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Evening star., 1954-10-23
Mitchell SaysG. 0. P.
Uses Gutter Tactics
In 'Last-Minufe BIitz'
BY the Associaied Press

Democratic Chairman Stephen
A. Mitchell has accused the Re-
publicans of launching "a des-
perate last-minute smear blitz."
His statement last night said
the gutter campaign" was de
signed to stave of the defeat
they feel in their hearts is facing
them on November g."
Mr.. Mitchell said Vice Presi-
dent Nixon sis leading the chant
Of hate and suspicion" and
G. o. P. Chairman Leonard Hall
has ordered IAN .echoing chorus
around the country"
sBlacken Own Candidates
"The smear campaign is under
way in New York where Senator
Ives is running behind Averell
Hartman" MIR. Mitchell said.
I'm New Jersey it has gotten out
of control and there Republicans
are even blackening their own
candidates.
I'm Illinois Paul Douglas is the
target. In Wyoming the Red
smear is now the chief Repub-
lican weapon against former
Senator O'Mahoney. In Colo
RADIO John Carroll Is the victim
of the same kind of libel and
slander. In Montana the target
is Senator Murray.
"This gutter campaign bears
the earmarks of being planned
and organized. In any event Re-
publican Chairman Hall prefers
to cry havoc rather than to cry
halt"
Program Of Mass Libel
Mr.. Mitchell also said the Re-.
publicans had turned the Gov.
ernment employe security pro-
gram into "a program of mass
libel which seeks to hang the
label Of Communist or subversive
on patriotic persons who have
not committed any acts Of dis
loyalty"
He repeated his charge that
MIR. Nixon's figures on removal
of Government employees under
the security risk program ARE
q deliberate hoax after is
months in Office the Eisenhower
administration has failed to find
one active Communist In the
Go1ernment."
Evening star., 1954-10-23

nounced by Army headquarters
in Heidelberg. Germany.
A native of Buffalo. N. Y.
Gen. Ruffner is a graduate of
Virginia Military Institute. He
commanded the I'd Infantry
Division in action in Korea. His
assignments here have included
chief of Army legislative liaison,
deputy to the Assistant Defense
Secretary for International Sc
curity Affairs and acting chief of
Army information.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Stevenson AssaiIs
6. 0. P. Drive Under
Nixon Leadership
--AP Photo.
BY fhe Assoeioied Press

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23.-Adlai
Stevenson has accused President
Eisenhower Of dangerous poll
tics" and said Vice President
Nixon is leading congressional
campaign that might be called
"McC Carthyism in a white collar" !"
The 1852 Democratic Presi-
Dental nominee, speaking last
night at a party rally of 5000,
said:
"It looks as though the great
crusade under the leadership Of
Snow White is going to end up
this critical congressional cam
paign on the elevated note Of
subversion, perversion and de-
nunciation of former President
Truman.
st suppose that's what they
call McCarthyism in a white
collar"
Deviates from Text.
The reference to Snow White
was not in Mn. Stevenson's pre-
pared text, which instead read,
under the leadership of the
Vice President of the United
States"
Mr.. Stevenson said that in
Denver two weeks ago the Presi-
dent called for a Republican
Congress to avoid "a cold war
of partisan politics between the
Congress and the Executive
Branch"
"The words at Denver were
words not of craftsmanship, but
of politics-and dangerous poll
TICS" Mr.. Stevenson said, 'but
it denies democracy's central
idea of representation when a
President sees a cold war with
Congress if the people elect the
men of thier choice instead of
his"
'Mr. Eisenhower's statement" i"
Mr.. Stevenson said, reflects
very poorly, hardly even honestly.
the fact that most of the legis-
lative accomplishments of the
administration have been pos
sible only by the support of DEM
ocrats who, incidentally. sup
ported the President on such
vital matters as tariffs. the
Bricker amendment, housing and
many others more Loyalty than
Republicans"
Mr.. Stevenson declared that
Vice President Nixon boosted"
last February that the admin
istration had finished cleaning
up the mess in Washington"
Now, said Mr.. Stevenson, Mr..
Nixon is back at the old re-
liable again-CommuniSts in
Government"
Claims ''Repudiation."
The vice president, Mr.. Ste
venson said, had "repudiated"
the President when Mr.. Nixon
stated recently that Communists
in government is the issue in
1854 as it was in 1852. Mr.. Ste
venson said the President "has
stoutly insisted that his admin
istration's record is the only issue
in this election"
But, Mr.. Stevenson added.
contradiction of the President
by his teammates is nothing new
in this curious Republican ad-
ministratio6 when they all ride
his coat-tails."
Most of the Presidents legis-
lative proposals depend on DEM
ocratic votes. Mr.. Stevenson said.
He accused Senator Mccarthy,
without using his name, of
making a spectacle Of the
United States" and inviting the
censure of the Senate.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Center Hiking Club

