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Evening star., 1949-12-12
Lorton Inmate Named
In -Four Indictments
In Armed Robberies

A man who now Is serving
time in the Lorton Reformatory
today was named in four indict-
ments accusing him of armed
robberies in which he allegedly
obtained more than 5000. He is
Earl U. Holloman, 33. colored.
The indictment was among Al
returned by the grand jury be-
fore District Court Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff.
Holloman allegedly obtained his
largest amount-$300-from a
store at HOO Fourth street NE.
on October /. The other indict-
ments accuse him of taking $211
from a delicatessen at 3o5 M
street NE; $40 from q market
in the 900 block Of Ninth street
NE. and $35 from the Charles
Schneider Baking Co., 413 !
street NV.
Samuel Cook, 80. colored, of the
1900 block Of Eighteenth street
NV, was indicted on a charge
of arson which accuses him of
attempting to set fire to the Dun
bar Hotel, 2015 Fifteenth street
NV. According to the charge,
he set fire to material in trash
can and set 1t in a hallway on
November 81. The fire was quick
ly put out and did no damage.
Three persons were indicted on
gambling charges.
Two Of them. Camnish Cusato,
"a. of the 1900 block of Ninteenth
street NV. and Peter Demurigan,
of the 400 block of Fourteenth
street NV, were accused of pro-
noting the numbers racket. The
third person, James Lucas. ~.
colored. of the 1900 block of Sixth
street NV, was accused of keep
ing a gaming table for dice games
Richard B. Mcguire, 29. of the
1000 block of Fessenden street
NV, a Post Office clerk, was in
dicted on a charge of taking SIG
from a letter.
The grand jury ignored charges
in connection with which John F.
Sharley, 81. Of Columbia. S.. c.,
had been accused by two young
girls of taking indecent liberties
with them. The jury's action
clears Mr.. Sharley.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
u. ). Reduces Payroll
BY 1858, Mainly in
Defense Department

Discharge of about 10000 ci-
william workers by the Defense De-
partment since last summer &C
counted mainly for an overall
reduction of 73.503 in Govern
ment employees during July. Aug
ust and September. records
showed today.
During the last two months the
Defense Department has run on
schedule in its economy program
In which. Secretary johnson has
ordered a 1876. 900 man cut for the
three armed forces.
The Army completed its civilian
worker reduction November / ane
1.-THE Air Force about December 1
IPentagon officials said. The Army
laid of 1900 and the Air Force
900. The Navy, with $4,000 to
be dismissed, has been given an
extension until June 80 because OF
its bigger quota and the attend
ant problems in closing plants and
shipyards.
AS Of September l the total
civilian employment in the Fed
Eeral Government stood at 2,050,-
GIT. a drop Of 73.503 during the
third quarter Of this year, the
Civil Service Commission an
nounced. The total employed in
continental United States was
l.886.16l.
Greatest decreases were in
States with large Army or Navy
establishments. the commission
said. California had the biggest
cut. Navy establishments in that
State reported 4.800 fewer en-
ployes in September than in June
California, however. still was
next to the District area in the
number of Federal employees. II
had 1852 in September as COM
pared with 212.83l in the District
Metropolitan Area, which includes
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
New York was third with 181.-
202 Federal civil service employees
and Pennsylvania fourth with
los. 1875. New York lost 1.100 such
employees during the third quar-.
ter of the year and Pennsylvania
400. There were no available
figures for the number laid off II
the District.
Defense Department civilian
personnel cuts are part of an
economy program expected by de-
fense officials to save $200, 900 ,00C
the first year and approximately
$500 ,O00, 900 when in full effect
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Senate Group TO Discuss
Disputed Housing Law

A Senate Banking Subcommit-
tee will hold round table con-
ference" on the controversial
Marshall Heights redevelopment
plan at 8 o'clock tonight in the
committee room.
Senator Sparkman. Democrat.
Of Alabama. and Senator Flan-
ders, Republican. of Vermont, who
have made a study of slum clear
ance and public housing during
a tour of Europe this year, will
lead the discussion.
The session is not scheduled as
an official hearing. but will be
open to the public, committee
aides said.
Evening star., 1949-12-12

