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Evening star., 1947-07-01
Dinner Given at YMCA
For Drumm on Retirement

Edgar A. Drumm, employment and
vocational director for the YMCA
was given testimonial and farewell
dinner at the Central YMCA last
night.
Mr.. Drumm, 50, who started his
work with the YMCA in 1909 in
New York, was given 1947 auto
mobile by the YMCA and the US
Mems Club, as retirement gift.
He came here in 1921 to work as
assistant educational director and
supervisor of the Automobile and
Engineering School. He became
employment and vocational director
in 1924.
In this connection he planned and
promoted vocational and occupa-
tional guidance in public schools and
organized a group of $50 vocational
and occupational speakers.
After rest at his farm at Bowie
Md, Mr.. Drumm said he would work
for a national religious publication
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Extension Of Power 10 Fire
Subver, We Employees Asked
By the Associated Press

The Army and Navy, the State
Department and the Atomic Energy
Commission have asked Congress to
continue their wartime power to
fire with or without explanation any
employe they deem subversive.
They presented a proposed bill
yesterday with this comment:
THE, urgent need for early enact
ment of this proposed legislation is
attested to by the very delicate
nature of the functions and activi-
ties of the several departments
enumerated in the bill.
1.-THE national security demands
that the greatest care must be
exercised in retaining only tried and
tested persons.
"Subversive action, working from
within, can seriously jeopardize this
security at time wher every means
and precaution must be employed to
steer the course of Government
through it's many intricate national
and international activities"
| The letter transmitting the bill
was referred to the House Civil
Service Committee.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Committee Approves
u. ). Job Tests Before
Veterans Get Points
By Vincent DIVER

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee today voted to report favor
ably bill which would require vet
Grams seeking Government Jobs to
pass civil service examinations be-
fore they are given extra points.
The bill also provides that dis
abled veterans must have at least
a 10 per cent disability before they
get disability preference.
The committee voted to eliminate
third provision of the proposed
bill which would have required that
disabled veterans have 80 per cent
disability before they are moved to
the head of the civil service eligi-
bility list.
Now Given Extra Points.
| At present veterans are entitled
to five extra points on examination
grades and disabled veterans to 10
extra points. Also a disabled vet
eran is entitled to be moved to the
top position of any eligibility list
on which he is carried.
A subcommittee previously had
approved the bill after it was re-
ported veterans organizations were
in favor of it. Today, however, COM
mittee members said they had been
informed the American Legion and
the Disabled American Veterans
were opposed to the legislation and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars ap-
proved it only in part.
The bill is the first which would
tighten regulations of the Veterans
Preference Act. The committee also
reaffirmed its action of week age
in approving a bill which in effect
would bar the benefit of the Vet
Grams Preference Act to about. 10000
members who served in the tempo
rary Coast Guard Reserve during
the war.
Reconsideration Urged.
c. H. Fleming, director OF the
Coast Guard League, told the COM
mittee he thought the last weeks
action should be reconsidered.
Chairman Langer, OF the senate
! committee said the members OF
the temporary reserve worked only
a few hours week without pay and
,lthat most organizations were
against their being classed as vet
Grams.
You guarded the Potomac River
and things of that sort" Senator
/ LANCER said to Mr.. Fleming.
The committee approved bill pro-
vides that benefits of the Veterans
Preference Act would be given only
to those who had active full-time
service with full-time pay and al
lowances in the armed forces.
The committee also approved a
bill which would extend the. bene-
fits of Civil Service to employees OF
the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and National Library for the
Blind.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
j. R. Bell Resigns Post
With Capital AirIines

Resignation of j. Raymond Bell
as director of advertising and pub
lie relations for Capital Airlines was
announced today at the Washington
headquarters of the company where
he has served for five years.
Mr.. Bell plans to take vacation
and after that may decide to set up
his own public relations Office in
Washington. Before entering the
airline field, Mr.. Bell was in the
atrical public relations work ir
Washington and New York.
During the last two years, Mr.. Bel
has been chairman of the public re-
lations advisory committee of the
Air Transport Association. He is 8
member of the board of the Nationa
Association OF Public Relation.
Counsel and member of the boarc
of the American Public Relations
Association.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
255 Million for Work
lon Naval Shore Bases
Voted by House Group
By the Asxocioted Press

