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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28
Conflicting Sites

I attended public hearings
on Senate bills 1885 and 3335
seeking TO use the site on the
Mall opposite the National
Gallery Of Art. S.loe5 would
erect q National Afr Museum
there, and S.3335 would pro-
vide q National Capital Gen.
ter Of the Performing Arts on
the same ground.
! am interested In both Of
these worthy projects.
This Is what I learned at
the hearings:
The Smithsonian regents
would like to place their Ma
tional Air Museum on that
site because It would provide
q suitable home for historic
planes now inadequately ex-
hibited In the old Smith
sonian and in o back shed.
This proposed useum
should be near the other
Smithsonian buildings. and
would be free to the public,
and Of architectural design
that would harponize with
the other buildings on the
Mall, which are Of classic de-
sign. The National Capital
Planning Board and the Fine
Arts Commission have APP
proved such q building on
that site.
8. 3335 would use that site
for a large stone structure
for opera. ballet. orchestral
and other. concerts. drama
and lectures. All these facil-
tiles, involving at least three
different halls, would be I'M
der one. roof. In one long
structure Of classic design to
harmonic with the other
buildings on the Mall.
1t Is my opinion that such
q building would not do jus
tice to our needs for O CEN
ter Of the performing arts.
] am afraid that instead Of
becoming q source Of inspira-
ton for the lively arts. 1t
would become their mauso-
leum. Instead Of such a
structure I should like TO see
q group Of at least three sep
arate buildings. and Of mod
ern design.
Such Q true center Of the
arts should be located along
the water. and some place
between Memorial Bridge and
Fourteenth street bridge.
There 1t would have the in
spring setting that Is needed,
with the Washington. Lin
coin and Jefferson Memorials
all In view as well as the
natural advantage Of the
river. There would be plenty
Of space for everything. in
GLIDING automobiles. All that
would be needed would be
the removal OF the "tempos"
that still clutter up the Mall.
Paal J. Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

Since so much has been
said Of the country bump
kin" why not mention the
city hicks" A city hick is
a glorified country pumpkin.
They are children who are
allowed by their parents to
roam city subdivisions. They
climb fences like they were
m ountains; they break
branches OF trees, like in
the country: they pull up
bulbs like mushrooms: they
break shrubs and flowers. The
parents sit back and say "Oh
! was young once" What
sport.
Why don't these people
afford their city hicks" q
country pumpkin" vacation?
q. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

This letter Is In reference
to the decision pending about
whether or not to build q
swimming pool In Chevy
Chase. Nd. at T40l Brook
vile road. It has been said
that about 1000" people in
this area signed petitions
against the pool. ! live In
Section 5" and did not sign
this petition.
I don't think that by OPP
posing this swimming pool
this quiet. residential section
Is going TO be any less quiet
or any less residential. In the
first place. II 10 not quiet
there are too many children.
It win not be any less resi-
dental. because q commu-
nifty swimming pool. school,
park, playground and recrea-
ton facilities for children do
not change the residential
nature Of the locality in
Yolved.
BY not passing on this pool.
the oficials win not make the
children evaporate. They viii
still be playing In and cross
ing dangerous streets in front
Of their own homes.
We must face the fact that
Chevy Chase has children
and lots Of them and more to
come. Sending them some
where else for recreation is
not realistically facing the
fact that we should do some
thing for them In their own
neighborhood.
I know that ! am taking q
very unpopular stand, but I
feel that I must say some
thing in defense Of the
parents in this area who
would really like to do some
thing for their children but
seem to feel the obstacles
too great.
Patricia X. Burke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

