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Evening star., 1946-07-19
u. ). Abandons Plan
To Build Two Liners
In Naturalization Move

A presidential policy of drastic
curtailment" of unessential Gov
ernment expenditures as an anti
imitation measure has caused the
Maritime Commission to abandon
immediate plans for construction
of two luxury liners at a cost of
$34, 300, 900.
The policy was laid down in
letter from Reconversion Director
John R. Steelman to the Maritime
Commission, conveying President
Trumans request that award of
contracts to build the vessels be
held UP for at least year.
Mr.. Steelman cited several reasons,
including busy shipyards and short
age of materials, for the holdup
recommendation, but said perhaps
the most decisive factor is
the possibility that the Congress
will fail to extend effective price
control
Curtailment Imperative.
This makes even more impera-
tive" he asserted, "the drastic cur
tailment of unessential expenditures
by the Federal Government, policy
highly important to the defense
against imitation"
The letter was made public by the
White House late yesterday Vice
Admiral w. w. Smith. Maritime
Commission chairman, said the rec
ommendation would be followed.
The two vessels involved were to
operate between this country and
South America under lease to a
private shipping line at a Govern
ment deficit of $4,000 900 year, as
part of a postwar program for build
ing five large passenger vessels, ap-
proved by President Roosevelt in
1914.
Calls for Project Review.
Mr.. Truman's recommendation
called for re-examination of the
entire project with view to re-
ducing the heavy burden upon the
taxpayers of both construction costs
and anticipated operating deficits. -
Admiral Smith said the commits
sion would proceed with recondi-
tioning of the steamship Brazil,
steamship Uruguay and steamship
Argentina, wartime transports, for
use in the South American trade.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Bridge Leaps
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tor this morning with his wife. He
lived at 1914 Seventeenth street
NV.
Personnel records at the City
Post Office show that James Jeffries
Crawford had been a clerk there,
sorting mail for delivery in the city,
since January, 1941. Associates said
that he worked until shortly before
midnight last night in the delivery
section of the City Post Office, but
noticed nothing unusual about him.
The records disclosed that Mr.,
Crawford was born May IL, 1899 at
Henderson. KY. He had prior Fed
eral service here at the Weather
Bureau as relief guard from July
l, 1882, to June 80, 1889.
Mr.. Crawford went to the City
Post Office July l, 1885, as substi-
tute clerk. He suffered an injury in
August, 1945, but officials declined to
give details of this, beyond saying
that it was not received in the line
of duty as a postal clerk.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Charles Downey, s., Dies;
National Airport Policeman

Charles o. Downey, jr. SO, former
ly cabinet maker with the Hub
Furniture Co. and more recently a
member of the National Airport's
private police force, died yesterday
at Mount Alto Hospital. He lived
at $500 Eastern avenue NE.
MIR. Downey, a native of Laurel,
Md. was a veteran of World War I
and a member of American Legion
Post No. % at Takoma Park. He
also was member of the Takoma
Park Volunteer Fire Department.
He was employed at the furniture
company about Is years and had
been at the airport the last four
years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Blanche o. Downey; a daughter,
Mrs. Mary Virginia James, Wash
ington; two sons, Paul and Ernest
Downey, both of Riverdale, Md; a
sister, Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, Eastport,
Md, and a brother, Gus w. Downey,
Laurel.
Funeral services will be held at
2::30 pm. tomorrow at Chambers
Riverdale funeral home. Burial will
be in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Md.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Testing Laboratory
Ban Is Approved
Again By House

