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Evening star., 1949-01-31

lege came to light last week when
Mr.. Kieffer demanded that Mr.. Will
burn and Mr.. Poe resign.
The governors gave sabbatical
leaves for the academic year start
ing next September to Mr.. Kieffer
and Mr.. Wilburn. They said Mr..
Poe could have leave if he wished.
A sabbatical leave is years vaca-
ton with pay, customarily given
every seven years to professors at
st. Johns and some other American
colleges.
Jacob Klein, faculty member cur
rently on leave, was named acting
dean to serve under Mr.. Kieffer for
the remainder Of the academic year.
Mr. Wilburn. who will continue
to serve on the faculty until his
leave, said he was undecided about
his future plans. Mr.. Kieffer, how
ever. said he presumed he would
return to the faculty after his sab
batical.
Drafting Into Presidency Cited.
i've been at st. Johns too long,
Mr.. Kieffer commented. I'D like
to travel around the world"
The students last night heard a
statement prepared by Richard F.
Cleveland, chairman of the board.
Mr.. Cleveland declared that Mr..
Kieffer was virtually drafted for
the presidency after the retirement
of DR.. Stringfellow Barr in 1916.
"The board acknowledges in retro
spect," Mr.. Cleveland added that
it was a disservice to Mr.. Kieffer
to inject him into position in
which his splendid personal and
professional qualities did not func-
ton most fruitfully.
THE board wishes to make it
abundantly clear that we have no
reservations whatsoever about the
character. integrity, or loyalty OF
these individuals.
1.-The action taken is simply a
resolution of an administrative
impasse until a new administrative
team can be assembled"
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Chemical Engineers PIon
Talks on Fuel Reserves

A symposium on United States
fuel reserves will be held at meet
ing of the Chemical Engineers Club
OF Washington at pm. tonight
in the Interior Department audi
torium, 1900 block of c street NV.
Speakers will be Wallace H.
Pratt, petroleum geologist of Carls-
bad, N. Mex; DR.. George G. Ober-
fell, vice president of the Phillips
Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, Okla. !;
DR.. -Arno c. Fieldner, chief of fuels
and explosives division, Bureau of
Mines, and Senator OMahoney,
Democrat, of wyoming. George
Amistead, jr., consulting chemical
engineer, will be moderator.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Star News on WMAL
Three Times q Day

The Stars new radio news
programs are presented three
times a day, Monday through
Saturday, over Stations WMAL
and WMAL-FM.
The broadcaSts, direct from
The Stars newsroom, may be
heard from IL noon to 1905,
6 pm. to 6:05 and II pm. to
11:15. They are prepared by
The Star, based on informa-
ton supplied by the papers
entire newsgathering organi-
Zation.
Remember the times: Noon,
6 pm. and II pm. Supplement
your reading of The Star by
getting up-to-the-minute re-
ports by radio from Washing.
tons news authority.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Suspect Indicted
In Staying of2in
Theater Robbery
Joseph Hunter Also
Accused in Woundino
Of 3 Young Boys

The District grand jury today in
dicted suspect on two charges of
first degree murder and three counts
of assault with dangerous weapon
in connection with a theater rob-
berry in which the manager and a
bystander were slain and three
young boys were wounded.
The accused man is Joseph w.
Hunter. q. colored, of the 1900
block of Union street SW.. who was
arrested shortly after the manager
OF the Rosalie Theater. 2l8 F street
S. W.. was robbed of S210 last
October 80.
One indictment accuses Hunter of
fatally wounding James E. WASH
ington. 81. colored, of the 1400
block OF w street NV, the theater
manager.
Arrested in Chase.
The second indictment accuses
him OF fatally wounding Herbert
Smith, 35, colored, of the 1900 block
of Seventh street NV, the by
stander during the robbery.
Three colored boys, 16, Is and 10,
were wounded during the shooting
and Hunter is charged with ASSAULT
ing each of them with a dangerous
weapon.
The robbery started in front of
the theater and the shooting COW
cred considerable territory in the
immediate vicinity during the chase
in which Hunter was arrested.
In another case, Alice L. Logan,
az. colored, of the 700 block of
Quebec place NV, was indicted
on charge of first-degree murder
in the fatal shooting last November
of William Green, IS, colored, 900
block of Morton street NV,
The indictments were among "A
returned by the grand jury before
Judge Richmond B. Keech. More
than so persons were named.
Mail Fraud Charged.
Maurice P. Holsinger, AZ. formerly
OF Mount Rainier and a former op-
orator of a jewelry store, was in
dicted on mail fraud charges in
connection with an alleged scheme
to defraud women members of a
correspondence club known as The
American Social Club of Philadel-
phia. He is charged with attempt
ing to obtain money from them.
Holsinger was arrested in Des
Moines dressed as woman.
Robert M. Garsh, %. of the 2SOo
block of South Ninth street, Ar
lington, and Roscoe Perry, %, COL
ored, Of the 1900 block of Twelfth
street NV, we're indicted on
charge of grand larceny in the
theft of more than $1,000 from a
Giant Food Shopping Center in
the 1000 block of U street NV.
Garsh was manager of the store.
Police reported that Garsh first
reported that he had been robbed
in holdup last November.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Escaped Russian Flyers
To Visit Virginia Shrines

