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Evening star., 1948-06-02
Rankin Seeks 10 Probe
Report Of ERP Subsidy
IFor Press and Radio
BY the Associoted Press

Representative Rankin, Democrat.
of Mississippi, called today for a
congressional investigation OF re-
ports that certain newspapers. mag
azine publishers and movie produc-
ers will split $4,000 900 in subsidies
under the Marshall Plan.
Mr.. Rankin waved copy Of the
Washington Times Herald bearing
the headline "Pro-Marshall Plan
Press, Films to Get Is Millions" and
shouted on the House floor:
If this Is true. it is certainly an
outrage and should be investigated
at once"
The newspaper story said the
$4,000 600 will be used to "subsidize
and boost" the foreign circulation
of the publications and films. 1t
described the publications as "a Sc
lected few which shouted the
lcudest' for the Marshall Plan.
Plan Reported in Committee.
The story carried the by-line OF
Willard Edwards of the Chicago
Tribune's Washington staff. tThe
Times Herald receives the Tribune S
news seryiceD
1t said the plan was outlined to
the House Appropriations Commit
tee at a recent closed session by j.
Noel Macy, assistant director of the
Office of International Information
Of the State Department.
Mr.. Macy was quoted as saying the
money would be used to convert into
dollars foreign curriencies received
from sales abroad of the publica-
tions.
Asked about the story, the Appro-
priations Committee said a tran
script of Mr.. Macy's testimony will
be made public tomorrow, along with
other testimony on the foreign-aid
program.
The story quoted Mr.. Macy as
having listed as possible benefi-
ciaries under the plan all motion
picture producers who sold or ex-
hibited films abroad, Time, Life and
Newsweek magazines, the Readers
Digest the Paris edition of the New
York Herald Tribune and the New
York Times.
Proposed Payments Listed.
Mr.. Macy was quoted as saying
the proposed payments will not
mean profits to those receiving
them, but only the elimination of
present losses.
The story said payments proposed
include:
Paris edition of the New York
Herald Trioune-$827,OO0 yearly fol
proposed sale of $4,000 copies daily
in the occupied zone of Germany
s150,000 year for circulation in
the occupied zone of Austria.
New York Times-$110,000 yeal
which was its estimated cosU OF
selling 10000 copies in the German
occupied zone of its Sunday weekly
overseas edition"
Life magazine-$853, 900, Of which
1868 900 would be for publication in
England, 100000 for publication in
France and 100000 in Italy.
Time magazine-$360, 900, of which
$33O000 would be for publication
in England and $4,000 for publica-
ton in Italy.
NewSWeek magazine-$200,0 900, OF
which 1920 would be for publica-
ton in England and $71 900 in Italy
Readers Digest-s3O5,O 900, of which
100000 would be for a French edi-
tions and $lo5,00o for an Italian
edition. =.
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to follow, it's expected that other
Government departments and agen-
cies will issue similar orders.
The commissions new policy says
that it expects its employees to
contribute to only two drives a year
the Red Cross and the Com
munity Chest. Contributions to all
other campaigns are optional on
the part of the employe.
In this regard the commission
has told its officials that employees
are not to be 'pestered" or coerced
into contributing to Embarrassing
drives.
One commission official estimated
there were about Is campaigns to
which employees were asked to con-
tribute during the past year. All
this has proved very annoying and
financially embarrassing to en-
ployes.
AT LAST-The Public Buildings
Administration has set June Is as
the date when the Bureau of En-
ployes Compensation will begin
moving here from New York City.
After endless delays BEG will re-
turn to Washington, following sew
eral years in New York. The NOV
ing chores are expected to take
about a week. BEG employees will
be located in the North Federal
Security Agency Building.
OTHER MOVING NOTES.-The
Vital Statistics Bureau of the United
States Public Health Service, now in
Suitland, Md. also will move into
the Federal Security Building here
during this month.
And the Public Buildings Admin
istration has allotted $4,000 feet of
space in the FSA building for the
National Labor Relations Board.
which is now housed in rented
quarters on Connecticut avenue.
The date for NLRB's moving day
has not yet been set, but its ex-
pected to be within 60 days.
x& 4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Army
Department has won its point in
its insistence that Arlington Farms
continue to accept applications from
newcomers to the Government. The
Farms will continue to take the
applications, following the Army S
complaint that it could not recruit
the girls it needed for stenographic
and clerical jobs unless it could as
sure them of an adequate place to
live. The Senate has approved
Legislation giving the Government S
