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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Oscar Chapman to Talk

Oscar Chapman. former Sec
rotary of the Interior and Prot
estant co-chairman of the
Washington region of the Ma
tional Conference of Christians
and Jews, will address the an
nual dinner of the groups
Northern Virginia Council at
Z pm. Thursday in Stratford
Junior High School, Arlington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Family Institute Speaker

DR.. John r. Cavanagh. presi-
dent Of the Guild of Catholic
Psychiatrists. will speak on THE
Psychosexual Development Of
the Child" at a meeting of the
Family Institute at $50 pm.
Wednesday at the Ursuline
Academy, Alta Vista, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13

VISITING CHOIR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13

Freeny. Of Salisbury, Md. They
have two children.
Col. Raymond F. Crist, jr.,
who has been serving as direc-
tor since the assignment of Brig.
Gen. Verne j. McCaul to the 1st
Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea
last summer. has resumed his
duties as assistant Information
Director.
Evening star., 1954-10-22

OF the United States Govern
ment by force.
Oficers said Mirabel Carrion
signed waivers for his removal
to Puerto Rico for trial and would
be taken there fairly promptly"
He was held in jail here in lieu
of $25, 900 bond.
Puerto Rico's No. / Communist
was reported to have gone
underground" last June when he
vanished from his native island.
An FBI agent, who would not
be quoted by name. said he be-
lieved the 41-year-old Puerto
Rican was captured as he crossed
the bridge from Reynosa. Mex.
to Hidalgo, busy port Of entry
between the two countries.
The FBI said the man had
been q prominent organizer and
Communist worker In Puerto
Rico since leaving Newark, N. j.,
in the spring of 1850. He be-
came head Of the islands Reds
In May 1854.
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Chest Leaders Stand
Firm on Target Date
Despite Drive 5 Lag

With the Community Chest
campaign running consistently
IA per cent behind the schedule
needed to finish successfully No
vennher A. Chest officials today
were determined not to extend
the drive.
The campaign committee held
a special meeting after yester-
days report luncheon in the Ho-
tel Washington.
Slow Start.
Were not even considering
extending the campaign" said
Ferdinand v. Grayson, Com
munity Chest Federation execu-
tive director. We've got a good
organization, but we've been a
little slow getting under way. At
the meeting we kicked it around
Evening star., 1954-10-22
The Chests Mun Problem j.
Small Business Plays Dual Role
OfJekyII and Hyde in Drive

The Community Chest has turned up with muscle
in what it thought its strong right
In the annual campaign to raise money for better
Washington, the Chest is being let down by Washngons
small-buSiness men. &3#
What's the trouble? Small business is important In this
city, why called 20 per cent Of the money
needed to finance 101 Chest agencies
Wasngtons size gets rs cent Of its entire Chest from
$50 big firms alone in corporate contributions and employe
gifts.
But Washington relies its small business insead-ts
good right small busness-unlike the rest the
community-Sn't coming through.
What they doing rugged and busy ndyidualists
11000 of them neighborhood stores small downtown
Offices 3400 DOCTORS dentists and lawyers 2700 employ
dozen people in aundre brokerage houses
clothing stores and the like.
Some of these and women make the Community
Chest blush with pride at the job they're doing in this
ayear community Others give too little and too late
year after year. make their in Chest records
only street address followed by big white blank.
What's the of this disparity? The finger points to
person-the head Of each individual business # he be-
evs in the Chest the people who work with him and respect
his business judgment also give to the Chest If he doesn't
believe looks the other way his people look away too
Two faces show through the of Community Chest
records They the composite portraits of two types OF
businessman
Call them Mr. Donor and MIR. Veto This is what they
look like:
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Mr.. Veto

He has a vague idea of the
Chest as a big handout machine
which supports the ShiftleSs and
lazy. To him. it presents only
an outstretched hand. The work
he does every year for the Chest
is to fob off the solicitor with
excuses.
The solicitor catches him of
balance, starts him wondering
how to get out of this.
He thinks his employees need
to be protected from the Chest.
He tells the solicitor "the firm
will make its gift, but please
don't bother my people"
He passes the buck to an ap-
prentice who doesn't dare talk
up" to older employees.
Sees Bookkeeping Woes.
He says payroll deductions
clutter up his bookkeeping, and
employees should be able to give
once and get it over with.
He feels awkward asking his
employees for money. sits too
private. he says, especially since
he hasn't given yet himself.
$50 many of them are burdened
with other expenses, I hate to ask
them"
Evening star., 1954-10-22

