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Smyrna times., 1954-11-11
Townsend

Again the odd things that hap
pened on election day were re-
vealed as the voters continued to
pour into town to cast their votes.
Some of them came from the De-
laney district. One old fellow said
he could not vote until his broth
er and sister arrived and they
aimed to vote together. In an
other case an aged resident of
the Blackbird district refused to
vote until somebody went home
to get his cane. The third man
with his small daughter said they
walked two miles to vote here.
George Smith continues to sell
dogs and goats at a good profit.
He let two dogs go for $4,000
and then had calls from New Jer-
sey for two more good dogs. He
says his dogs must be good for
none of them ever comes back.
The guess-work over the final
disposition of the railroad still
goes on. What the outcome of
the matter will be is problemat-
ical. Recent advices tell us that
one section crew will be dispensed
with, and that Mr.. Samuel Colt
viii go to Middletown to hold
forth there. This would leave the
station building empty and the
station would probably be soon
sold to the highest bidder. The
loss of the station would give the
community a severe blow and a
deeply regretted one. We hope
with other residents that such a
plan will not be used in depriving
the community of the station and
that it will remain here for a
long time in the future.
The sudden death of Mr.. Kerby
Ellingsworth few days ago
brought a deep sorrow to all who
knew him. He was willing to
serve on any good cause and was
particularly efficient as a public
officer for Townsend. While in
that capacity he served the law,
also the people and when he re-
tired to take another job he was
Smyrna times., 1954-11-11

even when the television set is on
the blink.
Note to the superstitious-When
a Delaware man stopped down to
pluck a four-leaf clover the other
day. a snake bit him.
Smyrna times., 1954-11-11

with horses out of style, the farm
ers use for the leaves has gone
taboo. Perhaps somebody will find
new use for the bothersome
leaves, and act to use them ac-
cordingly. An immense lot of
leaves can be found living around
anywhere these days, and the
Smyrna times., 1954-11-11

problem is how can a use be
made of them.
Nobody was surprised to learn
that investigation showed the ex-
tremely high price of coffee in
recent months was due to the
profit motive.
Instead of being contented,
Smyrna times., 1954-11-11

cows actually are bitter and neu-
rotic says a veterinarian. They
might just as well be people.
A Townsend man says he walk
ed two miles to borrow a book.
No one else will do that today
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Policeman Hurt in Fall
Down Ice-Covered Steps

Pvt. Nicholas R. Beltrante, 26.
OF the seventh police precinct,
suffered back and neck injuries
today in a fall down ice-covered
steps in front of his home, 29O1
Denver street Sc.
The accident occurred about
6 am. as the policeman mistook
the glazed surface for water.
Pvt. Beltrante, who is command
er of Police and Fire Post No.
20 of the American Legion, was
taken to Emergency Hospital.
In a Shedding accident yester-
day. Philip N. Sandifer, IL, of
1924 Forty-fourth street NV,
was treated and released from
Georgetown Hospital after his
sled ran into a car at Forty
fourth street and Volta place
NV. The car was driven by
DR.. Ebert T. Phelps, 1909 Low
ell place, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1954-01-15
House Group Votes
Air Force Academy
By the Assoeioted Pre.s

The House Armed Services
Committee today approved bill
creating separate Air Force
academy and authorizing an out
lay of $26 million to start work
on it.
The measure. approved by a
$50 vote, may go before the
House next week. No opposi-
ton has developed.
/ If adopted. the bill would per-
NIT the Air Force to begin work
at once both in establishing a
temporary air academy at an
existing air base and in select
ing and preparing a permanent
site. Estimates of final costs
range from $125 million to $500
million.
The measure authorizes ap-
pointment of new civilian
board to resurvey the country
for a permanent site, which sew
eral States are seeking.
The measure would authorize
the Air Force to spend a maxi
mum of 81 million to put the
temporary school in operation,
an amount Air Force Secretary
Talbot said would be more
than ample
The additional $25 million
would be for preparing and buy
ing the permanent site, prepar-
ing engineering surveys and es-
tabliShing utilities.
Evening star., 1954-01-15

