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Smyrna times., 1949-07-21
CONTRACT 1880
Federal Aid Project F-113 (3)
Charles w. Cullen Bridge
Indian River Inlet
Sussex County

Concrete and Steel Deck Structure
Obj Miles
92 M. Ft. Creo. Timber Structures
1,476 C. Y. C. G. Masonry, Piers
TIA G. Y. c. c. Masonry, Slab
1893 L. F. G. G. Handrail
$4,000 Lib. Reinforcing Steel
i27 900 LIB. Structural Steel
7S4 Each Sheer Lugs
Painting Existing Metalwork
20.800 L. F. Creo. Timber Fender Piles
5000 L. F. Furnishing Steel Piles
6,700 l.. F. Driving Steel Piles
81 Each Steel Pile Splices
Each Pile Loading Test
2S7. 900 Lib. Steel Sheet Piles
500 Tons Rip-Rap
IT'S L. F. Wrought Iron Handrail
Diver Service
Removal Concrete at Pier 100
Removal of Existing Structure
5 Each Removal Broken Piles
Repairs to N. Approach
Alterations to Swing Span
Each Ties for S. Jetty
Electrical Equipment
Evening star., 1949-10-18
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postwar record Of one year and
rs days. is much more qualified
than I am" for the premiership.
He said that If he failed to per-
suade Mr.. Queuille to go back In
Office he would give his answer on
taking the premiership tomorrow.
After talking with President
Auriol for 20 minutes, Mr.. de
Mention said:
m. Vincent Auriol asked if I
or one of my MRP colleagues
would try to solve the crisis. ]
told him that, under the circum-
stances. that was impossible"
Earlier Mr.. Auriol had talked
with Mr.. de Mentions party asso-
ciate, Robert Schuman, a former
Premier. Mr.. Schuman and Pierre
Henri Teitgen, Vice Premier In
several postwar French cabinets,
had been prominently mentioned
as possible premier -designates
from the MRP ranks.
However. political observers
doubted that an MRP member
could secure wholehearted Social
ist support. Such support ap-
peared essential to give any gov
eminent a working majority in
the National Assembly.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Nominee Breaks Wrist at Altar
AFTER Hearing Of Judqeship

Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews,
newly nominated District Judge,
received her congratulatory mes
sages today at George Washing
ton University Hospital.
She fractured. a bone in her
left wrist yesterday at st. Pat
rick's Church. Tenth and G
streets NV, where she went to
pray shortly after learning of her
selection.
The arm was placed in a cast
last night and Mrs. Matthews
planned to leave the hospital later
today.
Mrs. Matthews is a member of
the Mount Vernon Place Meth
odist Church, but her friend, Mrs.
Ann Dodge Goodbee, is a Cath
oNc.
Mrs. Matthews wanted some
place to pray and she knew the
Catholic church would be open" "
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Fay Heads Washington Unit
OF GEORGETOWN Alumni

United States District Attorney
George Morris Fay was elected
president OF the Washington Club
Of the Georgetown Alumni Asso-
citation yesterday at an organiza-
tional meeting at Georgetown
University,
Six vice presidents, each repre-
senting one of the university's
major departments, also were
elected. They are Thomas A.
Cantwell. college: Thomas Nee
han. foreign service; Keith A.
Botterud, graduate school; DR..
Raymond T. Holden. medical;
John j. Orlosky, law. and DR..
John p. Burke, dental.
Others chosen were Harold A.
Kertz, corresponding secretary;
Thomas j. Shannon. recording
secretary; T. Elliott Wigglesworth,
treasurer, and the Rev. william
Schweder, S. j., chaplain.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Mrs. Jacobsen Awarded
Temporary AIimony in Suii

