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Evening star., 1953-12-16
Civic Group Plays Host

The Junior Midway Civic As
sociation was the guest of it's
senior group at a Christmas
party last night in the Morgan
School, California street and
Florida avenue NV. A skit di-
rected by Mrs. Julie D. Hill was
presented. Mr.. Frederick A.
Smith read the Nativity story.
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Office Building Proposed

The Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce wants to build an Of
flee building on land owned by
the city at Washington and
Wolfe streets, the School Board
was advised last night.
The property is adjacent to
the Washington School, now
used for School Board offices,
and the old Alexandria Academy.
which George Washington gave
funds to help establish. The
board voted to ask the chamber
to make its request to the City
Council. A
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Recreation Fund Sought

Prince Georges County's Rec
reation Department wants a
$79,930 budget next fiscal year
to enlarge its program and estab-
lish children's summer camp.
The request-almost so per
cent higher than the operating
funds for this fiscal year-was
presented to the county commits
Sioners yesterday by department
officials. The present budget is
$50,000.
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Citizens Stoqe Party

The Central Northwest Citi-
zens' Association held its Christ
mas party last night in Garnet
Patterson Junior High School.
Mrs. Lillian Evanti~sang, and
Mrs. Margaret Koonce read
poems.
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Actors to Fete Children

The Pentagon Theater Group
will present Christmas gifts and
entertainment to several hun
dred children at Sis pm. to-
morrow in Fides House, 219 I
,Htreet NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-16
Guoe PTA TO Meet

Gage School Parent Teacher
Association will meet at 1880 pm.
tomorrow at the school, Second
land v streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Demand Vice Chuirmunships,
Hunt Urges Senate Democrats

plans to ask for creation of the
post of vice chairman. Senator
Hunt said he would discuss with
Senator johnson his plan to
award such posts to senior
Democrats on at least some
major committees.
There has been no decision
about the makeup Of the Sen
ate's regular committees next
year. Republicans now have
narrow majority on each. The
committees are supposed to be
divided in the same ratio as the
Senate itself. Democrats have
not said whether they will ask
more committee strength, while
still leaving the chairmanships
to the G. o. P.
Democrats moved into a nu-
merical edge with the death of
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio and the appointment of
Thomas A. Burke, a Democrat.
to succeed him. There are now
48 Democrats, Al Republicans
and Independent Senator Morse
of Oregon. .
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Senators to Study
Secrecy Policy in
Juvenile Court

Chairman HendrickSon of
the Senate Juvenile Delin-
quency subcommittee an
nounced today that the
secrecy practices of the Dis
trict'S Juvenile Court will be
taken up during the Senate
groups District hearings.
There's a happy medium
to everything" Senator Hen
erickson said, in explaining
his personal feelings on the
secrecy issue. There is a
middle-of the-road policy in
every issue. Secrecy in Juve-
nile Court proceedings should
follow the middle of the
road. In many cases secrecy
is advisable"
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Commons Told Britain Seeks
Soviet Farley at Any Level
Foreign Secretary Cheered as He Keeps
Alive Churchill Plan Despite Snubs

which Mr.. Eden referred were
obviously the continued Russian
rejection or evasion of a Western
invitation to join in Foreign
Ministers talks on the future of
Germany and Austria.
The dapper Foreign Secretary,
only recently returned from a
long illness, earlier told Parlia-
ment the Big Three Western
powers were still willing to dis
cuss Germany and Austria with
the Soviet Union "at any time
and any place and without any
prior conditions at ALL"
Mr.. Eden said the latest
Soviet note, ignoring a Western
invitation to discuss Germany
and Austria at a Big Four
Foreign Ministers meeting at
Lugano. Switzerland. Novem-
ber 8, laid down extensive and
unacceptable conditions.
If we accepted those condi-
tions, that would undermine our
security and make it impossible
(See EDEN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Midwest Gets Foretaste
Of Winter With Snow
BY the Associated Press

