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Evening star., 1953-06-02
British Korea Units
Hail Coronation With
Barrage and Cheers
Ry the AssoeiosOd Press

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WITH BRITISH COMMON
WEALTH DIVISION, Korea,
June 2.-British Commonwealth
fighting men in Korea saluted
Queen Elizabeth on her corona
ton today with guns and cheers
and parades.
All artillery pieces of the 1st
Commonwealth Division fired
across the division front toward
enemy lines q mile or so away
with shells that sent up red,
white and blue smoke.
The artillery salute was fol-
lowed by firing from monster
52-ton Centujon tanks perched
on front line hill positions.
The tank f1re-preciSely at 10
a.m.-was the signal for the men
OF half q dozen nations who
make up the division to come
out Of their sandbag bunkers
and trenches, take of their caps
and berets and give three rous-
ing sheers for her majesty.
Echoes of Hip, hip, hooray," j"
fesounded from hilltop positions
across the front.
Reds Don't Retaliate.
Chinese Communists facing
the Commonwealth troops did
not fire back.
A few miles behind the lines
near division headquarters, spe-
cially picked detachments of
units making up the Common
wealth Division participated in a
colorful parade.
South Korean President Sypg-
man Rhee, his Austrian-born
wife and the, acting Prime Min
lister Of South Korea attended.
Also present were high-ranking
officers from more than a score
of nations with troops or nom
combatant medical units on the
allied side.
During the ceremony, 10 Amer
lean Sabre jets piloted by South
Africans few over in a forma-
ton Of the letter "E."
They were followed by a SIM
liar formation Of swift Sea Fu-
ries from the British carrier
Ocean OF Korea's west coast. The
sea FurieS passed over first in a
formation of an "E" for Eliza
beth and then returned moments
later In formation of the letter
"R" for Regina.
Then the British fighter planes
buzzed over the dusty parade
ground in single file at 100-foot
altitude while pipes and drums
Of the Black Watch played a
march tune.
Combat Awards Made.
Maj. Gen. M. M. A. r. West,
commander Of the Common
wealth Division, presented coro-
nation combat awards to Of
f1cers and other ranks of the
division.
Gen. West ordered the royal
salute and the royal artillery re-
sponded with 81 guns. While
bands Of the Princess Patricia s
Canadian Light Infantry and the
Royal Australian Regiment
played God Save the Queen" ="
the royal standard was unfolded
on q hagpole before the review
ing section.
Gen. West then led troops
from five Commonwealth ma
tions in three cheers for the
Queen.
Combat troops at the front
were given q special dinner of
ham and steaks and i a special
ration Of beer.
Immediately after the artillery
and tanks fired their rounds in
salute they went back to firing
ct Red cave positions.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Electric Mattress

An electrically heated mattress
has proven safe in extensive tests
and will be made available for
sale next winter, British manu-
facturers announced.
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Bod Medicine

East Germany now Furnishes
persons who prescribe or use
Western medicines, Berlin re-
ports. giving them heavy jail
sentences for damaging the
East German economic system. +"
Evening star., 1953-06-02
Thotch Leeds Roofino

Geneva, Switzerland - Mater
ial gathered by the International
Labor Organization shows that
more persons live under thatch
than any other type of roofing
, 1953-05-27
New York Writer
To Expose Secret OF
Blackboard Fire

According to an article IN
the Journal American of May
20 under the heading "The
Voice of Broadway" written
by Dorothy Kilgallen, Sean
Flannelly will expose reasons
why B1ackbeard's Castle in
st. Thomas was burned.
The article says: Writer
Sean Flannelly is back from
the Virgin Islands with a
s~corching expose of the social
and political situation there.
He'll write a piece describing
among other things-the in
competence Of certain officials,
the queer people who have in
vaded the resort, the gambling
problem, t h e Ffree love"
vogue, and the reasons why a
mu1ti-millionaire's lair was
burned"
, 1953-05-27
Coy Sisters Return
Home With the
Proverbidl "Bucon

