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Smyrna times., 1954-12-23

1T Came Upon a Midnight
Clear" was the inspiration Of Ed
mund H. Sears, a Massachusetts,
Unitarian Minister, in 1849. Less
than 10 years later DR.. John Hen
ny Hopkins, Jr., Episcopal Rector
from Williamsport, Pa, composed
both the words and music for I'VE
Three Kings of Orient Are"
Perhaps the best-known Ameri-
can carol, 20 Little Town of Beth
lehem," was written in 1868 by
Phillips Brooks in Philadelphia.
The young Episcopal Minister, lat
Smyrna times., 1954-12-23
United States Is
Christmas Carol
Meeting Place"

In towns and cities throughout
America, in churches, public
squares and along home-lined
streets, over millions of radios,
televisions, and public address sys-
TENS come the strains of the
worlds Yuletide melodies-old as
by-gone centuries, young as "Tm
Smyrna times., 1954-12-23

er Bishop of Massachusetts,, was
inspired to write the poem by the
memory of a trip to the Holy Land
two wears earlier. The rollicking
Jingle Bells" though non-rellg-
ious in theme, also came from the
pen of a churchman. John Pier
pont. and has enjoyed almost a
century of popularity.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-23

Now comes that glorious esason
of seasons. Christmas! A time
to check the home and all its
holiday doings.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Georgia Sculptor
Wins Medal

The American Institute of Ar
chitects today announced the
winners of 1854 medal awards to
be presented at the institutes
86th annual convention, June
1919, in Boston.
The Fine Arts Medal will go
to Julian Hoke Harris, Atlanta,
Ca, sculptor, in recognition of
notable contributions toward
furthering the alliance of sculp-
ture and architecture. This is
the Institutes highest honor in
fine arts other than architecture.
The Craftsmanship Medal will
be presented to Maria Montoya
Martinez, Indian potter from the
Pueblo village of San Ildefonso,
N. Mex. Honorary memberships
will be awarded to Morton O.
Withey, Madison, Wis, and DR.,
Richard Eugene Fuller. Seattle
Wash. The Gold Medal is not
to be awarded this year, it was
announced.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Lowell WeHett-

"It's not the American way"
said Old Timer, shaking his
head.
Whats not?"
Here's this lobbyist out in
Illinois the Republicans have
nominated to run against Sem
ator Douglas next fall. I don't
say it is un-American for a
lobbyist to run for the Senate,
but it's not the American way.
The American way is for a
statesman to be a Senator first
and then a lobbyist-after he
has been defeated. Been going
on for years. But I don't re-
member when it was ever the
other way about"
Think he can defeat Paul
Douglass"
"He can if the people of Illi-
nois are determined to have a
lobbyist for a Senator or if
they are determined that they
don't want Paul any longer.
But they didn't seem very de-
termined about anything on
primary day. They stayed at
home by the millions. And
there wasn't a single fight at
the polls. That didn't mean
much in the case of the Demo-
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Constantine Brown
u. S.-Foreign Troop |ntegrotion
Eisenhower Likely to Face Storm Over Statement That
American Forces Will Remain on European Soil

What has caused eyebrows
to be raised in Congress was
point three Of Gen. EiSen-
hower's statement of policy in
which he says that the United
States will encourage the
closest possible integration be-
tween the EDO forces and
those of the United States.
The original concept of the
North Atlantic treaty when it
was presented to Congress six
years ago was that France
would provide the bulk of the
land forces. This was emphat-
ically brought out by the then
Secretary of State, Dean Ache
son, when answering Senator
Hickenlooper on how far we
were, committed with troops to
Europe. He replied: "Of course.
Senator. we expect France to
supply most of the ground
forces" At the time of the
signing of the NATO we had
two American divisions in
Germany serving as occupa-
tion forces.
Soon after the Korean war
broke out, President Truman,
without consulting Congress
and on the basis of his powers
as Commander in Chief of all
American forces, ordered four
new divisions to Germany. He
was challenged by the Re-
publicans. A lively and lengthy
debate followed on the Sem
ate floor. The order stood. The
question which causes some
uneaSineSs among Republicans
and Democrats now is whether
the Commander in Chief has
the right to order an "integra-
ton" of the American forces
with those of the prospective
Edo WITHOUT congressional
approval.
The EDO is intended to be
European army in which ma
tional contingents are to be
amalgamated into one single
force wearing the same uni
form and drawing the same
pay. This formula was pro-
posed by the former French
Premier Pinay in order to
make the creation of a Ger
man military force of IL di-
visions more palatable to the
French public. But neither
Britain nor the United States
has agreed in the past to in
Evening star., 1954-04-17

