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M. Ladeiinsky. Harold z.
stassen. FoA director. said his
agency had reviewed the entire
Ladejinsky security file and
"faCmd him eligible for certifica-
tisn for security and loyalty
unsier President Eisenhower's
security order and the Mutual
security Act, under which FoA
operates.
spokesman for Mr.. Stassen
later disclosed that this review
hSd included an up-dated full
fieId FBI investigation.
Jurisdiction Shifted.
Mr. Ladejinsky was denied Sc
c,irity clearance recently when
Jurisdiction over his job was
transferred from the State De-
paftment to Agriculture.
THE State Departments Se-
clifity Chief, Scott Mcleod. had
previously given him clearance.
M Stassen said FOA had been
Interested in Mr.. Ladejinsky's
land reform work in Japan. It
WIS reported earlier that FOA
hSd attempted to secure his
services several months ago, but
Agriculture refused to release
hiE1s
The FOA director revealed he
had discussed today's action
with Secretary Benson. who. ac-
cdrding to the FOA announce
nlknt, expressed satisfaction
that this opportunity for em-
Payment in FOA will probably
make good use OF his (Mr. Lade-
jinsky'sl special qualifications"
The FOA announcement said
that Mr.. Ladej ejinsky would retain
hiS present unemployment rights
Evening star., 1955-01-05
Patterson threatened
By Phenix City Caller
Rr tae Asseeiated Pre.s

PHENIx CITY, Ala, Jan. So
John Patterson. Alabama attor-
ney general-elect, said last night
he had received a telephone call
threatening his life.
The young attorney, whose
father, A. L. Patterson. was MUIR
dered in Phenix City after win-
ming the nomination for the post
on an anti-vice platform. said
he did not recognize the mans
voice.
The voice, he said, was muf-
fled, and said only. You'd better
watch out: they're going to kill
you"
The caller hung up without
identifying himself.
Mr.. Patterson assumes Office
January II.
Evening star., 1955-01-05
President Needs Democrats
In Move to Extend Trade Act

j While both parties are split
on the issue the President fir-
ures 10 do better with the trade
program this time than be did
last wear when he finallv. had
Ia settle for = simple one-vear
extensior, of the law without
anv. liberalizine features
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Lodejinsky, Fully Cleared,
Hired byFO Afor Jobin Asia

at the Agriculture Department
while he is with FoA.
It was disclosed yesterday that
the Ladejinsky affair had
reached the White House in q
discussion between Mr.. Benson
and Presidential Assistant Sher-
man Adams.
Prejudice Issue Raised.
An issue of religious prejudice
had been raised over q letter
shown to newsmen hy q top
Benson aide.
The writer was George N. Witt,
a White Russian efnigre now
working as an editor for an ex-
port publication in New York,
The letter, applauding Mr..
Ladejinsky's removal. stated the
writer's : view that q 'goodly
share" of Russian revolution
aries coming to this country
were Russian Jews.
Mr.. Ladejinsky, a jew and q
native of Russia, came to this
country as young man.
Mr.. Benson criticized the ac-
ton of Milan Smith, his execu-
tive assistant, in letting report
ers see the letter, and both he
and Mr.. Smith denied any antA.
semitic implications.
A number of Jewish and
other groups protested the re-
lease Of the letter and asked Mr.,
Benson, in a conference which
he arranged yesterday with q
group of their leaders. to reopen
the Ladejinsky case and restudy
it in the interest of civil rights
| and civil liberties They EN-
phasized that they had taken no
stand on the merits of the Lade-
iinsky ruling itself
Evening star., 1955-01-05
Solid G. o. p. Front
With No Hyphens
Desired by Bridges

Senator Bridges Of New
Hampshire. new chairman
of the Senate Republican
Policy Committee. said to-
day he hopes there win be
no 'hyphenated'' Republic
cans in the 84th Congress.
In an NBC television in
terview from the Capitol
steps this morning, the Sem
ator said that as policy
chairman he wants to avoid
all hyphens. such as "Mc-
Carthy Republicans, Eisen-
lloWer-Republicans, conser-
yative-Republicans or lib
eral-Repnblicans."
Evening star., 1955-01-05

