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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
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rugs. Silverware, paintings, por-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-05

Americas Favorite Dolls

SO lovely SO ife-Iike, they're
almost real. They all have soron hor that
can be shompooed, eombed, curled and
set in countless ways. There's nosbetter
way to bring Joy to the heart of q little
girl than with one of these charming,
life-like dolies
Sorry, No MoiI or Phone Orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-05

= She rolls her eyes as she wolks prsisiy.
. She's wslIins fashion plate in her ehsminsly
styled froek. Choose from many pretty outfits.
. Her saran hoir con be shompooed, eombed,
eurled o. Get in many, mony wsys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-05

Reg. 1926 90 's' Tell
She's real ehermer with her brunette SaFan
hair 10 wash. comb and curl.
PrefsiIy dressed and with her very own Hsrriet
Hubberd Ayres cosmetic kit 90 little girls can
"moke-up" dolly.
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7.95 Maggie Walker
40 IS Tall

She Fols her eyes, turns her heed es she weIks-
saran hair TO shampoe. comb and euh.
Beautifully dressed in pink or blue.
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She's big, euddly and very iovoble' baby doll
any little girl will love.
. Her supple rubber body een be bathed
. She rolls hereyes, moves her arms and legs.
. SweetIy dressed in rsyon toffetd frcek.
Evening star., 1954-04-13

Pictures on poee A-l0.
to permanent captain as head of
the General Assignment Squad,
and Detective Sergt. Charles L.
Pemberton to permanent lieu
tenant as second in command
of the squad.
The latter two promotions
need special permission from the
Civil Service Commission, since
they are "out of order" 1t. Shi-
mon is 7th and Sergt. Pember-
ton 11th on the register for
promotion. Both are acting in
the higher ranks.
Promotions Expected.
The promotions had been ex-
pected as the result of shifts to
fill the vacancy created by In
spector Flaherty's retirement.
Capt. Tolson is a former partner
of Inspector Flaherty when they
worked on the Homicide squad.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
told the Commissioners that 1t.
Shimon has been on the force
since May, 1929, and on plain
clothes duty since 1882. The
General Assignment Squad, Chief
Murray noted, is the largest in
the Detective Bureau and han
dies what amounts to the larg-
est category of crime committed
here.
Praises Experience.
Pointing to 1t. Simmons exper-
ience and background, Chief
Murray said he had made recon-
mendations resulting in innova-
tions in the department with re-
Spect to plainclothes men and
had proved his capabilities"
Sergt. Pemberton has been act
ing lieutenant of the squad since
June. 1852. He was designated
second in command. Chief MUIR
ray noted, because he had dem
onstrated his ability in the in
vestigative field and showed the
necessary qualifications of a
leader"
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Shenandoah Park
Closed to Fishing
For Next Year

Trout fishing in Shenandoah
National Park has been sus-
pended for one year, effective
Immediately. the National Park
Service announced today. The
park contains many of the
streams fre1uented by fishermen
from the Washington area.
Last summers drought, which
killed many of the fish because
of low water, plus a winter
cloudburSt which washed fish
and their food from the streams,
are the reasons.
Among the well-known trout
streams in the park which will
be closed are Robinson River,
Rapidan River, White Oak
Stream, Hazel River, Thornton
River, Jeremys Run. Piney
Branch, Hughes River and Rose
River.
Evening star., 1954-04-13

Bill Skowron at first base and
Bob Cerv in leftfield. Both are
righthanded hitters.
Batting seventh for the cham
pions will be Third Base
man Gil McDougald and hitting
eighth will be Second Baseman
Jerry Coleman.
Senators Have Two New Faces.
Two new faces will be pre-
sented in the Senator's lineup
Roy Sievers, obtained from the
Baltimore Orioles, will start in
left field and bat in the cleanup
spot. Tom Umphlett, a defensive
standout and a .283 hitter with
the Boston Red Sox last season,
will be in rightfield.
Harris announced his batting
order as: Eddie Yost, third base
Implicit, right field; Mickey
Vernon. first base; Sievers, left
field; Jim Busby, center field;
Pete Runnels, shortstop; Ed
FitzGerald, catcher, and Wayne
Terwilliger, second base.
About $500 reserved bleacher
seats were available this morn
ing. Two thousand standing
room tickets were to be placed on
sale at 2 O'Clock, by which time
ball-park officials felt most spec
tators with grandstand tickets
will be in their seats.
Gates Open at Noon.
Gates opened at noon and
early arrivals were welcomed
by Goldman's Band. After bat
ting and fielding practice by
both teams, the Army Band will
arrive at 2::30 and IS minutes
later President Eisenhower will
appear.
At $50, House Speaker Mar
tin, Will Harridge. American
League president, and Calvin
Griffith, vice president of the
Senators, will march to CENTER
field for the flag-raising cere-
mony. Then President Eisen-
hover will make his publicized
pitch to officially start the
American League on it's 54th
season.
The game will be televised 10
cally by Station WT'TG and will
be televised nationally to 141
points by the ABC network.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Stobbs Pitching as Senators
Open Season Against Yankees
President to Toss
First Boil Before
Crowd of $4,000
By Burton Hawkins

