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Evening star., 1954-12-02
Doris FIeeson-
Democrats Seek q Chairman
For the First Time Since 1912 the Committee Lacks
A Leader Who Can Put His Finger on the Man

The members appointed last
September asked Mr.. Mitchell
to be chairman. He solemnly
selected Senator Hubert Hum
phrey, the articulate liberal
from Minnesota, and former
Gov. John S. Battle of Virginia
as vice chairmen. According
to Mr.. Mitchell, they are get
ting along fine.
Mr.. Mitchell has told the
group frankly that he believes
the party's best campaigning
is done at its convention. He
explains that especially with
TV, it is the best opportunity
to get the opposition's GUS
toners to look at what you are
doing.
He will concede that the
loyalty oath, as 1t developed
in the emotional atmosphere
of 50, hurt the party. But he
recalls, too, that it had a val
liable purpose which was to
make sure that the names of
the Democratic candidates got
on the Democratic ballot un-
der the Democratic symbol.
This was not done in several
Southern States in 1948.
Mr.. Mitchell's hope is to get
the new rules shaped and
adopted by the national COM
mittee before the next presi-
Dental year rolls around.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
By Thomas R. Henry
Science Editor of The Stor

/ BOSTON, Dec. with the
earth's last unknown shores as
it's ultimate destination, the
! Navy icebreaker Atka sailed yes
/ terday in the first major expedi-
ton of the International Geo.
physical Year program in which
this country will take a leading
part.
| The icebreaker, with crew OF
! 269 and with IS civilian scien-
| lists and observers, will enter
| the Antarctic ice pack early in
January. It will try to reach
the Bay of Whales in the Ross
Sea, site of four Little Amer
icas" set up by Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd. Here it is
proposed--if conditions are
favorable-to establish the base
camp of three observing stations
to be established during the Ant
arctic summer of 1956-57.
1t is by no means certain.
however, that the Bay OF
Whales, a sheltered indentation
of open water in the Ross ice
shelf, still exists. 1t always has
been realized that it may close
completely at any time. Admiral
Byrd's 1946-47 expedition left
considerable amount of equip
ment, including airplanes, there.
These, it is likely will be buried
in the ice. The Atka crew will
determine if they still are usable,
Plan Second Camp.
In the same Ross Sea area
the icebreaker crew will survey
the possibility of setting UP a
second camp at the head OF
Sulzberger Bay. near the foot of
the Edsel Ford mountains,
where a second American OBJ
serving station is proposed.
The icebreaker then will
skirt the continent to the We'd
dell Sea on the other side of An
tarctica to investigate the pos
sibility Of landing on the east
ern shore of Coates Land, at the
foot OF the Palmer peninsula.
This is the one coast line on
earth stiIl unmarked on any
map. Due to the Weddeli Sea
currents, pack ice piles against
the shores. No ship has been able
to make its way there.
There Is only q vague general
Evening star., 1954-12-02

The party's only living ex-
President has sent a typically
jaunty and realistic message
to Mr.. Mitchell. ......
"Let the river take it's
course" said Harry S. Truman.
make the committee vote it
out. They'll do all right"
The same New Orleans
meeting will also write another
chapter in the struggle over
the loyalty oath which caused
so much clamor and confusion
at the, 1852 convention.
Mr.. Mitchell conceived the
play by which he hopes to
resolve that dispute and pre-
vent it from re-emerging. He
has appointed a committee of
10 influential Democrats to
draw up the rules for the next
convention, ana IL, TOO, Will
meet here.
It's object is to wipe the
slate clean and also to mod
ernize convention procedures
so they will look somewhat
more sensible and tidy when
they hit the Nations tele-
vision screens.
The committee is widely
distributed geographically and
an effort was made to include
all those on both sides who
participated in the loyalty
oath fight in any significant
way,
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Soviet Agrees 10 Pay Iran
War Debt Of So Million

