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Evening star., 1947-11-24
Dr.. HowIeyt Leave VADec. 81,
Successor Left Up to Gray
Resignation Of Medical Chief Announced
By Bradley; Praises Work as Brilliant

next week to prepare for his ap-
pointment as Army chief of staff,
said DR.. Hawley has attempted to
resign several times in the past.
Although DR.. Hawley has re-
manned at great financial sacrifice,
Gen. Bradley said, Il had been able
to persuade him to- stay on until
the time when his leaving would not
cause collapse of the medical pro-
gram"
Gen. Bradley and his medical
chief. close personal friend who
served under Gen. Eisenhower in
the European theater, sat together
at the end of the conference table.
Several Offers Made.
Dr. Hawley, retired major gen.
eral, said he has no immediate plans
as to what he will do when he leaves
VA. 1t is known, however, that he
has received a number of extremely
(See HAWLEY, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Heavy Snowstorm Blows
Over Great Lakes Area
BY The Associoted Press

The heaviest snowstorm of the
season was blowing out Of the Great
Lakes and Northern Midwestern
States today. forerunner of an
other cold wave for the area.
The snowfall at Chicago measureG
Al inches at II am. The Weather
Bureau said, however, that most of
the snow came with the tempera-
ture lowering around the freezing
mark and that it turned to slush as
it fell on the warm ground in East
ern Iowa, Northern Illinois and
Northern Indiana.
A cold wave considerably below
normal" was moving eastward from
the high plains area and was ex-
pected to spread over most of the
Middlewest by morning, the Weather
Bureau said. Temperatures at Chi
cago was expected to begin dropping
this afternoon from a high of 80
degrees and reach low around
Is tomorrow.
The Midwestern cold blast ex-
tended from North Dakota. where
Fargo reported an icy g today,
into the Southwest, the Weather
Bureau said
Rain was reported in the Ohio and
Tennessee Valleys but elsewhere the
Nation generally had clear or partly
cloudy weather with temperature
near the seasonal norpals.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
By Chalmers M. Roberts

If food shipments to France,
Italy and Austria contemplated
under the Stopgap aid bill are
carried out and the United States
has a bad wheat crop next year,
'"the American public will be sub
ject not only to rationing but
possibly to meager rations," "
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee pre-
dicted today.
AS the committee opened hearings
designed to produce an inventory
of American food supplies, with
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
as first witness, Senator Bridges
criticized what he called poorly in
formed sources" for attempting to
create an impression that the COM
mittee will delay voting funds to
carry out the $5e7 0OO,O 900 interim
aid program.
Wont Give BLANK Check"
. Senator Bridges declared at the
appropriations hearing that his
committee docs not intend to abro-
gate its clear responsibility as repre-
sentatives of the American people
in voting of their dollars" and will
accept no blank check requests"
Senator Bridges added that Con-
gress is being asked to delegate its
true powers" to the administration.
He said that if Congress does vote
the rationing and price controls
Evening star., 1947-11-24
White House Will Have Turkey
But No Eqqs in Stuffinq or Pie

clude mushroom soup, braised eel
cry, mashed potatoes, buttered peas,
cranberry sauce, giblet gravy, mold
ed fruit salad and cheese and
crackers with the mince pie and
coffee.
Conservation of flour and eggs
will continue for all State receptions
at the White House. Fruit punch,
salted nuts and candies will be on
the long buffet tables but cakes will
be missing, unless some small cook
les can be made without eggs and
with little butter, Mrs. Sharpe said,
at the fortnightly press conference
held by Mrs. James M. Helm, So
cial secretary for the White House,
and Miss Raethel Odum, secretary
to Mrs. Truman.
Miss Truman, who made a sur
prise appearance at the conference,
told of her concert tour and espe-
cially of the engagements she will
have here and in Kansas Qty.
Evening star., 1947-11-24

Veterans Administrator Brad
ley today announced he had ac-
cepted the resignation of DR..
Paul R. Hawley as medical direc-
tor of the Veterans Administra-
ton. DR.. Hawley will leave De-
cember 81.
The announcement was made at
what probably was Gen. Bradley S
last formal press conference as VA
head. The press conference was at
tended by nearly every top official
of the agency.
Noticeably absent was DR.. Paul
B. Magnuson, deputy medical dfrec-
tor, who is expected to succeed DR..
Hawley. Gen. Bradley said, how
ever, that the new appointment will
be left up to Carl r.. Gray, when
he takes over direction of the
agency January l.
Gen. Bradley, who will leave VA
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Fourth Neighborhood
Concert Toniqht