The most promising Washing
ton baseball team in years takes
the field at Griffith Stadium at
3 o'clock this afternoon against
the proud New York Yankees.
who have specialized in deflat-
ing ambitions of other clubs in
sweeping to five consecutive
world championships.
Bucky Harris, manager of the
Senators, named Chuck Stobbs,
a lefthander, as his starting
pitcher after carrying on a war
of nerves against the Yankees
and delaying the announcement
until the New Yorkers completed
their batting practice at 2 pm.
President Eisenhower will
throw out the first ball before
an anticipated crowd of $4,000
which was promised sunny skies
with temperature in the high
Cos With the weather agreeable,
Mrs. Eisenhower was expected to
accompany the President to the
opener. It was doubtful, how
ever, whether the President
would remain for the entire
game. He was leaving afterward
for Augusta, Ga.
Ford Is YankS' Choice.
Whitley Ford, 18-game winner
last season, was the pitching
choice of Manager Casey Stengel
of the Yankees. Ford, 25-year--
old lefthander, never has been de-
feated by the Senators, who have
lost to him five times.
Stengeps batting order had re-
mained in doubt because of Har-
ris' strategic maneuver. He said
Hank Bauer will start in right
field and lead off and will be
followed in the batting order by
Shortstop Phil Rizzuto, Center
fielder Mickey Mantle and Catch
er Yogi Berra.
Stengel's next two spots in the
lineup were dependent on Har-
ris' pitching choice. If Harris
started the 25-year-old Stobbs,
Stengel said he would play Rookie
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Pittsburgh Area 10 GET
Commercial Atomic Plant
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, April 13. -
Philip A. Fleger, board chairman
of Duquesne Light Co., said to-
day that Duquesne and the
Atomic Energy Commission will
build the worlds first CONNER
cial atomic power plant near
Shippingport. Pa, 25 miles
north of here.
Mr.. Fleger said the plant will
be built on a 400-acre tract
owned by Duquesne and located
on the south bank of the Ohio
River.
He said the plant will use
Slightly enriched uranium" for
fuel and will develop a minimum
Of $4,000 kilowatts of electricity.
The exact amount Of electricity
to be generated has not been
announced.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
YuIe Spirit Blooms in April:
Thief Returns December Loot

a Bethesda stationery store. in
tending to use it as a gift.
But now ! wish to return 1t
to you as would like every
thing straight, as in q Christian
world, it should, in theory. be ;.
las I naturally hope to be
troubled no further, I shall not
sign my name :"
Capt. Alton M. Harding. COM
manding officer of the Bethesda
Police substation. promptly To-
Gated the stationery store. in the
TOO block of Wisconsin avenue,
and sent an officer to return the
set. The imitation gold pen and
pencil, studded with bits of col
ored glass. was mailed from To-
ronto. Canada.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Soviet Diplomat in Australia
FIees Reds and Tells on Spies
Prime Minister Says MVD Mon Asked
Asylum and Turned Over Mass of Data

