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Evening star., 1955-02-03
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. s.
Rebellious Harrison County,
struggling for four years to stay
free of Federal aid, has lost its
fight.
The Ohio Supreme Court yes
terday ruled the county must
participate in Federal aid
program for Ohio's totally and
permanently disabled.
Harrison County's refusal OF
the money threatened to cost
Ohio So million a year in United
States grants unless all 88 coun-
ties joined in the Federal pro-
gram. Harrison County alone
remained aloof.
To officials Of the coal-min-
ing county one thing was clear
they demanded the privilege of
taking care of their own. Har-
riSon, with some 10000 residents,
is located in Eastern Ohio.
County commissioners said
they neither needed nor wanted
the Federal money. They said
their handicapped we're cared for
under their poor relief program.
When prolonged negotiations
failed, State Welfare Director
Evening star., 1955-02-03
DeraiIed Freight Car
Injures Six in Home
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Ohio, Feb. Six
members of a London family
were slightly injured early today
when one of 10 freight cars
derailed in a New York Central
Railroad accident crashed into
their home as they slept.
The derailment occurred in the
center of this Madison County
seat of $500 shortly after 4 am.
The cause of the derailment
was attributed to a broken bear
ing box on the 18th car of the
62-car freight train.
Ralph Scurry, 43; his wife,
Gladys. 43, and their four chill
dren were injured as the derailed
boxcar left the tracks with the
other 18. struck a residence
garage and then slammed into
the bedroom of the Scurry home.
Mr.. Scurry was pinned in his
bed in the demolished room, with
the boxcar leaning over him.
Mrs. Scurry climbed out through
the big hole punched out of the
wall by the boXcar. and ran to a
nearby residence to summon aid.
She received cut sand bruises.
Mr.. Scurry was released from
his bed after neighbors and
others arrived on the scene, and
taken to University Hospital in
Columbus. He returned home
after treatment for abrasions.
The four Scurry children received
minor bruises.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
County in Ohio Loses Fight
ToRefuse Federal Assistance

Henry j. Robson turned to the
States high court. In a So
decision, the court allowed Mr..
Robson a writ of mandamus
requiring the county to accept
the Federal funds. Attorneys
said the amount would total
about $400 a year.
In it's decision, the court said:
"The board statutory authority
of the (welfare) department to
make rules and to require ac-
counting and reports as to per-
sons permanently and totally dis
abled in the county cannot
be questioned by the county"
The court said it's decision ap-
piled to both State and Federal
funds for such an aid program.
The commissioners refused to
keep separate records on persons
receiving relief funds because
they were totally or permanently
disabled. They also refused to
tell the State how many such
persons were in their county.
The commissioners claimed the
State lacked a case because the
Legislature had not approved a
State plan for all counties to
share in the aid program.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Man Accused in Tax Case
Ends Life Under Train
BY the Associated Press

RIDGEWOOD, N. j., Feb. s.
A New York accountant and tax
lecturer accused of falling to file
income tax returns for a three
year period committed suicide
last night by leaping under a
train, Police Chief Stephen G..
Janas said today.
The body of John Scott Stella,
Al. was found by a track fore
man.
Mr.. Stella was a member of
the accounting firm of Arthur
Young & Co. Of New York. He
taught Federal taxation at
Columbia University's School of
Finance.
The Government accused Mr..
Stella yesterday of failing to file
personal tax returns for the years
1951-53.
His arraignment on the charge
had been set for February 10.
and conviction would have
meant possible $4,000 fine and
three years imprisonment.
Mr.. Stella is survived by his
widow and two children, Joy, Ia,
and Scott. 9.
Evening star., 1955-02-03

victim of mastoiditis wit h
friends.
After immigrating to Canada
and then to the United States,
she married William Brooks. an
engineer attached to the Sperry
Corp. on Long Island and now
assigned in Europe for two years.
1t was her second marriage.
Mrs. Brooks said she believed
the Communists finally freed her
son only because he was unfit for
military service.
The youth arrived at Vienna's
west station aboard the Arlberg-
Orient Express. AS he stepped
from the train. He saw his wait
ing mother and fell into her arms.
Unable to express his emotions
in any other way, he kissed the
tears on her face.
Mother and son then left for
Paris to join her husband.
Il hope that American medical
science will be able to cure my
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Chang Hammers Red Targets
Along 35O-MiIe Ocean Front
Tochen Evacuation Issue Pending
While Furious Civil War Goes On

