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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28

LONDON, May % P.-
Buoyed by their smashing elec-
toral triumph, Prime Minister
Eden and his key Conservative
ministers sought ways today to
avert the chaos expected to fol-
low a threatened nationwide
rail strike.
Even as the last results Of
Thursdays election were being
counted, thousands of Britons
rushed by train from London
and other cities to the seashore
for their annual three-day Whit
sun week end. The holidaying
families ignored the prospect
that the nationalized rail lines
may be operating only a skeleton
service after midnight tonight.
Sir Anthony's government
faces the task of keeping essen
tial supplies moving and some
how easing the confusion when
these people try to get back to
their homes and jobs Monday
night.
In thanking the nation for
votes which confirmed him in
Office with a tripled majority in
the House of Commons, Sir An
thony warned last night that
industrial disputes are al
ready causing us great concern"
Dock Strike Still On
The Prime Minister called off
plans for a weekend house party
in the country to celebrate the
Conservative triumph. He ar
ranged to spend his holiday at
his official London residence, No.
10 Downing street, to be ready
tor any emergency.
In addition to the threatened
rail strike. a suffering dockside
walkout that has slowed cargo
handling in four of Britain S
biggest ports for week was still
going on.
But the possibility of a rail
tieup was far more serious. 1t
was called by a union of locomo-
tive engineers and firemen to
enforce demands for pay raises
to preserve their traditional diff
ferentials over less skilled work.
erS.
The 10000 railway men re-
jected as too late" an offer made
yesterday by the Labor Ministry
to set up a Cancellation board to
hear the dispute. Union Secre-
tary J. G. Baty said. Il think
O strike is inevitable"
Sir Anthony met with cabinet
miminsters last night in a TO
minute emergency session called
to consider the strike crisis.
The influential, independent
Times urged the Prime Minister
to also call in leaders of the
rival Labor Party to seek a way
Of averting the rail walkout and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
N Audience Pays Visit
To Home Of Trumons

NEW YORK, May % R.-
Margaret Truman shared with
the public last night a folksy
visit with her parents, former
President and Mrs. Harry s..
Truman.
Miss Truman was in a New
York CBS-TV studio, substitute
ing for Edward r. Murrow on
his program Person to Per-
son."
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman sat re-
Taxed on the side porch of their
rambling home in Independence,
Mo.
The half hour was short on
politics. considering a former
Chief Executive was being "in-
telviewed," but packed with the
informality of a family gather
ing.
On international affairs and
politics, Mr.. Truman had this
to say:
He thinks the recent signing
of the Austrian peace treaty
means the world is approaching
a peace settlement and the end
of the cold war"
Nothing" Up Sleeve
He has nothing in particular
UP his sleeve politically except
to help beat all the Republicans
he can.
The toughest" decision he
had to make while President was
sending armed forces aid to
South Korea.
He hopes to be remembered
in history as the Peoples
President"
From their porch the elder
Trumans wandered through their
89-year-old house-the dining
room, the living room. parlor
opd Mr. TrIYy,oop'c don The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
Huqerstown Graduates

HAGERSTOWN, Md, May %
(SpeciaD. - Hagerstown High
School will graduate 4O8 on June
Z. 10 more than last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
FAILURE OF SIGNAL
HAS PILOT GOING
AROUND IN CIRCLES

An Am erican Airlines
plane bringing passengers to
Washington circled National
Airport for IS minutes last
night because the pilot was
unable to tell whether his
landing gear was locked.
A spokesman for the airline
said q short in the electrical
system caused a failure of
the green light signal which
notifies the pilot that all is
well.
He said that although the
landing gear was locked and
in good shape, the pilot had
no way Of knowing it i'm
mediately and had to circle
until he could make sure,
through his own investiga-
ton and ground observation.
The plane, a twin-engine
Convair on Americans fight
568, was bringing passen-
gers from Chicago and Gin
cinnati. The spokesman said
that such a signal failure
occures every once in a
while"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
7ODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District - Scattered thunder
showers likely tonight. low about
So. borrow, considerable
cloudiness and warm with scat
tered thundershowers followed
by cooler at night.
Maryland - Thundershowers
tonight, a few of which in west
portion may be severe with
gusty winds and possibly hail,
low in the COS. Tomorrow, warm
and humid with scattered after
noon and evening thunderstorms.
Virginia-Scattered thunder
showers tonight and tomorrow
followed by cooler tomorrow
night, low tonight in the COS.
Enthusiastically 1920 miles
per hour, becoming south to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
Walter Sees
Rejection Of
Refugee Plan
By the Associated Press

