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Evening star., 1949-05-08
Miss Morgan Wed

Miss Joan Delafield Morgan
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Edward Parsons Morgan of Green.
wich, Conn, and Mr.. Roberi
Goodwin Rhett, jr.. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rhett Of Charleston
s. c., and Washington, were mar.
ried in the Round Hill Commu.
nifty Church in Greenwich.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

gram. refreshments and the dis
tribution of gifts.
On Saturday there will be q
mothers and daughters luncheon
In the Burgundy Room at Ward
man Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Coming Events

Mothers Day will be celebrated
at the Home for the Aged this
evening for the guests Of the
home, with an entertainment pro-
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Announcement has been
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
@. Cotcgtu OF Bethesda of the
engagement OF their daughter,
Mary Estelle, to Mr.. William
Filene Shouse. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Jouett Shonse.
Bradford Bachrach Photo.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Miss Glover to Wed

The engagement Of Miss Ruth
Luverne Glover to Mr.. Julian
Blake Bearden. jr., son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Bearden OF Nashville, Tenn.
Is announced by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl L. Glover. The
wedding will take place In the late
summer.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Mrs Grace TGicw RsgSkwg hAs
ssiaTne3 after kz~EcGrag ~swa
months IN walas wAlsa And Co
lrge Place. Wasa
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Seiling-Carroll

Miss Mary Elizabeth Carroll,
daughter of MIR. and MRS. John
Leo Carroll. became the bride yes
terday Of Mr.. Eric George Selling.
son Of MIR. and Mrs. Eric D. Sell
ing. The Rev. John Dressed Off
ciated at the wedding ceremony
In st. Anthony's Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
4 Powers Agree on Cutting
War Criminal Prison Costs
By the Associated Press

BERLIN. Nov. IA rare show
of East-West agreement promised
today to cut the huge prison costs
of Rudolf Hess and his fellow war
criminals for Berlin taxpayers.
Under an austerity program
drafted by the Soviet, American,
British and French wardens, the
German servants at Hess prison
will be reduced from So to 20.
The inside maintenance staff of
II will be trimmed to 10.
Hess and six other Nazi big
shots, convicted of war crimes at
Nuremberg, are the only convicts
in Spandau Prison in West Berlin.
The city government COM
planned recently that it was made
to pay 450,O0 West marks ($107,-
1000 a year for occupation costs"
Of Spandau, although the seven
Nazis could have been confined in
an ordinary Jail for a total Of
8, 900 marks t$1. 300 annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Phone Operators Stay on Job,
Handle All Calls DESPITE Smoke

The five telephone operators OF
the Post Office Department today
refused to leave their board despite
smoke billowing into the room.
Because the women stayed on
the job, the assistant director of
personnel and two mechanical
employees stayed with them to make
constant checks on whether they
were in imminent danger.
They were the only postal en-
ployes to remain in the building
minutes after orders went out to
evacuate the structure, according
to Harold w. Bresnahan, assistant
director of personnel.
''I told them to close the board
and leave" said Mr.. Bresnahan,
but they felt that under the cir
cummstances their first duty was
to stay. They stuck right through
it. The only way we could have
gotten them out was to carry
them"
Mrs. Delete Mitchell, the chief
operator, said simply, "the board
was too busy to leave"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01

nesses who saw bodies floating in
the river estimated the dead at 40.
The plane was coming in for .
landing at about 800 feet when it
collided with the lighter plane,
identified as belonging to the b.
livian Air Force. The Bolivian
Embassy said the plane was pilot
ed by Eric Rios Bridoux, director
general of Civil Aeronautics, who
was testing the plane preparatory
to purchasing it. One source said
he left the wreckage alive. ,-
Dragging Efforts Start.
First witnesses at the wreckage
saw no signs of life. A baby was
seen among the bodies floating in
the river. Dragging efforts began
Immediately in the search for
bodies. 49,. ,=-...-
Most Of the huge four engine
transport was strewn over tho
highway and bank. but part Of
one wing was said to have crum-
bled into the river. The UNDER
belly of the plane was ripped
open. The jet plane fell into the
river and overturned, its wheels
visible above the water.
p. M. Clifford of Washington
told of seeing the crash.
II was driving south when I
suddenly looked up" he said. II
saw a ball of fire and a trail of
(See CRASH PAGE AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Power Failure Disrupts
Dayton and Nearby Towns
BY the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov.s IA
power failure disrupted service
throughout 5000 square miles OF
the Dayton Power g. Light system
for an hour and "a minutes today
The company services 279 COM
munities in "a counties of South
western Ohio, including Dayton,
Washington Court House, VIII
mington, Urbana, Marysville.
Piqua, Eaton, Sidney and Green
vile.
The electricity went off at 9:09
am. and came back at 10:43.
. The cause Of the failure, which
paralyzed operations in the COM
pany's entire system, could not be
determined Immediately.
The company serves 1,0Oo
urban residents and SO, 900 rural
residents plus $4,000 commercial
and 1000 industrial customers.
This industrial city of 275,000
population, noted for its produc-
ton Of automobile parts and &C.
cessories, was paralyzed during
the power shutdown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
CONTINUED on Page AS, Col. f.
Police Seek Girl, Is,
Missing Since Sunday

