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Evening star., 1946-05-11
Important D. {. Bills
Listed for Action on
Capitol Hill Next Week

A heavy schedule of activities on
District affairs has been charted
for next week on Capitol Hill as
congressional machinery was speed
ed up in anticipation of the ap-
preaching prediction adjourn
ment
The fate of slum redevelopment
suffrage, hospital center and other
measures may be indicated in COM
mittee or floor actions. About Is
measures are involved in the present
schedule.
Five measures already are sched-
uled to come up in the House Mon
day. Another may be added if the
House District Committee decides
today to report bill for operation
Of child-care centers.
Young Confirmation Expected.
Confirmation of the third-term
appointment of Commissioner John
Russell Young is expected in the
Senate Monday. Debate is expected
to develop the same day in the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee on the
McCarran bill to set up a Federal
city charter commission to draft a
"home rule" plan and on the Hatch
subcommittee report to pave the
way for District representation in
the House.
The Abernathy Subcommittee of
the House District Committee also
is to continue consideration Mon
day morning of the location of
television and radio towers.
The five bills scheduled for House
action Monday deal with the pro-
posed creation of separate DEPART
ment of correction under the
Board Of Commissioners, dissolu-
ton of the Washington Railway 81
Electric Co., provision of utility
services for temporary housing for
veterans, establishment of volun-
tary system of apprenticeship here
and safeguarding the identities of
illegitiHate children adopted by fos-
ter parents.
Hospital Hearing Slated.
Tuesday will bring a. resumption
OF hearings before the Healy sub
committee of the House District
Committee on proposed adoption of
commercial rent controls in the Dis
trict. ~
The McGehee subcommittee of
the House is scheduled to meet in
executive session at 10 am. Thurs
day to consider amendments to the
Senate-passed slum bill, and at
1890 am. will hold an open hearing
on hospital center legislation.
The McGehee Subcommittee has
scheduled hearing Friday morning
on bill to reorganize the Board of
Trustees of Southeastern University
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation to pave the way for certif1-
cation of its law school.
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee is expected to report out next
week the District supply bill for the
next fiscal year.
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end rain upon the heads Of his de.
tractors who, until this contest
started, always swore he was wrong
The Weatherman is rated each
day by his predictions for the a.
hour period starting 7 am. the day
before.
The Standings.
Won. Lost. Pct
Weatherman ----- 16 3 .841
The Forecast.
From Z am. today until Z am
Simultaneously cloudy with brie1
light rain this morning changing
to moderate showers in the after
noon and night. ending early to-
morrow. Clearing and cooler to-
morrow afternoon and night.
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HiIIandaIe 10 Dedicate
Firehouse Tomorrow

Hillandale's new flrehouse will be
dedicated at pm. tomorrow with
Montgomery County Park Commits
sioner E. Brooke Lee making the
principal address. The invocation
will be given by the Rev. Henry c.
Parkman and the benediction by
the Rev. Anthony McAndrew.
j. Furman Harris, jr., is president
OF the fire department and Clyde
Edwards, chairman of the Building
Committee.
Open house and refreshments
served by auxiliary members will
conclude the program.
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tiers. He was picked up on suspicion
and taken to Aachen when a couple
of lock-picking devices were found
on his person.
Full Course Of Torture.
The Gestapo had a standard rou-
tine intended to persuade intelli-
gence agents to admit their identity.
Maj. Nicholson was given the full
course, including shock treatment
with an electrode in each ear and
extraction of teeth SO filings could
be checked for secret messages. Gen
eral beatings were administered lib
orally between the more specialized
tortures.
IT didn't break" the slender,
graying officer relates. II don't know
why. I guess you just get stubborn. -
Prior to his OSS duty, Maj. Mich
olson was with the Army Air Forces
in the Normandy invasion and sue
ceeding operations, during which he
made several parachute jumps. Be-
fore joining United States forces in
September, 1943, he was in Cana
dian Army intelligence. In the
World War he served in the British
Army as sergeant major with the
5th Seaforth Highlanders.
Intends to Stay Here.
A native of Lynn, Mass, Mai.
Nicholson has lived in New Eng
land and Canada, but has found
Washington to his liking and in
tends to continue his art career
here. He is married and lives at
$50 Jackson street, Arlington, Va.
He now is at work on Washing
ton cherry blossom scene, using for
guidance photographs taken with a
German camera he acquired while
working for the OSS.
Il took it from a Nazi SIS officer"
he explains. He gave me an argu-
ment, and I had to shoot him"
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Four Die in Virginia:
Robbery Believed
Motive in One kiIIinq
BY the Associated Press

