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Evening star., 1954-06-05
'Atomic-Like' Blasts
AT Chemical Plant
Injure al Least 4o
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

CHARLESTON. w. Va, June
5.-Tons Of water pumped from
the Kanawha River held at bay
today a chemical plant dire
after q series Of five atomic
like" explosions shook the coun-
tryside and injured at least 20
persons.
Company officials said ,as far
as they could tell all personnel
were accounted for. About 200
men were working in the Insti-
tute plant Of the Carbide and
Carbon Chemicals Corp. about
II miles west Of here. when o
tank car exploded and set Of
a chain of four other blasts.
A spokesman said no men were
caught in the blast area. "The
fire is burning itself out now."
he said.
Fire Out Of Control s Hours.
About 40 of those hurt were
employees Of the plant. The
others included persons cut or
otherwise injured by glass and
flying debris.
Uncounted property damage
resulted from the blasts, heard
or felt within a 15-mile radius
of the sprawling plant in the
heart Of West Virginia's Chem
ical Valley.
1t was more than five hours
before firemen got the upper
hand on the huge fire in the
styrene plant. Until electric
power could be restored and
water pumped from the nearby
river, the fire ragged unabated.
Homes and business places
were shaken and windows shat
tered in South Charleston, st.
Adams, Institute and Dunbar,
spotted a few miles apart along
the heavily industrialized river
front.
Flash of White Fire.
The first explosion, with fire.
ball strikingly like that from an
atomic blast, occurred about
TAO pm. (EST). Four hours
later firemen were beginning to
gain on the chemical-fed blaze.
Delbert Simmons of Dunbar,
who was driving past the plant
at the time of the first explosion,
said "all I could see was a big
flash of white fire and my car
turned around"
Disaster agencies marshaled
forces in the area. The Air Ma
tional Guard dispatched pumper
trucks and emergency lighting
equipment. Fire fighting equip
ment converged from dozens of
cities and towns. Blood plasma
was rushed to the scene from
Huntington, 40 miles west.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
Gushing Sees "a Lot Of Good
As Result of McC C0rthy Probe

Archbishop Richard j. Cushing
OF Boston said yesterday at the
White House he thinks "a lot of
good will come" out Of the Army
Mccarthy row hearings.
The people are enjoying it."
he told reporters. "They are be-
ing educated. While they might
take sides. it's q good diversion.
Il think we are going to come
out Of all this debate much
healthier"
Archbishop Cushing insisted
that Senator Mccarthy ser
tainly is not dividing" the Cath
olic church.
He was asked about a charge
by Senator Flanders, Republican,
Of Vermont, in a Senate speech
last week that Senator Mccarthy
was dividing his country, his
church and his party.
There's no DIVISION" Arch
bishop Cushing said. There is
no Catholic church attitude on
a subject Of that kind. Catholics
can go the way they will"
Asked what he thought about
Evening star., 1954-06-05
Howard Graduates
581, Gives Honorary
Degrees 10 -Four

