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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
Red Farm Tour Leader
Uses Voice of America

The Russians have been jam
ming Voice program in an effort
to keep the Soviet people from
hearing them.
Mr.. Matskevich said he hoped
the contacts which the delega-
ton had made with Americans
will form a beginning for the
strengthening Of links between
our countries on a wider basis.
Il would be insincere and i
would be not in the spirit o.
friendship If I said that VIZ
liked everything We had seen.
he said. However. we made thu
trip TO see the best. TO acquaint
ourselves with the achievements
Of the last year in the field Of
agriculture in the United States
of America.
Therefore, We have centerec
our attention on exactly these
things: On the best and mos
progressive, we have seen much
that was interesting and usefu
things that may be applied ir
the state and collective farms Of
the Soviet Union.
Now we intend to analyzt
thoroughly all that we have seer
and learned and to evaluate tn,
measures which will help tt
achieve in the speediest manner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25

Vladimir Matskevich, who LED
the Russian farm tour of the
United States, made an un-
precedented broadcast to Russia
yesterday over the Voice Of
America and did some shopping
In Washington.
AS the tour of American farm
lands drew to close, the first
deputy Minister of Agriculture Of
the Soviet Union bought him.
self some hunting clothes at a
surplus store here.
Mr.. Matskevich recorded hi:
three minute statement for the
Voice of America at the Soviet
Embassy. The broadcast was
described as the first by Soviet
official over the United States
Information Agency's facilities.
Praises U. S. as Friendly
The Russian official told his
people that the Russian delega-
ton had received "a friendly
and hospitable welcome" and
had seen useful things that may
be applied in the state and COL
lectiye farms Of the Soviet
Union"
The statement was broadcast
during the regular Russian
language service beamed to the
Soviet Union. Information
agency officials said a close check
would be kept to see whether the
broadcast is damned by Soviet
stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
New 1856 Plea Draws
Smile From President

acceptance of Communist-in-
dur"d wrongs" around the
world, such as the division of
iG.IInany.
The Presidents policy decla-
ration came yesterday afternoon
in a Philadelphia speech to the
American Bar Association.
TwO-Day Air Trip in East
During a two-day flying trip
back East, the President also
spurred the launching of a mas
sive Federal rehabilitation pro-
gram for flood-ravaged North
eastern States.
| Mr.. Eisenhower, who inter-
irupted his Week-old Colorado
vacation for The eastern business
trip. landed at Lowry air Force
Base here at 7:50 pm. (MST)
last night after 5l2 hour flight
from Washington.
| He brought Mrs. Eisenhower
back with him to the Denver
home Of her mother, Mrs. John
S. Doud. He flew to Washington
from Philadelphia to pick her up
and pass on flood relief plans in
volving numerous Federal
agencies.
Among those meeting the
Eisenhowers here was Gen. Omar
Bradley, old Army friend who is
in Denver for the annual Hills
billy Golf Tournament at Cherry
Hills Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
Citizens Rush Funds
To Aid Flood Victims

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 2s
pa Boy Scout with a Rec
Cross arm band rang doorbells
Funds for the flood, lady?"
A factory Cancelled $4,000
employees picnic and sent the
money to flood relief.
A little girl telephoned a radio
station flood bank" marathon
to donate the dollar she had
saved.
This was Connecticut today.
Thousands upon thousands OF
dollars were coming in for VIC
tins Of Connecticut's worst food
disaster. The money was COM
ing out of private pockets.
THE response has been SO
amazing and so generous that
We do not intend to conduct an
organized drive" said Red Gross
Chairman David H. Smith OF
Hartford. What We intend to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
Flood Areas Gel
MortgdgeAid

Owners of FHA-financed homes
damaged or destroyed in the
northeastern flood can stop
mortgage payments temporarily,
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency announced today.
The same suspension of pay
ments also has been authorized
on Federal Housing Administra-
ton title repair and moderniza-
ton loans on such homes, the
agency said.
Other changes in Government
credit authorized by HHFA, said
Administrator Albert M. Cole, in
clude:
Full relaxation of recent FILA
credit restrictions on home mort
cages and 100 per cent FHA-
insured loans for lower cost
homes for disaster victims.
Insurance of up to 100 per cent
on loans up to $1,000 on homes
for disaster victims, both owners
and renters. FHA-insured loans
up to three years-with a cell
ing of $2.500-can be obtained to
restore and repair damaged
homes.
Granting of loans up to 40
years to public agencies for per-
manent restoration or replace
ment Of essential public works,
and interest-free advances To
enable communities to start
planning public works.
The agency said it has set up
q special disaster Office in Water
bury, Conn, to handle emergency
assistance.
Mr.. Cole also announced that
1,400 units of Federal emergency
housing can be made available
In the Connecticut area for
homeless Good victims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25