Representative Walter, Dem
ocrat, of Pennsylvania. predicted
today that Congress will never
agree to President Eisenhower's
proposal to liberalize the cmer-
gency refugee immigration pro-
gram.
81 don't think it will ever be
considered, and I doubt If it will
even come up in the House." he
told newsmen.
Mr.. Walter, co-author Of the
McCarran Walter immigration
law, is chairman of the House
Judiciary Subcommittee on I'm
migration Legislation.
Senator Watkins, Republican,
of Utah, on the other hand, called
the Presidents proposed revis-
ions sound" and predicted the
Senate will adopt them unless
an attempt is made to go be-
You'd them and amend basic i'm
migration policies.
A revision bill cant pass If
it is loaded down with such
amendments" said Senator
Watkins. the ranking Repub-
lican on Senate subcommittee
dealing with immigration and
refugee DroblemS.
10 Changes Sought
In a special message to Con-
gress yesterday, Mr.. Eisenhower
asked for 10 changes in the refu-
gee law.
From Senator Lehman, Demo-
crat. of New York. came a state
ment saying many of the Presi-
dents proposals were sound but
should be broadened.
In contrast, Senator Bricker,
Republican. Of Ohio said that
Mr.. Eisenhower may have gone
too far. He said he was sure
the Senate would want to take
a careful look at any reallocation
of the quotas provided in the
Refugee Act.
Senators LANCER, Republican,
Of North Dakota, and Hennings,
Democrat, of Missouri, members
of the immigration and Refugee
subcommittee on which Senator
Watkins serves, said they favored
liberalizing the program.
Mr.. Walter, just back from an
international immigration con-
ference in Germany, discounted
charges that refugees were being
denied admission to the United
States because of unfriendly ad-
ministration of the law.
No Refugees, He Says
1.-THE real reason people aren't
moving is because there are nc
refugees" he said.
/ Mr.. Walter criticized Mr.. Eisen.
hower's proposal to substitute
blanket sponsorship by a re.
sponsible welfare agency for the
individual sponsorship of aliens
now required.
He said that welfare agencies
themselves were unwilling to of-
fer blanket sponsorship, and thai
unemployment in many areas il
responsible for lack of assurances
by individuals.
Of a proposal to eliminate the
requirement for a two-year Sc.
curity history on each applicant
Mr.. Walter said United States
counter intelligence officers ii
Germany suggested to him the
history period be heightened tt
five years instead of two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28

WEATHER FORECAST-Showers and thunderstorms are
expected tonight the Middle Atlantic States Ohio and
Valleys the Middle Mississippi Valley and the
Central and Southern Plains region Elsewhere will be
generally fair It will be cooler in the Great Lakes the
Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley the Northern and
Central Plains and Central Rockies 1t will be cool along
the coast from Southern New Jersey through Virginia.
AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
Dr.. Moss to Speak

CHESTERTOWN, Md, May 20
R.-Dr. John Boyer Moss,
Franklin and Marshall College
professor. will give the baccalau-
reate address June 4. preceding
Washington Colleges 173d grad
uation exercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-28
9 Seized in Poisoninos

BANGKOK, Thailand, May %
(P.-Nine persons have been ar
rested in Nonburi Province,
charged with poisoning more
than 100 persons last month at
a temple fair. Twelve of the
victims died.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Admiral Frederick r. Hook,
Retired Navy Surgeon, Dies

