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Evening star., 1960-05-16
Space and the Curtain

The Soviet Unions newest earth
satellite-a 41a-ton "Space ship" with
dummy astronaut aboard-iS the heavi-
est thing Of its kind yet put into orbit
by man. AS such, it may have some
propaganda value in connection with
the Paris summit meeting, and it GER
ta1nly serves as another reminder of
the superior thrust and weight-lifting
capacity of Russia's big rockets.
This superiority is something that
our own country will not be able to
overcome in hurry. On the contrary,
In terms Of orbiting heavy payloadS, we
probably will lag behind the Russians
until the end of 1864, by which time we
may be able to take the lead with the
Saturn-a cluster of rocket engines with
a thrust of is million pounds. Mean
while, however, we ought not to under
estimate the quality of our national
space program; actually, as far as in
strumentation and the acquisition of
new knowledge are concerned, there is
reason to believe we are appreciably
ahead of the USSR.
In any case, it is noteworthy that
the Russians have ruled out the possi-
bility Of recovering any part of their
space ship" and they have indicated
that many difficult problems will have
to be solved before it will be possible
to put a Soviet citizen safely in orbit.
Here in the United States, on the other
hand, one Of our Mercury astronauts"
is expected to be rocketed into Sub
orbital" flight, and brought back un-
harmed in his capsule" before the end
OF this year. And next year, If every
thing goes as planned, he will be orbited
around the earth at speed of about
$4,000 miles an hour and he will return
to us in good health.
Our Project Mercury" is so much
advanced in fact that an American may
well be the first human to orbit the
earth. Our race with the Russians in
that respect, and in space generally, thus
continues to be at least neck and neck.
Moreover, some Of the actual and pro-
spective vehicles involved promise to be
able to keep such an all-seeing eye on
the whole world that the Soviet hula
baloo over our U-2 "Spy plane" is likely
to seem utterly ridiculous in due course.
To that extent anyhow, the Iron Cur
tain already appears to be in the
procesSsof diSjntegration.
Evening star., 1960-05-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR

publicly, both to them and
their fine station.
Our season is nearing its
end. however; the champion
ship Of the Stewart Cup,
emblematic of the Amateur
Champions of Maryland and
Washington, D. c., will be
played about May 20. In ad-
dition, there will be games
at Twenty-fourth street and
Constitution avenue for the
Arnold Cup championship
every Sunday for the next
four weeks. All games COM
mence at 2::30 pm. unless two
games are scheduled, the time
then being 1880 for the first
game and $3.50 for the second.
All games are free. There are
eight teams in this league
and our competition extends
to the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, Pen-Del-Mar,
Baltimore, and even Hagers-
town, Md. We have a good
following and extend an in
vitation to the people Of
Washington to see the worlds
only real International sport.
william C. Lauritzen,
President, National Soccer
League.
Evening star., 1960-05-16
New Hearing Advisable

The rezoning Of large areas Of a
county for any purpose is of vital con-
cern to all the residents. It is not sur
prising, therefore, that storm of oppo-
sition has arisen over announced plans
of the Prince Georges County Commits
Sioners to change drastically the rural
residential" character of some 230 acres
Of land in the Henson Creek area. The
commissioners have given tentative ap-
proval to the rezoning of the land for
commercial, apartment and small-lot
subdivision purposes.
1t may we'll be that this change is
desirable from the general public's view
point-for admittedly Prince Georges
rural appearance eventually will be al
Evening star., 1960-05-16
No Aristocrot

According to a recent is
sue Of The Star, Senator
Kennedy remarked that
something or other reminded
him OF the French "aristo-
crat" who, when he was
asked what he did during
the revolution, replied, II
survived"
The individual referred to
by the Senator was the
Able Sieyes. The Able Sieyes,
though a minor ecclesiastic,
was far from being an
"aristocrat." He was a mem
ber of the Tiers Etat (Third
Estate), and in fact the in
ventor of that term as ap-
piled to persons who belonged
to neither of the first two
orders mobiles and clergy.
The Able Sieyes was one
Of the principal instigators
of the revolution in 1889
and remained an active
revolutionist until the begin
ming of the phase known as
"the terror" During the ter
ror he continued to attend
sessions of the Convention.
but remained prodently si-
lent. He was not asked what
he did during the revolu-
ton; he was asked what he
did during the terror. After
the fall of the terror he
again became politically ac-
tive, and was one Of the
three Directors who brought
Napoleon into power.
Edmund A. Gibson.
Evening star., 1960-05-16

