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lard Hotel s;soS,ssklsesfE SbskeEs. t0n'shs'
room, ao.ei commodors sss 'e eeieet n sonish.
Delta Gamma Sorority, Willard Hotel,
9,eiock t%enight % s,or.,.n uo..,
o'.0'A '0n'sAL LECTURE.
Edusstion for Social Lying Dc. d:ivs,sd ere,
ssll p + Forum, @ in i' the Msssower Hotel, Sis
o'clock tonight. xrSrxso
wom.ns DEMOCRATIC Club. Hotel Com
Hodore, o'clock tonight.
j Soldiers HON. MRhiIle; ailissry Band concert.
Stanley Hil1i stiEeix. sisE Pr pH2HisTTs iSnes!0"
.ne erss ,rs. s..Esy csnss osea ss;nee q sfnsh
seniamin staa Rubin, Rubin fHs tSrossh my January. "
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Seysnteenth
street and New York avenue NV, open open
pm. Tuesdays through Fridays. am. to
ass p D5a 5agsas aRa f EN- 81 Italian sn
sions in 10th century American drawings,
through January 81; water colors by ar
S q aoo fsr and aae sssRhs '5s peo G
Barnet Alden Gallery, 127 Randolph
place NV, open to pm: weekdays
Woman, a 70 eshbition & su01ss Of Paintings sculp e
ture end graphic prints of Elizabeth Cat
lett; through January 20; co,..,...,.u
avenue and Sixth street NV. open 10
ssanS bs Mssp Ws.n.r snd
Dale collections and gifts from other do.
nors, for an indefinite period; Art of
France in Prints and Books, for an in
Fish and WildIife Service, under main
lobby In Commerce Department Building;
&c Dm ana dss s:rsfss dsplay sw o
snd fresh-water fish, for an indefinite
Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Thirty-nrst
And streets NV, open 8 am. to pm;
daily; collection Of Byzantine and related
Arts. for an indefinite period.
9titution avenue between Seventh and
ssa sEes1s snd s sansays Sc S and
and World War II paintings on recruiting
and on the role Of the Army from ON the fH
evo,9siohary mnu, ia war through "orio war IL
LibTary T. Of Censrsss, First and East Cap
sns TO pm s.
originai LacocE ce Abbey copy OF Of the Magma
Carta, on loan from the British govern.
manuscript, Of Lincoln's three-pase auto
biography" for an indefinite period; docu-
n1ents and correspondence of Abraham
Lincoln. for an indefinite period; Some
sented by Wilbur Wright before Western
6ociety Of Engineers in Chicago 1901. de.
scribing Wright Brothers experiments,
shown with arly photographs. for an in
STORY HOUR.
King Arthur stories, for children to
II years old, related BY member Of stan,
Corcoran Gallery of Art, II am. tomor-
row -
FOR SERvICEMEN.
! Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
1015 l. street NV, comfortable lounges,
library. writing desks, billiard tables.
radio.
Servicemen's Victory Center. 1113 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, lounge, recreation.
free canteen, open daily from IL an. to
midnight
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Deaths Reported
tFrom the D. c. Bureau of vital Stat

tFrom the D. c. Bureau Of Vital statistics)
Eve e. Apple, 80, 5000 N. H. ave. NV.
Vinton asa S. Ridley. Is, soldiers' Home. ''
John W. Walmsley, "A. 345 11th st. Sc.
Howard I. Downey, 60, IA B st. Sc.
owen A. shryock. 66. Arlington. Va.
Walter E. Thompson. 81. 6925 Maple st.
Charles B. Malley, so, Soldiers Home.
Olive E. Limerick. so. 1119 4th st. s.w.
Frank G.: Stuart. SO; 545 18th st: ne;
Mary. E Quest, .46.. Cheyerly, Md:
Claude E. Lemoir. A. 4726 9Th st. NV.
John w Shank, "a, 107 Upsal st. Sc.
Enoch smiler. 81, PIT Desmond st. s.w.
Joseph E. Hamilton, K, Clifton, Va.
John Lewis. 50, 469 c st. s.w.
Anne Shorter, 20. Pomfret. Md.
The United States set a new rec
ord of 6,492, 900 registered motor
trucks in 1947,
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Our Kind Young Shoes

