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Evening star., 1947-10-02
30th Anniversary Parade
AT BOILING Field Set Today

The public has been invited to a
special retreat parade at Boiling
Field this afternoon in celebration
of the fields 30th anniversary. '
The exercises beginning at S
o'clock include a review of troops
by Brig. Gen. B. M. Hovey, COM
mander of the field, and a program
of music by the Andrews Field Band.
Personnel at the field will continue
the celebration tonight at parties
in the Service Club and officers
mess
The celebration dates back to Oc-
tober 2, 1917, when the area then
known as "Anacostia Flats" was
turned over by Army Engineers to
the Army Signal Corps for develop
ment Of an 'airplane field. 49,.
The field was named in honor of
Col Raynal C. Boiling, who was
killed in action March 26, 1918,
while observing operation of the
British Air Force in France. prepar-
atory to assuming tactical command
of American air units on the Euro
pean front.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Poland Expresses Concern
Over Anti-Church Charqe
BY the Assoeioted Press

WARSAW, Oct. "A government
spokesman registered concern today
over Misrepresentation" which he
said were contained in a pastoral
letter by Polands Catholic bishops
accusing the Polish government of
conducting "a carefully directed and
hidden struggle against the church.
There is ample opportunity, the
spokesman said, for perfect CO.
operation between the church and
State in Poland upon the condition
the church does not interfere in
political affairs and the government
does not interfere in religion.
las far as the government is con-
cerned, it fulfills its promise"
Referring to statement in the
letter that Catholic priests were un-
able to speak freely for fear of
arrest by the security police, the
spokesman said he knew of no case
where a priest had been arrested as
a result OF his sermons.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The prefrontal
lobotomy-an operation in which the
worry" portion of the brain is
short-circuited by severing its COM
munication lines-has proved sue
cessful in two-thirds of the cases
undertaken, the man who pioneered
In such surgery in America reported
today.
DR.. James w. Watts, professor of
neurological surgery at George
Washington University, Washington,
said brain operations he has per-
formed since 1886 on 531 patients
produced good" results in third
of the cases, moderate relief in an
other third and failed to bring any
Improvement in the remainder.
Three groups of patients have
been subjected to the operation
those suffering from schizophrenia,
involutional melancholia and OBJ
sessive tension.
The schizophrenic suffers from
the illusion of hearing haunting
Evening star., 1947-10-02
43 Of 51S Cattle Sold
Al s.. E|izabeths in
Elimination Of Herd

The first step in a move to elm
mate the st. Elizabeths Hospital
herd of 518 cattle was taken today
with the sale of 43 Holstein cows
through the War Assets Admin
istration.
Hospital officials said other groups
of cattle, beginning almost imme-
diately, will be declared surplus for
sale throughout the winter. The
herd is expected to be sold COM
pletely by late spring.
Last to go, the officials said, will
be milk-producing cows in order to
save dairy costs at the hospital as
long as possible.
Loss of Land Forces Sale.
Reason for the sale, it was said,
is that the hospital has lost nearly
all the extensive pasture land it
once held. Mushrooming develop
ments. in the Southeast area were
cited. Many of the cattle through
old age also have been declared
unserviceab,e for dairy purposes and
impractical to keep in view of high
feed costs, the officials explained
Only two livestocks dealers
showed up today at the WAA serv-
ice center, Fourth and Jefferson
drive SW.. to bid on the cows.
They were Guy R. McGlincy of
Herndon, Va, and John T. Clark
of 234 Kentucky avenue Sc.
The COWS were declared unservice-
able for dairy purposes and must be
slaughtered, under terms of the sale.
Both First Bids Rejected.
First bids by both the men, after
the cows were divided into six groups
for sale, were rejected. They then
submitted bids for all 43 at one
time. Mr.. McGlincy won with a bid
of $10.45 per hundred pounds. Mr..
Clark bid $l025.
DR.. o. L. Lockwood of the Bureau
of Animal Industry, Agriculture De-
partment, said the present market
price for such animals is between So
and SIG per hundred pounds. Aver
age weight of the animals, he said,
is about 1900 pounds.
The COWS will be slaughtered at
Baltimore under Government super
vision. Other sales will be sched-
uled as the hospital declares animals
surplus through the Richmond
branch Office of WAA. -
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Six VA Hospitals 10 Use
Atom Energy in Research
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Veterans Administration dis
closed today that six of its hospitals
will begin research in the diagnosis
and treatment of disease with
radioisotopes obtained from the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Radioisotopes are radioactive
forms of common stable elements.
They can be used as "tracers" to
follow an element through the hu-
man system, or directed against
diseased tissue.
DR.. George M. Lyon, chief of
VAS new "radioisotopes branch"
said $250,o0O will be spent on the
program this year at Minneapolis;
birmingham, Mass; the Bronx,
NJ Y; Grille Hospital, Cleveland;
Hines Hospital. Chicago, and Bir-
mingham Hospital, Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Corn Damage Slight
As Early Frosts Nip
More Tender Crops
BY the Assoeio,sd Press

