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Evening star., 1952-08-23
Robinson S Aid
Asked in Smoot
Strike Threat
Builders and Labor
Soy Work Stoppoee
Would Be Hurdship

Brig. Gen. Bernard L. Robinson,
Engineer Commissioner, today was
considering a request to help set
tie a threatened strike of Smoot
Sand & Gravel Co. employees.
The Commissioner said he re-
ceived kilograms late yesterday
from the Construction Contrac-
tors Council, representing 1877 con-
tractors and subcontractors in this
area, from the union involved and
the AFL Building Trades Council.
These said a work stoppage by
the sand and gravel supplier would
work hardship in the building
industry. They asked the general
to intervene.
To Reply in Few Days.
Gen. Robinson said he plans to
reply to the kilograms Monday or
Tuesday. The general said:
Il don't know yet how much a
strike would affect the public or
the District. At present, I have
no evidence to justify my inter-
cession. But I am willing to lend
my offices if all the parties insist
on it."
Involved in the dispute with the
company are operating engineers
and teamSters unions. The COM
pany refuses to comment on the
situation.
Frank O'Connor, executive sec
retary of the Building Trades
Council, said a management
union meeting is scheduled Mon
day morning. J. c. Turner. busi-
ness manager Of Local II of the
Operating Engineers (AFLp, also
sent telegram to Gen. Robinson,
the District official said.
Workers Delay Strike.
The 160 employees involved now
average $1.08 an hour, a union
spokesman explained. While a
strike was threatened yesterday,
the workers agreed to delay it
until their leaders have had fur
ther opportunity to work out a
solution. The unions want Is
cents an hour more in pay and a
second week of paid vacation after
five years work.
The workers also want time
and a half pay after eight hours
work on any day. Union sources
said the company suggested
$25 bonus when the new contract
is signed, another $25 bonus m
July. 1858, and a cne-half to one
hour cut in the work week, with
out take-home pay change. The
workers rejection this plan.
In 1850 strike Of Smoot en-
ployes resulted in a five-and-a-
half month work stoppage. This
necessitated bringing IN sand and
gravel from outside sources. Con-
tractors have estimated it cost
100000 additional because of in
ability to obtain sand and gravel
in the District.
Evening star., 1952-08-23
.2,3OOAr|ingfon Pupils
In Elementary Schools
Go on Double Shifts

More than 1000 elementary
children will attend school on a
double-shift basis in Arlington
during the coming school year.
Another 1900 will be on tenn
porary double shifts for part OF
the year. T. Edward Rutter, school
superintendent, announced yester-
day.
Mr.. Rutter said the morning
shift begins at 8 am. and ends
at noon. The second shift begin;
at 1890 pm. and ends at 4:3C
pm.
Temporary Half-Days.
Temporary double-shifts are
necessary to accommodate the
children who will attend the Not
|tingham school when it is com.
|pleted early this fall. The 20.
room building is located at Little
Falls road and North Nottingham
street.
The Lee and Stewart Schools
will be used on q double shift basis
until Nottingham is completed
Mr.. Rutter said. In. addition
three rooms in the Westover Bap-
tist Church have been rented tc
meet the enrolment figures in the
area.
Because of the heavy enroll
ment and lack of school space
school zones have been changed tt
Iequalize class sizes throughout thu
school system. Parents were urged
to telephone their own schoo
principals next week to get in.
formation concerning school zons
changes.
Double Shifts Listed.
Glasses to be on the double shift
basis during the school year vii
be:
1 Barrett School, grades and 2
Henry School, grade 1; Langstol
School. grades l and 2: McKinle!
School. grades l, 2 and 3; Oak
ridge School, grades / and 2
Pickett School. grade l: Shirle!
School, grade /; Woodlawn School
'Igrades 1. 2 and 3 and yorktown
School. grade l.
The first three grades at Cla.
School will be on double session
until the Fillmore Primary Schoo
lis completed. Completion is ex
Ipected to be next January.
Il The first two grades at Kempe
School will be on double session
luntii q new addition there
, READY for use this fall.
] Mr.. Rutter said the 1,020 pupil
|who will be on double shifts thi
Year are less than half as man
las were on double shifts last yeal
Evening star., 1952-08-23
Severn River Bridge
To Open for Traffic
by Early Summer

