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Evening star., 1947-01-24
Girl Film Stars Plea
For Polio Fund Hailed
By Mrs. Roosevelt

The observance of Motion Picture
Collection Week in the March of
Dimes campaign for infantile paral-
ysis victims started today in the
Nations theaters, with an appeal
for contributors to double their
donations in this years drive.
Peggy Ann Garner, youthful Holly
wood star. proposed two dimes in
stead of one" as goal when she
appeared yesterday afternoon in the
special broadcast from the White
House which launched the OBJ
servance.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt quickly
Endorsed the suggestion.
IF we are asked to give double
what we gave last year, that's be-
cause more has been and is being
done than ever before" she declared.
And that's what the American
people want.
THE fact that they wanted it
made my husband very happy in his
lifetime"
Introduced by Mrs. Truman.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was making
her first appearance before a White
House microphone since the death
of President Roosevelt, was in
troduced by Mrs Truman.
Peggy Ann, who will be Is years
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Legion Indorses Drive
For 6. W. u. Hospital Fund

District posts of the American
Legion "unquestionably' will provide
substantial contributions to the
George Washington University Hos
pital fund campaign. and COM
mittee already is studying the drive
a Legion spokesman said today.
After hearing plea for aid by
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chairman
of the hospital campaign, at Legion
headquarters last night, leaders OF
the veterans organization indorSec
the program and referred proposal
for direct Legion participation te
the Ways and Means Committee un-
der Haywood N. Saunders, past
department commander.
Gen. Grant told Legion members
meeting at 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, that the average cost OF
equipping a room in the new hos
pital building at Twenty-third and
I streets NV. would be $4,000.
A Legion spokesman declared to-
day he believed local posts would
provide enough funds to furnish
one or more rooms or to obtain
considerable medical instruments
and equipment.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Arlington Commission
Asks Voting Precincts
Be Increased 10 IS

A recommendation that Arling-
ton Countys II voting precincts
be increased to IS was before Cir
cult Court Judge Walter r. Nc
Carthy today from a special three
man redistricting commission.
The new voting areas would be
carved out OF Arlington and Ball
ston precincts. Arlington precinct
would be divided into four areas.
namely Bancroft, New Arlington,
Harrington and Columbia. Ball
ston would provide New Ballston
and Westover.
The report also proposed that an
area which has been voteless for
years be included in the boundaries
of the RosSlyn precinct. This is the
Arlington Farms section roughly
comprising the old Agriculture De-
partment experimental farm area,
which now contains residences for
Government girls.
Under the recommendations
Carne, Cherrydale and Virginia
Highlands are suggested for addi-
tional division "at such time as the
increased population justifies fur
ther redistricting. East Falls
Church, the report said, also pre-
sents potential expansion but no
recommendation for further divl-
sion is made since its present voting
population can be materially in
creased without hardship.
Natural Boundaries Urged.
The commission said that in view
of the dislocation resulting from
redistricting it recommends that
those existing precinct lines which
constitute natural boundaries be re-
| tanned where feasible All precinct
/ lines are suggested to be in the
middle of streets. streams and rail-
road right-of-way
The commission, comprising Char
les r. F'enWick, chairman: Will
liam G.. Watt. vice chairman.
and Ralph M. Kimble, secretary,
was appointed in September by
Judge Mccarthy. The appoint
ment followed request by the
County Democratic Committee that
study be made of existing voting
precinct lines.
| A number of complaints had
been registered with election offl-
cials because of crowded conditions
at Arlington and Ballston precincts
and because voters frequently had
to 60 to polling places far re-
moved from their homes even
though other polling places were
closer.
Lines Cut Residences.
Existing precinct lines in a num-
ber of cases pass through resi-
dences and election officials and
citizens have had difficulty in de-
termining in what precinct they
should qualify.
The redistricting commission in
vited the judges attention to cleo
ton laws which provide that
on petition of 25 qualified voters
or of the governing body of a
county. the Circuit Court may alter
the boundaries of any election dis
trict.
! In view of the law, the report
stated, it will be comparatively
simple matter for further division
to be made at proper time.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Harold Smith $ Death
Spurs Search for New
Head Of World Bank
BY the Associated Press

