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Evening star., 1953-08-30
Dr.. Byrd Admits He Will Run
For Governor Next Year
Maryland University
President Informally
Tells of His PIuns
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 29.-Dr. H.
C. Byrd. retiring president of
the University of Maryland, con-
ceded today that he will be a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of
Maryland next year.
DR.. Byrd gave his announce
ment informally" in comment
ing on statement by DR.. Mil
dred Otenasek, vice chairman OF
the Maryland State Democratic
Central Committee. that Il am
certain DR.. Byrd will run next
year"
Said DR.. Byrd: IT cannot deny
that. It's a simple truth"
Anyhow, I see no particular
reason to deny what everybody
knows anyway" he added.
The announcement came one
week after Mayor Thomas
D'Alesandro of Baltimore had
declared his candidacy for gov
Evening star., 1953-08-30
u. S. Waits for Citizens to Claim $767 Million

collection. Nearly $5.5 billion
of these bonds were issued.
The next biggest amount of
Government securities which
have matured and no longer
pay interest is the residue of
the $2,076,000,O00 issued as ter
minal-leave pay to World War
II servicemen and women. The
last of these Armed Forces leave
bonds matured in October, 1851,
but $52,2 $4,000 has not yet been
collected from the Government,
Maybe you think it is only
private citizens who lose track
of their investment in Govern
ment securities.
Not so. Corporations that got
bonds during World War II in
place of excess profits tax re-
funds have not got around to
cashing in $1,438,624 worth. The
last of these refund bonds ma
tured and stopped bearing inter-
est in 1916.
In 1886 the Government issued
about 81 billion worth of bonus
bonds to veterans of World War
I. In that depression year, the
need for cash was so great that
veterans were allowed to cash
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Cancer Institute Fire
Destroys Laboratory

Fire destroyed the interior of
a b1ophysics laboratory at the
National Cancer Institute in
Bethesda yesterday. officials es-
timated the loss was between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The fire was in the laboratory
of DR.. James Reid, who is on
vacation. Until DR.. Reid returns,
Institute officials said they could
not tell if any of his research
work would be seriously re-
tarded.
Flames were discovered by
guards about 3:15 pm.
Fire was confined to DR.. Reid S
12-by-20-foot laboratory. Every
thing in the laboratory was de-
stroyed, the Institute reported.
The loss included valuable re-
search equipment.
A spokesman said no one had
been in the laboratory since
Friday. He said the blaze appar-
emily was caused by short
circuit.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
By the Assoeioted Press

Do you happen to have some
musty old documents, bearing
the picture of some President of
long ago and a lot of fancy en-
craving, around the house?
If you remember seeing some
thing like that, go back and take
another look.
You may own part of the
$161 ,282, 900 of old, matured pub
lie debt never collected from the
Government by the citizens who
loaned the money.
The biggest amount of old debt
outstanding-$90, 100000 at last
counts matured savings bonds
of pre- orld War II date.
These were the baby bonds
sold from March. 1885, to April,
1871. The last of them matured
in April, 1851. and ceased to bear
interest then.
They have not been extended
for an additional 10 years, like
the later "E" bonds. So if you
have any savings bonds with
serial numbers that began with
any letter A through D, your
investment has matured, no
longer pays interest and awaits
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Star School Section
Explores TV Subject

PIPE DREAM?-How realistic ore
Washington educators hopes to build
q non commercial educational teIe-
vision stotion2 Star Education Edi-
tor james 6. Deone reports on the
current situation in the lead ortieIe
of q special Boek School section
on Pose Ell.
VIRGlNIA'S NEW LAWYERS--A
total Of l3l young men and women
posed the Virginio Stote Bor ex-
ominotions. For list see Poee AIS.
II DECLINE TO ANsWER"-Ths
implications Of the red-hot Jenner
report on subversion in Government
ore explored by WiIIiom Hines in on
EditorioiI Section feoture on pose
Alb.
Rodio-TV Programs,
Pages E-l0-ll.
Complete Index, Poee Az
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Big ; Drafting Bid
To Soviet on Germany
By the Associated Press