do is to set up booths in bank
Hobbies and perhaps in super
markets to enable all the people
who want to give to do So"
While the money rolled in, the
State was getting back on its
feet.
The State Development Com
mission reported it had surveyed
1863 of the many damaged indus
trial plants and businesses and
that 108 already had reopened
or will reopen in two weeks or
so. The 1853 knocked out plants
employ 58,l29 persons. OF these,
23,709 were reported back to
work.
The Red Cross reported the
raging waters seriously damaged
2.4l8 homes. Shelter had to be
provided for 6,4l3 persons. Many
more were taken in by friends
and relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25

the great agricultural program
now being conducted by u.s."
Mr.. Matskevich and Russian
companion did some shopping
yesterday at the Surplus Sales
Co.. 925 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
The Russians were waited on
by Jack Silverman, store man
ager. Of 1346 Sheridan street
NV. who said the transactions
proceeded with no difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
BY GARRETT d. HORNER
Star Stan Correspondent

DENVER, Aug. 25-President
Eisenhower was reported sin
terested" in fresh pleas today
that he run again for President
next year.
Representative Chenoweth. Re-
publican, of Colorado, and Leon
H. Snyder, Republican National
Committeeman from Colorado,
told Mr.. Eisenhower they were
"hoping and praying" that he
would be a candidate in the
1856 campaign.
Asked how the President re-
acted, Mr.. Snyder said he
smiled"
Mr.. Chenoweth said. Il think
he was very much interested"
Doesn't Commit Self
! But still the President did not
commit himself. Mr.. Snyder ex-
planned that Mr.. Eisenhower sis
not in any position to express
himself at this time"
Mr.. Chenoweth said, however
that he is sure Mr.. Eisenhower
IL fully aware of 1.-The import
ance Of the role he is playing in
the world"
The two Colorado men con-
ferred with the President for
half an hour at his summer
White House at Lowry Air Force
Base here and later talked with
reporters.
They said they talked prin-
Icipally about the Frying PAN
Arkansas project for bringing
urgently needed water for irriga-
ton and municipal purposes
from the western to the eastern
slope of the Rocky Mountains
in Colorado and that Mr.. Essen
hover assured them Of his con-
Itinued support in efforts to get
the program through Congress
next session.
On political affairs, Mr.. Chen
oweth said the President seemed
pleased with his report that he
(Mr, Eisenhower is at the height
OF his popularity in this area
at least.
The Representative said many
Democrats as we'll as Repub-
licans want to vote again for Mr..
Eisenhower. "They like the fact
that he has been able to keep
us out OF shooting wars" he
added.
Picking up here the routine
he may follow we'll into October
Mr.. Eisenhower checked into his
Lowry office at 7.34 am. for a
couple of hours or so of paper
work and appointments with
visiting officials before going
out to Cherry Hills for a round
of golf.
Reclamation Discussed
! His Office schedule included a
conference on administration
strategy regarding reclamation
projects with Secretary of the
Interior Mckay, Reclamation
Commissioner Wilbur A. Dex-
iheimer, and Senator Watkins.
Republican. of Utah.
The President also had an
appointment with Winthrop w.
Aldrich. American Ambassador
to Great Britain, who few here
with the Eisenhowers from
Washington last night to report
on his mission.
Mr.. Eisenhower resumed his
work -and-play vacation after
warning the world against any
false peace" to be gained
through appeasement of Rus
STA.
! He coupled his warning with a
vow that Americas crusade for
peace" will not lead to docile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25
LAUGHING WOMAN
STEALS A KISS
FROM PRESIDENT

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Is
tP.-An unidentified woman.
about IS. caused a minor up
roar yesterday as President
Eisenhower was walking to
Independence Square TO de-
liver his address before the
American Bar Association.
The President was walking
along a roped-off area when
the woman leaped over the
rope and kissed him on the
cheek.
The startled President
looked at her. and then
laughed. She darted back over
the rope. laughing as she dis
appeared into the crowd.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

to the White House Conference on Education,
which opens this Nov. %.
The subjects being studied range from the
question Of what IS good education to the
controversial point Of federal aid to schools.
Neil H. McEIroy, president Of Proctor &
Gamble and chairman of the Conference, has
already stated that the group doesn't expect
to come up with all the answers, hopes mainly
to be able to suggest principles. Basic facts
facing the Conference are:
Evening star., 1955-11-06