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complete selection Of bulou successful charcoal tones distinctive
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Of the handsome array Of hown-brk tds
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Evening star., 1955-01-05

cerned about foreign trade.
actually have a big stake in that
field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Boys Club Closing
Stirs Women's Plea

The District Federation OF
Women's Clubs today voted to
petition the Board of Education
to reconsider its action in clos
ing the Brookland School to the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club
unless the club drops racial seq
regation by December 81.
The action was taken at the
monthly meeting Of the group in
the willard Hotel on the motion
of Mrs. Ernest w. Howard, pub
|lic affairs chairman. Mrs. How
ard expressed the opinion that
the Board of Education action
was taken hastily In view of
the fact that the Boys Club
had been meeting at the school
"for years"
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, the
federation's delegate to the Dis
trict Federation of Citizens AS
sociations, termed the boards
action as tragic" in view of
the fact that 1,700 boys will be
turned out on the street and
Ia $500 investment in sports
equipment for the boys use at
the school cannot be recovered"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Hospital Probe
Due Wednesday

United States Attorney Leo A
Rover expects to put the $l67, 00t
embezzlement from Episcopa
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital be-
fore a grand jury Wednesday.
Mr.. Rover said today he hopes
to get a report on the case from
police fraud investigators tomor-
row morning. 1t had been esti-
mated Saturday that the inves-
tigation would take two more
weeks.
There is not the slightest
doubt" that the shortage is the
result of embezzlement, Mr.
Rover said. He is planning nc
arrests now. but wouldn't "rule
out the possibility" of such &C.
ton, he said.
The shortage, uncovered in
October when an audit showed
$25, 900 missing. covers a four
year period. A woman employe
of the hospital was fired after
the shortage was discovered. The
money was taken by alteration OF
checks and vouchers, Mr.. Rover's
Office said Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Stalled Van Jams
18th Street Traffic
Waterman Sees Flames

A disabled tractor trailer
stalled this morning at Four.
teenth and D streets S.W., tiec
UP rush-hour traffic approaching
the city over the Fourteenth
Street Bridge for more than ar
hour.
Police said the van, going
north on Fourteenth street
stalled about 8 o'clock as it at.
tempted to turn into D street
Traffic soon was backed up all
the way across the bridges
Inorthbound span. Southbound
traffic, too, was impeded.
Police said the four lanes OF
traffic, ordinarily passing in
front of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, were cut to
three, causing delay which
made many workers late in
reaching their jobs.
The truck was moved and the
lanes opened to full capacity
labout 8 o'clock, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Post MoyGo
ToDonohue

F. Joseph Donohue. former
District Commissioner who is
expected to manage the cam
Ipaign of Senator Kefauver for
the Democratic presidential
nomination. is now being men,
toned as the man to head the
local wing Of the Civil Air Pa
troll.
The present post Of COM
Imander of the National Capital
Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is
now held by Don Spiers. Navy
Department employees of 600 Ter
race drive, Columbia Pines. Va
Mr.. Spiers is scheduled to be
promoted soon to the post Of
director of operations and train
ing for the Middle Eastern Re-
gion of CAP.
According to Larry Hastings,
press officer for the CAP here,
Mr.. Donohue's name has been
mentioned for the post as far
back as June of last summer.
He said the selection of the
successor to MI. Spiers would
be announced after a January
10 meeting of the National Elk
|ecutive Board of the CAP. Mr..
Spiers will remain as local COM
Imander of the organization until
February /.
Mr.. Donohue. during World
War II, served in the Judge Ad-
vocate Generals Office of the Air
Force. He Is a lieutenant colonel
in the Air Force Reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
D. 6. Worker Hurt
In 30-Foot Fall

