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Evening star., 1953-12-23
'CI0 Counsel CHARGES
Labor Board With
Amending Taft Act
BY the As.oeioied Press

The CIO charged yesterday
that the National Labor Rela-
tions Board has tackled an "anti-
labor amendment" onto the Taft
Hartley law.
Arthur j. Goldberg, CIO gen.
eral counsel, noted that the
NLRB on Monday reversed a
two-year-oh rule that unions
must be given equal time with
employers for speech-making
during plant working hours.
Attacking the boards ruling
as incompatible with basic
American principles" and pa
tently unfair" Mr.. Goldberg said
in statement:
1.-THE Congress of Industrial
Organizations has always OBJ
jected to the Taft-Hartley pro-
vision which sanctions captive
audiences. We have. never re-
garded compulsory attendance by
workers at a brain washing ses-
sion conducted by an anti-union
employer to be any form of pro-
tected free speech"
But until Monday, he contin-
ued, the Taft-Hartley Act "at
least required an employer en-
gaging in such compulsory per-
suasion to give the union an op-
portunity on company time and
property to reply"
Asserting that the board has
now denied unions this right to
reply" Mr.. Goldberg said this is
IAN anti-labor amendment to the
Taft-Hartley Act, by the process
of administrative interpreta-
TONS"
The board, in a 81 ruling
contended that compelling an
employer to give company time
and facilities to union for a
prounion speech was about the
same as admitting an employer
to the union hall for the purpose
of making an inti-union speech. "
The boards majority opinion
said:
I'VE reject the idea that the
union has a statutory right to
assemble and make campaign
speeches to employees on the en-
ployer's premises and at the en-
ployer'S expense"
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Military Hits Airline Charges
OfVeterdns' Christmas DeIov

Most servicemen returning
from Korea and elsewhere for
Christmas will reach their homes
Friday either by air or railroad,
military officials said today. But
they added that some 1900 re-
turning Marines knew ahead of
time they probably would not
make it exactly on the holiday.
A dispute between spokesmen
for airlines and railroads enliv-
ened the homecoming moves.
Army and Marine Corps officials
denied statements by airline
sources here that 1000 or more
combat veterans coming back
from Korea would be delayed be-
yond Friday, because they had to
Evening star., 1953-12-23
By Mark Roberts

When you buy your Christmas
flowers. the sale is part of an So
million business keeping more
than $500 persons employed in
he Washington metropolitan
area.
You-the average Washington
customer-spend about $3.50 a
year on flowers. That's tops for
the Nation.
Flower sales account for only
siX-tenthS of / per cent of all
retail trade in this area. That's
a small figure, but it's 20 per
cent more than the national
average. If you add shrub and
landscape gardening sales, the
business mounts up to about l
per cent of the areas retail
trade, Agriculture Department
studies show.
Nine Wholesalers Here
Within a 100 mile radius of
Washington there are about 10
flower growing firms. These en-
ploy about 800 persons-with
some seasonal variations. Some
of the growers send their crop
direct to the three big florists
who have about 10 per cent of
the Washington areas retail
trade. Most send their flower
crop to Washington's wholesale
florists.
There are only nine whole
salerS in Washington, but they
handle most of the flowers which
channel into this market.
The wholesale stores, concen-
trated near Thirteenth and l
streets NV, employ about $50
persons. Their biggest rush is
Friday morning. when most local
growers and retail florists come
together to talk business.
AS middlemen between the
growers and the retail florists,
the wholesalers have to give
their orders to the growers about
six months ahead of the expect
ed selling time.
Perishable Commodity.
Flowers wilt so fast that the
wholesalers have to rush them
to the retail shops. Even with
refrigeration, flowers aren't much
GOOD after 48 hours, says A. N.
Thompson, executive secretary
Of the Allied Florists Association
Of Greater Washington.
Orchids are flown into Wash
ington from Australia and Ha-
Waii. And camelliaS and oar.
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Braden Says White
Drew Up a Crazy
Cuban Fiscal Plan
By the Assoeiatsd prsss

