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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Recalling Dependents

AS a parting shot, the
President has picked on the
military for an easy tout" on
a problem that he is reluctant
to solve through more effec-
tive but less desirable meth
DDS. Dependents of military
personnel are going to be
denied the privilege" Of iv-
ing with their husbands and
fathers serving overseas. This
is to cut down on the flow of
gold out Of the United States.
What is more likely to hap
pen is a flow of brass out of
the armed forces. Losing the
service of many experienced
officers and non-commis-
stoned officers will mean q
loss Of effectiveness of the
armed forces which cannot
be measured in gold.
It appears that there are
many ways that the flow of
gold can be reduced without
having to break up families
to do it: Restrictions on high
bracket and Hollywood de-
fectors and retirees who. be-
cause Of tax benefits, 60 to
live overseas to spend the
money earned in the. United
States. Restriction on the
amount Of money United
States tourists spend over
seas. Restrictions on. the
amount of money private
companies spend overseas for
cheaper labor or because Of
tax benefits. Forcing United
States labor to compete with
overseas labor in order to
bring prices down on domes-
tic goods which are presently
being rejected in favor of
foreign goods because of low
er prices resulting in gold
flow overseas. There are other
methods but space does not
permit listing them all. The
rule seems to be that no re-
strictions should be placed
on those people or concerns
that are doing their best to
undermine the welfare and
economic security of the
United States but rather the
penalties and restrictions are
to apply to those who are
doing their best to preserve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
WATCHING THE WORLD
Anderson-DiIlon Mission Questioned
By CROSBY S. MOVE.
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stof

was. that these results were
entirely practicable long be-
fore Mr.. Anderson arrived In
Europe. The Germans have
been making It clear for
months that although they
were receptive to the idea Of
helping out in a number Of
ways, they would not accept
the demand for direct support
payments because 1t srnacked
Of a return to the system Of
occupation costs.
The picture that has been
drawn of German intran-
sigence is hardly justified,
since it was Mr.. Anderson
who refused to discuss any Of
the alternative proposals put
forward by the German side.
Eventually. Of course. these
proposals will have to be con-
sidered. The idea Of a NATO
pool to share the burden Of
keeping American troops in
Europe may seem relatively
cumbersome. But If such an
arrangement would remove
political objections to q SUBJ
stantial German contribution,
there is every reason why it
should be followed up as soon
as possible. And, in the mean
time, German offers Of i'm
mediate payment Of long
term debts and military or
ders could provide important
temporary relief.
Certainly it would be q
more reasonable approach to
the problem than the one
Mr.. Anderson suggested in
the course of his visit. The
implication that the United
States might withdraw its
troops from Europe unless its
demands for support pay
mentS are met is in strange
discord with the fervent
pledges of loyalty to NATO
made by other American
leaders in recent days.
To the extent that MIR. An
derson's threat is taken seri-
ously it can only result in o
further loss Of confidence in
the United States under its
present leadership. Instead of
inspiring the nations Of .Eu-
rope to an increased contri-
button, any American move
toward economic and military
isolation would convince them
that French President de
Gaulle is right in preaching
less dependence on the
United States for military
security.
If anything, Mr.. Ander-
sons mission diminished the
chances Of rational and effec-
tive remedies to the problem
of dwindling American gold
reserves.
The new Democratic ad-
ministration will inherit the
problem next January, and
there is hope here that at
that time a more sensible So
luton will be found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Stopping Khrushchev in His ProverbioI Tracks

If Mr.. Khrushchev during
the past year has often
seemed to have bested or
otherwise confounded his
Western opponents in direct
verbal exchange and repair
tee, an explanation may be
observed in his profuse and
effective use of proverbs. The
reason lies in the interesting
and peculiar function of the
typical proverb: To witty an
abstract idea by giving to it
a concrete imagery.
Now, this notion is not
only applicable in Western
countries-concrete imagery
is a fundamental tool of
Madison avenue, for instance
but it may be the only
means for the effective propa-
cation Of ideas to the primi-
tive mind, whether that be
OF the unsophisticated (but
enfranchised) urban worker
still to be found in Europe,
or that of a Congo tribesman.
Johan Huizinga, Dutch
historian who has probed
deeply into the socio-cultural
forms of the European Middle
Ages. has shown us very
clearly in his 1.-THE Waning of
the Middle Ages" how those
forms-for instance. the pro-
liferating and crystallizing
forms created by the no.
bility's chivalry and the
church's use of allegory-
reflect the needs of an essen
TALLY primitive mind. And of
= proverbs in the Middle Ages,
Huizinga says:
"The tendency to give each
particular case the character
of a moral sentence or of an
example, so that it becomes
something substantial and
interchangeable, the crystal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
WrestIinq's Villains

