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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Four Homes Raided
As Numbers Centers

Six persons arrested as num-
bers operators in four police raids
yesterday are scheduled to go
before U. S. Commissioner Cyril
S. Lawrence tomorrow.
Fourteenth precinct detectives
also said the raids resulted in the
arrest of "a men on charges of
disorderly conduct at two houses
in the 500 block of D street
Sc, a house in the 5000 block of
Call street Sc, and a house in
the 5l00 block of Call street Sc.
Charged with operation and
possession of numbers slips were:
George w. Criksey. %, colored,
of the 800 block of Division ave-
nue. NV; James w. Arlington.
80, colored, of the 5000 block of
Foete street NE; Leon H. Abels,
AS, coloTed, of the $500 block of
Well p1aee NE; Mrs. Julia j.
Eel, So, colored, of the $500
block of Call place Sc; Mrs.
Louise B. Johnson, AZ, colored, of
the 5000 block of Call place Sc;
and Mrs. Oracle M. Tucker, 81,
colored. Of the 500 block Of D
street Sc. Mrs. Ezell was also
charged with keeping and selling
9Th without a iicsnse.fs
Police described the four raided
houses as small numbers drops"
or collection points. Eleven off,
GERS carried out the raids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Ban on Atom Arms
Urged by Asia Reds

NEW DELHI, India, April 2
R.-Russian and Japanese rep
resentatiyes clamored for a ban
on atomic and nuclear weapons
tonight at q news conference
called by the sponsoring COM
mittee Of the Conference Of
Asian Countries for Relaxation
of World Tension" The parley
opens here Wednesday.
The conference will be at
tended by representatives from
10 nations with Communist and
pro Communist delegations
heavily dominating the group.
Mrs. Rameshwari Nehru. In
dian chairman, said the Asian
meeting, which "just grew out Of
last years Stockholm Peace
Conference" is not financed "by
any government or any party
we all are paying our own ex-
penseS."
The chairman said delegations
were coming from Russia. China,
Afghanistan. Lebanon. Syria,
Indonesia, Burma. Mongolia, In
dia. Ceylon, Pakistan, Nepal.
North Korea. North Wet Nam,
Laos, Egypt, Sudan and Japan.
Thailand has not replied to the
invitation, she added.
She announced midas Presi-
dent Rajendra Prasad and Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru are
entertaining conference leaders.
Mrs. Nehru and the Prime Min
lister are distantly related.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Mcknight Resigns
As Charlotte Editor

CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 2
tR.-Resignation Of c. A. (Pete)
Mcknight as editor Of the Char
lotte News was announced today
by Thomas L. Robinson. pub
Usher.
Mr.. Mcknight has been on
leave of absence from the News
since July 1, 1854. and has been
director Of the Southern Edu-
cational Reporting Service at
Nashville. Tenn. He recently was
reelected to that position.
The SERS was established by
the Fund for the Advancement
of Education after the Supreme
Courts ruling last May that
segregated public schools are un-
constitutional.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Reds Drag Refugee Family Of a
From Hospital Beds in Austria

transferred in an ambulance to
Eisenstadt for hospital treat
ment.
A local Communist, who had
learned Of the incident, alerted
Austrian officials. who have
orders from the Soviet to report
all escapes.
The Russians acted promptly.
They first placed Austrian police
guards inside and outside the
Eisenstadt Hospital, warning
them that their own security
would be at stake should any Of
the Hungarians be allowed to
escape.
Soor, afterward q heavily
armed Russian patrol entered
the hospital and dragged two
of the refugees almost off the
operation table, hospital officials
said. Together with the two
other members of the family.
they were carried of in a Soviet
truck across the Hungarian
border.
The refugees were identified
by police as Istvan Bago, so:
Stefan Bago, SO; Maria Bago.
%, and Anna Bago. IL. all OF
Kalucza, south Of Budapest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Series Of Fires Hits
Nearby Areas, Dry
From Lack Of Rain

