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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Textbook Censorinq
Opposed in County

The KenSington branch of the
American Association of Uni
versity Women is on record
against a proposed censorship OF
Montgomery County schoolbooks
The groups letter to the
county Board Of Education noted
that:
". A resolution has beer
proposed ito have the school,
board) compile a list of all text
books used in the public schools
and to set up a reading room
with at least two copies of each
OF these books so that they may
be reviewed by interested civic
and patriotic groups"
There is no need to add such
a programs cost ito our already
large school budget" the lette,
declared.
Moreover. it added, citizens
are responsible for electing a
board and the board obtains
qualified professional personnel
Those trained persons should
select the textbooks, the women S
group said.
we, as citizens. do not feel
qualified by training or educa-
ton to pass on the books used in
our schools" the letter went on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
rs Million JobIess Indicated
In u. S.; Loyoffs SIockening

sign that some recovery may
be on the way.
Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois. said census figures do
not reflect real unemployment"
because they do not count work.
ers temporarily laid off. The
census figure on unemployment
omits those told to return within
80 days.
The new report, he said in an
interview, shows that 275,0OO
workers were temporarily laid
off. Many of these. Senator
Douglas contended, will be un-
employed for several weeks or
even months. But they are now
counted, he said. as part of the
employed workers total.
Doubts Labor Force Drop.
He also questioned Govern
ment figures which he said
showed that half-a-million per-
sons left the labor force during
the month. The labor force in
cludes all persons working or
seeking work. If a housewife
gave I'D a Christmas season job,
for example. and did not seek
another. she would be counted
as leaving the labor force. re-
ducing the employed total. but
not increasing the unemployed
Employment fell off by one
Million" Senator Douglas said
but unemployment only went
up half that much. I find it ques-
tionable whether that many per-
sons actually left the labor
force"
From December. 1852, to a
year later, he said, the labor
force dropped by 100000 de
spite a normal population growth
of between IL million and Ia
million"
Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF
Virginia, meanwhile, made pub
lie a new count of Federal Gov
eminent employment which
showed decrease of 10.036 be-
tween November and December.
The reduction continues a IT.
month trend. t.e
Senator Byrd is chairman of
a. special Joint Committee on
Reduction of Nonessential Ex-
penditures. He said the Federal
payrolls last month showed an
overall civilian employment of
2.357, 1894.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Public Hearinlgs0 Open
On Prince Georges
Budget Feb. -

Public hearings on the Prince
Georges County budget will be-
gin at II am. February 10 in the
County Service Building. Hy-
attsville. and at the same hour
on March % in the Upper MARI
boro Courthouse.
The County Commissioners
set the dates yesterday in Upper
Marlboro as they prepared to
face department requests total
ing $12.7 million for the IL
months beginning July l..
Department heads will pre-
sent their cases to the board
before February 10. and most Of
them probably will attend both
public hearings.
March 81 Deadline.
The commissioner will use
the interim between public dis
cussions to decide allotments
tentatively. They will go over
the figures again after the Sec
ond hearing and will fix final
appropriations before the March
81 deadline.
The $12.7 million figure is the
amount asked from county funds.
1t probably will be pared $780,
600, leaving a total of $l2 mil
lion.
Another Sc million, expected
from Federal and State govern
ments. brings estimated l954-55
expenditures to a grand total of
$l8 million.
Lower Levy Expected.
Taxpayers can expect the
county heads, with elections not
far away. to trim the present
$2.13 tax levy. The situation
shapes up something like this:
The county's aSSesSable base,
$375.7 million at December 81,
1852. is expected to total about
$420 million when final 1853 fig
ures are on the books. At So
on each 500 of assessed valua-
ton. property tax revenue would
be $8.4 million. Another So mil
lion will come from miscellane-
Gus sources. but that still leaves
a difference of SIS million.
However, there is a surplus
estimated at SIS million, but
some informed sources say il
probably is 50 million. If that is
the case, the commissioners can
add So million to revenues. set
aside a 100000 working fund
and cut the tax rate Is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
,,,,,,
Confer With Beeson
| In NLRB Post Fight
BY the As.oeio.sd Pros.


