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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
'GE Officials Criticize
.AII-Bus 7 ronsit System

system would involve a total cap.
ital investment Of $3l.777, 500
according to their figures.
The capital cost involved ir
the present system Of streetcars
and buses was put at $23 million
These capital investment f1g-
lures correspond to the rate base
Iof an operating company. The
latest rate base fixed by the CON-
mission for Capital Transit is
i$23. 400. SOL. applicable to District
Operations only. In recent pro-
Iceedings the company volun-
Iteered to accept a rate base OF
.$19.247.816 for the District. For
the complete system it would
have been $20.847.8l6.
Figures Are Given
The General Electric official.
gave these figures for estimated
operating costs. depreciation anc
interest: For q system compar'
able to the present one. $25.!
million: for a system using pres
Ient buses and replacing thu
trolleys with new 5l-passengel
buses. $25.65 million: for an all
new bus system, $26, 088, 900.
| In the first instance the re.
turn on the rate base was pu'
at 4.29 per cent; in the second
at 1853 per cent. and in the third
lat 1.09 per cent.
The cost per mile for streetcal
operation is concededly more
than for bus operation. But Mr.
Johnston. and Mr.. Turner pointed
to two considerations: Insisting
on an all-bus operation the com.
mission deprives the transit op.
orator Of adopting the system hi
believes is best. 1t also ends the
possibility Of using the streetcal
system as the nucleus Of a rapid
transit system.
Bus Operation Cheaper
Streetcar operating costs fol
the whole system were put al
86.1l cents a mile and for the
Mount Pleasant line alone 1894
| See STREETCARS, Page Al;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
GRAY COMMISSION
SERIES STARTS

VIRGINIA MUST DEciDE-con-
fronting Virginia voters on Jonuoy 9
is the first step in the Gray Commits
sion's proerom TO prevent enforced
Inte9rotion in public schools. The
first OF q series Of articles by Alex R.
Preston explaining the issue and ex-
plOrins it from oil sides, deals with
the background Of the problem. 1t
appears today on poge A-33.
BEST AcToR-Joy cormody, The
Stor's dromo critic, eulis the 1855
movie performances todoy to pick the
best performance Of the year. He
norows the male field to the follow
five listed alphabetically. Ernest
Borsnine, Jones Coeney, Henry
FoHdo ond Spencer Troey. Then he
picks his fovorite. His choice is ex-1
ploined todoy on pose D-S.
BIBLE sTcRY--Todoy's instoIlment
OF Jesus and His Times" the 10th
Of 10 chapters condensed from the
work by Henry Doniel-Rops, treots Of
Christ's mineline with the lowest
classes. Poee Dill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Wilson Rescinds
Order. 10 Slash
Air Force Jobs
Defense Chief Burs
Navy Plea to Ease
Big Personnel Cut
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Defense Secretary Wilson has
agreed to rescind the order re-
curing the Air Force Depart
ment to reduce it's civilian en-
ployes by $4,000. The Star
learned today.
At the same time, Mr.. Wilson
refused the Navy Departments
request to ease the "a, 600 civilian
cut ordered for it. The Navy had
asked that it be required to make
a reduction of only 1900 jobs
during the next six months.
The Army Department has not
asked for any curtailment of the
$4,000 civilian job reduction it
has been ordered to make be-
tween now and next June 80. The
Army already has sent out lay
of notices in substantial num-
bers and the Navy also started
sending pink slips to civilian
employees when it was informed
Of Secretary Wilson's decision.
Other Hiring Curtailed
While the Air Force was
spared the necessity of trimming
$4,000 civilian jobs from its pres
ent strength, 1t was told by Mr..
Wilson that it would have to
curtail its proposed civilian job
expansion by $4,000.
In other words, the $4,000 Air
Force cut will not come from
present strength but from its
requested strength.
The Air Force had planned to
add about 10000 civilian jobs
during the next six months as
part of the Air Forces expanded
1877 wings program. Mr.. Wilson'S
original order would not only
have cut the departments pres
ent civilian strength by $4,000
Jobs but it would have prevented
any expansion of civilian en-
ployment
The modified order will permit
the Air Force not only to keep its
present number of civilian en-
ployes but to add about $4,000
more during the next six months.
This win give 1t a total Of about
$4,000 civilian workers.
$1,000 Original Cutback
The original civilian cutback
ordered for the Army. Navy and
Air Force totaled $4,000 jobs.
However. the decision to rescind
the Air Forces civilian employ
inent cut and even allow 1t to
hire about $4,000 more employees
means that the overall reduction
In the Defense Departments
civilian employment will be about
$4,000 jobs.
Defense officials say every
effort is being made to absorb
the large part of the reductions
by attrition-not filling some OF
the ordinary personnel vacancies
that occur each month. How
ever, the defense agencies have
found that some layoffs will be
necessary and Army and Navy
are in the process of issuing re-
duction in force notices to some
Of their employees.
The Washington area has not
yet been affected and reductions
In Army and Navy units here are
expected to be slight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Russians Ask
New Meetinq
OF Council
Sponsors of Defeated
U. N. Package Ask
Airing in Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Dec. IA (P0.-Russia today called
for an emergency meeting Of the
~. N. Security Council to recon-
slider the deadlocked member
ship problem.
Soviet Delegate Arkady A.
Sobolev asked the Council presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

