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Evening star., 1954-10-09
Two Mercy Certificates

Men of Mercy certificates will
be presented to Harry I. Brown
and Lewis Ross at $50 o'clock
tonight in the Staff MOO Club
at Andrews Air Force Base by
the Unification Society of An
drews. They are being honored
for work done in aiding service
men and their families during
the past years.
Evening star., 1954-10-09
New Record for Fibers

NEW YORK-Synthetic fibers
now account for more than one
out OF every five pounds of tex
tiles used in the United States,
setting a new high record.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Suifor's Persistence
Lands Him in Court

An everly persistent suitor
pleaded guilty in Municipal Court
yesterday to assaulting the object
of his attention.
Miss Mildred Rogers. Is, of
4510 Randolph street, Silver
Spring. Md, charged Louis P
Haboush, 26, of the 1900 block
OF Clifton street NV, with as
saulting her twice in the lobby
OF the Ring Building. Another
assault charge grew out of at
tempts by Miss Rogers brother
ln-law, Edward E. Daniel, 26, of
the Randolph street address. to
stop Haboush from pestering her.
police said.
Haboush, according to police,
struck Mr.. Daniel and Mr.. Dam
lei hit back with a gun butt.
Police also charged Mr.. Daniel
with assault with a deadly
weapon. a charge the United
States attorneys Office later
dropped.
After all other charges against
HabouSh were nolle pressed. he
pleaded guilty to one charge of
assaulting Miss Rogers last July.
He was released under $500 bond
pending a probation report Feb
ruary 18.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
78-Yeor-OId Voting Allowed
Turkey and Soviet

of them an 18-year-old is deemed
unfit to vote while q man past
100 Is welcomed In the voting
booth IT he's strong enough to be
propped up in 1t.
In this country only Georgia
has lowered the voting age to 18.
The argument advanced there is
the one Gen. Eisenhower in
voked in last Thursdays state
of-the- Union message:
For years our citizens between
the age Of 10 and 81 have, in
time of peril. been summoned to
fight for America. They should
participate in the political proc
ess that produces this fateful
summons"
Russia. says the Encyclopedia
Britannica. let's 18-year-olds vote
on the theory they're already
industrially productive and "the
earlier the age at which one
begins to vote. within reason.
the sooner is one politically
educated"
The United States Constitution
does not Ak the age of first
voters. At present that's up to
the individual States. What Gen.
Eisenhower wants is a constitu-
tional amendment setting the
age at 18 in all States.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
80 Hurt IN AII-NigIli Fight
Against s5OO.OOO Fire
sy ,hs Assoe,atsd Press

ORANGE. N. j.. Jan. o.
Thirty-eight firemen and police
men were injured today battling
an all-night four-alarm fire in
bitter, subfreezing weather that
burned through a string Of stores
in the main shopping area here
and caused more than 100000
damage.
The blaze started shortly be-
fore 10:30 pm. (EST) last night
and was not brought under con-
troll until $3.50 am.
Orange Memorial Hospital
treated 18 firemen and 2 police
men for smoke poisoning, de-
tanning 3 for further treatment.
Another 10 f1remen were treated
at first-aid stations.
The blaze hit McCrory's five
and dime store. wrecking the
Sprawling brick building. DAM
age to it alone was estimated at
$500.000.
Evening star., 1954-01-09

captors it would be silly to ex-
pect the United States to spread
flies over a country where the
temperature stood below zero.
Two things, he said, sustained
him-the importance of free
dom and democracy Of America
as opposed to the strangulation
of the masses which follow COM
muniSm. and the thought that
the Chinese would probably
shoot him anyway. Before be-
ing captured he set up schol-
arship for Korean orphans and
sent 10 of them to school.
The sergeant 80. Is married to
the former Anne r. Maxwell of
Birmingham. They have one
son, aged 2.
The announcement by Gen.
Lemuel c. Shepherd, Marine
Corps Commandant, marked the
first action taken by any of the
service with reference to actions
by American Servicemen while
captives of the Reds.
First Action on POWs.
In making the announcement,
Gen. Shepherd revealed that out
Of a total of 1914 Marines who
have been repatriated one Off
Ger and 10 enlisted men escaped.
two enlisted men were released
after less than a months con-
f1nement. and 42 officers and 1870
men came back in the formal
exchanges.
The general said that some
Of the ex-POWs gave early evi-
dence of being eligible foy
decorations but that all had
been held up pending thorough
intelligence processing.
under no circumstances will
I permit a Marine to be rec
commended for a decoration if
there is a shadow of a doubt
that his actions were not of an
exceptional nature and in all
respect in keeping with our high
est principles" he declared.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Two Canadian Firms
Join 10 Build WorId's 5
Longest Pipeline
BY the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Jan. 9.-Two big
competing companies have agreed
to merge to build the longest
pipeline in the world, a $500
million natural gasline from
Alberta to Eastern Canada, Trade
Minister C. D. Howe announced
yesterday.
The companies which will
combine to build a 2,240-mile
main line were brought together
by Mr.. Howe after the Alberta
government agreed to release gas
for sale outside the province only
if two divergent undertakings
were made into a joint job.
The merger brings together
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines, Ltd,
and Western Pipe Lines under
the name Of the former. They
will operate on a $3.50 basis,
under a 12-man board of direc-
tors and a management COM
mittee.
The committee will consist of
the president, yet to be named; /;
Clint w. Murchison, Trans
Canada'S president; Ray Miner.
Edmonton lawyer and one of
Westerns sponsors; Frank A.
Schultz of Trans Canada, and
Alan H. Williams of Vancouver,
representing Western.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Potter Questions HaItinu
OF Korea Atrocities Film
BY the Asseeiased Press