How can yse pay for the scl,oo
In 1850 Il cost US s.. 800 600 600 to run our
school system. BY last year the cost had
jumped to 5000. 100000.
Right now the nation spends on education
about $50 out Of every 500 Of the total
national product. But = TO provide every
American child with reasonably good cduca-
ton win cost considerably more.
The big question: are we wiling to dig
deeper into our pockets TO pay for it?
Evening star., 1955-11-06
School Facts You
Should Know Right Now

Here's what they'll be discussing at
the White House conferenee
The overwhelming problems Of our schools
- and what we can do about them - have
been the subject Of year-long, nationwide
debate. The dehaters were parents. educators,
businessmen, and they were analyzing local
problems in order to suggest national policy
Evening star., 1955-11-06

We have l.O00. 900 teachers today.
. To handle the 1860 enrolment we'll need
that many and 100000 more.
Evening star., 1955-11-06

We have to build more schools
. One in every 10 pupils goes to school today
on double or triple sessions, or has his class
room in store. firehouse, library or other
non-school building.
. Last year We spent two billion dollars to
build $4,000 classroOms - the greatest num-
Der ever. But even at this rate Of construction
We are falling behind. By 1860 We viii have
q Shortage Of AZ, 900 rooms!
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02

back for the first six hours of the
gruelling hike. They soon STUN
bled across an exploration crews
trail and followed it all day.
Each time they stopped to rest,
Goalder said, Terry would say,
Come on, let's hit the trail" He
once told the two men. never
look back"
"At the end of the day we be-
came so tired we had to quit"
said Maier. "We didn't have
enough energy to build another
shelter for the night. We built
fire under the boughs of a large
pine tree"
Friday morning, they started
walking again, and finally spot
ted an Indian boy on horseback
who offered to take them to the
Sunchild Indian Mission, a COM
munity of a few shacks, church
and school. Another helocopter
picked them up there late Friday.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02
John HOllister Chosen
To Head New Agency on
Foreign Aid Activities

WASHINGTON, R-President
Eisenhower Saturday selected
John B. HOLSTER, Cincinnati Re
publican lawyer, to head the new
agency which will take over most
foreign aid activities on July l.
The White House said the Pres
ident will nominate Hollister as
chief Of the International Cooper
alton Administration when the
present Foreign Operations Ad-
ministrRtion goes out of existence.
That is scheduled for July l.
The President also will issue an
order making the formal transfer
to the State Department Of FOA
some time around that
date.
The new organization will be-
come a semi-autonomous unit
within the State Dept. 1t will
supervise the economic phase Of
foreign assistance programs.
The Defense Dept. will retain
its supervision of military aid
operations.
Harold E. Stassen, present di-
rector of FOA, will continue for
the time being in that post while
holding his new assignment as
special assistant to the President
on disarmament plans.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02
Cub Scout Credited With Squirting
On Father and Pilot on Long Trek

EDMONTON, Alberta, R-The
light-hearted encouragement of a
9-year-old schoolboy was credited
today with squirting his father
and an American helocopter pilot
in a 40 hour trek through a
Snow-covered Alberta wilderness.
Terry Goalder, who won a hell
copter trip as gift for earning a
Cub Scout badge, joked that rest
ing was sin while he plodded
through three feet of snow with
his father, James, of Edmonton,
and Pilot Roland Maier of Casper,
Wyoming.
At times, there were tears in
Terry's eyes, his father said after
arriving home yesterday. But he
stood up like a great little guy
The trio had four squares of
chocolate, a sandwich and a cup
of milk for food when their hell
copter was forced by a sudden
squall to land Tuesday night on
the shore of an isolated lake 100
miles southwest Of here.
They were without radio, and
an axe was their only emergency
equipment. After two nights in a
pine-bough lean-to, they started
walking through snowstorm.
Goalder carried his son on his
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02
OFFICIALS HALT
POLIO VACCINATION
IN CALIFORNIA

BERKELEY, Calf, R-All po-
lilo vaccination halted officially
in California Saturday pending a
final decision by u. S. Public
Health authorities and virus ex-
perts as to the safety of the in
lection materials being used.
The decision was made by a
special advisory committee to the
State Board Of Health Friday as
specialists in Washington investi-
gated the appearance of infantile
paralysis among some vaccinated
children.
A halt in the immunization
program for at least a week was
decided upon This will prevent
several communities from going
ahead with plans to innoculate
children with vaccine from drug
houses other than Cutter Labora-
tories Of Berkeley
AS Of 5 pm. Friday the State
Health Board had records of 13
children in California and one in
Chicago who had developed polio
had not been defenitely diagnosed
on these. Five cases also were re-
ported in children who received
Cutter vaccine in Idaho.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02
Wife of Well-Known
Anchorage Artist Kills
Self With Revolver