tegrate our own forces in that
continental European army,
which optimists hope may
mark the first step toward a
European federation.
The British government. in
order to help out the Laniel
administration with the rati-
fication of the EDO pact, prom
ised earlier this week to MAIN
tain forces in Europe for as
long as necessary. In addition
it committed itself to place a
full armored division and air
units under the EDO command.
But the British government did
not go as far as to accept the
integration of it's forces with
those of the EDO when and if
that organization ceases to be
a blueprint.
During World War I, Gen.
Pershing was placed under the
nominal command of the
French Marshal Foch. A united
command was necessary for
the sake of victory. In the last
war. while Gen. Eisenhower
was supreme commander of
the Western allied forces in
Europe. American divisions
were placed under the COM
mand of Britain's Field Mar
shall Montgomery. Neither dur
ing the First nor Second World
War, however, did any Amer
ican divisions or corps have a
foreigner in command. Under
the EDO setup a German unit
may have a French or an
Italian general at it's head and
a Netherlands unit may have a
Belgian commander.
In practice, outside the pos
sibility that some German di-
visions may be commanded by
non-Germans, the individual
national forces will in all like
lihood be commanded by their
own generals. All the same,
President Eisenhower's state
ment that the United States
will encourage the closest pos
sible integration between the
EDO forces and those of the
United States opens the door
to American units in Europe
in division or even regimental
strength directly commanded
by a non-American. And that
promises trouble in Congress
and dissatisfaction in Army
ranks.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
FortY-PIus Names Is
To Advisory Council

The Forty-Plus of Washing
ton, Inc, an organization of
senior executives, has announced
the acceptance of 13 business
leaders to appointment on the
organizations advisory council:
The group, at 2003 ! street
NV, was formed last November
as a non-profit organization aid
ing senior executives seeking en-
ployment. Membership is open
to all Washington area residents
40 or older who can meet execu-
tive experience requirements.
Heading the list of councillors
are Frank B. Jelleff and William
H. Press. executive vice president
of the Washington Board of
Trade.
Other members of the Forty
Plus council include:
Cyrus S. Ching. Blyth EN-
mons, Richard D. Gibbs. Allen A.
Greenstreet, Frank A. Gunther.
Fred z. Hetzel, w. L. Jones,
Charles D. Magruder. Donald
Evening star., 1954-04-17
President Of ANA
Defends SaIk-PoIio Tests
By the Assoeioted Press

LEXINGTON, KY, April IT,
DR.. Walter B. Martin, Norfolk,
Va, presdient-elect of the Amer
ican Medical Association, said
Thursday he thinks the furor
over the Salk polio vaccine is
"a little unnecessary"
"There are enough safeguards
around the production and use
of the vaccine so that there is
no real danger in giving it to
large numbers of children.
"And if the experiment is sue
cessful-as we have great rea-
son to hope-it will be of tre-
mendous value when it is used
in a more widespread way to
check and control polio," DR..
Martin said.
DR.. Martin addressed the
fourth annual county society
officers conference of the Ken
lucky Medical Association.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Army Times Blasts
General aI'sS1OOBid 10
GI Who Hits Schine

The Army Times today took a
critical view of Maj. Gen. Arthur
Wilson's offer to pay $1OO to the
first enlisted man "who punches
Pvt. G. David Schine in the
nose"
The publication is unofficial
and widely read among enlisted
personnel.
The Army has charged that
Senator Mccarthy and his legal
counsel. Roy M. Cohn, brought
pressure to bear to obtain pref
erential treatment for Pvt.
Schine. former unpaid consultant
to the Mccarthy subcommittee
who was drafted last November.
Dim View of Schine.
1--WE take a dim view of Private
Schine, his artics as a Red hunter
and his associates" the Times
said in an editorial. But we take
a lot DINNER view of Maj. Gen.
cRocking Chair) Wilson and his
publicity seeking Offer
The editor then charged that
Gen. Wilson, who is retired from
the Army, spent his World War
II career in the. rear areas in
charge of MPs who made life
unhappy for enlisted personnel.
Brings a Slow Burn.
"It is a rare veteran of War
II who had the bad luck to pass
through Oran, Algeria. or Naples,
Italy. when Wilson was SOS COM
mander in those places. who does
not go into a slow burn at the
recollection" it declared. "It was
in Oran where Wilson invented
the rowing courts martial an
insidious military monstrosity
that sat all the time"
1t then charged that the gen.
eral was one of those most re-
sponSible for the CTS bitter criti-
cism of the military "caste" it
concluded.
Evening star., 1954-04-17

