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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
President Looking Fine,
@. 0. P. Leaders Report

; Senator Kcowland refused t
discuss his own intentions about
entering some Republican presi.
Dental primaries if Mr.. EiSen.
hover does not renounce a Sec
ond term before the primary
headlines.
The President also was SEIZED.
uled to confer with Secretary Of
State Dulles at 2:l5 pm. today
The only other announced APP
pointment for the President this
week Is a meeting of the Ma
tional Security Council Thurs
day. He also will meet with his
cabinet Friday.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty told reporters
he did not know of any plans for
the President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover to resume a part of the
formal White House social sea-
SON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

SEATTLE, Jan. 10 (P.-No-
body really expected to find Bon
ME alive.
The little 2-year-old wire
haired terrier had been buried
for Az days when she was res
Icued and bounded into the arms
of her master. Jim Sheldon yes
Iterday.
The story of a man and his
love for dog started grimly
last Thursday when great
mound of rain looSened dirt
smashed into Mr.. Sneddon's
home and demolished it.
Mr.. Sneddon's 10 year old
daughter, Heather. was buried
alive for Is minutes in her bed
room before Mr.. Sheldon, a
University Of Washington pho
tographer, clawed his way to
her and lifted her to safety.
The 36-year-old Mr.. Sheldon
and his wife, Irene, considered
themselves lucky to escape with
their lives.
But they mourned, too, for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Red Pilots Beqin
Antarctic Flights

LONDON, Jan. 10 (P.-Mos-
cow radio reported today the Rus
sian exploration team on Antarc-
tica has started exploratory
flights over the frozen continent
The Russian team of explorers
and scientists landed Friday al
Depo Bay and ski teams were
sent out over the week end to
search for a likely camp site.
The American expedition to
the Antarctic is already settled
at a base camp at McMurdo
Sound. A British team, aboard
the motor ship Theron, is bat
ting through the Wedell Sea
towards the ice cap.
All the teams are making
preparations for scientific OBJ
servations during the 1957-5e
international geophysical year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Cold Hits Florida Crops,
With Loss in Millions

ito cause extensive flooding con-
ditionS.
/ Winds of As miles an hour
with gusts over so miles an hour
swept over Atlantic City. which
was partially cut off from the
mainland by flooding of one OF
the two principal traffic arteries
the White Horse Pike.
Along the North Jersey shore
area, six streets were flooded ir
Keansburg, and the southbounc
lanes of Route IS we're under siS
inches sof water in Madison
Township. All streets were flood
ed at Monmouth Beach.
( AS the high tide receded the
flooding conditions abated. In
many sections, however, piles OF
sand were left and bulldozers
were placed in operation to clear
the streets.
Gordon E. Dunn, chief storm
forecaster in the Miami Weather
Bureau, said gigantic ocean
storm, 1000 miles in diameter
is affecting the weather from
New England to the islands II
the Caribbean Sea and putting
an unaccustomed chill on nor
mally tropical lands.
He said the storm, centered
$50 miles east of Norfolk. Va,
today, is three times as big as
a well-developed tropical hurri-
cane"
Winds in the storm system
reached a velocity Sunday OF
about IS miles an hour--full
hurricane force-but backed
down as the storm spread out
and today were blowing at &C
to IS miles an hour at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

pital only for emergency opera
lions until the stockpile In re-
built.
DR.. Thomas M. Peery, director
Of laboratories at George Wash
ington University Hospital. saic
I'VE had to beat the BUSH tc
get four donors for two patients
who will go under the knife to-
morrow.
The trouble" said DR.. Peery
who is giving a pint of his own
blood today, lis that we are op-
Grating with blood tomorrow
that We collect today. Actually
we ought to be a week ahead"
State Department Donors
A delegation of officials from
the State Department. headed
by Douglas Macarthur II, coun-
seller for the agency. headed the
Blood Centers plea.
Others at State VINO gave blood
included Carl w. McCardle, as
sistant secretary for public af-
fairs; George v. Allen, assistant
secretary for Near Eastern and
Southern Asian affairs; Francis
%. Wilcox. assistant secretary for
internal organizational affairs,
and William j. Sebald, deputy
assistant secretary for Eastern
affairs.
DR.. Raymond Dart. medical
director of the blood center said
the erea lis in desperate need
Of 200 pints of blood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Dog Trapped Az Days by Landslide
is Rescued From Demolished Home

