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Evening star., 1961-06-29
Food-Drue
Picks Site Of
TestFucility

Officials of the Food and
Drug Administration told sub
urban Maryland planners yes
terday they want to build a
81, ,750, 900 research facility near
BeltSville.
The Maryland-National Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission was informed that the
195-acre facility to be located
at the agricultural research
center would be used for test
ing additives to foods, drugs
and cosmetics.
william H. Allen, chief OF
the administrations facilities
planning branch, outlined the
project which he said has the
approval Of the House Of Rep
resentatives. Senate action Il
pending.
To be called the Special
Pharmacological Animal Lab
oratory, the facility will employ
As persons, Mr.. Allen said. He
added that present plans cal
for the housing of 600 dogs al
the center.
Mr.. Allen said the preSenta'
tion was being made to fore
stall criticism of a lack Of oc.
ordination with local agencies
Evening star., 1961-06-29
Hordier Trees Soon to Augment
City's Beloved but Dying EIms

down some of the hungry
beetles, but others fly in from
nearby areas where no spraying
is done.
More than 5000 elms have
been removed from the WASH
ington scene because of the
disease. Some of them lowered
100 feet and were nearly 5 feet
in trunk diameter.
Some were nearly 100 years
old, such as the 86-year-old
veterans just cut down at the
Monument grounds and along
Constitution avenue near Lin
coin Memorial.
Suffering quietly along with
the tree lovers are our friends
in the Netherlands. Recently
an attache of their embassy
here called son Mr.. Wester and
asked:
please, can't you call it the
European instead of the Dutch
elm diSeaSe?"
The request won Mr.. Wester's
sympathy. He said it made
sense because no one knew for
sure in what part of Europe
the disease first was spotted.
The Dutch got stuck with it
because they we're ambitious
enough to investigate it first.
Evening star., 1961-06-29

European elms, planted in
1916, which have to a tree
withstood the beetle onslaught.
Both the guardians of the
$500 Federal trees and Jerome
Lowe, the Districts tree divi-
sion superintendent, are NOV
ing toward the European elm
in next springs paintings.
Most of them will be seedlings,
which will require a quarter of
a century to reach imposing
size. But they hope also to
plant some young trees if they
are obtainable.
Dutch elm disease has been a
nonstop problem since 1947
From that year to the end OF
last year. about 10 per cent OF
the trees have been destroyed
In fact, it is such a persistent
problem that Mr.. WeSter takes
q week-by-week census of new
"cases," each having the same
sad ending-the death of an
other tree. The American elm
mortality rate has reached the
point that the Agriculture De-
partment now is recommending
against planting them.
The tree men spray the elmS
with DDT every year, keeping
Evening star., 1961-06-29
Supervisors
Not to BuIk
Vienna City

The Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors agreed unani-
mously yesterday not to oppose
city status for the town of
Vienna provided the town acts
only after holding a referen-
dunn.
The supervisors thus agreed
to let the people of Vienna de-
eide whether they should be-
come a city.
In return, Vienna council
men have agreed, supervisors
said, to hold a referendum
next year and file final papers
for city status only if the move
is approved by voters.
The town council has al
ready taken the first legal steps
toward becoming a city of the
second class. Filing of final
papers would automatically
turn the town into a city.
Councilmen voted to file the
first papers because Fairfax
lCounty's proposed consolida-
Evening star., 1961-06-29

ton with the town of Clifton
into a city would revoke all
town charters if it goes
through.
The council earlier told it's
attorney to file the final pa
pers because it feared the
county would seek to have
Vienna's charter revoked fol-
lowing the county'S referen-
dun on consolidation.
After a conference between
town and county lawyers, how
ever, Vienna councilmen were
reported to have been assured
that the towns charter would
not be affected by the July IL
vote.
The county has signed an
agreement with Clifton to
merge into a city, and if the
move is approved in the ref
erendum and later by the Gen
eral Assembly, it would make
Fairfax immune from further
annexation suits.
Evening star., 1961-06-29
BY HERMAN F. SCHADEN
Star Staff Writer