Violence flared in two Virginia
cities yesterday, leaving four per-
sons dead.
In Richmond police were attempt-
ing to discover how T. w. McCrary,
s46, Richmond druggist, came to
his death.
Body Found in Lot.
The body of Mr.. McCrary, the face
torn and mangled, was discovered
in vacant lot on the outskirts of
the city by a colored workman.
Henrico County Coroner A. P.
Traynham said his examination Of
the body showed that Mr.. McCrary,
who also had been employed as a
druggist at Roanoke before coming
to Richmond April /, had been dead
"at least "a hours"
Police said that he probably had
been robbed and beaten to death.
Capt. Dan w. Duling of the Rich
mond Police, aiding in the investiga-
ton, said Mr.. McCrary had been
beaten over the head but that his
skull had not been fractured.
Woman's Slayer Hunted.
Hunted by police of Norfolk Coun-
ty is Eursov Vann of Berkley, who
they anege shot down in cold blood
24-year-old Dorothy Merritt in q
tavern on the outskirts of Norfolk.
Officers said they were told by wit
nesses to the shooting that Vann
entered the tavern where the young
woman was making a purchase and,
shouting "You done me dirty, GAL"
fired the charge from a 12-gauge
shotgun into her back as she stood
by side door.
Death closed one case for Rich
mond police when Mrs. Ruth Miles,
a widow, succumbed early last night
to bullet wounds inflicted earlier in
the day, according to police, by
Frank Critzer, 46, lodger at the
rooming house in which she lived.
After the shooting, Critzer went to
his own bedroom, police reported,
where he took his own life with a
shotgun.
Was Preparing Breakfast.
Mrs. Miles, police reported, ap-
parently was shot while she was
preparing breakfast.
An examination Of the body
showed the woman had IL bullet
holes in her head, arms, breast and
neck.
An investigation at the scene Of
the shooting revealed eight empty
cartridge shells, and police said they
were informed by doctors that it was
probable the extra holes had been
made by the bullets leaving the
body.
Evening star., 1946-05-11

Far from a Gestapo cell in
Aachen, veteran Of two wars and
three armies has exchanged the
excitement of espionage for the
more pleasurable thrills of placing
color on canvas.
At the Corcoran School of Art,
Maj. Donald Nicholson, 46, formerly
of the Army Air Forces and OSS, is
preparing for his first important
one-man show, to be held May 10 in
the Arts Club of Washington.
Before World War II, Mai. Mich
olson was graphic arts expert. He
wrote texts and magazine articles
and headed lithographing plant in
Montreal. His brushwork was a
part-time activity then.
Since being placed on inactive
duty last May because of physical
disability, he has become increas-
ingly active in oils, pastels and
water colors and has "a works ready
for the show.
Suffered Total Amnesia.
I'm taking it easy in this way
because I was told my amnesia
might return If I went back to my
old work at once" he explains.
Maj. Nicholson's amnesia was to-
tai when American forces found him
in Aachen. Severe conclusions had
been added to Nazi torture injuries
when an American patrol blew UP
the Gestapo headquarters with a
time bomb. The Nazis fed, and the
helpless OSS operative was hospi-
talized.
Il even had to learn to talk all
over again" he recalls.
In a matter-of-fact fashion, he
tells of being dropped by parachute
near Coblenz with orders to pose as
French workman and seek infor-
nation on German atomic research
and other important military mat
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United Air Lines Begins
New Service to West

United Air Lines yesterday in
augurated a new four-stop service
from Washington to San Francisco
with four-motored DC-4s recently
delivered to the line.
Flights will leave Washington
daily at 5 pm, reaching San Fran
cisco at 6:37 am. by way of Toledo,
Chicago. Denver and Oakland.
Return flights leave San Fran
cisco at 9:35 pm. and reach WASH
ington at 2:03 pm. on the follow
ing day.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
Pay Bill Again Delayed
For Hearing Monday
On Civilian Figures
BY Don S. Worren

