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Spanish firms provide manpower
basic skillS, and knowledge OF
unique Spanish conditions.
Where there is a combine the
Americans train the Spaniards
in use of any equipment not
common to Spain. Where a
Spanish firm holds the entire
subcontract, Brown Raymond
& Walsh experts conduct a one
or two-week course in opera
tion of American bulldozers
cruShers. road layers, ETC., before
the project is started. American
teachers and advisers then stay
with the project as long as
necessary. helping the Spaniards
to use heavy equipment and
interpret the sometimes strange
specifications and requests OF
the military supervisors.
The Spaniards adapt quickly
to American techniques even
though it is sometimes only the
innate courtesy of Spain that
keeps them from laughing out
loud at the Yankee ways. For
instance they have successfully
been building 2-foot overhangs
on concrete roofs without rein
forcement for many years
and they think it quite amusing
that the American Navy plans
should call for a lot of expensive
steel reinforcement of those
overhangs.
Attempt to Adopt
At the same time the Ameri-
cans have made an effort to
adopt their plans to traditional
Spanish methods where it could
be done without compromising
on earthquake proof. Volcano
resistant. floor -defecting stand
ards laid down the world over
by American military builders.
The buildings will look Spanish
and, judging from the ones
completed, will be quite
attractive and comfortable.
Some American techniques, of
course. look good to the Spanish
subcontractors. and they will
to use them long after
The Yankee overseers have left.
1t has been demonstrated for
instance. that an expensive bull
dozer is frequently cheaper in
the long run than a lot of low
paid Spaniards with shovels.
In fact, construction super
Visors of an all-Spanish portion
Of the Torrejon base have been
so impressed by techniques used
IN the American part of the base
hey have asked the Americans
to lend the machinery and in
The thousands Of Spanish
Torkmen (the exact number has
not been tallied) hired by the
'ubcortractors are by special
with the Spanish
government paid no higher than
ocal going wages. This means
he cost of labor is dirt-cheap
~ American standards. A la
'orer for instance will make as
title as Is cents an hour for
60-hour week. If it were other
wise, however, the bases would
Iistort all Spanish wage scales.
md the whole economy would
iistort all Spanish wage scales.
md the whole economy would
uffer.
Spanish wages certainly will
Use IN the future and the bases
Program will contribute to that
Use. but the Spanish govern
nent wants the gain to be
radual and in step with pro-
uctivity.
Tomorrow: Can Franco inSu-
ate Spain from American influx
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AAAoAAJ "a VIC 11,OUU f1uIlSdfldnS
being brought to America from
Austrian camps had been Com
munist Party members in the
past.
This appeared to conflict with
a statement Mr.. Walter made on
a December 2 television inter-
view. At that time he said IT
don't think we need to be fear
ful," about the refugees from the
security angle.
Questioned after yesterdays
broadcast about the apparent
conflict Of statements. Mr.. WAL
ter said that certainly there is
no security problem in connec-
ton with "the students and
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carry the sand about a quarter
where they deliver it to a Span.
tsh subcontractor who delivers il
in trucks to another subcontrac
tor who mixes it into cement
The cement is poured into form.
to make aircraft parking ramps
taxlways, buildings and so forth
Sand delivery is right on sched.
ule.
About 400 miles north, above
Madrid. Spanish workmen have
been wrestling one 50-foot length
OF 8-inch pipe into position for
welderS and then running to
pick up the next pipe so they
can have it ready for the equally
fast-moving welder teams. The
Spaniards do this all day long
without sieSta-and the fuel
pipeline. vital to American bases
here, grew across Spain at the
rate of two or three miles a day,
good by any standard.
Working LanguidIy
Just outside of Madrid. at
what will be the Torrejon Air
Force Base. mere dozen Span
ish workers were seen recently
working languidly on the skele-
ton of an operations building
which already was behind its
work schedule.
A few blocks away the frame
work of a complex military hos
pital building was swarming
with Spanish workmen who we're
effectively using some modern
constructive aids never before
seen in Europe. The building
was on schedule.
Nearby some 300 workmen
were trying to do the work of
1000 on nine barracks buildings.
Supervisors wanted all nine
barracks finished by April.
They're willing to settle now for
two.
These examples show that
generalizations which have been
made about construction of our
Spanish bases are apt to be mis-
leading.
Americans Exasperated
High military brass is full of
praise for Spanish workmen
and subcontractors. and some Of
the work done certainly is out
standing. At the same time, some
lower-ranking Americans here
are exasperated at their inability
to shape Spanish workers and
techniques to American methods.
And outside critics are apt to
call the whole Spanish bases
operation a bungle.
The real answer seems to be
that some Spanish subcontrac-
tors are skilled, adaptable and
eager, and some are not. Some
Spanish techniques - like the
donkey sand-lift-are perfectly
adequate for construction Of Jet
age military bases. while some
are too slow and under-me-
chanized. Some Spaniards.
through pride OF workmanship
or fear of the boss. move with
Evening star., 1956-12-31
Walter Is SkepticoI
On Refugees as Citizens
BY the Associated Press

