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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Accounting Low NulIified

The House Appropriations Commit
tee is achieving by indirection what it
failed last year to accomplish by direct
attack-the. blocking of an important
budgeting reform recommended by the
Hoover Commission. This reform was
aimed at the piling up Of huge unex-
pended appropriation balances without
control or review by Congress. Congress
approved the money-saying proposal last
August after much debate. with Senator
Kennedy Of Massachusetts, leading the
fight for adoption.
The law, strongly advocated by
President Eisenhower and the Budget
Bureau, was intended to place Govern
n1ent appropriation requests on an "ac-
crued expenditure" basis-a system used
by private industry to keep tab on funds
carried over from one year to the next.
This meant that the agencies would be
required to report annually on unex-
pended funds and to justify further
fund requests. Under the old system,
enormous SURPRISES often accumulated
while changed conditions sometimes
tended to eliminate the need for such
large sums. Yet Congress remained un-
informed as to the situation.
This year, for the first time, the
President recommended application of
the accrued-accounting system to GER
tain appropriations In the Treasury-Post
ONCE bill-among others. The House
Appropriations Committee deleted this
provision and the House approved the
deletion In passing the appropriation
measure. But the Senate reinstated the
accounting reform provision. The House
conferees, however, insisted on elimina-
ton of the amendment and, in the end.
they prevailed. So there will be no ac-
crual accounting in either department
during the next fiscal year.
Meanwhile, the House Appropria-
lions Committee has also stricken an
notwithstanding clause from the
Independent Offices appropriation bill.
This measure is pending before the SEN
ate Appropriations Committee. We hope
that the accounting reform proviso will
be restored to this bill and that the
Senate, in the interest of businesslike
governmental economy, will succeed in
keeping it there. For the will of Con-
gresS as expressed In approving the
budget-reform law will be thwarted COM
pletely If the deletion tactics adopted
by the House committee are allowed to
have free sway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05

the Union of South Africa
under a League Of Nations
mandate.
@. What is the official def
milton Of a drought?-W.. D.
A. A precise definition can
not be given, since a drought
depends on q combination Of
factors. The United States
Weather Bureau points cut
that in addition to lack Of
rainfall, . drought conditions
may involve such factors as
temperature. wind. atmos-
pheric humidity. cloudiness,
soil type and moisture, the
kind Of local vegetation, the
stream flow, the average cli-
mate Of the area in question.
and the duration Of the dry
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
County sLickers

Your editorial Of May %.
Little Gain, Much Loss" is
very interesting. ! would
merely like TO raise the point
that Arlington County by
maintaining the county gov
eminent when 1t is, as q mat
ter Of fact. a city. receives
nearly 81 million from the
State highway funds at the
expense Of others.
Would 1t not make sense
that the City Of Alexandria
also become a county. and
Richmond and Norfolk, too
lin order that they become
eligible for these same funds.
Isn't Arlington feeding at the
trough and at the expense Of
the truly rural counties Of
this commonwealth ana ex-
listing as q city with county
government and special legis-
lation?
The remedy may be In the
General Assembly In the ma
ture OF = revolt by the coun-
ties or by the cities them
selves. Arlington lost its
county mantle years ago and
II 1t is to be a city. 1t should
assume the status with all
Of Its responsibilities, advan-
tages and disadvantages.
Robert G. Wilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Integrotion 'Frouds'

Advocates Of school inte-
grafton have attempted to
put over several intellectual
frauds on the people Of the
South during the past few
years.
The first Of these was the
myth Of inevitability: "Inte-
grafton Is coming, it's the
wave Of the future, you have
the choice Of accepting It
now or later"
Another was the sO-called
moderate" fraud. "I'm not
for segregation or integra-
ton: I'm for law and order. =
Another Is the canard we
still hear occasionally 1.-THE
South must integrate to
please world opinion" what
ever that Isl.
The latest fraud being per-
petrated is: "Your choice
now is to accept token inte-
grafton or close your public
schools.
Token indignation Is held
out as a less unpleasant al
Tentative. In fact, token IN
tegration is painted in rather
pleasant pastel shades while
the assumed alternative OF
no public schools Is painted
in the brackish hues Of utter
doom.
There Is no such thing as
token integration. Those un-
fortunate '.moderates" In
certain areas should know
by now that you are either
for segregation or you are for
indignation. without prefix.
suffix or affix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Least He Could Do