he doesn't like the foreign aid
program"
Doesn't sound much like an
Eisenhower Republican, does
he?"
Not on foreign policy. Not
as much as Senator Douglas.
If the President wants sup
port for his foreign policy,
looks like he'll have to get be-
hind Senator Douglas. That
may sound funny, but it
would be sensible. I'll bet he
has regretted may times the
boost he gave Senator McCar-
thy and some of the others in
1852. OF course, you can say
he didn't know better then,
but he surely knows better
now. And this man Meek has
given him fair warning"
What do you think the
President actually will do?"
There's no telling. There'll
be all the usual pressure on
him to say or do something
helpful. But I know what I'd
do, if I were Ike"
"Okay. what would you do?"
when the time came for
me to do or say that some
thing helpful I'd suddenly re-
member an important golf
date down in Augusta, Ga"
Evening star., 1954-04-17
BY the Asseciofed Press

NEW YORK, April 17.-Gen-
eral Motors last year paid 81
officers and directors a total of
$11.850,117 in salary and bonus.
That was disclosed yesterday
in the proxy statement and no.
tice of the annual meeting
mailed to stockholders. The
meeting will be held May 81 in
Wilmington, Del. for the re-
election of 33 directors and to
act on stockholder proposals for
cumulative voting and adding
women to the board.
In 1852 sc officers and direc-
tors were given $11.878,712 in
salary and bonus.
The amounts were not paid
all at once. Salaries and fees
amounting to $3,687,117 were
paid in cash. A bonus in COM
mon stock of the company and
cash was divided into five equal
amounts to be paid annually for
five years starting on March II
of this year.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
$77,85O,777 Cash and Bonus
Paid 81 GIN Officers in '53

The stock bonus, with the stock
valued at $61.14 a share, came to
1882, ,352, and the cash bonus
amounted to $6,630,648.
Harlow H. Curtice, president
and chief executive officer, got
a grand total of $637 ,233 last year
of which $197,233 was in cash
and the rest in the cash and
stock bonus spread out over the
next five years. In 1852 his total
was 1921 200 in salary and bonus.
Charles E. Wilson, Secretary
of Defense, was president in 1852
and was paid $201, 100 in salary
and fees. a stock bonus of $685.
949 and cash bonus of $324,05
a total of $581 900.
Next in the list came Albart
Bradley, executive vice president,
who received $175,325 in salary,
$50, ,223 in stock and $339,777 in
a cash bonus, the latter two
amounts payable over the next
five years, for a total of $685.
325. In 1852 he received a grand
total of $531,375.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
0ppenheimer Loyal,
Top Official Believes,
Despite Risk Charges
By [. Edoor Primo

One of the administrations
highest ranking officials believes
DR.. j. Robert Oppenheimer, the
atomic scientist. to be a ''loyal
American" even though Sin
formation in his file makes
a prima facie case of security
risk"
This official, who asked news
men not to disclose his identity,
has been familiar with the OPP
penheimer case since 1949 when
the man credited with a leading
role in the development of the
first A-bomb was questioned by
a Congressional committee.
DR.. Oppenheimer was sus-
pended by the Atomic Energy
Commission as consultant last
December % as possible
security risk. One of the key
charges was that he delayed the
H-bomb development by con-
tinuing to oppose the program
and by persuading others to
shun it after President Truman
ordered an all-out effort in
January. 1850.
The scientist has denied the
charge of delay and his case
now is being heard by special
three-man board headed by
Gordon Gray. former Secretary
of the Army.
Cites Major Question.
The administration official said
the important question in the
Oppenheimer case is whether
the Government should rule that
past associations, even if ad-
mitted, should automatically bar
an individual from Federal en-
ployment.
II do not believe it should"
he said. II believe each case
should be considered on it's
merits. particularly when deal
ing with an theology which dur
ing the 1930s had such an appeal
among the intelligentsia and
various other groups"
In the officials opinion, if DR..
Oppenheimer 'is not a security
risk, if he is not subject to black
mail, he should have a right to
work for the Government"
HickenlOoper Won't Comment.
| Meanwhile, Senator Hicken-
looper. Republican. of Iowa, vice
chairman of Joint Congressional
Committee on Atomic Energy,
declined to say whether he
thought disloyalty figured in the
alleged delay on building an
H-bomb.
II wouldn't pass judgment on
that particular matter at this
time" he told a radio news panel.
Il will say that there were def
mite and powerful objections to
proceeding with the H-bomb
program. That is as far as I
would care to CO."
And on another front, hither-
to secret records of the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities disclosed that DR.. Open
heimer testified on June Z, 1949,
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Lowell Mehett-
Says It's Not the American Woy
OIdTimer Has Some Views Nomination of Lobbyist
By Illinois Republicans to Run Against Paul DouqIos

