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Evening star., 1948-12-20
Abdu||ah Says Time
Is Ripe for Peaceful
Solution in Palestine
.AP Wirephoto.
By John Roderick
Assoeiated Press Foreign Correspondent


SHUNE, Trans-Jordan, Dec. Is
Delayed king Abdullah said to-
day "the time is ripe for a peaceful
solution of the Palestine conflict
with the Jews"
Asked whether he thought the
other Arab nations felt the way he
did, the Trans-Jordan monarch re-
piled: II don't think so, but in spite
OF that hope for an early peace. If
the Arabs want to resume the fight
against the Jews, let them do So"
Abdullah made the statement at
his Dead Sea winter capital in his
first interview since the Jericho
Congress of Palestine Arabs ac-
claimed him king of a united Pales-
tine and Trans-Jordan 18 days ago.
(Other Arab countries, mainly
Egypt, have challenged the right
of the Jericho congress to take
any such action)
Trying to Convince Arabs.
Abdullah also said he is trying to
convince the Arabs they must accept
the unif1cation of Trans Jordan and
Arab Palestine.
If after all my efforts, they re-
fuse, I am not ready to sacrifice the
future Of Palestine because of it."
he said.
MY army is already in Palestine
and no one can drive them out un-
| 1acS %hau orc IofootoI %L,;otr 49,
Arabs will not quarrel with each
other before finishing their fight with
the Jews"
The Jericho decision of Palestine
Arab delegates to ask Abdullah to
accept the joint kingship was de-
Scribed by the monarch as "the
spontaneous will of the people Of
Palestine" .,
Abdullah invited Arab nations to
send a commission to see whether
he had hand in the Jericho action.
The monarch said that while the
Trans-Jordan parliament was TAX
ing proper constitutional and inter-
national steps to proclaim him ruler
he would push efforts to win the
<Aldb WI ~ W lllo way VI Gl4lIlklllS.
Signed Cease Fire.
In Amman, 1t. Col. Abdullah Tel,
military governor of Jerusalem, an
swered what he said was "a cam
paign in the Egyptian press against
the government of Trans-Jordan,
including me personally"
To charges that he was negotiat-
ing with Jews for truce. 1t. Col.
Tel said what actually happened
was that he signed a cease-f1re
agreement, similar to measures
taken by other Arab forces with
the approval Of their governments.
There are indications it may be
"a number Of weeks before King
Abdullah actually takes the throne
of united kingdom Many mechan-
ical details must be arranged.
Il don't want anyone to be angry
over unification," he said. 1T is
for the sole benefit of the Pales-
tinians already in Palestine"
Asked whether he would CO.
operate with the United Nations
Cancellation Commission to come
to Palestine shortly, King Abdullah
said he would welcome any inter-
national committee seeking to bring
peace to the Holy, Land.
Mafeking reports hoof and mouth
disease outbreak in Bechuanaland,
Africa.
Evening star., 1948-12-20

Pacific yesterday, disrupting com
munications and snarling traffic IL
Washington and British Columbia.
The storm was accompanied by
rising temperatures which kept ths
rain from turning to snow excep
on high points.
One car was caught in a Steven,
Pass slide and rolled 200 feet dowr
steep decline. Two Seattle youths
Dale Abbott and AL Ohlinger, botf
16. were rescued from the wrecked
car by ski patrolmen and motorists
Half buried In the debris, the
automobile was exposed just enough
for the boys to be pulled through
the shattered windows. Both were
badly cut and bruised.
Several other cars were said by
the State patrol to have narrowly
escaped a similar fate in Snoqual-
mie Pass, where series of ava
lanches closed that major artery.
High winds broke leased news
wires from Vancouver, British Co
! lumbia, to Seattle and the East.
Freezing temperatures today were
expected to check any flood danger
although rivers were higher gen.
orally throughout Washington.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
II Christmas CaroIers
Shipwrecked Off Boston
By the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Dec. 2o-Twenty-two
Christmas carolers. on a mission
of good cheer to hospital patients
on Long Island, were shipwrecked
off a reef for five hours last night
in the storm-swept waters Of Bos-
ton harbor.
Members Of the Sacred Heart
Choral Society of Newton, passen-
gers on the 150-ton steamer Ste
phen O'Meara, were rescued, along
with the nine-man crew, by a Coast
Guard picket boat after the ship
grounded in heavy seas quarter
mile off Castle Island.
The shivering carolers never did
give the concert. for they decided
to leave the island early before
the seas became too rough.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Ohio Broadcast Dedicates
Food Gift 10 43 Countries
By the Assoeiotsd Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 90
Ohio's gift of food to overseas ma
tions was dedicated yesterday in q
ceremony broadcast around the
world by the State Department.
About 43 foreign countries will
receive the grain and dried milk to
be loaded on a train for overseas
shipment.
The food was given by Ohio farm
Evening star., 1948-12-20