Firemen In nearby Maryland
and Virginia fought the years
first widespread outbreak OF
brush and woods fires yesterday,
as soaring temperatures heated
the dry countryside.
Thirteen days without meas
urable rain brought out a forest
fire danger rating In Montgom-
cry. Prince Georges and five
other Southern Maryland coun-
ties.
Adolph J. Pickall. Maryland
district forester for the area.
warned that the fire hazard
will continue until the first soak
ing rain.
Montgomery County reported
40 fires; Prince Georges. 80;
Arlington. 8. and Fairfax, IS.
Worst Of the blazes appeared
to be that which swept over 80
acres of brush and five acres
Of woods on the old Bannock-
burn Country Club property be-
tween River road and Macarthur
boulevard.
More than 10 firemen from
Glen Echo. Cabin John, Chevy
Chase, and Bethesda Joined in
fighting the blaze which broke
out at pm. The fire was under
control two hours later.
A Cabin John fireman, Frank
lin N. Praither, 81. collapsed at
the scene. He was treated at
Suburban Hospital for smoke
inhalation and sent home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
| Rifle Farley Ending;
Admiral Is Elected

The National Rifle Associa-
ton will end its six-day meeting
today with a forum for collec-
tors Of antique weapons.
The associations star attrac-
ton, Davy Crockett in the person
of actor Fess Parker, will leave
Washington National Airport at
noon. Mr.. Parker spent most of
yesterday touring Washington's
public buildings.
The antique weapons forum
will be held in the main ball
room of the Willard Hotel from
2 pm. to 4 pm. The exhibit Of
weapons will be open to the pub
lie in the ballroom from / pm.
to 6 pm.
At the concluding business
session yesterday, Rear Admiral
Morton C. Mumma, USN Gre
tired), was elected president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Bureau Of Engraving
Printer Regains Job,
Risk Charge Fails
By the Associated Press

Frank L. Dobbins, A, a COM
positor with the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, has beer
cleared of charges of being a pos
sible security risk and has been
reinstated in his job. his attorney
said last night.
Mr.. Dobbins, suspended since
last November, already has re-
ceived $4,000 in back pay from
the Treasury and will report back
to work tomorrow.
The Treasury Department had
reported it had information that
Mr.. Dobbins attended parties at
the Soviet Embassy in the late
1940's and had tried to arrange
to publish Soviet publication in
1851.
Bewildered by Charges
Mr.. Dobbins, war veteran
denied any subversive activities
and said he was "bewildered" by
the charges.
He said that he once worked
with a private printing company
which formerly published the
Soviet Information Bulletin. He
and his wife attended a social
function at the Russian Embassy
along with many other Ameri-
cans, he said.
The private printing company.
which had been printing the So
Wet Bulletin. dropped the ac-
count in 1850. Mr.. Dobbins be-
gan working for the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing in 1851.
Hearing Wasn't HeId@
Mr.. Dobbins had expressed
puzzlement at the Treasury's
charge against him Of trying to
make arrangements to publish
the Soviet publication. ii,
Grant Stetter, Mr.. Dobbin's at
torney. said Mr.. Dobbins was
cleared by the Treasury through
administrative procedures with
out the necessity of q hearing
or going into court. #
The Treasury has said Mr..
Dobbins has been cleared, but
did not comment further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
EIks 10 Install Fitzpatrick
Exalted Ruler Wednesday

Ralph c. fitzpatrick will be in
stalled as exalted ruler of Wash
ington Lodge, No. Is, Of the Elks,
at 8 pm. Wednesday.
Other officers to be installed
during the ceremony at the Elks
Clubhouse, 919 H street, NV,
are Joseph P. Gamble, esteemed
leading knight: William H. T.
Belt, esteemed loyal knight; John
T. Lavery. esteemed lecturing
knight, and Roselle r. Pickrel,
secretary.
Also Harvey H. Johnston,
treasurer: Charles Mathews, Ar
thur j. Shaffer, ST., and Joseph
Kirchner. trustees; John P. Sic
Der, jr., esquire; Anthony Aneser,
tiler; Arthur Maxwell, organist;
Andrew T. Jarboe, chaplain;
David Crismond, inner guard,
and Edward c. Rathell and John
c. Tarkey, color guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Army Seeks Decision
From Defense Heads
I0nMacArthur Papers
BY the Associated Press