Albert c. Beeson interrupted a
weekend holiday today to confer
with two Republican Senator's on
an expected fight against con-
f1rmation of his appointment to
the National Labor Relations
Board.
A late-developing issue
whether Mr.. Beeson has any
arrangement to go back on the
payroll Of his former private
employer after serving a time
on the board - apparently is
worrying Republicans responsible
for handling the nomination on
the Senate floor.
Mr.. Beeson told the Senate
Labor Committee last week he
has no such arrangement, but
other information reaching the
committee reopened the argu-
ment.
Nomination Under Fire.
President Eisenhower's nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Beeson, 47-year-
old former director of industrial
relations for the Food, Machin-
cry & Chemical Corp. of San
Jose, Calf. promptly came I'M
der fire by Democrats in and
out Of the Senate Labor Com
mittee and by some labor union
spokesman. Republicans on the
committee held firm, however,
and by a straight party vote,
7-6, it recommended that the
Senate confirm the appointment.
But Democrats now are CALL
ing for more hearings and it APP
peared some Republicans on the
committee are seriously con-
cerned with the possible effect
in the Senate Of what opponents
have termed an issue of possible
conflict of interests in Mr.. Bee
sons case.
The question of his relations
with his former employer was
reopened by committee consid-
Grafton of stories in the San
Jose Mercury. These indicated,
through statements attributed
to Mr.. Beeson and to the COM
pany, that he would return to it's
employ in about a year. Mr..
Beeson denied the statement at
tributed to him and the news
paper reiterated that he said it.
Want More Information.
! Senators Goldwater Of Arizona
and Griswold of Nebraska, both
Republicans. said in interviews
they want more information on
the case quickly. Other Repub-
lican Senators said privately
they were disturbed by the re-
ports of a possible re-employ-
ment agreement.
Mr.. Beeson was called in from
a weekend trip in Pennsylvania
by Chairman Smith of the Sem
ate Labor Committee for meet
ing with himself and Senator
Goldwater. In the normal course
of events Mr.. Blossoms nomina-
ton would go before the Senate
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30

A heavily armed, off-duty po-
liceman was suspended early to-
day after a bystander was shot
outside a Fourteenth street NV.
tavern.
The wounded man. Luther T.
Medlin, IS. of 1400 Fairmont
street NV, was struck in the
right leg, apparently with slug
from a .45-caliber Frontier model
Colt carried by Pvt. Thomas F.
Heffernan. %. of the Sixth pre-
cinct.
Pvt. Heffernan, according to
Deputy Chief George R. Wall
rodt. CARRIED the weapon in a
shoulder holster and also had
his police service revolver. He
wore police trousers. shirt and
tie, but had on a civilian jacket.
Heffernan's Account.
According to Inspector Wall
rodt. Heffernan gave this &C
count:
After going off duty at mid
night he went into the New
Amsterdam bar at $500 Four
teenth street NV. and had
four beers. About 1880 am, he
said. he saw one man rise from
a table. walk to another table
and put a knife to the throat of
a man sitting there.
Pvt. Heffernan said he got up,
identified himself, and took the
man outside where he started
searching him. AS he did, five
or six other men gathered
around. AS several attempted
to grab him, he said, he drew
the .45-caliber revolver and 1t
discharged accidentally. He used
his tie as a tourniquet and took
the injured man to Garfield
Hospital in Q taxi.
Story by Witnesses.
Witnesses said that Myrrel L.
Roberts. 81. of the 200 block of
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7 raining School Youths Dog
Is Found in Miami Pound

his pal. Smoky" DR.. Louis
Jacobs, home supervisor. in a
message to Florida police, said
lit would assist UNNECESSARILY"
in the boys rehabilitation if the
dog were found.
Yesterday. the dog was found
in a Miami pound. where he had
been for two weeks, according to
the Associated Press.
II hope they can get him to
that kid right away said
Poundmaster E. A. Hoffman,
adding, 'he hasn't eaten a thing
for days. He just sits there and
cries all day long"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
By the Associated Press

