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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
The Lid Needs Lftinq

The Fine Arts Commission is being
seriously hampered by fund shortage
which, considering its small budget, is
as Senseless as 1t Is unnecessary. Ger
tainly no Government agency ought to
have to dig into the pockets of its own
officials in order to carry out the duties
imposed upon 1t by Congress. Yet the
unsalaried members Of the commission
not only, on occasion, have paid their
own travel expenses while performing
their official functions but have had to
call of certain meetings that should
have been held recently.
The commissions financial troubles
are nothing new. They have been re-
curing sporadically since Congress de-
cided to place a ceiling on annual
appropriations for the advisory agency.
Back in 1910, when the ceiling was set
at $4,000, the commission was able to
get along very well under the limitation
on funds. AS the city grew, and the
commissions responsibilities increased,
however, the need for more money grew
acute. Finally, in 1855, the ceiling was
lifted to $4,000, its present level.
But the commission again is beset
with financial crisis, which has re-
suited in staff reduction in addition
to the curtailment of meetings and the
use of private funds for expenses. BY
these drastic measures, the commission
hopes to end the current fiscal year
barely in the black, as required by law.
Congress, however, could-and should
end this shabby treatment Of an Inn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09

The late Senator Copeland,
who was q physician, once
said that going suddenly
from a hot place into a cold
place is not good for the
human system and would
impair the health.
II air-conditioning in pub
lie places were properly reg
ulated and kept that way.
this condition would not be
so bad, but most places. keep
the temperature Just a little
above so degrees in the
summer. When a person goes
suddenly from 80 degrees to
81 or "a degrees, the shock
on the human system Is too
great and will affect the
health, to say nothing Of
the chances for catching
colds. It is. therefore. respect
fully requested by the writer
that public places keep the
temperature no less than 70
degrees, preferably a little
above, in order to help
preserve the health Of our
public.
Daniel b. Felker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
Thanks From Police

Permit me to express the
appreciation Of the various
Acknowledgement agencies Of
the Metropolitan Area to the
editors Of The Evening Star
and to Miss Miriam Often
berg for the excellent article
she wrote describing the var
ious crimes that have oc-
CURED in recent years In the
Metropolitan Area.
The article, featured In the
May 81 issue Of The Sunday
Star, stimulated a great deal
Of public interest. Its focal
point was to terminate q new
interest in the jackson case.
That this was accomplished
was evidenced by the numer-
Gus calls received by this de-
parLment ana departments IN
Maryland and Virginia as
well.
Ofiicials Of the virginia
State Police. Anne Arundel
County Police, Maryland
State Police, Prince GEORGES
County Police and members
Of this department expressed
their desire that Miss Often
berg be oficially recognized
for this outstanding article
on crime and that your Office
convey TO her our apprecia-
ton for the eminent contri-
button she, has been render
ing law-enforcement agen-
cies in the Metropolitan Area.
Robert v. Murray,
Chief Of Police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09

No sooner has he attempted
to eat, than one or more
gather for the feast, too.
The first thing Jones
knows. two ants are already
on his sandwich, and two
more are coming up his
right arm as fast as they
can.
Discomfort is as you find
it, not as the Weather Blu
reau finds it for you.
It would seem that they
should have had enough to
do there already, without go
ing out Of their way to tell
US how uncomfortable we
are.
Discomfort is as personal
as skin.
It always gets back to
skin. The human covering
is really a breathing, living
organ. not Just a covering.
Everyone RECALLS the story
Of the small child In the
pageant who was covered
with gold paint and who
died because all the pores
were closed.
Most people are more
fortunate, but still they
may itch, hurt and in other
ways suffer from skin mala-
dies. small and large.
$50
Cleanliness is akin to
godliness, someone said in
the ancient days when dirt
and infection were recog-
nized as such.
Today we heVe more
knowledge about such mat
tiers, but still people suffer
because they refuse to take
the proper action at the right
time.
Skin health will do more
to make a person comfortable
in summer than almost any
thing else.
Soap and water are magic.
They do something about
the Discomfort Index, where
as the Weather Bureau
doesn't do anything but talk
about it, making us feel hot
and sticky at q glance.
Ones personal discomfort
can be turned into Comfort
with a big &C" with the help
Of the mind.
Make your own Discom-
fort Index this summer and
be happy, Don't let some
body else do it for you. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
Everybody,s Doing 1t

