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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Bolivia Incidents

I am moved to comment
on the articles by ConStan-
tine Brown and David Law
renee relating to the Incl
dents in Bolivia caused by
Time magazine reports. Or
so states Mr.. Brown! This
case should not lay the
blame to Time magazine but
to the author of the remark
who, whether foolishly or
carelessly, did not heed his
official capacity. What are
State Department employees,
and every American citizen
for that matter, abroad. but
representatives of the United
States in general and in the
former case, the United
States Government specifi-
cally? No justification can
result from implying blame
in the Bolivia case to the
Time editors. A member of
our State Department, solely
and particularly, committed
this faux pas" of diplomacy.
l was in Venezuela when
Vice-President Nixon was so
Shamefully received and Of
fensively treated. But his re-
ception was not entirely due
to Communist agitation. The
Venezuelan laborer and citi-
zen with whom ! worked
and associated. held resent
ment and malice for much of
the United States deeds and
policies for time prior to Mr..
Nixon's arrival
And SO, what patriotic,
true-blooded American would
take lying down the re-
mark that "the only solu-
ton to the United States
problems is to abolish the
United States" were it to
come from a foreign edi-
torial or periodical?
Donald ]. Angel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Wronq Legislator

In a recent letter about
Montgomery County'S liquor
laws, which was printed in
The Star, I mistakenly at
tributed to Blair Lee III a
statement which was actually
made by Alger Barbee, to the
effect that proponents Of Mr..
Barbee's liquor bill were on
the golf course" while the
measure was being discussed
publicly in Wheaton High
School.
With The Stars indulgence,
I'd like to apologize to Mr..
Lee for this mistake and to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
VISTAS IN SCIENCE

BY THOMAS R. HENRY

pense Of the cells own life
and function. This parasitism
may be latent and symptom
less. or explosive and destruc.
tive. A yellow fever infection.
for instance, may represent q
massive attack on body cells.
It has been estimated that o
thousand million virus par
ticles may be produced during
an attack.
"The body's defense system
normally responds with re-
markable speed. Antibodies
against the invader are man
ufactured that adhere to the
molecules or microorganisms
against which they are devel-
oped: Once activated, the
defenses often remain for
months, years or a lifetime.
Antibodies may be stimulated
by vaccines. They are ready
to 20 into immediate action
II a virulent form Of the
microbe is encountered"
Some Of the new-found
members Of the family are
definitely very dangerous.
Such. for example. is the So
called "salivary gland virus"
studied at the National Insti-
tutes Of Health. In at least
10 per cent Of healthy nurs-
cry age children in cities 1t is
found to be dormant, but In
some cases It causes destruc-
tive degenerative disease in
various organs. Generalized
infection may cause death.
It also Is known to attack
the central nervous system
in early infancy, or even be-
fore birth. resulting in men.
tai deficiency.
New Types Found
The most recently discov-
cred family was found by
NH workers in an orphanage
near Washington where
more than 1000 intestinal
tract infections of some sort
were observed in three years
among so children between
6 months and 3 years Of age.
Nineteen different virus types
have been recovered from
these youngsters, several OF
which are new to science.
Some Of the group are known
to be capable Of causing a
type Of meningitis often mis-
diagnosed as pollomen1ng1tlS.
The turnover in the nurs-
cry. reports DR.. Leon Rozen
Of the NH staff, Is relatively
rapid. As a result Of the
continuous introduction Of
new children and conse-
quently, it is likely. Of new
viruseS, there Is q great deal
Of minor illness through the
year. Many Of the children
with the new viruses had ILL
ness characterized by head
colds, Inflammation Of the
throat. and fever. The role
Of the viruSes in these i'll.
neSSes has not been deter.
mined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

