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Evening star., 1955-05-06
Paper Strength Of D. c. Guard
To Be Boosted by $500

last year discovered it was get.
ting too many non-fiying officers.
In reducing ,the ROTC pro-
gram. the Air Force did not pre-
vent advanced students from
completing the course. These
graduates have been, or within
a year of graduation will be
called for active duty under the
Guard arrangement. Those grad
yates who qualify for flight
training. plus about 1000 tech
nically trained graduates. 60 d.
rectly into the Air Force. !.
The remaining receive certif-
icates Of completion in place oi
commissions which allows them
to elect commissions In the All
Guard. ALI applicants are re.
quired to serve q total Of siS
years active and Guard duty.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Seven Get Jail Terms
In Police Poyoff Case
Cupt. Monroe's Sentence Ranges
To Five Years, Pruther's to Four

Albert H. (Real Estate) Smith,
IS, nine months to three years.
Charles (Geechie Charliel
Anderson, 40, colored. 16 months
to four years.
Burnie King, 20, colored, one
to three years.
Only one Of the defendants
King-made a personal plea to
the Judge before he was SEN
fenced.
He said that while he had linn
tied knowledge Of the law, he
could not understand "how the
jury could override the judges
charge and find me guilty"
Thoman Key Witness
The seven men were convicted
after a month long trial. during
which Capt. Todd o. Thoman
jr., a key Government witness
who spent Is days on the stand
testified that more than $4,000
in bribe money passed through
his hands to protect the numbers
racket here from police inter
ference.
An eighth defendant, Jchr
lefty Winston, AZ. colored. wa
acquitted by the Jury.
Maximum possible sentence or
the conspiracy count under which
Monroe and Prather were con
vjcted was five years in prison
and a $4,000 fine.
In addition to the conspirac!
See BRIBERY, Page A.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
BIGGEST u. S. Atomic Shot
Wipes Out Test FomiIies
Inspections Point Up One Object Lesson:
Survival Depends on Right Kind Of Home.

moved to see whether perhaps
two persons in a corner shelter
may have survived. The single
story frame rambler next door
was a total loss except for the
specially constructed bathroom
shelter. This withstood the blast
so solidly that only one pane
out of eight was blown out of
the rear window.
Otherwise, the story in the two
hardest hit homes was the same: !:
No walls. shredded crossbeams
and joists, naked and crumbling
plaster, mute but utter destruc-
ton.
Solid Steel Stands
A big multi-ton hydraulic press
standing just behind the Dar-
lings' home gave staunch testi-
mony to the difference between
frame and mortar, and solid steel.
But ever more dramatic and
Continued on Page AS. Col. 4
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Three Named to Settle
Bridge-or-T Issue

bridge. construction Of which
was authorized by Congress last
year.
Ask So Million for Start
The Districts budget for the
next fiscal year, action on which
is now being completed by a
House Appropriations subcom-
mittee, carried a request for So
million to start construction OF
the bridge.
The requested funds were
stricken from the budget re-
Gently by the subcommittee
pending a decision on the bridge
tunnel conflict. District officials
recommended to the Budget Bu-
reau against sending the tunnel
legislation to Congress.
Also, they have been pressing
for a final White House decision
in an effort to free funds for
construction of the Constitution
avenue bridge.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
NutionuIists Luy
MinefieIds Near
Offshore Islands

TAIPEI, Formosa. May 6 (R.
Chang Kai-shek's headquar-
ters announced that as of today
defensive nlinefields have been
laid in the territorial waters Of
Nationalist China's offshore is
lands.
Underscoring Nationalist con-
Germ, the announcement said the
action was taken in view Of the
declared intention of the Chinese
Communists to invade Formosa
and their repeated attacks on
the offshore islands"
The announcement termed the
minelaying defensive. implying it
was intended to obstruct possible
invasion from the nearby main
land.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
BY JACK JONAS