The House Armed Services Com
mittee today approved a bill au-
thorizing $255, 100000 in naval con-
struction work on shore bases, and
recommended appropriations OF
$127, ,800,0 for the work III the
new fiscal year.
The projects include $34. .520, ,00C
guided missile test center at Point
Mugu, Calf, and a 1850, 900 aero
nautical turbine laboratory at Tren-
ton, N. j.
The only project not approved in
a list of 80 submitted to the com.
mittee was Navy request to acquire
518 acres of land adjacent to the
naval operating base at Pearl Har.
Dor for security purposes.
The Navy's new base at Guam
was allocated more than $4,000. !.
600 of the total authorized project!
and the subcommittee recommended
1948 fiscal year appropriations Of
more than $39, ,000,O for this pur'
pose.
Other projects approved by th'
lcommittee on recommendation of &
subcommittee included:
Facilities for flight indoctrinatior
at the Annapolis Naval Academy
Is3,0O0,000 recommended 1948 ap
preparation; $12,00o,000 total au
thorization.
Development of postgraduate ia
cilities at Monterey, Calf, $4,000,
900 authorization and a simila
recommended appropriation.
A 100000 appropriation for {
radio transmitting station at ,
location to be determined, with ,
total authorization of $1,000, ,000'
| The committee recommended =,
total of $67,300,O0O in 1948 appro
priations for A projects in th'
n United States and $50, SOC, 900 for 81
others outside the country.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Edward ArnoIds Part;
Married for 18 Years
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, July 1-Actor Ed
ward Arnold and his wife of 18 years
have separated, his studio said yes
terday.
The Arnolds could not be reached
for comment.
Mrs. Arnold, the former Olive En-
erson, concert singer, and Mr.. Ar
mold, separated three weeks ago. Dis
closure of the rift was delayed until
after the marriage last FRIDAY of Mr.
Arnold's daughter Jane to Eugene
Ebright III. Mrs. Arnold attended
the wedding.
Mr.. Arnold formerly was married
to Harriet Marshall, by whom he
has three children.
The studio said there were no i'm
mediate plans for divorce or prop
erty settlement.
Evening star., 1947-07-01

May, while chairman of the House
Military Affairs Committee, took
more than $4,000 in bribes from the
Garssons in return for services for
them or their companies. For the
first time in several weeks, the 10
weeks old trial attracted capacity
crowd Of spectators yesterday.
Mays Actions Defended.
Sawyer A. Smith, a former Fed
eral district attorney in Kentucky
and Mr.. Howard declared May ac-
counted for every cent of money he
received from the Garssons for the
Cumberland Lumber Co. Denying
a Government charge that May
really owned the lumber concern
which got large orders from Carson
companies but delivered no lumber,
the defense attorneys said May
acted solely as unpaid agent.
Mr.. Howard, who is Republican
National Committeeman from Mis-
sissippi, showed signs of illness after
he had been talking about half an
hour. He paused for several mo-
ments, leaned heavily against the
witness stand and finally had to be
helped to chair.
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut ex-
cused the jury until 9 am. today
when Mr.. Howard said he felt too i'll
to continue. The attorney walked
to the first aid room of the court
house and later went home.
Mr.. Howard had described May as
my lifelong friend and friend OF
my people" He said May went tc
the assistance of the Carson
brothers during the war when in.
formed they were being refused con-
tracts because they were Jews.
He said Government Specia
Prosecutor William A. Paisley ane
his three associates from the Justice
Department had been handed AZ
impossible assignment" to prosecute
May and the Garssons.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
William N. Leonard,
u. ). Engineer, Dies

William Michael Leonard, "a, chief
engineer at the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, died yesterday at Sib-
ley Hospital after brief illness. He
had been with the bureau AZ years.
Mr.. Leonard was born in Juniata
County, Pa. He came to Washing
ton with his family when he was 9
He was graduated from Eastern
High School and received a degree
from George Washington University
ir 1913.
In September, 1905, he started
working at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. At the time of his
death, he had been serving as chief
engineer of the entire plant for nine
years.
He was a member of the Brook.
land Methodist Church and at the
time of his death was trustee. His
home was at 134S Shepherd street
NE.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Amy H. Leonard; daughter, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Leonard of Bay City
Mich; a son, William M. Leonard
Jr., student at the University OF
Maryland; one sister and two broth
ers.
Funeral services will be held at {
pm. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial in Fort Lincoln.
South Africa's automobile blacl
Evening star., 1947-07-01

The new as
sociation, Or
g a n ize d to
create a better
shopping area
for Washington
shoppers, iu-
cludes G street
merchants b E.
tween Seventh
and Fifteenth
streets. NV.
Other officers
elected include
Earl Campbell,
first vice presi-
dent; H or a C e
Richardson sec
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Mother Sees 2 Children
Killed by Lightning
by the Associated Press

