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Evening star., 1954-04-24
Nearly Z Pct. Drop
In Profits Of $50
Corporations Listed
Reports on ; Months
Reflect Business Dip
Starting Lost Year
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April PA dip
of nearly IL per cent in profits
from year ago is shown for $50
corporations that already have
made financial reports for the
first three months of this year.
The reports for the initial
quarter of 1854 are the first to
focus sharply on the business
downturn that began several
months ago. Profits for many
companies also were down in the
fourth quarter of 1853 but they
were Jumped with results for the
full year which on the average
showed a gain of better than 10
per cent for all of 1852.
Profits Down.
An Associated Press compila-
ton of $50 corporations making
financial reports for the first
quarter shows total of $751;
$4,000 in profits compared with
$513,097, 900 in the corresponding
three months last year.
Many of industry's biggest
money makers such as General
Motors, Standard Oil Co. (New
Jersey. United States Steel and
Bethlehem still are to be heard
from and their reports may
change the percentage but are
not expected to change the
trend.
Profits Fall Faster.
While the profit decline of
nearly II per cent is substantial,
it still could be described as
mild. as it's automatic in eco
nomicS that profits usually drop
at a faster rate than sales or
business volume.
When broken down into cate
gorieS, the reports show a con-
trasting pattern, with some in
dustrieS making substantial gains
over a year ago, with others down
rather sharply.
The first three aircraft manu-
featuring companies to report
had earnings nearly double a
year ago, seven big food COM
panies were up nearly IA per
cent. five oil companies were up
19 per cent and seven pulp and
paper companies were up "a per
cent.
A total of SO miscellaneous in
duStrial companies averaged
(See PROFITS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Bevon Gets Summons
As Dangerous Driver
BY the Assoeiosed Press

AYLESBURY. England. April
24.-3ummonses charging Aneu-
rim Bevan, leftist leader in the
British Labor Party, with danger
Gus driving and failing to stop
after an accident have been is
sued by the Bucks constabula-
tory headquarters.
The constabulatory said today
Mr.. Bevan's car was in an acci-
dent at Gerrards Cross on April
g The case will be heard at
Beaconsf1eld Magistrates Court
Nav 4.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Schine Assigned to Fort Myer,
But Probe Takes All His Time
Required to Report
When Not Needed by
Senate Subcommittee
By John A. Giles

Pvt. G. David Schine is as
signed to temporary military
police duty at Fort Myer - but
he's been as busy as a beaver
attending to business of the
Senate Investigations Subcom-
mittee' ever since he arrived
here two days ago.
In fact. the cause of all the
trouble in the Army's row with
Senator Mccarthy has put in
very little time at Fort Myer
although he has been punctual
in reporting into the provost
marshal's office as required.
1t. Col H. j. Michau, the
provost marshal, said today the
wealthy hotel heir was due back
on the post at 6 am. Monday
and that he was busy getting
up some papers" for Senator
McCarthy's subcommittee.
His temporary duty orders
from Camp Gordon, Ga. his
permanent station-state that he
should report to Col. Michau and
be available to him when he is
not required by the subcommit-
tee.
But he's been pretty we'll tied
up with subcommittee business
ever since he arrived" the colo
mel said in answer to questions.
The Star today called Fort
Myer and asked to speak to Pvt
Schine. The reply was that he
was in New York getting certain
papers for the subcommittee.
But a few minutes later q
spokesman called back to say
that he had been able to contact
the private through the SUBJ
committee" and that he said he
would not answer any questions
from neWsmen.
He said he wants to pursue
the same no-interview policy
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Easter Celebration
In Orthodox Churches

ORTHODOX RlTES-FolIowers Of
Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate
Foster Sunday tomorrow. Stoff Writer
Harry Boeos explains the difference
in the coIendor calculations and
describes the colorful rites on poss
A-S.
PRAYER AND ANS>NER-A Pres
byterion minister reIotes how preyer
preceded gift that helped con-
sreeotion in desperate straits. Re.
ligious News Editor cospor Nonnes
tells the story in his "Humon Side Of
Religion" column on poee 40.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Cancer Victim Survives
To See First Child
RY the A.soeioteci Prass