Not all human beings are
interested in investigation Of
any kind. In their job, they
may seem to have an interest
In comparing something with
something else. but outside
that they never make any
moves in this direction at all.
Instead Of being impressed
with the wonders Of modern
chemistry. as shown in the
rows and rows Of cosmetics,
let US say. they are content
with one brand forever.
This shows loyalty, It Is
true. but 1t fails in interest.
It Is the same with auto
mobiles. Some buy the same
old car year after year, with
out once succumbing to the
lure Of the advertisements
and charms Of the others.
Some people go to the same
summer resort every year.
regardless Of the fact that
the coast or mountain Is
strewed with others equally
as enchanting.
Branch out, why don't
you?" might be the legitimate
inquiry. THE world Is full
Of wonderful, interesting
things. and II you do not try
more than one, you miss q
great DEAL"
The answer may be, Of
course, who cares?"
Cindy. the cat. Is q born
investigator.
Her speciality is leaping to
the highest point in any
room.
II there were q catwalk
around the ceiling. she would
manage to get up there by
some hook or crook.
From such q vantage point
the white cream dipped muz-
zle could shine all the bright
er, and her big round eyes.
The catwalk is q dream
some investigators have had
but few ever got around to
building.
It would consist, we feel
sure, Of q narrow ladder
leading to a gallery about q
foot wide running around
the room about 2 feet from
the ceiling.
The walk would have a
small rail just about high
enough so that q cat could
rest its chin on 1t and peer
down at the wonderful world
below.
The catwalk could be built
in any room. and might serve
as a plate rail Of a sort. or
even q support for unframed
oil uaintinrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28
Cindy deserves an article

Cindy deserves an article
all to herself.
She Is q nice tigercat with
q white muzzle, as II she had
dipped her nose in the cream
bowl once too often.
It Is her eyes. however.
that take the prize
These are the largest.
roundest eyes any cat ever
had, and since Cindy is
rather on the small side. as
lady cats usually are, they
seem bigger than ever.
A person (who likes cats)
seeing her for the first time
il struck by the nose. but
soon the attention wanders
to the eyes.
MY, that cat has big eyes,"
is the usual remark.
$50
OF such praise Is the life
Of a good cat made.
The animals own nothing
but themselves, and maybe q
beautiful coat, so they can
not be praised for possessions.
With them. 1t is personal
qualities we recognize. Cats
come o dime Q dozen. often
skinny and lifeless, through
lack Of good food.
Food makes the difference.
After 0 few weeks on q
good diet, Q former waif viii
plump Up. and the colors
darken.
The disposition becomes
frisky.
II is In the deepening of
the color the most impress
sion is made. A cat with q
pale-gray coat will darken to
a deep maltese gray. in time
almost black.
Sometimes the coat will
not seem to At the rapidly
mounting weight. and will
present q ruined appearance
on the backbone. as seen
sometimes In reconstructed
models Of dinosaurs and the
like.
These little likenesses are
an interesting field in COM
parative evaluation Of the
different living creatures.
Just as the hog is present in
the outlines Of many q hui
man being. or q foxy face
shows in the thin one. so
the ruffied picture along the
spine comes from antiquity.
It almost seems as II ma
ture had a general picture in
mind when all living things
were created. and no mat
ter how different they appear
to the uncritical eye. some
basic likeness is sure to crop
out II viewed by q critical
and Investigating person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

As one Of the Democrats
for SO" In the MONTGOMERY
County primary. I would like
to reply 10 Alfred Scanlan's
letter.
The Democrats for SO"
have consistently maintained
hope Of avoiding "acrimony"
among Democrats. Many
months ago. z. Brooke Lee
stated confidently that II
would be easy for his old
guard to handle the caucus
group because they would
Tight so bitterly among them
selves as to defeat themselves.
Mr.. Scanlan's letter now
makes II clear that Lees
prophecy need not come true.
The Democrats for SO" are
loyalty recognizing the quail
ifications for once Of six
members Of Mr.. Scanlan's
group. including Mr.. Seaman
himself. II 10 deeply reassur-
ing for US to have Mr.. Scam
Ian make public avowal that
his segment Of the Free Dem
ocrats Is opposed to the old
guard. United Democrats.
Now that Mr.. Scanlan's
group Of Free Democrats have
stated unequivocally their
opposition to the old-guard.
United Democrats, the air Is
cleared. From here on the
voters Of our county will have
a clean choice between we'll
qualified candidates who are
not afraid to speak out on
issues. and the United DEM
ocrats who have for years
conSpicuously represented the
real estate interests.
Ray v. Murphy.
Candidate for Democratic
State Central Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

investment can we make
than in our children and in
the future Of American Surely
1t Is cheaper and makes more
sense to support Q first-class
school program than any
type Of penal institution.
w. H ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

