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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
BY the Associated Press

Stamped with House approval
bill to increase postal rates
more than $43O million a year
was ready today for delivery tc
the Senate. Whether it will be
re-addresSed there to the House
was anyone's guess.
One top-ranking member of
the Senate Post Office Commit
tee predicted privately the bill
would be routed into the Sen
ate's dead-letter Office.
But others recalled that the
Senate in 1952-also an election
year-overrode objections of its
committee and voted to increase
first class and air mail rates
by the same / cent amount pro-
vided in the pending bill. The
1852 proposal died in the House
Victory for President
The House yesterday passed
the increase 217-165 with solid
Republican backing plus aio
from some Southern Democrats
The action was victory fol
President Eisenhower and his
administration which since 1858
has sought rate increases to off
set postal deficits running up tC
half billion dollars year.
The House Democratic lead
ership earlier had sought tC
bottle up the bill, considered
politically Objectionable in ar
election year.
i Bulk of the increase is rep
resented by the increase from
3 to 4 cents in the one-ounct
rate for first class mail. 1t woulc
account for $295.7 million Of
the total annual revenue in.
crease.
] In addition, the bill also woulc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Fireworks Now Set
At Monument TONIGHT

Washington's rain checked
Fourth of July celebration at
the Washington Monument will
have clear weather tonight. the
Weather Bureau said today.
The observance will begin at
8 pm. with a speaking program,
followed by fireworks.
Also scheduled for 8 pm. is
the Hyattsville Fourth of July
observance at Magruder Park
with the fireworks to start at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Boy-GirI Gang
Snutch Purse of
Elderly Woman

A gang of seven boys and girls
ranging in age from 5 to l2-
snatched the pocketbook of a
5l-year-old woman last night in
the 1000 block of @ street N W.,
police reported.
Beulah L. Ramsey of 1925
Sixteenth street NV. told police
that members of the gang-all
colored-came up behind her
and knocked her pocketbook to
the ground. 1t contained SO.
She said there were four boys
and three girls in the group,
The youngest, she told police,
was about 5 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
.Nehru Chides
Nixon, Dulles
Blasts Their Attack
On NeutruIism

LONDON. July 7 (P.-India' s
Prime Minister Nehru chideo
United States Vice President
Nixon and Secretary of State
Dulles last night for their criti-
cism of neutralism in the colo
war, calling it undemocratlc.
He referred to Mr.. Nixon;
statement in Manila. Wednesday
that neutraiiSm is "a fearful
risk" and Mr.. Dulles recent de-
nunciation of neutralism as i'm
moral. "
Mr.. Nehru told a crowded news
conference after the close of the
Commonwealth Prime Ministers
Conference that he dislikeS the
term neutralism applied to In.
dia's policy, anyhow.
1T is a word normally usec
in wartime" he said. In peace.
time, the word indicates a sort
of wartime mentality"
India an Independent
midas policy. he continued
simply is independent.
I'VE do not believe the worlc
can be divided up into good anc
evil. No country is totally good
No country is totally evil
To say we should all think alike
is not at all possible. 1t is no
democratic. either, to want al
people to think the same as vol
do"
He asserted the views expressed
by Mr.. Nixon and Mr.. Dulles
meant they wanted all people.
to think as they do.
They are saying something
opposed to the democratic way O.
life" he declared, adding tina
tolerance of differing views is thu
basis of democracy.
The opinions of Mr.. Nixon ant
Mr.. Dulles, he said, would "limi
our thoughts and prevent u
from seeing things we should Sc,
and understand"
Opposes RECOMMENDATION
Mr.. Nehru told the newsmel
that India does not believe il
alignment to one side or an
other-for that means regimen
tation. l object to Communis
RECOMMENDATION. I object equal,
to non-Communist regimenta
ton"
He said the views of Mr.. Nixol
and Mr.. Dulles ARE not wis
and they do little good"
Mr.. Nehru said he saw col,
war "as only a threat of majo
war" Then he asked: IF W
rule out a major war, what
the sense of a cold warp"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