Howard University late yester-
day graduated 581 persons and
presented honorary degrees to
four distinguished persons.
At campus ceremonies attended
by more than 1000 persons, the
honorary degrees went to
Chester Bowles. former Ambas-
sador to India, doctor of laws:
Thurgood Marshall, special legal
counsel of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of
Colored People, doctor of laws;
Roy w. Bornn, commissioner of
social welfare for the Virgin
Islands, doctor of humane letters,
and Namde Azikiwe, local gov
ernment minister and leader of
government business, Eastern
Region of Nigeria, British West
Africa, doctor of laws.
CramtOn Speaks.
The principal speaker was
Louis c. Cramton, 78, former
Republican Representative from
Michigan. In discussing the
recent Supreme Court decision
eliminating segregation in the
schools, Mr.. Cramton remarked:
"Our highest court. by it's re-
cent unanimous decision seeking
to end classes of citizens in the
fundamental field of education,
holding that all citizens are
alike and under equal protec-
ton of the law, has testified to
the world that the rights of all
are the concern of this Gov
ernment." 30
The ranking students in the
graduating class are: Liberal
Arts, Raymond E. Contee, jr.,
4941 Blaine street NE; music,
Doris Brown, 900 c street NE:
engineering and architecture. Pc
ter A. c. Okafe of Onitsha, Nj
geria; pharmacy, James Mar
shall, South Norwalk, Conn.
Also, medicine, Stanley S. Kline,
New York; dentistry, Arthur L.
Thomas. jr.. Trenton, N. j.; So
cial work, Evelyn L. Greene,
Baltimore: law, Albert D. Math-
ews, 1870 Simms drive Sc,
and religion, Lawrence B. Smith,
804-A Kastle place NE.
Two Degrees to Student.
Anne c. Gilbert, of Jamaica,
N. Y, received two degrees. She
completed requirements for the
bachelor of arts degree in Au-
gust, 1853, entered the School of
Social Work last September, and
completed requirements for the
master of social work degree this
spring.
Five sets Of brothers and sis
ters also were in the graduating
class. They are Charles I. and
Robert E. Bryant. of 3437 South
Twenty fifth street, Arlington,
Va; George T. and Jacqueline A.
Butler, Charlotte, N. c.; Ebert L.
and Eugene K. Cox, 731 Fair
mont street NV; Austin A. and
Rita c. deChabert, st. Croix, Vir-
gin Islands, and Harry P. and
James T. Williams, Martinsville,
Va.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
Trucker Dies of Burns
In By-Poss Accident
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 5.-A truck
driver who was burned when his
truck turned over on the express
way bypass Of Annapolis died in
Anne Arundel General Hospital
yesterday. ...
George Patterson Stills, As.
colored, of Baltimore, was driv-
ing a six-wheel dump truck
Thursday, hauling stone for an
Anne Arundel County bridge
project, when the accident oc-
Cured between the Ritchie high
way interchange at Winchester
and the new Severn River bridge.
He apparently turned sharply
to miss another truck which had
stopped by a cutoff to the OPP
posite lane of the dual highway,
police said.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
Typographical Union
Reflects Randolph
BY the Associoted Press

INDIANAPOLIS, June S.
Woodruff Randolph has been re-
elected president of the AFL In
ternational Typographical Union.
gaining a 569-vote victory over
George Bante of Chicago.
The official count announced
at ITU headquarters showed Mr..
Randolph polled 38,160 votes to
1881 for Mr.. Bante.
Trustees elected for the
Union Printers Home. Colorado
Springs, Colo, included Guy Bill
ingsley, Washington.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
ST. Patrick S Academy
Graduates II Seniors

st. Patrick's Academy grad
uated 72 seniors at ceremonies
last night in Carroll Hall, 924 G
street NV. J
Commencement speaker was
Miss Jane M. Hoey. director
of social research for the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
House Study Pledged
On 0nAppointmentP| Plan
In Time Of Disaster