Washington'S best-loved d
population" its 0,0OO Ameri-
can elm trees, has lost $50 more
members this year to the dread
Dutch elm disease.
Despite a relentless struggle
by Federal and District tree
experts, an end to the destruc-
ton is not in sight. But now
there is new hope that the
next generation Of elms will
give the next generation OF
people shade and serenity un-
infested by beetles.
This hope stems from plans
of the National Capital Parks
and the District tree division
to switch to another type Of
elm in future paintings.
Oddly enough, they are going
to the source Of the disease
Europe-for the prototype Of
the new elm, a hybrid that ir
recent years has shown in.
creasing resistance to the bari
beetle.
Horace v. Wester, NCP plan
pathologist, restores his opti'
mism by visiting the Reflectinl
Pool. There he finds about 40I
Evening star., 1961-06-29
Fuirfux
Discussions
Set Tonight

Seven public discussions of
the Fairfax County consolida-
ton proposal will be held to-
night.
The Fairfax County Chamber
Of Commerce will hold a panel
discussion on the issue at $3.50
pm. at the Rollin Road Res
taurant in Vienna.
Taking part will be State
Senator John A. K. Donovan;
Fairfax Mayor John Wood:
Herbert Harris, past president
of the county Federation of
Citizens Associations, and Will
liam Moss, a member Of the
County Board Of Supervisors.
Irving Berman, president of
the Fairfax County Chamber,
will moderate the panel. The
topic will be How City Status
Will Affect Our Business"
Three Vienna Town Council
men and two Fairfax County
supervisors will talk on the
consolidation plan at a meet
ing at 8 pm. at James Madison
High School near Vienna.
Representing the board Of
supervisors will be Chairman
Anne Wilkins and James Keith.
Speakers from the Vienna
Town Council will be Gerald
Cowden, John Ford and
Thomas Chittenden.
The meeting was called by
Citizens for Self Determine
tion," which opposes separate
city status for Vienna.
The other five meetings, all
scheduled to begin at 8 pm,
will be held at the Cameron
Club, Huntington; the Mount
Vernon High School audi
torium; the Northern Virginia
Regional Planning Commits
sion, $3.50 Wilson boulevard;
the Holm Hills Elementary
School, and the Gre ter
Holmes Run Citizens Associa-
tion.
Evening star., 1961-06-29

by an Alliance committee
headed by Mr.. Williams said
the move might raise taxes and
is premature.
The vote on consolidation
also will not provide voters
with a clear-cut choice on the
issues. the report said, because,
to some, it will be a vote on
annexation, to others, on city
status.
Last of a series.
Evening star., 1961-06-29

Last month the FoirFox BooFd Of
County Supervisors and the council
Of the town Of Clifton signed an
agreement to consolidate into a
city. The proposal goes before the
voters July I. The background and
detoils Of the plan, and the public
reaction to il. ore expIGined in
this series Of articles.
Evening star., 1961-06-29