Communism of the Soviet lead
ership.
II no longer believe in Com
munism since I have seen the
Australian way of living"
Mr.. Menzies told the House
protection has been provided for
Petrov and the Soviet Embassy
notified.
"Petrov, who had been carry
ing out IN Australia the functions
of the Russian Ministry of State
Security, MVD, has disclosed a
complete willingness and capac-
ity to convey to our own security
people great number of docu-
mentS and what may turn out
to be much oral information and
explanation" the Prime Minister
said.
I'm examining all this material,
involving a great deal of trans
lation and comparative research
to establish the meaning of par
ticular expressions and code
names, much time will be nee
esSary.
II am therefore not in a posi-
ton to make a full statement.
Security Affected.
But in the few days since
Petrov came to our security peo-
pie enough material has been
examined to show there are
matters affecting Australia's s
security that call for a judicial
investigation.
"These matters concern not
only the activities of MVD
agents in Australia but also the
position of some Australian
citizens named in the documents
under cover or code names,
otherwise as contacts or CO.
operators.
II do not propose to mention
people until Investigations have
so far proceeded that a coherent
case can be prepared. There
will, of course. be continued
surveillance of the persons
named. most of whom have al
ready come under the notice of
the security service"
Evening star., 1954-04-13

A faSt-thinking Alexandria po-
liceman yesterday caused a bus
to come to an emergency stop
just as he saw it about to run
over a little boy who had fallen
beneath the rear wheel.
Pvt. Allen Glass was cruising
in the 900 block of King street
when he saw 3-year-old Donald
Willis of 218 North Jordan street
being helped from the rear door
of an A. B. & w. bus by his
mother, Mrs. Ruth Willis.
Donald stumbled and fell as
he stepped to the ground, police
said. He slipped under the rear
wheel as the bus started to pull
away from the curb.
Pvt. Glass cut his motorcycle
In front of the bus and it made
an abrupt halt. Police said
Evening star., 1954-04-13
By J. A. O'Leoy

Walter Reuther, head of the
CIO, told the Senate Finance
Committee today that unemploy-
ment would exceed the million
mark if the figures included
those whose work-Week has been
sharply reduced.
Mr.. Reuther urged the Senate
to rewrite the administration S
general tax-revision bill to create
more purchasing power by giving
tax relief to low-income individ-
ualS instead of cutting taxes on
dividends and business deprecia-
ton.
Recent Government figures
place the number of unemployed
at 3,725,000. plus 235,000 on
temporary layoffs.
Mr.. Reuther testified, however
that in one month recently, II
million workers were employed
fewer than 35 hours. In support
of his overall unemployment fig
ure of S million, he cited one
automobile plant which had 49,
900 workers. Mr.. Reuther said
$500 were laid off, but the other
$500 worked only 16 days in
two months.
$4,000 Affected in Steel.
In the steel industry, he said
10000 were laid off, but 257,-
600 had their work-week short
ened.
Mr.. Reuther said Treasury
Secretary Humphrey wants a tax
policy that will rush industry
into the same surpluses I'VE are
now trying to get rid of in agri-
culture"
If the time comes when we
need more productive capacity
I'll join Secretary Humphrey, but
right now we need customers,
Mr.. Reuther continued. II dc
not question Mr.. Humphreys in
tegrity, but I question his eco
nomic judgment"
The American Federation OF
Labor also asked for tax relief
for wage earners last week, but
took different approach from
Evening star., 1954-04-13
BY the Assoeioted Press

CANBERRA, Australia, April
13.-Prime Minister Robert G
Menzies announced today that
the SevieG Embassy's third Sec
! retary here had fled the Rus
slams and disclosed widespread
Soviet spy network in Australia
Mr.. Menzies said a royal COM
mission had been appointed to
investigate the information sup
piled by the Soviet diplomat
Vladimir Petrov.
The Prime Minister said
Petrov had appealed for political
asylum in Australia and had
been turned over to the Nation S
security forces for further ques-
tioning.
Petrov, Mr.. Menzies said, had
given the security forces a great
number of documents and oral
information listing Australian
contacts or co-operators," some
of them under code names.
Parallels Gouzenko Case.
The government chief told the
shocked House the royal COM
mission would investigate these
liStingS, as we'll as activities of
agents of the Soviet secret police
in Australia.
Petrov's switch to the West
closely paralleled that of Igor
Gouzenko, the code clerk in the
Kremlin's embassy in Ottawa,
who in 1945 broke with the Rus
slams and turned himself over
to the Canadians. His disclo-
sures broke open the Soviets
wartime atom-spy ring in Can
ada and the United States.
A statement by Petrov said ::
II wish to ask the Australian
government for permission to
remain in Australia perma-
nently.
Il wish to become an Austral-
ian citizen as soon as possible.
II ask for protection for my
self and assistance to establish
myself comfortably in this coun-
try.
II no longer believe in the
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Baltimore Fire Sweeps
Disti|IerY Warehouse
BY the Assoc,oteo Pres.

