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Evening star., 1961-11-21
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
KERRY DRAKE
JULIET JONES
BUZ SAWYER
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

@. Suddenly I find myself
reading about so megaton
bombs. My dictionary tells me
that mega" is a prefix mean
ing million" I'm ready to
believe almost anything these
days. but is it really possible
to get a plane into the air that
can carry a 50-billion-ton
bomb? Something must be
screwy somewhere.-M. L. T.,
Tacoma, Wash.
A. Something may we'll be
screwy - but there's nothing
wrong with your surmise that
nothing now in existence can
make a 50-million-ton bomb
airborne. The label "50-mega-
ton" simply-and devastatingly
refers to nuclear device
which has the destructive power
of so million tons of old
fashioned INT. Back in 1853
the United States detonated q
device in Nevada which was the
most powerful up to that time
$4,000 tons Of TINT. The new
est devices boasted about by
Russia are 1000 times as power
full as those Nevada bombs.
The prefix mega" has ac-
quired considerable , vogue
Evening star., 1961-11-21
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Science Shrinks Piles
New Way Without Surgery
Finds Healing Substance that Relieves Pain,
Stops Itching as it Shrinks Hemorrhoids

New York, N. Y. Especially -
For the first time science has
found a new healing substance
with the astonishing ability to
shrink hemorrhoids, stop itch
ing, and relieve pain = without
surgery.
In one hemorrhoid case after
another, "very striking improve
ment" was reported and veri-
fed by a Doctors observations.
Pain was relieved promptly.
And, while gently relieving
pain, actual reduction or re-
traction (shrinking) took place.
And most amazing of all -
this improvement was MAIN
tained in cases where a Doctors
observations were continued
over a period of many months!
In fact, results were so thor
ough that sufferers were able
to make such astonishing state
Evening star., 1961-11-21

ments as"Piles have ceased to be
a problem!" And among these
sufferers were a very wide va
riety of hemorrhoid conditions,
some of 10 to 20 years standing.
All this, without the use Of
narcotics, anesthetics or astrin-
gents of any kind. The secret il
a new healing substance (Bio-
DyneS) = the discovery of a
world-famous research institu-
ton. Already, Bio-Dyne is in
wide use for healing injured
tissue on all parts of the body.
This new healing substance
is offered in suppository or oint-
ment form called Preparation
He. Ask for individually sealed
convenient Preparation H Sup
positories or Preparation H
Ointment with special appli-
Gator. Preparation H is sold at
all drug counters.
Evening star., 1961-11-21

And the probable mortality
resulting from the detonation of
one of these fearsome devices in
or near a city is not measured
in thousands of casulties (as
was the case with Hiroshima
and NagasakD but in mega
Evening star., 1961-11-21

among scientists dealing with
such matters. They speak of
the appropriations asked of
Congress not in terms of mil
lions Of dollars but as mega
bucks" Thus 100 megabucks"
is 100 million dollars.
Evening star., 1961-11-21
BY Roy crone
BY Dick Brooks
BY Walt Kelly
BY Creis FIesseI

A. 1t certainly is a word,
Betty. Asked to define it, I'd
have to say that "uncompli-
Gated" means simple, serene,
straightforward-in short, all
the things that life today is not.
Evening star., 1961-11-21

deaths Chilling, isn't it?
y
@. l am wondering If "un-
complicated" is a word. Could
you please tell me?-Betsy
Georg, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

PERCENTAGE: After the
close of World War I In
1918, a rash of books ap-
peared written by diplomats
and generals. each defending
his wartime decisions.
Nobody was more dis
tressed by this literary ava
lanche than Newton D. Ba-
ker, who had been Secretary
of War during the conflict,
writes C. H. Cramer in New
ton D. Baker"
Baker suggested a prac-
tical division of labor. He
proposed that 10 per cent Of
the total number of authors
continue their writing; THE
remaining 80 per cent were
to study the building trades
in order to construct enough
libraries to hold the works
of those who went on with
their composition"
DEFEAT: Physical cultur-
list Bernarr Macfadden was
convinced that to be
mentally alert one had to
eat sparingly.
On one occasion, he and
a friend were discussing the
fall of Napoleon.
He was defeated by his
ego" maintained the friend.
Nonsense" said Macfad-
den. HE was defeated be-
cause he ate too much before
the battle of Waterloo"
Evening star., 1961-06-28
BY ED HARRIS

