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Evening star., 1953-04-28
Soviet Endorsement
OF Peace Proposal
Called Propaganda
By Gornett D. Horner

The State Department today
denounced as unnecessary propa-
ganda Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov's Endorsement Of a pro-
posal Of five-power peace pact.
Mr.. Molotoy's message Of sup
port for the proposal was sent
yesterday to, a committee in
Paris Of the Congress Of the
Peoples in Defense Of Peace"
"Propaganda Battle"
Asked for this Governments
reaction today, State Department
Press Oficer Michael J. Nc
Dermott told reporters:
"The department would regret
If the discussion of outstanding
issues now disturbing the peace
Of the world were to degenerate
into a mere propaganda battle. ("
Mr.. McDermott recalled that
the five-power peace pact idea
"has been a standard Stalinist-
Communist proposal for many
years"
He pointed out that the Molo-
tov message was sent ito an un-
oficial body which has served
for q long time as a front for
the international Communist
movement.
Unnecessary With u. N.
In any event, Mr.. McDermott
said the proposed pact appears
to be unnecessary in view Of the
charter of the United Nations,
which is a peace instrument
binding on all nations"
He added that this Govern
ment still awaits official action
on the part of the Soviet Union
to promote the cause Of peace
not mere words"
In London, a British Foreign
ONCE spokesman described the
Molotov message as certainly
not new"
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Boiler Blast Kills II,
Injuries 7 on Carrier
Bennington OF Cuba
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

A boiler explosion in the air
craft carrier Bennington yester-
day killed II enlisted men and
injured seven others near Guam
tanamo Bay. Cuba. .....
The Navy said preliminary re-
ports indicated that the explo-
sion was caused by a failure Of
boiler tubing" in the $1,000 ton
carriers number two boiler.
The Bennington, commanded
by an Alexandria, Va, man, was
under way on a shake-down
training run in the vicinity Of
the naval base of the SOUTH
eastern coast Of Cuba.
OF the injured, six suffered
second-degree steam burns. the
Navy said. The condition Of the
seventh man, similarly injured.
was listed as serious" All Of
the injured have been moved
from the ship to the Naval Hos
pital at Guantanamo.
The Bennington was recon-
miSsioned at the New York Naval
Shipyard last November Is. The
commanding officer is Capt. D.
B. Young Of 1913 Martha Custis
drive in Parkfairfax, Alexandria.
Reports from the ship said
damage was slight" A full in
vestigation Is being conducted by
the Navy.
The Navy Identified the dead as:
M,ITnnnssn EIarSmsn G3s Charles Arthur Arrowwocd.
Fireman Paul Raymond cuvar. Granite
coIIr1 Tirsmfn a, william Arn.l c,rr.tson.
c,i Fireman Robert Adolph Jones. J.rs.,
Boilsrman 80 Glass Walter Efvin
Liston. jr.. Columbus. Ohio.
Fireman James Wilfred Mills, et. Al
,Mreman Louis Jackson Mitchell.
I'll Sirs%ss %;si Richard Joseph Mot. De.
:. Fireman E.s,Sl william Edward s.tt.rn.ld.
Boilerman Sd Glass Frederick Paul
eelfridge, Pinehurst. Mass.
Fireman Lowell Dale Wells, TolaY, Tex.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
SmIatheII;s'; s; Blasts
'Backroom Barons' in
Urging U. 5. Primary
By the Associated Pres.