IuoSld, OU IIlllco lIOHu OuCoou'
He came to the United States
at-the age of 6.
Mr.. Davis is chairman Of a
special subcommittee of the
House District Committee named
by Chairman Mcmillan to GO
into the school situation.
Mr.. Davis said the committee
would inquire into "the opera
ton of the District school sys-
tenn and juvenile delinquency as
it may be connected with the
operation of the schools"
He said Mr.. Gerber would
start his work Immediately.
The selection of Mr.. Gerber
he said was made by the sub
committee at a meeting this
morning. The meeting had moi
been announced in advance.
Mr.. Davis voiced high praise
for the ability and integrity Of
Mr. Gerber.
He was given the highest
rating ever awarded" Mr.. Davis
said by the legal directory Mar.
tindale- Hubbell. He said this wa'
for ability and integrity and thai
he personally felt that Mr.
Gerber was an experienced
lawyer who was capable anc
competent"
The chairman of the specia
subcommittee said that Mr.
Gerber had been a resident O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Algerian Rebels
Attack Town

ALGIERS, Algeria. July Z
up. Nationalist rebels mount
ed a grenade attack last night
on the farm of Boufarik about
20 miles southwest of Algiers.
They burned three houses in the
Moslem quarter during the raid.
A European baker was killed
while making his rounds
through the village earlier in
the day. French authorities
said they put seven guerrillas
"out of action"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

.
mo freedom of religion in prison
Your church is bad and so are
all priests"
Father Clifford arrived here
today with the Rev. Thoma:
Phillips. So, who also was i'm
prisoned three years in Rec
China. The two Roman Cath
olic priests, both of San Fran
cisco. are the first Americans
freed by Peiping since two Pres
byterian missionaries were re.
leased last December. Eleven
other Americans still are i'm
prisoned in Red China.
The two priests came here
from Shanghai aboard a Ger
man freighter.
Accused of SANDER
Father Clifford said when he
was first jailed in June. 1858
the prison cells were occupied by
10 Chinese and foreign priests.
He said the Reds questioned
him repeatedly in an effort tt
get him to confess to charges Of
slandering the state and dis.
rupting the activities of the
state"
He said he told his interroga.
tors he had committed no crime.
but that it was the Chimes
government who committee
crimes by suppressing the church
and failing priests"
II never confessed to any.
thing" said Father Clifford.
He said the worst period O
his three years in four Shangha
prisons was spent in cell mex
to raving maniac.
1.-THE poor fellow-he wa,
really broken-raved for Is day
and nights" the priest said.
THE idea was to keep M
from sleeping. I'd try to ge
some sleep in the daytime whel
the maniac would go to sleep
but then the guard would ban,
on his cell to wake him and he't
start up again."
Questioned $50 Times
Father Phillips said he under
went at least $50 interrogations
He said the Reds told him the,
would wait five years if need b,
to get confession.
He said treatment gradual,
improved after the Big Fou
summit conference in Geneva
Meat was added to the usual ric,
and vegetable diet.
The churchman said he wa
taken on a 25-day tour owe
some 5000 miles of China will
three other imprisoned Ameri
cans. He said the group visitet
construction projects, dams ant
buildings in Hangchow, PeipinI
and other cities.
Accom- panying him wer,
Bishop Ambrose Pinger of Lind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Memphis since 1906. He said
he served as city attorney for
Memphis from January, 1885, to
October, 1910.
Later, he added, Mr.. Gerber
was appointed assistant district
attorney for Shelby County,
where he served from 1925 to
1881. and then in August, 1912,
was elected district attorney gen.
eral for Shelby County for an
eight-year term.
He resigned from that post in
December, 1913, to go back to
the private law practice.
Chairman Davis said, MIR.
Gerber will gvie us a good, thor
ough. factual investigator"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July
still means to seek a second te
is strongly that he does-he
his doctors that he's in steadil
His convalescent progress
full" the medical men reported
DR.. Isidor Ravdin, the University
of PENNSYLVANIA professor called
in as consulting surgeon. de-
scribed himself as very pleased
with the marked improvement
the President has had this week.
This medical report was the
first since the President came tc
his farm to continue recovery
from his June 8 operation. II
was issued a few hours after the
announcement that Mr.. Eisen-
hover has talked politics at last
with two of his key aides.
Discusses Politics
Press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty said Mr.. Eisenhower dis
cussed both personal politics
and general politics" yesterday
with his chief assistant, Sher-
man Adams, and with Mr.. Hag-
erty himself.
There was no word on whether
Mr. Eisenhower indicated he
would stand by his February %
decision to seek a second term
or even that he had reached a
decision on his plans.
But from the broad smile with
which Mr.. Hagerty volunteered
his information, many newsmer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Postal Increase Uncertain
Despite House Passage

