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Evening star., 1948-02-05
Mark ". Magruder Dies;
Richmond Newspaperman
BY the Assoeiaied Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 5.-Mark
w. Magruder, 43, a copy editor fol
the Richmond Times Dispatch, dice
en- route to Medical College Hos
pital this morning few minutes
after he had been found lying ir
a pool of blood at the foot of 6
flight of stairs in his home.
Detective 1t. Dan w. Ruling, whc
investigated, said he had reached
the conclusion Mr.. Magruder's death
resulted from a fall down the steps
probably several hours earlier.
Mr.. Magruder, native of Wood
stock, was found, still alive, about
z::30 am. by janitor who called
for a city ambulance. Attendants
at the hospital said he was dead
on arrival there.
He attended Washington and Lee
University and formerly was Wood
stock correspondent for the Wash
ington Post and other daily news
papers.
Survivors include two sister, Miss
Margaret Magruder and Mrs. Paul
Dellinger of Woodstock. and two
brothers, Harry Magruder of Wash
ington and OFT Magruder, New
York.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Red Cross Names Six
For Agencies Drive

Six officials who will head Cow
eminent department drives in the
March Red Cross campaign were
announced today by Treasury Sec
retary Snyder, chairman of the
Government unit.
Commerce Secretary Hartman
will lead the drive in his depart
ment. Other officials directing their
department campaigns are:
David A. Morse, Undersecretary
OF Labor; Archibald Virgins. Un-
dersecretary of the Treasury; Will
liam E. Warne, Assistant Secretary
of the Interior; Charles F. Brannan
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
and Norman Armour, Assistant Sec
retary of State.
The Government unit is expected
to contribute $494 900 of the Metro
politan Areas $1,08e, 900 goal.
A meeting was scheduled today,
meanwhile, to discuss campaign
plans by Special Gifts COMMITTEES D.
headed by Alexander Middleton.
Special Gifts Committee ] met last
night with Chairman Paul Shorb,
and other Special Gifts groups
which have met recently and their
chairmen are: Committee A, l..
Howell Lamotte; Committee E, Blair
Childs, and Committee G, Samuel
Borrow.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
First Two Days Yield
Donations Of S4,88S
In Symphony Drive

The National Symphony's sustain
ing fund drive has brought in
total of $4,S8s, or 2.96 per cent of
its $685. 900 goal, in its first two days,
campaign officials announced today.
This report was made at noon to-
day by Mrs. Theodore Dominick,
vice chairman.
Nine. Alexandra Danilova, prima
ballerina Of the Ballet Russo, was to
record the first returns at pm. on
"musicometer" at campaign head
quarters, 1927 K street NV. Shaped
like a bass viol, the musicometer
will show daily percentage increases
throughout the drive.
Expressing optimism regarding
the success of the drive, Mrs. Domi-
nick pointed out it had "only
started" and predicted it would soon
begin to pick up speed. "Collec-
tions must come in at much faster
rate" she stated, "if we are to
reach our $165, 900 goal by February
40, closing date of the drive. But I
am certain the people of Washing
ton are conscious of the orchestra's
serious situation, and I know they
will contribute generously"
Volunteers for Ceremony.
The famed ballerina volunteered
to christen the musicometer, after
she was informed of the serious
financial situation facing the orches-
ira. campaign officials said.
1t seemed to her incredible" :"
Nine. Danilova said yesterday, that
the symphony orchestra of the Ma
tons Capital should find itself in
such straits.
Although I am now an Amer
ican,' she declared, Il cannot for
get that I was brought up in Eu-
rope, where the maintenance and
encouragement of culture was con-
sidered at least as important as the
development of ornaments"
Navy and Marine Corps support
for the drive, which campaign lead
ers are keynoting with the slogan,
Save the National Symphony" was
launched yesterday with a musi-
cal tea attended by 70 volunteer
workers, representing every branch
of the two service departments.
Mrs. Sullivan Attends.
Present at the tea were Mrs. John
L. Sullivan, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, and Mrs. Louis E. Den
field, wife of the Chief of Naval
Operations. The musical contribu-
ton to the program was by Staff
Sergt. Delmer s. Fahrney, jr., BARI
tone soloist of the Army Band,
who sang "The Lords Prayer"
The tea was held at the home of
the Navy-Marine Committee chair
man, Mrs. Delmer S. Fahrney, ST.,
2148 Wyoming avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Fuel Oil
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that in view of present weather con-
ditions they could not predict how
soon the supply will be swelled by
new arrivals. Several tankerS, in.
Guiding one freed from the ice by
Coast Guard cutters early yesterday
off Maryland Point in Chesapeake
Bay, are bound for Washington but
may not arrive until late this week.
The National Petroleum Council
according to it's executive secretary
James v. Brown, said today it had
not yet heard directly from Secre-
tary of the Interior Krug about a
request made to him yesterday by
District Commissioners seeking aid
in getting 100000 gallons of oil this
month.
Mr.. Brown declared, however, that
Secretary Krug is in constant touch
with an industry advisory council
that works on national basis. A
regional committee representing the
Northern and Central Atlantic Sea-
board States and including the Dis
trlct was appointed yesterday py the
National Petroleum Council and will
give special study to relieving the
situation in this area, Mr.. Brown
said.
While we have not yet been asked
specifically by Secretary Krug to
assist in connection with the Com
missioners' request" he explained,
"the regional committee is preparing
to put into practice the councils
general program for voluntary CO.
operative exchange of products and
facilities by the companies to speed
up deliveries and cause a more
equitable distribution to consumers.
"The purpose of this and other
regional committees is to look into
local supply shortages and, of
course, the District could be in
cluded in that effort to relieve
shortages"
Much of the 100000 gallons re-
quested by the commissioners
would be allocated to the Petrol
Corp, which supplies fuel oil to
Evening star., 1948-02-05
'Riqht-to-Work' Law
Upheld in Arizona
BY the Associoied Press

