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Evening star., 1960-05-26
D. Heads Back
Nurse Licenses

District officials today urged
House approval of a Senate
passed bill to license some
1000 Washington practical
nurses.
Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick said the city heads strongly
favor the measure in the in
terest of public health. Fred
erick C. Heath, acting health
director. said the legislation
has long been needed.
The bill also was supported
by the Rev. T. Bryan Collins
business vice president ot
Georgetown University, who
said it would improve the status
of practical nursing and bal
unfit practitioners. Area hos
pitals are backing the measure
he said.
Miss Julia c. Thompson oi
the American Nurses Associa-
ton opposed the bill as writer
on the ground that proposed
license procedures and require
ments would not be Strict
enough.
Evening star., 1960-05-26
Nixon Views
Placing Of
New Column

Workmen got plenty of BIZ
partisan advice today as they
hoisted the first of "a new
marble columns into place on
the east front of the Capitol.
Vice President Nixon and
House Speaker Rayburn led the
large Capitol Hill delegation
which watched a huge crane
swing the 18-ton column into
position.
The proceedings took about
an hour and, when the 24-foot
9-inch column was about to
be lowered the last inch. work.
men still we're steacying it at
the base. The Vice President
got edgy and said what hun
dreds of ether apprehensive
spectators were thinking:
Watch your fingers, boys, "
he advised.
While the column was a foot
or so off the ground, Robert
Rothwell of 1918 Saratoga ave-
nue. NE. took a thick black
pencil out of his pocket and
wrote something on a lead
plate in the base on which
the column rests.
Put my name down there, -
he explained later.
J. George Stewart, architect
of the Capitol, said eight cid
marble columns erected on the
east front about 1855 or 1856
would be put in place with the
"a new ones. He said workmen
would erect about three col
umns a day.
The new columns are dupli-
Gates of the originals except
that they were quarried from
Georgia white marble instead
of sandstone.
Mr.. Stewart said exterior
work on extension outward of
the East Front 321a feet will be
completed by the first of Oc-
tober. Construction of stands
| for the Inauguration will get
under way in mid-September
The main lobby and entrance
corridor are to be completed
in time for the Inauguration.
The entire project is to be
completed by September, 1861
There we're no speeches al
the ceremony today. But after
the column was in place
Speaker Rayburn, one of the
most ardent supporters of the
East Front project, congratu.
lated the workers.
Very good job" he said.
Evening star., 1960-05-26
BoyWho Hidin 7 unneI
ReportedMissing Again

A 7-year-old boy, who was
found hiding from a school
bully in a tunnel on the Bright
wood School grounds last Feb
ruary IL, has been missing since
Tuesday morning, police said
today.
Michael Scarce, who weighs
so pounds and isn't quite 4
feet tall, was last seen by his
mother when he left their
apartment at 6215 Georgia
avenue NV. at $40 am. Tues
day to go to school.
His teacher said Michael
didn't show up for class.
Michael'S mother, Mrs. Alice
Scarce, 80, said two boys came
to her apartment late Tuesday
and told her Michael was stay
ing with them and didn't want
to come home.
Not Too Worried
She told 9Th precinct police
that she didn't recognize the
boys and didn't ask them their
names. She said she wasn't
too worried because Michael
had been missing from home
on five other occasions and
each time he returned or was
found within a few hours.
But she added that this was
the longest time he had been
away and said "it is enough to
worry you"
In February, when Michael
was still 6, two detectives found
him hiding, wet and frightened,
in a concrete play tunnel on
the school grounds at 2 am.
Found in Movie
He told them he hid there
because one of the boys at
school had threatened to punch
him in the nose.
One other time when he was
missing police found him in a
neighborhood movie and on
three other occasions, Mrs.
Evening star., 1960-05-26
President Sees Water
As Main u. S. Resource
ABC Names Richards
To Oppose Dr.. BIevins

