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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22

streets today to spot trouble
spots.
The Capital Transit Co. had 80
sand trucks and 81 track sweep
ers operating. Buses and street
cars were behind schedule. A
spokesman said they experienced
some difficulty early today keep
ing switches clear.
A half-hour delay developed at
1920 am. when street car
jumped the track at MasSachu-
sets avenue and G street NV.
Ten Streetcars damned.
On independence avenue Sc.
near the Capitol another mo-
torist reported that 10 street.
cars were stalled. awaiting q
track sweeper.
At the National Airport, a
control tower spokesman said
operations were a touch and 60
proposition" Planes were ope-
rating on instruments with q
ceiling of 500 feet and visibility
of a quarter of a mile. These
conditions were expected to pre-
vail throughout the day. Planes
still '. ere landing and taking of,
however.
Greyhound said its buses still
We're running, but were from 80
minutes to an hour late. Most of
the delay. a spokesman said, was
caused by traffic rather thar IN
ability to operate on the icy
streets and roads.
The stationrnaster at Union
Station said west trains were only
q few minutes late.
However. the Silver Meteor,
northbound from the sunny
South, arrived from, Miami an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
ventsPostponed
Storm Upsets
Many Programs

The following events have
been Cancelled or postponed be-
cause of the snow:
American University Orchestra
concert. tonight, postponed to
$3.50 pm. Thursday in the
schools Clendenen Hall.
Childrens' Theatre of WASH
ington production of "Flibberty-
gibbet," tomorrow, postponed to
1890 am. and 2:30 pm. Janu-
airy 80.
Navy Band concert, tonight.
Cancelled.
Meeting of the Federation of
Civic Associations, tonight, cam
celed.
"All-Northwestern Night"
Richie Coliseum. Maryland Uni
versity, tonight, postponed in
definitely.
Northwestern High School
girls chorus concert, Hyattsville.
tomorrow night, postponed in
definitely.
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hour late and coated with ice.
Several other trains from the
South were almost as late. The
station master said the delays
occurred in the Richmond area.
Colder weather is predicted for
the Washington area tomorrow.
The five-day forecast calls for
temperatures averaging 3 to 6
degrees below normal. In Wash
ington at this time of the year
normal temperatures are A for
the daily high and % for the low.
It is expected to get warmer
again Sunday afternoon and
Monday. followed by colder again
Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain
or snow forecast for Sunday
night or Monday will total about
a half inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22

Route l was halted at the Dis
trict line on Bladensburg road
The highway from that point
into Hyattsville was blocked by
at least half a dozen tractor
trailer trucks which had jack
knitted across the road.
Prince Georges County Com
missioners suspended all official
business at noon today so en-
ployes could go home
Santa ton Superintendent
William A. Xanten began calling
city crews to duty at midnight.
BY 3 am, so sand trucks were
standing by, and began moving
onto the streets a short time
after that.
/ At 8 am, Mr.. Xanten sent
100 snow plows onto the streets
to begin clearing away the rap
idly falling snow. Seventy-fiye
OF these were from private con-
tractors. More than 1000 men
were to work on three shifts
today.
Removal Starts Tonight.
AT 10 pm, Mr.. Xanten plans
to call in all workers on the
regular sanitation, water and
sewer crews to remove snow from
33 miles of downtown streets
after it is swept aside during the
day by snowplows. The snow will
be hauled to the Coast Guard
pier, the Gas-LigEt wharf and
to specially designated manhoies
through the city.
In addition to the sanding and
snow removal crews, 10 RADIO
equipped automobiles, manned by
inspectors, cruiSed the Districts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
7q22SnowstormS Set Record

Since 1899 there have been
nine instances Of snow in excess
Of II inches. Here they are:
March 1928, 1942-11.5 inches,
February 81, 1886 14.4
inches.
January %. 1935-1l.3 inches.
December II, 1922 inches.
January 1890, 1890 lis
inches.
January 27-28, 1928 inches.
December 1928. 1908 lis
inches.
February 16- II, 1900-14
inches.
February H. Is, 1898
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Arnold Lines Also Seek
Pentdcon Fare Change
BY the Associated Press

