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Evening star., 1949-10-25
Suffrage Proposals Hit
As Vague by Virginia
Council Of Churches
BY the Associated Press

The Campbell suffrage amend
ments won the public support Of
Senator Byrd. but drew the op-
position of the Virginia Council
of Churches yesterday.
In a surprise move. the Execu-
tive Committee of the church
council representing Is Prot
|estant denominations-approved
Ia resolution recommending an
against" vote in November "be-
cause of the general vagueness Of
the proposed amendments to the
constitution of Virginia and the
uncertainty as to their mean
The council. headed by Bishop
F. D. Goodwin of the Episcopal
Diocese Of Virginia, acted after
the matter was placed before
meeting in Richmond by its de-
partment of social education and
action. A subcommittee of the
Executive Committee prepared the
resolution and the parent body
approved it unanimously.
1t expressed, particularly. the
committees opposition to the par
agraph in section 20 of the pro-
posal which says that the voter
is to meet such tests as to liter
acy and such further requirements
as the General Assembly may pre-
scribe. =" This section was
called vague" and uncertain"
"The Executive Committee Of
the Virginia Council of Churches
opposes the proposed amend
ments," the resolution added, and
it named the IL sections that
would be altered. The Rev. Jo-
seph S. Johnston, Methodist pas
tor of Norfolk, heads the depart
ment Of social edi1cation and ac-
ton which laid the matter before
the executive group.
Senator Byrd, however, like Gov.
Tuck, found the amendments
worthy of support at the polls
November 8.
II intend to vote in favor of the
amendments to the constitution
which will be submitted to the
voters Of Virginia, =" said the
Senator in a statement.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Woman Accused Of kiIIinq
Baby Son for Spite
By the Associotsd Press

FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va, Oct.
25.-A 25-year-old woman was in
jail today, charged with killing
her 13-month-old son to spite her
parents-in-law.
State Police Corpl. H. D. Gibbs
said Mrs. Margaret Woodson, rs,
Of Kaymoor Bottom, signed a
statement that she had drowned
the infant because II knew the
family loved the baby, and killed
it to spite them"
Corpl. Gibbs said the woman
related also that she had been an
noyed by the baby's crying. She
was charged with holding the
child's head in bucket of water
until it drowned.
The woman waived preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Virgil
Lyons and was ordered held with
out bond to await grand jury ac-
ton on q murder charge.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Peurifoy Says Communism
Can't Live With Christianity
By the Assoeioted Press


WATERFORD, S. c.. Oct.
2s.-A top State Department Of
feial declared here last night that
"Christianity and communism
canot exist in the same world"
Deputy Undersecretary of State
John E. Peurifoy also declared:
l. The State Department is not
alarmed by the atomic develop
ment in Russia" but believes the
way to peace lies in maintaining
strength in this country and al
lied Western nations.
2. The United States has the
initiative in the cold war with
Russia in Europe and I'VE are
constantly pressing it"
3. The leaders Of Communist
Russia as well as their people "are
not aware of the true facts" about
the United States because Mos
cows agents must report what
their rulers want to hear"
Mr.. Peurifoy. who is in charge
Of State Department administra-
ton, addressed his remarks to a
meeting of the Colleton County
Press Association in his home
town.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Probe Of konopo|ies
In Industry and Union
Affairs Is Reopened
BY the Assoeioted Press

A congressional study Of moA
nopoly powers in business and
organized labor reopens today
before a House Judiciary Subcom-
mittee.
Nearly a score of witnesses-
specialists in economic law and
industry - testified before the
committee in initial hearings dur
ing the early summer.
Chairman Celler said the month
long hearing session in July and
August prepared the ground for
extended sessions opening today
on specific studies OF monopoly
growth and concentration.
Witnesses Are Called.
Called to appear to discuss in
dustrial contract relations with
the Government were Rear Ad-
miral N. L. Ring and Rear Admiral
]. D. Boyle of the Navy Depart
ment; Brig. Gen. Ernest M. Bran
non, assistant judge advocate
general of the Army; Clifton Mack
of the Federal Bureau Of Supply.
and M. H. Elliot, counsel for the
Governments general services.
Out of the volume of testimony
is intended to come specific legis-
lative suggestions for curbing and
controlling large concentrations
of wealth and industrial power.
Mr.. Celler said.
Three Courses Suggested.
The early preliminary hearings,
he said, have suggested three pos
sible courses of action:
l. Specific amendments to ex-
isting antitrust laws. One of
these most frequently emphasized
has been proposed change in
the Clayton Act to limit corporate
mergers where greater monopoly
is threatened by the merger.
2. Repeal of some or all of the
laws which now exempt certain
forms of business from the anti
trust laws. Two previously men
toned are the Miller-Tydings Act
permitting State price main
tenance and fair trade" laws,
and the Reed-Bulwinkle law
which exempts railroads from
antitrust prosecution in estab-
fishing uniform rates.
3. Some limitation upon the
size of corporations through reg
ulation similar to that now i'm
posed on public utilities by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Federal Communications Com
mission and other regulatory
bodies.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
McKeever Is Sworn In
As CITY PIunner Here