The Arlingtonians for a
Better County early today chose
Thomas Richards as the can
didate who will try to displace
Democratic incumbent Lucas
Blevins from the county board.
The liberal coalition, which
has dominated county politics
since 1858, nominated the in
telligence analyst on the third
ballot at its annual convention.
AS a result Of developments
last night, the f3ght between
Mr.. Richards and DR.. Blevins
will be the only local political
contest which Arlington voters
must settle in the November
elections.
AS predicted, the ABC almost
unanimously Endorsed the can
didacy of Independent Ernest
D. Wilt for the unexpired board
term of the late David L.
Krupsaw.,
County Republicans at their
mass meeting last night also
indorsed Mr.. Wilt after deciding
not to advance any candidate of
their own. The Democrats al
ready have voted not to oppose
the popular bank president.
Freed of any organized op-
position, Mr.. Wilt, who received
an interim appointment to the
board after Mr.. Krupsaw's
death last January. seemingly
Is assured election.
Kaul Resignation Asked
The county G. o. P. also de-
manded that county board
member Ralph Kaul resign.
Mr.. Kaul, Democratic candi-
date for Congress from the 10th
district. deliberately used the
official meetings of the Arling-
ton County Board as a political
forum and tool to further his
personal ambitions" the Re-
publicans charged.
About ITS delegates to the
meeting heard support of Mr..
Wilt from Republican Repre-
sentative Broyhill.
Mr.. Broyhill also attacked
MFR. Kaul for using a county
board meeting last Saturday as
Evening star., 1960-05-26
Early Johnson Sign
Stirs Political Mirth

emerged from his cocoon and
is about to spread wings as a
full -fedged candidate.
Gardening authorities frown
on the practice Of getting
caught with your signs up too
early. They advise that it is
undesirable because it alerts
hostile forces as to where the
candidate is going to flower.
These experts contend that
hopefuls should be kept indoors
while they are still tender
young plants and only trans
planted to the political garden
when they are sturdy enough
to survive frosts and malevolent
attacks.
Signs Put Away
The signs boosting Senator
johnson were back today at
the Art Display Co., 23l5 Eight
eenth place NE, where they
came from.
A spokesman for the COM
pany said he had no idea when
they would be hauled out again
or who had ordered them in
the first place.
"Ah declare ah just don't
know what happened" cooed a
distressed member of Senator
Johnson's staff when asked
about the sign snafu.
A"Citizens-fo johnson Com
mittee" announced last week
that it was going to open a ma
tional headquarters. The COM
mittee has already rented an
Office in the Ambassador Hotel.
Senator johnson is expected
to surprise the Nation by an
nouncing as a candidate for
the Democratic presidential
nomination in the ned future.
Evening star., 1960-05-26
By CHARLES PIERCE
Star stan Writer

The premature blossoming
of large political signs in Wash
ington's fertile environment
has become one of the most
embarrassing developments this
season for presidential hope
fuls.
Yesterday two brightly col
ored Lyndon B. johnson for
President" signs sprouted un-
expectedly outside the Ambas-
sador Hotel, Fourteenth and
K streets NV.
They were hastily removed
when someone remembered that
the coy Senator from Texas,
where the natives are noted for
their bashfulness, has not yet
announced for the presidency
Rockefeller Sign Recalled
A few months ago, the Dis
trict Rockefeller for President
Committee proudly hoisted q
red, white and blue standard
announcing Rockefeller fol
President" outside its head.
quarters on Farragut Square.
This group was somewhat
chagrined when New York Gov
Rockefeller declared the mex
day that he would not be ar
active candidate for president
The Rockefeller sign wal
whisked away to a dark ware.
house.
Political horticulturists whit
have studied this phenomenon
OF the unreasonable blooming
of political standards have de-
tected the following causes:
The excessive zeal of amateur
gardeners, the steamy politica
climate and lack of acute dis
cernment needed to determine
when presideiWal hopeful ha'
Evening star., 1960-05-26
THESE REFL ECTIONS

THESE REFL ECTIONS
were interrupted by the ap-
pearance of DR.. Apple, a
dark, large, vigorous young
man with a short haircut.
II see you like our mu-
scum" he said. wait until
we get the annex finished,
and then we will restore it to
its original size. 1t occupied
the western half of this
building, but when we need
ed space we put the exhibits
in storage. We are going to
bring the exhibits back"
We learned that the asso-
citation is 108 years old.
It's original problem was
quack remedies. Today that
is a larger problem than ever.
More money is spent on
quack remedies" he said,
than is paid for the filling
of prescriptions"
The association has only
individual members, no drug
companies or local associa-
tionS. All the members must
be licensed pharmacists.
There are $4,000 of them. A
small portion of these are
employees of manufacturing
drug companies. In all, there
are about 100000 licensed
pharmacists in America.
There are 76 schools of
e pharmacy" DR.. Apple said,
"and it is now a flve-year
course after high school.
"As the manipulative work
of the pharmacist has de-
creased, he has had to learn
about more and more drugs.
He can't produce sulfa drugs
and antibioticS in his little
backroom laboratory, but he
must know about them.
Our purpose is to make a
contribution to public health
through professional compe-
+hce."
Evening star., 1960-05-26
Autopsy Set
In Boot Death
OF D. c. Man

