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Evening star., 1949-01-15
AW0L Soldier, 10, Admits
'Grudge' Staying Of Father
BY the Associoted Press

PAINESVILLE, Ohio. Jan. 15.-A
19-year old AWOL soldier was held
on a murder charge today after
calmly telling police he travelled O.
200 miles to commit the "grudge"
Staying of his father.
County Prosecutor Thomas H.
Blakely said the youth. Pvt. William
Hill, would be arraigned today.
Pvt. Hill, AWOL from Fort Ord,
Calf. gave himself up in Cleve-
land yesterday, seven hours after
he fatally shot his father, James
E. Hill, 48. and dubbed his step
mother, Mrs. Alta Hill, 40. The
crime occurred at the Hill home in
Madison Township, near here.
Police Capt. Joseph Skala OF
Cleveland said Pvt. Hill declared in
his confession he and his father
had borne a mutual Crude dating
back to the youths childhood. The
soldier said this developed after his
father placed him in a detention
home.
The elder Mr.. Hill, worker in the
Diamond Alkali Co. here, died OF
six pistol bullet wounds. His wife
is expected to recover.
Pvt. Hill drove to Cleveland later
and gave himself up.
A new coupon system provides for
1000 calory noon meal and a .OOC
calory breakfast for all foreign trav-
elers in Austria.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Democrats May Settle
Assignments 10 House
Red Probe Today

Democratic assignments to the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities may be settled today by
party conferees and will include
Representative Walter of PennSyl-
vania, chairman of the House DEM
Ocratic caucus. it was indicated by
Ways and Means Committee men,
perS.
The selections, being made by
Democratic members of the Ways
and Means Committee and House
haderS, are subject to approval by
the Democratic caucus. They prob
ably will be submitted for such
action early next week.
The reported choice of Mr.. Walter
was regarded as move to
strengthen the investigating COM
mittee by adding a prominent at
torney who ranks second on the
House Judiciary Committee. A vet
eran of both wars and a former
Northampton County pa pros
ecutor. he has been in Congress
since 1888.
MI. Walter was one OF the authors
of the Administrative Procedures
Act designed. among other things.
to provide uniform hearing methods
for Government administrative
agencies.
Democratic leaders have refused
to discuss reports that two or three
Democratic members of the commit
tee i'll the last Congress may not
oe reappointed. Representative
Rankin. Democrat, of Mississippi
would be automatically ineligible
if ne becomes chairman of the
House Veterans Affairs Committee.
A recently adopted rule would pre-
vent chairman of major standing
committees from serving on other
committees.
Republican leaders said their Sc
lections for the committee probably
would not be announced until late
next week The only Republican
hold-oVerS are Representa- tives
Thomas. of New Jersey, the former
chairman. and Nixon. of California
Evening star., 1949-01-15
School Equalization
Pledged in Gloucester
IAfter Court Citation
BY the Assoeioted Press