A total Of AHA clusters Of
stars scattered through outer
space have been catalogued
during the past few months
by astronomers Of the Car
negie Institution Of WASH
ington. Each cluster contains
at least 80 galaxies and each
galaxy presumably close 10
100 billion stars. comparable
10 the quite ordinary Milky
Way galaxy with the ex-
tremely minute solar system
tucked away In one Of lis cor
ners. Light requires several
million years. moving at
about 10000 miles q second,
10 reach the earth from the
stars Of any Of these clusters.
The clusters. some Of which
have been known before.
were located on plates Of the
systematic sky survey now
being conducted as q CO.
operative enterprise Of the
National Geographic Society
and the Carnegie California
Tech Mount Palomar observa-
tory. The survey was carried
out by Or. Fritz zwiciy Of
the Mount Palomar stan who
Is making q statistical study
Of the results.
Some Observations
In general. DR.. Zwicky has
found, the number Of clust-
ers increase rapidly with dis
lance but the number Of
stars In the individual galax-
les appears to decrease. In
the Northern Hemisphere. he
found. there Is some obscur-
ing Of the galactic light, as
II Il were passing through q
vast, space cloud Of some
sort.
The Carnegie astronomers
report preliminary studies Of
q new type Of cosmic object
in the far-on heavens. These
are the so-called blue
galaxies." recently discovered
by DR.. O. Haro Of the
Tonantzintla, Mexico. obser-
vatory. They are vast star
systems Of some sort notable
for the fact that they seem
to emit chiefly blue light, Of
wave lengths Just below the
invisible ultraviolet In the
light spectrum. Only q few
Of these have been observed
TO date. They are nearly
round. or slightly elliptical.
star conglomerations and in
all except one Of those
studied whatever emits the
blue light Is In rapid rota-
ton. There also is evidence
that this matter Is concen-
trated around the galactic
centers.
Most Of those studied have
been found to have q regular
geometric formation similar
to the spiral gslaxies. with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

@. How many fewer farms
are there today than 10
years ago?-S. w.
A. A recent USDA survey
indicates that nearly q mil
lion farms have "disap-
peared" within the past
decade, bringing the number
Of farms in this country down
to 4.S million. Part Of this
change has resulted from the
fact that many farmers on
small. low-income properties
have taken non-farrn jobs.
even though continuing to
live on their rural property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry priters' correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28

~. WIEN 10 SAAiilCSC BAdoo
cloth made from?-O. A.
A. A vegetable fiber. ramie,
or rhea, which is grown in
China. India, Egypt. Japan
and the Philippines. The
toughest Of vegetable fibers,
ramie is well adapted to many
industrial uses and can also
be mixed with silk or wool
in woven goods or can be
made to resemble a low-grade
linen. It has been grown
experimentally in the United
States, chiefly In Florida and
Georgia.
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Evening star., 1958-07-15
NAssER CUTS VISIT SHORT
Axis Leaders 5
influence Seen

BEIRUT. July Is GA
list of the men who seized
power in Baghdad reflects the
influence of Rashid Ali AL
Gailani, leader of the short
lived pro-Axis coup in Iraq
in 1941.
At least two of those who
have taken Office under the
rebel regime are leaders of
the outlawed Istiqlal tInde-
pendence) Party. Followers Of
Rashid Ali were members of
Istiqlal.
The two known IstiqlalI
members in the new govern
ment are Mohamed Mahdi
Kubbeh, who is on the three
man Sovereignty Council, and
Seddik Semshel, minister of
national guidance (propa-
ganda) in the cabinet.
Rashid Ali was last heard of
in Egypt. A few months ago
he told friends there he ex-
pected his followers in Iraq to-
overthrow Premier Nuri Said
soon.
RaShid Ali has not been in
Iraq since he fled to Nazi Ger
many after his coup failed.
Backed by a military junta,
Rashid Ali overthrew the pro-
Western regime of Nuri Said
in 1941 and put Iraq on the
side of the Axis powers. The
British sent in troops, deposed
Rashid Ali and restored the
pro-Western government.
After the war Rashid Ali
lived several years in Saudi
Arabia. When the Saudi rulers
moved toward a more pro-
Western policy. Rashid Ali
switched his base to Cairo I'M
der the protection of President
NaSSer,
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Wonder Drug Expert
At RUTGERS to Retire