Senator Smathers, Democrat,
OF Florida. said today selection
of presidential candidates should
be taken out Of the hands of "a
few haggling. ambitious, back
room baronS."
He made the assertion in a
statement prepared for Senate
Judiciary subcommittee hearing
on his proposed constitutional
amendment to set up a national
presidential nominating primary.
The amendment would elimi-
nate the national convention
system Of choosing national
presidential nominees.
Instead they would be selected
at State primaries held on the
same day throughout the Nation.
Cites 1852 Conventions.
"The people of America saw
the inefficient, archaic and dis
graceful method of selecting
Presidents at the conventions
which were held in Chicago last
year." said Senator Smathers.
Last years conventions were tel
evised. At the Democratic Con-
vention Senator Smathers sup
ported Senator Russell, Demo-
crat, of Georgia. The nomina-
ton went to former Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson of Illinois.
There is no doubt but what
the people of the United States
did not like what they saw"
Senator Smathers continued.
They don't believe that it is
good democracy to leave the
selection of presidential candi-
dates in the hands of a few
haggling, ambitious. back-room
barons of professional politi-
Clans"
Other Provisions.
The Smathers amendment has
these two other provisions:
l. Changing what he called
"the archaic electoral college sys-
tenn" used in national presiden-
tial elections to provide prcpor-
tional division of the electoral
votes from each State.
2. Providing that a vice presi-
dent who succeeded to the high
est Office on the death of Presi-
dent could serve a maximum of
two years and 80 days.. A new
President under this proposal
would be chosen at the next n
gressional election, if a President
died in the first two years of his
term.
Under the first provision,
nominee for President would get
the same proportion of 'elec-
toral votes in each State as he
received in the popular vote. Now
a nominee gets all of the elec-
toral votes from a State if he
wins a plurality Of the popular
votes.
This arrangement, Senator
Smathers said, has twice per
mitted the candidates with the
least number Of popular votes to
become President"
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Mrs.C.L. Ristine Dies;
Ex-D. T.. Resident

Mrs. Carl L. Ristine, formerly
of Washington, died Sunday in
q Miami (FlaD hospital.
She was the wife of Col. Ris-
tine, who was attached to the
Office Of the Army'S Inspector
General here during World War
II. When he retired, about three
years ago, the RiStines went to
Florida to live. They made their
home at 4100 Malaga avenue,
Coconut Grove.
Mrs. Ristine was the former
Shirley Lanyon of Joplin. Mo.
She came to Washington in 1884,
when her husband was made a
special assistant to the Attorney
General.
Besides her husband Mrs. Ris-
tine is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Lavon Smoot of Joplin. and a
grandson, Hugh Roberts, Roches-
ter. N. Y.
Funeral services will be held
at pm. Thursday at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Senators Generally
Back 100000 Offer
For MIG With Pilot
BY the Asseeieted Press

The Air Force has fired its
first "silver bullets" in an effort
to get what gunflre hasn't
bagged in Korea-a live Com
munist pilot with a f1yable
MIG-15 or other modern Soviet
warplane.
In Offering rewards to Red pi-
lots who land their planes on
allied airfields, the United Ma
tions command has come up
with a jet age version of an ac-
cepted tactic in the gaudy era OF
Chinese warlords.
The announced price scale for
the first man and aircraft is
100000 and for each subsequent
pilot and plane. half as much.
Any rewards will be paid out of
an Air Force contingent fund.
Senators Generally Favor.
Senators generally applauded
the plan. although fear was ex-
pressed, that the psychological
warfare move might backfire.
Chairman Saltonstal of the
Senate Armed Services Commit
tee said he regarded the offer as
a bold stroke.
ANY step. however unusual
and unprecedented, that leads in
the direction of a satisfactory
solution of the war in Korea is
worthwhile and should be tried"
he said. I 1t.y
Senator Morse, independent.
Of Oregon said the offer fur
nishes another example of tax
ing the initiative in demonstrate
ing to the people behind the
Iron Curtain that the western
nations are seeking only peace
and to bring the war in Korea
to an end without bloodshed."
Sparkman Sees Risk.
But Senator Sparkman, Demo-
crat, Of Alabama. member of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. said he wonders If
the psychological warfare move
might boomerang if no Commu-
mist pilot takes up the offer.
What happens then. do we
lose face and is Communist
morale boosted?" he asked. II
don't want to be in the position
of criticizing. but I hope the
high command has thought this
through and weighed all the
risks"
Senator Fulbright, Democrat,
of Arkansas said he regards the
100000 price tag on the first
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Poison Oak Delays
Football Bribe Trial