Representative Walter Democrat of Pennsylvania saws at
seems 10 me there is enough of problem cause lis
go IN granting permanent Hungarian refugees
Mr. Walter said this yesterday ampyng remarks he had
naoe ealer curing teevison interview Celebrity
Parade He said on the Thoroughly CONVINCED
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Hungary U. n. Delegates
To Return to Assembly

BUDAPEST Hungary. Dec 81 CE9-The Communist Party
newspaper Nepzabaag said today Hungary plans to return
the United Nations General Assembly Friday
Inc Hungarian delegation led by Foreign Minister
at walked out of the Assembly December protesting alleged
interference in Hungarys internal blamed the
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MONDAY. DEcrMsrR crSSraiig.1 n .1m; ,ess =. y

collar workers also face dismissal
through a government reshuffle
ANNOUNCED over the week end,
Six ministries are to be merged
and four others abolished.
United States aid to Hungary
appeared unlikely as long as the
Russian imposed Kadar govern
Evening star., 1956-12-31
Spanish 'Sondmen' Help
Build American Bose
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star Stah CnrrPknnndent

ROTA Span-Twice a day at low tide Spanish families
oe 800 donkeyS onto the beach
key with about two bushels sand
Each family is legally helping to build
Americas oternmost Spanish base The
carry the sand about quarter of the beach
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The second Of three articles surveying
the American military boses prosrom
in Spoin.
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themselves to ice cream. The
colored boy also admitted break
ing into a residence the follow
ing week.
The case worker told Judge
Cockrill the white boys mother
was dying of cancer at the Tina
and their father was in jail
facing non support charges
They lived with an aunt.
Judge Cockrill dismissed the
charges against the brothers
placing them in the temporary
custody OF another aunt on the
recommendation OF the case
worker.
The colored boy was placed
on probation.
In another action. Judge
Cockrill heard a buxom 10.
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. Z. EDGAR

EXPERT: For several years
after his marriage. Charles OAR
win made an intensive study Of
barnacles. He soon became the
foremost authority in the field.
He dissected and examined thou
sands of them in his home labo-
ratory.
The Darwin children. brought
up in the presence of these she'll
fish, could not imagine a house.
hold without them.
One day. when the scientist
took his family to visit a neigh
Dor, one of his sons went. with
the neighbours boy on a tour
of the house.
When they returned, the host
asked young Darwin:
Did my boy show you about
the house,"
Young Darwin nodded, but II
was apparent that something
was phzzling him.
rs something wrong?" asked
the host.
I was just wondering. SIR"
replied the boy. where you keen
your barnacles."
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Tomorrow: Should mentally sub
normal child be put in an institution?
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3 Grade School Desperodoes
Warned After Shooting Spree

Three grade school boys who
broke into a Northwest Washing
ton vocational school. polished
off some ice cream and then shot
up the place, yesterday got of
with a warning from Juvenile
Court Judge Edith H. Cockrlll.
The boys. brothers 8 and II,
and a colored companion, also
II. admitted breaking into the
Bell Vocational School on Janu-
airy %. There they found two
loaded .22-caliber rifles, which
they fired inside the school
doing considerable damage. :"
according to the case worker.
The following day. one of the
brothers and the colored boy
broke into the school again.
fired more shots. and helped
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EzAzuRs RcE
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Don't Be a Scared Patient
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

