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Haven, Conn: Owen Clarke Of
Yakima, Wash; Howard q.
IFreas of Oakland. Calf: Ken
meth H. Tuggle Of Barhourviiie.
KY. and John H. Wincheil of
Denver. Colo.
AlIdredge Retires
Commissioner J. Haden ALI
Idredge Of Montgomery. Ala, was
ion the bench when the cases
were heard, but retired from the
commission before the matter
was decided.
The Supreme Court has never
ordered q Hat ban on ell segre-
cation in interstate railroad
service. However. In 1916 1t de-
clared invalid q Virginia law
that required segregation Of
Negro and white passengers In
buses crossing State lines.
The court held that the Vir-
ginia statute interfered with In
lterstate commerce. Its opinion
said nothing about segregation
Ion intrastate buses.
In an earlier decision. in 1851.
the high tribunal had held that
denial Of q Pullman seat to a
Negro violated . section Of the
Interstate Commerce Act which
says railroads may not subject
any person to undue or iifirea-
sonable prejudice or disadvan-
tage."
Bans Diner Segregation
It's 1850 decision, banning seq
Iregation In dining cars. was
based on this same section Of
the Interstate Commerce Act.
There is now pending before.
the high tribunal b case which
|conceivably could lead to q ban
on segregation In all public con-
lveyafices whether interstate or
intrastate. This would be the
practical effect II the Supreme
Court upholds . decision by the
United States Circuit Court at
Richmond, Va.
The case originated in Colum-
bia. 8. c., with a Negro's chal-
llenge OF State law requiring
segregation In intrastate buses.
The appeals court held that the
South Carolina statute was In
valid in the light OF the Supreme
Courts 1854 decisions striking
down segregation In the public
schools.
That the principle applied in
1.-THE school cases should be APP
piled in cases involving trans
portation appears quite clearly, .
the circuit court said.
Along the same line Of reason
ling. the circuit had held earlier
that segregation In public parks
and recreation areas violated the
Constitution. Its decision in that
lcase was unanimously affirmed
Iby the Supreme Court on Mo-
Ivemher Z.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
PRESIDENTS PASTOR
rs HIS GUEST AT
LUNCHEON TODAY
By ! star sac corrsspoaden.

BY star star correspondent
GETTYSBURG. Pa. Nov.
IS. - President Eisenhower
had his pastor in for lunch
today.
DR.. and Mrs. Edward El-
son Of Washington's National
Presbyterian Church. which
Mr.. Eisenhower attend a ds..
called on the President at
his farm.
They were accompanied by
Rev. Clyde Raynor Brown.
pastor Of the Gettysburg
Presbyterian Church. and
Mrs. Brown.
Evening star., 1955-11-25
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nority counsel for the subcom-
niittee, sent a telegram to Re-
publican committee members
summarizing Mr.. Cross testi-
naony.
The telegram said Mr.. Cross
s.admitted iEdiscretion in con-
tacting two railroad presidents
but denied soliciting favorable
consideration of the successful
bid by Railroad Transfer Serv-
Ice. Inc.
Mr. Cross, who was Republican
Lieutenant Governor Of Illinois
from 1910 to l948. became a
member Of the ICC on April 8,
1s49, and received the new ap-
continent from President Tru-
man on December 81. 1850. His
fellow ICC members elected Mr..
Cross as chairman last July /.
Letter Of Resignation
THE text OF Mr.. Cross letter
81 resignation follows:
..My dear Mr.. President:
.I hereby respectfully tender
my resignation as a member OF
the Interstate Commerce Conn
mission, to be effective im-
uiediately upon your acceptance.
.eTo me it has been . signal
honor and privilege indeed to
have had the opportunity OF
serving on the commission both
before and during your admin
istratiofl.
While / have been contern-
plating returning to private life
for some time. my reasons for
leaving public service at this
time are threshold:
tk My concern about the
health of my wife as well as the
uncertain condition OF my own
health, as evidenced by the at
taehed letter of November Q
from our family doctor to my
wife.
10. My regard and respect not
only for my fellow members OF
the commission but also for the
ullblenished reputation Of that
commission over many years;
and
s'3 My regard and respect for
you and your administration.
sBut for these consider atioas,
I would remain and defend to
the end against the baseless
charges which have been made
against me before a congressior-
81 committee. However, aside
from my health and that Of my
wife, / am realistic enough to
know that, unfounded as they
are, the mere pendency Of such
charges iinpairs my further
service on the commission and
its proper functioning In the
public interest. ] feel that YOU,
the Congress. the industry under
regulation and the people Of this
country, are entitled to have the
interstate Commerce Commis-
sion continue TO function free
from any such impairment"
Mr.. Snyder did not make pub-
lie the November Q letter which
Mr.. Cross submitted TO the
President about the health OF
Mrs. Cross. Mr. Snyder said this
was personal matter.
Presidents Reply
Text Of Mr.. Eisenfower,s
reply:
Dear Mr.. Cross:
your letter Of November 23
rendering your resignation from
the Interstate Commerce Coul-
mission reached me today.
] FULLY appreciate the reasons
you have indicated and accord
iisly accept your resignation--
effective AS Of the close Of busi-
ness today. since ! understand
tliat to be your wish.
In doing SO. however, would
like to express appreciation for
the years Of diligent service you
have rendered with the commits
sion and for the constructive
contributions to its work that you
have made. You should draw
enduring satisfaction from the
knowledge Of that contribution.
As you return to private life,
may I add my personal wishes for
good health for you and Mrs,
Cross In the years ahead.
Sincerely.
Dwight ID. Eisenhower"
Evening star., 1955-11-25
.NcCa!rihyCaIIs
Rights Hearing
Soft on Reds
BY LANES 7. NEWTON

