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For'Free' Ship

NEW YORK. Jan. 3 (P).-
Seventeen Polish sailors. each of
whom made some special effort
to escape Communist domina-
ton, have come here to take jobs
on a steamer to be known as
"Wolka Polska," meaning Free
Poland.
Captain of the vessel will be
Jan r. Cwiklinski, former master
of the Polish liner Batory. who
Jumped" ship in England in
1858 and later wrote book
called THE Captain Leaves His
Ship"
Mr.. Cwiklinski will take COM
mand of his new ship Friday. A
Liberty ship, it is chartered by
Pulaski Transport Line. Inc. a
new Philadelphia firm backed by
Polish American businessmen. 1t
will operate as a tramp steamer
= that is, without a fixed
schedule. \
Mr.. Cwiklinski was at the dock
yesterday to meet the II sailors
who arrived here aboard the
liner Italia. They win join 20
other escapes already in this
country to make up the Wolka
Polska's crew.
The ship will fly the flag of
Liberia and the company flag
will resemble the prewar Polish
maritime flag. Said Mr.. Cwiklin-
ski:
This is a small beginning in
the fight for freedom and ! am
glad to be a part of it,"
Among the new arrivals was
Stanislaw Mazur, 81. who was a
cadet aboard a Polish training
ship last year when he jumped
overheard at Gibraltar and swan
two miles to shore.
The Oldest of the group was
Chief Officer Hilary Mikosza, 81,
who left the Polish freighterI
Tobruk to claim asylum in Eng
land. Two other men had been
members OF a trawler crew
which overwhelmed the captain
and commiSsar off the English
coast in September. 1854, and
brought the ship to Whitby. Eng
land, to gain asylum.
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RETIRED MILITARY OFFICERS
SOUGHT TO FILL TEACHING JOBS
BY the Associated Press

Retired officers and other former military personnel
going be recruited" agan-ths time to the
shortage of secondary school teachers.
Announcing the new program the Labor Department
said yesterday that experience has shown many
with military backgrounds qualified for teaching posi-
lions, particularly in mathematics and
The program to acquaint them with available oppor-
tunities being set by the departments Bureau Of
Employment Security after consultation with the armed
forces the Office of Education National Education Associa
ton and the Retired officers Association
Former armed forces personnel interested in teaching
positions will be urged to file applications with local offices
of the Public Employment Service.
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u. 5. Skeptica|
On New Talks
By the Associated Press


American officials do not share
the view expressed by Premier
Bulganin of Russia that early
new Big Four talks at the sum-
NIT might be fruitful"
They do not believe that Mr.
Bulganin was seriously suggest
ing such a conference when he
said. in responses to questions
published Saturday. that good
results might ensue If 'all the
participants approach the urgent
international questions with due
consideration of the interests of
all parties concerned"
Informed officials who reported
this appraisal last night said the
consensus here is that Mr.. Bull
ganin was speaking for the rec
ord in a noncommittal way--not
waiting to discount the value of
negotiations but also not actively
recommending them.
The generally known view
here is that the Russians have
proved by their actions since
the Geneva meeting of Mr.. Bull
ganin. President Eisenhower and
the British and French Premiers
that they do not approach world
problems with due considera-
ton of the interests of all .
concerned"
This is true Of such issues dis
cussed at Geneva as unification
of Germany and world arms re-
duction. as well as such Soviet
cold war maneuvers as a bid for
greater influence in the Middle
East in South Asia.
The Big Four foreign ministers
conference which followed the
summit session broke up in dead
lock and without plans to re-
convene. and officials said no
serious consideration has been
given to the possibility of another
summit n1nptinp
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must get firm offer" from
the International Monetary Fund
on paying for relocation.
The Fund, located next door
to the firehouse, wants the site
to build a new history struc-
ture.
Herbert P. Leeman, vice presi-
dent of the association, declared
that unless the Fund agrees to
pay for any relocation of the
firehouSe well fight to say
right here"
Dismantling Cost in Question
Mr.. Leeman said he was I'M
certain whether General Serv-
Ices Administration would par
ticipate in the discussion. He
said he would begin making in
QuirieS today.
Among the questions to be
settled before the Oldest In
habitants agree to part with
their 118-year-old meeting place
are whether the Fund or GSA
are willing to pay all or part Of
the cost of dismantling the
creaky historic structure, re-
building it and acquiring a new
site, Mr.. Leeman said.
He added that he also hopes
to talk soon with DR.. Cloyd H.
Marvin, president of George
Washington University, over the
chance of having the firehouSe
erected on The campus.
Association represe n a.
tives have met previously with
government officials. including
District Commissioner Samuel
Spencer, for preliminary discus
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Earl AttIee Is u