And so on until. on the eve Of
operation. he was practically
disorgsnized emotionally. His
surgeon. a man of wide experi-
ence, said: II don't like it. These
are the fellows that give us
trouble"
Sure enough. the patient had a
pulmonary embolism d few days
after operation. He recovered
He said to me long afterward
Remember all the trouble I had
after my operation? I've been
thinking. I have a i1uncn
helped bring it on myself by
being such a worry wart."
Call it superstition or what
you will. We have not one iota of
scientific proof that state of
mind can affect an operative re-
suit. Nevertheless most doctors,
whether they are physicians or
surgeons, will tell you they like
to treat the patient who has
faith.
Does Something for Doctor
1t does something for the doc
tor. 1t unshackleS his hands so
he can treat his patient as best
as he knows how. He is not
bedeviled with doubts about how
the patient feels about his abil-
ity. In lessening doctor-patient
tension. it provides a more
equable climate for diagnosis and
treatment.
If you have made a round of
doctors with unsatisfactory re-
suits. suggest you approach the
next with deep faith. Otherwise
you will pay your money with
less chance of getting the re-
suits you are after. Whatever
your complaints. whatever your
disease. better enter-and leave
your doctors Office with this
belief written on your mind;
First God; then the doctor"
The results will not be as
dramatic as pencillin in pneu-
monia. Nevertheless. anything
that you can do to help will be
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released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc }
Tomorrow: A person in block de-
preston" NAV require psychiotrlc help
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MY surgeon friends tell me
that scared patients give them
more trouble than those who
have complete faith in the out
come.
In the rare case when breath
ing has temporarily stopped dur
ing anesthesia. almost always
the surgeon will say: Il had a
bunch things wouldn't be
smooth. I never met a more
frightened patient in my life"
OF course. being fearful is no
guarantee that you are headed
for operative complications. Nor
is it true that if you are un-
afraid, you will be complication
free. However. as a medical
man who does not operate,
can add my bit to the prognostic
suggestions of the surgeons. l,
too, have observed that the pa
tient who has faith does better
than his fearful fellow.
These people who believe in
you have way of saying, First
God: then the doctor"
They are so trustful in you,
that you almost believe they
would (if they dared) change
the order of billing-and put
God second.
Such trust is what we look for
in all our patients. However, I
believe that keeping the doctor
as the junior partner of the heal
ing team is the wiser decision.
After all, we doctors must have
somewhere to look to for help.
tool
Tense Before Operation
I recall a man who was to
have a gall-bladder operation
He was one of those fatalists
who, presumably. don't scare
easily. Came the week before
the operation and you could see
he was becoming tense. 1T has
been my experience that most
so-called "hard-boiled eggs" are
yellow deep downD
He began to ask questions
do I really need the operation?
Is this man who's going to do the
job really as good as he's cracked
up to be? Don't you thlrk I
should go out to that Boston
clinic and have it done?'
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man and woman Of their ex-
periences to find happiness to-
gether, but it seems unlikely
when there is actual boastint
about casual romances" anC
freedom.
The parents should give up
any direct effort to influence
their son. instead. seek to enlist
the aid of Johns brother and
sister. Since this situation APP
pears to be something of a con-
test between the parents and
their averaged little boy. the
parents should withdraw them
selves from the situation in the
hope of minimizing the sons
drive to defy them. The pros
pect. however, is not good.
(Copyright 1855. General
Features Corp
Tomorrow: Should mentally sub
normal child be put in on institution?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05

