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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-17

age of SIS, he would be eligible
for retirement and a pension
based on his earnings while in
the States employ.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Pope's Doctor Reports
Fairly Tranquil Night
BY the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 30.-
Pope Plus XII. still suffering a
recurrence Of gastritis and hic-
cups, was reported today to have
passed "a fairly tranquil night"
His general health condition
was described as little changed.
The 78-year-old head Of the Ro-
man Catholic Church has been
advised to take a complete rest.
The Pope is confined to his
Vatican apartment, and is on a
strict diet. A series Of injections
are being administered to restore
his strength.
For the fourth consecutive
night, his private physician. DR..
Ricardo Galeazzi-Lizi, spent the
night in a room adjoining the
Pope'S bedchamber.
While the Pope's condition was
not causing undue alarm, Vati-
can sources said today it is
doubted that he will recover
enough strength to attend Sum
days beatification ceremony for
the venerable Placido Riccardi,
Italian Benedictine monk.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
FTC Enforcement
Policies Described

A constant check must be
made to see that cease and
desist" orders of the Federal
Trade Commission are being
obeyed. if the taxpayers en-
forcement dollar is to be spent
properly, Earl w. Kintner, FTC
general counsel, said today.
Mr.. Kintner discussed the
commissions new program for
enforcing past orders in a talk
before the administrative law
section of the District Bar AS
sociation at a breakfast meeting
in the Willard Hotel.
Assistant Attorney General
Stanley N. Barnes discussed
mergers and some of the factors
entering into whether approval
is given by the Department of
Justice.
He said mere dollars, so far
as assets are concerned, mean
nothing. It's question Of rela-
tive position in industry, not
only between two merging cor
porations, but as between other
competitors and as between
industries, Mr.. Barnes declared.
Clarence A. Davis. Undersecre-
tary Of the Interior, told of the
reorganization Of the Interior
legal staff.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
.Rehearing Asked
After Liquor License
Is Refused in D. c.

One Of three persons whose
application for q liquor license
transfer was rejected recently
by the District ABC Board to-
day asked for q rehearing of
the case. 4.
The motion was filed with the
board by Attorney Charles e.
Ford on behalf Of Leonard Rod
man.
. Mr.. Rodman seeks the license
transfer as a partner of Albert
Pearlman and Mrs. Rebecca
Peariman. The license is now
issued to 7O3 Eighteenth street
NV.
Affidayit Filed.
The board refused the license
on grounds that Mrs. PEARL
man once refused to dis
cuss alleged connections with
the Communist Party, and today
Mr.. Rodman declared III his am
davit that he is not q Commu-
mist and never has been q Conn
muniSt.
Mr.. Rodman in other affidavits
also disputed two Of the ABC
Boards findings of fact, which
accompanied their decision.
He denied that he is the son
Of one Morris Rodman, as the
board concluded. He also de-
MED that he has ever been ar
rested, charged or convicted of
a criminal offense except for
accommodating some traffic tickets
las the board contended.
Synopsis Of His Life.
To bolster his mistaken iden-
tity claim, Mr.. Rodman gave a
long synopsis of his personal life.
Attorney Ford said it was spelled
out so that any one could
verify it.
On the communism score he
declared: =
II am not now, nor have I ever
been a member of the Commu-
mist Party, nor any of its clubs
or affiliates. nor have ! ever been
a member of any subversive
group.
II have never at any time or
place or before any governmental
bodies, including the United
States Senate or House of Repre-
sentatives. claimed or asserted
the rights and privileges guaran-
teed all citizens by the Fifth
Amendment of the Constitution"
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Virginia Vote Fraud
Puts 3 on Probation

ABINGDON. Va, Nov. 3O.-
Federal Judge A. D. Barksdale
yesterday imposed suspended
sentences on three men accused
of conspiring to violate Virginia's s
absent voters law, and said in
his opinion the much condemned
law should be repealed.
Sentences ranging from six
months to a year were pro-
nounced by Judge A. D. Barks-
dale after william Everett
Fields, William Edward Gray
and Emmett Horton Milton en-
tered pleas Of nolo contendere
(no contest) to charges Of con-
spiracy to violate Virginia elec-
ton laws.
Charges against two other per-
sons named in the Indictment.
Mrs. Alice Fields and Nathan
c: Meade, jr., were dropped.
The indictment charged the
five with violations Of the mail
balloting provisions Of the State
absent voters law.
Judge Barksdale, in passing
sentence, said it was his opinion
the law should either ''be
amended so as to remove op-
portunity for fraud, or the Law
should be repealed: And In
my opinion the second alter
native should be followed"
He sentenced Fields to one
year in prison and fined him
$500. Gray and Milton each re-
ceived six-month sentences.
Judge Barksdale said he was
influenced in passing sentence
by the ages of the defendants.
Fields is 54, Gray, "a, and Mil
ton, "a.
But lit is rather shocking
that men described as the best
citizens in the county should
have violated the law as they
admit they did. Judge Barks-
dale said.
r. y =
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Alert Police Action
0uicklySoIyes Series
0fHousebreakinqs

