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Evening star., 1948-11-28
Abe Sales in Virginia
Net $9O,626,7a5 in Year
Nv the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. T.-Vir-
ginia's l03 State liquor stores did an
over-the-counter business of more
than $50 900, 900 in the last fiscal
year. a report by State Auditor j.
Gordon Bennett showed today.
On this business, up more than
Sc 900 900 over the previous year,
the State realized net profit OF
$l7,71S,577, a gain of $1,215,S00 over
the 1946-47 period.
Net sales in the ABC stores
amounted to 90,626,73 but the sale
of licenses and permits, confisca-
tions, rentals and other items in
creased the total revenue to $91,-
872. .79l,
Evening star., 1948-11-28
Foirfux Cancer Chapter
To Be Set Up at Meeting

Mrs. c. F. Northington, jr., COM
mander of the State Division of the
American Cancer Society, Inc, and
other officials of the organization
will meet with Fairfax County resi-
dents at S pm. Tuesday at the Oak
ton Elementary School to organize
q society chapter for the county.
Among those expected to attend
are Mrs. Ashby K. Raine, the So
ciety's field representative; Mrs.
Irwin M. Rufford, district COM
mander: Leonard H. Peterson, man.
aging director, and Edward Phil
lii State campaign chairman.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
Dr.. Muuck to Discuss
Budqetinq in HyuttsviIIe

DR.. Elwyn A. Mauck, director Of
the Maryland State Bureau of
Fiscal Research and professor at
the University of Maryland. will
discuss Public Budgeting" at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the council room of the
Hyattsville firehouse.
The lecture, third in series
sponsored by the Government FL
nance Study Group of the Prince
Georges County League of Women
Voters, will be open to the public.
In the final talk December 9, Dr.
Mauck will discuss state and Local
Fiscal Relationships"
Evening star., 1948-11-28
Inquiry TO Turn
To Waiting Lists
For orChevroIets
Three Dealers Called
For Macy Hearings
Resuming Tomorrow
By Don S. Worren

Experiences of prospective buyers
of new Chevrolets who put their
names on dealers customer lists
will be told tomorrow to House
subcommittee as it reopens hearings
on charges of gouging in automobile
sales practices here.
The subcommittee on Questionable
Trade Practices of the House Pub
lie Works Committee has called
three Washington Area dealers to
appear at 10 am. when its investi-
cation is resumed.
About 80 witnesses are to be heard,
at sessions to be held tomorrow and
probably Tuesday in the hearing
room of the Public Works Commit
tee on the third floor of the new
House Office Building.
Three Firms Named.
Representative Macy, Republican,
of New York, who heads the sub
committee, has announced that Of
ficials of these three firms will be
called to the stand: Ourisman
Chevrolet, Inc, 610 H street NE;
Mandell Chevrolet Co., 1900 Nichols
avenue Sc, and Kenyon-Peck, Inc,
Chevrolet dealers at 1926 Wilson
boulevard, Arlington.
This inquiry is said to be based
largely on field investigations made
by agents of the Macy subcommit-
tee.
John T. M. Reddan, subcommittee
counsel, indicated the public hear
ings likely would be devoted to testi-
mony concerning what value there
was to customer waiting lists and
to the distributors policies as to
accessories.
Trade-ins to Be Discussed.
Another subject expected to come
up was distributors policies as to
trade-inS.
This is the second set of hearings
called by the Macy subcommittee.
After months of preliminary inquiry
by subcommittee agents and recent
hearings, the General Motors Corp.
has announced that the franchise
of one of its Washington Oldsmobile
distributors has been terminated.
Also, the Hudson Motor Car Co.
last week promulgated rigid policy
to be followed by its dealers, par
ticularly as to extra accessories.
Officials of the Oldsmobile Divis-
ion of General Motors revealed last
week that the franchise of the
Kearney Oldsmobile Co., New York
avenue NE, was not being renewed.
Agents of this company, according
to testimony before the Macy sub
committee, had received tips up to
$500 for the sale of new cars.
Evening star., 1948-11-28

