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Evening star., 1948-03-12
Schedule Of Hospital
Aid Here Approved

The basic priority schedule under
which District agencies may apply
for Federal aid to build hospitals
and health centers under the Hos
pital Survey and Construction Act
of 1916 has been approved by the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice
Health Officer George c. Ruh-
land, who made the announce
ment yesterday, said this gives the
District 'the green light" to begin
accepting plans for specific prof.
.ects that will expand health facili-
ties here.
Under the act, the District is
entitled to s298, $50 a year for five
years-a total of $1,49l, ,750-to sup
plement funds any private or public
agency can provide for construc-
ton work. The local contribution
however. must double the amount
of Federal aid.
DR.. Rutland expressed "sratifi-
cation" that the Public Health Serv-
ice has accepted the Districts basic
construction plan. The proposals
place provision of beds for patients
with chronic diseases and erection
Evening star., 1948-03-12
Capital Forest No. 104
To Meet Tomorrow

Capital Forest No. 104, Tall Cedars
Of Lebanon, will meet In the North
east Masonic Temple, 523 Eighth
street NE, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Elmer Stein is grand tall cedar.
Plans concerning the caravan to
West Chester, Pa. on April II and
the convention to be held In Asbury
Park, N. j., in May will be dis
cussed. A class Of some 40 candi-
dates will be initiated by Past
Grand Tall Cedar william Heider.
Evening star., 1948-03-12
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C..
FRIDAY, MARCH IL, feA

Of more health center1 among the
Districts most urgent require
ments.
He pointed out, however, that
Washington has a long way to
60 to meet all the recommended
standards of the Federal health
service.
"Manifestly," said DR.. Ruhland,
"this cannot all be done ut one
time"
Evening star., 1948-03-12
Program to Honor Post

A program honoring the Indian
poet, Rabindranath Tsgore, will be
given by the Biesophical Institute
in the Willard Hotel at $50 o'clock
tonight,
Evening star., 1948-03-12

Our Store is Busy with Young, stIe-Wise tonions
Choosing their Spring and Easter Wobes Come Join U.s. Tomorrow!
Evening star., 1948-03-12
1895 TO $500

SUITS -------------3o 1926 TO $500
Toke choice jackets fitted bo hpenet long, pped
boo Skirts straight and morrow, modified swins Collars
rolled chin Fobrics eobodnes worsteds
wills wool Coors pretty the rainbow Sizes for Juniors
and Misses.
Second Floor
Evening star., 1948-03-12

SPRING COATS S-..-.- 1906 TO 11o. so
Such dWerscoon Goats full length dei dramatic coats
eeotcoots for and country Goats with natural shoulders
forne collars and pretty cuffs suedes eobordnes doeskn All
shades. Sizes for Juniors and Misses.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Permit for Oil Prospecting
Off Coast SOUGHT In Suit

A District Court suit, which coun-
sci described as a test case, seeks
to force Interior Secretary Krug to
issue a permit to a Nevada man to
prospect for oil and gas in land of
the coast of California, below the
high water mark.
The suit was brought yesterday
afternoon by Deryl L. Mayhem of
Caliente, New, who contends that
he applied for a prospector's permit
for some 1900 acres of land in
Orange County. Calf, in 1884.
The suit maintains that, under
O 1885 amendment to the Mineral
Leasing Act. it is mandatory on the
part of the Government to grant
such a permit to all those who ap-
piled 80 days prior to an amend
ment TO the act by Congress in
1885. This Mr.. Mayhem says he
did.
The complaint says the applica-
ton for the permit was turned
down by the Secretary of the In
terror on the ground the land in
question belonged to California.
The United States Supreme Court
ruled last summer, however, that
such land is the property of the
United States.
Mr.. Mayhem is represented by
O number Of attorneys, headed by
Burton K. Wheeler.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Personal Evangelism
Among Laymen Urged

A new emphasis on personal evan.
gelism among laymen Is needed K
promote the Christian principles tha'
must solve the worlds problems, Dr.
John Bonnell, of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York, last
night told delegates of the National
Committee for Christian Leadership
Inc.
He spoke at a buffet supper ir
Fellowship House, 1924 Massachusetts
avenue NV, where the nationa
committee is holding its annua
meeting.
The national committee and its
affiliated international council rep.
resent breakfast groups throughout
this country and abroad. The groups
are composed of Protestant laymen
of all denominations, organized to
promote spiritual leadership. The
movement was founded In Seattle in
1885 by Abraham Vereide, who Is
now executive director.
Mrs. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
daughter Of President Wilson, and
Donald Stone, assistant director
Budget Bureau also spoke last night
A score Of legislators were present
at a luncheon at the Capitol yes
terday, presided over by Senator
Wiley, Republican. of Wisconsin. The
annual meeting will continue
through tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Maritime Commission Sued
On ~ lists Purchase

