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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-23

MRS. RAYMOND A. DEMPSEY
The former
Miss Elizabeth A. Cox.
Miss Elizabeth Alberta Cox of
Washington, daughter of Mr..
Raymond B. Cox of Martinsburg,
w. Va, became the bride of
Mr.. Raymond Albert Dempsey
of Alexandria on October II. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond A. Dempsey. The Rev.
Joseph j. Naughton and the
Rev. Thomas Love, S. j., offici-
ated. The ceremony took place
in st. Peters Catholic Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-23
--Glogau Photo.

-GlOgau TAOLO.
MRS. FRANCIS L. HANNAGAN
The former
Miss Ruth j. MertZ.
Miss Ruth Jean Mertz, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen w.
Mertz Of Washington. was mar
ried on October IT to Mr.. Francis
Leo flanagan. He is the son of
Mrs. Catherine F. flanagan of
Wilmington, Del, and the late
Mr.. Thomas j. flanagan. The
ceremony took place at st. Ga
briefs Catholic Church in Wash
ington. The Rev., Joseph B.
Coyne oficiated.
A reception was held in the
Kennedy Warren. The couple
will live in Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-23

Miss Rose Mary Sloan, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M.
Sloan of Mt. Rainier, Md, was
married October 3 to Mr.. Carl
James Huffman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl j. Huffman. Father
Molek ofhciated at the ceremony
in st. James Catholic Church in
Mt. Rainier. The reception and
wedding breakfast followed in
Hotel 2400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-23
Glogau Photo

Miss Jean Elizabeth Collins,
daughter of Mrs. Patrick L. Col
Inns Of Hyattsville and the late
Mr.. Collins, became the bride
October II Of Mr.. Richard James
Powell of Scranton, Pa, son of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-23

The Centenary Methodist
Church was the scene on Oc-
tober II of the wedding of Miss
Peggie Anne Wilde daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilde, jr.,
of Shady Side, Md, and Mr..
William Robert Tucker. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Earl Tucker of Lothian, Md.
The Rev. Raymond Cooke Off
ciated.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
State Department SHES Away
From c Contemporaries. Books
Few Writers Living Since 1919 Approved
For Circulation in Overseas Libraries

officials said only very few
writer's have been cleared under
the program to permit purchase
of their books.
This situation came to light as
The Star checked into a speech
by Lawrence Wadsworth, former
deputy chief of public affairs
in the Bureau of Far Eastern
Affairs, delivered before the
Young Democratic Club at the
Hotel Hamilton last night.
Mr.. Wadsworth told the club
that the works of George Gersh-
win, Judge Learned Hand and
the Rev. A. Powell Davies have
been banned. He also said that
when he resigned from the de-
partment three weeks ago, Off
cials were still studying the writ
ings of Adlai Stevenson to deter
mine whether they could be used
or not.
A March 18 directive banned
use OF any Communist material
In the Departments overseas in
formation program, but did not
fix specific rules for determining
what material should be banned.
Officials in the International In
formation administration which
(See BOOKS, Page A-24)
Evening star., 1953-05-21

Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp plans within the next
few days to establish radar
equipment on half a dozen resi-
dental streets to check on speed
ers, it was learned today.
The traffic chief said the ra-
dar equipment, acquired 10 days
ago, would be installed as soon
as his Office gets a license from
the Federal Communications
Commission to operate it.
He stressed that the radar
would not be for enforcement
purposes. but for speed surveys
80 we can give police more ac-
curate information on what
speeding conditions really are
on certain streets"
Mr.. Keneipp mentioned the
radar plan in testimony, made
public today. before the House
Appropriations sub m mittee
handling the District budget.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Rodor to Check on D. G. Traffic Speeds

I'VE get many complaints from
people who say cars are going
as much as so miles an hour
when actually they are not going
anywhere near that FAST" he
told the subcommittee.
"You don't intend to use that
evidence in court?" asked Repre-
sentative Wilson, Republican, of
Indiana. He said such equipment
was not allowed In court In
indianapolis.
1T has been used in some
States" Mr.. Keneipp replied. II
don't know whether or not we
have legal authority to use it in
our courts. That is something the
legal people will have to deter
mine"
The traffic director told q re-
porter, however, that he intended
to invite Municipal Court judges.
the Commissioners and the press
Evening star., 1953-05-21
By Gornett D. Horner

