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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

Yet, even in Patricia Harden.
these modern times the role of the
school paper in generating school
spirit has never been outdated, per-
haps because school is more like
an element of human nature.
Your dad can recall numerous
times he wrote and submitted poems
to the school paper just so MON
would pay a little more attention
to him in the English class. And
after many, failures, his "Ode to
g. Blue Rose" secretly dedicated to
MON. was finally printed in the
paper! 1t gave him a rather salts
fed feeling to see his name in print
where every one, including nom
could see it. Besides, the next day
in English she smiled at him know
ingly.
Even then, as today, there were
those students who bought the
school paper to see if its ears were
clean even though they never be-
came active either in it's editing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

ing post Office and other kissing
games isn't necessary, either.
If one of your gang has record
player and enough room to dance,
you're set. Match! But If the
crowd has a habit of sticking in
twosomes, you could use Valentine
Day as an excuse to break 'em for
change. Announce Valentine
dance and do this: Cut Valentines
in half; deal 'em out, one part to
the boys, the corresponding por-
tons to the girls; then have the
gang choose partners by matching
the cards up. It's an ancient gag,
but it works.
If your pals are clever and like
pencil games, try this one. Give
each kid the name of another guest
and ask each to make up a Valen-
tine motto or verse for the other.
Rule out nasty cracks, of course.
You'll find it's fun, if you like
mental exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

hard in radio is because it's not
work" Jim declared automatically.
The obvious translation, of course,
is that although the job is all but a
24-hour one, the work is constantly
stimulating. Jim is also sports di-
rector of radio and television for
WMAL. A weekly television sports
show, teleyising of the fights, and
an evening radio sports show. to-
gether with his morning show, are
included in his weekly schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. D.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY

ment in Washington, he later
switched to wwDC as staff an
nouncer, and came to wMAL in 1912.
Jimmy doesn't take time to comb
his hair when engaged in his par.
ticular version of a Dagwood rou-
tine, incidentally, but swearS he
stops long enough at $50 am. to
shave. Drop down any morning."
he challenges, "and see for yourself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

dDDOnS. y ] m,
who lives at
Glover P q r K,
rises just about
as early as you
suspected those
boys did. He sets
his alarm for
$50 am. and is
in the studio by
8, ready for his
t h r e e hour
ct wn Clock"
show, aired Mon
day tn o u 6 h
Saturday.
Jim believes
vra,,cio 10 ~r~~a~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

Jim confesses that he took pub
lie speaking course at Creighton
University in Omaha, Nebr., back in
1887, and got so scared at the pros
pect of speaking before groups that
he dropped the course. Later he
overcame his particular brand Of
stage fright, and took similar work
ut Creighton and at Omaha Univer-
sity. First employed by the Govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

paper morgue,
You'd probably
get a big laugh
from the out,
eof date pictures,
corny jokes, and
comparat i v e ! y
ancient articles
on org o t t e n
m a t t ers. But
only nom and
dad could look
over yolir shoul-
der and smile
proudly at. this
treasure of by
gone days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08
The Young Idea ~sess
School Paper Is Important
In Generating Spirit
By Patricia Harden, II,
Dunbar High School.

or its distribution. To them 1t
served as a bond between the stu
dents, giving them an active in
terest in affairs, making them be-
come participants. How else would
they have known that the tall boy
sitting in the back of the biology
class had won a local contest, or
that the star quarterback knitted
all his sweaters?
AS you turn the printed pages OF
old papers. you are not seeing black
ink on white paper, for upon the
editors of the volumes fell the task
of writing history. Those words
contain the hopes. ambitions, ideas
and opinions of young people in
those days. However queer and
frivolous they may seem in these
modern times, they were the
thoughts of youth. Could you blame
your mother for fretting about the
curl in her boyish bob when you
make such clamor about getting
longer skirts?
Then there were those times when
| the student body was depressed over
a big defeat and the next issue OF
the paper would have a headline 60
ing something like this, III. S. Grid
Boys Prove That Victory Next Year
Is Inevitable"
Yes, your dad could tell you of
countless instances in which his
school paper proved to be the spirit
behind many outstanding achieve
ments. Now you can stand back
and smile proudly with your par
<nts at the wonderful things that a
school paper can do.
1.-THE Sunday Star aOill publish
each tEeek a1e article Dritten by
a. student from o. hiuh school in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08
Record
Row
By Betty Miles

