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Evening star., 1949-02-14
Rivers and Harbors Group
Plans April Meeting Here

Announcing the 3sth annual
convention of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress here April
T. 8 and 8, Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat. Of Arkansas, president
of the group, called for a con-
tinued speed-up in the develop
ment of the Nations land and
water resources.
The congress is a semiof11cial
group Of interests concerned with
water and land development and
conservation. All members OF Con-
gress are honorary members.
Senator Mcclellan pointed out
that Federal funds requested by
President Truman in 1850 for
rivers and harbors and food con-
troll work amount to $619,436, 700
q new high and $155, ,000, 900 more
than Congress appropriated fol
such work in the present flscal
year.
# the amount requested Is fully
granted by Congress, Senator Nc.
Clellan said, it still will not meet
the need.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Navy Pilot Dies as Plane
Crashes 20 Feet From Man
BY the Associotsd Press

SEWELL. N. j.. Feb. IA Navy
pilot was killed yesterday as hi!
fighter plane went into a spira
dive at 10000 feet and crashed ir
a front yard here.
Franklin F. Gauer told New
Jersey State police he was just
coming out of his house when the
plane crashed 20 feet away
splashing him with mud as the
aircraft was ripped to pieces
Neither Mr.. Gauer nor anyone ir
the house was hurt.
The plane was based at the
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
near Philadelphia across the Dela-
ware River. The name of the pilot
was withheld pending notification
of next of kin.
Capt. c. B. Jones, commanding
officer of the Willow Grove station.
said the pilot apparently lost con-
sciousness from lack of oxygen
while flying at 10000 feet with two
other planes.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Southern Governors
Meet; Tuck Appoints
Lane Committee Head
By the Associoted Press

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va,
Feb. 14.-Chairmen and members
of four committees of the South
ern Governors Conference were
announced today by Gov. Tuck,
conference chairman.
Gov. Lane of Maryland was
named chairman of the Commit
tie on Regional Education. Men,
bers are Cows. Clements, Ken
lucky. Browning, Tennessee;
Scott, North Carolina, and Pate
son, West Virginia.
Heading the Freight Rates
Committee is Gov. Thurmond of
South Carolina. and committee
members are Cows. Folsom, Ala
bama; Talmadge, Georgia: Nc
Math. Arkansas, and Warren,
Florida.
Jester Heads Tidelands Unit.
Gov. Jester of Texas is chair
man of the Tidelands Committee,
and members are Cows. Talmadge.
Folsom, Turner, Oklahoma, and
Long. Louisiana.
The Southern Foundation Com
mittee will be headed by Gov.
Wright of Mississippi. Members
are Cows. Jester, Thurmond, War
rem and Browning.
Gov. Tuck said that the commit
tee on regional education will work
with the regional council for edu-
cation, headed by former Gov.
Caldwell of Florida. The council
was organized last year under the
auspices of the Southern Cover
nors' Conference to promote edu-
cational facilities in the South in
the field of higher and specialized
education.
To Clarity States Rights.
The tidelands committee is con-
cerned with clarifying the States
Jurisdiction over submerged lands
within the States and within the
coastal lines of the States, the
Governor explained. This involves
one of the fundamental rights of
the States-coptrol of their own
resources, he added.
The committee on the Southern
foundation will work with repre-
sentatives from the Southern
States appointed by the respective
Governors, in organization of the
Southern foundation. Under a
resolution adopted by the confer
ence at Savannah last December.
each Governor of Southern State
was invited to name two citizens
who will serve on the board of the
foundation.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Bevin Meets Lange
And Turkish Minister
For Security Talks
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, Feb. IA. Foreign
Secretary Bevin met the Foreign
Ministers of Norway and Turkey
today for talks on security.
! Mr.. Bevin first saw Norway's
DR.. Halvard Lange, who arrived
yesterday from Washington after
talks with President Truman and
Secretary of State Acheson about
the proposed North Atlantic Al-
lance.
DR.. Lange later reported on the
hour-long conference at a lunch
con with the Norwegian, Danish
and Swedish Ambassadors to
Britain, Per Preben Prebensen,
Count Reventlow and Gunnar
Haeggloef.
Security Safeguards.
Mr.. Bevin, at the same time.
lunched with Necmeddin Sadak,
Turkeys foreign minister, who
has expressed his country's sup
port more than once for a Medi.
terranean alliance.
DR.. Lange was understood to
have told Mr.. Bevin not only how
his country would like its security
sateguarded but also how he Jared
in Washington.
DR.. Lange said after his talks
with the President and Secretary
Acheson that he thought there
was little likelihood of a compro-
mise between the Atlantic Pact
and a Scandinavian defense alli-
ance. Sweden has offered Norway
a 1O-year military alliance on con-
dition that Norway would not
enter any other grouping Of
nations.
En- Route to Paris Farley.
Mr.. Sadak is en- route to
meeting in Paris of the Crganiza-
ton for European Economic CO.
operation. There have been re.
ports he wants to find out from
Mr.. Bevin how the Atlantic pact
would affect Mediterranean coun-
tries
Turkey is getting money and
equipment from the United States
for military purposes under the
so-called Truman doctrine. She
may fear similar aid to Atlantic
alliance countries would result in
a cut for her.
An informed source said here,
however, Mr.. Bevin is ready to tell
Mr.. Sadak that British and Amer
lean support of Mediterranean ma
tions will not be lessened because
of the Atlantic pact.
The Atlantic alliance currently
being negotiated would link the
defenses of the United States. Cam
ada. Britain, France, Belgium.
Holland and Luxembourg.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
BY the Assoeietsd Press