An order granting $125 per
week temporary alimony and $500
for attorneys fees has been en-
tered in Montgomery Circuit
Court at Rockville for Mrs. Vir-
ginia K. Jacobsen in her suit for
limited divorce from John s. ia
cobsen. Washington florist.
In the suit, Mrs. Jacobsen, who
lives at 1904 Center street, Chevy
Chase, charges her husband de-
serted her August 10. She asks a
limited divorce. custody and
maintenance Of the couples two
children and pefnane1E alimony.
2 The suit states thSts Mr.. Ja-
cobsen, whose place Of business
is In the Washington Hotel, has
an income of at least $35,000 a
year. The Jacobsens were mar
ried April 10, 1910, and have two
sons. Christian II. 6. and John,
1k, according to the suit.
Evening star., 1949-10-18

Mrs. Goodbee said. "She also
knew I had been praying to st.
Anthony for her to be chosen for
the judgeship."
The judge-designate lit a can
die and was stepping back from
the platform at the altar when
she stumbled and fell. She took
a cab to the Office Of DR.. Carl
Berg, who ordered her to the
hospital.
Mrs. Matthews had Just left the
White House, where Donald Daw-
son, official in charge of appoint
ments, told her Of the nomina-
ton.
Three years ago Mrs. Matthews
fractured her hip in another fall.
It was during this time that she
met Mrs. Goodbee. also an attor-
ney. Mrs. Goodbee filled in for
Mrs. Matthews in an important
case and they became good
friends.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Senate Group Approves
Mrs. Anderson as Enyov
BY the Assoeioisd Press

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today approved the
nomination of Mrs. Eugene An
derson Of Red Wing, Mimi. to be
Americas first woman Ambas-
sador.
President Truman named Mrs.
Anderson to represent the United
States in Denmark. The Senate
is expected to give quick approval.
Mrs. Anderson, a Democratic
national committeewoman, has
been active in politics for several
years.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Macarthur Aide Hits
Jap Move 10 Revive
wartime News Curb
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Oct. l8.-Allied occu-
patton headquarters today con-
demned Japanese tendency to
revive government control of
news along the wartime pattern.
John F. Sullivan. policy chief of
Gen. MacArthur's civil informa-
ton and education section, de-
livered the second official slap at
this trend within a week.
Addressing japanese central
and prefectural publicists. Mr..
Sullivan said the attitude of most
government officials "is that CEN
tralized information is the most
effective Observation-Disclosures
in the sense that government
should direct and control what 1t
makes available to the people to
see and hear"
He said information Offices
have been established by 40 of
Japan's 46 prefectural govern
ments along the type of those
maintained in American Govern
ments.
The weakness. he said. is that
bureaucrats administering these
Japanese information bureaus and
reporters handling the news gen.
orally have not escaped the war
time system which made informa- l.
ton and controlled news one and
the same thing
Last week, Maj. Daniel c. I'm
boden. Gen. MacArthur's press
chief. summoned managing direc-
tors of leading newspapers to a
conference on means of reducing
dictatorial news powers Of a num-
ber OF Japanese press clubs"
These organizations are main
tanned by reporters assigned to
government offices. political pow
ers and the like. AS before the
war, leaders of these clubs deter
mine which papers and individuals
can have their news, how it is to
be slanted in specific cases and ad-
wise politicians how to meet news
papermen.
In the past. these clubs have
been strong enough to defy in
structions of newspaper editors
who employ their members.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Britain Denies Planning
Any Recognition for Reds
BY the Associated Press

Britain has assured the United
States and other Western powers
that it is not proposing at this
time to grant even "de facto"
recognition to the Chinese Com
munist regime.
De facto recognition means rec
ognition that a regime is in fact
the government Of a country. 1t
falls short of full, formal recog-
milton, which is called de jure." j"
Diplomatic authorities here said
yesterday that Britain gave an
explanation Of its attitude after
the United States and France
raised questions about talks be-
tween British and Communist Of
f1cials in Peiping.
The State Department, along
with the French and Netherlands
governments. were said by officials
to be concerned whether Britain,
under pressure Of British trade
interests In China. was pulling
away from a common front of the
Western nations by proposing a
working relationship with the
Communists just short of full
scale recognition.
Only Russia and Soviet bloc
countries thus far have agreed to
enter into normal diplomatic re-
lations with the new peoples S
republic" The United States ap-
parently favors holding off indefi-
nitely and officials look for ad-
vance consultation should Britain
decide to go further than the
other Western countries in deal
ing with the Communists.
Presumably the State Depart
ment was satisfied with the Brit
ish explanation. Officials said
they know nothing to indicate
that Britain will extend recogni-
tion in the immediate future.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
China Reds Complete
Coast Occupation by
Taking Annoy, Swallow
By the Assoeiotsd Press