ASHIN GTON COURT
HOUSE. Ohio, April 24.-Nine-
teen-year-old Bill Shadley knew
he was going to die of cancer.
For the past several weeks,
doctors said they didn't under
stand how he managed to stay
alive. Yesterday. when his new
ly-born first child, a boy, was
brought to his bedside, he whis-
pered:
tive waited so long"
Then he went into coma. A
few hours later. he died.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Fishermen FuIIs Off
Rock and browns

A man tentatively identified
as James Gurrlie. SO, colored, of
the 1900 block of Riggs place
NV, slipped off a rock while
fishing above Chain Bridge to-
day and apparently drowned.
Harbor police were searching
for the body.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Britain Gets Vodku

LONDON. April "a (P.-Real
Russian vodka goes back on
British bars today for the first
time since the 1917 revolution.
Five hundred cases of 1t ar
rived yesterday aboard Soviet
freighter. Importers say the de-
mand is terrific.
Evening star., 1954-04-24
French Give Bidau|f
Free Hand at Geneva;
Cabinet Grip Firmer
Big Three Ministers
Hold Final Meeting
On Conference Strategy
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

| PARIS, April 24.-The French
cabinet today gave Foreign Min
lister Georges Bidault free hand
to negotiate for France at the
Geneva conference opening Mon
! day.
Mr.. Bidault had demanded
that the cabinet let him 60 to
Nehru Coils for Geneva Poet Against
Intervention in lndo- Chino. Pooe AS
the Asian parley with no strings
attached.
BY giving him a carte blanche
on handling negotiations on
Indo-China and Korea, the cab
met headed off what might have
resulted in collapse of Premier
Joseph Laniel's government.
To Operate Within Terms.
The Foreign Minister still
cannot dicker willy-nilly with
Red China, Soviet Russia and
the other conference participants,
but will operate freely within
policy terms on Indo-China as
outlined by Mr.. Laniel March z
before the National Assembly.
Mr., Laniel has declared in
addresses to the Assembly that
France will miss no opportunity
to reach a peaceful settlement in
Indo-China so long as the secur-
ity and independence of the
three ndo-Chinese states asso-
ciated with France in the French
Union are not endangered.
Ministers Talks End.
The Big Three foreign minis
ters wound up four days of pri-
vate strategy talks here con-
vinced that many obstacles will
have to be hurled before the
Geneva Conference gets down to
its primary business of trying to
bring peace to Korea and Indo-
China.
United States Secretary of
State Dulles, British Foreign Sec
retary Eden and French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault ar
ranged a final get-together this
afternoon to iron out their stra-
tegy for the Geneva meeting
which opens Monday.
After this meeting, Mr.. Dulles
and Mr.. Bidault plan to leave
for Geneva today. Mr.. Eden is
scheduled to fly there tomorrow.
A long distance clash by diplo-
! (See MINISTERS. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1954-04-24

parties to the dispute to produce
"all memoranda, all documents,
all notes of monitored converSa-
tions" between the principals.
The subcommittee agreed to
examine the explosive data and
allow the matter that is "ma-
terial and relevant" to 60 into.
the record as evidence.
But the tactics of Senator Nc
Carthy. Republican, of Wiscon-
sin, suggested he is ready to use
every parliamentary maneuver to
protect what he considers the
interests of himself, Committee
Counsel Roy Cohn and Commit
tee Staff Director Francis Carr.
More BrawIs Certain.
Thus. many a new brawl is due
before the documents can be
considered one by one and dis
posed of. The. televised hearings,
originally scheduled to last
through 10 working days, now
appear to face a long extension.
AS an added complication, Act
ing Chairman Mundt expressed
the view today that it might be
necessary to rewrite what he
called the subcommittee fuzzy
order for seizure of records of
telephone calls. He appeared to
lean toward the view that it
would be illegal to make public
transcripts of monitored CONVEX
sationS without the consent of
both parties.
Such a view was taken yester-
day by Ray H. jenkins, the COM
mittee's special counsel, although
the Army's lawyer. Joseph N.
WEIGH. argued the committee
could do what it wished with the
telephone transcriptions.
Senator Mundt said last night
that it was not known whether
all persons involved in the in
quiry would agree to making the
transcripts public.
This must be determined if
Senator Mccarthy sticks to his
conditions, Senator Mundt said
after a conference with attorneys
iya Tho iy,v,Acf ino fiAV1
Hearings in Recess.
The hearings are in recess for
the week end, but will resume at
1890 am. Monday with Secre-
tary of the Army Stevens under
cross-examination by Mr.. Jen-
kinS.
Senator Mccarthy, who left
Washington by plane last night,
prepared meanwhile to deliver
couple of speeches in Mil
Waukee.
The subcommittee moved
rapidly during its first hearings
on Thursday. 1t kept up the brisk
pace yesterday until Jack Lucas,
a personal secretary to Mr..
Stevens, started to place in the
record a shorthand transcript
he made of a telephone CONVEX
sation between Mr.. Stevens and
Senator Mccarthy November Z.
This touched off the first real
parliamentary duel between SEN
ator Mccarthy and counsel for
the "anti-McCarthy" principals
Mr.. Stevens, Army Counsellor
John Adams and Assistant Sec
retary of Defense H. Struve
HenSel.
After a two-hour wrangle
starring Senator Mccarthy and
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Arkansas, the subcommittee Or
dered all such notes and docu-
ments to be presented to the
subcommittee for consideration
as possible evidence.
Must Be i'm Order.
The materials must be submit
ted in chronological order. Under
this ruling, the transcript that
started the row could not be
submitted except in its proper
sequence with the other uocu-
mentS.
Under the blanket order for
documents, Senator Mccarthy
presumably will be required to
offer and explain the origin of
memoranda he published March
10 accusing Secretary Stevens of
trying to blackmail him into
(See HEARING, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Stocks in fhe Spotlight

