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Evening star., 1948-04-05

during the rest OF the year, but
who Is springs man once annu-
ally. Let others await the robins
or take note Of the STRINGS within
them at the sight of a new pretty
girl. I'VE know that the winter is
done with again when Mr.. John
ston walks in and announces that
Leonard Schloss is about ready to
open the gates at Glen Echo Park
once more.
Next Saturday at pm. is the
date set for the start Of the parks
SSth consecutive season under Mr..
Schloss' management. From then
on, 1t will be open daily from l
pm. to midnight. The winter at
Glen Echo has been spent in paint
Ing and reconditioning, according to
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Versatile Set
By the Assosio,

~ y me Asso<Idfsd Pfsss
HOLLYWOOD. .,
Economy rears its head In Holly.
wood. The set that was . pluShJ
Bahama Island beach home In "'Mr
Peabody and the Mermaid" has be.
come q lakeside pavilion In Zone
Touch Of Venus" which has it,
setting in New York.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Really Not So Bad
Rx ~ Aasaesaani Rssaa
0ci9fo0 rf8e
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Jane Wyman and David .Niven
knew each other only by reputation
until they met formally on the set
Of "A Kiss In the DARK"
The pleasantries Of introduction
disposed Of. they went into their
first scene. Miss Wyman's initial
words In the script:
you stinker! You heell"
Afterward, Niyen sent her flowers
and . note reading, Please don't
believe the script. I'm really not
such . bad guy"
Evening star., 1948-04-05
A Back Page THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
Springs Harbinger Arrives
With News About Glen Echo
By Harry Macarthur

OpenAH Department harnger riding into
the office the other day. There chill outside only
the bavest Of buds had world Spring
here though knew the its walked the
The harbger things
Evening star., 1948-05-31
; Confederate Groups
To Mark Birthday Of
Jefferson Davis Here

The 140th birthday anniversary
OF Jefferson Davis, president of the
Confederacy, will be honored at
pm. Thursday, when three Confed-
crate organizations place wreath:
on his statue at Statuary Hall. or
Capitol Hill.
An Alexandria woman. Mrs. Fer.
guson Cary, historian general of the
United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy, will place the wreath for her
organization. The other groups who
will honor the Confederate leader
will be the Jefferson Davis Chap
ter of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy and the StedmAn Chapter
of Children of the Confederate.
Representative Williams. Demo-
crat, of Mississippi will speak at
the ceremony.
Saturday at 7:30 pm. the Con-
federate Memorial Committee, COM
posed OF representatives from five
Confederate organizations, will hold
banquet at the Burlington Hotel
The activities will be climaxed
next Sunday with the annual Con-
federate memorial exercises at 2:3O
pm. at the Confederate Monument
in Arlington Cemetery. A wreath
from President Truman will be
Evening star., 1948-05-31
E;ehelbe,eef appeal,
For u. S. Preparedness

YOKOHAMA, May u (R.-Lt.
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger declared
In 4 Memorial Day address today
that I'VE have been forced to Wit
ness the death Of liberty in coun.
try after country rs their citizens
have become mere pawns" of police
states.
The commander Of the United
States 9th Army of occupation in
Japan spoke at the cemetery for
American war dead on = hillside
overlooking Tokyo Bay.
ITO keep faith with these men.
Gen. Eichelberger said, we must
protect the freedom and liberty for
which they died" ,
Gen. Eichelberger said that IAN
America with sufIicient trained
men" supported by industrial power
would represent an ominous warn
ing to any would-be aggressor."
Such preparedness" he added
lis = bitter price to pay for peace
but in q world as it exists today
there is no easier road that will in
sure the retention OF our ancient
liberties"
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Bradley Cautions u. 5,
Against 'Expedients'
To Avoid Leadership
~ The Asseeiatsd Press

