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Evening star., 1961-09-25
It's Beginning to Stund for United NeutroIs
LETTERS TO THE STAR
>urbstone Views of The New Woshinoton'

les, Basins. the Gaslight
Club are incorporating more
and more harmoniously the
solid values of the past. And
people love it.
Isn't it a big mistake in
downtown progress to leave
so much of the planning to
architects whose main desire,
let's face it, is to impress
other architects? In design
ing the decor of our streets
they should be under the
supervision Of those who
know about decor. Despite
the interview results which
show the lure of downtown
for Mrs. Suburbia to be that
of dressing up and going
Someplace," the downtown
planners seem consistently to
overlook the talents of in
terror decorators and window
dresSers, who are the pro-
fesSionais in our society par
ticularly adept at making
surroundings elegant, COM
Portable and/or exciting.
Such persons can also exploit
the advantages of antiques,
and Washington is better
supplied with antique build
ingS downtown than most
cities. They can provide for
Mrs. Suburbia, aid maybe
even for Mr.. Suburbia, some
place interesting to dress up
and go to.
Peter GIickert
4 4 y Il
Congratulations upon the
grand job which you did in
connection with the special
feature edition of The Eve
ming Star on Sunday, Sep
tember IT. 1 have looked at
all the pictures, which are
extremely interesting, but 1
have been especially i'm
pressed by the very interest
ing articles which have been
written and I hope that peo-
pie will not only look at the
pictures, but will also read
these articles, as they give a
good idea of what's happen
ing and going to happen in
Washington.
Neville Miller,
Chairman, D. C. Develop
ment Land Agency.
Evening star., 1961-09-25

June 25, 1858, the County
Executive submitted a report
in which he estimated that to
bring the secondary roads up
to standards commensurate
with the traffic and safety
requirements would cost ap-
proximately $4,000 per mile,
or roughly S40,000,O00 and
an additional S10,000,000
would be required for bridges.
Recently, 2.7 miles of the
Ann a n d a e-Falls Church
road were reconstructed at a
cost of $501 900, which does
not include the cost of right
of-way. That is $185,555 per
mile. There are approximate
ly 800 miles of ard-surfaced
secondary roads in the coun-
ty. To reconstruct half of
those roads at the same rate
as the Annandale Road
would cost approximately
$75,000,000. Certainly no
member Of the City Council
would dare run for reelection
if the roads in his district
had not been greatly I'M
proved over the present level
while his rival for the Coun-
Gil campaigned on a plat
form of better roads. 1t is
obvious that a large bond is
sue would be required to put
the city streets" in satisfac-
tory condition. Public dis
cussion has not faced UP to
this.
If we become a city. the
City Council could author
ize bond issues up to 1870 of
the assessed property valua-
ton. That is about $33 mil
lion more bonds than are
now outstanding. But that
would not be enough to take
care of our roads, and we
would still need to build
more schools. Our highway
program would conflict with
and jeopardize our school
construction program.
Since other cities obvious
ly take care Of their streets
without excessive taxation,
why can't we? Our problem
is twofold. Fairfax County
covers over 400 square miles,
which is larger than any
United States city except Los
Angeles and Houston. About
two-thirds of the county are
still rural, with farms, open
land, and woods. Even the
densely populated urban por-
ton is separated by large open
spaces and covers a much
greater area than the typi-
Evening star., 1961-09-25