Admiral Hook was born ir
Rossville. Kans. He graduated
from the medical school at Uni
versity Medical College, Kansas
City, Mo-, in 1918.
Studied at Mayo.
A brilliant surgeon, Admiral
Hook completed several post
graduate courses in surgery al
the Mayo Foundation, Rochester
Mimi, and course in orthopediC
surgery at the Harvard Univer-
sity medical school.
Admiral Hook was a member
of the American Surgical Asso-
citation. the American Academy
of Orthopedics, and the Ameri-
can College of Surgeons.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Hester
Hook, of San Francisco, Admiral
Hook is survived by two daugh-
terS: Mrs. Richard A. Groves, OF
200 Belle View drive, Alexandria,
Va, and Mrs. Edward Ward, of
San Francisco; three sons, Maj
Frederick R. Hook, jr.., now sta
toned at an Air Force base in
England, 1t. Robert A. Hook,
USMC, stationed at Great Lakes
(Ill.) Naval Training Station,
and Richard B. Hook, of Los
Angeles. Two sisters and eight
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral and burial services
took place in San Diego.
Evening star., 1955-02-05

Board of Governors, and then
was posted on the club bulletin
board for is days as the rules
require for all potential men,
bers.
Floor Fight Avoided.
The resulting controversy
came to a head at the annual
membership meeting while Mr..
Lautier's name was still on the
board.
Then, to forestall a floor
fight over a proposed amend
ment to the bylaws which would
have permitted an absolute
blackball of an applicant by any
10 members, the clubs peace
makers won approval Of plans
for yesterdays referendum.
The votes serves only as ad-
vice to the Board of Governors
on the feelings of the member
ship. but that body is committed
by a majority of nearly two
thirds to abide by the results Of
the referendum.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Mother Convicted
In $500 Bank Theft

An attractive, 25-year-old
mother of two was convicted in
Alexandria Federal Court Yester-
day of embezzling $500 from a
bank at the Pentagon nearly two
years ago.
The jurors, ten men and two
women. reached their verdict
after celebrating for nearly
four and a half hours. The de-
fendant, Mrs. Thelma G. Paulo-
vich, of the 200 block of South
Payne street, Alexandria, was
tried before Judge Albert v.
Bryan.
Mrs. Paulovich, whose sentence
was deferred pending a proba-
ton officers report, was charged
with taking the money on or
about April 20, 1858. Federal
Bureau of Investigation agents
said the theft occurred at the
Pentagon branch of the First g.
Merchants National Bank Of
Richmond. Va, where Mrs.
Paulovich was employed as
bookkeeper.
During the second day of her
trial Thursday, Mrs. Paulovich
repudiated a confession she
gave to an FBI agent. She de-
clared she signed the statement
admitting her guilt while under
pressure and strain due to re-
peated questioning by iFBI
agents.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Cabbie Hit With Bottle,
4 Riders Seize His S23

A District hacker was robbed
of $23 early today after being
hit on the head with a soft
drink bottle on the Baltimore
Washington expressway about
five miles south of Laurel.
Howard Bradley, of 1923 Four
teenth street NV. told Prince
Georges County police that four
men stole his money after he
had picked them up at the
Greyhound Bus Station in
Washington.
Mr.. Bradley said the men
hired him to take them to Bal
timore. He said after they got
on the expresway they asked
him to stop. Then, he said,
one hit him with a bottle and
took his money.
Evening star., 1955-02-05

this had any political angles. u
Judge Stephens told the subcom-
mittee, I'VE would have nothing
to do with it."
Judge Stephens said he and
his fellow chief judge supported
the proposal as a product of their
personal experience in making
known the needs of the court.
1.-THE problem is in getting
subcommittee of Congress to
understand our difficulties" he
explained, while stresSing that he
had no intention of being critical
of any member or committee Of
Congress. We're over-conserva-
tive to start with but our ulti-
mate difficulty is that we are not
effective in presenting our needs" F."
Increasing delays in getting
cases to trial are catastrophe"
to individual litigants but the
public as a whole doesn't realize
the extent of the delays, Judge
Stephens explained.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Panel Will Discuss
County School Financing

