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Evening star., 1961-11-17

Walls are pale pink, white
ceiling. Fluffy pink and
whiteflocked curtains, white
bedspread with a bit of pink
through it. Dark green
throw rugs. The whole ef-
feet is light, airy and color
less. Can you please help?"
Dear Nm:
How about painting the
walls snow-white, and the
ceiling the same green as the
furniture? Then get some
crisp gay print, say, a green,
tangerine and black on a
white background for new
curtains? Have a snowy white
breadspread with a dust ruff
file of the curtain fabric.
This would add a few color
punctuation marks" to your
room and freshen the whole
effect.
N. S. asks:
81 hope you can help me
with my living room. 1t is
so dull.
My walls are sand and my
draperies are dark green.
Slipcovers are gray with green
and wine design and the rug
is almost brown. The lamp
shades are wine (two) and
one green. I hope you can
do something for me. My
Evening star., 1961-11-17

husband thinks everything is
all right"
Dear n. S.:
Husbands get used to some
thing and hate to change,
but if I were you, I would
paint the walls a lovely soft.
clear shade of green. Then
make some new slipcovers in
a gay yellow, green and
bright blue print. Change
the lamp shades to a crisp
white.
(Copyright 1861, Dorothy Draper)
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printed TO Dorothy Draper, core Of
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will use questions Of widest general
appeal in her column.
Evening star., 1961-11-17

arrangement of furniture,
more bare floor showing, and
a renaissance Of deep rich
colors.
Think of the glowing
shades of Mandarin Orange,
Purple Iris, Blueberry Blue or
Empire Green used with a
lot Of white. 1t fairly makes
your mouth water.
And Just as salt and pep
per are important to the sea-
soning of any food, black and
white is a wonderful way to
season the bright new shades
to make them eye-delectable.
There's a new fresh note
in everything - in china, in
tablecloths, in fabrics, rugs,
wallpaper, paint and floor
covering.
So do take a trip to your
nearest emporium" that dis
plays these items and give
your house a treat before the
cold weather numbs your ap-
probation. Get with" this
new idea of freshness and call
forth your latent genius Il
know you all have it, for
giving your house a fresh
new look!
N. N. asks:
MY bedroom is 12' by 1914
and sunny. The bedroom set
is a light shade of green with
the grain of the wood show
ing through so I do not wish
to paint it another color.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
WCTU to Meet

The Central Iota Sigma
Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold q regu-
lar meeting at 3 pm. Sunday
at the National City Chris
tian Church. A film, The
Brain Is the Reason" will be
shown.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Camp Fire Girls
Donate Gifts

The District Of Columbia
Camp Fire Girls will hold
their annual candle-lighting
ceremony to mark a Thanks
giving Festival Of Giving"
at 8 pm. this evening
in the Bethlehem Chapel of
the National Cathedral. This
years program will feature
Evening star., 1961-11-17

the donation of 400 cans Of
evaporated milk and 400 bibs
to D. c. General Hospital.
The Montgomery County
Campfire Girls Festival of
Giving" featured gift pres
entations to two agencies:
the Needlework Guild Of
America, Bethesda chapter,
and the Christmas Bureau of
the Montgom cry County
Health and Welfare Council.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Pot Luck Supper

The Northern Virginia
Alumnae chapter Of Zeta Tau
Alpha will hold a Gay Nine
ties" pot luck supper at 7
pm. tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. R. j. SnodgraSs in
Arlington. Husbands and
wives are invited.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
CHANGE
OF PLACE

The Henrietta Sold
Hadassah dance. BAL de
Calypso" set for 9 pm.
tomorrow, will be held at
the B'nai Israel Synagogue,
instead Of the Ohev Sholom
Temple.
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Ask DOROTHY
DRAPER
CIeon-Cut Freshness
Is Decor Trend

