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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-10
w., & M. Bus Drivers
Get Safety Awards
Star STAFF Photo.

Six bus drivers of the Wash
ington, Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co., Inc, received awards
for Is years of driving without a
chargeable accident this week.
They are: Nicholas E. Young,
Grayson M. Thorpe, Lewis F.
Smith, Shirley NJ. Manuel, Wal
ter L. Hall and Ray r. Samples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-10
By Alex R. Preston

Written briefs have been or
dered by January 10 in two suits
with political overtones which
challenge the authority of the
Arlington County Board to abol-
ish 81 precinct voter registrar
posts.
Judge Walter II. Mccarthy of
Arlington Circuit Court asked
for the briefs. with substantial
ing court opinions, after listen
ing to half a day of arguments
yesterday.
Seated at opposite sides of the
counsel table were State Sena-
tor Charles R. Fenwick, who is
the 10th Congressional District
Democratic chairman. represent
ing four of the registrars, and
Oren r. Lewis, 10th District Re-
publican chairman, representing
tlte COuIlty UOdIQ.
Assembly Act at Issue.
At issue is the validity Of an
act of the 1854 General As
sembly, sponsored by Senator
FenWick. The law excludes Ar
lington from an earlier act per-
hitting local governing bodies
to abolish the precinct registrars
and replace them with one gen.
eral registrar at the court house.
For many years throughout
Virginia, precinct registrars
have served as the grass roots
contact of the dominant Byrd
Democratic organization. In
numerous cases. they are like
the ward heelers" in city pre-
cincts.
The county pays them a fee
for each new voter registered in
their respective precincts, re-
CARELESS of whether the registrars
perform the service OF the general
registrar signs up the new voters,
Democrats lost control of the
County Board several years ago
and again failed to elect one OF
their party. Brian Bell, jr., in
the last months election. The
board included economy and eff
ficiency among its reasons for
doing away with the jobs.
Long G. O. p. Target.
Republicans long have sought
to abolish the jobs which, to
them, appeared as SO much gravy
to the opposite party at the tax
payers expense.
One complication raised in the
suits is the fact that the Fenwick
bill did not become effective un-
til June 80 but the board acted
on March 20.
Another complication devel-
oped from the fact that shortly
after the boards action. Com
monwealth's Attorney William j
Hassan sued the board and the
County Electoral Board seeking
to have the court declare the &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-10
Memorial Highway Access
From Belle View 0k'd
By the Associated Press


RICHMOND, Dec. 10. - The
United States Court of Appeals
for the 4th Circuit today
granted Belle View Apartments
and Belle View shopping center
of Fairfax County, permission
to build an access road to the
Mount Vernon Memorial high
way.
The Federal Government had
brought action against the COR
poration seeking to keep them
from trespassing on the right
of-way of the highway. Today's
ruling affirmed a lower court
decision on the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-10

Chorred Tones of bIockened grey, brown, blue and
even green ore in the fashion eye this season.
What's more, they will be in fovor among WE'LL
dressed men for many seasons. Raleigh features
these new shades in our shorkskn, noiIheod and
unfinished worsteds-oIreody the fovorite among
so many Washington men for good looks and long
wear Two and three button single breasted models
with center vent, flop or patch pockets. Also in
double breasted styles and you'll find your exact
size in our large selection.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

