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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Awards for 8 Marine Officers
To Be Presented Here Today

Cross-Lt. Col. Jack c. Scott, 80,
of 20 South Aberdeen street,
Arlington, for extraordinary
achievement in flying jet night
fighter against truck convoy
and enemy trains. He also will
receive a Gold Star in lieu of his
third Air Medal.
Distinguished Flying Cross
Maj. Lynn E. Midkiff. "a, of 122
East Marshall street, Falls
Church, for heroism as a helicop-
ter pilot and squadron executive
officer with the 1st Marine Air
Wing He also will receive a
Gold Star in lieu of his third Air
Medal, and Bronze Star in lieu
of his second Letter of Common
dalton Ribbon with pendant and
Combat"V."
Distinguished Flying Cross
1t. Col. Robert E. Smith, jr., "a,
of 206 Uhler terrace. Alexandria,
for low-level straf1ng attacks to
cover withdrawal of an amphibi-
GUS raiding party.
Air Medal-Lt. Col. Ernest c.
Fusan. IS. of the North Atlantic
Standing Group, for meritorious
acts while completing Is mis-
sions for the LIST Marine Air
Wing.
Commentator Ribbon with
Combat "V"-Maj. James C..
Fetters, 81. of 1924 North Syca-
more street, Arlington, for ex-
cellent service as executive Off
Ger of the 1st Service Battalion,
LIST Marine Division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
June Week Begins
Today at West Point

WEST POINT, N. Y, May 90
The United States Military
Academy's traditional June Week
ceremonies began today.
A review and presentation of
athletic awards on The Plan
were first on the schedule.
More than 500 cadets will re-
ceive diplomas at graduation
exercises Tuesday, which will end
the f1ve-day ceremonies. June
Week has attracted a large num-
Der of families and friends of the
graduating cadets as we'll as
alumni.
Today's program included
awards to outstanding athletes
and team captains and letters to
members of varsity teams.
D. G. Fuqua, of Little Rock,
Ark, was winner of the Army
Athletic Association trophy
awarded annually to the cadet
in the graduating class who rem
dered the most valuable service
to intercollegiate athletics during
his cadet career.
F. S. Wilkerson, of Syracuse,
Kans., was winner of the Hughes
trophy for the most valuable
player on the football team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29

Heroism honorS and merit
awards for Korean service will
go to seven Marine officers and
to the parents of another in a
Sunset Parade at the Marine
Barracks, Eighth and I streets
S. E.. today.
Marine Commandant Lemuel
C.. Shepherd, jr., will make the
presentations-one Navy Cross,
poSthumous Silver Star, the
Legion of Merit with Combat
"V". three Distinguished Flying
Crosses. three Air Medals and
two Letter of Commentator rib
bonS with Combat "V."
Those who will receive the
awards are:
Navy CroSS-Lt. William C..
Holmberg, "a, of the Naval Lam
guage School, Anacostia, for
heroism as a rife platoon leader.
Severely wounded, he refused
evacuation, continued to direct
his platoon which captured one
prisoner and killed 100.
Posthumous Silver Star-Navy
Comdr. and Mrs. Vincent l..
Rich, 706 South Pitt street,
Alexandria, for their son, 1t.
Richard U. Rich, for his gall
lantry as a company commander
with the 7th Marine Regiment
in Korea.
Legion of Merritt. Col.
Floyd M. johnson. jr., 81. of
5208 Brookway drive NV. for
outstanding service as battalion
executive officer with the 1st
Marine Division.
Second Distinguished Flying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
AL Music Union
Hits Sour Note on
Marine Bandsmen

