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Evening star., 1948-12-30
Helpful Hacker Given
Brushoff by Car Thief

When a cab driver pushes a stalled
auto eight blocks and then hauls
the driver across town on a busy,
rainy morning, the least he should
expect is straight fare.
All Herbert Cohen, 252 Gallatin
street NV, driver Of Bell Cab Il,
got this morning was a brushoff.
His complaint to Third Precinct
police, registered with proper indig-
nation and the license number Of
the car he pushed, landed a 80
year-old man in Jail today in con-
nection with the theft of the auto
which wouldn't start.
Mr.. Cohen stopped at Tenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NV. to help the man get 1949
auto started. He pushed it from
there to the 100 block of Fifteenth
street NV. and when it still refused
to go, he hauled the driver to the
300 block of Fifth street NE.
The driver told Mr.. Cohen to wait
until he went into the house to get
the fare. When he didn't show up,
the taxi man went to the police.
The car, police said, was stolen
two days ago from John Mericle,
1889 Twenty eighth street NV.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Lookout for ProwIer,
Possibly Wounded, Asked

Police today asked hospitals and
private physicians to look out for a
man who might be seeking treat
ment for buckshot wounds.
The lookout was sent after Rich
ard Grassler, 216 o street S.W.
told police he had shot at prowl-
er running from the basement OF
his home early this morning. He
said he fired l6-gauge shotgun at
the man, who, he said, was colored
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Atom Secrecy Easing
Proposed 10 Increase
Role for Industry

The Government is considering a
suggestion that secrecy surrounding
the atomic energy program be les
sened to let industry play an in
creased part in the undertaking.
The suggestion was one of several
submitted by an industrial advisory
group at the suggestion of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
At a press conference yesterday
held in connection with the ad-
visory groups report, Acc Chair
man David E. Lilienthal said some
of the suggestions were highly de-
sirable." But he added that the
details would have to be weighed
against security requirements and
considered on the basis of their
practically"
At the same time, Mr.. Lilienthal
revealed that the Nations produc-
ton of fashionable materials was
imperiled about two years ago when
the Hanford (Wasll) plant was
threatened with mechanical
breakdown.
New Plant Being Built.
To meet this problem, Mr. Lilien-
thai said, the commission initiated
remedial measures" which included
the building of new plant and
allied facilities costing about $780,
000, 900.
Mr.. Lilienthal said the difficulties
at the Hanford plant where plu-
tonium is produced for atomic
weapons were due to the rush of
getting the wartime plant in opera
ton and could not be blamed on
anyone.
Construction on the new plant
has begun, MIR. Lilienthal added,
and is rolling"
In addition to building up in
dustry' role in the atomic energy
program. the advisory groups re-
port also recommended:
l. Greatly increasing direct per-
sonal contacts between men in in
dustry and the atomic energy
project"
2. Setting up "and making ef-
fective use of various kinds of in
dustrial advisory committees
Opportunities Unlimited.
8. Strengthening the system by
which Acc makes contracts with
industrial concerns tor atomic work
4. "Perfecting the commissions
form of organization so that it
will be in a better position to deal
effectively with industry"
I'VE think that today the central
difficulty in getting a broad indus
trial attack on the problems of
atomic energy is the fact that in
dustry has no way of determining
whether important opportunities in
fact exist in which to take part, I"
the report said.
1T has been stated that indus
trial opportunities in atomic energy
are potentially unlimited. But they
are at present so shadowy that busi-
nessmen neither know where to look
nor what to look for"
Evening star., 1948-12-30