The New Orleans Shipwreckins
Corp. with principal ofnces in Chi
cago, yesterday brought suit in Dis
trict Court, asking the court to de-
clare binding the purchase Of 10
LISTS from the United States Mari
time Commission.
The suit, which named members
of the commission defendants, con-
tends the corporation was the high
est bidder and that the commission
awarded the purchase Of the ships
to it on January %. The price, it
was said, was about $250,000
Now, the suit says, the commits
sion is planning to reconsider the
purchase award and to re-advea tise
the ships for sale. The suit seeks
to enjoin the commission from such
action.
Justice F. Dickinson Let's issued a
temporary restraining order, pend
further action on the suit.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Park Police Sergt. .Sconyers
Retires After 80 Years

sergt. Walter H. Sconyers, SIS, to.
day is enjoying his first day of Off.
cial retirement from the United
States Park Police. He will leave
tomorrow for Florida, where he will
live.
At a retirement ceremony yester.
day in the Park Police Squad Room
Fifteenth and G streets s.W., Ed.
ward J. Kelly, special assistant te
the superintendent Of the National
Capital Parks, presented sergt
sconyers with . gold retirement
badge on behalf Of the organization
|Sergt. sconyers had nearly 80 years
service.
Capt. Mark H. Raspberry, COM
manding the Park Police, and Sergt
Raymond F. Selby spoke and pre-
sented him with gifts from his
colleagues. These included a fish
Ing tackle, a wrist watch and lug
gage.
Interior Secretary Krug, in q
letter, commended the sergeant fol
his "enviable record as a loyal
efficient and courteous police
officer.
During the last 10 years, Sergt
Sconyers had charge Of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Canal patrol and
was active in promoting restocking
Of the canal with game fish.
Serg. Sconyers is a native Of
fDaleville, Ala. He has lived at 21t
Elmira street, S.W. He Joined the
Park Police on July 2S, 1919, follow.
ing service in World War I.
Evening star., 1948-01-31

Methodist Church tomorrow at II
am.
The Wiles Glass Of Keller Me-
mortal Lutheran Church elected
Fred q. zirkle, president; Ross
Bupp, vice president; Ray Z. Will
kins, secretary; John Moreland,
assistant; Louis Winemiller, treas
urer; Albert Duerr, assistant; DR.
Carl r. Simon, teacher. and Paul
Froehlch, assistant.
The woman's Bible Class Of ST.
Paul's Methodist Church will hold
business meeting Thursday at 8
pm. at the home Of Mrs. Lillian
Hoge.
The Young Married Couples Glass
of Francis Asbury Methodist Church
elected r. Claude Thompson, presi-
dent; Robert Gumphrey, vice presi-
dent; William H. Rhodes, treasurer
Mrs. Jean Gable, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Louise lie May, corre-
spending secretary, and Charles
Humphreys, teacher.
The Pinkham Bible Glass of Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Church will
be taught by the Rev. James D.
Howell. The Fidelis Glass will hold
a meeting at the home Of Mrs. Ruth
Reynolds on Tuesday at 8 pm.
The Friendship Glass Of Emory
Methodist Church will hold its
monthly meeting Monday at 8 pm.
at the home Of Mrs. Elsie Nichols.
The Friendship Glass Of Metro
politan Presbyterian. Church elect
ed Melvin Carver president; Mrs.
Goldie Tate, Mrs. Lillian Tucker,
Mrs. Mabel Bullough, Mrs. Edna
Scott, vice presidents; Mrs. Mar
garet Lewis. secretary: Bernard
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Royal and Eisenhower Ask
Support for Security Week

