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Evening star., 1948-03-06

Many members have protested pri-
vately and some have protested
publicly but on the showdown only
minority has ever voted to cut 1t
off or curtail 1t. The reason Is
simple: Fear of being charged with
or suspected Of un-American' SYM
pathies or activities.
So the timid Congress members
have allowed the committee to have
It's way and its way has become diz-
zier and dizzier. Now. 1t may be,
we are about to see the payoff.
Conscious Of War Threat.
The Congress members are con-
scious of the threat Of another
great war, more conscious perhaps
than average citizens. They want
this country to be prepared. Most
of all, they want it to be prepared
in the field OF science, having in
mind the atomic bomb and other
wonders of the last war. A majority
Of them, judged by their resistance tt
universal military training. believe
the day of the foot soldier has
passed and that the next war will
be won with mysterious new wea-
pons they don't even hope to under
stand. All effort. they feel, should
be expended to make certain that
our country shall not be behind any
other country in the development
of such weapons. Research has be-
come o magic word.
Which is where the case Of DR.
Condor comes in. The director OF
the United States Bureau Of STAN
dsrds, one of the worlds great scien-
tific institutions, has, by the very
nature of his Job. an important
Evening star., 1948-03-06
RossIyn' Nreetcar Line
Combined by pUC Order

The Public Utilities Commission
has decided that. when buses are
substituted for streetcsrs on the
eastern half Of the present Rosslyn-
Benning line, the remaining Ros-
slyn streetcar service will be com
bined with the North Capital street
service to form new line.
The changeover Is scheduled for
March 2S, or rs soon after that as
possible.
The original plan for conversion
to buses on the line east Of Fiji
teenth street NV. called for rout-
ing the Rosslyn streetcars over
Pennsylvania avenue to a turnsbout
at Peace Monument.
In its new order, providing that
the cars should proceed to North
Capital street via G street NV.
the PUG said 1t felt the original
plan would have put too many
streetcars on Pennsylvania avenue.
The North Capital street service
now terminates downtown near tht
Department of the Interior. Under
the new plan, half the cars on this
service would continue on to Ros'
syln, the other half making a turr
at Washington Circle.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
South Carolina Man Gets
II 10 Al Years for Thetts

George M. Copeland. "A. OF Tim
monsville. S. c.. today is under sen
tence of from Ia to Al years for
stealing from hotel rooms and from
Union Station.
The sentences were given yester-
day by Justice Richmond B. Keech
of District Court.
Copeland had pleaded guilty to
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny. His
largest single haul included fur
coat, valued at $500 from hotel
room.
Thefts at Union Station included
two suitcases with clothing and an
overcoat taken from . restaurant
at the station.
In another District Court sem
tence yesterday. Justice Alexander
Holtzoff gave Sidney Moore, 23. col
ored. of the 400 block Of N street
NV, from to Is years for carnal
knowledge involving q l2-year-old
colored girl.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
This Changing World
Drastic Upward Revision of Funds
For Defense Seen Likely Before June

the Army's general staff and rs
such has at his fingertips facts and
figures about the world military
situation which are known to only
q few men in the Government. The
overall picture presented by Gen
Wedemeyer to members of the For
eign Affairs Committee in an execu-
tive session which followed the pub
lie hearing Is said to have been far
from encouraging.
Moreover, top ranking officers and
civilians OF the defense departments
are said to have given a number OF
legislators gloomy general picture
in off-the-record conversations.
This has caused concern about the
world situation in the next few
months.
The military men and the civil
ians who hold responsible jobs In
the armed services are more realis-
tic than those in other depart
ments and by the nature OF their
Jobs cannot indulge in wishful
thinking. Even those concerned
principally with party politics
are less likely to think In terms OF
vote catching than their colleagues
In other departments.
."Fattening the Calf"
| They are aware that the tive
western nations, Britain, France,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Lux
embourg, which are now holding an
important meeting in Brussels, will
ask soon whether we are willing to
back them with force in the event
of a Soviet satellite aggression. II
the answer Is no, any economic
support we may decide to send un-
der the Marshall Plan will be OF
little help and will be considered
merely fattening the calf for the
slaughter. lz
Should we pledge ourselves tc
stand by them, such pledge Will
have to be backed not by consumers
goods or raw materials but by
planes, tanks, and eventually q
strong American force.
This Is clearly understood by
those members OF Congress who fee
that the time may come in the near
future when q new lease-lend plan
will be needed for nations outside
the iron curtain. backed up by some
form Of selective service law In this
country.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Medal OF the New York sectior
of the American Chemical Society
Progress Is Reported
In Radiation Protection