American scientists are working
on a new fantastic weapon-crea-
ton of a military outpost hanging
like tiny moon" far up in the
skies.
This was revealed last night in an
obscure reference in Defense Secre-
tary Forrestal's report. The pro-
gram, he said. is called the earth
satellite vehicle program"
One unof1icial theory Is that a
man-made satellite platform might
be established about nine-tenths Of
the distance to the moon, beyond the
earth's gravity pull. There it would
hang until directed, presumably by
radio, to attack a certain part Of
the earth.
Aside from the projects name and
indication that earlier separate
studies by the Army, Navy and Air
Force now were correlated under
the central guided missiles project,
there was no other official informa-
ton in Mr.. Forrestals report.
Still in Early Stages.
However, 1t may be presumed that
the program is still in the very
early stages of theory. mathematical
calculation and studies Of high
altitude rockets.
Mr.. Forrestal reported:
THE earth satellite vehicle pro-
gram, which is being carried out
independently by each military serv-
ice, was assigned to the Committee
on Guided Missiles for co-ordina-
ton. To provide an integrated pro-
gram with resultant elimination OF
duplication, the committee recon-
mended that current efforts in this
field be limited to studies and COM
ponent designs; well-defined areas
of such research have been allocated
to each of the three military de-
Ipartments.'
1t is a known fact that German
wartime scientists, including the de-
velopers of the W. rockets, studied
the feasibility Of ultralong range
rockets designed to stop their flight
at the perimeter of the earths
gravity at a fixed distance from
the earth.
Gravity Neutralized.
Scientists estimate that the
earth's gravitational pull would be-
come neutralized at between eight
tenths and nine-tenths of the dis
tance to the moon-around 250,000
miles from the earth
The first such satellite might
not be manned, but merely equipped
with automatic instruments Manned
or unnamed, it would have both
military and nonmilitary use.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Court Mails Checks Refundinq
$51,24O Impounded in Contest

December. 1946, by the United
States Court of Appeals.
Last March the Supreme Court
reversed the decision and ordered
the return of funds received after
October 10. 1945.
The participants in the contest
had been required to send in IS
cents with each series of puzzle
solutions to qualify in the contest.
Marion E. Lewis, financial clerk
Of District Court, said yesterday
1850 checks reimbursing contestants
were sent out in November, and
that another $500 are being sent
out this month. 1t may take an
other year or more before the
task Is completed, he said.
Evening star., 1948-12-30

service to Montgomery County. He
Is a past president of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation.
For two years he served as chairman
of the county Charter Board and
just before his nomination was vice
president of the Montgomery County
Charter Committee.
A native of Lincoln, Nebr, he was
graduated from Hamilton College
tof which he now is trustee and
from the Columbia University School
of Law.
Besides teaching at Georgetown, he
has taught and lectured at Columbia,
University, Harvard, Will
liams College and the University of
Virginia.
He and Mrs. Lee have four chill
dren. Their home is at 6915 Glen
brook road, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Margaret Whiting Wed
To Executive of CBS
BY The Assoeioted Press

LAS VEGAS. New, Dec. 30
Singer Margaret Whiting and Hub
bell Robinson, jr., Columbia Broad
casting System vice president, are
honeymooning today.
They were married in the Little
Church of the West by the Rev
A. c. Melton yesterday, with the
brides sister, Barbara Whiting, as
maid OF honor, and Harry Acker-
man, a CHS executive, best man.
1t was Miss Writings first mar
riage, Mr.. Robinsons second.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Spain Hopes to Stort
StockpiIe of Uranium
By the Assoeiofsd Press

MADRID. Dec. 30.-Spain. too,
hopes to have an atomic energy
Stockpile.
A communique, following lengthy
cabinet meeting, announced approval
of a decree providing for greater
efforts to find and mine uranium
and forbidding It's export.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
by John V. Homer

By John v. Homer
Unless all signs fail. one of the
country's ranking authorities on
azaleas and rhododendron will be
elected next Thursday to the first
Montgomery County Council.
The expert, who knows how to
grow evergreens where they aren't
supposed to thrive, Is one of two
charter ticket nominees for council
seats-at-large. His name is Fred
eric p. Lee.
Mr.. Lee is no horticultural novice.
He has worked successfully with
hardy plants for many years. He
has written authoritative articles
for numerous professional publica-
tions and several years ago the
then Secretary Of Agriculture. Clin-
ton p. Anderson, appointed him
to the Advisory Council of the Ma
tional Aboretum, which he now
heads as chairman.
He is first vice president of the
American Horticultural Society and
a fellow of the Royal Horticultural
Society of Great Britain.
Mr.. Lees interests are hardly con-
fined to evergreens, however.
His profession is the law. For
four years he was legislative counsel
to the House of Representatives and
for seven more, to the Senate.
Since 1880 he has been in private
practice and has taught law at
Georgetown University. In 1884 and
1885 he was member of the board
and general counsel to the Federal
Alcohol Control Administration.
He played major role in drafting
the charter which Montgomery vot-
ers adopted last month. Twice he
defended that document in legal
tests carried to the Maryland Court
of Appeals; both times he won the
arguments on questions OF consti-
tutional law.
He has been a special assistant
to the Secretary of Agriculture, a
member of the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and chairman of a Montgomery
County Selective Service Board.
Twice Mr. Lee won The Evening
Star Trophy for outstanding civic
Evening star., 1948-12-30

