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would be small in quantity.
However. the proposal has the
great virtue that it can be
undertaken without irritations
and mutual suspicious incident
to any attempt to set up a COM
pletely acceptable system Of
worldwide inspection and con-
troll.
The atomic energy agency
could be made responsible for
the impounding. storage and
protection OF the contributed
fashionable and other materials.
The ingenuity of our scientists
will provide special safe con-
ditionS under which such q
bank of fashionable material
could be made essentially i'm
mune to surprise seizure.
The more important reSpon-
sibllity of this atomic energy
agency would be to devise
methods whereby this fission-
able material would be allo-
Gated to serve the peaceful
pursuits of mankind. Experts
would be modified to apply
atomic energy to the needs of
agriculture, medicine, and
other peaceful activities. A
special purpose would be to
provide abundant electrical.
energy in the power-starved
areas of the world. Thus the
contributing powers would be
dedicating some of their
strength to serve needs rather
than the fears of the world.
The United States would be
more than willing-it would be
Evening star., 1953-12-09

President would offer to forego
for about a decade recently-an-
nounced United States plans for
an atomic power reactor, pro-
vided Russia would do likewise.
Would Allay Suspicion.
A moratorium on industrial
atomic development, he said
would allay suspician that such
an enterprise covered boarding
OF materials for weapons.
THE only way that one can
have any confidence that atomic
bombs will not be used" DR..
Lapp said, would be to have
assurance that fashionable mate
rials would not be readily avail
able to make such bombs. An
atomic power industry would
make fashionable materials read
lily available"
He applauded the Presidents
disclosure that the United States
has the more powerful atomic
bombs.
IT hope" he said, "that it is
finally the start of a real pro-
gram of atomic information for
the American people,"
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Tunes in 18th Century
Told Britons the Time

LONDON.-England had "mu-
sical clocks" of a sort-in the
18th century. They were gate
guards who played certain tunes
on oboes to tell listeners the
time.
Called waits" the men took
TO playing together for their
amusement during dull times,
and soon were invited to enter
tain in mobiles homes.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Stands Ready to Ask
Congress for Approval

] would be prepared to sub
nit to the U. s. Congress. and
with every expectation Of ap-
proyal. any such plan that
would:
First - Encourage world
wide investigation into the
most effective peacetiine uses
of fashionable material.
Second Begin to diminish
the potential destructive power
of the worlds atomic stock
piles.
Third-Allow all peoples of
all nations to see that. in this
enlightened age. the great
powers of the earth, both of
the East and of the West, are
interested in human aspira-
tions first ana foremost rather
than in building up the arma-
ments Of war.
Fourth-Open up a new
channel for peaceful discus
sion and initiate at least a new
approach to the many difficult
problems that must be solved
in both private and public
conferences If the world is to
shake off the inertia imposed
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Danish Way Of Luck

COPENHAGEN. During birth
day celebrations in Denmark
every member of the family
must help stir the birthday-cake
dough. in the belief that this will
bring good luck to the guest of
honor.
Evening star., 1953-12-09

devote its entire heart and
mind to find the way by which
the miraculous inventiveness of
man shall not be dedicated to
his death, but consecrated to
his life.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
More Women Needed

India now has only 500 girls
among the $4,000 cadets in its
National Cadet Corps and must
enlist more women, Satish Chan.
dra, Deputy Defense Minister.
said in New Delhi.
Evening star., 1953-12-09