One Of the men behind the CHEEKY
TITS great to be alive" voices you
hear when you click on your radio
in the morning is WMALs Jim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08
The Young Idea

Nothing would serve the purpose
better in finding out about nom
and dads high school life than a
couple of issues from their school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08
Teen Topics
By Sally

Looking for an excuse for party?
Why not pick st. Valentines Day
next Saturday? The hearts-and-
flowers idea makes for nice decora-
lions. The Il love you" motif puts
every one in a romantic mood.
Naturally, you don't want to be
corny about it. You'll probably
prefer to skip the fancy party sug-
gestions in the women's mags
They're cute for kindergartners;
pretty sappy for teeners. And play.
TueN HAVE 14g GANG CHOOSE -.
pARTNERS BY WATCHING TIE
VALENTINES uP.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Two Bernstein Killers
To Die in Chair Friday

District Court Judge Alexander
Holtzoff today set Friday as the
new date for execution of Reginald
]. Wheeler. 28, and Jesse James
Patton, %, convicted murderers who
have been granted II reprieves since
they were sentenced to die two years
ago.
Each handcuffed to two deputy
marshals, the men listened calmly
as Judge Holtzoff scheduled their
deaths in the electric chair for FRI
day between the hours of 10 am.
and pm. The condemned men,
their heads shaven, smoked as they
were led to and from the marshal's
van and smiled frequently as they
drew near the van. After the court
hearing, Patton turned to the
deputies and said: Il see you've
got your cab here"
Wheeler and Patton, both colored.
were convicted of the holdup mur-
der in June, 1916, of Maurice L.
Bernstein, a druggist. Their latest
stay of execution came last Friday,
only q minutes before the legal
deadline, from the United States
Court of Appeals. That reprieve
expired today.
Attorney James L. Laughlin, one
of the defense attorneys, said pc
tition would be filed with the su-
preme Court, probably this after
noon, seeking rehearing OF the
case.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Public HEARINGS
.|nSpyCaseReset
For2P.M.: Today
U. S. Reported Seeking
Speedy Indictments
In New York Probe

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities Unexpectedly
rescheduled open hearings for
this afternoon in the sensational
charges involving Whitaker
Chambers and Alger Hiss as it
was reported from New York that
the Justice Department is max
ing every effort" to get speedy
indictments in the case.
The House Committee announced
public hearings starting at 2 pm.
while special Federal grand jury
in New York continued its investi-
CATION after Mr.. Chambers, avowed
former Communist agent, directly
accused Mr.. Hiss of giving him re
stricted" Government documents
for relay to Russia. Mr. Hiss is o
former State Department official
Former Undersecretary of State
Sumner Welles and Robert E. Strip
ling, chief committee investigator,
will be the witnesses at this after
Moons session.
Mundt Flies to Capital.
The decision to hold open sessions
was announced by Representative
Mundt, Republican. of South Da-
kota, acting chairman, shortly after
he arrived here by plane from his
home The committee previously
mad announced that closed hearing
would be held
Mr. Mundt said Mr. Stripping
would be the first witness in order
to put on the public record the
way this case has evolved and where
the information came from"
The source of rolls of microfilm
of Government documents which
had been hidden on Mr.. Chambers
Westminster (Md) farm will not be
revealed until Mr. Chambers him.
self testifies, Mr.. Mundt said. Mr..
Chambers, now a senior editor Of
Time Magazine, has been SUBJ
poened for the public hearings, but
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Macarthur Spares TOTO, Others
Pending High Court Decision
Roscoe Pound Says
Case Is Being Settled
Before Hearing Opens
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Dec. Cen. Mac
Arthur reiterated today that
former Premier Hideki TOTO and
six other condemned japanese
war lords will live until the
United States Supreme Court
acts on appeals before it.
That gave Japan's top war lead
ers at least nine more days of life.
The American court set December
l6 to hear appeals submitted by two
men in the death house and five
others sentenced to prison terms.
| The supreme commander told the
Associated Press his original No
vember 80 statement covered the
situation today. His original COM
ment was that the condemned wal
criminals would certainly not" be
executed while action was pending
on their petitions.
While Gen. Macarthur answered
the question about the immediate
fate of the war criminals. he refused
(See MACARTHUR, Page Az
Evening star., 1948-12-07
fPicture on Page AS
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. z. "A bench
warrant for the arrest of Enrol
Flynn was issued in Magistrates s
Court today after the screen actor
failed to apear on charge OF kick
ing a policeman in the shin.
An expert boxer and fencer, the
3S-year-old actor allegedly gave the
boot to one of New York's Finest
after one of those cloudy disputes
that sometimes befall gentlemen ir
taxis after midnight.
Flynn, released in $500 bail sup
piled by night club proprietor
hollered it was "frameup."
This was the police version of the
incident:
Flynn and a companion, who
identified himself as Robert Gra-
ham VAIN, 38, a movie publicity
writer, were riding in q taxi which
was stopped by a police patrol car
The police Patrolmen Joseph
Bergeles and Joseph Gardner -
thought the 22-year-old driver had
an unusually youthful appearance
When the driver got out to show
his credentials VAIN leaped out
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Marshall Has Kidney Operation
AtWuIterReed: Condition Good
Surgery Was Delayed
From Lost June Due
To U. N. Session

