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Evening star., 1949-11-18
Army Surgeon General
Sees Morale Threat in
Ban on Family Care

Maj. Gen. Raymond w. BLISS
Army Surgeon General. COM
mented today that the most
effective" method of "deliber-
ately" destroying the effective
ness Of the armed forces would be
to abolish free medical and cut
rate hospital care for families OF
military personnel.
The Budget Bureau. as reported
in, The Star Wednesday, has urged
the Defense Department to
abolish dependent care in the
light Of the pay increase just
voted for the armed forces. The
top-level Defense Personnel Policy
Board has strenously opposed the
move, which may rest finally with
q decision by President Truman
Army doctors appreciate what
a factor the well-being Of the
family plays in the morale Of the
married soldier" Gen. Bliss said
in reply to questions. If his
family life Is upset, the soldier is
upset, and he is unable to per-
form his duty WELL"
Healthiest Army.
The generaA also saw an ad-
vantage from the purely medi-
cal standpoint to have the en-
tire health problems on each
Army post under the supervision
and control Of our medical
officers"
Preventive medical matters,
knowledge of all the sick on the
post, etc., are properly controlled
and the appropriate and effective
measures necessary to maintain
good health are made possible, u
he. said. by means of this con-
troll our soldiers are kept free
from disease. and this one Of the
reasons that we have not only
the healthiest Army In the world
but the healthiest segment of the
population Of the country.
"A fact which has great bearing
on the morale and mental health
program is that some IS per cent
Of the dependent medical care is
given to the families of enlisted
men. We have found that. in our
hospitals. some 40 to SO per cent
of these soldiers are unable finan-
cially to pay the current moderate
governmental charge without help
from the Army Relief Societies or
the Red Cross"
He added that any extra f1nan-
cial burden ION this presently
financially underprivileged group
will most certainly have a most
serious effect and will tend to
lower morale at a time when good
morale IN our armed forces is
singularly desirable"
Ger. Bliss also spoke out force
fully for a varied and wide prac-
tice for his physicians.
Without the intelligent expos
ure of our doctors to the medical
practice which only all forms OF
family care insure. the armed
forces will cease to attract good
doctors and our medical service
will deteriorate to mediocrity." he
declared.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
Shah Seeks Technical
And Material Help
In Developing Iran

The Shah OF Iran. describing
himself as working" monarch,
expressed hope today for Ameri-
can technical and material assist
ance in developing his country.
He also said Iran needs "ade-
quate defensive means" to back
up its determination to preserve
its independence and "as an as
surance of a stable international
order in the Middle East"
The 30-year-old Shah. who ar
rived here Wednesday for q
months goodwill tour Of the
United States, spoke at an Over
seas Writer'S luncheon at the
Carlton Hotel.
Later in the day, he was to
discuss his strategically important
country's military assistance needs
with Gen. Bradley and the Joint
Chiefs of Staff in conference
at the Pentagon.
Says He Works, Too.
The Shah told his luncheon
audience Of approximately 200
newspaper men and women that
he understood they were work
ing" reporters and said:
II work, too. I can be described,
II hope, as a working monarch,
''' You see me here in business
suit. which Is an appropriate cos
tune for one faced with the prob
lens Of modern kingship."
He asserted that he had mo
powers of dictatorship or despot-
ism" and would not exercise them
| II he had, emphasizing his coun-
| try's problems are those of CON
stitutional, liberal, democratic
government"
Trans principal concern now. he
declared. "is to develop our ma
tional resources. to initiate new
facilities and to expand existing
facilities, in industrial production
transportation, communications
irrigation, education. health, sani-
tation and a host of similar mat
ters."
Seventeen Plan Described.
These aims are embodied in a
seven-year development plan which
I'VE expect, at least in its initia,
stages, to finance ourselves" hi
added. But. he said. I'VE hope fo1
American technical and materia
assistance" He explained thai
one hope is to interest American
private investors In Iran. He sale
his country "oners q favorable
field" for the working out OF Pres
ident Truman's Point -Four pro-
gram.
The Shah recalled contributions
to civilization by ancient Persia
as Iran once was called-thou'
sands of years ago and pointed ou'
that his country remains inde'
pendent "in spite Of the corrosion'
Of time and the blows Of changing
fortune"
"That independence" he de.
! clared, ''is precious to us and WI
intend to preserve It,"
He did not mention Russia
/ Trans northern neighbor which
/ has conducted q war Of nerve.
against the smaller country since
World War II.
Seeks Adequate Defense.
4 But he referred to Trans
strategic Importance and said that
to maintain independence "ws
need adequate defensive means
not as q threat to our neighbors
all OF whom are members Of th'
United Nations and with all o
whom we aspire to live at peace
but as an assurance Of = stable
international order in the Middl'
East"
Il He did not enlarge on thi
statement. He told . news con
Evening star., 1949-11-18

