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Evening star., 1946-05-30
Methodist Conference
Cuts Lunch 10 Raise
Food Relief Funds
Ru Cnsnnr Nnnnae
BY Cospor Names
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

WESTMINSTER, Md, May 30
A resolution designating the noon
day meal Saturday as sacrificiai
luncheon with the difference be-
tween its cost and that of regular
meal to 60 to overseas food relief
was passed this morning by the
seventh annual Baltimore Confer
ence of the Methodist Church.
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint of
the Washington area, president of
the Baltimore conference, conducted
the meeting. The conference which
opened yesterday and will continue
through Sunday, is being held at
Western Maryland College.
The resolution, presented by the
Rev. Orris G. Robinson. pastor of
Calvary Methodist Church, WASH
ington, provides further that offer
ing plates be placed at exits Of the
dining room for the use of any who
wish to make an additional gift to
this cause"
Seven Chaplains Attend.
Seven chaplains of the armed
services, who formerly held charges
in the District, were present at the
meeting. They were Army Chap
iains w. H. Wilson. G. M. Butt, j. E.
Hemann, H. r. McClay, j. H. Phil
lips and Stephen Galley and Navy
Chaplain Milton u. Ray.
Washington ministers attending
the conference are the Revs. w. K.
Lyons, r. K. hewitt. R. w. White,
G. L. Connor, F. Y. Jaggars, j. A.
Dudley, T. B. Ehlers, w. D. Keene,
H. R. Hodgson, G. C. Crowell, G. H.
Bennett, c. F. Phillips, j. w. Rustin,
E. A. Wilcher. j. C. MILAN, E. A.
Sexsmith, D. E. Griffin, c. L. Robson,
D. w. Justice, S. E. Rose, A. F.
Poore and G. r. Banes.
Also the Revs. F. L. Morrison, H. F.
Chandler, o. G. Robinson, c. H.
Richmond, D. K. Sturgis, C. c. Day,
F. Paul Harris, E. C. Berry, F. B.
Harris, R. c. John, o. B. Langrall,
H. w. Burgan, E. G. Latch, A. C.
Day, w. J. Elliott, S. K. Cockrell,
c. E. Wise, P. C. Edwards, F. R.
Holden and William Lewis.
Aid Fund Oversubscribed.
The annual report of the six su-
perintendents of the conference
given yesterday showed the two
Washington districts subscribed
$3.50, 759 to the Methodist church
fund campaign to aid the worlds
needy countries last year. This was
s42,117 more than the quota assigned
the two areas. The sum received by
the whole conference totaled $743,-
$40, or $178,531 above the quota.
In annual reports for the Wash
ington areas, it was said, the
Washington Sunday school enroll
ment increased $500 students over
the 1944-5 period. This brought
the total enrolment in the Capital
area to 37,399, of which 20,388 pupils
were in the East district and 17,O11
in the West district. The former
section showed a gain of 5000 stu
dents and the latter an increase of
5000 pupils.
Membership Gains Reported.
DR.. Ralph D. Smith reported that
2,400 new members had been re-
ceived in 1856 into the churches
in the west area and that $52,549
had been spent on church improve
ment. He noted that two new
churches had been organized-one
at Pearson, Md, and the Grace
Methodist Church in Takoma Park,
Md.
DR.. Horace F. Cromer reported
3,217 additions to church member
ship in the east district last year
and that $153,630 had been spent
on r,ropertv inonroverner,ts
Evening star., 1946-05-30
Daughters of CoIonists
Install MuryIond Recent

Mrs. Hiram E. johnson, 921 High
land drive, Silver Spring, was in
stalled as State regent of the Mary
land Society, Daughters of the
American Colonists, at ceremonies
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Henry
Zoller, Baltimore, who entertained
the State society at its regular quar-
terly meeting.
Mrs. Hewitt Griggs Robertson of
Chevy Chase, Nd, retiring regent,
conducted the installation cere-
monies. Mrs. johnson has been
serving as State historian Of the
society.
Evening star., 1946-05-30
Prince Georges High Schools
ToGroduute More Than 700