nine military and intelligence agen-
cies the right to fire "disloyal' and
"indiscreet" employees. Civilian
agencies could also be given this
authority, if the President deemed
it necessary in the interest of ma
tional defense. The Senate also
has passed and sent to the White
House legislation granting back pay
and seniority rights to Government
employees unjustly fired from their
jobs. Reports again have CROP
ped up that some top administra-
tive changes are imminent in the
national defense establishment.
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a definite possibility that it will fall
through.
There's no doubt that the failure
to get definite action by the Repub-
lican steering committees yesterday
was blow to Federal pay raise
chances. AS things stand now, the
earliest date that pay raise legisla-
ton can be acted on by the House
and Senate is in the very last week
of Congress. Thus. the time element
now must be considered, as we'll as
the definite apathy and even op-
position that some Republican
leaders have toward the measure
The hopeful side of the picture
is that Senator Taft and Speaker
Martin have committed themselves
in favor of pay raises. 1t now re-
mains to be seen just how hard
they will try to get the legislation
enacted, and if so, how successful
they will be.
X X X
PROMISE - One encouraging
thing that developed at the policy
meeting was the Republican leaders
assurance that action on all appro-
priation bills can be completed by
June 49, the date of the scheduled
adjournment.
This would end lot of confusion
and indecision in Government de-
partments and agencies regarding
layoffs, promotions and other ad-
ministrative problems. At present
a lot of agencies just don't know
how they stand in the matter of
their 1949 appropriations, and are
proceeding blindly.
IMPORTANT DECISION-In the
event of another mass Government
reduction-in-force program, you
can expect to see quite few nom
veteran career. employees again be-
ing bumped" by veterans.
The right of Government agen-
cies to dismiss nonveteran career
employees ahead of veteran employees
with permanent status, even If the
nonveteran has greater seniority,
was upheld yesterday by the Su-
preme Court. It was an extremely
important decision as far as Gov
ernment employees are concerned.
Veterans who do not have per-
manent status cannot bump" non
veteran career employees. But vet
Grams with permanent status, even
with only one year of, service, can
oust any nonveteran career worker,
regardless of seniority factors,
The Supreme Courts ruling came
on an appeal from Earle w. Hilton,
a Charleston Navy Yard worker
with IL years experience, who lost
his job to a veteran with less years
Of service.
| In delivering the courts opinion,
Justice Black said that Mr.. Hilton
!, made "ar appealing argument"
against the Governments present
policy. But" continued Justice
Black, 'it is a policy adopted by
); Congress. and our responsibility is
, to interpret the act (the Veterans
, Preference Acb. not to overrule
the congressional policy"
| X X X X
COMMISSION SETS PACE-The
Civil Service Commission is the first
Government agency taking steps to
curtail the endless number of char
ity drives to which their employees
are subjected.
Following the recommendation
last week of the Federal Personnel
Council that something be done to
protect Government employees from
the almost constant Embarrassing
drives, the commission put its new
order into effect this week.
And since the commission usually
sets the pattern for other agencies
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Army Colonel Found
Dead of Bullet Wound
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU, June "A bullet
wound ended the life yesterday of
Col. Joe J. Miller, SO, of Magnolia
Miss, the 9th Army's wartime signal
officer in Europe.
An Army spokesman said the evil
dence indicated Col. Miller took his
own life An Army inquiry board
said he died of a gunshot wound in
the head. His wife found his body
when he failed to appear for break
fast.
Col. Miller was signal officer OF
the Armys Pacific headquarters
here. He took over the post in Feb
ruary, 1947.
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calls then only If the President Ger.
tified that the services cannot get
the men they need through vol-
untary enlistments. = =
The amendment, sponsored in the
committee by Representative Wins
son, Democrat, of Georgia, is sim.
liar to a provision that appeared in
one Of the early versions of the bill
reported out in greatly changed
form, May Z.
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not 6 We any
definite assur-
ance that the
pay raise legisla-
ton will be dis
cussed. at that
time.
The situation
boils down to
this: It's strictly
a tossup now as
to whether Gov
ernnleQJ WOrkerS
will get their
cost = Of : living
pay boost. The
odds seem to be
Evening star., 1948-06-02
J. K. HuddIe Is Named
To Kushmir Commission
By the Associofad Prexi

