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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
President Hits
Refugees Law


President Eisenhower today
renewed his criticism of the 1858
Refugee Relief Act. calling it
Every restrictive" and very
awkward to administer"
This is the law which author
izes admission Of 214.000 refu-
gees and other non-quota inn
migration by the end of 1856,
Around $1,000 have been given
permits to come to this country,
but only about two-thirds OF
that number have actually en-
tered.
Mr.. Eisenhower, who pre-
viouSly has asked Congress to
change that law. spoke today to
representatives Of "a governors.
holding a two-day session here
on the refugee program.
Speaking Informally to the
group in the White House gar
den, Mr.. Eisenhower said the
voluntary work they are doing
to help find jobs for refugees Is
not only humanitarian but is
helping Sin our foreign rela-
tons"
He said the whole problem of
reflI0ees in ElIrnne has heen one
of great irritation and diff
Guilty" and the United States
has made efforts to help ease the
situation.
He said that in the absence of
congressional action to change
the law the Governors commit
tee work is the "best substitute
this country has in assuring i'm
migrants that they will have a
lob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

prove that we are the kind Of
people that can be trusted with
the running Of Federals State
and local government"
Asks Hard Work
He called for "sheer hard
work" at all levels of the party
Ito carry forward such q pro-
gram. In this connection. he
praised the work Of the Capt.
Itol Hill staff employees.
The group of Republican adj
ministrative and secretarial as
sistants to Senators and Repre-
sentatives were greeted by the
President on the south lawn Of
the White House.
Norman Wolfson. who works
for Representative Kean Of New
Jersey and is chairman of the
Bull Elephant Club. made UP OF
male assistants to @. o. P. Rep
lresentatives, read the President
a resolution adopted unanimous
ly by his club, promising support
in 1856.
Noting efforts much more
persuasive than our could be-
to persuade Mr.. Eisenhower to
run again, the resolution prom
Used that "if you accept the Re-
publican presidential nomination
next year, We !. will devote our
Iunceasing efforts--our whole
hearted support-our very all
to easing the burden of your
campaign"
Many female employees, not
members Of the Bull Elephant
Club but among the group greet
ed by the President. Joined in
applause indorsing the resolu-
'finr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Coffee With Shove

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

The box-ofiice situation Is in
deed desperate for "The Des-
Iperate Hours" Broadway thrill
Ter which opened less than six
months ago to rave reviews.
Despite the plays critical ac-
claim, it Is drawing meager
houses these nights. It hasn't
ANY cushions" to see 1t through
until fall. The cast has worked
on cut salaries for the last three
weeks and the atmosphere back
stage Is poisonous, Karl NAL
den, star Of the cops and rob-
Ibers drama, has announced he's
quitting as of August IS. There
lis little likelihood that the show
win run beyond that date. Who
Tor what's to blame? Well. the
lembittered principals say it's a
classic case Of mismanagement.
They contend their bread-and-
butter yehicle--a sure-fire mill
llion-dollar hit on opening night
was never properly advertised
lor ballyhooed.
Il n
The actors contend that the
shows producers, after reading
what the delighted critics had
to say, promptly decided to hold
their promotion budget to pea
nuts. The managers said to heck
with spending heavy dough for
newspaper and magazine ads or
flor posters in hinterland hotel
Hobbies and transportation ter
minals They thought word-of-
mouth plugs, plus the reviews
would keep them going q year or
more. The result? New York's
visitors simply haven't heard of
the show. They don't know it's
around. Another management
boner, according to the case, was
lin the set design. A change was
needed to avoid closing OF $50
Itheater seats, but the alteration
wasn't made. The result was a
| SO, 000-a-week loss in the early
weeks when the show was SELL
ing out. If, as the actors say, it's
too late to save Hours" one
lplaygoer's advice is: Hurry,
hurry. It's a wonderful show.
See 1t before 1t goes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
Eisenhower eases
GO. P. Stoff Employees

