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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
Conferees Agree on Bill
For Delegate Voting Here

mitted voting for presidential
preference on the delegate elec-
ton ballot. if the presidential
candidate approved. The other
Senate amendment eliminated
would have permitted absentee
voting. House members said
they wanted to make further
study of these two provisions.
On the other hand, House
m e bers accepted Senate
amendments Permitting party
policy matters to be placed or
the ballots when recommended
by party officials; to add tc
those to be elected members oil
the District Central Commit
tees of the parties; and tc
change the timing as to regis.
tration and voting.
Senator Morse said the House
conferees were very co-opern-
tive. And Representative Simp-
son. Republican Of Illinois, said
it was agreed the important
thing was to get the electiou
machinery on the statute books
SO that there could be formal
elections next. year before the
party conventions.
If amendments prove neces-
sary, he said. they can be dealt
with later.
Congress last year passed a
somewhat similar bill but it was
vetoed with regret by President
Eisenhower because it would have
exempted District government
workers from provisions Of the
clean politics" Hatch Act.
Sitting with Senator Morse
were Senators Bible, Democrat Of
Nevada. and Hruska. Republican
of Nebraska. House conferee.
were Representatives Harris Of
Arkansas and Abernethy Of Mis-
sissippi, Democrats. and O'Hara
Republican Of Minnesota, and
Mr.. Simpson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
STAR AID CHARTS
QUICK BOAT SALE

In order to sell his boat quickly,
Mr.. r. r. got on the right sales
course by placing on inexpensive I'D
in the big Stor Classified. He
found q buyer the first day his cd
oppeored in Woshinston's biggest
classified medium.
" you have something TO sell. do
es Mr., r. r. did tell il to the
many buy minded people who make
u q shopping hobit to check the
columns Of Ster Classified every day.
Because il produces the best re-
suits, The Stor publishes more total
classified DDS than the other two
Washington newspapers combined.
Coll Sterling 5000 and ask for
ar od.toker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
Other Geneva Meeting Stories. Poss AS

iOthef oeneto Meetlho Stortes. rooe "a
be taken up in the Geneva talks
But the negotiators agreed in a
communique after the first As
minute session to tackle an
equally thorny problem, the pos
sible repatriation Of some 40
American civilians detained by
the Chinese Communists.
The representatives of the two
governments-U. Alexis john
son, United States ambassador
to Czechoslovakia. and Wang
Ping-nan Chinese Communist
ambassador to Warsaw-met in
a spacious conference room at
the Palace of Nations, European
headquarters of the United Ma
itions. and site of the recent Big
-Four summit talks.
| Wang Arrives First
They entered the meeting room
promptly at 4 pm. I'll am
EDIT. Mr.. Wang, accompanied
by three advisors. arrived first,
Mr. johnson followed by two
minutes. He was accompanied
Iby Ralph Clough, a State De-
Ipartment political officer. and
1t. Col. Robert B. Ekvall, in
terpreter.
| Mr.. Wang limited on his ar
rival yesterday that a settlement
on the civilian prisoners might
be near. He said If both sides
approached the talks in a spirit
of sincerity it should be pos.
sible ito reach, first of all, a
reasonable settlement on the
question Of the repatriation oil
civilians"
/ Mr.. johnson had little to say
on arrival other than that his
mission was outlined fully in
the State Departments July 2e
statement announcing arrange
Iments for the negotiations.
/ No Advance Agenda
! The Chinese at today's OPEN
ling conference, in addition to
MIR. Wang. were Lin Ping and
Lee Huei-chuan, advisors, and
Chu Yin-chiao. interpreter.
The two teams sat around one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
President Halls
Release Of II
U. S. to Fly Families
To Poetic Reunion
-~
BY GARNETT d. HORNER