was covered with a handsome i'm.
ported lace cloth.
The beautifully decorated five .
TERED wedding cake was wreathed
with stephanotis and flanked by
tall silver candelabras.
Later in the evening, John Prit.
chard's orchest played for dancing.
The bride is descendant of one
Of Key Vests oldest families. Her
great grandfather, DR.. ]. Y. Porter,
founded the Florida State Board OF
Health and was pioneer in the
field of preventative medicine.
She was educated in Key West
schools and graduated from the 10.
cal high school last June.
1t. Lang is a. graduate of the
Z. S. Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point, Long Island. He en-.
tered the Navy Immediately follow.
ing graduation and has been on du.
ty in Key West for over a year.
After spending some time with
their guests, the young couple left
for a wedding trip to Nassau.
Mrs. Lang travelled in a smart.
ly tailored Navy blue suit with light
blue accessories. Her orchid cor
sage formed part of her bridal bou-
quet.
Many among the guests had
known the bride since infancy.
Out of town guests at the we'd
ding included the brides sister,
Miss Jeanne Kirke of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Terry Bayshore,
Long Island, Arthur .Poirier, New
Orleans, La, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Marks, Detroit, Michigan, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. T. Scott, of Miami. Mr..
and Mrs. /. N. Meltzer, Miami, DR..
and Mrs. C. Panther, Miami
Beach and George Black, New
York.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and
nelghborS who were so thoughtfu
and kind during the illness an
after the death of our father anG
brother, Cleveland c. Niles. We
would like to thank those who ser
floral offerings and cards, Lope
Funeral Home, the minister an
choir of the First Baptist Church,
volunteer fire department, the
masons for their wonderful services
at the graveside, the staff at Mon
roe General Hospital and DR.. H. X.
Moore. Your kindness will never
be forgotten.
MRS. GRADY B. SYKES
and FAMILY,
MRS. EDISON w. PNDER
and FAMILY,
THE GRANDCHILDREN,
BROTHERS and SISTER.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
Apply To Wed

The following couples have ap-
piled for marriage licenses in the
office Of County Judge Raymond
r. Lord:
J. v. Smith, "a, 1901 Washington,
and Ellen Trevor. q, 3e37 Avenue
E.
D. L. Drake, 4S. USS Penguin,
and Margaret o'Briant, AZ, I'LL
A Varela.
Bobby Roberts, 21, USS Balao,
and Gloria Livingston, Is, 621
Elizabeth.
J. w. Jarrett, Is, and Vivian
Hash, q, both of 1S5-A Poinciana.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
Miss Caroline Randolph Kirke We'd
To 1t. Ted Lang At Naval Chapel

Fhe wedding of Miss Caroline Randolph Kirke (g)
Theodore Lang at Station Memorial Chapel eight
thirty last night all qualities of fairy tale
The youthful bride enhancing picture in her ivory
wedding gown trimmed with priceless Brussels lace am
y heirloom used by her maternal greatrandmoher her
wedding gown and since her grandmother
their weddings
The Naval Chapel particularly appropriate setting for the
of direct David Porter who
first chose Key West Naval Base.
of Mrs. E. L. Newton
Street and Wallace Kke Of Center Conway, Hampshire
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
ESQ Girls Help
With activities
USO-YMCA

Elvira Perez, Joyce Lounders
and Lillian Golden will be on hand
to serve refreshments at the dance
on the patio at the USo-YMCA to
night.
Dancing will begin at 800 with
music by the Dictionaries. The pro-
gram for the evening also includes
some "get acquainted" and novel.
ty dances to add to the fun.
On Sunday morning, coffee and
doughnuts will be served family
style" by Patty Brady and Miss
Golden. This Sunday morning cof'
fee time is one of the most popu,
lar activities at the USO-YMCA.
Many servicemen drop in for q
cup of coffee before going to church
and the USO maintains a complete
listing of the churches in Key West
for the benefit of newcomers to the
city.
There will be assorted prizes and
song session at the Lucky Par.
ty" Monday night.
Ping pong and pool Journeys are
held every Tuesday night and there
is also an hour of classical music,
and those who like to play bridge
will find partners at the US0 on
Tuesday evening.
Paul Doweiler, popular guitarist,
and Joyce Lounders at the piano
will furnish the accompaniment for
the Wednesday night song session
Gus Ayala's combo will play for
the regular Thursday night dance
which begins at 800. ESQ host
eSSes will serve refreshments and
direct the special dances during
the evening.
Friday night is Games Choice
Night and wide variety of games
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
Beta Omega
Preferential Tea
Set For Sunday

Z Beta Omega Chapter Of Beta
Sigma Phi will entertain the
rushees at a Preferential Tea to-
morrow afternoon from four to
five at the home of the chapters
sponsor, Mrs. H. A. Woodward on
Sunrise Shore.
A special meeting was held and
ways and means projects were dis
cussed. The first of which will be
selling fruit cakes and each men,
ber present was given their cakes.
A Tupperware party is scheduled
for the middle of November and
Alice Rigsby will present the line.
The Chapter voted to enter a
float in the Veterans Day Par
ade on November IL. Margery
Sellers was named chairman.
The meeting adjourned and rost-
ess Ellie Rae Gwynn served re-
freshmentS with the assistance of
the social committee.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
of the Monroe County Council ci
Parents and Teachers.