TEHERAN. Iran, Dec. 1.-THE
Soviet Union signed a pact with
Iran today agreeing to settle
this country's war debt claims
and iron out frontier differ
ences dating back to Czarist
times.
The debt claims involve a bill
of II tons of gold and So million
the Russians ran up during
World War II. Iran said it
was for services to the Soviet
forces when allied forces occu-
pied the country to keep open
a supply line from the West to
the Soviet Union.
Soviet Ambassador Anatoli
Lavrientiev signed the pact to
settle the claims, thus ending a
long period of negotiations
often marked by acrimonious
exchanges -.s..-
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Mccarthy Lost His Own Battle
But the Passions Of the Hour Moy Return to Plague
The Senote for Mony DECIDES Yet to Come

his own battle, and his col
leagues in the Senate were not
able to rise above the passions
of the hour or their own sense
of indignation to refuse 20
write into the record a prece-
dent that will plague the Sen
ate for decades to come. The
closing hours of the. debate
yesterday showed how per-
picked and beWildered some of
the Senators were as they
struggled with the legal phases
only to find themselves influ-
enced finally by the personal
ity prejudices involved.
Abuse of Senator Mccarthy
during the debate and the use
of intemperate language about
him rendered absurd the pious
statement that the Senate was
trying to uphold its own dig
nifty. AS for traditional con-
duct" the Senate has never
been any different from what
it has been this week. Sem,
ator Lehman. for instance.
made a bitter attack on Sem
ator Mccarthy in violation of
Senate rules, but all that hap
pened to him was an order to
take his seat and a moment
later he was permitted to pro-
ceed. Nobody mentioned cen
sure for him.
The fact remains that only
the man who fought commu-
nism has been OF will be CEN
sured. Senator Mccarthy, of
course, deserved a rebuke for
his attacks on fellow Senators,
but many of those same at
tacks were provoked. And the
Watkins committee itself held
that provocation is a basis for
withholding censure in certain
circumstances.
The net result of it all is
not only a defeat for Senator
McCarthy-who will, of course,
appeal to the country for vim
dication-but also a defeat for
those who have felt that COM
munistic activities should be
exposed through relentless in y
vestigations by congressional
committees.
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Evening star., 1954-12-02
Doris FIeeson-

NEW ORLEANS.-For the
first time since 1912 the Dem
ocratic National Committee
confronts a free and open elec-
tion for national chairman. At
stake is control of the national
convention arrangements in
1856.
Perhaps it is only that they
are out of practice at making
up their own minds, but the
committee members at this
point are acting decidedly glum
about their glorious oppor-
tunity.
Apparently there is no out
for them. Time was when
strong Presidents, aspiring
titular leaders and a powerful
handful of city bosses made
1t all so easy, but all, all are
gone, the old familiar faces.
The only really relaxed poll
tician around is the present
chairman, Stephen Mitchell.
He's leaving. He has put the
freeze on a draft or even a
temporary extension of his
tenure, though he appreciates
the compliment, especially as
national chairmen usually get
more invitations to go than
to stay.
Adlai Stevenson is holding
back from the assertion of his
powerful influence. He is, one
friend put it, still at the worry
stage about a chairman.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Five-Yeur Atomic Hunt
Planned BY Australia

CANBERRA. - Australia is
planning f1ve-year atomic re-
search program aimed at devel-
oping the best methods of pro-
ducing industrial power from
uranium.
The project is expected to cost
more than $12 million. Aus
tralia's first uranium ore treat
ment plant went into production
September II at Rum jungle, in
the Northern Territory.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Fairfax Reochinu
Bottom of Barrel
For Street Names

Would you rather live on a
street named Crows Nest or one
named Flat court?
The Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors isn't sure which they
think is best-or Worst-but they
are inclined to think there is
room for improvement in either
case.
The two names are among six
that have been proposed for
three streets in Rose Hill subdi-
vision that now bear the names
Rose Hill lane, Rose Hill place
and Rose Hill court.
To eliminate confusion, the
developers came up with three
sugestions--Pigeon Cove, Crows
Nest and Robins Nest. Their
suggestions were turned over to
the county planning staff, which
came UP with three alternate
suggestions Favorite drive,
Brief place and Flat court.
All six names were submitted
to the supervisors yesterday.
They thought it looked as if the
county was reaching ''the bottom
of the barrel" and deferred
action.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Barrymore Estate
Is Left 10 Nurse
BY the Associated Press

Lionel Barrymore's estate, esti-
mated to be in the neighbor-
hood of 100000, will go to 40
year-old Miss Florence Rozella
Wheeler, who was his nurse for
many years.
The veteran actor, who died
November Is at the age of 76,
named Miss Wheeler as his sole
beneficiary. His will, filed for
probate yesterday, specified that
anyone succeeding in establish
ing claim to the estate should re-
ceive no more than 81.
Mr.. Barrymore's estate. consists
of real and personal property, in
cluding etchings, paintings and
other works of art that he per-
sonally executed. Assets also in
clude royalties from books that
could enhance the estate con-
siderably. The will was dated
February "a, 1850.
Mr.. Barrymore listed as his
only heirs at law, his sister.
Ethel Barrymore. nephew, John
Barrymore. jr.. and two nieces,
Diana and Dolores Barrymore.
Lionel had lived at the home
of Miss Wheeler for the last 18
years. She also nursed Lionel's
wife. Actress Irene Fenwick, in
her final illness.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
| District Threesome
Enters Bridge Finals
Sharing I'd Place