President Eisenhower, grin
ming teasingly, today told more
than 400 staff employees of Re-
publican Senate and House men,
bers that he was truly CRATE
full" for their promise Of sup
port II he decides to run again
for President next year.
But he carefully avoided say
ing whether he would take them
up on that promise. He told the
group that If his remarks to
them were to be worthwhile.
they should not be about himself
or about my future decisions. I"
As he did before their bosses
earlier this week, the President
predicted to the COP Capitol
Hill workers that the Republi-
can Party can continue to stay
in power" If it holds to the fun
damental principles he advo-
Gates.
Lays Down Essentials
He laid down these essentials
as what the Republican Party
stands for:
l. The "middleway" in draw
ing the line between Federal
and local government response
bility to avoid RECOMMENDATION.
2. Decency and honor in serv-
ing the Nation.
8. Peace abroad.
4. Strength abroad to protect
ourselves while striving for that
peace.
5. A prosperous economy. with
opportunity for all to share in
1t.
! BY pushing for those goals,
Mr.. Eisenhower said. the Re-
publican Party will continue to
stay in power" because I'VE will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

window in our room. We sloshed
through the mud TO visit the
Ibazaars. We knew that the rugs
of Bokhara were once considered
the finest in the world.
At the great covered market
which once sheltered all the
wares Of Asia, many of the
domes had fallen in. Some rugs
LOT inferior quality were still made
lin Bokhara. but the Soviet plar
for industrializing Central Asia
called upon the rug industry te
move to Turkmenstan.
Coming upon the Uzbek thea.
ter In our wanderings. we bought
tickets for the evening presenta-
ton and kept on toward a little
mosque with four minarets We
had spotted from our hotel. II
had been converted into ar
apartment house for very poor
people. An open cesspool stood
in the middle Of the yard. Jews
lived in this most "down-at-the-
heels" sector of Bokhara.
Mosque Now Is Warehouse
Later. we visited al Khalan'
which a guide we had hired
said meant Great Mosque. We
were ready to believe that i0,00C
faithful used to gather here to
pray. 1t was a great rectangle
with the equivalent OF three
naves on all sides except the
front. Now the beautiful struc-
ture had been converted into q
warehouse; piles of bedsprings
bales and crates desecrated the
Iedifice.
We slipped into the theatre a
few minutes after the beginning
OF the first act. The play was an
endless tale of captive princesses,
deposed kings, palace revolts, In
vasions by nomads, hairbreadth
rescues and an inevitable tragic
ending for all the principal char
acters. The whole thing was held
together by beautiful solo and
choral singing. Better still was
the dancing by women, clad in
flaming red and aquamarine
pants with little jackets such as
Ibellhops wear. They wove strange
arabesques with their hands
while sitting cross-legged on the
ground. Then they would spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

had the necessary qualifications,
he was accepted and taught.
Upon leaving we could write
truthfully in the guest book that
1t had been a Joy indeed to find
such an institution In Soviet
Central Asia.
Tomorrow: An Independent
Tribe
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02

BARRIERS in Granada. Spain
are irate about a cafe proprietor
there. He is doing a brisk bust
ness by Offering coffee and milk
and a free shave with an electric
razor for 2 pesetas-about
cents. The hairdressers' organ
lization is trying to figure what
steps to take,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-02
BY FATHER GEORGES
BISSONNETTE

North American Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK. Aug. al went
to Samarkand's railroad station
to get the tickets for Kagan-
Bokhara. A long line Of people
waited before a closed window
After 10 minutes. q militiaman
stepped into the room. scanned
the queue and told me to fol-
low him.
He pounded on the ticket
window. 1t opened and a
young Russian girl said, 1T is
not yet time to sell tickets,
Please wait patiently"
There's a stranger with me"
the policeman explained.
well, he can have his ticket
Immediately"
A commotion started. A SOL
dier began to push the militia
man. saying he had been in line
four hours. The crowd surgec
forward. I slipped around the
militiaman to be out Of the way,
and watched him put his open
hand in the soldiers face. He
easily cracked the back of the
mans head in the face of the
next soldier In line.
| The crowd stopped pushing
'Niey "a shto"-"It's nothing at
all"-the militiaman replied to
my thanks without a trace OF q
smile.
The Eternal Feminine
It was a six-hour trip to
Kagan. Unexpectedly the train
was heated, which, after three
days of cold. made US very
sleepy. But diversion was pro-
Ivided by a woman vendor who
brought vodka. bread. sausages
and pastries. She was the ugliest
thing~I had seen in a long time
with a mouth full of stainless
steel teeth. She began primping
in a mirror, pulling her dirty
shawl tight over one shoulder
and asking the Russian in the
bunk below me:
Don't you think / could hold
my own with the girls in Mos
cow"
He would laugh and answer
Sure. Sure"
Our first stop was Kagan; the
train to Bokhara was in the sta
ttion. Here we saw something
which went a long way toward
explaining the railroads low
speeds.
Track Laid in Sections
New track was being laid. A
big crane dropped into place
l00-foot sections Of tracks with
the ties already fastened. Then
a crew of women would bolt the
sections together while a hun
dred other women Shoveled
crushed stone between the ties
1t seemed to our unframed eyes
that track laid that way might
gradually sink or be heaved by
frost.
The hotel in Bokhara was o
new low in accommodations
Outside toilets, no running water
no heat to mention and a broken
Evening star., 1955-10-12

