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Evening star., 1949-03-28

The 194s big top" season will
open at Uline Arena at S:15 o'clock
tonight when the annual Shrine
Circus, a three ring circle Of 3s
acts for benefit Of the Almas
Temple charities and activities,
fund gets under way.
Produced by the Hamid-Morton
circuit. the circus this year will
have 13 performances-six matt
ness and seven nights-continu-
ing through next Sunday.
Illustrious Potentate Renah F.
Camalier will lead uniformed
Shriners. the Oriental Band and
the circus performers and ami
mails in a professional pageant to
usher in the big show.
One of the highlights OF the
show will be "the incredible
Athos," whose balancing feats in
clude supporting his weight on his
index finger.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

fight in the rear of LoWery's
home. Davis was treated at Gal
linger Hospital, police said.
Man Dies OF Stabbing.
James M. Posey. 40. colored. of
the 800 block of Third street Sc.
died late Saturday of stab wounds
in the heart, forehead and ear
Frances Walker, 80, colored. Of
the Third street address. who said
she stabbed the man with a pen
knife she grabbed from him. was
held for the grand jury today
after an inquest at the Morgue.
A fourth murder victim was
discovered at 5:45 am. today in
the 700 block Of Brown Court S.W.
Identified as Eddie l.. Taylor. .43,
colored, of 355 Mclean avenue
$.W., the victim had been stabbed
to death. apparently several hours
before he was found.
Police said the mans shoes lay
behind him and" that his pockets
were turned out as though he had
been robbed. -
Evening star., 1949-03-28
taymen's S Retreat League
Draws 500 al Breakfast

The Washington Archdiocese
League for Laymen's Retreats held
a communion breakfast, attended
by 500 members, in the National
Press Club yesterday after a spe-
cial mass at st. Patrick's Church.
The mass was celebrated by the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington.
Speaker at the breakfast was
the Very Rev. David Nugent, pro-
vincial of the Society of Jesus for
the Maryland Province.
Plans for building new retreat
house at st. Thomas Manor. Bel
Alton. Nd. were explained to the
gathering by the Rev. Neil Gargan,
S. j., rector of St. Aloysius Church
and head of Gonzaga High School.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Howard Student Faces
Charge Of Murder in
Stranq|ing Of Woman

A Howard University student
was charged with murder today
in the strangulation of a woman
acquaintance-one OF four violent
deaths recorded by police here
over the week end.
The woman, Mrs. Edna Cramp,
26seolored, of 235s Sherman ave
nue. NV, was found lying nude
on the rear steps Of her home at
8 am. yesterday. Marks around
her throat indicated she had been
choked to death.
The student, Elwood Turner
Hugffes. %, tufofed. Of thenrst
block of r street NV. was identi-
-Eed~sy a GeeFesa-aIsnus-taGstI
bartender as the man seen With
the victim Saturday night. ac-
cording to Capt. jeremiah Flaher-
ty, homicide squad head.
Admits Tavern Visit.
Capt. Flaherty said the youth
admitted being at the tavern, but
later on "blacked out" and did not
remember what happened. The
woman's wrist watch was found in
Hughes home. police said. The
suspect was arrested on q lead
provided by Pvt. Richard M.
Grigsby. colored, Of the Tenth
precinct. who also recalled seeing
the couple in the tavern.
Hughes was on probation for q
housebreaking charge in January,
le49.
A hearing for Hughes was con-
tinued until April 5 by United
States Commissioner Cyril g.
Lawrence, who ordered him held
without bond.
Police also held James Davis.
%, colored, Of the 200 block Of K
street NE, in the fatal shooting
Of Roy Lowery, 80. colored. Of 738
New Jersey avenue NV. He died
In Casualty Hospital early yester-
day two hours after he was shot in
the head, left shoulder and right
arm.
Slashed in the chest during q
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Grant Would Keep
Hot Dog Stands Out
OF Wilderness Areas
BY The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 3d.
Americas few remaining wilder
ness areas found q champion today
in the American Planning and
Civic Association.
Spokesmen for the association,
launching q three-day conference
on community planning, went so
far as to condemn airmen whose
low-flying planes disturb the bird
life in Florida's Everglades.
1--WE may be in a minority" said
Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant III. of
Washington, D. c., but large
numbers of US want to see portions
OF this country preserved as God
made it-without automobile
travel. hot dog stands and other
marks of civilization"
Gen. Grant is president of the
association, dedicated As years ago
toward intelligent planning for
the use of urban and rural land.
Dams FFOCeSteo.
I'VE have preserved wilderness
areas in their natural state, with
out roads or highways" said Mrs.
Harlean James. executive secre-
tary, "only to find them invaded
from the sky"
She said the association was
urging President Truman to issue
an executive order forbidding
flights under 1000 feet across
wilderness areas in National Parks.
Specific reference was made to
the Everglades and the Quetico-
Superior International Peace Me-
mortal Forest along the Mime
sofa Ontario border.
The association renewed its pro-
test against man-made dams
which flood National Park areas
such as the proposed Glacier View
Dam In Glacier National Park and
the Panther Mountain Dam in the
Adirondack Park.
To Meet in ID. C. Next Year.
Tom Wallace. association vice
president, editor emeritus of the
Louisville Times. urged vigilance
against attempts to criss-cross
parks with highways or mar them
with parking lots.
He cited situations at Louisville,
Omaha, Miami, Fla. and Wash
ington, D. c.
Planning Director Frank r.
Stearns. of Miami, invited the
association to his city for the 1851
convention. There were no other
bids. but the decision was referred
to the directors.
The 1850 meeting will be held
in WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