for possible use as school sites.
Under authority granted by the
l949 General Assembly. the COM
mission can require subdividers OF
real estate to set aside tracts of
land when they develop commune
ties.
Three Years Allowed.
The land would be frozen"
when the boards of education de-
clare the probability Of need for
school facilities in a given area.
When that is done. the tract will
be exempt from taxation and the
counties will have three years In
which to buy the site. If, at the
end of that time, the property Il
not bought, 1t viii revert to Its
original status. -
The commission also is prepar-
ing revisions to. the Montgomery
County zoning ordinance. which
will be submitted to the County
Council.
The Board OF Commissioners OF
Prince Georges County adopted a
revised zoning ordinance late in
November.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
GuIiuudet Dedicotes
Expunded Library

r An expanded library with space
for 10000 volumes was dedicated
yesterday at an open house and
tea at Gallaudet College.
The increase in enrolment each
year has made it necessary to
add five rooms to the library.
Mrs. Lucille H. Pendell. librarian
said. The colleges 210 students
now have access to 10000 vol
umes in the library's six rooms,
she said. It is on the main floor
of the administration building Of
the college at Seventh and Flor
ida avenue NE.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
$40 Collateral Forfeited
By Pepper S Secretary

william M. Christie. ~. secre-
tary to Senator Pepper. Democrat,
of Florida. who was arrested early
yesterday on an intoxication
charge. said today that he would
forfeit $40 collateral.
Mr.. Christie. is c street Sc,
was arrested early Sunday in front
of his home and police reported
finding a riding crop with 7
inch knife attached to its handle
in his possession.
Charges of carrying a deadly
weapon were dropped in Municipal
Court when Mr.. Christie declared
he had obtained the crop at q
party before his arrest and merely
was taking it home.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Jury Chosen 10 Try
Racial Discrimination
Suit Against Airport

An all-white jury of IL men
was selected today in District
Court. Alexandria. to hear a dam
age suit based on charges that
racial discrimination against
Negroes Is practiced in serving
food at the Washington National
Airport.
The complainant, Mrs. Helen
Nash. 1880 Thirteenth street NV,
is seeking damages of $4,000
from Air Terminal Services, Inc,
lin q case in which Judge Albert
w. Bryan Is presiding.
The jury was chosen with little
delay. Judge Bryan excused two
Jurors. however. when they said
they did not believe white and
colored persons should eat to-
| gether.
Segregation Not Involved.
Frederick Ball. attorney for the
ATS. emphasized in opening state
ment that the matter of segrega-
ton is not involved in this case.
Judge Bryan told the jurors
they had to determine only two
things: Whether eating facilities
at the airport are substantially
equal for whites and colored, and
whether there was cause for Mrs.
Nash to recover damages.
Mrs. Nash. as the first witness,
testified that in February, 1947,
she and her husband, DR.. William
Nash. boarded a plane for New
Orleans but that the takeoff was
delayed. They were presented
tickets good for a meal at the air.
port. she said, but they were
denied entry to the main dining
room and coffee shop at the ter
minal.
Sent to Cafeteria.
She said they were told they
would have to go to a cafeteria for
colored persons.
In his opening address to the
jury Mrs. Nash's attorney aid the
colored cafeteria was on the
ground floor of the airport
terminal building, and that to
reach it his client had to pass
through a corridor used by service
trucks and in which heat and
water facilities are installed. He
said these conditions do not exist
near the dining room and coffee
shop reserved for whites.
The attorney said the condi-
tions forced Mrs. Nash to forego
her meal. The complainant says
she suffered mental anguish and
physical pain as a result Of the
alleged inequality.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Bad Weather Blamed
For 5 Fatal Accidents
In Area on Week End

