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Evening star., 1955-02-21
Sandison Named 10 Head
Gaithersburg Firemen

The Gaithersburg- Washing
ton Grove Volunteer Fire De-
partment has elected Forte H.
Sandison president.
Other officers selected were: ::
George w. Reber, vice president;
Louis Graybill, secretary; Will
liam Chiswell, treasurer; Byron
H. Miller, chief; and Joseph c..
Freeman, assistant chief. DR..
Frank J. Broschart, Montgom-
cry County coroner, was ap-
pointed company surgeon.
Rescue Squad officers elected
were: Reynolds Younkins, as
sistant chief; Donald Magruder,
captain; Bernard Stolz, captain:
Dennis Howes, lieutenant; Wal
ter Snyder, lieutenant, and
James Alkire, secretary.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Smoeqy History

London was disturbed about
smog in 1880, newspapers OF. that
day show. A comedian was booed
off a London stage for joking
about it. ministers thundered
against it and scientists were
trying TO find a way to get the
country rid of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Menzies Wins EosiIy
In Australian Elections

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 10,
Menzies crushingly defeated Her
days general election for the Aus
Returns compiled so far in
Senate seats at stake were not
Mr.. MenzieS in the House indicat
wrulds win the Senate. It needs
to take three out of five Senate
seats in each OF the six states
to control the upper house. Final
outcome of the Senate races
nay not be known for several
deyS.
&. the House count neared its
en1, tabulations showed the
government would have a big
n1ajority-probably of more than
% in the House of 122 fully
voting representatives.
.Nenzies' Liberal Party ap-I
peared to have won IS seats, its
coalition partner. the Country
party is. Labor 43 and 1nde-
pendents one. Seven seats we're
In doubt. In the last Parliament.
the Liberal-Coun Party coali-
ten held only a 64-57 edge over
Labor in a house that then had
12l members.
Record Vote Cast
A record Sill. 900 voters, who
faced a fine of two pounds
($4.75) If they did not vote with
out a good excuse. went to the
polls in sweltering summer heat.
Mr.. Menzies told reporters:
I'VE have won a splendid VIC
tory" There was no immediate
comment from Mr.. Evatt. who
had promised, if his Labor Party
won. higher social benefits and
q review of fixed wages.
Many supporters blame Mr..
Evatt for Labor's losses. Some
said they believed Mr.. Evatt's
part in the Petrov spy case cost
many votes.
Vladimir Petrov detected as
third secretary of the Russian
Embassy in Canberra and asked
fer political asylum in Australia.
He turned over to authorities
documents disclosing an elabo-
rate Communist spy network.
Petrov Case Was Issue
A Royal Commission decided
the documents were authentic.
Mr.. Evatt, who blasted the gov
ernment's handling Of the case,
disclosed he had written to Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
about the papers authenticity.
Mr.. Evatt said Mr.. Molotov re-
piled they were forgeries. Dur
Ing the campaign Mr.. Menzies
accused Mr.. Evatt Of "trafIicking |
with Molotov."
in the Barton constituency,
Mr.. Evatt had his own struggle |
ID hold his House seat. With
most votes counted. Mr.. Evatt
had 1904. his Liberal opponent,
w. T. Arthur, 1904 and inde-
pendent E. G. Trembath 1901.
In the Kooyong district Of Mel
bourne, Mr.. Menzies won in a |
ranp, polling two to one against |
the total Of his three opponents.
The Liberal Country Party
coalition has run the government |
since 1949. It won elections in |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Youth Council to Meet

The Area P Board Of the Com
missioners, Youth Council will
meet at 4 pm. Wednesday In the
Christ Child Settlement House,
sos Massachusetts, avenue NE
to plan its anti-delinquency prof.
ectS for next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
42-Doy Snow Ends
At International Falls

INTERNATIONAL FALLS,
Mimi. Dec. 10 (P.-Residents
at this Canadian border COM
munity stared out of their
frosted windows in disbelief to-
day For the second straight day
no snow was falling.
The city yesterday reached
the end of a marathon AZ con-
Secutive days of snowfall. Dur
ing that period the snowfall
totale6 more than IS inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

