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we're held on the ordinance in
July 10 permit an informal ex-
change OF views on the pro-
posed ordinance.
Major Changes
The new coming plan is de-
signed 10 put teeth" into the
recently approved master plan
for the city. II anticipates an
overall revamping Of the city's
2 oning regulations. Major
changes from existing law in
clude:
]. The addition Of new GEN.
trial business coming.
2. The outline Of an official
design zone area around the
new city hall library.
3. Streamlining administra-
tive and enforcement provisions,
The council set october Is as
the tentative date for a second
reading and public hearing on
the measure.
In two rezoning actions. the
council approved transitional
coming for two parcels Of land,
the first adjacent TO McDaniel's
ESQ station on Southwest
street and the other in Falls
Church Manor subdivision.
Winding UP its last meeting
until September, the council
postponed final consideration OF
several items on the agenda,
including a proposed ordinance
to clamp down on carnivals and
circuses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-29
Ore Output Climbs

The Nations iron mines pro-
duced 100000 tons of ore
during 1857, an increase Of
100000 tons over 1856 and
the fourth highest production
year in history. About 80 per
cent of the output was in the
Lake Superior region.
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Falls Church Voters
ToPoss on Water Bonds

The Falls Church City Council It's ANAL approval TO
the $4,000 bond issue to be voted In November
BY unanimous vote the council last night approved the
general obligation bond ordinance which provides for the
Pine lnes under the Potomac 70 connect directly with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-29

the Dalcarlia feservoir-a con-
nection currently provided by
Arlington county-s400. 900.
2. Conversion Of outstanding
short-term notes 10 revenue
bonds-S300. 900.
3. Rounding out and expand
ing the city's water system into
nearby areas Of Fairfax County.
The 20-year bonds will carry
not more than a 6 per cent
interest and will be financed
primarily from water revenues.
Funds derived from the real
estate and personal property
tax also may be used II the
water system income proves
insufficient. The water gap
will. however. not be charge
able 10 the city's debt ceiling
OF 10 per cent Of its real es-
tate assessment Of s25.6 mil
lion.
Citizens Concerned
Several citizens expressed
concern over the bond issue,
questioning the wisdom. ac-
cording to Mrs. Louis T. Olom,
Of putting all our money into
something paying of 20 years
from now, when our children
need classrooms now"
Before the final vote. City
Attorney Philip N. Brophy
made 1t clear there would be
no danger to the bond issue
II the Fairfax County Water
Authority eventually should
take over some Of the areas
served by Falls Church.
Deferred until the council
meeting on September 8 was
the scheduled first reading OF
the 86-page coming ordinance
and map. The postponement
was voted to allow the plan
ming commission time to de-
eide on changes that have
been suggested over the last
two months. Two closed Joint
council commission meetings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-02

GOLDEN WEDDING--Mr.
and Mrs. Menzie E. Pitt
man, 8716 Colesville road,
Silver Spring, recently
celebrated their 50th we'd
ding anniversary. The
Pittmans have been resi-
dents Of washington since
their marriage and have
two sons and five grand
children. Mr.. Pittman re-
tired from the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing in
1949.
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PuthoIogyInstitute
To Hold Lectures

The Armed Forces Institute
Of Pathology win celebrate the
publication of Rudolph Vir-
elbows Cellular Pathology"
throughout the year.
The program. which COM
memorates the Tooth anniver-
sary Of the books publication,
starts tomorrow with the first
of q series of lectures at II
am. daily through Friday in
Dart Auditorium.
The general public is invited
to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-02
Norwegian Buffet Set

The Norwegian Ladies Aid OF
Washington will serve a buffet
luncheon at 1890 pm. Tuesday
in the Luther Place Memorial
Church Parish Hall, 1925 Ver-
mont avenue NV. Scandi-
navianS by birth or descent are
invited to the luncheon and
program that follows.
Evening star., 1958-07-14