CHUNGKING. Oct. 18.-Com-
munist amphibious troops COM
pleted Red control of the China
coastline from Canton north to-
day by seizing the old treaty port
Of Annoy.
(Chinese Communist news
papers in Hong Kong reported
the Reds also had taken
Swatow, another big port about
lis miles south of Annoy,
In gloomy Chungking, the new
Nationalist capital. Acting Presi-
dent Ii Tsung-jen called desper-
ately for political reforms to spark
new life in the dying government.
"We can still turn the tide
against the Communists" he said,
IF we renovate the government
and renovate it without delay.
IF we don't, our position will be
hopeless"
Ii, speaking at civic reception
In his honor. blamed past setbacks
on failure to reform the govern
ment. He charged anew that the
Reds, under Soviet direction and
leadership, intended to turn China
into a Russian vassal state.
Loss Of Annoy. after a long
siege, was confirmed by south
west military headquarters on
Formosa. The island city-just
3 miles off the Red-held main
lands 636 miles south of
Shanghai and 293 miles north of
Hong Kong.
The military spokesman said
the Nationalist garrison retreated
to nearby Kingmen Island. Only
yesterday government sources de-
clared the Red invaders were be-
ing wiped out" after establishing
q beachhead. Later, however,
evacuation of the defense force
was announced.
Here in the capital 600 miles
northwest of fallen Canton there
was increasing pessimism over the
governments ability to resist the
Communists.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
18 Pounds Of Candy Sold
To Every Person in U. S.
By the Asseeioied Press

Candy makers sold enough
sweets in 1948 to provide 1872
pounds for every man, woman and
child In the country.
The Commerce Department re-
ported today the total was nearly
2,700,0 100000 pounds. The whole
sale value was placed at $685.
100000.
New York was first among States
with manufacturers sales totaling
$107 ,000, 900, or II per cent Of the
national total.
Pennsylvania held second place
with 8 per cent, California third,
Ohio fourth and Illinois fifth.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
une, president Of the National
Council Of Negro Women.

une, president Of the National
Council Of Negro Women.
Groups with divergent interests,
such as professional women's
clubs, bar associations and the Ma
tional WCTU, lined up solidly be-
hind the 54-year-old Washington
attorney.
Practiced Here 20 Years.
Mrs. Matthews has practiced
law here for more than 20 years.
She shares Offices in the Invest
ment Building, Fifteenth and X
streets NV, with her brother,
Edwin Shelton and Miss Laura M.
Berrien.
AS a president Of the Women's s
City Club, organizer and first pres
ident Of an American Legion
auxiliary. counsel for the Business
and Professional Women's Club
and past president Of the National
Association of Women. Lawyers,
Mrs. Matthews talents have been
as widely distributed, as was the
support for her judgeship.
Time has passed quickly for the
busy attorney since she gave up
her native Mississippi In 1917 for
a Washington career. First 1t was
q Government job, while she at
tended National University Law
School at night, and in 1920 she
was admitted to the District bar.
In connection with her bar as
sociation work, she drafted stat
utes permitting women to sit on
juries here and removing discrimi-
nation against women In the in
heritance laws.
She now is chairman Of the ma
tional associations Committee on
the Status Of Women, a member
Of the District Bar Associat tion's
COMMITTEE Of Nine" dealing with
legislation, and is past president
Of the District Women's Bar As
sociation.
Husband In Air Force.
Mrs. Matthews also found time
to join the National Woman's
Party, the Women's City Club. to
teach at the Washington College
Of Law from 1888 to 1897. to help
edit the Women Lawyers journal
in 1934-35 and to serve on the
Legal Research Committee Of the
Inter-American Commission Of
Women In 1932-34.
Her husband Is Maj. Percy A.
Matthews of the Air Forces Judge
advocate generals staff, now sta
toned at Macon, Ga. Mrs. Mat
thews at present shares an apart
ment at 1915 Kalorama road NV.
with Mrs. Goodbee.
For Mr.. Kirkland, the nomina-
ton was "the realization Of my
greatest ambition"
Particularly am I gratified for
Evening star., 1949-10-18