An employee of the District
government repair shop was seri.
ously injured today in a 30-foot
fall from the roof Of the Johr
Burroughs School. Eighteenth
and Monroe streets NE.
Charles Paugh, 81 of 1895
Charles road. Viers Mill Village
was repairing a slate valley on
the schools ROOF wher he slipped
shortly before 10 am.
Mr.. Paugh was admitted to
Casualty Hospital with possible
fractures of the skull, ribs and
right foot. He also was badly
bruised in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Gray Plan Defeat Seen
Increasing State Taxes
Mann, Becker Of Move, Warns State
Nav Have TO Run Some Schools

asking for Qualification Of the
Gray plan.
Mr.. Carrigan said the teachers
feel 1.-The issue involved is ex-
tremely complex - there is nc
easy or simple way to explain
it," Speaking as an individual,
Mr.. Carrigan said he felt 1t was
the duty Of those who support
the Gray proposal Ito supply the
facts necessary TO inform the
electorate"
The Rev. George r. Tittman,
rector of st. Mary's Episcopal
Church in Arlington, yesterday
told his congregation the real
issue In the coming referendum
is "the place If the Negro in
Southern society" He added:
g.. The real issue, the deep
est issue confronting our Com
monwealth Is the status of the
Negro among us. not matters OF
education and law -- important
though they may be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
POLICE ASSIST,
BUT AGE BALKS
PLANS

Alexandria police were
kind to two prospective
newlywedS this morning,
but the New Jersey couple
still were frustrated In their
attempt to get married.
The couple parked their
convertible outside the City
Hall with the following note
attached to the windshield
for police information.
Cant turn motor of on
account of generator. In
City Hall getting married"
The clerks office said their
application for a marriage
license was turned down be-
cause they weren't old
enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Church Fire Destroys
'N Set in Kitchen

A fire in the kitchen of the
Asbury Methodist Church, Elev-
enth and K streets NV, today
burned up a television set and
damaged the side of the wall
before it was put out by the Fire
Department.
Theodore Garnett, one of the
church sections, said he discov-
cred the blaze about 8:15 am.
He said the fire probably started
a short time before he entered
the building. Cause of the fire
and the amount of damage have
not been determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
81 Million Fire
Hits NE. Store
Continued From First Page
indication at this time how the
fire began.

COntlnue0 from F1rSt rage
indication at this time how the
fire began
Waterman Sees Flames
Mr.. Santangelo, Waterman
for the buildings for nine years,
said he had left the destroyed
building about 4 am. and
walked across the street to the
lumber and mill section Of the
company.
He was starting back across v
street when he saw the flames
for the first time. Running to
the corner. he pulled the fire
box. He then hurried to the
office where the janitor was
cleaning, and told him the
building was on fire. Mr.. San
tangelo quickly changed into his
street clothes, Mr.. Christian
grabbed his coat and they ran
to safety.
At the height Of the fire, flames
leaped 20 to 80 feet from the roof
and through windows. A crowd
OF several hundred was attracted
despite the cold weather. A maze
of hose lines, running from two
blocks away. tied up traffic and
two dozen policemen surrounded
the area.
Firemen used several ap-
|proaches to the problem. They
threw up ladders to other build
iings and shot down streams of
water. Water towers were en-
Iployed at three corners of the
structure.
Coats and helmets Of firemen
were coated with ice. and icicles
formed on the apparatus. How
ever, no injuries or smoke sui =
location was reported. Traffic
continued to flow on Rhode Is
land avenue, one and one-half
blocks away.
The firm had been shut down
since Friday. In addition to the
damaged building. whose walls
continued to stand starkly, there
is a garage and warehouse across
" street, and a structural steel
section two blocks away, in ad-
dition to the millwork and lum-
Der building.
The fire was officially declared
under control at Z am, but fire.
men were still using water an
hour later.
Mr.. Lipscomb said the firm had
acquired the building in 1885.
Part Of the first floor was occu-
pied by the Offices and a retail
store, the second floor by an &C
counting department and the
third-floor section by paper sup
plies. Mr.. Lipscomb said all the
concerns records were destroyed.
The fire apparently broke out
in the hardware section just in
back of the offices. Also Destroy
ed was the switchboard which
serviced all other. buildings of
the firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
|Mid-Eust Policy TuIk

John B. Adams of the Amer
lean Public Relations Association
and public relations advisor for
the Government of Pakistan. will
speak on United States Policy
in the Middle East" at a 1890
pm. luncheon tomorrow of the
Civitan Club of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
.GSA TO Improve
Building Plans