Army Secretary Royal and Chief
of Staff Eisenhower have joined the
Reserve Officers Association in call
ing for Nation wide cooperation
in observance of National Security
Week from February IL to 20.
In a statement on the program
sponsored by the association, Mr..
Royal said 1t is imperative the
Nation be prepared and alert, that
we may, by example and by wise
guidance, lead the community Of
nations along paths Of democracy
to that peaceful future for which
a most bitter and costly war was
fought"
Gen. Eisenhower said the security
sought cannot be maintained merely
by military force, but, in its larger
sense, is the responsibility Of every
individual.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
New Tin Curbs Slated
If Controls Continue
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Commerce Department yes
terday ordered new limitations on
the use of tin in beer, animal food
coffee and paint cans, provided Con-
gress permits Federal controls to
continue.
Secretary Harriman's order was
made effective as Of February 20
when the second decontrol act ex.
pires. Unless Congress renews the
law, Government control over tir
will end then.
Mr.. Hartman announced that the
tin saving, estimated at 2,750 tons
would provide badly needed meta
for the national defense stockpile.
Under the proposed new restric.
tions, makers of beer cans may not
use more tin than they used In tin
plate in 1947.
Cans for packing dog and cat food
may not use up to more than rs pei
cent of the tin used In 1947 or in
1941, whichever is larger, assuming
that can makers used the light tin
plate now required instead of the
heavy coating used in 1941.
Coffee cans must be made entirely
of black plate, the department di-
rected, and cans for colored oil
paints must use a tinplate not heav-
Ter than the "quarter-pound" grade
uesd in animal food cans.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
This Changing World
=. S. Expected to Reject Soviet Protests
On Mediterranean Fleet and Air Bases

There is nothing In the italian
treaty to prevent the Italian govern
ment from offering the hospitality
Of its ports to warships Of the
United States or other friendly na-
tions. The italian government Is
exercising its prerogatives as q SOW
ereign state, 1t is said In official
quarters, in permitting war vessels
Of any country 1t desires to visit Its
territorial waters for any length
of time.
The United States has not raised
any official complaint about the
presence Of Soviet military missions
of such strength that they Car
be described as military forces-in
countries behind the iron curtain
Outside of a small number OF men
in charge of American graves In
italy, there are no American SOL
diers in that country.
Since the presence Of units Of the
American Mediterranean Fleet In
Cheek, Turkish or British waters
evoked no protest from the Soviet
government, there is no foundation
for a Russian protest about their
stay in the ports Of an equally SOW
ereign nation-Italy. The reason
for the sudden Soviet indignation
is due to the concern Of Its leaders
about the success Of the Italian
Communists at the polls.
u. 8. Policy Clarified.
The policy of the United States In
the Mediterranean was clarified
Thursday by Secretary OF Defense
Forrestal before the Senate War IN
vestigating Committee under the
craftsmanship Of Senator Brewster.
"It could be stated" he said. that
the vital interests Of the United
States extend, in the sense OF ocean
communications involved, from Gi-
braltar to the Indian Ocean"
The riparian nations in the Medi-
terranean fully concur in that policy.
They reahze that without the pres
ence of token American forces
such as our Mediterranean Fleet
they long ago would have been
faced with such trouble that they
might already be behind the iron
curtain.
Wholeheartedly those nations have
opened their port facilities to the
American ships, which could not
owing to the lack Of American
owned bases-show our flag without
their cooperation. The success OF
the Marshall Plan, they ali realize,
depends to a great extent on the
presence of an American force in
the Mediterranean, a token Of i'm
fermentation of the Truman doc
trine, which is the cornerstone of
the Marshall Plan.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Commission on Youth Calls
For PROGRAM Of Research

Need for q comprehensive pro.
gram Of research during the next
two years in preparation for a 1885,
White House conference on children
was seen by members Of the Ma
tional Commission on Children and
Youth, who ended q three day
meeting yesterday.
A summary Of the major findings
of discussion groups holding sessions
in the Federal Security Building
was distributed as the meeting ad-
journed.
In preparing for the conference
it was felt, the planners should
keep in mind the need to see the
child as an integral part of the
family, to see that the security OF
family life depends on many factors
including the basic economic secur-
ity of the Nation, and to think ir
terms Of all children and not o1
only the vulnerable child.
In post-meeting talks, commits
sion members heard Mrs. Cells
Bunker, assistant director Of public
welfare in Puerto Rico, and Mrs
Laura Moorhead, director Of public
health nursing for the Virgin Is
lands, describe the needs Of children
in their honelands.
Evening star., 1948-01-31

