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Evening star., 1948-11-30
Virginia School Case
Attorneys Are Unable
To Settle Dispute
by the Assoeioied Prssx

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 30.-A
meeting of attorneys in the Glouces-
ter County school equalization case
yesterday apparently failed to stavs
off contempt of court hearing for
the county school officials.
The hearing is scheduled for De-
cember in Federal District Court
here for Gloucester school officials
to show cause why they should not
be held in contempt of court for fall
ing to make substantial steps toward
equalization of Negro and white
schools in the county.
After the attorneys met yesterday
with Federal Judge Sterling Hutche-
son, one of them representing Negro
patrons in tbs county said there ap.
peared to be little chance of getting
together on an out-of-court settle
ment. He was Martin A. Martin,
Richmond attorney.
Mr.. Martin said, I'VE couldn't get
any satisfaction out of the Glouces-
ter lawyers. The judge apparently
was agreeable if we could work out
satisfactory arrangement. The
school board lawyers, however, ap-
parently don't honestly feel that
they are in contempt and they want
their rights vindicated."
Charles E. Ford of Newport News
and George P. Dehardit of Glouces-
ter, are counsel for the Gloucester
school authorities.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 30.-A woman
who became the mother of her hus-
bands child by artificial insemina-
ton had the marriage dissolved to-
day on the grounds of his incapacity
to establish normal sexual relations
Under British law, the decree OF
nullity. granted by Justice Sir Ed
ward H. Pearce, makes the 3-month-
old baby, boy, illigitimate.
Justice Pearce directed that only
the initials of the man and woman
should be published because of the
nature of the case, first of its kind
in British courts. The woman's were
given as r. E. L., age 81, and her
husband as E. L., age 81. They were
married in 1912.
The wife told the court that she
had agreed to artificial dissemination
from her husband in the hopes that
birth of a child might overcome a
psychological condition which pre-
vented the man from censummating
his marriage normally. The couple
had separated last January, how
ever, before she was aware that the
artificial dissemination had been sue
cesSful.
The husband did not contest the
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Thomas Files Motion
Asking Dismissal Of
Fraud indictment

Dismissal of an indictment charg-
ing Chairman Thomas of the House
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties with conspiracy to defraud the
Government and filing false claims
in connection with his congressional
payroll was asked in a motion filed
yesterday in District Court. !.
The motion, filed by Attorney
William H. Collins, counsel for Mr..
Thomas, Republican, of New Jersey,
contends that the grand jury which
indicted him was illegally consti-
tuted. This contention is based on
a statement that IL of the 23 grand
Jurors were Government employees
and will not receive regular pay for
service on the grand jury, but in
stead were given leave of absense
and pay from their Government
jobs.
District Court attaches when
asked about the jurors receiving
pay, explained that Federal Govern
ment employees receive their Federal
pay for their regular Government
work for the time served on the
grand jury.
Another contention in the motion
was that the alleged conspiracy
charge should be ruled out under
the statute of limitations.
Mr.. Thomas pleaded innocent to
the charges when arraigned about
two weeks ago and has been free
under 81 900 bond.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Alexander Sfratton

Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow for Alexander K.
Stratton, "a, insurance man and
Washington area resident for so
years, who died Sunday of heart
ailment at his home, 3507 Macomb
street NV. He had been Ill four
weeks.
The services will be at his late
home, and burial will be in the Pres
byterian Cemetery, Alexandria.
Born in Lynchburg, Va, Mr..
Stratton came to Alexandria as a
young man to work with the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau. Later, he be-
came an auditor for the old Potomac
g. Chesapeake Steamboat Co. and
then joined the Washington & Old
Dominion Railroad Co., Of which he
was secretary-treasurer. In 1895 he
joined Franklin g. Strunk, insurance
firm here, as a salesman.
Mr.. Stratton is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Agnew Stratton,
and a sister, Mrs. Benjamin Puryear
of Lynchburg.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Steer Loose in Crowd
Al Show Is Subdued
By Texas Stockman
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 30-Ten thou
sand persons stood and cheered a
48-year-old Texas stockman last
night for his heroic role in an un-
scheduled event at the horse show
at the International Livestock EX-
position.
A few mintues before the crowd
gave an ovation to Lloyd Jinkens OF
Fort Worth, Tex. an 800-pound
steer leaped a 5-foot fence into the
massed spectators at the show.
There were screams OF terror
from among the crowd.
Mr.. Jinkens. who was waiting
his turn for an exhibition of riding,
spurred his horse to the fence,
cleared it with leap from the sad
die, bulldogged the animal and Led
1t back into the arena.
Police Capt. Frank Reynolds said
the steer running amuck among the
huge crowd might have trarnpled
many.
American to Be Judge.
For the first time since the start
Of the livestock exposition in 1900,
an American today will have the
honor of selecting the grand cham
pion steer.
DR.. A. D. Webber Of Kansas State
College, Manhattan, Kans.. judg-
ing expert of long experience. will
select the finest animal. Previously
leading cattlemen from abroad have
been called to Chicago to make the
final selections
For the first time, Hampshire
lamb was named grand champion
wether. The winner, a 140-pound
animal, was entered by the Uni
versity of Wyoming.
Iowa State won a grand cham
pionship with pen of three South
down wethers.
Grand Champion Shcrthorn.
Scotsdale Bombardier, ,450 pounds
of shorthorn, was named grand
champion shorthorn bull. He was
the entry of o. G. Bennett of
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. Jay
Farceu, I'd, an entry by c. o.
House of Arcadia, Ind, was named
grand champion Belgian stallion.
Milo v. Wolrob of Mount Vernon,
Iowa. showed the champion barrow
In the Berkshire breed. King of
the Vanities, f1ftieth shown by Lew
Is w. Theiman of Concordia, Mo,
was named champion polled short
horn bull.
In the international hay and grain
show a father -and-son combination
Newton Halterman and his son,
Lair, IL, of Rushville, Ind, were
named, respectively, corn king" and
corn prince" Both won with In
diana S44-D yellow corn.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Artificial dissemination Bubv
Made Legitimate by Decree

wife's charge that he was incapable
of normal sexual relations but op-
posed dissolution of the marriage.
Justice Pearce said conditions OF
the marriage would "inflict con-
siderable strain and humiliation on
a woman such as few women can
endure indefinitely without serious
injury to health"
I'm my view, this particular mar
riage had broken down hopelessly,
he said. Il see no hopes of happi-
ness by keeping these two people
married.
That the child should be made
illegitimate is most regrettable. But
sons are not now judged by the
errors of their parents. The few
who will know of the illegitimacy
will probably also know of the facts
and there is nothing that reflects
any dishonor on either the side OF
the parents or the child"
Nothing could be learned imme-
diately about custody of the child.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Government Sues
Republic Steel and
19 Other Fabricafors
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

CLEVELAND, Nov. 30.-The Fed
eral Government charged Republic
Steel Corp. and 10 other fabricators
today with restraining competition
in the sale and manufacturer of
sewer pipe.
In a petition filed by Attorney
General Clark in Federal Court, the
Government accused Republic and
the other firms of dividing up sales
territories in violation of the Sher-
man antitrust act.
The firms, the Government said.
have been operating on a deal
whereby Republic reserved for itself
the exclusive right to manufacture
and sell culvert (sewer) pipe in a
territory that covered:
Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
the District of Columbia and all
foreign countries.
The other firms were accused of
holding similar agreements else
where.
In Washington. Mr.. Clark said
that governmental agencies are the
principal purchasers of the pipe in
volved, which is used primarily for
drainage purposes. in the construc-
ton of highways and airports.
Together, the defendants account
for 80 per cent of the country's sewer
pipe, the Government said.
Republic released a statement say
ing that "the sales practices COM
planned of by the Government in
this proceeding have been standard
in the culvert industry for nearly
half a century"
Other Firms Accused.
Besides Republic and the Toncan
Manufacturers Association, which
was accused of handling the trade
agreement, the Government listed
these other defendants:
Beall Pipe & Tank Corp, Port
land, Oreg.; Berger Metal Culvert
Co., Westminster, Vt; the Board
man Co., Oklahoma City, Okla:
Central Culvert Corp, Alexandria,
La.
Conner Manufacturing Co., Louis
vile, KY. ". r. Conner and S. v.
Conner, doing business as copart-
nership); Choctaw, Inc, Memphis,
Tenn; Dominion Metal & Culvert
Corp, Roanoke, Va: Eaton Metal
Products Corp, Omaha, Nebr.
Eaton Metal Products Co. of Mon
tana, Billings, Mont; Empire State
Culvert Corp, Groton, N. Y: Illi-
nois Culvert & Tank Co., Peoria,
Ill: A. P. Jensen and L. S. Frame.
doing business as Jensen Bridge &
Supply Co.. Sandusky, Mich.
H. v. Johnston Culvert Co., Min
neapolis, Mimi: H. v. Johnston Cul-
vert Co., Aberdeen, S. OAK: M. M.
Hiway Materials Co., Columbia, Mo.
Thompson Pipe & Steel Co., Den
yer, Colo; Tri-State Culvert & Man
ufacturing Co., Tampa, Fla: Wis
consin Culvert Co., Madison. Wis.
Wyatt Metal Boiler Works, Dallas,
Tex.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
IAnIift Is Halted as Worst Fog
In'Decude Ties Up West Europe