Invitations are exhausted
for the fourth Neighborhood
Concert by the National SYM
phony Orchestra tonight at
Leland Junior High School in
Bethesda and distribution of
cards for the fifth coacert, to
be held December Is at East
ern High School, has started.
Those wishing to attend the
fifth concert may obtain invi-
tations at Room 724, The Eve
ming Star Building; the District
Recreation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV. and at a number of
schools to be announced to-
morrow after they have been
supplied with cards.
Tonight's concert, with DR..
Hans Kinder conducting, will
start at 9 pm. For the benefit
of those who were unable to
obtain cards the entire pro-
gram will be broadcast by
WMAL. The Evening Star sta
ton.
Evening star., 1947-11-24

Thanksgiving dinner at the White
House will have the traditional roast
turkey, but the menu will make way
for food-conservation modes in the
"stufflngs" and dessert.
President and Mrs. Truman and
their daughter Margaret, who is
here fer a weeks rest between con-
cert engagements, will have a few
personal friends for dinner.
The dinner menu, as disclosed by
Mrs. William Sharpe, housekeeper
for the President and Mrs. Truman,
will substitute mince pie for pump
kin pie to save eggs. The turkey
stuffing also will go without eggs,
but will have oysters to stretch out
the dried bread.
In accordance with the policy OF
breadless meals, except breakfast, at
the White House, there will be no
bread on the table Thursday
The rest of the dinner will in
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Volunteers 10 Attend
'Preview Of Victory
10 GET Chest Reports
Meeting Will Receive
Progress Bulletins
At Supper Tomorrow

Volunteers in the Community
Chest Federation campaign will
attend "preview of victory"
supper meeting at the Mayfiower
Hotel at 6 pm. tomorrow, at
which all reports of progress re-
ceived up until pm. will be an
nounced officially.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Edward H. Foley, jr., campaign
chairman, asked all volunteers to
demonstrate their faith in the pur-
pose" of the drive and their willing
ness to serve by attending the meet
ing.
Il believe that we can make a
real demonstration of our faith in
the Community Chest idea, and of
our genuine desire to serve other
people, Mr.. Foley declared, "by
coming to this 'preview of victory
on Tuesday with the fullest reports
we can make of. the work we will do
on Monday and Tuesday"
Every solicitor present will be
asked to pledge himself to complet-
ing his campaign tasks.
Progress Bulletins Planned.
Progress bulletins based on the
days reports from campaign So
licitors will be given at intervals
during the Dutch-treat buffet sup
per.
At the last report meeting Friday,
the campaigners tabulated con-
tributions totaling 1886, 1868, or 1922
per cent of the $500, 900 goal The
amount represents contributions
from some 225.00O Washington area
residents.
Campaign leaders are urging over
subscription Of the goal to meet the
1948 needs of 1875 welfare and social
service agencies supported by the
Chests of Washington, Alexandria
and Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties.
Bishop Dun Sends Message.
A special message will be given at
tomorrow's meeting by the Right
Rev. Angus Dun, Episcopal Bishop
Of Washington.
Guests of honor will be members
of the Public Relations Committee
of the federation. named by the Ad-
vertising Club of Washington, and
headed by Matt Meyer, chairman
Other guests will include repre-
sentatives of the suburban units OF
the drive.
The suburban units will be given
special attention at the meeting.
Volunteers are urged to come to
this meeting and to stay for all the
report bulletins Mr. Foley said,
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Congress Gets Plan
To Permit i. ). 10 Buy
Entire Wheat Crop
Agriculture Department
Also Urges Committee
To Keep Export Curbs
RESERVE BOARD asks power to
regulate consumer installment
buying Page A-4

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RESERVE BOARD asks power to
regulate consumer installment
buying Page A-4
Broad ALLEGATION powers under
which the Government could
buy the Nations entire wheat
crop were proposed to Congress
today.
Agriculture Department officials
urged such powers along with con-
tinued export controls in outlining
before the Joint Senate House Eco
nomic Committee some of the spe-
cific points of President Truman S
anti-inflation program.
Carl c. harrington of the Agri-
culture Departments production AND
marketing division told the joint
economic committee that Americans
will have 10 pounds less meat to
eat in 1948 than this year. and
it will cost them more, even if allo-
cation powers are authorized.
+ This will be true, he said, because
less grain has been fed to livestock
due to high wheat and corn prices
and exports abroad and because
demand will push meat prices up
ward.
Warns of Emergency.
A small wheat crop could produce
AN emergency situation" Mr.. Far.
rington declared in his prepared
testimony. To cope with that prob.
lem, he. added, the President should
have powers ito make it possible
for the Government to become tht
sole buyers of the crop in a man
| (See ECONOMIC. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Jewish Agency Recruiting
Workers for New State
by The Associoted Press