More than TOO students will grad
uate next month from IL Prince
Georges County high schools.
The schools are Bladensburg
Upper Marlboro, Surrattsville, Laurel,
Gwynn Park, Oxon Hill, Mount
Rainier, Hyattsville, Maryland Park,
Greenbelt, Lakeland, Douglass.
AL exercises will be held June IA.
except Douglass, colored, which will
be June 13.
The following is a prospective list
OF graduates:
Evening star., 1946-05-30

UPPER MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL.
Academic.
CLANCY; Bennett E. Montsomery, Rit.
Beal, Elizabeth J. Le Bark, Ann r.
Boice. Hilda Jane Richardson, H. L.
Conren, M. A. Richardson. L. A.
Coke; Alice Annette Ridgely. Dolores A.
Oeatherage, V. c. Sktllman, NJ. D.
Gary, Agnes E. Sweeney, 1rma B.
General.
Beall, Curtis. l.. Shatenstein, ]. L.
Burch. joseph A. Binger. Jennie Mae
Moore. Donald E. cissett. Sarah P.
Smith, Edgar M Duley, Margaret d.
Swanson: George l.. Fowler, Virginia L.
Wilcox, Wilcox, Perry L., Hagan. Eleanor NJ.
Moore, Roland E. Leverone, G. D.
Dahl. Willard D. Sasscer, V. NJ.
SURRATTSvILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
Academic.
Duke. David v. Darcy. Minnie NJ.
s. Mfssisk Mhss MasssTs DeEss
Bell, Barbara M.
Commercial.
sSS9H sGxi5 ssT,, RSit, xRas Sss
General.
SManu, NlCHalu a. 6lRXS, MARY Helen
White, Guy Raymond Chambers, C. v.
Keller, John Taylor Garner, Mary E.
Hill. Thomas r. Miller, Gertrude NJ.
Cleaveland, James L. Miller, Rose Marie
Brown, Robert II. Sellner, Edna NJ.
Bailey. Charles r. Thorne, Pauline E..
Hill, David William Wood, Gladys Myrtle
LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL.
Academic.
Bechtold. Warren W. Kramer, Mary Louise
Hall, William j. Sarles, Nancy p.
ASmuSsen, Betsy Lee Travers, NJ E. w,
Gray, Patricia Ann Wiley. Phyllis H.
Commercial.
Diven, Carroll S. Hess, Jean Phyllis
Allen, Florence Alice Mackey, Lois Elinor
Anderson, Natalie M. Snyder, Mary Jane
Bearden, Janis Lee Souder, Betty Jane
Berbig, Frances L. Souder, Maxine Lula
Bouma, Emma Ruth Wesley Rosemary
Cochran, Betty Jane Wheeler, Marian q.
Fowler, Thelma Ruth
General,
Alcorn. N. Dew, jr. Conway r. W., jr.
Bird, Larry Russell Cowan. Handy Truitt
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Phelps. Gertrude K,
Reed. Gloria e.
Rivenbark, Peggy r,
Snowden, Nancy A,
Titus, June NJ.
Tracey, K. v.
Tomek, Arthur r.
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BLADENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
Academic.

