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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Republican Senator'S
Stand PAT on July 81
Adjournment Goal
By J. A. O'Leory

Senator Republican leaders
stood by their July 81 adjourn
ment goal today, unimpressed by
the prediction Of Democratic
Leader Johnson that it may take
until August Is to clean up the
pending program.
Senator Morse, OF oregon. the
lone Independent, agreed that
Congress probably will quit July
81, but said 81 emphasize the
word quit" He explained that
what he meant was that Con-
gress would not be able by that
date to pass all the legislation ii
should take up.
The first reaction of Republi-
can Leader Knowland to the pes
simistic Democratic forecast of
longer session was to summon
the Senate into session at 1C
am. this morning-tWo hours
earlier than usual.
May Take Longer.
Although they insisted they
still expect to finish this month
Republican leaders indicated pri-
vately that it may take a few
days longer.
The Democratic Policy Com
mittee met yesterday Afternoon
to go over the imposing list of
bills still slated for action, after
which Senator Johnson, OF
Texas, said he thought it might
take until August Is.
He estimated the current floor
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Exclusively
Yours---
Bv Betty Beole
BY Betty BeoIe
CONTINUED From Page DID

turned out for them-minority
leaders Of the House and Senate,
Sam Rayburn and Lyndon john
son. and good-looking 1t. Gen.
Charles P. Cabell, deputy chief
of the Central Intelligence
Agency. Senator and Mrs. Gin
ton Anderson dropped by and so
did Nancy Kefauver, the Nor
wegian Ambassador and Nine.
Morgenstierne and Small Bust
ness Administrator and Mrs.
Wendell Barnes.
With straws clutched in their
damp little fists, the 200 guests
tested the first as compared to
the ninth, and so on. You'd be
surprised how quickly the ice is
broken when looking into the
eyes of a stranger who's gurgling
the same liquid with punches OF
mint tickling his nose. You never
knew when you bent over who
you'd come up with. Texan Liz
Carpenter, incoming president of
the Women's National Press
Club, said she dipped in once and
came up with a Britisher with a
walrus mustache who seemed
like q pretty good catch. q.
This method is also good if you
want to cut down on glass
washing.
Something news been added
to American Airlines' run be-
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David Schine, dressed to the
mines In o perfectly cut uniform
directly across the aisle from
him. And farther back sat
Senator Flanders. the gentleman
from Vermont who comes right
out and calls q spade o shovel
and it isn't apt to be compli-
mentary to the aforementioned
or their committee boss, Senator
Mccarthy.
The WiIIiseS, who slipped into
their own seats and minded their
own business, reported the trip
as uneventful except for one in
novation. For the first time since
any one can remember q land
mark was pointed out on this
run.
1--WE are now flying over Fort
DIX" came the voice Of the pilot
suddenly over the loudSpeaker.
"the scene Of that famous pho
tograph." There was a chuckle.
This flyboy had a sense Of
humor.
There was q slight litter
among the passengers. Then the
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pilot popped his head from be-
hind the. door to the cockpit.
Grinning from ear to ear. he
impishly surveyed the scene to
see how this huinor had been
received for which no additional
charge was added to the fare.
At the risk Of being labeled the
President with only one story,
Gen. Eisenhower has told the
following joke at two or three
huge dinners. He admits it's a
risk. still for him this story has
charm and the only thing he
changes is the setting.
This is Ike's favorite: A young
husband was playing poker Cor
golf) with some friends when he
decided he had better quit early
and go home or wife Mary
wouldn't like it. Whats the
matter" This friends asked, "are
you a man or mouse?" I'm a
man." was his reply, "Mary's
afraid Of MICE"
= y
Film and Stage Star Joseph
Gotten was in town the other
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Borond- Turpin
Ceremony Held

The Cadet Chapel at West
Point. N. Y. was the scene June
8 of the wedding Of Miss Natalie
Turpin and 1t. Kerwood Wagner
Barrand.
The bride Is the daughter Of
Mrs. Greenly Turpin Of jackson
Heights, N. Y. formerly Of
washington, and the late Mr..
William G. Turpin. 1t. Barrand
is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
w. Barrand Of Philomath, Greg.
The couple viii tour the
United States and return from
the West Coast the end OF Au-
gust when 1t. Barrand reports
to Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Problems Todoy
Problems Today
PrennuntuI Conferences
Attended byMore Couples
BY Muriel Nissen

