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Evening star., 1960-01-09
Justice for All

1t has been reported in the
press that Chief Judge E.
Barrett Prettyman, in his
testimony before a Senate
subcommittee, stated that he
favored the appointment Of
a Negro on the Juvenile
Court bench because he
thought it would be good for
Negro children who came be-
fore the court to have the
feeling there was a person Of
their own race who was going
to give consideration to their
problem.
AS a native of Virginia but
as one who has spent his
childhood and much Of his
adult life in Washington and
vicinity, 1 would be inclined
to go along with Judge
Prettyman'S thinking In this
matter. But I am wondering
If the good judge. would give
equal consideration to the
feelings of white children
brought before the court who
might prefer that a judge of
their race deal with their
problem.
In this matter of race rela-
tionship, it seems to me that
much misunderstanding and
antagoniSm might be avoided
if as much consideration
were given to the rights and
feelings Of white persons as
is now being given in Wash
ington to the rights and feel
ings of colored persons.
Harvey II. Hewitt.
Evening star., 1960-01-09

ably:
The physician should CO.
operate and write for the
generic name of the drug
instead of the patented
name. Tetracycline, with its
derivatives, is the chemical
name for the so-called anti
biotic wonder drugs. 1t Is
presently manufactured un-
der IS or more patent pend
ing names. The ethical phar-
macist must stock all these
Implications, which is very
costly.
Stop the distribution Of
costly samples to physicians.
Eliminate the vast amounts
Of mail sent to all physicians,
which usually is tossed into
the wastebasket; a very ex-.
pensive item added to the
cost Of the prescription.
The pharmacists role can
be explained thuSly: On
every dollar he receives for
a prefabricated prescription.
less than 3 cents is profit.
Ninety-seven cents pays for
the cost Of the item pre-
scribed plus operating ex-
penses and taxes. Paradox
cally, the druggist prefers a
less expensive medication,
which he is able to compound
himself, even though he must
charge for his professional
service. For example - six
capsules Of a prepared anti
biotic will cost the patient
SO and yield a gross profit
of 80 cents to the druggist,
whereas "a handmade cap
sules would cost the patient
S1.95 and yield $3.50 profit
to the druggist, including the
ingredients used and profess
sional service rendered.
Do not gamble with your
health. Choose your phar-
macist as you choose your
doctor.
Herman Morton,
Registered Pharmacist.
Evening star., 1960-01-09
Maybe I'll Have to Get Some Smaller Spurs
TO THE STAR
Pharmacists React to Drug Industry Probe

Now here is the real eye
opener! According to Depart
ment Of Commerce statistics.
out of every dollar of income
left after taxes, the con-
sumer spent four cents for
medical care in 1889 and So
cents in 1858. Drug prep
arations during this period
accounted for one cent or
less out Of these income dol
lars, while 40 cents was spent
for alcoholic beverages and
tobacco.
Since 1889 the average
level of consumer prices has
more than doubled. During
this time drug preparations
have increased less than
SO per cent. The prices Of
drugs and prescriptions have
risen much less than the
prices for food, clothing and
automobiles since world
War II.
The prescription Of today
still constitutes one Of the
best buys in history"
Roy F. KnOwltOn,
Registered Pharmacist.
Without trying to defend
pharmaceutical manufactur-
ers who are accused Of
fabulous markups on some
Of their products, 1t would
be unfair to base such mark
ups upon factory costs alone.
Just as 1t would be unfair
to base the price Of a steak
in q good restaurant upon
the cost Of 8 ounces Of raw
meat without consideration
Of payroll, rent and other
miscellaneous expenses. In
the case Of drugs, other items
such as research, detailing
to the physician, promotion
and distribution, add up to
enormous costs which cannot
be ignored. AS a pharmacist.
I believe the following sug-
geStions would reduce the
cost Of such drugs consider
Evening star., 1960-01-09
Elaboration on Fireworks in Fairfax

