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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Non-Furm Workers TotuIed
ATT Million in January

There were AIT million Amer
leans at work last month in
industry, trade, transportation
and Governmental drop of 2
million from December.
Reporting this yesterday. the
Bureau of Labor Statistics at
tributed the decrease in nom
farm employment in part to
seasonal factors.
1t said the employment figure
for January was still the highest
for that month except for the
record set in 1858.
However, BIS said a $50, 900
drop in factory payrolls was "ap-
probably larger than usual" and
the most severe for the season
since the 1949 recession year.
While noting the effect of
seasonal trends on employment
in the lumber, food and mis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10

cellaneous manufacturing indus
tries, BIS also said there were
reductions in primary metals,
machinery, leather. transporta-
ton equipment and ordnance
payrolls mot attributable to
seasonal influences.
In the textile and apparel
fields, where personnel reduce
tions are customary at this time
of the year, BIS said the drops
recorded last month were bigger
than usual.
Overall. non-farm employ
ment last month was the largest
of any January except last year.
BIS said. It was $4,000 below
a year ago because of factory
layoffs. January employment in
communicating industries,
on the other hand, was the high
est ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Detectives Car Wrecked
After Theft; ; Boys Held

Three 15-year-old boys stole
and later wrecked the car of a
juvenile squad detective. Oliver
E. Brown. yesterday. police re-
ported. Charged with unauthor-
lied use of an auto, the three
boys have been released in the
custody of their parents.
Police said the car was stolen
from in front of Detective
Browns house. 1882 Irving street
N. E Later. police said. the car
was driven into Maryland where
it struck a bridge outside of
Tracey's lane, near Edgewater.
None Of the boys was hurt in
the accident. They were ar
rested by Anne Arundel County
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Southern Economy
Burdened by Job|ess
Back From North
BY the Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 10 (F).
There are signs that the
South's economic stream is being
complicated by an undercurrent
Of "driftback" jobseekers.
These unemployed are South
erners, most Of them laborers
and former farm workers, who
went North during the 1940s.
lured by high wages.
During the last few months
a lot of them--in the wake of
Northern industrial layoffs and
other reasons-are coming home.
ANY stable driftback would
add to pressure already felt in.
the Cotton Belt, coming on top of
cotton acreage cutbacks. mech
anization and "day cropping"
5000 Near Hunger.
Some farm leaders believe the
homing workers are the under
lying cause of the situation in
upper East Arkansas and part
of the Missouri Bootheel, where
about 5000 are reported on the
edge of hunger.
II think the biggest trouble is
that a lot Of people who went up
North are coming back" Hilton
Bracey manager of the Missouri
Cotton Producers Association,
said today.
And a lot of people who
usually move on somewhere else
stuck around. There are lots of
factors. Drought, maybe. but
it's hard to put a finger on it. I"
April Will Tell.
There won't be any clear pic
ture until about April. when
planting is underway and sea-
sonal layoffs in industry usually
end.
For unemployed farm work.
erS, another factor is the cotton
acreage cutback imposed by law
because of the cotton surplus.
Reduced cotton acreage has
put an undetermined number of
tenant farm families on the
road. There isn't enough cotton
land to go around. Some farm
owners have turned to day
cropping"
Under this method, the farmer
hires workers by the day when
he needs them. Under the old
sharecropping system. the work.
er remained on the farm. If he
ran out of money in midwinter.
the planter would advance credit
on the next crop.
Unemployment Claims.
Louisiana and South Carolina
reported a normal seasonal in
crease in interstate claims. Ar
kansas noted an increase. but
mot too great a trend"
Sharp increases in such claims
were counted. however. by Mis-
sissippi. Tennessee. Alabama.
Georgia, Florida and North Car
DINA.
In Tennessee, about 5000 in
terstate claims are on file, double
last years total.
! Alabama-1nterstate claims up
to 1889 for January. 100 per
cent over the previous four
month period.
Georgia. steady increase of
claims over the past five months.
ranging from ITO in September
/ to 1873 in January.
| PARLIAMENTARY claims 1885.
about 1000 more than for the
same period in 1853.
North Carolina-2,745 new in
terstate claims in January. a
! ola per cent increase over 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
O00v GsAs-
- ~ IT.
Congress