JERUSALEM, Now. 24.-A Jewish
Agency official told newsmen today
the agency was already recruiting
young men and women for govern
ment service in. the Jewish state.
including tens of thousands
for possible military service if the
need arises
Mrs. Golda Myerson, former Mil
waukee labor leader, now political
chairman in Jerusalem for the Jew
ish Agency, said
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Bevin 10 See MoIotoy
And Marshall Today
Before Farley Opens
Finishing Touches Put
On Preparations for
Ministers Conference
By the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, Nov. 24.-Approxi-
mately 500 aides, secretaries and
experts put the finishing touches
today to preparations for the
Big Four Foreign Minister'S Con-
ference, which convenes here
tomorrow for what many OBJ
servers believe may be a last at
tempt to reach unified peace set
Elements with Germany and
Austria.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov
arrived yesterday by plane and
French Foreign Minister Bidault
last of the four principal partici-
pants in the conference-arrived by
plane today.
Doubts oyer the identity Of
Frances representative were cleared
away last night with Mr. Bidault's S
retention in the new coalition cabi-
net formed by Premier Robert
Schuman. Immediately after his
appointment Mr. Bidault announced
his intention of departing for Lon
don today and named as his assist
ants Rene Massigli, Ambassador to
Britain; Gen. George Catroux, Am
bassador to Russia; Rene Couve de
Murville, aide on political affairs,
and Herve Alphand, aid on eco
nomic affairs. -..
Vishinsky to Arrive Soon.
British informasits said that
Britain's Foreign Secretary Bevin
probably would see Mr.. Molotov
and United States Secretary of State
Marshall during the day. Gen. Mar
shall arrived here Friday.
Soon after Mr.. Molotov's arrival
the Soviet Embassy announced that
his principal aide in the discussions
would be Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky, who was ex-
pected to depart for London as soon
as his duties at the United Nations
Assembly in New York would permit.
Other leading members OF the
Soviet delegation include Marshal
| 1Coa NTNTCTEPC pooe AL
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Trial Begins for 40 Nazis
Who Helped Kill 300, 900
BY the Associated Press

KRAKOW, Poland. Nov 24.-Forty
former Nazi officials at notorious
Auschwitz (Oswiecim) extermina-
ton camp-accused of responsibility
for the killing of 100000 prisoners
from II European countries-went
on trial today before the supreme
national tribunal.
More than 100 witnesses, including
many from Czechoslovakia. France.
Belgium, Italy, Yugoslavia. Hungary
and other Nazi-occupied countries,
were on hand to testify about Ger
man atrocities.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
20 French Soldiers Die
When Truck Overturns
BY the Associated Press

MARSEILLE, France, Nov. "a
Twenty French soldiers were killed
and 16 injured today when a mill
tary truck overturned in a ditch
between Marseille and Toulon.
The soldiers were part of the class
of 1947 recalled to service last week
because of Frances political and
labor crisis.
The injured were taken to Tou-
lon military hospitalA
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Justice Official
And FayConfer
On nMeyersCase
To Present Evidence
To Grand Jury Here
In Next Few Doys
By Robert K. WoIsh

