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Evening star., 1960-12-14
What Happened?


Franklin Delano Roosevelt was fond of
repeating, as he often did, his explicit
instructions that the dozens of Jerry
built wartime temporary buildings in
Washington (along with those invulner-
able relics Of the 1917 era) should be
demolished forthwith at the conclusion
Of World War II.
At the end of 1855, again under the
prodding Of the White House, the Cen
eral Services Administration drafted a
program Of new Federal construction,
whose dual purpose, at long last, was to
accomplish Mr.. Roosevelts goal. The
new plan, in short, anticipated sufficient
permanent new office space in Washing
ton during an initial fve-year phase to
remove virtually every one of the dis
reputable blemiSheS from the downtown
landscape by the end of 1860.
Well, here we are at the end of the
"phase"-not to mention the end of
another administration. Most of the
new buildings proposed in 1855 are COM
pleted, under way or on the drawing
boards. And the dent in the tempo
census, If indeed there is one at all, is
negligible. In terms of the foreseeable
future, furthermore, the prospects of
five years ago admittedly are down
the drain.
What happened? Where did the
fond hopes Of 1855 go awry? If new
office buildings are going up, why cannot
Government employees be shifted to per-
init the ubiquitous tempos to be razed
progressively?
AS GSA officials point out, there are
mitigating circumstances Not all the
new buildings, for one thing, are fin-
ished. Nor are related Improvement
projects, such as the Theodore Roosevelt
bridge approaches, which will hasten
the demise of the Navy and Munitions
Buildings along the Mall, moving rapidly
ahead. New agencies, such as the Fed
eral Aviation Agency land now a new
Department of Urban Affairs is on
the horizon), create some additional
demand for space. All these factors,
however, valid though they may be, are
not the total story. For the fact is that
as rapidly as tempo is vacated some
new crew of hapless Federal employees
seems to slide in, A glaring example
was the evacuation of Atomic Energy
Commission employees to their new CEN
ter at Germantown, Md, from the
tempos which mar the Washington
Monument grounds, only to be replaced
by another agency in matter of weeks
This story has been repeated in the case
Of other tempos, and 1t will be interest
ing to see If it is retold again when Cen
trail Intelligence Agency employees move
to their new building from the shacks
along the Lincoln Memorial rejecting
pool. Where tempos successfully have
been razed, the almost invariable coinci-
dence has been the need to construct
some new edifice in their exact place.
That, of course, Is not the sole or
even the major reason to destroy tempos.
What obviously is missing is a strenuous
policy determination to get rid of them
because they are unconscionably ugly
eyesores. We can only hope that this
determination will be adopted by the
new administration, and carried out in
more effective fashion than it has been
since the days Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1960-12-14

twigs to nearly every cell of
every organ in the body.
Vascular aging stiffens and
shrinks the tree. and arteri-
oSclerosiS thickens and
roughens its connective tissue
layers. often obliterating
some Of the branches.
Light on Vascular Aging
Two findings strike the
Miami group as outstanding
In vascular aging-the con-
nective tissue changes and
the special susceptibility Of
the male of the species to
these changes. Among the
arterial changes are an
increase of collagen in the
middle and inner layers of
the artery and q fraying on
the innermos* lining which
is in direct contact with the
blood.
"The addition of collagen
to the inner artery layers,
they report, "and the inter-
lacing of collagen between
the elastic fibers of the
internal elastic tunic would
be expected to increase the
rigidlty of the vessel and
thus to enhance the turbu-
lence of the blood as it
passed by some angled por-
tion of the vascular system.
Localized turbulence causes
the generation of material
for blood clots. Thus the
biology and chemistry Of
collagen occupy a principal
area for investigation and
elucidation of the aging
process"
Fibroblasts, chief cell
types in connective tissue,
appear within O few hours
at the site of any injury.
filling in skin wounds and
bridging fragments of broken
bones. Any damage to the
artery lining also results in
an accumulation of fibro-
blasts. The collagen molecule
is formed inside the fibro-
blast and first appears as q
slender filament.
"The findings presented
on the bio-chemical studies
OF connective tissue from
male and female rats" DR..
Boucek reports. may form
a basis for further elucida-
tion of the aging process and
OF related sex differences"
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. Is Hong Kong an is
land? What is its popula-
tion?-T. 8.
A. There is q Hong Kong
Island. The British crown
colony of Hong Kong is made
up OF the island and part Of
the China mainland, and
covers 39l square miles.
Much of 1t consists of
swamps and steep hills. The
population is estimated at
almost 100000. Hong Kong
Island has an area of 351a
square miles: it is about ten
miles long and two to i've
miles wide, and Is almost en-
tirely mountainous. The
capital city of Victoria is on
its north shore.
Evening star., 1960-12-14