World Symphony Of Dvorak, Tschai-
kowsky's Nutcracker Suite, Alham-
bra and Glinka's Russian and Lud-
miila Overture.
The symphony will be conducted
by Van Lier Lanning, former mem
Der of the National Symphony
Orchestra, who founded the 65-
member Arlington organization.
The civic association plans to
present three more concerts for
children. The first was Eiven oc-
tober 81.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
2 per cent here but down 10 per cent

2 per cent here but down 10 per cent
in Baltimore.
Department store sales from last
January to November 20, however,
were 10 per cent above the corre-
spending period in 1947.
Those figures are pretty general
for the country as whole" Wash
ington department store spokesman
explained. But it is we'll to dig
deeper into them. Detailed analysis
reveals that the major declines have
been in luxury items and in some
of the bigger household goods
Evening star., 1948-11-28
County Issues to Be Aired

Mrs. J. Rene Hemingway, presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
League of Women Voters, and Mrs
Ralph Himstead, government chair
man for the county league, will dis
cuss current county issues, including
the new charter, during a 15-minute
radio program over Station WGAY
at GAS am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
Fay 10 Protect
Innocent in All
|
New SexCases
U. S. Attorney to Seek
More Proof Before
Acting on Complaints

To avoid injury to the reputation
or possible conviction of some in
nocent person. the United States
attorneys ofiice henceforth will
seek some kind of corroboration,"
besides the mere statement of q
complaining witness before prose-
cutting q person on a sex offenss
charge.
This was announced yesterday by
United States Attorney George Nor
ris Fay, who said he wanted to avoid
any possibility of a mistake or mis-
understanding" leading to prose-
cution for a sex offense.
Neither he nor his assistants. Mr..
Fay said, will prosecute for sex
offense unless there is some kind Of
corroboration" besides the mere
statement of the complaining wit
ness.
Cites Misunderstanding.
This procedure is to be followed,
Mr.. Fay said, regardless of whether
the complaining witness is police
man or private citizen. 1t is to be
applied also in consideration OF
various types of sex offense charges,
he said.
Corroboration, Mr. Fay said can be
through circumstances or additional
witnesses besides the main COM
plainant.
Mr.. Fay mentioned the posi-
bi1ity of police or young children
bringing sex offense charges through
misunderstanding or mistakes. He
referred among other things to such
offenses as indecent assaults"
where there could be a mistake as
to the intent of the person accused.
While indicating he expects no
letup in the prosecution of sex Of
tenders, both under lesser charges.
OF under the Districts new six Of
fense law, Mr. Fay made 1t clear
that he felt his office would be neg
ligent If it does not seek corrobora-
ton in connection with sex offense
charges.
Clarification Sought.
One point in the Districts sex law
was questioned in Municipal Court
yesterday, and authorities indicated
they are eager to have 1t cleared
UP.
The question involves the inter-
probation of the term liberties" in
that section of the law which makes
it a felony for an adult to take
indecent liberties" with a child.
The United States attorneys office
contends this wording is broad
enough to include not only physical
liberties" but oral suggestions Of
an indecent nature, as well.
Assistant United States Attorney
Robert Short took this position yes
terday in the case Of Earl H. New
ton. 80, an airline mechanic, who
lives in the 900 block of G street
S.W. The complaint of 7-year-old
girl against him charges that while
Newton committed no physical Of
tense, he made indecent suggestions
to her.
Held for Grand Jury.
Defense Counsel Harry Ahern dis
puted that the language of the law
embraced conduct such as that
charged against. his client.
Judge Thomas D. Quinn, however,
held Newton for grand jury. action
after the little girl had testified.
'She said the remarks were made
when she visited him on his front
porch last Friday night, to get some
comic books. The child admitted
the only physical contact occurred
when Newton "patted" her on the
shoulder as she left for home.
Mr.. Ahern protested the Govern
ments recommendation for q 5000
bond, pointing out that no force
or violence" had been alleged. Judge
Quinn then set the bond at 5000.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
RiverduIe P-TA PIuns Buzuur

The PARENT Teacher Association
of the Riverdale Md School will
hold a Christmas Bazaar and Winter
Carnival at tbs pm. Tuesday at
the school. Entertainment will in
clude q pie-eating contest.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
Eoirlund P.-I. A. Plans Party

