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Evening star., 1955-05-27
Fast Renews Plea
For u. S. Passport

NEW YORK, May 81 P-
Howard Fast. leftist author who
was refused a passport to attend
a peace meeting abroad in 1850,
announced today he had renewed
his request to attend the World
Assembly of Peace in Finland
late in June.
Mr.. Fast, who received the
Stain International Peace Prize
in 1858, released a letter he had
written to President Eisenhower
in which the author pointed out
that previously he had been de-
MED passport on the ground
that his travel abroad would not
be to the best interests of the
United States.
Mr.. Fast's letter said he was
arguing, not only my constitu-
tional rights to travel abroad II
I so desire, but also arguing that
such travel wiuld be to the best
interests of the United States
It would demonstrate to peo-
pie all over the earth that free
dom for all, regardless of polit-
ical belief, does exist in the
United States"
Evening star., 1955-05-27
a Vdccindted
In Area Come
Down WithPoIio

Two additional cases reported
brought to four the number of
polio cases counted among Salk-
vaccinated children in the Wash
ington area.
In Montgomery County. a Z
year-old Rockville boy hospital
lied Monday at the National In
stitute of Health clinical center
at Bethesda was reported as hav-
ing paralytic tbulbar type| polio.
A resident of the 13200 block
of Ardennes avenue. the child
received his Salk shot May 8
at st Mary's School. according
to the Health Office. where it
was said the case did not appear
to be an extremely serious orc.
Specialists studying the cases
at the State Health Department
noted no paralysis in the arm
where the boy received the in
lection.
Alexandria Boy Victim
Another case was that Of a g.
year-old Alexandria boy of the
1900 block of Ripon place in the
Parkfairfax section. City Health
Officer Thomas F. McGough
said the child's illness had been
diagnosed at Children's Hospital
as the nonparalytic type.
The boy received a Salk shot
April IA at the Fair-Park Bap-
tist Church Day School. Or. Nc
Cough said it could be assumed
reasonably that the shot mini
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Albert to Speak

Representative Albert. Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma, will speak
at the annual spring banquet
of the Oklahoma University
Club of Washington at $50 pm.
tomorrow in the Cloud Room
of the National Airport. Reser-
vation should be made with Will
liam r. High. president of the
c1Ih
Evening star., 1955-05-27
AT Captain Faces Quiz
In $4,000 Bribe Case

swart, one time deputy Army
quartermaSter general; Col
Thomas w. James. formerly in
charge of the quartermasteI
depot IN Philadelphia; Col
Harold Manderback, another
former Army officer, and a
Marine colonel by the name OF
Nicholson.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Time Lapse Cited

mized the effects of the virus in
the child.
Time Lapse Cited
DR.. McGough commented that
the considerable time lapse be-
tween the shots and the appear
ance of the disease in the four
Salk cases in the area argued
against the possibility the vac
cine was responsible.
Two cases have been reported
in Fairfax among children who
had received Salk shots. The
County health officer. DR.. Har-
old Kennedy. ruled out the
chance the vaccine caused the
disease.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
State Makes Game
Of Killing Negroes
YOUNG FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN
MISS. H00DlUMS LATEST VICTIM

The murder Of Clinton Melton in Glendora. Miss eon
firms the NAAcP contention that the current atmosphere In
Mississippi such that white feel free TO shoot
down and kill Negro without fear Of punishment Roy
wilkins executive secretary of the National Association for
the Advancement of Coored People. said this week.
However. Mr.. Wilkins commended The authorities for
the prompt arrest Of suspect and expressed the hope for
full justice"
Mr.. Melton father of four young children fatally
shot after argument purchase at the gasoline sta
tion where he employed Elmer Kirnbel cotton gin
manager arrested and charged with the staying He
claimed selfdefense However Lee McGarh Of the
station who witnessed the shooting said the slain
unamed
Gendora Is located In Talahachie county Money
where A-year-old Emmett Louis TIL kidnapped and
dered last August THIS accused slayers Roy Bryant and
w. Mlam were acquitted by all-white jury.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16