Police were asked today to as
sist in finding Lucille Hill Carey
Is, who has been missing from
her home at 1925 Park road NV
since 4::30 pm. Sunday.
Her mother, Mrs. Thomas F.
Carey, said the girl left home at
that time to visit a girl friend half
a block away, but never showed
up there. She was last known to
have been seen going to a drug
store at Mount Pleasant and Irv-
ing streets NV, shortly after
leaving home.
Large for her age. the girl at
tended Deal Junior High School.
Her father. a civil engineer with
the Army in Tokyo, is expected to
arrive Thursday to help in the
search. She is the Gareys' only
child.
The girl was described as feet,
3 inches tall, weighing 1870 pounds,
with brown hair and blue eyes.
She was wearing a wine colored
coat, dark green corduroy skirt,
white blouse, white socks, mecca
sins and a green Japanese scarf.
She was carrying a wallet con-
taining ut least SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
40 FEARED KILLED IN MID AIR COLLISION
OF A|RL|NER AND P-38 NEAR AIRPORT HERE
Sprint to Avert
7okeoff
Kills Jet Pilot
BY the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-Test
Pilot James L. Younghans sprint
ed 500 yards across an airport
runway yesterday and averted a
possible accident-then died Of a
heart attack asshort time later.
The 34-year-old senior jet test
pilot for Allison Division of Cen
eral Motors noticed another jet
pilot ready for a takeof across
the field. The steps on the plane
had not been retracted.
Mr.. Younghans ran across the
field and halted the takeoff. Air
port attendants said a serious
accident could have resulted If the
plane had been taken up.
The veteran pilot, a native Of
Cincinnati. complained Of being
short-winoed after the incident.
He died shortly after he arrived
home. The widow and two chill
dren survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01

The operators were deluged
with calls. AS soon as the first
flash hit the, radios, families OF
employees started calling in. Calls
came from other agencies and
from people who were just curl
Gus.
Because Of the smoke, he said,
the windows had to be opened
and the coatless women sat at
the board with the cold air flow-
ing in.
In addition to Mrs. Mitchell, the
women who stayed at their boards
were Mrs. Agnes Robinson. Mrs.
Estelle johnson, Mrs. Thelma
Hall and Mrs. Elsie Dyer.
The two electricians who kept
constantly checking the battery
operated board to warn of danger
were George Hiesley and Calvin
McAyer.
The sixth floor switchboard of
the Federal Communications Com
mission was endangered by water
seepage and telephone plant men
were sent to operate 1t on an
emergency basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
George Bates,
HouseMember,
Was PASSENGER
Wreckoge Of Craft
Strewn Along Bonks
Of Potomac River

At least 40 persons were
believed killed today in a
spectacular mid-air crash Of
an Eastern Airlines DC-4
from Boston and a P-38 mill
tary plane a mile south Of
National Airport.
In New York, Eastern Airlines
announced that Representative
George j. Bates. Republican, Of
Salem, Mass, was a passenger.
He is a member of the House
District Committee and the Mil
itary Affairs Committee.
Another possible passenger was
Helen Hokinson,. whose cartoons
on club women appear in the
New Yorker magazine.
Fifty-three passengers and crew
were aboard the airliner. The Red
Cross reported many removed to
hospitals, but most were believed
dead.
An hour after the crash, shortly
before noon, Is bodies had been
pulled from the airliner wreckage,
strewn over an area 800 yards each
side of Mount Vernon Memorial
highway on the Virginia bank Of
the Potomac River near Potomac
Yards.
20 Ambulances on Scene.
More than 20 ambulances, har-,
Dor police and naval rescue craft
converged on the scene. Bodies
were taken to the Alexandria
Armory for Identification.
Eastern Airlines identified the
plane as Night SGT from Boston,
but did not Immediately know
how many were aboard. W.T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01