! read with interest The
Stars editorial May % en-
titled THE Least He Could
Do" and was struck with your
apparent lack Of optimism.
You say a.. SO it is too bad,
we think, that he could not
know about the man who
came down by bus from Ge-
neva. N. Y. TO pay his re-
spects because he thought It
was the least he could do
It is too bad that he could. not
know about the woman who
felt that he had given his life
for his country :. J"
Why should we assume
that Mr.. Dulles knew nothing
about events? Is it too much
Of a stretch Of Imagination
to believe that he had only
passed from the physical to
the spiritual life and was cog
infant Of events here? Does
not the Scripture indicate it?
Attention is called to the re-
cent prize article In the May
Readers Digest: to the testi-
mony of DR.. Sizoo. professor
Of religion at George Wash
ineton University. regarding
his experience when Ill In
South Africa: to the testi-
mony Of Dwight Moody in his
last hours. and also many
others.
Why should we not say
that it must have been a
matter Of qualification to Mr..
Dulles as he witnessed the
demonstration of love exhib-
tied by 30 many Of his adj
mirers? r. M. McChesney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Hopes for Big Vote

On June Q the people of
Falls Church go to the polls
to elect three new council
men.
It has been a heart-warm-
ing experience, as chairman
of the Citizens Non Partisan
Committee for a Better
Council, to observe the dedi-
Gated efforts Of SO many
scores Of men and women
who are intent on eliminate
ing civic apathy and getting
out the vote.
! hope that their efforts
will be rewarded and that
citizens will flock to the polls
in overwhelming and record
numbers TO express their will
on June 8. ~
May ! express my appre-
citation to your newspaper for
its fine efforts TO cover and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
MonqIed Language

No wonder the Democratic
Party is the party of egg
heads. It's members can't
stand Republican grammar!
The following incredible con-
versation was quoted in The
Stars column, by the Way"
on May 81: The President
said / should have spirit
like you have" said Mrs.
Luce to Mrs. Longworth.
Like ~" queried Mrs. Long
worth. YES" said Mrs.
Luce. when ! saw him he
told me how much he had
enjoyed meeting children Of
other Presidents. He said he
had spent some time talking
with you. and he added:
Now there's a woman with
spirit. You should have
spirit like she has"
This scrambled syntax re-
minds me Of q piece Of dog
gerel popular in my gram
mar school days:
"Her has went, and her
has gone, Her has left I
all alone. Must her never
come at I. Must me always
60 at she? It can never wasl"
Kathryn 7. Eager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES z. TRACEWELL

hand at riding as passenger,
has come to the conclusion
that two rules. If strictly put
into effect. may save him
from injury.
In this split-second world,
nothing is sure. but Jones
has drawn up the two fol-
lowing rules. which he hopes
may serve in time of need: .
!. Keep your eye on the
driver. not on the trafic.
2. Be ready to execute the
Personal Safety Maneuver.
The first Of these rules is
not IS easy as it sounds. but
It Is helped by the modern
feeling that persons talking
together should glare into
each others eyes.
In this case, watch the
drivers elbows and feet, II
possible.
In this way, you wiz be
able to see him begin to start
to halt the car suddenly.
Unless yoH do, you may
go through the windshield
at any moment.
= &x
The Personal Safety Ma
neuver is as follows:
A. Slide down in the seat.
knees going forward, as far
down as possible.
B. Throw the left arm up
over the eyes.
G. Throw the right arm
backward. with the right
hand catching the back of
the head.
II these three movements
are executed as one move.
n1ent. In about one-sixteenth
OF a seconds pretty short
time-the passenger may
have q chance to escape in
jury.
The right arm Is used as a
lever to keep the head and
neck from bobbing forward
and backward. It acts as a
sort Of spring.
The left arm is used over
the eyes because 1t win be q
lesser loss in case one goes
through the windshield any.
way.
'l'empleton Jones does not
guarantee his system, since
he hopes that neither he nor
anyone else will have an OPP
portunity to use it.
II you know your driver,
however. and are not afraid
Of a few amused smiles, 1t
might be a good idea to try
the thing out, now and then,
just in case. Practice makes
perfect. they say. We hope so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Death of q Pioneer

