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Evening star., 1953-12-19
Push-Button Light
May Be Installed
AT Busy Intersection

A push button to allow pedes-
trians to slip safely across the
busy intersection of Landover
road and Defense highway is
being considered today by the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion.
George N. Lewis, jr., commits
sion traffic director, told group
of political and civic leaders of
the Bladensburg- Cheverly area
yesterday he would recommend
to the commission that a "pedes-
trian-activated crosswalk" be
installed on the traffic light at
the intersection.
That would allow pedestrians
to stop traffic by pushing a but
ton. The device, however, pre-
vents pedestrians from stopping
vehicles for any extended length
of time. Mr.. Lewis explained.
Mr.. Lewis proposed his solu-
tion to group of spokesmen for
residents of the area who are
concerned about what they claim
is an increasing number of
pedestrian accidents at or near
the intersection.
75-year-Old Killed.
The residents were aroused
most recently by the death last
Saturday night of a 75-year-old
pedestrian who was hit by a car
while crossing Defense highway
in front of the Cheverly shopping
center. about $50 feet from the
Landover road intersection.
The spokesmen are seeking
sidewalks along Defense high
way and another traffic light
about where the pedestrian was
killed Saturday night as well as
some means for pedestrians to
cross at the Landover road inter-
section.
The traffic light at Landover
road and Defense highway now
allows constant flow of traffic
from Defense highway onto
Landover road. Mr.. Lewis said
that before his commission added
the fright turn at all times"
arrow to the light there about a
year ago, traffic on Defense high
way waiting to turn onto Land
over road often backed up for
about half mile.
Mayor Otis l.. Stevens of Bla-
densburg. one of those who met
with Mr.. Lewis in the Cheverly
Theater yesterday, said the
people in my town are red hot
about this traffic light"
eff something isn't done to-
day." he declared, Il won't be
able to control them. That light
won't be there Sunday"
Sidewalks Sought.
Biggest concern of residents of
the area are the school children
who must walk along Defense
highway to reach Bladensburg
Junior High School and Bla-
densburg Elementary School. A
pedestrian control button on the
Landover road traffic light won't
help them much: that's why
sidewalks are being sought there.
The control button would be
help, however. to youngsters
and other patrons of the Chev-
erly Theater. Dave Ginsberg,
who represented the movie house
at the conference. said many
children who attend the theater
have to cross Landover road be-
cause the bus stop is on the op-
posite side
Others present at the confer
ence were State Senator. j. Ray
mond Fletcher. Republican. Of
Prince Georges County. who
lives in Cheverly; Nat w. Hauser.
civic leader and proprietor of a
filling station at the intersec-
tion; Arthur w. Tayman, adj
ministrator of the county De-
partment of Public Works. and
j. L. Mintiens, assistant traffic
director for the Roads Com
mission.
Evening star., 1953-12-19
DR.. Anderson Named Dean

DR.. Howard r. Anderson of
the United States Office of Edu-
cation, whose home is at 1920
Abingdon drive, Alexandria. will
become dean of the University
of Rochester School of Liberal
and Applied Studies, the univer-
Sity has announced.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Bundestag Votes Payment
10 Victims Of Hitler
BY The As.oeio.sd Press

BONN, Germany, July 20
The West German Bundestag
(lower house of parliament) to-
day approved a restitution law
for the payment of about 1852
million to several hundred thou
sand persons. mostly Jews, per-
secuted by the Nazis.
The measure now goes to the
Bundesrat upper house1 for
final approval.
The vote came by a show of
hands and appeared to be nearly
unanimous.
The restitution law to indi-
vidl1alS is separate from the
West German Israeli repara-
tionS agreement which was rati-
fed last March. The repara-
tions agreement provided that
West Germany will pay Israel
1922 million in goods to help
defray the cost of resettling
Jews in Israel.
The restitution law will grant
individual compensation for loss
of property and other injury
suffered during the Nazi era.
Loss Of life will be compensated
with pensions for survivors.
Damage to health will be paid
for at a minimum rate of 80 per
cent of the victims earning ca
pacities in good health. Con-
centration camp prisoners will
be paid at a rate of $50 marks
$35.7O monthly for their terms
of confinement.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Council Expected 10 Veto
Montgomery Fire Bill