The Army put up to the De-
tense Department yesterday the
decision whether to make public
a series of 10-year-old docu-
ments including Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's message concern
ing the war against Japan.
A spokesman said the depart
ment could not begin review
of the documents before tomor-
row. They relate to estimates OF
when the war would end and
whether Russia should have been
encouraged to enter it,
Whitney Denies Report
The action followed a renewed
denial on Gen. MacArthur's be-
half that the general wanted
Russian aid in pinning down
Japanese troops. The denial by
Mai. Gen. Courtney Whitney.
Gen. MacArthur's aide, replied
to a Washington Post and Times
Herald editorial saying Gen.
Macarthur sis known to have
sent" a plea for such aid. Both
Gen. Whitney and the news
paper said the documents should
be made public.
Newsmen had been trying to
get access to the papers to study
questions arising from the State
Departments release March Is
OF documents relating to the
Yalta Conference. It was there
that concessions were made to
Russia in return for her prom
Use of support against the Jap
aneSe.
Marked Confidential"
Army officials refused to allow
newsmen to study the documents
and followed that up yesterday
by marking them confidential"
"a stricter grading that the
restricted" classification they
had borne for a numbersof years.
Use of the restricted stamp
has peen eliminated.
1t was not apparent by what
authority the Confidential"
stamp was put on the papers.
Officials conceded that under a
1858 presidential order the time
for changing classifications OF
such papers had expired last
January l
A foot-high bundle of the
documents was delivered to the
Defense Department for a de-
cision OH the hot problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

VIENNA. Austria, April 2 Up
Russian soldiers last night
dragged four Hungarian refugees
three of them injured-from
an Austrian hospital and carried
them back to Hungary, Austrian
police said today.
The incident occurred at the
town of Eisenstadt near the
Hungarian border, which the
refugees family of four-had
crossed yesterday in the early
morning hours to escape their
Communist homeland.
While making their way
through the wire fences guarding
the border, one of the refugees
stepped on a mine and caused an
explosion which injured three
members Of the family. including
a 12-year-old girl.
Hungarian border guards,
alerted by the explosion, immedi-
ately opened fire on the group
The four Hungarians. despite
their injuries, managed to reach
the Austrian border village of
Nickelsdorf. in the Soviet occu-
patton zone. After receiving first
aid from the villagers, they were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity - Mostly
sunny and less warm today with
high in the upper Cos. Partly
cloudy and somewhat cooler to-
morrow.
Maryland-Generally fair and
less warm today with high in the
COS. Partly cloudy and a little
cooler tomorrow.
Virginia - Partly cloudy in
north and mostly cloudy in south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

would destroy any distinction be-
tween the responsibilities and
duties Of postal clerks in various
parts Of the Post ONCE. The
administrations Redistribution
plan would place about 5000 or
1000 clerks who do filing and
tipping in level 8.
y \
EMPLOYEES STAND-Postal
employee union leaders refuse TO
yield further. They say they al
ready have compromised enough
by not insisting that the House
approve the Senate's 10 per cent
bill. They declare that Federal
workers are entitled to 10 per
cent raises or more. but that they
are willing to yield to the extent
of accepting an 80 per cent aver
age boost.
They assert that this is a
modest demand. in view of the
10 per cent military pay boost
and so per cent congressional
salary increases approved by
Congress.
Postal union leaders say they
are willing to risk a Presidential
veto. They acknowledge that 1t
might be difficult to override a
veto, but say that it could be
done.
STILL HOPEFUI-Postal en-
ploye leaders still express opti-
mism that a pay boost will be
enacted into law this year. lone
postal employee leader declared:
I'm view of the large pay raise
that Congress voted itself and
the considerable salary increase
it voted for the military, it won't
dare go home this year and face
the voters unless it has voted
into law pay raises for postal
and classified workers. We are
confident of that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Doctor Explains Changes
In EpiIepiics' Personality