ATLANTA, Dec. 1.-THE final
round in the National Open
Team Contract Bridge Tourna-
ment begins today with the de-
Tending champions we'll ahead.
At the end of the semifinal
round yesterday. the champions,
John r. Crawford and Sidney
Silodor of Philadelphia, and
George Rapee and B. Jay Becker
of New York, were leading with
43 matches.
The tournament is being played
at the winter meeting of the
American Contract Bridge
League
First Ranked Teams.
Others in ranking order at the
end of the semifnal round were:
2. Alvin Roth, Paul Kihler and
Israel Cohen of Washington,
D. c., and William Seaman of
Miami. Fla, with 4012 matches.
3, Alvin Landy and Sol Mogal
of New York, jeff Click of Miami
and Orthur S. Goldsmith and
A. j. Frank of Cleveland, Ohio,
with 80.
4. Charles Goren of Philadel-
phia. Mrs. Margaret Wagar of
Atlanta, Oswald Jacoby of Dali
las, Tex, and Mrs. Helen Sobel
and Peter Leventruitt of New
York, with 3812.
5. Mr.. and Mrs. Max Ritter,
Robert G. Sharp. Mrs. 10 Gut
man. all of New York, and Irv-
ing Guttman of Chicago, with 38.
Mixed Pairs Results.
The master mixed pairs cham
pionship was won last night by
Mrs. Betty Windley of Norfolk,
Va, and Said Haddad of Wash
ington, D. c., with a score of
242l2 points.
In second place were Mrs. Cleo
Allen of Houston. Tex, and John
Moran of Arcadia. Calf, with
238, followed by Mrs. Sobel and
Mr.. Silodor with 236l2.
The defending champions, Mrs.
Wagar and Mr.. Crawford. fin
ished ninth after leading in all
previous sessions. Their score
was 221.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Icebreoker Sails for Antarctic
On5-Month ScienceExpedition

outline of this coast based on
air observations. 1t might be
the start of the easiest land
route to the South Pole. where
the third American station will
be set up.
Byrd at Sailing.
The significance of the trail
breaking expedition was stressed
by Admiral Byrd, who repre-
sented Navy Secretary Charles
S. Thomas in bidding goodbye
to Comdr. Glenn Jacobsen of
the Atka and his crew.
The Antarctic, Admiral Byrd
said, is bound to become of
increasingly greater Importance
in a shrinking world. regardless
of any actual resources there.
Seven nations, not including the
United States, are pressing
claims to south polar territory.
There are now, Admiral Byrd
told the Atka crew, approxi-
mately 5000 Antarctic veterans.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Japanese Search Fails
To Find American Yacht
By the Assoeiuted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 2.-An extensive
search off the coast of Japan has
failed to turn up the yacht Phoe-
nix with an American family OF
four aboard, Coast Guard au-
thorities said today.
The 30-ton. 35-foot 2-master
sailed from Hiroshima on a world
cruise November Is. It made
two japanese ports, but has not
been heard from for more than
a month.
Aboard the yacht are DR.. Earl
Reynolds. a.: his wife Barbara
80, and their children, Ted, Is.
and Jessica, 10. DR.. Reynolds
worked for more than three years
at the Atomic Bomb Casualty
Commission at Hiroshima.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity and received his doctors
degree from the University of
Wisconsin, His last address was
the Fels Research Institute, An
tioch College, Yellow Springs,
Ohio.
Another son Timothy is study
ing in the United States.
Evening star., 1954-12-02