Oh, the flottery Of those long, gliding
lines. And the nice woy navy lights
up your complexion. But thot's not oil,
notice the top interest. inspired by the
news from Poris. Both dresses are
sheer worsted wool Z. both detoiled
with excitement.
Extreme left:
The big, big collar, circled by royon
foille, tops sheath lined erispIy with
royon toffeto. It's. $500
Left:
White colIored navy. wears a sunburst.
of rhinestones. Behind your bock,
top fullness is softly belted-in. 7-l5.
$500
More wonderful wools. many colors, in
our collection. l7.o5 to 1925
WGL-Junor Misses, 4th Floor
elso Chevy Chose and Aexondrio
Evening star., 1955-10-12

IS Of the seasons Ieodine eoors, so your Rondero
wardrobe con have thrilling variety. Peacock,
moss, rust, mink brown, coonoc, dusty rose.
charcoal, ehorblue, chowine, chorereen. char
brown turquoise, nouve, bonker's oroy, navy
Hurry to choose . save soc on every yord.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Planners Are Silent
On County Code

Members Of the Upper Mont
gomery Planning Commission
appeared before . special meet
ing Of the county council last
night, but due to what council
men called q '.misunderstand-
ing" failed to come up with
expected comments on proposed
changes In the controversial
Upper County zoning ordinance.
Commission Chairman Thomas
g. Kelley said his agency had
received the request to appear
ut last nights meeting only last
week and had not had time to
make . detailed study Of sub
stitutions and amendments
offered by opponents Of the or
dinance ct . hearing on Decem.
Der l6. Mr.. Kelley said his group
could furnish ''Yery general"
comments within six weeks.
The ordinance which has
drawn heavy FIRE from the Farm
Bureau and the Upper Mont
gomery County Landowners as
sociation was passed by the old
council just before the present
al-Demucratic council took Of
ice. It Is now scheduled to GO
into effect February l, but q
hearing has been set for 10 am.
January as on whether to extend
the effective date to May 2. -Four
Of the seven council members
campaigned on o promise to
repeal or modify the ordinance.
About 40 people. mostly oppon-
ents Of the ordinance. attended
last nights meeting.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Retired Admiral Takes Over
As Health c Officerin 3 Counties
Or. Altman Assigned
TO PHS Position in
Northern Virginia
spseisI pispo,eh 10 The s,ur

wARRENTCN, Va, Jan. i3.-
A S5-year-old Navy veteran put
away his sea-going gear this
week to begin q shakedown
cruise in . dry-land assignment
as health director for three
northern Virginia counties,
Or. T. N. Altman. retired as q
rear admiral last year, said his
new post '.fulfills q lifetime long
ing--I was always interested In
public health service work."
He win make his headquarters
in Warrenton and direct health
work In Fauquier. Prince VII
liam and Rappahannock counties.
Because the health Job has
been vacant for almost . year.
Or. Altman foresees . busy
period ahead. He Is charged with
control Of communicable diseases
and the operation Of clinics In
the area.
DR.. Allman's career in the Navy
was highlighted by his winning
Of q Bronze Star for his role In
treating casualties at Pearl EEar-
bor, where he was stationed ut
the outbreak Of World War II.
In 1850 Dr.. Altman served as
feet medical ofiicer with the At
lantic Fleet.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Municipal Home Rule
Held Up for New Law

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. Is (Spe-
ciaD "A legislative vacuum ex-
lists for Maryland municipalities
until the Legislature imple-
ments the so-called municipal
home rule amendment to the
Constitution. approved by the
voters last November.
That was the gist Of the
opinion delivered to the law
makers yesterday by Attorney
General e. Ferdinand Sybert.
"Only the General Assembly
can bridge the hiatus which
presently exists In the law" the
opinion stated.
Specifically, Mr.. Sybert ruled
on requests Of Cumberland and
Crisfield for legislative author
ity TO float some municipal i'm
provement bonds. He said the
Legislature could not enact any
local money bills for municipali-
ties until IL implements the
home rule amendment.
The Legislative Council has
prepared an experimentation bill.
which. In effect, extends to all
MARYLAND municipalities the
same powerssof self-sovernment
enjoyed by Baltimore.
Mr.. 1ybert said enactment Of
this bin "will correct In large
part the vacuum now existing"
The Attorney Generals ruling
Is expected 70 spur the legisla-
tors to hasten action on the
implementation bill. which is
labeled emergency and would go
into effect II enacted as soon as
the Governor signed 1t. Without
some such measure, municipal-
ities are at D standstill 70 far a.
any legislation Is concerned.
The homo rule amendment
should reduce the number Of
bills IN this session by about 20
per cent.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
None Hurt as Auto
And Police Car Collide