Shrines and other places of his
toric interest in Virginia will be
visited this week by the two Russian
Air Force officers who flew over the
Iron Curtain to escape from their
homeland.
1t. Peter Afanasevich Pirogov and
1t. Anatol Porferevich Barsov will
begin their tour with a luncheon in
Alexandria shortly after their ar
rival Wednesday morning at Ma
tional Airport.
They will go to Mount Vernon
and Fredericksburg Wednesday and
thence to Richmond. They will be
guests of Gov. Tuck for breakfast
Thursday, tour Richmond during
the day and then go to the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
All Larger Hospitals Here
Win Professional Approva

All Washington hospitals with 25
',eds or more have been approved
IL 1948 study of professional care
a-andards, the American College OF
surgeons announced today.
The survey used for the first time
a complicated point system which
enabled the college to rate hos
2itals on all aspects of service. Ap-
proval carries strong weight in the
medical profession for hospitals
which have intern training pro-
grams.
DR.. Malcolm T. MacEachern, d.
rector of the program, said that
the enthusiasm with which hos
pitals have received the point rat
ing system shows eagerness to raise
standards by keeping up with ad-
vances in medical science, tech
nology and social welfare ideals
He said that improvements in
hospitals can be seen in such fac
tors as shortened average stays of
from eight to 10 days as compared
with 18 to 20 days a few years ago
and reductions in death rates from
to 8 per cent to about per cent
Evening star., 1949-01-31
New Weapons Can't Win Wars
Easily, Navy Official Warns

ated-of which the Naval Ordinance
Laboratory is "the newest and finest
example"
First of Several Open Houses.
Today's open house is the first
of several to be held during the first
half of this year. Others art
planned as new sections of the vast
project are placed in service.
A number of special exhibits. in.
Guiding a captured German super
sonic wind tunnel, modernized ano
rebuilt al White Oak, were viewec
by the visiting throng. NavaI
ordnance laboratory scientists re-
Gently achieved a world record Of
518 times the speed of sound ir
the German wind tunnel, a consid-
erable advance over speeds attained
by the Germans.
Also on view was the worlds first
mobile betatron, 10000, ,000-volt
generator capable of penetrating II
inches of steel.
The ordnance laboratory is ex-
pected to have a maximum of 2.30t
employees. Already 1t is the heart ol
a large home building movement ir
the White Oak area.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Health Budget
For City Studied
ByHouseUnit
Bates Subcommittee
Hopes to Complete
Examination Today

The Bates subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee
today tackled the $40, TOP 900 health
and hospital budget requests of the
District for 1850 with prospects that
the subcommittee examination
would be completed by the end Of
the day.
The subcommittee will then take
up estimates of the Corrections and
Welfare Departments and may be
ready for an open hearing to re-
ceive testimony from citizens by the
end of the week.
Health Officer George c. Ruhland
had asked for an outlay of $12097,-
900 for this year, or more than
S., 300 900 above health and hospital
appropriations for this fiscal year.
Although heavily trimmed by the
Commissioners, the Health Depart
ment Budget still is nearly $2,000,-
600 above this years appropriation.
Reorganization Dropped.
The health officer, while asking
for increased funds, had proposed
a sweeping reorganization of the
agencies under his department, but
this plan was dropped by the Com
missioners
This mornings session of the
House subcommittee was devoted to
funds requested for the Health De-
partment proper. Expected to come
up this afternoon were requests for
Gallinger Hospital and the Districts
tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenn
Dale, Md.
The latter includes a request for
$65,000 to build second apartment
building at Glen Dale as housing
for resident medical staff members.
Cites Star Article.
Chairman Bates said he had called
to the attention of the members of
his subcommittee the series of ar
ticles in The Star by John w.
Thompson, jr., outlining the Dis
trict's tax and revenue problems. Mr..
Bates said he found that the series
gave an excellent picture of the
revenue problem the District x
facing.
Evening star., 1949-01-31