Police - and housebreakers---
had a field day early today, but
the housebreakers came out Sec
ond best.
In one case, once was bad
enough, but twice was too much
for Robert L. Flournoy. A. col
ored. of 1885 Sixth street NV.
Saturday night, Mr.. Flournoy
a sound sleeper, lost $64 to a
man who entered his bedroom
and silently lifted the cash
Early today, not-so-sound sleeper
Flournoy had one eye open and
grabbed the man on the second
visit.
Police identified him as
Claude F. Freeman. "a, colored,
of no fixed address, who, police
say. admitted both entries. He,
too, was charged with house.
breaking.
Catch Man at Skylight.
Coincidence also marked an
other one.
Police Pvts. Mahlon n. Shreve
and Edgar j. Swart, of the fourth
precinct, were putting a ticket
on an illegal parked car in
front of Mats Pawnbroker's Ex-
change at 915 Fourth street
S.W., when the burglar alarm
tangled. ~
Seeing things normal at the
front, they ran to the rear and
caught Andrew Jackson, %,
colored. of the 1000 block of
Second street S.W., leaving a
skylight with a screwdriver in
his hand. He was charged with
houSebreaking.
By this time the rush appeared
to be on and when police re-
ceived a call about prowlers at
the Arena Sports Shop, 2134
Fourteenth street NV, they sent
three scout cars, a patrol wagon
and a detective cruiser.
Safe BATTERED hv Ava
They covered all exits and
found three juveniles in a nearby
yard, grouped around q battered
safe. 1t was so battered by an
axe that the curling metal had
rolled up, pinning $3.50 in bills
against the steel side in an in
accessible place.
The three, all colored and all
former inmates Of juvenile insti-
tutions, denied any implication
explaining they were "just spec
tators-like you," to the police
men.
All went TO the Receiving Home
for housebreaking investigation.
Solution to another case was
simple, although the intruder re-
fused to talk. Reported as a
prowler, it was a dog merely try
ing to get out of a vestibule at
236 @ street NV.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Phenix City Figure
Serving Life Sentence
Gets Il Years More
BY The Assoeiossd Press

PHENIx CITY, Ala, Nov. 80.
With tears In his eyes, e. L.
Red) Cook, one-time Phenix
City racketeering big shot.
pleaded guilty to gambling and
election fraud charges today and
got Is months more in prison on
top of the life term he Is al
ready serving for murder.
The sentence was pronounced
by Special Judge Walter B.
Jones in the same courtroom
where Cook was convicted Of
murder just last month in the
first Of Phenix City's historic
series Of vice trials.
Cook pleaded guilty to two
charges Of possessing gambling
devices and one charge of violat-
ing election laws by disturbing
voters in the Democratic pri-
mary last May 4. Forty-one
pending lottery indictments were
dismissed by agreement.
The State called Cook back
from Kilby Prison to give him
additional time so he wouldn't
go free in the event his murder
conviction is set aside on appeal.
Another Gets New Sentence.
Another convict brought into
court from Atmore State Prison
Farm also got an additional
sentence growing out of the vice
cleanup. Billy Clark pleaded
guilty to illegal possession of a
pistol and was given six months
along with the three years he is
now serving for grand larceny.
Clark is a former honkytonk
enploye who was on probation
on the grand larceny charge
when the vice cleanup began,
and who had been arrested II
times before his probation was
finally revoked.
The racket-busting emergency
grand jury continued its inves-
tigation of the A. L. Patterson
murder today, questioning for
mer Police Chief Pal Daniel and
some of his officers who were on
duty the night Mr.. Patterson was
slain.
There were increasing indi-
cations that the grand jury may
indict two men for the gang
like killing.
Testimony Finally Begins.
The emergency grand jury,
empaneled four months ago to
clean up Phenix City, finally be-
gan taking testimony in the
long-awaited Patterson murder
investigation yesterday, more
than % weeks after his death.
Two dozen witnesses were
questioned in the first session,
including the slain attorneys
widow and newly elected State
Senator who conferred with Mr..
Patterson a few hours before he
was shot to death the night of
June 18.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
House Report Hits
Tax-Exempt Groups
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