was born. AZ Wirepnotos.
small portion of District citizens
pay real, personal or income taxes.
Complete financing of bureaus
Of the Federal Government which
do not come under the jurisdiction
of the District by the Federal Gov
|ernment. Examples he included
were the park police and the Zoo.
: Control and possession of title
by the District on all properties
which have been paid for by Dis
trict residents.
The hearing was opened by
Commissioner Young, who said
the financial picture-aside from
the self-supporting highway and
water funds-indicates total reve-
nue. for general funds items in
the 1851 budget will amount to
approximately $104,00o,00O. while
department heads recommended
tions total $122,911.621.
Necessary Additions Cited.
The total estimated revenue
availability in the general fund
for 1850, he went on, is about
$19.0o0,000 less than the total
recommendations of the depart
ment heads.
He explained that appropriations
from the general fund for 1850,
including the supplemental appro-
priation. amounted to $80,030,872.
To this total. Mr.. Young said.
there must be added for fiscal 1861
an item of $5,67f. 900 for cay in
creases; $1,746,225 for mandatory
items such as within-grade pro-
motions, retirement funds and
miscellaneous contractual obliga-
tions, and 100000 reserve for
deficiencies and supplementals, or
a total of $88,448,197 for 1851
before any other increases can be
allowed.
Lusk Asks School Scrutiny.
Mr.. Young said the Commis-
sioners feel special consideration
should be given in 1851 to school
building construction for elimina-
ton of part-time classes. addition
al buildings for welfare institu-
tions. and the construction of ad-
equate sewers.
Specifically questioning the need
for spending $10,036.650 on school
outlay were Rufus S. Lusk, presi-
dent Of the Washington Taxpay-
ers' Association, and Charles J.
Bauer, executive secretary of the
Building Owners and Managers
Association of Metropolitan WASH
ington.
In his statement, Mr.. Lusk ad-
vocated close scrutiny of the
school construction request and
said many existing schools could
be renovated and rehabilitated at
far less cost than the building Of
new ones.
Frightening" Increases Seen.
Warning against frightening"
increases in the cost of govern
ment in the District, Mr.. Lusk
also presented the following
points:
Proposed operation by the Rec
reation Board of the city golf
courses is of questionable advis-
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Judges
From F,rst Paee

clamored without getting together
on a single candidate. This time
they were for Mrs. Matthews
10 1000, 900 strong-and the results
are evident"
She listed more than 20 national
and local women's organizations,
both white and colored, that put
on the pressure for Mrs. Mat
thews. She gave particular credit
to Mrs. India Edwards chairman
Of the Women's Division Of the
Democratic National Committee,
and to Mrs. Mary Mcleod Beth
Evening star., 1949-10-18