Acat
Bailey. Brian H.
Bickford. r. l., jr.
Bird, Thomas w.
Hooker. Robert X.
Mershon. Allison P.
Mohler, E. H.. jr.
Nelson, James D.
Preston, W. H., jr.
Rector. John A.. jr.
Rushe, Roy Renalds
Torvestad. John A.
Ward, Mervin c.
Aroid. Martha E.
Batch. Rose E.
'Cowgill, Lois A.
Cox, Elizabeth r.
Ceml
Lanham, Warren l.,
Allen. Shirley M.
Anderson, Barbara ]
Bell, Helen L.
Bohrer, Lulu ].
Bresnahan, Doris M.
Burke. Mary A.
Creighton. Marie H,
Dean, Rose w.
Dressler, Marguerite
Elktns. Beufah L.
Fellows, Audrey L.
Garrity. Elizabeth A,
Groves, Ruth v.
Huber, Joyce r.
Auber. Robert w.
Billmyer, Robert NJ.
Chroniger, P. J.
Crowley. F. r.
Dean. Andrew A.
De Vries, John
Gardner, Ted C.
Gohr, Carl W, jr.
Good. Paul L.
Gray. Charles, jr.
Groves, Robert H.
Gundling, Louis, jr,
Hall, Richard H.
Hargrove. E. c., jr.
Harris, William J.
Hartman, c. H., jr.
Holland. William F.
Howder. Bernard P.
Jones, Ebert C.
Klein, Eugene A.
Lee, Norman D.
Looney. Eugene M.
Love. Wallace r.
Matti, Edmund A.
Moylan, Vincent j.
O'Connor. John NJ.
Oliver, Donald G.
Patterson. T. F.
Powell. Robert G..
Sampson, A, c., jf.
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Houchens, Grace Z
Howard, Mary A.
lnnocente. Laura
LuSk, Helen Ruth
Martin. Rosa NJ.
Milburn. Helen L.
Moore, Shirley A.
Petit. Eliza heth y
Evening star., 1946-05-30
BY Glib Crockett

Mast, Curtis Mcbride
Phelps, Edward W.
Ragland. John W.. ir.
Schreiner. Ernst Jay
Little, Wilda Mae
Merson, Dorothy P.
Owens. Betty Marie
Robey. Mildred L.
pNhieNn Hothrun -
Evening star., 1946-05-30

Alcorn. N. Dew, tr. Conway, r. W., jr.
Bird, Larry Russell Cowan, Handy Truitt
Evening star., 1946-02-04
.68 Nuns Escape Fire
Al Cleveland School
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 4.-Sixty-eight
Ursuline Sisters escaped injury to-
day when fire destroyed q residence
hall at Villa Angela Academy. a
Catholic girls school.
Most of the sisters were attend-
ing mass when the fire occurred.
Loss was estimated at s75 5000.
Clothing and vestments belonging
to the sisters were consumed by
the flames. The cause Of the blaze
had not been determined.
Seventy pupils reported for classes
at another building. as usual. st.
Joseph's Orphanage, nearby, was
not damaged.
Meanwhile at least three groups
were investigating the Saturday fire
which took the lives of Is inmates of
Jennings Hall, Catholic home for
the aged, IN suburban Garfield
Heights
Cuyahoga County Coroner Sam
uel r. Gerger said his Office would
conduct an investigation and probes
also would be made by the Garfeld
Heights Fire Department. and STATE
fire wardens. The Cleveland Fire
Department may help. he reported.
Death toll In the flash fire rose
to Is yesterday. when John 3.
Waters, "a, succumbed to burns. OF
the seven remaining In hospitals
the condition Of only one was re-
garded as critical.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
New Job Bill Satisfies
Truman, BarkIey Indicate,

Senate Majority Leader Barkley
said after a White House call today
that President Truman seems to be
very well satisfied" with the full
employment bill on which Senate
and House conferees completed ac-
ton Saturday.
Senator Barkley said the meas
ure. subject of lengthy fight, does
not include everything that the
President wants, but he added, 81
think we've written into the bill
without using any catchwords
everything we could have expected
to in view of the differences be-
tween the two Houses"
Senator Barkley said that he ex-
pected the measure would be taken
up in the House the middle of this
week. He said he had not asked
the President if he would sign it.
Also attending today's conference
with the President were Senator
McKellar of Tennessee, president
pro tenn of the Senate; Speaker
Rayburn and House Majority Leader
Mccormack of Massachusetts
Evening star., 1946-02-04
457 British Wives, Us Babies
|OfGIs Arrive in New York
(See LABOR, Page A-5.)

Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Malta
They were destined for home in A
different States.
New York led the list with "a
women and children. PENNSYLVANIA
will receive 48, California and Illi-
nois 40 each, Michigan "a, New Jer-
sey 81. Massachusetts, 80, and Ohio
and Indiana a each.
British wives and children of
seven former servicemen from the
District were reported aboard.
Story on Page A-2)
Socially the Argentina's passen.
gers represented in the majorit,
Britain's middle and upper middle
classes. The 451 were given passag.
from among some 27,000 application,
under an Army system of prioritie.
based on hospitalized and demobil.
lied American soldiers.
They were first screened" in ar
American Army camp at Tidworth
Southern England. The investiga.
tion was carried out by Army doc.
(see WIVES, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Second Degree Plea
To Be Accepted From
Vinci in Trailer Death.
Absent Juror Delays
Trial; Connors to Take
Stund in Own Defense

Joseph little joel Vinci, prin-
cipal prosecution witness in the
District Court trial of Raymond
Connors, his alleged accomplice
in the Barker-Casbarian mur-
ders, will be allowed to plead
guilty to second-degree murder,
Charles B. Murray, assistant
United States attorney, told the
court today.
Maximum penalty for second-de-
gree murder is 20 years to life, the
minimum sentence 7 to 20 years.
The prosecutor said he will make
an announcement to that effect be-
fore the jury when it reconvenes to-
morrow.
Vinci will not be subjected to lie
detector test, as requested by the
defense, Justice David A. Pine ruled
shortly after Mr.. Murray made the
announcement.
Justice Pine also ruled against a
defense motion for a directed verdict
of acquittal.
Indicted With Connors.
Vinci was indicted with Connors
in September on first-degree murder
charges in the double Staying in
February, 1945, Of Edward Barker
and Pany Casbarian. Connors was
in custody at that time, but Vinci
was not arrested until three days
after the trial started. He then
confessed and turned States evi-
dence. The men were slain in Mr..
Casbarian's auto trailer Office on a
used car lot at Fourteenth and N
streets NV.
Illness in the family of a juror to-
day postponed opening of Connors'
defense in the trial until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. The defendant
will take the stand in his own de-
fense, James j. Laughlin, his attor-
ney, announced. Leonard N. RaffeIl
a real estate man living at 4811
North Capital, was the juror ex-
cused.
Eleven jurors filed into the box
when court resumed today, begin
Continued on Page .A-l0. Column 81
Evening star., 1946-02-04
1ugboat Strike Cuts
New York Food Supply
Half and Fuel 30 Pct.
$500 Workers Walk Out:
Arrival of Troopships
Will Not Be Affected

STRIKE IN BRASS PLANTS leaves
$4,000 workers idle.t Page Az
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. "A strike
by $500 tugboat workers, sup
ported by $4,000 longshoremen,
tied up shipping in the vast New
York Harbor today and cut off a
large portion of the city's food
and fuel supplies.
The workmen, members of Local
333, United Marine Division of the
AFL international Longshoremen's S
Association, officially left their jobs
at 1901 am. (EST) as the result of
a wage dispute with the tugboat op-
orators, organized as the New York
Tugboat Exchange.
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
lila, said the $4,000 longshoremen
of the parent union would support
the walkout by refusing to load or
unload any ship which normally
would be handled by the strikers.
Meetings Are Scheduled.
Meetings were scheduled with
both union and company officials
by Edward C. Mcguire, labor ad-
wiser to Mayor ODwyer, and Will
liam c. Liller of the United States
Cancellation Service, in an attempt
to settle the strike.
The union itself planned a men,
bership meeting for pm.
Troopships, returning GIs home
from abroad, will not be affected.
They will be serviced by Army tugs
Only other shipping expected not
to be disrupted consisted of rail-
road-owned tugs and a few boats
owned by two oil companies. Navy
tugs are not affected.
In Washington, Federal seizure
was seen as a possibility in the
event the city's supply need became
desperate. Should circumstances
warrant, the Labor Department
would be expected to recommend
such step, a person close to the
situation said.
Emergency Plans Made.
The chuf1ng little tugs are indis-
pensable to work in the harbor
where they perform a variety of
tasks. They nudge the big liners
and freighters into their piers and
haul smaller craft carrying many
items vital to life in the metropolis.
Some 400 were tied up by the
strike.
Mayor O'Dwyer estimated the
city would be without 80 per cent
of its normal flow of coal and other
(See TTTGPOAT Pooo Az
Evening star., 1946-02-04
81 the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Storm-
tossed and tired, but radiant, the
first group of British brides
Englishwomen who married
American soldiers during the
war-reached here today on the
Army transport Argentina after
a nine-day Atlantic crossing.
A total of 451 women and III
children were aboard the ship which
docked shortly before 7 am.
The wives ranged in age from
Mrs. Ben F. Butler, 16, to Mrs. Har-
old N. Cooper, A.
With her 13-month- daughter
Mrs. Butler was enroute to Roanoke
Rapids, N. c. Mrs. Cooper and hel
daughter, II, by previous marriage
and son, Is months by the present
one. was rejoining her husband ir
Manhattan Beach, Calf.
Thirty Of the women were ex.
|pectant mothers.
The brides came from England
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Mail Ban on Esquire Revoked
BY High Court as Censorship
8-to-0 Decision Says Ruling Would Grant
Powers Abhorrent to U. S. Traditions

