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Evening star., 1962-04-12
Boomerang

George P. Mahoney decided early IN
his run for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination in Maryland to base his
campaign largely on an attack against
Governor TaweS for failing to achieve
an earlier enactment of the new State
savings and loan n-aSSociation regulatory
law. Why" he asked the Governor
recently, didn't you slam the door on
these Swindlers sooner?"
The answer, of course, is that a
number of very influential Maryland
politicians effectively fought tooth-and-
nail against regulatory reform for
many years.
And this is point which no doubt
was brought home to Mr. Mahoney with
some force this week when he learned
that he had won the support of James
H. (Big Jack) Pollack, the Northwest
Baltimore Democratic boss
Those who have followed the tor
tuouS history of the new regulatory bill
will recall that Big Jack in 1860 opposed
the enactment of the so-called TydingS
bill, which Governor Tawes later vetoed
as inadequate. Last spring, after
revised and perfected version was passed
and signed by the Governor, Big Jack
led a petition movement to set aside
the law until Statewide referendum
could be held. When Mr.. TaWeS, as
result, convened a special session of the
General Assembly in June to re-enact
the law as emergency" legislation, Big
Jack again was present in the halls of
the State House to combat the move.
And when this effort failed, he filed a
suit in the Baltimore Circuit Court last
August seeking to set the new law aside.
Informed the other night that his
candidacy had been given the nod by
the Pollack organization at snowy
rally in a downtown Baltimore hotel,
Mr.. Mahoney said: Gosh. It's the most
surprising thing that has ever happened
to me in my political career"
Mr.. Tawes and David Hume, an
other candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination, thought that perhaps Mr..
Mahoney should have said more. They
seemed to think that at least there was
a touch of irony in the fact that the
man who has been most critical Of delay
in the savings and loan cleanup should
accept support from one who has tried
so hard to block effective regulation.
We think so, too.
Evening star., 1962-04-12
Education for All

The April l article, "Ex-
perts Suggest Revision for
Slum Child Teaching" ad-
vertises just another crack
pot idea from the National
Education Association and
its subsidiaries!
Why should children from
slums not be given the same
type of education as those
from any other stratum of
society? Many of our great
Americans have risen from &
childhood of Squalor and,
with scholarships available.
many who might not other
wise be able to afford it can
now attend college.
Mabel E. Morris.
Evening star., 1962-04-12
Pupil Discipline

One contributing factor to
juvenile crime here is too
frequently if not entirely
overlooked. Our school syS-
tenn makes this contribution
through its lack of discipline
of students. Few people real
ize that children in the lower
grades spend more time dur
ing their waking hours with
the teacher than they do
with the parents. The teach
er should have the right to
use whatever means she
deems appropriate to main
tain discipline and order in
the classroom. Two instances
that I know Of were aired in
court on complaint Of the
parent because the teacher
had used corporal punish
ment but were dismissed be-
cause the judges believed that
the teachers should have that
right.
I agree that the parents
should be the ones to give
the child a good spanking
when needed and when the
child knows what it is being
spanked for; but too many
parents are either too lazy,
too disinterested, or misip-
formed and fail to correct
their child properly, and
teach 1t to respect authority
and the rights Of others. In
a Midwestern town, not too
long ago. they reverted to
the "wood-shed" technique
and have admitted that there
has been a great improve
ment in the conduct of chill
dren. Unfortunately, those in
authority fail to realize that
often a step backward, in
reality, is a step forward.
Military men know that in
many instances a retreat is
a most valuable maneuver
toward obtaining final vic
tory. Our Board Of Education
and the administrative heads
owe it to the Washington
public to take a serious look
at this situation and help
Washington become a safer
city in which to live, by re-
storing corporal punishment,
at least, in the lower grades.
C. Herbert Marshall, MD.
Evening star., 1962-04-12
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Roindrops Counted by EIectronics
By THOMAS r. HENRY