The Washington. Virginia and
Maryland Coach Co. (Arnold
Lines today joined the Alex
andria, Bancroft and Washing
ton Transit Co. in asking an
immediate end to the use of
token fares between the District
and the Pentagon area across the
Potomac in Virginia.
IAN Interstate Commerce Com.
mission examiner last week
recommended that the present
131a-cent token be discontinued
and the one-way fare put on
fiat 15-cent cash basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22

Few generations in Washing
ton see heavy snowfalls without
recalling the city's most disas-
trous one-the "Knickerbocker
snow Of January 1920, 1922.
Weight Of q record % inches
Of snow crushed the roof of the
Knickerbocker Theater, killing
80 persons and injuring about
$50 more. The theater stood near
Eighteenth street and Columbia
road NV.
The 28-inch record still stands
In official Weather Bureau books,
but historical notes show at least
one accumulative deeper one
February, 1899. when 35.2 inches
piled up.
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Storm ongIed Traffic Bars
Police from Traffic PurIey

Snow traffic jams forced the
postponement today Of a traffic
conference here of police chiefs
from the metropolitan area.
Some chiefs were showed
under by traffic problems in
their own Jurisdictions and
couldn't take time to attend,
said Deputy Chief John j. Ag-
new, in charge of Washington
traffic.
And other chiefs had trouble
themselves driving to the 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Traffic Is SnarIed
As Snowfall Clogs
Streets and Roads
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page.)
man said absenteeism and tardi-
ness were high at the Pentagon.
The city had so sanding crews
on the streets. spreading sand at
icy intersections and hills. Capt.
tai Transit sanding crews and
track sweepers were out in force.
Putting into effect the emery
ency snow ban means that police
will ticket automobiles which
stall and block traffic. unless the
cars are equipped with skid
chains or snow tires.
The rapid development of the
storm brought special bulletin
from the Weather Bureau at 8
q. m. which declared:
THE disturbance in the South
east has intensified during the
past few hours and remains CEN
tered in the area of Northern
Georgia.
Meanwhile the cold air has
become strongly entrenched in
the Middle Atlantic States and
the sleet and freezing rain from
West Virginia eastward to the
Coast has changed into snow in
most sections.
This trend is expected to
continue and heavy snow is ex-
pected to fall today and tonight
from northern Virginia north
ward into New York State with
amounts ranging from 4 to 8
inches"
The mercury was falling today
and temperatures were expected
to reach low of 20 tonight.
Motorists Warned.
Police and officials Of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton warned motorists to leave
their cars at home unless it was
absolutely necessary to drive.
Fairfax County police said
that at Seven Corners automo-
biles damned for several miles
in each direction, and were NOV
ing very slowly through the in
tersection.
On Route 236, a main truck
route to the west, several large
tractor trailers skidded sideways
across the road, blocking traffic
just west Of Annandale, Va.
Carlisle tombstone, Arlington
public safety director, declared a
traffic emergency there at IL
am, and urged all drivers, even
; those whose cars are equipped
with chain or snow tires, to re-
main at home except in cases of
necessity.
M ont gom cry and Prince
Georges County Police said traf-
nc was bad in all sections of
each county, and that travel was
impossible on some roads with
out chains or snow tires.
Route / Clicked.
Traffic lights along Bladens-
burg road were turned off and
policemen directed traffic man
ually. Northbound traffic along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Snowstorm SideIiehts
Snowstorm SIdeIights
Everybody Has His Problems,
But utLedstNo AuroroBored1is

Early risers this morning who
thought they were being treated
to a display of the aurora borealis
(northern lights)-a rare sight
in this area-can blame the
Capital Transit Co. for their
disappointment.
Those flashing blue lights re-
flecting on falling snow and sleet
were caused by electricity arcing,
due to ice on overhead trolley
lines, a transit. spokesman said.
The Weather Bureau and news
paper Switchboards received re-
peated calls from citizens wishing
to report what they thought was
the Arctic phenomena.
Harried American Automobile
Association employees reported
their busiest day of the winter
as trouble calls poured in while
the snow swirled.
BY 8:45 am, 500 telephone
calls had been received. Most
of the motorists wanted chains
put on their cars, and were told
this isn't an AAA service.
Nearly 100 couldn't even get
into their carS-froZen locks.
How to get in? Very simple.
Simply pour hot water on it.
Then Jump in real quick before
it freezes. After that, it is a
good idea to apply few drops of
light oil.
Most of the other distress calls
were from people who couldn't
get their cars started, or had
slipped off roads into bitches.
AAA officials warned that
streets throughout the area were
dangerously slick, and that cars
should not be driven unless alb
solutely necessary. Highways
also were in precarious condi-
ton. particularly Route / to
Richmond.
The gentleman-or was hep
who caught the young lady
about to do a nose dive on the
sidewalk tempered his gallantry
with advice.
young lady" he said stern
ly, this is no day to be wearing
high heels"
Regular riders didn't have
chance on the bus and street
car routes this morning. Even
when they left home earlier, an
ticipating crush. they ran into
what they feared-bus after bus
passing them up with loads of
extra riders who didn't take out |
their cars today. Some one sug-
gested there should be buses |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22

