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Evening star., 1955-02-28
Warn1esf Day Of Year
Due With Hiqh Of 6S

With a high of 68 predicted,
this will be 1855 warmest day
so far, the Weather Bureau said.
Yesterday it was So.
There was a chance of scat
tered showers this afternoon and
tonight.
Last February % the mercury
climbed to SO. The record high
for this date is 80, in 1948.
Tonight's low is expected to
be around so, about 2 degrees
higher than last night.
Tomorrow should be about as
nice as today, the forecaster said.
Spring temperatures yesterday
brought children outdoors and
out of snowsuits, crowded the
golf links, repopulated the parks
and lured thousands of motorists
and Strollers.
Numbers of dead fish, report
edly hickory shad. were discov-
cred yesterday in the Chesapeake
g. Ohio Canal near Great Falls.
Fish and Wildlife Service au-
thorities said the mortalities
probably due to the temperature
rise and were not particularly
unusual
Evening star., 1955-02-28
GIN Likely 10 Oppose
Guaranteed Annual
Wage Plan Of UAW
Yearly Report Luuds
Present Contract, Hits
Diversion of Attention
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Feb. 28.-General
Motors Corp. indicated today it
will oppose guaranteed annual
wage, which the CIO United Auto
Workers Union has made its No.
l goal for 1855.
While opposition was indicated
by indirection, there was no mis-
taking the import Of GINS 1854
annual report, released by Presi-
dent Harlow H. Curtice and
Board Chairman Alfred P. Sloan,
jr. 1t said:
Public discussion of various
types of so-called wage guarantee
plans have tended TO obscure
progress aneady made in stabiliz-
ing employment and also have
tended to divert attention from
the fact that there are already
in existence employer financed
unemployment compensation
systems regulated and admins
tered by State Governments"
1t declared GIN has made "out-
standing progress in its efforts to
stabilize employment" and men,
toned A cents hourly which
have been added to wages under
the historic" five-year GM-
UAW contract expiring May 20.
Mr.. Curtice gave fortnight
praise in a statement Friday to
the current contract, containing
a cost-of- Living escalator and
an annual improvement factor
Wage-riser.
GIN employment stability was
the theme of a GIN press re-
lease on the annual report.
Employment in GINS plants
in the United States averaged
67,462 in 1854; the work week
averaged 40.4 hours, and the
average weekly pay was $91.44,
the report said.
The average pay of GINS
hourly rated workers was re-
ported as $2.27 an hour, COM
pared with $1.81 for all manu-
featuring, and then GINS state
ment added: For many years
the average for GIN employees
has been consistently above the
average earnings for all manu-
featuring"
Total Payroll Off.
Both G. MS average employ
ment and total paysoll were of.
compared with 1858. when
United States plants employed
an average of 5,929. The 1854
United States payroll totaled
81, TAT 900, 900, compared with
81 1852 900, 900 the previous year.
/, It was pointed out there was
"a substantial drop in defense
employment" in 1854.
Throughout the world, G. M.
reported it's 1854 employment
averaged 576,667 and it's payroll
totaled $2,610,000.000. Mr.. Sloan
and Mr.. Curtice commented,
&C. M. people had a good year
in 1854"
In 1858 G.. MS worldwide
employment averaged 535, ,602
and payrolls amounted to $2,-
676,000,OO0.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
MuryIunder Commands Jet
FIyinu at Record 641 M.P.H.

The plane last Friday flew
from March Air Force Base, near
Riverside, Calf, to Hunter AFB
at Savannah.
It was on a routine naviga-
tional training flight, from the
301st Bomber Wing at Barksdale
AFB, Shreveport. La. The Air
Force said the plane made the
fight without the aid of the jet
stream-the, layer of extreme
winds at high altitudes-but
with the aid of a tail wind.
The fight passed over Phoenix,
Albuquerque. Texarkana and
Birmingham.
Other members of the crew:
Maj. John C. Moak, Columbia,
s. c., pilot; 1t. Col. Oscar L.
Black, Kilgore. Texas. observer.
and S/Sergt. Richard ]. c. Stelk,
Port Huron, Mich. crew chief.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Tow Truck Runs Over
Crash Victim S Body
by the Associoted Press

