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chinery and supplies and will
hurt those markets.
Representative Andersen, vet
eran Minnesota Republican, re-
called that in all his years in
Congress except in wartime, "
farm SURPRISES have been a
problem.
I'm for the soil bank because
I'm willing to try anything to
get SURPRISES out of the show
case so we can have a stabilized
agriculture" he said.
Okay Commercial Crops
One on ession was made
to the administration-and the
farmers-at the Rules Commit
tee meeting, when members of
the Agriculture mmitte e
agreed to a change in the
phraseology of the bill which will
permit farmers in the CONNER
cial corn area to get supports
for corn. even though they do
not abide by acreage restrictions.
The Agriculture Department is
planning to pay SIPS a bushel
for these supports as against
the $3.50 going to growers COM
plying with acreage restrictions.
Heretofore. compliance has been
n ecessary for any support
payments.
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arm Bill SET
For Floor Clash
On Soil Bank
By JOSEPH A. FOX

President Eisenhower's $500
million pay-in-advance soil bank
plan appeared today to be the
sole fighting issue on tap as the
new farm bill neared the floor
Of the House.
Debate is due to start this
afternoon after the House gets
rid of the Commerce Department
appropriation bill, and passage is
scheduled tomorrow. Then the
bill goes to the Senate.
The House Rules Committee
cleared the 81 billion election
year measure for action late yes
terday under procedure that will
permit amendments from the
floor. This will give administra-
ton forces a chance to fight for
Mr.. Eisenhower's proposal that
growers contracting to take crop
land out of production in the soil
bank program this year get so
Iper cent cash-in-advance pay
ment as a move toward easing
the financial pinch ip the farm
belt.
The bill carries a prohibition
against such payments and Rep
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resentative Cooley. of North Car
DINA, chairman of the House
Agriculture Committee, served
notice that if that amendment
goes in with Republican support.
Republicans are going to be &C
cused of trying to buy the cleo
Lion."
Representative Latham, Re-
publican of New York, responded
that a so per cent advance pay
ment on any contract is normal
procedure" in the business world.
The soil bank program, which
has administration backing, is
the key feature of the new legis-
lation which generally follows
the line of the first farm bill
vetoed by the President two
weeks ago. with price-raising
provisions stricken out.
Main Features of Plan
The principal financial pro-
visions are $1.2 billion to start
the soil bank, through which the
administration hopes to attack
the crop surplus problem. and
something around 81 billion
more for the emergency pur-
chase of surplus commodities
which may be a drug on the
market.
While the soil bank provision
has general support, Represent
alive Madden, Democrat of In
diana, said sit looks like we
might be stepping from the fry
ing pan into the fire by adopting
it," because the crop reduction
plan will lessen the farmers
need for such items as farm ma
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Burdette Honored
With Army Award

The Army's second highest
civilian award was presented
yesterday to Don L. Burdette,
SO, retiring executive officer of
the Fort Belvoir Research and
Development Laboratories.
Mr.. Burdette has been en-
ployed by the Army Engineers
for 80 years. He received the
award from Brig. Gen. Gerald E.
Galloway. acting commander Of
Fort Belvoir.
Mr.. Burdette. who has been
living at the home of a son
in Cambridge. Md, since last
summer. began his career in
Louisville, KY. There he was
responsible for repair and main
tenance of a floating plant used
in the construction of locks and
dams.
While with the New Orleans
District from 1928 until 1941,
he worked on flood control in
the lower Mississippi Valley. He
served in Norfolk before his
appointment as civilian executive
officer at Fort Belvoir in 1850.
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received voluminous file of re-
ports, and was promised others
on correspondence, yesterday
from Maston Nixon of Corpus
Christi, Tex, chairman of the
General Gas Committee.
Mr.. Nixon, the lone witness in
the only hearing the committee
has scheduled thus far, testified
that the organization collected
and spent approximately $119,-
900 in furthering the cause of
legislation that would remove
Federal controls over the pro-
duction of natural gas.
Records supplied the commit
tee, Mr.. Nixon said, left only
40 cents unaccounted for" in
the money collected and spent
by his group.
For Development Of Facts
The witness said the purpose
OF the General Gas committee
formed in 1854, was to develop
the facts in the natural gas is
sue. and added:
I'VE made no campaign con-
tributions. We spent our money
to build our case on the
facts and tell our story based on
those facts"
He said the "factS" were avail
able to the public in pamphlets
and booklets, to the SGT members
of the committee and to others
who asked for them. Funds, he
testified. were received from 249
contributors whose names were
given the committee, and contri-
buttons ranged from $25 to
$685..
So there would be no doubt
about the legality of the COM
mittee's activities, Mr.. Nixon said
1t registered under the Federal
Lobbying Act and filed all reports
required by that law.
The investigation grew out of
a disclosure by Senator Case, Re-
publican OF South Dakota, that
he had been offered during Sen
ate consideration of the natural
gas bill q $4,000 campaign con-
tribution by an attorney repre-
Senting the Superior Oil Co.
Another Senate committee CEN
sured Elmer Patman of Austin,
Tex, and John M. Neff of Lex
ington, Nebr., Superior attorneys,
and criticized Howard B. Keck,
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Superior president. in regard to
the matter.
Mr.. Nixon said Superior Oil
contributed 5000 to the General
Gas Committee. Asked if there
was any coordination between
Superior Oils activities and those
of his committee, the witness
replied vehemently, None what
ever"
Mr.. Nixon said the committee
maintained no checklist of those
for or against the bill and agreed
with Senator Kennedy, Democrat
of Massachusetts,, that it played
only "a minor part" in getting
the bill passed. The measure sub
sequently was vetoed by Pres
ident Eisenhower. Asked by
Senator Purtell, Republican of
Connecticut. about the status of
the committee now. Mr.. Nixon
replied. Its in Information"
The witness said he asked to
be heard at this time because he
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Hurrimun to Meet
Kefuuver DELEGATES