All ready for action at the arena
are two monster cannon which
will fire Victoria and Gloria
Zacchini into nets from opposite
ends of the stadium. For those
who prefer animal acts, Capt. Dick
Clemens will present his trained
but untamed" lion and tiger act.
Then there will be Will Hill and
his elephants, dogs. ponies and
monkeys: Pickard's seals. Halson's
dogs and ponies, Welde's trained
bears, Coper's Liberty horses and
Watkins chimpanzees.
European aerial artists will take
the spotlight for several acts,
while the top American aerial star
will be Francine Volante with a
high wire act.
Tickets for the eighth annual
show are on sale at Almas Temple,
1915 K street NV; Stabler's dn
Lubar's). Thirteenth and G streets
NV, and at Uline Arena.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Nv ths A,,aciatsd Pkess

CAIRO. Mar. % Princess
Fawzia. the beautiful former
Empress of Iran, was married
today to Ismail Shrine Bey, a
distant relative of Egypts royal
family.
The marriage was the second
for the 30-year-old Princess, who
Is the sister Of Egypt's King
Farouk. She had been married
to the Shah of Iran until he
divorced her last November She
had borne no son to inherit the
1ranian throne.
Today's ceremony was simple
Moslem one, and strictly private.
The royal cabinet announced
the wedding had taken place in q
special communique.
by Allah's will and with the
guidance Of his light and under
the care OF (King) Farouk." the
statement said. "the great mar
riage of Princess Fawzia to
Ismail Shrine Bey has taken
place"
Princess Remains in Suite.
Ancient custom called for the
bride to be absent from her own
wedding.
Throughout the ceremony she
was expected to remain in her
own suite at Kouba palace. In
some cases a woman member OF
q Moslem household reads the
Koran-the Moslem bible-to the
bride during the waiting period
Sheikh Mamoun el Shinaws
sector of thousand-year-old Al
Azhar University and the spiritual
leader of the worlds Moslems,
vas chosen to perform the ancient
rites.
King Farouk, as the head OF the
family, was to represent Princess
Fawzia in the ceremonies In the
palaces grand salon.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Congress in Brief
BY the Associofsd Press

Senate:
Continues debate on $500, ,000,-
900 foreign aid bill.
Appropriations Subcommittee
continues hearing on funds for
Labor Federal Security agencies.
Labor Subcommittee continues
hearing on cutback in veterans
hospitals.
Post Office Subcommittee con-
tinues hearing on post rates in
creases.
Appropriations Subcommittee
opens hearing on $3.073.000, 900
fund for Treasury-Post ONCE De-
partment.
House:
Debates District legislation.
Rules Committee considers
clearance for foreign aid, labor
and oleo bills.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