ers as part of the Christian Rural
Overseas Program campaign. Sim
liar trains are being made up in
other States.
Frank N. Farnsworth, chairman
of the Ohio food train and State
agricultural director, made the
dedication speech.
He praised the farmers "for band
ing together in an attempt to pre-
vent some Of the stark tragedies in
the overseas food crisis"
I'VE will have food and milk for
approximately 80 carloads in this
'train," Mr.. Farnsworth added,
bringing to SO the number Of car
loads sent overseas from Ohio since
the program was started"
Evening star., 1948-12-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. So A-3
MONDAY. pEcEMBER 10 1913.

liner Media to visit Lady Craigie's
mother in Savannah, Ga.
Lady Craigie is the daughter Of
the late Pleasant A. Stovall, Ameri-
can minister to Switzerland in World
War I and former owner of the
Savannah Press.
Sir Robert, who with his wife was
interned by the Japanese at the out
break of the war with Japan, is
the author Of Behind the Japanese
Mask"
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Subcommittee Urges
Tighter Curbs Against
Export Of War Goods
by the Assoeiofsd Press

Senate investigators today
urged tighter controls to prevent
export of potential war goods.
Such controls are necessary, they
said, particularly in view of the
present activities of the Soviet Union
and its satellites"
In a final report on its months
long investigation, a Senate ex-
penditures subcommittee headed by
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan, was sharply critical of
past operations of the Commerce
Departments Office of International
Trade.
The committee said, however, that
since the inquiry was started the
office has taken steps ito curb fraud
and Illicit export operations" which
it estimated at countless millions of
dollars.
The stakes were fabulous" the
report disclosed.
Ihe committee said past methods
enabled unscrupulous persons in the
export trade to engage in fraud,
forgery, and other Illicit devices to
circumvent license requirements with
little or no chance of being detected" i"
Changes in Controls Urged.
The report suggested these
changes in the Governments con-
troll machinery:
l. Listing of approved exporters
eligible for licenses "for the pur-
pose of eliminating disreputable and
dishonest exporters" The report
said the great majority of exporters
are reputable businessmen"
2. Requesting the foreign service
of the State Department and agents
of the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration to check destinations of
licensed exports. The committee
found that often goods licensed for
one nation or buyer actually went
to another.
3. Asking banks, freight forwarders
and other private business firms to
check actual exports against licenses
to prevent frauds and violations. If
they do not cooperate voluntarily,
the committee said regulations
might require them to furnish such
Information"
Larger Staff Suggested.
4. Enlarging the staff of trade
Office agents who check compliance
of export licenses. The report said
this policing group also should be
given independent status and more
power with the Office of Interna-
tional Trade.
The committee listed these in
stances of what it called forged
licenses" and fraudulent ship
ments":
Shipment of 200 900, 900 pounds of
flour and about 100000 pounds Of
lard by the Haro Products Co. of
New York. The report said John
Quinn supplied forged licenses" for
these shipments as well as others.
Quinn is awaiting trial in New York,
the report added.
Change in Pipe Listing Cited.
Export of 1850 pounds of cast
iron soil pipe by listing 1t as con-
crete pipe, which did not require
an export license. The committee
said this was done by Robert M.
Mistrough, an exporter. who refused
to answer questions ION the ground
that his answers might incriminate
or degrade him"
Use of forged orders" to obtain
licenses. The report said Murray
N. Nelson of New York City used
the same two typewriters to produce
export orders from Calcutta, India:
The committee also reported cases
Allepa, Syria, and Lisbon, Portugal.
of duplicate shipments under a |
single license, and the shipment of
scarce items by describing them as
something else.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
AvoIonches on Coast
Disrunt Communication

