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rooms with a joint Slttlng room!
MFR. Paisley asked.
IT don't remember" May an
swered.
Assigned by Roosevelt.
May went on to explain that he
attended White House conference
few days after the Pearl Harbor
attack and was asked by President
Roosevelt if he could find time to
visit Cuba for an inspection of mill
tary defenses, especially those at
Fort Moro. May testified that he
remained there three or four days,
but had an attack of lunbago and
had to return to Washington.
Wasn't Murray Carson with you
on the plane trip to Havana?" Mr..
Paisley demanded.
Murray Carson was on the plane
I was on, but we were not together, u
May answered. There were lot
Of other passengers.
How did that happen?" MIR
Paisley continued. ese
II don't know. I don't remem-
ber," May said. ....
Don't you remember you had a
hotel suite, together?" Mr.. Paisley
insisted.
"No, I don't remember" May re-
Piled. "It's possible we had adjoin-
ing rooms. + think this was at the
National Hotel in Havana"
Questioned on Mining Firm.
At the start of today's session,
Mr.. Paisley questioned May closely
about a company known as the
M. NJ. & M. Corp. The nature of
this concern, repeatedly incorporated
in Virginia by May and two former
associates in a manganese mining
company in West Virginia, was not
explained In the testimony.
Mr.. Paisley asked May whether
$4,000 check written by Elisha Wal
ker, New York banker, was not
eventually deposited by Murray
Carson in a corporation known as
the Rosegar Co., which. in turn,
gave the money to the M. M. 6S NJ.
Corp.
The check from Mr.. Walker, ac-
cording to earlier testimony, was
given on note which May said he
signed as an accommodation" for
Murray Carson with the under
standing that Carson would pay
1t of.
May testified today that so far as
he knows the note was never paid
and that he "still expects Mr.. Cars
son to pay it."
Denies knowledge Of Transfer.
He insisted, however, that he knew
nothing about the alleged travel of
the check through the Rosegar Co.
to the M. NJ. & M. Corp. The Rosegar
Co., according to testimony at the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee hearings last year, was
formed by Murray Carson some
time in l94l and the name was
adopted from the first name of his
wife and the first three letters of
their last name.
Yesterdays session was in great
contrast to the tense situation last
Friday, when the cross examination
began. There were few displays of
anger, and May seemed less tired
than at any time since he took the
stand.
Never Filed Tax Report.
After teStifying his duties as hIna-
Der company process agent took
little of his time but caused him
plenty OF worry, Mr.. Paisley asked:
why didn't you tell Henry and
Murray Carson to go run their own
lumber company because you had
war to win in Washington"
Well" May replied. "I didn't
want to walk out on men had got
ten into the mess" e..
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Rosedole Circulation

Children who have been partici-
pating in the prcschcbl program Of
organized play at Rosedale Play
ground, Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE, viii be graduated" at
IL am. Thursday. A play, "Goats
in the Ryefeld," VIII be presented.
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J Killed as Navy Bomber,
Fiqhter Collide at Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. II tP).-
Seven men were killed yesterday in
the collision of a patrol bomber and
Navy fighter at the Norfolk Naval
Air Station.
One man-Ensign Joseph William
Atkins, 81. U. s. N. r., of Norfolk
survived what naval authorities said
was the worst crash at the station
since January S, 1945, when seven
men died in the crash of a utility
plane.
The list of dead:
1t. q. g. J. H. Dawley, jr., Is.
Syracuse, N. Y; Ensigns j. F.
Mathews, %; L. p Stafford, 20: j. D.
Fowler, "a: G. r. Calender. IS:
Henry Wagner. Is and A. J. F..
Crawford, all of Norfolk.
The two planes collided 100 feet
In the air as they came in for land
ings. The fighter struck the right
wing of the patrol bomber, caught
fire and its pilot, Ensign Mathews,
burned to death.
The bomber crashed on its back
and was half buried in Swampy
ground only 300 yards from the
fighter plane.
Ensign Atkins suffered bruises and
cuts.
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few days whether any chance exists
on agreement.
Door Open to Russia.
The Bidault-Marshali expiors .ur.
talks last night were said to have
been satisfactory" There were
plentiful indications that whatever
evolves from the western power dec
larations the door will be kept open
for future cooperation with Rus
STA.
A British Foreign Office spokes-
man, speaking more cautiously than
the government source. said the dis
appointing breakdown" of the con.
ference would require a general
review of foreign policy by the
cabinet.
The spokesman told a news con-
ference that Gen. Marshall had
given the British no advance notice
of his adjournment proposal, al
though 1t came as no great surprise
Bevin Calls on King.
The spokesman took the view that
such agreements as had been
achieved in the conference would be
considered binding. He cited in
particular the decision to give
Pakistan seat at the peace table
and the accord fixing German steel
production at 11,5o0,OoO tons yearly
One wouldn't expect a delega-
ton which found itself in agree
ment with the other delega tions to
go back on those agreements" he
said.
Mr.. Bevin had an audience with
the King early in the day. pre-
sumably to report on the ending of
the conference. The Foreign Once
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Britain 10 Re-examine
Whole Po|icyasR Result
OF Big -Four 5 Failure