LONDON, Jan. 3 (P.--Earl
.Attlee. former leader Of Britain's
Labor Party, was 70 today. He
told reporters he plans to take
his seat in the House of Lords
on January IS. He resigned the
party leadership and accepted his
Ipeerage on December Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03

crowd estimates on the number
of children's leaflets distributed
at the Children's Corner during
the pageant.
About 100000 of the leaflets
were given out. Mop officials
figured that only about one per-
son in three at the Pageant
actually took one.
The Pageant was opened De-
cember II by President Eisen-
hover 1t closed last night with
an informal square dance.
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peal on any adverse personnel
action.
They can be fired, suspended,
lfurloughed without compenSa-
ton. down-graded or debarred
from future employment with
out being given a chance to de-
Ifend themselves and to present
their side of the case" Mr.
Zablocki noted.
Further, our laws do not
establish any uniform grievance
procedures for SO per cent of
Federal workers. There is no
statutory provision which would
Ientitle them to fair treatment in
m a tiers involving complaints
about working conditions, re-
assignments. letters of re-
|primand, short suspensions or
non-Selection for promotions.
THE Congress has established
appeals and grievance procedures
for veterans employed by the
Government, but has completely
neglected the other half of Fed
|eral employees. Nom veterans in
Federal employment are treated
by law in these respects like
some undesirable liabilities. This
state OF affairs is neither fair
nor conducive to harmony and
efficiency in Federal Govern
lment."
Mr.. Zablocki said his bill
would provide uniform appeals
machinery for all Federal en-
Iployes, establish broad standards
for the introduction of general
lily uniform grievance procedures,
encourage better training of SUI
perVisory personnel to solve
grievances properly, and direct
the Civil Service Commission to
assume jurisdiction over sub
stantlve issues in appeals.
On this latter point, Mr..
zablocki said the csc has re-
stricted itself to the considera-
ton Of only procedural issues in
appeals. He said the csc should
also handle appeals regarding
substantive law issues.
1T is maintained that the
commission cannot properly dis
charge its responsibilities for the
well-being OF Government en-
ployes by lodging substantive
issues" Mr.. zablocki declared.
STAINS APPOINTMENT -
Democratic members of the Sem
ate Civil Service Committee say
the group plans an extensive
study regarding President Essen
hower's nomination of Maurice
H. STAINS as Deputy Postmaster
General. Mr.. STAINS has been
serving in a recess appointment
and must win the committee
approval before the nomination
can be okayed by the Senate.
The Senators say they want
to question Mr.. STAINS extern
sively about the Post Office De-
partment's awarding his account
ing firm a 1895 900 contract for
a period OF severaI years before
his appointment to the Deputy
Postmaster General job. Mr..
STAINS has denied there was any
thing improper about the con-
tract. declaring that his firm
had saved the department MIL
lions of dollars by eliminating
the services of 5000 surplus pos
tai workers.
Democrats say the committee
will be in no hurry" to approve
Mr.. STAINS nomination and that
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Presbytery Meeting
Set at Winchester