Senator Mccarthy charged to-
day that the power of a Senate
subcommittee under the chair
manship of Senator Hennings,
Democrat Of Missouri, 'is being
used to wage general warfare
against the Government security
system on the argument that it
lis too tough on Communist sus-
lpects."
The Wisconsin Republicans 's
olast was directed at the subcom-
lmittee on Constitutional Rights
of the Senate judiciary COM
Imittee which is holding hearings
lon the Government employees Sc
curity program.
Called a Front
| Senator Mccarthy said the
Hennings subcommittee "is be-
ling used as a front for left
wing organizations such as the
Fund for the Republic and the
lADA (Americans for Democratic
Action, whose principal objec-
tive is to torpedo any effective
security program. .
Senator Mccarthy said the
activities Of the Hennings group
"are not only q disgrace to the
Senate Democratic Party, they
pose a grave threat to the se-
icurity of the United States. "
He added that since mot one
Democrat leader has come for
ward to condemn the Hennings
spectacle" 1t is an indication
that the party leadership "is as
soft as ever on the Communist
Issue"
Hits Lone Probing
/ Senator Mccarthy also attack
led Senator Hennings for con.
Iducting lone man committee
hearings"
/ When ! was chairman of &
COMMITTEE" the Wisconsin Re.
publican said. stfat was at.
tempting to expose Communists
lin Government and In defens,
plants, there was a great hu,
and cry by the Democrat leaders
against 'one-man committe,
hearings, I note that now
when Hennings is conducting
.one-man hearings to protect tn.
rights Of Communist Party,
liners in Government - not /
single objection is to be heart
from the Democrat leaders o.
from the left-wing press"
The Senate judiciary Commit
tee operates under a rule which
permits oile.man hearings. Per
mission to hold them is obtain
ed from the fun committee. I
was said that Senator Henning
obtained such permission.
Evening star., 1955-11-25

or q pro- Communist. He is not
$50 charged"
The witness asserted that the
charge upon which his dismissal
was ultimately based was brought
into the proceedings Illegally by
Mr.. Tormoen when he questioned
Mr.. Hynning's veracity in his
summation to the hearing board.
The 42-year-old attorney said
the challengt to his veracity was
made because he could not recall
ia 10-minute interview he had
with an FBI agent 10 years ago
concerning a third party.
Couldn't Recall Quiz
He said that although Mr.. Tor
Imoen told the board that Mr..
Hynning had denied that the
Interview took place. the fact
was that he had testified he
could not recall such a meeting.
Under questioning by Counsel
Lon c. Hooker and Senator Hen
nings, Democrat of Missouri, the
subcommittee chairman, Mr..
Hynning said that he had not
been given a written notice of
"a charge Of Justification or lying
and that he had not had an
opportunity to reply to the lack
iof veracity charge nor to pro-
duce witnesses in connection
with It.
Question Two Members
| Earlier the subcommittee
questioned two members Of the
IHynnings case hearing board.
Give w. Palmer, assistant to
Deputy Attorney General VIII
liam Rogers, and Norman Tow
son Of the Commerce Depart
iment.
Mr.. Palmer asserted that 1t
was Mr.. Tormoen's letter of May
li2. 1864, which persuaded the
board that the issue of veracity
should properly be considered
He acknowledged that he had
mot been familiar with a state
Iment in the Civil Service hand
book for security hearings which
made it clear that an amend
lment to the charges should have
been made in the Hynning case
on veracity.
1 Mr.. Towson said that he
Joined Mr.. Palmer and the other
member of the hearing board in
Ia letter a few months ago to the
Treasury Department. He said
lhe could not testify as to the
contents. but said that ''in gen.
Ieral I feel that whatever steps
necessary should be taken to
lgive an enploye an opportunity
Ito clear his name "
The Nome nugget., 1955-12-30
Dionne.Q .Quints Want A Life Of Their Own