marked. For Regular Custo-
mers Only"
A man driving from Bethesda
to Alexandria-using chains-re-
ported minor traffic jams every
few hundred yards as many per-
sons braved the slippery streets
without chains.
The ramp leading to Key
Bridge from the Whitehurst
freeway was packed solid with
skiddipg automobiles at 1880
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Business
Calendar

Former District Commissioner
F. Joseph Donohue will speak at
luncheon at 1880 pm. Tues
day of the Uptown Connecticut
Avenue Association in the Roma
Restaurant, 3419 Connecticut
avenue NV.
The Central Business Associa-
ton will discuss underground
parking and traffic problems at a
board meeting at 8:15 pm. Tues
day in the American Security g.
Trust Building, Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Lester j. Will of the Ameri-
can Dairy Associations, will
speak at a meeting of the Gro
Gerry Wheels of Washington at
1880 pm. Tuesday in the Ken
wood (Md) Golf and Country
Club.
The Master Plumbers Associa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
By james {. Roper

Secretary Of State Dulles hopes
during his European trip to per-
suade Americas principal allies
to draw line on the map Of
Ashland warn the Communists
not to step across it.
If the Communists violate the
clear and precise warning. Mr..
Dulles would have the free world
prepared to strike back with ire
mendous power at any point.
Mr.. Dulles emergency trip to
London and Paris is a dramatic
attempt to sell this massive re-
taliation" policy which contrasts
sharply with the policy of Demo-
cratic Secretary Of State Dean
Acheson.
Junk 'COntainment' Policy.
Mr.. Dulles Is prepared to ar
que fervently that a sincere
threat of retaliation is the best
way to avoid a major war. He
can argue that the allies are now
strong enough to make such a
threat, and keep it. And he can
argue that the old "containment"
policy of a weaker America, when
Mr.. Acheson was Secretary of
State. should be junked by all
the allies.
Mr.. Acheson's policy resulted
in little wars when the Reds
burst out of their established
political borders. But some dip
lomats sympathetic to Mr.. Dull
les new approach feel that Mr..
Acheson's policy and some of
his own words might innocently
have helped trigger the Red in
vasion of South Korea.
Acheson's 1850 Speech.
The words were spoken Jan
uary II, 1850, during a lunch
con address at the National
Press Club. Mr.. Acheson de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Commission Named
For Jamestown Fete

President Eisenhower .yester-
day appointed a member of the
National Historical Publications
Commission and named six mem
bers OF the Jamestown Williams
burg yorktown Celebration Com
mission which will arrange cere-
monies hailing the 350th ami
versary of the founding of
jamestown in 1857.
The President named DR.. Will
fred Ellsworth Binkley, pro-
fessor Of history and political
science at Ohio Northern Uni
versity, Ada. Ohio, to the His
torical Commission to serve until
December 26, 1857.
The Jamestown commission
appointees follow:
Robert v. Hatcher, president
of the Atlantic Life Insurance
Co. of Richmond, chairman;
Winthrop Rockefeller of New
York; David E. Finley, director
of the National Gallery of Art;
DR.. Frank Boyden, headmaster
of Deerfleld Academy, Deerfield,
Mass; Bentley Hite, lawyer, OF
Christiansburg, Va; and Samuel
M. Bemiss, president of the Vir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Dulles Aims to Convince Allies
Risky Way to Peace Is Best
scribed Americas defensive peri

