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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Citizen Group Opposes
Sales Tax on Groceries

The Columbia Heights Citizens
Association said last night it is
opposed to any extension of sales
tax to cover groceries and to the
elimination Of the $1.25 exemp-
ton on meals in restaurants.
Referring to reports that such
taxes are being considered by
District officials, the citizens
agreed food prices are already
too high and that any means
OF raising revenue should be
based on peoples ability to pay.
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard, sec
ond vice president. led the meet
ing in the Columbia Heights
Christian Church, 1435 Park road
N. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Baltimore Councilman
Files for Stute Senate
BY the Associo.ed Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 3.-City
Councilman Michael j. Nc
Hale has filed for Democratic
nomination for the State Sem
ate from the city's 9Th district.
He said he was indorsing
the gubernatorial campaign of
George p. Mahoney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
a Bio Cotton Stotes

COLUMBIA, S. Four
Southern States, the Carolinas.
Georgia and Alabama, account
for more than two-thirds of the
total value of board woven goods
in cotton manufacturing in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
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Evening star., 1954-07-10
Police Board Created
To Stiff Concentrations

A board of police officers was
set up yesterday to determine
which concentrations will be-
come a part Of a policeman's Off
cial record.
Deputy Chief Robert S. Bry-
ant, Inspector Lorraine Johnson
and Capt. Charles p. Sullivan
will serve on the board, which
will screen all concentrations.
Deputy Chief Howard v. Cow
ell. executive officer, said the
board was set up to weed out
concentrations that applaud a
policeman for doing a job he is
paid to do.
In the past, he pointed out,
letters written by private citi-
zens commencing an officer were
automatically made a part of his
official record. Sometimes, he
said, these letters were written
merely because a policeman re-
Sponded to q Gala job he was
paid to do.
Letters not made q part of the
policeman's official record will
be retained, however, in his per-
sonal file.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
constontine Brown
EffectsofIndo-Chino Settlement
Chancellor Adenouer Reported Uneasy Because
OF Pressures to Accept kremin.s Solution

ques and political speeches,
can affect the position Of Ger
many. Similarly Frances de-
termined antagonism to the
Bonn Republic may force the
German political thinking to
other channels than those di-
rected heretofore by Chancellor
Adenauer.
According to reports from
Western Germany, there is q
marked desire among response
BILE political men to take an
other look at Moscow's pro-
posals to permit an unlimited
German rearmament and an
East-West German unity. This
proposal has not been renewed
officially since March, 1852.
But the Kremlin has continued
to let the West Germans know
that the proposal stands to-
day as then.
Chancellor Adenauer re-
jected the Soviet proposal be-
cause it contained an unpala-
table demand: That Germany
declare itself neutral in any
East-West conflict.
The Adenauer rejection re-
ceived solid support from all
political parties. In 1852. it
looked as If the Western coali-
ton was firm. Now that
France gives the definite i'm
preston that she intends to
kick over the traces. that Brit
ish-American relations have
become sour and the Chinese
Soviet combine appears to be
winning spectacular diplomatic
victories all over the world, the
chancellor is being urged to
have another look at the inter-
national situation.
Younger men Within Mr..
Adenauer's own and support
ing parties are convinced that
the old gentlenran's great pur-
pose to have a European con-
federation is as unrealistic as
a midsummer nights dream.
Moreover the developments in
the last few months. even If
Germany is given the green
light to rearm, indicate that
Evening star., 1954-07-10
U. 5. Meets Soviet
Request 70 Clarity
Atomic Peace Plan
BY the Assoeiussd Press