! passengers-all of them native
Puerto Ricans.
| As many as As Navy. Army and
Coast Guard planes have particle
pated in the search which has ex.
tended from Northern Florida south
to Puerto Rico and included vast
stretches of the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic Ocean.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
u. S. Films Lead in Cubu

American feature motion pictures
are now leading in popularity in
Cuba to a greater degree than
ever before.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
Frederic Lee, Council Nominee,
is Both Plant Expert, Lawyer
Election Expected
To Seot-ot-Loree
In Montgomery

This is one in a series OF
sketches OF candidates for the
Montgomery County Council
Evening star., 1948-12-30
SPEECH. PERSONALITY

For Men Women and Teen-aEers. Public SPEAKING.
Adence, Poise, Ethics, Manners. Conversation Free
proved for Veterans. Call in person telephone.
Evening star., 1948-12-30
The Parker School

iI3S Eighteenth st. NV
Diction, Voice, Grammar. Con-
nch, Spanish. Enroll nov. Ars
sE 220P. 14th Suctessfpl Year.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Woman Held in SIoying
OF Husband With Knife

Mrs. Margaret Grant, %, colored
Of the 100 block of I street NV.
vas arrested early yesterday in the
butcherknite Staying of her hus-
band, James G. Grant. A.
Police said the husband was
stabbed in the chest during an
argument at his home and was dead
when examined at Gallinger Hos
pital.
Mrs. Grant is scheduled to appear
at a coroner's inquest at ll:30 am.
tomorrow.
Rodney Hall, "a, of 934 I street
NV, was in Mount Alto Hospital
in an undetermined condition as the
result of being stabbed in the chest
Saturday night.
Police said they have suspect
and expect an early arrest. They
say a woman ran out into the street
in the 1900 block of New York ave-
,lue NV. while Mr.. Hall was cross
ing the street and stabbed him. The
incident followed an argument, they
said.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
|0Idest Inhabitants
Hear Dean Kayser
Al Holiday Program

The Association of the Oldest In
habitants held an old-fashioned In
dependence Day celebration today.
1t was the organizations biggest
meeting of the year. The members,
many of them with their wives and
daughters, nearly filled the second
floor of the old Union Firehouse at
Nineteenth and H streets NV.
Alfred Heitmuller, SO. the Oldest
member, made one of his appear
ances. which have been infrequent
in recent months. Mrs. Christian
Heurich, widow of the brewer who
lived to be l02, also attended.
Soterios Nicholson, naturalized
American born in Greece, read the
Declaration Of Independence.
Dean Elmer Louis Kayser of
George Washington University gave
Ia patriotic address. There was a
band concert by the Police Band
under Capt Charles Benter, which
played patriotic airs and Stephen
Foster selections.
The colors were presented and
the members recited the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Mrs. Edward H. Cox, accompanied
at the piano by Mrs. Lola Harrison.
sang songs to the Flag.
The meeting was concluded at
noon by the ringing of the old fire
bell. .....,
In a business session preceding
the meeting. Herbert P. Leeman, at
torney, was elected vice president in
place Of Money Sanger, who died
last week from a heart attack. Mr..
Leeman is president Of the Society
of Natives.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Program
Events Scheduled
At Monument

The program Of the Monument
celebration at the Monument
grounds tonight follows:
Time
100 Music-By recordings.
7:50 Band Concert-Marine Corps
Band and Navy Band.
815 Massing of the Colors.
1925 Raising of the Flag.
1926 Invocation -Rt Rev. John
Keating Cartwright.
o:29 Address of Welcome - Leon
Chatelain, jr., chairman.
8::34 The Shyrettos-Entertainment
S:42 Franklin and Moore-Enter-
tainment.
8:48 History of the Flag-Music by
United States Navy Band.
9:O2 Retirement of the Colors.
9:07 Gene Archer.
i9:13 Edward Arnold - Reads the
Declaration of Independence
9:18 Match Lighting by Chairman
9:19 Chief Justice Bolitha Laws.
9:24 Members of Naturalization
Class presented.
9:26 Speech-Mrs. Esther Rosen-
bloom.
929 Oath of Allegiance
Justice Laws.
$50 National Anthem-Lynn Alli-
son.
1892 Colors DoWn-Marine Band.
933 Fireworks.
The Indian government has voted
itself a monopoly on making all wal
materials.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Man Dies Trying to Save
children in Flaming Car
By the Associated Press