The Gay Sisters Volley and
Softball team returned home
to St. Croix yesterday with
the proverbial bacon" They
won both Softball games, de-
feating the PAL team of Saint
Thomas to the tune of 17-3 on
Whit Sunday and on Whit
Monday 8-6.
The Volley ball game was
lost by default. The Sisters"
refused to play when their
manager protested what was
considered an unfair decision.
Both games were broadcast
over Station VISTA thus CIV
ing st. Croix an opportunity
to listen in as they progressed.
The players were given an eX-
cellent reception; the announ-
GERS gave very good play by
play descriptions a n d eX-
pressed the hope that there
will be more meets Of this
kind to develop better under
standing between the people
Of both islands.
, 1953-05-27
Pldn for Bdgdsse
Survey Advanced
Bv Caribbean Comm

Port of Spain: Decision to
proceed with the proposal that
a team FAC experts under
take a survey of the utilization
of bagasse, rice straw and
woodpulp for construction
material and paper, was re-
corded by the Caribbean Com
mission at. i t s Sixteenth
Meeting h e | d recently IN
Surinam.
In the discussion of this pro-
posal it was brought out that
the Economic Committee for
Latin America had planned a
similar study, and that a great
deal of information on the
technical aspects Of the prob
lem both in the area and IN
the U e d States was
available.
On the initiative Of the
Netherlands Section the Com
mission agreed that the sur
vey should include rice straw
and woodbury. and directed
that the Secretary General
CONTINUED on last page)
, 1953-05-27
Governor de Castro
Throws Iron Screen
Around Secy Lewis

Governor de Castro, for rea-
sons best known to himself,
threw an "iron screen" around
Assistant Secretary Orme Lee
wis thus preventing at least
two groups of outstanding
persons from meeting with
him.
Even that very distinguished
group of gentlemen that COM
prises the Executive Commit
tee of the st. Croix Chamber
of Commerce was told that
Secretary Lewis time was too
short, when it extended an
invitation to him to attend
their dinner held at the Buc-
cancer Hotel. It is we'll known
that the Chamber members
were not going to discuss the
governorship.
Another group of outstand-
ing citizens including lawyers
wanted to talk with Secretary
Lewis but they tCo were 81
fenced. Thus the distinguished
Secretary was taken on a con-
Quoted tour being permitted to
see only those persons or
things which the Governor
Continued on Page ~
, 1953-05-27
lack Reiber Will Not
Get Governorship
Newsmun Predicts

Jack Reiber is not going to
be Governor of the Virgin Is
lands, it can be stated today
Officially" from unquotable
sources after a day Of inter
views in the Department OF
the Interior and at the Repub-
lican National Committee of
fees, so wrote Theodore B
Goetz in "The Herald States
man" of Yonkers in the May
81 issue.
"The Elmsford restaurant
mans name will not be sent to
the White House, even if-as
now appears unlikely for the
pre- n tan appointment
should be made to replace the
incumbent, Governor Morris
F. de Castro. 1t will not be
sent because of vigorous pro-
tests from Westchester which
followed nomination" of his
crony by COP Chairman
County Executive Herbert c.
Gerlach.
"Mr. Reiber's name may not
be withdrawn from the pres
ent list of 20 candidates, be-
cause things are not done that
way patronage-wise in Wash
ington. Nor will there, by any
announcement that he is not
to be appointed, because that
is not the way things are done
either. New York Republicans
simply have been told that the
Virgin Islands appointment
if one is made-Will not go to
New York S t e. That's
official"
The procedure is partly a
face-saving device because
those who back the Reiber ap-
plication cannot withdraw
from their endorsement. They
include, in addition to Mr.. Ger
ZACH, Livingston Plat, chair
man of the County Executive
Committee; William Pfeiffer,
Ralph Gwinn and U. S. Sena-
tor Irving Ives"
The writer went on to say
that Mason Barr, chief of the
Caribbean branch of the terri
tories division of Interior, had
seen clippings of the objec-
tions to Mr.. Reiber."
, 1953-05-27
Several Hundred
Persons Witness
Ground Bredking