LONGMEADOW. Mass. May 81
Gen. Omar Bradley warned yester-
day against the United States ever
STOPPING to expedients" to avoid
the dificult decisions that come
with world leadership or the heavy
burdens that come with defense.
The Army chief of stan spoke at
the Memorial Day reburial Of Corpl
Edward G. Wilkin. Congressional
Medal Of Honor winner, killed In
action fighting with the 45th Divi-
sion In Germany in World War II.
Wars can be prevented just as
surely as they are provoked" Gen
Bradley said, "and. therefore, we
who fail to prevent them must share
in the guilt for the dead"
Warns Against Improvising.
But, he cautioned:
If we cringe from the necessity
of meeting issues boldly with prin-
ciple, resolution and strength, then
we shall simply hurdle along from
crisis to crisis. improvising with
expedients, seeking ino1ensive solu-
tions."
And, he declared, It would mean
"drugging the Nation with an illu-
sion Of security which under those
conditions cannot exist"
Warning against fixing prin-
ciples and policies to the change OF
each day." Gen. Bradley said such
a policy would place us 'supinely
and helplessly at the mercy of any
aggressor who might play on our
public opinipn and decimate our
farces at will"
Conflicts Rooted in Failures.
hin our hatred and Remuneration
Of war;" the general said, I'VE must
not forget that the roots Of conflict
flourish In the faults and failures
Of those who seek the peace Just
as surely rs they take shape from
the diseases and designs of ag-
gressors.
I'VE have suffered enough in two
world wars to know that non-in-
yolvement In peace means certain
involvement in wat" he said.
Either we shall employ our
strength, power and conscience bold
ly and righteously in defense of
human dignity and freedom or we
shall waste those reserves for peace
and default to the forces that breed
new wars"
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

canned goods were submerged, Mr.
Frey said. 1T is.a mess" he added
disconsolately. Labels soaked OF,
cans noated in the soapy water.
The Giant Food Store, 1924 Min.
nesota avenue, suffered a loss Of
about $4,000. according to the man.
ager. He said a storeroom In the
rear OF the store was flooded. HI
had seven men at wrok today clean.
ing mud OF the floor.
The basement of the S. IL L
Standard Drug Co., Inc, 1929 Min
nesota avenue, was flooded to q
depth Of 4 or S feet. Stanley Levin
the manager, said. Sundries were
stored there, he said, estimating the
loss at between 5000 and 5000
Pumping all night, the basement
was practically emptied of water by
8 o'clock this morning, he said.
The basement apartment of
Julian Harris, 44l3 Foote street
Me- was flooded knee deep ana
the furniture floated. Mr.. Harris
said today. He is an employe of
the Army and Navy Club.
Pumping Work Continues.
The water is out this morning
and we are trying to dry out" Mr.
Harris said. We have been flooded
several times. The last time was
last year"
Employees of the District sewer de-
partment worked all night pumping
out Easements. Today the pumper
an old FIRE engine-was still at
work on Minnesota avenue.
Motorists -swamped the American
Automobile Association with calls
for help. Between 7 am. and mid
night there were about 200 calls.
One commercial garage reported be-
tween so and 60 calls between $50
and $50.
In Falls Church and Fairfax Va.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Memorial Day Observed
At Cemeteries Overseas

Memorial Day was observed
throughout the Nation and the world
yesterday with tributes to the dead
and hope for the future. ~
b c In addition to the Arlington Cem-
etery observances, memorial services
were held yesterday in many Amer
ican cities and towns and in the
cemeteries oyerseass where World
War II dead are buried. Almost
1000 American war dead have been
returned home for reburial but
thousands more still lie overseas.
| There were three main memorial
services open to the public in
Europe yesterday-at Foy, Belgium;
Margraten, Holland, and Solers,
France. Services in the Pacific
included those at Manila and atop
famed Mount Surabachi on Two
Jima.
Supreme Court Justice Douglas
at services for President Roosevelt
at Hyde Park. N. Y, said that "if
We who loved Franklin Roosevelt
would honor him, we must take the
| tCd4 Ia AuSHCAhAiS lCdl Dy COiulIlS
to grips with the problems of our
time"
Cautioning against efforts to set
up a world organization without
Russia, Senator Saltonstall, Repub-
lican. of Massachusetts,, called in a
speech at Belmont, Mass. for a
talking" peace inside the United
Nations rather than shooting it
out" outside the U. N. covenants.
In Manila, Francis Cardinal Spell
man, visiting the American armed
forces cemetery north of the Phil
ippine city, asked a blessing for the
living who are fighting the good
fight for peace"
On the other side of the world,
the American commander in Eu-
rope, Gen. Lucius D. Clay, declared
that I'VE shall not fail these heroes
in our efforts to establish and
maintain freedom"
Gen. Clay spoke at the American
military cemetery OF Notre Dame,
near Dinant. Belgium, burial place
of those who died in the Battle of
the Bulge. in the Ardennes Forest
and at BaStoGne.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
|GoId Star EmbIems
Given Relatives Of
i District War Dead