Ed Roman and George Mcdonnell
and a neighbor. Don Cartwright,
to ask them to help her husband
and to see that he didn't risk
his life unnecessarily to save his
dog.
Mr.. Roman, Mr.. Mcdonnell, Nh
Cartwright and Ken Anderson
Iof the King County Humane So
Iciety rushed to the shattered
home.
The five men tried to cut
through the floor over the spot
from where the whining seemed
to come. They couldn't make It,.
They started digging.
Three hours later, Mr.. Roman
reached into an air pocket be-
tween two timbers and pulled
forth a gaunt but otherwise I'M
injured Bonnie.
Mr.. Roman handed the pooch
to Mr.. Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson put the dog
gently to the ground and the
little terrier scrambled up a mud
bank from the ruins of the
house into Mr.. Sneddon's watt
ing arms.
Bonnie was home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Prentiss Gets
Position With
Roads Group
Special DISPATCH to The star

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Jan. 10
Maj. Gen. Louis w. PrentiS.
will become executive vice pres
ident of the American Roao
Builders Association on May l
1t was announced at an associa-
ton convention here today.
Gen. PrentiSS, former District
Engineer Commissioner, an
nounced last week his retirement
from the Army effective April 80
He is now commander of Fort
Belvoir. Va.
In his new job, he will replace
1t. Gen. Eugene Reybold, retired
World War II Chief of Engineers
who took the position in Janu.
airy of 1916 and who announced
last year that he did not WISH
to be considered for reappoint'
ment.
Gen. Prentiss will continue tc
live in Washington. The aSsocia-
tons headquarters are in the
World Center Building. Six
tenth and K streets NV. 1t.
membership includes all seq.
ments of the road building in.
dustry-Federal and local high.
way officials. contractors, manu-
facturers of equipment and sup.
plies and others.
The president is j. N. Robert.
son. District Highway Director
who worked under Gen. Prentis!
during his service as Commits.
Sioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
I2-AIurm Fire Hits
Bethesda Office

A two-alarm blaze swept the
headquarters of the Montgomery
Cab Co. at 1900 Elm street, in
the heart of Bethesda's industrial
section early today. causing
damage estimated at $4,000.
The fire was checked in an
hour and a half by so firemen
from the Bethesda, Silver Spring
Kensington, Chevy Chase and
Glen Echo Fire Departments.
Bethesda Fire Capt. P. L. Old
field said the fire was caused by
a cigarette left smoldering in a
chair in the cab drivers lounge
He said the blaze did exten.
sive damage to a large supply
of glass doors and storm windows
stored in the basement by a
local glass firm. The remainder
of the building. used by several
Bethesda companies for storage
was unchanged.
Montgomery Cab Co. President
Harold Barnes said no cabs were
damaged and that he hoped to
have radio service resumed by
tomorrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

Bonnie, trapped in the basement
| by the landslide.
/ Mr.. Sheldon. taken to the
hospital with minor injuries
told his wife that some way
somehow, he would dig out his
dog.
Immediately on his release
from the hospital the following
day, Mr.. Sheldon went to the
house.
II called to Bonnie and she
didn't answer. l saw how the
entire floor had caved in and how
impossible it seemed to find her
alive"
Then, yesterday Mr.. Sheldon
received a telephone call from
an unidentified woman who said
she had heard a dog barking
under the ruins of Mr.. Sned-
don's home.
Mr.. Sheldon raced to the de-
moliShed home. He grabbed a
shovel and he started digging.
II could hear Bonnie whining
Not barking. just whining
Mr.. Sneddon's wife called two
,of the men who built the house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
BY the Associated Press