Perhaps it is because the world is so muddled
that in contrast there seems to be a great trend
toward clean-cut freshness in today'S houses And
isn't it wonderful to behold?
In all the glimpSeS of 1862 colorS and early
predictions there is an accent on the uncuttered
Evening star., 1961-11-17
Annual Tea

The Helen Berger chapter
Of the Women's Auxiliary for
Cancer Research held its an
nual membership tea from 3
to 5 pm. Wednesday at the
home Of Mrs. Herbert Berg
son.
Evening star., 1961-07-25

refugee population at 100000. There are
more throughout Florida, and even in
the North. A proposed airlift of 10 flights
daily between Havana and Miami, to be
financed in part by our own Govern
ment, has been restricted by Cuban or
der to two flights each day.
Across the boundaries of divided
Berlin, the story is similar and, in fact,
has been so for the past decade as nearly
four million residents of Communist East
Germany have fled to freedom. In the
first three weeks of July, the refugee
flow through West Berlin's reception
centers totalled 10000 - about double
what had been the normal" rate. Until
last week end, even the Communist
Peoples Police of East Germany were
reported looking the other way as their
compatriots departed.
There is speculation, of course, as to
why Castro and Ulbricht permit these
defections, and on how long they will
continue to do so. They fear, perhaps, to
identify each paradise as prison. Those
who are leaving do not need to use words
to tell the story eloquently.
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Flights From Paradise

Two singularly unattractive dema-
gogueS, Fidel Castro of Cuba and Walter
Ulbricht of East Germany, should be
fascinated these days by the wanderlust
OF their constituents. In both their coun-
tries the lines Of refugees seeking escape
from tyranny and from fear are long
The demagogues themselves do not speak
OF this publicly. They bluster instead
about the freedom" they have brought
to their poor lands and demand new
sacrifices in payment for their oppres-
sion. Even in their cruel hypocrisy they
are hesitant, or have been thus far, to
slam completely shut the doors of escape
for the thousands willing to abandon
homes, possessions and sometimes even
families in return for liberty.
In Cuba, this is week of "celebra-
tion"-the eighth anniversary of CaStro's
first uprising, forerunner to the military
revolt that brought him to power in late
1858 Cuban Schoolbooks now teach that
Castro freed the island from the United
States" Castro boasts of the Socialist
revolution" and explains Tin his address
on that popular Communist holiday, May
Day. that the new rule of freedom does
not require elections.
Meanwhile, to the tens of thousands
who already have fled Cuba may be add
ed an estimated 10000 awaiting trans
portat1on and even more reported seek
ing viSas or funds to Join the escape list.
The city of Miami alone places its Cuban
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Beauty Under Mao

Reporting from Hong Kong, the
Associated Press tells sad story of how
Chinese women, long renowned for their
grace and delicate good looks, are grow
ing dumpy and dowdy under the rule of
Red Peiping. AS evidence of this, the
AP quotes several travellers who have
recently returned from the mainland
filled with sense of sorrow and shock,
not only over the loss of freedom there,
but also over the captive countrys lam
entable erosion of femininity.
BY way of example, one of these
travellers has given voice to the bitter
complaint that women in Communist
China have become aggressive, arrogant
and talkative" Worse still, according to
another eyewitness, they are fast aban-
doning the traditional tight-fitting gown
with the alluring side slits-a garment
of unique charm and attractivenesS
Unhapplly. in its place, more and more
of them are wearing shapeless, cotton
padded garments in which "you can
hardly tell whether they are men or
women"
However, as pointed out not long ago
IN one OF its propaganda organs, Peiping
is pleased with all this as something
achieved under the thoughtful care and
education Of the Chinese Communist
Party" In that respect, to illustrate the
point, the same organ has boasted that
'in China today, womens handbags are
used to carry copies of Chairman Macs
selected works" instead of frivollties like
lipsticks, mirrors, combs and balls of
knitting WOOL"
Alas for feminine loveliness in Red
China. Is there nothing that commu-
nism does not blight7
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Make Students Walk

The President wants rum
pus rooms set up to give
school children Is minutes of
strenuous exercise a day. Not
a penny is needed to give
children strenuous exercise.
Indeed, money can be saved
by the simple device Of max
ing them walk to and from
school. Except for invalids
and children living more
than two miles from q school,
there is not the least need Of
buses or half-fare street-car
rides: and certainly no need
for teen-agers to drive cars
to school. Let's have a little
common sense. It is mad to
carry children to school and
then chase them about to
give t m the exercise
they've been deprived Of.
X. Hayes.
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Leqs Too Short?

