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Evening star., 1955-06-23
By I. Edgar Prina

A Civil Service subcommittee
today decided to consider recon-
mending that the Senate initiate
a court test Of Congress power
Ito subpoena documents from the
files of executive agencies.
The legal staff Of the subcom-
Imittee advised that further
failure to take necessary action
either in the. courts or by legis-
llative enactment to clarity this
very important action would only
mean q perpetuation OF confu-
sion."
Chairman Johnston ordered
| the legal study last week after
Wendell B. Barnes head of the
Small Business Administration
refused to turn over the person
incl and security files of one OF
his subordinates.
Former Senator Guy illette,
| the Subcommittee special coun-
| sci, told Senator Johnston the
staff was prepared to draw up a
case which could be taken tc
court.
The South Carolina Democrat
said the subcommittee would
take the matter under considera-
ton.
Mr.. Barnes took the. stand
again today and was interro-
gated principally about inferma-
ton listed by George v. Nc
lDavitt. director of SBA's Office
| of compliance and security, on
his form 81 application for en-
ployment.
Paul Hadlick. assistant SUD-
committee counsel, asked Mr..
Barnes whether he knew that
the figures put down by Mr.. Nc
Davitt as his salary when he was
employed by the Hounse Un-
American Activities Committee
of the House Surplus Property
Committee were inaccurate.
Mr.. Barnes replied that he did
not know, y
The counsel then read into the
record a report from the House
disbursing Office which showed
Mr.. McDavitt's starting salary
was not $4,000 as stated in his
application. but was instead
$4,000.
Mr.. Barnes said that while
Mr.. McDavitt's figures were not
accurate he did not regard it
as anything serious.
Earlier. Lincoln w. Lauter-
stein of the American Veterans
Evening star., 1955-06-23
FOUR ARE JAILED
WHEN ERROR SLIPS
INTO RED PAPER

BERLIN, (P.-Four EN-
ployes Of Communist East
Germany's leading news
paper were reported behind
bars today for printing an
error" which completely re-
versed the party line on,
peace.
The party organ Neues
Deutschland, yesterday
printed this statement:
From day to day, in all
lands of the earth, the num-
ber of persons who have
signed the Vienna (Commu-
nist) appeal for preparation
of an atomic war is growing"
What had actually been
meant, the paper explained
today, was prevention" of
an atomic war, not "prepa-
ration"
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Boys Skull Fractured
BY Bot During Fight

A 15-year-old boy suffered a
fractured skull last night when
struck with a bat by another
boy during a fight. according to
police.
In fair condition in District
General Hospital is Charles Gary
!coiored. of 2110 I street NE.
Charged in the case and re-
lferred to Juvenile Court is a a.
Iyear-old boy. He is accused Of
assault with a dangerous weap-
on. The bat is alleged to have
been used shortly after the fight
seemed to have been settled in
front Of Brown Junior High
School. Twenty sixth and
streets NV.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Boy Scared to Deoth
By Liohtnino, FIusha

WILMINGTON, Del, June 2;
R.-A 10-year-old boy collapsed
and died in mid-city park late
yesterday as lightning flashed
nearby during a thunderstorm.
Isaac A. Thornton, New Castle
County deputy coroner, said
Lawrence Nichols apparently was
scared to death" by the brief
but furious storm. He issued a
certificate of accidental death
due to shock after an autopsy
disclosed no marks on the boys
body or any other evidence of
physical harm. Young Nichols
was returning with four COM
panions from a public swimming
pool when the storm caught
them in the park.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
.GAW Given
To Tool Men

DETROIT, June % (R.-The
Ford General Motors version ot
a modified guaranteed wage was
extended yesterday to 5000 too
and die men in rs Detroit shops
In other auto labor develop
ments, both the Ford and Gen.
eral Motors contracts were given
votes of approval by major units
| of the CIO United Auto Work
ers Union.
And American Motors Nash.
Hudson) and the UAW re.
sumed negotiations yesterday
The union is demanding a guar
anteed annual wage, but the
talks now are centered on va
cation pay.
The JAWS big Ford Local 600
storm center of opposition tc
the Ford -UAW agreement when
it was reached two weeks ago
announced that its members had
approved the pact by better
than 2rtol. The vote was 1867
to 8,236.
Some 500 members of the
iUAW's National General Motors
Council approved the GM-UAW
contract at a meeting here. The
vote was described as nearly
unanimous. The council men,
.bers represent some 35o,000 GIN
workers around the country. Lo-
cal, unions at .GM plants will
conduct ratification votes with
in the next week.
Meanwhile, a Wildcas strike OF
so tool sharpeners closed the
transmission plant Of General
Motors at nearby Willow Run
today, idling $500 employees on
the day shift. The sharpeners
protested they were not given an
eight cents an hour skilled
workers differential under the
|GM- JAW contract. They re-
ceived only the six-cent in
crease.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Senate Unit Will Study
Test Of Files Subpoena