list bombers damaged two vessels
last night near Yikiangshan,
fallen island eight miles north
of the Tachens.
And the, all-but-dormant QUE
moy-Amoy area. across the strait
from Formosa, stirred to life yes
terday with Nationalist shelling
of Communist shipping and
island targets on Annoy and Ia
teng.
The Defense Ministry said Ma
tionalist gunners fired more than
40 shells, destroyed two Com
munist trucks and an artillery
position and damaged a wooden
vessel.
Gen. Earle E. Partridge, top
United States air commander in
the Far East. flew to Formosa
from his Tokyo headquarters to-
day. He left the Pine Hill Air
port in suburban Taipeh immedi-
ately for a Nationalist air base
to the south where the United
States 18th Saberjet Fighter
Bomber Wing is stationed.
Gen. (Giger) Wang Shu-Ming
head of the Nationalist air force
(See FORMOSA, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Safe With $1,000
Stolen al School

A floor safe containing an esti-
mated $4,000 was reported stolen
last night from Montgomery
Hills Junior High School.
The safe, weighing 800 to 400
pounds, was taken from the office
of Principal George Hitchcock.
according to Montgomery
County Detective Corpl. Harold
Treadwell.
Corpl. Treadwell said the safe
was rolled the entire length of
the building and taken out a
side door.
School officials told police the
safe contained money belonging
to several school organizations,
cafeteria funds and March of
Dimes collections.
Police said the safe was re-
moved while a janitor was sleep
ing near the boiler room in the
basement. The theft was dis
covered by Dana CLANCY. head
custodian. on his rounds this
morning.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
U. 5. Envoy Confers
With Nehru inLondon
On Formosa Truce
AIdrich Meets Premier
At Mrs. Pondit's Home;
Mediation Role Seen
BY the Associated Prets

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Unit tie d
States Ambassador Winthrop w.
Aldrich met today with Prime
Minister Nehru of India, presum-
ably to discuss the prospects of
a FormoSa ceaSe-fire.
Mr.. Aldrich spent half an hour
with Nehru at the home of the
latter's sister, Mrs. Pandit, In
dia's high commissioner to Lon
don.
This was the second private
meeting in two days that Mr..
Nehru has had in connection
with the Foromsa strife.
Red Delivers Message.
Yesterday Red China's Charge
d'Affairs in London, Huan
Hsiang, was reported to have de-
livered a secret message to Mr..
Nehru from Peiping about cease
fire moves.
AS the most likely mediator
between Red China and the West,
Mr.. Nehru is belived to have
given Mr.. Aldrich details of his
conversation with the Chinese
envoy.
The Indian leader, who is at
tending the British common
wealth prime ministers confer
ence here, has been a center Of
diplomatic activity concerning
Formosa during recent days.
Informed Action Seen.
Informed diplomatic see strong
indications Peiping may go along
with an informal cease-fire if
Nationalist China surrendered
offshore iSlands-Matsu, Quemoy
and the TachenS.
The Indoneisian Ambassador
in London, Prof. Raden Supomo,
has met privately with Mr..
Nehru. Mr.. Supomo suggested
the five Colombo powers-India,
Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and
Indonesia-seek to mediate the
Formosa dispute if the U. N. Sc
curity Council fails in its efforts
to stop the fighting.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Russian Parliament
Gets Defense BUDGET
12% Over Last Year
Increase Is So Billion
To Total Of $28 Billion;
World Situation Cited
BY the A,soeiaied Press

MOSCOW, Feb. 3.-The Soviet
government announced today a
1855 defense budget about IL per
cent higher than last years.
The budget, presented to the
Supreme Soviet (Parllamentl +,
called for defense expenditures
of 12,100,000,000 rubles. The
increase was about IL billion
rubles.
The ruble is quoted officially at
four to the dollar, meaning an
increase in defense expenditures
of about SO billion.
International Situation Cited.
Explaining the defense appro-
priation, Finance Minister Arseny
G. Zverev told a meeting of the
two houses of the Supreme So
Wet in the great Kremlin palace:
Our main task in the sphere
of international relations is
strengthening the cause of peace
But nothing has happened in the
international situation which
would give us the opportunity to
reduce our defensive capacity.
That is why we have to spend so
much to promote the further
strengthening of our military
forces"
(The Soviet defense budget
amounts to $28,025, 100000 at
the official exchange rate.
President Eisenhower has
called for a $34 billion spend
ing program for the United
States armed forces in the
fiscal year starting next July.
experts in Soviet affairs
say government price-fixing
policies coupled with govern
ment control of industry
would permit Russia to build
| up it's armed forces inside
whatever overall defense
! budget figure is announced.
Such items as education, So
cial welfare, physical culture
probably cover defense func-
tions. Some United States
experts have estimated that
at least half the Russian
budget goes directly into mill
tary expenditure0
Military Figure Applauded.
Delegates broke into applause
when the military figure was an
nounced. 1t was part of total
budget for 1855 of 589.600 mil
lion rubles. Last years overall
total was 562, 300 million rubles.
Western diplomats said it is
difficult to assess the exact pro-
portion of the Soviet national
income going into defense since
the regime owns all the means
of production and many items
charged off to the military in
the West are not SO charged
here.
Government leaders sat in a
box behind the finance minister
(See SOVIET, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Mute Son of District Woman Freed by Reds