year-old redhead explain she had
run away from home seven
times in the last two years so
her friends would think she was
big
The girl said she had every
thing she wanted at home. Her
last junket took her to Phila-
delphia with truck driver. who
picked her up in Baltimore, she
added.
She was committed to tie
Welfare Department.
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motions. All letters ore held in COM
plete confidence.
find "a nice girl and marry her.
I have found one. but now my
parents are aghast because she
is divorce. They say I am
driving them to an early grave.
and must not bring shame and
scandal on the family.
I have regarded myself as a
confirmed bachelor and have
enjoyed some Of the liberties
that go with that state. I am
sure Jean has not allowed her.
self half the freedom l have
enjoyed in my casual romances.
yet my parents carry on as if
I were snow-white and she the
devil in female form.
Jean is. as a matter Of fact,
a girl of 26 who looks younger,
while I am nearly 40. l think
enough of her to want to have
children with her. or I would
not think of marrying her. She
is neither a gold digger nor an
easy mark for men.
Father-This girl was divorced
for good causes and this mar
rage will hurt not only us. but
our sons brother and sister. both
of whom have children and live
in this community. There is no
question she was responsible for
the breakup of her marriage,
and my wife and feel certain
John and she will only wind up
in another divorce. something
we have never had in our family.
John could have the pick of
any number of really nice girls,
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but We have never been able to
interest him in any girl who did
not appear to be fast" or So
phisticated. We have done
everything to stop this marriage.
except threaten to diSinherit him
and / hesitate to make this
threat because I am not sure it
will deter him since he earns a
good salary.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
This confirmed bachelor
would appear to have a secret
grievance against his parents and
certainly will not be deferred by
any threat of disinheritance
Nor will he be deferred by any
talk of the parents being driven
to an early grave"
The parents are probably quite
right in their apprehensionS
Not that it is impossible for a
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The Fomik Council consists Of Judge.
o psyehiotrist. a newspaper editor. O
women's pose editor and two news
poper writer's. These consult with
elersymen Of oil foiths and denom-
motions. All letters ore held in COM
plete confidence.
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The
FAMILY
COUNCIL
The Problem

The Problem
J. S. B.-She's plenty good
enough for me.
FATHER - The shame will
hurt us all.
The Details
]. S. B.-For years my par
ents have been urging me to
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Tomorrow A person in block de-
preston" may require psychiotric help
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GSA to Determine Cost
Of Moving Old Building

crete proposition it will submit
to u.s."
Mr.. Leeman also proposes to
hold an early meeting with
President Cloyd H. Marvin of
George Washington University
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
has suggested the old building
might be transferred to the
campus of the university.
I'VE feel this building should
he preserved at its present site. "
Mr.. Leeman said. But in view of
the Eisenhower Administrators
interest in having the Interna-
Itional Monetary Fund erect its
new building on that site. he
said, the association is willing
to go along with a reasonable
proposal.
With Mr.. Leeman on the spe-
cial committee considering the
fire engine houses future are
Melvin D. Hildreth, Democratic
national committeeman; Clyde
ID. Garrett. Republican national
committeeman; Addison T.
Smith and Walter l.. Lyddane,
ST., the associations secretary.
The association meets in the
old house by authority of the
District Commissioners. under a
special Act of Congress. :
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BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

The General Services Admin
iStration will make an immediate
engineering study of the cost OF
moving the old union fire engine
house from Nineteenth and H
street NV. or re-erecting 1t
elsewhere. a spokesman said to-
day
Just how long this will take
was not announced, but officials
think the engineers and archi-
tects can come up with an an
sWer in about a month
The international Monetary
Fund, which wants TO erect It's
new building on the site, in
formally requested GSA yester-
day to undertake the engineer
ing study. GSA will charge the
Fund for this service. officials
said. But GSA will not consider
a future site for the old struc-
ture, although the distance 1t
would have to be moved If that
were feasible. Is a cost factor.
Meanwhile, Herbert p. Lee
man, vice president Of the Asso-
citation of Oldest Inhabitants,
which meets in the old building,
is arranging a meeting with the
Fund. He and mis- special COM
<tee want Ito see what coT)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Washingtoi.'s lack Of a local
historical museum has been
brought to the fore by the
problem of what to do with the
Old Union Engine House at
Nineteenth and H streets NV,
The quaint firehouse. Duilt in
1887, is the home of the Associa-
ton of the Oldest Inhabitants,
and it houses an interesting col
lection of Washingtoniana.
The international Monetary
Fund, organized by many ma
tons for the purpose of stabiliz-
ing curreneies, wants to con-
struct a 13-story Office building
on H street. and the little old
firehouse occupies part of the
site.
Haphazard Collection
The historic items in the
museum are a rather haphazard
collection. given or loaned to
the association because it was
the only repository that would
accept them. The Smithsonian
Institution has many items OF
local interest but. as a national
it cannot accept all the
things that tell the story of
WaShington's past
Unlike many cities OF Wash
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House Unit to Push
For Bridge Hearing