GLOUCESTER. Va. Jan. 15.-The
Gloucester County School Board and
school Observation-Disclosures for con-
tempt of Federal Court for failure
to comply with an order to provide
equal facilities for white and Negro
pupils-will take every possible step
toward equalization" according to
a statement by spokesman of the
group yesterday.
Stanley T. Gray, chairman of the
board. said, however, ''it is known
fact there is nothing in our power
that would enable us to actually
equalize them (the schools by
April"
Judge Sterling Hutcheson said he
would impose penalties, if any, in
April against the board and super
intendent. Until then, the judge
said, he will consider any move the
group makes toward compliance with
the order he issued last September.
Board Plans Outlined.
The division school superintendent
is J. Walter Kenney. The other two
members of the board are Wallace
Fletcher and Otis Howge
Some of the things the board is
doing for further equalization were
outlined yesterday by Mr.. Gray as:
The employment of an architect
who is preparing plans fol new
school buildings for both white and
Negro school children. No specific
plan has been adopted by the school
board as yet.
Mr.. Gray said the board can take
no action toward actual construc-
ton until the necessary funds are
obtained. He said the funds could
be made available only through
bond issue.
Petitions Circulated.
He said petitions would continue
to be circulated in the hope of in
creasing the number of persons who
have signed them from 400 to 300
the number required for asking the
Circuit Court to call a bond issue
referendum.
County sources yesterday reported
Gloucester citizens more than likely
would vote in favor of a bond issue.
Judge Hutcheson gave his opinion
ir the case Thursday. Attorneys for
Negro school children in the county
had sought the contempt ruling
since September, charging the school
authorities had failed and refused
to equaliZe facilities ir the county.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
BY the Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, N. c.. Jan. Is
A veteran paratrooper prodded 36
trainees out of a stricken Flying
BoXcar" and then rode the ship
until it crashed and burned. The
crew of three was killed
Sergt. Robert Lee HodgklSs of
Mount Pleasant. Ohio, the 29year-
old jump master. who was unhurt,
told intervieWerS
Il heard the jump bell and knew
there was trouble because We were
only half way to the drop zone.
The other guys knew it, too, but
they were calm.
I'VE didn't have time to final
check parachute harness. 1 just
yelled, 'Standup! Hookup! Jump" !"
The 36 men cleared the plane yes
terday in about seconds, using
doors on both sides, SeIgt. Hodgkiss
said
After his men chit the silk" the
combat veteran said the plane was
too low for him to jump.
Il braced. sat down in canvas
jump seat and thought, This is it
Whist of my wife and child?'"
The beetle bodied plane, C-82,
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Russiun Orthodox Church
To Present YoIku

The ST. Nicholas Russian Ortho-
doX Church of Washington will
present its traditional Yolka, Rus
sian post Christmas celebration, at
5 pm. tomorrow in the Kenmore
Hotel, 2108 Sixteenth street NV.
The program, arranged by Olga
Morosoff, chairman, will include
church songs by the st. Nicholas
Choir, solos by Sasha Romanof and
Princess Wolkonsky, dances by
karaviaeff, Russian ballet master,
and music by original Balalaika Or
chestra, under the direction of
Grisha Titoff.
Proceeds will go toward the
church building fund.
The Devanagri script of India S
principal language, Hindi, contain
ing So letters has been reduced by
half.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Deaths Reported
From d. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics.

'rEOm IL y. BUREAU OF Nlthl SLaLlSIlcS.D
Bessie H, spinney, g, 1920 c st. ne.
Naomi e. Poland. 73, 4OIl 4th st. NV.
Charles J. Gaisberg. 72, 3945 Conn. ave
NV.
Al j. Findley. 70. 34O1 Newark st. NV.
John H. Moore, 20, unknown.
Sarah A. Ferris, 6S, 304 F st. s.w.
Margaret B. Wrenn, So, 3OO4 P st. NV.
Daniel Michael, 62. 4s25 3rd st. NV.
Ella L. Bowman, 50. Greenburg. Va.
Jeanne B. Weatherelle, 81. 116 9Th st. ne
Willard W. Frye, 5s, 11O4 South Carolina
Margaret James. 81, 1888 So. Capitol st
Grantley z. Burch. 40. 1908 23rd st. Sc
Charles J. Hawkins, 40, 5405 Kansas ave
Mary Rollins. "A, 2415 Ontario rd. NV.
William Pearson. 63, Gerryburg. N. C.
Elizabeth wilkins, so, 24O9 M st. NV.
Charles F. onley. 81. 23O6 Massachusetts
cardinei g. Carter, 81, e21 R. I. ave. NV
Paul Braxton, Al, no address.
Ada M. Wilkerson. 80. 517 st. s.w.
Edmond Hodge. 90, 240 18th ST. ne.
Ida r. Hall, infant, Davidsville, Nd.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Mrs. Lynn Brown, S.,
Dies in Beauty Shop