Speaker Martin promised to-
day the House will give careful
consideration to a constitutional
amendment to make sure it will
continue to function even If a
large number of Representatives
should be killed in an atomic at
tack, or other disaster.
The proposed amendment.
which won Senate approval yes
terday by a vote of 70 to l,
would empower governors to
make temporary appointments
pending an election in the event
more than one-third of the 435
House seats ever became vacant
at one time. Governors may al
ready fill Senate vacancies by
appointment.
This latest proposed change in
the Constitution was urged on
the ground that the House is the
only major branch of Govern
ment which might be left with
out a quorum to act until an
election could be held following
an atomic attack.
House Will Study Plan.
"The Senate, having passed
It," said Speaker Martin, 1--WE will
give it full consideration, but we
hope the day will never come
when it has to be used"
If passed by a two-thirds vote
of the House, the amendment
still would have to be ratified by
three-fourths of the States.
The amendment was sponsored
by Senate Republican Leader
Knowland, of California. It's
supporters pointed out that laws
already exist to establish the
continuity Of the Executive au-
thority in the White House and
that vacancies in the courts or
in the Senate could be filled
promptly by appointment. But
in the House, where all revenue
bills must originate, vacancies
can be filled only by special
elections, which would require
q. lapse of at least so days.
StenniS Votes No.
In the event of an atomic
war, prompt action would be
required by Congress on many
bills relating to revenue and
emergency powers.
The only negative vote on the
amendment was cast by Senator
Stennis, Democrat, of Missis-
Sippi.
This is the second constitu-
tional amendment to pass the
Senate this year. The first re-
lated to the size and jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court. Two
other constitutional amendments
have been sidetracked in the
Senate at this session. One was
the Bricker proposal to curb
treaty-making power, the other
was the Eisenhower request to
lower the voting age from 81
to 18.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Fair and cool to-
night, low about SIS. Mostly
sunny tomorrow, high in the
mid 70S.
Maryland-Fair and cool to-
night, low 44-48 west portion,
50-56 east. Fair tomorrow and
continued rather cool, high
70-76.
Virginia-Fair and cool to-
night, low 1852 west portion,
Evening star., 1954-06-05
National University Of Law
Awards 43 Degrees

National University of Law
awarded 43 degrees last night
in the Chamber of Commerce
Building, 1915 H street NV.
Senator Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois will address the
schools 85th commencement
class. The graduates are:
Master of Laws.
Foster. Marion j. Webster, Edward
Schneider, John s.
Master Of Patent Law.
Billings, Victor l..
Bachelor of Laws.
Abb, Irving v. M. Mills, J. w, III
Bailey, William l.. McCally, Charles T.
Botkin, Robert McDade, James w.
BroyleS, Frank S. Mcdonald, Brian 7.
Davis, James B. Norris, George L.
Doohan, C. E. Peachey, Robert P.
Foley, George v. Petroutsa, A. D.
Carver, James F. ReiSer. Leonard I.
Griangreco, A. A. Ross, Thomas P.
Goguen,C. j.. jr. Shaw, 2. j., jr.
Gordiany Jose C. Shaw, Ralph B.
Gottwald Arthur P. ShnitZer. Paul
Griesemer. J. D. Sickle, w. F., jr.
Hairston, Charles Tayman, j. H., jr.
Hargrave, Roger j. Theibault, A. Robert
Jobe, William T, jr. Tobin, K. E.,lr.
Johnston, Burt L. Werlich, w. B.
Konick, Bernard Wise. C. Edward, :r.
Lerner, Howard Yauch, Charles u.
Maduro John L.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
Dr.. Brooks to Preach

DR.. Seth r. Brooks will preach
on "Is There a Right to Individ-
ual Conscience?" at IL am. to-
morrow at the UniverSaliSt
National Memorial Church, Six
teenth and S streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
The graduates are:

Kiefer, Jane M.
Kline. Barbara c.
Larkin, Catherine
Lash. lean l..
Lewis. Catherine =.
Lo Russo, Helena
Lynn. Mildred A.
Mahaney. Mary c.
May. Kathleen NJ.
McGlynn, Mary 3.
McGovern, Angela
McVey, Elizabeth
Miller. Patricia M.
MoSher. Margaret
Nickson. Mary l..
Paauin. Charlotte
Parreco, Ann M.
Porter. Patricia A.
Rees, Margaret A.
Ricchiuti, Maria
Ryan. Anne B.
Sappey, Sheila NJ.
Schaub, Joyce A.
Schmidt Patricia A.
Schveizer. Mary A.
shannon. Natalie p.
Smith. loan N.
Smith. Mary D.
Stone, Elizabeth j.
Trainor, Florence
Trainof, Jeanne
Waters, Patricia A.
wi;s:.' wSss:. nslis. Mass &.
YuraWeeE, Ursula
Zanelottt, Angelina
Evening star., 1954-06-05
Poultry Conference