BONN, Aug. 29.-The Western
Big Three powers new offer to
join Soviet Russia in a foreign
ministers parley on Germany's
future probably will be delivered
late next week-just before the
West German national elections
September 6.
Western officials here said to-
day the Washington. London and
Paris governments are now
studying the draft of identical
notes drawn up by their repre-
sentatives in Paris. They said the
draft covers only one page in
contrast to a 3.000-word Soviet
note of August Is on the subject.
Some changes in the draft may
be made by one of the Big Three
governments. If so. their experts
will meet again in Paris next
week to prepare the final tests.
Officials here said the draft
suggests a conference within two
months. The three governments
will insist on free elections in
both West and East Germany
before any provisional govern
ment for a united Germany is
formed, it was said. The Soviet
notes called for the formation of
q provisional. alderman gov
ernment ahead of elections.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Enterprises Salvage Hoard
Big Surprise to Head of Line
Something Is Peculiar Says sbrundtsen
After Reports of Recovery Of 100000

there we'd have taken a different
view of the salvage proposition. !"
He said he is convinced that
the finding of the currency was
no accident.
"It's no joke to dive in 240
feet of water" he said. You
don't do it for coffee beans.
waterlogged typewriters and cars
and the other cargo that was
listed in the manifest.
"The whole thing just doesn't
make sense to me.
And why would anybody ship
pound notes to America? You
can't even buy a subway token
with them.
IF. somebody knew that money
was aboard, why did they wait
more than a year to go after it?"
May Have Been in Mail.
Mr.. Isbrandtsen said the only
solution he could think of for
the moneys presence was that
it had been placed in mailbags.
There were 1852 bags of mail
aboard, he said, containing over
5000 packages.
1--WE didn't know what was in
those packages" he said.
Mr.. Isbrandtsen said he is con-
vinced that the money was not
in the ships safe and that Capt.
Carlsen did not know that it
was aboard.
The Flying Enterprise cleared
See ENTERPRISE, Page AS.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Mystery Of Suez Kidnap
Thickens; Victim Is Safe
BY the Assoeiafed Press

LONDON, Sunday, Aug. 30
The British airman who disap-
peared in the Suez Canal Zone
July 9 and was reported by the
British as a kidnap victim of
Egyptians is alive and we'll in
England today. That was the
official statement, but a good bit
of mystery fingers on.
The case recently added to the
tensions in the disputed canal
zone and almost upset current
British-Egyptian negotiations for
a settlement.
The incident was important
enough for the Air Ministry to
announce formally the return
here of Leading AircraftSman
A. v. Rigden. 1t added tersely:
An inquiry into the circum-
stances of his disappearance
now is being made"
Evening star., 1953-08-30
West Germans Seize
700 Suspects in Big
Red Election Plot
Police Arrest Aeitotors
Aboard Truins as Bonn
Moves to Ban Neo-Nuzis
BY the Associated Press

HELMSTEDT, Germany, Aug.
29.-West German federal police
announced tonight they have
cracked a large scale Communist
attempt to smuggle Red agitators
into the Bonn republic before
the critical September 6 elec-
tions. Police arrested 700 sus-
poets at this border checkpoint.
The arrests were made in the
last "a hours on five westbound
interzonal trains.
Police said it was possible that
thousands of others slipped into
West Germany before controls
were frightened in view of the
approaching election.
More than 25O,OOO East Ger
mans have entered West Ger
many since the Soviet Zone
regime eased interzonal restric-
tions earlier this summer. Many
of them have not yet returned.
200 Removed From Trains.
More than 200 were moved
from three trains arriving at
Helmstedt last night. Police
rounded up 470 passengers to-
night from the Halle-Cologne
and Magdeburg- Cologne trains.
All passengers aboard went
through police controls and the
trains were hours behind Sched-
ules when they proceeded into
West Germany.
Police said some of the de-
tanned travellers contended they
had been forced into their role
as Red propagandists.
The breakdown on the Com
munist propagandists came as
the West German government
moved at Bonn to ban the radi-
cal rightiSt German Reich
party-rallying point for die
hard NaZiS.
Spurred by demands from all
the democratic parties, the Fed
eral Interior Ministry said it has
decided to ask the Supreme
Court to rule that the party is
unconstitutional and a threat to
democratic government.
Led by fanatical Nazis who
openly asSail the Bonn govern
ment and the Western Allies,
the German Reich party is wag-
ing a vigorous campaign in six
of the nine States to elect a big
bloc of delegates to parliament
in the September 6 elections.
Fear Magnetic Effect.
Leaders of the democratic
parties warn that this party
could become a magnet for other
radical rightist parties and the
See GERMAN, Page A-9.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Russia Blocks West
On Call for Treaty on
Austrian Freedom
U. S. Denounces Soviet;
Big Four Ministers
May Take Up Question
BY the Associated Press