The idea OF war won easily by
extraordinary weapons is "an in
sanely dangerous concept to propa-
gate" John Nicholas Brown, Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy for Air,
declared today.
Mr.. Brown spoke at dedication
ceremonies of the new $35, ,000, 900
Naval Ordnance Laboratory at
White Oak, Md.
His address and that of Dr. Ed
ward U. Condor, director of the
National Bureau of Standards, was
given before some of the Nations
outstanding scientific research fig
ures as well as a number from
foreign countries.
The early morning snow and sleet
proved no deterrent to several
thousand visitors who roamed the
vast brick administration building
and laboratories, located on a 938-
acre area 10 miles north of Wash
ington.
Mr.. Brown said II have come to
uOuDO Cl1dG DOdSC1llS Va ou1 chAA AL
destroying masses of people is a
deterrent to war.
Scores Overconfidence.
"On the contrary, I suspect that
it may be a means of creating over
confidence at home and doubt of
our intentions elsewhere-a mix
ture likely to create explosive pres
sures."
He said the United States must
not allow its achievements in the
field of science to put out of focus
our vision of what constitutes Sc
curity.
DR.. Condor deplored any return
to the war-necesSitated outside con-
tracing of Government research.
He also asked for reforms of such
contracting and reforms to increase
the low salaries of Government
scientists"
DR.. Condor pleaded for a Federal
research program, Federally oper-
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Talks on Two Subjects Sci
AT 6. W. Medical School

Marriage counseling and prob
lens Of thyroid disease will be the
subjects Of evening lectures this
week at George Washington Uni
versity Medical School.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent of st. Elizabeths Hospital
and DR.. Abraham Stone, medical
director of the Marriage Consulting
Center in New York, will speak on
the first subject at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow.
DR.. Edwin Bennett Astwood, DR.
Louis K. Alpert, DR.. Alec Horwitz
and DR.. Joseph F. Fazekas will dis.
cuss case problems in thyroid dis
ease .at $3.50 pm. Thursday. Both
programs will be In Hall A.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Deaths Of Two in Knife Fight
investigated by Coroner

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
is investigating the deaths yesterday
of two men who, police said, had
been fighting each other with knives.
Police reported John D. Thomp-
son, 81, colored, of no fixed address,
was killed during the alteration in
the TOO block of L street NV. Jesse
Coles, ST., SO, colored, 1400 block of
Tenth street NV, died in Freed
mems Hospital few hours after
the fight. Both died of stab wounds.
Police said they did not know how
the fight started.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Keneipp Issues 6 Safety Rules
For Those Who Must Drive

With 4 inches Of snow and sleet
blanketing the District, Traf11c
Director George E. Keneipp today
said the safest place for your car
is in its garage, but he issued a
list Of six safety rules for those who
must drive.
They are:
l. Use tire chains, particularly in
hilly sections.
2. Keep both front and rear wind
shields clear and check the mechan-
ical condition Of wipers and de-
frosters.
.. Adjust speed to extra hazard
Evening star., 1949-01-31

Gus conditions, allowing more dis
tance between vehicles for uncer-
tain stopping.
4. When stopping, apply the
brakes with gentle pumping action
don't jam them on. ~
S. Give clearly understandable
hand or light signals, well in ad-
vance of turning or stopping.
6. When parking, arrange to do SO
of the streets, away from thorough
fares where snow plows are operat-
ing. Don't be "plowed in" at the
curb and don't hinder street clear
ing.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Capital AirIines Storts
Sightseeing Flights

Capital Airlines has added sight
seeing trips over the District area
to its commercial operations.
The airline yesterday inaugurated
the half-hour sightseeing trips,
using a DC-4 plane.
Similar flights are scheduled at
2 and 4 pm. every Sunday, weather
permitting, the airline said.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Mills AIumnue Will Meet

DR.. Lynn T. White, jr., president
Of Mills College in Oakland, Calf,
will be guest Of honor at a meeting
Of the Washington Mills Alumnae
Club Thursday at pm at the home
of Miss Susan Elliott, 1850 Harvard
street NV, the group announced
today.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Briqhtwood Session Put Off