OA tA1C 4V1AVO OOdlty &OoAASA4 "a
Parents and Teachers.
Judge Hunt, the author of sever
al books on juvenile delinquency,
win speak at the morning session
and again on the Problems of
Youth" in the afternoon.
The general public is cordially in
vited to attend, especially those in.
terested in juvenile problems.
These schools Of instruction pro-
vide training for present and pros.
pective PTA officers, members and
all people interested in the pro-
gram of juvenile protection.
Local members will also have an
opportunity to, get acquainted with
state PTA officers and chairmen
who viii take part in the program.
The theme of the school of in
struction is PTA Promotes Tot
Teen Activities"
Registration will be at 800 with
the, call to order by Mrs. Pat
Figley, vice president of District
10, at $3.50.
The invocation will be given by
Reverend Richard Coulter, minis
ter of the First Presbyterian
Church.
j II
Delegates viii be greeted by Mrs.
Harold Campbell, president of the
Monroe County Counctil, PTA, and
Horace o'Bryant, superintendent Of
Public Instruction of the Monroe
County Schools.
Judge Bowden's keynote address
lis scheduled for $50 and from
10:30 to 11;30 a panel discussion
win be held, moderated by Mrs.
W. H. Beckham of Miami.
Mrs. Beckham is a past presi-
dent of the Florida Congress and
past regional vice president.
The discussion will be followed
by talk on international ReIa-
tons" by Mrs. George Schofield,
citizenship and international rela-
tions chairman, after which lunch.
con wiz be served by the Women
of the First Presbyterian Church.
The afternoon sessions will be-
gin with community singing led by
Mrs. Robert Dopp.
Judge Hunts address on the
Problems of Youth" will follow.
.sWhy Invest in PTA' will be the
subject of a talk by Mrs. Beckham
with a question and answer period
after her address.
The meeting viii close with re-
ports on registration, announce.
ments and summary with adjourn
ment scheduled for 200 p. m.
Other state officials who will be
| in Key West for the school of in
struction include Mrs. w. H. Mus
I sett, vice president; Mrs. T. "
Oxtoby. vice president and Mrs
M. A. Russell, state safety chair.
man.
The luncheon viii be served 81
a nomina-- cost and reserv alton.
may be made by calling Mrs
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
Read The Citizer,

from chess and scrable to check
ers and pinochle are available.
A "Red Feather" agency, the
USO-YMCA receives support from
the United Community Chest :
Red Cross Appeal now in pro-
gress.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Campbell at 2-3l46 or Mrs. Glea-
son Snow at 2-3766.
Those planning to attend the lun-
cheon- are asked to make their re-
servations not later than Monday.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
Prominent Jurist Will Speak At
PTA School OF Instruction Thursday

note address at the PTA school of
instruction to be>held in Key West
on October 2S at the First Presby-
terian Church, under the auspices
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Judge Bowden Hunt of Barlow,
well : noted Florida jurist and Flo
rida Congress of PTA juvenile pro-
lection chairman, will give the key
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Almost all mammals, fish and
birds produce albinos, or colorless
individuals, occasionally.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Snow can fall in temperatures as
high as 81 degrees when the flakes
come from clouds in cold air higa
above the earth.
Evening star., 1954-11-21
By Earl H. Voss


also found time for politics, how
ever, and served in prewar Aus
trian cabinets in economics posts.
He stayed on the sidelines during
the Hitler occupation, but right after
the war he became a leader of the
Peoples conservative Party. When
it won a majority in the 1858 elec-
ton, Herr Raab was appointed
Chancellor. He took the Socialists
with him into a coalition cabinet,
which now has the backing of some
IS per cent of the electorate.
Largely because of his Taftlike
conservatism, and thanks to the skill
of his hand-picked finance minister,
Austria moved out of the realm of
deficit financing and into the black.
She now has a favorable balance of
trade and is a creditor nation in the
European Payments Union. This in
spite of the heavy hand of Russian
occupation.
The United States, Britain and
France also are ominally occupying
powers, but they are taking nothing
out of the country. Russia has
blocked all the Vests efforts to give
:, Austria complete independence. 1t
is an attitude for which Austrians do
not love the Russians.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