There are some farmers
who get a bit hot under the
collar when they see gentle
men" farmers with their pre-
fectly manicured estates and
great stone mansions. I don't,
because I figure that wealthy
people who elect to live in the
country and raise cattle and
horses are smart. What bet
ter way to spend ones
money?
1t beats Monte Carlo, al
though they can lose nearly
as much, and it surely is
better than living in a lush
penthouse in the heart of
New York or Los Angeles or
maybe even Rome, although,
come to think of it, living
in sunny Italy for a few
weeks would be right nice.
YOU HEAR SOME growing
among farmers that gentle
men farmers have bought
up so much land, spiraling
the cost, that it makes it
hard for the real dirt
farmer to make a living.
Farmers used to be able to
expand their cropland and
pastures for around $50 to
500 an acre, but in many
rural areas today the cost is
closer to $3.50 to $400 an
acre.
Not all of this rise is due,
obviously. to what has been
called the "mink-and-ma-
nure" set. Industrial expanS-
ion, highways, shopping CEN
ters, and the relocation Of
State and Federal agencies
also have Zoomed up the
price of farm land.
Whatever the cause, there's
no doubt about it-land is
getting scarce.
Deep in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, where
we live, there is a grand mix
ture of large estate farms,
real dirt farms, huge COM
mercial cattle spreads and
little part-time farms owned
by commuters. There are even
some estates owned solely by
widows who direct the ac-
tivities of hardworking farm
hands.
Sometimes these nice ladies
are more avid about farming
than informed. For example,
there's a story told here about
one elderly widow who de-
cided to buy a brand new
tractor. It's a true story.
When the word got around,
she was besieged by a large
number of tractor statesmen.
She listened courteously to
each one, and found herself
confused. Finally she decided
to ask the advice Of a neigh
borhood farmer. She told
him about her problem and
confided: II don't know
whether to get an orange
one, or green one, or one Of
the other colors. What would
you do:"
Why" exclaimed the
Evening star., 1961-06-28
DOWN ON THE FARM
Gentle Set Inspires
Shopping for Shears
THE EVENING STAR

astonished farmer, I'D get
the one that all my farm
implements fit"
1t hadn't occurred to this
fine lady that the varying
colors denoted different
makes, and that a new trac-
tor would be virtually useless
to her if it was a different
make from all of her i'm
plements.
Then there's the gentle
woman farmer 20 miles from
us who decided one spring to
really give her large farm
the works. So she told her
foreman: II want you to go
out and buy me a set of
everything = tractors, imple-
mentS, everything"
This was accordingly done.
When I heard about it, I ran
up to Miriam and declared
firmly: Madam, I think we
ought to have a new set
of everything" I waved ma
jestically toward our tractor
and equipment.
FINE" SHE AGREED.
Can we start with that new
$1.50 pruning shears I've been
begging you for?"
I told her she could. It
was a start.
Down on the Form appears
Wednesdays.
Evening star., 1961-06-28
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Tor TO add emphasis to any piece of
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Evening star., 1961-06-28

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Evening star., 1961-06-28

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Evening star., 1961-06-28

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ALL S STORES
Evening star., 1961-06-28

Down on the Form appears
Wednesdays.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
SATURDAY
College Students
To Be Honored

The Maryland Club Of
Washington will entertain
students Of Maryland College
of the Sacred Heart at a lawn
tea to be held at Stoneridge
from 2 to 4 pm. tomorrow.
Receiving with Mrs. Joe
Frank Davis, president, will
be Mrs. Thomas E. Knox,
vice president; Mrs. Robert
F. Redmond, secretary, and
Mrs. William E. Braun, treas
urer and party chairman.
Miss Alma Hardy and Miss
Kitty Culhane, both seniors,
are among those who will be
honored.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
IT'S A DATE

Fort Washington Forest Ele-
mentary School at $3.50 pm.
with Irmgard Arthur doing
the commentary. Vincent g.
Vincent hairstyles. A benefit
for the Fort Washington
Forest Community Associa-
ton.
The Jane Derby collection
will star at Dorcas Hardin
on Wisconsin avenue today,
tomorrow and Saturday from
10 to $50 pm.
Cesar Rubio the milliner
will be at Rizik's with his
new collection of mad hats"
FRIDAY
Richard Arlen, film and
television actor. will appear
in a new role as guest COM
mentator of Forever Young
Dresses at noon and at 8
pm. in the Boulevard shop
of the downtown store. The
mans point of view on fall
fashions will be aired by him
along with some commentary
by Robert Collin, fashion di-
rector for the fashion house.
Illustrated fashion talk at
a brunch for the Charter
Property & Casualty Under
writer's at 1890 am. in the
Washington Hotel Grand
Ballroom.
Dinner fashion show with
Rose Williams styles, Nc
Knews Fur Shop and Rose
Stearman's millinery. Alexis
of the Sheraton-Park hair
styles. Time: 8 pm. at the
Bethesda Naval Officers Club.
Phyllis Bodies Modelling
Agency will do the presenta-
ton.
SATURDAY
Inform al modelling at
Greta Stevens in EaStover
and Penn Mar shopping CEN
ters between 2 and 5 pm.
Hairstyles by Vincent g. Vim
cent.
Teen fashion show, FASH
ion Flair for Teens" with so
Evening star., 1961-09-24
TOMORROW