ANCHORAGE, LPl-Mrs. Betty
G. Brennan, 28-year-old wife Of
a well-known Anchorage and
West Coast artist, was found shot
to death in her home Friday and
police said she apparently took
her own life.
A neighbor found the body Of
the petite brunette wife of Dean
Brennan lying on the floor Of her
bedroom shortly before noon.
Mrs. Wilma Day, who occupies
an upstairs apartment in the
same home, said she found Mrs.
Brennan on investigating a gun
shot she heard while washing
clothes in common washroom.
The three month-o son of the
Brennan couple, Mark, lay in his
crib in a room adjoining the bed
room. Brennan was not at home.
The coroner said the single
bullet from .357 cahber revolver
struck Mrs. Brennan in the heart
A neighbor reported that Mrs
Brennan had appeared depressed
recently.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02
SUNDAY BASEBALL
National LEAGUE

Brooklyn 5, Milwaukee 4
New York 2, Cincinnati 1.
Chicago "a, Philadelphia 7-2
St. Louis 40, Pittsburgh 81
New York 6, Detroit |
American League
Cleveland %, Boston OIL
Kansas City Is, Washington 10
Baltimore 9-8, Chicago So
Pacific Coast League
Seattle As, San Diego 3-5
Oakland 80, San Francisco 81
Los Angeles rs, Hollywood SO
Portland 9-3, Sacramento 80
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02

Even without treatment about
IS per cent of people bitten by
poisonous snakes survive.
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02

American League
Chicago 3, Boston |
Cleveland 5, Baltimore 2
Detroit II, Washington 7
National League
Brooklyn 7, Chicago 5
St. Louis 6, New York 2
Milwaukee A, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati a
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 6, San Diego 3
Oakland IL, San Francisco 3
Portland 4, Sacramento 3
The Nome nugget., 1955-05-02

Leonardo da Vinci drew plans
for flame throwers, grenades,
tanks and a flying machine.
Evening star., 1955-11-07
PARTY OPENS
ART CONTEST

The official opening Of the
country's first national art
5 contest for the handicapped
was celebrated at a recep-
ton and cocktail party
Saturday in the South Ball
room Of the willard Hotel.
More than 200 prominent
national and local figures
attended.
The hosts were Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Morgenstern of
New York City and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry E. Brager. Mr..
Morgenstern is q well-known
philanthropist and Mr.. Bra
ger is q public relations con-
sultant,
The art contest is being
sponsored Jointly by the
Presidents Committee on
Employment OF the Physic-
ally handicapped: the Vet
erans Administration; the
ONCE Of Vocational Reha-
bilitation, and the Morris
Morgenstern Foundation.
Twenty-Five prizes, to be
announced by September 80,
will be awarded to winners.
Evening star., 1955-11-07
WHY GROW OLD?
Must Apply Yourself
To Realize Dreams

energies. hearts and minds on
. today's problems to reach to-
morrow's fulfiIlment. We have
no energy to spare in fretting
about our failure to reach it
yet
The same thing is true Of
beauty. good looks and good
health. There is no magic po-
ton, no miraculous product.
which will give you vibrant
nealth or prolonged youth
fulness. We must each day
apply ourselves to the small
essentials which build health
and promote good looks. These
are the materials out Of which
eventual beauty is made.
Evening star., 1955-11-07
Club Plans
Benefit
And Tea

The Inner Wheel Club of
Washington WIN hold a benefit
card party. tea and bazaar at
1880 pm. Thursday in the
Shoreham Hotel.
Proceeds will be used to
furnish the games room cam
teen of the Jelleif Branch Of
the Boys Club located at
1855 S street NV.
Mrs. F. Eugene Richter is
general chairman of the bene-
fit. She viii be assisted by
Mrs. Maurice K. Heartfield,
Mrs. j. Edward Heberle, Mrs.
L. Leroy Tuerke. Mrs. George
E. Muth, Mrs. James NJ. Cong
wer, Mrs. Richard w. Fisher
III, Mrs. Joseph C. Monaghan,
Mrs. Paul N. Cherry. Mrs.
Thomas L. Eagan. Mrs. Wood
row D. Marriott, Mrs. Edward
K. Maloney. Mrs. Harold @.
Cummings, Mrs. Newman
Bumstead and Mrs. Harrison
Knapp.
Tea will be served at $3.50
O'Clock. Among those who have
been asked to pour are Mrs.
Edwin S. Bettelheim. jr., pres
ident OF the club: Lady Munro.
wife Of the New Zealand AM
nassador: Mrs. Carlos 2. ROM
llo. and past presidents OF
the club.
Sponsors for the benefit in
elude Nine. van Roijen. wife
of the Netherlands Ambassa-
dor; Mrs. Heinz L. Kreikeler,
wife Of the German Ambassa-
dor: Mime. Nong Kimny, wife
Evening star., 1955-11-07
Dance Planned
For Heurt Fund