President Eisenhower today
hailed with joy" the announce
Iment that Communist China will
free IL American airmen held
prisoner there since 1858.
He promised that the Gov
eminent viii use every appro-
pirate facility to assure the
speedy reunion" Of the flyers
with their families.
White House Press Secretary
james c. Hagerty said thi,
meant that Air Force plane.
would be used to fiy the families
of the released airmen to some
place in the Pacific for a reunion
lat the earliest possible moment
He said detailed plans have moi
yet been made.
This Government had received
word through the British at.
taches in Peiping several hours
before the Chinese Reds an.
nouncement that it might come
today. Mr.. Hagerty told re-
porters.
Text Of Statement
The text of the Presidents
statement follows:
THE entire country will fee.
ia sense of relief and hail with
Joy the announcement that the
IL United States airmen held ir
Communist China since 1853 are
lat last to be released.
Our first thoughts 60 to thu
men and their families who have
been separated for so long. Tht
Government will use every ap-
Ipropriate facility to assure the
speedy reunion of these families
THE United States extend:
thanks to all who have contrib.
Iuted to this humanitarian result
particularly the United Nations
and its secretary general who &C
lively sought this result on be-
half of the United Nations Com
mand in which these II flyers
served"
Reporters asked Secretary Of
State Dulles what effect the
Peiping announcement woulc
have on the Geneva meeting Of
ambassadorial representatives OF
The United States and Red China
opening today. He declined tt
make any statement.
Honored Men, Knowland Says
At the Capitol, Senate Repub.
lican Leader Knowland made
this statement:
THE American people will vel
come home the II American air
men not as pardoned criminals, a.
stated by the Peiping radio. but
as honored members of our All
Force who have been Illegally
held by the Chinese Communists
in fragrant violation Of the
Korean armistice."
Senator Wiley, Republican OF
Wisconsin. senior Republican
member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. said: "Tnis
is a long overdue but welcome
statement. I hope nothing stands
lin the way of its fulfillment. We
are particularly happy for the
families of these men,
Martin Is Cautious
House Republican Leader Mar
tin said he hoped the release
of the IL men will not lead US
into unwise conclusions
Communist China is not like
ly to change its real attitude, y
IMr. Martin said. THE action
probably means that. realizing
lit faces a bad future. 1t is Try
ing to again win victory through
diplomacy"
Senator George, chairman OF
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, said this proves
that the Geneva conference is
worthwhile. If it does nothing
but bring back home those
United States citizens who have
been imprisoned"
II am grateful for this news,
which should be welcome to all
Americans" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
US. and Red Chino Open
Negotiations in Geneva
Fute of 40 American Civilians Rates
As Top Topic After Freeing Of Flyers

end Of an oval table. with Mr.
johnson and Mr.. Wang next to
each other. Before the talks
actually got under way, they
permitted photographers to come
in for a brief picture-snapping
session.
| A spokesman for the United
States delegation said there was
no advance agenda.
AS the talks began, Mr.. john
son made 1t clear that as far al
the United States was concerned
little or no information would be
given to the press. His asso-
ciates said he expected to report
to the State Department after
each meeting and let the author.
titles in Washington decide what
If anything, should be released
( Some observers saw a vague
hint in a statement by the
Chinese representative yesterday
that a solution might be near or
the problem Of the civilian de-
taineeS.
! Extension Sought
Mr.. johnson stressed thai
+ the main American aim in the
talks would be to secure release
of the 40 civilians either In
prison. under house arrest OF
denied exit permits. 1t added
however, that the United States
Government hopes agreement Oh
this problem will facilitate
further discussions and settle
Iment of other practical matters
now in issue.
United States officials ir
Washington have said that Rec
China's attitude on the Amerl.
cans misunderstanding II i'm.
lprisoned flyers-would determine
the scope of the Geneva talks
United States officials esti-
mated that talks might last al
least two weeks. Both sides have
indicated that, if the negotia-
tons between the two Ambassa.
doris achieve positive results, they
may be followed by a meeting be.
tween Secretary of State Dulles
and Red China's Premier-For.
eign Minister Chou En-lai.
The meeting room is the SAME
lin which the Indo-C China arms
Itice was signed a year ago. II
lis a spacious chamber with 9
large. glass topped oval table. sci
to seat is persons.
Today's meeting was a return
engagement for MIR. Wang and
Mr.. Johnson. They began nego-
tfRtions on the issue Of the
prisoners during the Indo-C China
conference here last summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01

GENEVA. Aug. ! R.-The
United States and Red China
today began a series of private
talks on steps to ease tension
in the Far East. They met just
after word was received that the
Peiping regime had ordered the
release of IL American flyers.
The Red representative re-
peated the radio announcement
as the session began.
This had been expected to be
one Of the major questions To
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
PUNISHMENT CAN
BE CONSTRUCTIVE