The District today practically lost
its last chance to use its laboratory
for testing highway materials when
the House approved the conference
report on the third deficiency meas
ure carrying a ban against the use
of the institution.
A long controversy, in which the
House for years has successfully pre-
vented the District from operating
this laboratory, had forced the Dis
trict to have this testing done at the
National Bureau of Standards.
The House had inserted in the
third deficiency bill a prohibition
against the use of the testing lab
oratory, but when it recently went
to the Senate the provision was
stricken.
In conference, however, the Sem
ate conference yielded to the House,
the ban was restored. and was in
corporated into the bill today when
the House approved the conference
report.
The third deficiency bill goes back
to the Senate for final action on
amendments which the House made
in the conference report on other
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Bakers Abandoning
Plan 10 Rebel Against:
British Bread Ration
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, July 19. British
bakers appeared today to be
reluctantly abandoning their
threatened revolt against the
Labor Governments bread ra-
tioning plan, which was approved
by the House of Commons early
this morning after five hours OF
bitter debate.
Bread rationing is scheduled to
become effective Sunday.
BY vote of 305 to 182-one OF
the smallest government majorities
in the l2-month administration OF
the Laborites-Labor Party mem
bers defeated a Conservative motion
to scrap the plan.
Winston Churchill, who spear
headed the opposition, described the
plan as an unnecessary and calling
burden. He admonished bakers,
whatever scheme is thrust upon
them by the government work as
well as possible"
Spokesman for several bakers
groups indicated they would fol-
low Mr.. Churchilrs advice, and the
National Association of Master
Bakers was reported considering the
relaxation of its decision to disre-
gard the rationing order.
Birmingham bakers called the
plan unavoidable" but said they
would attempt to make it work. A.
r. Tomlins, chairman of the London
Master Bakers Federation, advised
London bakers Ito make an en-
deavor to make the scheme work, u
The Croydon branch of the Master
Bakers said it would do its best to
make the plan work.
Evening star., 1946-07-19

YOUR NJ EAT,
NOW
Without OPA, meat is coming back to you
You have probably already noticed that there is
in retail stores. The supply lines grad.
ually are being filled
Naturally, it takes little time for the live.
stock and meat industry work its way out of the
chaos and shortages created in it by four years
of OPA.
Nobody-and least of all the livestock and
meat ndustry-wants this chaos and confusion
brought back-and it will be brought back if OPA
regulations again imposed. The chseers
who able get enormous profits in the Black
Market which flourhed under the OPA Nigh
regulations restored-and they undoubtedly
do. Certainly, consumers don't empty
meat counters again.
As for prices generally consumers will be well
advised if for while they will discriminate in
their purchases of meat by limiting them to those
which available in increasing quantities
-. and at the moderate price levels.
Meat prices today higher than the old
fconal OPA ceiling prices at which very little meat
available to the average consumer But they
generally considerably below prices which pre-
vailed in the Black Market.
We thank consumers for their patience. Men
work-today and every day-al the way from
the distant Western cattle ranges to the retail meat
counter to bring you more meat, and better selec-
ton of meat, just quickly possible. If the live
stock and meat industry remains free of OPA
regulations, this will you at prices
established by the efficient operation and open
competition upon which the American livestock
and meat industry has been built
AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE
Hoodnu Chicro MomhprsT Throuh0ut the
Evening star., 1946-07-19
PIone
identifying the multiple gadgets and
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identifying the multiple gadgets and
going on imaginary flights.
BY the time the sun was up he
felt he was ready. He adjusted the
pitch of the propeller and set the
fuel control per Instructions. Then
he tipped the svitsh and the pro-
peller started to spin. He TAXED
out on the field.
The boy had put on the radio
earphones but was unable to plug
it in properly so that he could talk
to the tower.
MiSergt. James K.Trunnell, dis
patcher at base operations, noticed
the ATS passing BIZ which was
starting It's engines. The Bit was
the only plane on the field with
clearance. He notified the tower
Soon the boy heard the tower
calling: "AT-6, ATS, will you please
identify yourself"
He couldn't answer.
Have you filed a fight plan?"
asked the tower What is your des-
tination? What are you doing ahead
of the BIT? She has clearance.
Get off the runway. Come back
and report to operations immedi-
ately."
The boy kept on, got to the start
ing line and was giving her the gun
when a line jeep dashed up and
Capt. Harry w. Neville hoped out
and jumped on the wing of the
plane, throwing it off balance.
Get out of there" he shouted
at the boy. The boy cut off his
motor and meekly surrendered.
Gen. Hovey said later: II don't
think he'd have made it. With his
flight experimental in light stuff
I don't think he'd have been able
to take her up and put her down
again. If we hadn't stopped him
we'd have had one less plane"
Evening star., 1946-07-19

