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Evening star., 1962-05-10
Assuteoque Island

II Is Win regreC CLldL ScS
The Star has joined the
crusade for the Land Re
form" movement Of Secre-
tary Udall. Land reform is
necessary in feudal countries
where q very few wealthy
people own almost all the
land, but in the United
States where this uncalled
for movement steers a course
toward socialism, it is mex
cusable.
Mr.. Udall now has half a
loaf of Assateague Island
under his control. The State
of Maryland has another
slice, as a State park. This
leaves less than half the is
land for approximately 5000
property owners, with a con-
servative potential spending
of $500 each per year IN
local taxes, goods. and serv-
ices or a total of four and a
half million dollars.
Mr.. Udall wants to relieve
Maryland Of the so-called
non-tenable barrier reef,
which man has been using
for a hundred years and his
effort to acquire all Of As
sateague Island will, Of course
deprive Worcester County of
much needed revenue.
Recent published pictures
in another daily newspaper
of Assateague Island before
and after" a storm were Of a
selected portion of spot dam
age to the island. This brings
to mind the expression
coined I believe during the
Army-McCarth hearings as
lifted out Of context" They
do not give the whole picture
of the vast damaged areas.
The United States East
Coast had many spots dam
aged and many more serious
ly damaged than Assateague.
We hope MFR. Udall's ambi-
tions do not endanger all Of
the damaged and unchanged
area on the East Coast.
I, myself. own property on
AsSateague. and like most
owners I would like to build
and use 1t, and above all pay
local taxes.
MIR. Udall must have
enough land on the island
now for those who don't want
to build and pay taxes.
Samuel s. SpauIding.
Evening star., 1962-05-10
In Favor of Prayer

/ have been meaning to
write for some time to thank
you for your Freedom to
Pray" editorial Of April 5.
It was very heartening to
have a leading newspaper
take such a stand.'
I keep wondering, If the
Supreme Court decides that
prayers in the public schools
are unconstitutional, what
shall we tell the children?
How does q teacher explain
to her class that there will be
no more morning prayers?
Does she say that prayers in
school are illegal? Or that
some Of the parents don't
want their children praying
at school? Or that the par
ents can't agree on which
prayers should be said? Or
that some Of the parents Just
don't want their children to
pray at all?
Which explanation would
do the least damage to their
faith in the omnipotence Of
God and in the sincerity,
courage and fairness Of their
parents?
What win they think If
they are told that only q few
of the parents are making
this decision for all Of the
other parents? At school they
are taught to reach decisions
by the democratic process
and to abide by the will Of
the majority. Will this sound
democratic or right to them?
Above all, how can school
systems dedicated to meeting
''unmet needs" and developing
"the whole child" be success
full if they ignore the chill
dren'S spiritual needs and de-
velopment? And how develop
leadership qualities" with
out a hint as to the source
Of the strength that leaders
need? And how teach the
brotherhood of man while
denying the Father who
taught that we are our
brothers keeper? What sort
of life preparation" is this?
It's more like something
from "Alice in Wonderland"
Elizabeth L. ScuII.
Evening star., 1962-05-10
Rops City Head

Approval OF accelerated
highway building by the
Wa shington Metropolitan
Area Transit Commission is
good news for the vehicular
traffic-makers but bad rub
bish to District residents.
None Of the backward trends
denounced by Congress is
being reversed. Quite the
contrary indeed. An aggres-
sive traffic pusher, Gen.
Clarke, who is also chairman
of the Transit Commission,
has always favored buses and
stressed traffic flow. Now he
gives his reason. At last the
cat is out Of the bag! The
general tips his hand when
he says: 1T is obvious you
can't have express bus serv-
ice without expressways."
Therefore, bring on the ex-
pressways and let the devil
take the hindmoSt.
Commissioner Clarke,
whose salary is paid by Dis
trict residents, has an as
sistant. The assistant tells
us that buses on reserved
traffic lanes on expreSsways
"offer considerable more flex-
ibility for mass transporta-
ton" Flexibility is impor-
tant, but, like so many terms,
it is relative. For example,
buses may be flexible in
relation to vehicular traffic
flow, but streetcars are more
flexible in relation to the
movement Of persons. Buses
cannot be more flexible than
the space-consuming express
ways on which they depend,
whereas electric rail cars can
move with equal ease in sub
ways as well as on the sur
face. Since Gen. Clarke is
= charged with the defense Of
District welfare, it is alarm
ing that he has not chosen
to make any of these distinc-
tions. Worse yet, If past per-
formaIlce is any guide for the
future, none will be made.
District officials who stub
bornly refuse to distinguish
between what is good for the
District and what is good for
the trafficmakers should re-
sign their office due to a
conflict of interest.
Mark A. Lillis.
Evening star., 1962-05-10
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Is There Anybody Out There LikeUs?
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

