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Evening star., 1960-09-25
DANVILLE MAN KILLED
IN BOMB SHELTER BLAST

DANVHLE; Va (AP).-A 20-year-old Danvile man
fatally burned Friday in explosion that occurred
while he and another worked in nearly complete
bomb shelter here.
Hunt w. Farmer, 20, engulfed in flames when
the electric buffer he operating apparently gnted
paint thinner fumes He died four hours later in local
hospital.
James Newcomb escaped with only a cut on the arm
received when he broke through door to try to save
Mr. Farmer.
The basement shelter was in the home of James j.
walker leader in the local civil defense organization
The bomb shelter is one of only two in Danville
Mr.. Farmer and Mrs. Newcomb were cleaning paint
from the cement floor prior to laying tile
Evening star., 1960-09-25

flee but after a short struggle,
he too was captured.
The suspects were arraigned
later and held in $4,000 bail
each for a further hearing Oc-
tober 3 at Edgewater.
The two defendants, Bernard
Allen. so, and Lewis H. Board
ley. 80, are charged with I'M
lawful manufacturer of whisky,
transporting the materials to
make the illicit liquor and pos
session of illegal whisky.
Mr.. Wilkins said two 60
gallon stills, hooked in tandem,
$50 gallons of mash and eight
gallons Of moonShine were
taken in the raid.
The stills were destroyed by
ax-swinging agents, he said.
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Government Cost Hits
Counties in MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Sept. "a (AP)
The rising cost of government
is pinching Maryland counties
more than its cities and towns,
according to a study by the
States chief fiscal adviser.
John S. Shriver, director of
the Fiscal Research Bureau,
has made public his agency's
annual review Of local govern
ment finances in Maryland.
Mr.. Shriver said the total
cost Of local services has
reached $452 million, with some
$l37 million coming from the
State.
The fiscal expert said an
analysis of all local expendi-
lures indicates the impact of
costlier government is falling
on county government, and mu-
nicipal functions seem to be
draining resources at about the
rate of revenue increases.
OF ISL Maryland cities and
towns, excluding Baltimore, 33
have raised taxes, 80 have re-
duced them, and 70 have kept
them unchanged. Since 1948,
the report showed.
But county governments have
faced increasingly heavy de-
mandS, Mr.. Shriver said. In
1916 county rates varied from
l$1.10 for each $1OO of assessed
value in Charles County to- 50
in Garrett and Talbot. Today's
rates vary from $1.16 in Har-
ford County to $2.42 in Cecil.
Mr.. Shriver noted that tax
rates in Cumberland. Annapo-
lis. Cambridge and Frederick
are close together, ranging from
$1.50 to $1.65. Rates in Ha-
gerStown, at IS cents, and Sal
isbury, at $1.23, vary from the
pattern.
Mr.. Shriver placed Baltimore
City and Baltimore, Montgom-
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Boot Mishups
Cut in Stute

RICHMOND, Sept. "a (AP)
-Virginia'S new boating safety
law has been cited as being at
least partially responsible for
a decrease in boating accidents
in the Old Dominion over the
past summer.
The boating accident reports
for July and August, the first
two months of the new laws
existence, point to this con-
clusion, said Stuart P. Davey,
staff assistant for the Virginia
Evening star., 1960-09-25
DohIio Show Opens
At Botanic Garden