Prince Georges County author
tiles reported today that trial OF
Louis L. GlickAeld on a charge
of attempting to bribe Univer-
sity of Maryland football players
has been delayed because the de-
fendant has a severe case OF
poison oak.
States Attorney Carlyle j..
Lancaster said Army authorities
at Fort Knox, KY. told two de-
tectives sent to bring the 21-
year-old defendant to Upper
Marlboro for trial tomorrow that
Glickfield is in the base hospital.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Close Watch Planned
On Loyalty Program
To Safeguard Rights
By Joseph Young

p. Most Of the Federal employe
unions. and veterans organiza-
tions said today they would keep
close watch on the Governments S
new security program to see that
employees job rights are not
abused.
Most of the groups are critical
of some features of the new Sc
,curity loyalty program, fearing
that the broad summary dismis-
sal powers given agency heads
could. in the wrong hands, result
in grave injustices to employees.
Will Reopen $4,000 Cases.
Meanwhile, civil service officials
estimate that new Investigations
will be ordered for about $4,000
Government workers as a result
OF the new program.
These are employees who during
the past three years have been
subjected to full-scale investiga-
tionS on loyalty or security
charges and were subsequently
cleared either by their agencies
or by the Federal Loyalty Re-
view Board.
About 10000 of the employees
were Investigated under the 10y
atty program, while the rest were
involved in security cases.
Officials of the American Le-
gfon and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars said they wanted assurance
that the appeal rights of veterans
would not be bridged under the
new program.
The AF'L Government En-
ployes Council, which represents
AFL Federal employe unions
with a total membership of
100000, said it would fight any
ingtance where it discovers that
employe rights are being vio-
lated.
Fearful of Appeal Rights.
The veterans groups are fear
ful that some agency officials
might circumvent the regular
appeals rights of veterans by fir
ing them under the security pro-
gram. The security program
does not, give veterans the ap-
peals rights they have in Or
dinary dismissals under the Vet
Grams Preference Act.
The regular employe unions
also are concerned over possible
infringement of veterans rights
and want to make certain that
non-veterans will have job pro-
lection safeguards.
The employe groups had asked
that the program set up an in
dependent impartial appeals
board composed of outstanding
citizens in private life. How
ever, the program announced
yesterday by President Eisen-
hover provides for agency hear
ing boards to be manned by en-
ployeS from other bureaus in
Government.
While Attorney General
BroWnell said employees would
have the right to crosS-examine
adverse witnesses under the new
program, employe leaders were
quick to point out that accused
employees would have little OPP
portunity to cross-examine.
The new order specifically
states that confidential inform
ants need not appear at a hear
ing nor their identity disclosed.
If the Government feels that this
would jeopardize national Sc
curity.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Pineupples Worth Millions

UIS0PP5SS "VTNU tUUTV1S
RIO de JANEIRO-Brazil pro-
duced more than 80 million pine
apples In 1852. The crop was
valued at about $3.50, 900.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Friendly to Receive
English Union Award

Alfred Friendly, Assistant
Managing Editor Of The Wash
ington Post. will be presented
with the English Speaking Un-
ions 1852 award for the promo
tion of better understanding be-
tween Britain and America in
the field of newspaper reporting.
The award will be presented to
Mr.. Friendly at 4:30 pm. to-
morrow at a tea in the Sulgrave
Club. 1901 Massachusetts ave.
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Brownson to Speak

Representative Brownson Re-
publican, Of Indiana, will speak
on Propaganda and Psycholog-
ical War in Print" at the banquet
of the Technical Association of
the Graphic Arts tonight in the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Berlin Hos TV Choice

BERLIN.-One Of West Ger
many's five television stations is
in West Berlin. Another TV sta
ton is in East Berlin. Berlin is
the only city in Europe at pres
ent where more than one TV
program is available to viewers.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Magnesium Use Coins

DENVER. - Consumption Of
magnesium in the United States
last year totaled about $4,000
tons. Because Of this metals
workability and greater avail
ability. consumption is expected
to reach 100000 tons q year by
1868.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Springfield Turns Back
Johnstown in PIayoffs
BY the Assoeioted Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April
11.-Graham Hastings scored
three goals for Springfield to-
night as the Indians whipped the
Johnstown Jets, To, in the East
ern Hockey League final playoffs.
Johnstown leads 80 in the best
of-seven Broadwalk Cup series.
Springfield jumped to a 40
edge in the opening period and
added three goals in the third.
1t was the second victory in sue
ceSsion for the Indians after
dropping the first three games
of the series.
The clubs meet again tomor-
row in Johnstown, Pa, with the
seventh game, if necessary,
scheduled for Springfield Tues
day night.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Sidney LUST 10 Hold
18th 0pening-Day Party