MILWAUKEE, May 2 (P.-I
New York's Gov. Averell Harri-
man. who calls himself an lin
active" candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination,
will meet Sunday with Wiscon-
sins Sc national convention dele
gates who are pledged to Senator
Kefauver, Democrat of Tennes-
see.
The breakfast meeting will be
sponsored by the executive board
of the Young Democrats of Mil
waukee County.
Mr.. Hartman will be the main
speaker at the Democrats JEFF
ferson-Jackson Day fund raising
dinner Saturday night at the
Milwaukee arena.
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Missiles Poet Near

LONDON. May 2 (P.-Parlia-
ment was told this week that
Britain hopes soon to reach an
agreement with the United
States on extending the Bahamas
long-range proving ground for
guided missiles to st. Lucia.
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Lobbying on Gas Denied
ByFirst Group in Inquiry
By CECIL HOLLAND

Records of organization that supported Of the
natural BILL but whose head said had done lobbying
being studied by special Senate committee its
undertaking in broadscale investigation lobbying
activities.
The committee headed by senator Mcclellan Of Arkansas
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leaving Mdter said he NAV be oues
ranean trip and didn't want toned again after the committee
appear mat ne was running staff completes
out Of the country" Senator ORGANIZATIONS records
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misses unIined
SUMMER SUITS 400
regularly 9.95 and 1895 e

Butcher royon or Chromespun
cord, washable, preshrunk, color
fost. Boxy or fitted styles in sizes
s to Is.
Down Stoirs Store, Goats and Suits
=. also Bethesda Budget Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
1st quality cotton
Sleeveless BIouses TIC
regularly 100 -

Scoop, pie-cut and convertible
neckline styles in white, postets
and muIti-pIoids. Sizes 81 TO SO.
Down Stoirs Store, Blouses
:. also Bethesda Budget Store
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fitted cotton
CRIB SHEETS
regularly 100

WHITE uHu pdSIeI TTIIeu
cotton crib sheets.
Curity irreeuIor souze diapers
pockoeed twelve to q box. If per-
feet BIS dozen. 2 boxes 500
Down Stoirs Store, lrfonts' and Juveniles
j. also Bethesda Budget Store
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Four Die in Crash
OF Private Plane

kOkOMO, Ind, June II lP.-
Three men and a woman out on
a Sunday joyride in a private
plane burned to death yesterday
when the pilot. apparently
blinded by the sun, crashed into
high tension lines.
Paul F. Eikenberry, 35, a
Jolietville, Ind, carpenter and
the planes pilot, and Roy Biddle.
80, a Kokomo factory worker.
were identified by their wallets.
The two other victims were
burned beyond recognition.
Wright Hobbs, Sc, a farmer
working in a nearby field, said
the plane struck the top wire of
1872, 000-volt high tension lines
about 70 feet from the ground
and burst into flames. A wing,
"a wheel and another section of
the plane fell to the ground.
The rest of the single eneined
plane then fell to the corn field,
exploded and was consumed by
flames within 30 seconds.
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Mrs. Morgan,
ID. c. Resident