Negotiations on President Eli
senhower's atoms-for-peace pro-
posal inched forward yesterday
when the State Department met
q Soviet request for clarification
Of the plan.
United States-Russian con-
facts on the seven-month-old
Eisenhower proposal have been
at q standstills since April 27
when Soviet Foreign Minister
Moltov raised certain questions
in q note he handed to Secretary
Of State Dulles in the early days
Of the Geneva conference.
Yesterday, Russian Ambassa-
dor Georgi N. Zarubin was
called to the State Department
wherein meeting that lasted
only i've ninutes-Assistant
Secretary of State Livingston T.
Merchant handed him the
United States reply.
The text of the Russian note of
April AZ never has been made
public. Neither was the U. S.
reply yesterday. However, 1t. was
learned unofficially that the
United States message was q
point by point reply couched In
general terms.
American officials for some
time have been coming around
to the view that the Soviets are
more interested In using the
Eisenhower plan as a propaganda
springboard then they are In
serious negotiation. The plan
calls for pooling by the United
States, Russia and other nations
Of some Of their atomic materials
and knowledge to be handled by
an international atomic energy
agency under the United Nations.
Gen. Eisenhower said he hoped
his plan to use pooled atomic
energy for such humanitarian
purposes as medical research and
agriculture could sidestep 'the
irritations and mutual suspici-
ons" that have cropped up over
differing atomic disarmament
proposals.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Foreign ministers of all major countries but the United
States can't beat this Eisenhower
diplomatic especially when it won't play.
Republican Senator Capehart wants another 100000 to
investigate housing scandals You can't win First the DEM
ocrats off with Then the Republicans borrow
to prove they went thataway
Il.
Republicans have gone inernatonas They the last
election running against the Washington They're
ing this running against the in Peiping.
Agriculture Committee completes a Democratic
bill calling for high farm price supports Democrats hope to
farmers produce mountain of extra wheat and
corn-to hide the surplus of butter in.
The Ike administration backs cent raise Tor
Government employees This be confused with
initiation. This is the election year run-again kind.
United States Education Commissioner Bowne the
United States is short 72000 grade school teachers We're in
danger raising generation without enough to become
juvenile delnquents
Commerce Committee approves Ikes health
insurance plan Republicans awful what with uproot
ing Dea-and transplanng it in time for the next
election.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
SIS Permit Approved
For Heavy Trucks, Cranes

The Commissioners yesterday
approved a permit fee Of $25 a
year for heavy trucks and
cranes, discarding an earlier
proposal to set the fee at $50 fer
six months.
The city heads also approved
revised fees for various other
permits, having to do with signs,
electrical work. plumbing, re-
frigeration and use Of public
space.
The Commissioners are en-
gagged in a revision of license and
permit fees. Statistics have in
dicated the District spent almost
$4,000 more last year on in
spections than it received in liz
cense fees.
Some of the fees approved to-
day represented increases Of so
or 100 per cent.
Action will be taken later on
other proposals involving license
fees and occupancy permits. The
occupancy permit proposals have
been referred to the Zoning Com
mission for p report.
Evening star., 1954-07-10

against the bill, but some
thing does seem to have hap
pened to cause g lot of mem
bers to vote differently from
the way they'd been talking"
Sounds more like a rubber
hose than a rubber stamp"
Same thing. Same kind Of
pressure the President has put
on the Atomic Energy Com
mission, telling them they've
got to make that funny deal
with q private syndicate for
iva power"
What do you suppose has
got into Ike?"
II don't know, but Bob
Lewis, who works for the
Farmers Union. may have the
answer. He says Ike isn't
against all socialism, but just
against the creeping kind.
And that Ike thinks corporate
socialism is what the doctor
ordered for TVA-and for the
rest Of the country, for that
matter"
Corporate socialism? Is
that the same as national
socialism,"
mo. only a sort of first
cousin. But what Ike doesn't
understand Is that it also
creeps."
Evening star., 1954-07-10
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, July 10. A
little girl, her thrice broken left
arm still in a cast. her lips mis-
shapen and her front teeth miss
b ing, says that for two years she
was beaten by her mother and
stepfather.
Although stunted by malnutri-
ton. crippled by three broken
vertebrae and partially blind,
little Celia Sanchez. 9, told her
graphic story calmly.
Already on trial for mayhem,
felonious assault and assault with
a deadly weapon is Mrs. Trinidad
Sanchez Vera, 28. the mother.
After Celia testified the step
father was arrested.
Joe Cruz Vera, 43. was jailed
in lieu of $4,000 bond on four
counts of felonious assault and
one of child molestation. He had
testified the day before. blaming
the beatings on his wife and say
Ing he was afraid to tell author
Evening star., 1954-07-10
Unions Bar 4-lay Week
AT International Harvester
BY the Assoeio.ed Pres.