Committee testified that the
greatest single evil in the
present security program" is the
practice of suspending Federal
employees without pay.
He argued that if such o prac-
tice we reeliminated 1t would
reduce the indiscriminate bring
ing of half baked charges on
Iflimsy or no evidence"
Mr.. Lauterstein advocated Civ
ing the accused the right to con-
front and cross-examine his ac-
cusers.
IF the Government is not pre-
pared to expose its witnesses
and II the job involved is not
included in a security classified =
ton, the Government should
forget it." he said.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Bell Tower Honoriinq
Taft Planned at Capitol

ator Taft and q scroll will ap-
pear at the bottom of the shaft
"The form of the design en-
deavors to interpret the man
whom it commentaries in that
it is a monument of simplicity,
yet of dignity and strength, u
Mr.. Hoover wrote.
He said the monument would
''be in keeping with the dignity
and beauty of the existing mon
uments in Washington"
President Eisenhower, in urg-
ing congressional approval, said:
II believe that a monument tc
Senator Taft would do much tc
help perpetuate the high ideals
sound principles. and dedicated
service which he exemplifiee
throughout his public career"
Evening star., 1955-06-23
ICBS Networks Plan
iMoIotov TV Interview

|. NEW YORK, June % (P.-The
CHS televiSion and radio net.
works plan to carry an interview
with Soviet Foreign Minister
". M. Molotov on both Saturday
and Sunday this week end.
MIR. Molotov will appear Sat.
urday on CHS Face the Nation
program, originating in Sar
Francisco. The show willbe tele.
vised and broadcast at $50 pm
(EDT).
The same half-hour program
will be carried again on Sunday
at 4:30 pm. (EDT} on TV and al
1905 PM, (EDT) on radio.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

Congress was asked today to
approve the erection on Capitol
grounds of a 115-foot. 81 mil
lion bell tower or carlton me-
Imorializing the late Senator
Robert A. Taft Of Ohio.
|. The marble shaft would be
financed through public con-
tributions raised by the Robert
la. Taft Memorial Foundation.
In bill introduced by Senate
Minority Leader Knowland OF
California, Congress was asked
merely to approve the building
of the first memorial of this
type. at the Capitol. It would
Ibe located across Constitution
avenue oil the Senate side below
the Fountain Plaza area.
President Eisenhower, honor
airy chairman of the foundation
Board OF Trustees, and former
President Herbert Hoover, the
chairman. addressed letters tc
Vice President Nixon urging
favorable action.
Designed by Douglas w. Orr
the memorial towers main shaf1
would be of Tennessee pink mar.
lble like the National Museum Of
Art. It would be 100 feet high
80 feet wide and II feet thick
Near the top would be set OF
I25 bells which could be played
Imanually or automatically from
| the bottom of the shaft.
The base or platform will be
about SIS by As feet and Is feet
high, surrounded by low hedge
and benches at the corners. Ex-
tending IL feet beyond on all
sides will be water basin with
Jets of spraying water. The base
would be Of carnelian Minnesota
granite.
A low relief sculpture Of Sen
Evening star., 1955-06-23
MoLoToV
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
he said it is up to the Western
powers to make the next move. "
And he gave an indication OF
a new approach by the Soviet to
one outstanding cause of friction
the status of Formosa. He
repeated the old Communist line
that Formosa and other Nation
alist-held islands should be
turned over to Red China. Then
he said 1t is the U. MS duty ito
take appropriate steps to have
that important problem settled
at the earliest possible date"
U. N. Reference New
The new idea here, from the
Communist side, is his reference
to steps by the U. N. The Com
munists have argued in the past
that Formosa is an internal Chi
nese problem and no business OF
the U. N.
Much of Mr.. Molotov's speech
sounded to some Westerners
here like a catalog of bank
ruptcy of Soviet policies.
He listed under the positive
results" of what he called the
Soviet policy of. reducing inter-
national tensions" several re-
cent actions that have been
scored by the West as policy re-
versals by Moscow in the face of
growing Western unity and de-
fense strength.
These included the signing of
!. an Independence treaty for
Austria this spring after it had
been blocked for nine years by
PRUSSIA. and the visit of top Krem-
& lin leaders to Yugoslavia to try to
make up with Marshal Tito.
In his list of actions that
should be taken to ease the cold
: war, Mr.. Molotov left out three
/ things Of prime interest to the
United States and other Western
powers - German unifications,
liberation of the Soviet's' Eastern
{ Europeaon satellite countries, and
Z action to end the constant sub
version threat of international
! communism. z
MiStrust Theme Echoed.
! Nevertheless, the words he
used in calling for co-existence
on a basis of mutual trust among
the great powers" sounded right
in line with much that President
Eisenhower and Secretary OF
Z State Dulles have been saying
. all along-until he got down to
what was required to bring this
about. ...
"The primary obstacle to the
settlement of outstanding in
Evening star., 1955-06-23