EDGEWATER, Md, May rs
(AP) An autopsy has been
ordered in the death of a 81
year-old Washington man who
fell into South River last night
while working on a boat.
The body Of Irwin c. Thur
ston of 1919 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. was retrieved
from the river and members
of the Woodland Beach Rescue
Squad applied artificial res
piration without success.
Anne Arundel County police
were told that Mr.. Thurston
suffered dizzy spells. DR.. Ell
mer G. Linhardt, county medi-
cal examiner, ordered the au-
topsy to determine whether
Mr.. Thurston drowned or died
of some other cause.
Polise said Mr.. Thurston was
working on the boat with three
other men when he apparently
tripped and fell overheard.
Others aboard the boat were
Henry Harold Bowen of $500
Fourteenth street NV, the
owner, and Vernon James Hill
debrand of 1920 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. and Carnwell
Cummings Dean of 2507 Fair
lawn avenue Sc.
Mr.. Thurston, a native of
Abingdon, Va, had been living
| in Washington for the last
three months. He was en-
ployed as a carpenters helper
with the firm of ]. w. Smith,
General Contractors, Washing
ton.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs
Ted Dean of Roanoke. Va; a
sister, Mrs. r. A. Duggins, 921
Quincy street NV; eight other
brothers and sisters in Roanoke
and Bristol. Va, and -four
grandchildren.
Services and burial will be
in Roanoke.
Evening star., 1960-05-26
The
Rambler
:. Visits Temple
Of Pharmacy
By GEORGE KENNEDY


The north side of Consti-
tuition avenue is a long row
of Government buildings
from Sixth to Twenty-third
Street-broken only by the
Ellipse.
The building at the west
ern end is something of a
puzzle to the thousands of
bus passengers and motorists
who pass it every day.
1t is a little gem of classi-
cal architecture in America.
1t is as perfectly proper
toned as the Lincoln Me-
mortal across the way.
Unfortunately, a stone
building of small size in this
country suggests a mauso-
leum. Here the planting fur
theirs the funereal thought.
1t is not a Government
building. 1t is the American
Pharmaceutical Association.
Tourist guides have been
known to call it "The Tomb
of the Unknown Druggist"
Now an annex is being con-
structed in the rear, all of
stone and of a size and shape
that will take nothing from
the little building in front.
Yesterday the Rambler
stopped iniand asked for DR..
William s. Apple, the execu-
tive secretary.
Doctor Apple was en-
gagged in a long-distance
telephone conversation and
that provided an opportunity
to look around the rotunda.
That's right. Small as the
building is, it has a rotunda.
1t was no surprise to learn
that the architect was the
late John Russell Pope. He
designed the National Gal
lery of Art and the Jefferson
Memorial.
Evening star., 1960-05-26

SEATED OPPOSITE the
entrance, a bronze life-Sized
bearded figure, reminiscent
of the late Chief Justice
Hughes, dominates the cir
cular space. 1t is William
Proctor, jr., 1817-1874, "the
father of American phar-
macy" He founded Americas
fiSt school of pharmacy in
Philadelphia.
Around the rotunda were
exhibits, a pestle and mortar
and big bottles that brought
back the old drugstore.
You remember, there was
always a large glass bottle
filled with a clear green
LIQUID on one side Of the
drugstore window, and its
bf.m twin on the other.
Why? No one ever knew.
inside, the druggist would
sell your father horehound
drops for you and your
brothers and sisters. They
we're little brown candies.
They were not the pleasant
est candy but they were sup
posed to be good for colds.
And the grownups with a
touch of spring. fever in this
sort of weather would go to
the druggist, address him as
doc" and buy a recon-
mended tonic for about 81.
Nowadays the druggist,
shocked at the suggestion
that he prescribe, will say,
"Go to your doctor" The
doctor, if he wants to humor
the patient, will prescribe
some complex of vitamins
that are in everyone's daily
diet. The bottle of pills will
be nearer $40 and the victim
of spring fever won't be any
better off.
Evening star., 1960-05-26
Martin AssuiIs
Veto of Aid
On Pollution

