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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
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Loyalty Probe Of
u. ). Workers
Committee Cites
Firing of Only 9
As Communists

The House Civil Service Com
mittee, noting that only nine per-
sons have been discharged from
Federal jobs as Communists since
last July l, will start a full-scale
investigation within two weeks to
determine how many persons of
doubtful loyalty are on the payroll
and why they have not been dis
missed.
Chairman Rees, who charged yes
terday that some departments still
are hiring Communists, said today
the inquiry will begin formally as
soon as the committee completes
action on postal rates legislation.
Meanwhile, the Interdepartmental
Committee on Federal Worker 10y
atty, headed by Assistant Attorney
A. Dewitt Vanech, was reported by
Justice Department sources to be
discussing possible recommendations
for stricter measures to discover
and deal with Federal employees
suspected of disloyalty.
Truman is sent Report.
The committee submitted re-
port to President Truman last
month. Since then the Supreme
Court decided in the Morton Fried
man case last Monday that the
Government can discharge an en-
ploye on the ground he is a Com
munist sympathizer. Justice De-
partment spokesman refused to say
whether the interdepartlnental
group is likely to present a supple
mentary report to the President.
Chairman Rees said today his
committee has not decided whether
it will conflne it's investigation to
the Civil Service Commissions &C
tivities. He indicated that the in
quiry might extend into individual
departments to dig up specific in
stances of Communists or fellow
travellers on the payroll.
I'VE want to make the most thor
ough probe we can to get to the
bottom of this" Mr.. Rees said. Civil
Service Commission reports show
that only nine Communists have
been discharged since last July, as
compared with more than 300 Com
munists or sympathizers who were
fired as result of investigations
during the three previous years."
Investigations Reduced.
Civil Service Commission officials
repeated their explanation that a
sharp cut in appropriations has
greatly reduced the investigative
activity. A spokesman said also
that individual departments have
the principal responsibility to re-
open cases of employees of doubtful
loyalty.
Mr.. Rees did not take issue with
the commissions complaint of re-
duced funds but he declared that
the commissions routine investiga-
tons have disclosed many instances
of reasonable doubt" about the
loyalty of some employees who never
theless, he said, have remained on
departmental payrolls.
A main purpose of the House Com
mittee's inquiry, he said, is to bring
as many as possible of these "out
into the open" He indicated the
committee staff has done some spade
work, but is not ready to report any
preliminary findings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
NewSchooI Plan
In Montgomery
Commissioners Find
Building Program
Is Too Elaborate

Branding proposed building pro-
gram of the Board of Education
far too elaborate" the Montgom-
cry County Board of Commissioners
announced yesterday that confer
ences will be held Immediately with
school officials and building con-
sultants to determine "a workable
program"
The statement was made after a
delegation from the Kensington area
appeared at the commissioners
weekly meeting to ask for county,
wide improvement in school condi-
lions, including an increase in
teachers salaries.
Lewis Hanke, chairman of the
group, which represented parent
teacher associations of Kensington
and other civic groups, told the
commissioners that parents don't
want gold inlaid elevators in the
schools but good safe buildings"
Explaining that the group had
first been concerned with the Ken
sington Elementary School, which
was described as a fire trap" two
weeks ago by the Kensington Volun-
teer Fire Department., Mr.. Hanke
said attention should be paid to i'm
proving conditions in all county
schools.
Increased Costs Problem.
Brooke Johns, chairman of the
commissioners, said increased costs
OF labor and materials Undoubtedly
would have an unfavorable effect
upon the long-range $14,000,O00
school construction program previ-
ously announced by the Board Of
Education.
The commissioners also passed a
resolution approving submission to
Gov. Lane of list of three persons
from which Juvenile Court Judge
will De selected to succeed Judge
Alfred D. Moves when his term
expires in May.
Those nominated include George
Warner and Clarence c. Keiser, both
of Bethesda. and j. Douglas Brad
shaw of Takoma Park
The job of county automobile
assessor, now filled by Forrest w.
Crown, was abolished effective
April IS. The position has paid a
salary of $4,000 annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Durant Lawyers Lose
Plea 10 Cut Charges
As Defense Is Opened

