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Evening star., 1954-12-30
Aftershock Of Big Quake
Jolfs Eureka Out Of Sleep
BY the Assoeiossd Press

EUREKA. Calf. Dec. 80. -
The heaviest aftershock since
the violent earthquake here De-
cember 81 jolted this lumber
town at 1:l8 am. today.
Buildings shuddered. but there
was no discernible damage.
The aftershock. which lasted
about 80 seconds, was not nearly
as severe as the December 81
tremor which caused damage
estimated at 81 million. took one
life and injured about so per-
sons. But 1t was strong enough
to awaken nearly everyone in
this northern California town of
$4,000.
Several aftershocks have been
felt here since the major quake.
This mornings was described
as the longest and heaviest"
Evening star., 1954-12-30
FRENCH ASSEMBLY BACKS PACT 287- -260
French Performance Raises
Doubt on Her Value as Ally
U.S and Britain Ready TO Rely More
On Forthcoming West Germon Army

gone along with German rearm-
ament, the United States will not
have to face the issue of choosing
publicly between West Germany
and France. From outward ap-
pearances, the United States will
try to stay as close to France as
ever.
Indeed, this will be a sincere
move. Secretary Dulles has felt
that a key part of establishing
stability in Europe would be a
reapproachment of France and
Germany. He wants to accom-
plish this, and he wants to main
tain Americas clasp of friend
ship with France and other West
European countries.
In the minds of the military
and political planners, however,
will remain the contingency that
some day the Western alliance
may have to carry on without
France. American leaders must
consider whether it is safe for
the United States to depend ex-
clusively on the elaborate line
of-supply that we have built in
France. They must consider
whether increased reliance
should be placed on port facili-
ties in the lowlands, airfields in
Spain and soldiers from West
Germany.
In considering these problems,
officials here look at Frances
postwar record. Despite enor-
nous aid from the United States,
(See ROPER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-12-30
! Drown, 1000 Evacuated
In Floods al Tel Ayiv
BY fhs Assoeias.d Pres.

TEL AVIv, Israel, Dec. 3d.
One thousand persons mostly
women and children--were evac-
uated last night from their
homes in the Tel Aviv area as
foods caused by three days Of
torrential rains swept Israel's
coastal plain. A mother and her
baby drowned.
Army, navy, police and fire.
men worked through the day
and into the night assisting
food victims. Hundreds Of homes
were isolated.
The woman and baby were
swept away by q flash flood
which overturned q jeep in
which they were riding at Kfar
Saba, north Of Tel Ayiv.
The floods have closed many
roads and reduced gathering Of
the orange crop. Several villages,
were in danger Of being MAJ
rooned.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
HammarskjoId Party
Takes Off Today on
Mission 10 Red China
U. N. Chief Plans ToIks
In London, New Delhi
En- Route to Peiping
by 'hs Assoeiofsd Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Dec.
30.-The United Nations mission
seeking freedom for American
flyers in Red China heads for
Peiping tonight with Secretary
General Dag Hsmmarskjold de-
claring:
''I shall do my best"
Mr.. Hammarskjold has the
toughest assignment ever handed
a U. N. chief.
In a statement a few hours
before his scheduled departure,
he said:
"You will recall that the Gen.
eral Assembly asked me, in the
name Of the United Nations and
by the means most appropriate
in my Judgment, to seek the re-
lease Of the II United States
flyers and all other captured per-
sonnel OF the United Nations
command still detained.
II am going to Peiping be-
cause / believe personal talks
with Mr.. Chou En-lai, Prime
Minister of the State Council
and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Of the Peoples Republic of
China, might prove to be help
full in the discharge of this re-
sponsibility. I do not know
what the outcome will be. I
can only say that I shall do my
best. bearing in mind not only
the important international in
terests so plainly involved but
also the very personal interests
of the individual human beings
and their families that are at
stake"
Russian to Hold Post.
The U. N. Secretariat an
nounced that during Mr.. Ham
marskjold's absence the Acting
Secretary General of the u. N.
will be Ilya Tchernychev, a
(See FLYERS, Page A-6.),
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Reds Patrol Subways
To Bar Currency Flow
BY the Assoeiased Press