A week on the heels of a gen.
eral blast by their national presi-
dent AFL Musicians Local 161
here shot particular protest
at the Marines for letting their
band members diSplace civilian
musicians.
Paul j. Schwarz, local presi-
dent telegraphed Gen. Lemuel
c. Shepherd. jr.. Marine Corps
commandment, yesterday COM
planning that Marine Corps mu-
sicians playing at District Bar
Association memorial services
displaced civilian musicians who
had been used at the services
in past years.
Attorney Harlan Wood. chair
man of the District Bar ASSocia-
ton Memorial Exercises Commit
tee, had this to say today:
The Bar Association has never
hired any musicians, union or
otherwise, as such. Talented
friends have been asked to play
at the services. but nothing was
ever agreed to from a money
standpoint. He said the associa-
ton sent them moderate sums in
the form of a gratuity and not
as payment for their services.
Last week James C. Petrillo,
president of the American Fed
Grafton of Musicians, protested
that service bands ARE knocking
my players out Of work."
Marine headquarters here is
withholding comment on the
telegram until it has been seen
by the commandant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Last Union VeteronSprucesU Up
For a Busy Day Tomorrow

Named vice commander in
chief of the GAR at its last
sessions, Mr.. Woolson is the
only survivor of the 2.675, 1000
man Union Army. James A..
Hard. Rochester, N. Y, the only
other Northern veteran, died
March IL.
Memorial Day was first off,
cially observed in 1869 on the
order of Gen. John A. Logan,
GAR commander.
Mr. Woolson, a native Of
Watertown, N. Y, was a drum
mer boy in the war. enliSting
when he was II in the First
Minnesota Artillery Regiment.
He spent slightly less than a
year in the Union blue, serving
the entire time on garrison duty
in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Memorial Rites Held
For Members Of Bar
Who Died in Year

Chief Justice Vlnson and many
other prominent members of the
bench and bar attended memo
rial services yesterday afternoon
for 80 members of the District
Bar Association who died during
the past year.
Judges of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict of Columbia. the United
States District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia and of other
courts here were among those
who attended. Many members
of the families of the deceased
bar association members also
were present.
The services. under auspices of
the association. are held an
nually. Yesterday marked the
first time they we're held in the
new Courthouse. The large cere-
monial courtroom on the sixth
floor of the building was used.
Judge James r. Kirkland of
the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia. who
delivered the memorial address,
touched upon the life of a great
bar member of another era
Francis Scott Key. poet, who was
twice United States attorney for
the District. I'm these troubled
times" Judge Kirkland said,
America should take heed" of
the last verse of THE Star
Spangled Banner"
Harlan Wood, chairman of the
associations memorial commit
tee. presided at the services The
program included an invocation
by the Rev DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, chaplain of the Senate;
vocal solos by Justin Lawrie. a
memorial Introductory by Pres
ton C. King. jr.. president of
the District Bar Association; Sc
lections by the Marine Corps
Band Orchestra, and the bene-
diction by the Very Rev. Edward
B. Bum. president of George
town University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29

would have the effect of increas-
ing the amount allowed for addi-
tional policemen since the guards
will free a number of policemen
for other duties. 1t added 1T
is estimated that this saving,
in addition to the increase of
$345 900 (for the Police Depart
ment), will provide 1875 to $50
additional man-years of uniform
police service. However, the
committee urges that the addi-
tional funds be used to the ex-
tent that is feasible for increased
remuneration to experienced po-
licemen who wish to do overtime
duty in order to increase their
income"
Except in some cases involv-
ing OUTLAWS for capital improve
ments, the committee denied re-
quests for transportation of
lapsed personnel funds. The
committee said the only justifi-
cation offered was that the
money was needed to fill posi-
tons held vacant in the past
year because of reductions made
by Congress last year.
"The absorption of these re-
auctions may have been a bur-
den. as claimed by various wit
nesses," the committee said, but
it is noted that most of the Of
fees were able to find the extra
funds for transfer to support
the new Department of General
Administration. Had these funds
been retained in the separate
offices which were assessed, the
burden of handling the reduc-
tons made by the Congress in
the 1853 bill would have been
considerably less. Further, nc
evidence was given to the COM
mittee that these reductions
made it necessary to actually
separate any personnel this year.
Regardless of the circum-
stances, the committee has no
intention of reversing itself from
one year to the next on a blank
check basis or on any other
basis, and has denied all in
creases requested for so-called
restoration of lapSeS.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
BY the Associoted Press