~ ~ ysS~SStNA9NAr A@%1. ~
& BY a split vote, a special House
committee yesterday approved a
report criticizing the activities of
some tax-exempt foundations.
The five-rnernber committee is
headed by Representative Reece,
Republican, of Tennessee, who
told newsrnen the report would
be made available for publication
on December 20.
Representative Hays, Demo-
crat, of Ohio, senior minority
member, said he disagreed with
the Republican majority and
would file a minority report. The
other Democratic member, Rep
resentative PfoSt of Idaho, was
expected to sign the minority re-
port.
II disagree with probably 80
per cent of the majority report, u
Mr.. Hays told newsmen.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
ZAP Photo.

into action which would be q
violation of our international OBJ
legations and which would i'm
pair the alliance Of free nations.
Challenge in China.
What has happened in China
is a challenge to US, and indeed
to all who want peace, to find
ways, consistent with peace, to
sustain international rights and
those of our citizens. rather
than now resorting to war action
such as a naval and air block
ade of Red China"
It was in a discussion Of cap
tive people that Secretary Dulles
found some encouraging change
in Soviet policy. He pointed out
that a third of the human race
is "in fearful bondage" but
added he did not regard this as
immutable...
There is. we know, vast hui
man discomfort among the 800
million people whom interna-
tional Communism rules" he
said. THAT comes from the en-
slavement of labor, the suppress
sion Of religion and of individual
initiative, and the national hu-
initiation of the satellite coun-
tries.
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fro,,, u,;th;o p,,t T. 'is y,ore ant
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many Wase.
Yugoslavia Significant.
"a significant recent develop
fnent has been the Soviet change
81 policy toward Yugoslayia In
1948. Yugoslavia broke free from
the grip of international COM
fnunisn1 and reasserted its own
nationalism.
"TJnfil recentlv the Yueos)av
,povarn,nent and nation were
itl,rsMa I'm $ fessed and reviled hv the
International Communists of
neigh storing Iungary. Romania
and Bulgaria. Now. however. the
Soviet Union treats Yugoslayia
with Difference while it continues
to treat with contempt the pup
pet governments os Hungary.
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Boycott Proposal
Dropped BY Foe
OF McCorthy
BY the Associated Press

HOLYOKE, Mass, Nov. 30
Roland r. Bernard, member Of
the Republican City. Committee
and chairman of Holyoke Com
n1ittee to Censure Senator Nc
Carthy, has withdrawn his pro-
posal that residents should boy
colt wisconsin products unless
voters of that State remove
Senator Mccarthy from Office.
Mr.. Bernard, a maintenance
man in the public school system.
said yesterday he had written
Wisconsin Gov. Walter j. Kohler
that 1--WE will continue to eat
the best cheese in the world and
Wisconsin grown apple pie
(Sic) !"
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Dulles
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
have ignored notes delivered by
American ENJOYS and predicted
they will pay no more attention
to any note from the United Ma
tions.
But. Senator Knowland said he
did not believe that "the So
called breach" between himself
and the administration was as
wide as some persons make it
out to be. He said there is an
honest difference of opinion.
Different Point of View.
II have the highest respect
for the President and the Sec
retary of State" he said, "but
I think there is a different point
of view that needs to be ex-
pressed"
Later, Senator Knowland told
reporters:
There may be some other
effective alternative to what
have suggested. If it is effec-
tive, it will have my full sup
port. But personally, I don't be-
lieve either the Congress or the
country will remain complacent
month in and month out while
Americans are in Communist
jailS."
Mr.. Dulles said in his speech
last night that although COM
munist China is guilty of in
creasing violence, the Commu-
nists in Russia have made sig
nificant policy changes which
encourage the free nations.
He said there Is an ever-
present danger, however, of be-
ing fooled into dropping guard
before the peril of international
communism is past.
New. Tricky Word. ,
''The is,te11,at tional Commit |
nists are masters Of the trick
Of .VsingNwords which mean one
thing to them and another thing
to u.s." he explained. "It took
us time to learn that the word
democracy means to the Com
nunists q dictatorship = what
they call dictatorship OF the
proletariat.'
1T took us time to learn that
the word peace means to inter-
national Communists a world Of
conformity-conformity with q
pattern of conduct prescribed by
Moscow.
"Now the tricky word is CO.
existence To us it means toll
erance of differences. It remains
to be seen what it means to in
ternational Communists"
Mr.. Dulles suggested that per-
haps the Reds are trying to
divide free nations by seeking
to be soothing in Europe and
provocative in Asia. Then he
added:
"Our Nation will react, and
react vigorously in the protec-
ton of our citizens. but without
allowing ourselves to be provoked
Evening star., 1954-11-30
'6oId-Bieking' GIs
Creaie Problem for
Military Doctors
By John McKelwoy

