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Evening star., 1957-12-26

LONDON. Dec. 26 CNANA).-
Sir Winston Churchill has
made more money in the 21a
years since he retired from
public life than he did in his
IS years Of service to his
country.
Huge income from his writ
ing is the answer. The exhibit
of IS Churchill paintings.
scheduled to start a four-month
tour of the United States and
Canada on January % in
Kansas City, represents only a
hobby for Sir Winston. a means
Of relaxing from his writing
chores as painting once eased
the cares o fpublic office.
Today. Sir Winston makes
an estimated $229,600 a year
from writing. This compares TO
the $4,000 total he earned in
IS years as statesman and
politician.
Since Sir Winston concen-
trated on writing. at the end Of
World War II, his total earn
ings have been an estimated
So million. Much Of this came
from his monumental History
of the Second World War" for
which LIE Magazine in the
United States alone paid him
100000 for serial rights.
= His current work. "The His
Evening star., 1957-12-26

recipients began exchanging
garments for the right fit.
1t was a busy day for postal
workers, too. with the full
force returning to deliver
packages and mail that came
too late for pre-Christmas de-
livery.
While most families were
spending happy hours around
the tree. others found Christ
mas just another WORK day.
Among them were 1000 long
distance telephone operators
who put through 10000 calls.
This. combined with $4,000
calls handled by direct dialing.
gave the Chesapeake q Po-
tomac Telephone Co. a record
long distance day of 10000
calls, about 6 per cent above
Christmas last year.
Perishable packages and spe-
cial delivery items were deliv-
cred yesterday by rs men on
38 trucks. But the few people
who wanted to get anywhere by
public transportation found a
minimum of buses and even
scantier cab service.
Evening star., 1957-12-26

earlier that the two teams were
engaged in a race to the South
Pole. but Hillary supporters
have denied this. DR.. Fuchs IS
commanding both his own
British team and the Hillary
and New Zealand crew.
Sir Edmund reported that
his tractor party has covered
100 miles in the last two tricks
and is now crossing a large.
featureless snow plain. He
added that the weather is good
with only occasional breezes
and no heavy winds.
The march two nights ago
was the first for some time we
had not seen or fallen into any
crevasses." Sir Edmund re-
ported.
DIR. Fuchs and Sir Edmund
exchanged Christmas greetings
by radio yesterday and left
their plans for the New Year
for a discussion at the South
Pole. where the United States
has a scientific station.
Evening star., 1957-12-26

and the Air Force had already
sent his family q death certifi.
cate. He told a story Of finding
q cabin after going Is days
without food. and. he said he
made his way out after the
water from the spring thaw had
gone down.
His troubles began when the
Saturday Evening Post cam
celed plans TO publish his story
because Of discrepancies" in
IL. Clay Blair. jr.. Of the maga-
zine staf said he went over
the ground with 1t. Sleeves and
mountain experts and discov-
cred numerous discrepancies.
1t. Sleeves has always denied
that his story was anything
but true.
In August. his wife went to q
lawyer in Bridgeport and con-
suited him "about a problem
that could end in divorce. The
couple separated. but they
patched up the rift on Novem-
Der l. Mrs. Sleeves Is q stu
dent at the University OF
Bridgeport. The couple has q
20-month-old daughter. Leisa.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Hillary Speeds on Lond
Toward South Pole

AUCKLAND. New Zealand.
Dec. IS R.-Sir Edmund Hill
larry was reported driving to-
ward the South Pole today. II
he reaches the bottom of the
world. he will be the first ex-
plorer TO make 1t overland since
1912.
Sir Edmund radioed today
that he is "hell bent for the
South Pole-God willing and
crevaSses permitting" The con-
queror Of Mount Everest and
his small party have about 325
miles to go.
A message received here indi-
Gated Sir Edmund had aban-
doned earlier plans to link up
with DR.. Vivian Fuchs at Depot
TOO. but is leaving supplies
there for him. DR.. Fuchs Is
leading q British party from
the South American side of the
continent in the first attempt
TO trek across the Antarctic.
DR.. Fuchs and Sir Edmund are
expected to return together to
the Hillary base camp near Nc
murdo Sound on the New
Zealand side Of Antarctica.
DR.. Fuchs Is depending on
the supplies to help him COM
plete his trans-Antarctic trek.
but his party apparently has
been slowed down TOO miles
from the pole by crevasses and
mechanical trouble with his
tractors.
There had been speculation
Evening star., 1957-12-26