] TUIHQH
ty official. to appraise the
property. knowing the sheriff
as 1 do, I do not doubt that
he made a professional, OBJ
jective appraisal, but he does
appear to have been in a
rather peculiar position since
the interests of the county
and of his employer, an at
torney representing a pros
pective purchaser, were some
what at a variance-one
standing to benefit by low
valuation and the other to
benefit from high valuation.
The property was sold for
$1,000 and the court-approved
fees totaling $490 included
$3.50 listed in the name Of
an assistant commemorative
attorney and $25 for apprais-
al listed in the name of the
sheriff. Since the sale of the
land did not bring in enough
to pay the amount due the
Welfare Dept, plus the fees,
the fees came out Of what
the Welfare Dept. would
otherwise have received. OBJ
viously an appraisal had to
be made If the land was to
be sold under court proceed
ings. and the appraisal fee
allowed appears to be reason
able. The $3.50 attorneys fee
is another matter however.
Had the case not been han
died as it was by the COM
monwealth's attorneys office,
this fee would not have been
paid. The County Dept. of
Public Welfare would have
recovered at least $3.50 more
than it did.
AS far as I am concerned,
this matter had no connec-
ton whatever with the recent
unSubStantiated charges
against my husband, Donald
wilkins. 1t has brought out
something of which I had not
been previously aware. That
is, that there is something of
a double standard in Fair
fax County. 1t was perfectly
all right for a series of dam
aging, though unfounded, and
unsubstantiated charges made
against my husband to be
investigated" publicly in
hearings strung out over a
period of months, but when
questions are asked about
matters which appear on the
court record to be possible
conflicts of interest on the
part of certain elected off,
cialS, these questions sudden
ly become-in the words of
those officials - malicious
and unWarranted charges"
Anne wilkins,
Mason District Supervi-
,sor, Fairfax County, Va.
Evening star., 1960-01-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

to put two small suet con-
tainerS on different trees in
a yard.
Then the bird will sail first
one way and then the other,
walking head down from
time to time.
This is the white-breasted
nuthatch of course.
The rosy-breasted nut
hatch Is not seen here very
much.
At the time, some 20 years
ago, when we had "a species
of birds in our yard, we
never had the red-breasted
nuthatch.
One can't have them all,
OF course, not even in a
forest, or near thereto. There
will always be some species
that do not come, for, un-
accountable reasons. The
reason would be very plain if
one knew all the circum-
stances.
1t is impossible for any one
observer to know all the
factors that operate even in
so small a space as an aver.
age suburban yard of so by
$50 feet.
The best one can do is to
keep the yard as wild as pos
sible. This will mean trees,
and certainly the smaller
ones, such as holly and dog
wood, appreciated by their
feathered admirers.
1t is a tossup in any ones
mind, whether squirrels or
birds love trees the most.
The squirrel, we believe,
wins. He is born in a tree,
in one Of the large leafy nests
made by the mother. The
tree is his first nursery and
gymnasium. 1t is only after
the baby is full clawed that
he comes down to earth. But
he never loses his love for the
trees. and finds them full of
safety and food for the rest
of his life.
The bird flies in and out
of trees, and sleeps in them.
Often he is born in a shrub.
far from a tree.
We believe squirrels love
trees the most, but it is open
to question, and we are sure
some old startling, wise In the
ways of life, would call US
wrong.
We don't mind being called
wrong by a bird.
Evening star., 1960-01-09

The sensational headlines
following the Kefauver COM
mittee hearings describing
the high cost Of drugs and
so-called fleeing Of the pub
lie by the drug manufac-
turers makes 1t increasingly
apparent that the public is
not being told the whole
story.
During the last so years,
the life span Of the average
American has increased over
20 years. This increase in
longevity is attributed to
several factors. but head
and shoulders" above all fac
tors is the development Of
the miracle drugs" by the
pharmaceutical industry.
Where did these miracle
drugs" come from? The an
swer is that the pharmaced-
tical manufacturing industry,
through the expenditure of
millions of dollars in private
funds yearly, has led the ex-
ploration intothe unknown to
find these Hfe-saving drugs.
In 1858 approximately $170
million was spent for re-
search and development by
these so-called greedy" and
"heartless" drug manufac-
turers. 1t is estimated that
one dollar out Of every nine
dollars received in sales is
reinvested to search for even
better drugs. What other in
dustry can boast anything
like this figure?
Even when a breakthrough
occurs and a new wonder
drug" Is discovered. produced
and promoted. 1t is no guar
antee Of tremendous profits
to be made as one would
suppose. AS oftentimes hap
pens. competition is so keen
that a competitor may pro-
duce an even better wonder
drug" before the original
manufacturer realizes any
profit at all.
Evening star., 1960-01-09
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. How many bones are
there in the human body?-
2. L.
A. The matured skeleton
consists of 206 bones, of which
90 form the head, 81 the
trunk, and 100 the limbs.
Evening star., 1960-01-09

