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Evening star., 1953-07-09
By Gornett D. Horner

Books by Communists or Com
munist sympathizers now may
oe used in United States libraries
overseas if they "aftlrmatively
serve the ends of democracy"
DR.. Robert L. Johnson, retiring
head of the State Departments
International Information Ad-
ministration, laid down this rule
in a policy statement issued last
night with the approval of Secre-
tary of State Dulles.
The statement appeared to
mark full circle for the depart
ment in a confusing series of
directives about the use of Com
muniSt materials in the propa-
ganda program over the last four
months.
Criticism from Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin, brought cancellation Febru-
ary 18 of February 8 directive
permitting the use of material
by questionable or controver-
sial' authors if it supported a
specific ia objective.
Flat Ban Followed.
This was replaced with a fiat
ban against the use of any ma
terials by Communist or "con-
troversial" authors. A month
later, the ban was modified to
permit propaganda use of Com
munist material for the sole
purpose of exposing Red propa-
ganda and refuting Communist
claims. But it still banned works
Of Communist authors from the
Governments overseas libraries.
DR.. Johnson's new policy state
ment last night came back to
the February concept.
1T is conceivable. he said,
that the special-purpose char
acter of our. libraries, may re-
quire, in special cases, the inclu-
sion OF books by Communists or
Communist sympathizers if such
authors may have written some
thing which afflrmately serves
the ends of democracy. There
is no objection to the inclusion
Of such books so long as the
purpose is clear"
He added that controversial
books are Of course acceptable
and indeed essential, if by con-
troversy we mean honest differ
ences of opinion honestly ex-
pressed"
But he stressed that "it is not
the obligation of the American
Government to make available
in special-purpose libraries any
books that advocate directly or
indirectly the destruction of our
freedoms and our institutions.
DR.. johnson added that "these
libraries are in business to ad-
vance American democracy, not
Communist conspiracy"
He took a strong stand against
book burning, however.
Under no circumstances, he
declared, should any book be
burned, and I wish to emphasize
the word any"
Some books have been burned
by the overseas library staffs in
what officials here described as
confused directives from Wash
ington.
Admits Error Possible.
nr. johnson conceded that no
such program as the overseas Ii
Evening star., 1953-07-09
Mcclellan 10 Present
Legal Opinion in Fight
To Gust Matthews

Senator Mcclellan of Arkan-
sas, quarterbacking Democrats
seeking to remove J. B. Matthews
as staff director of the Senate
Investigation subcommittee, in
tends to hand Chairman Nc
Carthy a formal opinion by
legal authorities that the
group can fire any staff member
by majority vote.
Advised of this. Senator Nc
Carthy told reporters yesterday
that when they get the opinion
from the legislative counsel, I'll
60 over it with him (McClel-
LAM" He said q letter of resig-
nation from Mr.. Matthews. sub
mitted last week, "is somewhere
in my desk-I have not ac-
cented it,"
At issue is Mr.. Matthew's state
ment in an American Mercury
magazine article that 1000 Prot
estant ministers comprise "the
largest single group supporting
the Communist apparatus in the
United States" Senator McCar-
thy said he did not know about
the Matthews article before hir-
ing him last month.
Senator Hoey. Democrat. Of
North Carolina, who headed the
subcommittee until January but
is no longer a member. said he
disagr with Senator McCar-
thy's claims to such wide author
ity over the staff. Senator Hoey
said his practice was to consult
the senior Democrat and senior
Republican members of the COM
mittee on staff changes. "but if
there had been any controversy
over them we would have sub
mitted the matter to the sub
committee for a vote"
Senator Hoey said he consid-
cred it "unimportant to have an
executive director who made a
statement like that-it brings
controversy into everything he
does"
Evening star., 1953-07-09
Four Die in West Virginia
When Truck Hits Auto
BY the Assoeioted Press

PRINCETON. w. Va. July o.
A big trailer truck loaded with
27,000 pounds of shelled corn
crashed into a sedan near here
Tuesday night, killing four per-
sons and injuring three others.
The dead, all occupants of the
automobile, were not Immediately
identified. Police said they were
a woman, two teen-age youths
and younger boy. apparently
residents of Akron, Ohio.
Injured were Mrs. Nadine
Joyce Shepard. "a. of Akron; her
son, Buddy, 4, and her niece,
Pamela Van Hook, 6.
The driver of the truck, STAN
ley Dupler, 90. of Columbus, Ohio,
also suffered cuts.
Funeral home attendants and
State police said the mangled
condition of the four bodies pre-
vented immediate Identification
Mr.. Dupler told police the au-
tomobile drove past a stop sign
at the intersection and he was
unable to avoid hitting it.
Evening star., 1953-07-09
Senator Smiths Estate
Is Valued al S279,349
BY the Associoted Press