beautiful blond wife Rita was
that he leave the Air Force
because she did not like the
life. the AIR Force said.
The release was permitted
under the major reduction-in-
force program now going on in
the Air Force. 1t. Sleeves was
stationed with the 36l5th Pc
riodic Maintenance Squadron
at Selma when his release came
and Is now believed 70 be living
IN Trumbull. Conn. q suburb
Of Bridgeport.
The release does not con-
stttute q resignation. The Air
Force said 1t. Sleeves is still
In the Reserve.
The flyer was acclaimed as a
hero last July when he
emerged from the High Sierras
In rags and wearing q full
beard. He told q narrowing
story Of bailing out when his
jet trainer developed troubl>
over the rugged Sequoia- Kings
Canyon National Park area on
May O..
He subsisted in an area where
there was sttll eight feet Of
snow at 1900 feet. he said.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
; Red Gunboots Sunk
In Bottle, Toipei Says

TAIPEI. Dec. 26. LP).-Na-
tionalist Chinese warships sank
three out Of four Communist
gunboats in a l0-minute en-
gagement of the Red China
coast today, Navy headquarters
claimed.
1t said the action started of
TSinkiang Bay, As miles north
of Quemoy. The headquarters
said one Red gunboat sue
ceeded in escaping after the
other three were fatally hit.
It claimed the Nationalist
warShipS were unscathed in the
action but did not disclose the
number or type involved.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Afro-Asians Hif
West al ParIey
400 Delegates Open
Session at Cuiro

CAIRO. Dec. 26 (R.-Anti-
Western slogans and banner s
opened today an African-Asian
peoples conference of some 400
delegates from about 40 coun-
tries and colonies.
A banner reading Down with
Eisenhower Doctrine" was car
ried by students who cheered
the delegates and 1900 guests
at the week -long meeting.
Officially. the delegations do
not represent governments.
Russia and Red China sent
large groups to the meeting.
Some Of the predominately
leftist delegations are composed
Of exiles.
Believes In Neutrality
Col. Anwar Sadat, the bitterly
anti-Western editor of Presi-
dent Nasser's leading newspa-
per. was named conference
president. He told the cheer
ing crowd that Egypt believes
In neutrality and nonalign-
ment and Atro-Asian ma
tions share this point of view
Thus we can prevent the
shadow of war" Col. Sadat
said.
The conference has been
billed as a followup to the
meeting in 1855 at Bandung.
Indonesia. by official govern
ment delegations. The nom
official nature of delegations in
Cairo was expected by West
ern observers 10 give Commun-
lists considerably more leeway
in pushing their propaganda
obiectives.
Among topics expected TO be
discussed are standard Soviet
bids for bans Of nuclear tests
and opposition to Imperialism.
Imperialism Is Western
Imperialism as defined in
this context is something prac-
ticed by Western European ma
See CAIRO, Page AS
Evening star., 1957-12-26

measuring l.24 inches before
l pm. That would have made
about ten inches of White
Christmas snow if the temper
ature had been lower.
12-Degree Drop
The temperature did fall IL
degrees between 7 and 8 am.
as the wind switched of a
warm front and swung TO the
northwest. Clearing was fore
cast for later today, and to-
morrow should be fair. Another
rain threat was sighted for
Saturday.
Today's rain brought the
total for the month to SITS
inches. nearly three inches
above the December average
OF 2.6l inches. Last December
brought 3.02 inches of moisture.
The all-time high for Decem-
Der was 7.56 inches in 1901.
The Weather Bureau said
minor flooding was expected in
some creeks north of the Dis
trict. Although the Potomac
was rising slowly. no flooding
was expected on the river, or
on the main Rock Creek Park
crossings.
Montgomery County police
barricaded Cedar lane near the
Bethesda Naval Hospital when
Rock Greek spilled over its
banks there.
Postal Workers Busy
Not all the hurly-burly of
Christmas was over. The next
two days promised to be tax
ing ones for clerks as gift
Evening star., 1957-12-26

