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Evening star., 1950-01-08

Mississippi Gulf Coast which have
gone together to put on one
pilgrimage.
Columbus, at the junction of
U. S. highways IS and 80, will
open Is of its most historic and
interesting homes for two days.
April 1916.
Holly Springs. 43 miles south
east of Memphis on U. S. rs. will
offer conducted tours of IA of its
lovely ante-bellum homes during
the week of April % and 80.
Along Mississippi's scenic Gulf
Coast, garden pilgrimages will be
conducted from March Is through
March 10, covering the cities of
Bay-Waveland. Pass Christian,
Long Beach, Biloxi, Ocean Springs
and Pascagoula.
Hotel and tourist court accom-
modations in Natchez during pill
grlmage time are supplemented
by rooms in private homes, many
of them ante-bellum mansions.
Excellent hotel facilities also may
be found at Columbus and along
the resort-Studded Gulf Coast.
Holly Springs has only limited
overnight accommodations, how
ever, and motorists should ar
range their schedules to avoid an
overnight stop If possible.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Pool for Every 20
Residents-That's
Palm Springs

LOS ANGELES, Jan. Add
to facts that the traveller should
know, the following ones. sup
piled by the All-Year Club of
Southern California.
Palm Springs, the swank desert
oasis resort, claims the highest
per capita occurrence of SWIM
ming pools of the entire United
States.
With $50 pools, the oasis has
one for every 20.6 permanent resi-
dents.
They're oval, square. long, short,
filling patios, cleaning out from
beside palm groves.
About $50 are at hotels. clubs
and other establishments serving
the visitors who flee the winter
cold for Palm Springs sunshine.
The rest are at private homes,
many of them owned by Holly
wood movie and radio stars.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Annex to Expand
Hotel in Santa Fe

SANTA FE, N. Mex, Jan. -.
Construction of a 70-room addi-
ton to the La Fonda Hotel in
Santa Fe has been authorized by
the Santa Fe Railroad, owners.
Completion Of the building is ex-
pected by next August 80.
The f1ve-story addition will be
erected on lots east Of the present
hotel site and will increase guest
accommodations so per cent.
Southwestern pueblo-style archi-
lecture used in the original struc-
ture will be continued in the
annex and will be Of fireproof
construction.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Month.Long Carnival
Season Brings New
Gayety to Havana

HAVANA, Cuba. Jan. This
traditionally gay city will be gayer
than ever during carnival season,
February 18 to March 19. when
Cubans stage an extravaganza that
transforms capital into riot
of color, music and laughter.
Havana's carnival, a blend Of
Madri Gras, Mummies' day and
New Years eve, offers tourists
more than a month Of specially
planned events. Integrated with
the carnival will be sports con-
tests, masquerade balls and nu-
merous private parties to enliven
the city during this period. For
five consecutive Saturday nights,
the streets are taken over by
native dance groups known as
"comparsas."
Representing different sections
of the city, these groups are COM
posed of from 80 to 100 people.
They do aboriginal conga dances
to the music of their own or
chestras. For weeks In advance
they labor over their grotesque
costumes and rehearse their
dances. Their Saturday night
parades are competitions. Taking
place as they do in the light of
great candle lanterns, they pro-
vide weird spectacles.
The climax Of carnival Is
reached in q final parade when
the best "comparsas" are selected
in a city-wide competition.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Gay Carnival
OF Nice Opens
February 9

NICE, Jan. THE French
Riviera. all year round play
ground of the footloose, has
preened for the customary influx
of sun followers and sit-by-t the
seashore vacationists. Cannes,
Nice, Mention, to name the better
known, have always been cities
with a keen eye for pleasing the
visitor. and the winter schedule OF
events strengthens this reputa-
ton.
According to the program an
nounced. scores Of events will be
staged on the Cote d'Azur and in
the Principally of Monaco, its
elbow-rubbing neighbor, before
May arrives.
The traditional Carnival of
Nice will begin February 8 with
the arrival of his majesty, King
Carnival LXVI. Then follow flow
er. confetti and plaster battles,
brilliant galas and fashion shows
and colorful Mardi GraS .feStivi-
ties. The. Carnival of Nice will
close on February % with a grand
ball at the Mediterranee Palace
entitled, "A Night Of Flowers"
Also worth noting are Mimosa
Week in Cannes. February 11-18;
Naval Battle Of Flowers, Vile
franche. February 20; Night of
Nice, March IL. and the Grand
Prix Of International Ski. March
24-26.
Concerning the latter event,
first time visitors to the balmy
Riviera will be pleasantly sur
prised to learn that less than two
hours away from the warm Medi-
terranean there are modernly
equipped snow centers. Auron is
one and Petra -Cava, Beuil and
Valberg the others. French Ma
tional Railroads motor coach serv-
ice makes these resorts easily ac-
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Man and Boy GET S433
In Northeast Store HoIdup