Two policemen and i've gam
blers were sent to prison today
for their part In a $4,000 police
protection payof plot here.
The stiffest sentence was
meted out to Capt. John B. Mon
roe. 4S, former headtof the 18th
Precinct, ordered to serve 20
months to five years in prison
and pay a $1,000 fine.
Probationary Detective George
c. Prather. who formerly served
in the 18th Precinct, was SEN
fenced to a prison term of 16
months to four years and fined
$500.
Judge Burnita S. Matthews. of
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia. gave lesser
sentences to the gamblers. All
were committed to Jail at once
and their lawyers said they
would Immediately seek bond
pending an appeal.
| Gamblers Sentenced
Sentences for the gamblers
were:
Roger w. (Whitetop) Simkins,
IS, colored, 18 months to AZ
years.
Curtis M. (Bozo) Taylor. 49,
colored, Is months to IS months
Evening star., 1955-05-06
BY JOHN A. GILES

The strength Of the District
National Guard will be boosted
by some $500 second lieutenants
next month.
But the boost won't increase
its effectiveness. That number
of Air Force ROTC graduates
will be assigned by the National
Guard Bureau to the local or
ganization for administrative
purposes.
They will go on active duty at
various Air Force bases for
three-year periods. Following
that, they will be assigned to
Air Guard units in their home
communities for three additional
years.
ROTC graduates are going into
the Guard because the Air Force
Evening star., 1955-05-06
BY ALTON L. BLAKESLEE and
BILL BECKER
Associated Press STAFF Correspondents


SURVIVAL CITY, New, May 6
H1.-The frightening and sober
ing reality of survival in the
atomic age was driven home to
Americans today as the damage
to this desert test community
was totaled up.
The mighty shock wave of
yesterdays atomic explosion
buried the Darling fan1ily-for-
tunately only mannequins-1r1
their home on Doomsday Drive,
wiped out their neighbors next
door and the folks down the
block.
The 4,700-foot row, however.
was not a complete loss--tWo out
of four homes withstood the
gigantic pressure of the biggest
open test shot ever held in the
United States. Its power Was
equal to $4,000 tons of INT.
But the home at the $500 foot
mark-especially built and REIN
forced-did not stand up perhaps
as we'll as expected. The roof
was blown completely off, much
of the front caved in and all
windows smashed.
Chances Depend on Home
The Darling family's fate and
that Of their neighbors-espe-
cially the luckier ones-pointed
up one object lesson: YOU can
survive a nuclear attack if you
have the right kind of home.
Fifteen members OF the Dar-
ling family "perished" in the col
lapse of their two-story brick
and cinder block home. The
walls blew out, the chimney fell
in sections as though sliced by
some multiple scythe. The fam
lly never had a chance.
But civilian defense workers
planned to enter the basement
after unsafe timbers are re-
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Schools Survey
Puts Area Need
AtS153ki||ion
Enrolment Jump
To $4,000 Seen
In Next 5 Years
BY JAMES G. DEANE

A $153 million investment in
new public schools will be needed
In the Washington Metropolitan
Area by 1860, a survey revealed
today.
In the next five years, area
school enrolment, mo- just un-
der 261 900. is expected to Jump
to almost $4,000, a gain Of
nearly one-third.
This gain of some $4,000
pupils would be enough to re-
quire possibly 5000 added class
rooms. Even that total presum-
ably will not be enough, since
many present schools are al
ready crowded and others are
outmoded and need to be re-
placed.
The estimate of $153 million
in new school construction was
disclosed in a survey by The
Star of school building needs in
the District areas seven major
political divisions. These. be-
sides Washington. are Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties in Maryland and Ar
lington and Fairfax Counties and
the cities of Alexandria and
Falls Church in Virginia.
In all seven communities,
school officials reported that
present total school plants are
inadequate. Almost all reported
also that schools are not being
built fast enough even for pres
ent needs.
LOng-Range Plans
All seven school systems have
long-range building plans. In
Arlington and Fairfax. school Of
ficials plan to seek authority
soon for large bond issues to
finance new five-year programs.
The Prince Georges School Board
has just made public a $6 mil
lion plan for the first year OF q
similar program.
In Alexandria, a SIS million
school bond issue is now under
consideration. Montgomery's
School Board has requested STA
million to start five-year pro-
gram this year. The District
is about to enter the second year
of 10-year program.
None of the seven area COM
munities except Falls Church
which has only 1,700 pupils
has yet charted detailed con-
struction needs for the full five
years ahead.
The District officially has such
a plan, but The Star disclosed
last Sunday that school officials
already are listing new needs
making it out of date. and in
creasing the total cost substan-
TALLY.
However, all seven school sys-
TENS expect sizable-in some
cases Observation-Disclosures in
enrolment. And they do not
have the classrooms to house
these added pupils now.
Five-Year Estimate
Here, as estimated by top
school officials, are the probable
See SCHOOLS, Page Az
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Release Of All SaIk Vaccine
Halted Pending Checkup
ScheeIe Is Sure
Scientists Will
Approve Serum

