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Evening star., 1949-03-09
Maryland Delegates
F.. Defeat Bills 10 Restrict
Planning Commission
By J. B. Zotmon
Ssor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 9.-The
Montgomery County Delegations
four bills to strip the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission of many Of its
functions were dead today.
The House yesterday voted 78 to
80, against a motion by Anders R.
Lofstrand. jr., chairman of the all
Republican delegation, to over
ride an unfavorable committee re-
port on the measures.
Shortly afterward, the delegates
defeated a bill to require the Uni
versity of Maryland to submit de-
tailed instead of lump-sum budget
requests. The vote was So to SIS
against the measure.
Earlier. the Governor signed a
bill authorizing the State Roads
Commission to issue $2,500,000 in
bonds for construction OF a toll
bridge across the Patuxent River
between Benedict in Charles Coun-
ty and Hallowing Point in Calvert
County.
The vote on the planning com
mission bills, which would transfer
building and electrical inspections
and subdivision planning to the
city council. was along party lines.
Only one Democrat. Thomas F.
Dempsey of Baltimore. deserted
the ranks of the majority to side
with the Republicans.
After the vote. Mrs. Leona M.
Rush, a member of the Mont
gomery delegation. said the group
would "try again in 1851 If we
are reelected"
Debate on the measures was
confined to members of the Mont
gomery and Prince Georges dele
cations, with the former admit
ting they faced defeat.
Backers of the University Of
Maryland budget bill contended
they could not pass on the insti-
tutions budget intelligently un-
less full details were given.
Opponents countered that a IA
vorable vote would show lack OF
confidence in the university ad-
ministration.
DR.. H. C. Byrd. university presi-
dent, said there was no victory
for him in the bills defeat. He
told Delegate Bandiere. Democrat.
of Baltimore later that II wanted
to see it pass"
DR.. Byrd offered to help draw
up a substitute bill one that
will pass"
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Maryland u. Brings
Race Education Issue
Before Legislature
BY q s.off Correspondent. Of The siar


ANNAPOLIS, Mar. "a recon-
mendation that the University OF
Maryland at College Park would
have to accept the responsibility
for work in the graduate field
among the Negro people" today
was before members of the Gen.
eral Assembly's two fiscal COM
mittees.
The recommendation was made
last night by DR.. H. G. Byrd.
university president, at a three
hour closed session of the Senate
Finance and House Ways and
Means Committees.
A statement summarizing DR..
Byrd's views was handed reporters
after the meeting by Chairman
Sothoron of the Finance Commit
tee. Both DR.. Byrd and Senator
Sothoron refused to elaborate on
the statement.
According to the release, DR..
Byrd also suggested that the same
work be developed at Morgan
State College and at the univer-
sity's Negro branch at Princess
Anne that is now carried on at
the University of Maryland"
DR.. Byrd was quoted in the
statement as having said the
basic question for the Legislature
to answer was whether they want
ed to continue the States biracial
system of education"
At the conclusion of the meet
ing, the statement said. the chair
man of the two committees were
authorized to appoint a subcom-
mittee ito make presentation to
the Legislative Council to the end
that appropriate legislation could
be submitted to the General
Assembly.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Senate Group TO Start
Reciprocal Trade Draft
by The Associoted Press