lternational issues is lack of the
requisite trust among rations
MIR. Molotov said. That is ar
echo of many Washington state.
ments.
| Few Western diplomats woult
quarrel with the Molotov asser.
ton that "co-existence is in.
iseparab1e from the task oi
! strengthening mutual trust
among nations, Of putting ar
end to the cold war and the
arms race and of developing in.
ternational economic co-Cpera.
ton on a wide scale"
! And this Molotov statement
could be a paraphrase from ar
Eisenhower press conference
1--WE should pass from words tt
deeds and embark upon such
steps as would lead to the estab.
lishment of the necessary trusI
among nations"
| Lists First Goals
Then comes the switch to reg.
ular Moscow style in a listing
by Mr.. Molotov of "the first goal.
to be achieved" He called for
/. Breaking up the NATO de.
Tense system by agreement tt
"dismantle military bases in for.
eign territories"
u. Settlement of Far Eastern
problems "in accordance with the
principles of sovereignty and ter
ritorial integrity Civ.
ing Formosa to Red China.
8. Admitting Communist China
into the United Nations.
A. Withdrawal of American
British, French, and Russian
troops from Germany with the
exception of small contingents te
be temporarily left behind"
S. Ending Western embargoes
on trade in strategic goods with
Soviet bloc countries.
6. Banning war propaganda in
all countries"
7. Expansion of international
cultural ties.
8. Developments of peaceful
uses of atomic energy and large
scale technical assistance tc
backward countries.
Atoms Proposal Recalled
On the last point, Western au-
thorities pointed out that it is
Russia which has refused to &C
along with President Eisen-
hower's proposal for information.
lal atoms-for-peaee pool.
In a listing of new tasks" TO,
the U. N, Mr.. Molotov proposed
calling a world economic con-
ference Ito facilitate the devel-
opment of international trade.
There was no official reaction
from American officials here te
the Molotov speech. Secretary
Dulles told newsmen he woulc
save his reactions for a speech
he will make in the same U. N
forum here tomorrow. Mr.. Dulles
was invited to lunch with Mr.
lMolotov today.
Mr.. Molotov got an immediate
answer from Cuban Ambassador
Emilio Nunez-Portuondo, whit
called the Soviet proposals {
maneuver for world domina.
ton"
Part of his denunciation o.
the Soviet was cut off by gave
pounding Of U. N. Assembl,
President Eelco Van Kleffen'
lover protests of the Cuban ane
Gen. Carlos p. Romulo, Philip
lpine delegate. Mr.. Van Kleffen'
ruled denunciation of any coun,
Evening star., 1955-06-23

try by name was out of order al
this U. N. birthday party.
But there was laundering ap.
plause when the Cuban repre-.
sentative branded Mr.. Molotov'.
proposals as a maneuver de.
signed to isolate the United
States from its natural allies.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Prepockinq Coins

NEW YORK.-About 20 per
cent Of the Sc billion pounds Of
fresh fruit and vegetables sold
IN this country each year are
prepacked.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
FOUND.

BOXER, brown, male, Landover HIS,
Md. vicinity. UN. 10000.
CAT, pretty gray female. vic. Leland Jr
High School. Bethesda. OIL. 6.6754.
EYEGLASSES, dark frames. vic Statlel
Hotel. 18th st. NV. Ii. 4-7i6l.
PARAKEET, green; vicinity washington
blvd. nr. Fort Myer. Call IA. 2-73ga
PAkAKEEf, blue. virRinfa Hills area
South 5-5752.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
LOST