The results of a lot of ex.
pert green thumbing" are on
display this week end in the
glass castle at First street and
Maryland avenue S.W. that is
the United States Botannic
Garden.
The occasion is the 25th an
nual Dahlia Show put on by
the National Capital Dahlia
Society. whose members have
submitted some 4,800 multi
hued blooms.
The show was opened yes
terday afternoon, after the
Mexican Ambassador, Antonio
Carrillo-Flores, cut a ribbon,
and will close at 7 pm. today
after the presentation of
awards.
Ambassador Carrillo- Flores,
whose country's national flower
is the dahlia, will present a
silver trophy-the Eva de
Lopez-Mateos Trophy - given
by the wife of the President OF
Mexico. Winner of this award
is Ashby G. ToombS of 2512
North Jefferson street, Arling-
ton. whose yellow flower, First
Lady" was chosen queen of
the show.
Vernon AilStock of 1410 South
Randolph street, Arlington, will
receive The Evening Star
trophy-a silver bowl-for his
pale yellow entry, "Burnbrae's
Memory"
Winner of the American
Home Achievement Award for
the best new variety of the
year is Stanley Johnson of
Cheltenham, Pa. His flower,
violet Splender," is the winner
also of the American Dahlia
Society Seeding sweepstakes,
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Borbershop Chorus
To Enter Contest

The Alexandria Harmonizers,
a 60-member barbersh o p
chorus, will compete in the
Mid-Atlantic District Chorus
Contest in Atlantic City, N. j.,
on Saturday.
The Alexandria group is the
Arizona tribune., 1960-08-20

getting started He started out in the enter
gigged years around Chicagos ow
joints sns nghtcubs and hotel bars high
Slow first his rich singing and style carried
Cicagos Blue Note Sutherland
Hotel lounge and in the tough field of jazz ocas he gradually
New York, dealt
pianist Silver heard hnd liked
Cashbox
Slver's Blues" Next
Yorks Hall and
Club recording with spreading
cake And his newly released
Backbird," heading best-seling charts.
Arizona tribune., 1960-08-20

His looks wont make sigh and young girls
He is Johnny Mathis Harry Beafonte and When he
speaks he doesn't edUe lasting impression people.
There u.s. hoUeUer, unn,stakabe quality about Bill
Henderson, He is singer of such extraordinary ability that
he make the coolest heart ftter Ukether in
din,l- intimate supper club noisy stadium packed
With hand -cIapping jazz enthusiasts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14

often opened these discourSes with
a line that was to become his
trademark: "All I know is Just
what l read in the newspapers.
{ A reporter once asked him if he
ever read fiction and he replied,
"Sure, in the newspapers.
In 1914, he went to the Ziegfeld
FollieS. which became his Broad
way home. When Rogers was in
good form. the rest of the show
waited for as long as an hour as
he ratified off quip after quip. On
one opening night, he said, Yes,
first night at the Follies is quite
an occasion. Everyone brings his
new wife to see the old one act"
He made a number of silent
movies in the TWentieS, none of
them nota bly, successful. His
homeSpun humor was much more
effective in sound pictures and he
scored hits in "Lightnin," and
David Harum" among others.
His newspaper column began in
1926, when he cabled the New York
Times from London, asking if the
paper would pay the cable charges
on brief message. The Times
agreed and the message appeared
on the front page the next day.
1t read:
Nancy Astor. which is the nom
de plume of Lady Aston, is arriv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
Growing List Of Refugees From Cuba
Points Up Weakness of Costro's Reqime

Most Latin American countries
subscribe to the principle of politi-
cal asylum. Under this system
the citizen Of a given country, on
detecting from his government,
goes to another Latin country or to
an embassy of another country and
requests protection. Usually the
request is honored.
Others Who Are Out
Mr.. Chibas is but one more of
a large number of prominent
Cubans who have broken with the
Castro government. In most cases
the reason assigned was the pro-
Communist leanings of the gov
eminent. And in most instances
the break was initiated by the
individual concerned, though in
some cases Prime Minister Castro
dismissed government officials.
Each break adversely affects the
revolution among those elements
which try to give their Maximum
Leader" benefit of doubts. So far,
however, they have not caused Mr..
CaStro'S downfall.
The most prominent officer fired
was Manuel Urrutia. president of
Cuba. Mr.. Castro kicked him out
of office spectacularly during
televiSed address. Mr.. Urrutia
had objected to the Red tinge of
the revolutionary administration.
Among those dismissed" last
week were Felipe Pazos, ambas-
Sador-a t-large and former head
of the national bank, and Col.
Ramon Barquin, once a military
attache here.
Here is a list of some of the
other Cubans who have parted
ways with Fidel Castro:
Jose Miro Cardona, the first
Prime Minister of Cuba after the
revolutionarieS overthrow Dictator
Fulgencio Batista. When Mr..
Castro succeeded him as Premier,
Mr.. Miro Cardona was appointed
Ambassador to Spain. A few
months ago he was named the
Cuban Ambassador to Washington
but he resigned and took refuge
in the Argentine Embassy at
Havana.
DR.. Luis Baralt, Cuban Ambas-
sador to Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14