CHICAGO, July 1o.-A four
day week in lieu of layoffs was
proposed Thursday by the IN
ternational Harvester Co. to
unions at "a number" Of the
firms farm equipment and truck
manufacturing plants.
The proposal brought a quick
rejection from the independent
Farm Equipment Workers, which
represents many Harvester
workers.
United Automobile Workers
(CIO) representatives meeting in
indianapolis also rejected the
four-day week proposal. A spokes-
man for the union said accept
ance would jeopardize pension
benefits for employees nearing SIS.
The four-day week was pro-.
posed because of a contin ued
drop in sales, the company
spokesman said. He said the only
alternative is a layof1 of some
workers.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
SA,52O Tax Lien Filed
Against Quentin REYNOLDS
By the As.oeioterI Pres.

BY the Assoeluted Press
NEW YORK. July l0.-A Fed
eral tax lien Of $44.52O.54 was
filed against author Quentin
Reynolds yesterday.
Mr.. Reynolds, who last month
won a $175.000 libel Judgment
against columniSt WeStbrook
! Pegler. said the lien was a
surprise"
"The money is in the bank
and the Government can have it
tomorrow" he said yesterday.
The lien includes 32,174.O4 in
taxes and delinquency interest of
$12, ,346.50 and covers the years
1914 through 1947.
The author said he had asked
the Government for adjudica-
ton on 1947 earnings from two
movie scripts he wrote, Miracle
of the Bells" and "Call North
side TIT" which netted him
$4,000 in three months. He
said he had placed the tax
money in escrow pending a de-
cision.
Evening star., 1954-07-10

the NATO is at the point Of
having 0utlived its usefulness.
The NATO was created rs an
instrument to resist Soviet ag-
greSSion against Western Eu-
rope. A honeymoon between
Britain. France and the lesser
Western members Of that CO.
alition and the u. S. S. r. is
expected to follow the Geneva
Conference. This honeymoon
may cause the death Of the
NATO.
The French have never con-
cealed their views that they
consider a rearmed Germany
q greater menace to Frances
security than the u. s. S. r.
Once the Indol China war is
out Of the way through Mos
cows good offices, the Paris
government will see no plaus-
ible reasons to continue to
treat the u. S. s. r. as a po-
tential enemy.
German rearm a m e n t is
predicated exclusively on the
participation Of the German
armies In the defense of West
ern Europe, either as a COM
ponent part of the European
army or as a direct member
Of the North Atlantic alliance.
Once this coalition becomes
obsolete there will be no pur-
pose to permit the creation Of
a German military force. Inso-
far as the Western nations are
concerned, the German re-
armament was needed as an
adjunct to the defense OF
Europe against Russia.
The Kremlin offer Of two
years ago to Bonn was predi-
Gated on that government not
joining the Western military
alliance. Hence, today more
than ever, the Soviet leaders
will see no reason why that
offer should be Withdrawn.
This is all the more true be-
cause they consider Germany
a far more important potential
ally than either France or
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
Lowell MeHett-
Lowell Menett-
There's Plenty to Write About
At Least Od-Tiner Thinks There Is and Passes Aono
Few Suggestions, Including New Slant on President

Plenty for you fellows to
write about these days." said
Old-Timer.
"Such asp"
"McCarthyism. Wait a min
,ute-there really is something
new on the subject. something
I'll bet you never expected to
see. The man the Republicans
in New Jersey have nominated
for the United States Senate
it's Clifford Case, who used to
be a Congressman and a good
one-has pledged himself to
support the removal of Nc
Carthy from his craftsmanship,
If he is elected"
i yeah, I noticed that"
"Why don't you give him a
cheer? Or you could congrat-
ulate New Jersey, because the
Democratic candidate, Repre-
sentative Charlie Howell, has
taken the same stand. It's
really a remarkable situation
when you consider how many
candidates in other States will
be trying to take both sides of
the issue this fall"
II suppose a lot of them will
be running scared. as they
say"
There's a difference be-
tween running scared and run
Evening star., 1954-07-10

