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Evening star., 1954-10-12
6. Q. P. Against Change
In Judge Selection

Arlington Republicans are ask
ing county residents to vote mo"
in q referendum on November 2
on the question Of whether the
County Court judge shall be ap-
pointed by the Circuit Court.
The lower court judge now Is
elected for four-year term and
would be, named in 1855 unless
the referendum carries this year.
Arlington has elected It's
lower court judges for more than
20 years. In most other Virginia
counties the trial justice. or
lower court Judge, is appointed
by the Circuit Court Judge who.
in turn. is elected by the almost
completely Democratic Legis-
lature. Therefore. most Virginia
trial justices are Democrats.
Evening star., 1954-10-12
BY Robert ]. Lewis
siar sioff Correspondent

0upCA cCAAAS oEuNEs
Under this system, negotiated
sales would be possible. he point
ed out. whereas local redevelop-
n1ent agencies throughout the
country would be required, under
the recent HHFA order, to sell
only on the basis of competitive
bids, except for certain exempted
categories.
Actually" a spokesman for
the HHFA said here, "It is not
intended to withdraw our earlier
requirement on competitive bids.
but to supersede it.
"HHFA will give greater en-
phasis to promotion and negotia-
tions in the sale of land by re-
development agencies.
This will mean that local
agencies will have more flexible
means at their disposal TO dis
pose Of slum-cleared land. The
competitive-bid system is too
rigid"
Evening star., 1954-09-14

after the date set for the hear
ing.
The fifth group of complaints
included the charge that he
abused Gen. zwicker.
The complaints came from
Senators Flanders, Fulbright,
Democrat, of Arkansas. and
Morse, Independent. of Oregon.
The original resolution to CEN
sure Senator Mccarthy was in
troduced by Senator Flanders.
Before ending the open hear
ings late yesterday Chairman
Watkins announced that the
Vermont Senator had sent a
"series" Of letters to the COM
mittee during the last two weeks.
These were offered to supple
ment or detail specific charges
he made earlier. Chairman, Wat
kins said the committee would
not consider them as evidence
but might take some official
notice of them if they provide
material on any legal points at
issue.
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Housing
Continued from First Page.)

check, and had to send the
yard boy to the bank to get it."
Mr.. Van Patten said he drove
MIR. Powell to the Prince. Anne
Club. The following Monday. Mr..
Van Patten said. he was visited
in his Office by the two opefators
of the gambling house, whom he
identified as Spot Ferguson and
Carl Andrews. &
Mr. Van Patten said they
wanted to know how to find Mr..
Powell because he owed them
$4,000. Sometime later, he said,
Andrews told him he had visited
Mr.. Powell in Washington and
that the latter had tried to get
him to compromise.
$4,000 Paid, He Was Told.
A few weeks later, Mr.. Van
Patten said, he encountered Mr..
Andrews at National Airport. Mr..
Andrews told him, Mr.. Van Pat
ten testified, that he had met
Mr.. Powell at the Ambassador
Hotel and that Mr.. Powell had
paid him the $4,000.
Mr.. Van Patten testified that
on Monday after the party Mr..
johnson drew a check against
the apartment corporation to re-
imburse himself for the $4,000
he had given Mr.. Powell.
Mr.. Van Patten declared the
check was charged to financing
fthe mortgage"
Mr.. johnson must have" con-
sidered the $4,000 a part of the
cost of getting FILA approval of
the mortgage, Mr.. Van Patten
said.
He declared he and Mr.. John
son split UP when the latter re-
fused to recognize the 48 per
cent stock ownership which Mr.
Van Patten had purchased for
$3.50.
In February, 1851, Mr.. Van
Patten said, Mr.. Johnson bought
him out for $144, 900.
Earlier, Albert M. Cole, chief
OF the Housing and Home FL
nance Administration - FHA's
parent organization - opened
Chicago testimony by disclosing
a new list Of 40 apartment house
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developments In which builders
made $13,791, ,983s in windfall
profits BY completing construc-
tion for. less than the value OF
the FHA mortgages.
Two Washington area prof.
ects were on the list. They were
Kensington Gardens, Inc, at
Kensingtbn, Md, and Jefferson
Village in Falls Church, Va.
The mortgage loan on Ken
sington Gardens was $405, 900
and the windfall profit was list
ed as $4,000. The Jefferson
Village mortgage was $4,852,50O
and the windfall was listed as
$477,675.
Evening star., 1954-09-14
Retail Sales ID SCI
Record This Year,
President Is Told
Continued From First Page.)