The Parent Teacher Association
of Fairland Elementary School,
Montgomery County, will sponsor
a benefit game party at the school
at 8 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1948-11-28


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Evening star., 1948-09-02
Hollywood Gets
INew Separate
| Postal Mark

Postmaster General Donaldson
announced today that he has au-
thorized a separate postal cancella-
ton mark for Hollywood. Calf.
The cancellation now reads Holly
VIC ID, Calf, Station of Los An
geles." But this will be changed
as soon as the Hollywood postmas-
ter gets the new stamping machine.
1t all started June 26 when the
program Truth or Consequences
gave q Hollywood tire salesman,
Billy Snyder, the job Of touring the
country to get 100000 signatures
on a petition for the change in
cancellation.
Mr.. Snyder along with five
Washington models-saw Mr.. DON
aldson this morning. Mr.. Donald
son said he obliged by signing the
petition and was given a pen in re-
turn. He did not tell them that
the authorization for the new mark
had been given a month ago.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept 2 Up fUSDAl-Sal-
able hugs, 1000; total, 5000; moderately
active, generally steady, to strong; top.
$40 pounds, 27.25-2S.25; around 400
pound butchers at 24.50; few lots good
and choice 160-1S0 pounds, 21.00-2800;
good and choice sows under 326 pounds,
26.25-27.25 few 27.50; 325-350 pounds
25 50-"6.50; 375-425 pounds, 23.15-2415
450 pounds and over, mostly 22.50-23 90;
salabie eattie-3, 900; total. 5000; sal
able calves, 400; total. 400; slaughter
steers and heifers slow, mostly steady
with Wednesdays average; cows unevenly
generally steady to strong; bulls, strong to
25 higher; calves and vealers firm good
and choice fed steers. 33.O0-40.00 few
choice calfclub yearlings up to Al 90: bor-
derline medium and good short-fed steers,
2a00-31 90: few choice heifers up to
81 80; most common and medium heifers.
20.00-27.50; medium and good beet cows.
IL. 50-23 90: Gamers AID cutters, Is. .0u-
80; medium and good bulls. q so
24.00; good and choice vealers, 27.00-
30 90; clean sales stockers and feeders
iully 25 lower; two loads good 1,050-
pound feeding steers, $3.50.
Salable sheep. 900; total. 900: slow
slaughter, lambs not fully established SCAT
tered sales small lots good and choice
native spring lambs about steady at 35 90;
some held at 1875; nothing done oil
slaughter ewes.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Early Stock Advances
Trimmed or rConverted
Into Small Losses
By the Assoeiotad Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Early de-
mand for stocks faded away in Later
trading in today's market.
Carrying through brisk rise yes
terday, prices advanced fractions tc
around a point soon after the open
ing bell. Railroad shares provided
the motive power for the forward
move.
Buying slackened later and gains
were either trimmed or converted
into small losses. Even some of the
carriers drifted into the minus
column.
Corporate bonds moved narrowly
United States Governments helc
steady in the -the-counter mar.
ket.
Higher in the Curb were Alumi-
mum Co., Ashland Oil, Barium Steel
Cities Service and Creole Petroleum
South Penn Oil and Lake Shore
Mines were marked down a bit.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
|Schacht Still in Jail
AS Verdict Is Studied
BY the Assecioted Press
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept.

STUTTGART. Germany, Sept. q
-Hjalmar Schacht has won another
victory In the courts, but he's still
in Jail.
A German appeals court absolved
MIN yesterday of charges that he
was a major NaZi offender, but
American Military Government Of
ficials kept him in his internment
camp pending a decision on the
validity of the verdict.
DR.. Wolfgang Schwamberger
Schachts lawyer, said that If his
client is not turned loose by to-
morrow he'll file a writ of habeas
corpus. If necessary, he said. he'll
go all the way to the United States
Supreme Court. One American on
cial said final decision should come
today.
This morning the American mili-
tary government informed German
denazification authorities the re-
lease of Schacht is purely a Ger
man matter" German authorities
were reported meeting to determine
what final action to take.
Mrs. Schacht said she had re.
ceived a letter from Robert Muir.
ply, Gen. Lucius D. Clay's politi.
cal adviser, in which Mr. Murphy
told her, she said. that American
military government would moi
interfere In her husbands case.
| Schacht, once Germany's financial
wizard, was serving an eight-yeal
sentence imposed by Stuttgart de.
notification court. Earlier. the In.
|ternational Military Tribunal &C.
Iquitted him of war crimes charges
! Germans in the Appeals Court
yesterday cheered the verdict TO,
Schacht. American officials were
Iastounded.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
New Plan Proposed
Ito Protect Services
AGAINST Subversives