be correspondingly smaller.
A similar system could be set
up for the Federal Government.
these officials say. They suggest
that in no case should employees
be allowed to withdraw more
money than they have already
contributed to the retirement
fund. And Withdrawals would be
allowed only if the employe proved
that financial necessity warranted
it. No frivolous" request would
be allowed.
Proponents of the plan say the
extra administrative costs that
such a program would entail
would more than be made up by
the interest that would be charged
for Withdrawals. even though the
interest rate would be modest,
TOP MAN-The top man so far
as Federal Job patronage is con-
cerned is William M. Boyle, jr.
the executive vice chairman OF
the Democratic National Commit
tee. Mr.. Boyle is a close friend
of President Truman and Is cred
tied with playing a major role in
devising the successful Democratic
strategy in last November's presi-
dental campaign.
For a while the work of dis
pensing patronage jobs in Govern
ment agencies was shared by
Donald S. Dawson. the admins
trative assistant to President Tru-
man on personnel affairs. But.
although Mr.. Dawson still devotes
some of his time to it, Mr.. Boyle
is the one who has the final say-so
in all patronage matters. Mr..
Dawson, meanwhile, has more
time for Federal personnel and
administrative matters.
X X y X
INJURY BILL-Representative
Kelley. Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
is expected to be appointed chair
man Of the House Labor subcom-
mittee that will hold hearings on
the bill to increase substantially
the benefits paid to Government
employees who are injured on the
job.
Mr.. Kelley is said to be friendly
toward the measure. The bill is
sponsored 'tby Chairman Eesihski
Of the full committee, who is ex-
pected to set up the subcommittee
to- consider the bill within, the
next few days. -, --,-r
EARLIER RETIREMENT-Rep-
reSentative Morrison, Democrat, of
Louisiana, the ranking member of
the House Civil Service Commit
tee, will introduce within the next
few days a bill to permit retire
ment OF Federal employees at the
age Of IS. with full annuities.
after 80 years of service.
Another feature of the bill
would permit retiring Government
employees to designate their wives
to receive reduced annuities upon
their death. without the employees
having to take a 10 per cent cut
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Man Expecting Word
'0f Sister, S Death Dies
when Struck by Auto

A 70-year-old Washington man.
who was momentarily expecting
word of the death of a sister. was
fatally injured last night when he
was struck by an automobile.
The victim, Albert Newton, COL
ored. 1108 Columbia road NV.
died at Casualty Hospital about
three hours after he was struck
in the 4400 block of Sheriff road
NV. He was the 10Th traffic
fatality of the year, compared
with 81 at this time last year.
The driver of the car was Sam
uel J. Perry, 80. also colored. 4752
Sheriff road NE, a Patent Office
clerk. An autopsy was to be held
today and an inquest is scheduled
for later this week, the coroners
office said,
Relatives said Mr.. NeWton's sis
ter. Mrs. Regina Greenwood. 64.
of Baltimore, is critically Ill and
is not expected to live. Mr.. New
ton was awaiting word from Bal
timore when he was struck.
He was a retired Government
employe, a native of Maryland
and had lived in Washington
about 40 years. There are three
other brothers, William, Frank
and Charles Newton, and two sis
tiers, in addition to Mrs. Green
wood. They are Mrs. Ida Gray
and Mrs. Emma Wilson. all OF
the Washington area.
In another accident last night
a dental technician, his wife and
two children were injured in a
head-on crash of an auto and a
streetcar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burke.
81, of 1923 D street NE. and their
two children. Lawrence, s, and
Gerald. 4. were taken to Casualty
Hospital after their car and a
streetcar operated by James Platt.
81, of 2001 N. Cleveland street.
Arlington. collided at Kenilworth
avenue and Blaine street NE.
Mr.. Burke was released after
treatment, but his wife and two
children were kept in the hos
pital.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

in their annuities to obtain the
survivorship annuity feature as is
required at present.
Mr.. Morrison's bill is similar to
the one introduced last week in
the Senate by Chairman Johnston
of the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee.
ON THE RISE-Federal en-
ployment here continues to in
crease. Preliminary figures re-
leased by the Civil Service Com
mission show that the number of
executive branch Government
workers in Washington increased
by 900 during the past month.
The number here now totals 212,-
700.
The largest increases occurred
in the Veteran Administration and
the Army, Navy. Air Force and
Treasury Departments. Sizeable
reductions occurred in the War
Assets Administration and the
Justice Department.
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JOBS-Examinations for three
kinds Of positions relating to the
production of motion pictures and
for general photographer Jobs
have been announced by the Civil
Service Commission.
The positions. which will be al
Fort Belvoir. Va. are those OF
Photographic technician. $4,855;
cameraman director, $4,103: sound
technician, S3.35l. and photogra
pher (generaD, $2,498 to $3,727
Apply at the commission fourth
regional Office. Third street and
Jefferson drive S.W.
CLERICAL JOBS-The names
of persons who passed the clerical
examination of 1947 and are still
unemployed. will be certified by
the Civil Service Commission to
the Census Bureau for employ
ment in connection with the cur
rent business census. The jobs
will last not longer than June 80,
1851.
After this list of names has been
used up, the Census Bureau will
have the authority to hire people
directly. More than 5000 persons
have applied to Census Bureau for
the jobs.
PRINTERS-The Civil Service
Commission will announce an ex-
animation next month for print
ing plant workers in the Govern
ment Printing Office and the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. About 700 jobs will be filled
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Truman Will Review
Big Parade April 6
To Mark Army Day