BERLIN, Dec. 30.-Determined
to stop the East-West flow Of
currency in this divided city,
Soviet sector police patroled
Berlin's subways at the border
point today. They arrested any
one caught carrying large
amounts of East German marks
into the allied sectors.
The move was part Of a crack
down to prevent West Berliners
from buying East marks at a
5-to-1 exchange rate in the West
and then going into the Soviet
sector to buy goods in violation
Of East German economic laws.
The Communists want to main
tain an artificial mark-for-mark
rate of exchange. The West
German mark is worth "a cents.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
BY the Assoeiossd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 3d. The
New York Journal American said
today that Arthur Godfrey has
fired another member of his ex-
ecutive staff Chet O'Brien. one
of the "O'Brien Twins"
The story, by Jack O'Brian.
said there was no romance con-
nected with the leave-taking Of
Mr.. O,Brien.
Mr.. Godfrey's Office declined
comment on the story. Mr..
O,Brien could not be reached
Immediately
The story came out just q day
after Mr.. Godfrey removed
Larry Puck as producer of his
wednesday night Godfrey and
His Friends" TV show. How
ever. reports that this change
was the result Of Mr.. Puck's en-
gagement to Singer Marion
Marlowe. another member Of
the Godfrey CHS radio and Nv
lfamily, were denied.
Mr.. O'Brien was stage man
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Raising Of Legation
To Embassy Is Finn
Diplomatic Secret

The people at the chancery
didn't know it, but word came
from Helsinki today that the
Finnish Legation here had been
raised to the status of an en-
bassy and Minister John Nycop
promoted to Ambassador.
"The Legation of Finland" /"
the telephone operator at the
chancery announced cheerily.
THAT is very interesting to
know" a spokesman said when
asked for comment on the news
story from Helsinki. II am sorry
to say that our peoples at home
sometimes do not give us news
as quickly as a good newspaper
does. We have had no word
from Helsinki."
Perhaps they are sending the
information by post" the at
tache added.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Court Backs GE
5thAmendnleni
Firing Policy
Mclaughlin Rules
Protection in Job
Isn't Guaranteed
By Howard [. Dutkin

The policy of the General
Electric Co. in firing employees
who invoke the Fifth Amend
ment when questioned by gov
ernmental agencies as to possible
communlstic and other subver-
sive affiliations today was upheld
by Federal Judge Charles F. Nc
Laughlin.
"The Fifth Amendment guar
antee," the judge declared,
provides -. nor shall any per-
son be compelled in any
criminal case to be a witness
against himself >" But, the
judge stated:
"This amendment does not
guarantee that a person who
invoked it will not be subject to
any unfavorable inference"
He continued: "The court
concludes that it likewise does
not guarantee that the person
invoking it shall be continued in
his employment. In view of this
the court holds, that the dis
charge Of the employees under
the statement of policy did not
constitute an interference with
their constitutional rights"
Initiated by Union.
The opinion was handed down
in the case of the United Elec-
trical Radio and Machine Work.
ers of America against General
Electric.
Approximately % GE en-
ployes, including John Nelson.
president of the Erie Pennsyl-
vania local of the union, had
been discharged under the COM
pany policy since it became ef-
fective December 8, 1858. The
union was expelled from the CIO
several years ago on the grounds
that 1t was Communist -donai-
mated.
The union had asked the court
to declare the policy statement
to be a violation of a collective
bargaining agreement.
Injunction Sought.
Mr.. Nelson. in his own behalf
and in behalf of others who have
been discharged, sought an in
junction to restrain the dismiss
sails and an order forbidding fur
ther discharges under the policy
statement.
The union also contended that
the GE policy grew out of CON
spiracy" between company off,
cials and members of the staff of
the investigations subcommittee
OF Senator Mccarthy, Repub-
Hcan, of Wisconsin.
Company officials denied this
and Judge Mclaughlin said the
union failed to prove the exist
ence of the conspiracy.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Foirfox BODY Dies
From Fall Off Stool

A 16-month-old boy was In
jured fatally yesterday afternoon
when he fen from . stool at his
home IN Fairfax County about
three miles from Mount Vernon.
Adrian Cromartie. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Cromartie
Of Hunters Station. died In Alex
4ndria Hospital last night Of q
head injury.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
ScienceSoIvesRiddIe
OF Photosyuthesis,
Basis Of All Life
Able to Duplicate
Plant Growth Process
Outside of Cell
By Thomas R. Henry
ssar Ssaff Correspondent