j. Ross McKeever was sworn in
yesterday as Washington city
planner for the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Mr.. McKeever came here from
Boston last April. Since then he
had been holding the position on a
temporary basis. His duties are
under supervision Of John Nolen,
planning director. ..
He holds a masters degree in
city planning from Massachusetts,
Institute of City Planning and also
has an architectural degree from
Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Cloudy
and cool with occasional rain to-
day and tonight probably ending
tomorrow morning. Lowest tenn
perature tonight around so de-
grees. .,. ~
Maryland Cloudy with oc-
casional rain tonight probably
ending tomorrow morning. Con-
tinued cool. Lowest temperature
tonight about As degrees in the
west and so degrees in the east.
Virginia-Cloudy with some rain
tonight and probably IN the, east
portion tomorrow. morning. Con-
tinued cool. - -
Wind velocity, IA miles per hour;
direction, northeast.
Five-day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, October $3.50.
The temperature will average
near or slightly lower than
normal. The normal maximum
for the Washington area is 81:
minimum, A. Some scattered
frost likely Thursday morning
Generally dry with little or nc
rain throughout the period.
River Report.
(From United States Ensineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah clear q,
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Kafzin Is Installed as Head
Of Beth I1aeI Congregation

Martin Katzin, a radio consult
ant at the Naval Research Lab
oratory, has been installed as
president of Beth Israel Congre-
CATION, 4008 Minnesota avenue
NE.
Other new officers are Maurice
B. Baroff, vice president; Jesse
Stern, financial secretary; Harry
Levin, treasurer; Max Kotkin, re-
cording secretary. Executive board
members are Aaron Sabghir.
chairman; Hy1nan Berkowitz,
Benjamin Kay. David Weiner and
Banjamin Nacht.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

ply to the statement of Vernon
Fitzpatrick other than that it ap-
peared to be "a gross exaggera-
ton of conditions in the Virginia
prison system"
"Of course, I don't think our
system is perfect by any means, 4"
he added.
Gov. Tuck, who said Mr.. Kill
patrick's name had been added to
a list the FBI requested to see in
connection with an extradition
case, had this to say:
This man came into my Office
pretending to be interested in
prisons. His real interest was in
Lester Tate. alias Lester Gee, as
I discovered before his departure.
He wanted a letter of recon-
mendation which I declined to
give. Needless to say, under these
circumstances, I have no conf
|dence in fitzpatrick or any state
fment which he makes" .-
Tate, or Gee. a fugitive from q
Virginia road camp was arrested
recently in California and Gov.
Tuck has requested extradition in
spite of voluminous petitions to
allow the Negro to remain in Cali
Eforaia where he was represented
Eas q model citizen. ~-''''
Mr.. fitzpatrick, chairman Of a
California Interim Commission
on Crime and Correction. said in
q statement released Saturday
that Virginia had consciously tried
to make its prison system a mon
ster." He blamed what he called
"excesses" on the General Assem-
bly, and top executive officers.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
ChiIe's President to Get
Bid From Trumun Today
BY the Asseeioted Press

SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 25.-
Edward Miller, Assistant United
States Secretary Of State, arrived
here yesterday to extend to Pres
ident Gabriel Gonzalez Videla an
invitation to visit President Tru-
man in the United States next
year.
Informed sources said President
Gonzalez would accept the invita-
ton when MIR. Miller presents II
today and is expected to go to
the United States in about March
or April.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Council Of Presbyterian
Men to Meet Toniqht