Public hearings by the Senate
Finance Committee on extending
the reciprocal trade program
ended yesterday.
Chairman George said the COM
mittee will begin closed sessions
Thursday to draft a bill. The
house on February 8 passed a
three year extension OF the tariff
cutting program dated from June
IL of last year.
Senator Millikin, Republican, OF
Colorado, former Finance chair
man. prolonged the Senate hear
ings in an effort to retain re-
strictions upon the presidential
authority to reduce import tariffs
under the trade pacts.
These were eliminated in the
House-approved bill.
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action was taken the city man
ager was asked by Mayor William
T. wilkins if he would prefer to
leave the room. Mr.. Colasanto
declined and listened impassively
while Councilman Albert A. Smoot
introduced a resolution citing 10
reasons for the dismissal. which
becomes effective next Tuesday.
It was disclosed that the council
had asked Mr.. Colasanto to re
sign on December 2. Members OF
the council said they met with
him again yesterday afternoon to
warn him of the dismissal plans
and to give him another oppor-
tunity to resign.
Mr.. Colasanto's only comment
was: II am not disturbed He
practiced law in Alexandria before
becoming city manager.
The resolution declared that the
city manager has been earnest In
his efforts to give the city wise
and efficient" administration, but
by reason of his prior training and
lack of experience he has failed to
do So
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might be eligible for payments
after their death.
The measure will be handled by
Senator Johnston's committee:
The Civil Service Commission ana
the administration can be ex-
pected to oppose the legislation.
+
PROMISE-Chairman Murray
of the House Civil Service Com
mittee last night promised the
AFL Government Employees Coun-
Gil that his group will hold near
ings on rank-and-flle Government
pay raise bills as soon as 1t dis
poses of the top-bracket pay
measure.
While Mr.. Murray made no
other specific commitments, coun-
Gil members said he gave them the
definite impression that he taVors
some kind of an upward wage ad-
iustment for Federal workers this
year.
Earlier at its meeting, the coun-
Gil. which represents more than
500 900 Federal workers, sharply
criticized Congress for failing to
hold hearings so far on pay raise
and other beneficial legislation
affecting Government employees.
Federal employees can find no
legitimate excuse for the inactlon
to date of the 8lst Congress-
relative to public hearings on
legislation affecting Federal work.
ers." the council declared.
1t criticized Congress for acting
on top bracket pay measures ana
not on legislation for the rest OF
the Government workers.
Simple justice demands that
equal consideration be given the
needs OF other Federal employees
and justice too long delayed is no
Justice at ALL" it said.
AS disclosed here yesterday. a
revolt has been brewing in Mr..
Murray's committee against the
inaction on rank-and-flle pay
legislation. Mr.. Murrays promise
now to hold hearings on these
measures is expected to satisfy
the insurgent group in the COM
mittee, although these members
will insist that hearings and sub
seauent action be carried out at
the greatest possible speed.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The first
three Veterans Administration
employees in VAS regional Office
here to win cash awards for their
contributions to the agency's sug-
gestion program will be honored
at a ceremony tomorrow. They
are Harry J. Lynn. Edilio Maley
and Jack Frey. Another cash
award winner is Mrs. Anna D.
Plant Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. who received $275 cash
award for her money-saving sug-
gestion to her agency. {. The
Veterans Administration expects
to hire 300 card-punch operators
for the pending veterans insur-
ance dividend. Apply IN room
POST, Munitions Building, Twen-
Evening star., 1949-03-09
0dom Nearly Misses
Getting Official Mark
On Record Flight
Az ths Associated Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 9.-With a
new nonstop flying record to his
credit, Bill Odom. air adventurer,
plans to "sleep for a couple of
days"
But the 29-year-old flyer had
some uneasy moments before he
went to bed last night.
It seems there was no repre-
sentative of the National Aero
nautic Association on hand yes
terday to witness the finish Of his
record-breaking 5.000-mile light
plane flight from Honolulu to
Teterboro, N. j.
Plan on Agreement.
The NAA requires check of
gas tanks and plane instruments
at the end of a flight before GER
tifying new record.
To relieve Odom's anxiety lest
his record go officially unrecog-
nized, airport officials checked
with the NAA in Washington.
They later reported that c. L.
Logsdon. NAA contest division
director. said it would be all right
for Paul Steinman, Civil Aero
nautics Authority inspector, to
sign the necessary papers. Mr..
Steinman agreed.
During the next few days. Odom
says. he plans to visit his two
children. who live with their
mother on Long Island. Odom
and his wife were divorced last
fall.
Engagement Confirmed.
The flyer confirmed that he
was engaged to Evelyn Thompson,
19, of Plandome, N. Y, who met
him when he landed yesterday.
Members of her family said they
would be married within two weeks
and spend a honeymoon in Mas
sau in the Bahamas.
AS for the future, Odom said
he would like to make a pole-en-
circling fight. touching at both
the North and South Poles. He
already holds the speed record of
IS hours, minutes and II sec
onds for circling the globe. His
nonstop run from Honolulu took
SO hours.
His Honolulu flight exceeded all
distance records for light planes.
The official record book of the
NAA Contest Board shows the pre-
vious mark as 3,917 miles. 1t
was set in 1888 by two German
pilots. using a plane in a smaller
class than Odom's.
Odom's Beechcraft Bonanza,
with a 185-horsepower engine, is
in the largest class of light-plane
competition. The classes are de-
termined by the cubic inch dis
placement of the engine. Odom
broke his own record in his class.
He had set the mark at 2,375
miles last January 13 in a fight
from Honolulu to Oakland. Calf.
and thus took the record away
from two Russians. who few 2,061
miles in 1887.
Goes on Broadcast.
Odom appeared last night on
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn radio program. I'VE the Peo-
ple," with Capt. James Gallagher.
chief pilot of the Air Forces B-50
bomber which set an overall nom
stop flying record by circling the
globe last week.
The Hawaii Legislature sent
aloha and compliments" to Odom
yesterday.
Both houses of the Legislature
adopted a resolution extending the
Territory's congratulations to
Odom on his flight in the Wal
kiki Beech"
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Michigan Park Group
Fovors LIQUOR Store

