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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Doctor Draws Fire

Dr. 1nomaS E. Mattlngly
complained that a washing
machine repairman charged
$685. for a 10 minute lob of
replacing a bolt that had
shaken loose.
Since the doctor takes the
empirical approach regarding
tradeSmen, let me cite my
experience with doctors. I
visited a doctor for two flu
shots. 1t took about 10 min
utes. The fee was $40. Later
at my Office the same shots
were available for 81. A pc
diatTician came to my home
to look at my little boy. He
was there 10 minutes. His
prescription cost me $4.85.
His fee was So.
I should think the doctor
would protect rather than ex-
pose a fellow professional"
Plumbers, after all, are close
ly related to the sanitary en-
cheering profession, which
some authorities tell us is as
important to public health as
is the medical profession.
ii. w.
X y y
DR.. Mattingly seems unable
to understand why people
other than medics have a
right to charge for their
services or to have a union.
! know of no union that has
less respect for the layman's
pocketbook than the union of
the medical PROFESSIONALISM
though they don't call it a
union. Paul A. Faris.
X X x
DR.. Mattingly complains
about a service charge by a
union the said) plumber of
$8.85 for fixing an electric
washing machine. BY i'm
plication he admits the job
was done right, and his ma
chine now does its job.
Yet this M. D., or perhaps
some other M. D., has enter
tanned that plumber in his
Office, waiting an hour and
a half for the M. D. to look
him over and tell him to give
the girl IS on his way out.
Or perhaps that plumber
called the M. D. for a house
call, for which the MD.
charged him 81 for Is min
uteS time. For Office calls
NJ. DIS charge IS, and with
perhaps 80 patients each day
that adds up almost to
plumbers wages.
DR.. Mattingly ends by
saying Il am in the wrong
business. Well, the plumbing
field is wide open.
Fred S. Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
She Was Invited

have read and reread the
lists of children and grand
children of Presidents at the
affairs here in Washington.
Who was so illbred as to snub
Margaret Truman Daniel
and her darling little boy?
Where is her name on the
list?
Mrs. Mildred n. Lacey.
Editors note: Mrs. DAN
iel declined an invitation to
attend, because Of an indis-
poSition.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL


The slightly inhuman
quality of birds is one of the
best things about them. 1t
gives the watcher a window
into the past, when life rose
out of the primordial slime.
This eerie quality is ap-
parent after a few minutes
watching, at any time of the
year, and in any situation.
Though the birds are hui
man, almost, in some ways,
over all they are and do rises
the dawn of life.
AS long as birds exist, we
will have this reminder of
the tremendous past; it will
not be necessary to quote
authorities and give figures.
x 4 x Il
The look in the bird eye,
for one thing.
That the eye is lidless is
no explanation. No, there is
more to that eye than that.
Serpents have such eyes and
something of the same look.
The close link between
birds and snakes is evident
even to the child.
The look of such an eye is
cold, perfectly inhuman. The
dog eye, the cat eye, these
and others, including the
hyena, have qualities close to
our own.
Their association over the
centuries has done something
to the minds behind the eyes.
1t is not difficult to attrib-
ute human qualities to dogs,
whose careers parallel ours
in many ways.
With the bird, it is difficult.
The bird knows us not, in
the open. and evidently does
not care for us at all.
The Gagged bird may come
to take on a closer resem-
blance to humanity. The
little parakeet in it's cage can
say a few words, although it
has no way of knowing what
they mean.
4 4 X
Another inhuman thing in
bird life is the feathers.
If we had never seen a bird
before, this odd clothing
would be never ceasing
thing to wonder over.
AS it is, we have seen so
many birds in a lifetime that
we tend to lose all wonder.
Loss of wonder is one OF
mans greatest failures.
1t is this loss Wordsworth
was thinking about when he
wrote the ode to Immortality,
not so much the transfer or
growth to manhood.
Loss of wonder assails us
every day. We become so &C
customed to it. in fact, we
even count it as gain to lose
it
Of course we are mistaken
in that. as in many of our
SO called mature outlooks. In
recent years, maturity has
been held up as something to
strive for. but many are now
beginning to feel that if atom
bombs are a sign of mature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry writer's correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
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sdtion.
ton, in fact, which Mrs. Luce
sustains-a heritage given us
by such firebrands as Patrick
Henry and Sam Adams. In
making such a comparison, Of
course, it is necessary to cast
Senator Morse in the villains
role of George III--but it
does appear that his person.
atty fits him admirably for
the part.
Betty r. Nesbitt
~ =
Senator Morse's perform
ance in the Clare Boothe
Luce controversy must have
caused Arthur Flemming of
Health, Education and We'll
fare great anguish.
Here we are, supposedly
enlightened citizens of a
great Nation spending mil
lions of tax dollars on men,
tai health programs, at
tempting, among many other
things, to erase the stigma
of psychiatric care.
Suppose Mrs. Luce had
consulted a psychiatrist. 1t
is an intelligent mot stupid
person, perceptive to his or
her own needs. who seeks
out psychiatrist.
Here we have Senator
Morse trying to find out
whether or not Mrs. Luce
sought psychiatric care, in
an attempt to discredit her
sanity.
1t is likely that Senator
Morse's own unconscious
emotional problems are func-
tionally impairing his intel
ligence. 1t is likely that he
needs to be referred to a
competent psychiatrist. 1t is
likely that Arthur Flemming
can suggest one.
Myrtle Augustin.
x x x X
How sad for the American
people that they must be
denied the further services
of an extremely capable
woman, both charming and
erudite, and who served them
so creditably as their rep
resentative in Italy.
Who will come forward
henceforth to be subjected
to inquisitionS conducted in
a climate of personal abuse
rather than pertinent inter-
rogation, for the privilege of
taking on the arduous, ex-
.penSive and thankless task
of serving us abroad?
Must we be content with
mediocrity and less in our
public servants because the
halls of Congress abound
with the mediocre and less?
The headline seekers have
done the American people a
great diSService.
Bebe X. PetrOu.
4 x x
Applause and accolades for
Senator Morse for his forth
right no-retreat stand against
the confirmation of Mrs. Luce.
One could wish we had more
lawmakers of his ilk. Senator
Morse has the courage of his
convictions, a quality all too
rare these days. And Mrs.
Luce's letter of resignation is
vindication for the Senator.
If any lingering doubts re-
manned as to the ENJOYS fit
ness for the post, one has
only to read her rambling
500-word letter.
AL. II.
4 + + X
OF all people to heap criti-
cism upon the head of some
one else, the good Senator
from Oregon should be the
last. For one so well-versed in
INDUCING in unpleasantries,
it is surprising that he him.
self is so very sensitive. The
Senator's behavior pattern
over the past few years has
been most unusual, even for
a member of Congress.
After having read the re-
marks made by the Senator
about Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce.
her rebuff to him was very
mild, to say the least. Frank
~. it should have been more
vitriolic.
Is there a code of ethics in
the Senate that requires col
leagues to rally round one
of their number who happens
to be the target of criticism?
We need more women like
Mrs. Luce to put them in
their places.
A. L. Bell.
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Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

A reader can get an answer. By
mail, TO any question OF fact BY
writing rhe Star Information Bu-
reau. 636 F street N W, Washington
4, D. C. Please enclose return post
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Luce and Morse