BALTIMORE, April 13.-Fire
ragged through a distillery ware
house for about 40 minutes to-
day, but firemen prevented its
spread to a nearby building
where airplane parts and $4,000
gallons of alcohol were reported
stored.
The Six-alarm blaze started
shortly before IL am. in ware
house formerly used as a dis
tillery by the Carrollton Springs
Pure Rye Distillery southeast of
downtown Baltimore.
The blaze never spread from
the five-Story building to the
big 1O-story Government ware
house just so feet away.
The roof was burned off the
warehouse and it was feared the
walls would collapse. Four or
five men working on a top floor
removing some machinery may
have touched off the fire with
a cutting torch. company
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1954-04-13

Although it's April, this is a
Christmas story.
Last December. a man or
woman walked down WiScon-
sin avenue in Bethesda and look
ed longingly at the Christmas
gifts behind the store windows.
Then he went into one of the
stores and stole 81 article.
This morning, Montgomery
County police captain said the
81 article, insured for $25, had
ben sent back to Bethesda by the
thief, who wrote:
"At Christmas last I was visit
ing Washington, and being very
poor. was tempted to take the
enclosed pen and pencil set from
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Boy Pinned Under Bus Suved
By Quick Thinking Policeman

Donald's right leg already had
been pinned under the slowly
moving rear wheel. Pvt. Glass
had the bus back up. and re-
moved Donald.
The boy was taken to Alex
andria Hospital where examina-
tions showed that the bus had
just punched his leg and there
was no serious injury.
The bus was driven by Thomas
P. Cooper, 38. Police said Mrs.
Willis had her 9-month-old
daughter. Phyllis. in her arms
when the accident happened.
Mrs. Willis said today she
screamed when Donald fell. but
she was certain the bus could
not have stopped in time with
out the quick action by Pvt.
Glass.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Reuther Says Short Weeks
Make JobIess Over S Million

the CIO. The AFL spokesman,
Arthur A. Elder, recommended
the personal exemption be
raised from 5000 to $700, coupled
with a reduction in the tax rate
from 20 to 10 per cent on the
first $500 of net taxable income
The cut in revenue would be ap-
proximately the same as in the
CIO program. which urged that
the personal exemption be raised
to $500.
Motion Expected to Fail.
Senator George of Georgia.
the ranking Democrat on the
Finance Committee. has joined
Democratic Senators Kerr of Ok
lahoma and Frear of Delaware.
in sponsoring the $500 exemp-
ton for this year, and $1,000
thereafter.
The motion is expected to fail
in the committee, but will be
the basis for a major battle when
the general tax revision bill
reaches the Senate floor next
month. The Senate hearings will
last two more weeks. -
A spokesman for Americans for
Democratic Action, Robert r
Nathan, urged the Senate to give
more tax relief to lower income
levels as the key to renewed
prosperity. Mr.. Nathan queS-
toned administration claims that
tax cuts to date were made pos
sible by reduced Government
spending.
Describing Secretary Hum
phrey as the "reincarnation of
Alexander Hamilton and An
drew Mellon" Mr.. Reuther said
he is "exhuming" in the pending
bill the theory that investment
in new plants and equipment
will follow tax cuts for corpora
tionS.
Mr.. Reuther also challenged
the contention that the pending
bill makes cuts of only $1.4 bill
lion in taxes. He said the loss
will be $3.2 billion when the bill
becomes fully operative. Pro-
jected to the sixth year, it will
be $3.8 billion, he added.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
HOG Prices at Peak

CHICAGO, April 13 R.-Hogs
sold at the highest price ever
recorded during April on the
livestock market today. A top
of $28 a hundred pounds was
paid for choice offerings in a
market which generally was
steady to Is cents higher. This
also was the best price reached
by hogs since September 80.
1948, when $28.50 was paid.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Mason 10 Run
.FHA lin C|eanout
0fLoan Scandal.
Lumbermun Takes
Place Of HoIlydoy
AS Probe Storts
BULLETIN

Senator Byrd. Democrat. Of
Vilginia. announced today that
the Joint Congressional Com
mittee on Non-essential Fed
eral Expenditures, which he
heads, will hold hearings on
reported Government housing
irregularities next Tuesday,
with Albert M. Cole a witness.
The Senator said he has been
investigating the situation for
almost a year.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
By jones Y. Newton