The unexpected death of Harold
D. Smith, vice president Of the
World Bank, leaving that global re-
construction organization leaderless
again today, presumably will. spur
the search for new president.
Mr.. Smith, former director of the
Budget Bureau. had been serving as
chief executive of the International
Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment since December 18, when
Eugene Meyer resigned as presi-
dent. Mr.. Smith resigned, too, but
agreed to stay on until the banks
directors elected new president.
Search Near End.
Coincidentally with Mr.. Smiths
!eath. a bank official indicated pri-
'ately that the wide-ranging search
or a president may be nearing an
nd. The selection is under active
consideration at this moment, he
old a reporter.
The directors scheduled meeting
or today.
From other persons familiar with
he 43-nation, So ,O00, 900, 900 institu-
ion. it was learned that the direc-
tors have been studying whether to
make the vice presidency a more
powerful position.
The proposal in effect would set
up the job as an executive vice
presidency. It's holder would pre-
side permanently at meetings OF the
12-nation directorate-as Mr.. smith
had been doing temporarily-and
assume added duties of management
in order to leave the new president
free for policy matters.
Some officials believe this plan
would make the presidency, $50
900 a year tax free position which
several persons are known to have
rejected. more attractive to top rank
financial men.
Pierson Is Mentioned.
Among those reported to nave
been sounded out unsucessfully are
Secretary of Commerce Hartman,
former Assistant Secretary OF War
John J. McCloy, President Allan
Sproul of the Federal Reserve Bank
OF New York and Graham F. Tow
ers, governor of the Bank OF Canada
Recently the name of Warren Lee
Pierson has figured in speculation
He is president of All America Ca
bles and Radio, Inc, and former
president of the Export-1mport
Bank. He was an adviser at the
Breton Woods IN. H. Conference
in 1914, where the bank and the
International Monetary Fund were
born.
1t was assumed that Mr.. Smiths
successor likewise would have
financial background. Mr.. Smiths
experience was mainly administra-
tive, but the organizational phase
of world bank activities is largely
over. 1t is expected soon to start
making loans for reconstruction
projects in war-trampled countries
Evening star., 1947-01-24

old next month, came from Holly
wood to speak in behalf Of both thu
motion picture industry and th'
young people of the country.
1T is good to realize that scientist!
are working hard to find a way tt
prevent infantile paralysis, she de
clared. That's something for which
anv boy or girl will give a dime
no, two dimes-out of his or her owr
allowance.
Miss Elaine WhitelaW. director o.
women's activities for the Natlona
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
pointed out that more than SlO,-
100000 in March of Dimes money
was spent in 1916 alone to take care
of polio patients. She described ale
to patients and communities last
wear and said the work had wiped
out of the national epidemic emer-
gency fund.
Tells Why of Need.
That's why the National Founda-
ton today needs more money thar
ever before-about s24,000y0 900 alto
gether," she said.
Half of this sum would remain
in chapter treasures for medica
care. The other half would go te
the national office-to replenish ths
epidemic emergency fund-and tt
guarantee continuing scientific re-
search and professional education.
Mrs. Roosevelt pointed out thai
the epidemic in 1s46 was the worst
in 80 years. shut that no patient
went without adequate care because
of lack of money.
Before the broadcast the Presl.
dent and Mrs. Truman entertained
the speakers and several repre-
sentatives from the National Foun-
dation at a luncheon at the White
House. The guests included 13-
year -old Joan Shepard, New York
stage actress, who came here tc
pinch hit for Peggy Ann in the event
the latter's plane arrived too late
for her to take part in the program
Evening star., 1947-01-24
z Senate Committees
Fight Over Handling
OF Service Merger