Even the Russians are beginning
to muscle into the fight against con-
frming Lewis i. Strauss as Secretary
Of Commerce.
According to Moscow continental
tor named Leonid Yeniseyev. Mr.. Strauss
is chiefly to blame" for breaking on
the disarmament talks. lass. the Soviet
news agency, dwells upon the adverse
testimony from two scientists, Drs. David
Inglis and David Hill, and, avoiding
direct quotation, credits the former with
blaming Mr.. Strauss for the mess In
which the world finds itself. The So
Wet African service says that Mr..
Strauss, pointing to the nonexistent
menace Of the Soviet economic offensive,
came out in support Of the arms race"
And so on.
We would like to be entirely clear
about one thing. There Is no suggestion
here that those Senators who are oppos-
ing Mr.. Strauss are making common
cause with the Russian propagandists,
or that anyone should support Mr..
Strauss simply because the Russians are
against him. The fact IS that there Isl
nothing,in common between the Russian
complaints and the grounds upon which
minority Of the Senate Commerce
Committee recommended against con-
firmation. Still, 1t is quite evident that
the Russians have no love for Lewis
Strauss. There viii be no tears shed In
the Kremlin If the Senate, by refusing
to confirm the nomination, should re-
tire him from public life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

what good does q Dis
comfort Index do?" snorted
Templeton Jones. 81 know
when I am uncomfortable,
without anybody telling me-"
For once. Jones was right.
Personal discomfort is an
individual matter. A thou
sand factors enter into 1t,
some Of them unknown to the
very person involved.
Some people, probably un-
known to themselves, tend to
become cross when they are
catching something, say q
head cold.
Long before the common
symptoms Of this common
illness produce their plain
miseries, something has hap
pened inside.
Then the person involved
finds himself querulous, or
Just plain quarrelsome.
Women with the sweetest
dispositions. ordinarily. snap
back at their mates. and Of
flee boys in downtown Offices
sass their employers.
4 4 = \
Ones personal discomfort
index depends upon many
factors, such as enough sleep
the night before, the proper
kinds of food and not too
much of it, ones skin health,
and how it responds.
Gnats, for instance. can
make our friend Jones
acutely miserable by flying
into his face.
His homely features some
way tend to draw gnats as a
magnet does steel.
When you see him going
along the street wildly bat
ting his hands in front of
his face, or waving a pocket
handkerchief before him. you
can know for sure that the
gnats are after him.
4 4 4 4
It Is the skin, with Jones.
A marvellous integument.
indeed. but a touchy one, in
his case.
Just one mosquito, and his
day is ruined.
As for q blotch, or other
irritation, he is as f1nicky
here as any teen-age hero on
his first date.
When it comes to wasps,
he respects them, and hopes
they will fly away, which
they usually do.
Ants at picnics In the back
yard are q sore summer trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
Changes at Hospital

DR.. Joseph Fazekas, chief
Of STAFF. and DR.. Sol KATE,
chief Of the pulmonary di-
sease division Of the D. c.
General Hospital. win soon
leave. These professors Of
medicine, who have earned
the respect Of their contem-
poraries by hard work and
who have not arrived at their
present positions by promis-
ing favors to friends or con-
stituents, viii not abandon a
fundamental principle by
which they have lived. This
basic truth is. bedside care.
teaching. and research are
inseparahle and essential to
the successful care Of the sick.
It is interesting to note q
dangerous trend in political
and therefore governmental
philosophy. The General Ac-
counting once at the request
Of. the Davis subcommittee
undertook the task Of tri-
secting this concept Of pa
tient-care. It is lamentable
that these accountants unac-
quainted with hospital man.
agement, and Congress, are
attempting to be arbiters Of
what is good for sick people
at the D. c. General Hos
pital.
I sincerely hope that the
existing high standards Of
patient-care, excellent teach
ing, and research will be con-
tinued by the successors to
Drs. Fazekas and Katz.
Former Intern ID. C.
General Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09