Mrs. Frances S Brown, 55, wife
of Lynn r. Brown, an employe at
the Weather Bureau here, died of
heart attack yesterday in beauty
shop near her home, 400 Butternut
street NV.
Mrs. Brown was native of Olean
NJ Y, and moved here with her
husband in 1899. She is survived
by daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Whit
ney. Jersey City, N. j.. half-broth-
er, Lawrence P. Smith. Bradford
Pa, and three sisters, Miss Martha
j. Salisbury of Washington, Mrs
Clara Nesbitt, Albion. N. Y, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, Bradford.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day in Allegany, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Richards Track
Star, to Conduct
Church Worship

Pole-Vaulter Bob Richards, an
ordained minister and one Of seven
Olympic track stars appearing in
The Evening Star Games. will direct
the worship in Washington
church at 7:30 pm. tomorrow. ISIS.
The star athlete will appear at
the Washington City Church Of
the Brethren, Fourth street and
North Carolina avenue Sc, it was
announced today by Rev. Joseph
Click, former college mate Of Mr..
Richards. Both attended school
at Bridgewater, Va.
After his appearance here, Mr..
Richards will return to the Beth
any Biblical Seminary in Chicago.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
DisiIIusioned Pianist
Hurt in 4-Story Plunge
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.--A young
musician, repeatedly disillusioned
about his career, was in a critical
condition in a hospital today after
a plunge from a fourth-foor apart
ment.
Police said that John Pearce, Is,
cafe and night club pianist, dropped
from the window of an apartment
above Carnegie Hall last night after
telling a friend, My playing Is
worthless"
He suffered multiple fractures and
possible internal injuries, Roosevelt
Hospital reported.
James Morrison, 30 Carnegie Hall
voice teacher, from whose apart
ment Mr.. Pearce dropped, said the
pianist is the son of DR.. j. J. Pearce
of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Mrs. CrosIey, IS, Dies;
IndustriuIist's Mother

CINCINNATI, Jan. Is. Mrs.
Charlotte Woolley Crosley, IS,
mother of Powell Crosley, jr., and
Lewis M. Crosley, industrialists and
major owners of the Cincinnati
baseball club, died yesterday. She
had been i'll only short time.
Mrs. Crosley was the daughter of
the late Lewis and Elizabeth Woolley
UtZ, one of Cincinnati's pioneer
families.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
InstoIIution Service

Members of the Council of the
Georgetown Lutheran Church will
be installed tomorrow morning as
follows: Prof. Lloyd McCord, elder:
Claude S. Stanton and Lee Roy
Schumacher, deacons; Clarence Kelly,
trustee
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Taft and Ives Chart
Plans 10 Block Total
Repeal Of Hartley Act

HepuDllCdn senators ld1L OF ONO
and ives of New York today charted
strategy to block the drive for out
right repeal of the Taft Hartley
law.
The goal of the Republican team,
as outlined by Senator Ives, is to
trim from the law certain features
most objectionable to its Admins
tartion foes, as well as some hackers
President Truman has asked Con-
gress to replace Taft-Hartley with
an improved" Wagner Act-the
labor relations law passed in 1887.
Senator Ives told reporters that he
suggested to Senator Taft, CO.
author Of the controversial measure
now on the books. that their start
ing point be bill which the Senate
Labor Committee approved II to 2
in l947. He said Senator Taft
raised no objection"
That measure became known as
the IveS-Morse bill when Senator
Ives and Senator Morse, Republican.
of Oregon joined with the commit
tee Democrats to eliminate some of
the more stringent provisions fav-
ored by Senator Taft and other Re-
pu5licans.
Amended on Floor of Senate.
On the Senate floor, however, it
was amended to restore certain of
the sections knocked out in commit
tee. And by the time it came out
of conference with the House as
the Taft Hartley bill, more pro-
visions restricting unions had been
added
The committee bill. for example,
had no provision restricting political
advertising and expenditures by
unions. 1t had no section requir-
ing union officers to swear they are
not Communists before their unions
can deal with the National Labor
Relations Board.
Those features and several others
which had no place in the commit
tee measure found their way into
the bill which became law over
President Truman's veto. They are
not necessarily provisions which
Senator Taft and Ives might agree
to eliminate.
TObin View Draws Attention.
Meanwhile. the issue over re-
shaping of Federal labor agencies
drew new attention following the
fiat statement of Secretary of Labor !
Tobin that the Mediation and Con-
citation Service will be restored to
his department in the near future"
Mr. Tobin made the statement in
speech he prepared for dinner
last night of the National Academy
of Arbitration but did not deliver.
He declared that he had to catch
train for his Boston home. and spoke
a few words eXtemporaneouSly to
the arbitrators.
The conciliation service was made
Independent by the Taft-Hartley
Act and it is one of the agencies
which Mr. Tobin wants to take over
in the program of building up the
Labor Department..
Senator Morse warned the arbitra-
ton dinner against getting too
much government" in labor man
agement relations. He argued against
proposals for establishment OF labor
courts to handle disputes. declaring
that such procedure would destroy
freedom.
Cyrus S. Ching, head Of the con-
ciliation service, and Paul NJ Herzog,
chairman of the NLRB. also spoke
at the dinner. Mr.. Ching made a
plea for permanent Federal labor
legislation and asked for a fair law
''in the interest of all the people"
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Players Father
Dies at Hopkins
Basket Ball Game
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 15.-Oliver D
Shepard, So, collapsed and died in
the Johns Hopkins University gym
nasium last night while his son took
part in the Hopkins-Rutgers bas-
ket ball game
Oliver D. Shepard. jr.. left the
game when informed of his IA
theirs death. He is a student at
Hopkins.
The victim was president of D. C
Elphinstone Co., a road machinery
distributor. Besides the son, sur
vivors include the widow and one
daughter.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
LOST

