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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-06-23
Robson Blasts PrOberS;;
Faces Contempt Action
BY ALICE A. DUNNIoAN

WkAoffINGIO Nf ~ nS
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities voted z to 0
Wednesday in recommending
contempt of Congress proceedings
against Paul Robson, noted Ne
gro concert baritone singer.
The committe approved the ac-
ton of a subcommittee, which a
day before had recommended that
Robson be prosecuted after he
assailed the committee members
as ''non-patriots" and "un-Ameri-
cans" at a stormy hearing.
The singer was subpeonaed be-
fore the committee supposedly to
discuss State Department rules
governing the insurance of pass
ports. Actually Robson was
questioned throughout the hear
ing on his alleged affiliation with
the Communist party, and his re-
ported friendly attitude toward
Stain and the Soviet Union.
Starting off carmly, Robson
quietly invoked the fifth amend
ment regarding his acquaintance
with a number of people who
were reported to be members of
the Communist party.
But the hearing became more
and more heated as it progressed,
and finally came to head when
Richard Arons, staff director and
counsel for the committee, asked
Robson if he knew Benjamin
Davis.
Robson admitted that he not
only knew Davis, but that Davis
was a personal friend of his.
At this point, Robson was
interrupted by Chairman F'racis
Walter, who wrapped his gaval
and ordered Robson to answer
the question. "We know all of
that, snapped Wal er-you
answer whether or not you
know Davis.
"I've answered the question"
Robson snapped back.
Do I understand that you are
lauding the patriotism of Davis,
injected Attorney Arens.
"Davis is fine American, pa
triotic Citizen" roared Robson.
"You are the men who are I'M
patriotic-you are the Un-Ameri-
cans, and you ought to be asham-
ed of yourselves" stormed Robe
son.
give had enough of this"
shouted Walter "This is about all
I can take. Hearing is recessed.
When another member of the
committee stated that he would
like to ask question, Walter
shouted, "No! The hearings are
recessed"
The four men present at the
subcommittee hearing immedi-
ately voted to recommend to the
full committee that Robson be
cited for contempt of congress be-
cause of his attitude which OBJ
structed the hearings for an at
tack upon the committee, and for
smearing u. S. Senator.
The so-called smear" was
made upon Senator Eastland when
Robson was questioned on a
statement attributed to him re-
garding Negroes taking up arms
against the Soviet Union.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-06-23
PROF. HUNTER

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and advance forward by the help of God under the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-25
THE CHEF SAYS:
Cherries
Are Tasty
In Pies

Can she make a cherry pie?"
In the old song. at least. was Z
vital point in determining the
qualifications of a wife. And
cherry pie has been an Ameri-
can dish literally since the coun-
try was founded.
The cherry was one Of the
cherished fruits brought to
America by the Colonists. An
early history Of Virginia tells of
the cherry tree growing lin no.
table abundance, Pilgrim home
makers made cherry pie; the
first recipe on record is that of
Pennsylvania Dutch Colonial
housewives.
Sour cherries, according to a
Department of Agriculture sur
vey. are the favorites of 8 out OF
every 10 cherry piemakers. Here's
q fancy version of sour cherry
pie, made on a gelatin base and
with coconut topping.
SOUR CHERRY cocONUT PIE
For this, you'll need syrup
packed canned pitted sour cher
ries. Dissolve l package OF
cherry Favored gelatin in Ia
cups hot water. Add "a cup
canned cherry juice and 2 tea
spoons lemon juice. Chill until
slightly thickened. Place in a
bowl Of ice and water, and whip
with egg beater until mixture is
fluffy and thick as whipped
cream. Now chop u cup of
drained canned red sour pitted
cherries. Add to gelatin mixture.
Fold in "a cup of thin faxed
coconut. and q cup whipped
cream. Turn into a cold. baked
9-inch pie shell, and chill until
flrm. Spread with more whipped
cream. garnish with more cher
ries and coconut.
Sour cherries make a delicious
sauce for ice cream. pudding or
custard. Try this one:
CALYPSO CHERRY SAUCE
Open a No. 3O3 can water
packed sour pitted red cherries.
Drain and reserve Juice. Com
bine cherries with "a cup sugar;
let stand for IS minutes. Add 2
tablespoons quick cooking tapi-
oca, a dash of salt and / u cups
cherry juice and water. Place
over medium heat and cook and
stir until mixture comes to
boil. Remove from heat. Add "a
teaspoon aromatic bitterS. Cook
Is minutes, stir. Chill, and its
ready to serve with a favorite
dessert.
released by The Bell Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-25
Tempting Salad