Schuyler Harrison Of Short
Hills, N. j., Eastern area vice
president of the Council of Pres
byterian Men, will be the principal
speaker at the annual meeting of
the Washington City Presbytery
Council of Presbyterian Men at
$50 o'clock tonight in Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church.
Among the other speakers will
be Lem T. Jones Of Kansas City,
Mo-, senior vice president of the
national council of the organiza- =
ton. j. Austin Latimer is presi-
dent Of the local grQun.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

system Dy q
California leg
islator brought
a rejoinder of
gross exagger-
alton" yester-
day from Col.
r l c h ard S.
Copeland. di-
rector of the
Department of
Welfare and
Institutions.
Col. Copeland
said he didn't
are to sa y
orufhiru in 70.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Five Schwartz Employees
Receive Service Awards

Five employees Of the Charles
Schwartz g. Sons stores here have
received service awards from the
firm, it was announced today.
They are Mrs. Dorothy George,
Max Wolf, Benjamin Blanken, Ma
thanial Hankin and Samuel Min
coskey. Awards were made at a
dinner at the Shoreham Hotel
Saturday ..''
Evening star., 1949-10-25

feQcral TcCTea"
ton Off c i a ! S
feel this won't
give very many
Cove rn m e n t
W or ke r s a
chance to see
and hear her.
That's why
they plan to
sponsor their
own concert.
The commit
tees plans call
for q modest
ticket price ar
Evening star., 1949-10-25
|RFC Reveals 5trinos
On New $10,o00,o00
|kaiser-Frazer Loan
BY the Asseciatsd Press

The Reconstruction Finance
Corp. has $44, 400, 900 ready to lend
the Kaiser-Frazier auto system
provided numerous conditions are
met.
Among the conditions: A first
lien or mortgage on the Willow
Run production plant at Detroit
and other property valued at
$58, 100000 also a $4,000, 900
guarantee secured by collateral
worth $10.000.000.
The requirements were made
public for the first time as the
RFC agreed yesterday, with speci-
fed reservations, to add $10,000.-
900 to a $34, 1000 line of credit
promised Kaiser-Frazer October s.
Their disclosure in an unusually
detailed RFC loan statement ap-
|peared to be the Government
agency's reply to critics charges
that "favoritism" was being shown
the Kaiser interests.
Chairman Harley Hise first cov-
cred details Of the new 10000
900 credit:
Not a dime can be used to cover
credit given to retail buyers of
Kaiser-Frazer cars.
$15,oOo,0O0 Was Sought.
There isn't going to be any
passing over Of $10,000,000 in a
lump sum, for the figure is just a
maximum (and is just two-thirds
Of the $4,000, 900 credit that K-F
had applied for).
Money can be drawn only to
assist in financing at wholesale
level the distribution of automo-
biles to dealers and to dis
tributors."
And even then it can. be had
only Ito the extent that credit
for such purposes is not available
through normal channels"
All money drawn must be re-
paid in 18 months, with interest
at 4 per cent a year.
The borrower Is the Kaiser Fra
zer Sales Corp. distributing sub
sidiary Of the car-producing Kai-
ser-Frazer Corp.
All money 1t draws is to be Sc
cured by new Kaiser-Frazer auto
mobiles. Endorsement of the deal
ers. and the guaranty of KAISER
Frazer Corp.
Public Interest" Cited.
Mr.. Hise followed up that state
ment with new details of the s34,-
100000 loan. intended to help
finance K-F plans for 1851 models
to be produced next year-in-
cluding repeatedly a new low-cost
car.
He said $22, 100000 is to be
used for engineering, designing
and retooling in connection with
the production of new car models
and the balance of approximately
$12, 100000 is for working cap
ital."
For critics, Mr.. Hise had these
further comments:
Henry Kaiser and his family
and companies in which they are
interested" own less than 10 pei
cent of the Kaiser Frazer Corp. s
stock. The stock is owned by
some 10000 shareholders.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