LAUREL, Md, Feb. pa
Baltimore Boulevard highway
fatality today led to an angry
complaint from Maryland State
police against a practice by some
garage owners who tune in on
police calls and rush tow trucks
to accident scenes.
Mrs. Rosalie Silverman, "a, of
Baltimore, killed today in a
truck-car accident about a mile
north of Laurel, was run over
by a tow truck as she lay on the
highway.
A State trooper said she was
dead before the tow truck struck
her body. The tow truck, whose
driver was not identified. was
racing to the scene, police said.
At Waterloo barracks, an off,
Ger said the Federal Commune
cations Commission will be
asked to investigate the boule-
ward garage owners who use the
police radio system to get tow
truck business.
Mrs. Silverman's car, south
bound. apparently couldn't stop
in time as it approached Whisky
Bottom road. The car veered
into the northbound lane, col
lided head-on with a tractor,
hurting her onto the highway.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
ey the As,eeio,ed Pres,

The Air Force reported today
what may have been the fastest
flight yet made across the
United States.
It said BAT jet bomber few
nonstop from California to
Georgia last Friday - slightly
more than 1000 miles-in 3
hours, 10 minutes, 35 seconds.
The speed average was GAL miles
an hour.
The Air Force said it had no
knowledge of any speedier trans
continental crossing. The BAT
was commanded by Maj. John C.
Lewis Of Frostburg. Md.
The previous record for a
transcontinental flight by the
six-jet Boeing BAT was 3 hours,
"a minutes, set over the same
route last January at an average
speed Of gas miles an hour.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Many Skiers Marooned
By Snow in California
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.--
The winters heaviest snow in
the Sierra Mountain country
blocked two main highways and
left hundreds of skiers marooned
in the Lake Tahoe region today.
Wind-swirled drifts were more
than 6 feet deep on U. s. High
way 40 over Donner Pass and
U. S. Highway SO across Echo
Summit. Both routes were
closed Saturday.
In Utah avalanches stranded
between 800 and 400 skiers at
Alta and Brighton ski resorts.
Up to 4 feet of wet snow
fell on the Sierra ranges through
last night. More snow was fore
cast with continued winds Of UP
to 65 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Woman in Dr.. Haynes Case
Called Missing Mental Patient
Mrs. Porhom, in Psychiutrist's Core,
Sheltered Sick Youth, u S. Says

The conspiracy case against
DR.. Harry James Haynes, Ar
lington psychiatrist, produced a
new twist today when a CO.
defendant was described as one
of his patients who mysterious!y
disappeared from her California
home two years ago.
Named as the patient was Mrs.
Anne Newman Parham, A, who
now lives at 4401 @ street NV,
Washington.
DR.. Haynes, Mrs. Parham and
two others are charged with con-
spring to defraud Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam KitayewitZ by failing to
furnish treatment and adequate
room and board for their son.
Marvin, 26. The Government
says young Kitayewitz stayed at
the @ street house.
First indication that Mrs.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Cruisers With Guided Missiles
To Start Navy Duty This Year
U. S. Ships Due for Anti-PIone Action;
British Starting on Similar Project

the United States and Russia.
This has produced debate in
Parliament and elsewhere in
England.
Emphasis on Offense.
Britain is putting new en-
phasis on carriers and carrier
tactics. Among new ships being
made ready are two 45.000-ton
heavy carriers and a light feet
carrier. Additions to the sub
marine feet also are being made,
along with destroyers and the
planned guided missile ships.
British carriers and carrier
tactics in World War II were
weighted toward defensive work.
American carrier strategy was
predominately offensive.
Now, in his policy statement to
Parliament, Mr.. Thomas en-
phasizes offensive action, the
need for battle groups Of car
riers with protective guided mis-
sile and other escort vessels.
This appears similar to the long
used American practice Of car
rier task force units.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
By Elton c. Foy
Associated Press StoH Writer