President Truman this year. Not
even with Henry Wallace cutting
into the Democratic vote.
This, it seems pretty evident, is
not because the people love Mr.. Tru-
man more; it is because they love
the Republican leaders less. They
don't like the record the Republi-
cans have made and are making In
Congress.
G. o. p. Chiefs to Blame.
The Republican leaders have only
themselves to blame. They made
it clear the day they took over that
they intended to manage the Gov
ernment in all its branches, regard
less of the White House. They made
1t so clear that the people didn't
miss the point. So now, for all the
things they don't like in life the
people are disposed to condemn the
Republican Congress rather than
the Democratic President. At least
enough of them are so disposed to
give the President his present lead
in the polls.
This surely accounts for the fact
that OF the major Republican can
didates Senator Taft is making the
worst showing in the poll-taking.
Senator Taft represents the Con-
gress in a way none Of the others
does. Gov. Dewey, Mr.. Stassen and
Gov. Warren are only indirect VIC
tins of the legislative record. Sena-
tor Taft is getting 1t smack in the
face.
Subdued somewhat and slightly
chastened by this state Of affairs,
the Republican leadership neverthe-
less shows no disposition to change
the record. New and more liberal
members, Senators Flanders and
Baldwin for example, cry out in
alarm every day or two, but the
Old Guard doesn't surrender. It
continues to battle for the pressure
groups back home to whom 1t feels
indebted for election.
If Mr.. Truman Is being clever po-
litically 1t is by keeping the atten-
ton Of the country on Congress
and thereby, as far as he can, of
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Girl, 5, Burned Crawling
Across Liqhfed Gas Stove

A 5-year- -old girl was burned
painfully from the waist down today
when she crawled across the top Of
a lighted gas stove to reach box
of crackers on q shelf above the
stove.
The child, Michel McFeerren, AS
Brandywine street Sc, was treated
at Children's Hospital.
Michel's 10-year-oh brother,
Richard, jr., had lighted the stove
and was preparing to boil pot of
coffee, police said, when the child
climbed onto the stove. The gas
flames caught her nightclothes and
her screams brought her parents to
the rescue.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard McFeerren, told police they were
in bed and had not noticed that
Michel had slipped downstairs to
the kitchen,
Evening star., 1948-01-31

Scott, treasurer, and Mrs. Esther
Carver, teacher
The Waple Social Center Glass
Of Fifth Baptist Church will con-
duct service at the Baptist Home
tomorrow at 3 pm.
The Hummer Memorial Glass OF
Epworth Methodist Church will
hold a business and social meeting
on Tuesday evening. The ]. o. Y
Glass will hold its monthly meeting
Tuesday at 8 pm. at the home OF
Flora Kitchen. The Hummer Me-
mortal and ]. o. Y. classes will
sponsor a tea for the Youth Eel
lowship tomorrow evening.
The Mems Fellowship Glass oi
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church elected Oliver Harold Folk
president; w. Harold Love, vice
president; David McIlhatten, re-
cording secretary; Irving H. Bew-
hordt, corresponding secretary; Ed
ward Hicks, treasurer, and Judge
Norris c. Bake, teacher.
The Friendship Glass Of Eldbrooke
Methodist Church elected Mrs. o
w. Orndorff, president; Mrs. Ar
thur Evans, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. D. e. Wisecarver, mem
bership secretary; Mrs. Carl Hof-
mann, treasurer, and Mrs. Mary
Baum. delegate to the Organized
Bible Glass Association.
Mrs. Gertrude Suther will teach
the Cleaners Glass Of Columbis
Heights Christian Church.
The Everyman's Glass Of Pet
worth Methodist Church will be
taught by the Rev. Dr.. John C.
MILAN.
w. H. Barringer will teach the
Stevenson Glass Of Bethany Bap-
tist Church.
The adult Bible classes will spon-
sor the evening service at Bright
wood Park Methodist Church. Miss
Miriam L. Stackhouse will speak on
the World Youth Conference at
Oslo, Norway. Miss Florence Nc
Donald will be the guest teacher OF
the Fidelis Fellowship Class.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
On the Other Hand
Republicans May Have to Pay This Year
For Too Much Success in 1916