throat, a voice speaking real
words. and. what is more,
words made into sentences
making complete sensel
You can't beat that.
\ . 4 \
ParakeetS can get out Of q
house through a door barely
opened, or a window down q
mere crack.
Even If they escape, there
is a flfty-fifty chance they
can be found again.
1t is always a good thing,
therefore. to teach these mar
vels to know their own tele-
phone number and house ad.
dress.
1t may be a few days, after
being taken in, before they
give a clue to their identity,
but they will eventually, to
the delight of all concerned.
y 4
"ALDIE, Va.
Dear Sir:
i enjoy your column so
much in The Star. Now I
want to ask you about a bird
or -owl, I don't know what it
is called. We see them only
when we are blowing in fields,
then they fly after the trac-
tor, apparently for worms in
newly turned ground. Some
times they fly so close you can
feel wind from their wings.
They are larger than a
pigeon. not as large as a duck,
have web feet but do not have
a bill like a duck; are white
and gray. Would like to know
the name, also where they
stay, as we see them only in
the field when blowing.
yours truly. H. D. M"
Obviously these are gullS Of
some kind, probably herring
or ring-necked gullS.
These birds love to follow
the pillow. They come from
the Potomac River and up
the creek, since they can fly
inland for many miles. Gulls
from California once saved
the Utah settlers, and there
is a monument to them at
Salt Lake City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25

Eighty new viruses tnfeSt-
ing humans have come TO
light In the past 10 years.
These are in addition TO
the previously known agents
Of such maladies as small
pox. yellow fever, measles,
mumps, some forms Of In
fiuenza and a host Of other
highly infectious maladies.
The total number known In
the world, both plant and
animal. now exceeds 800.
Effects Of most Of these
newly discovered SENIOR
ganisms," which have many
Of the attributes Of life al
though they cannot actually
be described as alive, remain
unknown. Some may be
harmless. Some may be re-
sponsible for unknown or
hitherto misdiagnosed dis
ease.
The estimate is that Of SCI
entists of the Public Health
Service National Institutes of
Health where some Of the
major discoveries have been
made. These include groups
of viruses responsible for
some types OF Colds" espe-
cially in children.
Escape Microscope
Most Of the new agents are
far too small to be seen with
the ordinary microscope.
What they look like has been
known only with the perfec-
ton Of the electronic micro
scope. Most Of those affect
ing man appear to be spheri-
cal. Those found in plants
are elongated particles. The
largest known, which causes
psittacoSis or parrot fever,
has a diameter of 83,000th
Of an inch. the smallest OF
one 2,500,000th. This range
bridges the gap between pro-
tein molecules and bacteria,
They always have beer
mysterious since their dis.
covery about 40 years ago
But" says a Public Health
Service bulletin, "the sum o.
definitive information about
them is now growing rapidly
"Viruses have been callet
living chemicals 1t is evil
dent that they have impor'
tant attributes Of livinl
things-ability to achieve re-
production, variation and Sc
lective survival. Component!
that are characteristic O
living organisms have beer
identified in the viruses. Tn
influenza agent, for example
contains not only largl
amounts of nucleoprotein bu
also carbohydrate and a
least three forms Of fat.
But the viruseS cannot sur
vive and multiply away fror
other living matter. They i'm
pei the cell to supply tn
chemicals they need for re
production. even at the ex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
LETTERS TO THE STAR

commend him In his efforts
to bring about improved
Montgomery County and
Maryland government.
Herbert Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25

Pen names may be used n
letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-25
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

leader can get an answer. py
mail t. any question OF fact By
WritinR The star Information Bu-
reau. 635 ? street NV Washington
D c Please lnclose return post
envelope
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-08-27

Reg. 5.9s. low button style
with striped edging, metal
buttons. Small, med, large.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
BY DAVID BARNETT
North American Newspaper Allan,

GoEtu American NeNspapcr A4lAuCe
The chief Of this country's
civil defense planners says de-
velopment work on a cheap,
bantam, family alarm system
for disaster alerts has been 90
per cent completed.
Leo A. Hoegh, former gover-
nor Of Iowa and now director
of the once of Civil and De-
fense Mobilization, said 1000
Of the devices would be installed
early next year in a mass test
to convince utility companies
that the system works and to
persuade them to invest in the
operation.
The device. known as the Ma
tional Emergency Alarm Re-
peater (NEAR). plugs into any
ordinary electric socket. When
activated, by Transforming part
Of the 60-cycle power into q
240-cycle signal, the small de-
vice emitS a loud. insistent
buzzing noise.
Supplement to Sirens
Mr.. Hoegh said in an inter-
view that the Federal agency
has great confidence in NEAR
as a supplement to the already
installed siren system.
The director said the gadget
proved to the satisfaction OF
the agency in a 150-unit test in
Michigan last year, would pro-
vide an excellent warning sys-
tenn for natural dangers, such
as tornadoes, as wen as for
man-made disasters, such a.
an atomic attack.
Development work. done un-
der contract from the Govern
ment since 1856, has cost about
81 ,250. 900, he said. The research
was handled by Midwest Re-
search Institute, Kansas City.
Mo. Test receivers are being
produced by RBM Co., Logans-
port, Ind. The special signaling
equipment was constructed by
the General Electric Co.
The individual receivers
would cost 81 to IS apiece and
would use electricity costine
about so cents a year. Mr.
Evening star., 1959-12-02