Ground Bredklng
Several hundred persons
and students of the several
schools, including the Chris
tiansted High, Grammar and
ST. Mary's School, were on
hand to witness the ground
breaking ceremonies for the
new high school at Estate
Richmond.
Shortly after 4 o'clock the
ceremonies began with the in
PRODUCTION of Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior Orme
Lewis by Administrator D. c.
C~anegata.
Mr.. Lewis expressed his
pleasure to be "in the delight
full town of Christiansted. He
said that St. Thomas is beau
tiful, and that ST. Croix is
equally so and has a charm all
of it's own. That is the reason
why anyone who comes to the
Virgin Islands should visit all
of the Islands for each has its
own individual flavor and
characteristics"
Mr.. Lewis congratulated the
people of the Virgin Islands,
and their leaders, both execu-
tive and legislative, on their
vision and foresight which led
to the present development.
Governor de Castro was the
next speaker and Hon. Henry
E.. Rohlsen followed.
The High School choir, I'M
der the direction of Mrs.
Marie Strasburger rendered
selections as did the High
School band under the direc-
ton of Peter Thurland.
Mrs. R i t a La Fontaine
Forbes, outstanding Lyric So
prano sang Seated One Day
at the Organ" her accompan-
ist was Anders Petersen.
The address of MI. Lewis
and several other speakers
will be published in other is
sues of the AVIS.
, 1953-05-27

Mr.. Barr said the Virgin
Islands is complicated b y
many EMERGENCIES of opinion
an dthat no Governor will be
appointed who is opposed by
any large group or faction.
Several possibilities for ap-
Continued on Page d
Evening star., 1953-06-11

by the japanese, won the Medal
of Freedom from the American
Government for heroism with
underground forces and as a
guide for American combat forces
from 1912 to, 1945. He came to
this country after the war, weigh
ing Is pounds and still suffering
from effects Of the ordeal.
The fact that Missionhurst is
a central house of the order and
not intended to serve Arlington
directly, is the obvious reason
for its relative obScurity there.
But it seems strange that
I've lived here six or seven years
and have known so few people,"
Father Marques said. Until re-
Gently, we just haven't had much
contact with the community"
The committee of laymen hopes
that after Saturdays dinner,
which they plan to make an an
nual affair, all that will be
changed.
Evening star., 1953-06-11

q doctor and a builder, were
struck by the Catholic COM
munity's lack of knowledge
about Missionhurst. They de-
cided to make known its work
by a social event. which also
would serve as an official well
come.
In recent weeks, the idea has
mushroomed. A committee Of
about so, including several nom
Catholics, have given a good por-
ton of their time sponsoring
$35-a-couple reception, dinner
and ball Saturday night in the
Mayfiower Hotel.
The main speaker will be the
Rev. Andrew Marques. one Of
Massachusetts, founders and a
long time member of the o.
year-old Belgian order.
Father Marques. serving in the
Philippines when it was overrun
Evening star., 1953-06-11

Arlington this week will get a
belated welcome sponsored by
dozens Of nearby Virginia resi-
dents.
The Immaculate Heart Mis-
sion was formed here in 194H
by three priests, then new to
this country, whose missionary
work in the Far East was cut
short by World War II. For a
site, they acquired the old Lyon
Estate at 1851 North Twenty
fifth street, a beautiful, heavily
wooded 11-acre tract. They
changed the property's name
from Lyonhurst to Missionhurst.
The mission now is the head
quarters for about 80 mission
aries operating in eight States,
as well as for the orders ex-
panding work in Central and
South America.
Several months ago, a few
Arlington residents. headed by
Evening star., 1953-06-11