The new severn River Bridge
near Annapolis will be open fol
traffic either by late spring OF
early next summer. a spokesman
for the Maryland State Roads
Commission announced today.
Clinton johnson, public rela-
tions director. said the bridge
would be ready for motorists even
if it is necessary to spend addi-
tional money to provide tempo
rary approaches to it.
The permanent approaches
won't be ready for two years.
The bridge itself actually won't
be fully completed until spring,
Mr.. johnson declared. Staff en-
gineers connected with the project
had said it would be ready by
December.
Built in Three Stages.
Mr.. johnson explained that the
bridge was being built in three
stages and said the contractor
for the second portion, that, in
volving concrete pouring and
guard railings, had been given 18C
days to complete it. This por-
ton began last February Is.
The public relations director
said the commission figures on
180 working days during normal
year and under this arrange
ment, the contractor could extend
the project until spring. There
also is the third stage, he said
involving lighting and finishing
touches.
"WeIl build roads which will
put traffic on the bridge" Mr.
johnson assefted.
He said that the agency would
try to follow the pattern Of the
projected permanent approaches
as much as possible or would use
existing roads to work up to the
bridge. He added the commits
sion would spend additional money
if necessary, but would strive tt
do it as economically as possible
The commission spokesman also
announced that the new dua
highway running from U. 8. Route
301 (Crain highway to existing
Route so at Parole will be avail.
able for use by November. It will
relieve congestion along the pres
ent winding Route so from Priest.
Bridge to Parole, he said. Bott
distances are about 10 miles.
Part Of Proposed Freeway.
This highway. for which con.
meeting roads with the present
Route so and Route 301 viii b.
provided. is part of the proposed
Annapolis Freeway.
Mr.. johnson disclosed that nt
funds are available now to com
|plete the project from Route sol
to Washington. He added, how.
ever. that it represented part o.
the early phase" in q projectes
15-year State road construction
program to be submitted to ths
Maryland Legislative Council mex
month.
eff this plan is adopted" Mr.
johnson said. well know wher'
we're going until 1867. This is tn
most sensible approach"
The Legislature viii be asked Il
appropriate money for the project
he added.
i Mr.. Johnson's announcement
were made from Rehoboth Beach
DEL. where he is vacationins.
Evening star., 1952-08-23
Truman Calls D. &.
Nice City to Visit, but
Awful Place to Live

Washington, according to
President Truman, is "a won-
derful place to visit and an
awful place to live"
Mr.. Truman gave his OBJ
servation on the Nations
Capitol in greeting a number
of Kansas high school stu
dents in the White House
rose garden yesterday
He qualified his comment
on Washington being an awful
place to live by adding. par
ticularly If you have to-"
Evening star., 1952-08-23
Montgomery Fair Sets
Aside a Special Day
For Urban Dwe|Iers

ClCy IOIk VINO long 10 return 10
the simple life are expected to
swell the already record attend
ance at the Montgomery County
Fair at Gaithersburg, Md, as
Suburban and District Day is cele-
brated today.
Fair officials anticipated a
crowd of $4,000, as transplanted
Government workers get around
to visiting the fair grounds on
their free week end. which is to
bring them back to their home
town days.
officials were still inclined to
believe the overall attendance this
year would hit the $4,000 mark,
despite the damp and sultry
weather that plagued the first
three days of the five-day county
fair.
The horse and pony show was
expected to draw thousands to
the fair grounds.
Pony Show Begins at 10 AM.
The pony show was to begin at
10 am. The showmanship of
horses was to continue throughout
the day, with the windup show
scheduled at z pm. The horse
show in past years has been one
Iof the most popular features of
the entire fair.
Climaxing the fair will be a
one and one-half hour fireworks
display, scheduled for 10:30 pm.
The display was postponed from
Thursday night because of rain.
In all it's promotion the fair
has emphasized that the fair is
aimed not only at old-time county
residents, but at Government
workers who long for a return
to their hometown activities.
Yesterday the fair was dedi-
Gated to farm organizations, as
the All Future Farmers of Amer
lea stood in the spotlight.
Hundreds of county farm youths
took part in the competition. as
sheep. swine and dairy and beef
cattle judging took place.
Navy School Band Plays.
Last night, crowds heard the
Navy School of Music Band.
The bands appearance e
prompted a protest by a musi-
clans union official. A letter sent
to the White House questioned
the propriety of the Navy Band
playing for an event where ad-
mission was charged.
The Navy explained that the
bands appearance wasn't con-
cert. The band was there to pro-
vide musical accompaniment for
the ceremonial drill team from
Anacostia, the Navy said. Just to
prove it wasn't a concert as had
been stated in some fair publicity
the band stood throughout its
appearance while the drill team
went through it's fancy footwork.
The Navy said the explanation
apparently satisfied the White
House.
Showmanship awards among
the youth yesterday went to Cor
don c. Keys, of Olney, Md, in
the swine competition and to
Broderick McCrossin. of Gathers
burg, in the sheep exhibition con-
test.
Jim Eckles, who brought his
team of draft horses more than
200 miles from Mariana, Pa, won
the heavy team pulling contest
His 4,300-pound team pulled 201s
tons along the full 26-foot course
He was awarded the WGAY
trophy.
Evening star., 1952-08-23
AIexundriu Council
To Meet Monday