Counsel for Col. Jack w. Durant,
charged with conspiracy in the theft
of the Hesse jewels from Germany
lost the first round in series of
legal motions today when the de-
tense opened its case before the
eight-man Army court martial board
at the Pentagon.
Capt. Glenn V. Brumbaugh and
Maj. Joseph Bryan, defense attor-
neys, lost motion to reduce the
number of charges against the for
mer Interior Department attorney
shortly after the trial resumed after
a recess of nearly a week.
The prosecution had rested its
case last Thursday after some six
weeks of hearings.
Defense counsel argued that many
of the charges in the long indict-
ment either duplicated or con-
flicted with others and a number
should be eliminated. 1t was ap-
parent that most of the opening ses-
sion would be consumed by lengthy
legal arguments.
Claims Charges Conflict.
Capt. Brumbaugh explained that
under one charge, for instance, Col
Durant was charged with larceny
while under another he was charged
with receiving stolen property. He
argued that it was required of the
prosecution to insist only on one of
the charges, but that it could not
claim both.
Maj. Joseph Robinson, of the
prosecution, pointed out that it was
generally true that defendant
could not be charged with larceny
and receiving stolen goods at the
same time. However, he claimed the
situation in this case was entirely
different because conspiracy is
charged.
Col. Durant, the prosecution held,
is charged with entering into con-
spiracy with Capt. David F. Watson
and WAC Capt. kathleen Nash,
whom he later married, to take the
Hesse jewels from Germany and dis
pose of them. Under these circum-
stances, Maj. Robinson contended,
the defendant could be charged with
larceny and receiving stolen goods
at the same time.
Gem Exhibits Protested.
After losing this round, defense
counsel began making series of
motions to have removed from the
courtroom and eliminated from the
case certain articles of jeWelry in
the Hesse collection on display.
Counsel contended these items had
not been properly identified by the
prosecution or connected with the
so-called Hesse crown jewels.
The prosecution admitted most of
the items cited had not been con-
nected with the case and the court
directed that those specific items
would not be taken into consider
alton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Cherry Blossom Festival
Based on Peace Theme

Peace" will be the theme of
Washington's first postwar Cherry
Blossom Festival April II and 49,
Plans for the celebration were
outlined at a meeting of the Cherry
Blossom Festival Executive Commit
tee yesterday. Thomas P Morgan,
jr., general chairman of the festi-
val presided.
The dates may be subject to
change should the blossoms fail to
appear.
The festival queen will be an
nounced next Sunday. United Ma
tons representative will be invited
to the ceremonies, it was announced.
The April II program will begin
at pm. and the next days fes-
tivities at l pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Police Nab Man
TeIephoning Hot
Tins to Firemen

Labeled solved" on the police
books today was the mystery of
an anonymous caller who kept one
of the Fire Departments four emer-
gency lines humming for more than
six hours yesterday.
The first call was recorded at
9:12 am. and the same voice was
heard periodically until $40 pm.
Fire 1t. Virgil Thompson said the
caller volunteered tips for the
numbers" game and made several
attempts to sing.
Tracing the calls to an address
in the first block of G street S.W.,
police arrested a colored man. He
is being held at Gallinger Hospital
for nhcorua tinr,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Davis Of Georgia Named
To House D. T.. Committee

Representative Davis, Democrat,
of Georgia, has been appointed a
member of the House District Com
mittee to fill a vacancy left in
the minority.
A freshman in Congress, Mr.
Davis is serving on the House Post
Office and Civil Service Committee.
Born in Decatur, Ga, Mr.. Davis
is an attorney, and a veteran of
of the Marine Corps in World War
l. He has served as member of
the Georgia House of Represen-
tatives. attorney for the Georgia De-
partment of Industrial Relations,
and a Judge of Superior Courts for
the Stone Mountain Judicial Cir
cult
He reserved comment on District
problems until he has more time to
become acquainted with issues here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Clues Sought in Theft
OF $4,000 in JeweIry