All Of us will be sorry that Able
failed to survive minor surgery after
having suffered no Ill effects from her
space flight last week in the nose cone
Of Jupiter missile. An engaging z
pound rhesus monkey, she came back
from that trip-up to an altitude of
some 300 miles. at speed of 10000 miles
an hour--in fine condition. But Able
died, not because of her experience in
the high heavens, but because Of compli-
cations resulting from little operation
down here on earth. Pet lovers will be
depressed by the news, but let them
remember that she has served in her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05

@. How much land did Ger
many have in Africa before
World War PR. @.
A. OF Germany's nearly
100000 square miles Of
colonial territory, over nine
tenths lay in Africa: About
l91 900 square miles in West
Africa. 100000 in German
East Africa, and $4,000 in
Southwest Africa. The Ver-
sailles Treaty stripped Ger
many Of all her colonies. Al
most all German East Africa
(rensmed Tanganyilsa Terri
tory went to Great Britain,
and the rest to Belgium; the
West Africa Cameroons and
Togoland were divided be-
tween Britain and France:
Southwest Africa passed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05

Growth brews a chemical
poison to curb surging life.
This has been reported 10
the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science
by Or. s. Meryl Rose OF the
University Of Illinois. It app
parently applies to all aquatic
organisms and may have
been an important factor In
evolution from the beginning.
Water In which tadpoles or
FISH have grown, DR.. Rose has
found, ''inhibits the growth
Of Others Of their own kind.
Larger animals may conn
pletely suppress the growth
Of smaller ones and may
eventually kill them by this
water borne inhibition. Under
natural conditions Of over
production only the more
rapidly growing could be ex-
pected 10 survive"
The inhibitineo chemical,
whatever II may be, appears
specific for q species. In case
Of tadpoles, at least, it can
be removed completely from
the water by heating, freez-
ing and various other physi-
cal procedures.
TadpoIes and Fish Studied
Effects Of larger animals
on smaller ones" DR.. Rose
reports. ARE such that one
frog tadpole growing rapidly
In six liters Of water, with
three liters replaced daily.
will completely inhibit the
growth Of smaller tadpoles.
II, however. food is withheld
from large tadpoles their
culture water Is not inhibi-
tory to smaller tadpoles. It
seems that the products Of
growth collect in the water
and tend to limit growth"
Similar relationships have
been observed with-young.
growing fish, DR.. Rose re-
ports. He cites one species
more Of whose eggs may
hatch In one brood but never
more than 20 per cent reach
adult size. The faster grow
ers continue 10 grow. The
smaller ones stop eating and
die. despite an abundance Of
food.
There is nothing in
herently wrong with the
smaller fish," he says. They
can grow If they are re-
moved to other aquaria. All
may live II the groups are
smaller than 20. They also
can grow in the original
aquarium II their larger
siblings are removed.
Under natural conditions
OF over-production more or
ganisms begin development
than can survive. From the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05

MANY years ago this COLI
umn carried an article on
what TO do to keep older
people from falling down. .
Many letters and tele-
phone calls were received as
. result, but the prize was
that Of q sweet-voiced lady
who said her doctor had given
her q set Of exercises to timber
up and keep from falling.
We were supposed to hear
from her about the exer-
cises. but never did: probably
medical ethics. as 1t is called,
raised its ugly head.
Well, anyway, it Is q
: good idea to know how to
slip and fall properly. Often
one can land on an out
stretched arm. which then
acts as a sort Of spring.
This may save q broken
hip.
Today's problem. with the
universally Of the motor
car. is the special safety Of
the person in the front seat.
We don't mean the driver,
who is braced at the wheel,
but the other guy.
It Is the passenger on the
right Of the driver who has
to take 1t. especially at sud-
den stops.
even the biggest
and best, have any aids for
=. rs wight.
lie must look out for his
own neck.
Mostly it is the neck that
suffers.
Doctors have a special
term for what happens.
Whiplash injury. they call
1t.
When the car stops with q
jerk, whether it hits any
thing or is hit. the man next
to the driver is jerked for
ward, then suddenly snapped
backward.
His head does q double-
take. He may even 60 through
the windshield. after the
whiplash effect.
Other things may happen
TO him. too. including break
ing and splintering glass.
Few cars, even today. have
any soft padding for him to
land on.
The safety belt might help,
but even this would not stop
the whiplash.
Temp Jones, who is an old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Second Nurse Registry