Russia blocked another move
by the Western powers yester-
day for quick conclusion of an
Austrian independence treaty
The United States promptly
denounced the Soviet action,
saying it was based on "flimsy"
and "insincere" grounds.
Soviet notes to Washington,
London and Paris, plus State
Department comment, made it
seem almost certain. however,
that the Austrian treaty prob
lem will come up at proposed
meeting of the Big -Four foreign
ministers this fall, assuming
such a conference takes place.
The United States announced.
in fact, that ''it will seek to
have the question considered"
at the conference, which Off
cials now think may be held
in October in Switzerland.
The note which the Soviet
foreign Office handed to the
three Western power embassies
in Moscow yesterday was a reply
to a Western note of August II
which in turn was a response
to a Russian note of July 30.
Reds Give Two Reasons.
The August II message from
the West has advised the Rus
slams that the United States,
Britain and France were pre-
pared to abandon their pro-
posed short-form Austrian treaty
at a meeting of representatives
of the four powers which, it
was suggested, should be held
in London beginning next Mon
day. The only condition was
that the Soviet government
should be prepared to conclude
a treaty assuring Austria Of po-
litical and economic independ-
ence.
In yesterdays note the So
vietS gave two reasons for re-
fuSing to meet in London. One
was that the Western powers
had not stated they would with
draw" the short treaty, which
Russia had criticized. The other
was that deputies representing
the foreign ministers were not
competent to discuss the Aus
trian treaty in such a meeting
as that proposed in London.
U. S. ASSailS Soviet.
The State Department released
it's unofficial translation of the
Soviet note and at the same time
accused the Russians of dis
torting the expressed willingness
of the United States Govern
ment to conclude an Austrian
treaty on any basis which would
provide for Austria's political
and economic independence"
BY this distortion and by deny
Continued on Page ALL, Col. 10
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Labor Wins in Muuritius

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Aug
20 (P9.-The Labor Party has
been returned to power in this
British Crown Colony, winning
13 of 10 seats at stake in the
legislative council. officials an
nounced today. The elections
were held Wednesday and Thurs
day. Mauritius, which has a
of nearly 100000, is
an island in the Indian Ocean
500 miles east of Madagascar.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Picture on Page Az.
low of 73 degrees tonight.

a low of 73 degrees tonight.
Take heart" the forecaster
advised with a chuckle. Things
are not too bad. Our record show
an all-time August high of 106
in 1918, if that offers any COM
fort"
Arlington County authorities
ordered a round-the-clock ban
on lawn sprinkling. car washing
and filling backyard pools.
r. M. Writ, director of public
works, said the county's made
quate distribution system makes
it almost impossible to maintain
satisfactory service during hot,
dry periods.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
$1,000 Left to Birds
By MARYLAND Woman
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. pa
thousand dollars may not be
chicken feed but it's going to
provide something for the birds
here.
This particular thousand dol
lars is part of the estate left
by Mrs. Emma s. N. Dixon.
Court records showed today
she willed the amount for a
trust fund whose income will be
used "for the attracting and
feeding of wild songbirds on the
campus of the (Sheppard-Pratt)
hospital grounds. especially in
the winter time"
Evening star., 1953-08-30

ernor in next springs Democratic
primary.
1t has generally been regarded
that the primary might be a
three-way fight between Mr..
D'Alesandro, DR.. Byrd and
George p. Mahoney, Baltimore
contractor who previously unsuc-
See GOVERNOR, Page Az.
Evening star., 1953-08-30

home will be repatriated, in
Guiding captives sentenced for
prison camp offenses which the
Reds have termed against Com
munist law.
The promise was made to
allied officers yesterday at a
meeting of the joint prisoner of
war repatriation commission.
IS in First 2 Groups.
There were 25 Americans. Is
British and SO South Koreans in
the first group and so Ameri-
cans and so South Koreans in
the second contingent.
The third group included IS
See POWS, Page AS.
Evening star., 1953-08-30