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.,
July is tR.-Dr. Selman A.
Waksman, codiscoverer of the
wonder drug streptomycin, is
retiring as director of the
Rutgers University Institute of
Microbiology.
The Russian-born Nobel
Prize winner reaches the man
datory retirement age of 10 on
July %.
In announcing DR.. Wakman's
retirement yesterday, the Rut-
gers board of governors said
he will be succeeded September
l BY DR.. j. Oliver Lampen. DR..
Lampen is currently director
Of the division Of biochemicaI
research at the Squibb Insti-
tute for Medical Research here.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
.Nuri es-Soid Of Iroq, 70,
Known for Durability
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
Associated Press

BruSQue ana uapper Nurl
es-Said made Iraq's politicians
eat out Of his hand - until
yesterday.
The blue-eyed Arab nation
alist. who was fighting for
Arab unity when Canal ABB
del Nasser was boy, became
Premier Of the kingdom on
the Tigris for the 18th time
on March 8. 1858. He was
then 70 years old, one Of the
most durable pro Western
leaders in the Middle East.
Two months later he be-
came first Premier Of the Arab
Union of Jordan and Iraq. a
rival Of Nassers United Arab
Republic of Egypt and Syria.
Mr.. Nuri began, fighting for
Arab freedom and unity
against Turkish rule SO years
ago. Ironically, his severest
crisis hitherto came in 1856,
when the British, French and
Israelis attacked Egypt.
Nuri on Spot
This put Mr.. Nuri on a spot
because of his long pro-Hritish
record in helping found the
Iraq kingdom. and his part in
putting Iraq into the Baghdad
Pact alliance. Pro-Nasser ma
tionalists bitterly assailed him
as foreign stooge and traitor.
Moscow radio furiously called
him an arch imperialist. Mr..
Nlri had to declare martial law
to curb the riots and demon
strations that were stirred up
by the unfriendly broadcasts.
Egypt has chosen to 60 With
the Russians, I with the West"
he said calmly, and held on to
his post until June 8, 1857.
Then he resigned after "a
months in offlce-the longest
term in his career-and went
of for a medical checkup and
rest.
Even his enemies admitted
he was honest. He was notably
unwealthy, and lived In a COM
paratively modest house on the
banks of the Tigris.
Premier First in 1882
In 1882. Mr.. Nuri became
Premier for the first time. In
that year he was instrumental
in concluding a treaty with
Great Britain, recognizing Iraq
as an independent country and
a member of the League of
Nations.
Mr.. Nuri became diSillusioned
with the Western European
powers. because he believed
they had broken their
promises for unity of the
Fertile Crescent, that part of
the Arab world including
Iraq. Syria. Palestine and Jor-
dan. But he remained faithful
to his commitments.
In 1910, after a pro-Axis mil
itary coup. he fled the country.
He returned soon after and in
1942 formed a new Govern
ment. Iraq, in l943. became
the first Arab country to join
the war on the Axis. He still
insisted on Arab political and
economic unification.
Improvements Stated
In the postwar years Mr..
Nuri, Premier time and again,
guided IraQ into the far-seeing
economic policy of using her
great oil income for public
Improvement. 1t was a long
range plan to lift the country
out of its backwardness.
A nation Of only S million,
Iraq, though vastly underpop-
ulated, still had an extremely
low standard Of living. and
the nation was almost 90 per
cent illiterate. The program
was to control the waters of
the Tigris and Euphrates. halt
the ravaging floods, irrigate
and reclaim lands which had
become almost desert through
centuries of neglect.
To deal with the Commu-
nists, Mr.. Nuri broke relations
with all Communist states,
hanged whatever leading Com
munists he could find and
jailed others. To deal with
the political dangers to Iraq,
Evening star., 1958-07-15

he arranged to have all po-
litical parties disbanded.
Though Mr.. Nuri stepped out
of the premiership many times,
he always was on tap as the
crowns adviser. Whenever
trouble arose, Mr.. Nuri always
called in his opposition-the
former Ministers and Prime
Ministers of the nation. None
was strong enough to oppose
him.
Scorned Opposition
Hot-tempered and given to
flareups Of passion, he was fiery
in debate and merciless in his
scorn of opposition.
Mr.. Nuri had other troubles
in his long and turbulent ca
|reer. Much of these troubles
could be traced to his son Sab
bah. Sabbah married an
Egyptian and had two sons,
During the Suez crisis, the
teen-age boys in London to
complete their studies, embar-
rassed their grandfather by
taking part in a pro-Nasser
demonstration.
Sabbah himself turned Mr.,
Nuri's hair gray. A military
aviation academy graduate,
Sabbah once flew a small plane
under a Tigris River bridge as
a stunt. Mr.. Nuri got him out
Iof the Air Force and into a job
with Iraqi Airways. But Sab
bah remained a two-f1sted fun
lover. frequently getting into
scrapes.
1.-TWO men have caused me
the most trouble in my politi-
cal life," Mr.. Nuri is quoted a.
having said. "One in CANA
Abdel Nasser. The other is my
son, Sabbah."
Evening star., 1958-07-15