boys ailment and thus give him
new happiness in the free
world" she said.
Mrs. Brooks was known to
European audiences as Lucy
Moori. She told now she escaped
from Hungary.
while I was trying to cross
the barbed wire fences between
Hungary and Austria, a police
dog of the Hungarian border
police discovered me just as I
was almost within sight of
safety" she said.
II suppose it was my fondness
for dogs that saved my life.
When he came near me, I bribed
him with q large piece of salami
I had brought with me. This
kept him from aierting the
guards and I crossed over
safely"
She said she had made seven
appeals to Hungarian authorities
TO free her son before they finally
consented.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Ship Sinking in Collision;
Another Badly Damaged
BY the Associated Press

HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 3.
Ship collisions were reported
on both sides of Northern Eu-
ropes Jutland Peninsula today.
One vessel was going down.
maritime authorities said.
In the North Sea an unidenti-
fed coastal vessel was reported
sinking off the German harbor
of Emden after a collision with
the 4,674-ton German steamer
Konsul Schultz. Two tugs and
a rescue vessel headed for the
scene.
In the Baltic Sea, the Danish
Navy said the lightship Gedser
Rev, south of Falster Island, was
badly damaged in a collision in
foggy weather with an unidenti-
fled ship. The damage was re-
ported above the waterline, how
ever. and her crew was reported
working to get the vessels vital
radio beacon operating again.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
District Seeks
U. .S.Paymentin
Home Rule Bill
ComoIier and Spencer
Back Amendment at
Hearing by Senators
By Don S. Worren

Two District Commissioners
today asked the Senate District
Committee to amend the Home
Rule bill it is considering to in
clude a provision for an adequate
Federal payment to the city.
The amendment was asked
by Commissioner Renah F.. Cam
alier, representing himself and
Commissioner Samuel Spencer.
The present bill makes M
statement as to the size of the
Federal payment. The District
Public Works Revenue Act au-
thorizes an annual payment Of
$40 million, plus some addit-
ional payments for sewer and
water services. Discussion to-
day emphasized that the actual
amount each year depends on
how much Congress actually
appropriates.
Stricken from Bill.
In one of the earlier home
rule bills there was a provision
for a Federal payment that was
higher than Congress had been
making. This was stricken from
the bill last year.
More than a score of wit
nesseS attended the hearing, all
to testify for the bill as intro
duced by Chairman Nicely and
33 other members of the Senate.
The session closed at noon.
Senator Neely said a date for
continuing the hearing will be
announced later.
The bill would provide for the
election of a mayor, a nine
member city council. nine
member Board of Education and
a non-voting District delegate
in the House. Subject always
to overriding control by Con-
gress on anything, the council
could budget and tax and spend
and engage the District in
bonded debt up to 2 per cent
of the real estate tax assessment.
Cites Need for Payment.
The need for an agreement on
the Federal payment was pointed
up more specifically by Sturgis
Warner, representing the Wash
ington Home Rule Committee.
In a move for his group, he
submitted a proposed new section
to outline the intention and pol
icy of Congress in enactment OF
the bill and one of these would
declare:
Finally, it is recognized that
the restoration Of the powers Of
local self-government to the in
habitants of the District by this
Act will in no way diminish the
need for the payment by the Fed
eral Government of a share of
the expenses of the District, and
it is intended that such restora-
Continued on Page A-27, Col. ~
Evening star., 1955-02-03
By the Associated Press

