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Evening star., 1948-02-21
Disqualification Move
Not TO Delay Meyers
Trial, Prosecutors Say
By Robert K. Walsh

The trial of Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers, retired Air Force procure
ment officer, will start Tuesday in
District Court, whether or not JUS
tice Alexander Holtzoff disqualifies
himself Government prosecutors
predicted today.
Meyers filed an affidavit of preju-
dice yesterday, asserting Justice
HoltZof had PERSONAL bias against
him He also declared the office of
United States Attorney George Nor
ris Fay "usurped" court authority
by assigning separate trials on
counts charging perjury and subor-
nation of perjury.
He complained he was the victim
of persecution" before and since a
District grand jury indicted him on
December 10 on charges of perjury
and inducing business associate to
testify falsely to a Senate war in
veStigating subcommittee.
Answer Being Prepared.
The United States Attorneys
Office today was preparing an an
Swer to the Meyers motion. Assistant
United States Attorney Edward
Molenof said the motion for dis
qualifea ton will be argued Tuesday
before Justice Holtzoff.
If Justice Holtzoff disqualifies
himself the trial undoubtedly will
be reassigned to another judge and
begin without delay, Mr. Molenoff
declared. If Justice Holtzof refuses
to step down and if defense counsel
goes to the Court of Appeals, the
appellate bench probably will rule
at once, he said
Meyers is scheduled to stand trial
Tuesday on three counts charging
he induced Bleriot H. Lamarre,
dummy president of the Aviation
Electric Co. of Dayton, Ohio, to tes-
tify falsely at Senate subcommittee
closed hearings last October La
mare pleaded guilty last month to
charges that he lied in telling the
subcommittee Meyers had no finan-
cial interest in the company.
Perjury Trial March IL.
The trial of Meyers on three
counts charging perjury has been
set for March II.
In the motion filed by his attor-
neyS, Russell Hardy and Smith W.
Brookhart, Meyers protested he was
not informed until February that
he would be tried first for suborna-
ton of perjury and later for perjury
He objected to two trials and also
to the fact that the perjury indict-
ment is ahead of the other on the
numerical docket. he said.
Il believe it was the purpose of
attorneys for the Government in
procuring the change to thus in
crease my difficulty, burden and
expense" he charged
Justice Holtzoff should disqualify
himself, the Meyers motion stated,
because he was Justice Depart
ment attorney from 1924 to 1945,
and because his nomination to the
bench was approved by the Senate
Judiciary Committee of which Sem
ator Ferguson, Republican. of Mich
igan was a member. Senator Fer
guson headed the Senate War
Investigating Subcommittee that
heard testimony against Meyers.
Meyers was indicted earlier this
week by a Federal grand jury in
Baltimore on charges of evading in
come tax payments for 1941. He
asserted in his motion yesterday
that the Baltimore indictment was
deliberately timed to prejudice my
defense in the Washington case"
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Norton Urges U. S. Aid
To Stotes for Schools

Federal aid to States for educa-
ton was advocated last night be-
fore the Arlington Education Asso-
citation by E. B. Norton, deputy
administrator, United States Office
of Education.
Mr.. Norton said Federal aid is
necessary because of the disparity
of wealth among the States. He
emphasized that the Federal Gov
ernment, however, should have nc
control of schools.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Hearing on Extending D. {.
Rent Control Set March ;

Senate District Committee hear
ingS on a one-year extension OF
Washington's separate rent-control
system are scheduled for March 3.
Chairman Buck yesterday intro
duced a bill providing for straight
continuation of District controls for
a year from March 81, present ter
minal date, but indicated later he
would ask a change to exempt
transients' rooms.
He said this is the only modifica-
ton he now plans, but that others
may arise from the hearings. He
added, however, he does not feel
the District extension should neces-
sarily follow the pattern of what
may be done about continuation of
national rent control
The Senate now is considering
policies involved in extension OF
Federal rent controls. which, under
present law, are to expire Febru-
airy %.
A bill similar to the Buck meas
ure already is pending before the
House District Committee. 1t was
submitted by Representative O'Hara
Republican, Of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Two Hold Up Bus Driver
And Escape With S24