,R.-Prime Minister Robert G.
bert Evatt's Labor Party in to-
tralian House of Representatives.
the balloting for 80 of the go
conclusive. but the landslide for
ed the government coalition also
1919. 1851 and 1854 over the
Labor Party. which was split
this year when Roman Catholics
within the party broke away and
formed the "Anti-Communist
Labor Party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
loo
plus td1

stunning collection of tie bars and cuff links In
smart new designs. Choose from gold and silver
finishes, some with simulated stones, some with
initials good selection for all tastes. Buy several
for the men on your list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 10. "A
Menzies crushingly defeated Herbe
days general election for the Austr'
Returns compiled SO far in Il
Senate seats at stake were not CO.
Mr.. MenzieS in the House indicated
Nfi.Illd. wiY, the Sonata IT needs
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Churchill Presented With Medallion
From Eisenhower on 8lst Birthday
BY CECIL HOLLAND
star stan CORRESPONDENT

GETTYSBURG, Pa. Nov. 30.--
President Eisenhower has sent a
special medallion to Sir Winston
Churchill commemorating his
I81st birthday and his signal
services to the defense of free
dom"
The White House announced
today that the medallion and a
personal letter from the Presi-
dent were presented to the for
mer British Prime Minister and
World War II leader on his
birthday today.
The Presentation was made in
England by United States Am
bassador Winthrop w. Aldrich
on behalf Of the President.
Mr.. Eisenhower's letter said
the medallion was "a timely rec
Of Sir Winston's life
long friendship for the United
States and the incalculable debt
owed him BY mankind for his
"unfaltering defense Of peace
with justice, and the freedom Of
men"
The medallion, three inches in
diameter, is Of gold, and was paid
for by American friends of Sir
winston.
The artist was Gilroy Roberts,
head sculptor of the United
States mint. The face of the
medallion bears q representation
Evening star., 1955-11-30

SHENANDOAH, Pa. Nov. 80
PA banks committee on
small loans. made up Of only
lteen-agers, has been functioning
for six months. and with arnaz-
ing business acumen," at the
Miners National Bank in this
Central Pennsylvania hard coal
community.
The teen-age confidence fund
was set up last May as the banks
contribution to the battle against
juvenile delinquency.
And 1t has worked out better
than the most optimistic Of Its
hackers ever expected.
Believing that lack Of ready
cash for q teen-ager's legitimate
needs was a major cause of 3uve-
nile crime, officials at Miners
National decided to do something
about the problem.
The bank followed through
with what it felt was q much
needed trust in youth. It set
aside a $1,000 fund to be used In
making loans Of SIS to $50 for
worthwhile purposes TO the high
school students Of the area.
An independent committee Of
students, with a bank official
acting strictly in the role Of ad-
wiser. was set up to decide which
loans would be granted. A $40
loan runs eight weeks and the
Total interest charge Is 50 cents.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
| rust in Youth Pays off,
Bank Experiment Shows

The $50 maximum runs "a weeks
lat a cost of $3.50.
p. H. Burke, president OF the
bank, says a recent cheek
showed 48 loans were requested
Of which AZ were approved ir
whole or In part.
And not a single one has evei
been defaulted.
Mr.. Burke says he is not sur
lprised that the youngsters justi-
fled the banks confidence In
them. But what amazed him, he
added, is the amazing business
|acumen' revealed by the COM
|mittee in considering the ap-
|plications.
For instance, the committee
rejected a girls application for
Ia SIS loan to buy a bathing suit
recommending she could swim
just as well in q suit that
cost $40.
The fact that the fund has,
TO date. a 100 per cent recovery
on 100 per cent moral risk loans,
is suficient reward for Miners
National.
But there's more to 1t than
that, Mr.. Burke points out:
What is more important, the
fund has become a forceful
|countermeasure in youths pres
|ent fight to persuade its elders
that the sins Of the relatively
few deiinquents do not warrant
THE general condemnation being
laccorded teen-agers In general
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Buenos Aires Restores
La Prenso to Poz T Family