SEATTLE, Dec. 20 P.-Avalanches
of rain-loosened snow erected an
icy barrier on Washington's main
East-West highways today, blocking
surface travel over the Cascade
Mountains.
The slides occurred during storm
that whipped in from the North
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Red Dean to Leave
Baltimore for Britain
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Dr. Hew-
lett johnson, dean of Canterbury,
left by train last night for Balti-
more, where he will board a plane
for London.
He was one Of a group of persons
originally scheduled to leave from
La Guardia airport, but flights
there were Cancelled because of the
snowstorm.
The so-called Red Dean" who
made an American lecture tour, said
he had been received kindly
everywhere in this country, and was
returning home to finish a book on
Eastern Europe.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

4:30 am. today the mercury had
moved up to "a degrees.
Fighters Swing Into Action.
The snow-fighters lost little time
swinging into action. Starting with
IA sanding trucks at 4 am. yester-
day they built up to a peak of 20
sanding trucks and so snow plows
operated by 400 men.
The snow melted so fast that it
reached an official maximum depth
of only 38 inches. This eliminated
the need for plowing and hauling.
BY keeping 16 sanding trucks on
the streets last night all heavily
Evening star., 1948-12-20

Travelled routes were clear for to-
days rush.
Mr.. Xanten believed the streets
would remain in satisfactory condi-
ton.
Most Of Maryland was blanketed
under 6 to 8 inches of snow as the
storm moved up the coast and then
out to sea. AS in Virginia, where
upwards of 3 inches fell, highways
remained open, but were slippery
enough to cause tieUpS.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Numbers Listed
For TeIephoning
Election Results

Party officials in Montgomery and
Prince Georges County have asked
poll workers to report primary cleo
ton results as soon as votes are
counted tomorrow night.
Democratic workers in Prince
Georges have been requested to
telephone results to party head
quarters, Marlboro 1927. 9807 or
1865. Prince Georges Republican
returns should be phoned to War
field 35l8. or, if that is busy, Union
2739 or Warfleld 1920.
In Montgomery, both Democratic
and Republican workers are asked
TO phone results TO Shepherd 64oO
or 1920, or Sligo 40ll, and to the
Republican Club of Montgomery
County at Sligo $500.
Montgomery County polls will be
open from 6 am. to 7 pm. ano
those in Prince Georges County
from am. to 7 pm. daylight saw
ing time.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Educational Program
In Arlington TO Be Cui
To Meet New Budget

Drastic cuts in at least three
phases of the Arlington education
program next year will result from
failure of the County Board to ap-
prove in full the appropriation re-
quested by the School Board. Bar
nard Joy, chairman of the school
group, declared last night.
Mr.. Joy made his statement in
announcing that a special public
meeting of the School Board will
be held at pm. tomorrow in the
James Monroe School to consider
the situation which resulted when
the County Board voted to give the
schools S1,750,000 instead of the
81 .975,000 requested.
Because of the S225, 900 reduction,
Mr.. Joy said, the School Board will
not be able to institute full-day
sessions for the first and second
grades at an estimated cost of S115,-
600. This change was one of the
election pledges of the School Board
members.
1eacherS' Raise Affected.
Nor will the board be able to pay
teachers proposed cost of living and
dependency bonuses, Mr.. JOY de-
clared. AS originally proposed, the
school budget contained an item
of $4,000 for this purpose.
The third item which must be
eliminated, he said, is one of S54, 900
for recreation. This will mean. he
said, that there will be no super
Vlsors for Fairgrounds after June 30
unless the county board makes some
provision. Ordinarily the super
visors are kept on until September,
when the summer program ends.
In pointing out that cost of the
three items amounts to more than
S225 900, which is the size of the cut
in the appropriation, Mr.. Joy noted
that the school board must set up
contingency fund.
Tax Increase Sought.
Had the county board followed
the past practice of giving the
schools portion of the 1925 prop
erty tax rate instead OF lump sum,
MI, Joy said, the schools then could
have looked forward to a share in
taxes received over the estimated
collection. The school board had
asked that the tax rate be increased
to provide the additional funds.
Chairman Daniel A. Dugan and
Mrs. Florence Cannon voted for an
increase, but F. Freeland Chew.
Basil M. DeLashmutt and Alfred E.
Frisbie voted against it.
The school board, elected in
November by a large majority on
the basis of a clearly understood
school improvement program, and
strongly supported at recent public
hearings, regrets that three members
OF the county board have decided
to overrule the wishes of a large
majority of the people regarding
school policy Mr.. Joy declared
last Oipbt
Evening star., 1948-05-02
BY the Associosed Press