A Maryland State police car
carrying Q captain and five
troopers collided with another
auto IN Hyattsviile yesterday.
No one was injured.
State police at the Waterloo
Barracks. near Laurel. said the
police car was driven BY Capt.
Charles w. Magaha. ~. CONS
manding ofiicer Of Troop -" ct
Frederick. He was returning to
Frederick from . special detail
at Annapolis yesterday ct the
Inauguration Of Gov. McKeldin.
Driver Of the other car was
identified as Charles l. Fears,
SO. Of Annapolis. State police
said Mr.. Fears made q left turn
In front Of the police car at
Thirty-eighth and Hamilton
streets in Hyattsville at about
8 pm. Damage to both cars was
estimated ct about $3.50. There
we're no charges.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Butcher Again Seeks
County Lines Patrol

Acting Montgomery County
Manager Mason Butcher today
said he would act immediately
to re-establish routine police pa
trolls along the county lines
which were called OF Tuesday
as the result Of q directive by
Montgomery County Police
Chief Charles M. Orme.
The directive from Chief Orme
directed all police officials to
comply strictly" with regula-
tions in the 1850 Montgomery
County Code and to obtain
written permission prior to TAX
ing a county-owned vehicle OUT
side county limits
Chief Orme in the directive
referred to q memorandum
dated January 8 dealing with
the general subject Of county
owned vehicles. It was distrib-
uted by Mr.. Butcher.
As q result Of the chiefs d.
rective, police ofncials In Silver
Spring ordered police cars Of
Eastern avenue because it lies in
the District Of Columbia. A large
number Of business houses and
finance companies fronting on
the street. however. are within
Montgomery County.
Police also had been advised
not to follow fleeing cars into
adjoining jurisdictions or to 60
outside the county on other in
vestieations without first getting
written permission from the
acting county manager
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Prince Georges May Open
School Classes in Aviation

Prince Georges Country may
pioneer In Incorporating aviation
training in public school courses.
Supt. William s. Schmidt said
preliminary discussion Of the
proposal by county school heads
In Hagerstown recently will be
followed by other sessions before
o decision Is reached.
MIR. Schmidt said he does not
favor . separate aviation COURSE
but would be willing for Prince
Georges to lead the way In in
tegrating such instruction with
established schedules.
"The subject appears more
vocational than anything else"
he explained. "and Inauguration
Of . separate course might be
followed by requests for many
types Of special training"
Mr.. Smith added that while
the subject is not q definite part
OF present schedules. most teach
ers instiil in their pupils some
basic knowledge Of aviation.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Fairfax Board Calls for Details
OF Master Plan by February z

are not affected as much as the
people around Centreville."
He referred to the fact that
the McHugh plan proposes to
limit development in the rural
section Of the county to minimum
lot sizes Of three and fiye acres.
This has become one of the most
controversial features Of the
McHugh recommendations.
Tepper Voices Interest. s
Douglas Topper, who lives
near Clifton. which Is in the
rural section Of the county, rose
to correct Mr.. Runyon. He said
he considers himself very much
affected by the proposed master
plan and said he wants to see
it. He is chairman Of the plan
ming committee Of the Fedora
.tion Of Citizens Associations.
Supervisor Anne wilkins said
she thinks all residents Of the
county are affected by the plan,
and-aS taxpayers-are entitled
to know all about it.
Keith Price, chairman of the
planning commission, said the
McHugh recommendations have
been explained In newspaper
stories. The planning commits
sion set up q press conference to
outline the McEIueh recon-
mendations at the time they
were finished. According to MIR.
Price. the planning commission
wants to have some recon-
mendations Of its own ready
when it releases details Of the
McHugh plan for further dis
cuSsion. Under the law, 1t Is up
to the planning commission to
adopt . proposed master plan
with the help Of paid con-
sultants.
After o plan is adopted by the
planning commission, it goes to
the supervisors for t1nal action.
Supervisor Arthur Shaffer
asked q question that no one
offered to answer: "But wouldn't
the planning commission be In
a better position to make
changes in McHugh's recon-
mendations after hearing what
the people think?"
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Status of
| Maryland Bills

