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Evening star., 1955-01-25
Thonos [. Stokes
Thon1os [. Stokes
The Dixie in Dixon and Yates
Troll of Big Power Connbines Local interest Leads
From the Deep South to Wall Street in New York

Beginning months ago with
his description of IVA as
creeping socialism" President
Eisenhower has defended his
new power policy affecting
that project and others--big
and small. North, South. East
and West--as a partnership"
in which local government and
local private interests would
participate to a greater degree.
Unhappily, as it turns out
now. that became the defense
of the now famous Dixon
Yates contract by which a pri-
vate-util1ty combination would
supply power to TVA at Mem
phis in exchange for the IVA
furnishing power for Atomic
Energy Commission installa-
tions at Paducah, KY. This
was strange sort of deal,
mixed-tp procedure instead of
the direct way used heretofore
Of just adding facilities to IVA
to provide needed power.
And as for Dixon Yates being
q local interestn--that myth
now is exploding publicly right
In the administrators face
through the detailed report by
the Senate judiciary Monopoly
Subcommittee ahalyzing the
testimony 1t took some weeks
ago. The subcommittee con-
cludes that instead Of being
local" the Dixon-Yates COM
bination is nothing but an ad-
junct of Wall Street utility
interests, with the policies of
subsidiary companies being die
tated from New York.
The New York domination
Is symbolized in the two chief
figures in this deal ~ Edgar H.
Dixon. president of Middle
South Utilities. of which Ar
kansas Power and Light and
Mississippi Power and Light
and others are subsidiaries,
and Eugene A. Yates, chair
man of the Southern Company.
another holding company for
Southern subsidiaries.
These two gentlemen hardly
could be classified as Southern
gentlemen. Both were born In
New Jersey. Both live In New
Evening star., 1955-01-25
3o2-M.P.H. Wind
Sets u. S. Record,
But FIips No Hats
BY the Assoeiated Press

The weather bureau reports
that winds registered 392 miles
an hour in Philadelphia Sunday,
A spokesman said that's probably
a record for the United States.
Strong as It was. the big blow
didn't flip OF a hat. 1t was
10000 feet up, in what the ex-
perts call a Jet stream.
The Philadelphia weather sta
ton was said to have clocked
the furious wind at II am. Sum-
day with Rawinsonde equip-
ment--a balloon with rejecting
device and transmitter. Four
hours later 1t was still racing
from the southwest at q 5000
foot speed Of 337 miles an hour.
The spokesman said it clearly
was part Of a jet stream. a
meandering f1ow of air some
times 100 miles long and any,
where UP to 200 miles wide.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Arlington Swim Pool

A decision on whether to pro-
caed Immediately with plans for
a community swimming pool will
be up for consideration at 8 pm.
Thursday before the Donaldson
Run Civic Association. The meet
ing will be held in the gymna-
SUM Of Taylor School in Ar
lington.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Guard Held as Hostage
BY conyicis viii Quit Job
BY The Assoeloisd Press

BOSTON, Jan. 25.--A Massa-
chusetts State Prison guard who
endured "a hours as a hostage
during last weeks convict revolt
says he Is quitting his job be-
cause u wouldn't want to go
through that again."
Warren L. Harrington, 30, his
brow beaded by sweat and his
hands shaking. told of his 3la-
day ordeal at a news conference
yesterday.
The veteran of World War II
said he lost eight of his 148
pounds while a hostage. with
four other guards and six other
convicts of four desperate long
term prisoners.
At one time. Mr. Harrington
said, Fritz o. Swenson, 81, serv-
ing life term for Staying a
policeman, told him:
"A bullet is too good for you.
I'm going to take you into one
OF the rooms tcells) and beat
the living daylights out of you.'
The guard. a prison officer for
6A years, said the hostage
guards were not mistreated. but
the nervous strain was terrific.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

