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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
BY ISABELLE SHELTON
star star Writer

star star Writer
The visitor from Indonesia
leaned timidly over the water
fountain. As a great squirt OF
water gushed forth. he leaped
back in CONSERVATION.
Miss Margaret oDonoshue
rose from her desk across the
room and gently showed the
stranger how TO modulate the
flow Of water.
The scene, or a similar one
sometimes involving opera
ton Of the telephonel occurs
almost every day in Washing
ton international Center,
1920 Rhode Island avenue.
The State Depaltment-spon-
sored receiving station set
up to orient foreign citizens
who come to this country on
leader exchange programs, is
run by the American Council
on Education.
Visitors spend a week or
10 days at the center before
going out across the country
to pursue whatever line OF
study has brought them here.
In addition to orientation
lectures during the day, the
center gives tender. thought
full attention to the visitors
evening hours, High point is
q visit to an American family,
quite often at dinnertime.
The Origin
The evening program came
about, Miss O'Denoghue re-
calls, when 1t became APP
parent that the original pro-
gram of daytime lectures
only (held first at the YMCA,
in l950), did not fully meet
the visitors needs.
1--WE found they would go
back to their hotel rooms at
5 in the afternoon and sit
staring at the wall all even
ing" she recalled. Their
weekends were equally dis
NAL"
The family visits have
proved extraordinarily effec-
tive Miss O'Donognue be-
lieves.
The plan is unique in that
sit is a contribution that can
be made only by the Ameri-
can family in its home" Miss
O'Donoghue pointed out.
"You couldn't buy this stuff
the good will that is gen.
Grated.
"All the big formal recep-
tions in the world would not
do it. Nothing takes the place
of having a stranger come to
your table and offering him
a chance to be a part Of your
family life. 1t is the most
intimate, personal - and
: therefore warmly welcome
gesture that can possibly be
made"
Future Leaders
The visitors, she added.
are "the future leadership of
their countries" They al
ready are technical experts
or at cabinet or subcabinet
political levels. They are the
prime ministers and presi-
dents of the future"
The center urges its host
families to continue about its
normal pursuits, in every way
possible.
AFTER all. that's what the
visitor wants to see, the
American family as it really
is, not some slicked-up Sun
dsv-bect version sn" eeid.
IF you make a production
out of it, your guests will
sense it, and it will not be as
much fun"
The people with the most
kids are the ones who can
always seem to tuck one more
in" she said appreciatively.
That's just the way it should
be. 1t should be as simple as
putting another plate on the
table.
Families take their visitor
on to whatever they had
planned for the evening,
sometimes a PTA meeting. or
a concert or a visit to the
neighborhood supermarket.
She recalled one young
couple, both of whom worked,
who had agreed to take home
three Japanese visitors for
dinner in their small apart
ment.
They had picked up the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

at the airport, as well as TO
entertain visitors in their
homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

tional Center. which leans
heavily on volunteers to man
the centers and meet arrivals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

this time from India. Like
many of the visitors, he tele-
phoned the family he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

dined with. when he came
back through Washington at
the conclusion Of his train
ing period. They invited him
out. 1t was a Saturday after
noon. and they were all out
in the back yard. building an
outdoor fireplace.
Later that night, as they
sat eating hamburgers grilled
on the new fireplace. the fam
fly asked the visitor what he
was bringing back TO his own
family In India"
Holiday Guests
Blue jeans" he said. II
have decided that that is the
symbol Of the American fam
lily. Everyone works. And blue
jeans are a symbol Of hard
work, because they wear very
well. I'm taking them home
to my kids, not this cowboy
stuff"
Thanksgiving. Christmas
and other holidays used to
be difficult days to recruit
host families, Miss O'Don-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

STORE HOURS: Mondays. 1890 10 2; Tues
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 10 6;
ThUrsd - and fridays, 10 TO 2. Free
Pos"i''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
RUGS AND cARPETINc

1895 H-Pile All Wool Carpet Installed 50. I'd. l45o
Installed wall lowell loom cushion eolers.
l2.s5 Al-WooI Textued corpet Installed So I'd. $50
Ins'oed woI-OwoI wofHe cushion PIoin twseds.
l4.o5 AII-Woo Wilton Carpet lnstoIled So I'd. ll.5o
lnsioled wal-owol woffe cushion S eoers.
IS. so Black and White Tweed 9xIz Rug ----- $3.50
1885 Black and White Tweed l2xl6 Rug -------7sSo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
3-Pc. Chrome
Dinette Sets
Were 1925
28.88

lust 10 sets; by lloyd. White
\ mahogany top tobIe. 2 white
gold Plastic ehoirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22
SeoIy Mattress
and Boxspring
Just IS Sets to Sell
$3.50