ToLeuve for
Gettysburg
By the Associated Press

President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover will leave tomorrow to
spend New Years at their
Gettysburg pa farm.
The White House said the
President viii spend about a
week in Gettysburg working on
the stcte : of the Union and
other messages which he will
send to Congress early in the
session beginning January Z.
White House Press Secretary
Hagerty said the President will
be away over New Years in
keeping with his custom OF
getting away from official
routine so he can concentrate
on his legislative program.
Mr.. Hagerty added that Mr.
Eisenhower expects to confer
at Gettysburg with Budget
Director Percival Brundage and
probably with other members
OF his official family.
The Eisenhowers will leave
by car about 2 pm. tomorrow
and the White House asked
that reporters and photog-
raphers limit the number of
their cars in the motorcade TO
four.
This request follows several
near accidents and other traffic
incidents involving cars fol-
lowing the President.
Mr.. Hagerty said the request
was made for the newsmen's
own protection.
The President was In his Of
flee today working with staff
members. mainly on the state.
of-the-Union message which he
will give Congress January o.
He also conferred during the
morning with Secretary Dulles
Mr.. Hagerty said the Chief
Executive is feeling fine" and
has got some rest after last
weeks NATO conference in
Paris. Mr.. Eisenhower will take
a small staff with him TO
Gettysburg, including Mr.. Hag-
erty and his personal secretary
Mrs. Ann Whitman. He will
work In his study at the farm
rather than at the Office which
has been held in readiness for
him at the Gettysburg Post Of
fee.
No date was set for the Presi-
dents return, but he is expected
TO attend the organization
meeting Of the new Civil Rights
Commission here January 3.
Mr.. Eisenhower also plans 10
confer with congressional lead
fs Just before Congress re-
eonvenes.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Navy 7 ests Due to Put
Strange Lights in Sky

Strange lights may appear in
the sky over Washington and
Baltimore between 8 and 10
O'Clock tonight and II won't be
Santa streaking on his return
trip to the North Pole.
The Navy explained that II
plans to test proposed lighting
systems for averting collisions
of night-fiying airplanes. The
tests will be run tonight, II
weather permits, or within the
next week.
1.-TWO planes from the Naval
Air Station at Patuxent River,
Md, will be used TO make mo-
tidn pictures Of the anti-col-
lision lights against the back
Evening star., 1957-12-26
BEST STORIES
OF THE YEAR

RUSSlA'S SPUTNlKS we're the
biggest news OF 1857. the Asso-
eioted Press poll OF the Nations
top news editors shows. with the
Little Rock story ond the rise Of
khrushehev following close behind.
The 10 best stories Of the yeor ore
listed on Pose "A.
HOLIDAY DRINKS ore occupying
the minds Of mony hostesses This
week between christmos ond New
Ieors. The Stor's food editor, Violet
Foulkner. tOdoy provides o refresher
course on how TO mix the porty
tovontes on Poee All,
Evening star., 1957-12-26

ground Of city lights" the Navy
said. These are new types Of
lights and therefore the effects
will be new. such as color,
flash rate and other charac-
teristics."
One OF the planes. a twin
engine transport, will carry the
new lights and a second air.
craft will carry cameras. The
planes will skirt the brightly
lighted areas In Baltimore and
Washington and will test for
pilot reaction to the system.
The Applied Psychology Corp.
Of Arlington is conducting the
evaluation for the Navy under
contf bet to the Bureau Of Aero
nautics.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
East Germany Offers
Muck Cigarettes

BERLIN. Dec. 26 (P).-A new
brand of cigarettes called
Muck" pronounced nook
has been brought out in Com
munist East Germany. The
name is not explained and does
not appear in any German die
tionary. And the East Berlin
newspaper German Report
suggests that 1t wouldn't be a
good idea to Try exporting un-
derxthat name to any English
speNking country.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Floods and Storms
Kill 100 in Ceylon

COLOMBO. Ceylon. Dec. IS
(R.-Floods and heavy winds
have killed more than 100 per-
sons and left 250.000 homeless
In the past three days, reports
reaching here said today.
The government sent a dis
tresS call to Indian Prime Min
iSter Jawaharlal Nehru asking
for planes and helicopters for
rescue work.
Heavy downpours and power
full winds are continuing in four
of the islands nine provinces.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Red Chino Tests PIone

BERLIN. Dec. 26 (R.-Red
China today successfully tested
in fight its first home-designed
civil airplane. the official East
German news agency reported.
1t is a light plane made for car
rying out geological surveys.
taking aerial photos and spray
ing insecticides.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Funerals Speeded Up

CHATEAU ROUX. France.
Dec. 20 tP.-The city fathers
have published a new city ord
nance banning funeral process
sionS on foot. The ordnance
recognized that the professions
were causing traffic jams.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Mony Workers Extend
Holiday Through Week
Mercury Drops II Degrees in Hour;
Rain Expected TO Stop Later Today

An undetermined number of holiday reveers beat
luctant path back today get shape for the
noSer events of New Years
Everywhere however there noticeable dent in
work forces many decided to extend the Christmas
holiday through the week.
Those who had work. got there through steady rain
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Congress Faces
Tough Tasks for
Election Year
Defense Spending
Due for Sharp Rise:
Tex Cuts Unlikely
BY the Associated Pres.

