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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
British Will Withdraw
Most of Koreu Forces
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 15.-Britain
announced yesterday that two
thirds of the Commonwealth
force in Korea will be withdrawn
during the next six months.
A War Office statement said
the reduction was in accordance
with the recent United States
decision to cut the number of
American troops in Korea. The
British said their action was
taken in agreement with the
other Commonwealth countries
represented in Korea-Australia,
New Zealand and Canada-and
with the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Charles Cornish Retires
From VA Division Post

Charles Arthur Cornish, Sc,
has retired from the Veterans
Administration Insurance Divi-
sion, after 81 years of continuous
Federal service.
Mr.. Cornish came to Wash
ington in 1917 to work for the
old War Department. He latee
was transferred to the Interior
Department and served in the
Bureau of Pensions, which later
became a part of the Veterans
Bureau. He went to New York
in 1912 on insurance work and
returned in 1949 to the VA.
He is member of the WASH
ington alumni chapter of billiard
University, Midway Citizens
Association, Hilltop Bridge Club
and the Magbon Club. A bach
elor. he plans an indefinite stay
in his home town, Pass Chris
tan, Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

Less than 8 per cent of Mont
gomery County's $40 square miles
Is being used for residential, in
dustrial and commercial pur-
poses. according to a Land Use
Report submitted to the County
Council yesterday by the Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission.
The report will be used in pre-
pairing a master coming plan.
Commission Chairman Thomas
c. Kelley said the planners in
tend to preserve the rural aspect
OF the Upper County district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
New Alexandria Taxes
Approved by Council

Alexandria City Council has
adopted 10 per cent tax on
utility bills and a per cent
transient guest tax in an effort
to raise city revenues by $780,
600 a year. The new levies are
effective October /.
Exempted from the utility tax
are churches and religious
schools. Persons who use gas for
central heating will be taxed on
only the first S. of their monthly
bill.
Both tax measures were given
preliminary approval when the
council adopted the budget for
the current fiscal year, which
began July /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Water System Expanded

A new 36-inch water main
from Chain Bridge to Lee high
way in Arlington, scheduled for
completion in May, will permit
the county to meet immediate
needs without restrictions next
summer unless there is q severe
drought.
This was the report of Will
liam Jefferies. county water en-
gineer, to the Arlington Civic
Federation last night.
The Federation declined to in
dorse a proposed SIT million
bond issue for further improve
ment Of the water system. Mem
bers said vote on the plan would
be premature because the County
Board has not yet presented
specific bond proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Reversal in Tukomo

The Takoma Park City Council
reversed itself last night and
voted to recommend that Prince
Georges County disapprove an
application for rezoning to per-
NIT construction of a So million
apartment project.
Opponents of the development
refused to accept Monday nights
decision as final, and pressed for
another meeting
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
In Short

Protested: BY the State De-
partment, the Polish arrests Ave
years ago Of Noel, Herta and
Hermann Field, on the basis of
information given By Josef
.Swiatlo, former Polish security
officer, who fed his Reo-domi-
mated country to seek asylum fn
the United States.
Killed: BY a Japanese ty-
phoons more than 500. includ.
ing So Americans.
Announced; BY the United
States and Canada, plans for
new early warning radar system
far north Of the present two
radar fences.
Charged: BY Australia. that
the United States threatenp
foreign farm livelihood with rs
proposed bargain BASEMENT
sales abroad Of farm surpiuses
Signed: Charles (Chncxl
Dresser, former Brooklyn Dodq-
er and Oakland, Calif.. pilot "a
manage the Washington Sena-
tors baseball team next season.
replacing Bucky Harris.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
POLITICS: The Big Push Starts

( Judging by audience applause.
Nixon told his colleagues, the
most effective themes to hit on
the stump are peace, commu-
Inism and the integrity Of the
Eisenhower administration. He
said the Presidents speech in the
Hollywood Bowl calling for cleo
ton Of a Republican Congress
was the "shot in the arm need
ed by COP fund raisers.
Sen. Kefauver (D-Tenn) told
voters in Oregon, visited earlier
by President Eisenhower. about
what he called 40 months of
treason to the cause
of public power at low cost"
Stephen A. Mitchell. Demo
cratic national chairman, called
an outright lie" a statement BY
Nixon in a Huron, S. D., speech
the previous week.
Mitchell VS.. Nixon
Mitchell jumped on Nixon for
saying the Eisenhower admins
tration has kicked the Com
munists out Of government, not
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
Building
Boom Continues