Scientifically styled to give your youngsters grow
ing feet the roomness and friendly support they
need :. Stride Rites ore both school and party
minded. Tough eIkskins or shiny potent leothers
-. they have the softly flexible construction that
skipping and running and dancing and growing
demand. Wide size ranges, too so big and little
brothers or sisters can wear the some shoe See
exactly how they fit in our X-roy machine.
Also evoiIoble at the Bethssda Braneh store
w&L-Childrens and Junior Misses Shoes Second Floor
Evening star., 1948-01-09
Girls "Skirts-and,s"

that fovorite bIouss-skirt
fashion for school and prs-sehooI
Little Girls peoted wool suspender skins ore even
more vvocious with embroidered Wristbands.
Dark or pastel, sizes 8 to
The crisp cotton blouse pictured with IT, boosts tueklne
and eyeIet insertion 1898
BoIIerno look for ero~ine-up sisters skirt
areen red or royal blue wool; sizes to l4----3o.9o
FETCHING blouse to wear with II. royon wth
multi color embroidery and ruffIed Peter Pan
vA6-ohiS md yuvsnAsr Appard, Houth ysoK
Evening star., 1948-12-15
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 15.-A baby
who may some day be king of
England was christened with q
big name today-Prince Charles
Philip Arthur George of Edin-
burgh.
He took the whole strange affair,
his first taste of the ceremonious
life he was born to, like little man.
An official description said:
Prince Charles behaved beautifully
throughout the christening"
The baby-already Prince Char
lie' to most Britons-is the first
child of Princess Elizabeth and
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edin-
burgh.
He is second in line for the throne
now held by his ailing grandfather
King George vi.
Prince Charles was carried to the
ceremony by Helen Rowe, his nurse
She handed him to Princess Mar
garet, Elizabeth's sister.
When the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, conducting the ceremony
called out: Name this child" Mar
|garet answered. Charles Philip
Arthur George of Edinburgh"
Then Margaret handed her little
nephew to the Archbishop, DR.
Godfrey Fisher, for christening.
The ceremony was held in the big
music room of Buckingham Palace
Evening star., 1948-12-15
By John A. Giles

Defense Secretary Forrestal
announced today he has recon-
mended to President Truman
that control of the Air National
Guard be taken from the States
and turned over To the Army.
Mr.. Forrestal told a news con-
ference that the liberalization
recommendation was contained in a
report to the President as a result
of the latter's directive that "vigor-
Gus" Army and Air Force reserve
programs be instituted.
He. said his report did not recon-
mend liberalization of guard ground
units, but added that he did pro-
pose that the Army be given in
creased training responsibility land
perhaps appointment Of certain
officers"
The defense chief also announced
l. That the Navy would take over
responsibility of all military sea
transport, and that the Joint Chiefs
of Staff are exploring the possibility
of the Army taking over all military
land transportation. The Army
Transport Corps has $50 ships plus
certain chartered vessels which
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Secretary Snyder Sees Basis
For incompatible Prosperity

Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
declared today that the United
States has the essential foundation
"for an incompatible era Of national
prosperity in the years ahead"
He told the American Municipal
Association at the Hotel Statler he
sees no evidence of unbalanced con-
ditions which in the past have pre-
ceded a business depression.
There have been no indications
of undue speculative activity in the
stock or commodity markets." the
Secretary said. Businessmen this
year have been cautious in their in
ventory policies.
There is little or no evidence of
overbuying, overborrowing or over
expansion-the three factors which
separately or in combination have
been responsible for business re-
cessions in the past"
Mr.. Snyder called on the munich
pal leaders to cooperate with the
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Locomotive BIazes
Al Cincinnati Station
BY the Assoeioted Press

CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-The loco
motive of the Baltimore & Ohio's
passenger train. THE Cincinnatian,"
caught fire and was enveloped in
flames for a time mere today. None
of the trainmen or passengers was
injured.
The fire started just as the train
pulled into the Winton Place Sta
ton, in an outlying section of the
city. Firemen praised the action
of Engineer A. r. Barber of Chill
licothe, Ohio. in backing up the
blazing engine to remove the threat
of fire to the station and an adjoin-
ing industrial plant.
The fire did not disable the loco
motive and it continued its eastward
trip to Washington after a 25-min.
ute delay.
Among the passengers, who were
asked to move to rear coaches of the
train as a precaution, were Charles
F. Kettering, vice president of
General Motors; Lewis B. Rock,
publisher of the Dayton Journal-
Herald, and several relatives of
the late Orville and Wilbur Wright,
co-inventors of the airplane.
Mr.. Kettering, Mr.. Rock and
Milton G Wright, nephew of
the Wright brothers, and two other
relatives, Mrs. Milton S. Wright and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Wright. all of
Dayton, had boarded the train at
Cincinnati Union Terminal. They
were en- route to Wasni','t'>r - e
the Wright brothers Kitty Hawk
plane will be placed on exni Jirlon
in the Smithsonian Institution to-
morrow.
Fire Marshal Robert B. williams
said the fire apparently started when
Oil leaked into the ash box beneath
the locomotive.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Reds Agree 10 Return
Borrowed Ships