Search for life elsewhere in
the nearby universe is a
major objective of this Ma
tion's space exploration.
For a long time, at least,
this search must be confined
to the solar system. The
nearest other star beyond the
sun is about as far away as
ever. across hundreds Of mil
lions Of miles Of supposedly
complete emptiness which no
solar craft now imaginable
will be able to traverse. At
the utmost speed now con-
ceivable such q voyage hardly
could be completed in q
human generation. So, for
the present, the quest must
be confined to the moon,
Venus, Mars = with remote
possibilities Of the far-off,
giant planets Jupiter and
Saturn. Prospects Of finding
any higher form Of life are
not too bright.
But these will be stumbling,
baby steps into space. Possi-
bilities a century hence are
unpredictable. With the pres
ent generally accepted con-
ception of q minute part of
the universe, the Milky Way
galaxy, the idea of earth
centered higher life Is quite
untenable. Life on earth may
compare to life elsewhere as
the possible life on Mars
compares to life on earth.
The Big Picture
This concept pictures the
galaxy as composed of about
2 billion stars. The sun Is
about an average star. Some
Of the stellar bodies are
much hotter, some much
cooler. Some are dead. Some
are being born. It is believed,
however, that at least half of
them are very similar to the
sun. Presumably they were
formed out of an original
chaos in much the same way.
There is q high probability
that many among them have
families Of planets, any one
of which might well be suit
able for, the development of
living things. Very likely
there are q billion or more
such planets, which means O
billion or more places where
life might be found.
Any such planet, It has
been stressed, is far beyond
present reach, even theoreti-
cally. Its distance would be
so great that there is no
possible means Of commune
cation. But today is not to-
morrow. This is wen recog-
nized by scientists Of the
Goddard Research Center
who are developing the pres
ent life-search program.
The present bio-science
program consists of studies
in evolutionary biochemistry
Evening star., 1962-05-10
THE POLITICAL MILL
What Price the Labor Vote?
BY GOULD LINCOLN

says q Nationwide union.
with locals all over the coun-
try, shall not fix wages. And
there seems no chance at all
in this overwhelmingly DEM
ocratic Congress that legisla-
ton designed to halt q strike
that ties the economy Of the
whole country into bowknots
would pass. Why should it,
when, as does President Ken
nedy, CongreSsmen ask for
labor support at the polls in
coming elections?
Effect Of Contracts Is Key
The labor unions may listen
to President Kennedy's ap-
peal for restraint in framing
new contracts with their en-
ployers-and that would be Q
good thing for all concerned.
The country, however, may
be expected to watch closely
to see whether the new con-
tracts are actually noninfla-
tionary. And particularly, the
country win watch to see II
the actual cost Of living con-
tinues to go up-and 1t viii
want to know why, If it does.
The President and his eco
nomic advisers have q num-
Der Of things to worry about.
The economy is moving, but
it Is not making the gains the
administration had, hoped for.
Business and investors have
been shaken since the fierce
Kennedy outbreak against
the steel companies. The stock
market has reacted unfavor-
ably. President Kennedy's
recent address to the United
States Chamber Of Com
merce, in which he sought to
impress its members and the
country at large that he is
not an enemy Of business,
contained no suggestion that
he would not act again
against any industry as he
did against steel If occasion
arose. And it Is noticeable
that he made no appeal to
the Chamber Of Commerce
for support in electing the
kind Of Congress he desired.
Already the President has
asked Congress for several
economic stabilizers, the last
q bill to empower him to cut
income taxes by as much as
5 per cent for the purpose Of
staving off business recess
sions. Two other bills call for
q 81 billion public works pro-
gram and for q permanent
unemployment compensation
plan, increasing payments to
the unemployed. Some mem
bers Of Congress win look at
the Kennedy proposal to per-
NIT him to cut taxes with q
jaundiced eye-even though
it permits a cut for only six
months, and then an addi-
tional six months, provided
Congress does not intervene.
The Presidents appeal for
labor votes, in contrast to his
attitude toward the business
men Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, Is another measure to
set the workers against the
employers to divide class
against class in the field Of
politics, an old RooSeveltian
tactic.
Evening star., 1962-05-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry 1DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condenSG-
tion. Those not used tDill be
returned only tDhe1l accom-
panied by self : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-05-10