The Labor Department made
public today figures indicating
unemployment may have reached
or exceeded 2.5 million, although
the rate of job layoffs has slack
ened.
The Census Bureau reported
yesterday that unemployment
reached 2,360.000 for the week
ending January 9, or an increase
of $4,000 over the preceding
month.
However, the Labor Depart
ment's Bureau of Employment
Security reported that the num-
Der of jobless persons claiming
u n m p oyment compensation
benefits was 2,038,827 on January
16, an increase of 1888 over
January 9.
Since only SO million of the
Nations nearly so million en-
ployed persons are covered by
the unemployment compensation
program. economists speculate
the jobless total probably has
climbed to 2.5 million or higher.
41O,6OO Claims in Week.
The figures today showed
! there were 410,600 initial claims
for unemployment compensation
benefits for the week ended jan
uary %. Not all of these can
be considered as unemployed
since some normally get other
jobs in a few days.
These 410,6O0 initial claims
for jobless benefits indicated a
continuing heavy number of
workers losing their jobs. But
the figure compared with 444.80C
initial claims for the week ended
January 16. with 468. 1877 January
8 and 413,300 January 2.
Thus. the rate of new unem-
ployment has Stacked a bit for
two straight weeks.
This encouraged Government
officials who have been closely
| following the unemployment
data. Normally there is an en-
ployment slack in the winter
time, reaching a peak in early
January after holiday trade
eases.
! Usually there is some improve
ment late in January and
the experts feel the reduced un-
employment rate is a hopeful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
7 Plead Guilty TO Thefts
AT Navy Academy, Meade
By the Assosiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 30.-Two
Annapolis men appeared in Fed
eral Court here yesterday and
pleaded guilty to separate thefts
at the Naval Academy and Fort
Meade.
George Leonard Parks. So
year-old refrigeration engineman
at the Naval Academy. was fined
500 and costs. given suspended
sentence and put on probation
for two years.
Parks was stopped by Annap-
oils police last November % for
a traffic violation and turned
over to the Government when
two turkeys. two hams and a bag
Of coffee were found in his car.
He pleaded guilty to a charge
of stealing Government property.
Harry Whiteside Day. 51-year-
old manager of the snack bar at
the main post exchange at Fort
Meade. was arrested December 8
on charge of embezzling $205
from the exchange. He was given
a suspended sentence and put on
probation for a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Several Churches
Plan 10 Observe
Youth Day Tomorrow

Youth Day will be observed in
several Washington churches to-
morrow.
At National City Christian
Church. Fourteenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
young people will serve as dea-
cons and ushers. Earle Har-
baugh and Miss Dixie Greene
will speak at the 1880 I'm. Serv.
ice.
Thomas H. King, jr.. will serve
as youth pastor when young
people take over the administra-
ton Of Chevy Chase Baptist
Church next week. Mr.. King
will speak at II am. tomorrow
on THE Call to Youth"
The Westminster Fellowship
of Junior and Senior High
School students will assist in the
II am. service at Georgetown
Presbyterian Church, 3115 F
street NV. The Rev. Russell
Cartwright Stroup will preach
on Enduring Dreams"
At Lincoln Congregational
Temple. Eleventh and r streets
NV, the Rev. Claude G.. Young
assistant pastor, will preach or
"A Fathers Failure"
Washington Young Friends
(Quakers) will sponsor a talk by
Elmer Nufeld on THE Mennon-
lite Faith" at 8 pm. at the Flor
ida Avenue Meeting House. gill
Florida avenue NV. Mr.. Nufelo
is a staff member Of the Ma
tional Service Board of Religious
Directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30

Democrats Of Montgomery
County for 1947-49. and was
named vice president for 1949-
81. In 1850 he was Democratic
chairman of district seven. pre-
cinct II. and in 1852 became CO.
chairman of the Montgomery
County Mahoney for Senator
Club. He served a one-yeaf
term as president of the Bethes-
da Junior Chamber of Com
merce in 1949.
A lifelong resident of Mont
gomery. Mr.. Cremins. 81, lives
at 4716 Dorset avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md. He graduated from
Augusta Military Academy. in
Virginia, and attended George
Washington University. Mr.
Cremins is a member of the
Bethesda Moose Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
US. Agents Question
Eminif Warning on
Fairfax Still Seizure