When legislation to unity the
armed services reaches the Capt.
tol it will run into a fight over
which Senate committee should
handle it.
A tug-of-war for jurisdiction OF
the subject is shaping up between
the Executive Expenditures Com
mittee. headed by Senator Aiken OF
Vermont, and the Armed Services
Committee, whose chairman is Sen
ator Quincy of South Dakota.
Meanwhile. Chairman Hoffman OF
| the House Committee on Executive
Expenditures. announced he will in
ouire into the free distribution
among members of Congress OF the
book. The Case Against the Ad-
mirals.' Mr.. Hoffman said he wants
to find out whether the War De-
partment had any part in it, ano
whether it was part OF campaign
to influence Congress on armed Serv-
ice merger, long favored by the
Army.
Book Written by Huie.
The book, by William Bradford
HUE, was widely distributed in Con.
eress a few weeks after Navy De.
partment officials passed along tll
that supporters of armed forces uni
fication planned to use 1T as an argu'
ment for the plan.
The flyleaf of the book says i
shows why the grip of the old-lin'
Ireactionaries in the Navy high com
mand must be broken If we hope t.
Survive another war
Mr.. HUE, asked by telephone
his home who was responsible TO
the books free distribution, told
reporter:
Call back in 10 minutes and II
tell you'll have to contact SOM
other persons before making
statement
Ten minutes later, he replied tina
ihe and his publisher were responsl
BILE. On learning that the Expendl'
lures Committee was interested, III
said: Good, I'll be glad to come VI
and tell them about it."
The Expenditures Committee or
the House side will handle the mer
ger legislation now being drafted b!
the White House.
Second Jurisdiction Fight.
The corresponding committee OF
the Senate side decided yeSter.
day that it also has jurisdiction
of the subject, because the new
La Toilette -Monroney Congressional
streamlining law gives it control o
reorganization in executive depart
mentS.
Senator Gurney was equally EN-
phatic in the belief the streamlln
ing act places merger of the Arm!
and Navy under the Armed Service
Committee. Ordinarily, Senator
Vandenberg, Republican, of Michl'
gan, the Senate's president pro tenn
decides where bills should be as
signed. When a dispute over juris
diction develops among Senators
however, the Senate as a whole
sometimes votes on the question.
This is the second fight since
Congress convened over jurisdiction
of the Aiken Committee. The Sen
ate refused Wednesday to give it the
lob of investigating war contracts
by extending the life of the specia
War Investigating Committee.
Evening star., 1947-01-24

Congress. of both parties for his tire
less effort.
Smith "Writes the Laws"
So important was his assignment
OF creating new agencies and re-
shutting old ones that member
of Congress once said: I'VE grant
the power and Harold Smith writes
the laws"
He was responsible for finding
space for the vast flood of war
workers conyerging on Washington,
and made the decisions as to what
agencies would be moved to other
parts of the country to relieve the
congestion.
When Mr. Smith finally left the
bureau to take a place in the World
Bank, he pointed out that the in
crease from $4,000 to s22, 500 in
salary was a persuasive item, in
view of the necessity of providing
security for his wife and four chill
dren.
He was born June 6, 1898, on a
quarter section wheat farm at
Haven, KanS., and went to high
school at Nickerson, 40 miles away
In his spare time he built barns,
half -soled shoes and put in wagon
tongues.
Ran Threshing Machine.
While he was working his way
through the University of Kansas
to emerge in 1922 with a bachelor
Of science degree in engineering, Mr.
Smith engineered" threshing
machine during summer months.
During the college years he was
torn between a desire to go to China
as a religious missionary and the
work he finally entered-public
administration.
Following this course, he got a
degree in public administration
from the University of Michigan
and served his apprenticeship with
the Detroit Bureau of Governmental
Research and later with the Kansas
Municipal League.
In 1928 he became director of the
Michigan Municipal League, vir-
tually a paper enterprise with a
scant salary. But he set to with a
will and soon wrote his wife, the
former Lillian Mayer, whom he met
at the University of Kansas, to sell
their household effects in Lawrence,
Kans., for enough money to come
to Michigan
1t was not long before Mr.. Smith
was showing municipal governments
in Michigan how to save money.
He introduced economy into their
budgets. His reputation scared and
when the then Gov. Murphy looked
for good men to assist him, he
turned to Mr.. Smith
In addition to Mrs. Smith, he
is survived by four children, Law
renee. 18: Mary Ann, 16; Sally, IL,
and Virginia, 7: two brothers, Ralph
E. Smith. st. Louis, Mo-, and Lloyd
F. Smith. Gulfport, Miss, and two
sisters. Mrs. Walter Shannon, Royal
Oak, Mich. and Mrs. Howard Fin
ney. Ferguson. Mo.
Funeral arrangements are incom-
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Search Is Broadened
For Girls Kidnaper
BY the Associated Press