Regarding your January
editorial Fireworks in Fair
fax" I can assure you that
l have no desire to feud with
anyone. Certainly the ques-
tions I raised about a proce-
dure which appeared on its
face to, be irregular were not
intended to be part of a feud.
The questions asked con-
corning a possible conflict Of
interest have been answered
satisfactorily from a legal
and technical standpoint, II
that is what you mean by
turning out to be a dud."
The record received by the
County Welfare Department
indicated that both the
sheriff and an assistant COM
monwealth's a attorney re-
ceived fees from funds due
the Welfare Department. The
conflict questions appear to
have been answered by the
sheriff's statement that he
was not employed as an ap-
paiSer by the county. but by
the attorney representing the
purchaser of the land on
which the welfare depart
ment had a lien, and by the
commemorative attorneys
statement that his assistant
did not receive the fee listed
in his name. Apparently the
purchasers attorney, who ac-
tually handled the case, re-
ceived the fee instead.
These possible conflicts
were never the main question
in the case, however. The
question was whether the
matter had been handled in
a fashion which was to the
best interest of Fairfax
County. The facts known to
date indicate that it was not
SO handled. The Department
of Public Welfare is out at
least $3.50 which in all prob
ability it would have received
had the case not been
handled as it was. If nothing
more has been accomplished
than to draw attention to
this procedure, the effort has
been worthwhile.
The facts relating to this
situation appear to be as
follows:
The Welfare Department
turned over to the common
wealth's attorneys office, for
the first time, the problem of
securing repayment of well
fare grants in an old-age as
sistance case after deceaSe
OF the grantee, the repay
ment having been secured by
a lien on property of the
grantee. In many similar
Evening star., 1960-01-09
"14th STREET.

l4th STREET.
Dear Sir:
For many years we had
nuthatches in our yard, but
they have disappeared, and
I am wondering why.
I'VE had locust trees, and
had to have them all taken
down. not all at once, Of
course, but every year or so
one would blow over.
Il am wondering If the
disappearance of our trees
has anything to do with the
disappearance of our nut
matches.
Surely this is one Of the
happieSt of our Songsters, and
I am sorry to lose them.
What is the derivation Of
the name? 1t seems rather
odd.
IF you can help me with
this small problem, I will
appreciate 1t very much.
Sincerely, Angelo L. S."
The name "nuthatch"
comes from the way the
bird hacks nuts.
In other words, it really is
nuthack.
Common names Of the
birds are often very much
mixed up.
In this case, the name has
nothing at all to do with
Matching" as one might
think, but solely with hack
ing" as one would not Sus-
pect.
The nuthatch loves trees
just a little better than most
birds, we believe.
1t loves to fly from one to
another, lighting on them
upside down, that is, head
down.
1t does this in something
! the same way the flying
squirrel goes from tree to
tree.
In our own yard, nut
matches disappeared with the
cutting down of trees.
They had been a delight
for years.
Their lack was soon felt by
watchers. Somehow the yard
did not seem the same. The
merry way of these birds is
properly appreciated by Miss
Angelo.
Certainly any one who
watches the nuthatch. with
its fine coat of gray and
white, will come to realize
that here is one of the very
best, along with the cardinal,
mocker, chickadee and tit
mouse.
The nuthatch hacks nuts.
according to the unknown
person who named him.
He also eats suet.
One way to see him fly is
Evening star., 1960-01-09

cases, handled by private
counsel for the Welfare De-
partment because the COM
monwealth's attorneys Office
was too busy to handle them.
heirs have eventually come
forward and paid of the lien,
the Welfare Department get
ting substantial repayment.
According to public state
ments by the common
wealth's attorney to the
Board Of Supervisors, an at
torney who had a client wish
ing to purchase the property
approached his staff to get
the purchase cleared. The as
sistant commemorative at
torney in charge Of the case
consented and the purchaS-
er's attorney filed action for
court sale of the property.
The papers were filed in the
name of the assistant COM
monwealth's attorney, there
fore the court-approved fee
was recorded in his name.
The purchasers attorney
employed the sheriff, a coun-
Evening star., 1960-01-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
Battle of the Budqet Looms
By GOULD LINCOLN