ties viii bear this expense e. Q
public service.
Because all power networks
In the country are intercon-
nected, an alert originating at
a key generator could be flashed
throughout the Nation.
The mass test, to be held in
January or February, probably
viii take place on the utility
network Of the Consumers Pow
er Co. in Michigan, which CO.
operated in the smaller test
last year.
Mr.. Hoegh said he planned
to ask Congress for a little
money-''less than 81 million"
in the next fiscal year to
keep the program going.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Disaster Alarm System
For Homes Developed

Hoegh anticipates that, because
the disaster insurance offered
by the devices is so good, indiv-
idual homeowners will be will
ing to buy and plug them in at
their own expense.
Nationwide Signal
Installing the activating g
equipment on the power lines
might cost some $40 million,
but there is q chance the utili-
Evening star., 1959-12-02

. 403l S. Capitol St.
atlantic Shopping Center
34ll Connecticut Ave-, NV.
Cleveland Park Shopping Center
3430 Wisconsin Ave-, NV.
Friendship Shopping Center
Main Office, 18th St. and New York
Ave-, NV, The World Corner
Evening star., 1959-12-02

1nterState's high-octane 40 dividend
gets your savings program off to a fast
getaway. 40 dividend paid quar-
terly helps put you behind the wheel
sooner. Proceed at maximum legal
speed to our nearest office.
Evening star., 1959-12-02

You'll do happt shopping
ngton
and dpays variety of
derf parking?
stores and institutions Shop
blem in their and windows provide you
parking protected parking
downtown Washington and many
you shop day night you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

opy Of elms. They may be more
expensive to care for. but J
believe they are worth It..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Mrs. Aliens Lecture
Aids Garden Week

The Garden Club Of Warren
County Is planning o lecture
and demonstration ON "Japa-
nese Flower Arrangement,
March 10. by Mrs. Frank A.
Allen, jr.. outstanding student
of Ikebana and honorary
chairman Of the. Washington
Chapter Of Ikebana Interna-
tional.
The lecture will begin at 2
pm. at the Virginia Gentlemen
Club In Front Royal. Va, and
the entire proceeds will 60 To
the Historic Garden Week
fund. Tickets will be % and
may be obtained from any club
member. Tea viii be served
following the demonstration.
Mrs. E. J. Kerfoot. $40 Salem
avenue, Front Royal. Is chair
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
AnnuoI 'FoniIies'
Aid Garden Effects

Garden design is limited
cnly by the gardeners imagi-
nation. with the many. many
species Of annual flowers whose
seed is now commercially
available.
With q little planning, the
gardener can produce continu-
Gus bloom throughout the
growing season In q vide va
riety OF sun and soil conditions.
Nv. sowing appropriate annual
Species. he can eat his cake
and have It. too-produce. q
rainbow Of color for his
grounds and. at the same time,
bring the beauty Of fresh-cut
flowers into his home.
For best effects, even self
seeding" ANIMALS should be
sown fresh each year, in order
to maintain the carefully de-
veipped colors and sizes which
have been achieved by horti-
cultural scientists.
Three Of the most popular
and hardy ANIMALS are zinnias.
petunias and marigolds.
zinnias are easily grown in
all sections Of the country.
Among varieties which give
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

one Of the broadcast ranges II
color. flower size and plan
height in the annual category
are (from top) dahlia lowered
Linearis, Lilliput. Californis
giant, fantasy. Mexican and
scabiosa.
Petunias, popular border
flowers. flourish in sunny OF
partly shady areas. They are
suitable also for window boxes
hanging baskets and rock walls
Some varieties are counter
clockwise. from top left
striped. giant, dwarf, double
frilled.
Marigolds may be sown a.
late as June for fall blooming,
which continues until hard
frost. Among varieties are
commemorative, from tor
left) carnation type. double
French. button. chrysanthe-
mum, single French.
Dianthus varieties (pinks)
have q long Towering season
In the species are such varie-
ties as (counterclockwise, from
top left) rock pink. carnation,
Chinese pink. Dianthus plum
arts and Sweet William.
Asters yield long-lasting cut
flowers and are especially suited
for bouquets. Types include
such varieties as (counterclock-
wise. from top left) ball. single,
two commercial varieties and
giant California sunshine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Pinecrest Club
Dates Show-SuIe

