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Evening star., 1947-06-27

Another controversy over Govern
ment art has arisen in Washington
Murals in the Social Security Build
ing at Fourth street and Independ-
ence avenue are involved. ..
Little acrimony has developed.
however. And it appears disagree
ment over the pictures probably will
not reach the proportions Of the
dispute over painting of the circus
fat lady and other pictures in the
collection the State Department as
sembled to exhibit in foreign coun-
tries. ...
Last month the Federal Security
Administration wrote the Public
Buildings Administration that there
had been a good deal of criticism
of the murals by Ben Shahn in the
lobby of the Social Security Build
ing. The FSA asked that considera-
ton be given to changing the pic
lures to something more .appropri-
ate. Leo L. Miller, executive assist
ant to the administrator of FSA,
signed the letter.
The Public Buildings Administra-
ton made no formal reply but has
given FSA to understand it doesn't
plan to do anything.
Mr.. Miller indicated yesterday he
Evening star., 1947-06-27

appointed TO plan celebration in
1850 commemorating Washington S
150th year as home ofsthe Federal
Government.
First task for the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee. under Mr..
McGarraghy's direction, will be COM
pletion of a campaign for $85,000,
to be used in promoting Washing
ton as a convention and tourist
center.
Tributes to Mr.. McGaTraghy's
service to Washington were made
last night by Chief Justice Vinson,
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young, Chairman Dirksen of the
House District Committee, Justice
David A. Pine of District Court,
Frank E. Weakley, president of the
Washington Hotel Association; B.
M. McKelway, editor of The Star,
and James C. Wilkes, Mr.. McGar-
raghy's law partner.
A scroll attesting to Mr.. Nc
Garraghy's leadership ability, signed
by the officers and directors of the
Board of Trade, was presented to
him during the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Maryland Forest Fires
500 Under '46 Level

Maryland forests suffered less
than half as much damage this
spring from fires than they did a
year ago, State Forester H. c. Buck
ingham said today.
The $40 fires In the spring of
1946 burned 6,732 acres of trees.
This year there were only 331 fires
and a burned area of 2,372 acres.
Maryland has 2,7o0. 900 acres classed
as woodland.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Sidney Sachs Is Elected
To District Bur Board

Sidney S. Sachs, an assistant
United States attorney here, was
elected to the District Bar Associa-
tion's Board of Directors as the
representative of the Junior Bar
Section in a runof mail election
completed yesterday.
In the first election for the posi-
ton June 4, Mr.. Sachs was tied
with Edward A. Beard, assistant
corporation counsel In the second
balloting, Mr.. Sachs received 1856
votes as against rs for Mr.. Beard.
Mr.. Sachs succeeds Charles s..
Rhyme, Washington attorney.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
A Groups AssaiI Use
OF Probation Officers
In Adoption Cases

Four Montgomery County organl-
cations today strongly criticized Sc
lection by the County Circuit Court
of State probation officers instead
of qualified and trained welfare
personnel" to investigate adoption
petitions.
The four groups are the County
League of Women Voters, the County
Council of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions, the American Association OF
University Women and the Chevy
Chase Women's Club.
Their protests were contained in
letters to Judges Charles w. Wood
ward and Stedman Prescott, who re-
piled that probation officers now
assigned to the county are expert
enced and efficient.
The decision to use State proba-
ton officers instead of welfare work
ers was made recently by the two
judges under law passed by the
1947 General Assembly
Mrs. M. Thomas Bartram, welfare
chairman of the League of Women
Voters, said her organization was
stunned" by the decisions
The requirements for State pro-
baton officers" she declared, do
not specify that they must have
special training in child welfare
work. The children and prospective
parents are entitled to the greatest
possible protection and we feel that
this protection is afforded only by
qualified Investigators"
In defending the courts action,
Judge Woodward pointed out that
under the law the court may use its
discretion in appointing either
State probation officers or welfare
workers for adoption Investigations.
He contended that the two State
probation officers assigned to the
county, J. Hubert Black and Joseph
j. Nestor, were experienced in
vestigators." He added that the
two men had been working in the
county for some time and are very
efficient,n
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Treble Damage Suits Name
Two Montgomery Landlords