little prospect of the fog lifting
within the next "a to 48 hours.
The fog blanket extended from
the Baltic to Portugal. Most of
France and Germany were blacked
out. The last trickle of airlift planes
reached Berlin late yesterday.
The weather prevented American
Ambassador Lewis w. Douglas 60
ing from London to st. Andrews,
Scotland, to receive an honorary
university degree today.
Nearly 100 ships were held up in
a 12-mile stretch of the fogbound
Thames estuary.
Visibility was down to $50 yards
at Southampton at II o'clock this
morning, the latest time the Queen
Elizabeth could catch the tide. The
earliest the liner can now get away
is 10:15 am. tomorrow,
Evening star., 1948-11-30
by the Assoeiossd Press

LONDON. Nov. 30.-The most per-
sistent fog in a decade fouled up
Western Europe again today.
The murk cut visibility to few
yards, grounded planes, slowed
trains and snarled automobile traf-
fic for, the fourth successive day.
For the third time in three days
it forced postponement Of the sail
ing Of the luxury liner Queen Eliz-
abeth. already 13 days behind
schedule on its Southampton to
New York run.
1t stopped the Berlin airlift, kept
ambassadors, generals and ministers
OF state from keeping important
appointments, and made millions
late for work.
Weather forecasters said there was
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Identity of Body Found
Near Aboretum SOUGHT

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
today said body found Sunday
near the National Arboretum was
that of an elderly white man, but
that attempts to identify it thus far
had failed.
DR.. Macdonald said there were no
bruises on the body, as far as could
be determined
Homicide squad detectives, who
were seeking to trace the mans
identity through missing-person re.
ports, said there apparently were no
suspicious circumstances.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Troctor Driver browns

NEW WINDSOR, Md, Nov. 80
LP.-Leonard Bowers, 29-year-old
farmer, drowned in two feet OF
water yesterday when his tractor
overturned and pinned him in a
small creek. He was the son OF
the Rev. and Mrs. Bernie Bowers
of New Windsor and also Is sur
vived by his widow and two chill
cren.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Monetary Fund Lends
Uruguay 10 Millions
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov
30.-The International Monetary
Fund has granted a $4,000, 900
loan to Uruguay. it was officially
announced yesterday.
The money is to be used for pur-
chases to expand government
owned power plants.
Uruguayan imports have been
curtailed because of a dollar short
age. Banking circles here said
Sunday the monetary fund loan
will make possible a revaluation Of
the urugllaYan peso.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

for social security and welfare i'm
provements. to the next Congress
the agency's duties are expected to
increase considerably.
And there's a real chance that
legislation will be enacted next year
Transforming FSA into full
fedged Government department
with cabinet status. 1t would be
called the Department of Public
Welfare or the Department of So
cial Welfare. If this develops, FSA
Administrator Oscar Ewing. a close
friend of President Truman, will
become Secretary of Welfare.
ROUGH TRAVELING-One of
the gross inequities that the new
Congress will be asked to remedy
as soon as possible is the present
s6-a-day travel allowance that is
given Government employees who
occasionally have to travel out of
town on official business.
1t doesn't take much figuring to
realize that at today's prices its
impossible to get by while travel
ing on Sc day. Yet that's what
Government employees must con-
tend with-with the result that they
dig into their own pockets to make
up the difference.
One Government employe, who is
in the middle Income salary brack-
ct, says that he has lost nearly $500
during the past year on out-of-
town assignments for the Govern
ment. That's nearly 10 per cent of
his yearly salary.
There's no excuse for not rails
ing the travel allowance to at
least $40 a day." he said, There
are many employees in the same
boat that I am. If Congress doesn't
do something about 1t next year
I'll have to quit my job. just
can't afford to work for the Gov
ernment If I have to travel on the
present per diem allowance"
**+ ~
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Gov
eminent employees representatives
will call at the White House tomor-
row to ask that Federal workers be
given the day off on Friday, De-
cember "a, in order that they can
enjoy a four-day holiday week end
White House officials, however, say
that present plans call for Federal
employees to get only four hours of
on Christmas eve. The same il
expected to hold true for New Years
JOBS-The Civil Service Commits
sion has announced exams for store
keeper jobs in Government agencies
Starting salaries are $2,086 to SO,
727 year. The maximum pay is
$4,479 annually. Application forms
may be obtained at the commission
main office, Seventh and F streets
NV. All applications must be filed
not later than December 81.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