Lansburgh's, Washington
store, Line for Line" copies
of import fashions at $50
pm. featuring fashions from
Monsieur x. Civenchy, Ba-
lenciaga, Laroche, Capucci
and. others. Second floor.
Some originals also will be
shown.
Adele Simpson will do the
commentary for a 8 pm.
fashion showing at Julius
Garfinckel & Co. in the Cou-
turier Salon of her new fall
and winter collection.
Charles Of the Ritz cos
metic representative will be
at the store during the week.
THE Spotlight Look" will be
featured.
Mr.. John, the famous mil
liner, will be at Erlebacher's
today.
TUESDAY
Casual fall fashions from
the Sportswoman, Maternity
and Baby Bar, along with
new hairstyleS by Wallace of
Bethesda from IL to 2 pm.
at Francisco's Restaurant.
Suburban Airs presented by
Hayman's for the Grace
Episcopal Church, Alexan-
dria, Va, with Vincent &,
Vincent hairstyles at 8 pm.
with Ginny De Franceaux
doing the commentary for the
Models Guild, Inc.
WEDNESDAY
First fall fashion show
luncheon at Kenwood Coun-
try Club presented by Claire
Dratch of Bethesda. Mar
jorie Laing will do the COM
mentary.
H YIN a ms presents the
fashion show "Spieed With
Color" for the Army Comp
troller Wives Club at Fort
McNair with Ginny De Fran
ceaux doing the commentary.
Time: 1890 pm. A Models
Guild show.
Fashions with a flare from
Barron's for the Eastern
star. at Springfield, Va, with
showtime set at 8 pm. Vim
cent & Vincent hairstyles. A
Models Guild show.
THURSDAY
Land, sea and air fashions
for the Fort Myer Wives at
Fort Myer. Hayman's fash
ions. Vincent & Vincent hair
styles. A Models Guild show.
Julius GarfinkeI g. Co
presents "The Renaissance
Of Elegance" at the 1870
pm. fashion show for the
American Hotel Association
Convention. Place: Shoreham
Hotel, Blue Room.
Fail and winter fashions
from Greta Stevens of East
over and Penn Mar. Place:
Evening star., 1961-12-17
BY DAVID s. BRODER
star Staff Writer

A special Louisiana congress
sional election coming up Tues
day in the Shreveport district
has both Democratic and Re-
publican leaders biting their
nails.
The race matches Joe D.
Waggoner, 43, a segregationist
States Rights Democrat from q
town called Plain Dealing,
against Charlton H. Lyons, sr.,
a wealthy 67-year-old Shreve-
port oil dealer, philanthropist
and conservative who Joined
the Republican party Just last
year. They are competing for
the seat of the late Representa-
tive Overton Brooks, a Demo-
crat.
Normally a Democratic con-
gresSional candidate in Louisi-
ana has about as many worries
as a Republican in New Hamp-
shire. but there are special cir
cumstances in the Shreveport
race that make the outcome
uncertain.
Though Mr.. Brooks won his
4th district seat by margins of
2-to-1 or 3-to-1 in recent
years, the district went Re-
publican in the last three presi-
Dental races. Former President
Eisenhower carried it with go
per cent Of the vote in 1852 and
66 per cent in 1856.
Last year, President Kennedy
ran third in the district, trail
ing not just former Vice Presi-
Evening star., 1961-12-17