Emmitt Warning, Washington
gambling figure, was questioned
yesterday by Treasury agents in
connection with at 5000 alco-
hol still seized in Fairfax County
last week.
Alcohol Tax Unit agents said
there are no charges against
Warning. They would not reveal
the line Of questioning. But
agents have said that arrests
In the case so far-including
fifth one yesterday-have net
ted only the small fry" in the
operation. described as the big
gest still in the east coast area
since prohibition.
Federal agents still are look
ing for the financial hackers and
the brains"
Fifth Suspect Arrested.
The fifth arrest yesterday
brought in Lonnie Mills, 81,
colored. Of the 1900 block of
Fourth street S.W., according
to Treasury Agent Frank J.
Sweeney.
Mills job was tending the OIL
fired boiler at the elaborate still
set UP on Brooke Farm, near An
Mandate, Mr.. Sweeney said.
Agent Thomas F.. Casey said
Mills turned himself in after
word was left at his home that
he was wanted for questioning.
Mills was charged with the
same five counts Of violating
Federal internal revenue laws as
were four men arrested in a raid
on the still last Saturday. His
bond was set at $4,000 by United
States Commissioner Stanley
King in Alexandria. The pre-
liminary hearing was continued
to 2 pm. Friday in Mr.. Kings
office.
Other Four Held for Jury.
The other four men were held
for grand jury action after hear
ingS Tuesday before Mr.. King.
William Cady. Warning S
brother-in-law. also was ques-
toned by Treasury agents sew
eral days ago and released after
a truck registered in Cady's
name and seen several times at
the still was conflscated in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
UCS Plans 10 Study
Law Authorizing
D. {. Family Court

Pending legislation to set up
a family court for the District
will be studied soon by the
United Community Services Cor
rections Section.
The study will be used as a
guide for the groups stand on
the proposal to create a separate
court to handle all cases dealing
with divorce. maintenance and
custody of children.
Bills calling for such a court
to be made up of three judges
appointed by the President
were introduced simultaneously
in the House and Senate on
January IA. The proposals. has
the approval of both the United
States and the District Judicial
Councils.
The UCS corrections section
will appoint a committee for the
study project, it was announced
at a membership meeting yester-
day. DR.. Victor j. Tulane, chair
man, said he strongly favors a
system whereby a domestic re-
lations case would be heard by
one judge, rather than come up
before several jurists before it's
settlement.
The guest speaker at the meet
ing was Mrs. Henry Grafton
Doyle, chairman of the Commits
SionerS' Youth Council, who told
the group human relations ele-
ment is the most important of
all in combating delinquency.
Mrs. Doyle said that, "even in
this modern age there has
not yet been developed a substi-
tute for the human heart or a
mind sympathetic to children"
Among other things. she said,
I'VE need to take another look at
the recreation program. The
playground programs, Mrs. Doyle
said. lack appeal for the chill
dren who tend to get into trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30

Smoky. the missing dog sought
for two days by the entire police
force. of Miami, Fla. has been
found and will be sent to his
master in the National Training
School for Boys here.
The Labrador is the property
of a 17-year-old youth who is
in the home for stealing a car
in Florida last December. When
arrested, the youth was told his
dog would be cared for. But
Smoky escaped the next day.
When interviewed at the
home, the youth said he'd
rather die" than be without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30

District and vicinity-Fair,
windy and colder tonight and
tomorrow. Low tonight around
Is. High tomorrow near 80.
Maryland-Partly cloudy, win
dy and colder tonight and to-
morrow, with snow flurries in
the mountains tonight. Lowest
in the middle EOS east and 1920
west. except near 10 in the
mountains.
Virginia - Some cloudineSS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
c. T. PyIes 10 Head Study
On Jones Point BRIDGE

Carlton E. Pyles. member of
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
will head a committee designated
by the Prince Georges Commits
sioners to study the feasibility of
the proposed Jones Point Bridge.
The county heads named Mr..
Pyles and the committees six
other members yesterday. They
are:
Charles E. Jones, an engineer:
w. Gait Keyworth, an employee
Of the Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion; Richard S. Hughes, chief
Of County Rescue Squad; Dewey
M. Freeman, real estate broker;
Lawrence S. Mccoy, a builder.
and Adrian P. Fisher, an attor-
ney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Wholesale Price
OF Straight Gas Is
Reduced by Socony

BALTIMORE, Jan. $780,
cony-Vacuum Oil Co. has cut
the wholesale price of straight
gasoline by 2/10 of a cent
from Maryland to Maine. Fill
ing station operators here said
the reduction would be passed
on to motorists.
The price change was the
third in three months, bringing
reductions to q total of ITO Of
a cent and putting the retail
price Of gasoline in this area
generally ct 1911 cents per gall
Ion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Will Preach Noveno