EMERSON, Mo-, July 1.-TWO
children were killed and third
was injured when lightning struck
a tree in which they were playing
near their farm home here yester-
day as their mother looked on.
The lifeless body of Olen Lee
Meyers, 10, dropped from the tree
into the arms of his horror stricken
mother, Mrs. Virgil Meyers, wner
she ran to their assistance.
His sister, Norma Gene, 9, was
found dead, wedged in the trunk
of the tree, The third child Jimmie
II ESCAPED with burns,
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Return Reservations
From Europe Urged
By the Associated Press

Americans planning trips tc
Europe got an official warning today
to book their return passage date
definitely before leaving this coun-
try, or run heavy risk of getting
stranded.
In report to the Commerce De-
partment, the American Embassy in
London said IAN increasing number
of persons who sailed with "open
date" return trip steamship tickets
find it difficult to arrange a definite
return sailing date for many
months
Evening star., 1947-07-01
House Votes 20% Roise
80.
In Spanish War Pensions
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

by fne NsSoeIoISd FTesS
The House yesterday voted, 1880,
for a 20 per cent increase in pen
sion payments to Spanish-Ameri-
can, Civil War, Boxer Rebellion and
Philippine Insurrection veterans
and their widows and children. The
Senate has not yet acted on the
bill
Present rates range from $40 to
$100 monthly.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Seven Killed in CuIcuttu

CALCUTTA, July P.-Seven
persons were killed, 18 were in
jured and 154 were arrested during
communal disorders here yesterday
an official press statement said.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
Kotzin Heads @ Street
Merchants Association

Charles Kotzin has been elected
president of the newly formed G
Street Merchants Association, 1t
WAS announced today.
Evening star., 1947-07-01

ond vice president: Samuel D.
Schwartz, treasurer; Herbert Siega
secretary, and David c. Cohen
sergeant -at-arms,
Evening star., 1947-07-01

South Africas automobile black
market has postwar boom.
Evening star., 1947-07-01
LOST.

LOST.
POCKET WATCH, mans, white gold;
yicinity Brentwood and Mt. Rainier. Md.
Finder please call MR.. JAMES E. SAMP-
son, Warfield s9H. Reward. ssnti-
PUPPY, male, white. with slight tan on
Glover estate Sunday morning, near Ne
braska and Mass. aves. Reward. Call EN-
1859. -
RING, cocktail. moonstones and sapphires
at 243O st. NV: sentimental value. Re-
ward. GE. 1857 until 2:30 pm. and ewes
WALLET, black. lost Sun. eve, on the
Potomac Park bus or around the Lincoln
Mfm1rial pt no plssss esss call MRS CLARK after
Tnsn WaPH sn Iubss s, ye se ana ct
call MRS. SALLY NJ. wEMPLE. Du. 9445,
1S36 Conn. ave. -3
LOST. black and tan fox hound, answers
to name of Jane: one-year-old female.
Reward. Jackson 1897, sos 22nd st. 81
Arlington. Va. 3.
LosT-one brown billfold. containing
money AND papers. believed lost On l4th $, St.
II found p;ease return to 1914 So. Thom-
as St. Arlington. Va: y
FOUND
FOX TERRIER, male, black and white; in
Arlington. CHI. 5S14.
MALE PUP, large breed, white with black
ears and tail; found in Takoma Park. SH
3749.
YELLOW PERSIAN or Angora cat, Wis.
WI. $3.50. - %
Evening star., 1947-07-01

YELLOW PERSIAN or Angora cat, Wis
consin and Montgomery, Bethesda. Can
WI. $3.50. %
Evening star., 1947-07-06
DR.. BoIIou and Mai. Brown
Continue to Serve Community