for an hour. and nobody was
willing to yel1 quits"
4 The luncheon reports showed
$2.1l8.03l IN gifts and pledges in
hand-55 per cent Of the $3.a32.-
600 goal. AS the campaign was
mapped. SO per cent was needed
by today in order to make 100
per cent by November 4.
1t. Gen. James III. Doolittle,
chairman of the board Of the
United Defense Fund, spoke at
the luncheon.
Urges More Services.
Calling for more services
through UDF to members of the
armed forces. Gen. Doolittle
said:
These are the same boys and
girls who. a few years ago, you
were serving at home by your
support of recreation programs
and youth activities financed
through your Community Chest.
The youngsters haven't changed
very much. They still need the
services you provided for them
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Five Companies Still Seeking
Woy to Build Atomic Plane

Development Command, which
is in charge of the research in
nuclear-prope1led aircraft, is
fully as secretive as the Atomic
Energy Commission itself. OF
its activities little more can be
said than that among the con-
tracts still in effect are those
with the following companies.
Lockheed Aircraft, for "a pre-
liminary design study"
Boeing Aircraft, for IAN en-
gineering study of the applica-
ton of nuclear power plants to
aircraft"
Pratt and Whitney, "for deve-
lopment of an aircraft engine"
General Electric, for develop
ment of a nuclear power engine"
Convair Co., for study, re-
search" This is a revision of
the development contract for
an atomic powered aircraft"
which Mr.. Wilson cancelled.
One Of the problems Of long
range bomber operati o n S,
whether with jets or conventional
engines, is the enormous ratio Of
the planes fuel load to its pay
load"-that is, bombs. The re-
fueling in air system Is the best
answer to date, but it Is q costly
affair.
However. a nuclear-powered
plane would need only q few
pounds Of fuel. Such Q plane
could take on q maximum load
of bombs and proceed nonstop
around the world at great speed.
Its fuel supply would remain
almost intact.
Evening star., 1954-10-22

+ s s e =F .- #.
then to meet their physical,
emotional. and spiritual needs. y
UDF is financed through the
Chest.
Reports yesterday were:
Operation Advance, $3.50. .061,
or 81 per cent: Washington
Business. $157,024, or 81 per
cent: Government. $975, ,0O9. or
81 per cent; Residential, $780,
364. or SO per cent: Alexandria,
$34,776. or Al per cent; Arling-
totn, $41,811. or 50 per cent:
Fairfax. $17,363, or 80 per cent:
Montgomery, $42,204, or 20 per
cent, and Prince Georges, ST.
419, or ~ per cent.
Evening star., 1954-10-22
By John A. Giles

Five industries still are en-
gagged in research on a nuclear-
powered airplane despite last
years announced cancellation OF
such a research contract. 1t was
learned today.
Officials refused to disclose
what progress is being made. It
Is most unlikely, however, that
the atom-powered airplane is as
close to realization as the atom
driven aircraft carrier, which
itself Is a number of years away.
Two submarines with atomic
propulsion are being built and
two more are planned.
Last June, Defense Secretary
Wilson announced that there
were no plans for immediate
contracts for either an aircraft
carrier or an airplane driven by
atomic power. At least one air.
craft development contract was
Cancelled outright. Mr.. Wilson
explained that any nuclear pow
cred plane developed at this time
would be a poor airplane
so heavy it couldn't fly very fast
and so wouldn't be valuable in
combat"
Scientific information on that
project, the secretary said
bluntly, could be obtained "in a
simpler, cheaper way" than by
actually building the plane. The
impression was that the entire
atom -plane project was being
scrapped. The Ar Research and
80
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Puerto Riean Chief
OF Red Party seized
Al Mexican Border
BY the Asseei0ssd Pres.