Potomac past Washington
for one year; more than eight
times the annual flow of the
great Missouri River at mid
course; more than the annual
flow of the Ohio River at its
mouth; and approximately
40 per cent of the entire an
nual discharge of the vast
and mighty Mississippi it.
self at Vicksburg, Miss.
Yet this requirement for
cooling water represents only
a small segment of future
industrial needs, and only a
fraction of the Nations in
creased total annual require
ment by 1880. Where is all
this additional water to come
from? The Nation may well
pause and consider the i'm
portance of dams and other
water conservation measures
such as soil and forest con-
servation; the more rapid
development of nuclear gen.
Grating plants, and the early
exploitation of tidal power
and solar energy potentials.
Indeed many of our present
multi purpose dams during
coming decades may have to
be regulated largely, if not
solely, for the conservation
and supply Of water.
So while the foregoing is
an illustration of the Nation
wide problem of future water
supply, Washingtonians can
we'll appreciate Ehe recent
action of the Public Works
Committee in authorizing the
Army's Corps of Engineers
to study broadly the Potomac
and give local support to the
early and comprehensive con-
summation and action OH
that vital report.
S. ID. SturgiS, Jr.,
Lieutenant General. o. s.
Army, Retired.
Evening star., 1960-05-16
SousteIIe on AIoerio

In your editorial Of April
80 CSoustelle's Starr you
refer to me as advocating
"Algeria's integration with
France and a war of exter-
mination against the Alge-
rian rebels"
I would like to point out
that, although the first part
of that description of my
stand on Algeria is quite ac-
curate, the same cannot be
said Of the second half,
which I find dangerously
misleading.
I have been repeatedly on
record as being in favor of
a cease fire in Algeria,
achieved either by military
pressure or by agreement
with the rebels themselves,
and I think, like President
de Gaulle, that such an
agreement should be kept
apart from political negotia-
tionS.
l believe, Of course, that
as long as the rebels go
on shooting, bombing and
throat cutting. any govern
ment worthy of that name
has no other choice than to
give the army orders to
fight back. But far from
wishing to ",exterminate"
anybody, I beg to remind
you that. when the FIN.
killers who tried to murder
me in 1858 were sentenced to
death, I personally asked
President de Gaulle to spare
their lives, which he did.
When I was Governor of Al
geria in 1855, and the rebel
chieftain of South Aures
asked for a local fire.
I granted it to him under
honorable conditions.
Jacques Soustelle.
Paris.
Editors Note: The main
point of the editorial in ques-
ton was that the able Mr..
Soustelle, despite his expul-
sion from the Gaullist party,
seemed likely to remain po-
litically powerful in France.
The Star regrets having in
advertently given a mislead-
ing impression of his attitude
toward the war against Al
geria's rebels.)
Evening star., 1960-05-16
Soccer, Anyone?

1t is my understanding
that this column can be used
as a medium to express per-
sonal opinions on affairs of
the day. local and distant
problems that may or may
not conflict with the opin-
ions Of this paper. I should
like to see this published be-
cause I have a real live"
complaint about your lack Of
support Of local amateur
sports, specifically soccer.
I have played this game for
Is years and am still playing
1t. I have participated in and
helped in its development up
to its present high standard
Of quality Of play. For all
these years managers and
coaches Of these teams have
literally begged for some as
sistance in promoting and
publicizing their Sunday
games. For what support we
have realized I must say we
have failed completely. Our
failure is not due to our lack
of effort, but more to local
newspaper indifference to
the support of local amateur
sports.
The local soccer league
here in Washington is known
as the Washington Suburban
Soccer League, the Southern
Division of the National
Soccer League, which is ma
tionally affiliated. This is no
poorly organized group and
rigid requirements of play
and control must be met. The
leagues affairs are admin
istered by its own executive
committee, which has full
control over all league activ-
tiles.
I realize there may be
many who know little. If any
thing, about soccer. Recently
/ appealed to Mr.. Howard
Williams and Mr.. Herb Davis
of Radio Station WMAL to
discuss this subject on the
air. Through their co-opera-
ton and interest much has
been accomplished and they
have shown a keen desire to
be of service. My thanks
and appreciation are given
Evening star., 1960-05-16
Questions Delay