The Center Hiking Club will
leave the Jewish Community Gem
ter. Sixteenth and @ streets
NV, at 8:15 am. tomorrow for
q hike In the Catoctin Noun
taipe near Thurmont, Md.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Sermon Topic Announced

The Rev. Seth r. Brooks, min
lister of the Universalist National
Memorial Church, Sixteenth and
s streets NV. will preach on
THE Necessity of Superiority"
at the church's IL am. service
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Buzuur Slated

The Third Order of st. Fran
els, Mount st. Sepulchre Fra
ternlty, will hold its annual ba-
zaar December 8, and S at
Pilgrimage Hall. Franciscan
Monastery, 1890 Quincy street
NE. The bazaar is for the bene-
fit of the Arabian refugees in
the Holy Land.
Evening star., 1954-10-23


onoIyzins the eompoien in key stotes.
running his way, Republicans
contend G. o. P. Representative
Wesley A. D'Ewart is giving the
78-year-old Democrat the race
of his political life. Gov. D'Ewart
is IS.
Republicans have plastered
Montana with billboards pro-
claiming keep peace and pros
perity, vote Republican" and
like needs D'Ewart."
Jack Toole, Democratic State
chairman, scoffed at what he
termed a Republican attempt to
cash in on Gen. Eisenhower's
popularity and on prosperity
he said is illusory.
What Prosperity?
"They don't say what peace,
nor do they say what prosper
ity." Mr.. Toole said. There is
turmoil all over the world and
no Semblance of prosperity at
home, and the people are not
going to be kidded on that
score" ~@
Mr.. Toole said he thinks the
outcome of the Senate race and
two contests for House seats on
November 2 will be settled on
the basis of the "pocketbook"
vote. thesis with which SEN
ator Murray agreed.
Mr.. D'Ewart thinks the basic
issue in the campaign is Social
ism VS.. free enterprise" He said
Senator Murray's Senate record
as "a leader of the New Deal
wing of the Democrat" is re-
bounding against the Senator. He
discounted economic factors say
ing the States situation is good
on that score.
Declaring he stands for about
80 per cent of the Eisenhower
program, the Republican nomi-
nee said he thinks the President
remains highly popular in the
State. Gen. Eisenhower carried
Montana by $1,000 votes in 1852.
Figures Favor G. o. p.
Independent statisticians say
figures favor the Republicans
unless there is the kind of strong
Democratic trend Senator Muir
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Nutionul City Christian

The Rev. DR.. j. Warren Hast
ings. pastor of the National City
Christian Church, Thomas Cir
Gle, will preach on "The Good
Shepherd at the 1880 am.
service tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
Highest Rood

DENVER. Highest automo-
bile road in the United States
is said to be that winding to the
summit of Mount Evans. an alti-
tude Of l4.26o feet.
Evening star., 1954-10-23
By Jack Bell
Associated Press Stoff Writer

HELENA, Mont, Oct. 23.--
Montana Republicans are beat
ing a keep peace and prosper
ity" rhythm on the political
tomtoms in an effort to unseat
veteran Democratic Senator
James E. Murray.
Although Senator Murray
claims the trend definitely is
This is onother Of several stories by
rowing Associated Press reporters
onoIyzing the eompoien in key Stotes.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Family Court
Continued From First Page)

(COntlnued From F1rSC Page.)
one of the principal objectives of
the advocates.
The Senate will have to decide
whether it prefers the Family
Court bill or a provision in a
Judiciary Committee bill for the
appointment of three additional
judges to the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia
or neither. Opponents of the
Family Court idea contend that
the additional District Court
judges would alleviate the cur
rent serious docket jam, and
would be a preferable solution
to that problem.
Senator Barrett and other
members of the District Com
mittee, however, accepted the
argument of proponents that a
special Family Court is needed
to meet existing conditions in
Washington.
Evening star., 1954-05-19

he would meet with the board
May ~ and dropped his earlier
plans for q conference next week
with State and local government
leaders. He said the conference
probably would be reset for
early June.
One Of the problems sure to
be discussed at the meeting be-
tween Gov. Stanley and the
education board a week from
tomorrow is the integration of
white and Negro teachers-as
well as pupils.
Virginia has about 10000
white teachers and 5000 Negro
teachers.
The State argued during hear
ings on the segregation cases
Evening star., 1954-05-19