Two men held up a Capital Tran
sit bus driver early today at Forty
ninth street and Central avenue
N. E., and escaped with s24, police
were told.
The men, both colored, robbed
Clyde Whirley, 25, of 600 Massachu-
sets avenue NV, after one man
boarded the bus at Thirty-third and
East Capitol street and the other at
the Central avenue stop.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Tears of Child, Locked in Auto,
Brino Police Cars and Crane

before 10 am. when q passerby
called police and said the child was
crying.
Police were awaiting the arrival
Of the crane with the necessary
tools for forcing open the door when
the child's father. Edward G. Grigg,
Is, of Ettrick, Va, arrived and un-
locked the car. The child's cries
subsidized as she wrapped her arms
about her fathers neck, her more
than two-hour-long vigil ended.
Mr.. Grigg said his daughter was
very intelligent" and wouldn't have
cried "if there hadn't been all this
excitement around here" In the
confusion nobody was able to learn
the name of the child.
Police charged Mr.. Grigg with
parking in an alley He said he
and his wife had left the child in
the car while they attended spe-
cial sale in a nearby store.
Evening star., 1948-02-21

A sobbing 3-year-old girl, her
head buried in her hands and a
picture book clutched tightly under
her arm, today was found locked
in a car parked in an alley in the
rear of the 1900 block Of G street
NV.
While Pvt. w. J. Gaylor of the
first precinct, himself father of
four children, vainly tried to per-
suade the child to unlock the door
from the inside, volunteers drawn
by the excitement attempted to
open a ventilator window.
Clad in a red jacket with a white
kerchief on her head, the girl was
first noticed by Roland j. Allan, %,
colored, SIS Ivy street Sc, about
7:45 am. At that time, he told
reporters, she was sitting quietly
and looking at her picture book.
Two scout cars and a police crane
were dispatched to the scene shortly
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Lowson's TrioI Delayed
In Film Contempt Case

The trial of John Howard Law
son, screen writer, on a charge OF
contempt of Congress was postponed
from next Tuesday to March by
Justice Richmond B. Keech in Dis
trict Court yesterday.
Lawson is the first of 10 Holly
wood figures slated to face trial sue
cessively on contempt charges arls-
ing from their appearance before
the House Committee on Un-Amer-
ican Activities last fall.
They are accused OF refusing tc
answer questions concerning Com
munist Party membership.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Senate Group to Weigh
Atkinson Nomination

The nomination of Richard R. At
kinson to succeed himself as a men,
ber of the District Redevelopment
Land Agency will come before Sem
ate District Committee at 1890 am
Thursday.
Mr.. Atkinson was nominated for a
hve-year term at the expiration of
his one-year term.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Capital Transit Hearing
On Rate Boost Adjourns

Hearing on the Capital Transit
Co.'S petition to increase its rates in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties has been adjourned until
next Wednesday before the Public
Service Commission at Baltimore.
The transit company contends it
has been losing money on the sub
urban operations. 1t has asked per-
mission to set UP a zone system
spreading out from the District. It
would cost a nickel to ride into or
across each zone.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Baby Rescued
With 30thersin
Bethesda Fire
Seven Persons Routed
As Flames Sweep
Kensington Home

Two women, a young girl and
a 6-month-o baby were rescued
by f1remen early today from an
upper-floor porch of their home
at 1877 Glenbrook road, Bethesda,
after flames routed them from
their beds.
A few hours later, another sud-
den blaze in q residence at 3lO4
Jennings road, Kensington, drove
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mallick, their
three children and two baby sitters
from the home while flames partly
consumed the interior. First reports
to police said there was an explo-
sion before the fire but this later
was denied.
The first fire, which occurred
about Ais o'clock. destroyed baseA
ment room in the home of Clifton
M. Eisele, part owner and chair
man of the board of the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
Student Receives Burns.
One occupant of the home suffered
severe burns on the right hand. He
is James K. Wallace, 10. a student
at Montgomery Junior College and
a clerk at Bethesda store.
y The student said he was wakened
by the odor of smoke in his base
ment room. Firemen said later the
blaze started in closet of his
room, which was paneled in knotty
pine.
He undertook to beat out the
flames but was unsuccessful. He
aroused members of Mr.. Eisele'S
family and summoned firemen.
Mr.. Eisele said his daughter, Mrs.
Robert Kambies and his daughter
in-laW, Mrs. Clifton Eisele, jr..
crawled through window onto a
sun parlor roof with Mrs. Eiseles
daughter Jean, 6 months, and Sarah
Jane Eisele, 9.
Carried to Safety.
When Bethesda firemen arrived,
they ran ladders to the roof. Pvts.
Paul Alexander and William Flagg
carried the women and children to
safety. Dense smoke from the
burning pine in the basement, fire.
men said, prevented the occupants
from descending the staircase.
The fire in Kensington started
at about o'clock, apparently around
the gas refrigerator, while Mrs.
Mallick was cooking breakfast.
Mr.. Mallick, 26, an electrician
and overseas veteran, tried to eX-
tinguish the flames with a heavy
coat, but the blaze was too hot.
While Mrs. Mallick called the Fire
Department, Mr.. Mallick got the
children out of bed with the help
of two baby sitters who had spent
the night in the home, Fannie and
Nellie Burriss. daughters of Harry
Rurriss of 1874 Maple street, Ken
sington.
Mr.. Malllck carried out his 10
daughter. Sharon Kay,
while the Burriss girls hurried out
side with the Mallicks' two sons,
Charles Albert, 2, and Jack, jr- 5
years old.
The interior of the frame bunga-
low, valued at $4,000, was largely
destroyed, along with furniture
valued at $4,000 and the faInily'S
clothing. The cottage was one of a
large number built in the neighbor-
hood for veterans.
Two Kensington firemen were
slightly injured Preston w. Red
mond suffered mashed hand, and
Leroy Taylor received a cut thumb.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Court Offices to Close