Secretary of State Marshall
underwent a "successful' kidney
operation at Walter Reed Hos
pital this morning. the hospital
announced.
A bulletin issued at 1890 am. by
Col ]. U. Weaver,eommanding Of
flcer of the Army Medical Center
said:
Gen. Marshall had kidney op-
Grafton at 8 am. this morning
The operation was successful and
Gen. Marshaus condition is excel
lent.
mo complications are expected.
Neither the State Department MOI
hospital authorities would explain
the nature of the surgery, nor its
seriousness.
But from sources outside Gen
Marshall's official circle it was
learned the surgeon removed a kid
ney, the Associated Press reported:
This meant that President Tru-
mans chief adviser in international
affairs would be away from his desk
for several weeks, at least. In the
absence of complications, such oper-
ationS usually require a conva-
lescence of three to five weeks.
The operation was performed by
Col. James C. Kimbrough. The
hospital said it would issue periodic
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Report Delay Costs Pastor SIS.
Case Aauinst 7 Others Dropped

on a marriage earlier this year was
filed more than two weeks late. Dis
trict Court rules require that all
marriages here be reported by the
performing clergyman within 10
days of the ceremony.
DR.. Bird explained he had given
the report to a friend who mislaid
it. The clergyman forfeited IS col
lateral on the same charge last May,
Mr.. King said.
The prosecutors action was
strongly criticized by Attorney ].
Austin Latimer, who spoke for six
of the clergymen at the hearing.
Nine clergymen were called today,
but only eight appeared. The Rev.
Smallwood E. Williams of the Bible
Way Church, 1880 New Jersey ave-
nue. NV, was out of town.
Mr.. Latimer called the proceedings
"a most embarrassing experience" to
the ministers summoned, and added
(see CLERGY, Page A-60
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Ross Says President
Has No Comment on
| New Soy Evidence
By the Assoeieted Press

A White House official said
today that so far as he knows,
President Truman has said
nothing about the new develop
ments in the Communist spy
inquiry.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross was asked whether Mr..
Truman has made any comment
on what one reporter called the
"resurgence" of the Chambers
Hiss case.
mo, not as far as I know"
Mr.. Ross replied.
Last summer, Mr.. Truman
said the inquiry was serving mo
useful purpose" because the in
formation revealed already had
been given to a Federal grand
jury.
He accused the Republican,
controlled Congress then OF
dragging a red herring" across
the trail to divert attention
from his demands for congress
sional action on an anti-inf1a-
ton program.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
.Csornoky, Hungarian
Ex-Envoy, Executed
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Victor Csor-
noky, -in-law of former Hun
garian President Zoltan Tidy, was
executed by the Hungarians today
for treason. the Yugoslav news
agency Tanjug reported in dis
patch from Budapest.
Mr.. Csornoky, 20, formerly was
Hungary's envoy to Egypt. He once
was stationed in Washington.
A peoples court sentenced him
November IS to be hanged, holding
that he had engaged in "traitorous
activities" with American and Brit
ish agents. He also was convicted
on charges of crimes against the
people and black market currency
dealings.
The Hungarian Supreme Court af-
firmed the death sentence yesterday
One of the charges against Mr. Csor-
noky was that he tried, with Ameri-
can help, to spirit Mr.. Tidy out OF
Hungary. Mr.. Tidy resigned August
2, soon after Mr.. Csornoky's arrest
Evening star., 1948-12-07