BY the Assoeiofed PFesS
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 5.-The
Arizona Supreme Court yesterday
upheld constitutionality of the
"right-to-work" law, an anti-closed
shop measure adopted by the people
in 1916.
The American Federation of Labor
had joined the State federation in
attacking the constitutional amend
ment.
The court rejected organized
labor's contention that the act de-
prived unions and employers of
freedom of contract, constituted class
legislation, and restrained civil rights
of assembly and speech,
Evening star., 1948-02-05
D. T.. Asks Dismissal
OF Browne School Suii

A motion to dismiss one Of tht
suits against the Board of Educa-
ton and school officials as a result
of the Browne Junior High School
dispute has been filed in District
Court by Corporation Counsel Ver-
non E. West.
The original suit, fled by the
Browne PTA, asked the court to en-
join the board, School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning and DR.. Garnet c. vii.
kinson, first assistant superintend-
ent, from violating the law by as
signing to elementary schools Negro
pupils" from the Brown School. The
suit contended neither Blow mol
Webb Schools, transferred from
white to colored pupils for use as
annexes to Browne, provide facilities
equal to those at white junior high
schools.
Mr.. Vests motion to dismiss was
on the grounds that the school Off
';ials had furnished equal facilities
It was supported by affidavits by DR.
SOllllllS d1lG Ia. VAAAiooA.
Also pending is a similar suit
filed by a group of parents, who
kept about 200 children out OF
school for two months in protest
over the transfers. This suit asks
$4,000 in damages.
This group met at the Jones
Memorial Church, Forty-fourth
street and Benning road NE, last
night to start a fund raising CAM
paign to support its legal fight
against the Board of Education.
Charles H. Huston, attorney rep
resenting this group of parents, TOLD
them that the fight for complete
and absolute equality would be long
one. Referring to the recent boy
colt of Blow and Webb Schools, hi
said that not the parents but rather
the School Board kept them outio1
classes by its actions. ,t.
Evening star., 1948-02-05

many public buildings and approx
mateiy 20 per cent of the residential
users here, Mr.. Kennedy indicated.
Petrol is awaiting tankers from the
Gulf Coast but these may not come
until next week, industry repre-
sentatives said.
Rigid Priority Not Planned.
Despite the heavy demand for
emergency allotments from the
stockpile, Mr.. Kennedy said he has
not established any rigid priority
system. He explained that appeals
always have been met as quickly as
possible on the basis of actual need
and as a result of careful investiga-
ton.
While hospitals and similar in
stitutions have received particular
attention, the co-ordinator' Office
has tried to meet all residential ap-
peals when we are satisfied that the
tank is empty and there is no i'm
mediate prospect of getting de-
livery elsewhere" Mr.. Kennedy said.
The shortage in Virginia was be-
Ieved likely to be relieved to some
extent in the Richmond and Norfolk
areas by the Nays action today in
releasing approximately 10000 bar
relS of fuel oil at Norfolk.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
New York Fuel Firms
Disagree on Navy Oil