This recommendation would almost
certainly be rejected by Congress,
which has rejected similar proposals
in the past.
The second proposal before the
Hoover Commission has better
chance of being accepted by the
group. This would allow GAO to
maintain it's investigative and
checkup powers over Government
agencies, but a great deal of its
auditing powers would be >decentral-
lied to various departments and
agencies.
Even this recommendation would
face an uphill fight in Congress with
the odds against its adoption.
Congress has always felt that the
GAO has saved the taxpayers
millions of dallars by uncovering
fraud and waste in Federal spending
Those favoring decentralizing
GAO's activities say that much
duplication and waste of effort
could be obtained if the individual
agencies had the power to audit the
spending of their particular offices
and bureaus.
| X X
| BAD BUSINESS-A number Of
Government agencies are engaged
in bad bit of blundering that can't
help but give the Federal service a
black eye.
Quite a few Federal job applicants
have been notified by telegram to
come to Washington Immediately
that positions were available for
them. Consequently, these people
have wound up their business and
personal affairs back home and
headed for Washington.
But, on arriving here, they have
been told that it was all mistake
that the particular agency which
sent for them didn't have the nee
essary funds to hire them. Appar-
entity what happened is that the
personnel divisions of these bureaus
failed to consult with their budget
and financial divisions before dis
patching the kilograms.
Several of the disappointed and
transplanted job seekers have COM
planned about their shabby treat
ment to their Congressman, who
might air the situation at the next
session Of Consf6ss.
But, even If they don't, it is only
a matter of common decency that
the agencies make sure that the jobs
are available before telegraphine
people to wind up their affairs and
come here.
GPO-Public Printer John j
Deviny is expected to make his
counter wage increase offer next
week to the Government Printing
Ofice's more than 1900 printers.
The printing employees are asking
for a 38-cent- boost. Mr.
Deviny has not disclosed what offer
he will make, but 1t is expected to
be somewhere around 25 cents an
hour.
Any agreement finally reached
between the printers and Mr.. Deviny
is subject to the approval of the
Joint Congressional Committee on
Printing After the printers wage
demands are settled, similar pay
boosts will probably be given to
! most of GPO's other employees. The
last time GPO workers got raise
was last December.
y \ II
FSA-Insiders at the Federal Sc
curity Agency predict that FSA will
be the most rapidly expanding
agency in the Government during
the next year or so.
With the administration slated to
present a comprehensive program
Evening star., 1948-11-30

ing py Govern
ment agencies.
First of all, it
isn't very likely
that the Hoover
Commission will
go along with
the proposal to
eliminate tn e
GAO and let the
individual de-
partments and
agencies n a v e
complete respon-
sibility of audit
ing the spending
of Federal bu-
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Tenn peratures n
Hinh InT
Uniform Contract Awarded

Elevator operators in the District
Building and Municipal Center will
be furnished uniforms by the Dis
trict next month. A contract has
been given Livingston & Son at a
cost of Sl.458.30.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
BroziIiun Reds Active

Although outlawed, the Com
munist Party still functions clan
destinely in Brazil, publishing news
papers and spreading propaganda
otherwise.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
EIks to Hear Douglass

DR.. Paul Douglass, president Of
American University. will address
the Elks Luncheon Club at 1915
pm. tomorrow at the Elks Club, s19
H street NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