BALTIMORE, June 27 [P).-Hous-
Ing Expediter Frank r. Creedon to-
day filed suits in Federal Court
against two Montgomery County
landlords, one in Cecil County and
six in Baltimore, asking treble dam
ages for alleged violation of rent
ceilings
The claims included 81 200 against
L. H. and Margaret Terrell of Be-
thesda and $252 against Lyford c.
Berge of Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Planes, Passengers Examined
For Hitch-Hikinq jap Beetles

stopping only trucks to check ship
ments that might be infested
On bright, sunny days, when the
beetles are most likely to be active,
the inspectors will check the clothing
and luggage of passengers and spray
the fuselage and baggage compart-
ments of departing airplanes, it was
said.
In some instances, the beetles have
been found as far west as Kansas
on planes from the East. The in
tested area extends roughly through
New England, as far south as Mary
land and Virginia and as far west
as Central Ohio.
The Agriculture Department this
year will repeat its campaign to
eradicate beetles from grassy areas
of National Airport by spraying DDT
from a special truck, 1t was said.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Rees 10 Press Action
On Jones Bill for
Retirement Refunds
BY Joseph Young

Speedy House action will be
sought on the Jones bill to permit
dismissed Government employees to
withdraw their contributions from
the Federal retirement fund, it was
announced today by Chairman
fsees of the House Civil Service
Committee.
Mr.. Rees said he will ask the
House Rules Committee to give the
measure right-of-way in the hope
of getting House passage in the
next few weeks.
There is a possibility the Hsuse
may pass the bill before then on its
unanimous consent calendar, but
Mr. Rees said he wants to make
sure the bill comes up for vote in
the event that it cannot get by on
consent. One objection is enough
to hold the bill over.
Fearful for Retirement Bill.
Under Mr.. Rees' plan, if the bill
is blocked on the consent calendar
it will be taken up during the regu-
lar order of House business within
the next few weeks. This can be
achieved, however, only if the Rules
Committee gives the bill the right
of-way.
The decision to press for immedi-
ate enactment of the measure was
reached by its sponsors after they
concluded that chances of enact
ment of the LANCER Chavez omnibus
retirement bill are not at all GER
tain.
The Langer-Chavez measure con-
tains the Jones bill provision as
one of it's features, and until now
the strategy had been to wait in
the hope that the omnibus bill could
be passed. Now, however, the fight
for the LANCER Chavez bill will
continue, but separate passage OF
the Jones measure will be sought
The Jones bill would permit laid
off Government employees with less
than 10 years of Federal service to
their credit to withdraw their money
from the retirement fund. Under
the present law, only those employees
with less than five years service
may take out their money.
Another Bill Pending.
Many of the over-five-years en-
ployes have urged that they be
given the opportunity to take out
their money so they can meet liv-
ing expenses until they find new
Another bill, introduced by Rep
resentative Keating, Republican, OF
New York would permit dismissed
Federal employees to take out their
retirement money, regardless of the
time spent in the Federal service.
Both Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Keat-
ing point out their bills would not
cost the Government a penny, and
at the same time would alleviate
hardships for thousands of
persons.
The LANCER Chavez bill has been
by both the House and
Senate Civil Service Committee and
now is awaiting floor action.
LANCER to Open Hearings.
Meanwhile, Chairman LANCER Of
the Senate Civil Service Committee
he plans to hold hear
ings next week on his bill to give
dismissed employees travel home"
pay, two weeks dismissal pay and
unemployment compensation rights.
Senator LANCER said he would
seek speedy committee approval of
the measure, and then he would
press for swift Senate action.
Government employees now are
not entitled to unemployment COM
pensation, nor do they receive SER
erance pay or travel money when
they lose their Jobs.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Bethesda Youth Wins
Photo Contest Prize

John A. Astin, II, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen V. Astin, 5008 Battery
lane, Bethesda, has received a S1OC
prize in the annual National High
School Photographic Contest, &C.
cordlng to an Associated Press dis
patch from Rochester, N. Y.
The youths entry was an interior
shot of two boys playing trumpets
1t was entitled Hit It."
According to Mrs. Astin, her son
a senior at Woodrow Wilson High
School, has been interested in pho
tography since he was 10. She saio
it was the first Photographic con-
test he ever entered.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
LandIordPIeas
Win Rent Raises
InSiIverSpring
80 Petitions Granted
Without Allowing
Tenants q Hearing