Here is a problem that
could use a little airing. In
April, 1859, over twenty
Negro children applied for
admission to the white
schools of Fairfax County.
They were to have a hear
ing in court, but none was
scheduled. Fearing that these
applications were obsolete,
Evening star., 1960-05-16

mands, perhaps one reported
in the Engineering News
Record for April % will
serve to illustrate to the
reader the problem of future
water supply.
According to the Engineer
ing News-Record. a recent
survey by the Federal Power
Commission, whose past pre-
dictions of electric power re-
quirements have been tradi-
tionally conservative, indi-
Gates that the present de-
mand of steam power gen.
Grating plants for cooling
water in the next twenty
years will triple the present
requirements to the stagger-
ing amount of 260 billion
gallons per day!
Such an amount of water,
in gallons, is impossible to
conceive. Therefore engineers
use a larger unit of measure
known as the acre foot,
which may be visualized as
a one-acre lake of 1880
square foot area (208 #. x 208
ft), with an average depth
of one foot. 260 billion GAL
Ions comprise approximately
million acre-feet, or 800,-
600 of these one-acre lakes.
Now it must be remem-
bered that this huge amount
of water needed by 1880 for
steam power generating
plants is the cooling-water
requirement Of one industry
alone for only one day. Only
a small amount of this re-
quirement would be recircu-
lated, so two-thirds would
represent a requirement for
additional supply.
On an annual basis, this
increase over present re-
quirements by 1880 would be
1876 million acre-feet. or the
equivalent of twenty four
times the entire flow of the
Evening star., 1960-05-16

The recent authorization OF
the Senate Public Works
Committee given the Corps
of Engineers to proceed with
the completion of the over
all survey of the Potomac to
include investigation of a
multi-purpose system of res
ervoirs for water supply, flood
control. conservation and
recreation, is, indeed, well
come news to those residents
of the valley who are aware
of the critical Importance of
water conservation and re-
source development, not only
for the Potomac Valley, but
for the future of the country
as a whole.
Engineer Commissioner A.C.
yelling has again demon
strated his capacity not only
as a skillful engineer but as
a man of action in testifying
so convincingly on the city's
future water needs by de-
velopment of the Potomac.
1t is hard for the average
citizen to picture the immi-
nence of future water Short
age. Indeed it is difficult even
for those generally aware
of our future water needs to
envision the proximity and
extent of the threat. Not
only locally, but nationally,
we must realize that due to
our increasing population,
the rapid increase in per
capita domestic consumption,
air conditioning, irrigation
(not only in the West bat
to supplement, rainfall every
where), process water for
new type industries, such as
nylon, as well as increases
in water consumption by ex-
panSion of older industries,
the concept that water sup
ply is unlimited must be re-
vised. OF the hundreds of
types of industrial water de-
Evening star., 1960-05-16

they submitted fresh ones
In April. 1860. Still no word
from the courts.
What seems to be the diff
flculty?
Mrs. Paul F. Scheidegger.
Evening star., 1960-05-16
ALEXANDRIA. \

ALEXANDRIA,, Va.
Dear Sir:
There is a place in our
yard where water flows down
from my next door neighbor's
yard. I don't believe one is
allowed. to stop such water
flow, and besides, I don't
want to get in a row with our
neighbors.
$50 what do I do? Is there
any plant I could put in the
bare space. about 6 feet long
by a foot wide, made by the
flow of the water everytime
it rains?
Il suppose getting this
water helps our grass, what
there is left of it, but if there
is anything I can plant to
cover the bare space it makes
the rest of the time I would
be glad to know about it.
81 have been congratulate
ing myself on getting along
so well with our neighbors,
but now and then I get
peeved about this bare space
that is none of our own doing.
1T seems to me that so
much Of what happens to one
is due to other people. And
there is not much that one
can do about it, is there?
Sincerely, ELEANOR H. G."
A ground cover is needed,
in such a case.
A number of these are
available.
Our choice for such a spot
is a small thing with indigo
blue spikes of flowers.
1t is called Ajuga, and
spreads by runners.
1t likes shade, but will
grow in sun, if not too much
sun.
The small spikes of fiow-
ers are interesting, blooming
along with the azeliaS.
= + \
This plant will do well
even in gravel.
1t Is amazing to see how
it spreads and gives a touch
Of greenery to otherwise bare
places.
This is one of the most
amazing features of plant
life. There is something for
everyplace. If one only can
find it.
Investigating the plants is
a world of activity all its own.
One might spend a lifetime
on them, and still not cover
them all; the interesting
thing Is that one may do q
Evening star., 1960-05-16
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Making Cows Control Milk OuoIit,
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