right of way. 1t is also eco
nomically unfeasible to allow
new and costly construction
to take place within the right
of way area which will have
to be bought at a future date
by the District Government.
We urge swift approval of
the plans for this center leg
so that condemnation pro-
ceedingS may begin and so
that the land may be bought
at a reasonable and fair fig
ure.
Frank WOlfsheimer,
C.E., PIE.
Civic Committee of D. c.
Society of Professional
Engineers.
- -
I wish to join the many
who will extend congratula-
tions to The Star for the
fine job of reporting the
story Of The New Washing
ton"
This report is a perfect
example of what a commu-
nifty can accomplish under
our "capitalistic syste M"
Needless to say it is further
proof that for progress and
a better way of life you just
can not beat free enterprise.
Henry Trachtenberg.
y y
In the drawings you pre-
sented of the New Washing
ton" there were few people
walking around in downtown,
far fewer than there are now.
I hope this is not an accurate
prediction. but it may we'll
be; if there are too many
people, the buildings will be
hidden.
In speaking of progress to
date in upgrading the Dis
trict of Columbia, you attrib-
ute the restaurant explosion
to a great extent to expense
accounts. but ignore the fact
that never before we're Wash
ington restaurants provided
with such interesting interior
designs. While architecture is
becoming increasingly more
confused. garish and self
conscious, such as in the
hideous new Executive House,
restaurant interiors BLACK
Evening star., 1961-09-25
WATCHING THE WORLD
Russians Gain by u. N. Delay
By CROSBY S. NOYE.
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
In the struggle over nam
ing a successor to United
Nations Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold, time is
on Ane Russian side.
Each day that passes
without naming a temporary
acting secretary general
strengthens the argument of
Russian Foreign Secretary
Andrei Gromyko. Each day
the sense of urgency over
filling the post by emergency
action of the General As
Sembly becomes less.
Indeed, though everyone is
still talking about the crisis"
that faces the United Ma
tions, it is a singularly Ian
guild sort Of crisis for those
taking part in it.
The diplomats, slipping
their drinks in the delegates
lounge and holding their end
less conferences, hardly seem
in the grip of panic.
1t has been a week now
since Mr.. Hammarskjold's S
plane plummeted into the
jungleS of Northern Rho
desia. And in the course of
this week the United Nations
has not "drifted rudderless"
nor has disaster struck.
Note of Alarm
So far as anyone can see,
the note of alarm and the
call for action sounded last
week by Secretary of State
RuSk has produced no GAL
vanizing result.
Mr.. RuSk called for the i'm
mediate appointment of an
outstanding world leader"
to fill Mr.. HammarSkjold's S
shoes. The Assembly, he
warned, must move rapidly
to fill the void. Events can
not permit drift and inde-
cision in the leadership of
the United Nations"
Instead of moving rapidly,
however, the Assembly is
moving with agonizing de-
liberation toward a solution
of the crisis. If anything, the
reaction of the neutral ma
tionS was to slow down and
prolong their consultations
in order to avoid the appear
ance of being ordered around
by one of the great powers.
1t now seems that no &C
ton will be taken on the sue
cessor to Mr.. Hammarskiold
until the end of the week at
the earliest.
In the meantime, the day
to-day administration of the
United Nations is in the
hands of its senior deputy
officials. These include two
Americans, Andrew j. Cor
dier and DR.. Ralph J. Bunche;
a Russian, Georgi P. Arkad-
yev, and an Indian, Cha
kravarthi v. Narasimhan.
These top administrators
are responsible for the vari-
Gus U. N. activities in the
Congo and elsewhere. It is
highly significant to note
that not the slightest hitch
has developed in these activi-
ties since the death of Mr..
Hammarskjold.
In fact, so far as the Congo
is concerned, a very distinct
Improvement in the situation
has taken place. Since last
Monday, when the position of
the United Nations troops in
Katanga seemed desperate, a
Evening star., 1961-09-25

during the next two months
at least IL unnamed plastic
balloons around the Arctic
Circle near Fort Churchill,
Canada.
The flights will have two
objectives to determine ra-
diation effects on animals at
various attitudes up to about
100000 feet and to learn
more about cosmic rays. They
will be part of a continuous
program of the Office of
Naval Research in co-opera-
tion with the National Space
Administration, the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology
and the University of Chica-
go.
Other Launchings Planned
Monkeys and mice now are
ready as "hitchhikers." Films
above their heads will record
the passage of coSmic rays
and determine their effects
on living creatures. Scintilla-
ton counters will be sent up
to measure the energy spec
trum and composition of pri-
mary galactic cosmic rays,
before they have been altered
by striking particles in the
earth'S upper atmosphere. To
attain the high attitudes de-
sired six-million- cubic foot
balloons will be used.
In addition to the II flights
part of "a planned for the
year - the office of Naval
Research also is providing
support TO the University of
Minnesota for launching 40
smaller balloons. primarily
during periods of solar activ-
ity. The Minnesota group is
interested primarily in the
components of cosmic rays
which come directly from the
sun. These increase signifi-
cantly during periods of flares
on the suns face. This in
crease might be a consider
able radiation hazard for fu-
ture aStronautS. Fort Church.
i'll was chosen as the site for
the flights because the cosmic
ray fluX there is greater than
at any point in the United
States.
Evening star., 1961-09-25