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Jan.
8 (R.-The Winchester (Va.)
Presbytery will hold its winter
meeting at the Gerardstown
Church near here on January
II, and elect delegates to the
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sions of the fate of the old build
Spencer Gives Assurance

sions of the fate of the old build
ing.
Spencer Gives Assurance
Mr.. Spencer attended yester-
days ceremonies and assured the
membership that the city heads
would do their best to work out
a fair and satisfactory solution
for all parties.
II am hopeful that this can
be DONE" he said. 1T is a diff
cult conflict Of interests to re-
solve"
Title to the building actually
rests with the Federal Govern
ment. But the Oldest Inhabi-
tants have been permitted to
meetings and display of museum
pieces for many years
B. M. McKelway. editor Of
The Star and principal speaker
of the New Years ceremonies,
urged the creation of an agency
similar in concept to the Fine
Arts Commission which would
have the power to block demoli-
ton Of old buildings it deemed
Of historical significance.
THE Old Engine House is one
of many such buildings that form
a part of the cultural heritage of
Washington" Mr.. McKelway
said.
THE blind demolition of al
most anything that seems to
block what we think of as prog
ress is occurring not only in
Washington but in many other
parts of the country" he said.
ut is a shame that it happens
S0 frpnlIentIv
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it might be months before the
issue is settled.
y
POLITICAL ISSUE-Members
iot Congress from Brooklyn,
Philadelphia. and other areas
Throughout the country that have
been hard hit by defense install
lation layoff of civilian Federal
employees have returned to town
with blood in their eyes.
They are demanding that De-
Tense Secretary Wilson rescind
some of the Army and Navy civil
ian layoff notices. They declare
that not only are career workers
with many years of service los
ing their jobs. but that the de-
Tense program is being seriously
injured.
They also assert that to take
up the slack, the department will
have to contract the work to pri-
yate industry eventually and that
this will cost the Government
more money. The congressman
say that if the layoffs aren't
halted, it will become a prime
political issues in these areas
next November.
x
POSTAL UNIONISTS RESIGN
Three top officers of the ALL
CLIO National Postal Transport
Association have announced they
will not seek reelection this
year and will resign at the end
of their terms this summer. They
ARE w M. Thomas, president;
Omar M. House, vice president;
and j. L. Reilly, industrial secre-
Itary. All have done an excellent
job and will be missed on the
Federal employe scene.
+
FPC - Chairman Jerome K.
IKuykendall has commended the
entire staff Of the Federal Power
Commission for outstanding work
in handling the thousands of
rate and certificate filings made
by independent producers of
natural gas who were brought
under FPC jurisdiction by a ST.
Ipreme Court decision in June,
1854.
Your hard work reflects great
credit upon the Federal Power
Commission and the entire Gov
Iernment career service, and I
commend each Of you for the
contribution you made, directly
lor indirectly" Mr.. Kuykendail
told FPC employees.
In addition. special honor
awards were presented to Joseph
IL. Benson. Charles G. Daley.
Robert j. Menzie, Mrs. Marquee
rite r. Hoadley and Edward p.
ISefcik. Honor awards were also
presented to the following Or
Iganizational units: Assignment
Control, Office of the Secretary,
Dockets, Classification and Files,
and Public Reference.
4 x
Acc - Three Atomic Energy
Commission employees have been
given awards. They are Eddye
Motley and Julia v. Palieri. SUI
|perior performance. and Inez w.
Meredith. meritorious suggestion.
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Lost 1855 Fire, First
I'm SO in Same Place

CONCORD, N. H.. Jan. 3 (P1.-
The last fire of 1855 and the first
of 1856 were at the same place in
Concord.
Firefighters were called Satur-
day night to put out a fire at the
home of Ivan Heinz. The blaze
from a defective parlor heater
caused damage of about 5000.
Last night, flrefighters were
called to the same house to put
out a minor fire caused by the
same heater.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Rights to Non-V Veterans
Asked in zobIocki Bill
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

As Congress returned today Representative zabo
cra of Wisconsin introduced bill to give the appeals
rights to nonveeran Federal employees that
enjoyed by veterans
-veteranshave statutory right to ask for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03