been prompted by the news that
defense spending will be in
creased substantially in the year
starting July /.
Chairman Byrd of the Senate
Finance Committee, which han
dies taxes. said he is more con-
WINGED that ever there should be
no tax reduction. At the same
time. Senator George, Democrat
of Georgia, reiterated his belief
that tax relief in the low and
middle income brackets can and
should be voted. to the extent Of
about So billion.
Speaker Rayburn took a stand
between these two extremes. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
A.U.Reprisal on Fuchs
Charqed.in Red Probe
Ex-Aide Fired
For Tulkinq,
SchererSoys
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Star stan Correspondent

NE11Nf1S0, OCSs Al. - 1sCP4C-
sentative Scherer. Republican Of
Ohio, says he believes that Amer
lean University dropped Prof.
Herbert Fuchs, an admitted for
mer Communist, from its law
school because he co-operated
with the House Committee on
Un-American Activities.
Mr.. Scherer made this charge
last night after a day-long series
~----~-------
None Nomed by Fuchs Hold U. S. Jobs
Todoy. Pose A-S
Of barbs directed at the uni
versity's action by other mem
/ ers of the committee during
Mr.. Fuchs testimony on his IL
years in the Communist Party.
1934-46.
The committee renews its
public hearings on its Reds-in-
Government investigation here
in Federal Courthouse today.
Mortimer Riemer, identified by
Mr.. Fuchs as a former fellow
Red in the National Labor Re
lations Board and now a lawyer
in Cleveland, was slated to take
the stand as the first witness.
Ten or IL others are to be ques-
TONED before the hearings end
tomorrow.
Charges Influence"
Mr.. Scherer said he believed
THAT someone with considerable
influence at the university pre-
vailed upon" DR.. Hurst Anderson.
the president, ito change his
mind after he made that fine
Ieulogy" Of Mr.. Fuchs following
disclosure of the latter's appear
lance before the committee in
Executive session.
1.-THE contents of a recent book
entitled IT Protest" which is a
violent attack on this committee,
helps me reach these conclu-
Isions." he said.
i The book was written by Bishop
IG. Bromley Oman. Methodist
Bishop of Washington, and a
member of the A. U. Board Of
Trustees. The university is a
Methodist institution.
Bishop Oman said in WASH
ington today:
! Congressman Scherer's in
situation is in keeping with his
practice of making public state
ments before he gets his facts.
i brought no pressure upon the
board of trustees of the Amer
iican University. The trustees
took a unanimous decision not
to renew Prof. Fuchs contract.
a decision in which I concurred."
| Mr.. Fuchs, who testified he
belonged to three underground
Communist cells in the Govern
ment, told the committee he
knew Reds in the following
agencies during his 10 years on
the Federal payroll: Works
Progress Administration, Labor
Department, Office of Price Adj
ministration. Rural Electrical
ton Administration, Board Of
Economic Warfare, Interstate
Commerce Commission, National
Labor Relations Board, Social
Security Board and the War
Labor Board.
Names 4 in Area
The witness identified four
Washington area lawyers as
members of a Red underground
unit in NLRB. They were David
Rein, Jacob H. Krug, Bert Dia-
mond and Ruth Weyand. He
said Mr.. Rein and Mrs. Weyand
See UN-AMERICAN, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
--AP NiTephoto

spirituality. one finds behind the
scenes a butterfly who cures
herself with macaroni anc
trades on her own weight under
the form Of public advertise
ment."
Her lawyer, Tito Paciflci, sale
the doctors certificate was false
He asked that the advertisement
he declared illegal, and that Mis-
Callas be paid appropriate
damages"
No specific amount was asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
MARGARET at Launching