Good Friday fare is q temp
ting salad Of crabmeat and fresh,
crispy red apples, lightly ac-
cented with lemon to bring out
the fine f1avors. Select a tender
eating apple variety like the
Washington red Delicious which
may be used without peeling
Allow two large apples to serve
four. Cut unpeeled apples into
bite sized pieces and dip in lem
on Juice. To 2 cups fresh or
canned crabmeat, add 8 stalks
celery. chopped. Moisten with
70 cup mayonnaise and season
to taste with salt and pepper.
Add apple wedges and serve on
crisp salad green's with mayon-
naise or French dressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12
Foqqy Bottom Comeback
Has GoI|opin!g Heodstort
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS

Foggy Bottom right of the Districts hottest real
estate 1t is gpped by fever of building remodeng,
speculation 1t also center of controversy whether full
scale planning shall guide its rebirth.
The District Commissioners to borrow from the
urban survey Property
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

trict and Federal Government
intentions-and the possibilities
of delays-have cooled off in
terest in rehabilitation of GER
tain sites, have cast a cloud
over some financing possibilities,
and otherwise have adversely
affected private plans to some
extent.
This group, however. is not
alone interested in what is
known as the Foggy Bottom Re-
newal District, but in the area
historically known as Foggy
Bottom, a much more extensive
region including the proposed
George Washington University
Renewal Area.
Principal rehabilitation of in
dividual dwellings has taken
place in the so-called Foggy
Bottom Renewal District, which
is bounded by Potomac Parkway
on the west, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. on the north, Twenty-fourth
street ON the east. and H street
and Virginia avenue on the
south.
This is the district in which
the big clash of opinion centers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

and which next Wednesday will
be put on show for officials.
1t consists of IL city blocks
having a total of 453 buildings
containing about 1900 dwelling
units.
ITO Units Restored
A survey several months ago
by the Redevelopment Land
Agency showed that ITO build
ings-or about rs per cent
already had been rehabilitated
by private firms or individuals.
When the RIA survey was
finished in February, the con-
dition of pit buildings in the
area was found to be good, 166
fair and n poor.
In the five years since the bulk
of rehabilitation has been under
way, occupancy characteristics
of the neighborhood have
changed considerably. Five years
ago, occupancy was predomi.
nantly Negro. AS of February
this year, 81 per cent of residents
were white.
The District Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

solved, Foggy Bottom is on its
way back. With or without Gov.
ernment-sponsored urban renew
al, it already has a gallopine
head start toward once again
becoming a desirable neighbor-
hood.
One side says a better job car
be done with full-scale planning
The other believes Federal in.
volvement would only throw colo
water on rehabilitation activity
now going on. But all sides see
a bright future for the area
whatever happens.
Open House Set
Some of the favorable results OF
rehabilitation already under
taken by private industry in the
area without government help
will be shown to a selected group
of officials between 1890 am.
and noon next Wednesday.
In what the Foggy Bottom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

Restoration Association calls a
"view-it-yourself" tour, a group
of rehabilitated homes will be
thrown open to about rs Federal
and District invited officials as
part of the associations cam
paign to encourage Government
aid. The houses are located al
2413, 2423. 1920 and 1928 street
INV.
The restoration group doesn't
deny that things have been pro-
lceeding well enough without
Federal help. But it maintains
that the area has now reached
the stage that unless full-scale
planning is undertaken the re-
gion can't reach its fullest po-
tential.
Association members don't say
much about the possibility that
if a good plan results. in case a
study is undertaken. some of
the rehabilitation work already
done may have to give way to
other uses. Presumably members
understand this and are satisfied
to face that possibility.
AS for the Taxpayers Protec-
tive Association, members say
that already confusion over Dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