DR.. Justo Garlic y Hernandez,
president of Banfaie bank.
1t. Comdr. Miguel Francisco
PonS, naval attache at the EN-
bassy in Washington and a staff
representative at the Organization
of American States.
1t. Comdr. C. Vidal Santiago,
naval attache in Venezuela
Capt. Manuel Villafana Mar
tinez, military attache in Mexico.
1t. Comdr. Jaime Verela Sales,
naval attache in Mexico.
Capt. Angel Lorenzo Saavedra
Correa, assistant military attache
in Washington.
1t. Tomas Vanquez Cassanov
of the Cuban Air Force.
Army Capt. Higinio Diaz Ane.
Capt. Jorge Sotus.
Capt Manuel Beaton, who was
killed in the Sierra Maestro.
Air Force Officers
Air Force 1t. MatiaS Farias.
Capt. Antonio Yabur JuStiz, Mai.
Orlando 1zQulerdo. Juan de Malta
Gonzalez Romero and Capt. Aquil-
eS Chlnea, an air base command
er.
Journalists and radio neWScaSt-
erS who backed the revolution but
Soured on Mr.. Castro's policies in
clude Jose I. Rivero. editor of Dia-
rio de la Marina, Humberto Me-
drano and Mario Llerena of Prensa
Libre, Angel Quevedo of Bohemia,
Jorge zayaS. Luis Conte Aguero
and Pepita Riera.
Also in that group were Sergio
Carlo, editor of PrenSa Libre.
Guillermo Martinez Marquee. ed
itor Of FL Pals, Andres Valdespino,
an anti-Communist writer for
Bohemia, and Antonio Orte%a.
editor of Carteles.
Tony Verona. a leader IN the
Authentic political party. Judge
Eric Alvarez Diaz and Francisco
Rudolfo Tamas, an INRA Official.
are among others who broke with
the government. So did many pol
itical and underground workers.
numerous students and professors
at the University of Havana and
at least IS commercial airplane
pilots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
leod- Zinc Ores

DR.. Eric Aguero, Ambassador to
Germany.
DR.. Sergio Rojas Santamaria,
Ambassador to Great Britain.
DR.. Andres Vargas Gomez, AM
bassador to the United Nations in
Geneva.
Maj. Hubert Matos, revolution
airy hero and popular military
commander of Camaguey Prov
ince. When he resigned in protest
against the Communist trend, a
number of junior officers and men
under his command followed suit.
Maj. Pedro Diaz LAM, chief of
the Air Force.
DR.. Carlos Pad, high official in
the TreaSuary Department.
Jose Joaquin de la Craidad San
jenis Perdomo, former chief of
police for the palace and director
of the office of treasury agents.
1t. Manuel Airline Buesa, chief
of the agricultural reform admin
iStration QNRA) zone in Man
camilla.
Claudio Gonzalez, chief of the
1NRA zone in Camaguey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
Persuaded to Continue
Rogers Comments

asylum that would be 100 per cent
cuckoo, I would just admit appli-
cants that thought they knew
something about Russia"
x Il \ 4
If any two nations don't hate
each other. why just let them con-
fer on something and they will
before it's over. Stop comforting
and you will stop fighting"
1--WE don't seem to be able to
check crime, so why not legalize
it and put a heavy tax on it?
We have taxed other industries
out of business; it might work
here"
II would like to stay in Europe
long enough to find some country
that don't blame America for
everything in the world that's
happened to 'em in the last Is
years: Debts, depression, disarma-
ment, disease, fog, famine or FROST
bite"
politics has got so expensive
that it takes a lot of money even
to get beat with"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14