All but a handful of books by
contemporary American authors
currently may not be purchased
for use by State Department
libraries overseas.
The reason:
State Department officials still
are struggling with the problem
Of setting up some standards for
making reasonable decisions on
who is a Communist writer.
Oficials said today they feel
free to buy for our propaganda
use only books in the following
general categories:
/. Works of American authors
who died before 1919. (The
significance Of this date was not
explained)
2. National and state govern
inent documents.
3. Standard reference works,
such as dictionaries, encyclo-
pedias and biographies.
1. Recognized classics of
American literature.
5. Works by American states
man, defined as including cabi-
net members, members of Con-
gress, generals and admirals.
Outside of those categorieS,
Evening star., 1953-05-21

to see the equipment in action
soon after it is installed.
Mr.. Kniepp said he expected
the FEC to issue the. license
'momentarily" and added: Wen
get out on the street the same
day we get the license"
Streets earmarked for the first
tests, he said, include Loughboro
.oad from Foxhall road to Mac
Arthur boulevard NV; Western
avenue from River road to West
moreland circle; South Capitol
street below the river bridge,
sections of Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, and the area near Taylor
street and Michigan avenue NE.
In each instance, Mr.. Kneipp
said, signs will be put UP stating
that motorists are entering q
radar speed zone
I'VE want them to know what
we're doing" he said.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
House G. O. P. Leaders Count
On Hearings to Aid Tax Fight

as scheduled on April /; post
pone the u per cent increase
scheduled January / in social
security taxes; don't cut excise
taxes on April l, as scheduled; !;
don't cut income taxes for in
dividualS until January /, then
allow a 10 per cent cut already
scheduled; go easy on all tax
matters until Treasury Secre-
tary Humphrey details the ad-
ministration's program "by the
end of the year." ..
Mr.. Reed was as vehement as
ever in demanding that the ex-
cess profits tax die on schedule
June 30. He attacked the Presi-
dents proposal for an extension
as "unwise." He insisted that
Congress pass his own bill for an
individual income tax cut June
80 instead of December 81.
Many of his Republican COL
leagues on the committee indi-
Gated they still side with him.
Between now and the end of the
public hearings next month,
each is likely to be urged with
increasing emphasis by the
House leadership to go along
with the Presidents tax recon-
mendation.
On top Of this, some congress
sional supporters of the Presi-
dents proposal voiced hope that
public opinion as well as testi-
mony of Government fiscal au-
thorities and other witnesses at
the hearings will gain committee
votes for reporting out a bill.
Make No Predictions.
Speaker Martin, House Ma
jority Leader Halleck and others
at the conference with Mr.. Reed
and his Republican committee
colleagues yesterday voiced no
predictions, although MIR. Hal
leck said later he was very opti-
mistic." Mr.. Martin said he
was "prayerfully hopeful" the
committee would send the bill
to. the House floor. He added
that "at the moment it is just
a hope" although he believes
several Republicans on the COM
mittee have not yet made up
their minds
The decision of the Republi-
can committee members to hold
hearings came at an informal
meeting and was not disclosed
until the conference in the
Speakers Office. There were re-
ports that a majority Of the is
Republicans at the earlier meet
ing said they opposed the ex-
tension proposal but had no OBJ
lection to hearings on it.
Meanwhile, the 10 Democrats
on the committee held q strong
but significantly silent position
today.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Auto Plants Layoffs
Spreading as Result
OF Supp|ier Strikes
TotoI May Hit $50. 1000;
Ford to Idle $4,000
In Next Five Doys
BY the Assoeioted PTsss

DETROIT, May 21.-Lavoffs
engulfed or threatened 10000 or
more auto workers today as half
q dozen major manufacturer re-
ported their flow of parts choked
of by supplier strikes.
Ford, Chrysler. Studebaker,
WHY'S, Nash and international
Harvester all figured in the
mushrooming production cuts.
They attributed their moves to
three supplier strikes: At Ford's
Canton, Ohio, forge plant, at
Borg Warner Gear Division plant
at Muncie, Ind, and at the Budd
Co. car body stamping plant in
Detroit.
The number Of workers laid
of represents slightly less than
10 per cent Of the total men,
bership of the CIO United Auto
WORKERS Union.
Ford to Lay OF $4,000.
Ford laid off an unannounced
number of employees at its big
Rouge plant in Dearborn yester-
day and said that was the start
of layoffs which will idle $4,000
employees across the Nation
within the next five days. The
company said a month-long
tieup at its key Canton plant
had cut off its. only source of
forgings for cars and trucks.
Chrysler sent $1,000 employees
home from its Chrysler, DeSoto
and Dodge assembly plants here
yesterday. 1t said a juriSdic-'
tional dispute at the Budd plant
had halted the inflow Of car
bodies. About 5000 Budd
workers were idle.
Studebaker, Willys, Nash and
International Harvester all said
the Warner Gear strike, also a
month old, was hurting them.
Studebaker to Cut Shifts.
Studebaker announced last
night it was cutting from three
shift to one-shift operations
next Monday because of a hack
of tranSmiSSionS normally sup
piled by Warner. Only cars with
automatic transmissions will be
assembled, the company said. It
was uncertain. a spokesman said,
how many of Studebaker's 49,
900 workers might be affected.
WHY'S halted all car produc-
ton and completed the layof
of $500 workers yesterday for
a lack Of transmissions. An ad-
ditional 5000 employees in nom
auto divisions were kept on the
job.
Some 4,400 Nash workers at
Milwaukee and Kenosha, Wis,
plants have been idle since Mon
day because Of the Warner
strike.
International Harvester has
laid off more than 5000 produc-
tion workers at Springfield, Ohio,
for the same reason.
Most defense operations will
not be affected.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Prosecutors Error
Brings Dope MistriaI