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales tadd 00), high, low, closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1954-04-24
Transcript Row
May Pro|ong
Mccarthy Quiz
Need for Redruft
Of Subpoena Order
Seen by Mundt
BY jones {. Roper

A decision by Senate investi-
gators to examine hundreds of
documents threatened today to
extend almost indefinitely the
public hearings into the Army
Mccarthy row.
The Senate Investigations sub
committee has instructed all
Evening star., 1954-04-24

Fort Monmouth Presentation at Probe
Is Colled Distorted" Pooe A-3
Army's Boston Lawyer Views BedIom
Co!mly. Paee A-3
Portiol Text Of TTonscript. Poqs AT
Evening star., 1954-04-24

(See MINISTERS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1954-04-24

(See PROFITS, Page A-2)
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27

swim, have someone accompany
you in a boat to give assis-
tance if required. Better still,
swim parallel to the shore
where you can get to shallow
water quickly. Be sure to wait
one and one half hours after
you eat before swimming. En-
ter the water gradually, es-
pecially if it is cold. If you
dive in, make sure the water
is deep enough and has no hid
den rocks. Above all swim in
a safe place, preferably one
supervised by life guards. New
erSWim alone. Be sure some
one is nearby who can help you
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27

enjoy Memorial day swimming
never returned" Mrs. Niece =
ough said. 1t happens very
year because many people are
taking their first dip since the
previous summer and overSti-
mate their swimming ability
and their physical condition, 1"
she said.
Mrs. McGeough pointed out
the following precautions which
may save your life" Dom t
try to show off abilities you
don't possess. Remember, dis
tances over water often are
greater than they appear. If
you must go on distance
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27

if you get into trouble. If you
do get into trouble keep calm,
don't struggle. Keep your hands
under water, kick your feet,
and head for shore. Get out of
the water and rest as soon as
you feel tired"
Mrs. McGeough further eau
toned that everyone playing
around the water should learn
to swim. She said You can't
find a better sport to save your
life. Ask your local Red
Cross chapter how you can en-
roll for free courses in SWIM
ming, lifesaving, boating, ca
noeing or sailing" she said.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27

marketing trends. Dill said,
'It was a wonderful experience
for our folks and I'm sure that
this opportunity to see the Board
of Trade and sit in on mark
citing discussions with some Of
the industry's most highly re-
Spected authorities will reflect
itself in even greater service
to our patrons during the COM
ing harvest season than we
have been able to offer in the
past"
While in Chicago the groups
stayed at the La Sale Hotel.
Following the close of the mar
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27
Two Geanga Men Tour
Chicago Board of Trade