C. G. Van Schelvel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25


Chairman Murray Of the
the bill, still is confident that
the measure viii be approved.
But indications are that addi-
tional procedural safeguards
win be added to protect EN-
ployes.
A number of the committees
members, along with Federal
employe leaders, have declared
that employees in such cases
should be given the right to
know the charges against them
and the right TO confront and
cross-examine their accusers.
John Mozart, legislative di-
rector Of the American Fedora
ton Of Government Employees,
summed 1t up when he told the
House group during its hearings
on the bill:
THE AFGE fully supports an
adequate security program. But
such q program can be provided
without ignoring or infringing
upon the fundamental concept
Of democracy or the basic rights
Of the individual citizens"
Such employe safeguards, if
adopted by the committee,
would also be applied to the
present loyalty-security pro-
gram covering sensitive jobs in
Government.
The entire issue of an en-
ploye's right to confront his ,ac-
cuser is due to be ruled on soon
by the Supreme Court in the
Green case. The employee in
volved did not work for the
Government but for a company
which held a Government con-
tract In defense work. However,
since the principles involved
are the same, the decision could
apply TO the Federal service as
well.
USIA--The House has given
the United States Information
Agency exactly the same
amount Of money for fiscal
year 1860 that it had the past
year. All of which means that
the agency will retain it pres
ent number Of employees. but
will be unable to increase its
staff.
COMMITTEE CHANGE =
Representative lowering, DEM
ocrat of Ohio, a freshman
member Of the House Civil
Service Committee, has re-
signed to take another commit
tee assignment. He is being
replaced by Representative
Oliver. Democrat of Maine. also
q newcomer to Congress, who
requested the assignment. Mr..
Oliver is highly regarded by
Federal ernploye leaders.
- y
POSTMASTERS TRAINING
The Senate has approved and
sent to the White House the
use-passed bill extending the
Federal employees training act
to postmasters..
\ =
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Forty prominent Govern
inent and industrial scientific
and professional leaders will
lecture or participate in panel
discussions at the Civil Service
Commissions 8-day scientific
and professional management
institute which starts today
and will continue to June 8 at
Stone House. National Insti-
tutes Of Health at Bethesda.
y y II
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
United States Information
Agency has given outstanding
performance ratings to John
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity--Mostly
sunny with low humidity today.
Fair tonight, low 81. Some
cloudiness and warmer tonor-
row.
Maryland-Fair tonight, low
47-53 in the west and 50-58 in
the east. Mostly sunny tomor-
row, high. 1880.
Virginia-Fair in the east
and cloudy in the west tonight.
low near so in the extreme
northwest and in the sos else
where. Cloudy tomorrow with
scattered thundershowers in
the afternoon or evening in the
west, high 1880 in the extreme
northwest and 80-85 elsewhere.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds southeast,
1915 miles per hour tonight.
and south to southeast, 1920
miles per hour tomorrow.
Weather fair; visibility, 10
miles.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
For Washington and Vicinity
May $3.50
Temperatures will average 3
or 4 degrees above Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25

WEATHER FORECAST will be tonight in the Southern
mild the
Mississippi Valley Cooler weather expected from the Upper
Mississippi westward the Pacific Northwest and in parts
Midwest widespread
and thunderstorms-Ar Wrephoto map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25

tiles, principally to Bulgaria and
Romania.
The next largest item was
SIS million Of tobacco for East
Germany.
The department also au-
thorized shipment OF S50s ,0OC
of butyle alcohol to Czechoslo-
vakia and s675. 900 Of electrical
steel sheets to Poland.
Although Russias big poly
ethylene order was rejected
businessmen were allowed to
ship $I4S.00O worth OF this
plastic to Poland. An official
NOTED that the Government Ii
less strict about licensing ex-
ports to Poland. He said the
relatively small value Of the
Polish shipment also was q
factor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
Cathedral Open
To All Regardless
Of Denomination
BY the Associated Press

Washington National Cathe-
dral, where funeral services will
be held for Presbyterian John
Foster Dulles Wednesday, is adj
ministered by an Episcopal
foundation. But under its con-
stitution the cathedral is open
to all people regardless of de-
nomination.
Ministers of many denomina-
tons preach there, even at
Episcopal services.
That is why it is possible for
services to be held at the
Cathedral for Mr.. Dulles. The
cathedral will be turned over
to a Presbyterian church for
the services.
Another Presbyterian, Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, is buried
in a crypt at the cathedral.
For "a hours in advance of
the funeral services, the body
of Mr.. Dulles will rest in the
cathedral's Bethlehem Chapel
with an honor guard of service
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25

was looked on as q test Of
strength between adherents OF
Gov. Orval E. Faubus and citi-
zens protesting the firing Of
"A teachers and administrators
by the three segregationist
board members.
Also in the background Of the
clash are conflicting opinions
over the Governors closing Of
the city's four high schools to
prevent indignation.
Today's ballot carries the
names Of the six school board
members in alphabetical order.
After each name there are two
boxes to be checked "for" or
against" by voters in the Little
Rock school district.
A majority vote viii deter
mine whether each member win
be continued in Office or ousted.
If any board member Is voted
out, a replacement will be
named by the Pulaski County
Board of Education. Only one
member Of the flve-man county
board is a resident of the Little
Rock school district.
The "A teachers and admin
istrators were fired May 5. The
firing list was presented by the
segregationist board members.
The three moderates then
walked out of the meeting, say
ing that left no quorum.
No reason for the dismissals
was given at the time.
Later, however, Board Presi-
dent Ed /. Mckinley. jr., a seq
regationist, said that teachers
who believed the United States
Supreme Courts degeneration
decision was the law Of the
land have no place in our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25