Surgeon General Leonard
Scheele told a House committee
today that the distribution of
new patches of Salk vaccine has
been stopped temporarily while .
group of experts completes q
study of the product.
DR.. Scheele expressed his own
confidence in the entire inocula-
ton program, said it should con-
tinue and added he had conf.
dence that the scientists now
studying the vaccine will give .
favorable report. perhaps today.
While the program of releasing
vaccine has been brought to q
standstill, there has been no ef-
fort to prevent vaccinations from
supplies already in the field. or
to stop manufacture, DR.. Scheele
added.
Doctor Is Quizzed Closely
Members of the House Bank
ing Committee, considering .
cluster of bills urging Federal
control of manufacture, distri-
button and sale. of vaccine. ques-
toned DR.. Scheele closely during
a long morning session.
The surgeon general, espous-
ing the administrations belief
in a voluntary program, was to-
days only witness. Advocates
of Federal control will be heard
next week.
DR.. Scheele said he felt the
experts meeting at the National
Institute Of Health not only
would express complete conf
dence in the vaccine. but would
suggest a voluntary formula
which would be equitable and
! feasible.
Await Clearance Signal
Some vaccine manufacturers
| were awaiting q go-ai1ead from
the Bethesda meeting before
completing some patches of vac
cine otherwise ready for ship.
n1ent.
| Eli Lilly g. Co. of indianapolis,
largest maker Of the vaccine,
told The Star It's representatives
were sitting in on the Bethesda
meeting awaiting decision.
In advance of today's commit
tee hearing. Chairman Spence
said he believed some legislation
was necessary to assure d proper
program of distribution.
Dr.. Scheele had an emphatic
mo. sir!" to question of
whether there now existed any
black market in the vaccine.
Opposes Price Controls
'We have every confidence in
the future" he said. I'VE have
watched other scarce materials
and many factors worked to hold
down the price"
He added that there appeared
to be no reason for strict pric-
ing program at this time.
! DR.. Scheele said it may be
necessary for the Government
to determine whether more ex-
haustive tests are needed for
vaccines turned out by the vari-
GUS manufacturers.
This line developed from his
announcement that A children
are now known to have con-
tracted polio after taking vac
cinations. Most of these were
| See VACCINE, Page AT
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Dulles Confers
With President
Wilson and Rudford
Also at White House

President Eisenhower and Sec
retary of State Dulles reviewed
American policy on . number of
critical world issues ut a lunch
con conference today as the Sec
retary prepared to leave for a
series of international meetings
in Europe.
The luncheon discussion fol-
lowed a 30-minute meeting be-
tween the President. his top
military advisers and Mr.. Dulles
which was cloaked with secrecy
by the White House.
Murray Snyder, assistan n t
White House press secretary. told
reporters only that the morning
conference concerned "a routine
matter" left over from a meeting
of the National Security Council
yesterday.
Speculation Arises
There had been considerable
speculation that this difference
might involve some new develop
ment in regard to possible nego-
tiations with the Chinese Com
munists for a cease fire in the
Formosa area or in regard to
the troubled situation in Wet
Nam.
Secretary of Defense Wilson
who had conferred for half an
hour alone with the President
earlier, and Admiral Arthur w
Radford, chairman of the joint
Chiefs of Staff joined by Mr.
Dulles and Undersecretary o.
State Herbert Hoover in the
morning conference.
An official who asked not tt
be quoted by name said thu
President and Mr.. Dulles woule
discuss at luncheon a number
of matters which will be thu
business Of the Secretary's Eu.
ropean mission.
Possible Subjects
! These would include effort
| to reach an agreed policy witt
the French about Wet Nam
where France has been cool to-
ward American-supported Pre-
mier Diem, as well as 1egotia
| tions with Russia for compile
ton Of an Austrian State treat!
and the possibility of a Big FouI
conference with the Russians.
1 Mr.. Dulles plans to leave a
6 pm. by plane for Paris. wher'
he will discuss these and othel
problems with the British ant
French foreign ministers befor'
| joining with them in a meetint
next week of the NATO Council
at which West Germany will b.
represented for the first time.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
DAVY CROcKETT'S
LUCKY MEETING