Slippery roads and poor visi-
bility were blamed today by police
of the Washington area as a major
factor in weekend traffic acci-
dents that took at least five lives
and resulted in injuries to num-
ber Of other persons:
Those fatally injured were:
William Robert Cox, about 55. o!
Route 4. Floyd, Va. who was in
volved In an automobile collision
at the intersection of Route
and Route 687 at Stafford. Va.
Corpl. John D. Healy. Is, a Fort
Belvoir soldier from Wapato
Wash. who was struck by a Grey.
hound bus on Route l while cross.
ing the highway at Ingleside, Va
Sergt. Charles Ravida, 80. alst
of Fort Belvoir, who was injured
fatally when an automobile CRASHED
into the rear of a tractor trailer
at the intersection of Route / anc
Glebe road. Arlington. Both Sergt
Ravida and Corpl. Healy wert
members of Company D, Isl
School Battalion.
Mrs. Pearl B. Curran, Elkton
Va, who was in an automobile
demolished by tractor trailer
two miles east of Gainesville Sat-
urday night.
Child Killed in Crash.
Phyllis Walker. 3. colored, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
iel Walker. Fairmount Heights
Md, who died in Leland Memorial
Hospital of injuries suffered Sat.
urday in q crash at the Peace
Cross in Bladensburg.
OF the injured. at least two were
in critical condition.
One, at Prince Georges General
Hospital, Cheverly, is George B
billiard, 26, of 6612 Forty-seventh
avenue, Riverdale. who suffered
head injuries which doctors fear
may include a skull fracture.
The other is Roy Ellison Morris
IS, of Elkton, Va, who was driving
the automobile In which Mrs
Curran died near Gainesville.
Virginia State police reported
that Mr.. Morris was driving his
sisters car. which bore District
tags as she formerly lived in the
1000 block Of B street NE. The
car skidded on the slick two-lane
highway between Stone House
and Gainesville and was smashed
by an approaching ctor-trailer
driven by Edward r. Eubank. 23
of Madison Heights. Va. The
tractor went out of control, climb
ing q cliff to its left. and parted
from the trailer. which fell across
/ the highway, Route I'll. TRAFFIC
was jammed for more than two
hours.
Details Lacking.
The body of Mrs. Curran. who
was in the wrecked car. was taken
/ to q Manassas funeral home
Mr.. Morris was taken to Physi.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
clans Hospital. Warrenton.
was still unconscious today.

clans Hospital. WarrentOn. he
was still unconscious today.
Virginia police said they did
not have full details on the ac-
cidents in which Mr.. Cox and
Corpl. Healy were killed. They
said. however, that the soldier
was struck by bus driven by
Eddie H. Davis, jr., 38. of Sabot,
Va.
Two companions of Sergt.
Ravida were hurt in the Arlington
crash. They are Sergts. William
Robert Spence. 26. and Harold j.
Wilson. 81, also of Co. D.. 1st
School Battalion. They were ad-
mitted to Walter Reed Hospital
and treated for cuts.
Police said the coupe driven by
Sergt. Spence crashed into the
truck which had stopped for a
traffic light. Investigators quoted
Sergt. Spence. as saying he did not
see the large vehicle. He was
charged with manslaughter and
released under $500 bond pending
a hearing in Arlington County
Court at $50 am. December %.
The driver OF the truck, who
was not charged. was listed by
police as Thomas Jefferson Den
nison, %, of Lutz. Fla.
10 Persons in Car.
The Walker child died at Le-
land Memorial Hospital yesterday.
She was one Of 10 colored per-
sons injured when the car in
which all were riding crashed into
an abutment at the Peace Cross.
In Montgomery County an auto
mobile skidded and overturned
about 1885 am. today. injuring
Edgar H. Banham. 20, Of 1912 N
street NV. This accident occurred
on the Rockville pike at Grosvenor
lane. Mr.. Banham was treated at
Suburban Hospital for knee cuts
and his wife was treated for minor
injuries to an ankle.
Woman, 72, Injured.
Mrs. Mary M. Nelson. "a, Of 222
Eighth street S.W., was seriously
injured last night when hit by an
automobile turning into thirteenth
street from K street NV. She
is at Emergency Hospital for
treatment of brain conclusion and
other head injuries.
The driver of the car was Thom-
as r. Casberg, %, a naval ord
nance mechanic, of 1884 Brisban
street, Silver Spring. Police made
no charges but asked Mr.. Cas-
berg to appear for conference
in the Corporation Counsel's of
fee January 16.
A collision between two auto
mobiles at Fessenden and Forty
first streets yesterday caused in
Jury of Mrs. Jean Borja. IS, Of
1919 Nineteenth street NV. She
suffered rib and collarbone frac-
lures and is at Casualty Hospital.
Mrs. Borja was q passenger in
the car driven by her daughter,
Miss Jean Child. when 1t col
lided with a car operated by Mai.
Gen. Robert H. Mills, retired,
1000 Cathedral avenue NV. Both
drivers were told to appear De-
Icember 20 In the Corporation
! Counsel's office.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Concert for Tukomu PTA

Christmas music will be pre-
sented by students at the Decem-
ber meeting of the Takoma Park
Junior High School PTA at 8 pm.
Wednesday In the school
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Dinner at Temple Baptist

The Temple Baptist Church will
hold a ham and oyster dinner
from 4::30 until 7 pm. tomorrow
in the church, Tenth and N
streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-12