LONDON, Dec. ia highly
placed government source said
today that the British cabinet
probably will reconsider the
whole structure of its foreign
policy" tomorrow as a result of
the Big Four Foreign Ministers
failure to reach any agreement
on the future of Germany.
Foreign Secretary Beyin was ex-
pected to open the cabinet delibera-
tions with a formal report on the
disagreements which brought the
Big Four conference to q close in
failure.
Responsible government officials
close to those who mold British pol
icy, expressed grave concern over the
conference collapse and the indefi-
mite prolongation of Germany's dis
unity.
Strong Bid to France Seen.
It. appeared certain that Britain
would join with the United States in
a strong bid to have France merge
her occupation zone of Germany
with the already fused British
American zones so as to put as much
as possible of Germany's industrial
machine to work In Europe's recon-
struction.
Initial discussions along this line
were believed to have taken place
today when French Foreign Min
lister Bidault called on Mr.. Bevin.
Secretary of State Marshall and Mr..
Bidault repeatedly discussed this
same subject last night.
Gen. Marshall was invited to
lunch with King George at Buck
ingham Palace today.
The Deputy Foreign Ministers,
meanwhile, reopened their confer
ences on the Austrian question to-
day. British and American sources
said they expected to know in a
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Arlington Wife
Wins With JinqIe
In Safety Contest

First prize in last weeks Jingle
contest, sponsored by the Commits
sioners' Traffic Advisory Board. was
awarded Yesterday to Mrs. M. r.
Clarkson. 225l North Vermont street,
Arlington.
The winner out of 2.700 entries,
Mrs. Clarkson received a table model
radio from A. Julian Brylawski.
chairman Of the boards Education
and Public Information Committee,
at presentation ceremony in his
office.
Mrs. Clarkson said she neglected
Christmas shopping to compose the
jingle, which took two and one-half
hours after three previous attempts
were discarded. She will give the
radio to her husband, an Agriculture
Department employe, for Christmas.
The following runnersup will re-
ceiVe safety award certificates: Mrs.
Cora P. Mathes. 2044 Pierce Mill
road NV; Mrs. Russell Macdonald,
3018 Porter street NV; N. H. San
nebeck. 404 Jefferson street, Alexan-
dria; Mrs. Shirley r. Osmar, 4518
Warren street NV. and Mrs. j. H.
Portch, 204 South Abingdon street,
Arlington. -
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West German Parties
Prepare 10 GrappIe
with Communism
BY the Assoeiated press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. II
Political parties OF Western Ger
many prepared today for a develop
ing contest with communism for the
minds of the German people.
The Communist Party joined the
battle with alarm" kilograms sent
from Berlin to all Communist points
in Western Germany. proclaiming
itself the only standard bearer OF
a united Germany.
Politicians of the Right and Left
continued meetings In Frankfurt,
drafting means to combat Commun-
LIST propaganda.
Fight Mol0tov as Hero.
Members of the right wing Chris
tian Democrats, the left-wing So
cial Democrats and the Liberal DEM
ocrats agreed that they should shun
any suggestion that they wanted to
create Western German state
which would give the appearance of
splitting Germany once and for all.
Throughout the combined Ameri-
can-British occupation area, poll
ticians began making hurried
speeches saying the breakdown of
the London Foreign Ministers Con-
ference does not mean the division
of Germany.
They said privately they were
eager to prevent Communist propa-
ganda from convincing any Of the
46,000,0 900 inhabitants of Western
Germany that Russian Foreign Min
lister Molotov was German hero"
fighting alone for unity of the coun-
try
The politicians stressed that they
want to build an economically-sound
Western Germany that would show
Germans in the Russian zone that
their only chance for a decent
standard of living" was in the West,
rather than the East.
Politicians Meet Secretly.
To create such a healthy "bizonia"
or "trizonia,' the politicians agreed
that reorganization of the present
bizonal economic council was neces-
sary Immediately. giving it most of
the powers of government except,
perhaps, in name.
The bizonal political leaders met
in secret for second day to plan
their action in molding a new West
ern Germany. They hope to present
their united views to Gen. Lucius
D. Clay and Gen. Sir Brian Robert
son, the military governors, this
week end.
Americans said neither Gen. Clay
nor Gen. Robertson would talk with
the Germans before they received
definite instructions from Washing
ton and London.
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StoIin Back in Moscow,
Rested From Vocation