EScAPE-Dovy Crockett. hired out
BY his parents, escapes his employers
who wont to keep him and monoses
to reach safety through q binding
snow storm. The story Of his life
continues on pase A-37.
TEEN scENE-sharon Doron. The
Stars -oss authority, meets Mary
Hordwiek, British tennis champion,
in onothek Of her weekly columns on
pcse B-S.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
HOMES PREVIEW
DUE TOMORROW

The fincI edition Of this years
Spring Homes Review will appear TO-
morrow in The Stor's expanded Home
Section.
Don't miss this final opportunity to
GET your preview Of the first COM
prehensiye list OF home projects
throughout the Metropoliton Areo Of
Washington. .,
This is the first time such o list
hos been prepored. Be sure to exomine
il closely II you wont to "se. the
jump" on this springs newest ond
most exciting dreom homes.
y Reod The Stor resulorly. Phone
Sterling 5000 for convenient home
delivery.
Evening star., 1955-05-06

A White House conference on
the running controversy over
whether to build a Potomac
River Bridge at Constitution
avenue or substitute a tunnel
wound up today with appoint
ment of a committee to iron out
differences and determine the
Federal Governments position.
District and National Capital
Planning officials conferred for
40 minutes with Presidential AS
sistant Sherman Adams.
Present were District Commis-
sioner Samuel Spencer, Highway
Director John N. Robertson, Ma
tional Park Service Director Con-
rad l.. Wirth, Fine Arts Commits
sion Chairman David e. Finley,
former Ambassador Joseph C.
Grew. Harland Bartholomew
chairman of the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission, and
Rowland Hughes, director Of the
Budget Bureau. Mr.. Grew at
tended as a member of the board
Of directors of the Theodore
Roosevelt Association, which has
vetoed a bridge over Roosevelt
Island. ....-
Spencer Heads Group
After the session. White House
Assistant Press Secretary Murray
Snyder reported:
There was no decision
reached but a committee con-
sisting Of Commissioner Spencer
as chairman. and Mr.. Wirth anc
Mr.. Bartholomew was set up tc
work with the Bureau Of the
Budget in developing the Gov.
ernment's position on whether
this should be a bridge or a tun.
mel. In other words. to iron out
whatever differences there ara
! and reach a conclusion"
The Federal Budget Bureau
has been evaluating conflicting
opinions on recommendation
by the Fine Arts Commission and
Parks officials that . tunnel be
substituted for the proposed
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Road Bonds Beaten

The Eisenhower bill for a
S25 billion interstate highway
plan financed by a bond issue
was defeated in the Senate
Public Works Committee, eight
TO- four. The committee will
meet this afternoon to act on
Senator Cores substitute.
Earlier Story on Page A-5)
Evening star., 1955-05-06
BULLETIN
Beechner Death Verdict

A District coroner's jury
today ruled the death of Neal
w. Beechner. 20, son Of a
policeman, to be an accident.
The verdict cleared Eleventh
Precinct Pvt. Thomas E.
Hines, who had arrested the
youth on a drunk and disOr-
derIy charge. Beechner died
Tuesday in District General
Hospital of a brain injury
after he fell unconscious in a
cell.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Strike Offer Withdrawn

Striking unions in the Louis
Vile e. Nashville rail walkOut
announced today they are
Withdrawing their offer to ar
bitrate the 54-day dispute as
the result of the shooting Of
strikers. A negotiated settle
n1ent was insisted on.
Earlier story on Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Greeks Quit Koreu

SEOUL, May 8 (R.--A bat
TALON of Greek soldiers who
fought in Korea will sail for
home Sunday or Monday, the
8thx Army announced today.
Another battalion Of Greek VOL
uateers remains In South Korea.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
Humphrey Hits
HoIIister Choice
For Foreign Aid
Coils Selection
Without Knowing
Views Incredible
BULLETIN

John b. Hollister conferred
with President Eisenhower to-
day and later said he Is con-
vinced 1t is imperative" to
continue the mutual security
program. He promised to carry
out his new job "in accord
ance with the Presidents
policies.
Evening star., 1955-05-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Clear and cooler tonight. low about 50.
Fair tomorrow. warmer in the afternoon.
Full report on Page A-21
Evening star., 1955-05-06
WASHINGTON AFLoAT