Some of the comments that
made Will Rogers famous:
"A debt is just as hard for a
government to pay as an individ-
ual No debt ever came due at a
good time. Borrowing is the only
thing that is handy all the time"
Argentina exports wheat. meat
and gigolos. and the United States
puts tariff on the wrong two"
Our foreign policy is an open
book. A check book"
II don't belong to a regular,
organized political party. I'm a
Democrat"
Every invention during our
lifetime has been just to save
time. E. Two hundred years from
now history will record: America,
a country that flourished from
1900 to 1912. conceived many odd
inventions for getting somewhere,
but could think of nothing to do
when it got there"
\ II
If 1 wanted to start an insane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
Kotongo's Gross-Covered Lands
Among Greatest Mineral Centers

TV, and in particular color TV,
abSorbs great amounts of ger
manium.
But that metal is extremely
rare and exists only in minute
proportion in the lead-zinc ores
of the Tri-State mines on the
Missouri Oklahoma kansas Dor
der, its only important United
States producer. These American
mines could not even begin to
satisfy the soaring needs of the
defense industries in the United
States and West Europe. But the
loss of Katanga supplies would not
only restrict the output of those
industries; it would also make
them more than ever dependent
on South Africa for germanium.
For the Boer-ruled Dominion
currently at loggerheadS with the
United States and the U. N. over
racial policies-provides most of
the worlds germanium.
Besides those two absolutely in
dlSpenSable materials, cobalt and
germanium, Katanga also pro-
duceS manganese. 1t is currently
in short supply in the non-Coml
muniSt world, and both the United
States and West Europe largely
depend on imports of Soviet man
ganese for their supply of man.
ganeSe-hardened SteelS.
Diamonds. silver, gold and a
score of other metals, both noble
and base, make up the rest of
katangaS mineral production, and
biologists say that the surface
has just been scratched in that
territory, whose mineral potential
they believe to be among the
greatest in the world.
History Of Kotoneo
Although Katanga is about the
latest among the great mineral
provinces to enter global economy.
its mining industry is very old,
and may date all the way back
to the Pharaohs of Egypt. In
fact. when, a century ago, white
people first penetrated this land
locked area in South-Central At
RIGA, they found its copper mines
worked with the technology that
had been current in the Nile
Kingdom 5000 years ago; chained
prisoners were digging the ore,
which other shackled prisoners
carried to primitive FORCES. where
it was smelted with the help of
huge leather bellows.
The territory, then nameless,
was ruled by King Katanga,
who held sway over some 100000
TO 100000 Bantu tribesmen and
possessed some 900 wives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
BY ALICK DE MONTMORENCY
Contributing Writer

Katanga, California sized
country of grass-covered table
lands and forested hills, is a
veritable storehouSe of minerals.
including some of high strategic
value.
The famed uranium mines at
Shinkelobwe, in spite of their past
Importance. are not the main
reason for the Congolese provinces
Importance. For these deposits,
which until few years ago pro-
vided most of the worlds atomic
metal, are now petering out, their
ore almost exhausted. Their out
put-Some 1000 tons year cur
rently-could be replaced without
much difficulty from the rich de-
posts newly discovered in Canada
and in the United States.
Also. the loss of Katangas great
copper mines, while it would be a
severe financial blow for the
Belgian and British shareholders
who own them, could probably be
made up in the West by increased
output from the huge copper de-
posts III nearby RhodeSia and in
South America.
Where any loss of Katanga
might prove disastrous for the
non-CommuniSt world is in cobalt
and geranium.
importance of CoboIt
Cobalt is an essential ingredient
In many steel alloys. Katanga cur
rently produces half of the global
supply of that metal-6.5Ol tons
out of 10000 in 1858. Most of it
goes to the United States. whose
own production covers only a
fraction of the American indus
try'S needs of that steel-harden-
ing metal. Rhodesia and Canada.
which are the other ranking pro-
ducerS of cobalt, could not, in the
foreseeable future, fill Katanga's
place in that respect. The loss of
that African territory, occurring
at this stage. would mean a heavy
handicap to American metal
consuming industries. particularly
in the aircraft, automobile and
machine-tool lines.
Leod Zinc Ores
AS for germanium. Katanga is
at present the worlds second most
important source of that brain
metal" whose extraordinary prop
critics make it absolutely essential
for the electronic industry. The
manufacture of transistors, radar,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14