CENSUS STRATEGY-Php Hauser acting director of the
Bureau goes the organization for the 1850
ation and housing count with Mrs Helen Almon head OF
personnel Howard Brunsman head of the population
division They three addressed of 20 chief instructors
ennumeaor at the Census Bureau in Sutland Nd today
Star STAFF Photo.
Evening star., 1949-12-12

occupied by of the temporary buildings Edward Boykn
commission director said.
Commission officials the 81 warbuilt temporary
family dwellings, shown south of Bennng road the
building and the other temporary buildings, shown along
Oklahoma removed to make for fair structures.
Star Staff Artist Sketch Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1949-12-12
Details Lacking,

The body Of Mrs. Curran. who
was in the wrecked car. was taken
to O Manassas funeral home.
Mr.. Morris was taken to Physi-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Holidays Tax
Israel Facilities

Persons planning to visit Israel
soon were urged this week by
Reuven Dafni, the Israeli consul
in Los Angeles, to make hotel or
other accommodations prior to
their arrival.
Dafni said that with the end of
hostilities and the approach of the
Passover and Easter holidays, an
unprecedented number of tourists
have arrived in Israel and existing
accommodations are taxed heavily.
Inquiries and reservations, said
Dafni, may be made at the follow
ing joint tourist offices of the
government and the Jew S h
Agency: Jerusalem-5 Ben Ye-
huda St.; Tel Aviv-87 Hayarkon
St.. Haifa-5 Balfour st.
Dafni said many visitors may
have to stay as paying guests in
private homes.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Many Industries
Are Projected
For Jewish State
By A. Bath-Avi
Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Incl

TEL AVIV-Jewish capitalists
from various countries now visit
ing Israel by invitation of the
Jewish Agency are contemplating
the following investments: Erec-
tion of plants for the assembling
of motorcars, for gas, for radio
sets, for plastic goods; also vari-
GUS cooperative enterprises and
housing projects.
Transfer of capital for the ac-
QUESTION of immobile property is
also contemplated, partly in the
form of kosher meat imports, and
some Belgian Jews would like to
transfer to Israel additional dia-
mond-cutting equipment.
Of great variety of offers of
foreign j EVIL h capital invest
ments, 70 projects for new indus
trial undertakings seem sound, the
Ministry for Trade and Industry
declared recently. These projects
involve an initial capital outlay of
1VuI lHllllOII POuIluS anu Will cIu-
ploy 10000 workers.
A Kishon valley authority for
the industrial development of
$4,000 dunams in the hinterland
of Haifa harbor is to begin to
function shortly. The new indus
tries to be located there will in
volve capital investments of Is
million pounds.
Sugar Industry Projected
Meanwhile, a group of local
capitalists, in conjunction with
Histadrut capital, is making prep
arations for the founding of a
sugar refining industry. The nee
essary machinery is to be trans
ferred from Czechoslovakia.
The Israeli Government has
promised to protect small work
shops in the ALLEGATION Of raw ma
terials, import licenses, invest
ment capital, etc. New legislation
for the protection of legitimate
artisans against unqualified COM
petitors is also being drafted. The
artisans federation itself is now
planning to set up a central pur-
chasing agency.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08

Dore Schary Is an Artist and Crusader

Town") well as producer, and his intent in MAX
ing good films has led him to the highest creative
and executive position possible to achieve in Holly
wood. He is the top, allpowerful individual who
runs neutrality-suspicious. studio, second only to
grey-hared, veteran picture maker Louis b. Mayer,
who has become the studios general manager
SCHARY HAS approached his great responsible
ity with a carefully premeditated purpose-to pro-
duce and release only good entertaining, intelli-
gent films. A genuine artist, and man of first
rate education and culture who is thoroughly faml-
lar with, thoroughly saturated with, liberal
human values, he is ceaseless crusader ("Cross-
frey against those features of social and po
litcal life which he considers vicious. He has
always been nonconformist.
Dore Schary is already legendary figure in
Hollywood. People speak of him they do of the
Sphinx. Still, he sits in ivory tower. most
meticulous, painstaking man, walking noiseessly
about the huge film studio, engaging in no small
talk, pleasant and extremely civil at all times to
each employee from Louis B. Mayer and Clark
Gable down to the attendant on the parking lot.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Another Year Of Exodus
CONTINUED from Page /

Continued from Page il
prospect of new era in which
most of our fellow Jews will be
helped to become self-sustaining
and free from misery and suffer-
ing. feel confident that when we
next celebrate Passover, we shall
be able to do so in the bright
atmosphere of fulfillment and re-
vival.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Our Film Folk
By Leon Gu+terman