QUITO. Ecuador, Feb. IA
Latin temperament boiled over as
the result Of vivid weekend
radio show about q fictional I'm
vasion. from Mars"
Before things quieted down in
this city Of more than It's, 900:
Fifteen persons were killed and
at least IS injured by enraged
mobs, angry at the panic that
had been caused.
The army was called out and
used tanks and tear gas to quell
the mobs.
The building housing Ecuador's
principal newspaper, FL CONNER
clio, was completely wrecked,
along with its equipment and the
radio station in it which made
the broadcast. Damage was put
at $350,o00.
The government appointed the
Minister of Defense to investigate
indicted the stations art ano
drama editors and arrested II
other persons.
The Saturday night broadcast
was based xon H. G. Wells fan
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Small Business Delegates
Expected Here Wednesday

Members of the National Small
Business Mems Association will
move in on Congress for some in
formal lobbying Wednesday.
The organization, which says il
expects more than 500 delegates
will make the Hotel Statler its
headquarters for small business
day"
The program calls for the dele
gates to visit Congress at 10 am.
The delegates will split up into
groups and call on members of
Congress in their Offices. They will
discuss taxes, labor relations and
cost of government.
At 2 pm. the delegates will
meet in closed session at the
hotel to report the reactions of
the congressman. A banquet will
be held at 7 pm.
The association was founded in
1887 to give small businessmen
a voice in national affairs and to
preserve the freedom of enter
prise and constitutional govern
ment."
Evening star., 1949-02-14

G II II u Z lCS
system of post-auditing agencies
decisions in clearing employees or
loyalty charges. In cases where
the board finds that the evidence
does not support the findings, the
agency involved will be ordered
to reopen the case.
The board may continue te
operate on a permanent basis te
handle the continual cases OF
Federal job applicants who are
denied employment also because
of loyalty considerations. If the
President and Congress decide
that these job applicants are to
continue to get the right OF ap-
pealing their reflections for Gov
ernment employment, the board
will continue its existence. Other
wise, the Civil Service Commis-
sion, under which the board op-
crates, will have to handle the
program alone.
Some administration officials
have urged that the Federal 10y
atty Review Board setup be ended
as soon as possible because its
very existence" tends to "intiml-
date" Federal employees with the
constant threat that their cases
can be reopened at any time. But
other Federal officials take the
view that the appeal board setup
needs to be continued on "a per-
manent basis to insure against
Communist and other subversive
infiltration in the Government.
X
VERY IMPRESSED-Over at
the Hoover Commission head
quarters they're telling story
about former President Hoover
which indicates to what high
degree he regards the Presidency
In a penciled memo to a stenog-
rapher regarding his proposals
to permit the President to make
certain appointments lat his dis
cretion," Mr.. Hoover wrote:
| "--at His discretion"
WAA-Congress seems virtually
certain to extend the life OF the
War Assets Administration until
at least July l.
The House Executive Expendi-
lures Committe approved such
legislation early last week. And
several days ago the House Ex-
ecutive Expenditures Committee
approved an identical measure.
Both the House and Senate are ex-
pected to speedily approve the
legislation which would keep WAA
going until a permanent agency is
set up to handle surplus property.
X *:*
PART TIME WORKERS -
Chairman Murray Of the House
Civil Service Committee has
sponsored a bill to extend annual
and sick leave benefits to part
Evening star., 1949-02-14
6. w. Lecture Scheduled