LODI, Calf, Jan. 24-The j. Ed
ward Devines and their l7year-old
daughter Alice were in strict seclu-
sion today while police broadened
their search for man who, they
said. kidnapped the girl last Monday
Alice guided officers yesterday
over the trail she said her captor
had followed and District Attorney
Chester Watson said the inspection
yielded several pieces OF evidence
substanIiating her story and some
new leads" in the case. He did not
amplify on the clues. Mr.. Watson OBJ
tanned detailed statement from
the Lodi High School honor student
and from it told this story-Whlch
he said he believed truthful in
every respect:
A man using the name Giles
arranged with the DevineS to have
Alices photograph taken at local
studio for a national publication
She left the studio with the man
at 7:30 pm. Monday. He drove her
to a rural lane, stopped the car. bouno
and gagged her, tnen Iook ner W
tourist cabin near Sacramento where
he held her prisoner overnight. Next
day, when he left to make tele-
phone call she freed herself from
her bonds and escaped.
One man was eXonerated after
being questioned He was Earl Shell
ton. operator of San Francisco
modelling studio. who accompanied
police to Lodi so Alice might see
him. She said, when she studied his
face in the glare of automobile
headlights:
That is not the man"
In San Francisco last night At
torney j. w. Ehrlich, announced he
would file suit against the Devine
family for damages for what 1T
called the false arrest" of Shelton
who he said had been held nearly
II hours in the case.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Correction

A story appearing in Tuesday
Star mistakenly quoted Miss Berna'
dette Dore, principal of the Barnard
School, as favoring more psychiatris
service and child guidance for schoo
children here. The story referred
to a panel discussion at Wilson
Teachers College on the subject oi
educational needs.
What Miss Dore actually recon-
mended was more CO operation
among teachers. supervisors ano
principals in analyzing education
needs. The Star regrets the error
Evening star., 1947-01-24
New Crane Ready to Tow
IIIequIIy Parked Cars

A new towing crane, operated by
the Police Department. begins serv-
ice today-in case there are any il
legal parkers on Washington streets.
According to Inspector Milton D
Smith, whose job is was to buy the
crane, the new purchase was made
with money left over from last years
appropriation at an ititial cost OF
s2.8e0. But Inspector Smith traded
in a 1887 model in the deal, bring
ing the cost down to So, $50.
The crane looks almost like any
of the tree other police cranes, but
Is of heavier design. 1t is mounted
on a two-and- a -half-ton chassis
and has lifting capacity OF 10 tons
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Eisenhower Angri|y Demands
Housing for Overseas Veterans

patton forces in Germany and Japan
had been reduced to "the point of
danger" He said he regarded con-
tinued occupation Of those two
countries as among the greatest
contributions the United States
could make to future peace.
Because they serve for a only
short time in relation to the cost of
their training. drafted men make
the most expensive type of SOL
diers.' Gen. Eisenhower said.
The sooner We can desert selec-
tive service the better it will be for
this country" he added.
The general urged his audience to
Join our recruiting staff and help
us get some men"
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Crosby S. Noyes Elected
To Phi Betu Kappa

Crosby Stuart Noyes of Washing
ton was among 16 seniors at Yale
University whose election to PHI
Beta Kappa, national honorary
scholastic fraternity, was announced
yesterday by President Charles Sey-
mour of the university.
Mr.. Noyes is the grandson OF
Frank B. Moves, president of The
Evening Star Co., and the son OF
Mrs. Thomas Stone, 1926 Glenbrook
road NV, and the late Newbold
NoyeS.
Hop picking machines are ousting
human hop pickers in Kent, Eng
land, -..- .--,. ..T
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Mile of Dimes Party Set

A benefit party will be hell at 8
D m. tomorrow at Blythe Hall, Lam
ham. to raise funds for the Mile OF
Dimes campaign. Mrs. Kate Harvey,
Floyd Lumpkin and Jack Riggles are
in charge.
Evening star., 1947-01-24
Weather Report

District of Columbia-1ncreaSlng
cloudiness this afternoon with
highest temperature in upper Sos
Mostly cloudy and continued mild
tonight. Lowest tonight about A.
degrees.
Maryland and Virginia-Increas-
ing cloudiness and warmer tonight
Tomorrow mostly cloudy and mild
occasional rain west portion.
Wind velocity II miles per hour
direction, south.
River Report.
From the United States Engineersl
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferr,
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloud!
at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
(Readings at Washine ton National Airport
Te IN RI
Evening star., 1947-01-24

Labor unrest is stirring in Cuba.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
COPS CAUTIOUS
WITH THEIR CARS
Take Keys With Them
When Admitting Prison
e rs To Jail