Two overriding issues
the quest for peace in the
world and the quest for f.
nancial solvency in the Unit
ed States-were boldly and
intelligently stated by Presi-
dent Eisenhower in his state
of-the-Un message to
Congress. In the first, the
quest for peace, he will
basically have. support Of
Democrats as well as Re-
publicans. In the quest for
solvency, for economy in
Government spending and
payment Of the huge public
debt with surplus revenues,
the President will be strong
" resisted by So-called lib
eral Democrats in this elec-
ton year. Those economists
and Democratic leaders who
insist that by big spending
the economy Of the country
and its standard Of living
can be boosted will insist
upon bigger and bigger ap-
preparations.
The stage has now been set
for a desperate battle, in
which the President will
need all the support the Re-
publicans in Congress and
the more economy-minded
Democrats can give him.
The urge to give, to meet the
demands Of many pressure
groups for Federal funds,
will be strong.
The Presidents announce
ment that not only will the
Government wind up its pres
ent fiscal year with a 5000
million surplus but his budget
for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1861, should make
possible a surplus of $4.2
billion is based on the ex-
pected prosperity Of the
country this year and next.
If such conditions prevail-if
employment is as large and
business is as good as the
Presidents statement fore
castS-chances of a Demo-
cratic victory in the presi-
dental election next Novem-
ber materially diminish.
Predictions by some of the
Democrats that the President
has been unduly optimistic
were to be expected. But with
the prospects Of a $4.2 bill
lion surplus made by a
Republican President, the big
spenders among the Demo-
Gratis Immediately will whet
their knives to get a slice of
that surplus. This, notwith-
standing the very cogent rea-
son the President has given
for holding down appropria-
tions in compliance with the
budget he is about to send to
Congress.
SAILS Billion for Defense
His budget, the President
pointed out, will call for ex-
penditures Of SAILS billion for
national defense, equal to
those Of the present fiscal
year. He has asked, too, dou-
BILE the amount appropriated
for outer space research and
development this year. He
also has asked for money to
meet other increased needs.
But most strongly, the
President has told Congress
the vital need Of fighting in
flation. One of the ways Of
conducting the war against
imitation is to keep down
Government expenditures, to
avoid deficit spending. An
other way is to maintain the
line against the wage-price
Spirals which have been 60
Evening star., 1960-01-09

ing on in this country In re-
cent years. The President is
relying on the restraints that
both labor and management
may place upon themselves.
Imitation, unless checked,
will like a great fire consume
the savings Of the people,
reduce further the value Of
the dollar and the credit Of
the United States-in short,
it will destroy our ability to
maintain both our high
standard Of living and to de-
fend our freedom.
The President is not will
ing to advocate at this time
a tax reduction. What he
hopes is that the surplus
funds Of the Government
the excess Of receipts over
Government expenditures
will be used to reduce the ma
tional debt. This, too, is an
other way Of preventing in
f1ation and Of increasing our
SolVency and Of maintaining
the faith Of other nations in
this country.
COP. Battle Line
Decidedly, the struggle over
fiscal policy will become one
OF the issues Of the coming
political campaign. And, de-
cidedly, the President and the
leaders Of the Republican
Party are willing to fight it
out all summer and fall on
the line of solvency and
economy. If the Democrats
nominate a liberal, free
spending candidate for Presi-
dent and write a party plat
form calling for greater and
greater expenditures by the
Government, the issue will
have been completely joined.
Dealing with international
affairs, the President made
clear his determination to do
his utmost in this, his final
year in the White House, to
bolster the cause of a lust
peace in the world. He laid
great stress on the need of
aid for the new, underdevel-
oped countries, as well as
some Of the older countries
where poverty prevails among
so many. Here he empha-
sized the responsibility of
other nations Of the free
world, whose economies have
been rebuilt since the close
OF the last war largely
through assistance given by
the United States. These
countries. he said, must do
their part, too, in helping lift
the standards Of living in the
tagging parts of the world,
and so help to keep them
from falling under the blan-
dishment of the Communists.
At the same time, he indi-
Gated he would ask Congress
to provide ample aid for these
less fortunate countries.
The state of the Union
message was a clear exposi-
ton Of the Presidents overall
view Of the International and
national situations today. II
it lacked heat, it did not lack
emphasis. The President is
clearly prepared to fight, if
he must, for the programs he
advanced. He expressed a
hope. however, that he would
have the cooperation of the
Democratic controlled Con-
gresS. This is almost too
much to expect, however, in
view Of the fierce political
battle which will be waged
for the presidential election.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Academy 'Way Out
Hope Finds New