CHICAGO, Mar. 8 (A1.-A scientist
yesterday reported progress in pre-
venting damage to the blood cells
by rays accompanying release OF
atomic energy.
such damage was suffered by sur
viyors of the atomic bombings OF
Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the
war.
DR.. Leon o. Jacobson. assistant
professor of medicine at the Uni
versity Of Chicago, described the
development as an advance against
radiation diseases which will rank
foremost among new medical prob
lens in the atomic age.
Radiation damage has been pre-
vented in experimental animals, he
said, by stimulating blood-forminf
tissues In the bone marrow and
spleen. This hats anemia ordi.
narily produced by large doses Of
radiation.
The discovery was made by inves-
tigators from the Argonne Nationa
Laboratory and the University o.
Chicago clinics. It was reported ir
Science Magazine by the researchers
Evening star., 1948-03-06
'Czechs 10 Nationalize
Trade, but Plan No
Money Devaluation
Nv the A.soeiated Press

PRAGUE, Mar. 6.--Czechoslo-
vakia will nationalize her foreign
trade but will not devalue cur
rency to set up a special trade
dollar value, the Minister OF For
eign Trade said today.
The Communist minister, Antonin
Gresor. reiterated his hope that
C,echoslovskia could continue to do
business with the Western countries
defined Is those countries lacking
a. planned economy. no matter what
their location.
He announced new trade agree
ments are under way with Norway
and Belgium and said agreements
with France and Switzerland have
been temporarily extended.
Foreign import and export agents
proba bly will have to deal with gov
ernment agencies here rather than
with individuals, Gregor told news
conference. He said Czechoslovakla
plans to step up exports to ~ per
cent with the Eastern or planned
economy nations and to get the rest
of her trade with other nations.
Grain Help Discussed.
The conference developed = dis
cussion of the grain help given
Czechoslovakia by Russia. British
and American reporters quickly
gained an admission from Gresor
and Even Loebl, an assistant. tnat
the UNRRA aid given the year oe-
fore had been siZable.
Mr.. Loebl said that one difference
was that UNRRA aid was United
Nations help given without any poll
tical conditions. Questioned whether
he meant that Russia's help was
therefore political, he retrested from
his definitions.
A purge of the Army Is disclosed
in the Social Democrat paper Pravo
Lidu.
The newspaper published this
paragraph:
"Action committees are not going
to intervene in the purge going on
in the Army. In the case OF inter-
vention or doubt, action committees
should apply directly to the Ministry
of Defense, and at the same time
report to the chairman Of the De-
fense Committee of Parliament
Communist in Chrage.
The paragraph was signed Sian
sky This indicated Rudolph
slansky. secretary general OF the
Communist Party in Czechoslovakia
and founder Of the Cominform
was directing the purge.
The Communists took control OF
the government February u.s.. Ac-
ton committees have been p,lrging
political parties, Parliament. indus
try, police and cultural bodies. but
the army apparently had been let
alone up to now.
| Alois Petr, Minister Of Transpor-
tation, said the Netherlands had
halted negotiations to sell Czecho-
slovakia four -engined airplanes. The
country plans to establish an airline
to South Africa and Asia. Mr.. Petr
said negotiations would be opened
with Canada.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Scientist Reveals Manufacture
OfNew Kind of Atomic Metal
By Howord W. Biokeslee
As,eciatsd Press Seisnes Editor