Boom Continues
One Of the sturdiest props Of
the nations economy right now
lis the continuing boom in con-
struction.
It's boom that shows no signs
of petering out. just this week,
H. w. Foreman, managing direc-
tor of the Associated General
Contractors of America, Inc.
said construction activity in 1854
will shatter all records. And, he
declared, the boom will continue
well into 1855.
For this year Foreman pre-
dicted record construction vol
ume Of nearly 50 billion dollars.
That includes 361z billion in new
construction, and over Is billion
in modernization and repairs.
Ninth Record Year
Foreman's report, represent
ing an opinion survey Of the con-
tractor associations more than
$500 member firms, noted that
1854 is shaping up as the build
ing industry's ninth straight
year.
This years total is expected
to top 1885 5O-billion-dollar
high by three or four per cent,
be estimated.
That's better than even gov
Optimists had figured.
At the start Of the year, major.
governmental and private fore
casts had estimated construction
volume would taper of by two
to four per cent.
The contractors disagreed.
They pointed to the growing
need for such community facili-
ties as highways, shopping cen
sers, hospitals, churches and
schools-and to the continued
demand for housing.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

be inevitable. Stain never for
got that precept, and todav's
Soviet leaders have not forgot
ten it, either.
Price for Peace
What, then, is the price for an
indefinite period Of peaceful CO.
.existence-a period whose end
would be signalled by the Soviet
Union if and when it found it.
sell ready? The Communists
have made no secret Of the
price. They have broadcast it
time and again.
The price includes scrapping
the North Atlantic Pact and anv
European or Asian defense ar
rangements. It means freedom
TOR the Communist world to do
Just as it pleases without anv
interference. It means the
U.S.S.R. must be regarded as
tne party sinned against and the
United States as the sinner. It
requires recognition that Mos
cow, in whatever it does or saws.
IS pursuing "a policy Of peace.
The world can have that kind
Of peaceful co-existence any
tune It wants. The period may
even last a few uneasy years.
But what the price boils down
to IS complete helplessness to
counter the Kremlin's grand de-
sign.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
Missions
Wider Scope for Women

Women traditionally have
been the strong right arm Of
Christian overseas missions.
Expanding activities of wom-
en- both as missionaries them
selves and in raising funds to
finance Christian work abroad.
nave made obsolete the sighting
Old term, Ladies Aid"
The change was pointed up al
ouadrennial meetings this year
OF two Of the biggest women's
mission organizations, the Ma
tlonal Council of Presbyterian
Women and the Methodists'
Woman's Society Of Christian
Service.
Million Dollar Enterprises
Both groups brought out re-
ports showing far-fung growth
OF women's missionary work
which in a bygohe day consisted
mostly Of filing missionary bar
rels.
More than a half million mem
bers in the Presbyterian wom-
ems council have raised IL
million dollars for missionary
work in the four years since.
the last meeting. The Methodist
group, with 100000 women
members, pledged seven million
dollars for the coming wear
alone.
These are typical statistics in
the current scope Of the
Women's missionary arm inI
most al major Protestant de-
nominations.
Their money goes to support
missionary teachers, doctors.
avangelists, church builders and
lther Christian workers around
.he world. It provides for schools.
hospitals, Sunday schools, nur-
series, and printing presses for
literature.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

by hundreds, but by thousands.
Mitchell said it would take more
than fair play politics pledge
Ito combat such a "misstatement. -
Nixon retorted that Mitchell
was Shooting from the hip with
out knowing the facts" He said
the announced figure Of security
risks, embracing all types, was
more than 2,40O in March and
that the program was continuing.
Running in the Red
The American Federation of
Labor, convening in Los An
geles, said there was "an unmis-
taxable trend of voter sentiment
expressing disapproval with the
action, or lack of action, on the
part Of the last Congress and the
administration"
Meanwhile, both major parties
reported that heavy political
spending have put their national
treasures about 100000 in the
red.
Up to Sept. /, Republicans
were spending about 50 for
every 81 spent by Democrats.
with the COP holding a corre-
spending advantage in getting
political contributions.
Republican expenditures from
all national sources up to Sept.
/ were listed as 81, ,614,895 against
total receipts Of $1,498,120.
Democratic expenditures up
to Sept. / were reported as
S7l1,O9l and contributions as
$614,874.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
Atom
Pool for Peace