The Montgom cry County
Council is expected to veto q
bill passed in the May legisla-
tive session giving it tighter
control over county fire depart
ments.
About so persons turned out
yesterday and unanimously
urged the council to veto the
measure slated to become law
August Is.
The bill has been opposed Bit
terly by the volunteer depart
ments and yesterday was sharply
scored by spokesmen for the paid
Bethesda department.
The measure passed in May by
a 4-to-2 vote, with one council
man absent. A 4-to-3 vote is
required for a veto and two
other councilmen have indicated
they are ready to join in killing
the measure.
If the bill should become law,
it would do so without any open
public support. 1t has been
scored not only by the flremen
but also by the major citizens
organizations. including the
Civic Federation and the Allied
Civic Group Of Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Grosshoppers Hit CornfieIds
In DrouQht-Seured Frederick

He said the combination Of a
mild winter and dry June prob
ably resulted in development OF
a large number of the insects.
And he recommended the spray
ing of grasslands and fields of
starting corn with a mixture in
Guiding 6 per cent emulsif1ed
toxaphene.
Mr.. Bissell warned there might
be an increase in infestation dur
ing the next three weeks.
Although he and Mr.. Shoe
maker largely confined their
research" to the Henderson
farm, numerous other farms at
scattered points Throughout the
county have reported similar in
VaSiOnS.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Teacher Pay Raise
Bill Passed, Awaits
President Signature

Only the signature of the
President remains to make eff
fective, retroactive to July /, the
pay raise for District public
school teachers and officials ap-
proved by Congress yesterday.
The measure calls for a
graduated pay scale increasing
salaries of all school teachers and
officers except the school superin-
tendent, DR.. Hobart M. Corning.
It will benefit $500 teachers
and officers in the public school
system.
Next Pay in September.
Teachers, who are paid 10
times a year. will receive their
first increase pay check in Sep
tember since they are not paid
during the summer vacation.
The legislation provides a pay
raise of 10 per cent on the first
$4,000 of salary of all teachers
and officials; 8 per cent on that
part of salaries between $4,000
and $4,000 and 6 per cent on
salaries above $1,000.
The bill would cost SIS mill
lion. and funds are available in
the annual District Appropria-
ton bill which went to the Presi-
dent yesterday,
Approval Expected.
The President is expected to
sign both the teachers bill and
the appropriation measure.
Earlier this session, Congress
passed and the President signed
bill giving a pay raise to po-
licemen and firemen in the Dis
trict. Funds for this are also
in the supply bill for this year.
Meantime. the teacher bill di.
rects that the Board of Educa-
ton with the District Commits
Sioners, shall prepare a report
recommending to Congress a new
overall reclaSsif1cation of the
school system employees. This
report is to be submitted to the
! next session of Congress.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
BY the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, July %
Farmers who have been watch
ing their crops languish in a
dry summer are now facing a
new menace-grasshopperS.
Thousands of them have in
vaded numerous fields of nearly
matured corn in the Frederick
County area, stripping silks, tas-
sells and blades from the stalks.
T. L. Bissell, University of
Maryland entomologiSt, said yes
terday it was "the worst infes-
tation of grasshoppers" he had
ever seen.
Mr.. Bissell toured the E. A.
Henderson farm at Furnace
Ford, near Dickerson, with
Henry E. Shoemaker, county
agent.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
ROTC Juniors Told to Take
Flight Training or Be Dropped

r. o. T. C. graduates are re-
quired to serve two years-the
same as a draftee.
The Air Force will call one
third of the $500 October / and
equal numbers on February /
and May l..
DR.. Hannah admitted that the
r. o. T. c. college students had
what amounted to contract
with the Government but he
said that it was a more or less
"one sided" one.
Some May Resign.
Examining boards will begin
Immediately to review the files
of all Air Force officers to weed
out the ineffectives.
Those who wish to resign will
find it easier to do so except in
the critical skills.
DR.. Hannah said the Army
and Navy felt they would be able
to commission and order to &C
tive duty all their r. o. T. c.
graduates.
DR.. Hannah said the Air Force
r. o. r. c. program had been
"geared too high" The air arm
had planned on the activation
of 143 wings, but the Eisenhower
administration has cut it back
to an interim goal of 100 wings
pending study. by the new joint
chiefs of staff.
No Change in Draft Calls.
DR.. Hannah also said there
would be no immediate change
in draft calls pending a study
of the Korean situation.
"We will take a new look at
the situation in November or De-
cember and the calls may be re-
duced from $4,000 to 10000 a
month for the balance of this
fiscal year if there is no. fight
ing" he told a news conference
He also predicted calls of from
$4,000 to $4,000 monthly begin
ming July. 1854, if the present
size of the armed forces is con-
tinued.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Sunny with a high
around 90. Low tonight near IA
with a slight chance of a thun-
dershower late tonight or to-
morrow.
Maryland-Partly cloudy with
a slight possibility of scattered
thundershowers late tonight or
tomorrow, low near 70.
Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
Evening star., 1953-07-29
DR.. Eisenhower Back,
Says South America
Misunderstands u. ).