The seasons coldeSt weather
accompanied by snow brought a
stinging foretaste of winter to
the Midwest today.
Michigan's Port Huron area
was hit with a sudden 12-inch
snowStorm which caught city
workers off guard and snarled
traffic until snow crews could
be mobilized. The heavy fall was
local in nature. but lesser
amounts were widespread.
In Indiana snow accumulated
to a depth of two inches at Gary
and Calumet. More than four
inches fell in the Chicago area.
turning to Slush on streets and
sidewalks.
Wide areas in the Northeast
received snowfalls which were
light in sections.
The lowest temperatures of
the season were recorded
throughout most of the Northern
and Central Mississippi Valley
and the Great Lakes region. Cold
spots included Grantsburg. Wis,
where the mercury dipped to /
above zero, and Elkader. Iowa,
where it was 6 above. Near-zero
readings were general in North
ern Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
President Takes Part
As 35O,OOO Here Join
In Afraid Drill

The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover spent 18 minutes today
in the White House bomb shell
ter as the Capital observed an
air raid drill.
An estimated $4,000 Govern
ment workers and school chill
dren took part in the drill.
At the White House promptly
at 10 o'clock when the red warn
ing signal flashed, the President
stepped briskly from his office
and headed for the protected
area, where he was joined by
Mrs. Eisenhower who had come
from the second floor living
quarters.
Until 1913 am, when call
clear" was sounded, the Presi-
dent remained in the shelter.
During much of the time he con-
tinued a discussion with staff
members that had been inter-
rupted by the signal to start the
drill.
Tested Defense Plans.
From the 284 children at
Thomson School, Twelfth and L
streets NV, to the $1,000 work.
ers at the Pentagon, occupants
of District and Federal Govern
ment buildings tested their civil
defense plans.
The President had directed
all Government agencies to CO.
operate Ito the fullest extent
possible" and the Commis-
sioners had directed District
agencies to take part.
At Thomson School. the sig
nails sounded by the city's 38 air
raid horns and police and fire
sirens were inaudible. Mrs. Fran
ces S. Haas, principal, waited
until 1902 am. and then had
the custodian ring the schools
bell.
The children filed from the
first and second floors to an as
sembly room on the basement
level in 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
Mrs. Haas had the children
kneel on the floor in shelter
position" with their heads
tucked under their clasped
hands. They alternated in sing
ing the Thanksgiving songs they
were practicing and sitting
quietly Some of the children
crawled under a table.
At the Pentagon, Secretary of
Defense Wilson practiced the
protective measures along with
the rest of the huge buildings
occupants. With Deputy Sec
retary Roger Kyes, he went to
| (See DRILL, Page A-25.A
Evening star., 1953-11-05
By the AsSocIoted Press

LONDON, Nov. 5.-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden said
today Britain will continue to
press for talks with the Soviet
Union "at any level"
Mr.. Eden told the House of
Commons:
The House will see that de-
spite the disappointments our
broad purpose remains un-
changed. If others choose to
slam their doors aind barricade
them ours will remain open.
Talks at any level remain our
objective, for our work is a work
for peace which we shall not
abandon"
The chamber reverberated
with cheers as Mr.. Eden wound
up foreign affairs speech with
this statement, which obviously
kept alive the plans of Prime
Minister Churchill for talks be-
tween the heads of the Big
Three Western powers and So
Wet Premier Georgi Malenkov.
The disappointment" to
Evening star., 1953-11-05
BY the Associated Press

Senator Hunt, Democrat, of
Wyoming, suggested today that
Democrats should demand the
right to name vice chairmen on
at least some key Senate COM
mitteeS when Congress &eetS
again in January.
He said Senate Democrats,
who now outnumber the Repub-
licans by one, have no desire to
take over the committees or the
chairmanshipS." But, he added
in an interview, he believes they
are entitled to a greater voice in
Senate affairs.
Committees do not now have
vice chalrmen. In the absence
of the chairman, the next senior
Republican normally presides.
Senator johnson of Texas, the
Democratic leader, has declared
his party members would not at
tempt to take control of the
committees unless circumstances
gave them a margin of several
votes. He has mentioned no
Evening star., 1953-11-05
HoIIoween-Mosked Bandit
Gets $4,000 at Union Station
Witnesses Thought
Second-FIoor Office
HoIdup Was Joke