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. s.
Communist Hungary released an
American woman's 18-year-old
deaf-mute son from behind the
Iron Curtain today after long
years of petitions by the mother.
In fearful reunion in Vienna
after five years apart. Mrs. Will
Evening star., 1955-02-03

curry fallen so far hereabout.
The winters previous low was
the IL degrees of January %.
1t was even colder at nearby
stations. Falls Church had 5 de-
grees, Glen Echo 3, Dranesville,
Va, 4 degrees; Front Royal, Va,
S degrees: Andrews Field. Z de-
greeS, and Baltimore. 6 degrees.
A Potomac, Md. weather OBJ
server reported an unofficial zero.
Colder Tonight.
A bright sun was expected to
boost the temperature no higher
than 90 degrees today and there
is more bad news ahead: To-
nights predicted lows, 10 in the
city, S in the suburbs.
And the shivery weather will
hang on tomorrow, abetted by
increasing cloudiness. However,
the bureau saw no immediate
threat of further snow.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Red China Refuses to Discuss
Formosa Crisis in y. n. Unless
She Is Given Nationa|ists Seat
Chou Demands
Soviet Plan, Not
New ZeuIund's
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Premier
Chou En-lai said today Com
munist China would attend a
United Nations debate on the
Formosa situation only if Ma
tionalist China was ouSted from
tie Security Council in her
favor.
Mr.. Chou rejected the U. N.
invitation sent January 81 ask
ing his country to send dele
cation to debate New Zealand
resolution calling for a cease
fire in the Formosa area.
A Peiping radio broadcast
quoted Mr.. Chou as saying:
THE government of the Peo-
pies Republic of China holds
that only for the purpose of dis
cussing the resolution of the
Soviet Union and only when the
representatives of Chang Kai-
shek's clique has been driven
out from the Security Council
and the representative of the
Peoples Republic of China at
tends in the name of China can
the Peoples Republic of China
agree to send representative
to take part in the discussions
of the Security Council"
Resolution Accuses U. S.
The Russian resolution before
the council accuses the United
States of aggression in Formosa
Strait.
The Peiping broadcast also was
heard by monitors in Tokyo who
reported that in a message to
Dag Hammarskjold. U. N. secre-
tary general, Mr.. Chou accused
the U. N of ignoring previous
charges from Peiping of "acts of
aggression against China by the
United States"
Therefore" he said, "tte gov
ernment of the Peoples leepuo-
lie of China cannot send a rep
resentative to take part in the
discussion 'of the New Zealand
proposal in response to the in
vitation of the United Nations
Security Council"
Mr.. Hammarskjold last week
invited Mr.. Chou to have a rep
resentative on hhd before the
Security Council in New York
for debate on the New Zealand
resolution. The resolution called
for a consideration of hostilities
around Formosa, a possible fore
runner to a cease-fire.
Would Ignore Proceedings.
Mr.. Chou declared Red China
would ignore any Security Coun-
Gil proceedings in matters con-
corning China.
:" 1t must be pointed out" "
the Chou message said, that
without the representative of the
Peoples Republic of China par
ticipating in the name of China
in the discussions of the United
Nations Security Council, all de-
cisions taken in the Security
Council on questions concerning
China woul dbe null and void"
Mr.. Chou said he was of the
firm opinion that the Security
Council should condemn the
United States "for it's acts of
(See CHOU. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Read Star Classified
If Looking for a Job

II you're looking for q job, turn to
the wide variety Of employment op-
portunities listed in The Stor Clossi-
fled today! You'll no doubt find just
the Job meant for you.
Because il produces the best re-
suits, The Stor published more en-
ployment ods thon the other Wosh-
ineton newspapers combined during
l954-52,44e more thon Woshins-
toms second newspaper for the some
year.
xemember. il you ore looking for o
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toker.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Mercury Sinks to TO- Here
For Coolest Day in 7 Years
Suburbs Report Readings Near Zero;
Friqid Temperatures Predicted Tonight

All schools in the area were
open today except those of Prince
Georges County, which closed in
Difference to another light snow
last night and confused reports
yesterday which caused heavy
absenteeism. Montgomery and
Fairfax County schools. closed
yesterday. reopened as road con-
ditions improved.
Road Conditions Good.
All main streets and roads in
the District and vicinity were in
good shape. Warnings were still
effective for side streets. The
District government planned to
lift during the day snow order
No. 3, which warns motorists to
prepare against possible worsen-
ing conditions.
Motorists encountered more
trouble from the frlgld tempera-
lures than slippery streets. Po-
lice reported the number of ac-
cidents unusually light consider
ing the hazards.
But the American Automobile
Association received an average
of 165 calls an hour during the
early morning hours, mostly from
motorists whose machines would
not start. Seventy trucks were
kept busy giving them a lift.
If Washingtonians thought it
was cold, it was good they
weren't back East" New York
City had fiat zero this morning.
In upstate New York it got
rougher. For example. the viii
lage of Beekmantown reported 38
below.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Mockingbird Sings
In q Tree All Year