scribed Americas defensive peri
meter in the Pacific:
This defensive perimeter runs
along the Aleutians to Japan
and then goes to the Ryukyus
and runs from the Ryukyus
to the Philippine Islands. :.
$50 far as the military Sc
curity of other areas in the
Pacific is concerned, it must be
clear that no person can guar
antee these areas against mill
tary attack. But it must also be
clear that such a guarantee is
hardly sensible or necessary
within the realm of practical
relationship. =.
Should such an attack occur
one hesitates to say where
such an armed attack could
come from-the initial reliance
must be on the people attacked
to resist it and then upon the
commitments of the entire civil
lied world under the Charter Of
the United Nations which so far
has not proved a weak reed to
lean on by any people who are
determined to protect their in
dependence against outside ag-
erosion"
Reds Invaded South Korea.
This statement. while not en-
tirely one sided, seemed to mean
to lot of people that the United
States was not too interested in
Korea or Indo- China-both out
side the United States defense
perimeter. as officially defined.
Five months after Mr.. Acheson
spoke. the Communist invasion
of South Korea began.
Some professional diplomats
have said privately that it was
a dirty trick" for the United
States to indicate so little in
tereSt in the area outside its de-
tense perimeter-and then op-
pose the Reds when they smashed
across the 38th parallel in Korea.
Mr.. Dulles himself might have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

had the situation in mind when
he said in speech on Wednes-
day:
II believe that in general
most of our great disasters have
come from not making suffi-
GENTLY clear in advance what
the dangers and obstacles are to
potential aggreSsor.
II believe that if the potential
aggresSors, who become actual
aggressors, had known in adj
vance what might happen in re-
lation to the First World War
and the Second World War and
the Korean War. probably all
three wars would have been
avoided"
This massive retaliation"
policy was mentioned first in a
speech Mr.. Dulles gave last jan
uary (which. ironically, was
four years to the day after Mr..
Acheson's Press Club address.
Mr.. Dulless in recent days has
called for united action" by
the Allies to stop any Commu-
mist invasion Of Southeast Asia.
Later, he referred to an allied
unity Of will" to resist.
Forced to Take Trip.
British and French GOODNESS
to Mr.. Dulles sudden and urgent
pleas forced Mr.. Dulles to make
his current trip to Paris and
London to try to sell the theme
that the best way to avoid war
is for the allies to draw a bold,
black line in front of Indo-
China and the rest of Southeast
Asia and warn the Reds: Keep
out or we'll knock your block Off"
The risks involved in the
Acheson and Dulles policies are
as different as the policies them
selves.
Under the Acheson theme, a
failure could lead to a little war
such as Korea.
Under the Dulles theme, a
failure could lead to the third,
and last. world war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Wet Nam Chief Flies
To France 10 Press
For independence
~ The Assaeinted pr...

SAIGON, Indo-C China, April
10.-Bolstered by pledges of sup
port from a group of former
critics. Wet Nam Chief Of State
Bao Dali few to France today to
demand immediate independ-
ence for his war-ravaged Indo-
Chinese state.
CA Foreign Office spokes-
man in Paris said Bao Dali
would arrive there Monday
eve of the arrival of United
States Secretary of State
Dulles who is repeatedly seek
ing British and French CO.
operation in forming a united
front to end the Red threat
to Southeast Asia. The spokes-
man said there was no con-
nection between the visits of
Bao Oai and Mr.. Dulles.)
War Cabinet Set Up.
Before leaving Saigon to seek
a showdown with the French
government. the ex-emperor Of
AMMAN:
/. Created a war cabinet to
rally the resources of the nation
against the Communication
mated Wet Mini rebels.
2. Received a written pledge
of loyalty and backing from the
sects which until recently have
formed bitter opposition to him
and his government.
3. Set in motion plans for
election of regional and NUM-
cipal assemblies.
Thus armed. Bao Dali is pre-
pared to demand that the French
stop stalling and grant the total
freedom it was promised last
August. Conversations so far
have run into an impaSSe be-
cause France insists that lib
erty and Wet Mans member
ship in the French Union, be
wrapped in one package.
Independence Put First.
Bao Dali and his government
want independence first, then
association ia the union after
ward. They also want the union
idea replaced by a looser concept
similar to the conference of in
dependent nations in the British
Commonwealth.
The French say they cannot
form such a commonwealth
without changing the French
constitution.
Bao Dali and his cousin, Prince
Premier Buu Loo. assert that I'M
less Wet Nam is granted total
independence she will face the
forces of Wet Mimi Chief Ho
Chi Mini at a disadvantage.
The reason Is that the harrow
ing costly war in Indo-China is
half political, half military. Ho
has rallied much popular sup
port behind him by claiming
he carries the nationalist ban
ner and that he alone can win
total independence from France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