(Be sure to listen in euery Sum-
day at 1915 am. over WMAL
The Star station, for Joseph
Young's broadcast uersion OF the
Federal Spotlight, teaturina- ld-
ditiondl neiUs and UieUs of the,
Government scene)
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny with highest about So degrees
this afternoon. Fair and continued
cool tonight and tomorrow. Lowest
tonight about "a in the city and %
in the suburbs.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair with
little change in temperature tonight.
Tomorrow fair, slightly cooler in
the mountains.
Wind velocity, miles per hour;
direction, south-southeast.
Five Day Weather Forecast
November 30 Through December 4.
For Northern Virginia, Maryland
and the District-Temperature will
average about two degrees above
normal. Normal maximum, 47; nor
NAL minimum, 81 in the Washing
ton area. Cooler Thursday, warmer
Friday and colder Saturday. Rain
likely about Friday. Total amount
of rainfall near one fourth inch.
River Report.
(From q. 8. Ensineers.)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
Evening star., 1948-11-30
RoiIwoy Purchases Delayed

Argentina is having difficulty in
obtaining Diesel trains and motor
coaches for its government railways.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Hoover c commission Reported
Weighing GAO CurtoiIment
By Joseph YOUNG

The Hoover Commission is giving serious consideration to
proposals that would curta sharply eliminate the
functions of the General Accounting Office
If the Hoover accepts either of these
would be stir controversy Congress
which considered
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Reforestotion in Mexico

Mexico's President Aleman re-
Gently was taken on tour by the
Governor Of the State of Mexico,
to see first hand the rapid pro-
gress being made in reforestation
there
About two-thirds of all divorces
in this country are granted to
women.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

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Evening star., 1948-11-30
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SEVENTH RACE-Purse, 81 900; al
lowances; 3-year-olds and upward; about
Evening star., 1948-11-30

tFrom o. g. Ensineers.)
Potomac River muddy at HarperS Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

CII IIdS always CUIISIUcItU UIIC
D as its watch dog on the spend
Evening star., 1948-01-18
The Young Idea
Momemtary Wave Of Self-Pity
DISPERSED by Friendly Group
By Mary Elizabeth Wright, Il
Mount Vernon Seminar,

other that they had not noticed me
at all. 7 was full OF self-pity and
longed only to get away.
My face was almost numb. l
pulled my hood closer around 1t
and put my mittened hands deep
into the warmth Of my pockets. My
thoughts were of home, Of Mother
and Daddy, Of my sisters, and all
the wonderful friends at home who
were not Indifferent to how felt.
Why had ever left North Carolina
for this cold and hostile world2
My thoughts were jerked back to
reality. The snow was coming
down so thickly that ahead Of me
stretched only dreary grayness.
knew I should start back, but the
way was not exactly clear. A new
feeling of fear crept into my mind
what if I were lost? Suppose I
could not find my way back? In
the morning they would come and
find me lying In the snow, frozen! I!
Then they would regret neglecting
me. The warm tears of self-pity
began to roll down my stiff cheeks.
I brushed them away and stumbled
blindly on. Suddenly I heard voices,
singing and laughing. As hurried
toward the fire 7 recognized faces,
friendly, smiling faces, with red
lips that spoke CHEEKY words to me.
The empty, lonely feeling disap-
peared. A group of boys and girls
skated up to me and in voices OF
genuine concern began asking me
questions. where have you been?"
"We have looked everywhere for
you" did you 60 up to the hotel?"
With a doughnut in one hand
and cup of steaming hot chocolate
in the other, I explained that had
almost gotten lost because foolishly
I had skated to the other side of
the lake. Every one was laughing
and talking at once and it seemed
they all were talking to me. AS I
looked at them crowding around
the fire, little feeling of content
ment and importance crept into my
heart. I knew that my eyes were
sparkling like theirs, and that my
cheeks were warm and pink. My
laughter mixed with theirs. The
loneliness Of the past few minutes
was wiped out. I was happy.
(The Sunday Star wiH publish
ecc1, tDeeE an article tDritten by
student In a high school In this
picinity.)
Evening star., 1948-01-18
win be On local counters IN few

win be on local counters n . few
days.
One OF the most recent additions
to the roster Of radio fun-makers,
Burrows sings In memorable man.
her gags and other material that he
refers to as typical topical songs" !"
The piano playing and Brooklyn
accent belong TO Mr.. Burrows, too.
Several Of the numbers he has done
on his show are included In the
brace Of records in the album with
the intriguing title, The Girl With
the Three Blue Eyes"
Signs Of our times: A Perry Como
fan club, titled Como Castles" with
headquarters In Chicago. raised $40