BERKELEY. Calf, Dec. 3d.
First achievement of complete
photosynthesis--the most i'm
portant chemical action in the
world and the basis of all life
outside the living cell was an
nounced to the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Science here today by a group
of University of California plant
physiologists.
They have succeeded, DR..
Daniel L. Arnon said, in dup
licating to a certain degree the
complete process of splitting
water into hydrogen and oxygen
and fixing" carbon dioxide to
produce starches and sugars us
ing the energy of light. This Is
what nature does, but on a more
efficient scale.
Captures Suns Energy.
Photosynthesis in nature, by
which the energy of sunlight is
captured to produce carbohy-
drates, depends on extremely
minute particles found in the
cells of green leaves which con-
tain the green pigment, chloro-
phyll. These particles, or ''chloro-
plasts," can be isolated from the
leaves.
In the past, resulting from ex-
periments all over the world, it
has been found possible with
these isolated chloroplasts to
duplicate in the laboratory the
first part Of the photoSynthetic
process, the splitting of water
into oxygen and hydrogen.
Previous attempts to duplicate
the second and more important
process, combining hydrogen
and carbon to produce starches
and sugars, outside the living
cell, have failed. It has been
assumed that something else
contained in the plant cell was
essential.
The second step has been
achieved and a series Of organic
compounds produced. as vet on
a very small and Impractical
scale, DR.. Arnon said. Forma-
tion OF the compounds was de-
tected by using radioactive car
bon in the experiments.
The job Of making starches
and sugars chemically is ex-
tremely complicated and not
understood. Presumably a va
riety of the substances known
as engines, governors Of phys
Illogical activity, are necessary.
The present experiments DEM
onstrate that all these are con-
tanned within the chloroplast,
rather than supplied by some
other part Of the plant cell.
Possible to- Store Energy.
It also is possible with the
chloroplasts alone. DR.. Arnon
said. to store the energy of sun
light in q substance. known as
adenosine triphosphate, where
it is available for the numerous
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Star Won't Ad Rents
House First Day