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Montono Temperatures PIummet os
elizzord Sweeps Eost. Pooe A-3
freeze are due, but rain and
the thawing will make for Slushy
going at least for the next So
hours.
A high of 40 degrees is pre-
dicted for today and q low
of IS tonight. Occasional rain
today. tonight and tomorrow will
help clean packed snow and ice
of streets and highways, which
became glazed overnight after
snow f1urries, little sleet and
freezing rain.
Park Police ended skating on
the Rejecting Pool and the
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
ponds at 8 am. today, declaring
both unsafe. Higher tempera-
lures weakened the ice.
Above Normal Temperatures.
Motorists, after four days Of
cautious driving, handled the sit
uation commercially. Few acci-
dents were reported.
In it's f1ve-day forecast, the
Weather Bureau is predicting
above-normal temperatures, with
cold air moving in early next
week Washington normals at
this time of the year are A and
%. More rain is foreseen for
Tuesday.
The cold weather. some of the
most severe the city has had in
five years. contributed to the
death of at least eight persons,
six victims of heart attacks after
Shoveling snow. Latest fatality
was Oscar M. Price, Ct, colored,
OF 1902 First street S.W., who
died at his home at / am. to-
day. He suffered heart attack
while shoveling snow on Mon
day.
Weather Bureau Scores.
The mercury rose to 80 de-
greeS at 2 pm. yesterday for
the first time since early last
Sunday night when the snow
started. 1t was up to 33 by l
am. today and stood at "a at 3
am
The Weather Bureau did it.
self proud throughout the severe
cold. It forecast 4 to 6 inches
OF snow last Sunday night and
Monday morning and hit the
estimate almost to the fraction.
Additional snow was forecast
for Monday, but the disturbance
veered sharply to the east and
missed the city by only 8 miles.
If we had missed any closer we
would have hit it," one observer
said.
For Wednesday night, the bu-
reau predicted low of Is de-
grees in the city. The official
minimum was 16.
Forecasters charted yesterdays
weather successfully almost to
hour. They predicted snow
f1urries to begin about 2 pm,
and said it wouldn't be deep
enough to measure. They called
for sleet and freezing rain over
night.
Any early-morning motorist
knows how correct that one was,
Evening star., 1954-01-15
He and 5 Other Reds Worked
In Secret Lab, Furry Admits
Harvard Professor Won't Give Names;
Mccarthy to Give Case to Senate, Grand Jury

most aggravated cases of con-
tempt" that he had seen.
To me it is inconceivable, /"
he went on, that a university
which has had the reputation
it has had keeps this creature
on teaching our children"
Senator Mccarthy previously
had demanded that Harvard
President Nathan M. Pusey fire
Prof. Furry.
MANY have died in the past
and if we lose a war in the fu-
ture it will be because of the
lack of loyalty and the complete
immortality of people like you, :"
Senator Mccarthy told the wit
ness.
Senator Mccarthy told news
men after the mornings public
hearing ended that he would
talk again, in an afternoon ex-
ecutive session, with Prof. Furry
and with about 10 other wit
neSseS whom he did not iden-
tify.
Prof. Furry testified he does
not know any one who is a
permanent member of the
Harvard faculty who is or was
a member of the Communist
Party"
Pressed for what he meant
by a permanent faculty mem
ber, he answered he meant a
professor or associate professor.
Continued on Page AS. Col. 81
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Our Transit Problem

Should the Washington transit facilities be publicly
owned?
Louis Wolfson chairman of the board of the Capital
Transit Co., has submitted plan for unication the
transit lines in this under ownership
The plan calls for setting up Washington Transit
thority This authority, Woson sad would similar
to those in Cleveland and Chicago
The Star sent staff reporter Francis Douglas to
Cleveland Chicago to how transit authorities work.
The first of his three dispatches will be published in
The Sunday Star next Sunday.
Evening star., 1954-01-15
BY the Associoted Press

BOSTON. Jan. 15.-A Harvard
professor who has previously
baked at questions as to pos
sible Communist Affiliations to-
day admitted he was one of six
Communist Party members who
worked during the last war in a
top secret radar laboratory at
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology.
The witness, Prof. Wendell H.
Furry, refused, however, to tell
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin-a one-man Senate
subcommittee-who the other
five we're.
Three times previously before
congressional committees Prof.
Furry has refused to answer
questions about Communist ties.
Today. when he fatty refused
to identify any of the Commu-
nistS he said he had worked with,
Senator Mccarthy excused him
temporarily and told him, "Obvi-
ously your case will be submitted
to the Senate for contempt and
to a grand jury"
Prof. Furry asked whether he
was excused from the subpoena.
He said it had been running for
three months. Senator Nc
Carthy replied: isn't that too
bad?"
Senator Mccarthy said that in
his opinion this is one of the
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Baby Abandoned in Snow
On Porch in Landover