President Eisenhower today
told the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress that water is
fast becoming the Nations
No. l resource.
Great progress has been
made" Mr.. Eisenhower said in
a letter to the group, but we
must learn to work even closer
together and improve Our PLAN
ning-long range and compre-
hensive planning"
The President said the Ma
ton must reach "a sound ball
ance" between the development
of water resources and the
need for development of other
resources"
Cites Flood Damage
Specifically, Mr.. Eisenhower
cited flood damage and said,
I'VE must give greater consid-
Grafton to flood plain coming"
He also urged more emphasis
on providing adequate in
dustrial and domestic water
supplies for our expanding
economy"
President EiSenhower's COM
ments were made to the Rivers
and HarborS Congress in the
form of letter to Representa-
tive Brooks, Democrat Of Lou
isiana, board chairman of the
organization. which is meeting
in the Mayf1ower Hotel this
week.
The President, in his letter,
did not mention Federal aid
to help provide an adequate
water supply for the Nation.
Earlier, Representative Mar
tin of Massachusetts, second
ranking Republican in the
House, took issue with the
Presidents stand on Federal
aid to combat water pollution.
Mr.. Eisenhower this year We
toed a bill which would have
increased Federal aid to local
communities desirouS of build
ing sewage plants from $50
million to $50 million a year.
Martin Takes Issue
Commenting on the vetoed
bill, Representative Martin
said the proposed increase
seemed to be a relatively small
price to pay for safeguarding
and improving the health of
our people through supplies of
clean water, especially when
American taxpayers are spend
ing substantial sums abroad in
Asia and Africa through mu-
tual assistance funds for the
very same purposes.
Representative Martin is a
national vice president of the
National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, a nonpartisan or
ganization working for COM
prehensive development of ma
tional water resources.
In another address, Surgeon
General l.. E. Burney of the
United States Public Health
Service said the modern way
of life presents staggering pol
luton problems.
Meanwhile, a Senate COM
mittee today took testimony
on Potomac River problems in
its search for a co-ordinated
Federal water policy.
Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum,
speaking for the Leagues of
Women Voters of four Potomac
Basin States, told National
Water Resources Committee
Chairman Kerr, Democrat of
Oklahoma, the Potomac basin
is the least developed of any
major basin in the United
States.
Evening star., 1960-05-26

"a forum for an attack on me. "
Mr.. Broyhill said he had sent
his legislative assistant, Rich
ard c. Balm, to the meeting in
an attempt to get the views OF
board members on a proposed
freedom monument in Arling-
ton. All he got, he said, was
a "tirade" from Mr.. Kaul con-
Icerning the Congressman'S ear
Ilier support of a similar monu-
ment.
Il am certain other members
of the board resented that IT,
rade," Mr.. Broyhill said.
The Republicans unanimously
elected Robert J. Gerber, 49,
year-old attorney, as new chair
man of the party's executive
committee after a move tc
elect Colin C. Macpherson
county treasurer failed. Mr.
Macpherson said he did not
want the Office and urged sup
port of Mr.. Gerber.
Seventy-two delegates and q
like number of alternates were
elected to the 10th district con.
vention on June 7 and the
State Republican Convention
in Roanoke on June 24-25.
Meanwhile, at the ABC con-
vention, Mr.. Richards, one oi
five coalition members who
sought the nomination, received
230 votes and Mrs. Mary Cool
Hackman 1877 on the decisive
ballot, which came shortly
after midnight.
| Urges Transit Unit
In the initial balloting, Mr.
Richards gained 14l votes
MRS. Hackman 100. William G
Raleigh 81, Ray C. Wadlov
40 and DR.. Gregory Carbone A
Results of the second round o.
voting, necessitated after the
first failed to produce a ma.
jority, we're: Mr.. Richards lit
Mrs. Hackman 113 and Mr.
Raleigh 81.
Outlining some of the posi-.
tions he will stress in the cam.
paign, Mr.. Richards declared
that "the top administrative
leadership in the county plan.
ming Office urgently need,
strengthening"
He advocated immediate ere.
alton of a Federal corporation
with interstate authority tc
develop a mass transit system
for the Metropolitan Area.
The 34-year-old analys'
promised ito protect neighbor.
hoods from ill-considered com.
mercial and high-density apart.
ment intrusions" and to fight
for preservation of Arlington
as a predominantly residential
community.
Evening star., 1960-05-26