school system, however quail
fed otherwise.
After the dismissal vote while
the three moderate board men,
bers were absent, a campaign
was started to recall the three
segregationist members - Mr.
Mckinley, Ben Rowland and
Robert Laster.
The campaign was spear
headed by the Committee to
Stop This Outrageous Purge,
made up of prominent profess
sional and businessmen.
Segregationist organizations,
leaders of which have called
the recall dispute the SHOW
down" in the school crisis,
quickly drew battle lines and
worked for the recall Of the
three moderate board members
who walked out of the May 5
meeting. These members, Ever
EFT Tucker, jr., Ted Lamb and
Russell Matson, jr., called the
firings illegal since their walk
out dissolved the meetings
quorum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
Toustmistress Club
Elects Supervisor

Mrs, Catherine Doherty, OF
1892 Piney Branch Court, Silver
Spring, was chosen supervisor
of the Northeast Region Inter-
national Toastmistress Club at
a meeting of the group Satur-
day in the Mayfiower Hotel.
Winners of the clubs annual
speech contest were Mrs. Wilbur
T. Dickson, Dearborn, Mich,
first place, and Mrs. Irene
Fauquher, Evansville, Ind,
second place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25

Auliclno. john Barker, Robert
Cook and Katharine .Kosmak.
Treasury's Bureau OF Ac-
counts has given beneficial sug-
gestion awards to Mrs. Mary
Allen. Robert Bailey and Mrs.
Joyce Nicely. =. The Govern
ment Printing once has given
meritorious suggestion awards
to Delmar Albertson. Dominick
Baiardo. Abner Bush, Daniel
Butts. Stephen Cooper. Waldo
Gaffney. Thomas Maggenti,
Janet Musser, Charles Preyer,
ljr., Teresa Robinson, John
Ryan and haywood Winslow,
jr. Warder Page has been
elected president Of Navy De-
partment branch. Federal
Employees Union No. 2. Ma
tional Federation Of Federal
Employees. Others elected were
Madileen Small, vice president;
Mrs, Dorothy Lewis. secretary,
and Mrs. Ruth Stewart, Miss
Small and Mrs. Lewis, mem
bers Of board Of representatives.
Paul Troy of Nays Blu
reau Of Ordnance has COM
pleted q management problems
for executives course at the
University of Pittsburgh.
Walter Reed Army Medical
Center has job openings for
refrigeration and air condi-
tioning mechanic. biologicals
production technician, and
medical technician. y. The
Civil Service Commission has
announced exams for farm
credit examiners, $685. to ST.
$50 a year, and medical tech
biologists. The National
Institutes Of Health has given
incentive awards to Richard
Low, Wilbern Cissell, Elmer
Norman. jr., Ruby Thompson,
Harry Marshall. Hanford Mox-
ley, Sandra Kamisar. Dale Pat
terson. Mildred Caulk, George
Cavey, James Hawkes., George
Hoff, John Peters, Elva Smith
lies. Arthur Washington, Helen
Wilson, Thomas Wintersteen,
Joan Bristow. Robert Eisel,
Webster Leyshon, Mary Nc
Ginniss, Betty Murphy, Robert
Scheme, Mary Strott, Rosemary
Thorwarth. Elsie Yanchulis,
Arthur Kirkpatrick, Gilbert
Frey, William Burk. Philip
Joram, John Mcclure, Clarence
May, Joseph Plass. Daniel Rice,
Sam Silverman, Marion Stein
barge, Vernon Taylor. More
awards in later columns.
Shiram Bapat, director Of the
United Nations Office for Pub
lie Administration, will adj
dress a luncheon of the WASH
Iington Chapter. American
Society for Public Administra-
ton, at 1890. pm. Wednesday
at the Occidental Restaurant
He will discuss Some Problems
OF Technical Assistance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
United States Information
Agency has given outstanding
performance ratings to John
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Electrical Industry
Booms IN Ercnce