Future Federal buildings will
be more economical to construct
easier to clean. operate and
maintain and more comfortable
both for the public and person
mel employed in them, the Gen.
eral Services Administration
said today.
Its Public Buildings Service
has adopted most of the pro-
posals of special committee OF
seven from private industry
which reviewed the Govern
ment's building standards, Off
Gals said. It Endorsed l16 out
Of the committees 1856 specific
findings.
! Edmund F Mansure. Admin
istrator Of General Services. In
announcing the report, de-
clared: 1.-THE committee has per-
formed a valuable public service.
Its work will save tax dollars in
future construction, and we will
have better and more liveable
public buildings. The report is
timely as we'll as useful. 1t will
guide design and construction In
the GSA lease-purchase pro-
gram by which many new build
ings will spring up throughout
the Nation in the next few
years"
These four recommendations
are outstanding, officials de-
clared: /. Government buildings
should be of the block type ra-
Ither than. the long wing type
Modern lighting and air con-
iditioning techniques have made
the former as feasible as the lat
ter, and they are considerably
cheaper to construct.
2. Air conditioning should be
used in Government buildings
when the outside design effec-
tive temperature achieves sus-
tanned periods of 80 degrees OF
more.
This means a combination OF
humidity and temperature from
readings from wet and dry bulbs
This would lower the existing
Government standard of "a de-
grees.
3. Structural live loads should
I be restudied and some should be
reduced. "a live load Is the max
mum weight per square foot
that a building is designed to &C.
commodate safely)
4. The Governments rule re.
quiring contractors to perform
Is per cent of the work on g
building with their own labor
forces should be cut to IL pei
cent.
The committee that reviewed
the Governments buildin
standards consisted of: Earl Fl
Lundin, New York City archi-
tect; George M. Ewing, Phila-
delphia architect; Albert l.
Baum, 'Tagc Pearson and Ar
chic M. Erickson, all New York
City engineers; N. J. Pescatore
of New York City and John )
McDermott Of Washington. d
c.. contractors, and Earle
Schultz Of Chicago, building
manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12

Northern Virginia residents
might be saddled with an
enormous rise" in State income
taxes If the Gray Commission
plan to prevent forced integra-
ton fails to pass. Delegate Har-
rison Mann of Arlington warned
today.
Mr.. Mann is a supporter OF
the Gray plan. which would
allow tuition grants for children
to attend private schools instead
of integrated public schools. A
referendum will be held Janu-
airy 9 to decide whether a Con-
stitutional convention should be
held to amend the State Consti-
tuition according to the Gray
Commissions recommendations
"a large increase in taxes
would become necessary should
the State itself be forced to 60
into many communities where
public schools should have been
abandoned because of forced in
tegration," Mr.. Mann predicted
This would mean that Arlington
and other areas which are carry
ing their own burden would be
called upon to help carry an ad-
ditional burden for a purely State
system. Under the Gray COM
mission plan. this would not be
necessary"
Foes Use Similar Argument
Opponents of the Gray plan
have used a similar argument
against 1t. They have pointed
GU that the Gray plan would al
low localities to abandon public
schools. and the State would be
forced to step in - with tax
money collected from other parts
of the State. Under the Gray
plan. however, these localities
might be discouraged from clos
ing public schools because they
would get no State financial help
for tuition grants If they did.
IT would hate to see the State
forced into direct operation and
administration Of schools" Mr.
Mann said. If this occurred, 1t
would be inevitable that all
schools in the State would even
tually be operated from Rich
mond. Under a centralized State
system, the people would lose
control of their schools on To-
cal basis"
Panel Discussion Tonight
Opponents of the Gray plan
meanwhile organized a panel
discussion to be led by Delegate
John Webb of Fairfax County
over television Station WTTG
at tbs O'Clock tonight. Mr.. Webb
led the unsuccessful fight in the
Legislature to defeat the pro-
posed constitutional convention
Editor James J. Fitzpatrick of
the Richmond News Leader will
speak at a mass meeting at 8
o'clock tonight in the Falls
Church High School, sponsored
by the Fairfax Citizens Commit
tee for the Constitutional Con-
vention to Prevent Forced In
tegration.
Other speakers will be Fred
w. Robinson, member of the
Fairfax School Board, and Stuart
DeBell, member of the Fairfax
Board of County Supervisors.
Both are members of the COM
mittee, headed by Paul Lee
Sweeny.
Arlington Meeting
The Committee for the Con-
stitutional Convention will spon-
sor a meeting at 8 pm. Thursday
at Thomas Jefferson Junior
High School in Arlington. Ed
ward O. Poole, chairman. said
the Gray Commission plan would
be explained by Mr.. Fenwick
and Mr.. Mann.
Richard M. Carrigan, presi-
dent of the Arlington Education
Association, today made public
a resolution passed by the or
ganization's legislative council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Council Seeks
He|pfor
Shop Teachers
Salary Act Called
Unfair in Requiring
Masters Degrees