In his address to the UAw
at Atlantic City President
Kennedy asked the labor
unions to be good, and to
support him In his effort to
elect Democrats to Congress
next fall. And going q little
bit further. to help re-elect
him next in 1864. Being good
at this juncture means that
labor unions shall not de-
mand-and strike for-infla-
tionary wage and fringe bene-
fits increases. The whole
thing sounded like q quid pro
quo performance, with the
payoff to the unions coming
later. And while the Presi-
dent was about it, he put in
his word Of thanks for what
the unions had done for him
in the 1860 national election.
The Presidents appeal to
the labor forces to be re-
strained in their contract
negotiations with their en-
ployers-all in the best In
terests to the country-had q
fine, ringing sound. An ap-
peal which both unions and
management should heed. He
said to the labor unionists
that II they did not like the
kind Of President he was,
they should get another. He
disclaimed any intention Of
having the Government go
into the business Of fixing
wages and prices. As pre-
viously, he disclaimed any
price fixing in the recent
fracas with the steel indus
try. But at that time he vir-
tually beat the steel COM
panies to their knees, with
the aid Of the Department Of
Justice (including the FBD,
the Defense Department and
other departments of the
Government purchasing great
amounts Of steel. The re-
suit was to force the steel
companies to rescind their
announced $6-a-ton increase
in the price Of steel.
The Big Question
The President, in his UAW
speech, left unanswered a
number Of questions which
have been asked since his
action in the steel case. Most
important: What he would
do and how he would do it,
If a big labor union should
strike for higher wages and
fringe benefits, increases
that violated the formula he
has set up for non-infla-
tionary labor management
contracts2 This Is quite a
question.
Beyond the Taft-Hartley
Act, the President is left only
with the power Of public
opinion to enforce labor
management peace. The
Taft-Hartley Act. denounced
in the past by organized
labor as q "slave labor law"
at best can only delay for an
80-day period q walkout or
shutout, In the hope that an
agreement can be reached in
that period. President Ken
nedy has reluctantly" made
use Of this law. The labor
unions are free from restraint
under the antitrust laws,
which contain nothing that
Evening star., 1962-05-10
Danger in Laos

Events in Laos appear to be going
from bad to worse. Although not sur
priSing in view of the general unreli-
ability of Red pledges, the latest cease
fire violation by the Communicated
Pathet Lao rebels" is full of ominouS
implications. 1t could mean, among
other things, that the Kremlin, with or
without Peiping'S prodding or concur
renee, has decided to Sovietize the little
kingdom instead of "neutralizing" it
along the lines set forth over a year ago
at Geneva, with Britain and the United
States agreeing.
Accordingly, together with the Brit
iSh, our Government now has called
upon the Russians to explain the reasons
for the obviously serious and deliberate
ceaSe-fire breach at Nam Tha. 1t has
called upon them, too, to exercise their
influence-which actually can be deci-
Sive in Laos-to prevent the situation
from deteriorating any further. One
must keep fingers crossed, however, as
to what the response is likely to be. For
Soviet policy, regardless of whether or
not 1t diverges significantly from Red
Chinas on theological or other matters,
is thing of unabaShed twists and turns
always calculated to serve the Kremlin'S
never-ending drive for global domina-
ton.
In these circumstances, it seems
improbable that the Khrushchev die
tatorship will do much more than scott
at the Anglo-American protest against
the violence that has been done to the
ceaSe-fire in Laos. Thus we can expect
an intensification Of long standing
questions about the wisdom, or lack Of
it, in our Governments efforts to pres
sure pro-Western Premier-P Prince Boun
Gum into diSSolving his anti Communist
government and asserting to coalition
regime that would embrace (1) the left
leaning "neutraliStS" led by Prince Sou
wanna Phouma and (2) the Moscow
serving, Peiping-serving Pathet Lao
with which the PROF. Communist Prince
Souphanouvong is closely associated.
Although Souvanna Phouma has now
joined in criticizing the Pathet Lao
violation, his overall record does not
encourage Western confidence.
With some oversimplification, this
rather complicated situation can be
summed up as follows: Boun Oum, who
is on our side, is resisting our Govern
ment's efforts to force him into wholly
undesired wedding with Souvanna and
Souphanouvong. He feels this way for
two reasons: ~ Because he regards
both these men as tools of communism
And (2) because he believes, quite SEN
sibly, that the United States is doing a
dangerously naive thing in proposing
that his regime should turn over the
interior and defense ministries (Which
control the police and armed forceS) to
the "neutralists" and Reds in the pro-
jected coalition.
Economically, politically, militarily
and otherwise, the situation in Laos thus
continues to be a major headache af-
fecting all of free Asia. To put it mildly,
the whole business is complicated and
nasty in the extreme, and it could
"escalate" into something most serious
if the Kremlin responds cavalierly to
the Anglo American protest against the
flagrant cease-fire breach at Nam Tha
Evening star., 1962-05-10