HEIRESS st. Louis. Mrs.
Della May McKe0n, retired
StenOgrapher, is overcome
with emotion. This is how
she looked as she was pre-
sented with a S479,73O check
from the estate of a wealthy
uncle. An orphans court de-
clared her the rightful heir
ess after establishing her
identity through a faded pho
tOgraph. -AP Wireph0tO.
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proud to take up with others
principally involved" the de-
velopment Of plans whereby
such peaceful use of atomic
energy would be expedited.
OF those principally in
volved" the Soviet Union must,
of course, be one.
Evening star., 1953-01-23

said that cocktails have caused
mischief in political parties" +"
He also charged that certain
hotel lounge in the District has
done considerable damage to the
Government of the United States
by people going there. drinking
and getting loose tongues"
His organization, he explained,
is mot fanatical or rarrow-but
public servants should not have
added facilities to obtain liquor"
Representative Byrd, Demo-
trat, of West Virginia. not only
included his own protest. but
submitted letters from religious
groups in his State, adding their
voices against issuance of the
permit.
Miss Elizabeth A. Smart, head
of the legislative bureau of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union, declared IF it were an
ordinary club, the board would
turn down the license because of
SO many other license-holders
in the area"
To Clinton N. Howard, ma
tional superintendent of the In
ternational Reform Federation,
the mere application "is a shock
ing situation. It would be more
disastrous than other clubs be-
cause it would be sheltered by
its afiliation with the Republi-
can party"
The board took the applica-
tion under advisement and will
act before the end of this month.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Civil Service Status
Given 10 Mrs. Short

In one of his last official acts
as President, Harry S. Truman
issued an executive order giving
permanent civil service status to
Mrs. Beth Campbell Short, widow
OF his former White House press
secretary.
The order was issued on Nom
day night, the day before Mr..
Truman left Office.
When Joseph Short died in
September. Mr.. Truman selected
Mrs. Short, A. the mother Of
three young children, as a presi-
Dental secretary at an $4,000
annual salary. Mrs. Shorts job
at the White House ended this
week with the advent of the
Eisenhower administration.
Mr.. Truman's executive order
automatically gives Mrs. Short
permanent civil service status
and will make it much easier for
her to get a job in any agency
that wants to employ her.
Mrs. Short, who lives at 3407
Gilden drive, Alexandria. said
today Mr.. Truman's action came
as a complete surprise and she
was very grateful" to him.
She said she called at the
Civil Service Commission to in
quire about jobs that might be
open for which she is qualified.
but that she has no particular
lob in sight.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
kiWanians Record
Meeting for Posterity

A voice from the past will give
KiWanians of the 21st century
an idea of the accomplishments
and dreams of the Washington
Kiwanis Club of today.
In celebrating the 38th ami
versary of Kiwanis International
and the 18th anniversary of
Thomas Edison's first phono-
graph, the local club yesterday
recorded its proceedings for pos
terity.
The seven-inch plastic "dia-
mond disc" will be filed in the
Edison Museum in West Orange,
N. j. It's next listeners will be
citizens of AID. 2028, the 150th
anniversary year of sound re-
cording.
E. K. Morris, president of the
Washington group, told the lis
teners Of the future about the
Kiwanis clinic and the Kiwanis
Foundation. Among the hopes Of
the future, Mr.. Morris said, is a
new Children's Orthopedic Hos
pital in Washington.
In reviewing the children's
clinic program, the club presi-
dent told his AID. 2028 audience
the Kiwanis club expects to
spend about $25,OOO for child
care this year.
Raymond F Garrity, who was
active in the founding Of the
Kiwanis Foundation, said the
fund has now built up to $50, 900
in income producing invest
ments.
Other speakers were William
F. Nelson, chairman Of the COM
mittee on underprivileged chill
dren; Pearle Griflth Sadler.
first nurse Of the clinic; Grace
Vitality Seymour, a former
patient under the clinic pro-
gram; DR.. Frank M. Hand. head
of the clinic: Claude n. Wood
ward, the fourth president Of
the group, and Martin T.
Wiegand.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Council Backs
Confidential
Relief Rolls
Commissioners to Act
On Welfare Bill
Going to Congress