sion that this was like other
instances in history when a
request for war powers was
being made. Still it would have
been better II the President
had addressed Congress. espe-
ciaIly since later In the same
day he posed before the news
reels and televiSion cameras
and read half the text Of the
message anyway.
The wording of the docu-
ment is Of transcendent inn
portance as a precedent. Care
full examination of its phrases
will reveal that providing
military and economic sup-
port to the Chinese Nationalist
government" Is only one Of
several reasons for the step.
Primarily the objective is to
protect the interests OF the
United States.
The Republic of China, with
its capital on Formosa, has in
vited American aid, and when
any government requests aid
from another, it is in accord
with international law to come
to its support. The resolution.
however, states that the move
is designed to resist an armed
attack, which, 'if continued,
would gravely endanger the
peace and security of the West
Pacific area" It goes on to say
that "the secure possession by
friendly governments of the
western Pacific island chain, of
which Formosa is a part, is
essential to the vital interests
Of the United States and all
friendly nations in or border
ing upon the Pacific Ocean"
This makes clear the case
for a specific defense Of the
United States by protecting its
outlying areas. For. in an age
Of air power, it is vitally inn
portant that bases thousands
of miles away from ones own
continent shall be in friendly
Evening star., 1955-01-25

Trade Commission investiga-
ton a quarter of a century
ago, with its picture Of the
private utility monopoly and
all of the evils that followed in
it's train for investor and con-
Sumer. We saw an aroused
Congress pass a law to limit
holding companies and inte-
crate them on a geographical
basis. That same memory
stirred in old-timers connected
with the Senate Judiciary sub
committee. And what did they
find as they followed their
instincts?
AS they explored the South
ern companies in the Dixoff-
Yates combine, and saw how
they operated, the trail kept
leading back to New York
where, it was discovered. the
real decisions were made for
"local interests" including one
rate increase imposed upon
the people of Arkansas. The
end of the trail was Electric
Bond and Share, one OF the
big figures in the holding COM
pany story of a quarter Of a
century ago. and to EbaSco
Co.. an engineering affiliate
so-called, which curiously
enough was set up by Electric
Bond and Share at the time 1t
divested itself of affiliates to
comply with the Holding Com
pany Act. Now Ebasco has
dealings. and has had dealings
with the old Electric Bond and
Share subsidiaries. including
those in the South involved IN
the Dixon Yates deal. The
Senate subcommittee suggests
that if Electric Bond and
Share really is exercising con-
troll of its old affiliates through
Ebasco, then the original hold
ing company system may still
be to a large extent intact. It
then adds:
Such centralized monopoly
control would render the
whole concept Of private power
companies as locally managed
and locally regulated monop-
olies a hoax on the public. -
From what 1t has learned
In exploring the Dixon Yates
case, the subcommittee wants
to go on to see If this pattern
Of revived monopoly runs again
throughout the whole utility
industry. That would be a
public service. 1t has been a
long time since we have had
a good look.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Lite in the U. S.
dxpdyers
Relief
From Cold
BY Tho Assoeiassd Pres. )

DETROIT, Jan. 25.-Detroit
taxpayers have been invited to
come in out of the cold while
waiting for help in filing income
tax returns.
For years they've been getting
chilblains standing outside the
Federal Building. Now they can
wait in the basement hallway OF
the Post Office just below the
Internal Revenue service Office.
The taxpayers got relief-from
the cold--after a short confer
ence yesterday between A. M.
Menninger, director of the Mich
igan District of the Internal
Revenue Service. and Postmaster
Edward L. Baker.
Mr.. Menninger said he had
been under the impression he
couldn't invite taxpayers inside
the building because they would
be trespassing on post office
property. Mr.. Baker said he was
glad to help, commenting that
taxpayers suffer enough just
paying taxes.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Its Your Money
Birthdays Count in Figuring
Age When Restrictions Drop

comes up in the social security
Office almost daiIy.o
A You can twist the English
language around to get across
certain facts. but you can't
handle figures in that manner
In some countries. a baby at
birth is considered year old.
but in the United States you
must stick around for IL months
before reaching the age of ! year.
You are still in your list year
until October 81, 1866. You are
correct in figuring that 1888
from 1855 leaves 70, but you
Judged. You assumed that you
were year old at the beginning
of 1883. whereas you did not
arrive until the year was 10
months gone.
You get a break this way:
You will be entitled to draw
benefits for the month of Octo-
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Chicago Educator Heads
F0A Advisory Committee
BY the A.seeie,.d Press


Benjamin Willis. superintend-
ent of schools at Chicago, has
been named chairman of an IL
man Education Advisory COM
mittes to the Foreign Operations
administration.
The committee held its first
meeting yesterday and was given
a broad outline of the educa-
tional aspects OF the FoA pro-
gram.
It has staff members overseas
advising on various education
programs and in addition some
United States colleges have sent
staff members abroad on educa-
tional projects.
The committee will serve as
consultants. subject to call Of
Harold Stassen, the FOA adj
ministrator.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Junior Turns IS