Pinecrest Garden club win
hold its annual flower show
and plant sale at Belvedere
School. S2l3 Columbia pike.
Fairfax County, Va, May %.
from 3 to 8 pm. The theme
viii be The Good Earth. .
Chairman is Mrs. d. Allen Pace
with Mrs. Emil H. Bachschmid.
jr.. honorary chairman. Mrs.
George A. Murrow I'll. 4-758D
Is schedule chairman. Commit
tee chairmen include Mr.. Elmer
Higgins. Mrs. Edward L. Gates.
Mrs. Robert M. Whiting. Mrs.
Roger McAleer. Carl Dreaming,
Mrs. Robert F. Davis. Mrs.
Martin Bartel. Mrs. Elmer Hig-
gins, Mrs. Hoyle Taylor. Mrs.
Cecil E. Nickel. Mrs. Milton
Wiser. Mrs. Ernest A. King and
Mrs. Elmer Wiser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Rolling Spring Lawn
Muy Iniure II

Never roll Q spring lawn sim
ply to make It smooth.
The only reason for rolling
Is to press back into the soil
the grass plants heaved UP by
alternating freezing and thaw-
ing. Thus. the lawn should
not be rolled when It is too
wet-if your shoes get damp
Just from walking on it-for
TO roll then viii only compact
the soil. Most soils need aerat-
ing rather than packing. A bal
last type roller is often best to
use since with It one can regu-
late the weight Of the roller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Book Identifies
Over 100 Trees

II you've ever had trouble
identifying the trees you see
in the woods and parks. then
another book may be for you.
This one. also priced at $40.
identifies more than 100 trees
by means Of photographs. and
is published by M. Barrows q
Co., Inc, Of New York.
Here you find trees photo
graphed In every season and at
every stage Of growth. There
are photographs Of bark and
twigs. buds and flowers, and
leaves.
The text is by George w. d.
Symonds, q landscape archi-
tect OF Wilton. Conn.,, and the
photographs are by Stephen v.
Chelminski. also Of Wilton. and
together the authors have pro-
duced one Of the best guides
for the amateur that I have
ever seen.
1t is as easy to work as turn
ing the pages in q book. Let's
say I've found a leaf and want
to find out what tree 1t came
from. The leaf Is a compound
one. containing five leaflets,
and I find under the leaf Sec
ton Of the book that 1t is o
hickory. nut which one?
There is a key number under
the leaf, so I turn to the proper
page and find I've picked the
leaf Of a shagbark hickory tree.
There is a picture Of the whole
tree. matched with its leaf, and
there are the pictures Of other
hickories and their leaves also.
So. I've not only learned
which is the shagbark, but I've
learned to identify the mock
ernut. the pignut and the Bit
ternut as well. And just to be
sure, ! turn to the pages with
detail photographs Of the bark
Of these trees so that I will
know them in the season when
there are no leaves.
I've already found out that
the big tree in my back yard
is q buckeye and not q horse
chestnut, and that the leaves
I picked from q small tree in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
TreeMointenonce Book
Gives Sound Advice

At last ! win be able to get
to the Job Of fixing the hole in
the maple tree that shades our
back terrace. The reason is
that ] have been reading q
book. and the book goes about
telling me just how to mix
cement to use in repairing my
tree.
The book adds that ! should
not attempt to do q tree repair
Job that is beyond me. In
other words. leave the hard
jobs TO the experts, which !
am perfectly willing to do.
The book I have been reading
Is Tree Maintenance" by DR..
p. p. Prone. plant pathologist
of the New York Botanical
Garden and former associate
professor Of plant pathology
at Cornell and Rutgers Univer-
stiles. It was first published
in 194l as Maintenance of
Shade and Ornamental Trees"
and the new edition has been
brought up to date by the
author. It is now published
again by the oxford University
Press. Inc. and sells for $40.
That, admittedly. is q steep
price, but ! believe the book is
worth IL to any who have more
than q passing interest in
trees. Certainly for the city
planner or for those charged
with the responsibility Of Sc
lecting and caring for trees, 1t
Is well worth the money.
DR.. Prone believes that the
low-growing trees. such as some
Of the ashes and the Towering
cherries. are far more suitable
for planting on city streets
than the elms and oaks. once
considered standard. He be-
lieves also that low-growing
trees are more suitable for
many Of the new homes being
built today.
And. best Of all, he provides a
list Of both low and standard
trees. complete with description
and characteristics. I've al
ready decided that III have to
plant at least q half dozen
Of his selections.
But I'm not going to COM
pletely forsake the elms and
oaks. I would not like to
imagine some Of our Washing
ton streets without their cam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Keep Yard, Stores
Safe for Children