would receive the credit for the
donation, so she introduced him
/ to Mrs. A. Burks Summers, who
headed the women's activities Of
the Dewey-Warren Club here. and
Lewis T. Breuninger. Washington
real estate man. who was then
president of the club.
"Mr. Nemazee said he was going
to have a check sent down from
New York" she recalled. HE told
me I was to come to the Embassy
to receive it and that I should
bring some one Of Importance
along. took Mrs. Summers with
me-"
It was not until she received
the check. she said, that she
noticed it was signed by Sultan
Mahmoud Amerie. a New York
businessman. But Mr.. Nemazee,
she said. repeatedly made 1t clear
that though the check was signed
by Mr.. Amerie 1t was actually a
goodwill gesture from the Iranian
government to the Republicans.
Warren L. Stephenson, who was
then secretary of the Washington
Dewey-Warren Club. said his
books showed a November !. 1948.
contribution from Mr.. Amerie
with the notation voluntary con-
tribution by an individual on his
own personal check"
Story Held Mixed Up.
- Nothing was said to me about
it being an Embassy contribu-
tion," Mr.. Stephenson said. "As
far as we were concerned, 1t was
a private contribution. II we had
thought it was an Embassy con-
tribution, we wouldn't have ac-
cepted It,"
Mr.. Nemazee described Mrs,
Arnold's story as q "mixup Of
truth and Hes"
"She came to me and asked me
to get the embassy to give" he re-
called. II told her 1t was impos-
sible for the embassy to give such
q contribution. Mr.. Amerie had
spoken to me about giving to the
campaign and so I told him to
give it to her so she would get the
credit. He sent me q check in an
envelope and I gave 1t to her"
Mr.. Nemazee said he recalled
meeting a real estate man" and
another woman but meeting them
wasn't his idea.
She insisted on introducing me
to them" he said. "At all times I
distinctly made 1t clear the en-
bassy could not contribute. I
knew the Republican Party
wouldn't accept such a gift. It
was just q woman's idea"
Evening star., 1949-11-18