President Truman today nominat-
ed j. Klahr Huddle to be United
States representative on the United
Nations Security Councils Kashmir
commission.
Mr.. Huddle Is American ambassa-
dor to Burma. He will serve in the
u N. post while continuing his as
signment as ambassador.
John Harvard, founder OF the
oldest university in the United
States, was baptized in Southwark
Cathedral, located at the south end
Of London Bridge.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
The Federal Spotlight
Pay Increase Decision Delayed
Until Last Week of Session
By Joseph Young

Government employees will to wait until the last few
days before finding out they going to get
raise this year.
apparent yesterday when meeting Of
Republican leaders failed take definite
action Federal pay raises.
Chairman Taft of the Senate Policy Committee said the
Evening star., 1948-06-02

Additional neWs of Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast Dersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:f5 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Stdr station.
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will meet again next Monday to
discuss further the legislative pro-
gram before scheduled adjournment
on June 10. But Senator Taft did
Evening star., 1948-06-02

High, 20. at 20 pm.
Low, 81, at ":05 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90, on May II.
Lowest, ). on January @b.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United states Coast ant
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Weather Report

District Of Columbia = Mostly
sunny with some cloudiness and
highest about 80 this AFTERNOON
Fair tonight with lowest around go
Tomorrow sunny and warm.
Virginia and Maryland - Partly
cloudy and cool tonight Tomorrow
mostly sunny and warm.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour
direction, north.
River Report. =
From United States EngineersO
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at HaTpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-10-16

lplay will be the second Of the new
seasons presentations by this group.
King-Smith's oath season opens
October % with a four day produc-
ton of "Monoplays," by Lucian
Scott.
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He, too, must be enthralled by
what Michael Powell and Emeric
Pressburger have added to it to
make the story's spell complete.
These two inspired intelligences
have destroyed nothing of the es-
sential simplicity of the story in
ornamenting 1t with an exciting
panorama Of modern ballet. They,
too, have a beautiful heroine, an
international ballet star, who dons
red dancing shoes and follows where
they lead, past love, past life, to
death.
The girls story is never lost in
the splendor of Red Shoes" Her
name is Vicky Paige, lovely Eng
lish society girl, a greatly gifted
dancer who gets a role in the COM
pany of Lermontov, the monomaniac
entrepreneur. The ballet is Ler-
montov's world, and those who en-
ter that world must leave all else
behind.
When he is convinced that Vicky
shares his exclusive idolatry of the
ballet, he sets out to make her the
greatest dancer in the world. He
coins for her a fantastically beauti-
full ballet, based upon Anderson's
tale, and she dances 1t in all the
dazzling triumph Lermontov had
foreseen.
This triumph is the beginning of
Vicky's tragedy, of Lermontov's, and
also that of the intense and charm
ing young composer of the RED
Shoes" ballet, with whom the bal
lerina falls in love. 1t sets for the
three Of them the ultimate choice
on the girls part between a career
and marriage, or unable to choose
between these, suicide.
r.
The world of the ballet, the back
ground of the narrative, is a dazz-
ling thing in the expensive techni-
color of the ]. Arthur Rank pro-
duction. 1t involves not merely
multiplicity of exciting back-stage
and theater interiors, but the en-
chanting topography of the Riviera,
the Mediterranean, the teeming
streets of London around Covent
Garden, and of Paris.
While the eye and heart are be-
ing charmed by all this, the ear is
being delighted by a musical score
unrivalled on cinema sound tracks.
Brian Easdale is the composer and
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the Royal Philharmonic Orchestrs
under Sir Thomas Beecham plays
this rich and varied concert which
runs through the picture in moods
which range from the chastely
classic to swing.
The supreme sequence Of ''The
Red Shoes" naturally is that en-
bracing Vicky's triumphant ballet
the creative work of Robert Help.
mann. The whole brilliant essence
of the production is distilled in this
long passage. Here the imagina.
ton that went into the picture
reaches its peak. THE Red Shoes
is ballet and infinitely more than
ballet in this climactic area, and i!
irresistibly dramatic.
This enchanting expansion is the
work of the camera which not only
follows Mora Shearer's bird-like
movements but visualizes their
meaning and that of the music
which impels them. The symbols OF
both come alive behind and around
the ballerina and the ballet takes
on a breadth and beauty and a
drama it has never had before.
In "The Red Shoes" the dance is
everycne's art form.
A glittering cast of eminent art
lists Is basic requirement of work
so elaborate as The Red Shoes.
Producers Powell and Pressburger
have met it unequivocally. They
have assembled a group which in
cludes Anton Walbrook. as the en-
trepreneur; Miss Shearer as Vicky
Paige; Marius Goring. as the young
composer; Leonide Massine as the
ballet master. and ever so many
others of equal stature and gifts.
In the direction of this cast,
Powell and Pressburger have been
amazingly acute. They have asked
only such acting of dancers as
dancers are capable of evoking and
the same is true of their musicians
This intelligent requirement has
contributed enormously to the hon
est realism of The Red Shoes" and
it has in no wise inhibited superb
performances in the key roles.
Walbrook, an actor of enormous
range and perception, Is the domi-
nant figure in this great cast with
his portrait Of Lermontov, the IA
natical producer to whom ballet Is
the total of life. In scene after
scene, Walbrook is never less than
perfect. at his best in the final Sc
quence in which Vicky's death
breaks his assurance that the dance
is everything.
Miss Shearer, magnificent
dancer, is a lovely and convincing
heroine whose very limitations as
an actress make her more real as
the artist who could not decide
between art and life.
Goring, as the composer who COM
pletes the triangle, is the least ade-
quate Of the three principals. but
being the least in Importance his
shortcomings offer no particular
flaw in the excellence of the pic
ture.
A dozen others, Albert Basserman
Massine. Helpmann dancer as well
as choreographer of the climactic
ballet), and Ludmilla Tcherina
among them, contribute brilliantly
to the detail of THE Red Shoes"
the whole of which is a spectacular
screen achievement.
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of SHOWING
Ambassador Johnny Behind,