The irst Gold Star emblems for
widows, parents and other relatives
of men and women who died in the
war were being worn proudly today
by the families OF seven District
servicemen who gave their lives.
They were presented at the
Memorial Day ceremonies yesterday
at Arlington Amphitheatef by the
Secretaries of the Army and the
Navy and the Undersecretary Of
the Air Force.
Those honored yesterday were
selected by lot by the District Com
missioners from among various
names suggested by veterans organ
izations. Relatives Of other war
casualties who want the emblem
should apply to the National Mill
tary Establishment on blanks OBJ
tainable at any post ONCE.
Royan Makes Presentations.
Army Secretary Royal presented
emblems to two families. those Of
1t. Carl H. Bradshaw, an infantry
oficer killed in Germany. and Capt.
Charles Overhaul, an infantry ON
Ger killed in italy. The emblems
were received by Mrs. Grace Brad
shaw, 113 c street NE. 1t. Brad
shaw's widow. and by Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Bradshaw, 90l c street NE,
his parents, and by Mrs. Charles
Overhaul, 1923 Fairmont street NV,
Capt. OverhAll's widow. and by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles e. Overhaul. f34
w street NE, parents OF Capt.
Overhaul
Navy Secretary Sullivan presented
emblems to three families, survivors
OF men killed in the Navy. the Ma
rine Corps and the Coast Guard.
The men were Pharmacists Mate
John Lawrence Talbert, killed at
Two Jima; 1t. Col. John J. He'll,
U. 8. M. c., killed when a prison
ship was sunk between the Philip
pine Islands and China, and 1t. A.
Evans Bliss, Coast Guard, who
went down with the destroyer
escort Leopold In the North At
lantic.
Widows Receive EmbIems.
Mate Talbert's widow, who lives
at 938 Fourteenth street Sc, and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Talbert, 1881 Livingston road
Sc, were presented with the en-
blems
They were received also by Mrs.
Winifred P. He'll, widow of Col.
He'll. who lives at 1919 Otis street
NE, and his mother, Mrs. Joseph
He'll of Indian Head, Md, widow
of a naval officer, and Mrs. A. Bliss
Evans, jr.. widow of 1t. Evans,
who lives at 1901 North Seventeenth
street, Arlington, Va. and his par
ents, who live at 5448 Nebraska
avenue NV.
Arthur S. Barrows, Undersecre-
tary of the Air Force, presented
emblems to the families of Flight
Onicer E. Hamilton butcher, jr., q
glider pilot, who was killed in Italy,
and 1t. Roy E. Smith, = bomber
pilot, who was killed in the South
west Pacific.
The widow OF Flight Ofncer
butcher is the president Of the
Gold Star Widows and played 4
leading role in getting the emblem
authorized by Congress She lives
with mis- parents at 2844 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Mrs. Audrey Smith, widow of 1t.
Smith Hves at AI1k Third sfreaf
NV! His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Smith, live at 6910 Delwood
avenue, Seat Pleasant, Nd.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
3 Harrisonburg Colleges
Hold Graduation Today
By the Associoisd Pusss

~ - ~'
HARRIsoNBuRd. Va. May 81
Graduation exercises were to be held
today at three local colleges.
AtaM1Aison College. President s.
P. Duke wilr award degrees and
certificates to 1877 graduates. Blake
T. Newton. president OF the Virginia
Board OF Education. will speak.
Forty-four graduates will receive
degrees at Bridgewater. They will
hear an address by Theodore r.
Adams OF the First Baptist Church.
Richmond
At Shenandoah College. degrees
and certificates will be awarded to
81 graduates. They will hear DR..
Walter A. Flick OF Washington and
Lee at graduation exercises.
Evening star., 1948-05-31