INDO-CHINA--President Ell
senhower says U. S. moves to
help Indo-C China are aimed at
keeping this country out Of q
shooting war. Senator STEM
mis-, Democrat, of Mississippi
charges the administration with
preaching an agreement to con-
suit key Congressman of both
parties on defense-foreign policy
moves.
TAXES-A victory for the ad-
ministration's tax revising pro-
gram is reported by members of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, who say the tax-writing
group will turn down only one
Of the rs changes asked by
President Eisenhower.
WARREN-The nomination Of
Earl Warren to be Chief Justice
of the United States boys down
in the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee in dispute over wheth-
er he needs an FBI check. The
Justice Department repeatedly
believes there shouldn't be an
FBI probe on any man chosen
to be Chief Justice. Some COM
mittee members are said to feel
a report is particularly needed
on a Chief Justice. since he's
more important than the lower
officials who customarily get FBI
Investigations.
COffee-The Senate votes for
Government control of specula-
ton and futures trading in cof-
fee. A bill giving monitoring
poyers to the Commodity Ex-
change Authority now goes to the
House for consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
10 Of White House
Tax Proposals Get
House Groups OK.
By the A,.oeio,ed Pres,

House tax writer's said today
they will reject only one major
point in President Eisenhower's
25-point program for streamlin-
ing tax laws and giving indi-
viduals and business more than
So billion in annual reductions.
Action by the House Ways and
Means Committee yesterday, ap-
proving a new tax cut for farm
ers. brought to 10 the number of
White House proposals already
approved in less than a month";
work on the big overhaul job.
But both Republicans and
Democrats on the committee
agreed there isn't a chance that
the committee will accept one re-
naming point.
Four Payment Plan.
This request - complex, but
signif1cant-called for shifting
income taxes so that corpora
tionS would make four equal
quarterly payments. Two of the
payments in effect would be an
advance on the next years bills.
Under present law. most cor
porations will pay all of their
1853 tax bill in two equal pay
ments this year. due on March IS
and June Is.
The result is that funds pour
into the Treasury the first half
OF the calendar year, but re-
turns are skinny the last half.
Gen. Eisenhower, outlining
this point in his budget message
said 1.-The irregularity of tax re-
ceipts increases the problems in
managing the public debt anC
is an unSettling influence in the
money markets. It) also may
make it harder for corporations
to manage their own financing
Opposition Ahead.
But committee members who
asked not to be quoted by name
said many corporations are
strongly opposed to the change
They added the proposal looks
dead as a doornail" so far as
their committee is concerned.
One other big remaining point
is a proposal to change the dead
line for filing individual tax re-
turns from March Is to April Is
Committee members said this
seems certain to be approved.
The tax change for farmers
would permit deductions for ex-
penses for soil and water con-
servation practiceS-an estimated
$40 million annual saving.
Committee members attributed
the high score of committee ap-
proval for Gen. Eisenhower
program to the fact that some
members. congressional COM
mittee STATS and the Treasury
staff worked together for months
in advance preparing the pro-
gram.
But some Democrats still are
planning a House floor battle
over the program. They want to
increase tax reductions for in
dividuals. chiefly by increasing
personal income tax exemptions
by 500. and trim some of the
benefits approved by the COM
mittee for business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Eisenhower Backs
S225 Million Boost
In Public Road Fund
By Gornett D. Homer

