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Evening star., 1947-01-15
This Changing World
Ry Constantine Brotrr

The critical point In relations between
the western democracies and Russia is
expected in Washington circles to occur
in five to ten years. depending on the
success of Russia's fourth Five-Year
Plan, inaugurated by Prime Minister
Stain last year.
Now that the Russian shift to concil-
iation in its international relations has
received thorough study and analysis In
Washington policy making offices, the
whole new Russian policy has taken on
the aspect of Soviet move to gain time
in which to prepare for what many
believe will be an eventual showdown
between Communism and free denoc.
racy.
1t is not difficult to look back 10 an
other radical shift in Soviet policy which
occurred in May, 1899, when Maxim Lit
vinoff was dropped as Soviet Foreign
Commissar In the summer months
Moscow concluded two pacts with Ger
and the other nonaggression.
AS result of the Soviet-German non-
aggression treaty of August, 1889, Ger
and World War II was on, plunging the
It was Russian conciliation which
gave Adolf Hitler the green light for his
military aggression, which in June 1941
less than two years later-struck the
Soviet Union with full force. The Rus
sian argument-stereotyped and repeated
endlessly-is that Russia gained time
by the nonaggression pact to prepare
for the later showdown with the Nazi
Reich, and that without that breathing
spell the Soviet Union would have been
completely overrun by the Nazi con-
querors.
* X
If we accept at face value the Russian
explanation, are we not justified in
assuming that her present conciliatory
attitude toward the western powers is
another bid for time in which to prepare
for World War III?
Before Russia could expect to fight a
war against her democratic enemies she
has several jobs to do. In the first place
she must restore her war potential by
reviving her power Of production, par
ticularly in war plants and those indus
trial plants which can readily be con-
verted to wartime use. The Russian
people, weary of war, must be given
substantial breathing spell in which to
find fresh virtue in their war-shattered
economy and domestic life.
Those are but couple of aspects OF
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Bishop SherriII's Induction

Some there may have been at
Washington Cathedral yesterday
who remembered the beautiful
words of Hilaire Belloc: II will not
deny that an effect always ningles
with its cause; for things that
happen are realities, whereas time
is not real at all. Not only does the
saint make the shrine, but the shrine
also the saint. A saint must have
come to Canterbury"
It is for history that the Witness
to Christ in the Nations Capital
exists on Mount Saint Alban. Were
the Gothic monument merely an
Episcopal place of worship, it would
be important at least to Episcopal
ians. But it is more than the church
of a denomination. Realities of
universal consequence happen with
In its walls. An unlimited COM
munity properly is interested in
them, interested in the persons con-
cerned in them, interested in the
purposes which they serve.
The twentieth presiding bishop,
the Right Reverend Henry Knox
Sheriff., head of the diocese of
Massachusetts, since 1880, was chosen
chairman of his branch of Christian
fellowship in recognition of his
merits and qualifications as leader
not simply in his own field but in
the Wider field beyond. He sue
ceeded men who were distinguished
servants of the common good
| through hundred and sixty-two
years. It was fitting that he should
be inducted tremendously, accord
ing to the ancient ritual of the
Prayer Book yet with language newly
arranged. Washington Cathedral,
by resolution of the General Con-
vention of 1910, is the shelter of
his seat. 1t fulfills the vision of
thousands of Americans, past and
present, for a commanding House
of Prayer for All People in the
Federal City of the United States.
But 1t would be just building.
II such events as yesterdays inau-
guration did not happen there.
Gothic Is architecture that grows,
Evening star., 1947-01-15