raise the rate on air mail letters
from 6 to 7 cents.
Second class mail rates ap-
plicable to newspapers and 9TH
er commercial publications would
increase over a five-year period
to a total of $44.5 million.
At the end of that period the
total increase would be approx
mately 30 per cent on the read
ing portion of the publication
and 100 per cent on its adver-
Using.
Second-class mail would carry
a minimum charge of IA cent per
item instead of the present Is
cent each.
Increases contained in the bill
for circulars and advertising
matter-third-class mail-would
bring in approximately SIT mil
lion a year.
Junk" to Go Up
Accounting for this would be
boost in the individual piece
rate from 2 to cents for the
first 2 ounces plus an increase
in the minimum rate for Junk
or bulk mailings from 10 to IL
cents a pound and Il to 2 cents
a piece.
Books, catalogs and other
postal matter would be subject
to smaller increases.
The House made only one
change in the bill as it came
from committee. 1t accepted a
proposal by Representative Col
mer. Democrat of Mississippi. to
exempt newspapers with circu-
lationS of less than 5000 from
any increase in their mail charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Picture on Pose AZ


Cripple Creek, Colo, was discov-
cred wandering about in tears
BY a member of a 300-man
search party in Gunnison Ma
tional Forest. As miles northeast
Iot here. She had suffered only
scratches from a night and halt
day in the woods.
Vilate Young. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kerry Young Mont
view, Idaho. was being sought
by plane and on foot in a rugged
and remote section of Southern
Utah near the farming commu-
nifty of Widtsoe. She wandered
away from a family picnic at
the Newell Steed ranch yester-
iay.
More than 100 men on foot
horseback and in the all
searched unsuccessfully for vi
late Thursday and yesterday in
this sparsely populated area 195
miles south Of Salt Lake City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Transit Contract
Signing Seen Today
Lawyers Map
Franchise for
New Company
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

Lawyers handling the sale Of
Capital Transit Co. met again
today and drove for signing Of
the purchase contract before
evening.
A spokesman said the battery
of legal experts, who met at $3.50
a m. in the Offices of etc Gen.
Ieral Counsel Edmund L. Jones,
hoped to complete drafting Of
the contract under which o. Roy
Chalk, wealthy New York real
estate owner and president of
Trans Caribbean Always, Inc.
has agreed to buy out the assets
and liabilities of etc for $13,-
$4,000.
He said signing of the docu-
ment by Mr.. Chalk and etc
President j. A. Broadwater would
follow in a matter of hours.
Stockholders to Meet
Completion of the deal re-
quireS acceptance by holders Of
two-thirds of Capital Transit's
stocks and on congressional APP
proval of franchise satisfac-
tory to the buyers. A CTC stock
holders meeting has been called
/ for August 3. Congressional
leaders are seeking to adjourn
within two weeks.
Meanwhile, District Commits
sioner Robert E. Mclaughlin
disclosed the drafting had been
completed yesterday of a pro-
posed franchise for the D. C.
Transit System, Inc, which is
to be set up by Mr.. Chalk land
his associate, Morris Fox, presi-
dent of a local trucking COM
pany.
Still Wants Authority
Mr.. Mclaughlin said the Com
missioners will ask House and
Senate conferees Monday to
agree on the setting up of pub
licly owned Washington Metro
politan Authority to take over
the CTC system if the Chalk
Fox deal with the company
should fall through.
He said language has been
agreed upon by attorneys draft
ing the franchise, the contract
of sale and articles of incorpora-
ton for the proposed new D. c..
Transit System, which would
, keep the Capital Transit Co.
! alive. but without a franchise,
4 after August IA.
If the Commissioners felt the
mechanics of settlement of the
purchase needed a few more
days, the proposed franchise bill
would let them authorize the
company to continue in business
a month at time for a total of
three months, Mr.. Mclaughlin
said.
This would extend the operat-
ing life of the company to No
: vember IA.
Battle Expected
A conference battle was ex-
pected over the request for the
standby public authority. and a
possibility was seen of another
fight over extending Capital
! Transit operations. This pos
: sibility has been opposed by the
: transit workers union. whose
52-day strike last summer
brought the legislation killing
5 CTC.
The unions present contract
: with CTC dies on August IA
along with the company's fran
chise. The workers have SUBJ
, mitted demands for a new con-
! tract to etc. involving request
/ for wage increases which would
: boost the pay of operators to
} $3.50 an hour, which the COM
pany estimates would cost the
! transit company S240.00O in in
. creased wages. There have been
no negotiations. Capital Transit
refused to negotiate, pointing
out that it would no longer be
in business after August IA, I'M
der present law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Girl, 3, Found;
Another Still
Lost in WiIds