You can start now to make
this summer safe as well a.
enterprising in your garden
ing work.
Check now all the equip
ment in the basement. Make
certain 1t is functioning prop
erly. After working outside.
survey the yard to be sure no
npturned rakes or sharp-edged
tools remain exposed to en-
danger youngsters and pets.
Keep fuels and chemicals
safely out Of reach Of inquisi-
tive. sticky little fingers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

the woods last fall were actu-
ally maple leaves - from a
mountain maple, which looked
q little more like q grape than
q maple.
II I keep reading, first thing
I know I'll be better at identi-
tying trees than Tweed Howser
u. e. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
GuIIery to Provide
Lectures to Groups

A slide lecture. prepared by
Noel Smith. National Gallery
of Art horticulturist. will be
given in the gallery's audito-
rum to garden groups Of this
area who make arrangements
for them through the building
superintendent's office.
The gallery has a large COL
lection Of plants. many Of
which have been Handicapped
into the surroundings. The gall
lery operates greenhouses.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-05-23
Negro Publisher
Is Southern Uni.
Commencement
Speaker

Baton Rouge, La, May 49,
John Harold Johnson, president
of johnson Publishing Company
Chicago, ILL.,, will be the Com
mencement Speaker at Southern
University, Monday, June 1, it has
been announced by DR.. F. G. Clark,
president of Southern.
DIR. Clark further announced
that Rev. William ]. Faulkner, pas
tor, The Congregational Church
of Park Manor, Chicago, ILL.,, will
be the Baccalaureate Speaker,
Sunday, May 81.
Johnson, who is publisher and
editor of Ebony, Tan, Jet and
Hue, began early in the field of
journalism. While at DuSable
High School, Chicago, he was ed
itor of the schol paper, editor of
the class yearbook, as we'll as
serving as president of the student
council and president of his class.
After attending classes at Chi
cago and Northwestern UNIVERSE
ties, Johnson became assistant edi-
tor of company publication for
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-05-23

Rust College President
Receives Honorary Degree
Holly Springs, Miss.-Dr. Ear
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-05-23

In welcoming the Jeanes Super
visors and members of the Board of
Directors of the Southern Educa-
ton Foundation, the sponsoring
agency, DR.. L. H. Foster, Presi-
dent of Tuskegee Institute, said,
"In welcoming you back to Tuske-
gee Institute for the Jeanes Gold
en- Jubilee Convention, l am re-
minded of the kinship which you
share with Tuskegee Institute as
a pioneering body that has devoted
it's entire energies toward helping
humanity"
Conferred around the theme: "A
Challenge For the New Era of
Exploration In Education" the As
sociation, in addition to the serv-
ICES of DR.. F. D. Patterson as
speaker and consultant. brought in
DR.. Kimball Wiles, Professor Of
Education and Assistant Dean Of
Education, University of Florida,
formerly of New York University,
and DR.. Jane Franseth, Specialist
for Rural Education, U. S. Office
of Education, as resource persons.
Attendance for the two meetings
numbered 225. Thirteen of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-05-23
Seek Truth Piney
Woods Grads Told

PINEY WOODS.-The Rev. DIR.
H. Eugene Peacock of Mobile, Ala,
told graduating students of Piney
Woods Country Life (Negro)
School they must form their own
rules of conduct, but based on
Christian love.
DR.. Peacock, pastor of st. Fran
els st. Methodist Church, deliv-
cred the baccalaureate address at
the Rural School Sunday.
= In this topsy-turvy, swiftly
changing world" he said, st is
extremely important that we To-
cate, identify and commit ourselves
to some fundamental truths"
He described Christian love as
creative and sacrificial good will
based on these words of Christ.
"You shall love the Lord, your
God, with all your heart, mind,
soul and strength and you
shall love your neighbor as your