A special meeting Of the Alex
andria City Council has been
called by Mayor Marshall j. Bev-
erley for 8 pm. Monday.
Mr.. Beverley said a report con-
cerning health and sanitation
conditions in the city would be
received. He would not elaborate
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President Roosevelt Intrigued at Possibility Of Using iran
AS on ExomPle Of Whot UnseIfsh Policy Could Do
John c. Henry:

The Point Four mission and
activities which are today under
such heavy fire in Iran stem
from an American concept of
aiding underdeveloped nations
which actually had a real be-
ginning in Iran itself.
Although Point Four as such
was a declaration. by President
Truman in his inaugural adj
dress of 1949. it was a re-expres-
sion Of a philosophy that had
cropped up in various forms in
the words or writings of the late
President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt made his only
visit to Iran for the Teheran
Conference in the fall of 1913.
While there he became intrigued
at the possibilities Of revitalizing
a land and an economy that
possessed valuable natural re-
sources and a population that
might be taught to improve it
self. He held several consulta-
tions on the subject while in
Teheran.
One. with the late Harry Hop
kins and DR.. Artur c. Mills
paugh, an American economist
who was serving as financial adj
wiser to the Iranian government,
resulted in the drafting by DR..
Millspaugh Of 20-year program
Of American aid. In an accom-
panying letter to Mr.. Hopkins,
DR.. Millspaugh wrote that he
had drafted his program in ac-
cordance with "the proposition
that you and the President APP
parently had in mind" namely,
chat Iran, because of its situa-
ton. its problems, and its friend
ly feeling toward the United
States. is Cor can be made)
something in the nature of a
clinic-an experiment station
for the Presidents postwar
policies-his aim to develop and
stabilize backward areas; that
the present American effort in
Iran is actually a means of i'm
plementing those policies, a
means of helping nations to help
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low registration which is show
ing up all over the country.
Democrats have always con-
tended that q big vote is q
Democratic vote. In industrial
areas and among women, how
ever. where Democrats think
they are strong. low registration
now Is the rule.
This indicates that a colorful,
fighting campaign is vitality
necessary. In the Presidents
view. He can well argue that
his 1948 style Of campaigning
furnished excitement; many
said they did not approve Of it,
but Americans generally eagerly
watched for what he would say
next.
White House circles are be-
moaning their failure to ask
Congress to make election day q
national holiday. They believe
1t would do much to send people
to the polls.
The President also has some
experienced counsel In mind
about finances to give the
nominee. It was one of his
greatest problems: in solving it,
he put himself under obliga-
ton to some who did not later
add luster to his record.
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Men Stunned Pretty Girl
Because she neglected
the other 0O%
She writes:

II had always used an und4rarm
deodorcnt-but I neuer realized
the other 300 could offend.
Then ! discovered ne,0 FRESH
Soap, Uih its miracle ingyedi-
emil FRESH Soap removes bae-
teriG that cause preparation
odor. Keeps me Bath Fresh
hours longer free from he
possibility Of offending"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-07
Doris Fleeson:
Truman Does the Cooperating
President Offers Stevenson His HordEorne Experience
But Doesn't Want to 'Unboonce' Election Drive