Gratis because no other Demo-
crat was a candidate, but nine
different kinds of Republicans
were running for their nomi-
nation and that should have
brought out the vote"
what do you mean, differ
ent kinds of Republicans"
well. there was one that
called himself a Lincoln Re-
publican. There was one that
called himself a Taft-MacAr-
thur Republican and one who
said he was an Eisenhower Re-
publican and one who wore an
America First label"
What about Mr.. Meek, the
man you call a lobbyist?"
"He's a lobbyist, all right.
Been representing the State
Federation of Retail Associa-
tions before the State Legisla-
ture for years. No secret about
that. But you ask what kind
of Republican he is. I guess
you could call him a McCar-
thy-Bricker Republican. He
says he supports Senator Nc
Carthy and favors the Bricker
amendment. He thinks the
Presidents treaty making
powers should be curbed and
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Ike pledges Europe we'll troops there
yette here's 944 Lafayette here again.
Lafayette, over"
Joe Mccarthy goes fishing aswealthy oil
yacht The hunters creed He who hunts the folks the left
gets hunted by all the right people.
The explosion of housing scandal why the Re-
pubcans cleaning Democratic
in Washington-theyve been stumbling their own
skeletons.
Russia is reported to be sockping You can't
it. You can't smell it, You can't taste it, In fact the
things going can't bring yourself to about it,
had athletic week. He threw out the seasons first
baseball-and the Nations first atomic scientist.
Crosby of Nebraska Mrs. Eve Bowrng, lady
Senate The frustrating experience
It's true the members talk about anything
long they want-but only one at time.
Mysterious objects pit Windsheds Seattle This
Washington. They're all looking
mrror-o what happened to kes forward
looking program.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Two Bandits Get S1O1
In Gas Station HoIdup

A pair of bandits robbed a
filling station manager of $101
last night. police were told.
William F. People, 62, of 1400
M street NV, night manager at
Lawler's ESQ Station, 1900
pennsylvania avenue Sc, said
the two colored men came into
the station shortly before mid
night.
One drew a gun. They forced
Mr.. People to lie on the floor,
then took $83 in bills and a
money changer containing $18
from the top of a desk.
Evening star., 1954-04-17

that his former protege, DR.. Ber-
nard Peters, a nuclear physicist,
had denounced the Communist
Party in the United States as a
"do-nothing" party.
DR.. Peters, who worked at the
Radiation Laboratory at the Uni
versity of California, in connec-
tion with the wartime atomic
bomb program, now teaches at
the Tata Institute for Funda-
mental Research in Bombay,
India.
DR.. Oppenheimer told the COM
mittee that DR.. Peters was a
dangerous man and quite Red"
and that he had been a member
of the German National Com
muniSt Party.
Evening star., 1954-04-17

President Eisenhower may
run into some stormy seas in
Congress as a result of his
statement Of policy in regard
to the indefinite participation
of American troops in Europe
and especially their possible
integration with the prospec-
tive EDO forces.
In an obvious effort to
strengthen the hand of Pre-
mier Laniel's government when
it presents the European De-
fense Community treaty to the
National Assembly for ratifica-
tion, Gen. Eisenhower i'm
formed the European CONT
mental nations participating
in the EDO that ID the
United States will continue to
maintain in Europe, including
West Germany, such Amer
ican troops "as may be neces-
sary-for the joint defense of
the North Atlantic area, while
a threat to that area exists;
(2) the United States will con-
suit with the signatorieS of
the North Atlantic treaty and
with the EDO (the continent
tai European) nations ION the
questions of mutual concern,
including the armed forces
strength to be placed at the
disposal of the supreme COM
mander in Europe: 90 the
United States will encourage
the closest possible integra-
ton between the EDO forces
on the one hand and the
United States and North At
lantic treaty forces on the
other.
For clarity's sake it should
be remembered that when
ever the EDO becomes a reality
there will be two distinct
forces in Europe: One, the
NATO comprising American,
British, Norwegian, Portu-
guese, Greek and Turkish di-
visions; the other comprising
German. French, Italian, Bel
gian, Dutch and Luxembourg
ContingentS.
The NATO forces will be
under one command while the
EDO will be under another
general. Both will remain I'M
der the overall tactical con-
troll of an American general
who is supreme commander
Of SHAPE.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Heavy Winds Damage
South Hill (Vo.) Area
By the Associated Press