Fairfax County'S plan TO be
no organized opposition, but it
wars in the county.
The move has uncovered
the Surface-between town and
It has also resulted in bitter
Visors and the county'S State
Senator, who opposes the plan
and who has said he has been
subject to personal attacks"
from three supervisors.
The only countrywide group
which has indicated it might
oppose city status is the Tax
payers Alliance, which issued
a critical report this week. The
organization has not yet voted
on the plan, however.
Mutual Suspicion
County and town officials
have been mildly suspicious OF
one another for some time.
Town officials feel the county
is trying to stifle them. County
officials resent the successful
annexation suits filed in the
past four years by Vienna and
the town of Fairfax.
But what turned officials of
three towns bitterly. against
the proposal was a provision
in the State law requiring
towns to surrender their char
ters If the consolidation goes
through.
The towns place high value
on their control over planning
and coming - powers which
would be lost to the county.
Profitable Sewer Systems
Vienna and the town of Fair
fax also have profitable water
and sewer systems which they
have built up over the years.
These would be lost to them,
they believe, if the consolida-
ton goes through.
Town officials also have OBJ
jected because they would lose
their charters without their
consent and without a vote of
their citizens.
Two of the towns, Vienna
and Herndon, have filed suits
: to prevent the merger. Vienna
and Fairfax Town have taken
steps to become cities them
selves, a procedure un d er
which they could retain their
identities.
Last Saturday the county
. supervisors met with town
councilmen and assured them
the county's referendum on
consolidation on July IL would
not jeopardize Vienna'S future.
In return, Vienna agreed to
let the voters decide whether
they want to become a city or
Join the new consolidated city.
Relations between Supervi-
sors and Fairfax Town Mayor
John Wood have virtually bro
ken down, however.
The town council met last
week after q charge by Super
visor James Keith that Mayor
Wood was leading the town
down "a tragic path" They
voted to file final papers for
city status tomorrow.
Also opposing city status for
the county has been State SEN
ator John A. K. Donovan, who
represents both Fairfax County
and the city of Falls Church.
Senator Donovan announced
that he would oppose it and
work for its defeat in the
referendum.
Called Drastic Maneuver'
Speaking before groups of
citizens, he has characterized
the merger proposal as a
drastic maneuver" which will
prompt continuing litigation.
If the referendum is ap-
proved, however, Senator DON
ovan has said he will work to
get a charter for the new city
passed by the General
Assembly.
The Taxpayers Alliance is
expected to announce the posi-
ton of its members on the
proposal after Saturday.
Both President Victor E.
Parker and Vice President Har-
ley Williams have expressed
criticism Of city status for
Fairfax.
A report released this week
Evening star., 1961-06-29
New Post Office

The new Community Branch
Post Office of Alexandria will
be dedicated at 8 pm. Satur-
day at the post office, 3116
Fordson road, Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1961-06-29
FAIRFAX: CITY VS.. COUNTY
Consolidation Move
Stirs Antogonisms
BY JOHN LAWSON
Star staff Writer

Fairfax Countys plan city produced
no organized opposition but has aggravated couple cold
wars In the county.
The move uncovered antagonisms-never far below
the surface-between town and county officials.
also resulted bitter FEELINGS between county super
Evening star., 1961-06-29
SHOP TONIGHT UNTIL 9

Store Hours: Mondays, Thursdays and Fri
days, 10 to 9; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, 10 to E. Free Parkingl
Evening star., 1961-08-15
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. e. EDGAR

REDUCTION: Some years
back, when Frank FriSch
was managing the Pittsburgh
Pirates, he had on the team
an outfielder who performed
with no particular distinc-
ton.
Frisch was convinced that
the man could do a lot better
in a different position. He
suggested a switch to third
base.
You'll see an immediate
improvement in your game"
he predicted. Besides, it
will add fifteen years to your
playing life"
The outfielder consented
to give it a try and went in
at third the next day. The
first ball hit at him bounced
off his skull and knocked him
cold.
Frisch rushed out and bent
over him. After a few mo-
ments, the player opened his
eyes and said:
II don't think 1t will add
more than ten years, Frank. :"
Evening star., 1961-08-15

tician) uses his fathers
herse for dating.
To survive. nature de-
mands adaptability. And
here we surely have q family
adapting itself to the Brave
New Frontier. No revenue
agent would ever question
the mileage of a mortician's
hearse for personal use. Here
is a tax loophole which will
never be plugged. This boy
can't miss.
Very truly yours.
w. w. w.
&&
Everybody has a problem.
What's yours? For a per-
sondI reply. prite to Abby
in care OF The EUening
Star. IncloSe a stamped, self
addressed enpelope. ..
For Abby's booklet, Hon
to Haze a Lopely Wedding"
send so cents to Abby, Boz
1865, Beverly Hills, Calf.
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Evening star., 1961-08-15
DEAR ABBY
Keep on Refusing, Dear!
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