The coolest weather Of the
winter season continued in Flor
ida and other sections of the
Southeast today. Damage to
crops in Florida alone was esti-
mated in the millions of dollars
Heavy damage was reported to
tomatoes, beans, watermelonS
peppers, eggplant and sweet corn
from the Lake Okeechobee re-
gion south to the Florida Keys
A farm official estimated damage
at $40 million.
Vegetable crops also suffered
heavy damage in Palm Beach
County and in the interior OF
the Everglades where tempera-
lures dropped as low as "a de-
grees.
Citrus crops, now in the midst
of harvesting, appeared to have
escaped serious damage. Growers,
however, we're warned to protect
against continued cold.
/ Meanwhile. more rain. snow
and sleet pelted wide areas in
the East.
Rains continued to lash the
New England area and the fore
cast was for more rainy and
windy weather through tomor-
row, bringing a threat of floods
in some sections.
One OF the most seriously
Threatened flood areas was in
Southern New Hampshire. where
the Contoocook River and Nu-
Ibanusit Brook overflowed.
\ Wind-whipped seas pounded
New Jerseys coastal areas. COM
bining with abnorbally high tides
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
BY GARRETT ID. HORNER

Republican Congressional lead
srs reported that President Eisen-
hover looked fine" at the frs
of a weekly series of conference:
with them today on 1856 legis-
lative problems.
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland told reporters that the
President, getting back into the
full swing" of his White House
duties this week for the first
time since his September "a heart
attack, took a full part in the
discussion that lasted more than
an hour.
Representative Halleck, Renub-
lican of Indiana, said there was
no indication in Mr.. Eisenhower
or actions that he
had been i'll.
Senator Knowland and House
Republican Leader Martin in
sisted that there was no discus
sion of Mr.. Eisenhower inten-
tion on seeking a second term
or any other political questions
as such.
This meeting dealt entirely
with the legislative program"
Senator Knowland said.
He reported general agreement
that high priority should be
given in Congress to farm legis-
lation. He also said the Presi-
dent plans To send a special mes
sage proposing new ways to
speed school construction to
Congress Thursday. And, he
said, the President is vitality con-
cerned about early passage of a
highway expansion program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

OF 1916 per cent, as compared tC
the same holiday month in 1854
In December there were 1861
serious offenSes-290 less than ir
December, 1854.
One major reason for this DROP
resulted from reduction in "ag-
gravated assault" cases. While
there were 1874 such cases last
December, a year ago there had
been 1853 such offenses.
Figures for the year showed
an increase last January over
1854. but a drop in comparative
figures for February.
This was followed by compar-
alive increases during March
April. May. June, July and Au-
gust. These were followed by
comparative drops in September
october, November and Deem
Der.
The percentage of cases
cleared" by police-as compared
to the number of offenSes-was
80 per cent for the whole year.
December figures showed BIG
per cent of cases cleared, as
compared to a 40 per cent clear
ance rate the year before.
Auto theftS increased during
December, when there were l6S
offenses. as compared to 1873 case:
q year ago.
There also was a slight de.
crease in minor offenses, from
2,649 cases in December, 1854
to $3.50 cases last December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

may soon find ourselves unable
to carry out emergency oper-
atoms. We would be caught
short If a disaster occurred"
Seventy Donate Blood
Meanwhile, officials at the
Blood Center at 2025 E street
INV, have continued to broad
cast emergency appeals. AS a
result, they said. 70 persons
made it to the center yesterday
despite icy streets to give blood.
In addition, a bloodmobile
that was stranded in Hagers-
town. Md, on slippery roads, is
expected back in Washington
this afternoon. 1t is said to be
carrying 200 pints of blood.
! At Georgetown University Hos
pital, one operation was nearly
cancelled because of a lack OF
blood. At the last minute some
was obtained and the surgery
went ahead
Emergency Hospital, the bust
est in the city, is managing to
keep within a "hairbreadth" OF
its needs.
Type o Dwindling
Casualty Hospital has blood
on hand. However. it is nearing
the critical point as far as type
IO-the universal donor class
Is concerned.
The hospital was informed by
the blood bank this morning that
it will issue blood to the hos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Britain BoIsters
Force
More Troops Ordered
To Base on Cyprus