learned, Rogers grabbed a boat to
South Africa because the price
was right. There he got a job
with a travelling Wild West show
which was to take him to Aus
tralia. Japan. and China before
he saw the United States again.
Eventually, he landed in San
Francisco.
Bummed His Woy Home
From there" he later wrote,
II bummed my way back home,
and a Teller told my dad he didn't
think I had done so we'll because
he heard I came home wearing
overalls for underdrawers.
We'll, that only goes to show
the success magazines are full of
bunk when they write about a
fellow winning fame and fortune
by working hard and sticking to
one job. All of you know, as we'll
as I do, it was an accident started
you off on the right track, but
you amt going to tell the report
erS that the next time they inter-
view you"
The accident in Rogers case
was the escape of steer from
Wild West show in which he was
appearing in New York. The
young coWpoke's skill with the
rope as he captured the animal
on a busy street attracted con-
siderable newspaper interest and
Rogers was offered a spot in the
Hammerstein Roof Show.
That was in 1905 and his act
consisted merely of doing rope
tricks. Few men equalled him
with lariat and it was when he
was advised to explain a particu-
larly complicated roping feat in
advance that he began the mono
logues that brought him his first
fame. He was in vaudeville by
this time and his audience
laughed at his Oklahoma draWl
and his conclusion: Il don't have
any idea that I'll get it, but here
goes"
Persuaded to Continue
Rogers was annoyed, it was
reported. but he was persuaded
to do more talking. He did. stand
ing in stage center, chewing gum
and intersperSing his rope tricks
with pungent comments on topical
subjects and society in general. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
BY JOHN V. HORNER
Star STAFF Writer

When a Cuban named Raul
Chibas fled with his wife to Florida
recently, Fidel Castro suffered one
of the most serious setbacks of his
political life.
Mr.. Chibas is not only a member
of a renowned and respected
Cuban family; he was a principal
architect of the revolution headed
by Mr.. Castro. He was treasurer
of the 26th of July movement and
he presided over the first of the
revolutionary courts that sem
fenced hundreds of war Grim
inals" to face firing squads.
In time he became worried
about the pro-Communist trend of
the revolution. He told Mr.. Castro
a number of times he did not like
the way things were going. About
two and a half months ago the
Prime Minister asked him to re-
sign as commissioner of Cuban
railroads.
Mr.. Chibas decided it was i'm
portant to impress the Cuban
people with what is happening in
their present government. He and
his wife got into 17-foot boat
equipped with an cupboard motor
and made their way 80 miles to
Key West.
Granted Political Asylum
Taken into custody by the
United States immigration and
Naturalization Service, they asked
for and were granted political
asylum.
Technically, the United States
does not grant asylum" But the
immigration law permits the serv-
ice to grant parole status" to
foreign citizens for humanitarian
reasons.
Normally this means the for
eigner is not required to return
home when the United States is
convinced his life would be en-
dangered or his basic rights
violated. In return for this, the
foreign visitor must agree to
abstain from activity which would
embarraSs this country, must
abide by United States law and
report regularly to immigration
authorities.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
MotorsPace
Stock Gains;
Trading Firm