the Dixon Yates deal. Senator Estes
Kefauver, Democrat, of Tennessee,
commented
II think we ought to go into his
qualifications with much thorough
ness"
The Dixon-Yate element is
pointed up by the fact that early
this fall the GAO took look at
the controversial contract at the re-
quest of the Joint Congressional
Atomic Energy Committee.
It said that while the contract
appeared to be legal, there were
number Of points on which it felt
the Governments interests were not
protected, the most important being
the lack of limitation on the pos
sible profits of the utility combine
involved. Most of the items to which
the GAO objected were corrected in
the revised version of the contract
finally signed by the Acc.
Thus, GAO officials are in a
position Of having criticized as con-
trary to the Governments interests
provisions Of contract which had
been indorsed by their boss-desig-
nate.
They are taking comfort from a
report that after reading the criti-
cisms, Mr.. Campbell commented that
they appeared to be valid.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

Last year the Soviet Union de-
cided to try to improve its relations
with the Austrian people. They
sent one of their cultural missions
to Vienna. University professors
with thick glasses and long boards
made UP the party which, of course,
sought an audience with the Chan
cellor.
Potent Listener
Herr Raab received them and lis
tened patiently while the learned
Russians spoke into Kremlin propa-
gandists' microphones about friend
ship.
When it came Chancellor Raab's
turn to respond, he observed icily
that it was high time for Austria to
get peace treaty. He told the
Soviet professors to remind their
leaders of their 1943 promise, in the
Moscow Declaration, to liberate
Austria and re-establish her as an
independent country.
Halfway through the lecture the
Soviet propaganda officer switched
of the mikes.
Chancellor Raab is a typical
Austrian Burger. His Sunday morn
ings are spent In two forms of con-
Evening star., 1954-11-21

times wonder, in fact, if they are
not more of a liability than an asset
to their own cause: Opposition to
the Communists often seems to be
the one thing that other parties Of
the Assembly can agree on.
True enough, the Communists had
their brief moment. There was a
time, last summer, when M. Thorez
and M. Duclos could tell themselves
that the game had been worth the
candle and that all would be well in
the end. When the Communist
Party voted-for the first time since
1947-to confirm the government Of
Pierre Mendes-France, they were
acting quite logically in terms Of inn
mediate objectives. The end of the
ndo-Chinese war. and the subse-
quent defeat of the European De-
fenSe Community treaty, amounted
to the first real accomplishments in
five years for which the Communists
could claim certain credit.
DisilIusionment Follows
The victory, however, has been
followed by the bitterest disillusion-
ment. Under the energetic leader.
ship Of the new government, the
substitute for EDO has been rapidly
developed. In many ways, from
the Communists point Of view, the
new formula of bringing rearmed
Germany into an expanded Brussels
treaty community and NATO is
even less palatable than the edo.
Much too late, the Communist
leaders have become aware Of
what really has happened since M.
MendeS-France came to power: That
with the breaking of the political
deadlock over Indo-China and the
edo. the Communists have been
robbed of their major talking points
and the basis for much of their
popular support.
In the Assembly the Communist
leadership had been eagerly explor-
ing the possibility of an alliance
with the left wing of the powerful
Socialist group, whose LOG Deputies
form the largest single party in the
chamber.
This hope, too. has gone aglim-
mering. AS popularity and prestige
OF the government grows, the posi-
ton of the Communist Party, both
in and out of the Assembly, has be-
come more precarious. For their
part, the Socialists are now firmly
behind NJ Mendes-F France.
There was a time. not so long ago.
when Pierre Dupont envied the men
who call the plays and control the
destiny of the French Communist
Party. His greatest ambition was to
be named as member of the Gen.
trail Committee-the first step I'D
the ladder to real power.
Today, although his obedience to
the party leaders is no less auto
matte, the self.assurance and the
zeal seem to have cooled little. Be-
hind the bluster, Pierre Dupont, the
average Communist Deputy, is apt to
cut rather sad figure these days
a frustrated embittered little man.
obsessed with feelings of becoming
more and more a stranger in his
own country.
Evening star., 1954-11-21