RALEIGH. N. c., July 9.-The
estate of the late Senator Willis
Smith. Democrat, of North Caro-
lima, is valued at $279 ,349.60,
court papers filed here yesterday
showed.
Senator Smith, who died in
the Naval Hospital at Bethesda
Md, June 26 after a series of
heart attacks, left $4,000 to a
scholarship fund he established
at Duke University.
Half of his adjusted gross es-
tate was willed to his wife, Mrs.
Anna Lee Smith. Most of the
other half will go to his four
children.
Senator Smiths will was writ
ten on three sheets of yellow
ruled paper and dated Novem-
ber 8, 1949.
Evening star., 1953-07-09
Latest u. S. Library Policy
Accepts Some Books by Reds

brary project can be guaranteed
to be completely free of error.
But he said he thought "wt
can come out of this with {
real gain" despite the fact that
'the confusion and the mistake:
have hurt us abroad as they have
hurt us at home"
More important than the
mistakes, he declared. "is the
evidence of a free people beine
unafraid of mistakes made II
the open"
Asserting that Government
agency is not we'll qualified tt
select books by itself. DR.. John.
son proposed that the response
bility be turned over to ad'
visory committees composed o1
persons of unimpeachable repu.
tation who are experts in theil
respective fields"
He suggested that such com.
mittees recommend lists of books
from which the IIA staff coulc
select volumes for shipment tt
the overseas libraries. He sale
the "only list that should be
drawn up is the recommended
list"
Would Avoid Blacklist.
This would dodge the difficulty
which the IIA has not yet solved
of drawing a blacklist" OF
authors and books to be banned
DR.. Johnson's policy statement
came few hours after President
Eisenhower told a news confer
ence that withholding of in
formation about book purges in
the Governments overseas Ii
braries is not in line with his
views. The President added that
he expected new directive soon
to be made public.
IIA officials said the new
directive still is being worked
on. DR.. Johnson's policy state
ment is expected to serve as ian
interim guide" for the library
stats, they said.
It came out recently that
among the books removed from
the overseas library shelves were
some works of mystery writer
Dashiell Hammett. At the time
President Eisenhower indicated
ne thought this was a mistake
Defends Mystery Stories.
Indirectly taking account OF
the Presidents views, DR.. John
sons policy statement said:
"Our libraries have acquired
some books by Communists or
Communist sympathizers that
have nothing to do with COM
munism. Mystery stories. for ex-
ample, are a highly developed
form of American literature
Humor anthologies are another
example to remove or destroy
these books arbitrarily would be
to defeat the very purposes
which brought these libraries
into being"
DR.. johnson emphasized that
there is an important difference
between deciding not to buy g
book for the overseas libraries
and taking it off the shelves once
it is there.
Usefulness Is Yardstick.
In selecting new books, he
said. the basic yardstick should
be the usefulness of a particu-
lar books IN meeting the particu.
Evening star., 1953-07-09

which he said bargains "for 5000
Western Union telegraph opera
tors" the United Electrical. Ra-
dio and Machine Workers of
America and the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Evening star., 1953-07-09
larized needs of particular area" "

ldTlZeQ IlccUS VI PdA CACuldl olCo'
He added:
Our library service is able to
select only a fraction of the year.
ly output of the United States.
Any book that finds place on
our shelves must have a special
reason for being there. Books
that are not accepted are not to
be regarded =. as being Specl-
f1cally excluded"
While emphasizing that the
usefulness of a book should be
judged mainly by its content. DR..
johnson said the appraisal "can-
not disregard the reputation or
standing of the author.
Evening star., 1953-07-09
BruziIiun Tries Suicide

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil. July
9 (P.-A Congressman shot him
self in the House Of Deputies.
witnesses said yesterday and is
in grave condition. He is Dep
uty Plinio Gaya who repeatedly
suffers from cancer.
Evening star., 1953-07-09