MOOREFIELD, w. Va, June
5 Especially - The 1854 State
Poultry Conference will be held
here August 4, 5 and 6.
Evening star., 1954-06-05

52-57 east. Mostly sunny tomor-
row, a little warmer in the after
noon, high in the mid 70s in
north portion, 1880 south.
Wind-Northwest 1915 miles
per hour tonight, west to south
west 10-15 miles per hour to-
morrow.
River Report.
tFrom q. g. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-06-05

Acton, Mary r.
Artino, Nancy ].
Atkins, Shirley J.
Benn, 10 Ann s.
Bergling. Judith A.
Bertorelli, Josephine
Brennan. Patricia
Cagle. Doris c.
Cannon. Geraldine
Carini, Mary A.
Cestone. Maria e.
Clearv, Mary NJ.
Cloney. Mildred !.
Constable. Patricia
Crooke. Denyse c.
Dashiell, Emily P.
Dearborn. Muriel r.
Duringer, Joyce 3.
Ellis. Patricia A.
Norma c. Ford
Marie T. Franks
Gaughan. Marg'ret
Gilbert, Peggy A.
Golab, Antoinette
Grady. Beverly A.
Gregory. Romaine
Grimth. Joan E.
Hayden. Donna r.
Herdeman. Judith
Hoffman, Patricia
HUNT, Alice E.
lden. ,i,Ine M.
Irwin, Audry M.
Kabosky. Helen Z.
Keliher, Elizabeth
lKelly, Joan NJ.
Evening star., 1954-06-05

Showers and thunderstorms will be widespread through
Northern Plains tonight while scattered shower
activity is expected for Southern Florida and the northwest
portion of the Nation Temperatures win be through
most of the eastern half of the Nation while cooler weather
f0recakt for the northwest quadrant ZAP Wepho Map.
Evening star., 1954-06-05

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. SO. on June /.
Lowest. 13. on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Houra.
High, 81. at 4:4O pm.
Low. So. at 4:45 am.
Evening star., 1954-06-05

TIDE Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.1
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
LEGAL JURISDICTION OVER INDIANS DISCUSSED
AT POPLAR Meeting

look to see if the accused has re-
ceived an allotment of land from the
federal government. If the accused
has riceeved complete title to his
government land he is not classified
as an Indian for jurisdictional pur-
poses, however, if he has land over
which the government is holding title
in trust for him, he is classified as
an Indian. Secondly, if the accused
has never received land from the fed
eral government, but has: (1) a pre-
ponderance of Irdian blood, (2) re-
tains the habits and customs of an
Indian, and (3) a racial status in
the community as an Indian, he is
normally defined as an Indian for
purposes of determining jurisdiction"
The courts have held, concluded
Massman, that Indian Country in
cludes all land within the exterior
boundaries of an Indian reservation.
Sgt. Stevenson, highway patrol, told
the people that to the best of his
knowledge the patrol and local au-
thorities had had good cooperation
from Indians, their courts and their
police He also corrected the state
ment concerning the Fl highway
deaths reported by the citizens COM
mittee in its press release. Sgt. Stew
enson said highway records showed
only A.
The meeting in Poplar, according
to those who attended, had a salts
factory effect, in that it gave the
people chance to ask questions and
give vent to the troubles that were
bothering them.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
New Minimum Pay For
Cotton, Silk industries
Nearer