A bandit wearing Halloween
mask robbed a youthful Union
Station cashier of $4,000 today
in a second-f1oor Office, police re-
ported.
Several witnesses who saw the
masked man told detectives later
they thought it was joke being
played on the 18-year-old VIC
tim of the holdup.
James C. Stoke. of 5274 Chill
lum place N. E., told Detective
Sergt. Thomas Harty the bandit
accosted him at $50 am. as the
cashier returned after going out
for cup of coffee.
Mr.. Stoke said that as he en-
tered the office through a pri-
vate door. the bareheaded BAN
dit, wearing a tan raincoat and
the mask. stepped in behind him.
The holdup man held his right
hand in the raincoat pocket, and
Mr.. Stoke said he could see the
butt of a gun grasped in the
hand.
The bandit told Mr.. Stoke
that it was a holdup, and forced
Mr.. Stoke to hand over his
keys. the cashier related. Then,
Mr.. Stoke said, the bandit shut
him in a closet off the office.
Forced to Wait on Conductors.
The bandit then unlocked a
desk drawer. Sergt. Harty said
he was told, and removed the
$4,000, mostly in bills. Another
desk drawer containing $500 was
untouched.
While the holdup was in prog
ress, two conductors hammered
on a grillwork at the cashier S
counter and called for service.
The bandit released Mr.. sStocke
from the closet, police said.
warning him not to trip the
burglar alarm.
Mr.. Stoke said he served the
conductors, then was forced
back into the closet.
The holdup man was described
as in his early 20s. and about
5 feet, 9 inches tall.
Near Dispatcher's Office.
The Office where the incident
occurred is used as ticket re-
ceiving office, where conductors
turn in ticket stubs and receive
change. A. dispatcher's office and
trainmen'S reporting room are
adjacent to the office.
Police said the offices in that
location are used by five rail-
roads, and that strangers in the
area would pass unnoticed as
possible employees of one of the
railroads.
Sergt. Harty said several en-
ployes saw the man seated in
the Office before the holdup. At
least one of them, police said
saw the man without his mask.
The mask was of the rubber type
which covers the entire face, but
Evening star., 1953-11-05

ganizing committees to carry out
it's work.
2. Seek maximum co-ordina-
ton of all professional agencies,
citizens groups and community
facilities.
8. Make opportunities avail
able for young people to par
ticipate in the program.
Registration Urged.
The council, in order to carry
out it's cityWide action program
and to coordinate existing eff
forts, called on all citizens COM
mittees and similar groups in
tereSted in a sustained juvenile
delinquency program to register
with the Youth Council Such
groups should provide the fol-
lowing information in letters ad-
dressed to Miss Winifred G..
T n thompson, Commissioners
Youth Council, District Build
ing:
Name of committee, its aus
(See COUNCIL, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1953-11-05
D. T.. Youth Council
Votes 10 Cover All
Sections Of City
Plans to Set Up 26
Neiehborhood Areas,
And Stort Pilot Project
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Commissioners Youth
Council today voted to cover
every section of the city in
its fight against juvenile de-
linquency and promptly set up
26 neighborhood areas.
At the same time it decided to
carry on a pilot project in one
Senate Hearings Open November lS on
D. c. Delinquency. Poee AIS
et-to-be-selected area with a
community organizer loaned by
United Community Services.
1t was emphasized that the
pilot project will go along stimuli
taneously with the work in other
areas of the city and would not
slow down what other sections
will be organized to do.
The council also voted to:
l. Make maximum use of al
ready existing neighborhood
committees and organizations.
In areas where such groups do
not already exist the council will
assume responsibility for Or
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Diplomatic Police
Leave Incident in
Traffic Diplomats

The international incident on
r street NV, involving Pakistan
and Argentina. apparently will
be settled without the good Off
ces of diplomatic traffic police,
who decided to let well enough
alone.
Police said Fermin Elet. AZ, of
2136 r street NV, who said he
was a diplomat from the Argen-
tine Embassy. was pulling from
the curb in his car on r street
Yesterday. Mahmoud Shafqat,
SO, of 2201 R street NV, charge
d'affaireS at the Pakistan EN-
bassy. was using r street at the
same time.
The autos collided. Nobody
was hurt. Police said no charges
would be filed. Diplomatic i'm
munity, they said.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Major Labor Dispute
Develops in Plane
Production Plants
Unions Soy Company
Cleared Strike First
With Defense Officials
By james Y. Newton