ference yesterday, however, that
he intended to discuss with Presi-
dent Truman the possibility OF
increasing American military aid
to Iran and that he was looking
forward to his Pentagon confer
ence today.
The Shah spoke after visits this
morning to Mount Vernon. the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
the Supreme Court and the Capi-
tol. In addition to the call at the
Pentagon, his schedule this after
noon called for visits to the
Library OF Congress and the Ma
tional Gallery of Art.
Shah Dinner Host Tonight.
He will give a dinner, followed
by reception, at the Shoreham
Hotel tonight in honor Of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Truman, who were
his hosts at a state dinner al
the Carlton Hotel Wednesday
night. Anderson House was the
scene of another dinner given ir
the Shah's honor last night by
Secretary Of State and Mrs
Acheson.
The Shah plans to attend the
George Washington Georgetown
football game at Griffith Stadium
tomorrow. He will leave by train
Sunday morning for New York.
Since spending his first night
in Washington at the Blair House
as the guest Of President and Mrs
Truman, the Shah Is staying here
at Prospect House, Georgetown
home of the late Secretary of De.
tense Forrestal. which the Coy.
eminent recently leased as q gues'
house for official visitors.
Acheson Praises Shah.
At the dinner last night Mr.
Acheson praised the young mon.
arch for the manner In which
Iran has faced up to postwa,
problems, including a series o,
crises with its powerful Soviet
neighbor.
'No country has met greater dif.
ficulties than Iran, nor met then
with greater resolution" Mr.
Acheson declared.
The Shah replied that Iranian.
know they have "a great anc
powerful friend" in the Uuitet
States. and "are determined. with
vigor and pride. to maintain oul
independence now. against al
threats from whatever source aris.
ing. at whatever cost"
Earlier yesterday. his majest.
was taken on an inspection tou
Of the Naval Academy at Annap
oils, complete with two 2l-gui
salutes and a full dress parad'
by the brigade Of midshipmen.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
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sulate, was arrested with four
members Of his staff on October
"a. The Communist radio said
he was accused Of beating a Chi
nese employe in a wage dispute.
The American Government has
had no direct word from him
since. Other members of the con-
sulate staff have been permitted
to send him and his four aides
food and clothing for which they
have been given receipts. Their
reports to the State Department
on the alleged incident which
caused the arrests have been sup
pressed by the Communists.
The American Government has
been unable to obtain any ex-
PLANTATION direct from the Chinese
Communist authorities at 'Piep-
ing. In fact those authorities
simply ignored letter they re-
ceived from Consul General O..
Edmund Club at Peiping asking
Mr.. Wards release.
No 'Big Stick" to Use
There has been no official in
formation as to what the Muk-
den Communists really intend to
do with the American diplomat.
State Department officials pri-
vately concede that the situation
Is one In which other circum-
stances might result In the strong
est action by this. dcvernment.
But they argue that in this case
they have no big stick to use
economic, political or military
short Of some forcefl act, the
consequences Of which could not
be foreseen. 4
They have. therefore, syoided
thus far sending the Chinese Com
munists any demand approaching
an ultimatum. They have relied
on efforts to persuade the Com
munists that the detenttpn Of Mr..
Ward is q violation OF cixilized in
transitional behavior anG will ulti-
mately prove harmful to the Com
munists' own interests.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

An italian arm seeks ah Ameri-
can market for a children's cleo
tric motorcar equipped with hat
terry. rectifier. headlights and &C.
cessories.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

Japan recently set a postwar
record for output Of musical in
struments.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

Poland will grant interest-free
loans to workers for repairs on
their homes.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

Iraq's new law nationalizing
trade In farm machinery and
equipment now is In effect.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
Weather Report

District OF Columbia - Some
sunshine and cool. with highest
temperature near so degrees to-
day. Fair tonight with lowest
about "a degrees in the city and %
degrees in the suburbs. Tomor-
row considerable cloudiness and
continued rather cold.
Maryland and Virginia Partly
cloudy and continued rather cold
tonight and tomorrow. Lowest
temperature tonight from rs to 80
degrees in west portions and from
80 to IS degrees In east portions
Snow hurries IN Maryland noun
tains.
Wind velocity, IA miles per hour:
direction, west-northwest.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, November 1928.
Some rain likely tomorrow night
or Sunday totaling less than one.
tenth inch. The temperature will
average from 2 to 4 degrees below
normal. The normal maximum
for the Washington area is S:
degrees. normal minimum SO de-
grees. Rather cold over the weel
end but a little warmer by Tues.
day.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

River Report.
Qrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Arlington Won't
Reserve Auto
Plate Numbers

1t will be first come, first served as
far as numbers Of the new Arling-
ton automobile tags are concerned,
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
said yesterday.
Reservations Of numbers for the
plates, which will be placed on sale
March Is. will not be permitted
because Of the extra cost involved,
he said.
Licenses must be obtained for
all motor vehicles bearing Vir-
ginia licenses with addresses in
Arlington. They will be available
at 2043 Wilson boulevard; at. the
Virginia Division of the Motor
Vehicles, Fifth street and South
Glebe road; at the Greenwood
Sales and Service, 4505 Lee high
way. and at Crockett's Service
Station, Franklin road and Will
son boulevard
Two other locations are expected
to be added before the tags go
on sale, Mr.. Lundberg said. Cost
of the licenses will be half of the
State fee with SO minimum for
automobiles.
Application blanks will be avail
able only at distribution points.
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Museum on Mountain
To Aid Tourist Trade
In Waynesboro
BY Stoff Correspondent Of The star

