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Evening star., 1961-04-28
Opening Shot

The Army Corps of Engineers is
expected to publish within the next few
days the first part Of its long-awaited
report on the development of the
Potomac River, a document which,
geographically, at least, might seem of
little interest to the Washington region.
For its major proposal is the construc-
tion of $50-million dam far away from
the Nations Capital-on the north
branch of the Potomac some 200 miles
upstream from Great Falls, in the
mountainous country west of Cumber-
land and near the Maryland-West
Virginia border.
Many WashingtonianS, however, will
rightly recognize this as most i'm
portant opening shot in the controversy
over how best to assure an adequate
water supply for the rapidly expanding
Washington area. Some people believe
the best answer is large storage dam
just above Great Falls. Others argue
that no such dam is necessary, but that
all the storage required can be
accumulated through a number of
smaller dams on upstream tributaries
and branches of the Potomac. Indeed,
the Engineers repeatedly estimate that
their proposed north branch reservoir
could increase the flow of Potomac
water in the Washington area by as
much as 100 million gallons day.
Perhaps, by the high priority it has
given the north branch dam project the
Engineers are leaning in this direction as
far as the argument over the Wash
ington water supply is concerned. But
this may not be the case at all For the
Engineers view the north branch sub
basin almost as an entity in itself, where
dams will be essential regardless Of the
problems downstream.
David C. Aud. the Districts sani-
tary engineering chief, already has been
quoted as questioning portions Of the
north branch report, particularly in
respect to the Engineers recommenda-
tionS for local sharing in the cost Of the
north branch dam. OF the $50 million,
for example, the Washington area re-
portedly would be expected to pay about
SIS million. But before this is agreed
to, as Mr.. Auld has said, I'VE will need
some assurances that additional water
from the reservoir GOO miles away
would actually reach Washington. If
this extra water is drained off along
the way down by irrigation or evaporated
by use in thermal power plants, it won't
do us much good"
These, Of course, are entirely
reasonable points to raise, and they
should be answered by the technicianS.
Perhaps the answers will have some
bearing on the relative strengths and
weaknesses of the conflicting viewpoints
on how to meet Washington's needs.
But until the full report of the Army
Engineers on the Potomac is available
for public discussion, perhaps late this
year, 1t would be mistake to Jump to
conclusions.
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Why Take q Chance /?

If adults are willing to run the risk
Of catching polio by failing to take Salk
vaccine shots, they have only themselves
to blame If the worst happens. But
how can parents excuse themselves If,
through negligence, they have failed to
give their children the vaccine protec-
tion that might have saved son or a
daughter from the crippling or fatal
effects of the dread disease2 .-
Yet, as President Kennedy pointed
out in his press conference warning on
polio, there are nearly million children,
most Of them under S, who have not
been given the anti-poliomyelitis shots.
There are also, he said, about rs million
adults who are potential victims of the
disease because Of failure to take the
vaccine.
The Presidents warning is timely
because health authorities say that the
season when polio is apt to strike with
increased frequency is at hand For 80
million Americans who already have re-
ceived the irnmunizing injections the
advent Of the season is little or no cause
Evening star., 1961-04-28
THE PASSING SCENE
Pride in De GouIIe Triumph
By WILLIAM S. WHITE

the old French leader into a
closer relationship with the
rest Of the West. But only
days ago it had appeared
very doubtful that much
could come Of a Kennedy
mission to a Paris in chaos.
1t had even been distinctly
possible that the mission
could not be undertaken at
all.
But now, this nightmare,
at least, has been lifted. And
surely the morale of all the
West has been lifted, too;
beyond doubt this is true in
Washington. For Gen. de
Gaulle has given to all the
West a memorable lesson.
When his senior officers
mutinied in Algeria, he, too,
faced a cruelty dangerous di-
lemma. Should he act with
ruthless force, though for all
he knew then to act might
be to bring shooting to his
country-and also that he
might fail anyhow and so
bring a clamor of criticism
and second-guessing upon his
own head?
Situation Analogous
Or should he wait, and
temporize, and negotiate?
The generalissimo did not
hesitate. He acted, and he
never looked back.
Mr.. Kennedy in spirit had
done much the same in his
own dilemma. He had to de-
eide whether to strangle the
counter-revolutionary action
of the anti-Castro Cubans,
which seemed then in fair
prospect of success, or to let
it go on. He let it go on. And
it did not work. His COM
mand decision therefore
earned the cold reward of
failure. De Gaulle's, however,
has won the warm reward of
success. So the free world has
lost on one front, but won on
another.
Thus it would appear, SUI
perficially, that the just use
Of power is justified by sue
cess but is condemned when
it fails. All the same, the
central lesson of Gen. de
Gaulle stands like a rock of
truth above all this carping
and quibbling. 1t has been
put in a brief sentence by
Max Freedman of the Man
chester CEngland) Guardian
in recalling a quotation from
the philosopher Pascal:
Force, and right rule this
world; force until the right
is ready"
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Progress Relentless