Workers.
These are but a few Of the
Communist-dominated unions
which present q continuing
threat to our national security, !"
Senator Butler added.
Evening star., 1953-07-05
Continued t1Osr page seVen

us, the officer at the wheel bawl-
ing. Move along there, Macw We
drove around the block and came
back to the same spot. We parked
there for about Is minutes and
then the police car reappeared.
This time we knew we were IN
trouble. The same officer stamped
across the street, whipped out his
writing pad and snapped, Lets
see your hcense!"
We showed it to him - along
with the courtesy card. The officer
closed his book at once, looked at
US disgustedly and backed away,
mumbling an apology.
Polico Hate Ie
lEE truth is that most police
officers and their chiefs despise the
courtesy-card system and honor
them only with the greatest reluc-
tanoe. We were told repeatedly
how the existence of cards has
snarled up police problems in many
towns.
As one young policeman cyni-
cally remarked. you got to be
careful who you arrest these days!"
He told US about the time shortly
after he joined the force when he
stopped a 7O-mile-an-hour driver
and was promptly shown a cour-
tesy card.
II told him what he could do
with his card and handed him a
ticket" he said. The next day
found myself walking a beat more
than two hours away from home.
So never made that mistake
again!"
In the recent nationwide crime
investigations it was revealed that
police courtesy cards find their
way into the pockets of many
hoodlums and thugs. One under
world character. trying to bolster.
his reputation while testifying,
proudly exhibited his wallet. 1t
contained no fewer than IL cour-
tesy cards - from four different
states!
John M. Mrtagh, Chief Magis-
trate of New York City, another
official who believes that courtesy
cards should be eliminated, tells of
one traffic violator who had ig-
Evening star., 1953-07-05

nored 35 srmm0nses. Brought into
court the man was indignant. Il
guess you don't know who / am!'
he said and produced evidence
that he was an honorary detective.
honorary deputy sheriff, honorary
policeman, etc. he had % cards
in ALL This super citizen, however,
had picked the wrong judge. He
drew a heavy fine.
Not all courts, we found, are so
high-minded. In one New Jersey
county recently a driver who was
arrested for speeding protested
that the operator of another car
who was stopped at the same time
was allowed to proceed after show
ing a police courtesy card.
well, snapped the judge, you
don't have a card, do you? Ten
dollars, please!"
Many police officials have long
hoped to get rid of courtesy cards
and a handful have tried it. I'm
fortunately, they have met with
little success. One chief told US of
his experience.
Citizens SquAwIped
l CUT them out one year." he
said. The way people yelled. you'd
think I'd opened the Jail house
doors. The biggest men in town
set up the biggest howl. If I'd had
even a dozen people to back me up
I'd have held my ground. But no
one said a word in favor of what
did. So now we have courtesy
cards again"
Public pressure, says Chief
O'COnnelI, il the only answer
in communities where this
kind of petty but dangerous
favOritism exists. If you feel that
no one - even yourself is en-
titled to speciM privilege in your
town. bring the matter UP before
your civic or businessmen's associ-
alton and let your public officials
know how you feel. All honest law
officers will definitely welcome
your support.
IF a citizen observes the law"
Chief O'Connell says firmly, he
needs no special courtesy card. If
he breaks the law. where does the
courtesy come in?" The End
Evening star., 1953-07-05
LET'S END THE POLICE-CARD RACKET!

special privilege are given away
with the purchase of a handful of
tickets to the policemen's bali. a
donation to the local political club
or a page of advertising IN some
special yearbook. In short, immu-
nifty from the law can often be
bought and there is no way of
knowing whether the buyer win
respect or abuse the privilege.
A leading attorney in a small
but wealthy Connecticut town
showed US his courtesy card and
said proudly. MY wife has one,
too. Between US, we've been
stopped for speeding seven times
IN the past year and never paid a
penny IN finest"
In one Midwestern city we
learned how courtesy cards fit into
an organized shakedown racket
carried on by the law-enforcement
officers themselves - or some of
them.
The system works like this.
you are stopped for speeding.
You show the arresting officer
your card and he takes il away.
He does not give you a ticket,
but within a few hours he sends a
representative, IN plain clothes, to
your place of business or home.
You pay the agreed-upon sum
and he gives you back your card.
It is very neat. Neither one of
you is directly connected with the
ugly business of bribing an officer
and you are free to break the law
again.
Trying 70 0ut
RECENTLY we were given a cour-
tesy card by'a politician at a char
ity luncheon.
''Here!" he said jovially. I'm my
bailiwick this win let you get away
with murder!'
We were curious to find out just
how much protection his card did
offer. A few days later we drove
into our new friends territory. We
deliberately parked in the space
reserved for a bus stop, much too
close to a fire plug.
The police force was right on the
Job. In a little more than a minute
a squad car was nudging UP behind
Evening star., 1953-09-08