Continued From First Page.)
Mccarthy of Wisconsin, backer
of Harold E. Stassen.
Herter Expected to Be Named.
Representative Herter of Massa-
chusetts, who helped develop Re-
publican policy on the European
Recovery Program. is expected to be
his States representative.
Convention delegate selection en-
ters its final stages for the Repub-
licans this week, with South Dakota
picking II tomorrow. That State S
Democrats will choose eight dele
gates the same day.
A new line on the Southern civil
rights fight against President Tru-
man may be given in Georgia. s
choice of % Democratic delegates
today.
Alabama rounds out its 26-vote
delegation by naming IL Tuesday In
run-off primary. Fifteen were
chosen previously
The South appeared likely to at
tract some Republican candidates
before that party's June 2l conven-
ton in Philadelphia.
Dewey May Tour South.
Friends said Gov. Dewey is think
ing about making q tour there to
see If he can't add some delegates
to the list of those claimed by his
managers. Mr.. .Stassen has sched-
uled q speech In Birmingham, Ala,
before the convention.
Senator Taft said he plans q visit
Friday to North Carolina but will
not have time for any more excur-
sions In that direction before Con-
sress winds up its work.
North Carolina Democrats on
Saturday nominated former Gov. J.
Melville Broushton for the Senate
over william B. Umstead. who is
filling out the unexpired term Of
the late Josiah w. Bailey.
A June rs runoff between State
Treasurer Charles n. johnson and
w. Kerr Scott, former State agri-
culture commissioner, will decide the
sovernorship. Democratic nomina-
ton means election In North Caro-
lima.
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placed at the monument, as we'll ~
wreaths from the Sons of the Con-
federate Veterans. Children of the
Confederacy. Confederate Memorial
Association. the Southern Relief
Society, the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy and the Ladies OF the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The groups then will 90 In pro-
cession to the amphitheater. where
Senator Hoey. Democrat, of North
Carolina will, speak at $50 pm.
Afterward. Fred P. Myers, chair
man of the Confederate Memorial
Committee, will place wreath on
the Tomb. of the Unknown Soldier.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Ry the Assoeioisd Prsss

President Truman takes to the
rails Thursday night under cir
cumstances elaborately different
from those under which he tray
eled across the country in 1914.
He'll hit many of the same towns
Chicago, Butte, Mont; Seattle,
Portland, Greg: Los Angeles and
San, Francisco among them-but
not in the same fashion.
Four years ago he Travelled by
private car, but it was hooked on
to the regular trains in the Sec
tions in which he moved as cam
didate for Vice President.
He goes across the country this
time in a pre-convention talking
tour on a 16-car special train which
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Truman to Take 16-Cor Train
On Speaking Tour This Week
ldes the famous presidential

includes the famous presidential
private car. = +-77s
-Four years ago. less than . half
dozen reporters accompanied Sem
ator Harry S. Truman on his speak
ing campaign. Forty news and radio
correspondents have signed up for
reservations aboard the presidential
special moving out of Union Station
at 11:15 pm. Thursday.
He will make the first OF five
major addresses at Chicago Friday
night, after platform appearances
during the day at Fort Wayne and
Gary, Ind. Operational stops viii
be made at Baltimore. Harrisburg.
Altoona and Pittsburgh.
Other major addresses will be
made at Omaha, Seattle, Berkeley.
Calf. and Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Memorial Doy
Continued From First Page.

similar Memorial Day celebrations
were being held all over the world
Then he added:
Il hope that these celebrations
all over the world In memory OF
those who gave their lives for lib
erty will emphasize the fact that
the Government of the United
States works only for peace in the
world, and In order to attain that
peace we must have the ability te
enforce it.
May God give us that strength
and that ability"
| On his way back to the White
House, Mr.. Truman stopped at
services at the Water Gate held
by the Fleet Reserve Association
and Its Ladies Auxiliary In COM
memoration of Navy dead.
He put q rose in q floral anchor
that later was dropped in the Poto-
mac River in honor of his predeces-
sor. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
After he had left Arlington
Cemetery, relatives of seven veterans
who lost their lives in World War II
we're honored with the first Armed
Services Gold Star Awards, recently
authorized by Congress for next-of-
kin and other relatives of those who
died in the services during the war.
Nearly 40 veterans and auxiliary
organizations placed wreaths at the
Unknown Soldiers tomb, both be-
fore and after the amphitheter
ceremonies.
But there was no Grand Army of
the Republic veteran present. The
few still living were too feeble to
attend. Instead, the Memorial Day
ceremonies were handled by the
GAR Memorial Day Corporation. an
organization composed of the United
Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. the American Le-
gion and the Disabled American
Veterans.
Floral Piece HOnors GAR.
However. the GAR was honored
by a red-white-and-blue floral piece
bearing the legend In Memory,
Grand Army of the Republic, 1861
S." During the ceremonies, the
order for first designation of Me-
mortal Day, issued in 1868 by Maj.
Gen. John A. Logan, was read. The
day was originally designed to deco
rate the graves "of comrades who
died in defense of their country
during the late rebellion"
A 21-gun salute was fired as
President. Truman entered the
cemetery and again on his depart
ure. He had returned a short time
earlier from a trip to Annapolis.
Attired in light gray double
breasted suit with = gray tie to
match, the President sat behind
the relatives Of the honored dead
on the amphitheater platform.
Presiding officer for the day was
James G. Yaden. president Of the
Memorial Day Corporation. The
invocation was given by Maj. Gen.
Luther D. Miller. chief of Army
chaplains. who also gave q prayer
for peace.
Lincom's Gettysburg Address was
recited by Harlan Wood, past de-
partment commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, and the Americans
Greed was given by Donald Dunn,
department commander of the Dis
leabd American Veterans. Gen.
Logan's Memorial Day order was
read by Albert M. Armstrong, de-
partment commander of the vFW.
Benediction was given by Capt.
John Francis Hugues. assistant
chief OF Navy chaplains.
Musical selections were provided
Evening star., 1948-05-31