A hundred years ago a man
who sought to ridicule Abra-
ham Lincoln's long legs asked
Mr.. Lincoln how long a per-
sons legs should be. Mr.. Lin
coin replied: Long enough
to reach the ground"
Today thousands of vision
ary, socialistic crackpots float
in the air above Washington,
D. c., without visible connec-
ton with the ground.
In the White House Pres
ident Kennedy has surround
ed himself with Harvard
crackpots who are constantly
telling him things that aren't
so. That wouldn't be disas-
trous except that he has be-
come a believer. The people
of the United States will need
to measure President Ken
nedy's legs to see If they
reach the ground. The legs
seem to be a little too short.
Frank e. Ross.
Evening star., 1961-07-25

ficient places for single older
persons to live, no one needs
to accept a place in which
there is so little evidence of
kindness, understanding and
acceptance. In Washington,
since last November, it is
reported that over 40 per-
sonal care homes have met
the standards necessary to
obtain a license to care for
not over four people. En-
phasis is on the word care"
Here, at least. one may be
sure that the older person is
not being exploited. Inspec-
tions, made regularly. insure
that basic standards of
safety and cleanliness are
maintained in addition to
provisions for the protection
most elderly persons who live
alone require.
To guard against the un-
happiness which isolation
and loneliness are bound to
produce, persons are urged to
call their local health de-
partment for help in select
ing the best licensed home,
including nursing h ON e S,
within their means and needs.
This is a public service estab-
lished for the citizens in our
community, and it behooves
all of us to use 1t.
Richard Williams
Canon,
Dorothy T. Pearse,
Consultant, Services for
The Aged, Diocese of Wash.
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Budqet Lessons

Announcement that the Federal
budget deficit for fiscal 1861, ending last
June 80, totalled $3.9 billion offers two
lessons in these uncertain times.
One is the obvious difficulty, even
risk in terms of impact on the public
and political mind, involved in attempt
ing long-term financial projections. The
chronology in this case speaks for itself.
In January, 1860; President Eisenhower
presented 1851 budget showing sur
plus of $4.2 billion. BY October of last
year, when it was evident that the new
decade had not taken off with boom,
the estimate was scaled down to a sur
plus of $1.1 billion. In January of this
year Mr.. Eisenhower left final surplus
estimate of less than $100 million. Two
months later, the administration of
President Kennedy offered its first
official calculation, namely, that the
1861 budget would show a deficit of
about $2.2 billion. Addressing a National
Press Club audience in June, only
few weeks before the books were closed,
Secretary of Treasury Dillon said the
deficit would approach" SO billion. So
it is $3.9 billion.
These miScalculationS were not, of
course, attributed to carelessneSS or to
political motivation. There was reasoned
expectation that calendar 1860, on
which the revenues of fiscal 1851 de-
pend, would be year of increased
prosperity. When it did not work out
that way, revenues went down sub
stantially-more than Sc billion below
the original estimate and nearly 81
billion below the Kennedy estimate in
March. At the same time, fiscal 1851
expenditures rose above the calculations
of both administrations to a total of
$815 billion.
The second lesson to be studied in
these final figures centers on the spend
ing side-on the fact that continuing
budget deficits add to the national debt,
to the interest charges needed to carry
it, to the danger of a new round of in
flation, to decreasing confidence In the
dollar at home and abroad, and to
further drain on our gold reserves.
Between the March estimate and the
June 80 computation, the largest single
increase IN spending was $65l million
for defense. It is clear now that even
greater increases in this category will
be recommended, needed and granted
in the current fiscal year. In effect, in
cidentally, Congress already has killed
requested legislation to boost postal
rates representing loss of between
5000 million and more than $500 million
in needed Federal income, which has
been unwisely included in revenue
estimates.
There is no disposition anywhere
to question the defense needs, or the
fact that they will cost more money.
There is more than ever reason, however,
to question the advisability in this period
of world crisis of relatively unrestrained
spending on so-called welfare programs
domestically. Military power alone is
only part of the strength of the United
States. 1t could become thin and vul-
nerable shield with budget irreSpon-
sibility, or recourse to the alternative
of repressive taxation, behind it.
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Public Service