A panel discussion Of Prince
Georges School financing prob
lens has been set for 8 pm.
Monday at a meeting sponsored
by the County League of Women
Voters.
DR.. David w. Zimmerman, as
sistant superintendent of Mary
land schools. will be among
speakers at the First Methodist
Church in Hyattsville.
Other participants will include
County School Supt. William S.
Schmidt, County Commissioner
Frank j. Lastner and Treasurer
Julian B. Mckay.
Mrs. Haig Dermen, league
president, said officials will be
asked such questions as whether
partial costs of new school con-
struction should be pay as we
CO. and whether parents OF
school children should pay
higher taxes than persons who
do not use the schools.
Mrs. Sterling Ament, league
first vice president, will be mod
orator.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Text of Worren's Letter

present means OF calling them
to the attention of Congress and
the public are not wholly sffec-
tive.
Some Of them, as you know,
are now reported to the Con-
gress annually by the judicial
Conference. Some of these
problems come within the juris-
diction of the Congress. Others
are definitely the responsibility
of the bench, the bar and the
public. Together they consti-
tute one great problem and
should be viewed in perspective.
If the Congress should be of
the opinion that it, and through
it the public, might become
better informed on the subject
through statement of current
conditions and recommended
tions of the Chief Justice. I
would be happy to cooperate.
However, am of the opinion
that if such a procedure were
to become effective it should be
done at stated intervals on a
permanent basis. One or several
such addresses made on an oc-
casional basis as acute prob
lens develop would not, in my
opinion. afford the objectivity
or the continuity essential for
systematic and permanent i'm
provement of our judicial system.
I am not at all sure that if
the proposal is adopted it should
be done every year. 1t might be
that Congress would consider it
adequate to have such a message
biennially in the opening days
of each Congress. Personally. I
believe that would be sufficient
to accomplish the objective of
these who make the proposal.
For the information of your
committee, I am enclosing a copy
Of the most recent annual report
of the Judicial Conference Of
the United States. Trusting this
will be helpful to you and your
committee, and with best wishes,
I am, Sincerely,
EARL WARREN.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Office Employees Fight
Payroll Tax 10 Meet
ID. {. Wage Increase

Office Employees International
Union, Local No. 2, AFL, an
nounced today its opposition to
a payroll tax which has been
suggested to raise money to meet
any pay raises for District gov
ernment employees.
The union said that instead
of such a tax the Federal Gov
eminent should put up a more
! realistic" share of the money
necessary to maintain the Ma
tons Capital.
The union directed that a res
olution opposing any additional
District taxes be presented at
the next meeting of the Wash
ington Central Labor Union.
THE position of the local" "
the union stated, "is that the
Federal Government should take
a more realistic attitude toward
its responsibilities to the Fed
eral City by making its contribu-
ton to the operation of the Dis
trict more in keeping with the
services its receives and the
large area of land which has
been taken out of the tax
column by virtue of Federal oc-
cupancy."
It said the enactment of a
payroll tax would be another
effort by the Federal Govern
ment to pass on to the working
men and women of Washington
and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia its responsibility to live
up to its obligation to contribute
to the maintenance of the Ma
tion'S CaDita1 "
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Stute Auditor Praises
Fuirfux Fiscal Records

The fiscal records of Fairfax
County-particularly those of
Finance Director Lewis Coyner-
have won the praise of State
Auditor G. Gordon Bennett.
In his annual audit of county
finances for the fiscal year ended
last June 80. Mr.. Bennett COM
mended the excellent" manner
in which the finance directors
records had been prepared. He
said the other records of the
county generally had been pre-
pared in "very good order" The
county recently received the
audit. which had no particular
criticisms to make and no sug-
gestions for improvements to
offer.
Evening star., 1955-02-05