Associations favoring it for
a part of the total area.
Behind the clash are economic
interests of two sets of real estate
groups, plus community consid-
erations which may tip the scales
in favor of Federal aid.
However the controversy is re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

owners in the area are sharply
divided over the wisdom of this
plan.
One group-the Foggy Bottom
Taxpayers Protective Association
bitterly opposes District and
Federal intervention. Another
the Foggy Bottom Restoration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12
@)e Ebe1titg Star
REAL ESTATE
SECTION
SATURDAY, MAY IL, 1856

believe an urban renewal survey
is needed, a spokesman said, to
determine how best to meet
many problems the area poses
with respect to planning public
facilities, highways and related
activity.
The Redevelopment Land
Agency has prepared a request
for a loan from the Housing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12

and Home Finance Agency for
this purpose.
Meanwhile, land values appear
to be still spiraling in the area,
with small residential lots worth
$4,000 five years ago selling for
$1,000 or more today, and some
larger properties selling at prices
as much as 500 per cent or more
above their value before the
Foggy Bottom boom started.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
American Revolution
Hagerstown Historians Hunt
.PW's Descendants Here

erick to sit out the war as pris-
oners.
According to historical re-
searchers working on the Fort
Frederick Bicentennial, most of
these Hessians were marched
overland to Baltimore in the
spring of 1888. Ships took them
home by way of New York.
Some of the ex-prisoners, how.
ever, chose to remain in this
country and become citizens. In
stead of embarking for Europe,
they settled in western Maryland,
southern Pennsylvania, and
northern Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
The preponderance of names
of German origin in these areas
leads historians to believe that
some of todays families may
have descended from the former
Fort Frederick POW's. Relatives
of these Hessian troopers have
been invited to contact the Bicen-
tennial committee headquarters
at 5 East Washington Street,
Hagerstown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Eisenhower Aids Small
Business, Sen. Butler Says

100 complaints, 161 in the second
year, and at the present rate TIC
complaints will be issued this
year. BY contrast, the 1944-52
average was Ill per year
Further, in 1852, the last year
of the Truman administration
only 80 new antitrust cases were
filed by the government. Yet
in 1855, 81 cases were instituted
primarily as a result of the Wig
lance of the Eisenhower admin
istration.
Where small business under
the bureaucracy of the New-Fair
Deal was strangled with red tape
harrassed with needless regula
tons, and by "big government
competition, it is today free OF
most of these evils.
Is it any wonder that we are
in a period of small and big
business prosperity, the likes OF
which no New Dealer or FAN
Dealer ever dreamed? And, as
you know, those b'hoys were real
dreamers!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Four County Boys
In BrOiler Contest

Four Montgomery County boys
have entered the Maryland dis
trict broiler production contest.
The contestants are Ronald Stew
art, Ia of Neelsville; William Car
roll, Jr., II, of Good Hope; Maui
rice Talley, 10, of Poolesville, and
Ernest Green, IA, of Laytonsville.
The contest is sponsored by the
Maryland State Fair Board and
the University of Maryland Agri-
cultural Extension Service. 1t is
designed to teach Alters proper
brooding practices and to manage
broilers successfully in producing
superior quality broilers. The
contest will last nine weeks and
will be held at Upper Marlboro
Nav 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

Historians, who often seek
strange things in their efforts to
track down local lore and COM
memorate events of the past, are
looking for the relatives of form
er prisoners of war
On the surface, it would seem
like a simple job. Members of
The Fort Frederick Bicentennial
committee in Hagerstown, how
ever, are looking for the descen-
iants of prisoners held at the
Maryland fort along the Potomac
during the American Revolution.
Specifically they want to contact
living relatives of Hessian sol
diers who were released at the
end of the revolution and who
settled nearby rather than return
to Europe.
Western Maryland viii mark
the 200th anniversary of the es-
Enlistment of the historic
French and Indian War fort with
a three-day program opening
May 10. The outpost, located
about six miles southwest of
Clear Spring along what was
then the western frontier of col
onial America, was erected in the
spring of 1855 to provide settlers
with protection against Indian
raiding parties.
During the Revolutionary War,
several hundred HeSSian mercen-
airy troops were captured when
Gen. John Burgoyne's British
forces were defeated in the Bat
tie of Saratoga. These German
soldiers were sent to Fort Fred
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
BY Sen. John Marshall Butler