NEW YORK, Mar. 6.-Dr. Glenn
T. seaborg, famous atomic scientist,
disclosed last night that the first
small pieces Of a new kind Of atomic
bomb and fuel metal have been
manufactured.
Tho new metal is uranium 233,
made by changing the heavy metal
thorium into uranium. This new
form of uranium does not exist nat
urally on earth. Neither is 1t known
to exist in the stars.
A small part OF an ounce Of the
thorium metal, DR.. Seaborg report
ed, has been made in the atomic
piles at Hanford, Wash. The total
new metal is a few hundred milli-
grams.
This statement was not aInplified.
But it means that the atomic ovens
which change uranium into plu-
tonium, also can bake more than
OIlC klllu VI hlOBlAV hlCbdl'
These ovens were built to change
uranium. Whether they can be
used, without alterations, to change
thorium too. DR.. Seaborg did not
say. But the fact that the same
oven has produced both kinds OF
transmitted. man-made metals
shows that thorium's use for atomic
power is practicable.
Since thorium is three times more
plentiful than uranium, 1t will be
the worlds main reliance for atomic
power. Uranium Is so scarce that
the known supplies would not keer
the present-size American power
industry running more than five
years.
When uranium is converted into
pIutonium this power supply is mul-
tiplied. probably 100 times. But
even so, the plutonium power supply
is far less than that in prospect
from thorium.
plutonium this power supply is but
even so, the plutonium power supply
is far less than that multiplied
probably by 100 times. In prospect
from Thoriun.
DR.. Seaborg also disclosed that
the new form of uranium, 233. when
manufactured by transmutation
will last for many thousands OF
wears. It's life" Is far longer thar
that of plutonium. The thorium
transmutation produces new
atomic metal that will half dis
integrate in 10000 years. Plu.
tonium does the same half disin'
tegration In about $4,000 years.
Dr. Seaborg made the disclosures
in a paper prepared for his responss
to award OF the William H. Nichols
Evening star., 1948-03-06
On the Other Hand
How Thomas Committee Hampers
Our Country's Preparation for War

place in this program OF war prepa-
ration. He should be above suspi-
cion, and he was until last Monday.
He had an excellent record of serv-
ice in education, industry and gov
ernment. The Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee undertook to dis
pose of that in one Of its typical
blasts, designed to smother DR.. Con-
don in a cloud of suspicion.
The committee may be able to
prove that DR.. Condor is q disloyal
and dangerous citizen. Thus far 1t
has proved nothing. It has only
damaged his reputation and caused
him to wonder why he ever accepted
a Government appointment.
Best Brains Wanted.
The Government, including Con-
gress. wants the best Of Americas
scientific brains applied TO research
and technical advance. Men with
brains Of that kind are apt to be shy
of publicity. They haven't the hides
Of professional politicians. Criticism
hurts. They prefer to be left alone
in their laboratories and not drag
ged out on the muddy playing field
of politics.
DR.. Hutchins of the University of
Chicago understands this. Recently
he announced that he would not
recommend Government work to
any student or faculty member,
Other university presidents. less out
spoken than DR.. Hutchins. are
known to share his view.
Where then are we to find the
brains we need? Well, we have
brought 200 over from Germany,
some of the same men who helped
develop Va rockets and Jet planes
for Hitler. Senator Harry Byrd tells
all about it in the current Ameri-
can Magazine. These Germans work
on aerodynamics. thermodynamics,
supersonics, ballistics, ram jets,
rocket fuels, b-sights, guided
missiles, etc. The Senator intimates.
however. that they do not work on
projects where our progress Is al
ready more advanced than the Ger
man. especially in the development
Of atomic energy.
What we are doing the Russians
are doing. They also are using
German scientists.
All this seems to assure Is that
come the war, We will be just as
good as the Russians. Just as good
may not be good enough. If Con-
gress decides it is not. Congress may
at last summon up the courage to
muzzle its mad dog committee.
Copyright 1a4s. Globe Syndieste>
Evening star., 1948-03-06