HOLLYWOOD Among great producers and
creators of successful motion pictures such as
Goldwyn Selznick, Zanuck and the Warmers, hand
some, energetic Dore Schary occupies a distin-
guished position
Recently elevated to the position of vice-pres-
dent in charge of production of the fabulous
etro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio, his executive genius
and clear cut decisions of considerable impor-
tance in the creation and production of motion
pictures made for world entertainment.
A gifted writer, bright producer, great exc
eutive, Dore Schary, beginning in the most humble
way 43 years ago, has today revolutionized the
motion picture industry and buttressed the whole
psychological structure of Hollywood.
Schary is curious mixture. No one in Holly
wood has produced more popular and entertaining
films ("Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer", farmers
Daughter'); yet he has one of the most keenly
analytical minds among filmland's creative artists
His intellectual briliance is evidenced in his sue
cess a writer Che an Academy Award Oscar
for the best original screen story with "Boys
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Gormenf Workers Give
$3.50, 900 to The UJA

NEW YORK, (JTA)-A check
for $25O,000 ives presented to the
United Jewish Appeal this week
by David Dubinsky, president of
the international Ladies Garment
Workers Union, on behalf of his
organization.
The contribution exceeds the
unions 1948 gift to the U.J.A.
by 100000. Dubinsky also an
nounced that his union had lent
100000 to the Jewish Agency
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Hermon's corned Beef
Junction Opens in May

A new delicatessen and restau-
rant = Herman's Corned Beef
Junction-will be opened at 1921
E. Mcdowell about the middle Of
May, Herman Corsun, the proprie-
tor, announced this week.
In addition to the delicatessen
and restaurant, Corsun said the
establishment will include a foun-
tain, and beer will be sold. Busi-
ness mems lunches will be fea-
tured, along with dinner from 5
to 8 pm.
Corsun is presently operating
Herman's Delicatessen at 1115 N.
7th st.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Celebration Asked
MONTREAL. {

MONTREAL, (JTA) = The
United Zionist Council of Canada,
at a meeting here this week, de-
cided to call upon all Jewish COM
munities in Canada to arrange
public meetings on May A in cele-
bration of the first anniversary of
the proclamation of the state of
Israel, it was announced by Sam
uel J. Zacks, president of the
Council.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08

In Europe JDC has assisted 85,-
900 children and adults in rebuilt
educational institutions.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08

Soy You sow II advertised Is
The Phoenix Jewish News
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
PoaIe-zion Group Is
Formed in Phoenix

A branch of Poale-Zion, labor
Zionist group working for the re-
building of Israel, was organized
March 20 at the home of ]. B.
Feldman, 1924 N. goth st.
William Hersmar was elected
temporary chairman. Permanent
officers will be elected at the next
meeting. Time and place will be
announced soon.
Those interested in joining the
Poale-Zion Branch are asked to
call j. B. Feldman, Phone 2-4949.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Army On Peace Footing

TEL AVN, (JTA)-Although
armistice agreements and final
peace treaties are still to be con-
cluded, the Army of Israel is be-
ing reorganized on a peacetime
basis. The Ministry of Defense,
which was responsible for the
mobilization of the Jews of
Palestine following proclamation
of statehood in Israel last May,
and for the conduct of Israel's
defense, is also being reorganized.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08

The first post war Inter-
national Conference on Jewish Re-
lief and Rehabilitation was held in
Paris recently.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08

JDC hopes to increase the emf
grafton rate to Israel from 10,-
900 to $1,000 people monthly.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Beth Israel Seder
Scheduled April 13

Temple Beth Israel's Seder will
be held at the Temple, on Wednes-
day, April 13, at $50 pm. The
service will be conducted by Rabbi
A. L. Krohn, with the choir par
ticipating. Reservations should be
sent in at once. Cost per plate
will be $3.50 for adults and 1925
for children.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08

ISTANBUL, (JTA)-The Brit
ish movie, "Oliver Twist" which
has been branded anti-Semitic and
which was banned recently in the
U. S. zones of Germany and Aus
tria, will not be exhibited in Tur-
key, DR.. Lufti Kirder, governor of
Istanbul, this week notified lead
ers of the local Jewish community.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-04-08
Asks Citizenship Gucrd

WASHINGTON, (JTA)-House
consideration is expected soon Of
a bill to preserve the citizenship
of A m r ic n volunteers who
served with Israeli armed forces.