DR.. E. I F. Williams, head Of the
education department at Heidel-
berg College, Tiffin, Ohio. will lee
ture on Adventure in Under
standing" at 8 pm. Wednesday ir
the Hall of Government at George
Washington University. The lee
ture is sponsored by the univer-
sity chapter of Pi Lambda Theta
honorary education fraternity fol
women.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press

Senate:
Meets at noon for routine
business.
Labor Committee resumes hear
ings on administration labor bill.
Foreign Relations Committee
continues hearing on new ECA
bill.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders additional blizzard relief
funds.
House:
Considers bills to continue War
Assets Administration and the
Freedom Train.
Armed Services Subcommittee
starts hearings on creation OF
guided missile testing station.
Banking Committee considers
rent control extension.
Evening star., 1949-02-14

duties as well.
It must stay in
existence for at
least another
year and a half
if it is to wind
up its action on
all the appeals
made by en-
ployes who have
been fired by
their agencies
on 10y al ty
grounds.
But the loyal
ty board will
corfi irl1n its
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Vanderbilt Bridge Trophy
Won by Hazen's Team
By the As,ociotsd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. IA five
man team of New Workers, headed
by.Lee Hazen, early today won the
Vanderbilt Cup national contract
bridge tournament.
The Hazen team won in a final
round of Sc boards, rolling up a
200-point advantage over a five
man team headed by Mrs. Helen
Sobel, also of New York.
The tournament was conducted
by the American Contract Bridge
League,
Evening star., 1949-02-14

time Federal employees. The bene
fits would be on a proportionatt
basis to these workers who al
present do not have any of these
benefits.
BEP-A House Appropriations
subcommittee this week is expect
ed to approve a deficiency ap-
preparation for the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing which will
enable BEP employees to get some
overtime work.
X X 4
35-HOUR WEEK-A 35-houl
week in the Government service
is still a long way off despite leg
islation to this effect introduced
last week by Representative Lane
Democrat, of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Lane introduced the bill at
the request" of the AFL Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees. AFGE officials say they
realize that it will be years before
such legislation has a chance OF
enactment. but they feel that ii
is not too early to get Congress
thinking about such bill.
X \ II
CAFETERIAS-Chairman John
ston of the Senate Civil Service
Committee has decided to hold
hearings on the bill to abolish
Government Services, Inc. and set
up a new Government corpora
ton to operate Federal cafeterias
and snack bars here.
Senator Baldwin, Republican, of
Connecticut, who is co-sponsor of
the measure with Senator John
ston and who is chairman of the
subcommittee handling the legis-
lation. has felt that no further
hearings were necessary. The
group held lengthy hearings last
year in its investigation of GSI
affairs.
But Senator Johnston evidently
wants to give everybody who de-
sires to testify a chance to do so.
It's expected that some GSI Off
cials will propose some sort of a
compromise proposal that would
strengthen Government control
over GSI, but which would keep
the cafeterias under GSI opera
ton.
RAPID CONVERSION - The
Government is rapidly converting
to a permanent employment basis.
A total of 148,6O0 of the 100000
Government employees in the
Washington area now have
permanent status. Many thou
sands more will secure perma-
nent status here in the months
ahead.
MEETING-The Federal CLUB
meets at 6 pm. today in the Will
lard Hotel. Selective Service Chief
Mai. Gen. Lewis 3. Hershey will
speak on "Manpower Problems
in Mobilization
BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station. for Joseph
Yoxlg's broadcast Dersion OF
the Federal Spotlight. featuring
additional neWs and UieWs OF
the Government scene)
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Patrick Henry PTA to Meet