than raindrops also could be
counted and sized at high
speed. Smaller models could
be carried aloft by balloons
for high altitude research.
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A new building material,
permacrete. has been devel-
oped by Army engineers for
structures in Arctic and
Antarctic. A mixture Of sand,
gravel and frozen water, it
presumably has all the
strength and durability Of
concrete.
The first use has been for
a 500-gallon oil tank at
Camp Tuto, the Army's per-
manent in installation in
Greenland. Hitherto it has
been necessary to haul fabri-
Gated materials by tractor
train over the Arctic icecap
or bring them in by air.
Permacrete is described as
"a controlled version of per-
m a frost, the permanently
frozen ground under much
of the polar regions"
Susceptible to Heat
In a 600-foot tunnel, one
of the permanent installa-
tions at Camp Tuto, the en-
gineers now are conducting
further studies on the quail
ties OF permacrete. Tables
and chairs have been made
of the material for the in
terror of this tunnel. ANY,
thing made of the material
must be protected from any
artificial heat and, even in
Greenland, from the summer
sun.
Permacrete studies include
experiments to determine the
ideal mixture of sand, gravel
and water. Properly made
permacrete, the Engineers
claim, is three to four times
stronger than reinforced con-
crete. They believe that
tanks such as the 500-gallon
diesel oil container, with
walls ice-glazed by water
spraying, will be the most
economical solution to the
storage of large quantities of
fuel in the Far North, as
eventually may be necessary.
Evening star., 1962-04-12
Kind Words

We have been subscribing
to The Star ever since we
moved here seven years ago.
We particularly like your
sports section and your edi-
torial pages. More power to
David Lawrence and to Con-
stantine Brown for their ex-
cellent columns! Even our
children read them with
great interest.
L. Cox.
Evening star., 1962-04-12
Orchid Objection

The statement in your
March 26 Where Are They
Now?" feature that 40 years
ago" I was the "sedately dig
nified Orchid Lady of Holly
wood" and that my "chief
rival claimant to the pedestal
was Billie Dove and the two
slugged it out verbally in
many hot Hollywood encoun-
ters" is absolutely erroneous.
First: I would have been
too awkward a long-legged
kid 40 years ago to be dubbed
anything much less THE
Orchid Lady" And never
have I considered myself a
beauty of any kind. Besides,
I was never called 1.-The
Orchid Lady" A friend of
mine, who will verify this
a former editor of the Amer
lean Weekly Magazine-once
called me the Orchid of the
Screen" in a half-kidding
way. and the title seemed to
stick.
Second: I believe I have
had the privilege of meeting
Miss Billie Dove, but never
in my life do I remember
ever having had even one
conversation with Miss Dove
much less have I "slugged''
anything out with her. I have
great respect for the lovely
Miss Dove and I am quite
certain Miss Dove will verify
my statement.
May I thank you for
correcting these erroneous
statements?
Corinne Griffith.
Pnvnr1v Hills To1jf
Evening star., 1962-04-12
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used ii
letters carry ,DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSa-
tion. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-04-12

An automatic electronic
device that counts and meas
ures raindrops has been de-
vised by Army Signal Corps
engineers. It promises to solve
some classic problems in
weather studies.
The apparatus is designed
to be placed outdoors, in a
drizzle or a downpour, to COL
lect information on all the
raindrops that fall through
an area about an inch square.
It measures 13 sizes of drops,
ranging from some less than
a hundredth of an inch to
those more than an eighth
of an inch in diameter. 1t
can count as many as 100,-
900 a minute of each size.
All the information is
sorted out by electronic cir
cults and stored in a memory
unit which can be placed in
a shelter some distance away.
This unit stores the data for
as long as a minute and then
records it on a punched tape.
Later the tape record for
several hours of rainfall can
be fed directly into a COM
puter for analysis.
Information Useful
Knowing the size and
number of raindrops in
various situations is increas-
ingly necessary, according to
the engineers. Weather re-
searchers need the informa-
ton to perfect radar meas
urementS of water droplets in
the atmosphere. Aircraft de-
signers must have the same
information to determine the
effects of rain on jet engines
and the surfaces Of super
sonic aircraft and missiles.
Scientists have been COL
lecting information on rain
drops for more than a GEN.
tury, but methods up to nov
have been quite crude. The
Signal Corps equipment, de-
veloped in cooperation with
New York University, avoids
the problems of other
methods and devices. It can
count and measure drops in
very heavy rainfall and auto
matically record the data.
Spherical objects other
Evening star., 1962-04-12
Walkers Testimony