soon you may get directly
from the COW any kind of
milk the doctor orders for
baby's formula or for invalid
grandma.
This is the goal Of expert
ments now under way under
auspices of the Atomic En-
ergy Commission on the
complex physiology of milk
production and the equally
complex chemistry of the
product itself. Much is being
learned, says a commission
report, by labelling various
stages in the production with
extremely minute traces Of
radioactive isotopes.
Grazing animals such as
the COW depend for their ex-
istence on millions Of micro
organisms - microbes and
bacteria - contained in the
rumen, or first compartment
Of the stomach. These pro-
duce materials necessary for
the life of the animal. They
are," says the report, "in
effect a fluid tissue just as
vital to the animal as heart,
liver and kidneys.
THE ruminant is de-
pendent on a supply Of fatty
acids for its existence. These
acids are the fermentation
end products of carbohy-
drates taken into the system
in feed such as hay. They
are manufactured and stored
by the microbes.
Complex Sugars Formed
They are in the form Of
S o-c allied polysaccharides,
complex sugars, which con-
stitute q reserve source of
energy for the microbes
themselves. 1t has been
found that this storage
polysaccharide is chemically
identical, regardless of which
species of microbe is involved
in its production.
The same end products,
fatty acids, are formed from
this storage polysaccharide
as from rapidly used external
energy materials. This means
that the animal is assured
of a continuous supply Of
the fatty acids upon which
its life depends.
"Once the role of this fluid
tissue in the manufacture of
milk components is under
stood, ways of controlling the
kind of milk produced may be
possible. Milk low in fat may
be obtainable directly from
the COW, making unnecessary
mechanical processing in the
dairy.
Scientists must first un-
derstand what substances go
into the manufacture Of the
milk component they want to
control and what substances
are produced from the var
ious materials the animal is
fed"
Tip for cigarette advertis-
ers-you now can grow nico-
tine-less tobacco.
Who wants 1t is something
else again.
The process at present is
entirely experimental and
costly-by grating tobacco
plants on the roots of toma-
toes-but it is only a start,
Other plants whose leaves are
unsmokable can be grated on
tobacco roots and made to
produce nicotine.
This is part of the Atomic
Energy Commissions research
on the formation of various
materials in plants during
growth, especially the So
called "alkaloids," bases OF
some of the most potent
drugs. BY use of atomic ra-
Evening star., 1960-05-16

Pen names may be used II
letters carry toriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
densdtion.
Evening star., 1960-05-16

ulOdCLlNe lSOCOpeS as GracerS,
according to an Acc report,
1t was found that the alkaloid
nicotine was formed entirely
within tobacco roots and wHs
gradually distributed through
stems and leaves. The tomato
roots serve the tobacco plant
just as well as its own.
Nicotine has been accused
of being the substance in
tobacco smoke which causes
lung cancer, although recent
studies throw considerable
doubt on the idea.
The Aces experimenters
were concerned with the
production of alkaloids in
general. They have, per Sc,
no known function in plants
but many are physiologically
active as sedatives or tram
quillizers and in other medi-
cines. The drugs range from
mild stimulantS such as caf-
feline to such complex sub
stances as quinine and NOR
phine. Nicotine chemically
is one of the simplest.
Since most of the drugs,
says the report, were notori-
ously active at very low con-
centrations it was almost
impossible to study their
mechanism of action before
the production of radioactive
forms. Now they are labeled
during the growth of the
plants with radioactive car
bon in "isotope farms
small, greenhouse-like struc-
lures in which plants can be
grown for long periods in a
radioactive atmosphere.
This technique, according
to the report, also is being
applied to production Of
isotope = labeled vitamins,
starches, fats, sugars, oils
and virus particles.
THE techniques now have
been refined to the point"
says the report, that vir-
tually any known biological
compound can be produced
and isolated"
Radiation Versus Insects
The situation may be quite
different. according to the
report, when it comes to US
ing fiisSion products to de-
stroy insects in stored grain,
packed foods, clothing and
various wood products. The
degree Of resistance of vari-
GUS species now is being de-
termined. 1t has been estab-
lished for such pests as
carpet beetles, cigarette
beetles and rice weevils.
Among the problems that
must be solved, however, are
removal of dead bugs from
food processed in this way
and the high cost of irradiat-
ing large volumes of COM
modities.
The commissions fission
products laboratory at the
University of Michigan now
is at work on an irradiation
unit for installation in a rail-
road boxcar such as is used
for grain shipments. 1t will
be capable of processing $500
bushels q day at an estimated
cost Of 6 to 8 cents q bushel.
The situation becomes
somewhat different, the re-
port says, when irradiation
is used to make male insects
sterile. Large numbers of
males are rendered sterile
and then released. Already
this technique has brought
about the virtual elimination
of one pest. the screw worm
fly, in many parts of the
Southwest. Isolated insect
populations can be wiped out
completely, experiments in
the West Indies have demon
Strated.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-05-19