New York area-All roads
snow covered.
WeStcheSter and TaconiC
parkway-Speed limit 20 miles
per hour.
Merritt parkway--Snow -ccv-
cred. speed limit Is miles per
hour.
Wilbur Cross parkway-Light-
lily snow-covered.
New York thruway-Slippery
with snow, extreme caution ad-
Icised.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity. January As
Temperatures will be 3 to 5
degrees below the normal high
of "A and low Of 20. Moderate
tomorrow. colder Thursday
Slightly milder Friday followed
by colder. Some snow or rain
likely about Friday totaling
about one-flfth inch.
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Heart Fund Coins

NEW YORK. Jan. 3 [P.-The
1855 National Heart Fund cam
paign collected $13,575,963. il
was announced yesterday by
Gen. Mark w. Clark, campaign
chairman. That was 1913 per
cent more than was raised the
previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03

thoroughfares were slippery in
some spots. The Cross Island
parkway in Queens was closed
by a CLASSY surface.
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Oldest Inhabitants Seek
Engine House Agreement

special committee of the Association Of Oldest Inhabitants
will with Federal Government officials this week to
which will bear the of trans
planting the Old Union Engine House
the association. which after
the traditional ceremonies yesterday decided they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03

You can't vote in the Dis
trict If you don't register. Now
is the time to qualify. Regis
tration headquarters on ground
floor of the District Building.
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Ht sui dIIW HIUWW
Sun, today 7:21 am ass pm.
Sun. tomorrow 7:2Sa.m. 4:59 pm.
Moon. today 11:i3p.m. 1O:46 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
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WEATHER BUREAU FORECAsT-snow in New England
and urres in the Upper Lakes region forecast
for tonight Rain in prospect for the Central
and Northern Pacific Coast 1t will be warmer in
the Southeast and Southern New England colder in the
Northern Plains Upper Mississippi Valley and Upper Lakes
-AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03

Record Temperatures Since Jan. !. 1909
Highest, gS. on July % and August .
Lowest. 10, on February 3
Hish and Low Of Last ~ Hours
High. Al, at 3 pm.
Low. %. at 700 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03
Tide Tables
A. TLEa

IIue Iabtes
Furnished by the United States Coas
and Geodetic Survey
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

River Report
tFrom U. s Enslneersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear al Great Falls. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
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Acc - Three Atomic Energy
Commission employees have been
given awards. They are Eddye
Motley and Julia v. Palieri. su-
|perior performance, and 1nez w.
Meredith. meritorious suggestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23

calling him faker was by no stretch Of the i'm
agtnation nbelous.
He was indicted on IS counts Of fraud In 1884,
but died before trial
The gadgets peddled by takers run the gamut
from Observation-Disclosures to voodoo charms
One Of the voodoo pushers run down by postal
inspectors was DR." A Rockford Lewis q New
Orleans Negro. He traf1cked in incense charms
herbs and roots which he claimed could rout almost
any kind Of disease or misfortune
For SIS. an Inspector who represented himself as
a railroad section hand was sent magic powder to
sprinkle on the railroads president. It would as
sure the shaker of becoming vice president of
the line.
When he came up for trial. the doctor" called
on all his occult powers to save him by sprinklng
"Lay-Oh Powder" toward the Judge and Jury They
laid him OF for two years
Prices asked for their cure-alls by medical huck-
sters vary from ten cents to thousands of dollars
"Radiendocrinator," box said to be charged
CONTINUED
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Health Hucksters i'm Your Mail

nUACKERY is good buSineSS-and it can kill
~ Nobody knows exactly how many millions Of
dollars Americans spend every year on phony
cures" and restoratives-or how many die in the
process
PanaceaS and promises are the health hucksters'
stock in trade The sale Of hope to the hopeless is
their method.
You may think they've nothing to offer you and
thus you're immune to their siren songs. And, of
course, you're too smart to fall for their sucker
gimmicks.
Maybe.
These witch doctors of the atomic age will tell
you they cure anything from cancer to dan
druff-for price
And they get rich.
Case in point is Norman Baker, known to Postal
Inspectors the sworn foes of medical frauds, as
the greatest charlatan of them ALL
Cancer was Bakers racket.
He ran hospitals and radio stations. published
a newspaper in Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
By SMITH HEMPSTONE