A man and a young boy last
night held up the Big Star Mar
ket, GAL Fifteenth street NE, and
robbed the proprietor of $433,
police reported.
Essa A. Badran, operator, said
the couple entered the store about
7 pm. and. after pointing a re-
volver at him, forced him into
his living quarters in the rear of
the store.
There, Mr.. Badran said, the
man took $3.50 from his wallet
while the boy looted the cash
register of S83. The pair then
locked Mr.. Badran and his wife
in the back of the store and fed.
The man was described as about
5 feet 8 inches, 140 pounds, and
between IS and 40 years old. The
boy was described as being about
IL to Is years old.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Visual Handieaps Cited
As Driving Hazard

Many motorists have uncor-
rected visual handicaps which are
a serious threat to highway safety,
the District Optometric Associa-
ton warned today.
Bernard E. Rothman. associa-
ton director, in a statement
marking Save Your Vision
Week." urged stricter visual tests
for driving-license applicants, pc
riodic re-examination, and in
creased consciousness of the prob
lem on the part of motorists.
More than As per cent of all
driver license applicants have
visual problems that will handi-
cap them in safe driving unless
they are corrected" DR.. Rothman
said. Many are unaware of their
deficiencies. he added.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Revival Of CCC Held
Popular in West by
Author Of House Bill
BY me Associotsd Press

Revival of the Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps, recently proposed to
Congress. would be welcomed in
many parts of the West. says Rep
|resentative Bosone, Democrat. of
Utah.
The original program. estab-
lished in 1888 to train and occupy
the Nations jobless youth, was
abandoned in 1912 when the de-
mand for labor in defense indus
tries drained off this pool of un-
employed.
In the nine years, more than
3 million youths had planted 1856
million trees. built 10000 miles
of trails, truck trails and minor
roads, set and strung $4,000 miles
of telephone lines. built thousands
OF erosion control check dams,
spent more than million man
days at forest-flre fighting and
engaged in tree and plant disease
and pest controls over 81 million
acres.
The problems of conservation of
human and natural resources have
arisen again, says Mrs. Bosone,
author of the new CCC bills. She
said:
First. there were million boys
between the ages of Is and "a
who were looking for jobs last
month. Unemployment at the
present time is greatest in this
age group.
Second, there are some 4 mil
lion acres of national forests
which need reforestation. There
are 2 million acres of trees suf-
fering from blister rust. One hun
dred thousand miles of roads and
trails need to be built into the
mountainous and wooded areas.
For fire protection 1,400 lookout
towers are needed" !
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Flashing Jewels, Gilt Brighten
London as Parliament Opens

the mall leading from the palace,
a 41-gun royal salute was fired
in adjoining st. James Park.
Arriving at Parliament House,
the KING walked slowly into the
House of Lords chamber with the
Queens white-gloved hand held
hign in his own right hand.
He wore his parliamentary robes
OF crimson velvet and gold with
a short ermine cape. The scarlet
of a full dress military uniform
could be glimpsed under the robes
as he walked. The high, heavy
crown of state was on his head.
The Queen wore a full-skirted
gown of white satin, embroidered
richly with gold thread and pearls.
Princess Elizabeth arrived by
car. There was glimpse of white
ermine and diamonds as she
stepped out to enter the Parlia-
ment Building.
Peers in scarlet robes bordered
with ermine, and peeresses in eve
ming gowns and rich furs filled the
Lords chamber an hour before
the ceremony was due to begin.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Text of Xmas Address

