as
compared with a last year,
and Is the year before.
Board Chairman /. S. Tur-
over. who presided. announced
the next meeting win be held
at 8 pm. January is. in the
Citizens Bank Building in Sill
yer Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13
Notre Dame Dunce

The Notre Dame University
Club of Washington will hold
its annual dance at Q pm. to-
morrow in st. Demands Parish
Hall. 1913 Riverdale road
Riverdale. Md. Proceeds will
be placed in the Notre Dame
scholarship fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-13
Two Girls Shaken
AS Bus Hits Tree

Two BeltSville Md girls
were shaken up yesterday when
q county school bus skidded and
struck a tree.
The girls. Patricia Simpson,
II. and Margaret Kerns. is,
were checked at Prince Georges
General Hospital and released
The accident occurred about
4:40 pm. on the Agriculture
Research Farm. Beltsville. Park
Police said.
The High Point High School
bus driver. David C. Champion,
80. Of Greenbelt. and two other
passengers were not injured.