CLEVELAND BoUND-Miss En-
ma Jean Black, 1918 West Sixth
street, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Black, viii leave today for
Cleveland. Ohio, where she viii
make her future home.
Mis- Black Is a graduate Of Dun
bar hi school and Dunbar junior
college. She is a member Of the
Macedonia Baptist church she
plans to take up studies in the
Ohio city and become an x-Ray
technician.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16

rweN MISUNDERSTANDING BLUFF-The Spotlighters
AMIN college staged their second and most ambitious
play here Saturday afternoon and eve
ming overlooking audience in the Student Union forum
The play, Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee VIII
ams had a superior cast including ODESSA Ingram as
Blanche Dorothy Jackson Stella Leander Jones as Stan
ley with fine supporting cast including Charles Pillar Ken
Dowd Charles Johnson George Walker jeanette Wynre
Helen Moore Delois Davis Ema MCGOWAN and Lewis Las
sitter.
The staff included stage manager, Marjorie Wilker-
son. assistant stage manager Leene Hudges assistant d.
rector Maxine Spears; properties by Ernesne Rson
with assistants Woods Bobbye Paschal wardrobe
Delois Davis assistants Frankie Hampton and Kaye Stan
field electrician Ray Oea sound echnicians Bernard
Martin Clarence Chambers and Ollie wilkins, and house
manager Doris Duckworth.
Arsenic Old Lace viii be produced by the Spotlight
ers in Caldwell hall February IL and 1S
Scene shown above caught by cameraman, Geeve
Grce the dramatic department during rehearsal In the
pix ODESSA Ingram senior English major from Fort
Smith, Leaned JONES' senior speech and drama major
from Charlottesville
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
Phi Beta Presents
Certificates 10 ;

Mu Beta Sigma chapter of Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity. in reeogni-
ton OF its national Social Action
program will present award GER
tifiestes to DR.. Lee Lorch. head
Of the department Of mathematics
at Philander Smith college and
two fraternity brothers. Reverend
c, c, Walker. pastor Of the First
Congregational church Of Little
Rock and Nexton Marshall. prin-
cipal Of Hillside elementary school
in North Little Rock.
The award presentation will be
Sunday. Immediately following the
morning services at the First
Congregational church. 9Th and
State streets.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
Infant Loses Life In
Fire; 3 Homes Burned

4 child vas burned TO death in
y blaze Of one building this
(sek and a blind woman led
an another last week. The
tihora Of fires destroyed two
zdngs and damaged three 9TH
!, Is reported.
he child was little il-month-
Barbara Ann johnson who
st Monday morning In the
ae a, 800 Ringo street in a
y which seems TO have started
Pals the grandmother. Mrs. Vel
r williams, was across the street
sans a pail Of water. The
snsmo<h~ Is reporsea 10 hasr
n That loose wallpaper had ig-
f'sd rum me stuvx pruh.hly.
|so houses adioinius thisz one
Pse DAMAGED by the fiamsx Tne
's heuses belougca to N. D.
fnghsId estate. il was reported.
NE house at 1899 West 9th ST..
Sonage Of the Rev. Joseph Nc
P-lan, state overseer of the
areh Of the Living God. was
9uoyed Saturday. No one was
home at the time of the fire,
"a lie origin had not been de-
.rired at last reports.
me building damaged aiso on
.l'aay was the apartment hous
'is West 9th street. Reportedly
oegan when fire from a wood
.a'ns stove in Mrs. Mary John
apartment spread UP the
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
Lifelong Citizen
Passes Saturday

Death claimed Daniel Webster
Stewart. lifelong resident Of Lit
tie Rock. Saturday. December 10.
at 2:45 q. m, after an extend
ed illness Mr., Stewart received
his education in the Little Rock
public schools. and was a men,
Der Of the first graduating class
OF M. w. Gibbs hi school in 1908
In very early manhood ne joined
Payne Chapel AME Zion church.
retaining his membership there
turnout the remainder of his life.
He was a veteran OF World War
I.
Mr.. Stewart was of very
pleasant ard obliging personality.
See PAssEs-page fear
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
PSC Designated as
Testing Center for
tNIE February. IS

Phiinnder Smith college las
been dexignat-a as a tcstinx cen
TAR for the 1855 natioualwids adj
miuistrztion oftfir National reaeh-
er Examinations next February.
M. L. Summerville, director OF
Testing and Guidance. announced
today.
College seniors preparing to
teach and teachers applying for
positions in school systems which
encourage or require applicants to
submit their scores on the Nation
al Teacher Examinations. along
with their other credentials are
eligible to take the tests. The ex-
aminations are prepared and ad-
ministered annually by Education
al Testing Service, Princeton N
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
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Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
ROBBERY Seen As MOTIVE N
TEXAS MURDER OF NAACP NAN

Reports so far received from Texas Indicate that the
murder of Herbert Johnson with his
idency of the Schuenbers Texas NACP branch Roy Wiki
ms executive secretary of the NAACP said
According u. s. Tate Of Dallas. Texas. NAACP coun-
for the Southwest region there yet to be no
positive indication Mr. Johnson slain because Of his
NAACP activity The motive for the murder Mr. Tate said
seemed be robbery the victim known to carry she
able sums about his person.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16