To those who would move
to Montgomery County, don't
come. And if you must come,
rent and don't buy.
A case in point is the wild
ening of Arlington road in
Bethesda. A trial as a one
way street was forbidden.
Under threat of condemna-
ton the property owners had
to sell an 8-foot strip of their
lot frontages. l, in addition,
had to sell a l0-foot strip on
Moorland lane. The county
assured us that 5 feet of this
strip would not be used now,
but was bought against the
future. The question then
arose as to why the trees in
this 5-foot strip. though now,
of course, on county property,
could not be left standing.
When the cutting of the
large trees was started early
this month I spoke with sew
eral foremen on the job and
with officials in Rockville,
and was told by each one
that the order from the di-
rector of public works was to
cut down every tree. I wrote
the director. On April 13 he
dictated a reply, stating that
because of regarding to con-
form to the new sidewalk 1T
was not possible to preserve
any of the shrubbery or trees
lying within the slope area"
The envelope was postmarked
April 18, and 1 opened it
April 10 when I came home
from work. I was dunn
founded to note that he
seemed unaware Of the fact
that there is no slope on my
lot. Further, could a new
sidewalk be so all-important
when the next houses down
have and will have no side
walks at all? My new thoughts
went unexpressed, because on
April 20 at 8:45 am. the trees
we're felled by the screaming
saws Of the tree butchers.
Dorothy G. EdmOnds.
Evening star., 1961-04-28
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Versatile Plastic Film DeveIoped
By THOMAS R. HENRY

With this danger, which
might we'll mean military
disaster, in view, the Army
Chemical Corps now is car
rying out II research prof.
ects for protection of SOL
diers in almost any circum-
stances. The work is in
charge of the corps nuclear
defense laboratory at Edge
wood, Md. Many of the de-
tails necessarily are highly
classified.
Hazards Must Be Known
IN war on a nuclear bat
tlefield," says an Army &C
count of the work, survival
would become the most
pressing problem facing the
Army. This would include
not only survival of the in
dividual from a passive
standpoint but, more impor-
family, maintenance of tao
tical integrity and combat
effectiveness of arge units
faced with nuclear environ
ment. 1t is necessary to de-
termine in detail what haz-
ards will exist, what tn e
specific nature of these haz-
ards is, and how one may
detect them"
An important activity of
the laboratory is that of the
so-called Plucon team whose
mission is to monitor and
assess the hazard involving
release of nuclear material
under Army Jurisdiction. A
nuclear accelerator soon is
to be installed which will
permit a far broader range
of "in-house" studies of basic
and applied radiation phe-
nomena. This installation,
together with a completely
automatic counting trailer,
will enable the defense re-
search group to obtain and
process data rapidly.
The laboratory is main
tanning contacts with many
widely known corporations
also concerned with nuclear
defense work. One of the
most recent projects is a
study of the disposal of nu-
clear reactor waste products
at the Army Engineer head
quarters at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Another is a series of ex-
periments designed to test
the effect of extreme cold
weather on radiation
dangers,
Evening star., 1961-04-28

Articles recently published
in newspapers have men,
toned $3.50 as being the tax
rate in Montgomery County,
covering county and school
taxes. Persons contemplating
moving there should not be
fooled; the rate depends on
the section in which you To-
cate. There is also a State
tax, and, in some sections
(such as my wife and I live) =,
additional foot frontage"
and special area" taxes. Last
year the assessment on our
rambler was $10,260, on which
the tax was $359.42, or at a
rate of $3.50.
Old Retiree
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Rockville Spruces Up