marriage before he could
marry you. ~ If he were
to marry you Ia big "If"O,
what would you have? A mar
ried man who cheats. Class
dismissed.
DEAR ABBY: When a
friend of yours asks you If
you like q dress, a hat or
a pair Of shoes. should you
say you like it whether you
do or not? Or should you be
perfectly honest?
ASKED OFTEN.
II the article has already
been purchased, don't knock
it, because your opinion is
not wanted-just your ap-
proval. But IL the decision is
yet to be made, be frank.
DEAR ABBY: This letter
is directed to the girl who
complained because her boy
friend (the son of a NOR
Evening star., 1961-08-15

DEAR ABBY: The other
night I wenI out with a
married man. I did not know
at the time that he was
married. He told me during
the course of the evening.
1 have never done this be-
fore as I am opposed to this
kind of conduct. I was land
still ann strongly attracted
to this man. He asked me
to 60 out with him again.
I refused.
Abby, please spell out for
me what could happen if I
should weaken and go out
with him again. so when I
am tempted I will take out
your letter and read it
Thank you.
~ A married man who
dates" is a cheateF. ~ II
the strong attraction" over
powers your moral judgment,
and you become involved
with this man, he would
have to break up his present
Evening star., 1961-08-15
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Pituitary Leads the Orchestra
By DR.. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

sive adrenal secretion and
abnormally high blood pres
sure.
PITUITARY: Last but not
least! This gland is really
the leader of the orchestra
of glands of internal secre-
ton. When it falls down on
its job, so do the others.
When the pituitary is un-
deractive there is stunted
development and growth.
Sometimes there is diabetes
insipidus Tin which patients
pass abnormal amounts of
urine daily. Obesity is a
common symptom.
When the pituitary Sc
cretes too much, then we
have gigantism.
I have tried to give you
capsule definitions, Mrs. S.,
of the various functions of
the glands. You can see how
it is impossible to state their
functions completely in a
column. But I hope that you
now realize that no human
machine = no matter how
perfect otherwise-can func-
ton normally unless the
glands of internal secretion
are working in close harmony.
4
DR.. Steincrohn'S leGtlet,
"HotD to Overcome Obesity"
tDiH be mailed on receipt OF a
stamped, Selt-addreSSed en-
Uelope and 10 cents IN coin
for handling. Address DR..
Steincrohn in care OF The
EUening Star.
Tomorrow: Too ScientificS
Evening star., 1961-08-15
HIS T o r I E S
TALES Of PaR Times:
By VAN ALLEN BRADLEY

Johnson's From the Pacific
to the Atlantic" Worcester,
1887 is apparently the first
edition and is worth roughly
$12 to SIS at retail if in fine
condition.
j. G., Jr.: Your Gordon
Trumbull's Names and Por-
traits of Birds Which Inter-
est Gunners" New York,
1889 is worth around $i0 to
SIS at retail If in fine con-
dition.
E. w. j.: Your eighth edi-
tion of The Navigator"
pittsburgh, 1910, by Zadock
Cramer, is worth $50 to $75
at retail if in fine condition.
Mrs. F. B.: All the books
on your list of old English
Evening star., 1961-08-15
OUR SPACE AGE