After seven years of quiet, vir-
tually unobserved growth. a
Belgian missionary order in
Evening star., 1953-05-22

sociates, had reached 245.
Golf came first on the pro-
gram, with the winner of the
tournament to receive a trophy
donated by the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Trading on
the mock stock exchange. an
other outstanding feature. was
scheduled to start at 3 pm.
At dinner tonight, Bernard j.
Nees, who has served as vice
president for the last year. is
expected to be named to the
presidency to succeed Mr.. West.
Mr.. Nees is a partner in john
ston, Lemon & Co. William Coe
of Mackall & Coe is chairman
of the Nominating Committee.
Officials from the Securities
and Exchange Comission and
the National Association of Sc
curities Dealers were on the
guest list. Norman Farquhar of
Alex. Brown & Sons was chair
man for this years outing.
Evening star., 1953-05-22

criticized some of the agencv's
activities, have taken the posi-
tion that it remains to be seen
whether the reduction in funds
and consequent changes will re-
duce protection for the public
Importantly.
Dollar Value Scars
The commission handled 665
registration statements in the
1852 fiscal year-an increase of
97.3 per cent from the l94l fis-
cal year. The dollar value of Sc
curities also reached a new high
OF 5000. .000. .000-a jump of I65
per cent since l94l.
The dollar value of exchange
trading. over which the SEC has
Jurisdiction, advanced to $l9.5
billion, a gain of 1908 per cent
and the number of traded shares
reached $50 million. an increase
OF 165 per cent since 194l. A
similar increase was indicated
IN oVer-the-counter markets.
The phenomenal growth of
investment companies also has
imposed a greater work load of
inspection and enforcement
Assets of these companies have
risen to 5000. .0OO, 900 from $2.5
billion in 1941.
Heavier Investigative Load.
In the field of Investigation,
the load has expanded steadily.
The commission handled 12.8l8
complaint letters in fiscal 1852
compared with 1921 in 1948.
Under the new extradition
treaty with Canada, arrange
ments also have been made to
facilitate the sale of Canadian
securities south of the border
Around 100 such applications are
expected, some of them from
dealers already under secret in
dictment for defrauding Ameri-
can investors. Each case must
be investigated carefully, and
formal proceedings may be
necessary in about half of them.
Evening star., 1953-05-22
Appeals Court Rules
|FPC Has Authority
'0n Natural Gas Rates

The U. S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia ruled
today the Federal Power Com
mission has authority to fix rates
for interstate sales of natural
gas by the company which pro-
duceS and gathers it.
The courts 2-to-1 decision
overturned a ruling by the power
commission that the Phillips
Petroleum Co. was not a natural
gas company" within the mean
ing of the Natural Gas Act and
that the FPC had no Jurisdiction
over it's rates.
The court said the commission
should fix the rates at which
Evening star., 1953-05-22
SEC Budget Cut to SIS Million
Would Force Change in Policy

A major realignment of policies
and procedures Of the Securities
and Exchange Commission will
result if a Senate cut of the
agency's appropriations to SIS
million is allowed to stand, it was
learned today.
The Senate appropriation was
included in the Independent
Offices appropriation bill, passed
Wednesday. It had been cut from
the $5.245,O00 allowed by the
House. The difference will be
ironed out in conference.
SEC officials have estimated
that the Senate's cut of SPAS, 900
would reduce the agency's aver
age employment to $50 persons
for the next fiscal year. with
around TOO on the payroll near
the end of the year.
The latest reduction is only
one of a series, which have re-
duced the SEC staff from 1,70O
in 1941 to a current average of
807
Work Load Doubles.
Meanwhile, the work-load of
the agency has more than
doubled in the main areas over
which it has jurisdiction.
The new chairman designate,
Ralph H. Demmler of Pittsburgh,
whose name has been sent to the
Senate for confirmation, will
face some major decisions as to
what inspection, enforcement
and investigative work must be
curtailed or dropped and what
duties are to be consolidated.
The American investor has a
large stake in what happens to
the SEC. the retiring chairman,
Donald C. Cook, recently point
ed out. He is known to feel that
the staff is already at a mini
mum and that a further cut
would jeopardize it's effective
ness.
Little reaction has come from
securities dealers on the pros
pective cuts. A number, who have
Evening star., 1953-05-22