The Navy expects to have the
first of two guided-missile- firing
cruisers ready for anti-aircraft
duty with the feet by July. The
second is due late this year.
Completion of the project to
convert the heavy cruisers Bos-
ton and Canberra presumably
will make the American feet
the first to possess operationally
usefui guided missile ships.
Britain's first lord of the
admiralty, j. p. L. Thomas, an
nounced last week that Britain
intends to build a feet of guided
missile warships "of great
lethality which will very much
improve our ability to defend
against air attack even by the
fastest modern aircraft"
This country has learned that
a long interval may come be-
tween such a decision and the
time when guided missile ships
are ready for use.
Work Resumed After Lapse.
In 1946 the Navy announced
that the uncompleted hulls of
the 45,000-ton battleship Ken
lucky and the 27.000-ton battle
cruiser Hawaii would be built
into guided missile ships. Con-
version was started, then halted
within a year.
One reason, actually the pri-
mary cause, was that the Navy
discovered the development of
practical guided missiles was too
far in the future to allow de-
sign of ships for their use. 1t
was not until 1852 that the Navy
again took up the project ac-
lively, sending the Boston and
Canberra to the New York Ship
building Corp. at Camden, N. j.,
for extensive remodeling into
robot weapon ships.
A Navy spokesman said the
Boston is expected to be ready
in July and the Canberra prob
ably about December.
Anti-Aircraft Duty Likely.
The two cruisers, at least ini-
italy, will be used entirely fol
anti-alrcraft protection Of Navy
task forces, using the Terrier
guided missile weapon. The Ter
rier, in mass production for more
than a year, is fired from launch
ing racks.
The British admiralty's white
paper" statement to Parliament
included not only announce
ment regarding the guided mis-
sile ship development. but a
broad program to adapt Eng
lands fleet to the hydrogen bomb
age.
Britain. for centuries the
mistress Of the seas" has
dropped since World War II to
third position in naval power.
being exceeded in the number
of active ships by the navies of
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Tax-Free Fund
For Legislators
Hit in House
Conferees Meeting
This Afternoon on
Congress Pay Bill
By Cecil Holland
By Cecil Holland

House opposition to a $3.50
tax-free expense fund arose
today as a congressional pay bill
giving members of Congress at
least a SO per cent increase in
salary was sent back to Senate
House Conference Committee.
Last Friday the Senate rebelled
against the expense item and
rejected a conference report
that would have given members
of Congress the salary boost
from $4,000 to $22,500 a year.
The matter came before the
House today for the reappoint-
ment of House members of the
conference committee. The con-
ferees agreed to meet this after
noon to take up the bill. Sew
eral House members took occa-
sion to call for elimination of
the expense item.
Arends Would Drop Fund.
Representative Arends, Repub-
lican, of Illinois said the $l,250
expense provision Ought to be
eliminated" to avoid any mis-
understanding whether it was
the tax-free item or not.
Representative Celler, Demo-
crat, of New York, chairman of
the conference committee, con-
tended the item was for ex-
penses that would be tax free
under any circumstances and
was subject to accountability on
money actually spent by mem
berS of Congress.
Representative Chelf, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky, also urging
elimination of the expense pro-
vision, said members of Congress
wanted only "a fair and reason
able" salary with mo fancy
fixings." He said if the con-
ference committee did not elm
mate the item he would urge
the House to join with him in
voting against the salary bill.
Dies Suggests $25.OOO.
Another member urging elimi-
nation of the expense item was
Representative Dies, Democrat,
OF Texas. He suggested the
House conferees fix the annual
salary at $4,000 a year, an in
crease of nearly 81 per cent
over the present salary, and
eliminate a provision that would
give members of Congress five
additional round trips home a
year.
At present members of Con-
gress are permitted one round
trip from home to Washington a
year, compensated for at 20
cents a mile for the distance
travelled. The additional trips, to
be paid for on a lesser mileage
and a per diem basis, was writ
ten into the legislation by the
Senate.
The legislation provides salary
increases ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year for the federal
judiciary, some top Justice De-
partment officials and United
States attorneys and assistant
attorneys and special assistants.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Weather Outlook Good
For Atom Shot Tomorrow
BY the Assoeioied Press

LAS VEGAS, New, Feb. 28.-
Atomic test officials meet today
to decide if the weather will per-
NIT an atomic blast at dawn
tomorrow.
Wind conditions Cancelled to-
days scheduled blast and a
spokesman for the Atomic
Energy Commission said the
outlook was fairly good for set
ting off tomorrow the less pow
|erful of two pending shots.
The more powerful will be
fred from a 500-foot tower. 1t
was scheduled to open the pres
Ient test series February Is, but
has been postponed several
times because of bad weather.
There has been some specula-
ton that this blast may be a
new atomic trigger for the
hydrogen bomb.
Evening star., 1955-02-28