Because of the bad weather, the
scheduled meeting tonight of the
Brightwood Home and School AS.
sociation has been postponed, &C.
cording to John C. White, president
The meeting will be held at 8 pm
Wednesday at the Brightwooo
School, Thirteenth and Nicholson
streets NV
Evening star., 1949-01-31
IChHdren's S Sonqs
|Of Practical Use,
| Mother Discovers

Mrs. James Madison, 1923 South
Carolina avenue Sc, will never
again tell any of her 10 children to
stop singing around the house.
She said the continual singing OF
"Slow Boat to China" enabled hel
to recognize the tune when she was
called by the stop the Music
program last night.
She didn't know the mystery
melody" but won a frozen food
locker for guessing the elimination
number.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Metal Society to Meet

Ernest E. Thum, editor of Metal
Progress. will speak at meeting Of
the Washington Chapter Of the
American Society for Metals at 8
pm. tonight at the Dodge Hotel.
The technical session will follow .
dinner of the society at the hotel
starting at $50.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Charity Donations Stolen

A heart-shaped collection box
nearly filled with donations for the
Washington Heart Society was re-
ported stolen yesterday from a
counter at the Peoples Drug Store,
2O66 Rhode Island avenue NE
Evening star., 1949-01-31
College Board Accept,
designations Of -Four
In St. Johns Row
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 31.-An admin
istrative controversy at st. Johns
College has resulted in the resigna-
tions of President John S. Kieffer
and three other college officials.
The Board of Visitors and Gov
ernors meeting in a special session
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Nurse Corps Anniversary

FORT MEADE, Md. Jan. 81 R.-
Ceremonies will be held here We'd
nesday in connection with the 4Sth
anniversary of the founding of the
Army Nurse Corps.
Evening star., 1949-02-02

In the question and answer period
that followed Mr.. Forrestal said
that he had voted for Mr.. Truman
in the last election and that his
"only regret" was that he had been
too "pre-occupied" with the duties
of his Office to take a more active
part in the campaign.
He denied he had had any con-
versation with Gov. Dewey, the Re-
publican candidate, before the elec-
ton, as reported by some column
lists, or that he contributed to Mr..
Deweys campaign fund.
II am a Democrat by inheritance"
he declared, "but I must confess
that I have split the ticket now
and then In the last Is years."
Asked If he would leave the Cab
met after passage Of the budget
for the fiscal year beginning July /,
Mr.. Forrestal said:
II will leave the Cabinet when
Evening star., 1949-02-02

controlled by appropriations, Mr..
Forrestal told National Press Club
luncheon yesterday.
Mr.. Forrestal dealt at length on
the subject of air power and said it
is a great problem" which has not
yet been fully answered. Sixty per
cent of next years military budget
will be devoted to airpower, he said.
For the next four or five years,
we will still need a combination Of
the Army, Navy and Air Force to
wage a war;" the defense chief de-
clared.
There is no question of civilian
control of the military, he said, add
ing:
I'm the person Of Harry Truman
I have seen the most rocklike ex-
ample of civilian control that I
have ever witnessed"
Evening star., 1949-02-02

I feel that can be Of no more
use in this program (unification)
that we have been talking about" ="
Unification, he said, is a process
of evolution, and it would be dan
gerously unwise" to move too fast
in merging the three services. The
unifcation act itself needs amend
ing in several respects, however,
he continued.
at is inescapably clear that
changes are Indicated" he said.
The defense secretary must have
a clearer line of authority"
Evening star., 1949-02-02
forrestaI Indorses
Bill for 7O-Group AT,
Army Of $4,000
By John A. Giles

SThe bill to authorize a 7O-group
Air Force and an Army of $4,000
ofhcers and men, now pending in
Congress, today had the full in
dorsement of Defense Secretary
Fprrestal.
The legislation would set tar
get framework" for the two services
but their ultimate size would be
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Trucker and Girl He Freed
By Court Order Marry
BY the Assoeiofsd Press


CHICAGO, Nov. ia truck
driver who went to court to get
his f1ancee out of a Chicago men,
tai hospital married her today.
The bride is Miss Norma
Hutchins, 10, of Castine. Me-, who
was released November 2 from
the Chicago State Hospital on an
order obtained by her bridegroom,
Carl Becker, 80.
On their previous wedding date,
August 2, Mrs. Becker was COM
mitted to the hospital as an am
nesia victim. She had collapsed
on a Chicago street. A medical
commission reported she was
confused, disoriented and had no
insight"
Mr.. Becker, however. had a pri-
vate psychiatrist examine her. He
pronounced her normal. Then Mr..
Becker filed a habeas corpus pc
tition in circuit court, and Judge
Harry M. Fisher ordered the girl
released.
Today Miss Hutchins, dressed
in aquamarine taffeta, and Mr..
Becker exchanged vows before
Judge Arthur G. Larson in mar
riage court.
The couple will postpone their
honeymoon until Christmas. when
they will visit Mrs. Becker's par
ents in Castine.
Evening star., 1949-11-13
Chinese Communists
Advance in Drive 10
SpIit NafionaIists
BY the Assoeiofsd Pres.