Russia has agreed to return
American naval vessels lent her dur
ing World War II, Acting Secre-
tary of State Lovett said today.
He told news conference a note
received from the Soviet govern
ment last week agreed to the return
Of three ice-breakers and % frigates
after repeated requests by this Gov
ernment.
The cruiser Milwaukee and other
naval vessels turned over to Russia
under an arrangement separate
from lend-lease during the war also
are to be returned soon, MIR. Lovett
said.
The Milwaukee was lent to the
Russians at the time the italian
Navy was working with the Ameri-
can and British Navies in the Med
iterranean as part of an arrange
ment to compensate the Soviet for
not getting any Italian naval ves-
sells after Italy's capitulation, Mr.
Lovett recalled.
The United States and Great Brit
ain both lent Russia certain naval
vessels at the time as the equivalent
of ships Russia would be due to get
from Italy. The Milwaukee and the
other vessels will be turned back to
the United States and Britain, Mr.
Lovett said, when italy turns over
to Russia the latter's share of ex-
cess Italian naval vessels due her
under the italian peace treaty..
Evening star., 1948-12-15

Federal Government in helping to
maintain a stabilized economy.
With such cooperation, he pre-
dicted, the United States will con-
tinue to enjoy the advantages of full
employment and a high income
level.
The maintenance of a high level
of national prosperity and a high
level economy, he declared, will
continue to be a principal objective
of Government policy"
Declaring that the Nation is en-
joying "the greatest prosperity in
its history" with its financial
structure in excellent condition,
Mr.. Snyder said there was no doubt
that the efforts made to maintain
firmness in the Government bond
market have contributed materially
to the situation.
Meanwhile, the municipal associ-
(See MUNICIPALITIES, Page A-60
Evening star., 1948-12-15
New House Chairman
0fCivi| Service Cites
Pay Raise Objections
Rep. Tom Murray Feors
General Increase Would
Open InfIotionory Trend
By Joseph YOUNG

The chairman-designate of the
House Civil Service Committee
gives the indication he is luke
warm to the idea of general pay
raises for the Governments
rank-and-flle employees.
In telephone conversation with
The Star from his home in jack
son, Representative Tom Murray Of
Tennessee made the following
observations:
l. The Government already faces
the prospect of deficit spending
without spending another $1,000,-
000, 900 for a Government pay raise"
2. A general Federal pay raise
would only increase the inflationary
trend and might set the pattern
for fourth round Of private in
dustry pay boosts.
1t would be better to find some
way of bringing prices down before
giving another round of pay boosts.
3. He is inclined to be favorable"
to the Flanders Senate bill to boost
top-bracket Federal salaries. But
If we. do, we will have to give an
other pay raise to the rank-and- file
Government employees. And, in
justice to the average Government
employe, they should get another
pay raise, if we give it to the top
men in Government" ;
Would Prefer Delay.
These observations, some of them
contradictory, indicate Mr.. Murray
still hasn't made up his mind def
nitely on the question of general
pay boosts. They do, however, in
dicate the TenneSsean would prefer
to delay pay raises for rank-and-
filers, if 1t is at all possible.
All this shows that Federal en-
ployes' groups will havea large SELL
ing job cut out for them on the
House side. In their efforts to
sell" Mr.. Murray on the merits
of general Federal pay increases.
they will rely heavily on two of
the committees most influential
Democratic members, Representa-
tives Lyle of Texas and Miller of
California. Both men are expected
to support pay raise legislation.
Mr.. Murray has been a member
of Congress for six years and a
member of the House civil service
group for the past four years. An
attorney, Mr.. Murray served in the
Solicitors ONCE in the Post Office
Department here from 1888 to 1912.
Like many of his Southern col
leagues, Mr.. Murray leans to the
conservative side in his political
thinking. But he has had a liberal
enough voting record in regard to
Government employees legislation.
Mr.. Murray has won his four
elections to the House with ease,
Continued on Page Az, Col. g.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Charles of Edinburgh Endures
Christening Like Little Prince
Archbishop Of Canterbury Officiotes;
Philip Inseribes Names in Borough Book