Subcommittee had been directed
toward finding whether Com
munists have worked in the
printing office. where many con-
fidential documents are printed
for various government agencies
Raymond C. Blattenberger
the new Public Printer ap-
pointed by the Eisenhower ad-
ministration, agreed with Chair
man Mccarthy that if a COM
bination of Communist activity
and gambling prevailed it would
be a threat to security.
Carl j. Landmark, who iden-
titled himself as a hand COM
positor at the printing Office for
about II years, claimed the pro-
lection of the Fifth Amendment
to the Constitution yesterday in
declining to answer when Sen
ator Mccarthy asked him if he
operates a handbook for horse
race betting in the office.
Suspension Promised.
A few minutes later Mr.. Blat-
tenberger was applauded by the
audience which filled the Sem
ate Caucus room when he said:
Il think I have the right to
suspend every man who hides
behind the Fifth Amendment,
and that shall be done"
After the hearing had been
recessed, Deputy Public Printer
Philip L. Cole said he believes
"a suspension will be in order
as of Monday"
Senator Mccarthy announced
the next phase of the inquiry
will be a closed hearing in New
York tomorrow on matters at
fecting the printing Office and
another agency.
Although Mr.. Blattenberger
agreed that the activities COM
planned of by Senator Mccarthy
could be a grave threat, he also
testified that security at the
printing Office has improved in
the four months he has been on
the job.
The new Public Printer dis
closed that Is employees suspected
of Communist connections have
been transferred to jobs in the
Library of Congress. where they
would not handle any secret ma
terial, until it is finally deter
mined whether the charges
against them are true or false.
Other developments yesterday
were:
[. Edward M. Rothschild, AZ
year-old booKnmder VINO was
suspended 10 days ago for refus-
mfg to testify in open session
whether he has ever been Com
muniSt, or whether he ever took
secret documents from the print
ing office, asked GPO officials for
a new hearing on the issues lead
ing to his suspension.
2. Senator Mccarthy sought to
show that since he began the
hearings the printing Office has
been clearing out tons of conf
dental documents that had ac-
cumulated over a ten-year pc
riod.
3. Senator Mccarthy criticized
as unbelievable" printing Of
flee order he said would make
possible a minimum penalty of
80 days suspension for a first
offense violation of Office security
regulations.
Four Red Denials Cited.
In disclosing that Mr.. Roth
schild has requested a new hear
ing at the printing Office, his at
torney, Charles E. Ford, said
that the bookbinder has denied
See MCCARTHY, Page AS.
Evening star., 1953-08-30
POW 'Progressives'
Beaten Up on Ship,
Returning GI Says
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
90. Six "ProgressiveS"
among 437 former American
war prisoners who landed
here today were "roughed
up pretty bad" on the re-
turn trip aboard the trans
port Gen. w. F. Hase, one
returning serviceman said.
"They would have killed
them if a captain hadn't
stopped them," said Pfc.
Richard E. Schorr. "They
beat up the guys pretty bad.
Zone progressive let out
a yelp, ran up the stairs and
tried to get away, but they
jerked him back down"
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Heat, at Record 98,
To Continue Today

The thermometer hit SO de-
grees here yesterday. equalling
the all-time record for August
90, and is expected to reach the
same figure today and again to-
morrow.
The Weather Bureau predicted
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Gambling Ring
Exists in GPO,
Mccarthy Says
EmpIoye Refuses
To Tell Whether He
Takes Horse Bets
ByJ. A. O'Leury

Existence of an organized
gambling ring at the Gov
ernment Printing Office was
charged by Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin, yes
terday, as he broadened his in
vestigation into security con-
ditions at the big printing
plant.
Until yesterday the hearings
before the Senate Investigations
Evening star., 1953-08-30