With one exception, all Offices at
the Arlington County Court House
will be closed Monday in observance
of Washington's Birthday. The Of
fee of the clerk of the court, H.
Bruce Green, will be open from $50
am. to 4:30 pm as usual.
Evening star., 1948-02-21
Szymczuk Confirmed

The appointment of M. S. Szymc-
Yak of Illinois to a 14-year term on
the Federal Reserve Board of Gov
ernors was confirmed by the Sem
ate yesterday
Evening star., 1948-01-04

The Olympic Games stamps o
Great Britain will be four in num-
ber-2-1/2d, Sd. Sd and sh. Re-
leased on July 20 next, they are to b.
on sale only about a month.
Postmaster General Jesse M. Don
aldson was a school teacher In his
youth In Shelby, Montgomery and
Christian Counties, Ill.
The George Washington Carver
commemorative will have its initial
distribution at Tuskegee Institute,
Ala, tomorrow. Collectors are ad-
vised to obtain supplies promptly.
The total printing order is 10000, 900,
but the demand Is so great that the
stock soon will be exhausted.
Distinctively beautiful in their
designs, the new Anti tuberculosis
stamps Of Belgium show the munich
pal arms of the cities of Nivelles,
st. Fruiden, Charleroi. st. Niklaas
and Bouillon, together with repre-
sentations Of the products Of the
I'VE different communities.
Edmund P. Lawrence of Westport,
Conn, is specializing in perforated
initials and would be glad to hear
from. other collectors Of the same
An article on how the 1900 post
age stamps Of Nicaragua were used
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Business Groups
Plumbers Association
To Elect Officers

The Master Plumbers Association
will elect new officers at q meeting
set for 8 pm. Thursday at thu
Washington Gas Light Co, Eleventh
and H streets NV.
H. G. McInteer, engineering super
intendent of the Eastern Ultra.
Violet Corp, will speak on germi-
cidal lamps before the Electrical
Contractors Association at 8 pm
Tuesday at the Pythian Temple
1912 Ninth street NV.
Other business groups meeting
this week are:
Tomorrow.
Park View - City Bank, 3608
Georgia avenue NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
American Business Association,
dinner meeting, Casino Royal Res
taurant, Fourteenth and II streets
NV, $50 pm.
Federation Of Businessmen's Asso-
Citations Board Of Directors. Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co., Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, Sis pm.
Thursday.
Northern Seventh Street Busi-
nessmen's Association, No. 2 Police
Precinct, Sixth street and New York
a ve,,ue NV 8.30 n m
Friday.
Central Business Association
Board of Directors, Burlington
Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Retired Enlisted Men

First Sergt. Joe O'Kane, who was
retired from the 11th Field Artillery,
and T/Sergt. Charles E. Mcdonald.
who was retired from the Medical
Department were admitted to MEM
bership in Association No. l at a
recent meeting.
The following officers were elected:
Martin H. Case, commander; Andrew
McNelis, vice commander; Amos r.
Lorah, officer of the day; Thomas
H. Fisher, ofncer Of the guard; Wills
A. Fem, chaplain; Luther A. Grubb,
ouartermaster; Abraham L. Thomas.
quartermaster sergeant: James v.
Mckay, sdiutant.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Food Condemnutions Drop