Mr.. Abel opened the king OF
diamonds and dummy's lone ace
won. Now, do you try to set
the heart suit or cross-ruff the
hand? What about entries back
and forth and what about pick
ing up the outstanding trumps?
Well, the first thing to do is
to put out of your mind any
thought about trying to make
seven. If you make six you will
score 1880 poins. The extra
trick is worth 80 points, COM
paratively nothing. Every pre-
caution and safety measure must
be taken to insure the taking
of IL tricks.
Mr.. Masters did not think of
that point consciously. He auto
matically geared his play for IL
tricks.
He cashed the ace and king
of hearts, discarding a diamond
from his hand. Then he led a
third heart. He did not make
the mistake of ruff1ng it. In
stead, he discarded another dia-
mond.
Mr.. Champion Won the third
heart lead and returned the
queen of clubs. Mr.. Masters
won in his own hand to preserve
the king as an entry to the
board. He then led the seven
of spades to dummy's queen, re-
turned a heart and ruffed with
the 10 of spades, clearing the
suit.
Now he pulled the trumps in
three leads and led a club to
dummy's king. The two good
hearts were then cashed and the
losing club and diamond dis
carded from the closed hand.
Note that seven-odd could
have been made if Mr.. Masters
had ruffed the third lead of
hearts at trick four and if the
hearts had been divided 3-3 in
the defenders hands. But that's
too many ifs" And it's gam
bling 1880 points against 80
points-adverse odds of almost
so to l.
Copyright 1858, General Features Corp.
Evening star., 1953-09-08
Contract Bridge

By EosIey BIockwood
The playing problems in this
hand come up fairly frequently
80 it might be instructive to see
how the great Mr.. Masters ham
died the situation.
North dealer.
North South vulnerable.
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(Mr. Dale)
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Evening star., 1953-11-07
Misunderstanding
Can Close Hole in
An Old Window
By DouqIos Tourney

About &c per cent of all the
homes in this country have wood
sash of the double hung type.
In other words, there is an
upper and a lower sash which
slide up and down between wood
strips. AS the sash, strips and
the window frame are made of
wood, there is a certain amount
of shrinkage as the house ages.
The result is, a loose fit between
the various parts of the window
assembly. Naturally, the amount
of shrinkage depends upon the
kind of wood used in manufac-
turing the unit, and the amount
of care and skill used in putting
it together.
After a year or so, the average
window may become quite loose,
even to the point of rattling in
windstorm or allowing rain to
drive through along the sides
and at the bottom.
Actually. the open crevices
around the loose window. ac-
cording to the best authorities,
are equal to a four-by -four inch
opening. The answer is. that you
might just as we'll have a four
inch square opening cut out of
one of the glass panes as have a
very loose window.
There is more than one way
Evening star., 1953-11-07

to overcome this difficulty. The
outer and inner strips can be
lifted off and reset closer to the
sliding sash, thus making tight
fit again. But this job is liable
to result in a window which is
hard to operate.
The other method is to install
weatherstrip all around the
sash. This can be wood strip
with a rubber fin along the edge,
rubber strip in rounded shape
with a feather edge for tacking
Evening star., 1953-11-07

in place or the economical felt
strip selling for a few cents a
foot.
Either of the types must be set
so that it rubs gently against the
sash. 1t should be stretched to
make a smooth job.
The weather. stripping must be
Evening star., 1953-11-07

tackled along the sides of the
frame and to the sash itself
along the top of the upper half
of the window and to the bottom
edge of the lower sash. This is
done to prevent interference
when closing the window tight.
CReleased by The Bell Syndicate, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1953-06-28