Like the poor soul who tries
to ride down on an up escalator,
certain persons of equal misdirec-
ton seek with growing despera-
ton a national issue with which
to attract public fancy. The poll
teal overtones are all too appar-
emf.
These chronic critics now spon-
sor propaganda that the Eisen-
hover administration favors big
business" as against Small bust
ness" To the contrary, the rec.
ord plainly indicates that small
businessman have found in the
past three years much greater
appreciation and understanding
of their problems than during the
RooseveltTruman era Of "big gov
eminent"
For example, in the declining
years of the New-Fair Deal (1947-
1852 earnings before taxes for
small business decreased 26.7 per-
cent while big business earnings
increased $40 percent,
In that same period, small bus
mess earnings after taxes drop
ped 40.1 percent, but big business
earnings after taxes gained by
IL percent. Curious indeed is this
latter-day concern for the we'll
being of the small business man
by the same New-Fair Deal group
which only few years earlier
cared less if not at all.
Never before have our anti
trust laws to restrain the poten-
tial for monopoly in bigness been
so vigorously enforced as by the
Eisenhower administration. The
Federal Trade Commission has ac-
celebrated the pace in uncovering
unfair trade practices.
During the first year of the
new administration, the ETC filed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Silver Spring
Hospital Panel
Meets MOndau

A panel discussion on the pro.
posed Silver Spring memorial
hospital will be sponsored by the
Homewood Citizens Association
on Monday at $50 pm. at the
Homewood Recreation Center.
Ralph Boyd, president of the
hospital association, Edward
Noakes, architect and DR.. Abra.
ham Danish, liaison oppointee
from the Silver Spring Academy
of Medicine and the Homewood
Citizens Association to the hos.
pital association will present the
needs for and the community
services of the proposed new hos
pital.
The meeting is open to all in.
terested,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Governor Visits
MOntrOse School

One of the smallest and oldest
schools in the county, MontroSe
Elementary, was honored last
week by a visit from Gov. and
Mrs. Theodore McKeldin who pre-
sented the students with a Mary
land State flag and a number of
historical pictures.
Montrose PTA is giving fried
chicken and oyster supper tomor-
row evening at ParklaWn Man
sion from 5 to 8 pm. Tickets are
$1.75 for adults and Is cents for
children and can be purchased
at the door
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Navy Tracks

Operating more than 2.400 miles
of railroad trackage, the Navy
railroad is larger than the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad. Railroad equipment in
cIudes over $50 diesel-electric loo
omotives, over 5000 box cars and
over 1000 flat cars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Steps Listed
To Prevent
Car Thefs

The greatly increased visibility
now widely featured in automo
biIes undoubtedly is excellent
from the drivers viewpoint, says
the keystone Automobile Club
but the view from outside also
has increased and cars can be
come attractive display cases for
prowling thieves
Many thefts from automobiles
can be traced to the carelesSness
of the operators. Frequently, mo
torists store luggage, clothes and
other valuables in the passenger
compartment of automobiles and
leave them parked ~ and often
unlocked, Keystone points out.
The first rule for preventing
thefts is to store such things in
the car trunk - and lock it.
Thieves seldom pry into auto
trunks.
If it is absolutely necessary to
leave packages in the car, they
should be placed out of sight,
preferably on the floor near the
right hand door. PilfererS usual
ly walk down the curb side of
the street and peer casually into
parked cars. They are not apt to
consider autos that show no
promise of reward.
The club advises: Do not leave
keys in the car. Lock the doors
when parking the car. Make sure
the windows are not left open.
Notify police of any suspicious
looking person.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
NIH'ers Win Checks