PARENTHooD WITHOUT no.
KuM-Punishment con be construe-
tive. soys Howard WhItmon in Part
] Of his series on bringing up chill
dren. Miss Eleonor ?. MeAuliffe.
principal Of Souso Junior High
School, gives her ideos on the some
controversial subject. Both articles
on Pose A.
LYNcHiNG AND MoRALS-The
Soviet view Of life in America is
wildly portrayed BY the Rev.
Georges Bisonnette in the second Of
his series Of 10 articles on Touring
Inside Russia" Poee A-6.
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leased came as representatives
Of the United States and Red
China met at Geneva, primarily
to discuss release of Americans
III China.
The broadcast did not say
when or where the IL, who were
shot down in the Korean war,
would be released. But in Geneva
the Reds announced the men
had left Peiping and would arrive
in Hong Kong Thursday.
Silver Spring Man Included
The II and their sentences
are:
Col. John Knox Arnold. IT,,
Silver Spring Md, 10 years.
Mai. William H. Banner.
Lewisburg. Pa, eight years.
Capt. Eugene John vaadi,
Clayton, N. Y, six years.
Capt. Elmer F. Lellewellyn,
Missoula. Mont, five years.
1t. Wallace L. Brown, Banks,
Ala. five years.
1t. John w. Buck, Armath-
waite, Tenn. four years.
Sergt. Howard w. Brown, st.
Paul.. Mimi, four years. -
Steven E. Kiba, airman LIST
class, Akron, Ohio, four years.
Harry M. Benjamin, IT., air.
man ID class. Worthington,
MINI, four years.
John w. Thompson III, air.
man I'd class. Orange. Va. four
years.
Daniel c. Schmidt. airman I'd
class, Redding, Calf, four years.
Shot Down in 1858
The II were in a B-29 which
was shot down January Il, 1858,
on what the Far East Air Forces
called "a routine leaflet-dropping
mission over North Korea"
Red China charged they flew
over Manchuria. on a mission for
the United States secret IN
telligence service" A Chinese
military court last November
sentenced them to terms of from
4 to 10 years on espionage
charges.
The Red radio commented:
During the period in which
these II criminals Served their
sentences they observed disci-
pine and behaved themselves
fairly well. The authorities in
charge so reported to the mill
tary tribunal of the supreme
peoples court and asked leniency
for them.
1.-THE tribunal decided on July
81 according to law to release
these ii criminals before the
completion of their terms and
notified the authorities in charge
to carry out Immediately the re-
lease procedure and to send
them out of China"
Peiping's announcement was
carried as a routine item in its
|English-language broadcast. It
gave no other details.
Colonel Has 4 Children
Col. Arnold, Al, is the husband
of Mrs. Mary I. Arnold who is
now living in Montgomery, Ala.
Married in 1887, they have four
children.
At the time of announcing the
sentences, Peiping radio said
on November 26. 1954-that Col.
Arnold testified his wing was
attached to the secret United
States Intelligence Service"
The United States has repeat
eddy and emphatically denied
that the airmen were spying or
were on a secret mission.
The Chinese Reds alleged Col.
Arnold was wandering on a
hill" in Northumberland Of the
Yalu-when captured.
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~-~-~SS-~-~~~~---~-rN~~
izing Federal grants to States to
provide Salk vaccine for needy
children and expectant mothers.
This bill followed general rec
Concentrations of the admins
|tration in contrast to a Senate
approved measure. The Senate
bill would authorize such grants
to States, possibly opening the
way for free incubation of all
youngsters under the age of 20.
House Commerce Committee
Chairman Priest, Democrat of
Tennessee, was explaining the
bill and was interrupted by a
dispute mainly between House
Democratic Leader Mccormack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01

A fiareup over Democratic
charges that some Eisenhower
administration officials played
politics and begged down the
polio vaccine program threw the
House into such a turmoil early
this afternoon that Speaker
Rayburn suddenly ordered a re-
cess.
The House seemed on its way
to calm passage Of a bill author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
Red China to Release
II American Flyers
Due to Reach
Hong Kong
Thursday

TOKYO, Aug. R.-Red
China announced tonight it was
releasing II American airmen
whose conviction for spying"
was one major cause Of friction
with the United States.
A Peiping radio announcement
that they had been ordered re-
Two Airmen TO Be Freed Are From D. c.
Area. Pose AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-01
Action in House
On Transit Bill
Expected Today
Formula to, End
Strike Sought Before
Congress Quits
BY HERMAN F. sCHADEN

Action was expected this after
noon on the Houses bill dealing
with the transit strike as lead
ers pushed the legislation near
the top of the calendar.
1t may be Congress last
chance to do something about
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Solk Vaccine AlIoccted for childrer
5 to9. Pose 81
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Guide for Readers