BALTIMORE, May motorists
who break traffic laws when they
think the police are not around
soon may be in for a surprise.
Beginning next Saturday, plain
clothes state troopers will patrol
Maryland highways in unmarked
standard model automobiles. And
the law-breaking motorist won't
know what hit him until it's toe
late.
Col. Beverly Ober, State Police
superintendent, said the new pat
rol plan had been prompted by
investigations which showed that
"a small group of drivers is re-
sponsible for a large percentage
of highway accidents and traffic
snarls +"
Usually" he added, This group
is made up of persons. who by use
of their mirror attachments, spot
identified police cars. and when
none are in sight take liberties
with existing traffic regulations.
The plainclothes cars will work
with marked cars by means of radio
communication.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
.18 Frederick Homes
On Pilgrimage List

A total of 18 historic homes and
estates in Frederick and Frederick
County will be open tomorrow dur
ing the final day OF the annual
Maryland House and Garden Pill
grimage.
They can be visited from 10 am
to 6 pm. Tickets may be obtained
at any of the show places.
Places to be shown are:
Oakland Manor, listed as "splen-
did example of Frederick County's
fine farms; Sappington Houses in
Liberty, Dear Bought, Rose Hill
Manor, Auburn, Waverley Farm,
Guilford, Prospect Hall, Oakland
Plantation, Rock Hall, Potts House
Ross House. Matthias House. Spite
House, Sappington House, johnson
House, Winebrener House and a
house at LOG North Court street
Frederick.
Mrs. Stuart Haller. Frederick, is
chairman of tomorrow's tour. Vice
chairman is Mrs. Earle Shriner, also
of Frederick.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Maryland State Troopers to Use
'PIoincIothes' PutroI Cars

When they spot a violation, Col
Ober explained. they will advise
an identified car to pick up the
driver and hold him. The depart
ment hopes that this will avoid
dangerous chases by the unmarked
automobile.
The standard cars will patrol
Maryland's $1,000 miles of roads
selectviely. This means, Col. Obel
said. having troopers in areas
without the driving public knowing
the exact time or place where they
will show up"
The state police chief said the
plan has been approved by the
Maryland Motor Truck Association
the Automobile Club of Maryland
and the Keystone Automobile Club
If the small minority of drivers
who insist on being individualists
on crowded highways must con.
tinue to exercise their individuality
to the point where it endangers
the safety of all others. then they
will have to pay the price when
caught" Col. Ober concluded.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Contests for Fairfax
Democrat Delegates
Set for 7 Precincts

Elections Of delegates tomorrow
night to attend the Fairfax County
Convention May 10 will include only
two precinct contests.
Vienna and Annandale are the
only two precincts where more than
the allotted number of delegates filed
their candidacy. The deadline for
filing with w. Franklin Gooding
Democratic Committee chairman,
already has passed.
Seven candidates have filed in
Vienna precinct, which is allowed
only six delegates. Five have filed
from Annandale precinct, which is
allowed four delegates.
Vienna candidates are Mrs. Eula
j. O'Sullivan, Mrs. Jean Dunn Free
man, Charles E. Babcock, Jesse J.
Ramey. Hubert J. Gerken, w. AL
word Sherman and Walter J. Dow
ling. Annandale candidates are
Edward K. Uhler, John c. Webb
Edwin Lynch, Omer L. Hirst and
Eleanor K. Morrow.
Delegates will be chosen at meet
ings in each of the six magisterial
districts tomorrow at 8 pm.
Eastern Standard Time. The diff
ferent precincts will caucus at their
district meetings to select their in
dividual candidates. Mr.. Goodine
said although the only two contests
were in Vienna, of Providence dis
trict, and Annandale, of Falls
Church district, each district meet.
ing would have to be held and the
Democrats would have to 60 through
the formality of voting for the can.
didates.
| The district meetings will be held
at the following places: Centreville
Clifton School; Dranesville, Hern.
don Town Hall; Falls Church
Bailey's Crossroads School; Lee
Burke School: Mount Vernon
Groveton School, and Providence
Oakton School.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
By the Assoeiofed Press