The average prospective bride
and groom Of today approach
their wedding with far more
awareneSs of the seriousness Of
marriage than did the bellies and
beaux Of the past. Premarital
conferences are usually attended
by capacity audiences Of engaged
couples, private counSeling Is
sought by increasing numbers of
about-to-weds, and libraries re-
port great demand for books
on marriage. Though the aver
age age of newlyweds is lower
now than it has been for many
years, it is quite obvious that
more serious thought is going
into each union than has ever
been the case.
Ignorance Not Bliss
It's no longer smart to enter
the state of matrimony in ignor-
ance of the problems that are
bound to be encountered. That
emotional, psychological and eco
nomic difficulties can be Offset
largely with proper preparation
Is a basic idea concerning mod
ern marriage.
Is this the answer to the in
creasing divorce rate that has
become apparent these last few
years? It is almost certainly.
When two people marry with full
knowledge of possible difficulties
that lie before them, they can
meet trouble head on, handle
their problems with the knowl-
edge they have acquired, and
avoid the impact of the unex-
pected.
Another encouraging sign that
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tween New York and Washing
ton. White House Assistant
Charlie Willis and his wife Eliza
beth caught a homeward-bound
plane out of La Guardia the
other evening and found some
familiar faces already ensconced
in their places.
There was Roy M. Cohn in an
aisle seat, hard at work in his
shirtsleeves. There was Pvt. G..
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day long enough to comment on
the local situation. In re the
hearings on Capitol Hill. he
thinks they have cut in on the
matinee trade and undoubtedly
they posed stiff competition for
evening theater attendance at
flrst. And" he said. "if they
ever set it to music, we're
ruinedl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
Sisters Entertain

The Misses Judy Mudd and
Isabelle Dolly Gardner enter
tanned at q delightful dance at
the Hawthorne Country Club
near La Plata, last evening from
8 to IL o'clock. Both young la
dies are among this years grad
yates Of Archbishop Neale
School, La Plata.
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young people are headed for sue.
ceSsful marriages has come up in
polls conducted on several college
campuses. # you have assumed
that most young men prefer
glamor girls. and that most
young ladies want handsome
beaux with fiasky cars, you'll be
surprised to learn that one poll.
for example, taken among some
400 students. revealed compan-
ionship was the quality most de-
sired in a mate. OF the young
people questioned. ~ per cent
named this trait, while only IL
per cent indicated good looks as
a prime requisite in q prospective
husband or wife.
Appearance Counts
Naturally, one can't deprecate
appearance or social graces as q
means of attracting the opposite
sex, but for keeping friends. or
making the progression to mar
riage, superficial qualities Just
aren't enough.
Modern youth wants marriage
to be for keeps. and with keen
interest is going ahead to learn
and continue learning - the
things that will hold husband and
wife together ''for better Tor
worse"
Write Muriel NiSSen for free
leGfet Ola, "To MGrTy-or
Waltz" In all cases be sure to
inclose a stamped, Self-Gd-
dressed envelope and send re-
quest to her, care OF The Eue-
ming Star.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
The Royal Tour Concluding

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince
Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh, have sailed from
Gibraltar and will land in England on Saturday.
They have been on their tour Of the world since
November % and. as planned before their
departure, have visited Bermuda, Jamaica,
the Canal Zone, Fiji Tonga, New Zealand.
Australia, Cocos, Ceylon, Alden, Uganda Malta
and Gibraltar. Part Of their long journey was
made by plane, part in the s. s. Gothic, part in
the royal yacht Britannia. In only two instances
were there changes in Her Majesty's scheduled
activities. Because Of a polio epidemic she
was not permitted to mingle with people who
came to welcome her at Perth, and because Of
Mau Mau agitation she was prevented from
travelling by rail to Jinja and went by air
instead.
That the tour has been successful is obvious.
The Queen will be greeted in London by multi
tudes Of devoted subjects. She will be thanked
by her ministers and by spokesmen for the
parliamentary opposition. And it will be en-
phasized again and again that she deserves
such acknowledgment. The travels Of Her
Majesty and the Duke have been q contribution
to the welfare OF the empire to which they
belong, and Americans Join In neighborly salu-
tations to them - they return home.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
on With the Show!