The registry for private
duty nurses which the United
States Employment Service
Of the District Of Columbia
proposes to open represents
the use Of tax funds to sup
port q project which dupli-
Gates one already In existence.
The American Nurses AS
ISOLATION, Of which the Grad
uate Nurses Association Of
the District Of Columbia is q
constituent. has accepted the
responsibility for nurse place.
ment. Registries are main
tanned throughout the
country supported by the
organization and by the fees
Of private-duty nurses who
use their services. These reg
istries are carefully managed
under the supervision Of the
board Of directors Of the
local association. Certain ex-
periences and credentials are
required before a nurse may
be listed. When a nurses
competence Is questioned. in
vestigations are made. and II
necessary her services are
terminated. The registrar.
whose employment Is by the
board Of directors Of the as
ISOLATION. makes every effort
to place nurses so that both
patient and nurse may be
satisfied.
The Professional Nurses
Official Registry OF the Dis
triet, with headquarters at
5000 Connecticut avenue NV.
has been IN existence since
1905. and has given q high
quality Of service TO the COM
munity The priyate-duty
nurses themselves: as wen as
the Graduate Nurses Asso-
citation. are giving their best
efforts to provide nursing care
for this area.
II USES opens a free
registry some nurses will un-
doubtedly place their names
on 1t. Members have already
received from USES con-
siderable recruitment mate
rial and application forms.
Not every nurse belongs 70
her professional association,
and membership is o req
uisite TO listing on the of
fetal registry. Not every
one subscribes to the belief
that 1t is an obligation Of
the profession to provide its
members with a placement
service which serves also the
sick people Of the community.
Then, not everyone can be
listed by the official registry,
because there are some who
do not meet its requirements.
The fee for membership In
the official registry is $40
per year, plus $50 membership
In the Graduate Nurses AS
ISOLATION. There are some who
viii gladly use q free service
rather than pay $40 for 1t.
Someone pays. though, and
In this case II is your tax dol
lar and mine. ).
USES has asked that a rep
resentative Of our board Of
directors serve on their adj
visory council. As we wish TO
help In the maintenance Of
standards for the prctcct.on
Of the public, we hoy -
pointed such q representa-
tive.
Indeed we will lend our sup
port to any worthy venture
that might increase compe-
tent nursing service to the
community. However, we OPP
pose In principle the use Of
tax funds to support an un-,
dertaking which is rightly the
responsibility Of a profession
al organization and which is
now and has been for years
carried on by that organiza-
ton.
Louise MOser. R.N.,
President, Graduate Nurses
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
Let's Get at the Crooks


Concluding his lengthy and detailed
testimony on labor reform legislation.
President Meany Of the AFL-CIO told
House subcommittee that his organi-
zation supports legislation (which will
get at the crooks" 1t takes this posi-
ton, he explained. because disclosures
before the Mcclellan committee have
made 1t painfully evident" that some
parts Of the labor movement have fallen
under racketeer control, that a minority
Of union leaders have engaged in corr
rupt practices, and that these abuses
cannot adequately be dealt with solely
through self-regulation. He states fur
ther that the AFL-C CLIO opposes legisla-
ton which win do harm to the trade
union movement"
So far, so good. 1t is fair to say
that on both points the AFL-CIO can
consider itself enlisted in common
cause with a majority of Congress, the
American public and the daily press
which Mr.. Meany charged has "ma-
ligned and manhandled" the Fedora
tons position. Mr.. Meany parted ways,
however, with most Of his nonlabor
"allies" on these basic detectives by as
sorting that the Kennedy Erwin bill, as
1t passed the Senate by a 90-to-1 vote,
would do grave and irreparable harm"
to the trade union movement. Com-
planning that opponents OF the measure,
presumably including himself, are in
hibited by 'semantic barrier" created
by the bill Of rights" section, Mr.. Meany
then set up semantic barrage against
details Of this and other legislation
pending on the House side.
In doing so, Mr.. Meany turned his
most intense fire on employer organi-
cations" that are doing exactly noth-
ing" about corruption In their own ranks
while trying to make the unions weaker
and, II possible, to abolish them. In
effect, Mr.. Meany said that these organ
izations, not Identified by name, are
hoodwinking Congress and, In a sense,
attempting gigantic conspiracy
against the lawmakers. the labor unions.
the public ct al
1t seems to us that this attributes
much too much power and skill to the
organizations Mr.. Meany has in mind,
and too little good will and good sense
to Congress particularly on the part of
the 80 Senators) and elsewhere. Mr..
Meany appears willing to accept only
the version Of legislation approved orig
inally by the Senate Labor Committee
that and nothing else Actually, the
changes made in the legislation on the
Senate floor were accepted by Senator
Kennedy, whom Mr.. Meany described as
"a real friend of the workers." and 1t is
ridiculous to suggest that 80 Senators
Joined in approving measure designed
to destroy organized labor. Not that
many Senators are that cynical or that
naive.
AS practical matter, Mr.. Meany
is no doubt aware that there will be no
legislation to 'get at the crooks" il the
issue becomes begged down in a bitter
stalemate in the House. Something of
this nature happened last year and it
could happen again. But some year, If
"the crooks" are not curbed, the labor
movement will indeed be done grave
and trreparable harm" and the Con-
gress, with public support, may enact
really restrictive" legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05
4. OIom,
Seek School Building