I would like to reply to
E. K. Kelly's letter entitled
American Villains"
Recently in Nashville, Ten
nessee, I witnessed on TV
the reverse side of Mr.. Kelly'S
experience in Tokyo. There
were two robust Japanese
wrestlers in the ring as head
line performers. They dis
obeyed all the rules, called
their opponents (Americans)
vile names and in general
stimulated hatred among the
spectators for the Japanese.
I agree with Mr.. Kelly that
such ringside performances
by American or Japanese
will never generate good will
between the East and the
West.
N KnSounaoh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28

lization Of thought, in short,
finds its most general and
natural expression in the
proverb. In the thought of
the Middle Ages proverbs
have performed a very living
function. There were hun
dreds in current use in every
nation A people which
has many proverbs in current
use will be less given to talk
ing nonsense, and so will
avoid many confused argu-
mentS and empty phrases.
Leaving arguments to cul-
tured people, it is content
with judging each case by re-
ferring to the authority of
some proverb. The crystal
lization of thought in pro-
verbs is therefore not with
out advantage to society"
Mr.. KhruShchev, something
of a primitive himself, well
understands this value of the
proverb, and exploits its util-
ity increasingly. Let's take an
example: during a recent So
journ to Sweden, Nikita was
tauntingly queried about the
Soviet's erection of an Iron
Curtain" isolating the Com
munist bloc countries from
the West. The voluble
Khrushchev was ready with a
proverb, one that furnished
an immediate and uncompli-
Gated imagery to the uncriti-
cal and primitive mind: some
thing about the farmers need
to erect a fence to keep his
flock from straying into the
dangerous wilds, and to keep
the wolves out.
Now the imagery evoked by
the Churchillian Iron Cur
tain" is of no mean utility
itself, but. com pared to
Nikita's pasture fence, more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28

skin and fetal membrane
cells, and has been studied
widely, especially in man.
The appearance of this
structure differs strikingly,
to an anatomist, between
male and female. It's signi-
flcance never has been estab-
lished but recognition in
tissues has led to some i'm
portant applications.
Useful in Graft Study
Thus it has been used ex-
tensively for prenatal sex
determinations, in studies of
infertility and in determin-
ing the actual sex of individ-
uals with congenital errors
in sex development. It also
provides a convenient tag for
the study of grated tissues.
It's extension even to bone
cells has just been reported
to the American Association
for Advancement of Science
by Drs. Daniel M. Vernino
and Daniel M. LaSkin of the
University of Illinois College
of Dentistry.
They worked with bone
cells Of dogs and cats. When
bone was decalcified, they
found, the presence Of the
chromatin body could be
clearly distinguished.
In adult bone. they report,
approximately so per cent Of
the cell nuclei contained an
identifiable chromatin body.
Bones from Is animals were
studied. In every case the
sex OF the amman from whom
the bone came was identi-
fled correctly.
There is a high probable
ity, they report, that the
same difference will be found
in male and female human
bones. Regardless of such
factors as size and strength,
a woman still does not have
the same kind of bones as a
man.
The finding, they point
out, may have some practical
medical significance in the
study of success or failure of
bone crafts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Burned Up