Senator Potter, Republican, OF
Michigan said today he will ask
State and Defense Department
officials to explain why they
halted release of an Army film
Of Communist atrocities in Ko-
rea, scheduled for television this
week end.
"I know that our servicemen
who survived these Communist
brutalities want the full story
told to the American people, -
Senator Potter. who lost both
legs in combat during World War
II, said in an interview.
Although the State and De-
fense Departments gave no de-
tailed reason for their action,
Senator Potter said apparently
the film was held up because of
forthcoming developments af-
fecting United States foreign
policy.
Senator Potter said he would
go ahead with release tomorrow
Of report on Communist atroc-
tiles in Korea, based on Army
files and public testimony here
last month by % survivors or eye
witnesses of the Communist
atrocities. AS a one-man Sem
ate subcommittee, he conducted
these hearings.
Senator Potter had timed re-
lease OF his report with that of
the Army film on television. He
said:
I'm getting damn tired of our
policies being based upon what
the Communists might think of
u.s."
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Eisenhower
Continued From First Page3

ucts. He said there may have
been manipulation"
The controversy over Taft
Hartley law amendments, which
Gen. Eisenhower will outline in
another message Monday. is
likely to be such that enactment
of any of them is doubtful.
The administration faces a
strong fight on increasing the
debt limit, boosting postal rates
and Hawaiian statehood. all old
issues before Congress. It prob
ably will have serious trouble
getting approval for wire-tap-
ping and witness immunity leg
islation.
BrOwnell Criticized.
Despite approval of the idea,
many lawmakers apparently
think there is little profit in
attempting to write into law a
presidential suggestion that
those convicted of conspiring in
the future to overthrow the
Government be stripped of cit
izenship.
Sena tor Margaret Chase
Smith, Republican. of Maine,
said in a statement yesterday
the bill she introduced a year
ago to outlaw the Communist
Party is "far more important"
than the Presidents proposal.
She said Attorney General
Brownell's failure to report to
the Judiciary Committee on the
Evening star., 1954-01-09

bill "has held up Senate action" "
She urged those who want to
60 the whole way" to prod Mr..
Brownell.
The White House, however.
said the Presidents proposals on
depriving subversives of citizen.
ship and giving the vote to the
young were among the points
especially praised in kilograms
received.
Gen. Eisenhower's move to re.
wise the Atomic Energy Act TO-
give this Nations allies more
information, and possibly to
authorize the sharing Of mate.
rials and know-how for an inter.
national pool for peacetime de-
velopments. face searching anal
ySis and possible rewriting.
Action Sure in Some Fields.
Lawmakers don't yet know
enough about proposed social
security changes, medical re-
search aids and other suggestions
for public services to make UP
their minds. But there Is likely
to be opposition to his idea for
Government reinsurance Of pri.
vate health plans.
Apart from the proposals Con.
gress may simply let die. there Ii
an important field in which it is
sure to act, but possibly not
always in line with the Presi-
dents desires. Included are such
subjects as taxes, the interna-
tional trade program and foreign
aid.
Implied in much Of the com.
ment from members of Congress
was the realization that legisla-
tive accomplishments this year
or lack Of them-will 60 down in
the books as those of q Repub-
lican Congress. even though
Democrats have a margin of one
in the Senate, and only four
fewer members than the Repub-
licans in the House.
Evening star., 1954-01-09