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I
have been hearing a lot
about the effect that our
glands have on our bodies.
am a bit confused. Will
you state simply what are
the functions of the various
glandS-and how they af-
feet us when they are "over-
active" or "underactive" "?-
Mrs. s., Calf.
SIMPLY? I wish I could.
There's much we still don't
know about these glands and
the powerful hormones they
Secrete. But here are q few
of the facts we do know.
Let's take them one by one.
THYROID: When this
gland is overactive (secretes
too much hormone) 1t may
cause the following symp-
toms: Nervousness and over
excitability; pop eyes,; tre-
NOR Of the fingers; weak
ness Of muscles; diarrhea;
loss Of weight; heart ir-
regularity; excessive appe-
tite; warm moist skin and
vague apprehension.
When 1t is underactive the
patient has brittle and fall
ing hair; dry skin; slows up
In all activities; sensitivity
to cold; increase in weight;
slow pulse; becomes lazy and
dull.
PARATHYROIDS: when
overactive there is too much
calcium in the blood and
the patient develops bone
ailments and kidney stones.
, When underactive tn e
, patient gets muscle cramps
and in extreme cases what
we call "tetany."
PANCREAS: Most people
know that when this doesn't
secrete enough insultin. the
patient gets diabetes mellitus
with excessive sugar in the
blood and sugar in the urine.
Ooss of weight in spite of
voraciouS appetite; increas-
ed voiding of urine; weak
ness; skin irritations; ex-
cessive thirst.)
When it oversecretes, the
blood sugar becomes abnor-
mally low (hypoglycemia)
and the patient may become
abnormally tired, confused
II the condition is not
treated he may go into un-
consciousness and convul-
sions. Sometimes this hap
pens with overdosages OF
insulin or with normal
doses taken with an improper
diet. A rare tumor of the
pancreas can cause this
trouble, too.
ABR EMAIL CORTEX;
When this is underactive
the patient may develop Ad-
dison's disease. The promi-
nent symptoms are muscular
weakness, bronZed skin. in
digestion that is prolonged
low blood pressure. w h e n
there is too much Of this
hormone the patient be-
comes fat, loses his sexual
appetite and develops q
moon face" Sometimes
these symptoms appear af-
ter prolonged overdosage
with corticosteroids.)
ADRENAL M ED ULL L A
Sometimes q tumor forms
here called a "pheochromo-
cytoma. This causes exces-
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Mother Goose Has Own Story

one OF the myths That mas
been cherished by New Eng
landers is that a Boston
woman named Elizabeth
Goose land who really did
exist was the original
Mother Goose.
The truth is that Mother
Goose never really existed
The story of the origin of
this famous literary creation
was told last year in a book
by Jacques Barchilon and
Henry Petit tentitled "T h e
AutheHtic Mother Goose"
A French writer, Charles
Perrault. first connected the
legendary Mother Goose
character with fairy tales in
a book he published in
France in 1897. The first ap-
pearance of these tales in
English was in London in
1929 under the title "Histo-
ries or Tales of Past Times"
The only known copy Of
the priceless first edition,
the title page of which is
reproduced here, belongs to
a Boston collector.
Some Mother Goose"
books illustrated by modern
artists are collectors items.
Among them are Kate
GreenaWay's London, 1880,
worth around $40 at retail,
and Arthur Rackham's
london, 1919, worth
around $75.
j. G. M: Your John NAL
hams The Naval Gazetteer
Boston, 1899. two volumes,
retails at around $50 If in
fine condition.
Mrs. F. c. S.: Your w. B.
Evening star., 1961-08-15
HOLLYWOOD
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

but we're still hoping" replied
the Popular trumpeter.
Mort Sahl got into an argu-
ment with some actors in Lon
don who scoffed at Hollywood
created stars. II believe the
brave win the fair" Mort re-
torted. ITS high style that
make stars like Cary Grant,
Clark Gable, Gary Cooper,
Marilyn Monroe and Frank
Sinatra."
Some know it all reader
wrote me q correction when
I stated in the column that
Eu1ipides had penned the orig
inal "Phaedre." My source Tor
this information was Tony Per-
kins who is starring in the
latest Phaedre - IS. S.
Phaedre." Racine wrote one
version. But the newest story
owes more to Jules Dassin than
either Europides or Racine.
The Perkins -Melina MercOuri
film, by the way, has run into
some problems with the Grek
government. A lot of the story
takes place in a big navy ship
yard, and they are having diff
ficulty getting one to use for
the picture.
-
Now I've heard everything.
For me the music is The King
and /" was the most enjoyable
part of the play and movie.
But in France, with the reissue
of the Deborah Kerr Yul Bryn-
ner film musical on the en-
larged screen, they took out all
the songs! They just did't like
them!
And The Sound of Music"
will have q problem when made
into q movie and shown in
Europe. The Mary Martin hit
is, as you may know, about the
famous Trapp family. The Ger
mans have already made a pic
ture, THE Trapp Family"
Strange that the two biggest
movie hits in Paris. Taxi to
Tobruk" and Passage de
Rhine" glorify a German SOL
dier. They were both made by
French companies.
-
Quite a situation at the
Dominion Theater in London
where South Pacific" starring
Mitzi GaynOr and RossanO
Brazil, has been running for
four and q half years. When
the box-office take says to a
certain figure, the picture will
be taken off and Sam Gold
wyn's "Porgy and Bess" will
90 in. Sam has been waiting
for four years. In July. there
was a sag, and Goldwyn made
ready-but, before he could
move in, the Oox office bounced
back. So, Sam is still waiting!
Evening star., 1961-08-15
Gold in Your Attic