Philip Dolan. president Of the
Michigan Park Citizens Associa-
ton, said today his association
favored the establishment of a
liquor store in the shopping CEN
ter at Nineteenth and Allison
streets NE. 1t was inadvertently
stated in The Star Tuesday that
the association opposed the es-
tablishment of the store.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Not Guilty Verdict Returned
In Ma|oy Gambling Case

A not guilty verdict was re-
turned after three hours delibera-
ton by a Montgomery County
Jury yesterday in the case OF Ed
ward J. Maloy, 43, Takoma Park
restaurant owner charged with
gaming and accepting racing bets
Army Sergt. Robert Popke. a
former county policeman, testified
he was paid off in cash by a
bartender in Maloy's restaurant In
the $500 block of Georgia avenue
last November 8. Maloy was ar
rested November 6.
Evening star., 1949-03-09

last night. Is
expected b e
fore the end of
the week.
Coun cilmen
in ic a t e d a
temporary or
interim ap-
p o i n t m e n t
would be made
until the job
can be filled
permanently.
Mr.. Colasanto
was discharged
by a 4 to-
vote Before
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employees TO re-
tire on full an
nuities at SIS,
after 80 years
Of service.
The Johnston
measure SO
would ra n t
annuities to the
widows Of an
nuitants, with
out retired en-
ployes having
to take a cut
in their annu-
tiles so that
fbair N, 1 dow 6
Evening star., 1949-03-09
CzechosIovukiu to Close
Border Points to Buvuriu
BY the Asseeioted Press

bY the AsSocofed PFesS
HOF, Germany, Mar. 9.-Ger-
man border police said today they
had been informed Czechoslovakia
will close all border points to
American occupied Bavaria
March 20.
The Germans said the regula-
ton probably will affect only foot
and road traffic.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
The Federal Spotlight ~..s
3 Civil Service Chiefs Agree
To Overhaul Rating System

tieth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. The District De-
partment of the AFL American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, under the presidency OF
Richard c. Vingoe, claims an in
crease of more than 80 per cent
in its Washington membership
The national Office of AFGE also
reports a large gain in its member
ship. .. The National Association
of Retired Civil Employees has re-
newed its request to Congress that
annuities of retired Government
workers be tax-exempt.
(Be sure to listen in, Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL,
The Star Station, for Joseph
Young's Spotlight version OF
the Federal Spotlight, featuring
additional news and vieUs of
the Government service.)
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Tired of HoggIing,
jap Turns Over His
Firm to Employees
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Mar. 9.-Tired OF
haggling with his employees,
Tsunejiro Hiratsuka. manu-
facturer of ersatz cork ma
terials. today turned the COM
pany over to his 80 workers.
II give you the company
manage it as you please" the
Hokkaido manufacturer said.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
u. S. Ships to Unload Arms
Before Reaching Shanghai

TOKYO. Mar. 8 (P).-At the
request of Acting President Ii
Tsung -jen Of China. American
military materials consigned to
the Nationalists will be removed
from two ships before they reach
Shanghai.
Ii requested the removal Of the
war supplies for fear they might
prejudice his attempts to reach a
peace agreement with the Com
munists.
Economic Cooperation Admin
istration supplies aboard both
ships will continue to China.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
CoIasanto Dismissed
As City Manager by
Alexandra Council

Appointment of an acting Alex
andria city manager to replace
Nicholas A. Colasanto. who was
discharged by the City Council
Evening star., 1949-03-09
The Federal Spotlight
Continued From First Page.)