GLASGOW, Scotland. Dec. IA
(P).-Princcss Margaret. stand
ing. in the rain, smashed a
bottle of Champagne today to
launch the 21,637-ton Cunard
passenger liner Carinthia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
By FRANCIS P. DOUGLAS

| The Public Utilities Commits
sion was told today that an all
bus transit system would result
neither in lower total operating
costs nor in better service for
transit riders.
The utilities commission has
specified that . company to sue
Hearings Open Tomorrow on TfossiI
Offers. Poee All
coed Capital Transit Co. next
August must provide an all bus
service. Under the terms Of the
Capital Transit franchise, which
expires in August, the company
must tear up the tracks and re-
pave the areas.
George E. C. Hayes. chairman
of the Utilities Commission. dis
closed after the meeting that he
does not favor a cast-iron policy
for immediate conversion to OPP
leration entirely by buses.
| He said that II an applicant fol
a permit to operate the transit
facilities was able to make
sound deal for Capital Transit's
streetcars, which would not near
higher fares, this would be con-
sidered.
/ Cites Commission Attitude
He made it clear there was nc
desire to be precipitate in the
change-over. Conversion coulo
come later, he said. He made II
clear that the commissions atti-
tude is still that bus operation
would be cheaper and in the best
Interest of the community.
Appearing before the commits
sion were two General Electric
Co. officials who challenged the
claims of economy and service
They are Robert B. Johnston Of
the company's transportation
division at Philadelphia. and F
M. Turner Of the urban transit
department at Erie. Pa.
! They put the cost Of a bus
system using 1900 new buses
at $23.8 million for the buses
'Iplus $l2.6 million in plant anC
facilities for maintenance. The
capital investment in plant anc
facilities is put at $10.500 pei
bus. The total for such a sys-
tenn is put at 1854 million.
I Using the present bus fleet ano
Ialso adding 5l-passenger buses
to replace the present streetcar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Eden Has Cold

LONDON, Dec. IA P.-Prime
Minister Eden has a cold and is
confined to his bedroom at No.
10 Downing street with a slight
temperature. his Office an
Inounced today. His illness was
not considered serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Quuke in Mindonuo

MANILA, Dec. IA (P).-Mod-
Ierate earthquakes shook Dan
salan and MiSamis cities in
Southern Mindanao last night.
No damage was reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Defense Spending Roised
To $35.5 Billion Peak
Political Settle Likely to Center
On Domestic, Not Foreign, Issues
BY ]. A. O'LEARY

The administration is planning step defense spending
next year by close to 81 billion to total of $355 billion
Greater emphasis will be power and guided missiles
it learned today the White conference
with Congressional leaders.
The reaction the conference among influential
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

ties of the 1856 session will re-
volve around domestic issues
with a fair degree of unanitnity
on defense and foreign policy.
Division on Tax Cut
Evidence of division among
Democratic leaders over the pos
sibility of tax reduction at the
coming session was another sig
niflcant result of yesterdays
conference. It may we'll have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

Form Crop freedom to Be Stressed Nex'
Yeor. Pase Az
Practical Form Plon Neor. Burgess Says
Poee Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

been denied on the basis Of
Army charges Of collaboration
received honorable discharges
and that some Of them who re-
enlisted ARE still in the service
on normal duties"
Former POWs whose claims
are denied. the subcommittee
said. are notified by the COM
mission that they may appeal
and have a hearing 'but the bur-
den Of proof falls upon them to
refute the adverse information
and establish their eligibility for
benefits"
If an appeal is taken. the sub
committee said, the commission
furnishes summary Of the
charges, but the veteran is not
permitted to know the names Of
his accusers NOR any Of the pre-
else details concerning the
alleged acts Of collaboration of
which he Is accused"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

day of captivity unless they COL
Elaborated with the enemy vol
unfairly. knowingly and without
duress."
The subcommittee said it has
received protests that the For
eign Claims Settlement Commits
sion, which administers the act.
"is denying claims on the basis
of secret information provided
by the Department of the Army.
without giving the claimants an
opportunity to face their ac-
cusers."
ut is understood" the sub
committee added, that the
Army originally entered objec-
tons to about 500 claimants but
later Withdrew its allegations of
collaboration as unsubstantiated
in about half the number Of
cases"
The subcommittee also said It
had learned that 80 per cent Of
the POws whose claims have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
Catholic Group
For Inteqration