work on the same principle as
American congressional committees.
Since membership on the commits
sions is fixed on proportional basis,
Communists are included on all of
them. Once again, their every ac-
tion is the subject of advance con-
sultation with the top brass. Each
member is assigned his own role to
play and his own special monkey
wrench to throw at the proper mo-
ment.
A highly effective organization,
one might suppose. This kind of
devoted team play, stacked up
against the petty jealousies and div
isions that mark every other major
French party should be hard to beat.
The very obviousneSs of their advan-
tage makes it all the more CALLING to
M. Dupont and his colleagues that
the Communist Party should be in
such trouble as it is in today.
Since leaving the Government
Coalition under Premier Ramadier
in 1947, the Communist Party in
the National Assembly has fought
bitterly against every important
measure dealing with French foreign
policy. On all major developments,
from the time of the Marshall Plan
Evening star., 1954-11-21

and the beginning of NATO, through
the Korean War. Indo-C China, the
great power conferences at Berlin,
Geneva and London, the Communist
deputies have hewn stubbornly to
the Moscow line.
And in that time, they have seen
their political power steadily eroded
away-their voting strength in the
parliament cut from 174 to 95-their
official Party rolls down from 900,-
600 to about half million card-car-
rying members.
Worse still, they have seen them
selves gradually isolated and frozen
out in the Assembly itself. In France
it is still not dangerous to "frater-
nize' with Communists in social
way. M. Dupont and his colleagues
can still talk with members of other
parties, dine with them in the AS
sembly restaurant and meet them in
the lobbieS. But political co-opera-
ton with the Communists is thing
Of the past.
In the Commissions, when ques-
tions of national security are dis
cussed, it is in small subcommittee
named by the majority. from which
Communists are rigidly excluded.
M. Thorez and M. Duclos must some
Evening star., 1954-11-21

The accountants, lawyers and in
vestigators Of the General Account
ing Office, all experts at ferreting
out answers to the difficult govern
mental questions, are puzzling
these days over q really tough one:
Who will be their next boss?
On the surface. Joseph Campbell,
an old Columbia University as
sociate of President Eisenhower
and more recently a member Of the
Atomic Energy Commission, seems
to be the next Controller General
of the United States. The Presi-
dent has appointed him. and the
great majority of presidential ap-
pointments eventually get Senate
confirmation. But in Mr.. Camp
bells case there are complications
that make his confirmation un-
certain.
Senator John Mcclellan, Demo-
crat. Of Arkansas is slated to head
the Government Operations Com
mittee, which must pass on Mr..
Campbell in the next Congress. He
says some Of his colleagues al
ready have told him they are dis
satisfied. This feeling probably
will be aired when the new Con-
gress meets.
The controller generalship, vacant
since last summer, is a juicy plum.
Once appointed. the incumbent
draws $17,500 annually for Is years
and can be ousted only by joint
resolution of Congress. Because
GAO is answerable only to Con-
gress, it is probably Washington's
most independent bureau.
GAO examines all Government
spending and has blanket authority
to uncover and report to Congress
all cases of Federal waste and in
efficiency. In addition, it supervises
the accounting practices of all agen4
cies and handles hundreds OF
thousands of claims against the
Government each year. About 5000
persons are engaged in this $50
million-a-year operation which re-
portedly has saved Uncle Sam 5000
million in the last Is years.
Typical Cases
A typical GAO case was the recent
investigation of 500 million in
Air Force contracts for radio equip
ment which had not been adequately
tested and which was performing
badly. The investigation brought
a congressional hearing, and a size
able part of the deal was Cancelled.
Other accomplishments claimed by
GAO recently included a change in
the method of redeeming and de-
Stroying worn-out money, which it
says will save $500,000 a year for
the Government; nudging the Army
into collecting $40 million refund
which a contractor had offered but
which no one had moved to collect;
uncovering the fact that the Air
Materiel Command bought 142 miles
of 9-foot chain-link fencing in an
Observation-Disclosures buying spree
and then allowed most of it to
languish unused.
Designed as it is to be per-
petual thorn in the side of the ex-
ecutive departments. GAO has been
getting jaundiced eye from
Presidents since Woodrow Wilson,
who vetoed bill to create it, and
Warren Harding, who signed the
bill with misgivings. F. d. Roose-
velt tried-and failed-to have GAO
abolished.
Because Of GAO's unique position,
Congress has always had pro-
prietary interest in who headed it.
In fact, every past controller gen.
eral has had a congressional back