Single or double bed sire; }
innersprinq with heavy cover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

. l4l Dining TobIes . 50 Desks . 642 Pic
lures . 594 Occasional TobIes l42 Bedroom
Suites . 672 Dining Chuirs 81 Mirrors
. II SIeepers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-22

Odd lots modern night stands
in buff. ioosi. silver. beige and
seofoom finishes.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Masonry Homes
Get New Color

There's a new era of smart color
styling ahead for homes built of
masonry materials. Brick, concrete,
stucco and concrete block houses
can now match the bright, attrac-
tive faces of their wooden neigh
bors.
This colorful promise is made
by Guy Winebrenner, manager of
the Sherwin- Williams branch at 2
s. Walnut st. He can make it with
confidence, he says, because of a
new type paint.
1.-THE paint is Loxon Exterior
Masonry Paint, Winebrenner ex-
planned Thanks to the imaginative
chemists who developed it, gay
colors that keep their beauty for
years can now be applied to what
has always been problem sur
faces"
The problem surfaces he refers
to are masonry surfaces, includ-
ing tile, asbestos siding and such
newer materials as Transite and
Flaxboard.
Alkali Is Culprit
''The Alkali naturally present in
these materials is mighty hard on
paint. Winebrenner pointed out.
at is largely responsible for the
cracking, chipping and peeling that
make many owners of masonry
homes so unhappy about painting.
"I.oxon is completely alkali-proof.
Hence it doesn't suffer from the
difficulties alkali causes. Instead, it
stays on masonry surfaces for a
long, long, time; and its color re-
mains fresh and lively for an
equally long period"
r Currently, 25 colors are offered.
These range from a deep Mayfair
Brown to light Springtime Yellow
and a bright white.
Included are sophisticated beiges,
warm pinks and number of
green's and blues.
Besides it's .built-in beauty and
long life. Loxon has outstanding
ease of application, Winebrenner
observed 1t may be applied by
brush, roller or spray and painting
tools can be readily cleaned with
soap and water
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
DAGSBORO
Mrs. Marguerite Gray
Rodney 1851

Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Davidson on the birth OF
a baby girl born, April 9Th, in
Salisbury Hospital, named Trena
Nan. mother and baby came home
Saturday.
The Young Adult Fellowship
class served their annual covered
dish supper in the Fire Hall, Fri
day evening, April 10th. Invited
guests and members attending, As.
Mr.. Andrew Buck" Long who
has been confined in AIbemarle
Hospital Elizabeth City, N. c., for
six weeks suffering cuts of the
face and neck received from a
truck accident of the highway in
that locality. He is expected to re-
turn home soon.
A surprise stork shower was
given to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Baker
by Mrs. Elwood Wharton of Ocean
View and Mrs. Lewis Powell, at
the home of Mrs. Powell, Thursday
Fevening, April 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Violi of
Baltimore, Nd, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Millard West.
Mr.. Endre Dane left on Saturday,
April 18th to spend two weeks in
Cleveland, Ohio attending a study
course at Bailey's Meter School.
Mr.. Dane is employed at the Della
ware Power and Light Company
Plant.
Master Craig Banks son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Banks celebrated
his 10th birthday on Tuesday, April
18th with dinner and refreshments
ice cream and cake. Mr. Joseph
Clauser and two children, Ronnie
and Angela of Gravel Hill attend
ing the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Filings
worth and son, Tommy and Joie
were dinner guests on Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bloodsworth,
Salisbury, Md,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Davidson
entertained last Saturday to dinner
the following guests: Mrs. Mar
garet Morris, Mrs. Roxie Long, Mrs.
Lurena Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
B. Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Davidson and son, Dugles of Ocean
View, and Mr.. and Mrs Louis
Lynch and sons, Eric, Dennis.
Pvt. Marvin Steen of Norfolk,
Va, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Steen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Battan and chill
dren, John, Jr., and Robert of Adel-
phi, Md, spent last week with Mr..
and Mrs, Warren Banks.
Mrs. Lima Cobb has been verv
i'll the past week suffering with
virus.
Miss Patsy Fisher spent the
weekend with Miss Eloise West.
The six year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester ,Littleton. Wavne. who
has been in the Milford Hospital
for sixteen days returned home on
Thursday much improved.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
ROXANA
Mrs. Alice Lockwood
Phone Selbyville 1851