Ambassador e Johnny Belinda;
l., $40, $40. 7:30 and 9:45 pm.
Capitol -" "The Saxon Charm;
10:30 am, los, 3:45, 6:25, 9:G5 and
11A0 pm. Stage shows: 1920, 3
$40, 500 and II pm.
C0lumbia-"Luxury Liner; 11:25
am, 1:30, 3:35, $40, 7:45 and 9:5C
pm.
Dupont-"Dreams That Money
Can Buy; l, 2:25, 3:55, $40, $50
8:15 and $40 pm.
Hipp0drome -" THAT Hamilton
Woman; 2, $50 and 9i45 pm.
Keith's-"Tap Roots; 11:40 am,
1:45, $50, 5:55, 8, 1905 pm. and
1915 am.
Little-"Great Mr.. Handel; Ills
am, 2:40, sos and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"Smart Girls Don't
Talk; II am, 1880, 2:40, 4:3O, $40,
$40 and 10 pm.
National-"Red Shoes; 2::30, $50
and $3.50 pm.
Palace-"Julia Misbehaves":: 10:45
am, 1855, sos, Sis, TBS, 9::35 and
11:45 pm.
Pix-"Blood and Fire.; 1:10, 4:05,
1855 pm. and 1855 am.
Playhouse--eMine Own Execu-
toner; 11:20 am, 1:25, 3:25, 5:35,
7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts.
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"Johnny Belinda; II
Evening star., 1948-10-16

Longshoremen were originally
called along -shore-men" because
they worked on the wharves of sea-
ports, where they loaded and I'M
loaded vessels.
Evening star., 1948-10-16

lease, q production of the Archers, pro-
duced. directed and written by Michael
Powell and Emeric Pressburger. music by
Brian Easdale, ballet choreography by Rob-
ert ,Helpmann. At the National
THE CAST
Boris Lermontov- Walbrook
Julian CraSter ----- Marius CORN
Victor Page age MORA Shearer
Ljubov -------. Leonide Massine
Ivan Boleslawsky- Robert Helpmann
Livy Esmond Knight
Boronskala -Ludmilla Teherina
Lord Oldham Derek Elphinstone
Lady Neston -I Irene Brown
Professor Palmer Auskin Trevor
Madame Rambert- Madame Rambert
Dmitri Eric Berry
Evening star., 1948-10-16

BROADWAY-The Theater Guild has plans for
production Romeo and Juliet 1th Jentter
Juliet Negotiations hare been under bay beteen the
Selsnck Whom the star is under ercu
contract 1uen he expressed ~ that she
the Shakespearean role The play w make tour
of Eastern cities prior q York OPENING
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Indian Dances
Recital Oct. 80