With one District grand jury
already available and another to
be impaneled tomorrow, United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay today promised speedy pres
entation of evidence, probably
beginning this week, against
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers, re-
tired Army Air Forces procure
ment officer.
Mr.. Fay and Assistant Attorney
General T. Vincent Quinn, head of
the Justice Departments criminal
division, were to confer today on
plans to start the proceedings
within a few days on a variety
of perjury and war fraud charges.
A Justice Department representa-
tive said income tax violation evi-
dence may be presented this week,
to a grand jury elsewhere.
1--WE will have time to present
almost anything to the regular
october grand jury now in session, "
Mr.. Fay said. Another jury is
being impaneled tomorrow but
think it probably will be used for
other matters for the present"
Quinn to Present Case.
Il expect to have preliminary
conference with Assistant Attor-
ney General Quinn, and later in the
day there probably will be some
definite announcement about the
start of grand jury proceedings in
the Meyers case.
Mr. Quinn, former assistant United
States attorney in Brooklyn. who
was appointed to his present po-
sition last April, will conduct the
presentation on the basis of evi-
dence sent to the Justice Depart
ment by Senate War Investigat-
ing Subcommittee that completed
public hearings last Saturday on
activities of Gen. Meyers.
Secretary of Air Symington called
a news conference for pm. today
concerning Gen. Meyers. His office
announced he would issue a state
ment and answer questions about
the Senate subcommittee investiga-
ton. There has been speculation
concerning possible court-martial
of Meyers by Army and Air Force
authorities.
Justice Department officials re-
fused to say what specific charges
might be preferred against Gen.
Meyers and possibly others. A de-
partment representative noted, how
ever, that, 1T might be reasonable
to suppose that the testimony and
evidence published thus far could
result in the following main charges ::
Perjury. the maximum penalty for
which is $4,000 fine and five years;
subornation of perjury, $4,000 and
five years; war fraud, $4,000 and
10 years; conspiracy to defraud the
Government, $4,000 and 10 years
bribery, 100000 and three years
attempted extortion, $500 and one
year; income tax evasion or falsif1-
cation, $4,000 and five years on each
count in an Indictment.
Mass of Evidence Studied.
Explaining that the Justice De-
partment is prohibited by law from
disclosure of prospective charges
or grand jury proceedings, officials
said a great mass of evidence is
being studied not only on the
basis of subcommittee hearings, but
on Investigations by the depart
ment and the Internal Revenue
Bureau. Conceivably various other
(See MEYERS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Fixed Electric Rates
With Annual Rebate
Proposed 10 PUG
Reserve Fund Would
Make Up Loss if Earnings
Fall Below Bosic Figure

A plan under which city elec-
trio rates would be fixed at a
figure not subject to general an
nual change and under which
the consumer share of excess
Potomac Electric Power Co. earn
ings would be returned annually
by an adjustment of December
bills was laid before the Public
Utilities Commission today.
1t was presented to Commission
Chairman James H. Flanagan by
v. A. McElfresh, executive account
ant and auditor of the PUG, during
a public hearing on an appeal by
the Potomac Electric Power Co. fol
release from an earlier commission
ruling requiring the campany te
impound certain funds as a cush
ion against possible future rate in
creaSes.
Should the company earn les!
than the rate approved by PUG Mr.
McElfresh proposed that 1t max.
up the loss from $4,000 reserve
fund the company has set aside
from excess earnings in 1945.
Rate Fixed in 1925.
Under the sliding scale arrange
ment established by consent decree
in 1925, Pepco is entitled to a spe-
cif1c rate of return fixed by the
commission and applied to plant
value trate basep also fixed by the
commission. At the present time
the rate is 51a per cent of a depre-
ciated base.
Under the arrangement, if the
company earnings exceed the au-
thorized amount, the excess is di-
vided between the company and the
consumers. The share of the con-
sumers is reflected in a rate reduc-
ton If large enough lin amount. II
the amount is too small for this, it
can be set aside in reserve against
future rate increases or until it be-
comes large enough to apply to a
rate reduction.
At present, annual rate hearings
are held by the commission during
which it studies the earnings of the
company for the previous calendar
year. Any changes in rates result
ing from this study are applied to
the ensuing rate year" which runs
from March l to the end of the
following February.
PUG Order Challenged.
Due to court challenge of a 1914
PUG rate order, which ended last
spring, the 1912 rates are still in
effect here.
The new plan was introduced as
Pepco sought abolition of refunds to
its customers so that the power COM
pany could use as income money it
now must set aside in a special ac-
count for the payment of customer
refunds The company now has
s667 900 impounded in a special ac-
count for refunds If the PUG orders
them.
This amount, set aside at the rate
OF $95, 900 a month since March /, Is
ICn. prpC0 Dorn "A EI
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Flyer to Try to Breok
D. C.-to-Huvunu Record

An attempt to break the existing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. speed rec
ord will be made tomorrow when
Woodrow W. Emerson, Lynchburg
(VaJ flyer, takes off from National
Airport in his stripped-down Army
surplus Psi fighter.
The flight was originally sched-
uled for last Friday, but bad weather
forced a postponement. The exist,
ing record of hours, So minutes
and 50 seconds was set in 1887 by
Maj. Alexander P. de Seversky.
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Schuman Begins Task
OF Curbing Wave Of
Strikes in France
New Cabinet Listed
After 36 Hours of
Political Porleys
BY the kssocioted Press