linz Hope fInoS new
Smokes Opium Another one, She's
l6. She's Beautiful, She's Married to
Mickey Cohen.
"I have different hobbies now. Last
Sunday we rented Piper Cub and
bombed Disneyland. We buzzed
Forest Lawn but nothing happened
there"
"You know the shark problem they
have of the coast California;. This
guy was in swimming one Sunday and
he saw two black fms coming toward
him. He got out of the water fast
but it turned out to be some drunk
driving Cadillac to Catalina"
(About Jacks trip to HawaiD did
you ever have Luau over there where
you bury q pig and have couple OF
drinks and try to figure out where you
buried the pig?"
I'm calling my new book "A Funny
Thing Happened to Me on the Way
to the Grave Or I Hate People but
That's All There Is"
ED SULLIVAN SHOW (CBS).
Bert Wheeler: II like to quote the
Bible in times Of stress"
Son: Don't be afraid. I'm coming
with q quilt"
Wheeler: Fear not The Comforter
cometh."
JACK BENNY SHOW (CBS).
Jack: "The lady who has made
more money opening doors than
safecracker-Betty Furness."
o o
OPEN END (WTTG).
Brendan Behan: II have seen no
situation so dismal that the presence
of a policeman couldn't make 1t
worse"
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BY MILT PRENSKY
Lduoh lines that bear repeating
as collected BY TV Magazines
comedy specialist.

BOB HOPE SHOW (NBC).
Bob Hope: Cat the United States
Air Force Academy: II want to con-
gratulate the architect of the Acad-
emy-Dizzy Gillespie. This place Is
way out. It's pretty wild country up
here. Last year four moose graduated.
We've been having little trouble
with our missiles at Cape Canaveral
Evening star., 1960-12-04

but they found what the trouble was.
They've been lighting the filter"
Student Hope is being court mar
tialed for infractions:
Oficer: How do you explain the
lady's slipper. this lady's garter and
lady's handbag found in your room?"
Hope: Its my term project for
biology. I'm building girl. Better
things for better living through
chemistry"
Same show, later:
Hope: LET me go out there and
make the world safe for the Ofncers'
Club"
JACK PAAR SHOW (NBC).
Jack Douglas: I'm writing some
rock n roll songs now. One Of them
Is She's 16, She's Beautiful. She
90 The Sunday stor Tv Mosozine. W
Evening star., 1960-09-11

There ore forty Of these politely picked
fresh green beons in every ior, swim
ming in vinegar ond dointy dill: They
ore crisp. crunchy ond absolutely the
best ideo since the peonUt and he pref
eel. They have everything but coIories.
lSoy, buddy, hove you got O cieorette?l
Smyrna times., 1960-08-18

ness.
The Church ladies will serve
lunch at the sale of Nelson Dill
on Saturday, August 27.
Kenton Church is sponsoring
"a Chicken Barbecue to be held
at the church on Saturday, Sep
tember 10, 5 p. m to 7 p. m
Ernest Smith is general chair
man.
Mr.. Harold Hilyard has been
dismissed from the Kent Gen
eral Hospital and is recuperat-
ing at home.
MIR. Jim Everett is a patient
in the Kent General Hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. Eugene Haze
visited Mrs. Hazel's brother, Mr.
Zeke Gooden and Mrs. Gooder
of Greensboro on Sunday.
MIR. Raymond Faulkner visit
ed for several days last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Pitt
Smyrna times., 1960-08-18
Music Teachers
To Meet Sept. IL

The University of Delaware
will host the fall meeting of the
Delaware State Music Teach
ers Association on September IL
in Old College Hall, under the
direction of Miss Mildred Cad
dis. of the music faculty and
president of the association.
Principal speaker at the lun-
cheon session of the all-day
meeting will be Mrs. Vincent
Persichetti, wife of a we'll
known Philadelphia composer
She holds a doctorate in music
and is much in demand as lee
turer and pianist. She is on the
faculty of the Philadelphia Con
servatory of Music. Her topic
will be Teaching New Music"
Smyrna times., 1960-08-18

S. Turner Jones, executive
secretary of the Music Teachers
National Association. with which
the Delaware organization is
affiliated, will speak at the
morning session.
Special music will be fea'
ture of the morning and lunch
con meeting, including solos by
Norma v. Hayde, soprano oi
Milford and a vice president Of
the state association.
Invitations have been extend
ed to all music teachers in the
state to attend the conference.
Smyrna times., 1960-08-18

daughter, Mary Lou are visiting
MIR. and Mrs. Maurice Arnold
and family of Kennett Square.
Ninety people attended the
wedding shower for Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Jewell, held in the
Hartly Fire Hall on Saturday
evening. They received many
pretty and useful gifts.
Mrs. Avis Pinder, Mrs. Betty
Long, Johnny Pinder, and Water
McGinnis attended the LayteS
Picnic held at Rlverview on Sat
urday, August l3.