BUENoS AIRES, Nov. 80 up
The government today issued
"a decree restoring the newspaper
La Prensa to the Paz family. AT
the same time 1t ordered disso-
luton of the Peronista Party.
The decree Of Provisional Pres
ident Pedro Aramburu spelled q
finish to the totalitarian political
machine which Juan D. Peron
organized six years ago tc
IS m o ther the opposition and
tighten his reign.
appropriation Of La Prensa in
1851 was one Of the steps Gen.
Peron took to clamp his control
on the Nation.
The return of the newspaper
to its rightful owners came only
10 days after Gen. Aramburu
took Office.
Almost five years ago, the
Peron government engineered its
appropriation by Congress and
Evening star., 1955-11-30

handed it over to his organized
labor supporters.
Its publisher before expropria-
ton, DR.. Alberto Gainza Paz, is
expected to return from exile to-
morrow to resume control Of the
newspaper.
The Aramburu decree ordered
Mai. Francisco Sanchez, Federal
administrator at the paper. to
turn over all properties to Mr..
Gainza Paz, abolished the ex-
preparation law of 1850, and
ordered all legal proceedings
against the Paz family dropped.
The Peronista Party was or
ganized carefully so that Gen.
'Peron could dominate it COM
'pletely. He was assisted by an
executive council of "a members
elected by city councils.
When Gen. Peron fell. his party
held all seats in the Senate and
all but IL in the l55-seat Cham
Iber of Deputies, virtually all
Ijudgeships and nearly all local
and provincial posts.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Stocks Climb Back
To Record Peak

NEW YORK, Nov. 80 R.-
A rally in the stock market
brought the Associated Press av-
erage OF so stocks back to Its
record peak at noon today.
That meant that, as measured
by the average. all the ground
lost in the big break. which fol-
lowed news of President Eisen-
hower's illness, had been re-
covered.
At noon, the AP average was
ahead 80 cents at $l8i.50, the
record set on September 23, on
the eve OF the Presidents heart
attack.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Three Hurt in Fire
AT Rooming House

Three persons were treated at
Emergency Hospital today after
an early morning fire in q room
ing house at 1902 Columbia road
NV.
The fire, confined to the front
part Of the fifst door. forced
about IS residents to fiee as
smoke filled Railways and other
rooms In the 3-story brick build
ing.
Treated for smoke inhalation
were Aaron w. Rogers, 81, and
Mary Fitzgerald, go. Mr.. Rogers
also was treated for face and arm
burns. Both were released,
along with Conner Mumford, II,
who suffered from exposure.
Evening star., 1955-11-30

Of Sir Winston's head and shoul-
|ders as taken from Mr.. Eisen-
hower's portrait Of him.
The citation Is inscribed on the
reverse side, together with q de-
sign Of clasped hands fianked by
the British and United States
shields.
The citation reads:
Presented to Sir Winston
Spencer Churchill by President
Dwight d. Eisenhower on behalf
of his millions of admiring
friends In the United States for
courageous leadership and In
recognition Of his signal services
Evening star., 1955-11-30

withstanding the advantages the
lease might give to the District" |"
The comptroller's ruling con-
tradicted that Of the District
corporation counsel who advised
the Commissioners that. in his
opinion. they did have authority
TO lease property under provision
OF the District code. These pro-
visions allow the Commissioners
to rent any building or land
whenever 1t is not required for
the purpose for which it was ac-
Quired."
According to Mr.. Campbell,
the District could not claim that
it no longer needed pumping
station or caretaker's residence
at Lorton-even though they
would be replaced by the water
company. He also declared that
1t would require specific congress
sional authorization to permit
construction Of new facilities for
the District. even though they
See WATER, Page AS
Evening star., 1955-11-30
BULLETIN.
Berlin Arrests Hit