rangement for Joseph Younr.
Government workers. Recreation
officials feel the proposed concert
would be a tremendous success
and a gala event for Washing
ton"
Whether the concert would be
held in Constitution Hall or some
larger place has not been decided
by the recreation group. The
Recreation Committee is headed
by Larry Zuch, a Civil Aeronautics
Board official, and it's members
include officially designated rep
resentatives from all Government
departments and agencies.
X x X y
MORE MONEY - Besides the
average $141-a-year pay raise
they're going to get, an estimated
5000 to 10000 Government en-
ployes also will receive an addi-
tional $50 to $120 pay INCREASE as
a result of longevity credit.
This new feature in the pay
legislation, which provides lon
gevity pay increases for employees
who have been at the top of their
respective grade for three years
and In the grade for at least 10
years, will affect these 5000 to
10000 employees Immediately.
Civil Service Commission Off
cials estimate another $4,000 to
$4,000 employees will become eligi-
BILE for these longevity salary
raises next year and every year
thereafter. incidentally, en-
ployes may receive as many as
three longevity increases - one
for every three years they re-
main at the top of their grade.
BEP Despite the fact that
the new pay legislation contains
a provision protecting them from
any reduction in salary. most of
the clerical-mechanical workers
in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing appear to be unhappy
about being removed from the
jurisdiction of the Classification
Act.
From now on, salaries of these
BEP employees will be fixed
by wage boards, and they're
fearful that. in the future, they
won't fare as well as they did
under the classification act setup
X X X X
NAVY-As predicted here sew
eral months ago, the Navy De-
partment has decided to return to
its old wage board system of fixing
the salaries Of its per diem EN-
lployes. "
Under the system, two labor
representatives will serve on the
f1ve-member Navy wage commit
tee that reviews the area wage
board recommendations. And the
area wage board also will have
labor representation. During the
past few years, there was no labor
representation on any of the wage
boards or the top f1ve-member
wage review committee.
The various unions fought for
representation on these boards,
declaring that the per diem en-
Iployes would be assured Of a bet
ter break under this setup.
The labor representatives in the
five-member top Navy Wage Board
Review Committee are James
Brownlow of the AFL Metal
Trades Council and N. P. Alifas of
the independent international As
sociation Of Machinists. Charles
Piozet, one of Navy's top admins
trative officials, is chairman of the
board, and Frank Dyer is Navy's
other representative, serving as
executive secretary. The fifth
member will rotate from the vari-
Gus Navy bureaus.
X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Ag-
riculture Department has turned
out very readable booklet for
Evening star., 1949-10-25

its employees, explaining the pro-
visions of the new pay raise
reclassification legislation. In
cidentally, President Truman will
sign the measure into law any day
now. Allen L. Reese, senior
statistical clerk in the metals divi-
sion of the Tariff Commission, has
retired after 40 years of Govern
ment service. Tariff Commission
officials praised his work highly.
The Civil Service Commission
has announced an examination
for patent advisers at annual SAL
aries of $3,727 to s6,235 a year.
u. Quite few Government fig
ures are in San Francisco this
week attending the annual meet
ing OF the Civil Service Assembly.
Among them are Civil Service
Commissioner James Mitchell,
Henry F. Hubbard, vice chairman
OF the Federal Personnel Council,
and Luther c. Steward, president,
and Gertrude McNally, secretary
treasurer. of the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Fire Truck Crash Kills 6

MEXICO CITY, Oct. Is (P.-A
fire truck speeding to the rescue
of 10 men buried in a quarry slide
overturned yesterday and killed
six hremen. Two of the men bur-
led in the quarry were killed but
eight others escaped injury
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Oakland Terrace Citizens

The Oakland Terrace Citizens
Association will meet at pm. to-
morrow at the Kensington CMd.)
Fire Hall. New officers will be in
stalled.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Concert by Margaret Truman
Sought for Federal EMPLOYEES
By Joseph Young

The Federal Recreation Committee
Government employees concert by Margaret Truman.
The Presidents daughter has
committee but hopes she will
that would be held solely
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Gross Exaggeration'
Is Virginia S Reply 10
Criticism Of Prisons
By the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 25.-
Criticism of the Virginia prison
Evening star., 1949-10-25

Joseph Young's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast Is heard
eDery Saturday at 8:l5 pm.
ODer WMAL, The Star STATION
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Hish and Low for Yesterday.