One Of the strange developments Of
the Mccarthy Army hearing IS the in
sistence on the part Of many that the
hearings now be stopped. &
Senator Mccarthy has already
stated. under oath. that he will not tell
the whole truth: that he win use his
own Judgment as to how much he
will tell. let's find out If Mr.. Cohn
will assume the same position.
And. incidentally. it is not the busi-
ness Of the President to clean the
congressional house. This is the Senate's
job. It could have required Mccarthy
to turn his secret examinations over
to the Department of Justice for ap-
propriate action. It could have given
out press releases in the name Of the
committee, instead Of permitting an
individual member to inform the pub
lie on the basis that he was speaking
for the committee.
No one is going to forget that the
Senate itself is on trial in this in
stance.
I'm not a Democrat. and I'm still in
favor Of removing Communists and
Communist dupes from State and Fed
eral agencies, as was thirty years ago.
But am not in favor Of permitting
any individual, whatever his political
af6liation, to determine whether he will
Evening star., 1954-05-13
BETHESDA. Md.

BETHESDA, Md.
'Dear Sir:
"One Of my neighbors has the best
lawn have ever seen. but do not
know him, and hesitate to ask him
how he does it.
Maybe you could explain?
II have noticed your interest in grass.
and hope you can solve this mystery
for me.
''I have used all sorts Of fertilizers.
which usually result in burning what
grass had.
'I have tried fertilizing the lawn in
the fall, and in the winter, and in the
spring, and one memorable summer I
put on something that was supposed
to be the tops, and what did get?
You know-a burnt-up lawn. nice and
yellow.
'If you can solve this mystery for
me, will appreciate it, and so viii
the grass, am sure.
Sincerely yours, S. N. L."
The model lawn instanced above Is
probably due to the use Of one of the
organic fertilizers now so popular.
Many of the brand names end In
'ite."
One Of them has been used for sew
eral years at Mount Vernon. where
they have so many visitors they have
to get results.
People who annually come from all
Evening star., 1954-05-13

MES terms would start moving in
conservative direction.
The public is not being told in strong
enough terms the terrific job that
FHA has done since its inception in
1884 in making possible housing and
apartments for millions of people who
otherwise would be out of the housing
market completely. Last year alone
FHA netted the Treasury some $50
million; this year the net is expected to
be about $110 million. / have yet. to
see these figures presented when stories
have been printed that FILA has been
the cause of great losses to the Govern
ment or to the general public.
The country will indeed suffer a
great loss If the present investigation
Is used to hamper FILA activities or
the Presidents housing program. The
economy Of the country depends
greatly on strong home building in
dustry, and this in turn relies on a
liberal financing plan that will make
home ownership possible for millions
to enjoy.
Investigate FHA? Yes, but for no
other reason than to detect collusion
or fraud-not to undermine the agency
itself, or the morale Of the hundreds
of conscientious officials; not to destroy
the confidence of the people in the
basic integrity Of the agency; not for
the purpose Of killing a housing bill
vital to national interest.
Arthur p. Becker.
Member. American Institute of Archi-
tectS.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
BY Charles E. TroceweN

in the old days. It was the best they
had. Then came the chemical fertiliz-
ers. Under expert management, these
gave excellent results.
Most home owners. however. are not
experts. They do not pretend to be.
They just want to have nice plants
and green lawn. Probably most home
owners in this vicinity have given up
the idea of having perfect" lawn.
All they want is green one, with
most of the bare spots filled in.
The use Of the newer type materials
usually results in a good green sward.
without undue growing.
The fact Is that a good lawn requires
cutting twice week, unless one does
not mind raking and sweeping up.
Canvas affairs to catch the clippings
have q limited use and are more Of q
nuisance than anything else. The best
way to get out of raking and sweeping
is to cut the lawn twice a week. This
helps make it grow twice as fast, Of
course, since nature is being thwarted.
to a certain extent. And when you
begin to thwart nature, something has
to give.
To S. N. L. we advise: Use an site"
fertilizer, as they do at Mount Vernon,
and your lawn in time viii equal your
neighbor's. And then, If you cut it twice
q week all summer, you viii get rid Of
one Of the worst tasks Of summer In
household affairs.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
What Initiation Cost