a p p I opr1atlonS
for national de-
tense, particu-
-larly.for the Air
Force, may be
necessary.
Some legisla-
tors in close
touch with de-
velopments in
Europe and Asia
also fear that
before adjourn
ment at least q
limited selective
service act may
have to be voted .
Evening star., 1948-03-06

have O mlutdry
effect on Con.
sress. It may
bring the mem.
bers to see what
their own timid-
ity is costing the
country.
Year aft Q l
year, since the
days Of Martin
Dies. the House
has voted appro-
priations to en-
able this com
mittee TO carry
on It's reckless
m nnarafinns n
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Mrs. Leonard to Speok

'T!he Responsibility Of Today's
Citizens" will be the topic OF an
address by Mrs. Robert r. Leonard
Of the League of Women Voters at
. meeting Of the League for the
Larger Life at 8 o'clock tonight at
Aie Sixteenth street NV,
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Eost Indies REGIME DeIuyed

BATAVIA, Java, Mar. 6 tP.-An
oficial announcement said today in
stallation of new interim govern-
ment for the Netherlands East
Indies has been postponed from
Monday to Tuesday. No explana-
Aion was given.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Constantine Broicn

A number of influential members
OF the Senate and House believe
that before Congress adjourns IN
June a drastic upward revision of
Evening star., 1948-03-06
By LoueH MeHen

The case Of DR.. Edward U. Con-
don, now under attack OF the House
Un- n-American Activities Committee
and Its irresponsible chairman, may
Evening star., 1948-03-06

This concludes the daily series
OF Mr.. Hulrs memoirs. Another
article specially rritten BY Mr..
Hull ,Diu appear in tonorrotr's
Editorial Section of The STAR
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-01-10
Jewish Group
Lauds Report
On Education

NEW YORK The recent re-
port Of the Presidents Comnus-
sion on Higher Education. was
praised as "a courageous and
fortnight appraisal OF some of
the weaknesses in American
higher education" In q statement
by Judge Joseph NJ ProsEauel
president Of the American jew
ish Committee
The statement stressed the nee
ports utter rejection % dis
criminatory admission quotas
maintained by many American
colleges and universitRs and
lauded the declaration N tho
report that the time has come
to make public education az an
levels equally accessible TO an
without regard 10 race. creed
ex or national origin"
The AJC termed The rep0
"a ttting complement" 20 the
recent report 81 the p esidcnt
committee on Civn Rights. and
declared that the implcmenta.
ion Of these basic contcnrorary
characters % democrac Mi
have profound effect IS the
strength ~ the democ.sur sps
tenn IN tie United States and
throughout the wold'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-01-10
Russian Films
To Be Shown AT
Yeman's Hall

DetrUtcr> this Wlmei VII
have the opputunltv 10 see q
series of the most recent .oouet
pictures. Win Tess OF the ild
iayorites iGruNn p iur eouc
measure according 20 a. au
aOunctment uf IN Rcy F.n, 81
Arthur io the Drrot CINEMA
ATS Committee
'titrl 2l7 tne stuiy t
enslaVemcnt OF . RIs>ae gr!
by the MAJ, and he final l
umph orc he opprc~sprs icads
OF the PROGRAM On Jan III
Also on the same On arc laa
~ the old favorite Charlie Caap
lam comedies.
The films are beinq shown
at Yeman's Hall. 1914 Ye
mans street in Hamtramck.
Two showings will be made.
at $3.50 p. m. and p. m. on
Sunday afternoons. A Saturday
evening schedule for West side
Detroit will be announced
soon.
Other films IN the series in
Glide Stone Flower eu Jan
24-25 Turning Point and TX
perlmen,S IA Revival Of Organ
SINS on Feb 7-8 Pageant Of
Russia ana "ChapNov on Fcn
2l-22 Ivan the Terrible and
Paris Liberated on March 6,7
and Russian Ballerna and
ShorS on March 1874
Admission 10 an pei fomanccs
IS SOC tax Included. an tAe door
with no advance ticket sale.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-01-10
Delray Doings-
Sewing Club Features
Gala Fashion Show