DULUTH, MINI, May 29.-Al-
bert Henry Woolson, sole surviv-
ing Union veteran. has his blue
serge suit with brass buttons
cleaned and pressed and the
GAR" on his uniform cap
sparkles.
Tomorrow is the old soldiers
84th Memorial Day and the 1906
year-old Civil War veteran will
be the center of Duluth's observ-
ahce of the day.
A busy schedule has been set
for Mr., Woolson, who tomorrow
for the first time-will note Me-
mortal Day without a single
comrade in the Grand Army of
the Republic (GAR). The or
ganization once counted 408, 489
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Louisiana Flood Region
Declared Disaster Area
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower today
declared flooded areas of Louisi-
ana a major disaster area and
set in motion Federal steps to
relieve the situation.
He notified Gov. Robert F.
Kennon of Louisiana by telegram
that pending an inspection and
determination Of actual money
needed he is ordering;
/. The Housing and Home FL
nance Agency to remove credit
and mortgage restrictions, which
would allow it to make up to
100 per cent guarantee on relief
loans.
2. The Department of Agri-
culture to investigate immedi-
ately the need for shipment of
livestock feed into the affected
areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Morse BIack|ists
All A. P. Reporters
BY the Associated Press

Senator Morse. Independent,
OF Oregon. says that Associated
Press reporters now are persona
ron grata" with him.
Il do not trust their veracity,
I do not trust their intellectual
honesty. 1 do not trust their
Journalistic ethics. and I think
the Associated Press will under
stand that language" Mr.. Morse
said yesterday.
He made the statement as a
followup to another floor speech
yesterday in which he criticized
the A. P. generally and a story
by A. P. reporter G. Milton Kelly
specifically.
He said yesterday that Mr..
Kelly, came on the Senate floor
Wednesday night after the SEN
ate recessed, addressed me, and
in an insulting and brazen man
ner said. I understand I have
had the honor of being called a
liar by YOU"
Mr.. Kelly said he approached
Senator Morse to ask for an ex-
PLANTATION of the Senator's re-
marks about his story and in
tended to be neither insulting
nor brazen. II believe I was
neither" Mr.. Kelly said.
He had written a story Tues
day saying Senator Morse was
smoking mad" over Senate re-
lection of his appeal for the
posts on two key Senate COM
mittees which he lost after Quit
ting the Republican Party in the
election campaign last fall.
Senator Morse called the story
a Tie" saying that while he did
not agree with the result of the
Senate decision there was no
anger about it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
D. 6. Budget

Continued From First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Memorial Day Rites Set
For u. ). Dead in Europe

PARIS. May 29.-Ceremonies
honoring the 100000 Americans
who died in two World Wars will
be held at 81 European ceme-
terieS tomorrow, Memorial Day.
The rites will be at II Ameri-
can cemeteries in France, three
in Belgium, two in Italy, two
in Britain and one each In Hol-
land, Luxembourg and Tunisia.
The principal service will be
at the Suresnes American Mill
tary Cemetery, just outside Paris,
where 1,54l veterans of the first
war and "a veterans of the second
war are buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
Brandeis U. 10 Graduate
7 Students From D. T..