NEW YORK, Feb. (R.-New
York, harsssed by biting cold and
a new all-day sl1owstorm, continued
negotiations with the Navy today
for loan of fuel oil to exc out its
critically scanty supply.
The storm, accompanied by strong
winds which whipped the flakes
into sizable drifts, dropped a ST.
inch carpet on the metropolitan
area before it ceased at midnight
last night.
The Navy's offer, announced
Tuesday, to channel some of its oil
stockpiles into the city and other
State communities struck a snag
last night when major oil COM
panies repeatedly disagreed on how
the emergency supply should be
distributed and sold. "5".
New Workers, many of them shiv-
ering in heatless homes, braced
themselves for a predicted further
drop in temperatures.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Budget
Continued From First Page.)

Truman was that, Last year hi
made the same disparaging remarks
about the efforts of Congress to re.
duce spending"
The New Hampshire Senator went
further than Mr.. Taber, and sale
that he had tables to show thai
counting all past appropriations thai
were rescinded by Congress last veal
would give that session a record o1
81, 600, 900 900 saved.
The budget subcommittee, made
up of II Republicans and Demo.
Gratis, formally ratified today the
figures made public yesterday as tc
their economy goal, and will submit
them to the full budget group of 102
members of the House and Senate in
the House chamber tomorrow. II
they approve. the resolution setting
the new economy goal then will &c
to the House and Senate for action
Senator Bridges had emphasized
earlier that the total savings be-
fore this session ends may be con-
siderably more than $2,500, 900 900
While the ceiling set by the budget
subcommittee is $2,500, ,000, 900 below
the expenditure list submitted by
President Truman in January, Sen
ator Bridges pointed out that, as
new expenditure items are added
to the Presidents original $39,-
100, ,000, 900 total. Congress will have
to cut more than $4,000, ,000, ,000
from other parts of the budget to
get down to the $37, zoo, 900 900 CELL
ing.
II personally feel we should cut
much deeper from the overall Ntota., "
Senator Bridges said, 'but. from a
standpoint, allowance has
to be made this early in the session
for unforeseen new estimates that
will be submitted from time to time
by Government agencies"
Meanwhile, Chairman Millikin Of
the Senate Finance Committee re-
fused to say what effect the budget
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Negro Seeks to Enter
Arkansas Medical School
By the Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 5.-A Negro
has applied for admission to the
University of Arkansas Medical
School here, the schools head said
last night.
DR.. Henry c. Chenault, university
vice president in charge of medical
education and disqualification, iden-
ified the applicant as William j
Mitchell, 27-year-old war veteran
of Menifee, Ark. If accepted he
would begin his medical training
next fall.
Mr.. Mitchell is a former student
at Howard University and Catholic
University at Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Polish Bishops 10 Consider
Relations With Red Reqime
BY the Associated Press

WARSAW, Feb. 5.-August Cardi'
nal. Blond summoned the 40 Polisf
Catholic bishops otday to review re.
lations with the Communist-con-
trolled government.
Cardinal Blond has just returned
from the Vatican. He was reported
to have brought a letter from Pope
Plus XII backing the Catholic
hierarchy in demanding that the
government allow Poles freedom OF
speech, press and conscience as a
step toward possible renewal Of dip
lomatic relations between Warsaw
and Vatican City. &
Informants said the letter ex-
pressed the Pope's complete conf
dence in the attitude of the church
in Poland.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
GuIIinger
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chiatrici department. Recently, COM
plants have been registered about
the quality of food served to Gal
linger patients.
In both cases, Gallinger authori-
ties attributed deficiencies in service
to the shortage of hospital help.
Senator Dworshak branded as
false" the Inference" that lack of
funds from Congress is to blame fol
the personnel shortage.
Appropriations committee men,
bers are reported to feel that if the
hospitals difhculties are due to an
inability to hire and keep enough
doctors, nurses and attendants,
the Health Department should find
an administrator who can fill the
vacancies before it asks for addi-
tional authorized positions next
year.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Prices
Continued From First Page.)