The Rev. Clarence A. Seidel
Of the Redemptorist Fathers. will
preach the annual novena OF
Our Lady Of Lourdes February
Sill at Stephens Catholic
Church, Twenty-fifth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Serv-
ices will be at $50 and 7:45 pm
daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Two Senators Speak
In Churches Tomorrow

Two United States Senators
will address District Bible classes
tomorrow.
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of
North Carolina, will speak on
How Can We Help the Sick?"
at 10 am. at the A. B. Pugf
Class of Mount Vernon Metho-
dist Church.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat.
of Alabama. will speak on DO
ing the Works of God" at GAS
am. before the adult classes of
Hamline Methodist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30

Squad as as
sistant chief
Of the organ
iZation, has
announced his
candidacy for
the Office of
sheriff o I
NJ or I gomery
County.
A Navy vet
eran of World
War II. Mr.
Cremins was
elected execu-
tive secretary
of the Young
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Representative to TuIk

Representative Tollefson, Re-
publican. of Washington. will adj
dress a luncheon meeting of the
Lutheran Laymen's Fellowship
at 1918 pm. Thursday at Luther
Place Memorial Church, Four
teenth street and Massachusetts,
! avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
New Members at Service

st. Marks Evangelical United
Brethren Church, Arlington. will
receive new members at the IL
am. service tomorrow to mark
the church's sixth anniversary.
The Rev. George E. Schnabel.
minister. will preach on How
to Make the Church a Redemp-
tive Fellowship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
U. n. Vital 10 RepeI
Aggression, Lodge
Says al WILLIAMSBURG
BY q staff Correspondent Of The star

0v q SIoH correspondent OF inc SIoV
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Jan.
30.-Henry Cabot Lodge. jr.,
United States Ambassador to
the United Nations. came to
this restored Colonial capital
today to tell the Virginia Gen.
eral Assembly of the role the
U. N. is playing to preserve
peace.
- "If war came in spite of the
United Nations" he said, lit
would then be the indispensable
instrument for repelling the ag-
gression-which is probably one
reason why the Communists
don't leave it,"
The General Assembly, the
oldest representative legislative
body in America. dropped its law
making duties in Richmond to
hold ceremonies concentrating
its first meeting here in 1704.
known then as the House Of
BurgesseS and the Council, the
legislative group even then was
nearly 100 years old, having
transferred here from the Vir-
ginia colony's first capital at
nearby Jamestown, where it
first began meeting in 1919.
Notes Historic EnvirOns.
Ambassador Lodge took note
of his historic surroundings when
he said: Here, in this old Colo
NAL capitol, are symbolized events
which gave birth to this country
events which are still as fresh,
as vivid and as contagious as
they were when Patrick Henry.
standing in this very place. spoke
out :"
Applying this background
against the modern scene, Mr..
Lodge added:
Every day that goes by sees
brave men coming through the
Iron Curtain at the risk of their
lives in search of freedom be-
cause, like Patrick Henry, they
prefer death to slavery"
After reviewing the purpose of
the United Nations. which is pri-
marlly to preserve peace, Mr..
Lodge drew a clear distinction
between the international group
and a world government organ
iZation.
Warns of World Union Schemes.
He said that chose who insist
on schemes for, world union OF
world government do more harm
than good because, like some one
feeding fried potatoes to a new
born baby, they are trying to ram
something down the throat of
the world which it cannot digest.
If any one of the 10 colonies,
at the time of the American
Revolution, had had a view of
life as different from the rest
of the world as the view of the
Soviet Union is different from
the free world today, there
would have been no United
States
THE United Nations is not a
world government. It cannot
impose a tax Of any kind, It
cannot draft a single soldier"
Further on he explained:
There is only one organ of the
United Nations which can take
action which is legally binding.
That is the Security Council,
and there the United States is
completely protected by the
veto. None of the other things
the United Nations can do are
anything but recommendatory."
He pictured the international
body as a forum for the ex-
change Of ideas between nations,
for mutual understanding of
problems and for the molding
of public opinion, particularly
against aggreSSorS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Bishop to Confirm Gloss

The Rt. Rev. Angus Dun
Bishop of Washington. will con-
firm a class at the 11:l5 a. m
service tomorrow In st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, 2430 K street
NV. The Rev. James Richards
rector, will present the class and
will also preach.