Court previously had refused to in
tervene.
The body of Miss Berrum was dis
covered on the Hains Point golf
course on the morning of October 6,
1914. The girl apparently had been
strangled the night before while re-
sisting attack.
Police had two strong clues a
Marine belt and a knife which the
slayer had dropped on the floor of
the taxicab in which he had taken
the girl to Hams Point.
Both of these items were soon
traced to Mcfarland, who was then
stationed at the Marine Barracks
at Twenty-third street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV, after having
served in the Guadalcanal cam
paign. A long record of juvenile
offenses, which he had concealed
when he joined the Marines,
also was brought to light. A strong
chain of circumstantial evidence
was soon built up around the
Marine, and he was convicted of
f1rst-degree murder by District
Court jury on April l, 1945.
Free for 10 Days.
Mcfarland made headlines again
when he and Medley overpowered
their guards, Davis and Sanderlin,
and broke out of Jail by cutting
through a ventilator with a can
opener Medley was recaptured
within a few hours, but Mcfarland
was at large for nearly 10 days be-
fore he was seized by FBI agents
near his boyhood home in Tennes-
see.
The Mcfarland and Medley Jail
break resulted in sweeping con-
gressional investigation of Jail con-
ditions in the District and subse-
quent changes in penal administra-
ton here.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
New York News Articles Shown
As Jews Oppose FM License

congress to introduce a group OF
petitions containing an estimated
$4,000 signatures of persons who pur-
portedly object to granting an FIN
license to the News.
Dan w. Dodson, executive director
Of the Mayors Committee on Unity
and secretary of the Mayors Com
mittee on Baseball, testified con-
corning a column of powers which
the congress charged was unfair
to Negroes"
Mr.. Dodscn read the column aloud
and identified certain portions of
it which were, in his opinion, "ob-
jectionable points" The column
concerned colored players and ma
jor league baseball teams.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Day Care
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doesn't seem to me that's the
American way to bring up children.
I'VE ought to cut this out of the
bill"
Chairman Cannon replied that
the item had been authorized by
Congress and that it was not to
be taken out of Federal funds but
from the District budget.
Mr.. Rich countered by contending
that the Federal Government con-
tributed to the District budget.
You can't camouf1age this that
way" he shouted.
House Authorized Item.
Mr.. Cannon pointed out that the
Government was paying under the
1947 Appropriation Act fund of
100000 toward District expenses.
He said that the item in the de-
fciency bill was in response to an
authorization act passed by the
House.
II yield to the majority" ex-
plalneQ Mr. cannon
Jumping to his feet again, Mr..
Rich declared:
II voted for that $8.000,0O0 for
the District of Columbia, but the
next time money comes up for the
District want to know what they're
going to spend it for"
Coming to the defense of the item
Representative Doyle declared:
Il don't know any better way to
spend money for children
They ought to keep their children
at home" countered Mr.. Rich.
Appropriations Group Hit.
Later in the debate, during which
the Pennsylvania had called upon
the Appropriations Committee to
know more about where you are
going to get the money" he asserted ::
"If you don't do your duty and do it
now, this country is going to be
broke"
Il would rather give $2,000,000 to
the District" continued Mr.. Rich,
instead of $3,750,000,000 to Great
Britain. That $2,000,0O0 would be
worth something to the people of
America"
Picking up the economy issue
raised by Mr.. Rich. Representative
Taber, Republican, of New York,
concluded lengthy criticism of the
deficiency bill by calling upon the
House to keep appropriations
down"
Without touching specifically on
the District item, he charged: THE
Federal budget is seriously unbal-
anced, and it's about time we began
to go the other way"
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Four Brothers Who Hid
To Avoid Druft Indicted
BY the kssoeioted Press

bY Inc NNsoetoted Ffess
CHICAGO. July 19.-The four
Gabriel brothers, who, the FBI said,
admitted they hid in a farmhouse
attic for almost four years to avoid
the draft, were indicted by a Fed
eral grand jury yesterday on charges
Of Selective service violation.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
RomuIo Leaves japan
After Occupation Study
BY the Assesjo.ed Press