WAYNESBORO. Va, Feb. H.
Waynesboro stands to benefit soor
from a new tourist attraction or
the crest of Alton Mountain.
Come April, this bustling city
expects to receive the first of Wis
iting throngs on pilgrimage to aI
unusual museum of art. %A \
The museum Is being established
at Swananoa. palatial home Of
the late Maj. James Dooley, by
DR.. Walter Russell, renowned art
ist. sculptor and writer. It is al
the point where the Skyline Drive
ends and the Blue Ridge Parkway
begins on an eminence with
panoramic view Of the Shenan-
doah Valley.
Some OF DR.. Russell's most ia
nous works. including his sculp-
ture of The -Four Freedoms" and
a miniature copy of his Mark
Twain Memorial" will be on ex-
hibit. In addition, he will show
busts of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Thomas A. Eddison, Dan Beard
and Gen. Macarthur. and such
famed paintings as The Might
of Ages" completed in 1900 and
exhibited at the Turin 1nterna-
tional Art Exposition.
The big collection will be aug
mented ultimately by art still in
the planning stage. This will in
clude a 65-foot sculpture of The
Sermon on the Mount" and a
white granite shaft 300 feet high,
The Light of the World which
will be Illuminated at night.
The artist announced that
Swananoa will be operated as the
Walter Russell Foundation. It's
formal opening is scheduled April
2 and 3.
Meanwhile, Waynesboro is pre-
pairing for another big year in the
tourist trade which uses the Sky
line Drive and the parkway along
the mountain tops. and the JET
ferson highway between Char
1otfesvi1le and Staunton
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Montgomery Federation
To Discuss zoninq Control

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation will be asked tomorrow
night to support zoning control
of certain Maryland roads by the
State Roads Commission.
The. recommendation is con-
tanned in report to be presented
by the federation's Internal
County Improvements Committee,
which will recommend support Of
a bill granting the commission
authority to control zoning on
roads with a daily traffic count Of
1000 vehicles outside town limits.
The committee report will suggest
minor changes in the bill.
Other reports due at the meet
ing at 8 pm. tomorrow In the
Bethesda Elementary School in
clude one regarding street light
ing in new subdivisions, and q
proposal for permitting light in
dustry in certain nonresidential
areas.
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Montgomery Taxi Rates
Up for Hearing Tomorrow

Albert E. Conradis. Montgom-
cry County public utilities agent
will represent the county at a
hearing tomorrow before the
Maryland Public Service Commis-
sion in Baltimore on a request
to fix Montgomery taxicab rates.
His appearance was authorized
yesterday by the County Council.
The hearing is scheduled for 1920
am. in the Munsey Building.
In a resolution, the council
asked the commission to provide
just and reasonable rates =
and just and reasonably adequate
regulations in connection with
taxicab operations in the county.
The council contended in ITS
resolution that such rates and
regulations would be in the public
interest of county residents.
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Salvation Army Opens
Drive for $4,000 in
Alexandra Tomorrow