Mrs. Fred L. Morgan, So, wifi,
of the vice president of the
Arkansas Avenue Community
Association. died Saturday of 9
heart condition in Sibley Hos.
pital. She and her husband, q
former automobile dealer ir
Washington and Silver Spring
had lived at 1926 Emerson street
NV. for SO years.
Mrs. Morgan was the former
Irene Celia King, a native OIL
Baltimore. At the age Of IL
when her mother died, Mrs
Morgan was adopted by ar
uncle, the late J. Carey King
Washington humber contractor
Mrs. Morgan was a member OF
the Sodality of Nativity Catholic
Church
Besides her husband, who is
now associated with the Bright
wood Garage. she is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Margaret
IL. Linton, 1922 Alton. place NV;
Miss Doris E. Morgan of the
home address, and a son
Charles G.. 1900 Gleason street
Silver Spring.
Requiem mass will be offered
at 10 am. tomorrow at NATIVITY
Church. Thirteenth and Pea
body streets NV. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery
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Crash Busis Seen
For Soviet Physics

ROCHESTER, N. Y, June II
R.-The Soviet Union is en-
barked on a crash program in
nuclear physics, says DR.. Robert
Marshak of the University Of
Rochester.
DR.. Marshak, chairman Of the
university's physics department,
recently returned from a trip to
Russia with Is other United
States physicists. He visited
Moscow. Leningrad and Kiev.
He observed, he said, what
seemed to be a spiritual lift" in
the country, but added the So
Wet government appeared to be
pushing crash program in nu-
clear physics. He said a number
Of Soviet scientists once listed as
being in prison camps were back
at work in their laboratories.
The IA Americans were the
first nuclear physicists from the
West to be admitted to the
USSR.
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a Anti-Reds Tried
Hin Legation Coup

BERN, Switzerland, June II
ltR. - -Four young Romaniar
anti Communists who seized the
Romanian Legation here in Feb
ruary, 1855, in an effort to
expose it as a Communist spy
center for Europe went on trial
here today.
The trial, expected to last 1e
days, opened before the Swiss
Federal Court in the 400-year-
old Bern Town Hall.
The 40-page Indictment was
handed to reporters during a
news conference in the court
room this morning 1t charges
Oliviu Beldeanu. 80 year old
sculptor, and his three code
PENDANTS violated Swiss espionage
laws when they seized the lega-
ton, holding it ~ hours while
they ransacked the files.
The indictment charged that
when Dimitru Ochiu. 81, an
other member of the band, was
taken in custody he was carry
ing 545 pieces of written material
taken from the chancellory of
the legation.
The other members of the band
are John Shirila, "a, and Stan
Codrescu. Of.
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Maj. R. S. Hudgins.
.Ex-FHA EmpIoye

Maj. Robert S. Hudgins, a.
ia Federal Housing Administra-
ton employe from 1892 until
he retired in 1850 as an under
writing supervisor, died Satur-
day of a heart attack at his
home, 1909 Waverly aveune.
Garrett Park, Md.
A major in the Army Reserves,
Maj. Hudgins served in World
War I.
He was born in Hampton, Va,
and was educated at Virginia
Military Institute and the Uni
Iversity of Richmond. He was
in the real estate business and
with the Federal Land Bank in
Richmond before he came to
Washington with FILA.
Mai. Hudgins was member
lof the Sons of Confederate
Veterans and Chevy Chase
Baptist Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Helen Nicely Hudgins, and three
sons, Robert S., IT,. Charlotte.
IN. c.; Houlder H., Richmond,
and Garland c., Woodstock. Va.
Services will be held at 10
am. tomorrow at the Robert
Humphrey funeral home in Be-
thesda. Burial will be in Salem
Cemetery, Brookeville, Md.
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Edgar Jennings,
Retired General