that many Negro teachers would
lose their jobs II segregation
were ruled out.
secretary Of the Virginia Educa-s'
executive secretary OF the Vir-
ginia Teachers Association, said
he was certain "the most COM
petent persons" would be hired
to teach when the two races
were Joined in the classroom.
The VITA is the Negro teachers
group.
Robert F. Williams, executive
secretary of the irginia Educa-;
ton Association. said the prob
lem had not been discussed by
his group. He said he had heard
no sentiment either way on in
tegration from members of his
group.
Evening star., 1954-05-19

after announcement of the Su-
preme Courts anti-segregation
ruling, that if any colored pupils
apply for immediate admission
to these schools before this term
ends, they should be admitted.
Most other board members have
not indicated any expectation
that the board will permit this,
however.
Another controversial situation
in which integration will fore
stall probable transfer involves
Armstrong and Mckinley Tech
-nical High Schools.
Combining Expected.
Negro board members, pressed
by parents, have been urging
transfer of white Mckinley to
colored use because of poor con-
ditionS at Armstrong. Under in
tegratiOn it is expected the two
schools will be combined in Nc
Kinley's building.
DR.. Butcher and Wesley S. Will
liams. another. Negro member
already have stated this should
be done in September. School Of
f1cers some time ago indicated
the move might require money
which is not now available. How
ever. DR., Corning hasn't indi-
Gated what stand he will take on
the question.
Both DR.. Butcher and Mr.. Will
liams advocate full-scale integra-
ton without delay. Dr.. Butcher
said yesterday she wils contest
any effort to limit initial 1ntegra-
ton to emergency situations.
Early Redistricting Advocated.
She said school officials should
redistrict the entire school sys-
tenn during the summer and as
sign all pupils in September to
the schools nearest their homes,
regardless of race.
School officers, however, are
believed to favor a plan under
which present enrolment would
remain pretty much as now as
signed in the various schools, at
least at first. Pupil transfers
would occur only when necessary
to relieve hardship.
The five board members now
lined up in favor of starting in
tegration in September are DR.
Butcher, MI. Williams, Col. West
A. Hamilton. DR.. Rowland F
Kinks and Walter N. Tobriner.
Miss Mary H. Parker and Mrs
Frank S. Phillips said they are
still undecided. Robert r. Faux
ner and c. Melvin Sharpe. the
boards president, have expressed
opposition to any integration
steps before the Supreme Courts
final decree.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
BY the Assoeiassd Press

MINNEAPOLIS. May 19.-
Scientists said today it may take
as long as a year to evaluate
information gathered by the
super Skyhook." huge plastic
balloon which scared more than
% miles into the sky above
Minnesota yesterday.
The immense bag was 282
feet long, about the size Of an,
18-story Office building. The
balloon came down on the farm
of Marvin Arndt, two miles
northeast Of Madison Lake.
"It looked like a tumble Of
bed sheets come loose from a
clothesline," said Wilbert Harty,
a neighbor of Mr.. Arndt's who
spied the Debated plastic slither-
ing to the earth. The 50-pound
cylinder of instruments came
down near Faribault.
Experts who tracked the bag
through radio signals said it
reached an altitude of between
lit, 900 and $4,000 feet. That
would be q record for this type
of balloon, constructed for po-
lyethylene film about half Of
the thickness of human hair.
Official confirmation, however.
must await celebration of the
instruments.
The balloon, constructed by
General Mills, Inc, for the Office
of Naval Research, was the larg-
est of about 1900 similar plastic
bags that have been sent aloft
in the last few years. ~
The experiments are aimed at
gathering information on cosmic
rays, weather data and other
facts from high attitudes. Yes
terday's fight covered a pattern
of about 80 miles. south and
west of Minneapolis. In addi-
ton to radio trackers. a small
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Super Skyhook' Back to Earth
After Soaring Record 22Mies

plane and a truck followed the
balloons path to recover both
the instruments and the plastic
cover.
The bag remained aloft about
nine hours, after its release from
an airport near Minneapolis
early yesterday. It was Debated
by an automatic ripcord device
which released the instruments
and tore the plastic. This was
necessary, scientists said, to pre-
clude the balloons remaining in
the air to become a hazard for
airplaneS.
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Segregation
Continued From First Page