One clergyman forfeited $25 col
lateral today on charge of failing
to report performing a marriage
ceremony, while similar charges
against seven others were dropped
after a two-hour hearing in Munich
pal Court.
Required to post collateral at No
/ Precinct was the Rev. Andrew r.
Bird, Church of the Pilgrims,
Twenty second and P streets NV
The eight clergymen who ap-
peared for the hearing included the
Rev. Edward H. Pruden. 3O29 Ord
way street NV, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Sixteenth and o
streets NV, which is attended by
President Truman.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King, who held the hearing
in his office, set the $25 amount
when DR.. Bird admitted his report
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Truman Seeks Is Million
For Palestine Refugees
By the Associated Press

The White House announced to-
day that President Truman will ask
Congress for up to $l6,000,00O for
aid to Palestine refugees.
1t said that such an appropria-
ton would be this country's share
under an aid resolution adopted by
the United Nations General Assem-
bly, November 10.
The White House said Mr.. Tru-
man will recommend to Congress
that the United States contribute
so per cent of the amount provided
for in this resolution, sut in no case
more than a total of $16,000,00o as
the share of the United States"
The U. N. resolution contemplated
that approximately $29 9,500,000 will
be required to provide relief for
100000 refugees for the nine months
from December l, 1948, to August 81,
1949.
The resolution also had in mind
an additional amount of approx
mately $2,500,000 for administrative
costs.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
ErroI Flynn, Accused Of Kicking
Policeman, Missing From Court

and allegeGly used abusive language.
Flynn, man of hair-trigger tenn
permanent, sat quietly in the cab.
Then every one was taken to a
police station.
There, with one word leading to
another, Policeman Bergeles charged
that Flynn kicked him in the shin
as the policeman walked behind
| him.
Flynn and VAIN were removed to
another station which has cells.
Flynn was charged with hird-de-
gree assault, Wahn with disorderly
conduct.
John Perona, operator of the El
Morocco Night Club, appeared with
bail money after receiving franctic
call from Flynn's wife Nora, who
was not in the taxi. Mr.. Perona said
he didn't believe it at first because
the Flynns are always gagging."
Mr.. Perona prevailed on Flynn to
post bail, although the actor indi-
Gated he'd rather languish in Jail
1t was the principle of the thing, he
indicated. VAIN also was released
in $500 bail.
Last remark of Flynn as he left
(See FLYNN, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-12-07

was detained in New York to appear
again before the grand jury.
Mr.. Welles, who was Undersecre-
tary at the time Mr.. Chambers
charges the documents we're slipped
from the State Department about
10 years ago, is expected to testify
what documents among those OBJ
tanned by the committee can be
made public.
The announcement that Mr..
Welles would testify publicly came
as a surprise since committee men,
bers earlier had said they would
confer with him privately to de-
termine which documents can be
made public without endangering
the national security.
Mr.. Mundt also announced that
names of some of the other wit
nesses subpoenaed for the public
hearings will be revealed at today's
session.
Asked if Mr.. Hiss, now president
of the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace had been SUBJ
poenaed, Mr.. Mundt replied:
Not yet
Before the hearing Mr.. Mundt
planned to meet with an FBI off,
cial and a high-ranking State De-
partment official whose names he
Gee CIV TNOTITPv pooe A-21
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Chang 'sAides
Admit 10000
Are EncircIed
Three Army Groups
Trapped byReds During
March From Suchow
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, China, Dec. T.
Government sources admitted
today that Communist armies
have encircled 10000 National
ist combat troops on the Central
China front southwest of Su-
chow.
These sources said the three
trapped army groups have been
compressed on front eight miles
long and five miles in depth. They
were trapped by the Communists as
they marched south from Suchow to
rescue other encircled government
forces.
Eight or nine Red columns. COM
manded by Gen. Chen vi, were said
to have completed the encirclement
of this former Suchow garrison.
The trap was sprung about so miles
southwest of their former base.
Civil Officials Evacuated.
Civil officials. evacuated from Su-
chow with the troops, were reported
hampering operations of the encir-
cled armies
CThe government sources con-
firmation of Communist reports
came shortly after Nationalist
forces announced they had aban-
doned two towns on the northern
front to Reds marching toward
Peiping.0
The bulk of Gen. Chens forces
were reported concentrated south of
the government pocket to prevent
an attempted breakthrough in an
effort to contact the encircled 18th
Army Group.
Last night the Communist radio
claimed 10000 casualties already
have been inflicted on the I'd, 18th
and 10Th Army Groups caught in
"airtight encirclement.' Another
Conpunist broadcast said National
ist troops attempting to march south
were "stampeded" when they came
under attack.
A Nationalist military press
spokesman described the reported
Communist encirclement as mot
probable" He said he had not re-
ceived such reports" Government
communiques are usually late in re-
porting reverses.
Col. Chang Wei-kuo, half-Jap-
anese adopted son Of President
Chang Kai-shek. was believed with
the entrapped troops.
Nanking Defense Built Up.
With the four major army groups
defending East China encircled and
facing possible destruction. military
circles in Nanking were giving re-
newed attention to defenses along
the Hwai River and the lightly
held Yangtze River. The rivers are
the final barrier to Communist as
sault on Nanking.
Foreign military observers say the
government must decide whether, to
concentrate its forces along the
Hwai River or reinforce the fortl-
fed north bank of the YangtZe.
The official Central News Agency
confirmed the suicide of Gen. Huang
Po-tao, late commander of the 7th
Army Group. Communists virtually
destroyed the group in To-day
battle on the east flank OF SuchoW
last month.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Reds Drive Down Line
From JehoI Toward Peiping

