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Evening star., 1954-11-23
Sweeping RedeveIopment Victory

Slum clearance and redevelopment of
the broad type undertaken In Southwest
Washington now have the strongest kind
of legal backing-that of the full member
ship of the Supreme Court Significantly,
the court not only has upheld the constitu-
tionality of the 1945 Redevelopment Act
but, in it's detailed opinion, has made it
plain that the redevelopment agencies have
far-reaching powers in the seizure of pri-
vate ropertieS-Whether blighted or not.
The high court did not share the doubts
expressed by a lower court as to the rede-
velopers' claims of extensive condemnation
rights under the nine-year-old law.
Last year a special three-judge court
headed by Appellate Judge E. Barrett
Prettyman, held that the act itself was con-
stitutional but questioned the authority of
the Redevelopment Land Agency, the Ma
tional Capital Planning Commission or the
District Commissioners to seize non-slum
properties for the purpose of unlimited re-
Mobilization, including the creation of a
pleasant neighborhood." The lower tribu-
nal declared such grant of power would
run "squarely into the right of the individual
to own property and to use it as he pleases."
But Justice Douglas, speaking for the Su-
preme Court, declared that Congress has
full authority "to determine that commu-
nifty should be beautiful as well as healthy,
spacious as well as clean, well-balanced as
well as carefully patrolled. . If those who
govern the District of Columbia decide that
the Nations Capital should be beautiful as
well as sanitary, there is nothing in the
Fifth Amendment that stands in the way"
The high courts ruling, in effect, lends
support to the recent District Court de-
cision in another case upholding seizure Of
non-slum properties In connection with the
redevelopment Of Southwest Area B, first
Of the rebuilding projects here. Redeyelop-
ment officials certainly are justified in hail
ing the Douglas opinion as sweeping legal
victory for the Government
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Old Formers Last Harvest

Now he knoiDs. No guess nor aim
surnise,
But stark reality, NTH sudden shock,
Burst on his Questisg soul tn somors
guiSe
Like torrent DaUes against steadtast
rock.
And noso no more the ache, the hidden
doubt,
The battling riddle of moderntty;
For sure no need to puzzle more dbout
The dtzzg tDonder of eternity.
The substance and the evidence appear
At last: he sees the bright ana
morning star.
His golden fields OF grain lie shining
IN lands ,Uhere Matthew, John. and
Peter are.
How confident his uoice last night
I heard
Hall -pon, tokle strange neir yearn;ngs
iDoke and stirred.
Nina Fulton
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Mrs. Broddock and Posterity

When he reaches his 80th birthday on
November 30, Prime Minister Sir Winston
Churchill will receive from the British
House of Commons handsome book auto
graphed by Laborites and Conservatives
alike. In sour, spoilsport mood, however,
one dissenting member woman named
Mrs. Elizabeth Braddock-has served acid
ulous notice that she will withhold her sig
nature and have nothing whatever to do
with this nice, bipartisan gesture of ad-
miration and affection.
In fact, according to Mrs. Braddock,
who belongs to Aneurin Bevan's left wing
in the Labor Party, There are at least ten
of us in the House Of Commons who are
not having our names handed down to pos
terity tackled on to Sir Winston Churchill's.. !.
The Prime Minister, whose chivalry Is al
ways In flower, must surely be stricken by
such an unladylike outburst against him,
and he may even feel disposed to wonder
how in the world he will be able to win
posterity'S notice or approval Without Mrs.
Braddock's signed Endorsement.
Still, there is some reason to believe
that Sir Winston need not worry about this.
At any rate, one may hazard the guess that
posterity- assuming that there is going to
be one in the atomic hydrogen age-Will
take ample note of him. AS for Mrs. Brad
dock who's she?), conceivably she'll be
remembered for awhile as the woman who
had the gargantuan presumption to bid for
posterity's attention by refusing to link her
utterly obscure name with one Of the real
giants Of our time.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Conservatives Count Gain
Britain's CONSERVATIVE pa,