PORTSMOUTH, Va, May IA
man who posed as a deaf-mute
talked only twice in two months.
But the second time he talked him.
self right on to a road gang.
He is william Henry jackson, 90
of Buckeye, Ariz., sentenced to one
year on the road gang in trial justice
court here on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
The story dates back to February
20. when "deaf-mute" touched the
sympathy of c. c. Butler, operator
of an inn in Norfolk County.
jackson identified himself to Mr.
Butler in writing. saying that as a
war prisoner of the Japs for three
years he had suffered Sitting of his
vocal cords and virtual loss of hear
ing.
The inn operator befriended Jack
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Madison School RoIly
To Discuss Sanitation

/ Unsanitary conditions at the Mad
;so1 cchool will be discussed at a
nsss meeting called by the Falls
Church Parent Teacher Association
e1ac,,tiye board for 8 pm. Tuesday
| in the school.
Also to be discussed are proposals
for establishment of an independent
school district for Falls Church and
an elected school board. according
10 Mrs. Elmer H. Salzman, PTA
president. j.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Man Who Posed as Deuf-Mute
Talks Himself Into Road Cana

son and even set out a box for col.
lections to aid the "deaf-mute.
Occasionally. Mr.. Butler got Jack.
son a job as relief driver with pass.
ing truckmen.
One of the persons who put money
in the box for jackson was County
Officer ]. j. Kelly, who later en-.
gagged the "deaf-mute" in converse
ton.
Taken to headquarters, jackson
said that he posed as a deaf-mut,
because his feet hurt and because h,
needed money.
The single time in the two month.
when jackson slipped up: he startec
singing while driving a truck, h,
said. The sleeping driver awoke
amazed that a deaf-mute could sing
Jackson asked him not to say any
thing about 1t. \
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Nine Towns 10 Elect
Municipal Officials
In Prince Georges

Residents of nine Prince Georges
County towns will vote for munich
pal officials tomorrow in addition to
participating in the Democratic and
Republican primaries.
Capitol Heights, Seat Pleasant,
Riverdale, District Heights and Cot
tage City have contests, while can
didates in Cheverly. Edmonston,
North Brentwood and Fairmount
Heights will be unopposed.
In Capitol Heights there are u
aSpirants for six seats in the town
council. They are Thomas Ven-
demia, Rollin Reno and William
Rawlings. incumbents, and William
H. Hutson, former mayor; Joseph
LiCalzi, Elvin Campbell, Norris
Simpson, James Clark, Harvey En-
mis-, Joseph MULTI. Carl E. Reed and
Earl Burdette. Mayor Thomas A.
Shaw and Treasurer Franklin E
Lampkin are without opposition.
Mayor Van Moreland is opposed
by w. c. Smith in the first contest
in 10 years for that Office in Seat
Pleasant. In the same community
six candidates are seeking five coun-
Gil seats. They are Joseph Gardella
Fred E. Godfrey and James M. Rob-
ertS, incumbents: Robert l.. Main
Aldred F. Munford and Gwyn E
Gardner. Incumbent j. Theodore
Crown is the only candidate for
town treasurer.
Two candidates, James A. Ronchi
and Kenneth A. Breerwood, are op-
posed in the race for the council
post from Riverdale's I'd ward. Un-
opposed are Councilmen Frederick
w. Weigand, ST., in the 1st ward
Edward B. Dunford in the 4th ward
and Town Treasurer Harry c.
Weeks, who has been in the same
office Is years.
At District Heights. five candi-
dates are running for two seats on
the three-man Board of Town Com
missioners. Leonard H. Hardness
incumbent: Philip M. Teater and
Gustave V. Edfeldt are seeking a
three-year term, while William J
Mcnamara, another incumbent, and
Percy Clark, seek two-year terms.
Anton Jesneck and Henry Cas-
pare are candidates for the 3rc
ward council seat in Cottage City
while Colin L. Ward, incumbent
Thomas E. Hunt and Willard E
Morse are seeking the 4th ware
post. Councilman Carl Minnick /!
unopposed for reelection in thu
| I'd ward.