Another delay in action on a pay
raise for classified employees of the
Federal and District governments
was encountered yesterday, but
$400-a-year increase for postal en-
ployes went through the Senate for
final passage.
Still In the mood for action after
1t had passed the British loan bill,
the Senate late yesterday took up
the $170,000,000 postal pay meas
ure. already approved by the House,
and on voice vote sent 1t to the
White House for signature.
It affects approximately 100000
Federal workers, with. about 1900
in the District.
Conference Set for Monday.
Not SO fortunate was the clas-
sif1ed service bill. After more than
an hours consideration, the House
and Senate managers of the bill
called another conference for Mon
day at 10:30 am. This will be the
tenth meeting of the conference
group, seeking compromise be-
tween the House and Senate bills.
An effort will be made Monday to
determine how many civilian en-
ployees will remain on the War De-
partment payroll June 80. This fac
tor is regarded of special Importance,
as the House bill requires a reduc-
ton in force to absorb the costs of
the pay boost.
With obvious disgust, spokesmen
for the conferees announced they
still had not been able to obtain a
satisfactory estimate of how many
civilian employees the War Depart
ment will have on July /, effective
date of the pay bill. They protested
they recently have been given two
conflicting reports, the latest esti-
mate being 10000 above February
Is figure.
THE situation is very confused"
said Chairman Randolph of the
House Civil Service Committee. The
group, he said, was asking officials
of the War Department, the Budget
Bureau and the Civil Service Conn
mission to appear Monday with a
breakdown on the War Department
payrolls and to show where and
why" the disparity in the figures.
Size Of Raise Undetermined.
Because of this tangle, conferees
said, the group has not yet settled
down to the question of reconciling
the fiat $400 pay raise voted by the
House, which averages II per cent,
and the graded pay raise approved
earlier by the Senate, which has an
overall average of II per cent.
The postal paybill is retroactive
to last January l. The report to the
Senate by Chairman Mcclellan Of the
Senate Post Office and Post Roads
Committee said the cost of living,
according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, had increased 80 per cent
from January, 1941, and September,
1945.
The report added there has been
some increase in costs of living since
last September and "doubthss still
further increases may be expected"
For the regular postal employees
getting the fiat $400 raise, the in
crease will range from 8.5 per cent
to 1928 per cent, for an overall aver
age Of IT'S per cent. For hour-wage
employees the raise would be 20 cents
an hour, ranging from 14.6 to 32.3l
per cent, for an overall average of
23.3 per cent.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
s., O,OOOReseorch Institute
Planned by Virginia Scientists

for land, buildings and equipment
to the amount Of 81 ,000, 900 with the
other half going to an endowment
fund. ...l
Mr.. Gwathmey said it was hoped
to obtain State aid for support OF
the division of basic science.
At yesterdays session E. Schulk-
cum of. Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute told agricultural scientists that
the Dismal Swamp should not be
converted to agricultural purposes.
From George Washington's time
to the present folks have eyed the
vast everglades of Southeastern
Virginia and a portion of North
Carolina with a view of tanning
its wilderness to agriculture. Ef-
forts have been made but the
result has been mainly the destruc-
ton OF a lot of land and timber.
Nature Intended 1t So.
The swamp may be dismal but
apparently nature intended it to
stay that way. If an extensive
system of drainage bitches were
built to dry out the swamp then
there would be, spontaneous COM
bustion in the subsurface peat for
nation and lot of timber would
be destroyed.
The peat doesn't erupt into flame
now because the water level OF
Lake Drummond is higher than the
surrounding area and the peat for
nations are kept wet.
Mr.. Schulkcum pointed out that
the swamp in its natural state
constitutes a valuable source OF
timber such as cypress, gum and q
number Of subtropical plants. af-
fords a large game refuge for black
bear, deer and smaller animals and
its open water areas make ideal
resting and feed places for migra-
tory waterfowl.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
Mrs. NettIeton Heads Clubs

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, May II.
R.-Mrs. c. B. Nettleton of Coving-
ton, was named president of the
Virginia Federation Of Garden Clubs
yesterday at the closing business
session of the three-day conference.
She succeeds Mrs. N. w. Jarvis,
Bedford.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
Frederick Teachers Elect

FREDERICK, Md, May II Dr.
Miss Julia Etchison of Frederick has
been elected president of the Fred
erick County Teachers Association
Other new officers include Mrs
Mary K. Repp, Union Bridge, vice
president; Miss Elizabeth McCaf.
frey, Frederick, secretary, and Miss
|Zelma Smith, Frederick, treasurer
Evening star., 1946-05-11
New Books Reviewed in
Tomorrow's | Sunday Star