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Former
Assistant Secretary of State
Spruille Braden says the late
Harry Dexter White once drew
up a fiscal reform plan for Cuba
containing proposals that even
the wildest-eyed New Dealer
wouldn't try"
Mr.. Braden adds that the plan
would have bankrupted the Gu
ban government, and says 11th-
hour intervention by him kept
Cuba from passing legislation to
implement the plan.
The one-time Ambassador to
Cuba and Argentina testified
yesterday before the Senate In
ternal Security subcommittee
Mr.. Braden's Government serv-
ice was in the Roosevelt Truman
administrations.
His testimony about White, a
former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, underscored a
warning of Communist penetra-
tion in Latin America and plea
that Senate probers look into
"the Moscow inspired conspiracy
to destroy our country by
spreading communism through
the rest of this hemisphere"
Fearful About Latin America.
Mr.. Braden, in a prepared
statement before his testimony,
said the United States may yet
lose Latin America to the Com
munists "as we did China" He
. added:
This undermining of our ma
tional security has been coun-
tenanced and even at times
abetted by our own Govern
ment."
He said a main reason was
1.-The invasion of Washington by
shreWd and skillful individuals
and groups. who hold and
propagate ideas antagonistic
to representative constitutional
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Real Estate Tax Rise Cut
To % PET. in Alexandra

Alexandria's 1854 real estate
taxes are going up an average
% per cent instead of the 43
per cent originally anticipated.
The lower increase was or
dered last night by the city
council during a stormy four
hour session, attended by irate
taxpayers.
On motion of Councilman
James M. Duncan, jr., it was
voted to cut the city'S new real
estate assessments an average Is
per cent and lop some $279, ,240
from expenses during the next
six months to balance the
budget.
Evening star., 1953-12-23

travel by rail after leaving ships.
The airline sources accused
railroads of underwriting" air.
line bids for holiday movement
OF returning personnel from Ko-
rea.
Colonel Attacks Airlines.
An Army Transportation Corps
colonel entered the controversy
by commenting that the airline
accusation was propaganda in
an effort to get more holiday
business"
In any event, only one of the
four transports scheduled for
arrival in San Francisco yester-
day. today and tomorrow was
from Korea. The Gen. R. L.
Howe docked yesterday with
400 Army veterans and 1900
Marines.
Area residents on the General
AAO"DC d1Cs
Corpl. George R. Baken, 100
Twenty-fifth street NV; Sergt.
Theodore A. Bell, jr., 4419 WASH
ington place NE; Sergt. Robert
E. Faulkner, 1000 T street Sc:
Capt. Thomas P. Fogarty, 211
Andrey lane Sc: Corpl. Sylves-
ter E. Leggi, 1924 Monroe street
NV; Corpl. William E. Lloyd,
jr., 1923 First street NV; Pvt.
Dalton G. Mercer. 1922 Lang
place NE; Pvt. Herbert S.
Mercer, 43 E street S.W.
Pvt. Francis L. Moore. $50
Lamont street NV; Capt.
Robert J. Phillips, 2817 Bellevue
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Actress Cancels Plans
ToWed Harold LIoyd, ir
BY the Assorinted Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.-
Actress Maria Cisternas said
yesterday she has called off her
scheduled New Years eve we'd
ding to Harold Lloyd, jr., son of
the comedian.
The 24-year-old beauty from
Chile declared young Lloyd, %,
an Air Force sergeant, is mot
ready yet to face the responsible
tiles of marriage"
She said she believes he will
sell or rent the home he bought
for the couple.
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Coop Pays Refund,
Years SuIes Hiqher

Rochdale Cooperative of Vir-
ginia has paid an annual patron
age refund of just over l per
cent or almost a weeks free
groceries.
The 1900 Virginia residents
who own Rochdale have received
a S per cent dividend on shares.
The cooperative operates a
market in the darlington busi-
ness center.
Sales for the year ended Sep
tember 80 totaled 81 ,473 ,295. a
gain of nearly 16 per cent from
$1,272,943 in the previous year.
Net savings totaled $15,725.
Evening star., 1953-12-23

IL months of
this year, Sec
retary F. Will
son Camp re-
ported today.
This W a S
W ell above
1880 n e W
10 a ms OR
$143, 500, 70
in the same
eriod last
year.
Home pur-
chase loan S
showed tn e
hest o ain
Evening star., 1953-12-23

Earn i n g S
will be sub
stan t i a ! l y
ahead of the
previous year,
he added. De-
positS of
around SIS
million a re
slightly above
a year dSO.
Direc t o r S
have declared
a semiannual
dividend of
rs cents and
on ovtra diVi-
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Ease That
Night Cough!
Rest Tonight
ADVERTISEMENT.