Hish and Low for Yesterday.
High. 66. at 3:15 pm.
Low, 80. at 4:45 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on August IL.
Lowest, 21, on January 80.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1949-10-25

Miss Truman has a regularly
scheduled concert here next
month in Constitution Hall, but
Evening star., 1949-10-25
The Sun and MOT
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches In tn
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21
Washington Star Open Coli, July IA
Ferrier to Hove'Putter Sharp
For Meet at Prince Georges

citizen in May of 1914. He was
runner-up in the British Amateur
in 1886.
Terriers last amateur triumph
was in the Chicago Amateur in
1910 and his first pro victory was
in the Oakland (Calif) Open in
1914, after two years service in
the United States Army. Since
that time he has been one Of The
real pluggers of the pro tour, sell
dom missing a tournament ard
seldom missing the money.
His greatest triumph was in the
PGA in AZ. when he defeated
Chick Harbert in the final in an
amazing putting exhibition and
aided by a shot that Byron Mel
son, a radio announcer at the
time, termed "the greatest shot
I've ever SEEM
For the past two years, Terrier
and Cary Middlecoff, the National
Open champion and now the lead
ing money winner, have won the
Miami four ball championship.
Middlecoff, incidentally, is safe
on the list of entrants in The Star
tournament that starts a week
from Friday, preceded by a pre-
tournament clinic on Thursday,
June 80.
Wins More Than $500 In 49.
Terrier closed fast in the Motor
City Open that concluded Sunday
and picked up $1,400. That pro-
tected his position as the seventh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21
Joe's Greater Weight
Gains Him Support
For Title Fight
By Chories chamberlain
Associased Press Seerss Writer

CHICAGO. June 21.-For the
first time since Joe Louis cor
nered the heavyweight boxing
market IL years ago and whipped
all corners, a real even-Stephen
contest for the title has shaped
UP in the Ezzard Charles-Jersey
Joe Walcott scrap tomorrow
night.
| Although the bout has been
dubbed the slim pickins' heavy
weight championship, 1t sincerely
presents two fired-up contestants
who are not afraid Of each other
and appear evenly matched.
Louis, before he retired and
tossed up his crown for the
Charles Walcott winner. always
was an overwhelming favorite
who usually came through right
on schedule in cut-and-dried
| fashion.
| About the nearest he came TO
being dismantled was by Walcott
in December of 1947. Jersey Joe
floored him and carried the attack
through Is rounds. o1ly to lose
decision which still is mighty
controversial.
Youth i'm Charles Favor.
| Walcott. the 35-year- family
man from Camden. N. j.. and 81
year-old Charles. unmarried Gin
cinnati slugger who has lost only
four times in eight years, are ex'
pected to enter the ring at odd
of about 6-5, take your pick.
A definite swing to Walcott ha'
been reported with the presen'
odds dropping from rs to 1917
for Ezzy, indicating Jersey joel
late support probably will sene
the two Negro heavies together
at even money. &.
Charles youth is being upheld
by his hackers as his most decisive
edge. Those who favor Walcot
like his weight advantage Of 10!
pounds to Ezzy's 1870.
Walcott's only fighting in thu
last year has been done in ex
hibitions.
Joe to Garry Fight to Ezzy.
The big question seems to be
whether the aging Walcott. who
has dilingently done 800 miles oil
road work and nearly 1870 rounds
of sparring in preparing for his
third crack at the heavyweight
bauble, has enough gas to last u
rounds In case there is no earlier
kayo.
II figure my best bet against
Walcott is to smother his punches
keep on top Of him and do all
my fighting at close quarters.
observers Charles. MY trainers
tell me If I do this. he will never
be able to deliver his overland
right. the punch that damaged
Louis when they met"
Walcott's answer to this: %
will carry the fight to Ezzy.
think he'll change his mind pretty
fast If he carries the fight to me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21
By MerreII WhittIesey

Cliff Eisele is working extra
hard getting the practice green in
shape at Prince Georges because
Big Jim Terrier is coming to the
$4,000 Washington Star Open
golf tournament here July Ia.
Jim won't be on there putting
for quarters. or toying with 60
footers or putting the holes in
rotation. He will be out there in
familiar fashion putting the 4 and
5 footers hour after hour. Mrs.
Terrier usually stands by with a
watchful eye on one OF the best
putting strokes in the game.
The 1s47 National PGA cham
pion is a workhorse on the short
putts. The fellows who get the
knack of the 4 and footers figure
that confidence on that length
putt gives them confidence in
chipping and long puts.
Terriers right knee will not
hold his weight, due to child
hood accident. and thus he has q
big dip in his swing. It's the
strangest swing on the bigtime
golf circuit, and thus Terrier is
more dependent than some OF the
others on putting.
Bib Winner in Australia.
Terrier. Australian-born sno
raised and winner of dozens Of
major titles in Australia as ar
amateur. became a United States