Police searched today for burglars
who entered the Madison jewelers.,
918 Fourteenth street NV, early
yesterday and made off with jewelry
valued at 5000.
The broken door, apparently
smashed by brick, was discovered
by first precinct patrolman.
Harold L. Hoffman, proprietor,
told police an incomplete inventory
showed these missing items:
Two hundred rings valued up to
500 each; gross of earrings, alarm
and mantel clocks, radios, gold pen
knives and watches, bracelets and
other costume jewelry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Civics Group Hears Doto
On Youth Delinquency

Reports on the work being done
in their area to combat juvenile de-
linquency were heard by members
of the East Central Civic Assocla-
ton last night at meeting at the
Bunby School, 429 o street NV.
Mrs. Ruth Spencer, representing
a civic organization known as the
Bakers Dozen, said her group has
bought two houses in the 1900 block
of Fourth street NV. for a youth
center. Earl Perry. chairman of the
associations Youth Problem Com
mittee, described new youth CEN
ter which opens this week at so Pat
terson street NE.
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agency had examined the books
of the concession and that only
annual reports were submitted to
GSI.
Here is a Government agency
doing business under contract and
accepting apparently lesser amount
of money than was due it" Sena-
tor Baldwin declared
At the close of today's hearing
the chairman announced a special
meeting Of the subcommittee in his
office Friday to discuss proposal
of a committee investigator that
the Interior Department examine
the records of the bicycle conces-
sion to determine if additional
money is due GSI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
ERECTION in Food Peoses Pooes of Chefs at Epcueon Club
By George Kennedy

Imagine giving a blowout for all
the best professional cooks of the
community-men land, of course
they'd be mem whose palates can
differentiate and take inventory of
all the seasoning that has gone into
the food they are tasting.
Edmond johnson, chef Of the
Raleigh Hotel, was the host, and he
was little nervous. But he needn't
have been. Everything was wonder
full. Every one had swell time.
The occasion was one of the buffet
suppers of the Epicurean Club of
Washington after one of the month
ly meetings at which the chefs
among the members are hosts in
rotation.
OF course chefs are not cooks
let that be Strengthened out right
away. They are executives or admin
istrators. But they can cook every
dish they put on their menus.
The commonplace idea that their
occupation has cost them their
appetite is all wrong. Never feel
sorry for them on that score. They
swept the boards clean.
First there was the hors d'oeu-
vres table with the usual canapes
prepared with extra artistry, plus
oysters returned to their shells in a
white jelly that looked like a con-
lection and tasted like an apotheosis
of these producers of pearls. They
delighted the tongue as well as the
eye.
Are you interested in the wines
chefs partake while eating? White,
red and rose wines from the Napa
Valley of California were on the
tables. Most of the older chefs
opened a bottle of beer to drink
with the hors doeuvres, drank beer
with the soup, opened another bot
tie for the entree and continued
drinking beer with the roast. They
did not abandon beer until they
got the dessert.
Wine Pronounced Good.
Not Rene Girault, however, who
has recently returned to Washing
ton from a short period of pre-
siding over the kitchen of Peter
Goelet Gerry. Mr.. Girault, native
of Savigny, drank the California
wine and pronounced it good
Frances loss in the recent war is
not fully realized. France got back
Indo-C China and her other colonies,
but Mr.. Girault, who was with the
French Embassy here for IA years,
is now with the British Embassy.
There was no lobster apsic, life
like salmon or roasts glazed with
rosettes on the buffet board. Fish
and meat were prepared for taste
and taste only. The show was left
to the pastries and CONNECTIONS.
The soup de pecheurs (ishermen's
soup was high with salty lobster
favor--a broth of essence exquisite.
The tripe cooked for 10 hours with
seasoning and vegetables would
make one go back for more but for
the certainty of more wonderful
things ahead.
DO you want your guests 10 spread
your fame as host? Do you want
such a popularity that even the
men who can give that raise or
arrange that contract will gladly
accept your entertainment?
What to Do With Ham.
Take a ham. Boil it. Cut it in
thick, even slices. Then paste it
together again with pate de foie
gras. Cover with a -four and water
paste and bake.
That's what Mr.. johnson did to
his peers. He served the
hams himself, breaking open the
pastry envelopes and forking out the
slices. Brunow Bonkow, the maitre
d'hotel of the Raleigh, was seeing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
81 Order Projectors
With Paper Funds