t.,Wald Arnold, Who l. sta
.unVu ~ Florida with the L ).
,,ayai AIR Corps. was home lot
me holidays VL.ting with MS
parents. Mi and Mrs Louie Ar
mold oi S07 80. Solvay Also
welcoming him home were his
sitrs. MS. MARY Arnold Perry.
geneva Arnold and Bobble A
nuiu. ma. and Mrs. Ernest lNOly
"a Dearborn ave. had tnell son
hone on furlough from tho
.,avy iOr the nOnCays Aist
.urlougnlng from the Navy IS
aarua lnfasnel. son of MI and
MIS-. AL TuraSher OF 1916 ttle.
Inc Red cross Home Nurses
liMning class closed last week
18th n,ne students finishing.
those graduating were a, loi-
avs Mrs Alberta Hunter. pres
cent ol tie class. Madam> rdna
rmy, Ruth Richie Ruby Gate
Nood, Gertldde Morgan. Roxy
Grown. lula taylor. Cleo Black,
aud Maggie Cannon. Another
class Viii open Ian II at 10 pm
IL the DClray Community House.
s,e are asking lOr new members
CO. come out and enroll. Ii there
IS any additional Information
you desire concerning this pro-
Ject. please contact Mrs. Bessie
harms st 8l4 So. Solvay OF Mis-
Arclia Hunter at $50 So Solvay.
The Nurses GWld aud the
Gospel Chorus of the FrSt Bap-
list Church are holding Queen :
DAY al the church SUNDAY. Jan.
IL. IL 3 D. IN. MIS-. Pearl Collins
along wth Dr q. o. Saulsberry
and Mrs Klnsella will be the
principal speakers. Mrs Collins
mas been with the Board ol
health for over % years SO she
IS sure 10 be a very interesting
;pcaker. Rev Mi Jackson, pas
tor. Mrs. Pauline Hunter. pres
dent of the Nurses Guild. and
Mrs Martha Williams. president
%, the Gospel Chorus
Mrs Pauline Black and oaugh-
ter are leaving Wednesday mite
Tor Indianapolis. Ind, 10 spend
few days with her parents.
Nh. and Mrs. Arlanda Davidson,
ana her sister. Miss Marcellina
Davidson
CORRECTION, PLEASE 1t
was Mr Hopkins and not Mrs
Hopkins who passed away last
week. Ills funeral was held at
New Light Baptist Church. Mrs
Martha Williams returned from
Nashville. Tenn. where she was
called 20 the sick bed of het
brother. II was Mi and Nj,
DOYLE Buchanan and not Nj
ana Mrs Backman. the daughter
and son in law OF Mrs. Mary +
Jones who attended Mrs Jones
birthday party Mr. and Mrs
Loucs McFallen were the proud
parents of baby girl
Don't forget the program al
First Baptist Church the second
SUNDAY in January We are ask
ing all church members to please
come. we are few in number
and are trying 70 build up our
guild.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-01-10
School Teacher
Named Leader
Of The Month

Thomas Qunlan, who was
chosen citizen OF the month by
the Junior Chamber OF Com.
merce for his work IN the West
ern High School area. viii be
a featured speaker at the meet
ing of the Midtown Nelghbor
mood Council. Jan. 20
Mr. Qunlan. a counselor at
Western High School who lead
group of students who called
themselves the Committee OF 100
and interviewed residents OF the
area asking them what they
considered to be the number
one problem which they faced
as houSeholderS. As result o
ihe replies received which Judi
Gated that the number one prob
lem was rat control. the students
organized campaign under Nj.
Quinlan which was very sue
ceSsful As result OF this good
start the Committee OF 100 Is
Worthy Maton, Mrs Victoria
DeeS, Associate Worthy Matron.
Mrs Olivia Mason: Treasurer
Katie BiddingS. Secretary. Mrs.
Willie NJ Briscoe: Conductress.
Miss Evalena Jones. Associate
Conductress. Mrs. Mary Bryant,
Warden. Mrs. Grace Jackson,
Sentinel Willie Wilson,
The Heroines OF Jericho O +.
S, gave very successful Christ
mas party for the children on
Dee 90 More than 200 children
attended The Masonic hall was
decorated with Christmas tree
and wresthS. G nitce in charge
included Nj .,deline l1ardi.
man, Mrs. Williams, sno
John Lang
Child Unframed
Allarie Harris OF 1908 ~ Fifth
was struck by a car in the 1000
block OF N. Sixth He is re
ported to have darted from be
tween parked cars into the path
Of one driven by Jack w Phil.
lips. 20. Of Bay City and Their
was struck by second car
whose driver left before police
arrived. His only injury was q
small cut on the hand
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-01-10
children Given Many
Xmas Entertainme nts