A recent edition of The
Star reported that the Ma
tional Association of Real
Estate Boards had urged
Congress to bar Federal ur-
ban renewal funds to those
cities which failed to enforce
their housing codes. Without
commenting on the aSsocia-,
tion's position, I would like to
concur in pointing out the
value Of effective housing
code enforcement.
The City Of Rockville for
some time has recognized
that a clearly written and Wig
orouSly enforced housing code
is a community's best single
weapon against the blight
and deterioration which
threaten many of Americas
cities today. Although Rock
vile will not be eligible to
embark on its Federally-aided
urban renewal program until
June, we have been carrying
on an effective do it your
self" rehabilitation program
for the past three years sim
ply through judicious appli-
cation Of our city's housing
code. Few Jurisdictions have
made as much progress in
this field as has Rockville.
Since 1858 we have in
spected more than 1000 of
our $500 houses (although
90To of our housing is less
than Is years old. More than
100 substandard dwellings
have been condemned and
demolished, and another ITO
formerly without adequate
facilities have been required
to connect to the city'S water
and sewer systems. Eighty
formerly substandard dwell
ings have been repaired by
their owners and brought up
to the minimum standards of
our housing code.
AS a result, Rockville has
made a good start in elimin-
ating much of it's worst blight
before undertaking urban re-
newal.
The Federal urban renewal
program Is a major weapon in
the fight against urban blight.
Effective enforcement of To-
cal housing codes, however,
will not only enable Ameri-
can cities to preserve the
gains they make under the
program, but also to combat
neighborhood deterioration
where urban renewal benefits
are not available to them.
Alexander J. Greene,
Mayor, Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

A remarkable new type of
plastic film for storing in
formation for use in cleo
tronic computers has been
demonstrated to the Army.
On this film 80 million
bits of information can be
stored per square inch almost
indefinitely. Any bit of this
information can be erased
and updated at any time. 1t
has been demonstrated to
engineers at the White Sands
IN. Mex missile range.
1t also is possible to bring
out a visible image Of what
is on the film by heating it
for a fifteenth of a second,
and the process can be re-
peated thousands of times
before the film no longer is
usable.
The new technique, known
as "thermoplaStic recording"
uses electronic means for re-
cording but can be read Ell
ther electronically or with
the eye. 1t is. according to
the Army's description, "a
hybrid development of both
Photographic film and mag
netic tape, combining some
of the properties of both and
with many advantages over
either. 1t is capable of re-
cording more data more ac-
curately and rapidly in Jess
space than its predecessors"
Long Sought Link
Thermoplastic recordings,
according to the report, may
be the long-Sought connect
ing link between optical and
electronic data, the White
Sands engineers believe. 1t is
not expected to be an item
for immediate use but is ex-
pected to become, within the
next few years, an important
factor in high-speed record
ing of vast quantities of data
on missile flights and be-
havior under various atmoS-
pheric conditions.
The materials used for
thermoplastic records, says
the report, are somewhat
similar to those in a high
class Photographic film. but
without any chemical emul-
sion.
Battlefield radiation prom
ises to be a major problem
in another major war-quite
aside from the perils to ci-
william populations.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

@. Who were the Seven
Wise Men of Greece?-J. B.
A. They were seven wise
men or sages who lived in
Greece and Asia Minor about
600 BIC. Although not all
accounts agree, the usual list
is Solon of Athens, Chilon
tChilo) of Sparta, ThaleS of
Miletos, Bias of Priene, Gle
obulos of Lindos, Pittacus
(Pittacos) of Mitylene, and
Periander PeiandeD of
Corinth.
@. Do big highway trucks
have burglar alarms in
them?-F. H.
A. Many of them are
equipped with automatic
burglar alarms. One kind of
alarm is a complete unit
housed in a tamper- proof
steel box inside the truck.
If anyone tries to break into
the truck or trailer, a
Evening star., 1961-04-28