revised to provide tests for char
acter. Too often the Government
knows nothing of the character
and morals of a persons entering
the Federal service.
X
EARLIER RETIREMENT
Chairman Johnston of the Senate
Civil Service Committee has spon-
sored q bill to permit Federal
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Chinese Peace Talks
Begged Down Pending
Formation Of Cabinet
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Mar. 9.-Govern-
ment preparations for peace talks
with the Communists were begged
down today. pending the forma-
ton of a new cabinet.
Premier Sun Fo and his cab
met resigned yesterday. but Sun
still heads the 10-man committee
named to draw up the govern
ment's peace plans. Most of the
committee is composed Of cab
met members, who agreed to stay
on their committee jobs until a
new cabinet is formed.
Ho Appears Choice for Premier.
Gen. Ho Ying-chin, former de-
fense minister, still appears to be
the choice of Acting President Ii
Tsung-jen for Premier. Ho is in
Hangchow celebrating his 60th
birthday. Traditional oriental
sparring before his decision is
under way. Ho has been quoted
as saying he does not want the
post. When these customary
Chinese amenities have been dis
pensed with, the decision will be
known.
Whether the new Premier will
replace Sun as chairman OF the
committee is causing much specu-
lation here.
Meanwhile. in Canton approx
mately 100 legislators who went
there with Sun and the cabinet
found themselves out on a limb
because of the Premier's and cabi-
nets sudden resignation.
Most of them now plan to re-
turn to Nanking, where the Legis-
Flative Yuan is in session. For
eign diplomats who followed Sun
and the cabinet to Canton also
are preparing to return to Nam
king.
3 Divisions Enter Szechwsn.
Chinese press dispatches re-
ported three divisions from Gen.
Hut Sung-nan's Shensi Province
command had moved into Szech-
wan to ease tension between the
rival governors of Southwestern
Sikang and Szechwan Provinces.
Canton sources reported that
three eastern county seats in south
coastal Kwangtung Province were
threatened by Communists. The
Reds control the countryside and
have bottled up government forces
in the towns. these sources said.
The Reds, they added, have
blown up all on bridges the Chiu-
ling Taipu-Pengyuan high ghway
along the Fukien Province border.
The Shanghai newspaper Sin
Wan Pao quoted Chinese Navy
sources as saying Nationalists had
repulsed an attack by 5000 Com
munists on a bridgehead so miles
east of Nanking.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Mild with
rain beginning late this afternoon
or tonight. Lowest tonight about
As. Rain tomorrow morning fol-
lowed by clearing and becoming
colder in afternoon.
Maryland Virginia-Rain and
slightly milder tonight. Tomor-
row, rain changing to snow fur
ries and colder in the mountains
and rain tomorrow morning in
east and central portions followed
by partly cloudy and colder in
afternoon.
Wind velocity, 2 miles per hour !;
direction, south-southeast.
tFrom United States Ensineerso
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
oReadtnss at washington National Airpo5t >
Yesterday. Pct TO-DAY Pet
/ pm: pm: : :-- e e 1 :sop'm. !, ,%; ---- q
Highest, II. on February is.
Lowest, 81, on January 30
High and Low for Yesterday.
High 55. at $40 pm.
Low, ~, at 6:2s am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Today. Tomorrow
High $50 am. 3:39 a m
Low a:27an 1887 am
High 800 pm. 4:10 pm
Low " 1921 pm. 11:20 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sim today 6:2S 500
SIN tomorrow R:27 $40
Moon, today 1900 noon 3:O2 q. m
Automobile lights must be turned or
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
The Sun and MooI
PrecipitatiOr
,A-t-tkA%t@~ IL