Congress. returning to work
on January Z. faces some OF
the most politically distasteful
tasks ever to confront an elec-
tion-year session.
The prospect is for sharply
increased defense spending in
the light Of Russia's military
scientific advances. This has
virtually washed out any
chance Of general tax reduc-
tions.
Furthermore. increased de-
tense demands probably will
force Congress to boost the
$275 billion debt ceiling.
These prospects are enough
to give the jitters to Senators
and Representatives facing re-
election battles next year. The
voters viii elect all 435 House
members and 80 Senators next
November.
There probably viii be some
tax adjustments" but not
enough to have widespread
voter appeal.
Since Congress adjourned
last summer in the hope that
1t could return in 1858 to cut
taxes. the Russians have
launched two earth satellites
and given other signs that they
have made disturbing strides
In missiles and space-era
weapons.
Seeks New Funds
On his return from the NATO
summit meeting in Paris. Sec
retary Of Defense McElroy
said last Friday his department
will seek another billion. dol
lars for missiles and other
things" for the current flscal
year. which viii end next
June 80.
Defense spending now Is at
the rate Of about S3e.5 billion
q year and officials have
talked about raising this by
about 81 billion in the next
hscal year
Outlays for defense account
for the bulk Of Federal SPEND
ing which currently Is running
at about $72 billion q year.
Some administration aides
have suggested President Ei-
senhower may send Congress
another record peaeetime
spending budget Of S73 billion |
or more for the coming fiscal
year.
To keep the budget in ball
ance. despite mounting defense
spending. Mr.. Eisenhower has
said some entire categories Of
Government activity may have
to be eliminated.
However. the administration
is reported considering pro-
posing a multi-million-dollar
aid-to-education program. with
emphasis on science and
mathematics.
And there are growing de-
mands for pay raises for Gov
eminent workers.
Nears Debt Limit
The Government already Is
perilously close to the legal
debt limit. Any substantial
increase in Federal spending Is
certain to force Congress to
vote TO raise the debt ceiling.
While direct taxes as such
aren't likely to be increased,
there is a strong likelihood that
Congress will vote to broaden
Social Security coverage and
boost Social Security taxes at
the same time.
The cost Of the Social Secu-
rity program is paid by con-
tributions made by employers
and employees. The Social Sc
curity tax now is "a per cent
each to the employe and en-
ployer on the first $4,000 Of an
nual earnings.
A workers contributions are
deducted from his wages. the
same as income taxes. Thus,
any increase in the Social Sc
curity tax would mean less
"take-home" pay.
All in all. it's combination
Of factors which politically
min ded Congressmen don't
ra1feh
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Flyer 81 Days in WiIds
Quits AT at Wife's PIeo
Meets Condition of Reconciliation,
Is Released to Preserve Murriuqe'
BY JERRY OTEARY. Jr.

1t David Sleeves the Jet pilot who stumbled Of the
California wilderness with story surviving 54 days after
his plane crashed has left the Air Force learned today
An Air Force spokesman said the 2Syear od pilot asked
for his release ito his marriage was granted
at Craig Air Force Base Selma Ala. on November so
One OF the conditions OF his reconciliation with his
Evening star., 1957-12-26
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Evening star., 1957-12-26

Nesese ee"ot"o tSof " FofeeoM ~
0sasfel Contractors. Pess Al
Subcommittee which he heads
will start hearings soon 10 In
quire. among other things. why
the White House waited SO
long" to release $l77 million
which Congress had voted for
military housing. urban re-
newal and cooperative housing
programs.
Released Monday
The White House announced
Monday II was releasing this
money In a move interpreted as
intended to help the economy
in general and the slumping
housing industry in particular.
Housing construction this
year has dropped TO $4,000
starts. The goal for the year
had been million starts.
The biggest boost the ad-
ministration could give the
housing industry and the econ
omy now" Senator Sparkman
said. would be to loosen its
tight money policy"
He said that II the maximum
interest rate on FHA-insuFed
mortgages were lowered TO 4La
per cent. 1t would provide tire
mendous impetus" for home
construction. The maximum
rate now is 5N per cent.
Early Hearing Planned
Many economists view the
housing industry as one which
can. when it booms. help to-
snap the whole economy out OF
q slump. The housing indus
try also is viewed generally as
a pretty good barometer as to
how the resi- Of the economy is
doing.
Senator Sparkman said his
subcommittee viii get an early
start on hearings on legisla-
ton covering the Governments
big housing programs. The new
session Of Congress opens Janu-
AIRY z.
He said he wants administra-
ton spokesmen to explain why
they waited so long to make
available the millions for mill
tary and cooperative housing
and urban renewal that are
only being released now. They
have seemed to drag their feet.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
215 Dead in Traffic
Topping 18O Forecast
Finol Figure
2dHiehest
Since War
BY the Associated Press