what shaky Western bloc and
are doing it with apparent sue
cess. Moscow is making GOO
goo eyes at Western Europe
and hopes within the next
year or so to have our major
allies across the Atlantic ac-
cept their co-existence lollypop.
In Asia the Communists have
adopted a political-military
aggressive policy. After the
spectacular victory in Indo-
China. which is expected by
all who look at the situation
realistically to place the whole
area in the Communist fold
within a year or less, the men
IN Peiping have adopted the
Chinese version of ride him
cowboy" They are making
threatening feints toward For
mosa and at the same time are
treating the Americans who
have the misfortune to fall
into their hands far worse than
they Jared in the last century.
when they were captured by
the rulers of the Barbary
Coast. These actions of the
Peiping regime are not due to
a mere cruelty instinct. They
are carefully planned as a po-
litical device to make America
lose whatever face" it may
still have in the Far East.
There is no basic quarrel
between the Executive and the
Senate leadership about the
necessity of putting an end
to these wanton insults by
the Communists. Only their
methods differ.
President Eisenhower and
Secretary of State Dulles are
as anxious as everybody else
to put an end to the Com
munist misdeeds. They feel
duty bound, however, 10 be
mindful of the commitments
the administration has taken
towards its allies in Europe.
These provide that we shall
not take any adventurous"
action without previous con-
sultation with London and
Paris. The British and the
French have informed WASH
ington in clear language that
at any price we must avoid
doing anything that may re-
suit in a major conflict in the
Far East. This anxiety to pre-
vent an expansion of the con-
f1ict IN Asia - despite the
considered opinion of all
American commanders in the
field that it would not involve
a conflict with the U. S. S. f.
has caused us to renounce
a military victory in Korea
and is responsible for our per-
mitting a Communist victory
in Indo- China. Alliances are
effective, as a rule, during a
shooting war. But they be-
come cumbersome instru-
ments, particularly in a period
of cold war. The proposal of
Senator Knowland, supported
by many more of his col
leagues than is generally
known. to put some strong
drops in our present diplo-
matte milk by blockading the
Chinese coast is being frowned
Evening star., 1954-12-02

vestigating communism have
been pilloried, beginning with
Representative Martin Dies of
Texas, Democrat. After the
treatment given Senator Nc
Carthy, what Senator will wish
to risk censure or public cal
unny? Recalcitrant witnesses
will be encouraged to new de-
fiance of congressional inqui-
ries.
Already proposals are being
made that a joint committee
be formed from members of
both houses to deal with the
investigation of Communists.
But any one familiar with the
techniques of congressional
committees knows that this is
an insidious way to kill off
any effective inquiry. Joint
committees have no central
lied responsibility. and it is
difficult for a staff to be as
sembled which can do an eff
cient job under such joint
control.
So, for all practical pur-
poses, the fight that has been
made by a valiant group of
Americans other than Sena-
tor Mccarthy to expose COM
munism inside America has
been lost.
Much of the responsibility
for what has happened, Curl
ously enough. must be borne
by Senator Mccarthy himself.
AS a tactician in the fight
against him personally. he has
made blunder after lblunder.
He had good case on legal
and constitutional grounds
but he muffed it-indeed, he
forfeited it-by insisting on
constant attacks on his fellow
Senators at the special session
that began November 8.
Il realize" Senator who
voted against Senator McCar-
thy said to this correspondent
privately that there are many
good arguments against GEN.
sure, but Joe simply showed
his contempt for his fellow
Senators and they are all hu-
man after ALL"
So Senator Mccarthy lost
Evening star., 1954-12-02
David Lawrence

This week marks a milestone
In American history. For this
week sees the beginning of the
end of effective investigation
by committees of Congress into
communistic activities inside
or outside the Government.
Adoption of the censure mo-
tion against Senator McCar-
thy means the squelching of
all effective efforts in that di-
rection not only by the Wis
consin Senator himself but
those of any other Senator.
For the die has been cast.
In response to widespread
wave of passion throughout
the country, the Senate, by an
overwhelming majority, has
voted resolutions of censure
which will frighten any ether
Senator in the future who
ventures to pursue an investi-
cation of communism.
Likewise, free speech as the
Senate has known it hereto
fore has now been abolished
and only those Senators who
conform - in their thinking
and speaking-to the dictates
of a temporary majority in
the Senate can hereafter feel
safe against the adoption of
censure resolutions.
1t is ironical that a crusade
which began on the theory
that Senator Mccarthy was
sitting free speech and insist
ing on conformity of thought
now has wound up with a re-
striction upon the members of
the United States Senate
themselves who may hereafter
try to express a dissenting
viewpoint.
Many Senators -- in fact,
most of them - will deny
vehemently that their censure
resolution against Senator
Mccarthy means any such
drastic change. They will in
sist that Investigations of COM
munistic activity will go on
with unabated zeal. But, while
that will be the claim, realism
requires that the true situation
be reported. One by one, the
chairmen of committees in
Evening star., 1954-12-02