orally noted that there has been no
sudden change in two "basic facts
affecting the price structure.
That Is, European requirements
under the Marshall program are
reckoned about the same as they
have been all along. If these had
been revised downward, a drop in
prices undoubtedly would have
followed.
Also, industrial output continues
at the recent high level-a fact that
ordinarily would mean steady prices
Secretary OF Agriculture Anderson
offered several possible causes fol-
the skid in commodity prices.
One, he said, is that prices have
been too high and perhaps real
ization of this has begun to take
hold of the markets"
Another is that many spectators
have left the market as a result OF
the recent investigations and publi-
cation of traders names.
A third is that the world wheat
supply Is better than it seemed like
ly to be few months ago-and the
more wheat there is, the lower its
price tends to be.
Secretary Of the Treasury Snyder
touched on the boom-bust question
earlier. He said the Government
would proceed "judiciously in par
ing the national debt" because of
the possible effect on business and
industry.
If the government doesn't tread
lightly, Mr.. Snyder indicated at a
news conference, banks might be
forced to refuse new loans or call
old ones. Either would be symp-
tom of recession"
Rapid retirement of the debt,
particularly that held by the Fed
eral Reserve banks, could have sharp
effects on the lending ability of
banks which deal with the public
because:
l. The Government would get the
money for debt retirement from
banks which hold Government
funds. Bank depositors are now
paying taxes by checks to the tune
Of billions of dollars month, and
the Government can draw the cash
for them out of the banks as it
chooses.
g. If the Government paid off
debt held by the Federal Reserve
banks, the money would not get
back into the hands of the ordinary
banks or of the public, but would
in effect disappear" from circu-
lation.
With less money around, the
banks which deal with the public
would have less resources for lend
ing.
The belief that the break was
merely a temporary trend was held
by James 8. Bennett & Co., Chi
cago grain traders. The Bennett
company said "spot (cash) wheat is
selling at too great premium over
the futures to expect further de-
clines."
On the other hand, two other
large Chicago trading concerns, the
Uhlmann Grain Co. and Goodbody
& Co., insisted the downward surge
was q definite "dedationary trend"
The Uhlmann firm said it expected
increased sales by farmers in view
Of the sudden decline.
One well-known economist and
vice president Of New York bank
said he was convinced businessmen
were becoming increasingly appre-
hensive Of a recession.
He said these same men areI
Graders In the stock and commodity
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Streetcor Passenger Dies

The body of q woman tentatively
identified by police as Mrs. Pruden-
tial Wharton, about so, Of the 1900
block Of Eighteenth street NV, was
taken to the District morgue today
after she collapsed on a streetcar
at Fourteenth and S streets NV.
The woman, who is colored, was
pronounced dead at Gallinger Hos
pital
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Maryland AII-Womon
Jury Hears First Case
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 5.-George M.
Bauer was awarded $875 yesterday
in the first case to be heard by an
all-woman jury in Maryland.
The damage suit dealt with an
accident on the Ritchie highway last
summer. Both plaintiff and de-
fendant were males.
The II women took about an hour
to reach a verdict.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Economic
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allow distilling to add to the infia-
ton that is constantly pushing
prices upward"
The Agricultural Department pre-
diets there will be a serious meat
shortage in the spring. Congress,
however, has turned down proposals
that it be rationed by law.
For this reason, the department
was expected to ask the groups at
this afternoons conservation meet
ing to bear down hardest on ways
to curtail the use of meat.
Other developments touching on
imitation:
Rent control-A Senate Banking
Subcommittee began drafting, be-
hind Closed doors, a bill to extend
the law beyond its February % ex-
piration date. Senate debate on the
measure may start about February
Is. The House Banking Committee
invited labor groups to say what
form they think the new law should
take.
Food Professors Called.
Wage-price controls and compul-
sorry rationing-the Senate Banking
Committee went into its last day of
hearings with food professors as the
main witnesses. The Republican,
controlled Congress has made it
pretty plain that Mr.. Truman is not
going to get the wage-price controls
and rationing.
Senator Flanders, Republican, of
Vermont said he has pretty well
given up hope that the Senate
Banking Committee will accept
his bill which would authorize
the Agriculture Department to set
up a meat rationing system. Con-
gress would have to give its consent
to put the rationing into effect.
A subcommittee headed by Senator
Flanders voted against the bill.
Senator Flanders said he may ask
for action now on a bill he intro
duced with Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin to provide
$250,000 for voluntary meat
saving campaign.
List of Witnesses.
The scope of the new food saving
campaign is revealed by the list of
those invited to attend today'S meet
ing. 1t follows:
Paul S. Willis, president. Grocery
Manufacturers of America; DR..
Wesley Hardenbergh, president of
Meat Institute; John A.
Logan, president, National Associ-
alton of Food Chains; c. B. Heine-
man, ST., vice president, National
Independent Meat Packers Associ-
alton; G. r. LIE Savage, chairman,
Public Feeding Institute; DR.. AL
fred Van Wagenen, president, Poul-
try and Egg Industries, Inc; j.
Frank Grimes, president, Independ-
ent Grocers' Alliance; George K.
Dressler, secretary, National As
ISOLATION of Retail Meat Dealers,
Inc; Mrs. r. M. Kiefer. secretary,
National Association of Retail
Grocers; Sidney Rabb, president,
Super Markets Institute; Melvini
Dairy Industry Com
mittee; William D. Miller, Co.
operative Food Distributors of
America; Gerard M. Ungaro, sec
retary, Voluntary Groups Institute;
John L. Hennessey, American Hotel
Association Mrs. w. H. Alderman,
president, Home Economics Associ-
alton; Don Montgomery, United
Auto Workers (CIO); Mrs. j. L.
Blair Buck, president, General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs; Mrs.
Anna Lord Strauss, president,
League of Women Voters.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Print Club Awards Prize