LOST.
BfLLFOLD. brown, in vicinity of Glebe I'd
and wilson blvd, Tues. Jan. II; contain
iaS Phone ral9a9le cH papers and money Reward.
BRIEF CASE, left in taxi Thursday eve
nlns; VIII fnder please return for reward
OIL. 1868 or Ex. 1441. ~
COtKER SPANIEL, male. i yr. old red
named BRANDY; reward. oV. aS5o. @I7 '
DOG Dec; -, setter type, white, brown
Spots on BODY black on ears. Peggy:
December Is in Young Mems shop hop or or
vicinity: great sentimental value; reward
for its return. VI. .O..9. .I5
0LD-FAsHIONED LoCKET. Friday eve
ming. Reward MI. 1875. 49,
OPERA CLASSES in Diamond cab to Con-
:4S3. Ext. ~ during day 49,
PEARL-STUDDED acceptance shaped pin:
sentimentsl value. TIE. 5000, EXT. 2O5.
Reward. Ire
md and collie mixed g1xs' mos: old Fri. Re-
WALLET. brown, contains money and per-
sonal papers; between National Airport and
ward. Call EN- 4994 -15
WEDDING BAND, gold mesh, diamonds,
] L. rubies. vicinity of Gallatin and End SITS.
Reward. RA. 1903. is
gold cigarette lighter, with initials e. B
NJ lost from lady's handbag in Decem-
ber. Telephone Republic 5000, Ext. 2532
REWARD: For ladys Crawford watch with
diamonds on face; lost Jan. 13, in
vicinity of 18th and SITS. NV. ME. 065O,
LICE CUMMINS. IL
LOST MINK SCARF, skins: on st in
front of ODonnelis Restaurant Reward.
Call 81. $500. 16'
WILL THE PARTY WHO FOUND a Chi
nese dragon ring, in mems room on 5th
floor. of ind National Bank Bldg. please
call EX. 1887: sentimental value. Reward.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
FOUND