PEIPING, China, Dec. 7 P.-
Northern Communist armies drove
down the railway from Jehol to-
ward Peiping today. But Peiping
itself was not particularly excited
about it.
Government forces abandoned
two towns within 40 miles of Pei
ping in the face of the Red march.
Most Peiping residents were OF
the opinion that the Communist
armies were not headed for the city
itself They thought the Red aim
was to divert the main forces OF
Nationalist commander, Gen. Flu
Tso-yi from other areas to garri-
son Peiping. At present Peiplng is
only lightly defended.
Gen. Fus headquarters admitted
Nationalist troops withdrew from
Miyun on the Peiping -Jehol railroad
40 miles northeast of Peiping. They
got out after fighting the Com
munists for several days.
His headquarters also announced
they quit Huaijou, only 30 miles
northeast of Peiping, without fight.
Evening star., 1948-12-07
Blanket IS Pct.
Rent Increase
Turned Down
BY the Associated Press

A blanket Is per cent increase
In rent ceilings has been sug-
gested to top administration
officials and turned down, it was
learned today.
An official in a position to know
but who asked not to be quoted by
name, said the idea came up last
week at a meeting of Government
officials, but was rejected by John
r. Steelman, assistant to the Presi-
dent.
Tighe Woods, the housing expe-
diter, also was reported to be op-
posed.
This informant did not say who
sponsored the suggestion.
However, DR.. Edwin G. Nourse,
chairman of the Presidents Coun-
Gil of Economic Advisers, told a re-
porter that published reports THAI
the proposal came from an econo-
mist on the country's staff were
"completely scrambled"
Evening star., 1948-12-07
u. ). Workers Barred
From Active Part in
Charter Campaign
Hatch Act Restrictions
Applied in Montgomery
County Council Vote

Federal employees may not
campaign for, nor may they run
as candidates for the new Mont
gomery County Council, the Civil
Service Commission ruled today.
The ruling was made at the re-
quest of Gerald D. Morgan, chair
man of the Legal Committee of the
County Charter Committee.
y Federal employees, as individuals,
may sign the nominating petitions
to have candidates names placed
on the ballot in the January 6, 1949,
Montgomery County election" the
commission ruled. However, they
cannot initiate, circulate, solicit sig
natures or be otherwise involved in
the nominating petitions.
Federal employees are prohibited
by the political activity restrictions
of section ta) of the Hatch Act
and of the civil service rules from
becoming candidates for the Office
of county councilman in Mont
gomery County"
Supported by Parties.
One of the main reasons why
Government workers are barred is
the fact that the Democratic
Party in the county has indorsed
some of the candidates-those pro-
posed by the Charter Committee
the commission said.
The Republican Party also has
said it would support the Charter
Committee slate.
Also given as reason for the
ruling is the Maryland law which
forbids wholly nonpartisan elections
at the county government level
This is known as the Lindsay law
and was enacted at a recent session
of the General Assembly.
In addition, the commission noted
that candidates may. if they desire
(See CHARTER, Page A-4D