Sidney Lust. motion picture
executive in Washington and
nearby Maryland, will hold his
18th annual opening-day base
ball party tomorrow.
Lust will have about 100 guests
for luncheon at Frank & Bernie's
Steak House and then take them
to the game between the Mats
and Yankees.
Joseph McGarraghy, chairman
of the inaugural celebration
committee, and the Montgomery
County and Prince Georges
County members Of the Mary
land Legislature will be the
guests of honor.
The guest list includes busi-
ness, civic and political leaders
of this area and film industry
folk.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Colonial Nine, Held
To Four Hits, Beats
VIRGINIA Tech, 81
BY the Associufed Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, April II.
George Washington's Colonials
got only four hits off Jim Beard
here today, but took advantage
of some loose Virginia Tech field
ing to beat the Gobblers. 5-1, in
a Southern Conference baseball
game.
Beard got off to a shaky start
but settled down to pitch bril-
liant one-hit ball through the
last seven innings.
Skinny Safer opened the ball
game for CIV with single and
Bino Barreria followed with a
triple to score the only earned
run off Beard. Barreria was out
at the plate trying to stretch
his hit. Dick Gibbs walked a
moment later and scored when
Tederick dropped Don Demonge's S
outf1eld fly.
A pair of walks and an error
loaded the bases with two away
in the second. Dick Bryant,
VP1 shortstop who committed
four Of five Tech errors, made
wild throw to first and two
runners crossed the plate. Then
he was slow with Demonge's S
grounder which went for an in
field hit to score the final run.
After that Beard was superb.
The Gobbler ace whitfield 16
batters.
The Gobblers picked up seven
hits off Jerry Marvel, slender
CIV southpaw. but couldn't get
a rally going. The only run came
in the third inning when A. O.
Smith hit a home run.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Luck's Two Homers
Help Spiders Rout
Maryland by 11-3
By the Associoted Press

RICHMOND. Va, April IL
Freshman CenterfieIder Bucky
Luck drove IN six runs with two
homers and a double to lead
Richmond's Spiders to an 11-3
victory over Maryland here to-
day.
The Spiders coupled good
pitching with a rfine-hit attack
and an air-tight defense in
launching defense of their
championship of the Southern
Conferences northern division.
Luck put Richmond in front
in the first inning when he drove
one Of Connie Hemphill's curves
out of the park, scoring Frank
Gragnani, who had walked.
Luck's double in the Spiders
five-run seventh drove home two
more markers, and he scored be-
hind Tom Barcelona when he
belted his second home run in
the eighth.
Maryland collected three clean
hits in the sixth off Freshman
Vance Long, the Spider starter,
but sharp fielding held the Terps
to a single run. The visitors got
two more markers in the seventh,
driving Long to the showers on
doubles by Pat Dillon and Gene
Giuseppe.
Hemphill pitched we'll for the
Terps until he tired in the sew
enth, but six Maryland errors
kept him In hot water most of
the way.
Evening star., 1953-04-12

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matches and departing immedi-
ately after they end, nothing
was settled.
There was one holdout, how
ever. for an immediate return,
Cary Middlecoff. Doc doesn't
want to play any golf after the
Ryder Cup tourney. He doesn't
want to be entertained, just
wants to get home.
Middlecoff became so insistent
that somebody questioned his
hurry to get back to Memphis.
What's my hurry?" Cary
shouted. loudly and seriously.
Don't you know the duck season
in Tennessee opens October 1872"
incidentally, Horton Smith,
PGA president said the Ryder
Cup team would be named after
the first phase of the fabulous
World" Championship at Tam
O'Shanter in August, or approx
mately so days in advance of the
matches. Ben Hogan attended
the meeting. Although he would
have to win this and the Ma
tional Open to compile enough
points, because he doesn't play
in any other tournaments where
points are won.
Johnny Bulla's excuse for put
ting left-handed is that his left
eye is his master eye, and that
makes him a natural left
handler.
Sam Snead was discussing the
master-eye business at the din
ner table the other night, and
said his right eye was his master
eye, but that wasn't the reason
he or any one else played right
handed.
DO you put your master eye
on the ball?" a friend asked
Sammy. "Ah put both of 'em
on it," Sam said, except when
ah look up," and he grinned.
Somebody else said that Bobby
Jones used to cock his head to
such an extent that he had only
one eye on the ball at the top
Of his backswing.
Don't you believe that"
Sammy replied. Bobby was
looking out of both eyes"
Snead then started talking
about exercising and muscular
development. Said he used to
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Hoya Nine Defeats
Delaware, ST., With
Third-|nning Rally