A 10 month : old baby was
found abandoned in the snow on
the front porch Of a home in
Landover. Md, last night, Prince
Georges County police reported.
Police said Mrs. Helen c. Hoff-
man discovered the abandoned
colored boy about 6:45 pm. lying
on the snow-covered porch of
her home at 8941 Landover road.
Police took the child to Prince
Georges General Hospital, where
nurses said he appeared to be
we'll nouriShed. -
Doctors said the child was not
suffering from exposure. He was
dressed in a snow suit.
There was no Identification on
his clothing.
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Public Hearings Set
Jan. Is on Changes
In 1aft-Rart|ey Act
Senote Labor Group
Plons 2-Week Session;
To Coll Mitchell, FormeI
By the Associofed Press

The Senate Labor Committee
agreed today to hold two weeks
of public hearings. starting JAN
uary 25, on President Eisen-
hower's proposed amendments tc
the Taft-Hartley Labor Manage
ment Act.
Chairman H. Alexander Smith
and other Republicans aban-
doned previous efforts to avoid
the additional public hearings
urged by Democratic members
of the Senate group.
Senator Smith said the COM
mittee decision today at a
closed-door session was unani-
nous, even though he and Sena-
tors Ives, Republican. of New
York had hoped to avoid long
hearings because of the vol
uminus testimony taken last
year on Taft-Hartley changes by
both Senate and House Labor
COInmltCeeS.
Mitchell, Farmer Called.
The first witnesses will be Sec
retary of Labor Mitchell and
Chairman Guy Farmer Of the
National Labor Relations Board
Senator Smith said the COM
mittee voted today to let the
Senate Judiciary Committee con-
slider measures dealing with
Communism in unions" includ-
ing a bill by Senator Goldwater
Republican, of Arizona.
The labor chairman said he
hopes the Judiciary Committee
which has conducted a lengthy
investigation of communism and
subversion. will recommend elm
ination of the controversial anti
Communist oath now required OF
union leaders by Taft Hartley.
Early House action on TIL law
revision was predicted earlier to-
day by Representative Halleck oi
Indiana, the House Republican
leader.
Meanwhile, both the AFL and
CIO say unions would avoid en-
tering long-term contracts OF
giving a no-strike pledge under
Gen. EiSenhower'S plan to but
ton down" contract terms.
No Forced Negotiations.
One of the Presidents propos-
ais is that for the duration
OF a labor-management con-
tract neither party should be
required to negotiate unless
there is mutual consent or the
contract itself authorizes such
bargaining.
The unions argue that prob
lens come up during the course
OF contracts which require solu-
ton, problems that sometimes
the employer wants solved.
This recommendation would
tend to cause unions to insist
on shorter term contracts" an
AFL statement said.
Similarly. the CIO said unions
could not enter long term con-
tracts or be so willing to COM
NIT themselves against striking
(See LABOR, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Jopon Offered Budget
For $2,776,0O0,000
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Jan. Is. - Japan's
cabinet today approved and SUBJ
mitted to Parliament a $2,776,-
100000 budget for the fiscal year
beginning April l. approxi-
mately $76 million less than the
previous year.
1t includes 1881 million for de-
fense, including Japan's own
small armed forces and Japan's
share of support for American
security forces. The defense item,
up approximately 10 per cent,
was the largest in the budget.
Evening star., 1954-01-15
By Gornett D. Horner

A State Department spokes-
man made clear today that the
United Nations command intends
to see that the more than $4,000
non-Communist Chinese and
North Korean prisoners of war
are freed as scheduled jan
uary %.
Henry Suydam, State Depart
ment News Division chief. told
reporters the State and Defense
Departments still are consulting
about the form and content of a
reply to a letter yesterday from
Indian 1t. Gen. K. s. Thimayya
which tended to confuse the sit
uation.
But ne emphasized that what
ever sort of reply is made to
Gen. Thimayya it will be de-
signed to achieve the end of re-
storing the unrepatriated priS-
onerS to civilian status after
midnight January %.
Despite India'S contention
that under the Korean armistice
agreement the prisonrs must be
kept in custody until certain
conditions are met. Mr.. Suydam
said the United States position
is that they must be freed Jan
uary %.
Gen. Thimayya, chairman of
the five-nation Neutral Nations
Repatriation Commission. an
nounced in Panmunjom yester-
day that unrepatriated Korean
war prisoners will be returned
to their allied and Communist
captors next Wednesday.
Under allied Interpretation of
the armistice agreement, the
commission should retain CHS
Evening star., 1954-01-15