70 provide critically needed executive
agency space on both sides Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. It ought TO go ahead with
out delay,
The General SERVICES AdmfnIStra-
ton already has acquired the building
site. And 1t intends to build a low, grace
ful structure which will enhance the
distinctive quality Of the historic La
fayette Park area. Early this year, Pres
ident Eisenhowers strong appeal for the
planning appropriation was rejected in
the House, largely because the project
displaces the headquarters Of the Ma
tional Grange Now that difiiculty has
been resolved by arrangements for the
Grange to construct new headquarters
in the same block. With no valid reason
remaining for objection, we hope the
House conferees will join the Senate in
It's approval Of this urgent project.
Evening star., 1958-07-14
Dr.. Eisenhower's Tour

The makeup of his official party
indicates that Dr. Milton s. Eisenhower,
the Presidents brother, will be con-
cerned primarily with economic matters
on his current tour Of Central America.
His itinerary, which will include side
trip to Puerto Rico, will take him to
Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ell Sal
vador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. In
one or another of these countries, it is
possible that small bands Of Communist
led troublemakers may seize upon his
visit as an excuse to demonstrate against
the United States. But sensible precau-
tions have been taken, and there is good
reason to hope and believe that his mis-
sion will be fruitful one unmarried by
outrageous incidents Of the sort that
greeted Vice President Nixon in Peru
and Venezuela.
In any event, acting as the Presi-
dents personal representative, DR.. Eisen-
hover will devote most of his time on
this trip to quiet consultations with the
top leaders of the six Central American
governments. Taking part with him In
these talks will be the chief of our Ex-
port-Import Bank and high officials
from our State and Treasury Depart
ments-a fact strongly suggesting that
the missions major purpose will be to
discuss economic problems and study
ways and means Of dealing with them.
But political questions, of course, will
also be on the agenda, especially as they
relate to the continuing effort to pro-
mote an ever-expanding policy of good
neighborIinesS and cooperation not only
between our own country and its sister
republics to the south, but among all the
Americas throughout the hemisphere.
DR.. Eisenhower, president of Johns
Hopkins University, is admirably quail
ned for this undertaking. A close stu
dent of hemisphere affairs, he is no
stranger to Latin America, where he still
is well and favorably remembered for his
extensive donation visit there five years
ago. AS he himself has explained it, his
current tour will be aimed at studying
the problem of the six countries in way
that will enable him to acquire "a quick
perspective OF conditions and then take
a new look at our policies in the light of
this overall review"-a new look aimed
at bringing about real strengthening
of the good neighbor policy. Americans
everywhere, north and south, will wish
him the fullest measure of success to
that end.
Evening star., 1958-07-14
Quiet Along the Potomoc

The Democratic primary will be held
tomorrow In Virginia's Tenth District.
but things are strangely quiet along the
South shore Of the Potomac.
This Is q little hard to understand,
for the school integration lines, pro and
con, have been rather clearly drawn, and
one might expect to find the political
pot in something Of boil. Instead, 1t
looks as though 1t is going to be just
another Tuesday.
The two leading candidates are
Joseph Freehill, Government lawyer
and Fairfax County Board member, and
H. j. Rolls, who heads an Annandale
building Arm. Mr.. Freehill demands
that the schools be kept open, and pre-
Sumably would accept integration as
necessary price. Mr.. Rolls is not adj
vocating that the schools be closed as a
means of preventing integration, but he
has taken strong stand in favor of
segregation. Thus, choice is presented,
or at least as clear choice as the voters
are apt to get in any primary campaign
in this area. But the voters seem
apathettc.
There would seem to be two possible
explanations. One is that school inte-
grafton is not an important issue with
many of the voters in the Tenth District.
The other is that the voters believe their
choice of candidate will have little or
no bearing on the course of integration.
In other words, that this is matter
between the Federal courts and the
State authorities, and that the candi-
date they choose to oppose Republican
Joel Broyhill, even If elected in Novem-
ber, will have little or nothing to say
about It, SO the outlook is for rela-
lively light vote-wth purely local issues,
and not integration, determining the
result.
Evening star., 1958-07-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL i.