LONDON, Jan. 10 Pl.--Britair
ordered more troops to the Mid
die East today "as a precaution-
AIRY measure" for the protection
of British subjects in the whole
disturbed region.
! The War ONCE announced that
airborne and ground troops are
being flown to the island colony
of Cyprus in the Eastern Medi-
terranean as fire brigade in the
event fighting spreads. Cyprus
already is torn by a rebellion
against British rule.
The shock troops will strength
en- the l00.000-man garrison on
the island which serves as head
quarters for Britain's air and
land forces in the Middle East
The Royal Nays Mediterranean
headquarters is in Malta to the
west.
The British forces in Cyprus
will be in a position to strike out
in any direction if serious fight
ing should fare. Britain has a
system Of alliances with such
Arab countries as Jordan, Iraq.
Iran and Libya-pacts that bind
it to act against any aggreSSor.
The announcement said: In
view of the disturbed position in
the Middle East. her majesty'S
government have thought it de-
sirable as precautionary meas
ure to increase the number of
troops at the disposal of the
commander in chief for the pro-
lection of British subjects in the
area, should the need arise"
| Britain's action came after a
wave of anti-Western rioting
swept the Arab state Of Jordan
in December and last week end.
The Foreign Office yesterday
blamed local Communists and
other elements presumably
Egyptians and Saudi Arabians-
for the demonstrations in which
American and British properties
were damaged.
| The Eden government at the
same time is sending a ranking
Middle Eastern expert, C. A.
Evelyn Shuckburgh, flying to
Washington tonight for a swift
rundown of the overall Middle
Eastern situation with American
State Department high-ups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Ice Peril Eased
ByWarm Rain
Toll Is One Dead,
Over 400 Injured

A 24-hour nightmare Of ice
which caused hundreds Of acct
derts and injuries gave way to-
day to almost normal driving
conditions as the traffic emer-
gency was officially ended.
/ Rising temperatures cleared all
but the less travelled side streets
and roads of an ice coating.
District Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp lifted the emergency
ban at 8:l1 am. today.
Instead of a freezing rain
which sent cars and pedestrians
skidding in all directions yester-
day. the area was drenched in a
heavier but warmer downpour
today.
More rain was forecast by the
Weather Bureau for tonight and
tomorrow, but temperatures will
remain above the freezing mark
and no more icing is in sight.
+. Before the crisis was past with
the mercury rising above 80 de-
Igrees at 10 pm. yesterday, more
than 400 persons had been
treated in area hospitals for
broken bones, sprains. cuts and
bruises coming from falls or traf-
fic collisions.
One fatality was charged to
the slippery footing. Mrs. Anna
Booth, 10. of 6104 Second street,
Capitol Heights. Md. was found
Unconscious in the back yard of
a neighbor. She had broken a
hip in falling and died in Sibley
Hospital. The cause of death has
not been determined.
Most Schools Reopen
Most schools in the area re-
opened today. But those in Fair
fax. Loudoun and Prince William
Counties remained closed. They
are in rural sections where side
roads still are uncertain. Some
private schools also were closed
/ today.
I Assessing the damage today.
Mr.. Keneipp said it was the worst
since December IA, 1851, when a
similar ice sheath led to adoption
of the emergency plans. Yester-
day all three stages were invoked
for the first time. The third sent
Federal and District government
workers home two hours early.
| Mr.. Keneipp said yesterday
evenings homebound traffic
moved better than the early
morning rush. Most of the tie
ups were the result of cautious
driving rather than to skidding,
he said. He gave drivers generally
credit for handling their vehicles
better than in other emergencies.
They also have learned to equip
cars better for the icy conditions.
| he said.
Caution Urged
The American Automobile AS
ISOLATION still advised motorists
to drive with caution here and
on the highways.
District police listed 125 acct
dents yesterday and last night
as caused by the ice. But there
/ Continued on Page AS, Col. l
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had told the. subcommittee he
could not remember ever having
used the term.
II think the record will show
that you originated that phrase
security risk" Mr.. Hadlick
said. Mr.. Young replied that he
did not want to argue over pride
of authorship" but conceded that
he had used the words EIGHT or
nine times" in his frequent testi-
mony on Capitol Hill.
Sees Term MiscOnstrued
II personally dislike the term
security risk" Mr.. Young said
1T has been misinterpreted and
misconstrued on all sides
think"
Mr.. Halick wanted to know
why persons who had been once
counted as security risks and
then rehired by the Government
were not taken off the risk
totals issued by the commission
why. that's perfectly under
standable," Mr.. Young said. The
form II merely is a standard
reporting form showing person.
mel actions during a given time
period"
Mr.. Hadlick took up a new
topic. He asked why those per-
sons who were processed under
regular civil service procedures
and still listed as security risks
had been counted at all.
Mr.. Young said that he had
anticipated such a question and
answered as follows:
II racked my brain trying to
clear up the confusion the
distinction is between the Sc
curity program and the loyalty
program which preceded it. Un-
der the security program loyalty
and reliability mean security =.
there is a broader base
suitability is considered in rela-
ton to a particular position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Colombo Ex-President
Escapes Bullets