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 13,Fro-
ceedings in the General As
sembly yesterday included the
following:
Ellis INTRODUCED
HB3e--by Lubar---to inceease the
amount q loans which mey. b 1no1s
bys credit unions On nfst nncgtga6s Nfn9
and to inereaee the fntio hefM6en the
ioan snd the .appraised value ef fhs
property (Judicfary).
HD10--by Luber-To eofTen fhs
sordins e ne uniform narcotics aFng
HB4I---by Cardin. Lee. Redsuf Ana
e evidence In drunken driytns cases
tJndiciaryb.
LEGISLATIVE AGENTBzAND
COUNSEL REGfgTEnEns
John r. Trimmer, seyernn Psfk. A.
sQeiated Builders and Contractor, Of
MARYLAND, Inc.
\. Deem, Barnard. Baitimors. LeSai
Wifliam 8. wilson. ~. .Phoenix, Nd,
M.rz..na Z SELF : Insurers Association.
pf. wflism 4. Brown. Anhapoiis,
Maryland chiroprAettc Assoeiatien, Inc,
el22 Eorty-sscond avenue. HyattsviLls.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
sy the As,eeiassd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 13. - The
Legislature may be asked to set
up q full-dress investigation Of
haste and waste in the state
Roads Commission" Delegate
Cannon Democrat. Of Wicomico
said last night.
The Eastern Shore Democrat
said he was considering legisla-
ton to set up the probe to find
the answers to "some of the
questions being raised by citizens
about practices and procedures
used by the commission.
Mr.. Cannon recalled H. C.
Byrd. losing Democratic candi-
date against Republican Gov.
McKeldin last November, had ac-
cused the commission of extrav-
agance and waste.
He added he thought the COM
mission had disregarded the
wishes Of the public In recently
choosing q location for Q project
to carry u, s. so through Sails
bury. his home town.
A newspaper poll showed 825
of 85l persons objected to the
Church street route to carry the
road through Salisbury, Mr.. Cam
non said.
Some people wrote Gov. Nc
Keldin to protest. but he referred
the protest to the Roads Com
mission. and that was the last
that was heard Of it," said Mr..
Cannon.
He said he feared his own
home would be among properties
condemned to make way for the
project.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Bethesda Fire Board
Rs-elecis T. ]. SchWoerer

Francis J. Schwoerer was re-
elected president Of the Be
thesda Fire Board last night.
James w. Cummings was
elected vice president OF the
board at It's annual dinner meet
ing last night in Thompson's
Seafood Restaurant. Bethesda.
Other officers. all reelected, are:
John B. Cole, secretary; q.
Wady Imirie. treasurer. and
Emory II. Bogley. counsel.
Named TO the Executive Com
mittee were Burreli H. Marsh,
Ford =. Young. John r. hopes,
8. Walter Bogley. Preston B.
Haines and Don Dunnington.
Evening star., 1955-01-13
Architectural Work
Going Ahead for ;
School Additions

The Alexandra School Board
is proceedinS iii architectural
work for additibns to three
schools that win provide 10 class
rooms for the city's ever-swelling
school population.
AdditiCn Of eight rooms Is
to be built for the Patrick Henry
School, one Of five rooms for the
Minnie Howard School and one
Of six rooms on the Douglas
Macarthur School.
1t was revealed at a meeting
of the School Board last night
that financial approval to get
the architectural work started
had been received, after q Joint
meeting on Tuesday Of the board
and the School Committee Of the
City Council.
Advanced In December.
The proposal for the additions
had first been put forward at
the School Boards December
meeting and received preference
over . completely new school.
Board members also said that,
as q result Of discussions at the
joint meeting. they will notify
the Councils committee by letter
that the next most important
projects on the school construc-
tion program are the finding Of
q site for q new school In the
western section Of the city near
Shirley highway and construc-
tion. Of o replacement for the
present Lyles~C Crouch School.
Need Stressed.
The Lyles-C Crouch School re-
placement project is Q long
standing need Of the school sys-
tenn, while rapid development Of
the western part Of the city Is
making necessary early consid-
Grafton Of q school In that area,
board members said.
School Supt. r. c. Williams
also reported to the meeting that
the school construction budget
shortage was nearly twice the
$107,566 that had been antici-
pated last May.
Most Of this additional deficit,
Mr.. williams said. resulted from
q difference Of $85.834 In the
funds actually received from the
Federal Government and what
the board hadsbeen led to expect
1t would get. The rest Of the
deficit came from unforeseeable
expenses in schools presently
under construction. he added.