The royal chapel, where Elizabeth
was christened, was wrecked by q
German bomb in 1910 and has not
yet been repaired.
The boys surname, Edinburgh, is
new to the British royal line.
Elizabeth is a Windsor, a name
adopted for the British royal family
during World War I, when the
German family name Of SAKE Co.
burg became unpopular.
Philip, formerly Prince OF
Greece, took the name Mountbat-
ten when he became a naturalized
Briton nearly two years ago. But
now he signs himself. as he did in
the birth registry today, as "his
royal highness. Duke of Edinburgh. "
He signed the tattered old registry
of the Borough of Westminster
early in the day, entering his sons
name.
The registrar, John Stanley Clare
was accompanied to the palace by
two women officials of the Food
Ministry. They handed Philip q
green-covered child's ration book.
1t entities the baby, who will be
known as Prince Charles of Edin-
burgh, to extra milk. concentrated
orange juice and government-packeo
cod liver oil the same as every
other baby in the kingdom.
London morning newspapers nick.
lSee PRINCE. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Nine. Chang Failure
To Win More US. Aid
Indicated by Lovett

Acting Secretary of State
Lovett indicated today that
Nine. Chang Kai-shek has been
unsuccessful in her mission here
to obtain stronger American
support for the Chinese Ma
tionalist government.
Mr.. Lovett indicated this at a
news conference at which he
also said that American policy
toward China calls for dealing
with the Nationalist government
under Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek.
That policy, Mr.. Lovett said,
was determined by Congress and
is being carried out by the ad-
ministration to the best of it's
ability within the limitations
presumably meaning congress
sional limits on volume of add.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Bolnbsieht Daia
Given 10 Reds,
|Prober Declares
Says Aberdeen Leak
Also Moy Involve
Promixity Fuse
By Robert K. Wolsh