lieutenant governor. Philip A.
Hart. was elected to the SEN
ate by q bigger vote than the
liberal Gov. q. Mennen WI
liams rolled up for reelection
against their Republican
opponents.
At the same time that Mr..
Butler was virtually turning
thumbs down on Senator
johnson. Senator Fulbright
Of Arkansas, Democratic
chairman Of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, was ex-
tolling the Texas Senator, de-
claring him the best qualified
man to succeed President
Eisenhower.
Senator Highly Regarded
Whether Mr.. Butler agrees
to 1t or not. Senator johnson
Is highly regarded among
Democrats in many parts of
the country outside the
South. His accomplishments
as Democratic leader Of the
Senate, including the fact he
was able to get favorable &C
ton in the Senate on the
first civil rights law enacted
in a period Of more than 80
years. have won him recog-
milton. His ability to get
things done had been little
short Of phenomenal. In q re-
cent poll taken by The Star
Of the members Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee
and Democratic State chair
men on presidential choices,
Senator Johnson stood third
-one vote behind Senator
Symington Of Missouri, who
was only six votes behind
Senator Kennedy Of Massa-
chusetts who ran first. Back
Of Senator johnson were
Senator Humphrey Of Min.
nesota, Adlai Stevenson. Gov.
Meyner Of New Jersey and
Gov. Williams Of Michigan.
BY no means were all the
il nson votes from the
South.
Senator johnson has as
serted again and again he Is
not a candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination next year.
But that does not mean he
would not accept q nominal
ton. Furthermore, it is conf
IDENTIFY expected he will go to
the Democratic National Con-
vention as Texas favorite-son
candidate, with the big Texas
delegation firmly supporting
him, not to mention delegates
from other States. Senator
johnson has been under at
tack In recent weeks by q
small group Of so-called lib.
eral Democratic Senators, who
think he has been too con-
sentative in his leadership. It
Is noticeable that none Of the
newly elected Democratic
Senators are found In this
group, led by Senator Prox-
mire Of Wisconsin, who had
been in the Senate for a cou-
pie Of years before his re-
election last November.
Speaker Sam Rayburn -
also Of Texas and Q friend Of
Senator Johnson for years
let the cat out of the bag re-
Gently when he disclosed he
would place Senator johnson
In nomination for the presi-
Dental race at the party's
national convention. Whether
Senator johnson Is chosen
or not. he undoubtedly will be
in position to exert consider.
able influence on the selec-
ton Of q party standard bear
er. This is where the mod.
crate" strength Of the Demo-
cratic Party will manifest
itself, Mr.. Butler may learn,
to his surprise. Some Of the
ultra-rberals have begun to
sound frantic for fear they
are losing their grip on the
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
Johnson's Strength Still Growing
BY GOULD lincoln