The administration today faced
a critical labor relations situa-
ton in the vital aircraft industry
with the plants of one major
producer already closed and at
least four other big companies
threatened by strikes.
Federal mediators were trying
frantically to end the 13-day-old
strike at a half dozen plants of
the North American Aviation Co.
and to prevent strikes from
breaking out in other parts of
the industry. A major part of
the industry was involved in
contract negotiations reaching
from Connecticut to California,
and in several instances peace
talks were stalled.
The situation presented the
administration with it's first big
labor crisis since President
Eisenhower's inauguration last
January.
If all of the strike threats
materialized. the Air Forces
build-up program would be
pretty much wrecked and drastic
action called for. 1t is even
doubtful if the Government
could afford to permit extension
of the strike beyond the North
American plants.
Two Unions Involved.
Charges and countercharges
were hurled back and forth be-
tween the unions and companies
in the disputes. The estimated
10000 employees of the five big
aircraft producers are repre-
sented by the CIO United Auto
Workers and the AFI Interna-
tional Association of Machinists
The struck North American
plants are in the Los Angeles
area and at Columbus, Ohio. The
workers are represented by the
UAW. and the Machinists are
supporting it.
UAW officials at Los Angeles
have charged that North Ameri-
can officials cleared the strike
in advance with the Defense De-
partment The union added
that the company does not ex-
pect the Government to step ir
with a major move to stop the
strike unless the company re-
quests intervention.
This charge refers to report:
early in the strike that because
of the Importance of the plane.
(See AIRCRAFT, Page A-50
Evening star., 1953-11-05
ExiIed Cuban Leader
Must Sign as Foreign Agent

Justice Department officials
disclosed today that Carlos Prio
Socarras, the exiled former Pres
ident of Cuba, has been ordered
to register as a foreign agent.
The order was based on the
thesis that Mr.. Prio represented
the Autentico Party of Cuba, the
political group which he led while
head of the Havana government.
Mr.. Prio fled Cuba in March,
1852. when Fulgencio Batista
seized control in a bloodless coup.
Mr.. Prio has been living in Mi
ami on a visitors permit.
He has been objecting to reg
istering as a foreign agent and
Is continuing to negotiate with
Justice Department representa-
tives here and in Miami.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
A Story of Two Boys:
How You Lent q Hand

THEY WERE TOO ACTIVE-The
mother OF these twins had to work 10
support them at oll She didn't make
enough to care for them properly.
Somebody had to help. The Com
munity Chest did. Story and picture
on poee AIS.
DREAM KTCHEN-Homemoking
comes cosy in q kitchen where you
con sit down to prepare vegetables,
get dishes from hard to- reach corners
without stretching and boke foods
without bending to look in the oven.
Cooking Editor Violet FouIkner de-
scribes such kitchen in her weekly
report TO the homemoker on pooe B.l.
Evening star., 1953-11-05

police were unable to get a de-
scription of what it was meant
to represent.
Sergt. Harty said the employees
who saw the bandit told the de-
tective they thought a joke was
being played on Mr.. Stoke.
The route Of the bandits es-
cape was not known. Two STAIR
ways and a self-operating ele-
vator lead from the second-f floor
Office area.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Mccarthy Demands
Harvard Take Action
Against Prof. Furry
Wants Physicist Fired
For Refusal to Testify
At Rudur Spy Probe
By Cecil HoIIond
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Senator
Mccarthy said today he was
sending a telegram to President
Nathan M. Pusey of Harvard
University asking what Harvard
intended to do about Prof. Wen
dell H. Furry. The Senator said
Prof. Furry should Ne dismissed.
The Wisconsin Republican
said Prof. Furry, who testified
yesterday before the Senate sub
committee investigating sus-
pected radar espionage, refused
on grounds of possible self in
elimination to say whether he
had ever given radar secrets to
enemy agents.
Prof. Furry. who teaches
physics and conducts research
in electronics, according to Sen
ator Mccarthy, denied being a
Communist at the present time,
but refused to say whether he
was a party member at certain
periods in the past.
Would Probe Harvard.
Senator Mccarthy said. "the
very smelly mess" uncovered at
Harvard warrants some con-
gresSional committee making a
full scale investigation of Har-
ward and other colleges receiving
aid directly or indirectly through
tax exemptions from the Federal
Government"
The Wisconsin Republican
said Prof. Furry was given "a
slap on the wrist" and placed OH
three years probation by Har-
ward after he had refused to tell
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities whether he
had any connections with the
Communist Party.
This was just a useless ges-
ture," Senator Mccarthy said
and added that parents who
send their children to Harvard
should know about this matter. |"
To Quiz Greenglass Contacts.
Senator Mccarthy made the
statement before beginning a
day-long series of closed hearings
during which two witnesses
whose names were supplied by
David GreenglaSs, confessed
atomic spy, were listed for queS-
| tioning.
According to Greeng1ass, one
of the two individuals may have
been connected with Julius
Rosenberg, the executed atomic
spy, in espionage activities.
GreenglaSS, serving 15-yeal
sentence in the Lewisburg (Pa.)
Federal Prison. supplied the
names when interviewed las1
week by staff members of the
Senate subcommittee.
Witness Said to Be Active Spy.
Another witness among eigh
scheduled to be heard has beer
reported to the subcommittee a.
a Communist who may be en-
gagged currently in underground
activities in connection with tn
Army'S radar research center a
Fort Monmouth, N. j. Names o
the witnesses were not revealed
After closed hearings yeSter
day afternoon and last night
Senator Mccarthy told reporter
that Abraham Brothman, 35
year-old New York chemics
engineer who served two year
in prison for obStructing justic
in the atomic spy case. had re
! fused to tell the subcommitte
whether he was engaged il
/ espionage in his present work.
The Wisconsin Republica,
said Brothman refused to an
, swer on grounds the testimon
: might tend to incriminate hin
! The Senator said Brothma
has been working for the Tech
: niflex Co. of Port Jervis. N. Y
) since his release from the At
lanta Penitentiary November :
1852.
Evening star., 1953-11-05