Information about the Norden
bombsight and possibly the
proximity fuse was involved in
military secrets believed to have
been stolen from the Armys
Proving Ground at Aberdeen,
Md, in 1888 and given to Soviet
agents, a member of the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities disclosed today.
This disclosure followed the COM
mittee's announcement last night
that prewar Army secrets of great
military significance" had leaked
out of the Aberdeen establishment.
Theft Reported known.
The committee said a man, be-
lieved to be still on the Government
payroll was suspected of having
handed them over to foreign agents.
This was learned from a witness re-
Gently questioned at closed ses-
sion of the committee, members
said.
The member who today men,
toned the bombsight and proximity
fuse as being involved" in the pre-
war secrets. said the committee
knows the identity and whereabouts
of the man, who is civilian.
I'VE are not sure about how much
information, if any. got out of the
proximity fuse development in 1885,"
the member said. But we do know
that some data in the Norden
bombsight was taken and turned
over to foreign agents. So far as
we have been able to learn the in
formation was pretty comprehensive
as to the nature of the bombsight
project and the progress that had
been made on 1t at that time"
Meanwhile, the committee was
preparing to release copies of a
second group Of the pumpkin docu-
ments" which Whitaker Chambers,
avowed onetime Communist courier,
has declared were channeled to him
from the State Department 10 years
ago by persons then on the Gov
ernment payroll.
The first additional batch of doc
uments will be made available for
use in afternoon newspapers to-
morrow. Thereafter other groups
will be released until approximately
so confidential messages have been
made public-all but four in the
possession of the committee which
the State Department has asked
withheld. The committee explained
the State Department felt disclosure
of these messages still would be
"prejudicial to national security"
One Document in Handwriting.
| At least one in the new groups Of
documents to be released Is In hand
writing. The committee said this
has been identified by Government
expert as matching the known writ
ing of Alger Hiss, former State
Department official. Another, Acting
Chairman Mundt said, is the one
described last week by Representa-
tive Nixon as indicating foreign
policy considerations in 1888 were
concerned with possible effect on
the 1910 presidential election.
On the reported Aberdeen Incl
dent, the committee noted that
testimony to date referred to others
besides Mr.. Hiss and the State De-
partment and declared:
mot only were the secret docu-
ments delivered from the State De-
lpartment and the Bureau of Stand
ards to Communists here, but, as
the information before our COM
mittee and available to the Attor-
ney General reveals. it also in
volved information of great military
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Typhoon Spores Luzon,
Turns West to Chino Sea
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Dec. 15.-A typhoon
yeered westward through the Cen
trail Philippines today, spar1ng the
main island of Luzon a lashing oy
its winds of so miles an hour and up.
After shifting direction from
northwest to west, the storm blew
over Mindoro Island and into the
China Sea, more than $50 miles
southwest of Manila. There were no
reports of damage, but flights to
the south were Cancelled.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Spy Jury Summons
SiIverman, Former
Air Force Emp|oye
Question Of indictments
Remains Unanswered at
FinoI Days Sessions
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The
final days sessions of the cur
rent spy-hunting Federal grand
jury began today with the call
ing of a new witness accused OF
being a member of a prewar
Communist underground in
Washington.
A new jury will take over the
investigation tomorrow.
The new witness is George Silver
man. one time Air Force employe
Miss Elizabeth Bentley, confessed
Soviet agent, testified last July be-
fore the House Committee on Un-
American Activities that he supplied
her with information on Govern
ment secrets.
There was a last-minute squirt OF
activity around the jury's quarters
in the Federal Building. The pres
ent body winds up its 18-month
espionage investigation at midnight
Nothing on Indictments. Q
There still was no hint of an an
swer to the vital question about the
current jury's windup day-whether
1t would return any indictments
after its long sitting of mass of
accusations and denials.
The two most prominent witnesses
in the inquiry-Whtttaker Cham
bers and Alger Hiss-were listed for
still another appearance before the
jurors today.
Mr.. Chambers, admitted former
Communist courier, has accused Mr.
Hiss, 'onetime State Department off,
cial, OF supplying important docu-
ments for delivery to Russia. Mr.
Hiss has denied it.
Another witness to be heard today
is Isaac Don Levine, writer who has
said that Mr.. Chambers long ago
confided in him his story of Com
munlst spying in Washington.
Called Charges Slander.
Mr.. Silverman, who testified be-
fore the House committee in reply
to Miss Bentley, declared he was
innocent and characterized her
charges as Incredible SANDERS" He
said he had testified before the
grand jury here last year.
Mr.. Chambers yesterday told
neWSmen woman Communist Party
member had made an implied threat
on his life In 1898 when he, was in
hiding after leaving the party.
He Identified her as Grace Hutch
ms. SO. now associated with the La.
Dor Research Association in New
York, an organization on the Attor-
ney Generals subversive list. Miss
Hutchins has run for New York
State offices, including Lieutenant
Governor, under the Communist
Party emblem.
Mr.. Chambers said she went to a
(See GRAND JURY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-12-15
1,5OO-Unit Apartment
Approved
By Prince Georges
Privote Development
Will Be Similar in
Size to GreenbeIt

Approval of a rezoning petit
ton to permit construction OF
approximately 1900 apartment
units at an initial cost of about
$5,O00,000 between College Park
and Silver Spring was voted to-
day by the Prince Georges
County commissioners.
Action followed Endorsement by
the county's top planning agency,
the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
The project would be similar in
size to the Greenbelt development,
but would be financed privately in
stead Of by the Government.
Part Of Mccormick Goodhart Tract.
The 65-acre tract involved is a
part Of the Mccormick -Goodhart
property. r. Howard Duckett, an
attorney, Is agent for the owners
and the development would be I'M
dertaken by the Standard Con-
struction Co., of which william
Magazine Is president. A shopping
center also would be provided on
an additional 10 acres.
Fred w. Tuemmler. Prince
Georges planning director for the
commission, said the request to
change the present residential A
classification was Endorsed because
the overall plan for a complete, con-
tanned development meets all COM
mission requirements.
Eventually, Mr.. Tuemmler said
the remainder Of the 300-acre
estate would be used for other
apartment units and for one family
Isemidetached and one-family de-
tached houses. The latter would
be both in the modest and higher
prices ranges, he said.
School, Park Sites Provided.
The overall plans reserve 10
acres for 10 years as a site on which
to build an elementary school and
reserve so acres for two years for
parks and parkway purposes. Mr.
Tuemmler said the commission pro-
poses to use this in connection with
the Northwest Branch parkway de-
velopment.
Also contemplated in the plan Is
the relocation of Riggs road and
the widening of New Hampshire
avenue and University lane. All
street locations are designated on
the plan, which was drafted by
Pierre Ghent g. Associates.
1t was estimated that the major
portion of the first unit could be
completed within 20 months after
work is started