MARsEILLE. The French
electrical equipment industry
Us expanding at a rate that
doubles production every six
years.
It's IT'S per cent gain last
year compared with IA per cent
for Italy. II per cent for Gers
many. 7 for Belgium, and 6 for
Great Britain. Employment in
the industry has reached 1885,
900 and the value Of exports is
at an sli-time high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
French Oil Output
Rises 44% in 1853

PARIs.-French oil produce
ton rose last year by A per
cent, reaching 100000 tons.
OF this, $4,000 tons came from
new fields in the French sa-
hara and French Equatorial
Africa. French refineries proc
essed 2s.7oO.OOO metric tons
last year, a 10 per cent gain.
Refining capacity was en-
larged to S5.oOO.OOO metric tons.
Present French oil reserves are
estimated at 400. 100000 metric
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25

POSTMASTERS TRAINING
The Senate has approved and
sent to the White House the
House-passe bill extending the
Federal employees training act
to postmasters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
Temperatures for Yesterday

Potomac River clear ct Harpers
Ferry and very muddy at Great Falls.
Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
U. 5. Approves
SIS Million in
Sales 10 Reds
By tbs Associated Press

United States businessmen
sought Government permission
TO ship nearly $22 million worth
of goods to Iron Curtain coun-
tries during January-March Of
this year. They we're turned
down on all but $6.626,00O
worth.
Reporting this yesterday, the
Commerce Department said the
value Of rejected applications
was swelled by its refusal to
approve these three big orders
from Russia:
$1O.361, 900 worth of poly
|ethylene plastic which, an Of
fetal said, might have military
use If converted into certain
forms.
$2,468,00O Of carbon-welded
pipeline. Commerce Secretary
Strauss personally disapproved
this shipment as not in the
United States national interest,
The order had been turned
down twice before.
$i,850.000 Of stainless steel
sheets and plates.
Quarter Total Down
The $e,626.0OO of approved
exports compared with s10.-
213, 900 in the proceeding quar-
ter when licenses were sought
for SIC million of goods.
The department spoke in a
quarterly report on United
States trade with the Com
munist bloc. Such trade is
tightly restricted to prevent
war-useful goods from goins to
the Reds. American trade with
Red China is banned alto
gether.
Less than 100000 of the
commodities licensed in the
first quarter were ordered by
Russia.
United States exports to
Russia and her European satel-
lites totaled SIPS million in
1858 compared with $86H mil
lion a year earlier.
The United States imported
about $685. million of goods
from these same countries last
year, compared with SCI million
in 1857.
Seed Shipments
More than one-third Of the
value of approved licenses in
the first quarter of 1859 rep
resented corn, seed corn and
other seed. The department
approved shipment of $2.3 mil
lions worth of these commodi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
Little Rock Is Voting
On School Board Row

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May rs CAP)-The controversy
over school Indignation in Little Rock reaches another
critical point today with school board recall election
At stake all six seats the board-now evenly
divided between segregationists and moderates
The elecon-expected to draw record vote Of $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-25
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Loyolty-Security Bill
Gets Delay I reotment
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
star star writer

The bill to extend the Governments loyaltysecuy pro-
gram Jobs has been slowed down In the House
Civil Service Committee because Of the OF Of its
members the rights that should be accorded
ployes involved in these
Chairman Murray Of the committee co-sponsor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-10

District and vicinity-Partly
cloudy tonight; low near 70.
Considerable cloudinesS and
continued warm tomorrow with
scattered showers or thunder
showers.
Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
might with a chance of a few
! showers in the southeast; low
near 10 in the southeast and in
. the COS elsewhere except in the
sos in the mountains. Rather
, cloudy and humid tomorrow
: with scattered showers and
! thundershowerS.
! Maryland-Fair tonight; low
in the sos in the west and in
a the COS in the east. Rather
, cloudy tomorrow with scattered
. showers likely and a little
warmer in the west.
. Lower Potomac and Chesa-
d, peake Bay-Easterly winds of
, 10 miles per hour or less be-
coming southerly at 1920 miles
, per hour tomorrow. Variable
(: cloudiness with scattered show
. ers over the southern bay to-
! night covering the entire area