Christmas trafic deaths
climbed to the second highest
total for q one-day Yuletide
holiday since World War II.
The final tabulation, includ-
ing late reports of casualties
caused by accidents that oc-
Cured between 6 pm. Tuesday
and midnight Wednesday,
showed 2l5 traffic deaths, 27 in
fires and 26 in the misceIlane-
Gus class for a total of 268.
The traffic toll more than
doubled the toll for a non-holi-
day period of the same 30-hour
duration. and exceeded the Ma
ltional Safety Council prediction
Of 1870.
Record Set in 1916
There have been two other
one-day celebrations of the
Christmas holiday since World
War II. During one of them,
1947. the traffic toll was l7o.
During the other one. 1916, the
toll was 253, a record for a one
day 30-hour period.
There must be a better wav
to celebrate Christmas on the
highway than by piling up a
death toll two and a half times
as great as the toll for a nom
holiday Wednesday at this time
of the year" commented Ned
H. Dearborn. president of the
National Safety Council.
I'VE can only hope that the
shock of this needless toll will
bring about sober thinking that
may hold the New Year toll to
new low"
An Associated Press survey
made for comparative purposes
on the non-holiday. 3O-hour
period from December 10
through December IL showed
"a traffic deaths. IS in fires
and q miscellaneous accidental
deaths for an overall total
of l26.
Record Is 253
This years traffic toll COM
pared with the record OF 253
fol a one-day Christmas holi-
day period. in 1916. The low
mark in traffic fatalities for
a one-day Christmas period
since World War II was I79 in
l947.
Last yeafs four-day Christ
mas holiday period set a new
record IN traffic deaths for any
holiday period. with 706. The
overall toll of 884 during the
same four days also was a rec
ord for any holiday period.
Only about a half dozen
states reported no traffic deaths.
Ohio and New York led the
States in fatalities. Four Of
New York's 16 deaths occurred
i'll New York City. In Chicago,
where safety experts predicted
six deaths. no fatalities were
reported.
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Administration
Ldgs on Slump,
Says
Probe Set to Check
Delay in Releasing
Funds for Housing
BY the Associated Press

Senator Sparkman. Demo-
crat Of Alabama. said today the
Eisenhower administration has
been too slow in moving to
counter the current economic
slump.
Senator Sparkman an
nounced the Senate Housing
Evening star., 1957-12-26

Record buiIdiae Ysss h Fosseoss by
Sssefel Contractors. Psss ,A-2
Evening star., 1957-12-26
Postal Workers Busy

Not all the hurly-burly Of
Christmas was over. The next
two days promised to be tax
ing ones for clerks as gift
Evening star., 1957-12-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Clearing. colder tonight. low 80. Mostly
sunny tomorrow with some afternoon
high so. Full report. Page A-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-28

significant Of old Poland. His
mind had been nurtured by
war, brutality and Communist
philosophy.
I'm a communist" he said,
but not a member Of the
kat-al Il e..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-28
Health, Welfare
Pact to Be Signed

Agreements between commu-
nifty chest organizations and
the recently formed Health and
Welfare Council of the National
Capital Area will be signed
Tuesday.
Seven organizations are al
lying tn e m selves with the
Health and Welfare Council.
They are Arlington. Fairfax
Planning Council, Fairfax Com
munity Chest. Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, United
Community Services of WASH
ington and the Community
Chest Federation.
The purpose of the new
agency is to coordinate and
thus improve health and well
fare planning for the Metro
politan Area.
The Health and Welfare
Council will begin its Joint OPP
erations August / following the
formal signing ceremonies at
1880 am. at the community
building, 1101 M street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-28
Probe to Resume
Of Negro Boycott
In Alabama

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July
% (R.-State's attorneys will
return to Tuskegee Monday to
continue their investigation of
the mass refusal of Negroes to
trade with white merchants
because of an anti-Negro vote
law.
Macdonald Gallon. chief
assistant to Attorney General
John Patterson. disclosed that
members of his staff planned
to question more witnesses in
the wake Of surprise raids two
days ago.
Mr.. Patterson himself led the
raids on headquarters of the
Tuskegee Civic Association,
which is supporting the boy
colt, and a Negro printing shop.
Mr.. Gallon said the State
had seized documentary evil
dence of value pertaining to
the Tuskegee Civic Association