The Rent Control administrator S
Office in Silver Spring said today it
had granted 80 rent increases this
month without giving tenants op-
portunity to oppose landlords petit
tions.
The action was taken because "the
income and expense figures sub
mitted by the landlord must be
treated as confidential" a spokes-
man said.
At the same time, the Rent Con-
troll regional Office in New York an
nounced that 6,644 such rent in
creaseS had been granted in the
last four months in the five-State
area covered by that Office, accord
ing to the Associated Press. Besides
Maryland, the States of New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Del
aware are included.
The New York Office said the in
creaSes averaged $40 a month and
all increases were for multiple
dwelling units. The tenant is still
protected, the Office said, because if
there has been any drastic curtail-
ment of service the tenant may go
to his area rent control Office and
certify to that.
A spokesman at the Silver Spring
Office said in each case the records
of the landlord petitioning for an
increase were checked carefully by
accountants and no guesswork was
done.
mot single complaint from a
tenant has been received because
Of the increases" the spokesman
said.
Tenants of an apartment house
in Silver Spring, Spring Knolls, Inc,
were to receive notices of increases
today because of such petition,
the office said Affected will be Al
units, most of them containing five
rooms, with all services furnished
by the landlord.
Both landlords and tenants re-
ceive notice of the increase at the
same time and there is no oppor-
tunity for the tenant to fight the
action before it is granted. Letters
explaining the method of arriving
at the increases and explaining why
tenants were not notified of the
landlords petition for increases ac-
company all final notices, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Please Call In Your Sunday
Classified Ads Early in the Week

The Saturday Sunday classified advertising has
become great that telephone facilities have been
taxed This rush result of many customers calling in ads
at the last minute before the Saturday deadine.
To avoid the annoyance of repeated busy signal
urge customers to call in their Sunday ads any time
Monday through Friday-from 800 to 900 pm. In
this way your ad will be handled promptly and efficiently
with the minimum of inconvenience. Save Saturday for
those place their ads earlier We appreciate
your cooperation in this effort to provide customers
with better service.
Evening star., 1947-06-27

With the peak of the Japanese
beetle season expected in the next
10 days, Agriculture Department in
spectors already have begun check
ing airplanes, passengers and lug
gage at National Airport to stop the
pests from "hitch-hiking to un-
infested areas.
The inspectors have been placed
at the busiest airports throughout
the Northeast. where the beetles are
now emerging from the ground. 1t
was pointed out that airplanes are
likely means of distribution because
they take off from airports whose
grassy areas are likely to be thickly
infested.
The usual highway inspection sta
tions have been placed locally this
year only on trunk highways leading
10 the South, and the inspectors are
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Dennis, Found Guilty,
To Seek New Trial
On Contempt Charge