said yesterday: 1.-THE situation
Is strictly no good from our
viewpoint. 1t could be any
thing from a tight victory for
Waggoner to a complete clob-
bering by Lyons"
This official said the Shreve-
port contest reminded him Of
last springs Texas Senate elec-
ton. in which a conservative,
anti-administration Democrat,
William Blakley. lost to an
equally conservative Republi-
can. Senator John Tower.
Republicans, while agreeing
that the personal prestige of
their candidate gives them a
chance for an upset, are not
willing to claim victory for Mr..
Lyons. "I'm not betting on it,"
one official said. adding that
the lack of effective Republi-
can organization in the district
made him skeptical that the
G.. o. p. could overcome the ef-
feet Of the 81 per cent Demo-
cratic registration.
IF Lyons wins, we'll welcome
him with open arms, you can
bet." this official said, "but
we're not going to be aston
ished and detected If he loses. I"
The odds makers in Shreve-
port yesterday were calling the
race a toss-up.
Evening star., 1961-12-17
2Anti-Kennedy z Men
In Race for Brooks Seat

dent Nixon but a slate Of inde-
pendent electors. Mr.. Kennedy
received only % per cent of the
total vote.
Mr.. Waggoner. the Demo-
cratic nominee in Tuesdays
special election, was on the
independent elector slate, not
the Kennedy slate, last No
vember.
Throughout this campaign
he has made it plain that he
wants to come to Washington
to fight the New Frontier, not
to aid it. His platform pledges
him to vote to "unpack" the
House Rules Committee, to op-
pose Federal aid to education
to amend the Constitution to
make Federal judges elective
officials and to support "a
complete naval blockade" OF
Cuba.
Mr.. Lyons, who severed his
lifetime affiliation with the
Democrats in 1860 in protest
Of the Los Angeles convention
platform, also is campaigning
on a strongly anti-Kennedy
stand, and the race has de-
veloped few specific issues be.
tween the two men.
The Kennedy administration
has taken a completely hands
off attitude toward the contest
while Republicans have sup
piled Mr.. Lyons with substan-
tial outside assistance.
One well-placed Democratic
official in Washington, who de-
clined to be quoted by name,
Evening star., 1961-08-19
Vostok DesienerHinted
As of German Blood

name, met during a visit to the
works at which Maj. Titov'S
Vostok II Spacheship was built.
CoSmonaut No. 3 presumably
is the man who will sometime
follow MajS. Gagarin and Ii
tov into space.
Il will never forget my first
meeting with the chief design
er" Maj. Titov wrote, "a man
of great determination and
much knowledge. The pale
light of the moon Illuminated
the distinctive face and large
head of the chief designer.
I saw in the dark eyes of the
chief designer what I had not
seen in them before-a fathers
love and a commanders con-
Germ about a safe return to
earth. The chief designer
seemed to be quite young and
quiet. He too is dreaming of
flying to the cosmos in his
ship"
Pravda reported the three
Spacement got together with
designers and engineers at a
meeting in which wishes were
expressed for further improve
mentS of space ships to insure
the maximum comfort for the
coSmonautS."
Evening star., 1961-08-19

MOSCOW, Aug. 10 (AP).-
Pravada carried a long article
today about the chief designer
of Soviet space ships that
omitted his name, age, and
nationality. This led to West
ern speculation that he may be
of German blood, as is United
States rocket expert Wernher
Won Braun.
The secrecy about the space
ship designer contrasts with
the limelight given to two Rus
slams who are the Soviet Un-
ions chief plane designers -
Andrei N. Tupolev and Sergei
V. Ilyushin.
German rocket scientists who
returned to West Germany aft
er working here in postwar
years have told newsmen some
of their colleagues remained in
the Soviet Union.
Mai. Gherman Titov, who
made an orbital flight of 25
hours about the earth August
81. wrote the article for the
Soviet Communist Party news
paper.
Pravda said he and CoSmo-
naut Yuri Gagarin and Cos
monaut No. g." unidentified by
Evening star., 1961-08-19
lst Hidden-Cur
Arrest Made

A 41-year-old man was
arrested yesterday on a charge
of concealing financed prop
erty the first case since auto
mobile financing companies
complained last June that the
United States Attorney refused
to prosecute such cases.
Police charged Garland
Cheek, of the 1900 block of
Irving street NV, and said he
owed $1,322.55 on a car he
bought in April, 1859. Check
and Fraud Squad detectives
said he has made no payments
since last December.
They said the car was re-
covered in a garage in the HOO
block of Kenyon street NV.
United States Attorney David
C. Acheson recently said such
cases will be prosecuted when
the evidence is substantial. the
item bought is hidden and the
balance owed is large enough.
Evening star., 1961-08-19

that legally he had the right
to remain chairman until his
term expires. regardless of the
change in administrations.
Mr.. Kuykendall said today
he still thinks he has that
right, but had agreed to turn
the Craftsmanship over to Mr.
Swidler September /. He added
that he probably will &c
through the formality" of writ
ing the President a letter OF
resignation.
While he will remain a men,
ber of the FPC for a while, Mr.
Kuykendall said he thought he
would resign to return to the
private practice of law before
his term ends next June.
Evening star., 1961-08-19
SwidIer Takes Top Post
At FPC on Septemberl
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Staff Writer


Joseph C. Swidler, public
power exponent picked by Pres
ident Kennedy some months
ago to be chairman of the Fed
eral Power Commission, will
take over the job on September
l.
Jerome K. Kuykendall, con-
troversial Republican chairman
of the FPC the last eight years,
reluctantly gave in to White
House pressure on his fight to
keep the Craftsmanship until
his term as a member of the
FPC expires next June.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger announced late
yesterday that the President
had designated Mr.. Swidler as
chairman of the FPC Septem-
ber /.
Mr.. Swidler, a Knoxville
CTenn0 lawyer, long general
counsel of the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority, was confirmed
by the Senate June Is as a
member of the commission.
Republican Senators warned
at the time against any effort
to squeeze Mr.. Kuykendall out
of the Craftsmanship to make
room for Mr.. Swidler in that
job.
Mr.. Kennedy had announced
early in his administration his
selection of Mr.. Swidler as FPC
chairman.
But Mr.. Kuykendall long re-
sisted efforts to get him to re-
sign as chairman, contending
Evening star., 1961-08-19
By the Associated Press

A 1,5O0-man battle group,
under orders from President
Kennedy, moved out from its
base early today in a truck
convoy which will head through
Soviet dominated East Ger
many to reinforce the allied
garrison of West Berlin.
The Pentagon said the 1st
Battle Group, 18th Infantry
Regiment of the 9th Infantry
Division, climbed into trucks
with full battle equipment at
its base in Sandhofen, near
Mannheim in West Germany.
The 1st Battle Group is
commanded by Col. Glover S.
Johns, jr.
Mr.. Kennedy issued the or
der to reinforce the Berlin
garrison yesterday after con-
ferring with Secretary of State
RuSk and other advisers.
The allied garrison in the
Red-Surrounded city of West
Berlin numbers about 1000
men, Of whom 5000 are Amer
leans. The size of the United
States buildup would put it
in the category of a token ex-
panSion.
The brief announcement of
the increase, read by White
Evening star., 1961-08-19
BERLIN
johnson ellis Germans
u. S. Will Stand Firm

President a unique opportunity
to see for himself how the Com
muniStS have cut our city in
half in unparalleled fashion" a
city hall spokesman said.
He referred to the 6-foot-
high concrete wall the Reds
are erecting at points along
the 25 miles of border separat-
ing West from East Berlin.
Mr.. Johnson was accompa-
MED by Gen. Lucus D. Clay IRE
tired, former United States
commander in Germany who
was the chief architect of the
airlift that defeated the l948-9
Soviet blockade of Berlin.
Also with Mr.. Johnson was
Charles E. Bohlen, Russian
affairs expert, who was for
merly United States Ambassador
to Moscow.
Mr.. Johnson was expected
to tour the Western side of
the new Communist barrier.
Informants said it had not been
decided whether he will 60 into
East Berlin.
Booster for Morale
Mr. Johnson'S visit and the
ordering of additional United
States troops to Berlin came
as morale booster to the West
BerlinerS, who have criticized
the Western allies for lack of
action following the Reds
border closure last Sunday.
A city hall spokesman said
Mr.. Brandt and all West Ber-
liners welcomed Mr.. Kennedy's
decision to strengthen the
United States garrison "aS a
visible underlining of the i'm
portance of the United States
position in Berlin"
First Communist reaction
was a brief comment from the
East German official news
/ agency Adm.
| Adm said Mr.. johnson is
being dispatched to Berlin to
"symbolically strengthen Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer'S
back"
Mr.. JOhnSon's visit was also
aimed at boosting the waning
political credit of those in
West Germany and Berlin who
are only interested in sharp
ening the crisis" said Adm.
Just so that he won't come
empty handed and for the
psychological effect Mr..
johnson will bring along a few
hundred men reinforcementS-
maybe a few tanks thrown in
for good measure" the agency
commented.
No Red Interference
There has been no indlca-
ton the Communists plan to
interfere with the movement
of additional United States
forces to Berlin.
M. Kennedy announced the
troops would come via the
Helmstedt Berlin ITO mile
autobahn superhighway link
ing West Germany with isolated
Berlin.
/ By four-power agreement,