DR.. Milton S. Eisenhower, the
Presidents brother, returned to
Washington today with the good
will mission that has been tour
ing South America and reported
finding much. misunderstand-
ing of the United States" in the
Latin countries.
AmpIifying, he said in state
ment at the White House that
this was misunderstanding es-
pecially of the economic capacity
of the United States and an un-
derestimation of the degree OF
the sacrifices the people of our
country have made since 1941."
Sought Qualification.
DR.. Eisenhower. president of
Penn State College, said the mis-
sion had attempted lin numer-
Gus press conferences to diSpel
many of these mistaken impress
sions."
The mission spent 36 days in
South America and met with top
government, industrial, labor,
educational, financial and cul-
tural figures.
DR.. Eisenhower said his party
sought to stress the Importance
of hemisphere solidarity in its
conferences and that, secondly,
it aimed to get an overall pic
ture of conditions to the south.
Everywhere the. party was met
with great warmth and friend
lineSS," he said.
Stresses On-InterventiOn.
DR.. Eisenhower declared bet
ter understanding among the
peoples of the Western Hemi-
sphere must be developed and
he emphasized that I'VE must
adhere to our solemn pledge of
non n-intervention in the internal
affairs of our sister republics"
The head of the mission said,
too, there must be mutually
helpful economic cooperation,
and declared that Latin America
is in an era of amazing prog
ress" and offers an attractive
channel for private Investment.
The mission made what DR..
Eisenhower described as very
preliminary report to President
Eisenhower and Secretary of
State Dulles. He said it would
be some weeks before the final
report is ready.
Accompanying DR.. Eisenhower
on the trip were John M. Cabot,
Andrew N. OVERLY and Samuel
w. Anderson. Assistant Secre-
tary of State, Treasury and
State, respectively. and w. Tap
ley Bennett, jr.. deputy director
of the State Departments Office
of South American Affairs.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
u. S. and RAF Jets
Collide in Moneuvers
ey the Associofed Press

FONTAINEBLEAU, France,
July 29.- Allied headquarters
said United States F-86 Sabre
jet and Royal Air Force
Meteor jet collided in the air
during mock battle today over
Germany. killing one American
and one British airman.
The collision raised to four the
number Of planes that have
cracked up in air exercises that
began July % over much of
Western Europe. Today's crash
occurred near the RAF air base
Of Bruggen in West Germany.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
By John A. Giles

The Air Force today decided
to order 10000 college juniors
in its ROTC program to take
flight training or be dropped.
An additional 1000 in critical
categories, like engineering. will
be allowed to work toward COM
missions such as second lieuten-
ants.
A total of $500 ROTC gradu-
ates this year will be accepted
by the Air Force and the depart
ment hopes that it will be able
to weed out sufficient ineffectiveS
to make room for them.
Ceilings Create Problems.
DR.. John A. Hannah, assistant
secretary Of defense for man
power, announced the decisions
today. Ceilings on manpower
and expenditures imposed in the
Air Force budget, which House
and Senate conferees agreed
upon yesterday. brought up the
problems.
DIR. Hannah said the juniors
would be eligible for the draft
if they had already been given
educational deferment of one
year which must be justified by
scholarship standing.
The Air Force had estimated
that it would be forced to re-
lease 12,500 of its career OFF,
GERS to make room for the $500
r. o. T. C. graduates and the
normal output of it's aviation
cadet training program.
Records to Be Reviewed.
But DR.. Hannah said he
thought a thorough review of
the records of officers and nor
NAL attrition would provide suf-
ficient room for the new second
lieutenantS,
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Husband Walks Out
On lido Lupino
BY the Assoeiated Press