and information pertaining
to discrimination and pos
sible tensions and that it
process. investigate such
complaints, and attempt set
Elements by negotiation ex-
cept those to be referred
under grievance procedures.
Thus the Commissioners
would properly be relieved
of these details and only re-
ceive reports and requests for
action after failure to salts
factorily adjust valid COM
plants. The director, work.
ing under the authority of
the council, should receive
complaints or information
pertaining to District Gov
ernment agencies, unions,
~. Z. Government contrac-
tors, private employers
which allege discrimination
because of race. creed. ma
tional origin or ancestry.
These complaints should be
investigated and screened for
merits, jurisdiction, evidence,
ETC., and those indicating
prima facie evidence should
have satisfactory adjustment
negotiated at the directors
level. Upon failure to salts
factorily adjust at this level
the matter should be re-
ferred to the Human Rela-
tions Council for hearing or
other disposition, finally 60
ing to the Commissioners
for action. r -
It is strongly urged that
the Commissioners inme-
diately amend this order of
1858. q
Emseua nav;Acnv,
Evening star., 1960-12-14
WATCHING THEWORLD
De Goyleto Press Plans for Algeio
n CROSBY S. NOYE
Fcreisn Correspondent Of The 81

strators took up the cry and
waved the green flags Of re-
beliion in the faces OF the
police.
As a move in preparation
for the nationwide referen.
dunn on Gen. de Gaulle's Al
gerian plan, the results Of the
trip are anything but en-
couraging. The vote on Janu-
ary 8 Is supposed to take
place in Algeria. as well as
France. But today there are
grave doubts that the refer
endum can be held In Algeria
without provoking disturb
ances. And there Is also a
growing certainty that If it
does take place it win 60 badly
for the government.
Moslem Abstention Seen
After this week the great
majority of Moslem voters
can be expected to follow or
ders from. their nationalist
leaders and abstain In the
vote. For their part, the Eu-
ropeans Of Algeria are sure to
vote solidly against the idea
OF Algerian self determine
ton and establishment of a
provisional government with
Moslem controlled institu-
tions. Given the probably
heavy majority in France It.
self, a defeat In Algeria would
not stop the plans from 60
ing through. But it would
amount to q setback which
Gen. de Gaulle would very
much like to avoid, If he
could.
To this rather somber pic
ture one must add the effects
OF the week on his foreign
policy. His trip quite obvious
ly had been planned to COIN
eide with the debate on Al
geria in the United Nations
General Assembly, practice
Gen. de Gaulle employed to
influence votes while boycott
ting the session itself. In this
move. the rioting in Algiers
upset the apple cart. Instead
OF votes for France, the
weeks events provided ma
tionalist leader Ferhat Abbas
with plenty to back his claim
to speak for a large majority
OF Algerian Moslems.
Gen. de Gaulle, however.
does not want to be discour-
aged or diverted from his
chosen course. It Is evident
from the shambles of his visit
that he has !. returned to
France more determined than
ever to press forward toward
9 solution in Algeria which
ne is convinced represents
the only possible and reason
able one. If anything has
been added to the picture, it
could be a new awareness of
the need for direct negotia-
tions with the Algerian lead
er in Tunis. And a hew effort
along this line may not be
long in coming.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All let.
ters are subject to condensa.
tton. Those not used tDill be
returned only Dhen accom-.
panied by self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1960-12-14