You can have rest tonight. Coughs
caused from colds need not keep
you and your family disturbed all
night HALLS EXPECTORANT,
a pleasant. soothing liquid, serves
to quickly relieve irritated men,
branes and tickling, helps expel
mucus, and warns throat and
chest You should feel better
promptly Keep a bottle at your
bedside tonight and notice how
much better YOU rest. Ask your
druggist for HALLS EXPECTO-
RANT Convenient size bottle only
40c. Larger sizes for home use
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Furniture Sales Down

Sales of seven furniture stores
in the District of Columbia in
October were Is per cent behind
October. 1852, the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond re-
ported. Sales in 10 months this
year were 9 per cent below a
year earlier.
Evening star., 1953-12-23

dent Samuel
P. Cohen an
nounced fol-
low ing t h e
annual meet
ing.
Mr.. Cohen
and other Of
hcers W ere
re = ele c t e d.
They include:
Ralph Ochs-
m a II, vic
president; Y.
K. c o h e n,
secre t a + Y;
M orton I.
Evening star., 1953-12-23

dend of so cents. both payable
December % to stockholders OF
record December 18. The dec
laration is the same as a year
ago.
The new entrance to the bank.
with stately white columns. has
been completed and is attracting
much favorable comment from
customers.
Cos Dividends Announced
Directors of Washington Gas
Light Co. have declared quar-
terly dividends of $112l2 a
share on $3.50 cumulative con-
vertible stock and $1.06l4 on a
share on $4.25 cumulative pre-
ferred stock, both payable Feb
ruary 10 to holders of record
January 25.
They also declared a quarterly
dividend of As cents common
share, payable February l to
holders of record January Is.
Sees Promising Outlook
The 1854 outlook for McGeary-
Smith Laboratories, Inc, is very
promising, President James A.
Barker reported in letter to
stockholders.
Production of television films
on the company'S sound stage at
los Eleventh street Sc, is in
creasing. Two series OF TV
movies were started in october
and other important shows have
been scheduled. he said. Wash
inA .on Spotlight and a Drew
Pearson show are among the pro-
ductions already started.
Mr.. Barker also cited gratify-
ing results of the first film under
a contract with the Civil De-
fenSe administration. Entitled,
1.-The House in the Middle" it
has been shown throughout the
Nation.
Intensified business competi-
ton should foster increased sales
activity in the coming year, Mr..
Barker said. He predicted the
steady increase in televiSion sta
tions will create growing demand
for TV films.
New Sales Chief Named
q n Knndnn hoe hnnn an.
Evening star., 1953-12-23
Nearly $159 Million
Lent by Associations
During II Months
By Donold B. Hodlev

The % member associations
OF the District Building and
Loan League made 1855 new
loans for $158,940,413 in the first
Evening star., 1953-12-23
New Sales Chief Named

C. D. Kendall has been ap-
pointed general sales manager
for Samson Distributors, Inc, ap-
pliance wholesalers here, Presi-
Evening star., 1953-12-23
BOYD SCHOOL Of COMMERCE

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; starting. Pegister Early. Inquire MA. $3.50.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Eagles Take On Navy
While GaIIaudef, Gu
Play League Rivals

American University's basket
ball team continues its rugged
early-season schedule by playing
Navy at Annapolis this after
noon. Two other Mason-Dixon
Conference teams. Gallaudet and
Catholic o., are on the road to-
night.
Gallaudet will play at Towson
and Gu at Washington College.
Both are league games.
For today's 4::3O pm. game at
Annapolis. the Navy squad, un-
beaten in two starts, naturally
is favored over the Eagles. who
have worked their way to a 2-2
record thus far. Navy won last
years game between the two,
69-47.
Gallaudet will be after it's
fourth straight. All three of its
wins were against family oppo-
sition, a record that puts it
firmly in first place. Gu shows
nothing for four so far.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
By Bill Leetch

the National Capital Game Fish
Conservation Club, with Claude
D. Whitfield and Eugne M. Fry
backing him.
All of these men are top-notch
sailflsh anglers, and will give an
excellent account of themselves.
The Ocean City Light Tackle
Club, competing against 21 other
teams at Acapulco in 1949, after
extremely keen competition
wound up in a tie with the Club
de Pesca of Acapulco. This year,
fishing in more familiar waters
they hope to better this record.
Tackle consists of 30-pound
test line or lighter. All fishing
boats are pooled. Anglers are as
signed boats daily, three anglers
to a cruiser. and the method of
assignment eliminates any posi-
bility of discrimination. Team
mates never troll together on the
same boat and no angler is as
signed the same boat twice dur
ing the competition.
The theme of the tournament
is conservation. Few SailfiSh. ex-
cept outstanding catches might
win special prizes, will actually
be boated and brought to the
dock. To encourage all anglers
to free their fish, sails released
alive at the end of a fight will
mean more points for both team
and individual angler than fish
which are boated.
Headquarters for the tourna-
ment this year is the Colon
nades Hotel on Palm Beach
Shores, a beautiful resort settle
ment. The ofncial opening gun
for the tournament was a din
ner meeting Monday night when
questions were ironed out, fish,
ing hours announced and boats
assigned anglers.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
CoIoniuIs
Continued From Page CID