Six hundred dollars in incentive
awards went to four staff mem
bers of the National Institutes of
Health last week. Checks rang.
ing from 500 to $3.50 were receiv-
ed by Mrs. Mercedes LaCharity,
1920 Burdette Road, Mrs. Cathe.
rine Porter, 5536 Johnson Avenue,
Charles Rosenberger, Jr., 10421
Montrose Avenue, all of Bethesda,
and Joseph Morel of Mt. Airy.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-10-11
Combine Social
Security Checks

Some elderly couples will re-
ceive their social security bene-
fits this month combined into a
single family-check, VIM. r.
Spates, district manager of the
Silver Spring Social Security Of
flee announced today. Wives of
retired workers who filed their
claims within the last month or
so will have their benefit amounts
combined with their husbands
old-age and survivors insurance
benefits, if they are living at the
same address, and are not entitled
to old-age insurance benefits bas-
ed upon their own work records.
The new method of payment,
which is being instituted on a
trial basis, is expected to cut the
expenses of the Government in
issuing and mailing checks and
to relieve congestion in post Of
fees around the first of each
month when social security and
other Government checks are
mailed out.
Any beneficiary who for any
reason objects to having his or
her benefit amount combined
with that of spouse will be paid
by separate check, Mr.. Spates
said. He or she need only notify
the social security office.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-10-11
Upper County
Planning Action

The Upper Montgomery Coun-
ty Planning Commission, at it's
meeting Wednesday, September
26, in a Public Hearing, heard
the testimony of interested par
ties on proposal to rename Jack
Road, which is located off of
Route % between Dufief Mill
Road and Travilah Road, and de-
ferred official action on the pro
posal until the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Commits
sion.
The following preliminary
plans of subdivision were approx
ed: The Cavanaugh Tract in the
Second Election District, contain
ing approximately 163 lots from
Is acres of land; and, Carolyn
Terrace Subdivision on Route 2S
in the Fourth Election District,
containing approximately 107 lots
from ~ acres of land.
The Commission also approved
the following Final Plats of Sub
division: Howard Chapel Terrace,
located near Damascus in the
Twelfth Election District, contain
ing 10 lots; and, Lot l, Fraley
Subdivision, which lot abuts
Route 108, the Laytonsville- Olney
Road, approximately 1, $50 feet
east of its intersection with Dor
sey Road.
In other actions the Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission recommended to the
County Council for Montgomery
County, Maryland, that Zoning
Application No. D-20, Carl F. &
Gladys P. Hurlebaus, Applicants,
for rezoning from the Residential
Agricultural Zone to the CONNER
cial Zone for parcel of land con-
tanning approximately 2.017 acres,
abutting Georgia Avenue Extend
ed (Route 80 and the Sunshine
Brighton Road at Sunshine, be
approved.
Action on rezoning Application
No. DIG, Gulf Oil Company, Ap-
plicant, requesting reclassifica-
ton from the Residential-Agricul-
tural Zone to the Commercial
Zone for parcel of land contain
ing 25,566 square feet approx
mately, abutting Route 118 imme-
diately east of the Washington
National Pike, was deferred un-
til the next meeting of the Com
mission.
The Commission reviewed the
decisions made by the Mayor and
Council of Rockville concerning
petitions for annexation to the
City of Rockville, but took no ac-
ton pending receipt of a propos-
ed procedure regarding annexa-
tons to the Municipality of Rock.
vile from the County Attorneys
Office.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-10-11
Jr. College Opens
Employment Office

A placement office,-offering
two-way service between employ
ers of the community and student
employees on campus, has been
opened at Montgomery Junior
College Robert Jones, recent ad-
dition to the faculty of Montgom-
cry Junior College as Director Of
Student Activities, will assume
these new duties Immediately, ac-
cording to an announcement from
the office of Miss Sadie C. EIig-
gins, director of Student Person
mel.
"Our prime reason for having
a placement service is to assist
terminal graduates in the selec-
ton of their beginning positions"
continues Miss Higgins announce
ment, ."even though we have al
ways offered some help in find
ing part-time Jobs for students
who need work in order to re-
main in school,"
Employers seeking part-time
help usually Saturdays and eve
nings) are invited to call the Stu
dent Personnel Office between
900 p. m. and 500 p. m.