The dope-peddling trial Of
Randolph Catfish Turner and
Leon James wound up in a mis-
trial today in the U. S. District
Court for the District of CO.
lumbia.
Defense Attorneys James j.
Laughlin and Albert Ahern
moved for mistrial on the
grounds that a reference by
Prosecutor Martin j. Mcnamara,
jr.. in his opening statement to
the jury was prejudicial. The
contention was upheld by Judge
Edward NJ. Curran, who ordered
the case remanded for reassign-
ment.
The prejudicial statement re-
ferred to past offenses allegedly
committed by the defendants.
The trial had opened today
after two days spent in select
ing a jury. A number of pros
pective jurors had indicated they
had formed opinions.
Turner and James, both coll
ored. currently are serving sen.
tences of 8 to "a years for con-
spiracy to violate narcotics laws.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
British Firm
Denies Ships
Hauled Reds
Officiol Replies
To Charges Made to
Mccarthy Group
By the Assoeioted Pres.

HONG KONG, May 21.-An
official of British steamship
company today denied accusa-
tions by a United States Senate
Investigations subcommittee that
the firm had transported Com
munist troops.
F. H. Horman-Fisher, Hong
Kong manager of the Wheelock
Marden Co., said neither his
company nor any other British
shipping concern he knows of
has carried Conn Inunist troops.
Mr.. Horman-Fisher's state
ment was issued in reply to
testimony before a subcommittee
headed by Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, Of Wisconsin that
two British-owned ships were
used to transport Red troops
along the Chinese coast.
The committee was told these
vessels later were hired to carry
Mutual Security Administration
goods.
Reds Seized Ships.
Mr.. Horman-Fis sher said the
Communists seized three Wheel
ock Marden ships and are using
them in China trade.
"They were co1fiScated when
we tried to withdraw them from
China in August, 1851" he said.
I'VE have no control over them.
They are the steamships Norma,
Romantico and Miramar.
Mr.. Horman-F Fisher said an
other Wheelock Marden vessel,
the Villa, had been reported in
China trade, but no longer is the
property. Of Wheelock Marden.
He said some outdated ship reg
listers still list these vessels as
owned by the arm.
Mr.. Horman-Fisher suggested
the subcommittee's information
might be out Of date.
Robert Kennedy, assistant t
counsel Of the subcommittee,
testified the Wheelock Marden
vessel Charles Dickens had been
hired to haul MSA'goods.
Fertilizer Hauled.
Mr.. Norman Fisher said the
ship hauled some chemical fer
tilizer to Formosa for MSA but
never called at a Red Chinese
port. The vessel later was sold,
he added.
Mr.. Kennedy also testified that
about 100 British-f flag vessels
in trade with Red China
in the first three and a half
months of this year.
Hong Kong shipping officials
commented that about 10 small
British ships ply between here
and Shanghai and Tientsin car
rying approved cargo and bring
ing out refugees, but nowhere
near 100 vessels were engaged in
Red Chinese trade.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Veterans 10 Recover
10 Pei. Of Losses in
AS Homes Swind|e
Victims to Get $4o, 900
SuIvoeed From Estates
Of George H. Williams