MOSCOW, Dec. 17.-Prime Minis
ter Stain returned last week from
his vacation and persons who have
seen him asserted he looked we'll
tanned and rested.
Mr.. Stain will be SO years old
Sunday. He was reported to have
spent his vacation on the Black Sea
coast at Sochi and other resorts.
Mario de Pimentel Brandao, who
was Brazilian ambassador to Mos
cow until leaving there last month,
said in Stockholm November II that
Mr.. Stains health was causing his
doctors concern, and that they had
ordered him to take things easy.
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Girl, 7, Head Crushed, Lies
Hours in Pasture Near Home

A 7-year-old girl found in field
near her Mitchellville home with
the front of her head crushed in
apparently from the kick of horse
was lighting for her life in Prince
Georges General Hospital today.
She is Patricia Ann Crouch, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Crouch, who was found unconscious
In pasture early today, about six
hours after she had been reported
missing. She was about 200 feet
behind the Crouch farm, according
to her father.
Hospital attaches said the girl
was very critically ILL.," DR.. John
P. Murphy performed an operation
to remove piece of bone from the
brain tissues soon after she was
brought to the hospital.
Patricia disappeared. according tc
police, shortly after she got of a
school bus with her 6-year -old sister
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Dorothy. later yesterday. She was
reported missing at 6:35 pm. and
police from Upper Marlboro station
began a search. Firemen. with
searchllghts joined the hunt about
8 pm. Searchers numbered about
100 persons, Mr.. Crouch said.
The father said that the spot
where she was found had been
covered earlier and he did not know
how the girl had been overlooked.
No one could offer any explana-
ton as to how Patricia got to the
pasture where several horses and
cows had been seen earlier in the
day. The last time the little girl
was reported seen after she left her
sister, she was headed in another
direction from the field.
When she was found, the girls
head WAS resting on a piece of
paper which looked as though 1t
had come from a school notebook,
Mr.. Crouch said.
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By Crashes, Burns
In Arizona, Killing Il
OF 70 Crew Members

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. IT,
Twelve of the 20 crew members
of Jamaica bound B-29 died in
the flaming wreckage of the
four-engined bomber few min
utes after it took off from Davis
Monthan Field last night, Mai.
D. D. Burke, press relations off,
Ger, announced today.
An Army board of inquiry began
investigation of the cause Of the
crash today.
The base reported the plane had
just taken of from the field and
was beng watched from the tower.
1t was within sight of the tower
when IT crashed in flames.
The announcement said two
planes of the 10Th Squadron of the
I'd Bomber Group at Davis Mon
than Fled took off shortly after Z
pm. heavily laden with fuel ana
bound on nonstop flight to Vernam
Field. Jamaica.
One of the planes was slowly
gaming altitude when it is believed
to have banked In an effort to re-
turn to the fjelo and crashed into
the desert approximately 5 miles
southwest of the base and in an
Lr4nha bited section of suburban
Tucson. 1t caught fire almost in
stantly.
Seconds later crash wagons and
fire trucks hac been dis >atched
from the pase tower and .olled
acrS:s The roadless. cactus .ssLdded
desert toward the 50-foot flames.
Walter Sheets. Arizona highway
patrolman, said:
Il saw eight men leaving the
crash area. dazed and shaken.
Miraculously. all we're walking and
did not appear to be badly hurt,
although one of them was obviously
suffering from burns. I didn't bother
asking them the cause of the crash,
being more anxious to get them to
the hospital"
unof11cial reports said one engine,
possibly two, failed few minutes
after the takeoff. Base officials say
the cause will not be officially known
until the inquiry board completes
its investigation.
There was no immediate explosion
as the plane hit the ground. accord
ing to witnesses. The first explosion
followed about Is minutes later and
second As minutes after the crash,
which ratified windows in Tucson
as much as miles away.
The casualty list: First 1t. John
P. Priecko. Donora, PA, commander
of the plane; Capt. Bonnell P.
Coachman, Donaldsonville, Ga;
First 1t. Cedric A. Tooker, Willow
brook, Calf: Second 1t. Walter
Wigley, Laguna Beach, Calf; Capt.
Harold RosenzWeig, Laurelton, Long
Beach, N. Y; Second 1t. Gordon
B. Odiorne, Wetumpka, Ala; First
1t. Thomas A. Ferlazo, Ozone Park,
N. Y: Second It. Mones j. Pleason,
Tucson, Ariz,; Sergt John j. Wood
all, Elmira, N. Y; TISergt. John
v. Hayes, Stafford, Ariz.; S/Sergt.
Ernest L. Frazier. Pampa, Tex, and
M1Sergt. George C. Smith, Pasa-
dena, Calf.
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Truman May Propose
Loan-haking Agency
Under Marshall Plan
By N. A,.eeie,.d Pres,