after the Supreme Court issues
its final decree; probably next
winter or spring.
The School Board discussed
some of these questions in the
closed session it held with the
Commissioners yesterday, The
board and the city heads agreed
at this meeting that there is
now no legal reason for delay
ing integration.
The Joint meeting also pro-
duced an order for immediate
preparation of a bill for Con-
gress designed to clear away
certain legal technicalities stand
ing in the way of integration.
These involve the existing dual
Negro and white assistant super
intendents and teacher examin-
ing boards and teacher eligibility
lists, all of which now are pro-
vided for by law.
Eisenhower Interested.
One surprise at the meeting
was the announcement Of Presi-
dent EisenhoWer's, interest ip the
Districts integration plans. Com
missioner Samuel Spencer. who
aad been at the White House
just before the meeting, re-
ported on the Presidents request
to be kept informed on all inte-
grafton proposals. He also told
the session of the Presidents
statement that he regards the
Capital as a model for the Ma
ton on integration.
Mr.. Spencer said he planned to
report to the President on the
outcome of the session.
No decisions on future school
board integration policy were
made yesterday, however. These
await the planned special meet
ing, when Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing is due to present integration
plans on which he and top aides
have been working secretly for
some months.
A regular monthly School
Board meeting was scheduled for
this afternoon. The board was
expected then to set time for
the special meeting.
The board originally was
scheduled to act today on the
proposed transfer of the white
Petworth Elementary School to
Negroes. But a buildings and
grounds committee session sched-
uled for earlier today on this
subject was Cancelled yesterday.
Board members told The Star
that they now regard such trans
fers as at an end. Under the ex-
pected integration policy. pupils
will be transferred, instead of
buildings. Apparently the Pet
worth matter will be settled in
this way.
Negro parents of pupils now
attending the Park View. Bruce
and Monroe Schools near Pet
worth have been seeking transfer
Of a white school building be-
cause the three colored schools
are crowded. But Petworth and
Raymond, another white school
that has figured in the situation,
are only partly filled. Next fall,
apparently, the colored overflow
will be moved to them.
Negro parents also have been
pressing for a transfer of the
white Woodbridge or Langdon
School in the Northeast. Pre-
sumably some colored children
will enter one or both of these
schools in the fall.
Langdon School is at Twen-
tieth and Franklin streets NE
Woodbridge School is at Carl
ton and Central avenues NE
Petworth is at Eighth and Shep-
herd streets NV, near Roosevelt
High School. Raymond is al
Tenth street and Spring roac
NV.
DR.. Margaret j. Butcher. Negro
board member, said Monday
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Stanley and Board
To Confer on Policy
For Virginia Schools
BY the Asseeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 49,
Virginians today awaited the
outcome of a May q conference
between Gov. Stanley and the
State Board Of Education for an
indication of what course the
State will follow in the wake of
the Supreme Court decision end
ing segregation in public schools.
Gov. Stanley Yesterday said
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Police Head Denies Phone
Of Gen. Clark Was Tapped
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, May 19.-The chief
of japanese national rural police
denied today that he had tapped
Gen. Mark w. Clark's telephone
while Gen. Clark was supreme
allied commander here.
Gen. Clark, in his book From
the Danube to the Yalu." said
japanese police tapped my tele-
phone" and my telephone con-
versations were being monitored
at O Japanese police station
nearby, and that a full record
of everything said on the tele-
phone was kept by the police"
Evening star., 1954-05-19
Indiu is Subsidizinq
24.OOO Tenements

NEW DELHI.-India'S state
governments are to build more
than $4,000 tenements for in
dustrial workers under a SUBJ
sidized industrial-housing prof.
ect.
About 5000 additional tene-
ments will be constructed by in
dividual employers. The Central
Ministry for Works. Housing, and
Supply has sanctioned grants to-
falling $15,750.000 for this hous-
ing.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Miss Case in Hospital,
Jersey Leader Says
BY the Associoted Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct.
30.-Assembly Majority Leader
Paul M. Salisbury. Republican,
said tonight that Clifford Cases
sister. Adelaide, has re-entered
a hospital as a result of cam
paign attacks upon her,
Mr.. Salisbury issued a pre-
pared statement at the end of
dinner here attended earlier
by Mr.. Case, the Republican
candidate for the United States
Senate. He said that Miss Case,
after collapse, Went into a
hospital last Friday afternoon.
MIR. Case was not Immediately
available for comment.
In a television speech October
II, Mr.. Case defended his sis
ter against published reports
linking her to alleged Com
munist-front groups. He said she
was "a loyal American" but he
acknowledged she told him last
year, while under treatment
for severe nervous disorder, :"
that she had had an associa-
ton with q left-wing study
group"
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Lincoln Predictions
And AP Survey
Aqree on Results