Veterans defrauded in 1946 by
George H. Williams, local real
estate promoter who collected
down payments but never built
houses. will get back about 10
per cent of their money, it was
learned today.
Final details of the case were
settled before John A. Bresna-
han, referee in bankruptcy for
the District.
The promoter was sentenced
to 4 to 18 months in Jail after
being convicted of defrauding
the veterans. He then was
forced into bankruptcy and the
last several years have been
spent by Attorney Samuel M.
Greenbaum, receiver and trustee
for the Williams estate. in
Strengthening out his tangled
financial affairs.
Accepted 100000.
Williams accepted more than
500, 900 from nearly 200 veterans
in down payments on homes.
The payments ranged from
$500 to $1,000. The veterans
got neither houses nor their
money back.
MIR. Bresnahan said two estates
were involved, the holdings Of
the George H. Williams Co. and
of Williams Properties, Inc.
He said Mr.. Greenbaum had
rounded up a total $49, 9,246 from
the two estates and this was the
sum to be distributed among
some 500 creditors.
Most of the creditors are vet
Grams, but many business firms
are also involved. Many have
claims against both estates.
Mr.. Bresnahan paid tribute to
the work of the trustee, receiver
and attorneys in the case and
declared they will never be
compensated for the work done"
He added:
when you hear the amount
(See WILLIAMS, Page A-39
Evening star., 1953-05-21
155 Polio Cases in Week
Top Last Years Record
By the Assoeioted Press

The Public Health Service
said today there were 155 cases
of infantile paralysis reported
last week. That was 54 more
than the corresponding week
last year-a record year.
Up tc last Saturday, 2,218
cases had been listed in 1858,
compared with 1853 in the same
period a year ago. The 1852
record total was 57,626 cases of
poliomyelitis.
California leads the States for
the 19 weeks this year. with 658
cases as compared with BAT last
year.
A spokesman emphasized 1t is
too early to say what may be
in store later in the summer
because the cases generally have
been scattered except in Los
Angeles County, Calf. He said
half OF California's cases have
occurred in that county but on
the basis of past experience
there is usually an earlier rise in
cases in Southern California
than elsewhere in that State.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Czechoslovakia's official propa-

Czechoslovakia's s official propa-
gandists today called on the
United States to lift its economic
embargo against that Communist
satellite nation in return for
the release of William N. Oats.
The challenge followed less
than IL hours after it was dis
closed here that a March 80 let
ter from President Eisenhower to
Czech President Zapotocky made
this promise:
IF your government will re-
lease Mr.. Oats the United
States Government . is pre-
pared to negotiate on the basis
of full mutual understanding the
issues arising from the arrest of
Mr.. Oats and now outstanding
between u.s."
Only last Saturday the State
Departments assistant press Of
f1cer, Lincoln White, had told
reporters: There wasn't any
deal between the United States
Government and the Czecho-
slovak government"
At the same time the depart
ment issued a formal statement
to the effect that Mr.. Oats
release had been achieved solely
on the basis of an appeal from
Mrs. Laurabelle Oats, wife of
the Associated Press correspond
ent, to the Czech President. Mr..
Oats was released by the
Czechs last Saturday after
spending Is months in prison on
charges of espionage.
The Associated Press reported
that the Eisenhower note and
Mr.. zapotocky's answer were
broadcast over the government
controlled Radio Prague this
morning. The broadcast also
included an editorial from the
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Bullock Loses Challenge
On Police Trial Board

Police Inspector Albert I. Bull
locks challenge of the au-civilian
trial board appointed to hear
misconduct charges against him
today was squelched by the Dis
trict Commissioners. The Com
misSioners said they felt the
board could hear the case impair
TALLY.
Through Attorney Charles E.
Ford, the suspended metropoli-
tan police inspector questioned
the propriety of having three
officials Of District government
pass judgment on his case. The
officials are Robert F. Cogswell
of the Rent Control Administra-
ton, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Harry F. Hansen and
Donald Clemmer, director of cor
rections.
Earlier Story on Page B-23.)
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Czechs Demand II. S. Remove
E Embargo in Return for Ootis
White House Reveals Eisenhower Note
Offering to Negotiate Newsmon's Release

Czech Communist Party paper,
Rude Pravo, calling on Gen.
Eisenhower to lift trade and
economic sanctions imposed after
Mr.. Oats was imprisoned in 1851.
AS released by the White
House, the Presidents March 80
message to Mr.. Zapotocky read
as follows:
"On the occasion of your as
sumption of the presidency of
the Czechoslovak Republic I
wish to avail myself of the op-
portunity to express the hope
that you will give consideration
to the release of William Oats
and thus remove one cause of
friction between our two coun-
tries.
If your government will re-
lease Mr.. Oats removing the
obstacles which his continued
imprisonment places in. the way
of their solution. the United
States Government on its part
is prepared to negotiate on the
basis of full mutual understand
ing the issues arising from the
arrest of Mr.. Oats and now
outstanding between U.s."
Mr.. Zapotocky's answer to
Gen. Eisenhower, handed to
American Ambassador George
Wadsworth May Is read as fol-
lows:
II thank you for your con-
gratulations on the occasion OF
my election as president OF
Czechoslovak Republic which
was transmitted to the prime
minister on March 80, 1858, by
the ambassador of the United
States.
Regarding your personal mes
(See OATS, Page A-3O
Evening star., 1953-05-21
By Robert K. Walsh