The District Apprenticeship
Council today asked action by
the Commissioners to eliminate
what was called a "discrimina-
tory" provision against vocational
teachers in the new teachers
salary act.
The provision sets a require
|ment of a masters degree plus
80 credit hours for a vocational
high school teacher to get in the
|so-called super salary" bracket
which ranges from $4,000 to &c.
500.
Shop teachers may qualify fol-
the bracket through the masters
degree with certain "equiva.
|lents." including year-to-yeal
trade experience and professional
education.
Need Formal Degrees
But they cannot get into thu
top bracket unless they have thu
formal graduate degrees required
A letter to the city heads from
Gino j. SINH, District director
of apprenticeship and secretar,
to the apprenticeship council
asked them to exert their pow.
ers to have this discriminatory
and un-American provision elm.
mated from future District pub.
lie schools appropriations"
The letter said the council al
its last quarterly meeting wa!
urged by various joint appren.
ticeship committees. employers
unions and supervisors and in.
structors of apprentices to pro-
test continued inclusion of the
provision.
Not True Measure
obviously" Mr.. SINH wrote
graduate degrees (no matter
how impressive they may sound)
are no indication of how goot
Ia teacher is. nor are they ;
measure of the teachers actua
contribution to the public edu'
cation program of a community
especially in fields relating X
apprentices and other on-the-jot
'trainees'."
Mr.. SINH said the provision be-
ing protested is opposed nation
ally by the American Vocationa
Association. He added that To-
cally it had been protested by thu
Washington Building Congress
the Washington Central Labol
Union. the Washington Building
Trades Council, the Master
Builders Association, the District
chapter of the National Electro
cal Contractors Association, ano
other local employer associations
and unions cooperating with the
council in furthering the Dis
trict's planned apprenticeship
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
Suspicious

A man of our acquaintance
says he has somehow gotten
on the mailing list of the So
Wet Embassy, and has been
receiving invitations to recep-
tons there.
The thing that worries him
most is that one he received
recently. although sealed when
he got it, had a post Office
imprint reading, Received
Unsealed at Washington,
D. c."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-12
The
Rambler
A Little Learning
Is q Friendly Thing
By JACK JONAS

Problems like this don't
come up every day, and in
other cities it's doubtful If
they come up at all. But in
Washington they're to be ex-
pected, what with the diplo-
matte influx and all.
A fourth-grade pupil in one
Of the public schools found in
his heart recently a feeling of
sympathy for a new pupil, a
Brazilian who speaks only
Portuguese.
The first day of the new
lads attendance, our hero
limited to his mother and
father-he knew they had at
one time had a vague famil-
iarity with Portuguese-that
it might be nice If they taught
him phrase or two of that
language $50 I can make this
kid feel more at home"
They agreed, thinking he
probably wanted to say Hello"
and How are you?" But their
son pulled from a pocket a
paper on which he had writ
ten a long list of things he
wanted to say.
Well, an agreement is an
agreement, so the parents
struggled with dictionaries
and fading memories. They
finally completed the transla-
tons and instructions as to
how the words should be pro-
nounced. They felt some trep-
idation, however, about the
situation their son would find
himself in when the Brazilian
boy replied.
They needn't have worried.
The next day their son re-
ported the experiment had
been a rouSing success.
Ibid he understand every
thing you said?" his mother
wanted to know.
"All I got to say was Good
morning" the boy replied.
after that he Rugged me and
began spouting Portuguese
and kept it up until time for
class. l didn't understand
what he was saying, but he
didn't seem to care much"