The Bureau Of Food Inspection OF
the Health Department yesterday
reported the smallest amount OF
food condemnations for any week
during the last year. A total OF $50
establishments were inspected dur
ing the week. Condemnations were
made in eight places and l.862
pounds of foodstuff was confiscated
as UNIT for human consumption.
DR.. Reid r. Ashworth. director Of
ths b,Ireau. reported,
Evening star., 1948-01-04

To mark the Tooth anniversary Of
the birth Of Marta Abreu, heiress
and philanthropist, Cuba has issued
portrait stamp 1c, green - and
three supplementary labels-2c, red;
SC, blue, and 10c, violet.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
Civic Calendar
Allen, CIopp, Gooding
And West to Speuk

j 4
Speakers at meetings OF rs citi-
zens' groups scheduled. for the week
include Col. Robert S. Allen, author
and columnist, Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West, Raymond Clapp,
acting director of the Board Of Pub
lie Welfare, and E. c. Giddings. vice
president Of Capital Transit Co.
The $50 members Of the Northeast
Citizens Association will decide
whether to disband at meeting
set for pm. Thursday in the
Ludlow School, Sixth and q streets
NE.
Col. Allen will discuss his wartime
experiences before the Crestwood
Citizens Association at pm. We'd
nesday in Roosevelt High School,
Thirteenth and Upshur streets NV.
The Citizens Association of Takon1a
D. c., will hear Mr.. West discuss a
sales tax for the District at pm.
tomorrow In the Takoma School,
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street
NV.
Mr.. Clapp will share the floor
with Mrs. Mildred Killinski, director
Of the Family Service Association,
in a forum on public and private
welfare at a meeting Of the Manor
Park Citizens Association at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV.
Mr.. Giddings will tell the Mac
Arthur Boulevard Citizens Associa-
ton of the transit company's plans
for increased fares at 8:15 pm.
Tuesday in the Palisades field
house, sherrier and Dana places
NV.
Tomorrow.
Bellevue-211 Boyer road S.W., 8
pm.
Dupont Circle-Mayflower Hotel,
4:30 pm.
Forest Hills-Murch School, Thir-
ty-sixth and E1licott streets NV,
8 pm.
Michigan Park - Bunker Hill
School, Fourteenth street and Mich
igan avenue NE, 8 pm.
Minnesota Center - All Saints
Chapel, 1904 Minnesota avenue NE,
|8 pm.
Progressive Citizens Of George
town-Christ Church Parish Hall,
Thirty first and o streets NV,
g pm.
Southwest - Southwest Branch.
Public Library, Seventh and H
streets S.W., 8 pm.
Stanton Park-Peabody School,
Fifth and c streets NE, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Columbia Heights - Columbia
Heights Christian Church Hall, 1895
Park road NV, 8 pm.
Metropolis View-Home of Mrs.
Franklin G. Sartwell, president, 200
Rhode Island avenue NE, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of Congress
Heights-Congress Heights School,
Nichols avenue and Fifth street
Sc, 8 pm.
Southeast Council - Anacostia
High School, Sixteenth and R streets
Sc, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Fairfax Village Beers School,
Alabama avenue and Thirty-sixth
place Sc, 8 pm.
Washington Highlands-Patterson
School, South Capitol and Daring
ton streets S.W., 8 pm.
Arkansas Avenue Community
Burdick Vocational High School,
Thirteenth and Allison streets NV,
8 pm.-
Congress Heights - Congress
Heights School, Nichols avenue and
Fifth streets Sc, 8 pm.
Connecticut avenue-All Souls
Memorial Church, Cathedral ave-
niue and Woodley place NV, 8 pm.
Northeast Council-No IL. pre-
cinct. Seventeenth street and Rhode
Island avenue NE, 8 pm.
Friday.
Brightwood-Paul Junior High
School, Eighth street and Concord
avenue NV, 8 pm.
Washingtonians- Of Miss
Eta Taggart, president, apartment
210, Highlands, Connecticut avenue
and California street NV, 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Donald L. Lybarger. president Of
the American Philatelic Society, will
address meeting of the Washington
Philatelic Society at the YWCA,
Seventeenth and X streets NV.
Wednesday evening, January IA.
at 8. The public Is invited to attend.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at s. Visitors
welcome.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Charles M. McCollin of Riverside,
Calf, wants "the national motto
I'm God We Trust'-used on all
postage stamps of the United States.
Evening star., 1948-01-04
'Murdi Grus' Set January 8