Legislation, already passed by
the Senate, to permit the au-
thoriZed new Potomac river
bridge to cross the lower end of
Roosevelt Island, may come up
for a public hearing soon before
a House District subcommittee.
Subcommittee Chairman Davis,
Democrat of Georgia has prom
Used to schedule the hearing.
The change in the act author
izing the bridge, has been APP
proved by city and Federal
park and planning officials and
the Fine Arts Commission, if the
bridge is kept as far as possible
from the Lincoln Memorial area.
Mr.. Davis said he has a re-
quest from Representative Smith,
Democrat of Virginia, to testify
on the Senate-passed bill. Mr..
Smith, when asked about his
point of view on the matter, said
he will make his position clear
lat the hearing.
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Protests Filed
On Building LOT
Limitations
More Than Dozen
Seek Exceptions
To Rule on Size

Recent adoption of District
restrictions on the size of home
building lots has brought a food
of appeals for exceptions to the
regulation.
This was disclosed today by
Zoning Director Robert o.
Clouser, who said more than a
dozen appeals had been re-
ceived by the Board of Zonins
Adjustments for its hearing
January Is.
The board is empowered to
grant variances and exceptions
from the strict terms of coming
regulations to prevent undue
hardship and in other special
cases.
The lot size restrictions
adopted by the District Zoning
Commission December 7 were
designed to prevent building Of
homes on unduly small lots.
Individual Appeals
Seven cases out Of those to be
heard by the adjustment board
in two weeks all invlove indi-
vidual lot owners who had
planned to put up houses in the
near future.
All of the seven involve lots
for single family detached
houses. Under the new regula-
Itions such lots may not be
smaller than 5000 square feet
in area. nor have less than So
foot lot width. although they
may be Is per cent smaller under
certain conditions.
Mr.. Clouser said the appeals
are the first to come before the
Board of Zoning Adjustment. OF
which ne is a member. He in
dictated he would favor granting
the appeals.
Would Prevent Abuses
He contended that the new
coming regulation, adopted as
an interim measure until com.
.plete overhaul of the city's Zon.
ing regulations is finished next
year. was designed mot as q
penalty measure, but to prevent
abuses"
If a private lot owner car
demonstrate that his building
plans 90 not involve abuses
of the regulation. Mr.. Clousel
said. the exception should bt
granted.
The first case to be hearc
January 10 will be that of j. w
Geiger. who wants to put up q
dwelling at 20l7 Thirty first
place Sc. on two small lots
which are Is per cent smaller
than the 5000 square-foot, So
foot frontage requirement.
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Old Engine House Issue Underscores
| ock of D. &. Historical Museum

ingtons size. the local historical
group (the Columbia Historical
Society has no permanent
nome. 1t has been given the
Heurich Mansion on New Hamp-
shire avenue near Dupont circle
But Mrs. Christian Heurich. ST.,
has life tenure, and everyone
concerned hopes occupancy will
not start soon.
One OF the historical items in
the old firehouse is a ballot box
1t is a nice product of the cabi-
net-makers art and less than a
cubic foot in content. 1t was
one of many used when citizens
of the District had the vote. II
is now the receptacle for ballots
in de annual elections of the as
ISOLATION.
There is a classic bust some
thing like the familiar one of
Julius Caesar with short hair
and bare shoulders of William
B. Magruder, who was Mayor of
Washington in 1858.
Picture Of Shepherd
There are three almost life
size photographs of tn, COM
manders OF the Washington
police force in the late 10th
Century. They wore epaulets.
sashes and many decorations.
Never did Napoleon, wellington