The Geauga county group in
cluded Carl Dill and manager
Leo C. Valentine.
According to Valentine, t h e
purpose or Une tour was to
acquaint Farm Bureau person
mel with the facilities and func-
tions of the Board of Trade and
the important part it plays in
establishing grain prices a n d
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27
Mrs.McGeongh Urges Safety
on Memorial Day Swimmers

your Memorial day weekend a.
live and in good health, t h e
Red Cross suggests a fe W
common sense precautions on
your holiday" says Mrs. E. j.
McGeough, water safety chair
man of Geauga county R e d
Cross.
Last year nearly one hund-
red persons who went out to
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27

n Two men represented the &C.
auga county Farm Bureau on
a recent two-day tour of the
Chicago Board of Trade. T h e
trip was arranged by the Ohio
Farm Bureau Coop. Association
for some $50 persons who
handle grain at the local coop
receiving points throughout the
State.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-05-27

eff you want to increase
your chances of returning from
ket and lunch at the famous
Union League club, they spent
several hours at the Museum
of Arts and Sciences viewing
the many world famous agri-
cultural, industry and science
exhibits.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
Put New Land
Under Irrigation

BOZEMAN-In accordance with
the Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson's policy to better serve
farmers by making available loans
to finance small water develop
ments, 3052 new acres of land in
Montana were put under irrigation
during the past year. These de-
velopments were financed by the
Farmers Home Administration,
which is a part of the Department
of Agriculture, according to c. o.
kelly" Hansen, State Director for
Montana.
In addition 2505 acres of land
were benefited by improved ir-
rigation methods or by supplement
tai water supply and II farm
stead water supply systems were
financed including a large group
for the AbSarokee community.
Marvin F. Bell, Senior Water
Facilities Specialist for the Farm
ers Home Administration in Mon
tana, stated that over $4,000 acres
of land has been brought under
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
ExpIoin New Sociol
Security Rulings

MISSOULA-Amount OF per-
sons social security benefits is
based on his average monthly
earnings over certain period OF
time. Under the new Social Securi-
ty law, if you had low earnings,
or no earnings at all in some
years, up to years Cor 5'years
under certain conditions) can be
dropped in figuring your average
monthly earnings.
Anyone who has at least quar-
terS of work under social security
anytime after June 1858 may take
advantage of the drop-out. Six
quarters of work after June 1858
cannot be acquired until sometime
in October 1854. Any person reach
ing age 65 or dying after August
1854 (without having reached age
65) is also eligible for the drop
out. The drop-out will avoid a re-
duction in benefits which might
be caused by low or non-earning
years.
Your social security office will
be glad to furnish you pamphlets
explaining the new social security
law. Write: Social Security Adj
ministration, Missoula.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
Fl O m e Council
Meeting Friday

KALISPELL-Fall meeting OF
the Flathead Home Demonstration
council will be at the Northwest
Community hall, Friday at 10 am
Lost Creek and Merry MatronS
home demonstration clubs will
be hostess clubs.
The program will include re-
ports on various activities of the
clubs and council throughout the
summer months as well as election
and installation of new officers.
Guest speaker will be Gokulan-
anda Satapathy, I.F.Y.E. visitor
from Bhanjanager, Canaan Dis
trict, Grissa State, India. Gokul-
amanda is a guest at the Harold
Passmore home for his stay in the
Flathead.
Council members are asked to
bring sandwiches. Dessert and
coffee will be served at the meet
ing.
Mrs. Harold Passmore, Creston,
is Flathead home demonstration
council president, Mrs. Walt Man
ming, Kalispen and Mrs. Rosanne
Marozzo, Evergreen are vice presi-
dents. Mrs. Pete Cornell, Kalispell,
is secretary and Mrs. Wilson Man
aghan, Smith Valley, treasurer.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
SocioI Security Hos
Undergone Change

Wenatchee Social Security office
The person who said: "Tomor-
row never comes," has been
proved wrong by the social secur-
ity program. For today there are
about six and half million men,
women and children who are liv-
ing in the tomorrow which
either they or their retired or de-
ceased breadwinner helped to
earn. They are the people over
SIS and their dependents and the
dependents or survivors of de-
ceased workers who have become
entitled to social security benefits.
l mentioned these beneficlarles
in my first article when l said
that the new law would enable
them to receive increased old-age
and survivors insurance payments.
The first thing which should be
pointed out is that this increase IS
automatic for persons already re-
ceiving checks. Beneficiaries don't
have to write any letters, forms,
or applications for the increase. II
you are expecting September
social security check, it will be
in the early October mail as usual.
And the amount on that cheek
will be higher than your last
check.
Here is a table for insured
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
SocioI Security Rule
On Earnings Differ