A new plan for dealing with both
suspected and proven cases OF SUBJ
versive or disloyal conduct in the
armed forces was announced today
by Secretary Of Defense For
restal. but a spokesman said that
mo witch hunt" was contemplated.
The Armed Services Personnel
Board has submitted a broad three
point disloyalty proposal to the
Secretaries Of Army, Navy Air Force
and Treasury for comment and sug-
gestions, Mr.. Forrestal said
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
was included because he is the over,
all director of the Coast Guard.
which becomes part of the Navy
in wartime and would be included
in the plan.
The program recommended calls
for close cooperation between in
vestigation agencies Of the Govern
ment, Mr.. Forrestal said. Check
ing on officers or enlisted men sus-
pected of disloyalty. these investi-
cation agencies would exchange in
formation with each other, each
supplying any information from Its
files concerning the possible dis
loyalty Of any member of the mill
tary services"
| Approval Still Needed.
i 1t was pointed out that the plar
was not yet National Military
Establishment policy since it hac
not been finally approved by Mr.
Forrestal.
i While the plan is aimed at elimi-
mating Communists in the armed
|services, especially in view Of the
fact that the new draft law con.
tains no bar against the party
members, membership in the so.
called Communist front organiza-
tions on Attorney General Clark's
list would not necessarily mean
discharge of a man from the serv-
lice. This could merely provide an
other escape clause in the draft, an
official pointed out.
/ The plan sets forth three cate.
gories of disloyalty or subversior
and recommends corresponding de-
grees of penalty or precaution fol
each, AS follows:
/. Persons who have been founc
to have committed overt acts oil
dlsloyalty against the Government
or the service. This group, If found
guilty by an appropriate service
body, would be subject to either
court-martial or civil trial with dis
honorable discharge.
Members OF Subversive Groups.
2. Persons, who, after a thorough
investigation, are found to be dis
loyal or subversive without having
committed an overt act placing them
in the first category. Such an
investigation, for example, could de-
termine that the suspected person
is member of the Communist
Party or any of the other 100 groups
listed by Mr.. Clark. Active mem
bership or participation in any of
these organizations could bring
about discharge other than honor
able If the inquiry also disclosed
questionable loyalty.
3. Persons against whom there
can be strong and reasonable
suSptf1pr hut no positive dislpyS1ig
! provt6 Persons In this Category
would be kept under surveillance
and out Of so-called sensitive" jobs
such, an intelligence, radar, etc. a.
THE arAsthe broad PRINCIPLES sset
FORTH by the board Approprtste
actions against suspects would be
the responsibility of the individual
branches of the services.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 R.-Foreigr
don.rs o,hars IN rertsI.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket rs. per cent discount or s2.37a United
States cents. up 10 of a cent.
Furope-Great Britain tpound). 4 03h4
UNCHANGED. Great Britain, 30-day futures
4o2Is. UNCHANGED: Great Britain, 60-day
90-day futures, l.01ss, unchauged: France
ffranc,. 32ss of cent. unchansed; ITALY
Gira), September hixcd rate. -001 73a; Au-
ehansed; switzerland tfranc. free). 25.45
Of .07 Of Q ceut.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