ton will discuss the Home Show
at 8 pm. Thursday in the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. Auditorium,
Eleventh and H streets NV.
The Greater Washington Re-
tail jewelers. Association will dis
cuss new model dealers" watch
for the Washington area at $3.50
pm. Wednesday in the Hotel
2400.
D. w. Nesbitt of Dupont Chem
icals. will address a meeting Of
the Refrigeration Trade Associa-
ton at 8 pm. Thursday at 918
Tenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
ADA Told 10 Support
Eisenhower In Action
To Save Indo-China
ey the Assoeiosed Press

CHICAGO, April 10.-Mrs.
Eugene Anderson, ambassador
to Denmark under former Pres
ident Truman, today Endorsed
the Eisenhower administrations
debated decision for action in
Indo- China"
In a speech prepared for de-
lively before the convention of
Americans for Democratic Action,
Mrs. Anderson called upon the
ADA to support President Eli
senhower on the Indo- China
issue.
But. she added, I'VE should
demand at the same time the
independence of the associated
Indo- Chinese states"
Indo- China cannot be per-
mitted to fall to the Communist,
she said, because "all southeast
Asia as at stake"
Sees Backing for Dulles.
Mrs. Anderson, of Red Wing,
Mimi, was one of the founders
Of the ADA and the Nations
first woman ambassador. She
said she was certain Democrats
in Congress will back up Sec
rotary of State Dulles recogni-
ton of what Indo-China means
to us ALL"
Some 600 ADA delegates rep
reSenting a claimed membership
of $4,000 were expected to issue
a policy statement opposing the
tactics of Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin, before
the convention closes Sunday.
The ADA. a liberal political group
not affiliated with any party, has
been in convention since Friday.
Another speaker before the
convention banquet Saturday
night was William F. Schnitzler,
secretary-treasurer of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Opposes "Growing Distrust."
Mr.. Schnitzler criticized Ger
tain quarters of Congress" for
creating "a growing distrust in
the integrity of the clergy, our
educational system, our armed
forces, the Civil Service and
those other institutions that have
always hitherto been regarded
as the stout bulwarks of our
best traditions"
Senator Humphrey. Democrat
OF Minnesota, in a speech earlier
in the day, said the ADA fought
Communism in America "long
before" Senator Mccarthy and
before it became fashionable
for lot Of politicians to do So"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
U. S. Chamber Books
Military Program

The United States Chamber
OF Commerce yesterday urged
Congress to approve the Eisen-
hover administrations long
range military program.
A letter to members Of the
House and Senate Appropria-
tions Committees said adoption
of the, program would result in
a more effective defense program
for less COST"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

ginia Historical Society. Rich
mond.
Non Presidential appointees
on the commission are Conrad
L. Wirth, director of the Ma
tional Park Service, Interior De-
partment; Representatives Robe
son, Democrat, and Poff, Re
publican, of Virginia; and Sena-
tors Byrd and Robertson, Demo-
Gratis, of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Lots of Refriqerutors

Algeria's imports of refrigera-
ton equipment totaled 81 mil
lion in a recent 12-month pc
riod.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1954-02-06
THE ROBBINS EAGLE

ing to deal with this problem
of juvenile delinquency do not
agree on the cause. It is, indeed,
a complex one and there are
many causes. frequently blamed
are the movies; reading matter,
television, radio, lack of useful
employment after school hours;
too much leniency in the courts,
dope, and liquor. Mentioned
most often are discordant home
conditions and lack of parental
understanding and supervision.
Among those who place the
blame on the parents, is Nor
bury S. Teter, assistant director
of the Youth Study Cener in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr..
Teter says, Parents are bring
ing children into the world and
then stepping aside and expect
ing the community to raise
them. We tackled this problem
a year ago, but I'm afraid we
tackled it from the wrong end.
We should have gone after the
parents"
If the home conditions could
be corrected, most of the con-
tributing causes to this wave of
destruction could be controlled.
Parents should feel their re-
sponsibility to know where their
children are and what they are
doing, the kind of entertainment
they seek and who their COM
panions are.
In conclusion, say that home
religion is needed. Children
whose parents teach them by