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
pracjnifa tim
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and children, Betty, Bob and Harry,
of Hopwood, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Schroyer and
daughters were Sunday dinner guests
of the formers mother, Mrs, B. f,
Schroyer.
Mrs. Orval Rush spent Monday and
Tuesday in Oakland with relatives.
Mrs. Kay Fike visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Bailey Liston, Confluence, Pa, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hetz, Cove,
and Mrs. Vernon Reiehenbacker and
son, of Keyser's Ridge, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Fike
Mr.. and Mrs Hayden Wolf and son
Gary Edward were called home We'd
nesday from a visit with relatives in
Ohio and Pennsylvania, on account of
the serious illness of the formers
mother. Mrs. Gertrude Wolf. The lat
ter passed away about two hours be-
fore her son and family reached home.
J. c. Riley, son Elwood, and daugh-
ter Leila Marie attended the funeral
of the formers brother, Asa E Riley,
at Jenners, Pa, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval jenkins and
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represented. A covered dish dinner
preceded the meeting.
Mrs. Ruth Frantz directed the pro-
gram. A solo was given by Mrs. Irene
Miller, Accident, and a duet was
rendered by Mrs. Faye Friend and
Mrs Aleta Murphy.
TO Attend Initiation
Mrs. w. E. Wade will attend the
initiation Thursday evening of five
candidates Of Rebekah Lodge No. II,
Aurora, w. Va, with the Rowlesburg,
w. Va lodge invited to attend.
Circle III Met
Mrs. Ralph Murphy entertained
members of Circle III of the WSCS at
her home last Monday evening. Mrs.
Margaret Williams presided. Members
of the circle presented Mrs. Amos
Friend with a gift for her baby
daughter, Sharon Leigh. Plans were
made for the spaghetti supper on
March 26th Those present were Mrs.
Bernadine Friend, Mrs. Mary Glover,
Mrs. Bess Rush. Mrs. Ruth Frantz,
Mrs. Edna Wright, Mrs. Jean Dixon,
Mrs. Nellie Wheeler, Mrs. Jennie Mil
Ter, Mrs. Mae Capel, Mrs. Margaret
Williams and the hostess, Mrs. Muir
ply. Mrs. Wheeler will entertain the
group on Monday evening, March %,
at her home
Ball Game
The Friendsville Independent Bas-
ket ball team defeated the Terra Alta
team on the local floor lost Thursday
evening by a score of 42-38. On Fri
day evening they again were the Win
ners over the Frostburg team on the
local floor.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wicklow and
son Colt, Accident, visited relatives
here Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Smith returned
North Carolina, with friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Hinebaugh and
daughter, of Uniontown, Pa, spent
the weekend here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Sines.
Robert Schroyer, Buckhannon, w.
Va, spent Sunday afternoon and Mon
day with his parents. He was sched-
uled to speak at the Methodist
Temple in Clarksburg, w. Va, repre-
senting the Ministerial group from
West Virginia Wesleyan college, of
which he is a student.
Mrs. Helen Evans and sons, Iona
coming, spent several days here with
relatives last week.
Laurence Collins, Terra Alta, w.
Va, was a Saturday evening dinner
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Holman, Jr.,
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Maryland Employment
Drops in January

Non-agricultural employment in
Maryland, estimated at 100000 in
mid-January, registered net drop of
%, 500 from the level prevailing in
mid-December, it was reported today
by Mr.. Russell S. Davis, chairman OF
the Maryland Department Of Employ
ment through c. L. Briner, local
manager.
Mr.. Davis declared that despite re-
cent declines, overall employment in
Maryland in January, 1919, was sub
stantially above the level Of last year.
Over the II month period net gain
of 1920 workers was attained. How
ever, most of this increase was con-
fined to non-manufacturing activities,
particularly in construction, govern
ment and the service industries. Dur
ing the past year manufacturing en-
ployment declined by 1900 as a result
of decreased work forces in the pro-
duction of transportation equipment,
machinery, chemicals and food The
only major industries to achieve
significant expansion in employment
over the past year were iron and
steel production and apparel manu-
featuring.
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Propose Precautions
For Kitzmiller Mine

Additional precautions including
better ventilation are proposed for
the McNitt Coal Company's Hamill
mine, at KitZmiller, in reinspection
report released by the Bureau of
Mines. The report also cites almost a
dozen recent safety gains. The Gar
rett County mine employed 80 men
and produced ITO tons Of coal a day
when it was examined in January by
Inspector f. d. Baker.
The inspector recommended more
air for the working places, discontinue
ing coursing air used to ventilate' the
underground substation to live work.
ings, and continuous operation of the
ventilating fan except when the mine
is shut down and all men are out of
the mine and then examining for gas
and other hazards before permitting
the men to enter. He also proposed
offsetting the fan at least | 5 feet.
making the fan housing fireproof,
equipping the fan with air-reversal
facilities and an automatic stoppage
alarm, erecting paired air-lock doors,
and keeping suitable records of pre-
shift and weekly mine examinations.
Inspector Baker proposed adequate
ly rock-dusting all the dry areas of
the mine to within so feet Of the
faces, using permissible electric cap
lamps exclusively, and disseminating
smoking underground.
Although endorsing using permissi-
BILE explosives and erecting a deto-
nator storage magazine on the sur
face, the inspector advised suitably
lining the door and providing screened
ventilators for the new magazine, US
ing incombustible stemming, immedi-
ately firing all blast holes charged on
shift, testing the roof and faces be-
fore and after blasting, and giving
ample warning before blasting.
Other recommendations included
universal compliance with the COM
pany's systematic timbering plan,
properly maintaining the roadbeds
and tracks, providing adequate and
unobstructed clearance space and
shelter holes, eliminating electrical
hazards, providing surface-u d e r
ground telephone service, posting
mine map, and the wearing of pro-
tective footwear by all employees, and
using goggles for eye-hazardous
work.
Recent improvements included ade-
quately guarding and realigning the
trolley wire, and the carrying of posi-
tive means of Identification upon
their persons by underground work.
men.