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(LNS)-
Labor Department efforts to set a 81
an hour minimum wage on govern
ment contracts in cotton, silk and
synthetic textiles is closer to solu-
ton.
The United States District Court
has ordered over 200 cotton mills to
give the Labor Department informa-
ton it needs to answer employer
claims that the 81 minimum would
hurt the industry
The government wants the name
of each worker paid less than 81 an
hour, the kind of job he worked on
and how much he worked in the past
two years.
Mill attorneys claimed this would
be gigantic job" But government
attorney replied that such informa-
ton should be in mill records if en-
ployers are in compliance with fed
eral statutes.
The Labor Department urged
speed in finishing the year-and-a-
half-old case.
Under the Walsh-Healey Act, the
Labor Secretary can set minimum
labor standards on government orders
over $4,000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
Continued from page One)

having any jurisdiction over Indians
who commit crimes in "Indian Coun-
try" as defined by federal law.
2. The Congress of the United
States presented to the Territory the
Enabling Act which contains the
terms under which we were accepted
as state of the Union and we agreed
to accept them.
3. The Enabling Act (Sec. 4 Sub
Division p says 8 and said In
dian land shall remain under the alb
solute jurisdiction and control of
Congress of the United States"
a. The Constitution of the State
of Montana (Which also had to be
acceptable to the Congress of the
United States) says Ordinance 1
Sec. p 3" and said Indian lands
shall remain under the absolute juris-
diction and control of the United
States"
The Attorney Generals assistant
further explained that the "Ten
Major Crimes Act" of the United
States Congress split the jurisdiction
of Indians in 'Indian Country" be-
tween the federal government and
the Indian Tribal courts. If an Indian
commits one of the 10 major crimes
in Indian Country" the federal
courts have jurisdiction, lesser crimes
committed by the Indians within Gin
dian Country" are under the juris-
diction of the Indian tribal courts.
Hugh Massman continued by say
ing I'm defining an Indian for pur-
poses of jurisdiction, courts first
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
FRASER COMMENTS ON REASONS FOR
UNREST IN LATIN AMERICA

Christianity or Democracy. Bullets
are no real defense against an idea,
especially an idea that seems to have
q hold of religious ferocity upon its
adherents as does Communism.
With the theory that we must per-
nit no foreign power to gain a foot
hold in the Americas Republicans and
Democrats alike agree, and to that
extent the Administration must have
the support of us all in it's recent
action in Guatemala, but if in over
throwing the Arbenz Government, we
permit the return to power of Mill
tary Junta through which in the re-
cent preArbenz past, only twenty
two families controlled more than
half of all the land-and that half
the most productive land of the coun-
try, and the remaining 100000 peo-
pie left to exc precarious one-meal-
a-day sort of existence-then l sub
nit we are in the long-run aiding and
abetting the growth of Communism.
The extreme poverty of the masses
of Latin America, and the extreme
wealth of a very, very small per-
centage of the people has to be seen
to be believed, and Americas cue,
it seems to me, is to help those pow
erty stricken masses in educational
and peaceful ways to rid themselves
of feudal system that holds them
in its grip. America should revive
the Good Neighbor Policy, and act
now to halt revival of Dollar Diplo-
macy" that currently seems to be
taking us back the days of Marine
Intervention. America should, and
must for it's own protection, throw
its great economic and spiritual
weight on the side of honest and lib
eral elements, and keep its military
weight in the background whenever
possible.
Catholicism is deeply rooted in the
lives and bodies of all Latin Ameri-
cans, and in itself is very strong
and formidable safeguard against
Communism, but even so, if we per-
NIT the return to power of Fuedal,
Reactionary minded Gov
eminent in Guatemala, the 'one-meal-
a-day' poverty of Los Pobres' will
throw them into the arms
of the Communists. If we do that, we
are not only betraying them, we will
also be betraying the Democratic
Dream of our forefathers, whose
memory we are celebrating today,
and also the future of that greatest
Of all so-far-conceived political ideas
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09