citizens everywhere In the eco
non1ic future Of our country"
Acts Az Spokesman.
Mr.. Jones acted as spokesman
for the group. representing n
national and "a Statewide retail
associations.
The Nations retail stores, he
reported, are very near their 1858
record year figures for sales and
employment.
with the final quarter Of the
year the high volume period 2 he
added. "it is anticipated that
1854 will set q new mark for
retail sales"
Mr.. Jones cited sharply cut
Federal expenses. lowered per-
sonal income and excise taxes
and elimination OF price controls
among Eisenhower administra-
tion measures that have enabled
all segments of the Nations
business to demonstrate that
they are not dependent on q
high level Of Government ex-
penditures to maintain q healthy,
expanding economy"
Points to Personal Income.
AS a basis for the retailers
| optimistic outlook for the future,
he recalled that disposable per-
sonal income-the source of con-
sumer purchasing power-is IA
per cent above the first half of
1858 and 8.8 per cent above the
1852 figure.
He reported retail employment
at 1907 900 in July, plus 2,651,- :
900 store proprietors and family
workers. Furthermore, he said,
average hourly wages in retail
stores have increased 4.3 per cent
over the first half of 1858 and
average weekly wages As per
cent.
The President was told that
competition in the retail indus
try has never been keener than
1t Is today" with retail profits
at their lowest point in history
This highly competitive situation
assures consumers of "a wide
election of merchandise at rea-
sonable prices" Mr.. Jones said.
He said retailers are con-
vinced that Eisenhower admin
istration policies "have contrib
uted to a more favorable cli-
mate and a great incentive for
all business.
Brief Speech at Boulder.
Gen. Eisenhower was sched-
u1ed to speak briefly during cere.
monies dedicating the Bureau
of Standards Laboratories, which
have been completed at a cost
of $3,375,000, some IL per
cent less than the building
fund appropriated by Congress.
Others taking part in the half
hour program include Secretary
of Commerce Weeks and DIR. Al
len v. Astin, director of the Blu.
reau of Standards.
The President planned to re.
turn to Denver after the cere.
n1ony,, and leave again tornorrgw
morning for f1ye days OF trout
fishing near fraser. Colo; o j
the ranch of Aksel Nielsen, Den
yer businessman
Evening star., 1954-09-14