NEW YORK, Jan. IA CAP).-
Motors paced the stock market
to a sustained though moderate
recovery early this afternoon
Trading was fairly active.
Gains of key stocks were
fractions to about a point most
ly and in some cases to
about 2.
The advance of automotive
stocks was accompanied by
published forecasts that De-
troit would have its second
greatest auto year and news
that this weeks auto output is
the highest weekly figure since
December. 1855.
Although the Federal Re-
serve Board normally meets or
Thursdays and Wall Street
fears another rise in the dis.
counts rate, opinion in the
street was that the rise woulc
not be forthcoming today.
Steels, nonferrous metals
oils, rails, aircrafts and chem.
icalS Joined in the advance.
Corporate bonds were mixed
Government bonds made small
gains.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
H. |. Green Dividend

NEW YORK. Jan. IA CAP) -
H. L. Green Co. yesterday de-
clared a cash dividend of 25
cents a share and a one per
cent stock dividend, both pay
able February 16 to stockhold-
ers of record January rs. The
company paid so cents in cash
quarterly until April 1859. Last
August and November it paid
stock dividends of one cent
each.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
FOREIGN EXCH'GE

NEW YORK. Jan. IA tAPD.-Foreign
/ exchange rates CGreat Britain in dol
lars others in cents and decimals of
cent?:
Today Prev. Day
Canada in N. Y. ~
Evening star., 1960-01-14
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK. Jan. IA (APD Cotton
futures were lower in slow dealings
today
Light liquidation and hedging were
absorbed through mill and local
buying
Spot cotton markets were quiet and
there was very little activity in cotton
textiles The latter maTke has been
auie since the turn quarter of 1859
on deliveries ranging as far ahead as
early 1851
Late afternoon prices we're to
Is cents a bale lower than the previ-
Gus close. March 1907, May 33.I7 and
July 1890.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
N. Y. PRODUCE
NEW YORK, Jan. IA CAPJ

NEW YORK, Jan. IA (AP) tUSDA)
Butter offerings liberal. Receipts
500, 900 Prices unchanged.
Cheese steady Receipts 125,UO0
Prices unchanged.
Wholesale egg offerings moderate
Receipts, q 500 New York spot QUO
tationS follow: MidweStern. Mixed col.
orS. Extras OIS-50 lbS.D @9l2 -3O'
extras medium 2Bi2-2S; Standards
large 27-2S checks 24l2-26. Whites
Extras $3.50 !bsl 29-3I, extras me.
dium %7i2-29l2. Browns Extras as,
50 lbs 3Ol 2-32
Nearby Whites. Top quality lS-1C
lbsD 3li2-35i2 mediums ~ 2-nol7
smallS 24la-@5I. Browns: Top quality
4S-5O lhsD 33-3il2; mediums 2gl2,
3Oi2; smallS 25-26
Evening star., 1960-01-14
Ruil Missile Luuncher
Contract Is Awarded

NEW YORK, Jan. IA (AP) -
American Machine & Foundry
Co. and ACF Industries, Inc,
said today they have won the
first contract for a railroad
missile launching system.
The companies have been
awarded a subcontract worth
nearly 81 million by Boeing Co.
to build railroad cars from
which Minuteman missile S
could be launched and a con-
troll car containing instruments
for launching the missiles and
monitoring their flights.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Jan. IA DAPb Mount
ing pressure knocked soybesn future
down fairly sharply in the early after
noon today as the grain market gen
orally turned weak
SoybeanS we're OF as much as twt
cents a bushel at times as offering!
included an increased volume of stoI
loss selling Wheat and rye also slipped
cent or more while corn and oats
eased slightly.
ChicaGO Cash Markets
Wheat No, l mixed 2.I2: No
mixed 2.0g94. Corn No 3 yellow
Lib: No. yellow l.O7: No. Z
yellow O1 -O5. Oats No. extra heavy
white 81 "a Soybeans sample Grade
yellow thigh rate) 9li2 Barley
mailing choice 1.l5-l.25n; feeC
COL .03n.