One Of these days Jesse H. Jones,
former head of the Commerce Depart
ment and of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, will have his say before the
Senate Banking and Currency Commit
tee about the future of the RFC. What
he will say will make interesting read
ing. He believes the RF'C has too much
potential power and that, before its life
Is extended, Congress should specifically
limit and define its activities.
The Importance of the RFC can best
be described by saying that it could be
the most useful or the most dangerous
agency of the Federal Government, de-
pending on its administration. The net
Of this writer's conclusion is that no
need for the continuance of the RFC
now exists and that it is potentially too
dangerous to continue as it stands. That
does not mean that the organization
should be allowed to die on June 80, 1947.
The time may come when it may again
be of great importance. But until that
time. its power to lend should be frozen.
The RFC now has altogether too much
power. 1t has the discretion and au-
thority given it to fight the great de-
preston and, added to that, the powers
SlSCn ~ w 4ASAt u 64SaV "eAs ~>A~~ -
between, it received grants Of such
miscellaneous powers as occurred to
President Roosevelt and to its powerful
and influential chairman, Jesse Jones.
II 4 n
Today RFC control is vested In
board of directors of no great distinction
"a board whose personnel Is constantly
changing. This combination of power
and mediocre direction is exceedingly
dangerous. The public interest should
be preserved by definitiye action by
Congress before midyear.
The origin of the RFC, as most every
one knows, was in the Hoover admin
istration. It was created to avert
threatened catastrophe. 1t was author
lied to lend to limited class OF borrow
ers, including railroads, insurance COM
panies and banks. Later, in the bank
crisis. its powers were extended to permit
it to acquire the preferred stocks OF
banks. Still later, In the halcyon days
Evening star., 1947-01-15

Henderson is today negotiating the
terms on which this transfer may
best be effected, Including compen-
sation for officials whose specialized
labors may unfit them for other
careers.
Thus is ending what is probably
the most notable and most success
full system of colonial government
from above" that the modern world
has known.
Evening star., 1947-01-15

has life, knows aspiration. It Is q
congenial symbol, then, for expand
ing religion, advancing brotherhood.
Bishop Sheriff., a man OF progressive
reputation, will be at home on Mount
Saint Alban as welcome neighbor
to all Washington and to the country
at large.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Safety and the Air

Although other factors probably
enter into it as well, there can be
little doubt that the current slump
in plane reservations in some areas
is attributable mainly to the recent
series of fatal crashes here and
abroad, the latest in Virginia. After
every such tragedy, there is usually
brief decline in the number Of air
passengers, and when the accidents
happen in fairly rapid order. the
decline is likely to be particularly
marked.
All this is psychologically under
standable. 1t would be unfortunate,
however, If the general public in
terpreted the situation as an indica-
ton of declining safety in air travel.
Despite any impressions to the con-
trary, flight on our scheduled do
mestic airlines has been growing
progressively safer. The recent
succession of crashes-now sub
ject of Senate investigation-may
seem to argue otherwise, but the
simple facts, as presented by the
Civil Aeronautics Board, tell the
true story, and these facts are con-
vincing enough to have led the
highly businesslike insurance COM
panies to start the new year with
more liberal passenger policies.
To see the problem in perspective,
it is necessary to keep in mind that
air travel has increased enormously.
Thus, according to the CAB, our
scheduled domestic lines flew more
than 6,OOo,O00,0 900 passenger miles
in 1946, as against only 1854, ,714,828
in 1945. In 1945 these lines suffered
eight fatal crashes that killed total
of seventy y-six passengers and twelve
crewmen. In 1946 there were nine
fatal crashes killing seventy five
passengers and twenty-five crew.
men. Stated another way, fatalities
in 1945 were 2.14 per 100000, 900 pas
senger miles, as against 1.24 last year
"a drop of almost one half.
Neither the airlines nor the CAB,
of course, cite these figures smugly.
The psychological reaction to the
current situation cannot be swept
away overnight merely by calling
attention to statistics. Yet the
statistics are important. They show
more safety in the air, not Jess, and
Federal officials and private opera
tors-admittedly worried about the
confidence shaking r impressions
caused by the recent crashes-are
working diligently for further i'm
provement. The Senate inquiry, If
carefully conducted, can give addi-
tional impetus to that end.
The airlines and the Federal ex-
perts in this field do not move in
the dark. Each accident is investi-
,ygstedsand reconstructed Withs=resv.
niarkable ttorougliness, and the
findings are a matter of public rec
ord. The most common cause, &C
cording to the CAB, is pilot error
the human element - and the
weather; as far as our scheduled
carriers are concerned, 1t is seldom
that maintenance of flying equip
ment or the equipment itself can
be blamed. In every case, by gov
ef1mental regulation and otherwise,
corrective measures are taken If
any are called for.
Intensified now as a result of
the recent crashes, this continuing
process accounts for the steady in
crease in air safety to date, and it
gives promise of more safety to
come. Psychological reactions and
temporary slumps to one side, travel
in the skyways seems plainly des-
tined to keep on growing.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Yes, Kids Are Necessary