American business in overseas
operations.
Mr.. Goldschmidt is prominent
in international and financial
trade circles. He is a director
of American Sumatra Tobacco
Corp. and president of Imperial
Agricultural Corp, Far Eastern
Products Corp. and American
Frascati Tobacco Service. Inc.
all of New York.
LaROque to Be HonOred.
Members of the Home Loan
Bank Board. headed by William
K Divers, chairman, will join
with $50 Washington savings
and loan executives next Tuesday
at the Mayflower Hotel to honor
o. K. LaRoque at a testimonial
luncheon.
Mr.. LaRoque. widely known in
savings and loan circles across
the Nation, is a former member
of the Home Loan Bank Boaro.
He retired last month as presi-
dent of the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Greensboro.
j. Carroll Bateman has been
named assistant chairman of the
Eastern Railroad Presidents Con-
ference, effective June ].
Evening star., 1953-05-22
interstate sales are made.

interstate sales are made.
During the long proceeding,
the power commission estimated
that more than 1000 companies
were in a situation similar to
Phillips. Presumably, if the
Court of Appeals decision
stands, the commission will have
to fix rates for them as well as
for Phillips.
Cities Intervened.
Various cities, including De-
troit, Kansas City, Mo-, and
Milwaukee, intervened in the
court action asking that the
power commission decision in
the Phillips case be overturned.
Judge Henry w. Edgerton,
who wrote the main opinion. said
the power commission erred in
interpreting the Natural Gas
Act.
The commission held that
Phillips interstate sales of gath
cred and processed gas fell
within a provision eXempting
production and gathering" of
gas from Federal regulation.
To Be Appealed.
TIE issue is expected to be
carried to the Supreme Court.
A spokesman for the FPC said
the Court of Appeals took it un-
der consideration last December
that the ruling likely would be
appealed, no matter which way
it went.
Judge E. Barrett Prettyman
concurred with Judge Edgerton,
but Judge Bennett Champ Clark
diSsented.
Judge Clark commented that
the FPC "has claimed authority
in so many cases in which it did
not have a shadow of a claim,
that it ought to be encouraged in
it's latest effort to stick strictly
within its Jurisdiction"
Evening star., 1953-05-22
3-Year Traffic Survey
Planned in D. E.. Area

The District, Maryland and
Virginia plan to conduct an
origin and destination survey of
all traffic entering and leaving
the District.
The survey will take three
years. S. r. Harrison, deputy
director of highways said today
and is to begin within two or
three weeks.
The cost will be $180,0O0. to be
spent at the rate of 100000 a
year. The expenses will be ap-
portioned among the two States
and the District.
The Bureau of Public Roads
will cooperate in the survey,
under the Federal aid program
to the extent of $4,000 a year.
Evening star., 1953-05-22

the Bethesda
Golf a n d
Country Club
this after
noon.
Millard F,
West, jr., OF
A u c h incloSs,
Parker & Red
path, and this
years clu b
president, re-
ported at the
start of the
outing tn a t
m e m berShip,
including as
Evening star., 1953-05-22
Young 6. o. P. to Meet