Bernard M. Baruch, delivering a series Of
special lectures before the School Of Business
and Public Administration at City College Of
New York, renewS criticism of our Governments
operation-particularly in the fields of indus
trial mobilization and of economic controls
during and since World War II.
Dealing first with the question of industrial
mobilization, Mr.. Baruch charges: Had the
lessons that we learned in World War been
applied in World War II, the second ,Dor could
hare been shortened by a fun year or more,
tDtth all the SGUingS in liveS and treasure"
Dealing next with what he describes as
particularly evident" neglect in efforts to COM
troll imitation, Mr.. Baruch charges: "The failure
to impose effective controls at the outset Of
World War II increased the cost OF that ,Ddr By
perhaps 500 billion. The repetition of this fail
ure when the Korean war broke out has added
at least $40 billion to defense costs since then
:. More than half of our national debt, which
burdens US so heavily today, represents the
needless tribute exacted by mutations which
could have been largely prevented"
Mr.. Baruch was chairman Of the War In
dustries Board in World War I, in which position
he had a key role in the making and executing
Of our industrial mobilization policies Of that
period. His story, in brief, is that Government
learned then what it refused to remember later.
And BY his estimate the cost was indeed an ap-
Evening star., 1954-05-13
This and That j.

over the country to see the home Of
the father Of their country expect the
great lawns to be green.
And they are.
The best thing about It is that
any one may purchase the same mate
rials. made from sludge, and get the
same results.
It is magic, all right.
After a history of burning Of lawns
with chemical fertilizers. it seems like
green magic.
You just sprinkle the stuff around
in the fall and have nice green grass
all winter.
Then, in spring. you repeat the per-
Torrance. and have green grass the
rest of the year.
After all. green grass is what one
wants.
Lush growth-no. sir-eel It Is not
lush growth at all; the lusher the
growth. the more the owner viii have
to cut 1t.
Not growth. then. but green is de-
sired.
The chances are that any neighbor
with good grass has been experiment.
ing with some Of these newer type
materials.
Some Of them have o slight smell.
others no odor at all. This seems to
make little difference in the end results.
Barnyard manure gave fair results,
Evening star., 1954-05-13
New PurtY for McCurthY?

So a new organization has been
formed, called For America" and
Mccarthy thinks they're good bunch.
In that case why doesn't he join them
for a third party and get out OF his
party? I'm sure the Republicans would
be mighty glad to be rid Of him. and
the Democrats surely don't want him.
For myself want to know who the
Mccarthy supporters and politicians
are, for then can decide how to cast
my ballot. I'll be glad to vote against
his men whether they be Republicans,
Democrats or For Americans.
Americans can do without ''McCar-
thyism" just as well as the Commu-
niStS. Norman Mack.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
The Life Of the Republic

Majority Leader Knowland - strongly
backed by the President--has made an urgent
appeal to his colleagues to rise above partisan
ship in their approach to foreign-policy prob
lens. He used strong language "The very
life of the Republic" he said, may rest upon
decisions that may have to be made in the
weeks or months Immediately ahead Of u.s."
Senator Knowland did not elaborate, and
1t is impossible, therefore, to know whether he
had some particular decisions in mind, or
whether he was speaking in general terms. It
is not necessary to have precise answer on
this point, however, to know that events are
shaping up which may indeed have direct
bearing on the life Of the Republic. The Com
munists press on In Asia with their work Of
conquest and subversion. Only they know
how far they propose to go; how much they are
willing to risk. But Mr.. Knowland has said,
and he may be correct that further conquest
by communism will so upset the world balance
of power that the capacity of the free people Of
the world to retain their freedom will be
rendered dubious"
If this is the case, we are indeed approach
ing zone of the great turning points Of history"
And as the hour of decision nears, there should
be an end to petty political squabbling. Senator
Knowland has rebuked the extreme partisans
on his side, and has disavowed the "party Of
treason" tag which Senator Mccarthy tried to
hang on the Democrats. The latter, in their
turn, should look to their own behavior.
Speeches such as those made in recent days by
Minority Leader johnson and Senator Kefauver
can only stir up bitterness at home and weaken
us abroad. There Is all the more reason, there
fore, to welcome hopefully Senator JohnsonS
latest assurance that the Democrats, if met
half way, are willing to cooperate without
"abdicating our right to legitimate criticism" !"
The graver the crisis, the greater the need
for constructive debate and criticism. But the
difference between this and partisan sniping
should be kept constantly in mind.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Sympathetic to FHA