In this large American
corner of the Allied world a
thrill of pride and a sense
of rescue from danger is stir
ring from Charles de Gaulle's
triumph over the rebellious
French generals in Algeria.
To the highest officials
here, last week had been a
week of utter gloom. It was
gloom so unrelieved as al
most to recall the black time
at the turn of the year 1941
when the American disaster
at Pearl Harbor had been fol-
lowed by the fall of Singa-
pore and it had seemed that
American and British power
was to be driven by the Jap
anese from the whole of the
Pacific.
In the American hemi-
sphere, the Cuban patriots
invasion of pro-Communist
Cuba, which the United
States h a d indirectly sup
ported, had bloodily failed.
The life of Charles de
Gaulle's France, which stands
at the heart of the whole
Western defense system, had
been brought into question
by the revolt of the right
wing French generals in
North Africa.
Civil War Feared
There seemed a real pos
sibility that France itself
might be ravaged by civil
war and thus that the whole
North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization might be deeply
shaken, if not destroyed.
Today, however, official
Washington rejoices that if
the position in the Carib-
bean remains dark, an even
greater peril has been lifted
from all the Allied world by
President de Gaulle's un-
shakable firmness in deal
ing with the rebels.
So tightly and totally is
the West bound together,
all for one and one for all,
that this escape from COM
mon danger has been scarce
ly less welcomed there than
it is welcomed here. Presi-
dent Kennedy has arranged
to go to see Gen. de Gaulle
in late May in what was to
be by all odds both the most
important and the most de-
cisive Of all his high-level
conferences.
The core Of the Kennedy
plan for strengthening the
Western defensive system
lay in his purpose to bring
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Pimn1it Run Freewuy

At a meeting of the Fair
fax County Planning Board
on April l8. the proposal for
a Pimmit Run Freeway was
examined in detail. Some 500
citizens of the county at
tended, and their representa-
tives presented a series Of
most interesting arguments
opposing this planners fan
tasy" Of a road. In addition
to the inevitable complaints
of residents whose property
will be affected, it was
pointed out that this freeway
is only possible if the District
of Columbia builds the Ari-
zona avenue bridge; that it
would only serve to channel
excess traffic into already
crowded District streets; that
no engineering studies of the
route have been made; and
that there are no funds in
sight for the project.
In a still more important
aspect. the rejection of such
misguided planning is vital,
for If the road should be
built it will not only have a
significant effect on an i'm
portant tributary of the Po-
tomac. but will completely
destroy the green belt which
the Pimmit Run provides
one of the few such areas
left in Northern Fairfax. We
were told by the representa-
tive of the Park Commission
that If no road is built, the
county and the Federal Gov
ernment will move to acquire
the valley as a park area
under the provisions of the
Capper- -Cramton Act which
already deSignates it as a
projected park area. The
fight to preserve this area
for the use of ourselves and
our children is clearly a mat
ter Of concern not only to
the people of the Mclean
area, but to- all residents of
Metropolitan Washington.
DIR. Thomas Perry Thornton.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

fused such positions due to
unr aliStic, Mccarthy
inspired security policies.
Thus Gen. Maxwell Taylor
might do well to inquire not
only into the guerrilla war
potential of this country but
also in the wasted BRAIN
power potential of Iron and
Bamboo Curtain refugees.
This country, which we love
because it became our haven
Of freedom, has tremendous
potentialS to attack commu-
nism on every front if only
the bureaucratic cobwe b S
would be cleaned from some
minds.
Scarlet Pimpernel.
4
President Kennedy needs
no help from me, but
your topical commentator
Fletcher Knebel is clearly in
need Of a few words of
guidance.
A truly clever journalist
would have checked his facts
before daShing off a witty"
comment about the Presi-
dent, describing him as a
man with a share-the blame
policy.
A journalist with any pro-
fessional pride would have
avoided the chagrin of hav-
ing his tasteless remark COL
lide head-on with q front
page statement from the
White House which re-
iterates Mr.. Kennedy's die
tum that he bears sole re-
sponsibility for the events of
the past few days.
Justine udarS- -pahrenyn
Evening star., 1961-04-28
VWe De GouIIe!