Damage to growing crops by re-
cent early frosts was reported from
various sections of the country
today.
Freezing temperatures in West
Virginia, Ohio. Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan and New Jersey last
night and earlier this week have
caused considerable damage to grain
and vegetable crops In those states
while in most of the Middle West
it apears that approximately rs per
ce.,t Of the corn has escaped serious
frost damage.
In Ohio, however, agriculture au-
thorities said the states corn crop
had suffered the most severe damage
in 20 years from recent frost and
that the crop has ben damaged in
all but the southernmost counties.
Experts laid the damage to both
the early frost and the late planting
necessitated by cool spring.
New York Tomatoes Killed.
officials of two Western New
York packing plants called the to-
mato crop a failure" because of
frost and an unfavorable spring
planting season. The total yield is
estimated at 40 to so per cent under
last year, and the crop termed
the worst in q years.
In Atlantic County, New Jersey,
the frost was reported to have
sharply reduced the sweet potato
crop and cost farmers thousands OF
dollars. The county agricultural
agent, John E. Brockett, said the
temperature dropped to around rs
and q in some communities and
that it was the earliest serious
frost" in his mmeory.
Reports on the greatest portion OF
the Midwestern corn crop were
somewhat more favorable, however.
In Indiana the Weather Bureau
said frost had practically killed
tender crops in the north and there
was some damage in the central
area. Immature or wet corn and
immature soy beans were damaged
lii the north where considerable
cutting up for ensilage is reported.
The percentage of Indiana corn
safe from frost vary widely from 50
per cent in the North to 80 per cent
in the Central and Southern areas,
the Weather Bureau said.
Damage Light in Illinois.
A. ]. Surratt, Federal Crop sta
tistician for Illinois, said in the far
northern counties Is per cent or
more of the corn would shrink from
frost before coming to maturity. but
in the remainder of the State dam
age has been light.
There have been light but not
killing frosts in Central Illinois, Mr..
Surratt added.
The chief of the Federal Crop Re-
porting Service for Iowa, Leslie M.
Carl, termed the early frost bene-
ficial except for damage to some
late corn and soybeans. He said
the cold weather enabled speedier
drying of corn which had been
threatened by high moisture con-
tent.
In the Dakotas experts reported
little damage and North Dakota au-
thorities said the corn crop was
better than expected.
Seventy-five per cent of Wiscon-
sins corn crop matured before the
killing frost, the Weather Bureau
announced, but about one-fourth of
the tomato planting still was in the
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Delay Assured in Strike
Al New York Film Theaters
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Herman
Gelber, leader of 1850 motion pic
ture projection machine operators
currently engaged in a wage dispute
with operators of l20 movie houses
here, assured film fans today that
if there is a strike, 1t will not begin
"for at least a week"
Mr.. Gelber, president of Local 3O6
of the Motion Picture Machine
Operators Union, said several days
would be required to get members
together for a mass meeting If the
negotiations, broken off Tuesday,
are not resumed. The union is
unit of the AFL International Al
lance of Theatrical Stage Employees
The threatened strike would af-
feet such theaters as the, Radio
City Music Hall, Roxy, Paramount,
Capitol and Astor, as well as smaller
houses of several large chain ex-
hibitors.
Starting with an original reques:
for a "a per cent wage increase, the
union now is seeking smaller but
unannounced increase and a well
fare fund. Present rates for the 30
hour week are SIG in neighbornood
houses and $88 in Broadway thea
tiers.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Carrier Coral Sea Joins
Fleet; Last Of Midway Class
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Oct. 1.-THE
45,000-ton aircraft carrier Coral Sea
hailed by Secretary of the Navy
Sullivan as a demonstration of the
American peoples determination ito
resist aggression" was placed in
commission yesterday as a major
unit of the Nations first line of
defense.
Named for the famous battle of
May, 1912, that halted the Japanese
advance in the South Pacific, The
Coral Sea is the last of the Midway
class OF supertlattops. Her two sis
ter ships, the Midway and Franklin
D. Roosevelt, also were present at
the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
A hundred planes of the Roose-
velt's air group flew low In forma-
ton over the Coral Seas flick deck
as Mr.. Sullivan told the ships COM
pany that the Navy expects you
and this ship and the air groups
who will man her planes to stay
the hands of those who may be
tempted to become aggressors."
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Series
Continued From First Page

