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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

September 8. The classes are
(A) Babies and Children; OBJ
Young People and Adults: CO.
Scenes and Still Life. and I'D
Animal Life.
Winners Of the four grand
prizes in The Stars contest will
be entered in the 18th annual
Newspaper National Snapshot
Awards, competing with, entries
from IS other newspapers in the
United States and Canada.
October II is the date the ma
tional grand prize winners will
be selected in Explorers Hall Of
the National Geographic So
ciety, Sixteenth and N streets
NV.
Exclusively for Amateurs.
Both The Star contest and
the national awards are exclu-
sively fer amateurs. Contest
ants may enter any number of
snapshots. However. only black
and-white photos taken since
July l. 1858. are eligible.
A final prize Of $1,000 will be
awarded to the winner in each
Of the four classifications. Rum
nerS-up in each class will be
awarded $500 and each third
prize winner. $3.50. In addition,
there will be SO special merit
awards of $50 each and 200 hon.
or awards of $25 each.
Entries should be addressed to
Amateur Snapshot Contest Edi-
tor, 401 Star Building, Wash
ington 4, D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Deoth Toll Now II
In Iowa Air Crush

MASON CITY. Iowa, Aug %.
The death toll rose to IL today
in last Sundays. crash of a
Braniff international Always
plane near here.
Fred hoffman, IS, Atchison,
Kan, died last night in a Mason
City hospital Tie suffered a
broken back and other injuries.
There were 10 ABOARD the plane
when it crashed in q storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
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CHICAGO. - When carriage
and wagon production was at its
height in 1904 it employed IT,
8S2 persons. The number of per-
sons employed at present in the
manufacture of wagons, car
riages, pushcarts. wheelbarrows,
sleighs, etc., is estimated at $500.
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tionoi performance despite the very low
price. Try them on our ''lO-RiSk PLAN"
Evening star., 1954-05-08
High School Actor Turns
Gunman Role Into Reality
By the Associoted Press

BETHEL, Ohio, May 8.-An
18-year-old high school student,
who had played the part of a
"gunman" in his senior class play
last night. took the part in real
life early today and fired Is
shots at policemen.
The youth, identified by Police
Chief Paul Keller as James DON
ley, disappeared after being
routed from a furniture store by
tear gas but he was captured
several hours later.
A posse of eight policemen had
searched for him for more than
seven hours.
Shortly before the shooting the
youth had finished playing the
part OF a william in a play called
Books and Crooks" in which
he used gun with blank car
tridgeS.
Chief Keller said he received
a call from the boy about / am,
in which Donley said:
Come over to the furniture
store. I want to shoot it out
with you"
The chief went to the furniture
store and said Donley opened
fire on him.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
First in q Series
For Home BUYERS

FINANCING METHoDS-The
Stor's big reoI estote section storts
series todoy On whot to look for
when you buy or build o new home.
Todoy's article deoIs with tinoneine
methods ond whot prospective
homeowner con offord to spend.
Story on pose Bl.
TV CHURCH PRoGRAMs-Thers
is much thot doesn't meet the eye
when church television proerom is
produced. The problems involved and
how the Washington Federation Of
Churches rodio and television de-
pertinent meets them is told on
pose AS.
SIXTY YEARS A MlNiSTER-Ths
Rev. Hermon Moekensen wos ordoined
q Lutheron minister in 1894. How he
views his career and present world
events ore told by Cospor Nonnes.
The Stor's religious news editor. on
pooe 40.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
By Crosby S. Noyes
foreign Correspondent Of The Stor

PARIS, May "a huge tri-
color flies today over the tomb
OF the unknown soldier at the
Arc de Triomph.
The vast space around the
monument is packed solid with
troops in dress uniform. The
morning sun flashes on the pol
ished helmets and breastplates
of the Republican Guard. catch
ing the color of red plumes.
Up Champs Elysee, between
rows of brown-clad regular Army
troops. pass massed flags and
silent bareheaded war veterans
carrying wreaths. In the dis
tance there is a flourish of bugles
and drums.
Behind wooden barricades
stand the people of Paris. There
is no cheering no sound at all
except the tramp of marching
feet. In every hand is a news
paper bearing same headline:
"Dien Bien Phu has fallen"
This is a holiday in France,
the 9th anniversary of the
World War II victory over Ger
many. But there is no holiday
spirit in this flag-draped city.
The news which every one has
expected for weeks has come as
a bitter shock. The questions in
every ones mind are: Why was
this allowed to happen? Who
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Georgetown U. Student
Critically Hurt in Crash

A 19-year-old Georg e to W n
University student who lost con-
troll of his auto on Canal road
last night. is in critical condition
today in the university hospital
with chest and head injuries
suffered in the crash.
Police said the auto of John
McHugh leaped a traffic island
about $50 feet west of the en-
trance to the K street freeway
about midnight.
The car snapped off a light
pole. The impact flung Mr.: Nc
Hugh out of the vehicle. The
auto rammed the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal wall. and con-
tinued up Canal road until it
stalled at the entrance to the
freeway.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
BY the Assoeioted Press

GENEVA, May 8.-East-W
talks to end the seven-year war
in Indo-China opened today.
The long-awaited negotiations
began with nine delegations
taking part. Final decision was
reached less than an hour before
starting time this afternoon.
Shortly after the conference
convened, word came out of the
closed session that French
Ministers Georges Bidault was
making a major opening address.
He was reported to be SUBJ
mitting a plan for solution of
the Indo-China problem. The
plan was submitted earlier in
the day to representatives of the
three Associated States of Indo-
China-Viet Nam, Cambodia and
Laos. A Wet Nam spokesman
said later Mr.. Bidault was speak
ing for France and not for Wet
Nam.
BritOn and Russian Agree.
The nine participating delega-
tions were notified after an
agreement had been reached be-
tween British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden and Soviet For
eign Minister VyacheSlaV M.
Molotov.
The delegations taking part
were the four big powers, Red
China, Wet Nam, Laos, Cam
bodia and Communicated Wet
Mimi.
A Big-Three plan for a cease
fire line IN Indo-China was re-
ported to be under consideration
in Geneva and Washington, but
indications were that no firm
decision had been reached.
The American position on the
fall of Dien Bien Phu was said
to be that a battle has been lost
but not a war. The losses to the
Communists were reported Of
f1cially to have been enormous.
Eden and MOlotOv Preside.
All the major procedural
questions apparently have been
agreed upon. Mr.. Eden and Mr..
Molotov will preside on alternate
days.
Western delegates do not ex-
pect to get a clue to the Com
munist position until the second
session. 1t was generally be-
lieved it would become apparent
in the first major speech by the
Communists whether there is
any chance of an Indo-China
peace.
The fall of Diem Bien Phu
naturally eliminated what was to
have been a preliminary for dis
cuSSion-a ceaSe-f1re for the
removal of sick and wounded.
The Korean phase of the con-
ference was suspended until at
least Monday.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Ed SuHHon's Column
Starts Monday

Beginning Monday The Stor odds
Ed SuIIivon's Little Old New York"
to its list Of popular entertaining
columns about Hollywood ond Brood-
woy.
Ed SuIIivon's speeioltY is the
"humon side" Of New York. He shows
you New York thot is very much
like any other ploce-ony more So
peOpIed by big shots and pothetie
little folk. the slomorous and the
drob, but oil of them humon just like
the rest OF US.
Look for Ed SulIivon's Little Old
New York" in The Stor's greet
amusement poee sterling Mondoy.
Enjoy Ed SuIIivon regularly. Phone
Sterling 5000 for home delivery.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Here's De Costries'
Last Conversation
With His Superior
By the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, May 8.-This is the
official record of the last COM
munication between the COM
mander of the fortress at Dien
Bien Phu and his superior at
Hanoi, as reported by the French
News Agency from an official
document:
Gen. Christian de Castries,
fortress commander, at S pm.
local time: 1.-THE situation is eX-
tremely grave. The fighting is
confused and is raging every
where. feel the end approach
ing, but we will fight on to the
end"
Gen. Rene Cogny, French COM
mander in northern Indo- China:
II understand. You will fight on
to the end. There is no question
of raising the white flag over
Dien Bien Phu after your heroic
resistance"
Gen. de Castries: IT under
stand. We will destroy the can
mons and all the radio equipment.
The radio transmitter will be
destroyed at $50 pm. We will
fight on to the end. Au revoir,
mon general. Vive la France.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
$4,000 See 10000 March
In School Safety Patrol Parade
4,325 From District Take Port, 50 Bonds
And IS Drum and BugIe Corps in Line

the clouds darkened the scene
just as the Florida contingent
arrived at the reviewing stand.
The Floridians. every last one,
were tanned to a shade that
must nave warmed the heart of
the States chamber Of COM
merce.
There were fewer first aid
cases than in most past parades.
After three hours of parading
only five patients were treated by
the Red Cross team stationed
along the route.
All were minor ailments-four
of them upset stomachs. The
sale of frankfurters was a pos
sible factor. Customers seeking
frank had to plow through bat
talions of children.
The public address system
piped only one announcement of
lost child
The Washington Monument
Evening star., 1954-05-08
West Virginia Men
Are Mice, Woman Says
BY the Associofed Press

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May g.
The West Virginia ConServa-
ton Department, which is con-
Quoting a campaign to select an
official State animal, has received
its first vote.
The choice submitted by Mrs,
D. L. Price of South Charleston
was the mouse.
Mrs. Price told a department
employe she felt tthe animal
should represent the men in the
State.
Years ago West Virginia men
were men," she was quoted, but
now they are mice. We have
micey men,"
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Trade Board Elects
New Officers With
Kane as President
Carr and TuIbott Named
Vice Presidents, Drake
Picked for Secretary

Francis j. Kane, president of
the Kane Transfer Co., today
was elected president of the
Washington Board of Trade for
the organizations 66th admin
istrative year beginning July /.
Mr.. Kane, who is a native of
Washington, succeeds Harry L.
Merrick, vice president of Kal,
Ehrlich & Merrick, in the trade
boards chief executive post.
Other officers elected at a
meeting of board directors in the
Board of Trade Building con-
ference room are:
First vice president, Edward
R. Carr, realtor-builder; second
vice president, Philip w. Tai
bott, senior vice president of
Woodward & Lothrop; secretary,
Howard C. Drake, owner of
Drake Press; treasurer, John A.
Reilly, president of the Second
National Bank; assistant treas
urer, Frederick P. H. SiddonS,
vice president of the American
Security & Trust Co.
Executives Reelected.
Also general counsel, E. F.
Colladay, attorney, of Colladay
& Colladay. and sergeant at
arms, Frank r. Strunk of Frank
lin & Strunk, insurance. Will
liam H. Press and Duane Straw
bridge were reelected executive
vice president and assistant ex-
ecutive vice president, respec-
lively.
Mr.. Kane was first vice presi-
dent during the administrative
year which will end June 80. Mr..
Carr was second vice president
and Mr.. Talbot was secretary.
Mr.. Reilly, Mr.. Siddons, Mr.. Col.
laday and Mr.. Strunk were re-
elected.
Mr.. Kane, So. has been in the
motor freight transportation
field since 1918. Before that he
was secretary -stenographer to
former Speaker of the House
Champ Clark. A member of the
trade board since 1925. his busi-
ness affiliations include:
Director and former chairman
of the executive committee. Ma
tional Capital Bank; director.
National Permanent Building
Association, and past president
of the District Trucking Asso-
citation. Other affiliations include
the vice presidency of Catholic
Charities, directorships in st.
Vincent's Home and School.
House of the Good Shepherd and
the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club. He is past president and a
founder of the Merrick Boys
Club. He lives at the Kennedy
Warren
Prominent RealtOr.
Mr.. Carr, prominent realtor-
builder, is past president of the
National Association of Home
Builders and the Home Builders
Association of Metropolitan
Washington. He is a past presi-
dent of the Washington Real
Estate Board. A native of Wash
ington, he entered the building
business in 1926. He has been a
member of the Board of Trade
since 1886. His home is at 10
Hillvale place, Alexandria.
Mr.. Drake, 2201 South Knoll
road, Arlington, is a trustee of
the Washington Better Business
Bureau and a member of the
Advertising Club of Washington
and the Graphic Arts Associa-
ton. He joined the Board of
Trade in 1896 and has been ac-
(See TRADE BOARD, Pg. A-3D
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Next Space Ship You See
Nav Have Been Stolen
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CULVER CITY, Calf, May 8.
If you spot a stray space ship,
it may be Bill Sullivan's.
The $4,000, 46-foot rocket
ship, mounted on a special truck
chassis, is used to promote in
terplanetary adventure shows on
televiSion.
It made an appearance Mon
day in San Diego. Just before
leaving, Mr.. Sullivan stopped for
q shave. The space ship left
without him and hasn't been
returned to a studio here.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
liIibet Rose Bunned

LONDON. May q (P.-Banned
in Britain-an American rose
called Lilibet. The British Ma
tional Rose Society thinks the
name might embarrass Queen
Elizabeth. Lilibet was the royal
family's pet name for the Queen
when she was a child.
Evening star., 1954-05-08

Some 10000 boys and girls
marched down Constitution ave-
nue. today in the biggest of all 18
annual school safety patrol pa
rades here.
Acting Chief Harold Stewart
of the Park Police estimated
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Pictures on Pose A-28

approximately $4,000 spectators
watched the parade on Consti-
tuition avenue between Ninth and
Eighteenth streets NV.
The District had 1926 young
sters in the show. Maryland
was represented by $500 and
Virginia by 5000.
The head count came from
George r. Hammond, traffic safe
ty director of the American
Automobile Associations District
chapter.
The sun was shining during
most of the parade. Ironically,
Evening star., 1954-05-08

Spectators gathered at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Observation Plane Sights No Activity at
Silent Diem Bien Phu. Poee A
for a parade and ceremonies
marking the anniversary of the
World War II victory over Ger
many shouted boos and insults
at Premier Laniel.
"Send him to Dien Bien Phu."
some cried as his limousine
pulled up. Shoot him." others
echoed.
When Defense Minister Rene
Pleven drove by the crowd booed,
hissed and shouted Resign, re-
sign"
There was only scattered ap-
plause for Frances popular
President. II year = old Rene
Coty, who usually gets a good
hand.
Little News of Defenders.
Meanwhile the Wet Mimi ra-
dio gave what little news there
was concerning the fate of the
gallant defenders of the Indo-
China fortress. A rebel broad
cast monitored in Hong Kong
claimed the commander of Dien
Bien Phu" and about II COM
panies of French Union troops
fell into Wet Mimi hands when
the last defenses caved in.
The radio did not name Brig.
Gen. Christian de CastrieS, but
the reference to Commander"
indicated the heroic leader had
survived.
The broadcast gave no word as
to the fate of pretty, 29-year-old
Genevieve de Galard Terraube,
French air force nurse who had
been trapped in Dien Bien Phu
since March.
The Communist radio in Pei
ping claimed the attacking
masses annihilated almost 1000
French Union troops who tried
to break out of Isabelle an
outpost three miles south of
Gen. de CaStries' headquarters
bunkerS.
1t was not known what hap
pened to the hundreds of
wounded lying in dank dugouts
in the heart of the fortress.
The Communists had turned a
deaf ear to all French pleas for
a temporary truce to evacuate
the casualties by air.
Deputies Demanding Scalps.
The burning issue of Frances
Indo- China policy is expected to
come before the National AS
sembly again next week. With
Deputies already demanding the
scalps of those responsible for
the worst defeat in seven years
of do-China warfare, the de-
bate easily could result in a new
government upset.
News of Dien Bien Phu's COL
lapse had been expected almost
every day since fighting for the
North 1ndo-China fortress start
ed nearly two months ago. But
the headlines. when they came,
struck a hard blow at French
morale and increased demands
for peace-at almost any price.
The cry that some way out Of
the 7-year-old war must be found
was once popular only among
Communists. Recently it had
become shrill and insistent from
many quarters.
The government came in for
severe criticism on Indo- China
policy in assembly debate this
week. With the gallant defend
ers of Dien Bien Phu still hold
ing out and the talks about to
start in Geneva, however. the
disgruntled deputies heSitated in
throwing out Mr.. Laniel and his
cabinet.
ScapegOats Hinted.
A hunt for scapegoats will re-
open the question. Already one
deputy has announced that he
wants the government to say
who was responsible for the Dien
Bien Phu defeat.
Considerable attention here
was directed toward United
States reaction to the setback.
In finally swarming through
the inner defense ring at Diem
Bien Phu, the Wet Mimi made
, good their bid to win big VIC
tory before Ho Chi Minis repre-
(See PARIS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1954-05-08