FORT PAYNE, Ala, July s.
Hollis R. Huffstetler, 25, died in the
flaming wreckage of his automobile
yesterday in a needless attempt to
rescue his two children he believed
to be in the car.
One of the children, Sherry Lee
3. had been thrown clear by the
mother, and the other, Myrtle
Kate. age II months, was carried
10 safety in Mrs. Huffstetler's arms
Mrs. Huffstetler suffered super
fetal burns and the older daughter
a shoulder injury. The baby was
not hurt
Mr.. Huffstetler. of Friendsville
Tenn, was seriously disabled in
World War IL
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Hard Coal Miners Win
81 Daily Pay Increase,
Doubled Welfare Fund
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 5.-A dollar-a-
day wage increase and doubling OF
employers contributions to the
United Mine Workers health and
welfare fund are provided In a
new agreement with hard coal op-
orators employing 10000 men.
The agreement was ratified by the
unions scale committee yesterday
after it had been initiated by union
and employer negotiators Saturday
night. The new royalty for the
UNIV welfare fund is 20 cents per
ton, and union spokesmen said it
now could plan pension system
for the men.
John L. Lewis, UNIV president,
who headed the union negotiators
IN final sessions, refused to COM
ment on the new pact. He referred
questions to Thomas Kennedy, union
vice president.
Called Best Contract This Year.
Mr.. Kennedy. who left New York
last night, said on his arrival in
Hazleton. Pa, that he considered
the contract "the best agreement
negotiated in the United States
this year.
1T will be mutually satisfactory
and will result in better stability
for the anthracite industry because
1T is fair and just to all parties"
Mr.. Kennedy said.
The agreement is an extension of
the current contract, which expires
July 10, except for changes in minor
clauses and the wage and welfare
fund provisions.
81 Million in Benefits Due.
Mr.. Kennedy, estimating yearly
production of 100000 tons of
anthracite, said the miners would
receive a total package" of $751;
100000 in benefits as a result of
the pact.
The agreement is effective as of
July 16. Mr.. Kennedy said the six
day gap after expiration of the
old contract was agreed on for
bookkeeping reasons.
Mr.. Kennedy expressed hope the
welfare fund could provide for a
pension system similar to that pro-
posed for soft coal miners, who are
tentatively scheduled to receive
500 a month after the age of 81.
Vacation Pay Approved.
Union spokesmen said present
wage scales for the men average
$l1.10 for a seven-hour day for
those classified as company miners
and $10.53 for company laborers.
Miners operating on a piece-work
basis get an average of s13 a day.
The agreement continued a 10
day vacation provided in the old
contract and provided payment of
500 in vacation wages.
1t also provides for signing of
dues check-off cards by individual
miners in conformity with the
Taft-Hartley Act. The men already
have signed the cards, the union
said.
Beneficiaries of the health and
welfare fund are identified as
members of the United Mine
Workers of America instead of
merely as mine workers" in order
to take care of miners not working
at the time they are entitled to
benefits.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
200 Jews From Cyprus
Arrive at Hoifo by Ship

HAIFA, Palestine, July S R.-
The S. S. Pan York landed 1900
Jews today from Cyprus. United
Nations observers watched them
file quickly down the gangplank
and onto a train waiting beside the
port.
Another 1000 are expected later
today aboard the S: S. Pan Crescent.
The Jews had been interned in
Cyprus by the British because they
had tried to enter Palestine without
immigration visas.
About 10000 Jews still are In
camps on Cyprus. Israeli officials
said I'VE will do our utmost to
transport the refugees to Palestine
within the shortest length of time
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Palestine
Continued From First Page)

Haifa as a free port. That oil ship
ping center now is Israeli. A fret
airport of Lydia, now in Arab coun-
try, also would be established.
Israels government announced
last night it is holding Peter H
Bergson. 38. co-president of the
American League for Free Pales-
tine, on charges of armed resist
ance to the Israeli army and incite-
ment to desertion." Konrad Berco-
vici, the other co-president, earlier
had said in Tel Aviv he feared Mr.
Bergson was dead.
The government said the charges
grew out of the Altalena incident.
Irgun Zvai Leumi landed several
hundred fighters and tried to un-
load arms in Israel several days
ago from the landing ship Altalena
Israeli government troops beat the
Irgunists in a fight to uphold the
truce,
Evening star., 1948-07-05
FLYER Hunts 3-Acre Field
Hits Worlds LARGEST
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 5.-The 1900
acre airport below looked a trifle
large to Alfred Stranieri of Wor-
cester, Mass, but he landed his
light plane there yesterday anyway.
rs this Columbia Field, Valley
Stream?" he asked John Smith,
operations supervisor.
What" explained Mr.. Smith.
This is New York international
Airport, the worlds largest air
port"
Mr.. Stranieri, embarrassed, said
he'd made a mistake. He was look
ing for Columbia Airport, q three
acre field on Long Island.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
YuqosIov
Continued From First Page)

Russian policy. The Yugoslav Com
munist' Party's central committee
has denied the accusations and de-
nounced them as lies" and Sian
der
No Understanding With West.
The Yugoslav Communist Organ
Borba offered a clue as to which
way Yugoslavia leans. 1t said:
"As far as our stand toward
the imperialists. our friends ano
enemies know that the policy OF
Yugoslavia as a part of the forces
of world democracy against the i'm
perialist camp will not change one
bit"
Translating the usual Communist
cliches, that statement would ap-
pear to indicate that Tito's regime
does not intend to try to reach an
understanding with the Western
powers.
Milovan Djilas, a Yugoslav Com
munist leader, wrote in the same
paper that Yugoslavia does not feel
Evening star., 1948-07-05
FizzIe Saves Man
From Penalty in
Fireworks Case

When the firecracker fizzled, so
did the police case against Charles
H. Murphy, Judge John P. NC
Mahon decided today in Municipal
Court.
Murphy, who is 10 and colored
and lives in the $500 block of Rock
Creek Church road NV, was ar
rested last night at Seventh and
p streets NV. on a charge OF il
legally setting off fireworks.
According to police testimony
Murphy lighted a 1-inch cracker
and threw it on the pavement. The
big bang did not result.
Murphy pleaded guilty and faced
a maximum penalty of $500 fine
or a year in jail.
Judge Mcmahon dismissed the
case, however, holding that light
ing a dud firecracker was not a
violation,
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Taxing Accident Cancels
Two FIiqhts al Airport

A minor taxing accident at Ma
tional Airport late yesterday caused
cancellation of two flights.
Airport officials said an Eastern
Airlires plane and Northwest Air
lines craft brushed wings. Although
the damage was minor, Civil Aero
nautics Administration officials re-
luired grounding of the planes un-
til proper examination could be
made.
Passengers were placed on other
flights.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Boy, z, Escapes Injury
In Fall From Tuxicub

A 2-year-old child who fell out
of a taxicab while it was rounding
Barney Circle was reported none
the worse for his experience today.
The child, William G. Jenson,
was taken to Providence Hospital
and then to his home at 1928 Van
Ness street NV. The cab was
driven by his uncle, Daniel J. Gill
le.spie. of the same address.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
British Finuncier Dies

LONDON. July 5 (P).-Frederick
Alexander Szarvasy, one of Britain's
leading financiers and industrialists
died Saturday. He was in his late
Cos. Twenty years ago Mr.. Szarvasy
made a deal giving him control Of
so per cent of Britain's coal industry
as chairman of the Amalgamatec
Anthracite Colleries and of British
Anthracite Sales, Ltd.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Stubbinq Victim Dies

Carl Crawford, 80, colored, Of 1924
Kenyon street NV, who was
stabbed in the head with an ice
pick in a fight at that address on
Thursday, died early today at
Freedmens Hospital. An assault
with a dangerous weapon charge
has been placed against Emmanuel
Galloway, A, colored, 1881 Lamont
street NV.
Evening star., 1948-07-05
Communist Factions
Clash at Trieste

ROME, July R.-Dispatche
to Rome newspapers today said pro-
Tito and pro-Russian Communists
clashed yesterday in the Trieste
free territory.
The independent Messaggero said
the sharpest encounter took place
at Mackolje in the Yugoslav occu-
patton zone near the boundary with
the British-American zone.
1t said fighting broke out there
between Italian Communists and
Slovene liberation front, a partisan
organization. Police stopped the
fight.
The trouble started, the paper
said, when an Italian Communist
rose and praised Stain. The crowd
was reported to have shouted. cow
ard" and forced him down from
the speakers stand.
The same paper said other dis
orders occurred at Mamie near the
zonal boundary. Thousands Of
Trieste anti-Tito Slovenes were
meeting there and a speech against
Tito was being made, it said, when
Trieste Communists arrived singing
party songs. A fight started. Police
broke it up,