ted last night by the Committee
on Juvenile Crime.
/ In general. the committee re-
! port called for:
!. More important roles by
the offices of the corporation
counsel and the United States
attorney in the handling of
Juvenile Court cases.
2. Closer cooperation among
all agencies concerned with the
problems of juvenile delin-
Quency.
3. Larger StaffS-including a
second Juvenile Court judge
for such agencies.
4. More money to provide ex-
banded physical facilities for
detention and care.
Defers Action.
The council. meeting in closed
session at the District Building.
deferred action on the report.
Council Chairman Samuel Spen-
cer-president of the Board of
District Commissioners-said ac-
ton may De taken January 25.
At that time. Mr.. Spencer indi-
Gated. another subgroup is due
to report on adult misdemeanors
The committee, headed by At
torney Newell w. Ellison. seemed
most perturbed over serious
crimes committed by what it
calls the more hardened ju-
venile offender"
1t viewed as alarming" the
more than 500 murders, rapes,
burglarics, robberies and deadly
assaults recorded in the year
ending last June 80.
The figures, according to the
report, tell a story not of chill
dren who need guidance, but
predominantly of hardened,
sophisticated criminals who must
be stopped. Steps must be
taken to protect life and prop
erty and to bring about respect
for and compliance with the
law"
Hits Social Workers.
Point one of the report called
attention to present inadequate
procedures. These may be blamed
in large part on the specialists
in social work." the committee
said. THE training and back
ground of these specialists" the
report stated. lis such that they
do not fully appreciate the i'm
pact upon the community of the
dangerous felonies which are
being committed daily"
Pointing out that its reference
(See ENFORCEMENT, Pg. A-6)
Evening star., 1954-01-15
u. N. Command Intends to See
POWs Are Freed on Schedule
Firm Stond for Release Of $4,000
On January d Is Token by U.S.

tody Of the prisoners until mid
night Friday, January %, and
then release them to civilian
status.
/ But officials here said the
Allied command would accept re-
turn of the prisoners ahead of
the scheduled release date and
carry out the release itself.
/ Gen. Thimayya. in informing
the Communists and U. N. COM
mands of his plan to return the
prisoners Wednesday, insisted
that they should not be liberated
until a projected Korean peace
conference has discussed their
status or both commands agree
otherwise.
American officials saw this as
only "buck-passing" by the In
dian general and, said his views
could not change the allied de-
termination that the prisoners
must be freed after midnight,
January %.
The Communists have insisted
that the unrepatriated prisoners
must be held until their fate is
discussed by a peace conference
/ Gen. Thimayya indicated
several days ago that he agreed
with the allied view that the
prisoners must be freed January
% in the absence of a peace
conference. but changed his
stand under orders from Indian
Prime Minister Nehru.
The Indian government has
been under considerable pressure
on the issue from the Chinese
Communist regime in Peiping.
AS officials here see it, all Gen.
( Thlmayya was trying to do in his
letter was to get off the hook on
the issue and pass the buck to
the allied command without any
real expectation that the allies
would hold the prisoners beyond
January %.
These officials were puzzled
by what Gen. Thimayya had in
mind in saying that the prison.
ers should be held until all have
received explanations as we'll as
having had their fate discussed
by the projected peace confer
ence.
Point Not Clear.
The Armistice agreement pro-
vlded that prisoners refusing re-
patriation should receive expla-
nations from representatives of
their own governments about
their rights to be repatriated.
Most of the North Korean
and Chinese never were inter-
viewed during a 90-day period
specified for that purpose, how
ever. Gen. Thimayya could have
been suggesting that some new
procedure be set up for explana- =
IlonS, out MS point was not clear
here.
While willing to accept GUS
tody of the unrepatriated pris-
oners next Wednesday as pro-
posed by Gen. Thimayya, Off
cials here were not happy about
this development.
1t opened some possibilities
for trouble. There was some
concern that the prisoners might
try to jump the gun for free
dom and make a break during
the transfer.
Possible Communist reaction
also caused some concern. But
responsible officials saw mainly
as a war of nerves hints that
the Communists might try to
renew warfare in Korea over the
issue of freeing the prisoners.
Evening star., 1954-01-15
BY the Assoeioted Press