There was nothing to fear and
nobody got panicky or wor-
ried," Capt, Hulburd reported
THE airport was very peace
full and nobody could think
there was a coup d'etat in the
country" he said. I'VE heard
there were pro government
demonstrations in Basra but
so far as know the demon
strators we're cheering the new
regime"
Curfew Shut Everything
The crew and passengers did
not try to go into town be
cause a curfew had closed about
everything" Capt. Hulburd
said. There was no radio con-
tact between Basra and Bagh-
dad. he added.
Before they were given per-
mission to leave. the two Iraqis
we're ordered on the plane and
returned home. Il understand
no Iraqi is allowed to leave the
country for the time being, t"
the pilot said.
One Of the passengers was
Morris Rush of Santa Maria.
Calf. an oil worker for the
Arabian American Oil Co., who
boarded the plane at Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia. Mr.. Rush said
he heard nothing to indicate
any trouble in Basra.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
TWA Pilot Reports
Quiet Time at Bosro

CAIRO, July is tP.-An
American airline pilot who was
grounded for is hours in Iraq
during the revolt there said
everything was very quiet" in
Basra.
Capt. John Hulburd of Upper
Black Eddy. Pa, landed his
Trans World Airline Constel-
lation in Cairo early today after
revolutionary forces which
seized the Basra airport al
lowed him to continue. The
plane was carrying 25 passen-
gers and q crew Of 10 from
Manila to New York.
Capt. Hulburd landed at
Basra, Iraq's Persian Gulf oil
port $50 miles southeast Of
Baghdad, picked up two Iraq
citizens and was about to take
of when told to wait.
Smooth Operation
About 40 Iraqi soldiers took
over the airport in a very
smooth manner" Capt. HUI
burd said. They placed three
machineguns around our air.
craft"
But the soldiers took of their
helmets and began chatting
with the passengers. who went
swimming and generally en-
joyed the wait. the pilot said.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Boy Wonder Was Dupe
In Deals, Letter Says !.

Cornucopia Gold Mines, Inc"
Mr.. Belle, called a hoy won-
der" financial wizard, was re-
ported missing from his Pitts
burgh Offices nearly two weeks
ago before several separate in
veStigations were launched into
his dealings. He headed East
ern Development and Cornu-
copia.
The letter expressed sorrow
for his sudden departure and
added:
II imagine that permanent
exile is punishment enough ioT
this"
At Rio de Janeiro he refused
yesterday to talk about his
financial operations. He was
located in an apartment to
which he moved after checking
out Of a hotel there last Satur-
day.
When the proper time
comes. I'll say everything nee
essary." Mr.. Belle said. Now
my wife and I want privacy"
Mr.. Belle said he moved from
the hotel to escape phone calls
from reporters.
The Bellies are sharing an
apartment with the Mitchell
Ostwinds, also of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Ostwind had been an asso-
ciate of Mr.. Belle in the United
States.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
business Failures in the weeI

Business Failures in the week
ended July 10 totaled 275
compared with 292 in the pre-
vious week and 256 in the like
week a year ago. = Dun &
Bradstreet.
Bendix Aviation Corp. an
nounced the receipt Of two
guided missile contracts total
ing $29 million from the Navy's
Bureau of Ordnance.
Shoe Corp. of Amer. sales in
4 weeks ended June 28 totaled
$6,503,82 down 500 from
1857; for 26 weeks ended June
28 $37,855.l36, up 0.3Tc from
1857.
A. S. Beck Shoe Corp. sales
in S weeks ended June %
totaled $4,S77, ,O63, down 2.7%o
from 1857; for 26 weeks ended
June % $27,s57, 1895, down $3.50
from 1857.
Britain exported about $58.S
million worth Of goods to the
United States last month -
down $4.2 million from June
1857. Total exports to the
United States for the first six
months were 8 per cent over a
year ago-British Board of
Trade.