Nation in honoring the Army
April 6 by reviewing a mammoth
parade which will pass along Con-
stitution avenue.
1t will be Army Day, an event
sponsored annually by the Mill
tary Order Of the World Wars.
and the hour -and-a half parade
here will be the high light of
events throughout the country.
With Mr.. Truman in the re-
viewing stand will be Secretary OF
Defense Louis johnson, James v.
Forrestal, Mr.. Johnson's predeces-
sor, and Gen. Bradley. Army
Chief of STAFF, the Military Order
said.
The observance here will be cli-
NAKED by a dinner at 7::30 that
night at the Mayflower Hotel. at
which Chairman Tydings of the
Senate Armed Services Commit
tee will be the principal speaker.
b Guests Of honor at the dinner
will be Mr.. johnson. Mr.. Forrestal,
Gen. Bradley, Admiral Louis E.
Denfeld. Chief of Naval Opera
tions; Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg.
Air Force chief of staff. and Gen.
C. B. Gates. commandant of the
Marine Corps.
Troops to BE Varied.
Special guests in presidential
reviewing stand and at the dinner
will be three outstanding enlisted
men of the Army, Navy, Air Force
and Marine Corps. They will be
selected by the services.
Troops of the Military District
of Washington will be joined by
Marine Corps. Navy and Air Force
units in the parade. as we'll as by
National Guard and reserve units.
The military order announced
that in addition to a crack COM
posite unit Of the 82d Airborne
Division at Fort Bragg, N. c.. there
would be units and wheeled equip
ment Of various types from Fort
Belvoir. Va; Fort Lesley J. McNair
and Fort Myer. The District Ma
tional Guard will form a division
in the parade.
Also in the line OF march, which
will begin at New Jersey avenue
and B street Sc. and proceed
across Capitol Plaza to Constitu-
tion avenue. will be ROTC units
from universities and colleges here.
high school cadets and various
groups.
Open House Planned.
The parade Is expected to pass
Capitol Plaza at 1880 pm. and
reach the presidential reviewing
stand . half hour later. Tickets
for stands along the parade route
may be purchased from the Mill
tary Order, 100 I street NV.
Virtually every Army installa-
ton in this area will hold open
house"
The Walter Reed Army Medical
Center will launch the observance
with an open house next Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Paul H. STREET, COM
mander. announced today. There
will be q continuous tour Of the
center, showing the steps in
volved in the care and treat
ment OF 4 patient. An unbroken
chain of simulated cases will pro-
vide a realistic atmosphere.
Tours of the prosthetics re-
search laboratory, dental labora-
tory 9 and medical research and
graduate school also will be pro-
yided at Walter Reed.
A military ball will be held at
Fort Myer April 6. with music
furnished by the Army Band. The
ball will climax an open-house
program.
Fort McNair and Fort Belvoir
also will be open to the public.
The 1949 Army Day theme is
The United States Army-Part
of the Team-for Security" The
observance was instituted in 1928.
This years observance will also
mark the 32d anniversary Of the
United States declaration Of war
against Germany in World War I.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

QraW on Cner
retirement con-
t r ! b u t ions in
case Of fnan-
cial hardship or
sudden e m e r.
gency.
The employees
are required to
r e r a y t h e
monty plus a
S m a ii amount
of int er e S t.
O t h e r W Use,
their annuities
upon re ire
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Evening star., 1949-03-28
Americans in Romuniu

BUCHAREST. Romania, Mar.
% (P.-Michael Gold, leftist
novelist from New York, and
George Vocila of the Detroit news
paper Romanul American. arrived
here today as American delegates
to a Romanian intellectuals' con-
gress, which opens tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

at salaries of $2,288 to s2,745 a
year.
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BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL,
The Star Station, for Joseph
Youno's broadcast uerSion OF
the Federal Spotlight, teatur-
ing additional neWs and views
of the Government serUice.)
Evening star., 1949-03-28
The Federal Spotlight
Plan Urged to Let u. S. Workers
Borrow on Retirement Fund
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

of Federal personnel officials advocate that Govern
men employees be given the right to borrow from their
tirement contributions in financial emergencies.
These officials plan to ask the Federal Personnel Council to
study the dea They hope that eventually will look
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Temperatures in Various Cities.