A proposal that would curb sailboattng
above Memorial Bridge and the estab-
lishment of new trophy for the PreSi-
dents Cup Regatta lead the news on The
Stars weekly boating page.
Page C-5.
New York Markets, Poees A-30-3l
Evening star., 1955-05-06

Temperatures Today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN

kill to live. Of course" says Mr..
Milotte. But they seldom kill
wantonly. for sport or . sadistic
thrill. The animals Of Africa
taught us q great deal in this
respect"
That last sentence is as in
scrutahle as they come and no
attempt to translate it will be
made here.
= i =
THE GRAND MANNER -
There are other items. too.
CLEANED from the leftover mail.
/. Edward Dmytryk. for In
stance, who is filming 1.-THE
Mountain" in France, took the
old Hollywood spirit with him.
He signed the entire village Of
La Tour - buildings, homes.
shops. streets, people. animals
and everything else-to appear
In background shots in the
movie. :. Also in France and
bending municipalities to his
within is Billy Wilder. directing
Spirit of st. Louis" He per.
suaded the city officials Of Paris
to turn on the lights Of the City
of Light an hour earlier one
evening. It was the only way
the panorama which greeted
Charles A. Lindbergh on his ar
rival could be photographed
while there was still light enough
for the CinemaScope. Warner
Color cameras. It also de-
|velops that the dates Of National
Laugh Week. 1856. have been
set. 1t will be April 2 through
April 8 and William q. Mennen,
Ijr.. executive vice president Of
the Mennen Co., has been named
national chairman. Another
Icommunique lets it be known
that Paramount thinks Irving
Berlin's 1854 white Christmas
would be an ideal 1855 holiday
special. For Paramount, Christ
mas win start in October. when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

4 testify old party helping him.
self to the kippers. is natures
tribute to a man who has COM
pletely conquered teetotaliSm.
Mr.. Carmody's clean desk is
natures tribute to a man who
has completely conquered any
urge to open the mail. Ploughing
through the accumulation has
been a fascinating if not particu-
larly rewarding experience.
Mr.. C. doesn't know what he
missed. Or, maybe he does and
that's why all this mail is here
instead of having been inspected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
WHERE
AND WHEN
CURRENT THEATER
ATTRACTIONS
AND TIME OF SHOWING
Stage

Stage
al-Reopens September
10.
Shubert-Reopens September
&c.
Ambassador - Pete Kelly's
Blues; las. $3.50. $3.50. 1880 and
9:35 pm.
Capitol-"To Catch a Thief;
II am. lilo, 500. $50, TAO
and $50 pm.
Colony-"Monika" $50, $40
and $50 pm.
CoIumbia-"The Kentuckian"
1920 am, 1880. 1885. $40. 7:50
and 9:55 pm.
Dupont-"Summertime";; 1880.
1885, 5:35. TAO and $40 pm.
Keith's - Francis in the
Navy; 1850 am. l:50. $50,
$50. 7:50 and $3.50 pm.
Macarthur - Chance Meet
ing; 6:15. 7:55 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - Pete Kelly's
Blues: 1000 and 1850 am.
1850, $50. SIS. 7:50 and 9;45
pm.
Ontario-"The Private War Of
Major Benson: lis. $40, 5:25.
7:30 and 9::35 pm.
Palace - Love Is a Many
Splendored Thing; II an. los,
800, $50, 7:40 and $50 pm.
Playhouse Summertime;
1920 am, 100, 3. 5:25. TBS and
$50 pm.
Plaza-"One Desire; IL, las,
sos, 4:45, $50. 8:15 and 10 pm
THE Shrike";; II
am, 1850. 2:40, 4:30. $40, $40
and 1918 pm.
Warner This Is Cinerama";;
2 and $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07

Ishowings Of the Bing Crosby
Danny Kaye-Rosemary Clooney
film win start. You may as
well know what is happening
down in Mexico City. too. Both
THE Bridges Of Toko-Ri," at
the Mexico Theater there. and
Conquest Of Space" at the Po-
lance. set new house records In
their first weeks south Of the
Rio Grande. Now another
desk is clean. Well. not clean.
exactly. but visible here and
there.