judgment for that of the legislature as
to the wisdom or desirability Of some of
the questions. No doubt there is ample
reason to suspect that information re-
quired by the afhdavits might be used
to the detriment of Negro and possibly
other teachers. But the time for the
courts to strike down statute of this
sort is after, not before, abuse arises.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Curious

Before the election your
paper carried a brief story,
headlined Mrs. Sanger OPP
poses Kennedy on Religion. F."
It read in part as follows:
Margaret Sanger says she'll
flnd another place to live''
II Senator Kennedy becomes
President.
I wonder where she went.
John Joseph
AlOysi0us McCarthy.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Eugene Davidson
Dedieoted Service

! am what is known as q
dependent Of the Regular
> Service: not even a retired
dependent because I have
never received the bounties of
which / read.
! am amazed by the point
OF view Of our press, and some
of our higher command, on
the Presidents efforts to send
home the women dependents
OF the armed forces overseas
for the good Of the country.
Why should he not do so?
When did the armed forces
become q personalized service
and cease to be a dedicated
service? The primary object
OF which is to serve the
country in war or in peace.
For the first time in my life
I do not arise to the defense
OF my sex. I regret their in
convenience, distress and
perhaps heartbreak. Other
women have, suffered these
things when called upon to
do so. Yes. in peacetime too.
A family relationship that
is worth, anything does not
fall apart because OF absence
from one or the other
whether In war or in peace.
It can be strengthened be-
cause each member of it is
called on to have value in
service.
Morale is not the product
OF conveniences.
We have talked a great deal
recently In this country
about our freedom and our
new frontiers. How does the
individual expect to defend
them except by self f-sacrifice?
The following thought was
written many years ago: I'VE
are in reality conquered be-
cause we have failed to
understand that victory is a
spirit"
In my opinion it is vital
that all men and women
comprehend the truth of this
remark and act accordingly.
We all aim, I feel sure, for
our own victory, for our sur
vival and for all progress.
Mrs. Raymond E. Lee.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Reproves City Heads

Thomas A. Miller.
Arizona tribune., 1960-09-02
JULIAN

Curtis O. Greenfield, prin-
cipal. requests all parents en-
rolling first grade pupils and
pupils new to the district to bring
birth certificates or baptismal
records.
Registration in all grades will
begin Thursday. Sept. 8. $3.50 am
to 2:30 pm.
First and second grades will
be on double sessions again des-
pite the transfer of pupils to
Palmdale. Glasses will begin
Mon., Sept. IL.
School boundaries are west
to l6 ST.. east to 25th ST., south
to E. Roeser Rd., and north to
Salt River bed.
There are no neWteachers this
year.. Faculty members total
81. He estimates pupil ENROLL
ment will reach 1000 this year.
Arizona tribune., 1960-09-02
DUNBAR

Augustus Shaw, principal an-
nounces Sept. E as organization
day and the regular class sched-
ule begins We'd, Sept. 7.
Mrs. Mary Clark and Mrs.
Ozella James are returning from
leaves. Miss Mary Wilson has
been transferred from Franklin
School to Dunbar
Arizona tribune., 1960-09-02
E3H4E)
BETHUNE

Aubrey Aldridge. principal an
nounces kindergarten registra-
tion has been completed and or
ganization day will be on Tues
day. Sept. 6. Regular classes
will open We'd, Sept. 7.
One new teacher Miss Beverly
V. Turman. graduate of Ari-
zona State University, has been
added to the faculty.
Arizona tribune., 1960-09-02
EveryOne's
Vote Counts