This bird is not always re-
garded as a songbird, but
technically is so classed, and
If a real musician like Handy
could find his notes pretty,
the rest of us must.
Actually. the jay has a
pleasant whistle, and can
make various nice sounds it
would be difficult to class as
warnings
Bird warnings are instinc-
lively known to the young
birds, which do not always
repeat them, but remain as
quiet as mice.
y NH&
The jay loves to scream
"cat" when he sees a mem
ber of the feline population
ambling across the grass.
The jay does this, whether
the cat is really dangerous or
not.
He makes such q fuss about
it that soon all the birds in
the yard, irrespective Of spe-
cies, are yelling and scream
ing their heads of, turning
on their harshest sounds.
These combined CRATES,
snarls and shrieks usually
call the attention of humans
to the yard, and when they
go out, they find the jay
leading the pack in pursuit
of some house cat whose last
intention in the world is to
harm q bird.
We win never forget the
time q Jay got after old
Quincy.
Quincy was a yellow cat,
and this color seems to alarm
the birds the most, especially
the jay.
1t is probably some rever-
sion to the Sahara days,
when all animals were yellow.
The lion. evidently. is not
called the king Of beasts for
nothing.
The jay drove Quincy UP q
locust tree, and herded him
out onto a high horizontal
branch, and then made re-
peated dives at Quincy's yell
low back, striking him amid
ships time and time again.
The picture made by the
blue bird and the yellow cat
was unforgettable.
Finally. the jay calmed
down, and flew away. leaving
old Quincy to descend at his
leisure. unhurt. but with his
feelings considerably ruffied,
and his yellow tail flying
high, wide and handsome like
q banner in the sunlight.
Evening star., 1958-07-14
Not a Criminal Court

Three boys, the oldest OF whom was
10, broke into the Stevens School at
Twenty-first and K streets NV, last
March and set the place on flre. This
offense, known as arson, caused about
$4,000 damage.
In due course, the culpritS were
found and taken to Juvenile Court. This
is not criminal court, and no one
would suggest that youngsters of this
age should be punished as criminals.
1t does not follow, however, that they
should have been released, as they were,
on a technicality usually invoked In
adult criminal cases.
These three youthful arsonists were
picked up by policeman after he had
learned the name Of one of the culprits
from another boy. All three confessed
and the father Of one Of them was pres
ent when they showed where they had
gotten the kerosene used to start the
fire. There is no doubt that they were
guilty.
When the case reached the Juve-
nile Court, however, technical objections
were raised in an effort to quash the
confessions. One lawyer cited the NAL
lory decision, presumably contending
that his 10-year-old client had not been
"arraigned" without unnecessary delay.
Another asserted that the policeman
lacked probable cause" for making the
arrests And on this latter ground,
Judge Austin l.. Tickling threw out the
case. He wanted the policeman to iden-
tify the boy who had given him the tip,
and bring him in for cross-examination
When the offlcer refused to do this,
pleading that it would expose the boy
to retaliation, Judge Fickling dismissed
the charges and released the offenders.
This, it seems to us, is perversion
Of the purpose of the Juvenile Court.
This court was set up to handle juvenile
cases on an informal basis, with view
to reforming youthful offenders rather
than subjecting them to normal criminal
procedures. 1t is not supposed to offer
free courses in how to beat the rap.
In this particular case, it seems to US,
there was ample probable cause
meaning a reasonable basis-for picking
up the three boys, and we trust that
Judge Fickling's surprising ruling to
the contrary will not become binding
precedent.
Evening star., 1958-07-14
"l6th STREET.

SSAA - = ANeNA@
Dear Sir:
mot long ago. coming
through Whitehayen park
way by the school recreation
grounds which are bounded
on the east by Wisconsin
avenue. high in the top Of a
tree a mockingbird was sing
ing a pretty trill, but sud-
denly ended in two raucous
calls of warning.
These calls were immedi-
ately answered by two very
young bird calls in the same
harsh key. The big bird
went back to his original
trills. and again ended them
with the two harsh warnings,
which were again answered
by the smaller young birds.
and as long as / listened this
went on-first the older bird,
and then the weaker younger
repetition.
MY imagination immedi-
ately translated it into O
singing lesson in defense-or
did imagination run away
with me?
I'VE once had two canaries
that had two children Of
their own, and when we hung
the cage out of doors with
the tame birds inside, wild
canaries flew onto the wires
and sang to the Gagged ones
(who had no song of their
own and the Gagged birds
learned to twitter like the
wild ones. We were in the
country and I thought all
wild things talked (Sang) to
each other. Thank you for
your delightful column.
Sincerely, F. H."
4
Bird sounds are commonly
divided into songs and warn
ing calls, and they do q great
deal Of chattering Of one sort
or another hard to define.
1t Is pleasant. on a nice
summer afternoon, to lean
back in the garden chair and
try to count the bird songs.
You listen to them first, of
course, and then count them,
II your mind runs that way.
We hope it doesn't, that you
are just satisfied with the
pretty music.
This is the original music.
in all probability. Mans
music came from listening to
the birds first, then trying to
initiate them.
The late Will Handy, i'm
mortal for his "St. Louis
Blues" said in one Of his
books that he was first at
tracted to music by listening
to the blue Jay.
Evening star., 1958-07-14