FROGVILLE. Okla. (P. -
s. E. Grant. pioneer resident OF
this Choctaw County commu-
nifty, has Just turned rs, but he
still considers himself mere
boy.
"Ill be a boy as long as my
father lives" he said.
He still makes his home with
his father. James w. Grant. who
celebrated his l02d birthday last
month.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

its penetration of areas we3
of the Rhine. Trade and co..
existence are its main weap-
ons. Rightly or wrongly the
Kremlin believes that West
ern Europe has been softened
up sufficiently to make mili-
tary action unnecessary.
The situation is entirely diff
ferent in the Far East, where
communism has made no inn
preston on such free countries
as South Korea and Nation-
alist China. Unless these two
stubborn opponents of COM
muniSm are reduced by force
the entire Communist plan for
Asia may fall to pieces. Mos
COW and Peiping can hope to
gain the upper hand in Korea
only by a decisive defeat Of
the Nationalist forces concen-
trated on the China Sea is
lands.
Destruction Of Chang Kali
shek and his Nationalists will
mean inevitably the fall OF
Japan and the Philippines to
the Communist conspiracy.
Our Government is fully aware
of this. President Truman
gave the order in July, 1850,
for the 7th Fleet to defend
Formosa against possible Red
aggression. This order is still
fully in effect. Mr.. Eisen-
hover agreed to a mutual as
siStance pact with Nationalist
China because he. possibly
more than his predecessor,
realizes that this country's
security would be seriously
jeopardized If the Communists
got hold of the Western Pacific
and pushed our first line Of
defense back to the Hawaiian
Islands.
Many military and dipio-
matte specialists hope that the
decision to step determinedly
into the Pacific picture will
have a SOLDERING effect on Pei
ping and instead of promot-
ing further shooting in the
area will bring 1t to an end.
The next few weeks will show
how correct this estimate may
be.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Viii Miss q Play

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex,
R.-Game wardens from all
over the State met here yester-
day, but the meeting was kept
a secret until they had all
started home.
The game department ex-
planned poachers would have
taken a field day If they had
known the wardens weren't
around.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Fire Levels Home
At Point of Rocks
sy the A.sosiu,ed Press

POINT OF ROCKS, Md. Jan.
25.-Fire wrecked a home and
two garages here yesterday.
causing damages estimated at
$1,000 to a 6-room frame house
occupied by Clarence Anderson,
his wife and two sons.
The wind blew the flames away
from nearby buildings as firemen
from Frederick. Brunswick and
Carroll Manor helped battled the
fire,
Evening star., 1955-01-25

Der, although 80 days of the
month will pass before you reach
your 72d birthday.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1955-01-25

Be sure your lob IS instolled
right. We ouorontee results.
Up 10 10 50. yds. completely
installed. Choose from the
ioroest iinoIeurl selection in
fcWn.
Evening star., 1955-06-26

Kentucky hills and the westward
expansion"
DR.. Enrich, urbane as any man you're
likely to meet. puffs O cigarette "You
know Harry Belafonte-the singer max
ing such q splash ON Broadway In
Three for Tonight?' He got the
Mississippi River songs-with river calls
like Mark four! Mark Twain!-from
u.s.
TlE1E wAn4ING had come from a
Il listening booth. Visitors. DR. Enrich
explains. are welcome to listen TO rec
ords. free Of charge Occasionally,
there's rush on the booths. which are
equipped like those in commercial shops.
The public's enthusiasm for folk music,
it seems. is sporadic.
Thumbing through the sections cata-
log. you'll find such familiar and
unfamiliar titles as Barbara Allen"
Boil Weevil Blues" ''The Dying Cow
boy" II Be's Troubled" ''Old Smoky"
and Red whisky" Unless you have
rare tastes. chances are youn find your
favortte folk song listed.
'tOur chief collection is United States
folk music" DR.. Enrich says. I'VE
Evening star., 1955-06-26
Folk Songs On File
Library Of Congress Has Largest
Authentic Collection in the u. S.
BY Degis Kanier