If he could see how human improve
ment" has progressed in the century
and a quarter since he speculated on
whether much was left to invent.
Certainly Tom Jefferson correctly ap-
praised the patent law, passed in 1890,
as having given spring to invention
beyond my conception" And the end
which Mr.. Ellsworth foresaw is yet to
come.
Evening star., 1961-09-25

cease-fire has been arranged.
After this, strong reinforce
ments have arrived in Eliza
bethville and the entire out
look of the U. N. operation
has frightened considerably.
These results, of course,
have not been lost on the dele
gates in New York. The whiS-
pering has already started.
"Hammarskjold," you are
told, was no military man.
His interventions in the Con-
60 were largely negative and
hampered the success Of the
operation. Naturally things
are going better now that the
decisions are being left to
military commanders on the
spot"
Whatever truth there may
be in this, it makes pleas
ant listening to Mr.. Gromyko
and his friends. They have no
interest. of course, in the
success Of the U. N. operation
in the Congo. But they have
a very real interest in selling
the idea that the United Ma
tions itself is better off with
out a single executive head.
And that a group, not very
different from that which is
running things now, can do
the job at least as efficiently.
So far as some delegates
are concerned there may be a
certain plausibility to the
argument. In pushing his
case for 'troika" directorate
of the U. NJ, Mr.. Gromyko has
urged that the office of sec
retary general be left vacant
and that DR.. Bunche, Mr.. Ar
kadyev and Mr.. NaraSimhan
should take over. And since
this arrangement already
seems to be working reason
ably well, why shouldn't it be
formalized by action of the
Security Council?
The joker in the argument,
Of course, is obvious. Under
the present arrangement, the
senior officials are not a
"troika" in the Russian sense,
since none of them has the
right to veto any decision by
the others. Each of the Of
ficialS has his own assigned
area of activity. Decisions
are being made after con-
sUltation with due considera-
ton for the seniority of the
officials involved. And all
Of them consider themselves
primarily servants of the
U. N. rather than any par
ticular political bloc.
Even so, it is doubtful that
this group leadership would
work we'll in a new emer-
gency situation. If the
United Nations were sudden
ly called on to take drastic
action in some new area-as
in Berlin for instance - the
lack Of a single responsible
executive officer would be an
enormous handicap.
If Mr.. Gromyko should get
his way and the executive
group were given the right of
vetoing decisions, the result,
inevitably, would be complete
paralysis.
So far, to be sure, a large
majority of delegates here
seem to be keenly aware of
this danger. But as the days
pass without the naming Of
a temporary successor to
Mr.. Hammarskjold, the i'm
patience and anxiety of the
West will grow.
Evening star., 1961-09-25
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. Is mycology a science?
H. w.
A. Mycology is a branch
of botany dealing with fungi
-molds, mildews, yeasts,
mushrooms, etc. A mycologiSt
is thus one who is engaged
in the study of fungi.
Evening star., 1961-04-23

Our sunny weother ensemble in corefree Arne
trocetote and cotton The jacket with seIf-bios
band detoiI tops sun dress with softly pIeuted
neckine, Plaid in black, green gold with white
10 10 20, l2H2 TO 22I2
W&l-0oYime Dresses, lst Floor oIso Washington
Chevy Chose Corners ond AIexondio
Evening star., 1961-05-21