crush and grind coarse food.
Primitive people lived on
foods which were much more
difhcult to chew than the
foods eaten by modern man,
and no doubt they had real
need for the third molars
which we call wisdom teeth"
O. What was the popula-
ton Of San Francisco at the
time Of the gold rush Of
1848?--A. s.
A. When news Of the dis
covery of gold at Suffers
millrace reached San Fran
cisco. there were only about
900 inhabitants. OF these.
about TOO we're white: the
rest were chiefly Negro and
Indian. A year later. how
ever. the population had
been increased by q tent city
Of some 1000 transients as q
result Of the gold rush boom.
Evening star., 1958-07-14
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Amy Hds Poper Suits for Eiremen
E. THOMAS g. HENRY

FORT BELVOm. Va
Paper uniforms for firemen
have been developed at the
Army Engineer research
laboratories here.
They enable men to work
briefly In temperatures up to
l7OO F. They are made Of
ordinary potato sack type Of
paper. After each use they
are thrown in the trash like
last weeks newspapers.
Fire fighters attired In
them look like squads Of
silver ghosts. The paper is
coated with q film Of alumni
mum only 35 thousandths Of
an inch thick, which can be
deposited on the surface by
several cheap processes. This
reflects practically all radi-
ant heat-heat from any
source without actual con-
tact. Firemen wearing these
paper suits can work within
two or three feet Of the
hottest flames ever likely to
be encountered.
Designed primarily for the
military. 1t is predicted that
their greatest use will be by
civilian flre departments
especially volunteer iire COM
panies. They are Of no
value. naturally, for actual
contact with flames or with
red-hot or white-hot sur
faces. They don't protect
against heat by conduction.
Many Uses Envisloned
At present they are in
tended primarily for issue to
soldiers called out, as is fire.
quently the case, to fight
raging forest fires which have
gotten beyond the control
Of civilian fire departments.
This happens most frequently
with National Guard COM
panies. The paper "uni-
forms" would be stored in
armories and issued to each
man as soon as Q company
was called out.
1t is predicted, however,
that they will prove of even
greater value for city fire
departments. enabling fire.
men to enter burning build
ingS where otherwise the
heat would be suffocating. In
general use-there is no mill
tary prerogative-they should
end almost completely the
most frequent Of fire-tighting
Evening star., 1958-07-14
One to Be Won

The administration is fully justified
In pledging itself to an all-out effort to
win the reciprocal trade battle in the
Senate.
Due for floor consideration this week
Is q .drastically modified version Of the
HouSe-approved legislation extending
the trade agreements act for another
five years. Booby-trapped, in effect, in
the Senate Finance Committee, the
measure not only would cut back the
continuing authority to three years, but
would impose other limitations making
the term reciprocal almost meaning
less. It would, for example, allow the
President to overrule Tariff Commission
recommendations for higher duties only
with consent of a two-thirds vote by
both branches Of the CongreSs-an al
most complete turn around from the
House provision which gives to the Chief
Executive this authority unless overrid-
den by two-thirds vote. Secretary
Of Commerce Weeks has charged that
this Senate committee action "com-
pletely emasculates the legislation"
Among other potentially crippling pro-
visions, the bill pending in the Senate
so broadens the definition of national
security" as to open the doors for
wide range of high tariffs
Actually, there are many hopeful
signs favoring the administration cause.
The Senate Finance Committee deci-
sions were reached by divided vote
only to 7 on the critical issue of the
escape clause amendment curtailing the
Presidents power to overrule the Tariff
CommiSSion-and the influential Chair
man Byrd Of Virginia was among those
opposing this restriction. Also, Majority
Leader Johnson has placed himself on
record as favoring the five-year extern
sion. And, in showdown, the over
whelming vote in the House-317 to 98
-favoring the overall administration
recommendations indicates that its
conferees on the final form of the bill
will not be lining up with protectionist
sentiment.
AS matter of national policy, the
principle of reciprocal trade has be-
come solidly established during the past
quarter century. Our export commerce
amounted to $40 billion last year, an
outward flow of business that obviously
would be impossible to achieve unless
the purchasing countries had the oppor-
tunity to earn some of the essential dol
lars through sales in this country. Even
so, our imports totaled only about $13
billion, largely in needed raw materials,
leaving wide margin in our favor. To
embark on deliberate policy of closing
of our markets for foreign goods would
assure that our export trade would suffer
accordingly. And, in the longer term,
1t could be of vast damage to the ma
tional security" and to the security Of
the free world as a whole.
Evening star., 1958-07-14