The 1860 Democratic Ma
tional Convention viii settle
q number Of questions aside
from the nominations Of
presidential and vice presi-
dental candidates. One Of
those questions Is "How radi-
cal. how leftish, how ADA-ish
is the Democratic Party?"
And the answer win be found
in the choice Of the party's
two principal candidates for
the 1860 national elections,
and In the party platform.
And. particularly. will the
answer be found in the selec-
ton Of q presidential nomi-
nee.
Chairman Paul M, Butler
Of the Democratic National
Committee apparently is in
clined to the view that the
Democratic Party will be
governed in the main, when
1t comes to picking o presi-
Dental candidate, by the
civil rights issue. This issue,
he believes, will operate
against any man from the
South or Southwest who may
be considered for the presi-
Dental nomination. And ap-
parently. in his view, it win
operate In that direction, no
matter how well qualified a
man from the South or
Southwest may be to hold
the Office Of Chief Executive.
In other words, the sue
cessful candidate must take
q radical stand on this civil
rights issue. Mr.. Butler did
not say that in his belief no
Southerner or Southwest
erner applied to Senator
Lyndon B. johnson Of Texas.
majority leader Of the Senate.
But he might as well have
done 50.
Mr.. Butler may or may not
have been right in this pre-
diction. He has not been
notable for his predictions re-
garding presidential nomina-
lions or elections In the past,
however. And q survey Of the
results Of the elections Of
1858 does not bear out the
contention that the. Demo-
cratic Party is dominated by
radicals: in fact. quite the
contrary. In California. for
example, the Democrats
nominated q conservative for
Governor-Pat Drown-for
the first time In years, and
he won q smashing victory.
Even before he was nor1i-
mated, 1t was predicted by po-
litical leaders In the State
some Of them Republican,
that II the Democrats should
nominate Q conservative, he
would have Q good chance Of
victory.
Other Conservatives Also Won
In Indiana, Mr.. Buffers
own home State. the Demo-
Gratis nominated vance
Hartke, known as q conserva-
tive and not supported BY
Mr.. Butler. Not only was Mr..
Hartke nominated. he was
elected. In Penn6ylvania,
Gov. Leader. o radical Demo-
crat, lost In 9 race for the
Senate to Republican Senator
Hugh Scott. while the more
conservative David Lawrence,
Democrat. was elected Gov
ernor. New York's election
found the more conservative
Frank Hogan. Democratic
nominee for the Senate. do
ing far better against his Re-
publican opponent than did
the liberal and radical former
Gov. Averell Hartman in the
gubernatorial race. These are
Just samples Of the better
showing made by the more
moderate Democrats in the
elections last November.
Michigan provided another
instance, for the conservative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09

'portant agency by eliminating or at
least raising the throttling budget cell
ing. The commission either should be
given the money necessary to do its Job
or It should be abolished 1t would
be q tragic mistake to abolish 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mag be used u
letters carry iDrtter's correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to condeH-
sdtt0n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
Didn't Mind Ribbing

Congratulations. congratu-
lations, congratulations to
william r. Perl on his bril-
liant satire, Females. First. I"
He belongs in the legions Of
honor with Philip Wylie.
Sheila Robertson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-09
e. B. Henderson.

Virginia State Conference,
National Association for
the Advancement Of Col
ored People.
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Two Teachers
Receive Honor

Kenneth Keplinger and Charles
Strauss, Northern High instructors,
have been awarded scholarships
for additional training this sum-
mer in the field of science that
will amount to several hundred
dollars.
Mr. Kepnnger was selected as a
participant for the National Serv-
ice Foundation Summer Institute
for High School teachers of Sci
ence at the University of Mary
land from June % through August
7. He will have a course in Phys
les and one in Zoology. He will re-
ceive a stipend of S525 for seven
weeks plus sos for each of three
dependents. The Institute will al
so pay fees, tuition and travel.
He will be expected to pay for
his own room, board and books.
Mr. Keplinger teaches Chem
istry, Physics, Science 8 and Sci
ence IL. He is a Senior Glass Adj
visor.
Mr.. Strauss, General Science and
Biology teacher, will attend the
summer session for high school
teachers of Biology at the Univer-
sity of Missouri, at Columbia, for
an eight weeks term.
Each teacher selected for this
study will receive a stipend of
$500 plus an additional allowance
of S12O for each dependent, as well
as travel expenses.
Mr.. Strauss was this years pres
ident Of C. c. T. A. Both teachers
are graduates of W. Va. Univer-
sity and are active in the affairs
of Northern High.
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da Mckenzie, Andrew Faith, Mar
garet Beachy, George Patton, Mary
Jane Baluch, Wayne Yoder, La
vona Bittinger, Carol Hummel,
Dorothy Lancaster, Pauline De-
Witt; 18th grade: Florence Emory,
Shirley Fike, Joanna Miller, Will
liam Georg, Dorothy Frazee, Lucy
Boiler, Donna Mazer; 18th grade:
Patty Mckenzie, Ethel Seibert,
Juanita Kahl Wilma Hanlin, Gay
Umbel, Alice Lyle, Martha Maust,
Bradley Yoder, Carolyn Winebren-
ner, Patty Bittner, Karen Kinsing
err, Nancy 10 Turney, Ethel Sny-
der. Teresa Layman, Patty Cuppett,
Ruth Westerfield, Patsy Dewitt.
Awards for points were given
to: Karen Kinsinger, 905 points:
Teresa Layman, $40 points; Juanita
Kahl, $50 points; Alice Lyle, $50
points; Susan Bowman, 1910 points;
the highest number of points was
1,045 earned by Patty Ann McKen-
zie.
Students who received scholar
ships we're Karen Kinsinger, j.
Richard Miller, Martin Conn, Bev-
erlee Bucket and Gary Hetrick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-05-28