GUNNISON, Colo, July 6 (P).
Two tiny girls, ages 2 and 3,
wandered away from family out
ings into Western wilderness
areas and set off huge rescue
efforts in Utah and Colorado.
Today the oldest was found I'M
harmed. The youngest was still
missing.
Kathy Bebee, 3, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bebee, jr.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
Franco Is Grandfather

MADRID, July 7 (P). - A
daughter was born yesterday to
the Marquesa de Villaverde,
daughter of Gen. Francisco
Franco. 1t was her fourth child
and third daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
T ennesseon Appointed
School Probe Counsel
Gerber, Shelby County Ex-Proseeutor,
Gets Key Post in District Investigation
BY DON S. WARREN

William Gerber former prosecutor for Shelby County
today appointed counsel for the House District
subcommittee investigation of the District public school system
The appointment announced by Representative Davis
Democrat of Georgia. the subcommittee chairman.
Gerber who is ST. lives in Memphis He born in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
z Priests Freed by Reds
After 3 Years in Prison
Forbidden to Prey. Questioned Repeatedly
By Shanghai JuiIers Seeking Confession

HONG KONG, July QP.-"My Communist cell can only
be described place of hope but put my
said American priest today after his three
in Red Chinese prison.
The Rev. John W. Clifford 80, told newSmen was
hidden to the rosary pray during imprisonment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
TwoMen Held
As Kidnaping
Hunt Continues
Police Soy Pair
Have No Direct
Link to Crime

WESTBURY, N. Y, July Z
(P.-Two men were held in po-
lice custody as detectives pushed
their search for the kidnapped
Peter Weinberger.
Police were ose-mouthed
about the two men except to
admit they we're picked up last
night. questioned during the
hight and were kept in custody.
A spokesman said the two had
no direct connection with the
kidnapping"
1t was reported. however, that
one of the men telephoned the
parents of the missing child and
presumably the call was traced.
The second man was reported to
have been lettering near the
Weinberger home.
AS the search for the child
went into its third day, police
said definitely no ransom money
had Exchanged hands. Mean
while Peters distraught parents
awaited another call from their
baby's kidnaper.
Ready to Pay
A man phoned yesterday from
a New York City pay station
to assure the father. wholesale
drug salesman Morris Vein
berger, that the baby was alive
and we'll and to up the ransom
price from $4,000 to $4,000.
Il am ready to meet your de-
mands am waiting your
call" Mr.. Weinberger told the
kidnaper in a pre-arrangeo
message carried by newspapers
, and a night television news
show.
Mr.. Weinberger said he was
. convinced that the anonymous
caller was the kidnaper who
, snatched the boy from his car.
riage on the patio of the Vein.
berger home in this fashionable
,, suburb July 4.
But police cautioned against
overoptimism and said it wa!
"problematical" that the baby
was still alive.
The kidnaper called at 9:4t
, am, directing Mr.. Weinberge
, to notify afternoon newspaper
: and TV Commentator John K
M. McCaffery of MICS New Yorl
City outlet (WRCA-TV) that tn,
, increased ransom demand woulC
be met. He said another cal
! would follow.
Asks for Message
Mr.. McCaffery, in his II pm
(EDT) news show. The It'll
Hour" offered to act as a go
between for the parents and tn,
kidnaper. stationing himself il
/. pay phone booth in the NBC
Building and asking the kidnape
2 to call Trafalgar 4-6053.
t BY midnight, the phone RAM
! Is times, but no further contac
/ was made with the kidnaper
Most of the calls came from
crackpots, cranks and the curl
S ous-minded.
S One man, who seemed to b.
breathing heavily, called mum
2 Der of times and hung up with
f out uttering a word. Once h
t said in a tense and gruff voice
e John l have :" then tn
line went dead.
Just before going on the all
t Mr.. McCaffery received anothe
S anonymous call from a man VIII
e See KIDNAP, Page A.
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ANSWERS ABOUT
SOCIAL SECURITY