EDINBURG. Tex. Oct. 22.
Ramon Mirabel Carrion. secre-
tary general OF the Puerto Rican
Communist Party. was nabbed by
the Federal Bureau Of Investiga-
ton yesterday near the Inter-
national Bridge between the
United States and Mexico.
1t was not clear whether the
Puerto Rican was attempting to
enter or leave the United States.
Agents Of the FBI said his arrest
tied in with the seizure in New
York City and Puerto Rico of 10
other leading members Of the
Puerto Rican Reds.
He was charged with con-
spring to advocate overthrowinp
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Poncuke Supper Benefit

The Silver Spring Junior
Chamber Of Commerce will stage
. pancake supper for the benefit
of the March Of Dimes at the
Elkss Club. 1908 Fidler lane. sill
yer Spring. from $50 to Q pm.
Monday.
Evening star., 1954-10-22
Mr.. Donor

He puts in time at settle
ment house. He has seen a
Chest agency at work. When he
was younger, he and his wife
pushed doorbells for the Chest
campaigns. He knows the COM
munity is both his responsibility
and the bread and butter of his
business.
He knows what he's going to
give before the Chest worker gets
there.
He has learned that his en-
ployes are better workers if they
share his community conscious
ness. He let's them know that
the community needs them, too.
He shows his employees he cares
by doing the collecting himself
or by putting a top assistant on
the job. T.
Easier Through Deductions.
He encourages employees to give
through payroll deductions. Year
round giving for year-round
cause is easier on the wallet.
He digs out the list showing
who gave how much last year
and asks each person frankly to
give a little more. To new en-
playes, he explains where the
money goes - 101 campaigns
rolled into one to make happier
community.
He says, II can't tell you what
the others are giving, but I'm
giving plenty"
He tells one man he ought to
be wearing a $100 Chest button.
"It costs less than pint a week,
and I don't mean blood"
He tells another, You smoke
a pack a day. Why not give up
a pack a week. The Chest can
use that Is cents a week from
2 . s
Evening star., 1954-10-22

tells everybody, Sign the anu Juse u,op o e o'oie
card If you want to think 'aIs ueoA
I'll tomorrow" He tells the Community Ches
worker to come back later we
worker to "get on over here and not ready yet"
pick up these pledges" At home his wife says 'c
At his wife makes her think husband at th
gift out of her budget money. Office"
feel sympathy for either Both busy
semade men, dependent kind of trade another
their livelihood Both want to be good businessmen.
only of them has hardened to Board of Trade
President Francis when he called the Chest IAN eec
tive businesslike way of serving neighbors."
a result, the Chest campaign is mping along with
its small business unit dragging behind.
The other units-Government workers, large businesses
and resdenceare pulling with varying degrees Of might
they will to their mark is still in doubt
the campaign going to reach its goal of
by wind-up tme-November At will depend in big
on the small business of Washington.
They need the Chest and the Chest needs them
Evening star., 1954-08-05
By Charles E. TroceweH
Interested Citizen.

little force in this country, thank
heaven. But the dog and cat flea often
leaves its four footed host and attacks
the skin Of the susceptible human.
Many modern insect repellents are
put up In small bottles of clear, almost
odorless liquid
Others are in stick form.
One must use them with some dis
cretion, taking care not to get them in
the eyes, nose or mouth, where they
will do no good at all.
The drought has tended to keep
mosquitoes at minimum until re-
Gently. when they began to make up
for their scarcity before.
It is the general observation that the
bites are more lumpy. and itch more
intensely this season than last.
Just what causes this is unknown.
Let us place the blame to the H-bomb.
No one knows for sure. and that Is as
good q place as any.
One tip:
In taking a sun-bath in the yard.
get as far away as possible from shrub
berry. Even In dry periods. mosquitoes
love the semishade and moisture Of
shady spots.
Avoid. if possible. being seated with
the back to the south.
Mosquitoes will bite one then, but
are not so inclined when the back Is
to the north.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
New Head for IVA

From all that is known about the man,
Brigadier General Herbert Vogel Is good
choice to succeed Gordon Clapp as chair
man of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
General Vogel is not politician Some
of his cautious answers to questions put by
interviewers might suggest that he Is some
thing of diplomat. But he is not political
partisan in any sense of the term.
The President has made it clear that
he did not try to tie any strings to the ap-
pointment General Vogel was picked be-
cause of his distinguished career in the
Army Engineers, and in the belief that he
was the best man available. Where he may
stand on the issue Of public versus private
power, or even whether he has any well
defined position on that issue, are questions
which have not been answered. General
vogel has said, however that he believes in
the feasibility and wisdom Of TVA-some-
thing that is required by the law. Presum-
ably this belief viii be fully explored during
the Senate hearing on his nomination. All
indications are, however, that General Vogel
will be confirmed with little or no difnculty,
and on the face OF the matter there is reason
to believe that this will prove to be one Of
the Presidents better appointments !.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Tenement Responsibility