in strengthening common means
of defense. My government will
continue to take all necessary
steps to insure that my armed
forces are ready to meet their re-
sponsibilities in all parts of the
world the new organization of
civil defense will be developed.
Colonial Development.
My government is actively pro-
noting the economic and social
development of the colonial terri
tories, and the colonial develop
ment corporation is proving USE
full instrument to this end.
Members of the House of CON-
mons:
The estimates for the public
services will be laid before you ii
due course. ~.
You will be asked to approve
orders making certain changes in
the customs tariff arising from
agreements which my government
concluded last summer at the
meeting at Annecy, at which the
governments of the common
wealth were represented.
My lords and members of the
House of Commons:
The economic difficulties of this
country have emphasized the need
for renewed effort to expand the
production of food from our own
soil, and my government will con-
tinue to take all practical steps
to encourage our agricultural pop.
ulation to increase output by every
efficient means and to make better
use of marginal land. The i'm
provement of water supplies, par
ticularly in rural areas. will con-
tinue to occupy the attention OF
my ministers and preparatory
steps will be taken with a view
to the introduction of legislation
as soon as circumstances permit
Limited Legislative Program.
In view of the restricted time
available and the heavy volume
OF financial business to be trans
acted, my government propose
only a limited program of legis-
lation for the present session. New
ertheless, should other measures
prove in their view to be imme.
diately necessary for the mainte-
nance of full employment and the
national well-being, my minister
will not hesitate to submit them
to Parliament, even though they
may seem likely to prove conten-
tiouS.
A bill will be laid before you
to amend the law relating to al
lotments in England and Wales
and in Scotland.
A bill will be laid before you to
amend the medical acts so as to
raise the standard of medical edu-
cation and to modify the constitu-
tion and disciplinary procedure OF
the general medical council. Leg
islation will also be introduced to
vary the constitution of the CEN
trail midwives boards and to make
Evening star., 1950-03-06
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 6. - Flashing
jewels. gilt and furs frightened
briefly the gray of austere Lon
don today as centuries-old pag-
eantry once more opened the
British Parliament.
Thousands of Britons lined the
route from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster to see King George
VI and Queen Elizabeth drive in
state to inaugurate the new body
of lawmakers.
A bright morning sun poked oc-
casionally from the gray sky and
sent reflections from the shining
helmets and breastplates of the
armored escort of household
cavalry which accompanied the
sovereigns.
The King and Queen rode in
the gold-bedecked state coach.
Gold decked the four state
landaus carrying palace officials
and other state dignitaries. Scar
let was the keynote OF all the
uniforms.
AS the procession passed down
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Man Beaten Up, Robbed
By Two Men in Taxi

William F.. Gresham, %. of 1885
Ingraham street NV, was beaten
up and robbed by two men early
yesterday while riding in a taxi
cab.
Mr.. Gresham told police he had
become friendly with the men and
two girls in an after hours club in
the 900 block of Twelfth street
NV. He accompanied the four
some as it started to a party in
Chevy Chase.
In the 2700 block of Thirty first.
street NV, he reported one of the
men suddenly hit him while the
other robbed him of his watch and
billfold containing $40. He then
was dragged from the cab by the
men who continued the beating
but ran off when he began to yell,
he told police.
Meanwhile, the cab driver and
the two girls. seated in the front
seat. drove off when the others
pulled him from the taxi.
Mr.. Gresham, copy boy at The
Star, was treated at Mount Alto
Hospital for face cuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Tito Says First Move
Is Up 10 Russia in
Settling Quarrel
BY the Associated Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Mar.
I6.-Premier Marshal Tito says
Russia and the Cominform must
take the first step in any move
to settle the Soviet quarrel with
his Yugoslav government.
Speaking in the Adriatic sea-
port of Split, Premier Tito yes
terday denied reports published
abroad that Yugoslavia has been
talking with Moscow about pos
sibilities of patching up the 20
month-old dispute between him
self and the Cominform.
I'VE did not provoke a quarrel
with any one," the Yugoslav
Premier said. "We want to live
in peace with every one. If some
one wants talks, I do not appeal
for them, but I think we will not
take the initiative. We are so
much slandered and dirtied that
those who did it must first excuse
themselves before the talks begin. )"
Premier Tito spoke as an un-
opposed candidate from Split for
Parliament in his country's first
postwar elections, scheduled March
26.
Premier Tito said various news
papers in the West had misin-
terpreted his previous speech when
he demanded that the West full
fill promises he said had been
made to extend loans to Yugos-
lavia. The first address was de-
livered in Uzice, Serbia, two weeks
ago.
(Since the speech, the United
States Export Import bank has
extended a $40 million loan to
help carry Yugoslavi9 through
the crisis resulting from an eco
nomic blockade by Russia and
her satellites.
(Ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia
said week ago in Paris that
Premier Tito has practically
returned to the group of Mos
COW satellites" Peter comment
ed on Yugoslavia's recognition
of the anti-French Wet Nam
regime in Indo-C China headed by
Moscow trained Ho Chi-minh.
The former monarch also said
he had received private infor-
nation from his homeland that
Stain and Tito were getting to-
gether again and suggested Ii
tos followers might be maneu-
vering a return to. the Comm
form.
Premier Tito said Yugoslavia' s
present government will never lose
even when it becomes most
difficult" - its self-conscious de-
termination to fulfill its five-year
plan and it's belief in developing
socialism.
India is testing the water lift
ing power of American WindmillS
compared with the customary
method of using bullock power,
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Around
the
World
- News in Brief -
Poland Will Take Over
Church Land HoIdinqs