row to testimony of/two princi-
pals-Secretary of the Army
Stevens and Senator Mccarthy
will be made by Senator Dirksen.
Republican. of Illinois at the
Monday meeting of the Senate
Investigating subcommittee.
II shall make that motion un-
less some unexpected develop
Text Of Gen. Zwieker's Affidavit.
Poee A-3
ment occurs in the meanwhile"
Senator Dirksen said today.
The Illinois Senator said he
expects his motion would receive
the support of all the Repub-
lican members of the subcom-
mittee, who outnumber the DEM
ocrats. four to three. If the Re-
publicans all vote for the Dirksen
motion it would prevail.
Recalls Army Suggestion.
Senator Dirksen pointed out
that the Army suggested a linn
itation week ago. He added
that he thought that Senator
Mccarthy would go along with
the proposal.
II think that the time has
come to bring this investigation
to a conclusion and I think that
all the necessary facts can be
developed through the testimony
of the two principals" said Sem
ator Dirksen.
He added that if the commit
tee found it necessary to ques-
ton others that could be done
at executive sessions.
Even if Secretary Stevens
agrees to an arrangement of
that kind for shortening the
hearings, opposition was ex-
pected to come from Democrats.
Senator Mcclellan of Arkansas,
senior subcommittee Democrat,
made clear that opposition was
likely. Army Counsel Joseph N.
,Welch, who turned down a some
what similar proposal last week.
said in Massachusetts, today: II
guess I'd better comment on that
when it comes up Monday"
Meanwhile, the subcommittee
awaited word from Attorney
General Brownell concerning a
document described by Senator
Mccarthy as a digest of an
FBI report. Mr.. BroWnell today
studied the subcommittee's sec
ond request that he permit it to
accept portions of that document
as evidence.
The documen purports to be
January 26, 1851, letter from
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
to Maj. Gen. A. r. Boiling, then
head Of Army Intelligence. con-
cerning suspected espionage at
Fort Monmouth. Mr.. Hoover has
disavowed all knowledge of the
letter but has confirmed he sent
a 15-page memorandum on the
same subject to Gen. Boiling on
that date. Some paragraphs in
the Mccarthy letter are identical
with that memorandum.
The Senator produced his ga
page document last Tuesday and
has used it since as a basis for
cross examination of Army Sec
retary Stevens during the hear
ing on the McCarthy-Army feud.
Release Refused.
Mr.. Brownell has already ad-
vised the subcommittee that
neither document can be made
part of the record of the subcom-
mittee investigation because they
contain derogatory security in
formation on Government en-
ployes. He explained that re-
lease of such unevaluated infor-
nation in FBI files would be a
violation of a directive first is
sued by President Truman in
1948, and still in effect, which
prohibits publication Of such
material.
| Mr.. Brownell's ruling brought
demand from Senator Nc
Carthy that he be called before
the subcommittee in closed ses-
sion to explain why the Eisen-
| (See HEARING, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Bulletin
Senators Game Oft

CeHQIOTS 0UHTG OTT
BOSTON P. - TOday's
baseball game between the
Washington Senators and Red
Sox has been postponed be-
cause Of rain.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Conferees at Geneva
Begin Long-Awaited
Indo-China Talks
Proposal for Solution
Of Problem Reported
Presented by BidouIt
BULLETIN

GENEVA (R.-French For
eign Minister Bidault declared
today that the war in Indo-
China must be ended by an
internationally supervised d
cease-fire, followed by free
elections. He put himself on
record at the conference here
as against partition of Wet
Nam.
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Stocks in the Spotlight

NEW YORK Up. -- Following are the
sales tadd 0U). high. low, closing price
and net change OF the 20 most active
stocks fol the week:
Evening star., 1954-05-08
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Evening star., 1954-05-08
The Railroad Battle
OF the Generation

The fight for control of the New York Central is
epic struggle between strong The stockholders
scheduled for May 26
William Hines Sunday Editor of The Star spent weeks
in interviewing the principals digging the background
and studying the strategy behind the battle He writes
about it in the Editorial Section of tomorrows Sunday Star
1t is story well worth reading. Look for it in
Evening star., 1954-05-08
Dirksen 10 Ask
Limit in Quiz
Z Principals
Will Offer Plan
At Meeting of
Probers Monday

A motion limiting the public
hearings in the Mccarthy Army
row to testimony of/two princi-
pals-Secretary of the Army
Stevens and Senator Mccarthy
will be made by Senator Dirksen,
Republican. of Illinois at the
Monday meeting of the Senate
Investigating subcommittee.
II shall make that motion un-
less some unexpected develop
Evening star., 1954-05-08

Continued on Page A-28, Col. ~
Evening star., 1954-05-08

(See HEARING, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-05-08
SecurityCounci|
And President
Confer on Asia
Unusual Meeting
Follows Dulles Plea
For Defense Pact

President Eisenhower met with
his top strategy advisers for an
hour and half today in an un-
usual Saturday session and pre-
sumably a major topic was what
the United States should do
about the Indo-China crisis.
Those who we're called to the
White House, members of the
Texf of NuIIae' Snaaeh poaa {