BERNARD CLARE" by James T. Farrell. (vanguardo
LUSTRE IN THE sky" by Countess Waldeck Doubleday
AND THE SEA-, by Fletcher Pratt (Henry
THE SOUND OF YEARS. bv Merriam Model (simon :,
SchuSter)
THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN LOYALTY. by Merle Curti
columbia University Press)
"A SOLO IN TOM-TOMs," by Gene Fowler. Wiking9
THUS FAR AND NO FURTHER by Runner Golden little
Brown)
e Etf and others
Evening star., 1946-05-11
By fhe As,oeioted Pres,

RICHMOND, Va, May 11.-Plans
for a proposed Virginia Institute
for Scientific Research to place the
Old Dominion in a position o1
scientific leadership in the world
were under consideration here to-
day by the Virginia Academy OF
Science.
Details of the plan, laid before
the academy yesterday, call for a
$2,000,000 institute designed to be-
come reality by the spring of 1949
A report on the plan was presented
by Allan T. Gwathmey of the Uni
versity of Virginia school of chem
istry, member of the special
Acadamy Committee appointed for
the purpose.
IF Virginia is to take her place
among leaders of the modern world %
Mr.. Gwathmey said, "she must plan
for science on far greater scale
than she has ever planned before.
The need for research is so great
today that educational institutions
and industrial laboratories, with
their many diverse duties, cannot
carry the full responsibility for re-
search. New types of institutions
must be brought into being to be
devoted entirely to the pursuit of
scientific knowledge"
Two Divisions Proposed.
Under the committee proposal the
Virginia Research Institute would
be divided into division of basic
science which would be concerned
without respect to their commercial
application, and a division of ap-
piled science which would investi-
gate the commercial application of
scientific knowledge and the solu-
ton of industrial problems.
The $2,000,0 900 to be sought by the
spring of 1949 would be expended
Evening star., 1946-05-11
ToIIey Quits Agriculture
To Accept U. N. Post
'Tom Yesterdays Last Edition.
BY the Associated Press

bY mo ASSociofed PFess
The Agriculture Department an
nounced today the resignation of
Howard r. Tolley as chief of its
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
He will become chief economist and
director of the division of economics
and marketing in the United Ma
tions food and agriculture organ
ization. f.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
Stors Ploy Oxon Hill

Silver Spring Stars will meet
Oxon Hill in a Prince Georges
County Baseball League game to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock on
the ColesYille diamond.
Evening star., 1946-05-11

through WedneS-
day in the May
flower H o t ell ,
and the National
lOptlmists
will give q din
ner in his honor
the same evening
at the Southeast
Branch Of the
Boys Club.
MIR. Donaugh,
who is serving
his third term
as United States
District Attorney
for Oregon, will
cvHao.ly kafo~o N~
Evening star., 1946-05-11
Netzer Heads Muury PTA

Paul M. Netzer has been elected
president Of the Matthew F. Maury
PARENT Teacher Association. Other
officers include Robert, Marvin and
Mrs. H. B. Ellis, vice-presidents;
Mrs. F. A. Ulle, secretary and Mrs
N. w. Springer, treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
0ptimist Clubs President
To Address Capital Unit

Carl c. Donaugh of Portland,
Greg, president of the Optimist
International, will visit Washington
and Optimist District is, tomorrow
Evening star., 1946-05-11
COP Council to Hold Tea

The Arlington Republican Wona-
ems Council has scheduled tea
May II at pm, in Gadsby's Tavern.
Alexandra.
Evening star., 1946-05-11
Weothermon Right Aqoin!

Becoming rnonotonously accurate
the Weatherman yesterday placed
another mark in his win column
for the 18th consecutive day.
Evening star., 1946-05-11

timist Club gatherings in Ports
mouth, Roanoke, Norfolk, Richmond
and Petersburg, Va, on the remain
ing days Of his tour.
Evening star., 1946-05-11