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 10 Rl.
The Commission on Human
Rights of the Catholic Commit
tee of the South went on record
yesterday as favoring the pres
ent movement to integrate all
Catholic organizations, schools
and parishes" in the Archdiocese
In New Orleans.
Parochial schools in the arch
diocese are segregated, but aI
committee appointed by Arch
bishop Joseph Francis Rummel
is studying the possibilities Of
desegregation some time after
September. 1856.
Societies in several parishes
have adopted resolutions urging
the archbishop to keep the races
separated in New Orleans Cath
Ollie schools.
The commission is the race re-
lations branch Of the Catholic
Committee of the South, an or
ganization of Negroes and whites
operating in II Southern States
with the approval of Southern
bishops.
Miss Lucille Soniat, commits
sion chairman. said the group
unanimously adopted a firm
stand against enforced racial
segregation and approval Of full
indignation in Catholic life"
I'VE know" said the resolu-I
ton, that some among us are
reluctant to improve the insti-I
tutions and practices to which
we have been accustomed. but
that this reluctance is more a
matter of external conformity
than of internal conviction"
Present obstacles to Catholic
unity are not irremoveable." the
resolution said, they persist
mainly as phantonls in the
minds of fearful people and as
mere social customs in the
secular environment which sur
rounds the children of God.
I'VE believe that with good
will and intelligent effort it is
possible for us to remove these.
and to make an orderly and
charitable transition to improved |
human relations between white |
and Negro Catholics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

tests from members of Congress
and former POWs.
Under the War Claims Act,
American servicemen who were
prisoners of war in Korea are
entitled to $3.50 a day for each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19
ESQ Ex-POWs Denied
Benefits on Army Doto

Subcommittee said yesterday that than $50
former Korea have been denied benefit payments
the information provided by the Army 1t
they opportunity to face their
report the Senate Constitutional Rights SUIT
committee headed Senator Hennngs Democrat Of Missouri:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

The Subcommittee said IN a
statement it was inquiring into
the situation in response to pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

MARYLAND
Brodey Shopping Center, Bethesda"
Flower Ave. and Piney Broneh Rood. Silver Spring.
1916 Suiond Rd. and Huron Ave.-opp. Census Bureou
Four Corners, Woodmoor'
University Lone end Risg Rood, HyottsvilIeS
2l9 N. Commerce ST., Rockville, Nd"
1913 Annapolis Rd., BIodenbuss. Nd"
Marlboro Pike and Silver Hill Rd., Portland
Queens Chapel 8 chIum Rds., Queenstown. M Roner'
viey Mill and 0tidey Rds., viers Mii Viloses
$3.50 Georgia Ave end Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring
1881 Main ST., Lourel, Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-19

WASHINGTON, D. c.
5722 Georgia Ave. NV"
1879 10th 81. NV. dupont CireIe)
906 G 81. NV.
AL Chopin St. at Texos Ave. Sc"
1899 Alobama Ave. Sc"
1868 Irving 81. NV"
18th and = SIS. NE.
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Powheten and Henry Sts."
Kings Highway end Ford Drive
$40 Fronklin ST.
Fort Hunt and Shenandoah Rds.,
Holm HoIl viiioge%
Milford chronicle., 1955-01-14

Exclusive Feature! ca.om aF99q 99R tx ss9e. 9o
50 qO1gT coffeemakerl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
By Gene Goodwin
Star Staff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 9.-Legis-
lation calling for a f1ve-year,
5000 million school building pro-
gram in Maryland is being pre-
pared for introduction in the
General Assembly by Senator
Edward S. Northrop, Democrat,
Of Montgomery County.
The program projected in
Senator Northrop's bill would
involve expenditure of $40 mil
lion a year. half of which would
be put up by the State and half
by Baltimore City and the %
counties.
The funds would be distributed
to the counties, Mr.. Northrop
said, under a formula based on
pupil enrolment increases and
the assessed valuation Of real
estate. The enrolment increase
factor would mean more State
aid to Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
The States share Of the pro-
gram would be financed by bond
issues, the Senator said. 1t would
supplement the present State
county incentive fund school
building program, which involves
an expenditure of about $40
million this year.
Senator Northrop's program is
the same as that suggested by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
Board Opposes Plan
For Juvenile Court
In Prince GEORGES