A State Department spokes-
man today labeled as "obvi-
ously outrageous" the deten-
tion Of two American Con-
gressmen in East Berlin on
Sunday. East German police
held at pistol point Represent
ative Boland, Democrat, Of
Massachusetts,. and Represent
ative 0stertag, Republican Of
New York, Mrs. Ostertag and
an Army lieutenant.
tRelated Story on Page A-10)
Evening star., 1955-11-30

to the defense of freedom in
which cause his country and the
United States have been associ-
ated in both peace and war"
Mr.. Eisenhower's letter, ad-
dressed to Dear Winston" read
in part:
This medallion, struck to
commemorate your eighty first
birthday, is a timely recognition
of your lifelong friendship to-
ward the United States and of
the incalculable debt owed you
by all mankind for your unfsl-
tering defense Of peace with JUS
tice, and the freedom Of men,"
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Mercury Rising
Slowly Here
Gradual Wormup
Eases Cold Snup

Gradually moderating temper
atures are forecast for the WASH
Iington area the next few days.
taking some Of the ice of the
freeze, but there still are some
chilly times ahead.
| The Weather Bureau looked
for a high of near ~ today and
b low Of about Is In the city and
10 In the suburbs tonight. To-
morrow the warming up should
reach into the middle 40s. and
Friday afternoon may bring q
reading near so.
However, the week end out
look Is uncertain. The 5-day
forecast indicated the possibility
lof rain or snow for Saturday
land colder again Sunday.
This mornings low was a
mere 26-comfortable compared
with the seasons record l6 de-
grees registered yesterday.
Elsewhere the central and
Eastern parts Of the Nation
still felt unreasonable freezing
Temperatures.
The Buffalo area. buried under
1S inches of snow yesterday. was
digging out today under better
weather conditions.
Mayor Steven Pankow declared
a state of emergency as crews
pulled out thousands Of stalled
cars. Schools and stores, closed
yesterday, planned to reopen to-
day.
Storms had moved out Of the
Buffalo and Great Lakes regions
but not before leaving a toll of
five dead in the Buffalo area and
three in Michigan.
It was II below at Bismarck,
N. D., today. the center of the
cold blast, but the freezing line
extended southwark to the Gulf
Coast Of Alabama. Northern
Florida and Northern Texas.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Soviet Expedition
Off for Anturctic

LONDON. Nov. 80 P1. - The
Moscow radio said q Soviet
scientific expedition left today
for the Antarctic.
The expedition will take part
in an international exploration
of the Antarctic continent in
connection with the forthcoming
"Geophysical Year"
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Turncoot 81 Due
In Hong Kong Soon

State Department officials said
today Red China has indicated
Richard r. Tenneson. turncoat
CT from Alden, MINI, viii cross
into Hong Kong shortly.
Officials said they were in
formed by the British that. the
Peiping regime had said TenAe-
son would leave China today.
Tenneson was one Of the
American soldiers, captured by
the Red Chinese in the Korean
war. who refused to come home
after the truce.
Evening star., 1955-11-30

asked only to approve decisions
already made.
''They have talked over their
problems with US as they have
arisen or even when they were
only anticipating the problems. I"
Senator George said. Chair
man Richards. Democrat Of
South Carolina, Of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee and
I have tried to do the best we
could in giving them advice.
"Of course, there have been
differences Of opinion but on the
whole We have looked at these
problems in q very nonpartisan
way"
Can't Commit Individuals
Senator Sparkman said in a
separate interview that while it
might be possible to attain a gen.
eral understanding to eliminate
personalities from campaign dis
cussion, neither party could COM
NIT individual candidates not to
discuss any particular foreign
problem.
He took issue with Mr.. Dulles
statement that the Republicans
had made q sound and admir-
able record 10 follow" in their
foreign policy talks during the
1852 campaign. Republicans CEN
tered their criticism then on the
Korean war stalemate.
"I'd advise Mr.. Dulles to read
the Republican platform plank
on foreign policy, which he him.
self wrote. If he believes his
party engaged In constructive
criticism then" Senator Spark
man said.
Among other things, the G
o. p. platform said the Demo
cratic administration had 'lost
the peace" won in World War II
had abandoned friendly ma.
Etions" and had denied aid Uc
the Nationalist government oi
China and thus Substituted or
our Pacific flank a murderous
enemy for an ally and friend"
It said that with foresight
the Korean war would never
have happened"
Evening star., 1955-11-30