where DR.. Bauou has spent his sum-
mers for q years. He has two
hobbies which Mrs. Ballou shares
photography and gardening. The
garden at the Ballou home here has
iris and peonies in the spring and
phlox to greet the Ballous when they
return in the fall.
On his retirement, DR.. Ballou said
he regretted his health did not per-
NIT him to carry on his school duties
Now SO, he said, II haven't been Sc
well in 10 years.
Maj. Brown also has his hobbies
II have yard and lawn to look
after" he said. Il do a good deal
of walking with my dog Buddy, a
Norwegian elkhound."
Recently Maj. Brown constructed
a stone wall around the garden OF
his home at 1854 Hemlock street
NV, and supervised the masons
doing the work.
Served on OPA Board.
He has missed only two meetings
of the Executive Committee of the
Boys Club since his retirement
Then, of course, there are always
meetings of the other organizations
which he serves.
During the war he was a member
of Local OPA Board No. 80 at Six
teenth and Lamont streets. Il put
in more than 1000 hours of work
there" he remarked proudly.
Maj. Brown, now 70, retired after
As years of strenuous duty with the
Police Department, the last eight Of
which were as superintendent. He
is still the quiet and thoughtful mar
his fellow officers knew, but he has
no intention of clinging to his fire.
side in retirement.
One of his hobbies is motoring ir
the country with his wife.
II plan some day to drive to the
West Coast" he said. That was in
my mind when I retired, but then
Pearl Harbor came on about a
month later and driving was cut
down. I've never been to the Pacific
Coast and I want to 60"
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Army Hospital Contract
Won by Washington Firm

Award of an architect-engineel
contract for the Army Medical Re-
search and Graduate Teaching Gen.
ter at Forest Glen, Md, was an
nounced by the War Department
yesterday.
Faulkner, Kingsbury & Sten-
house, Washington architects, anc
Eggers & Higgins, New York en-
gineers, received the contract.
Initial cost of the center is esti.
mated at $40,000,000.
1t will include a 1,0O0-bed hospi-
tai. capable of expansion to 1,50t
beds, and extensive laboratory facil.
tiles.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
NewAII- Steel Barge Is Obtained
For Water Gate Concerts in '48

so big and elaborate as the one
planned year ago as replace
ment.
Last year the park Office asked
Congress for $15O,000 to build a
150-foot barge and stage with good
dressing rooms, removable stage
partitions and other improvements.
Congress, however, limited the ap-
preparation to $4,000.
The newly purchased barge IS
now at the Naval Gun Factory and
has been given a thorough painting.
Work on the superstructure is
scheduled to start in time to have
the new barge ready for the opening
of the 1948 Water Gate season.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Home Accidents
Hurt 83 Here
Durinq Week

A woman attempting to enter her
house by the window and a man
trying to stop a dog fight were listed
among the SO home accident victims
treated at hospitals here during the
week, the District Red Cross Acct
dent Prevention Service reported
yesterday.
The window climber fell and frac-
tured her arm. The man attempt
ing to separate the dogs fell and
suffered bruises in addition to dog
bite.
I. Children accounted for most of
the home accidents, although both
an adult and child were hurt the
same way-they were cut when their
hands were caught in electric fans.
In other home accidents to chill
dren, an 8-year- old girl was burned
when a firecracker exploded in her
hand; three children. swallowed
pennies, two others inserted pebbles
and a moth ball in their nostrils,
and three children swallowed a
strong disinfectant, anti-freeze and
an overdose of laxative respectively.
Evening star., 1947-07-06

A new barge has been obtained
after a years search by the Office
of National Capital Parks for Water
Gates concerts.
Denied adequate funds to, build a
new barge and stage for the eve
ming programs. park officials secured
the Eastern Seaboard for a war
surplus barge. Finally they found
what they wanted at Fort Eustis,
Va, not far from Hampton Roads.
1t is an all-steel 110 by 301z
foot harbor cargo barge. Using
other war surplus materials, the
park Office plans to build super
structure on the barge to make a
floating stage bigger and better than
the one now in use, although not
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Drive Raises $40, 900
For Catholic Charities

A check for more than $4,000 will
be presented to the Rev. Thomas J..
Scannell, director of Northern Vir-
ginia Catholic Charities, at meet
ing at $50 pm. tomorrow in the
St. Charles Church, Arlington, by
members of the society,
The meeting will mark the conclu-
sion of a fund raising campaign for
the area served by the charities.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Four Liquor Law Cases
To Be Heard This Week

Queens Liquors, Inc, 1786 Florida
avenue NV, has been cited to ap-
pear before the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board at 10 am. Thursday
on a charge that the store violated
the regulations concerning the ad-
vertising of alcoholic beverages.
Three other cases are scheduled
for hearing this week. Tuesday at
10 am. James Nevras, 421 Ninth
street NV, will answer a charge
that he permitted gambling on the
premises, and at pm. the same
day the board will inquire into the
ownership of the store conducted by
David Dorfman at 1927 Fourteenth
street NV.
Mozell Curtis, 1915 Eighteenth
street NV, will defend himself
Thursday against charge that he
sold liquor to minor.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
HefIin Heads Committee
On Selections for Bur