The attitude of society toward
the epileptic is the real cause
of personality changes in the
ma jority of epileptics.
DR.. Francis M. Forster, dean
of the Georgetown Medical
School, made this observation
yesterday before a conference on
handicapped children. sponsored
by the D. C. Society for Grip
pied Children.
The changes are not traced to
the invasion of brain tissue by
disease or degeneration which
produce seizures, he pointed out.
= "The personality change is
brought on by the attitude of
other people," he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

pay raise legislation until the
postal pay fight is settled.
There had been hope that the
Federal pay situation was straight
tened out last week when key
postal employe unions agreed
not to press for House approval
of the Senate-passed 10 per cent
non-reclassification postal pay
bill. The Senate also approved a
10 per cent classified raise. The
postal groups said they would
agree to an amendment to the
House Civil Service Committees
7.6 per cent average postal re-
classification pay bill which
would add $40 to the pay boost
of postal clerks, carriers and
other rank-and-file employees.
The postal groups also insisted
on amendments that would place
all postal clerks in the new salary
level 5 and which would give
more protection against future
salary downgradings. The amend
ments will be offered by a group
of House Democrats when the
House returns the middle of this
month after its Easter recess.
However. the amendments are
strongly opposed by the admin
istration.
-
ADMINISTRATION VIEW -
A top Post ONCE Department
official declared:
ANY change in the 7.6 per
cent average postal pay bill ap-
proved by the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee is opposed by the
administration and will lead to
a Presidential veto. So will any
classified employee pay raise in
excess of 6 per cent.
THE administration already
has given in to many changes
that have been made in its
original postal pay proposal to
Congress. The result has been
distortions of our plan to have
a fair and well-balanced postal
salary schedule.
ANY further changes will
make Redistribution meaning
less. In fact, there will be no
Redistribution but merely the
present system with more in
equities added"
The official added: This is no
longer a fight between Postmas-
ter General Summerfield and
the postal employee unions as 1t
was last year. 1t is now a battle
between PRESIDENT Eisenhower
and the postal groups. The
President has taken a personal
interest in the pay issue and is
determined that no further COM
promise be made"
THE administration has the
following objections to revising
the 7.6 per cent postal bill ap-
proved by the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee:
/. It would further distort
the postal pay structure. The
administration feels that its
original SIS per cent average
Redistribution plan would have
achieved a perfect balance be-
tween clerks and carriers and
supervisory jobs. The House
committee placed most clerks
and carriers in level and added
$50 above the increase proposed
by the administration. How
ever. the administration would
accept this. But another addi-
tional $40 as proposed in the 80
per cent compromise" plan
would completely destroy the
salary balance and make re-
classification meaningless"
2. Placing of all clerks in level
5, as demanded by postal groups,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

on the admin
istrat ion S 6
p r C e n I
tops" on elias.
sifed employe
pay boosts.
TIL US. the
Federal pay
raise sit u'a :
ton has once
m ore be e n
thrown into
confusion and
uncerta l n ty.
There can be
no enactment
of claSsi titled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

today with a few showers likely
in southeast, less warm with
high in the COS. Considerable
cloudiness and a little cooler in
north.
Wind-North to northeast To-
IS miles per hour.
River Report
From U. 8. Engineersl
Potomac River cloudy ct Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Buddhist Art Tour

The Washington Friends Of
Buddhism Society will meet at
2:30 pm. Saturday in the Freer
Gallery for an inspection tour
of Buddhist art conducted by
Harold P. Stern. the gallery's
Japanese art expert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
Cupetown c. of G. Is $50

CAPETOWN, South Africa
Capetown's Chamber of Com
merce, $50 years old, is the third
Oldest body of its kind in the
British Commonwealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

This edition also includes:
The Star Pictorial, a 16-page
locally edited magazine fea-
turing a cherry blossom cover.
This Week, a 48-page maya
zine, featuring an article on
the cancer-quack racket.
A 10-page section of comics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03
The Federal Spotlight
Confusion and Uncertainty
Again Mark Feder0IP Hike
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

administration has rejected the 81 cent postal
Redistribution compromise plan which most of the major postal
employe groups had agreed to several days
Top administration officials that President Eisenhower will
veto postal bill in of TO cent They said the 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