From the Cleveland News.
A landlord who barred children from
his properties Is upheld by an Eastern
court. And yet, for landlords, the longer
view is that tenants begin as children.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Action Wanted in Glover Park

To the Editor Of The Star:
am a citizen of the Glover Park
area. I have written to the District
Commissioners about four accidents
which have occurred at w place and
Wisconsin avenue. Since live in this
district and 60 to school near there,
am very much concerned. Do you
suppose you could help dig up come
action?
CAROL GROSvENoR, Age 13.
Evening star., 1947-01-15

Constitutional Restoration
To the Editor of The Star:
Our Eightieth Congress should out
law the closed shop and bring back to
the people of the United States the
right of equal opportunities in all lines
of work. The rights Of the people
under the Constitution of this Govern
ment have been ignored for the past
ID years, and it is high time for them
to be restored. w. II. JEFFERY.
Evening star., 1947-01-15

A truly great man treats all other
men as If they tCo were great, men.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
sHideous . Monstrosities'

'Hideous MonstrOsitieS'
To the Editor of The Star:
was shocked to see those hideous
homes IN the Sunday Star under the
heading Williams Creditors See Sites
of Possible New Homes" To build
architectural monstrosities Of cheap
construction as homes for veterans
means future sluns.
BLANCHE C. HOWLETT.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Arthur Hyde Elected Head
OF Rockville Pike Group

Arthur Hyde, owner of Congress
sional Airport, has been elected
president of the Rockville Pike As
sociation, succeeding Jesse Frank
Nicholson, who resigned because OF
his duties as secretary-treasurer OF
the Maryland-National Capital
Parks and Planning Commission.
The association voted at a meet
ing Monday night at the Montrose
School to have silver cup presented
at the next meeting to, the person
who conducts the incest and clean
est kept" business establishment on
the pike. The next meeting will be
at 8 pm. September % in the Mont
rose School.
Members of the Cup Committee
are: Lothrop Stoddard, chairman;
A. A. Throckmorton and Miss
Lavinia Bolton. They do not belong
to the association but live on the
Rockville pike. The cup will be
awarded each year.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Prince Georges Lets
1894, 300 Contract
For New High School

The Prince Georges County Board
of Education last night accepted
bid of $934,300 for construction OF
a new senior high school at Oxon
Hill, Md.
The bid, lowest of three proposals
was submitted by the firm of Her
ring g. Mccall, Hyattsville. Work
on the structure, which calls for II
classrooms, a. gymnasium, cafe
terra, auditorium and Office space
is expected to start as soon as con-
tract papers are signed.
In a special session at the County
Service Building, Hyattsville, the
School Board also postponed open
ing of bids originally scheduled fol
last night on construction of the
proposed Frederick Sasscer Senior
High School at Upper Marlboro
The bids will be opened at 2 pm
September 9 at Upper Marlboro
This school will be Of the same type
type of construction as the Oxon
Hill project.
The .Oxon Hill School contract
is the fourth awarded by the county
this year. Work already has started
on a new Landover Hills Elemen-
tary School and an addition to the
Fairmount Heights Elementary
School for colored pupils, and is
ready to get under way on a six
classroom, gymnasium and cafeteria
addition to the Laurel High School
Evening star., 1947-08-27
49 Convicted Of Fraud
In State JobIess Payments
Rx the Asseeiated Press

BALTIMORE. Aug. 27.-Forty-
nine persons yesterday were con-
victed of fraud in obtaining unem-
ployment compensation from the
States Employment Security Board
but all but two of them were put
on suspended sensence provided they
make restitution.
The case involved 1892 in fraudu-
lent claims.
Two of those convicted were found
to be serving sentences for various
offenses and were given three-month
terms to run concurrently.
An entry of mo verdict" was made
in two other cases when the de-
PENDANTS promised to make restitu-
ton and we're put on probation
Four defendants were acquitted.
Judge Herman M. Moser said he
would be disposed to mete out
heavier penalties except that other
judges had set precedent for the
suspended sentence if restitution is
made.
Evening star., 1947-08-27