A word of warning to older
persons seems needed at this
time. We refer to their at
tempt, or the attempt by
members of the family or
friends. to find q satisfac-
tory place to live when they
no longer should live alone.
One obviously looks for a
clean, comfortable room in a
safe place, and three good
meals a day. But man does
not live by bread alone. Old
people, no less than others.
need companionship. loving
attention and some interests
in other words, tender low
ing care-an ingredient so
vital to maintaining life that
physicians sometimes pre-
scribe TIC" alone.
There appears to be an in
crease in the number of per-
sons offering board and room
to one or two elderly persons
not requiring nursing care.
There is usually an extra
room or two in their home
or apartment which is seen
as a potential source of fl
nancial gain. Although the
rooms may be attractively
furnished. the standards of
housekeeping high, the
neighborhood upper middle
class and acceptable. meals
are brought to the boarder's
room on trays. When ques-
toned as to why tray service
is provided for supposedly
we'll persons. the proprietor
quite frankly states that the
privacy of his own family
must be maintained, and he
does not care to be bothered
by a guest at the table. APP
parently. it is even too much
trouble to arrange for board
ers to sit together. For this
callous arrangement the rate
is often 5000 a month or
more.
Granted that we lack suf-
Evening star., 1961-07-25
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
HEAVY Life Created in Laboratory
By THOMAS R. HENRY
Heavy life" has been pro-
d,inad In test tiiheS

Heavy life" has been pro-
duced IN test tubes.
Successful culture Of organ
isms whose only source Of
water was deuterium, or
water whose molecule con-
tains a double weight atom
of hydrogen, has just been
reported by the A tom c
Energy Commission. The
work was carried out at the
commissions Argonne Labo-
ratory at the University Of
Chicago.
The organisms involved
were algae, microscopic, sin
gle-celled plants. The work,
however, holds out at least
theoretical possibilities for
high organisms. Water is the
chief constituent of every
thing alive. Hitherto it has
been believed that complete
replacement Of hydrogen with
deuterium was incompatible
with life. But the water in
the culture medium for the
algae was at least 99.8 per
cent heavy water.
Guido Chemists
Heavy life" offers its
greatest promise at present
in organic chemistry. Organ
isms can make things chem
lists cannot make. The organ
isms grown in heavy water,
the Argonne workers have
found, synthesize chemical
compounds that are fully de-
uterated. Ordinary water
does not enter into their
formulae. They include pro-
teins, building stones of the
body, and engines, essential
biological chemicals for all
life.
Fully deuterated COM
pounds and organisms" says
the Acc report" should be
particularly valuable in the
study of radiation effects
in living systems. From the
biochemical point of view
essential deuterated meta
bolites may have unique ap-
plication in studying con-
troll of metabolic processes.
Thus far seven varieties
Of algae have been cultured
successfully in heavy water.
Hundreds of grams of fully
deuterated algae have been
harvested and gram amounts
of fully deuterated COM
pounds have been isolated.
Frequently these are COM
pounds that as yet defy any
other means Of synthesis.
Milligrams Of fully deuter-
ated ribonucleic acid, one
of the most important con-
stituents of body cells. have
been extracted. Experiments
are in progress to extract
engines and other proteins.
Using some of the heavy
water carbohydrates as nu-
trients. the Acc reports, the
experimenters have grown
fully deuterated bacteria,
yeasts and molds, and thus
made available the synthe-
sizing capacity Of these or
ganisms for production Of
Evening star., 1961-07-25
Solution of Berlin Crisis Matter for u. NJ?