Light rain in store for today from Southern New Jersey
Virginia Farther and rain expected in the
Rocky Mountain States rain in the DakOtas and showers in
the Central Plains Rainy weather also Is antcpaed In
the Northwest Pacific States Tempcra-
win cooler In Northeast and colder In the Northern
and Central Plains will be In the Southern Plains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

Humidity
tReadings Washington National Airport
Yesterday Pet To-day Pet
Noon 80 Midnight --- %
4 pm. - 10
s pm. 33
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, 70 on March -.
Lowest, 10. on February 8.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High. rs, at 80 pm.
Low, A., at 5:45 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-03

pIdII 10 dUSUIUttIy UII-
e" to the White House.
dent also remains firm
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-08-11
NOBLE TOWNSHIP BRIEFS

These present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bania and children,
Ord, Irene, Michael, Joseph and
Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest ].
Tilton and daughter, jamie, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Anderson and
children, Judy, Betty, Ann, and
Michael, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Shuller and son, Jimmie, Ray
mond Morelli, Bill Baranchik
and the host and hostess, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Smalley and daugh-
ter, Debra June.
A delightful time was, spent
and . family reunion planned
at roadside park in the near
future.
Personals
Mrs. Charles Stiers is home
and recuperating nicely after an
appendectomy at Guernsey Me
mortal. Mrs. John Dudley was
expected home at an early date
(Which / hope has already mater
ialized). Good luck and good
health to both.
Reports are that Nelson Nc
Mannis, grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed McMannis, former resi-
dents of Belle Valley, has vol
unteered for service with the
U. c. Marines. The McMannis'
are now living near Cadiz.
Members and guests of the
NJ. Y. F. of Belle Valley Meth
odist church accompanied by
their advisors, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bunk Metheney, enjoyed a ham
burg fry and swimming party at
Seneca Lake, Thursday evening,
July %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Milligan
and children left Saturday, July
30 for a weeks vacation at Elyria
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Haines, of
McConnelsville and Miss Nancy
Haines, Of Stockport, spent Sun
day afternoon, July 81 with Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Bates and Mr..
and Mrs. Dale MiIligan and chill
dren.
A sale of interest, Aug. 6, will
resolve into the loss of our
esteemed neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Brown and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlos Brown and children
who will move to Columbus
within few days.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-08-11
Brookfield Buckeye Lassies

The Brookfield Buckeye Las
sizes held their eighth meeting
July 9th, at the Brookfield
schoolhouse. The meeting was
called to order by repeating the
All Pledge.
Those answering to the roll
call naming their favorite stars
were: Clara Elaine Ziler, Iris
Kay Lisak, Floella, Fontella and
Carol Greathouse, Helen and
Lois Teters, Murilla Hiss, Bur
ness Secrest, Marjorie Hall, Alice
Jean Wickham, Mary Jane
Thomas, Judy McNutt, Dorothy
Jaisley, Phyllis, Peggy, Francis
and Marjorie Baker.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
Games were played before and
after the meeting.
Refreshments were served
following the meeting. The next
meeting will be August 10th, at
the BrOokfield Schoolhouse.
Frances Baker, news reporter.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-08-11
Brookfield Buckeye Lassies

The Brookfield Buckeye Las
sizes met August 3rd, at the
Brookfield schoolhouse. Judging
was held.
Those present were: Marjorie
Hall, Violet Teters, Peggy Baker,
Floella Greathouse, Iris Lisak,
Dianna Pitts, Carol Greathouse,
Lois Teters, Marjorie Baker,
Helen Teters, Dorothy Paisley,
Judy McNutt, Frances Baker,
and Fontella Greathouse.
Advisors present were, Mrs.
Betty Hedge, Mrs. Elizabeth
Teters, and Lavina Hedge.
The next meeting will be on
August 10, at the Brookfield
schoolhouse.
Frances Baker, news reporter.