/ President truman has virtually
completed the draft of q specia
message to Congress proposing a
plan for a European long-range re.
covery program under an independ.
ent economic recovery administra
ton. 2tEX
Presidential Secretary Charles G
Ross declined to discuss today tn.
policy decisions made by Mr.. Tru.
man, but other White House aides
said the proposal would give ar
economic cooperation administratcs
the right to make grants Of cash o,
credit on his own authority.
| In addition, these sources, who
may not be quoted by name, sale
this administrator would certify
loans to the is participating nations
subject only to review of the Ma.
tional Advisory Council. The coun.
Gil is composed Of the Secretarie.
of State, Treasury and Commerce
and heads OF the Federal Reserve
and Export-Import Banks.
The proposed new agency would
be directed by the single admin
istrator. aided by a deputy admin
istrator and represented abroad by
rowing ambassador.
The three would be appointed by
the President, subject to confirma
ton by the Senate.
Asked about report on the plar
published by the New York Times
Mr.. Ross said he had mo comment,
adding that he refused to forecast
what the message would contain 1,
Is now understood that Mr.. Tru.
mans lengthy message will be sub.
mitted to Congress Friday just
prior to adjournment OF the specia
session.
Drafting of the long-range plar
message to the special session got
underway after Mr.. Truman ap-
proved the plan of administration
for the proposed $4,000, 900 ,OOC
European program, often called the
Marshall plan.
The administrator of the separate
economic cooperation administra-
ton would operate Independently
of the State Department except in
broad policy questions. The State
Department would maintain liaison
with the rowing ambassa dor through
its membership on the National Ad-
visory Council.
| As outlined to reporter by
White House aides, the plan would
provide that II the administrator de-
cides the type of aid sought by a
requesting nation should be made in
the form OF loan, he would seek
prior approval of the Advisory Coun-
Gil. The Export-Imp Bank would
make the loan, as an agent of the
council, from funds supplied by Con-
gress to the Economic Cooperation
Administration. In some cases the
new agency could advance the funds
as a grant provided the application
failed to win National Advisory
Council approval.
These White House aides expect
Lewis w. Douglas, now Ambassador
to Great Britain, to be named rowing
ambassador or foreign representative
OF the new agency.
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to married women employed by the
Government.
Under terms Of the measure, ex-
pectant mothers would be entitled
to 60 days maternity leave with pay.
This would not interfere with the
annual sick leave benefits that the
employers are entitled to.
Senator LANCER feels that the bill,
which has the approval Of the Fed
ei al Security Administration has at
least a fair chance of enactment
during the next session Of Congress.
Committee approval seems likely,
but its chances In the House and
Senate are still undetermined.
PAY BOOST-Omcials of the va
rious Government employees unions
plan to lean heavily on the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics report which
shows that family Of four In Wash
ington needs yearly income Of
$500 to maintain an adequate
standard OF living.
In their drive next month for
enactment Of q Government pay
raise bill, the officials say they will
submit to Congress a report COM
piled some months ago by the Civil
Service Commission showing that 70
per cent of all Federal employees
make less than $2,s00 a year.
Both the BIS and commission
reports prove conclusively that the
$500 Federal pay raise bill we are
sponsoring is just about right to
enable Government employees to
meet increased living COSTS" one
union leader said.
CAPITAL BRIEFS The Civil
Service Commission says it has only
three investigators to check on
whether any Of the Government
100000 employees are violating the
Hatch Act which prohibits political
activities by Federal workers. 1t
plans to ask Congress for money to
hire some more investigators next
year. Chairman Rees of the
House Civil Service Committee has
introduced legislation to compen-
safe veterans in the Federal service
for any time they may have lost
through unjustif1ed loss OF their
jobs in the reduction in force pro-
grams. The employees involved
would be paid the equivalent of
their salaries for the time they were
unemployed. following their re-in-
statement to the job. Mrs.
Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y,
the newest appointee to the Federal
Loyalty Board, was selected as the
American Mother on 1915 She
has six children.
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Community Fete Planned