plays are apparently first
edition copies except for
Thomas Southerne's Crook
no" Gondon, 1699), which is
a second edition worth
around 500. Your most vale
liable item apparently is
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
"Pizarro" london, 1897,
worth around $2S to $50 at
retail.
Mrs. j. S.: Your George
Gales Upper Mississippi"
Chicago, 1861 is a scarce
pre-fire book. A fine copy
should be worth $40 to $50
at retail. Ask a dealer for
half. .f~
Miss r. B.: Your first edi-
ton Of Georgine Milmine's
The Life of Mary Baker @.
Eddy and the History Of
Christian Science" New
York, 1909 is a scarce book
and is worth about $25 at
retail. I do not know the
story about the plates hav-
ing been destroyed; some
thing has made it scarce.
R. E. B.: The only publi-
cation I know which is pub
lished explicitly for book col
lectors in this country Is the
American Book Collector,
1922 School street, Chicago.
Selected reader questions
tUill be GnSDered in this
column. Address Van Allen
Bradley in care OF The EUe-
ming Star.
Gold in Your Attic oppeerS
Tuesdays.
(copyriEht 1861. Gen. Features cornJ
Evening star., 1961-08-15
London Gossip

( LONDON CNANA). = David
Merrick came, saw, but was
not entirely conquered by the
London play "Luther"-unleSs
ALBERT Finney comes to Broad
way to do it," If he does, they
will have to delete a couple of
0doriferous lines. AS for
the United States production of
the musical. "Oliver,t you can
for get about Danny Daye or
Rex Harrison for Fagin. Ron
Moody, who originated the role
IN London. will come" says
Merrick.
Daryl Zanuck'S new find,
( Irina Demich. has red hair and
green eyes, and is the only
lady Of any consequence in his
Longest Day" war story which
has William Holden in the top
role. Jackie Gleason has
served notice in Paris that he
I leaves for the United States
on August % to attend the
, marriage of his daughter. Un-
fortunately. his "Gigot" film is
three weeks behind schedule.
Bop Hope is hoping they will
change his Road to Hong
Kong" to the more topical title,
''Road to the Moon" Bob was
asking out loud, why don't
they give William Holden pic
lures like this?" To which VIII
ham replied. Because I saved
my money. And, when a
hundred or so photographers
turned up on the set and Bob,
Bing and Joan Collins lined
UP to pose, Crosby said, Hold
1t, chaps, who's going to get
the names left to right?". 1t
was strange to hear Joan in
Bist that her romance with
Warren Beatty is still on, when
all I hear from Hollywood is
that Beatty is dating Nat
allie WOOd-A hangover from
their "Splendor in the Grass"
: Billy Wilder in Munich where
he Is filming "One, Two. Three. I"
was asked by his star Jimmy
Cagney, do you believe in
God0" II love God" said Billy,
r'hut I don't care much for His
ground crew.. BinE Crosby,
incidentally, told me that
when Louis Armstrong had an
audience with the Pope, the
latter asked him, do you have
any children?" None, Daddy,