Scarce said, she found him in
the neighborhood.
Mr.. Scarce and her husband
James have three other chill
dren, all younger that Michael.
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Son Of Rickenbocker
Cited in Census Quiz

he called it "uncivilly inquisi-
torial and absolutely unconsti-
tutional."
Later, writing in the National
Review-a conservative maga-
zine-Mr. Rickenbacker said:
II have studied the shopping
questionnaire. 1t does not re-
late to any constitutional re-
quirement that I know Of .
I shall not answer it. Indeed, I
have already torn 1t up.
Some day. when the summer
satrap of the snooper State
comes to ask me why I refuse
to contribute my share of sta
tistics to the national numbers
games, I shall call for my law
yer"
He called his attorney last
Thursday.
The QUESTIONABLE sent to one
of every flour homes had not
been distributed by the Census
Bureau prior to 1860. Recipients
of the forms were asked to
mail them to local census dis
trict Offices.
Evening star., 1960-12-12
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (Ap)

NEW YORK. Dec. IL (AP)-
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker's son
has been subpoenaed to appear
before a Federal grand jury
here tomorrow because he tore
up what he called a shopping"
Census Bureau questionnaire.
William F. Rickenbacker, "a
year-old son of the World War
I hero and head of Eastern Air
Lines, said yesterday he did not
object to the Governments
right to count people. But he
did protest a special question:
naire sent to every fourth home
in the Nation that asked, among
other things:
How many bathrooms?
What is the telephone num-
ber?
Did you work last week? How
many hours?
Young Rickenbacker sal d
that when he received his ques-
tionnaire at his home at Briar-
cliff Manor. N. Y, last spring.
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Negro School
Dynumited
AtAtIuntu

ATLANTA, Dec. IL tAP).-
A blast at a Negro elementary
school early today did extern
sive damage to the building
and shattered windows in q
number Of houses in the pre-
dominantly Negro neighbor-
hood. There were no reports of
injuries.
Policeman T. ]. Henley said
six or seven sticks of dynamite
were used in the explosion. He
estimated damage to the school
at $1,000.
The dynamite did consider
able damage to the schools
auditorium and three or four
classrooms. 1t apparently had
been thrown from an auto onto
the walk leading to the audi
torium, about a dozen or so
feet from the door. It left a
crater six or eight feet across.
The. dynamited school is at
English avenue and Pelham
street. of Bankhead avenue,
in Northwest Atlanta. The
school, built for white pupils in
1924, was converted to a Negro
school in 1851 as the section
changed generally from white
to Negro.
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Russians Warn
British on Subs

MOSCOW, Dec. IL (AP).-
The Soviet Union warned the
British last night that the
Scottish base harboring United
States Polaris submarines would
be liable to attack in the event
Of "an incident" even outside
British territorial waters.
A Tass statement said British
Prime Minister Macmillan is
mistaken In thinking that only
the sub would be the target Of
a return blow.
There is quite another opin-
ion in the Soviet Union" said
Tass.
The base in Scotland would
get the same treatment Ger
man U-boat bases got during
World War II, the Soviet news
agency said.
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Mishops KiII14, Hurt 40
AtArgentinoA Auto Race

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. II
(AP).-Fourteen persons were
killed and about 40 injured in
three accidents during Argen-
tina's Gran Prix stock car races
yesterday. Most Of the victims
were struck by two cars which
plunged of the track and into
crowds Of spectators.
The more serious of the acci-
dents involved Juan Carlos Ma
vone. He failed to make a turn
at a circle in San Justo in sub
urban Buenos Aires and drove
his car into the dense crowd
packed around che area.
Navone's car cut a swath
through the crowd at high
speed. When he finally brought
1t to a stop, the enraged crowd
threatened to pull him out Of
Evening star., 1960-12-12

the car. Reporters at the scene
said Navone then backed his
car out Of the circle, running
over several Of the injured and
resumed the race.
When Navone reached the
finish line at the Buenos Aires
autodrome several miles later
his Car was covered with blood.
In the second accident, Plinio
Rosseto swerved to miss a
motor scooter and ran into the
crowd, also at San Justo.
Veteran driver Oscar Galvez
won the 4,617-kilometer race in
hours, 81 minutes and % Sec
onds. He had an average speed
Of 122.888 kilometers an hour
for the six laps over q course
which wound over q good part
Of Argentina.