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb.
(P.-First prize at the Print Club
of Philadelphia's annual woodcut
and engraving show has been
awarded to Miss Dorothy Duggan,
head of the art department at Mary
Washington College here.
Evening star., 1948-02-05

exchanges. Their nervousness over
the future could be translated al
most instantaneously into lower
stock and commodity prices"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-07
By Jimmie N. Jones

Dayton fans r in for some
real damon action this week end
when the Indians come home for
their final league games for the
1913 campaign against the Grand
Rapids team of the Central league.
No less than four Sepia stars will
appear in the lineups.
In the Dayton team will be
Jose Santiago, Cuban hurler who
made his debut last week along
with Oresta Minosa, who since
joining the Dayton team has been
burning up the opposing hurlers
by blasting them all over the lots
in Fl. Wayne and Grand Rapids.
Minosa hit two out of four
against the Fl. Wayne Generals
in the one night stand in the In
dian city and went wild in Grand
Rapids in both games of the twin
bill there Saturday night, as he
blasted out 8 for II including
three doubles, scoring two runs
and batting in one. Again in Sun
days Indian attack on the Grand
Rapids team he fot three for 5
to his average near the .65C
mark since joining the Indians.
Jose Santiago, who was a vic.
tim of wildness and miscues il
his debut here Tuesday night wor
his initial starting assignment by
beating the G.. RS in the SECOND
game of the Saturday nights twin
bill.
Coming to Dayton with thu
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-07
Lionel Hampton
To Go South

CHICAGO, Sept. Z. (ANP) :
The cry from the south for the
return of Lionel Hampton has be
come so loud and strong that he
has set up a series of dates to he
played throughout the south, after
an absence of seven years.
The people fell that they have
been too long deprived Of the
presence of the worlds greatest
musician, requests by the thou
sands from various organizations
and individuals have been pouring
in for Lionel to come south. When
Ramps crew fulfills western com
~mitmentshe may start a tour of
the south.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-07
Ezzard Charles 10 Face
baksi Nov.

NEW YORK, Sept. Z. CAMP
-Ezzard Charles, Cincinnati's bet
for the heavyweight championship,
who is set to meet Jimmy Bivins
in Washington September IS, has
signed to fight Joe Baksi, of
Kulpmont, Pa, in a 15-round per-
Torrance at Madison Square gar
den November IL, it was learned
here last week. The Garden match
is sponsored by the Goth Century
Sporting club.
Oevr in South Fallsburg, N. Y,
Jersey Joe Walcott is busily ready.
ing himself for the September 81
encounter with Gus Lesnevich, de.
throned light heavy king. Walcott
began his serious training for the
match last Wednesday.