A Silver Spring resident today
planned to appeal his conviction Tor
carrying whisky and beer from
washington into Maryland. He was
Kimmon Jones, "a, colored, 300 block
of Ritchie avenue, who received a
$500 fine or four months jail sentence
yesterday from Silver Spring Trial
Magistrate william B. Wheeler. He
was released under $500 bond.
Detective Sergt. James M. Ander-
son and Detective Corpl. Stanley
Harding of the Montgomery County
police testified they saw Jones load
five fifths of whisky and three cases
of beer in his car near District
store. They arrested him after he
crossed the line into Maryland.
Under the law, a maximum of two
quarts of any alcoholic beverage
may be brought into Maryland in
any one month.
Jones contended he was merely
driving a friend to Silver Spring
and intended to return to WASH
ington to consume the liquor.
Evening star., 1947-08-27

Sailing $50 miles in a 14-foot
kayak type sailboat in itself is no
easy task, but it is even more diff
cult when crossing the path of Navy
gunflre.
Two boys, who can attest to that
fact, are James Schultz, II, Of 27
Philadelphia avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, and Robin Vierling, l8, of 507
Harding drive, Silver Spring, Md.
They ran afoul of the Navy gun
fire off Solomon's Island during
their cruise from Scientists Cliff,
near Prince George, Md, to the Cap
ital Yacht Club here, they said.
According to the boys, the gun
crews apparently were having tar
get practice when young Vierling
and Schultz hove into view in their
frail craft. The Navy men stopped
firing when they saw the boat, the
boys said.
"It sure gave us good scare, y
they said, as they tied their boat
In here
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Man Plans to Appeal Sentence
For Takina Liquor to MARYLAND

Jones attorney, Paul Taggart, told
Judge Wheeler his client may have
been driving" to the Silver Spring
Liquor Dispensary Building to pay
the Maryland liquor tax.
According to Charles Buscher
general manager of the Montgomery
County liquor dispenSary system
the possibility of paying the tax al
any county dispensary on District
purchased liquor has never beer
raised before. Mr.. Buscher said he
planned to ask the County Liquor
Board for a ruling on the question
at the bosrd's meeting tomorrow.
The sentence imposed on Jones
apparently induced two other meE
awaiting court action on charges OF
evading payment of the State liquor
tax to request jury trials. They
were Russell Brown, As, Chevy
Chase, and Leslie Young, Linden
who were released under $500 bond
each, after being accused OF bringing
several cases of beer into Silver
Spring from Washington.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Prize Money Boosted
For Frederick Fair
Rx ths As,oeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. T.- the
Frederick County Agriculture Socl-
ETY. has mailed premium lists show
ing increases in all departments for
its four-day fair opening Septem-
ber 80.
The increased prize money is
mainly due to a $4,000 boost to
$4,000 in the allotment by the
Maryland State Fair Board. The
society announced that fireworks
will be a nightly feature Of the fair
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Election Probers Stiff
Prince Georges Votes

The committee appointed by Con-
gress to investigate the election
of Senator O'Conor, Democrat, OF
Maryland, has removed the 78 bal
lot boxes and 158 registration books
OF Prince Georges County to Balti-
more for further examination, it was
reported yesterday.
According to Samuel A. Wyvill, q
member and former chairman of the
county's Board of Election Super
visors, the evidence was taken Mon
day from the county courthouse al
Upper Marlboro, where it was stored
The congressional group has beer
studying charges of D. John Markey
defeated Republican candidate in last
'November's elections, that fraud.
ulent voting took place in several
Maryland districts, including Prince
Georges County.
Senator O'Conor was victor ir
balloting in the latter county by q
2,700-vote margin-more than the
total difference between the two
candidates. ..-.
In Baltimore, the committee will
check the number of votes cast
against, registrations to see if there
was anything illegal about them
Mr.. Wyvill declared. When finished
they will return the ballot boxes ano
registration books to the county, he
added.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
) Asked 10 Withdraw
In Arlington Race 10
Bolster Independents