Policemen admitting prls-
oners into the county jail at the
courthouse last night were car
rving their police car keys In
their hands.
And not without reason. When
Officers w. c. Jordan and M.
C. Skipper left their patrol car
motor running while parked IN
front of the courthouse as they
incarcerated prisoner yester-
day, the car was stolen ard SUBJ
sequently wrecked by a party
unknown.
The patrolmen, on returning
and finding the car missing,
rushed to police headquarters to
report it stolen. The car was Ia
ter found wrecked at Commu-
nifty drive and 18th street by Of
ficers j. r. Butler and G. F..
Thompson, who said the car
passed them headed in the op-
posite direction as tn ey
cruised on 18th street.
The car was driven head on
into a heavy hedge and wrecked
before they were able to turn
around and overtake it, they re-
ported.
Jordan and Skipper said that
the cars battery was weak,
hence it was left outside the
courthouse with the motor run
ming for the few minutes it took
10 take the prisoner up to the
Jail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
THOUSANDS
Continued From Page One)

sign the Rehabilitation to Free
dom" scrolls aboard the train
before leaving.
Local officials have asked out
of-city visitors and school chill
s. dren to see the train between 10
am. and 5 pm, while
local adults take advantage of
the last five hours of the stop.
Newspapermen and radio sta
ton representatives will board
d the train prior to 10 am. to
gather information for publica-
ton and broadcasts.
Thousands of persons from the
surrounding territory were ex-
pected to pour into the city to-
da. in order to see the train
and its documentary cargo. At
least 20 special busses, prin-
cipally for school children, were
expected to bring visitors from
such points as Lumberton,
Whiteville, Fayetteville, Bur-
gaw, Jacksonville, Morehead
City and Laurinburg. Even from
points as far away as Engelhard
and Swan Quarter, special bus
ses were scheduled.
Hundreds of others were ex-
pected to come to Wilmington
in automobiles for the event.
School Hours
Superintendent of County
Schools H. M. Roland has an
d. nounced that New Hanover
schools will start dismissing stu
: dents at 1880 to see the train
and that parents may get their
children at any school at any
mime during the day to take
them to visit the train.
In the final day and the cli-
= max of the Rededication Week
prior to the trains arrival yes
terday the women of the city
observed Women's Day and
three historic homes-.the Corn
wallis house, the Governor Dud-
ley mansion and St. Johns
tavern-were opened to the pub
- lie.
Local women in period
costumes acted as hostesses at
. the homes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
WATHA RESIDENTS
HURT in CRASH
Three Persons Treated At
Local Hospital For
Lacera tions

Three persons were treated at
James Walker Memorial hospital
last night for severe decorations
and cuts on the face, head md
knees after the car in which they
were riding crashed head-on INTO
a huge live oak tree at Castle
Hayne.
Highway Patrolman R. E Sher-
rill arrested Horace Eakins, 81
year-old Watha resident, on
charges of driving under the in
fluence as a result of the acci-
dent.
Elmo Gurganus, 80, Willard,
and A. D. Young, q, Watha,
were the other persons injured in
the crash. They sustained severe
cuts about the face, according to
Sheriff., and both were still at
James Walker at a late hour last
night.
Eakins, who was released at
the hospital, then returned for
further treatment of his injuries,
vas placed in Jail under {. bond OF
$400.
The investigating officer said
that the 1912 Ford driven south
on Highway 421 by Eakins cross
ed the highway to the left SIDE
and hit the tree in the center
with only the headlight showing
on each side.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-10
PRESIDENT MUST
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shipments of fertilizer, oil pro-
ducts and farm machinery un-
der the pending bill, which au-
thorizes help for France, Italy,
Austria and China.
But a long, stormy debate pre-
vented, at least until tomorrow,
a final vote on the aid bill, and
deferred action on proposals
which would sharply reduce the
proposed amount of aid.
The amendment to make the
president, in effect, a watchman
over the effect of foreign aid on
the nations economy was intro
duced by the Foreign Affairs
Committee and adopted by
voice vote. 1t also provides that:
Amy relief goods may be
purchased abroad if their cost,
upon delivery, is less than the
cost of goods delivered from the
U. S.
@Up to Is per cent of the re-
lief funds may be spent to buy
goods abroad if those goods are
scarce in the US. and if their
cost is no more than ten per
cent higher than the U. S. price.
Amendment Passes
Another amendment, likewise
approved by voice vote, forbids
relief buying in American mar
kets at prices above prevailing
levels.