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - PARK
home ot MI. and Mrs; G. !: Scully,
AYR HILL GARDEN CLUB, Monday
1870 pm, tour Of three homes: Mrs;
Shsti'A aas. Hush 81 Ssiei Sebismid. M rssi:
dsnee. HostsSses are Mrs: Walter Weber
HrS n van Kressehmar' Mrs
NoefEs IpsAtL itin0fSifk PARK GARDEN CLUB
ton, 1900 Spring Valley drive, Alex
e0STS eoSas ys Nj, cGa9ssi:a sst9y sS.h hf aP s.
Mrs. George Morrow, Iris Arrange
PiSSECREsT GARDEN CLUE, today,
4 to $3.50 pm. iris and rose shoT'
SHms Miilsr. o. s5s5 g. woodridss Voc M Toad. Alex <
andria: chairman. Mrs. D. Allen Pace;
co-hoStesses. Mrs. Elmer Higgins Mrs
"fokrM MfbSErr fBbSGEroNr GARDEN CLUE;
Auiti uAtiv6S6AHE HRss GAR6EN isisEs GctUB. wsdnss.
day, g pm. recreation room; ga Gar: r,
S Foad MaRSc RScnd. Ia s"s r0AS Mr. nsHI snd Mrs
show slides OF their European tour
with commentary b. Mrs. Lang. Visi-
Tors welcome. hsIreSnmentS.
LUXMANOR GARDEN CLUB, Wednes-
day, SIS pm. home Of Mrs. Will
road, Rockville. Nd. Mrs. Donald
Lefch ST. will talk on arTangtng
specimens for the June show.
BRADBURY SOIL TOILERS, Tues
day, pm. home Of Mrs, Charles
walden. 1900 Forty-fifth place Sc;
initFSSesoST iEfScoLNiA iPaSS PasK GARDEN CLUB.
y
3. Minis, 716S Eisfth street. Alexan.
dria. Cohostesses Mrs. J.. p. Payne.
Mrs. D. Il. Pearson.
TAK0MA HORTICULTURAL CLUE,
Monday. pm, Perpetual Building.
s71O ,Georgia avenue. Silver Spring:
on soil conditioning and. the use Of
organie waste, yisitors %sleomS. =,
Montgomery County, Monday. pm.
supper party outdoors at Westmore-
land Recreation Center. Husbands
'hg'osSTfoMAc PoToMAc ROSE SOCIETY will
sponsor these opssP gardens En, / ,.Htsn,,SS from
read read y; ArlinEton. Va; L " Perry;
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Mimoso WebWorlms
Infest Honey Locusts

DDT, SD 1862, Thiodan and
Lindane. Dimethoate was ef-
fective but it caused partial
defoliation Of the trees, 50 can
not be considered.
The control program adopted
consisted of three applications
of each of the materials. The
first was made in mid-May, the
second on June / and the third
near mid-June. The report
covers two years Of testing,
According to the report. Tri-
thion 25W8 gave perfect con-
troll with one application: SD
1862 gave very good control
with one application and COM
plete control with q second
application.
Such studies as that Of Prof.
Schuder are particularly help
full for the larger garden and
public paintings. The home
gardener is hardly in q position
to use equipment powerful
enough to throw a cover 80 to
so or rs feet into the air-the
locust grows to rs feet or more;
the mimosa to 25 or 80 feet,
The average pump sprayer will
not give a protective covering
to shrubs more than 10 to IL
feet in height. The trombone
type sprayer will reach 20 feet,
and that is about the practical
limit for the home gardener
Those with q small power
sprayer may be able to do q
Job on a tree that is not more
than Is feet tall. The gardener
may need a step ladder to
reach that height.
Perhaps some day we will
have a systemic material that
can be fed to the tree through
its foliage or its roots that will
take care Of such pests, until
that day perhaps it would be
more practical to chose some
other tree, one that Is not
seriously troubled by insects.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
GARDEN CLUB ACTIVITIES

Paisley. and $500 Elnora street.
silver, Spring, Nd. ". BENJAMIN will
liams). Rose consultants will answer
queries Essnds r Il. inytsS sSorsSam SIns Hess Tosi
w.anesdsyi SheEsSsst pm elsnsntsry sehSoi'
soils. DR.. Clarence S. Slater; diseases
q ornamsntals. an. snd fruits; Is Or; .JsI. John
troll and graSSeS. Dr.. Paul santelman.
DoGWooD HILLS GARDEN CLUE,
sssssS ss$SS:' SnS I, Mrs ysss KY ossolS.i
S.r RS Es'ssPdRa Sspdeas mere 5sF Rsse Rsset
Bruce smoot. iolo MaplsWood drive.
Sl' Shg5s6 1Tive 5sTnHFS Fan. A. Sonres
foi COSBY. SseTooff7 of75s Eo5lq bealHiSg atiys;
Arlington; and Charles Cox. 1901 Co.
ium6ia pike, Fails Church.
FIVE HILLS GARDEN CLUE, 8 pm.
TEs'dn noI ysp4Ns W. N.biaE Ss S4S.n dSqS: Earay Eak
NUNS nun I iCr cciorfui DEsnd.ssp ping WIN
slides). Hostesses: Mrs.. Charles
Duchess. Mr.. Pred Kalepp, Mrs FTank
Sickols, MIS- NisholsS s oin cSnEeTii % i;,, NAY tSyy
iris plsntings Of. Mrs, Gordon sessieh.
CAkROLLT0N GARDEN CLUB,
HyattSvilie,- Nd, Tuesday, 9 Pm,
home Of Mrs. Francis Williams, Hl11
EiEhty-tourth avenue. Election OF ot'
ficers.
HILLcREsT GARDEN CLUE, Mon
gay. 8 DHg1XS no..sse mrs: ,.!I, Anssds
deoree Telbert. Flower Arranging"
Members bring flowers, vases. bowls,
pinholdefS. .co-hostess MrS. NeVa
iPTTEEfDMoNr GARDEN CLUE Of Mar.
shall. We. will sponsor denonstta-
tIon and talk By Mrs. Herbert H.
oreser. eolumnist Of The star. on
tISSss .aIl1S.sd .TIltansdn s. l.a r,tdaE Eek.. Pc H9
may Be obtained at the parish han
OF sTGENSsSYC TESsS nHSsSsReks GARDEN CLUE,
Wsdnesday. pm. Masonyiile sch0ol.
Annapdale, Va. Demostration OF the
ert Of making corsaEes by Mrs, Floyd
"wednesday morning, 10 to II, at 1929
o'is2sik iE2kkWoob kHWSsoSib GARDEN CLUE. Mon
ciampitt, 462S Edeefisld road Mrs.
Norma Day and Mrs. Nancy Batson
Evening star., 1961-05-21
BY WILBUR H. YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

The continued planting of
the thornless honey locusts
brings the mimosa webworm
into more prominence. Nor
mally it is ignored even though
it infests every mimosa tree
(Albizzia julibrissin) in the
Washington area. The tiny
little larvae tie the leaflets
together to make a home that
is practically immune to the
penetration of spray droplets
and hungry birds, This injury
to the leaflets does not seem
to adversely affect the mimosa
tree.
This same pest. though, at
tacks the thornless honey
locuSts and the thorned honey
locusts and because Of the con-
tinued injury to the foliage
weakens them materially, may
even cause their death. Since
there are at least two broods q
year, three are common in this
area, the continued feeding on
the leaves can greatly reduce
the trees ability to manufac-
ture food. Thus this pest is Of
more than passing interest to
those who seek to plant the
newer shade trees.
According to work conducted
at Purdue University by D. L.
Schuder, there is some varia-
ton in the susceptibility of the
named varieties to this injury.
There are four named varieties
of the Thornless honey locusts
commonly available-Moraine
Imperial, Shade Master and
Sunburst. Prof. Schuder on the
basis of his tests recommends
that Sunburst not be planted.
On the control program his
findings show that the follow
ing insecticides were most ef-
fective in controlling the web
worms: Dieldrin, Trithior,
Evening star., 1961-05-21
YOUR GARDEN CHORES