An encore presentation Of The
Other Wise Man. will be the
theme Of the annual candle-hght-
ing vesper service at Liberty Hill
Baptist church. Sunday at Ais
D. m. Mrs. Bernice A. Moore OF
First Baptist church, excellent in
the art Of drsmatic reading. will
be narrator for the service. This
traditional program of pageantry
ard caroling will also feature a
choir Of so voices. A tradition Of
the vesper service is the rendering
of Sweet Little Jesus Boy" by
Clyde Webb Of Arch Street Bap-
list church as guest soloist.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
Naacp Office to Remove
Its Coca Cola Machine

NEW YORK-The Coca Cola
machine in the NAAcP's national
office will be removed because OF
pressure tactics being used by the
Coca Cola distributor in South
Carolina against Negroes who be-
long to the NAACP or who signed
a school desegregation petition.
This was revealed in a letter
sent this week by Roy wilkins,
NAACP executive secretary. to
the Coca Cola bottlinx company
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16
School |ntegrates
Then Disintegrates

Intsgratiou w.s effected In tn
school a. csddo Gap. small
town IN Montgomery county and
the Negro students later with
drawn. after pressure by a white
parent according to reports re-
ceived at the State Press office.
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16

flue TO the attic. Mrs. johnson Is
blind and had to be led from the
apartment Mrs. Pearl Brown. an
other occupant. was out of the
building at the time. This house
is owned by Harold Young OF
See FIREs-pake four
Arkansas State press., 1955-12-16

Ths colussa ehiidrea. vsss 0-s
ruilsd In TIN towns sshanl sna
aftsnded ssvssal wssks wt11uue
Incident Thsn. one white psrunt
withdrew his Children. and after
finding that did not produce the
See sCHOOLs-page fear
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Mary Martins PETS =

DACKsTAGE at Broadway's Winter Garden. where Mary
ID Martin is playing Peter Pan there hand dscrawled
sign Please Do Not Step On The Animals Tails" The
animals in question are pictured on this page.
Real animals hold their tails alo otherwise keep them
of harms way Stage animals however have muscular
systems in their costumes and must let the tips fall where
they may The result is that the tails constantly getting
trod upon by stagehands managers and fellow
Though this is not painful does there is damage
done to the inside wire apparatus that keeps the tail sticking
up the proper angle when the actor down all fous
New Theaszical Title
EACH trodden tail be referred Flo Davis chief ward
robe mistress who has had much trouble repairing them
that she is known as Keeper of the Tails
Three of the animals appear only briefly in the show and
played by chorus members Mana the dog mpor
tan and played by Norman Shelly bona de actor On
his first entrance Mana he frequently gets his tail caught
in the door, Recently he got jamed badly that he had
to back up and kick the door open to get himself free Miss
Davis found his tail badly shot she had to order
brand-new for him. Oh well, there hazards in
every trade. CDR
Evening star., 1955-05-05

Your GIANT buys only the best of the topqualty grades
for GIANT TopNotch beef lamb and veal Thus you know
that by both reputation and guarantee GIANT TopNotck
meats the finest quality money can buy-thats why
we say GIANF>Top-Notch meats are the Citys best.
Evening star., 1955-03-21
FEC Requests Funds
To Investigate Entire
TeIevision Industry