SOUTH HILL, Va, April IT.
Heavy winds and driving rains
struck an area southwest of here
yesterday, unroofing some build
ings and damaging others.
South Hill Chief of Police B.
L. Smithson said no injuries had
been reported. Chief Smithson
said about one-third of the j. E.
Boyd storage warehouse near
the edge of town was taken away
by the winds. He said the roof
of the C. N. Taylor auction ware
house was also blown off.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Home Construction
Jumps 33 Per Cent

Government estimates today
placed the number of new houses
begun in March at $1,000, an
increase of 33 per cent over the
previous month.
The rise from February, the
report said, resulted from a SUBJ
stantial squirt in private con-
struction in all regions of the
country. The increase was more
pronounced in the Northeast and
North Central sections.
Privately owned housing starts
increased by $4,000 units last
month to 95,8OO, the largest Feb
Evening star., 1954-04-17

ruary-March gain in four years.
On a seasonally adjusted basis.
private houses begun were at an
annual rate of 1,161 900 in
March, about the same as year
ago. The number, however. was
above the March rate of all pre-
vious years except the record
1850.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Legion Head Fayors Using
U. 5. Troops in lndo- China
ey the Assoeiafed Press

NEW ORLEANS, April IT,
National Commander Arthur j..
Connell said the American Le-
gion would favor sending Amer
ican troops to Indo-C China should
the United Nations declare a
state of war there.
Mr.. Connell, in New Orleans
for the Louisiana Legion's birth
day party. told reporters that
his organization doesn't think
the U. N. has lived up to "its
expectations but we are still for
backing it all the way.
IF the U. N. declares a state
of war in Indo-C China, the Le-
gion sNpuld back an all-out ef-
Evening star., 1954-04-17

w. Mowbray. M. O. Ryan and
Wayne C.. Taylor.
President of the newly-formed
organization is Edgerton Merrill.
Other officers are Earl M. JET
frey, Paul w. VanOmer, Fletch-
er S. Tilton. Nyman D. Brown.
Rocco F. Clements, Randolph o.
HuuS and Metellus D. Seldom.
Evening star., 1954-04-17
Education of U. S. Putriots

PHILADELPHIA. Twenty
seven Of the original signers of
the Declaration of independence
were college or university grad
yates.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27

of the Fund, | am not aware of
them. If there are any "Commun-
list activities" in the Fund, l am
not aware of them.
The charges which so far have
been leveled at the now non-exist-
ent Southern Conference for HUI
man Welfare are based largely
upon the word of a Mr.. Paul
Crouch, who, according to the tes-
timony of Mr.. Mathews, Counsel
for the Broyles Investigating Com
mittee of Illinois, and l quote,
was arrested, tried and convicted
for treason" GAS a result of
his treason he was sentenced to a
4C-year term. This was later re-
duced by President Coolidge"
1t is upon the word of such a
person as this that all of these
honorable citizens are subpoenaed
to appear here and be subjected
to the indignity of having to clear
themselves of the foul lies of this
convicted betrayer to his country.
The activities of the Fund are
well known. They consist in work
ing to break down segregation in
colleges and institutions of higher
learning, and in fact, at all levels
of schools and colleges, and to Sc
cure the entrance of Negroes in all
public institutions of an educa-
tional character. We work to Sc
cure the acceptance of Negroes in
hospitals. to open libraries to Ne
groes, to break down segregation
in depots, and airports, and to do
away with Jim Crowism in buses
and trains. Now these activities
must be what certain Senators
have in mind when they say that
they are investigating the Com
munist activities" of the Fund, for
there are no other activities.
However, these Senators are
shrewd enough to know that if a
Senate Committee summons you
before it with the announcement
that it is probing into the Com