A three-run outburst in the
third inning, featured by Short
stop Joe Carroll's triple. gave
Georgetown a 5-1 victory over
Delaware yesterday on the
Georgetown Medical Field and
sent the Hoyas' baseball record
up to 3-3.
Tom Brett walked to start the
Hoya's third inning. Joe Master
son singled and Carroll tripled
to left to score both. He scored
the third run of the inning on
Bill Wolfer's outfield fly.
Delaware scored its lone run
in the fourth when Center
fielder Jack Allen beat out a
bunt with one away. He stole
second and took third on a field
er cnOlce. WIN Mueller at bat,
Allen broke for home and slid
in safely ahead of Pitcher Bill
Nolan's belated throw.
Dick Ratterman, the Hoyas'
second baseman. was helped off
the field in the sixth inning after
he was knocked down by Bill
Annonio Of Delaware while max
ing a force play for the final out.
He was taken to the infirmary
for examination of his left ankle.
He was not believed to be seri-
ously hurt and Coach Joe Judge
expects to have him ready for
the teams next game. Wednes-
day with Maryland. Ratterman
was replaced by Jack Recesso.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Fort Jackson Hands
Quuntico First Defeat
BY the Associofed Press

QUANTICO, Va, April IL
Fort Jackson. powered by home
runs by Carl PowiS, John
Phillips and Joe Cunningham,
handed Quantico's Marines their
first baseball setback of the sea-
son here today, 9-6.
It was the 18th victory in IS
outings for the South Carolina
soldiers. Before today. Quantico
had won six in a row.
Evening star., 1953-04-12
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do 100 pushupS. and was amazed
when he came across big, strong
fellows who would fall on their
faces before they could do five.
Now that he's 40, pushups are
out.
The next topic was hands. "A
woodchopper develops a wonder
full touch with an axe" Sam ex-
planned, because his hands be-
come accustomed to the feel Of
it. But at the same time a
woodchopper would be lost with
a golf club in his hands.
"He wouldn't get the feel of
it in his fingers, and the skin on
the palms of his hands wouldn't
respond.
That's the way with most
long hitters in golf" Sam con-
tinued. They get the feel Of
slugging and don't have the
touch with their short game"
There must be exceptions to
the latter case, despite Snead's
theories. There's no golfer who
consistently hits the ball farther,
nor has finer touch around
the green's.
Joe Kirkwood, jr., picked up
on the 10th hole in the first
round of the Masters but he
wasn't disturbed about it. He
said he pulled a muscle in his
leg and couldn't walk, but he
was walking all right a few min
utes later.
The big blond who plays Joe
Palooka in the movies said this
might be his last golf for at
least a year, as he didn't have
a day off in sight.
Kirkwood signed a contract to
do Palooka on television and
said it was for the biggest price
ever paid for a firSt-time show.
He not only will be the star, but
the producer.
Bobby Jones visited the press
tent during the second day of
the Masters and was asked if
Lloyd Mangrum'S practice round
SO was the reason the course was
made so tough-via placement
of the cups-for the first round.
Jones, looking better than he
has in years, but resigned to
canes and braces for the rest of
his life, said the committee never
gave a thought to Mangrum's
round.
"The weather was perfect" he
said, 1.-The course was in great
condition and the slight breeze
was just where the players
wanted it. We had to make it
tough by sticking the pins in
tough places or they would have
taken our course apart"
Evening star., 1953-04-12
Hockey P|ayoff Tied
As Bruins Win, Al
By the Associoted Press

MONTREAL, April II. - The
Boston Bruins tied the final Ma
tional Hockey League playoffs at
one game each tonight, defeating
the Montreal Canadiens, Al,
with Ed Sanford scoring two of
the goals.
Boston came back with a show
Of scoring strength after drop
ping Thursdays game and tossed
up a solid defensive barrier that
stopped the CanadienS.
The Bruins lost their regular
goalie. Sugar Jim Henry, late in
the first period when he wrenched
his left ankle, but his successor,
Gordon (Red) Henry, took up
right where Sugar Jim left off.
Red was beaten early in the
second period by Ert Olmstead
for the Canadiens' only goal
when the Bruins had a two-goal
lead, scored in the opening period
by Leo Labine and Sandford.