The Communist government of
Poland will take over large land
holdings of churches under law
to be presented to parliament
soon, Premier Jozef Cyrankiewicz
told parliament today.
Poland is almost totally Roman
Catholic The state has been en-
gagged in a campaign against the
church for several years.
The premier said farms not ex-
ceeding $50 acres would be left to
parishes, as well as buildings used
for worship and for converts or
monasteries.
From the income of lands taken
over and from state donations,
church fund will be formed and
financed to help priests pay social
insurance and to provide pensions
for "emeritorious" members of the
clergy .-AF.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Direct-MuiI Advertising
To Be Seminar Subject

Direct-mail advertising will be
the subject of a one-day seminar
of the Advertising Club of Wash
ington March IA at the Hotel
Statler.
Speakers will include Edward
N. Mayer, jr., president of James
Gray, Inc. of New York, and
Frank Frazier, director of the Di-
rect Mail Advertising Association.
Walter Thalen and Stuart Arm
strong are chairmen of the event.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Flood of German Refugees

The Germans have informed the
Western Allies they will be un-
able to stem an expected food of
thousands of German refugees
from the East.
A spokesman of the Refugee
Ministry said this answer had been
given in response to an Allied
high commission order to bar all
but $4,000 of an expected l25,oOo
Germans being expelled from
Polish occupied territory east of
the Oder-Neisse line.
The commissions order said
only those with relatives in the
West should be admitted. Ameri-
cans regard the expulsion move as
a Communist effort to create new
economic difficulties in the West.
-AP.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Maine City Of ;, 500 Left
Without Water by Cold
BY the Associoted Press

EASTPORT, Me, Mar. 6.-This
city of $500, practically sur
rounded by salt water, was without
the fresh variety today.
After two days of abnormal cold,
an exposed section of a 1o-inch
main froze early yesterday.
Fire was the most immediate
hazard. Calling the situation crit
ical, Fire Chief Frank L. Bradish
kept his men on standby status
throughout the night.
Weary water works repairmen
struggled to get an auxiliary sup
ply of 100000 gallons into con-
sumers' pipes. Stored in an open
reservoir, this water has to be
chlorinated and pumped into a
Standpipe.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Wet Nam Aid Controversy

An American mission surveying
economic needs in Southeast Asia,
arrived in Saigon today in the
middle of a controversy over whe-
ther aid to Wet Nam should be
channeled through the French or
given directly.
The newspaper Lessor Wet
namien editorially called for di-
rect American aid to Bao Dai's in
FAINT state of Wet Nam. The news
papers declaration echoed the
general press sentiment and the
feeling of many top Vietnamese
officials.
The American mission, which is
headed by Alan Griffin, former
deputy chief of the China Mar
shall plan program, flew here
from Hong Kong.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-03-06