Eugene Dennis, general secretary
of the Communist Party, who was
found guilty by District Court
jury of contempt of Congress, today
prepared to fight for a new trial.
A jury, which deliberated about
five hours yesterday, returned the
verdict sustaining the Government IS
charge that Dennis "wilifully" failed
to obey, on April 9, subpoena of
the House Committee on Un- Amer
ican Activities. ...
Justice David A. Pine, who pre-
sided over the four-day trial, is ex-
pected to hear arguments on a mo-
ton for new trial either late next
week or early the following week.
The jurist set these approximate
dates after Dennis counsel, Louis
F. McCabe, said he has to defend
man charged with murder in Phil
adelphia starting Monday.
Dennis Free Under Bond.
Meanwhile, Dennis is free under
$4,000 bond and faces maximum
sentence of one year in Jail and a
81 900 fine. Mr.. McCabe and Dennis
other counsel, Joseuh r. Brodsky
and David M. Freedman, both of
New York, indicated they plan to
carry the case to the United States
Court of Appeals and even to the
Supreme Court if necessary.
Following the verdict, Dennis was
taken into custody of deputy United
States marshas. He posted bond
after an hours confinement. He
declared after the trial that "the
fight has just begun"
Milton Kaufman, executive direc-
tor of the Civil Rights Congress,
who explained this group retained
counsel for Dennis and put up the
bond, issued this statement in con-
nection with the verdict:
THE conviction of Eugene Dennis
is a victory for the Fascist-like de-
clared aim of the Rankin Committee
to smash the Communist Party as
a minority party by falling its lead
ers on technicalities, an aim 1t can
not accomplish by Federal legis-
lation. =
This conviction, if permitted to
stand, inaugurates specific pro-
gram of suppression of all minority
political and social expression. 1t
means that our Nation can no longer
afford a market place for the free
exchange of ideas; that America has
room only for the kind of thinking
and doing most completed typif1ed
by John E. Rankin and J. Parnell
Thomas"
Bond Raised From $1,000.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi is a member of the
House Un-American Activities Com
mittee, headed by Representative
Thomas, Republican, of New Jersey.
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly said Dennis was
free under $4,000 bond, but on the
basis of Justice Department infor-
nation just received, he wanted the
bond raised to $4,000. The court
agreed.
The information, it was said, was
that in 1880, when charges were
pending against him in California,
Dennis left the country and went to
South Africa and then Russia. The
Government said it had no details
on the charge. Defense counsel said
they understood it had something
to do with disorderly conduct but
that California Is no longer inter-
ested >
Foreman of the jury, six of whom
were colored, was Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Holford, 1914 Massachusetts, avenne
NV, an employe of the Commerce
Department. After she announced
the verdict, Dennis attorney in
sisted that the jury be polled. All
responded guilty"
Evening star., 1947-06-27
1858 Pepco Rebates
Will Be Turned Over
To Children S HOSPITAL

The Potomac Electric Power Co
today was rounding up final re-
ceipts of coupons authorizing pay
ment of power charge refunds to
Children's Hospital. This mornings
mail brought the total to 1883.
The company will not be able to
process coupons received after the
close of business today because of
the start Of the billing cycle shortly
after the end of this weeks Each
coupon authorizes the turning over
to the hospital OF. rebate due an
electric light consumer for a period
when the light rate was in litigation.
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral C. r.
Train. U. S. N, retired, chairman
of the campaign, praised the CO.
operation of the power company in
the drive, pointing out that it had
devoted a great deal of time and
expense to the project.
Coupons to Add S44,50O.
Admiral Train added that con-
sumers who failed to get their
coupons in on time still may help
the effort to provide new hospital
building by sending the hospital a
check for the amount credited on
their July bills.
1t is estimated that the coupons
received by the company will add
$44,500 to the campaign fund. This
is based on the supposition that the
average rebate due an individual
customer would be about $3.50. While
some domestic consumers receive less
than that amount, some commercial
establishments are entitled to higher
refunds.
Campaign officials have been try
ing to raise the last $4,000 to push
the $1,30o,000 drive over the top.
The largest single collection to
reach the company, officials re-
ported, came from a group of Camp
Fire Girls from the Green Meadows,
Md. community, 10 of whom arrived
at the Pepco Office with ITS coupons
yesterday.
Continue Efforts on Bus.
The girls didn't close their cam
paign when they boarded the bus
to go downturn. On the way, they
signed up the7 bus driver and two
to add three more au-
thorizations to the 172 they had COL
lected in three-day drive.
About a dozen girls. including
Edith Murray, 10. whose life was
saved at Children's Hospital when
she was baby, and her sister, Al
berta, II, participated in the cam
paign. They visited homes in Green
Meadows, Brookside, Queens Chapel
Manor Clearwood Hampshire
Highlands and Hampshire Knobs.
The Murray girls had their
mother telephone for coupon blanks
after, reading about the campaign,
and called on their friends to help
in a door-to-door canvas. Edith,
now healthy school girl, was pulled
through dangerous eight weeks
illness at Childrens when she was
four months old.
Story Spurs Response.
Two other youngsters, who had
gathered 20 coupons worth about
$50 in a canvas of their neighbor-
hood last week, added "A more to
their collection yesterday.
They are Kathryn. 10, and Joan
Williams, II, of 4122 Fourteenth
street NE. An account of their ef-
forts in last Sundays Star spurred
response to their solicitations, they
reported
The boost you gave us in the
Sunday Star the sisters wrote, "has
helped us lot Some of the people
who had turned us down the first
time decided to sign the coupon
for us. We received several in the
mail"
The girls added that 1--WE hope
the campaign is a success"
Evening star., 1947-06-27
200 900 Now Entitled
To Seek Bronze Star
BY the Associoted Press