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Crossword BIS Rodio. TV BIT
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Judge 10 Heor Union Ples on Tronsi
Pension Poy. Pose A.,
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Fair tonight. low about r.. Fair and
continued hot tomorrow Gull report plus
resort forecast on Page A-2.b
Temperatures Today
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trench coat. playing a private
eye, or Jane Wyatt decked out
in cap and uniform as a private
nurse, soothing patients on
Medic"
Every time Movie Actor Kirk
Douglas makes one of those rare
TV appearances like the one
with George Gobel recently he is
swamped with more TV offers.
But Douglas will continue to
pick his spots. and keep them
infrequent. he says.
"You have a better chance to
be good on TV, if you don't do
too much of it. The worst thing
a guest star can do is just a
walk-on and a little patter. On
the Gobel show I had an op-
portunity to do something a
little different"
He turned down an offer to
revive his hit role in the movie,
THE Champion" for TV.
What would I be trying to
prove? I did it once, and that's
enough" states Douglas.
He recently formed his own
movie company and will produce
and play the hero in a story
called Indian Fighter" About
the time this picture is ready
for release, you can look fol-
Douglas on TV. It's such a heat
way to plug a movie with the
public.
George Gobel, incidentally
(and there's an understatement y
has just about decided to make
a movie this summer and will
sign with Paramount.
To give you an idea of how
this boys stock has risen lately
he Just received an offer to work
for a spell at one of those Las
Vegas gambling resorts at the
ridiculous figure of $4,000 per
week, and turned it down!
This happened before he won
the TV Academy Emmy award
last week. That should be worth
an additional 10 grand in a town
like Las Vegas.
(Copyrisht, 1865, Mirror Enterprises Col
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Viewing TV
HOLLYWOOD.


The Robert Young ng-Jane Wyatt
family TV comedy, Father
Knows Best" definitely folds on
March 81. and Producer Eugene
Rodney says it is the most sue
cessful cancellation he has ever
witnessed.
Since the announcement sew
eral weeks ago that the cigarette
sponsor was dropping the show.
literally thousands of fan letters
from distraught viewers have
poured in to CHS and Rodney,
protesting the cancellation.
Father Knows Best" received
glowing reviews from TV critics
when it started last fall. The
series won a Sylvania award for
its genuine realism and taste"
This included an award for the
sponsor.
But sonsor. as you must have
guessed by now, is not impressed
by awards-only sales. Whole
some, well-done family comedy
is all very fine, but it's audience
must do more than enjoy the
show. 1t must dash right out and
. buy the sponsors product-in
this case. flter-tip cigarettes.
Ironically, under other condi-
tions Father Knows Best" might
have been a commercial success
this season. Producer Rodney and
Bob Young, who are financial
partners in the show, have hopes
of obtaining those conditions by
next fall, and re-launching it.
AS Rodney sees it, Father
Knows Best" was hamstrung on
three or four counts. First. it
came on too late in the evening
90 PM for a family type show.
ION a Friday or Saturday
night, this hour might not have
been so bad, but Sunday night
too many people go to bed by
that time" says Rodney.
Another problem was the pro-
duct being plugged by the spon-
sor. A relatively new brand of
cigarette which costs 40c more
per carton than ordinary branos
is not easy to sell.
In most cities Father Knows
Best" was buckirg THE Loretta
Young Show" a sort of glorified
soap opera that already had been
a success for two seasons. Win
ming viewers away from the
beauteous Miss Young is not
easy either.
ours is not an impact show
like Medic so it takes time to
build an audience reasons
Rodney. THE sponsor wanted
quicker returns than We could
, deliver"
Father Knows Best" also
suffered another disadvantage,
in my opinion. Despite its popu-
larity on radio for three years.
it's debut on TV came about two
seasons too late.
There already were a dozen or
more family comedy series flood
ing the home screens. and it's
Just possible that the TV public
has reached its capacity for this
type show.
Granted that Father Knows
Best" is considerably higher
quality than most of its prede-
cessors, it becomes a matter of
how many "TV families" one
can take in a weeks time.
Rodney and Young currently
are negotiating for a new spon-
sor next fall, and they plan to
keep filming the series this sum-
mer.
agree with Rodney that we
should not let good shows like
this one drop off the air because
then Orodllcers will ne afraid
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Hiehliehts for Today

"The Conviction of Peter
Shea" the drama of a man
wrongly convicted of man.
slaughter. stars Skip Ho-
meier and Inger Stevens
1I:25, WMAL t7D-Seven Star
Theater: David Farrar stars
in Mr.. Perrin and Mr.. Trail"
the story of a boys school.
11:25, WTOP t9D The Late
Show A man searches for
a way out of a dense jungle.
in Kill or Be Killed" with
Lawrence Tierney and George
Coulouris.
11.30. WRC D-Vice President
Nixon reports on his trip to
Central America.
Rodio Today
7:05, WGMS - Concert: Men
delssohn's "Ruy Bias Over
ture."
$3.50, WMAL-Voice of Fire
stone: Jerome Hines sings
When Irish Eyes Are Smil-
ing" and Every Day Is La
dies Day"
500, WRC-Telephone Hour:
Brian Sullivan sings I'll
Take You Home Again, Kath-
leen" and Irish Rhapsody"
$3.50, WMAL-Red Shelton: AS
the Mean Widdle Kid" goes
riding in a borrowed car.
1880, WMAL, WRC-Vice Presi-
dent Nixon: Reports on his
recent trip to Central Amer
ica.
1900, WTOP-Music Til Dawn:
Selections include Copland's
Appalachian Spring" and
Franck'S PSYCHE"
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Father Knows Best Fold
Has the Fans Distrought
By Hal Humphrey