ital Transit bus which left the
northwest point at 7:20 am. and
IL on the second one Is minutes
later.
BY the time the fifth of the
seven scheduled buses had head
ed downtown, 26 passengers were
aboard. The count for all seven
buses was 116 riders.
Second in District.
The plan is the second in the
District and the first launched
for northwest bus riders. The
other fringe service operates
from southeast Suitland park
way.
On the first day of operation
of the Southeast fringe lot last
August Is a total of lit passen-
gers boarded buses.
First in line this morning was
Ted Beisel, 1926 Montague street
NV, an artist in the Commerce
Department. Mr.. Beisel said he
remembered the fringe lot plan
as long as 20 years ago in Kansas
City. where it worked well"
Il generally park somewhere
in the ne,ghborhood near a bus
stop and ride to work." Mr.. Beisel
said. But I prefer to get my
car of the street and ride a bus
that doesn't poke along"
18-to-23 Minute Runs.
The express buses are sched-
uel to reach Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
in from 18 to % minutes after
departure. It makes only five
stops-the first at Massachusetts,
avenue and Thirteenth street
NV. and the others at K, I, @
and F streets.
Second in line today was L. E.
Badenhoop of 9110 Warren street.
Montgomery Hills, Silver Spring.
Mr.. Badenhoop said it took so
long on a routine bus trip. he
wanted to try out the new service
to cut down his riding time.
The fringe lot pleased three
members of a car pool who said
they liked the idea of getting an
assured parking place. Previ-
ously, they had taken pot luck
on a downtown parking place
near their work.
In this group were Navy
Chiefs William Burfoot, 1876
Farnell drive, Glenmont Hills,
Md, and Louis E. Perry, 11504
Broadview road. Wheaton Hills.
Md, who work at Navy Recruit
ing Office at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, and
Joseph L. Byrne. 10000 Milton
street, Wheaton Heights.
1O3 Cars In Lot.
A total of 103 cars were parked
at the big lot capable of holding
742 cars at one time.
Among the officials watching
the opening-d performance
were Col. Thomas Lane, Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner,
and Trafflc Director George E.
Keneipp.
E. c. Giddings, Capital Transit
vice president, said it was diff
cult to determine the public's
final Judgment on the first day.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Byroude Arrives in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. % (R-
Henry A. Byroade arrived yester-
day to take up his post as United
States Ambassador to the Egyp-
tian government. The 41-year-
old former Army general and
former Assistant Secretary of
State succeeds Jefferson Caffery
who retired last month.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Man Beaten and Robbed
Al Seventh and | NV.

A 42-year-old man was beaten
and robbed yesterday afternoon
at Seventh and L streets NV,
police reported.
The victim, Warden Haley. of
$3.50 Addison road Sc, was re-
ported in fair condition in
Emergency Hospital with a brok-
en- jaw and cheek bone.
Police said a colored man as
sauled him as he stood near an
alley. The robber took Mr..
Haley's wallet containing SO. Mr..
Haley refused treatment at
Mount Alto Hospital, police said,
but later was admitted to
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
By jones Y. Newton

Treasury Secretary Humphrey
today blasted as completely
phony" a compromise repeatedly
backed by Senate Democrats
that would make a $20-per-per-
son income tax cut effective
July /, 1856, rather than Janu-
ary /, as provided in the tax
bill passed by the House.
Mr.. Humphrey led the admin
istration's attempt to have the
Senate completely remove the
tax cut provision from a bill con-
tinuing for a year from this
April /, present high-level cor
poration and excise tax rates.
In his testimony before the
Senate Finance Committee, the
Secretary described the proposed
$40 tax cut for each taxpayer
and each dependent as IAN ir-
responsible gesture" and COM
pletely contrary to the public
interests"
Questioned by Smathers.
Senator Smathers, Democrat,
of Florida, asked Mr.. Humphrey
what he thought of the idea of
postponing the $40 to July l,
1856, and extending the corpora
tion and excise tax rate for Is
months rather than IL as called
for in the House bill. Senator
Smathers indicated this would
give Congress an opportunity to
look over the financial situation
early next year to see if condi-
tions justify the tax reduction.
you're getting more and
more into the realm of specula-
tion," Mr.. Humphrey replied.
1--WE know less about what will
happen in July, 1856, than we
do about January and neither
you nor I know what will hap
pen either time" The Secretary
said to "hold out hope to the
people of the tax cut and then
jerk it back would be strictly
a phony."
Mr.. Humphrey said he was
entirely agreeable" with the
idea Of extending corporation
and excise rates for a longer
period than one year. But he
argued there should be no provi-
sion for an income tax cut until
1--WE can see where the money
to pay it Is to come from"
The Secretary said that under
the plan suggested by Senator
Smathers the Government prob
ably would have to absorb a
revenue loss of $5.1 billion start
ing July, 1856. That figure in
cludes the S2.3 billion estimated
cost of the $40 tax cut proposal
and the $2.8 billion loss which
would follow expiration of the
high corporation and excise
rates.
Committee May Vote Today.
After the questioning of Mr..
Humphrey was completed, FL
nance Committee Chairman Byrd
announced that the committee
would meet in an executive ses-
sion at 2:30 pm. The chairman
told reporters there was a good
chance of getting a committee
vote on the tax bill this after
noon. The compromise pro-
posal, which has considerable
Democratic support on the COM
mittee. was expected to be for
mally put forward at the closed
session.
Mr.. Humphrey tangled fire.
quently with Democratic Sena-
tors on the Finance Committee
during more than two hours of
questioning.
He had said that "we"-which
he said meant the entire Gov
ernment-had brought about the
total tax reduction last year of
(See TAXES, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Aly Khan in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Feb.
% P.-Prince Ally Khan, travel
ing as "Mr. Stewart" arrived
here by plane yesterday. He said
he expects to travel in Brazil,
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and
Venezuela for about three weeks
for pleasure and on business
mostly horses"
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Stussen Sees Indiu's Head