The Alexandria Salvation Army
will launch a $4,000 building
fund campaign tomorrow.
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan
military aide to President Tru-
man. will speak at the kickoff
luncheon at 1915 pm. at the
George Mason Hotel.
In announcing the luncheon
General Campaign Chairman
Robert G. Whitton said the Sal
vation Army needs the money to
finish paying for its new quarters,
to remodel part of the new
building it has purchased. to
provide, quarters for the Saliva
ton Army officer and his family,
and to help defray summer camp
expenses.
MI. Whitton said this Is the
first time in more than 20 years
the Salvation Army has made a
direct appeal to the citizens for
capital funds. The campaign will
extend through March l.. Al
though the organization is a
member of the Community Chest,
the annual Red Feather cam
paigns make no provision for
buildings or property expan-
sions.
In addition to Mr.. Whitton,
campaign leaders are: DR.. H. A.
Latane, honorary chairman:
John Schafe. steering committee
chairman; Mayor William T.
Wilkins, government division
chairman; Eppa Kain, chairman
special gifts division; Gerald
Turner, downtown business chair
man; Robert T. Mitchell. en-
ployes division chairman; Charles
H. Mason. company gifts chair
man; Truman Carneale. Del Ray
chairman Mrs. Donald Campbell.
residential chairman: Nathan J..
Paulson, Parkfairfax chairman;
Thomas c. Graham. civic organ
izations and speakers bureau
chairman.
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Democratic Directors
Aid. Virginia Utilities,
Republican Charges
ey the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. IL
A Republican said today some
Virginia utility directorates are
loaded with top flight Democratic
machine men and thus are en-
abled to get fat rate increases.
He was Walter johnson. OF
Heathsville. commemorative at
torney of Northumberland County
who spoke at the Republican State
regional conference which preced-
ed the Virginia Republicans an
nual Lincoln Day Dinner here.
Mr.. johnson named the Tide
water Telephone Co.. which he
said had monopoly in II coun-
ties, as having among its 10 direc-
tors 2 State Senators. member
Of the House Of Delegates. a MEM
ber OF the State Highway Com
mission. a member of the State
Fisheries Commission, a county
chairman. and an appointed county
trial justice.
Some of these men, who go
before the State Corporation Com
mission to ask rate increases. are
in the position of having elected
those from whom they ask and get
favors," Mr.. johnson said.
More than 200 party members
attended the dinner. Every con-
gressional district in the State
was represented.
Former Mayor Theodore NC
Keldin Of Baltimore, the dinner
speaker. told the Republicans tnat
President Trumans philosophy
is one of state socialism" and
will never be embraced and
adopted by the people of America, :"
Evening star., 1949-02-13
Assembly Due
ToResumeFast
Pace Tomorrow
81 Bills Passed Since
Annapolis Session
Started Jonuury3
By the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-Tht
General Assembly scoreboard to-
day: 81 bills passed and a score Of
more killed out of a total Of IS:
introduced since the session
started January 5.
| Leaders are planning to keer
up the comparatively fast legisla.
tive pace when the Assembly re-
convenes Monday night.
Now that reports of the various
mental hospital surveys are COM
ing in, Gov. Lane and his fsca.
aides will be able to get down tc
the actual figure stage as they
work on the supplemental budget
How high the final budget total
will go depends largely on what
the experts decide must be done
to improve conditions at the men
tai institutions, which have been
the subject of much legislative
and published criticism.
Hearings Scheduled.
Senator Wilmer Carter, Demo-
crat, of Baltimore. a member OF
the Finance Committee. has pre-
dicted the supplemental budget
may call for additional expendi-
lures of $10.000,000. The primary
budget now being considered al
most daily by the fiscal committees
of the two houses calls for a rec
ord outlay of $130.800,000 for the
II months starting July /.
Hearings on bills to close tav-
erns throughout the State on Sun
days. and to make the University
of Maryland submit its budgets
in detailed form are scheduled
next week. The joint Chesapeake
Bay and tributaries committees
plan to meet and study a proposed
measure to revamp Maryland S
conservation setup.
DR.. H. c. Byrd. president of the
University of Maryland. will be
questioned about the institution S
budget procedure at House Ways
and Means Committee hearing
Wednesday.
More Details Asked.
Only three pages of the gen.
eral budget bill are devoted to the
University's finances. and many
Legislators contend they should
have more details.
Senator Louis L. Coldstein.
Democrat of Calvert County. in
announcing The joint meeting OF
the Chesapeake Bay and tribu-
taI'ies committees. said an admin
Eistration bill to overhaul conser-
vation practices will be submitted
within the next week or two.
A state commission headed by
DR.. Isaiah Bowman has recon-
mended sweeping changes in the
Tidewater Fisheries Department
administration.
A group headed by Nelson r.
Coulbourn has advocated that the
commission be replaced by a
Chesapeake Bay and tributaries
authority directed by experts in
the Seafood industry.