HOLLYWOOD. July 29.-Ac-
tress-Director Ida Lupino's third
husband, Actor Howard Duff, has
left their home, and she sees
little hope of reconciliation.
Miss Lupino said yesterday:
"He told me he wasn't cut out
for marriage and didn't want to
be married. This only happened
in the last two days and it came
as shock to me"
Married October 81. 1851, they
have a 14-month-old daughter
Bridget. Miss Lupino formerly
was married to Actor Louis Hay
ward and Producer Collier
Young. This was Mr.. Duff's first
marriage.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Quirino Is Much Better,
Johns Hopkins Doctor Says
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, July 29.-Doc-
tors said today President Elpidio
Quirino of the Philippines made
encouraging progress overnight,
"I feel he is much better" said
DR.. William F. Rienhof, chief of
a Johns Hopkins Hospital surgi-
cal team which performed two
abdominal operations on the g.
year-old president.
Dr.. Rienhof and his associates
said the President still is not out
of danger. He still is in a criti-
cal period considering his age
and the gravity of abdominal
surgery.
Evening star., 1953-07-29

OI0CIld1 &C.
If Job vacancies do not exist
at the time the veteran returns,
agencies will have to dismiss
temporary indefinite workers to
make way for the veterans.
csc officials estimate that
10000 of the veterans already
have returned to their Federal
jobs during the past year and a
half or so. This would leave
about 47,0O0 Korean veterans
who are eligible to return to the
Federal service.
STATE DEPT.-Scott Mcleod,
the State Departments new
security chief, is seeking Civil
Service Commission approval to
remove all of the departments
security agents from civil service.
Mr.. Mcleod wants the agents
jobs place in excepted Schedule
A so that he can fire and hire
without regard to civil service.
AS may be expected, the agents
morale is pretty low at this
turn of events. Some have quit
and others are shopping around
for other jobs.
BI-WEEKLY PAY-The bill to
provide for bi-weekly paydays
for postal employees has hit a
snag. At first. it appeared that
the bill would have easy sailing.
since it merely would place postal
workers on the same every-two-
weeks payday basis as the rest
of the Governments employees.
Postal workers are now paid
twice a month.
However. the Controller Cen
eral, in his report on the bill,
said he would favor it only if
the 40-hour postal week would
permit work on a sixth day if
needed. Since postal workers
are now on a f1ve-day week,
postal employe leaders strongly
object to any change that would
call for 40-hour week on a
six-day basis without overtime
if the Post Office Department
so ordered from time to time.
Therefore, the bill has been held
up, since postal employe lead
ers would rather forego such
legislation than agree to the
Controller Generals suggested
amendments.
NAVY-The Navy Department
has won the National Safety
Council award for its low en-
ploye accident rate. Navy's AZ
accidents per one million man
hours worked is the lowest and
nest safety rate, in the Govern
ment. 1t also compares extreme
ly favorable with the average
industry accident rate of 8.4.
The Navy also won the Ma
tional Safety Council award for
the excellence of its publication,
Navy Safety Review.
| -
VETERANS PREFERENCE -
The House has approved the bill
requiring veterans to make
passing grades on civil service
exams before their veterans
preference points can be added
to their grades. The measure
also provides that 10-point dis
abled veterans preference, with
the right to go to the top of
civil service job registers, will be
restricted to those who have at
Evening star., 1953-07-29

least a 10 per cent compensate
disability.
In addition, the bill would ex-
tend to disabled veterans top
priority for scientific and tech
nical Federal jobs below grade
GS-9. The measure now goes
to the Senate where there is a
chance that it will be approved
before Congress adjourns.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
WeIfare Spending Up

RICHMOND. July 20 (P).-To-
tai expenditure for public as
sistance in Virginia for June was
81 ,989, an increase of $500
over May, the State Department
of Welfare and Institutions re-
ported yesterday.
Evening star., 1953-07-29

to their for
mer Federal
jobs Or posi-
tions of like
seniority, sta
tus or pay. To
be eligible for
j o b restora-
ton, a vet
eran must be
honorably dis
charged from
military serv-
ice and must
make appli-
cation within
80 days Of
Evening star., 1953-07-29

night and tomorrow with a low
near 10.
Wind-Gentle and southerly.
River Report.
(From u. S. Engineersl
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry
Humidity.
fReadings Washington National Airport }
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pct.
Noon 46 Midnight 5R
4 pm. ~ "a 3 am. so
pm. 33 10 am. ~ ~
Evening star., 1953-07-29
The Federal Spotlight
Unemployment Rights Given
To All Korean War Veterans
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission today gave Federal employ
ment rights to all Of the 7700 Government employees
military action in Korea.
Korean veterans with already have
right to get their old jobs back However Korean
Evening star., 1953-07-29

status did not have this right
until the csc issued its order
today.
The veterans will be restored
Evening star., 1953-07-29