Br1ta1nS conservative Party has won
by-election that is being interpreted In the
press of that country as highly significant
Of the national political feeling today. It
was a West Derby contest for seat In the
House of Commons and the winner had
margin of slightly more than $500 votes
in about $4,000 cast. Particularly encourag-
ing to the Conservative leadership was the
fact that this winning margin was about
800 votes larger than was scored by the
Conservative candidate in the general elec-
tions of 1851. Since the West Derby district
is not one that is permanently faithful to
either party, the gain in Conservative favor
holds greater meaning. Actually, the Con-
servatives could gain some satisfaction from
other by-electionS in recent weeks. In only
one out of six was there clear swing to
the Labor Party.
A general election must be held in
Britain by the autumn of 1856 and can be
called earlier by the party in power. The
fact that the West Derby campaign was
fought and won entirely on domestic issues
Living standards, full employment, low
cost housing program and removal Of re-
strictions on installment buying-indicate
that the electorate is reasonably happy with
the Conservative administration. Conse-
quently, there has been immediate specula-
tion that the party in power will call for
general election during 1855 with the early
betting favoring a new Conservative victory.
internationally, the favorable trend
toward the Conservatives can be considered
an Endorsement of the foreign policies Of
the Churchill-Eden team. There is i'm
portance in this when one considers the
alternative of Labor Party policies bound
to be influenced, if not controlled, by the
Aneurin Bevan faction which is SO critical
of the collective Western position in the
cold war.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Wants Mall Preserved

In your November s issue you car
ried the report Of a bridge approach
to serve the Arlington Memorial Bridge
and diagram showing two highways
each SO feet wide right through the
Mall and inclosing the Washington
Monument in the island between them
It was stated that "such plan salts
fies park officials because it develops
the Mall roads to their original pur-
pose Of carrying motorists in a park
like setting from the Capitol all the
way to the Lincoln Memorial Bridge"
The writer had always assumed Ger
roneously it appears now that the
Mall was and is intended to be park
like" setting for the Capitol Building.
the national shrines to Washington
and Lincoln and museums in that
area. Now it appears that the Mall
is merely to provide means to expedite
traffic.
It is now rather easy to drive to
the Washington Monument and tour
lists. including small children, can
stretch their legs nearby. With the
proposed highway system, visit to
the monument will be real problem
and much less appealing. Even now
tourists can not drive to the Lincoln
Memorial during the afternoon rush
hour. Access there at any hour of the
day presents traffic problems. 1t is my
humble opinion that tourist business
would reflect this traffic condition in
considerably reduced volume. Does any
motorist going around Dupont, Thomas
and other "parklike" circles dare to
look at the monument quietly repos-
ing there? a
Il The contemplated plan will eliminate
use of the Monument Grounds for
Fourth of July, religious and civic gath
erings OF 10000 people such as now
held there. Where else can they be
held? Certainly there is no other spot
so well located.
The Sylvan Theater would also be
eliminated. This would be a significant
civic loss.
AS an engineer, no comment will be
made on the esthetic side of the con-
troversy except to ask, since when
does superhighway traversing park
improve the beauty of said park? Why
is the highway any more ornamental
than the temporary buildings?
The writer has cited objections to
the latest bridge highway proposal on
grounds of needing the Mall as park
containing public shrines and civic
meeting places. Financially speaking,
the cost of tunnel with proper ap-
proaches must be compared with the
cost of construction of the bridge and its
approaches, including providing other
buildings to replace the tempos whether
in or outside of the District. Also any
relative effect of either river crossing
system would have on tourist business,
which is one Of the Districts impor-
tant industries, should be considered.
If one plan means better traffic dis
persal, then that will reflect in better
real estate values and be highly prefer
able from the standpoint of mass evac
uation for civil defense.
Braxton H. Tabb, jr.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
on GIVING Thunks-und GIVING