District Court Judge Tamm Is right in
holding that the operation of a tenement
house is "a business coupled with public
responsibility" In line with this concept
Is his sensible decision against granting
temporary injunction which would ''vir-
tually tie the Districts hands" in enforcing
new licensing code based on public re-
sponsibility" Of tenement owners.
The request for temporary order was
made on behalf Of five tenement house own
ers who, with the Property Owners Associa-
ton OF America, have sued to invalidate the
code adopted by the Commissioners last
year. The conStitutionality of the code has
been challenged. Pending the courts deci-s
sion on that suit, the litigants sought an
interim injunction to prevent enforcement
Of the new regulations. But Judge Tamm
took note Of the fact that the District has
promised not to prosecute the Ave owners
while the litigation is under way. They had
failed to receive licenses because their ten
ementS did not meet minimum standards of
the code.
The courts denial OF. the injunction will
permit the District to continue it's campaign
against tenement owners and operators who
have evidenced lack of the sort Of public
responsibility" which Judge Tamm had in
mind. The District too long has tolerated
an irresponsible unconcern for the public
good among some property owners. The
current breakdown Is overdue.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
BETHESDA, Md.


Dear Sir:
II recently grew enthusiastic about
your reports on sun-tan. and deter
mined to try 1t out for myself.
II sweated it out in the Washington
sun for two weeks, and became SO COW
cred with mosquito bites that I have
given it Up.
'From now on. am going to stay lily
swhite.
Those pesky skeetoes are too much
for me.
If you can tell me how to circum-
vent them, may start in again, as
rather admired the tan ! got. but
my experiments came to q sticky end.
.I do not regard it as your fault, in
any way. but solely my tender epidermis.
THE mosquitoes drove me indoors.
and am staying there until ! know
what to do.
Sincerely. JAMIE NJ"
There are on the market any number
Of insect repellents.
A good application Of one Of these at
the points of attack win work wonders.
The points are:
Knees, elbows, shoulders. ankles, any
place where there is q thin layer Of fat
between the skin and bone.
Our correspondent must be one OF
these individuals with skin the mos
quitoes love 70 touch.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Five Years in Joii

The flve-year prison sentence which has
been imposed on Joseph D. Nunan, con-
victed of cheating the Government in his
income tax returns, certainly is not too
severe.
Mr.. Nunan was Collector of Internal
Revenue from 1914 to 1947-during 18
months of which he was guilty of willful tax
evasion. In short. the man who was sup
posed to be making the rest of us file hon
est returns was engaged himself in de-
frauding the Government. Few taxpayer
tears will be shed for him.
The real lesson of the Nunan case, how
ever, is one which transcendS personalities.
Mr.. Nunan, an active Democrat, followed
the late Robert E. Hannegan into the top
tax-collecting job after the latter had
moved out to become chairman of the DEM
ocratic National Committee. This was the
big breakthrough for the politicians
taking over by party machine men of job
which should be high on the list of nom
political spots. The result was inevitable
generalization and spreading corruption.
The corrosive effect of this political in
f1uence may be seen in the party thrown for
Mr. Nunan when he resigned in 1947. BY
that time many people in official Washing
ton must have known, or should have SuS-
pected, that all was not well with his ad-
ministration. Nevertheless, some 500 peo-
pie, including many high Government off,
cials, turned out for testimonial dinner.
Supreme Court Justice Douglas was there
to pay glowing tribute to Mr.. Nunan. At
torney General Clark sat at his right hand.
A message from President Truman noted
fIof f6n dpix xry1ai NVsnro oS1iz zAl
against chiselers and black market opera
tors brought in enormous revenues from
tax dodgers"
And through 1t all, the guest Of honor
was nothing but a tax dodger himself! If
the affair does nothing else, 1t certainly
proves that the doors of the Bureau Of In
ternal Revenue should be kept locked and
barred against job seekers whose only claim
to reward is that they have worked in the
ranks of political party.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
This and That