Five of the seven candidates seek
ing the Arlington County Board
seats of F. Freeland Chew and
Harry w. Cuppett were asked today
to withdraw.
The appeal came from a former
candidate, Mrs. Charles E. Planck,
in an effort to gain support for the
two remaining candidates running
against the incumbents
Mrs. Planck, who withdrew from
the race earlier, addressed an open
letter to Jacob C. Bechtel, Willard
p. Divine, Robert w. Gains, Lincoln
Mackey and Lawson Wimberly, who
are running without support OF any
organization. She asked them to
back T. Oscar Smith and Mrs. Flor
ence Cannon, nominees of the Bet
ter Government League,
Although Mr.. Chew and Mr.. Cup
petit are Democrats, all County
Board candidates this year are run
ming without formal party indorse-
ment for the first time.
Machine Victory Feared.
CAS- things stand today" Mrs.
Planck declared, I'VE are headed
straight for a machine victory in the
County Board election in November.
1.-The seYen candidates who oppose
the two incumbents probably have
seven different sets of reasons for
being in the race, but there is one
reason you all have in common.
"All of you want Chew and Cup
petit out or you wouldn't be rum
ming. What each of you must de-
eide is whether you, personally, want
them out badly enough to withdraw
and help the two strongest among
you do the ousting"
Mrs. Planck pointed out that she
along with William E. Day and H
H. Howe, withdrew when the league
indorsed Mr.. Smith and Mrs. Can
non.
Two Believed Strongest.
cit is crystal clear" she declared,
that seven candidates will splinter
the independent vote and enable the
machine with its big block of con-
trolled votes to win an easy victory
Mrs. Planck said support of the
Better Government League shows
Mr.. Smith and Mrs. Cannon Ito be
the strongest and automatically puts
them in the lead -. THE league
she continued, "is a small, but COM
pact and practical outfit already
organized on precinct lines. It is
the only group in which men as
we'll as women unite. solely to take a
constructive part in local political
affairs"
In urging the candidates to with
draw from the race "at an early
stage" Mrs. Planck said 1--WE can be
far more effective as kind Of ex-
candidates committee, working fol
the overall principles of progressive
independent government than as
bunch of defeated candidates"
Evening star., 1947-08-27

The boys started from Scientists
Cliff last Wednesday afternoon and
sailed down Chesapeake Bay and up
the Potomac River.
Both are experienced sailors, hav-
ing won a race at Scientists Cliff in
the boat which young Schultz built
It is made of canvas stretched over
a wood frame and has a 15-foot
sail. .
Stopping at beach towns along the
way to rest and purchase food, the
boys encountered little bad weather
During a rain storm last Thursday
however, they had to bail rapidly
they said, as water poured in.
Most of, Friday they were be-
calmed and had to take turns pad
ding. At night they camped along
the beaches and cooked their meals
over open fires. y
Young Schultz is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard P. Schultz, and
young Vierling is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Vierling.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Col. Markham Apple,
For Alexandra Post
Of City Manager

Col. Edward M. Markham, jr.,
former Alexandria maintenance and
sanitation engineer, the first OF
several city officials to resign last
month, has applied for the position
of Alexandria city manager, it was
disclosed today.
Col. Markham's application is the
only one among % applications un-
der consideration to be submitted by
a resident of Alexandria, official
sources said. The post pays $500
year.
The city manager post became
vacant August / with the resigna-
ton of Carl Budwesky. Mr.. Bud
wesky's resignation climaxed num-
ber of rows between administrative
and elective heads of the city gov
ernment. ,t.- ..--.
Joseph M. Pancoast, Alexandria
city attorney, was selected tempo
rary city manager until permanent
appointment can be made. At the
time of his appointment, city Cotln-
cilmen made it known they wished
to secure an outsider for the top
administrative post in the city.
Most of the % applications for
the job that are being screened by
three-man committee Of Council
men have been received through the
International City Managers Associ-
alton and the Virginia League of
Municipalities.
Applications have been filed from
as far away as California. All appli-
cants. however, are not currently
employed as city managers, it was
explained. The Council Committee,
composed of Mayor william Wilkins,
Col. Everett A. Hellmuth and John
Ewald, has set no deadline for filing
applications for the job. No date
has been set for selection of a new
city manager.
Col. Markham, a retired Army
engineer, who is a graduate of West
Point and Cornell University, served
for about six months in the engi-
neer's Office in charge of sanitation
and maintenance. He quit the job
last month, however, because of
what he termed lack of co-opera-
ton" on the part of top city officials.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Grub Named Professor
At MARYLAND U.

Kenneth A. Grubb, 2 East Saul
road, Kensington, Md, has been
appointed professor of advertising
and retail store management at the
University OF Maryland College OF
Business and Public Administration,
it was announced today.
Formerly with George Washington
University, and past president OF
the Washington Chapter. American
Marketing Association, Mr.. Grubb
has worked with the War Assets
Administration, the Once of Civil
ian Requirements, the War Produc-
ton Board and the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics,