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4 1W KrtWMIk lUrald. Pertimouth, N.H. Wrintrity fvtnini, FtVutry 5, 1964 Always fight (or progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party always remain devoted to the public welfare, never be satisfied with merely printing news, always be drastically independent, never be afraid to attack wrong, whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory Pulitzer Editorial Opinion You Can Help Save the USO In Portsmouth there is a small group of dedicated men and women who have been striving valiantly to keep the USO in operation here. It has seemed like a losing battle for them most of the time, because a parsimonious or indifferent public has shown little inclination to support them in their efforts. Time after time they've been caught in the gloom of near defeat, with notice going out that the USO Club was on the verge of having to close its doors.

But each such setback only strengthened the group's resolve. Either by administrative adjustment or some minor miracle, failure was averted and the USO managed to survive. It has been a precarious survival, however, and a time of unrelieved anxiety for the organization's chief backers. Any other group less devoted to its purpose would have given up long ago out of sheer despair. But these guardians of the USO have a special sense of altruism which seems to renew their spirit at every turn of adversity.

They are motivated by the conviction that the USO Club is important to the social welfare and morale of the serviceman and that Portsmouth, with its long history as a service town, has the obligation to maintain such a facility. Unfortunately, this well-wishing attitude is not shared by any great part of the local population--or at least evidence of it is not found in the amount of generosity which has been shown toward the program. For the USO is in trouble again -deeper now than ever before and if something isn't done about it, the whole structure is headed for collapse. The last public fund-raising drive conducted in behalf of the USO produced only a fraction of what Is needed to keep the local club going. Unless there's a windfall of fairly large proportions forthcoming, Portsmouth will soon be hearing the last of the USO.

As in all past emergencies, however, the group behind the USO has refused to quit. Instead, the backers took their problem elsewhere, and out of the resultant negotiations plans have been made to stage a mammoth military ball under the auspices of the Military Affairs Committee of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce. With all proceeds being donated to the cause, the money thus raised could well prove the salvation of the USO. Besides, the ball has promise of becoming a glittering social highlight. Even the governor of the state expects to be on hand.

But again the question of public support arises. Ticket sales for the ball are moving slowly, and present indications of financial success aren't good. Of course, it's early yet; the ball is two and a half weeks away. But a lot of people are doing a lot of hard work for this worthy undertaking, and they need to have their hopes restored. So get your tickets now.

They are available at downtown stores and at the Chamber of Commerce. The price is modest for the pleasure afforded, and you'll be helping a good cause. The ball, incidentally, is scheduled for Feb. 22, Washington's Birthday, at the National Guard Armory on Circuit Road. Impediments to Progress Why are medical discoveries often so slow of acceptance? This question is asked by Dr.

Walter C. Alvarez, well-known medical columnist. He cites the finding by Capt. James Cook and other 18th century explorers that lime juice, if taken regularly by sailors on long voyages, would save them from scurvy. Not for 50 years was this vital fact noticed by the British admiralty.

Similar delays in acceptance followed the discoveries that malaria was spread by mosquitoes, that the torments of hot dwellings in summer could be alleviated by air conditioning. Why did it take these facts so long to be acted upon? One possible answer is given by Dr. Alvarez. He says that such delay occurs because so much of our world is run by committees, and that committees are often ruled by older men who say when some promising new appixiach is suggested, "That will never work!" There is much truth in this. And, perhaps unwittingly, Dr.

Alvarez also explains the unsatisfactory operation of some congressional committees. Or. Joseph G. Molner Only Nature Controls Sex of Babies Dear Dr. Molner: What are the chances of a motlier of three girls having a son? What is medical science doing now to help parents plan the sex of their children? MRS.

J.M.J. The current ratio for all births is 1.049 boys to 1.000 girls. In your case looking forward to a fourth baby, the statistical probability of having a boy is about 51 per cent. At any time and for any mother, the probability of having a boy (or a girl) still slays close to 50-50. Science is trying to find some additional facts on which to proceed.

We known that sex is determined by an XX gene combining with either an XX or an XY. But we do not know how selects genes. There is no way for us to control the sex of babies. But Nature seems to do a fair job of it. If you happen to have a fourth girl, you can be rather sure that other mother is having a fourth hoy.

See? Nature at work! Deur Dr. Molner: My four- year-old boy has attacks of pinworm once a year. Does the entire a i need to take medication with i I am enclosing 20 i-cnb in cdin and a stamped, self-addressed envelope for a copy of your booklet "The Commonest Pest Pinworm." -MRS. P.W.P. The booklet will explain.

Frequently the a i must he treated, because adults can harbor pinworm. However, if the boy is picking up pimvorms from playmates, and (he adulls in the a i do NOT have them, then the playmates need the simultaneous a I've known of an entire neighborhood of school children being treated simultaneously in order lo put an end to the trouble. Dear Dr. Molner: In the sandpaper treatment for acne scars, how long would it take and how long for the face to get hack ils norinnl color? And how much would it cost? G.A. The term "sandpaper treatment" actually applies to a variety of methods.

A rotary sleel brush, for example, may be used. However, the purpose is Hie same: To remove the outer layers of skin, even off the humpy areas and allow new and smoother skin to grow. This means removing skin to a depth at which a little bleeding occurs. a a an anes- i is The planing (or must be done under antiseptic conditions, and The Portsmouth Herald tstabliiriod SeoTember 23. tgli Continuing THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE OUeit Mwigapcr in America-EsleOMned Oct.

7, 1754 For All Departments Call 435-1800 MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS usWiea evenings Monday l.lrouBH F7ldV morn'ing msan Con 8 resi "reef. Second-class postaoe naia at Por 1 nsme carrier (carrier collect) per week Jc By J. D. Horlford. President ond Publisher 1 938-19631 I Departmental number, ,1 In, Publishing Board: Margaret M.

Hartford, President-Comptroller Richard Blolock, Editor William E. Colwell. Production Manager 1. R. Mornssey.

Advertising Director Roger R. Thompson, Circulation Director Dovid A. Tober, Business Manager Raymond A. Brighton, Managing Editor Azio J. Ferrlni, Mtchanicol Superintendent Memoir of the Assocllled Preii Tht tuociltw Press li fnllllM Bubiic ion "I "ll Til Portimoum Herald afiumei no financial reiooniibllMlei tor typographical I Represented nationally by" The Julius Mothewj Special Agency.

Inc. iMlon, Ntw York, Dttroll, OilMBO, SVr.cvi., PnlUcKWIi, the surface then must be protected with a sterile covering until new skin has formed. The time required for the procedure, the speed of healing and the cost all vary greatly, depending on how much area needs treatment and the degree of scarring. Dear Dr. Molner: Is there any slool softener I can take other a mineral oil? MRS.

S.S. There are a dozen or so preparations containing dioctyl sodium snlfosticcinate, which is very effective and non-irritating. Looking Back In The Herald 100 Years Ago--Feb. 5. 1864 Frank D.

Webster of this city has received the appointment of lieutenant in the Marine Corps. 75 Years Ago--Feb. 5. 188!) It is rumored a the new i will ree- cmmend the purchase of a lot on High and Hanover Streets for $5.500. 50 Years Ago--Feb.

5. 1914 Tiie famous sloop of war the Kearsarpc, which made history for the American Navy in her a with the Confederate vessel Alabama, sailed from this port 52 years ago today. 23 Years Ago--Feb. 5, 1939 Erno Balogh, brillant Hungarian-American pianist, will give a recital at the Junior High School auditorium. JO Years Ago--Feb.

5. 1954 The Boston and Maine Railroad sought the city's support in ridding itself of an $25,000 a year "white elephant," Ihe daily Portsmouth to Concord Passenger run. 5 Years Agcv--Feb. 5. 195!) A fire believed started by flooded oil burner caused extensive smoke and water damage to a large apartment house at 132134 Vaughan St.

1 Year Ago--Feb. 5, liXi.1 The 15-cent hourly pay differential between Portsmouth N'aval -Shipyard bench mark- trade workers, and their contcr- parts at Boston Naval Shipyard, is causing agitation at congressional levels. Convertible Coup Drew Pearson Questionable Witness Public Forum Not Enough Done for Pease School To the Editor: When I read the letter from Mrs. John II. Weed in Monday night's paper regarding the Portsmouth school system.

I could have sat down and cried. During our Air Force career. ever since our oldest started school (he is now a senior at the local high school) we have owned homes in the communities in which we have lived and have paid taxes (happily in Georgia, where they were low, and somewhat less happily in Kansas, where they were high). We loved our neighbors, and the schools, and the school personnel, and things couldn't have been rosier. Now, in the twilight of our SAC career, we live on the base, and somehow we are getting the impression that we just are not welcome, and things couldn't be worse! Our five-year-old little girl walks through blizzards, snowdrifts, and along icy streets, dodging cars and moving vans, somehow helped along by her seven and nine-year-old sisters.

The walk is only nine-tenths of a mile, which is just fine in good weather. I'm for vigor as much as the next person, and did plenty of walking myself at that age through the snows of Finland, no less, and Finns don't quit easy. But 1 didn't dodge automobiles trying to come to sudden stops on icy pavements and, believe it or not, southern Finland was warm in the winter, compared to the climate you-all have here. To complicate matters still further, there seems to be a question of a cafeteria that is wanted by the Pease School, but not wanted by the local Board of Education. I'm not too cafeteria-minded as far as elementary schools are concerned, and would have my little girls come home for lunch on nice days, anyway, as I like to see as much of them as possible.

But I can see where the cafeteria-fans have a point, particularly since the Pease School is the only school in the whole country located un an air base that docs not have a cafeteria. AH letters to the Public Forum must be signed. pseudonyms or requests to withhold names will be accepted. After reading your figure of $251 per elementary school child, I became interested, and did the following multiplying: (The federal government gives the Portsmouth school system $322 per pupil per year for each child living on the air base and attending the Portsmouth public schools.) For 1.201 pupils at Pease School, at $322 each S386.722; for 247 at the high school, at S322 each for 177 at junior high, at $322 each $56,994: thus, Portsmouth receives from (he federal government, $523.250. The Portsmouth school system spends: For 1.201 at the elementary level, at S251 each for 247 at the high school level, at $431 each for 177 at the junior high level, at $375 each $66.375.

This represents a total of $474.283. If the federal government gives $523.250 and the Portsmouth school system spends $474.283, then S48.967 remains. Couldn't this remainder be used to benefit the air base residents, somehow? I understand that the construct i of a cafeteria at the school would all be at government expense, as the school ilself was constructed without any cost to the Portsmouth taxpayer, and the cafeteria would most certainly be self-supporting (might even sow a profit, as do the above figures 1 have quoted) because of the large enrollment at the school. It's not quite as big as your senior high, but it's bigger than your junior high school, and both of those schools have cafeterias. 1 realize a of the elementary schools in Portsmouth have just over 200 pupils, and I believe it has been determined that such small schools cannot support cafeterias --and certainly they must all be close enough to the pupils' home so that they can easily walk.

When you get 1,201 children in a school, though, you must realize that they are spread over a much wider area. It was nice to know that Mrs. Weed was as cognizant, as I have been, of the superior curriculum and teaching methods of Portsmouth schools. We are. certainly happy about that, but the rest of the situation here on the air base borders on the ridiculous.

(I wonder if Mrs. Weed realizes that the federal government also gives the Portsmouth School Board $1GC a year toward the education of her child?) We are trying to be good neighbors, and want to leave Portsmouth with happy memories, as we have left our other stations, but, gee whiz, you'ra making it tough. Perhaps we could understand each other a bit better if we could remember that Pease is not just an ordinary Air Base, it's a SAC Base, and if there's anyone who doesn't know what SAC means, well, then perhaps you don't know what your local fire de- a means to your personal safety, either. I also felt like crying today when I had to spend a total of $1 in carfares to the Golden Arrow Bus Lines to get my girls back and forth to school without having them suffer frostbite. Hew many days do you think anyone can afford that? (Especially when there's that $48,967.00 a I'm considering to be our money, unless it's been back to the government.) Thank you for your attention MRS.

M. KOSKI 3 Maplewood Terrace Pease AFB THE GIRLS have anywhere from $65.42 to SI2630 in the treasury. What wilh cats, pujipics and canaries flying around the house, Ihil'i ii close as I can come." III To the Editor: Am holding in my hand The Portsmouth Herald "of Sept. 5, 1925, also noting the date that says it was established Oct. 7, 1756.

That is history! Congratulations. Also, it has a picture, in that same corner, of a very fine man. and a nice write-up about i C. A. Caswcll, 33 Water Kittery.

Both he and Mrs. Caswell I count as very dear friends. He is, I believe, quite ill at the present time. Thought you might be interested to know it and only wish I had thought of writing to you sooner. 1 well remember the time the Russo-Japanese a a signed.

I was going to Portsmouth High School, from which I graduated in 1903. I had word from Mrs. Caswell that he was in Portsmouth Hospital. She may not thank me for telling you, but for a man as well known as he is it seemed as if you should know. Oh.

you wondered why I mention the Japanese treaty! Your article was about his re-enacting his signal to ships in the harbor telling them the Treaty of Portsmouth had been signed, I think he rates another write-up in your weil-known paper. MARY B. II. RANSOM Pine Island Road JIattapoisett, Mass. WASHINGTON- Don B.

Reynolds, the star witness President Johnson in the Bobby Baker case, has brought reckless charges in the past against people who crossed him, accusing them of being Communists and sex deviates. He went to the FBI on Oct. 9, 1952, with a list of alleged spies. After a costly investigation, the FBI cleared them all and concluded that Reynolds merely had been taking out his "personal grievances" against the accused. Indeed, he made so many false accusations that the FBI in May, 1953, turned the tables on him and began an investigation of his own activities.

The FBI found that Reynolds, as an American consular official and later an Air Force officer, had not only furnished false information to the government but had also: 1. Sold wrist watches, jewelry, cognac, and perfume on the blaek market in postwar Germany. 2. Indulged in sex relations with German girls, using his position as a consular official to persuade pretty visa applicants to submit to him. 3.

Used his influence to get a visa for Hildcgard Buchal, a German beauty, with whom he had been living. 4. Made anti-Semitic and anti- Negro remarks as a consular official in Berlin at a time when the United States was trying to stamp out anti-Semitism in Germany. As a result of the FBI findings, the Air Force ironically beg a i against Reynolds on the same charge that he had brought against so many others namely that he was a "security risk." He was accused by the Air Force of "lacking morality, discretion, reliability, and trustworthiness." Reynolds promptly went over tile heads of the Air Force and FBI to Capitol Hill. He became an informer for the late Sen.

Pat McCarran, who was trying to block the admission of immigrants to this country. At one closed door-session, Reynolds launched into charges that the Immigration Bureau staff which screened immigrants into this country was loaded with Communists, sex deviates and Jews. As he started reeling off the names of staff members he regarded as sex deviates, Chairman Arthur Watkins, called a halt on the ground that the names were hearsay. But Reynolds ingratiated himself with McCarran, who brought pressure on the Air Force to drop the "security risk" charges. Instead, the Air Force quietly hustled Reynolds out of the service with an honorable discharge.

Reynolds admitted to government investigators in May, 1953, that he had engaged in black market activities in Germany and lhat he had used his post as a consular officer to arrange sexual relations with girls seeking visas. He also admitted that he had arranged a visa for his girl friend, Hildegard Buchal, to enter Switzerland, then had tried to get her admitted into the United States from Switzerland in order to- circumvent the emigration regulations in Germany. Under FBI cross-examination, Reynolds also confessed he had threatened a German grl that he would use his "connections" to get her deported if she testified for his wife in a divorce suit. When the FBI Interviewed Reynolds' associates, they described him as "vicious and malicious," quick to take revenge against anyone who crossed him. He was also described by them as 'yeceitful and untrustworthy." The FBI also discovered that he had made false statements to the government on many occasions.

In his personal history statement, submitted March 29, 1951, Reynolds claimed te be an outstanding student at Georgetown University's Foreign Service School. However, the FBI learned from the University's records that Reynolds hadn't completed his requirements for a B.S. degree but was granted a degree on June 9, 1941, because he was going into the Army. On another government form, he.listed attendance at Georgia Tech, though there is no record at the school of his enrollment. In May, 1953, he told the FBI that he had been "turned back" from the.

Military Academy at West Point after contracting pneumonia. The academy's records sSowed that he was dropped in January, 1938, for academic deficiency, that 'he gained readmission but was discharged again in 1940 for failing in chemistry. Yet the Senate Rules Committee amazingly accepted Don Reynolds's testimony against President Johnson and released it to the public without checking out his background. Several witnesses have already appeared before the committee to dispute details of Reynolds's testimony. One witness, Leonard Bursten, told Senate investigators that he was present once when Reynolds flew into violent rage, "almost foaming at the mouth." It loots as if chief P.L.

McLendon, having put Reynolds on the witness stand without checking or challenging him, is now trying to ignore the evidence that has suddenly turned up agadnst him. Ann Landers Reluctant Exerciser Dear Ann Landers: My husband is 36 years old and 35 pounds overweight. When I married Gordon 11 years ago he was actually skinny. In fact his nickname was "Slim." New Year's Eve Gordon put on his tuxedo for the first i in four years and he looked like a stuffed sausage. He was unable to button the trousers and had lo use a large safety pin.

If the cummerbund had not been adjustable he could not have worn the tux at all. When I mentioned exercise to Gordon he triumphantly pointed out that in the past five years three of his close friends who were athletes in college had died of heart attacks. He also gave me chapter and verse on nationally famous sports figures who suffered heart attacks at an early age. If exercise is so good for people (as I know it must be) why do so many athletes die young? NAGGING NELLIE Dear The athletes who drop dead are usually the ones trained vigorously during their adolescent and post-adolescent years and then quit. Any physician will tell you a moderate, regular, and frequent exercise is very good for middle-aged people.

This does not mean an hour of handball or Portraits By JOHN C. METCAI.FE My Gratitude Let me thank you for the flowers Which you kindly sent to me For think they are as lovely As the finest ones can be You have made me very happy On this mighty special day With the beauty of these flowers Gathered for this nice bouquet And I always shall remember You had also kept in mind That of all Ihe charming flowers I love most 1 this very kind And I likc- ivise know that flowers Tender words have said for you And they are the deep expression Of al! things you want to do So, I thank you for these flowers On this day we are apart And the thought behind your action I shall keep inside my heart. three of tennis once a week under a blazing sun particularly for the man who has sat in the spectator stands during his younger years. You can tell Gordon for me that more people die from overeating than from over-exercise. And the best exercise of all is pushing one's self away from the Dear Ann Landers: I'm a middle-aged woman, not a giddy teen-ager, so please bear this in mind when you respond to my inquiry.

The man I am dating asked me what I would like for Valentine's Day. He then quoted a maximum figure of how much he would In all my life I was never so astonished. Since he has put the gift on such a crass basis I am not at al! sure I want anything from him for Valentine's Day or any other day, for that matter. Am I mistaken or did the gentleman show very poor taste? NO GOLD DIGGER Dear No Gold: Obviously the gentleman is vastly more practical a romantic. And he wanted to make sure his gift to you is something you can use and ho can afford.

In my opinion he said it awkwardly, but the offer was better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Dear Ann Landers: All we need from you is a yes or a no. The I am about to pose has been chewed back and forth in our bridge club for several weeks. The ladies are evenly divided. Here is tlie question: Do you approve or disapprove of young male children (aged 5 to 11 years) dancing with their mother, an aunt or other adults on a hotel or night club dance floor? We'd like to know your reasons, Thank you.

BRIDG- KTTES Dear Bridgetbes: My answer is based strictly on personal opinion and has nothing to do with right or wrong, correct or incorrect. I do not like to see little kids on a public dance floor dancing wilii adults or with each other. Young children are out of place ia such an environment. They look like midgets..