Pool tor Peace
It became clear this week tha.
Russia would not participate il
President Eisenhower's atomi,
pool for peaceful purposes anC
that other nations would e,
ahead with the United State,
despite Soviet objections.
Andrei Vishinsky, Russian
delegate to the United Nations
set up two conditions:
1. No international atbni,
agency without prior agreement
to ban atomic weapons.
2. Final authority over any in.
ternational agency must rest il
the U.N. Security Council where
Russia has the power of veto
which it already has used 81
times on other questions.
Proposed Last Spring
The American plan. which had
been suggested last March 10 bv
Secretary Dulles to the Russians
called for a nuclear materials
bank to meet the needs of apri.
culture, medicine and other
peaceful activities, including
eventually power production.
A treaty agency would be
ruled by a board of governors
with decisions taken BY majority
vote and carried out by an ex-
ecutive officer and staff.
The United States wanted the
U.N. to call a scientific congress
next spring to consider the sub
lecE Students from all over the
world would be trained in this
country next year on how to
use atomic energy for peace and
experts would be invited to help
IN the atomic war on cancer.
Domestic Research Program
Meanwhile, two private. non
profit American organizations
reported the launching Of a two
year study of the peacetime uses
)f atomic energy, with emphasis
On economic problems.
The National Planning Assn
Will conduct the research with
100000 provided by Resources
.or the Future, Inc, which is
supported by the Ford Founda-
ion. It will concentrate on the
development expectable in the
lext S to 90 years in obtaining
electric power from nuclear
Regions like New England and
he Pacific Northwest. where
conventional power sources are
parse, viii be studied to deter
nine if atomic reactors might
'e economically feasible as
ources Of energy for homes and
industry.
The NPA is a research and
'lanning organization Of leaders
n American business, labor.
oueation and agriculture. es-
ablished in 1884. The Resources
or the Future (RFF) is a much
.ounger organization devoted toI
ong range policy on natural re-
ources.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

tee report went farther than
many people had expected. In
stead Of returning something in
the nature of a grand jury in
dictment, it had been expected
to more or less report the facts
to the Senate as a whole for
decision there.
After Election Day
Either getting wind Of what
was up or just figuring that the
issue was both too hot for the
Senate to hold and too diverting
Of public opinion from the Ere
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

uaQ Deen uu-
worthy Of a
member; and
for his con-
duct toward
Gen. Ralph w.
Zwicker, a
witness before
the senator's
connnitteehad
been "inex-
cusable'' and
''reprehensi-
BILE ]"
The poTornif
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

The British
Labor party's
conference at
S c bOr-
Ough which
skipped ner-
vously over
the map from
one world
sorespot to an
other, could
provide a good
school for a
clinical study
Of the ailnent
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

COuteLlptuOus, cOntumaciOus
and denunciatory" man.
He should be censured, the
committee held, for being that
way toward a 195l-52 committee
which was investigating some of
his financial dealings; for his
language about other senator's
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
Ouote

Robert Fabian, retired de-
tective superintendent Of
Scotland Yard: "It has been
my experience that most
killers have gray eyes. Peo-
pie with brown eyes are
more warm-hearted."
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

me siren song Of peaceful
eo-existenee" has a strong pull,
and ~ many cases seems to have
created something akin to world
political schizophrenia. There
have been many symptoms Of
the ailment recently, both in
Asia and Europe.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
Drive Begins

The fall campaign for control
OF Congress began to gain
momentum as Republicans and
Democrats unlimbered their big
political artillery for a crucial
October drive to win election of
.S7 senators and all 435 members
Iof the House.
Democrats suffered an unex-
pected blow when Sen. Pat Nc
.Carran, 78, Of Nevada died after
making a speech at a Hawthorne.
New, rally. The Senate lineup.
before elections, now is 46 DEM
ocrats, 48 Republicans and 1 In
dependent. A successor to Nc
Carran, whose term ran until
1856, win be named by Gov.
Charles H. Russell, a Republican.
Leonard w Hall, Republican
national chairman, said the peo-
pie are "sick and tired" of the
mccarthy issue and predicted it
wouldn't have one iota of effect
on the election.
Vice President Nixon, one of
the busiest campaign speakers.
IS reported to have told party
headquarters that while Dem
ocrats currently hold the edge
he expects a COP victory on
Nov. 2.
Peace, Reds, Integrity
Nixon, who has completed two
campaign tours, is to start on a
third Monday which will take
him to Kentucky, Iowa, Ohio.
Colorado, California and Texas.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