food for relief, $267.O0; Balls
Super Market, relief, food for
relief, $4,000; Balls Super Mar
ket, food for relief, $331.OO; Lewis
F. SWick grocery relief, food for
relief, $4,000; Charles Richards
Groc., relief, food for relief, SIS.
90; Lloyd E. Hamilton grocery,
relief, food for relief, $500;
Chester Hall grocery, relief, food
for relief, $23.98; Byeland Super
Market, relief, food for relief,
$4,000; E. j. Hutchins Market,
relief, food for relief, $1,000;
Willard Radcliffe grocery, relief,
food for relief, $4,000; Lena Arch
er, grocery relief food for relief,
$1,000; Roscoe Binegar, relief,
food for relief, $2400; Rayfiel
Williams grocery, relief, food for
relief, $4,000; M & K Co., relief,
food for relief, $500; Irwin
Super Market, relief, food for
relief, $39.7l; George Marquis
grocery, relief, food for relief,
$46.1l; H. j. Hendershot grocery,
relief, food for relief, $4,000; j.
H. Douglas grocery, relief, food
for relief, $4,000; Archer's Red
& White store, relief, food for
relief, $4,000.
0. R. Ferguson grocery, relief,
food for relief, $1,000; James
& Quick, relief, clothes for re-
lief, $1180; VIM. Hill & Co., Inc,
relief, clothes for relief, $4318;
Fashion shop, relief, clothes for
relief, $l1.94; Milligan shoe store,
relief, shoes for relief, $3985;
Carrs shoe store, relief, shoes
for relief, 1898; Carl Baker, re-
lief, rent for relief, $25.00; Effa
Schuman, relief, rent for relief,
$1,000; Helen Bober, relief, rent
for relief, $500; Glen King, re-
lief, rent for relief, $1,000; Paul
Warner, relief, rent for relief,
$1,000; Ethel Conner, relief, rent
for relief, $500; B. j. Bober, re-
lief, rent for relief, $500; Lura
Sutherland, relief, rent for relief,
$500; Argyll Leasure, relief,
rent for relief, $500.
Washington Electric Coop, re-
left, fuel (electric) for relief,
$47.62; Ohio Fuel Gas CO., relief,
gas for relief, $29.48; Belmont
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-05-19

home after spending some time
with her daughters in Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Miller
and daughter, Kathy, of Canton,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Miller and brother, Carl
and family, Sunday. Other call
ers in the afternoon were Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Miller and sons,
Denny and Danny, of Green Val
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Miller
and son, Roy Lee Of GAINESVILLE,
and Mrs. Ruth Baker and Cath
crime Huffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Archer
were calling on Mrs. Shirley and
Mrs. Rosa Miller, Friday.
Miss Nellie Wells, of Akron,
visited her sister, Mrs. Grace
VanFossen and other friends the
past week. She returned to her
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Grace VanFossen, Miss
Nellie Wells, MIR. and Mrs. Ken
meth VanFossen and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Miller and
family took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Wells, Sunday.
Those having friends buried in
the East Union cemetery and
are interested in having it clean
ed before Decoration day, please
send your donations to Mrs. Del
bert Miller, Sarahsville route l,
or Mr.. Forest Archer, Summer
field route 2, as this is the only
way we have of keeping up the
cemetery. Your gifts will be
greatly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller were
shopping in Caldwell, Saturday
evening.
Dwight Miller has been doing
some work for Kenneth VanFos-
sen the past week.
Mrs. Angie Johns is slowing
improving after breaking her
hip.