At his hospitals he forbade meat. eggs, and milk
thus saving considerably on food billS-and adj
mnStered large doses of favored waters and acids.
Most of his patients according to postal inspectors
died
Baker made 81 million in his nine-year
career as a specialist-and ended up serving a
four-year prison sentence in addition to paying
a $4,000 fine.
course =
Equally famous, perhaps, although not high
scoring when it came to patient mortality was DR..
John Goat Gland) Brinkley.
Brinkley. goateed Kansan who played major
role in state politics in the. 1906, specialized in
restoring" the virity of aging patients.
The American Medical Association called him a
faker. He sued for libel but jury ruled that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26
Guests to Speak
AT Jewish Services

Several Jewish congregations
in the Washington area will have
guest speakers or conduct spe-
cial events at Sabbath services
tomorrow.
Rabbi Tobias Rothenberg, di.
rector of the Regional United
Synagogue Youth Committee
will conduct evening services a
Congregation Bethel of Mont
gomery County, 8215 Old George
town road. Bethesda.
Students at Adas ISreal Re
ligious School will conduct thu
l8:15 pm. service at the syna.
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stop officers from killing ami
mails in such cases.
Heads of the Animal Rescue
League said they would take il
under consideration.
The league reelected all its
officers. The annual report listed
23.148 animals received and
cared for, a record in the
leagues 42-year history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26

I gogue. Connecticut avenue and
Porter street NV
Bethel Hebrew Congregation,
Alexandria. will hold its annual
sisterhood Sabbath service at 8
pm. at darlington Methodist
Church, 5000 King street. Mrs.
Maxwell Sitter will discuss
What Sisterhood Means to Me. i"
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Three Bats in His Home
And They're Welcome

the middle Of the old town." he
said.
Oldest Residents
These animals have a right
to stay here, he added.
After all, they were here be-
fore we were, or our ancestors.
he said
He deplored what he called a
trend toward killing such ami
mails. He said he wished some
organizations would arrange a
meeting of police authorities to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26
BY RICHARD RODGERS

Dr.. Ernest Walker. assistant
ZOO director, shocked a roomful
Of animal lovers-mostly women
yesterday by defending bats.
Bats are the loveliest little
creatures you could imagine" he
declared. From the gasps, one
might have thought a bat had
Just flown in among the bonnets.
DR.. Walker spoke on care OF
small animals at the annual
meeting Of the Washington AMI
NAL Rescue League at II o street
NV.
Bats are extremely lovely
little things" he repeated. Il
have tried to debunk stories
about them. They do not get in
your hair. And they are the most
easily tanned animal you can
take out of the wild. have three
of them in my home"
Would Teach Children
He said children should be
taught early how to care for ami
mails. Parents should point out
the similarity in physical struc-
ture between a pet and its young
master or mistress. If the child
can be made to realize how an
animals body is composed of
bones, flesh. muscles, blood. di-
gestive system and so on. then
the youngster is likely to handle
his dog. cat or other kitten with
more care, DR.. Walker said.
People call the ZOO daily with
requests for advice on how to
approach animals they have res
cued. DR.. Walker offered a rule
of thumb yesterday. Offer the
animal every sort of food you
can lay your hands on. and let
the animal make it's choice"
He urged a campaign among
boys to build squirrel houses.
Squirrels have a worse housing
situation here than we ourselves
do" he said.
Wild creatures still dwell in
residential and business areas
here, he said. Foxes and opos-
sums and skunks live right here
in the heart of Washington, in
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Poet to Give Reading

Randall FARRELL, newly ap-
pointed poetry consultant of the
Library of Congress, will read
from his poems at the Institute
of Contemporary Art at 8:45 pm
tomorrow in the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art, Seventeenth street
and New York avenue NV. Ad-
mission is free.
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Spiritual Retreat

The annual spiritual retreat
of the men Pensioners of the
Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Chevy Chase circle, will be held
from 6 pm. tomorrow to noon
Sunday at Manresa. the Jesuit
center near Annapolis, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26

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