In war and peace military
medicine is constantly faced
with a curious cut Of serviceman
"a man clever enough to fool
medics and bent on a gold brick
ing career Of lounging in hos
pitalS.
These so-called patients were
described today as "nestlers" by
two doctors reporting before the
61st annual meeting Of the AS
sociation Of Military Surgeons
gathered at the Hotel Statler.
Drs. Lucie E. Cato and Henry
L. Dean said nestlers carry on
in peace and war and sometimes
re-enlist after finding the going
too tough in civilian life.
Col. Cato is assigned to the
Air Force Hospital at Geneva,
N. Y, while DR.. Dean. a former
Air Force psychiatrist. is with the
Norristown. Pa, State Hospital.
e
Impressed by One Fact.
The two doctors said:
Recent experiences in mill
tary hospitals reveal with
regularity the individual we have
named the nesting military
patient.
HE is one who demonstrates
upon investigation and physical
examination just that sufficient
degree Of physical or emotional
disturbance that the military
physician is easily induced to
hospitalize him for study and
treatment.
I'VE are impressed by the one
outstanding fact concerning
these nesting patients. When
their physical or emotional dis
turbances are properly evaluated,
it becomes evident that they are
not really sick enough to be in a
hospital nor are they truly suit
able enough to be considered
emotionally fit to render valu-
able uninterrupted military
service"
Even Undergo Surgery.
Sometimes, the doctors re-
ported, these men will even un-
dergo surgery -" when willing
surgeons who are not too alert
to the caprices and designs of
these patients fall into the trap
of believing that surgery will re-
lieve them Of their difficulties
and insure their return to duty"
The doctors suggested. as a
means to meet the problem, the
establishment of organizations"
which will serve to keep those
hospitalied for insufficient medi-
cal causes in out-patient and ac-
lively working situations.
In another scientific report
presented today, it was asserted
Englishmen don't smoke as many
cigarettes as Americans, but they
smoke them longer.
Discusses Cancer Link.
DR.. Alexander G. Gillian of
the National Cancer Institute
discussed the possible link be-
tween cigarette smoking and
lung cancer. Pointing out that
the recorded mortality from lung
cancer in England is over twice
that seen in the United States,
he added: V
Because of the relatively high
price of cigarettes in England,
it is apparently common practice
there to smoke each cigarette
more completely than in this
country"
Yet the "per capita" consump-
ton Of cigarettes is consider
ably greater" in this country, Dr.,
Gillian said.
He added the hypothesis" of
lung cancer and cigarette smok-
ing can't be rejected without
some alternative explanation for
the present evidence" which in
dicates white male smokers show
IAN excessive liability to cancer"
Evening star., 1954-11-30
Snake Hunter Is II

Betsy lie Rollx, u, killed q pun
adder threatening her baby
brother in the backyard Of her
home In Prieska. South Africa. ],
, 1954-05-14

MENT OF FUNDS Exception
was taken to the provision
calling for the approval Of the
President fer the obligation of
funds. 1t was the unanimous
agreement that the Governor
and the legislature should
have the same control
over the fiscal affairs of the
Islands as they now have. It
was mutually agreed that the
appointment of the Comptrol-
Ter as set forth in the propos-
Continued on page A
, 1954-05-14
VulrnY Thomus,
Outstanding Cruciun
llploYer, Departs

Valmy Thomas, outstanding
Crucian baseball player, left
today for Santo Domingo to
play with the "C1ub Licey"
team, which won the cham
pionship last year. This is his
second year playing with the
Santo Domingo Club.
At the end of the season
there Valmy will go to Puer-
to, where he was once named
e 9Sed no penu!luo0
, 1954-05-14
Sugar content is nearly half
Continued on page ~
Mdinldnd Papers
Reprint Several Avis
Items & Editoriuls

Within the last few months
several news items and editor
ials that have originated in
the st. Croix Avis, were re-
printed in a few mainland
newspapers.
Among these, the two most
recent were printed in Phila-
delphia and Nantucket Island,
Mass. The editorials were.
"Yak, Yak, Yak" and "chil-
dren of the Hour"
, 1954-05-14
Locul Councilmen in
Moss Meeting Tonite
in Frederiksted