When Mr.. J. R. vented to rent on
unfurnished house he turned to the
productive columns of The Stor Clossi-
fled to find O tenont. He rented the
house the first doy his I'D appeared.
As M. J. r. put il, Il have oIways
enjoyed tremendous response when |
advertise in The Stor Classified" Like
Mr.. J. E.. II you won't to rent. buy,
trode or sell. tell il to the long
established audience Of The Stor
reoders. You'll get fost results.
Because il produces the best re-
suits. The Stor publishes more clossi-
fled dds thon the other Woshiaston
newspapers combined.
hone Sterling 5000 and osk ior
On od-toker.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
browneII Lists
II 7NewGroups
As Subversiye
10 Days Allowed
To Contest Action;
Totul Now 282
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Attorney General Brownell an
nounced today that he proposes
to add ~ additional organiza-
tions to his list of subversive
organizations.
Mr.. Brownell said notices of
proposed inclusion on the list
went out last night. alleging in
each case that the group
addressed was Communist
dominated.
He said the action followed
careful investigation Of each of
the q groups scattered across
the country and in Puerto Rico.
Today's additions make total
of 282 organizations listed or
proposed for listing as subversive.
The list is employed as one
check in examining the affilia-
tions Of Federal employees under
the employe security program.
10 Days to Protest.
The notices mailed last night
give the organizations cited 10
days in which to contest the
listing If they so desire. In such
cases hearing will be provided.
The Justic Department said
the notices went to these groups:
BENJAMIN Davis Freedom Com
mittee, New York; Californians
for the Bill of Rights. San Fran
cisco; Civil Liberties Sponsor
ing Committee of Pittsburgh,
Grafton, Pa; Committee to
Abolish Discrimination in Mary
land, Baltimore; Committee to
Defend the Rights and Freedom
Of Pittsburgh's Political Prison.
ers, Pittsburgh. Pa; Congress Of
the Unemployed. CO Rev. Robert
Ericsson, chairman, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
East Bay Peace Committee,
Oakland, Calf; the Elsinore
Progressive League, Elsinore.
Calf; Everybody's Committee to
Outlaw War, Los Angeles; Guar
dian Club. San Antonio, Tex;
Idaho Pension Union, Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho; Independent
Party. Seattle, Wash; Johnson
Forest Group. Detroit, Mich.
League for Common Sense,
June Isenberg, chairman, Salt
Lake City; Massachusetts, Com
mittee for the Bill of Rights,
Boston; Michigan Council for
Peace. Detroit; National Com
mittee to Win Amnesty for
Smith Act Victims, New York;
National Council of the Arts.
Sciences and Professions, New
York City.
Peoples Programs. Seattle
WASH; Peoples Rights Party,
co Carl Brodsky. New York;
Pittsburgh Arts Club, Pitts
burgh; Provision Committee on
Latin American Affairs, c/o
Richard Greenspan. New York;
Puerto Rican Comite pro Liber-
tades Civiles, San Turce, Puerto
Rico: Queensbridge Tenants
League. Long Island City, N. Y;
Syracuse Women for Peace, CO
Patricia Geiger. Syracuse. N. Y;
Trade Unionists for Peace, San
Francisco; United Defense Coun-
Gil Of Southern California, CO
Mrs. Ruth Brent, Elsinore,
Calf.
Had Added Sixty-two.
Mr.. Brownell in Juanry, 1858,
redesignated as subversive 1872
organizations so designated by
previous Attorneys General. He
subsequently added 81 other
names to the list.
In addition to the groups pro-
posed today for the list, he has
also proposed a listing of the
National Lawyers Guild, but
that organization has taken the
matter into the courts, where it
is now pending.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Mendes-France
Stays in Office
On Key Vote
German Arms Issue
Now Goes to Senate
For February Action
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 30.-The French
National Assembly tonight re-
luctantly and narrowly approved
West German rearmament. The
vote was 287-260.
1t ratified the treaty estab-
fishing Western European
Union as the coalition in, which
IL West German divisions will
Join British, French, Belgian.
Dutch, Luxembourg and Italian
troops in defense Of Europe.
This was the key point of the
recent London-Paris accords.
Deputies already had approved
other portions of the accords.
Tonight's vote also kept
Premier Pierre Mendes-France
in Office. He had made adoption
Of WEU a matter Of confidence
in his cabinet.
Assembly Action Completed.
The vote completed action in
the Lower House on the various
treaties signed here last Oc-
tober.
In effect, it was a vote on the
whole network of treaties. Un-
der a single package" proviso,
If WEU had been rejected none
of the other accords would have
been considered ratified.
Tonight's vote reversed an
Assembly decision the day be-
fore Christmas against WEU,
280-259, when it was not a con-
fidence issue.
All the treaties now go to the
Council of the Republic. or SEN
ate, where debate is tentatively
scheduled for February.
Under a new constitutional
amendment, the Senate can de-
lay final French ratification
simply by making slight changes
in the various bills and sending
them back to the Assembly. This
could bring final passage close
to the mid-May date which Mr..
Mendes-France has suggested
for a Big Four meeting with So
Wet Russia on the German issue.
Communist Attempt Fails.
Today in the Assembly the
Communists made a last minute
attempt to drag out the issue.
The Assembly went almost I'M
mediately into the vote on the
operative clause of the recent
London-Paris accords when As
sembly President Andre lie Tro-
quer called the matter up shortly
after the Assembly convened.
There we're no deputies listed
to speak When Mr.. le Troquer
proposed proceeding to the vote
at once, Jacques Duclos, floor
leader OF the Communist bloc.
said he wanted to speak.
Mr.. lie Troquer cut him of by
saying there had already been
enough speaking.
Mr.. Mendes-France said he
did not want to prevent any
one from speaking.
But Mr.. lie Troquer said the
regulations permitted an i'm
mediate vote without debate.
Other Sections Ratified.
Once again the Premier called
for a vote of confidence. requir-
ing his governments resigna-
tion if the Assembly rejected the
treaty. In the Assembly's previ-
Gus week of wrangling over.
Mr.. Mendes-France had survived
two such votes.
The Assembly already had rat
flied the three other major Sec
tions of the London-Paris ac-
cords. Early today the weary
deputies reafirmed, 287-256,
Frances acceptance of West Ger
many as a partner in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
On Monday the deputies ap-
proved the two separate articles
of the NATO measure 289-251;
early today the margin was cut
by seven votes.
The other agreements. ending
the allied occupation Of West
Germany and putting the dis
puted Saar Valley under inter-
national control, were ratified
L.. nAnYc De-
Evening star., 1954-12-30
SpeIlmon Leaves Tokyo