The Army yesterday announced
new rules which it said will entitle
probably a couple of hundred
thousand" veterans to the Bronze
Star, the award of the late Gen.
George S. Patton received for taking
Metz.
The new rules provide that all
soldiers who were cited individually
for action in ground combat between
Pearl Harbor and vi day now may
get the Bronze Star on application
to the War Department.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Sorority to Hear Talk

Representative Douglas, Democrat
.of California will speak at the ban.
quet OF Lambda Kappa Mu, national
business and professional sorority
at s pm. tomorrow at the Academy
of Music, 1917 r street NV. The
sorority is holding its annual con-
vention here today, tomorrow and
Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
70 OARS Visit Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, June 81 tP).-Ap-
proximatels 10 Daughters of the
American Revolution from Wash
ington and Virginia came here yes
terday for their first historical pill
ggimage to the State capital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

the German air force now is 'es.
sentially complete"
In the American zone alone, A.
600 German planes and 80, ooO
engines have been destroyed.
Special equipment either has been
destroyed or devoted to pacetime
uses and many airfields have
been turned over to agriculture.
Moreover, Steadman's branch,
and its French, British and Rus.
sian counterparts, are keeping q
close watch on the most promi.
nent and most militaristic of the
Luftwatfe's former pilots, who
might hope to revive interest in
a German air force.
Peacetime organizations, includ.
ing schools and athletic clubs, are
watched closely for any effort to
introduce militaristic tendencies,
There is a permanent ba min the
American one on any potentially
Warlike aviation activities.
Manufacture of aircraft in Ger.
many was prohibited at the Pots
dam conference. Allied efforts
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

WIN net over satin, the net form.
ing the train. The finger tip vel,
OF illusion was caught with 2
Tara OF orange blossoms and seed
pearls. She carried an arm
bouquet of white roses showered
WIN lilies of the valley. The
brides only ornament was a
single strand Of pearls, gift Of the
bridegroom.
Inc brides only attendant was
MISS Hazel A. Johnston. sister of
the groom. She wore pink mar :
qulsette gown over satin with tight
fitted bodice, bracelet length
sleeves and full skin. She carried
an arm ooquet Of mixed flowers
tied with pink satin ribbon.
Claude T. Johnston, brother Of
tne groom, was best man. Ushers
were James Conway, brother of
tne bride, Perry Barnette and S.
9: Withers, OF Wilmington. and
James McCallum, of Clarkton.
Mrs. Conway, mother Of the
bride, wore a sheer navy blue
dress with navy and white acces-
series. Her corsage was pink rose
buds.
Mrs. Johnston, mother of the
groom, wore a spring rose print
dress and a corsage of white rose
buds.
The bride graduated from New
Hanover High School in the class
OF 1916. Since her graduation she
has held a position with the j. C.
Penney Co. in Wilmington.
The groom was graduated from
Clarkton High School. Since his
discharge from. the U. S. Army,
he has been employed with the
Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. in
Clarkton.
After a short wedding trip. the
young couple will make their
home in Clarkton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

now are directed at creating con-
trolls which would prevent a
future German 'blitkrieg' and
at the same time building up Ger
many's ground facilities SO that
she may become a link in the
worlds peacetime airline struc-
ture.
A civil aviation branch in the
the armed forces division has
been given responsibility for
developing and overseeing legiti :
mate civil aviation within the U.
is. one and migrating it with
aviation in tn e other occupation
ones and with international air
commerce.
The four occupation bowers
jointly operate the Berlin air
safety center, which controls traf-
fic for the Berlin area and sets
up uniform flight rules.
Navigation facilities are being
improved. and recently a radio
range was put into operation at
Belig in the Soviet one to in
crease navigational accuracy on
the Berlin-F frankfurt run.