that viewers don't appreciate
quality, and revert to more of
the inane, mediocre fare already
so prevalent.
1t would be a shame to see
Robert Young swathed in a
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Teleyision Today

1880, WTTG t5)-Million DOL
lar Movie: A young publisher
is torn between duty and
love, in THE Lost Moment"
with Susan Hayward and
Robert Cummings.
500, WRC t4D-Caesar's Hour:
A lively scrabble game per-
mits Sid Caesar to do take
of on word droppers. and
later he appears in skit
about a deadpan waiter.
$500, WMAL t7)-Readers Di-
gest: Roy Roberts appears as
William j. Burns in a drama
depicting how the Secret
Service smashed a king-size
counterfeit ring.
$3.50, WMAL tD-Voice of Fire
stone: Jerome Hines sings
When Irish Eyes Are Smil-
ing" and Every Day Is La
dies Day"
900, WRC t4-Medic: Break
Through the Bars" the story
of a manic-depressive, stars
Lee j. Cobb.
$3.50, WMAL ~ Boxing:
Featherweights Rudy Garcia
and Nate Brooks.
$3.50, WTTG t5)-Boxing: Mid
dleweights Milo Savage and
Sam Walker.
$3.50, WRC t4)-Robert Mont
gomery Presents: A fathers
racial prejudice nearly ruins
his sons chances for a happy
marriage. in "A Stone for His
Son." with Walter Nathan
and Gale Page.
1000, WTOP (9)-Studio One:
, 1955-05-17
N OTICE
RI Real Property Taxes and
Niqhtsoil Removal Service
Fees for the Calendar
Year 1854

Public notice is hereby CIV
en-, as required by Section 81
of the Ordinance of Septem-
Der 5, 1886 providing for the
assessment, levy and collec-
ton of taxes upon real proper
ty, that the taxes assessed UNI
der said ordinance for the
year 1854, together with the
nightsoil removal service fees
for said year, as prescribed by
Ordinance Of September Is,
1913 concerning fees for night
soil removal service, as amend.
ed by Ordinance of July i,
1916, will be due and payable
on or before June 80, 1855.
Payment should be made at
the Finance Offices in Chris
tiansted and Frederiksted, for
the respective districts, on all
business days, from 900 am.
to 1870 o'clock am, and from
100 pm. to $50 o'clock pm.
Office Of the Administrator
for st. Croix, Christiansted,
st. Croix, VI, May Is, 1855.
Albert o. Fabio
Acting Administrator for
st. Croix
, 1955-05-17
N o

Notice is hereby given that
orders for the attachment of
properties in arrears for real
property taxes and night soil
removal service fees assessed
for the year 1858 will be is
sued to the Sheriff for the Mu
nicipality of ST, Croix by this
office within the next two
weeks.
Office Of the Administrator
for st. Croix, Christiansted,
st. Croix, v. l., May is, 1855.
Albert o. Fabio
Acting Administrator for
ST. Croix
, 1955-05-17
Thcnks and
Appreciation

Our sincere thanks to all for
the tokens Of sympathy ex-
tended on the tragedy that be-
fell our son and husband, also
during his convalescent. Spe-
cial thanks to the Doctors,
and Attendants Of the
CHM. Hospital
Gods blessings be upon US
ell.
Sgt. & Mrs. A. R. Davis
Mrs. Charles r. Davis
and Family
PUBLIC NOTICE
, 1955-05-17
In the Matter Of The Estate of FAITH B. PRESBY, Deceased
Probate No. 2. 1854
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT

i Edwin [. Presby, Executor of the above estate in ac-
cordance with an order issued out of the District Court, dated
May 9Th, 1855, do hereby give notice to all interested persons
that they are requested to appear at the Court House Of said
Court on the 18th day Of June, 1855 at 10 am. to file any OBJ
lection if any they have at the hearing on the final account
Iof said estate.
First publication Of this notice made this 18th day Of
MAY, 1855.
Edwin I. PresbY
Young & Rogers. Executor
Attorneys for Estate