MONTREAL, R-A spokesman for the Dionne quintuplets says they are staying away from home to prove they want life of their own. But they will visit their parents sometime in January.
 c. Harold Edwards, trust com pany executive who befriended the four famous sister while han ding their finances, said they had planned to visit the family home at Calender, Ont, for New Years until their father, Oliva Dionne, charged publicly that outsiders" were splitting them away from the family.
 By going home now they would be giving in, the spokesman ex- plained. He said the Quints want to make a private life of their own"
 The four surviving quintuplets Annette, Cecile, Marie and Yvonne - held a small party Wednesday night in the apart ment they have rented in north west Montreal. Reporters in the hall outside could hear music and laughter and a young man came to the door when a newsman knocked.
 The girls spokesman said the young man was an official of the trust firm handling their finances, the more than $2OO,OOO each re- ceived from trust funds when they came of age this year.
 Father Dionne was not recon ciled by reports that the girls were upset at his charges and had denied they were breaking away from the family.
 T don't regret having issued the statement" he declared. "The embarrassment we were suffer ing over the separation became so great we felt obliged to make public how we felt about it '. The stories out of Montreal sup port what we said in the first place - that the girls are being influenced by outsiders.
The Nome nugget., 1955-12-30
Almost Acquaintances A

LOS ANGELES, R-Market op- orator Max Einger has been held up by the same man three times and the fellow now calls him by his first name.
 "The gall of that guy," says Linger. He entered my store again yesterday, hauled the same .32 automatic pistol, and says: 'C'mon now, Max, give me the money. No monkey business now"
 Linger handed over $53, the contents of the cash drawer just as he did last March, and again in April. This time the gunman said he wanted more, forced Linger into back room, but settled on four cartons of cigarettes after the proprietor convinced him he had no more money.
The Nome nugget., 1955-12-30
EisenhOwer's Name To Go On Pennsylvania Ballot

HARRISBURG, Pa, R-Repub- ican factions in Pennsylvania to- day were united behind move to place President Eisenhower's s name on the presidential prefer ence primary ballot April 24.
 The decision came with firm emphasis that it was reached without consulting him.
The Nome nugget., 1955-12-30
pr. Graves, Atom Scientist. Suffers Heart Attack

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., R-Dr. Alvin Graves, 46, who since 1948 has directed all American tests of atomic weapons, suffered a heart attack here yesterday afternoon.
 His condition was reported as satisfactory.
 He is director of the test divi- sion of the Los Alamos scientific laboratory.
The Nome nugget., 1955-12-30
Time To Forget-And Forgive

TOKYO, R-Tokio Okado, 26, Japan Broadcasting System re- porter, popped into the Virus and Blood Plasma section of the Vel fare Ministry and found a sake party in progress.
 Welfare official TetSuhisa Abe, 29, socked Okada on the jaw and chased him upstairs to the press room.
 Okada's pals manhandled Abe and turned him over to police.
 Japan Broadcasting called Abe's action "unprovoked." Welfare of ficials were unavailable for com ment. They were enjoying "year end forgetting" holiday.
 Letter size and legal file folders
The Nome nugget., 1955-12-30

Letter size and legal file folders available at The Nome Nugget
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Hyde Sees Revived Plea
For Area 7 ronsit Control

Representative Hyde, Repub-
lican, of Maryland, believes his
proposal for single commission
regulating mass public transit in
the Metropolitan Area may be
revived.
Mr.. Hyde said yesterday he
believes a 100000 area transit
study now underway by the Ma
tional Capital Regional Planning
Council will recommend just
that. Mr.. Hyde's original pro-
posal was passed by Congress
but vetoed by President Eisen-
hover last year, chiefly because
it did not include Virginia.
In a luncheon talk to the
Washington Building Congress
in the Mayf1ower Hotel yeSter-
day. however, Mr.. Hyde said the
area study probably will rec
ommend the single regulatory
commission as one of the first
things it does"
He warned, however, that,
even if such a commission is
established, "it isn't going to be
a cure-all for our problems"
Mr.. Hyde said all large cities
now are experiencing a break
down" in their mass transit sys-
TENS. The reason, he said, is not
one of fares being too high or
service being inadequate, but
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Scheme to Confuse Police
In HoIdup Is Reported