Public hearings and support
the e-President persuasion were
counted on by the House Repub-
lican leaders today in a difficult
attempt to win Ways and Means
Committee approval Of President
Eisenhower's proposal to con-
tinue the excess profits tax.
The IS Republicans on the 25-
member committee agreed to
hold about 10 days Of hearings
beginning June on whether the
tax due to expire June 80 should
60 on until December 81.
But that is all they agreed to
do. Speaker Martin could get
no assurance at a long closed
conference yesterday that Chair
man Reed and his fellow Repub-
licans on the committee will re-
port out a bill for a six months
extension of that levy on busi-
nesSeS.
Wants Taxes Continued.
The Presidents request, sent
formally to Congress late yes
terday after being outlined in
his radio talk Tuesday night, ex-
hortS Congress to cut no taxes
this year. Gen. Eisenhower said
he wants lower taxes as much
as anybody. but he said that
would be inf1ationary.
He raked the Truman admin
istration for leaving what he
called "a critically unsound
state Of financial. affairs" pro-
posing this six-point tax pro-
gram: Extend the excess profits
tax six months past it's June 80
expiration date; don't cut cor
poration income taxes S per cent,
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Ocean Beoch's Dead
Whale Back at Sea

SCENTED DENlZEN-oeeon City
rejects the whale which drifted into
the resort orea uninvited ond the
Coost Guard tows it book TO the Gulf
Stream. Stor Stoff Writer W. n.
Shippen shifts the odor ond the
sentiment around the oeeon City
beach in a story on Page AS.
QUEENLY ALLoWANcE-Queen
EIizobeth II not quite 50 offluent as
EnsIonds eorly rulers, must poy the
help and palace upkeep from her
oIlowonee. MoIIie MeGee, in on
other Of o series Of ortieIes on IN
new Queen TO be crowned June z,
tells Of royal bills on Page B-5 todoy.
Evening star., 1953-05-21
Congress Aec|aims
Big-Three Meeting
As Sound Proposal
KnowIond Urges End
Of Differences Before
Talking With Soviet

Members of Congress reacted
promptly and favorably today
to the announcement of the
forthcoming Big Three confer
ence.
"It is entirely sound for the
President. the British Prime
Minister and the Premier of
France to meet for common
discussion to see if we cannot
reach areas of agreement" said
Acting Senate Majority Leader
Knowland of California.
THAT certainly should be done
before any meeting is held with
the Russians. think it would
be a fatal mistake to 60 into
a Russian meeting with a di-
vergence Of opinion among the
allies on Korea or other major
issues in Europe and Asia, be-
cause the Soviet technique is to
divide and conquer. If the allies
go into a four-power meeting
with differences among them
selves, the Soviet will take ad-
vantage of them"
Democrats Approve Plan.
Senator Knowland has taken
the lead recently in criticizing
Great Britain'S attitude toward
armistice terms in Korea and, in
opposing any move to admit Red
China to the United Nations if
peace is restored in Korea.
Senator George, of Georgia,
ranking Democrat of foreign
relations, called the conference
the wise thing to do"
1T is all to the good" OBJ
served Senator Gore, Democrat
of Tennessee.
"It is a splendid idea" said
Senator Smathers. Democrat of
Florida. I'VE should explore all
possibilities"
Senator Ferguson, Republican
of Michigan, said the Big Three
meeting should very much clear
the air" of long distance argu-
ments between the Senate and
the British House of Commons.
Gillette Sees Value.
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of
Iowa commented that the meet
ing could scarcely fail to be of
value" but said it would per
haps be more encouraging if
the meeting were to include all
permanent members of the
United Nations Security Coun-
cil," including Russia.
Senator Douglas, Democrat. Of
Illinois called the idea a very
good one" and added:
IT hope that in the meantime
(between now and the meeting)
Great Britain and France can
try to understand our opposition
to forcing unwilling prisoners of
war in Korea to return to the
Communists (of China and
North Korea) at the point OF
a bayonet."
Representative Mccormack Of
Massachusetts,, assistant House
minority leader, said he thought
it was a good idea for conSulta-
ton between friendly countries
to iron out areas of difference
that may exist. I believe the
meeting is highly desirable"