BLACK PUFFY, well kept, with harness
found vic. 18th and + sts. ne. Ii. 5S4O
BLOND COCKER, on Edmonstor I'd. old
and grouchy. Call WA. :;579. PRINCE
GEORGES ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE.
FEMALE sPITz-TXprEi r; HTsFg, VAC. tag
VI 7142.
KITTEN, small blue maltese, found in
Hyattsville Call WA. 1919. PRINCE
GEORGES ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE.
POINTER, male, white and brown; in
North Arlington. Call CHI. 1055.
sCOTTIE, male, on Good Hope rd, badly
Injured. ANIMAL PROTECTIVE ASSN.
ee VI. 7l42
SUM OF MONEY in Lansbureh's Dept.
Store about month ago. Phone Wo. 20so
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Larger Mental Hospital Stoffs
Urqed Instead Of Escape Law

pend on the Delegates action In
the Legislature.
"I object" DR.. Barrett said, "to
the realm Of mental illness being
placed in the category of crime .
The Norfolk legislators proposal
came after a 6-year- Norfolk
school girl was slain. Arrested
and indicted In the case is Law
renee e. Markham. who, according
to records Of Eastern State Hos
pital. escaped from the Williams
burg institution in 1888 and was
never returned to the hospital.
Eastern States records also
showed Markham at the time was
charged with assault on a young
girl and had been held in Jail for
one month prior to commital to
the hospital. Hospital records
showed no court disposition OF the
case.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Maryland Catholics Urged
To Support US0 Drive
by the kssoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-Mary-
land Catholics have been urged
by Archbishop Francis P. Keough
of Baltimore to support the cur
rent United Services Organization
campaign.
In letter to priests in his
archdiocese, he termed the USO's
work "of vital Importance to the
armed forces of our country" "
"Traditionally," he said. "a
high percentage Of the men in
our armed forces are Catholics.
To serve them we have the Ma
tional Catholic Community Serv-
ice, one Of the participating agen-
cies, which is financed entirely
out. of USO funds"
Maryland's campaign quota for
the USO is $4,000. Baltimore
City's share is $103, 900.
A feature of the campaign will
be an address by Gen. j. Lawton
Collins, Chief Of Staff of the
Army, in Baltimore's War Me-
mortal Building at 8 pm. Novem-
Der 30.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
By the Assoeiefed Press