TOKYO. Dec. 80 [R).-Francis
Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop
of New York. left for Okinawa
today after nine days here and
in Korea. Today he said mass
aboard the carrier Princeton In
Yokosuka harbor.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Young War Pilot
New House Face

NEW FAcES---Jim Wright Of Fort
Worth, Tex, who flew through World
War u Ieovins IN excellent combot
record. IS the new Representative
from Texas who will take over ths
scot formerly held BY Winsote n.
lseos. See another in the series
New Foees in Congress on pose B-9.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Jor ExpIodes, II Hurt

OSORNO. Chile, Dec. 80 (P.-
A bus passenger heading for
Puerto Octay brought along a
jar of explosives yesterday. The
explosives exploded and 81
travellers were injured.
Evening star., 1954-12-30
Business 6 Financial ReUiezv

Each year The Star publishes comprehensive review
prevew industrial and business trends This section
includes by leading business figures the National
Capital The Stars Financial Editor Donald Hadey
Also featured the summaries Of activity the
New York and American Stock Exchanges and reports of
trading bonds during 1854 This important review appears
next Sunday In
Evening star., 1954-12-30

lContinued on Page A-3. Col. Sd
Evening star., 1954-12-30
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Fashion Review

The past year saw few minor IRE
works in fashions but nothing world
shaking, Eleni, The Stars fashion editor,
reports in a roundup Of fashions in 1854.
Page BIZ.
Evening star., 1954-12-30

(See ROPER. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-12-30

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-07-09
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR ORA FINNEY
TUESDAY. lIlY q

Services for Miss Ora Is Finney
OF 1920 Portland Az. who died
Thursday. July 1. were held at /
p, m. Tuesday. July 8, at Bethes-
dR Baptist church Rev. l. G
Harris officiated. assisted by Rev
NJ l.. Simmons. pastor. 81 Peters
A.ME church and Rev J. J.
Clhyburn Mrs. l.. &. Harris sang,
II Have Done My Best"
Miss Finney was taken III about
three weeks prior 10 her death
and was rushed 10 DeaconneSs
hospital where she succumbed,
She was born in Macon, Mo.
and had lived In Minneapolis for
~ years. She was member Of
Johnnie Baker Auxiliary TO Post
No 29i, 81 the American Legion.
member Of Bethesda Baptist
church and n member OF the Ush-
er board Of her church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs
L. Lsota CASTOR Of 81 Louis, Mo
Mrs Alice Young Of Minneapolis
with whom she made her home
one brother. Ernest Finney, Min
neapolis. two nephewa, Rev Or
Jonathan L. CASTOR OF Los An
gcleS. Cant. and J +. CASTOR Jr..
St Louis, two nleces. Mrs Victor,
In Chapman Of st. Louis and Air.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-07-09
Peters Church. >.

Peters Church"
Yes, there are many signs OF
progress all over the church and
yard and as was said by one OF q
group who visited us one Sunday
morning from another church -
There is a warmth and friendly
feeling OF welcome and goodwill
TO all who enter the doors
About three months ago our
pastor was hospitalized. but he is
back now and with the good OF the
church forever in the forefront OF
his mind, he's making plans TO
entertain the Northwest Confer
ence in September.
And what of the rest OF the
family Martin Luther Jr. enters
the first grade in the fall: Phyllis
Marie is running all over the
place. singing and listening to re-
cords being played for long per-
iods OF time Mrs. Simmons Is
for the little folks choir for which
supervising the robes being made
she and Mrs. Sylvia Little, both
share responsibilities.
Many improvements are being
made on the parsonage. so all is
well with the NJ. l.. Simmons after
one year in the New st. Peters.
W c. Maxwell.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-07-09
Herbert Martin. MPls.
Resident ~ Years. Dies

Herbert Martin. rs. I2t Aldrich
Az N, a patient in Parkyiew hos
pital for the past three months
died Wednesday, June 30.
Mr. Martin. n native Of Newton
la, had lived in Minneapolis for
- years
Funeral services were held from
the Woodland Chapel on Saturday.
July g. AZ 10 n M with Rev
Henderson Reddick officiating.
lie IN survived by one niece
Mrs Sadie West OF Des Moines
la, who came To the city. and
other relatives
Burial was In Crystal Lake
cemetery with Woodland Funeral
Home In charge OF arrangements