From the Veterans Hospital in
Denver, Willard E. Fraser, Democrat
ic candidate for Congress, issued the
following 4th of July statement:
Communism is the first real threat
we have ever had to our American
Democratic Institutions, and far too
many of our national leaders are re-
acting to it like lot of geese. We
have had, and fearlessly met the
threat of wars without real fear of
losing, for we could-and did-meet
them with our fists, but never since
the early days of the founding of the
Republic have we been threatened
with an idea that we must meet with
our minds. In Communism we must
recognize an idea as poignant as
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09

allotments to be eligible for price
support.
Kolstad says that polling places
will be established in each wheat pro-
ducing community. They will be open
by 9 O'Clock on the day of the refer
endum and will remain open until
. p. m. All persons who would be
subject to quotas if they are approved
for 1855, will be eligible to partici-
pate in the referendum.
In the referendum conducted
year ago for the crop now being har-
vested, the vote in Montana was
1859 for quotas and 828 against
quotas. The vote nationally was
39O,221 for quotas and 57,536
against.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
wheat GROWERS TO Vote ON QUOTA
PROGRAM CONTINUATION

When Montana wheat growers will
join other wheat growers throughout
the Nation to determine whether or
not the wheat marketing quota pro-
gram will continue in operation for
the 1855 wheat crop. This is the de-
cision wheat growers will make in
the coming wheat referendum. saws
Leo S. Kolstad, State Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation adj
ministrative officer.
Kolstad points out that in compli-
ance with law, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Ezra Taft Benson has pro-
claimed marketing quotas for the
1855 wheat crop. The marketing quota
program will be in effect if it is APP
proved by at least two-thirds of the
wheat growers voting in the July %
referendum. If the quota program is
approved, growers who plant within
their 1855 acreage allotment will be
eligible to market their 1855 wheat
free of marketing penalty.
Kolstad also explained that if
the vote in the referendum is fa-
vorable wheat growers who exceed
their allotment will be subject to
a As per cent-of-parity penalty on
their excess wheat. If the vote is
unfavorable there will be no penal
ty.
To be eligible for price support on
any crop produced on the farm in
1855 the nrOducer must connlv with
all acreage allotments established for
his farm for that year. On farms
where the crop allotments call for
diverted acreage of more than 10
acres, the farmer must stay within
that total as we'll as individual crop
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
The Difference

A famous British economist was
asked by one of his students the exact
definition of the words recession"
depression" and "panic"
cts easy" the expert replied.
Recession is a period when one must
tighten his belt. In depression one
hasn't got the belt to tighten. And
when one is without any trousers to
hold up, then you've got a panic!'
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
M aybe Not

Overheard in a restaurant on lower
Broadway in the lunch hour: Flows
your new steno, Harry?"
"Wheww exclaimed the other, 4
don't think she ever went to school.
Why, just yesterday she addressed
an envelope to Washington, Dizzy,
instead of d. c."
Hang on to her." advised the first.
THAT girl isn't so dumb after all"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09
Senator Foghorn

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Mrs. T. A.
Murray of Duluth, MINI. in letter
to the editor of LABOR" had this
advice for Senator Mccarthy: at is
the silent steam that operates the en-
CINE of a train and not the changing
bell. People, like boats, often foot the
loudest when they are in a fog"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09

Caracul, used extensively in MAX
ing full garments, is the tightly-curl-
ed, glossy black coat of newborn kara
kul lambs. The karakul, a broadtail
sheep particularly adapted to arid
regions, lives chiefly in the USSR's
central Asia province of Bukhara, the
National Geographic Society says.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09

Manufacturing Supplies 3rd of Labor
Manufacturing supplies about a
third of all nonfarm wage and salary;
transportation, communication, trade
and finance, combined, another third;
and all other activities, including
government, the final third.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-09

PROGRESS! -.
See by the that the Montana Highway Patrol last
holiday weekend used aeropanes for the first time in
effort do effective job of keeping track of the speed
and the reckless Sounds like DOGGY of good idea
Next thing know darned legislator will be coming
along with bill requiring all have their license
numbers painted in foot high letters the of their vehicles