A clever scheme designed to
confuse police investigators was
reported yesterday in a Federal
court grand jury robbery indict-
ment.
Involved, according to the true
bill, were Edward E. Rekos, jr.,
%, of Phoenix, Ariz., and James
M. Wickham, 81, of Sacramento,
Calf. Both are charged with
the holdup of the Astor Hotel.
1885 New York avenue NV.
Police said Rekos held up
Mosquear S. Brown, Sc, manager
of the hotel, and took SIG from
him. Wickham, who had reg
istered an hour earlier, was in
the lobby and was also robbed" I"
Rekos, police said, was picked
up in the vicinity within 10 min
utes and returned to the hotel
lobby. There, Mr.. Brown posi-
lively identified him as the hold
up man. Wickham, however,
was just as positive that Rekos
was not the bandit.
Confronted With Check
A subsequent search of a room
Rekos had rented at another
hotel turned up a SGT check
made out by Wickham to Rekos.
When confronted with the
check, Rekos admitted that he
and Wickham had travelled here
together from the West and ar
rived in town on April 20, a
few hours before the holdup.
In another case, John L. Suber,
SO, colored, owner of tavern,
was indicted on a second-degree
murder charge for the fatal
shooting of a customer. Killed
in an argument at the cafe at
2315 Eighteenth street NV. was
Charles H. Watson, "a, colored,
Of 2123 Eighteenth street NV.
Suber told police that Watson,
who had been barred from the
tavern for previous misconduct,
entered and started a fight with
his son, Vincent Suber, AZ, of the
first block of o street NV. He
said he picked up a gun he kept
behind the counter and fired at
Watson.
Robbery Charges Filed
Three robbery charges were
lodged against Walter Palmer,
~, colored, of the 24O0 block Of
Alabama avenue Sc. The in
dictmentS say he held up three
taxicab drivers last month, get
ting total Of $40. Police said
Palmer used a toy pistol.
Octavis Crum, 46, colored, Of
the 1400 block Of East Capitol
street, was charged with per-
forming an abortion on an 18-
year-old girl in the basement Of
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Medical Group
Elects Feffer

DR.. James j. Feffer, well
known here as a specialist in
pulmonary diseases, last night
was elected president of the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association, at
a meeting of the board of direc-
tors in the groups headquarters,
1901 Eighteenth street NV.
DR.. Feffer succeeds DR.. r. Lo-
max Wells, medical director of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co., who has been the
associations president for the
last two years.
Other officers, all reelected, are
the Rev. Andrew Fowler, pastor
of Capital View Baptist Church,
vice president; Bernard L. Amiss,
trust officer and assistant secre-
tary of the Washington Loan and
Trust Co., treasurer, and Mrs. Jo-
seph c. Monaghan of 6346
Thirty-second street NV, sec
retary.
The executive committee con-
sists of DR.. Wells, William
Leahy, well-known attorney, and
DR.. Howard M. Payne, professor
of medicine at Howard Univer-
sity.
In addition to his private
practice, DR.. Feffer is assistant
clinical professor Of medicine
and the director Of pulmonary
disease at George Washington
University School of Medicine.
Also, he is consultant in pull
monary diseases at the National
Institutes of Health Clinical
Center, Mount Alto Hospital,
Children's Hospital. Prince
Georges Hospital, st. Elizabeths
Hospital and the Trudeau-
Saranac Institute.
DR.. Feffer has taken a positive
view recently for such matters
as construction Of the new 300
bed unit for tuberculosis patients
at District General Hospital and
for more complete X-ray survey
findings from the District Health
Department.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
Sentenced Policeman
Faces Board Trial