FOLLOWING is the teTt OF the
letter from Chief Justice War
rem to Senator Ketauuer
chairman OF the Senate Judi
ciary Subcommittee holding
hearings on resolutions to in
pite the Chief Justice to
address Congress:
/ My Dear Senator:
This will acknowledge your
letter of February / concerning
Senate Concurrent Resolution 5
which would invite the Chief
Justice to address each session
of Congress with relation to
the state of the judiciary and
related matters.
This proposal did not originate
with nor has it been furthered
by either the Supreme Court.
the Judicial Conference of the
United States. or myself. 1t
has not been discussed by the
Supreme Court in conference.
At the last meeting of the Ju-
dicial Conference in September,
1854, the proposal was infor-
mally called to the attention Of
the members without any sug-
gestion for action and no &C
ton was taken. Under these cir
cumstanceS, I am not in a posi-
ton to speak for my colleagues
on either the Supreme Court or
the Judicial Conference. Also.
have not discussed the matter
publicly because / have felt that
| it would be indelicate for me to
do so.
I had no hesitation, however,
| in responding to your letter and
of stating my tentative views
based upon what information I
have on the subject.
It is common knowledge that
those directly concerned with
the administration of Justice feel
that it presents problems of
fundamental mport ance to
everyone in the Nation. 1t is also
a matter of concern to many of
them that these problems are
not generally known and that
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Press Club Votes to Admit
Loutier, First Negro Member
Unusual Referendum
Fuvors Newsmun
By 377 to 281

The National Press Club has
voted, 377 to 281, to admit its
first Negro active member.
The decision came yesterday
in a day-long. record ballot
without precedent in the clubs
47-year history.
1t points the way to the elec-
ton Monday by the clubs Board
of Governors of Louis r. Lautier,
Sc, Washington correspondent
of the Atlanta Daily World and
the National Negro Press Asso-
citation.
The issue of admitting Mr..
Lautier, who applied January 6,
brought out 70 per cent of the
Gil active members to vote.
OF these, 81 per cent voted
to accept Mr.. Lautier as a full
fiedged, voting member.
Many Members Turn Out.
The club did a land office bus
mess. Luncheon tables were
crowded and dozens Of in-arrears
members paid UP their dues so
as to be eligible to vote on the
question.
|. Mr.. Lautier, the first Negro
admitted to the. Senate and
House Press Galleries and to the
White House Correspondents As
ISOLATION, appeared delighted
when informed of the vote. but
said only. II am very grateful
for the support I received from
my sponsors and those who voted
for me-"
He was sponsored for member
ship by columnists Drew Pear
son and Marquis Childs and Lee
Nichols of the United Press.
His application tentatively was
approved. 9 to 4. by the l2-man
Evening star., 1955-02-05

Rear Admiral Frederick Hook.
IS, U. S. N. (ret.). former chief
of surgery, at the Bethesda Naval
Hospital and holder of the Navy
Cross for extraordinary heroism,
died Wednesday at the Naval
hospital in San Diego, Calf. He
recently had been i'll of a cir
culatory ailment.
Admiral Hook retired in 1913.
He began his naval service as
an assistant surgeon in 1917.
While attached to the 5th
Marines during World War I,
Admiral Hook was awarded the
Navy Cross for heroism during
the attack on Belleau Wood. He
also was awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross for estab-
fishing an advanced dressing sta
tion under heavy artillery fire
during action near st. Etienne,
France. He was given the Army's
Silver Star Medal for action at
Mont Blanc and an Oak Leaf
Cluster in lieu of a second Silver
Star Medal for a ction at
Boureches.
Headed Other Hospitals.
Admiral Hook commanded the
Naval Hospitals at Chelsea,
Mass, and at San Diego and
Oakland, Calf. During World
War II he served as Force Med
ical officer on the staff of the
commander of the South Pa
cif1c Area.
Admiral Hook served from
1889 until 1912 as an instruc-
tor at the old Naval Medical
School and as chief of surgery
of the Naval Hospital, both for
merly located in the present
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
Twenty-third and E streets NV.
It was during that period that
he was chief of surgery at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital.
Evening star., 1955-02-05
Foirfox County Names
Reed Field Assessor

T. E. Reed III of Herndon. Va,
has been appointed field assessor
for the Office of the supervisor
Of assessments in Fairfax County.
Mr.. Reed formerly was in the
county's sanitation department.
For the time being he is replac-
ing Elmer Ayre as field assessor
while Mr.. Ayre is hospitalized
with injuries from an automobile
accident. Mr.. Reed will remain
as second field assessor in the
Office when Mr.. Ayre returns.