On Giving Ihunks-und GlvIng
AS we sit down to our Thanksgiving
dinners, we will have much to be
grateful for. America is the traditional
land Of abundance. and this year is
no exception.
Our harveSts are good. and store
houses are overfiowing, but in other
parts of the. world men. women, and
children are hungry. What blessing
to them and to us that from our plenty
we are giving to their need!
All of us can help in this sharing. Gov
ernment-surplus cheese. butter, dried
milk, and other foods have been made
available for donation to various Amer
lean relief agencies for distribution
overseas. but these agencies need our
financial support to get these valuable
foods into the hands of those who need
them. Handling costs are very low, and
a contribution of one dollar or more
will go long way in feeding the hungry
and building good will for the United
States. Just think of sending from $40
to $50 worth of food to undernourished
children in India or Germany or Korea
for five dollars!
Groups participating in the distribu-
ton of these surpluses include such
agencies as American Friends Service
Committee, 20 South Twelfth street,
Philadelphia, Pa; American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee, 270 Mad
ison avenue. New York. N. Y; Church
World Service, 215 Fourth avenue, New
York, N. Y; Lutheran World Relief, SO
Madison avenue, New York, N. Y; Men
MONTE Central Committee, Akron, Pa;
and National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence.. 451 Madison avenue, New York
N. Y.
It has been estimated that two out
of three people in the world are under
nourished. Here is an opportunity for
each Of us as individuals to help in the
distribution of the food which we as
people are giving to them.
]. Noel Macy.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
| etters to The Star

Yet at q time when the rate Of
juvenile delinquency is at an all-time
high. and I joined the D. c. Youth
Council to combat this tendency, the
All Souls Unitarian Church will slam
the door and bar white children from
their premises (even though adequate
provision was made for colored boys)
and so will create the problem of more
boys in the street and possibly more
cases of delinquency.
The unchurchlike action is highly
reprimandable. feel confident our
community will find premises for the
boys. In closing, I congratulate the
Police Department and the board of
directors of the. Boys Club for showing
character, wisdom and fortitude In
refusing to be coerced into an unneces-
sary experiment" and for their dedi-
cation to the boys community life in
my neighborhood.
Paul Chiera.
editors note: The church has an
nounced its intent Of offering facilities
for another boys club, without segre-
gation)
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Political chorude

Since there are so many Eisenhower
Democrats and so many Truman Re-
publicans, I suggest merger Of the
two parties with the following names:
Demblicans and Republicans. The
party emblems should also be revised
to read: the Donkeyphant and the
Elephonkey
Political aspirants under this new
arrangement could be classified as:
Conservals and Liberatives. This
scramble, like the Mother Hubbard
dress, would stimulate the candidates
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Enjoys Betty BeoIe

During recent weeks have travelled
in several States, and have been pleased
to see the large audience of readers
Betty Beale enjoys almost everywhere.
Her fine reporting of the Washing
ton scene, political and social, is maxi
ing her one of the best read OF the
Washington press corps.
Her reporting Of the Queens visit
marked an especially high point. The
coverage was fresh and in detail. and
had many interesting and intricate
glimpses that the general news stories
missed. A. 3. M.
Evening star., 1954-11-23

oratory to cover everything and touch
nothing. Surely this would satisfy the
Right -Wingers, the. -Wingers. the
Middle of the -Roaders, the Lenders,
the Spenders and the Give-Awayers.
L. ID. b.
Evening star., 1954-09-19
In Store
at UooQ1A

This coming weeks foirIy bursting with news
at Woodies
It's Bridol Week . devoted to helping
autumn brides plan weddings even loveer
than their rosiest dreoms.
Our Model Rooms on the 9th Floor are OPEN
ing Mondoy. Full of tolented color schemes
and wedding gift inspirations, too.
Two very special events . for brides and oil
hon1emokers career girls, too.
. A Supper Fashion Show on Wednesday, the
22nd, in the Teo Room at $50 ~.
as a bride. Admission is l.OO Pick up tickets
at our Wedding Service 18th FIoor).
Lectures on Monday and Tuesdoy, the 10Th
and 2lst =. in the Teo Room /. !. at 4:30 -.
featuring speakers on fobrcs and china, Mon
day; glass and metal. Tuesday. No chqrge.
See newest sports cars in our Street windows
car foshions Sports car fashions will be
modelled Mondoy and Wednesday in the Tea
Room during the luncheon hour.
you crochet or knit come Ieorn how to
MoreII yarns is here to show you Wednes-
day through Friday !. Art NeedIework 9TH
Floor.
Two loyette experts here to advise you ;. /.
Miss Elizabeth Leonard, corter representative,
and Mrs. Euniee Douglas, Poytex advisor
Washington Store-Septenber 20, Il
Alexandria, September u
Chevy Chose-September q, "a and Is
Evening star., 1954-12-20
World Dairy Pool
Urged 10 End Surplus