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Murray had
as their dinner guests Saturday
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray of George
town, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wilgus
and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Muir
ray of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Oakley held
an open house Saturday, March IL
IN observance of their 50th wed
ding anniversary. Congratulations
and many more happy years to-
gether.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vo1lie Lynch spent
Monday and Tuesday in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Hickman and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wilmer
and family were dinner guests last
Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Hickman, near Ocean City.
Mrs. Hurley Dennis has returned
home from the Peninsula General
Hospital In Salisbury, and is now
improving at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A ID. Johnson have
purchasedFth farm of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Oakley. near town.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17

Star actor of stage and screen
Thomas Mitchell, was first a news
paper reporter.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17

The State of Louisiana was ad-
mitted to the union in 1912. w. G.
G. Claiborne was governor.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17

Many of the languages in South
east Asia and Indonesia have never
been written, only spoken.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

SALESMAN-Do you want to
increase your earnings? Here is
the opportunity you have been
waiting for. A selling career to
ambitious person willing to
work and learn the LIP bottled
gas business. One of the fastest
growing industries in the coun-
try today. We are a growing
company that sells only reputa-
BILE and well-known brands of
appliances. For example: we
sell gas ranges, water heaters,
built-in ranges, house heating
equipment, etc. For further in.
formation come in or call The
Parlett Gas Co., Rockville, Md.
Phi. Pc. 2-43S3. 1t.1Q15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
REAL ESTATE

8 ACRE SMALL FARM, with
approx. 6 acres of open land and
8 acres Of woodland, Groom
house and other outbuildings.
Located on Big Woods Road,
about 21a miles from Dicker-
son. Contact owner at: Rt. II,
Box 147A, Colonial Heights, Va.
2t-10-22
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

OUTINGS-PICNICS!! - Barbe.
qued Chicken, charcoal broiled
on the spot (before your eyes)
- it makes a good show with
lots of atmosphere. Collegiate
Barbequers = Serve a complete
menu to groups of 40 to 1000 at
your favorite picnic grounds -
backyard - or our own Smokey
Glen Farms near Rockville. Call
10. 5-0508. 3t-1015
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
REAL EsrAIE

CLARKSBURG - 6 rm. ram.
bier, all modern, on 112 &C.
Priced $13,950. 6 acs. wooded
land mr.. CLARKSBURG, $3.50,
terms. G'BURG- New brick
homes priced at SIS, 800 on up.
Many other good buys on homes,
farms and acreage. Ken Nc
Grew, Real Estate. WA. 6-1050
Pc. 2-9633. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

WANTED - Carrier boys to
serve Wash. Post in these
areas: Maryvale, West End, Bur.
gundy Knobs, Hungerford, Ber.
lin Apis, Monroe ST., Blanford
st. Ages Ills. Phi. WA. 3-1227
between as pm. 1t-10-l5
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
HELP WANTED

GIRL - Part-time, for counter
work in dry cleaning establish.
ment, 4 to $3.50 pm, 5 days a
week. Sat, from IL noon to $3.50
pm. Apply Center Cleaners, POI
N. Washington ST., Rockville.
1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
HELP WANTED

HOUSEKEEPER Gener a J
housework and care of one child,
Monday through Friday; prefer
Damascus area resident or TO
have own car. Call CT. 3-261S
after 5 pm. 1t-1O-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

DAMASCUS rooms & bath,
full bsmt., INV. heat, u &c.
So, 500. LAYTON SVILLE-
Brookegrove Hall, for 2 families.
$6,350. 81 $50 cash & $50 per
Mo. LAYTONSVILLE - Brick
3 bdrm., liv. rm., din. rm., kitch-
en-, utility rm., bath, rec. room,
u acre, 3 fireplaces, excel. cond.
$18,500. Sells Friendly Service,
Laytonsville. WA. 6-3078.
1t-10.15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

MAID = Live in. G.h.w., some
cooking; one child. Age, over Is.
$35 plus room, bath & board.
Bethesda area. EN-. 5-2789.
1t-1015
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