that is. the way life may
have come to be naturally
without regard to ideas Of
special creation-development
and use Of life detection
systems, space and planetary
stimulation studies in the lab
oratory and experiments with
biological probes and satel-
lites. Analysis Of meteorites
also may give some infornaa-
ton on the existence Of
biological materials, or even
living matter, in space. Also,
to protect the interests Of the
bioscientists. proper attention
must be given to sterilization
and decontamination Of space
probes that may land on the
planets. A few disease germs
might wipe out all life on
Mars before man found the
first traces.
Experiments Continue !
In the evolutionary bio !
chemistry studies the God !
dard scientists are trying to
recapitulate in the laboratory
chemical events Of about 2
billion years ago in earth's
primeval atmosphere. Already
amino acids, building stones
Of living things, have been
synthesized from ammonia,
methane hydrogen and water.
All these certainly were pres
ent in this primeval atrnos-
phere.
The experiments are to be
repeated with the addition of ,
iron and other metals with |
the expectation that en-
zymes, also essential to the
creation Of life, will be
formed. From the amino
acids it has been possible to
form a proteinlike substance,
if not actually q protein, by
the application of dry heat.
The bodies formed by this
process look like small, round
bacteria and have other
properties suggestive Of prim-
tive living cells. The chem
lists may have come very
close to creating a quite low
form Of life.
An interesting observation
has been that the size of
these bodies is determined to
some extent by the amount
Of gravity to which they are
subjected during the periods
Of synthesis. In other words,
a bacterialike sphere would
be large IL formed on giant
Jupiter and small II formed
on Mars. Experiments to
check this on flights to date
have failed, but they win be
repeated.
Search for life, or pre-life,
on the planets for the pres
ent must be conducted en-
tirely by instruments. Some
Of these, it is expected, win
be ready in q couple Of years.
Evening star., 1962-05-10
Kennedy BuHdozer'

Hubert Humphrey says
that the Republicans are
just frustrated in their re-
marks about President Ken
nedy abusing his power in
the recent steel crisis.
He should know about such
Illustrations after the Ken
nedy bulldozer (no doubt
fueled up with plenty of
Dads money! ran over him
in West Virginia q couple Of
years ago.
Z. p, webb.
Evening star., 1962-05-10
GPO WAGE Scale