sources Of international law
can be maintained
ito unite our strength to
maintain international peace
and security"
Barbara d. McGarry.
4 +
In signing a separate peace
treaty with the East Ger
mans, it is presumed that
Russia shall remove her
troops from the Soviet sec
tor of Berlin and turn the
Russian-controlled access
routes over to the East Ger
man government. This act
in itself is not sufficiently
crucial to cause war. It would
mean that the United States
instead of dealing with the
USSR, deals directly with the
East German government.
While this might not suit the
political aspirations of Chan
cellor Adenauer, it would be
the only recognizable proceed
ure available to the Western
nations.
Under the proposals estab-
lished in 1914 by the Euro
pean Advisory Commission,
specific access routes to and
from the city were never
formally written or guaran-
teed. Therefore, if the United
States enters into negotia-
tions with East Germany, a
clear and written agreement
allowing for complete free
dom of movement for the 10
million German people should
be given top priority. This
treaty would cover the rights
Of both the So million West
Germans and the II million
East Germans. A second prin-
ciple that should be predi-
Gated by ourselves with the
German Democratic Repub-
lie is that free elections
should be granted the East
Germans and the privilege of
self-determination granted to
all Germans and to the Ger
man nation as a whole.
Thus armed with a man.
date of the German people on
unification, the United States
and the rest of the free world
would have a concrete prin-
ciple to use for negotiating
purposes. Should the Ger
man people vote to remain
divided. then. the status quo
recognition of the two Ger
man parties would remain in
effect. If, on the other hand
and this is the course which
seems most likely-the Ger
man people vote for reunifi-
cation, the matter could be
handed over to the Interna-
tional Court of Justice for
adjudication.
Suzanne r. Stalling.
Evening star., 1961-07-25

ences between nations? Not
only the United States, not
only our allies within the
framework of NATO, not only
the West itself need feel iso-
lated in the attempt to pre-
serve the integrity of treaties
signed and pledges given
among nations. If the Free
World were to use fully all
the means at the disposal of
the United Nations, it would
serve more effectively than
anything else to reduce appre-
tensions among nervous al
lies and bluffing trigger fin
gers in the Kremlin. What
was accomplished in the Con-
go was over the Kremlin's
vehement objections; it is
quite consistent with Mr..
Khrushchev's pattern that he
should similarly attempt to
refute any proposed author
ity of the U. N. over the
Berlin situation.
The implementation of
U. N. control of the situation
whether by proclaiming
Berlin under U. N. trustee
ship, or by imposing eco
nomic sanctions, as has been
suggested by Senator Hum4
phrey, or other means of
restoring a peaceful approach
towards eventual self-govern-
ment-could be accompanied
by well-publicized offers of
emergency assistance through
the branches of the U. NJ,
to alleviate the growing food
shortages throughout tn e
Communist dominated coun-
tries. In this way, the fatal
hypocrisy of the Kremlin's
peace and friendship" cliche
could be brought home to
those Apply countries
which. under Communist rule
have known neither peace nor
friendship nor bread enough
for human needs.
Although perhaps no other
individual has spoken for his
country in quite the magni-
ficent phraseology of Thomas
jefferson when he said,
Upon the altar of freedom I
have sworn eternal hostility
to every form of tyranny
over the mind Of man."
these convictions are echoed,
and underscored by subse-
quent years of patient and
determined achievement. by
the Charter of the United
Nations:
Ito reaffirm faith in fun
damental human rights, in
the dignity and worth of the
human person
Ito establish conditions un-
der which justice and respect
for the obligations arising
from treaties and other