right field scoreboard. scoring Stan
ky and Robinson. Stirneiss threw
out Walker. Six runs.
THIRD INNING.
YANKEES-Furillo went to center
field for Brooklyn. Lollar singled
to center. Hal Clark batted for
Raschi and walked. Stirnweiss took
third strike. Heinrich flied to
Hermanski, the runners holding
their bases. Lindell singled to
center scoring Lollar, Clark stop
ping at second. Di Maggie singled
to center, scoring Clark, Lindell
stopping at second. Hatten knocked
down McQuinn with an inside pitch
but the ball tipped McQuinn's bat
as he fell to the ground, and Ed
wards caught the ball for put out.
2 runs.
DODGERS-Carl Drews now
pitching for Yankees. Hermanski
was hit on the leg by a pitched ball,
Hermanski took second on a wild
pitch. Eermanski took third as
Drews tossed out Edwards. Drews
also tossed out Reese, Hermanski
third. Jorgensen singled
to left field, scoring Hermansh.
Hatten forced Jorgensen, Rizzuto to
Stirnweiss. ! run.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
NLRB Restates Refusal
To Handle Unions That
Reject Anti-Red Oath
By the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Chairman
Paul M. Herzog of the National
Labor Relations Board said today
that the NLRB holds fast to its de-
cision not to process the case" of
any union failing to comply with
the Taft-Hartley law provisions for
nti-Communist affidavits.
Without referring by name to
John L. Lewis. United Mine Work.
ers' leader who has said he will
refuse to comply by the October 81
+deadline, Mr.. Herzog added:
"The question of what constitutes
compliance, and precisely which
officers must comply, is a separate
matter that 1t is tempting to dis
cuss. But, being a quasi-judicial
officer, 1 must refrain from doing
$50, at least until the board has
rendered a formal opinion on the
subject"
Addresses Management Group.
Mr.. Herzog addressed the opening
session of the conference on per-
sonnel of the American Manage
ment Association. He told the top
management executives that "our
Interpretation of the statute will
soon appear in individual decisions. :"
So far "only handful of unions
have complied" he said, but II trust
the era Of n-compliance will soon
come to an end"
He promised that the boards re-
vised rules, issued August % when
the Taft-Hartley law went into
effect. will have to be tested by
experience, and the board stands
ready to revise them whenever the
need is shown"
1T is my personal hope that this
can be accomplished without i'm
posing federal policy too rigidly."
Pressman Warns Of Discord.
Lee Pressman, CIO general coun-
sci, warned in speech prepared for
the afternoon session:
Where employers believe that
they can take advantage of the new
labor relations law at the expense
of labor unions they will oe con-
fronted by the vigorous opposition
and militant determination of Or
ganized labor to combat any such
attempt This may well lead to in
dustrial discord, which we deplore.' -
He said, 1--WE prefer to be opti-
mStic" and hope that employers
will recognize as we Go the basic
fallacies of this law ard continue
to engage in bona-fide collective
bargaining" which he contended
the law was designed to discourage.
1--WE feel the ft-Hartley Act,
unfortunately, purports to substi-
tute,. for the collective bargaining
process law suits designed to harass
and threaten the very existence of
labor unions" Mr.. Presman said.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Two birds of Patients Relieved
BY Surgery to Arrest Insanity