THE HARDY MALE-chorIes Troee-
well hos a word or two to soy obout
the moekingbird and its hobits, and
concludes thot it's probobIy the mole
who stoys ground all winter with his
mockeD. M. Trocewelrs This ond
That" column is on pose A-24.
NEW FACES IN coNGRESS-A
man from o SUMMER cline is por-
troyed in todoy's New Foees in
Congress" story, He's Dante B.
foseell. 37-yeor- Democrat from
Florida. Pose BIG.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Formoso Radio Link
To U. S. Disrupted
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. s.
Wireless communications be-
tween Taipehs Formosa. and San
Francisco, normal receiving
point in the United States. were
intermittently disrupted this
morning.
There were indications power
failure may have been the cause.
Globe wireless in Manila also
reported it was out Of touch with
the Nationalist capital city for
awhile.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
BY the Asseeioisd Press

TA1PEH, Formosa, Feb. s.
Nationalist bombers and outpost
island artillery pounded Chinese
Communist lane targets and
shipping yesterday and last night
along a 350-mile oceanic front
from Formosa Strait northward
into the East China Sea.
There were no reports of Com
muniSt action.
While Chang Kai-shek's air.
men and gunners carried on the
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Hanged as Spy for Israel

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 3 (P).
A young Arab, Khamis Bioumi,
was hanged in Beirut today on a
charge of spying for Israel. A
Lebanese court had convicted
Bioumi Of leading a band oper-
ating IN Lebanon on behalf Of
the Jewish state.
Evening star., 1955-02-03
Atom Program
Seen Snagged.
ByDixon-Yates
Democrats Accent
Danger as 6. O. P.
Defends Contract
By J. A. O'Leory

Senate Democrats charged to-
day that the administrator
distracted the Atomic Energy
Commission from its primary
task of assuring atomic leader
ship by involving it in the power
needs of the Tennessee Valley
area through the Dixon Yates
contract.
The Joint Atomic Energy
Committee made public a report
of more than 100 pages in which
Republican and Democrats sum-
married. their conflicting posi-
tions on the contract. The re-
port gave the Republican reasons
for voting last November to
waive a requirement that the
contract be delayed until the
new Congress had been in session
for 80 days.
The Democrats voted against
the waiver in November and,
since gaining majority control
of the committee, have put
through a motion resembling the
waiver. Both votes followed strict
party lines and President Eisen-
hover made it clear yesterday
he has no plans to abandon the
contract.
Higher Cost Feared.
In today's report, the Demo-
Gratis say the Acc lack of famil-
iarity with utility problems re-
suited in shortcomings that will
make the contract more costly
to the taxpayers. But they add
they are more concerned over
the demands this question has
made on the time and energy of
the commission for year.
The Republicans defended the
contract as the most economical
way of providing iva with the
power it needs for private con-
sumers to replace electrical en-
ergy withdrawn from the IVA
system to operate atomic energy
plants.
Republicans admit that con-
tracing with the Dixon and
Yates utility groups to build
new plant at West Memphis,
Ark, may cost about So million
more annually than a Govern
ment financed plant. They
pointed out, however. that this
additional 50 million is a small
price to pay for avoiding the i'm
mediate capital outlay of over
$100 million of tax money for a
Government plant.
iva Held Core of Issue.
1.-THE basic ISSUE" say the Re-
publicans, ''is not public power
versus private utilities. The basic
issue is not invasion of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority, nor cur
tailment of hydro-power devel-
opment in the Tennessee Valley.
The real issue is whether the
American people want to adopt
a national policy that a Gov
ernment agency-TVA - created
for the purposes of reclamation,
flood control and improvement
of navigation on the Tennessee
River. with hydro-electric devel-
opment as an incidental by prod
uct. should now expand to pro-
vide its service area in perpetuity
with all power it can accept
generated by any means what
soever' and subsidized by Fed
eral funds"
The Republicans say that to
adopt such policy would mean
taking taxes from people all over
the country and giving the reve-
nue. to industrial and private
interests in one section.
Let us be frank" the report
concluded, ito adopt that policy
(See DIXON-YATES, Page A-40