A proposal to increase Federal
contributions by at least $225
million to help build better
roads throughout the United
States received President Eisen-
hower's personal backing today.
The President told a news con-
ference that the administration
hopes to keep the Federal tax at
2 cents a gallon to make possible
larger expenditures for road
building. The tax is scheduled
to be reduced to IL cents April
/. but the President has recon-
mended its retention.
Gen. Eisenhower said that in
the past not all of the revenue
from the Federal gasoline tax
had gone into the road program.
He added that he hoped to use
all the revenue for this purpose.
This would mean an increase of
about $225 million in Federal
contributions to be matched by
the States. he said.
Bill Offered in House.
A bill to expand the road
building program along the lines
mentioned by the President was
introduced in the House yester-
day by Chairman McGregor of
the House Roads Committee. A
reporter told the President this
bill provided for an increase of
$3.50 million. and asked which
figure was correct.
Laughing, Gen. Eisenhower
said he was told this morning
that it would be about $3.50 mil
lion but that he had used the
$225 million figure to be con-
sentative. AS he understands it,
he said the aim is to step up the
program from about $675 million
a year to about 5000 million or
more.
At his news conference, the
President also:
/. Disclosed that the two divi-
sionS being withdrawn from Ko-
rea are due to be back in this
country by the end of June. He
expects the 45th Division to re-
turn by about mid-April and the
40th by around mid-June. Both
are National Guard Divisions,
the 45th from Oklahoma and the
10th from California.
Denies REA Interest Rumors.
2, Branded as not true rumors-
that the Government intends to
increase interest rates on Rural
Identification Administra ton
loans. @
8. Said he would leave up to
the Senate the procedural CUES
ton Of whether some substitute
for the Bricker amendment
should be pushed for action or
referred to some committee for
further study. He re-emphasized
that his principal concern in the
matter is to prevent adoption of
a constitutional amendment that
would hamper the conduct of
foreign relations or upset the
traditional balance of powers.
4. Said he would like to see
woman on the Whit House
staff If he found one with the
brains and with the ability he
seeks for all executive jobs. !
Refuses Stand on Alaska.
S. Refused to take any stand
on whether the time is ripe for
Alaska to be made a State.
6. Said that action by the
city OF Eugene. Greg, in joining
with the Federal Government in
multiple-purpose development of
the Mckenzie River illustrates
his administrations projects.
7. Said he hopes to spend Sat-
urday hunting quail on the South
Georgia farm of Secretary of
the Treasury Humphrey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Politics
Continued From First Page. }

from the Presidents statement.
however, was there would be no
more such statements from his
own official family. The state
ment Of Mr.. Adams was one of
those most strongly resented by
House Minority Leader Rayburn
and other Democrats.
In this connection. however,
President Eisenhower was asked
If he believed the country could
be frightened into a depression.
Mr.. Adams and Chairman Hall.
IN their speeches had said the
opposition was trying to do Just
that. The President explained
he dobuted that a real depres-
sion could be brought about by
talk. He did say, however, that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-10
Corpetboeqers in Madrid

American "carpetbaggers" are
filling Madrid hotels. Many Of
them are statesmen who have
followed the American dollar
grants from Turkey and Greece,
to France and Italy and now to
the new Spanish bonanza.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Phnotelic News
phiIotelic News
Lincoln Stomp Worthy
Of Attention as Art
By JONES Woldo Fcwcett

The new 4-cent regular post
age stamp honoring Abraham
Lincoln will be the finest pro-
duction Of It's kind ever issued
by the postal authorities OF
the United States.
Quite aside from every other
consideration. the 1864 stamp
paying tribute to the 10th
President is worthy Of atten-
ton as q work of art. 1t re-
produces a portrait by Douglas
Volk in the Mellon collection
at the National Gallery.
The size Of it is large enough
to permit detailed depicting Of
the countenance of the Ernar-
cipator. With no inscription
save "4c-U. S. Postage Lin
coln.' = the composition has been
kept clear Of interference with
the central motif-tl1e homely
but noble face Of the man who
preserved the American Union
as a Government of the peo-
Evening star., 1954-11-14
The bidding:

South opened the diamond
jack, North correctly unlock
ing the queen. Declarer must
take stock. Counting six sure
winners in aces and kings. she
realizes that fulfillment of her
contract depends on developing
two long-suit winners and
turning a trick with the heart
king.
Even though more entries
are available for establishing
the heart suit in the closed
hand, declarer sees that
dummy's club suit, containing
the ten and nine. is closer to
establishment. If the enemy
held club honors are divided.
then the lead need be relin-
quished only twice, once to
drive out q high club and once
to knock out the heart ace.
That the heart ace lies favor
ably in front Of the king is a
virtual certainty, since de-
clarer's left-hand opponent
made the overcall.
So reasoning, declarer ducked
the first diamond trick. Win
ming the diamond continuation,
she led the ace and another
club to the king, telling South's
queen. The club ten forced
North's jack. Now exhausted
of diamonds, North returned a
spade, won by declarer's king.
The lead Of a small heart es-
tablished dummy's king. pro-
viding an entry for cashing
two more club tricks and the
contract was made.
II declarer incorrectly wins
the first diamond trick, North
will subsequently win the club
jack and still have another dia-
mond left to force out de-
clarer's last stopper, while
South holds the heart ace for
entry to his established dia-
Ynonds.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
AtIontic City Event