A partial list OF passengers
aboard the transport included
only the names OF persons re-
portedly boarding 1t in Boston.
They are: I.
Bound for Washington:
Representative George Bates
Republican, Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. F. McKluski. !
Mr.. L. Isgur.
Bound for Richmond:
DR.. Frank Randall.
Bound for Charlotte, N. c.:
Mr.. Daniel.
Bound for Atlanta:
Mrs. F. Williamson.
Mrs. Perkins.
The crew Of the DC-4 follows:
George Ray, captain.
Charles r. Hardwood, pilot.
Oscar Qrihuela, fight attendant.
Helen Gilbert, stewardess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Electrical Workers Leave Clio
Convention; to Withhold Dues
Challenge From Left-Wins speorheod Due
To Get Quick Answer From Philip Murray

were going home. u. E. officers
have not been attending the con-
vention although delegates were
there.
There was little doubt that
Philip Murray, CLIO president,
would accept the challenge quick
~. The groundwork for removing
the U. E., which Mr.. Fitzgerald
says pays dues for 100000 men,
bers, was laid by constitutional
changes approved last night for
action by the CLIO convention to-
day or tomorrow.
Eleven other so-called 1eft-wing
unions also face custer by the CLIO,
but Mr.. Fitzgerald said it would
.(See Clio Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Sfee|PeaceSeer
As Bethlehem
SignsContract
FoirIess Offers New
PorIey;; Others Due
To Fall in Line Soon
By jones Y. Newton

The Government today looked
for an early end of the month-old
steel strike, with other companies
expected to follow the lead Of
Bethlehem Steel Co. in signing a
pension-insurance agreement with
the striking CLIO United Steel
workers
Bethlehem's $4,000 employees al
ready were reporting. to work on
the heels Of the peace pact signed
in Cleveland last night which pro-
vided, among other things. mini
mum pensions of 500 q month
for workers with Is years service
who wish to retire at IS. The
company is the Nations second
largest steel producer. It broke
the solid front of industry resist
ance to the free pension demand
of Philip Murray, head of the CLIO
and the steelworkers.
One Federal official said he ex-
pected other steel producers to
begin lining up today, pen in hand,
ready to sign the agreement with
the CLIO which would put their
mills in operation for the first
time since September 80.
Fairless Offers to Renew Talks.
Benjamin F. Fairless, president
Of the United States Steel Corp
giant of the industry-ofered to
renew contract negotiations and
said "of course, we will study the
Bethlehem settlement" The COM
pany was awaiting reply from
Mr.. Murray.
MIR. Murray was given a stand
ing ovation as he talked about
the steel settlement from the
platform of the CIO convention
in Cleveland today. He described
the steel shutdown as "the most
magnificent strike in the history
Of labor" and urged the rest of
the industry to come along" and
sign up with his union.
II use this platform to invite
the recalcitrant steel companies
to come along now and negotiate
a Bethlehem agreement with u.s.
Mr.. Murray shouted to the cheer
ing convention delegates. 1T
now is the duty of the balance of
the industry to settle"
Break in Coal Possible.
There was reason for hope
officials said, that the steel pact
would break the deadlocked soft
coal negotiations and perhaps pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Chest Workers Help
To Curb Communism,
Mrs. Meyer Asserts
Residential Solicitors
To Hear Noted cortoonist
At First Meeting ...

More than $50 women leaders
in the Community Chest cam
paign were told today that in
their house-to-h house INCREASING
they are helping to defeat COM
munism. -- .- .s
The solicitors heard Mrs. Agnes
e. Meyer, civic leader and writer.
at the Chests first Residential
Unit luncheon at the Mayhower
Hotel. .~.-,.
Mrs. Meyer. in a prepared ad-
dress, called the women solicitors
for the Chest 1.-The shock troops
of democracy and the real de-
tenders of our freedom" Build
ing a better community by. giving
to others constitutes q more pow
erful answer to the challenge Of
authoritarian governments than
military preparedness. however
essential force may be II counto
act force" she asserteds1 @
Strong Nation Urged.
IF we are going to make our
Nation strong enough to carry the
heavy responsibilities which con-
front us at home and abroad, it
can only be done by mending the
cracks in our own social structure,
and making our cities, towns and
villages good. orderly. happy
places in which to live" the
speaker declared. Mrs. Meyer is
the wife of Eugene Meyer, board
chairman of the Washington Post.
Asserting that because Of the
Districts lack Of self -government.
private welfare agencies here are
AL the more important" Mrs.
(See CHEST. Pare A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
The Star Offers
Classified Customers
Three-Wuy Service