ST, PETERSBURG, Fla, JUNE
IL R.-Edgar Stilson Jennings
Sc, retired National Guard brig.
adler general and former warder
at Auburn, N. Y, state prison
died yesterday.
He enlisted in the Guard In
1891, served in the Spanish
American War and Mexican Dor.
der Campaign, and in 1919 com.
manded the 54th Infantry Bri.
gade Of the 9th National Guard
Division after service in World
War I. He retired from the
Guard in 1919.
Gen. Jennings formerly lived
at nearby Bradenton and at the
time Of his death was a resident
of adjoining Gulfport. Funeral
services will be at Auburn at a
date yet to be set.
Gen. Jennings was a warden
for II years. He was warden
during two prison-wide riots on
July % and Dec. IL, 1929.
In the second riot, he was
captured and held hostage with
several guards. The group was
rescued by state police using
tear gas after bitter fighting in
the prison. Nine convicts were
killed in tie revolt.
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Wild Hot-Rod Hits
Crowd, Injuries II

SAN DIEGO. Calf, June 1C
IR.-A hot-rod racing automo-
bile ran out of control and in
Ijured IL persons in a crowd Of
spectators at an authorizes
drag strip" near here TO-DAY
Five of the injured were chill
Idren.
Mrs. Ronnie Burke, CARRYING
her 6-month-old daughter when
struck, was the most seriously
hurt. She underwent surgery for
head and arm injuries.
The baby, Carol Lee, ESCAPED
with a cut finger. Gary Burke. 5,
standing by his mother, was cut
and bruised.
Don Menard. track manager
said the car, driven by Allan
Richard, %. of Fallbrook. Calf
went out of control when an axle
broke. Mr.. Menard estimated
the crowd at 1000.
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in 1913. During World War II
he worked two years with the
War ManpoWer Commission.
Mr.. Jenkins was a member of
the Masons. the National Grange
and Kiwanis Club. He lived in
College Park and Hyattsville. Md.
until 1916 when he vent to
Baltimore.
His first wife. Bertha l.
Clark, died here in l943. In
1916 he married Thelma Line,
who survives him.
Also surviving are two sons
by his first wife, the Rev. STAN
leigh E. jenkins. Episcopal min
lister in Washington, N. c., and
|Eben c., an insurance agent, who
|is well known as a square dance
caller, and five grandchildren.
Funeral Tomorrow
Services will be held at 2 pm
tomorrow at st. Andrews Episco-
pal Church. College Park.
The family requests that any
tokens of sympathy be in the
form of contributions to the
Daddy jerks Memorial Fund
sponsored by the Maryland ALL
Stars organization of the 4-H
Club. in care of Sherard Wilson,
Maryland All Club Office, Uni
versity of Maryland, College
Park, Md.
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.O'Dwyer Returns
For Tax Hearing

NEW YORK, June IL tP.--
Former New York Mayor Viii.
liam ODwyer has returned from
Mexico to face a Government
claim that he owes about $4,000
in back income taxes.
Mr.. ODwyer's case is sched-
-uled to- be heard tomorrow ir
Federal tax court. He has asked
a hearing on claims that he
owes back taxes for the years
1949 through 1851.
The former mayor arrived last
night by plane from Mexico
City, where he now lives. He left
his city post in 1850 to become
Ambassador to Mexico.
Mr.. ODwyer has asked the
tax court to throw out the Gov
eminent claim. He says he spent
$22, 1870 in performing his dip
lomatic duties and was reim-
bursed only $10,124 by the Gov
eminent.
Mr.. ODwyer said he expects
to stay in the United States
about a week,
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Two Soviet CIerics
Picketed on Coast

LOS ANGELES. June IL (R.--
More than a dozen pickets
greeted two visiting Russian
clergymen when they attended
church services in downtown Los
Angeles yesterday.
Most of the placard carrying
Iplckets represented Ukraine and
Baltic Nationalist groups but
several were from the American
Council of Christian Churches.
DR.. Jakob Zhidkov, president
lof the All Union Council OF
Evangelical Christian Baptist
Churches of Russia. said of the
pickets:
1T is their right"
DR.. Zhidkov and DR.. Alexan.
der Levindanto. vice president Of
the Russian church group, spoke
to more than 100 persons al
the Temple Baptist Church in
the Philharmonic Building.
Two other members of the
delegation visited the Calvary
Baptist Church in nearby E.
Monte. No pickets appeared
there.
The Russians, returning a visit
to their country by four Ameri-
can Baptist leaders, planned to
leave today for San Francisco
then attend the American Bap-
list Convention meeting ir
Seattle
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Edward 6. Jenkins, 81,
All Work Leader, Dies