A recital of dances of India will
be given by Srimati Rukimi Devi al
Pierce Hall October 80.
Rukmini Devi is an exponent o1
the Bharata Natya, the ancient
sacred dance of South India, which
she will perform during the recital
Tickets are on sale in room 543 oi
the Munsey Building.
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am. ITO, 800, $40, 7::25, 9:40 and
11:55 pm,
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again and again. 1t has in it that
power of survival that belongs to
a splendid piece of music which,
after ALL is what it is-music visual
lied artistically, dramatically and
timelessly.
A capacity audience greeted its
premiere, sponsored by the Women's
Advertising Club, and seldom has
an adult group been more, enchanted
By the screens power to tell fairy
story in modern idiom. Disney at
his best has never approached this
much of eloquence in catching the
wonder of imaginative fiction.
II u " u
Hans Christian Anderson, who
wrote the original simple fairy tale
upon which THE Red Shoes" is
based, might have difficulty recog-
nizing it in it's dazzling new form
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Children's Theater
Luncheon Is Set

The Children's Theater of Wash
ington will launch its third season
of productions by and for children
with a luncheon at the Willard
October 81.
Guest speaker at the affair will be
DR.. c. M. Kase, director of theater
and chairman of the department of
dramatic arts and speech of the
University of Delaware. His topic
will be "Childrens Theater: The
New Frontier of Theater."
Evening star., 1948-10-16
King.Smith Tryout
Readings Tomorrow

Open reading tryouts for angel
Street will be held at 7 pm. tomor-
row in the King Smith Theater, 2118
Massachusetts, avenue NV. The
Evening star., 1948-10-16
MARLBORO

MAR, l,R0R0 Upper Marlboro. Nd.
ssesS~SsS Mori 9075
To-day Only Two Big Hits! CROSSED
TRAILS" Also Gagged FURY" Last
Complete Show $50 Sunday, Mon
day. THE RETURN OF THE BAD
MEN"
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Defense Hishwgy
CHEVERLY O:''

at tondovsr pd. Nd
UN O100 Free Parking. Today Only.
WILLIAM BOYD in FALSE PARA
Disc" Also PAT o'BRIEN in FIGHT
ING FATHER DUNNE." Last Com
plete Show $50. Sunday, Monday.
.ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET
FRAEKENGTETN
Evening star., 1948-10-16
Red Shoes Dazzling Triumph
In Gala American Premiere
BY Joy Cormody

which National Washington
picture night achievement
motion picture spectacular dimensions which combines
meodic oveness
tion that delight to the the mind and the heart
Shoes" superbly basic test Of all
will
Evening star., 1948-04-08

the newspapers asked to have elm
mated from the new contract Is the
so-called bogus" clause.
The clause provides that all local
advertising material must be set up
from scratch in the composing room
|of the newspaper using 1t.
Clause Carried Since 1907.
The practice, under the contract,
must be followed even If the adver-
tisers already have had the ads set
in outside shops and have sent the
newspapers matrices or photo
|engravings which require no addi-
tional work by Newspaper compos-
itors.
The bogus" clause at issue has
been carried in the New York con-
tract since 1907.
Union negotiators had no imme-
diate comment on the proposal.
William Mapel, vice chairman of
the publishers association, said that
at yesterdays session the publish
ers' representatives suggested to the
union half a dozen or more in
stances in which our contract could
be modified by the elimination of
wasteful practices and other unnec-
essary cost factors. We did this in
an effort to be able to justify an
additional expenditure on wages"
Publishers See No Progress.
Mr.. Mapel summed UP his esti-
mate Of yesterdays negotiating ses-
sion in these words:
IF we made any progress what
soever today, we do not recog-
nize it."
Laurence H. Victory, president Of
the local, said:
! I'VE had general discussion on
the economic issues. The mere fact
that we are still meeting means
that we are still going along"
The union has asked a day shift
scale Of SIP for 321a-hour week
instead Of the present 800 for 1914
hours. For night shift workers the
union wants a similar cut in hours
and an increase from the present
I
Evening star., 1948-04-08
New York Publishers
Ask ITU 10 Abandon
WastefuI Practices
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 8.-Publishers
of New York City's IA major daily
newspapers have asked their union
typesetters to abandon what the
publishers call union enforced
"wasteful practices" unnecessary to
the operation of a newspaper.
The newspapers, represented by
the Publishers Association of New
York City and the AFL Interna-
tional Typographical Unions Local
No. 6, currently are negotiating for
a new contract to replace the one
that expired March 81.
Chief among the practices that
Evening star., 1948-04-08

sos to $123.2o. For late night shift
workers the union Is demanding
s123.20 for 80 hours in place of the
present 500 for IS hours.
Evening star., 1948-04-08
Hillside Citizens to Meet

The Hillside Citizens Association
will hold Its regular monthly meet
ing at 8 pm. o'clock tonight at the
Bradbury Heights Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1948-04-08

Pakistan may offer government
aid to new industries.