We have seen, in Algeria,
what can happen when gen.
erals decide to become polit-
ical.
Almost every week, some
where in the Middle East or
in South or Central America,
some military figure engi-
neers a coup d'etat; Syria
and Argentina are recent ex-
amples.
Bernard Shaw held that
war is too serious a matter
to entrust to generals. We
may not all agree with that,
but certainly, the record
shows that they are not at
their best in the difficult and
delicate area Of politics.
We cannot afford political
generals. Fortunately, Mr..
Walker seems to have dem
onstrated that rather con-
vincingly.
Lee Somers.
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Hurrah for Gen. Edwin A.
Walker for clipping a report
er on the chin for what
seemed to be an effort to
inject "Nazi" Rockwell into
the picture! And the best of
luck to all such future right
aims!
Personally, as a parent
with two young men in the
armed services. I deeply re-
sent the belittling and down.
grading of dedicated Ameri-
cans like Gen. Walker. I
believe with him that if we
are to survive as a Land
of the Free" we must show
our lighting men the true
face of communism and thus
help them maintain the will
to resist.
Otherwise, can we really
blame them If they begin
to wonder If they are pulled
into service largely to pro-
mote world politicians?
Lila D. SOnnemann.
y
The Senators found that
Edwin Walker was highly
qualified as a talker, but
they learned that his brand
of conference might well be
improved by interference"
Anyone whose statements
are so tangled and puzzling
is convincing proof of the
need for some "muzzling."
Vincent Wilson, jr.
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Now that the press has
successfully annihilated Gen.
Evening star., 1962-04-12

Walker, I beg to be heard.
I attended the full hear
ing and left with some
thoughts in my mind that
not one member of the press
has mentioned.
Conceding the fact that
the general sometimes was a
little diSorganized, rambling
and emotional. nevertheless
it troubles me that apparent
ly no one of the so odd per-
sons of the press who covered
the hearing seems to have
really wondered whether or
not some Of the things the
general said should be in
vestigated further. The gen.
erals questioners and the
press both seemed to be more
interested in forcing him to
name names than in trying
to see whether or not some
Of the material offered might
really fit world events.
OF course, the general
couldn't know for sure who
exactly is responsible for
either his removal from his
post or for our apparent no
win" policy In foreign af-
fairs, but he was only at
tempting (when forced to
try to match events with the
men who have charge of
policy and naturally the most
logical ones to be held re-
Sponsible would be the ones
who have an ultra liberal or
possibly controversial back
ground. This sort of logic is
considered irresponsible, how
ever, and thus the general
made the mistake that was
his undoing.
Jane A. Michener.
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I am so very proud Of Gen.
Walker-a true American
who believes in his country
and has fought for it. and
has held true to his ideals.
He has fought against this
country's greatest enemy
communism! Would that
there were more brave Amer
leans: our country needs
more patriots like Gen.
Walker.
Helen Gardner KeyhOe.
Evening star., 1962-04-12

issue proposals, totaling some
$66 million for public i'm
provements, backed by Mayor
Daley. All the bond issues
were defeated.
Illinois has been a swing
State in many political con-
tests, carried by Republicans
in one election but register
ing Democratic victories in
succeeding elections. 1t has
a Democrat as its senior Sen
ator-Paul Douglas. He was
first elected Senator in 1948.
just two years before the
State sent Mr.. DirkSen to the
Senate. In 1860 Senator
Douglas won his third elec-
tion to the Senate with a
lead of 437, 900 votes. while
Pre- eSident Kennedy was
squeaking by with a majority
of 5000 over Mr.. Nixon. Sen
ator Dirksen has the advan-
tage of his long service in the
Senate. He is a remarkable
campaigner, and he is in good
shape for the coming ordeal.
The odds appear in his favor.
Other Primaries Set
Illinois was the first
State this year to hold its
senatorial primary election.
Despite the fact that it
was clear Senator Dirk
sen and Mr.. Yates would
be the choices of their re-
spective parties, it has start
ed the ball rolling and
showed that the voters this
year are taking a real inter-
est. There are to come later
in the year a number of SEN
atorial primarieS-plus the
choice of senatorial and gu
bernatorial candidates by
convention in New York and
Connecticut - which hold
much interest. For example,
there has been widespread
interest in the contests for
the senatorial nominations in
Massachusetts, where Ed
ward M. Kennedy, youngest
brother of President Kennedy,
is seeking nomination for
President Kennedy's old seat
in the Senate against Edward
j. Mccormack, nephew of
Speaker John Mccormack. If
they disregard the indorse-
ment which is expected to
be given one of them by the
pre-primary Democratic State
Convention in June, they will
both go into the primary
which will take place in
September. On the Repub-
lican side, George Lodge, son
of former Ambassador Henry
Cabot Lodge, is matched
against Representative Law
renee Curtis, who has served
10 years in the House.
California's primary, which
holds much interest, with
former Vice President Nixon
running for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination
against the Republican lead
er of the State Assembly,
Joe Shell, and Senator Kuch-
ell seeking denomination, is
set for June 5. The Demo-
cratic senatorial nomination
will go to Richard Richards,
who was defeated for the
Senate six years ago by Sem
ator Kuchel.
And the struggle for the
senatorial nominations in
New Hampshire, for the seat
occupied for so many years
by the late Styles Bridges,
will not be settled until the
voters go to the polls Sep
tember IL. New Hampshire is
electing two Senators this
year, filling the Bridges seat
and conteSting for the seat
now occupied by Senator Cot
ton, Republican.
Evening star., 1962-04-12
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Illinois Picks Its Candidates