Mrs. Margaret Ludwig, Arling-
ton County Supervisor of Elemen-
tary Education, will address the
Patrick Henry Elementary School
Parent Teachers Associations at 8
q. m. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Engineers to Hear Thomas

Percy H. Thomas of the Fed
eral Power Commission will dis
cuss Wind Power" at a meeting
of the Power and Fuels division
of the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers at 8 pm We'd
nesday in the Interior Department
Auditorium.
Evening star., 1949-02-14

Egyptian pictures dating back as
far as 5000 BIC. depict wrestling
scenes, showing almost all Of the
holds" known and used today
in the sport.
Evening star., 1949-02-14
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Government Loyalty Program
7oContinue at Least 78 Months
By Joseph Young

close check the loyalty Of
will continued for at least the 18
months.
Although the loyalty is about completed the
Federal Review Board will continue post-audt and check
Evening star., 1949-02-14
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Consider-
able cloudinesS and mild with oc-
casional rain this afternoon and
tonight and some rain likely to-
morrow. Lowest tonight about So.
Maryland-Occasional rain and
mild tonight and tomorrow.
Virginia-Occasional rain north
portion and a few scattered light
rains likely south portion tonight
and tomorrow. Continued mild.
Wind velocity, 6 miles per hour;
direction, south southwest.
. River Reuort.
(From United States Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and cloudy at Great Falls; shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
READINGS at washington National Airpost9
Noon g Mtdnight ------ q q
8 pm. - SO 1870 p.m.---- SO
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 70, on January Is.
Lowest. 81. on January 30.
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, SS, at 1858 pm.
Low, a., at 1888 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High S:44 am. 9:33 I'm.
Low - 3:Da am 3:54 am.
Eirn Q:IOpm. 1000 pm.
Low 3:2Spm. 4:1S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets:
Sun today 1:01 5:44
Sun. tomorrow - ZOO 80
Moon, today ~ 7:3l pm. sos a. m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-nalf hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
HapifoI (rlIrrent month to date).
Evening star., 1949-02-14

which have given a clean bill of
health to suspected employees.
The board will have other
Evening star., 1949-02-14

PART TIME WORKERS -
Chairman Murray of the House
Civil Service Committee has
sponsored bill to extend annual
and sick leave benefits to part
Evening star., 1949-02-14

BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station. for Joseph
Yoyng'S broadcast UerSion OF
the Federal Spotlight. featuring
additional ne1Ds and UieUs OF
the Government Scene.J
Evening star., 1949-02-14

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 70. on January 2s.
Lowest, 81, on January 30.
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, IS, at 1888 pm.
Low, a., at 3:33 am
Evening star., 1949-02-14

Precipftati0
Monthly precipitation in INCHES in ths
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Reynolds Seeks 10 Buy
Estate for Daughter
With Mclean Funds