publican record campaign Pres
ident Eisenhower and his adj
visers are trying to conduct
Senate leaders decided not to
meet to receive the report until
November 8, after the balloting.
Some accused the senators of
running" and Of cowardice.
Others inquired It sound policy
ito let members consider the
matter " an atmosphere free
of campaign consequences.
Although il carries no punish
ment such as custer or loss Of
committee chairmanships. CEN
sure is considered a very serious
thing in the Senate and has been
resorted to only three times ia
history-twice because Of one
fistight on the floor, and once
because a senator took an inter-
ested business man into a closed
committee hearing.
(McCarthy, Of course, win
lose his committee chairman
ships anyway if the Democrats
come to control Of the chamber.
which Vice President Nixon adj
mits they would if the election
were held today. He expressed
confidence the Republicans win
pull out in the end.)
Zwicker Issue
Aside from the immediate is
sue Of censure, the COMMITTEES
decision regarding Gen. Zwicker
was a distinct blow at Mccarthy
in connection with his fight with
the, Army which brought last
hearings. Army resent
ment at theA senator's calling the
general dishonest, along with
what it considered pressure BY
Mccarthy and committee coun-
sci for special favors for Private
Schine, was what brought that
dispute into the open. After that
hearing, the COMMITTEES, In effect
said everybody was partly wrong
and threw up its hands. The
special censure committee, how
ever, lines up snlidly with the
Army on Zwicker.
Interestingly enough the com
did not act regarding
McCarthy's bitter attack on
former Secretary Of State Gen.
George Marshall, presumably
because it did not want to get
into the field Of freedom Of ex-
preston from the Senate Eoor.
and because Marshall, by ac-
cepting a post-retirement po-
litical appointment, had in a
way laid himself open to po-
litical criticism.
Formidable Force
First reaction among senator's
Mccarthy would have
a tough time preventing & CEN
sure vote. He has his strong
in the chamber as
well as his bitter opponents. But
be served notice that he would
come out swinging, and Nc
Carthy swinging is a formidable
iorce.
He viii say all ot those things
which were gavelled back down
MS throat BY chairman Watkins
It the committee hearings. and
hen some.
One Of the significant things
vas that Mccarthy, already hav-
ng cancelled engagements due
o sinus trouble, appeared to be
,ut Of the election campaign.
Even if he is out Of the came
,aign-and he might change
hat if he saw a good chance to
aunch his usual offensive de-
ense-McCarthy is only burn-
ng with a slow fuse. No exc
,losion between now and Nov. s
S going to make this coming
pecial session Of the Senate an
.nti-climax. It's going to carry
be big wallnn-
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
to Wage
SIugging Defense
By J. NJ. ROBERTS
ASsOciaied Press NetUs AnaIysf

NOI SINCE the days when dueling pistols horsewhips
and fists carried the balance Of power IN noitesi
arguments has there been promise Of such fight as Is
coming up IN the United States Senate
A special committee of senators recommending that
Sen Mccarthy be censured by the full body labeled him
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
Red Boif DozzIes
London Loborifes
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
Assoeiated Press Foreign Nel0s AnaIysr

NIEhVES are wearing dangerously thin in the free
Wofld. Attempts are being made to achieve quick
solutions Of conflicts which basicay nsolube This
seems % oe producing atmosphere of Illustration and
eAespelauon which the Vests adversaries must ind
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
THE WORLD THIS WEEK
Dates