an opportunity to serve in the
same court where my father
served for IS years." Mr.. Kirk.
land said.
Now a clerk at the Acacia Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., William
j. Kirkland, 10. was for many
years deputy United States
marshal.
Set Record at G. w. u.
Mr.. Kirkland has been practic-
ing law here for 81 years-ever
since he set some kind Of record
at George Washington University
by winning three law degrees in
AZ years.
A member of the law firm Of
Cromelin, Townsend, Camalier g.
Kirkland, he became counsel for
the Senate District Committee
while Senator Buck. Republican,
of Delaware was chairman, and
has held the post under two sue
ceeding Democratic chairmen.
Mr.. Kirkland at one time was
professor of criminal law at
George Washington and now
serves as judge Of the schools
moot court.
A strong advocate Of District
suffrage. he was the legal adviser
to the Plebiscite Committee which
supervised the citywide straw vote
in 1946.
Mr.. Kirkland was born on Febru-
ary Is, 1908. in Delaware and came
to Washington In 1909. He is a
Certified Public Accountant and
probably the only judge carrying
that distinction to a Federal bench.
Coolidge A ntee.
President Cool appointed
him an assistant Url.ed States at
torney. He Is a former vice pl esi-
dent of the District Bar Associa-
ton and was organizer and first
chairman of that body's junior
bar section.
He also served as chairman Of
the associations Municipal Court
of Appeals Committee and was
chairman Of the committee which
arranged programs for the Ameri-
can-Mexican Claims Commission.
Mr.. Kirkland is married to the
former Katherine Kramer. eldest
daughter of the late S. e. Kramer,
one-time first assistant superln-
tendent of schools. They have
three children, Margaret K, II;
William E.. 7, and Carol Jean. 4.
all Of the home, 1919 Underwood
street NV.
Vacationing in Omaha, where
he practiced law for many years,
Mr.. Mclaughlin learned Of his
nomination from a Star reporter
who telephoned.
Now chief of the investigation
division Of the Indian Claims Divi-
sion, Mr.. Mclaughlin was a Demo-
cratic representative from Ne
braska from 1885 to l943. For
four years thereafter ne was on
the American-M Mexican Claims
Commission.
Independent Voter in Congress.
Characterizing his congressional
record as that of an independent
voter" Mr.. Mclaughlin said he
was a believer in a liberal gov
eminent, but also believed in a
judiciary that followed the spirit
and letter of the Constitution.
Born at Lincoln, Nebr., on June
10. 1887. Mr.. Mclaughlin was
graduated from the University Of
Nebraska and received his law de-
gree from Columbia University in
1910. From 1916 to 1918 he was
a special master in chancery in
Federal Court. -
He was a delegate to the Ne :
braska State constitutional con- r
yention in 1920, president of the
Omaha Bar Association in 1923
and. during World War I, an artil-
lery captain overseas.
He is married to the former
Margaret Bruce. They live at 2310-
Connecticut avenue NV, togeth-
er with a daughter Mary. A son,
Edward Bruce. is in the radio busi-
ness at Odessa, Tex.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Seven Area Lufherans
Named for '50Meetinq

Seven Washington area Luth-
erans were among the 20 clerical
and lay members of the Eastern
Conference of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Maryland
nominated yesterday to represent
the synod at the 1850 United
Lutheran Church biennial meet
ing In Des Moines, Iowa.
District area clergymen nomi-
mated were DR.. Oscar F. Black
welder, pastor Of Reformation
Church; DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pas
tor of Luther Place Memorial
Church, and the Rev. Paul l.
Reaser. pastor OF Atonement
Church.
Laymen nominated were Robert
C. Hamer. Holy Comforter
Church; Thomas P. Hickman,
Reformation Church; Fred w.
Konemann, Luther Place Church,
and Martin A. .,McGrory. Atone
ment Church.
The meeting yesterday, held in
the Lutheran Church Of the Re-
formation, 212 East Capitol street,
reelected Mr.. Reaser as president
Others reelected were the Rev
Samuel j. Miller, retired, Of Balti-
more, secretary, and the Rev. Will
liam G. Minnick, retired, of Balti-
more. treasurer.
Speakers were DR.. G. Elson Ruff
editor of The Lutheran, church
publication.
Nicholas Zebergs. former
member of the diplomatic corps o1
Latyia, who is now on the Library
of Congress staff, and DR.. H. D
Hoover of Gettysburg Theological
C.~n{vHorU
Evening star., 1949-10-18
NAACP- ParIey Called