President Eisenhower today
named Norman P. Mason. Mas
sachusetts lumber dealer, to run
the Federal Housing AdminiS-
tration during the investigation
of agency lending operations
through which it is charged
home owners and the Govern
ment were fleeced of millions of
dollars.
The new acting FILA commits
Sioner, 81, of North Chelmsford.
Mass, takes over from Guy T. o.
Hollyday. whose resignation as
head of the agency was accepted
yesterday. The departure Of MIR.
Hollyday. former Baltimore
banker, was the first indication
of a repeatedly widespread hous-
ing scandal.
Albert M. Cole, administrator
OF the Housing and Home FL
nance Agency, parent organiza-
ton of FILA, forecast that
numerous" officials would lose
their jobs as result of investi-
cations being made by his Office
and the FBI. Gen. Eisenhower
impounded the files of FHA
pending outcome of the probes.
Home Owners Fleeced.
The charges of irregularity,
disclosed by MIR. Cole, centered
on f1eecing of home owners for
n1odernization and repair-in.
cidents which are recent-and
over-appraisal of apartment
projects for mortgage insurance
dating back to the Truman ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Mason has been treasurer
Of the William P. Proctor Co.,
North Chelmsford, since 1887.
He is former president of the
Retail Lumber Dealers Associa-
ton, and has been active in
affairs of the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman Capehart of the
Senate Banking Committee in
dicated meanwhile, that his
group may investigate the hous-
ing situation ION the theory
that maybe the FILA should not
investigate themselves.
Senator Capehart said the
committee may hold up the
pending housing bill until it gets
more information about what he
called the scandals" He said
he would call meeting to con-
slider the matter. The group
had planned to start next Tues
day writing it's version of the
House-passed bill. But in view
of the developments in FILA, the
chairman said, they may want
to tighten up" some proposed
language.
IA to Be Scrutinized.
The activities of IA senior
officials" of FILA, Mr.. Cole said.
would come under close scru-
tiny. He added that numerous"
but not all of these would lose
their jobs. The IA were de-
Scribed as career officials and
holdovers from the Democratic
regime.
One of them. Clyde L. Powell,
deputy FILA commissioner for
rental housing, resigned last
week. Mr.. Cole said he was
ordering withdrawal of the ac-
ceptance of Mr.. Powell's resig-
nation He added he wished to
keep Mr.. Powell in Government
service until lit can be deter
mined whether he is personally
responsible for what I deem
very negligent operation of the
(rental housing) program.
Mr.. Hollyday, who was in
Trenton. N. j.. yesterday attend
ing "slum clearance school"
sponsored by home builders
(See HOUSING, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Long-Lost Music
Dedicated to Mats

FOUND AFTER 81 YEARS-A
Philadelphia collector discovered q
song dedicated to the Washington
boseboIl teom 81 yeors ago. The
only tune ever dedicoted to the Nots
is polko unknown to modern eors.
Pooe AIS.
FoURTH-G GRADE WEATHERMEN-
The fourth graders at Arlinston's
Moury School have built their own
weother instruments ond have
launched into fuIl-seoIe study Of
roin, Temperatures and winds. Poss
AIS.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Add Selling Power
To That Lawn Mower

When M. B. R. W. sow the gross
sproutins recently it sove him on ideo.
Lots Of people must be getting reody
for thot time honored ehore-mow-
ing the lawn. Some one might even
wont to buy his second -hond power
mower.
An inexpensive I'D in Stor cIossi-
fled did the trick. The mower wos
sold for $45 the some doy the od ron.
II you hove something to buy. trode
or sell. tell the long established
audience of Stor reoders obout it.
You'll find thot there is no substitute
for the pulling power Of on cd in
Stor Classified. Just phone Sterling
$1,000 ond osk for on od-toker.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Bulletin.
Be0II Given Le0ye

Montgomery County Man
ager E. T. Beall today was
granted a leave of absence by
the County Council at his own
request "in which to clarity
the entire matter" concerning
an auditors report made in
Portsmouth, Ohio, where he
was formerly city manager.
His assistant, Jeptha j. Carroll,
was named acting county
manager in his absence.
Earlier Story on Page A-17.l