ming yellow, If you ask me. And
speaking of that, how many
votes do you suppose Senator
Flanders will get for his reso-
luton when he brings it up
again next week? Me, I've
given up estimating senatorial
courage since only one Sena-
tor voted against McCarthy's
appropriation last winter"
II wouldn't know. Any other
ideas?"
well, you remember that
rubber stamp they said
Roosevelt used when he was
President. It looks like the
boys in the White House have
found 1t and started using it.
That's how the President got
what he calls a great and
sweeping victory in the House
on the farm bill. 1t is, if you
can believe Representative
Abernethy of Mississippi. He
says some of Republican mem
bers of the Agriculture Com
mittee have told him they
were subjected to terrific pres
sure: that they were told they
wouldn't get any help in their
campaigns if they didn't go
along with the administration
on that bill. OF course Aber-
nethy's a Democrat and he was
Evening star., 1954-07-10
Manned Girl Tells of 2 Years
Of Beotings by Her Parents

tiles because he had served q
prison term for rape.
At times as Celia told her
story, spectators arose and left
the superior courtroom. She
told of her arms being twisted
until they broke and then
twisted again. of being hit with
shoes, forks and knives until
she bled and of being forced
to eat hot chilli peppers. She
told Of having her hands held
under Scalding water.
First she told of beatings she
said were given by her mother.
Then she said of her stepfather: !:
HE threw q knife at me once.
1t landed in my back. Another
time he threw a knife at me
and it cut my lip"
She testified he once broke
her arm by stomping on it and
injured her spine with q stick.
When the child's plight was
discovered last April 81, u the
mother was arrested and Celia
hospitalized for extensive treat
mentS.
Evening star., 1954-07-10

The peaceful" settlement Of
the Indo- China war at Geneva
may have far-reaching effects
on Europe.
>. According to confidential
reports from Germany, Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer is
uneasy. Despite the indica-
tions which followed the
Eisenhower Churchill meeting
in Washington that the West
German republic will soon be
given the green light to start
organizing a national army If
France does not ratify the
European defense treaty by
August /, Germans wonder
how far they could go over
Frances opposition.
What concerns Germany
most is the political rift be-
tween the United States and
Britain, which even the usually
persuasive Winston Churchill
has not been able to repair.
The Anglo-American split is
based, on the surface at least,
on differences regarding the
Far East and particularly the.
British insistence that Red
China be admitted to the
United Nations. The Germans
are, of course. disinterested in
what happens in or to the U. N.
But in connection with Red
China they are on Britain's
side.
The Germans are as anxious
as the British, the French and
the rest of the Europeans to
trade with the 600 million
potential customers on the
Chinese mainland. The fact
that those unfortunate peoples
are under Communist 'domina-
tion is deplorable. say the
German industrialists and ex-
porters, but it cannot be
helped. 1t is not Germany's
business anyhow.
The American British rift,
which German political and
business men consider more
serious than it is represented in
the press or official communi-
Evening star., 1954-07-10
Soviet Frees Britons
Held on Spy Charges
By fhs Assesiuisd Pres.

: IS 4. b b
| LONDON. July 10. Two Brit
lsl1 civilians who had been held
BY the Russians several years.
William Piddington. 2s. and Eric
Peasants. ~. arrived in London
today. They were released after
representations by the British
government.
Both were arrested In the
Soviet Zone Of Germany-Mr.
Peasants In 1948 and Mr.. Pids
dington In 1850. They were i'm
prisoned on espionage charges,
but British authorities said they
had no connections with the
British government or army.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
D. c. Native Named
AT Finance Aide

p. Ormand Milton today was
appointed deputy for contract
financing to the Assistant Sec
retary of the Air Force.
Mr.. Milton, 56, was born in
Washington and was graduated
from Central High School. He
succeeds Chester D. Seftenberg,
who resigned.
Evening star., 1954-07-10
Dobney Flying to London

RICHMOND. Va. July TO-
Virginius Dabney. editor Of the
Richmond Times Dispatch.
leaves New York by plane for
London today as one Of II lee
turers from the United States
American studies.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-19
WONDERFUL WEATHER EoR WONDERFUL RIDES.