TOKYO, July 19-Carlos P. ROM
ulo, Philippine member of the Far
Eastern Commission, left for Ma
Mia today after three-day in
spection of occupation activities.
Il came to Tokyo to study at
close range the vital work of con-
trolling and directing Japan to the
end that the security of the Pacific
may be insured" he explained.
Evening star., 1946-07-19

matters, but early this afternoon
there was no indication that an
other fight would be made in the
Senate at this late date to strike
out the ban.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
VFW Post Gives Purty

The John Lyon Post, No. $3.50,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, Arling-
ton, will give party at pm. today
at their club house, Nineteenth and
Uhle streets north, Arlington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

me composer oe Che All.tlme hle nong, s8tar Dust" AeAgy Carsninhnal, who 0 nov also dls- almgulshlng himself ln motion niclures e an acler, pianist and vocalist receives Che Green Room Award, a plaque given For outs esanding contribution @ enter. eainmenk, when he visits Che An~ arewn sisters INK NEunieAl show room.n on "Wednesday, Jan. %. AA a0.so D. m. over CBS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
Atomic Power  Are Outlined
Energy tor Planes, Ships b Possible
 lR Next Five Years

New York, Jan. 24-(UPl--Dr. ! R. Dunnlng, director of Columbia university's War Research division said today that the application ol atomic energy to ships or lArgl planes already was practical and actually might be realized within the next five years.
 '1t is even more practicable fol stationary power plants" pr Dunnlng said. "of course, how soon this becomes e reality depends largely upon how much sweat and effort is put into It."
 pr. Dunning spoke before tho American Institute or Electrical Engineers Association. He pointed out that in the case of great new airllners the design of the aircraft probably presents many problems to the engineer. These must be solved before atomic, or any other type, of motive power could De applied, he said.
 pr. Dunning warned, however that the "dream car" of the future which would operate for year on a tiny unranium pellet seems out of the question" at this time.
 "Tn the first place it would cost
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

etasf A IaxNa boulder, n1oeo th1 hlNhWAY. Nns alHloaNtd during q hlsh wlnd and s0lnhled down tnt cliff striking Lakes car oot mar Eowly missing the oeoupAnlA
 Nnsclnl commendAklon Wes Eiv. en harry W. E3annefy this week hg q California VNteENn8' uftan- iaaelon for his oflcntAeon work at tho Birmingham Ueneral Ho6pitAll near Van Ntly& California. T. he C1f news analyst has beea cone Sluct.nR weekly discussions devoted to information returning. Uks on national and International develop menaS for more chan a year and Q half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

A song whose title sounds like a freight train crossing 6 switch, Kit ty Kannits Kanots," will be sung by the star of The Jack Berch Show over WATR-ABC on Friday, Jan. 9, at 4 D. m. Other tunes of the after noon include There's Yes, Yes, in your Eyes," Symphony" Wait For Me, Mary" and, from Charlie Magn- ante's Trio, a heated version of I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy" An elderly matron, who becomes small-town newspaper reporter, Is the central figure in My Dear Niece" Dame May Whitty's starring vehicle on Suspense in its broad cast tonight at 8 p. nl., over Sta- ton WABC. The story unfolds in the form of & letter, written by the matron to her niece. She tells of an- swering an advertisement for a cor respondent for a newspaper in a dis that city, and of the news that be- gins breaking shortly after she takes the job. A mysterious visit from her publisher leads hep to the belief that he is about to murder her. The story builds to a breath-taking climax.
 Bob Burns faces an accusation of having higher ham content than the Berkshire hogs, when Shirley Ross and Leo Gorcey heckle him in his comedy broadcast over Sta ton WTIC tonight at 7:3O D. m. In recent photo session for Look mag azine, Miss Ross and Gorcey insist, Bob clearly out-hammed tine porkers Gordon Jenkins conducts the orches- tra in musical highlights, with Miss Ross featured soloist.
 Running the office during the boss vacation holds no terrorS for Lance Armstrong, played by Harry Elders. during the CURTAIN TIME show to be heard over WATR-ABC tonight, at 10 p. m. What does bother him is being placed in charge of the boss daughter. Jill, a girl of a temperament entirely different from his. own. Armstrong's disast- rous attempts to control his unwill- ing ward provide humorous mos ments during the drama. which is titled. Handle With Care.
 Amy AInell sings Let It Snow, thereby providing Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with material for snowfall fight, in the broadcast over station WTTC tonight, at 10 D. m. During another hTeather between Abbott and Costello lunacies, Bob Matthews sings T Can't Begin to Tell You" from the motion picture. The Dolly Sisters" Carl H0ff cons duets the orchestra.
 After an absence from the air of nearly four years. radios original quipmasteF. PROFESSOR QUIz- pr. Craig Earl in private iife-re- turns to the microphone with his questions. fun and magic tricks over WATR and the American Broad casting Company this evening. at 7:30 ?. m.
 Ip his new series. PROFESSOR | QUIZ will award prizes totaling | $500. and a grand prize of one years supply of gaeoline, to l5 contestants | picked at random from each weeks studio audlelnce. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
VA VELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