Al plan to set up a surplus
milk pool and Point w" pro-
gram for the dairy industry
throughout the world has been
presented by George O. Tiffany
of Stamford, Conn, president of
the Dairy Industries Society, In
ternational.
The aim of the plan is to get
more milk into undernourished
countries, such as India and
Japan. Such countries would buy
from the pool which would be
stocked by major dairying
nations.
Payment would be either In
hard currency, such as dollars,
pounds sterling, Swiss francs,
ETC., or with soft" currencies. If
neither hard nor soft" cur
rencies were available, under
developed countries would ex-
change raw materials, goods and
wares for their purchases.
Mr.. Tiffany said his plan would
"provide a means of allowing
governments of dairy countries
gracefully to take themselves out
Of the business of disposing of
their mounting. and some
times politically embarrassing
stocks of surplus dairy products
about which little If any,
thing has been done"
Evening star., 1954-12-20
investigator S Story
Faces Perjury Check
In Girls Staying
By ss,e Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 20.--An
investigator for the State Attor-
ney Office said today the testi-
mony of a key witness in the
Judith Ann Roberts murder case
will be checked "for possible
perjury"
The seven-year-old victims
father, James T. Roberts, Balti-
more attorney, lis under SIC, 900
bond while waiting to be tried
February % on q first-degree
murder charge.
c. Clark Wood, Miami pri-
vate detective, testified at q
habeas corpus proceeding in
October that he saw Roberts and
an unidentified woman near the
murder scene the night the child
was kidnapped from her grand
parents home.
Date Fixed at July s.
Questioned by State Attorney
George Brautigam, he said he
saw Roberts "at approximately
II to 1890 am. on the morning
of July 6, 1854"
Mr.. Wood said he could fix the
time because he was trailing a
man who was paying his check
at the club inside a few minutes
before midnight"
Fred Jones, an investigator for
the State Attorneys Office, said
records showed the club was
closed the night Mr.. Wood refer
red to it, because its license had
been temporarily suspended.
Mr.. Wood said yesterday he
assumed the man I was follow
ing was in the club because his
car was In one of the center
parking lanes directly in front of
the night spot"
II was watching this mans
car" Mr.. Wood said. He might
not have been in the club. He
could have been around the
corner some place.
IS Years an Investigator.
"After left there, I saw
Roberts at the scene of the
crime. I have been an investi-
gator for 35 years and I'm too
old to commit perjury"
Mr.. Jones said, "This Is a
serious business because we have
O. man indicted for first-degree
murder on Woods testimony.
Brautigam will return to Miami
on December % and will take
immediate action in checking
Woods statements for a possible
perjury charge"
Roberts has protested his in
nocence throughout and Judge
Pat Cannon said the States evi-
dence was inadequate to hold him
without bond.
The child was killed during
visit of the Roberts family with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Rosenberg of Miami. The
child was missed about am.
July 7 and Roberts returned
home about 2:45 am. He said
he had been on a tour of night
spots with a divorce client, Mrs.
Dorothy Lawrence, looking for
a job for her.
Evening star., 1954-12-20
Two 'Atoms-for-Peace'
Exhibits 10 Beqin Tour

The United States Information
Agency announced yesterday
that two new mobile s'atoms-for-
peace" exhibits are on their way
to tour India, Pakistan and the
Middle East.
The exhibits. including pic
lures and models, are mounted
on special 33-foot trailers. One
highlight is a model of an atomic
power plant.
Similar exhibits already have
been displayed in Brazil, Italy,
West Germany and Belgium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
McCarthy Admits
-. r
Error in His Charge
Against McCIoy
BY the Assoeioied Press

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 10.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
of Wisconsin, has admitted he
was wrong in saying that John
j. McCloy, former United States
High Commissioner in Germany,
had ordered the destruction of
Army intelligence documents on
communism.
But he charged before a Los
Angeles audience last night that
Mr.. McCloy did sign orders to
commission and promote Com
munists in the Army.
Senator Mccarthy made his
original charge against Mr.. Nc
Cloy in a speech at Madison.
Wis. He told the Freedom Club
of the First Congregational
Church of Los Angeles that he
had been wrong"
Disturbance Follows Speech.
After the Senator's speech,
1000 persons in his audience
came out of the church to be
greeted as "McCarthyites" over
a mobile loud speaker system.
Jibes and taunts were too
much for some in the crowd and
they converged on their critic,
whom police identified as Will
bur Joseph Jerger. He had set
up his speaker on private prop
erty adjoining the church. Sew
eral clods of dirt were thrown at
him and one man brandished a
tire wrench.
About 20 police in 10 cars
answered a riot call. Officers
persuaded Mr.. Jerger to stop his
remarks and leave under protec-
tive escort. They said Mr.. Jerker
has filed for both the Democratic
and Socialist Party nominations
for Congress in the 26th Cali
fornia district.
Cites Communism Issue.
Senator Mccarthy, in his
speech, told his audience that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Marine Killed in Wreck
On MARYLAND Route 5