At Atlantic City last week
end for the lavish keystone
Conference regionals at the
Hotel Traymore, Alvin Roth
John c. Kundel and Mrs.
Michael Michaels-Paul Kibler
finished 10th and 18th, respec-
lively, in the overall master
point division on Saturday.
Fred Bickel and Ronald Ros-
enberg of Atlantic City won
the open pair title.
Mrs. Edward P. Cotter and
Richard Freeman teamed with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Solomon
of Philadelphia and narrowly
missed winning the foursome
title on Sunday. They lost by
half a board. Roth, Kunkel.
Kibler and Israel Cohen fin
ished sixth among 43 teams.
Cohen, Kibler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Michaels were winners in
a special pair event Friday
evening.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
.YMcA Color Meeting

among the first to tour South
America and to fly from Lon
don to Capetown, South Africa.
His other travels include four
trips around the world by boat
and two voyages to the north
polar regions in ships.
John S. Mayfield. 5817 Will
NETT road, Bethesda IA, Md,
is inquiring whether unused
stamps of foreign countries
may be purchased at face
value in Washington.
As propaganda for the union
of Cyprus and Greece, the
Greek postal authorities have
brought out six stamps show
ing a document splashed with
blood. the text appearing on
the 1.20d in Greek, that on
higher values IN English ana
French respectively.
Liberia has produced four
bi-colored airmail stamps pay
ing tribute to the agencies CO.
operating In the United Ma
tionS technical assistance pro.
gram.
Pakistan on August IA
brought out q set Of seven
stamps in observance Of the
fifth anniversary Of national
independence.
Two new stamps OF Italian
Somaliland feature the Somali
star flag In their design.
Evening star., 1954-11-14

New Washington bridge
champions win be named next
week end. The Gath annual
District Of Columbia cham
pionships open Friday after
noon at the Willard Hotel and
continue through Sunday eve
ming. In addition to hundreds
of local contestants, expert
and novice alike. many visit
ing stars will participate.
Excepting only Charles a.
Goren of Miami, who Is q
member Of the defending
team, and Ronald Rosenberg
of Atlantic City, who shared
in last years mems pair VIC
tory, all current title holders
are members Of the Washing
ton Bridge League, sponsor OF
the tourney.
Mrs. Catherine McGhee and
Mrs. r. II. Skinner hold the
women's pair title, Paul Kibler
and Mr.. Rosenberg the mems
title. Competition for these
two contests, awarding the
Columbia and Presidents Tro-
phies, respectively. will begin
at 2 pm. Friday. That eve
ming at 8:15 Mrs. Freda Bent
ley and Lew LevenSon will de-
fend their mixed pair crown
and the Capitol Cup.
Mrs. Michael Michaels and
Alvin Roth will defend the
open pair title Saturday and
the team title Sunday. The
pair contest for the Woodward
Trophy will be held at 2 and
8:l5 pm. Saturday. A spe-
cial one session pair game for
non-qualifiers and others who
wish to enter will be held Sat-
urday evening, concurrent with
the championship finals.
Goren, Roth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michaels comprise the all-star
foursome defending the Eynon
bowl in the concluding ses-
sions Sunday. Boards go into
play at 1890 pm, second ses-
sion slated to start at z pm.
Also scheduled for Sunday is
the two-session intermediate
Metropolitan pair event, limit
ed to players holding less than
so ACBL master points. 1t.
Col. ]. M. Bird and Capt.
Wayne E. Smith, formerly Of
Andrews Air Force Base, were
last years winners. Trophy
for this event is The Evening
Star Cup.
OF special interest to all
members of the WBL Wom-
ems Auxiliary is the handsome
sterling dish. the Helen B.
Golden trophy, which will be
awarded to the member who
scores the highest percentage
in the best four of the six pair
sessions. Mrs. r. H. Skinner
won the trophy last year.
The tournament is sane
toned by the American Con-
tract Bridge League. DR.. Ed
win M. Short and Daniel j.
Harris are chairmen.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Duplicate Bridge coIender