voices and of being prosecuted. The
involutional melancholia sufferer is
depressed with a strong feeling OF
guilt, while the person afflicted
with obscessive tension is satisfied
with nothing less than perfection in
life and is fearful of minor risks
For the operation to succeed, DR.
Watts said. the patients condition
must be aggravated by emotional
tension.
In an interview, DR.. Watts, who
performed the operation with DR.
Walter Freeman. gave this report
on the results of his cases:
Twenty-Five of their former pc
tients are regularly employed. 8 to
10 per cent are employed part time
20 per cent women patients) are
able to keep house, 20 per cent are
able to remain home but cannot
perform any duties and 25 per cent
still are in mental hospitals.
More than four-fifths of the sub
jects were patients in mental insti-
tutions before the operations.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Boy, II, Will Get
$124He Found in
Haunted House.
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-Raymond
Willard, IL, can get out of bed now
and stop worrying about the $124 he
found In haunted" house.
The police decided yesterday there
has been a reasonable" time since
September for the rightful owner
to put in claim for the $124. They're
going to give Raymond the money in
a little ceremony at headquarters
Saturday.
When Raymond's mother got the
news he was in bed. She said his
slight cold was brought on mostly
by fretting over the possibility some
one might establish a claim to the
money and prevent him from get
ting new motor bike.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Deficit of 100000
In D. T.. Income Raises
Sales Tax Question

Possible introduction Of the sales
tax as another revenue-producing
medium was given extra significance
today when the Board of Trades
Municipal Finance Committee esti-
mated deficit Of nearly $4,000, 900
in revenues necessary to operate
the District Government in 1948-49.
Writing of the prospective deficit
in its journal distributed today, the
Board of Trade said: y
Many members of the Municipal
Finance Committee feel that the
only reasonable remaining source
of additional revenue is the sales
tax. A special subcommittee has
been appointed to study the details
of the proposed sales tax by Chair
man w. B. Willard of the General
Fund Subcommittee =.
Mr.. Willard also has named a
special group to review all District
of Columbia income taxes. This
study will include the question of
repeal of the personal income tax,
the operation of the income tax
on corporations.
The board said a fairly accurate
prediction of the size OF the probable
deficit will be available at the Board
of Directors meeting next Monday,
when Mai. Gen. David McCoach, jr.,
chairman of the Finance Committee,
hopes to submit an analysis of gen.
eral fund capital projects.
Explaining its estimate Of deficit
as arrived at through preliminary
studies, the board said:
District department heads have
submitted estimates totaling $l45,-
100000 for the 1949 budget. It is
generally agreed by those familiar
with the subject that these amounts
will be pared down to approximately
the amount of the 1948 budget.
Estimated expenditures during
the fiscal year 1948 amount to $780,
792,837. Estimated general fund rev.
enues during the fiscal year 1949
amount to approximately $4,000, 900.
IF these preliminary figures prove
to be accurate, a deficit of almost
100000 is indicated, without any
increase in the general fund budget"
Evening star., 1947-10-02
FEDERAL Tax Deduction
In Maryland Returns
Is Opposed by Lacy
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-State Con-
troller James J. Lacy opposed today
any change in the Maryland law
that would allow deduction of Fed
eral income taxes in the computa-
tion of income for State returns.
Mr.. Lacy presented a statement
to the Legislative Council in which
he contended the proposal would
cause loss of needed revenues to the
State while at the same time COM
pelling the taxpayer to share his
savings thus arrived at with the
Federal Government.
The council took up a study of
the matter by direction of the last
General Assembly, which passed a
resolution calling for an investiga-
ton Of the practicability of such q
deduction.
The controller appended figures
to his statement showing the results
of the deduction as far as the in
dividual taxpayer. the State and the
Federal Government were con-
cerned.
Legalized Bookmaking Opposed.
Meanwhile, the State Racing
Commission today took firm stand
against legalized bookmaking as a
source of income in an effort to
help solve Baltimore City's revenue
problems.
Chairman Stuart S. Janney, jr.,
advised the council that the commits
sion was unanimously and strongly
of the opinion that it would be an
unmitigated evil to the State of
Maryland to have legalized book
making"
The serious economic and social
results would lead the people to
throw it out, and it is not unlikely
that they would throw racing out
with it" Mr.. Janney said.
No New Taxes Involved.
Attorney Hyman A. Pressman Of
Baltimore yesterday laid before the
Maryland Legislative Council
"foolproof plan" to eliminate the
State sales tax.
Mr.. Pressman said his proposals,
involving mo new taxes" but an
increase in existing taxes" would
produce $l8,253,827 annually and
make the sales tax totally unneces-
sary."
The new funds. he said, could be
raised by increasing corporation in
come taxes and other levies and by
recalculating what he called the
administrations underestimate
surplus" and "underestimated tax
receipts"
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Florida Storm Killed Is,
Hurt 1856, Survey Shows
By g. Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Oct.
2.-The hurricane which struck
Florida September 1913 killed 16
persons and injured 1856, Red Cross
disaster headquarters reported to-
day in a recapitulation of casual
ties and storm damage,
The report, from the office of
Earl Logan, showed there we're 205
houses destroyed, 10,542 damaged
and requests for aid from 17,075
families.
twenty-five persons were serious
~ injured, IL of them in the Apala-
chicola area from a tornado follow
ing the hurricane.
In all, 27 counties were affected.
Palm Beach, reporting $500 houses
damaged and 1.400 families apply
ing for aid, led the list in those
categories.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
SteffIer Named Head
Of Brethren Conference
BY the Assoeioted Press


WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. 2.-The
Rev. William A. Stefler of Phila-
delphia yesterday succeeded the
Rev. William Gray Of Allentown
Pa. as moderator of the Atlantic
Fellowship Conference of Brethren
Churches.
= Other officers include:
+ Vice moderator, the Rev. Walter
Lepp. Hagerstown, Md; secretary
the Rev. William Gray, Allentown;
statistician, Gerald Reese, Hagers-
town, and treasurer, Charles Croker
Philadelphia.
The 100 ministers and laymen
chose a committee on committees
headed by the Rev. Paul E. Dick
Winchester, and including the Rev
Harold Mayer, Washington.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Maryland Man Faces
Charge Of kidnapping,
Assau|ting Woman

A 36-year-old man was free today
in $1,000 bond waiting disposition
of charges that he kidnapped Mrs.
Lorraine Mccormick, 20, of "a Eighth
street NE, assaulted her with a
pistol and made threats on her life
in an attempt to make her promise
to marry him.
The alleged kidnaper, George Paul
Harding, 5000 block of Fisher road,
Temple Hills, Nd, was arrested by
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents yesterday on the kidnapping
charges.
He already was free on SO 900
bond after an appearance in Mu-
nicipal Court Monday on charges
of assault with a dangerous weapon,
assault and threats against Mrs,
Mccormick.
State Line Involved.
The FBI accused Harding of
forcing Mrs. Mccormick into an
automobile at pistol point. trans
porting her across State line and
holding her there against her will.
Arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage
yesterday, he was placed under
SIS 900 bond on the kidnapping charge
and the case was continued until
October IS.
Harding's troubles with the police
date back to last Friday. At that
time Mrs Mccormick was returning
home with a college student, not
named by police, Harding drove up
and forced her into the car after
chasing the student away, according
to police.
He is accused of driving Mrs.
Mccormick to a location near Silver
Hill, Md, beating her with re-
volver and his fists and threatening
to kill her If she did not promise to
marry him. Police said the girl
promised to marry him and he drove
her home, thus ending the three
hour alleged abduction.
Admitted to Hospital.
Mrs. Mccormick was admitted at
Providence Hospital for cuts and
bruises. Police said Harding first
brought her flowers and candy, but
on Saturday attempted to assault
her again while she was still at the
hospital
The pair, both of whom are mar
ried, have known each other about
two years, according to police.
Harding listed his occupation as
clerk. Mrs. Mccormick is employed
as stenographer at theater cir
cult in the 800 block of K street NV.
The hearing on the assault and
threat charges was continued by
Municipal Court Judge George d.
Nelson Monday until October 8.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Danes Bon U. S. Films
In Dispute on Profits
BY the Associated Press

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Oct. Q
American films will be banned
from Danish movie houses begin
ming tomorrow because the Amer
lean industry refused to accept a
government ruling limiting the
withdrawal of profits. joint state
ment of American Aim companies
in Denmark disclosed today.
The government decree provided
also for a maximum earning power
for each film and fixed prices at
which distribution rights might be
sold.
Eighteen American films we're be-
ing shown in Copenhagen alone.