Back at his White House desk
Wednesday morning. President
Truman looked over Thursday
schedule which includes his
first post-convention press con-
ference and realized he was
sure to be asked a lot of ques-
tions about his role in the COM
ing campaign.
Since he now doesn't know
the answers either, he decided
the best thing to do was to ar
range q conference with the
man who does. His next step
was to pick up the telephone
and call Springfield, Ill.
The White House luncheon
next Tuesday at which the DEM
ocratic nominee will meet with
Mr.. Truman, his cabinet and
staff was quickly arranged. It
will be an interesting test both
Of the President and the can
didate he hopes will succeed
him.
Much water has run under
the bridge since the winter
week end when Mr.. Truman
designedly put the White House
sounding board at the disposal
Of a Stevenson-for- President
boom. The Stevenson publicity
rolled out on schedule, but it
included the indisputable fact
that Gov. Stevenson was re-
luctant to accept the crown
from the incumbent President,
preferring instead to be Gov
ernor Of Illinois for four more
years and then seek the
presidency.
The convention story further
emphasized the Stevenson de-
termination to be independent.
So does his recent selection of
q personal campaign manager.
Wilson Wyatt, and his decision
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to. replace Frank Mckinney az
national chairman.
So far, the President has done
the cooperating. At Chicago he
took a hand with the delegations
only after the inconclusive first
two ballots and helped roll up a
Stevenson total on the third.
In the conferences about a Vice
President, he was agreeable, even
deferential.
Then he left for Kansas City
where for ten days he was al
most out of touch with the
nominee. This now is his frame
of mind as described by close
associates:
The President is eager to put
himself, his associates and the
resources of the White House
at the disposal Of the ticket.
He believes that Gov. Stevenson
would make an excellent Presi-
dent and he wants him to win.
both as q friend and as a
Democrat. 81
Although he had TESTED in the
past that he was getting ready
for another whistle-stop cam
paign, the President is not now
sure that this is the most eff
fective way of helping win the
election. He realizes that such
a campaign might tend to over
shadow Gov. StevenSon-might
set a campaign pattern different
from one better suited to the
Stevenson talents. He is willing
to work along other lines If that
is what Gov. Stevenson wants.
AS a veteran politician there
are certain points the Presi-
dent wants to call to the at.
tention of the Stevenson head
quarters.
One is the necessity Of close
liaison between the White House,
National Committee and Spring.
field.
Another is the trend toward
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Non-Red Ooths by Communists
Staff Report by Senate Labor Bods Aide Says Pory Liners
Sign Affidovts, Control Unions and Use NLRB
David Lawrence:

From one end of the country
to the other. the newspapers
published a few days ago dis
patches implying that the
Senate Subcommittee on Labor
had issued a report favoring
abolition of the nom Communist
affidavits for labor-union off,
GERS which are required by ex-
listing law.
But a close examination of
the document reveals the Sen
ate subcommittee itself hasn't
made any such recommended
ton and that the proposal is
embodied in an official-looking
document entitled staff Re-
port" which, in very small type
at the bottom Of one Of the
Introductory pages, reveals the
fact that it Is the work of one
individual-Jack BarbaSh, who
is referred to as staff director
of the subcommittee on Labor"
Mr.. Barbash approaches the
subject of non-C Communist af-
fldavits from the standpoint Of
convenience of procedure in the
National Labor Relations Board.
He says the filing of these aff1-
davits is an obstacle to speedy
handling Of routine. He then
writes this amazing statement:
eft must be candidly recog-
nized that at this stage, the
non Communist affidavit is
serving no practical purpose.
Well-known Communist Party
liners have no difficulty in sign
ing afidavits that they are not
Communists"
What's the matter with the
Department of Justice? Can a
man make a false oath If he is
officer of q labor union and
escape prosecution? If the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
members have knowledge that
any one who signs an oath
saying he isn't a Communist is
really a Communist, then it is
their duty to turn the facts over
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themselves, with negligible cost
and risk to the United States:
and that a similar effort might
well be made in other regions"
Another of these Roosevelt
conversations on Iran was held
with Mai. Gen. Patrick j. Hur-
ley. then in Iran as a personal
representative and ambassador
at large for the President. Gen.
Hurley had taken a leading part
in the drafting Of the three
power British American-Rus-
siam declaration pledging the
postwar territorial integrity Of
Iran and promising considera-
ton of the country's economic
problems.
On the day the President
left Teheran he discussed with
the general the outlining Of
a formula for American policy
in Iran which could be used as
a pattern in American relations
with all less-favored nations. In
response to this request, Gen.
Hurley remained in Iran for
several weeks and later sub
mitted to the President a pro-
gram for strengthening and sta
bilizing the Iranian economy.
developing the country's re-
sources and utilizing American
advisers on q basis that could be
financed by Iran itself.
When Mr.. Roosevelt passed
the Hurley recommendations
along to Secretary Of State Hull
he wrote:
II was rather thrilled with the
idea of using Iran as an example
of what we could do by an I'M
selfish American policy"
While Point Four Of today is
the augmentation of the Tru-
man declaration. it is interesting
that the first allotment of funds
under the appropriation voted
by Congress in the spring of
1850 was one Of $500, 900 to Iran.
Actually, there has been q
long history Of American activity
in Iran in the capacity of ex-
tending advisory services to the
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so long as this constitution re-
mains and is enforced.
This proposal is not offered
as a certain way Of dealing with
the problem Of Communist
dominated labor unions. The
proposal does purport to be a
way of maintaining at least as
much control over the use of
board procedures by Commu-
nists as there is now, and at the
same time cutting down on the
cumbersome clerical tasks i'm
posed on the board and on the
overwhelming number of unions
free from Communist influence.
If q union doesn't have Com
muilist officers. 1t shouldn't take
but a minute or two for the off,
GERS to sign and file the proper
affidavits. Since unions resent
the one-sided requirement, the
law can be amended to provide
that employers as well as indi-
vidual employees are not mem
bers of the Communist Party or
any organization which has for
its object the overthrow of the
American form Of Government
by violence.
The value of the nom Com
munist affidavit is that it per-
mits the Government to catch
up with perjurers and other
conspirators. To leave it to the
unions to enforce would subject
them to suits for SANDER or libel
and threats by Communists
which they could not meet as
well as the Department of JUS
tice can, though the "staff re-
port" would seem to indicate
that the department is asleep
because numerous affidavits APP
parently are signed with false
oathS.
It Is a charge Of incompe-
tence against the department
which the "staff report" of the
Senate Subcommittee on Labor
unwittingly' brings to public at
tention.
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Fletcher KnebeI::
Potomac Fever

Gov Jim Byrnes Of South Carolina joins Dixie leaders
indorsng Adlai Stevenson for
sailing boldly the rights waiting to
pull the anchor.
Price control boss Ellis Arna quit and return to
Georgia. Arnal proved that he bigger
predecessor. Mike DiSalean his decisions
higher level.
The ninth Tommy Manvile Mexican divorce
after 10 Misunderstanding Manvle nothing be-
tween him and solitary old the telephone book
Former Air Secretary Symngton defeats Trumans
Missouri candidate for the United States Senate might
better luck elecng his friends to Washington
trade them in the already there.
FBI Chief Hoover that automobile
Ing However FBI agents returning the
you're in immediate danger Of finding place park
japanese leaders celebrate the seventh anniversary
first A-bob The leader to follow. though is the
figured how be hand
last
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to the United States attorneys
and the Federal grand juries
wherever the union officers
reside.
The "Staff report" adds:
Whatever else may be at
tributed to the anti Communist
affidavit. it has not prevented
unions controlled by followers of
the Communist Party line from
using the facilities Of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board"
Who is responsible for this?
The purpose Of the non-Com-
munist affidavit was to bring
about full disclosure and then
action. II the National Labor
Relations Board is ignoring
the facts and is not taking
cognizance of the frauds being
perpetrated against it, then
some other agency of the Gov
ernment-presumably the De-
partment of JUSTICES obli-
gated to find out how unions
controlled by followers of the
Communist Party" are conspir-
ing to violate. the laws of the
United States.
For union to set up dummy
officers who do not actually adj
minister the affairs of those
unions is to invite prosecution
in much the same way as any
body who controls a corporation
can be punished If. in laws re-
curing disclosure Of true owner
ship or control. for example.
there is any evasion practiced.
The "staff report" says "A
labor saving approach to the
problem of barring facilities of
the National Labor Relations
Board to unions with Commu-
mist officers is to amend the law
to waive the affidavit require
ment for those labor organiza-
tions that certify that their
constitution or bylaws bar
Communists, as defined, from
holding any Office in the organi-
cation, the waiver to be effective