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 25.-Dr
Joseph E. Barrett. State hospital
commissioner, said yesterday that
Virginia needs enlarged hospital
staffs rather than new laws to
deal with escapes from mental
institutions. ..
Superintendents Of State hos
pitfalls now notify police and men,
|bers Of the family when a patient
escapes, he said. When the patient
is considered dangerous, a war
rant is issued, DR.. Barrett added.
but the law does not make It
mandatory on the superintendent
to take this action.
His comment was made on a
proposal by Delegate-elect Louis
Lee Guy of Norfolk, who recently
suggested that the superintendent
|of hospital be required to issue
Ia warrant for the apprehension
of an escaped patient.
Mr.. Guy said he planned to seek
this change In the law at the next
Legislature.
DR.. Barrett said laws cannot
prevent escape from a mental
institution" He said his stand
on Mr.. Guys proposal would de-
Evening star., 1949-11-25
% Maryland Winners
Will Leave Today for
Chicago All Meeting
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-Twen-
ty-eight Maryland boys and girls
were to leave today on a trip to
Chicago for the 1949 National All
Club Congress.
The IL girls and 16 boys to be
honored are winners of State con-
tests in All project work. Sew
eral of them will be named ma
tional winners of valuable schol-
Iarships.
A luncheon was to be held at
the Emerson Hotel here before
their departure.
During the national congress,
Sunday through Thursday. the
Marylanders will take part in gen.
eral assemblies. group discussions,
tours of the city, and banquets
and other entertainment held In
their honor by business and civic
groups.
The Maryland delegates by
counties:
Anne Arundel, Bill Duncan;
Baltimore, Fred Hutschenreuter
Carroll, Donald Bollinger, Joseph
Hainesn. Mary Null, Caroline
Shriner. Stewart Young; Cecil
Madeline Fuecht, Francis Nc
Grady, Roberta Taylor.
Dorchester. Patsy Phillips;
Frederick, Gladys Beachley. Paul
Coblentz, James Montgomery
Doris Roderick, Paul Spurrier
Donald Wachter: Hartford, Nor
man Edie: Howard, Whitney
Conaway, Raymond Zeltman;
Montgomery. Douglas King. Pear,
King, Pat Lynch, Barbara Anr
Riggs: Queen Anne, Christa ano
Walter Schmidt, and Washington
Robert Letter.
They will be accompanied by
State All Club Leaders Miss Dor
othy Emerson, Mylo S. Downey
and w. Sherard Wilson and Coun-
ty Extension Agents Miss Hattie
Brookes, Miss Dorothy Haines
James Duncan and Robert Scha-
binger.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Tax Study Commission
In Virginia 10 Meet
By the A.seeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 25.-
Members OF the State Tax Study
Commission will meet here Mon
day to consider preliminary drafts
Of their report and recommended
tions on State and local revenues
and expenditures.
tSummoning of the commission's
81 members for two-day session
to start at 10 am. Monday was
announced yesterday. Meanwhile
a flye-man subcommittee worked
steadily on preparation OF first
drafts of the report.
Created by the 1948 Assembly
with directions to file its report
by November Is, 1949, the commits
sion already is a week beyond Its
deadline. And there are no signs
when the report will be ready.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Union Officer Oath
las Non-Red a Sham,
Baltimore Firm Says
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-A Bal
timore firm is challenging the
National Labor Relations Boards
jurisdiction over its labor force
because, it says, the Nom -Commu-
mist affidavit sworn out by a
union officer is based on IAN
obvious sham"
Comfort Spring Corp. made the
statement in a formal answer to
an NLRB complaint that it COM
mitted an unfair labor practice
by refusing to bargain with Local
rs of the CIO United Furniture
Workers.
The statement referred to Man
Perlow. national secretary-treas-
urer Of the union,
Perlow Quit Party.
Mr.. Perlow resigned from the
Communist Party last June, an
nouncing he did so to comply
with the Taft-Hartley law re-
quirement that union officers sign
nom Communist aff1divates before
their organization may use NLRB
facilities.
Comfort Spring replied to the
NLRB charge that when Mr.. Per-
low quit, he stated publicly, as
reported in the New York Times
Of June 6, 1949, that his sole
purpose in resigning was to re-
tain his post as an elected union
officer and that he did not in
tend to renounce his belief in
Communist doctrines
80 In view of his said public
pronouncement. Perlow's resigna-
ton is an obvious sham and an
attempt to technically comply with
the letter of the law with reference
to membership in the Communist
Party. while violating its spirit
and purpose"
Hearing Next Tuesday.
For that reason, the company
asserted, the CIO union had not
complied with the Taft-Hartley
law and the NLRB had no juris-
diction over the plant and
Local IS.
The regional NLRB has called a
hearing for next Tuesday, when
the unusual case is to be aired.
One argument advanced is that
the law requires the board to de-
mand non-C Communist affldavits,
but once it receives them, it can't
be expected to investigate them or
pass on questions of good faith
involved.
Company counsel was expected
to argue that such an interpreta-
ton would. under certain condi-
tions, violate the intent Of the law
though not its letter.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Arlington Man Slain;
Neiqhbor Accused

A man was killed and another
charged with his murder in shot
gun Staying last night in Arlington.
John Henry Blakes, So, colored,
2713 South First road, Arlington,
was pronounced dead on arrival
at Arlington Hospital after being
shot in the heart at his home
about 1890 pm.
His next-door neighbor, Robert
E. Briggs, 81, colored, 2715 South
First road, was charged by Ar
lington police with murder and
held without bond pending a pre-
liminary hearing today in County
Court.
Police quoted Briggs as saying
he shot Blakes when the latter
threatened him with an ak during
an argument.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Tuck 10 Spurn Invitation
To Party Dinner in New York
By the Asseeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 25.-
Gov. Tuck will spurn an invitation
to the Democratic Party's fund
raising banquet in New York De-
cember 2.
An aide said yesterday that the
Governor wouldn't be able to go
to the Waldorf-Astoria for the
$100-per-plate affair because. of
"a previous engagement else
where" No other State officials
have indicated that they will ac-
cept invitations to the dinner.
Some 5000 Democrats are ex-
pected to attend the dinner to
raise money for the party treas
ury. Vice President Barkley is the
featured speaker.