Two Washington students will
be graduated from Brandeis Uni
versity.a Waltham, Mass, on
June IA.
They are Miss Theresa Danley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel B. Danley, 1910 Brentwood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-29
T euk Market SOUGHT

Burma is seeking a foreign
market for teak and gurgin hard
woods for ship decks. rough con-
struction work and railroad ties,
Rangoon reports.
Evening star., 1953-01-19

all night was based, evidently, on q
fallacy as to how much air one needs
for all these processes.
Modern investigation has shown that
the amount of fresh air, provided q
bedroom is not overcrowded, is far less
that the older physical physiculturists
thought.
These old muscle boys naturally
overdid everything
II they advocated walking, they said
nothing less than 80 miles would do
If they pumped for whole wheat
bread, they wanted the roughest wheat
they could find. The fact that it was
going to upset a million stomachs, and
cause colitis and other maladies. they
merely pooh-poohed.
So when they advised fresh air at
night. they would compromise on moth
ing less than all the windows wide open.
The fact that this meant uneasy
sleep to thousands of persons meant
nothing to them.
So tens of millions Of Americans,
then beginning to get in the grip Of the
mass mind. kept themselves uncom-
Portable for years.
At last, however. with the new
science. and the slow advance Of age.
they got some sense.
They kept their windows shut at
night. and found they slept better.
saved fuel. and did not suffer nearly
so much from sinHs trouble.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Welcome to Wushinoton

Washington welcomes, with traditional i'm
partiality and warmth, the thousands of visitors
bent on witnessing and celebrating the inaug-
uration of new President of the United States
Although deprived of part in electing the
Chief Executive citizens of the District of
Columbia always are glad to play host to the
incoming administration and it's supporters
This is their quadrennial opportunity to make
up in small way, for the Illustrations of dis
franchisement.
The city's hospitality on such occasions
necessarily is nonpartisan. This is the Capital of
all the Nation, whatever political party happens
to be in power. However, something new has
been added to this inauguration-new, that is,
for many of the younger generation. For the
first time in nearly quarter of century GA
long years, to be exact), a Republican is to be
sworn in as President. Washington can be
relied upon to make the most of this chance
to show that it can be just as hospitable to the
Republicans as to the Democrats Moreover,
the occasion marks the promotion to the White
House OF great military hero, General Eisen-
hover. 1t is not surprising that ordinarily staid
Washington is agog over the events taking place
In its midst.
There is no doubt about it: Washington
likes Ike. We are proud to have him back at
the scene of some of his early military assign-
mentS-this time as First Citizen and neighbor.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
This and That
BY Charles E. TroceweN

He suffered. nevertheless, for years,
because Of the old health advice" so
often heard, and still being heard, that
one should keep the windows open
wide whatever the weather.
The truth here, as elsewhere, lies
somewhere between.
: r.
There is really no sense in sleeping
cold.
It does not harden one, as the
oldsters believed: it just makes sleep
uneasy.
Today every one needs the best sleep
he can get. and as much Of 1t as neces-
sary. How much is necessary depends,
in the last analysis. upon the person.
There are some who need hours,
others who need II. and still others
who get along famously on no more
than 5 hours.
The dream of many adolescents. to
go without any sleep. Is always shown
up at last as just that-a dream.
Sleep knitsi up the unravelled sleeve
of care, or whatever 1t was Shakespeare
said.
It does more than KNIT perfects
the blood stream. gives the heart rest.
and allows the tensed muscles to relax.
*s r.
In theory, plenty Of cold fresh air
aid these processes.
But the idea Of wide open, windows
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Turn Backward, O Time, in Your FIiqht
By lrvina +. Losh