CASHIER - Exp. in making
detail reports and other detail
work. Steady position, pleasant
environment. Apply in person.
Millers, 113 N. Washington ST.,
Rockville, Md. 1t-1O-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

JUST ARRIVED - New ship
ment social stationery - infor.
mals-notes-Eaton & Montag.
at Rockville Stationery, Inc,
Rockville Shopping Center.
1t-9-17
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

PAINTERS - Experienced or
apprentice = work in Rockville
Gaithersburg- Bethesda area. Pc.
2-4S62 or AK. 9-9207. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

MEN - White, with car, age 81.
38 years; earn $35 to SIS per
week; part-time. Call Pc. 2-4932
after 4 pm. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

NEW AND USED FURNITURE
lis E. Middle Lane. New 3 pc.
bedroom suite, new students
desks. New and used dinette
sets. Come in and browse
around. Open every day 9 til
Z pm. 3t-10.15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
FOR SALE (MIsc.).

MIMEOGRAPH MACHINE =
In excellent condition. Has just
been completely overhauled.
SIPS or best offer. Phi. Pc. 2
9251 after 6 Pm. II
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

DAMASCUS AREA -11s story
frame house on 1 &C., excel. To-
cation, 3 bedrms., iv. rm. with
fireplace, din. rm., full basement,
2-car garage. Poultry house. SIS,
500. Ward w. Fetrow, Real Es-
tate. Phone WA. 6-2463. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

APPLES APPLES APPLES:
$1.89 bu., and up-in your con-
tainer. Sweet cider, honey,
homemade sausage, fresh coun-
try eggs. Open Z days a week.
Emerson's Cash Market, Ira
vilah I'd. Pc. 2-9757. TF-5972
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

ANTIQUE LADIES' DRESSER
Colonial, beautiful mahogany,
original ring handles, 2 drawer
tier with hand-drawn mirror &
4 drawers. VIII. 2-4197, 9 to II
noon. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

ATTRACTIVE COUNTRY
HOME-In vicinity of Laytons-
vile, IN rooms, 4 bedrooms,
one bath. Call Dick White, Mt.
Airy 400. 2t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

CIDER MILL at Landing Road
Farm near Leicester, is now
open, and will run every Thurs.
day and Friday through the sea.
son. Bbls. and kegs for sale.
Bring apples 8 am. to 5 pm.
Apples, sweet cider, and aged
vinegar for sale, daily 9 am. to
) pm. Sundays 10 am. TO ) pm.
Located on Landing Rd. 4 mi
east of Leicester Rd., AZ mi. east
of intersection of Route % and
Route 103. II. B. Davis. Tel. RI
7-4203. tf.5050-9-17
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

RECREATION ROOMS & AID
DITIONS - Now is the time to
convert that basement to a beau
tiful rec. room, or to build an
addition to your present home.
Free estimates cheerfully given.
fremont 4-4257. 4t.10.15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

RECEPTIONIST - For animal
clinic in Rockville. Hours, 9-3
pm. Phone Pc. 2-6828. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

NEW APARTMENTS and
two bedrooms, in Gaithersburg.
Ready on or about Nov. Is.
L. C. Mcmillan. Phone OIL. A.
3977. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

NURSES - Registered; also H.
censed practical nurses. AL
shifts. Apply Nursing Office,
Suburban Hospital, $500 Old
Georgetown rd., Bethesda, Md.
tf-4485
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

PHOTO MURALS = 8 sizes
beautiful scenes for rec. rooms
etc., 3 x 5 is only $7.95, two
larger sizes at Rockville Sta
tionery Inc, Pc. 2-6115.
1t-9-24
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

MODERN 6 ROOM HOUSE
with 4 bdrms., IL baths, lg. liv.
rm., din. rm., & kitchen, porch,
spacious grounds. $500. Lease.
Immed. possession. IL mi. from
Acc. & Germantown on Dyke
Cullum farm, U. S. 240. WA.
6-0287. 1t.10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
RABBITS FOOT. HORSESHOE

RABBITS FOOT, HORSESHOE
and Four-Leaf Clover. Will
trade for sunglasses. No need
to trust to luck anymore. With
all my insurance in the capable
hands of Joe Hagan, you'll find
carefree me in t h e backyard
soaking up sunshine. Why don't
you do the same? His number
is Pc. 2-4302. 1t-10-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
FOR RENT

GAITHERSBURG-Furnished4
room apt. Bird floor home. All
utilities incl. No children. Cow.
to shopping and etc., private
entrance. $110 per mo. Phone
WA. 6-3657. tf-5690-S-27
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
FOR SALE (MIsc.)