Esquire appealed to lower Fed
eral Courts, protesting that the
Walker order would force it to
spend an additional $500,000 yearly
to mail by parcel post.
Justice Douglas delivered the high
courts 30 decision. Justice Jack.
son who is at Nuremberg, took nc
part in the case.
| Justice Douglas said:
ITO withdraw the second class rate
from this publication today because
its contents seemed to one offlcia
not good for the public, would sane.
ton withdrawal of the second clas.
rate tomorrow from another per
iodical whose social or economic
views seemed harmful to anothe,
official"
Congress, Justice Douglas added
! (See ESQUIRE, Page A-l01
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Plot 10 FreeG GoeringD Denied;
Nuremberg Jail Fortified
BY the Associated Press.


NUREMBERG, Feb. 4.-Machine-
guns were mounted today inside the
Nuremberg courthouse where q
Nazis are on trial before the Inter-
national Military Tribunal, but
Brig. Gen. Leroy H. Watson said he
was mystified by reports of plot to
rescue Hermann Goering.
Gen. Watson, who is responsible
for security of the Nuremberg jail
and courthouse, said the additional
measures were taken ito protect the
Nuremberg Palace of Justice from
any possible attack"
I'VE aren't looking for any trou-
BILE, but to be on the safe side we
are increasing our firepower Just in
case'," he added. Things have
been quiet to date and there are nc
indications that they will be other
wise"
Discussing an American news
service report that there had beer
a tip that the Nazi underground
planned to deliver Goering, Gen.
Watson said: "T've never heard of
anything like that at all. If thex
is something like that why doesn't
someone say something to me
about it?"
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Six Firemen Injured
When Trucks Collide
Al Ninth and K NE,
Condition of Two Men
Is Reported Serious;
One Vehicle Overturns
fPicture on Page Bib

Six firemen were injured today
when two fire trucks collided al
Ninth and K streets NE. while
responding to a two-alarm fire
One Of the trucks were over.
turned.
Reported in serious condition II
Emergency Hospital were John N
Ankers, 40, Of 1461 Ridge road Sc.
suffering from a possible skull frac.
ture and leg injuries, and William
B. James, 80, of 3103 Alabama ave.
nue. S. E., with a fractured clavicls
and possible back injuries.
Less seriously injured and taker
to Casualty Hospital were Eric H
Altemos, IS, of IL Forester street
Sc, wrist. ankle and scalp injuries
Robert Gibbs, 2737 Fourth street
NE, arm injuries; Daniel Breeden
26, 302 South Barton street, Airing.
ton, Va. undetermined injuries, ane
Howard Halstead, 81, of 1924 Tenth
street Sc, broken arm.
The ffe, in three two-story frame
dwellings in the HOO block of Hol-
brook place NE, was brought un-
der control promptly by other equip
ment.
Mr.. Altemos and Mr.. Halstead hao
been transferred from their regu-
lar companies for today only to the
trucks which were involved in the
accident.
One of the trucks was proceeding
north on Ninth street and the other
east on K street to a fire box at
Montello avenue and Oates street
NE. which had been pulled for the
Holbrook place fire.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Stafford Repudiotes Suspicion
Against Marshall and Stark
Changes Story He Thought They Ordered
Records Destroyed to Avoid Criticism