CHUNGKING, China, Nov. IL.
The Chinese Communists drove
ahead today in their campaign to
split the Nationalist holdings on
the mainland.
Official Nationalist reports said
the Reds were within IS miles east
of Kweiyang, capital Of Kweichow
Province.
Kweichow lies between Chung
kings Szechwan Province and the
Nationalist forces in Kwangsi
Province.
If the Reds take Kweiyang. 200
miles by air south of Chungking,
they will have divided the Ma
tionalists for all practical pur-
poses. One remaining road be-
tween Szechwan and Kwangsi by
passes Kweiyang, but is so poor 1t
is almost useless.
The Nationalist Defense Minis
try said the Reds had taken
Kwangping, Is miles east of Kwei-
yang and pressed on towards
Kangan, five miles farther. but
were being heavily opposed.
Swiftness of the advance
through rugged country that is
ideal for defense caused concern
In this capital.
Fierce fighting also was reported
in progress near Lungtan, $50
miles east-southeast Of Chungking
This is the nearest penetration Of
Red regulars to Chungking.
Gen. Sun Hsi-1ien, commanding
the defense on that front, sent
word to Chungking that the inva-
sion of Szechwan Province had
cost the Reds $4,000 casualties,
but no one paid any attention to
this excessive claim.
The Nationalists also reported
air raids yesterday on fields at
Shanghai. Marking and Hang
chow. The bombers apparently
were after the dozen Nationalist
commercial airliners whose crews
took them over to the Commu-
nists Wednesday, but there was no
news on whether they found any.
The day was holiday through
out Nationalist China, honoring
the eighty-third birthday Of the
late DR.. Sun Yat-sen. Flags were
hung out and various leaders
issued pledges to fight on to save
the republic that Sun founded.
Evening star., 1949-11-13

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higher voIue We snapped
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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-28

TONI "Candy Store Blues HAIR
PER, the 11-year-old wonder child
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-28
Wanted: Girl Scouts

Day camping which Is offered 10
the girls Of Dade County by the
Girl Scout Council and the District
Committee, is possible for all reg
istered Girl Scouts.
Day Camping is just what the
name says, camping by the day. II
Is the duty of all parents to see
that their children are given every
possible advantage offered for bis
health and mental growth.
Camping gives the girls a chance
to develop in every way possible,
spiritually, mentally, socially, physi'
cally and morally.
Day camping brings the fun or
out door living to the city girl. 1t
Is the first type of camping which
girls experience. They are then
ready to 60 on to other types OF
camping as they grow in the Girl
Scout Troop.
For eight days from June 21st to
July LIST the girls will leave the din
Of the city and live by day in the
serenity of the out of doors, under
the supervision of trained adults.
The girls return to their homes
daily in the afternoon. The fun eX-
perienced at day camp, cooking out
of doors, hiking, exploring, getting
acquainted with the birds and in
sects will never be forgotten by the
girls as she grows into a healthy,
resourceful and intelligent member
of her community. Reservations are
for camp are now being taken at the
Girl Scout Branch Office, $40 NV
18th st.
Parents and guardians of Girl
Scouts do not let this wonderful OPP
portunity for your daughter to have
good summer pass. Cali 2-4762 or
come by the Branch Office for more
information.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-28

cheer. watch for her Tor sne VIII
BE- coming your way soon.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-05-28
1O-Year-Old Girl
Becomes Mother

BUTLER, Ala. A 10-year-old
Negro mother and her 7% pound
baby boy were reported in good
condition." here Saturday.
The child was born Friday night,
Is minutes after the girl arrived at
the hospital. She and her parents
were reported to be greatly SUR
prised."
DR.. w. j. Barber, who delivered
the baby, said the infant is NOR
mall. He also said he attended the
birth of the girl.mother on Sept. %,
1888.
The girl and her parents live on
a farm three miles south of here.