Most old-timers before
leaving this realm would like
to think they will depart with
this world a little better than
when they arrived. But it is
mostly the old-timers in our
suburbs who are burning up
the organic matter formed in
leaves which will be forever
lost to posterity. Aside from
making o nuisance Of them
selves every autumn. smoking
up entire neighborhoods, they
are burning organic matter
which can never be retrieved
for the soil in the neighbor-
hood In which they live. They
will leave this world and the
area in which their children
live almost devoid Of the Or
ganic matter that is essential
Tor plant growth.
One doesn't have to be very
discerning to see the proper
ties where this is done annu-
ally. The gardens are thread
bare, the lawns spotty and
the trees scraggily.
The Counties Of Arlington,
Fairfax, Prince Georges and
Montgomery ought to follow
the lead Of the District Of
Columbia government, which
permits no trash or leaf burn
ing at all.
This. burning Of trash and
leaves IN the suburbs is only
increasing the overall prob
lem Of smog and air pollution,
which is thought by many to
be the underlying cause of so
much lung cancer.
1noSe OF us who move out
into the suburbs for fresh air,
among other reasons, are be-
ing sighted a bit by having
to run the gauntlet Of smoke
screens on the way home in
the evening and having week
ends Of smoke filled houses
for the privilege Of living in
the country"
All counties could use the
leaves for mulch, as does the
District Of Columbia govern
ment on parks, parkways. The
recreational areas would be
the better for it.
]. August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Dollars and Renewal

AL urSG glance, one can hardly fail
to- be impressed by the sums of public
money Spent-and yet to be spent-on
the redevelopment of Southwest Wash
ington. The truly significant considera-
ton. however, is whether these expenses
are worthwhile investment, and this is
a question that ought to be pondered by
everyone who has an interest in the
future of the city.
Essentially, an analysis made avail
able to The Star by the Redevelopment
Land Agency estimates that the ulti-
mate net cost to the government in the
Southwest will be $40 million, of which
the District Of Columbia share is $25
million. Is this exorbitant? We think
the gains, If the program is completed
successfully, speak for themselves. Not
all Of them, of course, can be reduced to
a financial balance sheet. Who can place
q value on the elimination of Di4on's
Court and the other sordid breeding
grounds Of crime and human misery
which abounded in the dismal alleys and
slumS Of the old Southwest? How do
you evaluate the conversion of a civic
liability, which the old Southwest was,
into an aSSet-a dynamic, modern area
OF attractive homes and cultural and
recreational facilities which will benefit
the entire region? AS important as these
htangibles are, however, the gains that
can be listed on the fiscal side of the
ledger also are persuasive.
Real estate values alone, the RIA
figures, will expand Six-fold in the new
Southwest. In the 80-acre "Area B"
project, property taxes are expected to
increase from $31 ,811 in 1858 to more
than 100000 annually when recon-
Struction is complete. New businesses
will create further revenues. Savings
will result from drastic reductions in the
tremendously high police, fire and
health expenses that were required in
the old area. Then add to these the in
creased revenues that will accrue from
higher income-level Of residents in the
new SouthweSt-some Of whom, at least,
are expected to be enticed back from
their flight to the suburbs.
It is true, as critics of the Southwest
program stress, that the social and
financial costs of slums in the Southwest
AdNc HUI cVdpOIdIeQ WIFI CIle QemOl1-
ton of buildings. Some Of these costs
have been transplanted to other con-
geSted parts of the city. But not all of
them have, by any means The South
west program represents a substantial
positive gain in the attrition OF, Wash
ington's slum areas on the one hand,
and on the other it offers a financial
hope which, in view of the Districts
growing financial crisis, should not be
mininized by anyone.
Seventy million dollars, which is
roughly the current production cost of
10 B-52 bombers, hardly seems an ex-
ceSsive price to preserve major part of
the Nations Capital, under any condi-
tions. When the prospect is added that
this investment may be recovered with
in reasonable number of years through
the creation of new tax values, there
is all the more reason to press for the
programs expeditions and effective
fulhllment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Congo Outlook