built in bland unconcern
with any laws Of acoustics
whether Of music or Of voice."
1t seems to us that Mr..
Thorpe has shown a bland
unconcern" for the facts.
We doubt whether any ca
thedral has been designed
and built with more concern
for its liturgical and musical
requirements.
For many years before my
appointment as architect Of
Washington Cathedral I had
q keen interest in organ mu-
sic, in organ building and
voicing and in the effect Of
the acoustics Of q church
building upon the results
produced by the organ. My
favorite branch of physics
was the science Of musical
sounds. In every church I de-
signed. thought was given to
provision for an appropriate
organ and to the musical
acoustics Of the building.
When visiting churches and
cathedrals in England and
Europe, much of my time
was spent in hearing their
organs and choirs and noting
the effect Of the structure
upon the tonal quality Of the
music.
With the above back
ground, 1t is not probable
that Washington Cathedral
could be built with bland
unconcern" for its musical
acoustics.
From 1919, when / was au-
thorized to prepare the re-
yised designs for Washington
Cathedral, I had a number
Of conferences with DR..
Priest. the first organist and
choirmaSter Of the Cathe-
dral. The height Of the
vaulted ceiling of the cross
ing was determined by o
question Of musical acous-
tics. From an architectural
standpoint. we would have
preferred to have had an
open lantern with the ceiling
Of the crossing above the adj
jacent roofs Of the choir,
transepts and nave, as in
such cathedrals as York,
Canterbury. and Lincoln.
However, DR.. Priest, who was
an Englishman who had
played in York Minister and
other English cathedrals, ex-
pressed the opinion that the
voices Of the choir would be
heard to better advantage in
the nave If the vaulted CELL
ing Of the crossing we're not
raised above the level Of the
ceiling Of the nave. Acting
on DR.. Priests advice. we fol-
lowed Q scheme which is
more typical Of the French
cathedrals and did not raise
the ceiling Of the crossing
above the ceiling Of the nave
and placed the crown Of its
vaulted ceiling only slightly
above the ceilings Of the
choir and transepts.
A type Of electrical public
address system which I origi.
mated about twenty years age
has been used In q number oi
churches and cathedrals ir
this country and in England
Evening star., 1958-07-14
No Reason to Delay

One of the small items in the big
independent offices appropriation bill
now before HouSe-Senate conference
would provide $l.2 million to design the
new executive off1ce building on Jackson
place. This building is an essential part
of the attractive master plan, developed
by a presidential copmisSion last year,
Evening star., 1958-07-14

@. Is Columbus Day, Octo-
Der IL. observed in South
America?-F. o.
A. Our Columbus Day has
long had its counterpart in
South America as "El Dia de
Ia Raza." the day of the
opening Of the New World.
honoring all the Spaniards
who discovered the New
World. In 1856, the National
Citizens Committee for Co
lumbus Day adopted the
slogan, Americans AL" and
the holidays purpose was
broadened throughout the
Americas by obServances
stressing inter-American
friendship.
@. Are wisdom teeth" of
any particular use to man
kind?-R. L.
A. The function Of the third
molars is similar to that of
the other molars. that is. to