Star classified ads may be
ordered in any one OF three
convenient ways.
Orders are taken at The
Star lobby business counter, at
any one Of IS branch offices
in the Metropolitan Washing
ton Area, or by telephoning
Sterling 5000.
Ads for daily editions must
be received by 9 pm. the pre-
ceding night. Deadline for
Sunday is 2 pm. Saturday.
Daily and Sunday branch Of
fee headlines are one hour
earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Lord Milford Haven 10 Wed
Mrs. Simpson in January

The marriage of the Marques
Of Milford Haven and Mrs.
Romano Simpson, will take place
at a yet unannounced date in
January at the home of Mrs.
Simpsons mother, Mrs. Clark
McIlwaine. 2029 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
This was disclosed last night by
Mrs. Mc1lwairle. It had been re-
ported previously that the we'd
ding would be held this month,
but this was never confirmed by
the couple. Lord Milford Haven
and Mrs. Simpson now are in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
5000 Seek CIemency
For SInyers Of Gundhi
By the As.eeiuisd Press

NEW DELHI. Nov. 1..-Nearly
5000 persons in Bombay Province
have appealed to midas Gov.
Gen. c. Rajagopalachari. to
commute the death sentences
against N. v. Godse and N. D..
Ante. who are scheduled to hang
November Is for the assassination
Of Mohandas Gandhi.
One group OF petitioners con-
tended that Gandhi, as the apostle
'of. non-violence, would not have
tolerated the idea Of hanging his
own assassinS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
By John A. Giles

Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sher-
man. who once before helped tc
produce an accord in a military
unification row., was due here to-
day for conferences over bitter
Navy differences which led to the
custer of Admiral Denfeld as
Chief of Naval Operations,
Admiral Sherman was sched-
uled to arrive at the Naval Air
Station in Anacostia this after
noon.
Navy Secretary Matthews or
dered Admiral Sherman to Wash
ington. Expectations were that the
Admiral would be chosen as Ad-
miral Denfeld's successor but as
his arrival neared there was some
disposition toward caution in such
speculation.
Although Admiral Sherman was
called in from his Mediterranean
Fleet command, nothing has been
said officially in the last few days
to support reports that he will be
Admiral Denfeld's successor. This
indicated that a final decision has
not been reached.
Conferred Several Times.
It is known, however, that Mr..
Matthews conferred with Admiral
Sherman several times last month,
and it was believed he probably
was called here for a talk with
the Secretary and possibly Presi-
dent Truman before a decision
Is made.
The lack of any official an
nouncement since Admiral Dem
fields custer last Thursday. indi-
Gated that it was possible Admiral
Sherman was being brought here
as a compromise maker. That Is
the role he played in 1916 when
most of the Navy was fighting
passage of a law to unity the
service.
Pentagon sources said that
there might have been a change
in plans since Admiral Sherman
headed for Washington and these
reports served to bring additional
admirals into the speculation for
the appointment.
One prominently mentioned was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
German Reports Finding
Uranium in West Reich
BY the Associated Press

HOP, Germany, Nov. Ia Ger
man engineer claimed today to
have found traces Of uranium ore
deposits In the American zone of
Germany, near the junction of
the Soviet zone and Czechoslovak
borders.
This was the first report Of
uranium being discovered in
Western Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
New York Democrats
Cautiously Predict
-....
Victory for Lehman
MuddIed Situation in Race
For Mayor Moy Be Foctor
In Election Next Tuesday
By Gould Lincoln
Star SfoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. New York
voters will receive the answers to
a number of questions when they
go to the polls next Tuesday to
elect a United States Senator
either Senator John Foster Dulles,
Republican incumbent, or former
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, the
Democratic challenger.
First among them is the Demo-
cratic trend OF last year which
retained President Truman In Of
fee and elected Democratic
Congress, still operating? Sec
ond, has President Truman's per-
sonal strength with the voters di-
minished during the last year and
third, what will be the chances of
the Truman Fair DEAF legisla-
tive program in the second ses-
sion of the 81st Congress?
Feeling about the outcome In
the two camps may be described
as follows: The Republicans are
hopeful, but not confident; the
Democrats are confident, but not
sure. Most Of the professional
observers here give Mr.. Lehman
the edge, but concede that there
are so many angles that q Dulles
victory is by no means an impos-
sibility. They are referring to the
mixed-up mayoralty fight in New
York City, where the Liberal
Party is supporting Mr.. Lehman
for Senator and at the same time,
Newhold Morris, Republican, -
siqnseandidate for Mayor, while
.tle radicM american Labor Party
has Representative Marcantonio
as its candidate for Mayor and
is urging the ALP members to
concentrate on Mr., Marcantonio
and forget all about the Senate
race.
Barden Bill Controversy.
They are referring. too, to the
antipathy which some of the
Catholic voters are reported to
have for Mr.. Lehman, growing out
Of the fact that Mr.. Lehman
rushed to the defense Of Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt in the con-
troversy between Cardinal Spell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
BY the Assoeioied Press

CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.-The Unit
ed Electrical Workers. spearhead
of the CLOS rebellious left wing,
today announced it was withhold
ing any further dues to the CIO-
a certain first step toward its
custer.
In defiant statement accusing
CLIO leadership of following a
program Of raiding, union-bust-
ing and red-baiting hypocracy."
Albert j. Fitzgerald, electrical
worker president, said the next
step "is up to the CO."
U. E. delegates walked off the
convention floor shortly after
wards. Mr.. Fitzgerald said they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Maryland Auto Crosh
Kills Two Women
BY tho Associated Press

DARLINGTON, Nd, Nov. L.
Two unidentified women were
killed last night when their auto
mobile collided with q truck on
U. S. route l, 4 miles south Of
this Hartford County town.
State police said the truck
driver was not injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Wedding Touches of
Meat Strike as Loader
Goes on Honeymoon
Dy He Assoeidied Press

RoMFoRD. England, Nov.
IA wedding led to q strike
here.
Jack Murton, q meat load
er, got married and went of
on a three-day honeymoon.
His three fellow leaders at
the wholesale meat supply.
depot asked for a substitute.
Refused. they struck.
The areas meat ration is
standing unloaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-01
Blasts and Fire
Rock Offices Of
FEC, Hurting II
Hundreds Flee BIuze
On Top Floor Of
Post Office Dept.
pictures on Page BIZ

Fire and q series of rumbling
explosions that sent dense white
smoke pouring from the roof
shook the $11, ZOO, 900 main build
ing of the Post Office Department
today. It sent hundreds of Gov
eminent employees fleeing into the
street.
Seven firemen were taken to the
hospital, four other persons suf-
fered cuts and burns and at least
three persons were trapped until
rescued.
The blaze began shortly before
10 am. in the transformer and
master switch room of the section
occupied by the Federal Commu-
nications Commission on the top
story of the eight-floor building on
Pennsylvania avenue between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
NV.
It was so stubborn that firemen,
summoned by three alarms,
fought almost two hours to bring
it under control.
FBI to Investigate.
Hundreds Of pieces Of paper.
many believed to be valuable FEC
records, were blown through win
dows or otherwise lost in the tur-
MOL. e.... ..-
Employees. OF the Post Office De-
partment, FEC and several other
agencies in the vast structure fled
the building. Postmaster General
Donaldson hastily left his Office
on the third floor.
While the blaze was confined
to the eighth floor. smoke and
water took heavy toll of dam
age. The explosions also caused
heavy property damage on other
floors by hurting plaster from
ceilings and walls and shattering
glass panes in windows and doors.
The Federal Bureau Of Investi-
cation announced it would send
agents to the scene to determine
"if there were any Federal viola
tons" involved in causing the fire.
Firemen Taken to Hospital.
The. following firemen were
taken to Emergency Hospital:
Donald Corrigan. 81, of 1880 d
street NE. of truck 1 company.
Brought in unconscious, but re-
vived and treated for a 1acerated
scalp and cut left ear.
John Harris, 80, Of 1877 Ana
costa road Sc, of rescue squad
No. q, brought in unconscious. but
revived and treated for injuries
to his right elbow and knees. He
said he had been thrown down a
long stairway by the explosion.
Richard Jamison, "a, of 1915
M street NV, of truck l COM
pany. Treated for cuts on his
face.
James L. Kish, 80. Of 13-A
Hillside road, Greenbelt, Md. He
was still under examination at
the hospital early this afternoon.
Man Saved by Respirator.
sergt. Joseph Mattore, SO. Of
2718 Minor avenue Sc, attached
to No. IS Company. DR.. w. B.
Claudy. Fire Department surgeon
In chief, said Sergt. Mattorie
might have died If a hand respira-
tor had not been applied for 20
minutes at the scene of the fire.
At the hospital he was treated for
an injured shoulder.
George Dearner, 40, Of 4729
Twentieth street north, Arlington,
Treated for a severe cut on his
right thumb. ~
Quentin Cyras. 20, colored, of
1905 Maryland avenue Sc, a
member of No. z Engine Com