President George E. Mcneil of the
District Bar Association yesterday
announced he has appointed Com.
mittee on Committees, headed by
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil r. Hef1in, for the coming year
This group will recommend the Sc
lection of members of the bar fol
service on various association COM
mittees.
Serving with Mr.. Hef1in are
Lowry N. Coe, Wilbur L. Gray
Charles S. Rhyme and Leo c. Sui
Ivan. Mr.. Mcneil asked that those
desiring service on a particular COM
mittee consult him or one of the
members of the committee.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Another Travel Rush
Due Today With End
Of 3-Day Holiday

Washington's holiday week end
will end today with another travel
rush, as departing sightseers pass
area residents returning from beach
and mountain sojourns.
Increasing cloudiness will replace
the clear skies of the last few days,
but the temperature will go to
about IS degrees according to the
Weather Bureau.
The high yesterday was 81, re-
corded at 3:20 pm.
The going home" travel peak
will be reached late this afternoon,
railroad, bus and airline men pre-
dicted.
Extra sections will be used on
many trains arriving and departing
at Union Station, and bus lines will
! have all their vehicles in service, it
was said. Airlines reported solid
bookings were general on their
afternoon flights.
| A major outdoor event here will
be the show at the Sylvan Theater
on the Washington Monument
grounds for the benefit of the Junior
Police and Citizens Corps.
| The program will begin at II: so
o'clock this morning with a con-
cert by the Army Band. This will
be followed at 1890 by a one-hour
amateur radio talent contest and a
two-hour variety presentation.
Radio, vaudeville and night club
performers will take part, including
Jackie Kelk, the Homer" of the
Henry Aldrich" broadcasts.
Baseballs autographed by players
of the Washington Nationals, bow
tie worn by Frank Sinatra and a
pair of boxing gloves used by Joe
Louis will be auctioned.
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett and
other officials of the department are
expected to attend.
The Junior Police and Citizens
Corps was founded in 1912 by Police
man Oliver A. Cowan.
1t is seeking $4,000 to expand its
antidelinquency activities.
Tickets for the benefit show are
~, colo of peoo1ac Dr,1o Storec
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Fatal Shooting Of Boy
Playing With Pistol
Is Ruled Accidental

The coroner's office last night is
sued certificate of accidental death
in the fatal shooting of 13-year-olc
Melvin H. Iceland who fred bull
let in his head while playing the
grim game of Russian roulette"
The youth. one of eight children
of Mrs. Sarah McGarvey of 2107
Fairlawn avenue Sc, had placed
9-shot, % caliber target pistol tc
his head and pulled the trigger In
jest. while playing shortly before
midnight Friday in the McGarvey
home.
His Mortified playmate, Lloyd
Gregg, 13, of 1904 Fairlawn avenue
Sc, watched him slump to the
floor with a bullet in his head. Young
Gregg said he was certain that Mel
vim thought the chamber under the
hammer was empty.
Three Cartridges in Pistol.
Russian roulette is a game In
which the gambler loads a pistol
with one bullet, twirls the cylinder
and then points the gun to his
head and pulls the trigger.
The youths pistol had three car.
tridges in 1t when he spun the
chamber. Lloyd indicated Melvir
miscalculated the position of tht
bullets as he ,twirled the cylinder.
Funeral services will be held al
$3.50 am. Tuesday at the Ryan Flu
neral Home, 317 Pennsylvania ave
nue. Sc, and mass will be cele
brated at 9 am. at the Holy Com
forter Church, Fifteenth and Eas
Capitol streets. Burial will be II
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mother Learns of Tragedy.
Mrs. McGarvey, who said she hac
gone with friends to get sandwich
and a soft drink at an eating place
nearby, returned shortly after mid
night to learn Of the tragedy from
police in the house. Raymond c
McGarvey, the boys stepfather, was
absent.
Mrs. McGarvey yesterday said
she had not previously known that
the boy possessed pistol, although
children of the neighborhood since
the tragedy told her he had pos
sessed it for about a month. He ap-
parently kept it locked in a box in
a shed back of the house, she said,
and was reported by playmates to
have fired it a number of times.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
170 New Vehicles Bought
Bv District in Year

The District bought ITO new
motor vehicles during the year
ended July / at a cost of $685., 900.
This was disclosed yesterday by
Roland M. Brennan, District pur-
| chasing officer, in a report to. the
| Commissioners. a
Not. all of these vehicles have
been delivered, he said, but many
are already in service.
Vehicles purchased included IT
trucks, 81 automobiles, 20 police
motorcycles, five carry-alls, three
fire trucks, three ambulances, two
police patrol cars, a school bus, a
motor scooter and station wagon.