pound some 10 billion gallons Of
water.
The other site was about a
half mile downstream. where
the water company already has
q small intake dam. The COM
pany had proposed to raise this
existing dam to a height OF 90
feet.
Ruling BY Campbell
The downstream site had to be
abandoned. however, under q
ruling Of Joseph Campbell.
controller general Of the United
States. He held that the District
Commissioners did not have ati-
thority to lease L0rton property
to the water company for food
ing, even though the arrange
ment might be advantageous to
the District.
The downstream site would
have given the Lorton Reforma-
tory an increased water supply.
and the Alexandra Water Co.
had agreed to build a new intake,
pumping station and caretaker's
residence for the reformatory to
replace the facilities that would
be flooded The District Com
missioners apparently were eager
to accept the arrangement.
Mr.. Campbell noted in his ruiz
ing that. according to the Com
missioners. the natural fiow Of
water in Occoquan "is extremely
variable and at times below nor
NAL requirements of the District
correctional institution" and
that the dam apparently would
give a greater assurance Of an
adequate supply for the institu-
tions.
Admits Advantages
Despite such advantages. how
ever, he declared In his ruling
that ''it is our conclusion that
the Board of Commissioners does
not have the authority to enter
into the proposed lease not
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Assembly Fate
Before Cabinet
In Paris Today
Rore Muneuver
Would Give Fuure
EurIy Elections

PARIS, Nov. 80 R.-The
French cabinet meets today to
decide whether to dissolve the
National Assembly in a rare
maneuver which would give Pre-
mier Edgar Faure the early elec-
tions Parliament denied him.
Holding a confidence vote on
a procedural question. but actu-
ally moving to stave off the
early parliamentary balloting,
the Assembly gave the ak to the
government last night 3l8-2l8.
But by their whopping majority
Evening star., 1955-11-30

Wv hSSS -
--~
against Mr.. Faure. the over
enthusiastic deputies made 1t
possible for the cabinet to boot
them out Of Office under a con-
stitutional clause never appli-
cable before.
Article 81 of the 1946 consti-
tuition says that when two cabi-
nets have been thrown out with
in l8 months by constitutional
majorities"-more than half the
assembly's 625 members - the
cabinet can dissolve the assem-
bly,. Pierre Mendes-France was
ousted from the premiership by
a 3l9-273 vote ON Feb. 5. less
than 10 months ago.
President Must Preside
The constitution says the cabi-
nets decision to dissolve must be
taken with the president of the
republic presiding and after adj
vice has been received from the
president Of the assembly.
Pierre Schneiter. assembly
president, spent more than an
hour last night with French
President Rene Coty at Elysee
Palace. Reports said Mr.
Schneiter declined to give his ad-
vice until after consultations
with party leaders in the Assem-.
bly, this morning. After these
talks he was to make his recon-
mendations to Coty in q letter.
The cabinet then could decide
whether to order the Assembly
dissolved or merely hand In its
own resignation. The latter ac-
ton would set In motion the IA
Imiliar routine Of French politics
presidential consultations with
party leaders. choice of a pros--
Ipective Premier, weeks Of dicker-
ing to l.ne up Assembly support
and eventually announcement OF
Ia new cabinet.
To Continue as Caretaker
Either way, Mr.. Faure and his
cabinet viii continue in Office in
IA caretaker status.
Weighing against Assembly
dissolution was the constitution
|a1 requirement that new elec-
|tions be held within 20 to 80 days
That would put the balloting
around Christmas, a time certain
to be unpopular with the voters.
Assembly elections normally
would be held next June, but
Faure wanted to advance them
to early December. Mr.. Mendes-
France, fighting for time to drum
up support for a comeback at
tempt, led the move which
|thwarted the premier.
The Communists were the i'm
mediate cause Of Faure's down.
fall, and the large majority
which gave him the opportunity
to send the Assembly home. The
Reds. with 98 votes in the cham
ber, had voted with the Premier
on five previous confidence bal
lots. This time they went against
him.