Gould Lincoln's predictions re-
eordins the Senote and governors
roces in Tuesdays election tolly point
for point with those of the Associated
Press, but his forecast OF Democratic
gains in the House is more modest
thon the APPS.
Mr.. Lincoln, The Stor's political
onolyst, believes the Democrots will
hove 4o Senote sects,; the Republi-
cons 46 otter next Tuesdoy-with
Senator Morse OF Oregon remaining
the lone Independent. His analysis
Of the races is Identical with that Of
the APPS Douglas 6. Cornell, mode
in q dispatch filed from Washington
lost night.
Both Mr.. Lincoln ond Mr.. Cornell
foresee on even division between
Republican ard Democratic eover-
nors-24-24.
Mr.. Lincoln believes the most OBJ
iective view gives the new House
from US to 240 Democrats os oeoinst
1874 to 2o9 Republicans ond one
Independent. Mr.. Cornell predicts
the number of Democratic scot. will
foil in the 230-255 ronee. while Re-.
publicon scots will total from l79
to 204.
When they mode their precosts,
neither Mr.. Lincoln nor Mr.. Cornell
knew whot the other wos writing.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Result Of Late Plea
ByPresidentt Porty
Difficult to Gauge
Stur Analyst Believes
20 States Hold Key:
Senate Races Tight
By Gould Lincoln

Democratic victory in the race for control of the
84th Congress seems in the cards.
With the election two days away, only one thing
might change the picture: rush to the pols-to vote
Repubican-by those who supported Dwight D. Eisen-
hover in 1852. 1t could happen.
The results of President Eisenhower 11hhour appeal
the American people to elect Republican Congress
evauaed only when the strongest
plea president for party victory year election
since the Inflated effort of the President Wilson
to win Democratic Congress succeeds election
of 1854 like that of 1882 will Eisenhower victory
But in their effort to retain congressional maors
Republicans buckng another precedent Only
last half century the political party power to lose
congressional seats oyear election
the late Dealers we're
at the peak of their They gained nine
10 Senate seats.
The Republicans however have by given up
their aStmnue drive has brought campaign to an uex
pected crescendo Apathy past respectable sze
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Democrats Waging
About Campaign
To Unseat Broyhi||
6. O. P. Fights Hard
To Win Two Other
Virginia Districts
By John V. Horner

A determined Democratic
effort to unseat Republican
Representative Joel T. Broyhill
in the 10th Virginia district will
spark the Virginia elections
Tuesday.
Democratic chances Of sue
cess in this race, and in two
other important Virginia House
contests, remain in doubt, how
ever.
John c. Webb, a Fairfax Coun-
ty lawyer now completing his
first term in the Virginia House
OF Delegates, is the DemorY..
seeking to knock Representative
Broyhill out of Congress after
tWo-year stint
Busy in Other Districts.
The Democrats are particu-
larly eager to gain control in the
10th because of it's proximity to
the Capitol. but they also are
also striving to whip Republican
Representatives Poff in the 9Th
tPiedmont) district. and Wamp-
Ter in the 9th Southwest,
Though they find it difficult,
they have stirred up serious
trouble for Mr.. Wampler by
stressing unemployment in the
coal mines and low cattle prices.
In the 9Th, railroad pensions
are big issue and in the nearby
10th district, Federal pay has
come in for large share of cam
paign oratory.
Cites Own Record.
Mr.. Webb insists Representa-
tive. Broyhill is not as good
friend of Government workers
as the Republican pretends. The
incumbent denies the charge by
citing his record.
In addition to filling it's 10
House seats, Virginia this year
will elect a Senator and decide
whether to amend the State
Constitution so localities can
(See VA. POLITICS, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Weather Takes
Cold, Dim View
Of Trick-or-Treot

The weather, at least, turned a
cold shoulder on pre-Halloween
trick or treat practitioners cam
vassing District homes last night.
The fore0ster looked for the
coldest weather of the season
with a prediction for 32-degree
low last night. The low so far
this fall is 80 recorded on Octo-
ber 8.
The cloudiness which veiled
the mysterious doingS of last
nights spooks and witches was to
continue today. The Weather
Bureau predicted a high tempe
rature of about A degrees. To-
night will be fair and cold.
Yesterday. Washington had its
first snow of the season although
it amounted only to a few fur
ries in parts of the area.
Snow was expected in the
mountainous sections of Mary
land and Virginia, but the
Weather Bureau did not expect
any for Washington this week
end.