tert OF the address of King
George VI to the British Houses
of Parliament today:
My Lords and members of the
House of Commons:
I am proud to recognize that
my people. by a sustained en-
deavor, have increased industrial
and agricultural production, and
thereby helped oul country for
ward to greater prosperity. In this
task they have been greatly as
sisted by the help and cooperation
of the governments and peoples of
other parts of the commonwealth.
The world shortage of dollars, in
which this country mas shared, has
again been eased by generous help
from the United States of America
and Canada. Renewed efforts will,
however, be required to secure a
balance in the country's overseas
trade and. in particular. to in
crease earnings in North America.
My government will maintain
their wholeheated support of the
organization for European Eco
nomic Cooperation, through
which it is hoped to work OUT a
new European payments. scheme
Pleased by Colombo Farley.
] look forward with great pleas
ure to the visit of the President
of the French Republic and, Nine.
Auriol.
My government in the United
Kingdom warmly welcomed the
opportunity provided by the re-
cent meeting of commonwealth
ministers in Colombo for a valu-
able exchange of views on foreign
affairs.
In accordance with the recon-
mendations of the meeting, my
ministers look forward to cooper
ating with other commonwealth
governments in matters of COM
mon interest in South and South
east Asia.
My government welcome the
Inauguration of the 9th of De-
cember last of the republic Of
the United States of Indonesia
as an independent sovereign state.
with whom diplomatic relations
have been established.
On the 9Th January my gov
ernment accorded recognition to
the central peoples government
of the Peoples Republic of China.
On the 7th February my gov-
ernment granted recognition to
the states of Wet Nam. Laos and
Cambodia, as associate states
within the French Union.
Support Pledged to U. N.
My government will continue to
give full support to the United
Nations, for it is only through
an effective system of security
that world peace can be assured.
In particular, they will use their
utmost endeavors, through the
United Nations, to assist in find
ing a durable solution to the ire
mendous problem of atomic
energy so that international
agreement for adequate control
and supervision of the produc-
ton of atomic energy may be Sc
cured.
My government will do their
utmost to insure the success of the
Council of Europe.
The formation of Federal
German government has made
possible a progressive transfer of
responsibilities from the Western
Allies to the Germans. AS re-
suit my government has been
able to make substantial reduc-
tions in the cost Of their admin
istration of Germany.
My ministers will maintain the
closest relations with the other
powers signatory to the North At
lantic and Brussels treaties, and
will play their due part, in COL
laboration with the other powers,
Evening star., 1950-03-06

other alterations in the law re-
lating to midwives.
A measure will be laid before
you to provide a uniform code for
regulating the breaking-up of
streets by public utility undertak-
ings: also a measure to empower
highway authorities to place and
maintain cattle grids in highways.
You will be invited to pass a
bill to regulate and improve the
living conditions of the crews of
fishing trawlers.
You will be asked to approve
Legislation giving further encour-
agement to the transfer of in
dustrial undertakings to the de-
VelOpment areas.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
u. S. Leaders AssoiIed

Brazilian Communists and their
sympathizers stepped up their
anti-American activities as United
States ambassadors to Latin
America prepared for a confer
ence in Rio de Janeiro on hemi-
sphere economic cooperation.
Posters lambasting Edward G.
Miller, jr., assistant secretary of
state, and George F. Kennan,
counsellor of the State Depart
ment, were hung from a high
power line on Rios main street.
Elsewhere, walls were smeared
with slogans attacking the United
States and the conference.-the.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Unemployment Rises

The International Labor Organ
zation reported in Geneva today
that unemployment increased in
all but four of 20 countries in
Europe, North America and
Oceania during 1949.
The four countries where the
number of jobless decreased were
Ireland, Sweden, Australia and
New Zealand.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Peronistos Win

The Peronista Party won the
elections in entire Rios Province of
Argentina yesterday, continuing
unbroken string of provincial
election gains for the supporters
of President Peron.
With more than 80 per cent of
the vote counted, the Peronista
candidate for governor, Gen.
Ramon Alberino, had 74,337 votes
compared with 47.763 for the
Radical Party nominee, Silvano
Santander.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Philippine Man Kidnoped

Manila constabulary headquar-
ters announced Vicente Araneta,
IS, member of one of the wealth.
lest families in the Philippines, is
being held for $50,000 ransom by
an outlaw band in Cavite Province.
He was seized yesterday while
on a property inspection trip.
Manila newspapers have refrained
from publishing the kidnapping
story for fear it might interfere
with release of Araneta for ran
som.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
Snake Winder Wanted

Animal Importer r. U. Kahn
of Hull, England, is looking for
an expert snake winder.
A fifteen-foot python which
Mr.. Kahn hopes to ship to Ant
werp has become so bad tenn
pered no one can approach the
box in which it is coiled.
Its because the snake was
coiled into the box the wrong
way" Mr.. Kahn explained. Pm
trying to find someone who can
rewind it the other way."-AP.
Evening star., 1950-03-06
u. S. RefueIinq System Aids

Ratmalana Airport, at Colom-
bo, Ceylon, has ordered a hydrant
refueling system developed in
wartime by a United States oil
company and now being widely
installed.
Evening star., 1950-03-06

India is testing the water-lift-
ing power of American windmills
compared with the customary
method of using bullock power.