The Citizens Advisory Council
today approved proposed legisla-
tion streamlining public assist
ance in the District and keeping
relief rolls confidential.
The group voted unanimously
after hearing Welfare Director
Gerard M. Shea outline the
principal provisions.
This is substantially the same
measure that passed the Senate
last year. but never got through
the House.
The councils action is the first
step toward getting the bill re-
submitted before the present
Congress. :.
The District Commissioners
will act next.
When the proposal last came
before the city heads, they voted
two-to-one in favor of opening
relief lists to the public. Since
that time, however, a new en-
gineer commissioner has re-
placed Brig. Gen. Bernard L.
Robinson, who voted for public
listing.
Also, Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue, who voted against re-
lief publicity. may leave Office
soon.
The third Commissioner, Re-
nah F. Camalier. was not a
Commissioner when the vote
was taken. A Democrat, Mr..
Camalier, too. may be leaving
Office. He has given no such
indication however, nor has he
recently stated his views on the
question.
Welfare Director Shea said
the Welfare Board still opposes
publicizing the rolls as discrimi-
natory and embarrassing to re-
lief recipients. He emphasized
the board is doing everything
possible to see that only the
qualified receive aid payments.
To this end. he said, relief ap-
plicants receive a Super
screening"
Among other actions today.
the council approved in principle
a proposed bill establishing in
sanity as a ground for divorce
and decided against another
proposed bill that would abolish
alienation of affections damage
suits in court.
The group next will meet Feb
ruary 13.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Private Citizen Harry Likes
Good Stories About Truman

cautiously around the room and
then said:
Il like him"
Mr.. Truman who was riding in
the front seat hooted.
That's a Republican club" he
said to the driver. But it didn't
used to be-"
That started him off. He told
stories for the rest of the 10-mile
ride into Kansas City. "You
know" he said, I'D like to write
down all the stories Nv heard.
Nate Bachman of Tennessee and
old Tom Heflin were the best
story tellers in Washington in
my day.
He started to tell stories about
his predecessors.
II heard a good one about
President Wilson from an old
barber" he said.
"The President was in the bar
ber chair reading something
while he was being shaved. Mrs.
Wilson put her head in the door
and told him that Senator Fall
wanted to talk to him for Just
two minutes.
What will I say to him?
Mrs. Wilson asked.
"Tell the blankety blank no
Mr.. Wilson said.
Il asked Mrs. Wilson at a din
ner once if she remembered the
incident. She said, no. but I
wouldn't put it past him."
'NO Story" on Truman.
Mr.. Truman turned toward the
back seat and grinned.
"You know" he said, ''if that
was told about me, it wouldn't
be a story"
He went on with a number of
stories about Coolidge: The one
about the caller asking him for
a cigar band for his collection
and the President taking cigar
from the box, removing the band
and replacing the cigar in the
box.
II think he did those things
just to be talked about" Mr..
Truman said. "He liked to make
stories about himself
So does Mr.. Truman, so send
them in.
P. S.: He got to his office
in the big Federal Reserve Bank
Building at quarter to nine.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Mild Flu Outbreak
Hits District Workers

A Health Department survey
revealed today that 4.3 per cent
of the Districts workers are in
disposed with a mild form of in
fluenza or other SickneSSes.
OF a type that has been prev
alent throughout the Nation, the
influenza's spread has caused
concern. but is not regarded as
serious" by DR.. Daniel Seek
niger, District health officer.
Because of the high incidence
of flu, the absentee rate is about
2 per cent higher than is ex-
pected this time Of year, DR..
Seckinger said.
He advised agencies and busi-
nesses to follow the example Of
the Health Department, which
urges employees to remain home
a day or so when Sneezing,
coughing or sore throat arises.
This alleviates spreading of the
disease and helps quick recovery
of the patient.
DR.. Seckinger said those strick-
en- by flu should 60 to bed, not
eat too heartily. get at least
eight hours sleep a night and
keep warm. To avoid catching
it, people should keep warm and
dry at all times.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
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Evening star., 1953-01-23
Woman Who Helped
Policeman Loot Store
Is Put on Probation