. m 1914, sen Robert
TAFT carried Ohio by less
than one vote per precinct.
. IN 1s4S, Lyndon Joh1.
son was sent to the Senate
by the slim majority OF 81
votes from the big state OF
Texas.
. IN 1850, Michigan'S
Governor Mennen williams
was elected by less than
one vote for every three
precincts.
. IN 1854, Averell Harri-
man became governor Of
New York by a shade more
than one vote per precinct.
. IN 1s4S, former PreSi-
dent Truman carried Cali
forniA and Ohio by less
than one vote per precinct.
That helped him win the
highest office in the land.
Arizona tribune., 1960-09-02

Photographed the victory dinner held for the Little Harmon
Leaguers (back left rg Melvin Valentine Ernest
Qrapea, Harmon Park director. Ronne Boobder.
ut Liquor and Bryant u Liquors.
co-sponsor Carl Battle Goover Downing
land and Emmett Webb. committee; middle
John Preston. Leonard Roes, Ernest Whitehead William C.Sm.
r Cornell Deck Arthur Caraway Edward
front rowEugene Brown Garland Chester Ronald Neal Will
lie Webb William Smith. and Anthony Jackson.
Phoo--Ed Banks
Arizona tribune., 1960-09-02

Too often the chap that is
dumb, is the one that gets the
belle.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
TOP VALUE STAMPS

Given with purchases in neorby Maryland
and Vroinio stores, except fountain pur-
ehoses l.. and in Maryland, cigarettes
and eertoin Foir Trode items.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
100 DRUG STORES
CHARGE IT

You may choree any type
of merchandise or service
except at sodo fountain.
Make application at any
Peoples Drug Store.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Good Grooming Set
For The Whole Family

Gleem offers you 5-pieee brush
and comb set for only soc. Get
complete information OF Peoples COS
metic counters.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
II PONDS MOISTURE BASE I'M
ENTER PONDS "PARIS q Ia
Mode" FASHION SWEEPSTAKES

Win on AIR FRANCE jet flight to Poris and
choose your own French designer original!
See complete detoiIs OF your fovorite Peoples
cosmetic counter
Evening star., 1960-09-05
Towes Dedicotes
Thomas Memorial

e'CRISFIELD, Md, Sept. 5
CAP).-Gov. Tawes yesterday
dedicated a memorial here to
Joshua Thomas, Somerset
County's beloved "parson of the
islands"
Gov. Tawes called the early
18th century Methodist min
lister "a great religious leader
-. who. following in the foot
steps of his Divine Master,
spent his life in humbly and
selflessly ministering to his
fellowmen."
THE memory of him that still
exists in Somerset County, more
than a hundred years after he
was buried on Deal Island, "is
the most generally beloved kind
Of shrine that can exist" the
Governor said.
Gov. Tawes spoke at services
held at st. Peters Church here
where Mr.. Thomas preached
HIS first sermon. A pageant in
the minister's memory was part
Of Crisfleld's annual Hard Crab
Derby.
Evening star., 1960-09-05

to be used for distribution of
Bibles and Gospels.
/ Miss Barbara l.. Wolozin Of
Petworth Baptist Church, the
second scholarship student to
be sponsored by the organiza-
ton, was presented a check
by Howard M. Stackhouse,
scholarship chairman, as she
entered her third year at
Western Maryland.
The scholarship honors Page
NICK. Etchison, a co-founder
Of the organization, which now
totals $4,000 members.
DR.. Lowell S. Ensor, presi-
dent Of the college, was pre-
sented a gavel made from a
bannister removed from Old
Main when the building was
torn down to make way for
the new Baker Chapel. Old
Main was the original college
built in 1867.
King and Queen Named
For the first time in its 80
years the organization balloted
for a conference king and
queen and elected Mr.. and Mrs.
John A.. Patterson, jr., officers
in the organization since 1927.
Mr.. Patterson is district COM
mercial supervisor of the Ches-
apeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
Bible classes under the direc-
ton of Miss Margaret E. Ring
rose discussed Gods hand in
history and saw it in the pres
ent day re-eStablishment of the
state of Israel; in the revolt of
the Negro against delay in
achieving equality, and in the
possible use by God of goddess
Communism to awaken Amer
ica from indifference.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
Alexandria Driver Dies
As Auto Strikes Rut