MISSOULA - The new Social
Security act makes change in the
amount of earnings which person
may have and still receive his
monthly payment. This change is
effective Jan. l, 1855. For the bal
ance of 1854, the old law is in
effect-that is, he must stop his
social security checks if Q) he
earns more than $75 in any month
in work covered under the Act or
(2) if he has self-employment
earnings of more than 5000 in a
year and is rendering substantial
services in his trade or business.
Beginning Jan. l, 1855, person
receiving benefits must stop his
checks if he has earnings, either
as a wage Garner or a Self-em-
ployed person, which are more
than $1,000 in any year. This ap-
plies to earnings of any kind,
whether covered by social security
or not. For instance, a person re-
ceiving social security payments
now can work in non-covered
work and still draw benefits. This
will not be true beginning Jan. l,
1855, if his earnings are more than
$1,000 in a year. For each addition
al $50 lover the $1200) earned in
a year, one months benefit must
be deducted.
Effective Jan. l, 1855, persons
reaching age 72 may earn any
amount and still receive their So
cial security benefits. This is a
change from age rs.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08

only to individuals and associa-
tionS who cannot obtain adequate
financing elsewhere. Maximum re-
payment period is 20 years for in
dividuals and 40 years for asSo-
Citations. Individual loans usually
do not exceed $4,000 and associa-
ton loans are limited to 100000.
These loans made since 1887 are
being repaid with interest.
R. B. McLeaish, Administrator
of Farmers Home Administration
on his visit to Montana on June
As this year emphasized that the
Water Facilities program has made
a definite contribution toward a
more stable Agriculture in Mon
tana.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
1000, Trees,
Shrubs Available

MISSOULA-To meet the in
creasing demand for trees and
shrubs in an enthusiastic tree plant
ing program in the State of Mon
tana, the State Forest Nursery at
Montana State University in Mis-
soula will have million trees and
shrubs available for distribution
in the spring of 1855, according to
Don Baldwin, nurseryman and for
est supervisor. Orders are placed
through county agents with a Dec
81 deadline.
Every spring hundreds of farm
ers and ranchers plant windbreaks
adjacent to farm buildings, or
across cultivated fields for pro-
lection of soil, crops, livestock and
people, Baldwin said. Last spring,
tree shipments from the nursery
in Missoula amounted to nearly
400 thousand trees and shrubs,
sent to 1904 land owners and op-
orators.
The trees are available to farm
ers, ranchers and woodland own
ers in the state of Montana for use
as windbreaks or for reforestation
purposes. Orders are handled by
the county agricultural extension
agents. Broadleaved trees are
available for three cents each, and
evergreens are four and one-half
cents. Most of the "old favorites"
are available, Baldwin said, in
cluding green ash, Russian olive,
American elm, Chinese elm, cara
CANA, honeysuckle, cottonwood,
willow, and several species of ev-
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08

irrigation in Montana since the be-
ginning of the water Facilities pro-
gram.
Farmstead Water Facilities loans
provide water for the home, live
stock and farm gardens through
the installation of ponds, wells,
cisterns, storage tanks, spring de-
velopments and pipelines. Irriga-
ton loans provide water for irri-
cation of crops by the installation
of diversion or storage dams,
wells, stream pumps, farm distri-
button system, the purchase of
water rights or water stock and
the leveling of land to promote
efficient application of water to
crops.
Water Facilities loans are made
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
ergreens

ergreenS.
The state nursery at Missoula
is supported by income from the
sale of nursery stock and state
funds which are matched by U. S
Forest Service funds under pro-
visions of the Clarke McNary act
The nursery has a small staff OF
full-time employees, and in the
fall and spring when planting and
lifting operations are underway,
forestry students at the University
are given part-time work.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
List Duck Season
Shooting Hours

Migratory waterfowl Sc a so n
starts Sunday, Oct. 9 at noon, and
ends at sunset Dec. Z. Shooting
time is from a half hour before
sunrise until sunset on the first
day. Pheasant and Hungarian par
fridge two-week season starts at
noon, Nov. 7, and ends at sunset
Nov. 81. Shooting hours except for
the first day are from half hour
before sunrise until sunset.
The following times are half
hour before sunrise and sunset,
and were obtained from the us.
Weather bureau at Flathead coun-
ty airport.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-10-08
DEcEM M B Err

workers who are receiving retire
ment benefits. If the column of
figures on the left is the present
amount of your benefit, the col
umn on the right will be the new
amount on the September check,
which will reach you early in Oc-
tober.