The Federal Communications
Commission has asked Congress
again for money and authority
to survey the entire televisior
industry.
The newest request was con-
tanned in an FEC report to the
Senate Commerce Committee
which is studying complaints
that stations in the ultra high
frequency band are having diff
Guilty Surviving against the COM
petition of long established very
high frequency stations.
The matter was mentioned alsc
in testimony before a House Ap.
preparations subcommittee made
public last night. In that re.
port, FEC member Rosel H
Hyde said the study would cost
about 100000.
Doesn't Control Networks
The FEC now controls individ.
ual television stations through
its licensing powers, but has nc
control over networks or Other
branches of the industry. In.
ability to get network affiliatior
has been cited by some UHF
station owners as their major
handicap. Another is that only
5 million of the Nations 35 mil.
lion TV sets are equipped to re.
ceive UHF programs.
In a report requested by the
Senate committee headed BY
Senator Magnuson, Democrat, o1
Washington, FEC Chairman
George c. McConnaughey sale
the study should cover met.
works, advertisers, agencies, tai.
ent. independent film producers
and distributors, and other pro-
gram sources as well as othel
means of distributing programs
to the public"
Cost Is Major Obstacle
The high cost of televisior
programming is one of the major
obstacles to extending service tt
smaller communities, Mr.. Nc
Connaughey said, adding:
"Of even greater Importance il
the failure thus far of UHI
stations to become fully inte
grated with established VHF sta.
tions into an economically soune
Nationwide television service"
Evening star., 1955-03-21
Military Aides State
Views on Revision
OF Reserve Program
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Military officials were asked
today for their views on a pro-
posed revision of President
Eisenhower's military reserve
program.
Representatives of the Nation
al Guard and the Reserve Of
ficers Association were called for
testimony before House Armed
Services subcommittee. Others
will testify later.
Chairman Brooks. Democrat,
of Louisiana said the subcommit-
tee has tentatively rewritten
original Pentagon proposals to
provide minimum compulsion for
youths to continue reserve train
ing. Changes were made also in
an effort to eliminate criticism
that it might lead to universal
military training, he says.
Some Form Of Compulsion
The present bill accepts in
general a Pentagon proposal for
some form of compulsion to beef
up the reserves. It also has ac-
cepted new plan to permit a
specified number of youths to
take six months training. in
stead of two years active serv-
ice.
But the subcommittee made
these major changes:
/ Provision for As days recall
to active duty. rather than a
discharge other than honorable,
for veterans who refuse to main
tain reserve training.
2. A specific quota Of 100000
minimum and 250,000 maximum
number of youths under 10 who
can accept the six months train
ing course. Their reserve obli-
CATION would be cut from 91a
to 712 years. Draftees must
serve six years in the reserve.
Program To Be Voluntary
3. A requirement that the
training program must be en-
tirely voluntary. The Pentagon
had asked authority to draft six
month trainees if there are in
sufficient volunteers.
4. Two new methods of per-
mitting youths under 19 to dis
charge their military obligations
(A) Within strict quotas. they
can volunteer for the National
Guard or any reserve unit and
avoid the draft while they serve
satisfactorily.
(B) Failing that, they can
volunteer for the reserves on the
understanding that, within two
years, they will be called to "a
months active service. then re-
turn to the reserves. The latter
permits youths to volunteer for
the two years active duty in the
navy, instead of three if they go
directly into service.
Evening star., 1955-03-21
Visual Difficulties
AIoft Described 10
Aero-Medica| Group
Star STAFF Photo.

A British flight surgeon today
tried to apply the brakes to wild
running dreams of flights to the
moon and asked colleagues to
concentrate-at least for the mo-
ment-on problems of present.
day aircraft.
Air Commodore T. c. Mac
donald, research director of
Britain's Air Ministry. asked in
vestigation on a newly noted
hazard of high-altitude flight
empty field nearsightedness."
This is caused. he told the
26th annual meeting of the Aero
Medical Association at the Hotel
Statler by a pilot not having
anything to focus his eyes on
at attitudes where there is an
absence of cloud or haze above
the horizon.
II should like you to take your
minds away from space medi-
cine" the surgeon said, away
from rocket ships round the
moon, and consider (Such
Evening star., 1955-03-21
Police Director of Thoiond
Is Little Nations S Strong Man

over as police director. The
police began rapidly to expand.
In 1851. Phao-<he now holds
the rank Of general-visited
Western Europe and the United
States. He visited the United
States last year, and plans an
other trip to Washington shortly.
He may not have the rank of
another Washington visitor-the
Prime Minister-but he is at least
as important.
Luckily for Thailand and the
West, Phao has consistently sup
ported his old colleagus, Pibul.
There is no evidence that Phao
and Pibul disagree or consider
each other as rivals. Should they
split, place a bet on Phao.
tMr. Roper moiled this story from
Bonskok before moving on to Saigon
in his tour Of Pocific donoer spots.)
Evening star., 1955-03-21
General Is Accused
In Accounts Probe

An American general used
"subterfuge," connivance and
false accounts" to fix up living
quarters in Germany at a cost
to the Government of $4,000, a
House Appropriations subcom-
mittee was told during hearings
made public today.
William L. Ellis. chief of in
vestigations for the General Ac-
counting Office, told the story of
the generals luxury living quar-
tiers to the subcommittee on Feb
ruary %.
He identified the officer as
Brig. Gen. Oliver w. Hughes,
who, he said, was returned to
this country in 1858 after his
three-year assignment in Ger
many and a little later retired
from the Illinois Military Dis
trict.
Asked if his retirement was
"as a result of this activity" Mr.
Ellis said he had asked Secre-
tary of the Army Stevens for
further information but had not
yet heard.
Mr.. Ellis said Gen. Hughes
was under specific orders to
spend no more than $4,000
10000 German marks-but ac-
tually spent $4,000 218,00C
German marks.
The investigator charged that
the general used two subterfuges
He said the spending in excess
of 10000 marks was recorded
on the accountable records al
charged to other projects en-.
tlrely, so it would not show ur
in the records as part of the
cost of the house.
Evening star., 1955-03-21
House Group Cuts
SIS Million From
Funds for Interior
BY the Assoeioied Press