Mrs. Elizabeth Mae Travers,
46, of 129 Royal street, Alex
andria, was killed yesterday
when a car she was driving
went out of control on Hay
field road in Fairfax County
County police said the acci-
dent occurred when the car
crossed Route 634, hit a dip in
the gravel road, struck a bank
and rolled over, pinning Mrs.
TraverS. beneath the wreckage
Police said Mrs. Travers was
returning home after a visit
with a relative. Eugene Rogers
of Route S, Alexandria.
Mrs. Travers leaves her hus-
band, John w. Travers; three
sons and five daughters. Harry
Bryant. Route S Alexandria
John T. Bryant, Ohio; Miss
Joyce Bryant, Alexandria; Miss
Dolores Bryant. Maryland; Miss
Mary Bryant, New Jersey; John
w. Travers, jr., IS; Betty Jane
Travers, IL, and Dorothy Trav-
ers, 9, all of the home address
Evening star., 1960-09-05
Assessors Meet
Next in Norfolk

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va,
Sept. S (AP).-The Virginia AS
sociation of Assessment Officers
voted Saturday to hold its 1861
convention in Norfolk.
Concluding a four-day event
at the Cavalier. the assessors
elected Francis M. Austin of
Arlington president to succeed
Fred C. Forberg of Richmond.
Richard r. Wooling of Vir-
ginia Beach was chosen vice
president, Armistead Blackley
of Richmond treasurer and
Ernest Curry of Richmond Sec
retary.
Mr.. Curry is assessor for the
State Department of Taxation
and Mr.. Blackley is deputy
Richmond city assessor.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
REGISTER NOW

DeodIines
Maryland, September rs; Vir.
sini0, October 8.
Qualifications
Maryland, resident Of State one
year; Of county six months.
Virginia, resident Of State one
yeor; Of county six months.
Of precinct 30 days; all as
sessed poll taxes must be
poid up as Of lost Moy J.
Where TO Register
Reoistror' offices ot the build
ines where the scots Of gov
eminent ore located in eoeh
Jurisdiction. Also. by op.
pointment with precinct reg
istrcn in ArIinstoa and
FuiFfux.
Resistrors offices open during
resulor business hours Of
county or city offices in e0eh
jurisdiction Monday through
Friday.
Special registration hours will be
held from s to 9 pm. Tues
days and Fridays at the
County Service Building,
HyottsviIIe, ond J to 9 pm.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
at Alexondrio City HolI. Also
z to 5 and 7;3o to $50 pm.
tomorrow at the Tokomo Park
Firehouse and olney Ele-
mentory School.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
TWO ARE HURT
IN 3-CAR CRASH

Two motorists were injured
last night in a three-car colli-
sion on Route 210 just south
of Bryan's road in Charles
County, Md.
State Trooper w. E. Tall
said the accident occurred when
a southbound car driven by
Edward T. Coates. Al, of Pts
gah, and a northbound car
driven by jackson c. Hughes,
jr.. 81, of Route l, Indian Head,
collided head-on. A third car
driven by Richard E. Cramer,
%, of La Plata then struck
the Hughes car, police said.
Mr.. Coates was admitted to
Hadley Memorial Hospital with
broken ribs, a punctured lung
and cuts. His condition was
listed as fair.
MI. Cramer was treated at
Physicians Memorial Hospital,
La Plata, and released.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
7 Convicts
Find Tunnel
Is Dead End