A s THE CLOCK announces 'time
= a for a change. 1t Is somewhat
startling to glance back and discover
how greatly times actually have
changed since the last previous Repub-
lican President took Office. Oh, yes.
there have been other Republicans in
the White House. Indeed it was a scant
"a years ago that one Of them named
Herbert Hoover gave the elephant
something to trumpet about.
And what was 1t like then? Well.
the Government was spending $3.3
billion a year compared with $74.6 bill
lion this year; the public debt was SIT
billion as against 1857 billion now. Be-
cause there was neither Federal nor
nearly eryhpdy-including the house.
wife-speculated. Stocks could be
bought on IS per cent margin. A blue
chip like First National Bank of New
York gained $50 points in two days.
closing at 1000. New York Central
stood at 200: General Electric at 238:
U. S. Steel at 1876.
When the little woman wasn't busy
with her broker and had time for home
life, she might be found loading UP
with all the groceries she could carry
for IS. Sirloin retailed at so cents a
generous pound: milk was IA cents q
quart. Winters were colder but coal
was only So ton. A farmer could hire
good hand for 81 IS day plus keep.
Miners averaged $25.75 a week; rail-
road men $3.50. A stenographer carried
off large-size $40 bill every Saturday
(no deductions) and real classy secre-
tary who could spell pulled down a neat
$28 for her week. Editorial Research
Reports also recalls that 21-day West
Indies cruise complete with tips was
available for SITS and the tag on q
two-door Essex sedan was $685. fob.
Detroit. Living, huh?
It was rainy on March 4, 1929, when
Mr.. Hoover placed his lips to the
Bible. opened to that page in Pro-
verbs which reads: Where there is
no vision, the people perish, but he
that keepeth the law. happy Is he"
The central theme of his inaugural ad-
dress urged better observance Of ma
tional prohibition.
Never before had so many heard
President speak. High in Gould Lin
coins account of the Inauguration in
The Star was the pertinent observation
that Mr.. Hoover'S words were carried
to millions of persons by the radio"
It was coast-to-coast hookup. quite
a novelty those days. There was static.
of course. and some of those IS million
who voted against the engineer-states-
man probably yanked of the headset
and slapped the "cats whiskers" in dis
gust when he discussed the ban on
booze
Radio made a hit with outgoing CAL
Evening star., 1953-01-19

Keep your windows open wide
whatever weather we have" writes
correspondent.
She says she read it in health book.
Nonsense, lady!
That book is outmoded.
The scientific idea today is to keep
reasonably warm.
Even the men in the trenches do that.
as far as they are able. sometimes
they are not able)
The modern idea is to air a room at
frequent intervals, so that the air is
kept fresh, as we say.
If this is done properly, one may have
both fresh air and comfort.
The ancient idea Of popping the pane
up when sleeping is rapidly going out
the window
Today's wise guy consults his own
skin as his own best guide.
This calls for sensible care Of the
epidermis and the tissues underneath.
It means that one will not, as general
practice. keep the windows open.
X
Templeton Jones came to this con-
clusion and practice long before the
scientists.
He simply got tired of being cold at
night. &.
No matter how many covers he piled
on, even an electric blanket. he re-
manned cold.
Evening star., 1953-01-19
Arlington Census
Paul V. Wegener.

Arlington County is taking a school
census. Fine, this is necessary. They
also expect their enumerators to rec
ord the age of all county residents, the
number Of bedrooms, type, age and
condition Of houses. in private homes.
This information as to the age of
adults and type, age, condition etc. of
ones house is in my opinion no concern
of the school board and furthermore,
is none Of their business. II they wish
information as to property it should
be easily obtained from building per-
mits at the Court House.
But one logical conclusion that can
be drawn from their wanting this in
formation. That is, there must be
tie in with the tax assessor, for with
this data he could assess all residences
without leaving his Office. It appears
that this happened last time, having
compared assessments with several
neighborS and knowing what these
properties cost and their condition, it
was apparent the last assessment was
a guessing game.
Home owners of the county should
resent this prying into their private
affairs by the school board and not
answer these questions. for one will
not answer them.
ArlinptNu RaSidenf
Evening star., 1953-01-19

win Coolidge and a popular story
handed down is that he Grated of to
Vermont every single set in the White
House, leaving the new President with
out so much as a crystal model to tune
in the tail end Of his finest hour. Mr..
Coolidge got q big hand on the ride to
the Capitol. Some thought applause
was stronger for Silent Cal than for his
successor. Mr.. Coolidge told the press
at his final conference that his out
standing achievement in five and half
years as President had been that he
minded his own business"
And business was good when Herbert
Hoover was sworn in by Chief Justice
William Howard Taft. who had taken
the same oath 20 years before. There
were economic danger signals of q
sort. but nothing to get excited over.