The trustees. staff. parents
and children Of the School
Guidance Center wish to
thank you for the publication
Of Phil Thomas's article
about our need for a school
building. AS q result Of Mr..
Thomas's story. the st.
Patrick's Church. Foxhall
and Reservoir roads NV.
has offered the School Guild
ance Center the use Of their
education building for the
summer months.
We are still faced with the
problem where to conduct
our school for children who
cannot attend regular school
classes when the fall term
begins. After searching the
area for q year, we have been
unable to buy or rent q build
ing which viii meet the
health, fire and coming re-
quirements Of the District.
We sincerely hope that
some Of your readers will
help us find temporary hous-
ing tperhaps in another
church building. since st.
Patrick's Church conducts
its own school during the
regular school term until we
can build q model school to
meet the needs Of at least
Q part Of the great number
Of emotionally disturbed or
mentally III children who are
in need Of special education
facilities.
Mildred Elliott Berl.
Educational Director, School
Guidance Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05

own way. and painlessly. as q kind Of
pioneer on the roadway to the stars.
Men win follow her In the same direc-
ton. and she will always have q certain
niche in history for having helped to
blaze the trail for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-05

above results II is suspected
that any factor which led
to q decrease In growth
would be a death warrant.
A new factor that favored
growth might spread rapidly
for It's bearers would inhibit
their more slowly growing
relatives without being In
hibited By them. This may
be q relationship favoring
rapid evolutionary advances
In aquatic organisms"
The work was carried out
In part under q National Sci
ence Foundation grant.
A worm-eating aplant"
whose victims set deadly
Z traps for themselves Is de-
scribed In another report
Just published In Science.
organ Of the American Assoc
citation for the Advancement
of Science.
The plant Is q species of
intoxicating fungus which
grows In strands in damp
soil, It feeds on the minute
soil worms known as nema-
todes which sometimes are q
serious agricultural problem.
Apparently. according to
the report Of Drs. David
Pramer OF Rutgers University
and Normal r. Stoll of Rock
efeller Institute. the fungus
strands extend at random
until several Of them come
close to one Of the worms.
The victim itself secretes
some chemical which causes
the strands automatically to
form into hangman's nooses
which extend around and
strangle the victim.
Pure Cultures Obtained
BY growing cultures Of the
worms in water the biologists
were able to obtain appar.
entity pure cultures Of the
rioose-inducing substance
which they have named
Nemin. They have not been
able. however. to determine
its chemical structure.
There Is something like
Sex in yeast cells, accord
ing to another science report
BY DR.. Thomas D. Brock Of
Western Reserve University.
This, he reports. is prob
ably "the simplest type Of
sexual differentiation known.
There are two mating types.
identical morpholoeically and
rnetabolically. but different in
genetic composition and their
mating behavior"
The differences. the report
says. appear to be on q mo-
lecular level and afford for
the first time an opportunity
to study the molecular basis
OF genetics.