A 33-year-old mother of five
children who helped her Police
man friend loot a grocery ware
house was placed on probation
today by Federal Judge Burnita
Shelton Matthews.
At the same time. the jurist
sentenced two former 18th
precinct policemen convicted of
receiving 80 cartons OF cigarettes,
stolen from the Food Fair
Warehouse. 1919 Michigan ave-
nue. NE, to from 5 to is months.
Testifies Against Fiance. !.
Her friend, Pvt. Doctor M.
Green, 25. pleaded guilty and
appeared at the trial as a. Gov
ernment witness against his
hance and his fellow officers.
Green was sentenced recently
by Judge Matthews to serve
from three to nine years. 3
n The woman is Mrs. Geraldine
IL. Newman, 33, ex-Nfife of am
other policeman. The others
sentenced today are Pvt. Rich
ard c. McCargar, 25, of Chillum
Heights, Nd, and Pvt. Louis
L. Lawson, Is, of lit Longfel-
low street NV.
Deny Thief knowledge.
Lawson and McCargar, con-
victed of receiving stolen prop
erty, admitted getting the Gig
arettes but denied they knew
they had been stolen by Green
and Mrs. Newman.
Judge Matthews gave three
reasons for permitting Mrs. New
man her freedom on probation.
The judge said the convicting
jury had recommended lenency.
the woman defendant had a
previous good record, and you
have five children who need
your support and attention"
Evening star., 1953-01-23
G. 0. P. Club AssuiIed in Plea
For Liquor Permit Renewal

The new, exclusively Repub-
lican Capitol Hill Club was taken
on a dry run today as it sought
renewal of its 23-day-old liquor
license.
Cocktails have already caused
mischief in political parties" one
dissenter told the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board.
The club, with Representative
Auchincloss of New Jersey as
president, had opened up quar-
ters in an historic, 150-year old
house at 214 First street Sc.
and barely got under the liquor
license deadline in time for the
inaugural. The license expires
January 81.
AS explained before the board
by Club Manager Harry S.
Wyckoff, it provides a place for
G. o. P. legislators to come in
and have something to eat and
drink in the company of friends.
Basic protest offered before
the board today was that there
are plenty of places in the area
where the legislators can obtain
those services and that such a
place should not be affiliated
with a political party.
If it didn't have a license, "
said Bishop Wilbur E. Ham
maker, president of the National
Temperance and Prohibition
Council, members could step
out the front or back door a
few steps to places now selling
liquor"
It was Bishop Hammaker who
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Half Of 40 Firemen Hurt
In Blast Still HospifaIized

Half the approximately 30
District firemen injured in the
explosion at the Standard Tire
g. Battery CO., Tenth and H
streets NE, last week are still
hospitalized, a check indicated
today.
Among them Is Fire Chief Mil
lard H. Sutton, who was one of
the more seriously injured. He
was reported in fair condition
today at Casualty Hospital.
The Fire Department counted
35 Of its men still of duty as Of
today, but said that three were
expected back at work in the
next day or so.
The Fire Marshal's office is
not yet ready to report on the
cause of the explosion, which in
jured more than SO persons in
all. Fire Marshal r. c. Roberts
himself was among those hurt.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
By George Kennedy
Stor Stoff Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan.
23.-Anybody with good Truman
stories might well send them to
the ex-President at Independ-
ence, Mo. He loves them.
I went out to Independence
hoping to take a walk early this
morning with Mr.. Truman. I
got there quite early-before
dawn.
Mr.. Truman didn't oversleep
this morning. He snapped the
upstairs lights on before Z.
Shortly after Mrs. Truman
came out the front door looking
for the morning paper.
you never know where they
throw it," she said, poking
through the shrubbery. She
never did find it.
About 8:15 Mr.. Truman came
out. It had been showing for
about an hour. "I'd like to take
q walk he said. ''but not on
these slippery sidewalks. I don't
want to break a hip at this late
stage of the game"
Rides With Sergeant.
He was being driven to his
Office by Sergt. A. H. Bell Of the
State Highway Patrol, who had
his own car.
"Get in f1rst," he insisted.
"There's no protocol now."
told him the latest Truman
story on the way in. It was
about the two men drinking at
the bar of the Metropolitan Club
in Washington.
One asks the other, What do
you think of this man Truman?"
TOO many people here" says
the second.
The question is renewed later
when the room was almost
empty and still the man refused
to answer.
When only the two members
were left in the room the ques-
ton was repeated and the bar
tender was sent on an errand.
Now" said the first member.
"What do you think Of this
man Truman?"
The second member looked
Evening star., 1953-01-23
CIV Dean Recommended
For u. 5. Education Chief