The Washington Chapter Of Ma
tional Children's Cardiac Home will
hold ''Mardi Gras" and game night
January 8 at the Jewish Communit.
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV. The purpose is to raise money
to send underprivileged children
from S to IL to the heart treatment
institution, which is in Florida.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Japan has brought out a national
Community Chest stamp, 1.20 plus
80 yen, the design showing q
geometrical symbol and three in
scriptions in Japanese.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

The new stamps of Romania, now
that King Mihai has resigned, may
be expected to go bolshevik' with q
vengeance.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Mrs. Lillian Howard, department
legislation chairman. requests all
units to continue securing sigma
lures on the Legion's petition re-
garding universal military train
ing to be presented to Congress. This
work should be continued through
January IS.
Evening star., 1948-01-04

Readers who registered in the
philatelic census during 1916 and
l947 but who have changed their ad-
dresses since being enrolled are re-
quested to send the indicated cor
rections to Mrs. Edward B. Martin.
Study Room 201. Library of Congress
Annex, Washington. D. c.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Scouts Demonstrate
First Aid Ability al
Park Encampments

First aid demonstration and tent
/ inspections were the order of the
day for nearly 400 Washington Boy
Scouts yesterday as they camped in
score OF parks and public green
spots" throughout the city.
Members of about Is scout troops
put on their camping exhibition as
a forerunner of the $125.00O Boy
Scout campaign to be launched
Tuesday by the National Capital
Area Council.
The funds are sought to establish
year-round Boy Scout camp near
Washington, and to expand and i'm
prove the councils two existing sum-
mer camps.
Scouts were up with the sun yes
terday morning and, under scout
masters direction, had their pup
tents set up at city-wide points by
mid morning. Their open house
and demonstrations continued
through the afternoon.
Camping sites included the north
side of the Lincoln Memorial Pool,
Chevy Chase Circle, Anacostia Park
at Sousa Bridge, Garfield Park and
other parks, church lawns and
squares.
The special gifts phase Of the
campaign will get under way at
dinner meeting at $50 pm. Tuesday
| in the National Press Club. Maj.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director OF
the Office of Selective Service Rec
ords, will speak.
| Between 300 and 400 volunteer
workers in the general solicitation
division will start their work Thurs
day. The campaign is expected to
extend over three weeks.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Commercial Printers
Aqree on Contract
with New York Firms
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, April 17.-Repre-
sentatives of AFL printers and 500
commercial printing plants in the
city agreed today on a new con-
tract.
The agreement was announced at
City Hall by Mayor William
ODwyer, who said union members
will meet tomorrow to vote on the
contract. The contract affects 4,200
members OF the international Typo
graphical Union employed in book,
magazine and job printing shops.
The contract was approved by the
international union which yesterday
refused approval of a contract COW
ering newspaper printers.
Under the new contract, regular
journeymen printers on the day
shift will be paid 500 for 36A-
hour week. The present rate is
$Sc.7l weekly, making the new scale
an increase of 1929. Established
differentials for other categories
will be maintained.
The union had asked 500 weekly
wage for day workers.
The printers stopped work last
Evening star., 1948-04-18

month for two weeks when the COM
panies attempted to extend the work
week to 40 hours. They went back
April 8 when the 36A hour week
was reinstated.
Agreement on contract terms for
10000 other employees of the shops
had been announced earlier by the
employers group, the Printers
League Section, New York Employ
ing Printers.
Representatives of Is New York
City daily newspapers and ITU
members employed by them mean
while awaited clarif1cation of the
parent unions rejection of their
contract.
Laurence H. Victory, president Of
the TITUS New York local, last night
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Law and Order Meeting

The East Central Civic Assocla-
ton will hold its annual meeting on
law and order at pm. Tuesday in
the Bundy School, 429 o street NV,
Pictures of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation in action will be shown
and plans for closer cooperation be-
tween the citizens and law enforce
ment agencies will be discussed.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

made public a telegram from ITU
President Woodruff Randolph de-
claring the proposed agreement did
not comply with union laws.
The agreement called for a 50
weekly wage increase and clauses
to substitute for union security,
contained in previous contracts but
banned under the aft-Hartley law.
Full details of the agreement were
not made public.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
GAR Ludies Meet Tuesdoy

U. S. Grant Circle No. l, Ladies
Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
will meet at pm. Tuesday in Room
4l8, Washington Loan and Trust
Building. Mrs Amy D. Carr, presi--
dent, will preside.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

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Evening star., 1948-04-18

ChewoIets new sPLINED REAR AXLE SHAFT
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Evening star., 1948-04-18

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