Police Pvt. Cecil H. Perry, SEN
fenced in Municipal Court on
Friday to serve from 5 to Is
months in jail for accepting
bribes from motorists arrested
on traffic charges, will face trial
board action on the same charges
on Friday.
The trial board action is
mandatory after the court con-
viction.
Pvt. Perry. 25, of the 100 block
of Bellevue street Sc, pleaded
guilty to the shakedown charges
in court.
Evening star., 1955-05-10

simply that mass transit cannot
provide the convenience Of the
private auto.
He said some relief for traffic
woes might come from reviving
railroad commuter service. He
said existing lines can provide
such service from the northwest
and northeast sections of the
area and from Virginia. But the
city would have to provide free
downtown terminals for COM
muter lines, he said.
He urged the builders to form
a committee to present their
views to the regional planning
council.
Evening star., 1955-05-10

building in the 1900 block of
Ninth street NV. A similar
charge involving an illegal
operation on a 19-year-old girl
was contained in another in
dictment returned last month,
Evening star., 1955-05-10

BONN, Germany, May 10 (P).
Five former Wehrmacht colo
nelS leave today for a 25-day
escorted tour of Army bases in
the United States. the United
States Embassy said.
Evening star., 1955-05-10
SIMULATED ATOMIC EXPLOSION
PLANNED AT BOILING EXHIBIT
Nv HARRY LEVER

Washington is going to what baby atomic "explo-
sion" looks like-without any fears damage.
Zero hour" will be in the late afternoon Saturday
Sunday May 81 and % and the place will be Boiling
Force 1t will be main of the two-day Armed
Forces Day celebration here.
The simulated blast by the Army Chemical Corps will
be set off in ground enrenchment than 200 yards
from the spectators The viewers will be able
dazzling reba feel the heat of the explosion and
mushroom formation which will nger for at least five min
utes above the blast point, at some 300 feet.
Brig. Gen Soyte o. Ross commanding the Headquarters
Command at Boiling and director of Armed Forces Day.
Sunday May o. yesterday announced tentative schedule
of events headed by the big blast.
Fly boys of the latest aircraft will highlght the show
with its complement of atomic weapons Hundreds of
thousands of feet of static displays will
public inspection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20
Fashion Notebook
Squares Are Latest in H HANDBAGS

spring and summer weGy.
PlGids. stripes and other pat.
terms are imprinted on differ
ent feathers.
The seasons large nat
handbag shapes keep fashion,
able company with small
envelopes and other elongated
silhouttes. Soft construction
seems to mark nearly all
handbag design.
Paisley printed fabrics
prope perfect for many OF the
neutral-toned costumes 0iD-
ing a lonely color contrast.
Their Oriental hues 90 iDeil
NTH many colors from light
to dark. sa
What handbag shape or
style will prove most popular
at the end Of the season we
won't venture to predict. But
right now we're putting our
money "in" q large, square
handbag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20
D. c. Once Georgetown Suburb

Georgetown House Tour, was
established in 1796.
Thomas Jefferson was q sub
scriber to the building fund
and both Francis Scott Key
and his uncle, Philip Barton
Key were vestrymen.
An old writer tells us that
back in 1911 the church was
thronged with all who were
most elevated in station with
wealth. the street before
the church filled with glitter
ing vehicles and liveried SER
wants."
On Friday evening April l
between Z and 10 pm. historic
Prospect House, Thurmond
Chatham's home formerly the
residence of the late Secretary
Of Defense James ForrestaD
will be open for a candlelight
tour.
Tickets may be purchased
at the Francis Scott Key Book
Shop, the Attic and the Little
Caledonia in Georgetown, and
at the American Automobile
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20

goes neutral, the handbag Of
fers sharp contrast to a cos
tune or carries through the
monotone look.
+ 4 II il
Handbag chromatics pro-
vide all kinds Of spring news.
Colors like deep yellows. scar
lets. shiny black patent. the
whole range of browns from
pale honey to nut shades.
pastels, white and multicolors,
give you an idea of the latest
handbag shades.
Innings and well-planned
interiors turn many handbags
into real travelling cases for
those items which a woman
wouldn't dream Of leaving be-
hind. Bright feathers. cotton
striped fabrics, and other in
teresting lining textures make
opening up your purse a real
event.
Il X X II
A new delight are the
beautifully printed leather
handbags that team up with
shoes being featured for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-20

Washingtonians who ride
the Friendship Heights street
car up and down Wisconsin
avenue may not be aware that
once there was a sign at the
corner of Wisconsin and N
street which read. Change
here for Washington, George
towns Largest Suburb"
Originally the site of an In
dian village, Georgetown was
once in Maryland and was
founded only three years after
Alexandria.
The little town Of George
town first came into promi-
hence in 1870 when Congress,
weary of moving the Capital
and changing plans for its 10
cation. decided upon a site on
the Potomac.
Work on the Federal City
began in 1892.
During its building Govern
ment officials resided in
Georgetown as many of them
do today.
Many of these historic