Prince Georges County Com
missioners aligned themselves
with the County Bar Association
and the Youth Councils legisla-
tive committee yesterday In OPP
position to the proposed juvenile
court bill.
In a resolution passed unan-
imously at Upper Marlboro.
the all-Democratic board said 1t
believes that juvenile cases can
be adequately handled by either
the Trial Magistrates Court or
the Circuit Court.
The resolution said the
county's juvenile problem is
primarily one of probation and
that steps should be taken to
establish a probation department
under supervision and direction
of the county commissioners that
can adequately handle the situa-
ton"
The proposed bill. which would
establish a separate court and
clerical staff for juvenile cases.
was drawn by the county's
Juvenile Court Advisory Com
mittee as an answer to the in
creasing load of juvenile de-
linquency cases. It has the in
dorsement of the county civic
federation.
1t was met with opposition,
however, from the bar association
and the Youth Councils legisla-
tive committee, which consider a
separate juvenile court unnec-
essary and too costly at this time.
The full Youth Council is ex-
pected to consider its legislative
committees report and take a
stand on the proposed bill Fri
day night at the Hyattsville
County Service Building.
The commissioner also turned
down "for a year at least" q
library board request for author
itative legislation from the Gen.
eral Assembly to issue 1895 900 in
bonds for construction and stock
ing Of regional library.
The request was a revision of
previous plea for a 100000
issue to provide the county with
three regional libraries.
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$2OOMiIIio School Program
To Be Proposed for Maryland

the Maryland Congress Of Par.
ents and Teachers and the
Maryland State Teachers Asso-
citation as a means of meeting q
need for 5,919 new classrooms
by 1860.
If the formula proposed in his
bill were applied this year, Mr.
Northrop said. Montgomery
would qualify for about SAL mil
lion from the State, more than
any other county. 1t would have
to spend about $2.2 million of its
own. Prince Georges would
qualify for about $3.7 million
from the State, for which II
would have to put up about $1.4
million.
Senator Northrop said he is
seeking other sponsors for his
bill, but will introduce 1t alone
if he has to.
Meanwhile, the Prince Georges
delegation prepared to introduce
a bill requiring that all private
water and sewer systems in rura,
Prince Georges would have to be
approved by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
The House yesterday accepted
on a voice vote the favorable re-
port of the Ways and Means
Committee a bill to require the
State Roads Commission to pay
the cost of relocating public
water and sewer lines when high
way construction neceSsitateS it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
Tyre Club S Lawyer
Attacks Ban Bill
BY q Star Stuff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. "a law
yer for the Tyre Club, a Prince
Georges bottle club, yesterday
attacked a bill aimed at banning
such establishments as a vicious
infringement on private rights"
Attorney ]. Frank Lillard, jr.,
former Republican member of
the House of Delegates, told the
House Alcoholic Beverages Com
mittee the measure is unconsti-
tutional and would apply to pri-
vate parties in private homes.
Prince Georges States Attor-
ney Blair Smith. who helped
draft the bill introduced here by
the all-Democratic delegation
from his county, denied that the
measure is unconstitutional.
Anything to do with liquor
comes within our police powers
and we can regulate it," he said.
The bill would prohibit the
consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages after 2 am. weekdays and
midnight Sundays in any public
place cor at any place at which
set ups or other component parts
of mixed alcoholic drinks are
served or sold"
No one besides Mr.. Lillard ap-
peared to protest the bill, The
committee took no action on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

Dog lovers battled a proposed
revision of Arlington's dog con-
troll law last night at an open
hearing of the Arlington County
Board.
The proposed dog control law
would make rabies incubation
compulsory rather than volun-
tary. 1t also would forbid all
dogs from running at large. Fees
for release of impounded dogs
would be raised. Enforcement
provisions are widened.
"a child is entitled to a dog
to grow up with" declared Evan
L. Flory, a father of four, for the
dog lovers.
But home owners. supporting
the proposed revision, voiced
their complaints.
Excerpts from testimony fol-
lows:
Mrs. Gladys L. Knight: IF
you want'a pleasant place to live,
you certainly can't with all the
dogs in the neighborhood."