Senator Everett M. Dirk
sen. Republican leader of the
Senate, was renominated in
Tuesdays Illinois primary by
a large vote-Which was ex-
pected. In the same primary
the Democrats nominated
Representative Sidney R.
Yates, the choice of Demo-
cratic Mayor Richard j.
Daley Of Chicago, the recog-
nized Democratic boss of the
party. This, too, was ex-
pected. The only surprise was
the large vote cast for Lar
DAILY who ran in the Demo-
cratic primary against Mr..
Yates. Mr.. DAILY. a perennial
candidate for public office,
held Mr.. Yates victory to
about 3 to /. In 1856 Mr..
DAILY entered the Republican
primary and ran against
Senator DirkSen. Six years
later he was seeking the
Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation. His considerable vote
1T totals about 100000
seems to indicate dissatiSfac-
ton in Democratic ranks. Mr..
Yates has been a Chicago
Northside member Of the
House for seven terms. Mr..
DAILY halls also from Chicago
and campaigns in an Uncle
Sam suit.
The ocrats have
marked Senator Dirksen for
defeat this year-if they can
bring it about. He succeeded
to the leadership of the
G. o. P. in the Senate when
former Senator KnoWland
stepped out to make his un-
successful race for Governor
of California in 1858. He was
a firm supporter of former
President Eisenhower and his
legislative programs, and he
has led the Republican
forces of the Senate in the
K ennedy administration,
which is no easy job when
the wide differences of view
on public affairs of Senator
Goldwater of Arizona on the
conservative side and of
Senator JavitS of New York
on the progressive side are
ia ken into consideration.
Also, the Republican men,
bership of the Senate in re-
cent elections has shrunk to
little more than one-third of
the total. Senator Dirksen,
however, is a seasoned and
adroit leader.
16 Years in the House
While he is completing a
second term in the Senate,
to which he was first elected
in 1850, he had 16 years
service in the House. He re-
tired voluntarily from the
House in January, 1949, be-
cause Of serious eye trouble
A year later he made a strong
comeback politically, winning
his race for the Senate
against former Senator Scott
Lucas. then Democratic lead
er. He was reelected in 1856
with a lead over his Demo-
cratic opponent of nearly
100000 votes.
The Dirksen forces are
pleased with the primary re-
suits, pointing out that the
election brought out a re-
markably large number of
voters, downstate as we'll as
in Chicago and Cook County.
Chicago, the Democratic
stronghold, which made it
possible for President Ken
nedy to carry the State over
former Vice President Nixon,
though with a lead of only
5000 votes. gave Senator
Dirksen a Sizable vote. One
reason for a big turnout OF
voters in Chicago was the
interest in a half dozen bond
Evening star., 1962-04-12
Qualification