Patty A. Mckenzie and Wilma
Hanlin were declared outstanding
seniors at Northern High school,
at the awards assembly.
Patty A. Mckenzie won the Cit
izenship Award this year. She was
selected by the senior class for
having contributed the most to
the class and school in her years
at Northern.
Among the many activities in
which she participated and the
many offices which she held are
Treasurer of the Student Council
in tenth grade, Secretary of the
Student Council in the eleventh
grade, President of the Student
Council in the twelfth grade, a
member of the Senior Band from
ninth through twelfth grade, a
majorette from tenth through the
twelfth grade, member of the
Majorette Club, Drum Majorette
in twelfth grade, Secretary of the
Future Teachers of America in the
eleventh grade, and attendant to
the May Queen in the seventh and
twelfth grades. Among the awards
she has won are The Solo Twirl-
ing Award and Solo Drum Major
Award at Majorette Camp, Ogle-
bay Park, Wheeling, w. Va, in the
summer of 1858, and the Award
for having the highest number of
points in the senior class.
Wilma Hanlin received a pin
and certificate for the outstanding
senior student in Scholarship dur
ing her four years of high school.
Her name will be inscribed on the
plaque in the main lobby of the
school entrance.
Wilma is a past member of the
CBYF and church choir in the
Brethren church where she at
tends.
Her school activities include be-
ing cheerleader for 5 years, Guild
ance Office assistant for 2 years,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-05-28

member of the Dance Club in 10th
grade. member of the National
Junior Honor Society and she has
been on the Honor Roll every
time since the 9th grade.
Her interests include bowling
and all sports. She is the II year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
stin Hanlin, of Accident.
After passing a test she has a
job waiting for her in the Penta-
gon, in Washington, but she is I'M
certain about this job as she may
attend college.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-05-28
Blain Frantz Fined
$4,000 In Tax Case

Blain Frantz, 55, county lumber
and cattle dealer, was fined S12,-
500 Monday for federal income tax
evasion 1851 through 1858.
The Friendsville man was
charged with evading a total of
S25,171 in taxes during the period,
but jury which heard his trial
last October was unable to reach
a verdict.
The case was set for a re-trial
but Frantz, through his attorney,
John H. Hessey ", changed his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-05-28
Named Head Of National
Society In Pittsburgh

Charles a. Jones of Columbus,
Ohio, former resident of Deer
Park, was elected President Cen
eral of the National Society, Sons
of the American Revolution, at
the Society's 69th Annual Congress
in Pittsburgh last Wednesday. He
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plea Monday from innocent to no
contest.
Hessey told Federal Judge R.
Dorsey Watkins, the plea was mot
an admission of guilt" adding that
Frantz' failure to report all Of his
income was due to negligence and
was not Willful or deliberate.
MY client" Hessey said, tells
me he is just unable to go ahead
with a second, more lengthy trial.
In a sense, he has been beaten into
submission"
Frantz said the case had cost
him more than 100000 in back
taxes, interest, penalties and court
costs. His attorney urged that
Frantz be spared a prison term,
explaining that he operated four
lumber mills and three farms with
out foremen. If he we're jailed,
Hessey said, the business would
collapse with unemployment for
81 men.
U. S. Attorney Leon H. A. Pier
son, who did not oppose Frantz'
no contest plea, recommended a
$4,000 fine.
In passing sentence, Judge Wat
kins said he had mo reasonable
doubt that there was a criminal
offense in this case" but he was
not imposing a prison term be-
cause the defendants action was
not fragrant"