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Evening star., 1954-12-02
ST Million for Menhuden

RALEIGH. N. C.-Nearly $50
million menhaden worth more
than ST million are caught an
nually in North Carolina waters.
They are converted into oil used
for paint, soap and other
products.
Evening star., 1954-12-02
Prospectors Profit

Individual miners are still get
ting profitable amounts of gold
at various points in New Zealand,
wellington learns.
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Hoya Runners Fifth
In IC-4A Title Race
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Al-
though Georgetown was the first
school to put three runners
across the finish line in yester-
days IC-4A cross-country title
race, it had to settle for fifth
place in the team standings
when its other two men finished
far back.
Frank Pflaging in seventh
place, Ed Kirk 10th and Bob
Lippmeier 18th gave the Hoyas
a good start, but John Peyton
finished 64th and Joe Skutka
108th. Throwing out incomplete
teams brought GUS point total
to ITO behind Manhattan, the
winner with low score Of rs, and
Pittsburgh, ITO; Villanoya, 1856,
and Penn State, 1873.
Altogether 169 runners fin
ished the Smile course through
Van Cortlandt Park, with "a
schools getting enough flnish-
ers for team totals.
The individual title went to
George Terry Of Boston u, q
brother-in-law Of John Kelley
of BU, last years winner. He
finished in 24:36.4 after getting
lost at one point and waiting for
several runners who knew the
course better.
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Contractors Set to Start Work
.OnK. G. STADIUM; c CorroII Hired

Roy Mack. executive vice pres
ident and treasurer Of the old
Philadelphia Athletics. will serve
as a vice president Of the club
but win not move here. Johnson
said. Mack win be in charge
of the spring training camp and
will wind UP loose ends of the
clubs affairs In Philadelphia
Connie Mack III also viii
have a job with the AS and will
move to Kansas City. Details
Of the job were not disclosed.
Admitting he didn't have
much to offer In the way of
trading bait.n johnson said
he hoped the AS could manage
to strengthen the club. last in
1854, through purchases.
Asked If he would like to get
the Yankees Hank Bauer. q
former Blue who lives here,
johnson replied:
I'D say we'd like Bauer; who
Wouldn't?1
Evening star., 1954-11-16

Picture on Poge c-l
to begin a race against time. The
remodeling is being handled by
q company organized specifically
to handle this one rush-order
job.
Johnson, who only last week
acquired the Philadelphia Ath-
letics from the Connie Mack
family. yesterday named Parke
Carroll, general manager OF the
Kansas City Blues since 1851. as
a vice president and business
manager Of the club for three
years.
I'VE hope to have our field
manager selected by tomorrow, !"
johnson said.
Speculation here is that the
manager will be Lou Boudreau,
recently fired as manager Of the
Boston Red Sox. johnson would
neither confirm nor deny that
Boudreau was his man.
Several men are under con-
sideration." johnson said. mo,
Eddie Joost isn't out of the pic
ture." Joost managed the AS
at Philadelphia last season.
johnson also said he is sin
q hurry" to select a personnel
director who will have charge
Of signing players and making
player shifts and a farm club
director.
Joining in a team to enlarge
the stadium from 10000 to &c.
600 seating capacity are Del E.
Webb. a New York Yankee own
er and contractor. and Larry
Winn and Bert Senter, Kansas
City contractors.
Carroll announced ticket sales
will begin as quickly as a skel-
eton Office force can be set up.
The business and personnel
departments will be operated
separately, but Carroll will "sit
in" on player deals.
Evening star., 1954-11-16
Tar Heel Sets Record
As TerpsC Capture Acc
a5
Cross-Couniry Title

The University Of North Caro-.
lima holds the course record but
Maryland has the team title fol-
lowing yesterdays Atlantic
Coast Conference cross-country
championships at College Park.
Jim Beatty Of North Carolina
covered the 3.8-mile course in
1908. breaking the 1S:40 rec
ord established by Burr Grim Of
Maryland earlier this month.
Grim was second by about ~
yards, with Dave Miller of North
Carolina State third. .
In addition to Grim. Maryland
had Carl Party in fifth place.
Ben Good sixth, Ray Horsley
eighth and Tommy New ninth TO
win the team title with a low
score of 80 points. North Caro-
lima was second with So, followed
by Duke, 96: Virginia, ia. and
Wake Forest 141. North Caro-
lima State and Clemson didn't
have the required i've runners
finishing to make a team score.