electric power went, on and homes
were without lights part OF the
night. The trouble extended to
Leesburg, where several hundred
persons attending the baccalaureate
exercises for the Leesburs High
School graduating class had te
grope their way out of st. James
Church where the ceremonies were
held.
Nine Motorists Rescued.
There had been 4 warning flicker
of the lights at about . O'Clock. Al
$50 they went of entirely. The
electric organ stopped In the middle
Of the final hymn, but the choir
continued unaceompanied.
The Fire Department in the Dis.
trict reported nine persons were
rescued from the flooded parking
lot behind the Senator Theater
People stood on the car seats Of the
marooned cars.
A number of homes in Anacostis
were surrounded by water and fire-
men made six trips to get people
from their houses when they be.
came nervous because of the ris-
ing water.
Mr.. Rosa at the Senator Theatel
said when the water reached the
hub caps Of the parked cars on the
lot he interrupted the show to ad.
wise motorists to move their cars
when I went out again-it was
only about 5 minutes later-about
feet of water had come up," he
said. '"The water reached the roofs
Of some of the cars. It also came
up to the box ONCE In front Of the
theater, but none came into ths
theater itself.
THE sidewalks are full Of mud
today. I understand the District is
going to do something about it.
The sewer which carries the
water to the Anaeostia couldn't
take care of all ti1e@Water. Then ]
believe tessssWerr MsaesSAast have
broken near the railroed--the Balti-
more d Ohio, which runs on m
embankment-and ths water poured
into thezIot." s
David J. Weltman, who operates q
liquor store ut 1886 Minnesota ave-
nue. and Is president Of the Bennins
Businessmen's Association, recalled
the fash flood that hit the area last
summer, but said 1t did not do n
much damage as last nights storm
1T is 4 bad situation" he said
The District government should do
something about it. We are going to
protest"
Water Poured Across Street.
The sewer opening into which the
culvert drains is on the east side OF
Minnesota avenue and about in the
middle of the block. This is across
the street from the theater and the
Giant store. Apparently when the
sewer could no longer take the water
from the culvert. it flowed across
the street behind the theater.
A crew from the Sanitation De-
partment this morning flushed the
mud of the street and sidewalks.
The sewer department reported
handling about 81 calls with the
peak at about pm. At Fifty
seventh and Grant streets NE, the
streets were flooded. due to the
overflow of the Watts Branch OF
the Anacostia.
Residents Of 65ll Sligo Parkway
at the junction of Agar and Riggs
roads and East-West highway, re-
ported that Sligo Creek had over
flowed, bringing the water to the
level of the entrances of homes.
Evening star., 1948-05-31

by the Marine Band, Maj. william
F. Santelmann, leader. Taps, at
the conclusion of the program.
were sounded by Edward l. Mas
ters. James L. Bailey was the
soloist for The Star Spangled
Banner" and other selections.
As the colors were being retired
from the amphitheater under di-
rection of Capt. James c. Clarke,
National Guard of Honor Of the
American Legion, three Air Force
BIS bombers accompanied by six
Navy Hellcat fighters roared over
head.
As the planes passed over the
Unknown Soldiers tomb. three large
bags of rose petals, lilies OF the
valley and fern leaves were dropped
and scattered over the area. The
planes flew about 400 feet above the
tomb.
The rain which fell later in the
day held of during the ceremonies
and a fleeting bit of sunlight broke
through just as taps were being
sounded.
Thousands visited graves OF rel
atives and friends in the national
cemetery during the day Every
grave was decorated with an Ameri-
can Flag and thousands also had
fresh flowers on them. A con-
siderable traffic jam occurred on the
narrow cemetery roads before the
ceremonies began.
When the last of the days visitors
had left the amphitheater, the
words of Lincoln, cut in the white
marble arch over the platform, still
looked down on the empty seats:
I'VE here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain"
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Sets British Form Goal

Farm workers must increase out
put az per cent per month for the
next five years If British farming is
to maintain its economy, said Prof
A. w. Ashby. Agricultural expert at
Oxford