Tenight: Dixie Wright Players, 63I7
Blair road: MP pairs. 7:3O ireser.
vations, Tucker 2-072sl.
1oRSr1SU sSerstonpatf asdsrf Ho,i SridEs Lea.ge
pairs iopenl. 7:95. GAO Bridge
eral Accounting once; pairs. $50.
Montg0mery County Duplicate
Bridge Club, Psrklawn. Rockville
ruesSs,: sissi MP Ae1issl.ss1. Psiissl 3; o,,s ,a,,
Euclid: pairs topen,. 7:95. 1o ano
Club, MP pairs, 7:45. Arlington
Bridge Club, 923 s. WakefieIu:
psirs (open). 8. State Department
Bridge Club, executive dining room.
Euclid; MP shA pairs "opens. ssaa 1885. 9sSc
Montgomery County Dupiicats
Bridge Club. Bethesda Women's
9G fs9s Old 6o%m;ssIS1.d 6SsoTsss4I%n road s, Rsir:,
Mess Bridge. Club, waller Hail.
Bridge League. willard Hotel: MP
pairs (open). 7:45.
Thursday: Chess Club. Gordon Hotel:
ssrss Bldr. clsS aou.. ses5s os:
I4si Harvard: Mp psirs tonen9. &
7:45 treservations). Adams 4-4s7S.
Penthouse Bridge League. Health,
Education, Welfare Building: pairs.
Friday: District Of Columbia Cham.
pionships. Willard Hotel: mems
pairs, women's pairs. 2: mixed
SATURDAY; District Sf colgmbia
SIsn CHAMPIONSHIPS; pno.ip Willard Hotel:
final session. s:15; special pairs.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Color Comeru Guide
For Europe Tour

Vacation Europe With Your
Color Camera" eastman Ko-
dak Co.: so cents) has many
color scenes interpolated in
the text together with actual
exposure and lighting data on
each. The book is paper bound.
light, and packed with infor-
nation about countries and
rules for the use Of cameras
in the art centers. It is an
excellent periodical to take
along.
Evening star., 1954-11-14
Pointer Named for RivoI

Pointer Named for RivoI
Curiously. the painter re-
sponsible for this Lincoln por-
trait bore the name of Lin
coins great political rival. He
was christened Stephen Ar
mold Douglas Volk. in obvious
compliment to Stephen Arnold
Douglas t1813-186D. the Dem
ocratic Little Giant" who
debated slavery with "the
Rail Splitter in the senatorial
campaign of 1858 and was one
of his competitors for the
presidency in 1860.
Though the painter himself
shortened the designation to
Douglas Volk (1856-1935), his
father, Leonard Wells Volk
4 (1828-1895), a famous sculp-
tor, and his mother, Emily
Clarissa Barlow, a cousin Of
Lincoln's opponent, remained
faithfully grateful for the ac-
tive help given them by SEN
ator Douglas in their younger
years.
VoIk's Art Inspired Son
The elder .Volk, however,
was not exclusively a partisan.
During the 1858 debates he
made pencil sketches of both
candidates, and these subse-
quently we're employed in the
modelling of his statues, Of
Lincoln and Douglas In the
Illinois State Capitol at Spring.
field. Leonard Volk also was
the creator of the life mask
and casts of Lincoln's hands
which now are regarded as Gin
valuable historic mementos."
Douglas Volk, the painter,
probably never saw Lincoln
personally, since he was only
nine years old when the Pres
ident was assassinated, but he
had ample opportunity to study
his fathers impressions and
undoubtedly was guided largely
by them in his work on the
picture which now is to be re-
produced on the Accent stamp.
Purple in color, the new
label has been engraved and
printed by skilled technicians
in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. It will go on
first-day sale at the National
Stamp Show in New York
City next Friday and may
mark the beginning of a new
specially in collecting-a pop
ular concentration on stamps
relating to Lincoln.
Other Lincoln Stamps
Other regular postage ennis
sions featuring portraits Of
the 10th President are: 15c
black, released June II. 1866;
90c black and carrnine, 1869:
&c red, after a statue by Leon
ard Volk, 1870: &c dark brown.
June 2, 1890: &C velvet brown,
1894; &c red brown. 1898; SC
blue, 1908; &c centennial car
mine. after st. Gauden's
statue, Feb. IL. 1909; Sc pur-
pie, Feb. IL, 1928; 16c black.
Oct. 20. 1888; SC purple, thir-
teenth amendment commemo-
rative, after statue by Thomas
Ball, Oct. 20.' 1910; SC blue
China commemorative, July Z,
Evening star., 1954-11-14

Sole master point contest at
q local club last week was
that sponsored by the Arling-
ton Bridge Club Tuesday eve
ming. Winners were Maj. and
Mrs. Earl Buchan, K. M. Tebo-
r. c. Thornberry. Runnersup