year, this team is a year older
and should be much better. At
first glance it not only appears
to be the best in the conference,
but too good for Georgetown and
Maryland in the Big Three series
here.
When the Holups, Karver,
Devlin and Ed Catino are in
there. CIV is a f1ashy basketball
team and pretty to watch. The
Holups are terrific around the
basket. Reinhart said some OF
his scoring stars, Devlin in par
ticular. even have learned a lit
tie defense.
Of course, the boys weren' t
allowed to display too much of
their talents. The officials, who
are driving more people from
basketball than Bevo Francis or
anybody else ever will attract,
shoWboated as usual, calling
meaningless fouls on players so
feet from the ball. If they ever
give the game back to the play
ers and keep the whistle-happy
referees at home, round ball
NAV come hack
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Team Match Co-Feafured
On Turner's Mat Card

Promoter Vince Mcmahon has
completed the wrestling card for
Turner's Arena tomorrow night
with the addition of two more
bouts to supplement the feature
and co-feature matches.
Verne Gagne, No. contender
for the championship held by
Lou TheSz. will meet Pat O'Con.
nor, Chicago TV favorite. in a
one-fall, Commute time limit
feature bout.
The co-feature will be a team
match with Bibber Mccoy and
Baron Gattoni mixing it up
against Ray Thunder and Matte
Brown.
Two one-fall, 30-minute time
limit bouts will pit Clyde Steves
against Carl Freeman and Matt
Murphy against Tony Cosenza.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
NIT Journey Scheduled
In Garden March 6-13
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Ma
tional Invitation basketball
tournament, oldest of the post
season Journeys, will be held in
Madison Square Garden March
6, 8, 9, IL and 13.
The dates were announced
yesterday by the Metropolitan
intercollegiate Basketball AS
sociation, which sponsors the
12-team event. The teams will
be selected by a committee COM
posed of James v. Gilloon, jr., of
New York u, Walter McLaugh-
lin of st. Johns, Herbert Sutter
of Wagner, Josh Cody of Temple
and Harry j. Rockefeller of Rut-
gers.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Chevy Chase Angler Tied
For SaiIfishing Lead
BY the AssoeiGfsd Press
BY the Assoeioted Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Dec. 9.-Reginald H. Foster OF
Chevy Chase, Md, and Howard
Knight of Palm Beach were TIED
for the lead with two catches
each as 81 anglers set forth to-
day in the second days COM
petition of the international
Light Tackle Sailflsh tourna-
ment.
Twenty sails were caught yes
terday Ted Williams, Boston
Red Sox slugger, registered a
light one after playing it for 10
minutes.
Panama Canal Zone Rod and
Reel Club and West Palm Beach
Fishing Club are tied for the
team lead with 140 points each.
The Atlantic Tuna Club of New
Jersey is third with 1876 and
Ocean City (Md0 Marlin Club
fourth with 100.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
BY the ASsocioted Press

DURHAM, N. c., Dec. 9.-Two
important changes in the by
laws will be discussed at a meet
ing of the Southern Conference
in Richmond Friday.
Commissioner Wallace Wade
announced today that one pro-
poSal would make freshmen
eligible for varsity play and the
other would limit the number of
first-year scholarships.
Furman University, he said,
proposed the freshman eligibility
rule change. Freshmen were
not permitted to play on varsity
teams in the last year.
Washington and Lee suggested
that the number of first-year
scholarships, in any one sport,
be limited to a total of 20, Wade
said.
Other items on the agenda
deal with clarification of exist
ing rules and regulations, Wade
said.
AS for the conference stand on
the football bowl question, Wade
Evening star., 1953-12-09