BLACK LEATHER PURSE, con. cash and
tmpor, per. papers. missing. from car
parked by golf course at Soldiers Home.
and purse LA. e-42es. %
BRACELET, Alex. or Arl.; week Of june
H. c, B." re. e-4754.
BROOCH, old silver, light blue stone
vic; Ontario Theater or Brandyyine
!. Apis; sentimental value. Wo. 6-3S63
BROWNE MOVIE CAMERA. in Wash
ington. Mount Vernon or en- route to
Front Royal. Vai i TswasSd :,,, call Std- col
DIAMOND WRIST WATCH. Tues, bet
St Johns Church. Lafayette So. park
centr, 1896 Eye NV. and 2900 o NV;
reward. EN-. 2-1356. "a
EYEGLASSES. clear PLASTIC with black
ssturssy Jun. 10 IS Is. Reward. 81. 7-zsso.
GLASSES. bifocal, heavy plastic rims;
lost near Graveiiy Point. Reward. OIL
BY working girl. containing tan wallet
". important papers, personal items,
money; Please phone MRS; FALL; Elk
a;;3Ioo. daytime or Wo, 6-s672.
PARAKEET. band on leg; green, witt,
DE.k2-6O5S -
PARAKBET. chartreuse. name Pretty
Boy" banded: vicinity Arl. Regard.
PARAKEET, blue. vicinity Of Martha
fax Alex: reward. ov 3-25s3. --26
PARAKEET, light blue. cinnamon wings;
vic Carroll ave. and Univ lane: name
MIR. Peppers Call JU. s-22a2.
PURSE, black patent, containing impor-
tant papers, eyeglasses ana fountain
pen; al Hains Pit, Reward, plus money
in purse Call ia. S-s13S after pm
RING, iady's. 8 diamonds. Liberal re-
ward MRS GLADYS CRuM. GO c, W.
Bailey. Ancient OAK Fails Church, va
SOFA CUSHION lonel, gray. Vie. N r.
ave; Or PARK 6o rd. Reward AD' 4-ya22
STOCK CERTIFICATE, .25 shares Peo-
ington; reward. Tel. OIL. laos. "a.
WALLET. largs, brown, in cab; Wed.
NV: contains identification papers In
name OF both Bourne and Keedick
reward. Call AID. 4-5372 or EX. 3-0a3l.
I WRIST WATCH, small square face plat,
black cord band. 4 diamonds on either
side Of face: initials on back. &c. G, c.
dSs' sswatS sswatSwp cs Fl %o W M Pfssan ST.
WRIST WATCH, Iady's,s gold Longine
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WRIST WATCH. /. lady,s, sold. Anselus
make: reward. Call DU 1886, "a
Evening star., 1955-06-23

PARAKEET, band on leg; green, witt
yellow face. His name is Jimmy.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

HANDBAG. black leather. Alexandria
BY working girl. containing tan vale
W. Important papers, personal items
money Please phone MRS. FALL. EX
a:3T00, daytime, or Wo. 6-s672
Evening star., 1955-06-23

ward MRS GLADYS CRUM. Go c. W.
Bailey. Ancient Oak. Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

PARAKBET. chaTtreuse. name Pretty
Boy; banded; vicinity Arl. Reward
Evening star., 1955-06-23

WALLET, large, brown. N cab. Wed,
nv: contains identification papers in
name Of both Bourne and Keedick;
reward. Cali AD. 4-5372 or Elk. 3-0e3l
Evening star., 1955-06-23

PURSE. black patent, containing impor-
tant papers, eyeglasses and fountain
pen; at Hains PIT, Reward, plus money
in purse Call ia. S-S13S after pm
Evening star., 1955-06-23

EYEGLASSES, clear plastic with blacl
trim Lost In Sill Spg. Hechts Store
Saturday, June lS. Reward. DI. 7-7740
RA 6.7402. -23
GLASSES, bifocal heavy plastic rims
lost near Grayeliy Point. Reward. :, OIL
Evening star., 1955-06-23

SOFA CUSHION (onel, gray. Vie. N h
ave. or Park rd. Reward. AD. 4-Sl22
STOCK CERTIFICATE, 25 shares Peo-
pies Druk Stores, IN downtown WASH
ington; reward. Tel. OIL: 4-740S: 24s
WALLET. large, brown, in cab; Wed.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-30
eck-MEA Fight
Continues Unabated