PENNINGTON, N. Mex, Jan.
15.-Local Shriners don't think
official Washington has much of
a sense of humor.
They recently wired President
Eisenhower jokingly offering use
of the Shrine clubhouse as a
storehouSe for A-bombs "in ex-
change for one small atomic
charge to use in our program for
the ensuing year."
Back came a copy of the
tongue-in-cheek wire with the
notation: "Your wire respect
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Sorry, Shriners, We Can't Keep
A-Bombs Lying About the Club

fully acknowledged; will refer
proper authorities and advise.
Hobson, White House press
staff"
Then came a letter over the
signature of Acc Chairman
Lewis Strauss. It read:
1.-The Acc has sufficient avail
able storage space to handle the
present supply of fashionable ma
terial: furthermore the security
procedure that we must follow
makes 1t impossible for us to
store such materials with pri-
vate organizations. We regret we
cannot honor your request"
Evening star., 1954-01-15

described by Edwin Martin, State
Department China specialist. as
1914 hours of each side advocat-
ing its position"
The United States asked to
meet tomorrow, but the Reds
asked a recess until II m. Mon
day % pm. Est. Sunday.
Mr. Martin insisted that GER
tain Red remarks be stricken
from the record before the pre-
liminary talks can resume. The
Communists retorted that they
would discuss only date for re-
opening NEGOTIATIONS broken off
December IL. They also rejected
again Mr.. Martins request that
the secretaries confer in secret.
Special United States Envoy
Arthur Dean walked out of the
conference hut last month. He
few back to Washinetcn. saying
he would not return until the
Communists retracted their
charge of perfidy-international
treachery.
Accused Of Connivirg.
The Reds had accused the
United States of conniving with
South Korea in the release last
June of 27.0o0 anti Communist
Korean war prisoners.
| Mr.. Dean told newsmen in
New York yesterday. Il do not
know how soon I will return to
Korea. However. If we get word
that the Communists have re-
tracted their charges nf perfidy
against us. then I will return"
North Korean Liaison Secre-
tary Ju Man Sun. spokesman for
the Communists at Panmunjom
proposed for the second day that
preliminary talks resume tomor-
row. He said that If the U. N.
did not agree. 1t should name
another date.
Red newsmen distributed
texts of his statement in which
he said:
Representatives of our side
have made it Enthusiastically
clear what liaiSon secretaries of
the two sides should discuss and
decide upon is the date for re-
sumption of discussions"
Dispute Over Remarks.
The Communist delegates, &C
cording to Red newsmen, told
Mr.. Martin, Our side considers
that the dispute between the
two sides in the past meetings
should not be an impeachment to
resumption of discussions.
Mr.. Martin replied: Let us be
realistic. How can We expect a
respectable, constructive atmos-
phere in resumed talks if the
talks start where they left off
when completely extraneous, ir-
relevent and unacceptable mat
ter was suddenly introduced by
your side into the record.
There is an obvious sequence
and relationship between the
record of the talks and the re-
sumption of the talks"
Mr.. Martin said, I'VE can get
to the political talks only if we
succeed in eliminating obstruc-
tive matters. We cannot ignore
that under any circumstances.
We hope you will understand
that clearly"
Mr.. Martin. talking with al
lied correspondents, said that as
far as he knows the U. N. stand
on the conditions for reopening
the arrangement talks is "un-
alterable."
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Russians Expect
Perennial Wheat
Crop for Fifth YeoI
BY The As,oeia,ed Press


LONDON. Jan. 15.-Moscow
radio said today Soviet scientists
have developed a perennial
wheat which yields year after
year without reseeding.
The broadcast said the wheat,
developed at the Georgian Acad-
emy Of Sciences in Tbilisi. was
first planted four years ago.
Since then harvests have
been gathered each year and a
fifth harvest is expected from it
this year." the radio quoted
Tof, Vladimir Menabdeh, an
denny oficial.
Evening star., 1954-01-15
Greatest Experience
In a Thousand Years

SHOOK HIS HAND-Shoron
Doron. The Stor's teen n-oee eolumnist,
interviewed Leopold Stokowski and
doubts she'll ever experience such a
fabulous interview" os the one IN
the greet conductors dressing room.
See poee BE-.
SPRING FASHlONS-Eleni, The
Stors foshion editor, reviews exciting
new spring fashions from New York.
The Americon figure, she soys, is
roted the worlds prettiest and il will
hove the ehonce this year to prove its
eloim to fome with the new styles.
Poqe B-l.