BOGOTA. Colombia. Jan. 10
P,-The newspaper Diario de
Colombia said yesterday Alberto
Lleras Camargo, former PreSl-
dent of Colombia, escaped asSas-
sination while playing golf.
The newspaper said Mr.. Lleras
and a friend, Jorge Arrange, an
architect, flattened themselves on
the course at the Bogota Country
Club Sunday to avoid bullets
fired in their direction. No mo-
tive was advanced. Mr.. Lleras is
former president of the Or
ganization of American States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Hubert Ney Elected
Premier of Soar

SAARBRUECKEN, the Saar
Jan. 10 (P.-Hubert Ney, chair
man of the Saar Christian Dem,
ocratic Party, was elected Pre-.
Imier today.
The 63-year-old lawyer wa
approved by the new Saar Parlia,
ment by an overwhelming VOTE
He had been designated for tn,
post last week by leaders of tn,
three pro-German parties. H,
will head a coalition govern
ment which is pledged to earl!
union of the Saar with Yves
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

on a check Of the records OF l62
of the 342 employees dismissed up
to last June 80 because of infor-
nation of a subversive nature.
He said it showed that 1913 per
cent had been hired during the
Truman or earlier administra-
tons.
The csc chief also testified
that the Federal Records Center
lin st. Louis had screened 3,746 of
the overall total of 9,270 "secu-
rity risks" who were discharged
or resigned up to last June 80
This check showed, he said, that
2.204 or 58.8 per cent were hired
before the Eisenhower admin
Iistration took over and 1912 or
ALP per cent were hired since
then.
Risks Can Be Re-emplOyed
In his testimony Mr.. Young
made it clear that a person, al
though once labeled a security
risk. could be re-employed in the
Federal Government. AS a mat
ter of fact. he said, 216 persons
of 3 .907 checked to date had been
so rehired. He said that this
amounted to a ga per cent aver
age on unemployment of per-
sons listed in the security fig
.ures. He said, however, that he
knew of only one case of a per-
son being rehired who had infor-
nation of a subversive nature in
his file.
This was the eighth appear
ance by Mr.. Young in less than
two years before a congressional
committee on the matter of the
operation of the security pro-
gram. AS in his previous inter-
rogation he spared with his
jquestioners and occasionally took
part in sharp exchanges.
Subcommittee member Paul E
Hadlick twitted Mr.. Young about
the term security risk" The
Csc chairman last December
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
2.4% Dip in Crime
Here During 1855
Reported by Murray
Aggravated Assaults Decline;
December Offenses Reduced

the District dropped "a per during
1885, compared to the previous year, police reports
showed today.
The District Commissioners released figures from Police
Chief Robert Murray showing there been
oenseS during 1885, compared to 9055 during 1854
the time, figures for last December showed drop
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DO
IT THEMSELVES

THE FOREIGN LEGloN-on The
Stor's Feature Poee the last in
series OF articles on this famous fight
ing unit discusses the legion's ability
to improve itself. Poee Az.
THE FAMILY coUNClL-The
council todoy explores the problems
Of crippled boy who just hangs
ground" See poee Az.