LIQUIDATION and hedging depressed cotton
futures in slow trading today. Traders
were discouraged over the slow demand
and sentiment that there will be a sub
stantial surplus Of cotton at the end OF
the current season.
| The United States Army asked for offers
OF approximately $4,000 bales of cotton
Tor Germany. The cotton would be Sep
TEMPER October shipment. with prices based
Hedge selling continued light. with fu-
lures prices approximating the Govern
ment loan levels.
Late afternoon prices were As to 65
cents bale lower than the previous
close October. 30SS; December 80. rs.
and March, 1888
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO Sept. 2 dP,.--Selling cam
into grains around midway in the session
today and prices fell back quickly in ali
pits. Losses in wheat ranged to 3 cents,
which was recorded in the July. 1919
contract. Corn tumbled more than Z
cents.
Cash houses showed little interest in
wheat. Hedge selling came from -four
mills. Heavy rains in the wheat-growine
territory of Nebraska had a depressing in
fuence, particularly on the July contract.
Such rains mean the ! 949 crop will go into
a good seed bed, traders said.
The eaSiness in corn was attributed In
part to a slight weakening in cash prices
and a private estimate that there had been
no downturn in new-crop prospects during
the past month Cash prices dropped
about > to 4 cents from Yesterday.
Wheat at noon was ] 70 to cents lower.
September 2.2I34; corn was 1A-2h low
er' September .s5h: oats were unclaimed
were ia lower to "a higher, November
24S.
Traders gave a good deal of attention to
a statement by Harold StaSSen that food
prices should come down.
Evening star., 1948-09-02
D. {. Postal Receipts
Held 4.49 Pet. Above
Year Ago in August
BY Nelson M. Shepard

fost Office receipts, a reliable busi-
ness barometer, increased in Wash
ington by SIG per cent in the first
eight months of the year and by
449 per cent in August over similar
periods in 1947, it was revealed to-
DAY.
Figures released by the Washing
ton City Post Office gave total re-
ceipts for the year through August
as sl1,217,l26, an increase of $751;
313. August receipts totaled ST.
275, 1888, or s54,838 more than a year
ago in that month.
Postal officials said the compare
tive figures indicated a "satisfac-
tory steady increase" in receipts, and
pointed also to the fact that the
seasonal month of August was "a
little better" than a year ago.
Bank Assets Increase.
The Richmond Reserve Bank re-
ported an increase of s9,l42 900 In
total bank assets in the fifth dis
trict the week ended August Is
over the similar week a year ago
OF the total OF s3,516, ,478,0 900. WASH
lngton assets amounted to 1861 ,806,-
000
Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans throughout the fifth
district increased s5,819,000 over
the same week last year; real es-
tate loans increased $l,723,o0 A
decrease of S14,785, 900 in total in
vestments was accounted for almost
entirely in holdings of Government
securities. Investments in other
bonds and securities showed an
increase of s3O4,OO0 in the week
compared with year ago.
ABA Program Revised.
Changes in the program OF the
National Bank Division meeting at
the American Bankers Association
convention in Detroit this month
were announced from headquarters
because of a called meeting of the
directors of the World Bank to be
held here September 27. AS a re-
suit, two prominent Federal officials,
M. S. Szymczak, one of the gover-
nors of the Federal Reserve System,
and Maple T. Harl chairman of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora
ton, will be unable to participate in
the panel discussion scheduled at
Detroit. They must attend the
World Bank meeting instead.
Gordon D. Palmer, president OF
the National Bank Division and
president of the First National Bank
of Tuscaloosa, Ala, announced the
revised program for the division
meeting at the Statler Hotel on
Monday, September 27. On the
panel, which will follow Mr.
Palmer's address, will be Norf1eet
Turner, president of the First Ma
tional Bank, Memphis, Tenn, who
will act as moderator; Lawrence
CLAYTON, a governor of the Federal
Reserve System; H. E. Cook, dlrec-
tor, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp, and Preston Delano, Comp
troller of the Currency.
Following the panel discussion the
meeting will be addressed by Frank
C. 2athie, former president of the
ABA and president of the Chi
cago City Bank & Trust Co. and the
Mutual National Bank, both in Chi
cago.
Insurance Record Set.
J. D. Marsh & Associates, Wash
ington representatives for the Lin
coin National Life Insurance Co,
set an all-time record in August for
a single months business in any
Lincoln agency, 1t was reported to-
day. The August campaign wrote
s4,O76,612 of life insurance, surpass-
ing the record previously established
by the agency in March of this year.