that farmers will take some %
million .cres of land out Of these
crops. ~
But what will farmers do with
these diverted" acres? A lot
of it will be planted in other
crops that have Government
price supports.
So the prospects are that the
Agriculture Department. strug-
Cling to reduce surpluses in some
crops. is manufacturing surpluses
in other crops that will go into
Government storage.
Complicated Picture.
The Governments attempt to
support farm prices has become
so confused and contradictory
that many a city-dweller has
cried: why do we have to sub
SidiZe farming at alp"
They point out that agricul-
ture. a basic segment Of the
American economy. is not max
ing its own way even in a period
of general prosperity. What is
wrong?
If that question were answered
on the basis of pure economics,
the conclusion might be that the
United States should ease off its
price support programs and per-
nit farm prices to reach their
own levels, with the inefficient
farmers being squeezed out of
business.
But the fact is that pure eco
nomics plays a minor role on the
farm scene. Farm policy is the
product. primarily. of political
rather than economic pressure.
Farmers have been voting in
favor of handouts for them
selves. City folks don't vote
against these farm handouts. So
the path of a politician is clear.
There is, of course, an eco
nomic. even an ethical basis for
farm politics-namely, that If
the little man is to survive in
this field of endeavor he needs
help
But one outstanding agri-
culture economist, asked to ex-
plain the economic basis of the
present farm aid apparatus,
ignored the economics and the
ethics Of the situation, and re.
piled:
I'm a democracy, every group
has the same right to petition
Congress for laws favorable to
ITSELF"
That just about seemed to
sim IL lin
Evening star., 1954-01-09
BY the Assoeioted Press

If the United States lowers
the voting age to 18, as PreSi-
dent Eisenhower proposes. it will
fall in line with the practice of
Mexico. Argentina. Turkey and
the Soviet Union.
Those are the only major
countries which permit their citi-
zens to start casting ballots at
18. Mexico lets 18-year-olds vote
only if they're married. Other
wise they must wait until
they're 81.
Switzerland and Germany fix
the minimum voting age at 20.
Most other countries-including
Great Britain. France. Italy and
Canada-hew to the practice the
United States has traditionally
followed and set the voting age
at 81.
Some countries, feel even 81
years of living don't make a
person wise enough to vote. Nor
way makes its citizens wait until
they're %. Holland and Finland
insist on "a. Three countries
Japan, Spain and Denmark
are the fussiest of all. Their
minimum voting age is 25.
No country sets an upper age
limit on voting. Thus in most
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Marines to Decorate Five
Who Withstood Red Torture
Ceremony Scheduled
Monday Afternoon
At the Pentogon
By John A. Giles

Five Marines, one Of whose
parents live here, are to be dec
grated for resisting torture
while prisoners Of the Com
mupists in Korea.
The Marine Corps. making
this announcement last night,
said their conduct was "sing-
ularly lmeritorious and oc-
casionally heroic"
Those to be decorated at a
Pentagon ceremony at noon
Monday are:
M/Sergt. John Thomas Cain,
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Cain Of 1854 Ely place
Sc. The sergeant now stationed
at Miami. Fla, will receive a
letter Of commentator ribbon
with medal pendant.
1t. Col. John N. Mclaughlin.
presently stationed at Quantico,
Va. who was born in Charles
ton, S. C. The colonel, will re-
ceive a Legion of Merit.
will Get Gold Star.
Col. William G. Thrash. a
native of Atlanta, Ga, and now
stationed at Miami. Fla. Col.
Thrash will be awarded a gold
star in lieu Of his second Legion
of Merit.
Maj. Walter r. Harris. whose
mother is Mrs. Nellie N. Harris
of Glen Mary. Clarksville, Md.
The major, who is a reservist
and Is now stationed at Cherry
Point. N. c., also will receive the
Legion of Merit.
Capt. John p. Flynn, jr., Of
Calmae. 8. OAK, who is stationed
at El Toro, Calf. The Navy
Marine Corps medal will be
awarded to him.
Sergt. Cain was born in Birm-
ingham. Ala. and graduated
from Surrattsville. Md. High
School. He enlisted here in 1912.
The Sergeant. an enlisted
pilot. was held for a year as a
prisoner in North Korea after
being captured July 8, 1852.
when mis- plane was shot down
on a reconnaissance mission
over enemy lines.
Gave No Information.
For 13 months the Commu-
nists tried to break his spirit
and force him to give military
information. All they got were
lies. evasions and data on the
Gains electric bill.
The sergeant's graying tenn
Piles and the fact that he wore
no insignia of rank when shot
down let the Chinese claim that
he was a lieutenant colonel-a
misconception they insisted on
throughout his captivity.
They accused MIN of being a
spy, of spreading germ laden flies
over North Korea and about
everything else." he recalled yes
terday.
On germ warfare he told his
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Police Rescue Blind Man, 81,
From BIozing Lunhum Home