as well as additional testimony
by Gen. Zwicker himself threw
further light on the background
of the subcommittee hearing
last February.
Mr.. Juliana said that. several
days before the February 18
hearing Gen. Zwicker gave him
q copy of an Army order for the
honorable discharge of Mai. Pc
ress last January. Senator Nc
Carthy had taken the. position
that Maj. Peress should be court
martialed.
Zwicker Called Cooperative.
Mr.. Anastos told how he tele-
phoned Gen. zwicker last JAM
uary and asked whether an off,
Ger was under investigation on
loyalty grounds. He said Gen.
ZWicker then mentioned Mai
Peress as the officer Ia question.
The general, he added, was very
cooperative" in giving infor-
nation about the Peress case.
When Gen. Zwicker finally
left the witness chair yesterday
he paused outside long enough
to tell reporters that he Ger
tainly was glad it's over with"
and that he now could leave for
his new assignment in the Far
East. He refused to comment
when asked whether he felt there
were any contradictions or
changes between His testimony
that angered Senator Mccarthy
last February and his testimony
yesterday. Butfile said definitely
not" when asked II he had been
subjected to any "abuse" at this
hearing.
Another witness yesterday
was Clifford j. Nelson, Justice
Department security officer. He
outlined the Governments sys-
tenn Of classifying confidential
or secret documents.
This provided supplementary
information for the committees
examination of group of COM
plants that Senator Mccarthy
should be censured by the Sem
ate for having received and used
q 2A-page paper" containing
excerpts from an FBI classified
document and. according to Sem
ator Mccarthy. warning against
alleged subversion at Fort Mon
mouth.
Brownell Wont Declassify.
Attorney General Brownell
notified the committee last week
that he still considers the Nc
Carthy paper" as containing
classified material. The commit
tee received the paper into
evidence but did not disclose it..
Senator Mccarthy contended
that the document he obtained
from an unidentified Army in
telligence officer was not secret
and that he had a right and
duty to get such information.
A second group of complaints
as the basis for possible censure
included charges that Senator
Mccarthy illegally melted Gov
ernment employees to give him
secret data. Senator Mccarthy
contended he never asked for
secret material but only for in
formation about treason and
wrongdoing in Government de-
partments.
A third group Of complaints
accused him Of using abusive
language against Senators Flan-
ders, Republican. of Vermont
and Hendrickson, Republican. OF
New Jersey. He contended that
he had ample provocation for
what he admittedly said about
them.
Contempt Alleged.
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Contempt Alleged.

A fourth category Of charges
declared that he was in contempt
of the Senate by refusing to ap-
pear before the Senate Privileges
and Elections subcommittee
which investigated him in 1851
SO. He challenged the legality OF
the suhcommittee's activities and
contended that the only order
issued for him to testify arrived
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badminton tournament for fun. studied Latin
full Of warm anticipation for the delights of
Horace, and to make up for not going with the
Druids got her own father to take her to the
Cape on the condition that she would ask
Janet Druid to 60 with them. Janet turned
out not 50 bad after all. when away from her
parents.
Now. though, Sally was grown up. She was
approaching the end of her second year in
college.
Her problem was correspondingly more seri-
ous In fact. she had a desperate feeling that
it would affect her entire life.
She said, Il think I've told you about
George. Uncle Kinloe."
Il seem to remember" Uncle Kinloe said.
You were going to elope with him last
spring"
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Sally blushed. She said. Wasn't that silly?
But his father had been positively tyannical
about letting him have the car. and he was
simply wild. because he said he felt 50 chained.
and I felt the same way. chained by youth.
But now I'm older, of course"
Mot clipping agam?"
'Oh, no! Gosh. no. George has his own car
now, 50 that's all right. He bought it him
self. His father only made the down payment.
But now I've met a boy named Stephen Miles.
He goes to Jordan, too = that's Georges
college.
II MET him last summer and had lot of
dates with him while George was abroad.
Well, he wasn't exactly abroad - he went to
Canada with his parents. But he said it was
the same thing as being abroad, up there in
Quebec. He wants to 60 back there skiing.
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IIsIIoH USE "st :. s'stet hs ..:

player. that is. he did
not make his living that way. although Sally's
father often said he was
He would say to Sallys mother. ''Or take
your brother Kinloe, who is horse player"
whenever they discussed deep generalities like
Ambition or Success.
Uncle Kinloe was really in the theatrical
insurance business He had little Office off
Broadway and lived in dingy gilt hotel next
door. He wore rich-looking suits and he
always wore very soft felt hat that looked
as if he had just been crushing it to show
someone how it could be crushed and still
keep its shape.
He knew everyone in the bright and shining
world of show business. He usually had
little money invested in some new play. and
he usually had a few dollars on something
good in the sixth at Jamaica, Pimlico or Sara
toga.
SALLY's father and even her mother did not
entirely approve of Uncle Kinloe., but Sally
liked him much better than anyone else in
her family.
She thought of Uncle Kinloe as the one real
man of the world she had ever met. charming
and sophisticated. full Of knowing discern
ment about things that really mattered. When
ever possible she had gone to Uncle Kinloe
with her major problems.
Should she enter the Junior Badminton
Tournament. in which she was sure to be
humiliatingly defeated? Should she take Latin
or Art Appreciation as her last elective? She
might need the Latin to pass her College
Boards, but June Turnbuckle was taking Art
Appreciation and Sally's mother wanted her
to be more popular than June Turnbuckle.
and you didn't get popular taking Latin. The
important votes for Class President were all
in Art Appreciation.
Should she go to Cape Cod with the Druids?
She wanted to 60 to the Cape but not with
the Druids, but her father sort of wanted her
to, because even though Janet Druid was
nothing but a big pain, the Druids were some
one to know.
Matters that seemed cold and terrifying
decisions when discussed with her father and
mother found simple answers under the spell
of Uncle Kinloe's wisdom. She entered the
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But Stephen is awfully sweet, he's more
serious than George, and from what ! hear /
guess his people are kind of poor. but he
doesn't let it give him complex. Anyway.
he's real NICE like him lot. But like
George lot, too"
I'm beginning to grasp the libretto, Uncle
Kinloe said. "Will you have another soda?"
mo. thanks. I'm beginning to lose my
taste for sodas. Sometimes we have beer busts
at school,"
Il apologize. Now what the crisis?'
'CEoRCE and Stephen have both asked me
for Founders Spring Weekend at Jordan. It's
the very biggest date of the year. It's = well,
sometimes it's supposed to mean a girl sort of
has an understanding with boy. For that
year at least"
That does sound serious" Uncle Kinloe
said.
1T is It's the most serious thing that's
ever happened to me. honestly don't know
what to do"
Which one do you want to be with? Which
one would you miss most if you couldn't
go?"
That what honestly don't know. George
is crazy, and there's always an exciting feeling
when he's there. and Stephen is little quieter
and there's not so much going on when we're
out together. but it's exciting, too, because
oh. just because like him. and he says such
funny things. and wonderful things. too.
George has been around lots more. and
knows about everything. but Stephen thinks
more. mean he takes time to think about
things for himself Stephen doesn't even care
if you think he's naive. and George would
rather die, I'm sure.
Stephen recited poetry once, mean not
a parody or anything. just straight poetry.
and George would never do that. But Stephen
doesn't know the right places to 60 as well as
George does"
I'm dazzled." Uncle Kinloe said. You
couldn't 60 with both Of them?"
Uncle Kinloe."
mo. guess not. Young ladies only do
that in plays"
UNCLE KINLoE furrowed his brow and
thought. He said. Il have little money in
new play. opening next week. There's q girl
and boy and they discover they're IN love
with each other by hearing music playing in
forest.
The point is. there isn't any music playing.
It's very sensitive. delicate, imaginative
play and it's supposed to illustrate this guy
and this babe = mean to say, this girl -
are sensitive to the same things. and 50 they
are in love. Will you see your two suitors
before the spring what is it?"
Founders Spring Weekend. Oh, yes. It's
ages away. and I'm to be home every weekend
until June. I've got a date with Stephen this
Sunday
Good. Get a date with George for next
Sunday. Take them walking and say you
Continued on page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-21

Mr.. Brandon, whose stories are apt
TO Be a tEiEe sany, has a light,
deft touch. This one deals sCith
hGvried young IOre. THE EDITORS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