FAIRBANKS-MORSE STOKER
for hard coal with controls and
automatic ash remover. Call
WA. 1888. Can be seen at any
time. 1t-10-15
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-02
Health and the Budget

The House Appropriations Commit
tee made out persuasive case for an
increased budget for the National In
StituteS of Health, the Federal agency
directing productive researches into the
cause and control of cancer, heart dis
ease and many other human afflictions.
These fe-prolonging studies, conducted
not only by the NH itself but by nu-
merouS universities under NH grants,
should be carried on as diligently as pru-
dent budget management will permit.
The committees case for more medical
research would have been stronger, how
ever, If it had Offset the recommended
$50 million increase in NH appropria-
tionS by equivalent cuts elsewhere in
the near-$4 billion budget for the La
Dor, and Health, Education and Welfare
Departments
The administration has not been
parsimonious in its handling of the NH
budget. 1t recommended for the next
fiscal year substantially the same sum
as was appropriated for fiscal 1s59-in
excess of 1924 million This amount,
HEW officials asserted, would enable
the NH to continue at full pace the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-02
The UnstiIl Tongue

AS has been his won't for some years
past, the unpredictably outSpoken Field
Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Brit
ain has once again talked scientifically
enough, foot-in-mouth style, to create
an international incident of sorts. This
time he has done so by belittling the
quality Of our country's leadership and
by commenting rather lugubriously on
the health and executive indecisivenesS
Of some Of our top policymakers, in
GLIDING particularly his old friend and
comrade-in-arms, President Eisenhower.
Asked about this at his latest news
conference, the President has handled
the whole business with aplomb and
f1neSse. He politely declined to volun-
teer any comment of his own on the
remarks made by Monty in coast-to-
coast American television show. Instead,
against background Of laughter, he
let the Field Marshal's own countrymen
take care Of the matter. Thus, as he
put it, II think that about all can say,
you will find in the British newspapers
and think that If you will read
those, that all the answers are there"
The answers certainly are there, all
right. For the British press has cut
loose against Monty in big way. Not
ing that his filmed TV appearance in
the United States conceded with his
arrival in Moscow as self-invited guest,
and also with the Paris meeting of
Western foreign ministers, some of his
country's most widely read newspapers
have accused him not merely of very
bad taste, but of striking blow against
allied unity. The Daily Express, for ex-
ample, lambasted him as "muddled, mis-
chievouS and irresponsible" while the
News Chronicle called him Ga restless,
egotiStical campaigner who has no in
tention Of fading away" And another
London editorialist had this to say of
him: "It is pity he has not learned
that still tongue makes wise head"
But Monty is Monty, and although
he has just apologized profuSely-
reservedly and sincerely"-for his TV
indiscretions, no editorial blasts Of any
kind are likely to make him turn over
new leaf. Actually, there is a sort of
startling charm about his seemingly
irrepressible tendency to say slightly
outrageous things or hand down head
line-catching off.the-cuff opinions on
practically every subject under the sun.
In his own way, he lends certain
amount of spice to life, and our British
cousins ought to know that Americans
take him no more seriously than does
the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-02
Second in Command

President Eisenhower has made the
expected choice, and an excellent one,
in nominating C. Douglas Dillon to be
UnderSecretary of State to fill the No. 2
spot left vacant by Mr.. Herter's eleva-
ton to the Secretaryship. The appoint
ment is so logical and commendable
that speedy Senate confirmation may
be regarded as foregone conclusion.
Although not q career diplomat, 40
year-old Mr.. Dillon, who left the bank
ing business in 1858 to take on his first
international assignment, has long since
proved himself as one of the State
Departments most impressive personal
tiles. He has done so, among other i'm
portant roles, as Ambassador to France,
and more recently, since 1857, as Under
secretary for Economic Affairs-a post
in which he has served with great dis
tinction in carrying out heavy respon-
sibilitieS affecting every area of the
globe.
In his new position, Mr.. Dillon will
be second in command at the State
Department. and at times, just as in
the case of Mr. Herter under Mr.. Dulles,
he will be called upon to serve as Acting
Secretary. He is admirably qualified for
the job. Our country is fortunate that
man of his capabilities is ready and
willing to accept such diff1cult and
essentially thankless assignment.