? religious community. II Is en-
terlng upon an era OF church
expansion.
Negro churches under con.
Struction now are Christ Com
munity Church. SIT Carlisle. 10
cost $4,000; Church OF God In
Christ, 8l8 N. Fifth. TO cost
$4,000, and True Vine Baptist
Church, 52l N. Fifth. to cost
$4,000
Zion Baptist Church on John
son street, and Mt. Olive Baptist
Church. on North Sixth. are
beautiful buildings. erected in
the past few years. Tabel nacle
Baptist Church on Sanford street
and Bethel AME on N. Fourth
have been remodeled extensive
~.
The Spiritual Pilgrim Quartet
OF Flint presented musica
program At $50 D. m. ON Sun.
day. Dec. 20. at the Tabernacle
Church of God in Christ. 80l n
Washington.
Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs Joel Fisher spent
Christmas with Mrs Fisher 5
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses
Hill. at 523 ~ 9th The popular
young couple was ENTERTAINED
lavishly by friends. but lound
time 10 take IN the Sportsman 5
and Veterans Clubs Mi Fisher
is attending school in Chicago
Mrs. Fisher is a typist at Mont
gomery Wards.
Miss Lorraine McCofhas cele
brated her 10th birthday Satur-
day at her home. Guests in
cluded MI and Mrs. Alfred Nor
riS, the Misses Earleen Delapier-
re, jeanne DeGroat, Annie Ma
RE Cantu. Dolores HAYES. and
Richard Cantu. Robert Holicr.
and John Motion Out of town
guests were the Misses Pearlnc
Perkins. Dorothy Norman. Janice
Brooks. Maxine Perkins Helen
and EmmonS White
MI and Mrs Thomas + Nc
ComaS o. 1913 HartSuf c.vcd
holiday breakfast at their home
on SunudN for MI and Mrs
Frank Fletcher Mr. and Mrs
William O Spurlock. MI md
Mrs. jefferson Tatem. and Mrs
Jennis Harris Patterson,
The Saginaw Police Depart
ment was host 90 nearly 1000
school children at the Temple
and Franklin Theatres Movie
shorts. a ventrilOquiSt. and other
entertainment were on the pro-
gram Candy and popcorn balls
were distributed. Plans are UNI
der way for an annual Halo
ween kids party
Mr.. and Mrs John Jordan and
their son. Meredith Lee Jordan.
gave party on Friday. Dec
%. in honor Of Levi Patton Of
Hampstead. N. Y. and his daugh-
ter. Alma
Among the guests were Mrs.
Charlse Ingram. Mrs. Geraldine
Martin. Miss Mary Frances Wyatt.
Mrs. Ruby V Scott. Mr.. ana MIS-.
Zephry Merkerson and family.
MIR and Mrs Roosevelt Jackson,
MIR and Mrs Leroy Jackson and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs James
Allen. M and Mrs. Sylvester
Loster Nj. and Mrs. Roberta
Corley. Mr. and Mrs David Fos-
ter Out Of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Fisher OF
Chicago. and Mr.. John J. Evans
OF Birmingham. Ala, and his
son
o. Z. 3. News
Sojourner Truth Chapter No.
40 o z S held its election in
December Officers elected were