NEW DELHI, India, Feb. %
(R.-Harold E. Stassen, director
Of the United States Foreign
Operations Administration, con-
ferred for an hour today with In
dia's President Rajendra Prasad.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
New Fringe-Parking
Bus Service Opens
AT Amphitheater
First Express Limited
Carries IS; Turnout
Called Encouraging

The Carter Barron Amphi-
theater fringe-parking bus serv-
ice began operating this morning
with what Milton Rodes, direc-
tor of the District Motor Vehicles
Parking Agency, called IAN en-
couraging turnout"
There were only 13 passengers
on the first limited express Cap
Evening star., 1955-02-28
'Quoke JoIts Tokyo

TOKYO, Feb. % (P.-A sharp
earthquake jolted Tokyo early
today. There were no reports of
damage. The tremor lasted only
a few seconds.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Lenten Thoughts
By Billy Graham

ToDAY's THoUGHT-BiIIy Grohom
picks verse from the Bible which he
soys become q turning point in his
life. See Page B-l for onother 10
the series Of Ienten reflections BY
people you know.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Lute News
Bulletin
Review Denied Reds

The Supreme Court today
refused to reconsider the jan
uary 10 denial of = review
petition Of 13 second string"
Communist leaders. The de-
PENDANTS in requesting q re-
hearing called attention to
testimony by Harvey Matusow,
who says he. lied ut the 1852
trial of the l3 Communists.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Humphrey Blasts Plan to Cut
Taxes July !, 1856, as 'Phony';;
Official and Senators Clash
Committee Quizzes
Treasury Head More
Than Two Hours
BULLETIN

Senator George, Democrat,
of Georgia announced today
he will vote in the Senate
Finance Committee to strike a
proposed $20-a-person income
tax reduction from 4 House
passed tax bill.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
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Evening star., 1955-02-28
Police Psychologist

Mrs. Eva Russell Stunkel. psychologist,
will spend the next year working with
police here to find out what makes a
good policeman. It's part of drive to get
better and more permanent policemen.
Page BIS.
Evening star., 1955-02-28

(See TAXES, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1955-02-28

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26

It's only natural not to find
Chickens scratching around in
the Eisenhower yard-a thing
you are likely to see on many
a Pennsylvania farm. Natural,
too-and understood by the
neighbors-iS the round the
clock watch on the place kept
by Treasury Department
guards to discourage sight
Seers.
Because the President wants
the place to be regarded large
ly as part of his private life,
even White House correspond
ents for national press associa-
tons have not recently been
permitted to visit the farm
itself. The President has let
it be known, too. that he won't
allow photographs to be taken
inside the house. Details Of
remodeling will not be dis
closed.
A visit to the place when the
President bought it more than
four years ago showed a real
country farm of the type that
makes the Pennsylvania coun-
tryside appear so stable and
picturesque.
The remodeling since then
has retained the two-and-a-
half story central part of the
original farmhouse.
At the time the farm was
bought from Allen S. Redding
owner for 20 yearS-a num-
Der of frame additions were at
tached to one end of this main
brick house. These were re-
moved to make way for a one
and-a-half-story stone wing
the Eisenhowers have added at
the south end of the house.
Part of this addition, it is
understood, will be used by the
President as an Office.
A two-story brick wing was
also constructed on the oppo-
site side of the main house.
Together, the two wings just
about double the size of the
original place.
The entire interior is said to
be virtually complete. The ex-
terror awaits proper weather to
complete all the planting.
Grading and roadway work
were finished some time ago.
Though the lawn was seeded,
the grass has not yet had time
to come up. Hollies, Norway
spruce and other evergreens
have been planted, with some
other evergreens> yet to be
placed.
The original road leading to
the house has been swung out
'COntinI1ed m papo P.0 Co1 ~