The question currently of grave concern to every thing American Can We Find A Substitute For strikes?" will be discussed on Americas Town Meeting, tonight at s:3O D. m, over WATR-ABC.
 Speakers who will air their views will be Sen. Owen Brewster CR., Me) f, member of the Senate Commerce and Finance Committee: pr. Leo Wolman, professor of economies at Columbia University and director of the National Bureau of Economic Research; Sen. Wayne Morse (R., Ore.), member of the Senate Edu- cational and Labor Committee, and pr. J. Raymond Walsh, radio com nentator and chairman of the New York Citizen Political Action Con- mittee.
 George V. Denny, president of Town Hall and moderator of the series. will preside over the broad cast, which will originate from New York,s Town Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

nAx tht ellIns ~ 18 aenls a IaIfa lbE cattle ln calea#e and HkUlIt sen the dro9aea meat et ceailna prices ln their local markets. They said the Hpgead between Chicago cattle ceilings and authorized dressed meat prices was not sufils elenl for slAushteregs Co Ansore transportation and butohetlng costl and still make a profit, without vis olAtlng meat price regulations.
 me warnings were teloEfaphed to slAushtorofa in cities including Brighton, somefvllle. Worcester and Milford. Mass. Hartford, Norwalk, Norwich and Stafford Springs, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

Marlin Hurt, creator of the radio characters, "Beulah" and "Bill", is working with Hollywood lighting expert to concoct special effects slat use in the stage version of the "Beulah" Show. Hurt will take to vaudeville when his CBS afr show vacations this summer.
 Arthur CDagwood) Lake, who is always being involved in near catas- trophies on the Sunday CBS "Blon~ die" program, almost had 8 real one this week when he and his family were driving along the California
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
OPA Worms Meut SloichtereEs

washington, Jan. 24-(UP)-The Office of Price Administration, In a move to curb the meat black niar- ket, warned slaughterers in g cities today that their Chicago pur- chases of live cattle, as well as local sales, are being investigated.
 It was the first official act of the OPA to crack down on black market meat sales since the pack inghouse strike started.
 OPA officials doubted that slaughterers in other cities could
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

left to joln the Army Air Forces, will rejoln the So4 quiz with this broadcast, assisting Producer Harry Spears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

around sa0OOo," he said. "Tn the second, in order to protect any personnel from radiation, we know that there must be some shielding around the source of power vary- ing between six to eight feet. This would make the weight and size of the car prohibltive."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24
HOW TO BE ELECTED
 EAVoRITE NEICHBoR

Probably there will never be an election ike this i yot neghborhood. But you ean be favorise neighbOr ! being thoughtful pary-iine telephone usef Keepin calls brief, spacing them cue and giving ohers hee flu share of paryIine time will result in betee eelephof service for everybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-24

Plans for the creation Of the first national footpath in wales are being considered, the path to extend 90 miles through some Of the most beautiful scenery In Snowdonla.