Dates
Monday, Oct. 4
Colombo Plan conference
opens, Ottawa.
Supreme Court term
opens.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
United Lutheran Church
conference, Toronto.
Thursday, Oct. 2
Day of Atonement' (Yom
Kippur), Jewish Holy Day.
Friday, Oct. 8
Freedom of Press Day.
Saturday, Oct. 9
Canadian THANKSGIVING
Day.
Sunday, Oct. 10
Guatemalan elections for
National Assembly.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08

lIII8'71I1H H911T01d- lFNN11fedfuerI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-20
Assembly
(COntinued From First Page

tional system in Arlington is
rotten from the ground up.-If
you'd investigate you'd find the
whole school system in Arlington
County needs purging-it needs
clearing out
Mr.. Bragg said the school
board lis elected by a great per-
centage of people who have
come into the county in the
past few years. They vote large
bond issues and get up and leave
US in the middle of the night. "
Legislation that would allow
Federal employees in Arlington
and elsewhere in Virginia to hold
local political Office meanwhile
was aired before the House Privi-
legeS and Elections Committee.
Supported by Many.
A large delegation from the
10th district appeared to sup
port the legislation. Attorneys
Charles Pickett of Fairfax and
John Locke Green of Arlington
spoke against it. Mr.. Pickett
called it an attempt to influence
the outcome of a suit pending
in the Supreme Court. It in
wolves the right of Federal en-
ployes to hold certain Offices. An
earlier Supreme Court decision
ousted three Federal employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-20
New Director Is Named
For Boulder Laboratories

DR.. Frederick w. Brown, tech
nical director of the naval ord
nance test station, China Lake,
Calf, will become director of
the Boulder (Colo.) laboratories
of the National Bureau of Stand
ards this June.
DR.. Brown will direct ths re-
search. development and stand
ards programs of the bureaus
central radio propagation lab
oratory and the Standards Blu
reau-Atomic Energy Commission
cryogenics engineering labora-
tory there.
Much of the bureaus radio
division is still in the District
but the remainder of personnel
and equipment will be trans
ferred to Boulder by this sum-
mer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-20
NLRB Power 10 Probe
Loyalty 0aths Urged
BY the Asseeioted Press

Congress has been asked by a
communications executive to
strengthen the hand of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board in
dealing with unions alleged to
be led by Communists.
Ellery w. Stone suggested yes
terday to the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee that the
NLRB be empowered to investi-
gate truth or falsity of nom
Communist oaths required by
law Of union officers.
For enforcement, he proposed
a union whose officer gave a false
answer be required to GUST him
within 80 days or lose its bar
gaining rights. He said the COM
pany in the past had been forced
to deal with the American Com
munications Association, a union
the subcommittee has termed
Communists dominated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-20

1949. when the first Hiss trial
began.
He appeared before the Fed
eral grand jury that investi-
gated the spy plot in 1949, but
he refused to testify.
Mr.. fisherman was the first
witness today as Senator Nc
earthly resumed his hearing on
alleged Communist espionage at
the General Electric plant in
Schenectady.
He had told Senator Mccarthy
some of the story privately yes
terday. His revelations came as
surprise. Senator Mccarthy
had expected him to remain
silent. it was reported.
The public hearing broke up
in turmoil as two General Elec-
trio Co. employees, identified by
a witness yesterday as Commu-
nists, were elected from the Fed
eral court room at Senator Nc
Carthy's order.
AS Senator Mccarthy attempt
ed to end the session. Sidney
Friedlander, a member of the
Executive Board of Local 301,
United Electric Workers undi-
ana) in Schenectady. stepped
forward and said he wanted to
testify that he had no part in
espionage or sabotage.
Shouted Down.
Senator Mccarthy shouted
him down, saying no more testi-
mony would be taken from the
audience. Gordon Belgrave, an
other GE worker, shouted. cts
a frameup!"
The two, who declined to say
yesterday whether they were
Communists. were ushered out
by police and Federal marshals
Outside, the two told newsmen
that at closed hearings they had
denied in detail that they had
any knowledge Of espionage OF
sabotage at the huge main works
of the General Electric Co. in
Schenectady.
Both charges that Senator Nc
earthly was afraid" to take that
testimony at a public session.
Six Called Communists.
Both Mr.. Friendlander and
Mr.. Belgrave were among six
GE employees identified by a
witness yesterday as Communists
The witness was Jean Arsen-
ault, jr.. who said he had
been a Daily Worker reporter
and a Communist. The six.
all in the hearing room under
subpoena. refused on constitu-
tional grounds to say whether
the statement was true.
Arthur Owens, one of the six
declared at yesterdays hearing
that he would call the ex-news-
man a damnable liar if he were