Romania is dredging the harbor
of Constanza, its principal Black
Sea port.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Some
cloudiness with high near SO this
afternoon. Generally fair and
cooler tonight with low about 50.
Tomorrow. increasing cloudiness
with little change in temperature.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
cooler tonight. Tomorrow. in
creasing cloudiness and mild.
Virginia-Some cloudiness and
cooler tonight with rain likely in
extreme southeast portion this
afternoon or. tonight. Mostly
cloudy with moderate temperature
tomorrow and possibly some rain
in extreme south portion.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour; =
direction, west-southwest. 80 :
Evening star., 1949-03-28

Those favoring the plan point
out that New York States civil
service workers have the right to
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-14
Jet Plane Sets New Speed Record

DAYTON, O., P)-A new un, fficial speed record from Dayton to Washington of B minutes and three seconds was set Friday in a jet plane, the Air Materiel Com mand announced Saturday.
 Maj. Frank K. Everest, 28, flew his North American F-86 single engine jet fighter at an average speed of about 710 miles per hour in the 390-mile flight.
 The flight test division, AMC, Wright-Patterson air force base, said Major Everest passed over the Dayton control tower at 10:46 am. and swooshed past the An drews Field tower near Washing ton at 11:l9.03.
 Officials said they would not claim an official record because the flight started out as a rou- tine mission.
 Maj. Everest said he flew at the normal jet cruising altitude of about 30,000 feet.
 The F-86 jet fighter is the same type plane Richard Johnson, AMC test pilot, used last year to set an official worlds speed record of 670.981 miles per hour, the Air Materiel Command sold.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-14
Whole S2,OOO,OOO Fund For School
 Districts Necessary
(By James Hutcheson'

JUNEAU, (P)-Alaska's educa- tion commissioner told the House ways and means committee it will make some communities pret- ty mad" if the legislature cuts down the proposed $2,000,00O fund for aiding school districts in new building.
 Commissioner James C. Ryan made the comment in telling the legislators "the school building problem is far and away the No. problem" in the Alaska educa- ton picture.
 In company with the five mem bers of the Territorial board of education, he testified before the key House committee during the boards current session on the ed ucation budget and needs.
 If the proposed building funds are cut" Ryan said, "the board will have to make a priority list of schools to be built" adding the prediction that he, the board and the lawmakers will have a lot of explaining to do in communities which expect badly needed school facilities and fail to get them.
 Ryan said even $2,000,000 grant maid won't nearly solve the problem. In getting such funds, the school districts would put up matching funds on a sliding per centage scale, based on ability. Ryan estimate dthe cost of imme- diate building needs at $12,000,00O. That doesn't take into considera- tion any growing needs from pulp mill or other developments.
 In addition to double school shifts at Anchrage anod Fairbanks he said Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka face similar prospect un- less something is done to relieve the situation.
 Nothing has been done in 10 ten years," he declared. Many
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The Nome nugget., 1949-02-14
LIFTING THE LID AT JUNEAU
Saturday. February l2. l94s (By James Hutcheson)

JUNEAU, (P)-The highly con- troversial liquor control bill met a quiet death in the Territorial House yesterday afternoon.
 The House voted to indefinitely postpone its consideration by a 10-5 vote with the general under standing some simplified control measure would be offered in its place.
 Voting against indefinite post ponement were Democratic Reps. William L. Beltz, William A. Egan, Clarence T. Heating and C. A. Pollard, and Republican Rep. Frank L. Johnson. . The postponement motion was offered by Rep. Glen Franklin, and seconded by Rep. Frank An german, both Fairbanks Demo- crats.
 The end came without debate after Rep. Warren Taylor, Fair banks Democrat who had carried the fight against pigeon-holing it earlier in the week, told the House:
 "The top-heavy administrative board setup is too intertwined with the good features of the bill to make amending of it practical. It would be better to start out with a new and simpler control measure"
 The bill was originally known as a legislative orphan whom no ready sponsor could be found in
 Continued on Page Seven)