PARIS, Nov. 24.-Premier Rob-
ert Schuman announced today
the formation of a new coali-
ton cabinet and Immediately
plunged into the task of dealing
with spreading wave of strikes
that threatened the nation with
economic disaster.
Already tied up by walkouts
were 80 per cent of the railroads
in France. AL the country's harbors
and most of her coal mines were
idle and all grade schools in the
capital were closed.
The situation was further COM
plicated by the threat of disturb
ances arising from a 1-franc in
crease in subway fares in Paris,
which went into effect today.
Guardsmen on Hand.
To meet the threat, several
thousand mobile guardsmen were
rushed into the city last night and
reservists of the 1947 class, who
recently were recalled to duty,
were assembled in readiness at
Fontainebleau. 40 miles south of
the capital.
Mr.. Schuman announced the
formation of his new government
at 1915 am, after SO hours of
negotiating with the leaders of all
major political parties except the
Communist and Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's Rally of the French People
(RPF).
| The cabinet - Frances seventh
since her liberation from German
domination-is composed of six
members of Mr.. Schumans Popular
Republican Movement (MRP), five
members of the Socialist Party S
radical right wing, three middle-of-
the-road, Radical Socialists and one
moderate Independent Republican.
Retained as Foreign Minister in
the new government was Georges
Bidault, a member of the MRP
who departed today for London to
participate in the Big Four Foreign
Ministers Conference, which opens
there tomorrow.
Other Cabinet Members.
The remainder of the cabinet was
constituted as follows:
Interior-Jules Moch (Socialist)
Justice-Andre Marie Radical
Socialist.
Armed forces-Pierre Henri Teit-
gen tMRP). ..
Social affairs. including labor
Daniel Mayer (SocialisD.
Overseas - Paul Coste- -Floret
(MRP).
Public works-Christian Pineau
(Socialist).
Economic affairs and finance
Rene Mayer radical Socialist.
National education-Marcel Nae
gelen tSocialist.
Reconstruction Coty Gnde-
pendent Republican,.
War veterans-Francois Mitterand
(Radical Socialist.
Commerce and Industry-Robert
Lacoste tSocialiso.
Agriculture - Pierre Pflimlin
I (MRP).
Public Health - Nine. Poinso-
Chapuis (MRPl.
In political complexion the new
government does not differ radi-
cally from that of Mr. Schuman's
Evening star., 1947-11-24
Lute News
Bulletins
Draft Convictions Upheld

Droft'C Convictions Upheld
Convictions of three men,
bers of the Jehovah's Wit
nesses cult on charges of vio-
lating the Selective Service
Act by refusing to work at
civilian public service camps
were upheld today by the Su-
preme Court. Justice Reed de-
livered the Sd decision. Jus
tice Murphy wrote a dissent
in which Justice Rutledge
Joined. Justice Douglas wrote
another dissent in which JUS
tice Black concurred.
Copodo to Restore Ceilings
OTTAWA P.-Canada will
restore price ceilings to many
pr0cessed foods, the govern
ment announced today in the
midst of increasing protests
over its decision to cut imports
to ease a shortage of United
States dollars. Finance Min
ister ID. C. Abbott said marked
price increases on many foods
In the last week could not be
justified by increased costs.
Evening star., 1947-11-24

(See CHEST, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-11-24

(See FRANCE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-11-24

(See MINISTERS, Page A:
Evening star., 1947-11-24

(See PEPCO, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-11-24

(See ECONOMIC. Page A-4O
Evening star., 1947-11-24

Light rain this afternoon and tonight. Colder
late tonight. lowest about 49, Tomorrow con-
siderable cloudiness. windy and colder with
highest about 45. Full report on Page A-2D
Midnight--49 8 8am.-48 Noon ---49
4a.m.--49 10 am.----48 pm.---49
6 6a.m.--49 II am48 2pm.----51
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
ARMY PILOT TRAINING HAS
VACANCIES FOR MEN
WHO CAN QUALIFY

SiSgt. Clint o. Dollar of the Army
and Air Force Recruiting Station,
Dover, Delaware, has announced
that vacancies still exist in the next
aviation Cadet Glass which will be-
gin in March of next year.
Sgt. Dollar said that the next
class will be increased in size to
double the present class which is
starting this month and as there is
no backlog Of applicants all quail
fed personnel desiring to be pilots
in the U. S. Air Force are practical
ly assured of attending providing
they are qualified under current
directives.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned at any Army and Air Force
Recruiting Station. In order to
qualify, applicants must be between
the ages OF 20 and 261a, unmarried
and agree to remain unmarried
during the training period, and have
earned at least one half of the cred
its leading to a degree at an ac-
credited college or university, or be
able to pass an educational examin-
alton. In addition, all applicants
must reside within the continental
limits of the United States.
BY meeting the high standard;
required for acceptance as cadet