I'VE have the largest collection Of folk
songs-real folk songs-on record. tape.
wire or cylinder in the United States.
Over 65.00O We sell records, but we
don't operate to make a profit. We're
not in competition with record shops.
We're interested in one kind Of record.
They handle an entirely different kind
"a lot Of people wouldn't even want
our records. We don't use professional
artists. Our recordings are often made
in backwoods areas by amateurs using
whatever equipment they have. They
lack the tonal quality Of commercial
records"
Who buys them?
Colleges. universities, all sorts Of
educational institutions. Radio stations
and book publishers often want a
particular type Of music for special
program or book Individuals write or
come In for records. Some buy every
one we put out"
And Hollywood?
Every 50 often we get request from
q studio. John Ford's called on US sew
eral times. We've sent studios Indian
songs. songs Of the Hudson River area.
authentic music of the Carolinas. the
Evening star., 1955-06-26

have songs from other parts Of the
world, t0o-Mexican, South American,
English. French. We've even got song
an African tribe made out Of the Pepsi
Cola -hits-t -the-spot' jingle"
The Africans song. recorded ON tape.
Is q comical combination Of weird in
struments and natives singing unintelli-
gible verses broken by the clear refrain,
Pepsi Cola! Pepsi Cola!"
The section has released 46 long
playing records and albums. LIPS a.. As
and Is in the series-recordings Of
animal tales came out last week. The
LIPS sell for $3.50 plus 10 per cent
Federal tax.
The big hit so far. DIR. Enrich says.
is LIP 20. Songs and Ballads Of Amer
ican History and Of the Assassinations
of Presidents" LIP 20, COWBOY Songs,
Ballads. and Cattle Calls From Texas"
is second in popularity,
Up 20 includes ballad eul0gizing
Washington the Great" scans history
with ballads about wars. ships and
assassinations. mfr. Garfield" for
example. is a first-person account Of
the assassination the Library found in
North Carolina. One of the verses
depicts the home scene after the sto0t-
ing. It goes:
We'll. after Mrs Garfield got through
washing the dishes. she come on in. sit
down on the bedside where her husband
was. She say, MIR. Garfield. II the
worst should come to the worst, would
you be willing for me to marry again?'"
DR. ENRICH stresses the difference
~ between folk singer" and a
singer of folk songs" between genuine
folk songs and their various offspring:
Folk music is music that moves
informally among the people. It's
spontaneous. sometimes lives for cen
Evening star., 1955-06-26

TUST AFTER receiving an Oscar
sD for "the best music score of the
year." Hollywood composer Dimitri
Tomkin had the presentation dinner
audience in stitches. He said. with q
straight face:
II want to thank all my collaborators
Johann Strauss. Richard Strauss,
Brahms. Beethoven. Mozart and George
Gershwin."
He was hitting, humorously. at the
fact that not all the music you hear In
movies Is original Hollywood. that even
the composers have their sources. He
mentioned well-known sources. Perhaps
the least known source Of movie music
Is the Folklore Section Of the Library
OF Congress.
This section. In the last few years.
has supplied music for such films as
Apache Drums" Santa Fe Passage"
Geraldine" Red Pony" and Mercy
work on the film version Of the Tennes-
see Williams play. "The Rose Tattoo"
to be released soon.
Let's pay little visit to the Folklore
Section.
Except for faint Waillng voice COM
ing from some other room. the ONCE
is quiet. The voice Is singing something
pretty sorrowful. II you couldn't hear
banjo sounds. too. you'd think someone
was in pain.
The wailing Is the only clue that this
unremarkable ONCE. just OF q main
corridor on the ground floor. fronts for
q peculiar kind Of record shop. A pass
erby. poking his head In the door out
of curiosity, wouldn't suspect 1t serviced
anything so lively as Hollywood.
TN HIS closet-size ONCE. DR.. Duncan
4 Enrich. the folk music expert who
runs the shop, talks about his work:
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CT s-IHe WASHINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
Srohum Is Guest
Of Presbyteriuns

EDINBURGH, May "a (P.-
American evangelist Billy Ora
ham, a Baptist. was a warmly
welcomed guest last night at
the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland (Presby-
teriam which opens today. He
will speak at a special meeting
for ministers and laymen to-
night.
Leading Presbyterians from
all corners of the globe have
assembled here.
The evangelist and Mrs. Ora
ham stayed in the Palace of
Holyroodhouse-scene of STIR
ring chapters in Scotland's re-
ligious and political history.
The Grahams were guests of
the Duke of Hamilton, the lord
high commissioner to the Gen
eral Assembly of the Church Of
Scotland. Other guests were
U. S Ambassador Winthrop w.
Aldrich and Mrs. Aldrich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
'Womenback
As Preachers
BY Assembly