WALDORF. Md, Dec. II (SpeciaD
The Waldorf Homemakers' Club
and the Waldorf Parent Teacher
Association will sponsor a commu-
nifty Christmas program pm. to-
morrow in the Waldorf Elementary
School. A silver offering will be
taken for the benefit of European
school children.
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spokesman said the Foreign Sec
rotary would see Gen. Marshall be-
fore the latter leaves for home.
French sources said it was under
stood that MIR. Bidault and Gen.
Marshall discussed a tentative sug-
gestion for q Washington meeting
of American, British and French
Foreign Ministers January Is.
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G on c ! liatlon
omcials S a ! d
they offered the
agency's services
in an attempt
to bring both
sides together
a n d resu m e
contract nego-
tiations. How
ever, the con-
sent OF both
sides is needed
b e I ore tn e
agency can step
in.
GSI's refusal
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WdS SdlQ 10 DC SOsebn Iednk.
based on the fact that it is willing
to sit down and bargain with the
union, but that the union refuses
to file on-Communist and finan-
cial afidavits. Unless these am
davits are filed under a provision
OF the Taft-Hartley Act, there can
be no legal basis for further coll
lective bargaining, GSI contends.
Cancellation officials have not yet
given up hope they will be called
in by both sides in a last-minute
attempt to avoid a repetition OF
last years strike. Union officials,
who contend that the afldavit re-
quirement by GSI is a "phoney"
issue, have signif1ed their willing
ness for Federal Cancellation.
Both sides describe the present
situation as absolutely deadlocked'
and both say they will not bulge
from their present stands. The
unions Is cent-an-hour wage de-
mands from GSI employees have
been almost completely overshad-
owed by the anti Communist am
davit issue.
SMALLER ODDS-Luther Stew
ard, president of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, takes
issue with our recent statement
that the chances of a civil service
career employe to become a cab
met member are 12,500,0O0 to l.
faint so, says Mr.. Steward, who
has been active in the Government
service since the turn of the CEN
fury. The odds, says Mr.. Steward,
are only 8,333,333 to l. Which
should make Government employees
feel lot more encouraged.
Postmaster General Donaldson
and former Secretary of Commerce
and Labor and Postmaster General
George Cortelyou had been listed
as the only two career employees
who had risen to a cabinet position
Since there have been $4,000, 900 civil
service appointments through the
years, this made the chances of a
career employe becoming a cabinet
of11cer about 12,500.000 to l.
Mr.. Steward points out that there
was another career employee, Frank
H. Hitchcock, who served as Post
master General under President
Taft. Which brings the odds dowr
to mere 1888, 1888 to /, Mr.. Steward
good-naturedly points out.
|
MATERNITY LEAyE-Chairma
LANCER of the Senate Civil Service
Committee says he will seek quicl
committee approval next month Of
his bill to provide maternity leave
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Handicapped Lodge to Meet

The American Federation of the
Physically Handicapped. Lodge No.
"a. will meet at o'clock tonight in
the Kendall House YWCA, 614 E
street NV.
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Mediation Service Reveals GSI
Rejects Contract Deadlock Aid
By Joseph YOUNG

The Federal Mediation Cancellation discoes that
its offer of Intervention in the dispute between Government
Services the union representing SI employees has been
rejected by the company
Unless new contract Is signed by January l. the CLIO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-17

CAFETERIA workers Union threatens
to call out on strike its members
who serve nearly 100000 Govern
nent workers daily.
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few days whether any chance exists
on agreement.