morrow when the ladies get
their chance at the sailfiSh. The
men then will wind up the tour
nament Friday.
Sections represented by regis
tered teams include Mexico,
Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama,
Hawaii, Bahama Islands. Cuba
and teams from New York to
California. The District Of CO.
lumbia area is represented by
three teams each of three men.
Six of the men are from Wash
ington. one from Bethesda and
two from Chevy Chase.
x X
James O'Donnell, jr., is cap
tanning the team from the
Ocean City Light Tackle Club,
with Alan NJ. Ferguson and
John F. Kerkham as mates. The
Ocean City Marlin Club is rep
resented by John E. Larson, cap
tain, Reginald H. Foster and
William F.. Lane. Harry G. Fow-
Ter is captain of the team from
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Chicago Wants Irish
To PIoy Trojons There
BY the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Commis-
sioners of the Chicago Park Dis
trict have voted unanimously to
invite Notre Dame and Southern
California to play their 1854
football game November 27 in
Soldier Field. The game is
scheduled on that date at South
Bend, Ind.
The two teams met in Soldier
Field in 1927, drawing a crowd
of 105,306, and again in 1929,
when attendance hit 1922
paid.
The games were arranged for
Soldier Field, huge lakefront sta
dium operated by the Park Dis
trict, in those years while the
present Notra Dame Stadium
was in the process of conStruc-
ton,
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Haas Credits Victory
IN LaGorce Golf
To Recent Lesson
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Dec. o.
Fred Hass. jr., said today les
son he took in New Orleans last
Sunday enabled him to win the
LaGorce pro-member tourna-
ment and pick up $500.
Haas, professional who plays
out of New Orleans, said les
son by Sidney Danjean "cured
a fade in my shots by switching
me from defensive to offensive
golf"
Haas had 34-35 yesterday
over the par II LaGorce course,
which measures 6,844 yards. He
4-putted the par 5 eleventh hole
from 80 feet to take a Z, but
finished one stroke ahead of his
nearest rival.
Tied at 70 were Art Wall.
Pocono Manor, Pa: John Bar
mum, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Denny Shute, Akron, Ohio: Wall
ter Burkemo. Franklin, Mich;
Jimmy Demaret, Kiamesha Lake,
N. Y, and Mike Krak, Wierton,
w. Va. who got $183.33 each.
Sam Snead, White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va; Doug Ford,
Harrison. N. Y, and Eldon
Briggs, Saginaw, Mich, posted
par Ills and won $50 each.
The LaGorce is a tuneup for
the $4,000 Miami Open. which
starts tomorrow at the Miami
Springs course.
Otey Crisman, Selma, Ala.
led 121 golfers qualifying the
Miami Open with a two under
par 68 over the 6,570-yard
course. Julian Arnold, Orlando,
Fla, and Herman Scharlau,
Boca Ration, posted COS and five
equalled par 70.
They were L. B. Vance, King
wood, w. Va; Tom Talkington,
Ypsilanti, Mich; Pete Lipchik,
Kiamesh Lake. N. Y; Ernie
Fortner, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
and Billy Gilbert, Miami.
The second section of Al play
erS will attempt to qualify today.
Eighty-three were exempt.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Southeastern to Consider
Rotating Football Slate

LEXINGTON. KY, Dec. 9 tP)
The question of a football
schedule that eventually would
bring games between all confer
ence teams is ready for consid-
Grafton at the Southeastern
Conference meeting opening
here tomorrow.
Commissioner Bernie Moore
will report for a committee
which studied the plan and, if
adopted, it would become effec-
tive in 1856. The master sched-
ule would use 1854 and 1855
states as base and, while per-
mitting several traditional rival
rles to continue, would rotate
other conference games among
other league schools.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
CY0 Basketball Clinic
AT Carroll High Saturday

A basketball clinic for Catholic
Youth Organization junior teams
will be held at Carroll High
School gym at II am. Saturday
with basketball coaches from the
area colleges giving instructions.
The coaches include Dutch
Schulze of American u, Buddy
jeanette of Georgetown, Bill
Reinhart of George Washington,
Bud Millikan of Maryland and
Miggs Reilly of Catholic U.
Following the instruction
course, a free-throWing contest
will be held with two players
from each team attending par
ticipating.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Schools for Deaf 10 Hold
Basketball Tournament

A basketball tournament among
four schools for the deaf will be
held Friday and Saturday at
Gallaudet College.
The schools competing will be
Kendall School, Gallaudet Prep
Maryland State School for the
Deaf of Frederick and Virginia
State School for the Deaf of
Staunton. Kendall will play
Virginia at 7:30 pm. Friday and
Maryland plays Gallaudet Prep
in the following game. The Win
ners will meet at 8:45 pm. Sat-
urday after a consolation game
between the losers.