Representative Tale. Republic
can of Iowa, has recommended
that Myron L. Koenig. dean Of
the Junior College at George
Washington University, be ap-
pointed United States Commis-
sioner of Education.
Mr.. Tale. it was learned to-
day, has taken up the proposed
appointment with Mrs. Oveta
Culp Hobby, new Federal Secu-
ity Administrator. She has
promised to consider the sugges-
ton.
Dean Koenig formerly worked
in the educational field in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. He now lives at
1911 North Bryan street, Arling-
ton.
Evening star., 1953-01-23
District Committees
Give Close Study 10
Segregation Ruling
By Don S. Worren

Members Of the House and
Senate District Committees to-
day We're giving increased study
to the general question of segre-
cation here in the light of yes
terday's decision by the U. S.
Court Of Appeals for the District
OF Columbia.
No course of action was
charted, however. Most leaders
wanted to see what action might
be taken on appealing the
Thompson's Restaurant case to
the Supreme Court.
Representative Simpson, Re-
publican, of Illinois, chairman
OF the House District Commit
tee. said he was not a lawyer
and did not want to comment
on the Appellate Court ruling.
AS to what legislation might
be taken up by his committee he
said:
I'VE will cross that bridge
when we get to it,"
Sheds Some Light.
Senator Case. Republican, Of
South Dakota, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, said
he thought the appellate court
decision sheds some light On the
picture. But he noted that the
decision and the opinions of the
majority and minority reports Of
the court constituted a lengthy
document. He said they should
and would be given careful
study.
Senate Majority Leader Taft,
his Office said, still believes that
Congress can delegate necessary
powers on the segregation ques-
ton to the proposed District city
council so long as Congress re-
talns its constitutional authority
to modify, repeal or supercede
any act of the city government.
At the opening of this session
of Congress, Senator Taft said
he had always believed that the
way TO settle segregation ques-
tionS here was through Wash
ington home rule.
Congress Should Act.
Senator Morse, Independent,
of Oregon said:
ut is my opinion that Con-
greSs should not evade its re-
sponsibility for ending second
class citizenship in the United
States by passing the buck to the
District of Columbia or any
other municipality.
Every citizen under our Con-
stitution is entitled to equal cit
izenship rights. and Congress
should protect those rights by
passing appropriate legislation.
That is why I introduced my
bill to end segregation in the
District of Columbia"
Senator Nicely, Democrat, of
West Virginia ranking minority
member of the District Commit
tee, said there was no use talking
now about the Thompson Res
turant case. so long as it was
still the subject of litigation, and
there may be a final ruling by
the Supreme Court. He said he
approved the principles of the
Morse bill, and added:
II think eventually an end Of
segregation here will come"
Evening star., 1953-01-23
Man Held in Entry Case
Disappears Before Trial

A man charged with breaking
into an Alexandria apartment
disappeared yesterday just be-
fore his case was due to come up
in court.
James r. Steele, 40, Of the
HOO block of Queen street Me-,
left for Alexandria Corporation
Court shortly after 9 am. and
has not been seen since. accord
ing to Commemorative Attorney
Howard w. Smith, jr. Steele was
free under $4,000 bond. The
court was asked to forfeit the
bond but continued action on
the motion.
The bondsman, William C..
Cloth of Arlington, said he was
making every effort to locate
Steele but so far had no clues.
Steele was charged with break
ing into an apartment at 1904
Mount Vernon avenue, Alexan-
dria, last June II. He was ar
rested about five blocks from the
apartment after the resident,
Dave Glassman, returned home
unexpectedly and found two men
inside.