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. S (AP)
Seven Nebraska Penitentiary
inmates. at least five of whom
had been involved previously in
escapes or escape attempts,
tried to break out last night,
only to be caught in a dead
end tunnel.
Warden Maurice Sigler said
the convicts must have thought
the tunnel under the main
building led to the outside.
Instead. he said. it was dead
end and the unarmed prisoners
gave up without resistance.
1T must have been a let
down." the warden said.
The convicts. including two
who were involved in a 1855
riot and fire at the prison,
made their escape attempt
while or after attending a tele-
vision show at the prison audi
torlum.
No one was missing during a
s pm. prisoner count, Warden
Sigler said, About $3.50 pm.
after prisoners had returned
from the auditorium, another
count showed seven missing.
When tower guards reported
no indications that the men
had left the prison, a search
got under way.
Shortly before midnight, a
guard found the convicts in
the tunnel.
One of the prisoners called
out to report they were
struck" the warden related.
They were pretty we'll beat
en- by the heat in that tunnel" :"
Warden Sigler said. The tun-
mel contains low pressure
steam pipes.
The prisoners were placed in
segregation with being queS-
toned and volunteered moth
ing, the warden related.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
Tobacco Belt
Leaf Harvest
NeurIyDone

DANVILLE, Va, Sept. 5 (AP)
Tobacco growers throughout
the Old Belt are nearing the
end of their harvest and in
many sections final curings
have been made, Charles K.
Waddell. Danville market
supervisor, reported Saturday.
Mr.. Waddell called the 1860
crop "above average from both
a domestic and leaf stand
point" The late rains, he said
enabled several sections in
Virginia and North Carolina
to produce an excellent crop
of leaf.
Old Belt growers. Mr.. Wad-
dell said, have continued to
use only sucker oil and hand
Suckering, as recommended by
the buying companies, through
out the rowing stages. A
survey of the whole belt, he
said, indicated few departures
from the recommended course.
With harvesting so far ad-
vanced reports are that a
majority of growers will be
ready to begin marketing their
tobacco within a few days. A
large number already have
begun selling on the Southern
markets.
Mr.. Waddell said the crop
yield will be above the 1859
yield of 226,919,679 pounds
producers sales) and 0,381.-
945 pounds (gross sales).
Representatives of the 20
marketing venders in Virginia
and North Carolina forming
the Old Belt have been called
to meet in Danville tomorrow
to fix a date for the start of
the 1860 sales season.
Paul c. Edmonds. III. presi-
dent of the Old Belt Warehouse
Association said the meeting
will be held at the Virginia.
Carolina warehouse in Danville.
The Old Belt tobacco markets
are the last of the fiue-cured
auction areas to begin sales.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
DR.. Abbott Defends Forecast
DESPITE Low Rainfall Here

Official Weather Bureau rain
gauges show that rainfall ir
Washington from May through
August was slightly below
normal.
But DR.. Charles G. Abbot
the man who predicted last
March that Washington would
have a wet summer, insists
that he was right-despite
what the gauges might show
THE weather in Washington
has gone very close to my pre-
dictions." the undaunted DR.,
Abbot said.
How does he account for the
difference between the gauges
an dhis forecast that rainfall
during that period would be
26 per cent above normal?
Long-Range Predictions
First. one must keep in mind,
DR.. Abbott said, that no one
not even the professional me-
terologists with all their gauges
and gadgets-bats 1000 in pre-
dieting the weather.
actually the 87-year-old
Smithsonian Institution scien-
tist chalked up an impressive
Evening star., 1960-09-05

DR.. Dunkle urged the 500 dele
gates attending the annual
conference at Western Mary
land College to trust in the
love of a Father God. the new
element in Christianity"
DR.. Dunkle is pastor of the
Grace Methodist Church OF
Wilmington.
Society Gets $1,000
George E. Harris, newly
elected president of the associa-
ton. presented a check for
81, 900 to Chaplain Ivan Ben
nett, executive secretary of the
Washington City Bible Society