1t has been wonderful autumn, blessed with balmy
weather and coudess skies Here it is past November
and like Such days have been wonderful for week
end rides through the Carolina Coastland There
never better
To those of you who have not taken ride about the
let recommend that you so at before the
beautiful browns and colds gliding the foliage all gone
Many times recently have driven through Hyde Beau
fort Tyrre and adjoining counties; enjoyed the glory of
the autumn sunset with heart surging with pride the
lush harvest fields the farms that constantly being i'm
proved with wekep fences barns and newly painted
homes We have travelled many of these roads the
light when different mantle of glory spread the
land We recommend especially the ride Matamus
kee Lake by moonlight when the lowing islands of the
lake look under enchanted mantle like distant battle
ship lying at anchor and unlighted.
One cannot travel through these without deep
feeling of pride that this North Carolina and really the
best part of North Carolina. Nowhere will be found all
North Carolina varied array of interesting things
genial climate, wide diversity of game and fish, soil
suited to prolific yields from many crops And nowhere in
the world there hearts and generous neigh
bors than in the glorious coasand counties of the Southern
Albemarle.
This is autumn of wonderful weather for wonderful
rides There many days come but let us
delay Take off and North Carolina at it's finest and feel
the better for it. One doesn't have go from he
lives in the Southern Abemare to find change of scenes
for hour two will shift him from seashore wide
streams and broad fields and deep forests The dunes of the
oceansde give way wheels to the gores of lakes
and leafy winding lanes let delay longer but
ourselves with the new delight of delightful days ride
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-19
CAROLINA'S NEW GOVERNOR
HIS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY
(From the Norfolk virginian-PiloD

up old threads, and presently at
age "a, was running for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
In that office he took his du-
ties seriously. He was more act
i've than most Lieutenant Cow
errors, starting with his system
attic visit of consultation to every
State Senator wherever he lived
and including cutting down the
number of Senate committees
and other arrangements designed
to improving operations there.
He did not become the chief
guardian of Governor Umstead's
program when that official was
partly knocked out. On the other
hand, he proclaimed his loyalty
to the Governor and appears to
have lived up to it.
The background and expert
ence are unusual, and the lack
of political sharpening is virtual
ly unprecedented. But Mr.. Hold
geS is obviously a man of parts
who knows some things that
some Governors do not know. He
is moderately conservative but
not hidebound. He is trained in
big business, but his interest in
people, in human resources" as
well as natural resources, is
widely recognized. He has
strong sense of responsibility,
and beyond all question he will
try hard. Beyond all question,
too, he will have some difficult
problems to wrestle with, from
money questions to new and per-
picking school questions.
What he will become as Gov
ernor, however, must await the
quality and power of his leader
ship in a command post which
IS far higher than the one he had
been holding. He takes hold with
this additional and perhaps sig
nificant fact: that, unlike every
other North Carolina Governor
of modern times, he can succeed
himself and therefore may be
doing more than filling out Gov
ernor Umstead's uneXpired term.
He may be preparing for his
own.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-11-19

North Carolina has new Gov
ernor today, and because he rose
to Governor from Lieutenant
Governor when William B. Um-
stead died in office, and there
fore did not run the gauntlet of
long preparation and undergo
the searching scrutiny of a cam
paign, North Carolina does not
quite know what to make of him.
1t is conceivable that Governor
Luther H. Hodges does not now
quite know what to make of the
situation in which he finds him
self. Until he ran for Lieutenant
Governor, he was not politician
or a public man in the sense that
his predecessors in modern times
have been. He had never run for
public office. He had never been
through the mill of political ex-
perience. He was business man,
an industrialist, though when he
did run for Lieutenant Governor
he made a powerful impression
on all kinds of people.
To start with, then, North
Carolina has Virginia-born
Governor whose father was a
tenant farmer, carpenter, and
storekeeper; who himself ended
his undergraduate years at the
University of North Carolina as
president of his class and with
the vote of his classmates as their
best all'round member; that for
the next 80 years he worked at
textile manufacturing, from bot
tom to production manager, then
general manager, of all the mills
of Marshall Field and Company,
and on to vice president in
charge of mills and sales.
In this latter period, when Mr.
Hodges lived in New York, he
took on public affairs, like the
presidency of the Rotary Club
there and a share in Town Hall.
In the war years he was in the
textile division of OPA in Wash
ington and later with the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and for a
time in an official position in oc-
cupied Germany. Then he re-
turned to North Carolina, picked