rlalS IN washington news
papers. based in part on
statements which I was re-
ported to have made to news
men, misinterpreted much of
what I said and led to erro-
neouS conclusions which I
would like to correct.
The supervisors of assess
ments in all counties of
Maryland have been given
instructions in the recent
past that the level Of assess
ments throughout the State
would have to be equalized
and maintained. This was in
no sense a mandate directed
solely at Prince Georges
County.
Byaction of the 1861 Legis-
lature the State Department
of Assessments and Taxation
was ordered to make a State
wide survey to determine
whether the various counties
were assessed on a proper
level.
When in 1861 I was given
specific instructions by the
State director of assessments
and taxation to proceed to
raise the level of assessments
in Prince Georges County, I
so advised the commissioners
and requested additional as
SCISSORS, office help and more
working space. My requests
were granted without ques-
tion and the additional help
and additional office space
were made available.
I have been advised this
week by William H. Riley,
State supervisor of assess
mentS, that the progress be-
ing made in Prince Georges
County is considered "satis-
factory" and that the assess
ment program is proceeding
at "a reasonable rate of
speed"
In discussing with reporters
the $140 million increase in
the tax base in Prince
Georges County from 1861 to
1862, I pointed out that about
$50 million of this increase
came from reassessments
during 1861, that the balance
was due to new construction
and new personal property
coming into the county dur
ing that year.
I was asked how much
would be added to the tax
base if all reassessments
could be brought up to date.
What I said was that if it
were possible in one year to
do all the work that is nee
essary and to bring all assess
mentS up to date the follow
ing year might possibly see
an increase Of as much as
$3.50 to 5000 million. This in
cludes all increases in assess
ments-new buildings, new
subdivisions. land improve
ments, lands rezoned and
land and buildings reassessed
during the one-year period.
At the current rate of $2.42
per 500 valuation, 5000 mil
Iona maximum estimate
would bring the county
1910, ,000-or close to IS
million. This estimate can in
no sense be interpreted to
mean that Prince Georges
County is currently losing SIS
million a year in tax revenues.
A large part of the total, as
estimated, would include as
seSsments on buildings not
now in existence, on land not
yet Subdivided, on land not
now improved and on land
not now rezoned.
MY estimate for a hypo-
thetical year in which all as
sessments could be completed
(Which is almost impossible
due to the rapid and contin-
uous growth in this county,
would actually be only $40 to
$50 million higher than the
increase in the past year.
VIM. Emory Hutchinson,
Supervisor of Assessments,
D,.iYana
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-16
Kennedy Presents
 Congress a Bundle Of Proposals

l WASHINGTON R - Presiden 1 Kennedy sent Congress yesterda,
 a jumbo-size package of proposall to protect the consumer He ex- pressed sympathy for Americas prime buyer, the housewife. l Tn recommendations that would cost about S10 million year in addition to programs already covered in budget request, he urged steps to assure: Safe, effective drugs for the ailing.
 Beauty aids that won't burn Iady's skin.
 TV sets that will get more chan nels.
 Installment contracts that re- veal the true rate of interest.
 Wider inspection to bar un- wholesome meat from dinner tables.
 Legislation already is under consideration on some of these points.
 With bow to the homemakers, Kennedy said many of the new products used in the home are highly complex. The housewife is called upon to be an amateur electrician, mechanic, c h c st, toxicologist, dietian, and rnathe- matician but she is rarely fur nished the information she needs to perform these tasks proficient ly.
 But Kennedy disclosed he hasn't yet solved a puzzle -- to help the housewife tell which is the best buy the large package, the giant, the jumbo or the economy size. He said he would have rec concentrations later on truth in packaging.
 Many of Kennedy's recom- mendations are in legislation al- ready before Congress.
The Nome nugget., 1962-03-16
HOUSE APPROVES BILL CREATING THE DEPT. OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

! JUNEAU tR = A bill creatin. l a Department of Economic De
 velopment and Planning as z major, cabinet-level agency pass ed the House unanimously We'd nesday.
 The action was hailed by mem bers of both political parties as a major step toward the economic growth of Alaska.
 The measure now goes to the Senate for further action.
 The new department would be made up of the present Division of State Planning, now within the governors office, and the Division of Tourism and Economic De- velopment, now located within the Department of Commerce.
 It would also assume the Com merce Departments power to grant industrial tax incentives.
 The proposed new department had been recommended by the Arthur D. Little Co.,, consultants retained by the state, and Gov. Vim. Egan.
 Finance Committee chairman Frank Chapados said the new de- partment would cost the state ap- proximately $20,000 year, in addition to funds already budgeted to the separate divisions.
 The new department would con- tain three divisions: The Division of Planning and Research; the Division of Industrial Develop ment; and the Alaska Travel Di- vision.