At last! A leader with force
vigor, courage and deter.
mined swift action-unyield-
ing, unwavering, uncompro-
missing, inflexible.
A great day for France!
A great day for freedom!
Vive De Gaulle!
william Stannard.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

for alarm. For the millions who have
not been immunized, however, the
summer months could bring unneces-
sary tragedy in the form Of paralysis or
death. Why take chance?
Evening star., 1961-04-28
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

piercing, siren-type alarm
goes off. Some insurance
companies refuse to insure
freight cargoes moving by
truck unless the vehicle is
protected by an alarm
system.
@. Who was the TTatIon's
last Secretary of War?-C. A.
A. Kenneth c. Royal. Un-
der the terms of the Armed
Forces unification bill July
194T the cabinet posts Of
Secretary of War and Secre-
tary of the Navy were abol-
ished and replaced by the
Secretary of Defense. Mr..
Royal subsequently became
the Nations first Secretary
Of the Army (non-cabinet
post) while James v. For
restal, the displaced Secre-
tary Of the Navy, became
Defense Secretary.
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

by msh question q fact BY
self
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Montgomery axes

DIR. Thomas Perry Thornton,
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-12
SHOOK. Meeting Set For May 18th

Attend and vote or forever hold your peace" is the advise of John Trent, president of the Su- burban Property Owners of Ko- diak, as he announced a meeting of the group for May 15.
 All residents outside the City limits of Kodiak are invited to at tend the next meeting of the SHOOK. organization, which will be held at the home of Mrs. Alice Given, located near the Baptist Mission. The meeting will begin at 8 p. m.
 Trent's statement referred to the main subject to come before the group. The new location for the City of Kodiak dry dump will be presented to members for vote en- dorsement. All owners of property outside the city limits of Kodiak are eligible for membership in the organization, Trent said. He stressed the importance of full at tendance at the May 18th meeting to provide full expression by vote on the new dry dump site.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-12
CARD OF THANKS

The Kodiak National Guard wishes to extend their thanks to all the people who helped to or ganize or participated in the King Crab Festival Parade.
 We would like to give Special Thanks to Mrs. Fly Stanton Safety Lady) and her two helpers "Woof and Lulu" for organizing and lead ing the Riddles Parade"
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-12

of U. S. Survey No. 562, re-
 corded in District Recor-
 der's Office in Kodiak,
 Alaska.
 You are hereby notified that in the event you fail to appear or an sWer said Complaint, the plaintiffs will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded Tn the Complaint as hereinabove set forth.
 WITNESS THE HONORABLE Edward V. Davis, Judge of the Su- perior Court, and the Seal of said Court hereunto affixed, this 27th day of April, 1861, at Anchorage, Alaska.
 (Seal of the Court)
 A. NJ. Vokacek,
 By: /s/Cleo Tomco Deputy Publish: May ,, 12, 19, 26 and
 June 2, 1881.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-12

STANLEY RYAN THOR ) SHEIM and MARY THOR ) SHEIM, or if deceased, then the ) unknown heirs and devisees of ) NLEY BRYAN THOR ) SHEIM AND MARY THOR ) SHEIM; and any and all other ) persons unknown claiming any ) right, title, interest, lien or estate ) whatsoever in and to the said ) land or premises or any part ) thereof, against the claims and ) rights of plaintiffs. )
 Defendants, ) NO. 61-265
 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION THE STATE OF ALASKA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEEPEN DANTS, GREETING:
 You and each of you are hereby required to appear in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Third Division, Anchorage, Alaska, with in (30) days after the last publica- ton of this Summons, namely, within thirty (30) days after the 2nd day of June, 1861, in case this Summons is published, or within forty (40) days after the date of it's service upon you, in case this Summons is served upon you per sonally, and answer the Complaint of the above-named plaintiffs on file in this Court in the above-en- titled cause of action.
 The said plaintiffs in said ac- ton demand the following relief: This action is brought to determine the adverse claims to and/or clouds upon the title to the real property described in the Com plaint herein, and hereinafter de- scribed, by said plaintiffs who claim that by themselves and their predecessors in interest, they have acquired an absolute title in fee simple against the whole world, and to have paid all taxes of every kind levied or assessed against the said property, situate in the City of Kodiak, Third Division, State of Alaska, and more particularly de scribed as follows, to-wit:
 All of Lot No. Thirty (30)
 of Block No. Three (3) of
 the Erskine Subdivision of
 the City of Kodiak, Alaska,
 accepted and approved by
 the Executor of the Estate
 of Wilbur J. Erskine on
 January IS, 1850, accord
 ing to the subdivision sur
 vey by Hubbell & Waller
 Engineering Corp, Sep
 tember g. October 2, 1949,