The annual Champagne and
Orchids Dinner Dance for the
Heart Fund will take place on
November 10. The party is
sponsored by the Women's
Board Of the Washington
Heart Association and win take
place at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Mrs. Kathleen Doud Watson
viii give a large cocktail party
In her apartment before the
dinner dance.
Entertaining at the event
are Comdr. and Mrs. Elmore
Higgins, IT., Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Wood Robert. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Dodge and Mr..
and MRS. Robert Amory, jr.
Evening star., 1955-11-07
Golden Age Club
Plons Celebration

The District Section Of the
National Council of Jewish
Women will celebrate the fifth
anniversary of the councils
Golden Age Club at a meeting
tomorrow in the B'nai Israel
Auditorium. Sixteenth and
Crittendon streets NV.
A skit, entitled From Six to
Sixty" will be presented by
Golden Age Club members and
children Of the councils juan
ita K. Nye Settlement House.
There win also be a display
of artwork and handicraft
made by the children and the
club members.
Evening star., 1955-11-07

Of the cambodian Ambassa-
dor; Mrs. Frank r. Jelleff.
Mrs. william E. Leahy. Mrs.
Ralph W. Lee. Mrs. Clarence
A. Aspinwall, Mrs. Philip M.
Talbot. Mrs. Paul B. cromelin.
Mrs. Charles P. Maloney. and
Mrs. A. Burks Summers.
Among the many items for
sale at the bazaar will be home
baked goods, jams, jellies and
relishes, dolls, coasters, gar
den gloves, eyeglass cases, place
mats, Christmas wrappings
and handmade trimmings and
white elephants. as well as an
tiques, china and glass.
Evening star., 1955-11-07
Elizabeth Mcguire
Returning Tomorrow

Miss Elizabeth Mcguire will
return aboard the Queen Mary
from Europe tomorrow. Miss
Mcguire, who has been abroad
for a month and a half. has
been touring France, Italy.
Belgium. Holland and Eng
land.
Evening star., 1955-11-07
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

What has happened to the
glorious dreams Of your
YOUTH
Remember when you pic
tured yourself as q famous ac-
tress. artist, lawyer, musician.
writer or teacher? Think
back to the time when you
thought you would have made
Cor n1arried1 a fortune by the
time you were IS. Think Of
all the travelling you were go-
ing TO do and Of how lovely
you were going to remain.
Yes. you had great goals
all youngsters do. But when
you were dreaming Of these
heights. you were somehow
supposed to be wiiisked away
by some special kind Of genius
or luck.
Then came the struggle.
with your eyes still on the
goal ahead. you began to
notice you weren't getting the
immediate appreciation or
promotion you had expected.
You may not have noticed the
change in your habits which
were penalizing you, but
somehow the dream began to
lose some Of its briIliance.
Disappointed
With your eyes stiIl on the
peaks. you probably became
disappointed IN people. dis
couraged with slow progress,
harassed by fatigue and worry
and daily routine.
II you haven't learned by
now TO lower the goal or be
content In the slow progress
toward 1t, you win go right on
missing some Of the little
things Of which success and
happiness and beauty are
made.
You may have missed much
Of the joy In living because
you failed to look with en-
thusiasm and appreciation at
each day as it arrived. Per-
haps you failed to see the
opportunities for happiness
and success which lay all about
you.
There is opportunity for
happiness in every person
you meet. There is humor and
beauty and stimulation in
every single day you live If you
will not allow your approach to
it to become dull because of re-
sponsibilities. hecticness, and a
constant, frustrating effort to
attain your great goal
Promise
Remember there is satisfac-
ton and promise in any job
you do II you win bring energy,
belief and iktelligence to it.
Somehow small jobs, well done,
turn into bigger ones. We
need to be so busy paying our
way in life that we lavish our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-15

RUNYON FABLE CONES TO TELEVfSION
Vivian Blaine and Bruce Bennett will play the leading roles
in "Pick the Winner premiere offering Damon Runyon
Theater" which will start tomorrow night at 1920
CBS-TV (WTOP) It's the story of gamblers girl friend
who falls in love with college professor.