made possible under an agree
ment with Madrid last year. The
United States appears to be plac-
ing increasing emphasis on these
bases as native unrest grows In
French Morocco where the Air
Force started out two years ago
to build five big bases. It COM
pleted four and cancelled the
other project.
The Air Force estimates that
the cost of the present construc-
ton programme fields, hous-
ing, a fuel pipeline system, han
gars. repair shops and other ia
cilities-Will cost about 5000 mil
lion.
$50 Million for Initial Work.
The Air Force asked first for
about $50 million in the military
public works construction por-
ton Of the budget for the fiscal
year which began on July /.
Overall direction OF both the
air and naval base construction
Is under the Nays Bureau OF
Yards and Docks. With survey
work completed on three of the
four sites, advertisements for
bids by Spanish firms for actual
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/ and pastures have been hurt bs
the heat. and there's q shortage
of irrigation water along thu
North Platte River in Nebraska
Hot weather matured small
grains too fast III North and
South Dakota and Minnesota
One good thing the dry weather
helped hold back a rust infesta-
ton OF North Dakota wheat.
Al half inch to an inch of rain
last week helped the southern
half Of South Dakota. AL three
States need more rain, but the
situation in Minnesota is not
yet serious.
Rain Ends Virginia Drought.
Rain is needed, too. In Wiscon-
sin. although the term drought
still has not been applied to that
state.
Recent rains fell Just In time
to break drought conditions In
Virginia. Even so. corn, pota-
toes. tomatoes and tobacco suf-
fered some damage.
In the Carolinas, the dry
weather hit tobacco. corn, pas
lures. legumes and truck crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
Worst Drought Since '3Os
Bringing Disaster to States

some as high as 10 degrees.
The result was inevitable with
ering crops and large market
nuns Of cattle. The State Board
of Health said at least .83 cities
and towns have imposed some
sort Of restriction on use of
water.
In Nebraska, Iowa and Indi-
ana. temperatures have been
running 100 degrees or better.
James e. Newman, Purdue Uni
versity agronomist, said South
ern Indiana probably will have
its worst drought since 1886.
Farmers have started selling
hay they intended to use next
winter. and there has been some
distress selling Of livestock.
Many Iowa farmers are hauling
water for their animals.
Nebraska corn Is in jeopardy,
but rain and cooler weather
could save 1t. Wheat, alfalfa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
Missing Parking Meter
Mystery Solved
By ihe Assceiused Press

ALBANY, N. Y.--John ]. By
lancik dropped q nickel into a
parking meter. When he re-
turned about so minutes later.
he told the Judge. the meter
was gone and he had an over
time parking ticket.
The Judge learned that the
meter had been defective. A
patrolman noted that 1t regis
tered red and ticketed the car.
Then meter repair men took
1t away for an overhaul.
The Judge revoked the ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
More Spanish Bases
Believed Planned as
Bids Are Asked on 4
sY he Assoeia..d Press

The United States is expand
ing its plans for strategically To-
Gated air bases in Spain.
To the four major airdromes
upon which construction will
start soon. additional bases are
planned. 1t was learned tonight.
One official, familiar with plan
ming, said there would be "addi-
tional bases brought in In course
of time"
Bases to Protect Bombers.
Presumably, these could in
clude interceptor plane bases for
the defense OF the big fields from
which long range strategic and
shorter range tactical bombers
can operate.
The Spanish base system was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
She Sees How Much
Weight She Lost
by tho Assoeiossd Press

MIAMI, Fla.--"Have you a IS
pound roast?" the woman Gus
toner asked Butcher Eddie Thai.
Thai wrestled one out of the
cooler and laid 1t on the coun-
ter. The woman looked at it.
sighed happily and turned to-
ward the door.
'It's United States prime" Mr..
Thai pleaded. Doesn't it look
all right?"
oh. ! didn't want to buy It,"
the woman said. I've just lost
Is pounds and ] wanted to see
what that much meat looks like" "
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construction have been Issued.
An official said building opera
tons would start soon.
He estimated that construc-
ton costs in Spain would be sub
stantially lower than those for
the North African bases, which
at one point became a subject
for congressional Investigations
into quality and costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25

Some farmers In both North and
South Carolina are being forced
to use winter cattle feed now
Frank O. Black, Government
crop statistician in South Caro-
lima, said $50 much early corn
ranges from complete to near
failure that its doubtful re-
cent rains helped much, ii any.