Edward @. jenkins, 80. who was
in charge of Boys All Club work
in the agriculture extension
service at the University OF
Maryland for "a years, died Sat-
lurday at his home in Baltimore
4311 Belvieu avenue.
Known as Daddy jerks" Mr.
jenkins began his long career
with young people in 1911 in
Honesdale, Pa, where he or
gained one of the first Boy
Scout troops in the United
States. He was born on a farm
in Pompton, Pa. and was edu-
Gated at Bloomsbury State Nor
NAL School and the University of
Chicago.
Aided Food Production
When the Labor Department
established the Boys Working
Reserve during World War /,
Mr.. jenkins came to Washing
ton to become assistant director
He travelled throughout the
country modifying young people
into farm training camps for war
food and fiber production.
In 1919 Mr.. jenkins became
State Boys All Club leader for
Maryland. He helped found the
All-Stars honor group of the
All members before he retired
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Chief Joseph Dam
To Be Dedicated

BRIDGEPORT. Wash, June
III P).-The $3.50 million Chief
Joseph Dam. second only to
Grand Coulee on the Columbia
River, will be dedicated near
here tomorrow.
Construction on the dam. 81
miles downstream from Grand
ICoulee, started seven years ago.
Four 64,000-kilowatt gene
lratorS were placed in service
last year. The last of 16 gene
lrators provided by the present
development are expected to be
i'm operation in 1858, boosting
the power capacity to l,72S,OO0
kilowatts, second only to the
| 1,974,000 kilowatt capacity of
mighty Grand Coulee.
The dam bears the name of a
Nez Perez Indian chief who died
in 1904.
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Wisconsin Rites
Scheduled for
Celestine Hodges

Services will be at 2::30 pm
tomorrow in OconomoWoc. Wis
for Miss Celestine Bower Hodges
SO. former Washington interior
decorator. who died in Ocono-
moWoc Saturday.
Graveside rites will be held al
Rock Greek Cemetery at a date
to be announced later.
Miss Hodges spent most of he,
life here. She was an interior
decorator for Woodward &
Lothrop 81 years, retiring In
1851. She moved to Oconomowoc
late last year.
After retirement, Miss Hodges
remained active in the Wood.
ward d Lothrop 20-year club
OF employees. She was the clubs
secretary.
Born in Irwinton, Ca. Miss
Hodges was brought here in he,
infancy by her family. She was
q graduate of old Central High
school and a member of Eek.
ington Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include two brothers
Bower Hodges, Gulfport. Fla
and Charles r. Hodges. Be.
thesda, Md, and a sister Mrs
aurora I. Spransy, Oconomowoc
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class, where there is a 1I2-pouno
limit.
A wisp of man who wore q
thin, reddish beard, Mr.. Pratt
affected shirts of bright hues. HI
would have three or four book.
in the writing at one time, otter
on widely differing subjects, but
he religiously closed shop each
day at pm.
Followed Practical Course
Mr.. Pratt described himself a:
"a literally mechanic" and wa.
quoted as saying
When 1 started 1 knew
wasn't good enough for the bis
magazines. wrote to the small.
er ones. The most encouraging
answers came from military anc
naval magazines, so l read ur
on strategy. If 1 got the same
answers from architectural mag
azines, I probably would have be-
come an architectural expert"
For many years, Mr.. Pratt wa.
a member of the staff of the
Bread Loaf Writers Conference
conducted by Middlebury College
In Vermont. He was a former
president of the Authors Club
and a member of the Baker
Street Irregulars, the American
Rock Society and the Trap Door
Spiders.
A number of his books were
Illustrated by his wife, Inga
Stephens, who survives. Also sur
viving is a brother Robert Horton
Pratt of Washington.
Funeral services will be held
today and burial will be private
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~. S. Technical Aid
Praised in Report
By The Associated Press

The National Planning Asso.
citation says technical cooper.
alton programs in Latin Americs
have proven well worthwhile
despite number of Important
but durable defects"
The NPA. a private organiza.
ton, made public yesterday a
pamphlet summarizing results OF
a three-year study of technical
corporation activities.
while the study covered Latin
America, NPA officials said lbs
recommendations also apply "a
such programs in Asia, Africa
and the Middle East.
Technical Cooperation has
provided an unusually large return
Tor a relatively small investment
OF money. men and effort" the
NPA said.
The special committee OF NPA
which made the study said one of
the durable defects" in the pro-
grams has been "organizational,
administrative and financial in
stability" II listed difficulty in
getting properly trained person.
mel Tor the work as another.