SAo POAA4dPo U44C LIOob 1C1b1oL VI
Africa's new "neutralist" leaders, Presi-
dent Toure Of Guinea-echoed by Presi-
dent Nkrumah of Ghana-haS done a
characteristic thing in accusing our
Government Of supporting the position
of the enemies Of African emancipation.
This charge, made in a diplomat
ically curious message to President
Eisenhower, is not only impertinent but
entirely false, and Mr.. Toure presumably
knows as much. But he is an old hand at
parroting Soviet propaganda, and he has
been strong hacker (along with Mr..
Nkrumah) of the Kremlin's efforts to
restore deposed Premier Lumumba to
power in the Congo.
President Eisenhower in his reply
has reSorted to polite understatement
in declaring that Mr.. Toure shows "a
serious misunderstanding" Of American
policy. Actually, in Mr.. EiSenhower's
words. "the United States has been in
the forefront of those nations who have
favored emancipation Of all peoples"
including the Congolese. Further, far
from supporting the enemies Of such
emancipation, our Government has
sought to counter them by leading the
fight for action like that taken by the
United Nations in recognizing President
Kasavubu and seating his delegation as
the Congo's only legitimate repre-
sentative.
Certainly, as Mr.. Eisenhower has
told Mr.. Toure, the United States has
favored this action not for any "imper-
ialistic" purpose, but solely and simply to
try to strengthen one of the essential
foundations Of stable and effective gov
eminent in that unhappy country" And
more than few African states, rejecting
Guinea'S and Ghana'S peculiarly shrill
arguments for the Kremlin's pro-
Lumumba policy, have done the same. AS
a result, the KaSavubu delegation now
sits in the U. N. with the blessing of a
5S-to-24 vote, and Mr.. Kasavubu him
self-who ouSted Mr.. Lumumba because
Of his chaos-breeding, pro-Soviet be-
havior-has returned to Leopoldville to
receive heros welcome.
This does not mean, of course, that
everything from now on is going to get
better and better in the Congo, whose
vast complex of troubles includes fierce
tribal rivalries. Nevertheless some en-
couragement may be derived from the
fact that President Tshombe's govern
ment in secessioniSt Katanga Province
has been in conference with MIR. Kasa-
vubu's representatives and that both
sides have reached a perfect identity
of views" on developing program Of
action designed to promote unity and
order within the near-chaotic Congolese
Republic.
What remains to be seen now Is
whether such a program will really
materialize. The promise, however, is
there, and it serves to confirm the wis
dom Of the u. MS decision to accept
Mr.. Kasavubu and reject Mr.. Lumumba.
1t serves, too, as kind of reproach to
.Messrs. Toure and Nkrumah for their
continuing stubborn Endorsement of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
An Appeal

Area l. Board Of the Com
missioners' Youth Council is
making an urgent appeal for
clothing for both boys and
girls. ages sig years, to help
these children in school.
Area L Board is in the I'd
Precinct and all of the elem
entary schools in this area
benefit from this project. For
further information call
John White or Mrs. Jessye c.
HarShaw at MA. $4,000, Ext.
2ll0 or 1919.
Mrs. Pauline Virgil, chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. Al let
tiers are subject to condensa-
ton. Those not used tDil be
returned only ,Dhen accom-
panied by self : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28

man of the clothing project.
can be reached at HUI. s.
9408.
Nellie Smith,
Public Relations Chairman,
Area L Board, Commits
sioner's Youth Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

A reader can get an answer, by
mail, to any question Of fact by
writing The Star tnforms ton Bu-
reau. 635 F street NV, Washington
4, D. c. Please inclaSe return post
age or self-addressed. stamped
envelope
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10
Snow Blocks Roads Leading
To Blaze at Hunt Home

Biting cold sharpened by high
winds. and snow-covered roads
hampered firemen last Friday
morning as fire destroyed the
interior of the home of Henry j..
Hunt, w, owner of the Stone
house Kennels, a couple hun
bred yards north of the Rock
vile limits on Rt. %.
Hunt, 81, whose legs were
rendered useless by polio in
1910, had to drag himself
through bedroom window and
drop into the snow below in
order to escape. He was unin-
jured, however.
Dogs and chickens kept in
nearby buildings also escaped
the fire that was confined to
Hunts very old log and cement
house. William H. Berry, chief
of the Rockville Volunteer Fire
Department, estimated damage
at $500.
The fire was reported at 2:40
am. by Charles Whirley, chief
street Inspector for Rockville,
who saw the flames as he drove
along West Montgomery ave,
He turned his car around and
went to the city firehouse
where he turned in a box alarm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10
Blair Key Club
Wins 3 Awards