The Young Republican Clubs
of Prince Georges County will
honor the newly-elected officers.
of the Maryland Federation of
Young Republicans at 9 pm.
tomorrow in the Cheverly Legion
Hall, Cheverly, Md.
Evening star., 1953-05-22

disclosed plans
to convert the
r e m a ini n 6
S u b ordinated
notes of the
company into
equity capital
Proceeds of
t h e current
o + + e r i n g,
amounting to
$l05,000. will
be used to pay
off a lik
amount of the
n o t e S. The
Evening star., 1953-05-22

notes. The ass''''
r maining Mr.. Greenbers.
$lO1 200 Of the notes will be
converted into the capital &C
count of the company by ex-
change into capital shares or
by extending maturities one to
two years.
When the foregoing is &C
compliShed, the capital account
OF the company will be in excess
OF 81 million" he said.
Sales Improvement Cited.
MIR. Greenberg pointed out that
the company had an increase
in business of more than 6 per
cent in the fiscal year ended
January 81. Net profit amount
ing to so cents a share was
about the same as in the pre-
ceding year.
Sales in March and April this
year ran very slightly below a
year earlier, but May brought a
substantial improvement, he
added. The company is particu-
larly pleased with steady sales
gains of its branch at Minnesota
avenue and Benning road NE.
he said.
Ferris e. Co., underwriters Of
the $4,000 class A common
shares offered at $3.371a a share,
today said they were meeting
with good demand and around
two-thirds had been sold.
The company presently has
32,447l2 shares of the common
A stock outstanding and the
offering will raise the outstand-
ing total to 67,44712 shares. The
dividend rate on this issue is 80
cents a share annually.
Weeks Sales Above 1852.
Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were 10 per cent above a year
ago in the week ended May Is.
despite a decline of 10 per cent
from the previous week, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported today.
Area sales in four weeks ended
the same date were even with
those in the same period last
year.
Downtown department store
sales in the week ended May l6
were Z per cent above year ago.
but 10 per cent behind the pre-
vious week. Downtown sales in
four weeks ended the same date
were per cent behind a year
earlier.
Hecht Profits Off Slightly.
Net income of the Hecht Co.
declined to $390,018 or 40 cents
common share. after taxes, in
three months ended April 30.
compared with $398,322 or AZ
cents on fewer shares in the
same period last year. President
Samuel M. Hecht reported yes
terday.
Net for IL months ended April
30, after taxes, amounted to S.
023, ,149 or 1922 a common share
VS.. $2,891 ,284 or 1851 on fewer
shares in the preceding IL
months.
The company had 883,176
common shares outstanding on
April 80 VS.. 748,176 year
earlier.
Sales for three months ended
April 80 totaled 1,065 5.004.
decrease of 03 per cent from
$21, ,126,702 year earlier. Sales
for the IL months amounted to
$102,824, an increase of 9.6
per cent from $93, ,797 ,305 in the
preceding IL months.
Geico Dividend Declared.
Directors of Government EN-
ployes Insurance Co. declared
a regular quarterly dividend Of
80 cents share or capital stock.
payable June Is to holders Of
record June 10, President Leo
Goodwin announced today.
Directors of Mergenthaler
Linotype Co. have declared
quarterly dividend of so cents
share. payable June 26 to holders
of record June 8,
New Bank Director Named.
Carol Goldschmidt of Mount
Kisco. N. Y, has been elected
a director of the International
Bank of Washington, a nom
Evening star., 1953-05-22

Govern m e n t
bank founded
33 years ago,
it W as an
n o u n c ed by
P e sident T.
r e e d Vree-
land.
The b a n k,
organized in
1920 by John
R. and Austin
c. Waller, is
engaged in f.
nancing for
eign trade and
[ e In n
Evening star., 1953-05-22
Membership Increase
Boosts Turnout al
Bond Club Outing

With membership at record
levels. the Goth annual outing
of the Bond Club of Washing
ton attracted large turnout at
Evening star., 1953-05-22
Go|denberg Co. Plans
To Convert Rest of
Notes Into Shares
BY Donold B. HodIey

In connection with the cur
rent offering of $4,000 new class
A shares of the Goldenberg Co.,
President Sol Greenberg today