STIFLINC. AND HERE IS MARTHA WHOSE TIL
A MADMAN. is IT HER TURN NOW TO DIEe
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Of senior officer. Hes the man you want to See Hell know
all about your case"
just she'd told herself hundred times the police wouldn't
believe her. BY the time she outside, down the hot
pavement again. she had forgotten the senior officers
Her fiat unbearable the fat that was to have been
home for Davy and her. One glance around the living room
enough her that she could not spend that night
there. She moved straight from the door the telephone
called the Raes Hotel and asked for single For
night
But the Raes was fully booked So were the only other
hotels she knew Of Panic strode near but inspiration
suddenly. She called the Tanjong Ru Nursing Home and
asked for Jean Sanderson.
They put her through at once and Martha pictured Jean
at in her bed surrounded by flowers and books and the
white phone and piles Of letters from friends really III but
loving the Of the fashionable nursing home after month
of nonstop parties celebrating her return from England.
Martha had met her on the boat.
After Jean had replied at length to her opening inquiry
Martha asked Jean want to stay there too Can come
tonight?"
"Dayling. thought you sounded rather diiNedO" Jean
exclaimed But there's not hope. This place is always
booked up weeks ahead only got in because four patients
died row." She added But chance Of anybody dying
tonight, I'm afraid"
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Martha closed her eyes and shyesed despite the choking
heat Of the gathering storm hadn't broken yet and the
pedp suspense Of the swollen clouds hanging in the dark
ness above the island was gimly oppressive
The next moment she suddenly started telling Jean every
thing Loneliness and fading courage had sprung the impulse
on her. but the long silence se to beathess finish
told her she was going to regret it.
But dnng! Jean cried out at last oh Of course it
terrible for you losing two friends IN tragic accidents
after the other but you let It prey your mind like this
you'll end up by taking these gesome nightmares seriously.
Really you mustn't"
Martha didn't protest Somehow she had half known that
Jean wouldn't be convinced any than the police officer
had been. But can't stay here Jean" she declared
steadily THE hotels are all FULL and I've friends left
Only YOU"
HEsrANIY Jean said There's my fat darling in Snowden
Court You're welcome to 60 there, if it helps at all"
Oh yes! Martha matched at the offer. May tonight?
Now?'
'It1 be horribly cherries" Jean warned.
eth be wonderfulT Martha cut in Number ten Snow
den House. isn't it. and take taxi to Mowbeay Road"
Get the key from the careake." Jean said and you
find your avengng bridegroom lying in wait behind the kitchen
Ccstfnnsd on page 20
Evening star., 1953-06-28

and we all fell Sideways and then he stopped and he went
back with Rob- They could nobody and drove
Next day in the papers that Indian girl named
Lakshami had been injured when her down along
that road after midnight and had died before morning.
The police were asking the driver to come forward.
His eyes made response to the tension in hers.
But that evening Andrew asked all to his hotel and told
US he'd decided not to 60 to the police unless we insisted
Why? Well he'd just finished three years of lodging terrorist
ambushes and fighting communist bandits rubber estate
in Selangr. His boat sailing next day. and If he missed
while the police completed their inquiries and the inquest
was held he wouldn't get another booking for weeks.
HE a sick man, and the doctors who'd ordered him
home wouldn't let him fly. So agreed to keep quiet AZ
Andrew said how would coming forward have helped anybody?
"And the girls fault definitely. She didn't give
him chance; she out Of the trees in front Of like
mad thing"
MARTHA closed her eyes Il her now like shot from
color movie beautiful face with hair bacer than dark
and gold skin and gold ssri and the amazing
eyes, only saw her for split second but IN remember her
as long as live"
Her hands went suddenly rigid As long as live The echo
of her words had scared her Then she made the deliberate
effort again, and her hands relaxed.
$50 Andrew embarked on the Chssn next morning But
that far he got He taken i'll suddenly while
him of and died in the ambulance that to take him
to the hospital. Some sort Of food poisoning
He only nodded to her to 60 on.
Death by misadventwe they said And they said again
the week AFTER when Rosemary Milne drowned IN her
swimming pool. Perfect health, sign of struggle but
drowned in five feet of water while her husband wrote letters
twenty yards away.
There gardena hedge between him and the pool.
Rob didn't the murderer creeping up while Rosemary
drowsed the water the way she always did, and sezng
her ankles and pulling her silently under"
Her eyes challenged the unbeief in his.
$50 that's how know Bob Milne dead. He's been
dered BY the man who murdered Andrew and Rosemary.
The man who's going to murder me"
you mean the husband of the Indian girl who was killed.?
YES She added He'd only been married to her two
days. His name is Daya RAM He clerk at the East
India Bank"
But he didn't write down the of the who
was going murder her. Instead he found formula that
would get her off his hands, He gave her the and address
by Mark Derby
NIustrated By Walter RcI0rds