Concerning the present situation that
the FILA finds itself in. would like
f, to present few thoughts.
The newspaper stories have been
piased to a great degree against FILA.
The public is not being given the whole
story. and the reasons that could be
behind this crisis" It is my conSid-
cred opinion that the details of the
social scandal could have been brought
to the attention of Congress many years
ago. The coincidental timing Of the
present revelations is odd indeed!
Could it be that certain interests are
anxious to kill the Presidents housing
program, and eventually FILA itself?
(Remember RFC?) Isn't it quite pos
sible that these people would like to
see FILA out of the picture ard a return
to the "old days" of per cent money,
ten-year loans and large down pay
ments? I quote Wallace Moir, vice
president of the Mortgage Bankers
Association, in remarks made at a re-
cent conference in New Orleans: e
mortgage bankers in cooperating with
FIIA and VA programs make a mis-
take If they surrender their response
bility for mortgage underwriting, cav
ing the Government the judge of value.
credit and risk. In so doing, the mort
gage banker may be practicing on
himself form of euthanasia, a. gradual
and not unpleasant method of self
extinguishment. With his primary
function of responsibility taken from
him, he falls into the role of an agent
or security salesman"
Most people nowadays take low in
tereSt rates, long-term loans and low
down payments for granted. 1t need
not always be so if certain people have
their way. The presence Of FILA in
the housing field has served to liberal
ize even conventional types Of loans.
Without the competitive force OF FILA,
insurance banks and insurance cCmpa-
Evening star., 1954-05-13
The Red Indo-Chind Plan

The Wet Mini Communists-mere puppets
Of the Moscow-Peiping axis-have made their
debut at the Geneva Conference in manner
that holds out little or no hope for an accept
able armistice in Indo- China
With British and American support, the
French have proposed plan under which there
would be a cease-dre leaving a large part of
Wet Nam and all Of Laos and Cambodia free
from Red control and infltration. The plan
would be temporary arrangement to be fol-
lowed by negotiations designed to work out q
defnitive settlement that would firmly guaran-
tee the peace and genuine independence Of
Indo-C -China's three Associated States-peace
and independence Of kind that would insure
those states against the danger Of being dragged
behind the Iron Curtain to suffer the same fate
as has befallen Czechoslovakia and the other
satellite lands in Europe. ~
But the Kremlin- directed Communists
speaking through an obscure individual who
purports to be the foreign minister" of the
Wet Mini government" have contemptuously
brushed aside the French proposals. In effect,
made arrogant by the fall of Dien Bien Phu and
giving voice to vilely mendacious attack on
American .imperialists" and "interventionists," I"
they have demanded instead that 1ndo- China
be handed to them on platter of unlimited
appeasement. OF course, they have presented
their plan as something that would provide for
free" elections and democratic" self-deter-
mination, but they have laid down conditions
whose acceptance amounting to an
abject capitulation by France and the West as
a whole-would automatically guarantee Red
absorption and enslavement for Wet Nam. Laos
and Cambodia.
Putting it mildly, in one Of the great under
statements Of the year, the British and Amer
ican delegations at Geneva have described this
plan as unacceptable" and the French have
done the same thing even while declaring their
readiness to discuss" It, Details to one side,
it is essentially carbon copy of the Communist
proposals for the unification of Korea and Ger
many, which is another way of saying that it is
calculated to make 1ndo- China a part of the
Red empire. In short, it is calculated to open
up to Moscow and Peiping the gateway that
could lead to the conquest of the whole Of
strategically vital Southeast Asia.
Coupled with the tough tone and brazen
falsihcations of Soviet Foreign Minister Molo-
TOYS latest speech, the fact that the Commu-
nists have uncompromisingly demanded all this
makes it seem wishful in the extreme to expect
productive results from the Geneva Conference.
Clearly, in the teeth Of such situation the free
world If it is to protect its vital interests, must
grid itself-in unity-to meet the grave chal-
lenge now confronting 1t in the Far East.