Los ANGELES, May "a (P.-
Should women be ordained as
preachers?
Eyes" says the 18TH General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of
America. Its approval yester-
day by a standing vote of about
3 or 4 to / now goes to the
church's 256 Presbyteries or local
groups. A majority must vote
approval.
During lively floor debate, the
Rev. Victor G. Dave of Framing
ham. Mass. declared:
TOO often. when women have
felt themselves called to be
bishops. it has resulted in cults
and heresies. Witness Mary
Baker Eddy in Boston and Aimee
Semple Mcpherson here in Los
Angeles"
fThe late Mrs. Eddy was
the founder of Christian
Science. The late Mrs. Nc
Pherson was a colorful evan
gelist who founded the Church
of Foursquare Gospel.)
Women Defended
The Rev. Leroy Patrick of
Pittsburgh replied:
I'VE sin against women when
we say that cults and heresies
are associated peculiarly with
them. The Christian faith has
been history's most potent force
in elevating women. I, for one.
do not fear their ordination. 4"
A committee report urging
their ordination said the Bible
teaches in Jesus Christ there
is neither male nor female" and
commented: There IS no theo-
logical ground for denying or
dination to women simply be-
cause they are women"
In another action yesterday
the delegates disapproved by a
voice vote what they termed a
Roman Catholic trend to exalt
the figure of the Virgin Mother"
1.-The glory of Christ's head
ship in his church is both tar
nished and challenged by the
new status accorded to the Vir-
GIN" the statement said. Pre-
pared by the Presbyterians'
Permanent Commission on In
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Science Finds Healing Substance That Does Both
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-24
Southern Leader Urqes
Joint Action by Boptists

pit come under the State-im-
posed definition.
ITO submit to this threat to
freedom itself, where there is no
justified question of loyalty to
the state, is to invite control
when there may be every reason
to challenge the claims of the
state in the name of God. The
question of loyalty is not the
issue. No group has been more
loyal than Christians. The
question is one of separation of
church and state, of the free
exercise of religion. To grant
that the state can exact an
oath of allegiance, define 10y
atty and impose penalties is to
surrender freedom ITSELF"
The resolution is one of sew
eral dealing with national, in
ternational, UNCONVENTIONAL and
interdenominational questions
coming before the delegates.
Political Life Urged
Among the resolutions to be
voted on are those urging Bap-
fists to participate actively in
political life" of our country, to
fight racial segregation by work.
ing to eliminate ANY discrim-
nation based on race, color or
national origin" and to Coop
crate fully with the National
Council of Churches as a means
of building increased under
standing and effectiveness in
those areas where Christians
serve the cause of Christ better
by working together.
New officers also will be elected
today. Frank A. Nelson, layman,
of Racine, Wis, has been nomi-
mated to succeed DR.. v. Carney
Hargroves, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church of Philadelphia,
as president.
A Washington clergyman, DR..
Clarence w. Crawford, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church, has been
nominated as president of the
denominations American Baptist
Home Mission Society.
DR.. c. Emanuel Carlson of
Washington. executive director
of the Baptist Joint Committee
on Public Affairs, told the gath
ering Christianity docs not con-
sist of a set of social institution
nor of pattern of social or
economic organization. 1t is God
in human lives, and when he
lives through us our institutions
and group living adjust to the
purposes of God regardless of
their form.
Comes From God
Here, then, is a social factor
which cannot be written into a
constitution. 1t cannot be legis-
lated. 1t cannot be put into a
school curriculum. 1t comes
from God through people. This
is the real reason for keeping the
church independent of the state
and of the social order that hap
pens to be current"
DR.. Carlson pointed out we
can be responsive to the personal
needs of other lives without
realizing the impact we make or
fail to make in their behalf
by our participation in the max
ing of public policies. Homes
and hearts and lives are broken
by inadequate traffic control =.
inadequate educational facilities
inadequate public health
services, inadequate regula-
ton of vice and liquor industries,
or by muddled foreign policy
that produces war"