Regarding reply from MEA Commit
tee on Teacher Education and Profess
sional Standards, l would like to reply
to their supposed corrections"
/ would like to suggest first that the
author of the letter identify himself by
name instead of hiding behind the COM
mittee. AS members of the committee
are spread around the state l seriously
doubt that the committee actually made
the reply as indicated.
The so-called mandate" from the
Delegate Assembly to d. D. Cooper very
likely made many laugh who have been
at the Assembly! Many people know
how few picked people skilled in
parliamentary procedure railroad those
mandates" through the Assembly.
Many delegates are delegates because
others refuse to accept the office;
good share of the delegates fail to
vote on legislation because more i'm
portant business" keeps them down
town. OF course, it would be impossible
in such large organization to have
legislation voted on by all members
through the use of county or local
balloting system.
| strongly doubt that l ignore prov
en- facts" regarding the claim that the
raising of standards produce more
teacher candidates. The committee"
attempts to prove their point by citing
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-30

The study of astronomy banishe1
many religious superstitions of the
Dark Ages. 1t elevated God of the
universe above Zeus or Jupiter holding
court on Mount Olympus. Astronomers
predict eclipses and Easter correctly.
But its study is mostly cultural, of no
use to us earth dwellers: Barren.
Inc study of Geography is also Gull
tural. 1t is the most intriguing and the
most useful branch of learning. Vir-
glnla University, with professors,
teaches Geography.
All universities teach history and
economies. The result is a difference
or opinion. Half the world thinks the
lessons of these lead to Communism
and Peace. The other half thinks the
lessons of these lead to Capitalism and
war to defend it. My own view after
lifetime of study, is that both are
wrong. There is a middle plan. The
political and economic (humanitarian)
Ideals of Franklin Roosevelt. He was
not for killing the wealthy but he was
for comfort for the poor even at the
expense of the rich.
His plan for five great valley authori-
ties for identification and irrigation
by flood control of our rivers, would
be completed by now if our youth had
known the wealth of these valleys! If
30 years ago the great universities of
America had left the study of Astron-
omy to Almanac makers and spent
some of the Football money on two
schools: % Geography of the United
State, 90 Geography of the World
1T is never too late to mend"
Herodotus, the Father of History,
first went all over the then known
world, Greece, Sicily, Persia, Egypt,
to learn Geography. Thus he got the
sources for writing his immortal his
tory.
The urge to learn geography brought
Lief Ericsson and Columbus to a new
world: Diaz, Portuguese to sail around
Africa (148S): Magellan to sail around
the world by Cape Horn (1520): Cabral, |
a Portuguese, to discover Brazil (1500). |
By the way, Maury, whose agitation
started the Naval Academy, the author
Of Ocean Currents" founder of the |
science of Physical Geography of the |
Sea, said 100 years ago, of Brazil |
The valley of the Amazon is so large, |
fertile and well watered, that all the |
people of the world could move into |
t and make a comfortable living" We |
should remember this if the Warriors |
IF Washington bring about the desc |
alton of our fair country.
Brazil is larger than the United |
States if Alaska is excluded. A Harvard
University exploring party went from
he top of the Andes down to the ANA
on. Some natives were so ignorant
hat they planted some of the chocolate
andy given them by the Harvard men.
But with that, they had better plans
or survival of the tribe than our war
nongers. witch hunters, Mississippi |
uit them.-LOWNDES MAURY. Butte.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-30
Disarmament and
Flood Control

Disarmament seems to be- The topic
of-the-day. By Topping off four or five
billion dollars from a top-heayy arma-
ment budget, and using it for flood and
soil erosion control, we could kill two
birds with one stone. We could show
the world what we mean by disarma-
ment as we'll as show the American
people what we mean by flood and soil
erosion control Two rivers, in partieu-
lar, the Tennessee River and the Volga
prove what can be done in that line.
The badlands, in Montana, is an ex-
ample to show what a river, running
wild, can do.
Millions of tons of Montana soil are
buried in the Gulf of Mexico, all be-
cause the Missouri River has been
running wild for many hundred years,
or more. Millions of dollars, in APP
preparations, for the Missouri River,
but it was mostly spent in building
dykes on the lower part of the river.
The river bottom and the dykes have
now risen to house-roof level and near
ing a critical height To get them down
to floor level is simply out of the ques-
ton. Had we gone upstream years ago,
and helped the beavers we might have
made a better showing.
We can't stop the hurricanes, nor
even guide them yet but we can prevent
the spring floods by building fool
proof dams. and use them in a sensible
way. A dam kept brim full of water,
in an approaching flood, can be more
of a menace than a help, as most of
the damage done in floods is from
bursting dams. AS the Missouri River
bottom keeps rising, it creates an in
creasing hard 1t may leave st. Louis
like the hanging gardens of Babylon,
and wind up the same way. Our engi- |
neers are up against a problem they
have been unable to solve to date, even
though more money has been appropri |
ated for the purpose than ever before |
"A. E. ANDERSON, Butte