The House Appropriations
Committee today cut more than
SIS million from appropriations
asked for the Interior Depart
ment and related agencies. That
was nearly per cent under
President Eisenhower's budget
requests.
The committee recommended
to the House a bill carrying
S298,271,246 to run the agen-
cies for the year beginning July
/. That amount was $15,081 .810
below requests and $3,203,380
less than current year appro-
priations.
Heaviest cuts in requests in
cluded SIS million for Alaskan
public works. So million for
Alaskan road construction, IS
million for construction by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and
81 million for construction by
the National Park Service.
Money Left Over
The committee explained there
is money left over to carry out
these works from previous ap-
propriations.
A 100000 administration re-
quest was recommended by the
committee for a research pro-
gram for development of low-cost
processes for converting seawater
to fresh water in sufficient guam
titles for municipal, industrial
and agricultural uses.
Also approved was $250,Q00-
$4,000 less than asked-for
new Office of minerals mobiliza-
ton being organized in the In
terror Department to provide CO.
ordination and advice to the
Government on metals and min
erals.
Other agencies, appropriations
recommended for 1856, cur
rent year appropriations, budget
estimates and amounts OF de-
creaSes or increases for the next
year include:
Land Management Bureau
$15,700,0O0; $12,263,000; $14,-
100000; decrease 100000.
Bureau of Indian Affairs-S66,-
510,856; SOS 5,250,146; $71,710,856;
decrease $5,200,000.
Geological Survey $685.
600; $25,735 900; $26,285 900:
none.
Bureau of Mines-$18,863 900;
$25, 100000; $18,863.00O; none.
National Park Service-$43,-
650,000; $32 500; $44, $50, 900:
decrease ST million. OF the total,
$3,725, 900 plus unobligated funds
would be for construction.
Fish and Wildlife Service
$11,387,0o0; $11,453 900; SILL
COS, 500; decrease $218,500.
Office of Territories
Office of Territories-S19 mil
lion; $32.300,000; $28,024,000;
decrease $9,O24,000
Indian Claims Commission
$119,500; $4,000; $119,500;
none.
Jane estown Williamsburg
Yorktown Celebration Commits
sion-$100,000; 100000; $780,
600: none.
Smithsonian Institution-$5,-
5000; $4,000, 900; $5,355,000;
none. &<
The budget requests of $780,
900 for interior oil and gas di-
vision, which also enforces the
Connally hot oil' act, and the
same amount for Virgin Island
Corp. grants were included in the
bill sent to the House.
Evening star., 1955-03-21
By jones E. Roper
Stor Stoff Correspondent

BANGKOK, Thailand. - The
strong man of Thailand is Police
Director Phao Sriyanon.
Some people say this makes
Thailand a police state. That
isn't true.
It is true, however, that Phao
is steadily Tightening his grip on
the military, political. and
economic life of Thailand-and
soon nobody viii be able to chal-
lenge his will.
Look at Phao's activities:
/. Military-He controls a ma
tional police force of more than
10000 men. This approaches the
size of the national army and
probably is better trained. 1t
has mortars, machine, guns and
paratroopers.
2. Political-He is Vice Min
lister of Interior and Secretary
of the all-powerful Coup party.
AS party secretary, he ranks at
least as high as Prime Minister
Pibul Songgram in setting poll
cies Of the party. which means
policies of the government.
3. Economic-He is Vice Min
lister of Finance. and shares per-
sonally in the profits of gold
trading, construction, night
clubs and many other business
enterprises. Some That's tag him
as the richest man in the world.
Probably it just seems that way
to men who try to do business
without his blessing.
Phao's rise was unSpectacular
until he and his friends seized
power in a 1947 coup. A gradu-
ate Of the Thai Military Acad-
emy, Phao had served as an aide
to Pibul Songgram-later to be-
come Prime Minister-and to the
King, but was retired from the
army in 1945 as a colonel. He
was "a years old.
Then came the 1947 coup. He
and his father-in-law, now Dep
uty Prime Minister Phin Chun-
hawan. led a faction that became
a dominant force among the
plotters.
Phao soon became deputy
director of police and, after an
abortive uprising in 1851, took