found Harry Carroll. colored.
desperately feeling the walls for
an exit. The policemen led him
outside. Minutes later the roof
collapsed.
Mr.. Carol was burned on one
hand. He lived alone and neigh
bors visited him each day. The
neighbors were at work, how
ever, when the fire broke out.
Police said they did not know
what caused the blaze.
Mr.. Carroll was turned over
Ito the Red Cross at Hyattsville
for emergency care until q home
kean be found for him. Y
Evening star., 1954-01-09

An 81-year-old blind man was
led safely from his burning home
yesterday by two Prince Georges
County policemen who discovered
the blaze just in time.
Pvts. William Krietzer and
John Baze were patroling Whit,
field Chapel road at Lanham
when they saw flames coming
from a small frame house.
"We could hear some one
shouting inside" said Pvt. Baze.
The two forced their way
through q rear door to find the
house fun Of smoke. In the
corner Of q back room they!
u = ~ a= Z
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Young Driver Held
In Womun's Deoth

An 18-year-old youth was held
for action Of Municipal Court
yesterday in the traffic death of
a Washington woman.
A coroner's jury held Robert
M. Holt. colored, of the 1900
block Of Twenty-second street
NV. operator of a car which
struck Mrs. Bessie Duval, rs,
at Twenty-fourth and M streets
NV.
Mrs. Duval died Wednesday
at her home. 1910 Twenty fifth
street NV. from injuries suf-
fered in the accident on Decem-
ber 8. She had been released
from Emergency Hospital De-
cember "a.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Continued From First Page.)

make city dwellers rebel against
farm aid generally.
OleO OutsellS Butter.
Just as dangerous is the fact
that the Government attempt to
help dairy farmers has sent the
price of butter so high that
fewer people buy it. For the first
time, oleomargarine is outselling
butter. Some dairymen fear they
have lost millions of customers
forever. Conceivably. the whole
program could hurt dairy in
terests more than it helped.
The dairy program also has
led to international complica-
tions. Because prices are so high
here foreign producers tried to
ship dairy products to the United
States. To keep these items out.
the United States has limited
imports. This cuts across Amer
lean trade policies and angers
some of our allies.
Because of Government sup
ports. wheat prices in the United
States are far above the world
market. So Uncle Sam has to
pay export subsidies so Ameri-
can farmers will have a chance
to sell wheat abroad. The United
States also pays export subsidies
on small speciality crops. Some
of these operations verge on
"dumping-a practice which
many governments. including the
United States Government, have
denounced.
Vicious Circle.
Price supports can complicate
even the domestic agricultural
economy. Congress supports corn
prices to help farmers" But
farmers who feed grain to live
stock would benefit from lower
grain prices.
Supports on grain sometimes
can discourage meat production.
Secretary Benson is amazed at
today's low hog production. Pig
production now is surprisingly
low because farmers find it easier
and nearly as profitable-to sell
their corn to the Government
instead of feeding it to pigs.
Government price supports on
crops also tend to distort normal
production patterns. Farmers
grow price-supported crops-al-
though they may not be needed
simply because farmers know
they can sell their output to
Uncle Sam.
To curb this practice, Con-
gress has passed laws to limit
under certain circumstances-the
acreage devoted to certain crops
This year, wheat, cotton and pea
nut growers have voted to re-
duce paintings. This will mean
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Commonwealth Plan
For Hawaii Opposed
By Island Delegate