ASoAAVAA@ DCotlS 0A0SlACus
Sulfa drugs and penicillin are
made available for the treatment
of pneumonia, and the deaths from
this disease were said to have fallen
from 131 per 100000 in 1885 to 4e
per 100000 in 1914.
In adjacent areas, control of com.
municable diseases by the health
departments were briefly analyzed
"In Alexandria and Arlington
routine home isolation and quaran.
tine are carried out by the nurses
of the department. Arlington ha.
the advantage OF an excellentl,
equipped county laboratory. TIL,
Maryland counties are somewha
handicapped by the fact certain
laboratory specimens must be sen
to distant State laboratory.
"Diphtheria immunization has
In general, been carried on effec.
lively except in Alexandria, wher,
we could learn of no active pro.
gram. Local estimates indicate tn,
proportion of children under S
years of age who have been i'm.
munized to be 65 per cent in Airing
ton. 60 per cent in Fairfax, 81 pc
Evening star., 1946-12-25
Text of Trumun's Address

The tert OF President Trunan's
address to the Nation and the
Dorld at the community Christ
mas tree at the White House yes
terday afternoon tollo,cs:
Fellow citizens everywhere:
Again our thoughts and aspira-
tions and the hopes of future years
are turned to little town in the
hills of Judea where on winter S
night 1000 years ago the prophecy
of Isaiah was fulfilled.
Shepherds keeping the watch by
night over their flock heard the
glad tidings of great JOY from the
angels of the Lord singing, GLORY
to God in the highest and on earth,
peace, goodwill toward men,"
The message og Bethlehem best
sums up our hopes tonight. If we
as Nation, and the other nations
of the world will accept it, the star
of faith will guide us into the place
of peace as ii did the shepherds on
that day of Christ's birth long ago
I am sorry to say all is not har-
many in the world today. We have
found that it is easier for men to
die together on the field of battle
than it is for them to live together
Evening star., 1946-12-25

their treatment at the hands of the
Fuller company would like to form
company and negotiate a similar
deal.
When Gen. Littlejohn, admins
traitor of WAA, heard about this
fancy contract he did not like 1t.
The result was that Mr.. Creedon felt
a chill in the air at WAA.
Not long after he had told the
Slaughter committee about this
contract and others of his admins
trative accomplishments in WAA, he
hurried to the exit and Joined Mr..
Small as deputy civilian produc-
ton administrator. There he was
called on to decide whether houses
for veterans or construction prof.
ects, such as theaters, were the
more important. In the course OF
his short sojourn with Mr.. Small,
he approved new construction OF or
repairs on no less than eight thea
ters, one liquor establishment, one
night club and a burlesque theater,
all over the objection Of Wilson
Wyatt. For these distinguished serv-
ices in behalf of the veterans Mr..
Creedon has been rewarded with an
appointment as housing expediter
for them.
Future Usefulness.
I take it for granted that the
President had his reasons for max
ing this inappropriate appointment.
The saying here in Washington is
1.-THE next Congress is going
to open each days session with
prayer and end it with probe
That being the case, Mr.. Creedon
may prove to be more valuable in
the future than he has in the past.
He has already distinguished him
self as witness before one con-
gressional investigating committee.
And he was one of the most unin-
formative witnesses ever to take the
stand. The regularity with which he
answered "No" or Il don't know"
was really amusing. But, of course,
man who can honestly say II don't
know" obviously won't be giving tes-
timony that will hurt himself or his
boss. Herein may lie his future use
fulness. ..
AS for Mr.. Wyatt, who properly
resigned as a protest against broken
promises to the veterans and because
he could not see the joke in George
E. Aliens usurped power to cripple
the Housing Administration, he will
feel a sense of satisfaction that, to
carry on his one job, seriously cur
tailed though it was, the President
felt it necessary to appoint two men,
the aforesaid Mr.. Creedon and Mr..
Raymond M. Foley.
(Copyrisht, 1946)
Evening star., 1946-12-25

the clerks run into a stickler, they
always call for "Frenchie," and he
usually comes through-in nine Ian
guages.
Another old reliable is Alfaro Sera,
a native of Cuba, who speaks Span
ish and Portuguese. One of his jobs
is to fill in the guests politely on
the American tipping customs. Since
most of the South Americans come
heavily laden with luggage, he usu-
ally recommends 81 tip per boy.
Not so pleasant are some OF the
extra curricular jobs such as letter
writing. It would not be so bad
except that Mr.. Sera finds foreigners
not registered at the hotel dropping
in for the service and offering moth
ing for it.
At the willard, Jack Rollins, an
assistant manager, finds he can cater
to most foreigners with a smattering
of foreign words combined with a
sign language.
His most battling tangle involved
nine deaf and dumb women who
decided they didn't want the rooms
assigned them by their organization.
Their wants were satisfied, but only
after long underwriting session.