the extraordinary appointments
somebody persuades him to make.
Legislatively. Truman proposes -
shrewdly; the Old Guard disposes-
stupidity.
Grain Saving Applauded.
Whether or not it was fair to the
liquor industry - and 1t probably
was fair enough - the country ap-
plauded the plan to save grain by
restricting the amount that could
be used to make whisky. That went
for everybody, those who can take
it and those who can leave it alone.
AS the period of restriction ran out
and the situation remained serious,
the President asked that the re-
rstrictions be continued. The House
Banking Committee pigeonholed the
request.
That Banking Committee, Incl
dentally, offers a good measure Of
the political intelligence of the Old
Guard. Under the Craftsmanship OF
Representative Jesse Wolcott of
Michigan it has succeeded in smoth-
ering virtually all proposed anti
imitation legislation. If it has its
way, as seems likely, there will be
no price controls, no priorities, no
rationing. Chairman Wolcott has
just said so, explicitly.
Then there is the income tax re-
duction bill. Apparently obsessed
with the notion that anything la
beled tax reduction is good politics,
the Republican leaders are jamming
through a bill calculated to cut rev.
enues as much as $6,500, 900 900.
They don't believe the average voter
can be led to look beneath the label.
They may be wrong. If the audience
enjoying the Town Meeting of the
Air debate on the subject the other
night was fair sample OF the vot-
ing population, they certainly are
wrong. The greater part of the ap-
plause went to the able gentlemen
attacking the Republican bill, not to
the able gentlemen advocating 1t.
Evening star., 1948-01-31
|Lutherans 10 Name
Council Secretary 10
Serve in Washington
By cospor Names
stor Stoff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. 3l.-The Ma.
sional Lutheran Council at the con.
cluding session Of its annual meeting
here yesterday voted to maintain 8
Washington secretary to serve ths
participating bodies Of the council
n the Nations Capital.
Participating bodies Of the coun.
I'll, representing $500, 900 members
are the United Lutheran Church
in America, Evangelical Lutheran
Church, American Lutheran Church
Augustana Synod, United Evan.
gelical Lutheran Church, Lutheran
Free Church, Finnish Suomi Synot
and Danish Lutheran Church.
Held Necessity.
DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, chairman o,
the councils Public Relations Div.
ision and pastor Of Luther Place
Memorial Church in Washington
told the meeting q Washington
secretary for the council is q
necessity.
Every participating body Of the
council needs q reliable guide II
Washington to help them carry oui
this missionary, welfare and educa.
tional work." he declared. Dr.. Tabor
also pointed out that every division
Of the council at some time has
found 1t essential to use Washing.
ton contacts in dealing with Gov.
eminent agencies.
The councils Washington secre.
tary, who will be named soon, also
will conduct research in Govern.
ment organization and procedures
and will pass on such information
to the participating bodies Of the
council. He will send out materia.
to these bodies concerning impor-
tant congressional legislative hear.
ings, and he will keep key people
in Government informed Of the &C.
tivities Of the churches.
Hegstrom Reelected.
Harold Hegstrom, superintendent
Of the National Training School fol
Boys in Washington, was reelected
a member of the councils Division
Of Welfare:
DR.. William G. Sodt of Milwaukee
who was elected president Of thu
council earlier in the week, callet
on all Lutherans ito close ranks ant
present a united front in order tc
demonstrate that there is only on.
hope for one world-the boundles.
love of Christ
He predicted that, because Of tn,
need for new housing, the countr.
will be faced with a large mobil,
population for many years to came
with every home that Is built
three families move" he said. "a
million new homes a year mean
shifting Of 10000, 900 people an
nually. The church must continu
her ministry to America on tn
move, or we will soon lose the spirit
ual support to our American wa,
Of life"
Evening star., 1948-01-31
Bar Committee, Judges
Silent on 24-Hour ParIey

A two-and-one-half-hour private
session among the nine judges of
Municipal Court and the District
Bar Association Committee on Rela-
tions With the Court closed at $50
pm. yesterday with no participant
willing to reveal the outcome Of the
meeting.
John L. Laskey, chairman of the
committee, who earlier in the day
said his group would bring up the
question Of expediting the tagging
court docket Of cases, said he had
mo comment"
Chief Judge George p. Barse had
emphasized earlier the meeting was
10 be in CLOSED executive session"
Evening star., 1948-01-31

|cupation from Constantine Brown.
that country. the real motive be-
hind the protest is that Moscow
wants to do everything in its power
to strengthen its puppet, Com
munist leader Palmiro Togliatti, ct
the forthcoming elections.
Togliatti, who already has caused
strikes by his Red brigades in ports
visited by the American Navy, is
concerned that the presence of
American warships might give hope
to Italian voters that they will not
be thrown over by the United States
If the armed Communist partisans
decide to resort to strong-ar
methods next April. Any expecta-
ton of economic and political help
from America reduces the chances
of a Communist victory at the polls,
Fate of Colonies Undecided.
Since the fate of the Italian
colonies has not been decided yet
and North American territory is
under British control, there is nc
breach of a treaty whatsoever in
the reopening of the air center in
Cyrenaica, some State Department
experts say.
American planes flying to the
Near and Middle East cannot OBJ
tain any facilities from countries
behind the Iron Curtain, which
have closed their airports to Ameri-
can commercial planes. Hence
available facilities elsewhere had to
be sought.
AS to the presence OF American
warships in italian waters, there
can be no question Of any continued
occupation of Italian territory In
contravention of the existing peace
treaty. The last American soldier
of the Army of occupation left fol
the United States December Is last
year, exactly 80 days after ratifica-
i fioy, of fhe frao+v wos coyopleted