Three of five awards given
at the Capital District Conven-
tor of Kiwanis Clubs have
been won by the Montgomery
Blair High School Key Club, a
service organization sponsored
by the Silver Spring Kiwanis
Club.
For the second straight year
the Blair Club received first
place trophies for its talent
show entrant, its scrapbook,
"The Three Keys" and its
achievement report. A senior,
Jim Bundy, took second place
in the oratorical contest.
The Blair Club was represent
ed by % of its IS members and
tn cir sponsor, L. Kennard
Rhodes.
The Key Club will now COM
pete with % other districts rep
resenting approximately $4,000
boys from Canada as well as
the United States. This contest
will be held at the international
convention in Boston this sum-
mer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10
County Girls
Model Clothes

Twenty-three county girls
participated in a fashion show
last week at the National All
Club Center. They are:
Gwen Bayley, Colesville; 10
Ellen Kennevan, Marguita
Blackman, Mary Margaret
Smith, Mary Ann Lane and No
la Benedict, of Glen Mar; Cathy
Nelson and Michele Fair, Rock.
vile; Carol Pugh and Kathy
Schrider, Olney.
Also, Carolyn Mills, Gathers
burg; Susan Kaiser, Dodi Bla-
EEK, Martha MCDOWELL, Helen
Ryan, Janet Shrum, Sheila Nee
han, Leila McGill and Dianne
Grande, of Wheaton; Pat Mitch
ell, Falkland; Miranda Clark,
Clarksburg; and Sue Eckart
and Carolyn Eckhart, of Glen.
mont.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10
At Sherwood High
Rockville Girl Chosen
As Exchange Student

Marci Oyhus, 16. year old
Sherwood High School junior,
has been selected to represent
her school this summer as an
exchange student sponsored by
the American Field Service.
Brunette Marci is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
A. Oyhus, of Emory Ia, Rock
vile. Her father is employed at
the Applied Physics Laboratory
of Johns Hopkins University at
Scaggsville, Howard County.
Marci has not been informed
where she will go on her two
month exchange visit, but she's
hoping it will be Europe.
South America seems so
close" she said the other day.
Her trip will be largely fl
nanced from proceeds of a one
week fund drive by her fellow
stu d dents who contributed
$1,000. A similar drive last year
netted $500, part of which was
spent to bring over Iris Brose,
from Germany.
While foreign students stay
in America one full school year,
American stu d ents remain
abroad only two months. Cost
of the trip is around $500, Marci
said.
Marci maintains an A minus
scholastic average and history
Is her favorite subject. She
looks forward to courses in
some artistic field in college.
Meanwhile, she keeps quite
busy in a number of school and
church activities. She is vice
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10

president Of her class, an alter
nate cheerleader, is news editor
Of the Bark, Sherwood school
paper, sings in the choir of the
Ashton Methodist Church, and
is president of the Colesville
subdistrict Of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship.
Marci won out over seven
other student applicants for the
exchange trip. Each had to fill
out forms that asked, among
other questions, what was the
applicants, m o t important
day"
Christmas eve was Marci's
choice because of her family's
close-knit observance of the
holiday. She is one of four chill
dren. Her sister, Judy IL, is a
senior at Sherwood, while two
brothers, Jon, II, and Gary, 6,
are students at Olney Elemen-
tary School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10
Yost to. Head Council
For Better Education

William E. Yost, ir., Of S5l5
Hampstead ave-, Bethesda, was
installed last week as president
of the Council for Better Edu.
cation.
Yost, 40, will be assisted by
Mrs. Roderic Davis, vice presi-
dent; DR.. Thomas Wilson, treas
urer; and Mrs. Colin Thompson,
secretary.
Aims of the new association
are to arouse public interest in
and support for education in
Montgomery County, and more
emphasis on intellectual devel-
opment of children in stead OF
concentration on life adjust
ment and social welfare pro.
grams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-10
Mason Will Aid
sY' Fund Drive

Elwood B. Mason, principal
of Wheaton High School, has
been appointed chairman of the
School Committee for the Sill
yer Spring YMCA's 100000
fund drive for new buildings
and equipment.
At the same time, Mrs. Thorn.
as c. Spann, veteran fund raiser
and an active participant in civic
activities, was appointed to head
the volunteer services commit
tee of the drive.
News of the appointments
was released by c. Edwin Kline,
general campaign manager.