der the pressure Of the committees
interrogation, the 53-year-old cap
tain said:
This involves the Navy Depart
ment."
How could he suspect any one hi
could not name? demanded Repre-.
sentative Cooper, Democrat, of Ten
nessee. The witness was silent
Then he said he did know all files
relating to the winds" code wal
warning which he said he saw
December 4, 1941, three days before
the attack on Pearl Harbor, were
missing.
Some one would have to be
responsible" Senator Luca, Demo-
crat, Of Illinois pointed out.
Il can name nobody" Capt
Stafford replied.
1t was when Senator Lucas took
the witness over the same ground
insisting that he charge those he
blamed for the loss of the records
(See PEARL HARBOR, Page A-l05 )
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Cancellation by UNO
Of Spring Assembly
Meeting Is Proposed
BY the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. Paul Henri
Spaak, president of the United
Nations Assembly, circulated a
proposal among the delegates
today that plans to hold a meet
ing in the United States in the
spring be abandoned in favor
of the regularly scheduled meet
ing in September.
Mr.. Spaak argued that few
issues will require Assembly
consideration before September,
that other international meet
ings are scheduled for spring
and that Secretary General
Trygve Lie needs more time to
organize his permanent staff.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.


Capt. L. F. Stafford, assistant
director of naval communica-
tions, changed his testimony at
the Pearl Harbor hearing today
after saying that Army and Navy
chiefs ordered records destroyed
in violation of the law to save
themselves from criticism.
Under a hammering cross-exam-
ination, the witness refused to
name any individual against whom
suspicion could be directed.
Earlier, when Representative
Clark, Democrat, of North Carolina
mentioned Admiral Harold R. Stark,
chief of Naval operations in 1941,
and Gen. George c. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff, as the two who must
have been responsible, Capt. Stafford
said: I'm my own mind, that sus-
picion does exist
His voice quivering at times, his
face alternately pale and flushed un-
Evening star., 1946-02-04

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court today
struck down a Post Office De-
partment attempt to bar Esquire
Magazine and its lightly clad
ladies from use of second-class
mail.
The high tribunal held that to
uphold the order of revocation
would grant the Postmaster Gen
eral power of censorship"
Former Postmaster General Walk
er banned Esquire in December,
l943, on the ground it did not meet
a postal law requirement that to
use the inexpensive second-class
privileges publication must dis
seminate information of a public
character" or be devoted to litera-
ture, the sciences, arts or some spe-
cial industry"
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Gao Petition Filed in Senate
To End Fi|ibuster on FEPC

The key that may unlock the fill
buster is the $500 ,ooo, 900 inde-
pendent Offices appropriation bill,
on which the Senate Appropriations
Committee may complete work
Wednesday.
When the big money bill Is
cleared to the Senate floor for ac-
tion the argument that the FEPC
measure is the only important bill
ready for debate will lose consid-
cradle force. The independent Of
fees bill contains funds for such
institutions as the White House.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
BY the Associated Press.

Democratic Leader Barkley today
asked the Senate to end the filbus-
ter against the Fair Employment
Practices Bill. He filed a petition
for cloture debate limitation)
signed by 48 Senators.
Senator Russell, Democrat, Of
Georgia, leader Of the Southern
Senators who have tied the Senate
up in q f1libuSter since January II,
promptly protested this was mot
in order"
Chances Of the clot,re petitions s
success seemed doubtful.