Hubert P. Hoy, chairman of
the GPO Composing Division
Scale Committee, citing an
earlier column in The Star
by David Lawrence, which
referred to the protest of the
Printing Industry Of Wash
ington over the proposed IS
cents-an-hour incre ase to
compositors at the Govern
ment Printing Office. Mr..
Hoy's letter stated that ''the
actual rate paid compoSitors
In commercial shops is
slightly in excess Of the re-
commended GPO rate. This
is simply a misstatement Of
fact.
II the GPO rates are lower
than those of the commercial
printing industry. why then
have nearly one-half the
skilled craftsmen hired by
GPO come from the COM
mercial printing industry Of
Washington during the past
S years?
Our members employ over
500 compoSitors working
under a union contract at an
hourly scale Of $3.44. The
1900 GPO compositors earn
$3.50 per. hour. The weekly
scales are $129. 90 and $4,000
respectively.
Over the past eleven years
the average annual wage in
crease to the GPO COM
positors has been 90 cents
per hour, to local commercial
printing plant eompoSitors
9.4 cents per hour, and to
compoSitors nationally 90
cents. The increases at GPO
have been based on q
weighted average Of the wage
scales in the 25 largest cities
in the country. The proposed
25 cents per hour increase
is based on a revision Of the
formula which repeatedly adds
IL cents by giving weight to
certain fringe benefits and to
night employees, factors never
previously considered because
Government fringe benefits
far exceed those in COM
mercial industry and the
premium for night work at
GPO is more than triple that
paid in commercial industry.
If President Kennedy's
guidelines of q 2.5% pro-
ductivity increase were fol-
lowed, the GPO compositors
would receive an 8.8 cents
per hour boost this year mot
Is cents. We would not and
could not oppose this reason
able figure. nor would we
oppose the injection of fringe
benefits for night workers If
their respective scales and
fringe cost were compared
equitably. However, a 7.1%
increase at this time is dis
ruptive economically to the
local commercial printing in
duStry. WaShington's largest
manufacturing industry.
Last week the Controller
General in a report criticizing
Government Printing Office
operations, revealed an $780,
600 loss during the past fiscal
year. Thus, If the proposed
increase of 25 cents per hour
were extended to the 6,700
GPO employees, the addition
al hourly rates. without any
overtime factors, would re-
suit in the superimposition Of
$3,484, 900 on GPO's costs.
Clearly, the public pays this
bill. as Mr.. Hoy should rec
ognize.
Mr.. Lawrence's perspective
encompasses the entire prob
leml
Doris T. Hall,
Executive Secretary, Print
ing Industry Of Washington,
Inc.
Evening star., 1962-05-10

protocol, aptly put it, diplomats "are
guests in Washington. They should be
treated like guests. On the other hand,
they should behave like guests"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-21

Realistic action. Cronk-operoted
winch winds tow line in or out.
With white sidewoI tires, wind
shield with wipers and side-view
mirrors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-21

This large 32-inch clown is
ready for the circus with
his tu-tone suit, laughing,
pointed head and over
sized feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-21

Big l9-inch sitting, soft
plush sleepytime bears with
plaid shirt and mite cap.
Soft red felt tongue and
white mUzzle.
Evening star., 1962-04-04

oUolity constructed for years
Of use fully polished blades
feature serroted edges. Metal
handles ore rubber covered;
overall length is al inches.
Evening star., 1962-04-04

De luxe holIow-srovnd
keen cutting blodes cut
sharp and clean :. hos
rubber handle grips for
working eose and COM
fort, and protects the
hcndIe. Excellent for oil
trimming Jobs!
Evening star., 1962-04-04
8" PR uni N 9
SHEARS

Makes oil pruning Jobs a
breeze 3. . ehrome-pIoted,
has easy-srip rvbber-eov-
cred hondles-ond priced
so low!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-31

COIN Wright and their chill
dren, and Mrs. Marie Alnutt
and Mrs. Zula Crawford,
were dinner guests last week
of DIR. and Mrs. Richard
Batzler in Baltimore.
Epworth Methodist Church
has recently elected new offic-
ers to the official board. The
new trustees, elected for a pc
riod of three years are: Walter
Schreffler, Charles Walker, and
Robert Ward. New Stewards
are: Oscar Bizzell, Russell Den
sock, Leonard Cobb, Charles
Terrell, Tom German, Mrs.
Samuel Mcdowell, Harold Nor
ris, and William M. Fullerton,
Ernest Beall, Norman Jacobs,
George Marshall, Thomas Plum
mer, B. Dorsey Swartz, Frank
b. Severance, and William G.
Davis, honorary stewards. The
new chairmen of commissions
are Walter Koepper, member
ship and Evangelism; Alfred
Christie III, Stewardship and
finance; Gerald Knisk ern,
church school superintendent;
and Mrs. Charles Walker and
Mrs. Webster Monkey, commun-
ion stewards.
The Gaithersburg Junior
High School PTA will hold their
final meeting on Wednesday.
June 6. New officers will be
elected and installed. Open
house will be held at 1880, after
which the business meeting and
a band concert by the students
will be held.
DR.. Anderson Spickard, Wash
ington Grove, is in Turkey and
Iran for NH on a survey to
study facilities for future Peace
Corps installations. During his
absence, Mrs. Spickard's moth
er, Mrs. D. C. Mieher of Jack
son, Miss. has been visiting. The
Spickards will be leaving to re-
side in Nashville, Tenn. the end
of June. The many tennis
friends of DR.. Spickard will
miss his presence on the Grove
courts.
The second annual Antique
Show, sponsored by the Gath
ersburg-Washington Grove Aux
iliary to the Montgomery Cen
eral Hospital will be held at the