SECURITY FOR YoU-Roy Henry
answers questions on social security
benefits todoy and every Saturday
in The Stor Todoy's column is on
page Alb.
EDUCATION IN HUMANITY
An AIexondrio theological school re-
ouires its students to spend summer
OF q hospital, prison, or mental in
stitution to determine their fitness
for the ministry. The story is on
poee AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK tP. = Following are the
sales tado Oui high low, closing price
and net change OF the 20 most active
stocks Tor lie week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07

Temperatures Today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, low near Sc. Tomorrow,
sunny, warm and becoming more humid.
(Full report on Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

los and sacred Indian lotus The plant OF the legendary
Ioruseaters in different family altogether Egyptians
have used lotus for 5000 years. in tombs and
temples, on walls and atop columns as shown
The only flower with symbolic meaning than
the lotus is the ROSE Both in the East and West il has
long been symbol Of creation and life. Dante wrote OF
the eternal rose symbol OF heaven. Small wonder
such flower should inspire builders of churches The
rose window with its flarng stained glass petals IS
striking feature of early Gothic cathedras Like the flower
on which it is patterned, il ymbolizes eternity.
in addition to inspiring architects, the common
FRENCH ROSE was popular medicinal herb. Because
they thought its dried petals made superior tonic the
citizens of Provns France asked their government
TO encourage its growth Ii still known as the rose OF
ProvnS or more commonly the provence rose It's petals
probably used in the rosePeta cakes, JAMS jellies
and sandwiches once so popular
BYZANTINE architects used the outline of the lily
everywhere in their onamentation. The ordinary WHITE
LILY of Europe may well have served their model for IL
was avorite church decoration and commonly dedicated
10 the Virgin a symbol Of purity. In the Middle Ages
supesous folk considered il potent charm against evil
The Greeks immortazed their native HONEY
SUCKLE in marble Ii their favorite flower motif
often used TO holdings Of the flowers pictured
the honeysuckle is the advanced, shown by its
Joined petals and few stamens The lotus, with many
simple parts he primitive The rose and lily are
two quite different early oshoo in the flower family
Next week the STONECROPS, plants that store water,
are featured.
For binder 10 preserve worthwhile flower ,snd 81 With
your address and o. 10 ROMANCE OF
FLOWERS sor 1913, ~ y my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

ciaI Hover OF OSlrlS, god OF
eternity. Ii symbolized fer
tility and abundance, for it
lived in the Mile, center of
life in Egypt. Moreover, its
starchy tubers were a valued
food. The Egyptian lorus is
next of kin TO water lilies but
only a cousin TO the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
<seROMANCE
OF FLOWERS
By Eugene 2. So pc-st

Man shows his admiration for the beauty Of flowers
by reproducing them in his works of When he learned
build with and plaster he used flower forms to
decorate his buildings Favorite motifs came from sacred
flowers such as the EGYPTIAN LOTUS This the spe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-29
Abortion Sentence
Affirmed by Court

The U. S. Court of Appeals
for the District today affirmed
the abortion conviction of DR..
Schley Brown, colored, who is
currently under a two to eight
year jail sentence for the crime.
Brown was convicted by a
District Court jury last Feb
ruary of performing illegal sur
gerry on a 22-year-old woman
here. In one-paragraph opin-
ion. the appellate court brushed
aside a contention that the trial
Judge, Edward M. Curran erred
in charging the jury and in ad-
hitting certain testimony.
The ruling was by Chief Judge
Henry w. Edgerton and Judges
Wilbur K. Miller and Charles
Fahy. Assistant United States
Attorney Richard j. Snider rep
resented the Government on
appeal. Attorney Curtis P.
Mitchell represented Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-29
Mecca Doll House
To Open Sunday

The Christmas Doll House,
sponsored annually. by Mecca
Temple of the Ancient Egyptian
Arabic Order Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, Prince Hall At
filiation, will be dedicated at
10 am. Sunday in front of the
Republic Building. 1924 U street
NV.
Mecca Temple Shriners and
Mecca Court Daughters of Isis
will lead dedication ceremonies
for the 10th annual campaign.
The District Commissioners have
urged public support for the
drive to collect toys and cash
for needy families.