There are many such persons, and or
dinarily their friends and relations
laugh heartily at them, for some reason
or other.
Actually. an insect bite is no laughing
matter.
A bee, for instance. can kill some
persons in 10 minutes.
These unfortunateS find that bee
venom acts as sort Of protein poison.
akin to serum sickness.
Mosquito and flea bites cause intense
itching and burning in some, little II
any reaction in others.
The latter, therefore, tend to look
upon the others as kicking up too much
Of fuss over "a little insect bite"
II they were in the others skins,
they would know better.
The poet asked to be given the gilt
of seeing himself as others saw him.
He might have asked, with equal
fervor. the right to experience the re-
suits of an insect bite in some tender
skins. Not only is their skin thin, but
the reaction is terrific.
A mosquito bite really itches, a fea
bite burns. This is q distinction the
dermatologist always asks you about,
often to the patients dismay.
The flea is the cat and dog fiea. not
the human fea. The latter has very
Evening star., 1954-08-05
JUDGE Noyes and Delinquency

william Stanley's recent letter re-
garding Judge Noyes Of Montgomery
County illustrates the tendency OF some
public dignitaries to regard their cir
cles as above criticism by the general
public.
Unauestionably Judge Noyes Is a
conscientious jurist of high caliber and
residents of the county are proud Of
his ability. Nevertheless. his official
responsibilities are to the people of the
State Of Maryland and. as such, a
proper subject for comment by any
interested citizen.
An increase of 90 per cent in juvenile
delinquency within single year needs
explaining, and no resident of the
county need apologize for asking
about it.
Neither is it out of place for the
ordinary citizen to express opinions
contrary to those of juvenile authori-
ties. no matter how impressive the lat
ters' background. Experts are not in
fallible, and as matter of fact, many
become so absorbed in their specialties
as to lose the ability for objective
analysis, becoming partisan in their
approach instead.
The vituperation used by Mr.. STAN
ley may express his personal opinion of
neighbors whose views differ from his
own, but despite use of his title-it
is doubtful if it reflects official thinking
OF the Kensington Chamber of Com
merce.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Gamblers Chance

Although economizing measures are
generally laudable the President has taken
sound position in deploring as very un-
fortunate the Senate's 45-to-41 decision in
favor OF the Long amendment for further
cut of $500 million IN authorized funds for
our program of foreign economic and mill
tary aid.
Happily, apparently as result Of the
Presidents emphatic comment on the mat
ter, House-Senate conferees have been quick
to restore $500 million of this cut. But that
still leaves the total authorized sum about
$500 million under the administrations orig
inal request for $3.4 billion-a request sub
mitted as the rock bottom minimum needed
to bolster our own national security by
helping to strengthen our friends and allies
abroad.
AS the President has said, when the
House slashed 500 million from this re-
quest, his administration despite misgiv-
ings-did not object. He has left no room
for doubt, however, that the Senate's action,
If allowed to stand could hurt us badly by
greatly modifying the scale and pace of our
aid program through huge additional cut
at time when the international situation
hardly justif1es any relaxation in the free
worlds effort to build up mutual strength
against the Communist menace.
Accordingly, the congressional confer
ees have done we'll, but it is question
whether they have done enough. At best,
as Democratic Senator George declared in
arguing against the Long amendment, the
cut-even in its present less extreme form
constitutes "a gamblers chance" that the
United States ought not to take when world
conditions, especially in Southeast ASIA
continue to be "precarious and uncertain" !"
1t is clear, certainly, that those condi-
tions have not been changing for the better
Instead, there is much evidence that they
have been growing worse, and the Senate's
action in such situation seems strangely
shortsighted- enough so TO disturb not only
the President but many other Americans as
well.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
William D. Johnson.
Abandoned Pets

Won't supposedly civilized human
beings please stop abandoning in
woods and on highways defenseless
cats. dogs and/or whole litters Of their
young rather than properly disposing
OF them through an animal shelter?
How busy they are keeping the few
OF us who kindly give up our week
ends to answer calls Of distress for
some of these SO cruelty dropped or
run down!
What happens to those abandoned
pets not discovered or taken in by
kindly souls? What possible excuse
can people offer when for 51a days
each week they might take unwanted
animals to some proper refuge? Most
OF these are listed in the phone book
under Animal" If not. certainly I
shall be glad to give information, if
one will call me at Lockwood 4-68O1.
These roadside animal tragedies must
and can be prevented with proper
cooperation, either through placement
in careful homes or entrusted to
authorized animal shelters.
Not only desist from cruelty to any
creature. but practice the kindness
during our terrible heat spells of pro-
viding cool water several times day
to the thirsty animals and birds of
your neighborhood.
Virginia w. Sargent,
Animal Protective Association.