Thirty-four requests have been
made for the 16-millimeter sound
movie projectors being bought by
parent-teacher associations and
home and school associations
through funds realized by the sale of
wastepaper in The Evening Star
PTA Papertrooper program.
A second shipment will be ordered
to meet the demand. When the an
nouncement that the projectors
would be available was made on
Sunday Is were on hand.
First delivery is anticipated about
April l and others will follow until
about May /, when the manufactur-
er's offer will expire.
Yesterday Papertroopers in the
second district of The Evening Star
PTA program turned in 22,22C
pounds.
Among the individual collections
were Kensington, 5,014 pounds;
Woodbridge, 3,106 pounds; Thomas
1,O25 pounds; Emery, 1908 pounds
Gage, 993 pounds; Morse, 225 pounds.
Thomson, !, 1868 pounds; Langdon, 37a
pounds; Brookland, 2,766 pounds;
Burroughs, 3,047 pounds; Davis
1853 pounds: Moves, 2,049 pounds.
Collection schedules and leaders in
the fourth district are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Pan American Week
Proclaimed by Truman

President Truman today pro-
claimed the week beginning April 13
as Pan American Week, comment
Grating the founding of the Pan
American Union on April IA, 1890.
The Presidents proclamation de-
clared, TT is fitting that the people
of the United States should testify
to the spirit of good neighborliness
which binds them to the peoples of
the other American republics and
should take note of the mutual adj
vantages to be gained through de-
velopment of even closer cultural
and commercial relations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
GSI Aquin Criticized in Probe
Of Bicycle Rentals in Park

Investigation of a bicycle rental
concession on Hams Point operated
by Government Services, Inc,
brought new criticism today of the
agency's loose way of doing busi-
ness" from Senator Baldwin, Repub-
lican, of Connecticut, chairman of
the Senate Civil Service Subcom-
mittee.
Evidence submitted by the COM
mittee investigators showed that the
concessionaire was to submit month
ly reports on his operations to CSI,
with the agency receiving 40 per
cent of the gross profits.
Questioning of several GSI Off
Gals disclosed that no one in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

their meeting it had been decided
to revive the semiannual dinners of
Les Amis d'Escoffier. Curt G. Schif-
feler, director OF the Raleigh, had
given them the go-anead. The spring
dinner is planned for next month.
After the buffet supper, men sat
around and talked about Escoffier as
football coaches would about
Rcckne. Papa Jarrin had worked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
Legion Medal of Merit
Given to Optometrist

David Block, optometrist, was
honored by two veterans organiza-
tons for participation in veterans
affairs at a dinner last night spon-
sored by Post So, Jewish War Vet
Grams at the MayfloWer Hotel.
Mr.. Block formerly headed the
post and earlier commanded the
Cooley Mccullough Post of the
American Legion.
Guy c. Nadeau, Legion District
commander, presented to Mr.. Block
a medal of merit and 25-year
Legion membership card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

with him also. Several of the others
were pupils of Escoffier's pupils.
Il remember him when he arrived
in London from Monte Carlo" said
Harry Kopel of Hammel's Restau-
rant. "He was very short man, and
he used to walk into the kitchen of
the Ritz Carlton wearing high hat.
I was a waiter, II years old. I'll
never forget him."
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FUN WITH FLOWERS
By
FRANCES
FO2TENBERRH