A young Marine was crushed
to death early today under a
car which overturned off Route
S at Point Lookout. Md.
State Police said he was Earl
G. Heavier. 26. attached to the
Patuxent River Naval Air Sta
ton.
The accident occurred at 1:15
am. and Mr.. Heavier died in
the Naval base dispensary an
hour and a half later.
Police said two other Marines
riding with Mr.. Heavier, who
was driving, escaped injury when
the car tipped over after failing
to make turn at high speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
FOUND

COLLIE, female, small, sable. Vicinity
Southdown I'd, Alex. Owner or good
home. KI. 9-3959
COCKER SPANIEL. between Mclean and
Vienna. Call ia. 2-5460. after 8 pm.
DOG, black. white feet, white tip on
tail. white around neck, white spot on
head; small; short hair. WA. 7-6O90
DOG, male. black, tan. curly hair: red
collar: No identification. Vicinity Elm
and johnson pl. Owner or good home.
XII. 9-3959
PUPPY, female. tan and white. Vicinity
500 East Bellefonte ave-, Alex. Owner
or good home. XII. 9-3959.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10

foolish as to call members of a
great party traitors.
The President declined to dis
cuss personalities or speeches of
any individual Republicans. He
said he believed that ordinary
Americans were capable of diff
Terminating between bitter par
tisan criticism and facts. He
specifically refused to discuss
statements by Senator Mccarthy
that the country had passed
through 20 years of treason.
A reporter reminded the Presi-
dent that no one has raised the
question today of the 1900 "se-
curity risks" about which con-
troversy has ragged for weeks.
The President replied that the
reporter had raised the question,
and he, the President would let
him discuss it. That ended the
press conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10

the issue confronting America,
survival as a free and indepen.
dent nation, cuts across politi.
cal party lines.
Millions of good Democrats
are Loyalty opposed to interna-
tional atheistic communism just
as millions Of good Republicans
are" he said. THAT being the
case, it should follow that as far
as the Communist issue is con-
cerned, it makes no difference
which party is in power in
Washington. If that we're true,
it would be occasion for rejoice
ing.
But unfortunately it is not
true. The fact is that under
Democrat administrations the
Communist conspiracy was al.
lowed to infiltrate all the agen.
cies of our Federal government.
even up to the White House 1t.
SELF"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10

he thought it would be possible
to have a great recession brought
about by talk.
Gen. Eisenhower remarked
that he had heard such state
ments-that the opposition was
trying to create a recession or
depression by talk. But he did
not want to make statements
himself in conflict with his own
position against extreme par
tisanShip.
Gives Concept of Leadership.
The President was asked if. as
head of the Republican Party.
he controlled the activities Of
the Republican National Com
mittee.
The President said his concep-
ton of his leadership of the Re-
publican Party was to devise a
program which conformed with
the party's national platform
and to do his best to have this
program enacted into law.
He added, however, that all
appointees to the position of ma
tional chairman of the party
must be acceptable to the Presi-
dent. That. he said, has been
the accepted practice.
would you expect the chair
man of the Republican National
Committee to follow the kind Of
advice against extreme partisan
statements which you have said
you will give members of your
administration" was the next
question.
The President said yes, he
would.
Gen. Eisenhower. when it was
pointed out to him that Repub-
lican attacks had gone so far as
to call all Democrats disloyal,
said he had never believed in
bitter partisanship; that he be-
lieved there were good Ameri-
cans in both parties-Democratic
and Republican.
Another reporter said a Re-
publican speaker had suggested
all Democrats were traitors, and
asked the President what he
thought about that. The Presi-
dent replied he thought such
comment was not only untrue,
but unwise. He added he
thought no one should be so