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 90, on July 2 and Is.
Lowest. 22. on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 90, at $40 pm.
Low, SO. at 5:55 am.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
GrotewohI Proposes
German Unity Talks

BERLIN, July 90 tP1.-Red
Premier Otto Grotewohl pro-
posed today that East and West
German officials meet in August
to draft an election law for re-
unifying their country.
He told the Volkskammer
(Parliament) the conference
must take place before the
meeting of the Big Four powers, -
which the West has suggested
for September.
"It will open the way to an
understanding between the four
powers if representatives of East
and West Germany can present
beforehand their joint draft of
an election law" Grotewohl said,
Grotewohl blasted the three
Western foreign ministers fol-
"conf1ning the whole German
question to the carrying out of
elections" at their recent WASH
ington meeting.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
| Britain Still Wants
High-LeVeI Talks,
Including Russia
By the Associated Pres.

| LONDON. July 29.-Prime
Minister Churchill's top deputies
told Parliament today Britain
still wants high-level four-power
talks with Russia. They denied
this conflicts with adminiStra-
ton views in Washington.
Addressing the House of Com
mons on behalf of the ailing
Churchill, Acting Prime Minister
Richard A. Butler said 1--WE have
achieved unity of aim and policy
on behalf of the three Western
governments supported by the
NATO governments and Western
Germany"
He said Britain, France and
the United States had invited the
Soviet government to a foreign
ministers conference on Ger
man unity and an Austrian
treaty and a reply is being
awaited.
I'm any case" he added, "the
possibility of high-level confer
ence is not excluded and would
be welcomed by the British gov
ernment.
Must Be Law-Abiding.
Outside Parliament, top
British government leader made
known his governments views on
the seating of Communist China
in the United Nations, He said
the Chinese Reds must show a
Willingness to become a law
abiding member of the society of
nations if she wants Britain to
support Peiping's bid to enter
the U. N.
The leader, who could not be
quoted by name, said Indo- China
is one of the places the Chinese
Communists could show their
good will by withdrawing aid
now being given to the rebels led
by Ho Chi Mimi.
Mr.. Buffers statement in the
House of Commons followed Sug-
gestions that a meeting of the
heads of the Big -Four powers
should take place regardless of
the outcome of the proposed for
eign ministers meeting. Moscow
has not yet accepted the Western
invitation to attend a meeting
next month on Germany and
Austria.
Any Conflict Denied.
In the House of Lords, Lord
Salisbury said he did indeed
press for four-power talks with
Russia" during the recent West
ern foreign minister talks in
Washington.
Lord Salisbury, who is filling
in for the ailing Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden. denied there
was any conflict within the Brit
ish government over Mr.. Churh-
ills May II proposal for high
level talks with Russia. He said
Mr.. Churchill regarded the pro-
posed meetings on the foreign
ministers level as "affording val
liable opportunities for contacts
with Russia and as not in any
way closing the doors to his pro-
/ nncol of Nov 10
Evening star., 1953-07-29

Rises. Sets.
Sun, today sos S:23
Sun. tomorrow 6:06 S:.s3
Moon, today - 1000 a m. 9:46 an
Automobile lights must be turned o.
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-13
Arnyto 7ryPIosmo Substitute
But Still Needs Blood Donors

own judgment about making the
substitution. He said the tests
will end April Is, when the Army
will consider whether the sub
stitution should be ordered.
The colonel emphasized these
points:
l. It is true that any major
use of dextran would cut down
correspondingly the Army's re-
quirements for blood plasma. but
whole blood-for which there is
no substitute - will still be
needed to make plasma for other
uses and for use by itself. The
Army today uses three times as
much whole blood as plasma.
2. Even though the military
requirement for whole blood do
nations would be reduced. the
Red Cross will have q continu-
ing and possibly ever-increasing
requirement for blood donations
from the public.
Blood donated through the
Red Cross is the source Of gam
ma globulin, medicines prime
new hope for preventing paraly-
tic polio. Gamma globulin is
also used by the armed forces.