ldI SOuICGS. AIlOIlS GIlGS6 are
believed to be the taxes on liquor
and beer. In comparison with
other cities and States, these
District levieS are regarded as
moderate.
In any event, the Commission
ers are emphatic in stating they
propose to keep hands off the
real estate, sales and business
property levies. They may, how
ever. raise the income tax reve-
nues by lowering the $4,000 per-
sonal exemption now prevailing
Tax Bureau Cites Conditions.
The decision to raise taxes
came about late yesterday as a
concurrence with a recon-
mendation by the Federal
Budget Bureau. After weeks of
conferences with bureau officials,
the Commissioners were notified
by Rowland Hughes, deputy
director, that the bureau will go
along with the works improve
ment program. provided that
it is:
l. Scaled down S27 million
from the previous 1892 million
figure.
2. Spread over 1O-year,
rather than 8-year, period.
3. Partly dependent on the
$4.5 million annual tax increase
for the 10 years.
Require Interest on Loans.
The Budget Bureau further
called for the Districts paying
interest on $50 million in Fed
eral loans and a SO million ali
nual increase in the Federal
payment to the city to help
finance the 10-year conStruc-
ton program.
In addition to these features,
the revised works program en-
viSageS raising the present water
cost rates Is to 33 per cent over
present levels, and imposing a
new sewer service charge equal
to half the water bill of each
consumer.
Since there is no positive tell
ing what actual revenues from
all sources will be in the next
10 years, the Commissioners
seem to place greatest hope in
the loan part of the program f0l
whatever cushioning may be
needed.
Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss
Engineer Commissioner, declared
yesterday that he regards the
loan feature as the flexible
item" in the plan. Flexibility oi
one sort or another is necessary
according to city budget Off
cials, in view of the steady dWin.
ding of revenue surpluseS anc
the leveling off of municipal in.
; come.
Commissioners Pleased.
All three Commissioners yes
terday seemed elated over thu
} agreement with the Federal bud
get people, the right hand of th'
White House in Government
/ money matters.
; Samuel Spencer, president o
, the Board of Commissioners, de-
, clared he is convinced now tn,
, city can expect active support OF
the part of the bureau when tn,
; time comes for selling the work
program to Congress.
The Commissioners, in fact
are meeting next Thursday will
| Chairman Case of the Senat
> District Committee, ostensibly t.
, discuss Congressional prospect
, for the works program. A bill
embodying a 1882 million pro
gram and calling for larger Fed
: eral grants and loans was in
. troduced in the House last sum
: mer and is still pending. 1t viii
have to be amended under tn
cityS new agreement with Fed
eral budget officials.
Rejecting on the city's effort
(See TAKES Page A-5O