Civil Service Committee last
night demanded immediate ac-
tion by the Civil Service Com
mission to find jobs for displaced
career Federal workers and to
provide job security for those
remaining on the rolls.
In a sharply worded letter to
csc Chairman Philip Young,
Text of Letter on Poee AZ.
Mr.. Rees proposed a three-point
program which he said would
stabilize the Federal employment
picture in 90 days so that en-
ployes who are then on the rolls
will have some reasonable cer-
tainty of their employment
status"
Sees Salutary Effect.
'I believe you will find this will
have a very saIutary effect on
the commitments that they must
make to carry on their everyday
existence" Mr.. Rees added.
The Kansas Republican was
critical of the commissions en-
phasis on it's own internal re-
organization program while "it
is permitting the barn to burn
down so far as concerns its
Government-wide responsibility
of the Government personnel
program"
Mr.. Rees said that not only
the jobs of career employees can
be saved but also the jobs OF
thousands of temporary -indef-
mite empolyes who never have
been given the chance to get
permanent status even though
they passed civil service exams.
Mr.. Rees said that most Fed
eral agencies have never both
cred to make permanent ap-
pointments that they are per-
mitted up to the September !,
1850 figure.
Asks Promotion Freeze.
Mr.. Recess asked the COM
mission to do the following
things:
l. Issue a freeze order on all
internal promotions in Govern
ment and on the employment Of
outsiders other than displaced
career workers. In this way, dis
placed employees as we'll as those
facing loss of their jobs could
be absorbed within the Govern
ment.
2. Reduce the number Of
temporary-indefinite employees in
the departments and agencies so
that career workers would not
be affected by reductions-in-
force. At the same time, the
remaining temporary indefinite
workers could be given permanent
status and some degree of job
security.
3. Temporarily put it's other
duties aside and devote its full
time to the observation-disclosures
problem until it is solved.
Jobs Cut BY $4,000.
The csc several months ago
began a program to find Govern
ment jobs for displaced career
workers, but thus far very few
of these employees have been
placed.
During the last six months
Federal employment has de-
creased by 10000 jobs, more
than 10000 of them in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Rees points out that there
is normal turnover in Govern
ment each year of about 20 per
cent due to retirements, resig-
nations, deaths and various
other factors. The economy
minded Kansan feels that Gov
ernment employment still can
be cut substantially by not filing
many of these vacancies, and
yet at the same time insure
the retention of most present
employees.
Evening star., 1953-08-30

non-commissioned officers. They
were coming through now in
large numbers as the exchange
drew toward an end. The nom
commissioned officers had been
segregated from enlisted men in
POW camps because of their
strong influence against Com
munist indoctrination.
There was fresh Communist
pledge that all who want to come
Evening star., 1953-08-30

Mccorthy's Charges Of GombIing in
GPO Fail to Stir Police. Poee AS
Evening star., 1953-08-30
IS Americans Freed
By Communists in
Today's POW Swap
ITO Due to Be Released
Reds Promise to Return
All Prisoners They Hold
By ihe Associated Press

PANMUNJOM, Sunday, Aug.
30.-More prisoners came back
from Communist captivity today
in the big Korean armistice ex-
change. Some of the Americans
whooped and yelled. Others
were quiet but smiling.
Most of the repatriates on the
26th day of the exchange were
437 Freed Prisoners Lond in Son
Francisco. Page AS
Mother of Freed POW Thinks, "He
Come in With q Whoop." Poee AS
Evening star., 1953-08-30
Rees Demands
Jobs for 0usted
u. 5. Workers
Offers Civil Service
Program to Protect
Federal Employees
By joseph Younu

Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee last
night demanded immediate ac-
tion by the Civil Service Com
mission to find jobs for displaced
career Federal workers and to
provide job security for those
remaining on the rolls.
In a sharply worded letter to
csc Chairman Philip Young,
Evening star., 1953-08-30

Continued on Page ALL, Col. 1.)
Evening star., 1953-08-30

Mr.. Rees proposed a three-point
program which he said would
stabilize the Federal employment
picture in 80 days so that en-
ployes who are then on the rolls
will have some reasonable cer-
tainty of their employment
status"
Evening star., 1953-08-30

Text Of Letter on Poee AZ.
Evening star., 1953-08-30

See ROADS, Page Ais
Evening star., 1953-08-30

See ARIZONA, Page AS.
Evening star., 1953-08-30

See ENTERPRISE, Page AS.
Evening star., 1953-07-26

Becousethe dog-doys of June and July have put your
suits in sod-sock condition, you'll want to take
advantage of this greet sale! We've reduced $50
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checks, horIine stripes, poid weoves, sub-weoves
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konns-2"d F'Oor-Wdsht"gto"' Street Floor Arlington
, 1953-12-22
PUBLIC NOTICE

No Torpedoes, Thunderbolts,
Candles or Explosive
Packet Of any kind, name or
description, shall be exploded
within the town limits, except
in recreational areas or the
wharf area.
II IS also unlawful for any
person to throw, project or
propel such fieworks towards
any person or property.
b. &. canegata
Administrator for St. Croix
Dffice Of the Administrator
Chr stiansted, ST. Croix, ". I.
December n, 1858.