When gathering flowers from
the garden, do. not take too many
blooms from one spot. Select a
few here and there and their abb
sence will be less noticeable.
Pick flowers of varying forms
for a mixed arrangement. Snap
dragons, delphinium and gladiolas
are similar and therefore less in
teresting in a group than in COM
binations including peonies and
sprays of rambler roses.
Tree or bush blossoms will bring
fresh breath of spring into the
house. Many blossoms. such as
lilac. are more effective and last
longer after leaves are removed.
Standard wire or glass flower
holders or interlaced wires from
milk bottles are excellent for use
in flat bowls or dishes. Did you
know that ordinary chicken wire
can be made into flower holder!
For an opaque 6-inch bowl, cut
a 9-inch square of wire that has
a Pinch mesh. Squeeze the wire
to fit snugly into the bowl. Thick
stemmed flowers require less wire
and larger mesh, than thin
stemmed ones.
When flowers are not placed In
water Immediately after they are
cut, a natural seal forms over the
cut surface. Recut stems and re-
move seals SO that flowers can
absorb water.
Cut succulent or juicy stems
straight across. Roses, peonies and
other woody stems should be split
up the stem an inch or two, thus
exposing more of the soft inside
wood to water. Hard wooded
stems, such as lilac, should be
hammered up the stem for or 4
inches to soften the wood.
Too frequent changing Of water
causes sudden changes in tempera,
ture which may harm the flowers.
Many persons prefer to add water
each morning. Don't forget to give
flowers a daily drink and to pinch
off dead flowers and leaves.
,Fi0lDer Arrangement Rules
1. The tallest flower should be IL
times the height of a tall vase
or Ia the diameter of a low
vase.
;. Gte.ls Swinging from COM
Lon point should spread in a
.eural fashion.
). TO two stems should be ex-
actly the same length.
4. Eliminate conspicuous crossing
of leaves or branches.
5. IN uneven number of flowers
or leaves makes a natural ar
= "a Scment.
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ty of each death from tuberculosis.
This means an annual saving to Mis-
siSsippi of at least $4,968 100000"
1t is now possible for everyone to
find out whether he has tuberculosis
in the early and durable stage, said
MIR Offner. Through x-ray examina-
tons of the chest, improved treat
ment such as pneumothorax and col
lapse therapy, better nursing service
and increased awareness on the part
of the public that tuberculosis is a
community disease, wonderful pro-
gress has been made. tuberculosis
can be completely conquered the
coordinator stated only when case
finding is followed by isolation and
adequate treatment and by rehabili-
tation so that the patient can be re-
turned to his community well and
able to support himself.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

No. 7744 Letters of Administration
having been granted on the 18th day
of November, 1947, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Mississippi
to the undersigned upon the estate
of w. w. Woody, ST., Deceased, notice
is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to the Clerk of said Court
for probate and registration accord
ing to law within six months from
this date, or they will be forever
barred.
This the 18th day of November,
1947.
MRS. OUIDA F. WOODY, Admin
istratrix 30-4tnp
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that at
A o'clock p. m. Tuesday, December
End, 1947, the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Tchula,
Mississippi, will receive sealed bids
for painting and cleaning the ele-
waited water tank and tower of said
town according to plans and specifi-
cations on file with the undersigned
Clerk.
FLORENCE BUCK, Clerk of the
Town of Tchula, Mississippi. 29-4tnp
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pain, in broken families, in work and
in untold suffering.
Without the help of any pre-
ventive vaccine or specific drug the
death rate in the state has been re-
duced from 1868 to 1915 per 100000
population" he said. Had the 1920
rate continued there would have
been 1923 deaths from tuberculosis
in 1945 instead of only 667. This
means an annual saving of 1856 lives
each year It is not likely that the
state could have made better in
vestment of funds in the amount
necessary to attain this degree of
tuberculosis control.
Three thousand dollars is a low
estimate of the cost to the communi-
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667 Deaths From
TB In State

If the GOT Mississippians who died
last year from tuberculosis had been
allowed to live out their normal life
expectancy of IS years there would
have been a possibility of their total
net earnings reaching at least SOL
544, 10000, according to Mr.. Edward
T. Offner, Coordination in Health
Service for the tuberculosis Control
Unit, State Board of Health. He call
ed attention to the cold cash side of
the question, in addition to the hui
manitarian aspect of the cost in
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Census figures quoted in Forms
of Municipal Government in Mis-
sissippi," an Old Miss publication,
credit Mississippi with go of the
nations 1920 municipalities.
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Some University of Mississippi
sidewalks are painted green to en-
courage students not to walk on
the grass