CounciImen Walter Hodge,
Axel Schade and Ann Abram
son of the Frederiksted
Town and Country districts
will speak at a mass meeting
to be held in Frederiksted at
$3.50 this evening.
The topic will be in connec-
ton with the Organic Act.
A similar meeting will be
held in ChIistiansted on Sat
urday night.
, 1954-05-14
GOVERNOR, LEGISLATORS AGREE ON
DESIRABLE CHANGES IN ORGANIC ACT

Governor Archie Alexander conferred at length with
twelve of the sixteen members Of the Legislative Assembly on
the Revised Organic Act for the Virgin Islands On Monday,
May 10, 1854 After much discussion, it was mutually agreed
that the best interests of the majority Of the citizens of the
Virgin Islands would be considered if Senate. Bill 1878 in
their respective places therein contained the following
languaqe:
, 1954-05-14

Mrs. Ann Holland Of the Ay
Ay Shop in Christiansted who
is also chairman of the Hands
Across the Sea Scholarship
Committee" left for a well
earned vacation.
Mrs. Holland will visit ia
maica and Haiti in addition to
her visit to New York before
returning home.
She will reopen the Shop
about mid-July.
, 1954-05-14
Small Growers Urged
to Cut Come as Crop
Neurs End

Small growers have been
urged by the Virgin Islands
Corporation to cut as much
cane as possible during this
present month, by the Virgin
Islands Corporation. It is ex-
pected that the Bethlehem
factory will be shut down by
mid to late June, and officials
of the Corporation want to
guard against the possibility
of the cane of any small grow
er being left in the field.
Henry Schuster will ar
range transportation for the
small growers who request it.
A considerable increase in
grinding rate at the Bethle-
hem Factory has occurred
over the past 2 weeks. After
rs days Of operation the mill
has ground nearly 5000 tons
more cane than for the same
period last year. The daily
average grinding rate is high
er than ever before accom-
plished in the Bethlehem Fac
tory and this has been done
in spite of several serious
shut downs.
Sugar content is nearly half
Continued on page y
, 1954-05-14
Councilman Henry
Rohlsen To Speak on
Orgunic Act Mon.

The Honorable Henry E. was available, requested It's
Rohlsen will deliver a radio return for use in his lectures
,ddress over Radio Station scheduled for tonight and also
WIN on Monday night May Saturday night.
II at g pm, it was announced Mr.. Hodge has promised to
today. return the book tomorrow
Mr.. Rohlsen will speak on thus we would be able 70 pun
"The Organic Act, AS II See lish Mr.. Taylor's statements
It." on Monday.
, 1954-05-14
Statements by Horny
E. Tuylor, Others Will
Be Continued

The statements made by
by Harry E, Taylor, in which
his bitterness against the peo-
pie were revealed, & others,
will be published next week.
Only the letter to Stewart
French was published because
the Honorable Walter Hodge,
owner of the copy that
was available, requested its
return for in his lectures,
, 1954-05-14

Virgin Islands would be cons
their respective places ther
language:
I'm REGARD TO A
CHISE: Under Section 4 that
it shall read mo property or
income qualification shall
ever be imposed upon or re-
quired of any voter nor shall
any discrinknation in qualifi-
cation be made based upon
difference in race. color. sex.
or religious belief"
IN REGARD TO LEGISLA-
TIVE BRANCH: Section S.
sub-paragraph tb). page s, line
Is Of said Bill shall read. pro
vided that in the election of
representatives at large, each
elector shall be entitled to
vote for six candidates etc.
In the matter of filling va
cancy in the legislature, that
said Bill in Section 5, sub-pa-
ragraph (h), page 8, shall read
as follows: The legislature
shall submit TO the Governor
three names from which he
would select one
IN REGARD TO THE GOV
M CRETAR
The language under Section
2, who shall reside in ST.
Croix during his official in
cumbencY and may reside in.
the Government House on ST.
Croix free Of rem shall be de
leted.
On page 10 of said Bill, be
ginning on line 3, He shall al
SO serve as Administrator etc.
shall be deleted.
IN REGARD TO
, 1954-05-14
Personal Mention

Mrs. Ann Holland of the Ay
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-02-17

these seed contain johnson grass
and Johnson grass is an extremely
noxious seed so far as we are
concerned in Columbus County.
Last year was a comparative dry
year in the Piedmont section
where most of the Lespedeza seed
was grown and indications are
that several of the farmers in that
section sold their good quality seed
and are now peddling their lower
quality seed to farmers in this
area. Farmers who have purchased
some of these low quality seed
and seed containing johnson grass
would de well to destroy the seed
rather than plant them because
they will be disappointed in the
results that they get from these
seed and we would strongly re-
commend that any farmer buying