NORFOLK, Va. Oct. 18 P)-
The annual Virginia State con-
ference of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Col
ored People will be held here Fri
day. Saturday and Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-10-18
Auction Sale Planned

The Women's Auxiliary of st..
Johns Episcopal Church, Mclean,
Va, will hold, its third annual
auction sale at 8 pm. Friday at
the parish hall,
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Pools Open Door
To Gambling Ills,
IUSGA Declares
BY the Assseistsd Press

NEW YORK, July 6-The U. S
Golf Association warned today
that auction pools at champion.
ship tournaments could open the
way for professional gamblers tc
take over the sport.
The body sent one Of its darkest
official frowns in the direction OF
organized gambling and hinted ii
might crack down on amateur
players who bet heavily on their
skill.
To answer inquiries on the sub
ject. the USGA sent out a full
page statement setting forth Its
position.
1t didn't cite cases. 1t didn't
threaten punishment. 1t just took
cognizance that gambling in gol1
in going on-and it's "agin' it,"
The Executive Committee. the
USGA said, has adopted resolu-
ton stating: This association
does not approve organized
gambling in connection with the
playing of the game"
James w. Walker. chairman o1
the USGA amateur status anc
conduct committee. was quoted a.
saying:
"Organized auction pools al
championships almost certainly
would run into large figures, woulc
lead to commercializing the game
to high degree, and we'll might b,
the means for professional gam.
blers to take over and influence
players just as they have done ir
other sports"
Evening star., 1949-07-06
ITS Blinking Shame That GI
WAS Barred in Open, British Say

putter every day. But nobody
ever said anything to me about
it. Why did they wait until I
had qualified and then give me
the boot?"
Club Didn't Help Him.
The British officials termed the
Rotar incident unfortunate"
Bulla and a half dozen British
golfers gathered around the dis
consolate CT. "It's a blinking
shame" said one Britisher.
1.-The thing only cost me three
bucks" Rotar said. And it didn't
help me a single bit today. ]
three-putted five green's"
Charley. a cigar-smoking husky
with the build of a right guard
is a registered United States pro-
fessional although he's neen in the
Army seven years. Now, at 80, he
hopes to return soon to a civilian
life pros job in America.
The gloom surrounding Rotal
was shared by a second American
soldier, Capt. Ed kingsley Of Salt
Lake City. former Utah amateur
champion. Kingsley had just
been eliminated from qualifying
with a two-day score of 1853. And
too, he had sold the controversial
putter to Rotar.
Kingsley and Rotar had saved
their furloughs to come to Eng
land together to play in the Open
It was 4 bitter disappointment te
Kingsley, who had tied for low
amateur score with Brazil's Marie
Gonzales in the Open last year.
Rotar appealed the Britons' de-
cision today, but they said they
were sorry. and couldn't do any
thing about 1t.
Rotar and Kingsley plan tc
play in the Dutch Open cham.
pionships later this month.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
By Bill Fuchs

Bob Feerick, captain OF the
Washington Caps pro basket ball
team the last three years. was ap-
pointed coach Of that club yester-
day and today observers are Won
dering how he will make out.
Former Coach Red Auerbach.
who recently accepted an appoint
ment as assistant cage coach
at Duke University, said Bob
would have his hands full trying
to coach and play at the same
time.
when you're out there play
ing" said Red, you can't see
what's going on in back of you.
Bob is a great player. but whether
he can do two Jobs at one time.
] don't know"
Feerick, 28-year-old former star
for Santa Clara. is bubbling with
confidence.
II won't be out on the floor all
the time" he said, "but I'll play
as long as I think can help the
team. I never have been on a
losing team and I'm not worried
now. This is solid club. We
aren't cinch, but I think We'll
finish /, 2 or g."
Leaves Excellent Record.
Auerbach ran the team for three
years and in each his club made
a good showing. The Caps won
- out of 60 games to grab the
Eastern Division title with ease
IN 1867, only to lose out to Chi