Mamie Spears Reynolds. 6-year-
old granddaughter OF the late
Bvalyn Walsh Mclean. famed
hostess of Friendship. soon will
have a showplace of her own, 1t
was indicated yesterday.
Her father, former Senator Rob-
ert r. Reynolds of North Carolina
intends to buy out the interests of
Mrs. Frances Reynolds Oertling,
his daughter by a prior marriage
and his grandson. Robert r. Rey-
nolds. III. in an estate near Ashe-
vile, N. c.
Appraised at $4,000.
North Carolina court appraisal
of the property. known as "Rey-
nold's Mountain" set the value at
$75, 900.
The sale action is separate from
a District Court order of Friday
Evening star., 1949-03-20
Bar Chief Says U. n. Courts
Might Supersede State Law
By the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, Mar. 19.-Frank E.
Holman, president of the Ameri-
can Bar Association charges that
proposed United Nations courts
could "supersede every state con-
stitution in this country"
He added that the U.N. program
for this year calls for approval of
a "so-called bill of rights with an
extraordinary scheme for world
collectivism."
Criticizing the proposed pact OF
the genocide race killing con-
vention of the U.N., Mr.. Holman
said in speech to a group of law
yers last night:
Acts are made punishable
which are not only purely domes-
tic in character, but public Off
cials as well as private citizens are
to be made amenable to interna-
tional tribunals for a variety OF
ill-deflned and ambiguous So
called acts of genocide.
Causing of mental harm to a
member Of a group of completely
in so doing could be termed an
act of genocide."
Mr.. Holman asserted that the
plan for new international courts
would provide for citizens or states
anywhere to be brought into court
"by individuals and pressure
groups in Russia or any other
country"
Evening star., 1949-03-20

giving the executor Of Mrs. Nc
Leans estate permission to sell
nearly 5000, 900 worth Of jewls, in
cluding the Hope Diamond.
Funds for the purchase would
come from trusts set up for the
child. Her gross income for 1947
was $463, 500 and that received
toward her 1948 earnings was
$3.50. 900. none of which has been
expended.
Bought Land in 1914.
Mr.. Reynolds set out in his petit
ton for appraisal that he pur-
chased the property. including 141
acres of land, for $4,000 in 1914
Mrs. Oertling had a $4,000 home
built there later.
She and the grandson were
given life interest through deeds
Med in 1916 before the death OF
Mr.. Reynolds wife. the 24-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Mclean.
Mr.. Reynolds since has added to
the land. but he said an addition
was needed to the home to make 1t
suitable for his daughter.
The band of light in the sky
called the Milky Way is caused by
the light from millions of stars.
Evening star., 1949-03-20

are expected to arrive in this
country.
With funds now available the
USNA can provide only $153 a
month for a family of four. while
the minimum standard of the
New York Welfare Council is $l69
a month. he said.
Eliahu Elath, Israeli Ambas-
sador to the United State. said
history would not forgive "us If
we fail in the sacred responsibility
of making it possible for every
Jew to find his home in our midst. p"
Describing Israel as "a Jewish
island in an Arab Sea-" DR.. Nahum
Goldman. acting chairman of the
American Section of the Jewish
Agency for Palestine, said the
Evening star., 1949-03-20

A quick-witted school teacher,
who was undaunted by busy
party line, telephoned police a
play-by- play move of three fleeing
robbery suspects last highland
police had them within 80 minutes.
1t was an otherwise quiet night
at the home of Mrs.. Ernimelle
Jackson, colored. 803 o street
NV, until a friend who had
started into the Joseph Leinson
grocery next door rushed back to
report a robbery in progress.
Three colored men had ordered
Mr.. Leinson, AZ. to lie on the floor
while they rifled the cash register
of about $140, he said. They also
took a IS bill which Mrs. Annie
May, 1892 Eighth street NV, had
put on the counter to pay for
some kerosene.
Joseph Thomas, colored, Of 211
Fifty-seventh street NE. who had
started into the store, spread the
alarm in the Jackson household.
Mrs. jackson, a teacher at Merritt
Junior High, reached for the tele-
phone.
Unfortunately" she said later,
we're on a party line. So just
said I'm sorry, but would you
please give me the line-there's a
holdup going on next door,"
The operator at the police
station put her call through to
Dispatcher Pvt. Ralph w. Harper
and between them they began
weaving a net of telephone con-
versation which trapped two OF
the suspects within a block. A
third was picked up later.
"a friend stood at the window
and told me which way those rob-
bers were going" Mrs. jackson
said, land I relayed the informa-
ton to the policeman on the
phone" It went something like
this, according to Pvt. Harper: !
Nov they're coming out OF the
store. They're running down the
street; now they're going into an
alley"
y As the information cracked
Through. Pvt. Harper had 1t on
the air. Squad cars and cruisers,
Evening star., 1949-03-20

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