Joseph II. harrington, Hawai-.
ian Delegate In the House,
warned today that any move to
give Hawaii the status Of a COM
monwealth instead Of statehood
would hurt the standing Of the
United States among the peoples
Of the Pacific area.
Mr.. harrington was answer
ing q suggestion made to the
Senate Interior Committee yes
terday by Associate Justice In
gram M. Stainback. Of the Su-
preme Court Of Hawaii.
After hearing Judge Stainback,
the committee voted to end
hearings on both Hawaii and
Alaska. This paved the way for
separate action on each terri
tory, and Republicans hope to
get the Hawaiian bill. which has
passed the House. reported to
the Senate early next week.
Alaska Vote Later.
Senator Butler, Republican, Of
Nebraska. chairman, said the
committee also will vote later
on the Alaskan statehood bill.
Barring unforeseen switches, the
committee is believed to stand
8 to Z for Hawaiian statehood.
Commenting on the common
wealth plan. Mr.. harrington said:
ANY move in that direction
would be contrary to the wishes
of the overwhelming majority of
the people Of Hawaii. who have
demonstrated they have the
qualifications for statehood.
Commonwealth status would be
a form Of colonialism that would
not only weaken the position of
the territory, but seriously en-
danger the standing of the
United States among the people
of the Pacific"
Judge Stainback, who favored
statehood when he was Governor
Of Hawaii in 1850, testified yes
terday that 1t would be danger
Gus now because Communist
leaders in the islands have in
creased their influence since
then. He said he is still for state
hood ultimately, but believes
that while the world is upset by
"cold and hot wars" it would be
safer to make Hawaii a COM
monwealth, like Puerto Rico.
Smathers Leads Opposition.
Senator Smathers, Democrat.
OF Florida, has taken the lead for
the opponents of statehood in
the committee. He argued that
as a commonwealth the islands
would get the benefit of about
$140 million they now pay into
the Treasury as Federal taxes
Senator Long. Democrat. of
Louisiana, who announced re-
Gently he will change his vote to
support Hawaiian statehood,
said Hawaiians he has talked
with think Hawaii should pay its
share of Federal taxes.
Senator Daniel. Democrat, Of
Texas. asked Judge Stainback
If he thought Communist leaders
could exercise substantial con-
troll over the election of two
Senators II Hawaii became q
State. The witness said they
could veto any candidate they
were against.
Senator Butler replied that
the people of Hawaii have been
choosing Delegates to Congress
for 54 years and there has never
been a question about the pa
triotism or ability of the men
selected
At the request Of Senator
Long, the committee will ask the
FBI for its appraisal of Com
muniSt strength in Hawaii oe-
fore the bill is reported out.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Jump Into Snow Ditch
FutoI to Cunudiun Boy
By the Assoeiotsd Press

GRAND FALLS. New Bruins.
wick, Jan. 9.-To Frederick
Boucher, 7, the foamy white
waste products of a starch fac.
tory looked like snow. He
jumped into an S-foot ditch
filled with the stuff.
Two classmates, who were on
their way home from school with
Frederick, called for help but by
the time rescuers arrived the boy
was dead.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Chile Has Sharp Quoke

SANTIAGO. Chile, Jan. 8
R.-A sharp earth tremor shook
the cities of Talca and Chillan
south of Santiago last night.
The panic-strlcken residents.
mindful of a quake which vir-
tually destroyed the towns in
.939, rushed into the streets.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
Mercury Is Smallest

Los ANGELES.-Mercury, the
planet nearest the earth. is only
5000 miles in diameter. It is
the smallest planet.
Evening star., 1954-01-09
FOUND.

COLLIE, mixed breed. female. black. 8
mos. old hurt by car, vic. 5000 blk.
Old .Bladensburg rd. JU. 9-6324.
DOG. female, boxer. Jan. 2; down
town. 10. S-5487.
DOG. tan. female, Sheltie front end,
white chest. collie rear end; near
Suburban Hospital. Bethesda. OIL.
2-Oa42.
aid. 4 vic. haywood Gardens. WA.
7.6oez or 10. b-642S. -
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-26

and family of Tiffin called on Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Smith Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parmen
have returned home from Florida
and will spend the rest of the
winter at their home in Fremont
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin( Ballard
and children spent Sunday in To-
ledo and Rossford.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Peltier and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Owen and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Hollis attended the
monthly pot luck supper and soc
ial evening of the Northern Ohio
Telephone Co. employees in Port
Clinton, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ludwig
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Williams
were in Peru, Ohio Saturday
where they attended an auction
sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Disher re-
turned Saturday from a two weeks
motor trip to Florida.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-02-26

A benefit dance for the Magrud-
er Hospital Fund Drive is being
planned for March 27 at the Cataw-
ba Community Hall. Lew Water
mans orchestra will play for dane
ing. Food for the snack bar may
be donated by interested persons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Sherrer
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Sherrer near Bucyrus.
Sunday night Pinochle Club
met with Mr. and Mrs. RAhard
Cooper. High score holders were
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard WadSworth,
low score holders were Mrs. Emil
Parker and Wilson Snyder.
The next meeting of the club
will be at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Wadsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Marshall
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Marshall in Curtice.
Ray Zimmerman and family
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and