Twce-aweek cutting Of the is in order during
this cool rainy weather Otherwise rake the clippings
to avoid smothering the grass. Tomatoes, peppers
and other tender plants may be set out If plastic
cover can be provided II delayed they will begin to
produce much later than normal.
Set out dahliaS and gladious. Move house plants
into summer quarters. Repot any house plant in
need Of this attention now, do not wait for fall.
Use Fermate Captain, Phaltan Cyprex to control
backspot. The latter two will give control
mtldew, but follow manufacturers directions carefully
Finish lifting and dividing Of chrysanthemums as
soon as possible. . . Pinch them and shade to avoid
transplantng shock. Continue pruning Of spring.
Towering shrubbery bloom Is finished .
Prune azaleas where needed. A.. The winter damage
Of the broadeaved evergreens should removed
by pruning out all dead wood-YOUNGMAN.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
2-Day Show
Al Wood|aWn
Plantation

The spring flower show of
Woodlawn Plantation, Mount
Vernon, Va, will be held next
Friday from 2 to 5 and Satur-
day from 10 to 5. Admission
will be rs cents.
AS in former years there will
be period arrangements in the
rooms Of the mansion, in the
main hall and on the stairs.
The Potomac Rose Society will
stage a special varietie
exhibition.
Arrangements symposiuns
will be held at 8 pm. first day
and 2 pm. second day, Mrs
Harry A. Councillor presiding
Taking part viii be Mrs. Frank
E. Watkins (corsage making)
Mrs. w. Lloyd George (Jap-
anese flower arranging). Mrs
Charming M. Bolton (dried
flowers arranging) and Mrs
Hugh w. Cary (period floral
arrangements).
Mrs. Thurman Arnold, chair
man Of the show, said awards
which will be given out after
the official opening Friday.
Mrs. Atherton Macondray is
giving q cup, new this year, for
the sweepstakes award in hor-
ticulture. The winners name
will be engraved on the cup
which will be on display in the
Woodlawn museum. other
awards will be awards Of merit
for roses, peonies, iris, ANIMALS
and perennialS, house plants
and shrubs and vines, at the
discretion Of the judges. Any
one may submit entries at
Woodlawn Friday from 7:45 to
GAS am.
Woodlawn Is on u. s. Route
/, seven miles south Of Alex
andria and three miles west of
Mount Vernon.
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Johnny AppIeseed

Johnny Appleseed, q benev-
olent character who scattered
seeds over 100000 acres in Ohio
and Indiana between 1901 and
1847, was born in Boston In
ITS.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1961-11-16

CONSUL observation-disclosures Consul AureiO Ramos and
family honOred dinner held the Kalua Room wind
HOte last October 28 The dinner initiated by the Fill
pno Community of Seattle Picture show Guido Almanzor
(iglt president of the Filipino Community of Seattle Inc,
welcoming the Consul Others in the picture reading from
left: SarusaI president of the Filipino Iner-communy
Council of the Pacific Northwest Mrs Carmen Oben president
Philippine Brides Associations and Aurelio
The dinner attended by about fifty people photo
by Yuki)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1961-11-16

MISS MARIA TERESA GU
TIERREZ, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Eduardo Gutierrez,
of PalO Alto, Calf, modelled
this Filipino costume, the
''Maria Clara" at Filipino
affair recently held in San
Francisco, Calf.
Her dress is in aqua and
white computation of satin.
1t is emproidered with lace
and straw. A train made of
white satin pOrtrays a beau
tifuI drape that hangs from
the back. The whole attire is
handmade.
The jewelry she is wear
ing is made out of tamborine,
I4kt.g gold ensemble, 5-piece
set-earrings, necklace, ring,
bracelet and a comb.
There we're six other mod
els from different schools.
About 1000 people attended
the affair.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1961-11-16
Bayanihan Dancers
See Niagara Falls

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 10 =
After performing to a sell-out
American Field Service benefit
audience at Kleinhans Music
Hall here last night, the tour
ing band of Filipino dancers and
musicians took a day off today
to visit the Niagara Falls. The
group. which began its trans
continental tour in San Fran
cisco on September Is, is still
going strong with all members
healthy and in good spirits.